I had another thought about the Mad Men finale, which I should have included in last night's post, but it was getting late and I was worn out from work:
The pregnancy thing is getting a bit overdone. In season one we had Peggy's stealth pregnancy and the relinquishment of the subsequent child, which still echoed into this season when Pete announced that Trudy was pregnant.
At the end of season two Betty tells Don she's pregnant, and it goes on to figure in the first few episodes of season three.
Now we have Joan, pregnant by Roger, planning to have the baby and pass it off as Greg's. The show is running out of (significant) female characters to impregnate, and maybe that's just as well, because it's getting a little soap-operaish up in there.
On the other hand, it was nice to see Joan and Peggy share that moment after Don's announcement. It was nicely played, and after working together for almost six years, you'd think they would at least be friendly, if not friends, and this short but telling scene suggested that was the case. Perhaps we'll see their alliance strengthen next season?
My latest theory is that the baby is really Greg's and Joan was just pushing Roger's buttons, weird as that may sound, as a sort of test or punishment. He failed. I'm thinking along these lines because she and Greg are too smart to play the baby-switching game, so I don't think that kid is going to have a pointy nose. Greg can do math.
ReplyDeleteKeep in mind that accidental pregnancy was more common then than now, since it took a long time before most women got birth control down to a science. In 1965, in Boston, the Pill was still banned.
That's interesting--I was thinking exactly the same thing. Then I thought it seemed too complicated, but on reconsidering, it seems about as plausible as the alternative.
ReplyDeleteOf course, the baby could come out looking just like Joan, regardless of who the father is.
Let's hope so! And also hope she keeps it away from Pete Campbell's baby.
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