Wednesday, June 17, 2009
MEPS - Wednesday, June 17 - the art of keeping secrets
* Barb talks with Camilo about Gonzo and their problem.
* Vladimir calls to annoy Priscilla, who is at home in bed. He keeps calling her "Gordita" and it annoys her. He's concerned about her and their baby. She just wants him to leave her alone and stop calling her. Damian realizes she's on the phone and wants to talk with her. She tells Vladimir it's okay. Damian takes the phone receiver from Vladimir and asks Priscilla for a huge favor, in the best interests of him, Vladimir, her and her baby. He asks her to plant some confidential papers from Grupo Lactos in the offices of Prolasa.
* Barb and Camilo continue their discussion about Santi and Aurora - they plan on a way to separate the two lovebirds so Aurora leaves the hacienda forever. Camilo agrees to the plan and leaves the office. Barb grins in contentment.
* Venus goes to office and meets with Steve. She is very interested and discusses what to call him - Mister (like Se~or or Don). Steve tells her about his and Franco's discussion over her job work. She's totally intrigued. He refers to "Mata Hari" and she thinks he wants her to kill someone which she refuses to do. He explains that he and Franco want her to be a seductive spy at their party.
* Tomasa tells Barb in the home office that Macario is on the phone, and says that Fey was at the summer house with a guest and left something behind. Barb tells her to tell him don't worry, it's fine. Barb asks where Fer is now. Tomasa says she left the house.
* Outside in the garden, Santi paints a new portrait of Aurora. They talk as he works. He asks her to marry him. She's stunned. They stop - gaze longingly into each other's eyes - they hold hands -- Camilo looks stunned as he spies from the living room window -- Santi and Aurora kiss. They love each other - she wants to wait, just long enough so they can know each other better. He agrees.
* Steve and Venus continue their discussion about what he and Franco want Venus to do at the party. Venus is confused and Steve explains that she is to be totally professional, no sex or love, just seduce the mystery man into falling in love with her.
* Franco arrives at the summer house. He meets Fer outside in the driveway and shows her the birth certificate for Don Artemio Bravo.
* Priscilla packs up her purse and is on the phone assuring Vladimir that she'll do the favor and will meet with Damian for the papers.
* Gonzo and Anibal are in a heated debate over whether or not Flor, the long-time trusted receptionist, is an evil spy or not. Anibal sticks to his decision to fire her. Gonzo is frustrated and angry at his son's stubbornness and stomps out of the office.
* Fer asks Franco about the importance of the certificate. Franco explains that it pertains to Don Artemio Bravo and that this evil shadow looms over the misery of Lili's life. Fer is confused and needs more information and details. Franco refuses to divulge anything specific and they change the subject to discuss getting Lili away from the clinic and getting her the actual medical help she needs. Fer tells Franco that she will help him.
* Barb arrives at the summer house and spies on Fer and Franco outside talking. She grumbles about Fer's secret meeting spot as Macario spooks her with a friendly greeting. She grumbles to herself but is polite and courteous to the old handyman. He wonders why she or Don Gonzo haven't been at the house for a long time. She tells him to return to his work. He says what work, no one comes to visit. She agrees to keep him company.
* Inside the living room, Franco explains to Fer that they need to take Lili to a safe house where she can be comfortable and cared for by friends. Fer wonders if he has someplace specific in mind. He won't give details, only that he has a debt to repay in regards to Lili. Fer is curious. Franco thought bubbles his memory about his mom's request.
* Barb takes Macario for a ride in her SUV through the wooded area. He's curious where they are going. She only says she needs his opinion about the property. They stop and she asks him to look around and tell her if some property is worth buying. They take a long walk.
* Franco and Fer discuss the plan for Lili's care and rehab. He says if she agrees, he can have Lili out of the clinic tonight - Dr. Obregon will agree to it. Fer is stunned and has multiple doubts about it working, and doesn't want the guilt of being an accomplice if the plan fails in anyway.
