Monday, August 20, 2007

Destilando Amor 08/20/07 "In the Jungle the Mighty Jungle"

Part of this episode was spent on the "Tribute to Don Amador", it is now year three since his demise. My how time has flown. Let us have a moment of silence reading...I'm serious here..stop moving your lips..Also feel free to throw down a shot of Tequila.

Okay now continue..

The story begins with Dani getting out the big box of primary color crayons and drawing a stick female and a pack of wild savage animals..to explain to her much older brother why he must stay in Mexico DF. The family of female hyenas (Dani dubbed them with name, but I will be happy to carry on) will swoop in and ruin Gavi's life for what it is now? The twenty seventh time?
Rod tries to say he will just go to the ranch and take Isa. There he will be a good father and husband. ***Okay, now really Rod, three years and as a husband, well you pretty much suck. I personally don't see any real reason to believe you'd change, but hey that's just me.***

Rod says Isa is only interested in Rod and the little bundle of joy they will soon have.

At this point Dani is forced to do tuff love, she literally give Rod a “Cerebral Bitch Slap”, “Isa keeps you for the money” “She does not love you and it isn’t for the baby, it is to keep her father out of jail”
Rod has the look of Muy Impacted. Like damn, I thought it was for my serious good looks and winning personality. Some more arm twisting and Dani convinces the “slow” Rod to agree.

Meanwhile over at some Café, Minnie has brought out every insecurity in Isa and has her just whipped up into a forthy foam of craziness, okay okay, says Minnie, I got a great idea, we will put the screws to Pilar and bring her over to the dark side. ***Girls you don’t stand a chance against that dark force***

Now we are all in the church for the “Don Amador” memorial. Everyone looks contemplative except Aaron who is sleeping through the whole thing. When it is time to stand Pat & Minnie have to jab Aaron to get him to wake up.

Over at Gavi and Clarita’s, Clarita is having a special time of remembering Don Amador. She thinks of him and how much she misses him. He is the only man who ever cared for she and little Gavi. Once again we hear very confusing things..so we will be left to wonder for a year of TeleNovela time if the Don did Clarita and was Gavi the spawn of said union.

Gavi is slaving away at the job, Nancy gets ready to leave and asks Gavi to go for coffee. Gavi can’t cause her new boss has given her mucho filing. Nancy says he has had a hard time keeping secretaries.

At Pilars house, everyone is there. If swarm were a color, they would all be covered in green slime. Frankie is laying it on thick, oh how he wishes he had known Don Amador. Frankie goes to conduct the dinner layout that he has orchestrated. Dani and Rod talk in one corner, about the three hyenas in other corner. Bruno comes over and tells Sofie, Isa and Minnie to leave Gavi alone..they just blow him off.

Aaron is weasling around trying to get Vidregaray to open the will, ha-ha foiled again, now twirl your mustache cause Vidregaray says no deal..another year to go.

Now over at Gavi’s work, Alonso (Rene Stricker), has been keeping her quite busy. Filing & listening to him drone on. He can’t get her name straight. This guy has a serious caffeine buzz going. Alonso screams for Gavi. She is rushes in. “Who taught you to make coffee?” “ My Mother”. Well this coffee is horrible. That is when our little spunkmeister cuts loose. You would try the patience of a saint. Dude I am your secretary not your slave. My name is MariAnna Franco (she sounds out each syllable). She tells how she hasn’t eaten and how he has no consideration of other people. I fear the Sister Goodperson or whatever her name was, forgot that class on tact, while teaching Gavi her various language skills.

Now it is the giant dinner table, Pilar is all shades of happy, as center of attention for her family of cut throat, back stabbing, cross boinking spawn…but hey let us allow the old woman a moment of glory. She toasts the family, Bruno’s return from the tunnel of white light, Aaron & Minnie’s reunion, Isa & Rod’s happy little bundle of joy on the way, Sofie & Frankie’s wedding and Pat & Lluve’s to be wedding. Poor Lluve, I always feel sorry for her, she always looks like, please don’t look at me. Please keep directing your hatred elsewhere cause she knows it could turn in a second. Well now Pilar one, Bruno and possibly two Pat & Lluve the rest well you sucked at that.

