Mrs. America
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Stunned, Phyllis still manages to pull it together and put on her usual poised, public face.
Well, she says, Im glad it wasnt a cherry pie because it would have stained my dress.
In real life, thepie that got Schlafly was apple, not the cream-based confection in this episode.
(Cream pie in the face always looks better on TV.)
(Yes, thats the position previously occupied under Gerald Fordby Jill Ruckelshaus.)
Americaequivalent of the Battle of Winterfell.
This was supposed to be our Eden, Gloria says, and you let the snakes in.
Religious metaphors: Turns out theyre not just for the Christian right.
Would you listen to yourself?
This could blow up in our faces, Bella warns.
Spoiler alert: It does.
Why does Bella change her mind?
(The Equality Act went nowhere in Congress.)
If the movement has reached the mainstream, she insists, thats a good thing.
If shes still doing something radical, Bella isnt Betty.
The government is paying us, Pamela says.
Its kind of like a job.
Why does she get to be inside the White House?
she mutters about Bella, who she calls that old battle-ax.
She wants what Bella has, which is power and clout.
Hey, if you cant get what you want, why not deprive future generations from getting it also?
/ Im your wild girl.
Its given the Grinch a wonderful,awfulidea.
By that time, Phyllis wants to win at all costs.
Going low isnt supposed to pave a path toward victory.
We all know that at least sometimes, it does.
Lets blow it up.
Youll never guess where going low gets her next.
Of course she has, Alice says.
Congratulations, Bella says.
