This looks like a date to me, and one that’s going well.  But, this could just be a friendly walk, such as we’ve seen Betty take with Daniel many times.

They seem to be walking around somewhere Betty knows, because she’s pointing out something to Matt.

I LOVE these red coats that Betty has been wearing, it is a very good color on her (and America Ferrera).

And Matt doesn’t resemble in any way the disheveled mess of last season.  He looks downright Daniel-like. 

This scene is interesting to me, because I haven’t seen anything in the upcoming episode synopses (and yes, I WILL be posting about them, and the shelved sweeps episode – which deserves its own post) about Betty and Matt getting back together.  So, for all we can tell, this is a (very) friendly walk.

Also, Betty either starts out, or end up, alone in this scene:

I’m guessing “starts”, because she’s headed down the stairs in this pic.  But, she looks upset, or concerned.

I know some of you (OK, most of you) are very against a Betty/Matt pairing, but, knowing the Ugly Betty writers, whatever they are setting up here is either a tease, or temporary.

Plus, where does Amanda (and her designs on Matt) play into this?  I actually kind of like the idea of Amanda and Matt, at least a little.  They do seem kind of made for each other.

Anyway, we’ll keep an eye on the upcoming episodes to see what this is all about!

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Two things stand out: Betty looks more stylish than ever, and she seems kind of flummoxed.

I like the pink empire-waisted thing (is that considered a coat?  a sweater?  Forgive me, I’m showing my fashion ignorance.  To me, a coat should have buttons.  )  The hat is a nice touch, as well.  The only “Betty-fied” part of her outfit is the purse, which really stands out.

Betty seems upset about something – but I have a feeling we’ll be seeing a lot of that this season (Being an editor is WAR! – as Wilhelmina told Betty).  Amongst all the scheming by everyone she’s surrounded by, it’s no wonder.

What Betty needs to do is what America is doing here…exhale.

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My FIRST guess would be that this was a side excursion, and not part of a scene for Ugly Betty.  Actually, I hope I’m wrong and that this was filmed and will make it to the final cut of the episode.  The two are so cute here (not to mention the dolphin)!

I think Mark REALLY enjoyed this.  On Twitter, on the morning of October 5th, Indelicato tweeted, “starbucks, then swimming with the dolphins with Ana! this willget my mind off of everything. oh by the way i really did write a song ”

Four hours later, he tweeted this: “I had one of the most amazing, emotional, spiritual experiences of my life like 10 minutes ago.”

From what I have heard from other people who have done this, he was definitely talking about swimming with the dolphins. 

Were SO many pictures from this past weekend I can’t possibly show them all to you, for many reasons (it’s complicated).  But, I will try to post the best ones, because there are some amazing photos out there, especially of America Ferrera.  Interestingly, I have yet to find a pic of Michael Urie, but I’m going to keep trying. 

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America and Becki raced down the challenger slides at at the humongous water resort.  This looks like so much fun.  This was from an actual scene, and not just the two playing around, I believe, because Ferrera is “wearing” her braces, and you almost never see her with braces on unless she’s in character.

As you can see, Betty isn’t exactly wearing a string bikini (neither is Amanda for that matter).  They are both wearing proper waterslide attire, if the stories I’ve heard from my friends, who worked at water parks, about bikinis and water slides are true.    But both of them, though, are just as cute as can be.

You can tell, the two had a blast filming this scene.  And their characters were obviously getting along (at this moment).  The last pic I’ll show you is one of sheer joy, and I can’t wait to see it in the final production.

There are more – look for them soon.  There are a few of Mark Indelicato (Justin) and Ana Ortiz (Hilda), and a dolphin that I can’t wait to show you!

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You’ll notice in some of these pics that Marc (Urie) looks worried or hard-pressed, and Wilhelmina (Williams) seems angry.  In a way, this is a good thing.  If Wilhelmina looked happy and cheerful, something would definitely be wrong.  The last thing we need is a contented or happy Willi.

In other pics, (from a related but different scene – Marc is wearing a beret  and different shirt, but the same overcoat), Marc is being made to carry what appears to be beach apparel (bright, pastel  clothes, Croc-like shoes).

Could it be that this is the moment that Wilhelmina decides to run to the Bahamas to catch up with Connor Owens?  I’ll bet it is.  But then again, there is someone else in that scene (see last pic), so there’s more to this scene than appears.

Regardless, I love the coat Urie is wearing.  The beret?  Not so much. 

I never though about it before, but it HAS to be kind of hot to be filming late-autumn/winter scenes in late summer/early autumn.

Williams, even when her character is upset, looks spectacular, as usual.  Wilhelmina’s search for Connor will be one of the more interesting story lines in season four.

Many more set pics after the jump!

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A couple of small children, who are quite adorable, joined Ferrera as she exited the trailer.  I don’t think they are part of the shoot – but they sure are cute.

