Wednesday, April 07, 2010
El Clon, Wed., April 7 - Will the veiled passenger in seat 10A please identify herself to the flight attendants?
Thanks for all the support. We have a new recapper to help out so we will continue recapping El Clon. Let's hope something will happen in the novela soon. Tonight's episode was more of the same with some beanie tightening moments.
Thanks to her sleight of hand in putting it in the box, Marisa chooses Jade's jade pendant as her gift from Lucas' mother's jewelry. Leo doesn't remember it and is sure that he didn't give it to his dead wife. Marisa (those tattoos are really starting to bother me. Every time I see her, there seem to be more of them) asks Leo not to mention her present to anyone. She wants it to be a surprise at her birthday party.
On her way out to organize her escape, Jade has to endure 20 nasty questions from Nariza. Finally, she gets out the door. Zoraida is concerned about the consequences of helping Jade escape and that a person who remains silent participates in the sin. But, as always, Jade convinces Zoraida to help her. They arrange to meet the next morning to go to the airport.
Cristina tells Estela that Dora's trip to LA for dance lessons is an opportunity she can't miss. She makes the analogy with her marriage to Armando. When she saw him passing by, she grabbed him by the scruff of the neck (agarré del pescuezo) and is going to take him to the altar. Dora and Danielito come in. Dora says that she's fed up with people in the street asking her where the kid's mother is. She says that she can't stand the torture much longer.
Albieri tells Luisa that his life a torture. He can't continue with so many lies. Luisa thinks that he is concerned about Julio's ethical concerns. But Albieri shows how lying can get you into trouble. He tells Luisa that every day that passes make it more likely that the child will betray him. Luisa, of course, doesn't understand. As usual, Albieri mumbles something and runs out of the room.
Luisa reminds Julio that he owes everything to Albieri.
Dora and Osvaldo have the same pointless argument as always at the club. (They always seem to be playing the same song there.)
Julio goes to Albieri's house. He tells Albieri that he can fix the error that the made by giving Dora the opportunity to have the embryo that he prepared for her. Albieri has to admit to Julio that he doesn't have any of the eggs Silvia harvested from Dora and that furthermore he doesn't know where the embryo that was implanted in Dora came from. Julio says that he will think about what he will do. Albieri asks for his help and Julio agrees. [I was thinking/hoping that maybe Albieri would kill Julio to prevent his telling Dora about the 'mistake' at the clinic.]
Cristina and her substitute fiance, Armando, are planning their wedding. Cristina's goal is to stick it to Leo in all possible ways so she recalls that for their wedding he wanted her to be dressed as Gilda in the 1946 Rita Hayworth movie. Cristina has no idea who Rita Hayworth or Gilda are but Armando does. [Here is a poster for Gilda from the internet. I suppose Cristina's wedding dress will be along these lines unless there is a specific wedding dress in the movie. I've never seen it either.]
Cristina and Leo were also going to have their reception at the Mandarin hotel so that is where she will have hers with Armando. She can barely tolerate having Armando kiss her.
Jade pretends to be mopping the floor [that in itself should be very suspicious] when Said and Nariza go out to the market.
They ask her to go along but she says that she has to organize the closets (!). When they are gone, Jade scurries over to Ali's house and she and Zoraida leave for the airport.
In Mohamed's shop, Vicki and Latifa have a clash of the cultures conversation. Vicki can't understand how Latifa can't go out without her husband and Latifa can't understand how American women have to continually make themselves beautiful to keep their men. When she hears that Latifa likes to dance, she suggests that she and Mohamed go to the club, Heat (Caliente), where Dora dances. [I can just see Mohamed and Dora coming in there all covered up and seeing the dancing there.]
Lucas is suspicious of why Marisa went to see Leo in his office. She makes up a story. Marisa wants to plan a large birthday party for herself where the press will be invited in addition to their friends and acquaintances. Lucas says whatever, kisses Rosa but not Marisa and leaves. Marisa says that she can never forgive Lucas' betrayal of her. Rosa says that was Lucas' adolescent love. Since Natalia was born, he is more mature. Marisa says that after her birthday party, Lucas will learn to respect her. [Even without the scenes from Thursday's episode, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that showing up at her birthday party wearing Jade's pendant is going to produce the opposite of respect in Lucas.]
