As a man who created his own entirely new identity that he successfully sells to the world every day, Don is a natural. But his whole carefully constructed life could come crumbling down if his secret is discovered. Don't be fooled by Mad Men's gorgeous characters and sets; the show is easier on the eyes than it is on the soul. Search Charactour. Sign Up Log In. Recommendations Fans of her also like:.
See All Recommendations. Get to Know her in When Peggy fired Joey for that drawing, she was actively trying to change things. There's a fine line between being assertive and being shameless, Joan! Joan started dating Greg in season 2 and it quickly turned out that he is a very conservative and insecure man who expected Joan to be submissive and to satisfy all his needs.
He couldn't stand that Joan was a very independent and strong-willed woman. Instead of breaking off her engagement right there and then, Joan proceeded to marry the guy, which brings us to the next, an even sadder point. Even though these two clearly have nothing in common, Joan wanted to keep up the appearances of being in a dream relationship from the beginning. She bragged about the engagement in the office, showing off her engagement ring and thus perpetuating this myth that a woman's ultimate goal in life is to get married.
Joan was a supportive wife to Greg, but he was very selfish in return. He didn't invest anything in their relationship at all. When she got pregnant, she told Greg that the child was his, even though it was Roger's. Finally, the tragic couple divorced in season 5. Even though she wanted things to be that way, it's still pretty sad that Joan had to raise Kevin all by herself.
None of the men in her life stood up to be decent fathers to the boy, but Roger did at least tell Joan that he included Kevin in the will. Roger's lack of involvement in Kevin's life didn't really make sense , but Joan didn't seem to mind. The silver lining is that Joan's mother helped her raise her son, so she wasn't completely alone. At the end of the series, fans see her run her own business while being a great mom.
Joan and Don weren't very close, but they did have a very friendly relationship. In "Christmas Waltz", they truly enjoyed each other's company at the bar, so it came as a real shock in season 7 when Don turned his back on her. Joan slept with a powerful Jaguar representative for the company, only so Don could throw the account away and boost his ego.
But back in the day, Joan seemed to be one of those women that Don truly loved , either as a lover or as a friend. At about the same time, Don told the truth about his childhood: that he was raised in a whorehouse. In season 3, Joan considered leaving professional life to become a housewife. After she married Greg Harris, she thought about wanting to start a family. The office wanted to send her off in fine style, so they threw a party for her.
After copious drinks, several people thought it would be a fun idea to ride around the lawnmower that Ken Cosgrove brought to celebrate bringing on a new client. Joan not only springs to action, applying the tourniquet to the executive's leg, she applies her humorous wisdom, quipping: "But that's life. One minute you're on top of the world, the next minute some secretary's running you over with a lawn mower. Peggy is often at the receiving end of Joan's most shameless moments.
However, some guys in the art department harass her. She cuts them down to size, delivering a verbal onslaught that demeans them as they had demeaned her, gaining the upper hand. However, Peggy thinks this isn't enough punishment, and she fires one of them. It's hard to really understand why Joan was with Greg in the first place.
When they were engaged, he raped her in the office, but she still married him. Even before this, there were signs that he was just too clueless and she should have dumped him. She works hard to try to help him achieve his dream of becoming a doctor.
When he fails, he tells her she doesn't know what it's like to try so hard for something and not get it. Joan, who has given up the job she loved at SC to support him, can't take his whining anymore and smashes a vase over his head.
It's one of the few things she does that really gets through to him. It's one of Mad Men 's most infamous moments. The executives of SCDP think they need a car to make their agency a real player. They are playing for Jaguar , a small but respected brand where they have a connection.
But to finalize the deal, Joan must spend the night with the head of the Dealer's Association.
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