Caray, Caray!

Jean, thanks very much. As always, your summaries fill in a lot of blanks for me.
I was rolling on the floor when Adbul had his Dona Gloria fantasy...reminded me of the time Naz danced for Tio Ali in her daydreams. Dona Gloria, like Christina, is a character who started out ditzy and is turning into a great character. Thanks again Jean!
Joan
 

Thanks, Jean. Despite his religious exterior, Abdul is just another dirty old man. Shame on you, Abdul. Wouldn't it be a switch if Jade married Zein and actually fell in love with him ??? He certainly seems smitten with her. That's how I'd end this tale. I think that Said's plan is going to backfire on him.
 

De nada, amigas.
Susanlynn, I would love it if Jade fell in love with Zein but it seems like the coffee grounds and the laws of telenovelas don't make that very likely. Lucas is Jade's true love as boring as that will probably be.
 

Terrific job, Jean!

I especially like the way you describe Amin's scientific activity: "...checking out planet K for Karla"

I'm with you, Joan, about Doña Gloria as a force to be reckoned with, especially when we compare her attitude toward Nati -- helpful, but not naive -- to that of Nati's own mother, who, as we know, lives in her little cocoon of selfishness and denial.

I'm glad to see the way Samira is influencing Jadiya. Jadiya is more and more likeable, and less and less Stepford Wife in Training, Moroccan version.

And Rania is coming across as a very unattractive human being. If only Said would fall in love with her! They deserve each other!
 

Oh goodie! Your summary in hand, I look forward to watching this episode especially because of Naz. I always enjoy her outrageousness (is that a word?).

Incidentally, how does she and/or her makeup people keep the lipstick off her teeth? Lois
 

Thanks as always for the recaps!!

Indeed, Lucas/Jade make for one boring couple. That Zein really is muy guapo!!
 

Your point about Lucas & Jade being a boring couple is exactly the point this novela is trying to make which is that missed opportunities and regrets wear people down. And over time as we get older and assume more responsibilities and deal with the hardships these two characters have to deal with, the pure and joyous love they experienced when they first met begins to seem like a distant memory. The arrival of Daniel serves to revitilize that spirit of adventure. For Jade, he reminds her of that Lucas who snuck into her wedding dressed as a woman and for Lucas, he reminds him of why Jade fell in love with him in the first place.
 

Great recaps.
It was refreshing & funny to see tio abdul daydreaming about gloria.
Maybe in the future tio ali & abdul will secretly court her. Now that would be hilarious.

phyllis
 

Jean, thank you once again! Last night did have it light moments, Abdul the dirty old man, and the Naz sneaking in with dancing shoes in hand just like a teenager.

Raina and her sister have reserved anvils for themselves after the last couple of days. If Raina thinks she can control Said, good luck!

I wonder if Leo's new love is going to take him to Fez? I also wonder if Cristina will end up with Daniel. She did have a thing for Diego and the same feelings when she met Daniel.

Zein deserves someone much better than Jade. I hope he doesn't fall in love with her, maybe they could just become good friends.

Rosemary
 

Hi Rosemary: Remember when Leo took Amalia to Fez and Cristina sabotaged their hotel reservations and then he insisted that they return to Miami when he thought Cristina was going to kill herself? I can't imagine that Amalia would want to go back to Fez again but this 'kidnapping' thing must mean something. Maybe she is going to take Leo somewhere where his cell phone won't work so that he can't be reached when there is some problem with Lucas or Nati.
 

Finally! Maybe karma is happening to alicia. It was so nice to see her squirm reguarding clara dating her boss rogelio.
As for raina, I bet she'll continue to use her pregnancy as leverage to get everthing she wants.

KC
 

Jean, I had the same suspicion when I heard about Leo and Amalia's plans to get away from it all -- that we are being primed for another disaster involving either Lucas or Nati.
 

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Thanks so much, Jean. I enjoyed your summarcap as always--good Spanish, good photos, good snark.

Apparently hypocrisy isn't haram. First we have Tio Abdul gawking at Gloria after telling Amin that such behavior will land a man en el infierno, and then the Naz sluttily showing off her wares on the dance floor while telling her dance partner not to touch her.

I hope most of the action tonight will take place in Morocco. I'm really tired of almost all the plot threads back in the USA--Enrique, Fer, the Skanks, Malicia, even Nati and Alej. At least in Morocco we've got Zein (yum), plus whatever plot Cristina dreams up, and perhaps finally a clone sighting by someone who knows Lucas. Then again, I wonder whether tonight's episode will just be a holding pattern for Friday.
 

Uh oh--Anvil Alert! I wonder if the whole thread about Dolly the Sheep was a premonition; remember Daniel said he wouldn't want to be a clone because Dolly the Sheep died so young, then Albieri hastened to reassure him that wasn't why Dolly died...
Joan
 

I agree Joan. There have already been a lot of clues that indicate that there isn't going to be a happy ever after for the clone. Estela says that Daniel doesn't seem to belong anywhere, the coffee grounds are presumably referring to him as a shadow separated from its body and doubtless others. And more than that, cloning a human is wrong so there have to be consequences both for Albieri and the clon.
 

Oooh, Joan & Jean. That premonition just gave me goosebumps (more so than Albieri and Danny's conversation). Don't do that! :-)