Arts: Mad Men, Season 5

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Tv Club Mad Men, Season 5 SCDP loses an employee. By John Swansburg Posted Monday, May 07, 2012, at 04:45 AM ET Um, shouldn't Don have called maintenance after nearly walking into that empty elevator shaft? Or was that not a real malfunction—just a harmless metaphor? Either way, I couldn't help but think of the real tragedy that occurred at Y&R's Madison Avenue headquarters late last year, when one of the company's executives was killed in an elevator accident. I've been checking before embarking ever since. So what to make of that yawning chasm Don peered into? Like Megan, I was surprised how well Don took the news that she wanted to leave the firm. But it was telling that his first reaction was to offer to get Megan a job at another firm. He thinks the problem is the shadow he casts at SCDP, not the work of copywriting itself—Megan has to explain that it's not him, it's advertising. Believe it or not, copywriting isn't her dream. I was impressed by how sweetly Don treated Megan during that conversation and throughout this episode. But clearly he's not entirely at peace with this turn of events. Throughout this season, we've noted how disengaged Don has been at the office, and my guess is that it's hard for him to see Megan inspired by her dream of acting when he no longer seems to take pleasure in his own work. Megan steps onto the elevator on her way to an exciting new adventure. Don's elevator leads … nowhere. As ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate The Real Reason Bin Laden Wanted To Change Al-Qaida's Name How George Zimmerman Is Using Social Media To Bolster His Defense What Was Crime-Fighting Actually Like in Sherlock Holmes-era London?	Advertisement
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