Saturday, June 25, 2011
Triunfo del Amor #154 6/24/11 Free At Last! Free At Last! Thank Gawd Almighty! They’re Free At Last!
As Viewerville steels itself for another night of angst at the Scandal-val mansion now beset by exorbitant ransom demands to allow for Maria Desamparada and Victoria’s return, Dr. Heriberto has offered Osvaldo his life savings to use. Ozzie accepts the money as a loan so now everybody in the room can stop examining the dirt on their shoes and counting the cracks in the floor.
Guillermo, who apparently is having delusions of grandeur involving Machiavelli, calls Jimena and orders her to put on a disguise and pick up the ransom as the only way to regain his trust. He even sweetens the deal by offering to share some of the cash he got from Bernarda.
The crooks argue over whether they’ll get paid or get skunked and stuck in jail for life.
The Sandoval posse worries over Maria’s fate. The kidnappers call with instructions. They don’t want to see Oz anywhere in the park and there better not be any police! Max grabs the phone from Oz and tells them that they have the ransom money but that first Victoria has to be let go or there is no deal. (Now that’s a first! Maybe he’ll start a trend.) He hangs up and they call back. Head Kidnapper agrees to let Vicki loose the next morning and to come for the money. If they have the money then they get Maria back. Max finally has a brainstorm of an idea: why not call the police? They agree to call the cops and take a chance that the cop put in charge of their case will be honest.
The next day, Gui calls the police station anonymously and tells them that a woman looking like the girl who was kidnapped will be at the park to pick up the ransom.
The kidnappers throw Vicki into the back of the car, but the girlfriend of one stops to take Vicki’s earrings and necklace for herself. This gives Vic a chance to peek underneath her blindfold and get a glimpse of the landmarks. Along the way she hears them argue about missing an intersection and then how they left Maria doped up on sleeping pills.
Heri, Oz, Alonso and Max wait anxiously in the SUV at the park and grouse amongst themselves about whether the plan will work and what to do if the kidnappers don’t show. Suddenly Oz’s phone rings. (Good, cuz I was about to doze off.) They’ve called Oz and Max again to tell them they’re on their way. Oz wants proof Vicki’s with them. They stick the phone in front of her mouth. She bray’s into the receiver that they’re freeing her. Nicolas(?), the head crook, tells Oz to pick Vicki up past the crossroads near the warehouse.
The crooks dump Vicki in the middle of nowhere, still tied up and blindfolded. Somehow she manages to wriggle free. Remembering the clues, she kicks of her heels and walks barefooted all the way back to the abandoned warehouse.
Cruz comes by the next morning and surprises Fernanda who’s been daydreaming about him. He serenades her. FF>>
The kidnappers arrive at the designated drop site in the park before Ji does. She watches Operation Starsky and Hutch go down just as the police are nabbing the Keystone Crooks. (Honest to gosh, where did Burnie find these bozo’s, in Siniestra’s little black book?) Gui sees the news report about the kidnapping and rescue and figures that Ji should be cooling her heels in a cement 8x4 about now while the other dudes are long gone.
Bernarda listens to the news also that morning. Ooops! The news says they’ve captured all the Sandoval kidnappers! Darn it all! Another screw up!
Back at papa and mama’s manse, Fer asks Cruz to forgive her for the way she treated him while she was under the influence of her little green-eyed monster. Smoochies.
Oz’s SUV pulls up to the place the kidnappers dropped off Vicki. They find her shoes and the rope and follow her bloody tracks.
Ji heads back to grinning Gui’s place to tell him where to get off, and, what he can do with himself once he does. She walks in and slaps the crap out of him. She then commences to b!tch him out for lying to her and trying to get her thrown in jail. Not to be undone by the weaker sex, Gui, guilty as charged, slaps her upside the head and tells her he’s still the one giving orders here. She warns him that when she’s out to get even, she can be just as dangerous to her enemies as he is, if not more so. It’s now kill or be killed and she’s declaring war! He smirks. Ji walks out of the house, fuming.
Bernarda now calls Gui. He ignores the call. He’s not answering till he knows he’s got some ace up his sleeve to use against her, he says.
Burnie gets pissed because Gui isn’t picking up and decides to teach the impudent jackass a lesson in obedience of avenging angels.
