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Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:49 am to
Posted by GurleyGirl
Georgia
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 9:49 am to
It's one of the best period dramas. I'm old so I was reliving the 60s again.
It is a great show but once I had seen it there was no reason to watch it again.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
38449 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:01 am to
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How did Elisabeth Moss convince hollywood that she is some siren that all men are attracted to? This show and Handmaids Tale, guys are fawning over her, ruining their families, commitng treason....for a mid AF chick with a bird face. Last season of Handmaids Tale she looked like a linebacker...Specifically Jack Ham...with all her teeth/.

I’ve watched MM 3 times now and am baffled every time. I can think of so many other actresses that could pull off an initial homely look, gradually becoming more attractive, which seemed to be her intended arc. But she was so unlikable the entire run.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
38449 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:04 am to
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Never thought she was pulling crazy high end guys in MM. the biggest pull she had was probably Pete and it was early season 1 when he was about to get married and was likely just reaching out for the nearest girl he could. Notice it basically never comes up again after like the 1-2 times they bang. Unless I’m misremembering most of her guys after that are just regular schmucks right?

No, I believe almost every single guy in her arc at least heavily flirted with her except Don (and of course cooper). She also boned Duck, Ted and some others I forget. Hell Ted was ready to leave his wife and children for her and had to move to Cali to get away from her because he was so smitten.
Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
23962 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:07 am to
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Hell Ted was ready to leave his wife and children for her and had to move to Cali to get away from her because he was so smitten.
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Yeah but Ted was a bleeding heart liberal and probably saw “Le resistance” in her.

And duck was pathetic. Small dick energy for sure.
Posted by rondo
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:14 am to
Stan tried to hit it

That goofy lib freelance writer lived with her

its not even like she's super cool or charming. She's smug and fugly.

But hollywood seems to think it isnt beyond the suspension of disbelief that guys will move mountains to get up in what I imagine are huge panties.
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
3787 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:17 am to
Awesome show that would never get made by AMC today

From 2008 to 2018, AMC had one of the most GOAT runs in television history. First three seasons of The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Terror, etc
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 11:21 am
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
9480 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:58 pm to
I have never heard any man say he was attracted to Elizabeth Moss. Plus she is a Scientologist in real life so you know she is insane.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
38449 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 1:09 pm to
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Yeah but Ted was a bleeding heart liberal and probably saw “Le resistance” in her. And duck was pathetic. Small dick energy for sure.

What are you trying to argue? The point is the show depicted her as hot and desirable and most males in her orbit acted the same with very view exceptions.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
10881 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 1:22 pm to
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2. Why is Sylvia and Dr. Rosens apartment that is a floor above dons so much shittier?


I'm watching it too and in the last season, when he's at dinner with his daughter and her school friends, they mention he has the penthouse.

I'm enjoying the theme of the show (60s), but I'm not finding the love for it. The storyline sucks and is not very interesting. I expected much more with the hype.
Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
2869 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 1:33 pm to
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Stan tried to hit it
As per the last episode, Stan confesses his love for Peggy, she reciprocates and it is shown they wind up together.



So in the end, he didn't just try to hit it, he DID hit it.
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 1:34 pm
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
38449 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 1:56 pm to
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I'm enjoying the theme of the show (60s), but I'm not finding the love for it. The storyline sucks and is not very interesting. I expected much more with the hype.

It’s a slow burn and very dialogue driven.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
115965 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 2:47 pm to
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What are you trying to argue? The point is the show depicted her as hot and desirable and most males in her orbit acted the same with very view exceptions.


I’m not saying she’s super attractive by any means but she wouldn’t have an issue getting a date in 1970s New York. The only time the show really goes out of their way to present her as sought after is the first season when she’s fresh meat in the office and every guy is coming at her for a quick hook up in the office. She gets pregnant and gains weight all that is gone as she transitioned to a copy righter vs a secretary

From that point on she a few long term relationships on the show - most of the guys are attracted to her for other reasons than looks and moreso for her independence and aggressive nature in the dating scene, which she got from Don. They have a couple scenes that outwardly point to her as frumpy or not conventionally attractive. I don’t see where you see her getting made to look like some supermodel in the context of the show
Posted by Jubalie Moe
Member since Feb 2016
108 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 5:52 pm to
While not a good man by any stretch, I love Roger Sterling. He made me laugh out loud the most.
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 7:36 pm
Posted by RonSancho
Member since Dec 2017
24 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 7:59 pm to
I thought Don and Sylvia would actually hook up in the Rosen’s maid’s quarters? That’s why it doesn’t look as nice. Maybe I’m wrong?
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
18571 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:40 pm to
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One other thing....the kid that plays Glenn is a HORRIBLE actor.

I k ow he's the show creators son.....but he's awful


I don't know who here is familiar with the band The Turtles, but doesn't Glen look like the younger version of lead singer Howard Kaylan?
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2009
12345 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:41 pm to
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While not a good man by any stretch, I love Roger Sterling. He made me laugh out loud the most.


Guy was a one liner machine.

Is it just me or is the lobby full of negroes?
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
18571 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:43 pm to
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How did Elisabeth Moss convince hollywood that she is some siren that all men are attracted to?

This show and Handmaids Tale, guys are fawning over her, ruining their families, commitng treason....for a mid AF chick with a bird face.

Last season of Handmaids Tale she looked like a linebacker...Specifically Jack Ham...with all her teeth/.


She's dog ugly.
Posted by Junger
Member since Jan 2026
270 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:45 pm to
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no reason to watch it again


I tried, gave up.
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
18571 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:46 pm to
"They make wine for Jews, and now they’re making one they want to sell to normal people.”

~Roger Sterling
Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
Member since Jun 2004
195497 posts
Posted on 1/27/26 at 8:47 pm to
1 because that's how the writers wrote it
the guy has a good head of hair in real life

Don had moved in more recently and let her decorate it
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