Posted by Dustin on 11.14.2009 at 11:23 pm

So even though “Ugly Betty” has basically turned into a ratings disaster on Fridays, the show has never been better. I’m glad, because honestly after the last season Betty was getting a little boring. Not now, the show is on fire!

This latest episode was a real tear jerker because of the story involved with Justin, the cheerleaders, and the school jocks. It was homecoming and following Mark’s advice, he befriended the mean girls/cheerleaders. That way he’d at least have someone on his side. So he did, and helped them with their outfits and choreography, and they learned to like him. Of course their jock boyfriends didn’t, and as a joke named him homecoming queen. Taking Mark’s advice to always put himself in the joke so they knew their jokes weren’t getting to him, he accepted his award. But then he gave it to his mom, who had to miss her own homecoming because she was pregnant with him.

In the end Justin got a standing ovation from the rest of the school and his family was proud of him. Hilda said she loved him no matter what . . . but Justin told his mom he was just letting them know their jokes weren’t getting to him . . . and that he was not gay. He walked off, and Marc said “If he says he’s not, then he’s not.”

I really love how Marc has become a big brother/father figure to Justin and so involved in his storyline. Of course it’s still not resolved, and I see more drama in the future.

One story I didn’t like this week was Hilda getting all jealous over Betty drooling over and spending time with her bad-boy high school boyfriend. She has Archie who is a great guy, she better not screw that up!

Daniel meanwhile has gotten further and further sucked into the “Cult/Community of the Phoenix.” He invited Amanda to join, but even she ended up telling him this was a cult. Poor Daniel, we were left with a real cliff hanger of him ingesting some insane tea that was going to give him visions of/reunite him with Mollie. What happened? I have to know!

I actually felt sorry for Willy in this episode, as she resigned from “Mode” to go join Connor, all to get the money to pay of Nico’s blackmailer, who is really her lover and in on a scam to con her mom out of money. Of course as she’s getting ready to leave she gets the news that Connor has supposedly been found dead. She was crushed, but I have a feeling Connor is pulling a fake death after learning of her leaving to be with him. I really want Nico to go down though. She’s made me like Willy!