In “Severance,” the first episode of Mad Men’s final half-season, Ted Chaough pitches a line to Don: “There are three…

A cop walks up to the car window and asks Don for identification. “You knew we’d catch up with you eventually,” he…

If you’re Roger Sterling, one good way to gauge how you should feel about a new development is to see what Harry Crane…

Pete Campbell is incensed to hear that young Tammy hasn’t been admitted to the Greenwich Country Day School. “What was…

Does Don Draper have a trajectory? Can you extrapolate from his past and see where he ought to end up? That’s a central…

For an episode called “New Business,” tonight’s Mad Men sure brought back a lot of Don Draper’s old companions. His…

“Is that all there is?” asks Peggy Lee in the opening and closing scenes of this midseason quasi-premiere. Lee’s…

Todd VanDerWerff: The characters of Mad Men have always been obsessed with remaking the world into something perfect.…

“I hate to say, but I knew where to find you.”

Sonia Saraiya: I often watch Mad Men a little later than the rest of the world, because I DVR it while catching up on…

Todd: What the holy hell was that, Sonia?

Sonia: It wasn’t until after we filed last week’s review that a crucial component of “Field Trip” clicked into place…

Todd: “Field Trip” concludes with Jimi Hendrix’s “If 6 Was 9,” which seems entirely appropriate for an episode where…

Sonia: Mad Men, I love you.

Todd: If there’s one thing rewatching season one of Mad Men reaffirmed for me, it’s that this isn’t just the story of…

“The Wheel” (season 1, episode 13; originally aired 10/18/2007)

“Nixon Vs. Kennedy” (season 1, episode 12; originally aired 10/11/2007)

“Indian Summer” (season 1, episode 11; originally aired 10/4/2007)

“Long Weekend” (season 1, episode 10; originally aired 9/27/2007)

“Shoot” (season 1, episode 9; originally aired 9/13/2007)