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The second very strong Mad Men episode in a row was intriguing on a number of levels, none more than Dominant Don trying to control all aspects of a life that doesn't seem to be giving him much joy. His power games with Sylvia no doubt had some people cringing (and others way into it), but the strangest part of it may have been that the dominance had no real sexual component. None of Don's domination of Sylvia was depicted in bed (and yes, the series has hinted at this before, sexually, so it could have easily been done here). Maybe the emptiness of it was the point. And then it all just fizzled for Don. It all just ended. This was a great episode for Jon Hamm, who managed to portray with his face exactly what it's like being in charge, losing that power and, in the best example yet, coming to terms with it physically and intellectually while in the plane with Ted.
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