Wednesday, May 26, 2010

El Clon 70 & 71, Wed., May 26 - Who's your Daddy?

I might have used that title before but what goes around comes around on this novela. And how lucky am I to get an unannounced two-hour episode! Disculpa, amigas, I am not going to be able to post pictures, be as detailed or put in as much Spanish as I would normally - it just takes too long.

Let me also say at the outset that it seemed like one of the two hours was comprised of Latifa whining and complaining about Amina. I'm giving that very short shrift.

Said and Rania are led to their hotel room. This the third wedding we've had in Morocco so we know the drill - foot washing; prayers to Allah for love and happiness; sex; bloody sheets for witnesses the next morning. Before going into his room, Said goes to Abdul and apparently wants to tell him that Jade wasn't a virgin when he married her. At least that is what he has a flashback to. But he doesn't say anything.

Zoraida asks Jade if she regrets what she has done. She replies that she has confidence in Lucas.
It's torture time at the Ferrar house. Marisa snatches Lucas' book out of his hand and says that now she has the opportunity to tell him everything she's been saving up for all these years. She wants to know why he won't oppose Nati's relationship with Alej and she taunts him for never having the guts to to leave his father's house. In desperation, Lucas calls for Rosa to get Marisa out of there. Marisa tells him that he is like an adolescent in a 40-year old's body but he will never be 18 again. [Lucas is more like an 80-year old in a 40-year old's body.]

Escobar and Julio are concerned about Albieri's obsession with Daniel.

In Cancun, Albieri is obsessed with Daniel. He wants to call Dora but doesn't have her number. He calls Cristina but gets Vicki. Pursuant to the plan agreed to long ago, Vicki won't give Albieri Dora's number but she says that she will give Dora a message. Cristina comes in and tells Vicki what she has learned about Amalia.
Primero me engordo 20 libras antes que me saque de su camino.
I will gain 20 pounds before I get out of his [Leo's] way, says Cristina.

Leo tells Amalia that he is a rational being and not passionate.

Vicki comes over to Dora's to tell her about the call from Albieri. Dora is sure that Albieri went to Cancun on purpose to meet Daniel. Estela is sure that Daniel and Albieri's obsession with one another is because Albieri is Daniel's father. Dora denies it.

Knowing full well what her reaction will be, Karla tells Gloria that Alej is going back to fighting.

Alej believes that he will be successful in the fight game because he has Nati as his motivation.

Gloria chews out Alej for going back to fighting but he tells her that he did it before as a hobby but now he is serious about this as a career.
Tú sabes, baby, que un solo golpe mal dado, ¡y te mandan para el otro mundo a encontrarte con el niño Jesús!
You realize, baby, that one bad punch and you will be sent to the other world to find yourself with the baby Jesus! says Gloria. Finally though, she capitulates and agrees to let Alej pursue his dreams but she won't go and watch him fight.

Daniel calls Alberi's house and gets Alicia. She tells him that Albieri has moved away. At the lab, Alicia asks if Daniel is Albieri's son. Julio says no. He has a thought bubble about his suspicions about what Albieri did with the embryos.

Ali tries to talk Abdul out of promoting Amina as a second wife for Mohamed.

Jade is counting her chickens before they are hatched. She tells Zoraida that she is free when she only has a plan to use Rania as an ally to get a divorce. Zoraida tells Jade that maybe the prophecy of the coffee grounds (the past and the present combined in one man before her) means that Lucas looks the same but isn't the same as he was 20 years ago. [You don't need coffee grounds to tell you that someone might have changed over 20 years.]

More blasts from the past. Rosa brings Lucas his guitar and they recall how talented he was before he gave it up to be Daddy's slave in the company. Meanwhile, Daniel is mesmerized by a guitar in a store window.

Leo is starting to put the moves on Amalia.

Said calls Enrique and says that he will give them his decision when he returns to Miami from his honeymoon.

Clara fights with Escobar about Alicia.

Vicki hires Pablo as her personal trainer. I see romance ahead for those two.

In a weird scene, Jade and Latifa reminisce with their daughters about how Jade used to put on a burqa and sneak out of the house. Latifa appears to remember this fondly when at the time, she was sure that Jade was going to destroy Latifa's marriage. Before Jade can tell the girls what she was doing in the ruins, Zoraida announces that the Naz has brought Amina to visit.

Latifa panics. Fortunately, Mohamed is not at home. The Naz invites Amina to visit her in the US. Zoraida counsels Latifa not show Nariza her feelings about Amina. Latifa wonders how a wonderful man like Mohamed could have such an awful sister. Latifa drags Zamira and Jadiya to the medina to delay Mohamed's return. She finds him and tells him that she has a terrible headache and is looking for a certain herb to cure it. They examine every herb in the market without success. Latifa says that her headache is better and they finally decide to go home hoping that Amina has left.

