Group Therapy (Mad Men 3.10)

October 21, 2009 in Drama, Features (BSWatch & Users), Mad Men, Shows You're Not Watching, Slide Show

A motif that has been used throughout Mad Men’s third season is the juxtaposition of the colors blue and green. In The Color Blue, this use of color is explicitly suggested by the title.

Don Draper, Dr. House, Meet King Midas

October 20, 2009 in Drama, Drama Series, Mad Men, Shows You're Not Watching, Slide Show

Last 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, [...]

Lunacy (Mad Men 3.09)

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).

When In Roam (Mad Men 3.08)

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.

Three Blind Mice (Mad Men 3.07)

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 [...]

Independence Day (Mad Men 3.06)

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.