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Mad Men season 5
May. 28th, 2012 01:53 pmI've been enjoying Mad Men for years but I have always considered it to be overrated, and frankly last season was so-so, apart from the brillant "The Suitcase".
But this season has kicked ass BIG DAY. I still think that subtlety isn't Mad Men's strongest suit, but the show did deliver in its fifth season – especially when it comes to my favourite character Pete Campbell (I know many viewers hate Pete, but I think that no matter how weasely he can be, he's a heartbreaking character, the most tragic of the show, and the Pete-centric episodes are often the best, along with episodes centred on the Don/Peggy relationship)– , and last night's episode, "The Other Woman" was a killer.
Sadly, as I'm leaving for Rome on Friday, I won't see the finale. I will probably get Wifi in the library of L'Ecole Française de Rome, but I don't think I'll have it in the building where I'll live.
"The Other Woman" is a well written – although again not subtle at all with its message and parallels– and, above all, poignant episode, mostly focusing on Joan, Pete, Don, Megan and Peggy.
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But this season has kicked ass BIG DAY. I still think that subtlety isn't Mad Men's strongest suit, but the show did deliver in its fifth season – especially when it comes to my favourite character Pete Campbell (I know many viewers hate Pete, but I think that no matter how weasely he can be, he's a heartbreaking character, the most tragic of the show, and the Pete-centric episodes are often the best, along with episodes centred on the Don/Peggy relationship)– , and last night's episode, "The Other Woman" was a killer.
Sadly, as I'm leaving for Rome on Friday, I won't see the finale. I will probably get Wifi in the library of L'Ecole Française de Rome, but I don't think I'll have it in the building where I'll live.
"The Other Woman" is a well written – although again not subtle at all with its message and parallels– and, above all, poignant episode, mostly focusing on Joan, Pete, Don, Megan and Peggy.
( Read more... )