Trudy Campbell Is A KGB Spy

May 29, 2014 12:19 PM

Trudy Campbell Is A KGB Spy
A careful read of the early seasons of Mad Men reveals a hidden truth: Housewife Trudy Campbell is a secret KGB agent working to undermine the West.

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posted by The Whelk (9 comments total)

This project was posted to MetaFilter by box on June 1, 2014: Trudy Campbell Is A KGB Spy

I haven't had a chance to read this yet as I'm at work, but I already fully sign on. I also posit, sight unseen, that an older Trudy is "Claudia", the handler of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings in the 80s.
posted by Rock Steady at 12:45 PM on May 29, 2014

WE WHERE THINKING THAT
posted by The Whelk at 12:48 PM on May 29, 2014

As loathe as I am to break our frenemies pact by saying nice things to you, this is really hilariously awesome and I love it.
posted by Rory Marinich at 2:31 PM on May 29, 2014

The highest possible honor.
posted by The Whelk at 2:55 PM on May 29, 2014 [1 favorite]

I've read it now and I love it, but I must take issue with one point. There is no way that Pete was wearing a tactleneck.
posted by Rock Steady at 5:25 PM on May 29, 2014

Watch the episode. It's a black ( charcoal?) turtleneck. It's SO STRANGE.
posted by The Whelk at 5:46 PM on May 29, 2014

Yeah, every so often on Mad Men the characters make an aesthetic choice that reminds me they are closer to my grandparents' generation than my parents'. Pete wearing a turtleneck, Betty's upholstered housecoat, Peggy installing a drop ceiling... It's a little disturbing.
posted by Rock Steady at 4:54 AM on May 30, 2014

Good stuff--posted.
posted by box at 6:52 PM on June 1, 2014 [1 favorite]

Also, note that her picture in the pilot is of someone else. Planting misinformation!
posted by tilde at 8:12 AM on June 2, 2014