Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Dinero Tues. Sept. 14, 2010 Where Is Ale? And, There Are No Cool Jerks

Many thanks to Barbara. She did a fantastic job of filling in for Private O57.




We pick up our story with Ale and Daniel. Slime continues to ooze from Dan's pores. Ale insists on leaving now and alone if necessary. Daniel reminds her that they are out in the middle of nowhere and he has the keys to the car. But OK, we'll leave, but not before.....Daniel grabs Ale and forces a kiss on her. They struggle, he forces himself on her again. Dramatic music swells, Ale desperately tries to fight Daniel off and for a few brief moments I am horrified to think we may be watching a rape scene. Thankfully, Ale catches Daniel off balance, decks him with a good slap and runs out the door. Daniel ruefully wonders how such a tiny hand can carry such a heavy punch. WHAT A JERK!!!


Ale is running away in some nearby woodlands. She tries her cell phone but can't get a signal. More running ensues.


Back at Auto Siglo, Rosaura's husband has just arrived in time to find Pepeto holding Rosaura's hand in his. Gabriel is outraged. Rosaura tries to explain that Pepeto is a new sales person that she is training. It seems Gabe ain't buying that hand holding is part of Rosaura's job description. To Rosaura's credit, she tells Gabriel how dare he show up at her workplace after all this time, shaming her by causing such a scene. And, oh yes, she knows about Gabriel's other woman. WHAT A JERK!


Zetina is watching the Chavez and Marco show at their favorite watering hole. Marco feels that the hacienda sale plans are moving forward nicely. And by the way Chavez, how are we doing with the down payment money? Chavez says all is being sold-- the livestock, the milk and everything inside the hacienda. WHAT A JERK!


Rafa is still driving around looking for "mi licenciada". He decides to search on foot and puts Pantera on a sit-stay. It must be cold because Rafa dons a jacket over his suit coat and keeps rubbing his hands together to keep warm. Rafa trudges through the woods calling Alejandra's name. Suddenly, Rafael is pushed down from behind by .......Alejandra! Oh but wait, this Alejandra is of the mulish Equidae variety. Although the two Ales may share a temperament, I don't think Rafa finds this fuzzy Ale quite as cute (to each his own). Besides this Alejandra is already spoken for and her partner confirms no two-footed Alejandra sightings.


Things have escalated at Auto Siglo. Pepeto throws the first punch but Gabe jumps right in with dedicated enthusiasm. The Auto Siglo crew breaks 'em up and holds 'em back. La Generala and Bebe attempt to talk some sense into the two pugilists but Dandy and Jimenez end up escorting Gabriel out the door.


Entretanto--oops, we say mientras tanto-- the Peeping Profesora has seen all and commands the presence of Rosaura. Chatoooo!


Sandra arrives at Auto Siglo and confronts Marino with the news that she is "late".
Marino is happy, Sandra not so much. After all, she has three hijos and Marino has
two. (Claudia overhears and snorts "dos in cada casa"). Sandra is upset. Marino tells her to go home, rest, take a pregnancy test and nastily implies problems if Sandra is not completely on board with the Marino baby train. WHAT A JERK!


La Generala is giving Rosaura a pep talk....."The natural human condition is not made for couples. We are born alone and we will die alone." Claudia chimes in that soon science will let women reproduce on their own and we can say "Adios, Hombres". Rosaura sniffles that she wants to be one-half of a couple as Trapito whizzes over to inform her of Dona Arcadia's command to see her. Rosaura flutters her hands.


Ale's wandering in the woods continues. She tries her phone, still no signal satisfaction. Panicked, she cries at least one "Que hago?", a couple of "No puede ser!" and a few "Estoy perdida!" . We see Rafa searching the forest calling her name.


Ramirez notes that Marino is looking pretty darn happy. Marino confides that Sandra esta embarazada! And he has chosen the perfect name for his hija--Edgarda! Ramirez is suitably shocked and impressed. He asks how the expense of yet another Marino spawn is to be managed. Marino has it all figured out--Sandra is a business woman with her own company, she would never ask for money to support her hija. Did I say this before? WHAT A JERK!!


Dona Arcadia is lecturing Rosaura on letting her personal life enter the Auto Siglo workplace. Rosaura indignantly wonders who brought this gossip to Arcadia? The Queen has ears and eyes everywhere! Rosaura cries the fracas was not her fault. Dona Arcadia is having none of it --Rosaura is guilty as charged. The Perritas will make the pronouncement--should Rosaura stay or go? Rosaura begs Chester and Camila on bended knees. Dog as God, of course Rosaura is given another chance.


Beltran wants to talk to Ale. Susana tries contacting her but her phone is outside the service area. Susana tries calling Rosario who knows nothing about Ale's whereabouts. Susana, Rosario and Jorge, all are worried.


