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Mad Men: Severance (2015)
Hints for the Season Finale
I agree that this first episode of the final season is confusing, partly because it's been so long since we saw the previous season. I watched this episode twice. It's time Don Draper examines his lifestyle. The waitress reminds him of Rachel, who rejected his offer to run away with him. Rachel was wise enough to know that you can't run away from yourself. Don has been running away from himself since the first episode of Season 1. He is a fraud, presenting a persona to the world that is not really who he is. He avoids confronting who he is by having one affair after another and drinking all day long. The waitress also rejects him. She tells him to bring a date the next time he comes to the diner because "I only work here." Rachel's sister rejects him when he attends the memorial prayer service. She says, "I know who you are." Don has never made a commitment to anyone. He is rich and handsome, but he has no true friends (Roger is as frivolous and superficial as Don). Don is estranged from his two ex-wives, and his children are not part of his daily life. It's time for self-examination. That's what this season will be about.