Saturday, December 27, 2008
Fuego en la Sangre, 12/26/08: Showdown
Capítulo 164
Once again night time has come to Cd. Serán and it comes with another full moon. (Just once I’d like to see a wolf howl at it in these things.) At the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo y a-ú-ú-ú-n del Escandon) Sofia is promising a frantically desperate Mama to drop the charges against Fernando, that miserable, scum-sucking, three-timing (or is it 4-timing?) husband her mama needs to once again heat up her bed sheets. Sofia has given in once more, but all in a worthwhile cause as Mama has driven a hard bargain. If she lets Feo go, Gabi will give her the name of the real murderer of Juan’s parents. Sofia warns Mama that Feo will still have to repay the debt he owes to the hacienda once she gets him out of jail.
Gabi hesitates for a few angst-filled seconds or so before telling Sofia that the murderer was… Darth Rico! Sofia is suck-in-her-breath impactada. (What? No questions for Mama about why DV just happened to tell Mama, or why she never went to the police to turn him in for the crime? Slowfia’s thought processes resemble more of a sluggish swirl down a drain and those of us in Viewerville must have faith that though it will take a while for meaningful questions like these to surface at the opposite end, they will eventually surface.) So, since Gabi has kept her end of the bargain, it’s time for Sofia to keep hers.
Roman Del Posible, meanwhile, comes by the clinic to tell Oscar he’s genuinely sorry about what happened to him with the tractor, but Oscar tells him to get lost because he doesn’t appreciate him coming by to get the last laugh. Jimena rushes in at that point. She totally ignores Roman and tells Oscar nobody and nothing will keep her from his side any longer. Roman (now Del IMposible) sees the handwriting on the wall and wishes them both a sincere lifetime of happiness together before exiting stage left.
Upstairs in her room at the Double E Sofia is now reading a book. (Ever wonder just what it is she’s reading?) She stops to think back to Mama’s recent revelation that Ricardo Uribe was the one who did the dastardly deed to Juan’s parents and considers the best way to give the news to Juan without causing another disaster. Juan just happens to come jingle-jangling up and over her balcony again for a little evening chit chat about Maria Jose’s progress at that very moment. He asks Sofia why she seems so distracted. Sofia remembers Mama’s earlier revelation and decides to keep mum with Juan at this point. She asks after Oscar instead. Juan tells her Oscar is totally inconsolable.
Meanwhile, at the clinic, Sarita sneaks up on a sad and pensive Franco. (It’s probably been said before, but after seeing her in her 10th pair of designer frames, Viewerville must say it again. Somebody needs to explain the function and benefits of contacts in the 21st century to Sarita. On the other hand, some optometrist is obviously making a bundle off her. ¡Viva Capitalism!) She surprises Franco with a passionate kiss and embrace.
Morning comes to Cd. Serdán and the sheriff tells Fernando that he’s being released provided that he signs documents agreeing to repay what he owes to Hacienda San Augustin. If he doesn’t comply with the terms of that written agreement he’ll be back in jail and won’t be seeing the light of day for one heck of a long, long time. Fer takes one long last look at the possessed, singing wall near his cell and is more than happy to sign on the dotted line and to high-tail it home.
Back at the Double R (Hacienda de los Robles-Reyes) Oscar stares by the entrance at the fountain with its rearing stallion and mourns his fate as a probable paraplegic. (I say mourn not as telenovela gods are never ever likely to keep a galán tied to a wheelchair for long.) As Jimena wheels Oscar into the hacienda from the patio, he refuses to mingle with the clan who’ve all gathered there to greet him and welcome him back home. After a touching hug from Pablito he tells Jimena that she should take him to his room. He doesn’t want to see anybody right now. She thinks he should stay a bit and chat with everyone. He tells her that if she is going to complain to him about the things he wants then it would be better for her to just leave. He doesn’t need her.
Back across at the Double E, Root walks in on Fernando digging through his safe. (Why hasn’t’ the guy moved it by now, especially with Root using that room and likely to pop in and out when it's least expected, just like she just has?) Feo quickly shuts the door to the safe, but Root sees the wad of bills in his hands and teases him about it. He gets pissy and she whines that she thought they were supposed to be allies. He says they are but it’s his business and to keep out of it. She says no, things have to be done her way and not his so he gets rough and warns her not to treat him like he was her daddy. She says he’s not her father and then mentions she’s in the know about Eva and Bernardo being her parents, just as Feo probably already is. Feo asks who told her and she says Gabi did. He says that at times Gabi isn’t as intelligent as they all think since she just gave Root a powerful weapon to fight with for a good chunk of the Elizondo fortune. Root smiles and starts plotting.
In town in Pad Tad’s office Augie and Santa tell the priest that they want to get married the very next morning. The padre says fine. Gabi won’t be attending, right? Santa asks when he has ever known a devil to attend a wedding. Augie finishes the joke and says especially of a saint and an angel like them?
A bit later that morning, Root walks into Gabi’s office and asks her why she didn’t mention that she’d sold her for a piece of land. Gabi tries to play dumb but Root calls her on it and says no big deal, but she feels Gabi had been using her by not telling her the whole truth. (Who, our Gabi?) Sofia and Sarita walk into the office then for a meeting that supposedly Gabi had requested, but it turns out that Root had been the one asking them to come down to the office. Root gets up and insists that because she is also an Elizondo she has a right to her part of the family fortune. She wants it immediately.
