tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35396555.post1379182572000051609..comments2021-01-15T12:34:54.734-05:00Comments on Maul of America: Independence Day (Mad Men 3.06)Matt Maulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786715057322458327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35396555.post-28592639738812935322009-09-26T19:41:27.715-04:002009-09-26T19:41:27.715-04:00Thanks for feedback Tom.
Yes, I did notice the co...Thanks for feedback Tom.<br /><br />Yes, I did notice the comic strip wrapping paper. Because it's Mad Men we just KNOW it can't be accidental. Ostensibly it may be because Betty didn't have a chance to get wrapping paper AND a new Barbie. Or she wanted to continue the fiction that it was from Baby Gene. Thematically though, it struck me as Betty trying to keep Sally childlike (as in Matt Maulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786715057322458327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35396555.post-47995631054784945992009-09-25T17:47:00.798-04:002009-09-25T17:47:00.798-04:00Love your commentary.
I noticed, when Betty gave ...Love your commentary.<br /><br />I noticed, when Betty gave the Barbie to Sally, she had wrapped it in newsprint - specifically the Sunday comics section. I have done this, and seen it done (I remember Pete Seeger in a holiday special on PBS decorating regular newsprint with poster paints & using that as wrapping), but this does not seem to be Betty's style. Perhaps something left from Tom Drinanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547500950985359142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35396555.post-1168060097488099332009-09-24T11:56:49.105-04:002009-09-24T11:56:49.105-04:00Episode 1 and Don's reaction to the Maypole da...Episode 1 and Don's reaction to the Maypole dance that set the stage for the "green" motif is still my favorite. But this one is right up there.<br /><br />BTW, I don't know if you saw this, but <a href="http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/09/23/great-thoughts-on-episode-3-06/" rel="nofollow">Basket of Kisses</a> has a link to a great <a href="http://pandagon.net/index.php/site/Matt Maulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786715057322458327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35396555.post-77461617641303949542009-09-24T01:23:00.784-04:002009-09-24T01:23:00.784-04:00what a great episode - my favorite of the season s...what a great episode - my favorite of the season so far!RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.com