Dona Arcadia is sharing a glass of her "medicine" with Rosaura. Rosaura admits her husband has not worked since returning to Mexico. There has been no job that befits his exalted level and Rosaura has been supporting the family. Arcadia observes how women are expected to do it all--bring home the bacon, fry it up and look great to boot. Rosaura misses her children dreadfully. Arcadia tells Rosaura she has three options: 1). Stay with her dullard husband and hope she can convince him to take work beyond being president of the republic; 2). Embark on a dangerous and romantic adventure with a man who is unlikely to want to take on a woman with children; 3). Take her children and create a new life for herself where she is in charge. Arcadia warns Rosaura that she needs to make a choice.


Dandy, Pepeto and Jimenez come to Susana asking where Rafa is. Susana's in the dark about Rafa's and Ale's location. They try Rafa's cell which is also out of the service area. Could Rafa and Ale be together? Dandy opines that either something very bad or very good has happened. Jimenez and Pepeto giggle. Susana gives Dandy a look that says (but just a little) WHAT A JERK!


Daniel comes out of his little love nest/trophy locker cabin looking for Ale. He's not in the mood to play games (!). He hopes she wasn't foolish enough to go running into the forest. She must be on the highway looking for a way back. Oh well. Daniel gets into his (Auto Siglo's) convertible to leave. Danny Boy, I think I can squeeze in an extra neuter surgery just for you this week. WHAT A JERK!


Chavez and Marco are doing more of the same-- drinking and yada, yada, yada. Claudia calls Marco to see if they could meet tonight; Marco only wants to know about Ale and her interactions with Medina. Claudia lets it drop that the two of them have been out of the office all day. Marco is incensed and tries to call Ale. No dice. Marco decides Susana has the 411 on Ale and rushes over to Auto Siglo with Zetina trailing behind.


Marco trips over and shouts at Trapito. He rudely tells Claudia he is not there to see her. When Susanita informs Marco that she cannot reach Ale and does not know her whereabouts, Marco informs her she is incompetent. Susanita is worried and not taking any of Marco's crap. WHAT A JERK!


It's nighttime. There's a full moon but hopefully no werewolves. Ale is still desperately running through the forest. She falls and does an extremely skilled and excellent face plant. Ale cries and whimpers, "My foot! My foot!". I've fallen and I can't get up!

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Comments:
Barbara. Fantastic job. You really found a theme there, didn't you? Other than Rafa, the menfolk were looking mighty miserable in this one.

I loved your summary of Doña Arcadia's lecture. Women in this country (Mexico) are expected "to bring home the bacon, fry it up and look good to boot". Great way to summarize her rant. Love it.

My other favorite phrase was Ale does "an extremely skilled and excellent face plant".

There was a lot last night that seemed silly and contrived, but I really liked Doña Arcadia's thoughtful confrontation with Rosaura about the way her life was going. Similar to when Ale brought up the mistakes she thought her sales force were making in their lives. Words of wisdom.

On the Jerk scale, Daniel has to rate the highest. His casual departure not knowing where Ale was or what had happened to her was even worse than the forced kiss and groping. Good grief!

Barbara, you took time out of a very busy life (which includes surgery as we know!) to do this recap for us. Muchas gracias and endless thanks, amiguita. You're a trooper.
 

PS Thanks too for giving a shout out to one of my all-time favorite songs, Cool Jerk. It will be running through my head all day now.
 

Barbara-

I hope you will become a regular fill-in recapper, because this recap was just marvelous. Yes, Ale's face plant at the end was very skillful and very funny. I loved your jerk theme (all though I don't know the song), and Daniel was certainly the king of them last night. I hope Arcadia smacks his fanny good when she learns about the whole thing.

So we'll likely get Ale and Rafa, alone, in a cold forest, all night. Lots of possibilities for snuggling and snogging.

I was lol at Donkey Alejandra, especially the comparisons between her and human Ale. :) Will Rosaura take Arcadia's advice- which is really the same advice the General has been giving her, except the General doesn't think going back to that jerk husband should be an option. It was very mature of her though to admit that she wants to be half of a couple, and that she's not like the General in that way. I just had a similar conversation with my middle aged boss, who has been divorced twice, and also feels the same way. Us 30-something women in the office just don't understand this. We think it's nice and all when you have someone, but when we don't, life is full and good too.

Thanks again Barbara!
 

Hey, Barbara, loved it! You've got a place here anytime you want to be a recapper, let me know (caray@mappamundi.com). My absolutely favorite moment, of course, was Alejandra the donkey. Not as cute as my Jethro.
 

Wow, Barbara. What a nice surprise this morning. Your recap is perfect. Nicely detailed, very funny, a great theme tying it all together, and chock full of cute and whimsical lines. 2 of my favorites:

"He decides to search on foot and puts Pantera on a sit-stay."

"Danny Boy, I think I can squeeze in an extra neuter surgery just for you this week."

Excellent!

It may be a little late, but it'd be great if you could find an opening in your surgery schedule for Marino as well.

Now you have me wanting more. Great job.

Carlos
 

Vivi...Cool Jerk is a fifties song...waaaaay before your time but it's worth a listen. Very danceable.
 

Did you guys catch Claudia yelling "nueve!" off camera referring to his kids when Marino was talking to Sandra? I thought that was so funny and wondered if it was originally part of the script, since she had already gotten him good with the "dos en cada casa" line.
 

