I just caught up with the last two episodes.
I second vremya's yay for Joan. I assumed that the rape would just be swept under the rug forever once she married the creep. It was great to see her lay him bare with such cold, concise, pinpoint accuracy. Enjoy your second tour, asshole.
I loved all of Sally's scenes. Her phone conversation with Don was funny and cute and so perfectly adolescent. She was awesome with that termagant of a step-grandmother, especially when she reacted to gramma's fucked up story about her abusive father by pointing out that it was fucked up. Also loved that final shot of her sleeping under the couch like the one nurse who survived Speck's murder spree.
Don's fever dream seemed dreamy to me from the beginning. How did she know where he lived if it was the first time she had ever been there? Even so, the strangling was intense.
Cut to the next episode and let's take a moment of silence in honor of Don's impromptu plumbing routine. God that man... Also, slow clap for him not cheating on Megan.
to Pete's hooker for getting him in three. She knows her trade.
Speaking of Pete, I can't believe Lane beat him so soundly with that crazy turn-of-the-century boxer pose. I guess his psycho of a father taught him one useful thing.
I'm amazed at how quickly Pete is spiraling downwards. He's always looked very young to me, but when he was hitting on that high school girl, then cavorting with the pro, then getting whupped by Lane, I swear he aged 20 years in an episode. There has been some discussion in the press about whether the falling man in the credits is going to turn out to be Pete. It's looking more and more likely a scenario.
I really like Cosgrove this season. I like his smoking weed with the homos and artists on the balcony at Megan's party, his pact with Peggy, his relationship with his adorable wife, his refusal to dive into the wine-n-dine void like Pete has to such notably awful effect, and that story about Pete and his stereo he wrote at the end.