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Mad Men Deconstructed

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Episode-by-episode analysis of AMC's critically-acclaimed television show Mad Men

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United States

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Episode-by-episode analysis of AMC's critically-acclaimed television show Mad Men

Language:

English


Episodes
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S2E8 - A Night To Remember

11/15/2021
A Night To Remember is Betty Draper's defining moment. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:36:29

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S2E7 - The Gold Violin

8/31/2021
The Gold Violin is Mad Men's introspection about materialism and the American Dream, portrayed through a light-hearted story about a painting, a friendship, and a Cadillac. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:46:36

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S2E6 - Maidenform

8/7/2021
In Maidenform, we ask ourselves "How do other people see me? And how do I see myself?" YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:35:34

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S2E5 - The New Girl

7/30/2021
The New Girl is a deep investigation of Peggy Olson, early Feminism, and the lives of women in the early 1960s. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:04:14:47

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S2E4 - Three Sundays

6/23/2021
Three Sundays is Mad Men's far-reaching treatment of resentment, innocence, and nostalgia that unfolds over 3 weeks in April 1962. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:03:56:17

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S2E4 - Three Sundays

6/23/2021
Three Sundays is Mad Men's far-reaching treatment of resentment, innocence, and nostalgia that unfolds over 3 weeks in April 1962. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:03:56:17

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S2E3 - The Benefactor

6/10/2021
The Benefactor introduces the characters Jimmy and Bobbie Barrett and deals with topics of devotion, abortion, and social status. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:03:33:32

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S2E2 - Flight 1

5/22/2021
Flight 1 recounts the events of March 1, 1962, as Pete deals with a personal tragedy and is pulled into an unseemly business deal. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:40:52

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S2E1 - For Those Who Think Young

5/13/2021
For Those Who Think Young is Season 2's debut. The episode picks up Mad Men's story on Valentine's Day, 1962, and introduces several new conflicts amidst an examination of youth and age. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:31:19

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Making The Pilot

5/7/2021
Making The Pilot tells the story of Mad Men's unlikely development - from a speculative screenplay that sat for nearly 8 years to the premiere episode of AMC's signature television series. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:17:57

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Motifs & Meaning in Season 1

5/2/2021
Motifs & Meaning in Mad Men Season 1 breaks down Mad Men's use of recurrence and how repeated elements contribute to the show's larger themes. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:14:26

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S1E13 - The Wheel

4/28/2021
The Wheel is Season 1's finale, an episode unfolding over Thanksgiving 1960, with themes of time, family, and regret. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:45:20

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S1E12 - Nixon vs. Kennedy

4/12/2021
Nixon vs. Kennedy is the climax of Mad Men's 1st season, an episode about Election Day, 1960, and the consequences of Don Draper's identity. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:52:27

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S1E11 - Indian Summer

4/5/2021
In Season 1 Episode 11 we recap Long Weekend, an episode that portrays the personal consequences of success for Don and Peggy. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:36:10

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S1E10 - Long Weekend

3/28/2021
Season 1 Episode 10 is Long Weekend, a story that unfolds over Labor Day 1960, a story about legacy, about fathers and daughters, and about decline. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:48:44

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S1E9 - Shoot

3/22/2021
Shoot is the 9th episode of Mad Men's 1st season, one that shows Betty modeling for Coca-Cola and Don weighing an intriguing new job offer. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:38:03

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S1E8 - The Hobo Code

3/7/2021
Mad Men's 8th episode, The Hobo Code, treats themes of attachment and self-discovery through stories about Pete and Peggy's office romance, Sal's closely-guarded private life, and Don's austere childhood. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:01:00:53

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S1E7 - Red In The Face

2/5/2021
In this episode, we discuss Red In The Face, the 7th episode of Mad Men's 1st season, one that portrays Don's friendship with Roger and Pete's frustrating attempts to return an unwanted wedding gift. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:50:31

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S1E6 Babylon

1/29/2021
In this episode, we discuss Season 1, Episode 6 of Mad Men, Babylon, a sprawling treatment of the show's cast that introduces themes of intimacy, idealism, and belonging. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

Duration:00:40:41

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Season 1 Announcement

12/3/2020
Accouncement regarding future Season 1 episodes of Mad Men Deconstructed.

Duration:00:02:00