I know that Joan from Mad Men's name is actually Christina Hendricks, but to think of her with any other name, and in any other setting than the one I've become familiar with her in is really upsetting.
I know that Joan from Mad Men’s name is actually Christina Hendricks, but to think of her with any other name, and in any other setting than the one I’ve become familiar with her in is really upsetting. IMDB says that she’s currently working on a movie called The Bleeder. The Joan I know would NEVER.It’s gotta be annoying to become famous for such a specifically hot roll, when you haven’t really been known for anything else, because then if you’re seen in line at Walgreen’s buying Ritz crackers with a newly formed cystic pimple, it’s like you’ve betrayed the heartland. This is sort of my problem with people in general, because I fall in love with that one time they did that one thing while caught in that perfect light while I smelled that great smell, and any variation from that is met with: “I can’t believe you’re shitting all over our perfect love right now.” Joan from Mad Men encapsulates that, along with the tragedy of beautiful women everywhere by getting people to admit that it’s really not OK to fart and spill mustard on your dress. It’s just not.
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I have this one really beautiful and glamorous friend and one day last year we went to Six Flags together. My friend wore high heels, and the whole time we were at the amusement park I was wrecked with anxieties, worrying that she was gonna trip and break a heel, or that one of her shoes would come flying off while on the Batman ride. Sadly, I wasn’t concerned about this for fear that she’d injure herself, or lose an expensive shoe, but was crippled with terror that I’d see her in a light other than “perfect” and that it would change something about the way I felt for her. Weird, huh? Well, what do you want from me …I had never seen Mad Men, but when I learned that it was available on Netflix Instant, I watched all four seasons in a little over two weeks. The story lines of the episodes were interesting, but it was all pretty much filler for when Joan would come on screen. The minute she’d come on my heart would swell and my body temperature would rise. My favorite thing about her character is that her personality is the perfect mix of cold and warm, and that her body is quite literally something I would devote my life’s energy to worshipping and bathing with my mouth. I bet she could really beat the crap out of someone, which is DyNoMiTe!As luck would have it, I actually DID see her buying Ritz crackers at the Walgreens on Broadway in NYC the other day, and I was able to ask her something that had been troubling me. Here’s a transcript of me asking her that question:
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Me: Oh hey, Joan from Mad Men, weird to see you buying Ritz crackers at Walgreens.Joan from Mad Men: My name is actually Chr ….Me: SHSHSHSHSHSHS, I don’t wanna hear it.Joan from Mad Men: Sorry.Me: It’s OK. But hey, I need to ask you a question. Remember that scene in Mad Men where your lesbo roommate tries to get gay with you in the bathroom, and is all, “Joan, I love you, I’ve ALWAYS loved you.”Joan from Mad Men: Yeah?Me: That was pretty cool.Previously - Ryan Gosling
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