The Doorway

"The Doorway" is the two-part sixth season premiere of the American television drama series Mad Men. Officially counted as the first two episodes of the season, it figures as the 66th and 67th overall episodes of the series. It was written by series creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner and directed by executive producer Scott Hornbacher. It originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on April 7, 2013. The episode takes place in late December 1967 and on the early morning of January 1, 1968. It received strongly positive reviews from critics. Plot Part I The episode opens with a point of view shot of "Jonesy" (Ray Abruzzo), the Drapers' doorman, who is in the throes of a heart attack. Dr. Arnold Rosen, a cardiac surgeon who also lives in the building, attends to him with chest compressions.