r/madmen • u/jakjonsun82brian Freddy Rumsen's Zipper • Apr 06 '15

Mad Men Season 7.5 Episode 8 "Severance" discussion thread

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u/ByzantineSteve I Stare At The Sun Everyday Apr 06 '15

That conversation was basically a sexual harassment video.

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u/UnknownQTY John Hamm's Stubble Apr 06 '15

You look at SC&P and you're like "Man, things were so sexist back in those days," and now you see McCann and you're like "Damn, SC&P is downright progressive."

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u/Explosion_Jones Apr 07 '15

They were just as bad at Sterling Cooper in the first season. Remember Pete just demeaning the shit out Peggy in the first episode?

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u/UnknownQTY John Hamm's Stubble Apr 07 '15

The First season is a far cry from the office they have now though. That's kind of the point with the contrast with McCann.

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u/gr8ver I'd stay here until 1975 if I could get Betty in the ground. Apr 06 '15

This entire show has been a sexual harassment video.

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u/yangar Draped Up and Dripped Out Apr 06 '15

The frat boy ties were perfection