Well, whatever happens between Betty and Henry to bring things down, it's probably going to involve him not being the man that Betty thinks he is based on how he has presented himself, i.e., he is as much a sham (to her) as Don was.

It's Betty that is finding "reasons" for them not to move, isn't it? Because they haven't found a place that would be right for the kids, blah, blah, blah.

If Henry really wanted to, he could talk her into moving. Look how easily he talks her into everything else - it wouldn't surprise me at all if he's in some major financial trouble.

That would be interesting seeing Betty going to work and having to deal with those things. It was made clear that there's no alimony from Don so she'd have to eat her pride to ask for help.

I'm surprised they haven't decided to send Sally off to a private school away from home. That's normally how they'd deal with a "problem child" in that era.

It's Betty that is finding "reasons" for them not to move, isn't it? Because they haven't found a place that would be right for the kids, blah, blah, blah.

Yep. And the fact that she shrieked, "I wish he would just die!" I think was one of those "uh-oh" moments.

I'm surprised they haven't decided to send Sally off to a private school away from home. That's normally how they'd deal with a "problem child" in that era.

I honestly thought when Henry pointed out he'd already suggested a possible solution, that that's what the solution was.

I honestly thought when Henry pointed out he'd already suggested a possible solution, that that's what the solution was.

Ditto.

I'm actually finding Henry kind of interesting in that he obviously shares disdain for Don based on what he's heard from Betty and his limited interactions with him, yet at the same time, I think he's gradually feeling something of a kinship in that they both want he and Betty out of that house and think that Betty's treatment of Sally is excessive.

And I couldn't help but wonder, with the sleepover mom, if she would have dismissed Don the way she did Henry, because he's "only the stepfather."

I thought she dismissed him because she was embarrassed about the subject.

I didn't find Betty one-dimensional. She had a great scene with Doctor Edna. You see her trying to understand Sally a bit and the grief for her dad and her guilt. Lots going on there.

I didn't find Betty one-dimensional.

I don't think she's one-dimensional, and I've read some reviews that complained that she's becoming a caricature of a bad mom, or not recognizably human. But having gone through a divorce I know that you are yanked completely out of balance and shit comes flying out of your mouth that you never would have said before. The whole experience is raw and jagged and you have no sense of who you are or how to see yourself.

So, here's hoping Dr. Edna works some magic on Betty.

David,

your point is well taken, but Betty was acting like this before the divorce. She said some crazy things (threats of violence in a mild voice) to her daughter before she knew of Don's past.

Back then, I thought she was clinically depressed. Maybe she is still.