Caray, Caray!

Team Fernando picked up four new members today! Up until now, it was only MamaJulieta and Irmita. Heavy hitters, yes, but the team just didn't have much strength on the bench. Today the team signed:
Humberto
Marcia
Marta
and I think Paula (not sure).
GO, TEAM!

Fern knows that when Lety was his asst, she proved herself valuable and he gradually fell in love. He’s hoping this Full Circle thing will work for him, and she'll fall for his asst like he did.

Last week, someone said something like, "If Jaime Camil didn't win a premio for this, the judges are nuts." Well, he didn't win. Fea virtually swept the awards, so everyone was stunned when he didn't win. Fea broke all sorts of records, and Camil carried the show through a fair amount of the run.

In the TVyNovelas premios (which is Televisa only), the public votes, but the judges have the final word. The public voting was overwhelming for Camil, but Ed Yañez won for something I can't remember (not DA).

The best explanation I've heard is that Camil is not contracted to Televisa. TVisa essentially owns almost all their actors. But they don't own Camil. That's why you see him doing projects for Univision, etc. And why you won't see any Televisa regulars on the new Univision TNs. Anyway, apparantly TVisa wasn't about to give their Best Actor award to an outside, regardless of public opinion, regardless of the quality of the performance, regardless of what a blockbuster he delivered to them.
 

I will no longer watch this show.
I can not stomach the way it has turned.
I literally got sick to my stomach at the last scene of 258. Had I eaten lunch I would have lost it. Seriously.

How despicable the writers are to have done this to the viewers.

Totally disillusioned,
Diann
 

Well, my question "did Fern notice" was answered at the start of #257. Thanks Paula and Pata. :)
 

Lety is a fool. And Aldo is still using emotional blackmail. When he sat at the dinner and told Julieta and Erasmo that he had bought Conceptos for Lety, he showed his true colors. It was if he said, look at me what a great thing I have done. Aren't I a wonderful person? Erasmo and Julieta bought it hook, line, and sinker.

So Lety wants to have a relationship with Aldo because of all he's done for her. Okay, let's count it off. She is now insecure, weak in decision-making skills, child-like, and all because she met Aldo who treats her as if she is a dim-witted child. With Fernando, she had self-confidence, strength, could make a decision without falling apart, and had a smile wider than a mile (sorry Moon River).

I'm the one that asked about Jaime Camil winning an award for this role. I think Yanez won for La Verdad Oculta, in which he was very good but not as good as Jaime in La Fea. What a shame that his wonderful talent did not receive the recognition it deserved. Politics - what a pain!

Finally, no matter if Lety is willing to have a relationship with Aldo, he still makes my skin crawl. Has she so totally lost her mind that she doesn't realize that her instinctive reactions to Aldo are to pull away? And now she wants to have a relationship with him. What a masochist? I'm beginning to think that she does deserve Aldo, who will drop her like a hot potato when their relationship is no longer fun and meeting his needs.
 

Julie, I may not have mentioned this before but I love your recaps. They are so fun to read and you have your own way with words. I know now that the best part of LFMB are the recaps. I do enjoy Camil who has now more actors to play off of. Aldo and Dona Julieta are giving him more range but I do not like how the story is developing. They are making Fern into a wuss and Lety seriously I want to try something new?? I do not like whipped men and I dislike even more indecisive wishy washy female leads. But it is the extension!!! I will continue to watch because it has become habit. Perhaps Fernando's song should be Tim Mcgraw's Just to see you smile. I've been humming it all day long!
Jenn
 

I was waiting to see what other people posted, but I guess that’s not happening.

Back on Monday, GP said, “they are going to make us all suffer some more.” Boy howdy! Last Friday’s caps were ecstasy; this Friday’s are agony.

When Lety found the letter, we had four caps of suffering, then the plot moved on. When Fern read the diary, we had one cap of suffering, then the plot moved on. Friday Fern will find out Lety chose Aldo (I don’t consider that a spoiler; you don’t need to be Jorge Flores to figure that one out) and we’ll have suffering, and by Monday the plot will move on.

