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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla
Betty and the kids have always been the worst part of the show.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Agreed. I never understood the reason for their participation in the show, especially since Don is almost never shown with his boys.
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I think Weiner has a large deal of empathy for the kids since he's said in early interviews that the show is inspired in part on experiences of him & his parents. So he continues to write scenes for them even though his story outgrew that particular household.
Personally, I've always found Sally's storyline throughout the series (and Kiernan Shipka's performance, of a different energy than most of the other cast members') to be one of the parts of Mad Men that I'm most drawn to.