After seven seasons, the tv series mad men finally came to an end with season 7 episode 14, titled person to person. After following the lives of men in suits and admiring women in power, mad men officially came to an end this week. I don t think theres enough empathy right now in the world. Person to person is the series finale of the american television drama series mad men and. The series finale ends with don draper meditating on a hilltop and cuts to the iconic 1971 hilltop television advertisement for cocacola, which leaves viewers to interpret whether don created the ad. Up to the season 3 finale, draper was creative director of fictional manhattan advertising firm sterling cooper. Mad men was midway through season 4, and i was worried that the. The second part of season 7 takes place between april and november 1970. Season 7 though found don in a very different place for much of it beginning on a. Review of mad men series finale, person to person time. Don draper finale photo mad men season 7 episode 14 tv. We finally understand the ending of mad men youtube.
Mad men series finale, season 7 episode 14, person to person ends an era with empathy. Betty draper january jones season 1, episode 1 smoke gets in your eyes don s marriage to betty which lasted three seasons on the show was largely joyless and unhealthy. The last time i wrote a column about mad men was midway through season 4, and i was worried that the showone of my favoriteswas being weighed down by its own main character, don draper. But this was the first time that mad men has let don admit publicly that he accidentally killed his commanding officer in korea and then got to go. During the second leg of season 7, don s been shedding his draper skin and reverting to. Did don draper jon hamm create the iconic hilltop coke ad, and whats the deeper meaning. In the mad men finale don draper finally proved himself as the shows. Matthew weiner has officially spoken on the mad men season finale. Running for seven seasons and 92 episodes, mad men is one of the. Don draper after spending the first part of this season drenched in ennui and chasing yet another mysterious brunette, don has hit the road leaving mccann, his family, and all his troubles in the. The seventh and final season of the american television drama series mad men consists of 14.
Don draper returned to his old life making landmark advertisements for. We break down what happened to jon hamms don draper and what. Mad mens series finale was one of tvs most controversial. Heres what jon hamm thinks happens to his don draper character after the. Jon hamm explains what don was smiling about in that mad. But while critics tend to focus on the final minutes of the episode, theres plenty to parse from the rest of the finale as wellincluding peggy.
Frank capra turned the book into a film in 1937a movie don draper watched at megans house at the start of this season, so very, very long ago. In the season six premiere, don meets private dinkins, a soldier on temporary leave from vietnam, at a. The original, resonant, existentially brilliant mad men. Jon hamm talks about the mad men series finale the new. Mad men, don draper, finale, amc hollywood reporter. Jon hamm as don draper in the series finale of mad men. The final season of mad men is largely concerned with pushing don draper towards. Be open to this, anna draper s niece stephanie tells don in person to person when they check into a protonew age facility in northern california. Review of mad men, season 7 premiere, time zones time. After seven seasons, amcs beloved mad men aired its season finale, revealing the fates and futures of don draper jon hamm et al read us recap. In real life, the ad was created by bill backer of mccann erickson the agency for which don works at the time of the finale. For don draper, neither god nor coke is the real thing but might as well make the best of. Don drapers moment of zen and the betrayal of peggy. In tonights finale, don places phone calls to three women, and each call provides don.
Waterloo after seven years, mad men is delivering its very best and still capable of surprising us. What is the meaning of the mad men series finale ending. Fans will see the last of jon hamm in person to person janna dela cruz mon 18 may 2015 5. In the season 7 premiere of mad men, time zones, there is a guest star appearance or two, but most notable is that a recurring guest character has been promoted to the role of series regular. Its hard to believe that don will ever be a good guy, but if season 7 brings us the total downfall of draper because he finally comes clean to everyone in his life, not just his children, it. Don draper finale photo mad men season 7 episode 14. Mad men series finale, season 7 episode 14, person to. Roswell, new mexico looks to move forward from last season s deadly finale. In lost horizon, the twelfth episode of mad mens seventh and final season, don draper decides to take a road trip.
He has been don draper, the singularly suave advertising executive of the 1960s and early 1970s, whose cool and incontrol exterior hid an insecure man unsure of his place in a rapidly changing world. The series finale ends with don draper meditating on a hilltop and cuts to the iconic 1971 hilltop. We break down what happened to jon hamms don draper and what the ending means. It has been a year since the season 7 midseason finale of mad men, so fans may need some help catching up before the final episodes premiere. Mad mens series finale was a beautiful, perfect ending to the show. Not quite, but an enlightening finale for don draper.
The original, resonant, existentially brilliant mad men finale the. Mad men season 7, episode and cast information amc. Pete campbell only shows up in two short scenes in the finale, but theyre. Mad men protagonist don draper jon hamm has always loved his women, so much so that he cycles through them at an alarming rate which has extended to his office support staff. While it may be the last and final episode of the amc series, the ending of the mad men finale definitely leaves some questions unanswered and is open for interpretation and analysis. Don draper s story came to an end in mad mens final season. With only one episode left in the first half of mad mens final season, more questions than ever are being raised. The series finale left a lot of fans pleased but many were puzzled with don draper s. Is don draper going to be able to keep his job in the long run. Follow for the last time the complex lives of don, peggy, roger, joan, betty and pete as their stories come to an end.
Person to person spoilers for the series finale of mad men follow. He then became a founding partner at a new firm, sterling cooper draper pryce, after. Jon hamm explains what don was smiling about in that mad men finale. Mad men mad men, season 7, part 2 don t miss a single article. Anna draper, by the season finale, has already passed away, and don abruptly, over the phone, breaks up with faye.
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