S5E8 – 'Lady Lazarus'

About this episode

The episode discusses character developments in 'Lady Lazarus' from Mad Men, focusing on Don's realization of the changing world and Megan's desires.

On this week’s Mad Men Men, we dig into "Lady Lazarus." The Season 5 midpoint where Don starts to realize the world is moving faster than he can follow. But also, Megan finally reveals what she truly wants. And Pete mistakes desire for destiny in the most Pete Campbell way possible. If you’re new here, Mad Men Men covers Mad Men from three angles. First, we have a first-time watcher. Then, we have a first-time rewatcher. Finally, we have one man who turned Don Draper into a weekly podcast problem. EXTRA CREDITS Matthew Weiner created  Mad Men , which aired on AMC from 2007 to 2015. The show stars Jon Hamm, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Robert Morse, and many more. Our intro music is “Mad Men Men” by Tom Davidson, which is an original remix of the show’s opening theme “A Beautiful Mine” by RJD2. Podcast illustration is by Jon Negroni. Our podcast hosts include Jon Negroni  (Podcast Editor of  InBetweenDrafts ),  Will Ashton (cohost of the Thank God For Movies podcast), and  Michael Overhulse  (a guy who’s addicted to working at startups)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Michael Overhulse

Topics covered

• Mad Men
• Season 5
• Character development
• Desire vs destiny
• First-time watcher
• Rewatch perspective

Keywords

• Mad Men
• Lady Lazarus
• Don Draper
• Pete Campbell
• Season 5
• character analysis
• Megan

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mad Men, Lady Lazarus, Dark Shadows

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