Episode Report Card Jessica: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT After Hours
By Jessica | Season 1 | Episode 7 | Aired on 11.08.2006
"She wants me," Daniel declares about Salma. "Excuse me?" Betty asks. And, seriously. Eric Maibus is totally cute, and if I worked at Mode, I would probably put on my formal shorts and prance past him hourly, but come ON. Not everyone is dying to get on your jock, Meade. Betty says that she didn't really pick up on this. "Come on! Sexaholics? That was clearly a jab at me. She gave you the article because she knew I'd see it," Daniel says. Betty is pretty sure that he's reading too much into this. Daniel reminds her that he KNOWS women, and Salma? She's playing games. "It's fine. I'll play games right back," he announces, firmly. Oh, this is SO not going to work as he has planned. Betty sighs and wants to know if he has any ACTUAL work for her. And he totally does: she needs to pick up his dry-cleaning, and order him some office supplies. Betty writes this down and storms out, pissed. Which...okay, I get it, because Salma was letting her read stuff, but guess what, Betty? You're the ASSISTANT. Unfortunately, part of your job description involves ordering office supplies and picking up dry-cleaning. It's called "paying your dues." Daniel, to his credit, looks guilty about the busy work and comes after her and gives her one more thing to do: that hotel review. Betty is thrilled. "Shut up, really?" she asks. Daniel says that it'll be fun: the hotel is in SoHo, and she should just go down there and get started. In the background, Salma overhears this and smiles. "Wait. This weekend?" Betty asks. Daniel nods. Betty looks alarmed.
Down in the closet, Betty tells Christina that Walter planned a romantic weekend for them in Atlantic City. This weekend! When she has this assignment! Wow, I would be so much more sympathetic if I didn't want to kill Walter in cold, cold blood. If, in fact, I liked Walter and cared about their relationship, I would suggest Betty bring him along for fancy New York hotel sex! Room service! Pay Per View! Massages! Hello! Sounds great to me. Christina tells her that they can go to Atlantic City any time, and also suggests bringing Walter along for the assignment. But Betty is worried that Walter will distract her, and Christina notes that she thinks Betty's already made her decision, but feels bad about it. Don't feel bad, sugar! Drop the zero and get with the hero, as the wise man Vanilla Ice would say.
It is at this point that Amanda swings in, wearing yet another pair of formal shorts. She tells "Braveheart" to put together a rack of Beau-Mart clothes for the meeting, and for a second, I think "Braveheart" is a reference to Betty having gotten mascara all over her face. Then I realized it was a Scottish crack, directed at Christina. At this, Betty suggests Christina check out the "Kelly Clarkson" line, which has comfy elastic waists! Amanda rolls her eyes at the thought and turns to Betty, saying that she heard about the writing assignment. She then advises Betty to "take the Betty-Wear down a notch. The human piñata look may be all the rage in Queens, but in SoHo, they will arrest you for crimes against humanity. Have fun!" And I hope you enjoyed that brief moment of bitchery, because that's the last we'll see of Amanda this week, which is unfortunate, since I wanted to find out how she's doing in the wake of breaking up with Daniel.