It was written by series creator Matthew Weiner and Lisa Albert, and was directed by Andrew Bernstein.
The episode opens on February 28, 1962, with a party hosted by Paul Kinsey in his apartment in New Jersey.
When the women are alone, Joan makes condescending comments to Sheila and muses, "The last thing I would have taken Paul for was open-minded."
The following morning, Don Draper and Roger Sterling come into the office to see all their employees huddled around a radio broadcasting news of the crash of an American Airlines plane in Jamaica Bay.
Bud tells Pete their father was broke upon his death after spending most of his money on "oysters, travel and club memberships."
During the game, Betty mentions how their son, Bobby, traced a drawing at school, but pretended he drew it himself.
Don defends him, pointing out that his whole art department traces, but Betty dislikes Bobby's dishonesty.
There has been much discussion about whether the youngest child is Peggy's son; Matthew Weiner has said that he deliberately made this scene ambiguous.
In the evening, Don meets with the Mohawk Airlines CEO and tells him Sterling Cooper is letting them go.
Eric Goldman of IGN said, "This was a great episode of Mad Men, as some deeply personal issues mixed with the ad game in the worst possible way for the ever-fascinating character of Pete."
This episode received a review of "Amazing", and 9/10 stars because the writers included many historical events that lead to strong story lines.
[3] They thought since Pete and his father did not have a good relationship, that it was better to have him die rather than recast the part and keep that storyline going.