Saturday, September 08, 2007
Destilando Amor, 09/07/07: Are We Having Fun Yet?
The law of the jungle reigns supreme for the Montalvo hyenas at the hearth of Montalveña. You can hear them howling in the dark as Sofia advises Isa not to intercede for Rod's secretary. No reason to dirty her hands with Elvira's useless old carcass since Rod is going to do whatever he wants whether he's being watched or not. As for Isa, she has already thrown her husband's employee to the curb like a wadded up old candy wrapper.
The coldblooded blond b!tch says Elvira is not what's bugging her. (Susie, you and El need to compare notes sometime.) Isa's only thought is that now there's nobody to secretly keep tabs on her husband's every move at the office so Rod gets a "get out of jail free" card now. Whatever he has planned with Mariana Franco, he can go at it full speed ahead and she's powerless to stop him. (Sure El deserves to eat dirt sandwiches the rest of her life, but still, Sofia and Isadora's casual "let 'em eat cake" attitude has got to have Marie Antoinette smiling somewhere from the depths of Hell.......) "Oh, well, whatever happened was going to happen anyway."
So as Elvira worries about where her dirt sandwiches are gonna come from now that Rod has fired her sorry rear, Sofia's thoughts instinctively turn to eating supper, and that once more it's without her Frog Prince. Isa isn't about to share the table with lowly employee, James, and begs off. Sadly, Sofia comments that with Frankie apparently attending another late and important "bidnez meeting", she and James will be dining alone again.
As Isa sits on her patio, Tia Maria in hand, she starts having some very warm thoughts about a bit of hot passion herself with little Ricky's baby-daddy. However, Daddy de la Vega is currently parked on a country road somewhere in Rod's truck, sucking face with some of the other less local talent.
Back in Sin City, Rod is parked outside the front of the CRT building waiting to give Gavi a lift home despite her earlier refusal. When Gavi finally exits the building he sees she's walking and talking with some guy in a suit and gets into his truck with him. Rod suddenly sits up and does a WTF? impactado triple-take when he realizes he just got stood up for Dr. Santoveña. Old habits die hard with Rod. Figuring he's got competition now, he stalks the two of them to Gavi's apartment building and parks a ways off.
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In Miami, Aaron is screaming in fits, about to have a stroke because Johnny can't get the bottle manufacturers to get him his specially designed bottles quickly enough to get whatever orders he's got filled. They stand to lose the business. Minnie comes racing in as he hangs up and she asks him what the heck is wrong because they can hear him all the way to the street. She's afraid the neighbors will call the cops to come investigate. He literally is spitting mad and sputters out the problem.
Aaron admits to Minnie the business is failing, but he still plans to go to the CRT affair because he intends to sabotage Rod's new tequila so potential foreign customers will boycott his product. (So, Aaron is not a very nice guy. Who knew?) He gripes at Minnie for sticking her nose in his business affairs. She says she's figuring it is worse than she thought. He insists that before long he'll gain back all the ground he's lost. Minnie warns him that better be the case or he'll lose his dad's trust and Bruno will refuse to give him back the directorship of Montalvo Corporation.
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Barbara tells Pamela that she's heard Aaron's business is going under and that's great news. Pam tells Barbara that Aaron is smart enough to get it all turned back around quickly. The only way she'll get him to stop hurting people is to get him behind bars. He's nothing but a tornado that destroys everything in its path. Eventually though the Montalvo's would be badly hurt and embarrassed by his imprisonment, Pam feels they'd come to realize what an evil curse on society he was.
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Rod watches Gavi get out of Alonso's truck and go up; but after a few minutes it seems strange that Alonso is sticking around. Rod is anxious to get out and go up to see her himself and gripes that this guy should have enough sense to go home already.
Upstairs Gavi tells Clarita that Rod had asked her out after work earlier because he wanted to talk about their supposed future together, but she had to say no because of Alonso's and her dinner plans. Clarita says not to pout since Gavi agreed to see Rod the next day instead. She wonders if Rod knows about their dinner plans for tonight, and Gavi says no, she didn't tell him about their having dinner with Alonso because Rod sounded sad and disappointed that he had to wait till tomorrow. As they leave the apartment Gavi orders Clarita not to say a word about any of this in front of Alonso.
Outside, Rod cannot stand it any longer. He gets out of his car ready to rumble with his rival, but as soon as he starts to walk across the street Gavi and Clarita come out the front door, and Rod has to race back in to hide till they pull out. He follows them to the restaurant.
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In her room back at the hacienda meanwhile, Isa is changing into her little cream and taupe teddy and matching little creme and taupe teddy robe. (Damn! So what's with her and the granny slippers all the time? I mean aren't rich, snooty, selfish, sex kittens like Isadora supposed to be wearing high heeled silky things with rabbit fur or boa feather trim, especially when wearing expensive silk teddies?) She looks at her (granny-slippered) self thoughtfully in the mirror and then tells little Ricky that one day all the Montalvo fortune will be his. “Gaviota may have stolen Rod from me,” she says to herself, “but she's not layin' a finger on that fabulous fortune of his. “
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At the restaurant, Alonso, Gavi and Clarita sit down and order a round of tequila. Alonso notices that Gavi is a bit up tight and apologizes for making her feel she had to come just to please her boss. It would make him feel awful if that's the only reason she's there. Gavi lies and says she'll be just fine once she has a shot of tequila to liven her up a bit. So Alonso excuses himself for a minute and leaves.
Clarita takes the opportunity to scold Gavi for being such a sad sack. After all she's going to be seeing Rod the following day. Might as well enjoy the evening with her and Alonso. Gavi agrees but says she feels guilty because she feels like she's cheating on Rod.
Alonso returns and suavely sits down. He toasts them with tequila as a Mariachi band walks up behind him and the band leader announces a song dedicated to ... "Adriana" Franco, and the otherwise romantic moment is lost. Clarita is puzzled. "What's this Adriana?" Mariana quickly covers and explains how Professor Slick usually gets her name wrong and of course, Alonso apologizes again. (You gotta wonder what a ditz, if not a regular saint, his wife must have been to put up with this kind of thing. I mean don't you wonder what name she finally answered to?) The Mariachis start their serenade anyway; and for once the telenovela gods have done us all a favor because this time it's actually something besides "Si Nos Dejen." (If They'd Let Us)
Gavi is smiling awkwardly while Alonso stares, giving her the old hairy eyeball and a once, twice and thrice over. It's obvious she's wondering, along with the rest of us who are all now squirming on our couch cushions, if it could get any more embarrassing after a monumental flub like this from a love-struck, adoring boss and one that Clarita's been fawning all over and dropping hints to the size of Mt. Everest, or in this case, Mt. Popocatepetl. But, the night is young and the party is just starting, so the answer has to be: YES, it can!
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Rod decides to follow them into the restaurant. He gets out of the car and leaves the keys in the ignition but tells the valet not to take the car because he's coming right back out.
Inside the restaurant once the serenade is over, Clarita tries coaxing Gavi into singing for everyone and she even has the crowd chanting, "Sing! Sing!" So Gavi gets up and is belting out "Poco a Poco" to Alonso just as Rod walks in. He finds a table at the back of the room and sits down for a bit of skulk and sulk.
Alonso sits there spellbound; Rod is stunned. When the song is over Rod strides over applauding loudly to congratulate her for the great job she did with the song, and it's strap yourselves in, boys, and Katie bar the door as a righteous Rod demands to be introduced to her "date".
Clarita crosses herself and whispers a quick "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!"
"What a pretty song, right, Ladies and Gentleman?" Rod asks the crowd. Applause all 'round. He takes Gavi aside, coal black eyes ablaze and boring into her: "How pretty. It's the first time I've heard you sing it so prettily, so inspired!" "--Rodrigo! What are you doing here?" "--I came to see you. Why don't you introduce me to your little friend?" She stammers back, "I-I-I am here with my boss, Dr. Santoveña." "--Well, then," he hisses at her, "introduce me to him."
