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Posted May 18th 2007 1:50AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: OpEd, Ugly Betty, Episode Reviews

(S01E24) I can't stop crying.
Continue reading Ugly Betty: East Side Story (season finale)
Posted May 11th 2007 1:19AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Ugly Betty, Episode Reviews

(S01E22) Before we get started, I need to get something out of the way.
"A boy like that. He'll kill your brother."
Who wants to live in America?
Rita Moreno does! I'm just one big fag haggis experiencing her inner theater queen. We all know that there's a
Betty musical episode in the works, but I think we might be in for a preview next week. The episode is called "East Side Story," guest stars
Kristin Chenoweth and is timed perfectly for Justin to save the day for middle school-aged thespians everywhere. Until then, let us reflect on tonight's mystical Mexico tour.
Continue reading Ugly Betty: A Tree Grows in Guadalajara
Posted May 4th 2007 1:55AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Ugly Betty, Episode Reviews

(S01E21) I wish
Ugly Betty's Christina could sit down with
The Office's Pam and tell her the same thing she told Betty - "You can take care of yourself, princess." How original. How wonderful. How like real life.
Continue reading Ugly Betty: Secretaries Day
Posted Mar 23rd 2007 2:02AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, ABC, OpEd, Ugly Betty

(S01E18) I would have written this review sooner, but I couldn't stop crying like a big baby. Not every storyline was a home run this week, but the most important one was. It could have gotten all "Lifetime Original," but it didn't. This show is many things - funny, moving, campy - but it is never saccharine.
Continue reading Ugly Betty: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Posted Mar 16th 2007 2:33AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Ugly Betty
(S01E17) Here's the formula for a great
Ugly Betty episode - let Wilhelmina be bitchy, let Marc and Amanda be campy and send one of the Manhattanites to Queens to have a fish-out-of-water bonding experience with Betty. Throw in a little geek chemistry, and you've got yourself one shiny
Betty episode.
Continue reading Ugly Betty: Icing on the Cake