Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Mad Men Season 5: Episode 11

For the last few episodes, I had been regretting my observation about how closely Mad Men was approximating the pace of life. Except for a number of unpleasant undercurrents, I didn’t feel as if much of anything was happening, which is okay for life itself, but doesn’t necessarily work well for a drama trying to be lifelike…. but all of that was blown away by Episode 11.

I’m in love with time twists. The one at the heart of this episode killed.

Each Sunday night, I watch Game of Thrones followed by Mad Men.
Game of Thrones is about another era, much more primitive. Incredible power struggles preoccupy everyone; when you conquer your enemy, you display his head on a stick for all to see.

Women have their designated station. They survive by wisely using the gifts nature has afforded them, or in some heroic instances, they strive against type and achieve fleeting rewards.

It's because we've become so civilized that the storylines are so different.

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