Caray, Caray!

Buenos dias, everyone. I am absolutely and completely lazy this morning and am going to try something different—I'm going to blog as I go along.  First I'm going to take a page from Sara and do a quick list of last night's highlights. Then I'll start to add more details and a LOT of screenshots! Let's get started.

Last night's episode had some snoozy parts in it with some important highlights:

* Gustavo gives Ana Paula a pretty (but not expensive) shell necklace. The shell was from their romantic excursion at Boca del Cielo. He has had another shell necklace made for himself. Romantic moments, kissy kissy, hearts, butterflies, te amo te amo. ZZZZZZZZ.

* Rogelio approves of Sinthia dating David. Mainly because David is a business associate and if David is married to Sinthia, Rohell figures he may have some extra influence over David in business matters. Rohell sure is the eternal romantic.

* Miguel goes off to do his truck driving business trip. Many kisses and tender farewells before he takes off, so you know an anvil is waiting for him for sure.

* Ana Paula, Dani, Tia MentiRosa are waiting for their ride from Gustavo to the nurses' graduation, but Gustavo never comes. Eventually, however, Bruno drops by and offers to give them a ride, which they accept because they are already very late to the graduation. Bruno tries to give a gift of an expensive watch to Ana Paula, which she refuses because it's inappropriate. (Tia MentiRosa accepts it later on Ana Paula's behalf.)

* Mercedes gets an even worse impression of Ana Paula when she arrives at the graduation ceremony late. She tells AP that it shows a "lack of respect" for her to be so tardy. When she finds out that Ana Paula is Gustavo's novia, they both are concerned about Gustavo's whereabouts. No one has heard from him all evening.

* Mercedes' already-bad impression is cemented when she just happens to walk in on Bruno giving Ana Paula a big wet kiss. Of course Mercedes (and her blonde friend Chia) only happen to see the part where Bruno is kissing Ana Paula, not the part where Ana Paula pulls away and rips him a new one for being so forward. Bruno feigns contrition for his "impulse," and Ana Paula says this is why she can't accept gifts from him. Ana Paula's attempts later to clear things up with Mercedes are not very successful. Tia MentiRosa later implies to Mercedes that there is something extra going on between AP and Bruno.

* Efriam wants to relieve Consuelo of her inconvenient virginity, but Consuelo decides that she'd rather not have a baby in her arms in 9 months and escapes (this time!).

* Some sort of boring stuff with the fishermen in Boca del Cielo. Where is Gustavo? We are going to prevent construction if he doesn't show up soon. Fermin (nice old fisherman dude) still has faith in the missing Gustavo.

* Vainessa can't believe that Rohell still wants to hang out at that Hacienda del Fuerte. She wants to live in Tuxtla after they're married. "But you can't even ride anymore" she ever-so-tactfully says to him when discussing his desire to stay at the Hacienda. BRUJA. Of course, Rohell wins more points as the world's most insufferable douchebag when he tells her, "This is why women shouldn't think." Later Vainessa conspires with Sinthia to try to persuade Rohell to leave the hacienda after he and Vainessa marry.

* Miguel is in a devastating accident when driving the truck for Romo Construction. He was yawning broadly before the accident, but seemed alert enough when he sees a car in the opposite lane veer over into his lane and, in an attempt to not hit this car, drives off the road and into some poor unsuspecting pedestrians. He is taken away by ambulance later, and it appears that several fingers were severed and will need to be put on ice and reattached later by operation.

* A dispassionate policeman delivers the horrific news to a distraught Dany, Ana Paula and Tia Mentirosa, that Miguel's been in an accident, he survived, however the two pedestrians he hit may not make it through the night. Much distress and gnashing of teeth from everyone.

* David and Rohell are talking in David's office when David gets a call about Miguel's accident. When Rohellio hears that his ex-nurse's brother has been in an accident, his devious ears perk up. David says that "ordinarily, I wouldn't help out, but because you are a friend I can" and adds that this could be very serious for Miguel and may even involve jail time. Rohell pauses for a long moment, considering, and then says, "No, don't do anything just yet."

