[s1e3] Mommie Dearest Official

: 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 :

The episode serves as a psychological study of how the pressures of Hollywood and personal trauma shaped these two women. [S1E3] Mommie Dearest

: Both women are desperate to maintain their "star" image while their private family lives are fracturing. Critical Reception : Director Robert Aldrich suggests casting Bette Davis’s