Mad Men

Ep.	Title	Air/Pub'l	Grade	Author
6-8 Recaplet	Through the Looking Glass The Crash - Seriously, Mad Men, WTF?	2013.05.19 2013.05.20	N/A	Couch Baron
6-7 Recap	Mergers And Yak-Quisitions Man With A Plan - The two companies physically merge, and Don and Sylvia make us want to vomit.	2013.05.12 2013.05.17	C	Couch Baron
6-6 Recap	Strange Bedfellows For Immediate Release - Get ready to add a few more initials to "SCDP."	2013.05.05 2013.05.09	A-	Couch Baron
6-5 Recap	White People Problems The Flood - A historical event throws things into perspective -- at least for some people.	2013.04.28 2013.05.02	B	Couch Baron
6-4 Recap	The Grass Is Always Greener To Have and To Hold - No one appreciates how good they have it. Also, Stan and Don get stoned.	2013.04.21 2013.04.25	B+	Couch Baron
6-3 Recap	We're Not Gonna Take It The Collaborators - Some people in this episode decide they've had enough. Others don't, but they're not as fun.	2013.04.14 2013.04.18	B	Couch Baron
6-1-2 Recap	Beyond The Veil The Doorway - Death seems to be the prevalent topic on Don's mind. You'd think he'd be in a lighter mood after a free trip to Hawaii.	2013.04.07 2013.04.10	B-	Couch Baron
5-13 Recap	Giving Up The Ghost The Phantom - The scales fall from certain people's eyes this episode and they see their lives as they truly are. It's not horrible for all of them at least.	2012.06.10 2012.06.14	B+	Couch Baron
5-12 Recap	Birth and Death In The Same Episode Commissions And Fees - Birth, in the form of Sally's newly-flowing womanhood. Death, in the form of… death.	2012.06.03 2012.06.08	A+	Couch Baron
5-11 Recap	Company Woman The Other Woman - Joan takes one for the team and Jaguar is signed.	2012.05.27 2012.06.01	A-	Couch Baron
5-10 Recap	You Got Served! Christmas Waltz - Greg serving Joan with divorce papers leads to Don and Joan going out for drinks. I guess we can't say Greg never did anything for us.	2012.05.20 2012.05.24	B+	Couch Baron
5-9 Recap	The Devil You Know Dark Shadows - No one does anything completely out of character, but this episode's portrayal of human nature will make you wonder how the devil hasn't taken us all.	2012.05.13 2012.05.18	A-	Couch Baron
5-8 Recap	I Am Become Death Lady Lazarus - Maybe that's overdramatic, but there's an awful lot of death imagery and Megan turns Don's life on its head.	2012.05.06 2012.05.09	B+	Couch Baron
5-7 Recap	Oh, Canada At The Codfish Ball - Roger does his part to further international relations.	2012.04.29 2012.05.02	A-	Couch Baron
5-6 Recap	Yesterdayland Far Away Places - We're already at the point where Don and Megan are longing for the halcyon days of yore.	2012.04.22 2012.04.25	A-	Couch Baron
5-5 Recap	"I Demand Satisfaction!" Signal 30 - …and if you're someone who's ever wished for Pete Campbell to get punched in the face, you'll get it.	2012.04.15 2012.04.19	A-	Couch Baron
5-4 Recap	Mystery Date Mystery Date - It look a lot longer than we thought, but Joan finally tells Greg where to go.	2012.04.08 2012.04.11	A-	Couch Baron
5-3 Recap	Growing Concerns Tea Leaves - We discover why we hadn't seen any shots of Betty in the previouslies.	2012.04.01 2012.04.04	B+	Couch Baron
5-2 Recap	Equal Opportunity Idiot A Little Kiss, Part II - Roger's prank forces SCDP to be progressive whether they like it or not. Or whether he does, for that matter.	2012.03.25 2012.03.30	B+	Couch Baron
5-1 Recap	Surprise? A Little Kiss, Part I - Megan kind of pulls off a surprise party for Don's kind-of-fortieth birthday. It kind of doesn't go so well.	2012.03.25 2012.03.29	B+	Couch Baron
4-13 Recap	"Do You Take These Teeth…" Tomorrowland - Someone's getting married, y'all.	2010.10.17 2010.10.21	A-	Couch Baron
4-12 Recap	Smoke Does Not Get In Your Eyes… Blowing Smoke - …if you tell the entire cigarette industry to go to hell.	2010.10.10 2010.10.14	A-	Couch Baron
4-11 Recap	Hitting The Fan Chinese Wall - The news about Lucky Strike is out, and everyone's in a mad scramble because of it. Also, Trudy has a girl, and… so does Don.	2010.10.03 2010.10.08	B	Couch Baron
4-10 Recap	Say Goodbye To Accounts… Hands And Knees - …because after this episode there aren't many of them left.	2010.09.26 2010.09.30	A-	Couch Baron
