11:02 PM

Mad Men, episode 510: Christmas Waltz

Poor Joanie. She works so hard to be in control, sure, confident, calm. It takes so much to break her, for even a moment. She & Don are so similar - I’m glad he was the only one who saw her briefly crack. She trusts him, they understand each other.

Don said everything Joan needed to hear: how hard things have to get before a divorce happens, reminding her that separating from Greg is a good thing; how pretty she looked standing next to the jukebox; how the pleasurable excitement & release of sex happens before the talks about children & the past; how he delivered the most sincere, respectful flirtation I’ve ever had the fist biting pleasure to behold. He built her up, reminded her that she’s beautiful, fun, intimidating & smart. Don gave Joan the words he needed so much when he was lost & lonely.

They’re such a gorgeous duo - two alphas, so hyper-aware of their own & each other’s magnetism. It was a delight to watch them be coquettish & devilish together. And I swear on all that is holy, when Don said to the Jaguar salesman, “She really wants me to take her for a ride,” I was all, “ZOOBIE WHO?” I love Don & Megan together, their relationship thrills me, but when I see two virile people standing next to each other who are so physically perfect that they look like cartoon drawings of an airplane pilot (copyright Liz Lemon) & Tex Avery’s Little Red Riding Hood, I cannot think about things like marriage & fidelity. All I can think is, “Make love in the sexy car, you glorious robust creatures! Do it! Now!”