This timeline explores the devastating discovery of her husband Franklin’s infidelity with her own personal secretary, Lucy Mercer. This betrayal serves as a turning point, pushing Eleanor to seek independence and find her own voice within progressive, politically active women’s circles in New York City.

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Conversely, the Betty Ford storyline, led by Michelle Pfeiffer, remains the most watchable due to the actress's sheer commitment, though the script occasionally veers into melodrama. This episode highlights Betty’s growing reliance on pills and alcohol, foreshadowing her later struggles. Pfeiffer is magnetic, but the episode suffers from a lack of subtlety; the "cracks" in her composure are telegraphed with heavy-handed dialogue that feels tailor-made for a trailer rather than organic character development.