So, the final countdown has begun...
Tonight Mad Men returns for its final 7 episode run.
I don't really have an idea about how it's going to end. I have never really been in speculation mode when it comes to Mad Men, It isn't that kind of show for me. I take what it gives, sometimes it's brillant and poignant; sometimes it's as subtle as a hammer sound; sometimes it's a vacuum pretending to be smart. I'm totally ready for the show to leave my screen. Actually, I would have loved the show to end with the diner's scene from last year, with the core trio of the show, Don, Peggy and Pete. Those relationships (Don/Peggy; Don/Pete; Peggy/Pete) are the most precious thing about the series, IMO, even though the Don Draper/Sally Draper has become very important too (shades of Tony Soprano/Meadow Soprano) in the last seasons. I just hope the finale will live up to the somewhat overrated reputation of the show.
Yes I enjoy Mad Men and have seen every episode to this day, but it never was in my tv pantheon. AMC did have one masterpiece, and I don't think that, when Mad Men is over, it will ever be regarded the same way BrBa was.
BTW, let's remember how terrific Breaking Bad was!!!
Damnit, I miss having Bryan Cranston works his acting magic on my screen. I miss all the daring cold opens the show provided, all the dark humour and fantastic visuals; I miss Walt/Jesse twisted relationship.
And soon I will miss my tv boyfriend.
On Tuesday, Raylan Givens will wear his hat for the last time. I didn't review the penultimate episode because I was so exhausted on Wednesday and Thursday that I had to choose between The Americans and Justified, and The Americans HAD to be reviewed, but, of course, I loved Justified, and I would be onboard if FX were to announce that there's a Wynn Duffy spin-off in the drawers!
Duffy hugging a dying Mikey was terrific, especially after the over-the-top fight to death with Katherine Hale, and I loved Wynn's last line when he called 911! Funny and poignant at once. But Duffy survived, and that's what matters. To me, Jere Burns remains the revelation of the show.
We also learned that Tim went to Mordor, but "not through the mines", and Raylan talked down that dirty cop that was on Markham's payroll, and saved Earl, after Boyd shot another henchman who proved to be stupid enough to believe him...or at least greedy enough to be convinced by the amount of money Boyd painted for him in glowing colours. Classic Justified!
Okay, Boyd's light-speed fast recovery from his chest wound is quite a lot when it comes to suspending disbelief, but I will turn a blind eye on that one, if only because cuffed bare foot Boyd on the hospital bed was quite a sight to behold. His position was so Odalisque-like!
No it isn't only in my head! It's all about the bare feet and the lascivious pose.
Unfortunately, it looks like Raylan's passion for Boyd is costing him his badge.
Let's hope that his fondness for Loretta won't cost him his life. I still have a bad feeling about that Boon guy, even though we're supposed to expect that, depsite his cocky behaviour he is no match for Raylan Givens and shouldn't call him out. Besides his hat sucks!
Okay, the western teasing is just a red herring and there won't be a Boon vs Raylan gun fight. Unless there's a Art vs Raylan one?
I don't necessarily want a happy ending, but I want Raylan to leave Harlan alive, in those jeans and in that hat!
Anyway, I don't think that Timothy Olyphant will ever get another part that makes me look so good and so cool.
I will probably need some Deadwood marathon to help me heal after Justified ends. Especially, given that The Americans is nearing to the season finale (fortunately the best current tv show is renewed for a fourth season!!!), and RECTIFY won't return until Summer.
ETA: The Guardian makes a list of the literary references (or rather of the books the characters read on screen) on Mad Men.
I don't really have an idea about how it's going to end. I have never really been in speculation mode when it comes to Mad Men, It isn't that kind of show for me. I take what it gives, sometimes it's brillant and poignant; sometimes it's as subtle as a hammer sound; sometimes it's a vacuum pretending to be smart. I'm totally ready for the show to leave my screen. Actually, I would have loved the show to end with the diner's scene from last year, with the core trio of the show, Don, Peggy and Pete. Those relationships (Don/Peggy; Don/Pete; Peggy/Pete) are the most precious thing about the series, IMO, even though the Don Draper/Sally Draper has become very important too (shades of Tony Soprano/Meadow Soprano) in the last seasons. I just hope the finale will live up to the somewhat overrated reputation of the show.
Yes I enjoy Mad Men and have seen every episode to this day, but it never was in my tv pantheon. AMC did have one masterpiece, and I don't think that, when Mad Men is over, it will ever be regarded the same way BrBa was.
BTW, let's remember how terrific Breaking Bad was!!!
Click to viewDamnit, I miss having Bryan Cranston works his acting magic on my screen. I miss all the daring cold opens the show provided, all the dark humour and fantastic visuals; I miss Walt/Jesse twisted relationship.
And soon I will miss my tv boyfriend.
On Tuesday, Raylan Givens will wear his hat for the last time. I didn't review the penultimate episode because I was so exhausted on Wednesday and Thursday that I had to choose between The Americans and Justified, and The Americans HAD to be reviewed, but, of course, I loved Justified, and I would be onboard if FX were to announce that there's a Wynn Duffy spin-off in the drawers!
Duffy hugging a dying Mikey was terrific, especially after the over-the-top fight to death with Katherine Hale, and I loved Wynn's last line when he called 911! Funny and poignant at once. But Duffy survived, and that's what matters. To me, Jere Burns remains the revelation of the show.
We also learned that Tim went to Mordor, but "not through the mines", and Raylan talked down that dirty cop that was on Markham's payroll, and saved Earl, after Boyd shot another henchman who proved to be stupid enough to believe him...or at least greedy enough to be convinced by the amount of money Boyd painted for him in glowing colours. Classic Justified!
Okay, Boyd's light-speed fast recovery from his chest wound is quite a lot when it comes to suspending disbelief, but I will turn a blind eye on that one, if only because cuffed bare foot Boyd on the hospital bed was quite a sight to behold. His position was so Odalisque-like!
No it isn't only in my head! It's all about the bare feet and the lascivious pose.
Unfortunately, it looks like Raylan's passion for Boyd is costing him his badge.
Let's hope that his fondness for Loretta won't cost him his life. I still have a bad feeling about that Boon guy, even though we're supposed to expect that, depsite his cocky behaviour he is no match for Raylan Givens and shouldn't call him out. Besides his hat sucks!
Okay, the western teasing is just a red herring and there won't be a Boon vs Raylan gun fight. Unless there's a Art vs Raylan one?
I don't necessarily want a happy ending, but I want Raylan to leave Harlan alive, in those jeans and in that hat!
Anyway, I don't think that Timothy Olyphant will ever get another part that makes me look so good and so cool.
I will probably need some Deadwood marathon to help me heal after Justified ends. Especially, given that The Americans is nearing to the season finale (fortunately the best current tv show is renewed for a fourth season!!!), and RECTIFY won't return until Summer.
ETA: The Guardian makes a list of the literary references (or rather of the books the characters read on screen) on Mad Men.