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Mad Men S5E3 — Tea Leaves

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Mad Men•Season 5•Episode 3

Tea Leaves

7.8/10 · 3,016 votesApr 1, 201248 min

Ranked #13 of 13 in Season 5•−0.8 vs season avg

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.

Directed byJon Hamm

Written byErin Levy, Matthew Weiner

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Cast14

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Don Draper

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

Peggy Olson

Vincent Kartheiser

Vincent Kartheiser

Pete Campbell

January Jones

January Jones

Betty Draper

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks

Joan Holloway

Aaron Staton

Aaron Staton

Ken Cosgrove

Rich Sommer

Rich Sommer

Harry Crane

Kiernan Shipka

Kiernan Shipka

Sally Draper

Christopher Stanley

Christopher Stanley

Henry Francis

John Slattery

John Slattery

Roger Sterling

Jessica Paré

Jessica Paré

Megan Draper

Robert Morse

Robert Morse

Bertram Cooper

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Erin Levy

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Matthew Weiner

Matthew Weiner

Writer

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

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Episode Summary

"Tea Leaves" is episode 3 of Mad Men season 5. It scored 7.8/10 from 3,016 votes, ranking #13 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Jon Hamm and written by Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, it aired on April 1, 2012.

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