Comments on: Eric Mabius: No To Daniel-Betty Pairing on Ugly Betty

By: Lyn

Lyn — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:17:59 +0000

A Daniel/Betty series finale would be perfect!! If they hooked up with several seasons of the show left, it would turn into a cliche,but if they didn’t get together at all, a large coningent of fans (including me!) would be disappointed. But a last season get-together? Awesome! (It would also be nice since the original ‘Betty la Fea’ ended with that pairing).

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:45:45 +0000

If Daniel and Betty don’t fall in love, I stop watching!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:15:45 +0000

I’m with the folks arguing for an end date and a Daniel/Betty pairing. I’ve never been on a particular ship, but since I’ve always understood Ugly Betty to be at least partly a fairy tale about inner beauty (I don’t think its an accident that Betty’s favorite movie is “Beauty and the Beast”), I sort of expected the Beast, in this case Daniel, to be transformed along the way by our heroine, as he has been. But it doesn’t seem quite complete without the third act romance.

I wondered for awhile if there were hints along the way of Daniel secretly being in love with Betty: he did have a rather vivid dream of her seducing him when jealous Renee was around and Claire seems to have (at least jokingly) suggested it to him this season. In any case, I think we’re being twisted and teased somehwere here, which keeps the story fun and interesting.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:41:43 +0000

Daniel and Betty definitely seem to have a connection- I think an end- of- series pairing would be PERFECT. However, it has to be the very very end, or it might not work. All shows end eventually, and when UB does, that’s how it should go!!!!

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:48:18 +0000

Not to get too grad school on you here, but one of the major themes for male-POV romance in literature is the man whose love for a woman makes her finally see how she beautiful and desirable, even if she feels unloveable.

Think Don Quixote and Dulcinea.

BTW, the female version of this is the Beauty and The Beast story line. A woman’s beauty is so great, she is able to tame the wild and dangerous man.

Think Twilight. This seems to be a common female fantasy, which explains why I, as a “nice guy” had a hard time getting dates back in the day.

By: SirLizard

SirLizard — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:05:28 +0000

Laura, from personal observation I have to say that I disagree with you. I have known Daniel types who have indeed fallen for girls whom many people might consider to be unattractive. Unfortunately, many of these young women have had a difficult time feeling as if they weren’t good enough for the guy, so the insecurity caused a lot of problems. So not all Casanovas are irredeemable. There are some who are capable of finding depth in themselves after having lived a youthful life of superficiality. Can you honestly say that you’ve never seen a good looking guy walking in a shopping mall with a girlfriend who seemed somewhat unattractive? I’ve seen couples who have passed by and I’ve overheard other people saying, “What does he see in her?” And the people saying such things have almost always been other women. Anyway, my point is that Daniel falling for Betty (even though I don’t see this happening any time soon) could be handled believably with good writing.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:16:56 +0000

It would be a mistake. Men like Daniel don’t fall for homely women like Betty, no matter how nice they are. It is already stretching it to have about half a dozen men falling in love with Betty. (Yes, I know we women would rather that men love us for our minds rather than our looks, but looks do matter).

By: SirLizard

SirLizard — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:26:50 +0000

Heather, I am not personally against a Betty/Daniel pairing, if it is done well, but I don’t know how accurate your statement is when you say, “Most fans want a Detty romance.” I don’t know what you’re basing that on. So far, it has been my experience that the number of anti-Detty fans is either as large as, or is larger than, the pro-Detty fans.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:27:50 +0000

Most fans want a Detty romance. I think the best kind of relationship is when good friends get into a romantic relationship with each other.

I understand they want to prolong the show as much as possible, but I don’t see why they can’t write their romance over a two or three season period…a very slow romance as if they don’t even realize they’re falling in love with each other at first, throw a couple of cliffhangers in there.

If the writers are skillful, then they can construct the romance in a way that will increase the ratings for a few seasons. If the last episode of the show is them getting together, that is really not a satisfying ending to me, because most fans want to see where their romance leads. A romance between Betty and Daniel does not have to mean the end of the show. Besides, they really have to do something to increase the ratings or there won’t be a fifth season.

By: Gio_Bravo

Gio_Bravo — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:32:53 +0000

Listen, if you could get Robert Plant to do a rendition of Big Log featuring Los Lobos on backup during the episode where Daniel and Betty fall for each other then maybe it might work. *sarcastic* Otherwise, its doomed to fail because it’d set the stage for an onscreen Camelot where Daniel becomes JFK. j/k Or maybe that was *some* people’s intention all along. >.< Back off! *teasing* B)-~~~