Saturday, May 30, 2009
Tontas no Van Friday 5/29 The Son Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree
Dissonant chords crash down outside a church at night, so we know something’s afoot. Turns out we revisit the two baptism talks, in separate churches, Pat, Soledad, Raúl and Beto in one, and Alicia, Candy and Santi (with Patitio) in the other. Then, boom, it’s morning, we’re all in the same church (thanks to PaulaH for explaining what was going on, because I didn’t understand it yesterday either) and it’s time for the actual baptism. Of course, when the priest asks the padrinos to come forward, we get double trouble, with both Raúl and Soledad, and Santi and Candy, answering the call. Confusion reigns, as Alicia says she asked Candy and Santi, and Pat asked Sole and Raúl. Candy realizes Alicia was manipulating things, and she and Santiago gracefully excuse themselves, not wanting to cause trouble. The padre counsels waiting a few minutes, so everything can be worked out.
Meanwhile, back at Santi’s house, Jaime’s upset that Isa’s mad at him for accidentally kissing Felipa, Zamora’s mom. Donato tries to calm him down, taking the blame, which only causes Jaime to call him a meddler or busybody (metiche).
In the church, Alicia, dressed in a nice white top with silvery streamers, and Pat, looking strong in a tan suit and holding a big white blanket that’s supposed to have Patito inside, are loudly arguing in front of a large picture of a serene Jesus. Margarita is hiding about 10 feet away, taking in every word. Pat’s livid at Alicia for asking Candy to be the madrina, he feels it’s either a game, or making fun of him. Alicia disagrees, Candy’s her sister, and he has to accept that she’s going to marry Santiago. They’re family now. Besides, what Pat did is worse, she adds, asking the mother of his other son to be the madrina. They’re not getting anywhere in this discussion.
Outside the church, the four godparents are far more cordial. Santi and Candy look especially nice, Santi in a white sweater over a blue open-necked shirt and black pants, Candy in a red empire waist dress and white shawl. Soledad is wearing the longest dress we’ve ever seen her wear (almost down to her knees) a white string around her waist, and some sort of doily on her head. I guess Raúl’s wearing a suit or something. Anyway, the four agree to go with the flow, and join hands in unity, sort of like a soccer team. Just as Margarita was listening to Pat and Alicia, Gregoria and Chava are listening in on this other group. They’re busted, but no one really cares.
Back in front of the Jesus painting, Alicia pulls out the big guns. Alicia told him about this weeks ago, and he promised that if Candy accepted, he’d go along with it. Being an honest guy, he admits this, and Alicia strides back into the church in victory. Pat’s right behind, but not before he catches his Mom spying (she says she was just admiring the plaques).
There’s a knock on Isa’s door. No, it’s not Jaime, it’s Donato, who wants her to reconcile with Jaime. She won’t, Jaime’s mad at her for being jealous. But you ARE, says Don. She protests, she, jealous? After a few more protests, her expression tells us that Donato was right.
Peace finally reigns in the church, as it turns out that Candy and Santi will be the godparents. We see the beautiful baptismal ceremony, with candles, smiles and tears of joy. There’s applause, and lots of hugs.
The party continues at Pat’s house, Candy cradling the baby, then handing him off to Santiago, who is in love! After Pat apologizes to Raúl and Sole (no problem, they say, we’ll be there for the NEXT baby!), we see Santi again, who won’t let go of little Patito para nada.
The next step in Donato’s peace plan is a culinary attack. He’s gathered Isa and Jaime in the dining room for a delicious lunch. Unfortunately, they’re sitting far apart. But guess who’s coming to dinner? Zamora shows up, bubbling with happiness. He greets them, but notices Jaime’s a little quiet. Jaime relates that they had a little argument, but Zamora doesn’t want to hear that, they’re the perfect couple, and he physically moves their chairs next to each other. Okay, beso! The first kiss by Jaime is pitiful, but after a little challenge, he bends Isa back and plants a BIG one on her. This works so well that Jaime and Isa decide to continue their reconciliation upstairs. As they leave arm in arm, Zamora spies the food just sitting there, and Donato graciously gives him the green light.
Santi is still holding the baby, flashing back to the ultrasound for his own baby (if he only knew), and after a while, it’s time to go. Alicia tells him he really looks like a father. Santi gently transfers Patito to Pato, reminding Pat to support the head, and I’m thinking this whole episode could be a happy one (I’m probably wrong, though).
It’s nightime, and Isabel and Jaime are about to go to bed. She convinces him that he should tell Zamora the truth, and he’s just about to march off to tell Z, but Isa says it can wait until morning.
At Pat’s house, Alicia can’t stop talking about how great the baptism party was. Pat stops her cold, saying it was the last straw. He can’t bear it anymore, the way she manipulates things. She keeps saying calm down, but he’s had it. She says he has to accept the fact that Candy is his son’s godmother (she says comadre, instead of madrina, both can mean godmother, madrina can also be bridesmaid). He shuts the door, sighing goodnight.
Santi and Candy enter Candy’s house, Candy's holding Chava’s hand. As little Chava goes upstairs, he also shakes Santi’s hand, which encourages Santi. They’re making progress with Chava! Santi is gratified they could be godparents, it’s their first official act as a couple. Santi admits he had mixed emotions when he was holding the baby, since he really misses his own baby.
Alicia must have learned a lesson about people listening in, because she’s retreated to the bathroom to call Marissa. She recounts how Santi’s holding his own baby in his arms, but not knowing it, was a masterwork of a plan. She tells Marissa that Mari has succeeded with her revenge.
By this time, Candy and Santi are kissing, both professing their love. Santi can’t wait, he wants to be with Candy tonight, guesses her morals are preventing her from saying yes. She assures him that as soon as their kids accept their relationship, they’ll never again be apart. He asks her to swear to it, and she does.
