Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Llena de Amor #68 Tue 11/16/10 Fedra joins Emanuel’s Besos4Pesos scheme.
Repeats…Fedra crams the cash back into the safe. Brilliant idea, Fedra, since you know that someone who is willing to steal can get into it. She and Spiderus snicker over the impending doom of la gordita. Then, yay, we get a repeat of Delicia telling Brandon and Oliver that TomCat is a goner, surely it’s the bruja’s fault, and if she finds them in the house she will skin them (despellejar) alive. Then we wing back over to Netty and Emiliano snoozling in bed all desnudos and discovered by Axel.
New stuff. Emanuel asks Marianela if she really thinks he would try to hurt her. She’s confused and doesn’t feel well, but it seems pretty obvious that the poison in the soup was meant for her. Eman remembers that he went out into the garden and left the soup unattended. A light bulb flickers in his head and he tells Mari he knows what he has to do to protect her. Unfortunately, he does not fill her in on his plan. As he leaves, he just tells her, “no matter what happens, don’t forget that you’re everything to me. I love you.”
Down in the office, Fedra tells Spidey she knows it wasn’t actually Marianela who stole the money, so who was it? He claims he doesn’t know and he found it hidden in the garden. Fed thinks he’s protecting that fulanita Nereida. Emanuel bursts in.
In the kitchen, Oliver moans that this is a waste of time and they have no idea where Gretel is. Delicia says of course they know! She went on vacation to Switzerland! “You see? That witch is even lying to her own family!” says Oliver. Brandon asks Delicia to tell Fedra that the police are demanding to see her. Delicia hesitantly agrees, but only if she can borrow a bulletproof vest.
Fedra’s busy insulting Marianela in her usual uneducated fashion. She tells Emanuel she’s not in the mood to hear him defend his musa de goteros. Emanuel just laughs and says the painter is Botero. He reminds Fedra that he is her favorite child. “Not while you’re in love with that whale, you’re not,” she says. He gets all giddy and confidential and laughs that Mari almost died but the cat was poisoned instead. “Hee hee! Tell me how you did it!” She is shocked and can’t believe he is accusing her of such a thing. He snickers some more and chuckles, “You really think I’m in love with la gorda? Please!” Fedra isn’t quite sure what he’s getting at. “I don’t care about her! She can keel over dead or blow up like a balloon for all I care! I just want to marry her so I’m left with all the money when she croaks prematurely! I’ve got to get all that money!” Well now, this is a language Fedra understands.
Axel storms down the stairs at the pensión, having apparently stood upstairs in shocked fury long enough for Emiliano and Netty to put some clothes on. They chase him down, wanting to explain. He thinks it’s all pretty obvious. The yelling draws the other ladies out of the kitchen and they are also shocked. Netty tries to defend herself, but Axel says she’s not his mom; his mother is a lady and Netty is a slut! Netty tells Emiliano to get out of her house and stay away from her forever. Yeah, that makes it way less like a cheap fling.
Emanuel is still chummily wheedling Fedra into his little “conspiracy.” He throws in a few fat insults to be extra convincing, but asks Fedra to stop saying stuff like that when he’s with Marianela, because it’s too hard for him not to laugh. “This is why you’re my favorite, mi amor! That’s my boy!” But then he goes too far. With Mari now hovering outside the door listening in, he confides to Fedra that he actually hit the sheets with the gordinflona and acted like he was in love, but it was horrible. Marianela cries as Fedra agrees that this was gross, but a necessary sacrifice. Together they are going to snag the money and eliminate Marianela!
Outside the pensión, Axel yells at Emiliano for taking up with this loose woman who has destroyed the whole family! Well, along with her awful niece, who has turned Emanuel and Gretel against their mamá. Emiliano says that is not how things are; maybe Axel doesn’t remember, but the marriage to Fedra was destroyed some time ago and Netty had nothing to do with it. Axel says fine, do whatever you want, but you will never be happy.
