Carroll O'Connor and Rob Reiner carry the whole episode. A testament to their great talents. While locked in the storage room, these two men discuss all the things they've always disagreed on. There is a great moment, where Mike tries to show Archie the error in his thinking. Archie makes a bigoted remark about Jews. Mike asks Archie: "Why is it so important to you, for everybody to be the same?" Good question. As the conversation goes on, other aspects of Archie's prejudice are brought to light. Archie defends his thoughts, on the premise that most people thought the same way "back in those days." This was essentially true. Archie didn't invent prejudice and bigotry. Overall, this episode is a great character study. It's also close to the point where Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers (unfortunately) exited the series.
Review of Two's a Crowd
