Episode Report Card Potes: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Petra-gate
By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 20 | Aired on 04.25.2007
And then, we are at Wilhelmina's place. Bradford stretches and says, "Well, that's certainly a nice way to wake up in the morning." By eating scrambled eggs from her arch? You know it's a sad scene when that option seems less creepy than actual sex. Wili, lounging in her awesome bed that I covet in a negligee that I covet, says that he should think of her as his café au lait. Caf´ au laid might be more accurate. Bradford says that he wishes he didn't have to leave, and that he's not looking forward to his meeting with Alex. Wili asks if he wants to talk about it, but Bradford declines. Wili says that she hopes Bradford doesn't just think of her as his morning pick-me-up. She'd like to think that she's an important part of his life. Someone he can talk to. Or marry, and then hand his company over to. And then eventually be put in a home by. Seriously, if that man isn't careful, someone is going to be spoon-feeding him rice pudding in six months. Bradford picks up a bottle of pills and shakes them, saying that if Wilhelmina really wants to take his mind off of things, the postman can always ring twice. And you know who's really not so thrilled about having sex with Bradford? Well, I mean, anyone. But especially Wilhelmina, who ruefully acknowledges the miracle of modern medicine.
At Mode, Daniel is having his morning coffee with a dose of underage sugar. Petra and her mom -- whose name is actually Lena, I have discovered -- are in his office, and Lena says that if Petra doesn't get the cover, then she'll tell the police that he likes to play in the "minor leagues," so to speak. Petra laughs, and Lena tells her to stop doing that, because she'll get wrinkles. Ah, finally a parent-child relationship that makes Bradford and Alexis look functional. I guess that makes two, if you consider the sad story of Alec Baldwin. Daniel sees Betty come in and settle at her desk. He tosses an envelope at Lena and says that it contains $75,000, then asks if that's enough to make them forget that this ever happened. I love how he's all Dr. Evil with his 75 THOUSAND dollars. Lena is incensed. She says that this isn't about money, but about Petra's career. She's going to be the next Kate Moss, but not such a piggy. Hey, lay off Kate Moss. She has enough to deal with. Daniel says that they have a big shoot today with Mode Brazil, their sister magazine, and that he can probably get her in. Petra excitedly says that she already has the wax, but Lena cuts off the conversation with a glare, saying it's the cover or jail. As they leave, she notes that Petra must be starving, and that they'll get her a club soda. Daniel is pretty much still crapping his pants.