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Why am I combining these two episodes you ask? Oh what was that? You didn’t say anything? I’ll tell you anyway. Love Among the Ruins had a few points that had to be made known to set up the rest of the season, but no event really stands out as important to the overall plot. A brief run through of Love Among the Ruins and then a full recap of an unbelievable, foreshadowy episode that is My Old Kentucky Home.
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This season is so bonkers crazy. Nuts. Every episode has a whaat?! moment that just kills me or makes me squeal or recoil in my seat. I nearly died during this one…
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Lucky for this show the Cold War arose just in time for the season finale. It’s almost like…almost like it was planned. When facing times of peril one might want to rid their life of secrets to have peace of mind when nearing their death. Or something like that. That’s totally what’s going on. Father Gill says so.
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Just in case you’ve forgotten, Don and Pete are in Cali and no one else matters for this episode. We didn’t get a lot of Don in the last episode so clearly it’s mostly about him. With a little home office storyline thrown in to keep everyone happy.
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Family values, folks. These families have them. Face values, not morals, lets not get them confused with good people. While Betty’s is a treasure chest of ugly planters, Pete’s is a empty hole. I guess I just gave a little spoiler to whose inheritance is what.
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Before I started watching Mad Men, Elisabeth Moss was on Chelsea Lately promoting, I think, the third season. They showed a clip from this episode, a very memorable clip. Months and months later when I finally got around to catching up before the third season began, I came to this episode and I was giddy with anticipation when I realized this was strangely familiar. It isn’t something you see all the time on television, or really ever! And that’s what makes Freddy Rumsen peeing his pants one of the greatest, funniest moments in Mad Men history.
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Whoops, it’s been a while! Where we at? Oh yes. Betty knows about Bobbi. Duck is a terrible human being. Everyone else continues on being who they are without any discernible consequences. Well, except for things like pregnancy.
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Ah Cadillacs. The American Dream! You get in one of those and you run this place. Those are some serious cars. They’re like boats. And every rich man should have a boat. Even if he doesn’t live near the open sea.
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I always enjoy holiday centered episodes because you know where they are in their lives. You can also tell by how much time has elapsed, who holds grudges and who is just as forgetful as Don is. Or better yet, as we learn in this episode, delusional.
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If you didn’t know the title of this episode, you would almost think the new girl would add up to nothing. But boy, does she cause something. When I first watched this episode, I doubt I even recognized titles but it seems obvious now that the writers are pointing out to us what we should be paying attention to…
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