* At the apartment, Damian hands Priscilla the folder and tells her to hide it in the desk of a long-time employee of Prolasa. Priscilla is stunned, upset and refuses to do it. Damian explains that she's as deceitful as he is, she's carrying Vladimir's baby and pretending it's Anibal's. She reluctantly takes the folders and slams the door as she leaves.
* On the cliff in the middle of the woods, Barb asks Macario to take a good look at the property. He can't see anything through all the trees and leaves. She has him sit down and look carefully. As he sits and tries to look, Barb uses her stilleto heeled foot to shove Macario down the cliff.
* Aurora pets and talks with the horse in the stables. Camilo finds her and instructs her on the proper way to brush the horse. She is excited and loves horses. Camilo starts to flirt and asks her if she wants to go horseback riding with him.
* In the kitchen at Las Animas, Steve continues to explain to Venus the plan of seduction - to flirt with the mystery man and seduce him into falling for her but without her falling for him. She wonders about more detailed instruction - Steve says if she agrees to the plan, he will be her personal tutor and transform her from Venus the tramp into a lady of culture and class. Venus understands the job - she's intrigued - takes a moment and then accepts.
* Barb drives back to the summer house alone, grumbling to herself.
* Outside the summer house, Fer talks with Franco about life, secrets and movie fantasies. Franco has a brief thought bubble about the memory of Barb finding him and Fer kissing in the old granary (troje viejo). He only tells Fer a vague description of his memory.
* Camilo and Aurora go off for their ride - on the same horse.
* Fer and Franco walk down to the island in the garden. He asks if she's ever been in love. She laughs and says believe it or not, once in my childhood. He wonders if he appeared like this. He takes her head in his hands and plants a long, passionate, irresistible kiss on her lips. Just at that moment, Barb wanders through the well-manicured tree line and spies on the couple kissing passionately. Barb looks disgusted by the sight. Franco and Fer continue to kiss. Barb turns and walks away, occasionally turning back to spy on the lingering kiss. Franco and Fer stop kissing - Franco apologizes for his impulsiveness and for confusing his dreams with reality. Fer says he has nothing to apologize for - she should apologize. They mention responsibilities and she mentions her guilt and mixed emotions over her past with Eduardo.
* Barb continues to look over her shoulder as she walks quickly and quietly back to her SUV. She climbs in and drives away.
* Margie tries to cheer up her cousin Flor as they cook in her cottage kitchen. Flor is still upset over being fired by Anibal; she's also uneasy staying at the house. Margie tells her they are happy she's there with them. Flor has a light-bulb moment and remembers flirting with Vladimir - she's smitten with him and thinks he is interested in her. Margie is stunned.
* Vladimir returns to the apartment with a bouquet of roses. Damian tells him that Priscilla left. He's upset and thinks she left because of Damian. Vladimir scolds Damian for abusing Priscilla. Damian fights back and tells him that he got Vladimir together with Priscilla in the first place. They argue. Damian threatens Vladimir not to double-cross him.
* Barb returns home and yells for Tomasa, who scurries nervously to attention. Barb orders her to find Camilo and tell him she needs to see him immediately.
* Camilo and Aurora return to the stables after their ride. Santi asks her where she went. She enthusiastically tells him about the horseback ride. Santi isn't thrilled.
ADVANCE: Barb grumbles to Camilo about Fer and Franco's budding romance; Erika continues with her illusions of being with Franco Santoro.
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I haven't read the recap yet, but thank you!
lets see whats up his sleeve....so who is the birth cert. for? is it Artemio Bravos or one of his children naming him father........maybe he is Babs father......... and grandpa to Aurora?hummmmmmmm......did they say what was on the BC? So many questions in this plot now....
Good Night.....BN in CA
BN in CA: Tomasa came in to tell Barb that Fer had left her shawl at the vacation home and should Macario bring it in? That's how Barb knew she'd been out there. And when she asked Tomasa about Fer's whereabouts, Tomasa said she was gone....so Barb put two and two together and headed out to the place.