Eduardo is pacing back and forth in the semi-darkness of his apartment, mad as a hornet that Chayo’s late again. Finally she arrives, and he’s sure she was with her “lover”. But she says no, guess why I’m a little late? He turns on the light, and Chayo has HER new look. This involves a stylish haircut and much darker, sexier eye make-up. (I gotta agree, she looks hot). Ed gets the message, too, they start to make out, but then he pulls back. How come she did a makeover? For her lover? No, of course not, I did it for myself, and for you. I’ve changed myself outside and inside, and the proof is under the television. He’s confused, as she goes to the bedroom. But under the TV is a box with a picture of a woman in lingerie on the cover. There’s a note: “Venadito (dear), Today I want to share with you my changed interior.” (I could be wrong, but I think Chayo bought sexy lingerie, too, and Ed’s about to get lucky!)
Candy puts Chava to bed, telling him how much she loves him, and that they’ll never be apart. Over in Santi’s house, he checks on Rocío and Lucía, both already sleeping. You can see how much he loves them, and he quietly promises to find their little brother.
It’s morning, and instead of going right to the office, Pat’s been waiting at the breakfast table, sipping his coffee. Alicia comes in, happy. Unfortunately, Pat utters THOSE words “We need to talk”. Uh oh. She says he didn’t have to wait, they could talk over dinner. He responds, No we can’t talk over dinner, because we’re never going to dine together again. He’s had it with her manipulations, they’re through. He won’t kick her out of the house, but he wants nothing to do with her. She’s on the verge of tears, he’s resolute, he grabs his briefcase and leaves. She knocks over the coffee cup in frustration.
In Santi’s office, he’s looking at the empty picture frame, telling it he misses (the baby) a lot. Hortensia comes in (with very squeaky shoes!), announces that agent Rossini is here. Rossini hasn’t found a thing. Santi desperately shows him the empty frame. Rossini says he has a friend, a former Interpol agent, who has lots of connections, is very expensive, but might be able to help. Santi doesn’t care about the cost, and instructs Rossini to contact his friend.
Pat visits his divorce lawyer, who tells him that if the divorce is voluntary, it’s quick and easy. The child custody part is what gets more complicated. Pat surprises the attorney with the news that he might not fight for custody. Formerly, he wanted to protect Chava, thought Santi was tied up with the mafia, but that turned out to be false. Also, Candy’s a really good mother. But it’s a big decision, and he’s not really sure. So for now, start the divorce procedure, but go slowly, and he’ll decide later what to do about the custody.
Jaime’s idea #1: He has decided that the way to tell Zamora that he’s his Dad is by writing a letter. Isa gives him some tila tea, leaves him to figure out how best to approach Z. Here’s his letter. “Dear Zamora. I have something to tell you, and I think the best way is through a letter. In life, sometimes, things go out of control. Sometimes even though we love people, circumstances cause us to make mistakes. (At this point, we switch to the restaurant. Jaime has delivered the letter in person, Zamora is reading it, Jaime is right there with him). “I never wanted to abandon my son Frijolito, because I love my son. I’m your father”. Zamora looks up, saying “You’re my father. My father. (he starts getting mad) The father who abandoned me (he tears up the letter) and who abandoned my mother! It’s all your fault! He starts choking Jaime, he won’t stop, suddenly we’re back in Jaime’s bedroom, it was just a dream, he’s sort of choking himself. Guess a letter isn’t the way to go.
In the restaurant, Felipa, Zamora’s Mom, has come to visit, and Z is very happy to see her. She tells him she visited the house where he’s living now, it’s really nice. And Isabel is such a fine woman, and Jaime….she stops herself from saying more, but he doesn’t pick up on this. She has to leave now, blesses him, and on the way out, she stops. She almost tells him the truth about Jaime, but hears Jaime’s voice in her brain, where Jaime said if Zamora knew, Zamora would kill him, so she just blesses him again, and scurries out. All of a sudden, Zamora has severe stomach pains.
We switch to Alicia, crying in the baby’s room. He’s crying, too, and Margarita comes in, telling her to hold the baby. What’s the problem? Ali tells her, same old thing, Pat’s mad at me. Margarita replies that Ali caused all this, setting up the baptism to annoy Pat (fastidiar), and the result was that Ali ended up getting annoyed. Ali says she’ll think of something, and Marg reminds her to consider the baby first, then herself.
Jaime’s idea # 2: He’s rehearsing speeches in front of the bathroom mirror. However, it’s not working any better than the letter idea.
Alicia, wearing a black trenchcoat, is walking outside toward the gate, followed by Margarita, asking where she’s going. She tells Marg to mind her own business, but right at the gate, there’s Paulina (all right, we haven’t seen her all episode. I was starting to miss her. Not!). Are you Alicia Molina Arizalaga (not sure of that last name), wife of Patricio? Yes, I am. They go to a restaurant, and we notice that not only did Ali have on a black trenchcoat, but her strapless dress is black, too (except for a royal blue belt). Her pocketbook? Black. Paulina is wearing…. A black pantsuit. Her pocketbook? Black. (Are they trying to tell us something here?). They start comparing notes. Santi wants to kick Pau out, Pat wants to kick Ali out, so far they’re twins. Ali orders a martini very sucio (dirty, I’m guessing that means a “wet” martini, lots of vermouth, but I could be wrong). Ali starts talking about Marissa (does Pau know Marissa? Of course she does). Marissa tried to separate Santi from Candy, but that didn’t work. And that’s actually fine with Ali. Paulina isn’t so happy about this.
Jaime’s idea # 3: Video! He’s set up a camcorder in the bedroom. He presses record. “Dear Son” Ooops, he didn’t mean to start out with THAT. Or maybe he should. “When you see this video, I may be in Pakistan, or Timbuktu…” No, that’s no good. He fumbles a bit more, starts again, but hears Zamora’s voice in his brain “I don’t love you, I don’t love you, I don’t love you”.
But someone else IS in love. Santi and Caaaaaaandy, kissing in the offfffffice. She’s looking better and better. Today she has a nice orange jacket over a white turtleneck, and sparkling metallic diamond shaped earrings. Her hair looks great, even her manicure looks way better than what I remember from early in the show. She has to go, he wants her to stay for 15 minutes, he says she can go if they promise to have lunch. Nope, she promised Chava. Santi pretends to be upset he has to compete with another man. Okay, she relents, she can stay for 5 more minutes, and they kiss again.
