Monday, April 18, 2011
Triunfo del Amor #93 4/18/11 Fausto Outs Bernarda and the XiMonster Draws Blood
Reprise
The Fool Wasn’t Kidding When He Said ‘Cephalopelvic Disproportion’
Holy shmoly! No way did that Very Large Baby come down that Little Pelvis. And the legs on that kid! Look at how they dangle down from the bunting as Juan Pablo cradles his nieto!
Then I remember Mr. Maven’s frequent admonition not to be too literal about these things – and I am back in the moment. And a lovely moment it is – JP holding the newborn child of his beloved child. Sigh! JP blesses mother and son and leaves.
Split screen with María rocking and crooning to her baby, while Max rocks and sings a soft lullaby to Osvaldito.
Showdown At Casa Sandoval: Osvaldo Confronts The XiMenace
Osvaldo is ready to set things straight. He’s sorry he pressured Max to marry her, he tells Ximena. Now he realizes:
¡Tú no vales nada! ¡Ni como mujer, ni como esposa -- y mucho menos como madre!
(You are worthless – as a woman, as a wife, and most of all, as a mother.)
Ximena hits right back, throwing his affair with the Late LindaHo in his face. Who is he to lecture about morality?
He admits he made a mistake, he owned up to it and now he’s paying dearly for it. But she has no values whatsoever. [Os, sweetcheeks, you don’t know the half of it!] Or is she going to come clean and tell Max that the baby’s father is really Guillermo?
[But more importantly – are those knickers she’s wearing? Is she suited up to play shortstop for the Baseball Team from Hell?]
Valle De Bravo: Can You Spell Paparazzo?
“Get a Life” Alonso takes tons of photos of María Desamparada, el bebé and Juan Pablo. [I know some of you are sympathetic to Alonso but he is totally creeping me out. When he calls María ternura, it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard.]
When Juan Pablo cries out from the heart:
¡Yo quiero a tu hijo como si fuera sangre de mi sangre!
(I love your son as if he were my own flesh and blood.)
-- Alonso can’t help but dip his oar in the competitive love stream:
¡Yo lo quiero como si fuera su padre!
(I love him as if I were his father.)
Back In The City: Just Call Her Roxana Desamparada
So sad. Not even her own mother is happy when Xi drops in. Leaving Casa Sandoval was a strategic error, she tells her daughter. Xi reminds Rox that the bones of the Sandoval family are hardly worth picking these days. And besides, she’s sick of their meddling, their criticism and judgment. She whines:
¡Quiero vivir mi vida, mama!
(I want to live my life, mama!)
Rox mimics her:
¡Quiero vivir mi vida! Esto debiste haberlo pensado antes de quedar panzona!
(I want to live my life! You should have thought of that before you got yourself knocked up! panzona = woman with a big belly or panza. Remember how Frida calls Diego Rivera panzón in the movie?)
An imperious knock sounds at the door. It’s a guy in a suit with an eviction notice (una orden de desalojo). And he’s got two uniformed cops and three guys in khaki worksuits ready to back him up. Deaf to Rox’s loud and unceasing protests, the workers file in and proceed to remove her belongings. Cheer up, Rox. Maybe Bernarda has a vacancy in the vecindad.
Valle De Bravo: Max Is Back, Sucker!
Alonso holds baby and coos – he’s going to love him like a second father! But his bubble bursts when the first, i.e., the actual father, Max, walks in and takes over holding and cooing to the baby. Max, María and baby all look quite happy.
Bernarda Plays Juan Pablo Like A Fiddle
Doña Demente pretends to be sorry for her latest round of offenses. JP keeps her from groveling at his feet. The fact that she recognizes her error and that she has had a change of heart is enough for him, says the hottie with the heart of gold.
Demente strokes his face with her perfectly manicured hands, her own face tear-streaked and repentent.
Where Did Gui Put That Darn Murder Kit?
Xi sneaks into Guillermo’s house and searches frantically while anxious-making music plays. She tries to force open a locked drawer…
Taking The God Out Of Godmother
Bernarda assures Juan Pablo that María Desamparada will forgive her. She’ll understand that Bernie was just trying to do the best thing for her own son. As for the baby – she’d like to be his godmother. But of course she won’t insist – we pause for a little eyebrow sweep – that’s obviously a decision for María to make.
In The Vecindad: The Good, The Bad And The Just Plain Annoying
It’s a tender homecoming for María and Mini-Max, with creepy Alonso in tow, diaper bag slung over his shoulder. We hear the affectionate murmurs of the neighbors: ¡Qué lindo! ¡qué hermoso!
Then the crowd seems to freeze. ¿Qué demonios…? It’s Doña Demente! In her usual, imperious fashion, she announces:
Antes que nadie, quiero verlo yo!
(I want to see him first – before anyone else!)
Scorpion Guy makes intros:
Bernie – Meet the Nacos!
Nacos – Here’s Bernie! She owns the vecindad!
Xi Hits Paydirt
XiMenace finds the black bag with her murder kit inside – the wig, the shades, the gloves used for Linda. She stuffs everything in her purse and is almost out the door… when Gui walks in and stops her. She’d better tell him what she’s up to – unless she wants to die!
Back in the Vecindad: Nobody Likes a Bully
María wanted Millie to be Mini-Max’s godmother but Doña Demente just kind of pushed herself on her (se impuso) and she couldn’t refuse her. Millie is indignant that Bernie throws her weight around just because she’s the priest’s ma. Nathy’s opinion of Bernarda:
A mí también me está cayendo gordo.
(I’m don’t like her either. caer gordo a alguien: to dislike. opposite of caer bien.)
But the ladies do approve of María’s choice of padrino (godfather): Osvaldo Sandoval:
¡Es a todo dar!
(He’s a great guy, the real deal.)
TIEMPO DESPUÉS
Let’s Celebrate!
In keeping with her role as godmother, Bernarda has opened the grounds of her manse for the baptismal celebration. She has even hired a string chamber group for the occasion.
The little Protagonista family – Max, María Desamparada and Mini-Max – look like beautiful fairytale figures. Oh yeah, that’s because they are beautiful fairytale figures.
Give That Man a Second P!
Padre Juan Pablo, presiding over the occasion in his white sacerdotal robes, announces they are celebrating two important events (grandes acontecimientos) –
-- And here we cut to a rather sour-looking Doña Demente –
Mi regreso al sacerdocio y el bautizo del hijo de María Desamparada.
(My return to the priesthood and the baptism of MD’s son.)
The family, including the evil Demente, is now gathered at the baptismal font. Padre Juan Pablo asks:
María Desamparada, ¿qué nombre le vas a poner a tu hijo?
(MD, what name are you giving your son?)
She answers:
Juan Pablo, Padre. Juan Pablo como usted.
