Mad Men S5-7
dramahistory
159
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
42
Educational Value/50
34
Craft & Quality/50
44
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
The final seasons of Mad Men — Don's spiral and the 1960s closing into the 1970s. The Burger Chef pitch ('The Suitcase' precursor) and the Coca-Cola ending are both formally exceptional.
Educational about the late 1960s and the counterculture's relationship to consumer capitalism.
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