Salvatore Romano Not Returning to Sterling Cooper
Posted by KAT in Mad MenJanuary 27th, 2010, 06:07 PM
Golly. It’s been a while since we’ve heard any Mad Men news, isn’t it? Well, I’ve got some goss, and this one’s a doozy.
BAD NEWS ALERT: It seems that actor Bryan Batt, who plays Sterling Cooper’s closeted art director Salvatore Romano on the show, won’t be returning for season number four. He was supposed to be notified of his status by December 31st, and didn’t hear a peep.
To refresh your mem, Sal was fired by Don Draper towards the end of season three (episode 9, to be exact) for not giving into Lucky Strike client Lee Garner Jr’s sexual advances.
Here’s what the brilliant Matthew Weiner, Mad Men creator, has to say about it:
“We don’t murder people on our show, but for there to be any stakes, there have to be consequences … I know how people felt about Bryan. I obviously love working with him, and he has been an indelible character since the pilot. But I felt it was an expression of the times that he couldn’t work there anymore. It’s the ultimate case of sexual harassment.”
You know what? I love Sal to pieces, and I’m really curious to see what happened to him outside that phone booth, but I’m 100% okay with Matthew Weiner’s reasoning. I really admire Weiner’s attention to detail and commitment to period accuracy. This man is a true artist. Nope, you won’t change my mind on this one.
But maybe Bryan Batt will! Here’s what the Romano himself had to say about it:
“Keep those cards and letters coming. Start that Facebook group! There’s a million ways that he can come back, especially if time passes. Don does respect his talent. He is innocent. He did nothing wrong. Of course I would love to come back. It’s a heavenly place to work.”
And guess what? The man asked for a Facebook group, and a Facebook group he shall receive. Facebook user Christina Behnke rose to the challenge and came up with this. Join if you feel strongly enough. I’m staying outta this one.
[Source: New York Magazine]
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February 26th, 2010 at 5:25 am
[...] The most interesting character of the season was Sal Romano. The sequence that cut between Sal and Don in their hotel rooms was incredible. Don was in the middle of just another pathetic affair with a drunk flight attendant; Sal was about to have his first ever (extremely charged, extremely hot) homosexual experience with a bell boy. Sal’s scene was hot because it was full of real emotion; Don’s was boring because it felt cheesy and artificial. But all parties were interrupted by a hotel fire, and Don saw just enough through Sal’s window to begin judging. Later in the season, he assumes that Sal encouraged a male client to come on to him, and, with disgust, refers to all homosexuals as “you people.” Sadly, the show has decided not to bring Sal back next season, as “an expression of the times.” [...]
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