Agree that this episode was a bit off or hit-and-miss as a finale, but Pete is not a weak character. I've always found him to be one of the most fascinating characters on the show.

What @avclub-230e46d19fe78a6c8dc715659a7188d7:disqus said.

What @avclub-230e46d19fe78a6c8dc715659a7188d7:disqus said.

I agree that it looks "artificial", in that it's obvious how precisely they staged and framed it, but like the shot of Don walking away from the commercial set, I still loved it. A lot of Mad Men's best shots have that feel, I think, in large part because of how much the show emphasizes visual symbolism. Then again, I…

I agree that it looks "artificial", in that it's obvious how precisely they staged and framed it, but like the shot of Don walking away from the commercial set, I still loved it. A lot of Mad Men's best shots have that feel, I think, in large part because of how much the show emphasizes visual symbolism. Then again, I…

Totally agree with you. I don't really have any issues with Lane's suicide as a plot/character point, but these past two episodes somehow just didn't quite work as season-enders. "The Other Woman" would've been a much better choice as a finale, I think, with Peggy leaving the agency to the sound of The Kinks being an…

Yeah, I think it was only for that one movie, though. I'm not concerned about his career, since he's also going to be in Spielberg's Lincoln biopic, among other things, but I'll just miss having him on my TV.

Yeah, I think it was only for that one movie, though. I'm not concerned about his career, since he's also going to be in Spielberg's Lincoln biopic, among other things, but I'll just miss having him on my TV.

I like them both as characters, but Megan has definitely been better than Betty this season, and like @avclub-9cbff38bf309e5ce3ac8c90f28508672:disqus , I'm actually very surprised that I've come to like Megan, because I expected to really dislike her, especially since I much preferred Faye to her last season.

I like them both as characters, but Megan has definitely been better than Betty this season, and like @avclub-9cbff38bf309e5ce3ac8c90f28508672:disqus , I'm actually very surprised that I've come to like Megan, because I expected to really dislike her, especially since I much preferred Faye to her last season.

I didn't think this week's episode was quite as brilliant as last week's, but that says more about how good that episode was than anything about this one. Going to be sad not having Jared Harris on TV anymore, since he's gone from Fringe too. Given what's happened in these past two episodes, I honestly can't imagine…

I didn't think this week's episode was quite as brilliant as last week's, but that says more about how good that episode was than anything about this one. Going to be sad not having Jared Harris on TV anymore, since he's gone from Fringe too. Given what's happened in these past two episodes, I honestly can't imagine…

@avclub-41dd5a7f2ec5e4868d65cf2b9a2f83fe:disqus  Eh. I guess I find parts of Independence Day fun, and it's certainly one of Michael Bay's better movies, but there are also a lot of parts that make me cringe. Let's put it this way, both are fun, but I think The Avengers is the only one of the two that's a genuinely…

@avclub-41dd5a7f2ec5e4868d65cf2b9a2f83fe:disqus  Eh. I guess I find parts of Independence Day fun, and it's certainly one of Michael Bay's better movies, but there are also a lot of parts that make me cringe. Let's put it this way, both are fun, but I think The Avengers is the only one of the two that's a genuinely…

Thursday at 8:00 is a competitive timeslot, and I can bet that a factor of the decision to move Big Bang there was to try to compete better with American Idol. I agree, though, that network programmers are dicks.

Thursday at 8:00 is a competitive timeslot, and I can bet that a factor of the decision to move Big Bang there was to try to compete better with American Idol. I agree, though, that network programmers are dicks.

Though I was of course rooting for the Rangers in 2012, I was happy for the Giants when they won. That year, the World Series actually felt just slightly anticlimactic after we beat the Yankees, and the Giants deserved it. CJ Wilson is very talented, but unlike a lot of Rangers fans, I have no hard feelings about him…

Though I was of course rooting for the Rangers in 2012, I was happy for the Giants when they won. That year, the World Series actually felt just slightly anticlimactic after we beat the Yankees, and the Giants deserved it. CJ Wilson is very talented, but unlike a lot of Rangers fans, I have no hard feelings about him…

I think Todd's point is that, if you're going to criticize something, you should do so in a reasonable, constructive manner, rather than in a way that is mean-spirited or offensive.

I think Todd's point is that, if you're going to criticize something, you should do so in a reasonable, constructive manner, rather than in a way that is mean-spirited or offensive.