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This post is an in-depth look at all of the time references in Mad Men's The Fog, scene by scene.

Scene 2: Lane is holding a meeting about wasteful spending at Sterling Cooper
Don arrives at the meeting late, and leaves early

Scene 5: Duck calls Pete, wanting to meet
Duck says, "Campbell, I won't waste your time."

Scene 6: Miss Farrell calls the Draper house
Miss Farrell calls to apologize about that morning's meeting, saying "my father died when I was eight, and I may have overdone it, relating to Sally in that way."

Scene 7: Betty's having a baby
Betty tells Don, "Time to go"

Scene 8: Betty checking into the hospital
The nurse asks, "When's the last time you ate?"
Betty asks, "When will Dr. Aldridge be here?"

Scene 9: Don and Dennis are in the waiting room, and a nurse enters
Dennis says, "I haven't seen anybody in an hour!"
The nurse promises, "We'll update you religiously."

Scene 10: Don and Dennis in the waiting room

• Don tells Dennis he'll have a drink, and Dennis asks, "Right now?"

"Whenever you want," Don replies.

• They talk about babies being born, and Don says, "My daughter took forever."

Scene 11: The nurse preps Betty for delivery
The nurse tells her she'll give her a quick enema

Scene 12: Don and Dennis waiting 
Don's watch has stopped
Dennis says he'd like to have a gold watch, but he can't have anything on him like that.

Scene 13: The nurse injects drugs and Betty experiences a dreamlike state
The nurse seems to tell Betty "We're on Chapter 12."

Scene 14: Don and Dennis in the waiting room
Don: Our worst fears lie in anticipation.

Scene 15: Betty in delivery
Betty asks, "Where's Don?"
The nurse answers, "He's in the waiting room."

Scene 16: Dennis has a baby boy
Dennis says this is a fresh start. He's gonna be a better man (now).
He exits the waiting room, but Don is still there.

Scene 17: Betty's dream takes her to her kitchen
Betty's parents and Medgar Evers are there. It's a hallucination, not a flashback, but Betty's mother passed away before she knew about Medgar Evers and his death, so the scene is mixing time and place.

Scene 18: Betty, Don, and the Baby
Betty says, "His name is Eugene."
Don says, "We don't have to decide that right now."

Scene 21: Pete and Hollis talk about TVs in the elevator
This scene doesn't have an explicit reference to time, but the scene does bring the civil rights movement into focus, which of course is a critical inflection point in American history.

Scene 22: Sally and Don have a midnight snack.
Don says, "I thought you were gonna be a boy. Not all surprises are bad." And then he tells her, "Everything's gonna be fine."

Scene 23: Don and Dennis cross paths in the hallway
Neither speaks. Okay, this scene doesn't fit the pattern. But if we stretch it, they are out of the waiting room, each moving forward in opposite directions.

Scene 24: Pete presents his marketing strategy to Admiral
They're behind the times and reject his thinking.

Scene 25: Peggy goes to Don's office to ask for a raise
She sees all the baby gifts and muses, "I wonder if it's the best time."
She argues, "They passed a law saying women get equal pay," and Don replies, "It's not a good time."
She looks at the baby gifts and says, "Third time. It must be old hat."
He says, "You see what's been going on here the last six months."
She asks, "What if this is my time?"

Scene 27: Bert, Roger, and Lane talk to Pete about his strategy for Admiral
Roger says, "Half the time, this business comes down to 'I don't like that guy.'"

Scene 28: Don and Betty bring the baby home
Just as it ever was, Betty smiles for the neighbors by day, and then wakes up in the middle of the night to care for the baby - it's a less glamorous life than she dreamed - the reverie dream music plays in the background.

Let's acknowledge that the scene in S2:E6 Maidenform with Chauncey is completely traumatic, and the show grabs your heart and rips it into tiny little shreds. You've been warned. We wanted to offer a sample of the collective pain Mad Men fans experienced.

Any cursory re-cap episode of Mad Men's Maidenform typically leads with the Duck and Chauncey storyline. There are bloggers and social media posts,
like this one from Lonwei News on Facebook
and this one on Reddit called Justice for Chauncey.

 . . . And then there are the memes:

On our podcast breakdown of this episode, Steve talks about how the first time he watched this episode, he was focused on Duck's irresponsibility, and how this time he focused more on pitying Duck for his losses and decline. Jenna finds it extra tragic that Duck abandons what he loves most, especially since it would bring him comfort when he's desperate for it, and also since Chauncey depends on him, too.

Which part slices your heart open the worst? Share your Chauncey trauma in the comments, and re-watch Mad Men Season 2, Episode 6 - Maidenform - if you can take it! 

Our Mad Men C to Z podcast for Season One, Episode 8 is live now, and we invite you to comment on our Double Dip question and vote for your favorite Sterling Lines on this episode. The Hobo Code is a darker episode of Mad Men, so to lighten things up a little, here is a re-telling of the episode in fairy tale format. Warning: spoilers lurk below!

Once upon a time, a corporate boss gave a worker $2500, which the worker brought home to his beautiful wife.
"Betty, let us use this money to invest in your hopes and dreams," the worker said, as they embraced.
Just kidding.
He took the check to his mistress and asked her to go to Paris, but she turned him down so she could get high with her friends and listen to Miles Davis. He gave her the money anyway and he never went to Paris.

The End

Once upon a time, a young girl got a new job and found the beginnings of success. An evil troll put a spell on her and she made some poor decisions that indulged his never-ending selfishness and greed. One day all the forest creatures were celebrating, and the girl sought out the troll, who slammed his club into her heart and crawled back into his cave, where he continued to mutter about everyone who had ever wronged him. The girl tried to keep dancing.
The End