Gaslit
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Why think about the current upsetting time when we can think about an upsetting time in the past?
And that he is incredibly devoted to Richard Nixon.
And with that, lets look at the rest of our cast of characters!
Also,look how manyJohn Mitchells are on Wikipedia!)
In 1972, he was deputy director of Nixons re-election campaign.H.R.
Im going to alternate between calling John Dean and John Mitchell by their last name and first.
Were in January 1972, five months before the Watergate break-in.
Dean hustles down to Mitchells office in his mustard Porsche (why?)
and finds his boss and Magruder.
They clarify that they dont want to fire him; they have a special opportunity for him.
Dean is confused why theyre doing this since Nixon is way up in the polls.
Guess you didnt factor in Nixonsexcessive paranoia, did you, Dean?
Theres a lot of toxic masculinity b.s.
in this first episode, which is very clearly framed as bad since these arent people one admires.
Mitchell says some stuff about vaginas and how they have to become snakes to defeat their enemy.
(Is this what men talk about?)
(Hes also never met the president.)
Now we get to Martha.
Martha Mitchell made a name for herself by talking a lot.
By 1970,a Gallup pollsaid 76 percent of Americans knew who Martha Mitchell was, which is astounding.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know the current attorney general, Merrick Garlands, wifes name?
(Its Lynn.)
So true, Dad!
John Mitchell is frustrated because Martha is not supposed to give any interviews, and she keeps doing them.
She creates the impression of a woman who is very bored and wants attention.
She has a feud with First Lady Pat Nixon, although its unclear if it is in fact reciprocal.
G. Gordon Liddy gives a presentation to Mitchell, Magruder, and Dean, and it goes intensely poorly.
But who knows, maybe if theyd tried the erotic-arts thing, they wouldve gotten all 50 states.
Everyone hates Liddys plan, and he throws some furniture around and asks Dean what he thought.
Dean said he liked the cheerful font Liddy used in the presentation.
See, this is why we like John Dean.
Betty Gilpin is a gemstone among humans and Netflix should uncancelGLOW.
Also, they should write a final scene where Ruth and Debbie kiss, but anyway!
and established the Environmental Protection Agency.
Mo likes John, but he ruins the end of their date by being an ass.
He later makes it up (?)
CAN WOMEN JUST LIVE?
his basement, which is festooned with guns, beer steins, and variousRichard Wagnerand Hitler paraphernalia.
His son essentially tells Liddy to become friends with his enemies.
So Liddy finds John Mitchell and they retool Operation Gemstone so its pared down and less clearly insane.
Liddy finds Magruder in the lunchroom and tells him about the new plan that Mitchell has approved.
Magruder says hes in charge of the budget, and Liddy can have less than even the pared-down amount.
Liddy, in his rational way, responds, Youve never tasted your own blood.
Cool talk, Liddy, thanks.
At the fundraiser, Mo greets people with, Hello, hi, you have blood on your hands.
But like,subtly.
We can all learn from this.
So he stays with the corrupt administration.
