Eric Mabius Gets Ambushed By View’s Hasselbeck And Behar
Something tells me that tonight’s 2-hour season finale of Ugly Betty is going to be a rough one for Daniel Meade.
We’ve heard for months that someone on the show is going to die, and all indications have been that it’s going to be the brand new Mrs. Meade, Molly. Not only that, but he is going to appear on “The View” for what should be a lighthearted interview, but apparently Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck turn it into Frost vs Nixon.
Eric Mabius is very, very good when his character Daniel is suddenly in an uncomfortable situation, so I expect this scene to be great.
"It really felt like a normal segment on our show," Hasselbeck tells TVGuide.com. "I felt we had a home-field advantage [at our studio]. It was [Eric Mabius'] character trying to fit in and feeling awkward — as I’m sure many guests do when we start grilling them!”
Behar says The View makes for a great inclusion in entertainment. "We’re part of the national lexicon now. People use The View as a jumping-off point — for better or for worse," she says. [I make no secret that I can’t stand The View, but she’s right]
Apparently, the two were allowed to heavily improvise. “The script merely served as a backbone for the tone of conversation," Hasselbeck says. "After we said our lines, we continued [talking] as we normally do here."
This is only one small part of what promises to be an exciting season finale. Wilhelmina will play tennis with Billie Jean King, and sing with Victoria! Of course, there’s the return of Henry. Please join us here tonight at 8/7c for the live blog!
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Yes, Daniel’s interview with The View ladies probably did feel very natural to Elizabeth H – the reason I hate that talk show is that they bring guests on with the promise of an interview, and then all the women just talk talk talk and never let their guest get a word in edgewise! No thanks!