Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 755 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Something Interruptus
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2009.08.16
Blondie disrobes in front of Don, giving a nod either to modesty or network TV by covering her breasts with her hands when the camera's on her. Don't worry, straight guys, we gays are going to get gypped too.
Speaking of which, the bellhop from the elevator is on the air conditioner case, and once he gets it running, Sal digs in his pocket for a tip, and you can just make your own joke about the bellhop taking over that particular duty. Yes, before you know it, the bellhop has invaded Sal's personal space, and they are very quickly making out. The guy is a lot speedier at getting his uniform top off than Blondie was, and when he goes for Sal's pants, Bryan Batt does a great job of sounding like he's about to hyperventilate. Either that, or they had a pretty hilarious ADR session. The guy, who is really quite cute, gets Sal on the bed and reaches a hand down into his boxers, and given my guess that Sal is a virgin with men I did not expect this to last long, but while I turn out to be correct, it's not for the reason I expected, as the fire alarm suddenly starts ringing. Sal looks panicked, like, "Did I set that off?" I wouldn't rule it out.
Don, who lost his shirt since we last saw him, tosses some clothes at Blondie, who's in the bed, and tells her they need to go. God, a fire alarm when you're hammered and half-dressed. Will the college memories never fade? Seriously, though, the last two times I stayed in a hotel the fire alarm went off, and there were people still sauntering out of the hotel like twenty minutes later. This particular scene is not exactly verité. The two of them head out the window onto the fire escape...
...and on the way down, Don sees Sal getting himself together and urgently knocks and tells him to come on. Sal catches flies, knowing something huge is about to happen and being powerless to stop it, and when the bellhop comes running in from off-camera, Don looks like he's seen a ghost. And this is a man who didn't bat an eye when he saw a vision of his dead mother giving birth to him. Don and Blondie, who didn't see a thing, get going again...
...and down on the street, Don's and Sal's eyes meet uncertainly as fire trucks are on the scene and the bellhop tells the crowd that everything's okay. Which is kind of insensitive of him, given that his new boyfriend's world has just been turned upside down.