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[Officer Pete Malloy]

Interesting take from 4chan of all places.

 

[Tiger Fan]

And it should have said.....THE END

still opportunity for a movie this way

 

[Tiger Fan]

Interesting take from 4chan of all places.

Now I feel bad for crushing it. Need to stop watching shows drunk

 

[Bobcat10]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time. As mentioned in here alot, Peggy's last scene should have been when we last saw her at McCann. Maybe the call with Don was needed for the Finale, but we didn't have to see her face neccesarily.

Did Peggy ever tell Joan yes/no?

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time. As mentioned in here alot, Peggy's last scene should have been when we last saw her at McCann. Maybe the call with Don was needed for the Finale, but we didn't have to see her face neccesarily.

Did Peggy ever tell Joan yes/no?

Yes, I think she mentioned it to Stan, right?

I hated the Peggy/Stan phone call. Really felt tacked on and rushed.

 

[17seconds]

The phone call was silly, but Peggy finally allowing herself a real relationship with another human was nice.

 

[Sammy3469]

The phone call was silly, but Peggy finally allowing herself a real relationship with another human was nice.

I'm pretty sure that was Weiner poking fun at other TV network dramas.

and Peggy had to be there/seen because Don needed to deal with the most important women in his life.

 

[Bobcat10]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time. As mentioned in here alot, Peggy's last scene should have been when we last saw her at McCann. Maybe the call with Don was needed for the Finale, but we didn't have to see her face neccesarily.

Did Peggy ever tell Joan yes/no?

Yes, I think she mentioned it to Stan, right?

I hated the Peggy/Stan phone call. Really felt tacked on and rushed.

Actually...I think it was when they showed Joan's phone getting answered...the partner's name wasn't Olson.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time. As mentioned in here alot, Peggy's last scene should have been when we last saw her at McCann. Maybe the call with Don was needed for the Finale, but we didn't have to see her face neccesarily.

Did Peggy ever tell Joan yes/no?

Yes, I think she mentioned it to Stan, right?

I hated the Peggy/Stan phone call. Really felt tacked on and rushed.

Actually...I think it was when they showed Joan's phone getting answered...the partner's name wasn't Olson.

it was Joan's maiden and married last names. She said she needed two names for the door/company to sound legit.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time.

I disagree.

Like Don's 10 year long quest for happiness Peggy has spent the same amount of time looking for love. Every relationship she's had has failed. I will agree that it did seem somewhat rushed but I liked the stuff between her and Stan.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I liked how Don tried to give Staphanie his change identity/forget your past speech that he gave Peggy so many years ago only to be rebuffed. Then she leaves without saying goodbye, prompting his call to Peggy.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I'd like to think that Don came back to McCann, created the Coke ad, and then married Meredith.

 

[FlapJacks]

I'd like to think that Don came back to McCann, created the Coke ad,

That what we are to infer, but I wish we didn't have to infer it...I think Peggy and Stanley have always been good together...that conversation was just bizarre

Overall, I think the season holds up in quality to the rest of the series and I'm fine with the finale, but those two things are nits to pick and could have been handled better IMO

 

[packersfan]

I'd like to think that Don came back to McCann, created the Coke ad, and then Peggy dumped Stan for him.

Fixed.

 

[Bobcat10]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time.

I disagree.

Like Don's 10 year long quest for happiness Peggy has spent the same amount of time looking for love. Every relationship she's had has failed. I will agree that it did seem somewhat rushed but I liked the stuff between her and Stan.

I guess my gripe is jamming it into the finale. Just seemed out of left field. I felt Peggy was complete. She was what she was. Stan and Peggy will fail, imo.

 

[Bobcat10]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time. As mentioned in here alot, Peggy's last scene should have been when we last saw her at McCann. Maybe the call with Don was needed for the Finale, but we didn't have to see her face neccesarily.

Did Peggy ever tell Joan yes/no?

Yes, I think she mentioned it to Stan, right?

I hated the Peggy/Stan phone call. Really felt tacked on and rushed.

Actually...I think it was when they showed Joan's phone getting answered...the partner's name wasn't Olson.

it was Joan's maiden and married last names. She said she needed two names for the door/company to sound legit.

Yep....thanks.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Did Peggy ever tell Joan yes/no?

What the ####.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time. As mentioned in here alot, Peggy's last scene should have been when we last saw her at McCann. Maybe the call with Don was needed for the Finale, but we didn't have to see her face neccesarily.

Did Peggy ever tell Joan yes/no?

You're a waste of time.

