At long last, an episode where there’s something interesting going on. I have to admit that the last few episodes have pretty much had me bored to tears. We haven’t had any really good material since Mrs. Johnson told Maggie that her mayonnaise reeked.
In this episode we have the unlikely pairing of Roger and Vicki, a drinking game, more talk of food, Maggie flirting with Joe, new tunes on the juke, and Joe ready to punch Roger’s lights out. Did I miss anything? I don’t even mind that we’re back for a time to Sam and Roger squabbling about the coroner’s verdict. There’s just so much going on in this episode that is good stuff.
The guy that puts money in the jukebox and boogies away looks very much like a cast member from Carnival of Souls. And so does KLS with all that eye make-up.
LE & DF do a heck of a lot of teleprompter reading.
We have yet another comment on how good the food is at the Blue Whale. This time it’s sea bass. I’m not saying that a little hole in the wall dive like the Blue Whale doesn’t have great food (lord knows I’ve been in enough of them and have had some excellent food), but just who is serving this stuff? I can imagine that there’s a kitchen somewhere in the back, maybe back of the bar, but I don’t remember ever having seen a waitress in these early episodes. I guess it really doesn’t matter, since Roger blows the date and whisks Vicki away without any dinner.
