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A Mad Men moment brought to you by Planet of the Apes

‘Whoa, SPOILER ALERT, Mad Men. Thanks for ruining Planet of the Apes’

A Mad Men moment brought to you by Planet of the Apes

Episode five, season six: In the days after the MKL assassination, Don and his son Bobby take in back-to-back viewings of Planet of the Apes. In a father-son moment, Don explains the ending of the movie, which inspired outrage — most of it fake, we really hope — on the Twitter:

Storified by Maclean’s Magazine· Mon, Apr 29 2013 04:28:49

Really wish Mad Men had given me a spoiler alert planet of the apes. Not coolAndrew White
Whoa, mega spoilers in Mad Men for MLK assassination and Planet of the Apes.Jason
Beware tonight’s Mad Men because it has a MASSIVE Planet of the Apes spoiler.Andy Khouri
Whoa, SPOILER ALERT, Mad Men. Thanks for ruining Planet of the Apes.daniel.
Wow Mad Men, thanks for the Planet of the Apes spoiler.Hayden Greif-Neill
Wait, so don’t give away anything about "Mad Men," but Matthew Weiner gets to spoil "Planet of the Apes?" #StatuteOfLimitationsBrian Lowry
Best thing about tonight’s Mad Men: PLANET OF THE AAAAAAAAAPES! #MadMen #PlanetOfTheApes #InstantHappinessMike Smith
MAD MEN TIMELINE GAFFE: They couldn’t possibly have gone to see "Planet of The Apes" in 1968, because that film takes place IN THE FUTURE.Paul F. Tompkins
People are really complaining about mad men spoiling the end of planet of the apes! You had 45 years to see it already, tough shit #madmenAdam Burns
As for next week’s episode? Well, no spoilers there: 
Not watching next week’s Mad Men because I already know what’s going to happen from the preview, said no one ever. pic.twitter.com/dBRfw4tPkdGregg Greene

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