Betty walks into Daniel's office trying to make him go blind with her dress (seriously, Daniel should spend the three grand and get an image consultant pronto), reminding him that she starts her editor training soon. Since she wrote "BETTY STARTS YETI" in six inch letters of bright red crayon in Daniel's daytimer, he's pretty well informed. She asks Daniel for any overtime but due to budget cuts there isn't overtime anymore...and given how many hours a week Betty works, it was probably the overtime itself paying for her apartment. The upside is that they need pitches and stories for their website and would be willing to pay for that if Betty is interested. Clearly Daniel has been hypnotized by the swatch dress from hell. Or the green belt. It can't be easy being green around that monstrosity. And I'm talking about the dress, not Betty.
Is she Vulcan or channeling Barack Obama?
And guess who shows up? Daniel's crush, Molly. This episode is like junior high. He smartly shuttles Betty out the door so Molly doesn't lose her lunch over Betty's magenta hosiery and smoothly says, "What's up?" She's hitting up Connor's "rich jerk" friends (nice marketing) for money what with her working at the public school system of New York and constantly being out of Plada markers. The catch? Connor can't make it tonight to help with the auction, so could Daniel step in? Kissy kissy!
Oh good, Betty is complaining to Christina about being out of money, thanks to having to cover Amanda all the time. Wonder if she's considered sitting Amanda down and having this talk besides the one-on-one on the way to work? Betty says she hasn't eaten since yesterday due to a cash flow problem, but really Betty, couldn't you live on your reserves for a few weeks?
Betty is bemoaning the fact that this was supposed to be her dream apartment but it's not. She wants to go out and have fun, but fun costs money so what's a girl to do? Uh, next time make a smaller step and move to Brooklyn? Continue to live at home? Christina says she came to New York she was poor but she was able to have fun and it "usually didn't cost me a cent." That's because being a barfly usually doesn't cost you anything but dignity, and since you don't have any of that, surrogate for Satan, I can see how it worked out for you.
When did Edgar Winter and Sulu start at Mode?
During the web meeting, Betty pitches her idea for "A Day in Manhattan on Zero Dollars." Knowing Betty, it is probably going to involve recycling the garbage you find on the ground. She reads off how one of the museums is free every day and includes super-fun things like pottery, basketry, boring-try....Amanda makes the snore noise and says she thought the idea was to have fun in the city, "not put yourself in a coma." Betty suggests feeding the squirrels in Madison Square Park to which Marc (and I) reply, "Or you could feed my brain a bullet."
Here's something you'll enjoy, checking my nose hairs!
It's both free and fun!
Betty, completely pissed, says, "Well maybe Marc and Amanda have better ideas?" Of course they do, they are hip and cool and living on food stamps in Manhattan. Amanda says she crashed the Tom Cruise movie premiere (I thought she said she was doing fun things?) and the after-party. "You'd be surprised what you can get away with," she says.
"Like what?" Connor says. Don't you have to read a spreadsheet or check ROI or something financial like that? I seriously would have shit if any finance directors sat in on our marketing brainstorming meetings. Get back to your mother's basement, Connor, and put your graphic calculator to work!
"Well, I haven't paid for a meal or drink in years...my bar tab is like $10,000," Amanda boasts. Sort of like my student loan, just much, much, much more.
"Now that's an article for our website!" Connor says. Spreadsheet! SPREADSHEET!
Betty and Amanda have sold the first article to the site and Betty is pissed it wasn't just her idea. It's like Kimmie all over again, but Betty, get with the program. You are like an old, brown shoe that needs some jazzy shoe polish. Roll with it!
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Comments (3)
Good recap.
I agree that Molly didn't look so hot in that red dress. But I don't care for her, anyway. She has neither the raw sex appeal of models, nor the simple, honest, loyal personality that would make her appealing as a potential wife and mother. She DOES seems like a tease - someone who enjoys playing with men's emotions. Conman and Denial could both do better.
1 of 3 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on December 11, 2008 10:18 AM
I haven't finished reading the recap yet. I wanted to comment on this before I forget...
My mom's theory is that this episode was one of the ones that Lindsay Lohan got written out of, and replaced with Amanda. Because Amanda and Betty rooming together? Is too out there even in the Ugly Betty universe.
When is Ugly Betty gonna get a makeover? I can't stand her outfits. Two years working at a fashion magazine hasn't rubbed off on her at all? No wonder she's still an assistant.
2 of 3 | Posted by BlahBlah | Posted on December 11, 2008 11:37 PM
"Bad Ronald" was a movie from the 70s about a teenager guy named Ronald who kills a girl and his mother decides to hide him in a hidden room in their house and tell everyone he ran away. She dies -- another family moves in and he's still living in the hidden room. It's a really creepy movie and I was so surprised to see it referenced here
3 of 3 | Posted by murphena | Posted on December 13, 2008 5:51 AM