Thursday, October 25, 2012
Refugio Para el Amor #140 Wed 10/24/12 Everybody is Busy Doing Something; Don Jeronimo is a Goner; Max is Unmasked
Ayer –
Oscar and Conny repeat their delightful arrival at Oscar’s place where he welcomes her to their new home. Ay, amor, says Conny as she watches him turn around to face her, arms open wide. Te amo, he says, as he swings her around and pulls her suggestively toward the bedroom where he has a surprise for her.
Fab & Lor have been joined by Aldo, seemingly at the car wash, after hours. They share bottles of soda. Lor wants to know if Aldo really wants to discuss business. Nope, he wants to invite them out to the best hamburguesas in town. Lor insists on paying, though. If he and Fab can’t pay, no hamburgers.
Rod is looking down at Alexia, still awake in her crib in a large rather sterile nursery room. He promises that she will get to know her brother. In contrast, LilRod/Mateo is sleeping peacefully on Don Chelo’s bed (I hope he’s been as diligent at washing his sheets, blankets and spreads as he has the diapers. I just wish he’d wash his gloves and snitch some of RE’s or Alonslow’s hand sanitizer before picking up Mateo).
Hoy –
The Drip Drab Dungeon in the Sky Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Rod has picked up Alexia and is holding her. Nitey-nite Nurse comes in to tell him his esposa is waiting for him for dinner. She’ll stay with the baby. He whispers to Alexia to sleep with the angels. As he blesses her he says, mainly to himself, that the blessing is for little Rodrigo as well. He kisses her and tells her he loves her. (Note: they haven’t changed the blue crib linens, or the mobile, but Alexia has some pink on. I wonder what Gala did with all the clothing in boys size 0-3 mos, 3-6 mos, 6-12 mos, 18 mos, 24 mos and toddler 3’s she bought.)
Brigida (ok, here’s hoping there is rehabilitation in her future) is serving Rod wine. Gala comes in, wasting no time in telling Rod how much she luuurrves her baby and he was right. She wants the crib moved right into her bedroom so she can be near her. Skeptical, Rod says he thought she didn’t want her sleep interrupted by the baby. Gala gaily announces that’s all behind her—she fact-checked the internet and what she had was post-partum depression (if you ask me the symptoms describe Gala’s normal state: irritating, disagreeable, intolerable) and now the symptoms are slowly going away. She can’t wait to have Alexia close to her. While they are alone, Gagme gets to the heart of what really matters—is Rod going to continue sleeping on the sofa. (With Brigida, and the night nurse there, it must be a little embarrassing his not sleeping with her.) No, he’s going to sleep in Alexia’s room (I guess he means with or without Alexia in it). Gafarza’s face tells the whole story. She can’t stand him, the baby or the whole mamacita role. Wonder what she’s cooking up—can’t be anything edible.
From Luci’s Apt to Het Het
Luci is on the phone talking to Paz about coming to SFdeA to take pictures of all her pottery pieces for the catalog. (Luci has a wan smile on her face, but the light has gone out of her eyes.) Paz worries that they might be overwhelmed with orders, but Luci tells her that they’ll only do as much as they can. The catalog is a marketing strategy to reach far beyond the area. Luci wants to know how Ariche is. He’s busy with school, exams and working hard on his piggy banks. She misses them. Paz asks her not to get sad, Luci and LilRod are always in her prayers. She’s sure that wherever he is he’s being cared for. Luci tells her she also asks the Virgencita who, in protecting all her children, protects Luci's, too.
TL Mansion – Patricio’s Bedroom
Pato is tucked up in bed and Jana has squeezed in beside him. They’re talking about her love life and teenage angst—but she has a point, Boris is being a pest. She doesn’t know what else to do about him. She’s told him she’s not his novia anymore and doesn’t want anything more to do with him, but he keeps popping up in the wrong place—like the brouhaha at the car wash. Pato isn’t much help in the advice department (after all, he’s a guy, pursuing someone whose heart is somewhere else). He tells her that it’s Boris that has to back off. She thinks he needs therapy or something. Pato teases her for being such a heartbreaker. She’s sure it was Lula that set up the car wash confrontation. She’s going to talk to her tomorrow. Pato hopes Boris hasn’t gone to RE first, or things will go badly for her. Jana is firm that Boris had better not stick his nose in where it doesn’t belong. She kisses Pato goodnight and is off.
