Saturday, June 18, 2011
Triunfo del Amor #150 6/17/11 If It Weren’t For The Guilt Trips, I’d Never Get To Travel At All!
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Major points to The Voice for ripping into Fer and pointing out what a selfish brat she is being. Then again she IS a Sandoval and probably feels that lashing out at people and laying eternal guilt trips on them is perfectly normal behavior.
It occurred to me during the first tie up in the basement scene that those actors must be better than I thought since no one even flinched when a rat ran around and later was up on a box close to them. I would have been seen running for my life. Obviously Maria's new companion will be Mama Vic which will give them an enforced chance to bond - the one thing Burnie isn't counting on.
So now Max gets on his high horse and pleads for cheater daddy Oz complete with the mandatory Sandoval Guilt Trip du jour. Now her last remaining child is lining up to reject the only mother he has ever known.
I really am having trouble trying to figure out how anyone can find Max admirable enough to be the galan. He apparently never works, pimps out "the love of his life," into a pity marriage with a dying man, doesn't seem to consider that she is probably going to pushed into sleeping with her new husband and now is issuing ultimatums to his mother.
So the good doc makes his choice and his move. Wonder how Leo will feel about that, losing out to Vic yet again.
I'm liking Eva more & more.
Thought we were at the end when we saw Max in the kayak.
Victoria can't forgive Bernarda, can't blame her for that.
Victoria can't forgive Osvaldo.
María can't forgive Victoria, we can probably add Max to list since he was caught being kissed by Jimena.
AND NOW we have another unforgiving AH, Fernanda, Just when we thought she was the best of the bunch, can't forgive Victoria. And it will take awhile for her to forgive Cruz for being kissed by the producer.
And Bernarda can't forgive anyone, she just kills them.
TG, Las ultimas semanas
Televisa must keep those rats on retainer. Last time they worked was when Val got kidnapped on STuD.
That was a nice gratuitous sweet William in the kayak interlude.
I wanted to give Dr. Voice a standing ovation for his discussion with Fer.
I can't see the forest, for the trees. Why would Eva want the lawyer to get Burnie out of jail? So she can take care of her, permanently, herself?
Kudos to Dr Voice about giving Fer a reality check.
Now that CSI-DF has found evidence of a corpse in the fireplace someone needs to figure out how to get Burn-arda to confess -- actually brag -- during interrogation. I'd love to be the prosecutor who goads her into this in the trial.
But we won't get that far and yes, Eva wants the pleasure of personally finishing her off.
The rats could actually be somebody's pets and/or trained for this work.
What is it lately with guys not taking their hats off indoors? Just when I thought Juan del Monte was the only one with this quirk...
Padre JP came over later and remarked that he smelled burning flesh and either Fausto or Burnie told him maybe an animal got up in the chimney and died.
That's why El Equipo was poking around the chimney.
Jail is actually the safest place for Fausto right now.
Loved Doctor Voice's speech. Finally someone with some sense.
I agree, Fausto is safest in jail. I hope he makes it out of this TN alive.
Bernie just cracks me up, she is something else! LOL.
La Paloma
Finally Ultimas Semanas onward to Capitulos Semanas.
I think they make Max wear tight suits to accentuate his body but i do feel for a guy who works in a fashion house that the look is so not working.
Ximena was going to leave Bernie locked up in the big house huh?
Definitely Eva talked the lawyer into doing his job especially when he learned that Ximena is flat broke. Eva wants to deal out her own brand of justice to Bernie.
Fer so let me get this straight you don't want to do the operation to help you walk to punish your mother for supposedly falling for your Dr. instead of reconciling with your father.
The Sandovals great looking family really smart but certainly not the next candidates for Mensa not so much. It seems like the light bulbs are barely flickering in this entire family. Oh well at least they are good to look at.
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I'm also very tired of the continual whining. So much misery, so little time. (Yay!)
I've barely been able to catch capitulos on DailyMotion and reading the recaps has been hit or miss, but it seems that for every step forward we take on TdA, there are at least TEN steps backward! OY!!
I know we have long since passed these capitulos, but in my frantic race to catch up this weekend, I just HAD to go back and see the Fer/Cruz wedding and the (I can't believe I did this) Nathi and BlockHead JuanJo wedding.
UA...I know you love Pablo, but my word...this man has a very, very hard time singing in TUNE! He just needs to forget singing 'Ave Maria'. He slid up into every pitch because he is ALWAYS flat (this was during the Nathi/BlockHead wedding). That was a most painful 'Ave Maria', but nothing, I mean NOTHING could match the HORRIBLE duet with poor Chente (who stood there looking at Montero like he was ready to choke him)!! It was Cruz/Pablo who did not hit one pitch...not one! They were just singing in thirds apart and Montero could not hear it. I am really stunned that both singers actually allowed that horrible piece to be left in the scene.
