Friday, April 27, 2012

El Talismán #63 Fri 4/27/12 Bodus Half Interrumptus - OR - Are They or Aren't They Married

This is the Freesnow Underground Gazette Society Page Special Limited Edition, printed at the expense of Carayers for Talismaniacs.  Reported first hand by the former FUG Editor in Chief, Anita.

FIRST THINGS FIRST
Where oh where did Santi-go?  He went to the wedding-oh-ho!  Yep, there he is, hiding in his favorite spot.  We last saw him waiting outside Mariana’s apartment door for her to come home.  We have to assume he got tired of waiting and went back to El Tal to spend the night by the pool and where he knew there was food.

(Some scenes have been combined, omitted or abbreviated to concentrate on the wedding.  Any Spanish or French you may encounter should be instantly recognizable.)

THE DAY BEFORE
--Lucrecia is still fretting to Antonio about stopping the wedding.  Tonio wants her to relajate, he’s got everything under control.  Pedro and Camila are not going to get married—he has Mariana.

--Dr. Manuel and Mariana eat lunch in his/hers office (the one he shares with Maria, temporarily).  Mariana tells Manuel that she met Maria, the love of his life.  She could tell by Maria’s reactions when she talked about him, that she still querers him (not amars him, we note).  Mariana thinks Manuel ought to fight for her, while he wonders if she will perdonar him.  He won’t know if he doesn’t try and he has nothing to lose by trying.  The doc doesn’t think it would be a problem, were it not for Elvira.  She’s a very ambitious woman and quite a manipuladora.  He doesn’t know anything about her these days, other than she is living with Maria.  And, if she learns he has money, she may try to re-conquistar him.

Manuel mentions that by casualidad he met Pedro today.  Immediately Mariana feels threatened and worries that she could run into him anywhere since—FRESNO IS SUCH A SMALL PLACE.  He tells her not to worry because tomorrow for sure he’s going to talk to Pedro and tell him that she is alive (good luck with that tactic).  Lunch is over and Mariana gets ready to leave.

Out in the hallway, Antonio and Valentin are chit chatting.  Val recognizes her right away.  Ant makes Val hide while he talks to Mariana.  He makes a date to see her at her place very early in the morning.  Then he asks Val to find out what time the wedding is.

The F1 & F2 girls show up at the hospital to find out how grandpa ogre is.  Their sometime dad tells them he is out of danger.  Lucrazy fiddles with her hair and snorts in disbelief when the girls say that their less-time mama was worried about Gregorio.  Doris, meanwhile, worries about her status in the rancho house.  She needs to marry Don G asap (we’ve been hearing this for some time now—hop to it, woman, if you really want him).  She muses to Brigitte that if she’s not married to him and he dies before the ink is dry on the license, Antonio will throw her out on her culo.  She needs him alive long enough to will her El Alcatrash so *she’ll* be the dueña of the rancho.

--We hear Elvira’s shrill voice almost before we see her in Rennie and Rita’s apartment.  She’s haranguing Rita about not getting in her business with her husband.  Rita harangues right back that she needs to find someone else to maintain her.  Holy Cow!  Rita gets smacked hard across the face.  This is followed by a mini catfight before Renato interrupts the action and throws Elviral’s red suitcase out the front door.  Elviral grabs her purse and follows the suitcase out the door screaming that the two of them will be sorry.

--Padre is being shown the guest room at El Tal.  Padre wants to take a bath and rest after his long trip from Tijuana to Fresno by air.  Everything is going super bien for the two lovebirds and back outside, they are congratulating themselves on their upcoming nuptials and their everlasting love when, Oh No, it’s Elvira, rolling up with her red suitcase in tow.  She certainly is an enterprising woman when her next meal and clean sheets are at stake.

