Don’s obtained shaving cream within the mirror, Megan’s obtained a mop and a plan, and Lane Pryce is one pockets away from going full American Psycho. It’s A Little Kiss Part 2! And on this episode of Mad Men Men, Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, and Mike Overhulse are breaking down the second half of Mad Men’s daring, chaotic, and deeply handsy Season 5 premiere.
This episode additionally covers the true-world Nineteen Sixties context behind the present’s uneasy depiction of civil rights “progress.” Plus some stunning behind-the-scenes trivia, together with how manufacturing on this episode needed to bounce round because of January Jones’s actual-life being pregnant. And sure, we lastly deal with that Reddit idea about Masters of Intercourse.
In case you’re new right here, Mad Men Men recaps Mad Men by the views of three several types of viewers: a primary-timer, a primary-time rewatcher, and somebody who thought one of the best ways to cope with their emotions about Don Draper was to start out a podcast.
Additional Credit for A Little Kiss Part 2:
Matthew Weiner created Mad Men, which aired on AMC from 2007 to 2015. Matthew Weiner directed “A Little Kiss (Part 2)” and Jennifer Getzinger wrote the script. The present stars Jon Hamm, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Robert Morse, and plenty of extra. Our intro music is “Mad Men Men” by Tom Davidson, which is an unique remix of the present’s opening theme “A Lovely Mine” by RJD2. Podcast illustration is by Jon Negroni. Our podcast hosts embrace Jon Negroni (Podcast Editor of InBetweenDrafts), Will Ashton (cohost of the Cinemaholics podcast), and Michael Overhulse (a man who’s hooked on working at startups).
We’ll be again quickly to debate Season 5 Episode 3, titled “Tea Leaves.” Subscribe to Mad Men Men on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever else podcasts are, ahem, marketed. You could find our conversations in regards to the first season on our podcast feed.