Later, Betty is on the phone with Hilda, Justin, and Papi telling them about how she came up with a great idea only "Amanda glommed on" and now they have to work together. It's like she's Lisa Simpson and Amanda is Bart. Things are always more fun with Bart, people. They tell her to enjoy it but she's all Debbie Downer about it. Wah-wahhh. Amanda shows up and says, "Let's grip it and rip it." Sounds like a commercial for a leg waxing product.
Daniel is in the hallway deciding on which tie "brings out his eyes," and his mother is all up in his business per usual. She says it obvious he and Molly like each other, then she slaps Daniel. "She's engaged, Daniel, and not just to anyone. Engaged to your friend and a senior financial officer of this company," she says. Wait, isn't Connor doing marketing now? Or if he's "a" senior financial officer then there are others? Why did they need him? Snake ball, why must you taunt me so?
I'm not slapping you, I'm checking
on your earwax. Mother's prerogative!
Claire slaps him again. "I'm not blind or stupid," she says, "but I do know a thing or two about infidelity." Claire, all's fair in love and war, it ain't over til it's over, and finally, shut the hell up. Molly's engaged, not married, she can still get out of this without a lot of division of assets. It would have been awesome if he had punched Claire back. I'm going to send her a bottle of Bailey's and see if we can get the old Claire back. Daniel promises to be good which means he and Molly will be swapping saliva by the end of the show.
Wilhelmina and Christina come out from the doctor's office and Willie is in no mood. Good thing she's having a kid, they totally leave you alone. She says she doesn't want to know the sex of the baby because she wants to be surprised. Or she doesn't care, same dif. Her phone rings and Marc says, "The Thunder from Down Under wants to know when you'll be back, what should I tell him?" Uh, tell him when she'll be back, it's not like she's on a black ops mission for Christ's sake. Tell him to go read a spreadsheet and she'll call him when she's back in the office. And tell him his nickname sounds like it should be used on a case of the clap.
But wait - Willie continues acting like a spurned junior high cheerleader (bitchy meets insecure) and she wants to take Christina out for a drink. She's Scottish, she and the baby can handle it people. My mother smoked and drank while pregnant with me and I turned out fine, other than the fact that I write obnoxiously bitchy recaps under a pseudonym.
Okay, so here's where they start to lose me as a viewer - the musical montage. I always think of this as a way for the writers to sort of fill up 5 minutes of viewing time without really working, but I will tell you this: they totally make up for it by the end of the show. Therefore, I will keep my complaining to a minimum. Ha, just kidding.
Meh!
We see Amanda and Betty at a makeup counter with Amanda asking for more free samples and Betty adding things up on the calculator Henry left her. Amanda runs through the store trying on clothes with the plan to return them within 30 days after wearing them and gets Betty in on it with a really soft scarf. Oh, Betty, you are so easily bought. At an art gallery, they down some champagne and hook up with some Eurotrash they will trick into buying them dinner. Betty doesn't want to go but mostly it's because she's a dullard. She should consider herself lucky Euro and Trash want to take them out.
Doesn't it look like Betty's investigating an accident
at the IKEA escalator? BJÖRN did it, I just know it!
Back at Wilhelmina's ice palace, she raises her glass and says, "Here's to the bundle of...what do they say? Joy?" Listen, anything that leaks from every orifice and demands your time 24/7 is not something joyful, it's hellful! FULL OF HELL! Christina calls her out and says Willie hasn't shown any interest in this kid except for it's stake in the Meade media empire. Then she says, "You weren't even going to come with me to the doctor's until Connor wanted you to go to that meeting....what is going on with the two of you?" Dun-dun-dunnnn!
Damn you and your perfect skin, awesome hair, and delicious martini!
Damn you and the girl crush I have on you!
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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