re: Mad Men Series Finale - "Person to Person"

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Just because your ability to interpret art excites you, doesnt mean that, when your interpretation differs from the intent of the creator of that art, your interpretation is equally correct. Its not.

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Unfortunately, I can guarantee that Matthew Weiner and the other writers behind Mad Man disagree with you on that. Authors are frequently surprised (and pleased) by the interpretations that result from their work.

It's pretty obvious that Weiner deliberately gave us a lot of evidence to indicate that Don was finished with advertising. If you want to make the case he didn't write the Coke ad, you can make it and have substantial evidence.

However, there are also an abundance of hints that indicate Don returns to McCann Erickson. That theory is also valid.

If you Weiner wanted to make one of these two theories unassailable, he would've given us more evidence. He knows exactly what he's doing.