a. i was disappointed we didn't get to show this scene because it turned out to be such a great moment. we had to cut it due to time — the show was too long. after an excruciating day at work, which happened to be her birthday, betty unwinds with ignacio, who remembers to give betty a gift from daniel—he dropped it off a couple of weeks ago because, "he just wanted to make sure he didn't forget." betty opens the gift to find a shakespeare anthology. inside there's an inscription: "looks like you share a birthday with another great writer… happy birthday, betty. love, daniel." the gift worked on many levels because betty was writing an article for mode at the time and it showed how much daniel really cares about her. but we simply didn't have the time in the episode to keep the scene.