Mad Men: "Wee Small Hours" Review

"But what about the moon?" Conrad Hilton to Don Draper.

Secret liaisons, unrequited love, miscommunication and filmmaking. These are the wonderful things that happened in the Mad Men universe, both in front of the camera and behind it.

In a day that brought the news of the unfortunate firing of an Emmy winning writer, Matthew Weiner & Co. has delivered another gem (read about the firing here). Lately I noticed that the episodes are doing lots of quick cuts as if to cram more and more info into an already bulging story line. Not that I'm complaining mind you but I find it a little odd and out of character for a show that thrives on the slow unfolding of major plot points.

"Wee Small Hours" was chock full of new developments with some old ones coming full circle. Characters fall back into old routines as tensions have never been higher. Remember when Don used to be unfaithful? Check. How about Sal's homosexuality? Double check. Betty reverting to a childlike state? Big check! Mad Men thrives on putting it's characters into uncomfortable situations and we as the audience can only yell at the screen in a feeble attempt to keep them on the straight and narrow. It's voyeurism, plain and simple.

-- Janaki Cedanna

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