Mad Men is a show that is ostensibly more about the journey than the destination; the why rather than the what. So, in this fashion, perhaps it does not need to have some grand finale. Matthew Weiner (who, its probably worth mentioning here, worked on The Sopranos, which had an, er, somewhat divisive ending) has promised that some fans will find the finale controversial and, well, what could be more controversial than things simply continuing for Don. He doesnt die, but nor does he truly find peace or the answers to the questions he searches for at the bottom of whisky bottles or the beds of nameless conquests. The Don Draper weve seen for seven seasons is who he really is, unable to learn more, and thus he must simply go on being Don Draper.
NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far.
A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.
