Monday, July 12, 2010

El Clon, Mon., July 12 - Summary for Discussion

The bad news is usually when a novela is going to end. Here it's the other way around. I reported last week that the El Clon entry on Wikipedia said that the novela was going to end in August to be replaced by La Fantasma de Elena. Well, it's nearly the middle of July and obviously if the novela were ending in August, we would be in 'ultimos' something. Also, Fantasma is going to replace Perro Amor. The Wikipedia article now says that Clon will run for 160 episodes, into October and be replaced by La Reina del Sur. So if this is true, it's not as bad as the 180 odd episodes on the Globovision site and we are at episode 104 so it's more than half over but there's still a lot left to go.

Onward and upward with tonight's exciting episode:

Said explains why he is asking Sein to marry Jade. Sein is reluctant but agrees. Sein then tells Said that he has never thought of marrying but if he is going to do it, he should do it big. He says that it will be the opportunity, 'vivir la fiesta del matrimonio sin tener que atarme a ninguna mujer,' to experience the marriage celebration without having to be tied to a woman. He wants a big wedding in Morocco at the end of the month. [The commenter from Friday's episode guessed right.] Now Said is reluctant but he agrees.

Leo wants Albieri to see a shrink but Albi refuses. Leo mentions that Albi was delirious and said crazy things. Nervously, Albi asks Leo what he said. Leo says that Albi was saying that he could have returned Diego to him and felt guilty that he didn't do so. Albi tells Leo that he should have made a clone of Lucas and raised it to be Diego. He asks Leo what he would think if Diego suddenly appeared in front of him. Leo is obviously attracted that the idea but he dismisses it as crazy. He makes Albi promise to see a shrink.

Daniel tells the priest that he feels that he has already been in Morocco in another life. The priest poo poos the idea of reincarnation and tells Daniel that his feeling of familiarity comes from remembering a movie or an old photograph that he has seen.

Ali tells Jade that she wants the 20-year old Lucas and you can't return to the past, etc. etc.

Said tells Jade that she will be married in Morocco to a friend of his at the end of the month.

Mohamed asks Said if he has chosen the right person to marry Jade. He mentions that Sein's is not a strict Muslim. Said replies that it doesn't matter. He is only going to be married to Jade for a day.

Jade calls Lucas, tells him about the new development and says that she has to see him. After she hangs up, he looks confused.

Dora is worried about Daniel. She doesn't believe Dr. Albieri that he went to the Keys. Estela urges her not to worry about Daniel but to make an appointment with a doctor. Estela will give her the money if she needs it.

Albieri writes a 'Dear Luisa' note. He says that he couldn't tell her the truth out of fear.

Luisa tells the staff that Albieri is seeking medical attention for is problem and urges them to be discreet.

Vicki can't believe that Cristina kissed Sein. Cristina says that it was just an impulse but it was a beautiful moment. Vicki replies that, 'Por culpa de esos momentos bonitos es que arruinas tu vida', it's because of those beautiful moments that you have ruined your life.

Malicia shows up and fawns over Cristina. Vicki is unimpressed. Then the Malicious One calls Pablo to 'congratulate' him on how well he is handling the fact that Cristina kissed Sein. She feigns surprise that Pablo doesn't know about this and begs him not to tell Cristina so that she doesn't lose her job when she is pregnant, yadda, yadda, yadda.

More of the same. Jade pretends to have a headache and claims to have an appointment at a hospital. Said is suspicious as well he should be with such a dubious story. He sends Rania with Jade and Zoraida and tells her to keep her eyes open.

Gloria wonders what is up with Alej. Ramoncito suggests that Alej and Natalia are having problems.

Hilda asks Mohamed if he carries nail tips (uñas postizas). He tells her to cover up and they can check out what is in the store. She reacts badly to this suggestion. Latifa and Amin come down to see what is going on. Hilda says that Mohamed wears a long clothes has an innocent face (esa carita de yo no fui,' literally, this face of 'it wasn't me.') but he gives expensive gifts to Karla. This sets Latifa off. Mohamed protests his innocence to no avail and it goes on and on until finally Amin mans up and confesses that it was he who gave the stuff to Karla. He doesn't explain why he gave stuff to Karla only that he pretended it was from his father so that she wouldn't laugh at him.

Jade goes to the mall and tells Rania that there is a medical office there. However, they run into Lucia who puts them straight. Jade then acknowledges that she is going to see Lucas and leaves. Zoraida initiates Rania into the 'liars to protect Jade' club.

