Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Llena de Amor #16 Mon 8/30/10 A fat lady walks into a bar, see… oh heck, enough with the fat jokes!
Friday: Fedra is thoughtbubbling a laundry list of goodies she plans to acquire (the house, Marianela’s inheritance) while closing in on sleeping Emiliano, evil wiggly dagger in hand. She lifts it. Musica de suspenso say the captions.
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Emiliano jerks awake with a yell. Fedra quick drops the dagger and kicks it under the bed with her foot. What is it, mi amor? she asks, all buttery concern. He tells her he had a terrible dream – so real! – that she wanted to kill him.
Emanuel is in bed, turning his fertility goddess figurine (all bosom and huge hips, a prehistoric Barbie) in his hands and thinking. He realizes he can’t sleep until he finds out what happened with Marianela. He pops out of bed and off he goes in search of her.
Marianela is still outside sitting on the garden wall with Delicia, who tells her she shouldn’t have covered for Mauricio. Marianela said she had no choice, because he would’ve blabbed that she’s in love with Emanuel. Delicia thinks they should go on inside before she catches cold. Marianela wants to stay and sit and think. Delicia tells her enough with the thinking, pack up her stuff and go live with Netty.
All this time we’ve been cross-eyed with puzzlement at Marianela’s choosing to stay in the house of horrors, but now she thoughtbubbles her reason: She wants to be near Emanuel. Apparently swimming in the alligator-filled moat that surrounds him is worth it.
So guess who walks up just at this moment and sweetly asks if maybe there’s any of that chicken soup she made left. She smiles gratefully, and gives him a long hug.
Fedra says she’s shocked Emiliano would think she would kill him. He says that she was like Salome, who wanted to his head off. Cut? says Fedra nervously. He looks at her and says he’s not so sure. Salome wanted the head of a just man, he explains, and she was someone who transfixed men with her dancing. You don’t do that for other men (Emiliano is more insightful in his sleep than awake, score one for Freud) but you did it for me. He breaks into a smile and wriggles happily. Do it for me again! Fortunately we don’t have to witness the performance.
Emanuel asks if Marianela is really okay after her fall (just her leg hurts a bit, but she says she’s well padded), and then says he really wants some of that soup. She wonders if he’s just being nice, but he tells her no, it smelled so great.
Fidel the chauffeur is driving Miss Lazy and telling her about her mother Muñeca being in danger. Ilitia isn’t particularly concerned – she figures her mother took pills again. Fidel explains about the woman who called. Ilitia rolls her eyes. So that’s when she took the pills? Fidel tells her Muñeca slit her wrists. Ilitia actually looks impactada.
And here’s why: She rants about how now it’ll show up in the media. How could her mother do that to her? Fidel tells her she’s being unfair. She tells him to shut it, and that when they get to the clinic, he’s to give her the keys to the car because he’s, like, soooo totally fired.
Emanuel is on his third bowl of soup, raving about it. It’s the best ever! She’s marriage material! Hahaha. She brightens. Good chicken soup is one of life’s necessities, he says. Marianela is a bit crushed by that last comment, but he doesn’t understand why.
Gretel comes into Axel’s room saying she couldn’t sleep, and she sees he’s awake too. She hopes she didn’t hurt his feeling with what she said earlier. He tells her he gets those kind of comments all the time, no big deal. She tells him whatever he needs, she’s always there for him. He tells her one day he’ll tell her what’s going on with him, but until that day comes, he’d like her not to ask. She snuggles next to him and hugs him fondly.
Emanuel asks Marianela why she was crying so hard earlier in the day. She tries to escape his questioning by saying she has to take some soup down to her old uncle. Emanuel won’t let her off the hook, so she says it was just a bad day what with his accident and the snake thing. Now can I take the soup down?
Manuel tells her she’s a wonderful person. Then he hugs her and pats her stomach and says not only is she wonderful, she’s about to give birth. She rolls her eyes. He realizes what he’s done and apologizes over and over. She keeps saying never mind, and tries to get past him to take the soup tray. Finally she gets out the door and Emanuel beats himself up for putting his foot in it yet again.
Marilda, a lady from the commercial production company, comes to the house and presents Marianela with a check for her appearance in the commercial. Marianela’s eyes pop at the amount, and so do Delicia’s. That’s how much she earns in a year! Marilda tells Marianela she’s going to be the most famous gordita in the country when the ad comes out! The boss included a bonus, he’s so happy with her.
Neridia is watching from a distance, unhappy, so maybe jealous.
What’s that sound? Why, it’s a beeping hospital monitor, familiar as our own heartbeats to us novela watchers. Muñeca seems to be unconscious in the bed, and Ilitia and her daddy are looking at one another. Ilitia hopes the press didn’t see her enter – she doesn’t need that. Lorenzo gingerly tells her that she’s not the important one right now (Ilitia arches an eyebrow in amazement), it’s her mother who needs support.
Ilitia tells him she’s upset with him – why didn’t he think of his family? He pleads that these things just happen. Ilitia wants to know what really happened, so he tells her the exact details don’t matter, it’s just that with women, well, age, menopause, hormones, you know…. he gestures helplessly at his wife. We have to be there for her. Ilitia tells him how sweet and understanding he is.
The doctor comes and says Muñeca (who apparently is just sleeping) could actually go home tomorrow, but she really needs to see a psychiatrist. Ilitia is horrified.
Neridia reports to Fedra about the money Marianela just got and Fedra wonders evilly who would give her money?
Delicia is very happy for Marianela and wants to know why she didn’t tell her before. Marianela tells her it was just a fluke, and she doesn’t want to do it again. Delicia tells her she’s nuts when that kind of money is involved. Fedra appears on the stairs and wants to know what they’re talking about.
Marianela tells her it’s a check from the agency. Fedra scoffs that it must be a gift, or did she have a job there making coffee for everyone? Marianela tells her she was a model. Fedra scoffs some more, but Kristel, who is coming down the stairs stops in her tracks in amazement. La gordita a model?
Muñeca wakes up and Ilitia tells her she’ll help her get a shrink. Then she tells her off – why did she do something so stupid? Muñeca tells her her father had a lover. Out in the hall, he tells Ilitia not to bring it up when they’re at home. Ilitia is huffy. She knows he’s had some women on the side, but one who’d make a call like that? Tacky, tacky tacky. He assures her that the woman means nothing to him. Ilitia wants to know why he’d let that woman call the house. She tells him to look out – stuff like this could get in the paper and ruin her career! Then she plays her big card. If it happens again, she says, she’s moving out. He hugs her, supplicating. Nope, she says, pushing him off. I don’t want you in my sight. She flounces out. He gapes after her.
