far away places mad men far away places sixth episode fifth season american television drama series mad men episode series overall written series creator executive producer writer directed originally aired united_states april episode takes place entirely single day telling stories non linear narrative alienated separate fights boyfriend client roger jane group intellectuals altering world allowing speak honestly marriage don leave office impromptu road trip new_york doesn turn planned don treats far away places watched million viewers achieved million viewers key demographic episode received overwhelming critical acclaim critics noting episode formal experiments focus passage time sequence roger jane particularly celebrated visual excellence performances theme episode series writers television journalists desire escape plot far away places split place entirely single day following characters roger don episode begins day heated argument boyfriend work effect sex life argument ends leaving don pulls away impromptu trip hotel far northern new_york pitch executives unsuccessfully tries sell executives concept frustrated leaves work couple drinks goes film born free sees young man smoking marijuana eventually gives hand job returns office arguing father told falls asleep don office awakens don alarmed reasons don hangs returns office asks life initially claims stating father michael born nazi concentration camp liberation morris claimed swedish michael years old returns home affected story calls tells asks come roger roger perspective day invites don trip new_york hoping dinner party wife jane friends subsequently disappointed don decides trip instead roger jane party hosted jane husband dinner roger asks jane leave jane reminds roger agreed group begs stay doesn want experience roger initially unimpressed drug comes consciousness begins change vivid audio visual roger jane return home taxi bath roger watching world series couple talks marriage time moment awareness jane admits knows marriage morning roger says goodbye shocked jane appears said night don episode finale don day trip restaurant motor lodge eat restaurant expresses frustration having needs desires seat don discussion fight makes remark don mother don storms drives don returns later begins worry find spends hours looking waiting calling conversation episode mother montreal waiting hours home repeatedly don drives home early morning find apartment security chain door don kicks door violently struggles chases apartment don trip collapse floor don waist tells thought lost epilogue morning don return don conference room love leave don replies love life business fact business admits firm running little don actually working leaves don standing conference room don looks picture windows employees going business roger enthusiasm pops conference room tells don announcement going beautiful day production creator said far away places inspired french films lots short stories short stories linked thematic desire away explained moment tries don fails goes version don sexually irresponsible drunk working said gives stranger theatre moment frustrating pitch spoke structure episode june structurally love french movie called stories told narrator characters start appear stories overlap walking realize complete world loved telling story person point view story scene happens thing don thing roger getting private perspective thematically holding saying status relationship weren sure going work hardest breaking commercials roger stories segment wouldn come think middle episode spoke writing scene episode august writers room given speech saying delivered knew story going climax going great moment intimacy distract failure bond strange way people feel separate writing draft got notes room speech like sentence searched turned pitched sentence great version turned head way come scratch reduced panic tried create happen magical quality characterized roger acid trip experience complete honesty experience probably experienced life doesn world people lives kind beautiful end relationship truth discussing fight don commented violence passion noting don loves woman good commented don lack respect work judged don actions immature regarded don fear genuine unsure whereabouts flashback scene don car actually shot fourth season finale written directed cut decided scene episode flashback exterior scenes hotel filmed october regency inn california hotel operated sold editor spoke episode august speaking wanted stories relations roger don story wanted little bit time saw story lines got totally sense talked people watch times fully digest score episode pretty unique atmospheric normally guide helps feel story ending coming knowing shift happening think score sound design definitely helped guide narrative reception critical reception episode received overwhelmingly reviews television critics particularly unusual departure standard mad men episode structure considered best series alan_sepinwall hitfix episode formally experimental season admitting sure understood know liked lot sepinwall characterized far away places episode gave feel dropping acid camera stone sober writer director actors combined memorable moments todd_vanderwerff gave grade compared previous structurally daring episodes like seven jet set praised director beautifully shot episode gorgeous image roger jane lying heads touching floor admitting marriage isn working noting enemy season passage time newsday called good difficult episode saying story lines parallel anthology story bringing mind memorable scene roger influence looking mirror told look away themes male female yes hair predominant metaphor themes travel stranger strange land life mars pursuit generation born holocaust amid holocaust hollywood reporter said trip handled brilliantly insight surprises excellent humor lovely smart ending image jane roger floor example visual excellence episode time magazine writer compared episode film noted stories shared thematic connection struggle professional work life ign reviewer praised performances said episode took best characters worlds different ways telling separate stories utterly involving moving delivering best episodes process continues operate level series dream forbes called sequences jane roger written kind salon writer acclaimed episode pointing episode tilt older generation reminded 1960s saw cultural shift youth like drunk historical change walks straight line claims don kids increasingly hold cards real truth telling older white guys like roger truly lost power began hide scenes fresh young faces took public glory ratings episode viewed million viewers night original airing drew million viewers demographic awards far away places nominated primetime emmy awards outstanding writing drama series outstanding single camera picture editing drama series
Far Away Places (Mad Men)