Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Llena de Amor #27 Tue 9/14/10 Don Máximo plays his remaining card, everyone’s got aces up their sleeves, and it’s a full house at Netty’s.
Don Máximo tells Benigno that he won’t leave Marianela helpless and let the house fall into the hands of that harpy.
Upstairs, Marianela and Netty have made the wise decision to make like stoners and split this joint. Emanuel desperately begs Mari to stay, but she says never has she been so eager to leave a place. She tells Gretel that she was right; she never should have come here. Gretel is teary and can’t disagree. Oliver tells Gretel not to cry; she’ll see him again. That would cheer me up, but Gretel is still playing hard to get. The pensión clan leaves as that bit of background music I like, the one that’s reminiscent of “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” plays. Emanuel is beginning to cry for real now. He blames Fedra for driving Mari out of the house. Fedra starts insulting Eva all over again, and Emanuel says it is shameful how the only thing that matters in this family is money. He walks out. Ilitia tries to chase after him, squealing that she is not like that, but Gretel yanks her back.
At the hospital, Gladiola tries to comfort Begoña. She says both their kids are going to be fine, and Begoña is lucky, because at least she has a man. Begoña sobs that she has nothing, nothing! The guy is married! “What have I gotten myself into? What was I thinking?”
Emiliano asks what is going to happen with the inheritance. Bernardo says the lawyers will get a handwriting analysis, and if it proves that Eva wrote the letter, then Fedra will get the money immediately. Fedra smooches all over Emiliano’s face and says she would NEVER take money that didn’t rightfully belong to her.
The household staff and firefighters parade into the salon. The head bombero announces that an iron caused the fire. Fedra demands to know who was ironing. Kristel swears that she saw Nereida ironing, so the fire was absolutely definitely for sure her fault.
The gang arrives at the pensión, and Netty welcomes Mari to her new home. They report to Dolores and Consuelo that the inheritance money is lost, but Netty assures Mari that she doesn’t need money. Her new life here will be Llena de Amor, instead. They ask where Doris and Gladiola are and are informed that Doris is in the hospital after she fainted from poisoning. “Oh no! Then I’m in trouble, too!” exclaims Netty.
Emiliano and Gretel have a private little confab. Emiliano thinks Eva would not have left Marianela with nothing, no matter how bad things got. However, alcoholism can make people do desperate things, so he doesn’t know what to think. Gretel points out how strange it is that Fedra never showed him those papers before.
Fedra storms back through, yelling about the mess in the laundry room and telling Nereida to get her things and get out. Emiliano feebly tries to protest, and Nereida more adamantly tries to defend herself, but Kristel does her best to hush her up and Fedra is, as usual, not interested in facts anyway. She tells Nereida she’ll have to pay for all the clothes that were burned and she’d better be gone by morning. Kristel theatrically sniffles about her poor burned clothing.
Netty freaks out and asks whether she looks hinchada (swollen) or pale. They all wonder what in the heck she’s on about, and she dramatically swans about and hyperventilates and decides she needs to go to the hospital. The worst part is, she hasn’t had time to make her will leaving things to Marianela! But she doesn’t have anything to leave anyway! “Stop, tia, you are not dying!” says Mari. “What’s all this about poisoning?” Brandon asks. Netty explains that they were in the elevator at the mall, and there was a lot of gas. “You shouldn’t eat so many beans, then,” says Oliver. Netty melodramatically relates the tale.
Gladiola tells Begoña that she felt helpless at first, too, when her husband died, but Begoña will be surprised at how strong she can be when she needs to take care of her child. Begoña is not comforted, and thinks she can’t possibly go it alone. She has no money, no job, no family in town, and what about the future illnesses and accidents, when Lorenzo won’t be there? Gladiola suggests that at least he’ll help financially, but Begoña cries that the money is his wife’s.
Netty is convinced she’s dying. Brandon agrees to take her to the hospital, but the rest of the ladies have to stay home because it’s dangerous out at night. Oliver says “me vas a dejar como la guayabera? (are you going to leave me out?)” No way. He’s going with them. The guys rush out, leaving behind Netty, who collapses on the sofa, having convinced herself that she is horribly sick and feels worse than they can even imagine. Mari thinks she’s nuts.