Upstairs, Fernando is lying on his bed and thinking how he’d love to see the Elizondos’ faces about now. Suddenly Rosario’s singing starts blasting in his ears. He finds it’s coming from a pair of hidden speakers and so he follows the electrical cord across the hall to where it seems to end --Augie’s room. All of a sudden the elevator starts up and he hides. Santa and Augie get out of the elevator and go into Augie’s room. He peeks in and sees Augie taking out a cassette tape and say that things are going so smoothly, and before they leave there Fernando will end up falling into their trap. Fer sees him take out the manila envelope full of money that Santi loaned him to pay off the hacienda’s remaining debts and hears Augie thank her again for it because it means that his granddaughters will not be in tough financial straits once the two of them leave.
Santi asks Augie what he plans to do after they’ve finished with Fernando. Augie says it will be to corner Ricardo Uribe and show everyone that he was the one who really murdered the Reyes’ parents. Feo figures he should let Augie go ahead with this because once Augie confronts Rico, Uribe will kill Augie and Fer won’t have had to dirty his hands. He’ll be shed of Augie without lifting a finger.
At Bungalow del Bruto, Raqui (making quite the fashion statement in those pink tiger stripes) is packing her bag as fast as she can to avoid the excrement that’s about to hit the fan now that Rico is certain to find out Root is not his daughter.
Downstairs in the office of the main house, Sarita informs Root that since there is a will which names Sofia as the sole heir, none of them gets any of the money and that includes Root. Mama takes the opportunity to gloat over the pending lawsuit that contests Bernie’s will and says the period Sofia has to determine which little girl is actually hers is about over, so the fortune will all resort back to her very soon. Sofia takes the document from Gabi and says yes, she’s right, but until then she still remains the sole owner of the hacienda and as proof of her magnanimity (there goes that toothache of mine again) she agrees to share the property in part with Root.
Sarita objects since Root refuses to accept Eva as her mother. Sofia says Root is still their sister and they have the obligation to share with Root. Darth walks into the office at this point and asks Sofia what exactly she means by saying Root is their sister. Sofia says, just that: Root is actually Eva and Bernie’s daughter. DV shoots a wide-eyed look of impactado over at Gabi for confirmation. Gabi looks back like an evil-eyed, Cheshire cat that just ate DV’s prize canary and is happy to wipe DV's face with the bloody, burped up bones and feathers. Papa Bear tells Root not to listen to this line of bull, that she is nothing to Eva and especially not Bernardo. He’s ready to put the Elizondos in their place and to give them all what for. However, Root tells Papa Bear there’s no reason; it’s all true and he’s not really her papa. Bernardo Elizondo was. Darth looks over at Gabi again and she just shrugs it off with one haughtily dismissive lift of her eyebrows. (Nobody does this better than Diana!) He tells them to leave Gabi and him alone to discuss the matter.
Once they’re alone, Gabi says there’s not much to tell him only that since Raqui was sterile and he wanted a child so badly, Gabi had only helped get him what he wanted –and yes, in exchange for some of the land he held. Before he can object she tells him not to gripe since he knows full well those lands didn’t belong to him either before he appropriated them for himself after killing the Robles-Reyes’. Darth yells at Gabi that he earned them by murdering for them and only after she had goaded him into it. (Yeesh! Who cares why? Blaming someone else doesn’t justify it.) So she is the last one to throw “not having a right to that property” in his face, and how dare she and Raqui trick him all these years?
Darth grabs Gabi by the throat and tries to strangle her. The two fight. Gabi escapes from him with a well aimed kick to the groin and tells him not to lay his hands on her. He growls back, while grabbing himself in pain, that he never should have trusted her. Gabi hasn’t changed; and she’ll never change, but well then that’s the way it is. He will just have to teach her a thing or two. He pulls out that nasty knife of his and starts for her. Gabi grabs a small revolver she had hidden above the grandfather clock and warns him that if he dares take another step towards her she will shoot. He’s got no reason to feel betrayed, she says. It’s quits for the two of them now. So, if he insists in threatening her, she warns him, he will force her to tell the truth to the Reyes’ and then Rico will “meet the demon Juan Reyes carries within him,” and she doesn’t recommend it. (Geez, you just can't beat that kind of melodramatic word-wizardry with a stick, can you? Hats off to the A-Team here.)
DV starts toward Gabi again and tries to call her bluff. He knows her, he says, and he doesn’t think she’d dare shoot. (Wrong!) She aims and fires –but she turns the gun at the last second towards a flower vase on the desk and blows it to smithereens instead. Rico takes the hint and backs off. He tells Gabi he is not going to let this go. He’s forced to hide his knife when Sofia and Sarita run back into the office to see what the shooting was about.
After Rico leaves, Gabi nearly faints and then falls into a chair. Sofia and Sarita ask what’s happened. They’re worried about the way she fell into that chair. Gabi just crabs at them. “--As if my health and well-being would really matter to you!” Sarita tries to be attentive and empathize but Crabi screams at her to shut up because she sounds just like Sofia now. (These two should be the first to dance on her grave, not Feo.)
Meanwhile, Root and Papa Bear arrive back at the bungalow just as Raqui is on her way out with her suitcase. Darth grabs the suitcase and throws it across the room. “Where do you think you’re going?” Root says she owes them an explanation. They deserve one. Raquel just can’t leave the two of them like this. Raqui says she isn’t going to put up with their complaints. Besides, what can they accuse her of, anyway? She gave Rico the kid he wanted so badly and she gave Root a much better life, filled with luxury and privilege that she’d have never gotten if she’d been stuck with Eva.