Vicki walks all the way back to the warehouse. She miraculously recognizes it as the area she managed to get a peek of through her blindfold. Conveniently, there’s a crowbar lying around outside and she breaks a window with it. Eventually she makes her way back to the pillar where they were tied up. Vic’s feet are blistered and bloody –especially after crawling through the broken window and landing on shards of glass. (Nice pedi, Vic!) However, she’s in self-sacrifice mode and the only thing on her mind is finding “m’hijaaaaaaa!” and saving her. She spies Maria still tied to the pillar and note she’s drugged, an unconscious lump. Vic is afraid the kidnappers will come back at any moment.
Vicki hears a car pull up and immediately panics, thinking it must be the kidnappers coming for Maria. However, it’s just Oz and his posse. (The virgencita wasn’t out to lunch after all!!) Dr. Heri confirms the worst, though, and wants Maria taken to the hospital to get her stomach pumped ASAP.
A bit later, Gui is back at the kidnap site to pick up his camera. Once he’s back home again he decides to head for the studio to do some editing.
Meanwhile, Ji is driving back from Gui’s. Mama Rox calls Ji to check up on her, thinking she might have been arrested along with the others. Ji says she’s fine but she has a few things to do before coming home. Ji hangs up and starts thinking about Maria and why she’d suddenly be marrying Lonnie. She remembers watching him come out of a clinic with an envelope that must have had some test results in it.
Back again at Casa Scandal-val, all is forgiven and forgotten, says Cruz. More hugs and smooches. Just then Diana shows up screaming orders at him, like some drill sergeant, to get his sorry backside moving cuz they’re late for rehearsals. Cruz heads out reluctantly. Diana snatches his hat off Fer’s head, puts it on her own, then proceeds to smirk at Fer’s wheelchair before strutting out of the living room. (Viewerville considers that b!tch-broads like her should survive being run over by a freight train and end up actually legless, like the character in Kings Row, if not just stuck in a hospital bed with only her eyes to blink yes and no to show “she’s still in there”.) Fer frowns and unhappily tells herself that she’s losing the babe-battle over Cruz.
At the police station, Oz and Heri find out that the police can’t really hold the kidnappers because they haven’t got definitive proof. Those three could have seen the bag and grabbed it out of pure curiosity. However, just in the nick of time, an anonymous DVD arrives. One of the detectives brings it to the head detective for a look-see.
Ji pulls up outside the clinic she remembers seeing Lon come out of. She walks in and pretends to be his fiancee coming in to get some information he’d misplaced or some such. The receptionist tells her to make sure he sees the doctor immediately. Ji walks out with a copy of the results and discovers that Lon’s terminally ill [deshuciado/a]!
At the hospital, Maria wakes up to find Vic sitting in the chair next to her with her feet all bandaged. It’s obvious that Vicki came back to get her. After a few questions, she learns that Vic’s feet were hurt during the attempt to rescue her. This seems to soften her up a little.
Back at the police station, meanwhile, Oz and the gang review a portion of the DVD with the head detective. It shows their three kidnappers in the abandoned warehouse, walking and talking around Vicki and Maria who are tied up. Cheers and back slapping!! They have their proof now!!
Outside again, Lon says he’s got to leave for something at his studio, and then he plans to buy the biggest bouquet of flowers for his “prometida” [fiancee]. Max bites his tongue and hides his frown. The others leave for the hospital to see how Maria and Vic are managing. Dr. Heri feels the urge as a doctor, he confesses, to tell Lon about his condition but Max reminds him of the deal they made. He talks him out of it.
In Maria’s hospital room, now, Max and Maria snuggle and smooch. They lament the fact that the next time he sees her she’ll be marrying Luckless Lon, but they agree that the (ugh!) sacrifice (swallow) is worth it to make the poor schmuck happy, if only for a few days. Just then there’s a knock at the door. Oz rolls Vic in with the two babies and hands them over to Maria. We end on a picture of a smiling nuclear family just like Maria always dreamed of. Free At Last! Free At Last! Thank Gawd Almighty! They’re Free At Last!
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Tks Jardinera. Since I mercifully slept through the 1st half, really appreciate your fun recrap.
Now what could go wrong?
Now what could go wrong?
Thanks, Jardinera. ("Free at last"...truer words were never spoken.)
So with 18 episodes left, apart from Alonso presumably kicking the bucket, all that's left for the show to do now is have the remaining villains turn on each other like rabid dogs before Bernarda...nuts, we've already had someone try to kill her in a fire, so would they do it again or somehow kill her via crucifix? (Okay, and probably kill Gui. Not sure about Ximena.)
