Saturday, February 12, 2011
Triunfo del Amor #30 2/11/11 Gilding the Lily with Guilt
cap. #30
--Now on with the show!
As Viewerville makes itself cosy in front of the flat-screen for another hour of self-flagellation in “Of Guilt and Gelt” Méjico style, we get a good taste of how the road to one’s private Hell is paved with good intentions, especially when immediately jumping to the wrong conclusions. Viewerville is holding its head and shaking it in disbelieving horror, much as Victoria, who has now made the same trek as Bernarda and Juan Pablo to Maria Magdalena’s little 8x10 den of iniquities and determined that she must be their lost Maria. (DNA? We don’t need no stinkin’ DNA!!) Well, the (appropriately named) Maria Magdalena is definitely a lost little lamb--but is she their Maria ???? Viewerville thinks not!
Victoria's multitudinous sobs of self-pity wane a little as she listens to Maria-The-Ho’s explanation of how she came to the orphanage; the abandoned Osvaldo, meanwhile, feeling muy sorry for himself, thinks back to his tired wife’s cold response in bed the night before. (True, this is a scene played out nightly in marriage beds everywhere, but it ain't exactly like the Ozter hasn’t been gettin’ any--just not as often as he might like for a guy who’s got a sh!tload self-esteem issues. But cut him some slack? The Viewerville Jury is still out on that one!!) Oz abandons himself to thoughts of Linda’s smothering attentions towards him at the shoot earlier that day. His cell rings suddenly. Linda-Ho is on the line, ready and more than willing, to take up the slack for Vic. He explains that he is in his study, listening to music alone--as usual--because Vicki’s supposedly working late tonight with Oscar a-gain. Linda empathizes over Vicki’s wifely neglect and makes a date to meet him later that night at the restaurant where the telenovela was filming that day.
Meanwhile, Maria-HO gives Vicki what for and how to over everyone grieving over the life she’s chosen. She’s got her pimp and he doesn’t exactly appreciate her getting “visits” from do-gooders. She cuts Vicki off in tearful mid-whine and slams the door in her face. (Thank you! I was ready to hit the mute button myself.)
At the same time, back in the barrio at Maria Desamparada’s, (chug-Hic!) she and Nathy are cleaning up after supper. Maria says she feels like she’s dreaming and will have to wake up soon. Nat assures her that Max loves her and that nothing and no one will get in their way. Well, as Viewerville suspects, they’re counting a coop full of chickens before they’ve all been hatched. There’s a knock at the door. Surprise! Jimena has decided to go slumming to have a talk with Maria D. over who has claim to Max and his millions...er...Maxamilion de los Sandoval.
Maxamillionairio’s papa, meanwhile, has decided to go lookin’ for love in all the wrong places and is now in his bedroom, putting on his Daddy Cool Dude leather jacket for the illicit liaison with luscious and leggy Linda. Micaela The Mini-skirted Maid, is making the bed and matter-of-factly asks if the Mister is intending on going out without the Missus tonight. Ozzie doesn’t appreciate the question or the intent behind it, so Micaela quickly adds that he usually goes out with Sra. Victoria in the evenings. Oz grumbles that Micaela knows very well that the Missus isn’t home and that even when she is, she never has time for him. He says good-night and leaves.
Across town, Jimmie (who has finally nixed that idiotic Parisian beret of hers) pushes her way past Maria and gives the studio apartment a deliberately disdaining once-over. Ah! So this is the pigsty the great Maria Desamparada (chug-Hic!) lives in, she sneers. Well, she adds, it’s to be expected from a slut like her. Maria warns her to watch her mouth. They’re not at the office where she has to behave herself; this is her house. Jimmie jumps on that.
“--Oh, you call this a ‘house’? This pig-pen? This dink-ass little room [cuchitril]??? It sucks! It’s as bad as that name of yours --Desamparada [desamparada=abandoned/stranded/helpless, which pretty much sums up Maria’s former life]. I can’t understand where you ever got a name like that!” Maria takes a moment to explain how she came to the orphanage and the nuns came up with the name for her. Call her whatever she likes. It doesn’t matter to her. She’s not ashamed of it, although it’s clearly not who she is now, getting her back up and showing a bit of a tail-fluff. She’s able to face anything and anyone whenever the occasion calls for it! Jimmie, her back just as high and her tail just as fluffed, hisses back that it’s only because she thinks she’s got Victoria covering her backside, but that’s going to end in nothin’ flat! Why? Because Jimena-HO is the star model of Casa Victoria and because Vic luuuuvs her, and because she is Max’s girlfriend de verdad and they’re getting married!!
Maria dismisses that obsolete assumption with a self-assured giggle. (Kudos to Ms. Abud here, cuz this is unusual for a telenovela heroine--and definitely refreshing after all the endless number of weak-minded, weak-willed and weepy-eyed women we generally get to root for.)
"--Ahh, now don’t make me laugh, Jimena!! Max doesn’t love you anymore. He despises you!” Jimmie snickers. “--Uh, yeah. That’s what he’s got you believing, but he’s just playing a bit and once he gets tired of you, he’ll come back to me again like he always does. “ Maria doesn’t miss a beat. She stares her right in her face. "--Yeah sure, and if that was what you really believed, you wouldn’t be here now making a little scene like ridiculous, spoiled little rich girls usually seem to do." Besides, she adds, Max is marrying her. If she’d wanted to she’d be married to him right now.
Jiimena calls Maria a liar. Nat tells her it’s true and she was there when Max proposed. If she doesn’t believe them, she can ask Fabian. Yep, says Maria, he’d even bought the wedding bands for them. Maria then guesses right that Max never really ever had proposed to Jimmie. “--So, you see! Max really loves me and we’re getting married, no matter whose nose gets out of joint! [pese a quien le pese] Jimmie warns her it’s not going to be as easy as she thinks, cuz she’s not letting him go! “--I’m going to be your worst nightmare!” Maria’s had enough. She opens the door, drags Jimmie by the arm and throws her into the hallway. “--Nobody comes to my home and threatens me. If it’s a war you want then it’s war you get! I’ll fight you for him! “ Jimmie starts another snide come back, but Maria slams the door in her face. (10 points and 2 Atta-girls to Team Maria!!) Nat is a bit worried that the nutcase will go straight to Max and say something to him. Maria’s ready and she insists it won’t matter. He loves her, right? Yeah! Ok, then nothing and nobody will be able to separate us!
Back at the Sandoval manse, Cruz surprises Fernanda with a serenade. (Note: for those of us who suffered through Pablo’s off-key a capella attempts, the Televisa crew got the message. They’re using a recorded soundtrack.) There’s a little verbal foreplay about the serenade being for Micaela in particular and for nice, smiling, affable young ladies in general--which obviously excludes Brat-Babies like her. The Mouthy One [rejega] comes closer and Cruz talks to her like a wild mare he’s hoping to break and ride. She lets him kiss her and she actually smiles up at him afterward. She lets him kiss her again and--whoa!!! She’s really into it!! (Screeeech!! goes the needle on the old NovelaMaven LP player. WTF?? I know I was sort of snoozing during that gaawd-awful run of obnoxious Uni commercials, but did I really fall asleep after all the excitement of the previous fur-fest at Maria’s and miss something? Ahhh! No, thank gawd. Fer did.) Fer wakes up with a start and runs over to her window to see if it really was a dream. Shucks! It was! She’s actually bummed about it. Under the covers again, Fer happily thinks back to Cruz’s dream-kiss.
