Friday, February 10, 2012
Una Familia Con Suerte #117-118 Thu 2/9/12 What suerte? They miss another chance to be rid of the bratling.
Pancho confesses to Chela that he’s been totally selfish wanting everything to revolve around his needs but he wants her to be happy, even with Enzo. Pancho also tells her how the little terror took the discussion of post-wedding living arrangements and says he needs to have his spiky head shrunk. Chela throws a tantrum about this because it must have been Rebe’s idea. Maybe Pancho can get a two-for-one deal.
Pina tries to comfort Ado but she’s not too optimistic these days regarding love. She isn’t much help really but Ado seems touched that Pina says she’s pretty, sweet, and without malice. Ado’s tears don’t seem to agree with Pina that it’s better Chato left her sooner rather than later.
Rebe is shocked that Arnold now thinks he’s in love with Pina, but even more jaw-droppingly horrified agog impactada when ArnOLD confesses he also had the tingles for Ana and was her personal coach and mentor at the Arnold Academy of Amorous Arts. But back to Pina. Arnie sighs blissfully and Rebe thinks it’s a terrible idea.
Vins accuses Arnold of betrayal and Arnold stands by his defense of Pina. He raves about her in such glowing tones that Vins begins to suspect the gent doth protest too much. Arnie amps up the flamer affectation as a smokescreen and continues reaming Vins out. Later, alone, Arnold gives himself a stern lecture in macho voice.
Pancho tell Lupe that Rebe and Chela together is like “rudo contra técnica.” We know which is which. Lupita offers to help Pancho tame the brats. She suggests Rebe hang out at the house more before the wedding, so the demons get used to having her around and get over it.
In the record company office, the band ogles Ana’s hot new fotos. The exec guy (Manuel’s dad) likes them, too, but refrains from creeping about Ana’s sensuality and sexiness this time. He tells them to work up ten new songs and prepare for criticism and hard work.
Sandra tells Vins to stop trying to drown his problems in whiskey; he’s just going to make everything worse.
Pina can tell Arnold is being weird but he claims he’s just tired. He shows her what he’s been working on for the new campaign and she drapes herself over him to look over his shoulder. His eyes roll back.
Freddy tells Kari about his problems with his divorcing parents. She’s all empathy; her parents divorced when she was 12 and it was horrible; her dad even got her mom thrown in jail. She advises Fred to convince his parents to settle it ASAP so things don’t escalate more.
Chela and Lupita study geography and Candy whines at them about Vins. They’re almost as sick of it as I am.
Temo and Meli play Monopoly or something like it. Meli’s cleaning up but Temo gets an early start on turning into a sleazeball by wheedling her into accepting a kiss as payment in lieu of the rent he owes. Pina calls and demands Meli get home to talk to Yuyis on the phone.
Meli talks to her mother and has a fit because the family is now moving to Brussels. She refuses to leave Temo. She should go to the shrink, too.
Enzo and Moni say more dramatic goodbyes. Pepe and Moni leave with perhaps the last of Moni’s suitcases. Enzo’s sad. Why so sad, Enzo? You’ve found yourself a novia who cries even more than your daughter. The apartment will be full of sobs again in no time!
Ana has the show logo pillows on her bed, too. Freddy nervously visits her lair and admires her sexy new photographs. They almost get to smooching but Chema interrupts to say dinner is ready and chastises Ana about having a gentlemanish caller in her bedroom. After Freddie leaves Ana brats about Rebe’s presence in the house but Chela points out the rest of the family doesn’t like Ana’s novio, either, and most of them don’t like Enzo. But they all have the right to make their own choices and they should respect each other and not be so resistant to change.
Pina has had lasers installed in the bedroom marking a dotted line down the middle. If Vins crosses to her side, alarms go off. This happens during the night when he flails his arm, to both of their intense irritation.
Meli sobs and Fred is really nice to her because he’s a good guy now.
Pepe and Moni break in their new bedroom. The next morning, they wake up immune to morning breath. It’s all lovey dovey until Moni’s in the shower all shampoo-lathery and the hot water runs out. Pepe tries to fix the boiler and it blows up and leaves his face all blackened and much of his facial hair missing. Moni laughs.
Pancho and Rebe grope each other inappropriately in the office.
