Christmas Waltz (Mad Men)

"Christmas Waltz"
Mad Men episode
Harry Crane (Rich Sommer) attends a Hare Krishna meeting with Paul Kinsey (Michael Gladis), who makes his first appearance since the third season finale with a radically different appearance.
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 10
Directed by	Michael Uppendahl
Written by	Victor Levin Matthew Weiner
Original air date	May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20)
Guest appearance(s)
Michael Gladis as Paul Kinsey Embeth Davidtz as Rebecca Pryce Teyonah Parris as Dawn Chambers Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg Anna Wood as Lakshmi Bennett Nicholas Guest as Anthony Marsh James DuMont as Walt Jarvis Mitchell Fink as Eric Pierce Beth Hall as Caroline Sadie Alexandru as Scarlett Stephanie Drake as Meredith Wajid as Swami Andrew Goodloe as Hare Krishna Eli Bildner as Kid David Crane as Man Christopher Devlin as Actor Aimée Deshayes as Actress Elisha Yaffe as Stewart
Episode chronology
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"Christmas Waltz" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Mad Men and the 62nd episode of the series overall. It is written by Victor Levin and Matthew Weiner, and directed by Michael Uppendahl. It originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on May 20, 2012.

The episode starts on Pearl Harbor Day (December 7) 1966. Harry Crane tries to help out old friend Paul Kinsey, who has fallen on hard times and become involved with Hare Krishna and a bohemian devotee girlfriend. Lane Pryce resorts to desperation and subterfuge while trying to solve his own cash problems. Don and Joan commiserate with each other over drinks after Joan is served divorce papers. Following their conversation, Don's interest in his work is re-ignited, as he dedicates himself to landing the Jaguar account.

While the episode was well-received, it was the lowest-rated episode of Mad Men since the penultimate episode of the third season. This episode also marks the first appearance of Paul Kinsey since the third season's finale "Shut the Door. Have a Seat".

Lane Pryce’s attorney abroad instructs him to wire £2,900 (US $8,000) to England to cover back taxes within two days. Lane (Jared Harris) worries he cannot come up with the money. Harry (Rich Sommer) schedules coffee with Paul Kinsey (Michael Gladis), then reports a strong first-quarter outlook to Lane but warns that actual commitments from clients are still uncertain. Lane visits the firm’s bank manager and convinces him to authorize a $50,000 credit extension.

Pete (Vincent Kartheiser) tells Don (Jon Hamm) and Roger (John Slattery) that Edwin Baker has been fired from Jaguar and their firm is back in contention for the account. Presentations will be in mid-January. Don comments on it being a lot of work, to which an annoyed Pete replies that Don "may have to work past 5:30".