Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Refugio Para el Amor #35-36 Tue 6/19/12 DESTINY (aka Rod Torreslanda) Comes Knocking on Paz and Luci’s Door
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BTW--I know why I was so confused by the "two" women in the barrio. One was Estela all dressed up with her hair combed and pulled back, and the other one was Estela in a housedress with her hair not arranged. Two completely different-looking people.
Procopio reminds me of the head greeter in the inhabitants of OZ after the house falls on the witch. Can't remember his name now.
Even though you were incredibly faithful to all the action, here's one little thing. Where Luci is trying to explain to the two mothers why she left the house she was working in, she said it was because she didn't have the skills or experience to help Pato. (I guess they knew he was an invalid.) Anyway, that's when Magda chirps up that maybe she could have given the job to Vio, after all, she's a nurse. That's when Luci covers it up and says she's happy where she is.
Oh, small thing, but the "business" Pato was inquiring about that Rod could take care of while he was up north is the Foundation he was starting.
Loved the little dart throwing between July and Connie. And Oscar, ever the caballero, suggests that all three of them can do something together over the weekend. July accepts before he can even finish the sentence!
Ok, Fuete Man is about to grace the pantalla.
Anita
Amazingly fast recap. I keep debating about whether to watch this TN or not. The parts I like are, as mentioned by others, the beautiful clothes on the main women
and I like the business talk and the aspects regarding the fraud and the devious nature of Max.
I like Robert Blandon in this role.
For my part, I am not picking up any chemistry whatsoever between GS and ZV, Rodrigo & Luciana.
I don't enjoy watching them together - very 2-dimensional,
no passion.
In contrast,I am fascinated by the other novela you are commenting on
with respect to the lead romantic duo, Willy & Sammi in Corazon Valiente. While much of the plot is weak, I find this romance to be absolutely delightful. Similarly, the relationship between Emma and her former bodyguard in that novela is also charming, and there are times when the romance between
JM and Angela is fairly good --
at other times, a little wooden.
I enjoy reading your expressive commentaries far more than watching much of this TN.
Juan Marcos and ANgela is
Yes, this has a lot going for it and the weakest link is the chemistry between the two leads. I'm hoping they grow into it. While Corazon Valiente has amazing chemistry between one of the main couples and a mess of a plot. You can't have it all!
But I am enjoying all the things you pointed out about this tn. Really enjoying the back story and the corporate fraud mystery to be solved.
Poor Paz I thought she would have an infarto, when she heard who Rod's parents are. I agree with you about the flashback, it was Paz and Galindo and Pato and Rod. So Rosa has always been cold. She hands over the baby and the money and I loved how Paz kissed baby Luci, while Rosa the witch, sneered.
Padre should keep after Rosa to ask forgiveness of Claudio and Luci. He isn't too pleased with Rosa.
Loved what Rod did. He finally, finally got some rocks. Love how he told his parents off. Wonderful, finally. I think those lights were set up by Rod somehow. Loved the ampitheater. Reminded me of Italy. The sound in those things are amazing.
Uh, oh, now Don A knows he has competition. He isn't liking it especially since Rod is so much younger than him. Poor Copio.
Max is so dirty, and Oscar is looking more uncomfortable all the time. I hope Oscar won't go down this path with him. This doesn't look good for Claudio. Glad Claudio got the deeds from Vio so he can best Don A.
Can't stand Julie, trying to horn in on Conny and Oscar. Oscar ought to tell her to bug off.
Gala and Rosa so deserve each other. I don't know why Max won't do something about Rosa. Enough of the screeching from her already. I am really glad Rod heard her screeching and the Aurora hint too.
What is Hanna doing??? I thought she was going to get Lula and Boris together and now she will be Boris' novia?
Love the chisme ladies from Het Het they are too funny. They are always on the scent of the fresh chisme, lol.
Frigid I hope the anvil hits her good, whenever that will be. She has caused so much trouble for poor Luci.
Amigas, I must respectfully state that I think the chemistry between Rod and Luci is wonderful! I thought the last scene in the ampitheater was romantic and wonderful. One of the reasons I like Gab Soto is that (to me), he seems totally earnest and believable. I thought it was lovely. But, we agree to disagree and that's what makes commenting so much fun.
On that note, I was wishing that our couple could stay and fight the (many) opposing parties together. For once, it would be nice if the main couple could get together before the last 5 minutes of the novela.
Gala is already getting on my last nerve. You lost, so give it up already. And where ever you go, please take your horror of a mother with you. Ack.
Thanks again Vivi!