4-9 Recap	All the Real Girls The Beautiful Girls - This week it's all about the women and the things men put them through.	2010.09.19 2010.09.23	A-	Couch Baron
4-8 Recap	Half the Battle The Summer Man - Don finally admits to himself that he has a problem with alcohol, and although he doesn't stop drinking he sees himself and others in a bit of a new light because of it.	2010.09.12 2010.09.17	B+	Couch Baron
4-7 Recap	Float Like a Butterfly… The Suitcase - …stink like a guy who vomits all over himself. Don ruins Peggy's birthday, tells her she has no ideas, and then yaks in front of her. Is it any surprise they're now closer than ever?	2010.09.05 2010.09.09	A+	Couch Baron
4-6 Recap	…And The Clio Goes To… Waldorf Stories - …a whole lot of people, apparently. Don does win one, but that's about the only good thing that happens to him this episode. Also, Peggy gets naked, and it's better than sex.	2010.08.29 2010.09.03	B-	Couch Baron
4-5 Recap	There's That Past, Informing the Present Again The Chrysanthemum And The Sword - People's issues are coming to the surface all over the place. It's a good thing they're actually finding other people to talk to.	2010.08.22 2010.08.27	A-	Couch Baron
4-4 Recap	The Man-Boy Becomes A Man The Rejected - Pete's going to be a dad, and to celebrate, he hits his father-in-law up for more business. Also, Don's a bad, bad man.	2010.08.15 2010.08.20	B	Couch Baron
4-3 Recap	The Short Goodbye The Good News - Greg's leaving Joan, Pryce is newly single and Don finds out possibly the most important person in his life isn't long for this world. Happy New Year!	2010.08.08 2010.08.11	A	Couch Baron
4-2 Recap	A Turkey Lurkey Christmas To You, Jerky Christmas Comes But Once a Year - Everyone tries to hide what a miserable Christmas this is, but unfortunately, they're unable to keep any secrets from the viewers. Also, Lee Garner Jr. makes everyone dance to his tune at the SCDP party.	2010.08.01 2010.08.05	A-	Couch Baron
4-1 Recap	The Winner of the Ham Battle is You Public Relations - Yes, in the great ham battle that is summertime TV, the winner really IS you now that Mad Men is back. Check out the new digs at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce! Try the Chicken Kiev! Can we interest you in a hooker to slap you around?	2010.07.25 2010.07.30	A	Joe R
Mondo Extra	A Sane Q&A with Mad Men's Jared Harris The Jared Harris Interview - Mad Men's Lane Pryce tries to open up about the new season without incurring the wrath of spoiler-phobe Matt Weiner. Also: bonus Scrabble!	2010.06.22	A+	Mindy Monez
3-13 Recap	Draper's Eight Shut The Door. Have A Seat - Don finds out that SC is going to McCann Erickson, so a plan is hatched, and by the end, there's a new agency formed solely of Bertram, Roger, Don, Pryce, Peggy, Pete, Harry, and…wait for it…Joan. It's awesome.	2009.11.08 2009.11.11	A+	Couch Baron
3-12 Recap	A Change Is Gonna Come The Grown Ups - JFK's dead, y'all.	2009.11.01 2009.11.05	A	Couch Baron
3-11 Recap	The Cat is Out of the Bag… The Gypsy And The Hobo - …if by "cat," you mean "the truth about Don Draper."	2009.10.25 2009.10.28	A-	Couch Baron
3-10 Recap	Betty…Whitman? The Color Blue - Betty learns some truths about her husband, and unless she's really interested in changing her surname I'd imagine it's not going to end well. Also, SC is up for sale. Again.	2009.10.18 2009.10.21	B+	Couch Baron
3-9 Recap	To The Moon, Connie! Wee Small Hours - Don would like to launch Connie into orbit when he gets mad at Don for not putting him on the moon, in a different manner of speaking. Also, when Sal won't let a Lucky Strike guy get lucky, he gets fired.	2009.10.11 2009.10.14	A-	Couch Baron
3-8 Recap	Roman Holiday Souvenir - Betty and Don rekindle the romance in their relationship on a trip to Rome, but it's not clear whether that makes things better or worse.	2009.10.04 2009.10.07	A	Couch Baron
3-7 Recap	Bertram is Evil. Evil! Seven Twenty Three - Or so it seems when he basically blackmails Don into signing a three-year contract to stay at SC. Also, Peggy sleeps with Duck. You heard me.	2009.09.27 2009.10.01	A	Couch Baron
3-6 Recap	My Left Foot… Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency - …is still attached, unlike some people's.	2009.09.20 2009.09.24	A	Couch Baron