One thing helped me with Caps 259 and 260. Full Circle. Fern has to go through everything Lety went through for him. Look for “Full Circle” events and themes Friday. I think you’ll find several if you look for them.

And we have some fun stuff coming up next week. So hang in there.
 

Hi Paula, thanks for the St. Patricks day green recap. It took me a while to figure it out. Back doing lots of days at work and just finished todays caps. Actually I skimmed through a lot of it. Don't actually have a favorite bit, but did want to drop in and say thanks.
 

You can see the 2007 Premios Best Actor award at this link. It was an amazing moment. Ed was stunned when they called his name, he gave Jaime a huge bear hug, Jaime put in a fantastic performance looking happy for Ed even though Televisa had just given him a smack in the face, and Ed wandered up on stage in a daze. He fumbles for words, and then you see the moment he figures out what he's going to do - it's when he takes his hand from his face. He says, "There were performances much more notable than mine, and I consider this award to be for my colleague, Jaime." The crowd went wild.

Ed was put into a very awkward situation and handled it brilliantly - he won the night. Jaime looked noble and lofty when he wholeheartedly congratulated Ed instead of pouting like certain performers that night - he won that night. And Televisa looked like grand fools to everyone watching - they were the losers.
 

yeah I remember watching that awards show, not sure if live or not but I thought EY was honest when he hugged Jaime and said that on the mic... and both men had very good raport and reactions.
 

ok ladies - this has been an insanely busy few weeks for me so I'm later in commenting than I usually am. I'll be traveling this weekend so I won't watch tomorrow's caps until Sunday most likely. Bummed because I want to see Fern's reaction to the news of Aldo and Lety.

I can honestly say I didn't see today's ending coming at all. I thought it would take a few more weeks of hemming and hawing from Lety before she made her decision. I think getting together with Aldo will be instructive for Lety...maybe she'll continue healing during this time. I still think getting into a relationship with Aldo at this point would still be considered a 'rebound' situation.

I had hoped that Lety would actually not choose either guy right away and just get herself straight, but the writers of the show felt differently eh?

Ultimately - I get why Lety chose Aldo. He's safe. He's solid. Plus he's already shown in several ways that he'd do just about anything to make her happy. Who doesn't want to be doted on in that way at least for a little while?

Plus Fern crushed Lety's heart. It takes a long time to get over heartbreak like she experienced with him. Sometimes after that kind of heartbreak you want to protect your heart by hardening it and not being the one to love as hard as the other person. She still can't trust that Fern wouldn't cause her the same pain as before...even though he seems different now (remember it's only been a week now right?)

I don't think Aldo is using emotional blackmail...he answer Erasmo's question honestly. In fact it's true - he's sold everything to get this woman. It's a big risk because there is no guarantee that they are capable of re-paying his loan. In fact I'd say with the way they seem to spend more time focused on Lety's love life at that place it's a wonder anything gets done there!!

One storyline that annoys me is Lety's using this Aurora character to get revenge on Omar. It just seems so pointless because all she does is run away from their dates leaving him panting for more. When is the payoff for this storyline? I hate the idea of her going on these silly dates with Omar plus the fact that it's technically cheating on whomever she's dating. I really hope it's all resolved quickly!! I'm sure the resolution will involve this "televisa" contest everyone keeps talking about...

Team Aldo picked up Erasmo today... although I was very surprised that he picked anyone...

I think my fave scenes today were the moments with Fern and Aldo. Those guys are hysterical together and I love the chemistry they have...it's always fun like two kids arguing.

I was surprised by Marcia today. I wonder if Fern will again go back to her as a crutch this time when he finds out Lety has chosen Aldo. If he's truly grown as much as we think he has, then he won't choose anyone else & he won't go back to Marcia (for a while at least).

