Mad Men Season 5 - Caution: Contains spoilers (3 Viewers)

[Scientician 0.8]

That was a bit meh.

 

[Flux]

Don's family life, and Don himself, just don't interest me any more. I kind of wish he really did strangle that wan.

 

[rettucs]

That was a bit meh.

the series is in need of some serious redemption. Its shown glimpses of genius but overall has been pretty awful.

The last episode was the worst in all 5 seasons so far.

I'm hanging onto the hope that all this boring crap is designed to accentuate something amazing thats gonna happen some episode soon.

Or, I'd settle for Alison Brie coming back into it, at least a little bit.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

those last two posters must be watching a different show! am i right, guys?

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I'm increasingly in agreeance with Patrick Freyne's review of the show from a while back.
http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/moving-with-the-times-they-lost-the-plot-3061119.html

Those elements that made the show special in previous seasons aren't present enough in this one.

 

[ann post]

s5 was delayed because the contract between advertisers and scriptwriters was changing, or attempting to be changed. the writers had to fight that off while writing this series, so possibly every ounce of motivation to write witty scripts about the advertising world could possibly have been sapped. might waste an hour seeing who wrote what on wiki and come back to this.

 

[hermie]

I'm increasingly in agreeance with Patrick Freyne's review of the show from a while back.
http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/moving-with-the-times-they-lost-the-plot-3061119.html

Those elements that made the show special in previous seasons aren't present enough in this one.

Very good article but I completely disagree with him about how the show has become less interesting as the 60s starts to fully kick-in. Imagine if all that stoicism still permeated the show 5 seasons in, it'd be unbearable!

I'm with Bernie, I'm enjoying this series as much, if not more, than the previous ones. To avoid repeating itself and also to fully represent the era it has had to get weirder and is all the better for it.

The episode just gone didn't make enough of featuring my two favourite characters (Roger and Sally) quite heavily but was still pretty good I thought.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I'm increasingly in agreeance with Patrick Freyne's review of the show from a while back.
http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/moving-with-the-times-they-lost-the-plot-3061119.html

Those elements that made the show special in previous seasons aren't present enough in this one.

He wrote that before this season started, it seems

Also, isn't the openness in the characters reflecting the way society in general was going.

He should just go and listen to Joy Division or watch Bergman if he only wants brooding.

 

[Unicron]

KINSEY!

Bet if the series lasts long enough he comes back in bell bottoms

 

[Deadmanposting]

KINSEY!

It has become impossible to write his name this morning without an exclamation mark.

They should give him his own series.

 

[hermie]

Was really glad they redressed the balance and Harry is no longer a two-dimensional dufus.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I didn't catch who the flowers were from.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I didn't catch who the flowers were from.

I think it was meant to be Draper.

Two references to their conversation in the note.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I think it was meant to be Draper.

Two references to their conversation in the note.

I had assumed it was from him but I didn't quite parse the connections. Thanks.

 

[rettucs]

That was great. In fact it highlighted everything that I thought needed to be done to the past couple of episodes to get it going again;

- needs more Price
- needs more Joanie
- needs more marital turbulence
- needs more office sex
- needs flash cars
- needs more abuse of secretaries

all that was missing was some casual racism and maybe some Alison Brie, but then throw in the Kinsey thing and bingo, classic episode.

 

[Jerry Twig]

You forgot throwing of plates at walls.

But can Megan cook anything other than plain spaghetti?

 

[Deadmanposting]

You forgot throwing of plates at walls.

But can Megan cook anything other than plain spaghetti?

And that stuff doesn't keep great in an oven indefinitely

 

[Jerry Twig]

Fair point. Not even fancy Don would have had a microwave in 1966

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

And that stuff doesn't keep great in an oven indefinitely

Probably also a part of why she was so pissed off.

Personally, I thought the last episode was a bit of a lull. Harry wigging out with the Hare Krishnas was brilliant and Price's scheming was necessary but undoubtedly only the seed of something bigger but overall, I felt like they were treading water.

 

[pete]

i was just glad we got back to price's tax problems that have been building for so long

wait, what?