Welcome to the recapping/delayed live blogging of Mad Men episode 413: “Tomorrowland.” Refreshments will be served shortly. This week on Mad Men: major spoilers! Go watch it, then come back, it’s better that way. Share the outrage. Don is in bed and Faye has to pack for a 7 a.m. flight. She tells him that…Read More
As you may have guessed because I live blogged Thanksgiving dinner, I’m at home. And so I have a television just for right now, and so I’m back to live blogging Mad Men. THE LIVE BLOGGING DOES NOT STOP. This week on Mad Men, episode 412, “Blowing Smoke”: Sally and Glen are having innocent clandestine…Read More
This week on Mad Men episode 411, “The Chinese Wall”: Pete has a daughter, no one has Lucky Strike, Roger seems on a path towards jumping off a building, and as it turns out, funerals are great places to pick up new business. And the prize for best opening line this season of Mad Men…Read More
This week on Mad Men episode 410, “Hands and Knees”: Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce is unbelievably screwed, but at least Don managed to get Beatles tickets. Also: abortion. The episode opens with Roger staring morosely at a duck bobbing into water when Joan comes in. She’s “late.” Really late. And Greg has been gone for…Read More
This week on Mad Men, episode 409: “The Beautiful Girls”: Someone drops dead in the office, Sally runs away from home on her way to the psychiatrist and ends up in SCDP, and guns and civil rights. Don is on the phone, and clears “lunch plus one hour” so they can discuss this face to…Read More
This week on Mad Men: Don is suddenly apparently back in control of his life and has taken up swimming, respecting women, and voice-over journal writing. Also: plaid suits, chardonnay, and the Rolling Stones. Don is swimming. This is apt, because swimming = fish = Don has a drinking problem. Extrapolation! Oh wait, I’m right….Read More
This week on Mad Men episode 408, “The Suitcase”: Samsonite suitcases are everywhere. Don is avoiding calling California. Duck is a drunk, and is also a huge jerk. And, Peggy and Don have lots of Moments.