Oh man, we all knew this episode was coming, so let’s dive in…

AND GET CONTRARY:

But for us now, that afternoon Dallas is more illustrative of something else: the swift and unscrupulous pace of history. Particularly, recent American history and how it is so phenomenally compressed. In just one generation, the psychic trauma of RFK and JFK has been largely erased. So maybe Don Draper’s aloof attitude is enlightened rather than repressive: “Everything’s going to be OK. We’ll have a new president. And everyone is going to be sad for a little bit.

Oh I could go on, and I do! click for more going-on about THE episode.

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   This episode was simply amazing. I honestly think it was my favorite episode of the series so far. It was so...

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   great. A really interesting look at...different classes felt about the assassination. Much...

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    I remember that day well. People were talking...we’d missed because we were

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    full series run. The way in which they treated the assassination...was thoughtful and...

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    My only major takeaway from the episode was, “well,

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    ***Note: spoilers *** It’s amazing...the first half. That said, the most curious thing...

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    amazing. Can’t believe there’s only

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