The Barrio Hamburguesa Stand
Aldo and his “socios,” Lorenzo and Fabian, are indulging in soda and hamburgers (they are even thinner than a Mickey-D’s and I don’t see any lettuce, special sauce or sesame seed buns) at an outdoor stand. The talk is about Luci and the baby and that it’s strange there’s no word about the baby even with all the investigations that went on. Aldo is certain baby Rod’ll turn up and then changes the topic to the curvaceous car wash bidness. Lor is proud of the girls. Fabian agrees they are hard workers. They jokingly wonder how many come to watch the girls and how many to get their cars washed. Lor admits that if Jana worked there, he’d be going every day, just for a chance to look in her eyes, give her a little kiss. Aldo tells him to watch it, that’s his cousin he’s talking about and knowing how “in” Boris is with his aunt, it’s not going to be easy for him to see Jana (way to go Aldo, putting a damper on the bróders’ night out—but how right he is).
TL House – The Master’s Bedroom
Max is relaxing, reading a book in bed (Whaa? Show me that again…rewind…nope, it’s not a financial report, it’s a book and he’s halfway through. It doesn’t look much like a detective story or sci-fi, but we can be certain it isn’t Lives of the Saints or the biography of Mother Teresa). RE enters from her boudoir. He looks up and asks pleasantly, –How did it go with the psychiatrist today (ooh, Max, wrong question). RE says –Ok, but that is of little importance. The investigator I hired to find out who your lover is says you don’t have one, but we both know that isn’t true. To which Max answers –Don’t start that again. RE isn’t done yet –You have the nerve (descaro) to unload that pile of crap on me when I myself saw that message to Osito? Max has had plenty of time to make up something credible and he finally gets to tell her his bedtime story –That message was from some woman I met at a meal with clients. She misinterpreted my friendliness and started to pursue me, but after I got that message I put her in her place. End of story (someone, quick measure the length of Max’s nose). RE comes back with –And why all the details? What makes you think I have any interest in your wanting me to believe you? Max gets the last words –Come on, dearie, lets try to get along. Every day there are fewer and fewer people dining at our table and in the house. It’s a waste of time to keep fighting. Good night. Off goes the light and he slides under the covers, giving her a dose of her own medicine. RE wasn’t done yet, but she’s left standing there in the dark (but knowing Roselena she won’t be in the dark much longer).
Vicky’s Apartment
Vicky has prepared and served her papito a delicious dinner and he thanks her. There’s a knock at her door. Don J gets the door. It’s Aldo. He lets Aldo in. He respectfully decides to withdraw so they can talk. She’s a little pithed because she asked him not to pursue her anymore. Don J doesn’t quite make it all the way to his room before hearing Aldo speak bluntly about Osito, or of course, Max. Don J backs up and stands in his doorway listening as he hears from Vicky’s own lips how long she’s been dilly-dallying with The Bear—Don J’s very own, honest, married, respected, married, upright, married, irreproachable, married (and all the other laudable adjectives he’s used describing Maximino) CEO and Presidente of Torreslanda, S.A. Vick says she’s managing quite well since she stopped seeing him, thank you very much. In fact she’s ever so much better now and she doesn’t have to lie to her father. Aldo wants to know why on earth she refused the car, he doesn’t understand. Vick says it’s easy, she didn’t ask for a car and didn’t want a teeny tiny car anyway, she wanted a nice big SUV. Max knew what she wanted. Aldo wonders if she thinks he will still give her one.
Unseen by them, Don J is exhibiting the early warning symptoms of a TN heart attack or a transient ischemic attack—mini-stroke. (I fear he is now Dead Man Walking). Vick doesn’t care. If Max wants to start things up again, it will have to be on her terms. Don J is suffering, physically and mentally as he hears Vicky continue —If he says he misses me so much, let him show me how much and if I give him what his wife won’t, well, it’ll cost him. And no, I don’t know if I’ll go back to Max. Aldo puts in a good word for himself, if she isn’t going to go back to Max, would she let him be with her. Aldo is being a denso (my word). Vick reminds him that he’s Max’s nephew and works for him. It’ll only cause more problems. Don J is still out of sight and is in mid-collapse (lordy, it’s taking him longer to go than some dying opera singers). Vick lays down the law to Aldo—he is to leave and not come looking for her any more. Surprisingly, Don J makes it all the way into his room. Bye-bye, Lights Out for Don J.
