The painting in Bert Cooper's office appeared to be some early version of Japanese tentacle rape porn. If you're smart you won't google that. The woodcut is " Dream of the Fisherman's Wife ", by Hokusai who's infinitely more famous for his " Great Wave " print. No less shocking to see it show up on TV, high-brow lineage or no. Don's flashback raises one curious issue -- how did he know what happened with his mother's death and her dying words? That seems like something his dad wouldn't know.
It could either be conjecture, or perhaps he tracked down more information about himself at some point in his life. Oh, Sal. So close. That pen was a great sight gag. A bit of Pete's insecurity might come from the fact that Ken, with his published writings and actual charisma, could beat him.
Ken's probably just amused by the situation, and given the lack of raise, couldn't care if he gets the job or not. To Pete, of course, it's the world. And he seems marginally nicer and more open to Trudy, though he's still a petulant little boy. Don keeps being drawn to Peggy substitutes, at least visually. Is it a fascination with blondes, an idealized woman from his past, or just his desire to have more control over his situation? On a shallow note, Joan's "big ones" just seem to get bigger every episode.
In the elevator scene with Peggy, I was afraid a button was going to fly off her sweater. Knew she was going to marry that guy, but hope she can get out of it Last notes: Jared Harris is great; Harry Crane seems to be enjoying the power of his position, but can he handle it? Thought he'd be rid of it by now. This is more a general question about the show than about this episode which was great , but I've been wondering: What the heck does Roger Sterling do at Sterling Cooper?
In the first season he was Head of Accounts, then after his heart attacks he seemed to pretty much just hang around and enjoy the fruits of being a senior partner. But now that PPL owns a majority share of the company it seems a bit odd that he's just there all the time. Does he have an official position, and I've just missed it? Alan - Thanks for the quick post. I found myself laughing out loud more in this episode than I have in the past. I'm looking forward to the cage match between Pete and Ken through the rest of the season.
