Mad Men S2 Episode 4: Three Sundays
Podcast Show Summary: Mad Men Season 2, Episode 4: Three Sundays
Peggy meets a visiting priest while attending church with her family, Roger is captivated by the "wife" of a client, Betty is increasingly upset with Bobby's misbehavior, and the team at Sterling Cooper work on their presentation for American Airlines. Keep your chin off the pancake griddle and re-watch with us!
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Peggy meets a visiting priest while attending church with her family, Roger is captivated by the "wife" of a client, Betty is increasingly upset with Bobby's misbehavior, and the team at Sterling Cooper work on their presentation for American Airlines. Keep your chin off the pancake griddle and re-watch with us!
Read the full, human-edited transcript of this Mad Men C to Z podcast episode here
Jenna and Steve are unapologetic re-watchers of this fantastic series. Find and follow us on social media @MadMenCtoZ. If you like our podcast, thank you for sharing, subscribing, and leaving us a positive review!
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Steve's Star of S2-E4: Bobby Draper |
Bobby Draper: A father and son moment that isn't terrible
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Sterling Script Lines - S2: Episode 4
1) Peggy, to Anita in church: I'm not feeling so good.
Anita: That's because you're hungover. I can smell it. 2) Katharine Olson, to Father Gill: She works on Madison Avenue. She comes up with the words to advertisements. Peggy: Father, I'm glad you're here. I didn't know they knew what I did. 3) Margaret, to Roger: Brooks has other interests besides drinking. Roger: That'll change. 4) Mona, about her wedding: That dress, my mother and sister fussing over me. It was the best I ever looked in my life. The Pierre? I was drunk and I didn't have a glass of champagne. Gliding around in your father's arms - you know what a good dancer he is. Dancing with Grandpa? I don't want you to miss that. 5) Peggy, to Father Gill when he asks for advice about sermons: Don't they have stuff you're supposed to talk about? 6) Roger, to Marty from Gorton's: Love that frozen scrod. 7) Bobbie, to Don: I was thinking of how I can avoid becoming bored with you. 8) Pete: Roger, there is a Mrs. Hasselbach, and that's not her. 9) Joan, about Sally: She's here on a Sunday, and I respect that. But you know she's earning more than all of us. 10) Anita, to her mom about Peggy: She does whatever she wants, with no regard at all. You're too easy on her. You know that. |
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Podcast Time Stamps - Mad Men S2:E4 Three Sundays
You can read the full, human-edited transcript of this Mad Men podcast in this Three Sundays blog post.
00:00 Introduction
00:40 "You're hungover - I can smell it."
Do we think Father Gil and Peggy really have romantic chemistry, or are they just two forward-thinking young people surrounded by traditionalists in Brooklyn?
02:16 "What's with you?"
Don is into Betty this Sunday morning. Is it just because she's there, or is there actual hope for their marriage?
05:05 "Go watch T.V."
Betty and Don spend quality time drinking their way through Sunday afternoon, and mostly ignoring their kids.
08:28 "That was beautiful. Are you going to say grace now?"
Father Gil acts as a celebrity guest when he visits Peggy and her family for dinner.
11:36 "Whatever she wants."
Roger and Mona try to convince Margaret and Brooks to have a conventional wedding. Is Roger uncharacteristically quiet because he's disappointed in his daughter, or because he's jealous of her?
15:48 "I don't know that I'm your audience."
More debate over whether Father Gil and Peggy have romantic sparks as she offers him presentation tips.
19:35 "Great - you broke it. You were being wild in the house."
Betty can't stop blaming Bobby today. Why hold your cheating spouse accountable, when you can vent on your six-year-old son instead, I guess?
20:42 "Aha! Second time around - that explains it."
Roger is enamored with the Gorton rep's "wife," his love for frozen scrod notwithstanding.
22:34 "Will you sell it for me?"
Bobbie Barrett approaches Don with an idea for a television show. Why is he so disinterested in this project? We get the sense he would have jumped at the chance to work with Rachel on something like this.
26:00 "Do you think you'd be the man you are today if your father didn't hit you?"
No, Betty. He almost certainly would not.
30:52 "I want to go with Daddy."
Pancake pain, Saturday in the office, and Pete's glorious weekend tennis outfit
37:27 "Isn't that the perfect thing to say?"
Roger Sterling: charming man-about-town or world's most selfish man-child?
39:56 "How could it be my gum? My gum's in my mouth."
Sally makes awkward conversation in the office, Peggy ignores serious side-eye from the office secretaries, and Duck tries to hold everything together as Don and the team build the American Airlines campaign.
