Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B | 283 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT White People Problems
By Couch Baron | Season 6 | Episode 5 | Aired on 2013.04.28
...which is then contrasted with a cut back to the diner. Beverly and Ginzo are still obliviously exchanging small talk when the news comes in over the establishment's radio. All the customers kind of absorb it at the same time, and after a crash comes from the kitchen, we see the African-American workers looking stunned and despondent. Ginzo, fiery as ever, barks that "they" just had to do it, and after another shot of the inconsolable employees...
...we cut to Rye, where Sally and Bobby are looking despondent as Betty stares bleakly into space, her tapping hand betraying her anxiety. Henry enters and wonders why they're not all crowded around the TV, but Sally tells him Betty won't let them watch. Betty shoots back that, essentially, they might show something kids shouldn't see before telling Henry he doesn't have to go. Henry, however, heatedly replies that "they" are going to burn down the city; seeing the kids' worried expressions, he tells them more calmly that everything's fine - he just has to go help the mayor. Betty asks him to be careful and to call, and Henry acknowledges that with a wave of his hand...
...and then we're back at the awards ceremony, where Pete barks at the line for the pay phones that other people are waiting to make calls. Abe gets off his conversation and tells Peggy that Dr. King was shot in the face before saying that he's got a chance to do coverage for The New York Times if he can get uptown. Peggy's worried for his safety, and the sirens wailing in the background make her point for her, but of course Abe's not going to be dissuaded, so she reluctantly tells him not to do anything stupid. Abe: "It's too late. I'm going to Harlem in a tuxedo." It's nice of him to spare me having to make a joke at a time like this. When he's gone, Peggy looks lost and afraid, but then Don and Megan join her, and she confesses that she's sick and she doesn't even know how she's going to get home. Don offers a ride, after which Pete stops by to tell them he's going home, as he's tired of waiting for a phone. The lights then flicker again, and Peggy's flabbergasted that they're actually still having the awards, but Don's like, "What else are we gonna do?" I feel like Sterling Archer answering a rhetorical question, but: Not have them? Megan collapses onto Don while Peggy looks uncomfortable, and Peggy, I know there's been weirdness with Don lately, but everyone's in mourning and he's got one free shoulder.