Cruz/Pablo's newer 'hit' and the one that the Floozy Diana (is that her name) is peddling is tons better. I don't hear any sliding up into the pitch or missing things altogether. Even on 'Riqueza' he starts to strain his voice a bit for musical emphasis, but it does not work. He should stick to what he does well. Just my .02, but had to get that one off my chest. Thank you for bearing with me.
As for the BlockHead and Nathi...wowsers. I thought that Nathi would wake up and get a clue, but I assume the writers were determined to let their national football hero get some glory in this story. Listen up writers, get over this BlockHead once and for all! I only hope that we are not stuck seeing little BlockHeads as it would be TOO much!! Basta!!
My poor JP...looking at hot as ever, but taking this long to realise that his mother is utterly sick. Bernarda is pure camp...to the point that it's not too believable anymore, but it is my hope that the Bishop from the Inquisition will help sent her to her just rewards.
I am going to miss JP...such a hunk.
I saw the gratuitous strip tease performed by Lush Leonela. Your point, Mejia, was??
I literally laughed out loud when I saw the Max and his Six Pack scene! Honestly, other than to show us Maximiliano that scene was clearly just stuck in there for no reason!
...and Maria D...actually agreeing to this bizarre plan that Max has to get her married of to Alonso?! PUH-LEEZE!!!
As for Alonso...can't they just make him leave now? His delusional begging is becoming too much.
On another note...I made a trip to a major metropolitan/cosmopolitan city to see 'my' Luis Miguel in person! I was so happy I did! I do love 'Tres Palabras'. Luis Miguel did not disappoint. I had wonderful seats and got to see him so up close that when he sang this song, my heart could have cried. Some man sitting next to his novia looked over and asked me if I was 'Maria D'. I nearly died laughing, but he was clearly enjoying the song as well. LM did it beautifully. The huge crowd really cheered when he sang it. All in all, LM gave an hour and a half song after song (mostly boleros) programme with fantastic musicians. The sax soloist was primo. LM has a million dollar smile that lights up that stage.
I was happy!
Thank you again to all of our wonderful recappers from our wonderful website. As someone who has missed so much of our TN, it is always good to 'come home' when I can.
Gracias.
Susanita
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Ok...I think that's it for now.
Susanita
Oh yes yes yes, that was driving me nuts too.
My mom is a singer and the sliding into pitch thing drives her nuts. I was telling her about this with the "Singing Gardner" (my name for Cruz). I like the actor, but sometimes his singing is painful.
I laugh every time PM sings. I've never cared for his singing, but he is at least bearable as an actor-IMHO. He can carry his part of a novela for sure.
Elvira: Give me a 'high five'!! Give one to your mother as well! :))
I have to say one more thing about my wonderful Luis Miguel concert. Many ladies in the audience were channeling either Maria D with heels so high I thought some of them would topple forward or X-factor with...wait....a SCARF around the neck!! That's ok...it was fun to see. I so love shoes with lovely high heels, but some of the shoes I saw were so high, they looked dangerous. Ha! At least, they were wearing the appropriate short, tight skirts that barely covered the bottom. The men in the audience were enjoying the show! :))
Susanita
Maybe the producer can straighten him out.
Plus, a good coach helps a singer preserve and maintain that voice. Colunga still takes acting lessons, so I don't think voice lessons would be out of order (and, yes, it's always easier for this armchair quarterback to make the calls!).
I do agree that he has done a super job of bringing life to this TN. I've enjoyed his character very much. After all, he was the one who has made Fony Fer 'real'.
Susanita
My guess is that actors can't overrule directors or producers in these situations. US soap actors always had authority over their characters if a writer wrote something that wasn't right in their eyes and this must have been due to so many of them playing the same characters for their entire careers.
Pablo needs to work with a female producer who won't mess with his voice on camera.
I have to laugh, however, at the comment about the Inquisition: Back in the day people like Dona Dementa led the Inquisition!
Susanita
Give me Oz, the guy with a heart, brains, and no attitude. ALso love Max, tight suits, turned up collars, messy hair, pecs ---the whole package.
These two guys are at least living their lives, not controlling their lives and everyone else who comes in contact with them.
I find myself laughing at Max often. Between the raging bull exhale he does when he cries and the tight suits he's like a little Cuban sun burned Hulk.
