Thursday, January 29, 2009

Fuego - Capitulo #186 - Raquel Rolls Snake Eyes; or, Anyone Seen Huggy Bear Lately?

From last night: Juan goes off to help search for Raq. Paddy Tad tells the girls he’s absolved Crabs of her sins. Feo shows up to find the doctor just leaving and the attorney walks in. Juan has Capricho tied to one end of a rope while he lowers himself down into the Canyon of Death. He finds Raquel – she almost looks better dead than alive. The stench of Raq’s decomposing body overwhelms Juan.

We get treated to another cameo of Raq’s dead face, while the local representative of the Grim Reaper Franchise lurks behind a bush. Juan fires a gun to alert Coyote’s search party that he’s found Raq. As Coyote comes down the embankment (unlike Juan without a horse up above to hang on to!), Mr. G. Reaper continues to lurk. Juan says they have to let Officer Mutton Chops know and he’ll go, Coyote will stay, because the vultures will eat her (“se la comen los buitres”). I guess they haven’t been hungry for the last few days? Grim continues to look on. Juan calls to Capricho to pull him out.

Back at Crabi’s deathbed, the girls tell her they will be the only ones caring for her from now on. She agrees and says Sofia was right.

Coyote talks to Dead Raq, asking forgiveness for not being able to protect her from his Daddy Darth. While we get a close up shot of Señor Reaper’s sickle, Coyote notices something in Dead Raq’s hand. Holy Snake Jackets Batman! It’s a fake snake head complete with an extended snake tongue that she must have ripped off of Darth’s jacket before she fell! Coyote has no doubt that Darth killed Raq – he crumples the snake in his hand while the Reaper looks on, vowing to kill Darth. Coyote leaves the scene, even though Juan told him to wait there. Grim Reaper steps forward and casts his dark shadow over Raq’s body, reaches down and closes Raq’s eyes. (This whole Grim Reaper thing makes me crazy. I know they’ve shown him before as a prelude to a death, but what’s the purpose of all the airtime he’s getting after Raq’s death? Isn’t his work done there, and has he really been standing out there all this time holding the sickle?)

Feo and the lawyer are exiting the office when Sofia comes down the Staircase of Horror. She yells at Feo for not bringing the doctor. Feo and the lawyer explain to Sofia that the judge’s decision making Slowfia the owner of everything isn’t effective until Gaby signs the papers. Sofia pulls Feo aside and tells him he better get packin’, she’s throwing him out. Feo says the lawyer said he could sign on behalf of Gabi as Gabi’s power of attorney, and he would let him but only if he was going to sign in favor of Stupidfia, but he’s not signin’ nothin’, and that he and Sofia are now co-owners of the Elizondo fortune. The lawyer looks pissed. This whole thing about the signature makes no sense to me at all, but it’s probably because I can’t find my beanie.

Over to the Quintina Stripper Show, the Señoras of Ciudad Serdan are getting the opportunity to check out the beefcake before the show. Asexual Buzzkill Hortensia is horrified by the immorality of it all. I’m just horrified by, well . . . it all.

Sofia asks the lawyer if this signature nonsense is true. He’s says unfortunately it is true. The lawyer admits it was his own mistake, but he realized it too late. He trusted Feo, but Feo tricked him. The lawyer calls Feo a thief. Feo’s mad and throws him out, but before he goes, the lawyer tells Sofia that he will fix everything. Sofia tells Feo she’ll be having a word with Gabi about this whole thing, but Feo tells her not to waste her time, her mother doesn’t even want to see her. Sofia explains to Feo about the sudden turn of events and how she and her sisters are now “In” and Feo’s “Out”. Feo tells Sofia she has to tell him everything because he’s a 50% owner now. Feo thought bubbles that Gabi’s time has come. I doubt anything will happen to Gabi though, because Señor Reaper is otherwise occupied at the moment with Raq.

Back in the bedroom, Crabs is clingy with Sarita and Jimena, and doesn’t want to be left alone for a second. She thinks about how she almost died if it weren’t for the medicine the doctor gave her. She knows Feo tried to kill her by switching the prescription the doctor gave her, and that she has to protect herself and have only her daughters take care of her. She opens her nightstand and pulls out the bottle of pills that Fernando gave her. She’s going to save them and give them to Coyote to find out what they are. She thinks how strange it is that Coyote is the only person she trusts.

