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I'd be happy if we don't see Don again. I mean, I KNOW we will. But it would be pretty ****ing ballsy and really cool if we didn't. Leave the biggest thread dangling and don't even include him in the finale. I'd ****ing LOVE that.
Won't happen, but.... I seem to be the only one dubious of Duck, and of Pete's "happy ending." While I do love the idea that if Mad Men is going to hand out happy endings, OF COURSE Pete ****ing Campbell gets one. Of course! I like that idea. But I don't know. It seems... too good to be true? Maybe I'm over thinking it. But I don't trust that Duck. I'll be sitting pretty uneasy for a week. |
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So far, Joan and Pete are receiving a "Happy Ending" and you might say that Roger has as well. Betty's ending isn't exactly happy but she is getting an ending exactly as she wants it. Really, all that leaves is Don and Peggy. It's hard to imagine Peggy receiving a "happy ending" because her storyline would need to be quickly accelerated, which really didn't happen in 1971. As for Don, maybe he continues on his journey and become Dick Whitman once again. He doesn't need money (although he'll have to go back to New York at some point, just to get his money, unless he just has it all wire-transferred, I suppose) or maybe he creates an entirely new identity. Either way, I think we've seen the last of "Don Draper". |
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05-11-2015, 12:28 PM | #888 |
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Seems like don's going to have to be a real father in the second half of his life. Should be a happy thing for him but with this guy who knows.
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Because he's laid the groundwork all season long for Trudy & Pete to reunite, which happened in last night's episode. It would be poor story telling to say "Ha ha! Just kidding".
Plus, even if it was a ruse by Duck (which it's not), Pete still has his job at McCann, has a few million coming out the end of his contract in 4 years and he and Trudy would still be reunited. He's also met with the LearJet owner and Duck wouldn't gain a single thing if it were a lie. There's no reason to introduce a plot device of this type with one episode left. |
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I've braced myself for a "Time Jump" but I just hope it's not a cheap ending, like an 85 year old Don telling this story to his children and grandchildren at Christmas or worse yet, from his death bed. |
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And I certainly don't think pulling the rug out from under Pete would be poor storytelling. Obviously, it could be, but it wouldn't automatically be. But, yeah, I'm sure I'm just antsy because it's a series finale and I've been trained that something ****ING HUGE has to happen in series finales. |
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That would be a much bigger betrayal, I think. |
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I do as well.
I don't want to see him in a mental ward or on his deathbed or anything like that at all. Personally, I'd rather have a resolution to each character, much like the end of American Graffiti, so there isn't rampant speculation for years on end as to what happens to each character. There's only one character's fate that's sealed and after seven years of watching this program, that wouldn't be a satisfying finale for me. |
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But the bottom line for Pete is that he's set: He's got his family back and whether he ends up in Witchita or McCann, he's set for life. |
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I'm looking forward to a finale that isn't cheap. Hopefully, Mad Men delivers. |
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Jesus. I don't know. I kind of love Don's trajectory here. He actually revealed, truthfully, the tragedy of his "birth" as Don Draper. He returns to his roots. Maybe it's predictable or trite or whatever, but it's also cathartic.
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Maybe that's the final scene. |
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I've been skipping around the seasons that are on Netflix...
and I think Don and Megan could have worked out. 50% of everything blowing up with her was Don's philandering, that's undeniable. But I don't think the philandering comes in to play if he moved to California instead of Ted.
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The final scene should be: Don in the doctor's office.
Don: "So, how am I?" Doc: "Do you want the good news or the bad news?" Don: "Good news first?" Doc: "Physically, you're in perfect health. Low cholesterol, blood pressure good, liver surprisingly stout." A beat. Don cocks an eyebrow. Doc sighs and removes his glasses. Looks Don in the eye. Doc: "Mr Draper.....you have AIDS." FIN
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