Monday, March 22, 2010

El Clon, Mon., March 22 - Lucas' Morocco mission makes Jade happy and Marisa mad

Albieri tells Rosa that he is in a big hurry and runs off with the kid. 'How rude!' says Rosa.

Lucas and Marisa are arguing about her desire to redecorate the house. Lucas say that she has to learn to get along with his father. Marisa replies that that she doesn't want to spend the rest of her life trying to get on Leo's good side and she doesn't see how Lucas can be such a coward. Lucas angrily says that she should have thought about that before she married him. He isn't Diego and if she doesn't like it, she can go get a divorce. Rosa interrupts them and Marisa hands her purchases over, tells Rosa to take them to her room and walks away. Rosa wonders what's wrong with Marisa ('¿a esta niña qué animal le picó?' Literally, what animal bit that girl'). She used to be nice. [Well, Mama Rosa, she used to be single and poor. Now she doesn't need to be nice.] Rosa tells Lucas about her weird encounter with Albieri. She thinks he is hiding something and it's not good.

The little bundle of sunshine we call Nariza has arrived in Miami. She starts right off criticizing Jade. She tells Mohamed how well Said is doing and how he spends all his money on Jade like he is bewitched. Then she starts on Latifa asking why she isn't pregnant and suggesting that Mohamed take another wife. Latifa is angry and says that Nariza is just there to poison Mohamed's mind. 'Who, me?' ask Nariza, all innocent.

Latifa says that she will leave if Mohamed takes another wife. Mohamed tries to make peace and Nariza produces some crocodile tears.

Cristina appears to have a job selling cosmetics for 'horquillas,' split ends and 'pompis,' your butt. Business is bad. Vicki says it's no wonder business is bad with her chasing Leo all the time. Dora comes home after a hard day doing manicures and asks where her kid is. Cristina tells him Albieri has him like always. Dora has had enough and decides to go over to Albieri's and get him. She finds that Albieri has converted his guest room into a room for the baby complete with clothes and a crib. Albieri wants to get a nanny to watch Danielito while Dora is at work. Dora tries to protest but she gets nowhere.

Jade overhears Ali tell Zoraida that Lucas is coming to Morocco on business.

Leo tells Lucas that he has to go to Morocco. Seeing the danger, Marisa offers to go as well.

Ali, obviously suspecting that Jade has overheard, tells Jade about the penalty for a woman who commits adultery - 100 lashes.

Marisa asks Leo if Lucas' business in Morocco has anything to do with Jade's family. He says no and says that Lucas' had a summer fling with Jade and now he's married and mature and she has nothing to worry about.

Lucas goes to his room, which has certainly been redecorated by someone. He thinks about Jade.

Ali gets a call from Latifa. She wants Zoraida to come for a visit to 'help' her with Nariza. Jade is in a happy daze.

Ali is concerned. He should be. He goes to the kitchen and asks Zoraida if Jade overheard the news about Lucas. She says that she doesn't know. He tells Zoraida to watch Jade 24/7. If something happens, it's her fault.

Albieri comes to see Rosa. At first, she is cold but he tells her that he was in hurry to get back to the lab. He is fond of the kid because he created him in the lab. Rosa says that if Albieri is making children in his lab, maybe God should have called him when He was creating the world. Albieri asks Rosa to tell him everything about Diego at 1 year old. Then she gives him some of Diego's childhood toys. She says that she would give her life to see Diego again.

People don't believe that Daniel is Dora's child.

Jade is over the moon that Lucas is coming and she is sure that he will take her away. She gets her gold stash out and sells it.

Lucas is packing. Marisa comes in and puts the moves on him.

Lucas asks Leo to send someone else to Morocco. He isn't sure this is the moment to go to Morocco. Leo is sure that Lucas is mature enough and will do fine.

Jade shows the money she got for her jewelry to Zoraida who is horrified.

At the club, Vicki shows the picture of Dora's baby to all and sundry. They all have the same reaction - he's so white? This includes Osvaldo who thinks that Dora got the wrong baby at the hospital. Dora tells her that she can't help it if she had a Dutch ancestor. Even President Obama has a white mother.

Cristina goes to Leo's favorite bar, sends his date packing, takes him home, has a quickie but gets no response to her protestations of love.

Rosa tells Lucas that she knows he still cares for Jade but now he is married, etc. Lucas says that he and Jade have each chosen their own paths, etc. We all know that this resolve is going to last about as long as the last ice cream at a children's party.

Said wants to take Jade with him to Tunis. She doesn't want to go but Zoraida agrees with Said that she should go. She warns Jade again about the penalty for adultery. Jade says that if Zoraida knew what true love was, she wouldn't fear death.

Nariza hides Mohamed's prayer beads or misbaha to get Latifa in trouble.

