'Mad Men' Starts Final Season With 'New Business'
AMC's "Mad Men" is an American series that follows Don Draper (Jon Hamm), the women in his life, and the chaotic world of advertising. Set in the 1970s, the mid-season premiere "New Business" gave viewers a look at one of Don's many women.
"New Business"
Diana, the diner waitress, gave Draper something to ponder on about existence. Don goes to the restaurant where Diana works and asks her to call him as soon as she finishes her shift. Hours later, the two of them meet up and sleep together.
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Viewers were given a glimpse of Diana's life when she reveals that she hails from Wisconsin and was recently divorced from his husband of 12 years. She also shares that she had a daughter who died two years ago and that she has another daughter she left in Racine.
At the end of the episode, Don visits Diana to give her a New York guidebook. Diana declines and says she no longer wants to be with Don. She goes on to say, "When I was with you, I forgot about her," pertaining to her daughter. "I don't ever want to do that."
Another woman in Don's life who gets a surprise is Megan. In an effort to settle their grievances, Megan provokes Don who eventually gives Megan a check worth $1 million. Megan storms out of the office after taking her wedding ring off.
Standing alone in his almost-empty living room, with Yves Montands C'est Si Bon playing in the background, Don's probably contemplating about the two women who left him in just one episode and how he is slowly losing his grip on women.
Inching Towards Series Finale
As the AMC series begins the last seven episodes of their series finale, "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm and creator Matthew Weiner look back at the series and how they thought it wouldn't go past their pilot episode.
In an interview with USA Today, Weiner shared the success was unexpected and says Hamm, "was letting me down easy, saying the pilot would be the end of it but we had a great time."
