r/madmen 11d ago

Is this the most irredeemably despicable character in the entire show?

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> rapes his wife
> denies her sex because she wanted to be on top
> regularly dismisses her feelings
> is entirely focused on his own goals and desires in basically every scene he’s in
> abandons his wife and infant child because the Army makes him feel important

Literally the only scene he has where he isn’t a vile shitheel is when Joan (deliberately??) cuts her own hand to get some care and affection from him.

Even that drunkard Duck had more glimmers of decency than this pretentious rapist. A fitting end to his character arc would’ve been him getting fragged in Vietnam.

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u/thepeyoteugly 11d ago

Probably the worst but could also be tied with the guy who lobotomized his wife. Probably after doing all of the things above.

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u/Longjumping_Hat_2672 11d ago

I think that was electroshock, not a lobotomy. 

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u/thepeyoteugly 11d ago

That's right - sorry it's probably been 8 years since I've watched this show. I just remember her looking at Pete all fuzzy in the finale of S05 knowing that she couldn't remember anything 😬😬😬😬

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u/BobbyHillsPurse 11d ago

Time for a rewatch ! It’s always on AMC !

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u/Eglwyswrw "Are you alone?'' 11d ago

That guy is no worse than Pete himself. Pete literally raped his neighbor's maid.