Mad Men Season 7 - I started out as big fan of Mad Men but it became clear after Season 3 that Weiner had shot his bolt. The characters and their story arc, as originally conceived were pretty much complete when Betty divorced Don and all the former 'Frenemies' decided they were really all great chums and went to reform Sterling, Price, and Cooper. Seasons 4-6 were more or less a delightful Soap opera where nothing really happened except Don remarried, had more affairs, and all the characters repeated their old patterns of behavior.
Which is why it took me so long to get around to watching Season 7, which was more of the same - only less well written. Weiner ties up all the loose strings and gives *almost* every character a happy ending, but at this point who cares? The acting, set design, and writing -scene by scene- is still great, but what made the TV series magical was lost years ago. Had Weiner not been blinded by $$$, he probably would've closed it out after Season 5.
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