A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding
"A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" | |
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Ugly Betty episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 7 |
Directed by | James Hayman |
Written by | |
Featured music | |
Original air date | November 8, 2007 |
Running time | 43 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
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"A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" is the seventh episode of
The episode was publicized through a
Plot
Betty Suarez (America Ferrera) has moved out of her familial home following an argument with her father Ignacio (Tony Plana) over her relationship with Henry Grubstick (Christopher Gorham), who has impregnated another woman and has decided to move to Tucson, Arizona to care for the child. As a result, Betty refuses to attend Ignacio's United States citizenship ceremony; she feels guilty about being blackmailed into lying to her boss Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) about Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams) who is having an affair with her bodyguard Dwayne (Rick Fox) in order to get Ignacio his visa. Wilhelmina used her connection with her senator father to secure the visa in exchange for Betty's silence. Betty and Henry move in together, and he encourages her to attend her father's ceremony.
Wilhelmina's assistant
Daniel suspects Wilhelmina is having an affair with Dwayne, although Betty denies any knowledge of this. Prior to the ceremony, Wilhelmina has Victoria locked in a
Production
"A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" has a runtime of approximately 43 minutes;
In June 2007, producers requested Victoria Beckham, nicknamed "Posh Spice" during her time as a member of the
In the episode's initial storyline, Beckham was to wear a fatsuit for a joke about her weight gain following her move to the U.S.[4][5] An ABC insider said; "Everyone at the wedding will be expecting skinny, beautiful Posh to show up. But they'll be horrified to see she's piled on the pounds because of major comfort-eating and American junk food."[5] This idea was later abandoned.[2][7] Prior to the episode's release, photographs of Beckham were leaked online.[11] In 2008, Beckham was rumored to be returning for regular guest appearances in future episodes,[12][13] although further guest appearances did not materialize.[14]
As well as making a cameo appearance, American fashion designer Vera Wang created the wedding dress. It was made from ivory charmeuse fabric, and included a train and appliqué details on the neckline. Wang had originally created a larger taffeta gown that Vanessa Williams felt was too comedic for the character. Williams said the final design was more "elegant, and suitable for someone Wilhelmina's age".[8] Wang also designed Beckham's bridesmaid's dress.[7] The wedding scenes were filmed over several days at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, which was used as a stand-in for a Manhattan cathedral.[15]
Alongside Beckham and Wang, Rick Fox guest-starred as Wilhelmina's bodyguard and lover.
Broadcast history and release
"A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" was originally broadcast on November 8, 2007, in the United States on the ABC network.[18] A video preview featuring Beckham's guest appearance was released prior to the episode's debut.[7][19] Some media outlets promoted the episode as "The Wedding of the Year";[20][21] Ferrera, Williams, and Urie were photographed in their costumes for a TV Guide cover.[20] ABC published a fictitious wedding announcement in the "Vows" section of The New York Times.[22]
According to
Reception
Critical response
"A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" received two award nominations.[29][30] It was up for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, but lost to the Mad Men first-season episode "Shoot".[29] The episode was also nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing In a Comedy Series at the 39th NAACP Image Awards,[30] although it lost to Everybody Hates Chris for the episode "Everybody Hates Guidance Counselor".[31]
The episode received a largely positive critical response.
Beckham's inclusion was widely praised by television critics. Matos praised the decision to use Beckham as a
Critics had a positive response to Newton's rendition of "Milkshake". Ward preferred it over the original, writing that she "personified train wreck during her church-y rendition",[16] and Matos referred to the performance as risky yet successful.[3] In a 2010 article looking back on Ugly Betty, The Guardian's Kira Cochrane likened its "occasional musical moments", like "Milkshake", to "the best stage spectacles, those filled with wild outfits and wilder songs, which make you laugh with one breath before ripping out your heart with the next".[39] Music journalist Paul Lester wrote that the inclusion of "Milkshake" on Ugly Betty and other television shows were signs of the song's "cultural penetration".[40] On the other hand, the inclusion of "Hallelujah" had a more mixed response. The Chicago Tribune's Geoff Edgers felt its use in the episode, as well as in other television shows, proved its status as a standard.[41] Alternatively, Mato criticized the moment as trite, referring to the song as "the biggest musical-cue cliché of the decade".[3]
Racial analysis
Ignacio's citizenship ceremony was the subject of some scholarly analysis. According to
References
Citations
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- ^ a b c "Posh to get 'fat' for Ugly Betty". The New Zealand Herald. August 15, 2007. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018.
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- ^ Fowler, Danielle (July 28, 2019). "Victoria Beckham might reunite with the Spice Girls after all". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019.
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- ^ Mitovich, Matt (November 4, 2007). "Ugly Betty Wedding Gets with the Times". TV Guide. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Quick Take for Thursday, November 8, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)". The Futon Critic. November 9, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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- ^ Martin, Denise (November 9, 2007). "Ugly Betty: Hurts so good". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018.
- ^ Donnelly, Erin (May 12, 2016). "34 Of The Most Memorable Wedding Dresses In TV History". Refinery29. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018.
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- ^ Stransky, Tanner (January 11, 2008). "Ugly Betty recap: Happy Fashion Week!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018.
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- ^ Cochrane, Kira (December 21, 2010). "The beauty of Ugly Betty". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016.
- ^ Lester (2015)
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Book sources
- González, Tanya; Rodriguez y Gibson, Eliza (2015). Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty: Funny Looking. Lanham: ISBN 978-0-7391-9750-9.
- Lester, Paul (2015). In Search of Pharrell Williams. London: ISBN 978-1-7830-5789-4.
- Rodriguez y Gibson, Eliza (2014). "Drag Racing the Neoliberal Circuit: Latina/o Camp and the Contingencies of Resistance". In Hernández, E.; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez y Gibson, Eliza (eds.). The Un/Making of Latina/o Citizenship: Culture, Politics, and Aesthetics. New York: ISBN 978-1-137-43107-3.
- Sowards, Stacey K.; Pineda, Richard D. (2013). "Immigrant Narratives and Popular Culture in the United States: Border Spectacle, Unmotivated Sympathies, and Individualized Responsibilities". Western Journal of Communication. 77 (1). S2CID 143862703.
External links
- "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" at IMDb