(JP, Father. JP like you.)
Demente’s lips tighten slightly.
But she carries on stoically with her duties, tossing silver coins (monedas de plata) for the children and making a public profession of her intention to care for and protect the baby. And then, in front of everyone, she invites María to return as the star model of Casa Bernarda. Think about it, she urges her.
Cruz sings ♪♪La Riqueza♪♪ to his florecita.
Bernie almost loses her cool when one of the parish orphans stumbles and bumps into the table of honor where she is seated but a quick eyebrow smoothing restores her equanimity. Padre Jerónimo turns, looks at Demente, and seems to get an instant migraine.
Don Joel gets the gang from the vecindad to help him move their table so the dancing can begin. They are ready to rock and roll.
Fausto takes advantage of the moment to slip out of the house and, when María and her baby are close enough, he approaches and offers his shy congratulations. She asks him if he wants to hold the baby.
The classical strings have retired. Everyone is dancing or swaying to the music. [Nathy is partnered with Juanjo. Damn!] And Bernarda works those brows. They’ll be smooth as alabaster by the time this day is done.
Get a Life Alonso captures it all on film.
Max Brings the Party – and His New Son -- Home to Casa Sandoval
Max stops in to see Victoria and tell her he missed her at the ceremony. Almost in spite of herself, Vic smiles and asks Max:
Pero dime, ¿cómo es tu hijo?
(But tell me, what’s your son like?/ what does he look like?)
You really want to know? smiles Max impishly. He leaves the room and returns in a moment pushing Fer’s wheelchair while Fer holds the baby, still in his christening gown. Vic takes him in her arms and asks Max what they named him: Juan Pablo, he says. María Desamparada wanted him to be called Juan Pablo.
The Astonishing Confession of Mr. Fausto
Padre JP is mildly surprised to hear Fausto’s voice in his confession box. But he is incredulous when Fausto declares he has so many sins to tell, it would take all day and all night to name them.
Cut to Padre Jerónimo preparing to serve mass. Bernarda approaches…
Meanwhile, back in the confessional, Fausto dares to tell Juan Pablo the nature of his sin – his desire to get his revenge on JP’s own mother, Bernarda.
JP is impactado. Do you realize what are you saying? he asks Fausto.
Bernarda reaches Jerónimo and kneels. She fixes him with a malicious, challenging smirk.
Juan Pablo, struggling to understand what Fausto has said, asks him to explain this terrible thirst for vengeance. And Fausto gives it to him straight:
Su madre es una asesina. Mató a Tomasa a sangre fría. Pero lo más terrible es que quemó vivos a mis padres estando yo presente.
(Your mother is a murderer. She killed Tomasa in cold blood. But the most terrible thing is that she burned my parents alive – in my presence!)
He heard their screams. He saw them writhe in pain. He smelled the burning flesh. He has had to carry that terrible memory all his life. Your mother is a murderer, he repeats. Your mother is a murderer and she has to pay for what she did. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!
Fausto breaks off and flees the confessional. JP follows him through the church. Both Jerónimo and Bernarda watch them leave.
JP catches up with Fausto outside the church. He begs him to forget about revenge. Violence only begets more violence. But Fausto has one more thing to tell him:
The man his mother burned alive – the man Fausto loved like a father -- was JP’s own father!
Jealousy Brings Out the XiMonster in the XiMenace
Victoria feels a special bond to this baby – Can he stay a bit longer? Of course, says Max, I just have to check with María. Vic is sure she'll refuse. But Fer doesn’t think so:
María Desamparada nos ha dado una lección con sus buenos sentimientos.
(MD has given us a lesson with her goodwill.)
Ximena lurks in the hallway and peers in at the happy scene, hears the kind words for María, sees how these three Sandovals are falling in love with María’s baby.
The little caravan of Victoria, Juan Pablito, Fer and Max makes its way to a bedroom where Osvaldo is admiring little Osvaldito. Vic sets little JP on the blanket beside his brother. Xi watches and seethes in silence.
Lady, You’re in the Wrong Line!
Jero is giving communion. Bernarda is next in line. She stares at him as if daring him to deny her communion. He doesn’t back down:
¡Sal de esta fila! Estás retando a Dios!
(Get out of this line! You’re challenging God!)
The Invasion of the XiMonster
María Desamparada is in her room in the vecindad folding baby clothes when an uninvited guest arrives. It’s Ximena, her Crazy amped sky-high by her jealousy. What are you doing here? asks the startled María. What do you think? snarls Xi. That I came to visit you or bring you a present or ask how you are after your delivery or that I wanted to see your C-section scar…???.
The writers saw to it that my son was born the natural way, rejoins María with just a touch of pride.
Ximena answers bitterly:
Ah sí, pues a mí me acuchillaron!
(Oh yeah, well they cut me!/ I went under the knife!)
I’ll never be the same woman! They mutilated me! [And it’s telling that here and elsewhere, she complains about her scar and not about losing the ability to have more kids. The latter might actually buy her a little sympathy. Or maybe not.]
A child is worth any sacrifice, answers María stoutly. But Ximena rejects her “cheap speeches” about women sacrificing themselves for their children. María is appalled at her callousness.
Get Your Do-it-yourself Communion Here! Comes with a Free Trip to the Infierno!
Bernie and Jero are still staring each other down. She hisses:
Esto no se va a quedar así. Todavía no ha nacido quien sea más fuerte que yo.
(This isn’t over. There’s no one alive/no one has yet been born who is stronger than I.)
Then she plucks a communion wafer out of the cup, shoves it in her mouth, and crosses herself.
(Oh man. She is so going to hell.) She strides out of the church while the other parishioners stare after her in horror.
Can I Help it if I’m Irresistible?
Back in the vecindad, the XiMonster is reserving her own spot in the fiery regions. The only thing she and María share, she tells her nemesis, is their profound, mutual hatred. No, says María, I don’t hate you, Ximena:
A mí me das lástima.
(I feel sorry for you.)
Besides, she continues, we have nothing to argue about because I renounced Max. He’s the one who keeps coming after me. He’s the one who sought me out when my son was born.
Leave Max alone, says Ximena. Forbid him to see that bastard of yours! If not, you’ll be sorry for the rest of your life!
¡La Madre!
Padre JP intercepts Bernarda as she leaves the church. Madre, he says, we need to talk right now. She smooths an eyebrow and looks ready to rumble.
Why Won’t the XiMonster Leave?
Understand, once and for all, says María, I’m not doing anything to make Max come to me!
¡Mientes! (You’re lying!) screams Xi. If María doesn’t leave Max alone and won’t keep him away from Mini-Max, something terrible is going to happen to that child! If you want to protect your son, she snarls, keep him away from the Sandoval family. That’s MY family. Your brat (escuincle) has no right to be in that house, much less alongside my son. He is legitimate! He was born with rights!
