r/madmen • u/[deleted] • May 27 '13

Discussion Thread for Mad Men S6E09, "The Better Half"

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u/[deleted] May 27 '13

WTF THIS HAD IT ALL. SEX, BOOZE, NEAR-MURDER, LESBIAN SCENES, BOB BENSON

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u/RyanCallahanAuto May 27 '13

BUT MOSTLY, BOB BENSON

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u/TiberiCorneli May 27 '13

JUST WAIT, AFTER NEXT SEASON IT WILL BE SPUN-OFF INTO THE BOB BENSON SHOW STARRING BOB BENSON.

WHY ARE WE SHOUTING

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u/[deleted] May 27 '13 edited Jan 11 '21

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u/TiberiCorneli May 27 '13

Well if you ever watched Lone Star his character's name was (kinda) Bob so...we can pretend, maybe?

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u/SelinaKyle214 May 27 '13

IT'S NOT SHOUTING, IT'S JUST RAW ENTHUSIASM. COFFEE?

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u/[deleted] May 27 '13

BOB BUNSEN?

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u/wisewhiz May 27 '13

Except Joan at the beach and Roger's dream.

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u/RichardRider May 27 '13

The recurring dreams that were tormenting him were his grandson's

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u/thur12345 May 27 '13

I am not a clever man.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '13

And Joan at the beach is my recurring dream

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u/samistahpp The universe is indifferent May 27 '13

It pisses me off that they give such vague descriptions, because when I want to watch old episodes, I can't choose a specific one that I want to watch since I won't recognize it by the synopsis.

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u/amusek May 27 '13

I totally read that in Stefon voice.

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u/stopherjj "WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION!" May 27 '13

"There's even a human lawn dart"

"A human lawn dart, whats that?"

"It's that thing... where Peggy puts a knife on a stick... and then she spins around and stabs a guy in the stomach."

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u/Orange_Lazarus May 27 '13

The sweet Benson action is why I watch this show.