Across town, at their favorite watering hole, Fabian and Max are knocking down a few tragos and discussing Max’s parents’ marital problems. Max says, yeah, they’re arguing a lot these days, but it isn’t all his dad’s fault. His mother spends too much time away and forgets his father might get tired of it pretty soon, but he doubts he’d ever really stray.
However, unbeknownst to trusting Max, Daddy Cool Dude is anxiously looking forward to a little stray down Danger Way at this very moment. Linda seems to be running late.
At Maria’s, Linda’s dressed up like a flashy plum tart --literally-- and Nat asks where she’s going dressed like that this time of night. Maria doesn’t want her confirming her worst fears that she’s off to meet Oz. Just then, there’s a knock at the door. It’s Milagros with a pan of her lasagna. She turns to Linda and says she’s giving her a cookbook so she’ll be able to cook all of JuanJo’s favorites. Linda says she and cooking don’t mix. JJ comes in then with a couple of tickets to the Fireman’s Fair tonight. Linda begs off with a supposed belly-ache. He can go without her if he really wants. He takes one look at what she’s wearing and asks why she dressed like a street-walker. Mama Millie frowns in disapproval. Linda sighs and hopes the awkward silence is a short one.
Back at the restaurant, meanwhile, Oz keeps checking his watch.
Max and Fabian are having another round. Fabian tells him he just made the last payment on the car Max sold him. Fabian couldn’t have bought a car like that otherwise, he adds. Talk turns to Maria and yes, that they’ve spent a night together. Max clarifies that that, though, isn’t the reason he wants to marry her. What bothers him is that Maria is anxious to have his mother accept her. He doesn’t know what to do or to say because it seems a long shot that she ever will.
Back in the barrio, Linda tells JJ she was dressing for him! She doesn’t want him seeing her in the same old raggy duds every day. JJ affectionately tells her he thinks she looks beautiful no matter what she wears. Nat jumps in and says well, since NOBODY is going out, why don’t we all sit down to dinner and then watch some movies together? The gang’s all up for that --all except Linda, of course, who fakes a happy face for Millie and JJ’s benefit.
Meanwhile, Padre JP is having bad dreams about his little daughter calling out for her papa and his not being there for her. He wakes up and immediately starts praying for Dios to assist him in handing over their daughter to Victoria.
At the same time, Vicki is crying to Antonieta about having visited MariaHO. She admits that she’d always thought she’d know her daughter and could trust in “the call of the blood” but “the call” never came. Vicki’s confused and sooooo troubled by it all because MariaHO didn’t seem to get “the call” either. (Time to go with first impressions, Vicki dear. Like the song says, if it don’t feel right, it probably ain’t.) She is distraught at the thought that her lapse in judgment and failure as a mother has forced the girl into life as a prostitute Toni lends her her shoulder. (Ooof! Sure hope Toni’s sweater isn’t cashmere.) She suggests Vick wait till she’s had time to think things through, because seeing the girl like that had to be extremely upsetting.
JP prays some more. “--if they really are mother and daughter, it will take a great deal of effort for them to recover their love.”
Ok. Back at the restaurant, Pedro walks into the bar and sees Oz sitting at a table. “--Can I sit down or are you waiting for somebody?” Honest Oz tells him go ahead and yep, he’s waiting for his lover. Pedro frowns and reminds him that he’s risking his marriage and his career. Oz says he has a right to a little happiness. Linda is young, beautiful and smiles all the time--she’s everything Victoria is not and she seems to truly love him. Pedro is like “Really? REALLY?” Pedro says well, it’s not like he hasn’t been warned and then leaves.
Dinner’s over at Maria’s. Naco Napo and Cruz are the last ones at the trough. JJ and Millie have left. Cruz tells a whopper about how jealous Cousin JJ gets when it comes to his girlfriends. Nat and Linda asks if he’s telling the truth about the meek and mild JJ. Cruz says darn tootin’ he is! Any guy even looks her way, he’s likely to up and kill ‘em. Cruz gives Linda a brotherly hug and says yep, that’s him. The gal’s his and only his. Linda swallows and looks a bit sheepish. Maria and Nat throw a “Word Up” glance in her direction.
Speaking of a word to the wise, Ofelia pays another visit to Guillermo and says she wants sole possession. He says it’s not gonna happen. She should remember they agreed there’d be no strings with this relationship. She demands respect at least, especially after the way he acted the last time! He thought she was more intelligent than this, he says. If she doesn’t like it she can lump it and scram. He drags her to the door. She pulls away and screams that she wants him. She needs him! Doesn’t he realize this? His deviant mind starts working overtime. If that’s the case, how far is she willing to go?
Padilla has his plan in place. He’s waiting outside the parking lot for Victoria. She stops the SUV and rolls down the window. He starts pleading his case. “--Don’t you see? The kids still love each other and it wouldn’t be right to separate them. Besides, we were going to ask for her hand!” Victoria spits nails, she’s so infuriated. “--My child is never going to marry yours!!” Rudy tells her how supposedly he’s just made a killing in his new business, and that it’s given him a good amount of money and property. He’s gotten a late model car and Scuzzy has even bought himself a brand new sports car. (He’s kidding right? This is supposed to impress a multi-millionaire entrepreneur?) Her daughter’s future is secure, he says. (Rudy’s first mistake is thinking all women are terminally naive, and that this particular women is still as naive as the ones he used to boss around and sexually abuse in that miserable sweatshop of his back in the day. A peso gets you ten that Rudy never married Scuzzy’s mama.) Vicki repeats their kids aren’t getting married and he can rest assured her daughter won’t lay eyes on his son ever again! She signals for the driver to leave and rolls her window back up.
Once Vick’s SUV has sped off, Rudy gets a visit from his loan-shark’s enforcers. Rudy’s missed the last two payments it seems. They give him his overdue notice by way of a major beat-down.
Gui, it seems, has his pervert on tonight. They’ve apparently called Jimmie over for a threesome, but she’s not into that kind of scene. She tells them they’re both crazy and leaves. Ofelia thinks this has finally put the k-bosh on the competition, but Gui says, naw. She’ll be back. She’s as mad for him as he is for her. Not to be outdone, Ofelia asks if she drives him crazy too. It would seem Gui follows the Stephen Stills school of love: time to change partners. Gui gets busy with Ofelia.
Meanwhile, Linda is stuck at home with the nacos still noshing on leftovers in between bouts of mindless gossip.
Vicki and Oz get home about the same time. He asks where she ran off to so fast; she’s just as hot under the collar and wondering why he’s not in his pj’s and poppin’ z’s by now. Unfortunately, Viewerville’s left to imagine another nasty scene and to guess which one of them sleeps in the guestroom tonight.