Meanwhile Jade and Zoraida are telling Amina that Mohamed is a bad husband. He beats his wife and won't give her enough food. Bad news when Latifa arrives back at Ali's house - Amina is still there. She pretends to faint and Mohamed carries her up to her room. She revives when told that Amina has left.

Daniel flashes back to Albieri giving him toys.

Enrique calls Lucas to tell him about their upcoming meeting with Said. Leo thinks Lucas must have some clue about what is going on from talking to Jade but, of course, he doesn't. Marisa comes in and smugly claims that she already knew that Said was coming to Miami. Lucas asks Marisa about her relationship with Said. He doesn't think that it is real because she wouldn't be happy about Said marrying again. Marisa replies that that she doesn't want to be Said's third or fourth wife. She has her place in his life and it is the same as Jade in Lucas' life. She says that she has to thank Lucas and Jade because if it weren't for them, she never would have met Said.

Nati tells Alej that she has just found out that her parents have never cared about each other and only stayed together because of her. She tells Alej that he is her happiness and without him, she would be lost like she was before. Then Nati wants to know when he is going to introduce her to his mother. Alej makes excuses.

Daniel finally returns home but Dora and Estela aren't at home. They are at the club. Estela tells Cristina that she doesn't look a day older.
Porque vivo luchando en contra de la gravedad! Y todo lo que se cae lo subo y lo que arruga lo plancho!
Because I live fighting gravity, she says. I lift everything that falls and iron what is wrinkled.

Luisa and Albieri return home. Alicia tells Albieri that he didn't get any calls from Daniel.

Everything is going swimmingly at the club until Osvaldo flirts with another woman. In spite of knowing Osvaldo's character, Dora leaves the club in a snit and tells Osvaldo that he can pick up his stuff. They come home and find Daniel on the doorstep. There is a happy reunion.

Daniel tells Dora and Estela that he has gone all over the world. He liked Cancun and worked at a hotel there to pay his passage home. He wants to find Albieri and angrily rejects his mother's desire to stay with her. He says that he blames her for taking him away from Albieri. He says that she has always been selfish, thinking about her wants and never about how he felt when she took him away from his father, Albieri. Dora says that Albieri isn't his father. Daniel demands to know who his father is. Dora tells him that Osvaldo is his father. She trots out the story that she and Osvaldo agreed on earlier about how Osvaldo left her and then she found out she was pregnant. She promises to bring Daniel to see his father the next day.

Clara chews Fernando out for staying out all night and drinking and driving.

Zoraida asks the Naz why she is making Latifa so unhappy by pushing a second wife on Mohamed. Nariza says that she blames Latifa for influencing Mohamed to chase away all her suitors. She thinks that a second wife for Mohamed might be an ally and help her get a man and be happy. [If Rania and Amina are supposed to be so religious, they would hardly support the Naz' activities in Miami - going to clubs, receiving men in the house, etc.]

Said and Rania return from what must have been the world's shortest honeymoon. Mohamed and his family leave to return to the US. Said thinks that Jade's smiling face is concealing her chagrin at having to accept Rania.

A new day, a new torture session for Lucas. Marisa takes a call from Said and reminds Lucas of all the times he called his lovers in her presence and she had to pretend not to understand. Lucas invites her to let out all the grievances and complaints she has accumulated over the years. Marisa replies that a few days in bed have made Lucas desperate and he should imagine what loneliness and powerlessness can do over many years. He asks why she doesn't leave if he makes her so unhappy. Marisa replies that Lucas didn't want her to leave when he thought he had lost his true love. Now she has gone from a burden to an obstacle. [Just offer the money, Lucas, and she's gone. Even someone as dim as you are should be able to realize that what is keeping Marisa in the marriage is the money.]

Rosa tells Lucas that his physical therapist has arrived. Lucas asks about Natalia. Rosa describes the chaos in the house and says that she is sure that Nati is about to go live with Alej. She blames everything on Jade - el peor pecado de tu vida (the worst sin of your life).

Said tells Jade and Rania that he is returning to Miami. If the house Marisa found for him is ok, he will send for his wives. They will each live in a separte wing of the house with the same number of servants, the same gifts and he will alternate spending the night with each of them. Jade is happy with this arrangement.

Osvaldo agrees to back up Dora's story that he is Daniel's father.

Daniel wakes up and Dora tells him that he is going to meet his father.

Marisa tells Lucia that Said is going to give a dinner in her honor and she is going to be the first guest in Said's new house. She is sure that however much Jade hates Said, no woman can tolerate such humiliation. She says that Said wants Jade to dance for her.

Cristina shows up at Leo's office.

Dora brings Daniel and introduces Osvaldo as his father.

The credit roll.

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Wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Even when you try to do a quick and dirty recap, you end up doing a bang-up job, Jean!

I'm traveling this week and won't see this double-header until I get back, so I'm especially grateful for your efforts today.