Zoraida and Jade go to the ticket window in the airport.
Just as Zoraida told Jade before, the guy refuses to sell her a ticket without permission from her husband or some other man. Jade is crushed. She has her passport and money but she can't leave. Zoraida sends her to the bathroom to wash away her tears. A woman in the full black robes and veil goes into a stall. Now this is where the beanie tightening part comes in. For some reason, the woman in the stall takes her whole outfit off and her bag with her passport and drops it on the floor of the stall [no hooks on the door, I guess] so that Jade can snatch it and put it on herself. Jade then gets in line to go through security behind Careless Bathroom Woman's [thanks Novelamaven] husband.
Poor Zoraida prays for protection from Ali's rage.
Said and Ali return to Ali's house and are told that Zoraida went out. Ali is miffed that Zoraida isn't there to make the tea the way he likes it. Said confesses to Ali that Jade doesn't love him. She still wants the Westerner and they always argue about the same thing [that certainly is true!]. Said says that sometimes he says things he shouldn't. Ali confides that he always argues with his wives in Spanish so that they don't understand him. He thinks that Jade's decision to stay in the house and organize the closets is a good beginning for their relationship.
Now that Nariza is talking to Mohamed again, she takes the opportunity to complain about Jade and to feel sorry for herself. Then she tells Mohamed that Latifa is an exhibitionist and that he doesn't know what she does when he's not around. Of course, Mohamed believes this maliciousness and demands to know what Latifa did. Since he won't believe that his sister tells lies, poor Latifa cannot defend herself. She swears up and down that she has done nothing.
Jade waits nervously for the flight to board.
Said shows Ali the fabric and gold he bought for Jade in the market.
When Zoraida gets to the door, she doesn't have the courage to enter Ali's house. She says that she will run away but the other servants see her.
Unfortunately, Careless Bathroom Woman's husband is a chatty guy. Now here's another beanie moment. All this time Jade has been living in Morocco and she hasn't learned any Arabic? They get on the plane but Jade has no idea what the guy is saying to her.
Finally, he becomes suspicious and pulls her veil down. Jade is taken away by security protesting in Spanish that she is an American citizen.
Ali is told about Zoraida's strange behavior. Said says that they should go look for her. In a cute scene, Ali angrily says that he doesn't want her back, etc., etc. Said just waits patiently saying nothing. Finally, Ali says, "Let's go look for her."
Detained by security, Jade worries about what will happen if Said's family finds out what she did. There is an disturbance in the security area and Jade is able to escape.
Cristina shows her wedding invitation to Vicki and the other woman whose name I forget. They decide that Cristina will deliver Leo's invite personally. Rosa gets a call from Leo's secretary, who got a call from Cristina asking when she can deliver his wedding invite. Rosa is glad that finally Cristina will be out of Leo's hair. Leo does not seem to be very happy. Then Leo refuses to tell Rosa what he gave to Marisa for her birthday.
Lucas is out golfing when Marisa tools up in a golf cart with a press photographer documenting the idle life of the wife of a successful businessman. She invites the press guy to her birthday party. [Do we think that Marisa believes Jade gets to see these photos or that she just likes to be in the Society pages?]
Dora tells Abieri that Daniel is going to stay in New York with her mother while Dora goes to LA. Albieri doesn't seem too happy about this but it's not clear why. NY isn't as far away as LA but it's a big city. Then Dora asks Luisa to babysit before she leaves.
Jade is on her way back to Ali's.
At Ali's, no one can find Zoraida and now Jade is missing as well. Uncle Adbul says that she must receive 100 lashes for running away and no one will save her this time. At this moment, Jade comes into the house.
The credits roll.
