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Ugly Betty Episode 205 Recap: “A League of Their Own”

And by “exactly as you are,” I’m really hoping she means “not anything at all like you are now but exactly like you were last season.”

Outside the Casa. Henry has followed Betty home because he’s worried about her safety at this late hour. She tells him she can’t handle him being nice to her like that all the time. If she doesn’t want nice, maybe she should try for another shot with not-so-nice NiceGuy47.

Henry offers to put in his notice and leave Mode. Betty says that would be a good idea and goes inside. But then she comes right back out, saying, “There is another option.”

And she runs up to him and plants a big one on his face. Given what we saw earlier of his upper body, I’m surprised she didn’t rip off his shirt and kiss other places. I would have.

Betty: I know you’re leaving in five months. And I know everyone’s going to say it’s a big mistake, and I know that I’m going to get my heart broken. But maybe it’s worth it.

And they kiss some more, and “As Time Goes By” plays, and the camera swoops up to show the Manhattan skyline, and I’m pretty much swooning myself. Fantastic episode! I love this show. And I forgive it for the whole evil twin Justin thing.

Justin Fabulousness Meter (Scale of 1 to 11): Meter is currently out of order. Consult again later. Like next week when Justin is behaving at acceptable levels of fabulosity again.

Jimmyjazz's picture

Henry's chest

Damn!! Who knew? Henry has quite a beautiful chest doesn't he? He's got the kind of body this gay boy would love to snuggle up to on one of those long lazy chilly Sunday mornings! Yum yum!!!
karin1492's picture

Jake 2.0

He got that from having to work out for his  job on UPN a couple of years ago.  He did a show called Jake 2.0, where he played this superhuman agent with the CIA after he was accidentally dosed with nanotechnology.  I hated it when they cancelled the show, it was pretty good.  (Or so I thought.)
Dave's picture

Christopher Gorman...

...was pretty buff (although most of the time you couldn't tell due to the baggy clothes he wore) before Jake 2.0 when he was on Odyssey 5, a pretty good sci fi show that ran on Showtime for a couple of seasons. It's currently re-running on the Sci Fi channel.

Randommer's picture

I love Cliff

He's Exactly my type. Scary.
BSGnut's picture

This is my favorite episode

This is my favorite episode of the series so far. It had everything-- slapstick humor, bitchy lines, character twists and turns. I actually CRIED during the scene when Justin tells Hilda "I just want him to be proud of me." I can't think of the last time I did that over a comedy show. This one deserves an Emmy big time. I also love the Claire storyline with the prison girlfriend. Somehow they manage to make this funny and sweet at the same time. "In Italian I would call you pesce." Love it! And I didn't mind Evil Twin Justin-- it was so over the top you knew it was just him acting out. It's understandable for a kid that young to carry around some shame and guilt over losing his dad. All around the episode was fabulous. Whoever these writers are they need to pay them more.
David Ehrenstein's picture

A Truly Great Episode Indeed

They're cooking on all burners now. And here's another vote for Cliff whose budding romance with Marc will be tons of fun to watch. Marc has been so wrapped up with work that he has had no social life at all. Sighing over DudeCruise isn't dating. Much comic insanity as he tries to hide Cliff from Amanda. Even more hysteria when she gets wise and blows a gasket. Alexis is starting to be a genuinely touching character (props to Rebecca R.) And Justin is definitely back. Maybe he'll turn Skankarella into a new Top Model.
Jacob's picture

A non-conventional

A non-conventional non-effeminate gay man on TV? Be still my beating heart. Watching the evolution of Marc's relationship with Cliff, wherever it goes, is going to be awesome.
Liz T's picture

:-D

great recap! it was my fave episode so far of the new season. :-)
ubik's picture

I loved that episode!

Cliff is now my favourite gay character in a tv show, he stepped up right up to the "big and orange" gaybours from the Sarah Silverman program. And Mark Indelicato is finally lovable again! I hope he's back to his old self again next episode.
montypython 's picture

Just when I thought I couldn't love this any more

they introduce not only a love interest for Marc, but a totally cute and adorable one! This relationship has helped not only in bringing in another storyline, but also in humanising Marc.

Very funny how you referred to Cliff as a hobbit, Steven, but here's one (very nerdy) point on that subject: hobbits have no beards.