An important albeit brief recap of episode 6: The bigwigs from London came to scrutinize the Sterling Cooper office, and a secretary on a runaway lawn mower ran over their ace ad man’s foot. Not only was this moment extremely iconic for its gruesome shock value, it will also have major consequences for the entire [...]

“You have everything, and so much of it.”
Don Draper seemingly does have everything, and yet it has never been quite enough for him. I wonder if he devotes serious thought to this when others point it out. It doesn’t appear so, as he continues to jeopardize his family life by engaging in extramarital affairs time [...]

This episode was peppered with small happenings which were eclipsed by two colossal events. I intend to focus on the latter, as the small things are likely to be revisited later and explored in greater detail, ultimately becoming the big things that overshadow other small things to come. Ahem.
As soon as Kitty [...]

In this episode of Mad Men, we were shown that the times were indeed a-changin’. Coworkers dabbled in drug use while others grappled with racism. Two parties were held under very different circumstances yet both resulted in rather uncomfortable revelations. It was a genuinely interesting episode; one that I am still mulling over a day [...]

After relentless urging, a friend of mine finally picked up the first season of Mad Men to see what all of the hype was about. I excitedly asked her what she thought of it. “Well… it’s a little slow,” she replied, obviously not wanting to disappoint me.
“A little?” I probed.
“A lot,” she admitted.
I [...]

“I’ve been married a long time. You get plenty of chances.”
The third season of Mad Men began last night with the most promising premiere yet, opening with a flashback to Don Draper’s dramatic birth and closing with Don telling Sally the story of hers. In between was a tapestry of revelations that were [...]