October 14, 2009 in Drama, Drama Series, Mad Men, Slide Show
The idea of unfulfilled desires is a strong theme in Wee Small Hours, Mad Men’s ninth episode for Season 3. It takes its name from song about a would-be lover who can’t sleep while waiting for the girl of his dreams to call. Before it is over, each of the main characters in the episode will either fail to meet the demands of others or succumb to their own needs (or both).
October 9, 2009 in Drama, Drama Series, Features (BSWatch & Users), Mad Men, Shows You're Not Watching, Slide Show
Souvenir, Mad Men’s 8th episode of its third season, is named for the gold Colosseum bracelet charm Don gives to Betty as a remembrance of their trip to Rome. Given that at different points in the episode each of the main characters seem to be performing a role, it’s appropriate that the Colosseum is itself a sort of theatre.
September 30, 2009 in Drama, Drama Series, Mad Men, Slide Show
723 is probably my favorite Mad Men episode so far this season (and it’s been a pretty good season). I don’t think I’m overstating it when I say that it [...]
September 23, 2009 in Drama, Drama Series, Mad Men, Slide Show
While it wobbles a bit with its wild storyline concerning the title character in “Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency,” Mad Men episode 3.06, stops just short of going completely over the over the top.
September 16, 2009 in Drama, Drama Series, Features (BSWatch & Users), Mad Men, Shows You're Not Watching
Schools, prisons, and hospitals are used as motifs in an episode whose underlying theme is that of repression.