Another “Mad Men” episode based around a national crisis,
this time a crashed American Airlines flight. The tragedy has both personal and
professional ramifications at Sterling Cooper: Duck gets a call from American
that makes him think they have a shot at the business—if they dump current
airline client Mohawk; Pete, meanwhile, discovers his father was one of the
hundred passengers who perished in the crash. The episode is beautifully shot,
with pacing and cinematography somewhere between a stage play and a Francis
Ford Coppola movie. I thought I remembered all the best “Mad Men” episodes
without having to look them up, but this one slipped through my fingers. Every
single scene is fantastic, and it was the biggest surprise thus far of this
project.
Best Scene: After
learning of his father’s death, Pete wanders into Don’s office (as Bert said
last season: “You never know where loyalty is born.”). Pete experiences his
shock out loud, talking not really to Don but at him, like a lost boy. Don’s ironic
advice: Go home and be with your family. “It’s what people do.”
Best Line: Kinsey
to Joan: “You’re just jealous.” Joan: “Because you’re the one who got away?
You, out there in your poor little rich-boy apartment in Newark or wherever.
Walking around with your pipe and your beard. Falling in love with that girl
just to show how interesting you are. Go ahead, what part is wrong?”
Grade: A
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