Friday, February 04, 2011
La Verdad Oculta EP98 02/03/2011 – “Either he cheats on me, or he has become a metrosexual”
or: The Comedy of Errors meets Fight Club
* Leo tells Juan José that Adolfo wants to get him killed. JJ isn’t surprised at him but when he hears the words “special protection” he intensely disagrees: he doesn’t want to hide like a coward! Daddy Leo, Mommy Ale and Bro Limón are trying to convince him when David, Abelardo and FaustiMario show up and tell them that Fausto has an idea how to solve the situation. *Viewerville: The members of the Stupendous Six are in the same room at the same time? Beware, the universe may collapse.*
*In the evening Dora tries to call David but when Gaby answers the phone she freezes and stays silent… Which drives already jealous Gaby crazy. You’re David’s girlfriend, aren’t you! I tell you one thing: David is married and I’m his wife! In the Ávila condo Adolfo, Édgar and Hernández (whose constant sniffing and throat clearing grosses both Viewerville and Adolfo out) discuss the details of the assassination. Although David is wired and the supercops are listening to the conversation, when anxious Adolfo grabs him they lose the signal and Blondie has to cope with the devil by himself. The plan is simple, David and Édgar go to JJ’s house, Ugly David shoots Victoria, Eddie helps him flee. But there’s a problem: Adolfo wants him to use Eddie’s gun, however, fortunately he manages to get his gun back. He’s about to leave when Adolfo asks him an important question: he haven’t told him yet what he wants in return for the job. Don’t worry, smiles David, it’ll cost Adolfo MUCH.
* At JJ’s the two overaged teenagers watch Fausto, the Renaissance Actor in awe, who turns a glass of goo into fake blood. JJ is head over heels for the opportunity to play an action hero again.
A few minutes later Ugly David and Eddie on a red bike arrive at the house; Hernández, El Macho pulls his gun and Die Hard 5: The Experimental Theatre Edition begins. Ugly David confidently breaks into the house. Gunshot. Eddie looks content. Three more gunshots. Eddie looks very content. Ugly David sacredly runs out of the house. Eddie looks worried. Bloody yet bloodthirsty Juan José follows El Feo with a gun and shoots at him! Eddie launches the bike. JJ should be already dead yet he keeps shooting at his attacker! Oh, sweet tragic heroes. One last shot. Far away police sirens sound up, Eddie gets nervous, but finally the second worst amateur actor collapses! That was enough, Eddie flees without looking back. David takes a deep breath and tells JJ he can get up… But the big guy doesn’t move. Uh-oh. Commercial! We’re back. David almost gets a heart attack, Dios mío, Juan José, are you alive? Of course, he is. JJ stands up laughing and the joyous boys hug.
* In the meantime Chicles, as usual, is complaining about being hungry and Caramelo is worried about being forgotten and being locked up forever. Yolanda calms the frightened little girl down. Back at the Ávila condo Édgar reports to Dolphie what happened, who’s very content for having a capable employee for a change. And now it’s time to take care of the others… Since Victoria and his damned letter aren’t a threat anymore they don’t need the children. Get rid of them. Congratulations, genius, you’ve just lost your best henchman.
*At JJ’s the boys have a victory party with mucho champagne, enthusiasm and bromance hugs. Unfortunately Gabriela calls David, who can’t convince her he’s still at work. The other men laugh at him, then JJ gives him love advices. By the way, JJ can’t leave the house for a while and David isn’t allowed to meet Adolfo again either. Does that mean el comandante Sniffnández will disappear? Yes, for a while. *Viewerville: at last we can get rid of our earplugs* Leo is sure that Édgar knows where the children are so the police will follow him. Yes, that’s what Ramón and a bunch of police cars are trying to but they are so awfully lame that Eddie easily tricks them.
* While David is removing his make-up, enthusiastic Fausto and JJ are talking about their dreams: Fausto would love to be an actor again and JJ wants to get married, raise Caramelo and a bunch of children and sell his own furniture. David promises Fausto that everything will be fine and his dreams will come true. In the meantime Eddie and his gun arrive back at the hideout and freak the hell out of the captives. After the Head & Shoulders commercial Zaida shows up and learns from Eddie that Adolfo gave him a very special order. She has to stay while he takes a trip with Yolanda and the kids.
