Don: Advertising is based on one thing, happiness. And you know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car. It's freedom from fear. It's a billboard on the side of the road that screams reassurance that whatever you are doing is okay. You are okay.
A great ending to a wonderful series, everyone got what they wanted. Roger - champagne and a gorgeous companion, Pete - family and a gorgeous job, Joan - her own business and the opportunity to be independent, Peggy - love and the opportunity to write, Don - peace of mind and the most important dream of every advertiser - Coca-Cola. And the way it was presented: with the help of hippie and Zen philosophy to sell the most massive industrial product on planet Earth, this is probably the quintessence of the whole series.
@rusbank0: Do you think the Cola commercial is Don's doing? It seems to me that it is rather such an irony when even peace of mind and unity with others become a means to sell a product,
@Busterd: I'm probably a cynic, but I think that Don's smile during meditation meant just the idea of this very advertisement, after all, Don Draper sitting in the lotus position is not comme il faut, it's better for him to put on his smart suit in the supposed future, return to Madison Avenue to create TV masterpieces and frame gorgeous New York housewives)
@rusbank0: although the finale is too haepiend (I expected a little tragedy, to be honest), but I don't believe that the image of Draper, which was destroyed for several seasons, was revived like this. At least in the seventh season, we were shown that he can't just come back. A few episodes before the finale, they also showed that he was no longer a DON, but just one of them. But the theory itself is very beautiful, you can not argue)
@nikitanka: This news is not from the final episode, and all the key characters are doing well. Plus, if this was not the final of the last season, but of any other, then at the beginning of the next one all the joy would have evaporated and the characters would have problems (somehow Weiner always did this and taught them to be ready for it).
@Ander: Weiner responded very coolly, he would never have called it "confirmed" if it hadn't been for THR's comment. Anyway, he's a liar, he wants an ambiguous ending, all options are good.
@Busterd: http://tomandlorenzo.com/2015/05/mad-style-person-to-person /#!prettyPhoto there's cola in the little things, very entertaining! and in general, a cool analysis of costumes / details of the scenery ^_^
a wonderful ending, everyone got what they probably deserved: Peggy is finally not alone, Joan is making a career again and is her own boss, Sterling has literally found a double in a skirt in the image of Marie, since he can only love himself lol, and Don finally realized the reason for his searches during his stay in Esalen, but at the same time, ironically smiling during meditation, he does not forget to make an iconic Coca-Cola advertisement based on his impressions there. It's a pity that such a series is leaving, the great drama was with a depth of plot like classical literature.
God, how is it now without the most beloved characters, huh? for more than five years, it has been the opening credits of the series that have been ringing on my phone, for 7 years I have been watching with delight one of the best series on television, a series not only about an interesting time and field of activity, but also for amazing lively intelligent characters with stories of sorrows and joys. Oh, I'm going to miss waiting for new episodes and slow savoring....
That's all (( Finale((( 7 wonderful seasons have passed ((And everyone seems to have found some kind of happiness, but the atmosphere of darkness and hopelessness remained around Betty.
Oooooh, the perfect ending to a wonderful series! It's sad, of course, that it's over, but I'm a supporter of a timely point. Now you can start revising it again, from the first season.
@nikitanka: The niece of Anna and Don Draper (original). Anna herself died of cancer two seasons ago, and before that she lived in California. Dick came to see her sometimes. In short, you can read here: http://madmen.wikia.com/wiki/Anna_Draper http://madmen.wikia.com/wiki/Stephanie_Horton
I was sure until the last moment that Don would throw himself out of the window and fly like in the credits :) A gorgeous ending and I'm so happy for Peggy - I don't have the strength!
A gorgeous ending, which, however, may seem too happy. I am extremely happy for my beloved Joan. A woman who deserved absolutely everything in this world, but did not get anything because of the louts who saw in her only a beautiful picture, who ran away when they saw that an ambitious and stunningly intelligent woman was hiding behind a gorgeous figure and charming face. The amazing transformation of actually a secretary from episode 1 into a businesswoman who opened her own business in the finale. Thanks to the creators for the fact that for 7 years we had the pleasure of seeing such a character on TV screens.
In general, this is a great indicator - a person says that the character has a great storyline - she is no longer a beautiful picture for a McCann redneck, but a successful businesswoman. And you're still talking about the same thing- chest, belly, blah, blah, blah...
