Fuck. The politics on this show are embarrassingly regressive.

Where is the love for Captain Murphy? Sealab 2021 was never as funny after Harry Goz's death.

galifinakis m'aresei. kala tania

I don't need to see his face any more than I already have to

The blonde girl in the bar is a stand-in for Sally.
Don is considering taking the job in CA, when she comes in, says it's her bedtime, recalls Don's apartment and the elevator where she might see his mistress. Then Don reconsiders, and decides to stay near his family.
If you still have doubts, check the four lines…

I think we're supposed to read it as a genuine suicide attempt. You're right, the youth pill idea is so silly it stands out. I think it's the writers expressing the fact that nbc wouldn't let them write an episode about their handsome white leading man's suicide attempt.

You used mortal coil wrong silly. You don't leave it, you shuffle, or take it off. And now my education in Shakespeare has finally paid off

Finn's hat with its animal ears has always been how he hides his humanity. When he can shed that denial in his dream, (connected to his fear of the ocean) and be comfortable with his humanity, he is ready trace his human roots.

Chang used sparingly is the best kind of Chang

I think you may have missed the mark with your LOTR analogy, the episode was much more like a video game. The hero who is apprenticed by a mysterious master, learns the skills and mindset he needs to return and fulfill his destiny, his master can't help him, but some outside force disables the final boss to make him…

Here's my hot take: the teaser clearly shows Don disembarking from a plane, yet the tagline is "Mad Men takes off". Simple mistake? Or is it a message that we'll have to watch the last season backwards if we want to really understand it?