Episode Report Card Potes: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Secretaries Day
By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 21 | Aired on 05.02.2007
Meanwhile, at The Middle Ages, Henry leaves with Charlie. Betty tells Christina that she knows Henry said "I love you," and asks how he could leave with Charlie. Well, she is his girlfriend. Technicality, I know. Christina posits that maybe Nick scrambled his brains. She adds that Henry is with Charlie because she moved 3,000 miles to be with him. It's the honorable thing, and Henry's a good guy, which is why she fell for him in the first place. Plus, he is 100% grade-A beef under that shirt buttoned up to the chin. Betty says that it was nice to have someone take care of her for a while, and especially Henry. Christina, however, says that the truth of it is that Betty can take care of herself. I'm glad those two are friends again.
This lovely moment is interrupted by Nick Pepper chugging with his friends. He notes to Betty that if she wants a piece of the Pepper, she's going to get the spice, and then pumps a fist to Secretaries' Day. Betty testily says that it's Administrative Professionals' Day, and Nick asks where Sir Dork-o is to defend her honor. The clever use of the non-word "Dork-o" causes him to bump snugglies with his meathead friends again. And Betty, understandably, has had enough. She walks up to Nick and clocks him in the head quite forcefully with the giant jousting Q-tip. Queens, represent! She says that she can defend herself, thank you very much, as we head to commercials.
When we return, Hilda makes a triumphant reappearance at the Cosmetology Institute, and just in time for her test. Despite Valerie's attempts to scare her off, Hilda perms as "Eye of the Tiger" plays in the background. The perm checks out, but Valerie asks why Hilda's model's nails aren't done. Hilda explains that the test said she had to do a manicure, but it just didn't say on whom. She holds up her own, freshly manicured nails and says she wasn't going to waste that hotness on someone else. Valerie reluctantly passes Hilda, and the Suarez family is saved!
Meanwhile, Wilhelmina is laid up in a neck brace, and seriously bruised. Bradford's cell phone rings. He says it's Claire again, then tells Wili he can't believe Claire did this to her. Wili says that three thugs pulled her into an alley, and even tore her Chanel. Bradford guesses he was wrong about Claire, and says she's not the woman he thought she was. Wilhelmina asks what this means, and Bradford says the marriage is over. He's going to talk to a lawyer tomorrow. Wili yells that there's still some ringing in her ears from the accident, and asks him what he said. He tells her that he's divorcing Claire. Wili says that it means so much to her, then asks him to get her a glass of water so she can take her pain pills. When he leaves, his phone vibrates. Of course, it is Claire. Wili picks up the phone and coolly says, "Hello?" Claire looks defeated. Wili cackles. Maybe Claire will really off her now that she has nothing to lose. Also sure to save the day is Alexis, who calls a man named Mr. Wolfe from her office and ominously says she has a problem that needs eliminating before tearing a picture of herself pre-op and Bradford in half. Symbolic!