WHAT FRESH DOUCHEBAGGERY IS THIS, ROHELLIO?!??!

Now, discuss amongst yourselves as I flesh out some of the parts of the episode that I found a little interesting and add more screencaps!

Now onto some of the parts I found a little more interesting:

We start with a touching and lengthy and snoozy farewell for Miguel. He can't believe that after all the time he lost sleep staying up late helping them study for their nursing that he won't be at the graduation! (Miguel, even though he is a bit of a dipsh*t, does seem like a good and loyal brother.) He, Ana Paula and Dany talk at length before he finally goes on his trip.

An anvil is waiting for Miguel for sure.

Gustavo comes over to chit-chat, kiss-kiss, te amo and all that stuff. They talk about how she's gotta do what she's gotta do and maybe that means going to work at that Hacienda for that douchebag guy. Gustavo says that they'll always keep in touch, blah blah blah, but she really doesn't want to take the job and be so far away from Tuxtla.

Tears and besos.

An anvil is waiting for Gustavo as well, isn't it?

He offers her a shell necklace. The shell was taken from their idyllic visit to the beach.

He also had one made for himself. Aw, shucks.

In the morning, Gustavo has a discussion with his sister Mercedes about Ana Paula. He wants her to have a better impression of AP. Before he leaves, he "throws" Mercedes a kiss. Very tender and nauseating. Anvil time is coming fer sure.

Just leave already, will you Miguel?

More of the lengthy farewell for Miguel. Anvil time is coming up soon for him too.

A discussion between Vainessa and Rohellio. Even if she can't see how unsuited they are for each other, Viewerville certainly can. She doesn't seem completely comfortable with the idea of caring for him (even though he says that he'll have a nurse too). She makes some dig about whatever nurse he gets being better than that "so-called Paula" and he gives her the stink eye. She further shows herself to be a clueless bruja when she seems astonished that he still intends to live out at his Hacienda. "But I assumed . . . " she says, that they'd live in Tuxtla, where it would be easier to get therapy. "This is why women shouldn't think!" he replies. He would be crazy to leave his Hacienda. "But since you can't even ride . . . " she adds. BRUJA BRUJA BRUJA. I'm hatin' on the bruja with her sprayed-on clothes.

Federico, Vainessa's dad, listens in to this dysfunctional conversation and quietly shakes his head.

Rohellio, could you be even more of a butthead? That's a rhetorical question.

As Vain and self-centered as ever.

Ana Paula, Dany, and Tia MentiRosa wait and wait for Gustavo to pick them up for the graduation, but it doesn't look like he's going to make it. AWOL Gustavo.

Federico wants to talk man-to-man with our resident douchebag Rohellio and asks Vainessa to leave the room. I found this conversation (which is spread out over a few scenes) very interesting. Let's break it down and I'll give my interpretation of what Rohell really means:

He says, "How I solve things is my business." What is he going to "solve"? I notice that Rohellio is always saying, "that is my business" (asunto mio) when people ask him about what fresh douchebaggery he is up to. 

Federico is worried that Vainessa will be hurt again. Rohell responds, "The last time I was the only one hurt, and that won't happen again." I think that means, "It won't be ME hurt THIS time."

Federico wonders how can Rohell be so sure this time? Rohell says that he is a different man and he is stronger. (Or maybe he should have said, "meaner and more bitter and much more of a douchebag.") Federico comments that the accident changed him completely. Rohell agrees, and says that things have happened recently (would one of those "things" be Ana Paula?) that have made him "see life differently." "Is that why you decided to get back with Vainessa?" Federico asks. "Yes, I'm realizing that Vainessa is very different than I remembered." (I interpret this to mean, "All this time I was wasting my time grieving over being dumped by her, when in reality she was always a selfish bruja and now I see that clearly.")

Federico is naturally concerned for his daughter.

You know he's up to some fresh douchebaggery because the smile does not reach his eyes.

