Sunday, January 28, 2007
Duelo January 26 - Our lead characters are incredibly stupid.
Sergio is pleased with himself after shooting Alina in the leg, Alina whimpers and slides along the ground to get away. She is acting like both of her legs don’t work, dragging herself with just her arms.
Mariana is awake in the middle of the night worrying about where Jose is. Malena tells her to pray.
Emiliooooo strikes a dramatic pose in the middle of the forest in the dark as he recalls making out with Alina. He asks out loud for Alina to forgive him for all of the bad thoughts he had about her.
Alina cries that she can’t go any further.
Soledad walks into her room in a towel, fresh from the shower. Don Loco enters the room, you can tell by his hat that it’s him. He really is a caricature of a ‘bad guy’, you see him coming by the shape of his silhouette, the big cowboy hat. He tells Soledad that she’s pretty and she ignores him. He manages to put in a crack about her being a traitor but she is his, only his. He always loved her. She says no, a man who loved would never do the bad things he does. Ya think? She says again that Alina is his daughter, she wants to prove it with DNA. He says ok. Really? He says yes, whatever she wants, and goes to kiss her. She says no, not yet, not until her innocence is proven and he makes up for his cruelty, then they can talk about being together. He leaves and she sits down to have a good cry. She thanks the virgin, our show’s sponsor.
Thelma and her aunt try and figure out where Emilio is. The aunt mentions how Orlando knows that the baby isn’t Emilio’s, Thelma says that he knows all her secrets, she is in his hands. I hate to say it, because her character is so awful, but Thelma is the sexiest lady on the show. Perhaps it is because she is the only one that gets to dress attractively, but still.
Angel is wondering where Emilioooo is. The servant says it is dangerous outside at night, so maybe something happened. Again something about not getting out alive from the forest at night.
Emilio is striking a different, but equally dramatic, pose in the forest again. He has found a shaft of moonlight to light his face while he ponders.
Thelma flashes back to Gaspar getting busy with her back at the whorehouse.
Angel asks the servant about Flor, yes she knows her. Angel asks who her parents are. The servant has no idea.
Alina whimpers some more and tells the dog not to worry. She has made something to stop the bleeding from some plants. She sends Donkey off to find Rosita.
Don Loco, he who is so concerned with married people remaining faithful, is at some bar with a girl on his lap. She is trying to kiss him or something but he is too busy smoking to be bothered. Maximo comes in and joins him. The girl leaves. Maximo asks him what he is thinking about. He tells Maximo of his conversation with Soledad. He goes over all of his ‘proof’ of her guilt. He doesn’t know what to think, but he will get the blood test. Maximo thinks he is being a wimp. Maximo says if he takes her anywhere for that she’ll accuse him of keeping her locked up and he’ll get in trouble. Hmm, never thought of that, says Don Loco. I guess his two minutes of being sensible have ended. Too bad, but if he found out he was Alina’s father the show would be over already, shortest novela ever.
Thelma and her aunt can’t sleep. Thelma was having a bad dream again about Gaspar. Aunt tells her to forget about him, but she can’t. She is worried that the baby will be like him. She says she was thinking of an abortion. The Aunt, what a wonderful influence she is, says “How can you obligate Emilio to marry you if you aren’t pregnant?”
Maximo returns home, where Angel is drawing. He can’t believe that Emilio hasn’t returned yet. Angel says he went to talk to Don Loco about Alina, Maximo tells him that Alina died. Angel coughs. I think that should have been the name of the show, “Angel Coughs” sort of like “Jesus Wept.”
Donkey finds Rosita and her boyfriend (Santos, right?) making out in the dark somewhere. I guess they aren’t afraid of “nobody getting out alive” from the forest at night. Rosita says “Lassie, what’s wrong? Is Timmy stuck in a well?” From two barks of the dog, the couple determine something is wrong with Alina and they follow Donkey away. I wish this really was Donkey, we need the comic relief. Bark Bark Bark “What is it Donkey?” “You know what everybody like? Parfaits!” ha ha ha ha
Don Loco (again you can tell due to the shadow of his hat) sneaks into Soledad’s room in the dark to mumble things about loving her, she won’t do it to him any more, whatever. She wakes up, he accuses her of the DNA test being a trick to turn him in to the authorities, etc. She tells him that he’s sick. He says yes, sick, but not stupid. He leaves, she cries, same old thing.
Sergio is telling his buddy how awesome it was when he shot Alina “Dude it was so awesome, she was like right there, and I was like over there, and I was like ‘boom’ and she totally went down, I got her in the leg, it was bitchin.” The other guy thinks he may have gone too far. Sergio says he was just following orders, the other guy says some day this might come back to haunt him. “Be careful, Sergio, because everyone in Sierra Escondida loves her very much.”
Alina whimpers very loudly, Emilioooooooooooooo! comes to the rescue. He sees her and says (he’s sooooo romantic) “you again?” He crouches down next to her and somehow doesn’t recognize her at all. He sees her face in his weepy daydreams all the time, then here she is in front of him and he has no idea it’s her. Give me a break. Wow. They keep coming up with more and more unbelievable stuff in this show. Anyway, he asks her what happened, she shows him her leg, he says she must have gotten shot stealing something. “I’m not a thief!” she screams at him, he says somebody told him she was. “Not everything everybody says is always true” she says, he says nothing a thief says is always true either. Maybe he should go hang out with Don Loco? They both believe exactly the opposite of the truth all the time, they are perfect for each other. He rudely asks her what her name is, she keeps crying rather than answer him right away. I’m having a hard time getting past this scene. They are sitting RIGHT NEXT to each other and he doesn’t know it’s her. And she, the big dummy, doesn’t say anything. Arrgh.
