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Grey Area (Mad Men 3.13)
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No CommentsAfter the trauma of the previous week's JFK assassination, Mad Men’s finale took a much lighter approach. -
Don Draper, Dr. House, Meet King Midas
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No CommentsLast week’s television line-up triggered a couple déjà vu moments—particularly when both Mad Men (on Sunday) and House M.D. (on Monday) put King Midas in the spotlight. In Greek mythology, Midas, the king of Phrygia, was granted a wish that everything he touched would turn... -
Lunacy (Mad Men 3.09)
Posted on October 14, 2009 | No CommentsThe 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). -
When In Roam (Mad Men 3.08)
Posted on October 9, 2009 | No CommentsSouvenir, 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. -
Three Blind Mice (Mad Men 3.07)
Posted on September 30, 2009 | No Comments723 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 blew me away. In the “Inside Episode” video that appears on the AMC website (which...