Friday, May 23, 2008
Fuego, Friday 5/23 (#s 1 & 2): Gran Noche de Reruns
Tonight's episode was a double-feature - that is, two hours of old stuff. It was your big chance to get caught up on the first two episodes, in which:
- We are introduced to Libia Reyes and Bernardo Elizondo, who are having a March-December romance. We also meet Libia's volatile brothers (heroic Juan, intellectual dreamer Franco, and fun Oscar) and Bernardo's daughters (heroic Sofia, intellectual dreamer Sarita, and fun Jimena). The Reyes brothers immediately dislike Bernardo and assume that he's using their sister.
- We see that the Reyes are orphans who have a bakery and are barely scraping by financially. The Elizondos have a hacienda which is apparently very profitable even though there's no hint as to what is grown/produced there.
- We watch concha-baker Juan and concha-enthusiast Sofia have their very first simultaneous split-screen conchagasm.
- We discover that Bernardo's wife, Crabi/Gabriela, is a raging bitch who won't have sex with her husband nor allow a separation; guilts her daughters mercilessly and doesn't permit them to have a social life; forced her oldest daughter Sofia to marry a slimeball named Fe*nando shortly after being raped; and dreams of someday having her eccentric but observant father institutionalized.
- We are told that Sofia finds Fe*nando repulsive, doesn't love him, will never love him, experiences post-traumatic stress about the rape every time he touches her, and married him only with the understanding that she won't have sex with him. He is obviously frustrated by this arrangement, but tolerates it for reasons that seem obvious to everyone watching this telenovela, yet none of the Elizondos (except maybe Grandpa Agustin, but he's not an Elizondo, he's an Acevedo).
- We find that Fe*nando spends his spare time raping and otherwise abusing a nightclub performer named Rosario, whose act consists of one song about a killer bonbon (or possibly a bonbon killer, I'm not sure which). We also see that Rosario and Franco are a potential item.
- We meet Eva, the housekeeper, who is in love with Bernardo and is treated like garbage by Crabiela.
- We witness Libia using the only high-tech gadget in town - a pregnancy test - to discover she's pregnant; meanwhile Bernardo plans to separate from his bitter, crabby, self-proclaimed irreproachable wife.
- We watch as Fe*nando semi-accidentally kills Bernardo in a scuffle and pins the accident on some local guys, then later bludgeons/chokes/drowns Libia (who threw a fit at Bernardo's wake when she found out he was married) after discovering that Lidia's unborn child could inherit some of Bernardo's estate. He also steals Libia's mother's necklace.
Monday: Oscar and Franco make friends with the Uribe twits, Tall One and Piglet.
- We are introduced to Libia Reyes and Bernardo Elizondo, who are having a March-December romance. We also meet Libia's volatile brothers (heroic Juan, intellectual dreamer Franco, and fun Oscar) and Bernardo's daughters (heroic Sofia, intellectual dreamer Sarita, and fun Jimena). The Reyes brothers immediately dislike Bernardo and assume that he's using their sister.
- We see that the Reyes are orphans who have a bakery and are barely scraping by financially. The Elizondos have a hacienda which is apparently very profitable even though there's no hint as to what is grown/produced there.
- We watch concha-baker Juan and concha-enthusiast Sofia have their very first simultaneous split-screen conchagasm.
- We discover that Bernardo's wife, Crabi/Gabriela, is a raging bitch who won't have sex with her husband nor allow a separation; guilts her daughters mercilessly and doesn't permit them to have a social life; forced her oldest daughter Sofia to marry a slimeball named Fe*nando shortly after being raped; and dreams of someday having her eccentric but observant father institutionalized.
- We are told that Sofia finds Fe*nando repulsive, doesn't love him, will never love him, experiences post-traumatic stress about the rape every time he touches her, and married him only with the understanding that she won't have sex with him. He is obviously frustrated by this arrangement, but tolerates it for reasons that seem obvious to everyone watching this telenovela, yet none of the Elizondos (except maybe Grandpa Agustin, but he's not an Elizondo, he's an Acevedo).
- We find that Fe*nando spends his spare time raping and otherwise abusing a nightclub performer named Rosario, whose act consists of one song about a killer bonbon (or possibly a bonbon killer, I'm not sure which). We also see that Rosario and Franco are a potential item.
- We meet Eva, the housekeeper, who is in love with Bernardo and is treated like garbage by Crabiela.
