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It is a tragedy where the characters don't know they are in a tragedy yet. They think the 1960s are the peak of the world. We, the viewers, know the hangover is coming.

The Suit Fits Perfectly: Revisiting Mad Men Season 1 Mad Men - Season 1

Did you guess Don’s secret before the reveal? And is Betty Draper a villain or a victim? It is a tragedy where the characters don't

What makes Season 1 so compelling is watching the cracks form. Don isn't just a womanizer; he is a man haunted by a secret so large (his identity theft of the real Don Draper in Korea) that he literally cannot be known. The episode "The Hobo Code" gives us the thesis: Don’s "whorechild" origin story explains why he believes nothing is permanent. When he tells Peggy, "Change is good," you realize he’s trying to convince himself. If Don is the sun, Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) is the planet trying not to get burned. Peggy’s arc in Season 1 is the most radical. She arrives as a naive, bespectacled secretary from Bay Ridge. By the finale, "The Wheel," she is a junior copywriter. The Suit Fits Perfectly: Revisiting Mad Men Season