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Mad Men season three premiere – what did you think?

Aug 17, 2009, 9:21am

It was an even-keeled premiere, laying the foundation for what will be eventually be a turbulent season both at home on the social front and in the work place. Even though the premiere was subtle and the characters seemed stuck in their ways - Don the cheating husband, Pete the shmarmy child, Ken the golden boy, Roger the absentee boss, Joan the alpha secretary, Peggy the quietly confidant worker, et al. - it's evident that enough of a foundation has been layed to guess where this season is heading. We'll try to go spoiler free as [...]

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