Luba sits and thinks in her cave, enjoying a smoke. Somewhere, I’m sure, Angel coughs.
Rosita and Santos are still running after the dog. She is sure that something bad has happened to ‘Flor.’
Emiliooooo yells at her again, what is your name? She tells him not to talk to her that way. He gets close to her and starts going on about knowing a woman that looked like her, those eyes, etc, ah well whatever lady. She finally tells him that her name is Flor. What happened to “Oh save me Emilioooo? I love you Emilioooo where are you to come save me?” Now it’s “Uh my name is Flor.” Cripes she deserves her cave. He says Flor what? She says just Flor. She says her mother died and her father abandonded her. He says Flor doesn’t sound like a name. He tells her he knew someone just like her, but she was better. (I didn’t understand what he said exactly, just that she was a loser) She says the same thing back to him, but that the guy she knew had a little class. He asks who that guy was, she says he doesn’t deserve to know. He pokes at her leg again just to get her to cry out, I think. After making her cry again, he starts to wrap up her leg.
Don Loco sucks on a cigar and hears voices. He is remembering what Maximo told him, that Soledad was setting him up with the DNA test proposal. Sergio comes in and tells him that he shot Alina. Don Loco responds by demanding some tequila.
Emiliooo has done some magic, he tells her that in a couple days she’ll be fine. He offers to take her home, she says she lives in the cave. He offers to take her there, she resists. He says he has to take her, she can’t walk. She’s wearing pink high-tops, where did she find those? Emiliooo holds her on the horse, thinking how much she looks like Alina. Flor, meanwhile, has managed to fall asleep in the most uncomfortable position possible. Emiliooo is caught up in his memory and kisses her, then they go off. He gets her to the cave and Luba is a bit freaked out at seeing Emilio there, even though she doesn’t know who he is. She pretends to him that Flor is a thief, I guess just in case he works for Alvaro. Emilioooo lays her down and then sees the necklace with a heart pendant around her neck, then realizes that it is Alina after all!
The dog is no Lassie. He has led Rosita and Santos to nowhere. Well, where Alina was before but now is gone. The dog keeps barking while Santos and Rosita start making out.
Don Loco yells at Soledad that she was trying to fool him by trying to take him to Puebla for a DNA test when it was a trick all along. She wants to leave, he says to meet your lover? The same conversation as always. He says she will live in this hell forever. She calls him Loco, he doesn’t respond, he doesn’t know his name?
Emiliooo says it can’t be, Alina is dead! She looks the same, the gold heart, what is going on?
Angel coughs. He discusses with Maximo how sad Emilio must be about the news that Alina is dead, that’s why he hasn’t come home yet. Maximo smokes and Angel coughs.
Emilio keeps calling her Alina. Luba comes in and tells him that her name is Flor, and oh by the way, get out. He asks where Flor got that necklace. Luba says “I told you she was a thief.” She says she’ll return the necklace to the proper owner. He asks Luba “who is she really?”
Santos and Rosita are laying down now in the forest, he tells her how much he loves her. Rosita, stay strong, this is how guys try to talk you into sex. “I’m going to the army tomorrow, this could be our last chance!”
Some guy shows up at Angel’s place, maybe it is Rosita’s dad? They all wonder some more where Emilio is. Angel coughs.
Luba says her name is Flor, and repeats the dead mother story. He asks who she lives with, she tells him of Gaspar. She starts to tell him more then changes her mind. She wants to know who he is. He won’t say and he leaves. Luba takes the bandage off of Flor’s leg, she mumbles that she’ll get the right herbs for her.
Emilio comes home and Angel wants to know what’s up, Emilioooo very rudely tells him to leave him alone. We’ll talk tomorrow. Angel is so taken back by this that he doesn’t even cough. When he is alone, Emilioooo weepily recalls some more good times with Alina.
Mariana has a tea party with her daughter and the other little girl. The other girl asks about Marianita’s dad, she tells her the story of Jose being gone.
Jose has a flashback of some hot secret meeting with Mariana, including shirtlessness and making out. He tells the night that he misses her. Arcadio comes in and asks if he feels better. Jose says no, Arcadio has some drugs for him, he brought some food too. Arcadio tries to talk Jose into joining the narco gang, just to stay alive. Jose says no.
Alina is awake, she says how much Emilioooo has changed! Luba says who? Uh oh nobody. Luba is going to make her some food. Alina tells her dog how Emiliooo seems so changed from before.
Emiliooo tells Angel that Flor is a thief, but she looks so much like Alina, he tells the story as he has heard it.
Orlando is looking for Gaspar, the guy at the bar tells him that Gaspar is a little off in the head. Orlando is impactado.
Adela and Rosita have found Alina at the cave, Adela tells her to take care of herself and leaves. Rosits tells Alina how she and Santos were looking and looking for her. Looking at each others tonsils is more like it. Alina tells her that Emilio brought her back. Emilioooo! She is impactada.