@Drozdova_Su: judging by your opinion, the series is just too complicated for you. see the big bang theory, they came up with a "sarcasm" sign for those who don't really understand =)
@Drozdova_Su: two or three years ago, when I started watching, I also thought so, but now it seems to be quite a good series) it's just very different from the rest of the famous ones and, as for me, more for an older audience
@Drozdova_Su: Everyone liked Don purely because of his looks, and he got away with it many times. As one of the employees he fired said, "You're just handsome." He knew that very well.
For the last few seasons, I've been dreaming about the finale, in which Don falls from a high-rise and flies exactly the same way as in the series' screensaver.. And it would turn out that this screensaver was drawn from it. It would be very epic!
Although I like Don's "fall" (well, he deserves it). Unexpectedly, I was pleased with his smile, although before that he had caused nothing but disgust..
But the main decoration of the finale is a pair of Peggy and the Walls. Such milahs ^^
Great ending to the series! However, I feel a little sorry for Sally, and in general, the future of the younger Drapers is not too bright yet, although who knows. But overall, it's a worthy ending for this advertising epic.
The impression of the series is twofold. It is very similar to the works of Ernest Hemingway, in which the author glides over the surface of life, not delving too deeply into a particular topic, but touching casually on many topics, thereby forming a complete picture of the hopelessness and meaninglessness of simply being. The fact that a person is insane by nature will never be enough for him, having received what he wanted, he will want more. The fact that the meaning of life is not in the family and not in the children, not in the house and not in the tree in front of the house. People understand this, as a rule, closer to the age of 40, because by this age everyone usually already has everything - a career, a family, a home, and this is called a midlife crisis. Someone drowns bitterness in wine, someone in women, someone else in something else. That's why it's so important to seek the meaning of life, while simultaneously trying to keep the family home whole and based on love, understanding and support, because it's a way of life to charge your batteries, without it it's hard not to become crazy.
It's a great series. I will especially miss Joan! A stunningly beautiful, intelligent woman who knows how to love, knows her own worth, and knows what she wants. I was very happy that she found Richard, but he was not worthy of her (((
Peggy is finally not alone, and I hope she will be happy. Although if I were her, I would leave McCann for my own business)) On the other hand, she wasn't as annoying as Joan.
Pete annoyed me for almost the entire series, so I don't even know how to believe in their happy ending with Trudy, in my opinion, he was a jerk and stayed that way)) And he's not worthy of her. Well, I just got a better job (probably).
Roger and Marie are a funny couple. However, he was never boring to watch.
I feel sorry for Betty, of course. And even more - her children.
A Coca-Cola commercial is great! And even earlier, how he saw/heard himself in another person, and was able to accept it! Stunningly. It's very good that he didn't jump out of the window, as we were shown in the screensaver for 7 seasons)))
It was very, very interesting to observe the life of the 50s and 60s in America: the assassination of Kennedy (both), the moon landing, the assassination of M.L. King, the Vietnam War, etc. The way housewives and those girls who worked lived. The kind of freedom and privileges men enjoyed... It was extremely interesting to see it. Thanks to the creators.
@NataliaDavydova: thank you. I just watched it. You have the heaviest ones (in a good way:) and observational comments here. I'm just telling you as a person to a person.
