Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Corazon Salvaje, Tuesday, July 6: Ep 97--Several declarations of love, but no nookie.

Gabe lies on the beach, bleeding. I kind of hoped that maybe she was seeing something that hadn't happened yet, but apparently not. Gabe begs God to let him see Jimena one more time before he shuffles off his mortal coil. I'm not sure how he's going to get out of this one.

Maria del Rosario tells a white dove that their son isn't dead. He's in danger, but love will save him. She releases the dove outside as Jacinta looks on.

Reggie struggles on with Juan. She tells him he has to live! For their love! Remigio comes in, finally, and Reggie tells him about Juan's fever. Remi goes running off.

Remi tells Santos, who says they've got to go to a port to get medicine. Pedro says they've gotten word from Gabe that Juan now owns half the finca, but also that Renato is gunning for him. That's why they need to avoid ports, but at the same time, they don't want Juan to die.

Philippe, the doc, and Fifi go riding around looking for Brigitte. They're on the beach, in the dark of night. The doc thinks that if Brigitte was attacked, they probably dumped her body in the jungle. Fifi refuses to believe that Brigitte is dead and says they should look somewhere else. Instead of finding any sign of Brigitte, they find Gabe. Philippe and the doc drag him out of the water. He's not dead, but he's weak from blood loss.

Regina refuses to let Remigio take over for her. She won't leave her husband, damnit! She asks what they're going to do. Remi says they're going to go get some medicine. Reggie is thrilled. She whispers to Juan that he's going to get better.

Philippe and the Doc get Gabe loaded into the carriage.

The boyz say they'll have to draw straws to decide who's actually going to get the medicine. Santos suggests they make the pickup in drag. But this time it should be "Pedra" and "Eusebia".

The "gals" run into a patrol and can't agree on where they're from. They giggle girlishly that they're lost, that's why they can't remember which direction they came from. The soldier says if they don't put out, he'll detain them. And he means it. Pedra insists on being flirted with before she gives it up. She tells him to close his eyes and pucker up. In the meantime, they prepare to punch the soldiers out, but have to get them to close their eyes again. They hit and run for the boat.

Branko finds Brigitte's shoe during his endless search for Jimena. He goes to the nearby cliff edge and sees her body. He climbs down to check the body. I'm guessing he's guessing he'd get accused of murder if he reports it to the cops, just like last time he found a dead body. Hey, how come Branko has to find all the dead bodies?

The guys get back to the ship and recount their adventure. They also say they found out that the procession of the local Virgen won't be until tomorrow. Remigio has heard this Virgen is "milagrosa" and says they've got to go pray to her for Juan to recover. They all agree that they're doing this whether they get busted or not.

Renato continues reading Reggie's diary. The captain comes to see him and says they've gotten a cablegram telling them exactly where Luzbel is. They'll catch up by tomorrow. Ruh roh. The captain leaves and Renato spends some more quality time with his sword and his delusions.

Remigio comes into the cabin with the medicine. They get Juan out of his shirt. Reggie tries to get Juan to take the pills, but she's having trouble. He acts like he's choking on them.

Branko reports the body. Dumbass. He gets a predictable response from the sheriff. And this time there's no Gabe to get him out of jail. He gets dragged off, screaming that he didn't kill her.

Federico and Eloisa get off on their alleged brilliance and their murderous plans. The dressmaker listens at the door and hears them planning to kill Fully, in league with Grizzy. Well, I guess this is just too much for her. She wonders how much money she can get off Fully for ratting them out.

Fifi hopes the doc can save Gabe's life. There's a knock at the door and Philippe goes to answer. It's the sheriff. He tells the gals that they found Brigitte. Then he flippantly tells them she's dead. Philippe faints. The gals start crying. The sheriff says they've got a guy for it, but not enough evidence. So in the meantime, he'll have to shut down the casino until he gets some proof. He picks up some coins lying on a table and asks if he was clear that the place is "clausurado." He tosses the coins in his hand and laughs.

Colibri gets reassurance from the boyz that Juan is going to pull through. Reggie comes in to see what's up with them. They tell her they're going to pray. She won't leave Juan. Juan comes shambling in, insisting he wants to go with them. He's happy that Reggie is happy to see him up and around. The boyz brag that Reggie was watching over him all night. She doesn't want him to go, though. She tells him that he's being hunted and will be apprehended as soon as he sets foot on land. Oh, and also he owns half of the finca.

