This episode only served to prove that last week’s episode really was one of the better of the season, if not the best so far. Tonight felt like we were getting the scrapings from the bottom of the writers’ barrel of material. I held out hope for something really remarkable to come out of it, [...]

Well, I think it’s safe to say that this week’s Mad Men was the episode of the season … so far, at least. After last week’s episode I was sure that things were going to be dragged out over a couple episodes, but I was happily wrong. Just about everything between Don and Betty came [...]

(Season 2, Episode 13 – Season Finale)
“Congratulations?” – Francine, about Betty’s pregnancy
Wow, they really packed everything into this season finale, eh? You can’t say that fans were cheated out of drama. Not only do they increase the cliffhanger tension (I bet fans are already craving for Season 3, Episode 1), but they also made several [...]

(Season 2, Episode 12)
“The only thing that’s keeping you from being happy is the belief that you’re alone.” – Anna, to Don
Finally, a question is answered that I’ve had since we found out Don is Dick: what about the real Don’s family? Certainly they would be wondering where their Don was after “Dick Whitman” died [...]

(Season 2, Episode 10)
“I hate my mother. What do you think of that?” – Pete, to Peggy
It’s amazing how much terrain a single episode of Mad Men covers. It tonight’s show we get sadness and fear and jealousy and confusion and anger. Children dealing with difficult parents, couples unable to have kids of their own, [...]

(Season 2, Episode 9)
“If I don’t go into that office every day, who am I?” – Freddy
So here we are with Mad Men’s first new episode after winning two Emmys last week for Best Drama and Best Writing (plus four others). Not sure how many new viewers will check out the show to see what [...]