María wants nothing from the Sandovals. All she wants is for Ximena to keep away from her son. And she repeats: leave and don’t ever come back here.
Did Somebody Say Bad Timing?
Is Ximena about to leave now? – we’ll never know. Because at just that moment, a delivery boy arrives with an enormous arrangement of red roses and he places them on the table. Xi snatches the attached card and reads aloud:
Para mi mujer por haberme dado el mejor regalo que un hombre puede recibir del amor -- un hijo. Con todo mi amor, Max.
(For my woman/wife for having given me love’s best gift – a son. With all my love, Max.)
If Xi was teetering on the brink of madness before, now she dives in feet first. Crumpling up the note and crying “Te lo dije” (I told you!) she tears the flowers apart and then starts to pour a bunch of pills down her throat. It looks like she’s going for the whole bottle but María intervenes, taking the pill vial away from her. María pleads with her to calm down but Xi spins further and further out of control. She grabs at María and pushes her up against the wall. If she won’t stay away from Max, Xi will kill her!
And saying that, she takes a Crocodile Dundee-approved butcher knife from the sink and holds it at María’s throat.
Victoria And the Step-Grandson Who Is Her Actual Grandson But She Doesn’t Know It Because She Keeps Ignoring the Llamadas de la Sangre:
Little Juan Pablo’s eyes remind Victoria of Max when he was a boy. She doesn’t know why, she adds pensively, but he reminds her of someone else…
And speaking of llamadas de la sangre, Max has something he’s been meaning to tell Victoria – the investigator has discovered that little María is almost certainly in Mexico City!
Vic shows the photo of little María to Fer. I wonder how her life has turned out, says Fer. Is she married? Does she have a family?
Whadda You Lookin’ At?
Bernarda asks JP why he’s staring at her like that. It’s as if he had never seen her before!
He says: He went to see a wonderful woman today and he couldn’t tell her what she was longing to hear because his own mother is forcing him to keep silent.
Bernarda doesn’t want to talk about the same old same old (she knows and we know he is referring to Victoria and her lost daughter) – she has Important Things to Do at work. But JP corrects her: nothing could be more important than the conversation they need to have because --
Today I discovered the dark side of your soul!
The XiMonster Draws Blood
Crazy Xi is positively ecstatic: You don’t know how much I’ve longed for this moment! If you knew how it feels to have a person’s life in your hands, the life of the person you hate most in the world!
María’s terror-stricken face is pressed to the wall. Xi grazes her with the knife just behind her ear and María cries out in pain. Blood flows.
Xi spins María around and points the knife directly at her throat. Is your heart jumping out of your chest? she asks.
Ximena please! begs María…
The XiMonster promises: You’re going to pay!
Oh sweet William Levy in a kayak!
The Fool Wasn’t Kidding When He Said ‘Cephalopelvic Disproportion’
Holy shmoly! No way did that Very Large Baby come down that Little Pelvis. And the legs on that kid! Look at how they dangle down from the bunting as Juan Pablo cradles his nieto!
Then I remember Mr. Maven’s frequent admonition not to be too literal about these things – and I am back in the moment. And a lovely moment it is – JP holding the newborn child of his beloved child. Sigh! JP blesses mother and son and leaves.
Split screen with María rocking and crooning to her baby, while Max rocks and sings a soft lullaby to Osvaldito.
Showdown At Casa Sandoval: Osvaldo Confronts The XiMenace
Osvaldo is ready to set things straight. He’s sorry he pressured Max to marry her, he tells Ximena. Now he realizes:
¡Tú no vales nada! ¡Ni como mujer, ni como esposa -- y mucho menos como madre!
(You are worthless – as a woman, as a wife, and most of all, as a mother.)
Ximena hits right back, throwing his affair with the Late LindaHo in his face. Who is he to lecture about morality?
He admits he made a mistake, he owned up to it and now he’s paying dearly for it. But she has no values whatsoever. [Os, sweetcheeks, you don’t know the half of it!] Or is she going to come clean and tell Max that the baby’s father is really Guillermo?
[But more importantly – are those knickers she’s wearing? Is she suited up to play shortstop for the Baseball Team from Hell?]
Valle De Bravo: Can You Spell Paparazzo?
“Get a Life” Alonso takes tons of photos of María Desamparada, el bebé and Juan Pablo. [I know some of you are sympathetic to Alonso but he is totally creeping me out. When he calls María ternura, it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard.]
When Juan Pablo cries out from the heart:
¡Yo quiero a tu hijo como si fuera sangre de mi sangre!
(I love your son as if he were my own flesh and blood.)
-- Alonso can’t help but dip his oar in the competitive love stream:
¡Yo lo quiero como si fuera su padre!
(I love him as if I were his father.)
Back In The City: Just Call Her Roxana Desamparada
So sad. Not even her own mother is happy when Xi drops in. Leaving Casa Sandoval was a strategic error, she tells her daughter. Xi reminds Rox that the bones of the Sandoval family are hardly worth picking these days. And besides, she’s sick of their meddling, their criticism and judgment. She whines:
¡Quiero vivir mi vida, mama!
(I want to live my life, mama!)
Rox mimics her:
¡Quiero vivir mi vida! Esto debiste haberlo pensado antes de quedar panzona!
(I want to live my life! You should have thought of that before you got yourself knocked up! panzona = woman with a big belly or panza. Remember how Frida calls Diego Rivera panzón in the movie?)
An imperious knock sounds at the door. It’s a guy in a suit with an eviction notice (una orden de desalojo). And he’s got two uniformed cops and three guys in khaki worksuits ready to back him up. Deaf to Rox’s loud and unceasing protests, the workers file in and proceed to remove her belongings. Cheer up, Rox. Maybe Bernarda has a vacancy in the vecindad.
Valle De Bravo: Max Is Back, Sucker!
Alonso holds baby and coos – he’s going to love him like a second father! But his bubble bursts when the first, i.e., the actual father, Max, walks in and takes over holding and cooing to the baby. Max, María and baby all look quite happy.
Bernarda Plays Juan Pablo Like A Fiddle
Doña Demente pretends to be sorry for her latest round of offenses. JP keeps her from groveling at his feet. The fact that she recognizes her error and that she has had a change of heart is enough for him, says the hottie with the heart of gold.
Demente strokes his face with her perfectly manicured hands, her own face tear-streaked and repentent.
Where Did Gui Put That Darn Murder Kit?
Xi sneaks into Guillermo’s house and searches frantically while anxious-making music plays. She tries to force open a locked drawer…
Taking The God Out Of Godmother
Bernarda assures Juan Pablo that María Desamparada will forgive her. She’ll understand that Bernie was just trying to do the best thing for her own son. As for the baby – she’d like to be his godmother. But of course she won’t insist – we pause for a little eyebrow sweep – that’s obviously a decision for María to make.
