Thursday, August 09, 2007
Destilando Amor, Weds 8/8: What does the $#!% hit when there's no fan?
The family worries about the Gaviota-sighting; they decide they're not going to let anything ruin Sofia's big day. Minerva pulls Isa aside and wants to know what's going on with that husband-stealer; Isa says she's going to find out.
Sanwanna offers to pay Rosa for her information about Gaviota, but Rosa is offended and refuses. Sanwanna complains that Gavi's presence has turned loose-lipped Rosa into "some grand thing."
Meanwhile, Gavi flops onto her bed, remembering Isa's sparkly swollen belly. "It can't be, it can't be," she sobs. I remember a happy time when "it can't be" was always followed up with a knowing, "...artificial insemination." Unfortunately, no one's around to hiss those words into Gaviota's ear now.
Rod pleads with the jimadores: he CANNOT increase their wages. A jimadora assures him that Gavi doesn't lie; he's being miserly with their pennies. Rod reminds them he gives the best wages in the region. He also reminds them that some jimas are losing their jobs and looking for work now because farmers are having to burn their crops thanks to the plague.
They say they'll give him till Monday to think about it. Until then, they won't be trimming a single agave. They all file out. Rod asks Roman to please not tell the family about this. If anyone asks, he can say they're on strike, but don't mention that Gavi did this!
In the bedroom, Sanwanna passes on to Isa the information she did get - that Gavi came over on behalf of the CRT to teach the difference between sick agaves and healthy ones. They knew some techs would be coming over, but they didn't know Gavi would be coming with them! Isa is dumbfounded. And really, really mad. "So why was she jimadoring?" Sanwanna describes the contest, and how later Gavi spent the night.
Minerva comes in. Did I mention that I love her dress as usual? She sarcastically thanks Isadora for all the supportive phone calls (which apparently Isadora didn't make). Isa rolls her eyes and says, "Ha, you haven't gotten the story of the drama **I'VE** been living." Minerva is bien impactada to hear that Gavi's working for the CRT!
Clarita shows up at Gavi's room. Drunk. Evidently she needed some liquid courage to better enjoy the plane ride. She offers Gavi the rest of the bottle, but for once in her life Gavi turns down an offer of alcohol, saying she had enough last night. But she is very, very, very happy to see her mom. She ruefully confides that her days with the CRT are probably numbered. For the moment, Clarita is too drunk to do much more than squeak supportively.
Minnie tells Isa she's going to Spain to live with her great-aunt. She's left with no other choice; she had thought she could get Aaron back, but she was wrong. He'll marry Pam next week and she'll want to be as far away as possible.
Isa says she's wanted to stand by Min during these times, but Isa was traveling... Min says she made up the trip to Greece, never even left her apartment, and Isa's the only person who knows. Well... plus Patricio. She was trying to get a rise out of Aaron, but he pthat other woman anyway.
Isa observes that Minerva looks very tan. Min admits she used up two whole tubes of bronzer. And she's sorry she didn't take that singles cruise - she could have met someone. But on second thought, maybe not. She's never had the nerve to meet another man. Now she's paying dearly for the price of love. Aaron traded her in for a healthy womb and a generous bed, and he's very happy.
Isa: At least you've had a chance to travel and get out of this hell.
Min: So how's the pregnancy going? Do you know what it's going to be?
Isa: Rod is hoping for a girl.
Min: A girl? Oh well, I hope you can give him what he wants.
Isa: That's impossible. I'm expecting a boy... the much-anticipated Montalvo heir.
Minerva is impactada yet again. Isa says she had an ultrasound. She asks Minnie to keep the secret and excuses herself. "I need to get dressed for this farce." Alone, Minerva muses to herself that Isadora's son will ruin all of Aaron's plans. She doesn't seem very sure as to whether she likes the idea or not.
Back to Gavi and Clarita. Clarita is sobered up somewhat, drinking coffee. Gavi is describing what happened that morning. She was working the agaves and singing really loud. Rod showed up. That lit up her heart, she was smiling ear-to-ear, but that all congealed when Isa showed up, and all the blood drained into Gavi's feet. Isa is pregnant by Rodrigo. About five months. Aaron was right - Rod is a liar. He claimed he was only able to be with one woman. What a dummy she is.
Clarita has been silent through all of this. Finally she says, "That baby is not his." Clarita's theory is based on something they've both seen many times... in telenovelas.
Gavi thinks it's ridiculous - if Isa had cheated on Rod as Clarita suggests, no way would he have stayed with her IF it were truly true that he'd never been with her himself.
Clarita is really enamored of the idea, however, and reminds Gavi of a particular novela in which the woman got drunk one night with someone and slept with him... he was a NEIGHBOR!
(Please... give me a break. I say this with all due respect.)
"This isn't a telenovela, Mama. It's real life. It's MY real life!"
Clarita insists - it is not Rodrigo's child. "Or my name's not Clarita Hernandez."
Later, Gavi talks about how she watched Rodrigo from the garden. He looked sad. She fancied he was thinking about his Gaviota. Then she drank some more, next day started singing... Clarita says, well, probably everybody heard and recognized her voice. Gavi then admits that she turned all the jimadores against Rod. She took one look at that pregnant belly and couldn't control herself. Right then and there they went on strike! Now she's very, very concerned about what will happen when the Montalvos tell her boss what she did.
Gavi goes back to bed and tells Clarita she should probably go back to the CRT, put her head on her boss's desk, and then fall off the face of the earth. But maybe it'd be better if she finishes her work there first. She'll do it well, and then if they fire her, at least she'll have her dignity.
Back at Montalveña, Dani gently rebukes Rodrigo for not having told Gavi about the pregnancy. (Dani DID warn him about this last week!) He wonders why Gaviota came back. He tells Dani about the strike. He'd been hoping to go back to the city soon, but now he's stuck. He's got to meet with the jimadores and Monday and do whatever's necessary to take care of his father's organic agave crop.
With family like these, is a Bridezilla redundant?
The day is intermittently sunny. The chairs are set up in tidy rows. Altar boys steal treats off the buffet table. The area slowly fills with guests. Pilar notices that James is wearing a suit that's too big for him. He admits that he couldn't go back to the ranch for his clothes. (Wuss.) Patricio asks after Acacia. James admits they're "fighting" and jokes "now you know why I'm dressed like this."
Elvis is taking photos. He gets one of Pilar and James together on a loveseat. Elvis tries to get suddenly-grumpy Pilar to smile. "It's not for me, it's for the camera," he teases. Patricio says "smile, or we'll be posing here all afternoon." She obliges. "Nobody will believe that I took this photo," Elvis laughs.
Elvis then switches seats with James and puts his arm around Pilar. "One last smile, Abuelita." He tells her to imagine that he just told her that he's moving to Africa and she'll never see him again. She musters up a smile for that one! "I'll go with Daniela," is Elvis's punchline. Pilar pulls away impatiently. (For some reason, the audio was missing when Elvis said "Africa." It was like when they want to bleep a word without drawing attention to it by making an actual bleep sound. Did anyone else notice this?)
Francisco's hired parents show up. So does Estefano, the guy who owns the apartment Frankie's been squatting in. He complains about having to pay Frankie's faux parents, on top of all the other expenses he's covered for Frankie. "Think of it as an investment," Frankie tells him.
