“This is the beginning of something, not the end.”
Stop me if you’ve seen it before: Don Draper’s up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, and the game lies in his hands. He and his team are in an extremely tough situation at the moment, but the fans don’t have to worry because they know he’s going to be able to pull off a miracle game-winner; they know that he’ll work his Don Draper magic and send them all home happy. In the masterful “Time & Life”, however, those expectations shatter on a brick wall, the pieces falling to the ground as Don sits back down in his chair. It’s one of the most essential moments in Mad Men‘s run, and it’s handled beautifully by all involved, a brilliant piece of writing and acting that really begins to signify the impending conclusion of the show.
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