Ugly Betty – Ending Of Episode 3.21

Before we turn our eyes to the next episode of Ugly Betty (3.22, In The Stars),  let’s look back one more time at the final scene from episode 3.21, The Born Identity.

****WARNING**** – you don’t get any more spoiler-ish than this.  If you haven’t seen The Born Identity yet, and don’t want to find out what happens till you watch the episode, STOP READING NOW!  This is the end of the episode, where the writers always throw some big change at us.

This was Christina McKinney’s goodbye.  In it, she and Stuart get their baby, and tell Betty that they are going back home to Scotland to raise little William.

I can’t overstate how well this scene was done.  It could have very easily been OVER DONE, with gushing tears and maudlin music, but the writers, America Ferrera, and Ashley Jensen showed some restraint.  This is what goodbyes look like in real life.

I’d love to take responsibility for the joke about not understanding a word Yanks say, since I once said that Jensen should be subtitled.    Regardless, it was a nice touch.

With Christina gone, Betty now has no true, “normal person” ally at Mode.  But, judging from her confrontation with Wilhelmina earlier in the episode, I think she’s ready to stand on her own.  Maybe we’ll finally get some of that growth many of you have been asking for from Betty.

Does anyone know the Enya-like song playing at the end of this clip?