Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 10 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Toeing The Line
By Couch Baron | Season 6 | Episode 9 | Aired on 05.26.2013
Hearing a noise in the bedroom, Peggy enters, broom in hand, to find Abe trying to fix the window as someone threw a rock through it. He tries to tell her it's no big deal, and for those of you who like playing the Continuity Police, there's a wardrobe error in the scene, as in some shots Abe's shirt is open and it's buttoned up in others. I don't know that I've ever noticed one of those on this show before, which is pretty solid. Anyway, Peggy finally conveys just how scared she is, so Abe deflates and tells her to put the place on the market, adding that maybe they're not cut out to be pioneers. He kisses her, so at least they'll be getting out of here intact, right?
In a neighborhood in which people do not throw rocks through windows, Roger is in bed when the phone rings; he answers and gets an earful from Margaret about taking a four-year-old to see Planet Of The Apes, as Ellery's been having nonstop nightmares. Roger offers twin answers that really compete well for most mature, those being "he wanted to see that" and "Don took his kid." Margaret makes a disparaging comment about Don's parenting abilities, and I'm not one to elbow people out of the way to defend Don Draper, but Bobby has to be at least ten now, so I don't think that one flies, Roger... not that it was working anyway. As if all this weren't enough, Roger literally tells Margaret that the situation is "not my fault," so she shoots back that he's right, it's her fault -- "for letting you talk me into having a four-year-old watch another four-year-old." Hee. Roger is not laughing, though, when Margaret summarily revokes his visitation rights unless Mona is present (and she also says something about how Roger can still "pretend to be a father," and I might be imagining things, but it's possible that makes a certain look she gave Joan earlier a lot more significant), and I suppose it's a good thing Roger hasn't gotten out of bed, because I can't imagine he'll want to bother at this point.
Speaking of, Don awakens to a bright morning and an empty bed. Then we cut to him entering the cafeteria looking really rather dashing -- sport coats suit him very well -- and catching sight of Betty sitting happily with Henry. Don approaches them, and after a greeting that's terse, but friendly enough -- especially given the THUNK with which their last meeting ended -- Don heads off to sit by himself. Betty does spare a quick glance his way, but by the time he's seated, she's back to laughing and chatting with her husband. Don, you're probably getting there, but just in case, if you want intimacy, maybe try looking in your apartment?