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* PutOnABus: Megan Draper.
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* JerkAss: Harry Crane may be at his worst yet as he tries to put Megan on a CastingCouch and lies to Don that she said "crazy things" to cover his ass in case she tells.
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* ShoutOut: One of the [=LPs=] in Don's record collection, which presumably gets taken along with the rest of his stuff, is ''Exotica'' by Martin Denny. Denny's music has been used in the show before, notably "Misirlou" in ''Recap/MadMenS2E11TheJetSet "The Jet Set"]].

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* ShoutOut: One of the [=LPs=] in Don's record collection, which presumably gets taken along with the rest of his stuff, is ''Exotica'' by Martin Denny. Denny's music has been used in the show before, notably "Misirlou" in ''Recap/MadMenS2E11TheJetSet [[Recap/MadMenS2E11TheJetSet "The Jet Set"]].
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--> '''Harry:''' You are every man's fantasy. You're like Ali McGraw and Creator/BrigitteBardot had a baby.

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--> '''Harry:''' You are every man's fantasy. You're like Ali McGraw [=McGraw=] and Creator/BrigitteBardot had a baby.
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->''Everything good I have is from a long time ago''

Betty reveals to Don that she is pursuing a degree in psychology. Pima Ryan, a famous commercial artist collaborating with SC&P on an ad campaign for Cinzano, seduces Stan and unsuccessfully attempts to seduce Peggy. Megan, who is struggling to find work, rejects a sexual proposition from Harry, then accepts a $1 million check from Don as a divorce settlement.

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->''Everything good I have is from a long time ago''

ago.''

Betty reveals to Don that she is pursuing a master's degree in psychology. Pima Ryan, a famous commercial artist collaborating with SC&P on an ad campaign for Cinzano, seduces Stan and unsuccessfully attempts to seduce Peggy. Megan, who is struggling to find work, rejects a sexual proposition from Harry, then accepts a $1 million check from Don as a divorce settlement.

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->''“Can’t you see I don’t want anything?”''

While Megan comes to New York with her mother and sister to collect her belongings, Don has a romance with the waitress. Meanwhile, Peggy and Stan work with a famous photographer on a commercial shoot.

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->''“Can’t you see ->''Everything good I don’t want anything?”''

While Megan comes
have is from a long time ago''

Betty reveals to Don that she is pursuing a degree in psychology. Pima Ryan, a famous commercial artist collaborating with SC&P on an ad campaign for Cinzano, seduces Stan and unsuccessfully attempts to seduce Peggy. Megan, who is struggling to find work, rejects a sexual proposition from Harry, then accepts a $1 million check from Don as a divorce settlement.

Marie and Marie-France (Megan's sister) come
to New York to help Megan move her belongings out of Don's apartment. Ignoring Megan's instructions about the few items to take, Marie has all of Don's furniture and most of his possessions removed, summons Roger to pay the movers, and then has sex with her mother and sister to collect her belongings, Roger in the apartment.

Don has continues pursuing a romance relationship with Diana and learns more about her -- she abandoned one daughter after the waitress. Meanwhile, Peggy and Stan work with a famous photographer on a commercial shoot.
other died. Diana ultimately rejects Don because he makes her forget about them. After leaving Diana's apartment, he comes home to find his own apartment emptied.



* TheBusCameBack: For Sylvia and Arnold Rosen (Linda Cardellini and Brian Markinson), as well as Marie Calvet (Julia Ormond).
* CastingCouch: Harry's conversation with Megan gives pretty heavy hints of this.

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* TheBusCameBack: For Sylvia and Arnold Rosen (Linda Cardellini Rosen, who Don and Brian Markinson), Diana encounter in a lift; Arnie's crack about Diana implies that he's become less friendly with Don, possibly as well as a result of noticing Don bringing various women back to his apartment since Megan left. Also, Marie Calvet (Julia Ormond).Calvet.
* CastingCouch: Harry's lunch conversation with Megan gives pretty ''very'' heavy hints of this.this; he's even booked a room upstairs in anticipation of getting sex from her in return for helping her with her career.
--> '''Harry:''' You are every man's fantasy. You're like Ali McGraw and Creator/BrigitteBardot had a baby.
* CallBack: Harry's propositioning of Megan calls to mind the time he went into detail about the things he'd like to do to her when he thought she wasn't listening in [[Recap/MadMenS5E1ALittleKiss "A Little Kiss"]].



* FemmeFatale: Pima tries to seduce Peggy and Stan, by feeding on what she has in common with them (Peggy as a Boss Lady) or on their insecurities (Stan).