She announces brazenly that she’s moving in with them.  Camila says no, you can’t.  Pedro says, no, you can’t.  Elvira doesn’t take no for an answer.  She wheedles and whines and finally pulls out the pity card.  Armando has turned his back on her and Maria is not treating her very nicely.  If she can’t stay with them, she’ll have to live in the streets.  Neither Pedro nor Camila believe her.  She has a perfectly good place to stay with her sister, who is there to help her, so there’s no reason to move in with them.  Pedro stands firm, nope, no dice, no mi casa, tu casa in this casota grande.  He does promise that he and Camila will think about it after they get back from their honeymoon.  She’s shocked that she can’t get him to let her stay.  He sends her packing, back to Maria’s with Gabriel driving her.  Before they leave, he offers her plenty of dinero to behave at their wedding.  Though she is *insulted* by the offer, she takes the money and off they go.

--Armo and Angel decide to go to El Alca to let Armo pour out his heart to Fab.  Well, guess what, Fab is still not interested in any explanations and throws him out, even though Flo *does* want the whole story.  Fab sniffs that it’s hard to forget him and get him out of her heart.

--Panchito has made it into Don G’s hospital room.  He wipes his nose with his hand and spreads his germs around the bed.  He promises to take care of his papa.  Don G. says that when he is back at the ranch Panchito is to stay close to him.  If he does his job well, he’ll be well compensated.  The attending physician walks in and wonders what this little piggy is doing there.  Antonio and Lucrazzie are right behind and complain to the doc about the presence of one of the mere laborers.  Don Piggorio announces, to everyone’s surprise, that he gives permission for Panchito to come and go whenever he pleases.  Panchito and the doc leave.  Ant and Lu stay behind and pressure Don Pig about signing over the ranch—again (we’re tired of this game).  He refuses—again.  But too bad for the Don, they convince him that Mariana is indeed alive.  Boxed into a corner, he agrees to sign the papers to give Ant his due.

Lucress stays behind when Ant leaves and complains that bro always gets what he wants, but what about her?  Can’t Daddy do anything to stop the wedding?  El Daddy says if it is tomorrow, isn’t it a little late and isn’t she tired of this same old thing? (We in viewerville sure are.  We need to rename her Lulu-One-Note.)  Pedro is just playing with her.  Forget him.

--Padre is in the El Tal living room going through some papers.  He’s telling Margaro that everything is in order for Pedro to marry Camila, including the one for the judge who will perform the civil ceremony, that says Mariana is dead.  Dead? Says Margaro.  Well, dead enough so Pedro is free and clear to marry Camila, he responds.

--Attending hospital physician is on his way to Boston for a conference and turns over his caseload to Dr. Raul, including Don Gregorio’s.  Oddly, his test results show there is some kind of poison in his system (Whaaa? The Fresno docs are to be congratulated for not having to falsify this.)  Dr. Raul says that nothing about that family surprises him.  He’d like to talk to Antonio asap.

THE WEDDING DAY
Camila and Pedro’s wedding day dawns bright and sunny.  Puffy clouds scud across the sky.  The avocados are in bloom and the raisin plants are as high as an elephant’s eye.  Padre is robed and ready to preside.  The guests begin to gather and we get an aerial shot (some stray helicopter invading their privacy, no doubt) of the spot where Camila and Pedro will take their vows.  A crimson carpet edged in fresh flowers await the slippered feet of the bride and groom.  White chairs are lined up for the guests and Padre has a table converted to a makeshift altar for the religious ceremony.  The guests begin to take their seats.  The video camera (this one hired by the bridal party) pans the well-dressed guests.  There is Margarito, Domatilla, Tia Maria in a Camila-trademarked off one shoulder dress, and oh, my, the boys are actually looking quite handsome in their suits (n.b. Angel needs to be a protagonista in his own tn—always shirtless or in a suit and tie, my, my.)

Surprise! Elvira is the most elegantly dressed attendee there (thank you wardrobe department, you traded in the headband for a very stylish chapeau).  Her attire probably reflects the amount of money Pedro gave her, since she’s back living rent-free, work-free and meals provided.  Missing is a smile on her face.  Missing from the crowd are Lucrecia, Antonio and Mariana.  Will his latest plan to prevent this wedding actually work—we’ll have to wait and see.