Jade goes to Lucas' and instead of getting legal advice on child custody issues or discussing her problems, they just hop into bed. Ali was wrong. Lucas is exactly the same as he was 20 years ago - doesn't think, doesn't plan, just has sex!!!

Marisa asks why Nati isn't up and Rosa tells her that Nati doesn't eat either. Of course, Marisa blames it all on Alej's influence.

Nati has a terrible headache. She calls Andrea who is not too sympathetic.

Roberto finds some kinds of drugs, I guess it is a joint, and confronts Andrea. Roberto concludes that Andrea got the stuff from Fernando. Andrea denies it but Roberto demands that she not see Fernando again.

Fernando is not showing up at work and Clara is worried. Carolina offers to speak to him and Clara agrees.

Alej is waiting for Nati outside her house. He says that he knows she was taking drugs the previous evening. She says that she can't breathe in her house, her plans to live with Alej have fallen apart, etc. etc. Alej says that she has to fight for what she wants and that she taught him that.
She says that she can't overcome her problems. Alej replies that she should get strength from him. He will always be there for her. She promises not to take drugs again.


Now, we have the parallel of Enrique's and Nati's situations as he talks to his shrink.

Rania doesn't do a good job of lying to Said when he calls.

Tío Abdul thinks Said is crazy to marry Jade again and since all women are corrupt, he figures Rania is doing bad things as well. Said says that this time it will be different with Jade and that Rania and Jade are very different.

Lucas and Jade are in bed.

The credits roll.

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Comments:
Jean, thanks so much for this summacap. And I was very interested in the note you put at the preface, saying that El Clon would last until October (yikes!) and would be replaced by La Reina del Sur. Ever since I heard that they were making that wonderful novel by Arturo Perez Reverte (which I read years ago in English) into a TN, I've been looking for more information about where and when it would be shown. I think it should be a winner, and, once again, not in the stereotypic TN mold. I'm coming to feel that Telemundo is much more likely to air non-stereotypic TNs than is Univision.

Anyway, getting back to your great summacap of El Clon, I loved remarks such as "Zoraida initiates Rania into the 'liars to protect Jade' club." Yes! Though it remains to be seen how loyal a club member Rania will be.

BTW, there's a typo in one of your sentences that may give people who haven't seen this episode the wrong idea. You wrote about Nati: "She promises to to take drugs again." It's obvious that you were intending to type "NOT to take" but.... So I just thought I'd mention it in case anyone is confused.

Anyway, thanks again. And as always, I greatly appreciate the Spanish.
 

Wow October! Glad you are doing the recaps because I don't think I could handle looking at this everyday.
 

You found the perfect picture, Jean, of Lucas looking confused. What else can he do?

Thanks for the sumamry and the Spanish translations. I actually use them for studying. They are great. Unfortunately, I'm not so much so. Lois
 

Thanks, Jean for the summacap and info on how much longer this tn will run... bummer.

Though I am eagerly anticipating Sein meeting Jade... wonder how that'll go.

I have never seen such a wimpy lead character as Lucas... he needs to go. Daniel too, but I know that's not gonna happen.
 

Fantasma de Elena is replacing Perro Amor starting next Tuesday.

It seems Donde Estas Elisha is ending soon too and will be replace by La Diosa Coronada.

They were advertising El Cartel part 2 i don't know if they put that on hold.

They have also advertised some updated versions of Decisiones which is shown in reruns after the repeat of Corazon Abierto.

Yes Telemundo novela are getting better than Univision even though their novelas are revision of old novelas too.

The one thing that is missing from Telemundo's novelas are they don't have the stars like Univision does.Also they need to get their channel played on more cable providers because i'm sure that a lot of fans of novelas if they had a alternative other than Univision would switch.
 

Thank you for the Great summary/recap!

I love this show & I'm glad it's being extended.

KC
 

Thanks so much, Jean.

I'm not happy about this going on until October. Another month would be just about right.

Of course, if Jade had a passionate romance with Sein that might make the whole thing worth while.

Oh, Malicia! Please say we don't have to wait until October for her comeuppance. She's got her eye on Pablo and already had a fantasy where he was madly in love with her. Now she's really stuck her first knife into Cristina. Too bad Pablo didn't tell her friend what Malicia said on the phone.