Diana
Diana- I agree that the setting was beautiful and romantic. I'm not knocking the chemistry between Rod and Luci too hard. In fact, I think they are purposely playing Luci as being more hesistant and reserved. And as you said, Rod just seems earnest. It's just that we're not getting that sort of playful, crackling kind of chemistry that makes a couple really fun to watch. That's ok, because it's not really in their personalities and they haven't had enough time with each other to build that level of comfort with each other yet. Some of that playfulness was coming out the more time they spent with each other, under the watchful eye of their mini-chaperone and the whole town, that day.
Emarie- Lastra thinks Luci owes him his dignity. Easy to pay back, right? LOL! He can not accept that some poor little girl not only stood up to him and slapped him around, but also won in court against him and caused him to spend a few days in jail. The only way his ego is going to heal is by humiliating Luci in some major way, and probably by also raping her.
It doesn't seem that Hannah has ever had a boyfriend before or even been interested in a guy. I think she's mixing up the feelings of friendship she feels for Boris and the flattery she feels from his attentions, for romantic feelings. But she's only now starting to have those feelings for someone-- Lorenzo. When she daydreams it's Lorenzo she's thinking of. This Boris thing won't last long, and Pato knows it. That's why he was smiling at her like she was a 5 year old talking about her "boyfriend" as his future brother-in-law.
I like it almost as much as "Monstro" which is what Silvia Navarro's character Fernanda in MEPS called her novio Sergio Sendel, and he called her "Peque" in return. I was always tickled by that.
Ok, we agree to disagree on the candlelight. I thought Rod disappeared to go look into the foundation business.
He did not know the pueblo very well. After the fair, Luci said, I'd like to take you to a very special place--which to me meant the amphitheater. Soooo, it was just a directorial decision to provide a different and romantic place for the two of them to declare their love.
For me the chemistry is so, so, but I like that fact that they *are* just getting to know each other and these are the right kind of smoochies to be having. She's a pueblo girl and probably a lot more reticent, but Luci certainly didn't hesitate to kiss him in public--something that might raise eyebrows (which they did).
I liked the chemistry between Fernando Carillo and Adela Noriega in Maria Isabel--a storyline which in the last couple of nights were identical to Refugio. Poor pueblo girl comes to the big city and ends up working for a wealthy widower and his spoiled daughter. He realizes he loves her and they declare that....Wait for It, Nada y Nadie will come between them, family, society, etc. And, of course it does. I'm not looking forward to the crowbars that are going to force these two apart.
Gala and Rosa together form a terrible force. Better the two lovebirds stay in HetHetHetHet (that's farther away from HetHet).
Anita
Anita
I just watched the airing of Maria Isabel. I hated the galan at the end (the callous affair), but loved him for most of the tn, up till they got married.
I think what sets Luci and Rod apart from that story is that there's a real back story/mystery that links the lives of Luci and Rod and his family. So this story will not just be about keeping Rod and Luci apart, but also about getting justice for Luci's father and her, revealing a bunch of hidden truths, and reuniting Luci with her father.
I like the channeling of Ghost though, lol. All that clay all their hands and faces. I think they are such a fun couple, getting to know each other this way. I am glad he came to Het Het in search of her. I would have been disappointed if he had sat in the D.F. whining and crying and getting back with Gala. Speaking of crying, I haven't seen a galan cry in a long time. He did in a couple episodes here.
Thanks about Hanna. I too think she is over the moon about Lorenzo, and Boris is going to be a poor substitute for that.
Agree with Diana too, about the main couple Rod and Luci staying together for once and fighting together. Not like MEPS where it is almost at the end and Fr/Ed and Fer are still NOT together.
Vivi- I like the mystery too. That is what hooked me on this one. I really like the flashbacks too. I hope they have more of them to explain exactly what happened with the fraud. We've see a part of how Luci ended up with Paz and Galindo.
Because of Monday's amazing recap, I decided to tune in and was able to watch the last 45 minutes of this, so you "pulled me back in".
Absolutely loved the dancing, it was good to see Rod laid back. I also felt the candle scene was quite romantic, enjoyed that. I got the sense that all the actors enjoyed that scene dancing, balloons, injuring people, LOL.
Vivi, I loved your comment
Yes, this has a lot going for it and the weakest link is the chemistry between the two leads. I'm hoping they grow into it. While Corazon Valiente has amazing chemistry between one of the main couples and a mess of a plot. You can't have it all!