Thanks to her sleight of hand in putting it in the box, Marisa chooses Jade's jade pendant as her gift from Lucas' mother's jewelry. Leo doesn't remember it and is sure that he didn't give it to his dead wife. Marisa (those tattoos are really starting to bother me. Every time I see her, there seem to be more of them) asks Leo not to mention her present to anyone. She wants it to be a surprise at her birthday party.
On her way out to organize her escape, Jade has to endure 20 nasty questions from Nariza. Finally, she gets out the door. Zoraida is concerned about the consequences of helping Jade escape and that a person who remains silent participates in the sin. But, as always, Jade convinces Zoraida to help her. They arrange to meet the next morning to go to the airport.
Cristina tells Estela that Dora's trip to LA for dance lessons is an opportunity she can't miss. She makes the analogy with her marriage to Armando. When she saw him passing by, she grabbed him by the scruff of the neck (agarré del pescuezo) and is going to take him to the altar. Dora and Danielito come in. Dora says that she's fed up with people in the street asking her where the kid's mother is. She says that she can't stand the torture much longer.
Albieri tells Luisa that his life a torture. He can't continue with so many lies. Luisa thinks that he is concerned about Julio's ethical concerns. But Albieri shows how lying can get you into trouble. He tells Luisa that every day that passes make it more likely that the child will betray him. Luisa, of course, doesn't understand. As usual, Albieri mumbles something and runs out of the room.
Luisa reminds Julio that he owes everything to Albieri.
Dora and Osvaldo have the same pointless argument as always at the club. (They always seem to be playing the same song there.)
Julio goes to Albieri's house. He tells Albieri that he can fix the error that the made by giving Dora the opportunity to have the embryo that he prepared for her. Albieri has to admit to Julio that he doesn't have any of the eggs Silvia harvested from Dora and that furthermore he doesn't know where the embryo that was implanted in Dora came from. Julio says that he will think about what he will do. Albieri asks for his help and Julio agrees. [I was thinking/hoping that maybe Albieri would kill Julio to prevent his telling Dora about the 'mistake' at the clinic.]
Cristina and her substitute fiance, Armando, are planning their wedding. Cristina's goal is to stick it to Leo in all possible ways so she recalls that for their wedding he wanted her to be dressed as Gilda in the 1946 Rita Hayworth movie. Cristina has no idea who Rita Hayworth or Gilda are but Armando does. [Here is a poster for Gilda from the internet. I suppose Cristina's wedding dress will be along these lines unless there is a specific wedding dress in the movie. I've never seen it either.]
Cristina and Leo were also going to have their reception at the Mandarin hotel so that is where she will have hers with Armando. She can barely tolerate having Armando kiss her.
Jade pretends to be mopping the floor [that in itself should be very suspicious] when Said and Nariza go out to the market.
They ask her to go along but she says that she has to organize the closets (!). When they are gone, Jade scurries over to Ali's house and she and Zoraida leave for the airport.
In Mohamed's shop, Vicki and Latifa have a clash of the cultures conversation. Vicki can't understand how Latifa can't go out without her husband and Latifa can't understand how American women have to continually make themselves beautiful to keep their men. When she hears that Latifa likes to dance, she suggests that she and Mohamed go to the club, Heat (Caliente), where Dora dances. [I can just see Mohamed and Dora coming in there all covered up and seeing the dancing there.]
Lucas is suspicious of why Marisa went to see Leo in his office. She makes up a story. Marisa wants to plan a large birthday party for herself where the press will be invited in addition to their friends and acquaintances. Lucas says whatever, kisses Rosa but not Marisa and leaves. Marisa says that she can never forgive Lucas' betrayal of her. Rosa says that was Lucas' adolescent love. Since Natalia was born, he is more mature. Marisa says that after her birthday party, Lucas will learn to respect her. [Even without the scenes from Thursday's episode, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that showing up at her birthday party wearing Jade's pendant is going to produce the opposite of respect in Lucas.]
Zoraida and Jade go to the ticket window in the airport.