Back to the rest of our story, Ana Paula et al are still waiting for Gustavo but he never shows. Instead we get Bruno. Not the same thing in Ana Paula's eyes! He offers her an expensive watch as a gift but she refuses, because he's not her novio. He seems disappointed, citing that they are "friends" so it's okay to take the gift. She still refuses.

At the nurse's graduation party, Mercedes and her friend Chia are wondering where Gustavo is. He was supposed to take the official grad party pictures. The party is very pink, by the way (lots of people wearing pink, pink decorations). I'm just noticing, that's all.

An abundance of pink.

Mercedes shakes her head at her brother being late, and says, "Since he started dating that girl, he's been a different person." She's already set against AP, isn't she?

We have a dysfunctional conversation between Queen Bruja (Elsa la vaca) and Vain Bruja (Vainessa). "You're not divorced yet!" complain complain complain, says Queen Bruja. You can tell she can't figure out why Vainessa would want to get saddled with that cripple Rohellio when she's still got the awesome Esteban on the hook. (Well, she's not wrong about Esteban's considerable charms.) They discuss Vainessa's absolute conviction that no way will Rohellio and her live at the Hacienda after they marry. Delusion, thy name is Vainessa.

It's time for the ceremony at the nurse's graduation and GUESS WHO was selected to read the nurse's vow? Of course, Ana Paula! They have a little ceremony where they light these little lamps and cite Florence Nightingale. FF>>>

They light these little lamps and now are ready to be nurses for real!

Back at the Hacienda, Maria is wondering if Efriam is sincere about his interest in Consuelo. He smiles with that sh*t-eating grin and claims he is. Viewerville all hope that an interesting part of his anatomy falls off. FF>>>

Sh*t-eating grin.

Also discussed among Maria, Consuelo and Margarito is how different the Hacienda is without Rohell there (like they are not in fear all the time, right?) and how they hope Ana Paula comes back.

Sinthia and David get closer and start to swap spit at a nightclub. FF >>>>

Chatting after the lamp ceremony at the nurse's graduation. Bruno gives Ana Paula a congratulatory hug which she doesn't seem very comfortable with. Ana Paula seeks out Mercedes, Gustavo's sister. Mercedes chews her out for being late, saying it shows a "lack of respect." When she finds out that AP is Gus's novia, they both wonder where Gus has gone to.

Efriam puts the moves on Consuelo out in the stables. Tries to get her horizontal on some bales of hay (for real). FF >>>

It's getting late and Rohellio wants to go home. Sinthia and David meet up with him at (I think) Vainessa's house. Sinthia and David had a good time and Rohell sort of rolls his eyes at their good spirits, he being bitter douchebag that he is.  He asks David about the engineer that is going to replace that Duran guy. Rohell indicates that he liked the work of Duran and hopes this new guy is just as good.

At the grad party, Bruno gets Ana Paula in some isolated area and then plants a big kiss on her. Of course Mercedes and her friend Chia walk in just to see that part. Mouths agape with astonishment at the sight. After they leave in an outraged, self-righteous huff, Ana Paula pulls away from Bruno and rips him a new one.

This doesn't look good to Gustavo's sister.

Mercedes and Chia look astonished and with mouths agape at the scandalous sight!

Rohellio and Sinthia get in the car to go home after their long evening. Rohell says that he's inclined to approve of Sinthia's dating David, in part because David's a work associate and that if Sinthia is David's wife, she might have some extra influence over him in business matters. Sinthia is not pleased at Rohellio's calculating manner. Rohell warns her to not go too fast, and that he's "watching her."

"This world is from the witty?" Yeah, I don't know either.

Sinthia is not touched by Rogelio's brotherly concern.

A warning from Rohell to Sinthia.

Back at the grad party, Ana Paula tries to explain the compromising-looking kiss that Mercedes witnessed between her and Bruno, but Mercedes isn't inclined to buy it. This is not helped later when Tia MentiRosa lays it on thick about what a good friend Bruno is and all but implies that Ana Paula and Bruno are an item.