NOW, DID I SAY HOW UPSET I WAS!!!?? POOR MACARIO.
Thanks for the recap Jody. Lucky you that it was the night of mucho besos.
Why is the Old Guy the one who always gets hurt? What was the purpose of that anyway? My thought was that she was going to frame/blame Fr/Ed for his death.
Birth certificate--still a mystery. Arghhhhh....
Somebody needs to tell Abora (not that she could remember it) that Cadmil-Ho is a cad and a ho. Why hasn't Santi warned her about him?
It looks like we were right about Venus. That is going to be interesting. What is with her hair flipping. It's almost as annoying as her gum chewing which is just obnoxious.
Looks like Esteve is Henry Higgins to Venus's Eliza Doolittle. I did hear Esteve say "sin chicle" so hopefully the gum is gone soon.
Cracked up at the Mata Hari, kill Hari.
Loved the kiss, buuuut, a kiss that long was a little too sterile, should have been a little more body heat.
I knew Macario called & that's how Babs knew about the country home meeting. I just couln't quite understand why he would call. Tks for clearing that up JudyB.
I have a feeling that Macario will survive, but it will be awhile before he can tell what happened. At least I hope so. I guess the little girl that was there on Fer & Fr/Ed's first trip was his nieta?
BN in CA
On yesterday's recap everyone said what they could make out on the birth certificate. We think it's Artemio's, born Nov 2, 1950.
We KNOW that Babs has killed 2 people. Monserrat & Macario & wants to fry Lili's brains.
Doris: Fey = Fernanda aka Nanda or Fern.
I'm hoping the old man lived & will somehow be a key component in Babs' eventual downfall. She actually enjoyed it, the witch. But her good mood was ruined by THE KISS. I guess now she nows that Fr/Ed is just not that into her.
Abora is ridiculously naive to go for a ride with NaranHo. Maybe he's the skank who left the bloody cross. Santi is onto him but Abora doesn't have a clue (big surprise...she cried when Dominatrix died...yeesh).
I hate Babs.
Maggarita
:-)
Anyway, I just have questions: Why do Santi and Aurora continue to live at Hacienda Elizalde? He managed to get by for years living elsewhere. Oops, forgot. They have to stay there so that Barb will have opportunities to "disappear" Aurora.
Why is Aurora so dumb? She knows that Camilo is up to no good. She knew how to say "no" to Santi. The same word would work on damned Cam.
Why did Barb think it was necessary to kill Macario? She has a right to visit the summer house. Nobody would raise an eyebrow about her visit. Picking up Fer's shawl would have been a good excuse for her to check the property out on behalf of her beloved family.
I was shocked that Camilo didn't do an all-out rape of Abora. I guess he's laying the groundwork for some future violation. Also, it was good to see Abora in riding gear as opposed to her usual peasant, milk maid attire. It made her look more like an adult.
Dona Gringuita
Why is Martina not with Lili?
I bet when Venus cleans up she'll be a real beauty.
Was there any point at all for Babs to kick Macario down the cliff? PMS? Maybe just a bad day all around? He did seem to roll pretty well so maybe not fatal.
Carlos
Dona Gringuita, I have to assume Cad has to be pretty smooth to get the women to start with. Once that happens, then he starts getting bad.
Connie, Martina is not with Lili because FrEd is too overconfident and thinks Lili is OK. Much of that because the Dr is sleeping. Still surprising to me that Adolphina did not call FrEd and tell him about Barb's visit.
JeffMN
Barbie killed Macario because to her, he was an inconvenient nuisance. He might mention that Barbie was at the weekend house and might have seen Fer and Franco together. It was easier for her to kill him than deal with the possible problem, since she doesn't want Fer & Franco to know that she knows.
Can Abora be that stupid or innocent?! She's treated badly by Cad-ho and knows Santi can't stand him, but it's okay to saddle up and go with him into the woods...
jb
I fear poor Macario was killed simply to showcase that Barbie is a stone cold killer. As Pasofino and others noted, there were several feasible explanations for why Babs would visit. It was a senseless, cruel act, possibly fueled by her anger and jealousy over finding Fernanda and Franco together.