In The Vecindad: The Good, The Bad And The Just Plain Annoying
It’s a tender homecoming for María and Mini-Max, with creepy Alonso in tow, diaper bag slung over his shoulder. We hear the affectionate murmurs of the neighbors: ¡Qué lindo! ¡qué hermoso!
Then the crowd seems to freeze. ¿Qué demonios…? It’s Doña Demente! In her usual, imperious fashion, she announces:
Antes que nadie, quiero verlo yo!
(I want to see him first – before anyone else!)
Scorpion Guy makes intros:
Bernie – Meet the Nacos!
Nacos – Here’s Bernie! She owns the vecindad!
Xi Hits Paydirt
XiMenace finds the black bag with her murder kit inside – the wig, the shades, the gloves used for Linda. She stuffs everything in her purse and is almost out the door… when Gui walks in and stops her. She’d better tell him what she’s up to – unless she wants to die!
Back in the Vecindad: Nobody Likes a Bully
María wanted Millie to be Mini-Max’s godmother but Doña Demente just kind of pushed herself on her (se impuso) and she couldn’t refuse her. Millie is indignant that Bernie throws her weight around just because she’s the priest’s ma. Nathy’s opinion of Bernarda:
A mí también me está cayendo gordo.
(I’m don’t like her either. caer gordo a alguien: to dislike. opposite of caer bien.)
But the ladies do approve of María’s choice of padrino (godfather): Osvaldo Sandoval:
¡Es a todo dar!
(He’s a great guy, the real deal.)
TIEMPO DESPUÉS
Let’s Celebrate!
In keeping with her role as godmother, Bernarda has opened the grounds of her manse for the baptismal celebration. She has even hired a string chamber group for the occasion.
The little Protagonista family – Max, María Desamparada and Mini-Max – look like beautiful fairytale figures. Oh yeah, that’s because they are beautiful fairytale figures.
Give That Man a Second P!
Padre Juan Pablo, presiding over the occasion in his white sacerdotal robes, announces they are celebrating two important events (grandes acontecimientos) –
-- And here we cut to a rather sour-looking Doña Demente –
Mi regreso al sacerdocio y el bautizo del hijo de María Desamparada.
(My return to the priesthood and the baptism of MD’s son.)
The family, including the evil Demente, is now gathered at the baptismal font. Padre Juan Pablo asks:
María Desamparada, ¿qué nombre le vas a poner a tu hijo?
(MD, what name are you giving your son?)
She answers:
Juan Pablo, Padre. Juan Pablo como usted.
(JP, Father. JP like you.)
Demente’s lips tighten slightly.
But she carries on stoically with her duties, tossing silver coins (monedas de plata) for the children and making a public profession of her intention to care for and protect the baby. And then, in front of everyone, she invites María to return as the star model of Casa Bernarda. Think about it, she urges her.
Cruz sings ♪♪La Riqueza♪♪ to his florecita.
Bernie almost loses her cool when one of the parish orphans stumbles and bumps into the table of honor where she is seated but a quick eyebrow smoothing restores her equanimity. Padre Jerónimo turns, looks at Demente, and seems to get an instant migraine.
Don Joel gets the gang from the vecindad to help him move their table so the dancing can begin. They are ready to rock and roll.
Fausto takes advantage of the moment to slip out of the house and, when María and her baby are close enough, he approaches and offers his shy congratulations. She asks him if he wants to hold the baby.
The classical strings have retired. Everyone is dancing or swaying to the music. [Nathy is partnered with Juanjo. Damn!] And Bernarda works those brows. They’ll be smooth as alabaster by the time this day is done.
Get a Life Alonso captures it all on film.
Max Brings the Party – and His New Son -- Home to Casa Sandoval
Max stops in to see Victoria and tell her he missed her at the ceremony. Almost in spite of herself, Vic smiles and asks Max:
Pero dime, ¿cómo es tu hijo?
(But tell me, what’s your son like?/ what does he look like?)
You really want to know? smiles Max impishly. He leaves the room and returns in a moment pushing Fer’s wheelchair while Fer holds the baby, still in his christening gown. Vic takes him in her arms and asks Max what they named him: Juan Pablo, he says. María Desamparada wanted him to be called Juan Pablo.
The Astonishing Confession of Mr. Fausto
Padre JP is mildly surprised to hear Fausto’s voice in his confession box. But he is incredulous when Fausto declares he has so many sins to tell, it would take all day and all night to name them.
Cut to Padre Jerónimo preparing to serve mass. Bernarda approaches…
Meanwhile, back in the confessional, Fausto dares to tell Juan Pablo the nature of his sin – his desire to get his revenge on JP’s own mother, Bernarda.
JP is impactado. Do you realize what are you saying? he asks Fausto.
Bernarda reaches Jerónimo and kneels. She fixes him with a malicious, challenging smirk.
Juan Pablo, struggling to understand what Fausto has said, asks him to explain this terrible thirst for vengeance. And Fausto gives it to him straight:
Su madre es una asesina. Mató a Tomasa a sangre fría. Pero lo más terrible es que quemó vivos a mis padres estando yo presente.
(Your mother is a murderer. She killed Tomasa in cold blood. But the most terrible thing is that she burned my parents alive – in my presence!)
He heard their screams. He saw them writhe in pain. He smelled the burning flesh. He has had to carry that terrible memory all his life. Your mother is a murderer, he repeats. Your mother is a murderer and she has to pay for what she did. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!
Fausto breaks off and flees the confessional. JP follows him through the church. Both Jerónimo and Bernarda watch them leave.
JP catches up with Fausto outside the church. He begs him to forget about revenge. Violence only begets more violence. But Fausto has one more thing to tell him:
The man his mother burned alive – the man Fausto loved like a father -- was JP’s own father!
Jealousy Brings Out the XiMonster in the XiMenace
Victoria feels a special bond to this baby – Can he stay a bit longer? Of course, says Max, I just have to check with María. Vic is sure she'll refuse. But Fer doesn’t think so:
María Desamparada nos ha dado una lección con sus buenos sentimientos.
(MD has given us a lesson with her goodwill.)
Ximena lurks in the hallway and peers in at the happy scene, hears the kind words for María, sees how these three Sandovals are falling in love with María’s baby.
The little caravan of Victoria, Juan Pablito, Fer and Max makes its way to a bedroom where Osvaldo is admiring little Osvaldito. Vic sets little JP on the blanket beside his brother. Xi watches and seethes in silence.
Lady, You’re in the Wrong Line!
Jero is giving communion. Bernarda is next in line. She stares at him as if daring him to deny her communion. He doesn’t back down:
¡Sal de esta fila! Estás retando a Dios!
