Tomorrowland (Mad Men)
| "Tomorrowland" | |
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| Mad Men episode | |
Don and Betty go their separate ways as they leave the emptied Draper house
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Matthew Weiner |
| Written by | Jonathan Igla Matthew Weiner |
| Original air date | October 17, 2010 |
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"Tomorrowland" is the thirteenth and final episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Mad Men, and the 52nd overall episode of the series. It aired on the AMC channel in the United States on October 17, 2010. It was written by Jonathan Igla and Matthew Weiner and directed by Matthew Weiner.
Don takes a vacation to California with the children and his secretary, Megan Calvet, where he visits the home of his old friend Anna Draper and Disneyland. Megan (who confesses she has 10 nieces and nephews) gets along well with children, and she and Don continue their affair. During the trip, Don makes a quick decision and proposes to Megan, giving her the engagement ring Anna Draper had bequeathed him. They announce their engagement to SCDP's partners and Faye Miller, to mixed reactions.
Betty has a meltdown after finding Glen Bishop in the house and subsequently begins making changes in her life and the lives of those around her.
Peggy finagles a meeting with Topaz Pantyhose. After impressing them with her ideas, she and Ken sign the account, bringing the agency back from the brink of collapse, but their victory is unappreciated.
"Tomorrowland" was the last Mad Men episode to air for 17 months as heated contract negotiations between AMC and Matthew Weiner began after the season. A consequence of this hiatus saw the show switch from airing in the Summer/Fall to the Spring for the remainder of its run.
It is October 1965. Faye enters Don's apartment and bedroom early one morning. Faye tells Don that he needs to tell other people the truth about himself. Don is apprehensive due to a morning business meeting and a flight to California. Later that morning, Don Draper and Pete Campbell are meeting with the American Cancer Society to discuss potential ideas for a campaign. The board is receptive and as the meeting breaks up, Don strikes up a conversation with an executive from Dow Chemical. Later, while debriefing at SCDP, Roger Sterling, Don, and Pete try to convince Ken Cosgrove to invite his future father-in-law to a round of golf with Pete and a senior executive from Dow Chemical, who is on the board at the ACS. Cosgrove angrily declines and insists that he keeps his work and private lives separate. Later in the morning, Lane Pryce gives Joan a promotion, adding that it is only a title but promising a raise when the firm has more money.
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