Mad Men
Bid farewell to Don Draper and co. with our episode-by-episode reviews of Mad Men’s final season – plus where you can catch up online.
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 14 (Person to Person)
May 21, 2015 | Chris BryantAlready seen the Mad Men finale? Read on at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
Truth well told. Mad Men’s last hour is perfectly tailored for what could be the best television show ever made.
Allowing every character’s … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 13 (The Milk & Honey Route)
May 14, 2015 | Chris BryantAlready seen Episode 13? Read on at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
Opening on a dream sequence/flash forward in which Don is questioned by the police in a very familiar way, The Milk & Honey Route represents the … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 12
May 7, 2015 | Chris BryantAlready seen Episode 12? Read on at the bottom for some additional spoiler-filled analysis.
Don Draper’s journey, from selling cars and fur coats to advertising royalty, has been driven by a reinvented man trying to discover what he wants. He’s … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 11
May 2, 2015 | Chris BryantMad Men’s run of phenomenal episodes continues.Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 10 (The Forecast)
April 23, 2015 | Chris BryantDreams, hopes and goals collide in what is certainly one of Mad Men’s finest hours.Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 9 (New Business)
April 16, 2015 | Chris BryantStrong female personalities surround Don’s new start, as Mad Men remains effortlessly captivating.Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 8 (Severance)
April 9, 2015 | Chris BryantThe final half of the final season of Mad Men opens with a girl looking directly down the camera, identical to Freddy Rumsen’s introduction to Season 7 Part 1 – “It’s about time” – except now, it’s not so much … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7 Episode 7
June 4, 2014 | Chris BryantGuidance is internal. Three. Two. One.
In the mid-season finale of Mad Men, three Americans are on their way to be the first men on the moon. People crowd around their television set for a worldwide event unlike any … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7 Episode 6 (The Strategy)
May 24, 2014 | Chris BryantIn times of hardship, families stick together. All the old faces return for the first time this season in Episode 6, as Peggy, Pete and Don are confronted with the same problems.
Don returns to his roots as television’s … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7 Episode 5 (The Runaways)
May 16, 2014 | Chris BryantIn the best episode since the first of this season, Matthew Weiner and partners return to business as usual. Don’s back behind a desk, behaving himself (sort of) and looking to climb the stairs to his former prestige.
The … Read More