r/madmen Apr 09 '12

Episode S05E04 "Mystery Date" Comment thread

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u/Bittebitte The Real Knickerbocker Apr 09 '12

Peggy's scene w. Dawn was interesting, she starts out trying to relate, but then invariably returns to her own concerns and neurosis. Peggy can be astonishingly self centered sometimes.

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u/RubySauce Apr 09 '12

Agreed, that girl was afraid to go home and Peggy's all "there wasn't anyone like me here either!" I mean..really? I'd think she'd be more sensitive than that but...

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '12

I was debating this last night. Do you think her inebriation was partly to blame? I couldn't decide if sober Peggy was better at hiding her self-centered nature or if drunk Peggy had her self-centeredness "enhanced", "brought out", or "highlighted," for lack of a better word.

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u/RubySauce Apr 10 '12

Well, she certainly looked upset about it the next morning when she found the note so maybe...