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LQNPA - La que no podía amar for Feb 21, 2012, Capitulo 40: Idiocy, Rage, Despair, and No Puede Sers.

This was another painful, soul-crushing episode, so I'm going to do a semi-brief (well, what passes for "brief" with me) bulleted-style recap, with some dialogs or scenes expanded, and with, of course, ample screenshots.

A few screenshots to get us rolling.

Por qué? Rogelio looks at both necklaces (Gustavo's and the ugly necklace he gave Cupcake) and wonders what the heck is going on.

At the same time, Cupcake is looking at the rings that Rogelio gave her and also wondering por qué, because she was starting to fall in love with him.

An unsuspecting Rogelio tells Bruno that he is determined to get to the bottom of this whole murder accusation nonsense. Bruno gulps nervously, realizing that his deviousness may be eventually uncovered by Rohell, who at the moment does have a few functioning brain cells.

Tia drops the bombshell (after lots of hemming and hawing) to Fed. His long-lost hija is Ana Paula. No puede ser!

After overhearing Cupcake say for the jillionth time that he's a douchebag and she wants to get outta there, Rohell rolls in and brandishes his whip in a threatening manner, as Maria restrains him. EVERYONE IS FREAKING  OUT AND IT NEEDS TO STOP!!! But no, they won't listen to me, will they?

Cupcake goads Rohell by telling him to hit her, but at the same time she looks horrified.

After the commercial break, Rohell seems to have calmed down and tries to reason with Cupcake, but she's not having any of it. The look of despair on his face is heart-breaking.

After a few obligatory No Puede Sers at hearing the news about his other daughter, Fed smiles and recalls that he felt the "call of the blood" when first meeting Cupcake.

Gus doesn't realize that he's one corner of Sinthia's love triangle. AWKWARD.

Rohell gives Cupcake an ultimatum about her brother. Will Rohell still help with Miguel's legal troubles, or not?

An overview of this episode. NOTE: Some events are listed out of order but you should be able to follow along and figure out what belongs where:

* Cupcake goes on a steady "Rohell is a douchebag" campaign throughout this episode. No let-up. No calming down. No listening to reason. No desire to answer questions like where does she get the idea he killed her novio, what evidence does she have, where did she find this evidence. OH NOOOOO . . . she's right and she's gonna stay right by not listening to one other person! No matter what! Don't change her mind with the facts, no siree!

* Rohell fluctuates between freakin' out to sad puppydog eyes, trying to make her see reason. But since she is Miss Self-Righteous at the moment, it does no good. He waves his whip at her (I think this was mostly for effect) but of course this does nothing to help dissuade her of the notion that he is a violent douchebag. Well, let's be fair, he is a douchebag at the moment—just not one capable of murder.

From the beginning of the episode: Rohell sits at the edge of his bed and despairs over recent, crazy events.

* Sinthia keeps on working on Gustavo. Smoochy, smoochy. He isn't as enthusiastic as she is, but he likes her and is sticking around. Sinthia invites Gus to the Hacienda.

Sinthia invites Gus and his sister to the hacienda.

She views him as a MUCH better alternative to that Shady David.

Gratuitous eyelash shot: Gus and Sinthia talk about his visiting the hacienda. Her brother is "special," she says (she keeps on saying that). Gus doesn't want to be the cause of trouble between Sin and her "special" brother. Not to worry, she says. They talk about their relationship and how it's still in the developing stages.

* Sinthia tells Vainessa that David hasn't stopped bothering her and isn't taking the hint that he's been DUMPED.

* Poor Maria is in the middle of this ridiculous nightmare, because she loves both Rohell and Cupcake. She tries, repeatedly, to reason with Cupcake but as usual, Cupcake is in Hyper-Self-Righteous Don't-Confuse-Me-With-the-Facts mode and is unreachable. Rohell is more receptive and looks to Maria for comfort, calling her the only woman he can trust.

Maria reminds Cupcake that she brought out the "old" Rogelio, and that he has a good heart and could never murder anyone. She also tells Cupcake that she was starting to fall in love with him. Cupcake is too full of bitterness and self-righteousness to pay attention.

Maria urges Cupcake to bend a little. Listen to Rohell. Don't provoke him more than she has to—don't wear the shell necklace and maybe wear some of the clothes that Rohell gave her? Cupcake won't budge a bit, and says that not only does the necklace remind her of her lost love, but also of the "evilness of Rogelio Montero." She's being insufferably sure of herself.

* Mersnotty wants to distance herself from Ernesto while he is going through all his stuff with his wife suddenly and conveniently dying, so she's going to take a few vacation days and stay with Sinthia at the Hacienda, along with Gustavo.

* Rohell is very paranoid about Cupcake and doesn't want anyone to see her. When Bruno visits, bringing some children's books for Cupcake to use with Margarito, Rohell intercepts him and has the books delivered by Consuelo. Then he has a conversation with Bruno where he says he's going to get to the bottom of all this idiocy. Bruno looks a bit uncomfortable by this, because Rohell has a few functioning brain cells.

