'Mad Men' recap: The best lines from Sunday's 'To Have and To Hold'

So let's talk "To Have and To Hold," the third episode of "Mad Men's" sixth season and judging by the Twittersphere reaction two days later, the least liked episode so far. Which more than anything proves the downside of crowdsourcing opinions — they can be wrong, everywhere, instantly.

"To Have and To Hold" was this season's best episode. It was a pure pleasure ride and had everything we — or at least I — have long esteemed about this classic: Great writing; sharply designed and directed scenes; fewer clouds, more sun; a deep dive into office politics; and a veritable "Mad Men" treasury of priceless lines, which were funny, poignant, or economic gems of foreshadowing .

Also this special bonus: The creepiest dinner in "Mad Men" history. And one of the funniest.

This episode was pure joy.

OK, for this post I'm gonna forego my usual "What did it all mean?" and "When did it mean it?" approach, and simply skim the surface because there is plenty here to skim. And in that spirit, here are some of the best lines from "To Have and To Hold." You have to have seen the episode for context and meaning, but if you haven't some of these work too.

"Have and Hold" — by the way — was about several things, including Ted Chaough's end run on Heinz ketchup; Don's backdoor pitch to Heinz; Stan's deployment of "Project K" — the secret pitch for ketchup; Meg's new and expanded role on the soap; Joan's pal comes to town from Spokane! (where the writer of this blog lived many years ago); and Harry Crane's egomaniacal drive for a seat at the table, so to speak, all predicated on his putting a smiley face on Dow Chemical. A brilliant episode.

Here's a brief sampler of those lines .?.?.