So with 18 episodes left, apart from Alonso presumably kicking the bucket, all that's left for the show to do now is have the remaining villains turn on each other like rabid dogs before Bernarda...nuts, we've already had someone try to kill her in a fire, so would they do it again or somehow kill her via crucifix? (Okay, and probably kill Gui. Not sure about Ximena.)
Thanks for the recap, J. I watched this a couple of days ago and could not understand the Spanish to catch why Vic knew Maria was still alive to be rescued.
Everytime we see baby Oz, he is looking up. Zoos they string his mommy from the ceiling?
Cindyl
Everytime we see baby Oz, he is looking up. Zoos they string his mommy from the ceiling?
Cindyl
Permalink posted by 
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:37:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:37:00 PM EDT
Did the padre leave town? Is he free at last too?
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:41:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:41:00 PM EDT
Darn Android changed my word after I overdose their suggestion. I meant,do you suppose the producers dangle the baby's real mother above him to keep him happy?
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:41:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:41:00 PM EDT
It was an oddly dull episode all things considered and even ended on a flat note, none of the cliff hangers you would expect.
It did however have a few funny moments for me. I couldn't help laughing when the gang of four were all sitting in the car waiting for instructions and then suddenly, with perfect timing they all snapped on their seat belts at the same time.
They also cracked me up when the four of them practically arm in arm walked down the steps of the police state, it reminded me of the opening scene of Law and Order. All it needed was that distinct theme song.
So someone finally thought about bringing in the police but not until they had a discussion about maybe they are corrupt but we'll get lucky with honest ones.
Points to Vic for having the brains to pay attention to where she had been held and for letting her peasant instincts kick in and kick off her shoes before setting off down the road to save Maria. Had it been her daughter she would have staggered down the road in her six inch F Me shoes risking breaking a leg in the middle of nowhere.
Very convenient that the crow bar was handy but it looked to me like there was a grill on the window so it was kind of hard to picture our middle aged mama climbing through the window to rescue dopey daughter.
Where did Gui get the giant guard dog. I was certain he was going to sic it on Xi, which drat he didn't do.
What on earth is with the interminable musical intervals we are being subject to? If Fer has one ounce of her mother's backbone, she will call the hated doc, get her surgery, wheel herself to the studio, stand up and clock that smirking bitch using one of Vic good right hands.
Where is PJP? He left on his assignment during the kidnapping and hasn't been seen since. I couldn't believe he wasn't at the hospital when his Nina was found.
Monday - a wedding - will Xi show up to stop it? Do I care??
It did however have a few funny moments for me. I couldn't help laughing when the gang of four were all sitting in the car waiting for instructions and then suddenly, with perfect timing they all snapped on their seat belts at the same time.
They also cracked me up when the four of them practically arm in arm walked down the steps of the police state, it reminded me of the opening scene of Law and Order. All it needed was that distinct theme song.
So someone finally thought about bringing in the police but not until they had a discussion about maybe they are corrupt but we'll get lucky with honest ones.
Points to Vic for having the brains to pay attention to where she had been held and for letting her peasant instincts kick in and kick off her shoes before setting off down the road to save Maria. Had it been her daughter she would have staggered down the road in her six inch F Me shoes risking breaking a leg in the middle of nowhere.
Very convenient that the crow bar was handy but it looked to me like there was a grill on the window so it was kind of hard to picture our middle aged mama climbing through the window to rescue dopey daughter.
Where did Gui get the giant guard dog. I was certain he was going to sic it on Xi, which drat he didn't do.
What on earth is with the interminable musical intervals we are being subject to? If Fer has one ounce of her mother's backbone, she will call the hated doc, get her surgery, wheel herself to the studio, stand up and clock that smirking bitch using one of Vic good right hands.
Where is PJP? He left on his assignment during the kidnapping and hasn't been seen since. I couldn't believe he wasn't at the hospital when his Nina was found.
Monday - a wedding - will Xi show up to stop it? Do I care??
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:53:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:53:00 PM EDT
CINDY,
I think both baby's mother are out of camera range but in sight of the kiddies to keep them calm. I also think that the lights might fascinate them. They are certainly a pair of cuties though aren't they.
I think both baby's mother are out of camera range but in sight of the kiddies to keep them calm. I also think that the lights might fascinate them. They are certainly a pair of cuties though aren't they.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:55:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:55:00 PM EDT
Thanks so much for the recap, Jardinera. I'm going to watch the episode tonight and I'll be on the look out for the funny bits Dani described.
Thanks to Jardinera (last night) and Sara (night before last) for a couple of smart and funny recaps.
