The Primetime Dish

So the show opened with the triumphant (in her mind) return of Wilamena to Mode. Uhg, I can’t wait until Christina drops the bomb about how she really got pregnant, but I am not expecting that till next season. Daniel and Alexis are scared of her and made a pact not to make a move without each other, but Willy knew how to divide and conquer this family. Oh dear!

Meanwhile Amanda was glad to have her partner in crime Mark back. I have to admit I am too, I’ve missed these too, even if they are mean and hateful to Betty. Amanda was working on a reality show with her dad Gene Simmons called “Daddy’s Little Girl.” Mark wanted to be in it, but she didn’t want him there. She made all sorts of excuses, even saying Gene hated the gays. However he showed up and Gene wanted a funny gay on the show, it was just what they needed. Unfortunately Mark soon observed that when the camera’s stopped rolling, Gene stopped playing daddy to Amanda. He tries to tell her this, but she wouldn’t hear it and said he was jealous that she was rock star royalty and he was nothing. Later though Amanda found out her dad’s butt tattoo was a fake! Gene apparently faked it as a media ploy. I’m forgetting here (since the strike made the earlier episodes so long ago) if Amanda made comments to the press about her dad, because how would Gene know to fake a butt tattoo of Tweet Bird? Whatever! Amanda soon realized Gene wasn’t her dad and she apologized to Mark. Now we are back wondering who Amanda’s father is though! Grrrrrrr!

Betty and Gio flirted a bit, though she claimed she wasn’t flirting, so he kissed her. He teased her about being the rebound guy, but she slapped him. Henry had gone back to Tuscon with Charlie and the baby and Betty was all heart broken. At this point I say good riddance Henry! She should have dumped him the minute she found out he knocked Charlie up and planned to stay with her. This little “last hurrah” they had wasn’t romantic at all, it was pretty depressing in my opinion. They should have made a clean break, but this essentially a “soap.”

Hilda continued her crush on coach Tony Diaz, even deciding to help him chaperon a school dance to get closer to him. I have to say I think these two are cute and hope they continue with this story. I love when they use Hilda and would love to see more of her as I think she is phenomenal and adds to the show. Unfortunately Hilda got sick and couldn’t go, so she sent Betty instead. Betty was supposed to be working on an article for Claire’s magazine “Hot Flash” on the youth’s view of the older generation. She decided to go in order to get some opinions for her article.

Betty took Justin to the dance and tried to get some interviews with kids, but nobody would give her the time of day. Of course Gio was there with his little sister, and he gave Betty some pointers on talking to the kids. It worked, and later Betty and Gio shared a dance. I’m really warming up to these two a lot. I think I want to see her with Gio rather than Henry, but I know she’ll probably end up with Henry in the end. Henry, I’m still convinced, isn’t the baby’s father.

Justin ended up talking to the coach about his mom, basically saying his mom likes him and he wanted to know if he had interest in her. Later in the episode he dropped by to see Hilda and they made a date. Meanwhile Betty and Gio broke into the school’s trophy case (I think she got it for journalism) so Betty could hold her old trophy she won, but they got busted by the principal! He then “expelled” Betty from school for being a bad citizen. Whatever! I hope after that she took her trophy with her!

Back to the Mode drama, Willamina began her divide and conquer plan, starting with Daniel and Alexis. She made inroads at a magazine cover meeting. She then used the media to promote herself. Daniel thought two could use the media and went on Larry King. Convinced Mark was calling into the show with stupid questions, he lost it on live tv! Larry made him look like an idiot because the call was from Vermont and was not Mark calling.

Willy meanwhile swooped in to save Claire’s magazine, which was getting no advertisers. She gave her pointers on how to get them, and this won points with Alexis. She named Willy back as Mode’s creative director, much to Claire and Daniel’s objection. Oh how Alexis will regret this one when she makes plays to take her job! Of course in the end it was Mark calling Larry King, he had a Vermont cellphone as instructed by Willy. Oh how I want to see her go down, but like I said, I don’t see it happening anytime this season.

The show ended with Betty asking Gio on a date, but he turned her down. He said he didn’t want to be her rebound guy, he wanted to be her guy! Awwwwwww. Honestly though, way to go Henry for standing up for yourself. This is why I think he and Betty are perfect for each other.

The season finale is next week. From the previews Gio asks Betty to go to Rome with him and she says yes. Then Henry returns and proposes to Betty. Finally Willamina somehow gets herself named “Editor in Chief” of Mode, which means Daniel is out!

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“Ugly Betty” takes place in New York City, but is actually filmed on a lot in LA. It looks like when they start shooting the third season though, they’ll be filming in New York! A large reason for the said move is that New York offers a film tax credit which would save them oodles of money. As of yet no official word has been given confirming this move, but numerous sources are reporting it as fact. If true, up to 150 people working on the show could lose their jobs.

Sources: LA Times, Entertainment Weekly

The following is the official PR from ABC on Lindsay Lohan joining “Ugly Betty.” Also added in is the official finale release with a few more spoilers.

