Mad Men: Betty *spoiler alert!*

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Anonymous wrote:I'll never forgive Betty for the way she fired Carla. That was stone cold.

Can you remind me what happened? I've forgotten so much about this show. Need to watch them all again.

Carla let Glen Bishop into the house to talk to Sally.

And she fired Carla on the spot and wouldn't let her say goodbye to the children. It was heartbreaking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll never forgive Betty for the way she fired Carla. That was stone cold.

Can you remind me what happened? I've forgotten so much about this show. Need to watch them all again.

Carla let Glen Bishop into the house to talk to Sally.

And she fired Carla on the spot and wouldn't let her say goodbye to the children. It was heartbreaking.

And she refused to give her a reference letter. She ruined that woman's life.

Betty was childish and vain, but I still loved her character the most.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand the recaps that said that the letter was so great. The one part of the letter that was touching was the "marching to the beat...adventure...I love you". The other part with her dress and lipstick? Ugh, I was disappointed.

I really hope Don finds out, comes back and tries to convince Betty to go through treatment. She won't, but it would be sweet to see him try. And I want him to "man up" (I hate that expression) and take the kids upon her death. Henry has turned out to be a better guy then I had expected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the recaps that said that the letter was so great. The one part of the letter that was touching was the "marching to the beat...adventure...I love you". The other part with her dress and lipstick? Ugh, I was disappointed.

I really hope Don finds out, comes back and tries to convince Betty to go through treatment. She won't, but it would be sweet to see him try. And I want him to "man up" (I hate that expression) and take the kids upon her death. Henry has turned out to be a better guy then I had expected.

Ugh, Don is not a romantic, even in his newly enlightened state of mind. An ending like this would make the entire series look like a farce and all the viewers who have invested themselves in the series look like fools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the recaps that said that the letter was so great. The one part of the letter that was touching was the "marching to the beat...adventure...I love you". The other part with her dress and lipstick? Ugh, I was disappointed.

I really hope Don finds out, comes back and tries to convince Betty to go through treatment. She won't, but it would be sweet to see him try. And I want him to "man up" (I hate that expression) and take the kids upon her death. Henry has turned out to be a better guy then I had expected.

The letter is great not as a letter from a mom but it's great as a letter from Betty: it's quintessential Betty! So vain, so self-centered until the end. And the end isn't mushy or overly emotional, but instead just sounds purely like the warmest thing Betty would be able to muster. So it's great in that it's great writing and pitch-perfect for Betty.

[Anonymous]

I find Henry's story very sad. He has essentially raised Gene -- Gene is more his son than Don's. And Henry's life will fall completely apart. He will lose everything. Wife and kids. He may die of stress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the recaps that said that the letter was so great. The one part of the letter that was touching was the "marching to the beat...adventure...I love you". The other part with her dress and lipstick? Ugh, I was disappointed.

I really hope Don finds out, comes back and tries to convince Betty to go through treatment. She won't, but it would be sweet to see him try. And I want him to "man up" (I hate that expression) and take the kids upon her death. Henry has turned out to be a better guy then I had expected.

Ugh, Don is not a romantic, even in his newly enlightened state of mind. An ending like this would make the entire series look like a farce and all the viewers who have invested themselves in the series look like fools.

I love Betty but that would be the shittiest series ending ever lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved this episode but it was tough for me to watch. I'm about four years younger than the Sally character and lost my mother to cancer around the same age that Sally was. In some ways my mother was like the Betty character, and my relationship with her was turbulent right up to the end of her life. I was left behind to care for my two younger siblings, so that scene with Sally at the kitchen table with Bobby and Gene really got to me. Damn! I wasn't expecting Betty to die.

Wow - your post really moved me. I'm sorry that your mother died when you were so young. I'm sure this really shaped who you became as an adult and as a mother.

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When Betty walked right past Sally in the kitchen...that was awful. One of the more despicable and pathetic things she's done, and that's saying something.