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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I've been thinking about a number of these hypotheses about the ending.

First, I think the Diana storyline was meant to drag Don off of dead center and force him to focus on life.  Diana's ex-husband told Don that she was a tornado (or something like that) and that Don hadn't been the first guy to come looking for her.  She wasn't afraid to just take off and start anew.  Don had to realize that the reason he "knew' her was because he was the same way.  They really were the same people: running to escape past lives without conscience (or without thinking about the consequences of their decisions for others).  We're not going to see Diana in the finale; her role is complete.

As for how Don will deal with the Betty scenario, I think it will be through Sally.  Dick's mother died in childbirth and, although he was never respectful towards Betty as a mother, he never really questioned how she was raising the children or the quality of life she was giving them.  He'll feel horrible about them being motherless but will likely abdicate to Henry to raise the boys and encourage Sally to continue towards her ambitions.  He'll want Sally to become the anti-Betty, just as he encouraged Peggy to break out of her mold.

I do think we've seen the end of Roger, Peggy, Pete, and Joan.  Even Harry Crane got the opportunity to tell Roger to stick it, so we've seen everyone progress in some sense.

Ultimately, Don will progress too.  I don't know if he'll go find the former Don Draper's widow's niece and help her raise oranges in California or just end up peacefully in California reading at the beach.  Either way, I think he's shed his demons and will end up content. [/quote]

I largely agree with this, though I would give anything for one more Don and Peggy scene. However, I think Don will actually take his kids. I don't think he'll go back to McCann though. My hope is that he takes the kids to CA and somehow runs into Peggy sometime in the future (maybe he starts an agency out there with Joan?? probably wishful thinking). And sees Peggy at a pitch.

I keep thinking about how Christina Hendricks said Joan had "a beautiful ending." I don't think her ending thus far is "beautiful". I think it's fine, but I wouldn't quite call it beautiful. So maybe there is more to come there.[/quote]

I'm the PP to whom you're responding.  I don't think he'll end up raising his kids.  Sure, that's what we, in 2015, want a good dad to do, but I don't think it's going to happen with Don / Dick in 1970.  Hobos don't have children and, plus, he doesn't think he's a very good person (he may be free of demons but he still knows he's lacking -- lest we forget his blaming himself for his little brother's suicide) and, although he does love his kids, he doesn't think he's a good dad.  I think he'll tell himself that Henry will be more stable and attentive than he could be for the boys.  Also, Sally taking Gene onto her lap in the last episode foreshadows that she is prepared to step in and help out as a big sister / replacement mama for the boys in their current environment.

There's just no way Matthew Wiener could agree to Don / Dick becoming saddled down with children just as he finds his inner freedom.  Then again, there is always the Carousel reference...[/quote]

I'd be bummed if Sally's wings get clipped because she has to help take care of her brothers. REALLY bummed. [/quote]

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