By: Mad Men the Morning After: Critics visit “Tomorrowland” « Cultural Learnings

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:07:24 +0000

[…] Mr. Draper’s Wild Ride: “Tomorrowland” [Antenna] However, what I find most interesting is those moments trapped between action and reaction: was Don’s New York Times ad a confident action, or a desperate reaction to Lucky Strike’s departure? And was his decision to marry Megan an action to regain control of his life, or a reaction to the short-term stability she offered and its potential role in solving his identity crisis? When we start pondering Don’s motivations, we get trapped in a vicious cycle wherein his true purpose seems hopelessly lost, but this has always been the case. Don’s actions in the finale are just as confounding and complex as they were before, and so we can still frame this finale – as disruptive as it first seemed, to me at least – in the context of previous seasons. […]

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