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• Alternate Character Interpretation: From "Million Dollar Smile". Since it takes place in Betty's head, her subsconscious apparently believes there can only be one pretty sister, which, in the alternate universe of the dream, is Betty. She realises took her horror, being pretty made her into a self-centred bitch. So what exactly does this say about how Betty may see Hilda, since she's the pretty one in the real world...
• Anvilicious: Undeniably so, but it could be argued that this is a case where Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped.
• Non Sequitur Scene: About half of the episode "Million Dollar Smile".
• Complete Monster: Cal Hartley
• Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: Pretty much the entire show, but the most obvious being the entire second half of "The Past Presents the Future".
• Die for Our Ship: The reason why Charlie turns so evil as she furthers along in her pregnancy.
• Ensemble Darkhorse: Marc and Amanda, whose double-acts always steal the show.
• Fan-Preferred Couple: Daniel/Betty
  • Considering that the original soap ended up with the Daniel and Betty equivalents ending up together, this might just be a good example of planning with long-term writing.
• Funny Aneurysm Moment: In-show example. Sophia derides an article Mode published titled 'Ten Ways to Lose Thighs and Get Guys'. Presumably her justification of planning to write an article telling women how to manipulate men into marriage is that she wouldn't provide weight loss tips.
• Growing the Beard: The show had a some what lacklustre second and third season only for it to come back stronger than ever in season 4.
• Hollywood Homely: Yes, this, is the woman who plays "Ugly" Betty. Apparently all it takes to be ugly is braces and limp hair.
  • Cliff, Marc's boyfriend, lampshades this in regard to himself, at least - he points out that he's not a supermodel but still good-looking by normal standards and has a good personality, too.
  • Averted by Molly, Connor's fiancee, who is pretty but not stunningly beautiful, and is never referred to as being any less or more attractive than she actually is.
• Jerkass Woobie: Both the Meade siblings.
• Memetic Mutation: I'm Wilhelmina Slater and I don't get wet!
• The Scrappy: Walter... dear God, Walter...
• Relationship Sue: Molly
• Special Effect Failure: One recent episode has a scene in a mall...only it's not a mall. It's an atrocious green screen background.
  • Also in the season 4 episode The Bahamas Triangle... the episode was shot on location in the Bahamas, but they clearly filmed guest star Shakira's lines separately in front of a 'beach' studio backdrop. The contrast as it cuts back and forth between her and the other characters is laughably obvious.
  • The first season also featured the "fakest graveyard ever" which a TWOP reviewer described as making "The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland look like stark realism."
• Tear Jerker: a lot of examples, but especially the end of episode 11 in season 4