Our 5 Favorite Random Things From the 'Mad Men' Premiere
Just when you couldn't take one more day without your fix of office smoking, sky-high hems, and Don Draper's amazing apartment (with the sunken living room), "Mad Men" returned Sunday night to kick off its final, booze-and-adultery-fueled season. Here's what we loved most from the new ep ...
Megan is happy living amongst wild animals (literally).
When Don enters wife Megan's new L.A. home in the hills, there isn't a hint of Hollywood glamour, only a kinda' creepy cabin. As the two gaze out at the twinkling lights amid howls from coyotes in the distance, Don asks what we were thinking, "Are you sure don't want to move into a more populated area? It's like Dracula's castle up here."
A clogged toilet may have just pushed Peggy over the edge.
Her new boss has let her know he's not all that impressed with her, her married ex-boyfriend just showed back up at the office, and Peggy is quite possibly facing a not-so-midlife crisis. Oh, and her side gig as a landlord doesn't seem to be going all that well either. When the young son of her tenant comes knocking, complaining of a clogged toilet, it's clear Peggy can't take one or negative moment that day and finally snaps, shoving a plunger at the poor kid and slamming the door in his face. Hey, Peggy, don't shoot the messenger …
Roger's orgy lifestyle is actually annoying him.
When silver-haired fox Roger Sterling left his wife for young hot secretary Jane, he imagined things would go a certain way – namely he was supposed to be trotting around the city with a new trophy wife who adored him (he's the one who should have gotten that "Zou Bisou Bisou" serenade, dammit!). But fast forward a few years and here he is, divorced again and living in a hotel room, the site of an ongoing orgy where, in order to actually get some sleep, he's got to roll his eyes and ask the girl in his bed to ask the guy next to her to move over. Sigh.
Neve Campbell turns Don's flight home into a "Party of Two."
Wait is that …? Yep, that was "Scream" queen Neve Campbell playing the beautiful widow. (Only Don Draper would end up sitting next to on a red-eye flight.) They sip champagne together, she offers to share her sleeping pills, and then tells him her an abridged life story before spending the night sleeping on his shoulder. She's clearly his perfect next mistress. But in the morning light of the cabin, he turns her down. So no more Neve?
L.A. Pete is awesome.
Powder-blue Izod shirt with sweater meticulously tied around his shoulders? Check. Sunglasses on his head? Check. Groovy sideburns framing his newly tanned complexion? Check. Hug for nemesis Don? You better believe it. Pete clearly couldn't be more elated with his new life on the West Coast and he's got the permanent smile to prove it. He's even found his favorite new deli and a perfectly proportioned blond "realtor" to zip around town with. At least someone's happy.
