Mad Men: Marriage of Figaro

Mad Men: Marriage of Figaro
AMC
August 2, 2007
Historical Drama
DVD
C

New cast:

• Alexa Alemanni as Allison
• Kristoffer Polaha as Carlton Hanson
• Jeanne Simpson as Marilyn Farrelly
• Adria Tennor as Joyce Darling

Also, Kristin Crandall, Candice Cunningham, and Emelle debut as nameless uncredited Secretaries, later appearing one, fourteen, and twenty-four more times respectively.  Josiah Polhemus would return once as Ernie Hanson, while Jennifer Fitzgerald would return once as Judy.

This might've been a C+ or B- if not for the second half set in the 'burbs.  At least in the city-set scenes, people are doing interesting things, so I don't mind as much when they're creepy or domineering or bigoted or whatever. 

This is the first of two episodes written by Tom Palmer, the only one directed by Ed Bianchi.