We peek in on Pedro as Ofelia finally gets home. She tries to sneak in, but there he is, sitting in the ol’ easy chair and waiting for her to show. Doesn’t help that ol’ Pete’s had the don’tcha-do-it intervention with Oz just an hour ago, either. He asks where she’s been and doesn’t buy the “reading lines with Gui” B.S. she’s feeding him. “--We finished taping an hour ago. Why didn’t you let me know?” Ofel tries to change the subject by becoming “indignant” at having to play twenty questions with him. She goes off to bed and Pete’s got a very strange look in his eyes.
Vicky goes up to Fer’s room to check on her. (Note to lighting crew: next time try turning the lights down low will you? The girl’s supposed to be in dreamland, not DF Central!) Vicki marvels at Fer sleeping so soundly and says she should realize that after seeing MariaHO there’s a reason she’s so strict with her. She’s trying, after all, to protect her and give her what she couldn’t give her other daughter. Vicki thinks to herself the obvious: she should never have gone to bed with JP. FF>>
The next morning, Bernarda seems especially pleased with herself. Eva notes the contented look on Burnie’s face and asks what’s up. Burnie’s exultant reply is that Divine Justice is certain and sound. “--Dios in his infinite knowledge knows what he’s doing. Yesterday he showed me that he does punish sinners.” Fausto looks over at her and then at Eva. He asks Burnie if she indeed thinks Dios is an avenger [justiciero]. Of course he is, says she.
Maria prays to the virgencita to give thanks to her for allowing Max to fall in love with her and for being the mother she’s always needed. FF>>
Speaking of mothers, JP’s back visiting his. She notices that he’s looking a bit pale these days and asks what’s the matter. He tells her she knows very well what’s bugging him: finally finding his daughter! Burnie says that vulgar sinner is NOT his daughter. (For once, I think she’s right.) He asks her not to make this burden any heavier than it already is. She tells him this burden isn’t his so there shoudn’t be any problem. He insists that MariaHO is his daughter and needs him. “--No more than I do,” Burnie says. He’s a priest (no Duh!) and she quickly reminds him how she sacrificed to help him become what he’d wanted so much. (Check that. Something tells me JP never really knew what he wanted--except for Victoria. Naw, something tells me JP only did it to please Mama--or at least to shut her the effin’ up.) He has no business dealing with the profane, chides Mama. Rather, he should be consecrating himself!! (I know! It’s been said before, but it bears repeating. Dealing with the profane and converting it is supposed to be part of the dude’s job description! Yeah, well don’t confuse Mama with facts.) JP says he’s a human being first and his duty to Victoria and their daughter is priority one, especially after the harm they caused her.
This sends Burnie into a rage. “--Don’t mention that sinner to me! I will never forgive her for making you crazy [perturbar] a second time!” JP is embarrassed and turns away in shame. Burnie has hit the mark and presses her advantage. “--Don’t you realize that she’s seducing you again? She’s the serpent of old with a new story. She wants you to leave the priesthood! She should never have let you know that that bastard daughter of hers was born!” Now it’s JP’s turn to fly into a rage. He reminds her it’s his daughter she’s talking about. “--What are you up to? Tell me! I demand to know what your intentions were approaching Maria Magdalena before me!! What did you need to talk to her about? What did you go there for?” Burnie tries to deflect and then fakes an attack of some sort. She starts yelling for Eva and has her take her to her room. Inquisition over. JP gets bupkiss out of Mama.
Back at Maria’s, Linda tries to talk Nat into changing her appearance. “--The way you dress in that kind of get up you’ll never catch a man! Love starts with a first view. You have got to dress a bit more daringly. My goodness, you cover every inch of your body!” Nat says her mama always told her a lady needs to be demure and besides, she grew up with males all around. She wants to be loved for her mind, not her body. (Good luck with that! Didn’t that idea sink to the bottom of the briny blue along with the Equal Rights Amendment and Davy Jones’ locker?) Anyway, she’d rather not come across like Linda The Loose. Linda says well she might as well resign herself to being single the rest of her life, then.
That day happens to be the virgencita’s birthday so Millie and the crew go to the church and sing Las Mañanitas to her. (For you FELS fans, we get another round of Ave Maria, but at least Pablo isn’t the one singing it this time!) FF>>
Later in the day, Linda is walking out of the gate when she turns around to notice that Daddy Cool Dude is leaning against the wall and waiting for her there. She turns on the charm and gives him a very warm --and warming--greeting. She immediately apologizes for standing him up the night before, but, she says, things got complicated. No biggy, says Daddy Cool Dude. What is important now is that they are together, he says. He lays a major theatrical mouth-meld on her in plain view of the apartment house. (Hmmm. JJ and Naco must still be on shift at the firehouse. Millie’s probably upstairs watching La Hora Pico or something.)
Victoria, however, is over at JP’s parish praying tearfully to the virgencita for having answered her prayers and giving her back her daughter. She’s sorry for having reacted towards her the way she did, though. Her tears gush as she tells the virgencita that her worst fears have been realized and because of her, Maria Magdalena has fallen about as low as a young girl can go--a HO. Vicki sprawls, practically prostrate, onto the floor and wails. “--Mi hija!!! Mi pobre hijaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” (Damn! Where’d she fit the hair shirt under that suit, anyway? Note to clean up crew: get one of those yellow caution signs for the floor and an extra large mop.) JP hears the commotion and enters the small side chapel. He picks Vicki up off the floor and tells her he understands her pain. Vicki says there’s no way he could possibly feel the pain she feels. “-- It ‘s not enough to have pity or to ask for resignation with life’s wounds exposed, still tender to the touch [llevando las heridas de vida a flor de piel], when you can’t forget a single one of the faces of people that have hurt you! But what could you know about this when you have been sheltered your whole life?? When you’ve never felt hunger or cold?? When nobody has used or abused/raped you??!!”
JP tells her she may have suffered in life, but life has repaid her and then some for it. She angrily asks if he really thinks power and money can relieve a mother’s suffering --or make good on the life that was snatched away from their little daughter, in order to be returned to her like so much human offal? “--Or are you going to deny that Maria Magdalena is the dregs of human society?“ She screams then at the virgencita why must her daughter suffer because of the sins she herself committed? JP can only give her answers from wrote memorization: Dios doesn’t punish. “--Oh yeah? Then why have I suffered this torture?” she asks him. “Why does my suffering never end?” Again, more of the same trite formulaic from JP: we don’t always understand at times; just remember, it’s always darkest before the dawn; they must be thankful that their daughter is alive. “--Yes,” she sobs, “our Maria Magdalena is alive (well, barely, if you call that living). But she would never have suffered so much, if it hadn’t been for your mother. She is the one to blame for all this!!” JP is all out of answers for this round, and there’s nobody to call for a lifeline.
Viewerville’s had about as much self-recrimination and wailing as it can stand. Cue the kayak!
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Oh, Jardinera! Congrats. It's a beautiful baby. I'm very happy for you. :D
I'll get to the recap tomorrow probably, but the picture was so cute, I had to drop in.
I'll get to the recap tomorrow probably, but the picture was so cute, I had to drop in.
