For those itching to catch up on all six-and-a-half seasons of Mad Menahead of the series finale this weekend, AMC isairing all 91 episodes in a row beginning Wednesday, May 13th, at 6 p.m. EST, Uproxxreports.
The Mad Men marathon will culminate with the finale, which airs Sunday, May 17th, at 10 p.m. ET. In a show of support, AMCs sister networks BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV and WE tv will go dark during the finale and air a special message commemorating the series.
Also, after years of fostering an equal amount of fury and excitement with cryptic Next week on Mad Men previews, AMC has offered up a heartwarming final promo clip. Set to Paul Ankas Times of Your Life, the minute-long videotraipses down memory lane, offering mostly lighthearted moments from the shows run, but also spotlighting the poignant, such as Don showing his kids the home he grew up in, Bert Coopers soft-shoe farewelland Don and Peggys slow dance at the end ofThe Strategy.
If AMCs massive Mad Men marathon isnt enough, however, to satiate your desires for all thing Draper, check out Rolling Stones recaps oftheseriesfinalepisodes,as well as our countdown ofits50 best charactersand Rob Sheffields paean to the showthat, even afterits over, will inevitably leavefans wanting more.
Epics arent supposed to have satisfying endings, Sheffield writes. Thats what makes them epics The Iliad ends with the Trojan War still raging, The Aeneid ends before Aeneas founds Rome and Mad Men is guaranteed to end before Don Draper finds happiness.