Mad Men, Season 5

But as happy as I am for Peggy to go thrive elsewhere, as a viewer of this series, I?m sorry to see her go. It?s easy to think of Mad Men as Don Draper?s show, but really for the first four seasons it was Don and Peggy?s both. Their successes and failures, personal and professional, were frequently linked: Think of Peggy bailing Don out after his car wreck with Bobbie Barrett, or of Don?s pep talk to Peggy after the birth of her child. They knew each other?s secrets, respected each other?s talents, and did great work together, even if Peggy didn?t always feel she got the credit she deserved. It?s hard to imagine watching Don go on without his true work wife at his side. ?What, all of a sudden we care about each other?s lives?? Peggy snaps at Cosgrove when he tries to console her after the money-tossing incident. Peggy?s acknowledging a truth made all too clear in this episode: At SCDP, it?s every man for himself, and even a colleague?s dignity can be auctioned off if it means landing a car. But I believe Don and Peggy did care about each other, in a way few other characters in this office do. (If you thought Roger felt that way about Joan, you were sorely disappointed last night.)

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