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[Pryce]

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Time

It makes for a slow but haunting last beginning. The final overture is well-orchestrated by Weiner.

Roger Epert

Weiner anchors every episode around Don but lets the planets that orbit him change from episode to episode. Don’t worry. The season premiere isn’t all Ken Cosgrove. Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) and Joan (Christina Hendricks) get an interesting subplot that proves that Mad Men is not done discussing the changing role of women in the business world and the way they’re treated differently than their male peers.

Boston Herald

It’s not the end of an era. It’s the end of a good, occasionally great show that overstayed its welcome.

FYI, the Boston Herald guy gave "Low Winter Son" an A-, so, you know.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Season three (very slight spoiler):

Spoiler

S3 is the slowest of any season. S2 is pretty action packed if I remember.

I would not consider this a spoiler, but my memory is that Season 2 is the slowest.

EDIT: Or do you mean The Americans?

 

[Pryce]

Washington Post

This is my last waltz with Weiner’s obsession with secrecy, in which he allows AMC to send critics a single episode to review along with a list of what not to reveal (anything, everything). Secrecy — and an ambiguity about true meaning — will be “Mad Men’s” legacy, a show that is so fussy about verisimilitude that it struggles to reveal its characters and their stories in a plain manner. I won’t tell you what else happens in the episode, mainly because not much happens. Don, Peggy, Joan: The end is quickly approaching, but “Mad Men” still offers no hope of a broad statement or definitive conclusion. The use of Peggy Lee’s “Is That All There Is?” can’t help but come across as a deliberate taunt; Weiner has already hinted that tidy wrap-ups for every last character may not be in the cards. If that sort of news troubles you, then it’s possible that you gave up on the show long ago

"Mad Men is not plot driven enough".

 

[Adam_Roman]

I would not consider this a spoiler, but my memory is that Season 2 is the slowest.

EDIT: Or do you mean The Americans?

I felt like 3 was the slowest, until the last few episodes, then it became amazing.

Is there anything on YouTube I can watch to recap what's happened in the series so far? It feels like it's been forever since I've last watched Mad Men, and I know I'll be forgetting important moments.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Boston Herald

It’s not the end of an era. It’s the end of a good, occasionally great show that overstayed its welcome.

FYI, the Boston Herald guy gave "Low Winter Son" an A-, so, you know.

What in the literal fuck

HOW

 

[Fjordson]

Boston Herald


FYI, the Boston Herald guy gave "Low Winter Son" an A-, so, you know.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

What in the literal fuck

HOW

forreal lol

 

[Linius]

It's okay, these people get paid to say shit about stuff.

 

[Niraj]

What in the literal fuck

HOW

Found the author:

 

[hamchan]

So happy to see it back, so sad to see it end. I have no idea how Weiner is going to end a series like this.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Found the author:

 

[ClivePwned]

Less reviews, more speeding up the Earth's rotation so that we can see the episode already.

If we all walk with the rotation, we should be able to speed up time. or not. we'll at least get some cardio going.

 

[lastflowers]

bwahaha, which episode was this from?

 

[bitizenbon]

bwahaha, which episode was this from?

I believe it's 5.01 - A Little Kiss, when Megan tells Peggy how old Don is turning.

 

[Supermanisdead]

im really emotional over this. i cant believe its ending

 

[wingwah]

'Slow but haunting...'

I enjoyed this tidbit, but that would be a perfect way to describe the series as a whole. I just hope things don't get rushed in the final two episodes due to a slow beginning.

 

[Dénouement]

I had no idea this was this weekend. :O

So much more excited for this than any other show premiering in April!

 

[wingwah]

I felt like 3 was the slowest, until the last few episodes, then it became amazing.

Is there anything on YouTube I can watch to recap what's happened in the series so far? It feels like it's been forever since I've last watched Mad Men, and I know I'll be forgetting important moments.

I mostly agree, but Mad Men is best when it's slow. Season 3 is perfect, and that slow—but consistent—pace leads to one of the best season finales in television history which is the complete opposite of a slow narrative.

 

[Cornballer]

- Sepinwall: How 'Mad Men' marked the end of one revolution and the start of another

 

[Cornballer]

Onion A|V Club:
- Cigarettes and suits: What has Mad Men inspired you to seek out?
- Peggy walks out to The Kinks in an emotional apex for Mad Men
- Five episodes that showcase some of Mad Men’s major minor players


Also, over at HitFix:
- TV writers (and writers of TV) predict the end of 'Mad Men'

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

- Andy Greenwald: The Bottom of the Glass: Legacy and the Last Season of ‘Mad Men’

Greenwald is the master.

 

[Fjordson]

Grantland: Sterling Cooparound: Celebrating the Supporting Characters of ‘Mad Men’

Some pretty good moments/clips mentioned in this.

