This will be way better if they wait a season, because cigarette advertising was heavily cracked down on by the FCC in the mid-60s. That way they can bring him back in triumph without losing Lucky Strike, which wouldn’t surprise me if that was the plan all along. Let’s not second-guess the people who do this for a living. Or at least do it well - I’m all in favor of a Facebook group agitating to add a gay Martian to Two And A Half Men.

He really only served one storyline, and it was peripheral. He was poorly developed from the get-go, and to resolve that it would take a significant chunk of the next season…a season that needs to tackle a new company’s development, Betty taking on a new role, the emerging character of Jane, a host of power struggles between the new partners, and Joan probably developing something with Don while Roger gets nuts about it.  Not to mention Peggy’s time and the reality of two competing entities of the new agency—each with ties to nearly all the characters (Duck Phillips and Bertram Cooper).  There’s only so many episodes, and the chaos created from the last season leaves a lot to be resolved…where would Sal fit in any of those story lines from his past story lines? Peripherally, at best.  Why, yes! Yes, I do have too much time on my hands!

Save for maybe one or two episodes, Season 3 of Mad Men was flawless. I love Sal, but the last thing the writers need is fans calling the shots.

save sal!