Episode Report Card Jessica: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Fake Plastic Snow
By Jessica | Season 1 | Episode 10 | Aired on 11.29.2006
Betty finds another gift on her desk. This one is a snow globe of the Manhattan skyline, which she shakes with glee. "Hey, Betty," says Henry, showing up at her desk with a box of ornaments. In case she needs them. For the party. Betty assures him that she has everything under control, and Henry looks a little sad: "So basically, you don't even need me." "NOPE!" Betty sings. Henry puts down his box of ornaments and picks up the globe. He asks whether she knew that the snow inside these was originally made of particles of gold foil: "It sounds beautiful, right? I'd never even seen real snow until I'd gotten off the plane in New York." Betty is drawn to this in spite of herself, and wonders how that's possible. Henry tells her that he grew up in Tucson: "I used to think that all snow looked like gold foil until I got here. Silly, huh?" Betty says, "No, not at all," but she means, "OH MY GOD, I LOVE YOU."
Casa Suarez. Justin is making a gingerbread house -- perhaps to replace the one Amanda ate -- while Hilda goes over Justin's wish list. It includes: a soccer ball, a renewed subscription to Martha Stewart Living, and "for Grandpa never to go away." Aw. Hilda is mid-comfort when she glances outside and notices that someone has moved their outside decorations. She and Justin both peer out that window. "And what's Santa doing to that elf?" Justin wonders. Hilda covers his eyes and declares that this has "the skankprints of Gina Gambaro all over it." Justin reminds his mother that she did run over Gina's tree, and that Christmas is a time of love and forgiveness. "Grow up, Tiny Tim," snaps Hilda. "This means war." She and her Juicy sweatsuit storm off to wreak some revenge.
Back at the office, Betty and Henry are waxing nostalgic about Claymation Christmas specials. Me, I'm a Charlie Brown Christmas kind of girl. Henry tells Betty that they did all that with puppets. "Just something you know?" Betty asks, and Henry blushes that he has a weird talent for remembering useless facts. Betty smiles that it's not useless: "It's cute." They stare at each other. It gets dark. Henry leans in toward some greenery on her desk and asks Betty if... "IT'S JUST HOLLY! IT'S HOLLY!" Betty yells, dismissing him. The lights come back up, and Henry wonders if he'll see her at the party. "Hmm mmm," Betty says. Henry leaves. I love you, Henry. I mean, BETTY loves you, Henry.