45:27 "I'm meeting a friend."
While the team works in the office, Roger plans to take Vicky to Lutece. Conrad Hilton's not the only one who wants what he wants when he wants it.
47:59 "It's so nice he can get to know her without all her troubles."
Is Anita right to resent Peggy, or is she taking it too far?
49:58 "Shel Keneally was fired this morning."
51:38 "What about me, Father? What about my troubles? What about me being good?"
We continue the discussion about Anita and Peggy's relationship here, and whether Anita is justified in telling Father Gil. Is it really about her confession, or about outing Peggy's secret so he won't admire her so much?
57:38 "Old business is just old business"
Roger brushes off the loss of American Airlines
1:00:19 "Don - do something!"
The robot probably deserved better. This might be the most revealing thing Don has ever told Betty about himself.
1:08:12 "For the little one"
Was this the relationship Peggy and Father Gil should have always had? Or is he enjoying his acquired knowledge in a way most unbecoming?
1:10:26 Episode Wrap-Up & Listener Shout-Out
Read the full, human-edited transcript of this Mad Men C to Z podcast episode here
00:00 Introduction
00:40 "You're hungover - I can smell it."
Do we think Father Gil and Peggy really have romantic chemistry, or are they just two forward-thinking young people surrounded by traditionalists in Brooklyn?
02:16 "What's with you?"
Don is into Betty this Sunday morning. Is it just because she's there, or is there actual hope for their marriage?
05:05 "Go watch T.V."
Betty and Don spend quality time drinking their way through Sunday afternoon, and mostly ignoring their kids.
08:28 "That was beautiful. Are you going to say grace now?"
Father Gil acts as a celebrity guest when he visits Peggy and her family for dinner.
11:36 "Whatever she wants."
Roger and Mona try to convince Margaret and Brooks to have a conventional wedding. Is Roger uncharacteristically quiet because he's disappointed in his daughter, or because he's jealous of her?
15:48 "I don't know that I'm your audience."
More debate over whether Father Gil and Peggy have romantic sparks as she offers him presentation tips.
19:35 "Great - you broke it. You were being wild in the house."
Betty can't stop blaming Bobby today. Why hold your cheating spouse accountable, when you can vent on your six-year-old son instead, I guess?
20:42 "Aha! Second time around - that explains it."
Roger is enamored with the Gorton rep's "wife," his love for frozen scrod notwithstanding.
22:34 "Will you sell it for me?"
Bobbie Barrett approaches Don with an idea for a television show. Why is he so disinterested in this project? We get the sense he would have jumped at the chance to work with Rachel on something like this.
26:00 "Do you think you'd be the man you are today if your father didn't hit you?"
No, Betty. He almost certainly would not.
30:52 "I want to go with Daddy."
Pancake pain, Saturday in the office, and Pete's glorious weekend tennis outfit
37:27 "Isn't that the perfect thing to say?"
Roger Sterling: charming man-about-town or world's most selfish man-child?
39:56 "How could it be my gum? My gum's in my mouth."
Sally makes awkward conversation in the office, Peggy ignores serious side-eye from the office secretaries, and Duck tries to hold everything together as Don and the team build the American Airlines campaign.
45:27 "I'm meeting a friend."
While the team works in the office, Roger plans to take Vicky to Lutece. Conrad Hilton's not the only one who wants what he wants when he wants it.
47:59 "It's so nice he can get to know her without all her troubles."
Is Anita right to resent Peggy, or is she taking it too far?
49:58 "Shel Keneally was fired this morning."
51:38 "What about me, Father? What about my troubles? What about me being good?"
We continue the discussion about Anita and Peggy's relationship here, and whether Anita is justified in telling Father Gil. Is it really about her confession, or about outing Peggy's secret so he won't admire her so much?
57:38 "Old business is just old business"
Roger brushes off the loss of American Airlines
1:00:19 "Don - do something!"
The robot probably deserved better. This might be the most revealing thing Don has ever told Betty about himself.
1:08:12 "For the little one"
Was this the relationship Peggy and Father Gil should have always had? Or is he enjoying his acquired knowledge in a way most unbecoming?
1:10:26 Episode Wrap-Up & Listener Shout-Out
Read the full, human-edited transcript of this Mad Men C to Z podcast episode here
Things We Should Have Said
- Although the plot needs the robot at the dinner table, it's unlikely Bobby ever would have been allowed to have it there.
- It's rare for there to be a 27th Sunday after Trinity; it can only happen when Easter falls very early. Bach wrote the closing song for this episode, Sleepers Awake, for that occasion in 1731.
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