‘Mad Men’ Recap: Size Matters
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A pitch for a secret product. An account resigned in spite. A thwarted IPO. A surprise merger.
For all those put off by the feeling that “Mad Men” has in its sixth season veered into the soap operatic, last night’s episode should be a return to form. Chock full of agency-business swashbuckling and devoid of any scenes of Don Draper slipping into bed with the doctor’s wife, the episode sets up the remaining half of the season with some big questions. We’ll get to those later. First, last night’s action.
The opening shot gives us a banker who, in addition to bearing a passing resemblance to Martin Sorrell, has been vetting Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce’s books for a potential stock offering that would make Joan, who presumably holds the least amount of equity, a near-millionaire. She, Pete and Bert are in the room. Is it weird that Draper and Sterling aren’t? Of course it is, but, hey, this is TV.
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