Zamora’s stomach pain seems serious, but Meño and Toño aren’t too worried, and kid him a bit. Maybe it’s the 8 chicharrones he ate. They start listing all sorts of other food it could be, and this isn’t helping Zamora AT ALL. Meño advises him to go home and rest, and if he feels better, to come back. He leaves, tying his apron on Meño, which causes Toño to sit down, then demand that Meño bring him a soda, right away! Meño almost falls for this, then gives an angry look to the mischievous Toño.
At the Institute, Pat has come to see Candy. He has an important decision to make and wants to be sure it’s correct. He needs to know if the best thing for Chava is to be with Candy at this time. Candy’s been hurt by Pat recently, and her response shows her doubts. I think she says “What do you want me to say? Are you going to spy on me now?”
Back to the malicious martini Moms. (I really don’t see the point of this meeting). Ali just wants to get Pat back, Pau tells her that will never happen (Pat doesn’t love Alicia, Pat still loves Candy, but Candy doesn’t love Pat). Paulina then tells Ali she’s good-looking, why not get another man? (this could be advice to Pau, too). Ali doesn’t want to, but Pau repeats her advice, adding that Alicia is being foolish (necia).
Okay, only a few minutes left in the show, and this is Friday night. Someone has to be left impactado. And our writers didn’t disappoint us.
Jaime has left himself short of breath with ideas 1,2 and 3 to tell Zamora the truth, and Isabel and Donato help him to the dining room table to calm down, maybe a glass of water will help. Isabel thinks he needs to eat something. Donato wants to help him resolve his dilemma. Jaime suddenly stands up, and says “Now I know what I’m going to do. Or rather, I know what I’m NOT going to do.” In the background, Zamora has arrived, still holding his tummy. Jaime continues, “I’m NEVER going to tell Zamora that he’s my son Frijolito! Que!!! gasps Zamora, and faints, dropping to the floor with a plop.
Cut to some men in town cutting tree limbs. Candy has picked up Chava, and they're walking along, holding hands. She asks if he wants a hamburger. Pat’s about 20 feet away (I guess he IS going to be spying). He thinks to himself that he’s been overreacting. But once again, Chava gets into a little argument with Candy, yelling, “you care more for Rocío’s Dad than you do for me!” He runs off, right under the tree cutters. Candy sees the danger, frantically lunges forward, pushing him out of the way, just as a HUGE tree limb crashes down on her! Chava screams for her to wake up, and Pat is in shock!
Next Monday: Candy has amnesia! (Just kidding, but you never know!) :)
Meanwhile, back at Santi’s house, Jaime’s upset that Isa’s mad at him for accidentally kissing Felipa, Zamora’s mom. Donato tries to calm him down, taking the blame, which only causes Jaime to call him a meddler or busybody (metiche).
In the church, Alicia, dressed in a nice white top with silvery streamers, and Pat, looking strong in a tan suit and holding a big white blanket that’s supposed to have Patito inside, are loudly arguing in front of a large picture of a serene Jesus. Margarita is hiding about 10 feet away, taking in every word. Pat’s livid at Alicia for asking Candy to be the madrina, he feels it’s either a game, or making fun of him. Alicia disagrees, Candy’s her sister, and he has to accept that she’s going to marry Santiago. They’re family now. Besides, what Pat did is worse, she adds, asking the mother of his other son to be the madrina. They’re not getting anywhere in this discussion.
Outside the church, the four godparents are far more cordial. Santi and Candy look especially nice, Santi in a white sweater over a blue open-necked shirt and black pants, Candy in a red empire waist dress and white shawl. Soledad is wearing the longest dress we’ve ever seen her wear (almost down to her knees) a white string around her waist, and some sort of doily on her head. I guess Raúl’s wearing a suit or something. Anyway, the four agree to go with the flow, and join hands in unity, sort of like a soccer team. Just as Margarita was listening to Pat and Alicia, Gregoria and Chava are listening in on this other group. They’re busted, but no one really cares.
Back in front of the Jesus painting, Alicia pulls out the big guns. Alicia told him about this weeks ago, and he promised that if Candy accepted, he’d go along with it. Being an honest guy, he admits this, and Alicia strides back into the church in victory. Pat’s right behind, but not before he catches his Mom spying (she says she was just admiring the plaques).
There’s a knock on Isa’s door. No, it’s not Jaime, it’s Donato, who wants her to reconcile with Jaime. She won’t, Jaime’s mad at her for being jealous. But you ARE, says Don. She protests, she, jealous? After a few more protests, her expression tells us that Donato was right.
Peace finally reigns in the church, as it turns out that Candy and Santi will be the godparents. We see the beautiful baptismal ceremony, with candles, smiles and tears of joy. There’s applause, and lots of hugs.
The party continues at Pat’s house, Candy cradling the baby, then handing him off to Santiago, who is in love! After Pat apologizes to Raúl and Sole (no problem, they say, we’ll be there for the NEXT baby!), we see Santi again, who won’t let go of little Patito para nada.
The next step in Donato’s peace plan is a culinary attack. He’s gathered Isa and Jaime in the dining room for a delicious lunch. Unfortunately, they’re sitting far apart. But guess who’s coming to dinner? Zamora shows up, bubbling with happiness. He greets them, but notices Jaime’s a little quiet. Jaime relates that they had a little argument, but Zamora doesn’t want to hear that, they’re the perfect couple, and he physically moves their chairs next to each other. Okay, beso! The first kiss by Jaime is pitiful, but after a little challenge, he bends Isa back and plants a BIG one on her. This works so well that Jaime and Isa decide to continue their reconciliation upstairs. As they leave arm in arm, Zamora spies the food just sitting there, and Donato graciously gives him the green light.
Santi is still holding the baby, flashing back to the ultrasound for his own baby (if he only knew), and after a while, it’s time to go. Alicia tells him he really looks like a father. Santi gently transfers Patito to Pato, reminding Pat to support the head, and I’m thinking this whole episode could be a happy one (I’m probably wrong, though).