Everyone is impressed with the fake de la Vegas, Maximiliano and Josephene. She might be Spanish. Pilar is charmed. James introduces himself as a "friend of the family"; Frankie somewhat rudely points out that he's Sofia's ex. (Isa's holding her belly up again, and I can see why; she's wearing a mostly-backless dress, which means less support for her baby bump.) Elvis introduces himself as a painter, sculptor, and "dark spot" of the family.
Isa, Minerva, and Pilar sit with their drinks. Isa breaks the news to Pilar that Gavi is there because she's gotten a job with the CRT and they're going to be inspecting their crops. She wants to go tell Rod. Min dissuades her, saying he'll just go looking for Gavi again. (Meanwhile, Rod is debating with Dani whether someone will warn the family that Gavi's working for the CRT. Dani thinks not, because it's only the family plus Sofie's friends who are there today.)
With perfect timing, Gelasio Barrales comes. He's the head of the agave growers' syndicate, and he just might be a Scorpio. (Or perhaps it's more likely that scorpions are a popular motif on embroidered jackets?) He tells Pilar that Don Amador would be proud of this shindig. He wants to talk about agave stuff. Isa intercepts him and asks about Mariana Franco. Rod tries to drag him away, but he turns to Isa and says "Oh yes, I know Mariana Franco very well." It's the perfect moment for a commercial break!
Gelasio explains Gavi's job function to Isadora. "And who was asking?" Rod answers, looking at Isa. "What's it to you?" he asks her. He explains to Gelasio that his family very well knows who Mariana is.
Elvis takes a photo of Dani, who's happy. He takes a photo of Rod, Minerva, and Isa, who are flustered and distracted. "Don't everyone smile at once," he quips cheerfully. Sometimes I wonder if Elvis is some kind of happiness-machine. Dani warns him that unless he'd like to photograph a massacre, he'd better go away. Rod argues with Min and Isa (mostly Min) about Gavi. "It's the end of your game," he declares. He won't let them commit the same crime twice. Dani grins with satisfaction.
(Back at the hotel, Gavi remembers Rod protesting "you can't do this to me" as she lectured all the jimadores on what a tightfisted cheat he is.)
Rod lectures his wife and his XSIL about what they did to Gavi. Isa feigns ignorance, so he lists every specific sin that they committed against Gavi. James, Pat, and Lluvia look on in bewilderment. Varying degrees of regret, guilt, shame, and horror spread over everyone else's faces - everyone's except Isa's and Min's, of course. Pilar is week in the knees. Isa demands to know how he's been playing her. Rod explains to his loving, loyal wife how he finally helped hook Gavi up with a letter of recommendation so she could get a job.
Dani carefully explains to Pilar that Gavi was desperate and needed help. That's why she told Rodrigo the truth, and why he helped her. "It was the least he could do."
Rod takes Isa aside and says "if I were fooling around with Gaviota, do you really think I'd do it here? We're finished, forever."
"Why didn't you tell me before," Isa whines. She's got some nerve. Min accuses Rod of trying to "protect" Gavi. He tells her that people like Gavi NEED protection "from people like you." Offended, Isa storms off. Min glares at Rodrigo, nose-to-nose. She tries to guilt Rodrigo for upsetting Isa. He says he's got more to say.
Pilar begs them to stop, but Min admits that Rodrigo is right - she is no longer of any importance to this family. She tries to stomp off in a self-righteous, self-pitying, faux snit, but just then, Fedra and Aaron show up. Dani greets them in a sarcastic tone, "Great timing, cousin!" (I love her, she's such a brat!) Aaron tells Min she looks spectacular, and that her travels have clearly done her some good.
There are times when it's appropriate to make a wisecrack, and there are times when it's best not to go for the cheap shot. So I'll just remind you that Minerva put on her very best panties for him this morning, and I'll leave it at that.
"I wish I could say the same for you," Minnie answers smugly. "You look fatal" (this isn't a compliment - it means something like "you look like death warmed over"). Laughing with barely-concealed contempt, Aaron approaches Rodrigo for a fist-bump and/or hug, but Rod brusquely pushes him away.
(Gavi is watching the Rodrigo channel inside her head. It looks like the Christmas Eve party. "You are a creep, Rodrigo. You always have been. You don't deserve any of my tears.")
Aaron scolds Rodrigo for not being nicer to him for coming over from Miami for the wedding. Fedra complains of his coldness as he brushes off her hug. Rodrigo makes increasingly sarcastic, snide remarks to Aaron. The mention of "Mariana Franco" hits the other Montalvos like a ton of bricks, and the air around them quickly becomes thick with tension. "Please - we joined you here to celebrate your sister's wedding!" Fedra protests in her most innocent-sounding voice. Pilar begs Rodrigo to stop, but Rod says her tears won't work this time. It's too late.
He accuses the rival Montalvos of trying to ruin the family and the company. Bruno, for one, is mystified by these references. Rodrigo tells him about Fedra's and Minerva's phone calls to all the other tequila companies, trying to blackball Gaviota, saying she'd stolen money from the company.
Patricio approaches to say that the priest is ready to begin. Rodrigo says nobody's going anywhere until he's finished.
(From a distance, Frankie points out Aaron to his fake parents and his reluctant roommate. He explains to them that the Montalvos are two families, but they're very closely knit. Watching the spectacle, Estefano says it looks like they're having a very intense conversation/argument. Frankie conjectures that they may be having some conflict, but they still love each other very much.)
Back to the family reunion - Patricio wants to know what's going on. "Ah, it's Patricio the Silent." He says Patricio was in on the tricks against Gaviota too. Patricio is dumbfounded, and Fedra jumps to his defense. "Leave my nephew out of this." Patricio simply says that Sofia's waiting. "Don't worry, what I still have to say won't take much time," Rodrigo says coolly. Aaron tries to shame Rodrigo for choosing this time to discuss such a worn-out subject.
"I'll sum it up in three words," Rodrigo says to Aaron's sunglasses. "Gaviota came back."
Reaction shots: Aaron is impactado. Pilar wrings her hands and her mouth is stretched in a grimace. Dani struggles to limit her smile to a mere grin. Bruno touches his face as if it's getting hot.
In short, it's the kind of tension that can only be relieved with another commercial break.
Rodrigo tells Aaron he knows that the millions of pesos that were supposedly given to Gaviota actually ended up in Oñate's wallet, as payment for unmasking Mariana Franco. He took away her severance, threw her into the street, gave away her car - the work of a cheap thief.
Fedra interrupts again, Rod says he's just saying what Aaron deserves. Not only did he throw her into the street, he also let Fedra and Minerva sabotage Gavi's reputation to make sure she would starve to death.
"You're hurting us, Rodrigo!" Fedra whines. (Pilar looks around anxiously - I bet she'd welcome an interruption from Elvis right about now.) "You know what you did, don't deny it," Rod answers. "Classy people do not act this way. Where'd you dump your class, Fedra?"
Aaron attacks Rodrigo like lighting, but Rod is easily able to hold off his attack. Dani and Pilar yell at them to stop. Bruno is standing right there, almost as if he wants to split them up, but doesn't quite make a move. "You don't have any right to protest," Rodrigo hisses at Aaron. "Get your filthy piggy hands out of my life and Gaviota's. You act like a coward, you are a creep to have said you slept with her, a creep." With that, he shoves Aaron staggering backwards into some out-of-frame chairs.
