For all things considered that come after, I love the way they introduce Connie into the show.

Don meets an older man at a party he doesn't even want to be at. He even mistakes the gentleman for a bartender at first before casually (and quite coolly) sliding behind the bar and making him and this gentleman, Connie, a pair of Old Fashioneds. They reminisce on their childhoods and it's obvious the older gentleman is smitten with the cool calm casual demeanor of Don. They leave things on a friendly basis.

Then, a few episodes later, a few months in the timeline of the show, out of the blue, Conrad Hilton, yes, *The* Conrad Hilton of Hilton Hotels calls Don and asks to have a meeting as soon as possible. That same cool demeanor of Don even senses the urgency and replies to the question of when they can meet with "how about right now?" 15 minutes later, he's in the Presidential Suite shaking hands with what would be the biggest account in the history of his company easily.

"We've met before," Conrad Hilton says shaking Don's hand. Don's face looks briefly puzzled before the recollection hits him. "We have, haven't we?" Don says, smiling.

By being himself, his real "born in the bottom, making it to this moment" self and just having a casual conversation with a nice older man about small beginnings, Don has just gotten a private audience with a man that could literally sway his entire career. It's such a great moment and really delivers. Season 3 is already an exceptional one, and we all know how the Hilton storyline ends up ("when I ask for the moon, Don, I expect the moon.") but for this moment, it's one of the best moments of the show in my opinion.

Oh and then the most important meeting of Don's life (until that point) is interrupted when that British smile machine gets his foot lawn-mowed. Lol.