"So you have two guys?" Renee asks. Actually, if you count Daniel, it's three. Betty's phone rings. Maybe it's the phone company offering to extend her contract. Betty grabs her phone.
"Daniel it's Betty, I'm in your apartment, Renee's crazy, she's trying to kill me," and while she's saying all of this she's whipping a piñata in front of Renee's face - no wait, it's her handbag. My bad. Renee grabs the phone away from Betty and throws her on the floor. Then she hangs up the phone. Daniel is in the car with Willie and Marc. He gives the driver extra money and says, "I don't care what you do, just get us there faster." You know who else can get there fast? The police. It's called 9-1-1. Give it a whirl.
Get back or I'll hit you with this paper mache donkey!
"I really hope it doesn't come to this, but I know some very good people who would love to be your assistant," Marc says. Comforting!
Betty's trying to save herself by telling Renee the whole Henry/Charlie/Gio story that is probably confusing the hell out of Renee right now. Renee tells her to stop talking and grabs a letter opener while Betty grabs a...candle extinguisher or whatever its fancy name is. Smooth. That'll show her. "Renee, you don't want to make this worse than it already is." The curtains ignite. "Renee, the apartment is on fire." I'm guessing she's okay with that.
Daniel's fire sale seems to be going well.
Renee isn't letting Betty leave. Damn, that fire has spread everywhere. Does Daniel own a lot of children's items? They are awfully flammable. "I am just his assistant. Daniel loves you."
"You think Daniel loves me?" Renee says.
"Yes, I can see it in his eyes and in the way he talks about you."
"I don't know what's wrong with me Betty. Nothing makes sense to me anymore."
Daniel, Wilhelmina, and Marc show up and try to get into the apartment. Doesn't Daniel live in a secure building? Isn't there a doorman? Aren't there smoke detectors and sprinklers? Why haven't they called the fire department? Why all these questions?
Because Daniel lives in downtown Ft. Wayne, that's why
For the love of God, have the writers lost their senses? Oh good, Daniel busts the door open with the fire extinguisher. Luckily Betty is already standing there with another extinguisher, putting out the last of the flames. "You don't pay me enough." Amen, sister. Bring this up at your next review. "Yes, well, I know I came in at 'meets expectations,' but remember the time I dodged being murdered so I could save your apartment from burning down? Let's make it a 4% raise instead of 3%."
At least give her a gift certificate to the salon for some product!
Ah, finally the fire fighters. Renee said she thought she was getting better. Did someone just slip her a pill? She just got lucid. She and her mascara'd face are walked out and Wilhelmina says, "We'll get you the help you need." And eye makeup remover too. Daniel sits down next to Betty quietly.
Wow, you should have used waterproof mascara.
"She just looked so lost afterwards," Betty is telling her family while Hilda cuts out Betty's singed hair. Melted is more like it. "And then they just took her away." Betty has to get back to work. "I think Daniel's going to need a friend today." Hilda gives her the stuff back from the Closet. Although she looked good and told Gina off, Gina does still have love. Blech. Betty says no matter what, "Gina's still trash." She always knows what to say to make Hilda feel better. That's so sweet.
Daniel is in his office, staring out the window. Betty brought him coffee and a pastry (I'm guessing). Daniel tells Betty he really loved her. But then he says, "I need to be more sensitive, so I don't want to talk about this in front of you." Clearly the doctor's info yesterday didn't complete get rid of Daniel's delusion. He tells Betty he knows she has a crush on him and it was bound to happen. "We're going to have to work through it together."
Betty plays into it. "Yes, you're right. I love you. I've always loved you. I can't stop thinking about you."
"You're making fun of me."
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Comments (4)
Good recall, Crabby, maybe too good. 11 pages to do one episode of Ugly Betty? You wrote down all the lines in the dialog. Too much information! Your earnestness wins you a hearty thank you, but I found myself skipping through after page 3. Brevity, my friend, brevity!
1 of 4 | Posted by talma63 | Posted on May 8, 2008 5:47 PM
Thanks for recapping, Crabby (with Cancer as my star sign, I love the nickname). Talma is right, though...the recap is quite long.
2 of 4 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 12, 2008 9:15 AM
I hope you keep the recaps, though - just in case I stop watching the show, which nis becoming more and more likely as the show does on. F'ing Charlie. I promise to look the other way if you wanna go back to hitting pregnant women just this once.
3 of 4 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 12, 2008 9:29 AM
Oops, I was trying 2 finger peck this out with one hand...
I hope you keep the recaps long, though - just in case I stop watching the show, which is becoming more and more likely as the show goes on. F'ing Charlie. I promise to look the other way if you wanna go back to hitting pregnant women just this once.
4 of 4 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 12, 2008 9:32 AM