Alright. What did we all think of the penultimate season of Mad Men? Not bad, but not as good as the previous season finale IMO, but how can you top a guy hanging himself in his office? Although I did enjoy the gallows humour surrounding the sinking of Pete's mother. Apart from that storyline there are still 2 main plots which were addressed in the final episode of the season. Don's continuing deterioration and the whole Teggy romance (That is Ted+Peggy=Teggy. Cute, eh?).
I didn't like Ted, but I think he represents an alternate version of Don, where he didn't lose his family. That is why Don lets him go at the end because secretly he wishes he had taken the moral high road when he had the chance. He sees that Ted could lose his family if he continues on and Don has been down that path already with Betty and his own children.
At the same time, Don keeps getting rougher and rougher. There was a clever bit of symmetry with Don and Sally both being suspended at approximately the same time. I'm sure it was intentional. I'm not sure of the significance right now. Way back in season 1 Don was the greatest. Admit it, everyone wanted to be 'Season 1 Don', and to an extent I still want to be 'Season 6 Don'. I may be alone on this but I still admire his composure in the middle of the shit-storm that has become his reality. He still looks great in public and he puts on a good show for his kids and Megan "Freddie Mercury" Draper (Has anyone else noticed how alike they look?!?).
Speculation time: I don't think things are going to end well for dear old Mr. Draper. I feel like Joey from Friends reading Little Women . I kinda just want to shove the final season into the freezer.
I like Don, and I think that is the intention. Don is designed to be a flawed character. am not sure if everyone feels that way. Some of my fellow Mad Men watchers have taken great pleasure from seeing his slow tragic spiral downwards. Granted, these people are all female, and I suppose you can't blame them after you see how Don treats his many companions. I still feel for the guy and that tragic element is what has kept the past season interesting, albeit, a tad depressing.
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| Beth is really sick. |
It is yet to be seen, but perhaps the falling man in the opening credits will literally turn out to be Dick.
Or perhaps the fall in the opening credits is just a metaphor for Don's fall from grace. Or maybe they just thought it looked cool and really hadn't thought that far ahead in 2007. Either way, the final season promises to be the most dramatic so far.
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| Or it could be a metaphor. |
What do y'all think in internet world? Let me know in the comments.
Stay tuned,
T
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