I’ve been stewing over the first episode since Sunday and have few good ideas to communicate. I can say the obvious: the opening teased with threads and patches that will be sewn into whole cloth as the season progresses. Additionally, the premier was a reminder that Mad Men is founded on principles of beauty and narrative — the glassy, new, open and bright office spaces, Joan [Christina Hendricks], centrally positioned in the office (to show off her fierce eyes; her red hair; her long, big, body; her well-tailored dresses), Don Draper’s sheen suits and his new penchant for making advertisements for himself.
—Walton
