"Stop your shrieking, Marc! I was just taking a nap," she says. She tells him she hasn't slept well in weeks and Marc thinks it's because her desk is a mess. As he cleans he sees a picture of Connor on her desk. He says maybe something else is on her mind and she says," Yes, getting a good night's sleep, and I can't take a sleeping pill because of that damn baby." Ah, there's the maternal instinct I was looking for in Willie. She wants Marc to hire a night nanny. He starts asking her if she has other "night needs that aren't being met," but she's gone back into nap mode.
Amanda and Betty are talking about what they are going to write for ModeNY.com, and Amanda suggests they write about their sex lives. That's when Betty lets it slip that she and Matt haven't done the nasty or in their case, the fumble. Amanda's like you've been dating for a month, he's a billionaire, and he's totally into you...what the hell are you waiting for? I'm going to have to give everyone a doyeee on this one too. It's scary to agree with Amanda.
Forget the lip gloss, she's wearing her sex coat!
Back in Queens, Betty is taking out the garbage and Hilda asks her if she's wearing lip gloss. In Betty's world, that's code for "I'm getting laid tonight." When I wear gloss it's because I left most of it on my coffee cup. Betty and I lead very different lives. Betty tells Hilda she's hoping tonight is the night.
They come around the corner and Papi is packing up the car for their camping trip and Justin is still bitching and moaning about the lack of electricity and how he can't take his hot iron or something. They will be up early so will either girl be joining them for breakfast? Hilda says she's going out with Archie so she should be home in bed by 9pm (I'm assuming alone) and Betty, well, Betty has an awkward situation where she and Hilda tell Papi that Betty won't be home tonight because she's getting lucky with Matt. Next time? Tell him you are staying with Amanda overnight. That's how you are supposed to do it.
Over at Molly's dorm room, she's decided she'd like to be involved with a poetry slam. Are you dying or trying to kill us? A poetry slam? Then Daniel admits that he was in a rock band when he was in high school and he thought he was great. Unfortunately, he sucked and was laughed off the stage. Wow, well worth the video this scene was shot on.
Uh, mom, can I have some money for the mall?
Betty is out with Matt and they are joking about her singing, and for good reason. They stop in front of his building and kiss, and he says he'll get her a cab. She says maybe she should stay and see his new paint job. He laughs, grabs a taxi, shoves her in it, says bye and she's off, completely confused. The cab driver laughs and says, "That guy couldn't get rid of you fast enough!" Enjoy your lack of tip, jerk!
See ya, see ya, wouldn't want to be ya!
Back at Casa de Date Night Sucks, Hilda is on the phone saying goodnight to Councilman, hangs up, then complains about him for calling an hour after he dropped her off from their date. He really does sound like a dud, plus he's kind of boring, don't you think? Nice, but just sort of not a great storyteller, you know? As an aside, they are doing a good job hiding her pregnancy with that cute shirt. Hilda says she thinks Archie is too into her with the calling and hand-holding and so on. Betty tears her a new one.
"Excuse me, what is your problem?" Betty's like why don't you break up with him if you can't stand him. Then it finally occurs to Hilda that Betty is home early on sex night. As Betty is slamming a huge pickle down her gullet (what shrinks would call transference), she tells Hilda what happened. Who grips a pickle like that, they are usually so drippy? No wonder Matt shoved you in a cab! Self-preservation.
Pickles and OJ? What a smellicious combo, Betty.
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Dear Crabby -
Excellent recap (of a show that is getting sillier by the week!)
No seriously, the first season of this show, I was in love! And look, I completely understand that this is based on Spanish soap operas, and therefore reality must be suspended during viewing, but come the FUCK on!
So, Matt is super rich and hides that by "forgetting" his wallet a bunch of times therefore making the financially unstable girl pay for their dinners/coffees/whatever. Not very creative writers, I think they should've had him "forget" his wallet because he doesn't actually have one - he's homeless and living on a bench at Penn Station! I don't know - something a little more gripping like that.
And, now he's had a lot of sex with a lot of different women? Um, WHAT? I hate that story line, while they were sitting in the therapist's office I thought he was going to be like, I have an STD or something a little more realistic - not, I'm a man-whore. I love how he's being treated like a "nice guy in recovery from a difficult life of random sex" whereas if this were a woman character, she'd be written off as a nasty slut. Ugh - seriously, Gio left and brought all the creativity of this show with him!
Sorry for the rant, but GRRRRRRRrrrrr!
(I do kind of love the councilman though, something about Karate Kid at age 45 is still pretty adorable!)
1 of 6 | Posted by carmelicious | Posted on March 24, 2009 9:57 AM
Good recap once again, too bad it's for a show that appears to be in steep decline.
I was disgusted by this episode (Betty prances into bed with a sex addict?!). Seriously creepy content. I don't plan to watch anymore, but I may drop by and read your recaps anyway. Yes, they are that good.
I am a Gio fan and like seeing your mentions of him. You seem to have a fond memory for the character (thank you!) unlike the show. Why? Why God? Why was he dumped from the show?
Curious, did pickle = Gio?
2 of 6 | Posted by bgroman | Posted on March 24, 2009 5:56 PM
Great recap. I'm not ready to abandon ship, but it does seem to have lost something. I'm hoping Rebecca R will return soon. I also miss Gio (please sign the online petition - haha).
Amanda and Mark are still great together (or separately).
One thing this show has in common with a lot of others - they incorporate the real life economic crisis into the storylines. I watch TV to ESCAPE (okay, ignore) my own problems; not to be reminded of them.
The promiscuity aspect - not to mention the STD possibilities - of Matt's past is a real turn-off.
(I'm a man who never understood how anyone could go to a prostitude - even before the onslaught of AIDS - you just don't know WHERE that thang has been!)
When it comes to sex partners, less is usually more. Some things don't change.
3 of 6 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on March 25, 2009 7:55 AM
Okay, call me naive, but what's a "carwash", metaphorically speaking?
BTW, who wants to know about anyone's pubic hair removal? When did it become pubic knowledge?
Also, I did not recognize Ralph Macchio until I saw his name in the credits and figured it out!
4 of 6 | Posted by scottywrangler | Posted on March 27, 2009 8:44 AM
Great recap as always! I can't even stand to watch the lame ass show anymore so I just come here to find out what happened.
5 of 6 | Posted by E-fo | Posted on March 28, 2009 9:16 AM
Before, I couldn't get past the fact that, while Matt is reasonably cute, he and Betty have no real sexual or romantic chemistry. They were okay though only so-so as friends (do these actors even bother to run lines together to give them some semblance of making a connection?). As a couple they're just bleh. Now I can't get past the fact that they have no chemistry plus he has a serious, not easily treated mental illness and maybe a long history of spreading STD around. And she hearts him? This girl who decided she "just didn't have those feelings" for a sane guy who unabashedly adored her and was so hot his kiss made her moan with desire and dancing with him got her all squirmy. Damn, you're right she should run call Gio!
6 of 6 | Posted by Livia | Posted on April 10, 2009 10:30 PM