Ugly Betty Episode 3.01 Live Blog
OK, the time is here! Join us for our weekly gathering of Ugly Betty fanatics as we react to episode 3.01, “The Manhattan Project”!
I’ll have a full transcript after the jump when the live blog is complete.
| Ugly Betty Episode 3.01 Live Blog | (09/25/2008) Powered by: CoveritLive |
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6:55
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Let’s get this thing started… |
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6:56
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Hello and welcome to the first Ugly Betty live blog of Season 3! |
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6:57
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Lot’s of changes, I hope most of them are good! |
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7:00
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Here we go! |
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7:01
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Betty soliloqy - Betty talking to her mother’s grave, explaining why she turned both men down. |
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7:02
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Nice, touching moment |
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7:03
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B-52’s montage! Â Betty travels the country |
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7:03
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The dove is Betty’s “Power animal!” |
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7:04
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Ignacio works for Flushing Burgers, justin “blinged” his work hat |
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7:05
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Betty says she’s getting her own apartment, family is not pleased. |
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7:05
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Lohan, Lohan, Lohan! |
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7:06
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SHe’s being mean to Ignacio |
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7:06
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Wilhelmina has changed everything! |
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7:07
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Everyone look busy! |
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7:08
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Daniel’s office is a hideous  baby room. |
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7:09
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Betty now works at Player! (with Daniel). Â They sure fit in a lot of plot changes in the intro. Â Lohan rushed her lines. :( |
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7:11
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Betty gave Daniel the sarcastic thumbs up! |
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7:13
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THey guys “booed” Betty. |
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7:13
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BITE ME, WILLY! |
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7:13
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RR looks “a little” pregnant here. |
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7:14
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Alexis “cut WIlhelmina off”! Â I love that Karl Rove was one of Willy’s favorite things |
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7:16
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Hilda and Diaz love scene on the couch. Â His wife calls …  |
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7:17
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It’s my power animal…It’s a pigeon! |
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7:18
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Betty takes an apartment without looking at it! |
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7:19
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OMG, it’s a dump |
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Are you liking Betty’s new attitude?
Yes ( 50% )
No ( 10% )
Too soon to say ( 40% )
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7:22
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I like Betty’s new optimism. Â Now I understand her wardrobe |
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7:23
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Love the “sexy view”  |
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7:24
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DJ glued Betty to the chair. |
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7:25
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Uno - they’re 40 Â ; Â BOOOOO! Â OMG, that was funny (being old myself) |
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7:26
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Willy says “you really put the gay in Geisha” Â Heh |
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7:26
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 RR looks much “pregnanter” here |
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7:27
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RR looks “pregnant-er” |
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7:28
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You can really tell by RR’s chest that they don’t film the scenes in sequence. Â The booby fairy came between her first and second scenes! |
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7:29
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If they suddenly get smaller, I’m going to LOL  |
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7:31
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Marc and Amanda show up at BEtty’s cycle shoot |
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7:31
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First DJ attack… |
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7:32
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Willy and Alexis on Regis and Kelly |
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7:33
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THey’re making fun of Hot Flash  |
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7:34
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OMGOMGOMG!!!! Betty crashed into the Jello Wrestlers! |
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7:35
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[Comment From seon] Like taking candy from a granny lmao |
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7:36
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Betty’s having a really bad day. |
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7:37
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I love that HIlda is back to acting like she did with Gina Gambraro (season 1, that is) |
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7:38
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They still haven’t given Ms Lohan a whole heck of a lot to do. Â Maybe next scene. |
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7:40
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[Comment From seon] I’m actually bored yawn bring on wilhelmina and kimme |
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7:40
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[Comment From b] I’m so glad the show is back!! |
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7:41
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I can’t tell you how much I love Willy’s hair |
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7:41
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[Comment From b] I still say the pilot episode has been the best yet |
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7:42
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She deep-fried Betty’s book! |
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7:43
