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11/10/09
We're talking about someone who doesn't try at all. She doesn't take pleasure in anything except her Victorian fainting couch. Maybe the fact that she can speak Italian is cool, but she ditzes out in every other aspect of her life. What's worse, her WASP-alabaster skin is thinner than tissue paper. She takes offense at everything. I'm looking forward to more of a certain hot-blooded schoolteacher of uncertain origins who's passionate about civil rights. That's a good story arc: she and Don stumbling through the burgeoning cultural upheavals of the '60s together with Don a member of a proto-hippie-collective ad-agency and she some radical teacher in the suburbs. Let Trudy Campbell take on Betty's culturo-critical function.
Is anyone with me here? Betty is the interjection "meh" in human form.
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Although a little Francine/Don combo would be entertaining. Probably wouldn't last long. But it would be fun while it did last. #madmen
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TVs full of wives/moms who aren't crazy and never take their frustrations out on their kids. You can go watch re-runs of The Donna Reed Show if you like, but give me Betty Draper any day of the week. #madmen
11/11/09
Her entire story arch seems to be doing what whichever father figure happens to be in front of her wants at any given time.
She does have that one great moment when she confronts Don about the Bluebeard Drawer. but other than that it seems like she does a lot of simply pouting.
And she's not leaving Don for independence, just for a new type of dependence.
The worst for me is that it's almost impossible to figure out what's going on inside her - though that could be January Jone's fault.
The show has a lot of interesting women with interesting internal lives. Think of Joan and Peggy.
Betty just doesn't seem to have that depth to me. #madmen
11/10/09
What woman will occupy Don's time? Whatever happened to his Greenwich Village artist hippy chick? Maybe we see her again. She would be an easy way to drag the 60's into his gray flannel life. I don't think we will see much of Missy Schoolteacher from now on.
Also, I am looking forward to bad things happening to Dr. Rapey, of course, but also Henry Francis. I think little big girl Sally may not enjoy his presence. And with Betty taking a minor role, we probably won't get to see Don kicking little bro's ass. #madmen
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@roxymilo: It's a nice way for an actor to launch a career, though. #madmen
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Sal will be back eventually. How can he not? You know Don will find some client who will benefit from Sal's exclusive experience.
Peggy will stay around and develop foolish feelings for Don once she learns he's getting divorced.
Roger and Joan are so going to get it on!
Trudy will end up with Joan's doctor once she learns that Pete is non-stop drooling over a self-Betty-fied Peggy.
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The Daily Beast: The formation of the agency left a lot of characters in the wind. Have we seen the last of Ken, Paul, and Sal?
Weiner: I am going to say something that I don’t always say: I don’t know.
(Full interview available at [www.thedailybeast.com]) #madmen
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