(Get out of this line! You’re challenging God!)
The Invasion of the XiMonster
María Desamparada is in her room in the vecindad folding baby clothes when an uninvited guest arrives. It’s Ximena, her Crazy amped sky-high by her jealousy. What are you doing here? asks the startled María. What do you think? snarls Xi. That I came to visit you or bring you a present or ask how you are after your delivery or that I wanted to see your C-section scar…???.
The writers saw to it that my son was born the natural way, rejoins María with just a touch of pride.
Ximena answers bitterly:
Ah sí, pues a mí me acuchillaron!
(Oh yeah, well they cut me!/ I went under the knife!)
I’ll never be the same woman! They mutilated me! [And it’s telling that here and elsewhere, she complains about her scar and not about losing the ability to have more kids. The latter might actually buy her a little sympathy. Or maybe not.]
A child is worth any sacrifice, answers María stoutly. But Ximena rejects her “cheap speeches” about women sacrificing themselves for their children. María is appalled at her callousness.
Get Your Do-it-yourself Communion Here! Comes with a Free Trip to the Infierno!
Bernie and Jero are still staring each other down. She hisses:
Esto no se va a quedar así. Todavía no ha nacido quien sea más fuerte que yo.
(This isn’t over. There’s no one alive/no one has yet been born who is stronger than I.)
Then she plucks a communion wafer out of the cup, shoves it in her mouth, and crosses herself.
(Oh man. She is so going to hell.) She strides out of the church while the other parishioners stare after her in horror.
Can I Help it if I’m Irresistible?
Back in the vecindad, the XiMonster is reserving her own spot in the fiery regions. The only thing she and María share, she tells her nemesis, is their profound, mutual hatred. No, says María, I don’t hate you, Ximena:
A mí me das lástima.
(I feel sorry for you.)
Besides, she continues, we have nothing to argue about because I renounced Max. He’s the one who keeps coming after me. He’s the one who sought me out when my son was born.
Leave Max alone, says Ximena. Forbid him to see that bastard of yours! If not, you’ll be sorry for the rest of your life!
¡La Madre!
Padre JP intercepts Bernarda as she leaves the church. Madre, he says, we need to talk right now. She smooths an eyebrow and looks ready to rumble.
Why Won’t the XiMonster Leave?
Understand, once and for all, says María, I’m not doing anything to make Max come to me!
¡Mientes! (You’re lying!) screams Xi. If María doesn’t leave Max alone and won’t keep him away from Mini-Max, something terrible is going to happen to that child! If you want to protect your son, she snarls, keep him away from the Sandoval family. That’s MY family. Your brat (escuincle) has no right to be in that house, much less alongside my son. He is legitimate! He was born with rights!
María wants nothing from the Sandovals. All she wants is for Ximena to keep away from her son. And she repeats: leave and don’t ever come back here.
Did Somebody Say Bad Timing?
Is Ximena about to leave now? – we’ll never know. Because at just that moment, a delivery boy arrives with an enormous arrangement of red roses and he places them on the table. Xi snatches the attached card and reads aloud:
Para mi mujer por haberme dado el mejor regalo que un hombre puede recibir del amor -- un hijo. Con todo mi amor, Max.
(For my woman/wife for having given me love’s best gift – a son. With all my love, Max.)
If Xi was teetering on the brink of madness before, now she dives in feet first. Crumpling up the note and crying “Te lo dije” (I told you!) she tears the flowers apart and then starts to pour a bunch of pills down her throat. It looks like she’s going for the whole bottle but María intervenes, taking the pill vial away from her. María pleads with her to calm down but Xi spins further and further out of control. She grabs at María and pushes her up against the wall. If she won’t stay away from Max, Xi will kill her!
And saying that, she takes a Crocodile Dundee-approved butcher knife from the sink and holds it at María’s throat.
Victoria And the Step-Grandson Who Is Her Actual Grandson But She Doesn’t Know It Because She Keeps Ignoring the Llamadas de la Sangre:
Little Juan Pablo’s eyes remind Victoria of Max when he was a boy. She doesn’t know why, she adds pensively, but he reminds her of someone else…
And speaking of llamadas de la sangre, Max has something he’s been meaning to tell Victoria – the investigator has discovered that little María is almost certainly in Mexico City!
Vic shows the photo of little María to Fer. I wonder how her life has turned out, says Fer. Is she married? Does she have a family?
Whadda You Lookin’ At?
Bernarda asks JP why he’s staring at her like that. It’s as if he had never seen her before!
He says: He went to see a wonderful woman today and he couldn’t tell her what she was longing to hear because his own mother is forcing him to keep silent.
Bernarda doesn’t want to talk about the same old same old (she knows and we know he is referring to Victoria and her lost daughter) – she has Important Things to Do at work. But JP corrects her: nothing could be more important than the conversation they need to have because --
Today I discovered the dark side of your soul!
The XiMonster Draws Blood
Crazy Xi is positively ecstatic: You don’t know how much I’ve longed for this moment! If you knew how it feels to have a person’s life in your hands, the life of the person you hate most in the world!
María’s terror-stricken face is pressed to the wall. Xi grazes her with the knife just behind her ear and María cries out in pain. Blood flows.
Xi spins María around and points the knife directly at her throat. Is your heart jumping out of your chest? she asks.
Ximena please! begs María…
The XiMonster promises: You’re going to pay!
Oh sweet William Levy in a kayak!
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I dont really see xi stabbing her but maria crying. Good thing you put singing a song to lil os because singing a lulaby to your dad isn't right... !!!
Wow. X-box really brought the crazy today.But one thing irked me tho. Maria has people in her apartment 24/7. So the one day a crazy person comes and tries to kill her no one is to be found? No one hears what sounds like the screeching of a high pitch dying cat?
I wonder what X-box is gonna do with her murder kit? I think she might try and frame Vicky. But I could be wrong.
I liked seeing the family with both babies looking so loving. I was afraid that they might treat the babies differently. But my fears were eased after today. Because baby #1 needs to stay with Max and his family.
Hottie JP got and earful today about his mama. I'm glad he now knows that she's nutter than a fruit cake.I see a triple crazy team up in the works:Dona Crazy,Xbox and G the dream team from hades..
As usual another great recap!!!!!
Off topic: Okay I just watched all of the Mujeres Asesinas. Sonia was mt fave. Could someone please tell how the one about the Blanco widows ended. Due to copyright issues the wouldn't let me see the last part. Please and thank u
Paige
I wonder what X-box is gonna do with her murder kit? I think she might try and frame Vicky. But I could be wrong.
I liked seeing the family with both babies looking so loving. I was afraid that they might treat the babies differently. But my fears were eased after today. Because baby #1 needs to stay with Max and his family.