Minerva picks this exact moment to retry that grand, dramatic, silent exit she'd been planning. Aaron calls weakly after her, but it is Bruno who follows her. Embarrassed, Aaron simply fiddles with his sunglasses.
Sofia comes over to investigate. (Again, I guess in Mexico they don't have that superstition about letting the groom see the bride in her dress before the wedding.) Aaron complains about Rodrigo's uncivil behavior. "Why are you doing this to me, Rodrigo?!" Sofia complains. "You just want to ruin my wedding, don't you!" She takes off.
By now, Frankie has come over to investigate too. Rod tells him to go find Sofia and reassure her that nobody's going to ruin her wedding today. (That's nice of Rod. I agree that Sofia should have ONE day of marital bliss. Bwahahahaha.)
The priest comes over, wanting to know when they're going to start. Dani asks for a few more minutes because "it seems Sofia's not feeling well at all." Pilar seems grateful for the tactful lie. Aaron consoles Fedra with a hug.
"You look calmer," Clarita tells Gaviota at an outdoor cafe. "That's because you're with me," Gavi answers. Demitri joins them, and Gavi introduces her mother. (Is anyone else thinking what I'm thinking? Clarita and Demitri? No? Is it just me?) Gavi explains that her mother was a jimadora too. D wants an update on Montalveña. Before Gavi can answer, Clarita quickly explains that Gavi explained all about the little agave bugs ("bicharacos," so there's that "bich" root as in "bichi") and the jimadores were all very happy to hear it. She adds that her daughter doesn't like to brag (literally "throw flowers at herself").
Gavi asks Demitri if he's spoken with Avellaneda (head of the CRT) yet. Nope. She was just wondering if he needed anything special. D says no, but there's a problem - he tells her about those tonics and remedies those crooks have been selling in town. Gavi is angry that tricksters are ripping off the farmers' money with this stuff. D says something about people thinking the pests are a form of divine punishment that can only be cured by incantations and potions, etc. Gavi shares his concern, and I suddenly feel as though I'm in the middle of an anti-potion PSA.
Don't use potions, kids! They don't work and they can be dangerous. You're welcome.
Anyway, they need to be able to complete their inspections. Gavi is eager to help, so Demitri tells her to accompany the field tech.
Back to the hacienda! Minerva asks Sanwanna to pack her bags and get someone to take her to the airport. Isa finds her and asks how the conversation ended. (Ha - I had forgotten that Isa took off before it got really interesting!)
"Your husband turned a wedding into a funeral, just to defend his precious migrant worker. You can't even imagine what-all he said!" Naturally, Isa wants to hear the whole thing, but Min says no, she doesn't want to make Isa miscarry! "No, wait, I'll go with you, I've got absolutely no reason to be in this house." Minerva says, "Let's go!"
They make for the exit, but Bruno intercepts them. "You're not going anywhere." Minnie says she's not a member of this family anymore, she's not welcome, the accusations of Rodrigo, the sins of Aaron, etc. etc... "You're still a Montalvo," Bruno soothes, and leads her to the sofa. "You can't leave like this." Min says she's made her decision. Bruno tells the women to put their hands in/on Sofia's heart (it's an icky image, but a common saying meaning "show her some compassion") and have some consideration for Pilar.
He asks Isa if she would really be capable of doing something like this to Sofia. He expresses disappointment at Minerva's attitude and says okay, you can't even look at my son, you can't stand Rodrigo... but at least stay for me. She agrees.
Outside, James is telling Rodrigo to control himself, or they'll all end up in the neighborhood jail (something like that). (Hey, James, I've got an idea - if the intensity of all this is too much for you, maybe you should just run away, since that's how you deal with your problems.) Rodrigo complains about how long he's had to "maintain" a smile in front of those people. He talks about how much he'd love to break Aaron's face, and wring Fedra's and Minerva's necks. And how awful it's been to think that Bruno, Granny, and Sofia all participated in that damn lie. (James is surprised.) They knew everything, and they hid it!
Thursday
Isadora spells it all out for Frankie in tiny words that he can understand. Comprehension slowly dawns.
Rodrigo does a cool wrist-lock on Aaron, then later leads Sofia down the aisle to her doom.
Sanwanna offers to pay Rosa for her information about Gaviota, but Rosa is offended and refuses. Sanwanna complains that Gavi's presence has turned loose-lipped Rosa into "some grand thing."
Meanwhile, Gavi flops onto her bed, remembering Isa's sparkly swollen belly. "It can't be, it can't be," she sobs. I remember a happy time when "it can't be" was always followed up with a knowing, "...artificial insemination." Unfortunately, no one's around to hiss those words into Gaviota's ear now.
Rod pleads with the jimadores: he CANNOT increase their wages. A jimadora assures him that Gavi doesn't lie; he's being miserly with their pennies. Rod reminds them he gives the best wages in the region. He also reminds them that some jimas are losing their jobs and looking for work now because farmers are having to burn their crops thanks to the plague.
They say they'll give him till Monday to think about it. Until then, they won't be trimming a single agave. They all file out. Rod asks Roman to please not tell the family about this. If anyone asks, he can say they're on strike, but don't mention that Gavi did this!
In the bedroom, Sanwanna passes on to Isa the information she did get - that Gavi came over on behalf of the CRT to teach the difference between sick agaves and healthy ones. They knew some techs would be coming over, but they didn't know Gavi would be coming with them! Isa is dumbfounded. And really, really mad. "So why was she jimadoring?" Sanwanna describes the contest, and how later Gavi spent the night.
Minerva comes in. Did I mention that I love her dress as usual? She sarcastically thanks Isadora for all the supportive phone calls (which apparently Isadora didn't make). Isa rolls her eyes and says, "Ha, you haven't gotten the story of the drama **I'VE** been living." Minerva is bien impactada to hear that Gavi's working for the CRT!
Clarita shows up at Gavi's room. Drunk. Evidently she needed some liquid courage to better enjoy the plane ride. She offers Gavi the rest of the bottle, but for once in her life Gavi turns down an offer of alcohol, saying she had enough last night. But she is very, very, very happy to see her mom. She ruefully confides that her days with the CRT are probably numbered. For the moment, Clarita is too drunk to do much more than squeak supportively.
Minnie tells Isa she's going to Spain to live with her great-aunt. She's left with no other choice; she had thought she could get Aaron back, but she was wrong. He'll marry Pam next week and she'll want to be as far away as possible.
Isa says she's wanted to stand by Min during these times, but Isa was traveling... Min says she made up the trip to Greece, never even left her apartment, and Isa's the only person who knows. Well... plus Patricio. She was trying to get a rise out of Aaron, but he pthat other woman anyway.
Isa observes that Minerva looks very tan. Min admits she used up two whole tubes of bronzer. And she's sorry she didn't take that singles cruise - she could have met someone. But on second thought, maybe not. She's never had the nerve to meet another man. Now she's paying dearly for the price of love. Aaron traded her in for a healthy womb and a generous bed, and he's very happy.
Isa: At least you've had a chance to travel and get out of this hell.
Min: So how's the pregnancy going? Do you know what it's going to be?
Isa: Rod is hoping for a girl.
Min: A girl? Oh well, I hope you can give him what he wants.
Isa: That's impossible. I'm expecting a boy... the much-anticipated Montalvo heir.
