We’re past the halfway point of the season and it’s time to assess; especially since this episode provided a perfect example of what’s working and what’s not. Anne and Tom? Totally working. In fact, it’s such a refreshingly low-key and grown-up relationship that...

Did you ever notice that there are a LOT of scenes on this show of people reading something? VERY intently? Entire plot points hinge on A FILE or A DOCUMENT. It’s funny because it’s actually so true to ’80s-style nighttime soaps, which were ALL ABOUT business deals (when...

Previously, on Falling Skies (which we watched last week but when faced with a 5-hour commute to Fire Island the next morning, opted not to recap): Everyone believes that children are our future; teach them well and let them lead the way. Or hook them up to giant metal slugs. Or send them on...

Okay, so: J.R. is screwing over both his son and his brother at the same time. John Ross is screwing with Rebecca and screwing Elena, while also screwing Marta, then screwing her over. Christopher is dream-screwing Elena, but in the end, he gave her the screws. Sue Ellen still has several...

Oh, Jesus. Brace yourselves, PR fans. It looks like we’re going to be treated to a total psych ward of a season.   The New York Post has the details: “A Psychologist was brought in after one contestant had a meltdown and another dramatically quit Heidi Klum’s Lifetime show...

Two things we said in last week’s review: They need to get rid of Psawyer, because it’s ridiculous that they would keep someone like that around. It looked like the Spielberg Schmaltz had been considerably toned down by the time they handed the machine gun to a kid – and he...

We originally read the title of this episode as “The Prince You Pay,” which actually works better. Send all your Dallas scripts to us, TNT, and we’ll come up with witty titles for you, free of charge. Now, there’s something we need to admit right upfront: We already...

The two-hour season premiere of Falling Skies may just be one of the best arguments we’ve encountered for giving a floundering show with a good concept some time to find its footing. The show’s creators have managed to pull off something incredibly rare in television: they turned...

Fire up your Porsche, gitcher Stetson, and head on over to the Oil Baron’s Ball, bitches. The Ewing clan, in all their glorious dysfunction, is back in our lives. And y’know? The show is a hell of a lot better than a Dallas remake has any right to be. No, really. It’s good....

Alicia Hardesty, 27 Hometown: Brandenburg, KY; Resides in: Los Angeles, CA What’s your design training/schooling? I went to Colorado State University for my design and production training. Do you think you can win PR? Does anybody say no? Yes, I think I could win. I do think I have...

Since this is our very last Mad Style until 2013, allow us to take a moment to pat ourselves on the back. We never were very good at false modesty, so why bother attempting it, amirite? We picked up on a few very subtle dialogue cues and one extremely UN-subtle Joannie dress in the first...

Don Draper would be appalled by this, but we’re about to give away a professional secret. We’re about to tell you how to write a Mad Men recap. It’s very simple. First, you watch the latest episode. Then, you watch it again. If you’re lucky and observant, you...

We always have two reactions to every episode of Mad Men. There’s the reaction to the story and characters, and then there’s the reaction to the costuming. When this episode ended, Tom turned to Lorenzo and said, “Dammit. It’s almost all men in suits this week.”...

As every season of Mad Men unfolds, we watch and wait for the nay-sayers to come out of the woodwork. With each passing season, as people like us spend embarrassing amounts of time parsing out themes and writing about color theory in costuming, and sites turn over an enormous amount of pixels...

There were other aspects to the story, but for us (and we think, for just about every other viewer), this episode was entirely about Peggy and Joan. Megan had an arc in this episode as well, but it was the weakest of the three and the costuming tended to reflect it. This is Peggy’s...

When it comes to rating the occasionally shocking turns of events in the world of Mad Men, we propose the Lawnmower system. It’s very simple. Allow us to demonstrate. Guy walks into an advertising agency and gets his foot unexpectedly amputated? That’s a FIVE out of FIVE...

God bless you, Victoria Grayson. Not only have you taught us the exact tone to take with service workers and social-climbing sluts, not only did you look fabulous walking toward that plane in time with Florence Welch, not only are you a maestro when it comes to filling one’s eyes with...

It feels like we start every week by saying there wasn’t too much to delve into, costume-wise – and then we go off for another 1500 words on the costumes. We’re always pleasantly surprised when we manage to eke out some thoughts, but honest and for true: we really went over...

Going by online reactions, it would appear that we are the only two people in the world who don’t pine for a Joan/Don hookup. We can certainly see the appeal; they’re both extremely attractive – almost archetypally so – and the actors do have a tremendous chemistry,...

Aw, man. Revenge, why you gotta get so complicated? We can’t keep track of what the hell’s going on anymore. It’s like Game of Thrones in shorter skirts and higher heels. Can’t we just, for at least a little while, let this be about Clarke-style justice raining down on...

With families and family trees being so central to the story this time, it’s not surprising that the two branches springing from the Hofstadt-Draper union are both being defined through their clothing, and that subtle points about the differences in each household are being made. Here,...