VIA NY Post: Series finales are a tricky thing -- for every brilliant "Six Feet Under" there are a million D.O.A. endings. Last night, "Ugly Betty" attempted to earn a place in TV history but I fear their last episode will be quickly forgotten by the fans who actually stuck around to see how it all played out.
To recap: in the amazing weeks that preceded, Betty took a job in England without telling Daniel, Hilda got married, Justin came out, Marc began to wax poetically about his failed life, Wilhelmina schemed a scheme and Amanda unwittingly found her father.
It seemed that tidy bows were the order of the evening as nearly every story got a picture perfect resolution. Hilda, Bobby, Justin and gay BF Austin will open a PFLAG chapter in Manhattan, Amanda got the fatherly hug of her dreams, Marc found his happily every after in the arms of Troy and Willy not only deduced a plan to reunite with Connor but became the sole editor-in-chief of Mode.
It was as if the whole episode was one long fantasy sequence where Oprah made each characters wildest dream come true. And infuriatingly so. Not that I needed to fast-forward and experience each character's death, but on a show that always favored high drama and cool camp, I was saddened to see everyone get such an expected ending.
The biggest red bow, however, was saved for Betty. After a momentary bitch fit on Daniel's part, she was allowed to take her job in London. This led to a touching goodbye scene outside the Suarez house -- mostly because you could tell all the tears were real. I'm guessing this was the final scene America Ferrera, Ana Ortiz, Mark Indelicato and Tony Plana filmed together because each was a blubbery mess. Yours truly included.
Once Betty arrived in the UK, a sassy, working girl montage ensued -- but that, much like everything else in her life -- was interrupted by Daniel. See back in America, Daniel couldn't bring himself to say goodbye after Claire put his romantic feelings for Betty on blast. So I worried that when he hopped across the pond, it was to make some kind of grand gesture. An "I have always loved you, I was just too blind to see if before" kind of thing.
Thankfully this didn't happen. It was, however, implied that romance could be in the cards since Daniel plans to stay in England and asked Betty to dinner that night. But audiences were left to draw that conclusion for themselves.
Thankfully, the show saved the best for last.
As Betty headed back to work (her "off into the sunset" moment), the camera panned up for a scenic shot and "UGLY BETTY" appeared in big red letters. Then the "Ugly" faded away, simply leaving "Betty" to stand on its own now that Betty was standing on her own. If only the whole episode had been this pitch-perfect.
To recap: in the amazing weeks that preceded, Betty took a job in England without telling Daniel, Hilda got married, Justin came out, Marc began to wax poetically about his failed life, Wilhelmina schemed a scheme and Amanda unwittingly found her father.
It seemed that tidy bows were the order of the evening as nearly every story got a picture perfect resolution. Hilda, Bobby, Justin and gay BF Austin will open a PFLAG chapter in Manhattan, Amanda got the fatherly hug of her dreams, Marc found his happily every after in the arms of Troy and Willy not only deduced a plan to reunite with Connor but became the sole editor-in-chief of Mode.
It was as if the whole episode was one long fantasy sequence where Oprah made each characters wildest dream come true. And infuriatingly so. Not that I needed to fast-forward and experience each character's death, but on a show that always favored high drama and cool camp, I was saddened to see everyone get such an expected ending.
The biggest red bow, however, was saved for Betty. After a momentary bitch fit on Daniel's part, she was allowed to take her job in London. This led to a touching goodbye scene outside the Suarez house -- mostly because you could tell all the tears were real. I'm guessing this was the final scene America Ferrera, Ana Ortiz, Mark Indelicato and Tony Plana filmed together because each was a blubbery mess. Yours truly included.
Once Betty arrived in the UK, a sassy, working girl montage ensued -- but that, much like everything else in her life -- was interrupted by Daniel. See back in America, Daniel couldn't bring himself to say goodbye after Claire put his romantic feelings for Betty on blast. So I worried that when he hopped across the pond, it was to make some kind of grand gesture. An "I have always loved you, I was just too blind to see if before" kind of thing.
Thankfully this didn't happen. It was, however, implied that romance could be in the cards since Daniel plans to stay in England and asked Betty to dinner that night. But audiences were left to draw that conclusion for themselves.
Thankfully, the show saved the best for last.
As Betty headed back to work (her "off into the sunset" moment), the camera panned up for a scenic shot and "UGLY BETTY" appeared in big red letters. Then the "Ugly" faded away, simply leaving "Betty" to stand on its own now that Betty was standing on her own. If only the whole episode had been this pitch-perfect.
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