Some of the best episodes of the series revolve around
historic events of the 1960s. Weiner & Co. not only re-create these landmark
occasions for us like a history lesson, but also use them to show us more about
the characters on the show. “Nixon vs. Kennedy” is the first of such
installments, and it is one of the best. The first half of the episode takes
place on election night, and we see how different people handle both the
excitement of the returns and the disappointment of the result. The
second half of the episode builds to a boiling point in the confrontation
between Don and Pete, leading to a cinema-quality flashback of how Dick Whitman
became Donald Draper where he left his old life behind and becoming the self-made
man we know today. This is an unforgettable episode of “Mad Men.”
Best Scenes: After
spending weeks of sleepless nights poring over the contents of Adam Whitman’s
special delivery to Don, Pete finally summons the … courage? … to confront Don
directly and blackmail him into a promotion. Don calls Pete’s bluff, and the
two go face Cooper together, where Pete reveals what he’s discovered about Don.
Bert’s reply is priceless and tells us all we need to know about the advertising
mogul: “Who cares?”
Best Line: Rachel
to Don: “You don’t want to run away with me—you just want to run away. You’re a
coward.”
Grade: A+
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