At the police station, Brandon’s boss asks him to come to his office. Oliver is afraid the rich folks are getting him fired. Brandon says the accident wasn’t his fault, plus the guy walked out of the hospital, so he’s not worried.
But when he gets into the office, he finds out that the problem is the airport incident. His boss has the TV y Novelas issue with Ilitia on the cover in front of him. Brandon swears that things didn’t come down like the press says, and he prevented a tragedy. His boss wants to know why he didn’t explain himself at the time – now there’s nothing he can do. Brandon’s suspended.
Kristel is fidgeting with fury – she just can’t believe that she did modeling school and everything, and Marianela got to be in a commercial. Fedra sneers that models usually are exponentially smaller sizes. Marianela just stares at them. Marilda explains that the commercial was for a diet aid, hands her her receipt and gladly gets out of there.
Which of course leaves Marianela in the clutches of Kristel and Fedra. Fedra circles her and says good thing she’s using diet aids to get rid of that mountain of fat. Marianela explains that she’s not using them, the whole thing just was happenstance. They ridicule her and Marianela decides she’s outta there. Hold it right there, says Fedra, snatching her check. This is mine.
In the police locker room, Brandon shows Oliver the magazine. Oliver is shocked to see that it says that Brandon molested Ilitia. Brandon says they just wrote that to sell magazines, of course he didn’t, and now he’s suspended indefinitely.
The writers do some gleeful arm pumping that they scored that direct hit on TV y Novelas. Whooo-hoo!
Every time Marianela grabs for her check, Fedra pulls it away, laughing. Marianela protests that she worked for that money, but Fedra says it’s no work for her to be fat. Marianela tells her she earned it, it was a horrible experience. Fedra says she’ keeping it to pay back the money her daughter spent on Marianela. They’re not a charity, you know. Marianela protests she didn’t ask for the clothes, and doesn’t even like them, they’re maternity things! Kirstel fake cries that she’s so ungrateful. Besides, in this house, everyone does what my mama says. Marianela runs off, defeated. Fedra and Kristel eyeball the check and gloat.
Emanuel has gone down to the police station, along with Benigno who was nice enough to go along to provide comic relief (and also to give somebody for Emanuel to bounce dialog off so he doesn’t have to thoughtbubble), to tell them that he’s not pressing any charges for the accident.
For some reason I didn’t get, Netty intends to go get all of her savings and hand them over to the lawyer who will be handling Marianela’s inheritance case for her. Her housemates tell her that’s a really bad idea, who knows if he’s honest? Netty feels she needs protection from Fedra. The others feel Fedra just wanted to give her a fright, but Netty says they don’t know what she’s capable of.
The mysterious renter comes into the room and we find out her name is Angela. Besides that, she’s dressed in a long white skirt and lacy white top – we get the point. She apologizes for what happened, she can’t control those things. Letty says they understand, but who is Juan Pastor? Angela has no idea – he’s never possessed her before. The others cross themselves frantically. Angela guesses it’s somebody connected with Letty. The others tease her that maybe it was some old boyfriend. Netty doesn’t remember the name. Angela tells her such blows can come at any time, usually from behind.
Just then the lawyer comes into their living room, bearing flowers and smiling waaay to much if you ask me. Netty flutters her eyelids and the others are excited.
Bernardo, in sunglasses, no less, I guess going for a Hollywood vibe, comes in and tells Fedra that the car is ready. She tells him he knows when she sees her stylist, she always goes alone. Bernardo says he knows, but it’s not a good day to go see him. Fedra slings her mega purse onto her shoulder and smilingly bounces out.
Emanuel tells a desk-bound cop that it wasn’t the other driver’s fault. It wasn’t anybody’s fault, in fact, and he’d hate to see the other guy get in trouble. Benigno provides comic background as he keeps popping up to say what a splendid fellow Emanuel is, who never lies and is a great sportsman with all these trophies, etc.
Everybody except Mama Dolores seems excited that the lawyer has come calling. He is offered tea and cookies, and he sparkles that it’s wonderful to be surrounded by all these ladies. He comes to the point: He accepts Marianela’s case. The ladies giggle and clap.
Flora, the maid, is walking Muñeca, who looks kinda weak, to a chair. Muñeca resignedly notes that she’s barely home, and already Lorenzo is off with his lover. Flora tells her he’s at work, but Muñeca’s not buying it. Flora asks her how a fine lady like her could do something like that. Life is a gift from God! Muñeca thinks God has forgotten her. She feels so alone, so useless. Flora’s sure she’s just forgotten God, he wouldn’t forget her, since she’s done so much good.
That reminds Muñeca – she needs to write a charity check. She asks Flora to get Fidel for her. Fedra tells her Ilitia fired him.
Sure enough, Lorenzo has gone to see Begoña, his lover, who is happy and thinks he’s come to see his child. Nope, he tells her, he came to get her out of his life. It’s over. She tells him not so fast, but he replies that other women have tried to trick him in the same way and in almost every case, they were faking.
Almost every case? says Begoña, who glommed onto that, same as we did. You have other kids out of wedlock? Lorenzo settles into the couch and says Ilitia is his only child. From her he gets all the love and tenderness any father could ever want. I’m not interested in your child.
She starts to yell at him, but he yells back that she’s never to call his house again. If she tries to contact his wife in any way, she’ll be muy pero muy sorry. She hollers at him that she’s been with him five years and she knows him. He’s a womanizer, a jerk, (then, changing tactic) but also in the end a gentleman and he’ll do the right thing. She doesn’t believe she was just a fling. She’ll go get the baby!
He stops her and tells her she was just a fling, that he’s had plenty of other women and she’s by no stretch the best. There’s no baby, right? He leaves, laughing “women!”
The lawyer happily tells Letty and the ladies that Marianela’s going to get what’s hers. He exclaims over the cookies – oops, looks like he’s eaten them all, so sorry. Mama Dolores tells him there are some left in the kitchen. He asks if he can have some to take home. Why, he’ll settle the case in five days, and if he can’t, by golly he’ll rip his diploma right off the wall and throw it out.
Muñeca tells Ilitia off for firing Fidel. Ilitia says he was disrespectful and besides, it’s not important. Muñeca says oh yes it is, and she’s not going to let Ilitia wreck the life of a responsible and hardworking guy. Ilitia’s to come with her to go hire him back.
Fedra is at the police station, wanting to bring charges against Brandon. The cop tells him Emanuel was there and didn’t want to press charges. Fedra gets out a wad of cash and lays it on his desk. He policeman looks at it somberly, struggling with his conscience, then asks what it is she wants. She wants the investigation to show that Brandon was trying to murder her son.
