Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 6 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Good Night and Good Luck
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 5 | Aired on 2007.08.17
The ostensible Charlie is showing Trudy to a seat in his office, commenting that he would rather have had lunch with her. Trudy breezes that she has an appointment with the decorator for their new apartment, but promises they can do it another time. She brings the subject around to the story, which Charlie has apparently already read, saying that he said he enjoyed it. Charlie says he did -- "as much as anyone can enjoy that kind of thing." As if it weren't Un!Comfortable! enough in here. Trudy hangs on to her smile for dear life as she asks if that means he liked it or he didn't, and Charlie, who's growing on me quickly, points out that what really matters is whether he publishes it. Trudy agrees, and then asks if Charlie has still been seeing "Laura," and Charlie says yes, and calls her "terrific" and "fun" in the tone of voice you'd use to describe a colonoscopy. A boring colonoscopy. Charlie sits down next to Trudy and tells her he misses her, and misses being with her. In the interest of accurate reporting, he does seem like there's an emotional tie here and not just a creepy lascivious vibe. Anyway, emotional attachment or not, he does proposition her, but she turns him down, although not without some difficulty. He tells her he knows she'll never leave Pete, but he can keep a secret. You can cut the tension with a knife, but Trudy again turns him down. "No, Charlie. Please."
Betty shows up at the office with the kids, and Peggy realizes who she is from her voice. Betty says they're there to pick up Don, as apparently they have an appointment for a family portrait, so Peggy has to uncomfortably tell her that Don's not in at the moment, but she should go inside and wait. She opens the door and shows them in, and then goes running for the only logical person to see in this kind of crisis...