Rico still wants to know why Raqui deceived them all these years. She admits she was paralyzed with fear because of his violent personality. (I can’t believe DV wouldn’t have guessed this long before now. The creep prides himself in terrorizing people.) But, she screams at him that’s over and done with now, and if they can’t forgive her then she is going to get as far away from them as possible. As far as she’s concerned they’re both just alike, and what joins them at the hip is their cruelty. She stomps back into her bedroom and slams the door.
In the main house Sofia and Sarita are putting Mama to bed and trying to get her to explain what was said that could have made her so sick. Sarita asks Sofia to lay off the questions. Sofia goes out to get Rosendo to find the doctor. On her way down the stairs she runs into Fernando who hands her a manila envelope with all the cash that the hacienda was missing. He swears again that he never stole anything but he’s making good on it anyway. (So did this money come from the stash in his safe or is this the envelope with Santi’s money?) Sofia tells him she’s in a hurry because Mama is sick again and adds that he’s only out of jail because Mama pleaded for him. So, he’d better be very careful with whatever he does from now on. He replies that he loves Gabi whether she believes him or not. She says she doesn’t believe it and oh, by the way, their annulment came through so she and Juan are now able to have a church wedding as soon as Juan decides when.
Speaking of Juan, he’s upstairs in Oscar's room telling him to stop feeling so sorry for himself. Oscar wonders why when he can’t be a real man for Jimena. Jimena comes into the room with a tray of food. Oscar complains about his soup and then smashes the bowl on the floor. Jimena dutifully leaves to get another for him. He says not to bother. Juan, Franco and Tio get after Oscar but Oscar tells them not to interfere; the problem is between him and his wife. (Ok. Somebody at the clinic needed to have counseled the family on what to expect and for how long. I can’t say Oscar is acting differently from what anybody in his predicament might, but it’s wearing on my nerves just as much as it is on theirs.) Juan says if he wants to take it out on somebody then take it out on him, but Oscar ‘s got no reason to treat the people that love him this way. Finally everyone gets frustrated with him and walks out.
Downstairs in the kitchen, Jimena admits to Juan that she’s sad, not for herself, but because of Oscar’s situation. Oscar’s not like this she knows and he has to be in so much pain to react this way. Juan says however he feels, nothing justifies treating the people that love him the way he has been. Jimena says it’s because he’s so depressed right now. Juan thanks her for doing what she can for Oscar and for loving him the way she does, and then he goes back up to speak with him.
Meanwhile, Dr. Montes examines Gabi and says she’s been careless with herself so her heart problems have returned. Gabi again blames her daughters for continually causing her grief and making her sick. Sarita tries to defend herself and her sisters by (too sweetly) emphasizing they are not the reason she had problems with Ricardo Uribe. Gabi sarcastically replies that, no of course not, she herself is always the one to blame for being ill and all because she gave in and allowed them to return home once the Reyes’ had run them off. (This is as bad as nails on a chalkboard! I am waiting for the day one of these two wakes up and gives this woman hell!) Feo comes in at that point and fawns over Gabi. Sofia is totally disgusted with the scene and has to look away. She thinks to herself what a shameless piece of work but, of course, if Mama ever found out he was two-timing her with Root it would just make her condition worse.
Back at the Double R, Juan tells Oscar that he can understand how the guy would be so depressed and angry at life in his situation. What he can’t understand is why he has to treat Jimena the way he’s been. She’s there to help him keep going above all because she loves him. Oscar asks then why didn’t she come back to him before the accident and isn’t she with Roman? He didn’t ask for her charity and if she doesn’t like it then she should leave. Juan tells him not to be such an ingrate. The Reyes’ aren’t like that and Oscar definitely isn’t that way, but the truth is that he’s giving up before even beginning the fight and Oscar’s been acting like a child. Oscar says fine, and thanks for the “support”. Now Juan should go enjoy himself with Sofia, walking and riding horses together. Juan leaves Oscar to pout.
It’s about time for a little levity as Viewerville and all of Cd. Serdán is definitely in the depths of depression over Oscar’s woeful and grievous condition. In town, we find that Quintina’s taxi-scooter business has literally gone to the dogs. She sweet-talks one of the Gossip sisters, Maria Caridad (?) into letting her drive Caridad over to Juan’s with the cake she had made for Oscar, and she won’t even charge her. Quintina finally convinces Caridad by telling her that Vicente is there and that a little bird told her he has the hots for Caridad and that Caridad has the hots for him too. So Caridad hops in and they drive off together. On the way, though, Quintina runs into a bunch of hay bales in the middle of the road and Caridad ends up with her face in the middle of the cake. Bada-boom! They decide to take the rest of the cake over anyway.
At the same time, Vicente, Juan and Franco are in the living room discussing the rotten way Oscar is treating Jimena and how much she must love him to put up with it. Just then Pablito comes in and he’s hiding a little toy chest behind his back. --It’s the one that Darth has been prowling around the place looking for.-- Juan wants a look-see, but Pablito tells them they have their trunk and he has his now and runs off with it.
At Bungalow del Bruto, Papa Darth tells Root that despite what’s happened, it’s in his best interest if they pretend to forgive Raqui for lying to them. He needs Raqui to sign the papers that he’s hidden in the toy chest’s false bottom. Those documents are somehow important for insuring their fortune. He asks Root for a little trust and a little more patience.
