I'm with you with Alice's motives being a bit disjointed. While I'm all for Betty doing the emotional labor of piecing together why her mother acts the way she does, it fell a bit flat! I really wanted Betty to be able to do the work some of us do of recognizing our mother's own traumas and responses without excusing their behavior, and being able to say, well, you were still awful!!
As always reading your recap and thoughts is such a highlight! Thanks Maddie :)
I'm with you with Alice's motives being a bit disjointed. While I'm all for Betty doing the emotional labor of piecing together why her mother acts the way she does, it fell a bit flat! I really wanted Betty to be able to do the work some of us do of recognizing our mother's own traumas and responses without excusing their behavior, and being able to say, well, you were still awful!!
As always reading your recap and thoughts is such a highlight! Thanks Maddie :)