Now Bruno says he is going to NewYork, Fedra tries to stop him, she is worried about his health, Rod says he will step up to the plate and remain in Mexico DF after Dani pressures him.

Now Pilar drops the big bomb..yeah Sofie and Frankie are staying & moving to the hacienda..many thanks to Frankie who gave up huge opportunities in Japan just to make Sofie & the family happy.

Rod is all muy impacted..plus a big helping of Que the Helled? He invites, Villegaray, Bruno & Frankie into the den, library, sitting room? Whatever oh how the rich do live, at my house it would be the back deck.

Now like hyenas that they are, they see the old one Pilar and begin to circle. Pilar may be old, but she is a match for our scavengers. The women start in on Pilar, she must talk to Avellaneda. Each tries their plea, but Pilar is stone faced. She will not do it, after the whole debacle of Pammy & Aaron, has this family not had enough scandal? I think she tells Isa, you screw up with Rod this time and it will be the last time. ***As for the Scandal reference To this I say No, Pilar! You’ll look back on these as the family’s salad-days before this is all over***


Francisco is told that he will be under James and he will have to report to Rod weekly. Francisco is none too pleased with this turn of events. He thought he would be in charge. (No one in this family ie. Aarron & the MariAnne Franco no papers debacle & now Francisco..ever checks papers on these people). Everyone kind of laughs at Frankie, like “As if”, the hacienda will always be in the hands of a Montalvo.

Sofie comes in to talk to Rod about her wonderful future in the country & she is muy impacted to find out that James is living at the ranch. Really Sofie acts all concerned about this, like listen lil Jan Brady what were the chances you ever have two boyfriends, much less them live in the same house…enjoy. Rod tells her don’t worry about it, everything will be fine.

Isa then comes in to get Rod, time to go home. Isa makes the statement that it is just the best news ever that Sofie & Rod are staying in Mexico, probably the only people happier about this would be actual persons living in Japan. As Rod and Sofie are conversing Francisco touches his fingers to his lips and gives a little wave to Isa, their eyes meet. It’s like, I may be boinking her, but if not for her vast riches; I’d be thinking of you. Isa says that the decision for Frankie & Sofie to stay is just the best news ever. Now we the audience get the whole under current, but Rod and Sofie remain in a permanent state of stupidity.

When the boinkless couple leaves, Francisco is a bit brusque with Sofie, she can’t understand why. Frankie’s dream of setting up a “Princedom” in Tequila will have to be put on hold for a while.

Alonso has made fresh coffee, now see this guy is going to totally annoy me. I don’t want him turning Gavi’s head with thoughts of “fresh ground premium”. Besides that he smells the coffee before he takes a sip out of his tiny child like teacup. Yes I realize he is a connoisseur, but for the love of Gawd, he is in a macho profession, stop it. Well he apologizes more or less and after all tomorrow is another day. He tells Gavi to go home and says he will teach her how to make coffee tomorrow. He then asks if she has a car, Gavi says no she takes a taxi. He says okay well see you at seven AM. ***I’m thinking this guy is gonna offer the ride, cause this is a TeleNovela after all and he has been around her for like twelve hours so surely he must be totally in love by this point. No I am forced to face the truth..I can’t predict every single twist, he just says goodnight as he lets her go off into the dangerous night in Mexico City. Damn you Alonso.

Gavi gets home and steps out of her stiletto heels, she then collapses on the couch. Her boss is a tyrant, so demanding. He is a smart guy but a bit of a geek. Poor Gavi falls asleep at the table. How hard could this have been? She cut Agave then drank it all night, she lugged 50 lbs of encyclopedias all over Mexico City.
Jeez Gavi, what happened to your can do spirit?

