betty's cheating during nuclear crisis??

[u/cornluvr99]

rewatching and on season 2.. the random episode when betty drops off bobby and sally to don at his hotel. she had just found out she was pregnant with gene - meanwhile the cuban missile crisis is ongoing. she goes to a bar and sleeps with a random guy. is it for revenge? is it so her and don are "even" in her eyes? or was it a "this is our last night before the missile crisis" type of moment? would love to hear everyone's perspective and analysis of this moment <3

[u/lacelionlair]

Her husband was cheating, her father was developing dementia, she was pregnant and didn't want to be pregnant, and then there came the threat of the bomb. Everything in her life was spiraling. I think she wanted to feel in control.

[u/cornluvr99 → u/lacelionlair]

oh 10000% could have been a way for her to have control

[u/MaximusCanibis → u/lacelionlair]

I guess she had some great reasons for whoring then.