You've all mentioned a few full circle things here, but I'm curious does anyone think Lety will actually have Fern to do anything questionable like cooking the books, etc like he did with her? I hope not, but it's just a thought I had along those lines...someone else mentioned him helping her to cover up for things in the past. I wonder also if he's willing to be the 2nd banana to Aldo like Lety was to his relationship with Marcia...that would be a very humbling place for Don. Fernando...that's something I'd be interested in them exploring although I don't think we have nearly enough time left for all of that...
 

Oh and what did you guys think of Aldo having his little heart to heart with Luigi and asking him to get to know her a little. I actually thought it was a nice gesture although I'm sure some might find it manipulative...I didn't see it that way at all.

oh & today Fern picked up his bonsai tree...Decie was right he just needed two hands to grab it. His bit with that tree is really funny - I love the running gag of him spending all of that time nurturing it...
 

Laughed about the bonsai. Fern is constantly watering and clipping the thing. Just like he dotes on Lety he is going to kill the tree with kindness.

Aldo is still a creep in my book with his little talk to Luigi and his sucking up to Erasmo. I do have to admit that his scenes with Fern and the two of them always hissing at each are hilarious.

I am disgusted with Lety opting to torment Omar. She admits she forgave Fern but she can't ever forgive Omar. Excuse me dummy all he did was come up with the idea and write the cards you swooned over. Fern practically had to hold his nose to even touch you but him you forgive. I admit I've got major problems with women who play with men's feelings. Even Caro warned her not to do it and that it was dangerous. But once again Lety who ignores any advice unless it comes wrapped in some cr*p about el mar choses to ignore her. Someone said it is cheating and it is. It is also deceitful but then that's our Lety.

Lord but the cuartel and Ali and Tomy Boy are getting on my last nerve. Their screeching and meddling is off the charts and his acting like a fawning idiot is ceasing to be funny. Oddly enough there are times when I think Ali forgets her drive for money and position and actually likes him but then she reverts to being annoying.

And what the heck is the matter with the costume department at Televisa. First Lety and her clown coat, Mama Bozo and Aurora with that ghastly red hair and now Marcia dressed in her peasant blouse, with boots, headband and that horrible shade of lipstick. Plop her down in the green room and it enough to make you lose your last meal.
 

Wow, Jenn, you're right! That song, "Just to See You Smile," is PERFECT for this stage. I'm going to include a snip of the lyrics in tomorrow's summary.
 

I'm putting this on the board for discussion. I do not believe that Lety has truly forgiven Fernando. If she had, after their marvelous reunion, she would not have been able to so cavalierly chosen Aldo. I think she wants to punish Fernando and have him feel the same pain and agony she felt. She is a fool. I rewatched yesterday's ending and I cried for the pain that Fernando will feel when he finds out. Maybe his sacrifices for Lety have not been the grand gesture of selling everything to buy Conceptos like Aldo, but his love is rock-solid. Aldo's love will last only as long as Lety continues to make him happy. Once he is unhappy, he'll kick her to the curb. And in my opinion, it will serve her right. She is playing with people now: Omar, Fernando, and Aldo. Lety is being idiotic and certainly not thinking clearly. Her thought pattern: I'll dump Fernando because I had tears with him, but great passion, and I'll try a relationship with Aldo because he's done so much for me. She's bought into his emotional blackmail and she deserves what she gets. I am not a happy camper, if you can't tell by my rant. The show should have ended at cap. 250. Now we have to endure this mess that the writers have cooked up. I'm counting on MamaJ to get through to Lety because Fernando certainly isn't getting through. Lety has bought Aldo's pyschobabble lock, stock, and barrel. I hope Fernando comes out fighting but he probably won't simply because he made a promise to Lety to give her space. What an honorable man! Aldo - not so much.
 

Part 2 of my rant. I don't think Fernando will go back to Marcia after he finds out that Lety chose Aldo. The changed Fernando will think that such an action would be unfaithful to his love for Lety. Though it would deserve Lety right if Carla came back into the picture. Wonder whose eyes would be green then?
 

Thank you, Jenn. We had a great recapping team for this show and really enjoyed doing it.