Just as Zoraida told Jade before, the guy refuses to sell her a ticket without permission from her husband or some other man. Jade is crushed. She has her passport and money but she can't leave. Zoraida sends her to the bathroom to wash away her tears. A woman in the full black robes and veil goes into a stall. Now this is where the beanie tightening part comes in. For some reason, the woman in the stall takes her whole outfit off and her bag with her passport and drops it on the floor of the stall [no hooks on the door, I guess] so that Jade can snatch it and put it on herself. Jade then gets in line to go through security behind Careless Bathroom Woman's [thanks Novelamaven] husband.
Poor Zoraida prays for protection from Ali's rage.
Said and Ali return to Ali's house and are told that Zoraida went out. Ali is miffed that Zoraida isn't there to make the tea the way he likes it. Said confesses to Ali that Jade doesn't love him. She still wants the Westerner and they always argue about the same thing [that certainly is true!]. Said says that sometimes he says things he shouldn't. Ali confides that he always argues with his wives in Spanish so that they don't understand him. He thinks that Jade's decision to stay in the house and organize the closets is a good beginning for their relationship.
Now that Nariza is talking to Mohamed again, she takes the opportunity to complain about Jade and to feel sorry for herself. Then she tells Mohamed that Latifa is an exhibitionist and that he doesn't know what she does when he's not around. Of course, Mohamed believes this maliciousness and demands to know what Latifa did. Since he won't believe that his sister tells lies, poor Latifa cannot defend herself. She swears up and down that she has done nothing.
Jade waits nervously for the flight to board.
Said shows Ali the fabric and gold he bought for Jade in the market.
When Zoraida gets to the door, she doesn't have the courage to enter Ali's house. She says that she will run away but the other servants see her.
Unfortunately, Careless Bathroom Woman's husband is a chatty guy. Now here's another beanie moment. All this time Jade has been living in Morocco and she hasn't learned any Arabic? They get on the plane but Jade has no idea what the guy is saying to her.
Finally, he becomes suspicious and pulls her veil down. Jade is taken away by security protesting in Spanish that she is an American citizen.
Ali is told about Zoraida's strange behavior. Said says that they should go look for her. In a cute scene, Ali angrily says that he doesn't want her back, etc., etc. Said just waits patiently saying nothing. Finally, Ali says, "Let's go look for her."
Detained by security, Jade worries about what will happen if Said's family finds out what she did. There is an disturbance in the security area and Jade is able to escape.
Cristina shows her wedding invitation to Vicki and the other woman whose name I forget. They decide that Cristina will deliver Leo's invite personally. Rosa gets a call from Leo's secretary, who got a call from Cristina asking when she can deliver his wedding invite. Rosa is glad that finally Cristina will be out of Leo's hair. Leo does not seem to be very happy. Then Leo refuses to tell Rosa what he gave to Marisa for her birthday.
Lucas is out golfing when Marisa tools up in a golf cart with a press photographer documenting the idle life of the wife of a successful businessman. She invites the press guy to her birthday party. [Do we think that Marisa believes Jade gets to see these photos or that she just likes to be in the Society pages?]
Dora tells Abieri that Daniel is going to stay in New York with her mother while Dora goes to LA. Albieri doesn't seem too happy about this but it's not clear why. NY isn't as far away as LA but it's a big city. Then Dora asks Luisa to babysit before she leaves.
Jade is on her way back to Ali's.
At Ali's, no one can find Zoraida and now Jade is missing as well. Uncle Adbul says that she must receive 100 lashes for running away and no one will save her this time. At this moment, Jade comes into the house.
The credits roll.
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Wonderful job, Jean! You're right, not much happened, just lots of stage-setting. Great, title, by the way!
I never guessed that the man speaking Arabic to Jade so insistently while they waited to board the plane would turn out to be Careless Bathroom Woman's husband, but of course, he had to be. No way she'd be traveling without her man.
Speaking of which, did you notice that Zoraida didn't translate the ticket agent's remark that Jade would need authorization from her husband or SOME OTHER MAN. I think if Jade had heard that, her next move would have been to scout out a suitable candidate to help her, some westernized traveler who'd be a sucker for her pretty face.
