Monday, June 23, 2008
Fuego, Mon., Jun. 23: And the Premio for most dilusional villain goes to...
We pick up today from the family meeting where we learn that Sofia is expecting a child, that isn’t Fernie’s. Everyone is in shock and disbelief.
Frankie is checking out the woodwork inside the church. He is talking to Oscar about how they want Juan to be happy. We flash to the cave where Juan is talking to the flower. Always the same conversation: “What should I do Libia? I love her, and I want her baby.” Juan looks for the flower to glow, but it doesn’t.
Gaby is verging on a diabetic shock. She wins the award for most delusional villain of the year for being completely taken aback when Fernie confesses that there was never any intimacy between Sofia and he. Fernie’s confession empowers Sofia to affirm that Fernie and she had never consummated their marriage, and that her child’s father is another man. Gaby slaps Sofia two good ones and calls her a whore, demanding to know who the father is. At this point Jimena and Sarita have to hold back their mother. Sofia refuses to disclose the father’s name. “Don’t you ever consider my health?” asks Gaby. “You’ve always been a rebel, like your father. Get out in the street where you belong. Go rot out in the street.” Fernie begs that Gaby forgive Sofia. Sofia tells Gaby that she never loved Fernie. Gaby tells Sofia to get out. Eva comes forth and says that if Sofia goes, she goes too. Gaby tells Eva to get out too because they’re both loose women. Gramps chimes in that he too is leaving. He’s going to get a good attorney to investigate exactly what has been going on around here. “We’ll just see who ends up in the street!” he says. Gaby collapses to the ground and causes everyone to cry.
Rosie tells Frankie that she can’t be with him because she chose to be a mother before a lover.
Oscar meets Bernardo’s real lover while getting a donut. The maid catches him and calls him a traitor for eating those donuts and not eating the ones that she can make better. She takes a bite and admits that they are good, and then tells him that someone tried to kill her.
Rosie is with her son who is drawing. She is trying to interpret his thoughts through his sketches; it’s a new type of psychoanalysis that has swept Mexico. She is happy to be back with her son.
We are in beautiful Puebla. Sarita is talking to Fernie. She tells him that Sofia has gone too far and now her mother is paying the consequences. She loves her sister, but she’s not sure how she would react if mom died. Well, to answer your question Sarita; there would be a large, town-wide celebration, much like the one they had for Sofia, but bigger.
Gaby is talking to her “doctor,” who says that this whole scam has gone too far and has become too risky. She doesn’t care and will stop at nothing to have complete control over her daughters, no matter the consequences.
Juan is riding around the Elizondo ranch where Rosendo is threatening him to get off the land. Rosendo aims his gun, but Gramps tells him it’s okay, and that he needs to talk to Juan.
The fake doctor is telling the family that Gaby’s problem is “very serious,” and that he doesn’t believe she’ll make it. Sarita blames Sofia, who runs to Padre Tadeo for support.
Gramps is talking seriously to Juan. He tells him that Juan needs to be calm and patient because Sofia is in no way able to make any decisions at this point in time. Juan says that he loves her very much and that he will always be available to help out. Gramps says that he will be moving into the cabaña soon, and that all the Reyes bros. can access him more easily this way.
Sofia tells Padre Tadeo that she never wanted things to end up this way. Her sisters hate her and her mother is about to die. Padre assures her that she must have faith in God. She tells him that she has two great loves; the one for Juan, and the one for her mother. Padre tells Sofia that God made the world in seven days and he hasn’t destroyed it yet-that must mean something. She is worried about Juan, and Padre tells her that Juan has Sofia in his best interest.
Back at the bakery Oscar has a nice apron on. They mention that Gaby is in the hospital and that Sofia must feel pretty guilty. The maid comes in and tells the boys that somebody stole the brakes in the car. Juan points out that all the bad things always happen to them. Juan gets ready for a fight, but the maid holds him back and tells him that dealing with the police would be better.
