Thursday, March 01, 2007
La Fea Más Bella #222 3/1/07 In Which Lety Referees
Irmita answers a phone call from Rulli. She confirms that the received the gift. She promises to tell Luigi that Rulli called. As she hangs up, she smiles and thinks “Oh, these young’ens…”
Tomas watches Alicia from afar and feels bad for her, knowing that she mistakenly thinks that Aldo is interested in her. Should he tell her? No, he decides, because she’d slap him again. Meanwhile, Alicia cries at her desk. Tomas looks worried about this. He goes to her desk and asks her what’s wrong. She says it’s something Catastrofico. He looks worried, but then she explains the death of her cell phone. Tomas reaches into his pocket, hesitates, then takes out his own cell phone. He offers to lend it to Alicia. He has a hard time handing it over and his fingers squeak on desk as he pulls away, indicating just how hard it was to let go of the phone. Alicia happily takes the phone and rewards him with an “Ayyyy Tommy!”
Julieta asks Robopop what do he thinks of Aldo. Robopop says he seems decent. Julieta says she thinks he is enchanting, and so does Lety. Robopop asks if mom is trying to marry them off and quickly adds that Lety is too busy and has too many responsibilities to think about marriage.
Tomas writes his cell phone number on a yellow sticky note for Alicia. Tear tracks have left streaks down her face but she is ecstatic. She looks at the sticky for a second and says she has already memorized the number. She promptly disposes of the sticky by pasting it on the front of his hair. (Tomas really looks like Woody Woodpecker with that new shade of strawberry blonde he’s sporting.)
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Tomas then goes to Lety’s office and Lety asks why he’s so cheerful. He explains he and Aldo are not good buddies, which pleases Lety. He also explains that Aldo told him he’s not interested in Alicia, which leaves the path open for Tomas. Lety suggests that he immediately go over and propose marriage to her. He sits under the Ladyparts Shell From Hell painting and ponders this suggestion seriously before Lety points out that she was just kidding. Lety realizes the painting is upside down. She wonders how that happened but doesn’t give it much thought before asking Tomas to fix it.
Marcia returns from her apartment with her wedding dress. She tells Alicia she doesn’t want it at home since the situation with Fern is not looking too good. Alicia volunteers to take it off her hands and says she will use it for her wedding with Aldo. Marcia sarcastically agrees to give Alicia the dress if she ever marries him. Alicia points out that it will need to be altered.
Alicia walks out to the lobby where she glides around with the dress to show the cuartel and talks about her impending nuptials to golden boy Aldo. Tomas sees this from afar and runs to Aldo’s office. Poor Tom is so hurt that his new BFF has betrayed him. He calls Aldo a traitor for lying about his feelings for Alicia, and says he knows all about his plans to marry Alicia; she’s already got the dress and everything! Mr. Roper… uh, I mean Aldo asks Tom what the heck he’s talking about. Aldo assures Tom that he (Aldo) has no interest in Alicia. Tom doesn’t believe him until Aldo spits out “I love Lety!” Tomas is impactado. Aldo smiles and nods.
Marcia and Alicia go to her office where Fern’s is on the phone. Her arrival makes Fern very uncomfortable. Alicia takes out the dress and he asks why she brought it here. She goes for the sympathy points and says she can’t bear to keep it at home. She asks Alicia to leave them but he makes hasty exit. Alicia-- always great for pouring salt on open, bleeding, throbbing wounds-- points out the effect Marcia has on him. Marcia is disgruntled.
Tomas thinks it’s great that Aldo doesn’t care for Alicia or her peras. Aldo is worried about how Alicia could possibly think they an item. Tomas says Alicia has a picture of the them at the restaurant. Aldo’s light bulb finally clicks on and he realizes she must have misunderstood him last night. Tomas congratulates Aldo on his feelings for Lety. Aldo agrees that yeah but she loves Fern. Tomas thinks time she forgot that canijo. Aldo whines that every time he tries to talk to Lety about his feelings, she talks to him about her suffering for Fern. Tomas guesses that Aldo is afraid she’ll reject him. Aldo again agrees but on the spot he decides he’s going to stop being afraid. He grabs Tom by the lapel and Tom grabs Aldo back. Aldo continues “When one feels true love… [insert flowery new-age pontification here]…” Aldo lets Tom go and runs out of the office.
