Inside Episode 505 Mad Men: Signal 30

[@TheSos94]

Finished all the seasons of Madmen in this lockdown and now all I do is watch videos of Madmen on KZbin !

[@BaffledApe]

Phew! Pleased to find out I'm not the only one :)

[@graciigracii1231]

I can watch these everyday

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

Great episode. During the scene in the cab, Pete sarcastically says to Don: "I have everything". Later, in the elevator he emotionally says: "I have nothing". Pete disguises himself through materialism and personal achievement. But the events of the episode slowly reveals his weakness, insecurity, and vulnerability. Pete is ultimately forced to confront his true self and accept the reality that he will never feel truly fullfilled as a man. Don Draper represents the type of man that Pete has always wanted to become. The irony is that both men are pretending to be someone else.

[@bobpolo2964]

well said

[@john-lucadevries1763]

Complete, and utter bullshit. They are acting as is expected of them as men and naturally struggling with this. Don's just older, and more experienced. Pete will get there.

[@macfan128]

Look at Jon Hamm's expressions in the elevator...says so much without saying a word.

[@01publicopinion]

amazing acting...

[@ajitkirpekar4251]

True that. It's like...get me the fuck out of this elevator because I can't stand being here another second.

[@Madvideoclips]

The way they play the sound of dripping water in the ending scene to symbolize Pete's inadequacy just gives me chills every time.

[@blizzaire08]

somebody give Vincent Kartheiser an Emmy already...

[@Dopesickgypsy]

Signal 30 is one of my favs ... The man with the tiny orchestra

[@turcosoup]

This is probably one of my favorite episodes. I thought of this more as Pete was always just trying to find masculinity that he never had. He had an older brother and he was one of the youngest guys at the office for a long time. Growing up rich and his age weren't really helpful. He is spoiled. He has been pushed and talked down by many people who have fought in wars, been across seas and just grew up in poorer neighborhoods. Pete was just trying to find his place.

[@misterwhipple2870]

Pete's real problem was that he was an asshole.

[@BabyfaceThompson]

One of my favorite Pete quotes in this one -- "My lordy! New business? Not here, sir!"

[@beatrixkiddo4693]

John Thompson NOT GREAT BOB

[@wolfwoodnyo]

this episode was one of my favorites. Pete has such deep internal problems and you can really see it this time around. I thought the ending of this episode hit home and really made me feel his pain.

[@nonchalantd]

Pete is always going to feel like he has nothing because he is always focused on attaining or accumulating more instead of realizing how good he has it. And he's lucky he didn't get his ass kicked sooner.

[@legabri7]

Greatest mad men episode of all time. Hands down

[@Sapphonouveau]

Pete can dish it out but he really can't take it (which is fair enough, that's just part of his character and it's fascinating). The 'we're supposed to be friends' line is sad but then you remember he was the one who started the beef, betraying the however much wrongly supposed loyalty/friendship that Lane and earlier, Sterling, thought they shared.

[@mateuszfrydryszak3856]

it's a crime that you've left out "He was caught with chewing gum on his pubis!" from Lane

[@jasonlefler3456]

Mateusz Frydryszak Always leave them wanting more...

[@gailwebb9619]

I died laughing at that comment! It was a great visual.....can just imagine a drunken man coming home from a night out with the boys and going to a "fun" house with ladies....and not even noticing he had chewing gum on his "pubis!"

[@BaffledApe]

I second that! Absolutely my favourite line of the 92 episodes :)

[@mphrdldn]

I like Vincent and Pete. I admire smarts and being ahead of one's time.

[@Genevieve1023]

Every time I watched this episode, I wondered who Pete's young girl reminded me of. And then I realized, she reminded me of Peggy in season 1.

[@jasonlefler3456]

Genevieve1023 Ah...well spotted!

[@jenlindley7780]

Not at all. ..Peggy was never that pretty.

[@dennischemorion9546]

Campbell is my favorite character on the show. The actor is phenomenal

[@joshuapatrick682]

Where I am from and how I was raised if you insult another and they challenged you about it, you didn’t look to your friends for help, you handled your business or bounced the check your mouth wrote…

[@BigMacCoyle]

I didn't realize how great this episode was the first time I watched. But one of the reasons this is my favorite show of all time, is the rewatchability (not a word). And learning things you didn't notice before.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Pete with that melodramatic "I have nothing, Don" honestly always cracked me up.

[@joshuapatrick682]

Quite possibly the best episode of the show. It’s such a great, well written well acted character piece about Pete Campbell, one of the more compelling characters in some strange ways.

