Thursday, January 21, 2010

Gancho Wed Jan 20th - A Gaggle of Green Guys and is you is or is you ain't my Daddy?

Well you know I actually worked from home today and got to watch this show at air time...problem is I really had to work i.e. finish a project which didn't go so well while I was watching so I had to not write while watching and before two events including one to benefit Haiti. I hope things brighten a little for those poor folks. So this is a quicky. A good episdoe though from what I could tell at a glance.

So I can briefly tell you that Moni outsmarted the Momia with a gaggle of green guys and foiled her attempts at trying to unmask the masked avenger/fury/pick your power adjective here.

Beto announced he is el Pepillo's son at the fight to the world.

Of course our benevolent goofy duo wins the darn thing.

The press is all over the vecinidad after hearing of Beto's progeny and Estrella takes to them swimmingly.

Aldo has a conversation with Katia about how could he cross the woman he loves so horribly, Estrella, that is. I think we hear that they (the girlfriends - not Aldo, he of course still has no clue) know Estre is preg for sure because she took a test that came out positivo. I'm wondering with all this reappearance of Tano if they are going to try to pull that it's his. That would kind of suck in my opinion. 'Course a 16 yr old as a dad kind of sucks too, but hell, he already takes care of his little sister, so he's definitely equipped.

Arnoldo is clearly impressed with Ximena's intelligence and tells Jero that she is mas listo en que lo pensaba. In other words, he digs her bones. He might even like her spit on his eyebrow.

Rolu wants to, you know, with her despite the fact that he supposedly doesn't work from the waist down. Xime apparently knows this, and tells Arnoldo not to worry about surgery.

Juan Jose Origel himself chases down the Beto family, poses for some shots, won't allow him to touch his Parisian suit and confirms he "did not have sexual relations with...that...woman..."

At the end, Jacqui pays a visit to Monita, she has something important to tell her...about her MOM. Uh oh.

Wish I had time for more, but alas I'm just stretched. I might get some pics, so maybe tomorrow I can post, course by then Thurs show will be on already....holy toledo. I haven't even finished readin Judy's cap yet!!! Argh...stay happy folks!!

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Kris, you always amaze me. Coming through with a recap in spite of all you're doing. The NPR report of some of the struggles of the surgical teams and the suffering people in Haiti was heartbreaking this morning. Your priorities are where they should be.

The title is wonderful. I've always loved the word "gaggle" and the blues song, so for me it was a perfect combination.

And your shout out for former Pres Clinton was a hoot!

Great performance under pressure, amiga. You have all my admiration.
 

Good morning Kris and Judy.

Adding my thoughts and prayers to the Haitians who were killed, missing and injured. I'm also praying for all of the families for closure, for comfort and for strength. Sincere respect and admiration for all of those assisting in the relief and rescue effort.

I so enjoy your succinct style and of course, your title was fabulous (as always). Your recaps are always so enjoyable Kris - a refreshing and happy way to start each Thursday.

Along with Judy, thought "gaggle of green guys" was great.

So even Arnie is succumbing to Ximena's charms? Why am I not surprised? She could melt even the coldest heart. Is there sibling rivalry on the horizon?

Kris, you summed up Aldo's impending fatherhood perfectly. Being a 16 year old father would definitely suck, but Aldo is far from typical. He's been caring for his sisters (and very well too) for years. It wouldn't be easy, but his young life has been graced with and challenged by hard life lessons and he has shone.

Diana
 

Good morning all. Kris, your titles are always such a delight.

My favorite scene(s) last night was Arnoldo falling for Ximena's charms. How funny that she is totally on to Rolu's "charade". She looked especially adorable in her ponytails.

I was kind of hoping that all the Furias would unmask themselves, but I imagine they were everyone we knew including Paula! I laughed out loud when one of the Furias, in dulcet tones, said "he" was happy to help Sermeño Group.

Thanks Kris!
 

Kris, thanks for a very fine recap. I liked the second half of your title even more than the first half. That is just how Beto would say it.

Sylvia, I also noticed Paula as one of the Furia's, then confirmed that that suit was filled out quite differently from the other guys' suits.

Jacqui is great, getting Coni to reveal that her secret weapon had something to do with Isabel, then sneaking over to Moni to warn her (I think).

I loved Nieves posing for pictures with El Petrillo, then getting his autograph, all the while putting off the moment of truth. And of course Cristian was back at his crowd control best, after being a little meek in the luchador costume the night before.

Last week we had about 3 really dark episodes in a row, then things brightened up for the last few episodes. Of course that means we're due for some problems again, as the writers toy with us a bit more.
 

Good morning Kris, Diana, Judy, and Hombre. Kris, your whirlwind life sounds exciting. I get breathless hearing about. A nap will be taken this afternoon in your honor.

I enjoyed your recap which is very wry and the title is perfect. I loved all the Furys. My poor Coni must have felt like a victim of a plague of green locusts.