Angel coughs a lot. Angel tells Emiliooooo that Orlando is nobody’s friend, he’s a bad guy. Emilio doesn’t want to hear it. He tells Angel that Orlando and all the others will start building a military base here. And they'll bring in some girls too!
Rosita asks the obvious question, why didn’t she tell Emilio who she was? Alina says something stupid about not going against her father. Whatever. Rosita tells Alina that she and Santos are now ‘more’ than boyfriend/girlfriend. Rosita goes on and on about it. Great timing, right after Alina was telling her about being disappointed by the love of her own life. She is gracious and wishes Rosita well. When she is alone, Alina sees her heart pendant and wonders if Emilio saw it.
Don Loco and Hugo come into Loco’s office. Hugo tells Loco that Mariana called and wants more money. He says fine, send her a little more. Mariana claims to be sick, Don Loco thinks he’ll try and verify that. Hugo then asks for a raise. Don Loco gives him some crap about them being friends but if he wants to put a price on friendship, then…, Hugo says never mind.
Back in the cave Emilio is kissing Alina, then she wakes up, it was a dream. She is very clean and has makeup, not like you’d imagine a cave dweller. Her tight shirt is very white too. In the other room Luba is going nuts about various things when Gaspar returns. She is very happy to see him. She says she knew he’d need to be close to his mother. He says he was working to bring presents. He says it was at the devil’s cave and oh mom, I like the ladies! Luba doesn’t know what to think about this.
Orlando tells Thelma he has bad news for her – the father of her baby is mentally retarded. She doesn’t even look impactada, just confused.
Emilio is making plans with Maximo, Angel follows behind. Angel isn’t happy about all the guys coming, they won’t treat the local women well. Emilio said that in Flor’s case, she needs some punishment, she should meet his friends. What a nice guy.
Mariana is awake in the middle of the night worrying about where Jose is. Malena tells her to pray.
Emiliooooo strikes a dramatic pose in the middle of the forest in the dark as he recalls making out with Alina. He asks out loud for Alina to forgive him for all of the bad thoughts he had about her.
Alina cries that she can’t go any further.
Soledad walks into her room in a towel, fresh from the shower. Don Loco enters the room, you can tell by his hat that it’s him. He really is a caricature of a ‘bad guy’, you see him coming by the shape of his silhouette, the big cowboy hat. He tells Soledad that she’s pretty and she ignores him. He manages to put in a crack about her being a traitor but she is his, only his. He always loved her. She says no, a man who loved would never do the bad things he does. Ya think? She says again that Alina is his daughter, she wants to prove it with DNA. He says ok. Really? He says yes, whatever she wants, and goes to kiss her. She says no, not yet, not until her innocence is proven and he makes up for his cruelty, then they can talk about being together. He leaves and she sits down to have a good cry. She thanks the virgin, our show’s sponsor.
Thelma and her aunt try and figure out where Emilio is. The aunt mentions how Orlando knows that the baby isn’t Emilio’s, Thelma says that he knows all her secrets, she is in his hands. I hate to say it, because her character is so awful, but Thelma is the sexiest lady on the show. Perhaps it is because she is the only one that gets to dress attractively, but still.
Angel is wondering where Emilioooo is. The servant says it is dangerous outside at night, so maybe something happened. Again something about not getting out alive from the forest at night.
Emilio is striking a different, but equally dramatic, pose in the forest again. He has found a shaft of moonlight to light his face while he ponders.
Thelma flashes back to Gaspar getting busy with her back at the whorehouse.
Angel asks the servant about Flor, yes she knows her. Angel asks who her parents are. The servant has no idea.
Alina whimpers some more and tells the dog not to worry. She has made something to stop the bleeding from some plants. She sends Donkey off to find Rosita.
Don Loco, he who is so concerned with married people remaining faithful, is at some bar with a girl on his lap. She is trying to kiss him or something but he is too busy smoking to be bothered. Maximo comes in and joins him. The girl leaves. Maximo asks him what he is thinking about. He tells Maximo of his conversation with Soledad. He goes over all of his ‘proof’ of her guilt. He doesn’t know what to think, but he will get the blood test. Maximo thinks he is being a wimp. Maximo says if he takes her anywhere for that she’ll accuse him of keeping her locked up and he’ll get in trouble. Hmm, never thought of that, says Don Loco. I guess his two minutes of being sensible have ended. Too bad, but if he found out he was Alina’s father the show would be over already, shortest novela ever.
Thelma and her aunt can’t sleep. Thelma was having a bad dream again about Gaspar. Aunt tells her to forget about him, but she can’t. She is worried that the baby will be like him. She says she was thinking of an abortion. The Aunt, what a wonderful influence she is, says “How can you obligate Emilio to marry you if you aren’t pregnant?”
Maximo returns home, where Angel is drawing. He can’t believe that Emilio hasn’t returned yet. Angel says he went to talk to Don Loco about Alina, Maximo tells him that Alina died. Angel coughs. I think that should have been the name of the show, “Angel Coughs” sort of like “Jesus Wept.”
