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‘Mad Men’ Has Fewer “Dark Silences” But Maintains its Appeal
Written by Pat's Papers | Friday, 23 July 2010 9:19 AM
The first three seasons of “Mad Men” were characterized by its depiction of life before “the therapy revolution and the media explosion [that] put a premium on talk” says Boston Globe reviewer Matthew Gilbert. But the premiere of season four moves away from the show’s “dark silences” as Don Draper is forced into the public eye to promote his new advertising venture. Gilbert gives the premiere a glowing review, writing that “the show gives us an alien world, filled with obsolete artifacts, then lets us find ourselves in it.”
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