One of those multi layered, multi faceted beauty of MadMen, an episode that makes you ponder about what happiness is.
In reality it is quite subjective and actually a ladder, No matter how high up you are on it, even a step down results in unhappiness and discontent.
Even when you watch the initial casting, you see a silhouette of a man falling down It depicts character and moral degradation, and that's happening to every character... slowly, gently until it hits like a freight train.
The events are tied up with Don's sales pitch to cosgrove's future father in law.
And that how every moment of happiness is followed by long periods of morbidity. Yes, periods. Got that?
Think... Sally.
I concur with both reviewers who claim its implausible and the one who claims its plausible.
In reality its not plausible because Lane is supposedly astute, and being an Englishman is super connving and thorough with this acumen and account keeping. He is shameless and very calculative. He could have easily dug dirt about and around and gotten his way back. He could have also found other ways to bankroll his loan than forge Don's signature. Don himself being an amoral person would have let go Pryce atleast once, given how even more immoral events happen in SCDP. I mean for God sake, Don has been forging his identity all along. Also, Pryce would be hired anywhere in New York in a heartbeat, he way like A million times better than Peggy at his JOB... Duh!
But the character of Lane from the writer's perspective makes this thing plausible and let me tell you why.
Lane has been a pain in the b*tt for the Sterling cooper since he joined there as a financial overseer. His job invited the ire of everyone and he knew that. He was never felt accepted by the Americans and But when he was double crossed by PPL, his descent in life had begun.
He was in severe identity crisis from there on. He was settling in NYC but couldnt let go his Englishness. He wasnt attracted to his wife or loved her but carried along for the sake of it. He wanted to get rid of her when she was in London but, his father authoritarian father humiliated him and forced him to reconcile.
Lane was never celebrated for his contributions.
And when he was, by his wife, he couldn't stomach it!!
Even though he made partner, he just couldnt fit into the ad agency way of life. Everytime he tried, he fell short. He aspired to be a philanderer, failed He aspired to date around (playboy bunny) failed Tried romancing Joan, failed Was disappointed at Joan's degradation which he thought he was responsible for He aspired to get rid of his wife, failed.
He couldnt even drink up as the others could (remember him being tipsy before suicide and when he barfed in parking lot) He tried salesmanship with Jaguar, failed He tried to earn more with the partnership, didnt earn much since last 3 years, failed He lost his gentlemanliness by fighting Pete, failed Lost his ethics during check forgery, failed Tried distributing bonuses, failed
He just needed a trigger to cave, Being discovered to be a fraud afterall by no another than Don, who blondly trusted him, did it.
Im writing this because Jared Harris completely epitomized this role, he left us all asking for more. He came uninvited, captured the audience and left in a silence.
In reality it is quite subjective and actually a ladder, No matter how high up you are on it, even a step down results in unhappiness and discontent.
Even when you watch the initial casting, you see a silhouette of a man falling down It depicts character and moral degradation, and that's happening to every character... slowly, gently until it hits like a freight train.
The events are tied up with Don's sales pitch to cosgrove's future father in law.
And that how every moment of happiness is followed by long periods of morbidity. Yes, periods. Got that?
Think... Sally.
I concur with both reviewers who claim its implausible and the one who claims its plausible.
In reality its not plausible because Lane is supposedly astute, and being an Englishman is super connving and thorough with this acumen and account keeping. He is shameless and very calculative. He could have easily dug dirt about and around and gotten his way back. He could have also found other ways to bankroll his loan than forge Don's signature. Don himself being an amoral person would have let go Pryce atleast once, given how even more immoral events happen in SCDP. I mean for God sake, Don has been forging his identity all along. Also, Pryce would be hired anywhere in New York in a heartbeat, he way like A million times better than Peggy at his JOB... Duh!
But the character of Lane from the writer's perspective makes this thing plausible and let me tell you why.
Lane has been a pain in the b*tt for the Sterling cooper since he joined there as a financial overseer. His job invited the ire of everyone and he knew that. He was never felt accepted by the Americans and But when he was double crossed by PPL, his descent in life had begun.
He was in severe identity crisis from there on. He was settling in NYC but couldnt let go his Englishness. He wasnt attracted to his wife or loved her but carried along for the sake of it. He wanted to get rid of her when she was in London but, his father authoritarian father humiliated him and forced him to reconcile.
Lane was never celebrated for his contributions.
And when he was, by his wife, he couldn't stomach it!!
Even though he made partner, he just couldnt fit into the ad agency way of life. Everytime he tried, he fell short. He aspired to be a philanderer, failed He aspired to date around (playboy bunny) failed Tried romancing Joan, failed Was disappointed at Joan's degradation which he thought he was responsible for He aspired to get rid of his wife, failed.
He couldnt even drink up as the others could (remember him being tipsy before suicide and when he barfed in parking lot) He tried salesmanship with Jaguar, failed He tried to earn more with the partnership, didnt earn much since last 3 years, failed He lost his gentlemanliness by fighting Pete, failed Lost his ethics during check forgery, failed Tried distributing bonuses, failed
He just needed a trigger to cave, Being discovered to be a fraud afterall by no another than Don, who blondly trusted him, did it.
Im writing this because Jared Harris completely epitomized this role, he left us all asking for more. He came uninvited, captured the audience and left in a silence.