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This week Mad Men delivers one of its more mediocre episodes of the season. Is the return of Betty (January Jones) to blame?
Let’s take a closer look after the jump.
Mad Men recap – 5×09: ‘Dark Shadows’
Mad Men recap – 5×07: ‘At the Codfish Ball’
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It’s been noted that this season of Mad Men has been more explicit compared to its early, subtler seasons. This week it looks like we return to the old format, with the exception of one eye-opening scene.
Let’s break it down after the jump.
Mad Men recap – 5×06: ‘Far Away Places’
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Mad Men switches up its storytelling techniques this week, showing us three concurrent stories of Peggy (Elisabeth Moss), Roger (John Slattery) and Don (Jon Hamm). Likely to be polarizing to many viewers, I didn’t find the narrative deviation distracting as the episode was still ripe with symbolism and character development.
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Mad Men recap – 5×04: ‘Signal 30’
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This week on Mad Men it was all about Pete’s (Vincent Kartheiser) shameful descent from his self-made pedestal, culminating in one of the most hilarious moments of the entire series.
Let’s take a closer look after the jump…
Mad Men recap – 5×03: ‘Mystery Date’
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The women take centre stage in this week’s installment of Mad Men with an episode that explores many complex issues with regard social constructions, as well as delving into some downright dark issues.
Let’s take a closer look after the jump.
Mad Men recap – 5×02: ‘Tea Leaves’
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This week on Mad Men, we got a substantial amount of Betty (January Jones) who, in my opinion, took a back seat in the tail end of last season. True to Mad Men form, we learned quite a bit about other characters even if they were in the periphery.
Let’s take a closer look after the jump.