Ok to all the Mad Men Afficionados out there. And I know there's a lot of you. I watched this show start-finish more than 5 times but there are still a few things I don't fully understand:1. What was the whole deal between Pete and Bob Benson? What was that speech "I've messed with people like you before (meaning Don) and I want to apologize"? And what actually happened to his mother?2. Why was Roger so frugal with his daughter? He had no problem spending thousands on trips and women but he seemed to be stingy with his daughter? Or am I misreading it and she was a brat?3. What was the deal with Don chasing the woman who looked like Rachel Menkin? Are they hinting that rachel was the only woman he truly loved? What was the deal with his Italian neighbor? did he feel anything for her?4. What about Megan? The only time he shows any emotion for her is when she leaves the hotel after their fight? Did he actually love her? Did he truly love anyone?5. What was the deal with the Pvt's lighter? Why did he actually throw it away? Why did he imagine him dead when he got high in California? Wtf was all that?6. Wtf is up with his pregnant niece? That whole line made no sense to me. He literally tried to kiss her and then that whole trip at the end and then she just leaves him there? Just what was going on?7. Why did Don never show any guilt over his brother's death? Also Lane's death? Yes he's an alcoholic but he shows signs of guilt over much less stuff like when Sally caught him with the neighbor?
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>>2144176321. Bob had a crush on Pete that included wanting his life for his own. Pete had learned to work with Don instead of bashing his head against the wall and recognized that Bob was worse than Don and Pete had better make this enemy his friend before something really bad happened. Bob's friend married Pete's mom and pushed her off a boat. 2. Roger's daughter wanted to be a hippie but never gave up dad's bank accounts and was spending more and more to fill the holes in her heart. Roger let her and mostly assumed that she would use his money to eventually fix herself. She never did and eventually rejected his money when she moved to the farm. 3. His mom and first whore were brunettes. He was toxically attracted to broken brunettes. 4. He actually loved most of the women he was with. Megan was Don's secretary and their tale is one as old as time. 5. He has a thing with other people's lighters since he accidentally killed his C.O. Him accidentally taking the Pvts lighter was like God poking him in the ribs to come to terms with his past. Same with imagining him getting high. He probably tried not to think about this kid probably being dead in another war. 6. Don learned how to have platonic relationships with women through Peggy, his niece, and his daughter. He goes a little too far with leaning on her to be his only family and he tags along at a moment she needed to be alone. She leaves and he finally faces himself. 7. He shows lots of guilt for both of those deaths but the story of Don is all about running from yourself, telling new stories, pretending things never happened. I would recommend you rewatch the series sometime knowing where everyone ends up and you'll have all new answers to these questions.
>>214418210youre wrong about bob benson, he was trying to show peter he and the nurse were for real gay thats all he didnt have a crush on pete he
>>214418345You're thinking of a specific moment. Bob idealized Pete from the get go and wanted to be special friends with his hero.
