Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Zorro Monday June 25, 2007: Where Yumi gets accused and Olmos has to wait.

SAM and Camba meet up with Esme and the Amazons (sounds like the name of some cheesy teeny bopper band, but I digress). Esme tells the men that the women want to help them because they are grateful for Esme’s help. They have offered them a place to stay. SAM is a little worried (ulcer 1, at the starting gate of the episode) because he’s heard stories about the Amazons and he’s not so sure it would be safe to seek shelter with them. Camba seems excited about the prospect.

Almudena demands to have an explanation from Yumali about the poison that was found in her medicine. Agapito, Alejandro, and Diego all try to get her to calm down (they must think it is the ranting of an irrational women, I’m sure). Alej urges her to go back to bed to rest. Dena resigns herself to that, but gets the last word by saying that she has been the victim of the worse betrayal.

Montero and the Duke are meeting. They rehash a bit about Sara Kali and how she came to be under Monty’s care in the prison (they blame Fernando). DJ tells Monty that Fernando had been blackmailing him. DJ let’s Monty know that in no uncertain terms is he willing to be the fall guy for this whole deal. If he goes down, he won’t go down first---Monty and Fernando will be thrown in the line of fire. DJ goes on to question Monty about being married to SK’s daughter. DJ says that Monty’s weakness for women could just bring about the end for him. The Duke also tells Monty that he needs to make sure that Zorro does not have another chance to talk to the Queen. Just before leaving, DJ notices the “Z” scar on Monty’s chest and asks about it. Monty gets irritated and vows to get Zorro.

SAM, Esme, and Camba bury Glock. SAM tells Esme he went into town and got some food and some news---the Queen is in Los Angeles. Esme is surprised to find out that what Pizarro had told her turned out to be true. She insists that they need to go to LA. SAM thinks it would be quite dangerous. Esme feels that God is on her side, He kept her alive so she could avenge those who took away what she loves most---her son and mother (just need to remind Esme that “vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord.”) SAM finds it a little strange that Esme didn’t mention Don Diego’s love and says so. Esme gives him a look that I’m not quite sure I can decipher.

Diego tries to get the skinny from Dena about what’s going on with Yumi. Diego tries to stick up for Yumi, asking Dena why Yumi would try to poison her. Pito comes in the middle and starts to administer Dena’s treatment. He says to go on talking, he can be discrete.

Alej asks Yumi if she was trying to kill Dena. Yumi is offended. Alej tells her that the medicine she was giving Dena was poisoned and Dena is dying from it as a result. Yumi is surprised and says she would never do anything to hurt Dena because she loves her. Alej still questions how the poison got into Dena’s meds.

Monty goes to the Sanchez home and waits for someone to show up. Mariangel and Olmos arrive and Monty demands to know where her father can be located. She says she has no idea. Monty says he heard that Fernando went loco and took off again, abandoning his post. Monty tells Mangle he want to speak with her in private. Mangle dismisses Olmos, who is nervous about leaving Mangle with her lover (ulcer 2), but Olmos follows orders and leaves. Monty asks about the baby and Mangle is put out because he didn’t ask after her well-being. She tells Monty that she almost died giving birth. Monty wants to know where his son is? Mangle meanly tells him the baby’s with its father. Monty says he doesn’t want the baby to come between them and he makes a move on Mangle. She isn’t receptive and this ticks off Monty. He tells her that he decides when and if they get together, she has no say (sounds reminiscent of Piza and Catalina). Mangle just laughs at Monty.

Esme and crew are led to a river by the Amazons. They are happy to find fresh water.

Diego asks Dolores if something is going on with his father and Yumi. Dolo spills the beans and they rehash about Dena finding out and Dolo warning Alej to keep it a secret. Dolo insists that Alej really loves Dena, he was just caught up in the resemblance between Yumi and his dead wife, Regina/Purina.

Alej tells Yumi that Dena suspects something is up between them and now finding out there is poison in the medicine doesn’t look good. Alej says he blames himself for all that his happening (why Alej, did you put poison in Dena’s meds?). Yumi insists that the meds came from her abuela and that it was made as a gift of life not death.

Padre Tomás tells Diego about his conversation with the Queen. PT says it would be good for Zorro to keep away from the Queen for awhile, the Duke is suspicious and they need to make sure that they keep the Queen from danger. The men rehash about Monty’s weapons delivery and then Diego tells PT that he’s going out of town for a couple of days. PT questions this and Diego says he thinks that Esme is alive.

SAM and Camba have a cute exchange. SAM calls Camba, Tole (because Camba says “cambatole” all the time). SAM warns Camba about the Amazons---he’s heard they eat men for dinner. SAM says that Camba really needs to learn some Spanish or at least say something other than “cambatole.” Camba is quite taken with the Amazons, and he gets his flirt on.

One of the Amazons speaks Spanish, which is great because we need to have an Esme rehash. She fills the Spanish speaking Amazon (SSA)in on all that has happened. SSA questions Esme’s thirst for vengeance. Esme says it is the only thing keeping her alive.