Brandon is driving home, mad that he spent all these years risking his skin on the job and for this?
Meantime, Ilitia is driving her mother to the chauffeur’s and dramatically telling her that she’ll never get over the shame of driving to some barrio to ask a chauffeur’s pardon. Muñeca says it almost sounds like Ilitia believes that somebody who has less means in life is beneath her. Ilitia looks like “well, DUH!” Of course he’s beneath me. Muñeca tells her she’ll be sorry one day she said that.
We know of course that if two novela characters are driving in the massive megalopolis of Mexico city, they will end up at the same place sooner rather than later. So let’s see if that happens. Five bucks says it does.
Muñeca needs to ask somebody directions, and Ilitia said she’s not stepping a glass-slippered foot out of the car. They stop and in seconds armed bandits are on them.
Brandon is driving by and sees. Wow, we didn’t have to wait long. I’m five bucks up! He stops a bit down the street and realizes he’s handed in his pistol.
Down in his basement fortress, the general is demanding that Delicia tell him why Marianela’s was crying in the garden. Delicia wants to know how he knows that, and he says he has his information channels, top secret. Delicia refuses to say, just saying the snake was huge and scary. The general says it must have something to do with Mauricio. He asks Delicia again, and she says sorry, top secret. He tells her to get Marianela chop chop.
The baddies are pounding on the car, wanting Muñeca to open up, but she and Ilitia debate fearfully what to do. Finally Ilitia decides her beauty will incapacitate them like Kryptonite, and she opens the door and gets out.
Marianela has appeared before the general. He says he wants the truth – what’s happening with her and Manuel? I saw you hugging him. Marianela fudges around and says he never leaves the basement, how could he know. He says he has his ways of seeing everything that happens. What’s going on?
The baddies drag Muñeca out of the car and both guys are threatening the women with guns when Brandon walks up and tells them to stop. Ilitia recognizes him and thinks Oh, crap, it’s the guy from the airport. Just what I need. Butt out! she tells him. Can’t you let these guys rob us in peace, naco? I don’t care if you are a policeman.
Police, huh? says one baddie, who fires two shots into Brandon.
Marianela tells the general that she was really down and Emanuel was just comforting her. The general says he doesn’t want Emanuel taking advantage of her. She says he’s really a great guy, it’s nothing like that, he’s very fond of her. The general asks exactly how fond of him she is.
Avances: Avert your eyes - Fedra is in a bubble bath with Lorenzo. Emiliano walks in a door and looks surprised. Emanuel has Marianela’s diary in his hands, but in another scene is asking his friend Andre if Marianela is in love with him, like it’s news.
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Emiliano jerks awake with a yell. Fedra quick drops the dagger and kicks it under the bed with her foot. What is it, mi amor? she asks, all buttery concern. He tells her he had a terrible dream – so real! – that she wanted to kill him.
Emanuel is in bed, turning his fertility goddess figurine (all bosom and huge hips, a prehistoric Barbie) in his hands and thinking. He realizes he can’t sleep until he finds out what happened with Marianela. He pops out of bed and off he goes in search of her.
Marianela is still outside sitting on the garden wall with Delicia, who tells her she shouldn’t have covered for Mauricio. Marianela said she had no choice, because he would’ve blabbed that she’s in love with Emanuel. Delicia thinks they should go on inside before she catches cold. Marianela wants to stay and sit and think. Delicia tells her enough with the thinking, pack up her stuff and go live with Netty.
All this time we’ve been cross-eyed with puzzlement at Marianela’s choosing to stay in the house of horrors, but now she thoughtbubbles her reason: She wants to be near Emanuel. Apparently swimming in the alligator-filled moat that surrounds him is worth it.
So guess who walks up just at this moment and sweetly asks if maybe there’s any of that chicken soup she made left. She smiles gratefully, and gives him a long hug.
Fedra says she’s shocked Emiliano would think she would kill him. He says that she was like Salome, who wanted to his head off. Cut? says Fedra nervously. He looks at her and says he’s not so sure. Salome wanted the head of a just man, he explains, and she was someone who transfixed men with her dancing. You don’t do that for other men (Emiliano is more insightful in his sleep than awake, score one for Freud) but you did it for me. He breaks into a smile and wriggles happily. Do it for me again! Fortunately we don’t have to witness the performance.
Emanuel asks if Marianela is really okay after her fall (just her leg hurts a bit, but she says she’s well padded), and then says he really wants some of that soup. She wonders if he’s just being nice, but he tells her no, it smelled so great.
Fidel the chauffeur is driving Miss Lazy and telling her about her mother Muñeca being in danger. Ilitia isn’t particularly concerned – she figures her mother took pills again. Fidel explains about the woman who called. Ilitia rolls her eyes. So that’s when she took the pills? Fidel tells her Muñeca slit her wrists. Ilitia actually looks impactada.
And here’s why: She rants about how now it’ll show up in the media. How could her mother do that to her? Fidel tells her she’s being unfair. She tells him to shut it, and that when they get to the clinic, he’s to give her the keys to the car because he’s, like, soooo totally fired.
Emanuel is on his third bowl of soup, raving about it. It’s the best ever! She’s marriage material! Hahaha. She brightens. Good chicken soup is one of life’s necessities, he says. Marianela is a bit crushed by that last comment, but he doesn’t understand why.
Gretel comes into Axel’s room saying she couldn’t sleep, and she sees he’s awake too. She hopes she didn’t hurt his feeling with what she said earlier. He tells her he gets those kind of comments all the time, no big deal. She tells him whatever he needs, she’s always there for him. He tells her one day he’ll tell her what’s going on with him, but until that day comes, he’d like her not to ask. She snuggles next to him and hugs him fondly.
Emanuel asks Marianela why she was crying so hard earlier in the day. She tries to escape his questioning by saying she has to take some soup down to her old uncle. Emanuel won’t let her off the hook, so she says it was just a bad day what with his accident and the snake thing. Now can I take the soup down?
Manuel tells her she’s a wonderful person. Then he hugs her and pats her stomach and says not only is she wonderful, she’s about to give birth. She rolls her eyes. He realizes what he’s done and apologizes over and over. She keeps saying never mind, and tries to get past him to take the soup tray. Finally she gets out the door and Emanuel beats himself up for putting his foot in it yet again.