Gramps is contemplating Gaby’s evilness and her “illness” scam. Fatima offers him dinner but he isn’t hungry. Gramps reminds Fatima of the time that she fell down, and tries to grab her knee. I’m guessing that this was a desperate ploy for him to reach up her skirt. Interesting…
Everyone is in the hospital where the “doctor” comes out and needs to talk to Sofia alone. They go into Gaby’s room to see Gaby moaning. Gaby tells Sofia that she is dead to her. Sofia cries.
Fernie is observing the inside of his hat when Juan comes along. Juan has a stupid “wanna fight?” look on his face. Fernie responds with bull-like reflexes. Nothing is really discussed here except stupid, fourth-grade remarks from Juan. For example: “I don’t have to tell you what I’m doing.” or “If you’re going to call me fat, say it to my face.” The two go bonkers and make pit-bull sounds in each other’s face. Then boom, commercial.
Juan really wants to fight Fernie, but he remembers what Gramps told him, and he keeps his cool. Very unusual and a very weird confrontation.
Sofia is crying at Gaby’s bedside. She says that she never wanted to hurt her mother. Gaby says that she did hurt her and that she is evil without God’s forgiveness. She says that Sofia is to blame for her condition. Sofia begs forgiveness, but Gaby keeps saying ‘NO.’ “You are going to cry until you don’t have one tear left in your eyes” thought-bubbles Gaby.
Oscar and Frankie are talking and bring up the point that Juan is going to be a daddy, and that they are going to have another Reyes around. Oscar moves on to talk about Jimena and how much he loves her. “Well what about her dough? Her cash? Her cents?” asks Frankie.
The “doctor” tells the others that they can go back and see their mommy. They are shocked. The “doctor” tells them that the recent confrontation provoked her state. Jimena has her own diabetic shock as Gaby watches with a smile.
Fernie circles Eva in the waiting room. He tells her that she has known the girls really well and that she is an accomplice of them. Therefore, he wants to know the name of Sofia’s father. She denies telling him because she won’t betray the girls. Fernie doesn’t let up and instead wants to know who took advantage of Sofia. Eva corrects Fernie and tells him that they loved each other mutually. Fernie says that they will never be together.
Gaby thinks to herself: “Poor Jimena; those crazy nerves of her returned from her childhood. Good. This way Sofia will feel even guiltier.” The “doctor” examines Jimena. His diagnosis is the same one he had for Gaby. The confrontation has provoked her condition. Sofia tries to calm her, but it doesn’t work. Sarita is beside herself with fear.
Juan has gone to see Padre Tadeo. Padre tells Juan that he needs to be calm for Sofia’s sake. Juan tells the Padre that he went to the hospital and met up with Fernie. Padre tells him that he needs to avoid any possible confrontations if he wants to be with Sofia. Juan gets excited and says that he wants the Padre to baptize his son, and then marry Sofia and him. Padre then adds that he will confirm their son. They laugh.
Eva is telling Gramps about Gaby’s “illness.” Gramps thinks twice about his doubts. He admits that Gaby and he had had many problems, but she is still his daughter, and he should love her. Gramps considers Gaby’s illness, Jimena’s nerves, and Sofia’s baby, not to mention Fernie’s jealousy. “What are we gonna do?” he asks.
Gaby and the “doctor” are together. She tells him that there can’t be any errors in their pretending. He leaves and she says that Sofia has gone too far this time, too far.
Everyone has returned home. Gramps reaches out to Jimena, but Sarita intervenes. Sofia offers to help Jimena to her room, but Sarita intervenes again. Eva and Gramps are
convinced that Sarita is good, but she is misled. Gramps says that he doubts Gaby is sick because she lied about him killing her mother.
