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POLL : What did you think of Mad Men - Series Finale?

May 18, 2015

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29 comments:

  1. VernonMay 18, 2015 at 4:26 AM

    I guess Dick...excuse me Don Draper is finally starting to find that inner peace that he has been searching for since the beginning. Okay finale.

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  2. JJMay 18, 2015 at 4:29 AM

    Hated the whole Don story. Hated the whole focus of the episode being him hanging out at a zen hippie yoga camp. Lame. Even though the focus of the show is Don could have cared less for his whole story the last season or so. I wanted more bonding scenes of dying Betty and Sally. I wanted more of everyone else who wasn't Don. His character just really started to irritate me over time. Can't blame Betty for wanting her kids to go with her brother/sister in law. She is right when was the last time Don did really see his kids and spend time with them. Probably a long time ago. Don was such a lousy dad the last few seasons. Makes me sympathise with Betty, Henry and the kids. It's lame that every time he had a crisis he just goes to galavant off to parts of the coast,sleep with some chicks, get high or party to discover himself and Betty doesn't get that option or any other characters on the show. They would all likely be fired and lose their families. Hard to feel bad for Don at times when he makes such dumb, selfish decisions in the name of passion or crisis.

    I was touched by most of the stories of this episode especially Betty, Sally and the family learning she is dying despite her wishes. I felt bad for Bobby when he figured out but had to get Sally to admit because otherwise no one was telling him. Poor Gene though.

    Loved Peggy and Stan even though I foresaw it coming. They always had that kind of I hate, I like you, no you annoy me kind of secret crush kind of vibe so it's cute.

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  3. DiabetesManMay 18, 2015 at 4:30 AM

    A lot of people will be disappointed but this was perfect. It ended exactly how it should have for Don.

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  4. MsRobinsMay 18, 2015 at 4:38 AM

    I posted the end several days ago! Including the song! I posted it here! Loved the ending!!!!

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  5. DarthLocke4May 18, 2015 at 4:41 AM

    No. Don did not find inner piece, he went back to McCan and used his break down for a new Coa-cola Commercial that was inspired by his experience, hence a chunk of the people in the commercial were wearing rather similar attire to the people Don met. ---Wiemer made a point that "Nobody cares" and that most people don't change. Don went back to square one. a little to "real life" for my entertainment!!!!!!!!

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  6. DarthLocke4May 18, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    Did not like it.

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  7. DarthLocke4May 18, 2015 at 4:44 AM

    because learning no morals is a virtue :p

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  8. Rheinmeister09 .May 18, 2015 at 4:47 AM

    Huh you know I didn't Connect the dots with that but now that you explain it it makes sense. Not sure if I loved the finale. I liked that Betty found someone, that Joan is finally her own boss and Roger and Pete have found that someone to share their lives with. Don I'm not sure if I was satisfied with his ending. I think I would have preferred if he had stayed at the commune rather than going back to McCann. Either way an end of an era:(

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  9. DiabetesManMay 18, 2015 at 4:48 AM

    Don will always be Don.

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  10. Justin BaptistaMay 18, 2015 at 4:49 AM

    I guessed that when Don cracked that smile while mediating and the transition to that ad, Don came up with an ad place inspired by his experience at that place.

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  11. DarthLocke4May 18, 2015 at 4:54 AM

    Exactly, I could of done without seven seasons of misdirection of missing happiness and a coke add for that lack of creative genius. One season could of surfaced. It's cool though. I'm sure plenty of people are good with it. To each their own.

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  12. GeorgeMay 18, 2015 at 4:58 AM

    Peggy!!! I loved her portion of the finale.

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  13. TeslaMay 18, 2015 at 6:00 AM

    I did not like it at all, but it was not a major slap in the face like some series finales have been lately.

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  14. wendysparklesMay 18, 2015 at 6:10 AM

    Ugh. I hated the finale. I get the whole part about the retreat being the inspiration for the Coke commercial, but why did so much time have to be wasted on that stupid, "I had a dream I was in a refrigerator..." guy when there was much more that could have come out of focusing on the other characters. And while I'm satisfied with knowing Peggy found love, the way it all came about was so obvious and felt so...stilted. Ugh. This show has been frustrating for so long. It's not really a surprise that the finale was so lacking in any kind of emotional depth.

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  15. BeTelevisedMay 18, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    Really? The entire *series* built up to the guy with the fridge. Don hugging that guy was the whole climax of his character. Stan & Peggy have been a slow burn for seasons now so I disagree that it was stilted and no emotional depth? You're kidding, right? Don's calls with Betty and Peggy? Joan starting her own company?! The finale was a perfect mix of heart and cynicism, just like the show has always been, IMO.

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  16. BeTelevisedMay 18, 2015 at 6:29 AM

    It wasn't misdirection. It was a journey. Just how like life is. Two steps forward, one step back. Sometimes people change and sometimes they don't. Sometimes they change in some ways but not in others. You can't arrive at an ending without the journey being how that ending is earned so, no, you didn't sit through seven seasons of "misdirection". You sat through seven seasons of story.

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  17. DJohnson15May 18, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    I thought the ending was up for interpretation, and I found both a cynical and optimistic way to look at it. Cynical because this type of saccharine, fake happiness is going to run the world and make lots of money, but also optimistic because Don has found his own happiness outside of it.

    A review/analysis: http://polarbearstv.com/2015/05/18/mad-men-person-to-person-review-7x14/

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  18. wendysparklesMay 18, 2015 at 6:52 AM

    You're going to have to elaborate on the fridge metaphor. When I was watching that scene, I was trying to understand how it mirrored Don's life. No one ever neglected Don nor left him unrecognized. There were plenty of times, and plenty of women, who went out of their way to coddle him and make him better.



