I don't think that Don is relating to the needs of the consumer. I believe he is relating to the needs of the firm's clients. And if Don "IS" Sterling Cooper, that doesn't say much for him. That only tells me that he is as behind in the times as the firm itself.
Don "IS" Sterling Cooper, that doesn't say much for him. That only tells me that he is as behind in the times as the firm itself. I agree with this. Don's creative choices have always been connected to the old fashioned and the nostalgic. Don has great inspiration in this sense but with the huge social change that is coming to 1960s America it might be the downfall of Don's career if he can't move with the times
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As for Duck, I don't think he is a villain (MM characters are never simple goodies or baddies) even though his character has done some very unlikeable things.
Duck was not alone. I'm still having a hard time dealing with how Don had lied to Betty, about Bobbie Barrett. Or skipping out on Pete in California.
The sad thing about Duck is he sabotaged himself by falling off the wagon.
I think that Duck had sabotaged himself by losing his temper upon discovering that Don did not have a contract with SC. His London bosses have been aware of Duck's drinking for a long time and even tried to tempt him with booze, during their stay in New York. But we have seen Don openly lose his temper, also. When he snapped back at Rachel in the series premiere.
Some fans are predicting that in S3 Don will be the President with Peggy as Creative Director and Pete as Head of Accounts. I think that might be a little too easy, but it would be a good dynamic for SC.
I have no problems with Peggy as the Creative Director . . . several years into the future. But not now. It's too soon. And she is not the only first-rate copywriter with the firm.
As for Don . . . he's too much of a dinosaur, business-wise. Usually I do not believe in looking too much into the future. But in regard to business, I do. And this is one of Don's major failings as an ad man. He's either wallowing in the past or stuck in the present. And he refuses to change, unless forced to.
I wonder how long it would take for the new British owners to discover this liability of his.
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Duck was not alone. I'm still having a hard time dealing with how Don had lied to Betty, about Bobbie Barrett. Or skipping out on Pete in California.
The sad thing about Duck is he sabotaged himself by falling off the wagon.
I think that Duck had sabotaged himself by losing his temper upon discovering that Don did not have a contract with SC. His London bosses have been aware of Duck's drinking for a long time and even tried to tempt him with booze, during their stay in New York. But we have seen Don openly lose his temper, also. When he snapped back at Rachel in the series premiere.
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I have no problems with Peggy as the Creative Director . . . several years into the future. But not now. It's too soon. And she is not the only first-rate copywriter with the firm.
As for Don . . . he's too much of a dinosaur, business-wise. Usually I do not believe in looking too much into the future. But in regard to business, I do. And this is one of Don's major failings as an ad man. He's either wallowing in the past or stuck in the present. And he refuses to change, unless forced to.
I wonder how long it would take for the new British owners to discover this liability of his.
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