Marilda, a lady from the commercial production company, comes to the house and presents Marianela with a check for her appearance in the commercial. Marianela’s eyes pop at the amount, and so do Delicia’s. That’s how much she earns in a year! Marilda tells Marianela she’s going to be the most famous gordita in the country when the ad comes out! The boss included a bonus, he’s so happy with her.
Neridia is watching from a distance, unhappy, so maybe jealous.
What’s that sound? Why, it’s a beeping hospital monitor, familiar as our own heartbeats to us novela watchers. Muñeca seems to be unconscious in the bed, and Ilitia and her daddy are looking at one another. Ilitia hopes the press didn’t see her enter – she doesn’t need that. Lorenzo gingerly tells her that she’s not the important one right now (Ilitia arches an eyebrow in amazement), it’s her mother who needs support.
Ilitia tells him she’s upset with him – why didn’t he think of his family? He pleads that these things just happen. Ilitia wants to know what really happened, so he tells her the exact details don’t matter, it’s just that with women, well, age, menopause, hormones, you know…. he gestures helplessly at his wife. We have to be there for her. Ilitia tells him how sweet and understanding he is.
The doctor comes and says Muñeca (who apparently is just sleeping) could actually go home tomorrow, but she really needs to see a psychiatrist. Ilitia is horrified.
Neridia reports to Fedra about the money Marianela just got and Fedra wonders evilly who would give her money?
Delicia is very happy for Marianela and wants to know why she didn’t tell her before. Marianela tells her it was just a fluke, and she doesn’t want to do it again. Delicia tells her she’s nuts when that kind of money is involved. Fedra appears on the stairs and wants to know what they’re talking about.
Marianela tells her it’s a check from the agency. Fedra scoffs that it must be a gift, or did she have a job there making coffee for everyone? Marianela tells her she was a model. Fedra scoffs some more, but Kristel, who is coming down the stairs stops in her tracks in amazement. La gordita a model?
Muñeca wakes up and Ilitia tells her she’ll help her get a shrink. Then she tells her off – why did she do something so stupid? Muñeca tells her her father had a lover. Out in the hall, he tells Ilitia not to bring it up when they’re at home. Ilitia is huffy. She knows he’s had some women on the side, but one who’d make a call like that? Tacky, tacky tacky. He assures her that the woman means nothing to him. Ilitia wants to know why he’d let that woman call the house. She tells him to look out – stuff like this could get in the paper and ruin her career! Then she plays her big card. If it happens again, she says, she’s moving out. He hugs her, supplicating. Nope, she says, pushing him off. I don’t want you in my sight. She flounces out. He gapes after her.
At the police station, Brandon’s boss asks him to come to his office. Oliver is afraid the rich folks are getting him fired. Brandon says the accident wasn’t his fault, plus the guy walked out of the hospital, so he’s not worried.
But when he gets into the office, he finds out that the problem is the airport incident. His boss has the TV y Novelas issue with Ilitia on the cover in front of him. Brandon swears that things didn’t come down like the press says, and he prevented a tragedy. His boss wants to know why he didn’t explain himself at the time – now there’s nothing he can do. Brandon’s suspended.
Kristel is fidgeting with fury – she just can’t believe that she did modeling school and everything, and Marianela got to be in a commercial. Fedra sneers that models usually are exponentially smaller sizes. Marianela just stares at them. Marilda explains that the commercial was for a diet aid, hands her her receipt and gladly gets out of there.
Which of course leaves Marianela in the clutches of Kristel and Fedra. Fedra circles her and says good thing she’s using diet aids to get rid of that mountain of fat. Marianela explains that she’s not using them, the whole thing just was happenstance. They ridicule her and Marianela decides she’s outta there. Hold it right there, says Fedra, snatching her check. This is mine.
In the police locker room, Brandon shows Oliver the magazine. Oliver is shocked to see that it says that Brandon molested Ilitia. Brandon says they just wrote that to sell magazines, of course he didn’t, and now he’s suspended indefinitely.
The writers do some gleeful arm pumping that they scored that direct hit on TV y Novelas. Whooo-hoo!
Every time Marianela grabs for her check, Fedra pulls it away, laughing. Marianela protests that she worked for that money, but Fedra says it’s no work for her to be fat. Marianela tells her she earned it, it was a horrible experience. Fedra says she’ keeping it to pay back the money her daughter spent on Marianela. They’re not a charity, you know. Marianela protests she didn’t ask for the clothes, and doesn’t even like them, they’re maternity things! Kirstel fake cries that she’s so ungrateful. Besides, in this house, everyone does what my mama says. Marianela runs off, defeated. Fedra and Kristel eyeball the check and gloat.
Emanuel has gone down to the police station, along with Benigno who was nice enough to go along to provide comic relief (and also to give somebody for Emanuel to bounce dialog off so he doesn’t have to thoughtbubble), to tell them that he’s not pressing any charges for the accident.
For some reason I didn’t get, Netty intends to go get all of her savings and hand them over to the lawyer who will be handling Marianela’s inheritance case for her. Her housemates tell her that’s a really bad idea, who knows if he’s honest? Netty feels she needs protection from Fedra. The others feel Fedra just wanted to give her a fright, but Netty says they don’t know what she’s capable of.
The mysterious renter comes into the room and we find out her name is Angela. Besides that, she’s dressed in a long white skirt and lacy white top – we get the point. She apologizes for what happened, she can’t control those things. Letty says they understand, but who is Juan Pastor? Angela has no idea – he’s never possessed her before. The others cross themselves frantically. Angela guesses it’s somebody connected with Letty. The others tease her that maybe it was some old boyfriend. Netty doesn’t remember the name. Angela tells her such blows can come at any time, usually from behind.
Just then the lawyer comes into their living room, bearing flowers and smiling waaay to much if you ask me. Netty flutters her eyelids and the others are excited.
Bernardo, in sunglasses, no less, I guess going for a Hollywood vibe, comes in and tells Fedra that the car is ready. She tells him he knows when she sees her stylist, she always goes alone. Bernardo says he knows, but it’s not a good day to go see him. Fedra slings her mega purse onto her shoulder and smilingly bounces out.
Emanuel tells a desk-bound cop that it wasn’t the other driver’s fault. It wasn’t anybody’s fault, in fact, and he’d hate to see the other guy get in trouble. Benigno provides comic background as he keeps popping up to say what a splendid fellow Emanuel is, who never lies and is a great sportsman with all these trophies, etc.
Everybody except Mama Dolores seems excited that the lawyer has come calling. He is offered tea and cookies, and he sparkles that it’s wonderful to be surrounded by all these ladies. He comes to the point: He accepts Marianela’s case. The ladies giggle and clap.