Jade is afraid that she will be in Tunis when Lucas arrives. She perusades Zoraida to give him a note.

Lucas is already in Morocco. He tells Marisa about his fall and time with the Bedouin on the day that Diego died.

Dora tells Luisa about her problems with people believing that Danielito is her child. Luisa replies that at least she has a child, something that Luisa will never have. Dora asks if she had tests done at Albieri's lab. Luisa says that she dropped the issue when she realized that she was the only person in the marriage who wanted a child. When Dora observes that Albieri isn't a real romantic guy, Luisa says that she had no illusions from the beginning.

Luisa goes to tells Albieri that Dora wants the baby. She also tells him about Dora's problems with people not believing the child is hers. She wonders if Daniel will have the same doubts when he grows up.

Lucas simply walks away from the cafe where he was with Marisa. Suddenly he sees Jade. She sees him. Tears roll down his cheeks.

The credits roll.

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I don't think the baby is a clone. I think Albieri is.
 

Thanks, Jean, for another great recap.

When Cris brought Leo back to her place, I thought she offered to show him Dora's baby. Though why she would have the baby there when she was out, I'm not sure. Anyway, I was really looking forward to her doing so and having Leo freak out at how similar the baby was to Diego at that age. Did I totally misunderstand what she said (yet again)?
 

Hi Juanita: You are right. Cristina did offer to show Leo the baby but it didn't happen. You are also right that she must have left the baby alone in the house while she went after Leo.
 

Thanks, Jean. Excellent recap of another day in Miami and Fez fantasyland.

I am screaming at Dora through the TV. "Assert yourself, for God's sake". Either get out of Dodge or limit Albieri's access to the child to once a week. She could have him arrested for picking up the child without her authorization. OK, tighten the beanie.

Jade couldn't wait until she was sure she'd see Lucas before selling the jewelry? That's a recipe for disaster. And, of course, Marisa is going to come around that corner muy pronto.

I'm trying to figure out if Marisa feels anything for Lucas or if it's all about hanging onto the meal ticket. She really does seem to get jealous about Jade. I liked it when she told him if she didn't like it, a divorce would solve things.
 

Jean, thanks for letting me know that for once I actually did understand what was being said! :-) Now I'm really disappointed that 1) she left the baby alone when she went out and 2)she didn't show the baby to Leo. I bet we'll eventually have such a scene--at least, I hope so!

Novelera, I too was yelling "Assert yourself" at Dora. I'm surprised that with both of us yelling at the top of our lungs, she didn't hear us.
 

Thanks, Jean. Latifi gets to take her turn with the sister-in-law from hades. There aren't too many people to like in this show. Is Tio single, widowed ??? Is Zoraida a servant ?
 

Susanlynn, Tío Ali has three wives that for some reason don't live in the house with him. Zoraida is a servant, but in the time-honored TN mold (much like Mama Rosa). They become like members of the family and freely offer opinions to some people in the household. Zoraida doesn't contradict Sidi Ali much, but she sure feels free to give her opinion to Jade a lot.
 

Thanks Jean!

I figured out why TN's are so full of loonies. It's lazy writing! An author decides on a plot twist, and then he has to orchestrate it - his characters have to make it happen. If he has sane, rational characters, then they have to have sane, rational reasons for taking a certain action. If Sam takes the ring from an unconscious Frodo, he has to have a REASON.

Well, in TN's, for the sake of melodrama and series extension, sometimes you need your characters to do something really stupid. It's hard to justify a sane, rational character doing something really stupid. But if you populate your TN with loonies (Leo, Cristina, Dora, Diego, Albieri, Nariza, Jade, ... the list goes on and on) then it's EASY! You can always find a character to do something idiotic, and your audience won't say, "Wait a minute! Marcela would NEVER do that!"
 

The whole Dora thing is a total beanie situation. I believe EVERY mother (except the drunk and stoned ones) has at least SOME mother bear instinct. Especially in the first months of her first child's life. But here we have Dora. Look at her situation:
A. She desperately wanted a child
B. There is no father's protection; Dora knows the duty is all hers.
C. Albieri is an obvious nutcase, and he has already said many things to give Dora cause for alarm.

And yet, she just stands there with her teeth in her mouth. No sane mother would be that timid about protecting her child, especially not in the first year of life. Me? I would've been ready to scratch his eyes out, way back on the day I delivered! Bedrest? To h@!! with bedrest! Get your mitts off my baby! Heck, someone messed with my son a few years ago, and I was ready to tear her face off! And my son was 16! I stopped myself and gave him room to handle it himself, but boy oh boy, that mother bear instinct doesn't go away!
 

i feel bad people keep giving dora grief about her sonbeing so light skinened. don't people know blakc womenhave produced babies who look fully white, asian etc. and yes its stupid shes letsthat nutcase spend so much time with her son
 

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