Soledad fills Coyote in on Darth’s visit. He wants them to leave the house ASAP. Soledad won’t leave until they know what happened to Raq. Coyote tells Mama Coyote that Raq’s dead, and shows her the snake head decoration he found in Raq’s dead hand. Soledad is impactada – she thinks it’s her fault Raq is dead. Soledad laments over how Darth always adored snakes, and wouldn’t you know, he even formed a Secret Society of Snakes (say that 5 times fast!), called “The Snakes” with Feo’s Daddy, Roberto Escandon. They even made the symbol of their society a snake. (How original! Those evil guys are so creative. They even had leather jackets like the Lords of Flatbush!) Apparently, Darth Rico betrayed Roberto, leaving him penniless, which is why Roberto killed himself. (Soledad knew all this back in the day and was still in love with the Grand Poobah of the The Snakes?) Soledad says Crabi had a lot to do with the tragedy of Feo’s Daddy’s death.

Back in Crab’s world, she’s busy giving Sarita a big guilt trip of making her chose between her mother and Franco. As usual, Wimpy Sarita caves.

Outside, and on his way to see Gabi, Darth curses Gabi for turning him into a killer, and for never being able to know his own son. He runs into Root, when all of a sudden the Officer M. Chops and Crew show up to take him away to be questioned about Raq’s disappearance. Officer Chops tells Darth the Reyes Bros. have formally accused him.

Upstairs, Jimena is reading Sarita the riot act for agreeing to leave Franco and stay with their mother. Sarita says she feels torn, “entre la espada y la pared” (between the sword and the wall).

Over at the Reyes Rancho they’re all talking about what’s happened and how it’s much better for the little girls and the mute nuns to live with them. They ask Eva to tell them once again exactly what happened at Hacienda San Agustin the night of Libia’s death, because they still have doubts that it was an accident. Eva retells her story saying that Libia left the house “afligida” (heartbroken), and that later on Gabi and Feo were alone in the office talking, but she doesn’t know about what. Oscar thinks they need to talk to Gabi about that night also.

Feo is in the office gushing about his victory over Sofia. He thinks he really needs to get rid of Gabi as quickly as possible, and then Snake Jefe Uribe.

At the police station, Darth Rico says that Raq abandoned him, and doesn’t know anything about her disappearance. Juan strolls in and starts yelling about finding the papers saying Raq owned everything, and that’s why Darth killed her. Officer Chops says to Juan, “Whoa, wait a minute, you accused him of the disappearance of Raq, not her murder.” Juan breaks the news that he just found Raq’s body. Darth fakes shock at this news. Root just looks down and shakes her head. Darth starts screaming that there’s no evidence that he killed Raq. (I guess he hadn’t noticed he was one snake short of a jacket?) Juan screams that the proof is in the pudding, I mean the papers that Darth is hiding in the cabaña. Ciudad Serdan’s finest, aka the Mexican Barney Fifes, are searching the cabaña and one of them finds the infamous snake belt and asks Root about it. (Why he even asked about the belt is beyond me – he knows he’s supposed to be looking for papers, not belts! Maybe he just liked it a lot and figured since Darth’s going to be locked up in La Casa Grande probably for life maybe he could have the really cool belt?) Root takes the belt away and says it’s not evidence of anything. Juan shows up just in time to miss seeing the snake belt from his nightmares. Nobody finds any papers.

The sisters are trying to figure out how they’re going to explain what’s happened with Feo and the Hacienda to Gabi, they don’t want to make her worse. Gabi pressures them for answers. Sofia explains that Feo is now half owner of the hacienda. Gabi’s not having any of this and gets out of bed. Uh oh, on the precipice of the Staircase of Doom, Gabi confronts Feo. He tries to explain that he used his rights as her husband to protect her from Sofia. (How long will it take these numbskulls to learn that you don’t have a fight on the stairs!) Feo doesn’t want to argue and tries to get Crabs to go back to the bedroom and take her medicine (the poison medicine, of course). Feo tells Sofia not to forget he has 50% ownership of the Hacienda, when Juan walks in and says he’s giving Sofia his part of the hacienda so she will have majority control. Feo wants to talk to Gabs alone in the bedroom and walks away. Juan breaks the news that Raq is dead, he thinks Darth killed her, explains about the papers and the Uribe fortune. He says Darth is in jail and now it won’t be long before he starts squealing on his accomplices. Gabi is impactada. Feo listens from afar. Gabi says she needs to go back to bed.

