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3. Peggy Olsen. She's in place at CGC and riding her copyrighters hard, expecting better work. She does get saddled with some work to test and name a new woman-focused cigarette (what will become Virginia Slims), but rolls with it pretty well. She has a chance meeting with Don at a movie, and while their talk is a little strained, you do get the sense that he's proud of her and that she's proud of herself for taking the step she did. And while she doesn't get to go to Paris to film that Chevalier Blanc ad, she does get to go to Richmond - where her hotel view is a couple of dogs going at it. So, yeah, not all wins.
2. Megan Draper. There is a lot of difficulty here - she continues to have the argument with Don about her choice of acting and her "hate" of advertising. She also has issues with her mom, who is frank in her assessment of Megan's chances. But when she asks Don to get her a part in a commercial, he declines but later relents when he watches her reel, which appears to make him fall in love with her all over again. She gets the ad and is incredibly happy, especially with Don. We'll see how long that lasts.
1. Roger Sterling. He hooks back up with Megan's mom, and builds up enough courage to try LSD again, this time on his own (which includes standing in his hotel window naked, which really dashed the hopes of what was to come when the nudity warning came up at the start of things). And with the money rolling into the firm, Roger's in as good a place as he can be considering where he was to start the season.
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3. Beth Dawes. Beth and her husband run into Pete on the train, and they say she's going to visit her sister. Turns out, though, that she suffers from depression and is getting electroshock therapy, which she tells Pete during an assignation at the same hotel Pete had planned for earlier in the season. She also mentions it's not her first time, and she's hoping their coupling will persist through the "fog" that the therapy causes in her brain. Turns out it doesn't, as when Pete visits her afterwards she has no idea who he is. Which may be for the best, as remembering that you had sex with Pete Campbell may not be the best thing for long-term mental health.
2. Don Draper. Don has a bad tooth, and lets it go until it gets to the point where he can't bend over without it causing pain. When he goes to get it extracted, he has a vision of his brother Adam. It's not his first for the episode, and the parallel with Lane is clearly playing tricks with his head. Don and Adam talk briefly, with Adam saying he'll see Don again, as he'll be "hanging around." It's not helping that Don met with Rebecca Pryce to give her money that Lane had previously put into the firm. She's hostile, to be charitable, and gives Don an earful. Don also squabbles with Megan and Marie over Megan's career, and while he continues to be resistant his work to get Megan a role after watching her reel is promising. That is until he's at a bar and a blonde asks him - for her equally attractive brunette friend - if he's alone. The episode ends on Don's face, and while he's not answered the question his past suggests he's going to give the answer that we got used to in earlier seasons.
1. Pete Campbell. Things are typical for Pete - what with his reacquaintance with Beth and his continuing desire to not stay in Cos Cob with his wife and child - but it's when he visits Beth in the hospital that he really exposes his despair, as he says the friend he's visiting (a construct to explain to Beth why he's at the hospital, as she doesn't know they know each other) is losing this great thing, but has also discovered that his permanent life also isn't right, that the "friend" is stuck and failing fast. All of this comes out as resentment towards Beth's husband, with whom Pete fights after he suggests they get off the train and go find women. When Pete throws the hospitalization in his face they fight, and the husband says Beth always winds up sleeping with someone when she gets out of the hospital. A conductor breaks up the fight, but winds up having to punch Pete as well when Pete starts getting physical with him (which built up from the conductor saying Pete needed to apologize to Beth's husband). Pete manages to pass of his injuries as a result of a car accident. and Trudy takes this as the final sign that yes, Pete does need an apartment in the city so he doesn't kill himself driving home. So Pete finally gets his love nest, just with no one to love in it. Seems fitting, really.
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