Critisism

I love some Mad Men. At first I was just sucked into its pitch perfect take on the early 60’s, but the more you watch, the more you realize that this is one of the most nuanced things on TV. The trouble with that nuance thing is that while I still enjoy watching the show, following the characters and their story arcs, the big picture if you will, I now need help with recognizing all the small brush strokes that create the total piece of art.

For that I have to turn to various reviews and recaps, plus their ever entertaining and sometimes informative comments. Usual reads are HitFix, Vulture, PressPlay and my favorite, the AV Club.

Tonight’s homework assignment kiddies is to watch this past Sunday’s episode, Lady Lazarus, then go read the AV Club review and see what you missed. If you can’t be bothered with watching the show, just go read the AV Club piece.