Franco and Oscar are interviewing Horty about Libia’s death. Horty remembers that a big, black truck, going very fast, passed her on the road that night on the way back to the pueblo after Bernie’s wake. She didn’t see who was driving, but it looked like they were chasing somebody. They’re thinking that all the trucks at Gabi’s house are black, but they have to figure out who left the wake that night, and for how long, but first they’ve got to tell Juan about all this. (Doesn’t Coyote drive a big, black truck too? I know he didn’t do it, but Gabi hasn’t cornered the market on big, black trucks!)

Back at the jail, Feo is taunting Darth in his cell about killing Raq, and about Raq cheating n Darth with him. Feo threatens to bring charges against Darth for Raq’s murder also, it won’t look good for Darth if that accusation comes from Raq’s amante. Root shows up and tells Feo he better be careful or she’ll spill the frijoles about Feo plotting to kill Gabi. Feo tries to use the fact that Root signed over ½ of her inheritance from Gabi over to him and he’s got the papers to prove it and will tell Gabi. Root says, “What papers, these papers?”, and hands them over to Daddy in his cell, who promptly tears them up. Feo = muy impactado. In the background we hear Root say, “Ooops”. Feo attacks Root and slams her up against a wall, but then let’s her go and walks out of the jail, knowing he’s been beaten this time. Root tells Daddy that the coppers found nothing in the house to prove he killed Raq – he’ll be a free man.

Sofia’s lines, Juan’s lines. More Sofia’s lines and some crying (Sorry, Union rules - have to meet the nightly tears quota).

Feo gets into his big, black, truck (hmmm . . who was just talking about a big, black truck?), and is thinking Root couldn’t have opened the safe, the Reyes’ Bros. must’ve broken into his safe and that’s how Root got the papers.

Franco Starsky and Oscar Crutch (Starsky & Crutch! LOL!! Sorry, I’m a dork, I’m crackin’ myself up!) are bringing Juan up to date on the investigation of Libia’s death. Juan says, “Malhaya” (a word I learned means “Sh*t” just two recaps ago!) Juan says they have to question every person that was at the wake that night about who left the house quickly.

Well, Mommy/Daughter Love Fest 2009 has now officially ended, and Crabs has left the building. Gabi blames Sofia for Feo being able to take advantage of her. Gabi says it’s all Sofia’s fault – everything that’s EVER happened is Sofia’s fault, Sofia doesn’t deserve a mother like Gabi. Stupidfia tells Gabi that nothing she ever does for her is enough, and says she’s giving Gabi everything back and will be packing up and leaving the house. (What about protecting her sisters’ interests????)

Back in the communal bedroom with the safe, Oscar (“The Fingers”) Reyes is giving Franco the combination to open the safe.

Eva runs to the jail to console Root. Eva’s lines, Root’s lines. Root rejects her again and Eva leaves.

The safe will not open. “Fingers” gets down on the floor to open it himself, while Franco is the lookout. (Why not just lock the door???) Oscar gets the combination correct, and they start unloading the goods. Juan pulls out a bunch of papers and the box that has Libia’s necklace in it. He seems fascinated by the box now, but hardly paid any attention to it the other day! Just as he’s about to open the box Franco tells him he hears Sofia crying and Juan puts the box back in the safe. Oscar stares at the box. Back on the Staircase of Doom, Sofia tells Juan about her mother rejecting her again. She agrees to move to the Doble R with Juan and the girls (the nuns too, I’m sure). Feo passes them on the stairs and walks in on Franco and Oscar, still in the bedroom in front of the closed safe. Feo wants to know what they’re doing. Oscar is on the floor and Franco is above him and they pretend they’re doing Oscar’s exercises. Feo accuses them of breaking into the safe. Feo takes a bag out of the closet, and starts emptying the contents of the safe into his bag. Duh! Feo forgets to take the box with him! Franco pulls it out of the safe and hands it to Oscar.

End of capitulo.

