Caray, Caray!

Thank you for the recap, Bill.

Two faces of Eva? Perhaps the third is the one that only Mimi sees, the one with the hair and face of Eva who speaks and carries himself as Juane. The one who has the most accurate understanding of the other two.


 

Later, Lucia has thankfully gone home [did I say that?]

How funny Ithabill. And I'm with you. Lucia is just too much.

Sounds like this was another eventful episode. And you added pictures! Great computer skills my friend.

Thanks for a great recap. I'll look forward to watching it later on today.
 

I'm surprised at Eugenia's reaction and conclusion that her son is making fun of her. She's his mother, for crying out loud. Shouldn't she assume there is a reason Juan is in hiding?
 

Oh, and thanks Ithabill! Nice touch with the added graphics.
 

Great recap, Ithabill!

I googled the duck saying, and found that it means "the ducks are shooting the shotguns," another way of saying that the natural order of things is reversed. Ha!

Sorry that Eugenia took the Eva revelation in the wrong way. Darn. I wonder what Modesto's mistress has to say to Eva? We'll have to wait for many episodes to find out, I guess.

Mil in NC
 

Thanks, Paula. I was looking for a way to make it "three faces." So I changed it! And thanks for the link to your web site about telenovelas and Spanish. I'll explore it this weekend when I have more time. But it already brings me to a language question I've had for a long time. About the most frequently used word on TN's... ya. It means now or already, and in the negative it means no more or no longer. But it gets used in many other contexts- sometimes even as an expletive. My inference is that it sometimes seems to mean basta, like they're saying Enough! or Stop! or sometimes even Quiet! And sometimes it seems to mean yes, but am I thinking that because it looks like the word yes?
 

Thanks, Mil! I didn't think to google it. I knew I had it wrong- I'll change it.
 

¡Ya! as an interjection = Enough already!
 

Bill, two? three? Mostly I was just being a smart-aleck! And I do enjoy your inventive titles.

You're right. "Ya" is tricky. It seems like it can almost serve as an emphatic as well. But notice that the spoken English use of "already" sometimes extends into that territory as well, in the non-time, frustration usage of, "Enough already!" or, "So I'll take you to the stupid dance already!" Check out the Word Reference listing. It's quite an eye-opener.

WR is far and away my favorite for digging into a deeper understanding of a word. Also for less-commen definitions of a common word, and usage in idioms. And the forums are a goldmine! e.g. you wonder about the difference between andar and caminar? Look up either word in WR, and look at the bottom of the page for "Forum discussions." You'll see links to three different posts that discuss the question. If you are actively pursuing better Spanish, make friends with the Word Reference site.

About studying por telenovelas. When I started watching Fea, I'd been taking Spanish classes at the adult school, and I understood almost nothing in the show. I quit the classes because I was learning more from the show. I used the study steps described on my web page. Within 18 months I was recapping without CCs (though with a lot of replays), and I could catch nearly everything that was said. Study via TNs works! Of course, my obsession with Fea helped too.
 

I was sad Eugenia misread JC's intentions and didn't give him a chance to explain. JC has an entire range of mountains to climb before he can reclaim his job, his family, and Helena.

Thanks for the recap and the photos, Bill. Good workk!K

La Paloma
 

Great recap Itabill -- and visuals too. Kudos.

I too was sad that Eugenia reacted as she did -- and that she left without JC knowing what was up.

Interesting interaction between Eva & Modesto's other family. That will be interesting to watch.

One of my favorite moments? Rebecca being dissed and left behind on the upcoming business trip.

Two hours again tonight?

Güera
 

Bill-thanks for this awesome recap, You Rock!! I too wonder how Eugenia is going to handle this. If she tells anyone they will think she is having a crazy turn. I think maybe Juan should have trusted her, spilled the frijoles and gotten her help. We will have to see.

Santi is so hopeless and Angelica is a bit of a tart. Maybe he can be Professor Higgins to her Eliza Doolittle or he can divorce her butt and eventually hook up with Lucia.

So I wonder what is going to happen with the Renato/Carmen/Claudia storyline. I wonder if JC will figure out Renato is his half brother. In a way, I think Renato wants to be Juan and have all the things Juan had. I really wonder what Renato is willing to do to get those things.
 

Wow. Thanks, Guera. I went and looked and yes, tvguide.com has the show listed from 8 to 10.

Smart aleck or not, Paula, I really was looking for a way to say three faces and couldn't think of a way to justify it. And thank you for the web site- something else for this weekend's investigation. There are frequently words in the show that are not in my dictionary (often they're insults). I usually guess that's because they're Mexican slang. But I still want to know what they are. I also was taking Spanish in adult classes for 2 years at the local university, but I stopped this semester because I've gotten good enough to follow a telenovela and didn't seem to be making progress with understanding conversation in class. I'll definitely check out your study steps.
 

Ithabill-

Great recap, and thanks for adding the images, particularly that one of Kevi, Marci and Fer. That is a really great tight shot of the three of them and Marci's look is priceless. Kevin actually looks a lot like Fer in the side profile shot of them. I'm glad Fer has to deal with the fall-out of having taken Kevin to a prostitute.

I was also quite happy to see Bastardo living in his own filth. I don't appreciate the close up shots of his face with the sappy music, as if I'm supposed to feel something for him (other than loathing).

It seems that both JC's little siblings have been eager to know things about him. The young girl really wanted to hear what Eva had to say about JC. I am sure that Renato will eventually snap out of his jealousy and resentment of JC once Eva has a good talk to him. This show seems to be about redemption for all (although Pluti, Bastardo, and Modesto aren't on my redemption list right now). What a nice gift for JC to go from only child, to big brother of two. However, it sucks to be his mama. No wonder she's so depressed!
 

Renato has already agreed to spy on Helena for Pluto. I think he's turning to the dark side.

And since Renato (assuming he's Modesto's son) is Modesto's primary heir with Juan dead, I think somewhere in this series he will try to make sure Juan never comes back.

When Modesto got in Eva's face, didn't he say, "I never want to see you again as long as I live"? In TNs, villians always summon their own fate onto their heads. I wonder if it means that Modesto will be dead before Juan is revealed.