Lane's downfall and suicide. Masterful. Almost every scene related to this tragic episode worked brilliantly: Bert Cooper's confrontation with Don about the check; Don's showdown with Lance where he forced his resignation (and since when did Don become so virtuous?); Lane's wife buying him a Jaguar; Lane being offered the position as head of the 4A's fiscal control committee; Lane's failed effort to asphyxiate himself in his new Jaguar because it was so mechanically unreliable it wouldn't event start (genius touch!): and ultimately Lane hanging from the door in his office.
The lion in Don roars again. We saw this in scene after scene in episode 5 and especially in the scene with Roger where he talks about the company getting big.
Don yelling at his daughter Sally: "And turn off that damn tv." Sometimes the shortest scenes in Mad Men are richest with irony.
Don letting Glen drive his car (with him in it) back to school. A light way to end a heavy episode.
Why Mad Men Episode 12 (Season 5) Didn't Work:
So let's get this straight. Peggy resigned in last week's episode and it's not mentioned at all in this episode?
The scenes with Sally and Glen (especially the dialogue). Get me rewrite! And can't we find a better actor to play Glen? The rare times he appears I feel like I'm watching dinner theater in Boca Raton.
Betty's remoteness with Sally. It's not interesting.
Overall Grade for Mad Men Episode 12 (Season 5):
A. Great writing, acting and plot development. What more could you ask for in a scripted tv drama? Bravo Mad Men.
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