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* FemmeFatale: Pima tries to seduce Peggy and Stan, by feeding on what she has in common with them (Peggy as a Boss Lady) or on their insecurities (Stan). She has more success with Stan than she does with Peggy.



* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Stan. Peggy and Pima discuss him with Peggy saying he has an ego while Pima states he's really just insecure and struggling to be seen as an artist; both are right.
* MamaBear: Marie, angry at Don for (as she perceives) failing Megan as a husband, decides to have all of his furniture moved out of his apartment.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Harry's off-hand comment that it was stupid for Megan to quit her job back in Season 6 and leave New York makes Don realize that he basically ruined her career and her life. As a last effort to try to make it up to her, he gives her a divorce settlement in the amount of $1,000,000.00 and signs the divorce papers.

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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Stan. Peggy and Pima discuss him with Peggy saying he has an ego while Pima states he's really just insecure and struggling to be seen as an artist; both artist. Both are right.
* MamaBear: Marie, angry at Don for (as she perceives) failing Megan as a husband, decides to have all of his possessions and furniture moved out of his apartment.
apartment. And then "defile" his bedroom by having sex with Roger in it.
--> '''Marie:''' I hate what he's done to this family.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Harry's off-hand comment that it was stupid for Megan to quit her job back in Season 6 and leave New York makes Don realize that he basically ruined her career and her life. As a last effort to try to make it up to her, he gives her a divorce settlement in the amount of $1,000,000.00 $1 million and signs the divorce papers.



* PrecisionFStrike: Megan delivers this when she finds out that Roger and Marie just had sex.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Megan delivers one to Don when they meet

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* PrecisionFStrike: Megan delivers this when she finds out that Roger and Marie just had sex.
sex after moving all of the furniture out of Don's apartment.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Two from Megan.
** Megan She delivers one to Don when they meet meet:



** And she delivers another one to her sister after the latter blames Megan for Marie's leaving their father.
---> '''Megan''': You know it's a sin to be a ghoul and feed on everyone's pain? She's been very unhappy for a very long time. At least she did something about it.

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** And she delivers another one to her sister after the latter blames Megan for Marie's leaving their father.
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---> '''Megan''': You know it's a sin to be a ghoul and feed on everyone's pain? She's been very unhappy for a very long time. At least she did something about it.it.
* ShoutOut: One of the [=LPs=] in Don's record collection, which presumably gets taken along with the rest of his stuff, is ''Exotica'' by Martin Denny. Denny's music has been used in the show before, notably "Misirlou" in ''Recap/MadMenS2E11TheJetSet "The Jet Set"]].
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* FootDraggingDivorcee: Don really draws out his divorce with Megan even though both parties have basically moved on from their relationship. He finally signs the papers after he realizes how unfair he's being to Megan.


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Harry's off-hand comment that it was stupid for Megan to quit her job back in Season 6 and leave New York makes Don realize that he basically ruined her career and her life. As a last effort to try to make it up to her, he gives her a divorce settlement in the amount of $1,000,000.00 and signs the divorce papers.
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Dewicking per TRS decision.


* BiTheWay: Pima. She's a glamorous and charismatic yet manipulative photographer who seduces Peggy (doesn't succeed) and Stan (succeeds), though it's more her feeding on their egos rather than being attracted to them.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Elaine is the supportive and patient Betty to Pima's seductive and predatory Veronica when it comes to Stan. Later subverted in the finale [[spoiler: when he ends up with his funny, tough but loving friend Peggy]].

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* BettyAndVeronica: Elaine is the supportive and patient Betty to Pima's seductive and predatory Veronica when it comes to Stan. Later subverted in the finale [[spoiler: when he ends up with his funny, tough but loving friend Peggy]].
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Woman In White is no longer a trope. No spoilers in recap pages.


---> '''Megan''': You know it's a sin to be a ghoul and feed on everyone's pain? She's been very unhappy for a very long time. At least she did something about it.
* WomanInWhite: Pima, only in a menswear-styled version of the trope. This is to contrast her to Stan's girlfriend Elaine and Peggy.
** Megan appears to be this to Don when he has their final meeting together, she is delivering a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in a buttoned and belted white coat and has pearlescent white polish on her nails.
* [[WrongGuyFirst Wrong Girl First]]: [[spoiler: The finale reveals Pima and Elaine to be this for Stan]].

