Ugly Betty Rundown Episode 21, The Born Identity

I wasn't prepared for this week's emotional ending to Ugly Betty. We knew that Ashley Jensen, who plays Christina, would be moving on, but it was still sad to watch Betty say goodbye to her friend. First, though, the show had to remind us that Christina and Betty are BFFs, especially since Betty has been spending so much time with her new boyfriend and Amanda.Betty is there for Christina after Wilhelmina bans her from seeing the baby, but their friendship is pushed to the limit with a certain twist that brings up the age-old dilemma: do you stick by your friend when she's accidentally dragged you into a high-profile illegal affair? To see what Betty chooses to do, read more.I was hoping Hilda and Archie were going to announce getting married. I know we haven't seen enough of them together, but he's nice, he's successful, he's not married. Good enough! Hilda getting excited about being in Archie's video shoot is so cute: "Should I play up my arms like Michelle Obama?" The first thing I noticed when we finally get over to Mode is Amanda's freaking skirt. Whoa. I still don't know if I love it or hate it. The deal with Cal Hartley hasn't been inked yet, so he's in the office to finalize things. He still calls Daniel "bunny!" Amanda on Cal: "Daddy Warbucks is kind of old . . . and hot" and "Betty, when I marry Mr. Hartley, I'm gonna be your mom." Betty tells the police that Christina would never ever kidnap a baby, so of course I knew that Christina had totally kidnapped the baby. I can't believe they bring the baby to Betty's house! I feel like that implicates the entire family in this crime. Very irresponsible. Hilda is so peeved at Betty for bringing the baby over during the shoot. This line of hers, delivered to Betty when she explains that they just need to prove the baby is Christina's, cracked me up: "OK! So we'll just drop by the DNA pagoda at the mall!" It always touches me when Betty turns to Claire for help. And how cute is Archie? He totally understands Betty kidnapping a baby! And then he even gives her advice to play dirty. Marc comes up with a new Willi nickname after she figures out a way to hold on to her stake in the company even without the baby: "Bravo, Willi-maestro. Bravo." And thus ends the whole Christina-Willi-baby-Meade heir plot that has dragged on for about 25 years. Are you sad to see Christina go? What did you think of last night's episode?

It seems that in every "Average Person falls in love with Rich Person" story, Rich Person must have an evil parent that disapproves of Average Person. Thus, it goes without saying… Now that we know Matt is loaded, he must have a scheming, elitist mother who doesn't think Betty is good enough for her son.
Betty doesn't see this age-old cliché coming though - and Matt is partly to blame. We begin at Betty's house where Ignacio is cooking everyone breakfast on a Saturday morning. Matt comes over too, and, in the course of conversation, he remarks that his mom is dying to meet Betty. Betty has to go into work that morning, but plans to meet Matt later at his mom's house, and they will go to a Ranger game together (something for Matt's job).
As they eat breakfast, Hilda remembers that she has scheduled someone for a hair appointment that morning in her home-based salon. In walks Councilman Archie Rodriguez (remember him?). Elena and Betty move in for the kill, telling Hilda how perfect the councilman is, etc., etc. Everyone is really gung ho about Hilda dating this guy.
Like Betty, Daniel is also going into work on Saturday. Before he leaves, he talks Molly out of going on a walk in the cold. He is concerned about her health. Although she dismisses his concerns (the weather doesn't exactly exacerbate cancer), she agrees to stay inside to make Daniel happy