LINDSAY LOHAN JOINING THE CAST FOR MULTI-EPISODE ARC OF ABC’S AWARD-WINNING SERIES “UGLY BETTY”

Viewers Will First See Her Character in “Ugly Betty’s” Season Finale on May 22

Lindsay Lohan (”Mean Girls,” “Bobby”) will join the cast of ABC’s hit comedy “Ugly Betty,” appearing in the upcoming Season Finale and in five episodes next season. Viewers will first see Lohan’s character in the Season Finale episode airing THURSDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). She’ll play a mean girl from high school who suddenly resurfaces in Betty’s life. She’ll continue on the show when the series makes its third Season Premiere next fall.

Lohan’s character’s name is Kimberly. More spoilers follow

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Spoilers and some discussion for both “Grey’s” and “Betty” follow!

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In the fall the rumor popped up that Lohan was set to guest star on an episode of “Ugly Betty,” but the deal fell through. Now TV Guide is reporting the talks are back on and it’s possible not only will she appear on the May 22nd season finale, she could become a regular next season with as much as 8 episodes!

So “Ugly Betty” is the first show I’ve caught up on, so let’s get to dishin it!

This show centered around Betty’s 24th birthday. She and Henry had plans to go to the Poconos, until Charile the “Baby Mama” showed up to ruin that. Charlie then set out to ruin all Betty’s other plans she made with Henry, such as dinner and a concert in the park with fireworks. Gio returned in this episode and became her knight in shining armor. He found her at a restaurant to deliver a message that Henry couldn’t meet her, because he had Charlie issues. Betty was unintentionally stood up by him, he tried to call her and tell her not to go, but Justin bedazzled her phone for her birthday and it interfered with her reception. Too funny! The episode ended with Betty and Gio seeing makeshift fireworks which came from some welders working on a building.

I have to say, the more I see of them, the more I like Gio and Betty together. Henry is getting on my every last nerves the way he lets Charlie play him. I still don’t believe Charlie is carrying his kid. Heck I wouldn’t be surprised if she lost the baby or was never pregnant and is faking it at this point. Pillow baby!

Other storylines going on in the episode . . . Willy set out to sabotage Daniel and Renee’s relationship, why we really don’t know. Clearly she can’t be protecting Daniel, she has to be looking out for her own butt for some reason. She told Daniel to ask Renee about “Stoneybrook.” Willy came between them, but they patched things up quickly. Renee claimed Stoneybrook was her college, she had a breakdown there and has been taking pills ever since. They then decided to move in together. Okay talk about fast moving here, this isn’t going to end well for poor Daniel.

Meanwhile Christina, locked in Willy’s place and determined to find out what is really up with Willy and her nutty sister, hid a baby monitor to listen to conversations. Renee got Mark drunk and got the truth out of him about Bradford’s sperm, which Christina must have heard no? Renee used it to blackmail Willy to leave her and Daniel alone. Later Willy caught the baby monitor right before she was to reveal a huge secret about her sister. Willy had Mark break into Daniel’s apartment to switch Renee’s pills with something else, which would drive her nuts again. Willy told Marc that he may think she’s the evil sister, but even she stops short of murder. Woah! I wonder what she did, and what’s with the hatred of candles Renee has? Also the scene with Daniel catching Marc looking at his undies, and Marc telling Daniel he wanted him to cover, was hilarious! Best scene of the show. The second best scene goes to Hilda for her confrontation with Charlie and flashing her nails, which aren’t just decorative.

The last storyline going on involved Claire starting a magazine for older women called Hot Flash. Alexis didn’t believe the magazine was going to be a success, it was a project they gave their mom to keep her occupied, but she was spending too much money and had to cut her off. After a pep-talk from Betty about how resourceful Claire is, Claire brought in ex-cons on a prison release program to help her with the magazine.

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Some upcoming Thursday night ABC spoilers . . . i.e. “Ugly Betty” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

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Here are some spoilerish tidbits for “Ugly Betty,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” and “Housewives.”

Once again, I’m in Vegas and will be getting in late tomorrow night. I’ll be catching up on all the shows via Tivo when I get home!

Various sources around the web this week were stating that Rebecca Romijn (Alexis Mead) was not happy at “Ugly Betty” and would be quitting after the second season. However Kirstin at E! has posted that Romijn is being dropped to recurring and it appears it was the show’s decision.

Also look for Gene Simons to make another guest appearance on the show as Amanda’s dad, according to Ausiello

Over to “Dirty Sexy Money,” it looks like the character Lucy Liu may play is a lawyer who opposes Nick in some case. Hmmmm, Kirstin at E! is also hinting in season 2 one of the Darling children may go on trial for trying to kill Nick’s dad Dutch, but we still don’t know if he’s dead.

Finally there are a lot of spoilers floating around for the season finale of “Desperate Housewives,” including the time jump. It almost looks like it’s going to happen based on comments from people here and there, but as of yet no confirmation of what will happen. “Housewives” has thrown out bum spoilers in past season finales I believe to keep the internet fans guessing. Kirstin at E! indicates a new husband Ken appears on Wisteria Lane with a secret that sets up the next season.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell is set to appear on the season finale of “Ugly Betty.” This comes from Becki Newton, who plays Amanda. The actress made comments at a recent public appearance about the supermodel’s guest stint on the show.

Source: Various News Outlets

ABC show spoiler roundup! Official spoiler listings for “Ugly Betty,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Brothers and Sisters,” and “Samantha Who.”

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