The scene between Don and Peggy reminded me a lot of the scene in The Suitcase, when Don breaks down after Anna's death. In the finale, Don says "I took another man's name and made… nothing of it" and Peggy answers "That's not true." In The Suitcase, when Peggy asks Don who died, he replies "The only person in the…

"It will shock you how much it actually happened."

"Look at them. One day they will be us." "Yeah, tomorrow."

The last scene of last week's episode, the one with the hitch-hiker, was very reminiscent of Hitchcock and North by Northwest. Also, Cary Grant's character in the film works in advertising and is forced to take another man's identity.

I concur. A poem, exactly.

Yes, absolutely. Six Feet Under comes right after Mad Men for me, if I have to rank them ;-) I find Mad Men to be haunting.

The way Pete said "Good morning" to Trudy in the middle of the night was beautiful. Sally kissing Gene in the neck was beautiful. Betty facing her impending death, head held high, was heartbreaking. "And remind them how I like to wear my hair".. Man, one week and this masterpiece of a show is over. No other show has…

Oh Matthew Goode… I never thought I would say it, but you are too good for this. Run, please. Run.

Would you like a clean cut more? I think, on the contrary, that this slow walk towards the end is so realistic and so beautifully written. I mean, real change, real departure doesn't usually happen right after someone's climax. It's hesitant, repetitive, sometimes boring. And the people don't always get to say goodbye…

I love both Mad Men and David Bowie very much and I actually started to applaud when I heard the first notes of Space Oddity at the end of last night episode. That was brilliant. A mix of old school, with a Hitchcock's North by Northwest vibe, and modernity with Bowie. I am going to miss this show very much.

God, that scene of Don looking at the plane outside the window, with the controlled intensity of the music and the camera getting closer to his face. It was beautiful. And the understanding and friendly look on Ted's face. I loved everything about that scene. I loved that Don decided, for himself, not to stay in that…

It was way too early for Alicia to clear Zach's room, kind of brutal. She should have stayed in the dinning room.

I'm a little late, but I wanted to answer this. Weiner actually also said that there was no improvisation from the actors regarding the writing. On this matter, he very much wanted to create something different from what was happening on TV at the time, citing the Office (which he likes) as an example of what he…

"Not the average person in the street", yes, I totally agree with this. There is a certain innocence somewhere in Pete, I think. Also, I noticed during the last episode that when he says "I've never worked anywhere else", it's like he's genuinely afraid of having to change his habits, he likes what he has, even the…

Well, I'm from France so my viewing schedule was a little different from yours but other than that, I totally understand what you're saying :-)

"fun and clever and sexy", exactly. I re-watched a few of the early episodes this week end as a reminder of what it used to be. I watched the "dirty Uncle Sal" episode. "Because, it's what JESUS would FREAKING do!" It was the right balance of witty, fun and sad. What the hell happened?

I saw Matthew Weiner do a masterclass in Paris last week and at one point he said : "Lots of people, men and women, come to tell me 'I'm Sally'. I'm rather Pete." He didn't say more about it but I thought it was interesting and kind of surprising. I've come to love Pete's character. He's petty and loathsome sometimes…

And I thank you for that. Thoughtful and precise :-)

I just saw the article. Thank you. I understand where the "Is Grey's Anatomy still on?" comments are coming from. On some level, I can agree with them. But, I don't know, the death of this particular character in a rather trivial episode made me feel really old, somehow. GA is like this old friend you used to love and…

There should be a place on the AV Club to discuss what happened last night in Grey's Anatomy. I feel like, no matter how you feel about Grey's and about last night events, it would be relevant. If only to be pissed at Shonda Rhimes. GA used to be quite good, a long time ago.