Sarah sees that Lety looks worried asks Lety is she’s you troubled about what the PG said. Lety responds by giving an unambiguous look of anxiety.
In his office Luigi baby-talks to his overgrown teddy bear and plays peek-a-boo with it. Alicia comes in with the wedding dress and says she needs a favor. She announces that she’s marrying Aldo and needs the dress altered. Luigi says that’s impossible, because Aldo only loves him. She says he told her last night he wants to be with her forever. Luigi -- almost literally-- puts his card on the table; he shows off the card that came with the monster-bear. He points to the part that out that says “Forever”. Alicia scoffs. He calls her bluff and asks where her engagement ring is. They refuse to accept each others stories. Luigi says she’s crazy and asks the monster-bear if he agrees. Alicia says that she won’t invite Luigi to her wedding.
Tomas overhears the conversation, and Alicia catches him as she leaves Luigi’s office. Tom asks Alicia what the dress is for. Alicia explains that she’s going to marry Aldo. Tom asks if they have set the date. Alicia says that, as a matter of fact, they have. Tomas hesitantly asks if she’s sure he loves her. She, of course, is sure he does. He wonders if maybe it’s a misunderstanding. Alicia asks what the heck he’s talking about. Tom hesitates again. He suggests that she talk to Aldo. Alicia and demands to know. Tom finally breaks down and tells her that Aldo doesn’t love her. Alicia doesn’t believe him. She insults him and hits him with the bodice of the dress. Tomas spits out that Aldo does love her because he loves Lety. Alicia is mortified at the thought. She insults him some more before running off.
Aldo goes to Lety’s office and says they must talk. Lety says she’s really busy, but Aldo doesn’t care and insists that they go for a walk right now. As they head through the lobby, she tells PM she’ll be back and won’t be long. Aldo adds that actually, she might be a bit late. He tickles Lety’s chin and she giggles. The cuartel swoons.
Alicia walks into Marcia’s with the dress. She’s furious with Luigi and Tomas. She recaps her arguments and Tomas’s revelation about Aldo and Lety, adding “Hah imagine that! How ridiculous.” Marcia is very quiet and pensive. She reasons that Fern fell for Lety, and that didn’t seem possible either. Alicia reasons that Fern is crazy and not normal. Marcia, adds that Aldo did give her the giant Ladyparts Shell From Hell, plus, they hung out together in Acapulco… plus, she’s noticed that during the meetings, he looks at her in a very special way. Alicia refuses to believe it until she sees it for herself.
Fern discusses his trip with Omar in their clubhouse… uh, I mean office. Marcia comes in and announces that she is packed and ready to go. She accuses Omar of conspiring with Fern to plan this trip to send her away. Omar offers to leave so they can talk but they insist that he stay. She asks Fern if he is aware that ALDO IS IN LOVE WITH LETY. Fern loses his balance and knocks over the stuff on his/Omar’s desk.
Outside Conceptos, Lety and Aldo walk and she goes on about work. Aldo tells her to let him talk. He says that attitude indicates there is something she doesn’t want to face. But he says that he needs to fight for what is most important in his life. She asks what that is. He responds that it’s his love for her. He kisses her hand (sorry, Aldo, not feeling any chemistry here).
Fern tries to regain his composure. Fern unconvincingly claims that he doesn’t care whether Aldo loves Lety, but they must respect the business, because this is not a bordello. Again, Omar offers to leave so they can talk but they won’t let him leave. Marcia says “Yeah, right, just like you have respected it.” She sarcastically adds that he is the poster boy for honesty and ethics, and morality. Fern impatiently rolls his eyes. He stutters and then suddenly remembers he has something he must ask Lety about right now and runs out . Marcia winces and hisses “yeah, right!”
