In one of the best-ever lines on Ugly Betty, Hilda once referred to the Mode offices as being “like a gay version of Star Trek.” Watching last night’s new episode, I thought she might be onto something. There was something very sci-fi about the way Marc managed to appear in so many scenes, as if he’d figured out a way to teleport into other characters’ storylines.

The extra dose of Marc - plus a Justin visit to Mode (more on that later) - made this one of the strongest episodes this season, a welcome relief after the recent creative slumpette and holiday hiatus.

The episode kicked off with Marc asking Wili to “turn around and bend over.” While Marc claimed this was something he never thought he’d say to a woman, I bet he says that to all the boys. He was in the midst of giving Wili hormone injections in preparation for her plan to propagate Bradford’s demon spawn, leading the dragon lady to act uncharacteristically “hormotional.” When Wili went digging through the freezer, I assumed she was searching for the half-pint of Bradford sperm she was keeping on ice (giving new meaning to the flavor "Cookies and Cream"), but she was merely on a hormone-induced binge.

While Marc, accustomed to giving Wili injections thanks to all the botox sessions, was fine with the hormone stuff, the more graphic elements of artificial insemination had him visibly grossed out. His expressions of nausea and disgust while overhearing Wili with her doctor were priceless, especially when Wili interrupted their cell phone call to bark at her doctor, “What is the hold-up down there? Last time I was in stirrups this long, I brought home a blue ribbon from Palm Beach equestrian.”