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Franco Starsky & Oscar Crutch?!!!I'm a dork too because I just spat my coffee on my keyboard!!! Thanks for the great recap!
Dee2
 

So Malhaya means shit? I thought it was MIERDA?? Anyway, I Like that little papeles passing between Ruth and Ricardo while Fernando watched helplessly as Ricardo Tore up the papers from behind bars. The OOOPS by Ruth is just *Classic*. I love it.

Ibarramedia
 

Thanks, Melissa! That grim reaper was the weirdest. They have to stall and stall with the box because they wanted to make it the cliffhanger and ran out of material ... wasn't there another novela with a caja obsession not too many cycles ago?
 

melinama, the box obsession was also in Duelo de Pasiones which starred Pablo M., aka Franco
 

"What are you two doing down there?...we're doing Oscar's therapy..."

Oh, that's what they're calling it nowdays. Hmmm.

Great re-cap Melissa! I was watching and I still missed details that you got!

Raquel really looked gruesome, kinda of over-the-top gross digusting realism! But the wig was everlasting, eternal, intact!!

I was shouting at Coyote not to remove the friggin evidence from the crime scene! Of course he took the damn snake head.

And Wow, Ruth is becoming a really tragic character (as illuminated by Ibarramedia) She wants to be loved so much that she's sort of accepting Eva even though she knows Eva is not her mother.

I had been seeing Eva as so pathetic and tiresome, but now I'm seeing her as stronger. Her Amor de Madre is so strong that she is willing to fight for her relationship with Ruth, and even though we know her love is mis-placed, it's having a redeeming effect!

How long will Ruth lead her on? Will they have a relationship that transcends the reality that they are not mother and daughter? I think when Eva finds out the truth she will still love Ruth as she did Rosario.

The happy sappy day can't be far off when Eva and Sofia learn that they are mother and daughter, after all we're in Ultimos Capitulos now!
 

Yes, where is Tio Vicente...the Huggy Bear Keebler Elf? Appears and disappears. GinCA
 

Thank you for you wonderful explanation of last night's show. It is greatly appreciated.
 

Melissa! you are fantastic. I loved this recap and will look forward to more.

As for malhaya, I don't know the exact translation, but it is a giant curse. I learned to sing it once in the last of Manuel deFalla's Siete canciones Populares. The song is called Polo and it goes like this:
¡Ay!
Guardo una, ¡Ay!
Guardo una, ¡Ay!
¡Guardo una pena en mi pecho,
¡Guardo una pena en mi pecho,
¡Ay!
Que a nadie se la diré!

Malhaya el amor, malhaya,
Malhaya el amor, malhaya,
¡Ay!
¡Y quien me lo dió a entender!
¡Ay!

Check out this clip of Teresa Berganza singing malhaya at about the 1:11 mark.
 

Melissa - thank you for the funny, snarky recrap.

HOLY MONKEY WRITERS, BATMAN! Continuity team was on a banana break. Raquel tore that snake head off with her left hand, and yet they find it in her right hand. Maybe she switched hands whilst falling down the cliff??? "Ooops"

I didn't think Raquel looked too gruesome, but we watch CSI a lot. It's all in perspective . . . The grass stains were a bit much on the face, though. LOL

And talk about messing with a crime scene....removing evidence, etc.! I guess in Mexico the police are so corrupt and inept, the local gente have to take the law into their own hands? I mean, we never saw a policeman on the scene. At all. yikes.

I've definitely been watching too much CSI.

I loved that little jail cell scene, too, with the papers and the boyz bickering like 8th graders.

* Will Gabi ever tell Slowfia that she's not her mother?
* Will the boys ever open that little box and find Libia's necklace?
* Will this telenovela ever end???
Stay tuned for, oh, about 4 more weeks for the Por Fin?
 

Melissa, fantastic recap. When Coyote told Soledad that Raquel was dead I reallh got choked up by her reaction. It seemed so real. I really felt sorry for her.

That death guy creeps me out. Before Raquel I seem to recall Death standing in the background behind Darth.

I'm still kind of confused by what happened with the abogado. Slofia is his client not Feo so he shouldn't even have talked to Feo about anything.

I like the way they arrest people in our sleepy little Mexidoon. Juan said you did it so let's go. Off to the pokey with you. Hey, I didn't do it. But Juan says, so let's go. How silly.

