The Passion of the Betty

"The Passion of the Betty" is tenth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy-drama series, Ugly Betty, and the 75th episode overall. It originally aired on ABC in the United States on January 6, 2010.^[1]

Plot[]

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Betty is concerned that she and Matt are spending too much time together; with daily cycles of going to work together and sleeping at Matt's apartment, and complains about it to Justin and Hilda. Hilda then admits being unsure when to tell Bobby about her pregnancy. In an attempt to have some privacy, Betty gives Matt tickets to a hockey game, only for him to surprise her at a late photo shoot, telling her that he could not handle being alone during a hockey game, which worries her. Recalling Matt going to art classes, Betty goes to an art gallery to talk to its curator, Frances, about having Matt's paintings displayed. Frances sees Matt's paintings but refuses to showcase them, saying that there is not enough "energy" in them. When Matt appears, Betty tells him to go to lunch so she can continue her meeting with Frances. Frances finds some artworks good enough to showcase and Betty agrees without having seen them.

Betty and Matt arrive at the art gallery, despite Matt insisting that they go home, Betty goes in with him and is shocked to see the paintings are all of her, which he painted when they were broken up. Matt is furious that Betty publicized his personal paintings and leaves, saying that Betty is not passionate enough for him. Meanwhile, Hilda sees Bobby exchanging money with a policeman and confronts him, during which she mentions that she is pregnant with his child.

The next morning, Betty and Hilda talk about their relationships, and when Betty brings up the subject of her not being passionate enough, Hilda admits to Betty that she read her diary and says that Betty draws her passion from what she writes down. Bobby arrives to see Hilda, pledging to stand by her during her pregnancy, and they reconcile. Betty later shows Matt her diary, which talks about how Matt tortured Betty after their first break-up. Matt apologizes and says that in order to keep the balance in their relationship, he will quit working at MODE.

Meanwhile, Daniel, Wilhelmina and Marc discuss getting rid of Denise Ludwig, Wilhelmina's replacement. Daniel asks Denise to give an interview to and she agrees, but during the interview, Denise talks around the questions. During a break, Denise tells Daniel fashion is a just a waste of time and Marc records Denise's words. Suzuki later reveals Denise's secret interview with Daniel on Fashion TV and Claire and Cal Hartley see it. Wilhelmina arrives and tells Claire and Cal that the best replacement for Denise is herself. Claire is angry that Daniel teamed up with Wilhelmina.

Wilhelmina overhears Amanda talking about Claire's visit to South Dakota to meet her adopted son, Tyler. She then bribes Amanda into telling her about Claire's son. When Claire prepares to leave for the gallery, Cal confronts her about their son, angry that she did not tell him about Tyler. Claire later decides to fire Cal, even as Cal apologizes. Claire confronts Wilhelmina about Tyler's documents, but Wilhelmina insists that she did not give them to Cal. She leaves after Claire orders her not to tell Daniel about Tyler.

At MODE, Marc is horrified to see Troy, who tells him that he is his "first" and wants to develop their relationship further. Marc then tries to avoid Troy at all costs, even giving him the wrong address to the gallery. He then tries to break up with Troy, but when Troy cuts him off and tells him his true feelings about their relationship, Marc then changes his mind.

Production[]

This was the first episode in the series to air on Wednesday, as ABC announced on December 1, 2009 that it was moving Ugly Betty to Wednesday nights starting on January 6, 2010.^[2]

Reception[]

Tanner Stransky of Entertainment Weekly called "The Passion of the Betty" "yet another fantastic episode".^[3] He also added that the episode was full of "hilarious one-liners".^[3]

Ratings[]

The move to Wednesday gave the show another resurgence, as it posted a 3.5/6 overall with 5.1 million viewers tuning in, an increase from the previous episode.^[4]

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