3-5 Recap	It's a Gi…Boy! The Fog - Betty has a son, but not after having some drug-fueled dreams about her parents and CGI caterpillars. Also, Duck Phillips resurfaces to offer Pete and Peggy a job, and if not for their mutual distaste they might both have been gone by episode's end.	2009.09.13 2009.09.18	B-	Couch Baron
3-4 Recap	Do You Know How "Taps" Sounds on a Ukulele? The Arrangements - If not, you may find out soon.	2009.09.06 2009.09.11	A-	Couch Baron
3-3 Recap	I Went To A Garden Party… My Old Kentucky Home - …and told off my boss for marrying a woman half his age. Whoops!	2009.08.30 2009.09.04	A-	Couch Baron
3-2 Recap	That's Some Great Business Sense! Love Among The Ruins - I mean, what kind of moron do you have to be to pass up the chance to get in on the ground floor of Madison Square Garden, no pun intended. The number of season tickets you're going to miss out on alone!	2009.08.23 2009.08.28	B	Couch Baron
3-1 Recap	Something Interruptus Out Of Town - Sal brings a second meaning to the expression "caught in flagrante," but Don lets him off the hook, not that he's so innocent either. In other news, Pete and Ken are set against each other while Brits watch, and Peggy is completely over her secretary. Oh, and it's 1963.	2009.08.16 2009.08.21	B+	Couch Baron
2-13 Recap	Are You Gonna Drop The Bomb Or Not? Meditations In An Emergency - The Cuban Missile Crisis is afoot, prompting Peggy and Pete to come clean to each other, and Don to confess his sins to Betty, who takes him back just in time to tell him she's pregnant. After how great this season was, all I can say is please let us see the kid in the flesh.	2008.10.26 2008.10.30	A+	Couch Baron
2-12 Recap	Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em! The Mountain King - Well, that's the philosophy shared by both Peggy and Sally, at least. But one is getting her own office, while the other may never see her dad again. You can figure out which one is which for yourself.	2008.10.19 2008.10.23	A	Couch Baron
2-11 Recap	European Gay-cation The Jet Set - Roger proposes to his young piece of ass, Don absconds with a bohemian heiress while Pete's left taking meetings by the pool, Duck takes a gamble, and Peggy discovers the sartorial perks of fraternizing with known homos.	2008.10.12 2008.10.15	A	Couch Baron
2-10 Recap	California, Here I Come… The Inheritance - …with Pete Campbell at my side instead of my wife.	2008.10.05 2008.10.07	A-	Couch Baron
2-9 Recap	Goodbye, Norma Jean Six Month Leave - Marilyn Monroe's dead, and it looks like marriage might be too, if this episode is any indication.	2008.09.28 2008.09.29	B+	Couch Baron
2-8 Recap	Women On The Verge Of Kicking Some Ass A Night To Remember - Joan's pissed off, Peggy's ready to blow, and Betty boots Don for the extra point.	2008.09.14 2008.09.18	A+	Couch Baron
2-7 Recap	"I Love You, Ken… I Mean, 'Kitty'!" The Gold Violin - Don buys a Cadillac but gets called out as a cheater, Sal's got a new crush, and Joan may have a new archrival.	2008.09.07 2008.09.12	B+	Couch Baron
2-6 Recap	Much Nothing About Ado Maidenform - Well, I didn't know how else to convey that while it seems like nothing happened, a lot actually did. But mostly, women are objectified, and Don realizes that he may not want to play that game.	2008.08.31 2008.09.05	A+	Couch Baron
2-5 Recap	You May Not Like Pete... The New Girl - ...but if his delivery of "Absolutely!" doesn't crack you up, you're not human. Don gets in a car accident, Peggy bails him out, and more about their relationship is revealed.	2008.08.24 2008.08.29	A-	Couch Baron
2-4 Recap	Did You Hear? Three Sundays - Peggy's pregnant! Well, okay, you probably knew that, but Peggy's new priest didn't. Until now.	2008.08.17 2008.08.22	B+	Couch Baron
2-3 Recap	My Dinner With Awkward The Benefactor - Harry's movin' on up, Betty turns down a ride, and Don's a hair-puller. A really virile, scary hair-puller.	2008.08.10 2008.08.15	B	Couch Baron
2-2 Recap	Indian Giver Flight 1 - Hey, Paul started it with all the Mohawk jokes last week! Also, if you're offended by that, you'll positively swoon when you hear Joan open her mouth.	2008.08.03 2008.08.07	A	Couch Baron
