Mad Men Roundtable – “The Summer Man”
When Don picks up his stuff, Henry won’t even give him a nod of acknowledgment. And Don immediately tosses his boxes in the nearest dumpster. He doesn’t even take a minute to look through them – they’re trash and he doesn’t need them. I kind of have to wonder what was in there, though. What does a guy like Don own? He doesn’t have mementoes of his past, after all.
I just rewatched this episode during its rerun on AMC Sunday mornings – the first time I saw it, I noted that it was the first time “Mad Men” ended with the credits rolling but no music playing over them. I wondered if there was something particular in the episode that made it special (like the silent clock in “24”). However, I wasn’t certain, so I’d be interested in hearing what you or other readers have to say about the matter.