Mad Men Season 5, Ep. 9 "Dark Shadows"

This review is from: Mad Men Season 5 (Amazon Instant Video) There were no huge revelations in this episode, rather tiny bits of information about the characters of our beloved advertising executives and their loved ones are revealed. Don it seems, has actually grown as a person. No longer lying to those nearest and dearest to him has done him a world of good. The consequences of one final secret with Sally highlight just how much Don has changed, as does his relationship with Megan. Betty however is deteriorating, and so is her relationship with her children. The secret and Sally's eavesdropping reveals to her which parent is the better bet and the result doesn't favor Betty. Sally also learns that Betty manipulates her in her quest to make Don miserable. Betty has become an even more pathetic character than the Stepford wife we originally encountered. Everybody else is pretty much in a holding pattern. Like I said, a solid mid-season episode that was about incremental character development rather than huge plot arcs. As always, Mad Men remains one of the best shows on television.