The entire journey of Mad Men is about identity. Since season 5 is about Don creating new identity, a mannequin that is constantly changing it's identity to whatever fashion is in style portrays this rather well. The female is naked because at this point, before season 5 started, we didn't really know anything about…

That moment had nothing to do with breaking the 4th wall. Not understanding that shows a complete misunderstanding of the show's overall themes of morality and fate. Also, the fly isn't a direct symbol as much as it is a way for Walt to let his emotions out. haven't you ever done anything like that? Freaked out over…

I disagree that it's "perfect." While it was fun and entertaining it was very surface level. Can a film really get an A+ if it has very little depth? I seriously hope not.

The way Shakman subverted visual romantic cliches (the man lighting the cigarette NOT implying sex, the embrace with the females leg raised put at a weird, odd angle) were impressive. It's the little things that make this show a step above most other shows. I'll admit the Don fantasy plot was a little below them, it's…

It's the nature of TV. To watch Casblanca takes 1 hour and 40 minutes. To watch the 13-episode 1st season of All in the Family takes whatever 13 times 23 is. I do agree that Twin Peaks, The Twilight Zone, All in the Family, and Seinfeld are shows people need to be aware of. In all honestly it's about time someone…

At the heart of this argument is what are the strengths of the medium? Ryan McGee obviously feels that it is combining film's strengths as a medium (for episodic plot structure) and the novel's strengths as a medium (for extended season long plot structure) however that is just ridiculous. What HBO did is use…