Fern rushes into Lety’s office, slamming open her door, then runs back to the lobby where he anxiously asks PM where Lety is. PM reports that she went out with Aldo. Fern and Alicia exclaim “What?!!” at the same time. He leaves and Sarah perceptively observes “Troy is burning.”
Aldo reminds Lety of the kiss in the ocean. Lety reasons with Aldo that a kiss is just a kiss. Aldo tells her that when she returned to D.F., he missed her and realized how much she means to him. He doesn’t care if she still loves Fern; she needs to know that he (Aldo) loves her. Lety is confused; so many women, why her, someone who to being with is ugly...? Aldo tells her to stop saying that. Lety adds that in any case, it doesn’t matter because she loves… Aldo tells her “no” and kisses hand. He asks her to let him fight to win her love. Just then Fern runs up to them yelling “Hey! Hey! Hey!” with a fierce look on his face.
Marcia tells Alicia that when she told Fern about Aldo, he went nuts. The look on his face showed that he was dying with jealousy, and he ran right off to find her. Alicia still thinks Tomas made it up. Marcia points out --with good reason -- that whether it’s true or not isn’t important. She observes that two men are in love with the same fea. What do they see in her? What is it about her?
Fern accuses Aldo of using the tacos-and-chalupas project simply to be near Lety. He calls him a trickster. Aldo retorts that Fern is “el burro ablando de orejas” (“the donkey talking about ears”… great variation on the black kettle adage!). Aldo points out that there is nothing wrong with wanting to be near Lety and that he is willing to yell out to the four winds his feelings for Lety. He proves this by turning in all directions as he yells “Let it be known to all of Conceptos that I love Leticia! I love Leticia!… I love…” Fern covers Aldo’s mouth and says he’s willing to do it too but she won’t believe him. He calls out “Love, love..” Aldo points out that he didn’t do it (because Fern never said Lety’s name like Aldo did) . Fern walks toward Aldo and punches Fern in the kisser.
Cuartel speculate about the PG’s vision of two men thinking about Lety. They guess that Aldo and Fern are the two men. They decide that it is very urgent, VERY URGENT, for them to figure out the truth.
Aldo tries to lead Lety away from Fern. Lety asks Aldo to wait, and begins to say something to Fern, but goes after Aldo again and this time it’s Aldo who gets punched in the face. They both grab her. Aldo says Fern’s only interest is his company. Fern tells Aldo to leave him and his… Lety alone. Aldo asks Fern how dare he feel he has the right to defend Lety. Aldo thinks they should let her decide, then knocks Fern to the ground again. Lety suggests to Fern that he leave. Fern says Lety is the president of the company, and she made commitment to him. Lety seems impactada by this.
Vocab:
Catastrofico – Catastrophic
Pera – Pear (as in, “a pear to eat”… not as in “a big pair
Canijo – Jerk
Bonus:
Mira el burro ablando de orejas - Look at the donkey talking about ears
Labels: fea
Esther
Lori in NC
I loved Aldo calling Lety princess.
I loved the fight and can't wait to see the rest. I was yelling at the television and I'm sure my family thought I was completely nuts. Oh wait, they knew my favorite show was on and they are use to hearing me talking to the television during La Fea!
Fern who is always out of control, and Aldo who was also but is usually not were great.
I too was disappointed that Fern couldn't yell he loved Lety.
In the previews when Marcia came out to yell at Fern, I wasn't sure if she was scolding him (again) or was trying to rescue him (again).
I can't wait for tonight!!!!!
Carrie L.
Thanks for the recap--I laughed at Fern and Omar's "clubhouse." I was so happy to get a translation of the Fern and Aldo insults to one another. They were flying fast and furious and I couldn't catch exactly what they were saying. I hope to watch the tape of this episode again before tonight's broadcast.
P.S. To whoever asked where Fern is going to be, I think they said NYC. This is very upsetting. TO think they may have been filming here and we didn't know!
