SPOILER ALERT: The following is about Mad Men Season Five and I give away some important character details.

In one hour we’ll be watching the season five finale of Mad Men with our neighbors on the first floor. We don’t have cable so we have to make a date of it if we’re going to watch the show at all.

Watching with friends is actually a fun and festive thing to do.

I actually bought downloads of the show from iTunes. I paid $32  for the season and am able to download each episode on Monday mornings. But I found I couldn’t wait. And the downloads really clog up my computer, and…

We watched the first episode of the season at B&O’s house on Berkeley Place. Since then we’ve been going downstairs. On Monday mornings, a Facebook friend has a morning wrap up on her Facebook page with loads of intelligent comments from her intelligent friends and that’s been really cool, too.

Sometimes I chime in with my reactions.

And what a season it has been. Sure, some said they were “jumping the shark” when Meghan sang Zou Bisou Bisou at Don’s 40th birthday party in episode one but the show has definitely transcended that slightly wobbly beginning.

Some of the episodes rate among the best produced. I still have some old favorites from other seasons like the Kodak carousel episode and the lawn mower one, the Kennedy asassination and there are others, too.

But this season. The fight between Laine and Peter, Joan’s decision, Peggy leaving Sterling Cooper, Laine’s suicide, Roger’s LSD trip, Don and Meghan’s trip to Howard Johnsons…

It’s been quite a season. Oops better get ready to go downstairs. The Mad Men season finale is set to begin in 45 minutes.