This novela seriously should have been over YESTERDAY! It's like they're pulling storylines out their ass now. BASTA!
I don't think any singer would purposely sing off key, unless as a joke. Not very good for record sales.
Too bad PM isn't more dedicated to perfecting his craft if he wants to sing. A voice coach sure would help, the basics are there.
Your appreciation of a person can cloud the issue, like me with FC, he can do no wrong & he's perfect. Well, except for his early Mejia novelas, that Mejia got from his ass.
"Don't worry about the old gal...she'll probably be sitting next to Lucifer sipping an iced sherry..." LOL.
And you nailed Gui's vileness with this description:
"Guillermo arrives. (OMG! Retch alert!!) He walks over and (skin-crawl alert!) paws lasciviously at Maria all the while keeping quiet so she’s unable to identify him by the sound of his voice. (I need a shower!)"
Susanita, Terrific post. I'm glad to have you confirm what my untutored ear was telling me about our otherwise endearing jardinerito desafinado.
PS: Glad you finally got to see Luis Miguel in concert. Sounds like you had a blast!
Poor Milagros. Baby JPito is kidnapped on her watch then the very next time she's brave enough to try babysitting again, MARIA is kidnapped! I'd just call it a day if I were her!
Aren't Max and Fer a little old to be a)living at home (I know Fer recently moved out) and b) having tantrums about their parents getting back together? It seems like adolescent behavior not 20something.
And ITA re: Max's look. When they flash back to him at the beginning of this series with his short, brown hair he looks SO HANDSOME! This crazy processed hair, fake baked skin and gigolo clothing is NOT flattering!
My personal theory on Eva is that she's fallen under Burnarda's spell and the lines of good and evil have become very blurry for her. I think she still wants to kill her but I think she likes hanging out with her too.
I'm going to be sad when this TN ends. :)
Katy
As to Max and Fer living with their parents at their ages, I would guess that this is a cultural thing. It wasn't the norm in the US for the longest time, but perhaps it's more common in Mexico?
Doesn't mean I'd be on board with that. One of the must amusing posters I ever saw was entitled "Everything I need to know about life I learned from Princess Diana" and the one item I remember from it was...
When you live with his mother 400 rooms are not enough.
For them to freak over their parents splitting up isn't unusual either. I know people in their 30s who couldn't handle the idea of widowed parents marrying again.
I know what you mean about missing this mess when it ends. I always have a twinge or two after a novela ends. We have come to know, like, loathe or mock the characters and when they waltz off into the sunset or rot in jail they leave a hole in our lives - at least until the next group of twits arrives to fill the space.
As for PM, I come from a family with generations of singers and musicians and his off key renditions are like fingernails on a blackboard. He may make records and tour but then he has the benefit of engineering and big background music that can disguise his lack of technique and his sloppy habits. The ever present tendency of many singers to slide over notes drives me nuts as does the habit of embellishing everything in an effort to show off.
I'm late getting here, but I wanted to say thanks and add that not everyone was wowed by Dr. Voice. I sympathize with Fer, but even so, Dr. V. has been less that admirable as a physician.
#1 his first surgery on Fer... a flop though I think the post op assessment of the results was questionable: "Here stand up... oops fell down... too bad... didn't work... next!"
#2 the Alonzo Project does anyone think that this is a good idea?
#3 maybe a 2nd opinion is in order he's busy hitting on his patients mom, why attack Fer? I'm sure someone else is capable of doing that surgery.
#4 sterile technique? Fer is lucy that she didn't get a wound infection... he reached up and adjusted his headlamp with his bare glove and then resumed operating.
#5 what kind of Dr. is he anyway? pain management?, physical medicine?, surgery?, psychiatrist?
He does have a nice voice and kind eyes...
Carlos
Really an enjoyable list of comments again. Definitely a cultural learning center is this blog.....
I was thinking that maybe production should just try mice instead of rats. That one they keep using is so tame and so huge, I kept waiting to see if it would meow or start purring.
Has anyone seen promos for the replacement? We only have till #165 for them to start advertising it.
Katy
LMAO!
I've been wondering about TdA's replacement as well. Usually we've seen something by now!
No FC however. I have never seen him in anything.
Agreed about the staying with the the parents/family as a cultural thing. It is the same with Italian,Filipino, Asian, Middle Eastern and other non Mexican Hispanic families. They have a lot more empahisis in the closeness of families whereas we have a more stronger emphasis in independence. It is a North American/Western European thing I guess.
Then again all these people are very rich and they could live in the many compounds within the main house like in American soaps like the Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. ***Shrugs shoulders***
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