6/22/12

Mad Men Season 5 in the books


Mad Men Season 5 was extremely well made.  It ended with a perfect scene, in which Don is confronted by two lone women at the bar, and the shot ends as he turns to give his response.  The central question Mad Men explores is change and whether individuals are capable of changing.  Don has clearly changed, but will his old habits and history come back to bite him.  The shots of his brother Adam, triggered by the recent suicide of his co-worker, and the nagging tooth ache, a sign of his aging, suggest that he is changing, but will he revert to all habits. 


Megan and Ginsberg really starred in this season.  Megan's character is at times grown up and at times acts younger than Sally.  It's hard to blame her based on her degenerate parents.  Ginsberg is an odd duck, although he seems to be quite adept to the copywriter position.  He achieves a modicum of success at the job, and SCD sans Price has had one of its most successful quarters.  Pete has really started to turn into a Don Draper, cheating on his wife and despising time at home with his family. 

I am excited for Season 6, this is my favorite show of all time.

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