Not by the Hairs on My Kimmie, Kim, Kim

Call me heartless, but I’m of the opinion that Lindsay Lohan has been given enough chances, which is why I wasn’t thrilled to see that she was being introduced as Kimmie Keegan on Ugly Betty. At least Kimmie is not a likable character. She emphasizes what we’ve all observed but want not to be true: being pretty can be a short-cut up the ladder.

The Donnas have a great song, “Fall Behind Me” that has the lyric: “When you skip steps on the way up, the gaps have a way of catching up.” It’s nice when this happens, particularly to a vile character played by a vile actress. October 30’s episode “Ugly Berry” sees Kimmie, who launched to editorial status the week prior for her awesome clubbing skills, leave the show in the grasp of some scary looking security guards. The rumor is that Lohan’s abrupt departure from the show is because Lindsay and America Ferrera couldn’t get along, which Dina Lohan denies, but let’s face it, history is not on Lindsay’s side here (neither is taking responsibility— in case anyone has forgotten the “I was holding it for a friend!” coke arrest).

The show writers made an unconvincing attempt to portray Betty (America Ferrara) as feeling bad about the hand she had in Kimmie’s dismissal—it’s OK that it’s a failure, because we all wanted to see Betty win anyway. And frankly, Betty’s self-flagellations are getting a bit tiresome. Here, we wanted to see the good girl win, by any means necessary.