Chanel 2.0 asks what they want in return. A one-year commitment to 20 pages per issue at a 30% reduced rate, "of course," Willie says. What the hell? Twenty pages per issue is a lot of advertising! Also, if she holds out long enough, Chanel 2.0 could get 50%, trust me, the Crab knows. That really makes no sense - that's 240 pages of advertising in Mode alone each year. Even InStyle doesn't pull that kind of crap.
"She made me look like an ass," Daniel says to Betty as they exit the meeting. No, you did that yourself because you didn't know your audience. Betty suggests working with Wilhelmina since she's not going anywhere too soon. That'll happen. I wonder how hard it would really be just to have her killed off? I bet celebrities know how to get that done and pay for it with a black Amex card so they get all the points.
Gio and Betty go to lunch in the park. Betty's complaining about "natch" and Gio jokes she's in a difficult "sitch." He's much funnier than Henry. Gio brought a ball and bat to help Betty learn how to play softball. Told you he was funnier. She starts to leave and Gio teases her about "playing it safe." Peer pressure is sure to make her come back! It always works like a charm.
Little Lord Frenchy comes into Daniel's office, saying "Daniel Meade" in an adorable accent. P.S.? Great security at Mode yet again. In French, he asks Daniel if he can speak French and he'd like to talk with him (3.5 years of high school French and a couple of Parisian youth hostel stays and I've still got it!). He continues to speak French with Daniel, and Daniel yells "Does anyone speak French," and the kid raises his hand. Because he understands English? Then speak it, si vous plais, you brat! Brat isn't French.
If she had jumped like this, she would have made cheerleader
Gio is throwing the ball to Betty from about 10 feet away and she closes her eyes and misses. He has a lot to look forward to when they finally have sex. Well, she's probably Catholic so the eyes closed thing is a given. She hates practicing, but he says she has to. "Stop saying no and start saying yes." Wow, Gio's Catholic too! Betty takes another swing and line drives it close to Gio. She gets all excited and keeps saying "Yes, yes, yes," wow, this scene really has a lot of sexual innuendo, or at least it would be innuendo if I would stop pointing it out. Gio says, "Come to Rome with me!" and Betty (accidentally?) answers, "Yes!" No backsies, Betty!
He runs up and tackles her, and says, "I want us to have the most romantic first date ever." Well, a month in Rome would definitely do it. "What could be more romantic than Rome?" Lake Como. I'm just saying, for those of you who get that. Betty agrees, and not as reluctantly as you might think considering she just got out of a relationship with the love of her life/Manhattan's finest Renaissance Fair knight. They kiss.
Frenchy is talking to Daniel via a translator. His mother was a model Daniel met years ago, she has recently died, he's in New York on a school trip (great chaperones! What, do they give the kids $50 and make them promise to come back before midnight? That's what Crabby would do), and wait for it - and he wanted to meet his father. Daniel's all like "Yeah, we can help him meet his father." What a total dunce! Even the translator is like, "Douchebag, you are his father." Dun-dun-dunnn. And doyeeeee. I say, get the swab, cause I'm going to need a paternity test, stat!
Daniel, you truly are a box of rocks, how do you dress yourself?
Betty comes back to the office all fired up about being on the Mode softball team (I'm guessing she hasn't seen the slutty uniforms) and tells Daniel about how "pickle napkin Gio" asked her to go to Rome with him for a month. Did they ever call Mario Batali "pickle napkin Mario" ? I'm guessing no. Betty thinks Daniel is freaking out about her being gone for a month, but instead he motions to Frenchy wearing eye makeup. Yep, that would freak anyone out.
Betty, didn't we discuss this move a few weeks ago?
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Comments (3)
I agree...I think she went somewhere, maybe Rome, by herself to think. Remember 90210 when Dylan wanted to take Kelly on a trip around the world and Brandon proposed and she chose herself? I think it's exactly like that... And I agree also that there will probably be some type of new magazine for Daniel where Betty will work...not sure how it will all tie together, but that's what I think!
1 of 3 | Posted by LNNC92 | Posted on June 2, 2008 9:51 AM
Nice recap. I think most non-entitled people are going to have sympathy for Willie (who deserves/earned the job) over Daniel (who inherited and feels entitled to it). His sibling is a creep.
Betty's obviously going somewhere - but probably not with Gio or Henry. (The show couldn't stand her moving to Arizona, or leaving Meade publications, for that matter.)
Daniel could be the poster child for why many "regular" people resent spoiled, entitled children of the rich. Sort of a male version of Paris Hilton.
2 of 3 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on June 2, 2008 9:56 AM
useful recap thanks, but whats with the crappy religious jokes,,,"shiiite muslim"?? thats rude.
3 of 3 | Posted by ibbywee | Posted on September 24, 2008 4:39 AM