Ok, how many of you were screaming at the TV--OPEN THE BOX. OPEN THE FRIGGIN BOX?
 

Oh, Melissa, this was priceless! Loved the union rules on the tear quotient and Starsky & Crutch was hysterically funny. Way to go...you're a natural at this.

Grim Reaper dude was just plain stupid. Racqui's already DEAD...nothing to foretell here, buddy. Hit the road & get over to the Hacidenda du Horrors, hang out with Crabi & Feo for a spell, make your way over to the bastion of justice, & chill for a while with Darth. Yeesh...this show can't even get basic symbolism right.

Did everyone yell at our dimwitted hermanos "OPEN THE BOX!!!!!!" I think I heard a collective howl as I watched & figured it was our family shouting in unison. (late aside to Nickster: we are fam-ah-lee...a beanie-wearing motley crew but at least we're amusing!)

More promos for "Manana" plus they're airing "Ladron" this Sunday here in Conn. I need a Fernando Colunga fix!

TGIF, gang!
Maggarita
:-D
 

Before Para Siempre begins will someone post a brief synopsis? I found that really helpful with Fuego. I'll miss Juan and Coyote.
 

Connie: I guess it was you I heard screaming!

Maggarita
 

I'm sure it was, Maggarita! My daughter asked me what I was shouting about and I said they won't open the friggin box! She thought I had lost it.
 

Connie: my daughter watches with me when she's home from college...she thinks I'm nuts! I'm glad I'm not alone, though. Lunacy is much more fun when shared with a few friends!
Maggarita
 

Connie,this is the spanish summary for Manana es Para Siempre. Perhaps someone can translate:
Fernanda es la hija menor del hacendado Gonzalo Elizalde,
propietario de una importante empresa de lácteos, y Eduardo es
el hijo de Soledad, el ama de llaves de la familia Elizalde. Los dos
niños han crecido juntos y unidos por un amor inocente y leal, a
pesar de la diferencia de clases sociales.
Gonzalo vive feliz con su esposa Monserrat y sus 5 hijos, sin
sospechar que un enemigo implacable acecha a los suyos.
Artemio Bravo siente hacia Gonzalo un odio intenso y amargo que
ha corroído su mente, y su única meta en la vida es destruir, lenta
y dolorosamente, a toda la familia Elizalde. Para lograrlo utilizará
a Rebeca Sánchez, una joven sin escrúpulos que llega a la
empresa de Gonzalo bajo el nombre de Bárbara Greco. Su
inteligencia causa una buena impresión en Gonzalo, quien la
contrata como su asistente personal. Poco a poco y con gran
astucia, Bárbara logra obtener su total confianza.Las primeras víctimas de Bárbara son Fernanda y Eduardo, a
quienes descubre dándose un tierno beso. Con lengua venenosa
y sutil, Bárbara convence a Monserrat de que Eduardo es un
peligro para la niña y el muchacho es enviado a un internado en
la ciudad. Las cartas de los niños llegan a manos de Soledad y
ella, con mucho dolor, decide no hacerlas llegar a su destino.
Esto provoca que Fernanda se sienta olvidada por Eduardo.

El siguiente paso en el plan de Artemio es convertir a Bárbara en
la esposa de Gonzalo, y eso significa que Monserrat debe morir.
Bárbara la asfixia con una almohada y hace que su hija mayor
Liliana, aparezca como culpable. Gritando su inocencia, la
desesperada adolescente termina internada en una clínica
psiquiátrica. Posteriormente Gonzalo se casa con Bárbara y la
nombra miembro de la junta directiva de la empresa. Soledad es la única que sabe hasta dónde puede llegar la
maldad de Bárbara, pero tiene que callar. Vive un infierno durante
años, extrañando a su hijo Eduardo, y con el eterno temor de que
Bárbara cumpla su amenaza de que él morirá. Los años pasan y
Eduardo, tras haber estudiado una maestría en el extranjero,
regresa a la hacienda y encuentra a su madre gravemente
enferma. Ella le cuenta el suplicio que ha vivido y él jura hacer
justicia.