Diego sticks up for Yumi when he’s talking to Alej. Diego questions his father about being stuck in the middle. Alej admits it is his fault (because it is all about him). Diego comments about Yumi looking like his mother and Alej rehashes the whole sorted mess. He tells Diego that he can’t banish Yumi from the hacienda because she was made his wife. Diego questions if Dena knows about this, Alej says “no”, but he’s going to have to tell her.

Laisha tells Ana Camila that she’ll be making a mistake if she marries Renzo. NAC says she loves Renzo so it won’t be a mistake. Laisha is nasty and the other women who were around pick this as their time to leave. NAC asks her why she has such hate in her heart. NAC gives a nice little speech about not being a gypsy and not pretending that she is, but she loves Renzo and is in it for the long haul. Laisha fumes.

Sara Kali and the gitano leaders plan her meeting with the Queen. Hermes says he knows how to sew, so he’ll make a great outfit for her (important thing to think about in these times). Ever the stereotypical woman, Sara Kali is excited about getting a new outfit. Laisha stomps off nearby and Suzi and Jonas talk about how she needs to get used to the idea of Renzo and NAC getting married.

Laisha has a little conversation with herself about how they are all going to pay because they’ve chosen a stranger over her and she’s blood after all. She vows to avenge Miguel’s death.

Maria Pia goes to the Sanchez home to ask about Fernando. She finds out he’s not there and she seeks out Mangle to get some more info. Mangle is making kissy face with Olmos and MP knocks at the door. Mangle is perturbed. Olmos hides behind the door and Mangle meets with MP at the threshold. MP says she’s worried about FS (ulcer 3). Mangle says she isn’t. MP says something could have happened to him. Mangle doubts anything did and if so, it would be Maria Pia’s fault.

Fernando and Brother Aaron are out with the poor folk (we only see Fernando from behind, cloaked in the brown hooded-robe).

Pito treats Dena’s blood (seems pretty advanced for the times, but what do I know). He offers to give Dena a haircut when she is feeling better.

Diego talks to Yumi and tells her that he doesn’t believe she was trying to kill Dena. He tells her he’s going to figure out what’s up with the poison. He and his aunt hug.

Alej tells Dena that Yumi claims to be innocent. He adds that he believes her. Dena doesn’t like this and just then Yumi shows up a the door to talk to Dena.

Diego says to himself that he suspects that Mangle has something to do with the poison in Dena’s meds. He’s going to find out.

Mangle tells Olmos that right now isn’t the time for them to be together, she still needs to recoup from having the baby. Olmos feels like he’s going to explode from his passion, but he understands. He looks into the mirror and tells himself that she loves him.

Diego has a little jar (just like the one that Mangle had when she spiked Diego’s drink). He catches Pito as he’s leaving and gives it to him. Diego asks the doctor/apothecary/barber/dentist/undertaker to take a look and see what he can find in the jar. He also asks Pito to keep it on the down low. Pito is a professional, of course he’ll be discrete. Just then Alej walks up to the men and Pito pretends they were having a conversation of another sort. Pito leaves and Alej tells Diego that he’s worried about Dena and Yumi’s conversation (ulcer 3, and I wonder why, because didn’t he just say that he was going to tell Dena everything?).

Yumi confesses to Dena that she slept with Alej on their wedding night (and the knife goes in deeper). She tries to explain about her tribe and its customs (like sleeping with married men). Dena tells her that she feels betrayed and that she’ll never be able to forgive Yumi. Dena demands that Yumi leave and never come back.

Diego tells Dolores that he’s leaving for a few days and asks her to care for everyone. He also tells her that he suspects that someone was poisoning Dena, but it wasn’t Yumi. Dolo wants more chisme, but Diego says he’s got to wait until he has proof. Bernardo and Diego leave.

The Amazons are dancing around the fire and Camba is enjoying the show. Esme has flashbacks to some of her memories with Diego. She asks SSA to help teach her how to be a warrior.

The next day, the male viewers of this show are treated to the gratuitous scene of the Amazons stripping Esme of her Spanish attire and giving her a bath in the river. I was just waiting for the pillow fight to begin. Anyway, some of her clothes float down river. Amazingly her boot floats as well. That, I think, should have sunk.

Guess who just happens to find them (the clothing not the bathing women, I mean)a conviently washed up on the shore all together.....Diego. He’s sure the clothing is Esme’s. END OF EPISODE / ulcer count is 4

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Great recap, Cathy. What a fun episode. I loved Camba leering at the Amazons and some of them seemed to be interested in him. Sgt. Garcia with his leaf sunshade was great, too.

The writers seems to have gotten their information on Amazons directly from the movie Sylvia mentioned yesteday, as cannibalism (i.e., eating men) doesn't seem to be part of most Amazon legends.

