Season 5
🎬 13 Episodes 📅 2012 ⏱ 58 min
Inside the polished advertising offices of 1960s New York, Don Draper appears to have everything: intelligence, charm, and the rare ability to sell dreams to people who desperately want them. But behind the sharp suits and carefully chosen words is a man running from a past that refuses to stay buried. Mad Men explores a world where advertising campaigns become mirrors for ambition, fear, desire, and reinvention, revealing how perfect success can look from the outside while quietly breaking apart within.
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📊 Season Stats
13
Episodes
2012
Year
58
min / ep
12.6
Watch Hours
5/7
Season No.
⭐ 8.9
Best Episode
Ep. 11 · The Other Woman
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🎬 Episodes 13 episodes
1
⭐ 7.3
A Little Kiss (1)
Megan throws Don a surprise birthday party and new mother Joan begins to wonder if she still has a job when she's ready to come back.
🎬 Jennifer Getzinger ✍️ Matthew Weiner
2
⭐ 8.6
A Little Kiss (2)
Don and Megan work out some of their issues, Roger and Pete butt heads, and Joan has a run-in with a house guest.
🎬 Jennifer Getzinger ✍️ Matthew Weiner
3
⭐ 7.9
Tea Leaves
As Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce tries to build upon its current business, Peggy is given new responsibility. Don and Harry indulge a client. Betty contemplates her mortality after seeing a doctor.
🎬 Jon Hamm ✍️ Erin Levy
4
⭐ 7.0
Mystery Date
Don has an encounter with someone from the past. Meanwhile, Roger increases Peggy's workload, and Joan comes to a momentous decision.
🎬 Matt Shakman ✍️ Matthew Weiner
5
⭐ 7.6
Signal 30
Lane attempts to land an account with Jaguar Cars, leading to a altercation with Pete. Pete and Trudy host a dinner party in the suburbs.
🎬 John Slattery ✍️ Matthew Weiner
6
⭐ 8.4
Far Away Places
Peggy has a tough time during a particularly formidable pitch. Don calls on a potential client. Roger and Jane have an experience with LSD.
🎬 Scott Hornbacher ✍️ Matthew Weiner
7
⭐ 7.4
At the Codfish Ball
Don is honored at a banquet for the American Cancer Society, but finds his professional reputation has been damaged. Sally lends a hand to a relative. Megan's parents come to visit from Canada.
🎬 Michael Uppendahl ✍️ Jonathan Igla
8
⭐ 7.2
Lady Lazarus
Megan has second thoughts about her future at Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Pryce. Peggy lashes out when she's inadvertently put in the uncomfortable position of having to lie. Pete's effort to protect an acquaintance doesn't turn out quite like he expected.
🎬 Phil Abraham ✍️ Matthew Weiner
9
⭐ 8.1
Dark Shadows
Don attempts to regain his creative spark, but undermines a member of his staff while doing so. Roger pursues some new clients, and in the process, hurts Jane. Betty displays her pettiness when she reveals a distressing secret to Sally.
🎬 Scott Hornbacher ✍️ Erin Levy
10
⭐ 8.2
Christmas Waltz
Harry finds himself in an uncomfortable position after reconnecting with Paul Kinsey who has joined the Hare Krishnas. Lane takes drastic and unethical measures to get out of financial trouble. Don spends an afternoon with Joan to get her mind off her marital problems.
🎬 Michael Uppendahl ✍️ Matthew Weiner
11
⭐ 8.9
The Other Woman
Pete asks Joan to make a personal and moral sacrifice to ensure the company lands the Jaguar account. Don becomes furious after learning of the impact Megan's new profession will have on their life. Feeling unappreciated, Peggy attends lunch with Freddy Rumsen, who encourages her to make a move.
🎬 Phil Abraham ✍️ Matthew Weiner
12
⭐ 8.8
Commissions and Fees
Lane's shameful secret comes to the surface with dire consequences. Don recaptures his hunger for success, and Sally experiences a major milestone.
🎬 Christopher Manley ✍️ Maria Jacquemetton
13
⭐ 7.5
The Phantom
Roger seeks to expand his affair with Megan's mother. Pete has a "last" encounter with Beth with lasting repercussions. Megan struggles to find acting work and asks for Don's help getting an audition. Peggy still seeks Don's approval.
🎬 Matthew Weiner ✍️ Matthew Weiner