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Really, there’s no contrast. Mad Men contains adults, and even a bad boy like Roger is a respect-inducing figure. The narrative structure of Mad Men, further, is so superior as to seem from a different medium. I rewatched the most recent episode twice and the foreshadowing and subtlety (of adults hinting at but not screaming out) their impulses is decades more mature. Don, who remains a deeply flawed figure, is climbing out of his personal crisis that closed season 5. He evinces self-control, brilliance, and self-contained power. He’s taking control of himself for the first time, and retaking control of his career. He treats unpleasant men with deference, if required, even if he laughs at them. I would say his emerging maturity is one reason why the show is declining for the first time in popularity. The least attractive person on the show is the bitter, angry Betty: a Stepford wife absent the robotic manners. Agree on the historical verisimilitude of the sets and accessories. Draper, further, is admired by feminists today because he’s a successful provider with the physical qualities of an NFL athlete. He remains the bad boy in a suit, only now he’s clearly retaking the mountain that his failures in the last season cost him. His wife is off pursuing her dreams on the wrong side of the country, which he funds. Nashville doesn’t celebrate the loser bad boys in any way. In essence, it’s an “all men are evil weakass jerks” show. It’s a stupid enough show in that the “good boys” sole function is as victims or emotional tampons. (Stupid because it doesn’t address the fact that the women keep hooking up with bad boys, which fact the show doesn’t confront.) https://american-girls.blieb.nl/ https://american-girls.startblaster.nl/ https://american-girls.linkaanmelden.nl/ https://american-girls.rmdplay.nl/ https://american-girls.knaps.be/ https://american-girls.dutchartist.nl/ https://american-girls.paginavinder.nl/ https://american-girls.j22.nl/