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fembuckUgly Betty you slay me!
Quoteables:
Daniel: "Are you going to kill me?"
Amanada: "Hey, accountantman. Looking for Betty? She's down here."
Marc: "I'll put out a Gay-PB!"
Amanada: "Grow some, Bambi. Release your inner MODE woman. MODE women are NEVER the other woman, we are the only women"
Willy: "Stop fondling my limes."
Amanda: "Ugh, I'm still bored. Watching nerd love is so tedious."
- Willy: "Be her new Betty."
- Marc: "Guess I'll have to start eating potatoes."
Christina: "I'm Scottish, not an Australian hooker."
Grace: "Was so excited with my date with Daniel Meade. Instead, I ended up back in the dormroom playing Wolfenstein on my computer all night long. Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein!"
Hilda: "Justin honey, don't dance near the guy with the hand under his coat."
Wilhelmina: Pardon me. I was was rude in not introducing myself earlier. punches the transphobic jerk.
The Commentary
Aww, Alexis *hugs* You stubborn, splendid, adorable fool!
Since the Alexis reveal I've been wondering how she could be so up on her high horse about Daniel being mad at her for faking her own death, and while I'm still clueless as to how a grown ass adult couldn't anticipate family and friends reacting negatively to death!faking, tonight's episode established that Alex just really was that clueless, or at least so determined to go through with the sex change that he probably purposefully didn't think about the effect his actions would have on others.
But it hit Alexis tonight, and *wipes tear*, poor baby.
Now, Alexis sitting in her huge-ass, expensive office, dressed to the nine's eating a burger and fries was pathetic (and and kind of hilarious), but then when she admitted that all of her former friends wanted nothing to do with her because of the death!faking I was 'awww'ing and totally wanted to give her a big hug.
Then my heart got all warmed when Alexis was all in her element in the sports bar looking all happy and radiant. She was all ravishing, and being all cute like "I threw that [basketball] like a girl, right?", being flirty with (a scary-faced) Jerry O'Connell, and I started to feel a bit better for her (though secretly I was sad for me since it seems like they're making Alexis into dudes, which means no RR GoGA, which brings sad tears to my eyes).
But then, then Ugly Betty had to go and crush me (and Alexis), by having Jerry's character play Alexis, getting her number on a dare from his friends before telling her that he knew she used to be a dude and calling her a freak. *tear* Of, course this allowed for the kick-ass shot of Vanessa Williams decking the loser which was awesome, but still ... sad. Then, as if that wasn't bad enough 'Alexis Meade's no good very bad day' just continued with Wili totally abandoning her moments after defending her and telling Alexis that she would always have a friend in her, leaving Alexis alone, friendless and disillussioned with humanity.
AWWWWWW! Alexis! *hugs*
Now, I've never thought much of Rebecca Romijn as an actress (I found her performance in Femme Fatale absolutely painful to watch - except for the parts were she was making out with Rie Rasmussen), but the last few episodes of Ugly Betty made me admit that she could do comedy, and "Derailed" has now convinced me that she can do dramatic as well now too. Because, dude, she killed me tonight.
Such heartbreak.
As for the rest of the episode, Marc and Christina rocked. I loved them together. Not quite as much as Marc and Amanda, but they were definately tons of fun to watch. Also, I liked seeing that split second for humanity from Marc before he ran off to do Willy's bidding again.
Wilhemina: You're not here to stitch, you're here to snitch.
Marc: She needs some information, bitch! What? I thought we were rhyming.
Oh, Amanada, I loved you for like all two minutes you were on screen. Her little pep talk to Betty about how she had been at Mode long enough to start being a bitch was awesome, espeically since Becki Newton and America were all up in each other's faces and it looked like they were going to kiss. Betty having visions of Amanada inspiring her to do evil was also the bestest!
Also made of win, was Santos standing up for Justin on the subway! Now that Santos is not being a complete ass I can resume having a crush on him (mmm, sexy Cesar!) Justin also continues to be awesome and the actor that plays him has a surprisingly nice singing voice ... but, if I was on a subway that had stalled and some kid started singing showtunes and dancing around I would have been as unamused as the bystanders on the show were.
LUCY LIU, rocked as Ling Lite. "Like how I was standing outside in the snow crying icicle tears!" lol. As long as The Chin doesn't lose all of her edge now that she got herself a little Meade I'll be looking forward to seeing more Liu on the show.
Overall, kick-ass episode that brought the funny and the sad!
Quoteables:
Daniel: "Are you going to kill me?"
Amanada: "Hey, accountantman. Looking for Betty? She's down here."
Marc: "I'll put out a Gay-PB!"
