Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Triunfo del Amor #31 2/14/11 ¡Feliz día del amor y la amistad! Yeah, right.
Padre Juan Pablo’s heart seems to be in the right place. It really does. But all he can do is throw empty platitudes at Victoria’s anguish over the fate of María Magdalena. Hey Juan Pablo, wake up and smell the sulfur! Victoria’s not making it up. The fate of this particular María may not be Bernarda’s fault. But tu mami really is the devil!
And speak of the devil – there she is, sporting yet another of her ghastly pleated stand-up collars, this one in bruise purple. Damn you, Victoria, she snarls, you should have died the day I ran you down! Now I’ll have to stay closer than ever to Juan Pablo to protect him from you!
Victoria’s not buying what JP’s selling. She knows St. Bernarda is not sorry. And one day she’ll pay for what she has done. But right now, Victoria doesn’t understand why the moment of her longed for reunion with her daughter left her oddly unmoved:
No sentí esa llamada de la sangre que tanto esperaba.(I didn’t feel the instinctive closeness/‘call of the blood’ that I expected).
Maybe it’s just me, but I’d say una llamada al laboratorio de la genetica would be in order. But not Victoria. She’s too busy wallowing in guilt. And she’s worried about how she’s going to tell the family, especially Osvaldo.
If she’s concerned that Osvaldo may feel betrayed when he learns of her past, well, she needn’t be. Right now Os is squandering all his moral capital revolcándose with LindaHo.
At the Casa Sandisfuncional, the FerBeast picks up the single red rose from her pillow, the one left by the jardinerito. She smiles a little as she inhales its fragrance, then assumes her usual scowl. She walks outside and sits on the steps. Max follows her and asks her why she looks so down. Is something wrong? (¿y esa cara? ¿Te pasa algo?). When she answers that she’s upset because ScuzzBoy hasn’t called, Max tells her she deserves better than him. [Although frankly, I don’t think she does.] Back at you, brother, she says. That María Desamparada that you’re seeing – I can’t stand her! It just so happens, he tells her, that she’s the woman I love. And the woman I’m going to marry.
FerBeast insists she loves ScuzzBoy. If her mother disapproves, it’s because she’s a snob. Max corrects her: he doesn’t love you. They say when your Prince Charming (principe azul) kisses you, you’ll know it’s love.
Cut to el mismísimo principe azul, o sea Cruz, (Prince Charming himself, that is, Cruz) doing his rake dance in the garden below.
And Max delivers the money line:
Te va a hacer florecer tu corazón como esa rosa que traes en la mano.(He's going to make your heart blossom like that rose you're holding in your hand.)
To Fer’s complaints that her mother is unfair with her and very bossy, Max replies that she’s just trying to protect her children. And like all parents, sometimes she makes mistakes. But they still owe her love and respect. Sometimes, says Fer, I get the feeling she doesn’t love me, that I’m not the daughter she hoped for. Max reassures her, and gives her a brotherly hug.
And Cruz rakes on.
At the Casa de Modas, the models do their runway clump clump for Victoria. They leave and there’s a sudden chill in the air, then a whiff of brimstone – it’s Bernarda, there to gloat at Victoria’s misery. She’s not surprised her long-lost daughter is an immoral creature just like her mother. That’s the punishment for seducing a man of God – a child who has lived in filth!
Shut up! says Victoria. [Yes, do!!] But unfortunately that evil maw keeps spewing hate, telling Victoria she ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Don’t threaten me, says Vic, or I’ll tell the whole world that JP is Magdalena’s father. Replies Bernarda: You don’t know what I’m capable of doing to protect my son’s honor. [And she does something interesting with the final ‘r’ in ‘honor’ – it’s a trill with a guttural sort of aspiration, like it could easily be carrying a spitball. I’d keep my distance if I were you, Vic.]
Back to OsvaldHo and LindaHo. What excuse did you use to get away? she asks. He whines that he didn’t need an excuse. Nobody cares what he does.
The merry elves of the barrio – Milagros, Don Napo and JuanJo -- are getting ready for the Fireman’s Day festivities. Cruz is invited too. JuanJo looks forward to this chance to show off his new girlfriend.
The audience gets a preview of that show: the camera lingers on LindaHo’s thong-clad bottom as she leans over OsvaldHo, still tangled in the sheets and still whining that no one cares about him, especially Victoria. If I were your wife, smiles Linda, I’d treat you like a king. I’d pamper you (mimar), I’d spoil you (consentir) all the time. That sounds like a sweet deal to OsvaldHo. Maybe we should live together…
María is telling Nathy that she feels bad that she and Max are going behind Victoria’s back. The conversation is interrupted by a call from Nathy’s mother asking for money to pay for dad’s medicine. Nathy has no cash. She’ll have to see about getting a loan.
After the phone call, she explains that her dad is very ill and the family is needy but she resents her mother’s assumption that because she lives alone, she is expected to come up with the money. Meanwhile:
Mis hermanos se hacen patos.
(My brothers (and sisters) act like they don’t know what’s going on.)
María D won’t let Nathy get away with her mild grousing. Just be grateful you have a mother, she says earnestly, one who took care of you and loved you all your life. You’re right, says Nathy. It’s just so hard when I’m still a student. I can’t wait to finish my degree and start my career.
And back in the boudoir -- where another roomie's career is well underway -- we and LindaHo exclaim in unison:
¿Estás hablando en serio?(Are you serious?)
It turns out he is and he isn’t. He wants to rent a little hideaway for them. But he can’t abandon his family. His children need him. And he still loves Victoria and he’s not about to leave her.
At the Casa de Modas, María joins Max in his office. Smoochies. Well, it is Valentine’s Day.
Guillermo at home: It’s kind of like the set of Masterpiece Theatre in its heyday or would be if Alistair Cooke were a sleazebag and wore a white bathrobe on the show. Triumphal brass in the background. Gui is reading Othello’s speech, the part just before he murders Desdemona (Act V, Scene II):
It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,--
Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!--
It is the cause. Yet I'll not shed her blood;
Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,
And smooth as monumental alabaster.
Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men.
Put out the light, and then put out the light:
Apaguemos la luz y después apaguemos su luz.
[Actually, I thought we had Gui pegged as Iago, not Othello. But speaking of Shakespearian references, what’s with snide reptilian Mrs. Pedro as Ofelia? Ximena should be Ofelia! But I digress…]
Anyway. Enter Ximena who should be Ofelia. She’s lost the beret but now she’s caught scarf fever and has a long, black number that looks a bit risky to wear around a creep like Gui. They kiss. She pulls away. I was a fool, she says. How could I leave Max for someone like you? Because, says Gui, you are as perverse as I am and you love danger.