Gladiola urges Begoña to come and live in Netty’s pensión. That way she won’t be alone! The place is full of love and they all support each other! And it’s super cheap! Begoña seems interested. {Just how big is that place?}
The next morning, the pensioners eat chilaquiles for breakfast, Netty having neither gone to the hospital nor died during the night. Netty claims she couldn’t sleep all night, she was so afraid she wouldn’t wake up. Angela comes in and Netty introduces her to Mari. Mari goes to shake her hand and Angela jumps like she’s shaken hands with a lightning bolt.
Gretel sleeps fitfully. In her dreams, she sees Luis Felipe, Mari’s father, arguing with Fedra:
LF: The deception is over, Fedra!
F: Look, bastard, you are not going to take away everything I’ve worked so hard to get in life, understand?
LF: I know what kind of woman you are, and I want you out of the house immediately. You’ll leave the same way you arrived, with NOTHING. And I’m going to tell my brother that you are a cualquiera.
(Little-girl Gretel is watching all this, hidden out of sight. She sees Fedra choke Luis Felipe, kick him, and throw him over the balcony.)
Gretel wakes up, crying and breathing hard, saying it’s the same horrible nightmare that she can’t get out of her head. “Is this going to torture me my whole life?!”
Angela has Mari’s hand in a death grip and is in a trance, which seems to bother Mari just a tad. Finally Angela snaps out of it and tells Mari that her destiny is a great love, which will divide her life into a before and after and make her spill tears of blood.
Begoña has little Cristián back, ready to leave the hospital, and Doris has been discharged as well, though she still looks pretty weak. Gladiola invites Begoña to come with them and have something to eat, but Begoña says she has to wait for her baby’s father, who is coming to pick them up. Brandon and Oliver help Doris walk out. Lorenzo skulks into the waiting room, but ducks back behind a wall when he sees the naco poli. He comes back after they leave and Begoña wonders who he was hiding from. He tells her to hurry up.
Emanuel laughs with Axel that since Marianela arrived at the house, he hasn’t had a moment of peace. But she was awesome and never gave up. She just kept trying to win their affection. Axel agrees that she’s great. She even went back to the club after she was treated so horribly there, just to find him, and she fought with those guys to defend him. “Oh, yes, speaking of that night at the club,” says Emanuel, “what’s going on with you? Are you okay?” Axel insists that nothing is going on; he just drank too much. Emanuel gives him a big hug and says to remember that he’s there to support him, no matter what. Axel smiles and blinks his Bambi eyes. “So are you going to get Marianela to come back?” asks Axel. “Oh, yes, I will do everything possible to get mi gordita to return,” says Emanuel. Axel teases him about the MI gordita.
Netty can’t believe that Marianela is going to have such a big tragic romance as all that. Mari is a bit offended that Netty seems to think she won’t even have a novio. Consuelo cries that she hopes Mari will find a novio who makes her happy, not a tragic one like Angela predicted. She runs off crying. Netty insists that if Mari has a novio, she wants to know who it is.
The Ruiz y de Teresa men breakfast. Axel says Marianela should not have had to leave her own house. Emiliano is just worried he’ll be in trouble when Tia Carlota finds out. What will he tell her? The truth, says Axel, that Mom took all her money. Emanuel says Fedra needs to change her attitude. Dark cloud Gretel rolls in and tells them they’re all naïve and have no idea what Fedra is capable of.
Fedra whines to Bernardo that he’d better deal with the legal stuff quickly, because she hates surprises. He shows her the newspaper, with a front-page story saying that Eva Pavón’s death is still under investigation. He assures her it was an impeccable job, so they will never find out who was responsible. She’s still worried that the expert will see through the handwriting forgery, but he heh-hehs that everyone has a price and it’s all taken care of. She’s happy even though she’s wearing hideous pants.
