Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A+ | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Parting Really, Really Is Sweet Sorrow...
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 13 | Aired on 10.17.2007
Annie's returned to record her spot, and it's not going great, as Peggy tells her to hang on a minute. She observes that Annie doesn't sound very confident, so Ken suggests Peggy give her a direction, and Peggy asks her for, well, more confidence. Honey, you want to test actors on taking direction in the audition, and if you're wondering why, check out the lost kitty look on Annie right after you said that. She gives it another shot, and Peggy interrupts her again, this time talking at length about how Annie should imagine she's married -- she has everything and is the prize of a handsome man. When she's done, Ken snarks, "It's too bad your voice is so annoying." Heh. The next try still sucks, though, and Peggy asks Ken to say something to Annie to make her feel more beautiful and increase her confidence. Ken, however, opines that a woman who looks like Annie will never sound confident. "It's God's gift to bachelors. The juiciest gazelle is the easiest to catch." Since "bachelor" will always apply to him, I have to opine that Sal wouldn't see it as quite such a blessing. Anyway, Annie keeps being a disaster, and Peggy gets more and more impatient, causing Annie to cry, and it's as painful to watch as you might expect. Peggy unceremoniously fires Annie, and even Ken is appalled at her lack of tact. When Annie rushes out in tears, Peggy suggests Ken go after her and console her. "And after you make plans or whatever you need to do, call Rita, the older lady you liked? She's probably at home with the Relax-A-Cizer right now." Well, you can't accuse Peggy of being inflexible. Ken hilariously pats her on the head and leaves.
Don's looking through some slides in his office. Probably influenced by the nostalgia, as well as by the fact that his secret no longer seems so terrible, he takes out the box Adam sent him and starts looking through the pictures. After a minute, he picks up the phone and calls the Brighton Hotel, and the guy at the desk picks up. Don asks if he has a forwarding address for Adam, and the guy tells him he's sorry, but one of the only remaining connections between Don and humanity is gone...I mean, "Adam killed himself." Don is stunned, and the guy goes on that he left the building a bunch of money, which I don't really think was his intention. Don hangs up the phone and buries his head in his hands. To paraphrase Bart Simpson, he can't help but feel partially responsible...