Mad Men finale! (Spoilers, of course)

[Anonymous]

Ok, this is what I saw happening! I mean not exactly, but Don is up and down. That's what he will always be. Loved that most everyone got a "happy" ending.

[Anonymous]

We started threads at the same time. That finale was awful.

[Anonymous]

So he's supposed to have written the coke ad based on his experience at the retreat?

[Anonymous]

I don't like how Don ended up where he ended up. The rest of it was great.

[Anonymous]

I wish Joan could have kept her guy. So short-sighted of him. he just wanted a playmate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So he's supposed to have written the coke ad based on his experience at the retreat? [/quote
This is what I think.

[Anonymous]

The parting shot of Sally and Betty was so sad.

Interesting that Peggy wound up finding love, and Joan parted ways with her beau and was single. I loved both of their endings. Roger's was silly. Don's was ... pretty perfect (and not at all neat).

[Anonymous]

Btw, why were there halloween decorations all over - on peggy's octopus painting, on joan's refrigerator, etc.

[Anonymous]

I think his smile was him thinking of the Coke ad and he returned to do what he does. Because he's Don.

Peggy and Joan got what they want and deserve. Nothing dramatic. Good for them.

Sally's life won't be an adventure. She'll be raising her siblings. We saw Betty being old Betty one last time...having a little selfish smoke while her daughter worked.

Roger mellows with age. Most do.

It was uneventful but sweet. Realistic. I'm happy.

[Anonymous]

But, but...how can he hear that guy go on about the refridgerator and how people loved him all along but just didn't show it exactly the way he wanted - and then NOT go home to his daughter?

He needs to help his daughter. It's crap that he doesn't.

[Anonymous]

What the fuck was that? Wiener is brilliant, and let us down. Can't even. . .

So pissed.

[Anonymous]

I'd say it was 80% of what I expected. Not an A+ effort. Passable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But, but...how can he hear that guy go on about the refridgerator and how people loved him all along but just didn't show it exactly the way he wanted - and then NOT go home to his daughter?

He needs to help his daughter. It's crap that he doesn't.

I think he did go home, and then he made that Coke ad. But Don had to wait until people were leaving, at the end of the week, to get back home, and during that time, he found peace. At least that's what I'd like to believe.

[Anonymous]

Ugh - no cable! Can someone summarize?

[Anonymous]

Betty gave him permission to walk away from his boys, he will always have a relationship with Sally.

I don't know about the coke ad. I don't think Weiner would say Don did it, because it is a real ad and Don is a fake character, but it sure was implied.