Donkey finds Rosita and her boyfriend (Santos, right?) making out in the dark somewhere. I guess they aren’t afraid of “nobody getting out alive” from the forest at night. Rosita says “Lassie, what’s wrong? Is Timmy stuck in a well?” From two barks of the dog, the couple determine something is wrong with Alina and they follow Donkey away. I wish this really was Donkey, we need the comic relief. Bark Bark Bark “What is it Donkey?” “You know what everybody like? Parfaits!” ha ha ha ha
Don Loco (again you can tell due to the shadow of his hat) sneaks into Soledad’s room in the dark to mumble things about loving her, she won’t do it to him any more, whatever. She wakes up, he accuses her of the DNA test being a trick to turn him in to the authorities, etc. She tells him that he’s sick. He says yes, sick, but not stupid. He leaves, she cries, same old thing.
Sergio is telling his buddy how awesome it was when he shot Alina “Dude it was so awesome, she was like right there, and I was like over there, and I was like ‘boom’ and she totally went down, I got her in the leg, it was bitchin.” The other guy thinks he may have gone too far. Sergio says he was just following orders, the other guy says some day this might come back to haunt him. “Be careful, Sergio, because everyone in Sierra Escondida loves her very much.”
Alina whimpers very loudly, Emilioooooooooooooo! comes to the rescue. He sees her and says (he’s sooooo romantic) “you again?” He crouches down next to her and somehow doesn’t recognize her at all. He sees her face in his weepy daydreams all the time, then here she is in front of him and he has no idea it’s her. Give me a break. Wow. They keep coming up with more and more unbelievable stuff in this show. Anyway, he asks her what happened, she shows him her leg, he says she must have gotten shot stealing something. “I’m not a thief!” she screams at him, he says somebody told him she was. “Not everything everybody says is always true” she says, he says nothing a thief says is always true either. Maybe he should go hang out with Don Loco? They both believe exactly the opposite of the truth all the time, they are perfect for each other. He rudely asks her what her name is, she keeps crying rather than answer him right away. I’m having a hard time getting past this scene. They are sitting RIGHT NEXT to each other and he doesn’t know it’s her. And she, the big dummy, doesn’t say anything. Arrgh.
Luba sits and thinks in her cave, enjoying a smoke. Somewhere, I’m sure, Angel coughs.
Rosita and Santos are still running after the dog. She is sure that something bad has happened to ‘Flor.’
Emiliooooo yells at her again, what is your name? She tells him not to talk to her that way. He gets close to her and starts going on about knowing a woman that looked like her, those eyes, etc, ah well whatever lady. She finally tells him that her name is Flor. What happened to “Oh save me Emilioooo? I love you Emilioooo where are you to come save me?” Now it’s “Uh my name is Flor.” Cripes she deserves her cave. He says Flor what? She says just Flor. She says her mother died and her father abandonded her. He says Flor doesn’t sound like a name. He tells her he knew someone just like her, but she was better. (I didn’t understand what he said exactly, just that she was a loser) She says the same thing back to him, but that the guy she knew had a little class. He asks who that guy was, she says he doesn’t deserve to know. He pokes at her leg again just to get her to cry out, I think. After making her cry again, he starts to wrap up her leg.
Don Loco sucks on a cigar and hears voices. He is remembering what Maximo told him, that Soledad was setting him up with the DNA test proposal. Sergio comes in and tells him that he shot Alina. Don Loco responds by demanding some tequila.
Emiliooo has done some magic, he tells her that in a couple days she’ll be fine. He offers to take her home, she says she lives in the cave. He offers to take her there, she resists. He says he has to take her, she can’t walk. She’s wearing pink high-tops, where did she find those? Emiliooo holds her on the horse, thinking how much she looks like Alina. Flor, meanwhile, has managed to fall asleep in the most uncomfortable position possible. Emiliooo is caught up in his memory and kisses her, then they go off. He gets her to the cave and Luba is a bit freaked out at seeing Emilio there, even though she doesn’t know who he is. She pretends to him that Flor is a thief, I guess just in case he works for Alvaro. Emilioooo lays her down and then sees the necklace with a heart pendant around her neck, then realizes that it is Alina after all!
The dog is no Lassie. He has led Rosita and Santos to nowhere. Well, where Alina was before but now is gone. The dog keeps barking while Santos and Rosita start making out.
Don Loco yells at Soledad that she was trying to fool him by trying to take him to Puebla for a DNA test when it was a trick all along. She wants to leave, he says to meet your lover? The same conversation as always. He says she will live in this hell forever. She calls him Loco, he doesn’t respond, he doesn’t know his name?
Emiliooo says it can’t be, Alina is dead! She looks the same, the gold heart, what is going on?
Angel coughs. He discusses with Maximo how sad Emilio must be about the news that Alina is dead, that’s why he hasn’t come home yet. Maximo smokes and Angel coughs.
Emilio keeps calling her Alina. Luba comes in and tells him that her name is Flor, and oh by the way, get out. He asks where Flor got that necklace. Luba says “I told you she was a thief.” She says she’ll return the necklace to the proper owner. He asks Luba “who is she really?”
Santos and Rosita are laying down now in the forest, he tells her how much he loves her. Rosita, stay strong, this is how guys try to talk you into sex. “I’m going to the army tomorrow, this could be our last chance!”
Some guy shows up at Angel’s place, maybe it is Rosita’s dad? They all wonder some more where Emilio is. Angel coughs.
