Caution: Spoilers - December 1963 found Don Draper dealing with the pain of losing his nuclear family and the joy of gaining his Sterling Cooper family, now Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Remembering his father's death suggested he was finally leaving his former life behind and coming into himself.
Favorite moments: 1) Don apologizing to Peggy and telling her if she didn't accept his offer he would spend the rest of his life trying to hire her, and 2) when Joan walked in the door and took charge of the move. The saddest moment was not when Don and Betty told their children about their impending divorce, which was heartbreaking, but Betty looking lost and alone when flying to Reno next to her latest dozing daddy figure.
The first episode of Man Men took place in 1960 and I felt uncomfortable at the blatant sexism of the time. Last night, at the end of 1963, there was a sense of excitement for the women on the show: Peggy telling Roger no when he asked if she would get him some coffee and Joan, strong gorgeous Joan, taking charge to manage a smooth transition, with no judgment. Jebezel has listed
15 Feminist Moments in Mad Men. Check it out. We've come a long way, women.
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