Pedro arrives by horse to the strains of the El Tal theme song.  Actually we only see him standing next to the horse handing off the reigns.  He has on a beautiful white, modest ranchero suit with gold buttons accessorizing the jacket.  A brown satin print foulard has replaced a conventional tie and a white shirt and white boots complete the outfit.  Gabriel and Sarita start to walk him across the carpet but only Sarita takes him up to the altar/table, from which Padre will officiate.  She kisses him, then blesses him.

--Geno and Tracy are still upstairs in El Tal assisting the bride with her final preparations.  Camila’s hair has been swept up off her face and shoulders and anchored by a spray of flowers and a long veil.  She is wearing a floor-length, form fitting, strapless tulle gown with wide ruffled layers cascading down below the hips.  She is lovely.  They grab her bouquet of sunshine and sunset colored flowers and head for the bridal carpet.  Everyone turns to clap as she approaches her groom to the strains of Camila’s Piel theme on the arm of her brother Armando.  When the reach the altar/table, he hands her over to Pedro (I like the Spanish entregar better).

Pedro couldn’t look happier or more pleased to receive his bride from Armando.  To the strains of Pachelbel’s Canon, Padre Sebastian makes quick work of the ceremony, blessing the rings and pronouncing them man and wife ante Dios, while all dedicated Talismaniacs sigh in relief.  But wait, Here Comes The Judge, to perform the civil ceremony.  We hold our collective breaths.  He gets through both “Aceptos” and we all exhale at once.  Por desgracia, we now see the one, the only, Mariana walking around the guests towards Pedro, Camila, Padre and the Judge and….we have BODUS INTERRUMPTUS [Thank you, Vivi].  Mariana announces that they cannot be married because Pedro is married to her.

Chaos ensues.  Pedro leaves Camila at the altar and runs to Mariana to greet her with joy in his voice.  Hurt and horrified, Camila flees the scene.  When Pedro turns back toward Camila, he realizes she’s gone.

--Meanwhile we get a meaningless little interlude over at El Al-Trash.  There is a slightly familiar person dressed up as cat woman minus mask, hair severely pulled back with two funny alien-looking antennae curlicues on the top of her head and a pair of very red lips—O.M.G., it’s Lucreshiia.  Later, Antonio joins her and tells her it ought to be all over by now, he’s unleashed Mariana on the lot of them.  Lucresha jumps into his arms for a very un-sibling-like major hug.

--Back at the scene of the social disaster, Pedro pleads with Mariana to tell him, por Dios, has she recovered her memory; she needs to aclarar las cosas to everyone about the true nature of their marriage.  He has always loved Camila and Mariana knew that.  Curious guests begin to cluster around her.  Woops, Elvira is on deck.  She asks Mariana politely if she is Pedro’s wife.  When she answers in the affirmative, Elvira says, oh, goody, by the way, you owe me a check.  Could you please give it to me right now?  I’m Camila’s mother and I want my check.

--We follow a devastated Camila back to her room, where she is crying her heart out.  Pedro knocks on the door and pleads to talk to her, he’ll explain everything to Mariana, but she sends him away.  He tries again to have her listen to him, but she says she saw how he looked at Mariana, while strains of Eva Luna entre’ act music plays mournfully in the background.  Pedro leaves and heads downstairs.  Geno comes up and Cami lets her in.  She tells Genoveva that she has to leave this place, go away, somewhere far away from Pedro and El Tal.  This place has brought her nothing but heartache.

--Lulu makes it all the way inside El Tal (she must have commandeered one of Alberta’s brooms to get there so quick).  Pedro sees her as he comes down the stairs.  She greets him nonchalantly, “Buenos Días,” as if nothing has happened.  Pedro cuts her off—you don’t belong here, so Largate—and by the way, you are CRAZY.  Lulu says, but don’t you realize you are for me????  Pedro’s reply is succinct, Better Dead Than With You.