It’s nightime, and Isabel and Jaime are about to go to bed. She convinces him that he should tell Zamora the truth, and he’s just about to march off to tell Z, but Isa says it can wait until morning.
At Pat’s house, Alicia can’t stop talking about how great the baptism party was. Pat stops her cold, saying it was the last straw. He can’t bear it anymore, the way she manipulates things. She keeps saying calm down, but he’s had it. She says he has to accept the fact that Candy is his son’s godmother (she says comadre, instead of madrina, both can mean godmother, madrina can also be bridesmaid). He shuts the door, sighing goodnight.
Santi and Candy enter Candy’s house, Candy's holding Chava’s hand. As little Chava goes upstairs, he also shakes Santi’s hand, which encourages Santi. They’re making progress with Chava! Santi is gratified they could be godparents, it’s their first official act as a couple. Santi admits he had mixed emotions when he was holding the baby, since he really misses his own baby.
Alicia must have learned a lesson about people listening in, because she’s retreated to the bathroom to call Marissa. She recounts how Santi’s holding his own baby in his arms, but not knowing it, was a masterwork of a plan. She tells Marissa that Mari has succeeded with her revenge.
By this time, Candy and Santi are kissing, both professing their love. Santi can’t wait, he wants to be with Candy tonight, guesses her morals are preventing her from saying yes. She assures him that as soon as their kids accept their relationship, they’ll never again be apart. He asks her to swear to it, and she does.
Eduardo is pacing back and forth in the semi-darkness of his apartment, mad as a hornet that Chayo’s late again. Finally she arrives, and he’s sure she was with her “lover”. But she says no, guess why I’m a little late? He turns on the light, and Chayo has HER new look. This involves a stylish haircut and much darker, sexier eye make-up. (I gotta agree, she looks hot). Ed gets the message, too, they start to make out, but then he pulls back. How come she did a makeover? For her lover? No, of course not, I did it for myself, and for you. I’ve changed myself outside and inside, and the proof is under the television. He’s confused, as she goes to the bedroom. But under the TV is a box with a picture of a woman in lingerie on the cover. There’s a note: “Venadito (dear), Today I want to share with you my changed interior.” (I could be wrong, but I think Chayo bought sexy lingerie, too, and Ed’s about to get lucky!)
Candy puts Chava to bed, telling him how much she loves him, and that they’ll never be apart. Over in Santi’s house, he checks on Rocío and Lucía, both already sleeping. You can see how much he loves them, and he quietly promises to find their little brother.
It’s morning, and instead of going right to the office, Pat’s been waiting at the breakfast table, sipping his coffee. Alicia comes in, happy. Unfortunately, Pat utters THOSE words “We need to talk”. Uh oh. She says he didn’t have to wait, they could talk over dinner. He responds, No we can’t talk over dinner, because we’re never going to dine together again. He’s had it with her manipulations, they’re through. He won’t kick her out of the house, but he wants nothing to do with her. She’s on the verge of tears, he’s resolute, he grabs his briefcase and leaves. She knocks over the coffee cup in frustration.
In Santi’s office, he’s looking at the empty picture frame, telling it he misses (the baby) a lot. Hortensia comes in (with very squeaky shoes!), announces that agent Rossini is here. Rossini hasn’t found a thing. Santi desperately shows him the empty frame. Rossini says he has a friend, a former Interpol agent, who has lots of connections, is very expensive, but might be able to help. Santi doesn’t care about the cost, and instructs Rossini to contact his friend.
Pat visits his divorce lawyer, who tells him that if the divorce is voluntary, it’s quick and easy. The child custody part is what gets more complicated. Pat surprises the attorney with the news that he might not fight for custody. Formerly, he wanted to protect Chava, thought Santi was tied up with the mafia, but that turned out to be false. Also, Candy’s a really good mother. But it’s a big decision, and he’s not really sure. So for now, start the divorce procedure, but go slowly, and he’ll decide later what to do about the custody.
Jaime’s idea #1: He has decided that the way to tell Zamora that he’s his Dad is by writing a letter. Isa gives him some tila tea, leaves him to figure out how best to approach Z. Here’s his letter. “Dear Zamora. I have something to tell you, and I think the best way is through a letter. In life, sometimes, things go out of control. Sometimes even though we love people, circumstances cause us to make mistakes. (At this point, we switch to the restaurant. Jaime has delivered the letter in person, Zamora is reading it, Jaime is right there with him). “I never wanted to abandon my son Frijolito, because I love my son. I’m your father”. Zamora looks up, saying “You’re my father. My father. (he starts getting mad) The father who abandoned me (he tears up the letter) and who abandoned my mother! It’s all your fault! He starts choking Jaime, he won’t stop, suddenly we’re back in Jaime’s bedroom, it was just a dream, he’s sort of choking himself. Guess a letter isn’t the way to go.
In the restaurant, Felipa, Zamora’s Mom, has come to visit, and Z is very happy to see her. She tells him she visited the house where he’s living now, it’s really nice. And Isabel is such a fine woman, and Jaime….she stops herself from saying more, but he doesn’t pick up on this. She has to leave now, blesses him, and on the way out, she stops. She almost tells him the truth about Jaime, but hears Jaime’s voice in her brain, where Jaime said if Zamora knew, Zamora would kill him, so she just blesses him again, and scurries out. All of a sudden, Zamora has severe stomach pains.
We switch to Alicia, crying in the baby’s room. He’s crying, too, and Margarita comes in, telling her to hold the baby. What’s the problem? Ali tells her, same old thing, Pat’s mad at me. Margarita replies that Ali caused all this, setting up the baptism to annoy Pat (fastidiar), and the result was that Ali ended up getting annoyed. Ali says she’ll think of something, and Marg reminds her to consider the baby first, then herself.
Jaime’s idea # 2: He’s rehearsing speeches in front of the bathroom mirror. However, it’s not working any better than the letter idea.