Luba says her name is Flor, and repeats the dead mother story. He asks who she lives with, she tells him of Gaspar. She starts to tell him more then changes her mind. She wants to know who he is. He won’t say and he leaves. Luba takes the bandage off of Flor’s leg, she mumbles that she’ll get the right herbs for her.
Emilio comes home and Angel wants to know what’s up, Emilioooo very rudely tells him to leave him alone. We’ll talk tomorrow. Angel is so taken back by this that he doesn’t even cough. When he is alone, Emilioooo weepily recalls some more good times with Alina.
Mariana has a tea party with her daughter and the other little girl. The other girl asks about Marianita’s dad, she tells her the story of Jose being gone.
Jose has a flashback of some hot secret meeting with Mariana, including shirtlessness and making out. He tells the night that he misses her. Arcadio comes in and asks if he feels better. Jose says no, Arcadio has some drugs for him, he brought some food too. Arcadio tries to talk Jose into joining the narco gang, just to stay alive. Jose says no.
Alina is awake, she says how much Emilioooo has changed! Luba says who? Uh oh nobody. Luba is going to make her some food. Alina tells her dog how Emiliooo seems so changed from before.
Emiliooo tells Angel that Flor is a thief, but she looks so much like Alina, he tells the story as he has heard it.
Orlando is looking for Gaspar, the guy at the bar tells him that Gaspar is a little off in the head. Orlando is impactado.
Adela and Rosita have found Alina at the cave, Adela tells her to take care of herself and leaves. Rosits tells Alina how she and Santos were looking and looking for her. Looking at each others tonsils is more like it. Alina tells her that Emilio brought her back. Emilioooo! She is impactada.
Angel coughs a lot. Angel tells Emiliooooo that Orlando is nobody’s friend, he’s a bad guy. Emilio doesn’t want to hear it. He tells Angel that Orlando and all the others will start building a military base here. And they'll bring in some girls too!
Rosita asks the obvious question, why didn’t she tell Emilio who she was? Alina says something stupid about not going against her father. Whatever. Rosita tells Alina that she and Santos are now ‘more’ than boyfriend/girlfriend. Rosita goes on and on about it. Great timing, right after Alina was telling her about being disappointed by the love of her own life. She is gracious and wishes Rosita well. When she is alone, Alina sees her heart pendant and wonders if Emilio saw it.
Don Loco and Hugo come into Loco’s office. Hugo tells Loco that Mariana called and wants more money. He says fine, send her a little more. Mariana claims to be sick, Don Loco thinks he’ll try and verify that. Hugo then asks for a raise. Don Loco gives him some crap about them being friends but if he wants to put a price on friendship, then…, Hugo says never mind.
Back in the cave Emilio is kissing Alina, then she wakes up, it was a dream. She is very clean and has makeup, not like you’d imagine a cave dweller. Her tight shirt is very white too. In the other room Luba is going nuts about various things when Gaspar returns. She is very happy to see him. She says she knew he’d need to be close to his mother. He says he was working to bring presents. He says it was at the devil’s cave and oh mom, I like the ladies! Luba doesn’t know what to think about this.
Orlando tells Thelma he has bad news for her – the father of her baby is mentally retarded. She doesn’t even look impactada, just confused.
Emilio is making plans with Maximo, Angel follows behind. Angel isn’t happy about all the guys coming, they won’t treat the local women well. Emilio said that in Flor’s case, she needs some punishment, she should meet his friends. What a nice guy.
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Well, Ferroooo---Emiliooo may disappoint, but you...never. Here I am in the office , in the dark laughing like a fool. This show's hero has NO charisma. Imagine how confused he'd be if Alina put that necklace on the dog. ''Is that YOU Alina???...Somehow you've changed. I'm pretty sure that you had just the 2 legs the last time we were together...but I could be wrong.'' Or if she put the necklace on Gaspar ...''I don't remember your hair being so dark , Alina...but I love your overalls and you have a nice smile.'' I like the alternate title ''Angel Coughs.'' He makes me think of my college world literature class when my roommate and I were reading ''Crime and Punishment.'' The lead character had consumption, so everytime one of us had a cough , we would say in unison...''Consumption!!!'' I also appreciated your public service announcement about things guys say when putting the moves on...I'm surprised that wasn't written into the show. And..I think that if I see Don Loco creep into Soledad's bedroom one more time, I may have to turn off the TV...Time to get out the Samsonite, Soledad. This hombre is not going to see the light anytime soon. I can't wait for the girls from the bar to arrive...that should be very interesting...good times ahead.And a military base is just what these folks need. I hope that Gaspar hasn't caught anything from Thelma. Gaspar [Intocable] was on that dance show again tonight. He had that same goofy smile and very little rhythym . Babelawyer [Susana Gonzales] and Iran Castillo were in scanty costumes also shaking their booties while Edith Gonzales [Joslyn] was trying her very best to keep her eyes open long enough to judge everyone, pointing with a pencil [just like old Jos], and voting exactly like the old dude she used as a ballet bar. Thanks for the giggles.~~Susanlynn,knowing that if Donkey was playing the role of Lassie, Timmy would never get out of that well
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: Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 11:49:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 11:49:00 PM EST
Susanlynn, your necklace idea made me laugh out loud too.
Ferro, you outdo yourself again. A beautiful rendering of an absolutely idiotic episode. I think the inanity of this plot (which was evident even from the original advance) outdoes anything I have ever seen on Univision.
