Could have been better done. But there were some GREAT moments in this episode.

The setups for the final goodbyes were well setup:

The mystery of Don's life possibly heading out of control after his conversation with Betty. Would the series really end with Don falling and killing himself?

The karma of Don being either shut out of his family - Betty and Sally - or emotionally abandoned by Anna.

Then Peggy and Stan's conversation about the opportunity to work for Joan and Peggy throwing Stan's contentment with his life back in his face.

Then the moments with Don finally opening up and loving the man whose life was a mirror of Don's. It wasn't clear what Don's issue truly was but he did just want people to pay attention to his deep wounds. The career and the sleeping around were just poor ways to soothe that wound.

Joan letting the guy who seemed like the perfect match for her leave and letting the only man who truly was her equal, Roger, man up and care for their child. As much as her identity was of the old generation's of manipulating a man's amoral attitudes towards women for her advantage ahe was able to understand she didn't need a man for her happiness. Very modern of her.

Peggy finally did meet her equal with Stan. And despite her identity as a modern woman she realized that she was more traditional then the woman she projected.

I still don't know what to make of Sally. It isn't clear if she is going to be alright after the stress of basically caretaking her family and in many ways being the adult while her parent aren't able to attend to her.

But I think Don goes back to NYC, makes things right with his family and makes the pitch for Coke.

That generation was able to connect counter culture issues like the peace movement to consumers so his pitch does make sense in that regard and since those retreats really are meant for self actualization it does make sense that Don would see that. Although most people don't usually find self-actualization by making millions of dollars. ;)

But yeah, the final good byes were.... awkward but goodbyes in real life usually are.