2-1 Recap	It's 1962. What Else Is New? For Those Who Think Young - Not... really that much.	2008.07.27 2008.08.01	B+	Couch Baron
Mondo Extra	Conversation With a Mad Woman The Elisabeth Moss Interview - Our chat with the spunky little secretary who is lighting up the screen on Mad Men.	2008.07.07	A+	Angel Cohn
1-14 Extra	"He Wants To Be A Guy, But Also Wants To Be A Man" The Rich Sommer Interview - That's one way Mad Men's Rich Sommer described his character, Harry. Find out what else he had to say inside.	2007.11.15 2007.11.15	N/A	Couch Baron
1-13 Recap	Parting Really, Really Is Sweet Sorrow... The Wheel - ...as in the season finale, a bunch of beautiful scenes add up to making you want to kill yourself. That's not exactly a departure, but it's a virtuoso performance nonetheless.	2007.10.18 2007.10.24	A+	Couch Baron
1-12 Recap	"Mr. Campbell. Who Cares?" Nixon vs. Kennedy - That's the response Bertram awesomely gives to Pete when Pete tells him about Don's past. We learn how said past actually went down, and also who won the Presidential election. This show may be hazardous to your health, but it's also educational.	2007.10.11 2007.10.15	A+	Couch Baron
1-11 Recap	Coming To A Boil Indian Summer - Things are heating up: Don has a real connection with Rachel, which may force an unpleasant decision on him soon; Roger has another cardiac event, prompting Bertram to promote Don to partner; and Don's brother Adam kills himself, which sneaky Pete finds out about and will no doubt use against Don.	2007.10.04 2007.10.09	A	Couch Baron
1-10 Recap	Laika Was An Astronaut Long Weekend - Roger's mid-perv heart attack throws everybody into a commotion, but nobody's around to see it because everybody's family is at the beach for Labor Day. Oh, and there's some girl-on-girl action, but it's not hot so much as...really sad and awkward.	2007.09.27 2007.10.03	A	Jacob Clifton
1-9 Recap	If You Love Someone, Shoot Them With A BB Shoot - Betty liberates some pigeons by shooting at them. We'll explain later. Don turns down a fat offer to stay at Sterling Cooper, and Joan's not mean -- just direct. Very, very direct.	2007.09.13 2007.09.17	A	Couch Baron
1-8 Recap	The Dark Side Of The Closet The Hobo Code - Salvatore gets some real depth this week, as a male traveling salesman offers to do the horizontal mambo with him, but he fearfully declines. Peggy's Bel Jolie campaign makes her a big hit around the office with everyone but Pete, the person she sadly cares most about. And we get some very interesting insights into Don's past, and might well be saying goodbye to Midge forever.	2007.09.06 2007.09.10	A	Couch Baron
1-7 Recap	Tit For Splat Red In The Face - Roger gets hammered and makes a pass at Betty, so Don gets his revenge by setting him up to hurl right at some clients' feet, literally. Also, Betty clocks Helen in Aisle Five, and Pete shows just how together he us by making love to a shotgun.	2007.08.30 2007.09.03	A-	Couch Baron
1-6 Recap	Where Have You Gone, Dick Whitman? Babylon - That's Don's original name, which makes us wonder why he changed it. Is he Jewish, as the theme of the episode might suggest? Whether he is or not, Jewish themes are the central focus of the episode. In other news, Peggy's movin' on up, and Joan and Roger know each other in the Biblical sense.	2007.08.23 2007.08.28	B+	Couch Baron
1-5 Recap	Good Night and Good Luck 5G - That's basically what Don wishes his long-lost brother.	2007.08.17 2007.08.18	A-	Couch Baron
1-4 Recap	Here's a Question For You New Amsterdam - If a seven-year-old boy asked you for some of your hair, would you give it to him? If you said no, you're not Betty.	2007.08.10 2007.08.11	B+	Couch Baron
1-3 Recap	Love And Marriage Marriage Of Figaro - ...go together like oil and water, if this episode is to be believed.	2007.08.02 2007.08.04	B	Couch Baron
1-2 Recap	It's A Man's World Ladies Room - And Peggy has to decide whether to live in it. Also, Betty goes to see a shrink, while Don goes to see Midge. Again.	2007.07.26 2007.07.28	A-	Couch Baron
1-1 Recap	A Lucky Strike Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - In the pilot, Don flails about trying to come up with a new ad campaign for Lucky Strike, but finds inspiration at the very last moment.	2007.07.19 2007.07.21	A	Couch Baron