Gavi, who is massively impactada from Rod's unexpected appearance finally introduces him to the 'infamous' Dr. S. "You two met already, at least on the phone, " she says. Alonso's smile is genuine and he exclaims to Rod," Have you ever heard such a pretty song?" The two men shake hands. "Yes, she sings very, very, very, very prettily," Rod answers him, obviously overdoing it for the maximum obnoxious effect.
Alonso overlooks this and graciously invites him to join them at the table. Rod declines, "Very nice of you, but no. I know that you are working tonight." To Gavi: "Isn't that right, Gaviota?" To Alonso: "No. I shouldn't interrupt you. Not while you're enjoying yourselves so much. I ought not to bother you," he says with another exaggerated toothy grin. "Nope, I don't want to rain on your parade."
Alonso who, granted, is pretty disappointingly dull and dorky most of the time, is 100% diplomatic and he politely repeats his invitation. "--Pleeaase, Rodrigo!" says Gavi. Rod puts his hand sarcastically up to his ear: "What? What did you say?" "--Please." " --'Pleeeese'? Oh, wow! How strange to hear those words from your mouth? 'Pleeeease.' How many times I've used those same words with you, but with so little result? 'Pleeeease..... Pleeeeease, Gaviota. I want to see you...... Pleeeease, Gaviota. Let's not go back to Mexico City..... Pleeeease, Gaviota. I need you!'"
Oh, Rod is on a righteous rip now. He looks over at Alonso, who has suddenly realized what a big speck of dirt he's got on his shoe. Rod tells him his story, "Anyway, so I called her today requesting to see her. I told her I wanted to see her tomorrow and I begged and I begged, and I begged. Why? Well, she was so busy, busy, busy, as of today. --Listen, Doc. Oh-h-h, you're a little number, huh!" He smiles a “just between us boys” kind of smile.
"How is it that you set up to work in restaurants? Tell me. Does your itinerary include bars and...hotels?" "--Aw, Young Mr. Rod! Come on!" says Clarita, clearly offended. Gavi is upset now too and starts in, "Ingeniero, I don't have to give you any explanations! Dr. Santoveña kindly invited us to dinner after work tonight." "--I'm not asking for explanations. I know that you have other "priorities" than to be listening to this imbecile talk to you about his future plans, particularly when you're having such an enjoyable time with your boss, right?"
Clarita tries to steer him in a different direction. "Young Mr. Rod, wouldn't you like to have a drink of tequila with us?" "--What a great idea!” He smiles broadly now at Clarita. ”Speaking of tequila, let me take advantage of this little trip to congratulate you on having finally found the ideal husband for your daughter!" Rod grabs Clarita and gives her a big bear hug. "--and what a touching picture." He makes another big, goofy grin. "What a pretty family! What a nice looking picture you make!"
Alonso speaks up now. "Ingeniero, it seems you're upset, but over something totally mistaken." "--Doesn't seem so to me. Listen. Let me tell you something you don't know. I've known this woman for 3 years, 5 months and 16 days, and loved her intensely, but of course, I imagine she hasn't had sufficient time to tell you about that little detail, has she?" Gavi is embarrassed at this. "'--Rodrigo! I am not used to discussing the intimate details of my life with anyone!" "--Of course not, and leastwise with your boss,” he replies. “How could you think of such a thing? No, siree! How are you supposed to chat with him about how you used to be in love? We left that evil thing in the past and now we meet Mariana Franco, a woman free of resentments and free of romantic ties." "--Rodrigo, I didn't do it because of that," she starts to explain. "--No? I know that."
Rod directs himself to Alonso again. "Doctor, excuse me because it pains me that you must find out about your new assistant's past this way; but I can assure you that it is really quite over and I guarantee it. Not because I found you all here tonight. No. It began the day she began working for you!" "She won't answer my calls. She relegates my business requests to the receptionist. In summary, I am a second-rate memory for her."
Gavi tries to stop him again. "--Rodrigo, for God's sake!" "--For God's sake? No, I didn't of course, lose hope. I called her today, requesting of her, begging her to see her today in order to talk to her about really significant things about our future. Clearly, though, she had more important things to do." (Are we all experiencing a clash of cultures moment here? Because this seems so presumptuous of our righteous, wretched, Rod who conveniently forgets one glaring detail: that he is still married while both Gavi and Alonso are single! Oh well, why confound things anymore than they are.)
Alonso, embarrassed and sorry for the trouble he's caused, apologizes sincerely for inviting Clarita without knowing that he and she had planned something else beforehand. Rod ignores him. "I've already told you I met her a long time ago. That song she dedicated to you tonight, she has dedicated to me many times. Only, I never heard it sung prettier than it was tonight. What's more, I have a taped cassette which she signed in her own handwriting, 'Songs for My Rodrigo'. It is very good; I recommend it to you. Every time I put it on I can't stop listening to it. Perhaps you'll be lucky and she'll record one just exactly like it for you. Only, it should say 'Songs for My Alonso.' Only you must put your last name on it because you can be certain there many Alonso's in the world and you don't know which Alonso might be going to show up around here."
"--Rodrigo, enough!" Gavi yells. He snaps angrily back at her and glares. "Enough already! I'll say!" He then abruptly excuses himself to Alonso for ruining their party. "I'm sorry to have interrupted such a pleasant affair; and I know you've offered to lend me your help with launching my tequila, but don't strain yourself." He then stares angrily at Gavi and tells her she will never ever hear from him again. He doesn't ever want to hear from her again, either. With that he scores his perfect 10 and walks away.
Furious and totally spent, Rod makes a dramatic, silky smooth exit from the restaurant and walks out to his car. Gavi is mortified and breaks down in tears. Alonso, definitely seeing himself once more the ignominious dolt, does the only thing it seems he ever can when it comes to problems with Rodrigo Montalvo: he hands her his handkerchief.
Rod comes out of the restaurant and as he heads for his car he sees his door is locked with the keys still in the ignition. So much for dramatic exits. "Damnation!!" No dramatic drive away into the sunset after that fabulous exit of his now. "Damn it all!" He probably imagines himself, knowing she'll walk out there later on with Dr. Dreamboat and seeing what a goober he really is, having left those keys in the car like that. "I don't want to see her now. I don't want to see her. I can't see her."
Alonso suggests Gavi go outside to clear up things between the two of them and after a moment or two of hesitation she does. She finds Rod by the car. He's still yelling at himself about her finding him there. She gets his attention and he tells her they have nothing more to talk about. She thinks differently and grabs him by the arm. (Now comes the gripe fest we've all been waiting for......) "Listen to me! What was that ridiculous stunt you pulled in there?" He screams at her and paces away, "--Ridiculous stunt? Worse! I'm am imbecile." She turns to look at him. "--No, the only imbecile here is me for suffering over you the last three years!" "--Well your martyrdom is ended. Go back in to your little boss man or he might think you're cheating on him with me. Or what? Did you tell him you went to the bathroom?"
"For your information, it was he who sent me out here to check on you. He is worried." Rod is still agitated as heck and keeps pacing in front of his car. "--Oh, look at how you follow orders! Just what else does he want you to ask me?" "--Hey!” She grabs him again. "I'm not letting you get off after that scandal you made in there, spitting out whatever foolishness happened to occur to you!" She grabs his face. "Look me in the face and prove those things you said! You're not going to run off again. You prove them. Where's your proof?" He stops and looks at her then starts pacing again.
"Ever since you joined his department at the CRT Rodrigo Montalvo was dead to you! You took advantage of the fact that I couldn't poke around or check up on you in order to get to talk with the guy 24 hours a day. 'How attentive, how nice, what a gentleman, how polite, how cultured, how handsome. What a man!' You even arrange flowers for him and tell him gossip."
