Yeah, it's been a little telegraphed in parts (Pete/Trudy was obvious).
And I had a pretty good idea that Don was heading out west, but I didn't figure he'd just ditch McCann after one meeting. That was a harder turn than I expected. I also didn't figure he'd just have some bizarre breakdown/epiphany where he went chasing a cocktail waitress to the hinterlands and ended up giving his Caddy to a cut-rate grifter.
I hope we've seen the last of Roger, Peggy, Pete and Joan. I like where we've left them. I don't think we need any more Betty either (I mean damn...that was cold-blooded). I wouldn't mind a little more resolution between Sally and Don, but perhaps that phonecall is the best we'll get to show that Don's still interested and perhaps even moreso than he once was.
Ted Chaough's shit-eating grin during the Miller meeting said all that needed to be said there - he's found his niche and his happy ending.
The last episode really could be all Don and I'd be content. It seems like the last episode skipped forward a month or more, so I'd be fine with maybe a 6-9 month jump forward showing him settled in. Perhaps we could even see how he's adapted as a father in light of Betty's demise.
It's not been full of twists and turns, but that's not what a final season is for. These have largely been 'stuck' landings, IMO. These characters ended in situations that made sense for them and work for me. Some of it has been easy to see coming, but not necessarily the mechanics of how those situations came to be. I mean hell, hasn't that always been the draw of Mad Men? It's not a show of shockers and cliffhangers; it's a slow burn that's just really damn well done. I feel like this season has been no different than the rest.
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