Sofia asks Gramps to sign the papers that will save the ranch because she is completely convinced of her mother’s sickness. If Gramps doesn’t sign these papers, Fernie will have to mortgage the ranch. Gramps thinks about it and says that he will sign them. Now, I missed a week, but I’m guessing that these papers have nothing to do with “losing the ranch,” and everything to do with making Fernie the unquestioned owner and operator of the Elizondo ranch.
Fernie is with the two easily manipulated sisters. They are convinced that Fernie is so good. He doesn’t understand why Sofia hates him. “Loving her is my only sin” he says. He says that he has always loved their father and that he misses him much. He wishes that Bernie were still alive because he knows that Bernie wouldn’t allow such silliness. He says that he loves them like sisters, and asks them to have pity on him by revealing who is the father of Sofia’s baby. Sarita is speechless.
Tomorrow: Sofia is expecting Juan’s baby, but Fernie isn’t about to let Sofia go. Fernie and Gaby have something up their sleeves.
Not much action tonight folks, but I’ll be recapping Wednesday, a day that is synonymous with disaster and snark! Hasta luego.
Labels: Fuego
I do NOT understand how J and Sarita are already on Fernie's side again after seeing him hit their sister. (Their PREGNANT sister!)
Nor do I get how Gabi can hit her PREGNANT daughter and then say that Sofi isn't concerned about Gabi's health?
Why hasn't everybody gotten together and hatched a plan to provoke the emotional shock that will allegedly kill this woman??
I know I'll feel better after I watch this and hear Vicente and see Dimples and Fuzzy and Juan (I can't think of a suitable nickname for him yet) and the pretty landscapes. But for the time being, I'm just ANNOYED that these people don't all run away from home.
Or better yet, let them keep the house, and trick Gabi into going for a ride - they'll tell her she's needed in town to steal candy from children, or something - then take her to the San Jose Hospital for Malingering Bitches.
I'm surprised no one has been able to piece together the coincidences of the troubles and problems surronding the protagonists. No one even suspects Fernando,scumbag that he is.
I really like all four girls. Sofia,Sarita, Jimena and Rosario. Imagine if Rosario is their half-sister. Anyway, someone ought to lock up Gabriela in the loony bin for her 19th century victorian ways....Too much guilt trip.
Ibarramedia
Thanks for that speedy turn around time on your recap, Nicolas!
(Juan is a bit of a maroon.)
I actually yelped when I saw the leer cross Ferd's face when he was hugging Sarita.
Here's hoping that Abuela does get an attorney and fast.
I always think that this Telenovela has the look and feel of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the way you think about it when you hear it. Kind of scrambled time period, lots of people with codependency problems, with a morality tale ending.
Very succinct yet snarky!
I said perhaps because I like the others too!
Gabi, you gotta give her points for that stroke, she is a force to be reckoned with.
This just leads me back to the original thought of "Bernardo must have been one big Tool." Gabi didn't just start torturing her daughters, this is something she has put serious effort into for decades.
Oh yeah and thanks for the snark, Nic, your recaps always make me laugh.
I call this episode: The One Where Gabi Lays On a Heavy Dose of Guilt. Sheesh! That woman. I want to throw something at her every time I see her on my TV.
I was really worried about LIbia's flower not glowing when Juan asked her about the baby. Perhaps the nuclear fallout has dissipated? Maybe Libia is worried Feonando will kill Juan over yet another Elizondo-Reyes baby out of wedlock? Maybe the batteries are wearing out on the magic flower?
I wonder about Gaby's doctor. Like, did he get his medical degree from an online university???
julie - I had the same thought: how can the sisters sit there, like sitting ducks, and talk with Fernie after the scene one or two episodes ago??? They've been clearly hit with a dumb stick.
doris
And what the heck was the deal with Juan & Feo's snarling confrontation? Yeah, that was totally worth the effort (& the spit...oh, the manliness on display! bestill my heart) I get it: Juan is emotional, spirited, and hot-headed but he's basically a little dim too. I think the Reyes boys have been eating too much of their own cooking.