Bárbara utiliza a su nuevo cómplice Damián para que enamore a
Fernanda y se case con ella. Eduardo, con el nombre de Franco
Santoro, consigue involucrarse en la empresa con la intención de
descubrir y hacer pagar a los responsables de sus desgracias.
Fernanda siente una fuerte e inexplicable atracción hacia él, y
surge nuevamente entre ellos aquel gran amor que nunca murió.

Soledad, sintiendo que la muerte se acerca, entrega a Liliana el
cofre donde se esconde el secreto de su sufrimiento, con la
esperanza de que algún día logre liberarse de la injusticia que
pesa sobre ella. Poco después, con ayuda de Eduardo, Liliana
denuncia a Bárbara.

Bárbara se deshace de Artemio y es cuando se descubre el gran
secreto: que él es medio hermano de Gonzalo y pretendía dejarlo
en la ruina. Damián y Bárbara se traicionan mutuamente.

La familia Elizalde queda libre finalmente de la sombra de
Bárbara. Eduardo y Fernanda por fin pueden ser felices, sabiendo
que la fuerza más grande que existe es el verdadero amor.

¡Lo que hoy es imposible... Mañana es para Siempre!
 

Thanks for the synopsis. I think I can figure most of it out. Happy Friday to all of my Cyber Family and their cute doggies too.
 

Aw, thanks you guys. I always get nervous right after I post my recap, hoping you'll like it. But I admit I had more fun doing this one than the last three.

I was screaming for them to open the box too!! Enough already! Open the damn box!!! But you know the mierda is going to hit the fan when they find Libia's necklace - Mighty Joe Juan is going to implode!
 

The synopsis and cast for Mañana were posted last week.
 

Rachel actually did grab the snake with her right hand. It was weird. She was holding onto Ricardo's right arm with both hands. I don't know why. It looked extremely awkward.

But I guess if she'd been holding him with one arm on each side he would have been more likely to fall down with her.
 

The box drama is ridiculous. They stare at it as if they sense that it's really important... yet they don't seem to be in any hurry to find out what's inside.

And how astonishing that Feo left it behind.

Was it an honest mistake? Hard to believe, since it appears to be his only "trophy" (other than cash and legal docs from other victims) and he loves to play with it. How would he forget it? It was right there in the safe!

Was he being cocky? Does he think they won't see it in time to catch up with him and tear him to shreds? (Or serenade him to death?)
 

Melissa, you have nothing to be nervous about. You've done a great job every time. And you always come up with clever titles!

(But I still get a little nervous each time too. I guess we can't help it.)
 

Great recap, Melissa, thanks. Looks like it's just about universal, the grim reaper stuff is idiotic. At first, I couldn't figure out who that guy was that was just standing there behind Juan. Then, when I did figure it out, couldn't figure out why he hung around after she was dead, after she was found. Then, he closes her eyes when Coyote leaves her for the buitres' lunch (I'd alsways heard the word "zopilote" used for vulture)...Crabi's repentance didn't last long, once she got some strength back, she starts with the guilt trip on Sarita, and the super guilt trip on Sofia, blaming her for everything...Another universal confusion- the deal with Crabi's signature? WTF? She has to sign over her ownership to validate a judges order? Like that would ever happen...Like everyone else...OPEN THE BOX!!
 

About the box- my feeling (from Oscar) was that he had a feeling that there was something of extreme importance inside, and that he was afraid of opening it. OPEN THE BOX!!
 

I thought it said in Bernardo's Will that the entire fortune was Slofia's provided she had a child within a year (or something like that) which she did. Crabi was going to contest the Will but that is a pain in the butt and most times there is a "no contest clause" that basically says you get this much but if you contest the will and lose, you get nada.

Thanks Julie for the info on Manana. I found it on Wikipedia. I must have missed the original posting. Sounds like an interesting show.
 

Julie - you're right about Raquel grabbing that snake head with her right hand. (I rewatched on youtube) Must have been the eternal full moon effect, or my beanie was on crooked. ;-)
 

Mañana Para Siempre: I already posted the synopsis and characters. Look in the sidebar.
 

Thanks Melinama.
 

