Been binge-watching Mad Men. Never watched it during its TV run.
Really, what I've gotten from the first 5 seasons, is that Don Draper is kind of a piece of shit... and that's about it.
What I've gotten from seasons 6 and 7 is that there are a bunch of time-jumps happening, and that there are some forced conflicts for the main characters (the partners) that just kind of seem like shitty service as final problems/resolutions.
But I guess the point is that they had this grand idea of what they could be, but time moves on, and they were swallowed by a bigger fish, and now face the reality of no longer being in control.
I've got two episodes left, so maybe something off-the-wall happens. I could see Don going on a murder rampage, or showing up back in New York with some ground-breaking information that makes him the King of Madison. or he could just end the series sitting at a bar lighting a cigarette, idk.