Now onto our wicked witch. First, if you want evidence that Vanessa Williams was robbed of an Emmy, look no further than Willy's silent but terrifying exit from the bathroom after overhearing that her daughter, Nico, faked an injury in order to skip her wedding. Never before have I seen an actress say so much without saying anything. Although Wilhelmina had tried to avoid looking affected when she had first learned that Nico wasn't attending, her constant bingeing was proof that Mode's devil still does have a heart — and plenty of insecurities. Could we possibly see an Amanda-esque fat suit in Willy's near future?
One character in last night's episode, however, managed to be true to himself. It's good to see that Justin has dropped the macho, trouble-making act from the past few weeks and has fully re-embraced his fabulous ol' self. Hilda, on the other hand, was forced to abandon her flair for hairstyling to show off her two other — ahem — talents at a Hooters-esque restaurant called Hi-Beems. Yep, Hilda was fired after giving some constructive criticism to a fellow stylist and decided that the cash was worth demeaning herself. Once Justin found out, however, he and Ignacio scraped together some green to buy Hilda a styling chair to start her own salon. I can only imagine the comedy of errors that will be Hilda's salon, but I'm hoping that the single mother will find success. Last time Hilda tried to run her own company, however, she ended up crumbling under the pressure.
What do you think, TV Watchers? Was the Broadway product placement a little too much? Do you think Hilda will find success as the owner of her own salon? Do you prefer Betty-Henry or Betty-Gio? Will Nico surprise everyone and show up at the Slater-Meade wedding? And, finally, as much as I love Betty and Henry, are they not in need of some serious theater-etiquette classes (what with the texting, walking out in the middle of a scene, etc.)?
And, of course, I leave you with some Betty sound bites:
9. Hilda, while wearing a tank top that reads, ''Freshly Squeezed'': ''You know I don't like to be the center of attention.''
8. Wilhelmina, upon learning she has to find a replacement for Nico in her wedding party: ''You're wrong about me being alone. I have hundreds of back-stabbing, two-faced, superficial friends that are pouring in from all over the globe to be part of this wedding. Any of them would be thrilled to be my maid of honor.''
7. Marc, on Cliff's baby talk: ''I thought we talked about that voice. You were going to retire it and move it to Florida.''
6. Marc, telling Cliff that Willy is preventing their date that evening: ''She doesn't give dinner breaks. Wilhelmina treats all white people like slaves. It's something about payback.''
5. Marc, on Amanda's dog: ''Will you please hide your mutt? If Wilhelmina sees it, she's going to melt cheese on it and eat it.''
4. Super cougar Sandra Winthrop, after hearing Daniel's pitch about attracting a younger demographic: ''Yes, I have been missing those 18-to-49-year-olds.''
3. Daniel, after Betty thought his offer to get rid of Henry meant murder: ''What? No. God, I hate that it's so easy to go there with my family.''
2. Wilhelmina, angry that her ebony and ivory chocolates were sorted wrong: ''That idiot wedding planner has gone and segregated them.''
1. Wilhelmina, on her wedding singer: ''Bradford wants something called a Shania Twain to perform at the reception.''
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