Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 234 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT The Grass Is Always Greener
By Couch Baron | Season 6 | Episode 4 | Aired on 2013.04.21
We see some projected psychedelic lights as Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot'sBonnie And Clyde plays, with which I'm only familiar because a favorite band of mine, Luna, covered it years later, but given that it's entirely in French, it does seem appropriate for the activity we're witnessing. More seriously, though, the song is mostly performed with the artists taking on the identities of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and singing about how they can't escape their past misdeeds and how their greatest fear is that the other one will die. Don't know if it's meant to tie in thematically somewhere, but it's interesting nonetheless. Joan sits on the end of a couch sipping her drink and paying little attention to Kate and Leo, who are on the other end in much the same position as in the cab, which suggests fairly strongly who paid the fare. Another young guy interrupts Leo, and Leo introduces him to Joan as a friend of him. "Johnny" drops down on the available couch real estate and wastes no time kissing Joan, prompting Leo to gloat that he told him so. Joan wonders what he's referring to, and Johnny tells her that Leo predicted he'd want her, so I guess Leo got hold of Johnny earlier and told him to meet them there. Thoughtful of him! Joan gives Johnny an appraising look before putting on a sultry smile and leaning in for another kiss, and I'm sure some people in the audience aren't thrilled, but I think that if we could all end our really shitty days by pulling some young tail, the world would be a better place.
Bertram and Roger, in the former's office (another benefit of the expansion) chat a bit about the upcoming election when Harry enters. He's a little wary about how they may see him after the previous day's outburst, but they're all sunny smiles, asking after the wife and kids (he apparently now has twin boys, "Nathan" and "Steven," to join his daughter Bea). Understandably enough, he's wary of their friendly attitudes, but sits down regardless and tells them the kids are well. Roger then gets into it, telling Harry that his display of "initiative" really caught their attention, so they'd like to pay him a full commission on Broadway Joe, which runs to the tune of $23,500. Harry thanks them, but then is like, sooooo, anything else? Bertram turns a bit frosty as he asks what Harry makes in a year, and it's a bit less than the value of the check, but he doesn't flinch as he asks again about the partnership. Roger, at least aiming for a conciliatory tack, tells Harry they have to expand before they can offer anyone else ownership, but Harry's unimpressed, and tells Bertram that he should know how important he is because Bertram was him. Bertram, sardonically: "I was different from you, Mr. Crane, in every single way." Staring with having three fewer kids, am I right? Harry tells them that he's earned the money, "but I've also earned a partnership. I really hope some other firm doesn't figure that out first." He leaves, whereupon Bertram sighs, "That was the most impressive thing he's done," and Roger wonders if they should fire him before he cashes the check. If that's your plan, you'd better hurry because if I were Harry I'd already be in the elevator on my way to the bank.