506 – “Far Away Places” – Mad Men Happy Hour
Turn on, tune in, and drop out with Jim and A.Ron as we cover the trippy, spacey, and all around awesome hour of television that is Mad Men episode 506, “Far Away Places”. We reflect upon Peggy unleashing her inner Don (and a teaspoon or so of man essence), Roger and Jane being alone in the truth, Coop body checking Don into the glass, and the de-evolution of Don and Megan’s marriage. Not only that, but we consider some of the best fan feedback on the internet, all from you, our wonderfully bad ass listeners!
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Intro music: “Desafinado” by Stan Getz, from the Mad Men Musical Compilation.
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Great cast for a great show.
The only comment I’ve got for this week is on Peggy’s failed attempt to channel Don. It is true that she was at a disadvantage for being young and being a woman, but that wasn’t the only problem.
There’s an art to the Don Draper dress down. If you’re going to go Draper, you gotta go full Draper. There is no recovery from a half-Draper.
In this case, going full Draper means not just telling the client they’re being spoiled and unreasonable…though they are. That’s the stick, and Peggy swung it pretty well. But then you have to offer the carrot. When going full Draper, it’s important to know where you want the conversation to land. And where you want it to land is for the client to see that you are flattering them with your impatience.
What Peggy should have done when the Heinz guy asked her to give him what he wants instead of what he asks for is hand him her business card and show him the door. “There are a thousand ad men in this town who can sell beans. No one needs to sell beans. They’re inexpensive, convenient, nutritious and they don’t go bad. Beans sell themselves. We’re not here to sell beans, we’re here to sell Heinz. Heinz is more than beans. Heinz is family. Heinz is hearth and home. Heinz is the constant and unyielding staff of life that shelters us from the maelstrom of chaos that surrounds us every day. When you send your children off to college with Heinz, you’re sending them off with a trusted friend. So when you’re ready to stop wasting time on beans and start selling Heinz, you give me a call.” And then she walks out of the office.
That’s the full Draper.
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