'Mad Men' finale: Are you sitting down?

A brilliant season of Mad Men came to a close Sunday with an expertly crafted episode, with the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis paralleling (and in some cases prompting) upheavals in the characters' lives.

OK, hands up everyone who figured that Don Draper's cryptic "It's Dick Whitman" phone call at the end of last week's Mad Men would lead to the most open, human side of him we've ever seen.

Lots of interesting stuff in this week's Mad Men, from Kurt revealing he's gay to Duck's booze-fueled corporate intrigue to the lives of the (possibly) rich and (definitely) dissolute in Palm Springs. But we have to start with the phone call.

Sunday's Mad Men didn't look or feel like most episodes of the show, with Don Draper relegated to a supporting role and only a few scenes taking place inside the Sterling Cooper offices.