It's truly ridiculous that Jade is going along with this whole thing. And, as you said, they didn't seem to discuss a plan for averting a SECOND unwanted marriage to Said. They only wanted to jump each other's bones.

It seems to me that Ali's constant repetition of the fact that Jade is in love with the Lucas of 20 years ago is pointing toward an involvement with the clone. But the clone is kind of a jerk, while Lucas is a good guy even if not particularly decisive.

I sure hope Dora has the good sense to grab her mom's money and hie herself off to the doctor.
 

Is anyone else having this problem? When I first click on "Post a Comment" at the end of the already existing comments, it takes me to the screen to type my comment.

However, there is no work verification at that point. What I have to do is type my comment, then copy my comment, hit "back" and then post comment again. The second time the word verification appears, I paste my comment and then all is well.
 

Jean, thank you again for the summacap, pictures and information regarding up coming TN.

I know it is the dog days of summer but come on and get this TN going. We need some action not just the same old merry-go-round.

Why is Dora messing around with her health? The least she could have done is talk to Alberi, he is a doctor after all. If he couldn't help at least he could point her in the right direction. Of course, with his preoccupation with the Clon, maybe that would not be a good idea at this point.

Hoping for some action tonight,

Rosemary
 

Jean--wow, October...well, maybe by the end of that time, the Clon will have been revealed. Great Summarecap too, Jean. I agree that the screen capture of Lucas looking confused was one of your finer efforts! And I agree with Novelera--Jade is getting sent overseas to participate in an unwanted sham marriage, but instead of explaining all this to Lucas, she gets him in a liplock and starts swirling his hair around.
Point of interest: Roberto's reaction when he found the drugs belonging to Andrea was exactly what is recommended by Dr Phil, he did a show on it last week.)
Joan
 

Thanks everyone. I was bummed out last night.
I fixed the typo, Juanita.

I agree that all the talk, including Ali's, about how you can't go back in time and that Jade just wants the Lucas of 20 years ago indicate a meeting of Jade and the clone. If they don't meet, what is the point of the novela? Maybe it's better not to ask that question. The clone is certainly more impulsive than Lucas - that's not hard - but you're right, he is kind of a jerk.

I'm sure Fernando is going to pay attention to what Carolina tells him about the perils of drugs.

I haven't had any trouble posting, Novelera.
 

thanks, Jean!

Hey, Rania was already a member of the Liars Club. Remember her hiding Jade beside the marital bed?

I liked the scene in which Prince Amin redeemed himself by telling the truth. As much of a creep as he has been, he showed us he does have a conscience and really cares about his parents. Nice.

I also like Roberto flexing his parental muscles. That's not something we see a lot of in this novela and I thought he was pretty effective.

Novelera, I almost always have problems posting. I've given up trying to find a pattern, but it rarely works the first time.

Bluesamurai, I think Telemundo's lack of megastars works to their advantage -- I prefer actors to stars any day (although many of these actors are quite well known, stars in their own right, perhaps in a smaller orbit). You're right, though, Univision seems to have much wider circulation. I have only recently had access to Telemundo.
 

Jean, thanks for the summary and whatnot. I'm a bit worried about the show being extended. Was that the plan all along? I can see two options. They can drag out the plot to an even slower pace, which would push this show close to unwatchable. Or they can tack on an extra month or two of new plot at the end. That could be good or bad. It was bad when Telemundo did that with Victorinos last January, because the story lost most of its drama, felt very rushed, and many of the actors left. I hope the best actors stick around and work with a new, faster-moving plot. Let's clone Jade next. Or Osvaldo. Or maybe they finally find a husband for Nazira, and it's the Nazira show, starring Nazira.

My favorite bits: Jade calls Lucas because she has a plan. To get out of her forced marriages, right? No, just to have sex. While Zoraida and Rania wait at the mall. Nice plan.

And Jade traps Rania in the the "liars to protect Jade club" (nice one, Jean): even though Said sent her to watch, he would probably think the worst of her if she said Jade went to see Lucas.

NovelaMaven: I agree about Amin and Roberto having some unexpected moments of decency. That was nice.
 

Thanks Jean and for the information on how long this will last. I don't have much patience with the teenage behavior by Jade and Lucas. Let's hope we don't have too much of that!

Lynne
 

Quick question: did I miss it, or did they totally skip over the meeting Said requested with Lucas? Or has time slowed down so much that "tomorroow night" hasn't happened yet?
Joan
 

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