Mad Men Episode 5: 5G
Podcast Show Notes: Mad Men Episode 5: 5G
You can ignore the voices from your past until they show up in the office and ask why you changed your name. It's not Woogie - it's just Adam.
Mad Men, Episode 5 introduces Adam Whitman. Ken's success as a fiction writer triggers jealousy all over the office, and prompts Pete to coerce Trudy into wrangling publishing success for him as well. Betty visits the office with the kids for their family pictures, but Don is unexpectedly absent. Peggy struggles with the idea of keeping Don's secrets as a job requirement, while the secrets are what Joan relishes about working at Sterling Cooper.
You can ignore the voices from your past until they show up in the office and ask why you changed your name. It's not Woogie - it's just Adam.
Mad Men, Episode 5 introduces Adam Whitman. Ken's success as a fiction writer triggers jealousy all over the office, and prompts Pete to coerce Trudy into wrangling publishing success for him as well. Betty visits the office with the kids for their family pictures, but Don is unexpectedly absent. Peggy struggles with the idea of keeping Don's secrets as a job requirement, while the secrets are what Joan relishes about working at Sterling Cooper.
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Steve's Star of S1-E5: Ken Cosgrove |
The pen is mightier than the green-with-envy swords
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Sterling Script Lines - S1: Episode 5
1) Pete (hearing Ken published a story in The Atlantic Monthly: A thing like that.
[First "A Thing Like That" instance] 2) Paul (hearing that account man Ken published a story in The Atlantic Monthly): You're a writer. You . . . write. And later, to the guys: Kenneth Cosgrove. I think I'm gonna vomit. 3) Midge (to Don, right before Adam shows up in his life): Look, I'm sorry your life is in a million pieces right now. Be easier to have one less. 4) Trudy (about Pete's story): I just think it's odd that the bear is talking. 5) Roger (as the meeting ends): I'm glad everyone can make it sound like they're working so hard. 6) Adam: I don't understand. I'm family. I just want to be a part of your life. 7) Betty (to Peggy): You probably know more about him than I do. 8) Pete (in the bank meeting after it was established that they asked for fireworks): Don here had this Roman candle of an idea. [It was Liberty Capital Executive Accounts] 9) Don (to Adam): Adam, it's five thousand dollars. Make your own life. I have too much here. 10) Ken (to Paul, after he apologizes for ripping the magazine): You lost. |
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Things We Should Have Said
- Roger's line: I guarantee you that in the bottom drawer of every desk in this place is the first ten pages of a novel, and Don's response: Five. It's a fascinating peek at the fast lives of these people who run around making poor decisions and simultaneously long to leave a meaningful mark. Don, the writer, uses one word to edit and agree with Roger's claim here, knowing that most people seldom get beyond a few pages of their so-called dreams.
- Peggy is justifiably frustrated that her job involves pretending she made mistakes and keeping personal secrets for her boss, and when pressed, she vents about it to Joan, who thinks it's Peggy and not the situation that's unnatural
- The Atlantic published a story called "Tapping a Maple on a Cold Vermont Morning" by "Kenneth Cosgrove." You can read it here (subscription paywall for full story)
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