The poster from the movie Gilda is great. Actually Cristina is kind of a Rita Hayworth type, now that I think of it.
Yeah Albieri looks like he'd like to grab Julio's pescuezo-- I find him kind of annoying myself, Julio, I mean. Es que who wants a cool voice of reason blowing out the flames of the plot in beanieland.
I think Albi would be devastated if Dora's ma were to take Danielito to NY because he, Albi, would lose control of the situation and access to Danielito. I think he still hopes to join Dora in LA and remain obsessively close to Dani, just away from the scrutiny and censure of the gang in Miami.
I can't wait to go to Mean Marisa's b-day party tonight. Should be impactante!
I never guessed that the man speaking Arabic to Jade so insistently while they waited to board the plane would turn out to be Careless Bathroom Woman's husband, but of course, he had to be. No way she'd be traveling without her man.
Speaking of which, did you notice that Zoraida didn't translate the ticket agent's remark that Jade would need authorization from her husband or SOME OTHER MAN. I think if Jade had heard that, her next move would have been to scout out a suitable candidate to help her, some westernized traveler who'd be a sucker for her pretty face.
The poster from the movie Gilda is great. Actually Cristina is kind of a Rita Hayworth type, now that I think of it.
Yeah Albieri looks like he'd like to grab Julio's pescuezo-- I find him kind of annoying myself, Julio, I mean. Es que who wants a cool voice of reason blowing out the flames of the plot in beanieland.
I think Albi would be devastated if Dora's ma were to take Danielito to NY because he, Albi, would lose control of the situation and access to Danielito. I think he still hopes to join Dora in LA and remain obsessively close to Dani, just away from the scrutiny and censure of the gang in Miami.
I can't wait to go to Mean Marisa's b-day party tonight. Should be impactante!
'Careless Bathroom Woman'is great. CBW and her husband were in front of Jade and Zoraida in the ticket line. Jade looked intently at them, who knows why since she couldn't have known in advance the veiled woman was going to be so careless in the bathroom.
You're probably right about why Albieri doesn't want Dora's mom to take Danielito to NYC.
You're probably right about why Albieri doesn't want Dora's mom to take Danielito to NYC.
Jean, another wonderful recap for a very uneventful episode. I am so glad that we will all be invited to the party tonight. It should prove to be very entertaining. I think it really strange that you have to throw your own birthday party.
If the Tatted One wants to be high society, I suggest she see someone about getting the vulgar tatts removed.
It really bothers me about the way Dora's mother, et al, talk about Daniel being so white. The child is not deaf.
Thanks again and have a great day.
Rosemary
If the Tatted One wants to be high society, I suggest she see someone about getting the vulgar tatts removed.
It really bothers me about the way Dora's mother, et al, talk about Daniel being so white. The child is not deaf.
Thanks again and have a great day.
Rosemary
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: Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 10:30:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 10:30:00 AM EDT
So happy the Clon postings will go on. It's my classroom assignment in yet another attempt to learn Spanish.
I saw Gilda (yes, I'm that old). Rita in this part was nothing like Christina. And Glen Ford was no Leo.
I saw Gilda (yes, I'm that old). Rita in this part was nothing like Christina. And Glen Ford was no Leo.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 12:15:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 12:15:00 PM EDT
Back in the days of DOS, I had a keystroke generator (Smartkey) on my word processor. I preprogrammed several oft-typed phrases, and with just one keystroke it would spit out "at your earliest convenience," "in accordance with our recommendations," etc. Well, if the Clon recappers had Smartkey now, here is what I would program for everyone:
1. As usual, Jade convinces Zoraida to help her.
2. As usual, Albieri mumbles something and runs out of the room.
3. As usual, Luisa believes Albieri's lame explanation.
4. As usual, Dora and Osvaldo argue at the club.
5. As usual, Cristina says she is going to stick it to Leo.
6. As usual, Marisa says she is going to make Lucas suffer for what he did to her.
7. As usual, Latifa cries because she's afraid Mohamed will take a second wife.
8. As usual, Jade and/or Lucas remember when they were together.
Let's see. Maybe recapper's can refer to them by shorthand. EPS = "Ever-Present Scene." Albi EPS, Marisa EPS, Latifa EPS, etc.
