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* VomitDiscretionShot: We hear, rather than see, Don vomiting in a bathroom stall after all he's had to drink, but consider how much he's had to drink, perhaps it's for the best.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Don has this reaction when he learns Peggy was once sleeping with Duck.

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* VomitDiscretionShot: We hear, rather than see, Don vomiting in a bathroom stall after all he's had to drink, but consider stall. Considering how much he's had to drink, perhaps it's for the best.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Don has this reaction when he learns Peggy was once sleeping used to be in a sexual relationship with Duck.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Harry and Danny casually discuss which of them is more of a "Jew", meaning GreedyJew.


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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Two in one for Don, who shoots down a commercial concept which would have starred [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Namath Joe Namath]] and been aimed at getting women to buy suitcases. Don claims Namath hasn't proven himself and that women don't buy suitcases.[[note]][[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueQuarterbacks Namath]] would become one of the most iconic NFL players of all time. And of course, women buy suitcases.[[/note]]
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Removed "maybe magic, maybe mundane"; ghosts are not a canonical reality in the Mad Men universe


* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's left ambiguous whether Don seeing Anna's ghost is a hallucination or an actual visitation.
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* BottleEpisode: And true to form, it features in many lists of the show's best single episodes.

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* BottleEpisode: Even though other characters and locations appear, the bulk of the episode is Don and Peggy in the office. And true to form, it features in many lists of the show's best single episodes.

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Peggy gives Don a presentation for Samsonite he doesn't like, and he has her stay late to work on it, which means she doesn't get her surprise birthday party, and he doesn't get to see Ali vs. Liston II on closed-circuit TV in a theater. A missed call from California forces Don to face the fact that Anna is dying. He buries himself in his work all night as he and Peggy go through confrontations, followed by giggles, followed by Greek food and drinking. They find Duck Phillips in the office looking to take a shot at Don until Peggy gets rid of him.

They pass out in Don's office, and Don hallucinates Anna's ghost. He wakes up and calls Stephanie: She's gone. But he has a new campaign for Samsonite...

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It's May 25, 1965, Peggy's 26th birthday. Peggy gives and the creative team give Don a presentation for Samsonite he doesn't like, and he has her stay late to work on it, which means she doesn't get her surprise birthday party, it while the rest of the office goes to watch a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Sonny_Liston boxing match]] between Muhammad Ali and he doesn't get to see Ali vs. Sonny Liston II on closed-circuit TV in a theater. A Peggy calls her boyfriend Mark to apologize for being late for their romantic dinner, but unknown to her, he has also assembled her mother, sister, brother-in-law and roommate for a surprise birthday party. After she bails on the party, they break up.

Unknown to Peggy, Don's erratic behavior is caused by a
missed call from California forces forcing Don to face the fact that Anna is dying.likely gone. He buries himself in his work all night as he and Peggy go through confrontations, followed by giggles, followed by Greek food and drinking. They find Duck Phillips in the office looking to take a shot at Don until Peggy gets rid of him.

They pass out in Don's office, and Don hallucinates Anna's ghost.ghost holding a suitcase. He wakes up and calls Stephanie: She's gone. But he has a new campaign for Samsonite...
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* SuddenlyShouting: Don and Peggy get into an argument over her work and whether or not she deserves more recognition. They gradually raise their voices to one another, but Don eventually resorts to screaming to reinforce his point.
--> '''Don:''' It's your job! I give you money, you give me ideas.
--> '''Peggy:''' And you never say thank you!
--> '''Don:''' (shouting) That's what the money is for!

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