Episode Report Card Potes: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Punch Out
By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.18.2007
Meanwhile, Daniel is meeting with two models. Betty, who most likely thinks that it looks like things are going a little too well, barges into his office to remind him about a 5:00 circulation meeting. One of the models asks, in what sounds like a Russian accent, if there's something wrong with Daniel's circulation, and the other asks if he needs her to rub something. Ah, subtle Russian seduction at its finest! Daniel tells a perturbed Betty that Alexis can cover for him. We learn that the two models are sisters. The straight-haired model says that this is their first time in New York, and she told their mama that she'd look out for the curly-haired sister, who appears younger. The curly-haired one rolls her eyes and says, "Like I'm going to rip off my clothes and jump into a fountain." Daniel asks whether they have plans for the night, and the older sister says, "That depends on you." Models are hussies, man.
Meanwhile, Christina gives Betty a lecture about her limits regarding Daniel. Betty says that she can't just sit around and watch a friend fall apart. Christina wisely says that Daniel isn't a friend; he's her boss. Betty says that he's both, and Christina tells her not to cross that line, and to trust Christina that you shouldn't get in too deep with the folks at Mode, because everyone has a hidden agenda. Betty says that Daniel is only acting out to punish his family, and hasn't even changed his socks since Tuesday. If models didn't do so much cocaine all the time, they would be able to smell this, and thus avoid him. Christina says that next, Betty will be packing Daniel's lunch for him, and Betty looks guilty and says that he can't drink like that on an empty stomach. I imagine Daniel's response upon opening that lunch is something about already having plenty of salami. Christina notes that ever since Henry got back with his girlfriend, Betty has been obsessed with Daniel. Betty denies it, but the only examples of a Meade-free night she can give are the date with her orthodontist and the night that Marc and his mother came over for dinner. Both, of course, ended up with her and a Meade. She realizes that Christina is right.
Betty asks what she should do, and Christina tells her that she can start by leaving the building at a decent hour. Christina holds up the Prague invite and asks Betty if she's ready for a night out in the city. Betty is, and promises Christina that she won't even think about Daniel or Mode for the rest of the night. She asks if she's dressed right for the club, and Christina says that she is if she's auditing it. This leads to a fun montage of Betty trying on outfits in the closet, all of which seem to be just as ugly as the one she was wearing to begin with. So she keeps it, and Christina pins on a non-matching fabric flower to accessorize, then gives her some pink heels. Is Christina secretly making fun of her? As they pass the reception desk, Amanda says, "Oh look. Scary Bradshaw and a side of potatoes." Christina tells Amanda that Betty wears the same shoe size that she does, and the two walk by. When they get to the elevator, Becks gets off with six bottles of champagne. He asks where the party is, and Betty tells him that Daniel is in a meeting. Becks says that when he gets there, it will be a party. Betty wants to go rescue Daniel from impending doom, but Christina, always a buzzkill to the diligent, stops her as we head to commercials.