Ugly Betty has been getting a lot of buzz for bringing the lives of an everyday Hispanic family into homes all over America. Well, now let it be known for bringing a post-op transsexual into our living rooms as well. And, luckily for us, the transsexual is hottie Rebecca Romijn, as "It's Alexis now" Meade. Take that, Felicity Huffman, with your "Transamerica".
And you know what I think of when I think of transsexual supermodels. Well, Fashion Week, of course! Yup, this week on Ugly Betty, is Fashion Week! YAY!
We quickly learn that Fashion Week means a visit to Busy City for Betty. She doesn't even have time to eat breakfast. Daniel is in charge of Mode's fashion show, and Betty is taking phone calls at the kitchen table while the jobless Hilda mopes and watches telenovelas. To me, sitting around, eating and watching television is a perfect day. I hate to have my Judge Judy and Pirate's Booty ritual interrupted by pesky things like work. But Hilda apparently really wants a job, and even asks Betty is there's anything available at Mode. Betty quickly says that there isn't.
Meanwhile, Bradford calls Daniel into his office. Daniel thinks he's going to get another lecture, but Bradford surprises him. Bradford announces that he's proud of the way that Daniel has been doing things, and after the fashion show, he plans to announce that Daniel will officially be the heir to Meade Publications. Great news for Daniel, but a strange timing.... Has Bradford forgotten that Daniel recently squandered his entire inheritance? Or the Sofia fiasco and the resulting bad publicity? Or the fact that Daniel had a melt-down and disappeared for weeks? Or perhaps is this the behavior that Bradford is proud of? The rich are different from us, or so I've seen on "The Real Housewives of Orange County". Nary a Judge Judy watcher or Pirate's Booty eater in all of Orange County, so I really can't relate.
At Mode, Amanda interrupts Marc who is looking at IslandBoysCruise.com. We learn two important things here. 1) That Marc and Amanda share lip gloss, and 2) That every Fashion Week, Marc gives a store called Eternal 18 (which is not Forever 21, mind you) the insight into the hot Fashion Week item that Eternal 18 then knocks off for mass consumption in their stores. I was mostly interested in what color of lip gloss would look good on both Marc and Amanda (their coloring is so different!), but the show focused instead on the cash Marc gets by giving the tip. Oh, another important thing we learned: 3) last year's item was the wide belt.
Just then, Donatella Versace bursts in to see Wil. Only it's not actually Donatella, it's Gina Gershon. And her name is Fabia, which honestly reminds me of Fabio in all the most Fabulous ways. Fabia becomes very upset when she learns that she and Wil were going to be wearing the same outfit to the Mode show. This is especially troubling for Fabia, who had a matching outfit made for her dog.
But Fabia agrees to let Wil wear the outfit. When Wil notices how good Fabia's skin looks, Fabia sends her to Dr. Wong in Chinatown. She explains that he injects her with... well, there's no way to put it delicately, so let's let Fabia explain (read this in an Italian accent): "It's duck sauce... sauce from a man duck, make a baby duck." Um, right. My mom reads this, so there are no appropriate jokes I can make here, so we'll just skip to -- As soon as Fabia leaves, Wil has Marc make an appointment with Dr. Wong.
Meanwhile, we have (insert trumpets!) Cute Henry talking to Betty! Remember Henry? We haven't seen him in a while, so let's try and remember who he is: Dorky. Cute. Accountant. Hearts Betty. Yup, still all those things!
And just when I'm excited for some dorky, adorable flirting... Hilda bursts into the Mode offices. Inspired by Oprah and Dr. Phil, Hilda is there to change her life. And make free copies of her resume on Mode's copiers. Which goes to show that maybe I should rethink my daytime TV viewing habits. Judge Judy has never taught me more than that I shouldn't have a joint bank account with my lying, drug-addicted roommate (not that I have a lying, drug-addicted roommate, but if I did, I know not to open a join bank account with her).
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Comments (4)
Haha, another great recap!
I really hope this Betty/Henry hook up is soon. I am tired of Walter and his stupidness. Bring on Henry with nerdy cuteness. And also, I can see Wil and Alexis butting heads. Very exciting for next week's episode.
1 of 4 | Posted by someonespecial
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Posted on February 4, 2007 10:03 PM
I'm still processing all the twists and turns...once my dizzyness subsides I'll have smarter comments. Thanks for the re-cap. Oh, by the way "Nacho" is a common nickname for the formal name Ignacio. Not racist at all.
2 of 4 | Posted by sarvarita
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Posted on February 5, 2007 11:04 AM
Anyone else reminded of Dynasty when Rebecca Romijn said her name was "Alexis"? All I could think of was Alexis Carrington/Colby
3 of 4 | Posted by CMY1186
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Posted on February 5, 2007 5:39 PM
Earth to Christina: duh! The writers having her say "you used me" was pretty stupid. Otherwise, a great episode.
Telenovelas rock. American soaps SUCK by comparison.
4 of 4 | Posted by Memememe
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Posted on February 6, 2007 10:50 AM