Articles by Ken Francis

“Stop me at three. This is one,” says Don to his secretary, holding up a glass of dark liquor in hand. He definitely needs a […]

Living with a name stolen from a dead man gets tough for Don Draper on the latest episode of AMC’s Mad Men titled “Hands and […]

The ninth episode of AMC’s Mad Men’s fourth season titled “The Beautiful Girls” is one of firsts, as Don Draper is rendered speechless after both […]

Episode Commentary: Summer Man “He was conceived in a moment of desperation and born into a mess,” writes Don Draper of his infant son Gene. […]

Episode Commentary: The Suitcase On episode seven of the fourth season of Mad Men, a looming deadline for Samsonite hangs like a dark cloud over […]

Drunk off victory and strong, dark liquor, midway into episode six of AMC’s Mad Men (which is in its fourth season), Don Draper (John Hamm) […]