Gavi is surprised by this. "So that's what you sent Daniela over for? To spy on me? Well, your sister is more nearsighted than you!" "--I didn't need Daniela for that! Who needs to spy? What I saw tonight was more than enough." She grabs his arm again. "Listen. I'm telling you just once. My mother and he decided on their own without letting me know. You know how lonely it gets for her up in the apartment alone all day. So she called me all excited about dressing up and going out for dinner so I didn't have the heart to tell her no."
Finally Rod stops and seems to understand, "So why didn't you tell me before?" "--Because I had a hunch you'd come in all enraged and try something. And look. That's exactly what happened, and like a squirming, twirling cat no less! Besides, we agreed we'd see each other tomorrow." He feigns grateful surprise. "--Oh, you asked your boss not to work the wee hours into the night so we could see each other?" Rod gets on his knees to thank her and asks to kiss her feet. "--Get up and stop clowning around." After a few more choice comments, Gavi tells him, "Look. Get it into your skull that there is nothing, absolutely nothing, going on between me and my boss."
Rod doesn't want to hear it and yells to the valet for a cab. He's angry at the way she sang to Alonso tonight and imitates her. She claps and says she'll get the Mariachis for him. He says fine as long as he can tape his own cassette of songs and call it 'Songs for My Gaviota." He turns around and tells her she can now return inside to enjoy her evening; not to worry about answering her phone to help him with his tequila because it sure as heck won't be him calling; in fact, he doesn't want any type of contact with her from now on and he's going to be going somewhere far, far away.
The cab arrives. Rod adds he'll send her back the cassette so she will have it to give to whomever shows up. Oh, and he's sure Dr. Santoveña will like her songs. He suggests letting him hear side A, because those are the most sentimental and his favorites. Rod then gets in the cab but locks Gavi out. She screams for him to open the door; Rod refuses and tells the cabby to head out, but Gavi screams through the window to the cabby that if he leaves she swears she'll kill him. That's plenty for the cabby. He opens the door immediately and lets her into the front seat. "Okay. Now you can start her up," she tells the man.
Meanwhile, Clarita tells Alonso, who really is feeling awkward about the gawdawful way things turned out for everyone, that if Gavi hadn't been so in love with Rodrigo things would be different. She fills him in a bit on the love affair that's existed between them for the past three years and all its twists and turns.
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At this point in the evening, Dani and Elvis figure Rod and Gavi are reconciled by now and she thinks Elvis should paint a picture about their love story for a wedding present.
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Inside the cab Gavi wonders if Rod's going to go after her every time she's out with somebody now. He does what he can to avoid listening but she won't let him. She starts in: “So, don't you have to get home to the little wife?” To the cabby: "If he's the least bit late she'll kill him.” Back to Rod: “So what did you tell her, you liar? That you had a late business meeting? I bet you didn't dare tell her you were really out spying on La Gaviota!" (Finally the home team scores big!) There's some more fighting about getting out and him not running away from her like he always does, then whether the little boss man will be upset at being stood up, who's getting out or not and so on. Rod tells the cabby to start the car again.
Rod insists she was unfaithful to him with Alonso. She insists she wasn't and she isn't "easy." She complains to the cabby about how he's a shameless cad, a married man with a newborn no less, who takes the first chance he gets to escape from his wife to go spying on her, like he did this evening. Rod complains to the cabby about how she lied to him earlier in the afternoon when he called wanting to see her, saying she had too much work and would be going home way too late. He rants on about how he found out the truth by showing up, thinking of romance and wanting to surprise her by taking her home himself; but he was the one who was surprised because she not only got out early, but went out to dinner with her boss. Not only did she go out to dinner with him, but she sang to him!
Gavi snaps back, "Well, even if he weren't second best, at least he's single, like me! Not like you, you shameless cad!" Rod turns to the cabby and complains to him how his intentions were to tell her he was going to separate from his wife so they'd finally be together. She laughs. "Ha! That little story is as old as the "Pyramid del Sol! Again all lies, lies, lies! This is what justifies how you tore me to shreds back there in front of all those people?" “--Know what just occured to me?” he says and he's hopping mad. “I'll get out and you take her back to where you picked her up. Good-bye, Gaviota! Good-bye!! I'm outta here!" He pays the cabby and storms off. Gavi gets out and runs after him calling to him. "Rodrigo! Wait!"
Gavi catches up to Rod a bit further off and he says he doesn't want anything more to do with her. She says fine, but not until he tells her what all it was he'd wanted so badly to tell her before. He says it isn't worth the effort anymore, and besides, she looks a bit ridiculous running after a married man, particularly after complaining in the cab how he harassed her, pestered her, nearly ruined her apparent romance with her little doctor, the bachelor.
"Now I know why you never told him you used to be in love with me. Perhaps it's because it wasn't even true, was it? No, I wont' harass you all anymore. I'm even doubting you now. You won't hear from me again. I swear it!" Gavi stops and comes out swinging again. "--Oh you keep your word, too, don't you. Should I list for you the number of times you swore to me and never came through? We'd be married right now." (Gavi scores again!) Rod looks at her. "--Like I could forget so easily especially since I came to tell you I'm divorcing Isadora and Videgaray is preparing the separation papers right now. Oh, but that's not important anymore." Rod walks on.
Now Gavi stops. She's impressed. "Wait. Wait. Tell me one thing. Have you told your wife?" "--No." "--Aha! The same as last time. Now I get it. Your wife's gone right now. That's the reason for the rush: to see me and avoid a scene with her." He gets flustered again and tries to leave. Gavi stands her ground. "Don't go running away for a cab. I'll just run after you. You started this fuss, now you'll listen to me and you'll just have to put up with it." "--Oh yeah? We'll see." Just then Rod notices a policeman minding his own business nearby and Rod begs him to put him in handcuffs and take him prisoner.
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Back at Montalveña, Sofia is sleepy and can't wait up for Frankie. She has to chase Isa out of her room so she can get ready for bed because Isa is lost in her own thoughts. As she walks out with the now half-empty bottle of Tia Maria, Sofia notices how much Isa's drunk and tells Isa not to drink like that; but Isa answers back that she's a big girl now and Sofia needs to mind her own business. Sofia, proving again that wonders never cease, is speechless for once.
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The cop, Renato, tells Rod that he cannot handcuff him without a reason. He hasn't committed any crime that the guy lists for him. So, Rod stomps the guy's foot and gets him mad and Renato arrests him for attacking an officer of the law. Gavi doesn't want to let Rod out of her sight and tells Renato he's got to take her to jail too. He refuses for the same reason and so she kicks him in the shin. He cuffs her too and they go off to jail.
The coldblooded blond b!tch says Elvira is not what's bugging her. (Susie, you and El need to compare notes sometime.) Isa's only thought is that now there's nobody to secretly keep tabs on her husband's every move at the office so Rod gets a "get out of jail free" card now. Whatever he has planned with Mariana Franco, he can go at it full speed ahead and she's powerless to stop him. (Sure El deserves to eat dirt sandwiches the rest of her life, but still, Sofia and Isadora's casual "let 'em eat cake" attitude has got to have Marie Antoinette smiling somewhere from the depths of Hell.......) "Oh, well, whatever happened was going to happen anyway."
So as Elvira worries about where her dirt sandwiches are gonna come from now that Rod has fired her sorry rear, Sofia's thoughts instinctively turn to eating supper, and that once more it's without her Frog Prince. Isa isn't about to share the table with lowly employee, James, and begs off. Sadly, Sofia comments that with Frankie apparently attending another late and important "bidnez meeting", she and James will be dining alone again.
As Isa sits on her patio, Tia Maria in hand, she starts having some very warm thoughts about a bit of hot passion herself with little Ricky's baby-daddy. However, Daddy de la Vega is currently parked on a country road somewhere in Rod's truck, sucking face with some of the other less local talent.
Back in Sin City, Rod is parked outside the front of the CRT building waiting to give Gavi a lift home despite her earlier refusal. When Gavi finally exits the building he sees she's walking and talking with some guy in a suit and gets into his truck with him. Rod suddenly sits up and does a WTF? impactado triple-take when he realizes he just got stood up for Dr. Santoveña. Old habits die hard with Rod. Figuring he's got competition now, he stalks the two of them to Gavi's apartment building and parks a ways off.
