Line #14 Recap/MadMenS2E13MeditationsInAnEmergency


1	-> ''To not thinking about things.''
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3	Don returns home. Sterling Cooper deals with the implications of being taken over by a British company. Betty discovers she is pregnant and considers termination, but in the end she decides to reunite with Don. Duck has gone through an elaborate set plans to make himself the president of the new Sterling Cooper, but encounters conflict, when Don does not like the direction Duck wants to take the company. The story takes place during the Cuban missile crisis.
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5	!!This episode contains examples of:
6	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Played very straight in final scene where Don and Betty make up. Betty has good reasons to feel hostile toward Don, but she does love him and he loves her.
7	* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted twice in one episode. Betty decides to let Don back because she is pregnant, but it obviously will not make things better. The problems with the marriage are persistent. Peggy also discusses how she could have used her pregnancy to pressure Pete into a marriage, but decided to give the baby up for adoption. The baby could get her a marriage, but Pete would be happier with Trudy.
8	* BatmanGambit: Duck went through an elaborate set of actions to make himself the president of Sterling Cooper. It nearly worked.
9	* BerserkButton: Duck's distrust of creatives and seething dislike of Don in particular causes him to go on an unhinged rant when he finds out Don doesn't have a contract and he can't force Don to remain at Sterling Cooper, which makes the PPL brass change their mind about making him president.
10	* ChekhovsGun: Don's working without a contract, which had been mentioned periodically throughout the first two seasons, finally becomes important here and thwarts Duck's attempt to take over as president of Sterling Cooper.
11	* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Discussed and played straight. Betty's doctor tells her "That's an option for women who have no other options." implying that an upstanding citizen like Mrs. Draper should not consider an abortion. Played straight because Betty does keep the baby.
12	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: President Kennedy is seen on a television.
13	* InternalReveal: Pete is shocked to learn that Peggy had his baby in 1960 and put it for adoption, especially after he's just confessed her his regret over his relationship and is struggling to conceive a child with his wife.
14	* KarmaHoudini:
15	** Subverted. At this point, Don is paying no price for his actions, so it appears that is a real Houdini. In future episodes, he will pay penalties.
16	** Played straight by Pete, who escapes any consequences for petulantly throwing away the Clearasil account after an oblivious Duck tells him to end their contract on the grounds that it conflicts with one of PPL's existing clients.
17	* LawOfInverseFertility: Pete cannot give Trudy a baby, yet he does have an unwanted baby. His affair with Peggy bore fruit.
18	* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: After Don hears Duck's plans for Sterling Cooper, he threatens to quit because he does not want to be a part of company that is more interested in getting clients to buy TV advertising than it is in producing the advertising campaign that is best for the client.
19	* WeaponsOfMassDestruction: Missiles have been placed in Cuba.

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