‘The Vulture TV Podcast’: Revisiting Mad Men

A new episode of “The Vulture TV Podcast” has arrived! TV columnist Margaret Lyons, TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz, and TV editor Gazelle Emami discuss Mad Men episodes that deserve a repeat viewing before the premiere of the final season on April 5, Netflix’s latest drama Bloodline, and how much awards shows matter when it comes to TV.

Note: This episode contains spoilers in the following discussions:

0:33–2:20: the season finale of The Fosters, the most recent episode of Better Call Saul, the season finale of The Mindy Project.
2:36–21:10: Mad Men season two, episode five, “The New Girl”; season three, episode four, “The Arrangements.”
21:22–26:00: Bloodline.


Further reading: Matt Zoller Seitz’s piece on why “The Arrangements” is the quintessential episode of Mad Men.

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