I don’t really want to live blog Mad Men, but I thought I’d post a couple sentences after every episode. Hopefully the discussion will be as robust as it is for the ‘24′ live blogs because that show sucks. Warning: There’s almost certainly going to be spoilers, so don’t read this if you haven’t watched the episode yet.

-I loved the scene at the end when Sally is unpacking Don’s suitcase, finds the stewardess’ pin and asks if it’s for her. The implication being Don Draper started the tradition of airlines giving pins to children to hide evidence of a one night stand, right? Am I alone on this?

-The look on Don’s face when he looked into Sal’s room was pretty great. I thought it was a little heavy handed that Draper and Romano were in the same room on different floors, but I guess that’s nitpicking. I can’t wait for the scene where Don and Sal acknowledge what happened in Baltimore, but it will almost certainly happen later in the season after the shock of the scene wears off for the viewer.

-Remember how one of the main complaints against Studio 60 was that the comedy show the characters were creating wasn’t funny at all? It wasn’t realistic that it was a fictional hit show because it sucked so bad. I think Mad Men has avoided this problem mainly by being better, but also by using examples from history of good advertising. However, one thing that drives me crazy is the fact that Pete Campbell keeps getting promoted. Not because he’s a scumbag, or a sniveling brown-noser, but because I can’t imagine how he can possibly be any good managing a client. At least Ken Cosgrove seems to be fun to hang out with. Can you imagine going drinking with Pete Campbell? Not at all.

-Speaking of the stewardess, Draper’s dalliance with her was out of character because Don’s hookups are usually less random. There’s usually something he finds captivating about his other women. Maybe he does have a lot of one night stands or maybe he just wanted to play the part of man on a business trip, we haven’t him pursue a woman like this.

-It had been widely speculated Season 3 would take place 2-3 years after the end of Season 2. This was obviously off, and it was about 6 months instead. We’ll get’em next time.

-Could Draper play Bond? Not Hamm. Draper.