Mad Men (show)

#1

Cocoa

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So I just started the second season and it's slow going. I just want to know if it picks up anytime soon w/o spoilers. Also if the show just gets bad after a certain season.

#2

prestige

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gets bad after don draper dies

#3

ikpure

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all I can really say is the show isn't for everyone, from what I remember it stays at a relatively steady pace

#4

loljk

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Not sure what you are expecting. What exactly do you mean by "pick up"? The show is pretty deliberate in its pacing and if you find it "slow" you are probably missing a lot of the details that are usually placed in every scene and every bit of dialogue. It definitely is no Breaking bad, in that there is no 'problem' with a clever and surprising 'solution'. On the flip side though, the show actually becomes better in some respects in the later seasons, in terms of character development and exploration of various aspects of American culture in the 60s. It also wouldn't hurt to buff up on some American history from the 50s and 60s to give yourself better context, because a lot of episodes are based around not so opaque references to current events of the day.

#5

Cocoa

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loljkNot sure what you are expecting. What exactly do you mean by "pick up"? The show is pretty deliberate in its pacing and if you find it "slow" you are probably missing a lot of the details that are usually placed in every scene and every bit of dialogue. It definitely is no Breaking bad, in that there is no 'problem' with a clever and surprising 'solution'. On the flip side though, the show actually becomes better in some respects in the later seasons, in terms of character development and exploration of various aspects of American culture in the 60s. It also wouldn't hurt to buff up on some American history from the 50s and 60s to give yourself better context, because a lot of episodes are based around not so opaque references to current events of the day.

I know it's supposed to be a drama, so by "pick up" I mean like do things get a lot more interesting? I know the show is long, so I can dismiss the pacing. Better to just detail the story then to have plot holes I guess.

[quote=loljk]Not sure what you are expecting. What exactly do you mean by "pick up"? The show is pretty deliberate in its pacing and if you find it "slow" you are probably missing a lot of the details that are usually placed in every scene and every bit of dialogue. It definitely is no Breaking bad, in that there is no 'problem' with a clever and surprising 'solution'. On the flip side though, the show actually becomes better in some respects in the later seasons, in terms of character development and exploration of various aspects of American culture in the 60s. It also wouldn't hurt to buff up on some American history from the 50s and 60s to give yourself better context, because a lot of episodes are based around not so opaque references to current events of the day.[/quote]
I know it's supposed to be a drama, so by "pick up" I mean like do things get a lot more interesting? I know the show is long, so I can dismiss the pacing. Better to just detail the story then to have plot holes I guess.

#6

prang

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Mostly the show gets more and more depressing. It's really good but it leans further towards being a social commentary and away from an event driven drama with something exciting happening every episode.