Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Fuego, Monday 8/4 (#69): Helloooooo Pedro!
Alternative titles:
Four! Four Reyes Boys! Bwahahahaha!! (lightning)
Franco's Replacement Arrives
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarita
Sarita Pulls an Oscar
Eva and Gabi are fighting at the bottom of the stairs, so there's no hope that Gabi will fall to her death. At least not tonight. She's wearing dangly earrings now, and makeup and a ponytail. There is a spring in her step and a twinkle in her eye... wait, I think that's just new gel inserts for her shoes, and her regular gleam of hateful insanity.
Eva warns Gabi that she may have to pay for Libia's death, "that poor innocent girl whose death you ordered."
Dr. Specialist tells Juan and Oscar that Franco and Rosario need to be moved to the dispensario because the special equipment has arrived. He can't promise they'll survive. They need a miracle.
Feonando is at a fancypants bank in Puebla, Puebla making a suitcase-sized withdrawal. Coincidentally, Grandpa has just written a check for a couple of uniformed men at his cottage.
Gabi's looking for Sarita. (I just noticed that Sarita's room is chock-full of dolls, shelves and shelves of them.) Jimena tells her that Sarita left last night.
Sarita's at the convent. The Mother Superior tells her they were happy to take her in last night because she was desperate, but now that she's calmer, does she still feel the same way? Sarita says she's sure - she wants to stay on as a novice (nun-in-training). She doesn't want to know anything of the outside world. Her mother will be very happy to know about this. Sarita hasn't been lucky at love, so she's going to dedicate herself to helping others. (I think you're supposed to play cards when you're unlucky at love, but maybe it's different in Mexico.)
A mystery man with awesome pants stops to pick a pebble out of his horse's shoe, or something. Then he continues on his way.
Raquel walks down the street nervously, sensing that some jerk is tailgating her in a big truck. It's Feo. She doesn't want anything to do with him or the Elizondos. He wants a chance to explain, preferably in place where they can speak "intimately." She reluctantly agrees and gets in his truck. He drives her into the woods and cuts her into many pieces and buries one piece in every state at an address that coincides with Sofia's birthday.
Not really. But I still wouldn't get into a truck with that guy. However, Raquel does.
Grandpa's check has bounced. The medical equipment guys aren't happy. If he doesn't pay up, they're going to have to take away the equipment.
A few weeks before Grandpa signed anything, Feo said something about slipping a few extra things in there and Grandpa wouldn't know what he was signing. He outwitted Grandpa after all. So I guess it's true that NO ONE is smarter than Feo.
The mystery man with jingle-feet (it runs in the family) and a big bag comes into Fr. Tadeo's office. Tadeo has his back turned; he looks nervous about the footsteps behind him. The mystery man asks where he can find three brothers who have a bakery. He can't tell the padre what he wants with them, because it's personal, and very important - a matter of life or death.
We're at Raquel's. I'm jealous of Feo; I wish I had my own retro-jazzy theme music. With my luck, however, it would probably be written by Weird Al Yankovik. Feo explains that Gabi was made a fool in front of everyone. They should have been warned sooner that Octavio had left. Raq says she was afraid to postpone Benito's wedding. She doesn't understand how Sarita could be in love with a bricklayer. Her husband won't forgive her for this - he's a violent man; if he doesn't get what he wants, he becomes a wild animal.
Feo says it must be terrible to have fear rather than love for the person with whom one lives. And she's such a fragile woman, sensitive (moving her brandy glass out of the way), gentle ... a woman who deserves to be treated with love and affection.
She doesn't know what to do! She doesn't know how she'll tell her husband there was no wedding. He'll kill her!
Feo says he'll help her find a way to tell him. He can't stand to see a woman as lovely as herself suffer. She looks so much better smiling.
He kisses her. She lets him. Many scenes later, Raquel snaps out of it and acts all demure and contrite. "I'm a married woman, what if my husband found out?" Feo says he'll run any risk for her. She thinks they should forget about this. Feo says OK, but he doubts that he can forget her kisses... nor will she be able to forget his.
He leaves. She touches her lips, has a flashback, and admits it's true... she'll have a hard time forgetting those kisses. (Raq, just take up cigar smoking. It's probably better for you than playing with this creep.)
Sofia goes home to give her mom hugs and kisses. Actually, she wants to know why Gabi made Eva give up her baby. Gabi says this story has something to do with Sofia's own origin. "Do you really want to know?" Sofia's ready to hear everything, anything, but Gabi says other people might not be. She'll think about it. Sofi asks what's with all the half-truths.
Gabi says she'll say what she wants, when she wants, and no one can reproach her. "I reproach you in the name of Eva!" Sofia declares. Gabi says Eva deserves it for betraying her. Gabi trusted her, and Eva repaid her by going to bed with her husband. She'll suffer to the last day of her life not knowing who her child is. She'll die with that doubt.
Sofia realizes, "So Rosario isn't Eva's daughter?" Gabi clams up and kicks her out.
Juan's now at the church. (I can only assume that Tadeo sent him an owl.) He demands an explanation. Pedro Reyes introduces himself... a moment that would have a lot more dramatic impact, befitting the tense music, if only we hadn't been told last Friday. He's their cousin. "The Reyes aren't fools [bueyes, rhymes with Reyes]; we don't have cousins." "So you're one of them," Pedro says. Juan introduces himself and wants to know who Pedro really is. Fortunately, Pedro has a note from his mommy, which proves his identity. She's the one who told Pedro to find them.
Pedro's father was Juan's mother's brother. He was always a restless dreamer (exact same words Juan and Oscar used to describe Franco in early episodes). He went up north to the USA looking for a better future. He promised he'd come back for them, but he never did. "We'll never hear from him again," he predicts. (You know what a prediction is worth in a telenovela... I wonder if Dad could be the Big Boss...)
His mother was resentful, and never told Pedro about his cousins until just recently. As for the matter of life or death... finding his cousins was his mother's last wish. She just died.
Anyone else think Pedro resembles Ted King a little bit? Maybe it's just me.
Pedro says he had to work from a very early age because his dad abandoned them and he needed to help his mom. She asked him to find them. They're his only family. He has no one else. He shows a photo of Juan's mom and Pedro's dad when they were very young. (Anybody recognize Pedro's dad?) They're cute. He lets Juan keep it.
Pedro asks if there's a cheap place he can stay. Juan kisses Tadeo's ring and leaves. Pedro kisses Tadeo's ring too and gives him a longing look... no, I'm sure that's just my imagination, but I swear it looks like a longing look. The cousins leave for that cheap room Pedro was asking about.
"Another Reyes," Tadeo muses dreamily. "If all goes well, as we hope, and Franco survives, then there will be four. Four Reyes!" (He reminds me of The Count from Sesame Street.)
Juan introduces Pedro to Quintina, Pablito, and Mariachi. (Mariachi seems unimpressed.) Quintina lets Petey-Pie know that there's a family tradition that the Reyes must kiss her on the mouth. He obliges, and she swoons in a flurry of cartoon effects. She says any silliness helps them slightly forget the tragedy they're living. Juan explains that his youngest brother is dying on them.
Dr. Specialist and Good Dr. #2 talk about Franco. He's young and strong, and he's got many people hoping for him to live. And they're using tepescohuite, aka mimosa tenuiflora, which is supposed to be great for burns. What matters now is for him to get out of the coma, not have any neurological damage.
Juan tells Pedro about the attack and the fire, trying to burn Franco and Rosario alive. "We still don't know who it was, but when we get our hands on them..." Pedro offers to help in any way possible.
Oscar comes home. He seems skeptical of Pedro. They leave for the dispensario. Pedro kisses Quintina on the way out, saying he doesn't want to break with the tradition. She fake-swoons again.
Sofia's at the cottage with Grandpa. She rehashes about how mean Gabi is to Eva. Grandpa doesn't think it's a good time to tell Eva the bad news that Rosa's not her real daughter; they should wait for a while, and then get Gabi to tell the truth. (She hasn't told the truth yet in 25 years, but maybe the 26th will be the charm.) Sofia also mentions Gabi's unsettling references to Sofia's "origin." It gave Sofi the feeling she's not even an Elizondo. Grandpa thinks it's another attempt to torment her, and tells her to dismiss these silly thoughts.
