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Mad Men S5E8 — Lady Lazarus

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Mad Men•Season 5•Episode 8

Lady Lazarus

8.2/10 · 3,027 votesMay 6, 201248 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 5•−0.4 vs season avg

Megan has second thoughts about her future at Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Pryce. Peggy lashes out when she's inadvertently put in the uncomfortable position of having to lie. Pete's effort to protect an acquaintance doesn't turn out quite like he expected.

Directed byPhil Abraham

Written byMatthew 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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Matthew Weiner

Matthew Weiner

Writer

Phil Abraham

Phil Abraham

Director

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Episode Summary

"Lady Lazarus" is episode 8 of Mad Men season 5. It scored 8.2/10 from 3,027 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Phil Abraham and written by Matthew Weiner, it aired on May 6, 2012.

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