I don't think Fern is being a wuss - I think he's trying to pay a karma bill. He's working off a personal debt as well as a professional one. He knows how much he owes Lety.

The extension. Yes. As disappointed as I am in Lety, I just keep in mind that she's not the "real" Gaitan Betty. She's Ocampo/Televisa's Alternate Universe Lety.

People have noted repeatedly, both now and in 2007, that Aldo has better chemistry with Fernando than with Lety. (Well, who wouldn't have great chemistry wth Fernando?) That's why it was so mysterious to me, both now and especially then, why some people sincerely thought Aldo was the better guy for Lety. Lety's not comfortable with him! Sometimes she has fun when they do things together, but they're always things that would be fun anyway. It's not about him; it's about the activity.
 

GP, that's a very interesting question about Lety asking Fern to do something unethical. That would make Lety a pretty awful person... which is where she seems to be heading anyway.

Aldo and Lety need Luigi's cooperation in order to save Conceptos, so you can definitely see a few advantages to getting Luigi to be nice to Lety. But the net effect would be to make the world a better place, and it won't especially pay off in Aldo's relationship with Lety (not that it would make things worse, I'm just saying it's not comparable to making friends with Tomas.)

I don't think Lety was cavalier in choosing Aldo. I think she just needed to do something to end all the uncertainty and move on. She's been in limbo for too long and kept Fern and Aldo there in the process as well. Sometimes it's better to take a chance and possibly make a mistake than to sit around wringing your hands.
 

I had another disc failure yesterday and lost Monday's episodes as well as yesterday's. (I had already seen Tues and Weds but was saving Monday's for the weekend to watch more attentively.)

I put in a new disc and hopefully it won't keep happening, but if it does, my warranty's good till September. People tell you that extended warranties are a ripoff, but they're not if you've bought something with a DVD burner in it. Those tend to be flaky. 3 out of 4 of these machines I've bought in the last four years (two different brands) have had serious problems. One of those is dead. The fourth is still new, so not broken yet; just flaky.

Anyway, I now realize that this means that once again, I won't be able to watch some of the episodes that I feel very emotional about. If that's a coincidence, maybe it's a mercy, too. :)
 

Woo, I'm on a posting rampage! Sorry about that... this'll probably be the last one for this recap, at least...

I was listening to Patsy Cline n the car this morning and came up with the following two additional songs:

For Lety to sing to Fernando: "Why Can't He Be You"

For Fernando to sing to Lety: "When You Need a Laugh"

Now that I've had a good look at those lyrics, they're not absolutely perfect matches, especially the laughing one (I don't think Lety is laughing at Fern). But the titles fit!
 

I was thinking last night that Lety is justifying her nasty behavior towards Omar by saying in addition to hurting her he has always hurt a lot of women. We have never seen any evidence that is correct. He has always seemed to keep it light and had more than one woman around. None of them seemed upset and were always models and dancers who seemed to want to have fun with a good looking guy, not a lifetime commitment. I think Lety knows she is wrong but she is too immature to get past what happened.

I also remember there were a couple of telling things in the Caro/Omar conversation. Yes Caro did seem to have hoped that Omar was talking about her. They have always had a flirty kind of friendship relationship so looks like for one of them it might have become something else. Omar also said that Aurora brought light to the emotions he always kept hidden. Several of us have thought for some time he was not as unfeeling and shallow as he appears. He has done a good job of hiding it because even Fern who knows him best seems surprised by his talking about being in love.
 

I posted today's recap early, in case you want to read it and decide whether you want to watch today's agony.

I think Lety has separation anxiety. Lety stood firm against Fernando until she found out he was leaving, then she fell into his arms. She kept telling Aldo she didn't love him, until she saw that she'd lose him.

It makes no sense for her to have separation anxiety since she had plenty of security in her family, but there it is.
 

Ack! I was just about to post "one more comment." Good thing I checked for the new recap first... I'll post my thoughts on Omar over there.