Chela cooks breakfast for Enzo. He praises her cooking and said he hasn’t felt this way in a really long time. What, gassy from the cheese and chorizo? No, all twitterpated. He asks her to be official novios. Chela is afraid that Temo won’t like it, and she is his slave after all. On the other hand, if it weren’t for Enzo, Temo wouldn’t still be irritatingly in the land of the living. She says she likes Enzo, but if she had to choose she’d always side with Temo. {Think hard, Enzo. Do you really want to be stuck with that pest forever?}
Tomás and Lupita take flowers to Alex’s grave. Tomás thought-bubbles to Alex a promise to somehow eventually make Lupita happy.
El Insufferable climbs over the wall and escapes from school. He finds Meli and they run away with the dogs. They take a bus to the old neighborhood, which is quite new and exotic for Meli, and on the sidewalk some punk guys shake them down for their lunch money (REALLY, losers?). They have to walk the rest of the way but eventually get to the casa popular and break in to the old apartment. Somehow Temo manages to serve snacks in that unoccupied home.
Freddy passes on Kari’s advice to Pina, bootlessly because Pina would love to see Vins behind bars. They wonder where Meli is.
Freddy goes to the studio, where Ana is frustrated because success has killed her muses. She whines that she’s got no creativity now, life is so different, wah. Freddy asks why she’s so unhappy with things. Is Rebe awful to her?
Pina and Vins threaten each other with throwing food. They stop short of doing it.
The school calls Pancho with news of Temo’s escape. Pancho calls Chela. Ado alerts Pina and Vins that the kids left with the dogs. They’re very worried about Abeja. Everyone calls everyone else.
The adults stand around and fret and fight for awhile. Finally they kick into action, although they don’t have a plan. Vins convinces Candy to go with him. Pina picks up Arnold.
Pancho and Rebe ride without seatbelts in La Burra and Rebe thinks this is her fault and they should cancel the wedding. Yeah, that would be a great lesson for Temo.
Vins smooches Candy on a public street and tells her they need to be sneaky and discreet. They make up and make out.
Pancho realizes where the kids must be. He calls everyone and they descend on the casa popular. Pancho yells at the kids a lot and Rebe plays good cop. Vins claims to find Candy’s former residence charming. The whole clan yells at Temo. I do enjoy that part.
Later, Freddie interrupts band practice to invite Ana to dinner. She says she can’t; they have tons of composing and rehearsing to do so she’ll probably be on a tight schedule for the foreseeable future.
Pina reads Meli the riot act about running away, but Meli is mostly just giddy about the thrill of having ridden the bus. Pina tries to instill some transportation-specific snobbery in her. Pina does agree to talk to Yuyis about Meli staying.
Chela and Pancho tell Temo if he runs away again, they’ll have to ditch their novios. BRILLIANT, IDIOTS.
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Julia--I haven't watched the episode yet, but this recap is brilliant. It's just full of one-line zingers perfectly launched at the snark bullseye.
"Meli’s cleaning up but Temo gets an early start on turning into a sleazeball by wheedling her into accepting a kiss as payment in lieu of the rent he owes."
"The apartment will be full of sobs again in no time!"
"The next morning, they wake up immune to morning breath."
Needles to say, your final line is perfect. Are these bobos really going to break it off with their significant others? Now I don't know if I want to even bother watching the episode.
Thanks for the ArnOLD thing. When I first heard about it earlier this week my first thought was he was kind of old to be liking Ana. I guess you all felt the same?
"Meli’s cleaning up but Temo gets an early start on turning into a sleazeball by wheedling her into accepting a kiss as payment in lieu of the rent he owes."
"The apartment will be full of sobs again in no time!"
"The next morning, they wake up immune to morning breath."
Needles to say, your final line is perfect. Are these bobos really going to break it off with their significant others? Now I don't know if I want to even bother watching the episode.
Thanks for the ArnOLD thing. When I first heard about it earlier this week my first thought was he was kind of old to be liking Ana. I guess you all felt the same?
Julia- Fabulous snarky recap amiga. Please feel free to share how you REALLY feel about Temo. LOL!
I feel a bit guilty, because I think I was the first to be vocal about my hate for the brat. But the kid hasn't proven me wrong yet. I do think he and Meli are quite cute together and she always gives him good advice about how to just suck it up and deal with the situation at home. But he never takes her advice. I am sure Yuyu will let Meli stay.