Minerva is impactada yet again. Isa says she had an ultrasound. She asks Minnie to keep the secret and excuses herself. "I need to get dressed for this farce." Alone, Minerva muses to herself that Isadora's son will ruin all of Aaron's plans. She doesn't seem very sure as to whether she likes the idea or not.
Back to Gavi and Clarita. Clarita is sobered up somewhat, drinking coffee. Gavi is describing what happened that morning. She was working the agaves and singing really loud. Rod showed up. That lit up her heart, she was smiling ear-to-ear, but that all congealed when Isa showed up, and all the blood drained into Gavi's feet. Isa is pregnant by Rodrigo. About five months. Aaron was right - Rod is a liar. He claimed he was only able to be with one woman. What a dummy she is.
Clarita has been silent through all of this. Finally she says, "That baby is not his." Clarita's theory is based on something they've both seen many times... in telenovelas.
Gavi thinks it's ridiculous - if Isa had cheated on Rod as Clarita suggests, no way would he have stayed with her IF it were truly true that he'd never been with her himself.
Clarita is really enamored of the idea, however, and reminds Gavi of a particular novela in which the woman got drunk one night with someone and slept with him... he was a NEIGHBOR!
(Please... give me a break. I say this with all due respect.)
"This isn't a telenovela, Mama. It's real life. It's MY real life!"
Clarita insists - it is not Rodrigo's child. "Or my name's not Clarita Hernandez."
Later, Gavi talks about how she watched Rodrigo from the garden. He looked sad. She fancied he was thinking about his Gaviota. Then she drank some more, next day started singing... Clarita says, well, probably everybody heard and recognized her voice. Gavi then admits that she turned all the jimadores against Rod. She took one look at that pregnant belly and couldn't control herself. Right then and there they went on strike! Now she's very, very concerned about what will happen when the Montalvos tell her boss what she did.
Gavi goes back to bed and tells Clarita she should probably go back to the CRT, put her head on her boss's desk, and then fall off the face of the earth. But maybe it'd be better if she finishes her work there first. She'll do it well, and then if they fire her, at least she'll have her dignity.
Back at Montalveña, Dani gently rebukes Rodrigo for not having told Gavi about the pregnancy. (Dani DID warn him about this last week!) He wonders why Gaviota came back. He tells Dani about the strike. He'd been hoping to go back to the city soon, but now he's stuck. He's got to meet with the jimadores and Monday and do whatever's necessary to take care of his father's organic agave crop.
With family like these, is a Bridezilla redundant?
The day is intermittently sunny. The chairs are set up in tidy rows. Altar boys steal treats off the buffet table. The area slowly fills with guests. Pilar notices that James is wearing a suit that's too big for him. He admits that he couldn't go back to the ranch for his clothes. (Wuss.) Patricio asks after Acacia. James admits they're "fighting" and jokes "now you know why I'm dressed like this."
Elvis is taking photos. He gets one of Pilar and James together on a loveseat. Elvis tries to get suddenly-grumpy Pilar to smile. "It's not for me, it's for the camera," he teases. Patricio says "smile, or we'll be posing here all afternoon." She obliges. "Nobody will believe that I took this photo," Elvis laughs.
Elvis then switches seats with James and puts his arm around Pilar. "One last smile, Abuelita." He tells her to imagine that he just told her that he's moving to Africa and she'll never see him again. She musters up a smile for that one! "I'll go with Daniela," is Elvis's punchline. Pilar pulls away impatiently. (For some reason, the audio was missing when Elvis said "Africa." It was like when they want to bleep a word without drawing attention to it by making an actual bleep sound. Did anyone else notice this?)
Francisco's hired parents show up. So does Estefano, the guy who owns the apartment Frankie's been squatting in. He complains about having to pay Frankie's faux parents, on top of all the other expenses he's covered for Frankie. "Think of it as an investment," Frankie tells him.
Everyone is impressed with the fake de la Vegas, Maximiliano and Josephene. She might be Spanish. Pilar is charmed. James introduces himself as a "friend of the family"; Frankie somewhat rudely points out that he's Sofia's ex. (Isa's holding her belly up again, and I can see why; she's wearing a mostly-backless dress, which means less support for her baby bump.) Elvis introduces himself as a painter, sculptor, and "dark spot" of the family.
Isa, Minerva, and Pilar sit with their drinks. Isa breaks the news to Pilar that Gavi is there because she's gotten a job with the CRT and they're going to be inspecting their crops. She wants to go tell Rod. Min dissuades her, saying he'll just go looking for Gavi again. (Meanwhile, Rod is debating with Dani whether someone will warn the family that Gavi's working for the CRT. Dani thinks not, because it's only the family plus Sofie's friends who are there today.)
With perfect timing, Gelasio Barrales comes. He's the head of the agave growers' syndicate, and he just might be a Scorpio. (Or perhaps it's more likely that scorpions are a popular motif on embroidered jackets?) He tells Pilar that Don Amador would be proud of this shindig. He wants to talk about agave stuff. Isa intercepts him and asks about Mariana Franco. Rod tries to drag him away, but he turns to Isa and says "Oh yes, I know Mariana Franco very well." It's the perfect moment for a commercial break!
Gelasio explains Gavi's job function to Isadora. "And who was asking?" Rod answers, looking at Isa. "What's it to you?" he asks her. He explains to Gelasio that his family very well knows who Mariana is.
Elvis takes a photo of Dani, who's happy. He takes a photo of Rod, Minerva, and Isa, who are flustered and distracted. "Don't everyone smile at once," he quips cheerfully. Sometimes I wonder if Elvis is some kind of happiness-machine. Dani warns him that unless he'd like to photograph a massacre, he'd better go away. Rod argues with Min and Isa (mostly Min) about Gavi. "It's the end of your game," he declares. He won't let them commit the same crime twice. Dani grins with satisfaction.
(Back at the hotel, Gavi remembers Rod protesting "you can't do this to me" as she lectured all the jimadores on what a tightfisted cheat he is.)
Rod lectures his wife and his XSIL about what they did to Gavi. Isa feigns ignorance, so he lists every specific sin that they committed against Gavi. James, Pat, and Lluvia look on in bewilderment. Varying degrees of regret, guilt, shame, and horror spread over everyone else's faces - everyone's except Isa's and Min's, of course. Pilar is week in the knees. Isa demands to know how he's been playing her. Rod explains to his loving, loyal wife how he finally helped hook Gavi up with a letter of recommendation so she could get a job.
Dani carefully explains to Pilar that Gavi was desperate and needed help. That's why she told Rodrigo the truth, and why he helped her. "It was the least he could do."
Rod takes Isa aside and says "if I were fooling around with Gaviota, do you really think I'd do it here? We're finished, forever."
"Why didn't you tell me before," Isa whines. She's got some nerve. Min accuses Rod of trying to "protect" Gavi. He tells her that people like Gavi NEED protection "from people like you." Offended, Isa storms off. Min glares at Rodrigo, nose-to-nose. She tries to guilt Rodrigo for upsetting Isa. He says he's got more to say.
Pilar begs them to stop, but Min admits that Rodrigo is right - she is no longer of any importance to this family. She tries to stomp off in a self-righteous, self-pitying, faux snit, but just then, Fedra and Aaron show up. Dani greets them in a sarcastic tone, "Great timing, cousin!" (I love her, she's such a brat!) Aaron tells Min she looks spectacular, and that her travels have clearly done her some good.