In the meantime, Sofia tells Eva that Mama has gotten sick again and says that it’s all because she and Ricardo Uribe fought once he found out that Root wasn’t his daughter. Sofia says she’s scared because he’s such a dangerous man and she knows this because she found out “something very serious concerning him.” So she’s going to have to tell the Uribes to leave. What she’s learned about Rico makes her think everyone who comes into contact with him could be in danger, so though it pains her to do it (perhaps not as much as she’d like Eva to think) Root and the rest of her family will have to leave the hacienda right away. As it is, says Sofia, they’ve got more than enough problems with that hypocrite, Fernando, who is probably right now getting all lovey-dovey with Mama.
Speaking of Fernandito, the two-timing hypocrite is in fact tucking in Gabi extra tight and getting the scoop on what went on between her and DV earlier. She says they argued, she had to defend herself from his attack and then ran him off the place. She never wants to see him again. Fer says she might be frightened of him but she has Fer to protect her from whatever and whomever. (It does get pretty deep with him doesn’t it?) However, she needs to rethink that decision because Ricardo Uribe is the best weapon they have right now against the Reyes’s. She cannot allow Rico to leave the hacienda.
Over at the Double R, Vicente and Franco are discussing Oscar’s rotten behavior towards Jimena, and hoping that eventually he’ll snap out of it. Quintina comes in with Maria Caridad and what’s left of the cake –the small part that’s not smeared all over her face. Franco remembers Caridad as one of the two women who tricked him into serenading Sarita and Jimena for Roman and Gonzalo, but he forgives Quintina for bringing her because Caridad got covered in cake mess during the ride over. Caridad says it was just a little joke but it was all worth it if she got to be close to “Vicentito”. (Franco laughs to himself that Vicente has just swallowed the bait.) Vicente gives his mustache a twist, puffs up a bit and says there’s a decent amount of cake left that still is good to eat. (Not in my book there, isn’t.) He asks for a little rag and then begins to wipe the cake off Caridad’s face.
Back again at the bungalow, Darth tells Raqui that he and Root are going to forgive her and will make their best effort to continue being the… er…“family” they’ve always been. Root makes nice and says she really wants to believe Raqui did it all for her sake. Raqui says thanks and then tries to be affectionate, but when Root winces and pulls away from her it seems Raqui suspects this little scene is less than sincere.
At the main house up in his room, Augie and Santi ask Fatima to tell them about the gunshot they heard. Fatima says that all she knows is that Gabi and DV had a fight about something. She doesn’t know why. When she leaves Santi asks Augie if he thinks Gabi knows that Ricardo is the one who killed the Reyes’s parents. Augie says of course she does and he’s certain of it.
Sofia walks into the bungalow. (Doesn’t anybody ever knock at this place? I know she’s the owner, but geez, a bit of privacy Puh-leeze….) She surprises DV and says she has something important to discuss with him. “So what do you want, stupid girl? You’ve come to complain about the argument your mother and I had, right?“ Sofia says that’s exactly what she’s there for, but also about the murder of the three Reyes brothers’ parents. Darth is suddenly wide-eyed impactado and all ears.
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Jardinera, I haven't read your always delicious recap yet. I've printed it out to take with me on my week end trip. I spent the last couple days getting caught up on missed recaps. LMAO at a comment made by Maggarita a couple days ago: "Glad to see Pasion at #1 (my favorite for history & hotness ...what a combo) but #9 for FELS? Any idea how low the scale goes, because IMO, this stinker should be dead last".
All I can say is truer words were never spoken
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All I can say is truer words were never spoken
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: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 11:16:00 AM EST
: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 11:16:00 AM EST
Jardinera: Another great recap. Thank you.
I was wondering about the money Feo had, too. He coincidentally removes money from his safe while Santi and Augi are handling an envelope full of cash in their room. What a mess.
Why on earth would anyone bake a cake for a baker, get in Quintina's sidecar and take off. We all are fools falling for this crap.
I hope Pablito discovers the hidden compartment in the box. There can't be a whole lot of anything in it because the box is so small.
Also, why the h*ll didn't Raquel head for the hills the minute she found out that Darth Ric knew, or thinks that Root was not his daughter.
Buenos dias.
I was wondering about the money Feo had, too. He coincidentally removes money from his safe while Santi and Augi are handling an envelope full of cash in their room. What a mess.
Why on earth would anyone bake a cake for a baker, get in Quintina's sidecar and take off. We all are fools falling for this crap.
I hope Pablito discovers the hidden compartment in the box. There can't be a whole lot of anything in it because the box is so small.
Also, why the h*ll didn't Raquel head for the hills the minute she found out that Darth Ric knew, or thinks that Root was not his daughter.
Buenos dias.
Cakes - Thank you for the excellent recrap. Loved the "howl" in 'aúúún'. LOL We all really should take up a collection and give you a spa weekend for having to watch last night's capítulo loco. Gaaaahhhhh...
Sofi just found out DV really killed Juan's parents, and she's reading a ...book? Hel-lo?!? And next, she doesn't even tell I-Juan-a-Brain!?! Valgame Dios!
Is it all the result of nuclear waste, or the never-ending relentless full moon??? Inquiring minds want to know.