Hey! I've got it! Let's have a contest. See which episode is the first to use all the ever-present scenes in one episode!
1. As usual, Jade convinces Zoraida to help her.
2. As usual, Albieri mumbles something and runs out of the room.
3. As usual, Luisa believes Albieri's lame explanation.
4. As usual, Dora and Osvaldo argue at the club.
5. As usual, Cristina says she is going to stick it to Leo.
6. As usual, Marisa says she is going to make Lucas suffer for what he did to her.
7. As usual, Latifa cries because she's afraid Mohamed will take a second wife.
8. As usual, Jade and/or Lucas remember when they were together.
Let's see. Maybe recapper's can refer to them by shorthand. EPS = "Ever-Present Scene." Albi EPS, Marisa EPS, Latifa EPS, etc.
Hey! I've got it! Let's have a contest. See which episode is the first to use all the ever-present scenes in one episode!
LoAnn, if you're using Clon to help you learn Spanish, check this web page. Click on the "Learning Spanish by Telenovelas" section. It's what worked for me.
Paula, I too remember the Smartkey! It would be great to have a standard set just for TN. Do you remember the global search and replace function? I wonder what happened to all that great technology?
Again thanks to Paula and Jean, you are wonderful to continue this much appreciated recapping of El Clon.
rsk (aka Rosemary)
Again thanks to Paula and Jean, you are wonderful to continue this much appreciated recapping of El Clon.
rsk (aka Rosemary)
Permalink posted by : Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 12:51:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 12:51:00 PM EDT
another ho-hum epi. Danielito is so adorable, though.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1:36:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1:36:00 PM EDT
Thanks so much, Jean, for another terrific recap. And thanks too for the Gilda poster. I confess that that was not a reference familiar to me. Indeed, when Cristine first said "Gilda," I thought of Gilda Radner and thought Huh?? I can certainly see a resemblance between Gilda on the poster and Cristina.
So Dora has asked Luisa to babysit for Danielito. Oh oh, there's trouble! I bet that's when Albieri will try to kidnap the child.
Paula, I loved your SmartKey entries. I've got a program called ActiveWords that will do something similar. Sounds like an essential program for a recapper!
BTW, Paula, I've bookmarked your Learning Spanish site. It's a great resource.
Can't wait for tonight's episodio. I'm eager to see Lucas rip the jade pendant off Marisa's neck. I think I dislike her more than any other character, including Nazira (a close second).
Let me also just add how happy and relieved I am that the recaps will continue. And thanks, NovelaMaven, for offering to share the recap load.
So Dora has asked Luisa to babysit for Danielito. Oh oh, there's trouble! I bet that's when Albieri will try to kidnap the child.
Paula, I loved your SmartKey entries. I've got a program called ActiveWords that will do something similar. Sounds like an essential program for a recapper!
BTW, Paula, I've bookmarked your Learning Spanish site. It's a great resource.
Can't wait for tonight's episodio. I'm eager to see Lucas rip the jade pendant off Marisa's neck. I think I dislike her more than any other character, including Nazira (a close second).
Let me also just add how happy and relieved I am that the recaps will continue. And thanks, NovelaMaven, for offering to share the recap load.
Jean, thank you for your recap. I always appreciate your work.
NovelaMaven, from that brief sample of your writing, I can already tell that your recaps will be fun. Suerte, Matador!
Juanita, be sure to check the Dichos page on the Learning Spanish site. Find a few favorites to memorize. It's fun to pepper your conversation with them. I use dichos even when I'm not with Spanish speakers; I just always give the translation as well.
Rosemary, now that you mention it, yes I do remember global search and replace. I was typing lots of reports for engineers back then, and I'd put my own abrv's into the report, then go back and search/replace to expand them. Computers seem so magical then, didn't they? Occasionally I'll wish I could still use the old DOS commands.