So, I guess Vicki's foot sacrifice will help soften Maria's heart. Nice work, Vick.
When snotty Diana was showing off, I fully expected Fer to rise from the wheelchair and slap her hard. Or, possibly, leap on her and drag her down. Just another beotch getting in line for some karma.
I guess I'm still watching because I'm waiting on the truckload of karma that's parked down the road, ready to roll out. Soon, please.
La Paloma
So, I guess Vicki's foot sacrifice will help soften Maria's heart. Nice work, Vick.
When snotty Diana was showing off, I fully expected Fer to rise from the wheelchair and slap her hard. Or, possibly, leap on her and drag her down. Just another beotch getting in line for some karma.
I guess I'm still watching because I'm waiting on the truckload of karma that's parked down the road, ready to roll out. Soon, please.
La Paloma
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 2:25:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 2:25:00 PM EDT
Jardinera - Thank you for the recap. Perfect title for it, too!
I caught most of this episode and am convinced I saw Maria's face soften to Vic when she talked
Dani - Gui probably did not sic the dog on Xi for fear of the dog contracting rabies or distemper.
;o)
I caught most of this episode and am convinced I saw Maria's face soften to Vic when she talked
Dani - Gui probably did not sic the dog on Xi for fear of the dog contracting rabies or distemper.
;o)
Thanks ladies -- Sara, for Thursday's and Jardinera for Friday's snappy, funny recaps. Bien hecho!
Anyway, I really am glad we have this grim interlude behind us -- unintentional humor notwithstanding. Adelante, mis queridos Sandoval! Adelante!
Anyway, I really am glad we have this grim interlude behind us -- unintentional humor notwithstanding. Adelante, mis queridos Sandoval! Adelante!
Diego Olivera y Elizabeth Alvarez are going to be the protagonistas in Amorcito Corazón, on Televisa.
I saw EA in FELS & thought she was good, huge blue eyes, but there is sth not quite right with her looks & I can't put my finger on it. There is nothing wrong with Diego Olivera's look, nada
I saw EA in FELS & thought she was good, huge blue eyes, but there is sth not quite right with her looks & I can't put my finger on it. There is nothing wrong with Diego Olivera's look, nada
Oy. I tried to watch this episode last night, but fell asleep. I woke up to Vic's nasty bloody feet. Lovely. I'm sure the recap is a million gazillion times better, anyway. I love the snark.
Considering Alonso is supposed to drop dead any day now, no one seems at all concerned about letting him drive and live alone. He doesn't seem to be in much of a decline, either. Just how is this nameless illness supposed to progress?
Yesterday my team at work was looking at our kiva.org account, picking new people to give microcredit to. I noticed a group in Morelia seeking a loan who call themselves "Triunfo del Amor." I thought it was funny, but wondered how they expect to be taken seriously with that moniker...
Considering Alonso is supposed to drop dead any day now, no one seems at all concerned about letting him drive and live alone. He doesn't seem to be in much of a decline, either. Just how is this nameless illness supposed to progress?
Yesterday my team at work was looking at our kiva.org account, picking new people to give microcredit to. I noticed a group in Morelia seeking a loan who call themselves "Triunfo del Amor." I thought it was funny, but wondered how they expect to be taken seriously with that moniker...
Well the Scooby Doo Crew solved their mystery.
It's odd to me that Xi Is hot on the trail for vengeance against Gui and her first thought is "why is MD marrying Alonso?". Wha??? And boy, Xi sure runs into Alonso a lot! At bars, at jewelry stores, at the clinic!!! And didn't Alonso go to the clinic w PJP? Where was he in her memory bubble?
Speaking of Alonso, just how dumb is he? Who carries Maria out of the warehouse in his arms? Max, that's who. And who carries Vic out? Oz. Alonso, you and Heri are side kicks. But then after MD is safe, Alonso is all "gosh, thanks everyone for your help getting my fiancee back!"
So. Dumb!
Thanks, Jardinera! I missed a lot of the details. Your recap was great!
Katy
It's odd to me that Xi Is hot on the trail for vengeance against Gui and her first thought is "why is MD marrying Alonso?". Wha??? And boy, Xi sure runs into Alonso a lot! At bars, at jewelry stores, at the clinic!!! And didn't Alonso go to the clinic w PJP? Where was he in her memory bubble?
Speaking of Alonso, just how dumb is he? Who carries Maria out of the warehouse in his arms? Max, that's who. And who carries Vic out? Oz. Alonso, you and Heri are side kicks. But then after MD is safe, Alonso is all "gosh, thanks everyone for your help getting my fiancee back!"