I didn't expect it myself, how this series became so close to me. I cried the whole finale. I don't even know how to put it into words. These poor people deserved what they got. First of all, the best ending for Joan. She was waiting for love, but she deserved everything at once. She refuses sweet happiness for the sake of a career, self-realization, where no one else can make greasy comments about her appearance and no one will treat her like another secretary. It's amazing! Secondly, Pete has finally reached what he always aspired to: a career peak, almost the highest point. And at the same time I got a second chance with my family. Third, Peggy and Stan's line is probably my favorite of all. I admit, I was sure that we were being shown the ascent of Peggy, whose logical ending would be a big position. But it's obvious that she deserved and desired love much more than any career. So much pain and tears, but in the end she found her happiness. And, I have no doubt, like, I believe, many other girls back then, she will be able to achieve everything she wanted. She deserves it. Fourthly, Roger and Marie are just wonderful. I'm so happy for them. Fifth, Betty's tragedy is, of course, one of the most heartbreaking. Life ended without beginning in the way she dreamed of. Against the background of two career women, Joan and Peggy, her drama housewives of that time resonates most strongly for me. Betty became a victim of that time, that upbringing and those expectations, sacrificing herself to her family, and ended her life where she always was - at home. My heart really breaks
Well, and for the finale, Don. Draper is obviously one of the most difficult characters in the series. The falling man from the screensaver, invisible on the refrigerator shelf, empty and dreaming of understanding what it is to love. How much pain is contained in this seemingly ideal man of that time, a pain that no one sees and whose existence is not even suspected. The ending of his journey, his escape from everything, is strikingly life-affirming for me personally: it's never too late to understand yourself and find your peace. Undoubtedly, there is a great ambiguity here: his smile can be interpreted in different ways. Has Don found peace, or has he been inspired to do something meaningful, the perfect advertisement for a career-long brand? Or maybe all together? For some reason, it seems to me that everything really happened at once / Don accepted invisible Dick, and invisible Dick accepted Don. Advertising is happiness for Draper. And the new self, DikDon, allows this happiness to exist in its full form. And to sell this happiness to people. We have seen the subtle decline of an ideal painted as if in an advertisement - you know, that fake husband from a fake ideal family who sells us, say, yoghurts in commercials - to a living person in whom, despite all the disgust, it is easy to find something close and understandable. This faceless falling man suddenly acquired real tragic features, once again showing that life is a damn complicated thing, and that each of us - that in those years that we are now - can have a huge suitcase of pain and sadness that we cannot get rid of. I have no doubt that my sayings here sound crooked and illogical, ahah, but I was so hooked by this, without a doubt, a great series that I don't have the strength to pour it out yet.
The first seasons, to be honest, didn't draw me in as much at once, I admit I watched it slightly from the background, but of course I'm sure I can find something to find fault with in terms of character lines, but why? The madmen, from whom it gets harder and harder to break away, are so layered and alive that it makes no sense: everything here is brilliant, everything here breathes and speaks, and the understatement fits perfectly. The greatest elaboration of the nuances of the incarnation of that period, the amazing characters, where in fact we only look at their communication throughout all the seasons, and the amazing stories of each of them in particular. It's a pleasure
And, damn, I forgot about the most important thing: I want a spin-off about Margaret, where they will show that she really has not disappeared in this life, ahah. I take her word for it, but Kamon, she deserves it
The first time I started watching the series, when it was still in onboarding, it was a long time ago, but it didn't go then — I had to get older, apparently. And work in advertising 🤦♀️ (for nothing else).
What I want to say after watching the whole series is pure gold. The characters are all structural and not cardboard. Don is generally one of the most complex and interesting serial characters that I have seen. In my personal rating, he and Jax Teller from "Sons of Anarchy" share the first place. A round of applause for Hamm, that's very cool. It's also terribly nice to see really well-prescribed women. It's just some kind of miracles. They're all different, but each has the same problem — damn sexism around. It's always a shame for all of them, as for myself, literally, because the 60s were a hell of a time, and women still face the same problems. It is clear that the series is a look from the conditional 2010s to the 1960s, but let's be honest: it is unlikely that the real attitude towards women then was just radically different somehow.
According to the final. The last 15 minutes broke me completely. In general, we were given a good ending to a wonderful series. Everyone got what they wanted so much. Finally, this slow burn between Peggy and Stan has been resolved for several seasons (hooray). The scene with their explanations is excellent and like from romcoms. And Stan is right about Don, in the sense that he really will survive and always comes back. Hence the cola advertisement at the end. Of course, the midlife crisis has covered Don, with burnout and everything else. Moral: men, please go to psychotherapy, toxic masculinity is evil, do not be overcome — you will not become healthier and happier from this.
I watched the series so long ago that today it turned out to be more relevant than 7 years ago. A beautiful masterpiece, from beginning to end and completed. Everything is very logical, beautiful and understandable. I had a great pleasure watching the heroes of the 7 seasons.