Besides, showing that butt ugly picture to everyone and having her as a screen saver is enough...I know I have her as a screen saver on one computer in my office and several people have been horrified.
Nice guy....Aldo AssHat threw the first punch...
Wanting to see him get the snot kicked outta him is like wanting to see the president of the student council, lead in the school musical and quarterback combined..get the snot beat outta of them. It's okay cause even if Aldo gets beat up, his Dad can still have his "My child is on the Honor Roll at Conceptos" bumper sticker...
I don't know if I need new glasses or what, because I didn't see any chemistry between Aldo and Lety.
I DID see a lot of chemistry between Aldo and Tomas. I don't mean romantic chemistry, although I still think it'd be pretty funny if Luigi walked in on them. No, I just mean Aldo and Tomas are a really good team, and their scenes together are fun. But the Aldo + Lety scenes just make me grind my teeth.
And I was grinding my teeth a lot last night. I suppose I will have to grind them even more tonight. He keeps complaining that all Lety ever wants to talk about is business. Well, duh, it's business hours in a business office and she's the president of a business that needs to cough up 2.2 million US dollars per month for three months. He should have written her a letter (seriously).
Needless to say, Aldo lost whatever moral superiority he could claim when he punched Fern.
Poor Luigi and Alicia. They both have it coming but my how the beautiful people are going to fall when they find out Aldo is not interested in either of them but is in love with the fea.
By the way, the correct spelling is "hablando" with H. From the verb "hablar".
Lety seems unsure about Aldo and at the same time grateful for his caring and attention.
Just my humble opinion of course but I didn't see any chemistry between Aldo/Lety except what was coming from his side. No sparks like with Fern/Lety hot enough to melt the screen.
Carrie L.
I was wondering if Fernando will speak English when he comes to NY. I know that Jamie Camill is fluent in 4 languages, English being one of them. Anyway, thanks to the great recap.
Then sucker punching Fern showed his real side. He wants what he wants and to hell with anyone else.
Fern was adorable when he knocked over all the stuff on the desk and tried to play cool which lasted a nano second before rushing off to find his Lety. PG told him he would have to fight for his love and obviously he is willing.
Lety yet again shows what a wuss she is by running away. Whenever things get tough with Fern that is her pattern. She still continues to think he is lying or using her when his actions lately say otherwise. For someone who is supposed to be so bright she acts dreadfully dumb.
As for Aldo proclaiming his love out loud. BFD - he's talking to a building. Since when do you prove you love someone by yelling it to all and sundry. Just another grandstand move for the guru.
Poor Alicia and Luigi are in for a giant fall I suspect tonight when the combatants return to the office slamming doors and dripping blood. And the cuartel will be over the moon with more dirt to cackle over.
Meeting of the junta should be really interesting after this LOL!
Janey
Okay, I am trying to be impartial because I like Aldo, too. This is bizarre, because usually there is a very clear cut distinction between the rivals on these telenovelas, so normally I don't have these mixed feelings.
However, I did think the was a BEGINNING of some chemistry between Lety and Aldo, and who know how it might have ended --if Fernando hadn't come along right then?? Plus, Aldo was very charming in is ardent expression of his feelings for "his Leticia". You have to admit, HE is not afraid to declare his true love for her IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE WORLD. That was so Gratifying to see somebody show that on her behalf! That is something that Fernando STILL can't seem to deal with! Why not, for heaven's sake!?! He needs to GROW UP, and then I will be on his side 100%!!
I just wonder how in the world poor Lety is going to get their fight broken up--which was still in its' throes when the show ended. I mean if she has to run for help the Entire Concepto's gang will know of this latest "Escandalo" and that could very embarrassing for all three involved. Where is Celso & doggie when you need them? Taking another well deserved siesta??
By the looks of them, it will take SARA to come in and break them up!
Marcia, you're days with Fern are numbered.
No chemistry between Aldo & Lety is correct..He has all the right words to tickle the ears of Lety,but Aldo is a great diversion at this time.Where did Aldo get that jacket with the denim collar?
