Recap: Ugly Betty: Shark in a Box! - 
by Awesomeness
Betty walks down the hallway of a TV studio, frantically looking for Daniel. She finally sees him, sitting on a couch onstage with Sofia. But, despite Betty's pleas that it's an emergency, security tells Betty that they were warned to keep her away. They pick her up and pull her offstage. A crazy, confusing opening, indeed. What could Betty have done to be banished so harshly? Is Daniel mad at her?
To find out the answers, the show flashes back to 24 hours earlier. And thus starts what is probably my favorite episode ever of Ugly Betty. There was intrigue. There were plot twists. There was a gentler, kinder Wil (well, for a brief moment at least). There were Amanda and Marc at their catty best. And while there was no Cute Henry, at least there was no Boring Walter. And best of all - strippers and armadillos! This episode was Ugly Betty at its best, so let's get to it!
The episode starts out with Daniel and Sofia in bed together. Daniel made breakfast for Sofia, and tells her to eat all the way to the bottom for a surprise. Much to her disappointment, the surprise is papaya, her favorite fruit. Question: What kind of a surprise is fruit? Answer: A really lame surprise. Other things Daniel thinks are surprising: eggs in omelets, number of digits in a phone number, puppies. Needless to say, Sofia is disappointed. After all, she wanted a ring. But Daniel says that they should savor their time together. He gets out of bed, leaving a disappointed Sofia. Although in his defense, if you're expecting a giant diamond ring, little else wouldn't be disappointing.
Meanwhile, Betty arrives for her first day at MYW. She is greeted by an equally dorky girl, who I don't think was given a name in the episode, thus she will hereafter known by the politically correct name: The Dork. The Dork loves Betty's sweater vest. The Dork also loves working at MYW and working for Sofia. In short, The Dork is really kind of annoying. And this might be crazy, but I found The Dork very familiar, and while I can't find confirmation of this anywhere online, there is a part of me who suspects The Dork was played by the same actress who plays Amanda.
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Thoughts?! Anyway, Betty settles into her new desk, right across from The Dork, and immediately feels at home.
Meanwhile, Wilhelmina is in bed with Texas Ted. And I am totally loving these two together. They just got back from spending the holidays together in Texas, where Wil did crazy things like step in cow poo while wearing her Jimmy Choos. But these two can't get any making out done, because Wil's phone keeps ringing. Ted gives her a Texas analogy about roadrunners and armadillos, which just makes me think of Ross Perot. And there's nothing that makes me want to make out less than thoughts of Ross Perot. But it obviously didn't have the same effect on Wil, because she throws her phone away and the kissing commences. Yay!
Meanwhile, in Queens, Ignacio meets with his immigration case worker, Constance. Constance explains that he needs proof that he came to America in 1977. Ignacio takes great offense at this and gives her a lecture about how hard he's worked, and how his wife is buried in America. While I sympathize with Ignacio's situation, is it really a surprise that the government just won't take his word for it? Anyway, Constance gets mad and leaves, telling Ignacio to find a new attitude. As soon as she's gone, Ignacio gets on the phone asking for a new caseworker.
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