0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/17/2015
Ok, our very last recap of Mad Men. Here goes. We’re at the Utah salt flats. Don Draper is driving a test car wearing a helmet and goggles. He drives into a garage and tells the kids what they need to do to fix it. Meredith and Caroline are in Roger’s office. Meredith tells Roger […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/10/2015
We open with Don driving on the open road with Okie from Muskogee on the radio. He’s pulled over by a cop. The cop says, “You knew we would catch up with you,” and Don wakes up. he’s dreaming. Pete is in Trudy’s house taking care of their daughter. Trudy comes in with her tennis […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/3/2015
So the Sterling Cooper & Partners staff including Don Draper and Meredith are fully swallowed up by McCann Erickson. She hands him an envelope which includes his Social Security card, some money and Megan’s wedding ring. She tells him Jim Hobart will be back and no napping is allowed. Roger Sterling and Harry Crane are […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/26/2015
Pete Campbell and Ken Cosgrove are in a restaurant waiting for Don and Ken gives Pete a hard time on the Dow Chemical account. Don walks in and tells Ken not to have second thoughts. Ken says ok. Don is back in his empty apartment and calls into the office for his messages. One is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/19/2015
Don gets awakened by Melody at his apartment. She’s selling it. And she kicks Don out so she can do so. Joan gets a collect call from her mother while she’s on the West Coast. She tries to talk to her son, but the connection is lost. Don enters Roger Sterling’s office and tells him […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2015
Betty is back and so are Bobby. She tells Don that she’s going to get her Masters in Psychology. When Don gets back to his house, Megan calls him to tell him that the movers will be coming to his apartment to move her stuff out. And she asks him for $500. Roger and his […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2015
When we last left off in May of last year, Bertram Cooper had died and danced off into Heaven. Roger Sterling managed to engineer a McCann Erickson takeover of Sterling Cooper Pryce while averting a firing of Don Draper. Peggy gives a knockout presentation to Burger Chef and wins the account all while the Apollo […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/22/2015
Just the thought of Mad Men ending is making me sad, but as we all know, all good things must come to an end. AMC has released this promo for the premiere of the last seven episodes and it looks like we’re in the 1970’s based on Megan Draper’s (Jessica Paré) outfit and Roger Sterling’s (the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/26/2014
This was an explosive episode and it was in the first 7 minutes! The backdrop is the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Ted Chaough is taking some Sunkist executives for a plane ride when he cuts the engine and practically scares them to death. Pete is still in New York and he’s an angry […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/18/2014
Next to last episode for this year. This is no fun. Anyway, we see Peggy surveying customers at Burger Chef. Pete Campbell and his girlfriend, Bonnie are on a plane to New York. And they become members of the Mile High Club. She goes to see Don when they arrive at Sterling Cooper & Partners. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2014
Vietnam is the backdrop for this episode. Ginsberg hates the new IBM computer. Stan sees one of Lou’s comic strips left at the copier. Stan, Ginsberg and the copywriters have fun with it. But then Lou overhears a conversation about Stan making fun of it. And during a pitch meeting, Lou lets Stan have it. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/4/2014
Pete is eating dinner with Bonnie, his girlfriend/real estate agent and sees an old client. Don is back at Sterling Cooper & Partners and finds Jim Cutler making an announcement about the installation about Harry Crane’s computer. The rank and file has to move to make room for it. Ginsberg is angry. Don finds about […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/27/2014
Our first view of Betty Francis of the season is this episode. Betty talks with Francine and they get passive-aggressive together. Then Betty helps to chaperone a field trip to a farm. Bobby Draper is pretty funny talking about his favorite monsters. But Bobby trades their lunch for candy and Betty gets pissed. Betty Francis […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/20/2014
In this episode, there are quite a few things going on. Don is still unemployed and he’s asked his secretary Dawn to secretly keep him informed on what’s going on. In addition, he begins making feelers about working for other firms. Sally finds out Don no longer works at Sterling Cooper & Partners through a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/13/2014
Ok, Mad Men is back. It’s 1969. It’s eight weeks in Mad Men time since the Season Six finale. SC&P is bi-coastal with offices in NYC and LA. Ted Chaough is back in NYC to pay a visit. Peggy is dealing with a new boss who doesn’t seem to like her as much as Don […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2014
Yes, Mad Men is back and AMC is pulling the extended finale like it did with Breaking Bad by airing half of the last season this year and the rest next year. As we go into the final season, it will be 1968 and Don Draper will be based in California as will Peter Campbell, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/23/2013
Ok, where do we begin? Lots of things packed into the season finale that leads up to the final episodes next year. I have no idea how to start this. I’ll do it this way. Don Draper basically hits rock bottom. His relationship with Sally is in the dumper. He hits a minister and spends […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2013
Well, this was an interesting episode. Ted and Peggy are getting closer. Don feels guilty over his affair and messing up Sally. After seeing Don bang his mistress last week, Sally decides to go to boarding school and goes for an interview. She gets to see Creepy Glen again. On the way home, Betty gives […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2013
Because I was in Philadelphia over the weekend, I have not seen this episode, so I can’t give you a proper recap. But you expect videos following the episode, so that’s what I’ll provide. Here’s the recap with Matthew Weiner and others. I’m not watching this video, but you can provided you’ve seen the show […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/2/2013
Ok, with just three episodes left in the season, we get quite an interesting installment tonight. Let’s go over what happened. The Chicago riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention are a backdrop to the episode. Don, Roger and Harry Crane go to California in an attempt to drum up new business. Ted Chaough tries […]
