Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ugly Betty)
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"Something Wicked This Way Comes" is the sixth episode in season two of the dramedy series ''
Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...
'', and the 29th episode in the series, which aired on November 1, 2007. The episode was written by Henry Alonso Myers and directed by Wendey Stanzler. The episode takes its title from the phrase " something wicked this way comes", as well as the fact that this episode features the popular Broadway musical ''
Wicked Wicked may refer to: Books * ''Wicked'' (Maguire novel), a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name * ''Wicked'', a 1997 novel series collaboration between Australian children's authors Paul Jennings and Morris ...
'' as a date venue.


Plot

Daniel tries to find advertiser support after Bradford favours Alexis to pull in money for ''Mode'', while Betty's friends and family try to distract her from being "lonely" over Henry. However, Henry and Betty have plans to see ''
Wicked Wicked may refer to: Books * ''Wicked'' (Maguire novel), a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name * ''Wicked'', a 1997 novel series collaboration between Australian children's authors Paul Jennings and Morris ...
'', but Daniel is still in the dark over their reunification so Betty is forced to pretend she is attending with annoying sandwich-maker, Gio. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina is still fretting about her upcoming wedding, attempting to gain weight to fit into her dress.


Production

Scenes from the episode were filmed on location at the Pantages Theatre with the Los Angeles production company of the hit musical ''
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'', which was a stand-in for the Broadway production. In this production,
Megan Hilty Megan Hilty (born March 29, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda in '' Wicked'', Doralee Rhodes in '' 9 to 5: The Musical'', and her Tony Award– ...
and original Broadway standby
Eden Espinosa Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her performances as Elphaba for the Broadway, Los Angeles, and San Francisco productions of the musical '' Wicked''. In 2022, she was nominated f ...
played
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and
Elphaba Elphaba Thropp () is the protagonist of Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'', the novel's musical theatre adaptation, and the musical's two-part film adaptation, '' Wicked'' (2024) and '' ...
respectively. In a July 29, 2007 interview with ''
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'', producer Marco Pennette said: "I love theatre actors," says Pennette. "I grew up back east (he was born in
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), and I'm a big lover of theatre. I want to go into theatre; TV sort of lured me away..."


Reception

There were some mixed reviews over this episode because of the "plug" for "Wicked." In a recap from
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, reviewer Kate Ward described it as, "If after last night's episode, you didn't stand up, walk to your computer and log onto
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while chanting, ''Must...see...Wicked,'' well, then consider yourself immune to all influences. Because if Ugly Betty wasn't just one giant commercial for the Broadway show, I don't know what was."


Ratings

The episode was watched by 9.9 million viewers in the US and had a 7.3 rating, according to ABC.From The Futon Critic
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References


Also starring

* Freddy Rodriguez as Giovanni "Gio" Rossi * David Blue as Cliff St. Paul *
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as Beckett "Becks" Scott *
Juliette Goglia Juliette Goglia is an American actress, singer and musician. She is best known for portraying Sierra in the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'', Hannah West in the CBS series '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', and Eve Henry on '' The Mic ...
as Hilary


Guest stars

*
Eden Espinosa Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her performances as Elphaba for the Broadway, Los Angeles, and San Francisco productions of the musical '' Wicked''. In 2022, she was nominated f ...
as Elphaba *
Megan Hilty Megan Hilty (born March 29, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda in '' Wicked'', Doralee Rhodes in '' 9 to 5: The Musical'', and her Tony Award– ...
as Glinda *
Marlo Thomas Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist. She is best known for starring on the sitcom ''That Girl'' (1966–1971) and her Children's television series, children's franc ...
as Sandra Winthrop * Jasmine Anthony as Antonella Rossi *
Kristoffer Cusick Kristoffer Cusick (born March 29, 1974) is an American actor of stage, television and film. He has performed in such musicals as ''Saturday Night Fever'', ''Rent'' and ''Wicked''. Career Cusick originated the role of Kenny as well as swing for t ...
as Fiyero *Casey Margolis as Duncan {{Ugly Betty episodes Ugly Betty season 2 episodes 2007 American television episodes Television episodes directed by Wendey Stanzler