Gretel says Fedra is playing them all like puppets. Emiliano thinks she’s just paranoid, but Emanuel says he believes that Gretel knows something they don’t know. Gretel again says that it doesn’t make sense that Fedra would keep all her loans to Eva a secret. “What are you suggesting? That your mother falsified information to steal Marianela’s money?” Emiliano asks dismissively. The wheels start to turn in Emanuel’s pretty head.
Marianela tells Netty there’s no way she could have a novio. She hardly even knows any people, and doesn’t even have friends. “You aren’t in love with Emanuel, are you?” Netty asks. Mari laughs that off. “Good,” says Netty, “because that kind of love between cousins is a sin.” “Don’t worry, Mari’s great love doesn’t share the same blood,” says Angela. Doris returns home to great celebration.
The RydT bunch continue to argue over how much of a monster Fedra is. Delicia hovers and listens in until they all stare at her and she runs off and Emanuel laughs. The two of them should have more scenes together; they’re so funny. Axel says everyone has secrets. “Oh, reeeeeeally, Axel? What’s yours?” Emiliano asks. Axel says he’s not ready to talk about it. Emiliano hassles him so he runs out, leaving Emil confused. This sets off a big fight about everything in the house being screwed up. Emanuel says especially regarding Marianela; when she left it broke his soul (!), and Emiliano needs to get his wife to behave herself or else! Emiliano yells at him to let him manage his family himself, and when Emanuel gets married… Emanuel interjects that in his future family, everything is going to be very different! He storms out. Emiliano is still confused, so Gretel clarifies for him that his kids don’t believe in him.
In his bedroom, Emanuel stews over Marianela living in the pensión with that horrid Brandon. He decides he’s got to get her out of there.
Over at the pensión, Marianela wallows in memories of her teary departure from Emanuel. Brandon offers hugs and sympathy.
Emanuel goes to the General for help in getting Marianela back. The General says he still has a card up his sleeve, and he’s going to play it. He’s willing his money to Mari while he’s still alive. Benigno escorts the lawyer in.
Marianela decides she’s going to cheer up. No crying in the pensión, only love and happiness. She doesn’t need the money. She will make it on her own. Brandon approves and kisses her on the head. Oliver and Doris are also happy to hear this. Oliver says he knows how she feels, though, since he also lost out on a huge inheritance. Such a joker, you’d think he’d try a little harder to actually be funny. The polis leave for work and Oliver tries to give Doris a goodbye kiss and gets smacked.
Kristel is disgusted to find Nereida still working in the kitchen, after Fedra fired her. Nereida says they both know very well the fire was not her fault. Delicia defends Nereida and says she saw clearly what happened. There was plenty of heat in the laundry room, but it wasn’t just from the iron! Kristel throws fruit at her. Then she tells Nereida that she’ll keep her mouth shut if she knows what’s good for her. “What’s good for me is keeping my job,” says Nereida. Kristel says if she keeps the secret, she’ll make sure she has enough money not to starve, but she’s leaving either way. “Wrong!” says Gretel, entering the kitchen. She tells Kristel to make sure Nereida can stay, or she’ll tell Fedra what really happened in the laundry room.
Lowrenzo continues to be awful to Begoña back in her apartment. He’s headed back home to be with his wife and daughter. She’s mad that she and the baby only get crumbs, but tries to sweet-talk him into more. He snarls that a family is the one thing he will never give her. Begoña remembers Gladiola telling her that she doesn’t need some loser man for her baby to have a family, she can create a family of the pensión residents. “Well, we have nothing to lose by going to see,” she tells the baby.
Ilitia has decided her chest is a gift, and wrapped it with a bow. Also, she’s yelling at Muñeca for throwing Lowrenzo out. “Can’t you put yourself in my place for a moment?” Muñeca asks. “No! My daddy is awesome, and you’re just trying to ruin his life with your little jealous fits and suicide attempts!” Ilitia brats. Muñeca can’t believe how selfish and uncaring her daughter is. Ilitia tells her if daddy doesn’t come home, she is going to go with him. Sounds like a great bonus to me. She leaves and Muñeca cries.
