Sunday, July 3, 2016

Meditations in an Empress Tree (Mad Men S2)



This week on The Lettuce Podcast, Laura and Charlotte return to Madison Avenue to review Season 2 of Mad Men. They discuss character arcs, character relationships, and compare culture in the 1960's to today. Laura talks about why she enjoyed Peggy's struggle with faith and her family more than Peggy's struggles at work. Charlotte uses the Wildcard Character slot to talk about one of her favorites: Sal Romano. They also put the character spotlight on Joan, Pete, Betty, and more. While discussing culture differences they break down the now iconic picnic scene, discuss Don's flippant and varied treatment of women, and Paul Kinsey's girlfriend. Is this season a turning point for Joan? Does Bobbie Barrett show the audience what it would be like for Don to date himself? Is Duck Philips literally the worst person on the planet because he abandons his dog? All these topics and more are on the table!


During the Fun & Games segment, Laura couldn't resist the opportunity for Mad Men Madlibs. She uses a plot summary of “The Mountain King” (S2, Ep12) as the inspiration for this silly word game. The hosts also take a quiz to determine who their ideal Mad Men hook up should be. Take the quiz and leave your results in the comment section.



For this week's Podtails, Charlotte was inspired by the Heineken story-line and enjoyed a beer. Laura was inspired by Sally Draper's bar-tending skills and sipped on a Tom Collins.

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