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More from Mad Men season 7: news and episode reviews

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How Scottish history (and Game of Thrones) explains this week’s best Mad Men gagHow Scottish history (and Game of Thrones) explains this week’s best Mad Men gag
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“The king ordered it!”

By Dylan Matthews
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On Mad Men, the only death is having no escape route. Guess what Don just lost?On Mad Men, the only death is having no escape route. Guess what Don just lost?
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He’s a dinosaur, watching his own extinction.

By Emily St. James
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The last chance the Mad Men characters had at a new beginning was in season 3The last chance the Mad Men characters had at a new beginning was in season 3
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“Shut the Door. Have a Seat” was the last time they could have possibly escaped their fates.

By Libby Nelson
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The latest Mad Men episode just didn’t feel big enough. Here’s why.The latest Mad Men episode just didn’t feel big enough. Here’s why.
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It doesn’t really feel like all that much is on the line.

By Dylan Matthews
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What Mad Men’s final season learned from the end of The Mary Tyler Moore ShowWhat Mad Men’s final season learned from the end of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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More than you’d expect!

By Emily St. James
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Mad Men recap: 11 times this episode mirrored the show’s pastMad Men recap: 11 times this episode mirrored the show’s past
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This one felt like a series finale, with the way it kept circling back to the show’s bygone days.

By Emily St. James
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Why Mad Men is a post-apocalyptic storyWhy Mad Men is a post-apocalyptic story
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This is the story of a society that has completely fallen apart.

By Libby Nelson
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Yes, Mad Men has a plan for its final episodes. We think we know what it is.Yes, Mad Men has a plan for its final episodes. We think we know what it is.
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It’s all about connection ... and lack thereof.

By Emily St. James
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What Joan and Peggy have learned from the crumbled marriages of Mad MenWhat Joan and Peggy have learned from the crumbled marriages of Mad Men
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The women of the show are learning how to define what they want professionally and personally.

By Amanda Taub
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This is the one episode you need to see to understand Mad MenThis is the one episode you need to see to understand Mad Men
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This is the purest distillation of the show’s seven seasons yet.

By Libby Nelson
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Did Mad Men’s series finale actually air in 2014?Did Mad Men’s series finale actually air in 2014?
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What if everything after the midseason finale is the long decline after a big win?

By Emily St. James
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Mad Men reminds us that sometimes people leave, and they’re gone foreverMad Men reminds us that sometimes people leave, and they’re gone forever
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Few other shows on TV would do that.

By Libby Nelson
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Here’s why Mad Men’s ultimate ending is going to satisfy viewers — probablyHere’s why Mad Men’s ultimate ending is going to satisfy viewers — probably
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Can Don Draper ever find what he’s looking for? And does it matter?

By Emily St. James
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Here’s why Mad Men’s ending is probably going to frustrate many viewersHere’s why Mad Men’s ending is probably going to frustrate many viewers
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There is simply no way this show can satisfactorily explain what drives Don Draper.

By Dylan Matthews
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Megan was guilty of the worst sin a Mad Men character can commit — she was boringMegan was guilty of the worst sin a Mad Men character can commit — she was boring
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On Mad Men, is Diana Don Draper’s “Cool Girl?”On Mad Men, is Diana Don Draper’s “Cool Girl?”
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She sure seems like a female Don Draper — or at least Dick Whitman — in many ways.

By Dylan Matthews
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This episode of Mad Men felt like a spinoffThis episode of Mad Men felt like a spinoff
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We can’t wait until AMC convinces Matthew Weiner to give Pima her own show.

By Emily St. James
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Mad Men recap: the latest episode was pretty bad — but also necessaryMad Men recap: the latest episode was pretty bad — but also necessary
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Finally, an entire episode devoted to two characters we just met and Megan!

By Emily St. James
Sally Draper might end up being Mad Men’s most important character
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She’s the one person on the show who might escape the gravitational pull of history.

By Scott Eric Kaufman
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Vox talks Mad Men: There are so many characters we haven’t seen yet!Vox talks Mad Men: There are so many characters we haven’t seen yet!
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Okay, mostly just Sally, but we really miss you, Sally.

By Emily St. James
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Vox talks Mad Men: A story of the ever-so-slightly waning power of white male privilegeVox talks Mad Men: A story of the ever-so-slightly waning power of white male privilege
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Don Draper can’t coast on looking the part forever. Nobody can.

By Amanda Taub
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Vox talks Mad Men: Imagine Don Draper selling microtargeted internet adsVox talks Mad Men: Imagine Don Draper selling microtargeted internet ads
Technology

We don’t know how the show ends. But we do know how this kind of advertising ends.

By Ezra Klein
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Vox talks Mad Men: What will happen in the last six episodes?Vox talks Mad Men: What will happen in the last six episodes?
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We don’t know, but we’re guessing things will fall apart.

By Emily St. James
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Vox talks Mad Men: Joan is filthy rich, powerful — and so, so miserableVox talks Mad Men: Joan is filthy rich, powerful — and so, so miserable
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Is that all there is?

By Amanda Taub
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Vox talks Mad Men: One of the single saddest scenes in the history of the showVox talks Mad Men: One of the single saddest scenes in the history of the show
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It turns out that Ken has been lying to himself this whole time.

By Ezra Klein