Episode Report Card Monty Ashley: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Not Everyone Has To Like You
By Monty Ashley | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Aired on 03.12.2009
Daniel and Molly meet with a doctor in Daniel's office. The doctor says that there is a very small chance that his treatment will reverse the cancer, but the chance is real. Molly asks for a few days to think about it, but Daniel runs roughshod over her and says that they don't need any time to think and that they'll do it. What a jerk.
Betty runs up to Claire Meade, who is looking over layouts for Mode. Question: What about all the other magazines at Meade? Is anyone selling furs for their cover photos? Claire assumes that Betty is worried about Victoria Hartley's party, because Daniel tells her everything that goes on in Betty's life. She adds that Hilda should totally go out with the councilman. I think it's nice that Daniel is paying so much attention to Betty's stories of her personal life. And that Claire then pays enough attention to the retelling that she has opinions on what Hilda should do. In fact, I'm now going to assume that the entire office staff is passing around gossip about Betty's home life. At least someone's interested! Betty wants to get back to the Victoria Hartley party, and passes a quick quiz on table manners (the big glass is for red wine, according to Claire), but Claire warns Betty that party will have a topic. Betty knows nothing about topics, so Claire calls the Hartley Mansion and asks to speak to Consuela. "There's always a Consuela," she assures Betty, who looks a little uncomfortable about that. Claire's Spanish is nonexistent, so she hands the phone off to Betty, who nervously asks what the topico del discussion will be at la fiesta. The answer is "torture", which pleases Betty enormously. Not for any kinky reason (that we know of), but because she read an article in the New Republic on the ethics of torture. My guess is that they were against it. Claire says that Ariana Huffington had a torture party the previous month, at which they waterboarded Liz Smith. That's an odd sentence.
Marc rushes into Wili's office and turns off the television and shuts her computer. He is not subtle enough for her, and she turns the TV back on. The 24-hour Style Channel features Suzuki St. Pierre, announcing that he's "saved the best piece of gossip masquerading as news for last!" He knows all about Wili's garage sale, and even the almonds. He starts out pretending not to say which Mode editor is selling her furs, but by the end of the segment, there's a flashing arrow pointing to her picture. Then he laughs in an entertainingly demented manner. Marc claims to have no idea how the news got out, and Wili walks out of the office, saying she's done for the day.