Flora, the maid, is walking Muñeca, who looks kinda weak, to a chair. Muñeca resignedly notes that she’s barely home, and already Lorenzo is off with his lover. Flora tells her he’s at work, but Muñeca’s not buying it. Flora asks her how a fine lady like her could do something like that. Life is a gift from God! Muñeca thinks God has forgotten her. She feels so alone, so useless. Flora’s sure she’s just forgotten God, he wouldn’t forget her, since she’s done so much good.
That reminds Muñeca – she needs to write a charity check. She asks Flora to get Fidel for her. Fedra tells her Ilitia fired him.
Sure enough, Lorenzo has gone to see Begoña, his lover, who is happy and thinks he’s come to see his child. Nope, he tells her, he came to get her out of his life. It’s over. She tells him not so fast, but he replies that other women have tried to trick him in the same way and in almost every case, they were faking.
Almost every case? says Begoña, who glommed onto that, same as we did. You have other kids out of wedlock? Lorenzo settles into the couch and says Ilitia is his only child. From her he gets all the love and tenderness any father could ever want. I’m not interested in your child.
She starts to yell at him, but he yells back that she’s never to call his house again. If she tries to contact his wife in any way, she’ll be muy pero muy sorry. She hollers at him that she’s been with him five years and she knows him. He’s a womanizer, a jerk, (then, changing tactic) but also in the end a gentleman and he’ll do the right thing. She doesn’t believe she was just a fling. She’ll go get the baby!
He stops her and tells her she was just a fling, that he’s had plenty of other women and she’s by no stretch the best. There’s no baby, right? He leaves, laughing “women!”
The lawyer happily tells Letty and the ladies that Marianela’s going to get what’s hers. He exclaims over the cookies – oops, looks like he’s eaten them all, so sorry. Mama Dolores tells him there are some left in the kitchen. He asks if he can have some to take home. Why, he’ll settle the case in five days, and if he can’t, by golly he’ll rip his diploma right off the wall and throw it out.
Muñeca tells Ilitia off for firing Fidel. Ilitia says he was disrespectful and besides, it’s not important. Muñeca says oh yes it is, and she’s not going to let Ilitia wreck the life of a responsible and hardworking guy. Ilitia’s to come with her to go hire him back.
Fedra is at the police station, wanting to bring charges against Brandon. The cop tells him Emanuel was there and didn’t want to press charges. Fedra gets out a wad of cash and lays it on his desk. He policeman looks at it somberly, struggling with his conscience, then asks what it is she wants. She wants the investigation to show that Brandon was trying to murder her son.
Brandon is driving home, mad that he spent all these years risking his skin on the job and for this?
Meantime, Ilitia is driving her mother to the chauffeur’s and dramatically telling her that she’ll never get over the shame of driving to some barrio to ask a chauffeur’s pardon. Muñeca says it almost sounds like Ilitia believes that somebody who has less means in life is beneath her. Ilitia looks like “well, DUH!” Of course he’s beneath me. Muñeca tells her she’ll be sorry one day she said that.
We know of course that if two novela characters are driving in the massive megalopolis of Mexico city, they will end up at the same place sooner rather than later. So let’s see if that happens. Five bucks says it does.
Muñeca needs to ask somebody directions, and Ilitia said she’s not stepping a glass-slippered foot out of the car. They stop and in seconds armed bandits are on them.
Brandon is driving by and sees. Wow, we didn’t have to wait long. I’m five bucks up! He stops a bit down the street and realizes he’s handed in his pistol.
Down in his basement fortress, the general is demanding that Delicia tell him why Marianela’s was crying in the garden. Delicia wants to know how he knows that, and he says he has his information channels, top secret. Delicia refuses to say, just saying the snake was huge and scary. The general says it must have something to do with Mauricio. He asks Delicia again, and she says sorry, top secret. He tells her to get Marianela chop chop.
The baddies are pounding on the car, wanting Muñeca to open up, but she and Ilitia debate fearfully what to do. Finally Ilitia decides her beauty will incapacitate them like Kryptonite, and she opens the door and gets out.
Marianela has appeared before the general. He says he wants the truth – what’s happening with her and Manuel? I saw you hugging him. Marianela fudges around and says he never leaves the basement, how could he know. He says he has his ways of seeing everything that happens. What’s going on?
The baddies drag Muñeca out of the car and both guys are threatening the women with guns when Brandon walks up and tells them to stop. Ilitia recognizes him and thinks Oh, crap, it’s the guy from the airport. Just what I need. Butt out! she tells him. Can’t you let these guys rob us in peace, naco? I don’t care if you are a policeman.
Police, huh? says one baddie, who fires two shots into Brandon.
Marianela tells the general that she was really down and Emanuel was just comforting her. The general says he doesn’t want Emanuel taking advantage of her. She says he’s really a great guy, it’s nothing like that, he’s very fond of her. The general asks exactly how fond of him she is.
Avances: Avert your eyes - Fedra is in a bubble bath with Lorenzo. Emiliano walks in a door and looks surprised. Emanuel has Marianela’s diary in his hands, but in another scene is asking his friend Andre if Marianela is in love with him, like it’s news.
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No time to read this morning, but as always....an absolute marvel of a title. Congrats. You're still the best.
Maggie, you scored again. I love your " The writers do some gleeful arm pumping that they scored that direct hit on TV y Novelas. Whooo-hoo!"
Speaking of whom, we got our fair share of her spoiled brattiness last night, but she really out-did herself ratting Brandon out as a policeman in front of the robbers. Brain cells not working on that one. Now of course Brandon will be fine ('m thinking bullet-proof vest?) but she's the one, not her mother, that needs the psychiatrist.
Eman and Mari were sweet until he had his foot in mouth disease moment. I really thought the writers blew that scene because with everything those two have gone thru, I don't picture him really saying that to her. I know they want to stretch out the interaction until Eman has his light bulb moment that he really loves her...but I hope we don't see too many of these out of character moments.
And I wish Mari would tell ANYONE about what Fedra pulls...why would she just let her take the check? Bugs me.
Just remembering that coming attraction scene, I need to rewash my eyes which are still burning from last night. The horror!
Speaking of whom, we got our fair share of her spoiled brattiness last night, but she really out-did herself ratting Brandon out as a policeman in front of the robbers. Brain cells not working on that one. Now of course Brandon will be fine ('m thinking bullet-proof vest?) but she's the one, not her mother, that needs the psychiatrist.
Eman and Mari were sweet until he had his foot in mouth disease moment. I really thought the writers blew that scene because with everything those two have gone thru, I don't picture him really saying that to her. I know they want to stretch out the interaction until Eman has his light bulb moment that he really loves her...but I hope we don't see too many of these out of character moments.
