Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Mad Men, Season 5

It?s a pretty grim state of affairs. And yet, there were also wonderful moments of connection this season. Don?s chaste night out with Joan, in which he revives her spirits and confides his affection and respect for her. (And earlier, the tender exchange between Lane and Joan, in which he reassures her of her indispensability to the firm.) Don and Peggy?s run-in at the movies, unlikely as it may have been, in which Don seems at peace with the fact that his prot?g? has moved on, observing that this is the natural order of things, and wishing her well. (And surely taking some pride in the fact that his lesson about how to clear out the cobwebs stuck.) The scenes between Betty and her daughter after Sally gets her period?for all of Sally?s complaints about her mother, she still needs her in that moment, and Betty, for once, is there for her. We may all have to rely on ourselves in the end, but it doesn?t mean that we?re always alone. Colleagues, friends, and parents occasionally come through for these characters, often when they?re most in need, and these moments keep the series from getting too bleak. I?m grateful for that.

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