Emanuel is still going on and on, telling Fedra how easy it was to fool Marianela into believing he really wanted to be with her. Mari is still eavesdropping and crying. He claims all his displays of anger toward Fedra were just part of his brilliant strategy. They toast to their master plan. Fedra swigs her whole glass in one fell swoop and then can’t swallow it all and looks like she’s going to spit, the way all the elegant ladies do it. Emanuel explains to her that his plan won’t work if something happens to Mari before they marry, so stop with the attacks, okay? She agrees. He says then he’s off to bed to dream of his future as a merry widower. They hear a sound at the door and Eman opens it, but only Delicia is there, to tell Fedra that the police are there to see her.
Fedra slithers out to the foyer and asks Oliver, “how dare you set foot in my house, you garbage, after you kidnapped my daughter?” Brandon tells her they have no case against Oliver unless Gretel testifies against him. Oliver pipes up that Fedra is the one who kidnapped Gretel. Where is she stashed? Emanuel says there is nothing amiss; she has just gone to Switzerland to recover from all the trauma. Oliver says he knows that isn’t true because Gretel called him. She’s locked up somewhere, and he doesn’t know where because the call was cut off and the Telenovelaville PD has no caller ID or access to phone records. Emanuel looks concerned and suspicious.
Marianela cries in her bedroom, wondering how Emanuel could have deceived her and thinking back to their enchanted evening, now believing that all Emanuel’s lusty words of love and seduction were lies. She sobs about all this at length but I refuse to listen to anything she says in that awful whiny voice. A few flashbacks of Ilitia telling her Eman is only with her out of pity and Doris wondering if he really for real wanted to be with her break up the whining. Mari decides Netty was right. Emanuel was nothing but bad news. He tried to kill her!
Marianela packs her suitcase, with more flashbacks of the times she previously believed were happy.
Emanuel tells Oliver not to insult his mother. Fedra tries to physically attack two armed police officers, but Emanuel holds her back. Oliver states again for the record that he loves Gretel, would never harm her, and will not give up searching for her. Brandon and Oliver decide to leave, and Mari runs down the stairs and demands to be taken with them.
Gladiola brings Netty tea and tells her to stop being such a drama queen. Her life is not over. Netty cries that she’s wanted Emiliano for so long, and now that she finally had him, she has to give him up again. Gladiola decides she needs cookies, too. Netty takes a sip. “Aaaaah! It’s super hot!” “Yeah, I figured, from the state he left you in!” “I meant the TEA!” Gladiola tells Netty that no one is asking her to give up Emiliano. Maybe he’ll divorce the witch and live happily ever after with Netty. But Netty is afraid if they divorce, the kids will hate her, and she doesn’t want that. She is not a homewrecker. She is declaring war on love. Emiliano is dead to her.
Emanuel tries to stop Mari from leaving. “Let’s go, Brandon,” is her response. She leaves with the polis, and Emanuel is all distraught.
Paula asks Delicia what happened with Gretel and the policeman. Delicia says Fedra found them and separated them and sent Gretel off somewhere…to that place with the enchiladas they sprinkle cheese on top of. “Switzerland,” says Paula. Yes. Well, that’s what Fedra said, but Oliver swears she has Gretel locked up somewhere. Poor guy, he’s so in love with Gretel, he must be really suffering.
Emanuel rants to Fedra about how much more difficult it’s going to be to woo Marianela if she’s living in the pensión, with Netty and Brandon yapping their anti-Eman talk at her all the time. He needs to have her nearby! Axel lurches in and tells them he found Dad and that cabareta in bed at the pensión. They are amantes!
Netty apologizes to the other pensión ladies for compromising the decency of their happy home. They don’t seem particularly offended. She swears it will never happen again. The polis and Mari walk in, and Mari gets a very warm welcome.
Lowrenzo tosses and turns in bed and dreams of zombie Begoña asking why he had her killed and reaching out to grab him. “Nooooo!” he screams, waking Muñeca. He’s drenched in sweat.
The next day, Ilitia is asleep in a chair in Kristel’s hospital room. Kristel is up and dressed and takes advantage of Ilitia’s deep slumber to sneak out. She’s got to see her puchunguito.
