Episode 504 “Mystery Date” was a resounding clap of thunder that I’m sure, quickly silenced all the haters who have said that there hasn’t been much going on in the show of late. Murders, violence, meeting the many women of your new husband’s philandering past, deadbeat rapist husbands, racism, terrifying step-mothers, its got it all.

For Don, his past has come back to haunt him. The very first scene of the episode is of Megan and a cold-ridden Don stepping into an elevator, where Andrea a former fling, soon steps in and starts openly flirting with Don until he introduces Andrea to his less than pleased wife. As Andrea steps off the elevator, Megan exasperatingly says “How many times is this going to happen?” During an aspirin raid in the kitchen, Don tries to talk to Megan about the incident. Don explains that  “It was a long time ago and I was unhappy.” Megan cynically retorts “Because you were married”, and follows up with “You’re married to me now…and that kind of careless appetite, you can’t blame that on Betty.” She calls him on his bull, stating that regardless of the state of his marriage, Don still sexed up the majority of women found in Midtown. After a meeting with a client, where Don sits back and lets the newest rising star in the office, the newly hired Michael Ginsberg of the last episode, make a pitch. Afterwards, he calls Megan where she tells him to go home and rest.

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