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Mad Men Episode: "Nixon vs. Kennedy"

Season 1, Episode 12
Episode Synopsis: The Sterling Cooper staff pulls an all-nighter watching Nixon-Kennedy election returns; an ambitious Pete directly challenges Don. Original Air Date: Oct 11, 2007

“Nixon vs. Kennedy”

The drama of election night can barely compete with the drama of office politicking that was going on tonight. This was a great penultimate episode. So let’s get right down to it.Quite a few things in tonight’s episode surprised me. I’ll start with Harry. He always comes off as such a stand-up guy. He’s married and although he sees no harm in looking, he’s certainly never made a move on any of the girls in the office. Until tonight. His relatively harmless kiss with Hildy turns into a full-blown affair. The next morning they both seem uncomfortable — Harry can’t stop trying to fix his broken glasses, and Hildy, in an effort to put him at ease, tells him it didn’t mean anything. This is an interesting development and I have to say I really feel like Harry has finally broken himself out of the pack. Before tonight I always kind of thought he blended into the background, but tonight he really stood out to me.Other office shenanigans include Ken c... read more

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