At the office a messenger hands María D a small white envelope. Alas, it’s not a valentine. The anonymous note inside says:
María Desamparada, aléjate de Max. Si no, se entera la sra Victoria de la relación que mantienes con Max.(MD, stay away from Max. If you don’t, Mrs. V will find out about the relationship you have with Max.)
A messenger leaves a similar envelope on Victoria’s desk.
Pipino and Toni are goofing on the mannequins when María walks in and, eyes brimming with tears, shows Toni the note.
Xi is still with Gui. I just came to tell you it’s over, she says. So go, he says.
Now Victoria opens her anonymous note:
Sólo quiero informarle que su modelo “consentida” mantiene una relación sentimental con su hijo Max.(I just want to inform you that your favorite “pet” model is having an affair with your son Max.)
A day late and a dollar short: María shows Max her letter and tells him he needs to be the one to tell his mother about their love before she hears it from someone else. He’s on it.
Victoria, having read the poison pen letter, is indulging in a good old-fashioned berrinche in front of her faithful sounding boards, Toni and Pipino:
¡Max tiene que casarse con Ximena y con nadie más!(Max has to marry Ximena and no one else!)
Toni tries to reason with her. If she tries to keep the couple apart she’ll lose her son and her best model. Well then, says Victoria, I’ll have to bring Ximena and Max together somehow. She is the right girl for him: cultured (educada), considerate (atenta) –
-- pero sobre todo con una gran calidad moral!(But above all, of the highest moral caliber!)
These telenovela writers do love their ironic segues, don’t they? Cut to Xi and Gui. He tells her: You can’t live without me; I’m like a drug in your blood. Then lots of heavy breathing.
Max’s neck is naked! No scarf, no ascot, no tie. He and María are in an idyllic garden somewhere. Smoochies. Vows of love. It’s a perfect place and there are no witnesses, says Max. Replies the sweet, but prim even in passion María:
Solamente Dios será nuestro testigo.(Only God will be our witness.)
Oscar is driving in the city and talking on his cell phone to Victoria when he glances at the car in the next lane. Yikes! It’s Linda and Os osculating:
¡Osvaldo tiene un amante!(Osvaldo has a lover!)
OsvaldHo shows LindaHo their love nest and explains the rules again. She has a little flare of temper but quickly settles down and accepts the idea – for the next five minutes at least – that it’s their little refuge but he can’t live there with her.
At Casa Sandisfuncional, Cruz can’t figure out why Micaela seems to be so mad at him. Turns out she’s mad at his gender. Don’t make me tell you about the Mister, she says. So you know about that too? answers Cruz. (Remember, both of them have seen Os and Linda together). The worst of it, says Cruz, it that the woman he’s fooling around with is my cousin’s fiancee.
Os and Linda are closing the deal. He presses some money on her (una mensualidad, a monthly sum like a salary or an allowance). She makes a big show of turning it down but greedily fingers the bills behind his back.
At home, the FerBeast is trying to talk to ScuzzBoy on the phone but Cruz’s singing is drowning out the conversation. Scuzzy has a pretty low tolerance for frustration, it seems. He gives up and ends the call. The FerBeast is mad and when Cruz shows his face, she slaps it. This, apparently, is what he was hoping for. You know the price of a slap, he tells her. Then her pulls her close and kisses her. Fer’s friend Gaby walks in and catches them in midsmooch.
A bloodied and beaten but still ticking Papa Padilla crawls home. He stains the nice new furniture, the pig. Padilla tells ScuzzBoy they have to pay the loan sharks or else. Time to sell the watch he stole from Fer.
Fer has Gaby as a witness that Cruz has been forcing himself on her. (And actually, he has. In the real world, he’d be in a whole lot of trouble, the FerBeast being a minor and all. But anyone who thinks we’re in the real world just hasn’t been paying attention!) She’ll tell her parents and he’ll get fired. He’s willing to leave right now. Uh oh. That’s not what FerBeast wants. And it’s not what Gaby wants either.
Gaby has heard about his singing and asks him to sing for her. She looks at him adoringly as he begins:
♫ Florecita de mi vida ♫
♫ Eres dueña de mi amor♫(Little flower of my life, you’re the owner of my love).
And the FerBeast looks on jealously.
Oscar has arrived at the office and goes straight to Victoria. He can tell she’s been upset lately and offers his shoulder to cry on. It’s Oscar, isn’t it?
Victoria looks up with a start. Why? Have you heard something? she asks.
At Bernie’s No Fun at All House: Our suspicions are confirmed. Eva and Fausto are out to get Bernarda. We need to find proof, says Eva. No, says Fausto, I’m sure Doña Bernarda killed them! But Eva wants to find evidence among Bernarda’s belongings.
Bernarda sees them together and wants to know what they are whispering about. Are they conspiring against her? She doesn’t trust anyone. Well, maybe Fausto. But Eva is still on probation.
We left poor Oscar sitting with his foot stuck in his mouth. Luckily for him, Victoria is distracted by a phone call from OsvaldHo. He surreptitiously removes the offending appendage and slips away while Victoria is saying: As long as we’re together and we love each other, everything can be resolved.
Bernie goes to the church looking for JP. The older priest tells her JP is probably visiting that girl. Lately, he’s been obsessed with her.
Yup. Juan Pablo and the other María are together. She doesn’t understand why he’s there. Or that fancy lady who thinks María is her daughter – what does she want? She admits to JP that she had trouble with the law in the past. She stole some clothes and went to jail for her crime. María, assessing JP’s pained expression with unexpected shrewdness, says: Don’t tell me you’re looking for a lost daughter too?
Bernarda, who has been lurking in the doorway and listening to the conversation, now bursts into the scene and says with a sneer:
Y si así fuera, ¿qué? ¿Te molestaría?(And if that were the case, so what? Would it bother you?)
Sweet William in a kayak.
And speak of the devil – there she is, sporting yet another of her ghastly pleated stand-up collars, this one in bruise purple. Damn you, Victoria, she snarls, you should have died the day I ran you down! Now I’ll have to stay closer than ever to Juan Pablo to protect him from you!
Victoria’s not buying what JP’s selling. She knows St. Bernarda is not sorry. And one day she’ll pay for what she has done. But right now, Victoria doesn’t understand why the moment of her longed for reunion with her daughter left her oddly unmoved:
No sentí esa llamada de la sangre que tanto esperaba.(I didn’t feel the instinctive closeness/‘call of the blood’ that I expected).