Also, I found this music mix on YouTube, was in the related videos for one of the clips in that article. It's actually kinda great: Music to Take Soma By: The Betty Draper Mix

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Grantland: Sterling Cooparound: Celebrating the Supporting Characters of ‘Mad Men’

Some pretty good moments/clips mentioned in this.

Also, I found this music mix on YouTube, was in the related videos for one of the clips in that article. It's actually kinda great: Music to Take Soma By: The Betty Draper Mix

That Cooparound is tremendous. Grantland killing.

 

[Linius]

Pete's hairline is my favourite supporting character.

 

[Kacar]

I think its possible that the "nostalgia" trailer for these last episodes is my favorite trailer for anything, movie, TV, or game. Mad Men one of the GOATs

 

[Pryce]

Don's interaction with the soldier in season six, at both the hotel and by the pool in "A Tale of Two Cities" remain a few of my most favorite moments of the entire show. I love when Mad Men gets dark like that.

Don (When looking at the soldier, who is now dead, for the first time since the hotel).

Soldier: My wife thinks I'm MIA, but I'm actually dead.
Don: How come you didn't get your arm back?
Soldier: Dying doesn't make you whole. You should see what you look like.

I would link it, but I don't believe that it's on youtube.

 

[Steelyuhas]

Also, over at HitFix:
- TV writers (and writers of TV) predict the end of 'Mad Men'

Lindelof's response is amazing lol

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Lindelof's response is amazing lol

haha

 

[f0rk]

Meredith is the GOAT secretary I hope she's still there

 

[Cornballer]

Meredith is the GOAT secretary I hope she's still there

(Followed shortly thereafter by airplanesmash.gif)

 

[Altazor]

Meredith is the GOAT secretary I hope she's still there

I know you're feeling vulnerable, but I am your strength.

 

[Linius]

Joan snapping at Meredith was a great scene

 

[Fjordson]

(Followed shortly thereafter by airplanesmash.gif)

That was awesome.

 

[Supermanisdead]

i hope to see closure for: dawn-shirley and shirley-dawn, glen the icon, ginsberg and joan's ex

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Peter's real estate gf was such a dime.

 

[Cornballer]

- Mad Men By the Numbers (youtube)

That's a lot of cigarettes. Fewer slaps than I would have thought, but more joints.

 

[Linius]

In case anyone cares, the Mad Men facebook page just posted a link to Elisabeth Moss her brand new Instagram page: https://instagram.com/elisabethmossofficial/

 

[someday]

I finally watched Angel and had fun seeing a really young Pete.

 

[Steelyuhas]

Rewatching some of 7A and I know this has been said a thousand times, but Lou is seriously human garbage.

 

[VeryGooster]

Watched the midseason finale again. I choked up again.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Watched the midseason finale again. I choked up again.

How long has it been since the midseason finale? I sure as hell don't remember anything that's going on except Don visiting his old house or something.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

How long has it been since the midseason finale? I sure as hell don't remember anything that's going on except Don visiting his old house or something.

I think that was season 6, or I could be wrong

 

[VeryGooster]

How long has it been since the midseason finale? I sure as hell don't remember anything that's going on except Don visiting his old house or something.

"Waterloo" was last May. Don visiting his old house/brothel ("In Care Of") was the season six finale.

I also couldn't remember much of the first half because in my mind season six episodes were kind of blending in. Damn AMC split.

 

[biosnake20]

Also, over at HitFix:
- TV writers (and writers of TV) predict the end of 'Mad Men'

Al Jean (Showrunner, "The Simpsons")
I predict Don will be working for Peggy and AMC will go back to being a movie channel.
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-wa...redict-the-end-of-mad-men#tVLtFSZXJ0FBqwzp.99

dead.gif

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

"Waterloo" was last May. Don visiting his old house/brothel ("In Care Of") was the season six finale.

I also couldn't remember much of the first half because in my mind season six episodes were kind of blending in. Damn AMC split.

See that's how much I missed. I guess I need to catch up!

 

[Bladenic]

Peter's real estate gf was such a dime.

"You're not gonna fuck your way out of this one" or something to that effect

She was great

 

[lazybones18]

AMC doing a long Mad Men marathon tonight at 12:30 starting at Season 6 leading all the way to the 7B premiere

 

[Not]

Watched the whole series only recently. Stoked for tomorrow.

 

[JTripper]

Boston Herald



"It’s not the end of an era. It’s the end of a good, occasionally great show that overstayed its welcome."

What?

 

[lastflowers]

What?

Jon Hamm is a beast. There is no way that he should not have an emmy by now. Hell, there should also be:

'Don Draper's facial expressions' - Best Supporting Actor
'Don Draper' - Best Actor