The last season of "Mad Men" will reportedly focus more on the characters and the consequences of their actions, reveals series creator and head writer, Matthew Weiner.
Quoting Weiner, the Daily Mail reports, "This season is about consequences. We don't just throw stuff away after it has happened. There are shadows over this season that go back to the first time we met Don."
Donald Draper, one of the New York executives in AMC's 1960's-set drama, has broken down at the end of Season 6. As recapped by the Daily Mail, Don has "confessed the details of his sordid real-life childhood to a room full of bewildered, uncomfortable colleagues and clients." The inevitable consequence was an indefinite leave for the self-proclaimed executive.
"Mad Men" Season 7, aptly titled "The Beginning," might just give Don a chance to start over, speculates the Daily Mail. According to the outlet, Weiner remarked, "There's only so much lying you can do. The question is whether he can change."
According to TV Line, the antihero seems to have changed a bit in the first episode of Season 7. The outlet notes that Don has managed to turn down his attractive female seatmate's offer to make him "feel better." The female character, played by "Scream" star Neve Campbell, was a young widow who was married to a man who TV Line says was "a lot like Don."
The Hollywood Reporter notes that the two did flirt a bit but Campbell's character eventually became one of the first women that Don Draper politely refused to bed. TV Line says that the former NY executive, who was still pretending to go to work after having been made to leave by Cooper & Partners, has also minimized his booze intake.
Aside from consequences, the last season will also be focusing more on the characters instead of the events that have taken place in the year, reports the Daily Mail. "We will be focusing on the main characters. There may be little things we could have done in past seasons that we'll have to leave out, because I think we owe it to the main characters to wrap up their story lines," said Weiner.
The series creator adds, "We've never wanted the show to be a history lesson."
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