(Source: bradlunam, via theclockworkaesthete)
Finding myself in one of those moods again where the idea of waking up to go to work is so god damn unappealing that I refuse to sleep.
| Me: | The crack in the glass signifies the breaking of the facade. The shattering of the illusion, both of Don's current life, and his hidden past. No matter how well the glass is glued together, the crack is still visible. |
| My sister: | He's just drinking vodka in a cracked glass. |
| Me: | Betty Draper is the personification of The Feminine Mystique whereas Bert Cooper is the principles of Atlas Shrugged in practice. |
| My sister: | They're just characters. Betty is pretty, Bert is intense. |
| Me: | The ocean washing over Don while his eyes are shut are symbolic of a baptism, a new start. |
| My sister: | He's enjoying the damn ocean. |
| Me: | Pete's gun is a symbol of his inferiority complex and his repress-- |
| My sister: | Shut the fuck up and watch like a normal person. |