Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 490 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Giving Up The Ghost
By Couch Baron | Season 5 | Episode 13 | Aired on 2012.06.10
After a moment, Joan goes on that now there's this money, so Don gets an idea that might simultaneously alleviate some of the guilt and make some small amends for his part in Lane's death: They'll take fifty grand of the money and give it to Rebecca as repayment of Lane's investment in the company. And they explain about the investment actually having been a loan from the partners, but beyond that Lane's partnership interest isn't necessarily predicated on him being an active partner, is it? We know Bertram's sister was a partner in SC and she never worked there as far as we know. Of course, Don might do the exact same thing anyway, but I find it hard to believe that legally, Lane's interest in the company would vanish upon his death. Not that it's likely to be relevant either way, but still. Joan asks if they shouldn't have a vote, but Don tells her no and the idea that Joan thinks the plan is equitable is strongly suggested by her willingness to abandon parliamentary procedure with so short a fight. Standing, Joan wonders if Don is under the weather and he confesses he has a "hot tooth," which is just begging for a hacky joke about the tooth being in good company, but we'll move on to Joan telling Don she knows a dentist in the steeple of the Chrysler Building. "Even if he can't help you, you still get to see the view." Good enough for me, but Don tells her the pain will go away, and I know Don grew up a rube, but I thought even taking care of horses would give you some idea about the importance of diligent oral care. Dawn enters with the ice and Joan lingers long enough to tell Don, "Put that on your face, not in a drink." Don looks back at her like, "Don't worry, Dawn will be making another trip soon."
Marie, dressed to go out in a green Jackie O number, opens Megan's darkened bedroom and tells her in French that it's noon and it's time to go out. Megan replies that she doesn't feel well, so Marie comes in and sits on the edge of the bed, whereupon Megan confesses that she's sad. Marie tells her she knows, but she shouldn't feel sorry for herself -- she's got a lovely home and a handsome husband, "who provides you with everything even though you won't give him a family." Ah, that again; it's been a while, but in the context of everything that's happened I wonder if Megan's issue with having children comes from wanting to put her career first, just like Peggy. She may not want to admit that explicit connection even to herself, but it would make sense to me, especially since it obviously seems to puzzle her mother. Megan can't believe that Marie would throw that in her face at a time like this, and wonders why Marie never cares what she wants to do. Marie tells her it's because she's "chasing a phantom. Not every little girl gets to do what they want. The world could not support that many ballerinas." This is truth Megan doesn't want to hear: "Is that what you tell yourself?" Marie snaps back that Megan is an "ungrateful little bitch," proving that she gives twice as good as she gets. Just ask Roger! She adds that she thanks God her "children" aren't her whole life and there's another sibling we've never met?