Man Men: Episodes seven, eight
October 5th, 2009 at 12:23pm Billy Kulpa
Driscoll is on vacation this week, but we’re podcasting without him after taking last week off. And despite The Movie Man’s apparent amnesia for anything more than two days old, we manage to tackle episodes 7 (”Seven Twenty Three”) and 8 (”Souvenir”) in one convenient podcast.
You’ll notice a good 15-second pause after Will argues that Pete Campbell is a good guy early in the podcast. I’m thinking, “REALLY? Pete? A good guy? I’m not buying it.” However, I can’t come up with a good argument. I still can’t. So I’m asking listeners to help me out by responding to this question:
Is Pete Campbell a good guy, a bad guy or something else? Drop us a line at podcast@rrstar.com, or just comment on this post. We’ll talk about it in the next podcast.
Here’s some other highlights of this week’s podcast:
- Peggy’s shockingly dirty, dirty hookup with Duck
- Don’s apparent change of heart (and attitude) after signing his three-year contract
- And the evolution of Sally Draper
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1. Hannah | October 5th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I don’t think Pete is one thing, like everyone on the show he’s more than just a good guy and he’s definitely more than just a bad guy. I think he’s a morally grey character and there are times when you feel sympathy for him and times where you’re disgusted by his actions. I think the writers and the actor do a good job of making that character complex and interesting without ever making him into a one-dimensional villain.
For me, Pete’s always been one of the most multi-faceted, interesting and human characters on the show. I love him. One of the things I love about him is that he’s always reaching out, always searching for warmth and human connection, as well as looking out for number one — which is what Pete is constantly criticized for, but something everyone does. I understand why there are many people who dislike him as a character but I definitely understand why there are so many who love him as well, I think he’s a compelling character to watch. I wouldn’t want to know him in real life (I wouldn’t want to know most of the characters in this show in real life) but as a character on my tv screen I’m constantly rooting for him to do the right thing because I know deep (and I mean deep) down there’s a decent guy underneath it all.
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