Don Draper & Tony Soprano: Smoking Alpha-Males at Mid-Life Crisis
The pilot episode of Mad Men tracked the 1960 day-in-the-life of the smoking, charming, Don Draper at mid-climb up the slippery advertising ladders of Manhattan. He’s confident, women roll out of bed with him and greasy-haired society boys wish they could be him; what’s not to like? Then, in the episode’s final scene, he pulls into the driveway of his domestic life in the suburbs. And to boot, his wife is a model and his kids are cute.
It’s a great “reveal” that sets the tone for the rest of the double-life that is “draped” from the rest of … Read More…