I love Arnie taking up for Ximena with Jero, but our ditzy darked-haired beauty has proven time after time that her little hamster is generating quite adequate brain power, thank you very much. Seeing her and Arnie together makes me think that the two of them could make some very winsome babies if things don't work out with Rolu.

Carlos
 

Thanks for your recap Kris. I admire your faithfulness and completely understand being behind in the recaps.

Also thanks to Carlos and Judy. You both had stellar recaps and your themes about aging were funny. It all coincided with a letter I received recently from AARP though I'm some years off their age requirement.

Judy (I was reading your post on one of the other treads), do you naturally wake up that early? Bless you. I'm more of a night owl myself.
 

Karen, I've noticed that as I get older, I wake up earlier and earlier (especially on weekends, when you'd think I could sleep late!). So of course, as I wake up earlier and earlier, I can't stay up as late (unless I can sneak in a little nap).
 

Hi Karen, I blush to admit this but part of the reason is it's just too hard to change my new radio alarm over to a new time(honest, it's complicated..my very bright youngest child took 20 minutes to program it) AND normally I get up a little before 6 because I need to eat breakfast early in order to teach morning classes. ( Doing pushups and having your oatmeal come back on you is not good.) Too much information?

AND...this way, when the time change comes in Spring (in Indiana you don't have to contend with this) I have no problem. I'm already getting up at the right hour.

Does that make sense? Does it matter? Anyway, I DO like getting a head start on the day. And it seems like I never do anything worthwhile at night but watch tv and so...better to get the extra hours early when I'll actually be motivated to do something.
 

Hombre and Judy - I have been told and am starting to experience waking up earlier. However, if I feel its too early I just go back to bed.

I just watched the show and noticed in the previews that Nieves is telling Beto she does not know who his father is. I fear Hombre's suggestion about Nieves and Isabel having similar experiences but reacting very differently (via a quote from Alicia) may be true.

On a more happy note, remember in the beginning of the novela and Moni lied all the time. Well being raised by Nieves and living with Beto, she learned from two experts.
 

Kris, thanks! I do enjoy your concise recaps very much!

Re Haiti, we all tossed a couple of bucks in the hat here at work. Corporate's matching our contributions. I'm holding a thought for all the GI's deploying down there to lend a hand. Best mission I ever had was a hurricane relief in the Caribbean back in '79.

Julia, have you noticed the absence of rebar or reinforcing steel of any kind in the collapsed buildings in Haiti? I've heard they have no building codes.

Anyway...

Nice show last night. As Hombre pointed out, it's been nice to see a few lighter episodes.

I like Ximena's grey stockings. How could Arnoldo not fall under her spell.
 

Dear Kris:

We don't yet know one another (smile) but my hat is off to you for doing a Haiti event. Plus you caught the essence of a delightful episode.

I am in the first blush of love with the characters on Gancho. Right now, even the bad ones can do no wrong.Therefore I must GUSH.

Valentina is drop dead gorgeous and sassy and smart and determined. What a doll! Coni was wonderfully vulnerable yesterday as well as snotty and plotting. Ximena is a fabulous character and the actress is utterly captivating. You know how I feel about Beto (me gusta mucho) and Mauricio was dimly sexy and sweet. Oscar was not a nice boy, and I loved the visit by El Pepillo, who was even more smarmily handsome than I expected. Wow. i feel like I could do an infomercial about how happy I am that I came over to Gancho.

EJ, under a little H2O here in Cal.
 

Mike, yes, good question. Haiti does not have a building code at all, nor do most builders there follow any sort of good building practices on their own. This is typical in much of the third world, and it's why these poor places suffer so much more destruction and loss of life when there is an earthquake than places like the U.S.

If they reinforced the concrete (sometimes they use a little rebar, like a few #3 or #4 bars in a column, but without ties that doesn't do much good in an earthquake) and tied things together better at joints and whatnot, the buildings might be damaged beyond repair but they shouldn't collapse and kill people.

The sad yet hope-giving thing is, better detailing and a bit of rebar adds very little to the cost of a building. So I am hoping that some significant aid money and education programs will go toward improved building practices and reinforcing structures BEFORE disaster strikes, not just in Haiti but in other places as well.

Part of the problem is that many builders and inspectors are greedy and corrupt and want to save the money, and it's hard to get people to care until the sky is falling and "someone should have done something."
 

Elna June and Sylvia, I've been thinking about you all and hope you're managing to stay dry and warm out there!

"Smarmilly handsome" is just right for El Pepillo. He reminded me of Wink Martindale from whatever game show that was.
 

Back to Gancho...

Great recapito. Amazing you could get all the main points even while working on something else.

Aldo has to be 17 by now, right? Not much better than 16, but a little bit.

Elna June, I'm so glad you joined Club Gancho. The characters are truly delightful; not a single actor is slacking off in the slightest. Xime, of course, is the crowd favorite who can do little wrong. I want to be her when I grow up (or more accurately, DON'T grow up, I guess). I love how she always knows more than she lets on. I hope she'll get even with Jero one of these days.
 

