Here is the full recap for Ugly Betty episode 4.06,  Backseat Betty.  Quick thoughts:
What a great episode!  The show seems to be getting more realistic (more on that in a bit), but isn’t losing any of its appeal – in fact it’s getting better.
Of course it was a dramatic episode, but there were some quick comedic gems –

Ignacio:  “I think he’s the one who stole our Baby Jesus.”
Amanda: “At least I’ll always have that cold sore”.
Claire (after Matt fumbled with calling her a “girl”):  Good.  Now I know I won’t spend my time texting and worrying about boys.
The eye-narrowing …read more

Here is the full recap for Ugly Betty episode 4.05, Plus None.  Quick thoughts first:

This episode belonged to Amanda (and Becki Newton).  Becki was spectacular – she was hilarious and poignant at the same time.  I’m so glad they finally were able to give her something of a story line.
Michael Urie was great again.  When Marc finally stood up  to Wilhelmina, it was SO disappointing that it was so short-lived.  That was a great scene.
The thing with Nico had me TOTALLY fooled.  Kudos to the writers.  Having seen every episode multiple times, I can usually see the “surprises” …read more

Here is the full recap of Ugly Betty episode 4.04, The Wiener, The Bun, and the Boob.  Based on the comments in my Quick Thoughts post, you guys REALLY liked this episode.
Even though I initially thought too much was going on, it looks like that’s when the show works well – and now that I think of it, what happens on a quick-paced episode is that there isn’t time for the story to get bogged down.  The show has gotten in trouble in the past when the situation was set up, then we had 20 minutes of navel-gazing. 4.04 …read more

Here is the full recap for Ugly Betty episode 4.03, Blue on Blue.  Quick thoughts:

All in all, I thought this was a great episode.  Instead of alternating between comedy and drama, this one had both within the same scenes.
I like both of the new characters.  Sammy is altogether likeable (he has a touch of Gio in him).  Natalie is also quite a compelling character.  Even dressed so strangely, I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
The writers aren’t going to be able to resist hooking up Daniel and Natalie.  I’m convinced of it.  Maybe they could wait just a few …read more

Here is the full recap for Ugly Betty episode 3.24, The Fall Issue.   It was my favorite episode of season 3.  OK, maybe it was tied with 3.15, There’s No Place Like Mode.
Of course, I’ve already told you I loved the episode.  I loved the silliness of the Antonio Sabato scenes.   I loved Penny Meadows (she was kind of like an in-house Heinrich).  I even loved Matt in this episode.  He was rightfully hurt, and I like how he gave Betty every chance to come clean.  I loved drunk Amanda.
I still wish they had found another way to resolve …read more

Although Ugly Betty’s season finale was two episodes aired back-to-back, I decided not to post the recaps for them as one unit; it would have been far too long.  So here is the recap for episode 3.23, “Curveball”.
I mentioned in my “quick notes” that I liked “The Fall Issue” more than this part of the finale, but I should have mentioned that I really liked this episode as well.  I thought it was very good, almost great.
First and foremost, the Henry storyline was well done.  You could almost see how much the two of them had matured in a …read more

Here is the full recap for Ugly Betty episode 3.22, In The Stars.  My quick thoughts:

Excellent, excellent episode!  When you can pack that much action into one episode, make it coherent, and make it fly by, it’s well done all around.
This was one of Michael Urie’s best.  He spent most of the time panicking over the YETI project, the rest looking puzzled at Jodi’s advances.
Speaking of Jodi, the whole storyline between her and Marc would not have worked, had it not involved Urie and the wonderful Bernadette Peters.  She is larger than life.
I don’t know how Becki Newton feels …read more

Here is the full recap of Ugly Betty episode 3.20, Rabbit Test.  A few thoughts:

I thought the episode overall was slightly better than average.  There just wasn’t enough comedy to make it one of the top five of the season, but I understand that the writers used this episode to set up the end-of-season story lines.
This might have been the most visually beautiful episode of Ugly Betty that’s ever aired.  The colors were astounding – they just jumped off the screen.
There was something not quite right, however, with the music.  It seemed mixed too softly, and its lack of …read more

Here is the full recap for Ugly Betty episode 3.19, The Sex Issue.  Before the recap, here’s a few of my thoughts:

I really liked this one.  All of the sex-based storylines were unrelated, yet seemed to fit together perfectly.
This was the first episode where Betty took off her glasses on purpose to appear more attractive.
Because of situations out of my control, I wasn’t able to post my theories about Matt, his behavior, and the “other woman”.  I was wholly and completely wrong though.  I assumed Matt was a virgin (based on his sometimes childlike mannerisms) and the other woman …read more

Here is the full recap for Ugly Betty episode 3.17, Sugar Daddy.  Before the recap, a few thoughts:

Another well written, well acted episode.  In the live blog, we agreed that the episode had a season 1 feel.
Eric Mabius was spectacular; this might have been his best of the season.  There were two moments when he seemed to grow up before our very eyes, and the bailout scenes were very funny.
As expected, Steve Schirripa was hilarious as the celebrity chef. 
Ignacio seems healthier than he’s ever been; the heart attack is forgotten.  So is Elena?
They are finally figuring out things …read more