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In Miami, Aaron is screaming in fits, about to have a stroke because Johnny can't get the bottle manufacturers to get him his specially designed bottles quickly enough to get whatever orders he's got filled. They stand to lose the business. Minnie comes racing in as he hangs up and she asks him what the heck is wrong because they can hear him all the way to the street. She's afraid the neighbors will call the cops to come investigate. He literally is spitting mad and sputters out the problem.
Aaron admits to Minnie the business is failing, but he still plans to go to the CRT affair because he intends to sabotage Rod's new tequila so potential foreign customers will boycott his product. (So, Aaron is not a very nice guy. Who knew?) He gripes at Minnie for sticking her nose in his business affairs. She says she's figuring it is worse than she thought. He insists that before long he'll gain back all the ground he's lost. Minnie warns him that better be the case or he'll lose his dad's trust and Bruno will refuse to give him back the directorship of Montalvo Corporation.
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Barbara tells Pamela that she's heard Aaron's business is going under and that's great news. Pam tells Barbara that Aaron is smart enough to get it all turned back around quickly. The only way she'll get him to stop hurting people is to get him behind bars. He's nothing but a tornado that destroys everything in its path. Eventually though the Montalvo's would be badly hurt and embarrassed by his imprisonment, Pam feels they'd come to realize what an evil curse on society he was.
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Rod watches Gavi get out of Alonso's truck and go up; but after a few minutes it seems strange that Alonso is sticking around. Rod is anxious to get out and go up to see her himself and gripes that this guy should have enough sense to go home already.
Upstairs Gavi tells Clarita that Rod had asked her out after work earlier because he wanted to talk about their supposed future together, but she had to say no because of Alonso's and her dinner plans. Clarita says not to pout since Gavi agreed to see Rod the next day instead. She wonders if Rod knows about their dinner plans for tonight, and Gavi says no, she didn't tell him about their having dinner with Alonso because Rod sounded sad and disappointed that he had to wait till tomorrow. As they leave the apartment Gavi orders Clarita not to say a word about any of this in front of Alonso.
Outside, Rod cannot stand it any longer. He gets out of his car ready to rumble with his rival, but as soon as he starts to walk across the street Gavi and Clarita come out the front door, and Rod has to race back in to hide till they pull out. He follows them to the restaurant.
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In her room back at the hacienda meanwhile, Isa is changing into her little cream and taupe teddy and matching little creme and taupe teddy robe. (Damn! So what's with her and the granny slippers all the time? I mean aren't rich, snooty, selfish, sex kittens like Isadora supposed to be wearing high heeled silky things with rabbit fur or boa feather trim, especially when wearing expensive silk teddies?) She looks at her (granny-slippered) self thoughtfully in the mirror and then tells little Ricky that one day all the Montalvo fortune will be his. “Gaviota may have stolen Rod from me,” she says to herself, “but she's not layin' a finger on that fabulous fortune of his. “
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At the restaurant, Alonso, Gavi and Clarita sit down and order a round of tequila. Alonso notices that Gavi is a bit up tight and apologizes for making her feel she had to come just to please her boss. It would make him feel awful if that's the only reason she's there. Gavi lies and says she'll be just fine once she has a shot of tequila to liven her up a bit. So Alonso excuses himself for a minute and leaves.
Clarita takes the opportunity to scold Gavi for being such a sad sack. After all she's going to be seeing Rod the following day. Might as well enjoy the evening with her and Alonso. Gavi agrees but says she feels guilty because she feels like she's cheating on Rod.
Alonso returns and suavely sits down. He toasts them with tequila as a Mariachi band walks up behind him and the band leader announces a song dedicated to ... "Adriana" Franco, and the otherwise romantic moment is lost. Clarita is puzzled. "What's this Adriana?" Mariana quickly covers and explains how Professor Slick usually gets her name wrong and of course, Alonso apologizes again. (You gotta wonder what a ditz, if not a regular saint, his wife must have been to put up with this kind of thing. I mean don't you wonder what name she finally answered to?) The Mariachis start their serenade anyway; and for once the telenovela gods have done us all a favor because this time it's actually something besides "Si Nos Dejen." (If They'd Let Us)
Gavi is smiling awkwardly while Alonso stares, giving her the old hairy eyeball and a once, twice and thrice over. It's obvious she's wondering, along with the rest of us who are all now squirming on our couch cushions, if it could get any more embarrassing after a monumental flub like this from a love-struck, adoring boss and one that Clarita's been fawning all over and dropping hints to the size of Mt. Everest, or in this case, Mt. Popocatepetl. But, the night is young and the party is just starting, so the answer has to be: YES, it can!
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Rod decides to follow them into the restaurant. He gets out of the car and leaves the keys in the ignition but tells the valet not to take the car because he's coming right back out.
Inside the restaurant once the serenade is over, Clarita tries coaxing Gavi into singing for everyone and she even has the crowd chanting, "Sing! Sing!" So Gavi gets up and is belting out "Poco a Poco" to Alonso just as Rod walks in. He finds a table at the back of the room and sits down for a bit of skulk and sulk.
Alonso sits there spellbound; Rod is stunned. When the song is over Rod strides over applauding loudly to congratulate her for the great job she did with the song, and it's strap yourselves in, boys, and Katie bar the door as a righteous Rod demands to be introduced to her "date".
Clarita crosses herself and whispers a quick "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!"
"What a pretty song, right, Ladies and Gentleman?" Rod asks the crowd. Applause all 'round. He takes Gavi aside, coal black eyes ablaze and boring into her: "How pretty. It's the first time I've heard you sing it so prettily, so inspired!" "--Rodrigo! What are you doing here?" "--I came to see you. Why don't you introduce me to your little friend?" She stammers back, "I-I-I am here with my boss, Dr. Santoveña." "--Well, then," he hisses at her, "introduce me to him."
Gavi, who is massively impactada from Rod's unexpected appearance finally introduces him to the 'infamous' Dr. S. "You two met already, at least on the phone, " she says. Alonso's smile is genuine and he exclaims to Rod," Have you ever heard such a pretty song?" The two men shake hands. "Yes, she sings very, very, very, very prettily," Rod answers him, obviously overdoing it for the maximum obnoxious effect.
Alonso overlooks this and graciously invites him to join them at the table. Rod declines, "Very nice of you, but no. I know that you are working tonight." To Gavi: "Isn't that right, Gaviota?" To Alonso: "No. I shouldn't interrupt you. Not while you're enjoying yourselves so much. I ought not to bother you," he says with another exaggerated toothy grin. "Nope, I don't want to rain on your parade."
Alonso who, granted, is pretty disappointingly dull and dorky most of the time, is 100% diplomatic and he politely repeats his invitation. "--Pleeaase, Rodrigo!" says Gavi. Rod puts his hand sarcastically up to his ear: "What? What did you say?" "--Please." " --'Pleeeese'? Oh, wow! How strange to hear those words from your mouth? 'Pleeeease.' How many times I've used those same words with you, but with so little result? 'Pleeeease..... Pleeeeease, Gaviota. I want to see you...... Pleeeease, Gaviota. Let's not go back to Mexico City..... Pleeeease, Gaviota. I need you!'"
Oh, Rod is on a righteous rip now. He looks over at Alonso, who has suddenly realized what a big speck of dirt he's got on his shoe. Rod tells him his story, "Anyway, so I called her today requesting to see her. I told her I wanted to see her tomorrow and I begged and I begged, and I begged. Why? Well, she was so busy, busy, busy, as of today. --Listen, Doc. Oh-h-h, you're a little number, huh!" He smiles a “just between us boys” kind of smile.