Hmmmmm..no I didn't Vivi. But I hope Sandra did, whether it was in the script or not. Although it's a bit late now for regrets. Carlos' suggestion that Barbara include Marino in the surgical schedule is a good one however. If only it could be retroactive!
 

Vivi, I heard that and I think that Sandra heard it as well, and I'm certain that Marino did as he was hurrying Sandra out. I'm a bit disappointed in Sandra. She does not seem to be all that bright. Yikes.

I got a big kick out of Rosaura pleading with the dogs to show mercy. Cute that although doña Arcadia disagreed with their decision, she was willing to abide by it. I was a little surprised that a nervous Rosaura ended up gulping her brandy.

Carlos
 

Thanks Barbara, your recap is fantastic! Your theme fits the episode perfectly, there were a lot of jerks. Daniel is definitely the biggest jerk and I'm glad Ale got to slap him. I love your line "Danny Boy, I think I can squeeze in an extra neuter surgery just for you this week." And I agree that Marino needs it too!
 

Thanks, Barbara for an absolutely splendid recap! You really hit all the high (and low) points, and I loved the overall theme.

I was a little disappointed that Ale, who is normally so smart, decided to rush into the woods, rather than back to the highway. Hasn't she seen enough horror movies to know that's a bad idea?

And of course, out of all the wooded areas in Mexico, Rafa will just happen to stumble into the correct one, and find her. Too bad it's not that easy in real life!

Two times now, I think they showed a little hole in Zetina's newspaper, allowing him to take secret pictures through it. I think.
 

What a fantastic recap Barbara, great job!! I have been awfully busy and not commenting lately but checking in now and then. This show is so much fun, loved the donkey Alejandra as well. JERKS for sure.

You had such great lines - people have mentioned some but I also like Zetina watching the Chavez and Marco show!

Judy - I'm pretty sure Cool Jerk is a 60's song unless it was a cover done in the 60's. I used to have it and I think it was from like 1966 or so. I like it a lot too!

Ivy
 

Way to go Barbara!!! You did a stellar job!

Rafa has one good sence of direction, being able to find his Ale in the middle of no where. I hope that he finds her and stays with her all night, and I hope that she didn't re-bread her foot/leg. What was up with those gigantic spiders, EEEEWWWW! I would die from a heart attack.

Still waiting for the anvils to start dropping for our (would be) bad guys, still not much advancing, but fun I am really going to miss this show!!

Marino is so stupid!!
 

lol, I hope that she didn't re-breaK her foot/leg, proof read Kat!
 

Thank you all for the nice feedback. Doing one of these recaps has really increased exponentially my respect for all the work you recappers do on a regular basis. And thinking back to when there were double Dinero recaps, my mind boggles. I myself ran too short on time to even think of vocabulary or to insert Spanish punctuation. How do you guys manage to put out such polished material within a few hours of airing? Guau! and double Guau!
 

Judy and Ivy. I looked it up. "Cool Jerk" was released in 1966. My brother had the 45 and played it ad infinitum much to my mother's dismay. So, still way before Vivi's time, but not quite as long ago as thought.

I don't know if Daniel's "casual departure" was worse than the forced groping, but it certainly was pretty appalling. Good grief is right!

"cold forest, all night. Lots of possibilities for snuggling and snogging."
Oh Vivi, I'm rooting for it to happen!

Melinama, Jethro is definitely cuter. No contest!

Carlos, Tracie and Judy. You're right. Marino under the knife is an excellent idea. He reminds me of one of those entreaties from the animal shelter where they have a tutorial on how one un-neutered cat produces 6 trillion, 589 million kitties within a two year span. For a greener earth, I guess it's better late than never!

Hombre--Yes! Even if Ale had lost her way in the initial panic, why not look up at the sun, pick one way to walk and not continue to possibly go in circles?
And Kat, credulity is strained to think that Rafa happened to stop near the correct area where Ale was lost. But if the result is the possibilities Vivi put forth, I'm willing to go with the flow!
 

Maraviguau, Barbara, you are a natural top-notch recapper. Well done.

I appreciate your offer to squeeze Daniel in for a parts reduction, and agree that Marino needs the same treatment. You can save time on Marino's by not bothering with any sort of sterilization or anesthetic or whatnot, and just use scotch tape to patch him up, whatever.
 

Hey there, thanks Ivy and Barb for the dating of the song. Guess because I "came of age" in the fifties I think all good things come from that time. In l966 I was 26 and waaaaay too sophisticated to be listening to pop songs. (But NOW I do!)
 

Julia, "parts reduction" and the advice on Marino's standard of care --- LOL!!
 

Dr. Barbara to the rescue with a truly awesome recap and some great suggestions on how to "fix" a couple of our jerks.

Loved the recap. Just got home from work and throughout the day i kept thinking about last's night show and was anxious to come home and read your recap!! I agree with what everyone else said. I did also like your little "dog is God" line.

I'm a little worried about tonight though as I have a terrible fear of spiders and that looked like a tarantula.

So sorry this is late, but Thanks again for such a truly entertaining recap and all the comments today were so much fun!!!!
This was the best part of my day today!!
 

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