Exactly how I feel, but I too am still giving our leads a chance. I just love Pato, he seems to be the glue. I know it's not going to happen, but I believe I will indulge myself for a bit and dream that he ends up with Lucy.
I'm also happy that Pato has decided to recover for himself, and although he is totally in love with Luci, is 100% supportive of Rod pursuing her and making her his wife.
Though I too am not moved by the leads (sorry Diana), I think the reason is b/c of Pato. He's immobile and yet so passionate about Lucy. Hopefully when he's mobile again he'll find someone whose a combination of Luci and Melissa.
I really enjoy most of the other characters and want to see justice for Claudio and Luci.
Our parings so far:
Luci-Rod
Hannah-Lorenzo
Vicky-Aldo (they are both flawed people, so although she's playing him right now, I think they could work in the long term)
Violeta-Polo (I'm not feeling this Marcial guy)
Paz-Don Serapio
Connie-Oscar
Pato, Claudio, Magda and Melissa need love interests.
Didn't you all think something clicked between Claudio and Connie at the lecture? I know Connie can't have both men, but it would certainly be DESTINO if these two ended up together. Although I like Connie and Oscar together, it would be easier for Oscar to find another mate than poor Claudio who's been in a romantic and passionate desert, with fading memories of Aurora, for 20 years.
While we're at it, Melissa does need someone since she was unlucky in love and life over on LQNPA.
What should we do about Max and Rosa? He seems to be comfortable in his marriage situation with a little side-candy to take care of fantasy and sex and Rosa doesn't want any social boats rocked by desertion and/or divorce. Hmmmm.
And if he gets found out? As Rosa is right now, she'd banish him from her bed, but not her house.
Anyone wondering if Galdino remembered Roselena as just plain Rosa Torres when she married Max Landas (?). Instead of just adding her husband's last name to hers, they agreed to adopt the combined names for him, their empresa and their children? OTOH, in that flashback, Roselena was already married and had two schoolage boys, when she handed Luci to Paz, so...help....Galdino AND Paz would have known her by both her married names (as is customary), so why tell Luci to look for Rosa Torres.
Anita
Yeah, Connie and Claudio would be a good match too. Maybe she can have them both? :)
Oscar is an idiot. He obviously prefers Conny but allows the man eater Julie to butt into his plans.
Paz has to be the most annoying character ever.
Having seen a previous version of this show I'm interested in how some of the characters have been tweaked making them more interesting. Max is a rat bastard but in this version he really seems to love his children which is more than can be said for his saintly wife.
In other versions the Pato character's paralysis was hysterical thereby making it believable when he finally walked but here Pato's paralysis doesn't seem to be a set up for for the usual novela miraculous healing (too bad because he is such a stronger character than Rod).
Brandon Peniche may not have inherited his father's typical galan style looks but he certainly seems to have inherited some of the talent. I find myself watching his hands in his scenes. He holds them at an awkward position and never moves them which is really difficult to do.
I really like how this story moves forward every episode instead of the usual rehashing and regurgitating that goes on in so many of them.
I know they are setting up this revelation of Luci being the girl at the club to be big, but I just don't see how/why it would be a big deal. Rod was there that night. He knows what happened. Plus, Luci has a legal case on record that details everything and shows how she won. I will be VERY disappointed in Rod if that somehow changes his view of Luci.
I've been seeing Arturo Peniche pop up in some of the older tns I watch over the weekends. Right now he's in La Ursurpadora. I think Brando looks just like him at that age. He just wears his hair much shorter. I just think our standards for galan looks have changed.
I hope that you are wrong about a possible rape--OMG no! I hate that guy Lastra, I can barely stand to look at him---what a disgusting person.
Gala and Frigida---What witches.
Question---How did Copio's broken leg heal so fast?
the gringo
Yes, I really hope that Lastra is never alone with Luci, because he really wants to humiliate her, and rape seems to be one of his weapons of choice.
Karen, years ago we were commenting on Gabe Soto in QE and here we are again! It was "hot doc" vs. "chef hawt" then! I think most of us felt Gabe can be slightly wooden at times. But, when he appears to be happy, his smile is bright and infectious and he illuminates the screen.
I see a spark for the leads which I am hoping turns into a sizzling fire.
Diana
Diana - I hope you are well. I think GS has gotten much better from QE. And hope the spark between he and Luci grows. I remember LVO and I liked his character there and the chemistry with Gabriela (Galilea Montijo) was great.
And again to me if Pato was walking he'd be the galan. Pato is more decisive, intelligent, and sensitive than Rod. Though Pato has his bouts of immaturity, his character as written beats Rod (at least to me).
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