There are times when it's appropriate to make a wisecrack, and there are times when it's best not to go for the cheap shot. So I'll just remind you that Minerva put on her very best panties for him this morning, and I'll leave it at that.
"I wish I could say the same for you," Minnie answers smugly. "You look fatal" (this isn't a compliment - it means something like "you look like death warmed over"). Laughing with barely-concealed contempt, Aaron approaches Rodrigo for a fist-bump and/or hug, but Rod brusquely pushes him away.
(Gavi is watching the Rodrigo channel inside her head. It looks like the Christmas Eve party. "You are a creep, Rodrigo. You always have been. You don't deserve any of my tears.")
Aaron scolds Rodrigo for not being nicer to him for coming over from Miami for the wedding. Fedra complains of his coldness as he brushes off her hug. Rodrigo makes increasingly sarcastic, snide remarks to Aaron. The mention of "Mariana Franco" hits the other Montalvos like a ton of bricks, and the air around them quickly becomes thick with tension. "Please - we joined you here to celebrate your sister's wedding!" Fedra protests in her most innocent-sounding voice. Pilar begs Rodrigo to stop, but Rod says her tears won't work this time. It's too late.
He accuses the rival Montalvos of trying to ruin the family and the company. Bruno, for one, is mystified by these references. Rodrigo tells him about Fedra's and Minerva's phone calls to all the other tequila companies, trying to blackball Gaviota, saying she'd stolen money from the company.
Patricio approaches to say that the priest is ready to begin. Rodrigo says nobody's going anywhere until he's finished.
(From a distance, Frankie points out Aaron to his fake parents and his reluctant roommate. He explains to them that the Montalvos are two families, but they're very closely knit. Watching the spectacle, Estefano says it looks like they're having a very intense conversation/argument. Frankie conjectures that they may be having some conflict, but they still love each other very much.)
Back to the family reunion - Patricio wants to know what's going on. "Ah, it's Patricio the Silent." He says Patricio was in on the tricks against Gaviota too. Patricio is dumbfounded, and Fedra jumps to his defense. "Leave my nephew out of this." Patricio simply says that Sofia's waiting. "Don't worry, what I still have to say won't take much time," Rodrigo says coolly. Aaron tries to shame Rodrigo for choosing this time to discuss such a worn-out subject.
"I'll sum it up in three words," Rodrigo says to Aaron's sunglasses. "Gaviota came back."
Reaction shots: Aaron is impactado. Pilar wrings her hands and her mouth is stretched in a grimace. Dani struggles to limit her smile to a mere grin. Bruno touches his face as if it's getting hot.
In short, it's the kind of tension that can only be relieved with another commercial break.
Rodrigo tells Aaron he knows that the millions of pesos that were supposedly given to Gaviota actually ended up in Oñate's wallet, as payment for unmasking Mariana Franco. He took away her severance, threw her into the street, gave away her car - the work of a cheap thief.
Fedra interrupts again, Rod says he's just saying what Aaron deserves. Not only did he throw her into the street, he also let Fedra and Minerva sabotage Gavi's reputation to make sure she would starve to death.
"You're hurting us, Rodrigo!" Fedra whines. (Pilar looks around anxiously - I bet she'd welcome an interruption from Elvis right about now.) "You know what you did, don't deny it," Rod answers. "Classy people do not act this way. Where'd you dump your class, Fedra?"
Aaron attacks Rodrigo like lighting, but Rod is easily able to hold off his attack. Dani and Pilar yell at them to stop. Bruno is standing right there, almost as if he wants to split them up, but doesn't quite make a move. "You don't have any right to protest," Rodrigo hisses at Aaron. "Get your filthy piggy hands out of my life and Gaviota's. You act like a coward, you are a creep to have said you slept with her, a creep." With that, he shoves Aaron staggering backwards into some out-of-frame chairs.
Minerva picks this exact moment to retry that grand, dramatic, silent exit she'd been planning. Aaron calls weakly after her, but it is Bruno who follows her. Embarrassed, Aaron simply fiddles with his sunglasses.
Sofia comes over to investigate. (Again, I guess in Mexico they don't have that superstition about letting the groom see the bride in her dress before the wedding.) Aaron complains about Rodrigo's uncivil behavior. "Why are you doing this to me, Rodrigo?!" Sofia complains. "You just want to ruin my wedding, don't you!" She takes off.
By now, Frankie has come over to investigate too. Rod tells him to go find Sofia and reassure her that nobody's going to ruin her wedding today. (That's nice of Rod. I agree that Sofia should have ONE day of marital bliss. Bwahahahaha.)
The priest comes over, wanting to know when they're going to start. Dani asks for a few more minutes because "it seems Sofia's not feeling well at all." Pilar seems grateful for the tactful lie. Aaron consoles Fedra with a hug.
"You look calmer," Clarita tells Gaviota at an outdoor cafe. "That's because you're with me," Gavi answers. Demitri joins them, and Gavi introduces her mother. (Is anyone else thinking what I'm thinking? Clarita and Demitri? No? Is it just me?) Gavi explains that her mother was a jimadora too. D wants an update on Montalveña. Before Gavi can answer, Clarita quickly explains that Gavi explained all about the little agave bugs ("bicharacos," so there's that "bich" root as in "bichi") and the jimadores were all very happy to hear it. She adds that her daughter doesn't like to brag (literally "throw flowers at herself").
Gavi asks Demitri if he's spoken with Avellaneda (head of the CRT) yet. Nope. She was just wondering if he needed anything special. D says no, but there's a problem - he tells her about those tonics and remedies those crooks have been selling in town. Gavi is angry that tricksters are ripping off the farmers' money with this stuff. D says something about people thinking the pests are a form of divine punishment that can only be cured by incantations and potions, etc. Gavi shares his concern, and I suddenly feel as though I'm in the middle of an anti-potion PSA.
Don't use potions, kids! They don't work and they can be dangerous. You're welcome.
Anyway, they need to be able to complete their inspections. Gavi is eager to help, so Demitri tells her to accompany the field tech.
Back to the hacienda! Minerva asks Sanwanna to pack her bags and get someone to take her to the airport. Isa finds her and asks how the conversation ended. (Ha - I had forgotten that Isa took off before it got really interesting!)
"Your husband turned a wedding into a funeral, just to defend his precious migrant worker. You can't even imagine what-all he said!" Naturally, Isa wants to hear the whole thing, but Min says no, she doesn't want to make Isa miscarry! "No, wait, I'll go with you, I've got absolutely no reason to be in this house." Minerva says, "Let's go!"
They make for the exit, but Bruno intercepts them. "You're not going anywhere." Minnie says she's not a member of this family anymore, she's not welcome, the accusations of Rodrigo, the sins of Aaron, etc. etc... "You're still a Montalvo," Bruno soothes, and leads her to the sofa. "You can't leave like this." Min says she's made her decision. Bruno tells the women to put their hands in/on Sofia's heart (it's an icky image, but a common saying meaning "show her some compassion") and have some consideration for Pilar.
He asks Isa if she would really be capable of doing something like this to Sofia. He expresses disappointment at Minerva's attitude and says okay, you can't even look at my son, you can't stand Rodrigo... but at least stay for me. She agrees.
