It’s been two weeks since my last “Mad Men” recap and analysis so this week you’ll get two updates. The first episode was “The Christmas Waltz.” The episode ended up focusing on Harry Crane and Lane Pryce. Harry is treated with a visit from an old friend and we get to learn what happened to Paul Kinsey. It turns out that he went all Hare Krishna. During the Krishna chant Harry becomes enamored with Paul’s “girlfriend” Lakshmi. Harry also learns that Paul is trying to get out and take Lakshmi with him. Paul wants Harry to pass on a script for “Star Trek”, a script that was never used, but he is also pressured by Lakshmi to leave Paul alone, so much so that she has sex with him to guilt him into never seeing Paul again. Harry finally decides to do the decent thing and just give Paul some money so that he can get out of the situation he is in. All that we really get from this is that Harry is really just a shmuck. Not only does he sleep with Paul’s girlfriend but he also doesn’t tell Paul the truth.
Over at the office we also follow Lane Pryce as he learns he owes $8,000 dollars to the British government. He doesn’t have the money and ends up embezzling the money and borrowing an extra $50,000 dollars so that he can hide his embezzlement by giving everyone bonuses. Unfortunately for him the timing is bad as they are now in contention for Jaguar again and Mohawk is pulling its advertising due to a strike. Lane goes so far as to forge Don’s name on a check to get his money though. We are seeing how much Lane has changed since we first met him and how he is slowly becoming more and more dirtier. Odds are as the season finale approaches this will be the main problem that SCDP will have to contend with.
Lastly let’s check in with Don. At the urge of Pete he goes to test drive a Jaguar. On his way out he picks up Joan who has just been handed her divorce papers. The two hit the Jaguar showroom and behave like a perfect couple. It’s very reminiscent of how Don acted with Megan for the Cool Whip bit. His success last week with the Snoball ad may have invigorated him and allowed him to enjoy his work again. The two end up at a bar and decide to start their relationship over. Since Don has always been afraid of Joan. Eventually the two split as Don goes to return the Jaguar. He returns home to an angry dinner throwing wife and does not seem to be very happy. The next day he sends flowers to Joan. It’s interesting what they are setting up here. It almost feels like Joan and Don may be destined for a date.
The episode ends with Don giving a nice St. Swithens Day speech about how the company will get Jaguar and it will be their defining moment. How right he was. More to come this week.
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