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I was actually bummed by this finale, and found Don's out of nowhere proposal to be pretty unbelievable. Sure, I realize he acts on instinct, but this goes way beyond that. This is a new level of idiocy for someone who is so self-aware on so many other levels. Maybe I should just accept the fact that Don's a sociopath, and get on with my life.

p.s. I did love the part where Don tells the kids that "Dick" is his nickname. He carefully walked the tightrope between telling the kids "the truth" and giving the kids more than they could handle.
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@steve I think that Don is the exact opposite of self-aware. I DISAGREE WITH YOU. *flees*
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"Sometimes I'm a dick." -Don Draper.
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It's always possible Joan could lose the baby. Nothing ever seems to work out quite the way she wants.
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I was pretty bummed on this one too,
especially after last season's totally-fucking-awesome finale (and this season's great penultimate episode). Hasn't this whole season been about Don growing as a person? Isn't that why we put up with all the are-you-there-god journaling voiceovers? OH, I GUESS NOT, RANDOM EPISODE THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND THAT I THOUGHT WAS A DREAM SEQUENCE FOR 80% OF IT. And I actually hated that scene between Peggy and Joan. Peggy said a swear! Titter, titter.
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I wasn't that bothered by this ep. Don's proposal didn't seem out of character, he's been consistently impulsive over the 4 seasons (not to mention consistently directed by his weather vane of a penis). It seemed like an attempt to apply an emotional salve of consistency to his tumultuous, season 4 life. I do feel, though, that the lovely Megan is the pixie dream girl of 1965 and perhaps less than real.

I'm quite glad they hinted at a Ray Wise reprise. You can't just plug the guy in for a few seconds and not bring him back. He's Leland Palmer! Christ!

I'm still sad Sal was cut this season. So much lost subplot potential.
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I'm looking forward to seeing whatever Megan's enormous character flaws are going to be next season. She seems way too good to be true. I hated Don breaking up with Faye; she was smart and beautiful and, as you said, probably too much for him. He needs someone who will idolize him and take care of the kids. For now, Meg seems perfect for that. Also, the comment about her teeth, fucking lol. But it's weird because although everyone predicted a Meg and Don relationship, no one thought it would get THAT serious, THAT quick.

As for season 5 predictions, I don't think we'll see a Don vs. Peggy storyline. She respects him way too much, even with the end of episode. I'm fearing a letdown next year after a pretty good couple seasons. The Sopranos started going downhill around Season 5 too. If Steve Buscemi pops up on this show, it's done for.
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I still feel incepted, but I guess the Megan thing isn't all that surprising. It's like Chekov's gun. You don't introduce a character and her meaningless ethnic origins in the first act, then kill off your secretary and have "meaningless" sex with her in the second, only to NOT have her teaching your children French and marrying you in the third.
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Good, we got this stupid show out of the way, now it's time for Breaking Bad. Woo!
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This was The Don Draper Farewell Tour of Lost Loves where a season finale was supposed to be.

The stop on the tour that pisses me off is the apology to Peggy -- how does that square with their weird night together when Duck came in and almost crapped on Roger's desk? Sure, she put her hand on his at the end of it all, but I saw that as the definitive "we are platonic soul-mates" moment. Now he's basically sorry -- "uh, Peggy, um, she's a lot like you and she admires you and stuff" ? And she, in turn, gets cynical and crabby over his marrying Megan? Jeebus.

How do we know Don-Megan is doomed? Because Roger kiss-of-death'd it by saying it's the right way to behave; because the very last scene of the season showed Don looking longingly out the window with wife #2-1/2 sleeping on it, no doubt thinking about who he should marry after Megan finds a Henry. Also: sure, Megan is The Child Whisperer now, but they'll get used to her and find a way to hate her. And vice-versa.

Speaking of all that, how in the hell could they skip over Don telling the kids about their new mom? Do they even know?

When Joan's stoop-sex hobo-knife-trauma baby comes out, and it's wearing a gray suit and making wise-ass remarks, Dr. Dumbass is going to go cut her boobs off, 'nam style. Also, his field hospital didn't look anywhere near as fun as the 4077 from M*A*S*H. I think maybe he's the Frank Burns there.

I am still waiting to see Lane cane his dad back. Dammit, there's your Chekhovian gun that never got used.

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