Mad Men Deconstructed

A Night To Remember is Betty Draper's defining moment.YouTubeInstagramEmail UsMusic by Tyler Everett

The Gold Violin is Mad Men's introspection about materialism and the American Dream, portrayed through a light-hearted s... Read more

In Maidenform, we ask ourselves "How do other people see me? And how do I see myself?"YouTubeInstagramEmail UsMusic by T... Read more

The New Girl is a deep investigation of Peggy Olson, early Feminism, and the lives of women in the early 1960s.YouTubeIn... Read more

Three Sundays is Mad Men's far-reaching treatment of resentment, innocence, and nostalgia that unfolds over 3 weeks in A... Read more

The Benefactor introduces the characters Jimmy and Bobbie Barrett and deals with topics of devotion, abortion, and socia... Read more

Flight 1 recounts the events of March 1, 1962, as Pete deals with a personal tragedy and is pulled into an unseemly busi... Read more

For Those Who Think Young is Season 2's debut. The episode picks up Mad Men's story on Valentine's Day, 1962, and introd... Read more

Making The Pilot tells the story of Mad Men's unlikely development - from a speculative screenplay that sat for nearly 8... Read more

Motifs & Meaning in Mad Men Season 1 breaks down Mad Men's use of recurrence and how repeated elements contribute to... Read more