* At home Fausto tells Julieta he spent the night with his friends, then the Guilléns talk about her perfect fiancé whom they both love. Gaby shows up and tells her sister about the make-up fiasco. Either he cheats on me, or he has become a metrosexual! Her anxiousness makes Julieta suspicious at Leonardo, what if he, Dave and Fausto had a party together? Five seconds later both sisters become pugnacious shrews, who are very pissed at their galanes... and their dad. Speaking of dads, when Adolfo visits his little son at Sagitario, disgusted Carlos tells him he’s very ashamed of him and he’s fed up with him! He will send him to prison! Adolfo, as usual, is amused at his anger since he knows Carlos doesn’t have any proof against him.
*When David arrives at home and tries to hug his little wife in the kitchen, Gaby lets her frustration loose: she forgave him for the wedding and his stupid errors, but this time… Oh, Gaby, he and Leonardo were working on a plan against Adolfo! Call Leo and ask him! Is he really telling the truth? And what about the make-up? Is he doing something, hmm, strange? It’s time for David to prove her he’s a straight man… On the kitchen table. Sexy sax time, one happy couple.
* Adolfo shows up at the hideout where he learns from Zaida that Édgar and the captives left. When he tells the woman he ordered Eddie to kill the children she freaks out. Poor, naïve, innocent Leonardo arrives at home and decides to visit his sweet girlfriend, who gives him a huge slap when she discovers David’s make-up on his coat. One unhappy couple.
* In their bedroom Alejandra is worried about Juan José’s well being. He’s too crazy and reckless, he could’ve been killed by Édgar! However, JJ manages to take her mind off the problem, and tells her he really wants to marry her. Two happy couples.
* Sevilla visits Adolfo to tell him he has serious problems and he needs his help. Thanks to Zaida and the girl she introduced him the police are after him! When Adolfo tells Dante he isn’t interested in his pathetic problems his old friend reminds him of the letter and their promising seaside project. Oh no, the two devils team up again.
* Eddie takes the poor kidnapped captives to a dark, deserted alley where he tells Yolanda Adolfo ordered him to kill the kids. However, he’ll let them go if Yolanda hits him with a brick. This is the only way he could convince Adolfo they escaped! But poor Yolanda can’t do it and she thinks Adolfo wouldn’t believe them either! Eddie notices a gang of goons showing up at the end of the alley and shouts at grateful Yolanda and the kids to get into the car and flee! Thank you and God bless you! Eddie lets the goons beat him up brutally and ruin his face but pulls out his gun and scares them off before they could kill him.
*In the car Yolanda tries convince the children Édgar knows how to take care of himself and now he’ll bring them home. However, the tank is almost empty, oh no, they’ll never get home. But don’t forget, Chicles still has the money Zaida gave him, therefore they can buy fuel. In the meantime a policeman finds our Psycho and sends him into hospital.
* The doorbell wakes Asunción up who rushes to answer it, and Juan José rushes after him trying to stop him. Asunción, Asunción, stop, it may be a trap! When the old man opens the door and he sees the smiling faces of the children, he immediately faints. JJ can’t believe his eyes either. Ay, Virgencita! Los niños!
Aribeth
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From yesterday:
I'm remembering that video Aribeth showed us of Gabriel playing a nerd in a previous telenovela.
Here's again El ataque Feo:
link
His name is Ulises, btw. :)
Rosy Ocampo, the producer of La fea más bella and María Zarattini, the writer of Amor real, Alborada, Pasión and Sortisexo are working on a new original telenovela called La fuerza del destino (14 of March). David Zepeda (Sorti), Sandra Echeverría (El clon) and Gabe Soto are the protagonists.
Margaret
Can't wait for the recap Aribeth and thank you in advance.
'Hernandez' is disgusting. I hope we don't have to see him onscreen again, yuk. I have to turn the volume down when he starts with that throat clearing.
