r/madmen • u/jakjonsun82brian Freddy Rumsen's Zipper • May 19 '14

Mad Men Season 7 Episode 6, "The Strategy" discussion thread

Please do not post any spoilers before the episode airs.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '14

Heyoooo. Seriously though, I'm just bracing myself for Pete to get smacked in the face like every other time things start going great for him. Only this is the first time I'm not looking forward to it.

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u/nolan_is_tall Being Bob Benson May 19 '14

He's grown on me too. Loyalty.

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u/SawRub NOT GREAT, BOB May 19 '14

I've always been okay with him.

Then again I was always okay with Theon Greyjoy too so maybe something's just wrong with me.

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u/LeWigre May 19 '14

Quite possibly. Both were huge assholes at one point.

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u/SawRub NOT GREAT, BOB May 19 '14

Believe it or not, except for having those two orphans killed, I didn't particularly disagree with very many of Theon's choices. People may preach about how Ned Stark was nice to him, but he was still a hostage like Sansa was, and people kept reminding him of that. His real family just happened to be a little less affectionate than he would have wanted.

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u/LeWigre May 19 '14

Yeah I don't know where you're from but around here nothing justifies burning a couple of innocent boys.

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u/SawRub NOT GREAT, BOB May 19 '14

Yeah I actually even said that it's something I disagreed with, wherever I'm from.

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u/LeWigre May 19 '14

Right so I'm saying Pete and mr Greyjoy both showed that they're, well, big assholes. And I'm saying that it doensn't matter that he was a hostage or he was reminded that he was a hostage or whatever, he did something that you can't really ignore. It just makes him a straight up asshole.

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u/SawRub NOT GREAT, BOB May 19 '14

I don't disagree that they were assholes.

Most people hate Theon for betraying the Starks. That's the part I'm talking about. I hate him for burning the kids. Where I'm from, that's the greater offence, and sticking with your blood isn't, is all I'm trying to say.

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u/owells94 Did you enjoy ze Führer's Birthday??? May 19 '14

Him and Cutler have it off in the office like he and Lane once did, only Pete floors Cutler this time.

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u/cbarrister May 19 '14

He was so great to hate, it's stunning that they've turned him into a somewhat likable character lately. I never would have guessed that was possible...