Three weeks ago, I wrote “Mad About Mad Men,” explaining why the AMC series was the hottest show on television. So far though, both my wife and I have thought season three has pretty much sucked.
The new English overlords at Sterling-Cooper? Boring.
Don Draper as Ward Cleaver? Boring.
Betty’s dad? Boring.
Roger and the new wife? Boring.
Nothing seeming to much happen in every episode? Boring.
Joan reduced to a bit character? And a victim at that? Just sad.
There’s no passion, no tension, no drama.
Has the show really gotten that bad that fast? Or is it a function of watching them episodically now rather than in catch-up bunches as I watched most of the first two seasons?
About James Joyner
James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of a DC think tank. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor. He has a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama.
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I have to say that I was very disappointed when I followed your recommendation to watch this show, not having seen any of them before. I watched the season’s first episode and part of the second before deleting them from my dvr and recording schedule. I sleep well enough without taking a Mad Men sleeping pill.
Glad to read that you think it sucks, too. I was beginning to doubt your judgment.
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