Caray, Caray!

Oh Good! I will be one of the first to thank you. Your recaps are wonderful just like I knew they would be. Great work on the recap and on keeping your sense of humor with the silliness of this Gancho Gang. Cristian has become a male counterpart to Jimena, which is more goofy. But somehow it just gets funnier instead of more annoying. I am not sure how they can keep this up until next spring.

Special laughs you gave me: "Monita must be pregnant." Makes sense to me. Young woman faints. It's a telenovela. Case closed
 

Thanks for the recap Carlos. Though we are entering a new phase, the pregnancy tale got resolved (for the most part) in one day. It will be interesting to see how our couple answers Beto.

Hello Cheryl. I've seen your posts last week and happy that things are going well with your photography. We miss you and continue to stop by when you have a chance.
 

Heh, "bumping your little cars", that's pretty funny. Once again what should be a big problem gets cleared up in one night.

I'm glad the doc was ejected from hell, I was afraid this TN might actually go to the dark side. Oski and Jero would be dangerous if they were the least bit competent.

Thanks Carlos! I think your title pretty much summed up tonight's episode.

Cheryl, ditto what Karen said, it's great that you checked in. It's always fantastic to hear from you. I, too, wonder if they will be able to keep the tempo up through the next 150 or so episodes.
 

Hey Carlos...you had a fun episode and made it even better with your recap. You keep coming up with such names for the psych!..."comatose brainpicker"...good one, amigo.

Was delighted that we had not one but two "Puedo tutearte?" in this one and a really exasperated "Que no!" for the second reply. Also loved Beto just barging in the office, then knocking from the inside, asking if he could come in, assenting, asking himself if he could sit down, assenting...it all went well until he got to the "tutear" bit.

You are a romantic, dear doctor. "Monita is asleep but wakes to his gentle kiss". Well said. Very tender. And translating "chocando sus carritos" as "are you in love" is so sweet, mi vida. I think your friend Mike would probably translate that as "knocking boots together" but no matter. I like your take on it.
 

Carlos: A fantastic recap of an episode that was not the usual freewheeling, free for all funfest. I appreciated your embedded vocabulary and especially enjoyed "M&M" and "Wow - rejected by Satan". :)

Judy, Beto's barging into Mau's office was great. He livens up any scene he is in. I'm also enjoying Cristian and agree with you Carlos, he is somehow managing to be more entertaining instead of tiresome. The entire cast is first rate.

Cheryl, I will echo what everyone has already said - good to hear from you and your comments are always fun to read.

Scheming and plotting can be fun to watch and Oski and Jerry are inept masters. But, there's a difference between bad and bad to the bone. A bop on the head is one thing but pushing a car over a cliff is another. Hoping this was a one time deviation and that any future dasdardly plans are relatively harmless and easily foiled.

I loved Jimena's stuffed stork. It was adorable - Estrella had a tough time keeping a straight face through the scene. I would have too.

Now that all the secrets are out, I can't imagine what will occur to fill so many remaining episodes. But, so far so good.

Diana in MA
 

"Now that all the secrets are out, I can't imagine what will occur to fill so many remaining episodes. But, so far so good."

Good question Diana, especially as they seem to solve each disaster daily. Let's see, based on past telenovelas that have extended themselves we could see...1) a temporary move to another location (remember Achichipico in JQ?); 2) the introduction of more new love interests for M and/or M, and they would have to be a bit more serious than Sr. Vichy's one-day stand; 3) new side plots involving characters heretofore only mentioned such as Moni's mama (and more candidates for Beto's dad); 4) other more common but devious plot devices that hopefully this TN will not employ but could if Oski and Jero were not so inept.

Regarding pushing the doc's car off the cliff, I kept telling myself "cartoon, cartoon, cartoon".
 

Loved your suggestions Sylvia, particularly a Moni and mama reunion. That would be a lovely ending to the story. And yes, some potential love interests that last longer than "Sr. Vichy's one-day stand" would be most welcome. :)

Diana in MA
 

Cheryl, It's so good to hear from you. So far this show has been delightful. Each character has a unique personality and style, and each is flawed in some way. So far I can't think of a single disappointing episode. I hope that Willa is doing well.

