Episode Report Card Potes: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Family/Affair
By Potes | Season 2 | Episode 2 | Aired on 10.03.2007
Previously: Henry left for Tucson with Charlie, who claimed to be having his baby, but in fact might be bearing the illicit love child of Dr. Farkas. Amanda learned she is the daughter of Fey Sommers and an unknown sperminator. (Maybe she's the illicit love child of Dr. Farkas as well?) Ignacio was stuck in Mexico. Wili schemed to get control of Meade enterprises, much to Claire's chagrin. Alexis awoke from her coma surprised to learn she had hacked off her boy parts. Henry showed up in New York. And, of course, Santos got shot.
We enter a Mode staff meeting, in which Wilhelmina walks around reading a statement about pulling together in difficult times, like a family. Betty reaches back for a bagel off of the food table and ends up knocking everything over. Well, it's not like any of those skinny bitches was going to eat the croissants anyway. Turns out that what Wili was reading was the letter from the editor going in the newest issue of Mode, commenting on the Meade family misfortunes. Betty wonders if the letter from the editor shouldn't be written by...well, the editor, who happens to be Daniel. Alexis tells "pie-eyed, pie-eating" Betty that Daniel's been through a lot and needs a break. Betty tries to protest that he's fine, but Wili shuts her down.
Cut to the hospital, where Betty learns from Daniel that Alexis has partial retrograde amnesia, and has blanked out on the past two years. She doesn't remember becoming a woman, but seems to be enjoying squeezing her new boobs. Her enthusiasm is infectious, as Betty starts squeezing her own real and fabulous rack. Alexis also doesn't know that Bradford rejected her, that Bradford and Claire are divorcing, that Claire is a wanted criminal, or that Bradford and Wili are getting married. Well, if they had a family that just did normal stuff like mini-golfing on the weekends, there wouldn't be so much to explain. Betty tells Daniel of Wili's power maneuvers, and talks him into looking at the book for the newest issue, which she has yet to acquire. She leaves, and Alexis calls Daniel in, asking if there's something he wants to tell her. I guess hearing about your fugitive criminal mother on Fashion TV might lead to that reaction.
Meanwhile, Marc has a lock of Amanda's hair in one Ziploc bag, and Bradford's ear hair in another Ziploc bag. DNA test results to come! Amanda stares at a photo of Fey and wishes she'd gotten to know her mother better. Marc points out that Amanda really wants to know Fey's estate better, and Amanda tells him she should be learning about any potential riches soon.