Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 279 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT No Good Deed Goes Unsexed
By Couch Baron | Season 6 | Episode 11 | Aired on 2013.06.09
Don arrives home to find Megan sitting on the couch with a long-haired boy in his late teens, whom she introduces as Sylvia and Arnold's oft-mentioned, but never-before-seen son Mitchell. Don stretches out a hand, but the kid doesn't even make eye contact to accompany his cursory shake before thanking Megan and leaving via the back door. Don, you might want to take note of how many people know that trick. When he's gone, Megan sighs uncertainly and says that she's sworn to secrecy, but Mitchell's in a lot of trouble -- he's 1-A. Don points out that the kid is in school, but Megan tells him Mitchell sent back his draft card in protest and he got reclassified as a result. She goes on that Mitchell's thinking of running to Canada, which is why he was there as she could call her brother-in-law to help him out of the country, "but I can't do that to Sylvia and Arnold." Don counsels her to leave it alone, and when she protests that he's so scared, he snaps that he should be, but then softens a bit to speak from experience: "He can't spend the rest of his life on the run." Megan sees his point, but still doesn't want him to go to Vietnam. Don flatly tells her it's not their problem. No need for ice in the drink you're fixing, Don.
Ted, Pete and Peggy apparently had a great meeting, if their drunk-ass laughing in some fish shack is any indication. Peggy almost-slurs a request for Ted to get her another whiskey sour, and then they get into discussing air travel, with Pete eventually confessing the circumstances of his father's death before Ted sighs contentedly and tells them this is the agency he always wanted -- "ambition, brains and beauty." Easy, Ted -- Pete's going to get more male attention this episode than he wants as it is. Ted and Peggy exchange some words that would only be seen as flirtatious if A) you're a viewer of the show or B) you know Peggy in That Way, but because Pete can claim residency in column B, when Ted leaves the table to call his wife, Pete wink-winks about Peggy's obvious attraction. She's too drunk to deny it for long, but tells him nothing can happen. Pete goes on that Ted's obviously in love with Peggy too, and Peggy can't hide her joy at hearing that, but then covers by snarking that Pete's the one in love with Ted. Pete agrees that he could use an account and Ted's been generous, before taking a moment and remarking, "At least one of us ended up important." I don't know if it's the booze or Pete's recent misfortunes making him more humble, but this is better than him being jealous of every bit of success Peggy ever earned, and she seems to agree as she smiles beatifically at him. He asks her to tell him she doesn't pity him and she assures him she does not, whereupon they agree that they really know each other. Pete gives her the most genuinely fond smile I recall seeing from him in ages, and Peggy, I'd say if Ted doesn't work out, you've got someone on deck here.