Woops, the report of his death was an exaggeration (© Mark Twain), for there he is next morning, dressed and ready for his breakfast date with Claudio. Vick assumes that CL remembered his birthday. She wants to be sure they’ll be together later to celebrate his birthday at home. He’s pleased she wants to do this. But of course, he’s the most important person in her life. She wants to celebrate with cake, a piñata and everything.
TL Offices
Claudio and Luci arrive together. He’s off to his breakfast date with Don J and she’s off to see Patricio to finalize the details of their trip to San FdeA.
The Drip Drab Dungeon in the Sky Where the Sun Don’t Shine
We hear a baby crying. Rod is pacing the floor with a fretful Alexia. Nitey Nite Nurse (Nitey Nite or Day Time - sorry I can’t tell them apart) thinks it’s the formula not agreeing with her. She told the Sra. Juli, about it yesterday, but the Sra. didn’t want the Sra. Gala to be bothered since she was at rest. Rod is not liking this inattention by mama and granny (and I’ll say granny if I please). Nurse thinks they ought to call the pediatrician. Rod agrees and asks her to call while he continues to hold the baby.
The Boxcar Barrio
Don Chelo is up and in a good mood, his singing is quite spritely. Mateo is clean, changed, fed and content. Doña Chuy walks in and greets him cheerily. She’s brought him breakfast. He tells her he’s given up drinking. Ya, and she’s lost count of how many times he has sworn that before. This time, he swears, it’s different –I swore to the Virgin with Mateo as my witness that I wasn’t going to taste the stuff any more. I threw out all the bottles and asked the Virgin to watch over us. Mateo has given me a reason to live. I’m going to dedicate my life to him and we’ll go through life hand in hand (this doesn’t sound good for his recovery by Max, CL, Rod, Pato, Lor, Paz or Luci).
DCh2 tells him Mateo needs to get vaccinated. The problem is they need the official form issued by the hospital where he was born before they can start. Doña Chuy is back a little later and has figured out a way to get Mateo vaccinated without the form. She knows someone at the clinic who will help her, no questions asked. They reason that as a newborn he wouldn’t have had any vaccinations before being trashed.
Mateo is sleeping peacefully. DCh1 is complaining about the diapers not drying in the rainy season. But no way would he buy disposables—that’s like throwing money right into the garbage (and how is liquor any different, my friend—that’s like flushing it down the toilet after you pee). DCh2 comes in with some rice for him and takes the wet diapers to dry them in her oven. She finds another bottle of liquor and scolds him soundly. He asks her to please take it away with her. So, he’s firmly hanging on to the sides of the wagon for now.
TL Tower Dining Room
Lic. Linares is sitting across from Don J at breakfast. He does remember his birthday. Don J says he’s going to retire this year. He needs to spend more time with his daughter. Claudio gets right to the point. He wants to know about Pedro Campos. Don J remembers him, fijase, they are still in touch and hear from each other about once a year. He promises to give CL his phone number, but it’s at home. Don J winces in pain. Through his pain he asks CL if he knows Max very well. He answers yes, unfortunately (desgraciadamente), more than Don J could imagine, why? Don J says he has some serious business to discuss with him. Claudio wonders if he can help. No this is something personal between the two of them—as he grabs his left shoulder again. Is this it…is he about to cash it in, right there in the dining room, before he finishes his breakfast?
Vicky’s Apartment
It’s a miracle; apparently Don J didn’t keel over in the dining room; he made it home. Vicky is doing her best to cheer him up. The place is decorated with streamers, balloons and a happy birthday sign, but he’s just not into it. She goes to get a chocolate cake a neighbor made and comes back singing Las Mañanitas only to find DJ slumped over and non-responsive. She doesn’t notice at first. He raises his head and mouths – Porqué Vicky, porqué tu y Maximino. She holds him up sobbing, but it’s all over for her papito. She knows it now. Don Jeronimo, QEPD. Tearfully she calls Max. He sees the call come through in his office. He cuts off the call, deciding to play hard to get. She calls Aldo and totally breaks down telling him her papa is dead.
TL Offices
Luci and Pato are in Luci’s office discussing with Hector (now we are on a first name basis with our cute arrow-pierced architect) the plans for their trip to Het Het. Pato asks him to tell Ofelia (hmm, you little matchmaker, you) that he wants to see Rodrigo. He’s back in a flash to let him know that Rodrigo is still at home. Pato tells Hector he wants him along on the trip to check out the space to make sure it is adequate for the work.
