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Eric Mabius just ain’t feelin’ the Detty. In an AP report, he was asked about a possible scenario on Ugly Betty where Daniel Meade and Betty Suarez end up together.
That would be the equivalent of us jumping the shark," he says. He mentions that the various incarnations of the show throughout the world have the two becoming a pair, and it usually means the end of the show.
"In all the other series … they get married and the show ends! I’m not too excited about that idea!,” says Mabius.
Now, I’ll agree to a point. Daniel and Betty, IMHO, should NOT become a pair in any episode but the series finale. Were it to happen, such an event would be the climax of a show we must assume has already had its fate decided by the network. Maybe at the end of season 4, or if there’s some dramatic ratings turnaround, the end of season 5 or 6.
I see what Mabius is saying, of course. When he sees a Daniel/Betty kiss in the script, he’ll know the writing is on the wall for the show. Fair enough. Neither Mabius, nor us fans, want the end to come anytime soon.
I think the bigger jumping-the-shark moment will be if they ever have one of those scenes where Betty gets made over and emerges looking like America Ferrera at the Emmys. If they do this, and then whichever male she’s after falls in love with her as a result, I’ll shoot my TV. The whole premise of the show all these years will have been ruined.
No, her prince must fall for her as she is, IMHO. OK, the braces can go, because the consensus is that it’s so unrealistic for her to still have them, it’s a distraction.
Whomever Betty ends up with, my fantasy of the final scene involves either a montage or actual musical number with Betty and crew dancing down the street to Jimmy Soul’s If You Wanna Be Happy. What a scene that would be!
472 days ago
Laura, from personal observation I have to say that I disagree with you. I have known Daniel types who have indeed fallen for girls whom many people might consider to be unattractive. Unfortunately, many of these young women have had a difficult time feeling as if they weren’t good enough for the guy, so the insecurity caused a lot of problems. So not all Casanovas are irredeemable. There are some who are capable of finding depth in themselves after having lived a youthful life of superficiality. Can you honestly say that you’ve never seen a good looking guy walking in a shopping mall with a girlfriend who seemed somewhat unattractive? I’ve seen couples who have passed by and I’ve overheard other people saying, “What does he see in her?” And the people saying such things have almost always been other women. Anyway, my point is that Daniel falling for Betty (even though I don’t see this happening any time soon) could be handled believably with good writing.
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472 days ago
Not to get too grad school on you here, but one of the major themes for male-POV romance in literature is the man whose love for a woman makes her finally see how she beautiful and desirable, even if she feels unloveable.
Think Don Quixote and Dulcinea.
BTW, the female version of this is the Beauty and The Beast story line. A woman’s beauty is so great, she is able to tame the wild and dangerous man.
Think Twilight. This seems to be a common female fantasy, which explains why I, as a “nice guy” had a hard time getting dates back in the day. :)
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454 days ago
Daniel and Betty definitely seem to have a connection- I think an end- of- series pairing would be PERFECT. However, it has to be the very very end, or it might not work. All shows end eventually, and when UB does, that’s how it should go!!!!
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453 days ago
I’m with the folks arguing for an end date and a Daniel/Betty pairing. I’ve never been on a particular ship, but since I’ve always understood Ugly Betty to be at least partly a fairy tale about inner beauty (I don’t think its an accident that Betty’s favorite movie is “Beauty and the Beast”), I sort of expected the Beast, in this case Daniel, to be transformed along the way by our heroine, as he has been. But it doesn’t seem quite complete without the third act romance.
I wondered for awhile if there were hints along the way of Daniel secretly being in love with Betty: he did have a rather vivid dream of her seducing him when jealous Renee was around and Claire seems to have (at least jokingly) suggested it to him this season. In any case, I think we’re being twisted and teased somehwere here, which keeps the story fun and interesting.
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357 days ago
If Daniel and Betty don’t fall in love, I stop watching!
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338 days ago
A Daniel/Betty series finale would be perfect!! If they hooked up with several seasons of the show left, it would turn into a cliche,but if they didn’t get together at all, a large coningent of fans (including me!) would be disappointed. But a last season get-together? Awesome! (It would also be nice since the original ‘Betty la Fea’ ended with that pairing).
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272 days ago
hi eric ,
how are you ? all of us think that you and betty could give things a go .
you have nothing to lose and you will put fans minds at rest .
rose candon
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254 days ago
I hope they NEVER do Detty!It’s too weird!
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