"How is it that you set up to work in restaurants? Tell me. Does your itinerary include bars and...hotels?" "--Aw, Young Mr. Rod! Come on!" says Clarita, clearly offended. Gavi is upset now too and starts in, "Ingeniero, I don't have to give you any explanations! Dr. Santoveña kindly invited us to dinner after work tonight." "--I'm not asking for explanations. I know that you have other "priorities" than to be listening to this imbecile talk to you about his future plans, particularly when you're having such an enjoyable time with your boss, right?"
Clarita tries to steer him in a different direction. "Young Mr. Rod, wouldn't you like to have a drink of tequila with us?" "--What a great idea!” He smiles broadly now at Clarita. ”Speaking of tequila, let me take advantage of this little trip to congratulate you on having finally found the ideal husband for your daughter!" Rod grabs Clarita and gives her a big bear hug. "--and what a touching picture." He makes another big, goofy grin. "What a pretty family! What a nice looking picture you make!"
Alonso speaks up now. "Ingeniero, it seems you're upset, but over something totally mistaken." "--Doesn't seem so to me. Listen. Let me tell you something you don't know. I've known this woman for 3 years, 5 months and 16 days, and loved her intensely, but of course, I imagine she hasn't had sufficient time to tell you about that little detail, has she?" Gavi is embarrassed at this. "'--Rodrigo! I am not used to discussing the intimate details of my life with anyone!" "--Of course not, and leastwise with your boss,” he replies. “How could you think of such a thing? No, siree! How are you supposed to chat with him about how you used to be in love? We left that evil thing in the past and now we meet Mariana Franco, a woman free of resentments and free of romantic ties." "--Rodrigo, I didn't do it because of that," she starts to explain. "--No? I know that."
Rod directs himself to Alonso again. "Doctor, excuse me because it pains me that you must find out about your new assistant's past this way; but I can assure you that it is really quite over and I guarantee it. Not because I found you all here tonight. No. It began the day she began working for you!" "She won't answer my calls. She relegates my business requests to the receptionist. In summary, I am a second-rate memory for her."
Gavi tries to stop him again. "--Rodrigo, for God's sake!" "--For God's sake? No, I didn't of course, lose hope. I called her today, requesting of her, begging her to see her today in order to talk to her about really significant things about our future. Clearly, though, she had more important things to do." (Are we all experiencing a clash of cultures moment here? Because this seems so presumptuous of our righteous, wretched, Rod who conveniently forgets one glaring detail: that he is still married while both Gavi and Alonso are single! Oh well, why confound things anymore than they are.)
Alonso, embarrassed and sorry for the trouble he's caused, apologizes sincerely for inviting Clarita without knowing that he and she had planned something else beforehand. Rod ignores him. "I've already told you I met her a long time ago. That song she dedicated to you tonight, she has dedicated to me many times. Only, I never heard it sung prettier than it was tonight. What's more, I have a taped cassette which she signed in her own handwriting, 'Songs for My Rodrigo'. It is very good; I recommend it to you. Every time I put it on I can't stop listening to it. Perhaps you'll be lucky and she'll record one just exactly like it for you. Only, it should say 'Songs for My Alonso.' Only you must put your last name on it because you can be certain there many Alonso's in the world and you don't know which Alonso might be going to show up around here."
"--Rodrigo, enough!" Gavi yells. He snaps angrily back at her and glares. "Enough already! I'll say!" He then abruptly excuses himself to Alonso for ruining their party. "I'm sorry to have interrupted such a pleasant affair; and I know you've offered to lend me your help with launching my tequila, but don't strain yourself." He then stares angrily at Gavi and tells her she will never ever hear from him again. He doesn't ever want to hear from her again, either. With that he scores his perfect 10 and walks away.
Furious and totally spent, Rod makes a dramatic, silky smooth exit from the restaurant and walks out to his car. Gavi is mortified and breaks down in tears. Alonso, definitely seeing himself once more the ignominious dolt, does the only thing it seems he ever can when it comes to problems with Rodrigo Montalvo: he hands her his handkerchief.
Rod comes out of the restaurant and as he heads for his car he sees his door is locked with the keys still in the ignition. So much for dramatic exits. "Damnation!!" No dramatic drive away into the sunset after that fabulous exit of his now. "Damn it all!" He probably imagines himself, knowing she'll walk out there later on with Dr. Dreamboat and seeing what a goober he really is, having left those keys in the car like that. "I don't want to see her now. I don't want to see her. I can't see her."
Alonso suggests Gavi go outside to clear up things between the two of them and after a moment or two of hesitation she does. She finds Rod by the car. He's still yelling at himself about her finding him there. She gets his attention and he tells her they have nothing more to talk about. She thinks differently and grabs him by the arm. (Now comes the gripe fest we've all been waiting for......) "Listen to me! What was that ridiculous stunt you pulled in there?" He screams at her and paces away, "--Ridiculous stunt? Worse! I'm am imbecile." She turns to look at him. "--No, the only imbecile here is me for suffering over you the last three years!" "--Well your martyrdom is ended. Go back in to your little boss man or he might think you're cheating on him with me. Or what? Did you tell him you went to the bathroom?"
"For your information, it was he who sent me out here to check on you. He is worried." Rod is still agitated as heck and keeps pacing in front of his car. "--Oh, look at how you follow orders! Just what else does he want you to ask me?" "--Hey!” She grabs him again. "I'm not letting you get off after that scandal you made in there, spitting out whatever foolishness happened to occur to you!" She grabs his face. "Look me in the face and prove those things you said! You're not going to run off again. You prove them. Where's your proof?" He stops and looks at her then starts pacing again.
"Ever since you joined his department at the CRT Rodrigo Montalvo was dead to you! You took advantage of the fact that I couldn't poke around or check up on you in order to get to talk with the guy 24 hours a day. 'How attentive, how nice, what a gentleman, how polite, how cultured, how handsome. What a man!' You even arrange flowers for him and tell him gossip."
Gavi is surprised by this. "So that's what you sent Daniela over for? To spy on me? Well, your sister is more nearsighted than you!" "--I didn't need Daniela for that! Who needs to spy? What I saw tonight was more than enough." She grabs his arm again. "Listen. I'm telling you just once. My mother and he decided on their own without letting me know. You know how lonely it gets for her up in the apartment alone all day. So she called me all excited about dressing up and going out for dinner so I didn't have the heart to tell her no."
Finally Rod stops and seems to understand, "So why didn't you tell me before?" "--Because I had a hunch you'd come in all enraged and try something. And look. That's exactly what happened, and like a squirming, twirling cat no less! Besides, we agreed we'd see each other tomorrow." He feigns grateful surprise. "--Oh, you asked your boss not to work the wee hours into the night so we could see each other?" Rod gets on his knees to thank her and asks to kiss her feet. "--Get up and stop clowning around." After a few more choice comments, Gavi tells him, "Look. Get it into your skull that there is nothing, absolutely nothing, going on between me and my boss."
Rod doesn't want to hear it and yells to the valet for a cab. He's angry at the way she sang to Alonso tonight and imitates her. She claps and says she'll get the Mariachis for him. He says fine as long as he can tape his own cassette of songs and call it 'Songs for My Gaviota." He turns around and tells her she can now return inside to enjoy her evening; not to worry about answering her phone to help him with his tequila because it sure as heck won't be him calling; in fact, he doesn't want any type of contact with her from now on and he's going to be going somewhere far, far away.
The cab arrives. Rod adds he'll send her back the cassette so she will have it to give to whomever shows up. Oh, and he's sure Dr. Santoveña will like her songs. He suggests letting him hear side A, because those are the most sentimental and his favorites. Rod then gets in the cab but locks Gavi out. She screams for him to open the door; Rod refuses and tells the cabby to head out, but Gavi screams through the window to the cabby that if he leaves she swears she'll kill him. That's plenty for the cabby. He opens the door immediately and lets her into the front seat. "Okay. Now you can start her up," she tells the man.
Meanwhile, Clarita tells Alonso, who really is feeling awkward about the gawdawful way things turned out for everyone, that if Gavi hadn't been so in love with Rodrigo things would be different. She fills him in a bit on the love affair that's existed between them for the past three years and all its twists and turns.