I wouldn't call it a happy ending. Okay, Betty-everything became clear with her earlier. But Sally? This scene with cleaning in the kitchen seems to show us that she will replace the brothers with a mother (I may be mistaken, but the issue of the boys' future life has not been completely resolved). Even without her mother's cancer, she had to grow up too early, although it's nice to see that she's growing up to be a good person and doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of adults. I, like everyone else, am very happy for Peggy, it was nice to see her so self-confident with a painting in her hand, and her and Stan's long-awaited confession to each other is just a delight. But to be honest, I would like more for this girl. She always wanted to break through higher, but I wouldn't say that she ignored love all this time. She was just unlucky. I would love to see him and Joan in a business union (although who knows, maybe they might not work out - let's think that everything is for the best). Pete doesn't seem to be much of a person, but he's had so many bumps and bummers, despite his ability to work and such dedication and dedication, that his success seems to me quite fair and deserved. I hope he doesn't hurt Trudy. And also this season, I've finally come to terms with the fact that Joan won't be with Roger :) It just itched a little bit because of his marriage to Jane. But still, he would not have made Joan happy, and she would have become rich without him. And it was good that the new man had merged, these relationships would corrode her, although there was another wound in her heart. On the other hand, if everyone had been given both men and top positions, we would have earned diabetes, and this is not in the spirit of Madmen. Surprisingly, I have nothing to say about Don anymore. His smile at the end instead of a thousand words. This second is the very touch that turns an ordinary ending into a really good one and speaks to the quality of the product. I love this.
@raggedy: Separately, I want to say thank you to the commentators of this series here. The series is clearly not for everyone, but reading the comments on my viewing, I felt that I was watching not alone, but together with thinking, interesting people. Mad man is a litmus test of good taste, I found a lot of new things for myself in your accounts.
Well, the happy ending has arrived :) It's just a pity Betty wasn't affected... I wonder if, in truth, she got some kind of new education and developed cancer, OR has it been dragging on since previous seasons, when she got a call from the hospital and Don asked, well, how's it going? She replied everything is ok... then I also caught myself thinking maybe she was lying... although on the other hand, why would she do that?. in general, I don't know. Yes.. as the commentator @raggedy wrote above (through one), they started watching a lot of us here :) BUT it was not many people who really reached the final, some of them fell off. The series is complex, and not in terms of the thought process, but rather the life process... there are NO special effects, explosions and other rubbish... there are lives, conversations, experiences, aspirations, status, and so on.. and again, I agree with @raggedy, the series is NOT for everyone, because you really can't recommend it to everyone, but IT's a PITY :)
Well, the shitty show got a shitty ending... Finally! The last two seasons turned out to be even worse than the first two-at least then Elisabeth Moss wasn't that fat.
The main fakap is the miskast of the main character. At his best, John Ham looked like Vladimir Samoilov "at a minimum," but usually just as a stylish piece of furniture in a jacket with a glass and a cigarette. That's probably how an advertiser should look, but the actor at the center of the show also needs some depth. But she wasn't there, alas.
All that's left of "Mad Men" after not so many years is a test meme with a laughing Don. Not too much.
@Big Chief Woolabam: judging by the "peasant safety" of the early millennial in Pyaterochka, someone "wanted to see the freshness of the but... did not recognize"
At the moment when Don hugged an invisible office worker, she burst into tears. I am incredibly happy that he finally stopped running away from his personality, from his feelings and accepted a new, real self!
I really liked Richard's words to Joan: - You act like this is happening to you, but you're making a choice. (although I'm glad she gave up on Richard, because he either didn't like the child, or her passion for business. this is not done in a healthy relationship..)
I am happy with every completion of the story arches. Even Betty's illness makes the series realistic (I agree with the comments above, which previously looked like she found out about the disease, but did not tell anyone, or even denied reality herself), that not everything in life looks like a happy ending.
A gorgeous series about the mental struggles of a person. I'm surprised that I discovered it so late for myself.
Everything ended well for everyone, but not for Betty😭 I'm so sorry... I think the series could have ended worse if it hadn't been for the Cola ads, which are clearly against bad associations with themselves, where big brands are there and a "happy" ending. It seemed to be the same in Mr. Robot, there was a Starbucks. That's why the ending is open to me. I hope Don found Diana.
The series has already been praised from almost all sides, but I want to add that the era of the 60s/70s is perfectly shown, I was thrilled with the work of costumers and others responsible for transferring the atmosphere of the times to the screen
Well, that's it. Sorry to say goodbye to such an amazing series. I agree with many that it was necessary for him to grow up. 8 years have passed since the first viewing and the impressions are radically different. I found myself having a hard time watching more episodes a day because I wanted to digest my emotions, sit down, think, and reflect. and read the comments here, of course) thanks to everyone who has left, so to speak, entire reviews of the series. It was a pleasure to be in your company.