Fedra’s upset. Emanuel assures her that she will not be usurped by that actress. She settles down a little. Emanuel says he’s got to marry Marianela as soon as possible. Emiliano walks in then and says he will not permit it. Fedra yells at him for hopping in the sack with that trashy cabaretera. Traitor! Emanuel tries to get her to calm down, asking whether she wants the whole world to know their problems. “Yes!” she yells. She wants the whole world to know that her horrid husband betrayed her! “I’ll kill you!” she shrieks, but Emanuel holds her back so she can’t. He reminds her to always be elegant. Ha. Emiliano says they need to talk. Fedra doesn’t want explanations, she wants to kill him. She acts rabid. Where’s the doc with the tranq jabs?
The gang is breakfasting at the pensión when Mari staggers in and faints.
Emanuel is still trying to referee the battle. Ilitia calls and tells them Kristel escaped from the hospital.
Don Máximo is mad that Mari moved out without saying goodbye to him. Paula isn’t listening to him because she’s worried about Gretel. Max remembers that Fedra wanted to lock Gretel up in a manicomio. He says it’s like Fedra isn’t even Gretel’s mother. Paula suddenly has something important to go do.
In the manicomio, Nice Nurse offers to help Gretel. She says she can get a message to someone outside. Gretel asks her to tell Oliver Rosales where she is.
Muñeca is trying to call Begoña, but she isn’t answering her phone. Lowrenzo tells her Begoña quit her job at the agency and left the country. Muñeca says Low will be in big trouble if she finds out that he ran Begoña off. He says he didn’t fire her.
In the prison, Agent Orange thanks Caimán for protecting him from the bullies. Kristel shows up to visit. She hugs Agent O.
Finally rid of Fedra, Emiliano tries to explain to Emanuel how things are. He’s in love with Netty! “Then why can’t you accept that I’m in love with Marianela? You do what you want with your life, but respect that I want to be with Mari!”
Mari has been tucked in bed, but she’s feeling vomity and runs off to the bathroom. Brandon goes to get the doctor.
Nice Nurse writes down all the information and promises she’ll see Oliver tomorrow. When the doctor comes in, Gretel pretends to be zonked out.
Malicio tells Kristel she should be glad about what happened, because they didn’t want that kid. But he’s missed her, oooh, she looks delicious. Kristel cries that she’s not the same as before. Maybe she was freaked out about that baby, but now she’ll never be able to have any kids. “Well, who told you I wanted to have children?” he asks, unconcerned. He just wants to enjoy life with only her. So she needs to get him out of prison.
Ilitia has gone home and is still worried about Kristel, but not too worried to tease her parents about looking like they didn’t get much sleep, either. Have they made up? Lowrenzo heh-hehs that they were up really late, um, chatting, nudge nudge, wink wink. Not so much, says Muñeca. Everything is not hunky-dory yet. Ilitia tells Muñeca she is lucky to have Lowrenzo there. If only Emanuel were so accommodating. Lowrenzo tells Ilitia she needs an ally to help her get the chains around Emanuel. Who better that Fedra? “Sure, she certainly knows how to do it,” snarks Muñeca. Ilitia wonders what the ironic tone is about. She thought Muñeca and Fedra were friends. Muñeca just says Lowrenzo knows Fedra really, really well, much better that she does, so he would know her skills.
Paula tells an officer at the station that she urgently needs to see Oliver Rosales. The officer goes to get him. Nice Nurse hands Paula a note and says it must get to Oliver, but she can’t wait and get mixed up in the matter.
Agent O tells Kristel he’ll marry her as soon as possible, but she needs to get her mother to buy his ticket out of prison. Kristel doesn’t think Fedra will agree to help him, but she says she will convince her. Fedra walks in and looks evil.
Doctor Arnoldo won’t really look at Netty as he tells them to make sure Mari gets lots of fluids, and he’ll get back to them with the test results. He leaves. Mari says she feels bad about showing up here, only to inconvenience them with her illness. She’s sure it’s her diet that made her so sick. “Really? Are you sure it isn’t…something else?” Brandon asks. Netty gasps. “The night you were with Emanuel, did you use protection?” Mari is annoyed at the intimate question. “You’re PREGNANT, Marianela!” Netty exclaims. Even though that was just a few days ago.
Avances: Mari tells Brandon about Emanuel’s hideous scheme. Emanuel visits the pensión and demands to see her. Drama…will it ensue?
