A move-the-ball-forward episode that juggles three budding
relationships: Don and Conrad Hilton, Betty and Henry Francis, and Duck
Phillips wooing Peggy and Pete. In a time-twisting structure, we see the
results first, then learn how they all got into those places. Don’s, as usual,
is the most interesting, as he ends up picking up two hitchhikers who give him
drugs then rob him. Though I guess Peggy and Duck ending up in bed together was
rather shocking the first time through.
Best Scene: There
isn’t one signature scene from this episode; the best moments come from all the
sequences devoted to Don’s decision about signing a three-year contract
required by Hilton. There are about a half-dozen of these and they’re all very
good. In the end, Cooper essentially blackmails Don into signing the papers
with a threat that hearkens back to the end of Season 1.
Best Line: Peggy
to Pete: “Stop barging in here and infecting me with your anxiety.”
Grade: B
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