Jeers: Mad Men's "Big" Twist
Elisabeth Moss in Mad Men courtesy AMC
Jeers to
Mad Men for marring its brilliant finale with a boneheaded twist. Don't get me wrong, I've adored every other moment of AMC's swinging-'60s drama (OK, except when John Slattery's Roger Sterling puked after walking up too many stairs - that was a stretch). But when secretary-turned-copywriter Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) discovered (
Spoiler alert, for the DVRing crowd) that the reason for her mystery weight gain was that she was unknowingly pregnant - and she promptly pushed out a healthy-looking baby - I groaned along with her. This smacks of the kind of soap-operatic plotting this achingly subtle series has so skillfully avoided during its first season. In short, it made me a mad man. Anybody else?
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