So did Adolfo order Edgar to kill Yolanda as well. Didn't understand. Looks like Edgar draws the line at killing women and kids. Loved Limon's faint when he opened the door, lol.
What more evil are Adolfo and Dante planning.
That was a bit childish of Dora not to talk to Gabi over the phone.
Margaret
Needless to say, I can't wait to read the recap Aribeth.
Are cold-blooded murderers ever redeemed? I'm sure not but the image of Edgar, kneeling, screaming at Yolanda to hit him and escape is indelibly etched in my mind. Ack. The children radiated sheer terror - even Chicles' bravado was gone. A kind act from an unexpected source.
Very relieved the children are back and equally, that David is as well, none the worsse for wear.
So much more to say but this was a on the edge of your seat episode.
Thanks for the info on the new Gabe Soto recap Aribeth.
Thanks for the links Jeri.
Diana
So glad that crazy Eddie draws the line somewhere. No killing kiddies. Adolfo ordered him to get rid of the kids, but didn't tell him what to do with Yolanda. I think it was an act of cowardice. He knows that Ed would have to kill Yolanda too if he killed the kids, but he didn't want to say it out loud. Bastard! It just shows that Adolfo really can't love anyone other than himself. Yolanda is probably the person he cares most about in the world, but as soon as she becomes a problem for him, he's got no problem getting rid of her. Even when Yolanda tried to kill herself, his first lament was how could you do this to ME. Bertha never stood a chance if she thought she could continue to be supported by him, while refusing to do his bidding. She's learned that hard lesson.
This was a wonderful novela episode. We had a remake of that classic movie, “The Postman Always Rings Twice” except our La Verdad Oculta star on the kitchen table amongst the bread was Gabi, such a wonderfully loving and funny scene. When the guys were having the self congratulatory party, I thought that JJ was clinking his glass awfully hard, then WHAM, he broke his, and the actors just went with it, loved that. Julie slapping Leo was a scream, he had makeup on his collar as well. Chicles with the money in his shoes was adorable. The children at the door (all clean and pressed!) was a JOY!
Diana I’ve been thinking about Edgar too. He wasn’t a member of the drive by that shot David was he? I think his first crime was really saving Zaida from Garnica, but unfortunately they covered it up. They could have called the police and begged a mutual self-defense. He was part of the kidnapping but he released everyone “unharmed” (except for the psychological damage). He did kill the other two bad guys, Ears and (?) but they had just raped Zaida. Oh well, I guess too much has transpired, but that was a very moving scene in the rain, in an old warehouse area with Edgar offering Yolanda a brick and his head, and then a moment later offering himself to some thugs for a thorough beating. The whole scene had a 1940s look about it, very well done. Wow! I’ll remember that one for a while.
I need to go into therapy so I won’t have “anger issues” with Dora. She clearly could tell the Gabi was very upset and that her anonymous calls were the problem. Shame on you Dora for hanging up and causing discord between the delightful newlyweds.
Floridia, we’ll see if Adolfo is “Untouchable” now!!!! Good one!
His act was so self sacrificing, he in effect gave up his life to save 3. The acting was great. I don't recall seeing his actor in anything since. Has anyone else?
Diana
I agree with all of you, this was a very funny, playful, yet dark and thrilling episode. Love, love, love Psycho Eddie, Yolanda, the kids and the Stupendous Six. I had only one complaint: guys, I know you're in some kind of spiritual bliss now and you believe you'll get the kids back soon, but you could've mentioned them a bit more frequently. After all, you lost them only a few days ago.
The titles of my recaps are created by me, except episode 50, 52 and 55. Those are Jeri's, who helped me when I was too occupied and lost. :)
Actually, this time I just used Gaby's hilarious comment she told Juli.
Just saw the ep -- an upbeat one for the most part. I lol'd quite a few times. Even Édgar's scenes are optimistic.
I think he's a better person than Félix, who salivated nastily like Aqualung over Gabriela when Carlos brought her to the beach house. But that's not saying much.
