Mad Men · Season 7
No.
May I speak with you? ... What's going on? You got this letter this morning and it's very upsetting news.
Are they firing you?
I don't know.
What does that mean, "breach of contract"? They are either firing you, or not. This is coming from the agency's attorney.
Why didn't they call me?? -- Look at you.
Isn't this something? [Talking about the moon landing]
I guess.
So you're unimpressed?
It's such a waste of money.
You don't really think that, do you?
We'll be going there all the time while people go hungry down here.
Don't be so cynical. You want your little brothers to talk that way?
[thinks] No.
I've secured Birdseye. I think Ferguson Donnelly is one happy man.
More like a man-and-a-half. As my father would say, he really puts the "Mick" in "McCann".
Roger, I just wanted to let you know I won't be collecting severance.
You got another job? Good for you. But you're still entitled.
It wouldn't be right. My signing bonus from Dow is so big it feels like a second helping.
What the hell are you talking about?
See, I wasn't just Ed's son-in-law. They actually value their relationships.
Well, I suppose they need a guy in fertilizer.
I'm taking Tom Schaeffer's old post. Head of Advertising.
So, you're going to fire us.
No, it's going to be way worse than that. I'm going to be your client. And I hate to tell you, but I'm very hard to please. Until we meet again. [leaves]
Shit.
How do you go to sleep at night with those Manson Brothers running around?
...Manson Family.
Gentlemen, I'll be strict, but this is Torkelson's Law: You got your models, you got your bottles. If you can make it to lunch without bothering anyone, we'll let you have whichever you want.
[Don is doing Peggy's performance review]
What do you see for the future?
Well, ah... is that on there?
No. I'm just curious.
I'd like to be the first woman creative director at this agency. [Don smiles] Is that funny to you?
No, I'm impressed that you know exactly.
What else is there?
That's what I'm asking. Let's say you get that. What's next?
Land something huge. Create a catchphrase.
So you want fame.
Yes.
What else?
I don't know.
Yes you do.
Create something of lasting value.
[chuckles] In advertising.
This is supposed to be about my job, not the meaning of life.
So, you think those things are unrelated?
[stands up] I didn't know you'd be in a mood.
Do you want me to do this or not?
Why don't you just write down all of your dreams, so I can shit on them? [leaves]
[to Sally] You're a very beautiful girl. It's up to you to be more than that.
How do I describe California in a way that doesn't make them jealous?
Tell them my ex-wife lives there.
I just talked Secor Laxatives into joining us.
[Don smirks]
Do you want to?
Were they difficult to move?
The thing to do is not make that joke.
No more Sterling Cooper, and no more Sterlings. Margaret is the only daughter of an only son of an only son.
[Don is hallucinating that Bert Cooper is in his car]
I must be tired.
You've been driving for 7 hours... in the wrong direction. Where are you going?
Racine, Wisconsin.
What's in Wisconsin? Some waitress who doesn't care about you? Don't do that.
That's not going to stop me.
You like to play the stranger.
Remember On the Road?
I've never read that book. You know that.
I'm riding the rails.
What are you doing here?
I told Caroline I wanted to pack my personal things. Which I will eventually do, once I figure out why she thought my bar wasn't personal.
Did you try Don's office?
All I found was lighter fluid. I'm not there yet.
We had our drink. You clearly don't need help. You need an audience.
McCann made you wait. You can make them wait.
I'm not enjoying this. [He holds up painting] Oh, my God. What is that?
It's an octopus pleasuring a lady.
[to Sally about her cancer diagnosis] Henry shouldn't have scared you. I wanted to tell you myself.
He doesn't know you won't get treatment because you love the tragedy.
Sally, I've learned to believe people when they tell you it's over. They don't want to say it, so it's usually the truth.
Henry says you could have a year.
And what would that year be like?
I'll be with you. I won't let you give up!
I know that. But I watched my mother die. I won't do that to you. And I don't want you to think I'm a quitter. I've fought for plenty in my life. That's how I know it's over. It's not a weakness. It's been a gift to me. To know when to move on.
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