Outside, James is telling Rodrigo to control himself, or they'll all end up in the neighborhood jail (something like that). (Hey, James, I've got an idea - if the intensity of all this is too much for you, maybe you should just run away, since that's how you deal with your problems.) Rodrigo complains about how long he's had to "maintain" a smile in front of those people. He talks about how much he'd love to break Aaron's face, and wring Fedra's and Minerva's necks. And how awful it's been to think that Bruno, Granny, and Sofia all participated in that damn lie. (James is surprised.) They knew everything, and they hid it!
Thursday
Isadora spells it all out for Frankie in tiny words that he can understand. Comprehension slowly dawns.
Rodrigo does a cool wrist-lock on Aaron, then later leads Sofia down the aisle to her doom.
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Thanks so much Julie for the fast and fun recap. Wow the stuff really did hit the fan and it was so much fun watch Rod take no prisoners. He let everyone have it. I kept this episode so I can watch it again with the recap b/c I knew the general gist of it but eagerly awaited the specifics.
Did you get the feeling that Minnie would send TWB down the stairs when she started saying how the varon would ruin Aaron's plans? Those two are perfect "friends" for each other. As this novela continues the possibility of them taking one another out becomes more feasible.
"With family like these, is a Bridezilla redundant?" Priceless and true. The fact that this was her wedding day is the only thing that save Sophie from Rod's wrath.
I too noticed the bleep on Elvis but thought he might have been swearing (isn't that usually why they bleep in Uni?).
Loved your suggestion to James for him to run away again (haaaaaa). Though he's been a dufus, I'm shocked he's still like this. It seems they are setting us up for him to find poor Acacia completely crazy or dead.
Thanks again,
Karen
Did you get the feeling that Minnie would send TWB down the stairs when she started saying how the varon would ruin Aaron's plans? Those two are perfect "friends" for each other. As this novela continues the possibility of them taking one another out becomes more feasible.
"With family like these, is a Bridezilla redundant?" Priceless and true. The fact that this was her wedding day is the only thing that save Sophie from Rod's wrath.
I too noticed the bleep on Elvis but thought he might have been swearing (isn't that usually why they bleep in Uni?).
Loved your suggestion to James for him to run away again (haaaaaa). Though he's been a dufus, I'm shocked he's still like this. It seems they are setting us up for him to find poor Acacia completely crazy or dead.
Thanks again,
Karen
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: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 2:03:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 2:03:00 AM EDT
OMG that episode was so good. Rod finally got some b___s and decided to defend Gavi. I hope this is the beginning of a more macho Rod who fights for his love and says to hell with everyone else!(I doubt it though) When my hubby saw how Meester James ran away from Acacia he said the same thing as I did - what a dork! BTW I just read some past recaps because I had no internet for a while and Beckster your comment on "Bratz skanky mama" was HILARIOUS! I guess that baby is gonna be a Bratz Baby (my kids have those). These Destilando recaps are wonderful- I started reading these recaps during the final days of my pregnancy and now that I am back to work they are a life saver(i work the late shift).KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK GUYS!
Wow, this was intence!
Thanks, Julie, for thorough recap! It clarified some points for me.
I had to use my electronic dictionary during this episode as much as for the last 10 - every word counted and there were a lot of them. Rod finally looked like a real man. He was unstopable. Nobody could hold him down! Wow! I think we all were waiting for this but I didn't expect that it would be like this. I liked Rod like this even more than when he is just smiling with his fabulous smile. One of the best episodes so far!
I also was wandering about the bleeping during the photo shoot with Pilar - I even rewinded my DVR a few times to see the captions and to hear exact words but word "Africa" was bleeped out! Strange. Is it some kind of politicly correct editing, or what?
I really like Elvis! I wish we had more of him here.
Apparently Clarita's guess was nothing more then her experience in telenovelas. But somehow it hit the spot!
Eve
Thanks, Julie, for thorough recap! It clarified some points for me.
I had to use my electronic dictionary during this episode as much as for the last 10 - every word counted and there were a lot of them. Rod finally looked like a real man. He was unstopable. Nobody could hold him down! Wow! I think we all were waiting for this but I didn't expect that it would be like this. I liked Rod like this even more than when he is just smiling with his fabulous smile. One of the best episodes so far!
I also was wandering about the bleeping during the photo shoot with Pilar - I even rewinded my DVR a few times to see the captions and to hear exact words but word "Africa" was bleeped out! Strange. Is it some kind of politicly correct editing, or what?
I really like Elvis! I wish we had more of him here.
Apparently Clarita's guess was nothing more then her experience in telenovelas. But somehow it hit the spot!
Eve
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 6:49:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 6:49:00 AM EDT
The recaps have been very clever and funny. Thanks for all the hard work it must take. We appreciate you all very much.
Finally, something is happening, but we have to suffer our lovers separation still longer because Isa is only 4 mo pg (or so). Wonder how we will find out the baby isn't Rod's? Telling Francisco was weird, but he wouldn't tell, would he?
And lo and behold dumb Clarita came up with the real answer. Wouldn't you know it?
Melanie
Finally, something is happening, but we have to suffer our lovers separation still longer because Isa is only 4 mo pg (or so). Wonder how we will find out the baby isn't Rod's? Telling Francisco was weird, but he wouldn't tell, would he?
And lo and behold dumb Clarita came up with the real answer. Wouldn't you know it?
Melanie
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 7:48:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 7:48:00 AM EDT
I don't see where Rod is acting like a real man. After all is said and done, he told Esa that he didnot plan this reunion with gav and that he told her that he and gav were thru forever?? DUH. He has been telling esa this and then she sees him with her or talking about her in his dreams. She is so obsessed because she really knows deep down inside that he will be with gav eventually; yet he is telling her what she thinks is not true. Just like the elephant in the middle of the room. You only think you see it. Same thing with Minerva. She became paranoid and a spy over aaron's behavior. Every step of the way he said he wasn't cheating and his mother said the same and her friends told her she was paranoid and she had the gut feeling that he was cheating but was told he wasn't. He drove her to the state of mind she is in, just like rod did with gav.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 7:53:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 7:53:00 AM EDT
Julie, thanks for the early and entertaining recap, loved the Bridezilla redundancy. Actually, I think Rod was kind to Sofie considering she was one of the main conspirators.
Clarita was right on the mark this time, however strangely she arrived at her opinion. Her good advice was still valid--that is--don't assume things are as they appear. That is especially true with Gavi, because she still doesn't listen or give the other person a chance to present their case.
Anon 7:53, good points about Rod being disingenuous and Aaron's constant lying. I'm thinking bad behavior can't drive someone off a cliff without someone allowing themselves to be in the car...
jb
Clarita was right on the mark this time, however strangely she arrived at her opinion. Her good advice was still valid--that is--don't assume things are as they appear. That is especially true with Gavi, because she still doesn't listen or give the other person a chance to present their case.