America, in the deep red coat, is beautiful and stylish (love the butterfly pin). I THINK the photos I’ve included with Ferrera totally in costume are from the same shoot.  The shoes, scarf, and gloves “Betty-fy” the outfit, although much more subtlety than in the past (especially Ugly Betty season 3).  Of course, in one of the pics, a dress with big polka dots peeks from beneath her coat, so Betty definitely still has a uniqueness to her style.

I will say that with her parted bangs, trimmed eyebrows and almost-polished look, this incarnation of Betty is quite attractive.  I’ve always loved Betty anyway, but back in the day I would have definitely asked this Betty to dance on ladies’ night. 

She does still have her braces at this point .  I’m going to assume the episode in which the braces are removed will not be done quietly.  Shoot, it might even be a good subplot for the musical episode.  

More pics after the jump!

Finally – a smile!

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Help me out here.  I can’t seem to remember a Claire / Amanda scene before in any of the first three seasons, except maybe just in passing.  Or am I forgetting a scene they had together?  (Notwithstanding Odor in the Court, in which Amanda withheld evidence that exonerated Claire)  I’m curious to see what this is all about.  Maybe Claire is trying to get information from Amanda about something Marc and Wilhelmina are doing?

Or, even more intriguing – the two have a connection, in a way.  One was adopted, and one put up a child for adoption years before.  Claire’s baby was of course a boy, and Amanda was Fey’s daughter, so the connection is only that the two have had their lives touched by adoption before.

But, since we know that both adoption stories will be part of storylines this year (word is that Amanda will restart the search for her biological father), it only stands to reason that Claire and Amanda would cross paths, I would think.

Judith’s hair still looks wonderful, and I love how she creatively makes up for a lack of pockets. 

More pics after the jump, including some of Becki Newton in costume.  If you’ll look closely, that’s America Ferrera with an adorable small child behind Becki. Be looking out for more set pics (including America and that adorable child!) soon!

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I see that the character Natalie, Daniel’s new assistant played by Sigler, will have some pretty wild tastes in fashion.  I’ll leave it to you fashionistias to judge her look, but I think it’s almost Betty-like.  I THINK Patricia Field does that to characters she wants to appear approachable and non-threatening.  (Think about it – the better dressed you are, the higher chance you’re up to no good on Ugly Betty).

Are those Lohan leggings?   

Regardless, Sigler still looks beautiful.  And she seems to have caught Daniel in a happy moment:

According to reports, Natalie is supposed to be “spiritual”, and meets Daniel in a bereavement support group.  As I’ve said before, I sincerely hope she’s not being brought in to be Daniel’s new squeeze, at least not until LATE in season four, if we get there.  Between Wilhelmina’s lunatic sister and his true love’s tragic end, Daniel needs a romantic rest, I think.

She IS supposed to have some kind of secret that might pit her against Betty, though.  I can’t wait to see what that’s about.

More pics after the jump.

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Becki looks wonderful in this leather or faux-leather outfit.  It doesn’t look quite as clownish as some of the outfits costume designer Patricia Field had her wear in season three.

Michael, though?  Well, he looks quite stylish and fashionable, except for the strange shirt he’s got on under the suit.  Drag News!  Actually, I like the shirt, it just looks so strange with a coat and tie, though.  I WANT those shoes, though.  They remind me of shoes I wore in the 80’s.  Go Pat Field!

The two are just so wonderful together.  I know we’ve all said this a hundred times, but Urie and Newton need their own show when Ugly Betty’s run is over with.  Maybe in England – just so we can hear them say thumbinmebum. 

It will be interesting to see these two in season four, especially with the introduction of Helen, the temp who is the older version of Amanda.  I wonder if there will be a friend triangle.  That might make for some interesting story lines.

There are more pics of the Urie and Newton filming after the jump!

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But there’s more – apparently America Ferrera’s Betty was made to do all sorts of, shall we say, interesting things that day.

Pulling a rickshaw with Marc and some couple of substantial girth?  Is this some sort of initiation?  Possibly.  At first I thought it was the case that Marc had some power over Betty – he had something she wanted or had info she didn’t want revealed.  But, Marc himself dresses up as a hot dog bun (something Marc would NEVER do willingly):

But, it wasn’t just Betty – check out Brooklyn Decker pedaling the rickshaw, giving a ride to two shirtless men:

OK. maybe she just posed with the rickshaw and the shirtless men, but wow.

Wow.

And, who is this guy?

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Looks like a relaxed Sam Waterston. 

More info and pics after the jump.

Now, I have more questions than answers.  But,as one of you said, it looks like this season of Ugly Betty is going to be no-holds-barred; I don’t think there’s going to be much subtlety early in season four.  If the show gets cancelled, it won’t be because they held anything back, comedy-wise.

It may save the show, or they may crash and burn.  Regardless, it’ll be fun to watch.

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