Emiliano tells Gretel that he agrees Marianela should come back, and he’ll take charge of making it happen. So, it’s not likely. Tia Carlota calls and he lies to her that everything is fine and Marianela got her inheritance, no problema. Carlota wants to talk to Mari, and Emiliano pretends the phone connection is bad. Gretel shakes her head and rolls her eyes. She tells him he can’t cover the sun with a finger; is he trying to become Fedra’s accomplice?
Marianela sings into a feather duster. Netty joins her. They’re really getting into it when Begoña walks in. She watches them, smiling.
Begoña tells Gladiola that she really likes the place and would like to discuss living there, but right now she has a really big favor to ask. She has an important appointment and has no one to watch the baby. Gladiola eagerly agrees to take care of him and refuses Begoña’s offer of pay, as she remembers what it was like to be a young single mom and struggling. Begoña leaves. I wonder whether she plans to return.
Kristel calls Agent Orange and tells him (while he runs on a treadmill) that she tried to blame the maids for the fire, but Gretel knows it was them. AO thinks they need to get Gretel a man so she’ll lighten up. Kristel then laughs about how funny it was that the whale lost her inheritance and had to go live with her aunt. She quickly hangs up when Bernardo and Fedra come down the stairs (not quickly enough nor headfirst enough). Okay, at first I thought it was the pants that were the Fedral offense, but now I think she is wearing zebra-print thigh-high boots. An interesting choice for a woman prone to using animals as insults. Kristel pouts to her mother that the fire was just an accident, and she shouldn’t fire that poor maid. Fedra mocks Kristel’s nun-like charity.
Ilitia takes a break from her heavy shopping duties to sit in a café and order a cappuchino, skinny, skim milk, lactose free, sugar free, caffeine free. Much like Ilitia’s whole life, there is no point. A lady at a neighboring table is reading the new TV y Novelas with her photo on the cover. She grabs it and reads Brandon’s and reality’s version of events, that he had to tie her up because she was hysterical and would have gotten them all killed. “WHAT?! HYSTERICAL?!!! DO I LOOK HYSTERICAL?!” she hysterically hystericalizes. Everyone in the café stares. “I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!” she tells the magazine, beating it and throwing it across the room.
Gladiola happily heads out to the park with the baby in the stroller, giggling that this is good practice for when she has grandchildren. Marianela falls back into a funk, wondering about Angela’s weird prediction. “Is it true what that strange woman said, that a grand love is going to bring me grand pain?” she wonders out loud. “Nope, that will never happen, because that guy will have to deal with me,” says a voice behind her. She squeals and runs over to hug Emanuel. He picks her up and swings her around, straining his back a bit, but he hides the pain from her. She offers him coffee or juice, but he says he’ll take a hug and kiss instead. She hugs him.
Tomorrow: Emanuel tries to convince Marianela to leave with him. The ladies aren’t having it and try to beat him off with a broom. He says he won’t leave without her. Fortunately, the pensión seems to expand as needed to accommodate any number of people, so he can just live there.
Ponerse sus moños – to stand firm on one’s principles
Tiznado – blackened, smudged
Dejar como la guayabera – to exclude
Chiruza, chirucita – lowly, vulgar woman (what Kristel called Nereida and Delicia)
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Schedule changes on Wednesday, take note. LldA is supposed to be on at 6 pm here; I don't know whether it's the same everywhere.
Good morning Julia. I've bailed on this one but enjoyed your recap and could visualize every scene. When you said "dark cloud Gretel rolls in", I had the picture immediately. Great vocabulary as well. Thanks amiga.
Julia, wonderful and even your recap of the previous day highlights was hysterical. "make like stoners and split this joint." That was a definite careful with the coffee moment.
Netty was a total hoot last night. She had a chance for a real dramatic moment, and she took it with her whole "I'm dying" scene. Looks like the gang is use to her theatrics and just go along. She's so sweet and caring, hey, let her rock a bit as a drama queen.
Poor Emi, not a clue. I think much of his reaction is 1.) being manipulated by Fedra with the kisses and sex but also 2.) his essential character is to just not let things get dramatic and just be okay. Fedra has played him on this because she knows he doesn't like when everything is in crisis. I see his character becoming more aware of what Fedra is up to and more understanding of his kids, but it will be a painful process. Cesar is the man for the job.
