: While Bette appears more supportive of B.D., her motives are questioned—is she helping her daughter, or simply using her to one-up Joan?.
: Director Robert Aldrich suggests casting Bette Davis’s daughter, B.D., as the Hudson sisters' neighbor. Bette is thrilled, but the move rankles Joan, whose own daughter, Christina, is an established actress but has been sidelined by her mother. The Mother-Daughter Dynamic : [S1E3] Mommie Dearest
: Joan is depicted as controlling and dismissive of her children's autonomy. The episode highlights her coldness toward Christina, refusing even to send flowers for her play until the reviews are in. : While Bette appears more supportive of B