re: Mad Men should not have come back after the split (Spoilers)

So basically. My favorite part of Mad Men is and always has been that none of the people in this office really like each other. But they always seem to have moments where they genuinely care. They are all bad and selfish people who share some of the same pains. The empathy with the struggle is the beautiful thing that seems to come out of the show. I've never liked the romantic relationships, cheating, and flings. I've liked the relationships that were much deeper and more complicated.

Don-Peggy
Don-Pete
Don-Roger
Peggy-Ginsberg
Peggy-Stan
Don-Joan
Peggy-Joan

Even just the funny things, like when Roger paid Peggy all that money to spend the night working on copy for him without telling anyone. It was just a hilarious moment that showed Roger's fear of humiliation and Peggy's growing confidence.

There just have been very few genuine interaction between characters in my opinion. I don't care about Harry fricking Crane trying to bang Meghan. Who gives a shite? I don't care about this knew random guy that Joan likes. It would be more interesting if Roger knew about it at all (maybe they can go that route). Without struggle in the office, these characters have nothing in common. The biggest drama in the office these last three episodes has been over a character that is in no way critical to the show.

Remember the days when Pete was trying to get Don busted. The show carefully took its time to repair that relationship to the point where Don liked and trusted Pete. Not to mention that Pete admires Don more than anyone. But they haven't used that at all! The characters have come so far in this show. All of them are completely different people than they were in season 1, but the development has been natural. After all of that work, we are left with these shallow character interactions.