Eman - if you really care for Mari - leave her in that pension. Heck, it looks like a fun place. I may move in!!
And more Delicia!!
Netty was a total hoot last night. She had a chance for a real dramatic moment, and she took it with her whole "I'm dying" scene. Looks like the gang is use to her theatrics and just go along. She's so sweet and caring, hey, let her rock a bit as a drama queen.
Poor Emi, not a clue. I think much of his reaction is 1.) being manipulated by Fedra with the kisses and sex but also 2.) his essential character is to just not let things get dramatic and just be okay. Fedra has played him on this because she knows he doesn't like when everything is in crisis. I see his character becoming more aware of what Fedra is up to and more understanding of his kids, but it will be a painful process. Cesar is the man for the job.
Eman - if you really care for Mari - leave her in that pension. Heck, it looks like a fun place. I may move in!!
And more Delicia!!
Hi Julia, thanks so much for your entertaining and thorough recap. Love the vocab words, they are new for me. You had some awesome zingers in this one including "Fedral offense", "Ilitia has decided her chest is a gift, and wrapped it with a bow", "hysterically hystericalizes" and many more. I do enjoy laughing out loud over my morning tea.
How can this family not see that Gretel, the supposed crazy one, is the voice of sanity in the house? Yes dad, why hasn't mom told you about Eva's debts before now? Sheesh, come on Emiliano. I wonder if bossy Tia Carlota will ever come to visit? That could be interesting as they all seem completely whipped by her. Surely she and Fedra would butt heads.
Julia, I've never heard the saying "dejar como una guayabera" before. I wonder how that comes to mean "to leave out, to exclude". Any idea? This is going to be bugging me all day.
My favorite scene was when Mari and Netty were singing into the feather duster. I know, it was silly and oh so obvious but I still liked it.
Thanks again for the stellar recap and very clever title.
How can this family not see that Gretel, the supposed crazy one, is the voice of sanity in the house? Yes dad, why hasn't mom told you about Eva's debts before now? Sheesh, come on Emiliano. I wonder if bossy Tia Carlota will ever come to visit? That could be interesting as they all seem completely whipped by her. Surely she and Fedra would butt heads.
Julia, I've never heard the saying "dejar como una guayabera" before. I wonder how that comes to mean "to leave out, to exclude". Any idea? This is going to be bugging me all day.
My favorite scene was when Mari and Netty were singing into the feather duster. I know, it was silly and oh so obvious but I still liked it.
Thanks again for the stellar recap and very clever title.
Julia- Your funny recap made me enjoy the episode even more, and I thought this was a great episode.
Judy- I thinks it's safe to watch now. I've really enjoyed the last two episodes, which really consist of Mari getting out of that awful house. Please don't let her be silly in love enough to move back in. I love the pension and all the kooky people there who give Mari hugs and kisses at every turn. Eman can go there and give her hugs and kisses if he wants. I'll be cheering the ladies on next episode as they beat him off with brooms.
I have a feeling Begonia is not coming back either. Looks like she saw the pension and the people who live there as the perfect people to care of her little one. Poor little guy. I also loved the singing scene between Mari and Netty. I sing and dance all the time while I clean and wash the dishes.
Emil is such a coward, but I think Gretel will eventually succeed in opening up his eyes to the horrid person his wife really is. It's interesting that all the kids are basically telling him to grow a pair and get his woman (their mother) under control. He is such a wuss. I so want Tia Carlota to make an appearance. Shouldn't she be wearing purple?? ;-)
Judy- I thinks it's safe to watch now. I've really enjoyed the last two episodes, which really consist of Mari getting out of that awful house. Please don't let her be silly in love enough to move back in. I love the pension and all the kooky people there who give Mari hugs and kisses at every turn. Eman can go there and give her hugs and kisses if he wants. I'll be cheering the ladies on next episode as they beat him off with brooms.
I have a feeling Begonia is not coming back either. Looks like she saw the pension and the people who live there as the perfect people to care of her little one. Poor little guy. I also loved the singing scene between Mari and Netty. I sing and dance all the time while I clean and wash the dishes.
