Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 298 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT No Good Deed Goes Unsexed
By Couch Baron | Season 6 | Episode 11 | Aired on 2013.06.09
...whereupon we cut to a scene that's a bit less dignified, that being the Chevy client dinner, at which Don, Roger, Cutler and Ted are chuckling up a storm. Has Chevy just locked Ken up in a room for their own amusement ever since they learned he could tap-dance? It's his job, I guess. They're discussing fishing venues, and Don asks one of the two Chevy guys where he takes his KID fishing, and then a few people pipe up about KIDS, whereupon Don mentions his friend's kid who just got classified 1-A. I mean, it's obvious to us what Don's doing, and it seems wildly inappropriate given the setting, but on the other hand no one else knows his ulterior motive, so it seems a tad overblown to me for everyone to act like Don just announced he runs a dog-fighting ring in his spare time. Ted tries to make a that's-tough-let's-move-on comment, but Don goes on about his friend being beside himself, and now that I think about it, Don claiming even to have a friend is probably contributing to the dissonance here. He goes on about people "doing things," and one Chevy guy tells him he knows -- and it makes him sick. Cutler and Ted are both gaping at Don now in disbelief, but Roger -- with an assist from Cutler -- reliably succeeds in restoring the light mood. From the way Ted continues to stare at Don, though, he's not about to let this go, which should be fun.
With only a little lamp on, Sally and Julie are alternating writing ten things they like about Mitchell on a piece of paper, folding each answer up so the other can't see it until they're done. So like a slam book, only nice. They read a few entries -- Sally picked "his ass" because she claimed she couldn't think of anything else, which given the pants he was wearing is perfectly understandable -- but then Megan comes in and bites out that they have a big day, so they need to get to sleep. Julie sunnily wishes "Mrs. Draper" a good night and when she's gone, Sally asks Julie why she keeps calling her that. Julie: "Because she hates it." Julie, the jury's still out, but I'd book you for at least one more episode just on the strength of that line. Julie then tells Sally that Mitchell's right downstairs, and she should sneak down and kiss him. And I'm sure Betty would disapprove, but it's only right for a soldier going off to war!