Loved ArnOLD. He really needs to get a hold of himself and his hormones. Perhaps he's been repressing his hetero tendencies for so long that now he responds to any woman that's in close proximity. I wouldn't mind seeing him pursue Pina and how she reacts.
I'm not sure that Tomas' promise to Alex to win Lupe back was very appropriate. But at least he's not professing his love out loud. That would just freak her out, when all she needs is a friend right now.
I think Karen is about to become competition for Ana. She and Freddie have a similar divorce experience and Ana is about to spend every waking moment with her band and her music. I see a triangle forming...
I feel a bit guilty, because I think I was the first to be vocal about my hate for the brat. But the kid hasn't proven me wrong yet. I do think he and Meli are quite cute together and she always gives him good advice about how to just suck it up and deal with the situation at home. But he never takes her advice. I am sure Yuyu will let Meli stay.
Loved ArnOLD. He really needs to get a hold of himself and his hormones. Perhaps he's been repressing his hetero tendencies for so long that now he responds to any woman that's in close proximity. I wouldn't mind seeing him pursue Pina and how she reacts.
I'm not sure that Tomas' promise to Alex to win Lupe back was very appropriate. But at least he's not professing his love out loud. That would just freak her out, when all she needs is a friend right now.
I think Karen is about to become competition for Ana. She and Freddie have a similar divorce experience and Ana is about to spend every waking moment with her band and her music. I see a triangle forming...
Good recap, didn't see much of the show last night.
Spoiled kids, come from mainly broken dis-functional homes, so do felons. Temo seems to get under the skin of the characters on the show, and the comments and recapers on this blog.
This is art imitation of life, especially 10 to 12 year old boys that are going through the "penis envy" stages of life.....Google Search the word and find the theory behind this stage of life.
Boys grow out of this, Temo will too. Before this telanovela is over.
Now where is the Queen, I may need to start a protest movement to add more seens with the Glamazon, Amazon.
Spoiled kids, come from mainly broken dis-functional homes, so do felons. Temo seems to get under the skin of the characters on the show, and the comments and recapers on this blog.
This is art imitation of life, especially 10 to 12 year old boys that are going through the "penis envy" stages of life.....Google Search the word and find the theory behind this stage of life.
Boys grow out of this, Temo will too. Before this telanovela is over.
Now where is the Queen, I may need to start a protest movement to add more seens with the Glamazon, Amazon.
Permalink posted by 
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 8:37:00 AM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 8:37:00 AM EST
Clarification-Meli has penis envy...boys have castration anxiety....
In other words, they are confused at this age. Parenting is needed to guide them into adolescence.
In other words, they are confused at this age. Parenting is needed to guide them into adolescence.
Permalink posted by : Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:15:00 AM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:15:00 AM EST
Thank you Julia for this great snarky recap. I have been a defender of Temo, but now he has crossed the line. The adults should not give in to him. Where is Lucia from LFDD when you need her? He does need to go to therapy.
The laser lights on the bed. lol.
Vins talking in his sleep, "Mi Candy" and setting the alarm off too funny.
Poor Meli and Freddie with all the fighting going on around them.
Arnold is also very funny. I can't beleive he told Rebe about Ana and then Pina. He is all confused. Vins and his fight with Arnold was funny, and Vins is suspicious, especially when Arnold said, he loves only men.
I think Lupe can do more with Ana and Temo than anyone else. That girl has more sense than all of the adults.
Love Chela and Enzzo. She should not give in to Temo. She needs a life of her own, if anything Pancho and Chela should work out a custody deal so he can spend time with both of them.
The laser lights on the bed. lol.
Vins talking in his sleep, "Mi Candy" and setting the alarm off too funny.
Poor Meli and Freddie with all the fighting going on around them.
Arnold is also very funny. I can't beleive he told Rebe about Ana and then Pina. He is all confused. Vins and his fight with Arnold was funny, and Vins is suspicious, especially when Arnold said, he loves only men.
I think Lupe can do more with Ana and Temo than anyone else. That girl has more sense than all of the adults.
Love Chela and Enzzo. She should not give in to Temo. She needs a life of her own, if anything Pancho and Chela should work out a custody deal so he can spend time with both of them.