[@Johnywang1]

man i love this show soo much

[@bawoman]

"this was the saddest episode to date" I agree.It left me pretty depressed.

[@jasonlefler3456]

The dripping faucet motif gave me a chill.

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Yes he makes me hate him in all the right times... Well played, Mr. Kartheiser, well played

[@MrKevinAlvarenga]

great episode, Pete's magnus opus

[@HasanSIM14]

Are you kidding?! He's acting out of him skin as Pete Campbell. He's eerily believable whereas in real life he's the nicest guy.

[@pettypettywoodchuck2]

this season is great so far

[@dasikakn]

Pete is a surprisingly interesting character. His arc started an entitled son of a so and so, but he slowly broke away from that to establish a separate identity from his family in a business they didn’t care much for. I see all the flawed characters on this show and know real people like that, especially Pete, Kinsey, Sal, Peggy, Megan, Freddie, and Kenny. Don and Joan seem a little larger than life, and I don’t know any old money people like Roger or Cooper.

[@SolidGaby]

THIS IS THE BEST MAD MEN EPISODE EVER!!!!! I SMELL EMMY!!!!

[@azareloropeza3261]

HONESTLY SEASON 5 WAS THE SHIT !!!!!!!

[@DrLeroyGreen]

That girl dialing into Pete was so pro~!

[@Avoltaic]

Such a creepy episode. Season 5 has a running of death, but they really hammer it in here. When this episode came out, everyone thought it was foreshadowing Pete's suicide... guess not.

[@xstreammakeova]

Never saw this episode, I can't wait until I watch it through, that said Pete is insane Lane kept them afloat before/after Lucky Strike, he's invaluable. Lane spanked that arse!

[@SoraNaeginoOswald]

Vincent as Pete... He needs to bag awards for that! (=^_^=)

[@65g4]

i couldn't agree more I can't believe he has never had a nomination

[@cw1294]

I would have like to have seen Don just once treat Pete with a little more compassion in later episodes when he grows up and does his job

[@TheSpunkyKitty]

After Lane kissed Joan, she got up and opened the door. Was anyone as disappointed as I was that she didn't LOCK the door and, uh, 'expand' on that kiss? I was hoping that more might come of that interesting little turn of events.

[@truestorydesu]

"Madison Avenue Whore Fest." Oh, Jared Harris, I love you.

[@julieerin115]

both pete and don are despicable characters, but at least don is easy on the eyes

[@williamalfonso1373]

Don is the guy we all want to be, Pete is the guy we all are.

[@julieerin115]

@@williamalfonso1373 And Joan is who all us ladies want to be, yet Peggy is the one who most of us are.

[@oooh19]

@@julieerin115yea but I personally love Betty’s style most of them all however yea Peggy is the most modern woman. Plus having had a Catholic upbringing I can personally relate to the struggles from that

[@julieerin115]

@@oooh19 Agree about Betty as well.

[@erc5033]

Im looking for a video in which Matthew Weiner, I think, or someone else, says about Pete hitting on his classmate, the blonde girl, that he has no chance with her. Have you seen it? Thanks.

[@GiantSandles]

I'd love that, especially after watching Season 6. It's probably not gonna happen though, which is a shame.

[@BD12]

You and I are going to address that insult. *Roustabout fists*.

[@OriginalRuffles]

"I have nothing, Don."

[@Mrster]

That high school girl was really cute.

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Well said! I'd love to be married to Trudy and have that child with her....I don't even want children

[@carver3419]

I would never have friends like any of these characters. There's nothing likable about any of them.

[@beatrixkiddo4693]

carver3419 just because it's a realistic show.. not everyone is perfect. We all make mistakes, have ups and downs... it's apart of life's & think that's what I love so much about the show

[@carver3419]

Yak, yak, yak ... I realize it's fiction. No one is asking for perfection, but the actors portray toxic and troublesome people. By the same token, I would never have friends like the main characters in Seinfeld.

[@hahdhsjsjrkfn]

Seems to me that you're the asshole here sir...

[@julieerin115]

oh poor pete and his problems...he brought it all on himself

[@Jade_Eye_Panda]

Dude, you gotta spread the Gospel with more . . . finesse.

[@steve998]

Vincent Kartheiser is the worst, slimiest, hammiest, shittiest actor in the history of the world. He looked about 16 in that tartan jacket, I just cannot take him seriously as Pete Campbell... and to cap it all, his hair parting is so far down it should be in Florida