There were two (count 'em, two) True Blood actors in Sunday's episode of Mad Men: Don's occasional date, Bethany (who played the vamp-hating preacher's wife on TB) and Sally's school counselor (who plays Jane Bodehouse on TB). Of all the shows to overlap! I never would have expected the '60s ad agency to poach talent from the southern gothic vampire town, but then again, I never expected anyone from Angel to be on Mad Men, either, and yet we have Pete, who obviously rules.
(Know who I'd like to see cross over? Jason. Freaking. Stackhouse.)
Next up: Poor Sally. For some reason I'm usually a Betty apologist but she finally, finally crossed the line with me (probably long overdue), and her treatment of Sally immediately gave the episode a 3 out of 5 razor blades on the Depressing Scale (tm). A slap? Really? For cutting her hair?!
Roger Sterling's cringe-tastically appalling performance with the Japanese clients adds another .5 because even though he was a total jackass I also felt bad for him.
What's stopping the 3.5 from becoming a 4?
1. Everything Mrs. Blankenship does, especially announcing people long after their arrivals, and this priceless exchange about an incoming call:
Don: "What's it regarding?"
Mrs. Blankenship: (sigh) "Do you want me to go ask?"
2. Don's complicated bluff against his rival
3. The Honda businessmen ogling Joan ("How does she not fall over?")
4. Don opening up to the secretly-not-married focus group woman
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