Eva and Ofelia are at the dispensario. Ofelia says "you really are like a grandmother to Luisito." This doubtful comment offends Eva. "I am Luisito's grandmother!" Ofelia doesn't back down; she asks Eva what if it turned out she wasn't Rosario's mother? Eva finds this inconceivable.
Good Doctor #2 (Good Doctor #1 is the younger one with the glasses who helped Franco the last time Feo tried to have him killed) lets the boys visit Franco one at a time. Juan goes in first. Pedro looks a bit frustrated at having to wait a little longer to meet his cousin, but Oscar will help him pass the time; he has "a few little questions."
Feo comes home later than Gabi would have liked. She demands to know where he's been. He impatiently explains that running the hacienda involves many time-consuming responsibilities. He reminds her that she told him to find a woman who wouldn't give him any problems; is she going to give him problems?
Cowed, she apologizes and kisses his hand! "Forgive me, but for the first time in my life, I love, and I feel loved. I'm afraid to lose you." Feo says he's not like Bernardo; he could never cheat on her. Gabi says she hopes so, because otherwise...
"Otherwise? Otherwise what?"
"I could kill you."
Juan tells Franco to fight and get better. They miss his joking and laughter and singing. More... it's sweet and mushy, with lots of warm memories, but no new information. Franco had trouble learning to ride a horse, it threw him into a tree, but he always got up and tried again, and now he's the best rider in the area, besides Juan. A similar story about his schooling (cute flashback); Franco didn't want to go to school and tried to skip, but Juan found out, and I guess Franco was a slob too and they had to hose him down. Etc. It was hard bringing up Franco and Oscar, keeping them fed, protecting them from danger, from people wanting to hurt them. Franco has to get better because the time has come for them to carry out justice for all the wrongs that have been done to them. The time has come for them to show who the Reyes brothers are.
(But evidently it would be too soon to show anyone, like maybe Grandpa, that the Reyes brothers are the Robles brothers.)
Grandpa tells Rosendo about the bounced check. He's mystified. R says he'll look into it. The check is to pay rental on the special medical equipment for Franco and Rosario; those guys will take it away if he can't pay.
Feo, who was listening at Grandpa's door (which needs a few deadbolt locks if you ask me), intercepts Rosendo, claiming that he's going to the bank and will find out what happened with the check. Rosendo doesn't exactly want to hand it over, but has no reason to refuse.
Oscar tells Pedro that after hearing his life's story, he understands his brother Juan. The Reyes are cursed to lose the people who love them. Pedro asks if they know who killed their parents. Oscar doesn't remember, but they were saved because Juan saved them, he was like a father to them. Pedro wishes he'd had a father to care for him. Oscar says Pedro can be another Reyes brother - one of Juan's "sons."
Eva tells Rosario not to worry about anything. Luisito's okay. Don't leave us, be strong, fight for your life. Sofia shows up and tells Eva to have faith that Ros and Franco are saved. Sofia explains that she was giving Gabi a hard time for being so mean to Eva; Eva says the damage is done, and it was her fault too for letting Gabi give away her child. She has faith that Rosario will be saved and they can be happy. She adds that Ofelia doubts that she's Rosario's real mom, but Eva thinks that's impossible. Anyway, she can't go through all that angst again, not knowing who or where her daughter is.
Juan comes out of Franco's room, and Oscar goes in. Pedro tells Juan that Oscar told him the story of how he's not just a brother to them, but also like their father. (I know Pedro's hearing it for the first time, but for me it's VERY VERY OLD.) A father like Pedro never had.
Oscar has brought Franco a little boom box, with the doctor's permission. It's a tape of Franco's music. (Note to friends: Don't play my karaoke at me when I'm in a coma.) Oscar tells cute stories about their childhood, something about skipping school to swim in the river, the water was too cold for Franco so he sang. (?) And the time when Oscar's heart was broken and Franco sang him his favorite song. He tells Franco he got the gift of song from their mother. He remembers them looking up at the clouds shaped like animals (including roosters, of course!).
Oscar tries to sing. We'll excuse this poor effort due to crying. He mentions that Sarita didn't get married - she took off running to see Franco, she was so worried about him. He tries again to sing, but breaks down crying.
Sofia mentions the "origin" thing to Eva. Eva doesn't exactly remember Sofi's birth - Sofia wasn't born at the house. Shortly before Sofi was born, Gabi went to Puebla. She was upset with Bernardo. Thus, Sofia was born in Puebla, and not in Serdan. "None of us saw your birth."
Jimena and Gabi are on their way to the convent. Jimena wants to see Rosario. "After all, she's my sister," she says, smiling hopefully. Of course this hope is squashed by Gabriela: "That woman is not your sister. And Sofia stopped being your sister the moment she went to live with that bricklayer. We're going to visit Sarita, who is your ONLY sister."
Sarita is moping at the convent. The nun wants to know what's on her mind. Sarita says it's Franco, a boy who's in bad shape. "The boy you're in love with?" Sarita admits she's confused. The nun says she's here to clarify her thoughts and decide if she really wants to become a nun. Being a nun isn't about escaping from the world. "This house is not a refuge for cowards." (I half-expect her to launch into a killer rendition of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain.") Sarita must take this decision about her relationship with God very seriously.
But first, she must become governess to seven unruly children whose strict but handsome retired Navy captain father doesn't let them play or sing... I wish. I'd like to see that telenovela.
It's finally Pedro's turn to see Franco. "Cousin, if you're tired of being alive, feel free to let go - everyone seems to like me a lot and I'm sure I'll be a great replacement. By the way, I can sing too, and my beard's way better than yours, so... you know... think it over, no pressure."
Sorry. I'm still feeling mean and traumatized from tonight's Querida Enemiga, and I'm OD'ing on all this sweetness.
What Pedro really says: "I'm very sorry to meet you in these circumstances. If you can hear me, I want you to know that with all my heart, I hope you get better."
Gabi tells Sarita she's really proud of her dedicating her life to God. Sarita says she's confused. She'll decide when she's put her thoughts in order. Gabi says for the nth time that she only wants Sarita's happiness. That's why she's okay with her being at the convent. Else, she'll have to marry Benito. "As always, I'll respect your decision. You're free to decide between these two things."
Sarita needs to see Franco one last time before she decides. "No no no, you're never going to see that miserable loser! I forbid it!" The nun tells Gabi she should let Sarita see him; it's the only way she'll know if her calling is for real. They can't accept her as a novice otherwise.
I love these aerial views of Serdán.
Grandpa is studying the Robles map again. He doesn't remember these people at all. He'll ask Raquel about them.
Here comes Feo. "Don't you understand I don't want you to come into my house without asking permission?" Feo ignores this and says he went to the bank and they had made a mistake with his account. Feo covered the check and paid what Grandpa owed. Grandpa says he didn't ask him for a favor, so he owes Feo nothing, and it's also very strange to him that Feo offered to do this for him. He sent Rosendo to take care of it!
Feo says Rosendo was too busy and Feo was going to the bank anyway. But to Grandpa, everything seems bad! Grandpa replies with some dicho like "the mule wasn't mean, so they beat him with sticks." (I don't think this is correct, but it was the best I could do.) Feo is merely amused.
Oscar, Pedro, and Juan are together when Sofia shows up. They are introduced, but Sofi doesn't get a very good look at Pedro before Juan gets in her face for some kisses. (Seriously, she barely had a chance to say hello to this Royal Hotness cousin.)
Gabi shows up with her only two daughters and Feo. Naturally, she's grossed out by this public display of affection. Pedro naively takes her arm when she seems dizzy. As expected, she's mortally offended and shakes him off. She complains about all that she's having to endure for Sarita's sake. She shoves Sarita away...
...right into Pedro's arms!
(Ha! I knew it!! Soon she will be in love with two men. That'll teach her!)
Next time:
Gabi and Feo go out of town on a date and run into Raquel. Awkward!
Feo acts like a jerk.
Four! Four Reyes Boys! Bwahahahaha!! (lightning)
Franco's Replacement Arrives
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarita
Sarita Pulls an Oscar
Eva and Gabi are fighting at the bottom of the stairs, so there's no hope that Gabi will fall to her death. At least not tonight. She's wearing dangly earrings now, and makeup and a ponytail. There is a spring in her step and a twinkle in her eye... wait, I think that's just new gel inserts for her shoes, and her regular gleam of hateful insanity.
