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Mad Men Episode: "5G"

Season 1, Episode 5
Episode Synopsis: Don wins a prestigious award and gets his face splashed on a prominent industry periodical, which triggers some fallout from his past; Ken gets a short story published in a national monthly magazine, inspiring jealousy among his colleagues. Original Air Date: Aug 16, 2007

“5G”

# 5G vs. 5Gs. Clever. This show keeps me on my toes.We don’t know Dick about Don. I guess changing your name was once all the rage. But what he really wanted was for his family, and in particular his horrible stepmother, to believe he was dead. Did you catch his reaction when Adam told him Abigail died from stomach cancer? Yowsa. She must have done a number on him. He wouldn’t or couldn’t even bring himself to refer to her as his mom or stepmom. I can’t wait to learn more about her. The insight it will give us into Don’s personality and his relationships will be interesting. We know he can turn it off and on, often charming and disarming his critics. I think it’s most interesting to observe him when he’s unguarded and can’t control the situation — we saw that tonight with Adam and we’ve seen it in the past with Rachel. I mean, if Don’s own brother can’t convince him to open up, I have my doubts about Rachel being able to ... read more

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