And I wish Mari would tell ANYONE about what Fedra pulls...why would she just let her take the check? Bugs me.
Just remembering that coming attraction scene, I need to rewash my eyes which are still burning from last night. The horror!
Amazing recap Maggie! "...driving Miss Lazy" was one of the many gems that made me laugh out loud.
I think Ilitia takes after her daddy, they are both amazingly self-centered and clueless at the same time.
Speaking of clueless, Netty hiring that unctuous lawyer is slightly hard to believe. When I watch her scenes I feel like I'm reading a comic book.
I'm growing weary of Marianela refusing to defend herself against Fedra.
Thanks Maggie, loved the recap and your title rocks. Also, I'm relieved that the coming attraction scene was chopped off the end of my recording. Yuck!
I think Ilitia takes after her daddy, they are both amazingly self-centered and clueless at the same time.
Speaking of clueless, Netty hiring that unctuous lawyer is slightly hard to believe. When I watch her scenes I feel like I'm reading a comic book.
I'm growing weary of Marianela refusing to defend herself against Fedra.
Thanks Maggie, loved the recap and your title rocks. Also, I'm relieved that the coming attraction scene was chopped off the end of my recording. Yuck!
Maggie, great job. Your title is brilliant.
Too bad Brandon intervened and ha to get shot. A few more minutes with Ilitia and I think those crooks would have given up in frustration. Her vapidity is awesome.
Tonight we get Lorenzo and Fedra together in a bubble bath? Jackpot!
Didn't Lorenzo recover quickly from his GSW? The man is a survivor.
Carlos
Too bad Brandon intervened and ha to get shot. A few more minutes with Ilitia and I think those crooks would have given up in frustration. Her vapidity is awesome.
Tonight we get Lorenzo and Fedra together in a bubble bath? Jackpot!
Didn't Lorenzo recover quickly from his GSW? The man is a survivor.
Carlos
Ah, Carlos, it's that magic of TN doctors and medicine. One minute your shaking your head at how inept they are, the next they have cure for everything and you're good as new.
Have to say, this TN is a little more on top of their medical procedures and doctors than some.They have ambulances and everything!!! (That little hospital in MP made me shutter.)
Have to say, this TN is a little more on top of their medical procedures and doctors than some.They have ambulances and everything!!! (That little hospital in MP made me shutter.)
Maggie- You had some great zingers in this recap. Lol! I am relying on you and the other recappers of this tn to let me know when it's safe to look again. I'm usually not too squeamish about telenovela protagonist suffering, but Mari's continued abuse (and her acceptance of it) by Fedra, Kristel and her novio, and Ilitia really raises my blood pressure. I do other things while this novela is on.
They have shown that Mari has spunk and has a brain, but so many times they just have her roll over and take it, and I don't understand why. Both her aunt and grand-uncle have told her that she is the dueña of everything and that Fedra is evil. That should be enough for her to realize that Fedra is lying about her mother owing her money. Mari should not feel like she's intruding or is obligated to anyone. It's HER house and they're all living off of HER inheritance. Even if she doesn't throw that in their faces, because she is too good of a person, the knowledge should make her feel more secure about her place in the house. The money Kristel used to buy her those clothes is really her money. There was no reason for her to give up her check. Ugh! Can you see why I am half watching this with the volume down? :)
Carlos- Saw the preview with Fedra in the tub and knew you'd be pleased. I know your opinion of this actress and her particular of way of oozing evil is much different than most here. :) She's less voluptuous in this tn than she was in Sorti though.
I want Axel and Gretel to take on a more prominent role in the story. The evil trio (Kristel, novio and Ilitia) are getting way too much screen time, but we hardly see these two. I like their close, caring relationship. I also think they, Mari and Emanuel could actually have some fun in that house (and solve some mysteries) if they banded together.
They have shown that Mari has spunk and has a brain, but so many times they just have her roll over and take it, and I don't understand why. Both her aunt and grand-uncle have told her that she is the dueña of everything and that Fedra is evil. That should be enough for her to realize that Fedra is lying about her mother owing her money. Mari should not feel like she's intruding or is obligated to anyone. It's HER house and they're all living off of HER inheritance. Even if she doesn't throw that in their faces, because she is too good of a person, the knowledge should make her feel more secure about her place in the house. The money Kristel used to buy her those clothes is really her money. There was no reason for her to give up her check. Ugh! Can you see why I am half watching this with the volume down? :)
Carlos- Saw the preview with Fedra in the tub and knew you'd be pleased. I know your opinion of this actress and her particular of way of oozing evil is much different than most here. :) She's less voluptuous in this tn than she was in Sorti though.
I want Axel and Gretel to take on a more prominent role in the story. The evil trio (Kristel, novio and Ilitia) are getting way too much screen time, but we hardly see these two. I like their close, caring relationship. I also think they, Mari and Emanuel could actually have some fun in that house (and solve some mysteries) if they banded together.
Such a clever and fun recap. My favorite lines:
"driving Miss Lazy"
"he’s, like, soooo totally fired"
"What’s that sound? Why, it’s a beeping hospital monitor, familiar as our own heartbeats to us novela watchers"
"The writers do some gleeful arm pumping that they scored that direct hit on TV y Novelas. Whooo-hoo!"
Yes, they are getting in some nice jabs at that peddler of lies.
I was in utter disbelief when Emanuel jammed his foot into his mouth. Why in heck would he say something like that? It doesn't even seem at all like the sort of thing one would accidentally say.
Okay, so I propose that we ditch the usual telenovela convention, and Emanuel go for Delicia instead. She's very spunky and they have a great rapport. I think they'd be happy together. Marianela can go off and be happy somewhere else, with someone else. It's just hard to root for someone who is such a doormat.
Although I guess if I was in an automobile accident that injured someone I care about, had a giant snake put in my bed, had soup thrown on me, was threatened with rape, and fell down the stairs all in one day, I'd probably be a basket case, too.
"driving Miss Lazy"
"he’s, like, soooo totally fired"
"What’s that sound? Why, it’s a beeping hospital monitor, familiar as our own heartbeats to us novela watchers"
"The writers do some gleeful arm pumping that they scored that direct hit on TV y Novelas. Whooo-hoo!"
Yes, they are getting in some nice jabs at that peddler of lies.
I was in utter disbelief when Emanuel jammed his foot into his mouth. Why in heck would he say something like that? It doesn't even seem at all like the sort of thing one would accidentally say.