Eva warns Gabi that she may have to pay for Libia's death, "that poor innocent girl whose death you ordered."
Dr. Specialist tells Juan and Oscar that Franco and Rosario need to be moved to the dispensario because the special equipment has arrived. He can't promise they'll survive. They need a miracle.
Feonando is at a fancypants bank in Puebla, Puebla making a suitcase-sized withdrawal. Coincidentally, Grandpa has just written a check for a couple of uniformed men at his cottage.
Gabi's looking for Sarita. (I just noticed that Sarita's room is chock-full of dolls, shelves and shelves of them.) Jimena tells her that Sarita left last night.
Sarita's at the convent. The Mother Superior tells her they were happy to take her in last night because she was desperate, but now that she's calmer, does she still feel the same way? Sarita says she's sure - she wants to stay on as a novice (nun-in-training). She doesn't want to know anything of the outside world. Her mother will be very happy to know about this. Sarita hasn't been lucky at love, so she's going to dedicate herself to helping others. (I think you're supposed to play cards when you're unlucky at love, but maybe it's different in Mexico.)
A mystery man with awesome pants stops to pick a pebble out of his horse's shoe, or something. Then he continues on his way.
Raquel walks down the street nervously, sensing that some jerk is tailgating her in a big truck. It's Feo. She doesn't want anything to do with him or the Elizondos. He wants a chance to explain, preferably in place where they can speak "intimately." She reluctantly agrees and gets in his truck. He drives her into the woods and cuts her into many pieces and buries one piece in every state at an address that coincides with Sofia's birthday.
Not really. But I still wouldn't get into a truck with that guy. However, Raquel does.
Grandpa's check has bounced. The medical equipment guys aren't happy. If he doesn't pay up, they're going to have to take away the equipment.
A few weeks before Grandpa signed anything, Feo said something about slipping a few extra things in there and Grandpa wouldn't know what he was signing. He outwitted Grandpa after all. So I guess it's true that NO ONE is smarter than Feo.
The mystery man with jingle-feet (it runs in the family) and a big bag comes into Fr. Tadeo's office. Tadeo has his back turned; he looks nervous about the footsteps behind him. The mystery man asks where he can find three brothers who have a bakery. He can't tell the padre what he wants with them, because it's personal, and very important - a matter of life or death.
We're at Raquel's. I'm jealous of Feo; I wish I had my own retro-jazzy theme music. With my luck, however, it would probably be written by Weird Al Yankovik. Feo explains that Gabi was made a fool in front of everyone. They should have been warned sooner that Octavio had left. Raq says she was afraid to postpone Benito's wedding. She doesn't understand how Sarita could be in love with a bricklayer. Her husband won't forgive her for this - he's a violent man; if he doesn't get what he wants, he becomes a wild animal.
Feo says it must be terrible to have fear rather than love for the person with whom one lives. And she's such a fragile woman, sensitive (moving her brandy glass out of the way), gentle ... a woman who deserves to be treated with love and affection.
She doesn't know what to do! She doesn't know how she'll tell her husband there was no wedding. He'll kill her!
Feo says he'll help her find a way to tell him. He can't stand to see a woman as lovely as herself suffer. She looks so much better smiling.
He kisses her. She lets him. Many scenes later, Raquel snaps out of it and acts all demure and contrite. "I'm a married woman, what if my husband found out?" Feo says he'll run any risk for her. She thinks they should forget about this. Feo says OK, but he doubts that he can forget her kisses... nor will she be able to forget his.
He leaves. She touches her lips, has a flashback, and admits it's true... she'll have a hard time forgetting those kisses. (Raq, just take up cigar smoking. It's probably better for you than playing with this creep.)
Sofia goes home to give her mom hugs and kisses. Actually, she wants to know why Gabi made Eva give up her baby. Gabi says this story has something to do with Sofia's own origin. "Do you really want to know?" Sofia's ready to hear everything, anything, but Gabi says other people might not be. She'll think about it. Sofi asks what's with all the half-truths.
Gabi says she'll say what she wants, when she wants, and no one can reproach her. "I reproach you in the name of Eva!" Sofia declares. Gabi says Eva deserves it for betraying her. Gabi trusted her, and Eva repaid her by going to bed with her husband. She'll suffer to the last day of her life not knowing who her child is. She'll die with that doubt.
Sofia realizes, "So Rosario isn't Eva's daughter?" Gabi clams up and kicks her out.
Juan's now at the church. (I can only assume that Tadeo sent him an owl.) He demands an explanation. Pedro Reyes introduces himself... a moment that would have a lot more dramatic impact, befitting the tense music, if only we hadn't been told last Friday. He's their cousin. "The Reyes aren't fools [bueyes, rhymes with Reyes]; we don't have cousins." "So you're one of them," Pedro says. Juan introduces himself and wants to know who Pedro really is. Fortunately, Pedro has a note from his mommy, which proves his identity. She's the one who told Pedro to find them.
Pedro's father was Juan's mother's brother. He was always a restless dreamer (exact same words Juan and Oscar used to describe Franco in early episodes). He went up north to the USA looking for a better future. He promised he'd come back for them, but he never did. "We'll never hear from him again," he predicts. (You know what a prediction is worth in a telenovela... I wonder if Dad could be the Big Boss...)
His mother was resentful, and never told Pedro about his cousins until just recently. As for the matter of life or death... finding his cousins was his mother's last wish. She just died.
Anyone else think Pedro resembles Ted King a little bit? Maybe it's just me.
Pedro says he had to work from a very early age because his dad abandoned them and he needed to help his mom. She asked him to find them. They're his only family. He has no one else. He shows a photo of Juan's mom and Pedro's dad when they were very young. (Anybody recognize Pedro's dad?) They're cute. He lets Juan keep it.
Pedro asks if there's a cheap place he can stay. Juan kisses Tadeo's ring and leaves. Pedro kisses Tadeo's ring too and gives him a longing look... no, I'm sure that's just my imagination, but I swear it looks like a longing look. The cousins leave for that cheap room Pedro was asking about.
"Another Reyes," Tadeo muses dreamily. "If all goes well, as we hope, and Franco survives, then there will be four. Four Reyes!" (He reminds me of The Count from Sesame Street.)
Juan introduces Pedro to Quintina, Pablito, and Mariachi. (Mariachi seems unimpressed.) Quintina lets Petey-Pie know that there's a family tradition that the Reyes must kiss her on the mouth. He obliges, and she swoons in a flurry of cartoon effects. She says any silliness helps them slightly forget the tragedy they're living. Juan explains that his youngest brother is dying on them.
Dr. Specialist and Good Dr. #2 talk about Franco. He's young and strong, and he's got many people hoping for him to live. And they're using tepescohuite, aka mimosa tenuiflora, which is supposed to be great for burns. What matters now is for him to get out of the coma, not have any neurological damage.
Juan tells Pedro about the attack and the fire, trying to burn Franco and Rosario alive. "We still don't know who it was, but when we get our hands on them..." Pedro offers to help in any way possible.
Oscar comes home. He seems skeptical of Pedro. They leave for the dispensario. Pedro kisses Quintina on the way out, saying he doesn't want to break with the tradition. She fake-swoons again.
Sofia's at the cottage with Grandpa. She rehashes about how mean Gabi is to Eva. Grandpa doesn't think it's a good time to tell Eva the bad news that Rosa's not her real daughter; they should wait for a while, and then get Gabi to tell the truth. (She hasn't told the truth yet in 25 years, but maybe the 26th will be the charm.) Sofia also mentions Gabi's unsettling references to Sofia's "origin." It gave Sofi the feeling she's not even an Elizondo. Grandpa thinks it's another attempt to torment her, and tells her to dismiss these silly thoughts.
Eva and Ofelia are at the dispensario. Ofelia says "you really are like a grandmother to Luisito." This doubtful comment offends Eva. "I am Luisito's grandmother!" Ofelia doesn't back down; she asks Eva what if it turned out she wasn't Rosario's mother? Eva finds this inconceivable.
Good Doctor #2 (Good Doctor #1 is the younger one with the glasses who helped Franco the last time Feo tried to have him killed) lets the boys visit Franco one at a time. Juan goes in first. Pedro looks a bit frustrated at having to wait a little longer to meet his cousin, but Oscar will help him pass the time; he has "a few little questions."
