Woo! The spoiler pictures with Henry and Betty are really confusing me because I’m not sure how this is going to end, but I was missing some cute Henry action I’ve been watching Chris play the other Henry over on Harpers Island but I just love him as Mr. Grubstick! I will definately be tuning in!

I’ve seen downright mean, nasty, hate riddled posts about Gio and I’ve seen the same for Henry. In my opinion, neither one of these guys have done anything to warrant such an attitude. Both have made their mistakes and have their annoying faults but some people downright act as if Gio or Henry ruined Betty’s life or something.

Keep in mind I’m not talking about the people here who just have a preference. I’ve just been looking around lately and have been a little shocked.

I remember back when he came to the show, most people could point at his faults. Some people found that hateful but most of them found those faults quite charming… he seems “real” with them. You can’t take average stance with a character like Gio: You hate him, you love him and still you relate to him. He can’t be in “the pedestal” like an inmortal flawless God… but he is already at THE TOP of the list of Betty’s guys. At least from our perspective.
I am quite entertained by these witty dialogues (I really can’t participate in them…). But Gio_bravo you always amaze me with your clever posting.

“In fact, NO ONE is perfectly sweet and charming all the time” Thank God!!!! Those adjective are for Henry. Gio is spicy, sexy, witty, determined, argumentative, stubborn…

Thanks about reminding me Gio and Betty was “the heart” of the show. Remember back when we had this situation of the promotion of the final 5 episodes of last season? What Horta published? That they wanted to return to “the heart of Betty”? Yeah, they aired the most beautiful Getty episodes in that period. Gio was definitely “the heart”, wasn’t he?
Henry was “the angst”. But I do love angst… yeah, Gio was angsty too in the earlier episodes carrying his one-sided love for Betty.

*sigh* honestly. how are the ABC-UB people discarding this? The emotion, the passion of the scenes… Getty love is wonderful and quite inspiring. Okay I’ll puff out… i feel like writing today.

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For some of you, maybe, but not for all of us. He can be “the heart” for some of you in fanfiction world, but on this show, he’s just a guy who came in and tried to charm Betty for a brief time. As for Matt, we’re still barely scratching the surface with that guy, so I think it’s pretty harsh that you’re already willing to pass judgment on him because he hasn’t brought a horse-drawn carriage for Betty or whatever.

By the way, you should consider this for a moment: If Gio had been on the show longer, then, logically, we would have eventually seen that he isn’t exactly picture-perfect Prince Charming either. (Not that he really was to begin with, but that’s another topic.) Think about it – the whole show operates on tension to keep things going. So, do you honestly believe that the writers would have ever given Gio and Betty a smooth ride if they had put them together as a couple? No way. Eventually, we would’ve seen problems arise with those two, just as they had before with H/B and just like they’re happening now with Matt and Betty. Perhaps we would’ve seen that Gio has a jealous, negative side that comes out…or something similar in nature. And to me, that would’ve been a fair move on the writers’ part, had it happened.

Honestly, you really can’t put Gio on a perfect pedestal over all other guys in Betty’s life, because that’s not realistic. In fact, NO ONE is perfectly sweet and charming all the time. He’s just as human as the next person, so I don’t think you should glorify him as “the heart” of the show. “The heart” really starts with Betty’s general storyline, and works its way down to all other characters.

I won’t argue for Matt, since I believe they are probably undermining that relationship intentionally and that he is providing a drama arc/foil for Henry (or Daniel, for those who ship that way). Who knows, though? I don’t want to step on the hopes of any Matt shippers.

If Henry hadn’t stayed with Charlie, mark my words, the Henry bashers would have said he was a terrible, heartless person who didn’t care about the fate of his future child. Henry hatred by some members online defies everything we have previously been shown about his character in the show (at least, so far–again, I hope they aren’t bringing him back just to villify him). Henry was erring on the side of caution, as someone who wanted the best for his future child. He called Betty multiple times telling her he loved her and his new plans; it isn’t his fault that dear Justin decided to bedazzle Betty’s phone so his calls weren’t going through and wasn’t taking his messages so Betty didn’t get his message. Henry showed up at her house with a large bouquet of her favorite flowers and camped out until she returned. Henry has always known how good he has had it when he has Betty, and he has always told her that. Hindsight is 20/20, and I’m not sure what he could have done in the situation that would have been better. Abandon Charlie against Betty’s express instructions? An early complaint about Henry that reappears time and again is that he is “too perfect”–but if he makes any little mistake, somehow pulls a Clark Kent instead of a Superman day, he is ripped to pieces by those that seem to be rooting for him to fail.

I personally root for all of the characters to make the right decisions and become better versions of themselves…well, letting some of them be the antagonists, though, to get their redemption in the end.

One of the many unfair portrayals of Henry online that are unjustified by the show is that Henry is a coward:
Henry is one of the few characters who can face down Wilhemina! Not once, but several times. He even suggested that they write a note to Wilhemina and not just Marc, and Betty was the one who said she wouldn’t because she was scared of Wilhemina. He was ready to do battle with Petra over her smoking in the building! He didn’t start a fight with Gio, but when Gio bullied him and made Henry think he was actually going to be punched, he finished it. (And then nursed Gio back to health…the guy doesn’t have a mean streak in his body). Henry willing to crawl through heating ducts to save the day!

Henry has also told off Charlie before, several times–his weakness was the “what if” there actually was something wrong with her. (The SLO who cried wolf and all that.) People also ignore that at the beginning of that episode, Henry very clearly stated that Betty was the most important person to him and that he would go with Betty on their weekend regardless. It was actually *Betty* who made the decision that he should stay with Charlie in case something was wrong. If someone is to blame for what happened, it was Betty and Justin’s bedazzler–but I don’t think the blame is on anyone. Sometimes things happen. Sometimes your prince doesn’t show up and you have to make do with someone else–a guy who you spend almost the whole date talking with Henry about. Funny that Betty tends to actually open up and talk with Henry, whereas she always talks with other boys about *Henry* on her dates. It’s like a part of her can’t help but realize she is settling when she is with someone else.

I think Henry has been unfairly portrayed in many online venues, mostly for shipping reasons (i.e. he does too have a sense of humor!–where did people get the idea that he was boring?), but I know that it is only my personal opinion and each sees in the show their own thing.

Hoping for the best for the finale. We’ll see. It should be nice to see Henry again, if they write him in character, no matter what happens.