Maybe it’s just me, but I’d say una llamada al laboratorio de la genetica would be in order. But not Victoria. She’s too busy wallowing in guilt. And she’s worried about how she’s going to tell the family, especially Osvaldo.
If she’s concerned that Osvaldo may feel betrayed when he learns of her past, well, she needn’t be. Right now Os is squandering all his moral capital revolcándose with LindaHo.
At the Casa Sandisfuncional, the FerBeast picks up the single red rose from her pillow, the one left by the jardinerito. She smiles a little as she inhales its fragrance, then assumes her usual scowl. She walks outside and sits on the steps. Max follows her and asks her why she looks so down. Is something wrong? (¿y esa cara? ¿Te pasa algo?). When she answers that she’s upset because ScuzzBoy hasn’t called, Max tells her she deserves better than him. [Although frankly, I don’t think she does.] Back at you, brother, she says. That María Desamparada that you’re seeing – I can’t stand her! It just so happens, he tells her, that she’s the woman I love. And the woman I’m going to marry.
FerBeast insists she loves ScuzzBoy. If her mother disapproves, it’s because she’s a snob. Max corrects her: he doesn’t love you. They say when your Prince Charming (principe azul) kisses you, you’ll know it’s love.
Cut to el mismísimo principe azul, o sea Cruz, (Prince Charming himself, that is, Cruz) doing his rake dance in the garden below.
And Max delivers the money line:
Te va a hacer florecer tu corazón como esa rosa que traes en la mano.(He's going to make your heart blossom like that rose you're holding in your hand.)
To Fer’s complaints that her mother is unfair with her and very bossy, Max replies that she’s just trying to protect her children. And like all parents, sometimes she makes mistakes. But they still owe her love and respect. Sometimes, says Fer, I get the feeling she doesn’t love me, that I’m not the daughter she hoped for. Max reassures her, and gives her a brotherly hug.
And Cruz rakes on.
At the Casa de Modas, the models do their runway clump clump for Victoria. They leave and there’s a sudden chill in the air, then a whiff of brimstone – it’s Bernarda, there to gloat at Victoria’s misery. She’s not surprised her long-lost daughter is an immoral creature just like her mother. That’s the punishment for seducing a man of God – a child who has lived in filth!
Shut up! says Victoria. [Yes, do!!] But unfortunately that evil maw keeps spewing hate, telling Victoria she ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Don’t threaten me, says Vic, or I’ll tell the whole world that JP is Magdalena’s father. Replies Bernarda: You don’t know what I’m capable of doing to protect my son’s honor. [And she does something interesting with the final ‘r’ in ‘honor’ – it’s a trill with a guttural sort of aspiration, like it could easily be carrying a spitball. I’d keep my distance if I were you, Vic.]
Back to OsvaldHo and LindaHo. What excuse did you use to get away? she asks. He whines that he didn’t need an excuse. Nobody cares what he does.
The merry elves of the barrio – Milagros, Don Napo and JuanJo -- are getting ready for the Fireman’s Day festivities. Cruz is invited too. JuanJo looks forward to this chance to show off his new girlfriend.
The audience gets a preview of that show: the camera lingers on LindaHo’s thong-clad bottom as she leans over OsvaldHo, still tangled in the sheets and still whining that no one cares about him, especially Victoria. If I were your wife, smiles Linda, I’d treat you like a king. I’d pamper you (mimar), I’d spoil you (consentir) all the time. That sounds like a sweet deal to OsvaldHo. Maybe we should live together…
María is telling Nathy that she feels bad that she and Max are going behind Victoria’s back. The conversation is interrupted by a call from Nathy’s mother asking for money to pay for dad’s medicine. Nathy has no cash. She’ll have to see about getting a loan.
After the phone call, she explains that her dad is very ill and the family is needy but she resents her mother’s assumption that because she lives alone, she is expected to come up with the money. Meanwhile:
Mis hermanos se hacen patos.
(My brothers (and sisters) act like they don’t know what’s going on.)
María D won’t let Nathy get away with her mild grousing. Just be grateful you have a mother, she says earnestly, one who took care of you and loved you all your life. You’re right, says Nathy. It’s just so hard when I’m still a student. I can’t wait to finish my degree and start my career.
And back in the boudoir -- where another roomie's career is well underway -- we and LindaHo exclaim in unison:
¿Estás hablando en serio?(Are you serious?)
It turns out he is and he isn’t. He wants to rent a little hideaway for them. But he can’t abandon his family. His children need him. And he still loves Victoria and he’s not about to leave her.
At the Casa de Modas, María joins Max in his office. Smoochies. Well, it is Valentine’s Day.
Guillermo at home: It’s kind of like the set of Masterpiece Theatre in its heyday or would be if Alistair Cooke were a sleazebag and wore a white bathrobe on the show. Triumphal brass in the background. Gui is reading Othello’s speech, the part just before he murders Desdemona (Act V, Scene II):
It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,--
Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!--
It is the cause. Yet I'll not shed her blood;
Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,
And smooth as monumental alabaster.
Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men.
Put out the light, and then put out the light:
Apaguemos la luz y después apaguemos su luz.
[Actually, I thought we had Gui pegged as Iago, not Othello. But speaking of Shakespearian references, what’s with snide reptilian Mrs. Pedro as Ofelia? Ximena should be Ofelia! But I digress…]
Anyway. Enter Ximena who should be Ofelia. She’s lost the beret but now she’s caught scarf fever and has a long, black number that looks a bit risky to wear around a creep like Gui. They kiss. She pulls away. I was a fool, she says. How could I leave Max for someone like you? Because, says Gui, you are as perverse as I am and you love danger.
At the office a messenger hands María D a small white envelope. Alas, it’s not a valentine. The anonymous note inside says:
María Desamparada, aléjate de Max. Si no, se entera la sra Victoria de la relación que mantienes con Max.(MD, stay away from Max. If you don’t, Mrs. V will find out about the relationship you have with Max.)
A messenger leaves a similar envelope on Victoria’s desk.
Pipino and Toni are goofing on the mannequins when María walks in and, eyes brimming with tears, shows Toni the note.
Xi is still with Gui. I just came to tell you it’s over, she says. So go, he says.
Now Victoria opens her anonymous note:
Sólo quiero informarle que su modelo “consentida” mantiene una relación sentimental con su hijo Max.(I just want to inform you that your favorite “pet” model is having an affair with your son Max.)
