Written by Ian Brennan & Janet Mock & Reilly Smith
Directed by Janet Mock
Raymond: "Somebody get Ace Amberg on the phone. You can't do this."
Lon: "Go ahead and call him. Ace Amberg is dead."
Of course he is. The moment that Ace would appear to be the on the right side of things - wanting to make Avis co-president of the studio, taking Dick's threat of ruining him seriously and even admitting that Meg deserved a release. Well, it would also be the moment that Ace would die and his horrible lawyer would then take it into his hands to destroy Raymond's film for good measure.
The controversy surrounding Meg was prominent in this penultimate episode as all our main characters felt the backlash of angry racist America not wanting the film to go ahead and only Lon would ensure that it wouldn't. Or did he? I'm not convinced that somehow Meg has been destroyed forever.
Getting back into the movie itself, we got to see some of the rushes here - from the character's big breakdown to the moment leading towards it and of course, the moment where the titular character changed her mind. All the scenes were gloriously hammy to watch with Jack even giving an emotionally truthful performance at one point.
However something was lacking and in spite of not being a particularly pleasant person, it seemed that to his credit, Henry was actually trying to help the film rather than interfere with it. It does feel a bit late in the day to show this side to Henry but at the same time, his point about the main character's general motivations were on point.
As for the rest of the episode, it was also interesting to see Ernie come through for the lads and get the money for the budget that was overspent. I also liked that he managed to get a bit part in Meg and there was a certain spark between him and Ellen as well.
As for Dick, last time we saw, he had hooked up with a younger man and it seems that he's in love and confident enough to tell Ace that he's gay. It's a nice moment, albeit one that felt a tad bit rushed but still effective enough though.
- Archie and Rock have moved in together and Jack and Claire also seemed to be getting a lot closer with this episode.
- I had to laugh at Ernie taking part in a kidnap role play with a client.
- Standout music: The Keynoters The Way You Look Tonight and Doris Day;s Just Imagine.
- Chronology: Not long from where the previous episode left off.
Meg made for an interesting penultimate and while I definitely don't believe that all hope has been lost with this movie, that last scene certainly set up a lot for the finale. Hopefully the last episode will bring this enjoyable miniseries to a satisfying conclusion.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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