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Well, well, well. What can be said about season 3 of ugly betty so far, or be it what can be said about this season based on the first 10 episodes?
For starters, Betty's love life is taking a much deserved breather after the Betty/Gio/Henry love triangle that dominated most of last season and secondly, it feels like the heart and soul of season 1 is slowly but surely making a transition into the third season also. Thus, we are seeing its effects take shape.
I realise many Gio and Henry fans were upset at the way in which the writers decided to drop those characters. But with Freddy Rodriguez's and Chris Gorham's decision not to move to New York for the third season, partly contributed to their lack of scenes, as well as the problems and issues some fans like myself had with regards to season 2, it made sense somewhat that for this show, it started to go back and focus on the basics of what ugly betty was all about. And to not devote most of their time on just Betty and her romantic entanglements.
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NB: *this review was originally posted on the michael urie online site last year and to coincide with the UK release of season 2 on dvd. since then the final mark has changed. btw, I re-submitted this review as it appears as if the original version appears to be lost on this site and that i could not retrieve it*
Ok, here it goes: personally speaking, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first season; for a dramedy, there was too much drama and not enough comedy and humour. The Betty/Henry/Gio storyline, whilst it provided much needed interest and drama for those benry and getty 'shippers, to an extent dominated series 2, so much so that the remaining characters were sidelined and were put on the backburner in favour of the Betty/Henry/Gio romance triangle. Which I clearly felt was a detriment to the show itself. I don't mind a bit of romance here and then, but it has to be done right, in a way that it does not affect the show and the other characters by making them less important than Betty and her love interests.
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Synopsis: Two very different cultures collide in this sexy and stylish series about believing in yourself regardless of the odds. Experience every episode of the award-winning Series One in this sensational collection.
Based on the original Columbian telenovela, 'Yo Soy Betty La Fea', the first series of Ugly Betty is so watchable and addictive after one episode that afterwards you want to continue with the rest of the series. Just so that you can find out what happens to the characters and their predicaments.
Betty Suarez is a young Latina with red rimmed glasses, metal braces and who wears hideous clothing, who is hired by Bradford Meade as his son Daniel's personal assistant. Initially hired to look after Daniel, as well as to prevent Daniel from sleeping with her, Betty soon makes a positive impression at work and a smooth transition in a short space of time. Though she becomes a butt of Mode's jokes and having to endure constant verbal bullying by Mode's bitchiest employees- namely Marc and Amanda-, as well as deal with Wilhelmina's scheming antics, Betty navigates her way through the dark and tricky waters of Mode Magazine.
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