Feo comes home later than Gabi would have liked. She demands to know where he's been. He impatiently explains that running the hacienda involves many time-consuming responsibilities. He reminds her that she told him to find a woman who wouldn't give him any problems; is she going to give him problems?
Cowed, she apologizes and kisses his hand! "Forgive me, but for the first time in my life, I love, and I feel loved. I'm afraid to lose you." Feo says he's not like Bernardo; he could never cheat on her. Gabi says she hopes so, because otherwise...
"Otherwise? Otherwise what?"
"I could kill you."
Juan tells Franco to fight and get better. They miss his joking and laughter and singing. More... it's sweet and mushy, with lots of warm memories, but no new information. Franco had trouble learning to ride a horse, it threw him into a tree, but he always got up and tried again, and now he's the best rider in the area, besides Juan. A similar story about his schooling (cute flashback); Franco didn't want to go to school and tried to skip, but Juan found out, and I guess Franco was a slob too and they had to hose him down. Etc. It was hard bringing up Franco and Oscar, keeping them fed, protecting them from danger, from people wanting to hurt them. Franco has to get better because the time has come for them to carry out justice for all the wrongs that have been done to them. The time has come for them to show who the Reyes brothers are.
(But evidently it would be too soon to show anyone, like maybe Grandpa, that the Reyes brothers are the Robles brothers.)
Grandpa tells Rosendo about the bounced check. He's mystified. R says he'll look into it. The check is to pay rental on the special medical equipment for Franco and Rosario; those guys will take it away if he can't pay.
Feo, who was listening at Grandpa's door (which needs a few deadbolt locks if you ask me), intercepts Rosendo, claiming that he's going to the bank and will find out what happened with the check. Rosendo doesn't exactly want to hand it over, but has no reason to refuse.
Oscar tells Pedro that after hearing his life's story, he understands his brother Juan. The Reyes are cursed to lose the people who love them. Pedro asks if they know who killed their parents. Oscar doesn't remember, but they were saved because Juan saved them, he was like a father to them. Pedro wishes he'd had a father to care for him. Oscar says Pedro can be another Reyes brother - one of Juan's "sons."
Eva tells Rosario not to worry about anything. Luisito's okay. Don't leave us, be strong, fight for your life. Sofia shows up and tells Eva to have faith that Ros and Franco are saved. Sofia explains that she was giving Gabi a hard time for being so mean to Eva; Eva says the damage is done, and it was her fault too for letting Gabi give away her child. She has faith that Rosario will be saved and they can be happy. She adds that Ofelia doubts that she's Rosario's real mom, but Eva thinks that's impossible. Anyway, she can't go through all that angst again, not knowing who or where her daughter is.
Juan comes out of Franco's room, and Oscar goes in. Pedro tells Juan that Oscar told him the story of how he's not just a brother to them, but also like their father. (I know Pedro's hearing it for the first time, but for me it's VERY VERY OLD.) A father like Pedro never had.
Oscar has brought Franco a little boom box, with the doctor's permission. It's a tape of Franco's music. (Note to friends: Don't play my karaoke at me when I'm in a coma.) Oscar tells cute stories about their childhood, something about skipping school to swim in the river, the water was too cold for Franco so he sang. (?) And the time when Oscar's heart was broken and Franco sang him his favorite song. He tells Franco he got the gift of song from their mother. He remembers them looking up at the clouds shaped like animals (including roosters, of course!).
Oscar tries to sing. We'll excuse this poor effort due to crying. He mentions that Sarita didn't get married - she took off running to see Franco, she was so worried about him. He tries again to sing, but breaks down crying.
Sofia mentions the "origin" thing to Eva. Eva doesn't exactly remember Sofi's birth - Sofia wasn't born at the house. Shortly before Sofi was born, Gabi went to Puebla. She was upset with Bernardo. Thus, Sofia was born in Puebla, and not in Serdan. "None of us saw your birth."
Jimena and Gabi are on their way to the convent. Jimena wants to see Rosario. "After all, she's my sister," she says, smiling hopefully. Of course this hope is squashed by Gabriela: "That woman is not your sister. And Sofia stopped being your sister the moment she went to live with that bricklayer. We're going to visit Sarita, who is your ONLY sister."
Sarita is moping at the convent. The nun wants to know what's on her mind. Sarita says it's Franco, a boy who's in bad shape. "The boy you're in love with?" Sarita admits she's confused. The nun says she's here to clarify her thoughts and decide if she really wants to become a nun. Being a nun isn't about escaping from the world. "This house is not a refuge for cowards." (I half-expect her to launch into a killer rendition of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain.") Sarita must take this decision about her relationship with God very seriously.
But first, she must become governess to seven unruly children whose strict but handsome retired Navy captain father doesn't let them play or sing... I wish. I'd like to see that telenovela.
It's finally Pedro's turn to see Franco. "Cousin, if you're tired of being alive, feel free to let go - everyone seems to like me a lot and I'm sure I'll be a great replacement. By the way, I can sing too, and my beard's way better than yours, so... you know... think it over, no pressure."
Sorry. I'm still feeling mean and traumatized from tonight's Querida Enemiga, and I'm OD'ing on all this sweetness.
What Pedro really says: "I'm very sorry to meet you in these circumstances. If you can hear me, I want you to know that with all my heart, I hope you get better."
Gabi tells Sarita she's really proud of her dedicating her life to God. Sarita says she's confused. She'll decide when she's put her thoughts in order. Gabi says for the nth time that she only wants Sarita's happiness. That's why she's okay with her being at the convent. Else, she'll have to marry Benito. "As always, I'll respect your decision. You're free to decide between these two things."
Sarita needs to see Franco one last time before she decides. "No no no, you're never going to see that miserable loser! I forbid it!" The nun tells Gabi she should let Sarita see him; it's the only way she'll know if her calling is for real. They can't accept her as a novice otherwise.
I love these aerial views of Serdán.
Grandpa is studying the Robles map again. He doesn't remember these people at all. He'll ask Raquel about them.
Here comes Feo. "Don't you understand I don't want you to come into my house without asking permission?" Feo ignores this and says he went to the bank and they had made a mistake with his account. Feo covered the check and paid what Grandpa owed. Grandpa says he didn't ask him for a favor, so he owes Feo nothing, and it's also very strange to him that Feo offered to do this for him. He sent Rosendo to take care of it!
Feo says Rosendo was too busy and Feo was going to the bank anyway. But to Grandpa, everything seems bad! Grandpa replies with some dicho like "the mule wasn't mean, so they beat him with sticks." (I don't think this is correct, but it was the best I could do.) Feo is merely amused.
Oscar, Pedro, and Juan are together when Sofia shows up. They are introduced, but Sofi doesn't get a very good look at Pedro before Juan gets in her face for some kisses. (Seriously, she barely had a chance to say hello to this Royal Hotness cousin.)
Gabi shows up with her only two daughters and Feo. Naturally, she's grossed out by this public display of affection. Pedro naively takes her arm when she seems dizzy. As expected, she's mortally offended and shakes him off. She complains about all that she's having to endure for Sarita's sake. She shoves Sarita away...
...right into Pedro's arms!
(Ha! I knew it!! Soon she will be in love with two men. That'll teach her!)
Next time:
Gabi and Feo go out of town on a date and run into Raquel. Awkward!
Feo acts like a jerk.
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Hombre!...there were so many great lines!...but my favorite was your killer fantasy about Raquel getting into the SUV, being hacked into a gazillion pieces and left in every state beginning with the letter"s" for Sofia.
Of course, someone with a mind like that needs CAREFUL EVALUATION...but hey, just keep writing these great recaps...'cause I'm going to be smiling all day remembering this one.
PS Yes, last night on Querida Enemiga was the worst. I'm ready to hack those cruel writers into a gazillion pieces. (then I'll join you in the manicomio)
Of course, someone with a mind like that needs CAREFUL EVALUATION...but hey, just keep writing these great recaps...'cause I'm going to be smiling all day remembering this one.
PS Yes, last night on Querida Enemiga was the worst. I'm ready to hack those cruel writers into a gazillion pieces. (then I'll join you in the manicomio)
Nothing wrong with an alternative little fantasy to escape from the reality of this fantasy. After QE tonights FELS was a snore. Ah, Sesame Street and the Count. Much better viewing........
Somebody needs to explain to Pedro about the tradition of skinny dipping at the waterfall and taking showers with no shower curtain. He is so cute!
