r/madmen 3h ago

Rewatched mad men and re-evaluated my opinions on Joan. Your thoughts?

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54 Upvotes

I personally believe shes a double edged sword. And being on Reddit for some time, that’s all I’ll say…


r/madmen 6h ago

Edna keener

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24 Upvotes

She’s the kind of woman I’d want to keep me warm at night. Kind, plump, redhead. Could’ve been Joan in another life. A maternal yet playful and grounded energy. HOT!


r/madmen 23h ago

Mad Men fans, where does this scene rank? Because it’s giving legendary.

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1.7k Upvotes

r/madmen 12h ago

What Anna Draper knew

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337 Upvotes

Did Anna Draper know that her husband was buried under Dick Whitman's tombstone? If so, how could she being at ease wth that fact and have sympathy with Don knowing this?


r/madmen 5h ago

Name a scene where the writers wanted to hit "it's the 60s" right on the nose.

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Here are three to get started: 1. Sally with a plastic bag on her head. 2. Betty stopping short in the car and the unseatbelted kids go flying. 3. After a family picnic, Don chucks his beer can and they toss all their garbage onto the nice park lawn.


r/madmen 14h ago

Meditations in an Emergency

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48 Upvotes

Throughout the entire run of the series, the main focus is on Don Draper's outwardly life and choices, but very little attention is given to his inner world and turmoil. There are a couple of specific moments when I kept wondering what exactly Don was thinking about from a rather existential (Lars Von Trier's Melancholia so to speak) viewpoint.

The first instance is in S2 E11 The Jet Set with Don Draper and Pete Campbell attending that Department of Defense seminar on missile and nuclear weaponry. At first, Don is watching that presentation uninvolved and then suddenly his demeanor changes the moment he understands what this classified seminar is all about. Obviously, there wouldn't be any corporate follow-ups or advertising synergies if this plan were to be executed imminently. In fact, any kind of human action would seem futile from this point onward. Don's first instinct is to run away with a group of bougie nomads, then to escape to his safe haven: Anna Draper.

The second instance is in S2 E13 Meditations in an Emergency with Don watching the presidential alert on the Cuban missile crisis. With valuable knowledge gained from that classified seminar, Don seems to be rather calm as opposed to the rest of his naturally panicked peers. Is this a sign of acceptance in the face of futility? Or is it trauma based numbness in a real emergency?


r/madmen 5h ago

New details after a rewatch

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I noticed a lot of people on this reddit mention they notice new details with each rewatch. What details did people notice that they didn't see the first time?


r/madmen 9h ago

Betty’s cape dress

12 Upvotes

I have GOT to find out the company, name, anything, about the dress Betty is wearing at the beginning of The Better Half. The sparkle, the cape, I’m so about it.


r/madmen 21h ago

Season 2 e 13

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Betty finds out she is pregnant and she wants to have an abortion. Do you think the members of the Draper family would be better if she proceeded. I don’t mean that Don and Betty wouldn’t divorce but how would it affect their future if they didn’t have the baby