Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A | 3 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT A Lucky Strike
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2007.07.19
Out in the hallway, Pete catches up and kisses up to Don, agreeing that Rachel was out of line, but Don sees right through him and says that Roger won't be happy, which is good for Pete. They stop, and Pete confesses that he does want Don's job, but he knows Don is good with people, a talent he lacks. "Not counting that meeting we were just in." Point to the man-boy. Pete says he's hoping Don will help him out, and opines that there's plenty of room at the top. Don gives a little and apologizes for being so hard on Pete before, but Pete goes back to overplaying his hand, saying he'd follow Don into combat blindfolded, as would plenty of other guys. He sticks out his hand (calling Don "buddy," which: no), but Don declines the offering: "Let's take it a little slower. I don't want to wake up pregnant." Well, Don, surely you have eleven bucks a month to spare. When Don's gone, Pete drops the genial act and whispers, "Fuck you." Pete! You kiss your rich, uptight fiancée with that mouth?
Joan swaggers around the office with Peggy, laden down with the gifts Joan instructed her to buy, in tow, telling her that she's not saying she's seen the doc's place in Southampton, "but it's beautiful." So, Joan, how many guys per month would you not say you're sleeping with at the moment? Joan leads Peggy to a closed door and tells her that they're about to enter the nerve center of the office, and that Peggy and her boss are dependent on "the willing and cheerful cooperation of a few skilled employees." As such, Joan says, Peggy is never to snap or be sarcastic with them, and instead should always be a supplicant. Joan opens the door...