Despellejar – to skin or flay; also to slander
Fulanita (fulana) – dismissive and disparaging term for a person, with no real specific meaning.
Musa de goteros – Fedra’s latest Mari-insult; it’s nonsense. If she said goteras that might mean muse of drips, or muse of aches and pains. But she really meant Botero. Fernando Botero is a Colombian artist who depicts people in a distinctly chubby style.
Puchunguito – affectionate nickname for one’s romantic partner
Enchiladas Suizas – They aren’t actually a Swiss dish; the Swiss just refers to the cream sauce on top.
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You had a bit of a depressing episode to recap Julia, but your recap was much cheerier. Thanks for getting up first thing. Enjoyed with my coffee.
Eman's plan may have actually been a pretty good idea to get his mother to fess up, but they need a better door on that ofice if it's going to be used as the go-to place to divulge your ideas. Poor Mari, and of course, she doesn't remember his warning and we can guess she won't let him explain either. Spain here we come?
I just want to smack Axel. Can we just deep-six this self-righteous little twit for a couple dozen episodes if they aren't going to bring him back to his senses?
I love Netty and Emi together...but not feeling too confident that they will get together yet. Too sad...
Eman's plan may have actually been a pretty good idea to get his mother to fess up, but they need a better door on that ofice if it's going to be used as the go-to place to divulge your ideas. Poor Mari, and of course, she doesn't remember his warning and we can guess she won't let him explain either. Spain here we come?
I just want to smack Axel. Can we just deep-six this self-righteous little twit for a couple dozen episodes if they aren't going to bring him back to his senses?
I love Netty and Emi together...but not feeling too confident that they will get together yet. Too sad...
Waaaaay to go on the title, amiga! Fantastic. And I loved "snoozling" too. Had a chuckle about any diligent non-native speaker trying to find it in the dictionary, but love it nonetheless.
Rather glad I missed this episode. Was watching the OSU-Florida game (and a little bit of the Baylor-UConn women's game....Sorry, Carlos. Heartbreaker that one).
Still...sounds like it was quite a turbulent setup for more drama to come. Guess we'll be churning for months and months just on this groundwork.
Delightful reading...not with morning coffee like Daisynjay...but with green tea. Still delicious. And loved the vocabulary too. Wonder if I could call Baby Jack my "puchunguito". The word has an endearingly chubby feel to me. Like Mr. Jack himself.
Rather glad I missed this episode. Was watching the OSU-Florida game (and a little bit of the Baylor-UConn women's game....Sorry, Carlos. Heartbreaker that one).
Still...sounds like it was quite a turbulent setup for more drama to come. Guess we'll be churning for months and months just on this groundwork.
Delightful reading...not with morning coffee like Daisynjay...but with green tea. Still delicious. And loved the vocabulary too. Wonder if I could call Baby Jack my "puchunguito". The word has an endearingly chubby feel to me. Like Mr. Jack himself.
OMG your recap is hilarious!! Like daisynjay said, the episode itself was not one of the funnest but you found the funny that was hiding in every scene. I started chortling through my Irish Breakfast tea right at the brilliant title.
I loved Fedra's malapropism on Botero. The writers enjoy reminding us daily that she's an uneducated boob.
Julia, you weren't alone regarding Mari's whiny voice. I forwarded through that scene. Why didn't Eman clue her in first? Gah I hate it when these characters refuse to communicate. Of course Mari will get to go to Spain now. Hopefully she'll have fun even thought she'll be with cranky Tia Carlota. I wonder if we'll get to see any shots of Spain or if it will just be "meses despues"?
Oh dear, I just know that Paula is going to lose or forget about Nice Nurse's note.
Isn't it sort of weird that nobody at the pension mentions Begonia? She just kind of disappeared. OK so supposedly she was going to Italy, but leaving in the middle of the night without saying goodbye to anyone? And where is baby Christian?!?!
Julia, thanks for the stellar recap, the vocabulary and the links. Learning is fun! (It's a little early to be craving Swiss style enchiladas though, yum...)
I loved Fedra's malapropism on Botero. The writers enjoy reminding us daily that she's an uneducated boob.