Now over at the Hacienda, San Wanna is talking to Ofelia about what a nutjob Acacia is. Roman comes in and the three of them are talking when James comes in and overhears. He is furious that San Wanna would say such a thing, Acacia isn’t loca, she just has bad nerves. James stamps out. Roman follows. James bascially tells Roman yeah Acacia is BSC.

Okay Next Day……
Miami
The maid is leaving she wants out before Minnie comes in and raises hell…the two other servants looked thrilled at the thought of Minnie.

Pammy is crying..he father is all down on Aaron, but alas says Pam, it was all my fault. I knew he was married and I chased him, I set up meetings…I never told him I was sick. Well at least she didn’t say “I needed to lose ten pounds or if only I was prettier”, her mother says how can you be in the wrong? He divorced Minnie. Pammy keeps saying it was her fault.

Now Isa is on the phone with Minnie, they will hook-up and go talk to Avellaneda, ***is this just not the most embarrassing thing you could ever imagine? This Avellaneda guy gets to relive junior high. Minnie lies to Aaron, who tells her they have to leave soon. She says she is gonna help Isa with something for the baby.

Rod goes to work. Elvira is a bright blue pantsuit does her suck-up job telling Rod how happy she is to see him. Take note Gavi, you don’t think Elvira has worked for them all this time cause of her 15 words a minute typing skills. Rod tells her he expects her to use discretion and quit telling everything to the hyena cartel. Elvira agrees, readers do not place any money on this, this is known as a sucker’s bet.

James calls Rod and believe it or not, Rod actually asks how Acacia is. I don’t think he cares, but it was nice to ask.

Over at Gavi’s place of employment, she arrives and Alonso has coffee ready, Gavi passes and there is opera music playing. He is a fan, Gavi not so much. He tells her that certain composers used to lock themselves in rooms for days drinking only coffee and write beautiful music. Okay Alonso, I maybe being judgmental here, but you are so not fun. I am shaking off the pom-poms and Rod if this is your competition I am totally back, at least in a cantina with a few bottles you were amusing. He tells Gavi he likes her, but I think in a hey my secretary is all right, kind of way, not in a Aaron, I’m gonna nail my secretary before lunch, during and after kind of way.

Sofie is on the phone telling Isa she will go with them. Here comes late riser Frankie, he pouts that he did not get breakfast in bed. She says ask the servant, no he would rather she make it. No can do, she has to go meet Isa. Frankie is upset that Sofie is taking the car. Now first on his list is to get a new car.

Somehow over on the phone with Rod and James, we have completely skipped over Acacia complete and descending spiral into total madness and moved right on to “Dude how can you be in the same city as Gavi and 19,999,999 other people with out running into each other constantly?”, Rod tells him, “ I must control my impulses?” ***I am having a most awesome LOL moment here, oh you mean like when you asked someone you didn’t love to marry? Like when you went to the Jizz doctor? Yeah Rod you are the picture of control***

James and Rod talk about how successful the organic Agave is. I guess they are gonna make Organic Tequila. I am having a Homer Simpson moment here. Does that not like defeat the purpose, I mean it is alcohol right? Pretty much isn’t that like it is just alcohol? Okay so maybe I am a heathen, but doesn’t organic kinda clash with something that is giving your liver a workout? Or is like doesn’t contain any further chemical to damage your liver? Like a pharm. Commercial, studies show our alcoholics delayed onset of cirrhosis by 42 months? Anyway if they sell it, I’ll drink some and let your know.

James is all upset that Sofie is coming to the Hacienda, but Rod says it is okay, just keep an eye on Frankie.

Nancy is talking to Gavi at work, she says Gavi was her inspiration, not to mention her fashion ideal. Gavi is flattered as Nancy continues that she took some classes and the when the evil lady at the Hotel made her life too miserable, she got out and got a good job at the CRT.

Gavi gets a call that Avellaneda needs to sign a paper, she is told to bring it too him.

