“Jon Hamm brings to the role of Don a manly handsomeness, charm, plausible wit, aggression and, when other qualities fail, a remarkable ability to conjure an air of bewildered, ordinary-dope innocence.” And even with all those attractive qualities, I’ll still be sorry to see him leave my living room. James Meek writes about Mad Men: The Shock of the Pretty.

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