Poor Flor - fired unfairly for espionage and still under the delusion Vlad cares about her...
We've seen a few cracks in Vlad's submissive behavior. There's a thinly veiled layer of anger simmering beneath the surface. Damian should be very careful - any further mistreatment of Pris and he may bear the signficant brunt of Vlad's emotions.
Can't wait to see Venus's transformation. When exactly is this party going to happen? Seems like it's been planned for months now :)
Diana in MA
Another teaser with the acta de nacemiento, we know no more after two sightings. Gawd, just let us know what everyone else knows!
Santi has found a brain dead girl for a novia. I think that he must give her more crdit for intelligence, in assuming that she would know to stay away from Cad. A reasonably intellegent girl would have simply declined Cad's invitation, and give Santi the pleasure of her first horse ride. Especially since she knows that she has an enemy in the household- you'd think that she would be suspicious of EVERYONE! We need a new acronym- DNMS- does not make sense.
Oops, almost forgot- thanks for the recap, Jody.
dorado dave
I knew something was up when Barb was being nice to the handyman.
So if there was a fight between Barbie and Gabriella who would win? Gabi favored the riding crop but Barbie can shoot. Hmmmmm...
I agree that she is jealous of Fer and Ed/Fr. Now that Dam is out of the picture the best she can do is seduce poor old Gonzo.
Cad is gross, he reminds me a Botero painting with those pursed lips. If someone wants to wack him, thats fine with me.
There is no way that Santi belongs to the "Family". The others all have strong traits of some sort but Santi is just too "good". Was he adopted or did Monty have a fling?
Jeff, I agree with you, why didn't Adolphina call Ed/Fr about Bab's visit?
Jody, thanks for the great recap.
rsk
I too have no idea why Barbie would bump off Macario - unless she didn't want any witnesses to say that she was there, plus he seemed to bother her too much when she did arrive.
For those who are wondering about the birth certificate -- that is Don Artemio's birth certificate. His mom's name Ana Gregoria Bravo. Soledad had it hidden in her little green box all these years.
Sorry for the confusion over my nickname "Fey" for Fernanda. Next week, I'll remember to use "Fer" instead.
I'll be re-reading the past recaps to determine which nick to use for Barbara -- Barb, Barbie or Babs?
Jody :)
BTW, when Flor first remembered Vladi, I thought for a second or two that she realized he could have had access to the papers. Silly me. But not as silly as poor Flor, who still thinks Vladi is interested in her "huesitos."
Jody, I think we usually go with "Barbie" or "Babs." Sometimes "BOW" (Bitch On Wheels). I often use "Barb" out of laziness (I find it slightly easier to type in a hurry than "Babs") and because she's thorny.
I've never seen Macario before. Was he introduced in the envelope episode that I missed? (I'm going to watch it in a few minutes)
That was some awesome kiss.
Last night, when Vlad was getting all wound up, I realized that the only reason he's seemed relatively sane (compared to when he was stalking Pris) is because lately, he's been thinking that he's eventually going to have Pris for himself. But now that this notion is threatened, he's showing more instability.
Connie, in a Babs vs. Gabi battle, my money wold be on Babs. Gabi got away with a lot because most of her victims were helpless, meek, and/or cooperative (like when Juan agreed to the whipping). She's more of a big fish in a little pond - I don't know if she'd do as well in a larger community filled with actual sharks. Feonando had no problem manipulating her.
Babs too has only victimized weaker people so far, but something tells me that's just been the luck of the draw and that she could handle bigger fish. She wouldn't waste time with slapping, either. With someone like Gabi, I think Babs would go straight for the throat.
Technically, it's addressed to him (the messenger, not the Padre) so no reason not to rip it open. But let's say he planned to take it to the Padre right away and put it in his car, where it slipped down to the floor and then got buried in grocery bags and other junk. That's what happens to things in my car, anyway.