A day late and a dollar short: María shows Max her letter and tells him he needs to be the one to tell his mother about their love before she hears it from someone else. He’s on it.
Victoria, having read the poison pen letter, is indulging in a good old-fashioned berrinche in front of her faithful sounding boards, Toni and Pipino:
¡Max tiene que casarse con Ximena y con nadie más!(Max has to marry Ximena and no one else!)
Toni tries to reason with her. If she tries to keep the couple apart she’ll lose her son and her best model. Well then, says Victoria, I’ll have to bring Ximena and Max together somehow. She is the right girl for him: cultured (educada), considerate (atenta) –
-- pero sobre todo con una gran calidad moral!(But above all, of the highest moral caliber!)
These telenovela writers do love their ironic segues, don’t they? Cut to Xi and Gui. He tells her: You can’t live without me; I’m like a drug in your blood. Then lots of heavy breathing.
Max’s neck is naked! No scarf, no ascot, no tie. He and María are in an idyllic garden somewhere. Smoochies. Vows of love. It’s a perfect place and there are no witnesses, says Max. Replies the sweet, but prim even in passion María:
Solamente Dios será nuestro testigo.(Only God will be our witness.)
Oscar is driving in the city and talking on his cell phone to Victoria when he glances at the car in the next lane. Yikes! It’s Linda and Os osculating:
¡Osvaldo tiene un amante!(Osvaldo has a lover!)
OsvaldHo shows LindaHo their love nest and explains the rules again. She has a little flare of temper but quickly settles down and accepts the idea – for the next five minutes at least – that it’s their little refuge but he can’t live there with her.
At Casa Sandisfuncional, Cruz can’t figure out why Micaela seems to be so mad at him. Turns out she’s mad at his gender. Don’t make me tell you about the Mister, she says. So you know about that too? answers Cruz. (Remember, both of them have seen Os and Linda together). The worst of it, says Cruz, it that the woman he’s fooling around with is my cousin’s fiancee.
Os and Linda are closing the deal. He presses some money on her (una mensualidad, a monthly sum like a salary or an allowance). She makes a big show of turning it down but greedily fingers the bills behind his back.
At home, the FerBeast is trying to talk to ScuzzBoy on the phone but Cruz’s singing is drowning out the conversation. Scuzzy has a pretty low tolerance for frustration, it seems. He gives up and ends the call. The FerBeast is mad and when Cruz shows his face, she slaps it. This, apparently, is what he was hoping for. You know the price of a slap, he tells her. Then her pulls her close and kisses her. Fer’s friend Gaby walks in and catches them in midsmooch.
A bloodied and beaten but still ticking Papa Padilla crawls home. He stains the nice new furniture, the pig. Padilla tells ScuzzBoy they have to pay the loan sharks or else. Time to sell the watch he stole from Fer.
Fer has Gaby as a witness that Cruz has been forcing himself on her. (And actually, he has. In the real world, he’d be in a whole lot of trouble, the FerBeast being a minor and all. But anyone who thinks we’re in the real world just hasn’t been paying attention!) She’ll tell her parents and he’ll get fired. He’s willing to leave right now. Uh oh. That’s not what FerBeast wants. And it’s not what Gaby wants either.
Gaby has heard about his singing and asks him to sing for her. She looks at him adoringly as he begins:
♫ Florecita de mi vida ♫
♫ Eres dueña de mi amor♫(Little flower of my life, you’re the owner of my love).
And the FerBeast looks on jealously.
Oscar has arrived at the office and goes straight to Victoria. He can tell she’s been upset lately and offers his shoulder to cry on. It’s Oscar, isn’t it?
Victoria looks up with a start. Why? Have you heard something? she asks.
At Bernie’s No Fun at All House: Our suspicions are confirmed. Eva and Fausto are out to get Bernarda. We need to find proof, says Eva. No, says Fausto, I’m sure Doña Bernarda killed them! But Eva wants to find evidence among Bernarda’s belongings.
Bernarda sees them together and wants to know what they are whispering about. Are they conspiring against her? She doesn’t trust anyone. Well, maybe Fausto. But Eva is still on probation.
We left poor Oscar sitting with his foot stuck in his mouth. Luckily for him, Victoria is distracted by a phone call from OsvaldHo. He surreptitiously removes the offending appendage and slips away while Victoria is saying: As long as we’re together and we love each other, everything can be resolved.
Bernie goes to the church looking for JP. The older priest tells her JP is probably visiting that girl. Lately, he’s been obsessed with her.
Yup. Juan Pablo and the other María are together. She doesn’t understand why he’s there. Or that fancy lady who thinks María is her daughter – what does she want? She admits to JP that she had trouble with the law in the past. She stole some clothes and went to jail for her crime. María, assessing JP’s pained expression with unexpected shrewdness, says: Don’t tell me you’re looking for a lost daughter too?
Bernarda, who has been lurking in the doorway and listening to the conversation, now bursts into the scene and says with a sneer:
Y si así fuera, ¿qué? ¿Te molestaría?(And if that were the case, so what? Would it bother you?)
Sweet William in a kayak.
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Omigosh NovelaMaven! I didn't even get past "Maybe it’s just me, but I’d say una llamada al laboratorio de la genetica would be in order." before I was peeing my pants with laughter and had to comment immediately. I dare not continue with every fantastic line...
But I will "And Cruz rakes on." Don't know why, but it struck me as funny. BTW, I love the Cruz Ferbeast storyline. Sadly, it is the best one we've got so far. Oh, and Fab and Nati, but they've been ignoring them lately.
Burnie's costume this evening had a heavy dose of Maude. Anyone remember that show?
OMG "Merry Elves of the Barrio"! I'm totally stealing this. (I nominate this recap for recap of the year.)
OsvaldHO annoyed the crap out of me last night. Such a whiner (or weiner, whichever you prefer.) And I really wish they would put clothes on LindaHO. I can't take any more of her butt.
Ditto any scene with Gui and a woman. Heavy breathing indeed.
I still feel bad for thinking the worst about Micaela. I think she's gonna turn out to be a pretty good character, albeit minor.
For the most part, I am kind of annoyed with all the story lines. There seem to be a lot of them. Were there this many in STuD? Maybe the writers just aren't being as smooth with all of the transitions. I foresee a lot of beanie adjusting as they try to wrap up all these ends.
