It was written by series creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith, and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.

Mr. Hooker announces, flanked by the partners, to the Sterling Cooper employees that the office will soon receive a visit from their British owners, Putnam, Powell & Lowe.

After the announcement, Ken Cosgrove enters riding a John Deere lawnmower and reveals he's won their business.

Joan prepares a celebratory dinner for Greg, anticipating his promotion to Chief Resident, but he comes home late and drunk.

The PPL partners, St. John Powell (Charles Shaughnessy) and Harold Ford (Neil Dickson) arrive with charming, handsome account man Guy MacKendrick (Jamie Thomas King).

Powell and Ford then meet privately with Lane and compliment him on his success at Sterling Cooper, then abruptly tell him they're now sending him to Bombay to do similar work.

Guy holds a meeting with the Sterling Cooper employees to announce that he will replace Lane as Chief Operating Manager, positioned above Bert and Don.

The executives leave the Sterling Cooper employees feeling extremely disgruntled, except for Harry, who doesn't realize he's the only one who got a promotion.

When Guy makes a speech thanking Joan for her ten years of work and wishing her all the best in her "new life," she becomes emotional.

At Sterling Cooper, Peggy sincerely congratulates Joan on her seeming happiness, while Smitty begins driving the John Deere lawnmower around the office.

Alan Sepinwall, writing for New Jersey's The Star-Ledger, called it "one of the best Mad Men episodes ever" and the "highlight of Season 3 to date".

Sepinwall also opined that it was one of the series' funniest episodes yet, while also working as a "dramatic marvel" and having considerable shock value through the lawn mower accident.

[1] Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune exalted the hour as "jaw-dropping awesomeness" and expected Emmy wins for the writers and director, while praising both Christina Hendricks and Jon Hamm's performances.

She directed special praise for Lesli Linka Glatter, saying that "the way she staged the 'fete' at SC, the injury of Guy, and especially that scene in Kinsey's office was just right.