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At this point in the evening, Dani and Elvis figure Rod and Gavi are reconciled by now and she thinks Elvis should paint a picture about their love story for a wedding present.
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Inside the cab Gavi wonders if Rod's going to go after her every time she's out with somebody now. He does what he can to avoid listening but she won't let him. She starts in: “So, don't you have to get home to the little wife?” To the cabby: "If he's the least bit late she'll kill him.” Back to Rod: “So what did you tell her, you liar? That you had a late business meeting? I bet you didn't dare tell her you were really out spying on La Gaviota!" (Finally the home team scores big!) There's some more fighting about getting out and him not running away from her like he always does, then whether the little boss man will be upset at being stood up, who's getting out or not and so on. Rod tells the cabby to start the car again.
Rod insists she was unfaithful to him with Alonso. She insists she wasn't and she isn't "easy." She complains to the cabby about how he's a shameless cad, a married man with a newborn no less, who takes the first chance he gets to escape from his wife to go spying on her, like he did this evening. Rod complains to the cabby about how she lied to him earlier in the afternoon when he called wanting to see her, saying she had too much work and would be going home way too late. He rants on about how he found out the truth by showing up, thinking of romance and wanting to surprise her by taking her home himself; but he was the one who was surprised because she not only got out early, but went out to dinner with her boss. Not only did she go out to dinner with him, but she sang to him!
Gavi snaps back, "Well, even if he weren't second best, at least he's single, like me! Not like you, you shameless cad!" Rod turns to the cabby and complains to him how his intentions were to tell her he was going to separate from his wife so they'd finally be together. She laughs. "Ha! That little story is as old as the "Pyramid del Sol! Again all lies, lies, lies! This is what justifies how you tore me to shreds back there in front of all those people?" “--Know what just occured to me?” he says and he's hopping mad. “I'll get out and you take her back to where you picked her up. Good-bye, Gaviota! Good-bye!! I'm outta here!" He pays the cabby and storms off. Gavi gets out and runs after him calling to him. "Rodrigo! Wait!"
Gavi catches up to Rod a bit further off and he says he doesn't want anything more to do with her. She says fine, but not until he tells her what all it was he'd wanted so badly to tell her before. He says it isn't worth the effort anymore, and besides, she looks a bit ridiculous running after a married man, particularly after complaining in the cab how he harassed her, pestered her, nearly ruined her apparent romance with her little doctor, the bachelor.
"Now I know why you never told him you used to be in love with me. Perhaps it's because it wasn't even true, was it? No, I wont' harass you all anymore. I'm even doubting you now. You won't hear from me again. I swear it!" Gavi stops and comes out swinging again. "--Oh you keep your word, too, don't you. Should I list for you the number of times you swore to me and never came through? We'd be married right now." (Gavi scores again!) Rod looks at her. "--Like I could forget so easily especially since I came to tell you I'm divorcing Isadora and Videgaray is preparing the separation papers right now. Oh, but that's not important anymore." Rod walks on.
Now Gavi stops. She's impressed. "Wait. Wait. Tell me one thing. Have you told your wife?" "--No." "--Aha! The same as last time. Now I get it. Your wife's gone right now. That's the reason for the rush: to see me and avoid a scene with her." He gets flustered again and tries to leave. Gavi stands her ground. "Don't go running away for a cab. I'll just run after you. You started this fuss, now you'll listen to me and you'll just have to put up with it." "--Oh yeah? We'll see." Just then Rod notices a policeman minding his own business nearby and Rod begs him to put him in handcuffs and take him prisoner.
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Back at Montalveña, Sofia is sleepy and can't wait up for Frankie. She has to chase Isa out of her room so she can get ready for bed because Isa is lost in her own thoughts. As she walks out with the now half-empty bottle of Tia Maria, Sofia notices how much Isa's drunk and tells Isa not to drink like that; but Isa answers back that she's a big girl now and Sofia needs to mind her own business. Sofia, proving again that wonders never cease, is speechless for once.
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The cop, Renato, tells Rod that he cannot handcuff him without a reason. He hasn't committed any crime that the guy lists for him. So, Rod stomps the guy's foot and gets him mad and Renato arrests him for attacking an officer of the law. Gavi doesn't want to let Rod out of her sight and tells Renato he's got to take her to jail too. He refuses for the same reason and so she kicks him in the shin. He cuffs her too and they go off to jail.
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Thanks Jardinera for the excellent (as always) recap. The “skulk and sulk” reference was perfect. And you are so right about Isa’s granny slippers!
Isa’s daydream about Francisco made me kind of queasy. I understand they are two of a kind, but seriously, how could she have wistful feelings for such a useless user?
I used to love Aaron’s fits, but now I just find them annoying. Just more kindling for the bonfire I’m building for him in my head.
I don’t understand why Gavi never notices Rod’s gleaming white Mercedes when he’s in stalker mode. I found Rod’s tantrum in the restaurant really annoying, but parts of the ensuing smack down outside and in the taxi were kind of amusing, especially the cab driver’s expressions. Gavi finally got some long overdue shots in about the whole you’re married and I’m not situation.
But then attacking the policeman was just annoying again. Ok, maybe I’m just crabby! :p
Isa’s daydream about Francisco made me kind of queasy. I understand they are two of a kind, but seriously, how could she have wistful feelings for such a useless user?
I used to love Aaron’s fits, but now I just find them annoying. Just more kindling for the bonfire I’m building for him in my head.
I don’t understand why Gavi never notices Rod’s gleaming white Mercedes when he’s in stalker mode. I found Rod’s tantrum in the restaurant really annoying, but parts of the ensuing smack down outside and in the taxi were kind of amusing, especially the cab driver’s expressions. Gavi finally got some long overdue shots in about the whole you’re married and I’m not situation.
But then attacking the policeman was just annoying again. Ok, maybe I’m just crabby! :p
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: Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 9:53:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 9:53:00 PM EDT
Thanks for your recap Jardinera. While we know both Rod and Gavi can be immature, I have to chalk most of this episode up to "Filler." If they were rationale during this brief time they had together they could have hatched a much better plan than when they were on the island or shared amor or both.
Isa is really getting crazy. To be bold enough to have an affair with your brother-in-law when his wife is in the house (and its for all practical purposes her house), its insane!!
And while Sophie is annoying and deserves some of the crap Frankie is giving her, it was sad seeing him with that chica. They don't have sex because he's too tired from sexing the locals. On the plus side for her is he can't give her any type of STDs (if that ever happens in novelas) but what a depressing first year of marriage - let's call it hell. Well Sophie, payback has never been a stroll through the park.
Isa is really getting crazy. To be bold enough to have an affair with your brother-in-law when his wife is in the house (and its for all practical purposes her house), its insane!!
And while Sophie is annoying and deserves some of the crap Frankie is giving her, it was sad seeing him with that chica. They don't have sex because he's too tired from sexing the locals. On the plus side for her is he can't give her any type of STDs (if that ever happens in novelas) but what a depressing first year of marriage - let's call it hell. Well Sophie, payback has never been a stroll through the park.
Very funny recap...
My favorite part was Aaron..
Ssssssss, we replayed that several times.
The Rod/Gavi thing...well alot got said that should have been said a long time ago..but Gawd the scene in the restaurant was just cringe-worthy..
I liked the taxi cab part..but Gavi chasing Rod? Like AssHat is going anywhere? Pleeeeeeezzzzee I say Ssssssssss to that.
My favorite part was Aaron..
Ssssssss, we replayed that several times.
The Rod/Gavi thing...well alot got said that should have been said a long time ago..but Gawd the scene in the restaurant was just cringe-worthy..
I liked the taxi cab part..but Gavi chasing Rod? Like AssHat is going anywhere? Pleeeeeeezzzzee I say Ssssssssss to that.
Jardinera-- what a hoot. great recap.
