Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 524 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Yesterdayland
By Couch Baron | Season 5 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2012.04.22
Of course, if she's that superstitious, she should know that you don't set yourself up by saying such things out loud and she pays the price for her moment of weakness in the form of a ba-dum-bum reply in which Don returns with Megan and says they're going to have to miss the presentation in favor of heading upstate "for Howard Johnson's." Peggy can't believe it, but Don somewhat defensively points out that she's running the show. "How does me sitting there change anything?" Given how the last Peggy-helmed Heinz pitch went, this is an absurdly irresponsible decision to the point where even Megan looks wildly uncomfortable, so it's lucky we've got Ginzo around, who placidly offers that he loves Howard Johnson's. "The colors. The atmosphere. The clams." Hee. Don, rather stupid in his excitement, says that Megan's never been to one and the obvious capriciousness of the trip is so embarrassing that Megan apologizes. Peggy, admirably enough given that she almost dumped her boyfriend over this presentation, says that she supposes it's okay, since she's got all of Megan's work and Don promises to check in from the road, not particularly convincingly. After he leaves and Megan reluctantly follows suit, Ginzo drops the pro-HoJo act and intones, "Well, that's a disaster." Heh. Stan, however, plays cheerleader, telling Peggy that Don's frivolity is a vote of confidence and I do continue to love how reliably Stan has Peggy's back. She asks him for a smoke and a close-up of him giving her a light...