Caray, Caray!

I'm filling in for Ferro tonight. He's got a meeting and I have a phone conference to handle....so this is just on one viewing...feel free to add and correct as you see fit, amigas y amigos. Gotta say though, I love this new Lorena...plenty of spunk and then some. Bring it on!

Rehash: Sister is visiting Chef Hawt and she's liking the new , improved Ernesto as well. I'm thankful to whoever has softened your heart, she adds, as she bites into one of Lorena's muffins. And then the scene switches to our villaness Sara, smooching with Alonso while also relishing her new car. Lorena and Maruja see them outside the movies. Maruja suggests going to a different theatre but plucky Lorena sucks it up and says she'll stay. And, as it turns out, Sara has thought of a better way to celebrate her new wheels than seeing a movie and off she goes with Dr. 'Slow to a big seduction scene, complete with jazzy music. (but that's later...hang on)



First...a non seduction scene with a miserable Rossy, sunburned to the max, and a confused and not very helpful Julian. He wants her to forget about the burn, get dressed and they can go out. After all, they can't just stay here cooped up....particularly if there's going to be no romance. Is that ALL you can think about!? screams Rossy. The evening isn't going well.

And outside the theatre a worried Maruja asks Lorena is she's feeling alright. Lorena admits it was tough, but things are what they are, and seeing Sara kiss Alonso just makes it even clearer that she must forget him. (of course we know this won't happen but still...)

Julian's gone out to get something to make Rossy feel better and suddenly realizes he's been robbed. (I assume Chalo did this, right? I was out of town last week but I seem to remember reading something like that.) He starts back to the hotel but suddenly two lovelies recognize him and insist he come over to meet their dad, who's a big fan.

Pops keeps asking Julian if he knows who he is and finally, with a few hints, Julian recognizes him as Ricardo Muño Galvo (I may have mangled that name, sorry) who was a soccer star in the 70's.

Woo woo....now we have the big seduction scene that was previewed...Sara slinking around in an off the shoulder white robe, flashing a leg and then pouncing on Alonso, flashing a lot more and heavy duty kissing ensues. I do like one-lipped kisses and this seems to be their style. And can't say that our good doctor put up any resistance whatsoever.

Lorena and Maruja are arriving home, chatting about the funny film they saw when they see Zulema waiting outside for them. Lorena is gracious in greeting her but then starts to leave, assuming she only wants to see Maruja. But no...Zulema wants to talk to them both.

And now here we are with our lovely couple "après l'amour" and Sara's mumbling on about not living with her parents anymore because Lorena has turned them against her. Alonso looks irritated. She quickly apologizes for bringing up Lorena's name. He's surprised that she can go back to live with her grandmother but she assures him she's forgiven everything and isn't living in the past. He's impressed with her noble heart. (Gag me with a spoon!) I know sex can make you stupid but really!

Okay...back to Zulema. She's finally getting a clue that Sara's a bad person but convinced it's because she hasn't had a chance to inculcate good values. They all agree that not only did Sara move in on Alonso, taking advantage of Chalo's lies ,but that she also convinced Zully to fire Lorena. The truth's out...at least partially. Lorena admits that even in the orphanage Sara was always ambitious and money was important to her. Maruja encourages Zulema to make every effort to "straighten Sara out" because a "madre es siempre una madre".

Now we see Sara flouncing in the mansion after her steamy session with Alonso. Hortensia is awaiting her and wanting to know where's she's been. She doesn't buy the coincidence that Sara is with Alonso just by chance, now that he's broken up with Lorena. I know you, Sara...you get what you want, when you want, gloats Hortensia. (Granny is obviously proud of Sara's ruthlessness...a chip off the old block!). And are you still friends with that "pelapapas".? No. She's a bad loser, I broke off our relationship. (Even better in Granny's eyes)

Scene change to Acapulco. Julian is four sheets to the wind and singing...badly. Chalo is watching gleefully from another table and finally oozes over to say hello. And of course plant his little seed of doubt about Julian's chances in further contests.."El plato a la boca a veces se cae la sopa" (many a slip twixt the cup and the lip).

A little montage showing the night has passed, day has dawned and Julian staggers in the room, massively hungover to a furious, calamine-lotioned Rossy. He sweetly tells her she looks like a clown and then passes out on the sofa.

Now we've got Diana, remembering Bruno's passionate (money-induced) kiss and saying to herself, Vasco doesn't deserve this. Phone rings and it's Vasco himself, telling her he misses her and why hasn't she come to visit. She pleads work and whatnot but promises to stop by soon. Diana doesn't miss having Sara around at all and both she and Vasco agree the harpy has no heart if she scoops up Lorena's ex the way she has.

Zulema is now lurking outside the mansion and intercepts a furious Sara in her hot new car, determined to straighten her out, per Maruja's instructions. Sara's having none of it, and besides, there's no time for this twaddle, she's invited her new beau over for dinner at abuela's house.

Fast switch to the lesser house where Omar and Diana muse over Zulema's strangeness lately and wonder where she is.

Well, Zully's still determined to get to Sara, this time following her right to the door and pounding on it. Hortensia arrives on the scene and orders her out. Zulema fires back with...You took my daughter away from me once and now you're doing it again!

Sara deftly turns everything around, putting Zulema in the wrong. You're always taking Lorena's side and turning against me. Her relationship with Alonso was over before I started going out with him. Get away, I don't want to see you again! (well at least that last part was sincere)

Upstairs Vasco and Jaime are having a little father-son chat about Sara, her new car, her raise in salary and her manipulation of everybody. Vasco thinks someone should put her in her place but Jaime advises him to not intervene.

