Just been thinking

I wanted to provide my thoughts about this question you had about Betty shown to fall down the stairs. The incident occurs in episode 5 around the 22 minute mark for those who wish to check it out.

The conversation prior to Betty rolling off the stairs is when Marcela barges into her office and warns Betty not to use Ecomoda funds to pay for Armando's bail nor to take out a loan in the company's name to do so. Armando always seems to get out of trouble with Betty saving him. Nicolas who is in the room with her, says that Marcela is right. Armando always seems to land on his feet. How could he not when Betty is his 'floor'.

I suppose you can take that to mean that Betty has always been his safety net or she's always got his back. Which is true for the many times Betty has saved Armando despite his failures and impulsiveness.

But Armando has always got Betty's back too. He constantly protects her and makes her feel confident. The results of which vary depending on the circumstances but there has always been an emotional connection to him from her side.

Now at this point of separation and him being in jail, he's no longer with her. While we've always been shown Betty as a strong woman, I believe she's feeling unstable without him. He's her 'floor' too but he's no longer there to back her up. So metaphorically Betty is shown falling down the stairs because her safety net is missing, her 'floor' is unstable.

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One of the things that deserves more credit for in YSBLF is the visual storytelling and how the scenes are directed in a way that reflects the storytelling.

In the above scene, at first viewing nothing in particular jumps out. We've seen many scenes with this exact setup, the board members around the table, Armando all nervous and anxious about concealing the company's financial status, Daniel suspicious about everything, Marcela being annoyed, Betty coming in to save Armando with more lies, blah blah... What's also quite normal is Armando pulls a seat for Betty next to him, he does it as naturally as putting on his cologne.

Look in particular at when Armando pushes his chair to the side and pulls up a new chair. Betty comes to sit on the chair that he was sitting on.

What happened that day was the finalization of the embargo with Betty's lawyer and the court secretary making their rounds through Ecomoda to take inventory of the machines, materials, etc. When Armando signs the embargo papers, he, as a matter of fact, has handed Betty the control of the company.