Permalink posted by : Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:51:00 AM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:51:00 AM EST
I am a little slow on the uptake but I had a flash back to my childhood last night regarding Meli's curls. My mother did that do to my hair when I was 3-4. I have the pics to unfortunately prove it. Much to her unhappiness my hair now is about 2-3 inches long!
Permalink posted by : Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:35:00 AM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:35:00 AM EST
Pina looks great in new outfits - those fru-fru skirts were too much. Love how she changes Ado's name to fit the situation. She's become my favorite on the show even though I couldn't stand her in the beginning.
Anyone know how many episodes Familia ended up having in Mexico?
Anyone know how many episodes Familia ended up having in Mexico?
Permalink posted by : Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:37:00 AM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:37:00 AM EST
Good morning Julia. What a perfectly delightful recap filled with your scathing observations. "The apartment will be full of sobs again in no time!", this was my favorite line too.
I like Madeleine's idea about Lupita taking charge of Ana and Temo. It would keep her occupied and leave the crazy adults free to pursue their love interests. Tomas might be inconvenient, but Lupita could assign Temo to him. That would serve them both right.
I like it when Pina calls Arnie ArNOLD FLOWerzzz.
Little Mely's expressions on the bus were priceless. I think that child has acting in her future.
I like Madeleine's idea about Lupita taking charge of Ana and Temo. It would keep her occupied and leave the crazy adults free to pursue their love interests. Tomas might be inconvenient, but Lupita could assign Temo to him. That would serve them both right.
I like it when Pina calls Arnie ArNOLD FLOWerzzz.
Little Mely's expressions on the bus were priceless. I think that child has acting in her future.
Telenovela world has a recap on capitulo 255 & it doesn't say el fin
Permalink posted by : Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:22:00 PM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:22:00 PM EST
Another Julia gem with lots of cynical asides about sobbing pushovers and young folks immune to morning breath.
As tiresome as Temo is, glad the kids were lost and found in one episode...so to speak.
And for the recappers' sakes, hope they ditch these two-hour episodes, move LQNPA up to 8 pm and toss out el Talisman. completely.
As tiresome as Temo is, glad the kids were lost and found in one episode...so to speak.
And for the recappers' sakes, hope they ditch these two-hour episodes, move LQNPA up to 8 pm and toss out el Talisman. completely.
Hey folks, I know it's short notice, but would anyone be willing to do tonight's recap, or at least the first half? I'm on day 3 of Sick and if I feel well at all this weekend I'll need to make up missed time from work. (I'm hourly, so no sick pay!)
If there are no takers I'll put up something short on Sunday.
I haven't read the last couple of recaps yet, but I imagine someone has already pointed out that Enzo could have saved everyone a lot of trouble if he'd dropped Temo back down the well while he had the chance.
If there are no takers I'll put up something short on Sunday.
I haven't read the last couple of recaps yet, but I imagine someone has already pointed out that Enzo could have saved everyone a lot of trouble if he'd dropped Temo back down the well while he had the chance.
I still haven't gotten around to the vocab. These two-hour episodes are doing me in, plus I'm in the middle of some redecorating projects which are NOT going well owing to the refusal of various textile manufacturers to be producing what I have in mind. I will get back on the vocab project, though.
So, anyway. I think Arnold has been repressing his hormones and social life far too long and now the reactor is melting down. He's kind of losing it and going gaga over every woman in proximity. I think he and Pina would be good together but first Pina and Vins would need to settle their divorce and get good and over it.
Meli is such a cutie. She really takes after her Tia Amors/real mother. Her reactions on the bus were perfect. She deserves better than Temo. I wonder if she'd still like him so much if she saw how he behaves when she isn't around.
Are we sure Pepe is such a hotshot mechanic/mechanical engineering student? First he turns the grill into a towering inferno, now he blows up the boiler? Moni might have to just start microwaving the water for her bath. How long until she gets tired of the hassles of living like a poor person (which will no doubt be amped up for dramatic effect).
So, anyway. I think Arnold has been repressing his hormones and social life far too long and now the reactor is melting down. He's kind of losing it and going gaga over every woman in proximity. I think he and Pina would be good together but first Pina and Vins would need to settle their divorce and get good and over it.
Meli is such a cutie. She really takes after her Tia Amors/real mother. Her reactions on the bus were perfect. She deserves better than Temo. I wonder if she'd still like him so much if she saw how he behaves when she isn't around.