Ferro, you outdo yourself again. A beautiful rendering of an absolutely idiotic episode. I think the inanity of this plot (which was evident even from the original advance) outdoes anything I have ever seen on Univision.
Chris! You made a great recap out of slim pickings from this novela! Timmy would drown if left up to this crew to save him.
Susanlynn your necklace comments had me laughing. Thinking of Emiliooo asking a dog Is that you Alina? Is too much. That vision will be burned in my head from here on out.
Also this substory of the DNA drives me crazy. There are home tests you can use and then mail in your samples. There is no need to go into town! All of these stupid stupid things are driving me crazy in this novela. I appreciate how some of the women might be hot for the male audience but the male stars for the women have empty craniums. Well all except Angel, cough cough, and maybe Santos.
Susanlynn your necklace comments had me laughing. Thinking of Emiliooo asking a dog Is that you Alina? Is too much. That vision will be burned in my head from here on out.
Also this substory of the DNA drives me crazy. There are home tests you can use and then mail in your samples. There is no need to go into town! All of these stupid stupid things are driving me crazy in this novela. I appreciate how some of the women might be hot for the male audience but the male stars for the women have empty craniums. Well all except Angel, cough cough, and maybe Santos.
Hey~
I don't even watch this show ( I was going on here for Lety and the gang) when Istarted to read your recap. What a hoot! Seriously, you have to be a professional writer and critique, right? Excellent--much better than the show-from whta I have seen from the previews on t.v. anyway. YOU should be writing the novelas, and then they might actually have a winner on their hands!
I don't even watch this show ( I was going on here for Lety and the gang) when Istarted to read your recap. What a hoot! Seriously, you have to be a professional writer and critique, right? Excellent--much better than the show-from whta I have seen from the previews on t.v. anyway. YOU should be writing the novelas, and then they might actually have a winner on their hands!
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 10:49:00 AM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 10:49:00 AM EST
Oh man, the fact that you managed to pull such a stellar recap out of such a drippy episode is proof that you are indeed king of the recaps! You had me laughing out loud throughout. This show actually has me thinking Barrera de Amor wasn't so bad after all.
I wonder if Thelma will ever look pregnant or remain skinny like all the other telenovela heroines?
Susanlynn I love your necklace idea! It's the ideal decoy for our dismally dim hero. I watched Bailando last night, what a hoot! It was well worth watching and some of our novela stars can really shake it up. "Gaspar" was trying really hard to keep the rhythm and seemed good-natured about the whole fiasco, Babe Lawyer and Catalina (Alborada) looked fabulous and danced pretty well, Victor (Barrera) is a great dancer and has a wonderful bod but a dreadful tattoo, and Coral...I can understand why Emiliooo keeps going back to the Devil's Cave and wants to export her to the hills. That girl can move! But she also looks like she's on steroids. Anyway, thanks for the recommendation!
Thanks Ferrooo, you never fail to satisfy!!
I wonder if Thelma will ever look pregnant or remain skinny like all the other telenovela heroines?
Susanlynn I love your necklace idea! It's the ideal decoy for our dismally dim hero. I watched Bailando last night, what a hoot! It was well worth watching and some of our novela stars can really shake it up. "Gaspar" was trying really hard to keep the rhythm and seemed good-natured about the whole fiasco, Babe Lawyer and Catalina (Alborada) looked fabulous and danced pretty well, Victor (Barrera) is a great dancer and has a wonderful bod but a dreadful tattoo, and Coral...I can understand why Emiliooo keeps going back to the Devil's Cave and wants to export her to the hills. That girl can move! But she also looks like she's on steroids. Anyway, thanks for the recommendation!
Thanks Ferrooo, you never fail to satisfy!!
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 10:52:00 AM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 10:52:00 AM EST
Thank you for the great and hilarious recap!! Emiliooo needs to stick to singing instead of trying to act in novelas. Oh, well, I agree with Louise, these recaps beat the actual novela and I look forward to reading them for comparison and of course, the recaps win. I wouldn't be surprised if this novela gets moved to the afternoon. Hasn't that happened before? Becky T.
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 11:15:00 AM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 11:15:00 AM EST
Excellent recap...I am LMAO here at work, oh silent tears rolling down my cheeks...I wondered how I would replace my beloved Gabe from Mundo with some one as terminally stupid...Thank the saints Emilioooo
has appeared.
Cough cough...God Bless Camille
ooops I mean Angel
has appeared.
Cough cough...God Bless Camille
ooops I mean Angel
King Ferrooo--Long may you reign!
You do have a talent for painting a great story.
Susanlynn-You are too funny. :)
I can't believe in the long run, Alina will want this Emilio, the whole recognition thing....what if she changes her hair color or style, or has a weight change....Oh, heaven help us!
You do have a talent for painting a great story.
Susanlynn-You are too funny. :)
I can't believe in the long run, Alina will want this Emilio, the whole recognition thing....what if she changes her hair color or style, or has a weight change....Oh, heaven help us!
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 11:49:00 AM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 11:49:00 AM EST
Chris, you are awesome. There was nothing, nothing in that episode worth recapping and you made it sparkle!!! Thanks so much!
Your title says it all. The lead characters are a lost cause. Even if Don Loco is proven the pop, I hope Soledad has the good sense to tell him to go to the devil (not La Cueva del Diablo, but the REAL deal!). She's stupid, but at least she's a good person. Alina's stupid, but a good person. Angel and Gaspar, so far, are the two shining stars here.
