• Flavorwire is part of the Flavorpill network
  • City Guides:
  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Chicago
  • London
  • More from Flavorpill:
  • Daily Dose
  • Earplug
  • Artkrush
  • Boldtype
  • ThumbnailPhoto Essay: K-I-S-S-I-N-G in the Museum »
  • ThumbnailBeach House Decodes "Norway," Introduces 5 Baltimore Bands »
  • ThumbnailWhy Is Indie Film Dying While Indie Music Thrives? »

Flavorwire

  • Follow us
  • RSS
  • Flavorpill on Twitter
  • Flavorpill on Facebook
  • Flickr: Flavorpill's Photostream
TelevisionMad Men Roundup
10 Things That Suck About Being Joan From Mad Men
11:36 am Thursday Aug 27, 2009 by Caroline Stanley

mm_episode210_ep_guide_517x307_MG_1

You might assume that it’s easy being Joan Holloway, Mad Men’s resident redheaded bombshell. We’ve got ten reasons why you’re wrong.

1. It takes you 10 times longer the any other cast member to walk across the office. Blame it on the camera’s obsessions with your retreating hourglass figure.
2. You think evaluating your “strengths” in the mirror while wearing nothing but a paper bag is a normal. In fact, you recommend it to female coworkers.
3. You feel like Shirley MacLaine’s character in The Apartment. She attempted suicide. You also feel like Marilyn Monroe. She succeeded.

mm_ep_guide_ep_204_517x307_img_9972

4. After he has a heart attack, you have to put makeup on Roger’s cheeks to help mask his “condition.” This is while you’re listening to him jabber on about how his affair with you is definitely not a mistake.
5. You ignore your roommate Carol’s awkward sexual advances. Then you hook up with an unattractive guy just to prove how not interested in her you are.
6. You listen to Peggy whine about not being included as she rises the ranks and explain the obvious: It’s because she needs to stop dressing like a little girl. You also referred her to a doctor who prescribes contraceptives to single gals. It’s obvious she never listens.
7. Your fiancĂ© is upset to discover that you’re more experienced in the bedroom than he is, so he rapes you in your boss’s office. You’re 31 and he’s a doctor. You will marry him anyway.

mm_episode212_main_image_517x307

8. You’re excellent at vetting scripts, but Harry hires a man to do the job instead of promoting you into the role from office manager. You’ve worked at Sterling Cooper for nine years.
9. Your ex Roger is engaged to Jane, the secretary you fired for being pretty and more fun than you. You guys should throw competing parties to help you get over it.
10. John Hooker.

1 comment
Email to a friendEmail to a friend TwitterTweet FacebookFacebook Digg thisDigg StumbleUponStumbleUpon
  1. TV News Roundup: 30 Rock, Mad Men, Heroes, Gossip Girl and More Mad Men
  2. Last Night’s Mad Men Joins the Canon of Icky TV Hook Ups
  3. If You Like Season 3 of Mad Men, Thank Matthew Weiner’s Babysitter

One Response

Basket of Kisses | Mad News, Aug 25-28, 2009 • August 28th, 2009 at 11:51 am

[...] lists “10 Things That Suck About Being Joan” and reviews “Bye Bye Birdie,” with embedded [...]

Post a new comment



Displayed next to your comments.



If you have a website, link to it here.

« Previous Next »
Get your Daily Dose of culture!
    1. Adventures in Australia: Yacht
    1. Video of the Day: Recycled Electronics Become Olympic Medals
    1. Why Is Bill Murray So Good at Playing Dead?
    1. Daily Dose Pick: I Don’t Care About Your Band
    1. Bands That Are Annoying to Google
  • Photo Essay: K-I-S-S-I-N-G in the Museum
    awesome.
    awesome • Mon Feb 8 at 4:16pm
  • Bands That Are Annoying to Google
    Brazilian Girls always brings up lots of fun images
    Sara • Mon Feb 8 at 4:13pm
  • Bands That Are Annoying to Google
    except for !!! all you need to do is add "band" to any of the above. magic.
    anon • Mon Feb 8 at 4:10pm
  • Bands That Are Annoying to Google
    hahahahaha love it.
    rawksavvy • Mon Feb 8 at 4:08pm
  • Beach House Decodes “Norway,” Introduces 5 Baltimore Bands
    BEACH HOUSE WATERFALL SANDWICH! yum :)
    rawksavvy • Mon Feb 8 at 4:07pm

About Flavorpill

Flavorpill covers cultural events, art, books, music, and world news. Join now.

  • About|
  • Advertise|
  • Jobs|
  • Causes

I want to...

  • Suggest an Event »
  • Send Feedback »
  • Report a Bug »

Our Publications

  • New York »
  • San Francisco »
  • Los Angeles »
  • London »
  • Chicago »
  • Miami »
  • Artkrush »
  • Earplug »
  • Boldtype »
  • Activate »
  • Daily Dose »
Get your Daily Dose of culture!