 

[TenTimes]

Now that Mad Men is history, my updated channel rankings:

#1. AMC

#2. HBO

#3. Showtime

 

[urbanhack]

Now that Mad Men is history, my updated channel rankings:

#1. AMC

#2. HBO

#3. Showtime

Mine:

#1. HAVOC

#2. AWE

#3. BOOM

 

[Righetti]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time.

I disagree.

Like Don's 10 year long quest for happiness Peggy has spent the same amount of time looking for love. Every relationship she's had has failed. I will agree that it did seem somewhat rushed but I liked the stuff between her and Stan.

I guess my gripe is jamming it into the finale. Just seemed out of left field. I felt Peggy was complete. She was what she was. Stan and Peggy will fail, imo.

I didn't like the Stan/Peggy angle because it was cheap but I do think they showed a lot of chemistry throughout the series and it was sort of predictable. Mostly in a bad way

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

how do we rank the Mad Men seasons?

how do we rank the Mad Men characters?

what else can we rank?

somebody please rank something!

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time.

I disagree.

Like Don's 10 year long quest for happiness Peggy has spent the same amount of time looking for love. Every relationship she's had has failed. I will agree that it did seem somewhat rushed but I liked the stuff between her and Stan.

I guess my gripe is jamming it into the finale. Just seemed out of left field. I felt Peggy was complete. She was what she was. Stan and Peggy will fail, imo.

I didn't like the Stan/Peggy angle because it was cheap but I do think they showed a lot of chemistry throughout the series and it was sort of predictable. Mostly in a bad way

I disagree. I don't think it was cheap at all. We learned way back when Peggy left to work at CGC that she and Stan had become good friends ("I will have your wig ready then, ma'am").

We also know that Stan has been physically attracted to Peggy like forevs.

If it was so predictable...how come nobody predicted it?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

how do we rank the Mad Men seasons?

how do we rank the Mad Men characters?

what else can we rank?

somebody please rank something!

Top Mad Men Pets

1. Peggy's nameless cat

2. Chauncey

3. Polly

4. Rachel's ironically Nazi guard dogs

5. Mr. Beresford's pigeons

6. Joan's bird

 

[5-ish Finkle]

If it was so predictable...how come nobody predicted it?

Ton of folks were predicting it(not necessarily here) and typically in a non-positive "I really hope they don't do this" kind of way.

I didn't care for the ham-handed way they chose to deal with it, and I was hoping that they'd resist the urge to couple them up and just keep them as "platonic close friends"(which I think the writers had pulled off excellently to that point), but I wasn't surprised by the "I love you speeches" at all. I just think they could've done a better job in their delivery.

 

[bigmarc27]

I thought the Peggy/Stan stuff was a waste of time.

I disagree.

Like Don's 10 year long quest for happiness Peggy has spent the same amount of time looking for love. Every relationship she's had has failed. I will agree that it did seem somewhat rushed but I liked the stuff between her and Stan.

Nah, she wasn't really ever looking for love. She thought she was early on with Pete because that's what she was supposed to do. After she got her first promotion, every relationship was something others wanted for her while she just wanted to climb the career ladder.

The reason she finds the Rizzo option so appealing is because it allowed her to involve her personal life with her work life even further.

 

[Righetti]

If it was so predictable...how come nobody predicted it?

Ton of folks were predicting it(not necessarily here) and typically in a non-positive "I really hope they don't do this" kind of way.

I didn't care for the ham-handed way they chose to deal with it, and I was hoping that they'd resist the urge to couple them up and just keep them as "platonic close friends"(which I think the writers had pulled off excellently to that point), but I wasn't surprised by the "I love you speeches" at all. I just think they could've done a better job in their delivery.

My wife and I both commented that we hoped they wouldn't get together

Sepinwall alluded to it last week IIRC.

I even recall some back and forth about it being a Sam and Diane thing

 

[Ray Karpis]

As an aside, I think it is tremendous that this thread - which dates back to pre-pilot - exists. What a great time capsule of commentary on this show.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

My wife and i were co-workers when we hooked up.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

As an aside, I think it is tremendous that this thread - which dates back to pre-pilot - exists. What a great time capsule of commentary on this show.

You haven't read this thread, have you?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

My wife and i were co-workers when we hooked up.

Was it your tremendous beard and fringed jacket that caught her eye?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

If it was so predictable...how come nobody predicted it?

Ton of folks were predicting it(not necessarily here) and typically in a non-positive "I really hope they don't do this" kind of way.

I didn't care for the ham-handed way they chose to deal with it, and I was hoping that they'd resist the urge to couple them up and just keep them as "platonic close friends"(which I think the writers had pulled off excellently to that point), but I wasn't surprised by the "I love you speeches" at all. I just think they could've done a better job in their delivery.