Anon 7:53, good points about Rod being disingenuous and Aaron's constant lying. I'm thinking bad behavior can't drive someone off a cliff without someone allowing themselves to be in the car...
jb
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 9:07:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 9:07:00 AM EDT
Julie ^^^I am especially grateful for your excellent and detailed recap because my cable went out last night !!! WAAAAAAAAAAAA !!! I did not get to see or tape Rod morphing back into RODrigooooo.[I have visions right now of the Incredible Hulk.] What did I tell you about the strong , silent ones....When they finally have had enough ...JUMP BACK, FOLKS. I know about this from firsthand experience. I wish I could have seen Rodrigooo shove AAron while telling him and the whole lousy clan off, but , at least, I was able to get some very vividly clear mental images as I read your recap. So many clever observations...my favorite was Minervaaa putting on ''her best psnties'' for AAron !! That one was priceless...I'll have to write that down somewhere so I don't forget it. That could be our new buzz phrase ...as in ''Hey, it looks like she's putting on her best panties for that job interview... or Mr. X....or the talent show, etc.'' Kind of like ''the cofre'' and ''the whirlpool'' became running jokes in ''Duelo.'' I am getting a little tired of Gavi. I know that she is supposed to be a free spirit, a firecracker, a redheaded spitfire , but I've just about had enough of the drinking, the loudsinging, the headsnapping, and the Norma Rae channeling. Turning the jimadoras against Rodrigooo was a low blow. Just because she's ticked at him for his supposed ''knowing'' Isa in the Biblical sense and subsequent daddyhood doesn't justify her lying about him cheating his workers which is completely untrue and she knows it. Meanwhile, Rodrigooo is defending her and telling off all his relatives for their Gavi bashing. Thank you, Julie. P.S. I hope that my cable goes back on before tonight's episode as I do not want to miss seeing the show in case Rodrigooo does actually ''break AAron's face '' tonight ! You go, Honey---put the rod back into RODrigooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 9:17:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 9:17:00 AM EDT
Hey. As detailed as that was, I actually skimped quite a bit. I think I got all the important stuff, but there was plenty more, and every word of it was intense. I included the silly stuff with Elvis mainly because I felt it was needed to break up the tension! These people can really talk up a storm.
The stuff about Minnie's panties was for real, of course (there was a whole scene about it on Tuesday), but during LFMB we used to joke about how Lety needed to put on her "big-girl panties." So underwear is getting to be a running joke around here. But this time it's strictly Minerva's fault. :)
The stuff about Minnie's panties was for real, of course (there was a whole scene about it on Tuesday), but during LFMB we used to joke about how Lety needed to put on her "big-girl panties." So underwear is getting to be a running joke around here. But this time it's strictly Minerva's fault. :)
Excellent, quick recap, thanks, Julie...Wasn't great to see that Rod's testicles finally decended?! I rely on rabbit ears for my tv- no cable, satellite, no recrding, and i really wish that i could play the whole scene back, because i missed a lot. So good to see Rod tell everyone of, especially when they didn't see it coming, to bad Sofie was spared the sword. I so wished that Rod would have popped that bulge in his primo's cheek, and ripped him a new one, but had to settle for that feeble finger-twist at their make-peace handshake. I think that there may still be a day of reconning ahead for Aarongant. My question today is- is Seagull ever going to figure out to keep her mouth shut, and LISTEN when someone is trying to explain something important to her? Imagine all the hurt that she has suffered, that could have been avoided by stopping her ten-words-a-second tirades. She can serve as a good example of a bad ezample- someone to NOT emulate.
And Julie I agree with you about Clarita and Demetri. When they shook hands all I could think of was I'm sure they'll be together by the end of the novela.
Susanlynn hopely one of these days when I figure out how to transfer episodes from my DVR to my DVD recorder I can shoot you a copy of this eppy cause it was really fun. I loved that your back up was Alborada - its true that never gets old.
Karen
Susanlynn hopely one of these days when I figure out how to transfer episodes from my DVR to my DVD recorder I can shoot you a copy of this eppy cause it was really fun. I loved that your back up was Alborada - its true that never gets old.
Karen
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 11:07:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 11:07:00 AM EDT
Wow, Rod is back and in rare form. If only Gavi would be her intelligent, confident self on a full-time basis. Yes, I thought of Demitri and Clarita as a match. Clara has that down-home intelligence when needed. Great recap. Fasten your seatbealts, it's going to be a bumpy wedding..
Barbara from Mass.
Barbara from Mass.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 11:08:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 11:08:00 AM EDT
Great recap...thanks so much, awkward, wow does that ever cover it. I loved the "Rent a rents"
I hope some servants got to listen to that family melt down last nite, that so makes it worth while.
You know what even if Gavi does
listen to Rod which come on...we all know she will sooner or later! Well WTF? As far as they know, he is still going to be a father and have the responsibility of a kid with Isa, the only difference as far as they know is a bottle of Tequila, A Barry White album and a big ass roofie. Yeah maybe Gavi should have listened, but for what, so he didn't have sex with Isa, well they are still married and have a little varon on the way. Of course we know it isn't his, but they don't. I still say Rod is reaping what he has sown or rather what Frankie has sown.
I hope some servants got to listen to that family melt down last nite, that so makes it worth while.
You know what even if Gavi does
listen to Rod which come on...we all know she will sooner or later! Well WTF? As far as they know, he is still going to be a father and have the responsibility of a kid with Isa, the only difference as far as they know is a bottle of Tequila, A Barry White album and a big ass roofie. Yeah maybe Gavi should have listened, but for what, so he didn't have sex with Isa, well they are still married and have a little varon on the way. Of course we know it isn't his, but they don't. I still say Rod is reaping what he has sown or rather what Frankie has sown.
thanks for the recap, Julie!
ITA - Elvis is a "happiness" machine - he reminds me of those bubble making machines - he bubbles happiness everywhere, without being cloyingly sweet. Love him!
I also thought Clarita and Demetrio would be cute couple.
Have to admit, I sat up when Rodrigo became a manly man again.
It was exciting, long past due, and he really zinged "la familia". Bravo.
I wish Gavi hadn't been in this episode. She added nothing, and I'm mad at her talking the jimadores into striking. She absolutely cannot be trusted at any job she has. I hope she truly regrets the damage she has done, and gives up her vengeful ways forever.
Oh yeah, and lay off the tequila.
ITA - Elvis is a "happiness" machine - he reminds me of those bubble making machines - he bubbles happiness everywhere, without being cloyingly sweet. Love him!
I also thought Clarita and Demetrio would be cute couple.
Have to admit, I sat up when Rodrigo became a manly man again.
It was exciting, long past due, and he really zinged "la familia". Bravo.
I wish Gavi hadn't been in this episode. She added nothing, and I'm mad at her talking the jimadores into striking. She absolutely cannot be trusted at any job she has. I hope she truly regrets the damage she has done, and gives up her vengeful ways forever.
Oh yeah, and lay off the tequila.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 11:35:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 11:35:00 AM EDT
I agree that Gaviota wasn't needed last night, except that it was funny listening to the reasoning behind Clarita's crazy theories.
Anya - I struggled last night trying to explain how I felt about Elvis. "Bubble machine" really hits the nail on the head. Thank you for coming up with that. :)
Dorado Dave - gosh, no, why should Gavi shut her mouth? After all, no one in the world is as smart or righteous as Gavi thinks she is, so why bother listening to anyone else?
Anya - I struggled last night trying to explain how I felt about Elvis. "Bubble machine" really hits the nail on the head. Thank you for coming up with that. :)
Dorado Dave - gosh, no, why should Gavi shut her mouth? After all, no one in the world is as smart or righteous as Gavi thinks she is, so why bother listening to anyone else?
PS - I wonder if the thought of Elvis as a bubble machine is giving anyone else confusing mental images of a black Lawrence Welk.