So. Dumb!
Thanks, Jardinera! I missed a lot of the details. Your recap was great!
Katy
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 5:15:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 5:15:00 PM EDT
Katy, you know how small Mex DF is.
There is ONLY 1 restaurant, 1 fire dept, 1 bar & everyone lives so close, rich & poor alike they can be anywhere in a few minutes, because there is NO traffic.
There is ONLY 1 restaurant, 1 fire dept, 1 bar & everyone lives so close, rich & poor alike they can be anywhere in a few minutes, because there is NO traffic.
Vario
That combination of EA and Diego might be very interesting. She was pretty good in FEA and I think the thing that occasionally makes her look off is that she has cat's eyes. They have a distinct slant to them which sometimes gives her an exotic look.
That combination of EA and Diego might be very interesting. She was pretty good in FEA and I think the thing that occasionally makes her look off is that she has cat's eyes. They have a distinct slant to them which sometimes gives her an exotic look.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 5:28:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 5:28:00 PM EDT
Variopinta you are so right! Why am I surprised by the "small town" of DF?
One last thing. Don't you think the cops/Sandovals should be just a teeeeeny bit suspicious that a cd incriminating their bad guys just dropped in their laps? With their 3 stooges in custody, just who do they think made and delivered the cd?!
I repeat, so. Dumb!!!
Katy
One last thing. Don't you think the cops/Sandovals should be just a teeeeeny bit suspicious that a cd incriminating their bad guys just dropped in their laps? With their 3 stooges in custody, just who do they think made and delivered the cd?!
I repeat, so. Dumb!!!
Katy
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 6:26:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 6:26:00 PM EDT
Someone commented about alonso looking good considering he is dying. I mentioned once before. What happens if they marry and he finds out he is not dying or they can correct the problem. If that doesn't happen this time, maybe it will be a good one for another novela.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 7:53:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 7:53:00 PM EDT
Thanks Jardinera for wonderful recap of a absurd episode.
Ok i have to ask why didn't Alonso offer to help financially to save Maria? He might not have been rich as the Sandovals used to be but i thought he had quite a few pesos squirreled away somewhere for a rainy day. He didn't even offer one cent to help out.
Yeah it's makes all of the sense in the world as Ximena wants pay back at Gui for almost setting her up to take the fall for Maria's and her mother's kidnapping to leap on the thought why is Maria suddenly marrying Alonso? This of course makes sense only to Meh-jia that is who cares if the audience doesn't follow this logic?
Another question how in the world did big boned Victoria squeezed through that grill to get to through her daughter and the they looked in tact after showing Victoria got inside too?
I know too much logic when watching a Meh-jia masterpiece suspend all logical and intelligent thinking do not question the obvious.
What i still find truly unbelievable is this man has still the position he has at Univision to determine what gets produced and shown on TV.
Ok i have to ask why didn't Alonso offer to help financially to save Maria? He might not have been rich as the Sandovals used to be but i thought he had quite a few pesos squirreled away somewhere for a rainy day. He didn't even offer one cent to help out.
Yeah it's makes all of the sense in the world as Ximena wants pay back at Gui for almost setting her up to take the fall for Maria's and her mother's kidnapping to leap on the thought why is Maria suddenly marrying Alonso? This of course makes sense only to Meh-jia that is who cares if the audience doesn't follow this logic?
Another question how in the world did big boned Victoria squeezed through that grill to get to through her daughter and the they looked in tact after showing Victoria got inside too?
I know too much logic when watching a Meh-jia masterpiece suspend all logical and intelligent thinking do not question the obvious.
What i still find truly unbelievable is this man has still the position he has at Univision to determine what gets produced and shown on TV.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 8:55:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 8:55:00 PM EDT
Mejia works for Televisa, not Univision. Univision just has a highly advantageous rebroadcast deal.
I was also wondering why Alonso didn't immediately put up the money for the ransom. Ximeana had jilted Max for him because of his bank account back in the day, so this makes no sense.
What could make sense is Ximeana making hay out of the pity marriage actually being por interes.
Why wasn't JP with Oz and Fer all the way? This also makes no sense.
How much battery power and recording time were in Gui's camera?
We can probably expect the Keystone Crooks to rat Gui out so he would go down with them. Somebody at police HQ has to be wondering where the video came from.
I agree with the comments about Diana. She deserves payback for her nasty behavior.
As we wait for Karmageddon to get Bernarda I must comment on the buffer shots of her in her high collar, cross in hand, and blackness behind her. That one makes me think of Elizabeth Bathory.