But I will "And Cruz rakes on." Don't know why, but it struck me as funny. BTW, I love the Cruz Ferbeast storyline. Sadly, it is the best one we've got so far. Oh, and Fab and Nati, but they've been ignoring them lately.
Burnie's costume this evening had a heavy dose of Maude. Anyone remember that show?
OMG "Merry Elves of the Barrio"! I'm totally stealing this. (I nominate this recap for recap of the year.)
OsvaldHO annoyed the crap out of me last night. Such a whiner (or weiner, whichever you prefer.) And I really wish they would put clothes on LindaHO. I can't take any more of her butt.
Ditto any scene with Gui and a woman. Heavy breathing indeed.
I still feel bad for thinking the worst about Micaela. I think she's gonna turn out to be a pretty good character, albeit minor.
For the most part, I am kind of annoyed with all the story lines. There seem to be a lot of them. Were there this many in STuD? Maybe the writers just aren't being as smooth with all of the transitions. I foresee a lot of beanie adjusting as they try to wrap up all these ends.
Thank you for the recap, NovelaMaven. Funny and snarky, just how we all love 'em.
Love "Casa Sandisfuncional" !!! Lo daste al blanco.
ITA with Sara - Cruz's Taming of the FerBeast is the best storyline going.
So someone leaves a note for MD that she better lay off Max, or they'll tell Vic. Same said mystery person leaves a note for Vic TELLING her that MD and Max are a couple . . . Que the ???? That is NOT how blackmail works, last time I checked. Sheesh..... telenovela beanie hat is getting tightened.
Os is a schmuck.
Love "Casa Sandisfuncional" !!! Lo daste al blanco.
ITA with Sara - Cruz's Taming of the FerBeast is the best storyline going.
So someone leaves a note for MD that she better lay off Max, or they'll tell Vic. Same said mystery person leaves a note for Vic TELLING her that MD and Max are a couple . . . Que the ???? That is NOT how blackmail works, last time I checked. Sheesh..... telenovela beanie hat is getting tightened.
Os is a schmuck.
Good work, NovelaMaven!
I did not need to see so many closeups of LindaHo's butt. Nor does the draping of the sheet make any sense in that scene. But this is the prudish USA who couldn't handle anything more realistic.
Bernarda must be the reincarnation of Elizabeth Bathory; that would explain her wardrobe. Eva even reminds me of the actress who played her servant in Countess Dracula.
Papa Padilla is getting what he deserves.
Victoria y JP: DNA, DNA, DNA!
Cruz, por favor, get thee to a barber.
Osvaldo, two words: Fatal Attraction.
Maria Magdalena, watch out for Bernarda. Somehow she's the first vampire who can go out in daylight and handle sacred objects.
I did not need to see so many closeups of LindaHo's butt. Nor does the draping of the sheet make any sense in that scene. But this is the prudish USA who couldn't handle anything more realistic.
Bernarda must be the reincarnation of Elizabeth Bathory; that would explain her wardrobe. Eva even reminds me of the actress who played her servant in Countess Dracula.
Papa Padilla is getting what he deserves.
Victoria y JP: DNA, DNA, DNA!
Cruz, por favor, get thee to a barber.
Osvaldo, two words: Fatal Attraction.
Maria Magdalena, watch out for Bernarda. Somehow she's the first vampire who can go out in daylight and handle sacred objects.
Thanks for the fun breakfast recap NovelaMaven. Really like the spanish phrases you include.
The Cruz/Ferbeast storyline is better than the one with Tattooboy.
Victoria needs to get new office security...
jb
The Cruz/Ferbeast storyline is better than the one with Tattooboy.
Victoria needs to get new office security...
jb
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: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 9:27:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 9:27:00 AM EST
NovelaMaven, great job.
"Maybe it’s just me, but I’d say una llamada al laboratorio de la genetica would be in order."
I agree with Sara... excellent.
"And Cruz rakes on."
Eloquent simplicity.
Cruz and Fer are my faves as well. Now watch Gaby decide that she want's him for herself... "Are you going to eat all that?"
Carlos
"Maybe it’s just me, but I’d say una llamada al laboratorio de la genetica would be in order."
I agree with Sara... excellent.
"And Cruz rakes on."
Eloquent simplicity.
Cruz and Fer are my faves as well. Now watch Gaby decide that she want's him for herself... "Are you going to eat all that?"
Carlos
NovelaMaven: Delicioso! Perfecto! Absolutely, lovely, lovely, lovely!! Amiga...where do I begin?!
Like Sara, the "Merry Elves of the Barrio" had me in absolute stitches!! That so perfectly describes Carmen Salinas and Don Napo!
Oz: what a WHINER! I nearly barfed when he said that no one paid any attention to him.
LindaHO: My word...how many more close ups could we get of her butt...both frontal and backside?!! I was a tad astounded of that closeup on the frontal view. Wowsers.
We all had Mr. Faustus and Eva pegged from the get go...aren't we the smart ones! I'm so glad that someone is on to her. I am sure this Tag Team is going to succeed..but that HORRIBLE outfit of St. Bernard's! Ack and BARF!
JP's head is so in the clouds that he won't even bother to think that his Mamacita could possibly harm Maria Desarreglada. It's too much to ask him to even begin to think about DNA...after all...the call of the blood trumps DNA, right?
As for Fony Fer...she's met her match in Cruz! I'm am loving this story line. Agree with UA...Cruz has GOT to shave!!!
NovelaMaven, what a wonderful day to start the day with your amazing recap, amiga!!
Susanita...who walked into the hotel lobby last night to find one lone person watching my TN! We took control of the lobby HD TV for two solid hours! So, got to watch both Eva Luna and TdA!! May I be so lucky tonight. :))
Like Sara, the "Merry Elves of the Barrio" had me in absolute stitches!! That so perfectly describes Carmen Salinas and Don Napo!
Oz: what a WHINER! I nearly barfed when he said that no one paid any attention to him.
LindaHO: My word...how many more close ups could we get of her butt...both frontal and backside?!! I was a tad astounded of that closeup on the frontal view. Wowsers.
We all had Mr. Faustus and Eva pegged from the get go...aren't we the smart ones! I'm so glad that someone is on to her. I am sure this Tag Team is going to succeed..but that HORRIBLE outfit of St. Bernard's! Ack and BARF!
JP's head is so in the clouds that he won't even bother to think that his Mamacita could possibly harm Maria Desarreglada. It's too much to ask him to even begin to think about DNA...after all...the call of the blood trumps DNA, right?
As for Fony Fer...she's met her match in Cruz! I'm am loving this story line. Agree with UA...Cruz has GOT to shave!!!