Jardinera, I don't watch this show, but saw the pictures and had to say congratulations. How cool is that!!!
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: Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 9:54:00 PM EST
: Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 9:54:00 PM EST
Congratulations to the new abuela and the beautiful baby's family.
Your recap was so much better than the episode,thanks.
Rosemary
Your recap was so much better than the episode,thanks.
Rosemary
Permalink posted by : Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 10:10:00 PM EST
: Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 10:10:00 PM EST
Thank you all! I have had to go back and correct the typos, but I believe I've caught them all. I don't trust myself, I'm so bushed.
Jardinera,
Thank you for the recap -- but much more important, major warm congratulations. What a beautiful baby!
I was thinking last night, amid Victoria's tears, about the first novela I saw with Victoria Ruffo. It was called Vivo por Elena -- one of the first novelas I ever watched, too. VR was paired with Saul Lisaro. Victoria's character Elena cried, and cried. She was outdone in hamming it up only by Anahi who played her sister and sang -- off key and in more of a screech than a musical tone -- and cried. The sister of someone from the forum renamed the novela: Vivo por El Fin. It was a great forum, however!
Enough with the tears, the sobbing, the heaving. I thought at first that VR's emotionality could be right for the role. Hmmm. I am missing Helena Rojo's cool detachment.
Thank goodness for the secondary romances: Cruz and Fer, Fabian and Nati and Milagros and what's his name!
All that said, I must be hooked. I can't stand what's coming up for pobre de Maria Desamparada (not our other Maria - great line, J., "don't need no stinking DNA testing").
Enjoy that grandbaby.
Thank you for the recap -- but much more important, major warm congratulations. What a beautiful baby!
I was thinking last night, amid Victoria's tears, about the first novela I saw with Victoria Ruffo. It was called Vivo por Elena -- one of the first novelas I ever watched, too. VR was paired with Saul Lisaro. Victoria's character Elena cried, and cried. She was outdone in hamming it up only by Anahi who played her sister and sang -- off key and in more of a screech than a musical tone -- and cried. The sister of someone from the forum renamed the novela: Vivo por El Fin. It was a great forum, however!
Enough with the tears, the sobbing, the heaving. I thought at first that VR's emotionality could be right for the role. Hmmm. I am missing Helena Rojo's cool detachment.
Thank goodness for the secondary romances: Cruz and Fer, Fabian and Nati and Milagros and what's his name!
All that said, I must be hooked. I can't stand what's coming up for pobre de Maria Desamparada (not our other Maria - great line, J., "don't need no stinking DNA testing").
Enjoy that grandbaby.
congrats! and great recap as usual...
Permalink posted by : Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 11:43:00 PM EST
: Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 11:43:00 PM EST
What a cutie patootie! Congratulations, abuelita!
I loved María Desamparada's spunk with Jimmie. I hope we see more of it. (Even if she is wearing a scarf-like accessory.)
What in the world is up with Pedro's balls of steel that he carries around? I find them funny.
So much chemistry between Fer and Cruz.
And having to watch scenes with Gui and a woman make me want to throw up. Creepy. Slimy. Icky.
And omg Vic drove me crazy last night. Tizzy was a cryer, but not a sobbing heaver like Victoria (perfect description, Traveling Lady.) And OMG she was wearing a SCARF! ¿Qué pasa con todos los "bufandados"? (yes, I just made up a word..."the scarfed ones". je je)
I loved María Desamparada's spunk with Jimmie. I hope we see more of it. (Even if she is wearing a scarf-like accessory.)
What in the world is up with Pedro's balls of steel that he carries around? I find them funny.
So much chemistry between Fer and Cruz.
And having to watch scenes with Gui and a woman make me want to throw up. Creepy. Slimy. Icky.
And omg Vic drove me crazy last night. Tizzy was a cryer, but not a sobbing heaver like Victoria (perfect description, Traveling Lady.) And OMG she was wearing a SCARF! ¿Qué pasa con todos los "bufandados"? (yes, I just made up a word..."the scarfed ones". je je)
And of course, I was so distracted by the cutie that I forgot to tell you what a great recap you did.
Your "we don't need no stinkin' DNA" line was funny. Especially since it's likely it will take forever for someone to suggest a DNA test.
Your "we don't need no stinkin' DNA" line was funny. Especially since it's likely it will take forever for someone to suggest a DNA test.
Jardinera, what a beautiful baby! You must be a proud mother and grandma right now.
¡Felicidades a la nueva abuelita! Y por supuesto, a los padres también.
Jarocha
¡Felicidades a la nueva abuelita! Y por supuesto, a los padres también.
Jarocha
Permalink posted by : Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 11:58:00 PM EST
: Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 11:58:00 PM EST
Awwww, Jardinera. Que precioso nieto!
Thanks for an excellent recap.
Sara, I saw that scarf too and agree ¿Qué pasa con todos los bufandados? It's an outbreak, a plague, a foul fabric offense that needs to stop RIGHT NOW before every cast member is wearing one.
I think this is my first exposure to Victoria Ruffo. Waaay too much overwrought crying.
Guess I'll go on to bed and dream of serenatas in the moonlight.
La Paloma
Thanks for an excellent recap.
Sara, I saw that scarf too and agree ¿Qué pasa con todos los bufandados? It's an outbreak, a plague, a foul fabric offense that needs to stop RIGHT NOW before every cast member is wearing one.
I think this is my first exposure to Victoria Ruffo. Waaay too much overwrought crying.
Guess I'll go on to bed and dream of serenatas in the moonlight.
La Paloma
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 12:10:00 AM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 12:10:00 AM EST
Ok, had to read it today! Your recap sparkled as always, Jardinera. This line had me rotfl: "Good luck with that! Didn’t that idea sink to the bottom of the briny blue along with the Equal Rights Amendment and Davy Jones’ locker?" haha. Muchas gracias.
Traveling Lady, I too got annoyed of Victoria. At one point, I just said, "Damn. Get over it." My younger sister thought it was insensitive. Lol. Glad to know I wasn't the only one losing patience. :)
Traveling Lady, I too got annoyed of Victoria. At one point, I just said, "Damn. Get over it." My younger sister thought it was insensitive. Lol. Glad to know I wasn't the only one losing patience. :)
Felicidades, Jardinera!
I also miss Helena Rojo's dignity in this role. I have little patience in real life for overly emotional people.
We probably won't be told this, but I'll bet Scuzzy's mother was a rape victim who left him on Rody's doorstep before running for her life.
I also miss Helena Rojo's dignity in this role. I have little patience in real life for overly emotional people.
We probably won't be told this, but I'll bet Scuzzy's mother was a rape victim who left him on Rody's doorstep before running for her life.
Gracias, otra vez, folks! (Insert grandma beaming smile here.)
Sorry, but the computer ate up a line or two of the recap!!##!!##! during the part about the standoff between Maria and Ji (where I gave kudos to Abud). I've added that back in, but the type is now all screwy, too. A real pain to read the thing this time! Ugh! My apologies.
Sorry, but the computer ate up a line or two of the recap!!##!!##! during the part about the standoff between Maria and Ji (where I gave kudos to Abud). I've added that back in, but the type is now all screwy, too. A real pain to read the thing this time! Ugh! My apologies.