Noel delivers the news to Rod that Brigitte was killed. And also that Branko's being blamed for her death. Rod's like, "damn gypsies." Noel doesn't believe Branko did it, not for a minute! There was no reason for Branko to do it. He figures the sheriff is being unjust, yet again. Rod supposes Noel will be defending Branko, like he always defends the riff raff. Noel says he doesn't want to talk about it. He just came to inform Rod that he needs to go down and give his "declaración" because the casino staff all said Brigitte was coming to talk to him when she went missing. And Leonarda will also have to testify, because Rod told the casino staff that Leonarda was there with him. Haha. Good luck with that! Noel says both Rod and Leo are also looking like they might be guilty of murdering that poor girl!

The procession of the Virgen de la Cueva proceeds, including the crew of Luzbel, Juan, and Reggie. Juan is leaning on her pretty heavily. He insists he has to make it to the Virgen. Everyone is leaving her flowers. Juan and Reggie make it to the front of the group. Reggie grabs some water from among all the greenery and re-baptizes him Juan de Dios. Or maybe it's re-re-baptizes him.

Leo wanders into the dining room, looking a little on the pale side. She caresses Rod's usual chair, then sits in it. Clem serves her some breakfast. Leo cries in her big bags of money that she never thought she'd be there all alone. Clem reminds her that the first grandchild is on the way to start filling the house up. Aimee comes in to have breakfast and says she's so lonely without Renato. Leo won't eat breakfast with her and storms off. She tells Aimee she knows that Aimee is lying about missing Renato. Leo says Aimee had better pray that Renato comes back in one piece. Clem can't get Leo to leave Aimee alone.

Juan tells Reggie that if she'd let him die, she'd be a free woman right now. Reggie's like, "What the hell do I want to be free for if I don't have you, you dumbass!" She tells Juan she loves him more than he can imagine. Well, he doesn't imagine she loves him all that much, so that leaves a lot of room.

Rod rants and raves that Noel isn't trying to weasel Rod and Leo out of having to testify. Noel says they're implicated in her murder and if they refuse to go in to give statements, it only makes them look more guilty. Noel knows that Rod had Brigitte in the house several times. That's HAD her, in case he wasn't clear. And he'll spill the beans about that if Rod and Leo don't do as they're told. He has nothing to fear from them because he has nothing to hide. Rod arrogantly declares that he and Leo have nothing to hide either. Noel asks if he's sure about that. "Are you sure you and Leo have nothing to hide? Nothing you're ashamed of?" Noel accuses them of being lovers. Ew, Noel, gross!

Reggie is crying. She says when she heard Juan's story she was moved. She suffered for him. She tells him she has a story too. Her mother died before she could really get to know her; her father always rejected her; her godmother looked down on her…and Renato ignored her. Well, Reggie at least doesn't think about Renato anymore. They smile at each other.

The captain asserts his alpha male status once again as he and Renato set foot on shore.

Rod says that's a "calumnia." Then he throws Leo under the bus and says she kissed him, and he never responded to her her excessive displays of affection. He would never betray Noel. Noel's not buying it. He'd like to keep thinking Rod is still a gentleman. Rod denies there was ever any brotherhood between them. Especially since Noel always goes against him. Noel says he just disagreed with Rod and Rod refused to listen to him. Rod insists there's never been anything between him and Leo. He's incapable of betraying Noel. No response from Noel.

Clemencia reminds Leo that Aimee is Renato's wife and her goddaughter. Leo says she rejects her. She doesn't know how Renato chose such a poisonous animal as her. Leo says nothing Aimee says will rid her of the hate she has for her. Aimee says "wah, wah, you promised to defend me!" Leo says, only from Renato. Clemencia gets slapped for asking if there will ever be peace in this house. Leo says she's never done anything but care for everyone and in return she and Renato have been taken advantage of. Aimee's tears no longer move her. Aimee reminds her about the baby, which Leo says is the only thing that's saving her right now. But once the baby's born, she'll take it away from Aimee and raise it herself. Aimee faints. Clemencia yells at Leo that she's going to make Aimee lose the baby if she's not careful.

Juan tells Reggie he has to go report the cargo they brought into port. He insists on doing it alone, except for Colibri. Reggie agrees Colibri can stay. She lets Remigio take her back to the ship. Juan plants a big 'ol kiss on her before she leaves.

Clem and Leo get Aimee into bed. Clem says she's not defending Aimee, but the child. Leo tells Clem to call for the doctor. Aimee was faking it, predictably. Leo watches her from the foot of the bed.

Doc Miranda attends to Gabe. He tells him to be strong if he wants to see Jimena again. Doc thought bubbles there's too much bad juju going on in town. He wonders who would have attacked Gabe.