Finally the Hyenas arrive, they circle the wounded Suzy, who rather than give up her own life will allow them to talk to Avellaneda. He is like to what do I owe this pleasure. He is old and weak and the threesome can smell a kill, they begin to circle…
Gavi rounds the corner..she see the scavengers, Gavi having lived on the “Plains of the Serengetie”, knows she is in danger and she backs up hiding around the corner…..

Stay tuned….
Tomorrow Ranger Rod..calls in help to Gavi

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Comments:
What a pleasant way to start my day. I always look forward to reading the recaps with my coffee. I am never disappointed. Thanks
 

Ah, the bright spot of my day, snort-laughing at the recap. Gavi's new boss is giving me some Aldo flashbacks from LFMB. I was glad to see D. Pilar hold the line against the three hyenas.
 

Hilarious! Pilar was pretty cool last night. If not for her extreme (and horribly gullible) snobbery, she would be awesome.

"...probably the only people happier about this would be actual persons living in Japan." You know what hurts? When you try to stifle a laugh with a mouthful of iced coffee and just a tiny bit goes up your nose. I wonder if that's ever happened to Alonso?

Poor Frankie. He was trapped in bed for hours, unable to get up because no one brought him his breakfast. A grifter's life is chock-full of hardships.
 

Beckster.........funny as always! The vcr messed up again so I really, REALLY appreciate the detailed recap!

Loved "...Pilar's family of cut thooat, back stabbing cross boinking spawn..." I about fell off my chair at that one!! And the "boinkless couple" We all know who THEY are!!! And Hyenas perfectly describe these women who have no lives to speak of....
 

thanks Beckster ... on Monday this conflicts with "Big Love" on HBO (wish i could find a good blog on that one!) but i knew i could depend on you to fill me in on hyena land. When Minnie is in full-blown pony tail i keep thinking, "this is what that 1956 Barbie doll was really like ... no wonder Ken is private-less." While reading this, I found out that not only does ice coffee do damage, but it also hurts to snort on goat cheese and crackers. Thanks again Beckster. Cindy
 

Thanks for another great recap Beckster. I really chuckled with your Pilar comments - "Girls you don’t stand a chance against that dark force," "As for the Scandal reference To this I say No, Pilar! You’ll look back on these as the family’s salad-days before this is all over."

And Frankie isn't happy, Ha. He looked so put out when Rod and Videgaray laughed at him running the hacienda.

Finally your description of how the hyenas should feel with Avellaneda is appropriate but to be embarassed one usually has to be acquainted with shame and none of these women are.
 

Great recap! Thanks, Beckster!

I guess all the coffee references are a shout-out to the original novela, huh? I wonder if Alonso's equivalent in that original version was a tequila snob...

Can anyone break down Pilar's sparring match with the hyenas? I missed it!
 

I've already deleted it, Alma, but it went something like this:

Hyenas: Oh noes the sky is falling, Gaviota, Rodrigo, blah blah blah
Pilar: I promised Rodrigo I wouldn't interfere, and I'm not going back on my word.
Hyena: But but but (lame arguments)
Pilar: Rodrigo's going to get sick of this crap and want a divorce, so knock it off already.

I see that's pretty much how Beckster already covered it. Admittedly there were a lot more words in the episode, but it really was just the bunch of them going around and around pointlessly as usual. The hyenas are just SO sure that Rodrigo is going to use Gaviota's job as an excuse to go see her... and they might be right... but there is nothing they can do about it.

Actually, at one point I think Isa said as much. She complained (to Minerva? Sofia?) that Rodrigo was never going to stop loving Gaviota.
 

Beckster, as always witty and very funny recap, thanks!
The Hyenas - right on, the name for this gang is just perfect!
Doña Pilar finally get something to say and behaved as a matriarch supposed to do. This will make Hyenas' task a little more complicated, but not much though because the combination of 3+1 is just perfect: one trusting (stupid) family member and three suegras with the unsatisfied power of revenge - just perfect to do anything! Whenever somebody has doubts about whatever those three are saying - approval comes from the "trusting" fourth! Can't wait to see the course of events since they've got into the Avellaneda's office.

