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The offices of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce have become a time capsule – not simply because the constant wandering of Bert Cooper Free Download Video Mad Men 3rd June 2012 Episode On AMC Tv Online Tv Live Streaming Video .(Robert Morse) through its halls seems to have stunted the aging process, but because there is a pervasive level of old-school thinking that Mad Men has,Online Watch Mad Men Full Episode Watch Stream HD Video on Internet TV. again and again this season, shown to be at odds with the world several stories below.For all its apparently failed efforts to remain progressive and ahead of the curve in terms of advertising, SCDP is also woefully archaic in terms of equality in the workplace, so it’s losing out on two fronts at the same time, and now the creative agency has to do without one of its most singular voices because of that fact. To be fair, though, it’s the kind of thinking that nearly every other business is doing at the same time. As illustrated in ‘The Other Woman,’ offices everywhere are simply lined with men unable to view woman as anything other than objects.The point is made very plainly as Don (Jon Hamm) and his creative team (sans Peggy) work extensively to convey the message that Jaguar is that temperamental, fiery woman men, with means and without, simply have to have; it’s a thing of beauty that they can actually own to sublimate their need to be possessive of an actual woman. The actual pitch is almost those terms exactly, and it comes from Ginsberg (Ben Feldman) after he sees Megan (Jessica Paré) march in and whisk Don away to his office for a little pre-audition confidence building. He notes that she just comes and goes as she pleases. In Ginsberg’s mind, as much as Don, or anyone would like to think they’ve got Megan, or someone like her, on a short leash, there’s just no keeping a woman like that.

It seems as though the head of the dealers’ association, Herb, has taken a liking to Joan, and makes it clear to Ken (Aaron Staton) and Pete (Vincent Kartheiser) over dinner that if he’s not treated to a night with her, the chances that SCDP will ever land Jaguar are basically nil. Of course it’s Pete who broaches the subject with Joan – attempting to appear aggrieved by the situation, but that, really, his hands are tied and he thought he’d just bring it up because the needs of the company and all. Though repulsed, Joan leaves a window of opportunity open for Pete. After all, she’s a soon-to-be-divorced mother living in Manhattan with an ex in Vietnam, a fridge on the fritz and a mother asking whether she’s all dried up inside. Joan has a lot on her plate, and being able to look herself in the mirror comes in a distant second to the possibility of not having to constantly worry about money. Naturally, Pete doesn’t miss his chance to pitch the idea to the other partners. Don wants nothing to do with the notion, but the rest remain on the fence – not exactly comfortable with the idea, but open to it nonetheless.

And of course, that’s what it all comes down to: what figure everyone has in mind. As Lane (Jared Harris) points out, he helped form the agency by agreeing to a salary well below what his lifestyle required, and now he’s underwater because of it. ‘The Other Woman’ suggests that no matter how much or how little money someone makes, or already has, there’s always more wealth to be accumulated; it’s simply a matter of what people are willing to do, or sacrifice, to acquire that which they desire.

For Peggy (Elisabeth Moss), more money also means the possibility of more respect, and more freedom with another agency. Despite all the work she’s done over the years and how far she’s come, Peggy is just always going to be the girl on the outside looking in. While the men are at the table searching for a way to convey the message that Jaguar is the other woman, she’s on the other side of the glass, pitching laxatives while Don and the boys are treated to lobster. And after she successfully pitches an idea on the fly to Chevalier Blanc, Don gives it to Ginsberg because it’s his account. When Peggy complains, Don throws money in her face, accusing her of only wanting to go to Paris.After a brief chat with Freddy Rumsen (Joel Murray), Peggy’s ready to move on and it seems her suitor is none other than the loathsome, Draper-chasing Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm). While SCDP has become mired in its old-school ways, Chaough’s agency, Cutler Gleason and Chaough, is willing to pay top-dollar for Peggy’s creative mind – topping her salary demand by a cool thousand dollars. Of course one has to wonder whether Chaough’s offer stems from a place of equality and respect or simply the price he’s willing to pay to steal away Draper’s protégé. It may be too much to expect that someone like Chaough could see Peggy as something more than his own conquest in the battle he’s started with Don.

For his part, Don gets hit with the realization that Megan’s acting may mean months away from Manhattan, which results in yet another spat between the couple. Thankfully, he’s not entirely privy to the lascivious call back she’s forced to endure, which suggests that no matter Megan’s talent, the men who can decide her future are simply searching for a very specific thing, an object that will look good on stage. At the same time, Don catches wind of Joan’s deal and rushes to tell her that no account, not even Jaguar, is worth signing over her character for a five percent stake in the company.

The main plotline follows on from the Jaguar (or Jag-wah, as they all call it) news at the end of the last episode, with everyone at SCDP preparing for the big pitch. But when Pete and Ken are out schmoozing one of the key figures on the panel, he drops an ‘Indecent Proposal‘ bombshell: either he gets to sleep with Joan, or they’ve got no chance of getting his vote.

With this shocking request, the sexual mores of the late 60s are called into serious question. How far has the company come since its predecessor’s glory days of glamorous dollybird secretaries swooning over the hotshot men and getting treated like pieces of meat? Of course, slimy Pete doesn’t even hesitate before clumsily trying to coerce Joan into prostituting herself, as well as selling the concept to the partners.

Their reactions also say a lot. Don is horrified, whether on principle or because of his bond with Joan, while Lane is initially aghast until he realises that his financial future may be at stake. Bert Cooper is typically vague, merely suggesting that Joan needs to know that it’s her choice, while Roger shows his true colours by saying that not only is he not against it (as he should be, given his history with Joan) but that he won’t pay her with any of his money. Classy.