--Tracy wonders if they are really married.  One ceremony took place and the other one was nearly finished when the eruption took place.  Two very handsome guys discuss the situation.  Elvira delightedly tells Maria that this is the very same Mariana of lo del cheque.  Disgusted with her, Maria says that instead of carrying on about the check, you should be consoling your hija.  We all know Elviral, she decides the money is more important and again approaches Mariana, but is derailed by Pedro, who gets there first.  Mariana says she’s confused by all this.  Padre comes to her rescue.

Antonio slithers up, drink in hand to toast to his own success and spew venom all over Mariana, Pedro and the Padre and other guests while Lucrecia smirks around behind him.  There’s a little dust-up between the two men until Padre stops them.  Antonio leaves with a warning to Mariana not to let Pedro hurt her.  Little Sis echoes the warning.  Mariana runs off confused into the trees where Santiago has been watching all the goings on.  She wants to go home.

--Poor Santiago, no reception food for him.

Avances:  Piggorio signs some papers; Camila and Pedro talk; Mariana shows up to talk to Camila.

*recap by Anita, posted by Blue Lass

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Comments:
LOL! Bodus Half Interrumptus! Looking forward to the rest.

What a great episode! It's gotten to the point where I am no longer disappointed and a true Talismaniac in my heart and soul.

Can't wait to discuss the wedding, or lack thereof.
 

Can't wait for your great recap Anita. I know I am a true Talismaniac already. The writing is great and this episode *was* a corker. Can't wait to discuss the wedding like RlaO.
 

It's done. Blue Lass will post it tomorrow. It comes straight from the Society Page of FUG, a Special, Limited Edition.

Anita
 

Order up, gang!
 

Loved the recap, thank you to my favorite Girl Friday reporter.

"Ant" is the perfect name for Antonio, one of big black carpenter ants that cause a lot of damage.

I LOL at ElViral and the check, she had such a delightful look on her face! That woman needs to be locked up.

Looking forward to next week havoc.

Rosemary Primera
 

Oh, excellent! Thank you, thank you! And, Madelaine also. You all are doing a wonderful service to our Fresno / Talismaniacs community. I haven't seen the show for a week or so but you guys are so good, I don't think I've missed a thing.
 

Loved, loved, loved your recap Anita. It was snarky and full of fun. El Viral needs to roast in hell. It was funny when Rita put a choke hold on her. I can't beleive Pedro had to pay her to attend her own daughters wedding.I had a feeling she would end up at El Tal. I feel sorry for Mariana. It's all about the cheque with Elvira.

Poor Mariana. She doesn't have her memory back yet. I hope that happens before the Pig gets ahold of her.

Flor was great. She has the guts of the two sister. I love how she gave Fabi the eye roll after Fabi threw Army out and then says her heart can't forget him lol.

I feel sorry for Cameela but I don't. Pedro has explained things to her ad naseum. You would think she would have stood her ground. I can see why she was upset, but Pedro has told her over and over he never loved Mariana and only married her to protect Mariana and the baby.

So evidently there is some paperwork declaring Mariana dead? That should solve the problem. I don't understand why something wasn't said about that, unless it wasn't entirely legal, although it must have been because the judge was ready to marry them.
 

Wow, Anita, for those of us hoping for at least bullet points, you made our day with your details. From the nose wiping and spreading germs move to "the avocados are in bloom and the raisin plants are as high as an elephants eye" you really went above and beyond. Thank you so much.

I agree with Rosemary Primera about LOL during the Elvira / Mariana / cheque scene. Hilarious!

I do wish we could have seen Pedro ride in on his horse. He looked so handsome and I loved his self assured walk and greetings to the guests.

Pachelbel's Canon in any language is still my favorite song.

