Don Draper is not necessarily a bad guy, but he’s not much of a good guy either. In short, Don Draper has sold his soul, and there’s no getting it back. He’s lost. He’s not the hero.

It is with satisfaction but not surprise that I say unto you that “Out of Town”, the premiere episode of the third season of Mad Men, is a wonderful, fitting start to the new year.

While “Epitaph One” is gripping and thematically rich, it could take a lot of mystery out of future season of the series if we’re meant to treat it as canonical.