tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post2039779379396674794..comments2024-02-24T03:24:54.366-05:00Comments on Notes from the Asylum: 'Mad Men' Monday: The Grown-UpsMeredith O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13931703511561742340noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-37449791784853282572009-11-09T09:25:12.053-05:002009-11-09T09:25:12.053-05:00Cooley: Valid points. Betty is probably escaping i...Cooley: Valid points. Betty is probably escaping into HF's arms. And perhaps the writers purposely set up the Betty-HF story this way so there will be some shock value when Betty finally gets to know the real man....like you mentioned, lying about his own wealth and security or other surprises. I wish we didn't have to wait until next season to find out!<br />KrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-40807518878569001912009-11-03T16:14:15.386-05:002009-11-03T16:14:15.386-05:00To be honest, I thought the prior week's episo...To be honest, I thought the prior week's episode (Gypsy & Hobo) was perfection. In my opinion, that should have been the season finale. The shot of Betty and Don responding to the question "And who are you two supposed to be?" (when they are finally, only themselves) That episode made me cry, it was so good. So, this past week's episode and it's going in a completely newMomlissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138108195368769713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-78690313490272373542009-11-02T14:50:47.390-05:002009-11-02T14:50:47.390-05:00Kris--I guess I just don't see how she *can* l...Kris--I guess I just don't see how she *can* love him. Like so many people (including two of my thrice-divorced uncles), Betty's proving that she's in love with the chase and the honeymoon phase, but she and Henry know nothing about her. From the collective scenes they've shared, Henry knows Betty is hot, kinda sad, classy, prone to throwing metal boxes, and unsure of her own Cooley Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075483071157300890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-87853826021310064352009-11-02T14:47:04.587-05:002009-11-02T14:47:04.587-05:00I caught that Aqua Net story board similarity and ...I caught that Aqua Net story board similarity and it gave me the creeps! What did Peggy say...something about "Don't worry, it doesn't go to print until after Thanksgiving" or something like that? Don didn't seem to have much of a reaction to the drawing. It was left up to the viewers to react, I guess.<br /><br />I'm glad Betty spoke her mind to Don. I wanted to see DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-52112935932221510652009-11-02T11:08:50.190-05:002009-11-02T11:08:50.190-05:00I think, when all is said and done, I just want Jo...I think, when all is said and done, I just want Joan and Roger to find each other. Don and Betty are clearly never going to get their acts together, and Weiner is clearly tired of the Pete and Peggy story, so I am now rooting for Roger and Joan. I don't think he'd ever make her play the awkward accordion in front of his friends, and they seem to understand each other better than any otherCooley Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075483071157300890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-18679645316833647412009-11-02T10:50:54.195-05:002009-11-02T10:50:54.195-05:00You're so right about the similarities between...You're so right about the similarities between Betty learning that she actually knew nothing about her husband's real identity for over a decade, and her knowing virtually nothing about Henry either. Why would they leap into something so serious, given that Henry's also been married before? Could it be the fear and instability, the emotional fall-out after the Kennedy assassination Meredithhttp://www.suburbanmomnotes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-79322127619469613522009-11-02T10:50:15.444-05:002009-11-02T10:50:15.444-05:00Perhaps this episode should have been called Mourn...Perhaps this episode should have been called Mourning. I don't think Grown-ups is apropos. I agree that the whole mood of the nation was altered with the president and his apparent assassin both being gunned down in a very public way. Similar to our country’s more current experience on 9/11/01. I found Don’s lack of concern or interest with the assassination to be odd. I would expect himJohnstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440019963014182578.post-11618071059091988912009-11-02T10:10:59.094-05:002009-11-02T10:10:59.094-05:00I was kind of happy that we didn't get new foo...I was kind of happy that we didn't get new footage for the finale. Now we don't know what to expect (not that one ever does with this show). My only hope is that everyone gets a hand in the pot with the finale. The season has focused heavily on Don and Betty, but I hope the writers will bring all of the characters into the mix for the big season 3 finale showdown.<br /><br />The best Cooley Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075483071157300890noreply@blogger.com