Episode Report Card Angel Cohn: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Rebound
By Angel Cohn | Season 2 | Episode 17 | Aired on 05.15.2008
At the reality show, Amanda's trying to confide in her "dad." Noticing that she's on the verge of tears, he calls for the cameras. She begs him for an off-camera conversation, then sees that his Tweety Bird tattoo is smudged off. Scandalous!
Back at the gym Betty's chatting up Little Betty. Gio makes a short-distance dedication of Spandau Ballet to Betty, and even gets Justin to dance with LB. He's a good planner, clearly gets her and I'm loving the short hair. Very romantic dancing, he spins her but then a near kiss sends her freaking out. So close, Gio. So close. God, he looks sad. Can I hug him if she doesn't want to? He goes after her. She's sitting on the stairs crying and all befuddled because she thinks she should still be moping over Henry. Gio's all patient, and tells her that it must be exhausting worried about being good all the time. Yeah. Sometimes it's exhausting to watch, too. She says she's really sad. He can work with that. Justin consoles Hilda via phone, then mans up and goes to face the coach to ask him if he likes his mom. Clueless Eddie Cibrian didn't realize that Hilda was throwing herself at him, but kind of looks flattered by the news that she's majorly crushing on him.
Meade family unites! Actually, what's the opposite of that? Daniel and Claire are aghast to find out that Alexis has reinstated Wicked Wili as creative director of Mode. Why? She's got good ideas. What happened to family? Daniel was the moron who went on Larry King. It's his fault.
Gio, who seems to have some lock-picking skills, opens up the trophy case that holds Betty's good-citizen trophy. I learn that all trophies apparently have Mexican accents. Interesting. Of course, the whole trophy case comes crashing down, and Betty gets caught stealing, then starts giggling when she gets called a bad citizen.
Wili and Daniel meet in the tunnel and exchange threats. Marc sits at his desk, when Amanda comes in and grovels. Tells him that Gene isn't her daddy, he was just in need of a gimmick for his reality show. Marc is relieved: "Thank god you aren't related -- in 10 years that massive forehead could be you." They hug and make up. Aw. Also adorable: Coach Tony bringing Hilda soup and not looking disgusted by her Rudolph nose and phlegm issues. He even lies that she looks great, though he wisely defers their date to another time.
Marc says Wili is back and "Wilimeaner than ever." Genius. They both take credit for the Daniel sabotage. Walking home from the dance, Gio and his little sis and Betty and Justin dish how Betty got "expelled." On the front porch, Gio and Betty make gooey eyes at each other and she's doing more smiling than she has in a very long time. She's got a plan for her article, things are looking up, and she wants to take Gio up on his rebound proposition. She even asks him out. He turns her down. Wait, what?!? Then he smiles coyly and says that he doesn't want to be the rebound guy, he wants to be "the" guy. Wow. Could he be more perfect? He leaves Betty speechless. Me too!