Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 390 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT The Devil You Know
By Couch Baron | Season 5 | Episode 9 | Aired on 2012.05.13
Roger's on the phone when Bertram enters and closes the door without fanfare, a note in his hand. Bertram's presence does nothing to hurry Roger's chat up, but when he's off, Bertram tells Roger to get "Max Rosenberg," whom Bertram met at the "Javits Fundraiser," on the phone as he's got some business involving a Jewish wine. Roger wonders why Bertram doesn't just bring it up at their next partners' meeting, but Bertram was apparently more stung by that "Sterling Campbell" comment than you might have expected and tells Roger that the account needs his "finesse." It would be hilarious to go into all the ways that is hilarious, but even Bertram knows what they really need is Roger's "Semitic wife." I don't believe I mentioned it, but I think it was during the acid trip that Jane mentioned she's half Jewish. Regardless, Roger barks at Bertram that he and Jane are getting divorced. Bertram theatrically pulls up his sleeve to reveal his watch and asks, "Already?" and it's no "You sold your birthright so you could marry that TROLLOP!", but I'm still pretty happy with it. Roger at least reacts with a resigned smile and asks exactly how Jewish the execs are ("Fiddler On The Roof: Audience or cast?"), but all Bertram can tell him is that the company is Manischewitz and Max will know the answer. Roger picks up the phone and starts dialing...
...and let's cut to another ex of Roger's -- Sally Draper. She's getting a lesson in fake-crying from Megan, skipping the section on whining as she proves she has that down pat already by begging Don not to forget colored pencils for her family-tree project. I hope poor Adam's entry doesn't come with a tasteless illustration. The branches kind of set the whole thing up, you know. Don heads to the office, whereupon Megan resumes the tutoring and it's probably not a huge surprise that Sally seems to have some talent for the subject.