Alicia, wearing a black trenchcoat, is walking outside toward the gate, followed by Margarita, asking where she’s going. She tells Marg to mind her own business, but right at the gate, there’s Paulina (all right, we haven’t seen her all episode. I was starting to miss her. Not!). Are you Alicia Molina Arizalaga (not sure of that last name), wife of Patricio? Yes, I am. They go to a restaurant, and we notice that not only did Ali have on a black trenchcoat, but her strapless dress is black, too (except for a royal blue belt). Her pocketbook? Black. Paulina is wearing…. A black pantsuit. Her pocketbook? Black. (Are they trying to tell us something here?). They start comparing notes. Santi wants to kick Pau out, Pat wants to kick Ali out, so far they’re twins. Ali orders a martini very sucio (dirty, I’m guessing that means a “wet” martini, lots of vermouth, but I could be wrong). Ali starts talking about Marissa (does Pau know Marissa? Of course she does). Marissa tried to separate Santi from Candy, but that didn’t work. And that’s actually fine with Ali. Paulina isn’t so happy about this.
Jaime’s idea # 3: Video! He’s set up a camcorder in the bedroom. He presses record. “Dear Son” Ooops, he didn’t mean to start out with THAT. Or maybe he should. “When you see this video, I may be in Pakistan, or Timbuktu…” No, that’s no good. He fumbles a bit more, starts again, but hears Zamora’s voice in his brain “I don’t love you, I don’t love you, I don’t love you”.
But someone else IS in love. Santi and Caaaaaaandy, kissing in the offfffffice. She’s looking better and better. Today she has a nice orange jacket over a white turtleneck, and sparkling metallic diamond shaped earrings. Her hair looks great, even her manicure looks way better than what I remember from early in the show. She has to go, he wants her to stay for 15 minutes, he says she can go if they promise to have lunch. Nope, she promised Chava. Santi pretends to be upset he has to compete with another man. Okay, she relents, she can stay for 5 more minutes, and they kiss again.
Zamora’s stomach pain seems serious, but Meño and Toño aren’t too worried, and kid him a bit. Maybe it’s the 8 chicharrones he ate. They start listing all sorts of other food it could be, and this isn’t helping Zamora AT ALL. Meño advises him to go home and rest, and if he feels better, to come back. He leaves, tying his apron on Meño, which causes Toño to sit down, then demand that Meño bring him a soda, right away! Meño almost falls for this, then gives an angry look to the mischievous Toño.
At the Institute, Pat has come to see Candy. He has an important decision to make and wants to be sure it’s correct. He needs to know if the best thing for Chava is to be with Candy at this time. Candy’s been hurt by Pat recently, and her response shows her doubts. I think she says “What do you want me to say? Are you going to spy on me now?”
Back to the malicious martini Moms. (I really don’t see the point of this meeting). Ali just wants to get Pat back, Pau tells her that will never happen (Pat doesn’t love Alicia, Pat still loves Candy, but Candy doesn’t love Pat). Paulina then tells Ali she’s good-looking, why not get another man? (this could be advice to Pau, too). Ali doesn’t want to, but Pau repeats her advice, adding that Alicia is being foolish (necia).
Okay, only a few minutes left in the show, and this is Friday night. Someone has to be left impactado. And our writers didn’t disappoint us.
Jaime has left himself short of breath with ideas 1,2 and 3 to tell Zamora the truth, and Isabel and Donato help him to the dining room table to calm down, maybe a glass of water will help. Isabel thinks he needs to eat something. Donato wants to help him resolve his dilemma. Jaime suddenly stands up, and says “Now I know what I’m going to do. Or rather, I know what I’m NOT going to do.” In the background, Zamora has arrived, still holding his tummy. Jaime continues, “I’m NEVER going to tell Zamora that he’s my son Frijolito! Que!!! gasps Zamora, and faints, dropping to the floor with a plop.
Cut to some men in town cutting tree limbs. Candy has picked up Chava, and they're walking along, holding hands. She asks if he wants a hamburger. Pat’s about 20 feet away (I guess he IS going to be spying). He thinks to himself that he’s been overreacting. But once again, Chava gets into a little argument with Candy, yelling, “you care more for Rocío’s Dad than you do for me!” He runs off, right under the tree cutters. Candy sees the danger, frantically lunges forward, pushing him out of the way, just as a HUGE tree limb crashes down on her! Chava screams for her to wake up, and Pat is in shock!
Next Monday: Candy has amnesia! (Just kidding, but you never know!) :)
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Thank you Hombre for the very interesting recap!
The only solution for both Ali and Pau is for something to happen to Candy. It doesn't look like Pau planned the tree limb falling so it must just be dumb luck.
I'm waiting to see if Locamama will show up. It will be quite a combo putting the three witches together.
I'm guessing that once again only the father (Jaime) can save the son with an organ transplant or some other life saving surgery.
Carrie L.
The only solution for both Ali and Pau is for something to happen to Candy. It doesn't look like Pau planned the tree limb falling so it must just be dumb luck.
I'm waiting to see if Locamama will show up. It will be quite a combo putting the three witches together.
I'm guessing that once again only the father (Jaime) can save the son with an organ transplant or some other life saving surgery.
Carrie L.
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: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 11:01:00 AM EDT
: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 11:01:00 AM EDT
Hi Hombre. Wrote a looooong comment earlier and it wouldn't post. So this will be short. Great title. Wonderful analysis of dissonant chords outside church portending bad things to come. And enjoyed the finale where you said it's Friday, we haven't had an "impactado" moment yet...and there it is!
Will miss you all next week (but probably will be too busy to realize it). Have fun...and thanks for a great recap!
Will miss you all next week (but probably will be too busy to realize it). Have fun...and thanks for a great recap!