NovelaMaven, what a wonderful day to start the day with your amazing recap, amiga!!
Susanita...who walked into the hotel lobby last night to find one lone person watching my TN! We took control of the lobby HD TV for two solid hours! So, got to watch both Eva Luna and TdA!! May I be so lucky tonight. :))
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:21:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:21:00 AM EST
One more thought: Oz looks ridiculous with those leg and arm tattoos. I don't know if they are real, but I fail to see how this makes him 'attractive'.
Furthermore...Oz needs to get over himself right now!
Susanita
Furthermore...Oz needs to get over himself right now!
Susanita
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:23:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:23:00 AM EST
NovelaMaven still laughing and savoring this recap fabulous and thank you.
The Ferbeast and Cruz storyline is indeed the "Taming of the Shrew" but isn't there a big age difference between the two? Wait until mama Vic finds out Ferbeast went from Scuzzboy to the hairy gardener. Somehow i don't believe this will go over well with Victoria.
Bernarda wardrobe is she raiding Carloca's closet from ENDA?
Jimena she's not the sharpest knife in the drawer is she? Her writing could use some improvement also but maybe she wrote that way so know one could compare her writing.
Really i'm not going to complain about them showing so much of LindaHo's backside as long as they give us women a good view of William's backside like that. If not than cover up her behind yeah i know the guys are drooling watching it on display but us women need our beefcake put onto display likewise.
Gui and his women and fruit and food someone please put a call into Mejia and let him know this is not sexy at all revolting maybe but not sexy.
The Ferbeast and Cruz storyline is indeed the "Taming of the Shrew" but isn't there a big age difference between the two? Wait until mama Vic finds out Ferbeast went from Scuzzboy to the hairy gardener. Somehow i don't believe this will go over well with Victoria.
Bernarda wardrobe is she raiding Carloca's closet from ENDA?
Jimena she's not the sharpest knife in the drawer is she? Her writing could use some improvement also but maybe she wrote that way so know one could compare her writing.
Really i'm not going to complain about them showing so much of LindaHo's backside as long as they give us women a good view of William's backside like that. If not than cover up her behind yeah i know the guys are drooling watching it on display but us women need our beefcake put onto display likewise.
Gui and his women and fruit and food someone please put a call into Mejia and let him know this is not sexy at all revolting maybe but not sexy.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:39:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:39:00 AM EST
NovelaMaven: I loved the recap. Thanks for all the explanations.
Oz and Linda: I noticed he carefully wrapped himself in the sheet, but she carefully unwrapped herself for all the world to see. That's just the kind of girl she is anyway. But, will she be happy being a kept woman?
I noticed the purple theme going on, too. It must be the color of evil in novelas. Now there's another subject for a term paper.
Cruz is growing on me. His a cappela tunes turned me off, but now that he's dancing with rakes and brooms with a little backup he looks more attractive. Besides that, Cruz is a very interesting character in this novela. He's been on the scene for a short period, yet he knows major secrets, e.g. that Oswaldo has a lover, that Linda is a liar, and that Fed is a scumbag.
Oz and Linda: I noticed he carefully wrapped himself in the sheet, but she carefully unwrapped herself for all the world to see. That's just the kind of girl she is anyway. But, will she be happy being a kept woman?
I noticed the purple theme going on, too. It must be the color of evil in novelas. Now there's another subject for a term paper.
Cruz is growing on me. His a cappela tunes turned me off, but now that he's dancing with rakes and brooms with a little backup he looks more attractive. Besides that, Cruz is a very interesting character in this novela. He's been on the scene for a short period, yet he knows major secrets, e.g. that Oswaldo has a lover, that Linda is a liar, and that Fed is a scumbag.
NovelaMaven-
Let me also express my great amusement at "llamada al laboratorio". LOL! When will Vicky or JP realize they need to get a bit more proof that MM is their daughter? Not that MM gives a damn either way. How long will this misunderstanding go on before the nuns clear it up (because it won't be DNA)?
I am just not getting why Vicky thinks Jimena is such a great catch. If she was some high powered business woman who funded multiple charities, I could understand. But she's just some frivolous rich girl model, who doesn't seem to do much but glom on to Max. Pure novela contrivance. I expect the writers to give me something a bit meatier to hang half the plot on.
Things I need less of-- Gui and his women doing the nasty; Linda in her skivvies prancing around.
Does Maite avoid love/sex scenes? There seems to be a dearth of them in her novelas. It was implied that she and Max got it on in the park (kind of public, no!), but we saw nada.
Let me also express my great amusement at "llamada al laboratorio". LOL! When will Vicky or JP realize they need to get a bit more proof that MM is their daughter? Not that MM gives a damn either way. How long will this misunderstanding go on before the nuns clear it up (because it won't be DNA)?
I am just not getting why Vicky thinks Jimena is such a great catch. If she was some high powered business woman who funded multiple charities, I could understand. But she's just some frivolous rich girl model, who doesn't seem to do much but glom on to Max. Pure novela contrivance. I expect the writers to give me something a bit meatier to hang half the plot on.
Things I need less of-- Gui and his women doing the nasty; Linda in her skivvies prancing around.
Does Maite avoid love/sex scenes? There seems to be a dearth of them in her novelas. It was implied that she and Max got it on in the park (kind of public, no!), but we saw nada.
I am wondering whether Victoria wants a daughter-in-law she can control. She might think she can control Ximena because of her mother's financial fragility.
Considering how much in denial she's been about what's happening to her marriage, it's not a leap of the imagination to being in denial about Ximena's character.
Ximena may be mental, but she's manipulative enough to convince Victoria that she is an appropriate wife for Max. That's only the beginning.
As to whether LindaHo would be happy as a kept woman, I doubt it. One can't make a lifetime career out of it so she would probably wake up in another ten years and ask herself why she didn't establish a viable career for herself.
Considering how much in denial she's been about what's happening to her marriage, it's not a leap of the imagination to being in denial about Ximena's character.
Ximena may be mental, but she's manipulative enough to convince Victoria that she is an appropriate wife for Max. That's only the beginning.
As to whether LindaHo would be happy as a kept woman, I doubt it. One can't make a lifetime career out of it so she would probably wake up in another ten years and ask herself why she didn't establish a viable career for herself.
Is Victoria even aware of Jimena and her mother's financial situation? I got the impression she was just as clue4less about that as with almost everything in her life? Yea in this day age your trying to find your long lost daughter you might have found her because she sews just like dear old mom does. But you don't need a DNA test to determine whether she really is your daughter.
