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In “Severance,” the first episode of Mad Men’s final half-season, Ted Chaough pitches a line to Don: “There are…
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Reviews - Mad Men
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A cop walks up to the car window and asks Don for identification. “You knew we’d catch up with you eventually,” he…
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If you’re Roger Sterling, one good way to gauge how you should feel about a new development is to see what Harry…
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Pete Campbell is incensed to hear that young Tammy hasn’t been admitted to the Greenwich Country Day School. “What…
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Does Don Draper have a trajectory? Can you extrapolate from his past and see where he ought to end up? That’s a…
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For an episode called “New Business,” tonight’s Mad Men sure brought back a lot of Don Draper’s old companions. His…
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“Is that all there is?” asks Peggy Lee in the opening and closing scenes of this midseason quasi-premiere. Lee’s…
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Todd VanDerWerff: The characters of Mad Men have always been obsessed with remaking the world into something…
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“I hate to say, but I knew where to find you.”
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Sonia Saraiya: I often watch Mad Men a little later than the rest of the world, because I DVR it while catching up…
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Todd: What the holy hell was that, Sonia?
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Sonia: It wasn’t until after we filed last week’s review that a crucial component of “Field Trip” clicked into place…
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Todd: “Field Trip” concludes with Jimi Hendrix’s “If 6 Was 9,” which seems entirely appropriate for an episode where…
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Sonia: Mad Men, I love you.
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Todd: If there’s one thing rewatching season one of Mad Men reaffirmed for me, it’s that this isn’t just the story…
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“The Wheel” (season 1, episode 13; originally aired 10/18/2007)
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“Nixon Vs. Kennedy” (season 1, episode 12; originally aired 10/11/2007)
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“Indian Summer” (season 1, episode 11; originally aired 10/4/2007)
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“Long Weekend” (season 1, episode 10; originally aired 9/27/2007)
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“Shoot” (season 1, episode 9; originally aired 9/13/2007)