Mad Men Season 7 Discussion Thread - Final Episodes - SERIES FINALE

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I'll update with articles and videos and all that, but I figured to get it started since it premieres in a week.

On the one hand, I'm bummed they're splitting it up (7 eps this season, 7 eps next year), but I think it'll force them to really make every episode count just like Breaking Bad. I don't think the quality has dipped at all, so I'm incredibly confident they're going to end on a high note.
 
In. :pimp: :pimp: :pimp:

Draper one of the GOAT TV characters.

They wild for making us wait 9 years for this though, luckily there has been other great shows in the meantime.


Art Direction in the trailer is ill.
 
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Whoa nice..I thought it ended on S6??!?!

This is the best day ever..... :pimp:
 
This is the last season, which is going to be split into 2 smaller seasons.

Hoping for Don's redemption.
 
Can't wait :pimp:. Not even mad that they're splitting it into 2 seasons just like BB. Hopefully that means that my man Jon Hamm can finally pick up his Emmy before it's all said and done.

I wonder how far down Don can possibly go from here since he's already pretty much at rock bottom,gonna be interesting seeing all the aftermath of last seasons events and the consequences they bring on for Don.
 
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BODY IS READY!!!!!!! DRAPER THE GAWD

Love this show and I'm beyond ready for it's return. So sad to see it ending.
 
So I watched the last episode to try to get a better sense of where things are when the new season airs. Just a question, when Don was told to take a break by Roger & co, who was that dude that came when he was at the elevator? Is he just another creative director they were looking to replace him with?
 
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So I watched the last episode to try to get a better sense of where things are when the new season airs. Just a question, when Don was told to take a break by Roger & co, who was that dude that came when he was at the elevator? Is he just another creative director they were looking to replace him with?
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Correct. Don knew immediately that the "break" was him being fired/replaced.
 
I hope Don doesn't die in this final season. I could see him committing suicide. The shows opening is him falling out of a window.
 
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mad-men-season-7-premiere-695706

The beginning of the end of Mad Men starts Sunday evening. The show left off as Don Draper is in turmoil at work and California-bound, Pete Campbell is facing existential angst and Peggy Olson is at a career crossroads.

The Hollywood Reporter offers a primer on what the show's creator, cast and promo images are revealing -- or even just teasing -- about the final season.

What Matthew Weiner Is Saying: Although characteristically silent about the details from the upcoming season, the show's creator set the stage during a recent interview. "Last season was the first year where I thought, 'History is happening every day, and the general public is completely involved,' " Weiner told THR. "Whatever people associate with the turmoil of the time, it is 1968. It is a chaotic year filled with worldwide revolution and it created anxiety in everyday people. I felt like the U.S. was in that situation last year, and decided to run headlong into it on the show."
Read more from THR's interview here.

What Matthew Weiner Is Saying About the Finale: The show's creator also poignantly shared his thoughts on the end of the series, noting that the last scene will ensure the characters are "frozen in time" for audiences. "What has really been the pressure this year, no matter what happens, is that these people are going to end this season frozen in time. That's the last time we see them," he told THR. "There's a pressure to make sure that everyone we deem important in the show, which is a huge ensemble, that they're treated with responsibility. I look back at the finale every season, and we do wrap up more than people think. They always feel like series finales to me. They always do. I write them that way, and I direct them that way. A couple of times, as far as I knew, they were the series finale."
Read more from THR's Q&A here.

What the Cast Is Saying: During an appearance at PaleyFest on March 21, several Mad Men stars described the state of their characters at the end of season six. Jon Hamm (Don Draper): "At the end of season six, not only is his marriage in trouble, his relationship with his kids is tricky at best, and now work isn't there. … Don is a survivor. He rises to the challenge." Vincent Kartheiser (Pete Campbell): "Season one, everyone wanted to be Don Draper, and slowly fewer and fewer people do," he said. "Heavy is the head that wears the crown." Elisabeth Moss (Peggy Olson): "Her battle all along has been, 'Should she be Don? Should she be Joan? Should she be someone's wife or mother?' She's finally figuring out that her role is as a woman, as who [she is], as Peggy."
Read more from the cast here.