Hombre, a very good as well as approriate recap for a pivotal episode. I rhink you struck exactly the right tone (I would expect no less from a musician). I could swear I heard loud and clear la llamada de la sangre (never gets old) as Santi cradled little Patito. I could not hold back the tear rolling down my cheek during this scene(maybe allergy). By the way, a dirty martini is actually a dry martini with extra olive brine dumped in. What they had didn't appear very dirty though they did have extra olives. I've heard that dirty martinis are now so popular that they actually sell jars containing only olive juice. Not for me, thanks. Who is surprised that Alicia is already weary of motherhood? Just a matter of time before Santi is fully in custody of his little treasure. And the limb thing, well,now we get a chance to develop ome sympathy for Candy. The biggest problem looming(in my opinion)is Rocio's parentage. Carlos
Hombre de M - Thanks for another funny, perceptive recap. Carlos ably described what I liked most in your musical commentary and analysis. Also, I laughed at your careful description of the 4 padrinos clothes but Raul was just in a suit. So true.
I liked the camaraderie of the padrinos, it is a relief to see someone getting along on this show that doesn't have to because they are relatives. A nice contrast to the ickyMoms. The evil winds swept through that scene, I didn't know that martinis sucios were popular in Mexico like they are here. Carlos, what a funny detail that jars of olive juice are now selling. When I lived in LA I liked a chic boutique hotel that had a martini bar serving 10 or 15 distinct martinis. I don't drink at all now, but I remember being grateful that I lived in walking distance to that fountain of martinis.
Carlos, I feel like I am mirroring your reaction to this episode so perfectly. I too was so moved by the baby moment, especially the camera dissolve from Patito's head to the exact conformation in the sonogram (or please correct me what was the live test). It is as though Santi can smell his son, and I love sweet baby head smells. The connection was so palpable it is hard to believe that Alicia is having so much fun torturing Santi. If she weren't merely using Patito to stay close to Pato she seems on the verge of telling Santi the truth.
Funny we were left with two impactado moments and two unconcious characters to carry us into the weekend.
I liked the camaraderie of the padrinos, it is a relief to see someone getting along on this show that doesn't have to because they are relatives. A nice contrast to the ickyMoms. The evil winds swept through that scene, I didn't know that martinis sucios were popular in Mexico like they are here. Carlos, what a funny detail that jars of olive juice are now selling. When I lived in LA I liked a chic boutique hotel that had a martini bar serving 10 or 15 distinct martinis. I don't drink at all now, but I remember being grateful that I lived in walking distance to that fountain of martinis.
Carlos, I feel like I am mirroring your reaction to this episode so perfectly. I too was so moved by the baby moment, especially the camera dissolve from Patito's head to the exact conformation in the sonogram (or please correct me what was the live test). It is as though Santi can smell his son, and I love sweet baby head smells. The connection was so palpable it is hard to believe that Alicia is having so much fun torturing Santi. If she weren't merely using Patito to stay close to Pato she seems on the verge of telling Santi the truth.
Funny we were left with two impactado moments and two unconcious characters to carry us into the weekend.
I agree with Carrie. Jaime will need to save Zamora's life with a transplant or transfusion or something symbolizing the moment of epiphany and acceptance. Isn't that de rigeur in these shows?
I've seen more than one telenovela where someone temporarily loses their kid but the Santi/Patito thing is one of the hardest to watch. This is been a running theme throughout the telenovela, losing and then sometimes finding one's kids/parents, both literally and figuratively. Hasn't it happened to practically every character?
Martinis with extra olive juice...bleck!
Thanks Hombre, I especially enjoy your fashion editorials.
I've seen more than one telenovela where someone temporarily loses their kid but the Santi/Patito thing is one of the hardest to watch. This is been a running theme throughout the telenovela, losing and then sometimes finding one's kids/parents, both literally and figuratively. Hasn't it happened to practically every character?
Martinis with extra olive juice...bleck!
Thanks Hombre, I especially enjoy your fashion editorials.
Carlos, thanks for the martini info. I don't really know much about drinks, so this was much appreciated.
I agree about Jaime's probably having to donate something to help Zamora.
Sylvia, glad you like my fashion editorials. I really don't know anything about fashion, either, but I think the producers pick out the outfits (hairstyles, etc.) very deliberately, so I try to add that to the recaps as part of setting the scene (especially when I like the fashions). In the early part of the novela, I didn't like Candi's look at all, the short sweaters and layers made her look too skinny. She's looking much better now.
I agree about Jaime's probably having to donate something to help Zamora.
Sylvia, glad you like my fashion editorials. I really don't know anything about fashion, either, but I think the producers pick out the outfits (hairstyles, etc.) very deliberately, so I try to add that to the recaps as part of setting the scene (especially when I like the fashions). In the early part of the novela, I didn't like Candi's look at all, the short sweaters and layers made her look too skinny. She's looking much better now.
Thank you, Hombre. Great recap. I think this one especially needed the clothing descriptions. The black for the meeting of the witches, and all that white for the baptism. Santi's white sweater made him seem like a big, lovable Gund bear.
Several significant moments regarding Santi and the baby.
* Santi refuses to let Raul hold the baby. As he ditches them, Raul mumbles "Ni fuera tuyo" which is imp. subj. I think it roughly means, "it's not as if he were yours."
* Ali tells Mar that Santi held the baby today, and so Mar got her revenge. I say, talk about sweet revenge!!!
* I agree, Ali is getting sick of motherhood and she would love for Santi to find out.
* When Santi has to leave the party (don't wanna' don't wanna!), did you notice the interaction between him and Pat? Santi was telling Pat how to hold him, be careful with the head, hold him gently, etc. Normally Santi would never presume to tell a father how to hold his own child. On some gut level, Santi was acting like he was the father and Pat was the outsider.
When Pat & Ali argued at the house, I noticed the picture behind them. I could swear, the woman was wearing a hanbok, and Korean folk-dress.
Finally, it seems like Santi is getting mighty hungry for some Candy these days. There's nothing like the craving of a sweet-tooth that goes unsatisfied.
Several significant moments regarding Santi and the baby.
* Santi refuses to let Raul hold the baby. As he ditches them, Raul mumbles "Ni fuera tuyo" which is imp. subj. I think it roughly means, "it's not as if he were yours."
* Ali tells Mar that Santi held the baby today, and so Mar got her revenge. I say, talk about sweet revenge!!!