And then he got the call from Fernanda, which distracted him, and then he forgot.
Only problem with this theory is that it's IMPOSSIBLE to believe that he could forget about this envelope. Even if he didn't want to read it on the spot, you'd think he would have called the Padre about it immediately. (We know the Padre has a phone, because Fernanda called him when she was looking for Eduardo!)
Oh well. Maybe it'll turn up later. "Oh, I forgot all about this." Yeah, right.
dorado dave
The only thing I can think of with that scrap of paper Gardenia had is that there was this one scene ages ago where Margarita was sweeping the floor, and the camera seemed to linger on the pile of sweepings, which included a scrap of paper. (It was around the time when she and Jacinto were fighting because she thought he was having an affair.)
That stuck in my mind, but it didn't occur to me until now that that might have been the phone number Gardenia snagged from the redial.
1. Scrap of paper with phone number
2. Envelope left for "messenger of Padre Bosco."
3. The cryptic message that Ciro had--solved
4. The contents of THE BOX--solved
5. Birth certificate
6. Reason Macario was pushed down the hill.
7. Who does Venus have to seduce?
8. Anything remotely connected to Artemio Bravo.
What else?
I think the writers felt they needed to reinforce Barbara's evilnes because so far she had only killed Montserrat and that was under the orders of Artemio, they want to us to see her as someone completely evil on her own.
But I like Babs, maybe it's Lucero, but I can forgive her for her evil acts since she cracks me up sometimes with her lines.
I liked that Venus thought that Steve was talking about her killing someone when he started talking about Mata Hari.
The name Fey reminds me of a mexican singer that was very famous in latinamerica in the mid 90's, all us girls wanted to be her, she was like our Britney Spears, except without taking her clothes off, and now I will think of her Azucar Amargo song in every scene with Fre/Ed and Fer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szPt2pId_ng
Jarocha
Although Vlad wouldn't be in favor of it, I'd like to see him and Flor really get together. They're both sort of bumbling and sweet.
As for Babs and Crabiella, we have to remember that Crabi did whip out a shotgun once, and I think a pistol another time. Also, Liliana had Babs by the throat a few times, and although Babs eventually pushed her away, it wasn't so easy. So maybe Crabi would have a chance.
I hope Macario's okay. What would be really good would be if he came back like a zombie to haunt Babs, but I think we're in the wrong novela for that!
Barbara/Rebecca is one of the most evil female characters I've ever seen on a novela. I think number one was cold-blooded Marcia Montenegro played by Anjelica Rivera in Mariana de la Noche who tried several times to kill a tiny little baby.
The bag that Gardenia had on her 1st kidnapping, but I think this one is forgotten. The writers put that in just in case they wanted Fr/Ed to find it & then took a different turn.
The real Franco Santoro
Wow, I'm still in shock that Babs killed that kindly old man. I guess the writers wanted us to know that her temporary kindness to Aurora was just that TEMPORARY.
I do always wish that novelas would do better with innocent characters not being completely brain dead. Aurora should know that Cad is a cad and that her novio is not fond of him. She also hasn't told Santi she saw Barb and Damien violating her marital vows.
As for mystery question 7 - who does Venus have to seduce? I thought it was obvious that Esteve was referring to Cadmilo, even if he didn't mention him by name (I didn't notice). It was just the way he was describing him, as a guy who thinks he can buy anything he wants.
But maybe it's TOO obvious. Why be so mysterious about it? Is anyone feeling any suspense here at all? Is there anyone else it could be besides Camilo, so that we can all say "ooooooooh!!" in delighted surprise?
As for Vladi, I really hope that he finally experiences sanity and gets with a chick who likes him (Flor), but my hope is fading. Even if sanity prevails, I fear he's more likely to end up dead, or at least in jail. After all, he's been harboring a fugitive from justice, he's participated in a scheme to get Flor fired, he's aware of another scheme to get a Prolasa employee fired... his prognosis is poor.
