Overview
- John Slattery said on The View that the 4K render went online without the post-production fix and called the mistake "not a great look."
- The viral shot in Season 1, Episode 7 shows a special-effects operator running a hose used to simulate Roger Sterling vomiting.
- Vanity Fair reports, citing a source with knowledge, that incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max and that corrected versions are being obtained.
- Original editor Tom Wilson called the lapse "astonishing" from a quality-control standpoint and likened the attention to "subversive advertising."
- Fans also pointed to mislabeled episodes and modern signage visible in a Season 2 scene, and HBO, Lionsgate, and AMC did not respond to VF's requests for comment.