What a brilliant recap Melissa. Lord help me, I love this show. It provides us with opportunities for sarcasm and snark(what a nifty word) in every scene. As tedious as it can be at times, we all keep coming back for more. I predict that we'll all find ourselves referring back to it wistfully and with fondness once it ends. Agnes your comment about Gabriella decomposing(actually not) was a great zinger. Thanks. Carlos
 

What a brilliant recap Melissa. Lord help me, I love this show. It provides us with opportunities for sarcasm and snark(what a nifty word) in every scene. As tedious as it can be at times, we all keep coming back for more. I predict that we'll all find ourselves referring back to it wistfully and with fondness once it ends. Agnes your comment about Gabriella decomposing(actually not) was a great zinger. Thanks. Carlos
 

I've no clue how that happened. Carlos
 

Julie~Thanks for posting the sites for Manana. I fell asleep before Fuego started and missed the whole hot mess.
 

I hate it when that happens Carlos!
 

Melissa ~ Thank you for that fun recap of that nonfun episode that I missed while hibernating. ~~~ Susanlynn, waiting for spring so I can paint my toenails and not watch Fuego
 

I also loved Starsky & Crutch!

BTW, when Root gave the papers to Darth in the jail cell, they were on yellow parchment, but since yellow parchment is hard to tear, one second later they were on thin white paper, which he easily ripped. It was fast, but you can clearly see the clumsy edit.

I'm really enjoying this show. I don't care how stupid it is, it's fun! As for the box, I wouldn't be surprised if Feo walks right back in the room, snatches the box from Oscar, who's been looking at it like a zombie, and walks out, saying, Oh, right, forgot that one thing. Bye!

Or if not, when Oscar and Franco open the box, of course they wouldn't want to tell Juan, who couldn't control his "urges". Well, we'll see.
 

I found the "Grim Reaper" (or "Green Ripper" if you have read the Travis McGee Series) rather comforting. It seemed that it was part of his job to watch over the dead Raqi until the living could find her and then to close her eyes since Juan and Coyote didn't see it as part of their job description or pay grade.
 

Mañana es Para Siempre en ingles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%C3%B1ana_Es_Para_Siempre

variopinta
 

Anonymous 3:07, nice! Carlos
 

Wunnerful recrap Melissa, thank you!
Okay, on the count of three: "Open the damn box!"
Grim Reaper: he always appears to foretell a death. And Raqui was already dead. So who else was standing there?
Coyote.
Ruh-roh.
"Creemelo"
 

It was like "Death" was protecting and watching over her. I don't remember him doing that with anyone else. Rosario maybe? It creeped me out. I couldn't figure out who that was in the bushes. So do we think they will OPEN THE DAMN BOX right out of the chute or make us wait? Who will be responsible for Feo's demise? I have a feeling something bad is going to happen to Coyote.
 

OMG, I'm having compañeros de FELS withdrawals already, too. I will miss our group, and all the snarky fun we've had. My DH was in the room last night while I was watching this episode and saying, "OPEN THE D**NED BOX ALREADY!" when I got 'the look' from him. I had to admit to him that as crappy a novela as this is, we are being entertained by it. And that's the point of most novelas.
 

I'm still planning to be here for Para Siempre. I hope everyone else is too. I will miss Fuego though. No more bucket baths or naked swimming. Although I think we should have at least 2 episodes of nekkid swimming before Fuego is over. I think it should be in their contract.
 

I too spewed over Starsky & Crutch!

Connie, my son was the one who started me watching this crapfest. He can't stand it and thinks I'm insane. But this morning in the kitched I walked in and he was fixing a bagel and was wearing only pajama bottoms. He looked at me and said "I'm making breakfast Juan style." Cracked me up!

Molly in OR
 

Molly, that is hilarious! When I yell at the TV my daughter comes in and says what's wrong? I said nothing I'm just yelling at the TV. She just rolls her eyes and gets back on my computer.
 

The comments about the grim reaper made me curious. Wikipedia gave some interesting insite. In Mexico it is called Santa Muerte. The Spectre of Death is to sever the last tie from the soul to body and guide the deceased to the next world and does not have any control over the fact of death. It seems that each religion has it own take on the subject.

OPEN THE BOX ... I think it was easier for them to open the safe!
 

He is a funny kid! They both keep asking what I'm going to do when it ends. I said watch the next one of course! That got huge groans.
 

anon 3:07- I had the same thought, that the reaper was looking over Raqui till she was found, then could release he, and close her eyes.
anon 4:16- thanks fopr the info on Santa Muerte, that makes sense in this context. I'll look at it later

All anons- why not close with a name, any name, or better yet, register as a blogger. We are one big dispersed (dysfunctional?) family here.
 

