betty draper had an affair with don.
betty draper had an affair with don.
who does betty draper have an affair with?
don
bullet::::- henry francis (christopher stanley); recurring seasons 3–4, regular seasons 5–7: a political adviser with close connections to new york governor nelson rockefeller and the republican party, it is later revealed that he serves as the director of public relations and research in the governor's office. he is instantly infatuated with the six-months-pregnant betty draper when he meets her at the sterlings' kentucky derby party as she is waiting by the women's restroom. later, he is called upon by betty draper and some of her friends to use his influence to save a local reservoir, and he and betty develop a personal connection. betty reciprocates henry's attention because she increasingly feels no connection with don due to his non-stop infidelities, lies over his true identity, and his dismissive and sometimes verbally abusive attitude towards her. after the death of betty's beloved father, the much older henry also serves as a replacement father-figure for her. henry and betty have only a few brief and furtive meetings before henry proposes marriage in the wake of the kennedy assassination. season 3 ends with the two of them on a plane with baby gene, presumably flying to reno so betty can obtain a quick divorce from don. at the start of season 4, we see that henry and betty have married and henry has rather uncomfortably taken up residence in the drapers' house, living with betty and her three children and paying rent to don. he tries to soothe betty as she continues to react angrily to don and his irresponsibility towards the children, but gets more fed up over time. betty, on her part, feels unaccepted by henry's family, especially when she is unable to control sally during a family visit to henry's mother's house. at the end of season 4, they decide to move to rye, ny. their relationship during season 5 seems to be more affectionate, though henry still periodically loses his temper with betty. the news of betty's cancer in season 7 devastates him and despite her desire to keep the illness from the children, henry informs sally of her mother's condition.
mad men
the character of betty draper was not originally part of the pilot episode, though she did appear in the pilot. the script established that lead character don draper was married, but only by a mention in dialogue, and there was no intention to show his home life. january jones was instead initially considered, along with elisabeth moss, for the ambitious workplace character peggy olson; moss was ultimately cast as peggy. show creator matthew weiner then wrote two scenes featuring betty draper, and jones successfully auditioned for the part two days later. although there were no full script or any plots written for betty draper at the time, jones was promised by weiner that the character would be developed.
betty draper