Servando sings to himself as he hides the knife he used on Gabe under his carriage. He thought bubbles that no one suspects him and keeps singing and brandishing his knives.

Jimena goes to Raul's house looking for Gabe. Salma comes in and sees her. She dismisses the maid. Jimena is shocked to see her there. They exchange "What are you doing here?"-s. Salma announces she's Mariela's daughter. She tells Jimena to shut it. Jimena starts shouting for Mariela and Salma throws her out. Mariela comes downstairs and Salma says it was just a girl who came begging. Mariela is happy that Salma is so charitable. She asks to hear about Salma's life. Salma says it was a hard life, with lots of hard times, misery, and hunger. But mostly she suffered because Jimena was always jealous of her. She mistreaded her and lied about her because Grizelda liked her better. Mariela has a hard time believing it. Salma blames Jimena about the worst times in her life. Mariela looks troubled by the vague accusations.

The casino staff are in mourning. Jimena is glad to see them and tells them about Grizzy selling her off. They tell her about Brigitte being dead. Jimena shares their anguish. Philippe says they're waiting for the body to be handed over to them. They tell Jimena that they suspect Rod. They also suspect him of making an attempt on Rosenda's life, which is why neither Rosenda nor Madame are there right now. Fifi says it's just too much--Rosenda, Brigitte, then last night…Gabe. Jimena freaks out. "I knew it, I knew it!" She goes running off.

Colibri whines about not being able to find the sweets he was looking for. Juan agrees to let him go look and says he'll wait for him at the boat. The coast guard captain asks if Juan is the guy he's looking for. He arrests Juan.

Jimena comes running into Doc Miranda's place and sees Gabe. She asks Gabe who did this to him. The doc says he's stable for the moment.

Juan tells the captain he's not a "prófugo" and was avoiding the coast of Veracruz as he was told to do via cablegram. He has been using the boat to haul cargo, that's all. Colibri watches the proceedings. The captain asks where the Luzbel I is. Juan informs him it's back at Peñon del Diablo and is his only property. He says he posted bail. The captain says the bail has been revoked. "Noel took it back?" Renato says he did it. We get flashes to the inevitable swordfight. And no idea what's on deck for tomorrow.

Milagrosa=miraculous, performs lots of miracles
Clausurado=closed
Declaración=statement, testimony
Calumnia=defamation
Prófugo=fugitive

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I am most displeased. I was hoping Juan and Reggie would seal the deal before Renato showed up. ARGH!
 

Kat: Yes, Renato's timing could not have been more off. Just as Juan and Reggie are on the verge. Even though he's ill, I am hoping Juan will prevail if the sword fight ensures. I don't see anything happening to Renato yet though - too many more episodes to go.

This was your usual fantastic recap Kat. Loved "mortal coil", "Leo cries in her big bags of money" and my favorite, "Renato spends more quality time with his sword and his delusions". Excellent!

Renato must have committed Reggie's diary to memory by now. Although, I imagine reading endless pages of someone's love, devotion and sacrifices for you must be hard to put down. :)

Branko being jailed for finding the body may be his salvation. Servando's knife would probably not have missed the mark this time. So, am relieved he is safe for the time being.

Aimee can continue her ruse for only a short time. Short of making plans to escape, I wonder how she plans on dealing with an already explosive situation when it's revealed she isn't pregnant.

Juan and Reggie were so sweet. I hope they can continue their high seas romance once Juan sends Rentao packing and sailing back to the Finca...

Diana
 

Kat, thanks for that speedy recap. Hmmm...''He [Juan] insists he has to make it to the Virgen.''....and also, Juan, to the virgin . It looks like Juan missed his opportunity to seal the deal with Reggie before he has to deal with Renato. If Rennie discovers that Juan and Reggie never had a noche de boda , he is going to be even more driven to kill Juan or have him imprisoned so that Juan can't comsummate the marriage and Reggie will remain pure for Renato. Everything is unraveling. Rod is getting more and more arrogant...and delusional. Leo's own delusional bubble regarding Old Rod seems to have finally burst. HA The bodies are stacking up , but I think that Gabe must live to be with his onetruelove. Doctorcito hasn't lost a patient yet. I wonder where old Arcadio is ...maybe hiding under some rock somewhere. Well, I'm off to tutor. We're having a heatwave. It's going up to 100 today. We've had temps in the high 90s all week which is very unusual for us. It looks like we'll have some relief by Saturday. We really need some rain. The grass is turning brown and the corn is not looking good. Stay cool where you are.
 

Morning everyone. Kat, you rock. The fight scene coming up should be interesting. I hope Juan wins. Renato is getting on my last nerve and I'd like to pop him in the forehead and say "snap out of it."

