shallow Mad Men thoughts
I genuinely ABHOR the "couple gets pregnant and their most serious issues magically disappear" storyline, so I'm really glad the show didn't go there - Joan and Roger love each other, but if it's going to work out, it's not going to be bought so conventionally.
I am so unbelievably excited about the mature, neutral way Joan's abortion was presented, showcasing the judgment she would get from society but not condoning it; recognizing that someone can grieve after a pregnancy about which they were ambivalent but can be fine; having Rampant Blowhard Sterling call out the doctor for being judgmental made me fist pump for real. Joan as a sympathetic woman who wants kids and who we genuinely care for who has had multiple abortions and isn't ashamed of or demonized for it! I cannot tell you all how hard this makes my day.
And yet. Not to look a shockingly progressive gift horse in the mouth, but JOAN, HONEY. Three pill failures? On those ancient horse-pills full of hormones? Joan does not seem like the "lol I forgot my pills in my other purse FOR THE LAST WEEK" type, particularly as that type is vanishingly rare. There is ONE CONCLUSION ONLY: Joan needs a new pharmacist, STAT.