PS. Apparently, I'll spend the rest of my life looking for a series similar to this one.
How glad I am that this series waited for me, and met him) 10 years after its end. He has not lost his relevance at all, I adore TV shows that need to be watched and listened to, which are incompatible with doomscrolling. I love every character and I feel so sad, like a good friend is leaving me. This whole, deep story with wonderfully written characters will rightfully occupy a high place in the rating of my most favorite series. Overall, I liked the ending, I'm glad that Don wasn't killed, I'm glad that in the end he understood the reason for hating himself and accepted himself, that finally someone formulated what he couldn't accept in himself. I'm really happy for Peggy. She couldn't have come up with a better match. This kind and sweet bear who admires her intelligence and is always ready to listen to her, who will not envy her success, but will simply be there for her. Roger and his cynicism are wonderful, it's amazing that he was happy only next to a narcissist like him. It's amazing that there wasn't a place for Megan in the finale) but I'm glad of it. Her whole line was annoying. Pete finally got his act together and realized that in the end he needed not only recognition, but also a family. Joan finally became influential and rich, as she dreamed, it's just a pity that it didn't fit next to the male ego. Everyone always wanted to own her, but none of her men wanted to see her as an intelligent woman. Anyway, it's time for me to go to bed, but "Mad Men", I'm very glad that I met you)
I don't understand why some people don't like Don. with the exception of his addiction to spoil relationships, he is the right person: he visited a subordinate in the hospital, paid a share for another, refused a business trip in favor of a colleague, and so on. He was trying to protect the same Joan from bl*..Wa, and then she kicked him out of the company to get rid of him. because of her questionable morality, the character began to cause disgust - she received most of her bonuses for sex services. and with such a childhood, an upset psyche is quite natural.
For me, this season is not about events, but about consequences. Sharp plot twists are no longer so important here, because everything important happened a long time ago. Now the series shows what all this led to and who its characters eventually became.
An honest ending to the story, where each character arrives exactly where they should have come. Peggy finally finds a balance between her career and her personal life, Joan chooses herself, Pete unexpectedly grows up, and Don remains the most difficult question of this whole story.
It wasn't the most powerful season of the series, but it's probably the right ending for such a story. The finale does not give a direct answer, but leaves room for reflection: has Don really changed, has he found inner peace, or has he simply turned his personal "enlightenment" into another brilliant advertising idea from Coca-Cola.
And that's the main strength of the ending, it doesn't try to please everyone. He doesn't give you a ready answer, but leaves you with the question – has Don really changed?
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88And the way it was presented: with the help of hippie and Zen philosophy to sell the most massive industrial product on planet Earth, this is probably the quintessence of the whole series.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mad-men-series-finale-matthew-797302
A great ending.
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for more than five years, it has been the opening credits of the series that have been ringing on my phone, for 7 years I have been watching with delight one of the best series on television, a series not only about an interesting time and field of activity, but also for amazing lively intelligent characters with stories of sorrows and joys. Oh, I'm going to miss waiting for new episodes and slow savoring....
In short, you can read here:
http://madmen.wikia.com/wiki/Anna_Draper
http://madmen.wikia.com/wiki/Stephanie_Horton
The creator of the finale!
A gorgeous ending and I'm so happy for Peggy - I don't have the strength!
I am extremely happy for my beloved Joan. A woman who deserved absolutely everything in this world, but did not get anything because of the louts who saw in her only a beautiful picture, who ran away when they saw that an ambitious and stunningly intelligent woman was hiding behind a gorgeous figure and charming face. The amazing transformation of actually a secretary from episode 1 into a businesswoman who opened her own business in the finale. Thanks to the creators for the fact that for 7 years we had the pleasure of seeing such a character on TV screens.
In general, this is a great indicator - a person says that the character has a great storyline - she is no longer a beautiful picture for a McCann redneck, but a successful businesswoman. And you're still talking about the same thing- chest, belly, blah, blah, blah...
As one of the employees he fired said, "You're just handsome."
He knew that very well.
I don't regret watching it from beginning to end.
Although I like Don's "fall" (well, he deserves it). Unexpectedly, I was pleased with his smile, although before that he had caused nothing but disgust..