I thought the Poco a Poco song was apt given the words of the song and the wanna be budding romance if it can just get off the ground between Gavi and Alonso.
I loved that our boy Rod could not just be the ass and storm off in a grand exit. Locked keys. What humanity.
Sarcasm really didn't suit him. The taxi ride was hysterical; like Rhonda I found the expressions of the cab driver just incredibly funny.
So, was this interaction all a prelude to hot jail make up sex?
Pobre Alonso of the hanky... for some brief moment the refrain from Poco a Poco had to sing in his heart.
VV
I thought the Poco a Poco song was apt given the words of the song and the wanna be budding romance if it can just get off the ground between Gavi and Alonso.
I loved that our boy Rod could not just be the ass and storm off in a grand exit. Locked keys. What humanity.
Sarcasm really didn't suit him. The taxi ride was hysterical; like Rhonda I found the expressions of the cab driver just incredibly funny.
So, was this interaction all a prelude to hot jail make up sex?
Pobre Alonso of the hanky... for some brief moment the refrain from Poco a Poco had to sing in his heart.
VV
Permalink posted by : Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 11:54:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 11:54:00 PM EDT
Jardinera, You go girl! What a perfectly translated and detailed recap full of irony and sarcasm just like these characters that make us so crazy really deserve!!!
Welllll, I for one think Isa not only dresses sleazy but after her Nancy Sinatra style "these boots are made for walking" furry hight top boots that were so ugly in the spring, these granny LLBean slippers were right up there off the zapato-absurdo charts. Isa's zombie look while clutching the wine glass and not even blinking when Sofie turned the TV off was eerie too. I am between finding great pleasure in Sofie's betrayal by her sister-in-law and every other chica in Tequila that Frankie boy can get a grip on is deserved and sad. She betrayed her own brother with such energy and willfullness to be richbich with the other Montalvo malas brujas, but it is still sad to see her watch her once dreamed of prince turn into a complete frog.
Rod is acting as apoplectic and sociopathic as crazy cousin Aaron, makes you wonder how amorous or sweet old Amador was. What temper and gall these Montalvo machomen all have. The previews look like Rodrigo came to his senses only after some more monkey business at the police station.
Only Elvira's firing was completely satisfying this week. I wonder if she got to keep the car (formerly Gavi's) that Oñate gave her some weeks (months by the tn calendar) back. They probably pay out pretty well for their litigious wildness??
Welllll, I for one think Isa not only dresses sleazy but after her Nancy Sinatra style "these boots are made for walking" furry hight top boots that were so ugly in the spring, these granny LLBean slippers were right up there off the zapato-absurdo charts. Isa's zombie look while clutching the wine glass and not even blinking when Sofie turned the TV off was eerie too. I am between finding great pleasure in Sofie's betrayal by her sister-in-law and every other chica in Tequila that Frankie boy can get a grip on is deserved and sad. She betrayed her own brother with such energy and willfullness to be richbich with the other Montalvo malas brujas, but it is still sad to see her watch her once dreamed of prince turn into a complete frog.
Rod is acting as apoplectic and sociopathic as crazy cousin Aaron, makes you wonder how amorous or sweet old Amador was. What temper and gall these Montalvo machomen all have. The previews look like Rodrigo came to his senses only after some more monkey business at the police station.
Only Elvira's firing was completely satisfying this week. I wonder if she got to keep the car (formerly Gavi's) that Oñate gave her some weeks (months by the tn calendar) back. They probably pay out pretty well for their litigious wildness??
I thought this was a great episode and I loved it when Rod stomped on the police officer's foot in order to get away from Gaviota, only to have her kick the officer in the leg. Way too funny.
That scene with Isa sitting on the bed, glass in hand, staring blankly into space was kind of freaky. For a moment I thought somebody replaced her with a life-sized Barbie-doll so she could go to the can or something.
That scene with Isa sitting on the bed, glass in hand, staring blankly into space was kind of freaky. For a moment I thought somebody replaced her with a life-sized Barbie-doll so she could go to the can or something.
Thanks for the witty recap Jardinera! You're so right, TWB didn't hesitate for a split second to consider Elvira's problem.
Most of the episode was bad filler. Aaron and the taxicab driver were the only comic relief for an otherwise annoying rehash. When I thought Rod could sink no further--he did. The only thing worse was Gavi running after him again and again.
The sooner the better for Sofie to face reality. Frankie was always a deceitful frog, She just chose not to see it because she wanted somebody to 'like' her...
jb
Most of the episode was bad filler. Aaron and the taxicab driver were the only comic relief for an otherwise annoying rehash. When I thought Rod could sink no further--he did. The only thing worse was Gavi running after him again and again.
The sooner the better for Sofie to face reality. Frankie was always a deceitful frog, She just chose not to see it because she wanted somebody to 'like' her...
jb
Permalink posted by : Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 5:40:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 5:40:00 AM EDT
WANTED TO THROW SOMETHING OUT THERE...GOTTA HURRY UP AND GO...I AM A BAD STAFF...HAD A STAFF COVER MY DOOR (FOR A PATIENT) AND I HAVE TO RUN BACK---BUT I HAD TO PRINT OUT MY RECAP!!! BUT I JUST REMEMBERED AND STAB AT SPANISH NOVELAS...HIS NAME IS PABLO FRANCISCO AND HE'S A COMEDIAN AND HE HAS A SKIT VERY FUNNY!! ABOUT TELENOVELAS!! I WILL FIND AND SHARE I THINK IT WILL ALL MAKE YOU SMILE...TAKE CARE FRIENDS HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY
YOLANDA
YOLANDA
Permalink posted by : Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 7:52:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 7:52:00 AM EDT
SSSSSSSSSSSSS Boom Bah...Thank you, Jardinera. What can I say?? That was a weird episode. AAron can hardly ssssspeak. Minervaaaa is still trying to produce a varon. Frankie is a very busy bee except with his wife?/maid? Rod has decided that Gavi has betrayed him [to which I repeat what so many have stated before... Rod Baby, I'm going to use small words...You're married...She's single...If you want her so much ...get rid of Isa...This is not rocket science, Rod.] This telenovela has been one long frustrating torture. Auxilio !
Permalink posted by : Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 10:26:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 10:26:00 AM EDT
The problem with the shouting match was that no one was listening. Everything that needed to be said was, but neither of them heard a thing the other was saying. Definitely a lack of communication. That was one extended argument. But the poor taxi driver made it all worth watching—caught between a rock and a hard place for sure. JudyG
Permalink posted by : Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 1:17:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 1:17:00 PM EDT
to JudyG - You are so right, absolutely no one was listening. These episodes would make good teaching tools in a class on developing communication skills. This being the "what not to do" example. At this point only Alonso seems to have the capacity to see, hear, understand and react in a sane way to the situation. At the ranch, Meester James has that role for both Sofie and Rod. But it did make for a chaotic, funny jumping off point for Friday night viewing. I loved the taxi driver's expressions too.
Lord God there isn't a man on earth I would let speak to me like Rod did to Gavi. She must be a glutton for punishment. i would have smacked him at least twice while he was making a total ass out of himself. That cringe inducing scene in the restaurant ugh. Even Clarita looked flummoxed and poor Mr. Coffee trying to act like a gentleman with a madman.
I've figured out that in the end Aron will choke to death on his own spit with those fits. I've always like Sergio and he is really into this viper.
I've only seen one novela in 13 years where someone got an STD and it was one of those teeny bopper numbers that they used to give a bunch of PSA's about AIDS. Grown ups never seem to pick them up even when like Isa and FF they are busy jumping everyone in town. Oh and condoms never once have even heard them mentioned.
I've figured out that in the end Aron will choke to death on his own spit with those fits. I've always like Sergio and he is really into this viper.
