More than any other show, you have story arcs of so many different lengths. There are some huge series-long arcs, and shorter season- or episode-long arcs.

Being renewed one season at a time, how do you deal, creatively, with addressing so many major issues and deciding what needs to be revealed and when? Does the year-to-year nature of your relationship with AMC affect how you are telling this story?

As for the quote/suggestion, both were purely in jest.

I have only one humble request: although you named it Quote of the Week, I beg you not to "Remind him (Mr. Weiner) that the typewriters in Season 1 weren’t period." In light of the magnitude of important elements of this magnificent series, "who cares?".

Congratulations again.

Peter G.

1 a: to free from a burden : give aid or help to
–Peggy is RELIEVED that they don’t do the Playtex Marilyn/Jackie campaign. –The team RELIVES Freddy from doing the Samsonite presentation.
–Jane RELIEVES Don’s shirt shortage by buying some shirts at Menkins.
–Don is RELIEVED that his marriage to Betty is in trouble.

b: to set free from an obligation, condition, or restriction
–Freddy is RELIEVED of his job at Sterling-Cooper.
–Roger Sterling RELIEVES himself of his marital obligation.
–Jane is RELIEVED of her not dating status.

c: to ease aburden, wrong, or oppression by judicial or legislative interposition
–Freddy’s being RELIEVED of his job RELIEVES Duck Phillip

2 a: to bring about the removal or alleviation of : mitigate
–Don is RELIEVED about the breakdown in his marriage

b: rob , deprive
–Don RELIEVES Betty of her feeling of marital security.

3 a: to release from a post, station, or duty
–Freddy is RELIEVED of his job.
–Peggy is RELIEVED of her job and promoted.
–Don RELIEVES himself of a marriage.
–Mr. Roger Sterling RELIEVES himself of a wife.
–Mrs. Roger Sterling is RELIEVED of her marriage.

b: to take the place of
–Peggy RELIEVES Freddie for the Samsonite presentation.
–Jane RELIEVES Joan of her place as Mr. Sterling's sex partner.

4 :to remove or lessen the monotony of <a>
–Betty RELIEVES the boredom of Sara Beth by arranging a lunch.

5 a: to set off by contrast
–The emotional concern of the elevator operator for Joe Dimaggio regarding the death ofMarilyn Monroe is in stark RELIEF to the concerns of Peggy and Don.

b: to raise in relief

6: to discharge the bladder or bowels of (oneself)
–Freddy RELIEVED himself on the floor.

intransitive verb
1: to bring or give relief
2: to stand out in relief
3: to serve as a relief pitcher

— re•liev•able adjective

synonyms
relieve , alleviate , lighten , assuage , mitigate , allay
mean to make something less grievous.

relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable .

alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress .

lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight .

assuage implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable .

mitigate suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful .

allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms .