by Tom on March 26th, 2009

EW’s Ausiello has a couple of Ugly Betty spoilers today. First, in his Ask Ausiello column, comes this little tidbit:

Now, the bad news: Daniel is going to have to sell his soul to bail out Meade. And by sell I mean dress up in a bunny costume at the behest of some rich tycoon named Hartley. Oh, how the boring mighty have fallen.

Does that last sentence mean we can count Ausiello amongst those who are tired of the Daniel / Molly pairing? Although, I don’t think Daniel himself has been boring; it’s been interesting watching him grow. But, the writers seemed to have been biding their time till they can get to a good dying scene during May sweeps.

Anyway, at first I wondered if the bunny costume was figurative, but I’m pretty sure it’s going to be literal. That leaves two questions:

1) I wonder how much the scene in question will mirror Betty’s humiliation scene during the photo shoot in the series pilot?

2) Which Hartley will it be? Victoria, Matt’s dad, or Matt himself? (Matt would be highly unlikely, though). OK, I’ll add a third:

3) If it’s Victoria, will the bunny suit be part of some weird … uh … situation? Don’t laugh - remember the “furry” episode on CSI Mothership ?

I digress. Speaking of Matt’s dad, in a casting scoop post from Ausiello, we find out who was cast in the role. It’s David Rasche, who is a veteran of many shows, including L.A. Law, Suddenly Susan, All My Children and many others. Ausiello describes the role as “Branson-esque”. As in Richard Branson of Virgin, well, everything.

So, if Matt’s dad, Cal, is a jet-setting, adventure-loving entrepreneur, and since Victoria has already shown a cruel streak, we pretty much can guess which Hartley will make Daniel get his bunny on.

Interesting things to ponder during the hiatus…

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