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An Emmy for Jon Hamm? Yes! For Playing A Traumatized Man

EMMY FOR JON HAMM?
Yes! For Portraying
A Traumatized Man

August 14, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Jon Hamm deserves an Emmy for Don Draper. I agree with Variety’s Debra Birnbaum about that. But, I find it unfortunate that voters would only now consider awarding him that Emmy. As Birnbaum wrote, Jon Hamm likely hasn’t won in the past since “Don Draper … was a cheating husband, a neglectful father, an unapologetic …

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Yes! For Portraying
A Traumatized Man
MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 7 Every Person Has A Story What's Jim Cutler's

MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 7
Behind Every Person is a Story
What’s Jim Cutler’s?

August 2, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Jim Cutler (Harry Hamlin) is a mad man full of envy. If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t be so bent on getting rid of Don Draper. And, he wouldn’t be making unilateral decisions to be sure no one gets in his way. Contrary to what the soon-to-be-deceased Bert Cooper suggests, Cutler’s not a leader, a team player, or anything like that.  Ultimately, he wants …

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Behind Every Person is a Story
What’s Jim Cutler’s?
MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 6 Peggy & I'll Do It My Way

MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 6
Peggy & “I’ll Do It My Way…”

August 2, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Doing it her way has never been easy for Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss). For subtle but understandable reasons to me as a psychoanalyst, Peggy needs Don and yet hates herself (and him) for it. She’s just not as self-assured as she thinks she should be. Then, again, neither is Don Draper (Jon Hamm). They share this. …

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Peggy & “I’ll Do It My Way…”
MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 4 Why are your here Don Droper?

MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 4
Why Are You Here, Don Draper?

August 2, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

The ’60s were the era of redefining what tells us who we are. The country was at war in more ways than Vietnam. Women fought stereotypes at home and in the workplace. The Black Panther movement empowered marginalized citizens. This country’s cultural revolution was a sign of just how much oppressive status quos would be …

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Why Are You Here, Don Draper?
MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 3 About Those Gumdrops

MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 3
About Those Gumdrops…

August 2, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

It could have been the perfect day in Mad Men Season 7 Episode 3. For the first time in his young life, Bobby has his mom along for a field trip and he couldn’t be more excited.  It’s all going so well, too. “Me and my mom are having a conversation,” Bobby tells his teacher …

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About Those Gumdrops…
MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 3 Lies & Misunderstandings

MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 3
Love, Lies, and Misunderstandings
Do Don and Megan Have a Chance?

August 2, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Do Don and Megan have a chance in Mad Men Season 7 Episode 3? Good relationships take trust and trust allows relationships to strengthen over time. As we’ve watched Don Draper over the years, we know he’s lied to people in his life for complicated reasons. After suffering a series of humiliating defeats in Mad …

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Love, Lies, and Misunderstandings
Do Don and Megan Have a Chance?
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