But the main decoration of the finale is a pair of Peggy and the Walls. Such milahs ^^
I will especially miss Joan! A stunningly beautiful, intelligent woman who knows how to love, knows her own worth, and knows what she wants. I was very happy that she found Richard, but he was not worthy of her (((
Peggy is finally not alone, and I hope she will be happy. Although if I were her, I would leave McCann for my own business)) On the other hand, she wasn't as annoying as Joan.
Pete annoyed me for almost the entire series, so I don't even know how to believe in their happy ending with Trudy, in my opinion, he was a jerk and stayed that way)) And he's not worthy of her. Well, I just got a better job (probably).
Roger and Marie are a funny couple. However, he was never boring to watch.
I feel sorry for Betty, of course. And even more - her children.
A Coca-Cola commercial is great! And even earlier, how he saw/heard himself in another person, and was able to accept it! Stunningly.
It's very good that he didn't jump out of the window, as we were shown in the screensaver for 7 seasons)))
It was very, very interesting to observe the life of the 50s and 60s in America: the assassination of Kennedy (both), the moon landing, the assassination of M.L. King, the Vietnam War, etc. The way housewives and those girls who worked lived. The kind of freedom and privileges men enjoyed... It was extremely interesting to see it. Thanks to the creators.
Dr. Dick Boehner, venereologist
First of all, the best ending for Joan. She was waiting for love, but she deserved everything at once. She refuses sweet happiness for the sake of a career, self-realization, where no one else can make greasy comments about her appearance and no one will treat her like another secretary. It's amazing!
Secondly, Pete has finally reached what he always aspired to: a career peak, almost the highest point. And at the same time I got a second chance with my family.
Third, Peggy and Stan's line is probably my favorite of all. I admit, I was sure that we were being shown the ascent of Peggy, whose logical ending would be a big position. But it's obvious that she deserved and desired love much more than any career. So much pain and tears, but in the end she found her happiness. And, I have no doubt, like, I believe, many other girls back then, she will be able to achieve everything she wanted. She deserves it.
Fourthly, Roger and Marie are just wonderful. I'm so happy for them.
Fifth, Betty's tragedy is, of course, one of the most heartbreaking. Life ended without beginning in the way she dreamed of. Against the background of two career women, Joan and Peggy, her drama housewives of that time resonates most strongly for me. Betty became a victim of that time, that upbringing and those expectations, sacrificing herself to her family, and ended her life where she always was - at home. My heart really breaks
I have no doubt that my sayings here sound crooked and illogical, ahah, but I was so hooked by this, without a doubt, a great series that I don't have the strength to pour it out yet.
What I want to say after watching the whole series is pure gold.
The characters are all structural and not cardboard. Don is generally one of the most complex and interesting serial characters that I have seen. In my personal rating, he and Jax Teller from "Sons of Anarchy" share the first place. A round of applause for Hamm, that's very cool.
It's also terribly nice to see really well-prescribed women. It's just some kind of miracles. They're all different, but each has the same problem — damn sexism around. It's always a shame for all of them, as for myself, literally, because the 60s were a hell of a time, and women still face the same problems. It is clear that the series is a look from the conditional 2010s to the 1960s, but let's be honest: it is unlikely that the real attitude towards women then was just radically different somehow.
According to the final. The last 15 minutes broke me completely. In general, we were given a good ending to a wonderful series.
Everyone got what they wanted so much. Finally, this slow burn between Peggy and Stan has been resolved for several seasons (hooray). The scene with their explanations is excellent and like from romcoms.
And Stan is right about Don, in the sense that he really will survive and always comes back. Hence the cola advertisement at the end. Of course, the midlife crisis has covered Don, with burnout and everything else.
Moral: men, please go to psychotherapy, toxic masculinity is evil, do not be overcome — you will not become healthier and happier from this.
I had a great pleasure watching the heroes of the 7 seasons.
Okay, Betty-everything became clear with her earlier. But Sally? This scene with cleaning in the kitchen seems to show us that she will replace the brothers with a mother (I may be mistaken, but the issue of the boys' future life has not been completely resolved). Even without her mother's cancer, she had to grow up too early, although it's nice to see that she's growing up to be a good person and doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of adults.
I, like everyone else, am very happy for Peggy, it was nice to see her so self-confident with a painting in her hand, and her and Stan's long-awaited confession to each other is just a delight. But to be honest, I would like more for this girl. She always wanted to break through higher, but I wouldn't say that she ignored love all this time. She was just unlucky. I would love to see him and Joan in a business union (although who knows, maybe they might not work out - let's think that everything is for the best).