Hottie JP got and earful today about his mama. I'm glad he now knows that she's nutter than a fruit cake.I see a triple crazy team up in the works:Dona Crazy,Xbox and G the dream team from hades..
As usual another great recap!!!!!
Off topic: Okay I just watched all of the Mujeres Asesinas. Sonia was mt fave. Could someone please tell how the one about the Blanco widows ended. Due to copyright issues the wouldn't let me see the last part. Please and thank u
Paige
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: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 12:49:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 12:49:00 AM EDT
NovelaMaven, you made my evening with this fabulous recap. Loved the deep drama and shameful shenanigans.
So sweet that Fausto had a moment with the baby. Bernarda really knows how to blend evil and elegance.
La Paloma
So sweet that Fausto had a moment with the baby. Bernarda really knows how to blend evil and elegance.
La Paloma
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 1:02:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 1:02:00 AM EDT
oh my! I went to bed early last night and it appears this was NOT the episode to miss....drat! I will watch it later just for fun. Your recap got it all!
Another job fantastically done!
Another job fantastically done!
Wow! This was quite the episode. It started out quietly with the baptism, and ended with big revelations for JP and a scary near death situation for Maria at the hands of the XiMonster (love the name). Why haven't they locked this woman up in a clinic yet?!
NovelaMaven- You captured the madness of Xi and the evilness of Bernie in this episode perfectly. One is cold as ice, and the other is a manic mess. But they both manage to do a great job of messing with other people's lives.
I'm glad that Vicky was so accepting of Mini-JP. But she needs to extend that acceptance to Maria. There is NO basis for her dislike of Maria. She should at least acknowledge that it would have been better for Max to marry hard working, sane Maria, instead of crazy, no good Ximena. Fess up to your mistake Vicky! Oz has.
I have to say, I was uncomfortable watching the whole baptism scene. And not just because evil Bernie was hosting it and shoved her way into being the madrina. It was because Max was all over Maria, being lovey-dovey in front of everyone. And everyone knows he's a married man with a baby at home! It just seemed sleazy to me. I know I harp on this, but it just doesn't feel right that Maria continues to be in the other woman role, with no clear plan/action from Max about what he's going to do about his marital situation.
NovelaMaven- You captured the madness of Xi and the evilness of Bernie in this episode perfectly. One is cold as ice, and the other is a manic mess. But they both manage to do a great job of messing with other people's lives.
I'm glad that Vicky was so accepting of Mini-JP. But she needs to extend that acceptance to Maria. There is NO basis for her dislike of Maria. She should at least acknowledge that it would have been better for Max to marry hard working, sane Maria, instead of crazy, no good Ximena. Fess up to your mistake Vicky! Oz has.
I have to say, I was uncomfortable watching the whole baptism scene. And not just because evil Bernie was hosting it and shoved her way into being the madrina. It was because Max was all over Maria, being lovey-dovey in front of everyone. And everyone knows he's a married man with a baby at home! It just seemed sleazy to me. I know I harp on this, but it just doesn't feel right that Maria continues to be in the other woman role, with no clear plan/action from Max about what he's going to do about his marital situation.
Good morning everyone!
Yup, Sara, this wasn't the one to miss! Definitely worth watching when you get the chance. And thanks for the vote of support, amiga!
Paige, couldn't agree more about the strange absence of neighbors when María is being NOISILY attacked. I thought the same thing.
La Paloma,
"...deep drama and shameful shenanigans"
Bernarda blending "evil and elegance"
I always enjoy your gracefully worded comments. And I'm so glad you enjoyed the recap.
Yup, Sara, this wasn't the one to miss! Definitely worth watching when you get the chance. And thanks for the vote of support, amiga!
Paige, couldn't agree more about the strange absence of neighbors when María is being NOISILY attacked. I thought the same thing.
La Paloma,
"...deep drama and shameful shenanigans"
Bernarda blending "evil and elegance"
I always enjoy your gracefully worded comments. And I'm so glad you enjoyed the recap.
Vivi,
Thanks for your great comment. And I think you capture Bernarda and Xi perfectly when you say:
One is cold as ice, and the other is a manic mess. But they both manage to do a great job of messing with other people's lives.
Let's hope that Victoria is close to acknowledging she backed the wrong horse when she put all her money on Ximena and is ready to put the María-bashing aside -- even without knowing they are mother and daughter.
Thanks for your great comment. And I think you capture Bernarda and Xi perfectly when you say:
One is cold as ice, and the other is a manic mess. But they both manage to do a great job of messing with other people's lives.
Let's hope that Victoria is close to acknowledging she backed the wrong horse when she put all her money on Ximena and is ready to put the María-bashing aside -- even without knowing they are mother and daughter.
Great work, NovelaMaven. This was an episode not to miss!
Padre Hottie's happiness was destined to be shattered by Faustso's disclosure. I do have the awful feeling that Bernarda will put two and two together and add him to her hit list, perhaps just ahead of Padre Jeronimo.
I once predicted that Satan will have to make a cameo appearance in the finale and this one seals it. Since Leonardo greeted Murderous Marcie in the finale of Eva Luna this should no longer be a taboo.
I realize that Maite Perroni isn't the likely candidate for this, but just once I'd like to see a novela heroine stare down a villana in such a situation. Ximeana feeds on fear so someone should be able to starve her.
She was about to cut the carotid artery, just below the left ear. Do that and it's curtains.
Somebody should be racing through the door at the top of tonight's episode. However, I'm currently betting that Maria will stupidly decline to press charges against her.
I absolutely believe that Ximeana will frame Victoria for the murder of LindaHo. Since there was no murder weapon, this situation could potentially be drawn out for as many as ten episodes (although considering the current pace of the series I doubt it will be more than five).
At least someone finally had the cojones to call Ximeana on her crap in unmistakable terms.
Why was Maria cowed into allowing Dona Dementa to be the baby's godmother? Milagros and Nathy had far more rights in that.
Padre Hottie's happiness was destined to be shattered by Faustso's disclosure. I do have the awful feeling that Bernarda will put two and two together and add him to her hit list, perhaps just ahead of Padre Jeronimo.
I once predicted that Satan will have to make a cameo appearance in the finale and this one seals it. Since Leonardo greeted Murderous Marcie in the finale of Eva Luna this should no longer be a taboo.
I realize that Maite Perroni isn't the likely candidate for this, but just once I'd like to see a novela heroine stare down a villana in such a situation. Ximeana feeds on fear so someone should be able to starve her.
She was about to cut the carotid artery, just below the left ear. Do that and it's curtains.
Somebody should be racing through the door at the top of tonight's episode. However, I'm currently betting that Maria will stupidly decline to press charges against her.
I absolutely believe that Ximeana will frame Victoria for the murder of LindaHo. Since there was no murder weapon, this situation could potentially be drawn out for as many as ten episodes (although considering the current pace of the series I doubt it will be more than five).
