Willow: Something evil-crashed to earth in this. Then it broke out and slithered away to do badness. Giles: Well, in all fairness, we don't really know about the "slithered" part. Anya: No, no, I'm sure it frisked about like a fluffy lamb.

'Never Leave Me'


Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...

To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])


-t - Oct 20, 2009 6:24:06 am PDT #3421 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

She probably thinks that the just hasn't told her that he was divorced.

And that he bought his ex-wife a house. And that he has a drawer full of cash. None of those pictures looked like a recognizable younger Don, but it's evidence of life she knows nothing about. Is Betty the kind of person to make up a story that explains all that? I suspect she is, so much remains unsaid in all her relationships. But what that stoy would be, I don't know.

But, yeah, "you never told me you were married before" is big enough.

I was trying to picture how Betty would react if Don just told her the whole truth and I have no idea.

BTW, I don't think that is exactly bolt money. It's emergency money, for the kind of emergencies that he can't tell Betty about (like his brother back in the first season) but it's purpose to is to keep him in his fake life, up to a point, at least. He does have more of an option to disappear than most of the guys on his street, but I think he would hate to leave his kids. Sure, he isn't with them all that much, but when we do see him with them he's much warmer and more loving than Betty seems to be.


sumi - Oct 20, 2009 6:25:12 am PDT #3422 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!

I thought that the picture of Don (Dick) with the car looked like him enough.


Theodosia - Oct 20, 2009 6:27:13 am PDT #3423 of 11998
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

To be him, or a brother, anyway. But if there are no "Dons" anywhere in those pictures, it's very suggestive.


-t - Oct 20, 2009 6:56:25 am PDT #3424 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

You think? It just looked tiny and fuzzy to me. She didn't seem to stop and look at any of the pictures closely, is what I'm mainly going by, seemed like more of a "pictures of people I don't know" reaction than "Oh, look, my husband but someone else's name written on the back".

I'm interested to see what she does next. That she waited up for him with the box impressed me a little.


Vortex - Oct 20, 2009 8:12:07 am PDT #3425 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I think that the one of him standing by the car looked like him.

Also, some of the pictures are clearly family pics, and Don has told Betty that he has no family. She may also be hurt that he hasn't shared those pics with her.


-t - Oct 20, 2009 9:30:07 am PDT #3426 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I keep trying to put myself into Betty's head and I think maybe Don's Box o' Weirdness might add up to Leading a Double Life in Betty's accounting system - like maybe he has a whole other family stashed away somewhere.

Has anyone read The Group? Any shocking stuff in there that might inform her reaction?


Vortex - Oct 20, 2009 9:36:12 am PDT #3427 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

The real Don Draper's wife knows about Betty, right? So if Betty shows up at her doorstep, she can cover.


Jessica - Oct 20, 2009 9:41:58 am PDT #3428 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The real Don Draper's wife knows about Betty, right? So if Betty shows up at her doorstep, she can cover.

I can't imagine what cover story she'd be able to come up with on the spot if Betty showed up with her divorce papers.


-t - Oct 20, 2009 9:44:18 am PDT #3429 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

She knows Betty exists, I'm not sure if she knows what she looks like. If B. shows up and introduces herself, definitely.


Jessica - Oct 20, 2009 9:45:11 am PDT #3430 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I feel like Don brought Anna a picture of Betty when he came to ask for a divorce, but my memories of that ep are pretty fuzzy.