15 predictions for Mad Men’s final act

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:31:00 +0000

After all the speculation about "Mad Men," two deaths marked the end of season 6. The first was an example of pure Weinerian irony: Pete’s mother fell (or was pushed) from the SS Sunset Princess into shark-infested waters. But Weiner also apparently knows his Aristotle — we begin in comedy and end in tragedy — and we know that Weiner enjoys doubles: the main death here came in the second half of the show and was that of Don Draper's carefully constructed persona. Who is (or was) Don Draper? He’s Dick Whitman, and this season’s dark night of the soul ended in a most Jungian way with his confession and his journey to his childhood home, a house of prostitution.

Of course, each season finale has been like a little death for viewers, and discussions have already begun about the seventh season. Will Dick/Don redeem himself or least move on from the Inferno to Purgatorio? Will the company and show go bicoastal? Will Peggy ever make a wise dating choice? Here are some possibilities:

1. It’s 2014. A late-middle-aged Sally, played by Susan Sarandon, stands in the doorway of what is obviously a home office. The camera pans the room, ending with a manuscript on the desk. The cover says "Mad Men: A Memoir," by Sally Draper Bishop.

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15 predictions for Mad Men’s final act