But isn't Rosie's point interesting? Peggy has had a accelerated journey upwards. Who else had such a thing? Anne Boleyn! They weren't too happy that the Boleyn family gained so much power so quickly, and so they had to be brought down. Quite severely! Anne did not produce a boy, giving Henry the excuse to get rid of her. But everyone around Henry was more than willing to help. She was hated for her meteoric rise. I hope the same thing does NOT happen to Peggy!

The idea of a client not wanting her would be a very interesting story to tell. She worked on the Right Guard account, but would a client want her writing copy for a Real Men's Productâ„¢, like chain saws or something? Would Bethlehem Steel have wanted her on the account? Heck, I know older people even today who don't think female physicians are proper doctors and seek out male ones instead, and women who don't want a man styling their hair.

She also is not competitive, and has done little self promotion. (Even people who hated Pete for his role in Freddy being sacked thought Peggy deserved the office more than Freddy. Also in the BoK interview with Joel Murray he says that Freddy's championing of Peggy was a form of enabling himself, which she played along with.) I am guessing that next season will have a lot more intra-office competition.

A while back one of the Lipps pointed out that Don is relatively new to SC and being the creative director in Season 1. The dinner in 1.02 was one of if not the first between the Sterlings and Drapers. There is a lot of turn around in that field.

Also something that struck me during the confession scene: as guarded as Peggy is, she might welcome a forum where she can talk freely and with out fear of being judged. Maybe there would be opportunity to look for one.

Luisa is right that at the end of the day they'll still see Peggy as a woman, akin to a piano playing dog.

Think of the nature of prejudice. Peggy is Girl Wonder, and well-liked, but all she has to do is fall on her face once and the door is opened for the guys thinking she's risen too far, too fast. Her earlier successes could look like flukes if there is a predisposition to thinking that women aren't cut out for her job.

From the beginning. Don posed the question of what women wanted — and then he answered the question and it comes down to an excuse to get closer to him, and maybe jewelry. Roger thinks the answer is a candy pink stove. When the men had an opportunity on the Belle Jolie account to observe women they used it as an excuse to leer and mock. Freddy, say what you will since he mocked too, at least knew Peggy had it right.

But I think these guys are fully capable of having a woman tell them what she wants only to shake their heads and say, "No, that's not it!"

What about a storyline where a client just really does not want a woman on his account? Frankly, I think Don might tell them to go piss up a rope, but I could see others thinking she should maybe sit this one out.

How about an account that turns the tables and makes Peggy have to figure out what men want? I know she wouldn't be clueless from the airline scene with Don, but would the men buy that she could be the best person for the job?

And about Pete: I also think he did want a child, unconsciously, but not with Trudy. Maybe he saw it as repeating his own parent's life cycle, and he just didn't want to bring a child into all that. He already did what he was supposed to do, in marrying rich, getting the apartment, etc. But I think he sees that it would be useless to bring a child into a loveless marriage. And since he's fallen for Peggy, the bombshell just hit all the harder–the woman he really loves had his child and gave it away? By then, he would've wanted the child. If she had told him earlier, he probably would've resented her and never grown to love her as he does now. It's rather twisted, actually, now that I think about it. And sad.