OMG Jardinera congratulations on your new beautiful grandson plus being a brand new grandmother and your recap is awesome.
One of my all time favorite lines is MariaHo' slams the door in Victoria's face during her tearful mid-whine(Thank god because i was getting ready to hit the mutton myself). Oh no this is too funny because i was thinking the same thing.I can't stop laughing from this line because i would have done the same thing only difference would have been i would not have waited that long to slam it in her face.
Traveling Lady thank you also for making me laugh from your description of that other novela that Victoria Ruffo was in. I'll avoid that like the plaque thanks for the warning.
Sara and La Paloma darn those darn scarves can we have a bonfire at Univision to make sure all of those darn scarves on the lot are destroyed forever?
Cielo de Levy i have to ask is your younger sister a regular novela watcher if she isn't then perhaps she doesn't know why you responded that way. I am in agreement get over it already. Geesh!
One of my all time favorite lines is MariaHo' slams the door in Victoria's face during her tearful mid-whine(Thank god because i was getting ready to hit the mutton myself). Oh no this is too funny because i was thinking the same thing.I can't stop laughing from this line because i would have done the same thing only difference would have been i would not have waited that long to slam it in her face.
Traveling Lady thank you also for making me laugh from your description of that other novela that Victoria Ruffo was in. I'll avoid that like the plaque thanks for the warning.
Sara and La Paloma darn those darn scarves can we have a bonfire at Univision to make sure all of those darn scarves on the lot are destroyed forever?
Cielo de Levy i have to ask is your younger sister a regular novela watcher if she isn't then perhaps she doesn't know why you responded that way. I am in agreement get over it already. Geesh!
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 3:27:00 AM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 3:27:00 AM EST
Totally agree i loved Helena Rojo's betrayal far better than what Victoria Ruffo is giving us so far.
Loved also the Maria D. standoff with Jimena at the ok apartment sorry but i'll pass on the drinking game i don't want to become alcoholic before this novela ends.
Loved also the Maria D. standoff with Jimena at the ok apartment sorry but i'll pass on the drinking game i don't want to become alcoholic before this novela ends.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 3:51:00 AM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 3:51:00 AM EST
Jardinera,
I don't watch TDA, I watch Eva but I was going through and saw the new grandbaby pic's and wanted to say Congrats. to you and your family.
Michele in PA
I don't watch TDA, I watch Eva but I was going through and saw the new grandbaby pic's and wanted to say Congrats. to you and your family.
Michele in PA
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 7:20:00 AM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 7:20:00 AM EST
Jar: OH MY GOODNESS!!! Felicidades!!! In the midst of all of your family's excitement, you still have the time and energy to write yet another super recap. Gracias, amiga!!!
As I walked into my hotel on Friday night, I knew I was going to miss any possible chance at seeing Eva Luna or TDA. The telly in my room does not have cable!!! However, the huge HD telly in the lobby does! Not only that, as I walked in, there was a fellow TN fan watching Eva Luna! So, I got to watch the tail end of that and all of TDA. :))
One wonders how Victoria has made it in the fashion world with all of these daily and constant crying episodes. Perhaps, all of these years of wondering where her daughter is have finally caught up with her. That, I can understand, but honestly...it is a full blown crying scene each and every time!
I am dumbfounded that JP, Bruja St. Bernard, and Victoria made the AUTOMATIC assumption that this Maria Desarreglada is 'the one' with no further checks whatsoever!! Absolutely brainless and unbelievable. Didn't the nuns tell these people that there were two Maria Ds or did they keep that little fact to themselves?
As I mentioned before, methinks that Maria of the Night and Day is not long for this world. Will her apartment mysteriously burn?
At least when Victoria shot back at JP that his mother had had hand in the loss of Maria Desinformada, he did come back with the line about her making unfair comments about his mother. Who knows? Perhaps the seeds of doubt have been planted in JPs head (which needs a shave and a haircut).
The Ximena woman (or is it with a 'J'?) is a piece of work. Maria D seems to have grown a bit as I don't think she would have stood up to the likes of this Ximena character early on in the story.
Oz...well...his peripheral brain is working overtime. I thought he was a more mature and thoughtful type, but the peripheral brain has taken over control. He deserves the tramp LindaHO and also deserves the hell that will come after as LindaHO is nothing more than a money grabbing scheming stalker.
Enjoy that wonderful grandchild, Jar!!!
Susanita
As I walked into my hotel on Friday night, I knew I was going to miss any possible chance at seeing Eva Luna or TDA. The telly in my room does not have cable!!! However, the huge HD telly in the lobby does! Not only that, as I walked in, there was a fellow TN fan watching Eva Luna! So, I got to watch the tail end of that and all of TDA. :))
One wonders how Victoria has made it in the fashion world with all of these daily and constant crying episodes. Perhaps, all of these years of wondering where her daughter is have finally caught up with her. That, I can understand, but honestly...it is a full blown crying scene each and every time!
I am dumbfounded that JP, Bruja St. Bernard, and Victoria made the AUTOMATIC assumption that this Maria Desarreglada is 'the one' with no further checks whatsoever!! Absolutely brainless and unbelievable. Didn't the nuns tell these people that there were two Maria Ds or did they keep that little fact to themselves?
As I mentioned before, methinks that Maria of the Night and Day is not long for this world. Will her apartment mysteriously burn?
At least when Victoria shot back at JP that his mother had had hand in the loss of Maria Desinformada, he did come back with the line about her making unfair comments about his mother. Who knows? Perhaps the seeds of doubt have been planted in JPs head (which needs a shave and a haircut).
The Ximena woman (or is it with a 'J'?) is a piece of work. Maria D seems to have grown a bit as I don't think she would have stood up to the likes of this Ximena character early on in the story.
Oz...well...his peripheral brain is working overtime. I thought he was a more mature and thoughtful type, but the peripheral brain has taken over control. He deserves the tramp LindaHO and also deserves the hell that will come after as LindaHO is nothing more than a money grabbing scheming stalker.
Enjoy that wonderful grandchild, Jar!!!
Susanita
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 8:29:00 AM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 8:29:00 AM EST
Susanita,
I am as dumbfounded as you are. JP, Vic and Burnie all know Maria Desamparada came from the same orphanage. Why bells didn't go off instantly with her I have no clue. But suddenly Maria Desarreglada appears on the scene and says she can sew and everyone is convinced she is the long lost hija.
My theory: the writers just made this up. When the series first began Sor Clementina told the heart-breaking story of Maria D and only Maria D. Nothing was said about getting two Marias that year. Suddenly this week, (on Tuesday) the nuns are reminiscing about the two Marias they took in all those years ago.
This is me polishing my beanie. *polish* *polish* *polish*
I am as dumbfounded as you are. JP, Vic and Burnie all know Maria Desamparada came from the same orphanage. Why bells didn't go off instantly with her I have no clue. But suddenly Maria Desarreglada appears on the scene and says she can sew and everyone is convinced she is the long lost hija.
