Season 6 of Mad Men finally began and unfortunately the 2-hour season opener felt way too disconnected from the events of last season. Although I would like to say that I live vicariously through one Don Draper, his latest conquest just didn’t fit. Yes, I know, who wasn’t in love with Linda Cardellini when she first appeared in Freaks & Geeks? And yes she’s still a very attractive woman, but her character just didn’t lend anything to the arc of the story. Don’s fling with her seemed rushed. If they wanted him to have this affair, they should have flirted with doing so for another episode or so. All the characters were way disconnected with how their lives were changing last season, but I know they’ll bring it all back together beginning this week. Also, it’s way late in the 60s, very early in the 70s and the characters are losing their elegance a bit. They’re too scruffy, not as clean cut as they were and the women, although stunning still, are beginning to move toward looser personalities, not the prim and lady like attitude they used to have. I almost have no idea what happened that last episode, it’s like the season has yet to begin. There’s always some bizarro episode in every series, that one episode where the writers ran out of ideas but that usually happens mid-season. Like I said before, this is certainly the beginning of the end but I have the confidence that it will only get better as it goes on, it always does.