Clueless Vic is going to be let down big time when she finds out the truth MM isn't hers. She could save herself a lot of false hope and heartbreak by doing a DNA right now. I know that seems too logical so onward we go as the clueless turns.
Clueless Vic is going to be let down big time when she finds out the truth MM isn't hers. She could save herself a lot of false hope and heartbreak by doing a DNA right now. I know that seems too logical so onward we go as the clueless turns.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 1:20:00 PM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 1:20:00 PM EST
I doubt seriously Victoria would want Ximena as a wife for Max if she found out Ximena was broke (and a ho). I'm betting she thinks that Ximena (and her family) are well off and a high class family and she wants Max to marry into another rich family.
If she knew Ximena and her family were broke, there would be no reason to back Ximena as a bride. Vicky may as well back Maria D. as a bride, since she's trying to make Maria into the bestest model of all of Mexico.
If she knew Ximena and her family were broke, there would be no reason to back Ximena as a bride. Vicky may as well back Maria D. as a bride, since she's trying to make Maria into the bestest model of all of Mexico.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 1:38:00 PM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 1:38:00 PM EST
Gracias a todos por las flores! Wow, some interesting comments today.
Sara, I could be wrong but my impression is that big novelas always have an improbable number of story lines. It’s almost like a bedroom farce where people are going in and out of doors and windows and part of the fun for the audience is keeping all the plotlines straight . Also, with a large ensemble cast where many of the minor roles are played by major actors, almost all get their time to shine. And I suppose it makes the work load for the major players more reasonable. But the more threads covered or alluded to in a single episode, the more fragmented the episode can feel. And last night, there was a whole lot of crazy going on!
Doris, so true about the notes. The anonymous writer needs to work on her evil. Maybe Doña B gives seminars. And yes, I so agree with your word for Os!
Urban, I’m with you on the Os-Linda shots but I’m guessing there are plenty of guys who watch this novela because of them. It’s funny. All the other actresses seem so modest, it’s as if they all chipped in and bought a blow-up doll to do the T&A scenes they felt were beneath their dignity.
jb, no kidding about office security. Keep Bernarda out!
Carlos, “Are you going to eat all that?” Ha! Perfect!
Sara, I could be wrong but my impression is that big novelas always have an improbable number of story lines. It’s almost like a bedroom farce where people are going in and out of doors and windows and part of the fun for the audience is keeping all the plotlines straight . Also, with a large ensemble cast where many of the minor roles are played by major actors, almost all get their time to shine. And I suppose it makes the work load for the major players more reasonable. But the more threads covered or alluded to in a single episode, the more fragmented the episode can feel. And last night, there was a whole lot of crazy going on!
Doris, so true about the notes. The anonymous writer needs to work on her evil. Maybe Doña B gives seminars. And yes, I so agree with your word for Os!
Urban, I’m with you on the Os-Linda shots but I’m guessing there are plenty of guys who watch this novela because of them. It’s funny. All the other actresses seem so modest, it’s as if they all chipped in and bought a blow-up doll to do the T&A scenes they felt were beneath their dignity.
jb, no kidding about office security. Keep Bernarda out!
Carlos, “Are you going to eat all that?” Ha! Perfect!
"All the other actresses seem so modest, it’s as if they all chipped in and bought a blow-up doll to do the T&A scenes they felt were beneath their dignity." LOL! Good theory NovelaMaven.
Susanita, You are a hoot! But I doubt that Os is going to take your advice about getting over himself. His loss And you sure lucked out with your hotel TV. I usually end up in a place with 50+ channels and none in Spanish!
Blu, I agree that Ximena seems like a bit of a dim bulb. Maybe she’s still suffering from the after-effects of all the meds the evil shrink forced on her in MEPS.!
Pasofino, I find the purple thing interesting too. It’s very churchy. It’s also suggestive of royalty. But when they start putting purple lipstick and eyeshadow on the players, it looks like death. Not warmed over.
Nice point about Cruz – he notices what is happening around him and he KNOWS things about these people.
Vivi, from the way Vic was talking last night, she made the Max-Ximena thing almost sound like an arranged marriage. I think that despite her bravado about her humble origins, Victoria feels inferior to Mexican high society. She has made Ximena into a sort of icon of social superiority, the perfect consort for Prince Maximiliano.
I had the impression that the park scene wasn’t done. Let’s see what tonight has in store for us. Whatever it is, I’m quite sure it won’t involve Maite aiming her pompis at the camera!
(So glad you like my theory of the origin of LindaHo)LOL
Blu, I agree that Ximena seems like a bit of a dim bulb. Maybe she’s still suffering from the after-effects of all the meds the evil shrink forced on her in MEPS.!
Pasofino, I find the purple thing interesting too. It’s very churchy. It’s also suggestive of royalty. But when they start putting purple lipstick and eyeshadow on the players, it looks like death. Not warmed over.
Nice point about Cruz – he notices what is happening around him and he KNOWS things about these people.
Vivi, from the way Vic was talking last night, she made the Max-Ximena thing almost sound like an arranged marriage. I think that despite her bravado about her humble origins, Victoria feels inferior to Mexican high society. She has made Ximena into a sort of icon of social superiority, the perfect consort for Prince Maximiliano.
I had the impression that the park scene wasn’t done. Let’s see what tonight has in store for us. Whatever it is, I’m quite sure it won’t involve Maite aiming her pompis at the camera!
(So glad you like my theory of the origin of LindaHo)LOL
Thanks for the fun !!!
The actress playing Ximena has the same dull, spacey look that she had in MEPS. Do she always come across like that? As I high-paid model of social standing, the drugged out look doesn't cut it on this TN. She's been miscast. And speaking of miscast, Victoria has the sorriest lot of models I've ever seen.
The actress playing Ximena has the same dull, spacey look that she had in MEPS. Do she always come across like that? As I high-paid model of social standing, the drugged out look doesn't cut it on this TN. She's been miscast. And speaking of miscast, Victoria has the sorriest lot of models I've ever seen.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 5:17:00 PM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 5:17:00 PM EST
NovelaMaven i was saying this ever since Ximena or Jimena first appeared why does she still look like she's hooked on Dr.O's wonder drugs? I really hope that maybe this is the look and producer wanted for this part but i don't know why. Because seriously she does look like she is on something.
