[tps_header]“I’ve fought for plenty in my life, that’s how I know it’s over.” [/tps_header]
Season 7b, episode 13: “The Milk & Honey Route.” Originally aired May 10th, 2015.
Oh, little Birdie. A timeless beauty who fights silently and courageously, yet still hard and steadfast. In seasons past, Betty Draper did fight for many things (most notably her relationship with Don) in the hopes that they may stay glued together and may not leave her life. At once, Betty accepts the fate her illness has doled her. She makes peace with herself and refuses treatment, not because she “loves the tragedy” as her husband Henry accuses, but because she will not let her daughter Sally watch her die the way she watched her own mother pass. The complex confidence she exudes here is so very Betty, but this time, its context gives it a great deal more meaning.
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