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Wow - Daniel’s being a tough dad! |
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7:44
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Food fight! |
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7:44
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Oh, man…Betty got her dad fired. |
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7:45
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[Comment From b] hahahah omg that was hilarious |
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7:45
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Claire talks straight to Alexis about Willy |
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7:47
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I love the father-daughter moments (awww….) |
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7:48
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Now, I wonder how the heck they’re going to fit Kimmie into 4 more episodes. Â Should be interesting. |
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7:49
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[Comment From seon] ah papa suarez is so wise |
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7:50
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[Comment From rk] have they shown “jesse” yet? |
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7:50
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No, no Jesse. Â I have a feeling, that’s coming, or will be early in 3.02 |
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7:51
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[Comment From seon] don’t u just love those verizon dead zones commercials LOL |
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7:51
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I just had a funny conversation with my kids about “advanced bras” heh |
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7:51
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[Comment From Emiko] Advanced bras? Tell more |
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7:52
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Victoria’s secret commercial |
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7:52
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Kimmie admits she’s jealous of Betty. |
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7:53
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Sometimes I forget that Lohan is really an actress (unlike Britney). Â SHe rehired Ignacio! |
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7:54
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[Comment From anne] i love betty glad its back |
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7:55
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I love that Daniel talks to DJ in French. |
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7:55
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NICE! |
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7:55
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Betty gets her goove back. |
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7:56
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[Comment From anne] yes she did |
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7:56
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Betty’s family helps her with her apartment. |
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[Comment From seon] Awww so much moments |
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7:57
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Here comes Jesse! |
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7:58
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He has Betty’s “B”! |
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7:59
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An American Girl - one of my favorite songs ever…Goosebumps |
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7:59
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That was wonderful |
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8:00
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OMG!!! The preview for next week! Â Betty with Wilhlmina hair! Â It’s going to be great. |
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8:01
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[Comment From anne] cant wait till next week |
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8:02
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Thanks, everyone for joining the live blog. Â Silvio, if you happen to drop by UBN this week - bravo! Â Betty is definitely getting her “heart” back. |
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6 opinions for Ugly Betty Episode 3.01 Live Blog
TeamGetty
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:54 pm
AHHHHH! I don’t have a tv so I’m going to have to wait until after midnight to watch it on ABC.com.
So Gio wasn’t in this episode? :( I really want her to end up with him. This is so WRONG. The writers can’t create such a great guy and have him go away. She has to pick him. I’m so angry with Betty!
Laura
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Everyone and everything had changed too much and I hated it. I didn’t see any heart or much humor. I hope it gets better next week or I don’t think I’ll be watching much longer. IMO, it sucked.
The only thing that might have saved it was more Marc and Amanda.
Laura
Sep 25, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Oh, they were both in it for about 10 seconds each and they were both hosed. I can’t believe they built up this stupid love triangle and blew it off with no resolution with either guy in less than one minute. What a waste of time to watch this.
Marissa
Sep 26, 2008 at 9:54 am
This episode definetely wasn’t the best, but I loved Wilhelmina’s scenes. The elevator thing was really funny! And Claire’s perfume, “Musky!” lol! Marc and Amanda were funny too, and I am diggin’ Betty’s new attitude. I think as we get further in the season things will get more interesting.
Fen
Sep 26, 2008 at 9:56 am
First of all, this episode seemed really scattered. Obviously they used it to set up future storylines but it just seemed messy to me. I agree with Laura…there were a few good one-liners and I liked the moments between Daniel and DJ…but the show didn’t have the same vibe that I’ve grown to love. That opening sequence with Betty at the grave and the softball flashbacks was just a disaster, IMO (and I’m one of the people who figured from the beginning that she chose to go on a trip by herself…so that wasn’t the disappointing part). The scenes for next week look funny but I’m really feeling tentative about getting involved with UB like I did last season.
Jace
Sep 26, 2008 at 10:33 am
In a nutshell? I loved it! And I can see why several critics who reviewed it enjoyed it, as well. It really did have that “fresh” vibe to it, and to be quite honest, I like how the show shed last season’s drama: They did it quickly, like ripping off an old bandaid and throwing it in the trash. And you really could feel the difference.
To me, it felt like a homecoming of some kind.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that I think the episode was perfect. If I wanted to, I could definitely nitpick and make a small list if I wanted to. But that list would be outweighed by all of the other positive changes that we’re seeing so far.
Yes - this is exactly what the show needed: A new start. And I’m confident that things will only improve with the following episodes.
P.S. In regards to Betty’s love life, I like how they introduced Jesse/Val. Ausiello was right - it was cute, and the writers handled it well. They didn’t emphasize his presence in Betty’s life more than they should at this time. They touched on him long enough for us to know that he’s there, but that’s about it. I didn’t feel the “New Romance” alarm go off in my head, which is great! It’ll be interesting to see how he and Betty interact throughout the rest of the season.
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