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Last night's episode felt like the first one related to ending the story. We got to concentrate on the regular characters rather than mysterious guest stars. The agency being absorbed is a good gimmick for suggesting that these folks scatter and get on with the next phases of their lives.
The main lingering question is what will Don do? Honor his contract and become a smaller cog in a bigger operation? Doesn't seem like he would be happy with that, but there is also the no compete clause in the contract, so if he wants to continue to work in advertising, that is his only option.
Roger certainly won't like it, at the new place he would be expected to work rather than drink all day and horse around. Pete could fit in, so can Joan.
Roger certainly won't like it, at the new place he would be expected to work rather than drink all day and horse around. Pete could fit in, so can Joan.
Not in the way she has grown accustomed to. They've already shown her that she's going to be knocked down a few pegs, when he named a client account for everyone in the room but her. She has no clue what her role is going to be at McCann. She's already had to endure the sexist pigs over there. They're certainly not going to embrace her as someone at the executive level. Of the partners, she has the most uncertain future.
Didnt Joan and some others push for the sale so that they could be millionaires? And wasnt Don the only one holding back? Joan was so mad at Don for messing up her plans to be rich!
So sad to see them all hyped up like the old days, ready to start over again. Those core people just seem so ready to do anything to stay together and now this awful jolt from their bosses! I guess it was a reminder to everyone that those days are done. Loved that scene with Peggy and Stan when she told him about her child. But oh so typical of the thinking back then that he thought she was upset because she missed her chance to have children!
Not in the way she has grown accustomed to. They've already shown her that she's going to be knocked down a few pegs, when he named a client account for everyone in the room but her. She has no clue what her role is going to be at McCann. She's already had to endure the sexist pigs over there. They're certainly not going to embrace her as someone at the executive level. Of the partners, she has the most uncertain future.
Joan has shown herself to be very resourceful. Look how she rose from head secretary to board member at Sterling Cooper. Part of her rise was facilitated by her using sexuality, but she has also always been portrayed as a very able person with excellent organizational skills.
She may be having to start over a few steps down on the ladder, but she was successful before and there is no reason to think that she cannot do it again. As a consolation, she is wealthy now, having gotten 1.5 million for her shares, so she also has options. If she doesn't like it at McCann, she has a cushion to support herself while looking for something else.
Didnt Joan and some others push for the sale so that they could be millionaires? And wasnt Don the only one holding back? Joan was so mad at Don for messing up her plans to be rich!
The above describes the situation back when Bert, Pete and Joan had worked behind the scenes to make the company go public. Don sabotaged that.
Joan has shown herself to be very resourceful. Look how she rose from head secretary to board member at Sterling Cooper. Part of her rise was facilitated by her using sexuality, but she has also always been portrayed as a very able person with excellent organizational skills.
She may be having to start over a few steps down on the ladder, but she was successful before and there is no reason to think that she cannot do it again. As a consolation, she is wealthy now, having gotten 1.5 million for her shares, so she also has options. If she doesn't like it at McCann, she has a cushion to support herself while looking for something else.
She's walking into a VERY different environment than a boutique agency. She's not going to be able to sashay around and get her way like she did at Sterling Cooper of old.
And many disagree with me, but I'm still of the opinion that we're going to find that she's spending rather quickly and isn't going to have the cushion as she thinks (remember, the closing credit song was "Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket")
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