Pato gives Luce the list of orphanages (albergues) in the region and soon he’ll have the list for the whole country. They’ll go visit each and every one of them and he volunteers to go with her, should she wish it. She doesn’t want him to exhaust himself. She gets a call from Paz before she can give him an answer. Ariche has been pestering her to call and now he finally gets the phone from Paz to tell her how the work is going on the piggy banks. Since she’s at the office, he wants to know if she’s with Mushashon #1, no, she’s with Patricio, Mushashon #2. He’s cool with that. Pato tells him that they will see him soon and will be sure to look for him. No need to look for him, says Ariche, he’s always there.
Out in the corridor, Aldo is on the run, head down, when Rod grabs him, whoa, slow down, what’s the rush (prisa). Aldo tells him about Vicky and the phone call about Don J. Rod immediately takes charge. He sends Aldo back to Vick’s so she won’t be alone and he will take care of all the arrangements.
TL Mansion- Living Room
Roselena is dressed, looking very stylish in a white sheath and narrow black belt. She announces to Mati that she is on her way out to see her grandbaby. She lets Mati know that the placement agency is sending over a servant to help Mati out. Mati doesn’t think she needs help since daily there is less work and fewer people in the house for meals. RE takes her statement personally, especially when Mati mentions that even Conny left. RE says, irritated –Don’t even mention her name. Such shame she’s brought the family. My, my, if our mother were still alive, she’d die all over again of mortification. Mati sticks her foot in Roselena’s doodoo a little deeper as she extols her mother’s virtues and that she would be happy to know her children are happy—she was such a good person. RE demands to know if Mati is insinuating that she’s not? No, no, but she doesn’t think their mother would have judged Conny so harshly. RE cautions Mati –Careful there, you are getting too big for your britches. Don’t abuse my patience. Phone rings. RE picks it up. RE hands phone to Mati to answer. Mati says it’s Boris. Mati hands phone back to RE. (Ah, protocol among the nouveau riche.) Boris wants to see her and they arrange for a six o’clock meet. RE hands phone to Mati to hang up, even though RE was closer to the phone cradle.
El Patio at School
Jana and Lula are arguing about, wait for it…the little one-man show by Boris at the car wash grand opening. Jana is pithed that Lula told Boris that she would be there. Lula doesn’t think it was such a big deal. She doesn’t want to see Jana hanging out with that Taquero Ese. She thinks it’s a recipe for ruining (regando) her life, he’s just a T.a.q.u.e.r.o., think, Jana. Jana has had enough and flounces off.
Vicky’s Apartment
The medical examiner hands Vicky her father’s death certificate. Nicole is with her now. Vicky is overcome with grief, why, of all days, did it have to be this one, right on his birthday.
TL Offices
Rod arrives when it seems the meeting is over. Max quizzes him on why a) he missed a morning meeting and b) he was overdue for this one. Rod catches him up on Alexia and Don Jeronimo, who just happens to have died a few hours earlier and he was busy making funeral arrangements for him. Max’s face softens. He’s probably recalling the phone call (and I hope he feels really guilty about it) and feels guilty, for about 2 seconds.
The Drip Drab Dungeon in the Sky Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Juli is having a little liquid pick-me-up. Gala has a headache from listening to that escuincle cry. Thank goodness she’s stopped the crying. Nurse comes in to tell them the formula change did the trick and she’s fast asleep. Juli comes out with —If you had nursed her this probably wouldn’t have happened. Gala is horrified –Whaa? You saying this? Feed the creature every three hours? Not on your life. Besides, I’d be all out of shape and would need plastic surgery to repair all the damage. I can’t wait for her to grow up. There is nothing but problems with her. Nurse and Brigida look at each other (I wonder how much fresh material Bridge is getting for her latest chapters.)
