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When the tele vi sion series Mad Men debuted in the summer of 2007, tele vi sion critics immediately noted the show's attention to historical detail, which at times bordered on obsession. 1 Early in the first season, when the writers wanted to signal that there were cracks in the facade of the main characters' story book marriage, they introduced the character of Helen Bishop (Darby Stanchfield), a divorced mother of two young children. Betty Draper (January Jones) first learns that Helen will be moving in to the " little Dutch colonial down the street" while chatting with her friend Francine (Anne Dudek). Francine casually remarks that she cannot imagine having to worry about finances at this stage in her life, but then more meaningfully observes, "But that's not even the worst of it," to which Betty readily agrees. 2 Their conversation ends on this ambiguous note, leaving the viewer to wonder if the "worst of it" is for Helen, for the neighborhood, or possibly even for Betty's and Francine's own marriages.The next episode pre sents several answers. Betty invites Helen to her daughter's birthday party, although her assembled friends are mildly scandalized by this decision. Helen,

Author

Kristin Celello

Publisher

Rutgers University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN