Don't want to make the "Mad Men" madder

I must confess to being a little gun shy when it comes to discussing Sunday's episode of "Mad Men." During TV Press Tour, a publicist mildly chastised me for revealing plot points that they didn't want revealed when I blogged about the show last summer. Well, I was merely guessing that Peggy was pregnant last year, so I'm not sure which plot points she had in mind, but, as I've noted earlier, they seem to be all of them.

Also, when I was talking to series creator Matthew Weiner, I asked a number of questions about Frank O'Hara's book of poetry that was used in the second season premiere, and he got a little uneasy and specifically asked me not to discuss it in my story before the episode aired:

"I don't want to be in a position of having to stop talking to people or to stop sending stuff out. People should have the same experience you had - you didn't know anything (about the episode, I'm presuming, or maybe he was just insulting me) and you loved it." And then, he did discuss the book, after all.

Well. We try to be spoiler-free round these parts (and at least two reviews - in Slate.com and the Boston Globe - quoted O'Hara's poem in their reviews, anyway, so obviously not everyone got the memo), but sometimes it's hard to tell what's supposed to be a surprise and what's fair game, and if you don't discuss the storyline, that can leave you without a whole lot to talk about (even discussing a line of dialogue or an actor's expression in a scene could give something away).

Anyway, here's what AMC is willing to let you know about episode two (per their website):

"Paul hosts a party at his apartment and introduces someone special to his Sterling Cooper colleagues. Peggy visits her family for dinner. Despite a conflict of interest, the Sterling Cooper agency aggressively pursues an airline account and Duck attempts to appeal to the client using an unorthodox approach."

I know, right? Pretty ho-hum for a pretty great show. Without going into particulars, such a description gives you no idea just how heinous Duck's pursuit of that "airline account" truly is, or how emotionally devastating Peggy's family time is.

And can I mention that for once in his miserable life, Pete almost does the right thing, but then he happens to catch Don in a grumpy mood and Don's all p!ssy with him so Pete goes off and does the wrong thing as usual? Well, I just did.

Here's hoping AMC is as generous with the screeners as they were in season one, but fearing that this may not be the case.

- "Mad Men: 10 p.m. Sunday, AMC.