Episode 505

S5 E5: Carol reveals to Beverly that she’s pregnant. Even more significant, she’s planning on keeping the baby. Beverly now feels she has no choice: she breaks the news to Carol that Merc is not only sleeping with, but engaged to Morning Randolph. Carol is obviously distraught, but much of her anger is directed at Beverly for withholding this information for over a week. Meanwhile, Matt, Sean and Beverly are still struggling to come up with an idea for a new show. In the midst of their brainstorming, Matt’s phone rings. It’s his father’s girlfriend calling with news that Matt’s father has just dropped dead while shopping at Target. Matt is suddenly thrust into a nightmare of logistics, as he — and a reluctant Sean and Beverly — try to deal with the disposal of his father’s remains. Whatever pain or grief Matt might be feeling must take a back seat to the enormous hassle of his father’s passing. Death was never more of a pain in the ass.