It's hard emotionally, but Dr. Faye dodged a bullet -- I don't think that she'd have gotten much happiness from Don in the end. As with Peggy, she's too knowledgeable for Dick to be really in love with. Friendship (with benefits) yes, but a gentler, kinder, more emotionally mature Betty (it's not coincidental that Tishshe speaks French) in Megan is what sealed the deal there.

Don's always been impulsive, but some of his impulses have led to his greatest successes.

Dr. Faye dodged a bullet -- I don't think that she'd have gotten much happiness from Don in the end

Oh hell yes. I'm just disappointed that he broke up with her rather than the other way around.

OTOH, I'm also disappointed that Megan didn't burst out into hysterical laughter when Don proposed, so clearly this show is not all about fulfilling my fantasies for characters acting in their own goddamn self-interest.

I'm intrigued by Joan's decision to keep the baby - kudos to everyone who called that way back when! In retrospect, though, it makes total sense for her. She's been vocal about wanting to have kids, and about being concerned that she wouldn't be able to after 2 abortions. With all that in mind, I can see how keeping the baby even knowing it's Rogers would be a more appealing option for her.

How will she handle Dr. Rapey? As she pointed out to Roger, simple arithmetic will tell him its not his.

Joan has the willpower to hold off Roger, though. Even if he took out an full-page ad to proclaim the baby his, she'll stick to her story.

(Now I'm wishing that she hires Carla to be her baby's nanny while she continues at SCDP.)

Does Joan's husband seem to you like the kind of guy who can do simple arithmetic?

She can get the doctor on board to induce a little early I bet.

Does Joan's husband seem to you like the kind of guy who can do simple arithmetic?

If he's away when the baby's born, I wouldn't put it past Joan to pull the actual date back to an earlier one so the numbers match up. This is Joan, we're talking about. The moment she decided to keep the baby, she figured out all the pertinent details.

OK I'll give you that Joan is super-competent. Dr. Rapey is an idiot. She'll find a way to fool him if she wants to. Or force him accept the baby as his even if he figures it out.

some thoughts about MM finale:

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I have to laugh at this comment from an ad exec:

Still, I couldn't help but beam with pride when Peggy pitched—and won—the Topaz Hosiery account. I particularly loved that she was wearing the product. This is an age-old "rule" of agency life that unfortunately is not closely adhered to on Madison Avenue today: Use your (potential) client's product!

Er, did they not realize that Peggy was bullshitting when she said that? That was part of why her pitch was so successful!