progressive politics and regressive entertainment. like peanut and butter.
April 23, 2012 10 Comments
Loved it, loved it, loved it. From writing to direction, “Far Away Places” was my favorite episode of the season so far. The hybrid recap/review is about to begin, so if you haven’t seen it yet and want to avoid the spoilers, please turn away from the door now.
April 16, 2012 9 Comments
Another week, another Mad Men, and this time around we’re focusing on Pete Campbell. Having achieved a good measure of business success, Pete is now forced to deal with meaning. Married, with a child, living in Cos Cob (a neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut), Pete evidently feels that his life is repetitive and mundane, like the leaking faucet that frames this story. Drip, drip, drip…
That’s the appetizer. Now, if you want to stay away from discussing the drama until you’ve had a chance to watch, step away from the table now. The entree is about to arrive.
April 9, 2012 12 Comments
Remember me saying that I love how Mad Men does awkward? Well, this episode starts off with that, with a small moment of Don meeting an ex-flirtation named Andrea, who comes on to him because it’s not obvious that the other woman in the elevator is Don’s wife, Megan. But she is. And I still love it.
(Warning: possible spoilers ahead.)
April 2, 2012 11 Comments
Last week’s socio-political emotional heavyweight punch was the acknowledgment of the Civil Rights struggle going on outside of the advertizing agency shenanigans. Just as we learned of Don and Megan’s marriage in that episode via an off-hand comment about “Mrs. Draper”, in this episode we see that the firm has followed up on their attempt to be equal opportunity when we see that the new secretary Dawn is black.
April 1, 2012 1 Comment
One of the main reasons that I enjoy Mad Men is the design. Some people complain that the characters aren’t necessarily loveable, and while I don’t always like them, I sure do like their clothes and their furniture. Plus, the show appears to be shot in 35mm and that makes all the difference to me, as it allows for terrific panoramas of people and color.
