Original Air Date: November 6, 2011
I apologize for taking so long, it's been quite the week. :( The show seems to skip around a lot, which I enjoy, but it makes it a bit difficult for me to jump from subject to subject and even more difficult for the reader to follow. So, I am going to piece it together as best I can.
What to say about this episode? It dealt with one of the biggest issues of the 60's. Racism. So first of all, we open to see a huge shindig at Maggie's place. Quite the party thrower that girl! We notice a good looking sailor eyeing Laura and it kind of seems as if she knows him. However, she dodges him when he comes to talk to her. Later in the evening, as everything is winding down, Laura realizes that Maggie offered the sailor, Joe, a couch to sleep on. Laura seems a little uneasy about the arrangement, and winds up locking the bedroom door.
As it turns out, Joe was a passenger on their latest flight. He and Laura had seemed to share a connection, and before they landed Joe had tried to kiss her, but she dodged. This could explain the behavior at the party at Maggies...
In the morning, the super comes to Maggie's apartment and scolds Laura for the party and notices Joe walk by...he also notices that he happens to be black. He tells Laura that the man needs to leave. Laura agrees, but instead of just kicking him out, she tells him that she wants to go spend the day with him. The two go into the city where they are approached by some men who don't think too kindly of intermingling so to speak. A fight breaks out, and a panicked Laura brings Joe to Kate's apartment. Kate isn't there for long as she is in a rush to leave. Laura treats Joe's wounds and she apologizes and explains that she dodged him on the plane because she was afraid of what people would think. The two share a kiss and all I can say is, it's probably a good thing Kate wasn't there!
On to Kate! In the last episode, Richard had her gathering information on Niko. I think it's fairly obvious that both are falling head over heels...if they haven't already! The two are in bed when there is a knock on the door. Niko is ready to bolt, but Kate laughs when she realizes that it is only her neighbor at the door. She opens the chain lock and the door is thrown open by a couple agents. They take Niko, despite Kate's protests. An angry Kate confronts Richard the next day, but he tells her she doesn't have to worry about it.
The tune changes when Niko isn't cooperating. Richard brings Kate in to talk to Niko, who is hurt and questioning whether Kate really cares for him or if she only got close to him to bring him in. The two talk and Kate finds out that what the government wants Niko to do is basically a death sentence to him. It turns out their conversations had been recorded, unknown to Kate, but Niko doesn't believe her. (Can you blame him?)
We don't see Niko again until Kate is about to leave for her next flight. He is accompanied by a couple men, but seems to be okay. He explains to Kate that he is going back to Yugoslavia as a double agent. The two keep their distance, but it is clear, they are saying goodbye...at least for now. Kate is on the verge of tears as he explains how he'll miss his American girlfriend, but he is "walking like a man". Once on the plane, Kate "smiles through it" as she greets their new set of passengers.
So what else? On the flight, the plane was full of sailors, on their way home. In true service-man fashion, it was a rowdy bunch. There were some WTF and some AWE moments to be had. The girls were seen kicking back before the flight and playing a round of truth or dare. Laura admits to taking nude photos with the Life magazine photographer. Kate is seen to disapprove. (And I agree with her!) The girls talk about flying the plane and Laura mentions that Dean seems to be quite fond of Colette and perhaps she could get away with it. We later see Dean let Colette give it a shot! It was such a cute moment, I almost thought he was going to kiss her. I really want to see more of this pairing! I'm glad that Ginny did not make an appearance.
And what of Ginny and Dean? We know that Maggie undoubtedly spilled the beans, but nothing seems to have been done. Like I said though, I'm glad that Ginny didn't make an appearance. She's extremely obnoxious and how anyone with common sense could be attracted to her is beyond me.
I was a little disappointed that Laura was off with Joe. Not that Joe is a bad guy, but I REALLY wanted them to stick to the Laura/Ted story. However, the message that was being sent with Laura/Joe was one that we still seem to need today.
I honestly can't wait for the next installment! It's getting pretty rough waiting a whole week!
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