Episode Report Card Potes: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Petra-gate
By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 20 | Aired on 04.25.2007
Back at Mode, Wili runs into Tavares outside her office. She asks if she knows him, and when he says no, she tells him to stop talking to her. A hovering Marc tells him not to take it personally -- Wili once made Dolce wait for three hours and Gabbana for five. She hates Gabbana, perhaps because he's so wee. As Marc goes to attend to Wili, Tavares sadly says goodbye to Amanda. She tells him to wait, because she feels bad for him. She puts him on Wili's calendar for Tuesday at 10:00, saying that Lindsay will be back in rehab by then anyway. As thanks, Tavares gives her a jacket from his collection, saying that only she would do it justice. As he turns around, Amanda says, "Agh. If I were a gay guy, I would so tap that." If I were a gay guy, I would tap to "The Trolley Song."
Meanwhile, there is a very sparkly shoot happening for Mode Brazil. A really hot dude walks over to the models and emphatically says that he wants them to smile. His concept was about sun and fun -- this is about tan lines, not global warming. I guess that's why Al Gore isn't there in a Speedo. He starts dancing with a model, because he's Latin and can't help but be spicy like a jalapeño. Marc approaches Wili, who's watching interestedly, and learns that this is the creative director for Mode Brazil. Marc says, "When I die, have me cremated and sprinkled all over his body." He gives Wili her messages, and then hands her the Viagra bottle, which is now filled with...mints. He says that Bradford won't even be able to keep the remote up tonight.
Amanda comes in, and Wili asks where she got her jacket. Amanda reports that it's from an up-and-coming designer named Tavares -- no last name, because he's just that good. Wili says that the buttons totally ruin the line, but she doesn't hate it. She asks Marc why she doesn't know about Tavares. Marc hems and haws, and Amanda interjects, saying that he's in her book for Tuesday. Wili praises Marc for his good work, and Amanda wants to slice his throat open with a jagged sequin.
Alexis enters. The Mode Brazil director approaches her and says that he thinks her models are depressed, and in fact, everyone in New York is depressed. In his country, a woman buries her husband, then puts on a bikini and goes to the beach. Alexis says, "But a black bikini, because she still has to mourn," and they both laugh. Oh, the art of the transatlantic flirt. Or, in this case, the tranny-atlantic flirt. Hot Brazilian guy introduces himself as Rodrigo Villaloso, and they do the cheek-kissing thing. Alexis starts to introduce herself, but there's no need. Rodrigo says that he always knows the name of the most beautiful woman in the room. Alexis gets a slightly terrified look in her eyes, as well she should.