Watch "The Suitcase" - Season 4, Episode 7 for Monday, May 31
Backgrounders that will be helpful in understanding this episode:
Peggy's pregnancy - Read the section entitled, "At Sterling Cooper." Pay attention to the elements that deal with Peggy's involvement with Pete and her pregnancy.
The Glo Coat Ad - Peggy is bitter about the Glory Coat ad that Don won a Clio (the advertising equivalent to an Oscar) for. She thinks it was her idea and Don never acknowledged her for it. This episode brings the issue up, as Don has Peggy working late when she has a personal commitment.
You may remember Duck Phillips, the accounts man Don hired instead of promoting Pete Campbell. Duck flamed out as Sterling Cooper - in part due to his alcoholism. At one point, however, he gets into a brief relationship with Peggy Olson.
Don gets a call about Anna Draper, the wife of the real Don Draper. He has stayed in touch. They have been close friends. However, on his last visit, Don discovers that Anna has a terminal illness. He knows what the call means and he struggles with calling back.
The Sonny Liston - Muhammed Ali fight
Joe Namath
Discussion Questions
1 This episode focuses on Don and Peggy’s relationship. While each might be the most important person in the other’s life, they have very different ways of showing how they feel about one another – sometimes resulting in conflict or resentment. What is the true nature of Don and Peggy’s relationship?
2 Examine the process at work in deciding on the messaging of the Samsonite campaign. How do Don and Peggy attempt to appeal to the American psyche?