- We witness Libia using the only high-tech gadget in town - a pregnancy test - to discover she's pregnant; meanwhile Bernardo plans to separate from his bitter, crabby, self-proclaimed irreproachable wife.
- We watch as Fe*nando semi-accidentally kills Bernardo in a scuffle and pins the accident on some local guys, then later bludgeons/chokes/drowns Libia (who threw a fit at Bernardo's wake when she found out he was married) after discovering that Lidia's unborn child could inherit some of Bernardo's estate. He also steals Libia's mother's necklace.
Monday: Oscar and Franco make friends with the Uribe twits, Tall One and Piglet.
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OMG. The story is almost good without the boings , silly, looped dialogue and a limited amount of Rosario.
Permalink posted by 
: Friday, May 23, 2008 at 11:29:00 PM EDT
: Friday, May 23, 2008 at 11:29:00 PM EDT
Thanks for the recap, Julie. :-)
Back to yesterday's clothing discussion, regarding Juan's charro pants, it looks like he is always ready for the jaripeo.
I found a page about a real jaripeo, and it appears from the photos that the riders wear jeans.
Click the link at my name to see, "JARIPEO - THE DRIVE-IN RODEO."
I am no horsewoman, so could someone who is tell me whether Eduardo is a decent rider -- good enough to win that trophy at the jaripeo?
He rides horseback a lot in novelas; but for the jaripeo in Fuego, in the scene where he won the trophy, they used a stunt double -- and the guy was facing his back to the camera the whole time.
I remember hearing a news report that Eduardo had been injured on the set involving a riding scene.
Back to yesterday's clothing discussion, regarding Juan's charro pants, it looks like he is always ready for the jaripeo.
I found a page about a real jaripeo, and it appears from the photos that the riders wear jeans.
Click the link at my name to see, "JARIPEO - THE DRIVE-IN RODEO."
I am no horsewoman, so could someone who is tell me whether Eduardo is a decent rider -- good enough to win that trophy at the jaripeo?
He rides horseback a lot in novelas; but for the jaripeo in Fuego, in the scene where he won the trophy, they used a stunt double -- and the guy was facing his back to the camera the whole time.
I remember hearing a news report that Eduardo had been injured on the set involving a riding scene.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 9:32:00 AM EDT
: Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 9:32:00 AM EDT
cheese crackes- there are just too many good actors in the same screen and they all try to outdo each other- and that rosario - she could have smaller implants- and that mother(gabriela)is that acting- I am surprised that a veteran actress is so stiff- I am almost ready to say adios- I give it one more week!!
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 12:00:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 12:00:00 PM EDT
Julie, I enjoyed your succinct and witty recap. I hated they gave us to hours to rehash the daily rehashes we already get. Jeri, I enjoyed the article on the jaripeo very much. Interesting that there's a horseback version of the plaza promenade.
La Paloma
La Paloma
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 1:49:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 1:49:00 PM EDT
I honestly don't have anything against May/December relationships-- but that whole waterfall scene with Bernie and Libia still just creeps me OUT. The actress looks WAY too young, like she's 15 or 16.
Que GROSS. Glad that's over. Hope it stays that way.
Dear Pablo/Franco,
We are all dying to know your secret. How do you manage, episode after episode, to properly say your lines straight to Rosario's face? Is there some actor's method that somehow overides the primal urge to look down, or is the show's editing just that good? Please tell us! Don't make us beg.
Thanks for the link, Jeri.
And thanks for the wittiness, Julie!
Que GROSS. Glad that's over. Hope it stays that way.
Dear Pablo/Franco,
We are all dying to know your secret. How do you manage, episode after episode, to properly say your lines straight to Rosario's face? Is there some actor's method that somehow overides the primal urge to look down, or is the show's editing just that good? Please tell us! Don't make us beg.
Thanks for the link, Jeri.
And thanks for the wittiness, Julie!
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 6:42:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 6:42:00 PM EDT
I just noticed on Thursday's show that Juan wasn't wearing any shoes! He was working on the cabana, barefooted. Is that how he bakes bread too? He doesn't seem to like to cover much of his body, but I wish he would. I guess they're not concerned about OSHA regs...
jb
jb
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 6:44:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 6:44:00 PM EDT
Don't know why I watched it twice. Maybe I thought it would be better the second time around. Anyway, I got my daily E Y fix.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 7:11:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 7:11:00 PM EDT
My theory for Franco speaking to Rosario's face and not her other stuff: I'm thinking the girl has a good right hook.