I was also wondering why Alonso didn't immediately put up the money for the ransom. Ximeana had jilted Max for him because of his bank account back in the day, so this makes no sense.
What could make sense is Ximeana making hay out of the pity marriage actually being por interes.
Why wasn't JP with Oz and Fer all the way? This also makes no sense.
How much battery power and recording time were in Gui's camera?
We can probably expect the Keystone Crooks to rat Gui out so he would go down with them. Somebody at police HQ has to be wondering where the video came from.
I agree with the comments about Diana. She deserves payback for her nasty behavior.
As we wait for Karmageddon to get Bernarda I must comment on the buffer shots of her in her high collar, cross in hand, and blackness behind her. That one makes me think of Elizabeth Bathory.
I was watching with my brother and he said Alonso offered to get an advance from his production company. Did anyone else catch this? We could have gotten mixed up...
UA, great point on the video camera. It looks like an older, home movie camera, certainly not the high tech surveillance camera which could capture hours of footage. I can barely record my kids' basketball games without running out of batteries but GUI has days worth of footage and the red light is still blinking?!
Katy
UA, great point on the video camera. It looks like an older, home movie camera, certainly not the high tech surveillance camera which could capture hours of footage. I can barely record my kids' basketball games without running out of batteries but GUI has days worth of footage and the red light is still blinking?!
Katy
Permalink posted by : Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 12:15:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 12:15:00 AM EDT
Victoria is actually quite small. Her face is very round, which makes her look heavier than she actually is.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 12:20:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 12:20:00 AM EDT
Victoria Ruffo is 5'4.5" tall and doesn't have a delicate bone structure. She also is somewhat full-faced even at her ideal weight. She won't look really old for a while yet (she is now 50).
Gui's dog has been on camera before. He's never shown as a guard dog although he is an appropriate breed for it. The attraction must be the menacing look.
Novelas should have more animals in them. I miss Chico from Eva Luna, Capriccio from FELS, and that gorgeous dog from El Cuerpo del Deseo.
Gui's dog has been on camera before. He's never shown as a guard dog although he is an appropriate breed for it. The attraction must be the menacing look.
Novelas should have more animals in them. I miss Chico from Eva Luna, Capriccio from FELS, and that gorgeous dog from El Cuerpo del Deseo.
Thanks, Jardinera. Funny and smart, as usual. The recappers definitely need to be professional writers, preferably of telenovelas!
I'm so glad that the kidnapping didn't drag on any longer.
Capriccio!!! I'm still laughing about the wonderful episode where Capriccio refused to eat the sweat-drenched bread. The commentary on CarayCaray or the forum was hilarious.
I'm so glad that the kidnapping didn't drag on any longer.
Capriccio!!! I'm still laughing about the wonderful episode where Capriccio refused to eat the sweat-drenched bread. The commentary on CarayCaray or the forum was hilarious.
I wasn't here when FELS aired originally but I did read some of the recaps, including the great one about when Juan rode Capriccio right into the front door of the Elizondo hacienda. There was a great discussion about his breed. Loved how smart that horse was supposed to be.
To someone's previous point I would have loved for Fer to have gotten up from the wheelchair to give Diana a sound thrashing.
To someone's previous point I would have loved for Fer to have gotten up from the wheelchair to give Diana a sound thrashing.
Hola.....has anyone else noticed Jimena's mother's speech is really slurred?....i was wondering if she maybe has had dental work?braces? any way she sounds and looks like she is spitting her words out....does anyone think the wedding will go through? i cannot believe the writers will let Maria marry Alonzo....maybe its because i don't like him....thanks for the recap Jardinera...love your style.....BNinCA
Permalink posted by : Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 7:32:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 7:32:00 PM EDT
oh there was 1 more thing i wanted to say......i cannot believe Cruz is allowing this ugly bitch of a producer to lead him around by the ear....if some other women had pulled my husbands hat off my head i would of come out of the wheel chair...or run her ass over with the wheelchair.....what is he afraid of? what an awful, mean women.....
Permalink posted by : Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 7:41:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 7:41:00 PM EDT
It looks like, from the avances, that Maria marries Alonso tomorrow night. I'm wondering if he's going to die or pass out at the altar because everyone looks so shocked and they're staring his direction. I HOPE that's what happens because this story line is just not to be believed. Again, I'm getting all this from the avances but it looks like they have to hold Max back when Maria said "I do". Really, Max? You want one ounce of sympathy from Viewerville after you pimped out your "mujer"?!! And just what do Max and Maria think is going to happen on Maria and Alonso's wedding night?! How come all the people who know about M & M's plan (Oz, Vic, Dr. Voice, PJP) don't tell Max and Maria how twisted and sick their plan is! Why doesn't anyone ask Max if he CARES that the love of his life is going to sleep with another man?!
