Last night's Ugly Betty Finale was so heart-rippingly
hectic it finished me off. The sadness of everything that went down mixed with Claire's hysterical prison escapades with Yoga and Amanda and Diane in the lurrrve dungeon all left me trippily exhausted.
The first moment Santos ended up in the shop I knew it could only end in disaster after the warning that foot-rub guy gave Hilda in Mexico.
The only thing that's gotten me over the final gutting scene is thinking that at least Santos and Justin got the chance to be close and share the special moments they did. Of course the trouble is that Justin's gonna be hurt all over again, which he wouldn't have been if Santos hadn't come back.
Things are as they are though and some situations can't be changed to be different no matter what - unlike Betty's situation with Nerd Boy and his stupid, manipulative girlfriend.
I'm disappointed in the chick who plays her - she played whatsername in Heroes and I liked her in it and now I can't stand her. To quote Diane: "I hate this girl! What's her name, so I can hate her with a name?"
Just searched, it's Jayma Mays.
As for the juicy Amanda/Fey Sommers's daughter twist - it makes the show such a soapie fest. I was thinking about it recently, it's the ultimate 20th century soapie - it's got the big family business, the murder in the family, the Mead name, Alex's sex-change rise from the dead, murder plots, car accidents and shootings to break our hearts.
Like me I'm sure you feel we need a moment's silence of mourning after it all ...
I'll say a few words ... some classic lines from the episode:
Diane to Betty: You are such a chick flick. I would totally pay twelve dollars to see you.
Wilhelmina: I thought I smelled jewellery.
Amanda (
when she walked in on Betty and Henry): Ewww! Dorkus interruptus!
Marc: Inhale Ricky Martin, exhale Colin Farrel.
Fun facts about the episode:
- it's called East Side Story to mirror Justin being in West Side Story and how torn apart the characters are in it.
- The geeky Shrek dental assistant that Diane scared off was played by the actress who plays Betty in the Spanish version of Ugly Betty. The two shows aren't exactly the same but they're both remakes of the same show - her name's Angelica Vale.
- The second season's starting round-about mid-year next year - last I heard June/July sort of time.