I've only seen one novela in 13 years where someone got an STD and it was one of those teeny bopper numbers that they used to give a bunch of PSA's about AIDS. Grown ups never seem to pick them up even when like Isa and FF they are busy jumping everyone in town. Oh and condoms never once have even heard them mentioned.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 2:23:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 2:23:00 PM EDT
It is interesting to read the variety of opinions about Friday's capítulo. "Different strokes for different folks" is the rule in everything, but I actually thought it was one of the few key episodes of the entire novela. Lots was being said on a number of levels this time, and not just verbally. For me, the script, the comedic timing and delivery of the the actors' (EY in particular), and the editing in this one was first rate. I have watched it 3 or 4 times now and I laughed my head off every time from Rod's "wake-up call" outside the CRT, to Aaron's "tstststst" fit all the way through to the shin kick. To me, who grew up on the B&W movie classics, I felt it was worthy of Hepburn & Tracy or a Cary Grant escapade.
That restaurant scene to me was the ultimate bad dream that none of those characters could wake up from because it continued on from there outside to the parking lot, into the cabdrive and then to the park. Everyone got told the gawdawful truth that needed to be told in one way or another by someone else and nobody could avoid it or escape it once it began.
p.s.Thanks to you all who liked my recap and to those of you who didn't because at least you read it!! This one was mostly talk and the comedy turned on the crafty script so I tried to capture as much of it as I was able to, not being a native speaker. =/; 3 >
That restaurant scene to me was the ultimate bad dream that none of those characters could wake up from because it continued on from there outside to the parking lot, into the cabdrive and then to the park. Everyone got told the gawdawful truth that needed to be told in one way or another by someone else and nobody could avoid it or escape it once it began.
p.s.Thanks to you all who liked my recap and to those of you who didn't because at least you read it!! This one was mostly talk and the comedy turned on the crafty script so I tried to capture as much of it as I was able to, not being a native speaker. =/; 3 >
Thanks for the recap.
pop corn eating cabbie...lol it was hilarious.
Its so true when they say crazy people think they are not mental the rest of the world is....this is the same case with Aaron he thinks he is the sharpest tool in the box while everyone else is dumb.
*Hani*
pop corn eating cabbie...lol it was hilarious.
Its so true when they say crazy people think they are not mental the rest of the world is....this is the same case with Aaron he thinks he is the sharpest tool in the box while everyone else is dumb.
*Hani*
Permalink posted by : Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 5:50:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 5:50:00 PM EDT
This was a sparkling, spitting capitulo and Jardinera, you did a primo professional job on the dialogue. Rod's rant in the restaurant was perfectly delivered, likewise Gavi's in the cab. The amateurs stayed in the wings and we got some good acting going on here.
Thanks Jardinera, your recap really helped me understand some of the rant. I was in a hotel in DC and did not have closed captions so I could not read everything that they were saying. One could guess some .. but not all of the comebacks - thanks.
Jardinera, I loved the recap. And I'm grateful for it because listening to all that bickering just about put me to sleep. Sure they all said what needed to be said, but it was stuff we already knew, and has already been mentioned, neither listened to the other. So what was the point of all that rehashy arguing? I think maybe just to make sure everyone (in TV land) is on the same page with respect to Gavi's and Rod's current emotional states?
Thanks Jardinera for a really wonderful recap of an episode that I didn't really like too much because of Rod's behavior. He's acting more like a spoiled rich brat than prince charming. Since Gavi is on my list of likeables, I think she deserves better than Rod. Until he grows up and start acting more mature he's not good husband material.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 10:52:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 10:52:00 PM EDT
Rehash is typical to tie up loose ends and move the story to the next stage. Last night everyone had to begin to deal with their personal faults and their insecurities. It was to remind us of just what everybody's faults and insecurities were, too, that brought them all to this unhappy point in their lives. Gaitán chose to do it through humor in a classic format with wit and style.
Sure, Rod is still a selfish, presupposiing, emotionally two-timing lout. Hubby agreed with the negative responses many of you have, but when he read the translation he saw the lighter side of this part of the human condition much like I did. That's why I spent so much time translating the script so closely for everybody.
Sure, Rod is still a selfish, presupposiing, emotionally two-timing lout. Hubby agreed with the negative responses many of you have, but when he read the translation he saw the lighter side of this part of the human condition much like I did. That's why I spent so much time translating the script so closely for everybody.
p.s. The point I'd like to make is that in fact they DID start listening to each other and they really DID hear what the other was saying, they just don't know it yet.
Thanks Jardinera!
Another Great recap.
I must be a nut because I loved the whole shooting match. Could be because I'm Irish and don't take too much shouting seriously.
I thought it was a fantastic acting job on Rod's part and wondered how he could remember everything. And little abused Gav could open up and give it back to him.
I hollered and laughed all through it. Thanks a million!
Another Great recap.
I must be a nut because I loved the whole shooting match. Could be because I'm Irish and don't take too much shouting seriously.
I thought it was a fantastic acting job on Rod's part and wondered how he could remember everything. And little abused Gav could open up and give it back to him.
I hollered and laughed all through it. Thanks a million!
Permalink posted by : Monday, September 10, 2007 at 10:41:00 AM EDT
: Monday, September 10, 2007 at 10:41:00 AM EDT
I'm with Alice on this one! I thought it was a terrific episode and the actors did a great job. I was thinking they must have had a blast shooting those scenes.
I'm grateful for the wonderful recap as even though I had the captions turned on, words were flying fast and furious and I didn't catch a lot of it.
I'm grateful for the wonderful recap as even though I had the captions turned on, words were flying fast and furious and I didn't catch a lot of it.
Permalink posted by : Monday, September 10, 2007 at 1:47:00 PM EDT
: Monday, September 10, 2007 at 1:47:00 PM EDT
Clarita & Gavi have become such "complainers" that it's hard to imagine either could get an invitatiom to dinner..These two play the victim role quite well..
The humor in Friday's show was great,as it was a much needed diversion from the "all too serious scenes" we get every night..
Isadora's "hots" for Frankie are past queasy..What a poor excuse for a man is that Frankie,the "freeloader"..
The humor in Friday's show was great,as it was a much needed diversion from the "all too serious scenes" we get every night..
Isadora's "hots" for Frankie are past queasy..What a poor excuse for a man is that Frankie,the "freeloader"..
Alice: I'm with you, too, 'cause the way I see it, some families & folks take yelling and "making a scene" or a "point" with sarcasm in stride as a part of life and others are totally turned off by it. Some people like WWE smack-down and/or "trash-talk" and others are offended by it. I personally saw it as a clean and clever man's version of both.
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Thanks for all the dialogue breakdown. My favorite part was Rod storming out after his big tantrum to find he'd locked his keys in the car. That probably prevented a serious wreck if he'd reached the streets. The cab driver was pretty funny, too, stuck in the middle of the fight. Gavi got to show off her "fiery" temper. Some women would just say, "OK, fool, go on home," and let it go. But no, she had to keep it going, even with the shin kick to the police.
My other highlight detail (maybe in the previous episode?)was Clarita showing off her new dress--the one with the big plus sign over the butt. That was a real design innovation, almost good enough for Project Runway.
My other highlight detail (maybe in the previous episode?)was Clarita showing off her new dress--the one with the big plus sign over the butt. That was a real design innovation, almost good enough for Project Runway.
Permalink posted by : Monday, September 10, 2007 at 6:32:00 PM EDT
: Monday, September 10, 2007 at 6:32:00 PM EDT
Friday night's episode was so FUN !!
Can't wait to see what happens tonight!! I laughed at Clarita
still wanting to get her nice restaurant dinner, even after all of the hoopla!
Nancy
Can't wait to see what happens tonight!! I laughed at Clarita
still wanting to get her nice restaurant dinner, even after all of the hoopla!
Nancy
Permalink posted by : Monday, September 10, 2007 at 6:48:00 PM EDT
: Monday, September 10, 2007 at 6:48:00 PM EDT
So I was looking for a Spoiler site and I found this...You all do an amazing job! I can't watch the novela on Tuesday and Wednesday nights because I have night classes. Thanks to you I won't be missing anything THANK YOU!
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