I think the bananas the monkey writers have been eating are so old they fermented, causing LSD-like symptoms ... and story-writing.
doris
Sofi just found out DV really killed Juan's parents, and she's reading a ...book? Hel-lo?!? And next, she doesn't even tell I-Juan-a-Brain!?! Valgame Dios!
Is it all the result of nuclear waste, or the never-ending relentless full moon??? Inquiring minds want to know.
I think the bananas the monkey writers have been eating are so old they fermented, causing LSD-like symptoms ... and story-writing.
doris
Permalink posted by : Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 3:26:00 PM EST
: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 3:26:00 PM EST
Thanks, Jardinera. It seems Muttonchops is the sole decider of justice in this berg. He's put Feo in jail on Sofia's words and with the cooked books as evidence and decides that Sofia has the right to drop the charges and free him from jail. Forgery and embezzlement with evidence seem like good enough reasons to keep Feo in jail until he has a TRIAL, that is, if anyone ever has a TRIAL in Mexiloon.
Just knew those crazy words were coming...."send Rosendo in the truck for the doctor." I wonder how many thousands of miles Rosendo has put on the truck/suv to fetch the doctor....cuz still no phone service of any kind in Mexiloon. Aaaaargh! GinCA
Just knew those crazy words were coming...."send Rosendo in the truck for the doctor." I wonder how many thousands of miles Rosendo has put on the truck/suv to fetch the doctor....cuz still no phone service of any kind in Mexiloon. Aaaaargh! GinCA
Permalink posted by : Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 3:33:00 PM EST
: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 3:33:00 PM EST
Jardinera, Thanks for the superb recap. I can tell you actually stayed awake and paid attention to every scene. I hope you had a hot toddy or a couple of aspirin to aid in your recovery afterwards. You deserve all the kudos for this kind of high quality writing.
So, unidentified bag of money, I couldn't tell either if it was the same exact envelope that Santi held and later was in Feo's hands since he only had a banded stack of bills out of the safe that he swatted Root with. And I wonder who will be invited to the Santi-Augie nuptials.
I too hope Pablito finds the secret document compartment before Ricardo receives a caja full of snails and marbles or whatever little boys keep for secrets. I wonder too if Raqui will reveal the switcheroo before she heads out of town to avoid Ricardo's next dark mood swing. The Keystone Kops Karrying Koals to Newcastle in the form of cake to a baker was pretty silly as was the old pan bottom black being rubbed on her face by Tio V reminded me of grade school games we used to play at sleep overs. At least it was a few moments of silliness in an otherwise dour hour.
So, unidentified bag of money, I couldn't tell either if it was the same exact envelope that Santi held and later was in Feo's hands since he only had a banded stack of bills out of the safe that he swatted Root with. And I wonder who will be invited to the Santi-Augie nuptials.
I too hope Pablito finds the secret document compartment before Ricardo receives a caja full of snails and marbles or whatever little boys keep for secrets. I wonder too if Raqui will reveal the switcheroo before she heads out of town to avoid Ricardo's next dark mood swing. The Keystone Kops Karrying Koals to Newcastle in the form of cake to a baker was pretty silly as was the old pan bottom black being rubbed on her face by Tio V reminded me of grade school games we used to play at sleep overs. At least it was a few moments of silliness in an otherwise dour hour.
Ann: Yup. Pasión would definitely be my #1 choice, too. As for FELS, forget 9th place or even 10th. It wouldn't have made my top 10 list, period ; > p --but hey, there's no accounting for taste south of the border when cultural lines must be crossed. It ain't my cup o' chile. // Enjoy your weekend and hope the read is another decent one for you! It's always more fun to write up this one than to watch.
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Pasofino: The cake thing crossed my mind as being a bit odd also. Good catch. I think they were definitely straining there and wanted to get a visual funny with the whipped cream in the face gag.... (No need to pardon the pun!) As for Raqui, ITA that she should have made good on her threat once she gave Root and Rico what for. She has got to be suffering from a bad case of battered wife/mother syndrome! I want her to stay because I think she'll be significant in helping nail Feo and Crabi and Rico to the wall. I'm rubbing my hands together in anticipation over that one.
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Doris: I am definitely ready for that spa! I'm going stir crazy waiting for the clouds to part just so I could see the moon at night again. I'm ready to howl if that would help..... Now, Uni's monkey-writers getting stoned on fermented bananas makes as much sense as anything. Maybe it was holiday time back when they wrote these scenes a year ago and they partied a bit too harty. The big yuck is on us....
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GinCA -- I almost think they'd prefer smoke signals and tom-toms to telephones in Mexiloon.//
Sofia makes me want to pull my hair out the way she ALWAYS ends up giving in to Gabi. ALWAYS!
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Pasofino: The cake thing crossed my mind as being a bit odd also. Good catch. I think they were definitely straining there and wanted to get a visual funny with the whipped cream in the face gag.... (No need to pardon the pun!) As for Raqui, ITA that she should have made good on her threat once she gave Root and Rico what for. She has got to be suffering from a bad case of battered wife/mother syndrome! I want her to stay because I think she'll be significant in helping nail Feo and Crabi and Rico to the wall. I'm rubbing my hands together in anticipation over that one.
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Doris: I am definitely ready for that spa! I'm going stir crazy waiting for the clouds to part just so I could see the moon at night again. I'm ready to howl if that would help..... Now, Uni's monkey-writers getting stoned on fermented bananas makes as much sense as anything. Maybe it was holiday time back when they wrote these scenes a year ago and they partied a bit too harty. The big yuck is on us....
