The "Red in the Face" episode seemed to showcase how immature a lot of the characters are. It starts with Don getting updates from Betty's therapist when he hints that for now Betty is only revealing petty jealousies but there's probably deeper issues. We move on to Sterling, who is on the phone with his wife, Mona who is making sure he drinks milk for his ulcer. As he responds that he is drinking his milk just as he pours a generous amount of vodka in it, I realize that Sterling might have been the comedic relief on this show - well as best as comedic relief can go on a show like this. Don and Roger are headed out and are having a conversation in the hallway when Pete, ever insecure walks by and asks if he was missing something. Sterling quips back that he isn't and they are talking about him like they always do then adds "Goodbye Paul" haha.
Roger and Don go out to a bar and have two young women giving them the googly eyes. When Don steps out, Roger realizes the eyes weren't for both of them and were just for Don and he seems a bit resentful. Don invites him to dinner with he and Betty. Roger drinks a lot and they talk about a variety of things. At some point Roger calls out Don's background as he mentions that he drops his "g's" and assumed he grew up in a certain area. Ever the master dodger, Don changes the subject and goes in search of more alcohol. Betty is cleaning up in the kitchen when Roger comes up behind her and makes a pass at her. She tells him to stop. Don walks in and can sense something went down but says nothing. Instead he allows a very drunk Sterling to drive himself home.
He comes back and practically attacks Betty for coming on to Roger. She tries to defend herself and say she was being nice since that is his boss but Don with the most menacing look tells her that he feels like he is living with a child. I never really realized how abusive Don was but he had a pretty scary look in that scene.
Pete being Pete, returns a wedding gift which was a chip and dip set and runs into an old classmate who is flirting with the sales girl helping Pete. He tells the sales girl he will be back for her and Pete tries to see if he has the same charm his old classmate does by trying to ask the sales girl out in exchange for her giving him cash instead of store credit. He fails and looks quite pathetic and even the sales girl shakes her head at him. We see that Pete used his store credit to get a gun that he parades around the office. Later, we hear his wife berate him for getting a gun.
Betty runs into Helen Bishop at the grocery store and when Helen tries to confront her for giving Glenn a lock of her hair she slaps Helen. Her friend Francine hears about it and comes to check on Betty. Betty spins the story, omitting what she did and says Helen is lonely and bitter. Circling back to Don, his revenge plot is in motion as he pays the elevator attendant to say the elevator is out. He takes Roger out to lunch and continues to feed him oysters and martinis. When they head back to the office trying to nail down the Nixon account, the elevator is "down" and they have to climb an endless number of stairs. Don makes it up fine but by the time Sterling makes it upstairs to the meeting, he pukes up the heavy lunch he just had. Don asks if he is okay as he walks away smirking.
Do not cross Don Draper, kids.
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