Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 329 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT California, Here I Come…
By Couch Baron | Season 2 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2008.10.05
Peggy's on her way out when Pete drunkenly gets her attention and asks if he can speak to her for a moment. She obliges him, and he tells her that he's going away on a plane. She misses the intent behind this statement, wondering if he wants to hear that she wishes she were going? "Everybody does. I've never even been on a plane." Pete, however, makes himself clear -- he hasn't been on a plane since his father died. Peggy apologizes, and Pete goes on that he's not scared. "It just seemed significant, is all." Peggy tries to tell him how unlikely it would be for a second Campbell to die in a plane crash, and Pete concedes that that's true before adding that it wouldn't be the worst thing. Peggy's startled, and Pete unhappily goes on that he hates his mother. "What do you think of that?" Peggy is taken aback by how real Pete just got with her, although it seems like she's the only person in the office he's ever really opened up to, and says she doesn't know the circumstances. Pete starts wallowing, saying maybe he shouldn't expect that much from his mother, and it's not like he and Bud turned out so great. He brings it around to the adoption idea: "Who's to say it wouldn't be better? So it's not yours -- that could be good!" Needless to say, he's completely lost Peggy at this point, who offers that she doesn't know what he's talking about, but she thinks his flight will be fine. He pulls his focus back and somewhat bitterly opines that everything is so easy for her, and Peggy doesn't laugh in his face, slap him, or, by far the best option, both. Instead, she does the conversational equivalent: "It's not easy for anyone, Pete." He nods in acceptance of this sentiment, and after a moment, Peggy tells him to have a great trip, and leaves.
Betty's at home, having a glass of wine in her nightgown, when there's a noise from the yard that prompts Polly to whine and a neighbor's dog to bark. Betty gets up, peers out the window, and locks the back door before sitting down again. Honey, didn't you notice your glass is empty? Now you're going to have to get up again!
In the morning, Polly is barking and pawing at the kids' little playhouse in the backyard, so Betty goes to investigate -- and discovers Glen hiding in it. Ah, I was wondering if they'd bring the Bishops back now that Betty's heading for a divorce, and here's our answer. Come to think of it, if Don's going to be single I'd imagine we'll be seeing Rachel again at some point, married or not. (Speaking of which, when is that flashback to that woman who knew Don wasn't Don going to pay off? I know this show moves at its own pace, but that one is KILLING me.) Betty asks what he's doing and how long he's been out there, and the answers are "Nothing" and "A few days." Betty softens and asks what happened, and Glen tells her he didn't know if he'd see her again, and then she wasn't even home. Betty determines that he ran away...