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GinCA -- I almost think they'd prefer smoke signals and tom-toms to telephones in Mexiloon.//
Sofia makes me want to pull my hair out the way she ALWAYS ends up giving in to Gabi. ALWAYS!
CherylNM: Oh yes. Plenty of hot toddies, ink and cheroot stubs.... I don't doubt Crabi will find a way to show at Augie's wedding and make a scene. You'd think the crosses on consecrated ground would keep the blood-sucking broad away, huh.
Burg not berg.... blame it on watching novela # 9. GinCA
Permalink posted by : Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 6:42:00 PM EST
: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 6:42:00 PM EST
Oh, Julie reminded me before that the one phone in town is only used for ordering lingerie. Forgot again. GinCA
Permalink posted by : Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 7:06:00 PM EST
: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 7:06:00 PM EST
Thanks for the witty re-cap.
Raquel can't leave because she's the only one who knows that the babys were switched right? Oh, right she confessed to the Padre about that...as if that would help us out any.
So Sofia goes from the insufferable victim to the insufferable haughty and condescending boss lady! I guess I'll take the latter, but isn't she supposed to be the heroine and therfore...likeable???
Actually, I'm liking Root more and more as she becomes more conflicted and multi-dimensional, just let's skip the Kinky S&M with Fernando Dimension OK?
As for Sarita's glasses, I like them, they are part of her charater, and they have evolved with her (and her hairstyle). Plus they are a turn-on for Franco. He keeps saying how her "lentes" are making him hot. Don't ask me how I know, but some people have a "thing" for glasses.
I also kind of agreed with Oscar about Ximena suddenly turning on a dime once he got hurt. It's very touching that she's there now, and that she loves him so much, but where the hell has this "love" been all this time?
Raquel can't leave because she's the only one who knows that the babys were switched right? Oh, right she confessed to the Padre about that...as if that would help us out any.
So Sofia goes from the insufferable victim to the insufferable haughty and condescending boss lady! I guess I'll take the latter, but isn't she supposed to be the heroine and therfore...likeable???
Actually, I'm liking Root more and more as she becomes more conflicted and multi-dimensional, just let's skip the Kinky S&M with Fernando Dimension OK?
As for Sarita's glasses, I like them, they are part of her charater, and they have evolved with her (and her hairstyle). Plus they are a turn-on for Franco. He keeps saying how her "lentes" are making him hot. Don't ask me how I know, but some people have a "thing" for glasses.
I also kind of agreed with Oscar about Ximena suddenly turning on a dime once he got hurt. It's very touching that she's there now, and that she loves him so much, but where the hell has this "love" been all this time?
I sort of thought Sofia was reading her Bible when trying to figure out whether to tell Juan that Ricardo killed his parents. But her personality change is sort of funny - before, she was too timid, now she's too confident. Since she doesn't seem to want to have the testing done to identify the true hija, how can she not be worried about what will happen when the (court, judge, commisario?) decides the case, and she loses the inheritance?
As a matter of fact, just about everyone on this show is overconfident, including Feo, Gabi, Sofia, Ricardo, and even Augie and Santi. And of course Padre Tad is confident, but he's got the power of good on his side, and he has to be an example and a leader for the community, so his confidence is warranted.
As a matter of fact, just about everyone on this show is overconfident, including Feo, Gabi, Sofia, Ricardo, and even Augie and Santi. And of course Padre Tad is confident, but he's got the power of good on his side, and he has to be an example and a leader for the community, so his confidence is warranted.
Thank you Jardinera for entertaining recap!!!
Randy: Is Raq really the only one who knows about baby swap? Didn't Nickster relate in his recrap last week (?) that Raq mentioned it to Gabi as leverage to get the "lands" back, and Gabi refused to re-home the babies back to their original switch homes?
Or am I losing it?
Don't be afraid to say.
"Creemelo"
Randy: Is Raq really the only one who knows about baby swap? Didn't Nickster relate in his recrap last week (?) that Raq mentioned it to Gabi as leverage to get the "lands" back, and Gabi refused to re-home the babies back to their original switch homes?
Or am I losing it?
Don't be afraid to say.
"Creemelo"
Permalink posted by : Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 10:19:00 PM EST
: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 10:19:00 PM EST
Randy: Sarita definitely has the toniest hi-tone glasses in the whole district if not the state. I'm envious! I truly don't have it in for glasses-wearers, considering the age I am, just the frickin' necessity. > ; ? } --So I guess I'm projecting because if contacts would do the trick for me I'd jump at the chance and fashionable focus-wear be damned!
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Hombre: Hubby agrees with you about the Bible being Sofia's book of choice. I guess because we're dealing with Ste. Sofia here that it's all the same to her whether she has control of the Elizondo fortune or not. She won't lift a finger to keep control now that she has it, and she doesn't give a whit apparently if it goes back into her mother's and thus Feo's incapable hands. This garbage about not caring to find out which child is genetically hers is a load of bunk and another of my all time top 10 things that irritate me as much as runnning fingernails across a chalkboard.
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Hombre: Hubby agrees with you about the Bible being Sofia's book of choice. I guess because we're dealing with Ste. Sofia here that it's all the same to her whether she has control of the Elizondo fortune or not. She won't lift a finger to keep control now that she has it, and she doesn't give a whit apparently if it goes back into her mother's and thus Feo's incapable hands. This garbage about not caring to find out which child is genetically hers is a load of bunk and another of my all time top 10 things that irritate me as much as runnning fingernails across a chalkboard.