Julie, Thanks for the great recap. I loved(!) your parenthetical snarky comments, too. LOL I recorded this last night and will watch later today when I get home. Can't wait!
Drat it! that we'll have to wait months before we find out whose child is whose, absent spouses, parents, etc. Sort of like playing Clue: It was Gabi, in Puebla, with a dagger, and her real child is Pedro.
OT - apparently I'm missing out by not watching QE? Is it rather dramatic? I tried it once and could not get into it. However, I catch ADCLG when I can as it's a pretty good circo.
doris
Drat it! that we'll have to wait months before we find out whose child is whose, absent spouses, parents, etc. Sort of like playing Clue: It was Gabi, in Puebla, with a dagger, and her real child is Pedro.
OT - apparently I'm missing out by not watching QE? Is it rather dramatic? I tried it once and could not get into it. However, I catch ADCLG when I can as it's a pretty good circo.
doris
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: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 8:41:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 8:41:00 AM EDT
Julie: Excellent. I loved your references to the Sound of Music - LOL.
Gee, I like Pedro. He just shows up out of the blue. The guys accept him as one of their own. There's gotta be another story here. He might also be the real deal for Sarita.
Did y'all notice how Juan's shirt was half in and half out of his pants. He's just too young to notice little things like that. Que cute!
From lower Ala
Gee, I like Pedro. He just shows up out of the blue. The guys accept him as one of their own. There's gotta be another story here. He might also be the real deal for Sarita.
Did y'all notice how Juan's shirt was half in and half out of his pants. He's just too young to notice little things like that. Que cute!
From lower Ala
Julie***Thanks for that recap...very funny and a great way to start my day. I loved all your titles !!! Pedro does look like that Ted guy. He also looks a little like the photos I've seen of Hubby's Uncle Popeye when he was a young Navy guy. I mentioned this to Hub last night, and he glanced at Pedro and mumbled , ''Maybe.'' I am a little confused about why the boys go by the name Reyes if their name is really Robles . Also, we now have 2 possible candidates for BIgBoss : Raquel's husband and Pedro's longgone daddy. I liked the idea of Pad Tad as the Count from Sesame Street. I'd kind of like to see him in a long black cape. And now we know that Sofia was not born at the hacienda , so perhaps she is not Crabby's daughter . [What a break that would be for Sofia and for Juan , too...to not have to worry about those mean genes surfacing as the years go by.] Last night, while Ferd was putting his smarmy, oily moves on Raq, I was trying to decide if it was more or less disturbing than watching Ferd and Crabby mating....NO... the Crabby/Ferd combo wins. And I, too, thought that Abuelo had cleverly signed those papers ''N. Bonaparte'' or more aptly ''Maximillan''...but I guess not. I hate that surly, smug smirk on Ferd's face. I want Juan to punch it off in the near future. And.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 8:46:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 8:46:00 AM EDT
Madbuns/susanlynn: Juan told his brothers that after they ran away he dropped the Robles from Robles-Reyes to throw off the killers who might be trying to find them.
Mad Buns, I'm still confused as to why Abuelo signed the papers in the first place...Oh, yeah, I forgot...nobody is smarter than Ferd, nobody. :) The question is how is he going to get all that money back? Any ideas?
Cakes ***Thanks for clearing that up for me. Connie***I can't believe that Abuelo signed those papers...He must have been having a senior moment. The only way I can see these folks getting any money is for the Reyes boys to do the Full Monty at that new nightclub...They could make a fortune.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 9:17:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 9:17:00 AM EDT
I think you are right. He obviously doesn't trust Feo so why do anything that scumbag wanted you to? Was it just me or was it hard to hear the conversation when Snofia was at Abuelo's house walking across that floor? The clunk, clunk, clunk was a little overwhelming. And also the scene in front of the fountain when Oscar was talking to Pedro.
It was nice to see Eeyore last night.
How soon does everyone think Pedro will get his rooster shirt?
It was nice to see Eeyore last night.
How soon does everyone think Pedro will get his rooster shirt?
great recap, Julie, loved the digressions. WOW- Padre simply amazed me with his mathematical prowess! "If Franco survives, that will make four. Four Reyes" He is so inciteful. How embarrassing for an actor...What a wired scene where Feo was sacking el tesorode don Augustin- not a word between Feo and the bankerettte, with that huge stinky stogy perfuming the office air. Then, no sooner than he gets the dough, Augie finds out about an "irregularity" on the account, and Feo has to cover the check with his newly-stolen cash. Do you suppose that the smartest man in all of Serdan had enough sense to deposit enough back into the accout to buy himself some time? Yeah, right...Speaking of Serdan, in those aerial views, there seems to be a slightly unnatural glow about the whole place, almost as if... Crabi was at her finest- threatening Feo with his life if he crosses her, torturing Sofia, "guiding" Sarita, and making a fine first impression an a total starnger (Pedro). Just WTF were they all doing at the castillo de los Reyes? as if they would be allowed into the house after all that Feo/Crabi have done to them?!?! And when,oh when is Oscar/Jimena gonna let themknow about there marriage? Jimena hasn't had a real line forever. Finally- this mythical tio of the Tweedle's (raquel's hubby)- why haven't they revealed him yet, is there room for only so many badasses at one time? One truly final observation- Pablo Montero is now doing his absolutely finest acting EVER!
The boyz go by Reyes, because they were fearful that who ever killed Ma & Pa would come after them.
Man fernando the ladies man, if only he could go back 25 years and become a gigalo..I mean he kind of is now, but he's got it goin on.
When Crabi gets on that slapping thing in public, even no morals Fer looks a little like "Damn, take it down a notch"
well we know the little twin, Sarita & any left over rooster shirts will be put to good use should Franco not make it.
Pedro has that picture, so that makes more sense to me for the Reyes believe he is their Cuz (esp since they have nothing) than for Eva to decide Rosario is her kid.
and yes, this is getting more and more tangled and indeed will not be solved until at least Thurs, before a gran fin Friday.
It also drives me crazy that Sofie's lips are that weird pink color. Not to mention the weird pink eyeshadow, giving her a permenant look of pink-eye, or bong-eye
Man fernando the ladies man, if only he could go back 25 years and become a gigalo..I mean he kind of is now, but he's got it goin on.
When Crabi gets on that slapping thing in public, even no morals Fer looks a little like "Damn, take it down a notch"
well we know the little twin, Sarita & any left over rooster shirts will be put to good use should Franco not make it.
Pedro has that picture, so that makes more sense to me for the Reyes believe he is their Cuz (esp since they have nothing) than for Eva to decide Rosario is her kid.
and yes, this is getting more and more tangled and indeed will not be solved until at least Thurs, before a gran fin Friday.
It also drives me crazy that Sofie's lips are that weird pink color. Not to mention the weird pink eyeshadow, giving her a permenant look of pink-eye, or bong-eye
Shouldn't Snofia be showing a little by now? It's hard to tell with those crazy dresses and the ugly sash-thing that she wears.
Doris, I don't know if I'd recommend Querida to you or not. It depends on how much tolerance you have for a story where the bad guy (guyess?) seems to win every single battle - battles that the good guys don't even know she's waging. The heroine is a gullible fool who suspects nothing of her best friend (worst enemy) even though others have warned her. The galan is an even more gullible fool (portrayed by a blandly handsome block of wood) who believes EVERYONE except his own finacee. (Excuse me, ex-fiancee as of last night.)
There are lots more dirtbags to loathe, and a handful of nice sane people who seldom seem to catch a break.
It can get very frustrating. I had to change the channel last night for a while. So far it's been a joyless experience. It doesn't have the fantasy goofiness, pretty scenery, or comic relief of FELS, so each episode is an hour of unrelieved misery. It's hard to explain why I watch it. I think it's for the challenge. I'm pretty stubborn. Perhaps I'm trying to strengthen my stomach.
There are lots more dirtbags to loathe, and a handful of nice sane people who seldom seem to catch a break.
It can get very frustrating. I had to change the channel last night for a while. So far it's been a joyless experience. It doesn't have the fantasy goofiness, pretty scenery, or comic relief of FELS, so each episode is an hour of unrelieved misery. It's hard to explain why I watch it. I think it's for the challenge. I'm pretty stubborn. Perhaps I'm trying to strengthen my stomach.
Dave - you are on a roll. I hope you consider recapping someday!
