Mattew Weiner on Sunday’s finale: [Getting rid of Sterling Cooper] was very scary but I knew in my heart it was what I had to do. I have to believe that if Don is as good as he says he is, there’s no way he’s going to go through the ’60s working at a firm like Sterling Cooper.

It’s got to be something different. Life is change. I am thrilled that I delivered it to the audience in a way that they are very excited about it. They are worried about Sal, Ken, Paul, Hildy, and Allison, the Draper home; they’re worried but they are also excited and it was my intention to put them through that experience. |The Daily Beast|