Julia, you weren't alone regarding Mari's whiny voice. I forwarded through that scene. Why didn't Eman clue her in first? Gah I hate it when these characters refuse to communicate. Of course Mari will get to go to Spain now. Hopefully she'll have fun even thought she'll be with cranky Tia Carlota. I wonder if we'll get to see any shots of Spain or if it will just be "meses despues"?
Oh dear, I just know that Paula is going to lose or forget about Nice Nurse's note.
Isn't it sort of weird that nobody at the pension mentions Begonia? She just kind of disappeared. OK so supposedly she was going to Italy, but leaving in the middle of the night without saying goodbye to anyone? And where is baby Christian?!?!
Julia, thanks for the stellar recap, the vocabulary and the links. Learning is fun! (It's a little early to be craving Swiss style enchiladas though, yum...)
I had a schol board meeting last night, so I didn't get to watch. I knew it would be a grim episode though, so I didn't mind. Plus, I knew that you would write us a funny and engaging recap, despite how depressing the episode. Thanks Julia. You never let us down!
I had a little chuckle over the Swiss enchilladas, because it was a fovorite of forgetful Jorge in Dinero and was the only thing he could remember about Switzerland. he was disappointed not to find them when he actually went to Switzerland, and wanted them immediately upon his return to Mexico. :)
So, how much longer will Mari think the worst of Eman? I hope this won't be the status quo from this point forward in most of the novela. I am eager for her to get out of the fat suit, but I don't know if I want it at the expense of her hating Eman.
I had a little chuckle over the Swiss enchilladas, because it was a fovorite of forgetful Jorge in Dinero and was the only thing he could remember about Switzerland. he was disappointed not to find them when he actually went to Switzerland, and wanted them immediately upon his return to Mexico. :)
So, how much longer will Mari think the worst of Eman? I hope this won't be the status quo from this point forward in most of the novela. I am eager for her to get out of the fat suit, but I don't know if I want it at the expense of her hating Eman.
Thanks, Julia, this is so funny. My favorite line:
"Netty tells Emiliano to get out of her house and stay away from her forever. Yeah, that makes it way less like a cheap fling."
I thought about commenting on their furtive coupling, but this pretty well says it for me.
I'm getting a kick out of the Axel character. First he was a mommy-damaged lovably confused maybegay and now he is an insufferably confused mama'sboy. Will the real Axel please stand up before this show is over?
Manny, your plan is brilliant with one minor flaw. WHY DIDN'T YOU CLUE IN MARI?
And we have a ghost sighting. Excellent.
Carlos
"Netty tells Emiliano to get out of her house and stay away from her forever. Yeah, that makes it way less like a cheap fling."
I thought about commenting on their furtive coupling, but this pretty well says it for me.
I'm getting a kick out of the Axel character. First he was a mommy-damaged lovably confused maybegay and now he is an insufferably confused mama'sboy. Will the real Axel please stand up before this show is over?
Manny, your plan is brilliant with one minor flaw. WHY DIDN'T YOU CLUE IN MARI?
And we have a ghost sighting. Excellent.
Carlos
Sylvia, Begoña said goodbye to everyone at the pension before they left for the pageant because she was planning to leave really, really early in the morning, so they didn't expect to see her again. Baby Cristian is at the orphanage Muñeca supports, but they don't know his identity, just that he was found abandoned on the street.
I agree that Emanuel's plan was pretty brilliant. It would get Fedra to stop trying to hurt Mari and make her life more difficult, and even stop insulting her. His fatal flaw was not telling Marianela what he planned to do. How hard would that have been? But of course we have to have the big misunderstanding.
Paula had better get that note to Oliver. I will find it intolerable for Gretel to spend much more time in that place, not just because it's awful but also because it's kind of the same scene over and over, her tied down and drugged up and crying. We've got to move on.
I agree that Emanuel's plan was pretty brilliant. It would get Fedra to stop trying to hurt Mari and make her life more difficult, and even stop insulting her. His fatal flaw was not telling Marianela what he planned to do. How hard would that have been? But of course we have to have the big misunderstanding.
Paula had better get that note to Oliver. I will find it intolerable for Gretel to spend much more time in that place, not just because it's awful but also because it's kind of the same scene over and over, her tied down and drugged up and crying. We've got to move on.
