![]() ![]() Neither Leonard nor Don understand love, and neither feel seen. For Don to finally feel that connection to another person, to feel like he understands Leonard-and for Don to finally understand himself-gives him the moment of clarity he's been waiting seven seasons to find. As Mad Men progresses we see Don try to get picked off the shelf, but he never does. While the act of hugging Leonard and crying in front of a crowd seems out of character for Mad Men's Donald Draper, it's completely reasonable for Dick Whitman. The fact that Don completely understands how Leonard feels gives Don's other side a moment of self-realization and self-acceptance. Don says, " You want to love them, but you don't, and the fact that you're faking that feeling makes you wonder if your father had the same problem." Love is something that Don has often run away from throughout Mad Men, often sabotaging himself by committing adultery or by being unwilling to commit to a relationship emotionally. Leonard also talks about love, saying, " You spend your whole life, thinking you're not getting it, people aren't giving it to you, then you realize they're trying, and you don't even know what it is." This perfectly sums up how Don feels throughout his life and mirrors what Don says in season 6 of Mad Men when talking about loving his children. Mad Men's Dick Whitman was an orphan who, just like Leonard, was unchosen and left in the dark, but their similarities don't end there. ![]()
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