Our 'Mad Men' relationships

Mad Men was excellent tonight. I'm not going to spoil it for anybody, or say anything to ruin the show for people who haven't seen it, but it was an emotionally charged episode.

The show has always been about, and revolved around, great characters. Tonight we got to see two of our central protagonists, connect on a level that they hadn't previously.

Tonight, is why I like TV. Not all shows, will take you all the way into its character's lives, but Mad Men always has. TV, better than movies, is more able to allow a viewer to get to know a story's central characters, and often times I think it makes TV characters more relatable. We see them in their daily routine, we see them try to live with the impact of their daily decisions, and we see the ultimate effect that life's realities have on them. And of course we all experience something along those lines every day.

For those of us who follow Mad Men, I think this episode contained a lot of relatable material. A lot of dark themes ran throughout, but I think what will stay with people was the parting shot, and realizing why we need the people in our lives. Why we cherish the relationships.