Okay, enough of this. We see Lorena out in the street, deftly dodging cars and selling her muffins right and left. She's happily counting her wad of bills when a mugger assaults her and tries to steal her cash. Biff bam boom, she fights him off and when someone else comes up behind her she slugs him a good one too....and then realizes it's her prof Ernesto.

Whew, you've got quite a punch, he says, laughing...thank God you didn't kick me, I'd be in the hospital. He invites her out to eat and promises to buy the dozen and a half muffins she has left. What more could a girl want?

At Zully's house we have some wishful thinking going on. The reasoning goes thusly...we've got to go ahead with denouncing Hortensia and Jaime to the police. If we put them in jail, Sara will see that we're right and she'll stay with us. (ay yi yi, delusional thinking at its worst!) They have to pay, they conclude, but Zulema sadly tells Omar that Sara takes more after Hortensia than her own parents.

Hortensia is worried about Alonso coming to dinner, and whether or not he'll judge her, knowing Sara's background but the little villaness assures her there's no need to worry.

Doorbell rings, and a chippy Barbara goes to answer it, whining, All these servants in the house and no one to answer the door! It's Arturo, drooling at the sight of the mansion and all the fine furniture and looking forward to having something just like it. He's here for a meeting with Hortensia and Barb brushes him off with nary a kiss.

Now several brief scenes. First Maruja and Greta are at Valeria's house, having dropped by unexpectedly. I'll compress here and just add that first, when they ask for her, Valeria's kid says... But mom doesn't have any friends. Valeria arrives and they have a good time chatting until blondehartlotmotherinlaw shows up and snubs one and all. This leads to a lot of mother in law jokes including Valeria's "She's good people. Her only defect is she's breathing."

A mini scene with Don Toribio and Paula who is grumpy. Not sure of the significance of that.
And then a series of scenes with Bettina and her new flame, pretending to ignore each other and indulging in kid-type flirting (he bounces a basketball off her head at one point....cool!) and asking for her e-mail address. She tells him if he's smart enough he'll figure it out. He has her name, her address and her birth date....now go figure!

Hortensia, Jaime and Arturo are talking about the new project concerning a very important client. Arturo wants to get on it right away but Granny tells him to consult Jaime's projections.

Hmmmm.....here's what I've been waiting for. Lorena and Chef Hawt at the same table. They're jostling around trying to feel the terrain...is it friendship? mentoring?..something else? She's chiding him about his ogre-like demeanor. He protests that he's strict but fair. She mentions that he COULD be nicer when shazammm....it's another one of those discarded novias ready to cause a public scene.

You won't take my calls but you have time to eat with this little blonde, screams the discarded one. There's nothing between you and me, he snaps and whoosh, she throws a glass of wine in his face.

We break for an ad and then... Lord have mercy....our little Lorena gets in the act, saying nothing goes better with wine than pasta and dousing the intruder with both vino and noodles. Yowsa,. Ernesto tells the astonished waiter to put everything on his bill and then smilingly invites Lorena to be his bodyguard. (Mmmm...now that could help a girl forget her ex, doncha think?)

We're back at Evil Acres where Alonso is dining with Hortensia and Sara...a far more boring meal than the one we just saw. Jaime has decided to eat upstairs with Vasco, because he's uncomfortable with Sara and her new conquest. Barbara comes in and as usual, disagrees. Sara's an adult, she can do what she wants! Yes, but there are limits, replies Jaime.

Now at the lesser house, a chippy little lawyer is reluctantly agreeing to represent Zulema and Omar against Hortensia although it's obvious he thinks it's a bad idea and a difficult case, especially since it involves family members.

And in Acapulco, things still aren't going well. A famished Rossy has ordered room service, complete with lobster, not realizing Julian doesn't have a centavo. He says he was robbed, she thinks he's spent it all on booze and women.

And speaking of women, Big Sis is visiting Ernesto again, teasing him about his womanizing ways. She's heading a new campaign for a perfume for men....seductors to be exact...and that leads her to ask Ernesto why he's such a "mujeriego". She realizes that there could be many reason. That's right, quips Ernesto, we're not robots. But he hedges when she asks him directly....what made you this way? (Guess we'll have to wait to find out.)

Rossy now arrives home, leaving Julian to explain why he can't pay the dinner bill. Maruja is horrified and heads off immediately to try and rescue Julian, leaving Rossy crying to Lorena that it's more like Julian's her kid rather than Rossy.

Evidently smarmy little Chalo is also back from Acapulco and is groping Sara and her new car simultanously. Who'd you sell your soul to? he asks...and then gets into drive the snazzy vehicle. She wants him to at least open the door for her; he laughs and says, use your little mitts, "mi reina". They start smooching in the car and we see the hands of someone else on a steering wheel, obviously watching them. Could it be Alonso? Could it?

Of course there's an ad at this pivotal point. And when we come back, it's to Lorena and Rossy. Lorena's patting her down with gobs of calamine lotion and blowing on her skin to try and cool it. Rossy's more interested in getting the hot details of her luncheon with Ernesto. Doesn't he turn you on a little? Rossy asks.

Now another hot scene...hot in the angry sense. Monica is incensed over the budget Ernesto is demanding for the kitchen and staff. If she doesn't like it, he'll quit. Dad arrives and intervenes...yes, it's a lot...but give it to him. She won't have it! So Ernesto suggests that she could quit! Hey, that's my princess, says Dad, after Monica flounces out. But he and Ernesto are obviously happy with the agreement.

Now back to Sara and Chalo and the yummy car. He wants to go to Cuernavaca. She nixes that but is happy to get into some steamy smooching with him.

And our observer?....none other than Arturo. Grinning like a jackal and musing, Who could have guessed? You have a lover too.

The End....but for once, the previews look good. Arturo has snapped a picture with her cell phone and now he has the goods on our witch. Let's see how he uses it.

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