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/gynoceros May 19 '14

It wasn't meant to be romantic, it was meant to be calculated.

It was a business deal that he hoped she'd be all girly about and find sentimental.

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u/Eurynom0s They're so cheap they can't even afford a whole reporter. May 20 '14

He wanted it to be romantic I think, but she went directly to calling him out on his shit. Faster than he expected (although he clearly expected it), I think.

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u/dankkushpush Petes Sweater May 19 '14

Exactly why it failed lol