Faye Miller
Don Draper's girlfriend who faces a high-pressure situation with his daughter.
Faye Miller is a character in the fourth season of the American television drama series Mad Men. She appears in the ninth episode of the fourth season, "The Beautiful Girls," which first aired on AMC on September 19, 2010. In this episode, Faye is in a relationship with Don Draper.
Quick Facts
- Affiliation
- Sterling Cooper (later Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce)
- First appearance
- Season 1, Episode 1 ('The Girl')
Lore & Background
In "The Beautiful Girls," Faye Miller is established as Don Draper's romantic partner. The episode shows her having vigorous sex with Don in his apartment before they each head to separate business meetings. When Don's daughter Sally arrives unannounced at the agency after running away from home, Don asks Faye to handle Sally. Faye does not have much parental chemistry with Sally, leading Faye to lash out at Don for pushing her into a high-pressure situation with his daughter. Later, Faye joins Joan and Peggy in an elevator as the doors close on them, a final image praised by critics for showing three women of roughly the same generation in different places in their lives and careers.
Reader's Guide
Faye Miller appears in "The Beautiful Girls" as Don Draper's girlfriend. She is a professional woman who has business meetings and maintains client confidentiality, even with Don. Her key moment in the episode involves being asked by Don to care for his daughter Sally, a task she is not equipped for. She lacks parental chemistry with Sally and becomes frustrated with Don for putting her in that position. The episode ends with Faye in an elevator with Joan and Peggy, a scene that critics interpreted as showing three women of the same generation in different life and career stages.
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