I see Joan's role as a product of the times. She was the head honcho of the woman, and I think she originally was trying to help Peggy be a little more with it. Peggy has gotten much more stylish and is really growing as a person. Joan seems a little jealous of Peggy's success in the male arena, although the whole thing would fall apart without Joan's management skills, she isn't given the respect she deserves, and instead of thanking Peggy for firing Joey (?), she felt like that just make her look incapable of taking care of herself. I was really amazed at Peggy taking off her clothes, which would have been so forward in those days, she really doesn't care what anyone thinks of her; she wants to get the job done. I see Joan as having a kind heart, different times she is consoling people with a pat, and it seems genuine, she's just not overly emotional, and staying at the hospital when the guy got his foot cut off with the riding lawn mower, I just think the relationship with Joan and Peggy seems like a sick mother daughter relationship when the daughter is starting to outshine the mother.
I didn't know the annoying new guy was Peggy's boss? |