Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B | 407 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT That's Some Great Business Sense!
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 2 | Aired on 2009.08.23
Betty's striding into the office, flanked by Joan, who compliments her on how well she's "carrying." Rather than extol the virtues of melba toast and remind herself to fire Carla, Betty dismisses it as "smoke and mirrors." Half right. Joan says it makes her optimistic, because come the first of July "when [her husband Greg]'s Chief Resident, I'd better watch out." I take it no one disagrees with that last part. Don's secretary (no idea of her name yet) approaches and greets Betty, and Joan suggests she get Betty a glass of water, but Betty pipes up, "Why don't you first tell me how long I'm going to be here?" Well, Betty, if you're going to be that strident, you might as well lead with "Belay that order!" Come on, how often in your life do you get the opportunity to say it?
Anyway, Betty will be around for a bit, it seems, as her husband, as well as Roger and Bertram, are just now coming in to see Pryce. Pryce thanks them for coming, to which Bertram grumps, "Didn't you just call us all into your office?" Seems like the polite thing to do would be not to call attention to it. Pryce informs them that Campbell's UK has sacked them, to which Bertram responds that it's an ad agency, and he doesn't want to walk down there every time they lose an account. "I'll wear out the carpet." Bertram, I would certainly miss you, but retirement is a viable option here. You certainly qualify both in age and crotchetiness. When he's gone, Pryce goes on that the root of the problem is that they never had a meeting with the American arm of Campbell's, to which Roger replies, "Perhaps I should drag Burt Peterson in and fire him again." Considering the scene he caused? Yes. Yes you should. Anyway, that comment is indicative of both Roger's and Don's investment in the conversation, so Pryce gives it up as a bad job, saying there's no need to fret as long as they get some new business. He's then informed that his wife is waiting, and asks Don for five minutes, so that explains why Betty's there...