Sounds like an aggravating episode, with all of the baddies making little inroads. I do think a Pablo/Vicki pairing would be fun, though.

By the way, I have a hunch the very religious Amina and Rania aren't all that pious once they are out of Abdul's shadow.
 

Thanks very much, Jean. I was totally caught by surprise at this 2-hour session. Was there prior warning that this "special" would be two hours long? I'm just thankful I watched live; had I taped it, I'd have missed the second hour. Though frankly perhaps it would have been better to miss the hour and simply read your excellent recap. Frankly, I thought that two hours simply gave us double the Same Old Same Old. You managed to skillfully zoom in on what was most important. Muchas gracias!
 

It caught me by surprise, too, Juanita. My TiVo did not know about it and the promos for the 'special' episode on Tues. did not mention that it was going to be 2 hours.
In fact, I nearly missed the beginning of the second hour but when I realized what was happening, fortunately the TV was on the same channel and the TiVo had already recorded the first 20 minutes or so.
I agree also that the content was hardly riveting enough to merit two hours. We did get to see quite a lot of the clone, which was nice.
It's quite obvious that Daniel is not going to accept that Osvaldo is his father. There's the race problem and for sure, Osvaldo isn't going to be convincing enough.
 

Thanks, Jean, for doing double duty. I continue to be amazed at your ability to describe everything important without making the recap like War and Peace.

When Daniel threw his little hissy fit with his mother and grandmother, you could clearly see the connection with the bratty little 10 or 11 year old he used to be. While he did state they robbed him of the man he considered his father, he also was sure to mention the nice room and toys that were his. He's never appreciated his mother. He was very petulant and unlikeable.

Said is SO not over Jade. I sure hope she doesn't have to dance for Marisa. That sounds awful. Although maybe it could sting Marisa a bit showing off what fascinated Lucas.

I'm pretty tired of Marisa coming into Lucas' room and ragging on him. I know it's plot service, but I want him to throw something at her or get the hell out of that house.
 

Thanks, everyone.
I agree Novelera, that it was hard to tell what Daniel missed most - his emotional connection with Albieri or the stuff. Once he finds Albieri, what is he going to do then? He's an adult now. He can't stay in the room in Albieri's house and play with toys.
 

What's up with Alicia? It seems nothing she does really makes sense. I can't figure out why she tells Daniel that Albieri moved. If she thinks Albieri has a kid that Luisa doesn't know about, and she wants to be spiteful, it seems she'd like it better if Daniel showed up. There's been no movement on the Leo stalker plot point. And I'm sure she really isn't into Escobar.

And Albieri continues to be totally self-centered. He promises Luisa a vacation together and then can't manage to conceal that all he thinks about is Daniel for the whole time. She should have dumped a martini on his head!
 

Jean, thanks for the double header. They could have condensed these two episode into about 10 minutes as far as I was concerned.

Said and Marisa are just plain obsessed and thus possessed by the devil. If Marisa had not trapped Lucas into a bad marriage maybe she could have married someone like Said and been happy for ever after. Said must have been the favorite son and never told "no".

Dora was a terrible mother and only thought about herself. She was obsessed with having a child no matter the cost. After having Daniel she was off to work or dancing and left the little tyke with Alberi or one of the roommates. Once Daniel and Alberi bonded it was too late to be the adoring mother. Granted, if Alberi hadn't messed with creation and the lab had not used the wrong embryo things would have turned out differently. But then we would have no TN.

Lucas is old enough I thought smart enough to get himself moved out that house. It would take just a few phone call.

Rosemary
 

Thanks Jean for capturing the essence of a rather disjointed two hour episode. I missed some of it - especially that Marisa was going to find a house for Said. At least this way, Jade gets to come to Miami and continue her affair with Lucas and/or the clone. It's not very bright of Marisa. Even though she is showing her true colors, I find Marisa's tactics of torturing Lucas quite amusing - taking the remote away from him, snatching his book away. Of course, it's a telenovela .. in real life .... It's also going to be interesting to see what conditions Said lays for his business. Marisa can dictate.

Lynne
 

Thanks, Jean. Super duper, as always. That 2 hour episode was a surprise, but I did get to watch it. I can't stand Naz. She is so cruel. She knows how much Latifa loves Mohamed and how much she dreads the idea of him taking a second wife. I hope Naz gets an anvil at the end of this novela. I like Nati and Al together. I hope that he doesn't get hurt fighting. It's quite remarkable how young Daniel seems compared to old, battered Lucas. The tight teeshirt ,very black hair, and petulant attitude help to promote that image of youth. In contrast, years living with that harpy Marisa have turned Lucas into a graying shadow of his former self. I still marvel at the plot twist of the Said and Marisa coupling. I did not see that one coming. However, Jade and Lucas would probably be thrilled if they found out. I've noticed that in novelas the folks who pine for the leads often wind up in bed together [ex. Antonio and Perla in Alborada.] ...revenge sex.
 

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