Wow, just wow. I just finished season 2 last night, and my head is still buzzing with the finale. Outside of any real shocks (no, I won't ruin it for you), the biggest thing that impressed me with the level of character development during season 2. Being the main characters, I expected to see some growth in Don Draper and Peggy Olson. The show didn't disappoint with Don and Peggy...but also provided some very remarkeable development of secondary characters Betty Draper, Pete Campbell, Roger Sterling, and Duck Phillips.
I'm constantly amazed at the level of the detail that the show's producers put into each episode. The trials and tribulations of Sterling Cooper reflect the paranoid anti-communist environment of the early 1960s. You get a real sense of fear during the Cuban Missile Crisis within the show...e.g. "I can't see into the future as well as Duck can, but if we're still here on Monday, I'll discuss it then". People were seriously thinking that the world was ending, and the show's characters accuractely reflected that turmoil.
Other political events that influenced the show's main characters....JFK's election, the launch of Sputnik, the civil rights movement, and growth of the military-industrial complex.
Overall, I'm amazed with the quality of the show's writing and acting. The sets are immaculate, the actors well chosen, and the lines delivered perfectly.
Check out season 1 (available on DVD now), and season 2 (I had it for free with Comcast on-demand). you won't be disappointed.
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