The cast and crew have already processed this, but for Mad Men fans the final—split into two—season will officially kick off on April 13. This is both a gift and a curse. The good news for devotees is that the drama will be lasting until summer of next year, but it stings a bit to get fourteen episodes stretched out over what is logistically just two short seasons.
Matthew Weiner did an interview with Vulture as a precursor to Mad Men's first-half seventh season, warming us up for Donald Draper's last hoorah. Which will be his last hoorah—don't anticipate a spin-off:
Reporter, Denise Martin, mentions that Weiner told NPR that he'll be ending the show on an ambiguous note. Here's Weiner on the possibility of Mad Men having an ambiguous ending:
In case you didn't know, Donald Draper doesn't vote:
Peggy Olsen is almost as essential as Don:
Weiner hasn't finished writing the show yet. He's getting there:
Weiner on the sheer terror of Jon Hammundergoing throat surgery:
AMC also released these three new photos today in an effort to get you excited for the upcomming season.
[via Vulture]