Sorry, I know this isn't real. I can suspend belief for most of it but this part really gets to me!
Katy
Sorry, I know this isn't real. I can suspend belief for most of it but this part really gets to me!
Katy
Permalink posted by : Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 9:41:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 9:41:00 PM EDT
"Another question how in the world did big boned Victoria squeezed through that grill to get to through her daughter and the they looked in tact after showing Victoria got inside too?"
Blusamari - that is why we wear our telenovela beanie hats. They are ten sizes too small so that oxygen and blood flow to the brain is cut off. This helps us suspend disbelief and go with the flow of these crazy over-the-top telenovelas. Sometimes the chin strap has to be engaged, as well.
Blusamari - that is why we wear our telenovela beanie hats. They are ten sizes too small so that oxygen and blood flow to the brain is cut off. This helps us suspend disbelief and go with the flow of these crazy over-the-top telenovelas. Sometimes the chin strap has to be engaged, as well.
Running Diana over with the wheelchair sounds like a good idea.
Remember that Cruz is supposed to be a country bumpkin whose business skills are still unformed. Unlike his male pride, which is in adequate force to prevent him from asking Osvaldo's advice or assistance on this one. Osvaldo has enough pull at Televisa to do something about this.
As to Operation Alonso, JP and Os have both expressed disapproval and Victoria has told Max of her misgivings. Heriberto has also explained that not telling Alonso of his medical condition wasn't right either.
Max probably has never thought about Maria having to knock boots with Alonso.
Remember that Cruz is supposed to be a country bumpkin whose business skills are still unformed. Unlike his male pride, which is in adequate force to prevent him from asking Osvaldo's advice or assistance on this one. Osvaldo has enough pull at Televisa to do something about this.
As to Operation Alonso, JP and Os have both expressed disapproval and Victoria has told Max of her misgivings. Heriberto has also explained that not telling Alonso of his medical condition wasn't right either.
Max probably has never thought about Maria having to knock boots with Alonso.
IMHO, something will happen before Maria and he can consumate the marriage. I expect a major collapse, if not at the altar then during the reception. She's avoided even kissing him to this point. How many days does he have left to live? If somebody can count back, it shouldn't be more than a week or two by now. Who knows? Maybe Jimeana will arrive to halt the ceremony with the news before they can say "Acepto".
Great recap.
I bet Alonso drops dead right after he says I do and makes Maria rich which drives Xi even more crazy.
They had the 2-hour finale on Sunday in Mexico, I wonder if they will do the same here. I saw some interviews where they were asked if this was the longest novela they had been in.
It still seems that there are far too many episodes for the trials and tribulations of Maria and Max to stop. I wonder with them showing the rats so much, if Maria got bit by one of them and now will catch a disease? or will Xi poision her?
As predicted a while ago the doctor has become the sole doctor in the world, I am wondering now if it will lead to him and Vicky getting together. I only say that because there was demand for Cesar to play Osvaldo, and since they have drawn this out so much why not give the viewers what they want?
I bet Alonso drops dead right after he says I do and makes Maria rich which drives Xi even more crazy.
They had the 2-hour finale on Sunday in Mexico, I wonder if they will do the same here. I saw some interviews where they were asked if this was the longest novela they had been in.
It still seems that there are far too many episodes for the trials and tribulations of Maria and Max to stop. I wonder with them showing the rats so much, if Maria got bit by one of them and now will catch a disease? or will Xi poision her?
As predicted a while ago the doctor has become the sole doctor in the world, I am wondering now if it will lead to him and Vicky getting together. I only say that because there was demand for Cesar to play Osvaldo, and since they have drawn this out so much why not give the viewers what they want?
Permalink posted by : Monday, June 27, 2011 at 8:28:00 AM EDT
: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 8:28:00 AM EDT
UrbanA/La Paloma: Maybe Oz will find out from Fer once she's out of that wheelchair and we'll get the satisfaction of seeing her back to her old sarcastic self for a brief bit and then a catfight of major proportions will ensue; or Oz will get with Cruz in a general conversation and he'll talk to the bigwigs and get Diana fired for sexual harrassment if we're lucky. (PSA#XXX)
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Variopinta: I call that true sacrifice on a reapper's part! Letting you sleep through while we slog on through it not once but two and three times. LOL!