Eve
 

About that coffee. I thought that it is a national drink and everybody in Mexico drinks it all the time. Oh, may be it was Columbia!
My brother and my husband also would drink strong black coffee without milk and sugar but they always make their own ( on a stove, like Turkish) and don't let anybody else "to spoil it". So this Alonso guy probably was spoiled by his former secretary - he doesn't even know her exact name - who used to make his perfect cup of java. His blur to Gavi was just outrageous and Gavi gave it back to him with all her might!

Eve
 

Funny Beckster! I've learned not to eat/drink while I read the recaps. Snorting food/drink can be painful and messy.

Between Alonso and Rod...well Rod's got him beat every which way in looks. But, since Rod's so slow, it helps Alonso look quite a bit better. So far, it's stupid vs dull, and it seems like dull may be more easily be improved...
jb
 

beckster, gracias gracias!! loved the part about gavi cutting agave all day and drinking it all night....hihihi...

eve, how cool that you guys drink turkish coffee! is your family greek or middle eastern? mine is originally greek, so turkish coffee is big in my fam...let's just say, i'm a coffee afficionada(though i hope not as grumpy as alonso!) :)

i'm guessing alonso's caffeinated character is part of the original colombian novela's script, in an attempt to glorify coffee instead of tequila. arguably, this would make alfonso the most authentic character in the novela. ...?
 

Beckster^^^You are my idol. That was another clever, funny recap of Wild Kingdom, but instead of it being brought to us by Mutual of Omaha..tequila is our sponsor. I liked your title . Yes...the lion sleeps tonight...WAKE UP ,ROD ..they are cicling Gavi yet again. Awimma way...Awimma way...Thanks, Beckster for the giggles.
 

When I have been in Mexico and ordered coffee, it has been brought as hot water or hot milk and a jar of instant. Years ago it was much more common, now it seems like everyone is drinking very sweet sodas.

The first time I was in Mexico seventeen years ago, I asked my husband why everyone drinks instant. He just looked at me like I was crazy, like doesn't everyone? I actually much prefer instant so that has worked out well.
 

Another fun recap, beckster - thank you!

My favorite scenes were Pilar telling off the hyenas, and Elvis volunteering to choose the menu (frijoles, plantanos - lol)for the next family get together. Frankie had no comeback for that!

Coffee in Mexico - I was served Nescafe most of the time - couldn't believe it!
When I go to Mex. City, I'm going straight to Starbucks. But, I'll order in Spanish! :) (please, no comments on Corporate coffee...)

Did any of you see the documentary, "Mi Colombia",last night on PBS? During the section on coffee plantations (cafetals)they used a clip from "Café, Con Aroma de Mujer".
Instead of jima-ing agave, the heroine was in the fields picking coffee beans, wearing a hat and singing a song. Thankfully, she did not sing "Gaviota".
It was fun to see.
 

Hey I found that same instant coffee in the grocery store here--NESCAFE! I have been using it and
I too have learned not to be drinking anything while reading the recaps! Every recap seems to have at least one laugh out loud part. Thanks for making my day!
 

Instant coffee??????? I have Mr. Coffee brew the Folgers classic roast(medium) but I am a wimp 'cause I NEED half and half with it!

I also avoid drinking coffee with the recaps.....should strap myself to the chair, though....so as not to fall off laughing!

Oh, I meant to say Pilar's family of cut-throat, back stabbing, cross boinking spawn...my typing's crappy that way....

Susanlynn, you are so funny! Can't wait for tonight's show!
 

love ELvis, arroz, frijoles, platanos....also, Frankie was SHOCKED that anything was to be expected of him at Montalvena, more than the fact that he would be under the always linguistically annoying meester James...glad to see the Pillar de la familia stand up to the petty hyenas. what about this esteem that Clarita has for the late Amador. if Gavi IS his love child (which i have suspected since Pilar first showed disdain for the jimadores), you wouldn't expect her to hold him in such high regard. afterall, he allowed Clarita and Gavi to live in poverty all those years
 

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