The characters on network television–and I’m not denying they can’t be compelling–tend to have just two contrasting facets. And these two facets tend to have an ironic twist: Jack Bauer hunts terrorists, but he acts like one; House is a narcissistic asshole, but he saves more lives than anyone else. With that in mind, I [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Don Draper’
October 28, 2008
Mad Men Season 2 Finale
I’m not entirely sure, but it sure as hell felt like the show ended ten minutes early. Worse yet, during the last ten minutes of the hour, AMC showed highlights from the Mad Men closing party. As Cooper said to Pete Campbell in season 1, “Who cares?”
After the triumph of the first season, the show [...]
