It seems that Ugly Betty’s Becki Newton has the same idea I’ve been touting on Twitter:  Amanda needs a love interest.  Interestingly, she has a strange suggestion for who might play the role:

Hmmm.  Simon Cowell?  I mean, I can see the personality compatibility, but it couldn’t last.  (Although I’d REALLY love to see Cowell’s very frank reaction to Betty’s wardrobe!)
Of course, she’s kidding, but on a serious note, I think I’m not alone in saying that Amanda most definitely needs a love interest.  Every other character (except Justin) on the show has had a go at a serious relationship – …read more

There is an interesting take on Ugly Betty in this article at Soap Opera Digest (hat tip: Angel25).  The writer, Michael Karol, both loves the show and has major problems with it at the same time.
Let me tell you about my love/hate affair with UGLY BETTY. On the one hand, it’s colorful, often hysterically funny, beautifully shot (in high-def) on location in my favorite city, New York, and is set within the publishing industry, something I know a little bit about, having worked on magazines all my adult life.
On the other hand it’s infuriating: sad, bittersweet and repetitive. …read more

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 …read more

One of the many things being discussed about Ugly Betty episode 3.15, There’s No Place Like Mode, is the introduction of the character Matt. The character, played by the tastefully three-named Daniel Eric Gold, will be (at least on a surface level) Betty’s new romantic interest.
Of course, the fact that he’s a “romantic entanglement” at all means that the producers of the show must have changed their minds about Betty concentrating on work and growing up a little. I guess Silvio Horta could say he had this in mind all along, but it’s such a drastic change, I …read more

Most of the spoiler news about Ugly Betty lately has been surrounded around Betty and her family. Refreshingly, EW’s Michael Ausiello has an interesting little tidbit about Marc:
Question: We haven’t had Ugly Betty scoop in forever! What’s next? — Sidra
Ausiello: Marc’s getting a new roommate…But the show isn’t adding any new cast-members.
Hmmm – the possibilities are intriguing.
The obvious one would be the return of David Blue as Cliff. No doubt Michael Urie and Blue were great together, in an odd-couple sort of way. This is the possibility I am wishing for the most. However, when …read more

EOnline’s Kristin has a pretty shocking spoiler in her Spoiler Chat column about Ignacio and Betty.
Mel in Temecula, Calif.: How about some Ugly Betty news?I’m hearing that Betty’s father will suffer a heart attack soon. Fortunately it’s not fatal, but it will prompt Betty to move back home.
Holy cow!  That’s huge.  I’m not sure how I feel about this one yet.
On the one hand, there is a great opportunity for some real drama, which America Ferrera can handle deftly.  Not to mention the fact that Tony Plana would have a major storyline for the first time this season.
But on …read more

Speaking of Becki Newton, if you haven’t checked out Amanda’s blog at Mode Online, you really should.  It’s pretty much updated every Thursday or thereabouts. 
The Ugly Betty staff writing it (I don’t know if it’s the writers, Newton herself, or someone else), give us a pretty good insight into the muddied mind of Ms Tanen Sommers.  Whether she’s giving her take on the events in the previous episode of Ugly Betty, or pontificating about world events, you usually finish the post saying, “Huh?” But in a good way.
Last Thursday’s post was about the events of episode 3.07, Crush’d .  …read more

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Michael Urie recently hopped across the pond to attend the National Television Awards, broadcast on ITV from Albert Hall. Ugly Betty was nominated for Most Popular Comedy Programme (I LOVE spelling it that way!), although the award went to Benidorm.
This is an interesting look for Urie; it’s almost as if he stole Alec Mapa’s glasses.
It appears I’m not the only one wondering what’s going on with urie’s character Marc. 3.07, Crush’d, was a disaster for him. Cheating on Cliff, and not even over some long term emotional attachment, but anonymous sex (stereotype …read more

I got so excited with the wonderful episode of Ugly Betty last Thursday (3.06, Ugly Berry), I almost completely overlooked the equally wonderful Mode After Hours starring Becki Newton and Michael Urie.  This “webisode” was entitled “Trapped”.  It was as strange as it was funny.
 

Marc and Amanda get trapped in an elevator at Mode, and go into an air-headed panic.  I love how they go from “we’re stuck in here” to “the entire human race is gone, but us.”
The conversation at the beginning about flavored, er,something, is intriguing.  I also especially liked Marc’s dream about putting on Wilhelmina’s tiara  and …read more

The “latest” issue of Mode Online is up, reflecting all the recent changes in Ugly Betty.  There’s a whole, very beautiful cover story with Adriana Lima and the Tico Berry.  I love it!  It follows the storyline of episode 3.06 (Ugly Berry) almost exactly:
Supermodel Adriana Lima has been in on this trendy tropical treasure from the beginning, devouring the delish Tico berry on her grandfather’s farm as a young girl. The Brazilian beauty insists that this rare fruit, indigenous to her home country and known primarily by locals, is the sweet secret behind her sexy success.
There is a great …read more