As for Juan working barefoot:
I once burned my foot pretty badly when I was taking a slice of pizza fresh from the oven and was barefoot. A glop of cheese fell, and dot dot dot.
Next time, I thought I was smart because I wore socks. (Still no shoes.) I was pouring hot water for tea, when a glop of hot water fell on my sock, and dot dot dot.
My motto since 1992: do not go into the kitchen without heavy winter shoes.
As for Juan working barefoot:
I once burned my foot pretty badly when I was taking a slice of pizza fresh from the oven and was barefoot. A glop of cheese fell, and dot dot dot.
Next time, I thought I was smart because I wore socks. (Still no shoes.) I was pouring hot water for tea, when a glop of hot water fell on my sock, and dot dot dot.
My motto since 1992: do not go into the kitchen without heavy winter shoes.
Julie, Thanks so much for doing this recap of reruns, a labor of love and we thank you for it.
It was good in a way to see the way it started out and I was able to tape a part of the dialog that I thought I had heard the first time about Papa saying to Feo-rnando that he knew he was Sofia's abuser. At the time some commenters said I was wrong but now I have the "red" not "white house" tapes.... Feo had lots of reasons to be scared of Papa Bernardo and seemed surprised that Feo's threat to tell GabiCrabi the truth didn't scare PB at all, in fact he was on his way to make the same declarations about his true love himself. PB was on to the feckless and unfortunately fatal Feo on so many levels.
The violence to the sweetie pie Libia in her death scene was way more upsetting but just barely more distasteful to watch than the waterfall moments. I agree with BBQueen, it was hard to take visually but I just checked IMDB and she is 23 although she sure
looks 15 but sheeesh, and Yuuuuuch!
Jeri, thanks again for another colorful side trip about the Jaripeo. I have been wanting to go to Juan Mata Ortiz to see the pottery and it sounds like a really fine little pueblo.
It was good in a way to see the way it started out and I was able to tape a part of the dialog that I thought I had heard the first time about Papa saying to Feo-rnando that he knew he was Sofia's abuser. At the time some commenters said I was wrong but now I have the "red" not "white house" tapes.... Feo had lots of reasons to be scared of Papa Bernardo and seemed surprised that Feo's threat to tell GabiCrabi the truth didn't scare PB at all, in fact he was on his way to make the same declarations about his true love himself. PB was on to the feckless and unfortunately fatal Feo on so many levels.
The violence to the sweetie pie Libia in her death scene was way more upsetting but just barely more distasteful to watch than the waterfall moments. I agree with BBQueen, it was hard to take visually but I just checked IMDB and she is 23 although she sure
looks 15 but sheeesh, and Yuuuuuch!
Jeri, thanks again for another colorful side trip about the Jaripeo. I have been wanting to go to Juan Mata Ortiz to see the pottery and it sounds like a really fine little pueblo.
Yeah, Cheryl, that Libia murder scene was pretty violent and sad.
Good right hook, eh? I'll buy that, Julie. :)
Good right hook, eh? I'll buy that, Julie. :)
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 2:34:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 2:34:00 AM EDT
OT: CherylNewMex, Rio Nuevo Publishers has a nice book, entitled "The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz."
I got it some years ago, and it was just a happy coincidence that the jaripeo page was part of that fellow's website about the pottery.
To see the book at Amazon, click the link. They have it new on sale at the moment, and there are some used copies also.
I got it some years ago, and it was just a happy coincidence that the jaripeo page was part of that fellow's website about the pottery.
To see the book at Amazon, click the link. They have it new on sale at the moment, and there are some used copies also.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 7:54:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 7:54:00 AM EDT
Chrylnemex, I am not sure what scene you are referring to but in the scene in which the father is killed he says. "Now I have no doubt that you are a damn abuser and my daughter is in danger at your side.If you ill treat her while she is near us. What would you be like far away?" I believe that Bernardo never had an inkling of the depths of his son-in-laws evil nature.
When they say abuser in Mexico they can also mean someone who takes serious advantage of someone.
When they say abuser in Mexico they can also mean someone who takes serious advantage of someone.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 11:52:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 11:52:00 AM EDT
Thanks Jeri for the link t the beautiful book and thanks Anon for the discussion of the more general term of abuse, that makes sense.
For those who are not making sense of this telenovela or can't quite believe that it is so silly, I recommend the youtube of Parodia's take on FELS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K_HyibJm3M
For those who are not making sense of this telenovela or can't quite believe that it is so silly, I recommend the youtube of Parodia's take on FELS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K_HyibJm3M
I forgot to mention that this Parodia version has a part II also but you will see it as an option when you play this part I. It is one of the better parodies I have seen of a telenovela and covers all the snarking we have been adding on this blog to such a high level, you will wish you wrote it yourself.