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---> '''Megan''': You know it's a sin to be a ghoul and feed on everyone's pain? She's been very unhappy for a very long time. At least she did something about it.
* WomanInWhite: Pima, only in a menswear-styled version of the trope. This is to contrast her to Stan's girlfriend Elaine and Peggy.
** Megan appears to be this to Don when he has their final meeting together, she is delivering a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in a buttoned and belted white coat and has pearlescent white polish on her nails.
* [[WrongGuyFirst Wrong Girl First]]: [[spoiler: The finale reveals Pima and Elaine to be this for Stan]].
it.
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** Megan appears to be this to Don when he has their final meeting together, she is delivering a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in a buttoned and belted white coat and has pearlescent white polish on her nails.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Diana's grief, which ultimately splits her from Don, stems from her losing a daughter.
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* AbsenteeActor: Christina Hendricks (Joan), Aaron Staton (Ken), Kiernan Shipka (Sally), and Kevin Rahm (Ted) are not present.

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* AbsenteeActor: Christina Hendricks (Joan), Aaron Staton (Ken), Kiernan Shipka (Sally), and Kevin Rahm (Ted) are not present.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Megan delivers this when she finds out that Roger and Marie just had sex.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Elaine is the supportive and patient Betty to Pima's seductive and predatory Veronica when it comes to Stan. Later subverted in the finale [[spoiler: when he ends up with his funny, tough but loving friend Peggy]].



* WomanInWhite: Pima, only in a menswear-styled version of the trope. This is to contrast her to Stan's girlfriend Elaine and Peggy.

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* WomanInWhite: Pima, only in a menswear-styled version of the trope. This is to contrast her to Stan's girlfriend Elaine and Peggy.Peggy.
* [[WrongGuyFirst Wrong Girl First]]: [[spoiler: The finale reveals Pima and Elaine to be this for Stan]].
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---> '''Megan''': You know it's a sin to be a ghoul and feed on everyone's pain? She's been very unhappy for a very long time. At least she did something about it.

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---> '''Megan''': You know it's a sin to be a ghoul and feed on everyone's pain? She's been very unhappy for a very long time. At least she did something about it.it.
* WomanInWhite: Pima, only in a menswear-styled version of the trope. This is to contrast her to Stan's girlfriend Elaine and Peggy.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Stan. Peggy and Pima discuss him with Peggy saying he has an ego while Pima states he's really just insecure and struggling to be seen as an artist; both are right.
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* FemmeFatale: Pima tries to seduce Peggy and Stan, by feeding on what she has in common with them (Peggy as a Boss Lady) or on their insecurities (Stan).
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* BiTheWay: Pima. She's a glamorous and charismatic yet manipulative photographer who seduces Peggy (doesn't succeed) and Stan (succeeds), though it's more her feeding on their egos rather than being attracted to them.
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* DecemberDecemberRomance: Marie and Roger rekindle their relationship, which leads Marie to leave her husband.

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* DecemberDecemberRomance: Marie and Roger rekindle their relationship, which leads to Marie to leave leaving her husband.

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* MamaBear: Marie, angry at Don for (as she perceives) failing Megan as a husband, decides to have all of his furniture moved out of his apartment.

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* DecemberDecemberRomance: Marie and Roger rekindle their relationship, which leads Marie to leave her husband.
* MamaBear: Marie, angry at Don for (as she perceives) failing Megan as a husband, decides to have all of his furniture moved out of his apartment.apartment.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Megan delivers one to Don when they meet
---> '''Megan''': I don't want anything of yours. I wasn't going to say a word. I wasn't going to give you the satisfaction of knowing that you ruined my life...Why did I believe you? Why did I believe the things you said to me? Why am I being punished for being young? I gave up everything for you because I believed you. And you're nothing but a liar. An aging, sloppy, selfish liar.
** And she delivers another one to her sister after the latter blames Megan for Marie's leaving their father.
---> '''Megan''': You know it's a sin to be a ghoul and feed on everyone's pain? She's been very unhappy for a very long time. At least she did something about it.
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* AbsenteeActor: Christina Hendricks (Joan), Aaron Staton (Ken), Kiernan Shipka (Sally), and Kevin Rahm (Ted) are not present.
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* CastingCouch: Harry's conversation with Megan gives pretty heavy hints of this.

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* CastingCouch: Harry's conversation with Megan gives pretty heavy hints of this.this.
* MamaBear: Marie, angry at Don for (as she perceives) failing Megan as a husband, decides to have all of his furniture moved out of his apartment.
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->''“Can’t you see I don’t want anything?”''

While Megan comes to New York with her mother and sister to collect her belongings, Don has a romance with the waitress. Meanwhile, Peggy and Stan work with a famous photographer on a commercial shoot.

!!This episode contains examples of:
* TheBusCameBack: For Sylvia and Arnold Rosen (Linda Cardellini and Brian Markinson), as well as Marie Calvet (Julia Ormond).
* CastingCouch: Harry's conversation with Megan gives pretty heavy hints of this.

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