Karen, I would have thought that This theme might have played on for a bit, too. I'm enjoying the current: problem, resolution, next! tone of this show.

Sylvia, I like the colorful and occasionally enigmatic way that Beto describes things. "Bumping little cars" was almost too precious. If there are censors, the writers and actors are running rings around them.

Judy, I thought of you during Beto's scene with Mao. Not just the tuteando thing but his way of making up for not knocking by covering all the preliminary formalities himself. It looks like you will have a fun episode yourself tonight.

Diana, I am in full agreement about our would-be villains. I loved the way Jerry positioned Meño just so behind the steering wheel, and even assuring him of a little comfort in the afterlife by loosening his tie. Little touches like that must be appreciated. I did have my doubts however when he boasted to Oscar that he had used the site for a similar operation.

Carlos
 

Yesss...wasn't that where Jeronimo "got rid of" his first sleazy cohort? Forget his name already. He was coming on to Ximena for a while (or maybe Ximena was coming on to him) and then Jeri got rid of him 'cause he couldn't pay him his money. So many schemes, so little time....whoops, guess there will be a lot of time with the plot extensions. Oh well, as long as it includes lots of Estrella and Ximena, I'm on board. Those two are a riot.
 

Thank you Carlos, for another fine recap.

I was getting a little worried that our show really had turned dark when they pushed the doc off the cliff, but fortunately he came right back with a little bandage on his head.

I love how Gabi pretends she doesn't gossip, but I think this is the second time when she's started the entire office on a big bit of misinformation. The last one was the great big engagement party for Paula and Beto. There may have been others.

I was initially surprised that Lefort was working for Oscar and Jerry, but then I remembered they hired him to treat Connie (I think). He's ended up "treating" just about everybody. Definitely a fun character, as is Cristian. Now that Cristian arrested him, I wonder if he'll try to psychoanalyze Cristian. That would also be funny.
 

Judy, that first guy was named Bonilla. I'm not sure he's dead though. Wouldn't be surprised if he showed up again (same for Andy, Colmillos, and many others).
 

Thanks Hombre. You are great on names. Man, they just slip out the back door of my mind sooooo fast.
 

Hombre, thanks. I had forgotten about Bonilla. I certainly would not be surprised to see him return. I thought the resurrection of our Dr. Thoughtthumper was delicious. I thought the music that accompanied their efforts was a little too cheery for the outcome to be too grim. That coupled with the aptitude of our bumbling baddies gave me reassurance of the doc's survival. Now Beto with the bat was a little frightening.

Carlos
 

Don't forget, gang, there's always the lure of Las Vegas. I think it would be fun to see some of our regulars in Sin City for a few episodes. Maybe Moni and la Guerrera could fight it out in Caesar's Palace.

Carlos
 

More great names!...Dr. Thoughthumper...oh my. Say, Carlos, how do you really feel about psychiatrists?
 

Judy, when I was in med school the psychiatrists were very scary folks. Most of them at UTMB preferred using what they referred to as somatic therapy which was their term for electro-shock, insulin shock, and they even, along with the neurosurgeons, dabbled in what they called prefrontal lobotomies. Pretty grim stuff even for that long ago.

Carlos
 

I have my own reservations concerning psychiatrists so it was good to hear yours, Carlos. Yes, I remember reading about those pre-frontal lobotomies and what happened to one of the Kennedy daughters when it was performed. We look back in horror at those treatments, but I often have the same reactions at some of the drastic surgeries, chemo treatments and radiation that I've seen friends endure in this day and age. And I pray they will find a cancer therapy less destructive than some of the treatments being used in today's
approach.
 

Amen to that, Judy!
 

Ha, great title and I like all your references to the psych docs...!! Super detailed recap..also liked the ejection comment, somehow though "Tio Meno" just could never be bad to me....
 

Oh Hombre yes, I think Gabi started the rumor that Mau and Coni were going to have a baby once...remember the staff bought them a cradle or something??
 

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