Episode Report Card Potes: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Sofia's Choice
By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 12 | Aired on 01.10.2007
Meanwhile, Daniel takes Sofia to a gorgeous location: his parents' house! There is some talk about notches and belts and keeping pants up, and then there is smooching, Bradford soon catching Daniel and Sofia in the act. Turns out they're all having dinner together, because Daniel thought, before they took the next step, that it was important for her to meet both of his parents. One of whom just got through asking Tony Miceli to run the dishwasher. Yes, it is Miss Judith Light, who comes out and notes that Sofia is stunning, and says it's a good thing Daniel got to her before Bradford did. She introduces herself as Claire, Daniel's recovering-alcoholic mother. She tells Daniel that she would never do anything to embarrass him, before whisking Sofia away to look at baby pictures, saying that Daniel did the cutest thing in the tub. Or so she heard from the nanny. The pictures were probably clipped from a magazine and aren't even of him.
Back at the Suarez house, Ignacio and Hilda look for documentation. Ignacio says that Constance is a barracuda, rude and obnoxious. Hilda says that it's the U.S. government -- what does he expect? She also tells Ignacio that they need Constance on their side, because Ignacio is powerless right now. She suggests trying to get in her good graces by doing something simple and sweet to make her smile. Yeah, Hilda's suggesting that Ignacio pork her.
And speaking of pork, we are at Boylesque! And so are Betty and Christina. Hey! Men in sailor costumes featuring tighty whiteys! A pirate comes up to Christina and Betty and asks if they're ready to plunder the seven seas for some buried treasure. Christina totally wants to go searching for some booty, but Betty won't let her. She tells the pirate that they're looking for an employee named Hunter. The pirate says that every other guy there is named Hunter, so they're going to have to be more specific. You know who feels like a tool right now? Anyone with a small child named Hunter. Betty says that her Hunter is tall and blond and looks Nordic. The pirate says that's Hunter 9, and then tells her to get in line, because everyone wants a piece of the 9. Hunter 9 is dressed in police regalia with a flock of ladies in front of him, and Christina says she thinks they're going to need a lot of singles.
Back at the Meade family dinner, Claire tells the story of opening her closet door to find Daniel in her Gucci strapless and patent leather pumps. Daniel says that, for the record, he was six and had been dressed up by his brother. Sofia notes that Daniel never talks about his brother, at which she learns that he died two years ago. She must feel pretty stupid right now. Bradford smoothes it out by saying that it's been a bit of a bumpy road for the Meade family of late, but (long glance at Sofia) it seems their luck is changing. OR IS IT? I'M NOT SO SURE THAT IT IS, BRADFORD. Everyone toasts to Sofia, who speaks Spanish to the maid. Claire notes that, as a Reyes, Sofia must have had lots of maids growing up, and says that that they spent some wonderful time at Javier Reyes's estate in Puerto Vallarta. Where the Love Boat docks! I wonder if they ran into Isaac. Sofia says that Claire has the wrong Reyes. They only maid they had in the family was her mother, and the closest Sofia got to the upper crust was when she helped her mother clean houses. Now it's Claire's turn to feel stupid. Not only did Sofia not have a silver spoon, but her family barely had money for a plastic one. Bradford says that's why he likes Sofia: she had to work for what she got in life. UNLIKE A CERTAIN INGRATE SON. Daniel says that he's willing to learn from Sofia as long as she's willing to teach him.