Last season Betty left us with the cliffhanger of whether she would choose Henry's marriage proposal or Summer in Rome with Gio. As it turns out Betty chose neither. The premiere episode begins with Betty visiting her mom's grave and confessing that she chose herself. She spent the Summer traveling the country learning what makes her happy. Way to take a stand, Betty!

Betty's less-than-perfect bday

If Tommy Boy taught me anything, it's that brothers gotta hug. By the same token, Betty's gotta dream. Sure, she's in a relationship with an expiration date, but does that mean she can't have a super-duper 24th with Henry by her side?

Actually, yes. Here's how Betty's day goes from carriage ride and fireworks fantasy to cheese in a bag and cocoa on her dress disaster.

Seeking sympathetic jurorsAfter a long break, we're back to Claire Meade's legal woes. She's finally on trial: what will be the verdict? And on the icky front, whose "basket" will Willy put her eggs into?

We open on a just waking Betty in Gio's sandwich shop (say it with me now: "oh no, Gio!!"). She's handcuffed, and surrounded by broken glass -- there of her own doing! A cop explains that she threw a trash can through Gio's window. How did we get here? Zooooom back!

Those pesky Meade siblings

It's Improve Your Body Image Day on Ugly Betty. Here's what went down in this very special episode.

BETTY FIGHTS BODY IMAGE: It's fashion week again and Betty is horrified to see that the models are even thinner than last year's. It's even worse when she brings Justin's class through the office for a field trip on publishing, and all they are concerned about is celebrity, and if the models eat anything. As she sees them throwing their lunches away in order to fit in, Betty gets an idea: how about healthy models for the Mode fashion show?

Who knew what Henry was hiding under here?

Bradford's gone, Claire's in jail, and Wilhelmina has left the building. Where does it all leave Betty?

NO MO' GIO!!: (Can you tell how I feel about this storyline?) Hilda is getting her back porch beauty salon together and she needs her hair washing sink driven to Queens, so she gets Betty to enlist Gio's help. At the Suarez's, Gio mocks the G-rated relationship that Betty and Henry have and tells Hilda and Betty how he would make memories with HIS girl.

TVGuide’s Mike Ausiello said something that was very spot-on about the sophomore slump this television season. It’s made gunk out of an erstwhile auspicious classic – Heroes – but it’s brought out the best in one of the already best dramedies on television. That is, Ugly Betty. And this episode just takes that amazingness to a brand new level.

We open with Betty frantically shoveling empanadas into her mouth. Much like how Amanda shovels any kind of food under times of stress. In reason #2,866 of why I love Ugly Betty, Betty goes to get some food from the fridge and sees the severed, though still functional head of Bradford on a salad. He is talking to her. She is wigging out. She slams the fridge shut and opens it again. Bradford Head gone. She then does an about haste and there is Bradford, clad-ford in cargo shorts and an awful island-print t-shirt and flip-flops. She says, “Are you a ghost? Why am I seeing you?” He says, “I’m a subconscious manifestation of your guilt.” He then says, “You promised you would take care of Daniel. Why haven’t you taken your job back?” She says, “I didn’t like the person I was becoming.” And he’s all, “You promised me.” She says, “I have to go to bed!” Bradford says, “We both know you’re going to continue eating those empanadas,” and Betty gets that look on her face that the dog in my apartment gets when she knows she’s piddled in the kitchen when she could’ve piddled ten minutes earlier during her walk. There’s more banter about subconscious manifestations of guilt.

The Meades, in better times

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