The likelihood that Brienne did not kill Stannis is about as likely as Inigo Montoya not killing the five-fingered man when he had the chance. Sorry, Stannis-Truthers. He's gone.

I really appreciate your analysis. I was slightly bummed that Don and Peggy's final moment was person-to-person and not face-to-face. But I am grateful for that moment nevertheless and your thoughts here make me appreciate it even more. Totally agree with your thoughts, too, on his phone calls to Sally and Betty.

The final moment is both hopeful and cynical. He does create the Coke ad, which is a wonderful thing. He is better at advertising than he is at anything else, and better at it than everybody else, too. But he really doesn't change, except to shed the oft-repeated credo to "forget this ever happened" and to live more…

Yes, an ad. You sound a little like Don Draper in the scene to which I refer when Peggy declares she wants to "create something of lasting value." Don replies, with no small amount of disdain, "In advertising?"

I can't take credit for this observation but I thought it was a good one: person called in to a local radio show and astutely noted that Don and Peggy's next to final scene, where they discuss her performance review, the one where she complains about him shitting on her dreams - the aspirations that she discusses…

True. I stand corrected.

The one piece of closure I was hoping to see was a "final" scene between Don and Peggy, probably the most important relationship in the show. But with Don on the road for good, it looks like I will have to let that hope fade away. We have seen him bid "soft" farewells to Betty, ("Go get 'em, Birdie") Joan (the scene…

He's one of those "oh that guy" character actors that you see all the time but can't always place. When I told my husband he played Charles Dickens on Doctor Who, that was an "oh, right!" moment. Love that guy, he's up there with Maggie Smith at captivating scenery-chewing.

This review (and last week's, too) is spot-on, except for one thing: the failure to highlight the brilliant performance of the peerless Simon Callow as the Duke of Sandringham. So many delicious lines, he is hilarious and a joy to watch in every scene.