The relationship between Don and Peggy is one of the central
threads of the entire series, and there are certain episodes where that bond
jumps a level. This is one of them. When Don and Bobbie Barrett get drunk and
Don crashes his car on the way to the shore, it’s Peggy he calls to bail them
out. As a result, we see once again how Peggy is maturing, taking charge of the
situation and handling Bobbie the next day. Everything between Peggy and Bobbie
is A+-level stuff, and the subplots of Joan’s engagement and Pete and Trudy’s
fertility problems are good, too. There is a ton to unpack and contemplate
here, and this episode is just shy of being an all-time great entry.
Best Scene: In a
flashback, we see a post-pregnancy Peggy lying in a hospital bed, loaded up on
drugs. And, suddenly, Don is there. It’s so surprising, Peggy has to ask him if
he’s real or a hallucination. But he is very, very real, and he is here to get
her out of this place. The intensity in Jon Hamm’s eyes here is incredible, and
this is one of the best scenes of the entire series. It shows so much about
Don; first, that he cared enough about Peggy to come find her, and second, his
pathological (some might say psychotic) penchant for denial (which we also see
when he completely forgets to pay Peggy back for the bail money).
Best Line: Don:
“Peggy, listen to me. Get out of here, and move forward. This never happened.
It will shock you how much it never happened.”
Grade: A-
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