Interesting about the Santa Muerte. So he/it is a good thing. It's kind of like a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
 

Santa Muerto can be a good thing, or a bad thing. There is a sort of cult in Mexico that prays to the Santa Muerte to do harm to people. Not necessarily to kill them, but more like black magic. There's a really rough neighborhood in Mexico City called Tepito, where the first Santa Muerte statue was put up. People leave offerings in exchange for "favors" all the time. I'll see if I can find some more info.
 

Here's an article from Time Magazine about Santa Muerte. They consider it a form of the Grim Reaper, but not in the way we think of the Grim Reaper here in the US.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1671984,00.html?xid=rss-nation
 

That would be great Melissa.
 

My Mexican co-worker told me that "malhaya" is not a very bad curse word at all. He translated it as "Damn!" It's sort of in the same category as caray, equally mild curse words. I didn't prompt him with the mierda definition we've come up with. Damn was his natural first reaction.
 

Starsky and Crutch - fantastic! Too funny! Thanks Melissa!

And Hombre de Misterio, I also noticed the instant bleach job on the parchment passed through the jail house bars. They are so sloppy!

And the whole Quintina/Chippendales thing is just nonsensical. What does this have to do with anything? It's kind of gross on all levels. Quintina's got some definite ADD. One minute she's hawking conchas, the next she's moto-taxi-ing, then she's booking the mariachi troupe, now she's recruiting male exotic dancers. Plus, as someone else mentioned, I'd like to know who's watching Pablito these days, not that enough people don't live at the Reyes commune to keep an eye on him.

Do we think we'll finally be rewarded tonight with the box opening? It is Friday after all. What if Feo left the box because he's taken Libia's necklace out of it? What if there's nothing in there? Then you'll hear some real screaming!
 

If they do manage to get the box open their collective light bulb will light up and they will realize it is Feo (big surprise) but then we'll have to wait until Monday.
 

Thanks for the link to Santa Muerte story Melissa. Very interesting. Anonymous, thank you also for starting the whole discussion.

And Melissa, it's been a crazy day but I'm finally getting a minute and will go back and read your recap. Clearly it was excellent!

On the whole "malhaya" discussion, it's not in my big Oxford dictionary, but it is in my Larousse Spanish-Spanish one and the definition was "exclamación imprecatoria"....which certainly gives us a lot of room for interpretation on how serious it is. Maybe it depends on the region and the speaker.
 

Maldita Sea is God Damn. Mierda is shit. So I guess Malhaya must mean damn by itself. It is no secret that dictionaries, schools,etc don't translate the curse words. You have to get those from the street or from regular natives. Not from a formal school/lesson setting.

Not to be crude or unrefined, but I would learn the curse words first when learning a new language.
That way you have an edge when you think someone may talk ill of you.

Ibarramedia
 

If I remember correctly , in Duelo de Pasiones when they finally opened the d*** cofre that everyone talked about and Ana Martin hugged continuously, there was nothing inside except a weird green glow....lots of noise signifying nothing.
 

susanlynn - Wouldn't it be spectacular if another glowing Libia flower was in that box?

Molly - your son is a hoot!

My VCR better not fail me tonight!
 

Maybe it's a klunk.

(Does anyone else remember Treasure Hunt?)
 

Malhaya is a profanity and not an obscenity. :-) mhm
 

After pokin' around on the internet a bit, and asking my Mexican husband again, Malhaya is more like the way we say, Damn! But, we use shit and damn the same way here, i.e., I dropped and broke an expensive vase on the floor and said, "Damn!" or "Shit!" Mierda is also shit, but we have other words for saying shit, too (crap).

Hope nobody is offended because I didn't use the *%& method to spell the bad words!
 

Oh no worries Melissa, We are grown ups here. Besides it is within the context of our discussion. ;) :)


Ibarramedia
 

Melissa, your Starsky & Crutch names are engraved in the "forever funny en Fuego" list. Good thing I wasn't sipping something at the time. Also like the union rules on the nightly tears quota.
Connie, I was in the group screaming at the tv "open the box."
La Paloma
 

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