TL Offices
Claudio and Luci are getting ready to leave the office. (I wonder if she looks at him differently now that she knows how Melissa feels about him.) He fills her in on what he learned from Don Jeronimo (El Muerto) about Pedro Campos—the person who supposedly defrauded the company and blamed it on him. Luci is rushing around, talking, but avoiding looking at CL (hmmmm). Wasn’t this dude supposed to have disappeared? Yes, but Don J has his contact information and will give it to CL. Luci assumes he’s going to continue the investigation into Max. Certainly. After losing her son, Luci understands the depth of his pain but thinks it’s time to stop living in the past. Yes, she’s right about that, but in order to calm his pain he has to know how it was done and why. Luci realizes she has to calm hers, too. Tomorrow, she and Pato are going to visit all the orphanages in the city looking for her son. Claudio reminds her that the investigators canvassed them all and nothing turned up. Luci gets quite agitated and bursts out —What does that matter, they did not know him; SHE needs to be the one looking; SHE’s the one that lost her child.
Rodrigo and Patricio are in the hallway talking about Don J’s wake. Rod will be there, but it won’t be necessary for Pato to go tonight. He’ll be by to pick him up in the morning. Claudio and Luci approach and find out about DJ. Poor Claudio, he just can’t get a break. His only link to Max is dead of a broken heart caused by Max.
At the Endless Curves Car Wash
A guy in the red car tips Delia and goes in to see Vio to pay. He thinks she’s charging too much. Well, it’s a promotion—they just opened. Was he satisfied with the service? Yes, but he still thinks it was too much. She adds with a twinkle in her eye, that the price includes the view (el paisaje).
La Vecindad
Work shift is over for the curvaceous car washers and Luci is visiting. She tells Vio about Don Jeronimo’s wake. Claudio went but told her not to go. It wouldn’t do her any good to be in a place like that. The ladies are enthusiastic about their first day at work. True, they didn’t earn as much in tips as they did at the Antro, but it’s honest work.
Funeral Parlor in DF (not Procopio’s Pay Now-Die Later Service)
Nicole and Aldo are with Vicky in the family room. When Nicole leaves, Aldo tries to comfort her. Vick feels so alone. Aldo swears he will always be at her side. She’s thinking back that the heart attack was her fault. Aldo says no, not to say that, but Vicky shares that before he died, it was clear her papito knew what had been going on between his uncle and her. He probably heard them talking and the pain he felt in his heart was too strong to resist the attack. She blames Max and the thing that hurts her the most is that when she needed Max the most, he cut off her call. Aldo tells her that once he knew –He asked me to be with you and he would pay for all the arrangements (oh, Aldo, a little white lie, but a nice one). For Vick that was not the point, she needed HIM and he wasn’t there for her. Aldo reminds her that Max will never be there for her; he’ll never leave his aunt Roselena, as he comforts her again.
In the sanctuary, all the folks from Torreslanda office as well as Torreslanda family members are there. Max enters with Roselena on his arm. Pato and Rod give each other knowing looks. Max asks Aldo if everything has been taken care of. Yes, Aldo informs him that Vicky will be burying him in the family niche. RE interjects with —That’s a good thing because incineration is a sin (we know she meant cremation, but the literal translation for incineración is so fitting—for RE). RE next approaches Conny with that fake alabaster sneer on her face –So nice to see you again, here of all places, sneer, sneer. RE is on her high horse about the need for Vicky, now that she’s alone, to find a good man and start a family, as God demands it, since a family is the only way to survive (I think she means come out ahead). Rod and Pato look at each other again.
While RE is occupied sneering at Conny and riding her high horse, Max sneaks into the family room to see Vicky (Danger Zone, Danger Zone). Max calls out her name softly. She responds and they hug each other. Crying, she backs away —Why, oh why did he have to die; I’m left all alone. Max says —You aren’t alone; count on me for everything. –LIAR, you were the first one I called….(neither of them realize Roselena has just slid the doors open and can hear everything)….just when I needed you the most, you ignored me, OSITO! The look on RE’s face is akin to someone trying to pass a kidney stone (I was going to use a more picturesque scatological term, but we’ll leave it at that).
Vocabulario
El descaro = effrontery, impudence, but nerve used in a sarcastic tone works here
Avances
Luciana se encuentra con su bebé. Encontrarse is the reflexive form of encontrar/to find, to meet, to encounter
OT
An observation on Luciana's owl t-shirt. Young folks in tns who wear t-shirts seem to favor ones with words or sayings in English. We’ve now seen several of these animal print t-shirts on Luci, so my guess is it is another case of passive product placement of a line of shirts from a designer who earned the privilege. Anyway, my opinion is that Luciana Jacinto-Flores would never wear those t-shirts.