Amanada: "Grow some, Bambi. Release your inner MODE woman. MODE women are NEVER the other woman, we are the only women"
Willy: "Stop fondling my limes."
Amanda: "Ugh, I'm still bored. Watching nerd love is so tedious."
- Willy: "Be her new Betty."
- Marc: "Guess I'll have to start eating potatoes."
Christina: "I'm Scottish, not an Australian hooker."
Grace: "Was so excited with my date with Daniel Meade. Instead, I ended up back in the dormroom playing Wolfenstein on my computer all night long. Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein!"
Hilda: "Justin honey, don't dance near the guy with the hand under his coat."
Wilhelmina: Pardon me. I was was rude in not introducing myself earlier. punches the transphobic jerk.
The Commentary
Aww, Alexis *hugs* You stubborn, splendid, adorable fool!
Since the Alexis reveal I've been wondering how she could be so up on her high horse about Daniel being mad at her for faking her own death, and while I'm still clueless as to how a grown ass adult couldn't anticipate family and friends reacting negatively to death!faking, tonight's episode established that Alex just really was that clueless, or at least so determined to go through with the sex change that he probably purposefully didn't think about the effect his actions would have on others.
But it hit Alexis tonight, and *wipes tear*, poor baby.
Now, Alexis sitting in her huge-ass, expensive office, dressed to the nine's eating a burger and fries was pathetic (and and kind of hilarious), but then when she admitted that all of her former friends wanted nothing to do with her because of the death!faking I was 'awww'ing and totally wanted to give her a big hug.
Then my heart got all warmed when Alexis was all in her element in the sports bar looking all happy and radiant. She was all ravishing, and being all cute like "I threw that [basketball] like a girl, right?", being flirty with (a scary-faced) Jerry O'Connell, and I started to feel a bit better for her (though secretly I was sad for me since it seems like they're making Alexis into dudes, which means no RR GoGA, which brings sad tears to my eyes).
But then, then Ugly Betty had to go and crush me (and Alexis), by having Jerry's character play Alexis, getting her number on a dare from his friends before telling her that he knew she used to be a dude and calling her a freak. *tear* Of, course this allowed for the kick-ass shot of Vanessa Williams decking the loser which was awesome, but still ... sad. Then, as if that wasn't bad enough 'Alexis Meade's no good very bad day' just continued with Wili totally abandoning her moments after defending her and telling Alexis that she would always have a friend in her, leaving Alexis alone, friendless and disillussioned with humanity.
AWWWWWW! Alexis! *hugs*
Now, I've never thought much of Rebecca Romijn as an actress (I found her performance in Femme Fatale absolutely painful to watch - except for the parts were she was making out with Rie Rasmussen), but the last few episodes of Ugly Betty made me admit that she could do comedy, and "Derailed" has now convinced me that she can do dramatic as well now too. Because, dude, she killed me tonight.
Such heartbreak.
As for the rest of the episode, Marc and Christina rocked. I loved them together. Not quite as much as Marc and Amanda, but they were definately tons of fun to watch. Also, I liked seeing that split second for humanity from Marc before he ran off to do Willy's bidding again.
Wilhemina: You're not here to stitch, you're here to snitch.
Marc: She needs some information, bitch! What? I thought we were rhyming.
Oh, Amanada, I loved you for like all two minutes you were on screen. Her little pep talk to Betty about how she had been at Mode long enough to start being a bitch was awesome, espeically since Becki Newton and America were all up in each other's faces and it looked like they were going to kiss. Betty having visions of Amanada inspiring her to do evil was also the bestest!
Also made of win, was Santos standing up for Justin on the subway! Now that Santos is not being a complete ass I can resume having a crush on him (mmm, sexy Cesar!) Justin also continues to be awesome and the actor that plays him has a surprisingly nice singing voice ... but, if I was on a subway that had stalled and some kid started singing showtunes and dancing around I would have been as unamused as the bystanders on the show were.
LUCY LIU, rocked as Ling Lite. "Like how I was standing outside in the snow crying icicle tears!" lol. As long as The Chin doesn't lose all of her edge now that she got herself a little Meade I'll be looking forward to seeing more Liu on the show.
Overall, kick-ass episode that brought the funny and the sad!
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Date: 2007-02-16 03:50 am (UTC)And that whole "I threw that like a girl, right?" scene was priceless.
Overall it left me extremely satisfied, but now that you mentioned the probability of no RR GoGA it does dampen it a bit. Awe... it makes me sad too.
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Date: 2007-02-16 04:59 pm (UTC)So true. It was a nice complete viewing experience. Just everything you could want from a show was in there and done so well. Like I went from smiling at Alexis and Daniel at the beginning to wiping tears away with Alexis at the end. I was so happy to see Santos except Justin, and was totally into the Betty/Charlie bonding before it all went down hill.