How is Aimee going to get out of the pregnancy thing? If they mentioned losing the baby, that might be her way out. Surely people aren't that stupid to believe it. I guess we'll have to wait and see. Ack!
 

Thank you for the recap, Kat! I did watch the ep, and now I need to listen to the recap; so I will be back later.
 

Always love your titles and your turns of phrase, Kat. Interesting stuff going on in your mind, I must say.

"Brank reports the body. Dumbass"
"Leo cries in her big bags of money."
"Well, he doesn't imagine that she loves him all that much so that leaves a lot of room." (my favorite!)
"Renato spends some more quality time his sword and his delusions." (my second favorite)

Always a treat to read your take on things, and continue to be amazed that you can work, do theatre and still crank out two superb recaps in one night. I want your multiplevitamin!
 

Thanks again, Kat, for the excellent recap!

Had to wonder who tipped off the coast guard to the Luzbel's whereabouts.

"Dumbass" Banko, LOL. Couldn't he just leave a note about the bodies in a milk bottle by the sheriff's office?

Diana, good point about Branko being safe in jail.

The dressmaker -- doesn't it occur to her that Fulgencio is not going to look kindly on her renting a love nest to his wife all these months?

I don't understand how Renato could withdraw the bail that Noel posted.

Not legally anyway; I know he bribed the sheriff, but why is the coast guard going along with that.

He bribed the sheriff to put him on the coast guard ship, so maybe they got their cut of that, too; dunno.
 

Kat, I loved your recap for last night! It sounds so funny how Pedra and Eusebia were in drag to get the medicine that Juan needed. What a great bunch of guys. If Aimee has half a brain in that empty head of hers she should pretend to have a miscarry and blame it on Leo's treatment of her. I'm glad that Jimena and Gabe are together. Yeah, where is Arcadia hiding? I think he's just waiting to get his vengeance on Leo and Rodrigo. I can't wait for the swordfight between Juan and Ranato. I hope Regina tells him how much he has disappointed her and how she realizes that Juan is her only true love. We've been having a heatwave for 5 days now, hopefully we will get some relief soon. Terrylee from Ashtabula
 

Kat- I haven't seen last night's episode yet, but feel like I have after reading your superb recap. These writers are just toying with us. They knew there would be no more reasons for Reggie and Juan not to consumate the marriage before ren found them, so they made him sick. Which is also the only way that Juan would be weak enough to not kill Ren right on the spot. Very clever, and very maddening. Darn you writers!

So are they saving the consumation for the very end? Are we just going to get a crap load of drama before that? I loved your line about the doc noting all the "bad juju" going down lately. Yes Doc, and it all leads back to the MdOs- Leo and Rod specifically. Time to lock those tow up before half the town ends up dead.
 

Gawd, Kat, this was hilarious, as always!

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I love, love, love this episode.

Branko the Deadfinder seems to have a very bad karma. What did he do in his previous life for finding dead bodies all the time in this one? :)

It's the sheriff. He tells the gals that they found Brigitte. Then he flippantly tells them she's dead.

And the winner of the Biggest Asshole Ever Award is... Bingo, this mean jerk.

As for the lack of consumation: yes, it's frustrating, and sometimes I could kill the writer and the producer with a rusty axe. On the other hand, at least now both of them can be sure that their affection, loyality and insistence for each other is based on love, not physical attraction. Yeah, I know, it's a lame consolation, and after the 300 Love Cave encounters we deserve a few rolling in the hay scenes with the awesome Tarzan and Santa Regina couple, but don't worry, it'll happen. :)
 

Kat, another fantastic recap, filled with incisive snark, i.e. "Renato spends some more quality time with his sword and his delusions."

I'm getting very tired of the corrupt police chief, whatever his actual title is. He's definitely part of the bad juju.

You go, Noel! Loved his scene with Rod. Rod is so arrogant and sure of himself, but one day he'll find that karma's a bitch.

They're milking the guys in drag gag for all it's worth, aren't they?

Branko deserves a week at Disney World when all this is over. I was glad to see Gabe and Jimena back together. No way will Salma be content to cuddle in mama's arms the same way Jimena was.
La Paloma
 

If Salma hadn't been able to produce the dress "she" was abducted in, Mariela would never have believed her story. Although her reaction at times to Salma's rants against Jimena indicate she senses something is amiss, in her mind, the dress provides solid evidence Salma is who she says she is. I hate seeing her duped like this. I hope Salma up sharing a cell with Gris and Servando. Blech.

