Heather Havrilesky on S4e2 of AMC’s “Mad Men”:
So how do you hold on to some spirit of innocence and naive happiness in your life? “Mad Men” demonstrates that unless you’re very rich, or very drunk, or in denial — or all of the above — it’s not that easy.
If you thought the sound of Don hitting bottom was the slap of “the open palm of a hooker’s hand making contact with stubbly face in a darkened room on Thanksgiving as she joylessly rides” him, well, I guess not. Can Don get any more despicable? Sadly, I fear the answer is yes.