What THR's Chief TV Critic Is Saying: In short, the AMC series is "as vibrant as ever," THR critic Tim Goodman writes."Obviously, one episode -- and that's all AMC sent to critics -- can't tell the story of the entire season, but evaluated merely as one episode competing against all the previous episodes in the series, this one is pretty spectacular," Goodman writes, later adding: "The season-seven premiere focuses mainly on Don and Megan, with Peggy, Pete, Roger and Joan having their moments. If this final season focuses on the repercussions of the past and the choices that were made in it, a good bet could be made that Peggy's storyline might rival Don's for most cathartic fallout and/or redemption."
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http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/04/13/mad-men-premiere-season-7-things-to-remember/

‘Mad Men’ Season 7 Premiere: Things To Remember
1. The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same?

TV Review : Mad Men 7th Season Let's look at the women.
Mark Perigard looks at the new Season of Mad Men.

Season 6 ended with one of the biggest gamechangers yet — amidst shoddy work and serious warning flags of alcoholism, Don was asked by the other partners of SC&P to take a leave of absence. And when he bumped into Lou Avery (Allan Havey), a rival creative director, it was clear that the partners intended that leave be more indefinite than Don hoped. Exiling Don from his natural habitat — the ad agency – is one of the boldest moves Mad Men has ever made, and based on Don’s reaction — the aforementioned unveiling of his childhood — it really seemed to shake him back to life. However, Don takes to change like Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser) takes to marriage, so it’ll be interesting to see if the once-great creative genius has actually reversed his downward trend.


2. Go West, Young Men

Mad Men has always featured some incredible episodes from the West Coast, but last season was when the shift from NYC to LA gained real steam. With SC&P opening an outpost in sunny California, Don initially leapt at the opportunity (*cough* stole the idea from Stan *cough*) until Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm) begged Don for the job, so as to save himself from his Peggy (Elizabeth Moss) obsession. Don’s wife Megan (Jessica Pare) also fled for Hollywood, though she didn’t really have a choice after she prematurely quit her soap opera gig and was killed off. It’s unclear whether Don, who suddenly found himself with a ton of free time by season’s end, will follow her, or if he’ll “be alone. With [his] liquor and [his] ex-wife and [his] screwed up kids” (Megan’s words, not ours).

3. Someone Embraced The Sixties More Than Others

That someone is Roger Sterling (John Slattery). One of the eldest partners at SC&P, Roger famously experienced the eye-opening pleasures of LSD for the first time in “Far Away Places” in Season 5. He then brought a completely new personal outlook to Season 6. And with the most psychedelic part of the Sixties approaching, don’t forget about how quickly Roger took to being a flower child.

4. “Aren’t You Lucky — To Have Decisions”

Poor Peggy. As we mentioned before, Ted flew 3,000 miles across the country at the end of Season 6 so that he wouldn’t be tempted to leave his family for her. And then he had the nerve to act like he was a hero for ending their affair, as if he was making a life-saving decision for the both of them. To which Peggy delivered a scalding line that succinctly wrapped up gender relations in the Sixties: “Well aren’t you lucky — to have decisions.” It was as triumphant a moment as Peggy could have had, considering the circumstances, but sadly the end result is that she’s now completely back to square one and completely alone.

5. What’s Up With Pete Campbell?

Pete was basically laughed out of Detroit when Bob Benson (James Wolk) tricked him into publicly shaming himself in front of a bunch of GM executives… because old Petey couldn’t drive a stick, a big no-no for car guys. Utterly defeated, Pete went back to New York and dropped in on his ex-wife Trudy (Alison Brie) and their daughter. While there, Trudy opened Pete’s eyes to the incredible openness of his future (even though the way he got there was less than reputable) — newly divorced, and free of the clutches of his mother, who died in a horrible cruise accident, Pete was tied down to absolutely nothing. He could go anywhere and do anything, and only have to think about himself. Refreshed, Pete packed up and headed to Los Angeles. I know we’ll see a further receding hairline in Season 7, but will we see a new man underneath it?
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Didn't get to watch the last season, but I'm watching the last two episodes right now.

They're just about perfect. This season finale is incredible and I've got the highest of expectations for the final season.
 
I haven't watched any promos or anything for this season. Really excited to see how things go for the final season.

:pimp: 10 mins.
 
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd we're live 
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