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Mad Men Season 7 Episode 11 More Losses Will Don Survive?

MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 11
Will More Losses
Mean A Setback for Don?

April 28, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Right when it seems life is moving along for Don in a more optimistic way, Mad Men Season 7 Episode 11 Time and Life comes along. McCann-Erickson plays a manipulative trick, absorbing Sterling Cooper & Partners. The agency’s identity is now gone. Does it take away Don’s as well? Don says to Roger: “What’s in …

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Will More Losses
Mean A Setback for Don?
Immediate Family The Way Things are "Supposed to Be," But Aren't

IMMEDIATE FAMILY
The Way Things Are
“Supposed To Be,” But Aren’t

April 27, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Paul Oakley Stovall’s Immediate Family, directed by Phylicia Rashad, is now playing at the Mark Taper Forum. Don’t miss this sensitive, very funny, and oh-so-real depiction of a family coming to grips with things not going as expected. And, even more importantly, the people they love not being who they thought they were. They fight …

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The Way Things Are
“Supposed To Be,” But Aren’t
American Crime Episode 8 How I'd Help Russ Get Over His Guilt

AMERICAN CRIME
How I Would Help Russ
Turn His Guilt Around

April 26, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

No matter how hard Russ (Timothy Hutton) tries or how ingratiating he is in American Crime Episode 8, there’s roadblock after roadblock to his attempts to make up for his mistakes. Although American Crime is in search of the person who killed Matt and injured Gwen, Russ acts like a criminal. He’s not a suspect, of course. …

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How I Would Help Russ
Turn His Guilt Around
Mad Men Season 7 Episode 10 4 Clues Don Draper Just Might Make It

MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 10
4 Clues Why Don Draper
Just Might Make It

April 21, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Don Draper (Jon Hamm) is finally beginning to face how much his past lives inside him in Mad Men Season 7 Episode 10. Plus, all the mistakes he’s made and the ways he’s sabotaged love because of it. At least it sure seems that way. When he says to Johnny Mathis in episode 10, Forecast: “Take responsibility …

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4 Clues Why Don Draper
Just Might Make It
American Crime Episode 7 History Matters 5 Characters That Don't Work

AMERICAN CRIME
History Matters
5 Characters That Don’t Quite Work

April 20, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

We are on American Crime Episode 7, with only 4 episodes left, and we have no clue what the truth is. With so many stories unfolding at the same time, it’s impossible to go into much depth as far as the characters go. As a viewer, this leaves me with a lot of unanswered questions. …

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History Matters
5 Characters That Don’t Quite Work
Mad Men Season 7 Episode 8 Two Sides of Don Draper Which One Will Win?

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

April 14, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

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?
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“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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