Creemelo: Julie may have to review that baby switch-list for us, but I got the idea this time that even Raqui still thinks that Ruth is Gabi and Bernie's --and of course knows that Sofia is Bernie and Eva's. Even though she suspects Gabi and Rico had an affair back in the day, she doesn't suspect Gabi was pregnant with Rico's child at the time they agreed to the baby-for-land deal. Raqui hasn't connected those dots yet. Hope I didn't confuse you even more? =] 8 ? }
Jardinera, I vote with you on this one too. I think no one person has all the puzzle pieces so this boat load of bozos is going to have to slow down off their high horses and communicate at some point. That seems like good life insurance for Raqui just now since she has the essential switch information but then Gabi has the bigger SWITCH information that has yet to come out. Maybe she will try to sell Ricardo on being even more Ruthless and accept the Snotfia for his blood spawn. What an episode that will be.
Okay, I'm just going to have to go into the red jello zone on the baby thing.
:o}
"Creemelo"
:o}
"Creemelo"
Permalink posted by : Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 1:25:00 AM EST
: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 1:25:00 AM EST
randy sea - it's true about some people liking glasses - Marilyn Monroe was one of them.
OK about the baby thing. It's just as Jardinera said. Nobody in Serdan knows everything yet, but several people in Serdan THINK they know everything. Hilarity and/or gunplay ensues!
I just watched this episode and I must confess I didn't get much out of it. It's a good thing I have a recap to refer to. :)
OK about the baby thing. It's just as Jardinera said. Nobody in Serdan knows everything yet, but several people in Serdan THINK they know everything. Hilarity and/or gunplay ensues!
I just watched this episode and I must confess I didn't get much out of it. It's a good thing I have a recap to refer to. :)
Dear Jardinera,
Sounds like you did a masterful job with another stinker. One of the first "truths" I learned in counseling training was "Depression has an end".
And FELS has an end also.
You won't always have to watch and recrap this terrible show. Better times are coming. BETTER TIMES ARE COMING. Take a deep breath and repeat that to yourself 70 times a day. Okay, amiga? Hang in there!
Sounds like you did a masterful job with another stinker. One of the first "truths" I learned in counseling training was "Depression has an end".
And FELS has an end also.
You won't always have to watch and recrap this terrible show. Better times are coming. BETTER TIMES ARE COMING. Take a deep breath and repeat that to yourself 70 times a day. Okay, amiga? Hang in there!
CherylN/M: It will definitely be an eye-popper when Darth Rico is told Snot-fia is "flesh of his flesh" --and it will serve him right to think she is for a while, considering how little regard he has for her.
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I don't know if anybody mentioned it in a post somewhere already, but the Darth always reminds me of an aging audience member from the "Rocky Horror Picture Show".
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I don't know if anybody mentioned it in a post somewhere already, but the Darth always reminds me of an aging audience member from the "Rocky Horror Picture Show".
JudyB/Julie: The countdown has definitely begun at my house. I think we have 3 more wks. till Las Ultimas Semanas, so I can now see the light at the end of Mejia's tunnel of misbegotten love-lorn.
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I'm wondering what to toast with for the Fin. I guess some nice brandy in honor of Crabiela's probable demise/just deserts. Or, maybe a large glass of milk in honor of Juan and Sofia's inevitable marriage. That's all he'll be toasting with....
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I'm wondering what to toast with for the Fin. I guess some nice brandy in honor of Crabiela's probable demise/just deserts. Or, maybe a large glass of milk in honor of Juan and Sofia's inevitable marriage. That's all he'll be toasting with....
Jardinera: if everyone is getting their "just deserts", lets have a dessert bar--you know, just desserts. Works for me. How about pie?
"Creemelo"
"Creemelo"
Permalink posted by : Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3:09:00 PM EST
: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3:09:00 PM EST
Creemelo: The best pie I can come up with is Nuez Encarcelada Pie--"Encarcelada" (imprisoned) for those who end up in jail, or the looney been since it has nuts in the recipe.... Of course, any tart pie would do for Root's come-uppance.....
Oh good one, tarts it is. We could do also Angel food cake (for Rosario) and Devil's Food cake for you know who...
What dessert would be suitable for Coyote?
Any waterfall or bath-theme desserts?
"Cree"
What dessert would be suitable for Coyote?
Any waterfall or bath-theme desserts?
"Cree"
Permalink posted by : Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 4:38:00 PM EST
: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 4:38:00 PM EST
Right you are, Julie--get out the drool bib!
"Creemelo"
"Creemelo"
Permalink posted by : Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 7:50:00 PM EST
: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 7:50:00 PM EST
I'll take any dessert for el 'Por Fin'. It feels like this thing will go on . . . para siempre! (aaaaaaaack)
doris
doris
Permalink posted by : Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 8:11:00 PM EST
: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 8:11:00 PM EST
Doris: definitely for el "Por Fin" we could have fin-ger cookies.
> ; ? )
Julie/Creemelo: How about burned fudge for Gabi since she tried to burn Sofia alive?
Then, strawberry margarita pie for Raqui because of all those pink outfits she wears.
> ; ? )
Julie/Creemelo: How about burned fudge for Gabi since she tried to burn Sofia alive?
Then, strawberry margarita pie for Raqui because of all those pink outfits she wears.
