The Evolution of Trudy Campbell, Business Housewife

The low-key brilliant character is more complicated than she appears.

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One of the pleasures of TV is duration. You spend hours and hours with a group of characters, allowing for viewer-character relationships that can change dramatically over time. Few shows demonstrate the power of this better than Matthew Weiner's Mad Men.

In the most reason season, we've seen things from Trudy Campbell (Alison Brie) that shocked viewers, had them standing up and applauding. But how did Mad Men turn Trudy into such a complex character? Let's start from the beginning, and trace the Evolution of Trudy Campbell, Business Housewife.

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Written by Ross Scarano (@RossScarano)

Trudy Campbell, Newlywed

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Trudy Campbell, Literary Critic

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Trudy Campbell, Old Flame

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Trudy Campbell, Adoption Advocate

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Trudy Campbell, Dancing Machine

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Trudy Campbell, American

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Trudy Campbell, Strictly Business

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Trudy Campbell, So Very Pregnant

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Trudy Campbell, Mother

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Trudy Campbell, Strategist

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Trudy, Business Housewife

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Trudy the Destroyer

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