My theory: the writers just made this up. When the series first began Sor Clementina told the heart-breaking story of Maria D and only Maria D. Nothing was said about getting two Marias that year. Suddenly this week, (on Tuesday) the nuns are reminiscing about the two Marias they took in all those years ago.
This is me polishing my beanie. *polish* *polish* *polish*
Congratulation Abuelita!!!!! What a beautiful baby. He is such a cutie. All the best to you and your family.
My favorite part of the episode-- MD telling Jimena off. That was a great verbal smackdown.
The moment that made me laugh out loud-- Gui and Ofelia's indecent proposal to Jimena and the look on her face. OMG. Is this guy some kind of super stud in bed? How is he getting away with this? Why are these women so addicted? He must lace that fruit he's alway bringing out during sex with something powerful. Maybe that's why both Ofelia and Jime have those crazy eyes?
Cruz is fast becoming one of my favorite characters. Loved his little digs at Linda.
My favorite part of the episode-- MD telling Jimena off. That was a great verbal smackdown.
The moment that made me laugh out loud-- Gui and Ofelia's indecent proposal to Jimena and the look on her face. OMG. Is this guy some kind of super stud in bed? How is he getting away with this? Why are these women so addicted? He must lace that fruit he's alway bringing out during sex with something powerful. Maybe that's why both Ofelia and Jime have those crazy eyes?
Cruz is fast becoming one of my favorite characters. Loved his little digs at Linda.
Jardinera
¡Que nieto bonito, felicidades!
y gracias for the recap.
I hope I never have to see Ruffo & Adela Noriega in the same TN. Why do they always have to have an over the top wailer?
¡Que nieto bonito, felicidades!
y gracias for the recap.
I hope I never have to see Ruffo & Adela Noriega in the same TN. Why do they always have to have an over the top wailer?
Congratulations! Thank you for the recap. I just discovered this one and am getting all caught up. Linda-Ho and Maria-Ho had me laughing hard!!! I could do without all of Victoria's crying too.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 10:42:00 AM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 10:42:00 AM EST
Mazel tov, Jardinera! What a darling little boy!
I don't know how you managed to concentrate on our silly show long enough to whip out another extraordinary recap, but I'm grateful you did! Fun stuff and as always, so thorough that when my turn comes to pick up the tale of the Familia Sandysfuncional, I'll know exactly where everyone is at.
Just for the record: I think Ruffo is wonderful. When she's weepy, it's because that's the way the character is written. But of all the characters we've met so far, she is the one who has shown the most range.
I've seen Pablo Montero in a couple of other novelas but I've never enjoyed him so much. I agree with Vivi -- Cruz is becoming one of my favorite characters.
As Sara has said, it makes no sense at all for everyone to assume that the Magdalena is the right María when la Desamparada has been in front of their noses all along. Let's hope Sor Clementina (or our genetic engineering student, Nathy) sets everyone straight before Bernarda exacts "justice".
I don't know how you managed to concentrate on our silly show long enough to whip out another extraordinary recap, but I'm grateful you did! Fun stuff and as always, so thorough that when my turn comes to pick up the tale of the Familia Sandysfuncional, I'll know exactly where everyone is at.
Just for the record: I think Ruffo is wonderful. When she's weepy, it's because that's the way the character is written. But of all the characters we've met so far, she is the one who has shown the most range.
I've seen Pablo Montero in a couple of other novelas but I've never enjoyed him so much. I agree with Vivi -- Cruz is becoming one of my favorite characters.
As Sara has said, it makes no sense at all for everyone to assume that the Magdalena is the right María when la Desamparada has been in front of their noses all along. Let's hope Sor Clementina (or our genetic engineering student, Nathy) sets everyone straight before Bernarda exacts "justice".
Blusamurai, my sister is not a regular watcher. She doesn't understand Spanish, and I have to pause and translate for her. This is her first novela that she's actually been wanting to watch consistently. She caught a few episodes of CCEA and Mi Pecado, but I had her watch this one from the start, so she's in. I agree. Give her one more novela or 2 more weeks with this one, and she'll be just like us. :)
Novela Maven, although I find it annoying, I think the whole weepy thing is part of Victoria's character too. She's the strong boss one second and the vulnerable woman the next. She's not the big bad woman she makes herself to be (not that I'm personally too fond of her character). I'm with Urban Anthro. I have little patience in real life for emotional people.
Every time they talk about little Maria, I think I'm gonna shake the television. Is it really that impossible for the thought to cross their minds that maybe MD is Victoria's daughter? I mean Victoria's so into finding her, MD reminds her of herself and is an orphan, but none of that connects together? Beanie is on my head amd covering my face right now.
Every time they talk about little Maria, I think I'm gonna shake the television. Is it really that impossible for the thought to cross their minds that maybe MD is Victoria's daughter? I mean Victoria's so into finding her, MD reminds her of herself and is an orphan, but none of that connects together? Beanie is on my head amd covering my face right now.
Cielo,
The interesting thing about Victoria's emotional outbursts is that she never uses them to manipulate others. We -- the omniscient viewers -- see them but she hides her pain from her family and associates (except for her best -- really her only -- friend, Toni). That Juan Pablo discovered her venting her grief was unintentional and uncharacteristic. If we met her in person, we'd probably think she was anything but emotional.
María D is like this too. I'm sure we -- and probably Nathy -- will get to see plenty of tears from her, but she'll hide her pain from the people who are hurting her.
Compare these characters with the manipulators like Bernarda, Ximena, Linda and watch for their crocodile tears, their displays of grief when it suits them.
The interesting thing about Victoria's emotional outbursts is that she never uses them to manipulate others. We -- the omniscient viewers -- see them but she hides her pain from her family and associates (except for her best -- really her only -- friend, Toni). That Juan Pablo discovered her venting her grief was unintentional and uncharacteristic. If we met her in person, we'd probably think she was anything but emotional.
María D is like this too. I'm sure we -- and probably Nathy -- will get to see plenty of tears from her, but she'll hide her pain from the people who are hurting her.
Compare these characters with the manipulators like Bernarda, Ximena, Linda and watch for their crocodile tears, their displays of grief when it suits them.
Cielo de Levy...glad your sister is watching with you. It's a lot of fun to share these with someone...and certainly she's going to pick up some Spanish along the way.
Jardinera..SUCH A CUTE CUTE BABY! And such a fine recap. One of your best. You write especially well when you're over the moon happy. It's like falling in love all over again, isn't it? Just the best feeling ever.
Really appreciated the embedded vocabulary as well. Great recap, great humor, great vocab and the most precious baby in the history of the world. Your grandbaby. Enjoy.
Jardinera..SUCH A CUTE CUTE BABY! And such a fine recap. One of your best. You write especially well when you're over the moon happy. It's like falling in love all over again, isn't it? Just the best feeling ever.
Really appreciated the embedded vocabulary as well. Great recap, great humor, great vocab and the most precious baby in the history of the world. Your grandbaby. Enjoy.
Jardinera - Congratulations on the new grandson!!! I hope both mother and newborn are doing well and will both flourish. Thank you for the recap, too. It kept my mind occupied while the Red Cross was harvesting my blood today at the BloodMobile. Best time I ever had giving blood and made the time fly. (note: I am not a kind person for doing this, as I'm in it only for the Oreos at the sign-in desk...snerk) Great snark and funny recap, and so spot-on.