Crabi & co weren't at the Reyes' place - they were at the dispensario.
I really do wish Jimena would tell her mom about the secret wedding. I guess she doesn't want to give her mom a heart attack. Too bad, because it'd be a huge time-saver.
I have a few theories as to why we haven't met Uncle Ricardo yet. 1) building up suspense, speculation, hype, and rumors when this was running in Mexico 2) waiting for actor to finish a previous obligation (I don't know if this was the case, it's just a guess) 3) it's a character we've already seen in a different context, and when we see him we'll all go "a-ha" and that's why we weren't supposed to see him sooner.
Crabi & co weren't at the Reyes' place - they were at the dispensario.
I really do wish Jimena would tell her mom about the secret wedding. I guess she doesn't want to give her mom a heart attack. Too bad, because it'd be a huge time-saver.
I have a few theories as to why we haven't met Uncle Ricardo yet. 1) building up suspense, speculation, hype, and rumors when this was running in Mexico 2) waiting for actor to finish a previous obligation (I don't know if this was the case, it's just a guess) 3) it's a character we've already seen in a different context, and when we see him we'll all go "a-ha" and that's why we weren't supposed to see him sooner.
I actually watched an episode of FELS for the first time.
Wasn't the man in the picture Pedro had the guy we called Unibrow from Barerra de Amor?
What was with the weird background sounds at abuelo's house? It sounded like he was in the rain forest or something.
Franco in his diaper with his legs splayed was not fun to watch. Couldn't they have a sheet on a frame so it wouldn't touch his burns or something?
Wasn't the man in the picture Pedro had the guy we called Unibrow from Barerra de Amor?
What was with the weird background sounds at abuelo's house? It sounded like he was in the rain forest or something.
Franco in his diaper with his legs splayed was not fun to watch. Couldn't they have a sheet on a frame so it wouldn't touch his burns or something?
Wow, that Fernando is some hot stud! He went from Fernando to Non Fernando to SomeFernando & now Lots Fernando. Raquel & Crabi must be desperate.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 10:19:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 10:19:00 AM EDT
Drat! Due to the storm here in Chicago (boy did we live up to the name The Windy City) the satellite went out. Thanks for the wonderful recap.
Wait did it really look like Sarita was falling in love with Pedro? Maybe Pedro is the real love of Rosario? We'll see!
Great recap of yet another lousy episodio...thanks, Julie!
Wished I could fast forward through the scenes at Franco's bedside. Blah blah blah. Franco's probably saying "I'm not waking up from this coma until you shut up & leave me alone."
Love the sound effects at Abuelo's. I guess the jungle noise comes with the decor.
Fer's making some very fast moves on the ladies lately. He may be the smartest man on the show (a dubious distinction) but it looks like his "tool" will ruin his evil plans. Now THAT is funny!
Would we really miss Snofia if she disappeared?
Snarlita torn between two men? And they're related? Hmmm...where did I hear that plot line before?
I was also pondering the whole fire theme. Crabi likes to torch people, Fer's thugs do the same, the love we're witnessing supposedly sets someone's blood on fire...no spoiler here but perhaps the big gran final will feature one massive inferno with the Hacienda de Horrors burning down & frying our favorite baddies. Too cliched? Nah...not with the gang.
Maggie
Wished I could fast forward through the scenes at Franco's bedside. Blah blah blah. Franco's probably saying "I'm not waking up from this coma until you shut up & leave me alone."
Love the sound effects at Abuelo's. I guess the jungle noise comes with the decor.
Fer's making some very fast moves on the ladies lately. He may be the smartest man on the show (a dubious distinction) but it looks like his "tool" will ruin his evil plans. Now THAT is funny!
Would we really miss Snofia if she disappeared?
Snarlita torn between two men? And they're related? Hmmm...where did I hear that plot line before?
I was also pondering the whole fire theme. Crabi likes to torch people, Fer's thugs do the same, the love we're witnessing supposedly sets someone's blood on fire...no spoiler here but perhaps the big gran final will feature one massive inferno with the Hacienda de Horrors burning down & frying our favorite baddies. Too cliched? Nah...not with the gang.
Maggie
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 10:46:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 10:46:00 AM EDT
Hey Doris...come on over to the dark side and join us writhing and watching Querida Enemiga.
As Julie says, it's full of evil people getting away with just about everything for the moment. Miserable!
So we could use some entertaining people on the blog lines to cheer up us hapless recappers.
So all you cheerful chatty Fuego bloggers, C'MON DOWN!!!!"
As Julie says, it's full of evil people getting away with just about everything for the moment. Miserable!
So we could use some entertaining people on the blog lines to cheer up us hapless recappers.
So all you cheerful chatty Fuego bloggers, C'MON DOWN!!!!"
Sesame Street, Slasher flick and the Sound of Music, you packed it all in there! Loved this recap. Pedro going in to Franko to say, its cool, you can die, they have me now. Very funny!
Okay, my biggest irritation last night, why the freak where the close ups done through the plastic??? I just got new glasses and the first time I took them off thinking WTF is wrong with my eyes! Really, are these camera people completely clueless?
Okay, I was thinking Feo's music is borderline porno, and now he is going to start bagging every old babe on the show. To bad Pablito's grandma already bought the farm! Ewwww!
So, I'm guessing Reyes must be their mothers name and Robles was their dads name. Since Pablo is a Reyes and his dad was their uncle. Ow, my head hurts. This guy shows up with a picture and half a stubbly beard so he must be telling the truth? Did these guys ever think part of their problem might be they are to trusting? I'm sure Pedro is who he says he is, but with all their bad luck, wouldn't they think about it before they invite him to stay? Or can they not sleep without the third bed being occupied?
I think the only way to find out if he really is a cousin is to shower or go for a swim. I will reserve judgement until then!
I think Franko will wake up when Sarita goes in. I may be the only one who kind of likes them. I guess it's because I am waiting for the big Taming of the Shrew moment. But I may be giving these writers WAY to much credit!
Okay, my biggest irritation last night, why the freak where the close ups done through the plastic??? I just got new glasses and the first time I took them off thinking WTF is wrong with my eyes! Really, are these camera people completely clueless?
Okay, I was thinking Feo's music is borderline porno, and now he is going to start bagging every old babe on the show. To bad Pablito's grandma already bought the farm! Ewwww!
So, I'm guessing Reyes must be their mothers name and Robles was their dads name. Since Pablo is a Reyes and his dad was their uncle. Ow, my head hurts. This guy shows up with a picture and half a stubbly beard so he must be telling the truth? Did these guys ever think part of their problem might be they are to trusting? I'm sure Pedro is who he says he is, but with all their bad luck, wouldn't they think about it before they invite him to stay? Or can they not sleep without the third bed being occupied?
I think the only way to find out if he really is a cousin is to shower or go for a swim. I will reserve judgement until then!
I think Franko will wake up when Sarita goes in. I may be the only one who kind of likes them. I guess it's because I am waiting for the big Taming of the Shrew moment. But I may be giving these writers WAY to much credit!
Molly, I agree. I think Franco will react to Sarita when she goes in and talks to him and tell him that she loves him etc.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 11:44:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 11:44:00 AM EDT
Lola, I sure hope so, we need some sweet, non-tragic moment in this show!
However Connie, I love your direct summation of Sarita!
However Connie, I love your direct summation of Sarita!
Oh yeah, so Sarita has two options?
One marry Oscar, two join the convent.
Does this mean there is now Brigadoon Junior College, beauty school or culinary arts campus?
I vote she goes to Mexico City, wears a beret, smokes thin cigars, drinks whiskey and starts writing hate men poetry...which in turn leads her to a poetry of the Love that dare not speak its name.
One marry Oscar, two join the convent.
Does this mean there is now Brigadoon Junior College, beauty school or culinary arts campus?
I vote she goes to Mexico City, wears a beret, smokes thin cigars, drinks whiskey and starts writing hate men poetry...which in turn leads her to a poetry of the Love that dare not speak its name.
Or she could go to Mexico City, become a dominatrix (since she's a man-hater)and make a ton of money. Explain that one to mama!
Beckster, me thinks you've had quite enough of this long, slow slog through a nuclear waste dump.
I do like your version of Snarlita's new life. Kind of fits, don't you think? In college, we called them MLFPs (militant lesbian feminist poets). They all hated their fathers, never shaved their legs or armpits, never combed their hair or wore a bra. Oh, and their poetry was atrocious.
