Mad Men: Waldorf Stories Rewatch
November 2, 2014 6:46 AM - Season 4, Episode 6 - Subscribe
Peggy clashes with her new creative partner and Don pitches under unusual circumstances.
Boy howdy, I'd completely forgotten that Stan's FIRST EPISODE was the one where they got nekkid, dipping-erection-in-ink joke and all. Talk about Peggy coming into her own.
posted by ChrisTN at 2:54 PM on November 2, 2014
posted by ChrisTN at 2:54 PM on November 2, 2014
If there was a Peggy and Stan ship, it would be the size of the Titanic with a similar fate.
posted by drezdn at 5:07 PM on November 2, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by drezdn at 5:07 PM on November 2, 2014 [1 favorite]
It seems as if almost all MM fans like Stan for one reason or another, doesn't it?
I'm a few episodes behind. I'm trying to catch up.
posted by cwest at 6:08 PM on November 2, 2014
I'm a few episodes behind. I'm trying to catch up.
posted by cwest at 6:08 PM on November 2, 2014
It took me a while to like Stan. I think my liking grew as his beard did. Now my liking is lush and dense like a forest.
posted by tracicle at 4:23 AM on November 3, 2014 [8 favorites]
posted by tracicle at 4:23 AM on November 3, 2014 [8 favorites]
Heh. Yeah. I don't think I liked Stan until his late-night chats with Peggy when she was at CGC. Basically, when he stopped being a foil for Peggy.
I wonder how much AMC saved on SAG insurance premiums by using Jessica Pare for basically all of the scenes where a non-Joan secretary needed to speak this season? I don't even hate Megan, but it stands out how often she's the one who's ready to jump into any scene at any time.
Don's side-look at Roger in the elevator will never not crack me up.
posted by donajo at 7:36 AM on November 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
I wonder how much AMC saved on SAG insurance premiums by using Jessica Pare for basically all of the scenes where a non-Joan secretary needed to speak this season? I don't even hate Megan, but it stands out how often she's the one who's ready to jump into any scene at any time.
Don's side-look at Roger in the elevator will never not crack me up.
posted by donajo at 7:36 AM on November 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
I've never thought about when I started liking Stan. But yeah, "his late-night chats with Peggy when she was at CGC" probably put me firmly in his corner.
posted by cwest at 1:09 PM on November 3, 2014
posted by cwest at 1:09 PM on November 3, 2014
Don hits the high point of his career so far, with being a partner and getting the Clio, and his personal life is increasingly falling apart.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 4:04 PM on November 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 4:04 PM on November 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
And I'm pretty sure that's Betty in the fur ad that Roger notices.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 8:11 PM on November 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 8:11 PM on November 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
Love how Roger just stares at Don when young Don says something like "Didn't you ever need a big break?"
posted by drezdn at 9:36 AM on November 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by drezdn at 9:36 AM on November 5, 2014 [1 favorite]
Probably the single funniest episode in the series? I, too, love Stan, but it's important that we meet him at his worst and that Peggy cuts him down so wonderfully, so that the person he grows into makes sense (for both him and Peggy.)
Hooray for Emmy-Winner Danny Strong!
posted by Navelgazer at 3:23 PM on February 13, 2020
Hooray for Emmy-Winner Danny Strong!
posted by Navelgazer at 3:23 PM on February 13, 2020
Oh, I also love how, when Pete all but whips his dick out to measure against Ken, he then leans back and costuming gives us his woefully short tie as a visual. That's good stuff.
posted by Navelgazer at 3:36 PM on February 13, 2020
posted by Navelgazer at 3:36 PM on February 13, 2020
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posted by Sweetie Darling at 11:26 AM on November 2, 2014 [2 favorites]