Characters On The Couch

How a psychologist thinks about your favorite Film & TV characters.

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MAD MEN & Don Draper
Don’s Stories
Creating Greener Pastures?

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Mad Men Season 7 Episode 12 gives us more to chew on about Don Draper’s (Jon Hamm) greatest talent: creating stories that sell. Sometimes his imagination carries him away, for better or worse. Where did this talent come from? No doubt, Don’s imagination saved him from an abusive and damaging childhood. Imagining being somewhere else …

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Don’s Stories
Creating Greener Pastures?

MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 8
Two Sides Of Don Draper
Which One Will Win In The End?

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Don Draper’s (Jon Hamm) on the chase again in Season 7, Episode 8, but this time he seems different. So is Diana (Elizabeth Reaser). Don’s more sensitive than he’s been with any woman in the past. But, Diana: she’s like the old Don running from his past, the one we’ve known for 7 Seasons. Then …

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Two Sides Of Don Draper
Which One Will Win In The End?