Oscar in the frilly apron? Where did that come from? And what's with Quintina's lips? She reminds me of the batty aunt who wears her wig askew & her lipstick all over the place.
(sorry...my biggest problem with FELS is when I try to apply logic...the radioactive waste has killed whatever intelligence these poor citizens may have once had)
Rosario covers the jugs! Must be the new mom image.
Can someone buy Franco a razor? The stubble is really getting gross. Oh, and a bar of soap wouldn't hurt either.
Nic...great recap! Thanks for the additional laughs or am I the only one who chuckles all the way through this show??
:-)!!!!!!!!!
Maybe Gramps could offer the evil "doctor" Frankenstein more money than Gaby gave him to tell the girls that their mother is faking and that she paid him to lie about her condition.
Juan should just come and get Sofia and take her away like in "an Officer and a Gentlemen"
Julie - I love your idea of tricking Gaby into "stealing candy from children!" But you see, that would get rid of four months of repetitive plot, and the Televisa people wouldn't like that.
Becky - you are hilarious and so clever.
IMHO Cantu? (Fernando) is the best actor in this TN. I love watching him go from sleazy villain to angry lunatic woman-beater to heartbroken weeping and immediately back to cop-a-feel-from-sis sleaze-ball. He must be exhausted after a day's work.
Sort of like that party Gabi threw with pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. It sounds so demented, you don't know what to make of it. But when you actually see it, it's just hilarious. Or maybe that's just how I see it. :)
I think getting Agustín to sign the papers are just the beginning of Gabriela's manipulation; I have a suspicion that Gabriela will emotionally blackmail Sofía into saying the baby is Fernando's in public before it's over.
That's a monumental concession on Sofía's part, so they had to create a crisis commensurate with it to make it seem likely. Gabriela is horrible, but there is a plot reason behind this outburst, I think.
Gabi threatens to have the good doctor arrested if he even hesitates to do her bidding. He should have known better than to put the first toe in the water; she's got him by the short ones forever now.
Wouldn't that be funny if he got tired of her threats and was the one to do her in, down the line at some point...
Gawd, how many times have I seen crooked physicians in novelas; they sure are handy tools for the villains. But disconcerting, nonetheless.
Last night's episode was very entertaining indeed, with a lot of laughs. I always laugh all the way through it, too. In fact, I think I'm going to rewatch the episode when I have my sammich later.
Now how come if Ma croaks the house goes to Fernando? I don't get it. I mean I know we stretch reality in these things, (yes, Sofie I am directing this at you and your bad fashion), but how does the grand-son-inlaw inherit?
Also..it would make my day if Sarita & Fer fell on the floor doing the horizontal bop while Jimena just sat there.
Sarita's braid is just way too tight.
Remember that Ferd told Armando that he would marry Sarita if Sofia dies. Because she is more obedient (and naive).mhm
Blech! He is repulsive...but we all know he's going to be with us for a l-o-n-g time. May his punishment be fitting!
It was exactly like the gaze of the snake that is his emblem. My only problem with the symbolism is the terrible bad rap association with him gives the zoological sub-order "serpentes."
I don't know how Fernando would be able to marry Sara, though; Sofía is not going to die and Gabriela has her shriveled heart set on a Uribe double wedding.
Fernando can marry Sarita if he gets an annulment from Sofia! If both he and Sofia swear up and down that they never had sex, and that Sofi has already started makin' babies with another guy, I think the Church would grant it in a heartbeat.
In any other family it would be ridiculous for him to then immediately petition Gabi for Sarita's hand, but not in this case - Gabi would be frantic to keep him in the family. And I doubt that she would care about disappointing Raquel on the double-wedding if it meant keeping Feo around.
No spoiler..just sayin. I do hope Gabi remembers to hand her the cup with her left hand as the right side appears to be affected by her stroke.
