Hello Gasmii, welcome to another recap of Ugly Betty, formerly known as Circling the Drain. The writers have once again pulled out a pretty good episode and I am thrilled to be able to rip it apart. Let's let it rip!
The ears are coming from inside the office!
It's 7:36pm and Betty is telling Papi she'll be home soon. He threatens her with dry arroz con pollo which "is not meant to be re-heated." Dude, it's Mexican. It can be eaten cold. Looking at her reflection in the glass in her office, she straightens up her outfit and suddenly Matt's ears appear behind her. She screams. Matt apologizes for scaring her with his Barack Obamas.
He wanted to tell her he liked her pitch for the green issue. "Wilhelmina was wrong, it did not reek of recycled manure," he says. Betty responds that she liked his idea and, "You were not, 'Nothing but nosehair' when you pitched it." I don't know, he does strike me as the kind of guy who is hairier than you would expect. I can't help but notice that Betty's hair is stuck inside her jacket and it's making my neck itchy.
Matt then tells Betty he's digging her new look. Well, looking feminine does work for some people. Awkward moment of silence. "I'm sorry," Matt says, "I have to do this." He comes towards her and oh-my-God-he's-going-to-kiss-her-no-he's-not, he's pulling said hair from out of her jacket as the plinky-plunky romantic music dies down with a sad moan. Psych!
Also attempting to leave the office is Amanda, who is caught by Marc who thought they were leaving together. She says she's exhausted because she's been working since 9 without a break. "And by working you mean gossiping and complaining?" Marc asks. Oh my God, does she have my job? Then suddenly...
"Hey Mandy-licious," says Matt. "Hey, Matty-licious," Amanda says back. WTF? Marc starts to choke saying he got "a piece of corny" stuck in his throat. I'm with ya, brother. Matt asks her is she can stay for a little while, but doesn't finish his sentence because Amanda is bowling over Marc to tell Matt she can stay. WTF part deux?
You put your right arm in and you shake it all about!
Betty bumps into Daniel at the elevator and he says he's meeting up with Natalie at the group therapy session. Super-fun! Remember when Daniel screwed models? Yeah, me too. Now he's just a sad-sack complainer. Waah, my wife died! Pussy.
Daniel mentions he noticed that Betty and Matt have been "chummy." Or did he mean they look like chum? Because either works. Betty says she has no news on that front but hopefully she will by the time they have lunch together tomorrow. Judging by Daniel's face, gasp, demeanor, and look of stupidity, he forgot.
The elevator opens and Willie steps off. "Well, what an unpleasant surprise," she says to both of them. She is my hero. Daniel tells her to wait, he wants to thank he for doing "all that work in Tibet." WTF part trois? He tells her it's special to him because it was special to Molly, I barf, the end, but then he hugs Wilhelmina. She looks like she's been enveloped by bubonic plague or, well, by Daniel. Daniel gets on the elevator, Willie looks at Betty and Betty makes a face like "how the hell should I know?" and shrugs. That was a sweet moment they shared.
I'll just fantasize about George Clooney until this is over.
Willie says, "Why was pasty-face hugging me and mumbling something about Tibet?" as she hunts Marc for sport in her office. As Marc walks backwards, into her office doors, over an ottoman, he tells her she's being honored by the Style Cares charity for her large donations to orphans in Tibet. I thought she was just free-ranging them prior to curing them like a fine prosciutto?
Nope, turns out Marc and her accountant set up a tax-deductible foundation for her. The really fun part? She gets to host the event at her home instead of a restaurant so more money can go to the orphans. "Think of the tiny baby orphans!" he screams as he holds up a picture of tiny baby orphans. "And your public image!"
Willie agrees about her image. "But who the hell would get excited about a charity event?" Over at Casa Excitable, Betty screams, "I got invited to a charity event!" Justin is thrilled it's at Wilhelmina's house. "How exclusive!" he says. "Can you steal me something like a napkin, and olive, anything?" How about a murderer?
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Comments (1)
Fine recap. Thanks. I don't think I could keep up with all the twists without your help!
1 of 1 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on November 14, 2009 10:14 PM