There is a yard sale at my house today, so I'll be in and out. I was so happy to see this recap up and look forward to hashing it over. Thanks, Blue, for posting. And thanks again, Anita, for a superb job. Now... off to sell some barstools.

Rosemary la Otra
 

Oh, loved the title too Anita and thank you Blue Lass for posting.
 

Oh my, Anita, you were on fire today. My favorite lines:

“Padre wants to take a bath and rest after his long trip from Tijuana to Fresno by air.”

“Oh No, it’s Elvira…she certainly is an enterprising woman when her next meal and clean sheets are at stake.”

“There is some kind of poison in [Pigorio’s] system…the Fresno docs are to be congratulated for not having to falsify this.”

“Antonio slithers up, drink in hand to toast to his own success and spew venom all over…”

And I just loved your society-page descriptions of what everyone was wearing. Spot-on!
 

Thanks for the recap Anita. Your descriptions of what everyone was wearing were great. As Blue Lass noted, they were worthy of a society page.

Yes Madelaine regarding your thoughts on Cam. Yes Pedro looked "like that" at Mariana. He loved her like a sister and she's been gone for years (is it 7 or 10 or whatever) presumed dead. How many times does he have to tell her that? Please don't regress back to the beginning of this TN (though our snark quotient was off the charts). I know our writers have had challenges but if Cam goes back into stupid mode and actually takes an interest in Tony, I'll be vexed.

At least Mariana's presence keeps One-note-Lulu in check. Since she and her brother are so ff, I foresee a kidnapping.
 

So Lucrecia finally combs her hair, and she ends up with that?? It was weird. And what's she going to do without her hair to twirl? Oh right. File the nails and tell Pedro he's all hers for some reason that only she can fathom.

Camila for sure needs to calm down. Looks like Monday should be good if Mariana can get her to listen. Sad when one of the most reasonable characters has no idea what's going on. Although maybe that explains it.

Kelly
 

Kelly - "so Lucrecia finally combs her hair, and she ends up with that?" lol lol

Lu and Antonio looked like the baddies from Superman walking into that wedding.

Camila handled Mariana's return so poorly. Really, it can be interpreted that she is upset that Mariana is not dead. Where's your compassion, girl? At least fake it.
 

Ita with y'all about Lucrazy's hair. It was horrible. And Tonio with that drink in his hand, spewing his venom lol. I know Manuel warned Mariana about the whole Negrete clan so maybe she will listen.

Dr. Raul I beleive was at the wedding too. He could have told Mariana all she needed to know. I wonder where he went, the Padre knew too. I guess Mariana ran off to fast for anyone to tell her the truth.
 

Thanks Anita, great reporting.

OK, what did they do with Lucrezia's hair? It looks to me like a crime has been committed here.

For me, Elvira stole this episode. She seemed genuinely puzzled when she said:

"Parece que nadie me quiere a mi."

"Seems like nobody wants me."


And her self-introduction to a bewildered Mariana was priceless as everyone has already noted.

I loved her as Regina (CME) and she's just a lovable in this... although in a completely different way.

I wonder if the Padre is going to help sort this all out or suddenly remember that he has pressing business back in Tijuana.

A disappointment... not getting to the snacks that Tracy whipped up for the wedding guests.

I thought it was a hoot that Tony brought his own drink to the wedding.

Oh, and good for Pig's doctor in discovering that someone may be poisoning the porker.

Carlos
 

LOL Carlos - I totally missed "seems like nobody wants me".

I think so much of our issue with Elvira in the beginning is that she is no Regina, who we all loved, and who had good posture. But Julieta Rosen has made us want MORE of Elvira, as much as we don't want to want that. Hats off to her for bringin' the sexy back to headbands.

I've noticed that since the new writers Camila is more giggly. I think they are trying to endear her to us a bit more.

What about Antonio and Lu locking the hospital door after the doc left? That gave me chills. I thought they were going to suffocate him with a pillow.
 

