Ugly Betty Recap: What a Drag
* 2/4/10 at 10:15 AM
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/02/ugly_betty_recap_what_a_drag.htmlWhenever Ugly Betty ended, its demise was bound to be ironic: The TV show about a print magazine has, like so many print publications, folded. Want to get even more meta? This week's episode focused on the mightiness of the web. Like all the bad news in journalism, the end of this show is awful and unfortunate: Ugly Betty is and has been one of the most consistently intelligent, goofy, and subversive series on prime-time network television. Other shows have tried to borrow its wit, but none has matched its heart. And now that we're running out of time, bring on the Liza Minelli cameo, stat!
Last night, Betty pulled out the big gay guns and presciently paused to take a look at how far it has come (the episode was finished before the cast and crew got word of the cancellation). The fun story line: drag queen Wilhelmina! The main story line: The Internet is decadent and depraved.