All I can say is gracias a Dios for the FFWd---> button on my remote. Gah! Too much crying last night.
Burn-arda has me worried about Maria Desarreglada, and ... wait ...am I hearing the faint timbre of anvils?
Oh noes! A recording of FranCruz singing Ave Maria off key came back to haunt us last night.
I can has earplugz? No doubt this was in "the vault" from FELS. I am all for re-purposing and recycling and all things green, but puh-leeze . . . listening to that made me green and wishing Mejía would lock that thing up and throw away the key, porfis.
All I can say is gracias a Dios for the FFWd---> button on my remote. Gah! Too much crying last night.
Burn-arda has me worried about Maria Desarreglada, and ... wait ...am I hearing the faint timbre of anvils?
Oh noes! A recording of FranCruz singing Ave Maria off key came back to haunt us last night.
I can has earplugz? No doubt this was in "the vault" from FELS. I am all for re-purposing and recycling and all things green, but puh-leeze . . . listening to that made me green and wishing Mejía would lock that thing up and throw away the key, porfis.
Very good point, Novela Maven. Vicki certainly isn't manipulative in that regard. Plus point. :)
Judy B, it is a lot of fun! I'll be sitting doing my homework, and she'll come very casually like, "So...what time does the show come on?" She does that because she thinks she needs to remind me without seeming like she wants to watch it too badly. LOL! :)
On another OT note, I think my grandma's trying to pick up some more English too. Every time I come home, she asks me what something she saw on TV means. Yep, that TV is a teacher. :)
Judy B, it is a lot of fun! I'll be sitting doing my homework, and she'll come very casually like, "So...what time does the show come on?" She does that because she thinks she needs to remind me without seeming like she wants to watch it too badly. LOL! :)
On another OT note, I think my grandma's trying to pick up some more English too. Every time I come home, she asks me what something she saw on TV means. Yep, that TV is a teacher. :)
Congratulations on that precious addition to your family, Abuelita !!!
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 6:56:00 PM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 6:56:00 PM EST
Congratulations Abuela Jardinera. I'm glad all are well!! Thanks for the great recap and get some rest.
Too bad there is no story here, lots of talent going unused.
I'm actually in Oz's corner. Imagine a wife who is self absorbed between work and guilt, a daughter who is an untrustworthy brat-bitch, a son who cannot seem to talk to either parent, a colleague who tries to murder him, another colleague (female) who is looking to trip him up whenever she gets a chance. I say go get some lovin' somewhere. Oz at least tried to be honorable while the other characters seem to be on their own selfish trips.
I'm actually in Oz's corner. Imagine a wife who is self absorbed between work and guilt, a daughter who is an untrustworthy brat-bitch, a son who cannot seem to talk to either parent, a colleague who tries to murder him, another colleague (female) who is looking to trip him up whenever she gets a chance. I say go get some lovin' somewhere. Oz at least tried to be honorable while the other characters seem to be on their own selfish trips.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 9:41:00 PM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 9:41:00 PM EST
Felicidades Comadre Jardinera!!
and you did a fantastic recap...
jb
and you did a fantastic recap...
jb
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 9:55:00 PM EST
: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 9:55:00 PM EST
I like that observation about how Victoria keeps her grief private and doesn't use tears as a weapon. I have no respect for women who do that.
Cielo~~I just read your profile and noticed that 3 of your favorite books are also 3 of my favs---Me Talk Pretty Someday [I love all of Dave Sederis's books. My daughter heard him speak somewhere and said that he was hilarious. Have you ever read Bill Bryson...another funny guy who writes great travelogues.] The Kite Runner. A Thousand Suns. P.S. Encourage your grandma's efforts to learn English. I've had many students who were in their 40s, 50s, 60s , and even some in their 70s. It's so true that it is never too late to learn.
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 14, 2011 at 7:28:00 AM EST
: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 7:28:00 AM EST
susanlynn- I have read several of Bill Bryson's books. He's a funny/strange sort, in that his books are either hysterically funny to me, or a PITA. The man clearly hates rainy weather (... and bears ....LOL) and is so miserable, in his books, when he is subjected to rain. I have LOL'd through most of his books, and put some down to never finish. I've never figured that out.
Buenos all y'all! Thank you very much for all your kind wishes, and for taking a few moments out of your day to comment and share in my initiation into abuela-hood. This blog is like a second family to me and I had to share the moment with you!
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Susanlynn/Cielo: ITA about learning a language at any age. It certainly opens an whole new world up to whoever takes the opportunity to and it has a way of keeping the brain cells functioning --literally.
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Sara: great catch on Pedro's balls of steel. Has he got a little Captain Queeg goin' on or what?
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Traveling Lady: Cool detachment is definitely preferable, but we never seem to get that with the Salvador Mejia "de hoy." More's the pity.
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Jarocha: Gracias! Estoy muy orgullosa de verdad, y quizas demasiada.
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La Paloma: "It's an outbreak, a plague, a foul fabric offense" LOL!
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Susanlynn/Cielo: ITA about learning a language at any age. It certainly opens an whole new world up to whoever takes the opportunity to and it has a way of keeping the brain cells functioning --literally.
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Sara: great catch on Pedro's balls of steel. Has he got a little Captain Queeg goin' on or what?
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Traveling Lady: Cool detachment is definitely preferable, but we never seem to get that with the Salvador Mejia "de hoy." More's the pity.
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Jarocha: Gracias! Estoy muy orgullosa de verdad, y quizas demasiada.
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La Paloma: "It's an outbreak, a plague, a foul fabric offense" LOL!
Susanlynn, I love David Sedaris! I've been meaning to go to one of his readings. He comes to Cali quite often (so I've heard), and I'm SO going next time. :)
I haven't read Bill Bryson yet, but he sounds [by Doris's description] like someone I'd probably think is hilarious too. I'll get to it. :)
Yeh, grandma's always asking about words, probably because my sisters and I speak in English amongst ourselves and save the Gujarati for her only.
I haven't read Bill Bryson yet, but he sounds [by Doris's description] like someone I'd probably think is hilarious too. I'll get to it. :)
Yeh, grandma's always asking about words, probably because my sisters and I speak in English amongst ourselves and save the Gujarati for her only.
ViviDC: Hmm. Maybe Gui laces the fruit with Spanish Fly?
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Variopinta: "to see Ruffo & Adela Noriega in the same TN" --Ackkk! Wash your mouth out with soap!! God forbid!
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UbanA/Susanita: ITA. It's like Susanita always likes to say, "Get. Over. It."
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Doris: At the blood mobile? Pretty darned creative way to avoid passing out, too!
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Variopinta: "to see Ruffo & Adela Noriega in the same TN" --Ackkk! Wash your mouth out with soap!! God forbid!
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UbanA/Susanita: ITA. It's like Susanita always likes to say, "Get. Over. It."
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Doris: At the blood mobile? Pretty darned creative way to avoid passing out, too!
