I am – Hercules!!




The weekly “Mad Men” post is up a few hours early because AMC is launching Sunday a catch-up marathon covering the first half of season three, starting at 10 a.m.

The idea, I gather, is to help all the people confused by the enormous number of trophies “Mad Men” keeps picking up at these Emmy ceremonies. (This is the second year in a row “Mad Men” has nabbed the top Emmy for “outstanding drama.”)

It really is the best show on TV you know!

SPOILERS MAY LURK BELOW

I grew very sad when it looked as if Lane Pryce and his insect-hating, African-hating wife would be shipped down to India, then grew very happy when bright green petrol-fueled deliverance engineered a reversal of fortune. (Do you imagine producers sought a product-placement with John Deere?)

I was surprised also at the return of Conrad Hilton. I’d assumed they snuck Connie into Roger’s party episode as a weird reminder to modern audiences that Paris got her Manhattan shoe money from an old New Mexico man. I did not expect him to remain in Don Draper’s life.

What now will become of Joan? She’s much too important a character to drift too far from Sterling Cooper. If she begged, might Harry Crane find a spot for her in his burgeoning TV TV division? Or will she find herself reduced to fetching Peggy’s coffee?

Titles and plotlines for Sunday’s new episode and beyond:

3.7 "Seven Twenty Three"
Betty tries her hand at politics; Don thinks about the future; and Peggy receives a luxurious gift.

3.8 "Summer Vacation"
Don and Betty go on a business trip. Pete helps a neighbor.

3.9 "Wee Small Hours"
Don and Sal have trouble giving the clients what they want. Betty hosts a fundraiser.

3.10 "The Color Blue"
The firm celebrates a milestone. Peggy and Paul compete on an account.

3.11 "The Gypsy and the Hobo"
A former client returns; Betty goes on a trip with the kids; and Joan and Greg plan for their future.

3.12 "The Greatest Generation"

3.13 "The Silo"

“Mad Men” Marathon: 10 a.m. Sunday. AMC.
“Mad Men” 3.7: 10 p.m. Sunday. AMC.

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