"A date?" Oh Daniel, it would just be easier for you family to take you to the vet and have you fixed.
"Have you been depressed?"
"Nothing a drink with you wouldn't cure." Ehh!
"Get out," she says. "I'm not in the business of wasting my time with patients who aren't prepared to take therapy seriously." Well, Daniel does fit that profile. And out he goes.
At the gyno's (this day is full of fun!) Christina is told that the baby is fine as Wilhelmina and Marc look on. Hopefully they weren't both in there for the exam. Christina is just happy she can go back to work. "So is it safe to start telling people we're pregnant?" Who's this "we" woman? Only one uterus is working on this case. The doctor tells her to tell anyone she wants.
"...four-hundred members of the news media?" Marc jokes. I would say this wasn't news, but if you've watch the morning news shows recently, you know this is going to lead.
The doctor asks Wilhelmina if she wants a video of the sonogram. "I don't care," she says. Geez. Is this really the best way to get back at the Meade family? Again, why not be successful somewhere else. Involves fewer midnight feedings, no teen years, and no college.
"Quite a driven woman, isn't she?" the doctor asks.
"She's a bitch," Christina responds.
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"That too," he says. Then Christina notices on the file that it says "Meade/Slater" baby. The doctor says, "Sure must be strange carrying the baby of a dead man." Christina was duped! Hard to believe Wilhelmina couldn't be trusted. Shocking. Honestly. No wonder Scotland was under British rule for so long. Where's Braveheart when you need him? Oh, yeah, killed when he was duped! Probably by Wilhelmina's ancestor.
In the office, Betty catches up with Henry and tells him the story about how she is flying Charlie's favorite tamales from Tucson to New York, first class (because apparently they don't ship FedEx unlike every other food place in the world), and she's having them messengered to her house for the baby shower.
Kids, there's suspension of disbelief and then there is total bullshit, which is what I'm calling this right now. There are so many things wrong with this I don't know where to begin. First of all, a Mexican girl can't find good tamales in NY or when her father is a chef? Second, who the hell is paying for this? Betty can afford a first class seat and a messenger for tamales, with 24 hour notice? Maybe Hilda and Papi really don't have to work anymore. I mean, there is no way she is charging Mode for this, is she? Because she'll be fired once Henry sees the expense report and tells HR. Third, doesn't she know spicy food induces labor? She's setting herself up for this one.
Oh, look, Daniel is back at the therapist's. He should ask her about the tamales thing. I'm sure even she'll think it's destructive. He apologizes for acting like a dumbass before, saying, "I like to flirt."
In her sexiest voice ever, the therapist says, "And what do you get out of flirting? Is it approval? Feels good to be wanted?" I'm sorry, she's a therapist, right, not a sex therapist or stripper or something, right?
Daniel says he's looking for approval because he wanted something deeper with a woman he met, and unfortunately he was left with nothing. I wouldn't call insurance claim money, nothing, Daniel. Plus, it's not like you were in a long-term relationship, although I guess for him 3 weeks does constitute long-term.
"I think this is something we should explore." Yeah, explore naked.
Back at the doctor's office, Wilhelmina is throwing a fit that it's taking so long for Christina to dress. Oops! Looks like she took off. Willie sees baby information on the monitor (great patient privacy there, doctor's office! Don't HIPAA laws mean anything to you people?) and realizes Christina knows the hideous, ugly, cell-multiplying truth! "She's gone!" Well, where could she go really? Scotland?
Betty is getting off the phone with someone involved with the cross-country tamale tour when Amanda enters. Loving the dress, she is so Studio 54 glamorous! Betty asks her if it's crazy to fly tamales in from Tucson because that's what Charlie wants at her baby shower. No, what's crazy is that you are going along with this. "Betty, stop begging, I'll come," Amanda says. Then she and Betty get into this weird ER-style walk through the hallway back-and-forth about her coming to the shower/not coming to the shower. Oh, the Crab is getting tired.
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Comments (4)
With the writers strike, are they trying to cram in too much story to finish up the season? There's so much going on it's hard to keep up (or care) anymore. Bad episode. Lame. Get Charlie and Henry the hell outta there.. get Christina back to work where she belongs.. get Willie & Mark & Amanda back to their old scheming. Thank God that blowhard Gene Simmons is out, too. Sheesus.
The awful music at the beginning was New Kids on the Block, if I remember my horrific boy bands correctly.
1 of 4 | Posted by Memememe | Posted on May 16, 2008 8:07 PM
Let me first say that I adore you, Crabby! This season hasn't been very good so far, but this episode truly made Ugly Betty jump the shark. On second thought, the show jumped the shark the second we found out Charlie is pregnant. Why was Henry dipping his stick in that when he really loves Betty?
They're complete martydom is what binds Henry and Betty to each other, and is what makes me wanna throw up every time I see them together now. I don't know if the writers can dig this show out of the hole it's in.
Meme is right. The song at the beginning of the show is by New Kids. What's worse than me knowing that? I also know the title, the ironic (and clearly foreshadowing) "I'll be loving you forever..."
2 of 4 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 18, 2008 8:43 AM
Oops, I meant to write "Their complete martydom..."
3 of 4 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 18, 2008 8:47 AM
Why all the bitter Crabby? I love a snarky recap as much as the next person but it seems you have no love at all for this show.
Certainly this wasnt the best episode but it is still a fun and mostly original show that is A LOT better than half the crap out there.
I dont love it all but I dont think the show has jumped the shark. Whenever they bring Mark and Amanda together; they make it all worth watching.
4 of 4 | Posted by Jelliepair | Posted on May 19, 2008 10:33 AM