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Mad Men returns… along with Ayn Rand
Posted on July 26, 2010 | 4 CommentsI couldn’t believe it when the Season 4 premiere of Mad Men opened with the line “Who is Don Draper?” Too perfect—considering that this time last year I wrote an article on the parallels between Mad Men and Ayn Rand’s famous fictional characters for the Season... -
Black and White (Mad Men 3.12)
Posted on November 8, 2009 | 1 CommentThe question of how Mad Men would depict the Kennedy assassination (if at all) this season was finally answered in the The Grown-ups. -
Group Therapy (Mad Men 3.10)
Posted on October 21, 2009 | No CommentsA 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. -
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...