Seriously. I only get to see this on Netflix and now it's RUINED!
Damn my eyes and ability to read.

Trolling Game of Thrones nerds is not only too easy, but paradoxically far too satisfying.

What makes them both great are explorations of power and the consequences of losing face even the slightest bit in a high stakes environment. They have that in common, and I find it fascinating.

I thought the evolution of Don's support of Peggy was probably his salvation as a person. The fact is they took a lot of risks this season. I didn't care for the first few episodes as they were incredibly difficult to watch. But the more I think about the directions they take, the more I appreciate them. For instance, pretty much every character that serves as an antagonist is also incredibly human and has vulnerable moments.

other great things:

Betty manages to be a worse mother with every season
Sally is evolving into an independent person and it's entirely realistic
Pete's unexpected support of Don
The black secretaries calling each other by each others names as an in joke that no one can tell them apart
The idiot secretary who isn't cartoonishly idiotic, but instead just misses the boat with every cameo
Harry Hamlin's character, who is the total polar opposite of Don and actually calls him out for all of his flaws and he can't retaliate because it's true.

Pete's support of Don is super expected. He's got daddy issues.

I think the unspoken superstar of the show is Ken Cosgrove, who is an asshole but is also the only one without a hidden secret life or paralyzing character flaws. Everything bad about him is publicly known: he's a second rate middlebrow.

What makes Game of Thrones great is that it's a bunch of fun and boobies and torture, with Dinklage and a bunch of characters, parading around like it's all sophisticated and shit.

Somebody's a Game of Thrones fan!

Honestly I just wanted to write a funny 'jumping the shark' analogy and I think Mad Mans has become boring.

But I love GoTs so you nailed it.