"Tomorrowland" is an extremely appropriate title for the season finale of Mad Men — and not just because Don is taking his kids to Disneyland. It's also an indicator of Don's newfound optimism, as he looks ahead to the future with rose-colored glasses (he even does a cannonball into the pool!). The reason for his sunny disposition? Love. And the decision he makes as a result is Read more

The wheels are really coming off the wagon that is Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and on this week's episode of Mad Men, Don may have added another nail to the coffin. As the water continues to rise for the company, it's getting harder and harder for Don and the rest of the team to land new accounts. Much like the end of season three, it feels like big changes are on the horizon. This week the Read more

Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce is plummeting in a downward spiral on this week's Mad Men, and even though there isn't any carnage to be had (yet), the vultures are already circling. When Ken Cosgrove attends a dinner with his fiancee, Cynthia (it's Alex Mack!), he learns through a guy at rival agency BBDO that Lucky Strike has abandoned the Sterling Cooper ship. As a result, the entire staff comes Read more

Oh, how the tables quickly turn on this week's Mad Men. The episode starts off on a promising note for Don; he calls Sally with news of Beatles tickets, which sends her into a screaming fit of pure joy. Even Betty seems impressed with the show of father-daughter love. Then it all goes downhill, as surprise visitors make the ad man lose his cool (and that's putting it mildly). Who comes to his Read more

On this week's Mad Men, Don (and his voice over) take a backseat to the ladies of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Faye comments that not having kids was her decision; Peggy's concerned that her new male copy writers could easily unseat her; and Joan struggles to stay collected with her husband about to be shipped to Vietnam. Then there's Miss Blankenship, the office spinster and shining example of Read more

Remember last week's Mad Men when Don leaves his office door open? I assumed it was so he'd be more accessible to his employees, but I had no idea that Don would be letting down his walls for us as well. If that episode is about Don hitting bottom, then this week is how he starts digging himself out. First order of business: start a journal. Perhaps inspired by Roger's own memoirs, Don takes to Read more

For such an innocuously-titled episode, this week's Mad Men is anything but. There's both potty humor and the raw honesty, and by the time the vomit and ghosts appeared, I was convinced I was watching the wrong show. The series really roughed up its Emmy-fresh sheen to peel back the curtain and show us a more, uh, interesting side. Aside from the boxing and strength metaphors, this episode is Read more

Forget the Emmys, because this week on Mad Men, there's another coveted trophy: the CLIO awards! Don, Pete, Joan, and Roger attend the ceremony, where the agency (well, mainly Don) is up for honors for its Glo-Coat ad. The win creates some jealousy, as Roger envies Don's prize — and the fact that Don kisses Joan probably doesn't help, either. Do you think the writers are setting the men up Read more

This week's Mad Men is titled "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword," but stop searching for any deep double meaning, because it will perhaps be better remembered as "the one where Sally Draper plays with herself." Yes, the show goes there in this episode – consider the envelope pushed. While Sally deals with growing pains (and an infuriated Betty), daddy Don is busy trying to secure a Japanese Read more

This week's Mad Men is all about Pete and Peggy, and they couldn't be in two more opposite places. As office golden boy Pete continues to make good, he's shaking hands with gray-haired clients and cementing his place as a partner and as a husband. Peggy, on the other hand, is making nice with liberal young voices of the '60s art scene. Meanwhile, Don deals with the woman he "rejected": his Read more