• About

Steph Olivieri Bourbon ~ Writing Coach

~ I TEACH emerging female writers in tv/film & novels HOW to create stories to fall in love with✨© Stephanie Bourbon 2023

Steph Olivieri Bourbon ~ Writing Coach

Tag Archives: Peggy Olsen

Mad Men “The Suitcase” Reaches New Heights! IMHO

07 Tuesday Sep 2010

Posted by StephOBourbonWriter in Just For Fun, Writing (film & television)

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

Don Draper, Mad Men, Peggy Olsen

Oh My God!! So did you all watch this week’s episode of Mad Men?

I was floored with how brilliant it was.

I really love Don Draper so much. His character is so deep, so tragic and yet so sympathetic. He acts like a jerk at work to push people away, but you always see how much pain he is in. His best friend’s passing sent him into a drinking spell that would challenge a frat boy on spring break in Florida, and he even got sick, and yet he kept going because that is how he ‘deals’ with things. I have a friend that hates this character, in fact I am not sure she really likes the show because she is constantly saying that there is no hero, and I completely disagree. Don is our hero. He is the one we are following the most.

The writers have done an amazing job of filling in his backstory through out the years. Not knowing his mother, witnessing his father’s death, living with a cold step mother who didn’t like him much, escaping his life to build another, covering it all up with bravato and alcohol. Yes he isn’t perfect, but who is? And when a television character becomes perfect we lose interest. That is just the truth.

I think that Don Draper is on of the most complex characters ever written. I love him, I cry with him, I get frustrated with him, I sympathize with him and I definitely feel his pain.

Peggy Olsen is another very dynamic character and is played beautifully by Elizabeth Moss. The character herself going against what women are expected to do, in that time period, and disappointing her family by standing up and choosing her own career and life plane. Some people hate her for giving up the baby, but I believe that she is more strong for doing so. I can’t imagine having to make that choice.

This week’s episode showed her in a most fragile state, and it paralleled with Don’s in perfect harmony. The addition of the episode being about Samsonite luggage was beyond brilliant. The luggage, Peggy and Don all being super strong even under harsh conditions. WOW! Congrats to the writers for pulling something like this off.

This is truly inspiring television and writing. It doesn’t matter what kind of writing you do, this is an episode not to be missed when it comes to studying the craft!

I myself am more inspired than ever to learn and grow as a writer.

AND

I can’t wait until next week’s!!!

Categories

  • Children's books
  • Just For Fun
  • My journey into Hollywood writing :0)
  • NEWS
  • Novels
  • Writing (film & television)
Follow Steph Olivieri Bourbon ~ Writing Coach on WordPress.com

Blogroll

  • Join My VIP List
  • My Website
  • Stephanie's Facebook

Recent Posts

  • Crushing Your Query Letter
  • Why Silicon Valley Has It All
  • Why Jerry Maguire Is The Perfect Bromance
  • How To Write A Story That Works
  • Romantic Comedy Character Archetypes & Who Needs To Be Included

Tweet tweet~

Tweets by StephOlivieri

Older and more wiser. . .

  • July 2021 (2)
  • June 2021 (1)
  • May 2021 (3)
  • April 2021 (1)
  • February 2021 (2)
  • October 2020 (1)
  • September 2020 (3)
  • July 2020 (1)
  • June 2020 (1)
  • April 2020 (1)
  • January 2020 (1)
  • December 2019 (2)
  • September 2019 (3)
  • August 2019 (3)
  • July 2019 (10)
  • June 2019 (9)
  • May 2019 (11)
  • April 2019 (15)
  • March 2019 (6)
  • February 2018 (1)
  • January 2018 (1)
  • October 2017 (1)
  • September 2017 (2)
  • August 2017 (1)
  • July 2017 (3)
  • June 2017 (1)
  • April 2017 (1)
  • December 2016 (1)
  • November 2016 (1)
  • October 2016 (1)
  • August 2016 (1)
  • July 2016 (1)
  • June 2016 (1)
  • March 2016 (1)
  • November 2015 (1)
  • October 2015 (2)
  • September 2015 (2)
  • July 2015 (1)
  • June 2015 (2)
  • May 2015 (2)
  • April 2015 (1)
  • March 2015 (2)
  • February 2015 (4)
  • January 2015 (2)
  • October 2014 (1)
  • August 2014 (1)
  • July 2014 (2)
  • June 2014 (2)
  • March 2014 (1)
  • January 2014 (2)
  • December 2013 (3)
  • October 2013 (3)
  • September 2013 (1)
  • August 2013 (4)
  • July 2013 (3)
  • November 2012 (1)
  • October 2012 (3)
  • September 2012 (4)
  • August 2012 (15)
  • July 2012 (5)
  • June 2012 (3)
  • May 2012 (4)
  • April 2012 (5)
  • March 2012 (9)
  • February 2012 (6)
  • January 2012 (17)
  • December 2011 (6)
  • November 2011 (6)
  • July 2011 (1)
  • January 2011 (2)
  • November 2010 (1)
  • October 2010 (4)
  • September 2010 (16)
  • August 2010 (8)
  • July 2010 (14)
  • June 2010 (23)
  • May 2010 (16)
  • April 2010 (12)
  • March 2010 (1)
  • January 2010 (2)
  • December 2009 (3)
  • November 2009 (4)
  • October 2009 (14)
  • September 2009 (11)

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 3,602 other subscribers
June 2023
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930  
« Jul    

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • Steph Olivieri Bourbon ~ Writing Coach
    • Join 31 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Steph Olivieri Bourbon ~ Writing Coach
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...