Oh my gosh Cheryl,,, I don't even have sound on my computer and I'm already ROTFL!!!!I'll have to watch the parodia excerpt with sound, though I better watch where I do. HA!!!!!!!
Thanks for the parody link. I have been curious about it, but I'm going to wait to watch it until the show is over; thinking there are likely spoilers in it...
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 10:06:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 10:06:00 PM EDT
Julie...once you told me how to "cut and paste" the youtube website so I could find it. My kids threw away the instructions(probably because they couldn't imagine anyone NEEDING instructions!) Could you tutor me one more time? or Cheryl..same thing?..so I can watch this Parodia clip.
Many thanks. JudyB
Many thanks. JudyB
Judy B, click on How to Copy and Paste. It gives very, very detailed instructions on how to copy and paste. It assumes that you want to paste into a blank wordpad document, but in your case you want to paste into the address bar. The procedure is the same.
I wrote that page years ago. So long ago, I often forget it exists. The pop-up advice on that page may be out of date, but I think the rest still applies. Hope it helps.
BTW, you may want to peek at Humor Page too.
I wrote that page years ago. So long ago, I often forget it exists. The pop-up advice on that page may be out of date, but I think the rest still applies. Hope it helps.
BTW, you may want to peek at Humor Page too.
Permalink posted by : Monday, May 26, 2008 at 12:05:00 PM EDT
: Monday, May 26, 2008 at 12:05:00 PM EDT
Well, alas, my lack of knowledge still stymies me (all I know how to do is type, send e-mail and forward e-mail) sooo....the words "double-click on Downloads folder on your desktop" means nothing to me. Haven't a clue where to find it or what it looks like. But hey, Paula...I think your info is great...I did print the whole thing...now if I just knew something more about my computer! aaaarrrgh.
However, after reading the Humor Page I want to hear more about your children...may I assume you have at least two, maybe three boys?
Hang in there, Judy. You're almost there. You're going to use the Paste command differently. So let's do this. Ignore the "Paste" paragraph, and do the following instead.
Put your cursor in the address bar (the place you type a web site address to pull it up). Make sure the address bar is empty. Right-click your mouse, and select Paste. Viola! There's the text. The Paste command spits out whatever was the last thing put into your clipboard.
And as for the humor page, thank God Almighty, those are someone else's stories, not mine!
Put your cursor in the address bar (the place you type a web site address to pull it up). Make sure the address bar is empty. Right-click your mouse, and select Paste. Viola! There's the text. The Paste command spits out whatever was the last thing put into your clipboard.
And as for the humor page, thank God Almighty, those are someone else's stories, not mine!
Permalink posted by : Monday, May 26, 2008 at 5:16:00 PM EDT
: Monday, May 26, 2008 at 5:16:00 PM EDT
I would love to double-check that Bernardo scene with Fernando, but I don't have it any more. And I must confess that I was paying virtually no attention to the episode... I wrote the recap more or less from memory a few minutes before it started. (I was still working!) Then if anything jogged my memory while I was half-watching, I added it to the recap. But that's it. :(
I don't remember Bernardo specifically saying that he knew Fernando had raped Sofia, just that he didn't like the way he treated her.
I don't remember Bernardo specifically saying that he knew Fernando had raped Sofia, just that he didn't like the way he treated her.
There was a bit where Oscar & Franco are discussing how Juan was always working working working to support them when they were little, so he didn't get to go to school much. Oscar went to school only part way, enough to learn the math to run the business end & watch over the bucks, and Franco went to school a lot which is why he's a dreamer who reads poetry and wanders around instead of working working working like Juan. The differences in education levels are presented visually -- Juan as barefooted no-shirted working guy with bandanna and washing in a bucket all the time; Oscar as working guy with shoes on and also shirt on who thinks a lot more about money and high falutin' hacienda ownership; and Franco as working guy who keeps pretty much everything on and has shoes, but recites poetry and sings pretty songs while working, and could get another kind of job maybe.
Who knows what the deal was with Libia. What social class did she represent? And -- agreed, waaay too young for the old Bernardo.
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Who knows what the deal was with Libia. What social class did she represent? And -- agreed, waaay too young for the old Bernardo.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 9:10:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 9:10:00 PM EDT
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