I thought I was gonna choke last night when Rosita told Alina/Flor, "he made me a woman." Sheeeeeeesh. That's a line from another century! (And Chris, you apparently called it right--he told her he loved her and look what happened. You're a prophet!)
Maybe we can petition the producers to use our recappers to write instead of the current writing team. I don't think this should go into daytime television, I think it should go to 1:00 a.m.....when thinking people are in bed.
Jeanne (hypocrite that I am, still hanging in there watching)
Your title says it all. The lead characters are a lost cause. Even if Don Loco is proven the pop, I hope Soledad has the good sense to tell him to go to the devil (not La Cueva del Diablo, but the REAL deal!). She's stupid, but at least she's a good person. Alina's stupid, but a good person. Angel and Gaspar, so far, are the two shining stars here.
I thought I was gonna choke last night when Rosita told Alina/Flor, "he made me a woman." Sheeeeeeesh. That's a line from another century! (And Chris, you apparently called it right--he told her he loved her and look what happened. You're a prophet!)
Maybe we can petition the producers to use our recappers to write instead of the current writing team. I don't think this should go into daytime television, I think it should go to 1:00 a.m.....when thinking people are in bed.
Jeanne (hypocrite that I am, still hanging in there watching)
I just went over to esmas.com to see how many episodes there were, the show in Mexico had about 100 episodes but they appeared to be a half hour each, as someone mentioned before. Or they were an hour each but had things streeeetched out. Clipping shows down to half their original length might explain the choppy scene switches, but I think it was the right choice. So, the first 20 capitulos from that site all happened in our first 10 episodes here. That makes the show about 50 episodes, about 2 and a half months. That's just about right for this, I think. Any longer would be torture. I want to enjoy ripping this show but too much would be, well, too much. Thank you all for your nice comments, I am a compliment whore and I eat it all up.
Chris--
A compliment wh***? (I am a schoolmarm, after all!) ROTFLMAO! (Rolling on the floor laughing my okole off).
Jeanne
A compliment wh***? (I am a schoolmarm, after all!) ROTFLMAO! (Rolling on the floor laughing my okole off).
Jeanne
I was glad I didn't have to recap this episode because it was SO lame, but you made it hilarious. Especially the comments about Angel's coughing.
About the DNA test, I was thinking about it, and Soledad wouldn't have to be involved at all! Alvaro isn't questioning whether she's Alina's mother (yet). So only Alina and Alvaro have to be tested. Not that logic has anything to do with this show.
About the DNA test, I was thinking about it, and Soledad wouldn't have to be involved at all! Alvaro isn't questioning whether she's Alina's mother (yet). So only Alina and Alvaro have to be tested. Not that logic has anything to do with this show.
Sylvia--Isn't the dance show nonstop fun!!! I thought the girl who won looked familiar. Is Coral's real name Liz Vega??? I asked my Latina girls who she was , and they said that she was an actress. Then, I wondered if she was , in fact, Coral...she looks better on the dance show. Maybe I am getting like ONH Emiliooo and have lost the ability to recognize people if they are out of their element and in slightly different circumstances. Liz looks less trampy than Coral, and ...Caray!Caray! can that girl dance!!!! I'd love to see her dance with Manuel. [Do you think that bleeding heart was a real tatoo or a stickon???] I LOVE him....the man can MOVE. What did you think of the boxer with that spikey hair thing. The judges seemed to love him. He must be a Mexican legend. By the way, have you watched the Alborada bloopers or the interview show with the cast??? aLSO, 2 of my dvds are defective. Did you have any trouble with any of yours? I had to buy online because my Target does not carry SPanish novelas.~~~Susanlynn
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 3:27:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 3:27:00 PM EST
This was a most awesome hiliarious recap. I am at work and just like everybody else ROFL. I caught the part where Emilioooo didn't recognize Alina and I all could think was what the heck?! I kind of knew it was gonna happen but I was still hoping it wouldn't...but let me just that like louise asked, are you are a professional writer because your recaps are a hoot. I love them and I watched that portion of Duelo with Caray, Caray in mind (wondering what the recapper for the day was going to say, AWESOME!!!!!)...and Anonymous 11:49
>>>Imagine how confused he'd be if Alina put that necklace on the dog. ''Is that YOU Alina???...Somehow you've changed. That is hillarious I couldn't stop laughing, my co-workers must think I have cracked up. I LOVE THIS WEBPAGE!!!!
---Marycelis Pacheco
>>>Imagine how confused he'd be if Alina put that necklace on the dog. ''Is that YOU Alina???...Somehow you've changed. That is hillarious I couldn't stop laughing, my co-workers must think I have cracked up. I LOVE THIS WEBPAGE!!!!
---Marycelis Pacheco
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 3:29:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 3:29:00 PM EST
No, I am not a professional write, but I am very flattered that someone would think that. I would LOVE to be able to write for a living but so far I'm tied up with the career I originally chose, as well as having a family. I don't have the financial resources to put that on hold and give writing a shot, though I wish I did. My writing so far consists of this weekly recap and very lengthy e-mails/instant message conversation with my brothers.