More with Efraim trying to get it on with poor, unsuspecting Consuelo. She escapes in time and says that she doesn't want to end up like other girls she knows, who have a babe in arms after 9 months. FF >>

Back in San Gabriel, we have Maripaz mooning over Miguel while we get a blatant product placement from her dad and mom (whose names I will not attempt to spell). Yeah, we get it, McCormick, blah blah some sort of sweepstakes or something, blah blah, let's get a good look at that McCormick label again. FF >>

(I'm starting to fade a little here so will rush to the end of this episode!)

Vainessa and Sintha talk about Sintha dating David, problems with Rohell approving of any man she wants to see. Sinthia also says that she likes David, would like to keep dating him, and worries that if she doesn't marry some guy that she'll end up trapped in that Hacienda forever.

They discuss more about Rohell holing himself up at the Hacienda. Sinthia says that before the accident, Rohell loved the Hacienda but now he views it as his refuge, the place he can hide out and not be seen. These two clueless women think they can somehow pry Rohellio away from his beloved Hacienda after he marries Vainessa.

In the morning, both Dany and Ana Paula (wearing skimpy nighties) wonder what happened to Gustavo.

We see Miguel fight to keep awake as he drives the big Romo construction truck. Then he sees a car going the opposite way in his lane. He honks his horn, tries to avoid it, but cannot. Veering out of the lane, he hits some pedestrians.

Fishermen. Where is Gustavo? Gustavo is a good man, Fermin (nice old guy) says. "We must be patient!" Fermin says. The other fishermen are not so patient and say that if Gus doesn't show up soon, they'll stop the construction.

Mercedes is worried about what happened with Gustavo. It's morning and no word from him. Chia, Mercedes' friend, thinks that Ana Paula, as Gus's girlfriend, will be worried. Mercedes thinks, not so much, since they saw AP kissing another man.

More with the fishermen. FF >> I'm sorry, I just can't get into the fishermen right now. More concern about Gustavo, and second thoughts about the building starting.

Accident scene. A severely injured Miguel is on a gurney and being put into the back of a waiting ambulance. Yes, poor Miguel really did get some fingers severed. We see his bloody hand with one sole finger popping out of thick, bloody bandages. The remaining fingers are apparently waiting in a bucket of ice. I will spare you the screenshot of that.

More talk with Sintha and Vainessa about how they don't want to live at the Hacienda and how they're going to try to get Rohell to move to Tuxtla after he marries Vainessa. Good luck with that, ladies.

At Ana Paula's home, Dany, AP and Tia MentiRosa are worried about hearing nothing from Gustavo. Bad feeling. They get news from a bored-looking policeman that Miguel has been in an accident, he is alive but some people were hurt and are not expected to survive. Absolute distress and deep wailing from the three ladies at this devastating news.

Devastatingly bad news about Miguel.

Rohell is visiting with David in his office when the news about Miguel comes in.  "It's more serious than we first thought" David says. He goes on to say that things are complicated, some people were hurt and are not expected to survive. Miguel may end up in jail (carcel). Ordinarily David wouldn't do anything, but because Rohell is a friend and recommended Miguel for the job, David offers to help. Rohell gets this contemplative look on his face and says, "No, no . . . don't do anything yet." We are left with that and the episode ends!

Rogelio Montero: Douchebag extraordinaire.

AVANCES: As we all expected, Rogelio offers his help to a distraught and distressed Ana Paula.

Also I hope it's okay to give a minor "avance" of my own. Remember a few days ago, in a previous recap discussion, I brought up the "hand porn" seen in this novela? ("Hand porn" is when the camera focuses on the hands of a couple touching. Often this is an innocent-looking, harmless, not-supposed-to-be-erotic hand-holding or "accidental" touching of hands—like handing someone a teacup or something—but it takes on extra "meaning" to at least one of the participants of the "hand porn" and also to the viewers.)  Keep your eyes peeled for more "hand porn" in this telenovela in the days to come! :D

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