Emil is such a coward, but I think Gretel will eventually succeed in opening up his eyes to the horrid person his wife really is. It's interesting that all the kids are basically telling him to grow a pair and get his woman (their mother) under control. He is such a wuss. I so want Tia Carlota to make an appearance. Shouldn't she be wearing purple?? ;-)
Also thanks for the hint about the show being on at 6 tonight. The reason is the Independence Day Celebrations for Mexico. 200 years of independence from Spain. Not sure how that will affect all the other shows.
I checked the listings here in Cleveland and we still get Llena at 7pm. They aren't showing the festival until 10:00 after Soy. She we're on normal schedule thank goodness. I want to see the broom brigade tonight!
I don't know, I think Begonia will return. she loves that little guy, so I hold out hope that she just becomes one of the Pension Gang. That would interweave her plot more into the goings on with everyone else. And Christian will have lots of adopted aunts and uncles.
I don't know, I think Begonia will return. she loves that little guy, so I hold out hope that she just becomes one of the Pension Gang. That would interweave her plot more into the goings on with everyone else. And Christian will have lots of adopted aunts and uncles.
Great, Julia. This was a very amusing episode and you made it come alive again with your humor and insight.
Netty was great in her reaction to Doris' emergency. She played that deliciously, and her duet with Marianela was both funny and touching.
Carlos
Netty was great in her reaction to Doris' emergency. She played that deliciously, and her duet with Marianela was both funny and touching.
Carlos
Julia, thank you for the great recap. There were some fun moments in this episode. It was about time after the endless weeks of evil darkness.
Does Don Maximo have the same attorney as Fedra? He sure looked like one of the attorneys that showed up for the non-transfer of inheritance to Mari.
Rosemary
Does Don Maximo have the same attorney as Fedra? He sure looked like one of the attorneys that showed up for the non-transfer of inheritance to Mari.
Rosemary
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: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 2:09:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 2:09:00 PM EDT
Begoña really loves her baby, but she also seems really depressed and hopeless. I'm interested to know what she'll do. It would be fun if she moved into Netty's place...especially when Ilitia and Brandon inevitably get together, and Ilitia finds out about Daddy's mistress and her little brother...oh, the drama.
I wonder why Axel feels that he can't talk to anyone about his big secret. Gretel and Emanuel are both completely supportive and loving. I also wonder why Gretel hasn't told anyone about Fedra killing Luis Felipe. She can't stand her mother, so it's not like she wants to protect her. Does she think maybe it's a false memory? Or is it just that no one would believe her, so Fedra would still be free and would torture her even more?
I wonder why Axel feels that he can't talk to anyone about his big secret. Gretel and Emanuel are both completely supportive and loving. I also wonder why Gretel hasn't told anyone about Fedra killing Luis Felipe. She can't stand her mother, so it's not like she wants to protect her. Does she think maybe it's a false memory? Or is it just that no one would believe her, so Fedra would still be free and would torture her even more?
Julia- About Axel-- I have a really great friend who was in Peace Corps with me years ago. Everyone who meets him knows he is gay. He has not really had a romantic relationship since I've known him. The one time he dated a woman, it was like he was just going through the motions, and it ended quickly. He clearly fell in love with one of our guy friends (who is straight) and we watched him struggle with it during said friend's wedding where he was the best man. He got supremely drunk in much the same way Axel did. He is now 37 and cannot/will not come out of the closet. All of his friends are extremely liberal and supportive and would have NO issue with this at all. But, he is from a traditional Asian family and his widowed mom would be none too pleased. But even though she lives on the west coast and he and the east, he still cannot admit he is gay. It makes us all sad to see how sad he is, but we all acknowledge that we can't understand what he is going through, so it's not our place to say he should "just" come out already. It must be very difficult to 1) accept that your life will not be what you originally envisioned; and 2) go against the expectations your family has for you.
Actually, I do kind of understand his not wanting to talk about it. I imagine he feels if he were open about it, that would be the only thing people would think of regarding him. Who wants to be defined by only one aspect of his personality? Plus, he knows how his parents would take it.
