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A doctor tells Betty she’s pregnant, and she is disappointed, saying it’s not a good time. The doctor is reluctant to explore other options. After riding, Betty finds Don waiting for her, wanting to give their marriage another shot. She is surprised and standoffish.

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Really great article over at the Economist about Internet television steadily moving from the computer to the living room, and scaring cable companies in the process. This internet television thing is a likely foundation for the “digital video nirvana” situation I am personally jonesing for.

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Betty locks Sally in a closet after catching her smoking. She talks back, saying Don left because Betty is mean and stupid. Meanwhile, Don gets off a bus in San Pedro, California.

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Jane wakes up in a hotel bed with Roger. She has written a love poem, and Roger asks her to marry him. With Don and Pete away, the office folks aren’t getting much done. Kurt invites Peggy to a Bob Dylan performance.

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Pete and Paul are planning a trip to California to learn about potential, new clients in the aerospace industry. Don reminds them the trip is for business, not pleasure. That evening, Trudy tells Pete she wants to adopt a baby.

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Barred from home, Don sleeps in a hotel. A newspaper headline says Marilyn Monroe has died. At the office, Peggy says they’re lucky Playtex didn’t go with the Jackie / Marylin campaign.

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No new episodes of Mad Men so this is what we settle for. It’s amusing.

I wonder what Rachel Menken would have to say about this?

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Betty returns from riding and asks a reluctant Don for help around the house in preparation for a dinner party. Peggy helps Father Gill with the promotion of a church dance.

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Chief shows Adama the Cylon goo used to repair Galactica. A raptor arrives on Galactica with Boomer and Ellen - the last of the final five - aboard. Adama puts Boomer in the brig. Tigh is very happy to be reunited with his long-lost wife.

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Flashback to Saul poisoning Ellen back on New Caprica. She awakens in a resurrection tank on a base star. At first she is disturbed by the knowledge that she is a Cylon, but then seems to come to terms with it, likely because the memories of her true nature come flowing back to her. She asks a toaster centurion to help her out of the pool.

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