Poor Raqui, she gets no respect...her wig is like a separate character, too bad we can't name a dessert after it!
Let's not forget the Sofia cakes, or hair-filled conchas.
Jardomera, I feel a big party coming on!
"Creemelo"
Let's not forget the Sofia cakes, or hair-filled conchas.
Jardomera, I feel a big party coming on!
"Creemelo"
Permalink posted by : Monday, December 29, 2008 at 12:28:00 AM EST
: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 12:28:00 AM EST
What????
Jardomera? My keyboard must have sunflower seeds in it again! I meant Jardinera.
"Cree"
Jardomera? My keyboard must have sunflower seeds in it again! I meant Jardinera.
"Cree"
Permalink posted by : Monday, December 29, 2008 at 12:29:00 AM EST
: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 12:29:00 AM EST
Cree: "Poor Raqui, she gets no respect...her wig is like a separate character, too bad we can't name a dessert after it!"
Hmm... hair, pastry... hmm... so like maybe a hair-filled donut. I bet the Reyes bakery could handle it. (I'm not sure I can, though... I'm gagging at the very thought.)
Jardinera: Love the burnt fudge idea, too.
(Uh... we don't have to eat these desserts, right? Fin-ger cookies don't sound so bad, though... unless they contain actual fingers...)
I know just the snack for Feo's demise. Do they still make Smartfood popcorn? Because nobody is smarter than Feonando Escandon!
Hmm... hair, pastry... hmm... so like maybe a hair-filled donut. I bet the Reyes bakery could handle it. (I'm not sure I can, though... I'm gagging at the very thought.)
Jardinera: Love the burnt fudge idea, too.
(Uh... we don't have to eat these desserts, right? Fin-ger cookies don't sound so bad, though... unless they contain actual fingers...)
I know just the snack for Feo's demise. Do they still make Smartfood popcorn? Because nobody is smarter than Feonando Escandon!
Thanks, Jardinera~~~Desserts...hmmm...Death by Chocolate would be too delicious an ending for any of these evildoers. Coyote is not my cuppa tea, but I'd like to offer Juan some cinnabuns. And, Jardinera, do you have a recipe for the Strawberry Margarita pie ??? I'll trade you for my delicious chocolate eclair dessert .
Permalink posted by : Monday, December 29, 2008 at 11:02:00 AM EST
: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 11:02:00 AM EST
Susanlynn: here's a link to a simple one that I thought looked great for New Year's.
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1613,149187-242201,00.html
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Creemelo: Can't do bathstuff; but waterfalls is a do-able one. How about chocolate fountains for dipping and dunking?
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1613,149187-242201,00.html
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Creemelo: Can't do bathstuff; but waterfalls is a do-able one. How about chocolate fountains for dipping and dunking?
Can I have a chocolate Coyote?! Hmmm, with whipped cream and a cherry on top---oh wait, I said that out loud again. :-} Thanks for the recrap. I missed everyone over the Holiday.
Another excellent recap, Jardinera. Thanks for keeping us in the loop on the loopy events in Mexiloon.
My heart started beating fast with joy to read that there is an end to this swirling tangle of emotions.
La Paloma
My heart started beating fast with joy to read that there is an end to this swirling tangle of emotions.
La Paloma
Permalink posted by : Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:16:00 PM EST
: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:16:00 PM EST
Jardinera--Oh yes, let's do a chocolate fountain and dip all the Hnos. Reyes.
And let's give Coyote a dip too, just for Connie...
"Cree"
And let's give Coyote a dip too, just for Connie...
"Cree"
Permalink posted by : Monday, December 29, 2008 at 3:21:00 PM EST
: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 3:21:00 PM EST
It would have to be a pretty big fountain to get all those hunks in there! Maybe the power of the Glowing Flower could change the waterfall into a chocolate waterfall. Yes, that works for me.
La Paloma: LOL! That's our gift to you this season, then. =];?)
Connie/Creemelo: Sure thing. The more nekked buns, the better. However, I keep thinking about Baked Alaska for El Coyote because he's a mysterious contradiction like baking ice cream is.
Connie/Creemelo: Sure thing. The more nekked buns, the better. However, I keep thinking about Baked Alaska for El Coyote because he's a mysterious contradiction like baking ice cream is.
Well, Baked Alaska is hot on the outside, cold on the inside.
We need the opposite...like Frozen Lava.
"Cree"
We need the opposite...like Frozen Lava.
"Cree"
Permalink posted by : Monday, December 29, 2008 at 4:32:00 PM EST
: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 4:32:00 PM EST
Raqi's hair/wig reminds me of cotton candy. I'll have some in honor of her hair.
I'll have cinnabuns for Juan and the Bros. They all have cute buns!
Devil's food cake for Darth, Crabi & Feo & Ruth.
doris
I'll have cinnabuns for Juan and the Bros. They all have cute buns!
Devil's food cake for Darth, Crabi & Feo & Ruth.
doris
Permalink posted by : Monday, December 29, 2008 at 6:28:00 PM EST
: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 6:28:00 PM EST
Any other watchers in the Seattle area? I'd love to watch the final episode with others. Celebrate! The end is near! Great recap.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 12:42:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 12:42:00 AM EST
Randy is from Seattle. AS for watching together, with Destilando
Amor we had a couple of different chat rooms set up courtesy of Julie. You might want to suggest it to her.
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Amor we had a couple of different chat rooms set up courtesy of Julie. You might want to suggest it to her.
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