At least someone finally had the cojones to call Ximeana on her crap in unmistakable terms.
Why was Maria cowed into allowing Dona Dementa to be the baby's godmother? Milagros and Nathy had far more rights in that.
NM - thanks so much! I missed a few of the minutes with a phone call and it happened to be Fausto's confession. Lord, poor JP, but I was alnmost thankful as I was ready to gag over her "tearful" fakey confession at the beginning.
Bummer he went back to the priesthood.Thought he was waiting until after he reconsciled Maria and Vic. Now we won't have anymore open collars???? I'm devastated.
Vivi, right there with you on the baptism. Max playing the loving father/partner was a bit much to watch. I agree, he is married and has another son. Just weird.
Someone has to save Maria - be too obvious it would be Max. Maybe Al? Tonight should be good.
Bummer he went back to the priesthood.Thought he was waiting until after he reconsciled Maria and Vic. Now we won't have anymore open collars???? I'm devastated.
Vivi, right there with you on the baptism. Max playing the loving father/partner was a bit much to watch. I agree, he is married and has another son. Just weird.
Someone has to save Maria - be too obvious it would be Max. Maybe Al? Tonight should be good.
Good one NM, gracias
With the size of that kid, must have been a 15 mth gestation.
Bernarda is sth else, loved it when she grabbed her own wafer, that should have sent the Virgencita spinning.
Alonso is always hanging around, where was he when Jimena was carving on María? or Nathy or Milagros or even El Alacrán?
WTF???? Your Mom killed my parents & your real padre & ALL you have to say is, "Mom we have to talk",
remember she didn't confess THAT to you!
With the size of that kid, must have been a 15 mth gestation.
Bernarda is sth else, loved it when she grabbed her own wafer, that should have sent the Virgencita spinning.
Alonso is always hanging around, where was he when Jimena was carving on María? or Nathy or Milagros or even El Alacrán?
WTF???? Your Mom killed my parents & your real padre & ALL you have to say is, "Mom we have to talk",
remember she didn't confess THAT to you!
So good I read it twice! Thanks NovMav.
"Get a Life” Alonso—is exactly how I feel. I'm no particular fan of this actor but his role really gives me the willies. I wouldn't want him anywhere near me. You are so right about "Alonso can’t help but dip his oar in the competitive love stream". He's not just antler-bashing with Max, it's with the padre as well. This guy has real social issues.
I had problems with continuity following the eviction: were they renting? is all that gaudy furniture now in a self-storage? where is Roxy living now? (I know, I know: beanie-adjustment time). And also after the run-in with Gui. I'm sure he knew exactly what Ximenaza was up to. Did he not frisk her for the stolen murder kit? I guess he thought a death threat was enough.
"Crocodile Dundee-approved butcher knife" Ha-ha!
"The writers saw to it that my son was born the natural way, rejoins María with just a touch of pride." Cephalopelvic Disproportion, notwithstanding. Oh, silly me, she had the entire vecindad invoking prayers and even her mother who doesn't know she is her mother had to take a powder at the nearest shrine to help her get through her travail without instruments. Jimenaza only had dope and booze. Divine retribution.
"Esto no se va a quedar así. Todavía no ha nacido quien sea más fuerte que yo." Boy, that Burnie's no ordinary case and she is "so going to hell." But...I'm afraid the pale makeup on Padre G. was a premonition that he'll be arriving at the other address before long.
And thank you for noticing the KNICKERS! What is that? It is so not a look.
"Get a Life” Alonso—is exactly how I feel. I'm no particular fan of this actor but his role really gives me the willies. I wouldn't want him anywhere near me. You are so right about "Alonso can’t help but dip his oar in the competitive love stream". He's not just antler-bashing with Max, it's with the padre as well. This guy has real social issues.
I had problems with continuity following the eviction: were they renting? is all that gaudy furniture now in a self-storage? where is Roxy living now? (I know, I know: beanie-adjustment time). And also after the run-in with Gui. I'm sure he knew exactly what Ximenaza was up to. Did he not frisk her for the stolen murder kit? I guess he thought a death threat was enough.
"Crocodile Dundee-approved butcher knife" Ha-ha!
"The writers saw to it that my son was born the natural way, rejoins María with just a touch of pride." Cephalopelvic Disproportion, notwithstanding. Oh, silly me, she had the entire vecindad invoking prayers and even her mother who doesn't know she is her mother had to take a powder at the nearest shrine to help her get through her travail without instruments. Jimenaza only had dope and booze. Divine retribution.
"Esto no se va a quedar así. Todavía no ha nacido quien sea más fuerte que yo." Boy, that Burnie's no ordinary case and she is "so going to hell." But...I'm afraid the pale makeup on Padre G. was a premonition that he'll be arriving at the other address before long.
And thank you for noticing the KNICKERS! What is that? It is so not a look.
Y otra cosa, Victoria isn't at the christening of Max's child???????
She loves him like a son. Osvaldo was there.
She loves him like a son. Osvaldo was there.
NovelaMaven - Wow! A lot happened last night. Thank you for the recap. Great snark & sub-headings!
Are we sure MD's ginormous baby isn't Cesar Evora in disguise?
Loved the Crocodile Dundee knife comment!
Ximena's crazy trumps Ivana(STuD)'s crazy. yikes.
Xi isn't too bright, so she probably stashed the murder kit in her car or bedroom, where someone will find it, most likely during ultimas capítulos.
Padre Jer had anvils clanging over his head from his previous confrontation with the devil incarnate a/k/a Burn-arda. I'm holding out that forces of good will prevail.
Are we sure MD's ginormous baby isn't Cesar Evora in disguise?
Loved the Crocodile Dundee knife comment!
Ximena's crazy trumps Ivana(STuD)'s crazy. yikes.
Xi isn't too bright, so she probably stashed the murder kit in her car or bedroom, where someone will find it, most likely during ultimas capítulos.
Padre Jer had anvils clanging over his head from his previous confrontation with the devil incarnate a/k/a Burn-arda. I'm holding out that forces of good will prevail.
I thought the plan to frame Vicky for the murder was already in play. Wasn't that what Ximena suggested to Gui, who brought it up to Bernie? I don't know why they've waited all these weeks/months. Perhaps Bernie was waiting for just the right time.
I also thought that Vicky should have been at the baptism. I figured that the fact that Bernie was hosting it, and that it was Maria's child, were the reasons she chose not to go. She still should have been there. I'm sure her presence would have earned a few eyebrow sweeps from Bernie, but I'm sure she would have kept it civil in front of everyone.
