Oh, The Hour

[lizbee]

A young woman put into a position of responsibility where it is assumed she'll either be malleable or a failure has an affair with a married male subordinate.  And people are SURPRISED that this might reflect badly on her career and provide leverage for blackmail.

It's 1956.  ARE THEY NEW?  ARE THEY NEW TO LIFE?

Also, it seems like the writers sat down to work on this episode and said, "The Bechdel test?  No, we don't want to pass that."<



suburbannoir: "I really miss the days when Betty Draper would just throw up in a car."

"I am not a child."

WHAT EVEN IS THIS DIALOGUE?!

Comments

[violetisblue]

"And devoid of gay characters who aren't manipulative or unreliable."

Though they were both just guest characters I was very pleased Mad Men balanced out its Tragic Lesbian (Joan's ex-roommate) with a happy one (Peggy's photographer friend).