‘Mad Men’ Recap: Chewed Up and Spit Out
Posted in: Uncategorized
How do you create a villain that makes Don Draper look good?
It requires a character so distasteful that he makes you overlook all Don’s lying, philandering and manipulating, whose lack of charm reminds you of Don’s strengths in that department. You need Lou Avery. Or he’ll do, at least.
Thus far, Lou’s been something of an enigma, and not in the way that Bob Benson was an enigma. I can’t say I’ve really cared much about the crotchety old creative director. Til now, he’s felt a bit like a stand-in until whatever plot machinations wind up returning Don to the agency. He still feels a bit like that, but two episodes into the latest season, his cretinous behavior is making a mark on the agency. We already cringed at his coldness to Peggy in the season premiere. Now, in episode two, he comes out as a ham-fisted racist, sparking a return of the topic of race to the show.
Post a Comment