[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

ditto

i watched it twice last night...the set up was crude, and I kept saying 'gross....gross'...

Spoiler!

but don's reaction when he realizes their agency 'won' by selling a woman literally instead of figuratively (and that his talent had nothing to do with it) then moving into peggy's exit was great...right down to peggy's smile (cue kinks) as the relief of escaping such a poisoned place finally washed over her...

So much of that episode is great. The acting is superb. The themes (though not presented subtly at all) are ones that speak to the very core and purpose of the show (it's always been the most feminist drama in TV history). It makes the audience feel absolutely disgusted and disgusting, which is a good thing; it speaks to the power of the episode.

But I'm still undecided as to whether the episode made its characters act out-of-character for the sake of the plot. I need to watch it a couple more times.