Noticed in Don Chelo’s boxcar: leaning on a shelf is an LP cover of Verdi’s Otelo—exactly what the Metropolitan Opera will be broadcasting in HD, this Saturday Oct. 27th in hundreds of movie theaters across the US (Renée Fleming and Johan Botha).
Oscar and Conny repeat their delightful arrival at Oscar’s place where he welcomes her to their new home. Ay, amor, says Conny as she watches him turn around to face her, arms open wide. Te amo, he says, as he swings her around and pulls her suggestively toward the bedroom where he has a surprise for her.
Fab & Lor have been joined by Aldo, seemingly at the car wash, after hours. They share bottles of soda. Lor wants to know if Aldo really wants to discuss business. Nope, he wants to invite them out to the best hamburguesas in town. Lor insists on paying, though. If he and Fab can’t pay, no hamburgers.
Rod is looking down at Alexia, still awake in her crib in a large rather sterile nursery room. He promises that she will get to know her brother. In contrast, LilRod/Mateo is sleeping peacefully on Don Chelo’s bed (I hope he’s been as diligent at washing his sheets, blankets and spreads as he has the diapers. I just wish he’d wash his gloves and snitch some of RE’s or Alonslow’s hand sanitizer before picking up Mateo).
Hoy –
The Drip Drab Dungeon in the Sky Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Rod has picked up Alexia and is holding her. Nitey-nite Nurse comes in to tell him his esposa is waiting for him for dinner. She’ll stay with the baby. He whispers to Alexia to sleep with the angels. As he blesses her he says, mainly to himself, that the blessing is for little Rodrigo as well. He kisses her and tells her he loves her. (Note: they haven’t changed the blue crib linens, or the mobile, but Alexia has some pink on. I wonder what Gala did with all the clothing in boys size 0-3 mos, 3-6 mos, 6-12 mos, 18 mos, 24 mos and toddler 3’s she bought.)
Brigida (ok, here’s hoping there is rehabilitation in her future) is serving Rod wine. Gala comes in, wasting no time in telling Rod how much she luuurrves her baby and he was right. She wants the crib moved right into her bedroom so she can be near her. Skeptical, Rod says he thought she didn’t want her sleep interrupted by the baby. Gala gaily announces that’s all behind her—she fact-checked the internet and what she had was post-partum depression (if you ask me the symptoms describe Gala’s normal state: irritating, disagreeable, intolerable) and now the symptoms are slowly going away. She can’t wait to have Alexia close to her. While they are alone, Gagme gets to the heart of what really matters—is Rod going to continue sleeping on the sofa. (With Brigida, and the night nurse there, it must be a little embarrassing his not sleeping with her.) No, he’s going to sleep in Alexia’s room (I guess he means with or without Alexia in it). Gafarza’s face tells the whole story. She can’t stand him, the baby or the whole mamacita role. Wonder what she’s cooking up—can’t be anything edible.
From Luci’s Apt to Het Het
Luci is on the phone talking to Paz about coming to SFdeA to take pictures of all her pottery pieces for the catalog. (Luci has a wan smile on her face, but the light has gone out of her eyes.) Paz worries that they might be overwhelmed with orders, but Luci tells her that they’ll only do as much as they can. The catalog is a marketing strategy to reach far beyond the area. Luci wants to know how Ariche is. He’s busy with school, exams and working hard on his piggy banks. She misses them. Paz asks her not to get sad, Luci and LilRod are always in her prayers. She’s sure that wherever he is he’s being cared for. Luci tells her she also asks the Virgencita who, in protecting all her children, protects Luci's, too.
TL Mansion – Patricio’s Bedroom
Pato is tucked up in bed and Jana has squeezed in beside him. They’re talking about her love life and teenage angst—but she has a point, Boris is being a pest. She doesn’t know what else to do about him. She’s told him she’s not his novia anymore and doesn’t want anything more to do with him, but he keeps popping up in the wrong place—like the brouhaha at the car wash. Pato isn’t much help in the advice department (after all, he’s a guy, pursuing someone whose heart is somewhere else). He tells her that it’s Boris that has to back off. She thinks he needs therapy or something. Pato teases her for being such a heartbreaker. She’s sure it was Lula that set up the car wash confrontation. She’s going to talk to her tomorrow. Pato hopes Boris hasn’t gone to RE first, or things will go badly for her. Jana is firm that Boris had better not stick his nose in where it doesn’t belong. She kisses Pato goodnight and is off.
