Between Betty doing her best to be fearless with the sexy Adam Rodriguez and—seriously, I’m crying here—everything with Justin and his amazing Homecoming Queen acceptance speech, Ugly Betty had its best episode of the season last night. No question about it. Maybe everyone who’s been so down on the sweet comedy should give it another chance? Well, whether you give it a chance or not (but you should!), enjoy my round up of the best lines, quips, and jabs from last night’s delightful hour:
“Those hems have not been brought up since 2003. They might as well just be cheering in burkas.” —Justin, about the cheerleading uniforms he’s working on at his high school
“It just so happens that Justin has the moves of a young Mexican Beyoncé, and he would be happy to choreograph it for you.” —Marc, telling the head cheerleader that Justin will create their Homecoming routine
“Well, I’m glad that’s cleared up—now I won’t spend the afternoon texting and worrying about boys.” —Claire, after Matt apologized after nearly calling her “a girl”
“I do not appreciate blackmail calls in the middle of the work day!” —Willy, on the phone with the detective who’s blackmailing her“Well, if you have one fault, it’s that you love too much.” —Marc, in a mocking moment to Willy
“I mean, look at you—no bangs, right?” —Daniel, after Betty asks him if she’s fearless
“This kid is a star—it’s like he was born to yell at girls!” —Marc, about his new buddy Justin, who’s working wit the cheerleaders on their Homecoming routine
“Now, Hot Flash is just an insert, so you might have some staples in your face. Oh, but you’ve had that before.” —Claire, joking about Willy showing up on the cover of old-lady mag Hot Flash
“Well I’m not here because Matt came in two of the last four Saturdays, if that’s what you’re implying. But since you brought it up, do you see Matt and I as a couple?” —Amanda, not doing a very good job of hiding her affection for Matt
“Thanks. I feel better. And at least I’ll always have that cold sore.” —Amanda, about what Daniel gave her in their relationship
“I don’t know about you, but I am stoked for this weekend, and yes, I just said stoked.” —Natalie, to Daniel, talking about the coming weekend conference of their cult
“Hey, Natalie! I’m doing it, too. I’m gonna get cured or whatever!” —Amanda, about joining Daniel and Natalie for their weekend healing conference
“So far I am loving everything—except for these beads. I don’t love the way they frame my chesticles.” —Amanda, while at the healing conference, where, like everyone, she has to wear some ugly beads
“For God’s sake, Nico, lower your voice! Angela Lansbury lives next door, and she’d love to rat me out to the co-op board.” —Willy, when Nico raises her voice during a conversation about where the blackmail is going to come from
“So what! You’re a chewer! I’m a yeller! We all got something!” —Hilda, after Betty derides the guy she’s supposed to be dating, Larry, because he’s a “sniffer”
“I quit!”—Willy, in a shocking moment, to Claire
“What’s level five? Is that where you touch each other’s junk and call it a massage? I wanna do it.” —Amanda, while not taking the healing conference very seriously
“Now, I know that over the years, the press has had a lot of fun at my expense. You’ve called me the ‘meaner Hitler.’ You’ve said that I’m completely bald and my wigs were made from orphan hair. You’ve had me sleeping with everyone from Madonna to JFK—only one of which is true.” —Willy, in her resignation statement to the press
“I’d say off with your heads, but for some of you, that might not matter.” —Justin, addressing his high school, after they rudely crowned him Homecoming Queen
What’s your favorite line? Did I miss a gem you’d like to share in the comments below? What’d you think of the episode overall?
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i love this show and these characters so much. i thought tonight’s episode was the best yet this season!
Just watched it this morning! It was a GREAT episode!!
Well duh… the best was “then he’s not”…. more to come on that I’m sure.
The episode was good overall, but there was some ‘not-so-good’ things going on IMO
1) Daniel’s storyline is BEYOND zzzZZZzzzz….wtf is going on with him?
2) I like Bobby, but his character is really odd. On the one hand, he’s supposed to be this “bad boy” who came out of jail and all that….but now he’s super-nice, calling himself the ‘wimp’ of his family, and literally OFFERING to kiss Betty in the hallway like some sort of charity (seriously….what kind of guy would ever say that? LOL).
Is he a bad boy or not? If he’s not….then it kind of defeats the purpose of why Betty is supposed to be attracted to him, no?
(since she wanted to break the mold and be different)
Did you catch his & Betty’s conversation when he told her where he was going Saturday night and invited her? Betty said her father said that’s where mobsters hang out. His family will turn out to indeed be in organized crime (I read this when his casting was announced).
Last night’s episode continued the UB renaissance. But a quip list doesn’t do it justice–full recaps might get the fence sitters to watch the show again. My favorite moments were the ones that brought out character, like when Amanda tried to shake some sense into Daniel. (Her quips were great, but then we got to see a real character.) Above all, the scene with Betty and Hilda sharing sisterly giggles in bed was tender and typical of what gives this show heart.
I loved the music playing while Betty learned to drive the camaro – anyone know any of the names of the songs?
wow, i def. agree – best ep of the season so far. the homecoming scene brought me to tears as well, and surprised me with its emotional impact. and the following scene with betty and hilda chatting in bed was super sweet, the chemistry between those two is great.they seem like they have a genuine sisterly bond. all in all, great ep.
daniel’s storyline on the otherhand…no clue where it’s headed and quite frankly don’t care. did anyone else feel a slight jab at scientology for a minute there?
Daniel broke rule number one: Don’t drink the punch! (Or tea in this case)
Daniel’s being hustled by the cult and Willie’s being hustled by her daughter – what a wonderful world!!
this was one of the best UB episodes i’ve ever seen. i like the veiled jabs at Scientology w/ Daniel’s plot about the “healing conference”. i LOVED Willy’s line about Hitler, orphans, and Madonna or JFK (yea, and lets hope she meant madonna b/c since she’s only in her 40s, JFK wouldn’t have been alive when she was, if not for like 1 or 2 years). love Justin, Hilda, etc.
oddly enough Betty is the weakest link of the show for me. yes she’s endearing and likable, but she’s also really stupid a lot of the time.
Willy is in her 50′s…not 40′s. She is Madonna’s age.
Loved the episode, hated the Daniel stuff. Can they please finish with that like now? As for Adam Rodriquez…yumm!
Never watched much before, but since sizzling Adam Rodriguez was on, I could not miss it. It was awesome and loved his character, 360 degrees from Eric Delko on CSI Miami. He was funny, adorable, and loved his reactions to Betty. I thought she too, was fabulous in this epi apposed to others I have seen. Great job!
Ya it was an OUTSTANDING episode. It left me crying due to justin AND willy crying in the end..I ususally dont see her cry. ever.
This show is bringing it this season. Each episode is getting better and better. Such a shame that its not going to be around much longer – it deserves so much more.
And also, I literally gasped when Justin said he wasnt gay, and the end with Wili! :O
I agree that the show is improving somewhat…but they need to make Betty look like the is older than 12 if they’re going to keep giving her boyfriends!! She is not a teenager and it’s gross that she looks like one but is having adult relationships. She can be ‘ugly’ and frumpy without looking juvenile. Her kiss with that hot guy gave me the heebie-jeebies.
what are you watching? She looks so much more mature with her new look haha…I cant beleive your saying that.
French kissing would have been more fearless, but I’m not sure the fake braces on Betty would have held up to all of that.