joshEH
Senior HTF Member
Also learned from AV Club; this episode co-written by Weiner and Frank Pierson -- who wrote Cool Hand Luke and Dog Day Afternoon.
It's interesting to consider that Pete blamed his raping a young girl on his wife for leaving him alone. There was no turning point. He's a terrible person, and always has been. He's an antagonist within this show's world -- his purpose is usually to present an obstacle to the characters we like (Peggy, Don, Roger, and now Lane).
My favorite "Sleazy Pete" moment in that episode was the hooker running through characters with him, passing on each until she hit on "You're the king, baby!" That was the most pathetic thing I've seen in a long, long time.
I loved the staging of the fight; so anticlimactic. A lesser show would've had one of them flying through the windows, but instead they fought like the two awkward white guys they were.
I think the most astute observation in the whole episode was acknowledging the futility of anyone trying to resist Alison Brie. Even Don had to admit he likes Trudy. (Don, of all people!)
It's interesting to consider that Pete blamed his raping a young girl on his wife for leaving him alone. There was no turning point. He's a terrible person, and always has been. He's an antagonist within this show's world -- his purpose is usually to present an obstacle to the characters we like (Peggy, Don, Roger, and now Lane).
My favorite "Sleazy Pete" moment in that episode was the hooker running through characters with him, passing on each until she hit on "You're the king, baby!" That was the most pathetic thing I've seen in a long, long time.
I loved the staging of the fight; so anticlimactic. A lesser show would've had one of them flying through the windows, but instead they fought like the two awkward white guys they were.
I think the most astute observation in the whole episode was acknowledging the futility of anyone trying to resist Alison Brie. Even Don had to admit he likes Trudy. (Don, of all people!)