Caray, Caray!

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