Both Crabi and Babs are multitaskers. They can burn, smother, shoot, whip, kick, slap and looks like Babs would also like to stab with scissors at some point. GinCA
Jarocha
I can hardly wait for the transformation of Venus. She's going to be a complete knockout with Esteve's coaching and less makeup.
I agree that Babs is jealous of Freduardo and Fernanda. It's not just about their possibly messing up Ciggyman's Ruin the Elizaldes plan. Either she has a little yen for Franco Santoro herself or she just can't bear to see two other people attracted to each other, and on their way to something more. She certainly can't care about Fer putting horns on Damian since she's the one who set up their relationship and knows it was completely phony.
I sure hope we get to see Vlad punch Damian's lights out. He's getting more and more arrogant and abusive, sponging off Vlad and treating him like dirt.
Sigh. Abora is the dumbest female on the planet. She professes this great love for Santi but cannot see Camilo's moves are going to hurt him! And, yes, Santi should TELL Abora about Cad's history of snatching girls/woman away from him.
Babs vs Crabi: Babs in Round one, a knockout!
Now, Venus... it'll be neat when she learns good posture and everything, but for the short term I'd settle for seeing her in a new dress. She's been wearing that one outfit for days. (I think this is day 3 of story time - spent the first night at Martina's Dad's, the second night at FrEd's, right?)
Someone should have at least let her borrow something. Who'd like to see her in some of Esteve's things? ;-)
--Beth
Other thoughts, I can see another big Denia hissy fit coming. When they dress Venus up for the party and I bet Denia will have to be a server at the party, you know Denia is going to be really pi..ed. :)
JeffMN
Paula H, that was so kind of you to send that link. Time really flies because when I looked I guessed that it had been a week to 10 days and I didn't look beyond that. That's what makes this blog so great, the way everyone is so willing to teach and clarify and share opinions. Thanks again.
Now for my thoughts. I think that Santiago should stand up to Camilo in a more assertive way than just making a annoyed facial expression while squeezing Aurora as if he's helpless to do more. I like Barb. Second to Nanda she's my favorite. I get a kick out of her crying and lying to Gonzo. The only problem with the bad guys is that they overdo it with the bad acts and then the punishment is too drastic for my taste. For ex, they electrocuted Aaron in DA. They chopped off LaFont's head in Pasion and they buried Gabriela alive. Thank heavens for a judicial system. Damian is third on my list of likeables even though he's a bit too rough with Vlad. I was happy when I thougt Vlad was going to punch him. I even like Simple Simon Vlad. Pris has told him in everyway possible to get lost and nothing has sinked in. My guess is that the Novela Gods will punish Pris by having her eliminated in some way so that our stars of the show will be "rewarded" with raising her baby. It's not that I don't like her but I can't see her getting away with a few of her actions. Even now she's being an accomplice to Damian and forced to plant evidence.
The most evil & twisted woman I've ever seen in a telenovela is Dona Barbara. Malo, malo, malo...
jb
It looks like he needs to make it plainer, stay away from that good for nothing slime ball. I think Camilo is the one that s/b el hiena, with that insipid laugh at every stupid thing.
--Beth
Venus as Eliza Doolittle and Esteve as Prof. Henry Higgens ---- The missing link in this equation is a remote comparison between Rex Harrison and Esteve. I can possibly see Venus, who is presently presented as an overdone tramp, transformed into an alluring beauty, but under the tutelage of our very strangely dressed, unfashionable Esteve, IMPOSSIBLE. Of course, we are in telenovela land and anything is possible.
Sandy in TN
Sandy in TN
JeffMN
Call me crazy.
Caborita
rsk
JeffMN
It would also be hilarious to see how everyone reacts.
But I'd still rather she went for Camilo, because I don't think he has enough grief in his life yet. ;-)
JeffMN
Set your VCR/whatever to go an extra 6 minutes at least, because it's running late as usual for a Thursday, and those last few minutes (including the avances) are worth seeing.
So, rather than just tell him not to mention to anyone that she was there, she handled the problem in a finite manner.
Silverfox
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