Mad Men

It’s been a very slow paced first two seasons; my first draw to Mad Men was Draper’s witty and creative aptitude. But the show got more complex and diversified to different characters and how their lives change. I must admit that Season 3 of Mad Men was 10 folds better than the previous seasons. They ripped apart the foundations of Sterling Cooper to the point they were purchased 2 times over. The new company has many names attached: Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (SCDP), personally i think Pryce might get dropped. Interestingly Campbell wasn’t able to get all his accounts to get his name on the door. Working out of a hotel?

This reminds me of ‘Michael Scott’s Paper Company’ from NBC’s “The Office”. Allot of events occurred during Season 3: Mercury Space Program (Astronauts), Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK Assassination … all-in-all the Cold War played a major role in Mad Men Season 3. The Draper later is stripped apart, but Betty? Why? Who will Draper be with? the teacher? Will Betty go back to Don?

It’s rare for me ball my eyes out at TV; although there were a few episodes in Dexter which i caught myself off guard. Episode 11, Don tears up at his half-brother’s suicide infront of Betty; it was too much for me to bear. Having said this, i’m sure there were many other themes that grown men and women could easily connect to.