To some extent I savored Rod's rage; however, I agree with the comment that he was still a wimp with Isa, when he said he wasn't cheating and Gaviota were through forever. Just tell it like it is, Rod! It makes me furious that he's still careful with his wife. I guess it's because she is carrying his child. One of these days, I'm going to crash into my TV screen and tell ROD where that little fetus comes from and what a skanky combination of genes he's going to have.
And I am so so frustrated by the hunky gorgeous men in these novelas who ask PERMISSION to give an explanation. For goodness sakes, JUST GIVE IT.....if you wait and ask if you are allowed to explain, your insanely furious "girlfriend" or love object will never give you the chance. I'd say this is almost always the reason that these novelas can actually last several months- cuz the protoganists ask meekly- CAN I EXPLAIN?
And I am so so frustrated by the hunky gorgeous men in these novelas who ask PERMISSION to give an explanation. For goodness sakes, JUST GIVE IT.....if you wait and ask if you are allowed to explain, your insanely furious "girlfriend" or love object will never give you the chance. I'd say this is almost always the reason that these novelas can actually last several months- cuz the protoganists ask meekly- CAN I EXPLAIN?
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:08:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:08:00 PM EDT
Great comments, everyone. I really like Elvis, too. He is very handsome and I wish he had a different 'do' but he is an artist and free spirit. I especially like how he like to "bust Pillar's chops" but sometimes he over does it. Dani usually saves him. I'll bet he is from some rich family and wouldn't Dona Pillar be sorry she treats him so badly. He has that air of confidence that comes from wealth - or he just doesn't give a sh-t.
Barbara from Mass.
Barbara from Mass.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:20:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:20:00 PM EDT
Gee what a fun wedding this must be. I have to laugh that this high class family all stands around hissing and storming out in a public place with a houseload of guests. Even my family who had a seemingly never ending series of feuds bottled them up and acted civilized at weddings and funerals. I kept waiting for Rod and Aron to duke it out, rolling around on the floor and knocking over the food tables.
Back when this show started it was extended for five months. Obviously the five months were added so that we could have never ending reflections back on what we already saw.
I wish Gavi would grow up and stop moping around and acting like a 15 year old. I couldn't believe that she would act so irresponsibly with the workers and their jobs and income. And enough with everyone constantly falling into the nearest tequila bottle.
Oh please, please will someone please knock James over the head and stuff him n the barn somewhere.
Back when this show started it was extended for five months. Obviously the five months were added so that we could have never ending reflections back on what we already saw.
I wish Gavi would grow up and stop moping around and acting like a 15 year old. I couldn't believe that she would act so irresponsibly with the workers and their jobs and income. And enough with everyone constantly falling into the nearest tequila bottle.
Oh please, please will someone please knock James over the head and stuff him n the barn somewhere.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 1:46:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 1:46:00 PM EDT
Dorado Dave and anyone else here, technology not withstanding once I get things up and running I'll burn a copy of this episode for you.
Karen
Karen
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 2:17:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 2:17:00 PM EDT
Just got home from work and discovered that my cable STILL is not on. Curses...foiled again. Well, 7 more hours for them to fix it before ''Destilando'' is on. I enjoyed all the comments. ^^^ Susanlynn, muy impactada p.s. I wonder how Melinama is enjoying Bulgaria.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 2:22:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 2:22:00 PM EDT
Julie - what a visual I got from your idea - Elvis as Lawrence Welk. LOL Would that be a reggae orchestra??
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 4:16:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 4:16:00 PM EDT
I'm sure Melinama is having a great time. If nothing else, the weather seems to be beautiful, in the 70's, while we're roasting here in Atlanta at 100 degrees today!!!
jb
jb
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 4:26:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 4:26:00 PM EDT
JB~~~So you are in the home of my favorite heroine...Scarlet O'Hara ! Here in the Northeast we've had temps in the 90s for the last few days, but today was a humid 87. MY CABLE IS BACK ON !! Rodrigoooo, Honey, I'll be seeing you tonight at 9. Please,break AAron's face tonight while the cable is on. Thank you, Mi Vida.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 5:14:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 5:14:00 PM EDT
I just got back from Mexico and watched the show for 3 weeks.. ()They are ahead of us.) Nothing happened untill my last day..
The story line is being stretched out because it is so popular.
As my friend's little boy said when his father called from the states, "Daddy, 'Gaviota' (that is what he calls the show) is getting stupid.
I will tell you that make up and hair has changed and Frankie is as slimey as ever. New characters have entered the story.
The commercials were more fun to watch.
The story line is being stretched out because it is so popular.
As my friend's little boy said when his father called from the states, "Daddy, 'Gaviota' (that is what he calls the show) is getting stupid.
I will tell you that make up and hair has changed and Frankie is as slimey as ever. New characters have entered the story.
The commercials were more fun to watch.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 5:52:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 5:52:00 PM EDT
In Mexico, the Gran Final is scheduled for September 16th, Mexican Independence Day, and will be a big, big bash with the public invited, or so I hear.
And if you want to make the ensuing weeks of filler time bearable, I suggest a little drinking game: every time Clarita opens her eyes real wide and says "COmo asi!!" everybody in the room has to take a shot.
Susanlynn, something happened to your name?! (Suanlynn) Yes, Scarlet's my favorite too and she's definitely left her imprint here-- museums, culture, and of course the right to think about all that tomorrow.
Glad you've got the tele - cable working. Tonight's going to be interesting, at least you'll see some of last night when they review. Rod the bod, finally lived up to his name. I'm hoping that Aaron gets his lights punched out...
jb
Glad you've got the tele - cable working. Tonight's going to be interesting, at least you'll see some of last night when they review. Rod the bod, finally lived up to his name. I'm hoping that Aaron gets his lights punched out...
jb
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 7:53:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 7:53:00 PM EDT
Wow what a great night! I enjoyed seeing the old hacienda all fixed up. The Norma Rae comment made me laugh out loud...I too saw the chemistry between Clarita and Gavi's boss. I bet that will heat up soon...also when Isa tells her baby's daddy the truth don't you know that Sophia will overhear?
Wouldn't you think that such a rich family would have de la Vega investigated before the nuptuals?
I just love how Aaron, Fedra and
Minerva can talk so fast and mad!
Can't wait for tonight...
Wouldn't you think that such a rich family would have de la Vega investigated before the nuptuals?
I just love how Aaron, Fedra and
Minerva can talk so fast and mad!
Can't wait for tonight...
Muy excelente recap, Julie! I loved the title.
I got the same vibe from Demetri and Clarita, it would be great if she could have a little amor of her own!
I got the same vibe from Demetri and Clarita, it would be great if she could have a little amor of her own!
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:20:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:20:00 PM EDT
ahhh...COMO ASI...very very intense
Permalink posted by : Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:36:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 8:36:00 PM EDT
Thanx, Karen, that would be great to be able to watch that scene, wonder what tonight has in store, being the actual wedding and all. you on the east coast have already seen it. I also have to coment on Elvis- he is the best character of the bunch- dani, too. they are the only ones that seem to give a hoot about anyone else, have any spontenaeity, and seem to enjoy life w/o riding a roller coaster. i do like the old prune , Pilar, because she speaks so slowly and clearly that i can understand her completely. As for taking a shot every time that Clarita sez "COmo asi"- that's a scarey thought...
We would end up goofier than Clarita if we had to drink every time she popped her eyes open like that.
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