Ausiello Dishes The Specs On Ugly Betty Spoilers
March 26, 2008 by Tom
Our favorite insider, TV Guide’s Ausiello, gives us the lowdown on spoilers we’ve previously told you about here at Ugly Betty News.
Wait, does that mean that we scooped Ausiello? I’ll be doggoned. You don’t see that very often. Of course, all we told you was some of the major plot points of the shows in the coming weeks. Ausiello gives us some concrete casting confirmation.
The question he answered:
Question: Any Ugly Betty scoop? Please? April 24 is so… far… away… [Wheeze, cough].— Meg
(This DOES seem like the longest delay in the history of work stoppages. But, I digress)
Ausiello’s answer after the jump!
Ausiello: Poor Meg. Sounds to me like someone’s dying… literally… [Snicker, guffaw] for some Betty prattle. So rather than delivering her last rites, let me give her some before it’s too late. A show rep confirms that Jayma Mays is signed, sealed and delivered — “delivered” perhaps being the operative word, given her character’s pregnancy — for two more episodes as Henry’s ex, Charlie. Meanwhile, a little bird also confirms for me that what the mom-to-be will be bringing her former beau and Betty won’t be so much a bundle of joy as a bundle of trouble. Speaking of trouble, Freddy Rodriguez is back for four more episodes as Betty’s not-so-insta-crush, Gio. .
So, Gio will be in 4 of the 5 new spisodes. Charlie will be in two. We know that Gio will be in episode 2.14, so he’ll NOT be in one of the final four.
OK, this is going to get me in trouble, but – do you think it’s possible they might kill Gio off? Freddy Rodriguez is floating somewhere between “guest star” and “recurring character”. If Silvio decides to keep the drama up for the finale by killing off a character, Gio sure seems to be a choice that will generate a lot of heat.
But, then again, why would they get rid of the one character in the show (besides Charlie) who injects drama into the Betty/Henry relationship?
One more possibility (for season 3): perhaps Charlie doesn’t make it through delivery, and Betty suddenly becomes a (sort of) mom? But then again, we have Hilda’s character to supply to “struggling mom” story lines, so that might be redundant.
But, April 24 is getting closer, and the speculation is getting to be a lot more fun!
Source: Ausiello
I don’t think they kill Gio off… maybe he just isn’t needed in one of the episodes, or maybe he moves away or something. I’m surprised that Charlie is only in the 2 eps we’ve heard about… the one where she comes back and the one where she gives birth. Maybe she does die!!
Kill Gio off? Hope’s spring’s eternal for you, eh, Tom?
Seriously, I have found most of the Benry community is dealing with the news gracefully. They really are a sweet group!
I think there’s a better possibility that Gorham/Henry will be the one to be absent in the last couple episodes of the season. If Charlie is only in 2.14 and the Baby Shower epi–the one in which she gives birth–she probably moves back to Tucson and is not needed in the last two episodes. That would mean that Henry would go with her most likely.
Which means that Gio would be in the last three episodes to console and woo Betty. The episode he is least likely to be in is the Baby Shower episode because why would he be there?
I’m not saying this as a Getty fan, but because I’ve obsessively thought about the possibilities.