Pete doesn't seem to be much of a person, but he's had so many bumps and bummers, despite his ability to work and such dedication and dedication, that his success seems to me quite fair and deserved. I hope he doesn't hurt Trudy.
And also this season, I've finally come to terms with the fact that Joan won't be with Roger :) It just itched a little bit because of his marriage to Jane. But still, he would not have made Joan happy, and she would have become rich without him. And it was good that the new man had merged, these relationships would corrode her, although there was another wound in her heart. On the other hand, if everyone had been given both men and top positions, we would have earned diabetes, and this is not in the spirit of Madmen.
Surprisingly, I have nothing to say about Don anymore. His smile at the end instead of a thousand words. This second is the very touch that turns an ordinary ending into a really good one and speaks to the quality of the product. I love this.
Yes.. as the commentator @raggedy wrote above (through one), they started watching a lot of us here :) BUT it was not many people who really reached the final, some of them fell off.
The series is complex, and not in terms of the thought process, but rather the life process... there are NO special effects, explosions and other rubbish... there are lives, conversations, experiences, aspirations, status, and so on.. and again, I agree with @raggedy, the series is NOT for everyone, because you really can't recommend it to everyone, but IT's a PITY :)
The last two seasons turned out to be even worse than the first two-at least then Elisabeth Moss wasn't that fat.
The main fakap is the miskast of the main character. At his best, John Ham looked like Vladimir Samoilov "at a minimum," but usually just as a stylish piece of furniture in a jacket with a glass and a cigarette. That's probably how an advertiser should look, but the actor at the center of the show also needs some depth. But she wasn't there, alas.
All that's left of "Mad Men" after not so many years is a test meme with a laughing Don. Not too much.
Well, thanks for that too!
I am incredibly happy that he finally stopped running away from his personality, from his feelings and accepted a new, real self!
I really liked Richard's words to Joan:
- You act like this is happening to you, but you're making a choice.
(although I'm glad she gave up on Richard, because he either didn't like the child, or her passion for business. this is not done in a healthy relationship..)
I am happy with every completion of the story arches. Even Betty's illness makes the series realistic (I agree with the comments above, which previously looked like she found out about the disease, but did not tell anyone, or even denied reality herself), that not everything in life looks like a happy ending.
A gorgeous series about the mental struggles of a person.
I'm surprised that I discovered it so late for myself.
PS. Apparently, I'll spend the rest of my life looking for a series similar to this one.
I love every character and I feel so sad, like a good friend is leaving me.
This whole, deep story with wonderfully written characters will rightfully occupy a high place in the rating of my most favorite series.
Overall, I liked the ending, I'm glad that Don wasn't killed, I'm glad that in the end he understood the reason for hating himself and accepted himself, that finally someone formulated what he couldn't accept in himself.
I'm really happy for Peggy. She couldn't have come up with a better match. This kind and sweet bear who admires her intelligence and is always ready to listen to her, who will not envy her success, but will simply be there for her.
Roger and his cynicism are wonderful, it's amazing that he was happy only next to a narcissist like him.
It's amazing that there wasn't a place for Megan in the finale) but I'm glad of it. Her whole line was annoying.
Pete finally got his act together and realized that in the end he needed not only recognition, but also a family.
Joan finally became influential and rich, as she dreamed, it's just a pity that it didn't fit next to the male ego. Everyone always wanted to own her, but none of her men wanted to see her as an intelligent woman.
Anyway, it's time for me to go to bed, but "Mad Men", I'm very glad that I met you)
and with such a childhood, an upset psyche is quite natural.
An honest ending to the story, where each character arrives exactly where they should have come. Peggy finally finds a balance between her career and her personal life, Joan chooses herself, Pete unexpectedly grows up, and Don remains the most difficult question of this whole story.
It wasn't the most powerful season of the series, but it's probably the right ending for such a story. The finale does not give a direct answer, but leaves room for reflection: has Don really changed, has he found inner peace, or has he simply turned his personal "enlightenment" into another brilliant advertising idea from Coca-Cola.
And that's the main strength of the ending, it doesn't try to please everyone. He doesn't give you a ready answer, but leaves you with the question – has Don really changed?