The Barrio Hamburguesa Stand
Aldo and his “socios,” Lorenzo and Fabian, are indulging in soda and hamburgers (they are even thinner than a Mickey-D’s and I don’t see any lettuce, special sauce or sesame seed buns) at an outdoor stand. The talk is about Luci and the baby and that it’s strange there’s no word about the baby even with all the investigations that went on. Aldo is certain baby Rod’ll turn up and then changes the topic to the curvaceous car wash bidness. Lor is proud of the girls. Fabian agrees they are hard workers. They jokingly wonder how many come to watch the girls and how many to get their cars washed. Lor admits that if Jana worked there, he’d be going every day, just for a chance to look in her eyes, give her a little kiss. Aldo tells him to watch it, that’s his cousin he’s talking about and knowing how “in” Boris is with his aunt, it’s not going to be easy for him to see Jana (way to go Aldo, putting a damper on the bróders’ night out—but how right he is).
TL House – The Master’s Bedroom
Max is relaxing, reading a book in bed (Whaa? Show me that again…rewind…nope, it’s not a financial report, it’s a book and he’s halfway through. It doesn’t look much like a detective story or sci-fi, but we can be certain it isn’t Lives of the Saints or the biography of Mother Teresa). RE enters from her boudoir. He looks up and asks pleasantly, –How did it go with the psychiatrist today (ooh, Max, wrong question). RE says –Ok, but that is of little importance. The investigator I hired to find out who your lover is says you don’t have one, but we both know that isn’t true. To which Max answers –Don’t start that again. RE isn’t done yet –You have the nerve (descaro) to unload that pile of crap on me when I myself saw that message to Osito? Max has had plenty of time to make up something credible and he finally gets to tell her his bedtime story –That message was from some woman I met at a meal with clients. She misinterpreted my friendliness and started to pursue me, but after I got that message I put her in her place. End of story (someone, quick measure the length of Max’s nose). RE comes back with –And why all the details? What makes you think I have any interest in your wanting me to believe you? Max gets the last words –Come on, dearie, lets try to get along. Every day there are fewer and fewer people dining at our table and in the house. It’s a waste of time to keep fighting. Good night. Off goes the light and he slides under the covers, giving her a dose of her own medicine. RE wasn’t done yet, but she’s left standing there in the dark (but knowing Roselena she won’t be in the dark much longer).
Vicky’s Apartment
Vicky has prepared and served her papito a delicious dinner and he thanks her. There’s a knock at her door. Don J gets the door. It’s Aldo. He lets Aldo in. He respectfully decides to withdraw so they can talk. She’s a little pithed because she asked him not to pursue her anymore. Don J doesn’t quite make it all the way to his room before hearing Aldo speak bluntly about Osito, or of course, Max. Don J backs up and stands in his doorway listening as he hears from Vicky’s own lips how long she’s been dilly-dallying with The Bear—Don J’s very own, honest, married, respected, married, upright, married, irreproachable, married (and all the other laudable adjectives he’s used describing Maximino) CEO and Presidente of Torreslanda, S.A. Vick says she’s managing quite well since she stopped seeing him, thank you very much. In fact she’s ever so much better now and she doesn’t have to lie to her father. Aldo wants to know why on earth she refused the car, he doesn’t understand. Vick says it’s easy, she didn’t ask for a car and didn’t want a teeny tiny car anyway, she wanted a nice big SUV. Max knew what she wanted. Aldo wonders if she thinks he will still give her one.
Unseen by them, Don J is exhibiting the early warning symptoms of a TN heart attack or a transient ischemic attack—mini-stroke. (I fear he is now Dead Man Walking). Vick doesn’t care. If Max wants to start things up again, it will have to be on her terms. Don J is suffering, physically and mentally as he hears Vicky continue —If he says he misses me so much, let him show me how much and if I give him what his wife won’t, well, it’ll cost him. And no, I don’t know if I’ll go back to Max. Aldo puts in a good word for himself, if she isn’t going to go back to Max, would she let him be with her. Aldo is being a denso (my word). Vick reminds him that he’s Max’s nephew and works for him. It’ll only cause more problems. Don J is still out of sight and is in mid-collapse (lordy, it’s taking him longer to go than some dying opera singers). Vick lays down the law to Aldo—he is to leave and not come looking for her any more. Surprisingly, Don J makes it all the way into his room. Bye-bye, Lights Out for Don J.