Are we sure Pepe is such a hotshot mechanic/mechanical engineering student? First he turns the grill into a towering inferno, now he blows up the boiler? Moni might have to just start microwaving the water for her bath. How long until she gets tired of the hassles of living like a poor person (which will no doubt be amped up for dramatic effect).
Great recap -- I think we can all relate to the title. I enjoy the two kids together and I love Meli even at her worst -- but even though I've been sticking up for him in the past Temo is really getting on my nerves. But at lest he's just a kid and a coddled one at that. It's Ana that bugs me when she keeps up her resentment of Rebe. Did I miss something at the beginning? I know that Rinaldi did some horrible things to the family in the beginning but did Rebe do anything to cause this anger?
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Permalink posted by : Friday, February 10, 2012 at 3:16:00 PM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 3:16:00 PM EST
Rebe has been nothing but nice to Ana, as far as I recall. Ana was resistant to change, so she didn't like the family having to move and her dad getting interested in someone, but I think it was mostly Chela poisoning her mind that set her so fiercely against Rebe.
Ana and her " gentlemanish caler" LOL
Permalink posted by : Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:05:00 PM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:05:00 PM EST
That is so true Julia about Ana and Rebe. Now I think Chela is trying to fix it, but I don't know if she can, cause they don't like Enzzo either. Especially el brat even though he saved his life.
Sara-yes Pina is calling Pancho either El Presidente Don Francisco Lopez or Lopez-san lol.
Sara-yes Pina is calling Pancho either El Presidente Don Francisco Lopez or Lopez-san lol.
Permalink posted by : Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:12:00 PM EST
: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:12:00 PM EST
Julia, fab recap. My favorite line: "Why so sad, Enzo? You’ve found yourself a novia who cries even more than your daughter." I review your vocab regularly. Wow, 300+ terms.
I can't believe these adults are letting Temo run their world. Chela especially, telling Enzo she'd choose Temo over him? What will she do when Temo turns 18 and leaves her to run off with Melli. Feel like an idiot, I guess. Come on adults, set some boundaries for the kid. He's not losing a mom or dad. He's gaining two more parental units.
Julie, hope you're feeling better soon.
I can't believe these adults are letting Temo run their world. Chela especially, telling Enzo she'd choose Temo over him? What will she do when Temo turns 18 and leaves her to run off with Melli. Feel like an idiot, I guess. Come on adults, set some boundaries for the kid. He's not losing a mom or dad. He's gaining two more parental units.
Julie, hope you're feeling better soon.
Julie, I hope you're feeling better! Please don't worry about the recap while you're trying to recover and catch up. If no one else volunteers before air time tonight, I'll do it. I get next week off anyway for Premios.
Thanks Julia.
Re choosing Temo over Enzo, the thing is, Temo is pretty much DEMANDING that Chela choose. Enzo is not. I don't think it's ever a good idea to choose the person who is demanding the choice.
So take that, Temo. In a choice between you and the guy that tried to evict your family, I'm picking the latter. I swear his deltoids have nothing to do with it.
When Chela was telling Enzo what a mess Temo was, I kept thinking "Enzo, please please please suggest sending the kid to a psychologist. She'll LOVE that!"
Re choosing Temo over Enzo, the thing is, Temo is pretty much DEMANDING that Chela choose. Enzo is not. I don't think it's ever a good idea to choose the person who is demanding the choice.
So take that, Temo. In a choice between you and the guy that tried to evict your family, I'm picking the latter. I swear his deltoids have nothing to do with it.
When Chela was telling Enzo what a mess Temo was, I kept thinking "Enzo, please please please suggest sending the kid to a psychologist. She'll LOVE that!"
"I swear his deltoids have nothing to do with it." Ha! Sure they don't! And his biceps and obliques don't factor in at all either, do they?
I agree with you though about not picking the person who is demanding that you choose, ESPECIALLY in situations that don't require a choice. Jealous selfish control freaks should not be enabled.
I agree with you though about not picking the person who is demanding that you choose, ESPECIALLY in situations that don't require a choice. Jealous selfish control freaks should not be enabled.
Julie, so sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope you're feeling better soon. I'm sure Julia's recap of tonight's episode will help. Julia, you're a saint (with little horns) for filling in. Thank you!
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