Episode Report Card Jessica: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Trust, Lust And Must
By Jessica | Season 1 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.01.2006
As soon as everyone is upstairs, Betty give Wil the check back. "I appreciate your kindness, but I can't cash that," she says. Still shook up from the scene with Nico, Wil just agrees that of course Betty can't, and wishes her good luck with her family situation. "They're never easy," she sighs. Betty leaves, and Wil tears up the check.
Changed into something more appropriate, Nico comes in to say goodbye. "Nico, contrary to what you might think, I do love you and I only want what's best for you," Wil tell her. "You want what's best for YOU," Nico corrects her, and leaves. Wil looks moderately stricken, and I have to say, Vanessa L. Williams is really doing an amazing job with this role. America Ferrera is great, and I love Becki Newton as Amanda, but I think Williams is the surprising standout here. She's funny, and has depth without being mawkish.
Speaking of Amanda, she goes into Daniel's office and closes the door. "I had it. Your lost watch. You left it at my place last week," she confesses. "Surprise, right? You never even thought to consider me. I'm just a late night call to you." Daniel, it appears, is stunned into silence. "You need to find whatever it is that you're looking for, Daniel. I just know, now, that it's not me," Amanda says, and he stands and begins to apologize, but she just leaves, not even turning around when he calls her name. That's my girl. I am so proud of that fictional character.
Bradford finally meets up with Mysterious Leatherman, who is, like, really, really sure Fey is still dead as a doornail. And yet Bradford is sure that he saw her. "You're going crazy, you know that?" ML says, but Bradford continues to insist that he knows what he saw. "Whatever, old man," ML says, and walks off. Oh, that's a great idea: insult the murderer (or, you know...whatever). As soon as ML's gone, Bradford gets out his cell phone and orders a hit on him. Well, that's what's IMPLIED, anyway. I kind of think he might not have even killed Fey. Or, you know, "killed" Fey. But be that as it may, whatever is in store for ML, I am sure it will be poorly planned and shoddily executed.
Wil gets home, and wanders drearily into her kitchen, where she removes Nico's Cap'n Crisp from the trash and starts eating it, sadly, alone, in the dark. Okay, that's miserable, but can we talk about her ponytail for a sec? It's fabulous!
Suarez home. Betty has decided that it's time for a Touching Family Moment, so she asks her father if he remembers her Quincenera. They were dancing, and she broke her heel, and she just wanted to run away, but he held her tighter and kept on dancing? Remember that? "You're our rock, Dad," she tells him. Ignacio looks really sad, as Betty says that she's sorry for how she's been acting. He doesn't owe them any explanation. They hug, and Hilda looks proud in the background. Ignacio sighs. "Ramiro Vasquez," he tells them. That's the man in the picture. And it seems that he was their mother's first husband. And Ignacio was their chef. And he and their mother fell in love. And one night, Ramiro beat her terribly. And pulled a knife on Ignacio. And Ignacio (he THINKS) beat Ramiro to death. "And after that we ran. And I never looked back. Because I vowed I'd never take my eyes off your mother again. I never applied for a green card or amnesty because I was afraid they'd send me back. I killed Ramiro Vasquez." And...SCENE.