Estrella seems to have perked right up. Do telenovela ladies ever continue to experience nausea or weakness after they have established that they are pregnant?
 

Julia and Mike...thanks for that discussion about building codes. I knew from the news reports that the buldings were unsafe even before the earthquake, but didn't know why. It's amazing what one learns. One of our pastors and his wife are over there full-time helping run a school, and we have groups of surgery teams who go over there twice a year...but they are located in another part of the island. They felt the quake but did not have the devastacion.

Elna June...I continue to enjoy your clever language skills..."dimly sexy and sweet" is a perfect description of Mauricio. Dim dim dim, dumb, dumb, dumb but yes, sexy (and you haven't even seen him in a towel yet, after a shower!)

And Ximena! What can one say? The fact that she's on to Rolu's faking and used that knowledge last night to leave him high and dry while she headed for a cold shower!....watch out for that gal.
 

Mike:

Wink Martindale is a PERFECT comparison. ROTFL.

Judy: Bring on the Mau-in-the-towel scene. I am so ready.

Julia, thank you for your warm welcome.

Hombre, my hombre I have just purchased Learning Spanish Like Crazy, Volume 2. Wit a little luck and a lot of application maybe I will be up to recapping the next Colunga vehicle. Thanks again for your advice.

And on the subject of the weather, we are warm enough (mid-forties) but not so dry. Lot's of flooding all around me—we get much more rain here in our North Bay microclimate, sometimes 4X to 6X what they get in San Francisco proper. Where I live we are 1000 feet high on the tallest ridge around so our steep, narrow and curvy roads becomes streams and the valley areas around me (dairy farms and vineyards) have all taken on the look of a giant moat with little Lego-like buildings floating in the gray water.

EJ, grateful that I have a roof over my head, unlike so many in Haiti.
 

Here is a short Newsweek article explaining some of the engineering issues behind the building collapses.

I love how Arnie is starting to melt. I just love that actor and I thought the scene where he reacted to Xime's spit on his face was delightful. He's going to turn into a much more full-blown character one of these days, I have no doubt.
 

Well I got lucky even, because literally just after I posted this first bit, the power and hence the internet connection went out. I was sure glad I got this much in there. We are pretty soaked too.

Thanks for liking my minimal efforts. I think I pale in the dedication to most of you folks, especially Cap't Shark but I'm glad you aren't too disappointed.

I am amazed too, Mike, we did a similar thing where I work and would you believe we raised and matched to the tune of $100,000!!! I'm impressed. Sure hope it funnels down to those on the ground. The logistics are somewhat mind boggling. I have yet to figure out what we raised last night, but we were in the company of many immigrants and aid workers who are here and have friends and family there that were killed. Brings it home indeed.

Anyway, I was glad this episode was light and I hope I remembered the salient points. There was a lot of the fight scenes and Coni stewing about this or that and not huge forward plot movement except for the items I mentioned.

Heh, some of you are probably already watching the next one. This is so weird. I'm sad too because I thought maybe I'd get a signal here at work, but no dice. I might have to roam around the building to find "the spot" we'll see.
 

I am still at work, Gancho has just ended, and I have missed yet another great episode I am sure. My dvr should arrive this weekend. Hopefully the episodes will not turn back to the dark side as soon as I am able to view them.

Kris- Thanks for the quick recap, and even more thanks for what you are doing for Haiti. I mentioned on the Sorti line that I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Haiti years ago and have many friends living there. So far one confirmed dead, many confirmed alive (although some injuries), and a few we have heard no news of (but are hopeful). We've been putting together a number of fundraising events here in DC- one that I have to miss tonight because I've committed to recapping HQEDNS. I did not tell my friends my I have to miss tonight's event. That would lead them to question my priorities and my sanity! :)
 

I liked how Origel (reminds me of the painkiller to put on gums) was in the middle of getting all irate and accusing Nieves of lying, but when the camera popped out he instantly went into cheesy-grin photo mode.
 

OT OT OT ~ I think Mexico City had pitiful-to-none building codes until the most recent horrible earthquake of several(?) years ago. They learned their lesson and implemented some codes. Perhaps Haiti will learn and do likewise.

Hmmm.... word verification: cultral
 

Thanks, Kris. Elna June---HA~~''dimly sexy and sweet'' --something strangely charming about those types I must admit. I prefer them to say ''sexy and scheming'' or ''sexy and arrogant.''
 

Slo-Mau sure is lucky the faux-Mau plot worked out in the end. If Fury had been unmasked as Beto (his clever contingency plan), Coni would have never let it go and Fantasma probably would have ended up unmasked as well, since she knows that is who Beto was supposed to be.
 

Hey Gancho! Thank you very much for this recap. Knowing you are taking the time even though you have such a busy schedule makes me feel much more grateful for your effort.

Jarocha
 

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