I guess all the rumors about Jaime & Angelica being in love are just that--rumors. He's being seen with some blonde chick. Angelica is much too famous and beloved in Mexico for him..I believe his ego could not take hooking up with a woman more famous than himself.
Was it just me or at times didn't Aldo have a really ugly look on his face like he was getting rid of a lot of frustration? Than again I can't stomach him and think he is a gigantic phony so I could be misreading what I saw.
Looks like the cavalry will arrive tonight in the form of Marcia who probably wants to get in a few licks of her own. Have some pride lady and stay out of it. Go back to the apartment, pack Fern's things and leave them by the door. He'll appreciate not having to hurt you AGAIN and you can move on. Surely their must be a man in the universe that will go for a controlling harpy with weird cat's eyes and no sense of humor.
Diane
Just call me a new member of the cuartel ;-)
Lety disappointed me when Fer had been knocked down, she went over, he extended his hand to her, and she tells him to leave, go away. He looked stunned & hurt :( B.tch! What about telling Aldo to leave? Is she afraid of upsetting him?
Great scene w/ Marcia, Fer & Omar.
Omar squirming, dying to get out, Marcia twisting the Aldo knife in Fer, and Fer trying to act nonchalant about Aldo enamorado de Lety, for about 30 sec. Poor Fernando.
Thanks. Barb
Read Jaime was on his way to Broadway for a part in Carmen?
Has anyone heard that?
Please allow people to express themselves here, whether in agreement or not..No chastising,por favor.
I agree with Louise almost completely
But, Beckster - your sense of humor cracks me up. While I lke Aldo, loved your comment about the Honor student sticker.
Thanks for the recaps,
Rhonda
You think so? Ariel who multiple times asked Humberto to liquidate the business as soon as possible? That Ariel? I guess the brainwashing didn't "take."
I did feel no warmth towards Ariel...but now I kinda like him cause he reminds me of JR Dallas Days...vintage havin a drink, then offering one to SueEllen the family Alkie, while callin her a drunk. Ariel displays the same snideness and just born into it.
He is not a nice person, but then I don't think he really cares if anyone thinks he is...except for Hum & Theresa...think Dallas 1982...Daddy..Mama. I still would sit by him on a bus, before I would sit next to El Checque...
Teresa
Cassie
maricruz
Now a full-time member of the cuartel I despise. LOL
Wasn't this also part of the Lety revenge plot of "never confronting him about the letter of shame"...
Maricruz,thanks for reminding us that Caro & Aldo both think Fer doesn't love Lety. That makes Aldo's actions more understandable. Once again, Fer and Lety don't say what's on their minds, so she's thinking Fer just wants her to help w/ the company, and he's thinking she hates him, so why should he leave Marcia, (even tho he can't stand to be around her)?
What a course in open communications would do for Conceptos!(Also Alibubi & Luigi would never have thought Aldo had the hots for either of them).
In any event i'll be brewing a big pot of tea and hanging on the edge of the sofa to see how Marcia keeps Aldo from choking Fern to death.
Maricruz
pink!
- They looked like they were fighting "like girls"!
Well, I was glad for action but I hate to see fighting. I hope that now that they have some of that out of their system they can face off and do it mroe diplomatically. One can always hope. (Not that I really expect either of them to shape up now that they have the rivalry out in the open...). I was really, really disappointed in Fernando not being able to say how much he loves Lety out loud.
Jeanne
I thought the fight was rather poorly written, but on the other hand it was the most exciting thing that has happened in a long time.
Bad remarks about Aldo or Fern don't bother me at all. It just shows the passion we all feel about our team and the show in general.
I would love to see Fern and Lety together in real life. Although Jamie and Angelica probably aren't too much like our Fern and Lety.
Aldo seems to be a nice guy but I think Lety is best suited with passionate Fernando!
I'm really looking forward to seeing how Fern and Lety handle the little mermaid snake during the dinner meeting!!
Carrie L.
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