Saturday Night Live, "Jon Hamm/ Coldplay":
SNL sure loves guest stars, doesn't it? This time, they at least have a good reason, with Amy Poehler gone (and not coming back, from what I understand). Other than Coldplay playing 3.5 times (who do they think they are, U2?) to kill time, there was surprisingly little filler here, and most of the sketches actually worked. Hamm, even if he was playing Don Draper or Jon Hamm half the time, proved he could be funny. That young man's going places.
Mad Men, "Meditations In An Emergency" (plus other thoughts on Season 2):
If I celebrated Halloween (I don't, because I live in "real America"), I would totally be going as Don Draper.
Oh, you want me to talk about the show? It was one the best, strangest episodes they've ever done. I've avoided doing reviews because I started late (I finished season 1 halfway into season 2 and caught the rest on demand), and because there are many, many places to read better and more comprehensive reviews. One thing I definitely want to bring up, though, was how this one ended. No exclamation point (OMGwhatsinthehatch!), no dash ("listen, I want you to know"--) no question mark (I'm looking at you, the Sopranos), not even a period (like last season). It's an ellipsis (...) and fade to black.
Also, how weird was it seeing everyone dressed all 21st century in that after-show thing?
OK, I lied. There's three parts. But since this post is below that post, you probably already new that.
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