Bruno has brought some fairy tale books for Cupcake to read with Margarito. But Rohell won't let Bruno deliver them to her directly, he asks for them and then instructs Consuelo to give them to Cupcake.

Bruno feigns incredulity when Rohell fills him in with Cupcake's theory that Rohell's a murderer. When Rohell mentions the boyfriend and asks Bruno if he knows who he is, Bruno says that he heard him mentioned, but "forgot" what the guy's name was.

Rohell vows to get to the bottom of this whole sorry mess!

* Some talk with Esteban and his love life. Mersnotty apologizes because when Vainessa found out that he was supposedly her "novio" (remember, this was a ruse set up to get Ernesto off her back), Vainessa dumped him. Esteban is resigned and not too upset. Things weren't all that settled yet between him and Vainessa, and none of this is Mersnotty's fault. FF>>

Gratuitous shot of Esteban (Marco Mendez) and his flashing white teeth.

* Mersnotty wrote a letter to Ernesto (about how she has to stay away during this difficult time, for his daughter's sake or whatever) and had Sinthia deliver it. Later, Mersnotty has an opportunity to clear things up with Ernesto about her supposed "novio" Esteban. She used Esteban so that Ernesto would stop sniffing around. She didn't think she'd have the strength to resist him otherwise. FF >>

Ernesto reads Mersnotty's letter.

* Gus visits Esteban in his office as they talk about needing paperwork (topographical maps?) for his upcoming work trip to San Gabriel.

Gus and Esteban talking about stuff in the office. Gus talks with Fermin on his phone and has an opportunity to out Juan as the traitor who was conspiring with David.

* Juan of the fishermen is outed as a traitor by Gus. Juan argues with Fermin and even insults Fermin's deceased son, which does not help. Fermin tells him to get lost.

* Cupcake tells little Margarito that Rohell has turned bad again, or rather, that he was never good to begin with. She wants to take Margarito away with her when she makes her escape. Margarito thinks this is for the best, even though he'll miss the cows and Maria, but he doesn't want to be hit by Rohell. Aw man, talk about poisoning the child against a man who was willing to adopt him, and, if many of the speculations of Viewerville are correct, may prove to be a blood relation.

Cupcake tells Margarito that Rohell is all bad.

* Sinthia tells Rohell that David is crooked and not to trust him. When David calls Rohell, trying to whine about his unjust treatment at the hands of Sinthia, Rohell pretty much gives him the cold shoulder and says that if David has been slacking off on keeping to regulations with the construction, Rohell will pull his money out of the project. He also tells David to say away from Sinthia.

David is doubly-dumped. Sinthia doesn't want anything to do with him and now Rohell is telling him to not count on Rohell's money, since David is Sir ShadyDeal (thank you UA for that!).

* In one of the several heated, miserable exchanges between Cupcake and Rohell, he is angered that she is wearing the shell necklace again. She defiantly says she won't do anything to please him. It just goes downhill from there. She "Usteds" him and calls him señor with contempt in her voice. (She's really good at the contempt.) He reminds her that he still is entitled to her nursing at least, and demands that she give him physical therapy. She at first snippily says that he should hire a new nurse for that—perhaps then he'll develop a crush (or fancy) on this nurse and leave Cupcake alone. BRUJA! The look on Rohell's face was heartbreaking.

Rohell comes to Cupcake's room, trying to get her to see reason for the hundredth time. He reminds her that he's paying for her aunt's support. He at least expects her to be his nurse and continue is physical therapy. Cupcake couldn't be more snotty or contemptuous of him. Now ordinarily I'd not feel that sorry for him, since so often he's been a douchebag, but since this time he's been punished for something he didn't do, I feel for the poor guy.

She dismisses his love for her as a whim or fancy, and contemptuously says that if he hires a new nurse, perhaps he can direct his affections towards her and leave Cupcake alone.  Man, that is COLD.

* Tia, after some lengthy delays and hemming and hawing, finally tells Fed that Ana Paula is his long-lost daughter. Obligatory No Puede Sers are uttered. But Fed seems happy for the most part, but now wonders how he's going to approach AP, since he was so rude to her at her wedding to Rohell. He also marvels that both his daughters have gotten involved with that douchebag, Rohell. Later, Tia shows Fed a bit of Cupcake's hair, which could be used for DNA testing. Fed says that a blood sample is best for DNA.

* Tia gloats to her friend Elena about how she's got two sources of money (Fed and Rohell) to try to milk.

* Elsa la Vaca and Vainessa gnash their teeth over this bastarda daughter that Fed insists on acknowledging. Vainessa is not told the identity of her sister, with the explanation that it's really better that way. Vainessa vows to never accept her sister and rants and raves for a bit. But she also admits that she's curious of the girl's identity.

Vainessa doesn't want to acknowledge that she has a sister, but is still curious about who she is.

