Lou's hackery is on full display and everyone gets a good laugh at dummy over there. Because Lou is the bigger person in these situations, he makes everyone stay late for no reason. Somehow, patriotism is brought up and Lou wraps himself in the flag in order to defend why he's not actually terrible at his job. It's the first of two references about "kids today!".
It's so easy to make fun of Lou that Stan is doing it accidentally and also in front of him. Probably also because he his high all the time.
Unsurprisingly, Lou also only pretends to wash his hands after number dos.
End Around
At the end of Season Two, Don got a bit of intelligence from Pete regarding Duck's ascension to the presidency of the PPL owned Sterling Cooper...meanining Pete told Don about the existence of all that. Which allowed Don to go into the transition meeting prepared and "swing his privates around" as Roger put it, humiliating Duck for not doing his due dilligence and then letting him humiliate himself further, finally getting himself squeezed out. Now Harry the awful gossip is spilling beans about the cigarette account Culter the Unholy and Lou the Hack are pursuing, which would result in them getting rid of Don*.
It allows Don to combine football and martial arts. He does an end around on Lou and Cutler, ambushing their meeting and taking it over. Their heads are spinning from the shock that Don learned about this and the embarrassment of having the subject of their conversation walk in. He also performs stunning jiu-jitsu turning his weakness into a strength, and turning the biggest complaint Phillip Morris would have about Don into an asset. He not only puts them in position to land the account, but ingratiates himself to a giant client, trying to solidify his position
* Still not sure how this legally would work. Need explanation.
Ginzo
Ginzo has always been odd. I never understood about his "martian" soliloquy, if he was unbalanced or what. I wonder if his breakdown has more to do with his sitcom on NBC progressing, or if it was planned for the character. It would be the second supporting member to be lost to network primetime. Though maybe Bob will return.
Henry
Turns out he does the the ego that is a pre-req for holding public office. Betty must have gotten guidance from Don about his GM meetings because she keeps trying to shoehorn the war into everything. You have to love his rationale for ending the war (besides Nixon says he wants to end it too). It costs too much! Yeah, kids are dying by the truckload, shmeh, we know. But then I got the bill and gol-ly!
Jams
"You've Made Me So Very Happy"
Blood, Sweat and Tears
"Petite Fleur"
"Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"
That and This
- Megan's phone is ringing off the hook
- Hitchhiking used to not be dangerous? It happens a lot on this show, including one time it was dangerous for Don
- Lots of talking about independent thought
- I'm not clear why Megan felt the need to push Stephanie out of there. Just because she's pretty? It's can't be that simple
- Remember Cooper holds the trump card on Don. If they really just want him to resign, Bert can blackmail Don into it.
- Betty is more...loud. Her tone, her volume and her opinions are louder. It's been nine years since they lived in Ossining throwing little kids birthday parties where she quietly played house. Now she's perfectly able to claim her seat in the kitchen, if she wants.
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