So good.
And that whole "I threw that like a girl, right?" scene was priceless.
That was gold. I love that they're not forgetting that Alexis is still learning how to be a woman. I loved her eating the burger and fries for the same reason. It's just such a dude meal, that stood in sharp constrast to her dress and surroundings. Although I have to say, RR was shooting that basketball like a girl (I wonder if that was concious on her part, or if she just really can't play basketball, lol)
but now that you mentioned the probability of no RR GoGA it does dampen it a bit. Awe... it makes me sad too.
I mean, come on. Seriously, I know the lesbians in fashion are less common, but they exist and need to represented on the show as well. I mean I doubt they would show anything too sexy, but I wanna see Alexis flirting with girls too. Get like Amanada Moore on the show, or RR's gal pal Rie Rasmussen or something to play a model Alexis hits on. It would make me ever so happy. Hell, I'd like an Alexis/Willy or Alexis/Amanda hook up as well! You choose producer people, but give me something!
P.S. Icon is Jordana Brewster, yes? So pretty!
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Date: 2007-02-16 04:22 pm (UTC)As for RR, I'm really happy with how *well* she and the Alexis character have been integrated into the cast. It doesn't feel overwhelming/overkill as with the Sofia character. Now, I love Salma Hayek to bits but, dayum, was I ready for that character to get off my screen.
Ugly Betty is quickly turning into my favorite show on tv. There's no character I hate or even dislike for that matter. It's Grey's Anatomy without the whiny 12-year-old for a lead, Heroes without DoughBoy sucking up valuable screentime. It's gayer than The L Word but not quite as subversive as Dexter.
LUCY LIU, rocked as Ling Lite.
Seeing Lucy Liu made miss Ally McBeal, and I *hated* that show!!
Now, if only Kristanna Loken could show up as Alexis' ex-girlfriend with Meade spawn in tow (because you *know* if Alex was as big a player as they're telling us, there's a kid out there somewhere) leading to hot GOGA, I think I could die a happy person. Or, you know, at least a scene with Alexis making out with Amanda!
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Date: 2007-02-16 04:42 pm (UTC)I know! After the big deal they made about Alex being as big a manwhore as Daniel (going so far as to tattoo as girls name on his thigh) I thought for sure that we would get some GoGA. Especially since Romijn has proved she does that extremely well in the past *mmm, bathroom sex with Rie Rasmussen* I'm still gonna hold out hope that Alexis is bi, which would come in handy being trans, and we'll see Alexis flirting with girls too.
I'm really happy with how *well* she and the Alexis character have been integrated into the cast.
Yeah, me too. I was kind of worried before the storyline started but I'm really enjoying it. I also like that they're not playing Alexis just for laughs. She's emerging as a three dimensional character ... that I wanna hug.
It's Grey's Anatomy without the whiny 12-year-old for a lead, Heroes without DoughBoy sucking up valuable screentime.
LOL. So true. How fucking disappointed were you that Doughboy didn't bit it this week. When they showed DoughBoy all unconcious after being thrown out the window I was so excited, but then he had to go and survive. Fuck! And I'm not even gonna get started on Meredith. I saw like 3 secs of her on Grey's this week and it was too emotastic to sit through.
Now, if only Kristanna Loken could show up as Alexis' ex-girlfriend with Meade spawn in tow (because you *know* if Alex was as big a player as they're telling us, there's a kid out there somewhere) leading to hot GOGA, I think I could die a happy person. Or, you know, at least a scene with Alexis making out with Amanda!
*dies* damn you for planting that seed in my head. The idea of all of that scandanavian amazonian hotness sexin' each other is too much for me to take. *drifts into a wonderful dreamland* Plus, Kristanna is the cutest ever playing a mother, so I would love to see more cute Mom!Kris.
I'd definately take Alexis and Amanada though. Plus, we know Amanda likes her some Meade so it would be completely in character ;)
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Date: 2007-02-16 08:29 pm (UTC)OMG, I was *pissed*!! Like, they keep teasing us that one of the Heroes is going to bite it and it was the perfect opportunity to get rid of the time-sucker while watching Jessica look incredibly hot while beating the crap out of him. *sigh* If they weren't going to kill him they could have at least had him get punched a couple more times for my enjoyment.
*dies* damn you for planting that seed in my head. The idea of all of that scandanavian amazonian hotness sexin' each other is too much for me to take. *drifts into a wonderful dreamland*
Hee, can you imagine the drama. Alexis has finally found her 'Dream Man' and in walks 'the one that got away' with a Meade heir in tow. Oooh, then, it'd be all Loken left Alex for another woman and now Alexis is the woman of *her* dreams!