*Lane: "I just seem to find no end, to my humiliation today. Mr. Campbell, you and I are going to address that insult. Rich Sommer as Harry Crane(credit only) 9. Campbell! Later, Pete talks about his despair at the day's events with Don in the elevator, wondering how the fight occurred when he thought they were all friends. In the commentary track for season 5, Matthew Weiner says that Ken being scolded for writing was loosely based on something that happened with Victor Levin, a producer on the show. He later shares a cab with Pete on the way home, where a drunken Pete criticizes Don as hypocritical for judging his adulterous actions.

"Don: "What was I supposed to do? To the surprise and shock of the other partners, Lane responds by challenging Pete to a fistfight. [3], Weiner stated that the episode was about the question -- "What do you want?"

The episode takes place between July 1966 and August 1966, with references to the 1966 World Cup Final, the Charles Whitman shooting rampage, and the crash of Braniff Flight 250. Business and pleasure converge on each other at both a dinner party thrown by the Campbells and a misguided whorehouse visit intended to woo a client. "Signal 30" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Mad Men and the 57th episode of the series overall. He worked in an ad agency and was reprimanded by his boss when he was caught indulging his dream in the middle of his job. [4] He used Lane's friendship with the Jaguar executive and the dinner at Pete Campbell's house as examples. (I honestly think television would be better if more shows adopted this model.)

We're supposed to be friends.

Jared Harris as Lane Pryce 7.

Kiernan Shi… While Lane needs some help closing with a potential new client, Peter begins to crack under the pressure of both his home life and work life. Lane is trying to break ties with his homeland. "Pete: "Fine, do you want to take your teeth out? I mean, truly?

Pete: "I'm not as virtuous as you.

The next night, he is attending a driver's education class, where he flirts with a teenage girl who is getting ready to go off to college.

Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Lane: "What do I do here? At the dinner meeting, Edwin, the Jaguar representative, assures Don, Roger, and Pete they have his business, but he wants to have some fun. Lane does however feel that he can take advantage of this friendship with Edwin Baker by bringing his company's business, Jaguar, into SCDP, as Jaguar is trying to enter the US market.

Everyone in this office has wanted to do that to Pete Campbell." "Pete: "I was doing my job. Ken Cosgrove has continued his writing and runs into Peggy while meeting with a publisher over lunch. "[7], Meredith Blake, reviewer for the Los Angeles Times, said that the episode was a sort of masculine companion piece to the fourth season episode "The Beautiful Girls", as "Signal 30" focuses on "collective identity crisis of the agency's male population". Punch Lane? Don later shares a cab with Pete on the way home in which the latter, drunk, criticizes Don as hypocritical for judging Pete's adulterous actions. Add the first question. He is secretive about his work and attempts to politely get rid of her. About Pierson, Weiner said, "He's now in the writer's room. "*Lane kisses Joan, catching Joan off guard. Lane is trying to break ties with his homeland. Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson 3. Matthew Weiner and his Academy Award-winning co-writer Frank Pierson were also praised for the symbolism of the leaking faucet and the character study of Pete Campbell. Lane blames Pete's methods for losing the account, and Pete responds by citing Lane's redundant role at the firm and challenging his sexuality. Lane strikes up an interesting friendship. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. He is later shown attending a driver's education class, where he flirts with a teenage girl about to go off to college. Pete: "He didn't ask you because he thinks, you're a homo. "Ken: "I can't believe he beat me to it. "Lane: "That'll be enough of that. Huggo. It's thematic unity wasn't magnified because it came right after "Mystery Date," which was one of the more difficult and scattered episodes of the series, but because it was simply exemplary. Lane catches Joan off guard, in Signal 30. View production, box office, & company info. Written by Jon Hamm as Don Draper 2. It originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on April 15, 2012.

-- Lane challenges Pete, after Pete insults him. As the night progresses, Ken's writing career is accidentally brought up in conversation by his wife, leading to a retelling of one of his stories. Peggy and Ken share a moment, in Signal 30. Episode cast overview, first billed only. Peggy: "Did you hear? She instead stays with Lane and forgives his action, claiming that he had done to Pete what everyone in the office had wanted to do for a long time. Despite being the sole Brit in the office and thus the logical choice in his own mind to deal with a fellow Brit, Lane has no experience in account management. Don explains he is not judging; he merely didn't know Pete was miserable.

Pete discovers that Ken is writing science fiction under a pseudonym, which angers Roger Sterling. It was met with rave reviews, with many commentators calling it the best episode of the season so far. The episode begins in late July 1966 and ends during August 1966, the 1966 World Cup Final, where England defeated West Germany 4-2 in a match that was filled with controversy. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Later that same day, Lane storms into a partners' meeting, shouting at Pete about how Edwin's wife has found out about his adultery and is devastated. "Peggy: "Why did you tell him? Directed by John Slattery. Wow. The film, shown widely to high school students across the country during the 1960s, was produced by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and takes its name from the radio code used by that agency for a fatal traffic accident.

In fact, as far as I can tell, our need for you disappeared after you fired us. Arguably one of the greatest living writers. Pryce's dinner does not go smoothly; the Jaguar representative appears to have no regrets in his life, and Lane is forced to plan another lunch to try again at confirming the new business. The Campbells throw a dinner party for the Cosgroves and the Drapers at their home. The Campbells throw a dinner party for the Cosgroves and the Drapers at their home. You see his powerlessness" and that Pete is "trying to keep his life exciting".