Okay, so I propose that we ditch the usual telenovela convention, and Emanuel go for Delicia instead. She's very spunky and they have a great rapport. I think they'd be happy together. Marianela can go off and be happy somewhere else, with someone else. It's just hard to root for someone who is such a doormat.
Although I guess if I was in an automobile accident that injured someone I care about, had a giant snake put in my bed, had soup thrown on me, was threatened with rape, and fell down the stairs all in one day, I'd probably be a basket case, too.
I agree that the lawyer was just gross. Eating all the cookies and talking with his mouth full? Ick. Plus his slimy unctuousness.
I agree with Vivi. We need more Axel and Gretel.
I agree with Vivi. We need more Axel and Gretel.
Thank you all for the good words. I’m in recapper heaven.
What I’m wondering as I watch this show is why the fat jokes are so repugnant. I’m remembering that Betty La Fea (and its subsequent international franchise) was based on “ugly” jokes. It was sad to see some of “Betty’s” characters go on and on about how ugly she was, but somehow in this show seeing characters constantly going on about Marianela’s weight is much more horrifying. Perhaps it’s because so many characters insult her right to her face, rather than just behind her back. Still, the concept is the same.
Though I have some pounds I’d like to lose, I don’t fall into the gordita category, so I don’t take the jokes personally, and besides, all the commenters seem equally taken aback. Is fat worse than ugly? Is that why we’re reacting as we are? I have the feeling this show wants to make the same point Betty La Fea did.
Julia – Emanuel said his “pregnant” joke was about the maternity clothes she had on.
I think the writers are having some fun not only with TV y Novelas, but also with the old prejudice that world of theater (and by extension, TV and movies) is populated by hard-living gypsies, which explains Fedra’s attitude towards Letty.
I wonder why the lady from the company gave Marianela a receipt to go along with her check. I’m thinking that will be some sort of evidence later, unless it’s some sort of tax form.
What I’m wondering as I watch this show is why the fat jokes are so repugnant. I’m remembering that Betty La Fea (and its subsequent international franchise) was based on “ugly” jokes. It was sad to see some of “Betty’s” characters go on and on about how ugly she was, but somehow in this show seeing characters constantly going on about Marianela’s weight is much more horrifying. Perhaps it’s because so many characters insult her right to her face, rather than just behind her back. Still, the concept is the same.
Though I have some pounds I’d like to lose, I don’t fall into the gordita category, so I don’t take the jokes personally, and besides, all the commenters seem equally taken aback. Is fat worse than ugly? Is that why we’re reacting as we are? I have the feeling this show wants to make the same point Betty La Fea did.
Julia – Emanuel said his “pregnant” joke was about the maternity clothes she had on.
I think the writers are having some fun not only with TV y Novelas, but also with the old prejudice that world of theater (and by extension, TV and movies) is populated by hard-living gypsies, which explains Fedra’s attitude towards Letty.
I wonder why the lady from the company gave Marianela a receipt to go along with her check. I’m thinking that will be some sort of evidence later, unless it’s some sort of tax form.
Maggie- I agree. Although I fall into the little extra padding/curvy category, I also don't fall anywhere near the category that would attract ridicule. But I am finding the constant fat jokes about Mari grating. I did not see any of the Latin American "Fea" shows (Letty, Betty, etc.), but I did watch the US version. The thing I liked about U.S. Betty is that she always exceeded everyone's expectations. She was plucky, smart, and optimistic. And she usually succeeded at what she put her mind to with creativity and smarts. And although three of the mean characters (who eventually turned into her “frienemies” and then into her true friends) got in some regular zingers about her appearance, she also got in plenty about them, and the ridicule was more about her being awkward, being a fish out of water in the high fashion world, and having a "real" woman's body, than it was about her being "ugly".
I would feel better about it, I think, if Mari was sassy, able to point out and laugh at the foibles of the bad guys to their faces, and started to have some real successes (and getting a big check for having brown powder dumped on her in a weight loss commercial does not count). I'll accept some moments of self doubt, and some major set backs due to evil schemes (like Fedra stealing her inheritance), but on a day to day basis I'd like to see her win sometimes.
I would feel better about it, I think, if Mari was sassy, able to point out and laugh at the foibles of the bad guys to their faces, and started to have some real successes (and getting a big check for having brown powder dumped on her in a weight loss commercial does not count). I'll accept some moments of self doubt, and some major set backs due to evil schemes (like Fedra stealing her inheritance), but on a day to day basis I'd like to see her win sometimes.
I didn't see Betty La Fea, either. I did see Ugly Betty. The mean people in that one were also out of line, but to me it never seemed as awful as the fat comments in this show, for the reasons Vivi mentioned.
1. Betty was confident and smart, so those comments bounced right off her most of the time. Marianela has suffered a lot of emotional trauma, and is very fragile after her mother's death.
2. A lot of their snarking was about her clothes. Betty was able to own her style and not take their high-fashion snobbery too seriously. Besides which, the outfits of the haters were often even worse, they just happened to be expensive designer hideous things and therefore "acceptable."
The evil witches are snarking about Marianela's weight. Obesity is seen as not something a person would choose on purpose, but which is a person's own fault. Never mind that the weight is only a symptom of Marianela's emotional neediness, which stems from a lot of difficulties which were not her fault. It just seems extra-mean to harp on someone about a facet of themselves which comes from a place of great pain and distress. Marianela wasn't always chubby, she got that way after her father was murdered and she was shipped off to boarding school, away from her family.
3. Betty had successes to outweigh the insults.
4. I'm not saying that having people constantly talk about how ugly you are wouldn't be hurtful, not at all. I'm planning to start watching La Fea Mas Bella in a week or two; they're repeating the series at noon on Uni. Then I'll see how I feel about their "ugly" snarking.
5. In Ugly Betty, a lot of the rude commentary is at least witty. Kristel's and Fedra's "jokes" aren't funny.
1. Betty was confident and smart, so those comments bounced right off her most of the time. Marianela has suffered a lot of emotional trauma, and is very fragile after her mother's death.
2. A lot of their snarking was about her clothes. Betty was able to own her style and not take their high-fashion snobbery too seriously. Besides which, the outfits of the haters were often even worse, they just happened to be expensive designer hideous things and therefore "acceptable."
The evil witches are snarking about Marianela's weight. Obesity is seen as not something a person would choose on purpose, but which is a person's own fault. Never mind that the weight is only a symptom of Marianela's emotional neediness, which stems from a lot of difficulties which were not her fault. It just seems extra-mean to harp on someone about a facet of themselves which comes from a place of great pain and distress. Marianela wasn't always chubby, she got that way after her father was murdered and she was shipped off to boarding school, away from her family.
