I think many of us have those days where we try on everything on our closets and nothing looks good (and by "many of us" I mean women). That is why I use Garanimals. But can you imagine how difficult that must be for Ugly Betty? I mean, that poor girl has nothing but hideously heinous clothes to choose from. Every day must be that day for her!
Unbelievably, there are no words.
First off, hello Gasmii, sorry for the late recap, but I spent last week with tissue stuck up my nostrils while sipping cough syrup through a straw, and was unable to keep my head up long enough to write (or care) about Betty and her exploits. Also, all the sneezing was starting to clog up the keys on my keyboard. Back to the recap. Betty goes from one ugly outfit to another, and I seriously consider driving to New York to push the show's designer into traffic. Luckily, Betty decides to go the simple route - dresses all in black. And it's still hideous. "Wow, Betty, who died?" Hilda asks. The costume designer's career! Betty says she didn't want to look too cheerful because everyone at work is depressed due to the financial crisis. They are probably too busy working on their resumes to even know there is one.
Why, God, why is this color combo necessary?
Hilda says she doesn't know how Connor could steal all that money from the company and no one even noticed. I would say the same thing, but I think it has become clear we've ALL been burying our heads in the sand about a lot of financial things lately, so I'm willing to let this go. I will miss Connor's huge, huge feet, though.
Using chicken breasts as big as mine!
Papi starts yelling at a chef on the TV about wiping mushrooms instead of washing them, which is a weird, weird segue but let's roll with it. The show he's watching is called Kitchen Rumble and involves a chef who competes with regular people to see who has the best recipe. Winners get money, losers get this chef's leftovers. I wish Barefoot Contessa would do that, I would kill to walk away with her pork tenderloin. Papi says he would totally kick this guy's ass in competition but why would he need to? Casa Suarez doesn't need the money!
Betty mentions she'll be late tonight because she's going out with her "new friend" Matt. New friend as in LUVAH! They all make lovey-dovey noises at her and Betty blushes. Or develops a rash. She says she likes him and "thinks there's something there." She asks the family for one last once-over before she heads to work and they all say she looks perfect. Then she turns to leave and they all see the huge rose/flower/growth on her ass and it's ruined. "So close," Justin says. Like she really needed that extra bulk on her behind, too.
Betty's roids are really getting out of control.
At Mode, Betty is on the phone with Matt who asks, "Did you get the gift I sent?" If you have to ask, she didn't, or it sucked so bad she didn't want to call you to thank you. She has to put him on hold to talk to Daniel and he asks for coffee with cream and a couple billion dollars so the company doesn't go bankrupt. At least he's not greedy.
Not one to let a scab go unpicked, Betty asks him about Molly. Didn't she die last week? I still think it would have been awesome if she had been sitting next to Connor on the plane when he escaped, both of them sipping yak blood cosmos. Daniel says Molly is making a decision about her treatment and wants to be left alone. Good, then let's get back to fixing the company.
Oh, good, here comes Betty's gift brought by the only person in the Mode offices getting paid this week, the messenger boy! It's a big jar of jelly beans with a heart-shaped balloon. Just what every chubby girl with braces needs. Wouldn't a six-pack of Slimfast been a better option? He could have gotten chocolate-flavored.
Mirrors everywhere give Betty thanks for the break.
Betty gets back on the phone and says, "I just got your jelly beans!" Matt says, "So what does your face look like?" Well, soon it's going to be chubbier and more broken out, thanks. "My face is smiling!" Well, maybe that will help at the unemployment office.
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Comments (2)
Matt is sort of a super rich slacker version of henry. I actually like matt for betty, he would introduce her to new things that would cause some great situations for tv (betty in the hamptons??)
Just saw the Matt actor in a mcdonalds 'what can I get for a dollar?' ad, it was odd.
1 of 2 | Posted by carol | Posted on March 18, 2009 2:29 AM
Thanks for writing, Carol. Matt is adorable, meaning he must be hiding the freak somewhere (as we found out on the latest episode). I'll keep an eye out for that ad!
2 of 2 | Posted by dear crabby | Posted on March 23, 2009 9:19 AM