I think I caught Yumi out in a lie. She justified her relationship with Alej on the customs of her tribe - the sister of the dead wife is the new wife. But when she seduced Alej, she didn't know that his dead wife was her sister. In fact, after Yumi got to know Almudena better, she felt very guilty about what had happened and left the hacienda. It was Bufala Blanca who sent her back as the sister/wife.

Anyway, I can't wait to see Esme as an Amazon princess.
 

Ah, Mangle and Olmos, a perfect romance. When they fall out, that's going to be even better. Thanks for the good recap, Cathy.

Wow, they really are going to run with this Esmeralda the Warrior Princess thing, aren't they? From the previews, on Tuesday night she'll be getting a Xena-like costume and sword.

The Amazons are even better comic relief than Tobías' antics. Tobias is a bumbling fool and his nastiness always backfires, but he's kind of pitiful at the same time. No pity required for the Amazon cannibals so far. That was a funny moment when Esmeralda asked Vanya whether the stories about them..., and Vanya cuts her off and says, "No questions."

García's leaf hat was also a good one. Poor García always winds up being dorky in spite of himself. Also, did you notice that Esmeralda and the Amazons were all riding horses while Kamba and Garcia were pulling the cart themselves?

By the way, just where did they hide the treasure? Stuff like that you don't really want to leave lying around just anywhere.

Lord help Mangle when Yumalai finds out she was the one who spiked the medicine with poison.

I'm thinking Alejandro and Yumalai would have been better off explaining the little-sister-has-to-marry-the-widower custom much sooner. Who knows, maybe there are some similarly interesting customs for Wife #1. After all, the tribe seems to be a matriarchy with Bufala Blanca as their head. Maybe they're cousins to the Amazons. Almudena may have the right to a couple of male concubines under their customs or something like that.

Jean, good catch on the Yumalai/Alejandro romance pre-dating the sibling revelation. This shows that there was True Love involved, not just native custom. Also, there was another tribal custom that when a guy saves your life you have to be devoted to him forever. (I wonder if the marry-your-sister's-widower custom overrides that one.)

On Esmeralda and her Amazon excursion, I've been wondering if there was going to be a female Zorro showing up at some point. There's at least one of the Zorro movies that uses a female Zorro. Isabel Allende also uses it in her novel. Hopefully, the Amazon sisters can train her up to Zorro swordfighting standards in a day or two.
 

I'm really looking forward to Esme becoming an Amazon warrior. I've had it up to my eyeballs with boring, insipid telenovela heroines. There is none of that in Zorro however. It's one of the many great things about this show.

Camba flirting with the warriors...he is absolutely beautiful when he smiles. The interaction between him and Garcia is wonderful.

Bruce, interesting points about Tobias. He's got a nasty streak, but no matter what he does he never seems to get it quite right.

Jean, good call on Yumi's fib! It shows how we humans sometimes fiddle with the facts to serve our own purposes. Sometimes it's deliberate, sometimes it's not.

I wonder if the Duke fully comprehends how much he's playing with fire by pushing Montero into a corner?

Excellent recap Cathy! This was a great episode. Full speed ahead.
 

Thanks for the recap!

Sgt. Garcia is so cute with his hat, and talking to Camba.
I hope Camba finds love, or something resembling it ;)with one of the Amazons.

Must have been hard for Alej to admit to his own son that he cheated on his wife. To top it off, he acts like he had no choice because 1) she looks like Regina 2) it's a tribal custom. Balderdash! What a loser!

Diego looked muy disgusted when Dolores was telling him about the "intimacy" of Alej & Yumi. I loved the look on Diego's face!

It may be that MA and Olmos won't get to consummate their "love".
She'll catch a flash of something in the mirror, and snap right out of her "love spell". Ha. Poor Olmos won't even be left with a beautiful memory. LOL.

I'm glad the novela has picked up steam. There's so much to be sorted out.
 

Cathy, thanks for the recap. Your comment about waiting for a pillowfight to begin . . .hehehehe.

Is there a "CSI:Alta California" spinoff in Agapito's future? (Sorry if someone else has already made that joke.)

Too bad Diego didn't take Yumi on his rescue mission.
Marie from Mass
 

The Camba, Garcia, Esme triad has great chemistry. I like the eclectic mix working together.

It's nice to see a heroine like Esmeralda exhibit some strength, initiative, & intelligence on a telenovela. The few I've seen, consistently portray misogyny, violence, and cruelty. 'Zorro' has many women who have displayed good qualities-what a relief. Bring on Esme-xena and the Amazons...
jb
 

Cathy, thanks for the diverting recap of an epi that was clearly interesting! I didn't see it but am happy for the recap.

"Guess who just happens to find them (the clothing not the bathing women, I mean)a conviently washed up on the shore all together.....Diego. He’s sure the clothing is Esme’s" What I want to know is how he remembers her underclothing from so long ago, and now it's pretty tattered, etc.

All of today's comments were a total chuckle. Good catch, Jean, about Yumi's not so little white lie.

Esmerelda, Warrior Princess....before the novela is done, she and her mom will be queens of the entire world.

Jeanne
 

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