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Old 06-04-2012, 01:05 PM
 
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I saw in the previews where Megan yells "I can hear you!" into her phone, I think creepy kid Glen's found himself a new older woman to be obsessed with again, in season 1 it was Betty, now it's Megan
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Old 06-04-2012, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Mayberry
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Great episode!!
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Old 06-04-2012, 01:46 PM
 
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Lane knew that check was going to bounce. It was the last straw for him.

In those days, it was common for the wife to be in the dark about the family finances. The men handled it and gave their wives an allowance, including a certain amount of spending money put in the checking account.
That's the first thought that popped into my head. His wife had no idea really how much money Lane was making. That fact (the check bouncing) and knowing he was going to be out of work destroyed him at that moment. And then to see this new, expensive car sitting in the garage for him was the last straw.


They seem to be shedding even more characters.
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Old 06-04-2012, 01:54 PM
 
Location: Lakewood OH
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How ironic that all the while they were calling Jaguar a "crappy car" that didn't run well because when poor beleaguered Lane tried to start one to kill himself, the engine wouldn't turn over. At that moment I thought, or was hoping, that Lane would take it as a sign an not try to go on with the suicide. But that didn't happen.

I so liked the Lane character. One reason is because the actor who portrays him looks exactly like one of the first bosses I ever had. But mostly because I think Lane was interesting and gave a different point of view of the American way of doing business at that time while trying hard to fit in.
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Old 06-04-2012, 02:00 PM
 
Location: Earth Wanderer, longing for the stars.
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'Megan is a good big sister, but she will never be Sally's mother.'

Perhaps I missed something, but I get no impression that Megan has any feelings at all of wanting to be Sally's mom. She just wants to fulfill what's expected of her in her relationship with Don. I think it is Betty who is projecting her feelings of jealousy, etc, onto Megan in some petty little psychological game that only SHE is playing.

I think Don made the right decision concerning Lane. I don't know if I could have done it, though. I think, to run a business, it takes a certain heartlessness and the willingness to sacrifice almost everything.

Did I miss something again? I am not sure how Lane got himself into the financial hole in the first place.
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Old 06-04-2012, 02:04 PM
 
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I can see that, but Don gave him an out that allowed Lane to save face. He could resign and say "things didn't work out" rather than having Don go to the partners and officially fire him for embezzling. That Lane couldn't be "amazed how much this didn't happen" in the way that Peggy could isn't on Don.
I think Don planted the idea in Lane's mind when he told him to take the weekend and think of an elegant exit.
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Old 06-04-2012, 02:10 PM
 
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'Megan is a good big sister, but she will never be Sally's mother.'

Perhaps I missed something, but I get no impression that Megan has any feelings at all of wanting to be Sally's mom. She just wants to fulfill what's expected of her in her relationship with Don. I think it is Betty who is projecting her feelings of jealousy, etc, onto Megan in some petty little psychological game that only SHE is playing.

I think Don made the right decision concerning Lane. I don't know if I could have done it, though. I think, to run a business, it takes a certain heartlessness and the willingness to sacrifice almost everything.

Did I miss something again? I am not sure how Lane got himself into the financial hole in the first place.
It would appear they live in a very nice apartment and live an elegant lifestyle. Their son attends what I would assume is an expensive school back in England. Then there is the matter of the tax money he owed. $7,500 in today's money would be well over $50,000.
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Old 06-04-2012, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Lakewood OH
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'Megan is a good big sister, but she will never be Sally's mother.'

Perhaps I missed something, but I get no impression that Megan has any feelings at all of wanting to be Sally's mom. She just wants to fulfill what's expected of her in her relationship with Don. I think it is Betty who is projecting her feelings of jealousy, etc, onto Megan in some petty little psychological game that only SHE is playing.

I think Don made the right decision concerning Lane. I don't know if I could have done it, though. I think, to run a business, it takes a certain heartlessness and the willingness to sacrifice almost everything.

Did I miss something again? I am not sure how Lane got himself into the financial hole in the first place.
Lane's money troubles began when he got a letter from the British tax people telling him he owed $7,000 in back taxes. He was overextended in his finances and couldn't pay it. I think the consquences would have been deportation and the one thing he wanted to do was stay in the US.
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Old 06-04-2012, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Earth Wanderer, longing for the stars.
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Lane's money troubles began when he got a letter from the British tax people telling him he owed $7,000 in back taxes. He was overextended in his finances and couldn't pay it. I think the consquences would have been deportation and the one thing he wanted to do was stay in the US.
Well, then, Lane did it to himself, didn't he? There are those making good money in the not so distant past who did the same thing. They really should know better. It's not as though some inadvertent expenses came up that he could not have known about.

Thank you.
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Old 06-04-2012, 03:30 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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Lane's money troubles began when he got a letter from the British tax people telling him he owed $7,000 in back taxes. He was overextended in his finances and couldn't pay it. I think the consquences would have been deportation and the one thing he wanted to do was stay in the US.
And at the time in the UK, the tax rate could be as high as 90-95% (see: Beatles' song "Taxman" off the Revolver album.)
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