Waving Bye to "Ugly Betty"

If you plan to watch any of the episodes of the last season of ABC’s “Ugly Betty”, read no further. For everyone else, Betty has come full circle from her time as a geeky, fashion-challenged assistant at Mode to her posh London gig as a stylish editor in need of her own assistant. Who but Betty would have employers find her and offer her once-in-a-lifetime opportunities when she wasn’t even looking for a job? Unbelievable aspects aside, and although I was prepared for this moment after having to scramble around to find the showings each week, I am sad to see it go. But really, where else could they go with the storyline? Betty was completely transformed and moving on to a different phase in her life. A completely different show. The end. I’m sad that so many loose ends had to be tied up in one episode thereby leaving little room for the over-dramatizations that the show is known for. But I’m not sad that most everyone seems to have their own version of a happy ending, trite though some of them may seem. Mark is back to dating his stalker, Amanda finally found her dad, Justin is happily out of the closet, and Hilda has the family she’s always wanted and is moving to Manhattan (for a die-hard Queens girl like Hilda, did not see that one coming. And how did they find a reasonably priced home in such an overpriced city?) That’s all well and good but Wilhemena Slater being nice! Just for the sake of it, with no agenda? Unbelievable, but less so than Daniel thinking he’s in love with Betty, enough to give up his lucrative position and follow her to London. Since when do people give up positions that were handed to them on silver platters? So he has a conscience, I’m fine with that. But there is something so surreal about the fact that all is right in everyone’s life. No drama whatsoever! Anti-climatic. If only true life were that neat and tidy (we'd all be bored). Still, “Ugly Betty” will be missed by this blogger.