Anita- Superb recap. I as so glad I recorded this episode so that I can savor the recap even more.

One of the two funniest moments/scenes for me was Ant bringing his own drink to the wedding, in a glass no less! (What happened to the boda bag?) The other was Elvira harrassing a super confused Mariana about her check. LOL!

If I were Mariana, I think I would believe all the nice looking people and the priest (!) who were telling me how much Pedro cared for me and had been looking for me all these years, over the creepy girl wearing all black and weird hair, and her drunk brother splashing his drink all over everyone.
 

Vivi, I think Ant's glass is for walking around the avocado fields and trespassing on the neighbors. The boda bag is for interiors (including automotive interiors.)

My favorite part of Elivira's shenanigans was when she accused Camila of being selfish because all she could think of was her own impending wedding. (It would be even funnier if I didn't actually know people like that...sigh.)
 

Ok, so now that Pigorio signed off the Alcatrash to Tonio, what will happen to him? Where is he going to live? Also, does anyone think that if the doctors tell Pigorio is being poisoined, Tonio will blame Elvira this will force Cameela to Save her mom and the only way is to marry Tonio? No one sees this coming?
 

Anita, this might have been your best recap ever. I was literally laughing all the way through. I noticed Mr. Sharkbait put his headphones on, hmmmph.

Julietta Rosen was off the hook in this episode. She was by far the most entertaining of all the characters, from her sit-in at Renato's, to her appearance at El Tal announcing she was moving in, to ambushing Mariana about "mi cheque". Every word out of her mouth was an absolute scream.

When Panchito wiped his nose I shrieked out loud, "Ewwwwwwww!". That wacky "Booger", he simply does not let us down.

Stoopid Cameela.

"If I were Mariana, I think I would believe all the nice looking people and the priest (!) who were telling me how much Pedro cared for me and had been looking for me all these years, over the creepy girl wearing all black and weird hair, and her drunk brother splashing his drink all over everyone." Well-said Vivi. I couldn't agree more. It's a little warm right now to be wearing Emilia's beanie, darn it.

Thanks again Anita, and thanks to the rest of you for your fun comments.
 

What an episode. Thank you Intrepid Editor Anita!

I wonder how long it will take for Pedro or someone else to mention to Mariana that Antonio is the guy who had an affair with her and knocked her up to try to get his claws on El Tal, then cruelly ditched her after it didn't work, and that he is the one Pedro was trying to protect her from. I would think with or without her memory, she would have a severe visceral reaction to Antonio.

Elvira is so one-track. It was nice to see Camila not caving to her demands! Maybe the new writers took note that we hated seeing a heroine who was such a willing victim. Now when will Maria tell her to get a job and contribute to the expenses?

Did NOT like Camila's reaction to Mariana's appearance, though. Yes, it was her wedding, but seriously...this woman has been missing for years, was presumed dead, never did anything mean to Camila, and Cami can't muster the SLIGHTEST happiness that she's alive? Oh, she "saw the way Pedro looked at her"? Yeah, I think that look was "My dear friend has been missing and I thought she was dead but she is ALIVE!" What was he supposed to do, glare at Mariana and tell her to hurry up and off herself so he and Cami can go on with their wedding?
 

You are so right about the poison Carlos. I was wondering if they would ever find it in the Pig's blood. I wonder if Dr. Raul will ask Tonio about that and of course, like Odie says Tonio will try to blame El Viral if it comes to that. I can't see Cameela ever marrying Tonio though. El Capitan is so in tune with Tonio and how bad he is, I think he'll catch him in the lies.
 

Blue - Love it! Thanks for filling in another one of Elivra's sayings. How funny that she accused Camila of only thinking about her wedding as if we did not just see Elvira do exactly that (like some people you know). All she was worried about was her wedding AND how would she redocorate the mansion.
 

Yes, Mads, El Capitan will suspect Antonio. I am sure by now Elvira's fingerprints have been smudged off.
 

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