Sunday nights episode found Don Draper with Anna again in California. I love seeing Don with Anna because we see another side of him that we usually don’t see. Never during the series do we see Don care about anybody or anything else the way we see him care about Anna, and that perhaps it is because it is Don Draper channeling his “real” self and identity as Dick Whitman.
That said, I was so angry when he didn’t tell Anna that she had cancer. If you care so much about her, why wouldn’t you share that news with her? Why not be there for her during that time? It baffled me. I worry about what will happen to Don if and/or when Anna dies. Dick Whitman will be gone forever, as she is the one person in his life that reminds him of who he really is. If Anna dies, so does Dick Whitman.
And perhaps that’s why Don didn’t tell her; because it meant acknowledging that his connection to his true self will be gone forever if Anna passes away. Perhaps sitting with that reality is too much for Don, which meant performing the selfish act of keeping the news of the cancer away from Anna.
Don is slowly unraveling this season between losing Betty and havin’ relations with his secretary. It’s going to be interesting seeing him further evolve this episode.
Did anyone else watch last night’s episode? What did you think? Who else is relieved that he didn’t do the thang-thang with the college chick at Anna’s house?
3 responses to “Mad Men Monday”
Renee
August 10th, 2010 at 11:31
Don had every intention of telling her until her sister reminded him that he is not family, just a man with a big wallet. For him it shattered the illusion that there is more between them than there is. I do however agree that Anna brings out the best in him. I can almost like him when he is with her. It was interesting to see that he thinks finding out he really is, was the cause of his divorce. He seems to be unable to recognize that the marriage was loveless for quite some time.
I was more upset by what happened with Lane. I really did not expect to see him end up with a prostitute at the end of the day. They had thus far managed not to make Lane’s character like the rest of Madison avenue and I was really disappointed by this.
And on a final note, I loved that this was a Joan episode. We didn’t see nearly enough of her at the end of last season or the beginning of this one frankly. Her tossing flowers at Lane was classic Jane and I loved it.
elledub08
August 11th, 2010 at 01:38
I think what we see with Lane is that he’s starting to let lose and, more importantly, become one of “them”–or at least trying to.
YES! i loved with Joan kirked out at Lane. I was like well DAMN Joan you mad?
angelina
August 12th, 2010 at 02:44
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