About the Sarita/Fer scene, we were LOL over the very loud rattlesnake background noise. Thank you TeleVista in case we didn't get it.
Thanks for that link, Connie. Man, kids are so immature! ;-)
I don't think that will happen either. I'm just brainstorming ways that this storyline doesn't have to go down the road of Sofia being manipulated into pretending that the kid is Feo's, because I really would not find that enjoyable at all. However, it does seem like the most likely scenario.
If that happens, I want a LOT of Oscar dimple scenes as compensation.
So it's no wonder there's speculation about whether he's going to be able to use her somehow. It does look like they are setting that up, and it's kind of confusing.
No, it can't be. There isn't going to be a conspiracy in which everyone agrees that Sofia's baby will be Feo's. Oh, please don't let that happen. Anyway, Juan knows the truth. Sarita doesn't have enough self-control to keep her mouth shut. And, when Jimena comes out of her trance, she'll be looking for Oscar who knows what's going on.
Sofia continues to live at the mansion of deception. What a life for an apparently intelligent, but clueless woman.
From lower Ala
I got sick of watching Crabi play the guilt trip on Sofia and turned off the TV!
Can't wait to see what happens tonight!!!!
From lower Ala
I did enjoy Feonando and Juan's testosterone fest, although I'm sorry the script had Juan back down. I was dying for him to punch Feo out. It was pretty funny when Juan suggested they meet somewhere to have it out, and Feo looked closely at Juan's physique and then said it would be beneath him to fight with an inferior.
And, yes, Quintana's lipstick applications are very distracting.
So now Abuelo signs the papers and Feo gets the dough thanks to stupid Sofía's pleas.
I'm not sure I can stand month after month of the baddies winning every battle.
They talk about the baby as if Eva gave it up voluntarily, but it seems as though Gabi manipulated her into it somehow.
I'm not sure whether Gabi knows B was the dad or not. I think she suspects. On the other hand she seemed so shocked when she found Libi's picture, as if she hadn't thought him capable of cheating... so it's hard to be sure.
It's sort of like Feo's cluelessness with regard to Juan. You'd think he'd know for sure by now, but it appears that he still doesn't. You have to wonder how he can be so oblivious, since Juan and the padre are the only men he ever catches her with.
Oops...there I go, applying logic again. [bonk] I have to remember to stop that!
;-)
But even though Eva's convinced, there's no reason for Gabi to believe that Rosario is the lost daughter, I don't think. She doesn't know anything about her, or her past, or where she came from.
So Gabi's horrified surprise would have to wait a several months, when somehow it gets proven that Rosario really is related to her or Bernardo or possibly both.
If I had a margarita or 2, I could probably come up with a better scenario!
And how far away is the hospital (I thought they indicated it was in Pueblo) from this mysterious town where everyone lives because Juan shows up, so I guess he rode his horse all the way?
Anyway, thank you Nicolas for the enjoyable recap and the theory and only plausible reason for anyone's behavior in this novela, nuclear radiation.
G from CA
Is that how the Prince and the Pauper happened? Can't recall...
Also, it was postulated elsewhere that Gabi and Eva might have been pregnant at the same time. Just because we didn't see the other baby at the time we saw Eva's doesn't mean there wasn't one. Always time for those pesky details later. ;-)
Now the plotline of Eva being Rosario's mother and Rosario being Orphaned when she was young makes sense to a certain extent. Eva's pregnancy is kept hidden and when Rosario is born, she is given away to again avoid scandal of being Bernanrdo's child out of wedlock with a servant. If Rosario is trully Eva and Bernanrdo's daughter,then she is Sofia,Sarita and Jimena's half sister.
An a little aside if you will, I think this happens more often than not in former spanish colonies....
Or worse, God forbid a priest fathers a child, and that has happened before historically.....
Ibarramedia
No, Crabbi definitely got rid of the real Evababy -- and Sofia is really Crabbi's & Bernardo's own first born hija.
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