History Recap / MadMenS4E3TheGoodNews

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: It was considered ethical back in The60s for a doctor to withhold a terminal cancer diagnosis from a patient[[http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/should-doctors-tell-people-theyre-dying-why-soft-pedaling-the-grim-reality-could-help-patients-live-longer?__lsa=2cc4-da8a]]. However, Don is still horrified by the idea.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: It was considered ethical back in the 1960's for a doctor to withhold a terminal cancer diagnosis from a patient[[http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/should-doctors-tell-people-theyre-dying-why-soft-pedaling-the-grim-reality-could-help-patients-live-longer?__lsa=2cc4-da8a]]. However, Don is still horrified by the idea.

* MistakenForGay: The comic/emcee at a coffee house Don and Lane attend does a routine about them being a couple. It's a joke, but Lane is quick - too quick? - to correct him.
--> '''Comic:''' (noticing Don and Lane's dates arriving) I guess I was wrong. You're not queers. You're rich.

Don plans to spend New Years' in Acapulco. With a 24-hour layover in Los Angeles, he visits Anna, her sister Patty Horton and her niece Stephanie (studying at [[StrawmanU Berkeley!]]). Anna has a broken leg, and Stephanie reveals to Don that her bones are frail because she's dying of cancer. This news causes Don to stay in Los Angeles a little longer, paint over a stain on the wall from a leaky roof, and sit around smoking pot and talking about [=UFO=]s. He won't tell her she's dying, but he promises to bring the kids come Spring Break. He gives up on Mexico and returns to the office.

Don plans to spend New Years' in Acapulco. With a 24-hour layover in Los Angeles, he visits Anna, her sister and her niece (studying at [[StrawmanU Berkley!]]). Anna has a broken leg, and her niece reveals to Don that her bones are frail because she's dying of cancer. This news causes Don to stay in Los Angeles a little longer, paint over a stain on the wall from a leaky roof, and sit around smoking pot and talking about [=UFO=]s. He won't tell her she's dying, but he promises to bring the kids come Spring Break. He gives up on Mexico and returns to the office.

--> '''Emcee:''' (noticing Don and Lane's dates arriving) I guess I was wrong. You're not queers. You're rich.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Joan delivers this to Sandy the Secretary.
---> '''Joan:''' Sandra, everyone makes mistakes. But the fact that you’re the kind of person who cannot accept blame is egregious.
---> '''Sandra:''' I don’t know what that means.
---> '''Joan:''' It means I can’t believe I hired you. You’re fired.

* PetTheDog: [[FanNickname Rapist Greg]] has a surprisingly heartwarming moment with Joan when he gets to show off his doctor skills and sew up a cut on her hand. It turns out that, despite his lack of surgery skills, he has a really great bedside manner.

%%* QuoteMine

* {{Fanservice}}: Lampshaded by Anna when she says, "I'm not going to complain about watching Dick Whitman paint my living room in his underwear."

* ShoutOut: Among the movies Don and Layne discuss seeing are ''Film/TheGunsOfAugust'', ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'', ''Film/SendMeNoFlowers'', ''Film/TheUmbrellasOfCherbourg'', and ''Film/ZorbaTheGreek''.

''Nobody knows what's wrong with themselves, and everybody else can see it right away.''

It's officially 1965. Don and Lane find each other at the office and drown their sorrows in strange liquor, hilariously going to the theater to heckle Film/{{Gamera}}, lame stand-up comedy, and call girls. Although it's been precarious financially, it's been a magnificent year.

It's officially 1965. Don and Lane find each other at the office and drown their sorrows in strange liquor, hilariously going to the theater to heckle Franchise/{{Gamera}}, lame stand-up comedy, and call girls. Although it's been precarious financially, it's been a magnificent year.

* QuoteMine

It's officially 1965. Don and Lane find each other at the office and drown their sorrows in strange liquor, hilariously going to the theater to heckle {{Gamera}}, lame stand-up comedy, and call girls. Although it's been precarious financially, it's been a magnificent year.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: It was considered ethical back in the 1960's for a doctor to withhold a terminal cancer diagnosis from a patient[[http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/should-doctors-tell-people-theyre-dying-why-soft-pedaling-the-grim-reality-could-help-patients-live-longer?__lsa=2cc4-da8a]].

* CrowningMomentOfFunny
* MoodWhiplash

* TearJerker

It's officially 1965. Don and Lane find each other at the office and drown their sorrows in strange liquor, {{Gamera}}, lame stand-up comedy, and call girls. Although it's been precarious financially, it's been a magnificent year.

Don plans to spend New Years' in Acapulco. With a 24-hour layover in Los Angeles, he visits Anna, her sister and her niece (studying at [[StrawmanU Berkley!]]). Anna has a broken leg, and her niece reveals to Don that her bones are frail because she's dying of cancer. This news causes Don to stay in Los Angeles a little longer, paint over a stain on the wall from a leaky roof, and sit around smoking pot and talking about UFOs. He won't tell her she's dying, but he promises to bring the kids come Spring Break. He gives up on Mexico and returns to the office.