“Are you the ‘before’ ?” – Amanda Tanen (Sommers) to Becky Suarez, at the beginning of Ugly Betty’s pilot, 2006.

And so began one of the best TV series that sadly, ends its four year run tonight. Ugly Betty was a television masterpiece that revolutionized how Latinos and gays are depicted on television. The show was not politically correct and downright edgy. Some Latinos have complained that the show perpetuates stereotypes: ridiculous considering that its star and producer are both Hispanic. It will be sorely missed.