I don’t think it does. I think they shot one regular season and are just splitting it in half.
Oh it does! Seasons 1-6 had 13 episodes each and season 7 is split into two seven episode seasons! So the payoff is … one episode.
Not that exciting when you say it out loud.
Plus I bet it’s a clips show 
$2.99 for HD.
I can’t see any difference between HD and regular. Sometimes the HD streaming gets hung up.
So no commentary on the episode itself? Well, I won’t be the one to begin then.
HOWEVER, I did find the multiple airplane rides and the parachute reference to be very suspicious in that, I can’t help if but wonder if it supports this amazing theory I heard last year about how Mad Men will end:
And now I realize it’s because there’s a whole other thread. Gonna mosey on over there…
You can sit next to me in the slow class. We have snacks. And plastic utensils.
If you pop over to AMCTV.com, you can watch the Season Premier fo’ free until around May 10th. No log-in required.