Mad Men Season 5

What's With This Season Of 'Mad Men'?

Maureen Ryan | Posted 05.29.2012

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I'm going to be fine with it when the current season of "Mad Men" ends. There's a grim, pervasively bleak quality to Season 5 that actually exceeds Season 4's descent into Don's private hell.

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'Mad Men': Did Joan Sell Herself For The Sake Of Jaguar?

Posted 05.28.2012

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Do not read on unless you've seen Season 5, Episode 11 of AMC's "Mad Men," entitled "The Other Woman." The latest episode of "Mad Men" (Sun., 10 p....

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'Mad Men' Recap: Flirting WIth Danger

Maureen Ryan | Posted 05.21.2012

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I've had some trouble with some other character evolutions previously in the season (Pete is that unhappy? Peggy is that dissatisfied?), but Lane's has been the hardest one for me to accept.

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What Weight Watchers Meant To Women In The '60s

TresSugar | Posted 05.15.2012

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This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jeal...

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Thanks, Betty, For The Worst Episodes Of 'Mad Men'

Maureen Ryan | Posted 05.14.2012

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Any episode that prominently features Betty is a lesser episode of "Mad Men." She just isn't as interesting as the show thinks she is, and when she turns up, "Mad Men's" ability to tell stories about bitterness and dissatisfaction becomes noticeably unsubtle.

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'Mad Men' & 'Game Of Thrones': Are They The Same Show?

The Huffington Post | Maureen Ryan | Posted 05.11.2012

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Sunday nights are chock full of good television, but let's be honest, they're all about "Mad Men" (10 p.m. ET on AMC) and "Game of Thrones" (9 p.m. E...

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Mad Men: Peter Campbell's Waking Up in 'Lady Lazarus'

Vanessa Berben | Posted 05.09.2012

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Whereas "Lady Lazarus" seems to celebrate the death of the body and thus the end of suffering, "Tomorrow Never Knows" focuses on the potential for embracing the potential for new beginnings. And that's what this week was all about.

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Where Are They Now?

The Huffington Post | Michelle Persad | Posted 05.09.2012

Sunday night fans of "Gilmore Girls" delighted as little Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) guest starred in “Lady Lazarus,” the latest episode in seaso...

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The Most Independent Woman On Mad Men

Forbes Woman | Posted 05.08.2012

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Did you notice the other night on Mad Men that the men were whining? The 60s were rough on everybody, except maybe the hippies who were all stoned. Bu...

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'Mad Men': Everybody Hates Pete (On Twitter)

Posted 05.07.2012

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On this week's installment of "Mad Men" (Sundays, 10 p.m. ET on AMC), Pete Campbell confirmed an age-old proverb: Once a cheater, always a cheater. ...

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'Mad Men' Recap: What's Pete Doing With A 'Gilmore Girl'?

Maureen Ryan | Posted 05.07.2012

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Emptiness, missed connections, lies and not getting what you want -- those were the recurring ideas, but overriding all that was the sense that someone was going to die or something terrible was going to happen.

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LOOK: The 'Mad Men' Hook-Up Scorecard

Slate | Posted 05.01.2012

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It can be hard to keep track of the complicated love lives of Mad Men's cast of characters, abounding as they do with marriages, dalliances, affairs, ...

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Mad Men: Adulthood Looms "At the Codfish Ball"

Vanessa Berben | Posted 04.30.2012

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People grow up and what they want changes -- is her father holding onto some childhood dream his daughter had, while she's moving on and finding she can use her talents in ways she hasn't thought of before?

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Disappointment And Desire At The 'Mad Men' Ball

Maureen Ryan | Posted 04.30.2012

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I love the complexity and ambiguity of the show, but will it continue to arc downward? Like a worried parent, I must confess to wanting more for these flawed, absorbing, misguided, fascinating people.

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Mad Men Season Five -- A Rough Start

Janet Turley | Posted 04.30.2012

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Mad Men -- welcome back from what's been amateur hour at SCDP. I'm not talking about the copywriters, campaigns or maiden voyages on an acid trip. I'm talking about the series writers.

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'Mad Men' Is Traveling Through History ... What's Next?

HuffingtonPost.com | Maggie Furlong | Posted 05.15.2012

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"Mad Men" Season 5 has been chock-full of headline-making events from the year 1966. They've covered the race riots across the country, the Richard Sp...

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The Boys Are Back in Town

Molly Fosco | Posted 04.26.2012

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The fifth season of AMC's Mad Men is in full swing. As is appropriate with the maturing of a series, the characters seem more mature as well, yet I'm happy to report they all still seem to be their same old selves.

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High Art: Taking A Trip With 'Mad Men'

Maureen Ryan | Posted 04.23.2012

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Peggy smokes, she drinks too much, she treats the people in her personal life like crap, she obsesses about work, she's a sexual risk-taker and she ultimately does deeply crave human connection. Say hello to the female Don Draper!

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BEWARE: For 'Mad Men' Nerds Only

The Los Angeles Public Library | Posted 04.19.2012

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Mad Men is finally back on the air, and we at the library couldn't be happier. But, if you need something to tide you over between episodes, these books will sweep you up in the world of 1960s New York.

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Will Pete Campbell of Mad Men Commit Suicide -- To the Music of Beethoven?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.16.2012

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There were hints coming out of the pre-season publicity that one major character would die this year. And I'm sure few missed Pete's seemingly esoteric reference to owning a shotgun last night.

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'Mad Men' Recap: It's Fight Night

Maureen Ryan | Posted 04.16.2012

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Unlike Don, Pete's turmoil isn't essentially the result of self-hatred -- it's all about that desire for recognition and approval.

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See The Resemblance?

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 04.13.2012

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The Obama campaign is consistently painting Mitt Romney as a man more suited to living in a "Mad Men" world than in today's reality, Politico reports....

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Career Tips From Peggy Olson

Forbes Woman | Posted 04.12.2012

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In the last episode of Mad Men, Peggy is asked to work through the weekend on a copywriting project for a client. Roger, ever the acerbic piranha, ...

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What Your Favorite 'Mad Men' Character Says About You

Thought Catalog | Posted 04.11.2012

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We all love Mad Men. (Don't debate with me, Game of Thrones people, there can only be one Best Show Ever, and it clearly takes place at Sterling Coope...

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Don Draper Wrestles (Literally) With His Feminine Side

Coeli Carr | Posted 04.10.2012

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Don Draper's fever dream on Sunday night's episode of Mad Men demonstrates just how deeply the show will go to reveal the psychological void of its damaged lead character.

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