Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 329 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT California, Here I Come…
By Couch Baron | Season 2 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2008.10.05
Later, Betty's making the bed and suffering Don to be in her presence when the aforementioned Viola (Nurse Laverne from Scrubs) enters -- she's apparently the longtime family maid, and she and Betty are obviously very fond of each other. After the initial hellos (Don and Viola have met before, not surprisingly) Don excuses himself, and Betty tells Viola she should be there every day. Viola says that's not up to here, and Betty spits, "Why not? You've been here longer than her!" Viola lets that go, but when Betty chastises her for letting Gloria and Judy "ransack the house," Viola puts a hand on a hip and asks, "You want to give me your temper?" I'll say no, because I'm getting the sense that when Viola fines you, you pay in blood. Betty, playing the part, turns and sits on the bed like a spoiled little girl, and complains that Gene doesn't even know who she is. Viola answers that he's "very very sick," and Betty breathes in this truth like fresh air: "You don't know how nice it is to hear someone say that." Seeing how much she needs her, Viola stops fussing with the bed and sits with Betty, who asks if Gene is dying. Viola tells her that she was at the hospital when the doctors talked to Gloria, and the prognosis is that he's just going to get worse. Betty's face starts to break as she confesses she doesn't know how much more she can take, and leans in as she cries that she's an orphan. Viola tells her that it's time for her to take care of her husband and children now. "You'll see. The minute you leave, you'll remember him exactly the way he used to be. It's all good outside that door." Betty looks like she wishes she didn't know this not to be true.