Thanks Julia for the recap. I think Eman should have let Mari know what he was up to and there wouldn't be this misunderstanding between them. He certainly didn't take that into consideration when he concocted this plan. Of course if he had told her that would shorten the novela LOL. Hopefully, they will be able to fix the misunderstanding unless this is the catalyst that sends Mari to Spain. It's probably good that she returned to the pension when she did with her getting sick from the poisoned chocolates.
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: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 2:11:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 2:11:00 PM EST
Julia – I almost fell out of my chair when I read your title. Just brilliant! The whole recap was funny and terrific as always. Thank you so much. And the vocab and info on the painter – awesome!
Well, I didn’t find this episode as grim as others did apparently, because I wasn’t thinking too much about the plot and I was just getting a huge kick out of watching Azela Robinson (Fedra).
Not so impressive was Ariadne Diez (Marianela). Here she overhears the horrific news that Eman is courting her for her money and what’s more finds her repulsive, and she just weeps a bit? Then arrives beaming at Netty’s? Por favor!
But back to the plot: Somebody has attempted to shoot her and poison her in the house, yet she stays? And Eman leaves her alone in her room, with no lock on the door? Sheesh.
And something else – didn’t Oliver see who shot him at the cabin? I seem to remember he did. So he drops by the R y T house, and confronts Fedra about Gretel, but never mentions that hey, btw you people shot me?
Well, I didn’t find this episode as grim as others did apparently, because I wasn’t thinking too much about the plot and I was just getting a huge kick out of watching Azela Robinson (Fedra).
Not so impressive was Ariadne Diez (Marianela). Here she overhears the horrific news that Eman is courting her for her money and what’s more finds her repulsive, and she just weeps a bit? Then arrives beaming at Netty’s? Por favor!
But back to the plot: Somebody has attempted to shoot her and poison her in the house, yet she stays? And Eman leaves her alone in her room, with no lock on the door? Sheesh.
And something else – didn’t Oliver see who shot him at the cabin? I seem to remember he did. So he drops by the R y T house, and confronts Fedra about Gretel, but never mentions that hey, btw you people shot me?
This was terrific Julia. Clever and very funny - the title was one of your best.
Eman's failure to clue Mari in on the plan is a great excuse to run another 50+ episodes. I wonder when the realization that his mother is a monster will fully sink in. Ack.
Diana
Eman's failure to clue Mari in on the plan is a great excuse to run another 50+ episodes. I wonder when the realization that his mother is a monster will fully sink in. Ack.
Diana
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 2:46:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 2:46:00 PM EST
Oliver knows it was Bernardo who shot him at Fedra's orders. He told Tejeda and Brandon about this, but Fedra of course claims it was self-defense and he was torturing her daughter. Therefore, because the police have only intermittant abilities to make charges stick, Fedra and Bernie are free. Oliver needs Gretel to testify about what really happened.
I think once again Delicia was the highlight of the episode. I cracked up when she demanded the bulletproof jacket to go talk to Fedra, and Oliver's and Brandon's reactions to that were great.
I think once again Delicia was the highlight of the episode. I cracked up when she demanded the bulletproof jacket to go talk to Fedra, and Oliver's and Brandon's reactions to that were great.
Maggie, I'm with you. Fedra was in top form last night. At first she almost seemed appalled at Manny's cold calculating but quickly recovered and her eyes sparkled ("That's my boy!") with pride. Then I almost choked when she gulped her brandy. Finally, her trying to get at Emiliano was so darn funny. Plus, she's flat out (OK, maybe not flat) sexy. I never tire from watching her antics.
Carlos
Carlos
I'm late to the party (trying to keep up with too many telenovelas, I fear) but wanted to thank you for a fabulous recap. Besos4Pesos? My gosh, you are a genius.
It was a pivotal episode, and I didn't anticipate that Emanuel would do this. But I agree, it's actually a good idea (except for not telling Mari beforehand).
It was a pivotal episode, and I didn't anticipate that Emanuel would do this. But I agree, it's actually a good idea (except for not telling Mari beforehand).
What about that notorious homewrecker Margaret Ecker who goes after married men with as much fervor as an elderly old maid can muster?
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