I am depending on their take of the situation; we have a subscription. The Economist is definitive, IMO.
http://www.economist.com/node/21015529
Vivi, I think you are right, Edgar is not redeemable, but the role is written in a way that in the end, viewerville can put him in a special place in their memories that is several stations higher than for example, Bruno (David Zepeda) in Sortilegio and maybe that gal Bernarda in Triunfo! I guess I’m saying that there are degrees of badness! On Edgar’s “leering” look, I didn’t interpret that as sexual, more, “Yolanda, listen to me, nothing will happen to you and these children”. I saw a visual communication that had nothing to do with sex! I do think that Leo threw a mini leer/stare Bertha’s way at Adolfo’s! Ha
Maybe it’s the mixing of the novelas, but the Ale, Lucha, JJ, Asuncion household handled the whole kidnapping thing with such strange “bliss” as Aribeth just said, it was strange to behold. Or maybe the actors just read to the end of their scripts and knew that everything would be OK in the end, so to save time and effort, they acted accordingly! Who could blame them for that?
Contra Eddie:
- attempting to poison FaustiMario -> and that's why he's going to die or end up in jail
- brutally kicking and killing Garnica, who was still alive and suffering when he dropped him into the ocean
- beating up Ulises
- manipulating innocent people like Ramona and Ulises
Pro Eddie:
- at first he seemed to be wooden and boring, but he's an entertaining and charming son of a b****, that's why I loved Roberto and Carlos from the beginning
- he is able to show affection, to commiserate and to protect others
- he sacrificed his nether regions and pretty face for Yolanda and the kids -> that's why I think he'll get an ending less cruel and humiliating than Roberto
JJ was a lucky guy last night. It's a good thing Hernandez convinced him to give him back his own gun--the one with the blanks in it. I think the shoot-out was a hoot--they clearly enjoyed it (not so for poor Osvaldo on TDA). Crazy Eddie took off like a bat out of hell instead of waiting to take Hernandez with him.
Did anyone notice that when Adolfo went off to the warehouse to check on "things," he did NOT ask about Yolanda.
In his instructions to Eddie back in the condo, was getting rid of Yolanda just inferred? I thought he just wanted the kids to "desaparecir."
How could he have just left Zaida there alone. He could see clearly that she was traumatized. He is beyond the pale an egotistical, self-centered bastard. 'Scuse my language.
Newbie-One
Well, though Eddie is a brutal cold blooded killer, he does have a sliver of empathy for children and those he cares for like Zaida. Seeing him sacrifice himself (nether regions and pretty face...LOL) made me aware that I actually care for this psychopath.
Will Yolanda go to Carlos, take off somewhere or just stick around since I don't think she is going to tell the police about Adolfo and Eddie. She definitely doesn't want to spend time in prison. I have a feeling Adolfo will be a tad angry at her if he finds out she delivered the kids to J J's house.
Dora, Dora...how you exasperate me.
Jeri, thanks, I used the links and I'm looking forward to your recap, Aribeth.
GinCA
When Edgar took Yolanda and the kids to that back alley and picked up the brick, I was crying along with Yolanda, Chicles, and Caramelo. I didn't want him to kill them. Those were tense moments. Then, when the gang started to approach them, I was glad that Edgar let the threesome leave. He let the gang beat him up so that he could come up with a good reason for them escaping since Yolanda refused to clobber him with the brick.
The surprising part was when he took out his gun after he felt satisfied that the gang beat him good and fired it into the air scaring the thugs off. Then, he disposed of it when the security showed up.
I was nervous the whole time Yolanda drove the car on an empty tank worried that they wouldn't make it home. Loved Chicles pulling the money out of his shoe so they could get gas and the final scene when the doorbell ranged and Limon opened the door to see Chicles and Caramelo standing there. Precious. I was crying tears of joy and when JJ saw them with that beaming look in his eyes, I was clapping.
Speaking of JJ, loved the plan Fausto came up with the fake out Adolfo and Edgar by faking JJ's death. It was pretty effective but for how long will they fool Adolfo?
Don't tell me Juli now thinks Leo is stepping out on her after she saw makeup stains on his jacket and smacked him a good one.
Looking forward to tonight's show.
thanks for the links.
Terrific episode with 2 happy endings. Remember that Edgar reported early on that he had much experience in the killing business.
