Ugly Betty

Previous Episode: Episode 11 - Swag

SEASON 1: EPISODE 11 | Air Date: 13/05/2007

Episode 11 - Swag

It's a flashback episode! As Betty cleans her desk in preparation for her new job, Christina notices that the bag she's carrying which should be a for-real Gucci, is an unfortunate Gucci knock-off from the guy on the corner. So Betty explains and we travel back four months, to the frenzy of Mode closet cleaning (a.k.a. Free Swag) Day.

As Daniel prepares for a visit from minimalist-loving Japanese designer Oshi, we learn that he's having some financial trouble. On a similar theme, Betty gets notified late that she has one day to turn in Daniel's monthly expense report. To Henry! It's the first time ever she's seen his face. Awwww. The blossoming romance is overshadowed by the fact that Betty is being set up by Marc and Wilhelmina, who has been giving Bradford an earful about Daniel's fiscal irresponsibility. The plan works, as Betty totally messes up Daniel's expense report, making him responsible for $20,000 in poorly documented "miscellaneous expenses", and cut off from the company credit card. This is a problem because Daniel, having blown through his trust fund a while ago is broke, and has been living off the company card. The timing couldn't be worse because he needs to entertain Oshi at a fancy important dinner meeting. Wilhelmina cackles, if only on the inside, and tries to get herself invited by offering to foot the bill.

Meanwhile, Betty gets her first cheque and learns all about the miracle of taxes. To make matters worse, Ignacio is having some health insurance problems and can't get his prescription filled. And because we're in the past, Betty has to deal with Walter trying to win her back via gifts of universal remotes. Christina, being awesome, saves Betty a prized Gucci bag from the closet cleaning, along with some other stuff that Betty re-gifts to her family. None of this free fashion changes the fact that Ignacio needs his pills. Or does it? In fact it does, as Betty trades her new Gucci for 15 refills at the pharmacy.

Back at the office, Daniel has approximately $300 in his bank account with which to impress Oshi and his entourage and despite Betty's protestations, leans toward inviting credit-card-wielding Wilhelmina. But in the nick of time, Betty, through some clever sleuthing (with help from Henry), discovers that Wilhelmina's $25,000 "props and extras" budget from a trip Rio was used for cosmetic surgery. So Wil gets in trouble with Bradford too, and can't save the day as planned. But you know who can? That's right. Betty uses Oshi's mantras of "brown, white, and minimal" to devise the clever plan of taking Oshi and Co. to a "White Tassel" hamburger chain. And Oshi likes it! Yet another problem solved with pluck and tenacity.

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17 Comments
1. sounds_like_witch - May 13 08:43pm
I [LOVE] Oshi!!
2. oskykodes - May 13 09:13pm
What the??? The episode guides on the net say this is a flashback episode - at what point in tonight's show was that made clear? It was so confusing - especially when Betty runs into Henry as though it was the first time they had met! I had to get onto the net to work out what was going on. Apparently in America, this episode was meant to be episode 4, but instead they turned it into a flashback ep and made it no.13. It was supposed to open with Betty packing up her stuff in to get ready to
3. asmiym - May 13 09:55pm
Did anyone get the sms number to win a Wii for watching Ugly Betty and answering a question??
4. mrkillboy - May 13 10:09pm
I'm also disappointed with the broadcast of this episode. It is interesting that we get shown the original version of the episode (without the scenes that makes it a "flashback" episode), but leaving the running order so its gets shown out of order is just jarring.
5. safetyboy55 - May 13 10:42pm
I just checked this out with an overseas friend who had it on tape from when it was shown in the US.

There was an intro and and outro to the flashback - 1.35 on the intro and 0.49 on the outro.

It topped and tailed the flashback, and that made it all make sense.

If Seven just missed the intro, I could put it down to someone stuffing up the cue, but to miss both it looks like they just decided they wanted an extra 2.24 of advertising revenue.

Say it ain't so 7 - why did we miss a cruc
6. cairo131 - May 14 07:38am
Finally, i thought i was the only one who didnt get this last episode... Very confusing to watch but still funny
7. boomguy88 - May 14 08:42am
Seven totally killed this episode no intro and outro plus the betty and bradfod scene is not right
8. sweet_little_princess_01 - May 14 03:19pm
I spent so much of this episode being angry at channel 7 for showing shows out of sequence that I barely enjoyed it. It would be nice of channel 7 to have shown the intro and outro so that it made sense. Poor form Ch7.
9. wonderfulpurple - May 14 08:51pm
I was so confused. Now that makes sense as to WHY. But seriously what would the people be thinking that cut the start and finish ??? what for ???
10. klwenk - May 14 09:01pm
This is ridiculous. How on earth are the viewers supposed to know this is a 'flashback' episode without the flashback intro n outro? Oh yes i know..because channel 7 wants us the viewers to watch from other sources instead. I should do just that.
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