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Mad Men - Season 7, Part 2 - The End of an Era - AMC Sundays
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Dominican Power
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So sad seeing Betty get hit with that nuclear bomb of a death sentence. I also admired her strength in this episode. She was just coming into her own.
While I don't think the splitting of the final season really worked for Breaking Bad I'm really happy that they did it for Mad Men. The two halves of this season feel so tonally different the year in between really added to the impact of these final episodes.
Don Draper's gonna die but Dick Whitman is eternal :')
Don Draper's gonna die but Dick Whitman is eternal :')
ilikesanta
Member
I was expecting "Stairway to Heaven" to play with Betty there at the end.
Maybe I don't watch enough TV, but I can't think of another series finale in recent memory where I had no idea what was going to happen going into it.
Weiner is cruel. Why couldn't he just give Betty a happy ending?
umop_3pisdn
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Oh right I forgot this show likes to be really devastating sometimes.
eyeball_kid
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Duck is not pathetic. He's a Drunken Master.
metalslimer
Member
What an amazing episode. Loved seeing Pete happy and find what he wanted and these endings with Don ending up with less and less have been great
He killed seventeen men in Okinawa.
Damn, great episode. The Sally scenes were all rough in a good way, and I think the Betty scenes were pretty satisfying. I liked the Don plot too and how that ended. Pete's story was great too, I think that's a good wrap-up for him. Really interested in seeing how this all ends. It's been a hell of a ride.
I thought don would disappear and go dick, but he's going to call Sally and find out about Betty and there's no way he leaves the kids to fend for themselves. Henry doesn't give a fuck about them, Sally will need to watch them solo? Fuck that.
He probably won't return an ad man, but Don will be back.
He probably won't return an ad man, but Don will be back.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
This episode reminded me why I love this series so much. This was Mad Men at the top of its form.
And I definitely agree, first series finale where I have zero clue what to expect. Literally none.
And I definitely agree, first series finale where I have zero clue what to expect. Literally none.
lazybones18
Banned
One more episode ;_;
Gonna have to plan accordingly with the marathon that's starting Wednesday
Gonna have to plan accordingly with the marathon that's starting Wednesday
ClivePwned
Member
Someone was going to get lung cancer but I would never have picked Betty. Maybe Don will just get a job fixing things. He fixed Pete's sink, he fixed a few things at the motel, he was interested in fixing cars once when he was toying with staying in California.
One more week of wild predictions to endure.
One more week of wild predictions to endure.
Fix The Scientist
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What an amazing episode. Betty's letter to Sally......
MidnightCowboy
Member
That was an incredible episode. Betty has long been one of my favorite characters, so this was hard to watch
The scene between Sally and Henry, and Betty's letter at the end...if that wasn't a top tier Mad Men episode, I don't know what is.
Loved Don's arc too, he really is a hobo
The scene between Sally and Henry, and Betty's letter at the end...if that wasn't a top tier Mad Men episode, I don't know what is.
Loved Don's arc too, he really is a hobo
He was trying to help the kid and steer him away from having to live the same kind of life as Don Draper. There are also shades of him doing a little penance; even while telling the story of how he "got to go home," he can never really be completely honest about the entirety of the affair and deep down he feels that he deserves the scorn of those veterans. But he's still not paying for the room.
Twin Tails
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bye bye birdy
What a bizarre episode. Both heartbreaking and heartwarming. It feels strangely good that Pete would be the one to get a completely happy ending. I also didn't think Mad Men would be a show that would kill off one of the main characters, but here we are.
I have no idea what happens next week, none. Don's been losing parts of his Don persona every week, what's left? Betty?
I have no idea what happens next week, none. Don's been losing parts of his Don persona every week, what's left? Betty?
Pyroclastic
Banned
I have never expelled tears at a tv show, video game or film before.
When Sally read that letter I had a guttural reaction.
I think it's because my life is a shambles right now.
When Sally read that letter I had a guttural reaction.
I think it's because my life is a shambles right now.
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Deleted member 30609
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I was so fucking impressed by Betty
what a character
what a character
Don Draper's Hat
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My one hope for the finale is that we get one more big scene with Don and Peggy. But that really isn't looking likely.
Do we know if the finale will be an extended episode?
Do we know if the finale will be an extended episode?
sixteen-bit
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The feels ;(
mightynine
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I honestly think Pete wouldn't. He seemed to have finally realized what's most important to him.
BertramCooper
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I think the final episode will center around Don making a choice: Saying goodbye to New York for good and going back to being Dick Whitman (minus the legal name), or forcing himself to stay in order to look after his kids, who will need him now more than ever
His instinct will tell him to choose the former, but he'll go with the latter.
His instinct will tell him to choose the former, but he'll go with the latter.
Or he'll leave New York with his kids, deciding to settle down wherever Anna Draper lived.
Sally already know he's Dick, right? He'll take them with him for a new start out west, meet Anna's niece etc
BertramCooper
Banned
I could see that, but I don't think he moves to California, mostly because of Megan.
I could definitely see him moving his kids to the Midwest, though.
Cornballer
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- Onion A|V Club review
- NY Times
- IndieWire
- Hollywood Reporter
- Rolling Stone
- Daily Beast
- Esquire
- Slate.com
- Talked about scene (youtube)
- NY Times
- IndieWire
- Hollywood Reporter
- Rolling Stone
- Daily Beast
- Esquire
- Slate.com
- Talked about scene (youtube)
Weiner is cruel. Why couldn't he just give Betty a happy ending?
"You knew I would catch up with you eventually"
I think this will be a case of bitter dramatic irony. with the path don's going in I doubt he even finds out. he's shedding his don draper skin probably thinking that his family will be better off for it.
Cornballer
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Did people roll with their titles in the glove box in the 60s/70s or was that just a small contrivance?