As Mad Men mania continues, any news is good news for TV fans. So when Hollywood.com hopped on a call with one of the series stars, January Jones (Betty), it was hard not to hang on her every word.
Of course, being a new mother herself, Jones is not without some understanding of audiences’ frustration with Betty. “I don’t always agree with her” and “she has a very volatile relationship with her children sometimes,” she said. Jones notes in particular, Betty’s relationship with her daughter Sally, saying it’s “almost competitive” and that “they’re almost like sisters instead of mother and daughter”—an aspect that can only get worse as Sally approaches her teen years. “[Betty’s] emotional maturity level is hard to understand—she doesn’t deal with certain situations very well,” adds Jones, concluding that despite those points of contention, she’s very “protective” of her character.
Still, it’s that contentious, tumultuous personality that makes Betty “so fun to play.” Jones admitted, “I don’t want her to find peace.” And as horrible as that sounds, she’s got a point. Betty may not get the adoration of Don Draper fans across the board, but she’s always got us talking.
