Mad Men/Recap/S4/E07 The Suitcase

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Peggy gives Don a presentation for Samsonite he doesn't like, and he has her stay late to work on it, which means she doesn't get her surprise birthday party, and he doesn't get to see Ali vs. Liston II on closed-circuit TV in a theater. A missed call from California forces Don to face the fact that Anna is dying. He buries himself in his work all night as he and Peggy go through confrontations, followed by giggles, followed by Greek food and drinking. They find Duck Phillips in the office looking to take a shot at Don until Peggy gets rid of him.

They pass out in Don's office, and Don hallucinates Anna's ghost. He wakes up and calls Stephanie: She's gone. But he has a new campaign for Samsonite...

Despite the single, fairly straightforward plot, this is one of the best-received episodes the show ever had, and it's method of characterization has been compared to the Breaking Bad episode "Fly."

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This episode contains examples of:

• Berserk Button: Don't call Peggy a whore in front of Don.
• Tear Jerker