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Getting fired can take a tremendous toll on anyone’s health and well-being, but for a man like Don Draper (who got drunk every night and took frequent midday naps even while he was gainfully employed), an extended period of rudderless inactivity could amount to a slow death sentence. Watch Mad Men Season 7 Episode 2 Online As we learned on last night’s episode of Mad Men , Don seems well aware of how much trouble he’s in without the stabilizing influences of wife and work. So while he may have taken to pounding the snooze alarm until noon, he’s also begun carefully monitoring his whiskey consumption and he continues smuggling pitches to his former colleagues at SC & P. We also learned last night that Don’s been lying about his unwelcome sabbatical to Megan and the rest of his family. As he usually does with personal matters, Don has once again chosen deceit over confrontation, and the result is predictably messy. Which brings us to the Draper the audience actually still likes: Sally! Don’s daughter is the first to discover that his lunch meetings have been replaced by daytime TV when she makes an unannounced visit to his office and finds eternally-cardiganed douchebag Lou in Don’s place. Sally knows instantly she’s been lied to by her father and the effect on their relationship is immediate and profound. She already busted Don for cheating on yet another mother figure last season, but this latest deception seems to confirm what she’d dreaded: lying for Don Draper comes as naturally as breathing. Reminded again of how dishonesty can irreparably damage even the strongest bonds, father and daughter both quietly resolve to be more truthful with the world. Note how uncomfortable Sally is with even the small deception of hiding a pair of ill-gotten sandals in her closet. When Sally beseeches Don to “just tell the truth,” she’s talking about much more than her school absence note. Realizing that he’s let his daughter down yet again, Don admits his guilt and shows his true self for possibly the first time since he shed his Dick Whitman skin.  The fact that Don is not only capable of honesty but wants so desperately to guide Sally in the right direction gives us reason to hold out hope for these two for the first time in a long time.  When Sally says, “I’m so many people” she’s giving voice to Don’a anxiety about his own double life and he seems to want nothing more than to save her from his fate. Elsewhere: Peggy snatches her receptionist’s Valentine’s gift in a strangely sitcom-y subplot that seems very un- Mad Men . Hopefully they won’t make a habit hackneyed jokes about Peggy’s spinsterdom. Though Ginsberg describing her holiday plans (“Masurbate gloomily”) made for one of the episode’s best lines. Pete may be Mr. LA these days, but he’s still Captain Douche as far as his East Coast colleagues are concerned. Some things never change. Speaking of douches, Dawn standing up to Lou was fantastic. As rewarding as watching the death of King Joffrey . Also: Joan gets promoted! Cooper’s a racist! As always, much is taking place in the offices of SC & P. (Even the name keeps changing!) Watch Mad Men online at TV Fanatic to keep up with all the high-minded drama! 9 Memorable Mad Men Moments Open Slideshow 1. Lane Price and Pete Campbell Fight Lane and Pete go at it. Lane won the fight but this season, um…didn’t end well for him. View As List 1. Lane Price and Pete Campbell Fight Lane and Pete go at it. Lane won the fight but this season, um…didn’t end well for him. 2. The Sterling-Cooper Lawnmower Incident A tragic mishap in the Sterling-Cooper offices. Well, tragically hilarious, anyway. 3. Betty Draper Shooting Pigeons Betty took her frustrations out on some neighborhood birds. She became a somewhat character in seasons since. 4. Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper Don’s daughter has had too many memorable moments to choose just one. It’s been a pleasure watching her grow into a sassy teenager. 5. Mad Men: JFK Assassination Scene Mad Men memorably tackled a day that brought the nation to its knees. Just one of many historical events the series has vividly brought to life. 6. Don Draper Hits Rock Bottom Don was a drunken mess for most of season four. He drinks a lot, but now he manages to do his job…for the most part. 7. Peggy Olson Smokes Weed Elisabeth Moss puts her foot down as Peggy Olson. That girl really wanted to get high. 8. Roger Sterling: Drunk For Pearl Harbor Day Every day is an occasion to drink for Roger Sterling. Though he got especially plastered (and bigoted) on Pearl Harbor Day. 9. Don Draper Crying Don broke down and showed his human side after learning about the death of a friend. We’re sure the final season will hold many more emotional moments for Don.

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Mad Men Season 7 Episode 2 Recap: Honest Don?