The metaphor-rich seventh episode of the season begins with three striking images of Peggy, Betty, and Don as they travel through four days in July.

The good news is that “Vows” is superior to the season one premiere. Actually, the good news is that Dollhouse is back at all.

This was the episode where the masterplot of the season really started to take shape. This is going to be a season about expectations: dreaming big, counting your chickens, taking chances, the grass is always greener, and be careful what you wish for.

This week’s descent into narrative madness was one of the worst episodes of Mad Men yet produced.

There was a moment in “The Arrangements” that made my heart sink. It wasn’t the hard-nosed way Gene passed along his last wishes to Betty, and it wasn’t Gene failing to pick up Sally and Bobby from school. No, my heart sank when Gene told Sally that their ice cream was supposed to be chocolate, but instead smelled like oranges.

This third episode of the season is very much about home, or the pale imitations of it that we content ourselves with.