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Mad Men’s Irony Deficit
March 21st, 2012The audience is supposed to take him and his work seriously. Part of the nostalgic hook of Mad Men goes beyond the look and feel of the 1960s; the show also transports us back to a time when irony wasn’t quite as rampant, when cultural messages, including advertisements, were to the point. Perhaps audiences accept Don’s genius because it’s comforting to revisit a time when irony wasn’t quite as common.
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