Sunday, April 5, 2015

'Mad Men' Episode 8 recap: 'Severance' from the life unlived

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As the beginning of the end arrives for Mad Men, series creator Matt Weiner forces his characters to ask themselves: What is their life unlived?


How do they relate to it? Do they long for it, or do they shut it away, burying it under layers of routine and accomplishment? After so much struggle for success, material comfort and — to put it simply — the “American Dream,” are the faces of Mad Men at all happy with their lives ... lived?


“Severance,” the eighth episode of Mad Men’s split final season, begins with what appears to be an intimate moment between Don and a beautiful young woman. She models a chinchilla coat for him, and Don's words quietly dominate her as he enjoys a cigarette and drinks coffee — “You’re not supposed to talk,” he coolly says, that quiet Draper swagger we know well filling the room. “Show me how you feel.” Read more...


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