Maggie
;-)
I do like your version of Snarlita's new life. Kind of fits, don't you think? In college, we called them MLFPs (militant lesbian feminist poets). They all hated their fathers, never shaved their legs or armpits, never combed their hair or wore a bra. Oh, and their poetry was atrocious.
Maggie
;-)
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 12:14:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 12:14:00 PM EDT
Did anyone notice that Sarita was wearing a "Sophia Outfit?" Long skirt, blouse buttoned up to the chin. Not an attractive look really.
Unless Oscar's boom box ran on nuclear power, I don't know where he thought he was going to plug that thing in. Do they have electricity in Brigadoon? Surely they don't have batteries! ;)
Not that I am getting bored...Ha
but this whole pregnancy thing, reminds me of when you work with someone who is pregnant and you have to hear each and every detail from the moment of conception (and yes they alway know the exact moment...ah the romance), these people are usually able to defy medical statistics and carry the kid for like eighteen months. Oh the pain.
but this whole pregnancy thing, reminds me of when you work with someone who is pregnant and you have to hear each and every detail from the moment of conception (and yes they alway know the exact moment...ah the romance), these people are usually able to defy medical statistics and carry the kid for like eighteen months. Oh the pain.
Beckster: De acuerdo on Sofi's makeup. It's way too pink for a brunette. She's got the vampire look and this isn't even based on an Anne Rice novel, like Interview with a Vampire (imagine an underline 'cause I don't know how to make one).
I don't think of Sarita as a man hater.She's more of a Mankind hater like Gabriela.
Wouldn't it be wild if Don Uribe turned out to be Pedro's missing father.You know darn well that the Uncle is going to turn up.Frankly, he might just be curled up slumbering in the Reyes-Robles trunk.Just a shake of pixie dust from a Libia glow bloom and voilà there he'll be.mhm
Wouldn't it be wild if Don Uribe turned out to be Pedro's missing father.You know darn well that the Uncle is going to turn up.Frankly, he might just be curled up slumbering in the Reyes-Robles trunk.Just a shake of pixie dust from a Libia glow bloom and voilà there he'll be.mhm
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 1:03:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 1:03:00 PM EDT
Yeah, Robles was the father's name. That's why they're going by "Reyes." Nobody would ever think to look for them under their mom's name!
Except for Pedro. He didn't exactly explain how he found them. Too bad Juan didn't ask, because it would clear up a lot of mysteries quickly.
Here's what Pedro's mom probably said:
"Gee, I can't even guess where the brothers fled to. Very, very far away, no doubt - maybe even to the US. But why don't you start looking in Serdan, where their parents lived. Surely you won't find them there, but it won't hurt to ask."
And it's too bad they don't have Internet, because I know where Pedro's dad ended up. (Just a joke, not a spoiler, I promise.)
Except for Pedro. He didn't exactly explain how he found them. Too bad Juan didn't ask, because it would clear up a lot of mysteries quickly.
Here's what Pedro's mom probably said:
"Gee, I can't even guess where the brothers fled to. Very, very far away, no doubt - maybe even to the US. But why don't you start looking in Serdan, where their parents lived. Surely you won't find them there, but it won't hurt to ask."
And it's too bad they don't have Internet, because I know where Pedro's dad ended up. (Just a joke, not a spoiler, I promise.)
Julie, that would make Franko happy should sleeping beauty ever awaken. They he would have an accompanist in the house!
Have you noticed Franko looks progressively worse? It's like makeup realized they hadn't done enough so they have been adding more. Or he is getting bed sores because no one remembers to move him.
Have you noticed Franko looks progressively worse? It's like makeup realized they hadn't done enough so they have been adding more. Or he is getting bed sores because no one remembers to move him.
So many bad guys get all mad and smash things when they don't get their way, but Feo is Cool! He just puffs on his cigar, or gets a little smile. His theme music is great, that jazzy, pink pantherish bopping beat! He's so bad, he's almost good. I can't believe his moves on Gabi and Raquel. He's not a hothead like Aron in Destilando Amor (by the way, that comes out in DVD in September), he's not ugly like Lafont in Pasion, he actually IS quite smart, and he certainly seems to know how to be in the right place at the right time! And he has that snake tatoo. Call me stupid (actually, please don't), but I'm sort of admiring him!
Molly, seriously if you had to lay and listen to Juan, drone on and on and on, about all his sacrifices and his crying jags...Please I'd try to strangle myself with my oxygen cord. Better to leave the room in total darkness, cause if I even saw a glimmer of light I'd be trying to go to it.
I mean Juan is a bit of a downer.
Hombre:
I hear ya on Fer, he's got it goin on.
I mean Juan is a bit of a downer.
Hombre:
I hear ya on Fer, he's got it goin on.
Beckster, he is an oppressive nag who is always reminding them of all he did for them. He's like a big hairy Gabby, minus the slapping!
The little boy getting hosed down in the flash back didn't seem to happy with the situation. Maybe Franco is wondering why he can't find the light!
This show needs to lighten up, just a few weeks ago the boys were pretty funny. Shower, a swim, something to lighten the mood!
Maybe they will realize ever since they hooked up with the Elizondo babes their life has been a drag and it's time to cute loose!
The little boy getting hosed down in the flash back didn't seem to happy with the situation. Maybe Franco is wondering why he can't find the light!
This show needs to lighten up, just a few weeks ago the boys were pretty funny. Shower, a swim, something to lighten the mood!
Maybe they will realize ever since they hooked up with the Elizondo babes their life has been a drag and it's time to cute loose!
I kind of miss Aaron and his phone smashing. I had a boss that used to do that. He broke 3 handsets. "Oh, my phone is broken" (again). Duh, you keep slamming it down. Certainly no phone smashing in our lovely little town. It's like a town out of a Stephen King novel.
Gee, I'm home from work , and a tall glassful of lemonade and ice cubes and these comments surely have refreshed me. Thanks for the giggles- Hombre, Beckster, and Molly [batteies !!!!]
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 2:53:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 2:53:00 PM EDT
"He's like a big hairy Gabby, minus the slapping!"
LOL!!
Also LOL on the batteries.
If they have any "marital aids" in this town, they're probably operated by a hand-crank.
Yeah, Fer's a classier kind of bad guy than we've seen in a while. I'd love to see him and Sergio Sendel as co-villain some day. (There might not be a telenovela big enough for that much evil!)
LOL!!
Also LOL on the batteries.
If they have any "marital aids" in this town, they're probably operated by a hand-crank.
Yeah, Fer's a classier kind of bad guy than we've seen in a while. I'd love to see him and Sergio Sendel as co-villain some day. (There might not be a telenovela big enough for that much evil!)
The best word to describe Fer is "slimy." The snake tattoo fits him. Does he ever not have a stinking cigar in his mouth?
I still can only think of Ferd as a giant , cigarsmoking, suegraboinking flying momkey[mankey???] whose theme music seems to indicate that he is part of the Vegas scene and a member of Sinatra's ratpack. Toto...we are not in Kansas anymore.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 3:25:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 3:25:00 PM EDT
Mad Buns--Toto's not but I sure am and it is going to be 100+ today. Can I have some of your lemonade?
Masterful recap, Julie!
Does ANYONE think Feo is going to use any of that briefcase full of money to pay down the hacienda's debts?
He did seem a bit "impactado" when Crabi told him she'd kill him if he betrayed her. I think that was after the scene with Raquel. He sure does like to play with fire!
Crabi's hints about Sofia's "origin" are, besides the appearance of Pedro, the most interesting thing that's happened in weeks. I can't see Crabi leaving the hacienda to take in a poor orphan and present it as hers from the goodness of her non-existent heart. If that's what she did do, it might have been because her baby died and she needed a kid to keep Bernardo from running for his life. I suppose it's remotely possible that the kid she brought back was Eva's, making Eva Sofia's mother, but I think it's weirder than that. No spoilers here, just speculation.
Does ANYONE think Feo is going to use any of that briefcase full of money to pay down the hacienda's debts?
He did seem a bit "impactado" when Crabi told him she'd kill him if he betrayed her. I think that was after the scene with Raquel. He sure does like to play with fire!