No, I am not a professional writer, but I am very flattered that someone would think that. I would LOVE to be able to write for a living but so far I'm tied up with the career I originally chose, as well as having a family. I don't have the financial resources to put that on hold and give writing a shot, though I wish I did. My writing so far consists of this weekly recap and very lengthy e-mails/instant message conversation with my brothers.
Ferroooooo--Have you ever read anything by Bill Bryson , Dave Barry, or Calvin Trilling? I think you would like their sense of humor ....they're really witty and clever. ~~~Susanlynn, agreeing that you have a flare for writing very clever, funny stuff
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 3:55:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 3:55:00 PM EST
I'm very familiar with Dave Barry, of course. I'm sure a little of my style has been stolen from him, I've read a LOT of Dave Barry. I'll have to check those other names out.
Susanlynn, to answer some of your questions:
1)My friend Maria says that Manuel's tattoo is a fake THANK GOODNESS, 2)She also says that the boxer with the unicorn hair is very popular but has had too many whacks on the head, I thought he was bizarre and I was confused as to why he was there, 3)Liz Vega is the actress who plays Coral, she is a trained dancer who has danced all her life. She was very cute on Bailando, not nearly as masculine and scary as she appears on Duelo.
Regarding Alborada, so far we have only just gotten to the second disc. I'll have to check the other ones to make sure they're not defective. Thanks for the heads up!
1)My friend Maria says that Manuel's tattoo is a fake THANK GOODNESS, 2)She also says that the boxer with the unicorn hair is very popular but has had too many whacks on the head, I thought he was bizarre and I was confused as to why he was there, 3)Liz Vega is the actress who plays Coral, she is a trained dancer who has danced all her life. She was very cute on Bailando, not nearly as masculine and scary as she appears on Duelo.
Regarding Alborada, so far we have only just gotten to the second disc. I'll have to check the other ones to make sure they're not defective. Thanks for the heads up!
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 4:47:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 4:47:00 PM EST
Sylvia--The second side of the last dvd is a real treat--bloopers, an interview show [not ''Cristina'']featuring Carla, Modesta, Ernesto, Daniela, and FERNANDO, a biography of Carla, and a video of the theme song. These features alone were well worth the price. I am also so happy to hear the word for word translations of the scenes. I understand things much better now. However, it makes me wonder what nuances I've missed in the majority of the scenes that were not included on these dvds. For example, at the very beginning, I got a big kick out of Felipe trying to interest Luis in finding a female companion for the evening by telling him that he's been on the ship for a looooong time plus abstinence is bad for the body and causes bad humors to build up. [Now there's an interesting pickup line.]That must be why Emiliooo visits Coral a lot ...sex for medicinal purposes...the healing powers of Coral.Maybe he should take Angel along. Coral might be able to clear up that annoying cough.~~~Susanlynn
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 5:22:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 5:22:00 PM EST
Hi everyone, I don't find the show to be that bad... it may be all fantasy, but that's one thing that makes it interesting. At least it isn't ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ boring like Barrera and Mundo de Fieras, which put me to sleep. The characters on here may not be the smartest, but they aren't dull (except for Emilio, who is unappealing.)
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 5:50:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 5:50:00 PM EST
Susanlynn, I order my telenovelas from Amazon.com., just in case you might want to give it a try.
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 6:00:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 6:00:00 PM EST
Chris you really are talented. It's a treat to read what you write. And well worth any wait!You really are the king of the recaps!
Also may I sugest that you read one of the many books by Carl Hiassen. He's Dave Barrys good buddy; they worked at the Miami Herald together. In fact I think Carl is better than Dave, Dave just has more noteriety. I think you will enjoy any of his books, all but maybe not his latest one, Nature Girl. I didnt care for that one as much as all of the others. And there are a lot. The others will have you laughing and realizing you are not alone with twisted humor. Thanks again for your great recaps!
Also may I sugest that you read one of the many books by Carl Hiassen. He's Dave Barrys good buddy; they worked at the Miami Herald together. In fact I think Carl is better than Dave, Dave just has more noteriety. I think you will enjoy any of his books, all but maybe not his latest one, Nature Girl. I didnt care for that one as much as all of the others. And there are a lot. The others will have you laughing and realizing you are not alone with twisted humor. Thanks again for your great recaps!
Thank you Mari. Of course you are right. I mean really, how much more unrealistic is this plot than, say, the average opera plot? And considering that our hero and heroine barely knew each other is it such a stretch to think that they might not recognize each other? I suppose we do the shows and ourselves a disservice if we try to take it all too seriously. Thank you for the attitude readjustment! It's all for fun, let's not forget the primary objectives here. (But it's also fun to rip the show to shreds, heh heh.)
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 29, 2007 at 6:58:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 6:58:00 PM EST
I've said it before and I'll say it again - I agree with Ferro - Thelma is one sexy chick.
And of course he doesnt recognize her, they were only together five freakin minutes, but I wish she AT LEAST had a different color hair or something to make it a tad more believable.
My name for the show Duele because it pains me to watch it
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And of course he doesnt recognize her, they were only together five freakin minutes, but I wish she AT LEAST had a different color hair or something to make it a tad more believable.
My name for the show Duele because it pains me to watch it
Permalink posted by : Saturday, February 3, 2007 at 10:10:00 PM EST
: Saturday, February 3, 2007 at 10:10:00 PM EST
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