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Dani: Law and Order promo's--¡Exactamente!
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BillC: Did you turn into Rip van Winkle or what? You should start the countdown of episodios for us. > : ? ))
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Katy: Scoobydoo Crew--wish I'd thought of that! Great moniker!
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Variopinta: I call that true sacrifice on a reapper's part! Letting you sleep through while we slog on through it not once but two and three times. LOL!
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Dani: Law and Order promo's--¡Exactamente!
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BillC: Did you turn into Rip van Winkle or what? You should start the countdown of episodios for us. > : ? ))
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Katy: Scoobydoo Crew--wish I'd thought of that! Great moniker!
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Victoria might be short, but she's not small by any means. She's lost a lost of weight since the beginning of the filmingo of this novela. Her head is the size of a basketball and she's extremely top heavy, but her legs are very thin. That's why she's always wearing long, loose and flowy tops with narrow pants. I'm sorry, but I think she looks older than 50. I just don't see what the big deal is with this woman, as a beauty or an actress.
Permalink posted by : Monday, June 27, 2011 at 12:52:00 PM EDT
: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 12:52:00 PM EDT
According to TV y Novelas Ruffo weighs 118 lbs. Another site says she is 5'4½, I thought she was shorter.
@Katy, I'll tell you when someone will notice how twisted Maria and Max's plan is vis a viz Alonso. As soon as someone casually asks Alonso for the details concerning JPJ's kidnapping perpretrator. As far as pet unresolved or implausable plot points, get in line, and wait like everybody else.
Permalink posted by : Monday, June 27, 2011 at 2:39:00 PM EDT
: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 2:39:00 PM EDT
@Variopinta - I don't think I'd believe the weight or the age of most actresses that is put out by their publicists.
Permalink posted by : Monday, June 27, 2011 at 2:59:00 PM EDT
: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 2:59:00 PM EDT
Hermano Esquip,
You are never going to get over Alonso not spilling the beans about Bernarda (rightfully so). I can tell this is right up there with the early days of Llena de Amor when Fedra took Marianella's paycheck and never got busted for it!!! Oh the injustices we viewers must bear! :)
@ Vario: You are SO RIGHT! Those actors/actresses shave 10-20 pounds off all their bio info. Can't say as I blame them--it's a cutthroat world. Saw WL in People's 50 Most Beautiful Latina people and off camera he only ate the fruit plate so he wouldn't ruin his diet!!!
@ Jardinera: Thank you for your nice words. I always feel like I've gotten an A+ on a paper when I get a shout out from the razor sharp re-cappers! :)
Katy
You are never going to get over Alonso not spilling the beans about Bernarda (rightfully so). I can tell this is right up there with the early days of Llena de Amor when Fedra took Marianella's paycheck and never got busted for it!!! Oh the injustices we viewers must bear! :)
@ Vario: You are SO RIGHT! Those actors/actresses shave 10-20 pounds off all their bio info. Can't say as I blame them--it's a cutthroat world. Saw WL in People's 50 Most Beautiful Latina people and off camera he only ate the fruit plate so he wouldn't ruin his diet!!!
@ Jardinera: Thank you for your nice words. I always feel like I've gotten an A+ on a paper when I get a shout out from the razor sharp re-cappers! :)
Katy
Permalink posted by : Monday, June 27, 2011 at 3:16:00 PM EDT
: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 3:16:00 PM EDT
If there is no revelation from Alonso I don't think we need worry about this being unresolved because Dona Dementa will boast about it in front of the police or a cellmate.
If she boasts of it in prison, we all know what will happen to her.
If she boasts of it in prison, we all know what will happen to her.
They showed a before & after picture of VR & she lost a lot of weight, they said 10 lbs, but it looks like more to me, maybe photo enhanced.
She looks very small to me in TDA.
She looks very small to me in TDA.
@Vario, it's interesting you say that because I've noticed she's looking a lot skinnier, especially through her body. You really notice it when they do the flashbacks.
@UA, great insights re Alonso telling on Burnie. Your comments will give my brother, Esquip, some peace of mind! :)
Katy
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@UA, great insights re Alonso telling on Burnie. Your comments will give my brother, Esquip, some peace of mind! :)
Katy
Permalink posted by : Monday, June 27, 2011 at 8:59:00 PM EDT
: Monday, June 27, 2011 at 8:59:00 PM EDT
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