Peggy, Joan, and Betty all represent the very different yet limiting choices women had back then.  You could be a wife, a businesswoman, or a good time girl, but apparently you could not be more than one at once.

I love the fashions of that era, but my God has this show made me grateful for feminism!

I have always felt Pete's wife Trudi is a pushy woman for the 1960's.  She came from money and expects the best but what I enjoy about her character is she will not put up with Pete's demeaning comments.  Poor Pete...he feels abused at work and at home.

Pushy? Trudi is more than pushy..She's a spoiled little rich girl who gets what she wants by running to 'Daddy?'  There goes the Clearasil account--right out the window with the roasted chicken.

I don't really think Trudy is all THAT pushy, and I think it's normal that when a marriage isn't working out, that a husband or wife often goes to his/her parents for consort or sympathy. Trudy wants a baby and it's clear that Pete really does not.  Obviously, they should have thoroughly discussed this PRIOR to their marriage.  It seems Pete would be just as happy without children (his or adopted).  I think Trudy is frustrated with Pete and doesn't know where to turn, so she turned to her parents. Again, this is not particularly unusual.  And of course, SC GOT the Clearasil account based mostly on the fact that Pete was married to Trudy and her father is who he is.  I have always liked the Trudy character.  And talk about spoiled?  Pete throws a baked chicken out the window then opens the booze bottle and pours himself a tall one!  The chicken incident was really NOT very mature when you think about it.

Trudy IS pushy.  She wanted that apartment that they could not afford.  Pete said they could not afford it, yet she pushed and pushed.  To appease her, Pete went and humiliated himself asking his parents for help.  She then further humiliated him by asking her parents.

She is insisting on this adoption that Pete does not want.  She doesn't care in the least bit about what Pete wants.

I think the two of them are ideally suited for one another - I can't make up my mind which one I dislike more.  Well, actually, yeah, I dislike Pete.  He's a weasel though I'm sure over time I may gain more sympathy for him.  He's certainly been mean to Trudy, but she's also be incredibly overbearing.

I had to laugh at the sheer stupidity of throwing dinner out the window.  That was just dumb.  LOL

I think Pete's a jerk, for sure, but Trudy deserves him.

AND I was very impressed with Pete standing up to his father in law like that.  He's really not a weasel as a weasel would have backed down and regrouped somehow.  He showed that he has some kahunas and that surprised me.

I like when Peggy said to Pete when she got her new office that she is, "sleeping w/ Don and its working out," that was the first joke she has ever made.  Pete and her are weird and disfuctional together, its so delicious

Yes, Pete and Peggy have an interesting relationship.  I had to LOL @ Peggy's deadpan delivery!

Yes, fine, Trudy is pushy.  Whatever.  Goodness, she is a fictional character.

Pete is slime. He only married Trudy because of her money and family status.

She is a spoiled brat but he deserves everything she dishes out.

I predict Peggy will confess to him about their son after she learns that he feels unmanly for not fathering Trudy's child.

I love how Don talks down to him at every chance after the blackmail failed.

I too have to watch the encore to catch the subtleties.

I feel horrible for Joan. I agree, it wasn't the first time she was raped. I think she and Roger will get back together.