I wrote two entries on why I feel that Don HAD a happy(ISH!) and moral(ISH!!!) ending based on a reading of the text. There's little point in repeating what I just said in more detail above. Believing Don came to a good(ish) end satisfies me as a Don-fan, because I find him very lovable for such a dislikable guy. It also serves as a testament to the 1960s reforms. As a bookend, it's very beautiful that the 1960s legacies of more openness, feminism, psychotherapy all played their role in taking power and status from Don- but also played their role in helping Don achieve more important gains like happiness and self-actualization.
I don't see us agreeing on much. I loved the finale, especially for the Don, Betty, Draper kids, Peggy-at-McCann stories and the Big Themes and Big Sur and how much Leonard's speech really touched me and the very well foreshadowed Hilltop ad/meditation. I really loved Person to Person and S7. I'm working through how fan-servicey I found Joan's story and Stan/Peggy- but I'm trying to make myself come around to that, in part, because the obvious brilliance in the rest of the show (especially Don's arc) makes me try to love ALL of it.
I don't see us agreeing on much. I loved the finale, especially for the Don, Betty, Draper kids, Peggy-at-McCann stories and the Big Themes and Big Sur and how much Leonard's speech really touched me and the very well foreshadowed Hilltop ad/meditation. I really loved Person to Person and S7. I'm working through how fan-servicey I found Joan's story and Stan/Peggy- but I'm trying to make myself come around to that, in part, because the obvious brilliance in the rest of the show (especially Don's arc) makes me try to love ALL of it.
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