* I agree, Ali is getting sick of motherhood and she would love for Santi to find out.
* When Santi has to leave the party (don't wanna' don't wanna!), did you notice the interaction between him and Pat? Santi was telling Pat how to hold him, be careful with the head, hold him gently, etc. Normally Santi would never presume to tell a father how to hold his own child. On some gut level, Santi was acting like he was the father and Pat was the outsider.
When Pat & Ali argued at the house, I noticed the picture behind them. I could swear, the woman was wearing a hanbok, and Korean folk-dress.
Finally, it seems like Santi is getting mighty hungry for some Candy these days. There's nothing like the craving of a sweet-tooth that goes unsatisfied.
Hombre...not only did you notice all the symbolism in the costumes and colors, you even spotted that Candy's manicure was better this episode. Ay yi yi...as one who had her one and only manicure for her daughter's wedding, I'm impressed. (stubby nails are better for typing though)
I've never had a martini but I love olives. I guess I'd like anything you throw a lot of fruit in.
I wanted to say, have a fun week with the kids Judy! You will probably come back tired but with a lot of fun memories!!!
Carrie L.
I wanted to say, have a fun week with the kids Judy! You will probably come back tired but with a lot of fun memories!!!
Carrie L.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 10:34:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 10:34:00 PM EDT
I think I'd love a martini extra dirty. I loooove olives and I think I would love extra olive juice.
Nice recap hombre, yes it was great to see real father and son together. I guess I'm starting to see things the way someone said earlier, that at least Santi is present for the special moments in his sons life and he'll be grateful in a way that Pato and Ali have had him close at hand all this time. Sigh...I still feel soooo bad for Pato, I mean on telenovela scales he really hasn't done something sooo wrong as to deserve all this pain and impending pain with the baby. Gosh I just feel so bad for him. I hope he finds some happy thing for the future....
Thanks Hombre!!
Nice recap hombre, yes it was great to see real father and son together. I guess I'm starting to see things the way someone said earlier, that at least Santi is present for the special moments in his sons life and he'll be grateful in a way that Pato and Ali have had him close at hand all this time. Sigh...I still feel soooo bad for Pato, I mean on telenovela scales he really hasn't done something sooo wrong as to deserve all this pain and impending pain with the baby. Gosh I just feel so bad for him. I hope he finds some happy thing for the future....
Thanks Hombre!!
I think I'd love a martini extra dirty. I loooove olives and I think I would love extra olive juice.
Nice recap hombre, yes it was great to see real father and son together. I guess I'm starting to see things the way someone said earlier, that at least Santi is present for the special moments in his sons life and he'll be grateful in a way that Pato and Ali have had him close at hand all this time. Sigh...I still feel soooo bad for Pato, I mean on telenovela scales he really hasn't done something sooo wrong as to deserve all this pain and impending pain with the baby. Gosh I just feel so bad for him. I hope he finds some happy thing for the future....
Thanks Hombre!!
Nice recap hombre, yes it was great to see real father and son together. I guess I'm starting to see things the way someone said earlier, that at least Santi is present for the special moments in his sons life and he'll be grateful in a way that Pato and Ali have had him close at hand all this time. Sigh...I still feel soooo bad for Pato, I mean on telenovela scales he really hasn't done something sooo wrong as to deserve all this pain and impending pain with the baby. Gosh I just feel so bad for him. I hope he finds some happy thing for the future....
Thanks Hombre!!
Kris, I doubt that I've ever been as ambivalent about a character as I have about Pato. At times he's hopelssly immature and has continued making one bad decision after another, but then at times you just want to hug him for his selflessness and expressions of love. His decision to adopt with Alicia is indefensable, though inadvertently key to a happy and just outcome. Something very good should happen for him before rhis is all over, though for the lfe off me I can't think of anything at this point that would be satisfactory and satisfying. Carlos
Thanks for the recap Hombre. We were away for a few days and I'm caught up now. Since I was gone, I just have to say that I was really disappointed in Tuesday's episode... Pau made it through!! Ahh!! Oh, well. :)
Two impactada/o moments for the price of one to finish off the week. I hope they get Zamora to a hospital soon. He passed out before having a chance to say he had a problem.
I have to assume Candy isn't hurt too bad, she got hit on her hard head. ;)
Watched that a couple of times, they weren't cutting anything as big as what hit her, so not sure where that big limb came from. :)
Maybe she'll come out of it and it'll turn out this whole series was all a dream. She's never left Pato and none of this happened?
But, amnesia, that has been missing so far. Amnesia is something someone gets all the time, so might be time for that to happen? At least it won't last as long as Juan of the Jungle on FELS.
I too was thinking that Jaime was going to have to do something transfusion-wise for Zamora. I was thinking that would be how it would be revealed he was the father, but now Zamora knows he's papa... But, they still might throw that in. But... we did have something like that already with Pato and Chava... So, do we need to repeat that?
And, also, I don't really see what kind of a happy ending Pato could have either. He's going to end up even losing Patito to Santi, too. Unless... they pull a fast one and give in Candy in the end??
JeffMN
Two impactada/o moments for the price of one to finish off the week. I hope they get Zamora to a hospital soon. He passed out before having a chance to say he had a problem.
I have to assume Candy isn't hurt too bad, she got hit on her hard head. ;)
Watched that a couple of times, they weren't cutting anything as big as what hit her, so not sure where that big limb came from. :)
Maybe she'll come out of it and it'll turn out this whole series was all a dream. She's never left Pato and none of this happened?
But, amnesia, that has been missing so far. Amnesia is something someone gets all the time, so might be time for that to happen? At least it won't last as long as Juan of the Jungle on FELS.
I too was thinking that Jaime was going to have to do something transfusion-wise for Zamora. I was thinking that would be how it would be revealed he was the father, but now Zamora knows he's papa... But, they still might throw that in. But... we did have something like that already with Pato and Chava... So, do we need to repeat that?
And, also, I don't really see what kind of a happy ending Pato could have either. He's going to end up even losing Patito to Santi, too. Unless... they pull a fast one and give in Candy in the end??
