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

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The bell and the smile at the end are a clear segue-way into the coke commercial, because that was the point that he thought of the idea.

Could not disagree more.

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I don't think its that far of a stretch. He'd already found peace with Leonard and looking over the ocean. His mind is on the moment and his mind drifted to the thought of how great of an ad it would all make. Having a sudden muse doesn't make him less of a person or discount his journey. His mind had been trained for years to find new ideas so it was probably tough to just turn it off. Also note the zen bells and smirk (it wasn't a smile) can lead any reasonable person to draw the conclusion that is when the idea popped in his head.