Crabi's hints about Sofia's "origin" are, besides the appearance of Pedro, the most interesting thing that's happened in weeks. I can't see Crabi leaving the hacienda to take in a poor orphan and present it as hers from the goodness of her non-existent heart. If that's what she did do, it might have been because her baby died and she needed a kid to keep Bernardo from running for his life. I suppose it's remotely possible that the kid she brought back was Eva's, making Eva Sofia's mother, but I think it's weirder than that. No spoilers here, just speculation.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 3:35:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 3:35:00 PM EDT
Drum roll....and the winner is...Molly for coming up with the battery idea and Julie for surmising it would have to be run on a hand crank!
When I start laughing about that out of the blue, I am NOT going to explain to my family what's so funny.
When I start laughing about that out of the blue, I am NOT going to explain to my family what's so funny.
Connie***Wow , 100+...and to think that I've been melting this summer at our many 90 degree days. As for the lemonade...I get frozen Minute Maid ...just the right balance between tart and sweet and very thirstquenching with lots of ice.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 3:47:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 3:47:00 PM EDT
About those batteries and the handcrank---I keep thinking of Melinama's phrase...''Your mileage may vary.''
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 4:28:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 4:28:00 PM EDT
I've never been to Amish country, so I don't know if they use the handcrank kind. I would have guessed windmill-powered. But it's probably difficult to be discreet with something like that. Kind of bulky for "plain brown wrapper" shipping.
On a different note... if anybody has lavender tea, it mixes really well in iced tea AND in lemonade. Especially during the summer. Just sayin'. Jasmine iced tea is nice too.
On a different note... if anybody has lavender tea, it mixes really well in iced tea AND in lemonade. Especially during the summer. Just sayin'. Jasmine iced tea is nice too.
We used to have wild mint growing around the pond when I was a little girl , and my mother made the most delicious iced mint tea,,,so light and delicious and...minty . One summer , I planted some in my garden before my buds at another site I frequent warned me that mint can spread rapidly and take over the garden. Now, it's all gone after Hub has mowed it down every year. Recently, someone offered me some mint...''Thanks, but no thanks'', said I ...who has become lazier and lazier about food preparation...I'll just buy the frozen lemonade....I suppose I could muster enough energy after a looong day at work to snip off a mint leaf and drop it into my glass of lemonade. We have had a looong, hot summer here....with no sign of Paul Newman or Don Johnson .***Susanlynn, fanning herself and having the vapors , y'all, and wondering how you make a mint julep
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 5:46:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 5:46:00 PM EDT
Julie ***I live about an hour from Amish country . It's a pretty interesting place to visit...a lot like the setting of Fuego. No electricity , so they plow the fields with horsedrawn plows and have really looong clotheslines in their backyards to hang out the laundry. The other day , Hub and I went to an outlet mall [yes, I was looking for size 5 shoes] about an hour from here. When we were about halfway home on a winding backroad , the traffic suddenly slowed down...a young Amish couple with a tiny baby were in a buggy at the front of the string of cars. They pulled over when they were able to , and I waved to them and they waved back. I felt bad...no roof and the sun was hot. The amazing thing is the weird names of towns in Amish country..Intercourse, BlueBalls...lots of snickers from tourists in those places, but the locals just snicker right back as they sell their quilts and handmade furniture to the city slickers. Sofia would fit right in unnoticed , I'm sure..the women all wear long, Calico dresses...but she would have to get one of those tiny white caps that they wear on the back of their heads and sensible shoes . Juan would need some black clothes and a black hat with a flat top and a wide brim...the sombrero and rooster shirt would be a dead giveaway that he was not Amish, but rather ''English'' [which is what the Amish call ANYONE who is not Amish]. They speak Pennsylvania Dutch which is really a form of German...I know mostly curse words and insults in Dutch that I picked up from kids I went to school with...for example, a really nasty curse in Dutch translates to ''thunder weather again'' ...and I know how to say ''dumb ox'' and ''goodlooking boy''... I attened school with lots of both of these. The Amish also have some interesting sayings such as :''We grow too soon old and too late smart'' and ''Kissing don't last, but cooking do.'' They also have some interesting word placements in their sentences, such as ''Throw the horse over the fence some hay.''
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 6:03:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 6:03:00 PM EDT
Okay the mental visual of pluging into a windmill just about made me wet myself laughing! Fuego will be funny tonight no matter what the story line!
Here's hoping Franco wakes up and asks who the heck the spare is!
Here's hoping Franco wakes up and asks who the heck the spare is!
Hi, Julie thanks for a hilarious recap. Raq should take up cigar smoking because it would be better for her health than Feo!! ha ha ha -- but if Raq decides to carry on with Feo, well she'd better take up cigar smoking anyway, in self-defense!
And the crank operated marital devices made me laugh because the first thing that came to mind was an eggbeater! Wonder what kind of mileage a person would get from that! OW!
Connie-- CrabiMom would totally understand it if Sarita became a Dominatrix in Mexico City -- with whip and black leather, lots of sneering and slapping and cracking of that whip on people's backs -- all for the sheer pleasure of her rage -- the little crabapple wouldn't have fallen far from the tree!
The little Franco getting hosed off by his big bro was because sometimes he was apestoso -- sheesh! Guess somewhere along the way the fellas learned about showers -- but Juan probably never quit bugging them -- maybe they leave the shower curtains open so Juan the floor monitor will know they are bathing?
PanQue
And the crank operated marital devices made me laugh because the first thing that came to mind was an eggbeater! Wonder what kind of mileage a person would get from that! OW!
Connie-- CrabiMom would totally understand it if Sarita became a Dominatrix in Mexico City -- with whip and black leather, lots of sneering and slapping and cracking of that whip on people's backs -- all for the sheer pleasure of her rage -- the little crabapple wouldn't have fallen far from the tree!
The little Franco getting hosed off by his big bro was because sometimes he was apestoso -- sheesh! Guess somewhere along the way the fellas learned about showers -- but Juan probably never quit bugging them -- maybe they leave the shower curtains open so Juan the floor monitor will know they are bathing?
PanQue
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 7:19:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 7:19:00 PM EDT
great comments, all; this is developing into quite a wide-ranging forum. From the plot, writing, acting, symbolism of the show itself to Rube Goldberg sexual aids, to mint farming and juleps! All in one day!...Novelera- I think that you may beon to something- Gabi's devil-sired own spawn did not survive it's hatching, she stole Eva's baby girl, brought her home as her own. tortured all around her since that tim, and now has the devil's aprentice to writhe with in passion...The Reyes boyz know in their hearts that Pedro is blood, he arrived with a jumbo pillow case, jingling spurs , and several day's growth on his chin...
I loved Pedro's bag. Constructed like a carpet bag, but seemed to be made out of a pillowcase or maybe a bedsheet.
I wonder if it's as full of interesting things as that trunk of Juan's.
I wonder if it's as full of interesting things as that trunk of Juan's.
Julie, every one of your great asides was priceless, tho' I'm hoping your hands are not paying the price for the extra mileage on the keyboard.
Pedro does have the pillowcase luggage thing going for him, he must be family.
Also, I too have wondered about the sound effects in Granpa's cottage. It sounds like a battery operated Star Wars toy (oops, or maybe hand-crank). Whatever it is, they can stop it now.
"Creemelo"
Pedro does have the pillowcase luggage thing going for him, he must be family.
Also, I too have wondered about the sound effects in Granpa's cottage. It sounds like a battery operated Star Wars toy (oops, or maybe hand-crank). Whatever it is, they can stop it now.
"Creemelo"
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 10:02:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 10:02:00 PM EDT
Thanks! I'm going easy on myself now that I know I have nerve problems in my arms. Taking vitamins (esp. B12) to supplement my poor eating habits, and maintaining good posture, have helped a lot with the ulnar nerve problem.
The carpal tunnel is more stubborn, but that seems to come and go. Sometimes I notice it and sometimes not.
The voice recognition software is a saga in itself... the system requirements are way high. In order to use it, I will actually have to move furniture. (Long story and not interesting, I promise.) I don't know when I'll have time to do that, but I know I'll be glad afterwards.
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The carpal tunnel is more stubborn, but that seems to come and go. Sometimes I notice it and sometimes not.
The voice recognition software is a saga in itself... the system requirements are way high. In order to use it, I will actually have to move furniture. (Long story and not interesting, I promise.) I don't know when I'll have time to do that, but I know I'll be glad afterwards.
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