In prestige drama, we aim to see our protagonists blocked at every turn by people who don’t want the protagonist to succeed.

We've been headed here for awhile.
This season, I've been watching each episode twice within a day or so of each other. The first time, I'll watch it stoned. The second I'll watch it completely sober. Why this process is effective in parsing this show is difficult to explain, but if you smoke you know what I'm talking…

Betty did stop loving Don after he came clean about the Dick Whitman business. Rewatch a few episodes from season 1 or 2, or even the episode from season 3 where they go to Rome: Betty is highly attracted to Don even though she gets furious with him from time to time. She always has strong feelings about him right up…