3. Betty had successes to outweigh the insults.
4. I'm not saying that having people constantly talk about how ugly you are wouldn't be hurtful, not at all. I'm planning to start watching La Fea Mas Bella in a week or two; they're repeating the series at noon on Uni. Then I'll see how I feel about their "ugly" snarking.
5. In Ugly Betty, a lot of the rude commentary is at least witty. Kristel's and Fedra's "jokes" aren't funny.
Vivi – the original Betty was made in Columbia, and the show was inspired by the requirement there that people applying for jobs have to include a photo, so that hiring of women was usually done by looks, rather than by capabilities. That Betty was a nerdy brainiac, raised by a doting but very strict and traditional father and a sweet homebody mother. She wasn’t liberated like the American Betty, and didn’t have any zippy comebacks to the office snipers. The Columbian Betty was hired by the handsome womanizing son’s father so that the son would keep his hands off the secretary and focus on work.
The subsequent plot was different: she has a crush on the son, so he manages to persuade her to cook the books by pretending to be in love with her. Meantime, he actually falls for her. When she finds out the plot, she is devastated (in one of the most moving scenes I’ve ever seen in a novela – I’m referring to the Columbian version) and he has to win her back. Of course she saves the company and gets the guy. Unfortunately, the show included a very controversial makeover, but that was after she’d already won his heart.
The subsequent plot was different: she has a crush on the son, so he manages to persuade her to cook the books by pretending to be in love with her. Meantime, he actually falls for her. When she finds out the plot, she is devastated (in one of the most moving scenes I’ve ever seen in a novela – I’m referring to the Columbian version) and he has to win her back. Of course she saves the company and gets the guy. Unfortunately, the show included a very controversial makeover, but that was after she’d already won his heart.
Julia – the American Betty was quite different than the Columbian one and the Mexican one which followed it reasonably closely. At first I was upset that they’d left out so many important elements (particularly the very strict father and the all-important nurturing mother), but I came to love the show for what it was. I was just sure she and Daniel would end up together, which is maybe what they were hinting would happen in the future, but for most of the show, he just liked her as a friend.
It should be noted that in Betty la Fea there were no murders and no hospital scenes, nobody went blind or fell down the stairs or had life-saving surgery and yet it was the most popular telenovela ever. For me it was the most affecting. All of which proves to me that all this rape/murder/kidnapping/surgery stuff is lazy writing – character development is what’s pivotal.
No hospital scenes? No kidnappings? Sounds excellent, but are you sure it was really a telenovela? I guess I won't be able to use my Telenovela Bingo cards for this one, or at least there may not be a winner.
Maggie, another excellent recap. Informative and witty as always. I love your style.
I hate to say it but I'm developing a wee crush on Brandon. I can hardly believe it myself after the rat bas_ard he played in MP, but there you go...
Diana
I hate to say it but I'm developing a wee crush on Brandon. I can hardly believe it myself after the rat bas_ard he played in MP, but there you go...
Diana
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Diane, I'm not surprised that you might find Brandon attractive. I hear that he is our Beto's (Gancho) brother and shares that naco charm and cockiness. I didn't watch MP but I have seen him as a very effective bad guy before. I'm betting that Ilitia does a complete turn around and ends up with Brandon. Before this show is over, we shall all love and adore her (well, at least not dislike her so much).
Carlos
Carlos
Julia – Angelica Vale stars in La Fea Mas Bella, and she is a sturdy gal who in real life struggles with her weight. The lead in the Columbian original was petite and every bit as thin as the models that populated the show, and she came across as a wistful waif resigned to a life of ostracism due to her nerdiness and homeliness. They took a pretty actress and uglied her up. There was a protest that they hadn’t hired a plain lady to play the lead, which the producer said was because he didn’t feel a plain lady could bring the part to life as well. Of course this was met with hoots of derision.
The makeover was due to popular request, said the producer. There was such an outcry that it even made the pages of the L.A. Times. I didn’t watch novelas back then, but the article caught my eye, so when Betty la Fea came on in repeats, I tuned in, and that started my novela watching!
The makeover was due to popular request, said the producer. There was such an outcry that it even made the pages of the L.A. Times. I didn’t watch novelas back then, but the article caught my eye, so when Betty la Fea came on in repeats, I tuned in, and that started my novela watching!
Interesting. America Ferrera from Ugly Betty is also very pretty in real life, and really does have weight issues (actually, I think she's a normal weight, it's just that it is large for the television industry). When UB started she said that she actually had to lose weight to play Betty, who was supposed to be a bit chubby. I guess the producers thought that her normal size wouldn't appeal to viewers. They wanted "ugliness" in only a certain way.
I was glad that they didn't completely make her over. She eventually managed to tame her hair a bit, and FINALLY got those braces off, and started wearing somewhat nicer things, but she kept her quirky style and never turned into one of the glambots.
I was glad that they didn't completely make her over. She eventually managed to tame her hair a bit, and FINALLY got those braces off, and started wearing somewhat nicer things, but she kept her quirky style and never turned into one of the glambots.
But back to LldA. I really want to see Muñeca break free from her awful family and get a life of her own. Lorenzo is just vile, and she knows it. I suppose it would be harder to walk away from one's child, but Ilitia is an adult and can deal with life on her own. Her mother doesn't need to be there every moment to witness her infinite self-absorption.
Ahoy all, just had a chance to read all the great comments. Gosh, I sounded a little grumpy in my earlier comment. Must have been before my morning cup of tea.
As to Julia's point about Muñeca and family, I wonder why Lorenzo is so adamant about staying with his wife? Is it because he doesn't want to estrange his darling daughter? Is it because being with Muñeca provides a good excuse for him not to get too "involved" with his amantes? I kinda don't get his motivation. I almost mentioned is it because he loves her but...naaah! He treats her like crap in front of their daughter so I doubt that's it.
I like Vivi's idea about the Nancy Drew-Hardy Boys mystery solving team of Mari, Eman, Axel and Gretel.
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As to Julia's point about Muñeca and family, I wonder why Lorenzo is so adamant about staying with his wife? Is it because he doesn't want to estrange his darling daughter? Is it because being with Muñeca provides a good excuse for him not to get too "involved" with his amantes? I kinda don't get his motivation. I almost mentioned is it because he loves her but...naaah! He treats her like crap in front of their daughter so I doubt that's it.
I like Vivi's idea about the Nancy Drew-Hardy Boys mystery solving team of Mari, Eman, Axel and Gretel.
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