Jenn recaps 4.09 "Hands and Knees"

Hands and Knees is right....Joan, then Roger, then Don and most shockingly..Lane. And seriously....how many more times this season is Don going to puke? It is probably the grossest, graphic puking I have ever experienced in TV or film.

This episode felt like a real game changer to me with everything basically hanging by a thread for most of the characters.

I love how it starts out with Beatlemania fever in little Sally Draper's shrieks...and in typical fashion all comes crashing down to pieces.

As soon as Joan walked into Roger's office and locked the door, I knew she was knocked up. Poor Joan. Then Poor Roger...he is so riled up between Lucky Strike and Joan being pregnant he drops the F bomb at the partners meeting. I wish Roger knew about Lee Garner, Jr.'s nasty entangle with Sal in the reel room. It would have been a great coup for Roger to get Lee right where it hurts and make him stay on with SCDP just so Roger does not expose him.

Slimeball Pete Campbell should just leave his wife already and join the ranks with Peggy, as they really deserve each other. What a hypocrite to call out Don meanwhile he and Peggy's lovechild is out there somewhere. Trudi's pink babydoll nightie made me laugh out loud. It was unbelievable, she looked like a ruffled Easter egg! And by the way, so relieved we got a break from Peggy this episode.

Happy with all the Betty tonight, and was so impressed she didn't let on about all of Don's dirty secrets. But too many people know now, and the cat's going to get let out of the bag and bite Don and it's probably not going to be the Defense Department. Telling Dr Faye was a red flag to me. Maybe here's where her Mafia father comes in to play. Or she's going to use it against him if things go sour between them and I am sure they will.

And Lane's father...oh my gosh. Straight up gangster, taking him out with the cane like that and then stepping on his hand...ohh how creepy! Poor Lane, it's why he's so rigid and repressed with his nasty father making him live in fear. I think he tried to impress him by taking him to the Playboy club where he's a key carrying member, but it's obvious who wears the pants in that relationship.

I loved the shots of the Playboy club. That whole subject of Playboy had never crossed my mind much until I saw a documentary on Hugh Hefner which I didn't want to watch, but ended up being so interesting especially the early history. A little known fact for our generation was his show called "Playboy After Dark." It was basically a talk show/party/concert all in one. I found this clip which is amazing. Tina Turner is total badass hottie in this, and the occasional shots of Hugh with his silhouetted pipe is so Camp.

Back to Mad Men though, I have my doubts Joan actually got an abortion. We'll have to see. I am hoping she didn't. In the back of my mind I kept thinking "Don't do it Joan, this may ruin your chances for ever having another."

I always love the song choices at the end of every episode and this little tune is actually one of my favorites by the Beatles. Perfect for this episode. I was left confused though, I didn't get the way he was looking at his secretary, Megan...did you?