Mad Men: My Old Kentucky Home - Review
After watching tonight's episode of Mad Men I was left with a strange feeling. Was it the social awkwardness seen in many of the characters? Or was it that nothing really happened to move the story along? Don't get me wrong I really liked this episode but in a different way that I liked the first two of the outstanding 3rd season. Maybe I was just hungry. Hmm. Class conscious insecurities are plentiful as there were lots of just under the surface issues that the characters try to come to grips with such as Peggy doing anything to advance her career; Joan putting on the best show possible in order to further her husbands career; Roger throwing a Kentucky Derby party at his country club to show people he is happy and Betty strutting her stuff to strangers again. Since most of episode happened outside the business hours of Sterling Cooper we also get to see how unhappy everyone really is with their lot in life. It was kinda nice not to see Lane Pryce's blunders though it wasn't as nice to not see Don Draper's creative brilliance or to hear Sal's sarcastic quips. -- Janaki Cedanna
"My Old Kentucky Home" kept with this seasons theme of change as this time we get to see how the characters react to social and status changes. As always, the atmosphere was dripping with authenticity which only adds to the richness of what's on the screen. This show has always been about the deeply layered characters and not about "moving the story" along.
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