I don't view Betty as being a one dimensional monster at all this episode (and season). She had my sympathy completely until she tried to use Sally as a pawn in the unwinable game of sadness chess she's playing with the Drapers. Watching Betty carefully measure out her food in the beginning, suck in her stomach before she walked into the apartment to face Megan, that sweet scene with Henry and reading the mash note from Don (!) all made me feel for her. ...Right up until she exploited Sally (who ps clearly learned from mama well based on all her cutting little comments).
The only thing that bothered/confused me this episode was the Roger/Jane dynamic. Obviously sleeping together was a mistake buuuut how was that just Roger's fault? She could have said no? Even allowing for the fact that she probably still has feelings for him?
The meaningful, longing glance that started this sequence reminded me of how hot Alec Baldwin continues to be. Am I right, ladies (and gentlemen who like daddy-bears?)??
Maybe it's because one of my kindergarteners is a black girl who hates her skin color and is obsessed with Barbie, but I'm really happy to see that they're trying to make a movie with a black, female heroine. It's not like we have a plethora of those.
That being said, Will Smith still sounds like a nightmare of a human being who is clearly bent on exploiting his children for money he couldn't possibly need.
May I nominate Lovely Bones? I entered Lovely Bones + worst in the search engine and came up with a surprising amount of entries, but no actual review of the film which (not surprisingly) was THE WORST. Ugh. Just ugh.
I really enjoyed your argument. I thought it was interesting that you brought up the racial consequences of our actions. I totally agree with you, but I think most of these reality shows focus on white males being white males. How representative of 'dangerous' work is that? Ugh.
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