JeffMN
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 10:03:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 10:03:00 PM EDT
Jeff, I thought the "limb" that landed on Candy kinda looked like it fell from a Styrofoam tree. Anyway, where was OSHA to prevent this tragic occurrence? Those tree cutters are facing some stiff fines.
Hombre, much obliged for the fine recap!
Hombre, much obliged for the fine recap!
Hombre: Excellent recap. Your narratives are always so detailed and very enjoyable. It's only mid-day Monday and I have an inexplicable craving for a martini with olives.
Ali is weary of the pretense of motherhood. Unless I'm mistaken, Ali never wanted children, never cared about Pat's children and in general, tolerated them in an ambivalent manner at best.
I'm with Kris in that Pat deserves a happy ending but that possibility is diminishing quickly. Pat has no romantic possibilities, won't be living with either Chava or Beto, and Patito will soon be gone as well. It would take a major plotline twist for that to happen at this late date.
Diana in MA
Ali is weary of the pretense of motherhood. Unless I'm mistaken, Ali never wanted children, never cared about Pat's children and in general, tolerated them in an ambivalent manner at best.
I'm with Kris in that Pat deserves a happy ending but that possibility is diminishing quickly. Pat has no romantic possibilities, won't be living with either Chava or Beto, and Patito will soon be gone as well. It would take a major plotline twist for that to happen at this late date.
Diana in MA
Permalink posted by : Monday, June 1, 2009 at 10:12:00 AM EDT
: Monday, June 1, 2009 at 10:12:00 AM EDT
Jeff and Mike: That tree limb sure was big (and fake looking). I think the area under the tree cutters was cordoned off with yellow tape, but obviously not too well, as Chava and Candy walked right into the open space. But we're not to question this. Just as we're not to question lots of other things, such as: How come nobody saw Gabino's capture on the news, and no one knows Paulina was held at gunpoint? Or, what happened to Rocio's rash? I mean, was Santi content just to let Paulina take care of her all day while he went to the baptism lessons, the baptism, the party, visited Candy at work, etc? It sort of looks as if they just concentrate on one or two storylines per episode, and don't bother too much with the previous ones, until they're needed again.
As for Pat, I think he just needs a woman. Sure, he loves Chava, Beto and Patito, but even if none of them lived with him, he could play with them, etc. But he needs to fill the void in his heart. And there aren't too many candidates. Well, there's Barbara, and there's Lulu, but maybe he has to meet someone new, whom we haven't even seen. Earlier, I was thinking that something bad could happen to Pat and that would resolves things by taking him out of the picture, but he's loved too much by the two boys, so I doubt any harm will come to him.
As for Pat, I think he just needs a woman. Sure, he loves Chava, Beto and Patito, but even if none of them lived with him, he could play with them, etc. But he needs to fill the void in his heart. And there aren't too many candidates. Well, there's Barbara, and there's Lulu, but maybe he has to meet someone new, whom we haven't even seen. Earlier, I was thinking that something bad could happen to Pat and that would resolves things by taking him out of the picture, but he's loved too much by the two boys, so I doubt any harm will come to him.
HdM, great recap.
I'm surprised Candy hasn't already sent Chava and Rocio to the Institute for a ten-minute miracle cure so they'll accept Candy and Santiago's relationship.
Speaking of clothing choices, I thought it was a nice touch how Alicia kept matching stuff in the house. At the party, her top with the silver streamers matched the silver party decor, and the next morning when she was fighting with Pato over coffee, her black and white dress matched the tableware. How does she do it? Seems fitting, though, since she's really more like household furnishings than a wife to Pat.
I'm surprised Candy hasn't already sent Chava and Rocio to the Institute for a ten-minute miracle cure so they'll accept Candy and Santiago's relationship.
Speaking of clothing choices, I thought it was a nice touch how Alicia kept matching stuff in the house. At the party, her top with the silver streamers matched the silver party decor, and the next morning when she was fighting with Pato over coffee, her black and white dress matched the tableware. How does she do it? Seems fitting, though, since she's really more like household furnishings than a wife to Pat.
Alicia's wardrobe kills me. I love it, taking care of a baby wearing hooker heels. I would've lost my footing and dropped my baby if I ever attempted that. Great description of her top, Julia, silver streamers. I kept thinking of my youth riding my bike with the streams hanging from both handlebars. Anyone remember that?
I love dirty martinis!
I love dirty martinis!
Handlebar streamers absolutely! Also clothespinning baseball cards to the front fender supports made a "motorcycle" sound.
Yes, the baseball cards on the bike. I wish I had all my brothers' old baseball cards. Why did Mom throw them out??!!
She didn't throw them out. She went through them, one by one, looking for an A-Rod or Barry Bonds or Canseco or McGwire rookie card. Big bucks. Was there a nice family vacation trip shortly after the alleged ridding? Mom's ain't dumb.
I've been contemplating Zamora's sudden illness and I must admit that I'm somewhat perplexed. Whatever it is seemed to come on without warning and although I like the idea of him needing a transplant or transfusion based on TN CW, I'm gonna guess for now with as little as we know that it will be something very acute like appendicitis. I know that may sound lame but the only symptoms seem to be abdominal pain and syncope.
Carlos
Carlos
No, mom threw ours out. No family vacation either. I think I'm a bit older than you, my brothers graduated high school in the
1960's (not me though, a 70's girl here), so different players than Canseco, etc.
1960's (not me though, a 70's girl here), so different players than Canseco, etc.
MIKE! 61? TREES don't live that long!!!
And for all my other friends here who have seen more summers than Mike, this doesn't apply to you. Only to Mike. Bwahaha.
And for all my other friends here who have seen more summers than Mike, this doesn't apply to you. Only to Mike. Bwahaha.
You guys are too funny! I kept peeking at the comments today but I was too tied up at work to converse. I will add that I'm glad we have Dr. Carlos on board to give us his medical opinions.
My message to Mike is it's a good gosh darn thing you've got Emilia and her frying pan to help keep you spry!
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