Diana
 

Thanks for the recap Kat. Even though the deal is not sealed, Regina is so committed to Juan now that even w/no nookie, she's not going off into the sunset with Ren, who is a day late and mucho dinero short.

Stay cool Susanlynn. My family lives in your part of the world and I know it's HOT.

Jeri - I think the corrupt sheriff probably revoked the bail or some other denizen in our corrupt TN town.

Diana - ITA w/you regarding Salma's ruse. My only consolation is that when Mariela finds out the truth neither she nor Grizzy will be safe (in that fierce mother bear way not murder/death though her looks will kill them both).

I do hope Branko can find happiness with someone by the end of the TN b/c he has character and Salma is not worthy of him.
 

I couldn't resist (again) to make a new gif based on the encounter of Renato-san and Juan Sparrow.
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Kat - great recap, I loved the lines other people have pointed out too, Renato's quality time!

Aribeth - Juan Sparrow!! LOL

Yes Aguacil is quite a jerk, who said last week that he looks like he has a British accent? There is also something French about him to me, his mannerisms somehow.

I was glad Doc was the one to find Gabe, otherwise he wouldn't have survived. And that Jimena and Gabe are together again.

Leo is such a nasty piece of work. I don't exactly feel sorry for Aimee but I thought that whole scene was kind of strange - taking out her own guilt on Aimee?

For sure Branko is way too good for Salma. So far I don't see her deserving any redemption at all, she was so hateful last night. Can't wait for that lie to fall apart!
 

Thanks for another funny recap Kat!

The dressmaker wants money for telling Fulgencio that his wife and her lover are planning to kill him? What's wrong with this town? Doesn't anyone do the right thing just because it's the right thing? I think we know the cause of all the bad juju in Veracruz...

I predict Rod will throw Leo under the bus (or in this case, under the carriage) during his testimony. He took a walk, returned and found Leo with the gun, Brigette was already dead, blah, blah, blah. And yes Leo, prison stripes DO make your ass look bigger...

Poor Branko. At the rate he's finding dead bodies people are going to start thinking he's the local serial killer.

I really can't figure out why Aimless is still around. I would have thought she'd be tired of playing mommy-to-be by now and moved on to something else. Or at least gone to town to try to find someone to knock her up for real. At this point it really doesn't matter who the father is.
 

Excellent recap Kat. Ugh Renato just had to catch up with Juan right when he and Regina were for sure going to consumate the marriage. I think even in his weakened state Juan can still get the upper hand with Renato. No way is he going down without a fight. I'm also worried since the whole letter thing hasn't been resolved, Juan will think Renato came because of Regina's letter. Ugh. I feel bad for Branko. He keeps finding dead bodies and with Gabe in no position to help him he may be locked up for a long time. Ugh how long will this fake daughter storyline play out. I'm tired of Salma constantly lying about Jimena to make her look bad to her mother. I'm waiting for that pie cart to run her, Servando, Gris, Leo, and Rod over. Loved Noel confronting him about being lovers with his wife. Keep standing up to him Noel. Speaking of cheaters it seems Eloisa and Fed are about to be busted out to Fully. I wonder will Aimee now fake a miscarriage to get out of the fake pregnancy and blame Leo for it. Looking foward to tonight's show.
 

Hi Kat,

Great job here as well. I love your hilarious recaps. Thanks.

Well, I'm still an episode behind so I'll actually get to see this tonight. However, your description is so good and so complete that I have absolutely no problem visualizing what happened.

Gabe is still alive? Wow! Is Servando ever going to be sooo embarrassed. Gabe must be very well put together to survive that even for a short time. Looked to me as though he plunged that ugly knife all the way to the hilt right into the heart... and then even twisted it a bit. Well, good for Gabe.

Carlos
 

I hate to burst anyone's bubbles but I think the reason the Coast Guard could find the Luzbel was due to Regina's letter. Remember, Clemencia (not thinking) showed the letter to Renato to stop him from going after Juan and Regina. I think the clue to where they were was in the letter. I'm guessing of course, but it does make sense.
Juan wanted to make love to Regina last night but she discovered the fever and was all a-twitter about that. Had the fever not have arrived, another fever between the two of them would have. I do see, though, Juan's insecurities raising their ugly heads. He doesn't realize how much Regina loves him because he doesn't think anyone (woman) will love him that much. The way he was brought up, being left for dead as an infant, Remigilio's father, etc. have all played with his self-esteem. He can be angry towards people, but a lot of times that just hides insecurities that one doesn't want others to see. Regina is the one who can build his confidence and be the helpmate he needs. Aimee would never have survived on the ship. The other crew members would have tossed her overboard quite a few episodes ago.
 

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