He is a brutal killer with little regard for human life. Luckily
for los sequestrados, he draws the
line with killing children and possibly women. In the hay day
of the Mafia, they were known for
killing only those who had betrayed or defied them. It was an
unwritten rule that the families were off limits (with an occasional foul up of course).
It was well known that "Adolfo"
Hitler had a soft spot for dogs.
Even brutal murderers can demonstrate affection. Many men bump off their wives with a clear conscience but make certain that their children are kept out of the fray.
Loved Chicles' secret stash and
Ramon's amusing LAUGH in reference to the lovelife of his boss.
"The children at the door (all clean and pressed!)"
Sandy, I noticed that too! So funny!
I think Felix would have killed the kids and Yolanda. He was as rotten as Adolfo but without the brains.
I'm glad we're back to Gabi being Gabi and not some dimwit whining about "another woman", just wish Juli hadn't picked up that bug.
Hanna
“A few minutes later Ugly David and Eddie on a red bike arrive at the house; Hernández, El Macho pulls his gun and Die Hard 5: The Experimental Theatre Edition begins,” Bruce Willis ain’t got nothin’ on them!
“but finally the second worst amateur actor collapses!” JJ and David have tied for the TOP worst amateur actors of all time.
“bromance hugs” Yesssssssss! Bring on the Champagne!
“Does that mean el comandante Sniffnández will disappear?” Viewerville is praying for him to disappear!
“Five seconds later both sisters become pugnacious shrews,” Guys, that is what you get when you leave the womenfolk out of the loop!
“Ay, Virgencita! Los niños! A truly joyous moment!
Thanks Aribeth.
Jeri, thanks for the Economist link, I've read it....
Jeri- I just read the article. I think they laid out the situation pretty well and accurately. I think the key difference between Egypt and Tunisia, like they pointed out, is that Mubarak is stubborn. He refuses to go. I think if he holds on long enough, he will outlast the protesters. The question is, what happens in the fall. Will he finally leave? Will he have put in place his successor? Will the people by then just accept who he chooses? That very well might happen. Look at Cuba. Everyone thought that soon as Castro stepped down, the people would erupt. But they didn't. They just accepted his brother, despite any discontent they might have felt. What I really think is missing in both of these cases is someone/something for the people to be for, not just someone for the to be against (Mubarak). No real/inspirational leader has emerged to unite people around a cause. I've found that surprising. A few unwilling high profile agitators have emerged, but none who seem to want to take on a leadership role. With so many people, the majority of them young, I don't see much hope for a sustained movement without leadership.
By the way, my friend was evacuated. She arrived in NY tonight.
Thanks to you, Jeri, & Vivi for all that you do for the viewers.
Enjoyed all the comments
Hanna:
Trans-sexual is the only logical conclusion.
Gaby said metrosexual. :) It is misleading because it doesn't have anything to do with sexuality, it's quasi the synonym of vanity. Short version: metrosexual is a straight man who acts like a gay. Long version: a man who takes his looks way too seriously and probably spends more time in the bathroom, gym and at a beautician than a woman.
It's a silly modern word. First, there are many gays who doesn't like to look like a pimp. Second, there's a very thin line between being metrosexual and someone who doesn't want to look and smell like a hobo, so he bathes, works out, takes care of his skin and even knows how to use a comb.
Many male celebrities are considered being metrosexuals - they may be very talented but their popularity is mostly based on their looks and they work hard to maintain their beauty. David Beckham, Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Matthew McConaughey, Jake Gyllenhaal, the teen starlets, in Mexico William Levy, Yanez, Fernando Colunga, Gabe Soto, David Zepeda, Aarón Díaz and Sebastián Rullí.
Enjoyed all the comments. Who knew Edgar would turn out to be such a complex character.
"Blondie has to cope with the devil by himself", "overage teenagers", "bloody yet bloodthirsty", "bromance hugs", and "pugnacious shrews" were some of my favorites. Sandy shared some of these with me.
I was initially confused that JJ wants to sell his own furniture. Then I realized woodworking was his specailty in prison.
A joyous reunion but WHY didn't they call Elsa??
Diana
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