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Mad Men – “Blowing Smoke”
“Blowing Smoke” October 10th, 2010 “Not no; not now.” As the penultimate episode of the season, “Blowing Smoke” has to do more than, well, blow smoke; while last season demonstrated the ability for a finale to offer an exciting climax … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “Chinese Wall”
“Chinese Wall” October 3rd, 2010 “I thought in the end you wouldn’t want to throw it away.” The balance between business and personal affairs forms one of the central tensions of Mad Men, but the show’s characters all approach the … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword”
“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” August 22nd, 2010 Ted, the Don Draper-equivalent over at rival agency CGC, is not in Don Draper’s league: he is neither visionary nor genius, and yet by virtue of his insistence that he is a … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Mad Men – “Shut the Door. Have a Seat.”
A review of the third season finale of AMC’s hit drama series, featuring a shakeup in Don Draper’s personal and professional lives. Continue reading
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Mad Men – “Souvenir”
A review of the 8th episode of Mad Men’s third season, “Souvenir,” focusing on the vacation doldrums or euphoria of Pete and Betty, in particular. Continue reading
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Mad Men – “My Old Kentucky Home”
A detailed analysis of “My Old Kentucky Home,” the third episode of AMC’s Mad Men’s third season. Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Mad Men – “Out of Town”
“Out of Town” August 16th, 2009 “Tell me about the day I was born.” One of the most fascinating elements of Mad Men in its first two seasons was a spin-off of this question, asked by Sally Draper at the … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Mad Men – “Meditations in an Emergency”
“Meditations in an Emergency” October 26th, 2008 “We don’t know what’s really going on; you know that.” While there have been a lot of meta-critical statements made by characters in the universe of Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men, there is perhaps … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “The Inheritance”
“The Inheritance” October 5th, 2008 Pete Campbell has inherited a lot of things from his parents, but one of them might well be his fundamental lack of humanity. As he greets his mother before a short meeting, they embrace by … Continue reading
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