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Hello, and welcome to the EXACT OPPOSITE of last week. I was so happy with everything after the last episode, so I kind of set myself up for it, but the stark, gut-wrenching sadness of this one bummed me out in an unpleasantly visceral way. The JFK-shaped shoe drops, finally, and everything starts to unravel. Duck and Peggy are still at it, and they win Best "Where Were You When..." Story. Pete and Trudy have become the realest couple on the whole show somehow while we weren't looking, and they sort of decide together how to deal with Pete's ever-weirdening position at Sterling Cooper. Roger's daughter gets married, and we watch him regain respect for his ex-wife while he comes to terms with the reality of his new one, but it's still Joan he calls when he needs real comfort. And then Betty breaks my heart.
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