Yeah great point about Victoria's mind set it did come across like she has arranged marriage based on their social status.News Flash to Victoria we're brand new century arranged marriage are kind of passe right now especially when you have a very unwilling participant like Max is. Nothing wrong on checking up or doing a background check to see if Ximena and family on still on your level financially. Same with having a DNA done.
Anon 5:17pm ROFL i'm just wondering if any of Victoria's stable of runway models would ever be able to cut it on America's Next Top Model? I have to agree so far the actress is looking like she has been miscast to play this role. Certainly not making me forget Cynthia Klitbo when she played this role. Now that's a actress who does crazy very well and doesn't look like she's on something.
Yeah great point about Victoria's mind set it did come across like she has arranged marriage based on their social status.News Flash to Victoria we're brand new century arranged marriage are kind of passe right now especially when you have a very unwilling participant like Max is. Nothing wrong on checking up or doing a background check to see if Ximena and family on still on your level financially. Same with having a DNA done.
Anon 5:17pm ROFL i'm just wondering if any of Victoria's stable of runway models would ever be able to cut it on America's Next Top Model? I have to agree so far the actress is looking like she has been miscast to play this role. Certainly not making me forget Cynthia Klitbo when she played this role. Now that's a actress who does crazy very well and doesn't look like she's on something.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 5:32:00 PM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 5:32:00 PM EST
NovelaMaven, thanks for a great recap. I missed chunks of this, but did get to see Cruz making Ferbeast jealous. Thankful I missed LindaHo in the midst of a booty call.
Cruz rakes on. Max rows on. Our hearts bloom like a rose.
La Paloma
Cruz rakes on. Max rows on. Our hearts bloom like a rose.
La Paloma
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 6:43:00 PM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 6:43:00 PM EST
NovelaMaven -- You made my day.
Thanks for the great recap.
I'm still chuckling at the idea of Alistair Cooke in the same space with Guillermo.
Thanks for the references to Shakespeare. A real hole in my education -- never recognize anything from the Bard unless I'm hit over the head with it.
Guillermo -- ugh, ugh, and double-ugh. I could understand Ximena being addicted to Max but to Guillermo??? Yup, the manacomia remains with Lili/Ximena/
Dominika.
The producers should be paying the recappers. They are keeping us involved with more than one iffy novela.
Some very funny comments from all today. Muchas gracias.
Thanks for the great recap.
I'm still chuckling at the idea of Alistair Cooke in the same space with Guillermo.
Thanks for the references to Shakespeare. A real hole in my education -- never recognize anything from the Bard unless I'm hit over the head with it.
Guillermo -- ugh, ugh, and double-ugh. I could understand Ximena being addicted to Max but to Guillermo??? Yup, the manacomia remains with Lili/Ximena/
Dominika.
The producers should be paying the recappers. They are keeping us involved with more than one iffy novela.
Some very funny comments from all today. Muchas gracias.
Maria's models are all too healthy looking. Look at how thin these models are:
http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/
Last week I was handed an issue showing the three candidates for top model of Fashion Week. They were thinner than Twiggy back in the day and looked about 14 years old.
http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/
Last week I was handed an issue showing the three candidates for top model of Fashion Week. They were thinner than Twiggy back in the day and looked about 14 years old.
I love your "pompi-for-hire" theory Novela Maven!
Doris-you put is so well. Os is indeed a schmuck. Big time. With a dash of putz, too.
And pretty much everyone- Vic's insistence that Jimmie is the gal for Max...I just don't get it. I guess she just can't see that she is being manipulative of Max's life, just as Burnie was of JPs (granted not in such a scary crazy way...but still.)
I have to keep reminding myself that this and STuD are the only TNs I've watched un-edited. My only other experiences have been highly edited DVDs...which probably means just the major plot lines. Now I realize how much you miss. I bet Fer and Cruz barely make it to the DVD. (Ditto Sandy and Mediquito from STuD)
Doris-you put is so well. Os is indeed a schmuck. Big time. With a dash of putz, too.
And pretty much everyone- Vic's insistence that Jimmie is the gal for Max...I just don't get it. I guess she just can't see that she is being manipulative of Max's life, just as Burnie was of JPs (granted not in such a scary crazy way...but still.)
I have to keep reminding myself that this and STuD are the only TNs I've watched un-edited. My only other experiences have been highly edited DVDs...which probably means just the major plot lines. Now I realize how much you miss. I bet Fer and Cruz barely make it to the DVD. (Ditto Sandy and Mediquito from STuD)
Sara don't speak too soon on Victoria the way she sounded she might pull anything to get her way.She may not kill anyone to get her way but doesn't mean she won't try some dirty tricks to manipulate Max to marry the woman of her choice.Great comparison to Burnada and how she wants JP to do what she wants also.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 7:39:00 PM EST
: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 7:39:00 PM EST
Horrible thought, but remember, it's Mejia.
Jimena gets Max drunk & takes advantage of him, fakes pregnancy & he is duty bound to marry her, por favor, say it isn't so, but I feel it coming.
Jimena gets Max drunk & takes advantage of him, fakes pregnancy & he is duty bound to marry her, por favor, say it isn't so, but I feel it coming.
Thank you for the recap. I am definitely missing some of the nuances. I love the comment about the scarves and collars. What is Televisa thinking?!!!? I didn't realize Fer was a minor so that helps me understand some things about her. Also, this may be a silly question but, Vic is Fer and Max's step-mother, right? Any clues on what happened to OsHo's first wife? Oh, I'm having a hard time with Vic not understanding that was she is doing to Maria D and Max is the same thing Burnie did to her and JP!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 2:31:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 2:31:00 PM EST
Thanks again folks for the nice words!
Anon 2:31, yes, Victoria is Max's stepmother. Fer is her and Osvaldo's natural child. If there's been anything said about Max's biological mother, I missed it. All we know is Osvaldo was a widower when he met Vic.
I agree that Victoria is trying to interfere in Max's life and she has no business trying to decide whom he should marry. But that's a little different from what Bernarda did to JP. She co-opted his whole life leaving a path of murders in her wake.
Victoria is kind of bossy and misguided. But Bernarda is the devil!
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Anon 2:31, yes, Victoria is Max's stepmother. Fer is her and Osvaldo's natural child. If there's been anything said about Max's biological mother, I missed it. All we know is Osvaldo was a widower when he met Vic.
I agree that Victoria is trying to interfere in Max's life and she has no business trying to decide whom he should marry. But that's a little different from what Bernarda did to JP. She co-opted his whole life leaving a path of murders in her wake.
Victoria is kind of bossy and misguided. But Bernarda is the devil!
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