Mad Men -- TV Episode Recaps & News

The season’s most satisfying episode yet brings Pete, Peggy, Don, and Betty to the brink of major turning points — and brings one old friend back into the fold. 1

S.03
Ep.04
'The Arrangements'

Mad Men: The Decline and Fall of Dear Old Dad

An excursion into historical metaphor! 1

S.03
Ep.03
'My Old Kentucky Home'

Mad Men: Performance Anxiety

A spirited Charleston, a forced accordion solo, a blackface serenade, and a Tigertone duet, plus one heartfelt performance of "I Am Peggy, Hear Me Roar." 1

S.03
Ep.02
'Love Among the Ruins'

Mad Men: Changing the Conversation

One of our favorite episodes spirals around a nuanced debate between Don and Peggy — a multilayered meditation on the nature of feminine wiles. 1

S.03
Ep.01
'Out of Town'

Mad Men Season Premiere: Once a Dick, Always a Dick

Matthew Weiner loves to mess with us. 1

S.02
Ep.13
'Meditations in an Emergency'

Mad Men Season Finale: Near-Annihilation

Don is finally fascinated by his own catastrophe again. 1

S.02
Ep.12
'The Mountain King'

Mad Men: The End Is Nigh!

In this season's penultimate episode, the clouds — and the waves — suddenly break, and a light shines down upon a few chosen ones. 1

S.02
Ep.11
'The Jet Set'

Mad Men: A Case of Darkest Before the Dawn?

Betty gets some much-needed rest while everyone else goes haywire. 1

S.02
Ep.10
'The Inheritance'

Mad Men: Endgame

With just four episodes left, the pace is quickening. And this week, the show goes even darker. 1

S.02
Ep.09
'Six Month Leave'

Mad Men: The Noose Tightens

Betty is still on a tear. And Don isn't the only guy who gets the heave-ho. 1

S.02
Ep.08
'A Night to Remember'

Mad Men: Fight Night!

Last week, cuckolded comedian Jimmy Barrett told Don and Betty that he knew Don was shtupping his wife. This week, Betty freaks out. 1

S.02
Ep.07
'The Gold Violin'

Mad Men: What’s Matthew Weiner Driving At?

This week, Don looks in the mirror and thinks he's figured out what's wrong: That guy would look a lot better in a Cadillac. 1

S.02
Ep.06
'Maidenform'

Mad Men Writers Bone Up on Lacan

This episode, Peggy and Don take their circus act into a hall of mirrors. 1

S.02
Ep.05
'The New Girl'

The escalating nuttiness at home and Peggy's utter placidness in the office seemed just more proof that Peggy is the only other Sterling Cooper employee with anything approaching Don's lockjaw discretion. 1

S.02
Ep.04
'Three Sundays'

Mad Men: The Secrets Are Out

Peggy's back! 1

S.02
Ep.03
'The Benefactor'

Mad Men: Marriage As a Full-Contact Sport

Of course this week the show ditches both Peggy and Pete, while the other admen bring their wives into the ring. 1

S.02
Ep.02
'Flight 1'

Mad Men Crosses Into the Dark Side

The second episode of the most deviously unpredictable show on TV ditched everything already established this season. 1

S.02
Ep.01
'For Those Who Think Young'

Mad Men Season Premiere: Baby-Boomers Confuse and Frighten Don Draper

How do you sell a prestige product to a demanding Sunday-night audience who now expects nothing less than the next 'Sopranos'? Last night we found out! 1

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