He googled it.

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Hopefully just on a weeklong hiatus after the end of the third season. That, or they just forgot to mention it today. *fingers crossed*

Oh of course, it can cut both ways. My point was just that it's easier for TV to portray major events of the past than the present, simply due to the way that TV episodes are produced.

Fair enough - that song is perfect for the moment as well. I just personally like 'Shadaroba' as a song more.

The problem with shows in 2001 talking about 9/11 (or any such similar historical event) is that shows are filmed weeks/months in advance. So any episode that actually aired that week obviously wouldn't talk about it. And it would be a little weird if they suddenly started talking about two months later, when the…

The thing is, not all the characters are gigantic privileged assholes, even in the first season - Peggy certainly is neither privileged nor assholish. But the theme of privilege is examined and deconstructed* thoroughly in later series, and with a lot more characters - both old and new ones, and on many different…

Agree fully. I thought season 6 was a definite downward trend, but the season finale was superb, especially the fantastic final scene.

The point of that story was to get Peggy to question her faith, and her upbringing in general - which she did. I agree it wasn't the most enjoyable of storylines, but it wasn't pointless.

Ugh, yes. I remember reading a children's book written in the 1930s in which the main characters - i.e. preteen kids - are shocked at a group of picnickers who leave their trash behind when they leave. You don't have to be 'environmentally conscious' in the 21st century sense to know not to leave your trash behind for…

There are still people who'll tell you season 1 is the best season - just ignore them. ;)

IMO, it really isn't - I graded it B. Season 2 gets much better - try it.

It gets much, much, much better later on. It takes them a while to get over the attitude of 'hey, look how unenlightened/unsafe/unhealthy/un-whatever people in the 1960s were'. But once they do, it's an awesome show.

You might want to watch the season - or at least the season finale - more closely, since the trajectories are nowhere near what you claim. Certainly, 'the rise of an enlightened secretary' is definitely not an apt description of Peggy's story in season one, especially its culmination in the season finale. Yes, Peggy…

IMO, nothing tops the perfection of 'Shadaroba' at the end of the season 3 finale.

Draper started his own company at the end of season 3 not 2. IMO, the seasons with the new firm are much better than the old one (opinions on this vary among the fandom, of course). But at least one thing's objectively different: the new firm is much more progressive than the stick-in-the-mud Sterling Cooper. And the…

I saw the first season years ago, and was kind of put off by it, and never got around to watching further. Then I watched the whole series earlier this year, and fell madly in love with it (no pun intended).

Yay, Mad Men reviews …

And anti-semitic. Don't forget anti-semitic.

Ah, finally Mad Men reviews I can comment on (with a hope that someone might actually read/reply)! I caught up on seasons 2-6 of Mad Men just a few months ago, when season 6 was airing, so I haven't been able to express my obsession for it on AV Club.