Gotta tell ya guys, sometimes I act like a parent when Grandma asks me what something means. I came home, and she was watching Food Network. She asked me what "Bitchin' Kitchen" means, and I was like uhhh...lol! i actually had one of my cousins tell her later.
Lol, ok enough OT discussion. It was just one of the many funny instances that have come up. :)
Lol, ok enough OT discussion. It was just one of the many funny instances that have come up. :)
I don't think it would ever occur to anyone that one's long lost child could appear under one's nose so coincidentally in a city the size of D.F. And how many Marias are there in Mexico, anyway?
Guillermo is gettin' it while he can. Maybe he's an expert at the Venus Butterfly? As to his indecent proposal he was hoping for one of two things:
-- that Ximena would cut and run
-- that he could coerce X and O into some gay action he could sit back and enjoy while he "recovers", as it were.
The food thing (especially the grapes) makes me think he fancies himself a Roman emperor. Toga! Toga!
Bernarda should think twice about using the phrase "human garbage" (that was actually in the previous episode).
It shouldn't be too much longer before Maria Desamparada becomes Maria Embarazada.
Guillermo is gettin' it while he can. Maybe he's an expert at the Venus Butterfly? As to his indecent proposal he was hoping for one of two things:
-- that Ximena would cut and run
-- that he could coerce X and O into some gay action he could sit back and enjoy while he "recovers", as it were.
The food thing (especially the grapes) makes me think he fancies himself a Roman emperor. Toga! Toga!
Bernarda should think twice about using the phrase "human garbage" (that was actually in the previous episode).
It shouldn't be too much longer before Maria Desamparada becomes Maria Embarazada.
Blusamurai: I was ready to take Victoria's scarf and stuff it into her mouth!!
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NovelaMaven: ITA Pablo has done better with this role than the one in FELS, (with or without the dubbed-in singing). I did think the dream sequence with him and Fer dancing in the moonlight was very well done.
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NovelaMaven: ITA Pablo has done better with this role than the one in FELS, (with or without the dubbed-in singing). I did think the dream sequence with him and Fer dancing in the moonlight was very well done.
Congratulations on being a grandma
Jardinera.
I like the Maria Desparada will soon be Maria Emabarasada. Good one UA. **Thumbs up**
I think it is a Garcia-Canut thing with the fruits. He did the same with Ruth in FELs.
Looks like our man Cruz has better game than Fabian despite Fabian being connected to Fernanda's brother and seemingly more well to do. She really disses Fabian while Cruz has seemed to break through to her despite the class didfferences and his bold kissing moves. I mean she is clearly thinking about him subconsciously while driving and even dreaming about him. Anyone at this point is better than that d-bag Federico.
Ibarramedia
Jardinera.
I like the Maria Desparada will soon be Maria Emabarasada. Good one UA. **Thumbs up**
I think it is a Garcia-Canut thing with the fruits. He did the same with Ruth in FELs.
Looks like our man Cruz has better game than Fabian despite Fabian being connected to Fernanda's brother and seemingly more well to do. She really disses Fabian while Cruz has seemed to break through to her despite the class didfferences and his bold kissing moves. I mean she is clearly thinking about him subconsciously while driving and even dreaming about him. Anyone at this point is better than that d-bag Federico.
Ibarramedia
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 14, 2011 at 10:58:00 AM EST
: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 10:58:00 AM EST
Good morning Jardinera, I read your recap yesterday but for some reason my laptop wouldn't display the photo so I waited until this morning so I could see the picture on the computer here at the office. What a cutie! Congratulations. I imagine that you're still walking on air. Yet you took the time to provide with another rollicking recap. Thanks.
Poor Maria Desarreglada, she must be really confused by the sudden interest in her and all these uninvited guests traipsing into her life. I wonder if we'll get to know her story before Burnie bumps her off.
So, Ofelia is kinkier than Ximena? Who could have guessed?
Cruz and Fer are still by far the most interesting couple. I loved the serenade even if it was a dream.
I could (and have) listen to mariachi music all day.
Carlos
Poor Maria Desarreglada, she must be really confused by the sudden interest in her and all these uninvited guests traipsing into her life. I wonder if we'll get to know her story before Burnie bumps her off.
So, Ofelia is kinkier than Ximena? Who could have guessed?
Cruz and Fer are still by far the most interesting couple. I loved the serenade even if it was a dream.
I could (and have) listen to mariachi music all day.
Carlos
Jardinera anything to shut up Victoria when she goes on one of her crying jags is fine with me.
Cielo de Levy ROFL at your grandmother asking what the expression "Bitchin' Kitchen" means now that hilarious.
Variopinta ita with Jardinera wash your mouth out with soap please and don't give Mejia any ideas he just might cast those two together in his next novela EGADS!!!!!!!!
Cielo de Levy ROFL at your grandmother asking what the expression "Bitchin' Kitchen" means now that hilarious.
Variopinta ita with Jardinera wash your mouth out with soap please and don't give Mejia any ideas he just might cast those two together in his next novela EGADS!!!!!!!!
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 14, 2011 at 4:14:00 PM EST
: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 4:14:00 PM EST
Ibarramedia/UA: ITA about Maria Embarazada! LOL!
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Carlos: Yep, and necessity being not only the mother of invention, but the spark to intention, I figured out how to take snapshots off Skype with my video cam. We wait anxiously for them to get on Skype with him so we can see him. My hand doesn't leave the snapshot icon till we sign off! LOL!
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Carlos: Yep, and necessity being not only the mother of invention, but the spark to intention, I figured out how to take snapshots off Skype with my video cam. We wait anxiously for them to get on Skype with him so we can see him. My hand doesn't leave the snapshot icon till we sign off! LOL!
I could also listen to rancheras all day. It really upsets me that I can't sing because I'd want to sound like Aida Cuevas.
Wherever I work next had better be prepared for Latin music coming out of my office.
Wherever I work next had better be prepared for Latin music coming out of my office.
Oy! Such a flurry of comments!
ITA about Victoria not being manipulative. That would be (for me) her saving grace. I can sort of handle her since she is truly not doing it to manipulate.
Cielo- I love your grandma stories! I'd love to know how "Bitchin' Kitchen" got translated. ;-)
Ibarramedia- I think one of the reasons Cruz has done so will with the Ferbeast is because he doesn't fall all over himself when she's around. RatTattScuzzBoy probably won her the same way...playing it cool like she doesn't matter. That gets her attention because she is so used to being the center of attention.
I'm not looking forward to Maria Embarazada. I expect a lot of frustration on the part of Viewerville. :-(
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ITA about Victoria not being manipulative. That would be (for me) her saving grace. I can sort of handle her since she is truly not doing it to manipulate.
Cielo- I love your grandma stories! I'd love to know how "Bitchin' Kitchen" got translated. ;-)
Ibarramedia- I think one of the reasons Cruz has done so will with the Ferbeast is because he doesn't fall all over himself when she's around. RatTattScuzzBoy probably won her the same way...playing it cool like she doesn't matter. That gets her attention because she is so used to being the center of attention.
I'm not looking forward to Maria Embarazada. I expect a lot of frustration on the part of Viewerville. :-(
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