    As far as Stan and Peggy, yes, it's been a slow burn, but a forced one as well. The work conversations they had never brought them closer emotionally. Stan was a good fit because he was the only one who put up with her.



    And Joan starting her own company wasn't emotional. It was Joan, once again, having to endure heartbreak and loss and have to choose herself. How many times has she been through that? Many. From the rape, to Roger marrying his secretary, to the whole thing with McCann. Joan's ending wasn't emotional. It was predictable.

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  19. ShatteredOneMay 18, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    A little artsy, but it worked fine. All in all, an alright ending for an alright show.

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  20. danielockaMay 18, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    I agree, I absolutely loved her story line

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  21. maplewhite1912May 18, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    I loved it when Don was trying to comfort Stephanie and she basically said to him "WTF, you're not my family." Don had problems connecting with the people who loved him (with the possible exception of Sally) at a truly deep level. He felt like Leonard (the guy with the refrigerator / light anaology) -- alone in the dark. But there were people there who WANTED to love Don -- and he finally understood that. His advice to Stephanie to "move forward" and run away was the opposite of what she needed and what he needed (and what we all need). After giving her that advice he finally understood (thanks to Leonard) and was able to embrace Don Draper.

    It's funny -- I thought he might leave Don behind and become Dick -- his "true self." As it turns out, Don Draper was his true self all along.



    I will miss this show so much. It ended with a low key but I will always cherish my time with these characters and this amazing fandom.


    Thanks to all.

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  22. wendysparklesMay 18, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    Such clear insight into the finale. I appreciate your thoughts and sentiments for the show.

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  23. DarthLocke4May 18, 2015 at 3:18 PM

    No, I don't have dancing Burt in my life trying to tell me the best things in life are free! Or have had a whole bunch of opportunities to figure something new about myself out, only to be the same lousy person, I was at the beginning of the series (he didn't even help Sally--that kid seriously got the worst shaft of all)


    A journey is also about learning something. Don (and a lot of the other characters) learned nothing. The Concept of a 'mad man', is then more about that broken people can make beautiful things, but ultimately it doesn't matter, because there is no real meaning behind them, because the characters can't evolve. For Don in particular, his break downs only lead him to new ideas, but not a new identity--he doesn't become a better person for all of experiences and that renders his life (and the series) almost none purposeful. Roger coined the bottom line in that "nobody cares", as nothing means anything, but nothing specific.


    No disrespect. I'm glad you enjoyed it, but I think almost any other ending would have been more creative or more meaningful for me as viewer. Something about ending it with Don's Coke add just really cheapened the whole thing for me.

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  24. DarthLocke4May 18, 2015 at 4:42 PM

    "No one ever neglected Don nor left him unrecognized. There were plenty of times, and plenty of women, who went out of their way to coddle him and make him better. Everyone who knew about his real identity was still there for him."


    Except that the argument was that Don didn't know himself and/or was fighting against who he really was, because he suppressed his whole childhood, in which he was in fact neglected.


    So in theory, it's the idea that Don can't be loved by others, until he loves himself and that can't happen, because he constantly values the wrong things (ie: using the retreat as anew add to make money and selling a culture instead of using it to change himself). So he can't truly be loved or even recognized until he is honest with himself and others about that and/or he realizes who he is is wrong and changes. He is only recognized for his work, not his effort, or his experiences, or how he treats others. You just can't have a long lasting relationship with someone who doesn't love "you" back.


    However to muddy the pond, the whole era in this series shows a lot of hypocrisy. An era about fighting against adulthood and responsibility, but also an era that is making advances in technology, which rips apart the concept of establishment--so to be fair, it was even harder for someone like Don to learn right or wrong in world that didn't know itself what those things are. He's forever lost in a culture that is lost...


    I also think Joan's ending was the best, because she is the only one who rose above and valued all the right things, family, a self run new career, and even accepting an investment in the future from Roger.

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  25. DoubleJMay 18, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    One of the girls in the ad looks almost exactly the same as the girl at the reception of the hippie camp. I don't think that's a coincidence.


    I do believe he actually went home and made that ad.

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  26. DoubleJMay 18, 2015 at 5:36 PM

    My feelings are kind of mixed up concerning that finale. The episode in itself was really great, especially all the phone calls from Don to the most important women in his life. But the finale scene was kind of disturbing, I think I would have prefered a more tragic end to Don, even if it may have been a bit too easy. All in all the finale was great, but I feel like something was missing. Maybe it's just the fact that I'm going to miss this show so much...

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  27. BazookaMay 18, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    I thought it was good except for Peggy and Roger part (first was chessy and second boring), but I guess I expected someting more.

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  28. Derek117May 18, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!


    The Best series finale ever--especially compared to Seinfeld and The Sopranos. The whole Esalen and EST lifestyle was totally bullshit--and was simply a continuation of the manipulation of the American Consumer by advertising. That ad men like Don turned their personal experiences into commercials for the "American Way" is a reality that anyone who lived (or studied) American Culture will attest.

    I always believed Mad Men was greatly influenced by the likes of film directors like the late Paul Mazursky, so it's completely fitting that the series finale plays like the opening act to "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice." Again, Perfect Ending to a wonderful series!


    Congrats to all involved and it was especially pleasing to see Caity Lotz ["Arrow" and "Legends of Tomorrow"] in a non-comic book role. She's building quite an acting resume that could outlast 2015's equivalent of the EST/Esalen cultural fad--comic books.

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  29. LostieMay 19, 2015 at 7:49 AM

    Mad Men gave us a Sopranos Ending...the ending meant different things to everyone that watched it ...☺...

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