SCDP is now minus the P, of course, and Don Draper's seeming return to stability and bliss has been marred by the ladies in his life deciding to have their own minds and agendas. Peggy Olsen finally walked out the door, Megan Draper is making acting a real priority and Joan Holloway/Harris is quite fine charting her own path, at least for the moment.
Combine that with Peter Campbell's head threatening to grow so big it blows the roof off the office, Roger Sterling finding new ways to act like a child, and you have the ultimate dysfunctional family.
The Red Sox have been close to being in the same boat at some points this year, but while Mad Men continues to darken, times are looking bright for the Sox.
It didn't start that way, of course. When Mad Men began its latest run in March, the Red Sox were full of as much hope as an early-fifth-season Draper. But, just as Don soon found ways to fall from happiness and encounter new problems, so did the Red Sox.
From spring training injuries to losing streaks to manager-player quibbles, the Red Sox were in sore shape for a while. Every inch of success was met by further disaster.
But as June began, the future started to look brighter in Boston. The Red Sox chiseled their way above .500 on the back of a suddenly solid rotation and bullpen, and young call-ups who had to take the place of veterans played like they'd been in the big leagues plenty of times before.
As Mad Men's fifth season comes to a close Sunday night, the Red Sox have a chance to remain above .500 and chase the division lead as summer approaches. Seeing how things have turned out for Draper and Co., that's not a bad place to be.
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