Mad Men - New Season

[Sterling Archer]

(DPD)

Holy shit.

[Bort]

(DPD)

Holy shit.

THI

[Internet Apex]

Haven't seen this week's episode yet. Last week's was much, much better. Thank you.

[Yeti]

This weeks episode is a major FYIA

[Internet Apex]

This weeks episode is a major FYIA

I hope you're right and that it somehow makes the first nine episodes of this season less-shitty.

[Bort]

This weeks episode is a major FYIA

I hope you're right and that it somehow makes the first nine episodes of this season less-shitty.

You are as wrong about this season as Wheezer is about human food.

[Internet Apex]

This weeks episode is a major FYIA

I hope you're right and that it somehow makes the first nine episodes of this season less-shitty.

You are as wrong about this season as Wheezer is about human food.

Someday, when we're old and ancient, I'm going to link to a blog by someone who is well-known for watching and blogging about TV that is going to concur that this season has been a blemish on an otherwise outstanding series and you're going to feel so dumb at that time.

[Chuck to Chuck]

This weeks episode is a major FYIA

I hope you're right and that it somehow makes the first nine episodes of this season less-shitty.

You are as wrong about this season as Wheezer is about human food.

Someday, when we're old and ancient, I'm going to link to a blog by someone who is well-known for watching and blogging about TV that is going to concur that this season has been a blemish on an otherwise outstanding series and you're going to feel so dumb at that time.

If you are old and ancient by the end of the year, I predict you will be right.

[Bort]

This weeks episode is a major FYIA

I hope you're right and that it somehow makes the first nine episodes of this season less-shitty.

You are as wrong about this season as Wheezer is about human food.

Someday, when we're old and ancient, I'm going to link to a blog by someone who is well-known for watching and blogging about TV that is going to concur that this season has been a blemish on an otherwise outstanding series and you're going to feel so dumb at that time.

If you are old and ancient by the end of the year, I predict you will be right.

Adding Chuck to your side may lead to the weight of your collective wrongness collapsing into a neutron star.

[Internet Apex]

This weeks episode is a major FYIA

I hope you're right and that it somehow makes the first nine episodes of this season less-shitty.

You are as wrong about this season as Wheezer is about human food.

Someday, when we're old and ancient, I'm going to link to a blog by someone who is well-known for watching and blogging about TV that is going to concur that this season has been a blemish on an otherwise outstanding series and you're going to feel so dumb at that time.

If you are old and ancient by the end of the year, I predict you will be right.

Adding Chuck to your side may lead to the weight of your collective wrongness collapsing into a neutron star.

Guys keep telling me I'm wrong without really explaining why. At least copy and paste a Fro Dog post to back up your position. Perhaps there's something I'm missing here and I'd be willing to keep an open mind because I do like this show and hope it gets better.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Well, this one was better. Period.

[Yeti]

Here, Chuck.

[Chuck to Chuck]

So, while Lane's death was handled well and it made sense from where they put the character, the setup was very lacking.  I didn't buy Lane's issue with coming up with the cash for back taxes or how the bank upped the line of credit.

Lane was involved in mergers and overseas management of more than one branch of the Britich company he worked for. He had to be well paid. He has no savings? $7,500 is about $50,000 today.  He has to come up with that much right now?  To pay back taxes to a country 6000 miles away? What happens to him if he doesn't pay on time? I doubt US Marshalls are going to come to deport him. And his family is in the States. Not like he has to go back to London anytime soon.  Felt like a very ginned up Macguffin to get Lane in deep trouble.

Add that the writers handled the last bit with the bank so well when they all the partners had to sign on to loans to keep the company afloat.  That was done quite well and quite accurately.  This time, Lane goes to the bank, pours a drink with me-circa-1967 and the guy gives him a $50,000 increase?  That has to be signed for by the officers of the company.  Given that there are dual check signors, the likely have dual loan signors as well.

This show did great on details in the past.  This was sloppy by their previous standards.  The resolution was fine.  The setup felt like, "OK, we need to have Lane commit suicide. What could motivate him to do that? I know, tax debts!"

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Felt like a very ginned up Macguffin to get Lane in deep trouble.

Pretty much.

[flannj]

So, while Lane's death was handled well and it made sense from where they put the character, the setup was very lacking.  I didn't buy Lane's issue with coming up with the cash for back taxes or how the bank upped the line of credit.

Lane was involved in mergers and overseas management of more than one branch of the Britich company he worked for. He had to be well paid. He has no savings? $7,500 is about $50,000 today.  He has to come up with that much right now?  To pay back taxes to a country 6000 miles away? What happens to him if he doesn't pay on time? I doubt US Marshalls are going to come to deport him. And his family is in the States. Not like he has to go back to London anytime soon.  Felt like a very ginned up Macguffin to get Lane in deep trouble.

Add that the writers handled the last bit with the bank so well when they all the partners had to sign on to loans to keep the company afloat.  That was done quite well and quite accurately.  This time, Lane goes to the bank, pours a drink with me-circa-1967 and the guy gives him a $50,000 increase?  That has to be signed for by the officers of the company.  Given that there are dual check signors, the likely have dual loan signors as well.

This show did great on details in the past.  This was sloppy by their previous standards.  The resolution was fine.  The setup felt like, "OK, we need to have Lane commit suicide. What could motivate him to do that? I know, tax debts!"

Could you possibly be more one dimensional?

This was a very good episode.

I really, really hate Internet Chuck.

And by saying that I mean I like Real Chuck.

I'm so conflicted.