I also thought that Vicky should have been at the baptism. I figured that the fact that Bernie was hosting it, and that it was Maria's child, were the reasons she chose not to go. She still should have been there. I'm sure her presence would have earned a few eyebrow sweeps from Bernie, but I'm sure she would have kept it civil in front of everyone.
Maybe Jimena is going to plant the murder kit in Victoria's stuff. But there would still be Jimena's DNA on it, I'm sure there is a hair in the wig. But Bernarda is the only one that thinks of DNA.
BTW, didn't Victoria Ruffo spend years in prison in another TN for sth she didn't do, La Madrastra comes to mind.
BTW, didn't Victoria Ruffo spend years in prison in another TN for sth she didn't do, La Madrastra comes to mind.
"Dipping his oar in the competitve love stream"...Lord! don't know how you come up with these things, but I'll be laughing all day. You rock, NovelaMaven.
NovelaMaven: Thank you. Great recap and snark.
Yes, Variopinta, and others, too - I was thinking the exact same thing - where is Alonso when you need him?
Yes, Variopinta, and others, too - I was thinking the exact same thing - where is Alonso when you need him?
I am willing to bet that Alonso will look at the photos after he prints them and see the resemblances between JP, MD, and JP-ito. 'the question then becomes What will he do with that observation?
The plan to frame Victoria was formulated before mini-Gui was born. Gui was with Bernarda when he got the call about Ximeana being in the hospital after the "accident".
Based on Fausto's behavior after the confession, does anyone else think he might commit suicide while sending Dona Dementa to hell?
The plan to frame Victoria was formulated before mini-Gui was born. Gui was with Bernarda when he got the call about Ximeana being in the hospital after the "accident".
Based on Fausto's behavior after the confession, does anyone else think he might commit suicide while sending Dona Dementa to hell?
Thanks so much for the kind comments, folks!
Urban, I agree that Fausto is going to be sacrificed but I have a feeling he'll give his life to save someone else's -- maybe baby Juan Pablo or maybe María.
Urban, I agree that Fausto is going to be sacrificed but I have a feeling he'll give his life to save someone else's -- maybe baby Juan Pablo or maybe María.
I'm afraid Jimena will try to harm JPito. Who will save him, Max, Fausto, Osvaldo, Alonso, PJP? Do you think Bernarda will try to harm the baby? Her son would really hate her, but she does plan to do in María & the Sandovals.
Great recap NovelaMaven.
When Gui came upon Ximeana in his house, wouldn't he check where he stashed her disguises? The writers quickly changed to another scene so we don't know if he did or not(which I'm sure he must have done). I'll bet Gui is going to get after Ximeana and her days may be numbered. He may cleverly leave the disguise near her body. But I haven't figured out how he will get his just reward for the
murders he committed.
Ann-NYC
When Gui came upon Ximeana in his house, wouldn't he check where he stashed her disguises? The writers quickly changed to another scene so we don't know if he did or not(which I'm sure he must have done). I'll bet Gui is going to get after Ximeana and her days may be numbered. He may cleverly leave the disguise near her body. But I haven't figured out how he will get his just reward for the
murders he committed.
Ann-NYC
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 5:39:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 5:39:00 PM EDT
I think Bernarda will try to take the baby away from Maria by attempting to convince a court of law that she is an unfit mother.
This is unlikely to work, as JP will fight her.
When she fails to do so by legal means she will attempt to kidnap him; that's dirty work for El Alacran.
If Dona Dementa would have her way, she would kill Maria and push JP-ito into the church the same way she did her own son.
This is unlikely to work, as JP will fight her.
When she fails to do so by legal means she will attempt to kidnap him; that's dirty work for El Alacran.
If Dona Dementa would have her way, she would kill Maria and push JP-ito into the church the same way she did her own son.
I can't think of what legal grounds Bernarda would have to take the baby, she is only the godmother, Max is the father.
Great recap, Novela Maven. I have a very similar reaction to Alonso. He gives me the willies. I'm sure he means well. I'm not particularly fond of Max's behavior these days either. His fondling of Maria at the baptism would have been borderline inappropriate for a legitimate father, but for a hobbyist... well... kinda stomach-churning.
Ximena has gained points with me. She has grown. Once an anemic drugged-up neurotic, she is now a raving maniac in full bloom. She
scares the crap outta me. Good job.
I finally watched the equine therapy scenes last night. Simply wonderful. Too bad that Fer can't have both.
Carlos
Ximena has gained points with me. She has grown. Once an anemic drugged-up neurotic, she is now a raving maniac in full bloom. She
scares the crap outta me. Good job.
I finally watched the equine therapy scenes last night. Simply wonderful. Too bad that Fer can't have both.
Carlos
Oh Carlos, I just love your sardonic wit:
"Ximena has gained points with me. She has grown. Once an anemic drugged-up neurotic, she is now a raving maniac in full bloom. She
scares the crap outta me. Good job."
For those of you who criticize the lovely Max, let me say in his defense that he has struggled all along to do the right thing but he acts on the misinformation and concealed truths of others. If María had told him about her pregnancy from the beginning, he would never have married Ximena. And now he seems to be one of the few people unaware that the child he sacrificed his happiness for isn't his biological child.
He is doing his best in an impossible situation. And Get a Life Alonso is just making everything worse!
"Ximena has gained points with me. She has grown. Once an anemic drugged-up neurotic, she is now a raving maniac in full bloom. She
scares the crap outta me. Good job."
For those of you who criticize the lovely Max, let me say in his defense that he has struggled all along to do the right thing but he acts on the misinformation and concealed truths of others. If María had told him about her pregnancy from the beginning, he would never have married Ximena. And now he seems to be one of the few people unaware that the child he sacrificed his happiness for isn't his biological child.
He is doing his best in an impossible situation. And Get a Life Alonso is just making everything worse!
Variopinta, she is JP-ito's bisabuela and she has the proof of that.
She is also wealthy and respected (because few people know her ugly secrets) while Maria lives in a slum in a building not meant to be a residence. If she got the right judge she could even play the morality card because Maria is the unwed mother of a baby conceived with a married man.
That could seriously backfire, of course.
Neither JP nor Max would let it get that far.
She is also wealthy and respected (because few people know her ugly secrets) while Maria lives in a slum in a building not meant to be a residence. If she got the right judge she could even play the morality card because Maria is the unwed mother of a baby conceived with a married man.
That could seriously backfire, of course.
Neither JP nor Max would let it get that far.
OT: I"m pathetic. I now follow Maite, Erika, Mark and Carmen on twitter.
I'm super pathetic...I follow mejia too.
*sob* I need an intervention.
I'm super pathetic...I follow mejia too.
*sob* I need an intervention.
Speaking of Carmen, I thought her makeup was particularly flattering last night. In fact, Daniela Romo looked really good too. Hard to believe Ms. Salinas is pushing 80. We should all look that good and still have meaningful work at her age.
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