NovelaMaven, from that brief sample of your writing, I can already tell that your recaps will be fun. Suerte, Matador!
Juanita, be sure to check the Dichos page on the Learning Spanish site. Find a few favorites to memorize. It's fun to pepper your conversation with them. I use dichos even when I'm not with Spanish speakers; I just always give the translation as well.
Rosemary, now that you mention it, yes I do remember global search and replace. I was typing lots of reports for engineers back then, and I'd put my own abrv's into the report, then go back and search/replace to expand them. Computers seem so magical then, didn't they? Occasionally I'll wish I could still use the old DOS commands.
If you type your recap in a word processing program, you can do search and replace or make shortcuts where certain keystrokes produce saved text. I used to type my recaps in Word because I sometimes lost what I had written. I would copy and paste the text into the blogger screen.
I also liked your learning Spanish page, Paula. My Spanish comprehension is super good from watching novelas. The only problem is that I almost never have the opportunity to use novela vocabulary in real life. I very seldom find myself talking about loving and hating people, betrayal,kidnapping, blackmail, etc. I know all the names for 'bad' women but have never used one in conversation. Novela vocabulary is no help when you want to talk about health care reform or tell your cleaning person that the sink is leaking. But watching novelas is lots of fun!
I also liked your learning Spanish page, Paula. My Spanish comprehension is super good from watching novelas. The only problem is that I almost never have the opportunity to use novela vocabulary in real life. I very seldom find myself talking about loving and hating people, betrayal,kidnapping, blackmail, etc. I know all the names for 'bad' women but have never used one in conversation. Novela vocabulary is no help when you want to talk about health care reform or tell your cleaning person that the sink is leaking. But watching novelas is lots of fun!
Jean--great job as always! Glad your recappers team is expanding.
I missed 30 minutes out of the middle last night due to a phone call; when I came back, someone was ripping Jade's veil off! I couldn't understand how the bystanders would allow such an assault on a woman in public, took a bit to figure out it was Jades' little charade to get on the plane.
CBW (Careless Bathroom Woman)=very funny indeed!
Joan
I missed 30 minutes out of the middle last night due to a phone call; when I came back, someone was ripping Jade's veil off! I couldn't understand how the bystanders would allow such an assault on a woman in public, took a bit to figure out it was Jades' little charade to get on the plane.
CBW (Careless Bathroom Woman)=very funny indeed!
Joan
Permalink posted by : Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 3:56:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 3:56:00 PM EDT
Jean -- so true about the difference between real-life language and telenovelaspeak. When I started a few years ago, I knew oh so many ways to say 'woman of ill repute'; I knew how to talk 'groserías' but not so much how to talk groceries. And despite all the hours spent in novelahospitals, it wasn't much help in learning medical Spanish.
Paula -- thanks for wishing me luck. Yeah I hope not to get 'corneada' (gored) first time in the ring. By the way, your smartkeys are too funny!
Paula -- thanks for wishing me luck. Yeah I hope not to get 'corneada' (gored) first time in the ring. By the way, your smartkeys are too funny!
Permalink posted by : Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 4:05:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 4:05:00 PM EDT
Paula, yes, the Dichos page is great! It was the first one I bookmarked, right after you mentioned it in an earlier recap. I was delighted to find that there was so much more in addition to the dichos. Muchas gracias.
Jean: Thanks a bundle. Lovely title! LOL! -- Wow! I might be in the minority here, but I thought last night's episodio was somewhat exciting. I actually thought Jade might pull it off. Silly me! It's getting to be Groundhog Day Morrocan style for Jade. She's a prisoner in a foreign land and desperate to get back to America and the freedom to live and do as she pleases --and I cannot fault her for that. I truly felt her desperation this time in trying to get onto that plane only to be found out and hauled away again. Next time maybe she should find a European/American doctor who would forge a permission document for her escape. Hmmm. Maybe she should suggest to Said take a trip to the States to visit Mohammed and Latifa and run away once she's on American terra firma.
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