* Elsa la Vaca and Fed have a dysfunctional conversation where La Vaca admits that she resents how much Vainessa has always looked up to her dad. Fed says that if Vainessa doesn't get along with him now it's because La Vaca keeps on fueling the fire of resentment. He then says he has to go off to work, despite it being against doctor's orders. Vainessa is showing no interest in work and heaven forbid La Vaca lift a finger to help.

La Vaca and Fed converse while Vainessa chats with Sinthia in the background.

* In another painful exchange between Rohell and Cupcake, Rohell rolls in, furious, and brandishing his whip. He warns her that she doesn't know what he is capable of and he smacks the edge of a trunk or something. She taunts him and challenges him to go ahead and beat her! He looks almost on the verge of doing it (but like I say above, I think this is mostly for show, because he doesn't have a history of whipping women. Even douchebags like him have their limits). Maria, who is in the room, restrains him and screams that he can't hit the woman he loves! But then he calms down and says that he won't, because he's not the monster that she thinks he is. He thinks that in time things can get back to normal and hopefully it won't be too late for them. (He clings to the hope that she can love him, poor guy.) Of course she tells him no way, no how, she KNOWS he's guilty (again, don't confuse her with the facts!). He's all thinking about the love and feelings that were developing between them and he pleads with her, with those puppydog eyes, to reconsider. But nope, no, no way, nada, no no no. She will not budge but keeps on with her infuriating all-fired assuredness that he's a murderer. The poor guy eventually gives up and rolls out of the room in defeat.

He won't live up to her low expectations. Of course he won't hit her. (But it sure didn't look good that you rolled in there with your eyes ablazing and waving that thing around. Dude! Anger management. Look into it.)

She's too full of smug self-righteousness to realize that the poor guy's world is falling down all around him and he just wants her to give him a chance to clear his name with her. But nope, no way, she knows all. No need for further fact-finding or actually, you know, listening to his side for a change.

He pleads with her, tears filling his eyes, to listen to him. He's innocent! Don't throw away what was developing between us, he begs.

NOT INTERESTED. Do not ask her to listen to the other side. She needs no further information because her mind is made up!

Defeated and heartbroken, he sees there is no use and no reasoning with her.

* Cupcake, Dani, and Miguel plot their escape from the hacienda. Miguel is not too keen to go off half-cocked (again, he seems to be the brighter of the two siblings at the moment, which is frightening, really). Cupcake castigates him for this. Cupcake vows to take little Margarito with them, as she refuses to leave him behind with that monster Rogelio Montero.

* Rogelio summons Dani to his office and asks her to give him some details of this supposed "murder" that he committed, so he can get to the bottom of things. Dani can't say much as she hasn't been given many details herself. She pointedly asks him if he did it. He swears by his love for Cupcake (the only woman he's ever loved, he says) that he is innocent. Dani seems moved by this and perhaps inclined to believe him.

He swears to Dani that he is innocent.

* Dani relays to Cupcake what she discussed with Rohell. She starts to question Cupcake's all-fired determination to believe the worst of Rohell. She even brings up that Cupcake was starting to fall for Rohell and that her feelings for him may not be so clearly all hate. Cupcake argues irrationally with Dani and will not budge an inch. You can tell that Dani is starting to see this for the bullsh*t that it is.

A fruitless attempt to reason with Miss Self-Righteous I-Know-it-All.

* Some idiocy in town between Miguel, Dani and Maripaz. Miguel introduces Dani as "the best friend of my sister." AWKWARD. Miguel, you are such a dipsh*t.

* Later on Cupcake is called to do Rohell's therapy. She "Usteds" him. He says he doesn't like it, but she replies that she wants to keep her distance. He's all puppydog eyes and again reminds her that it doesn't change what he—they—feel for each other. But she's rolling her eyes like a little snot. He lays back passively as she does the therapy. She looks so sullen and unhappy during the therapy that I'm surprised that she doesn't drop big wet tears all over his legs as she is flexing them. He shakes his head slightly as if this is the most insane thing ever.

Petulant schoolgirl eyeroll.

Oh he with the pleading puppydog eyes.

* The last scenes have Fed coming to visit the Hacienda, saying he's got lots of stuff to do. Then Bruno is consulting Rohell in his office, talking about Miguel's legal case. Things could still go against Miguel, especially if Rohell doesn't intervene with his big bucks.  Rohell, with a look of some triumph on his face, has Cupcake summoned to his office, and drops this bombshell on her: Is he to continue to help Miguel, as was agreed to in their marriage contract, or not? Cupcake looks impactada.

She hears about how things could go bad for Miguel without Rohell's big bucks. Rohell does not have a puppydog expression on his face now, does he?

The Cupcake pouts prettily.

Avances: Mal. Muy mal. But we see Gus at the Hacienda. Should be interesting.

SOMETHING FUN TO END THIS MISERABLE RECAP: Look at this video. Some of you may not have seen this already. Watch it all the way through. You will see someone recognizable there. I confess that I have this video (bought from iTunes) and have watched it more than a few times and it'll be going on my iPod. It makes me smile.

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