My wife and I both commented that we hoped they wouldn't get together

Sepinwall alluded to it last week IIRC.

I even recall some back and forth about it being a Sam and Diane thing

Way off the mark.

 

[Ray Karpis]

As an aside, I think it is tremendous that this thread - which dates back to pre-pilot - exists. What a great time capsule of commentary on this show.

You haven't read this thread, have you?

...okay, 20% of it is good commentary on the show...40% pissing and moaning....40% Tanner schtick.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

Looks like Matthew Weiner's interview will be live streamed on Wednesday.
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2015/05/20/matthew-weiner

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

If it was so predictable...how come nobody predicted it?

Ton of folks were predicting it(not necessarily here) and typically in a non-positive "I really hope they don't do this" kind of way.

I didn't care for the ham-handed way they chose to deal with it, and I was hoping that they'd resist the urge to couple them up and just keep them as "platonic close friends"(which I think the writers had pulled off excellently to that point), but I wasn't surprised by the "I love you speeches" at all. I just think they could've done a better job in their delivery.

My wife and I both commented that we hoped they wouldn't get together

Sepinwall alluded to it last week IIRC.

I even recall some back and forth about it being a Sam and Diane thing

Way off the mark.

Would you say it was more Ross and Rachel or Leonard and Penny? Fran and Mr. Sheffield?

 

[The General]

Interesting take from 4chan of all places.

That's pretty good.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

how do we rank the Mad Men seasons?

how do we rank the Mad Men characters?

what else can we rank?

somebody please rank something!

What about ranking the shows that have come on before and after Mad Men? The instant repeat showing of the episode doesn't count...

 

[urbanhack]

My wife and i were co-workers when we hooked up.

Was it your tremendous beard and fringed jacket that caught her eye?

Probably the first time he forced her to work in the nude, together.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

how do we rank the Mad Men seasons?

how do we rank the Mad Men characters?

what else can we rank?

somebody please rank something!

What about ranking the shows that have come on before and after Mad Men? The instant repeat showing of the episode doesn't count...

Was Low Winter Sun on Sundays?

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

how do we rank the Mad Men seasons?

how do we rank the Mad Men characters?

what else can we rank?

somebody please rank something!

What about ranking the shows that have come on before and after Mad Men? The instant repeat showing of the episode doesn't count...

Was Low Winter Sun on Sundays?

It was after BB

 

[Mystery Achiever]

Question for anyone who heard the bell at the end (I missed that): Relative to my theory that he was back at McCann picturing the retreat at that moment, did it sound anything like a typewriter bell?

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Question for anyone who heard the bell at the end (I missed that): Relative to my theory that he was back at McCann picturing the retreat at that moment, did it sound anything like a typewriter bell?

Just listened again and I don't think that was it.

 

[17seconds]

Question for anyone who heard the bell at the end (I missed that): Relative to my theory that he was back at McCann picturing the retreat at that moment, did it sound anything like a typewriter bell?

It was the bell from the typewriter he fixed at the motel.

or maybe Tio's bell

 

[FlapJacks]

Question for anyone who heard the bell at the end (I missed that): Relative to my theory that he was back at McCann picturing the retreat at that moment, did it sound anything like a typewriter bell?

Question for anyone who heard the bell at the end (I missed that): Relative to my theory that he was back at McCann picturing the retreat at that moment, did it sound anything like a typewriter bell?

Sounded exactly like a singing bowl that is typically used for yoga

 

[John Bender]

The bell was the "ding" when calling a flight attendant on a plane. Yet another DB Cooper clue IMO.

Holy crap.

 

[Michael Brown]

Ron can't handle it being over...

 

[Jack White]

Short post-finale interview with Jon Hamm.

 

[Jack White]

I'd Never Watched Mad Men Before; Here's My Take On The Crap Finale

 

[ConnSKINS26]

I thought all of the other stories were done very well. I can't find any major faults with them.

I need to digest Don's a little more.

That's how I feel too. I just don't buy Peggy and Stan together as a couple but I thought they nailed the scenes for what it's worth. Then again Moss can do no wrong by me on this show.

I always thought Stan and Peggy had a thing.

Me too. At first it was clear that she was such an enigma to Stan that he was like a little boy pulling her pigtails. Then as time went on it was clear he wanted more. The execution may have been abrupt and the phone call angle was corny, but I always thought they were going to end up together. Thought they'd do it sooner, actually.

I liked that Stan got Peggy to realize that she should do what she's great at for the pleasure of doing it, and find recognition that way if it's there to be had, not take a new opportunity simply because it massages her ego and gives her a shortcut to having her name on any old door.

 

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I'd Never Watched Mad Men Before; Here's My Take On The Crap Finale

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