I have a relative who is in his mid-fifties and not openly out, although everyone knows. Tacitly acknowledged but never discussed, which I guess is more comfortable for him.
But Axel keeps bringing up secret-keeping and claiming that he's going to tell everyone what his real issues are, which makes me think he wants to be more open, but just can't bring himself to do it. That's why I think it would be helpful for him to confide in someone who would be supportive but keep his secret, like Gretel or Emanuel. He could feel less alone but still not deal with the fallout that telling Fedra would involve.
I have a relative who is in his mid-fifties and not openly out, although everyone knows. Tacitly acknowledged but never discussed, which I guess is more comfortable for him.
But Axel keeps bringing up secret-keeping and claiming that he's going to tell everyone what his real issues are, which makes me think he wants to be more open, but just can't bring himself to do it. That's why I think it would be helpful for him to confide in someone who would be supportive but keep his secret, like Gretel or Emanuel. He could feel less alone but still not deal with the fallout that telling Fedra would involve.
Totally agree that his baby steps in the direction of truth should be to tell Gretel and/or Emanuel (and it was a sweet scene where they chatted and hugged). I have a feeling that when he does get up the nerve to tell his "secrets", the only one that will come out is that he's been kicked out of school. Everyone will get fixated on that. Then the next thing they'll fixate on is that he wants to pursue music instead of medicine. And finally, MONTHS from now, the big secret will come out. :)
Julia, witty and wonderful. Favorite line was: "...cappuchino, skinny, skim milk, lactose free, sugar free, caffeine free. Much like Ilitia’s whole life, there is no point". So vain and vapid.
Netty's mansion must be truly palatial. It seems as though the entire cast is housed either at Netty's or Fedra's.
I was happy to see Mari is happy - her duet with Netty was fun. Looking forward to her cutting loose and enjoying her life.
Diana
Netty's mansion must be truly palatial. It seems as though the entire cast is housed either at Netty's or Fedra's.
I was happy to see Mari is happy - her duet with Netty was fun. Looking forward to her cutting loose and enjoying her life.
Diana
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 3:47:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 3:47:00 PM EDT
Julia – I really enjoyed this episode, and I REALLY enjoyed your recap. My fave: Axel’s Bambi eyes.
How does Gretel know what really happened in the laundry room? Is this another don-the- beanie moment?
Begona has been portrayed so sympathetically that I can’t imagine she’d abandon her baby, though she could get hit by a car or something and not return. It seems like the writers are tying Ilitia’s family (through Lorenzo) to Netty’s pension, but I guess the baby alone would be sufficient for that.
Are we 100% certain that Axel’s big secret is that he’s gay? So much has been made of it that it might be a red herring.
How does Gretel know what really happened in the laundry room? Is this another don-the- beanie moment?
Begona has been portrayed so sympathetically that I can’t imagine she’d abandon her baby, though she could get hit by a car or something and not return. It seems like the writers are tying Ilitia’s family (through Lorenzo) to Netty’s pension, but I guess the baby alone would be sufficient for that.
Are we 100% certain that Axel’s big secret is that he’s gay? So much has been made of it that it might be a red herring.
No, we aren't absolutely sure. He hasn't denied it, though, he just won't admit it. I think it would be interesting if it turned out to be something else, but he does take all the gay comments very personally.
I think Gretel overheard the argument between Kristel and the maids. She's good at eavesdropping and also she's smart. I think she saw the gruesome twosome sneak away from the living room, and probably noticed Kristel had changed clothes and hairstyle after the fire. Gretel is quick enough to put this together. Maybe she doesn't know exactly how the iron ended up setting the laundry on fire, but she knows Kristel is involved, and that's enough to threaten her.
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I think Gretel overheard the argument between Kristel and the maids. She's good at eavesdropping and also she's smart. I think she saw the gruesome twosome sneak away from the living room, and probably noticed Kristel had changed clothes and hairstyle after the fire. Gretel is quick enough to put this together. Maybe she doesn't know exactly how the iron ended up setting the laundry on fire, but she knows Kristel is involved, and that's enough to threaten her.
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