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Recap / Mad Men S 1 E 11 Indian Summer

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Those people in Manhattan? They are better than us. They want things they haven't seen.

Peggy is given a difficult assignment. Roger's health-related issues provide new opportunities for Don, and Pete grows more frustrated. Betty finds a new outlet for her growing dissatisfaction.

This episode Contains Examples Of:

  • Bitch Alert: Pete asks if anyone notices that "Joan's been a bitch, lately".
    Harry: Oh, absolutely.
    Sal: I like it.
    Ken: Oh, do you?
  • Blind Date: Peggy goes on an awkward one, with someone who ends up insulting her profession.
  • Driven to Suicide: The episode opens with Adam hanging himself, shortly after penning a letter to Don.
  • Hollywood Heart Attack: Roger has a second heart attack, right during a meeting with Lee Garner, Sr.
  • Imagine Spot: Betty flashes back to seeing the air conditioner salesman, and thinks about them kissing passionately.
  • Put on a Bus: Roger gets wheeled off to the hospital again, disappearing for the rest of the season.
  • Sassy Secretary: When Pete tells his secretary to inform him when Cooper and Don finish their meeting, she responds sardonically.
    Pete: Who the hell do you think you're talking to?
  • Shout-Out: Roger gives one to the initial Nixon-Kennedy Presidential debate, saying that it was arrogant of Nixon to think he could look good in his poor condition.
    • Bert makes another reference to Ayn Rand.
  • Slow Transformation: Peggy's weight gain begins to show more here, and she's used as a test subject for the belt that Sterling Cooper is trying to sell.
  • Tranquil Fury: Freddy, shortly after Ken insinuates that his wife loves to use the stimulator.
  • Trying Not to Cry: Joan, after Roger tells her that he has no regrets on carrying on a relationship with her.
  • Wham Shot: Pete making a grab for the package that Adam left for Don.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: Mona takes Bert to task for putting Roger under pressure so shortly after his heart attack.

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