Woops, the report of his death was an exaggeration (© Mark Twain), for there he is next morning, dressed and ready for his breakfast date with Claudio. Vick assumes that CL remembered his birthday. She wants to be sure they’ll be together later to celebrate his birthday at home. He’s pleased she wants to do this. But of course, he’s the most important person in her life. She wants to celebrate with cake, a piñata and everything.
TL Offices
Claudio and Luci arrive together. He’s off to his breakfast date with Don J and she’s off to see Patricio to finalize the details of their trip to San FdeA.
The Drip Drab Dungeon in the Sky Where the Sun Don’t Shine
We hear a baby crying. Rod is pacing the floor with a fretful Alexia. Nitey Nite Nurse (Nitey Nite or Day Time - sorry I can’t tell them apart) thinks it’s the formula not agreeing with her. She told the Sra. Juli, about it yesterday, but the Sra. didn’t want the Sra. Gala to be bothered since she was at rest. Rod is not liking this inattention by mama and granny (and I’ll say granny if I please). Nurse thinks they ought to call the pediatrician. Rod agrees and asks her to call while he continues to hold the baby.
The Boxcar Barrio
Don Chelo is up and in a good mood, his singing is quite spritely. Mateo is clean, changed, fed and content. Doña Chuy walks in and greets him cheerily. She’s brought him breakfast. He tells her he’s given up drinking. Ya, and she’s lost count of how many times he has sworn that before. This time, he swears, it’s different –I swore to the Virgin with Mateo as my witness that I wasn’t going to taste the stuff any more. I threw out all the bottles and asked the Virgin to watch over us. Mateo has given me a reason to live. I’m going to dedicate my life to him and we’ll go through life hand in hand (this doesn’t sound good for his recovery by Max, CL, Rod, Pato, Lor, Paz or Luci).
DCh2 tells him Mateo needs to get vaccinated. The problem is they need the official form issued by the hospital where he was born before they can start. Doña Chuy is back a little later and has figured out a way to get Mateo vaccinated without the form. She knows someone at the clinic who will help her, no questions asked. They reason that as a newborn he wouldn’t have had any vaccinations before being trashed.
Mateo is sleeping peacefully. DCh1 is complaining about the diapers not drying in the rainy season. But no way would he buy disposables—that’s like throwing money right into the garbage (and how is liquor any different, my friend—that’s like flushing it down the toilet after you pee). DCh2 comes in with some rice for him and takes the wet diapers to dry them in her oven. She finds another bottle of liquor and scolds him soundly. He asks her to please take it away with her. So, he’s firmly hanging on to the sides of the wagon for now.
TL Tower Dining Room
Lic. Linares is sitting across from Don J at breakfast. He does remember his birthday. Don J says he’s going to retire this year. He needs to spend more time with his daughter. Claudio gets right to the point. He wants to know about Pedro Campos. Don J remembers him, fijase, they are still in touch and hear from each other about once a year. He promises to give CL his phone number, but it’s at home. Don J winces in pain. Through his pain he asks CL if he knows Max very well. He answers yes, unfortunately (desgraciadamente), more than Don J could imagine, why? Don J says he has some serious business to discuss with him. Claudio wonders if he can help. No this is something personal between the two of them—as he grabs his left shoulder again. Is this it…is he about to cash it in, right there in the dining room, before he finishes his breakfast?
Vicky’s Apartment
It’s a miracle; apparently Don J didn’t keel over in the dining room; he made it home. Vicky is doing her best to cheer him up. The place is decorated with streamers, balloons and a happy birthday sign, but he’s just not into it. She goes to get a chocolate cake a neighbor made and comes back singing Las Mañanitas only to find DJ slumped over and non-responsive. She doesn’t notice at first. He raises his head and mouths – Porqué Vicky, porqué tu y Maximino. She holds him up sobbing, but it’s all over for her papito. She knows it now. Don Jeronimo, QEPD. Tearfully she calls Max. He sees the call come through in his office. He cuts off the call, deciding to play hard to get. She calls Aldo and totally breaks down telling him her papa is dead.
TL Offices
Luci and Pato are in Luci’s office discussing with Hector (now we are on a first name basis with our cute arrow-pierced architect) the plans for their trip to Het Het. Pato asks him to tell Ofelia (hmm, you little matchmaker, you) that he wants to see Rodrigo. He’s back in a flash to let him know that Rodrigo is still at home. Pato tells Hector he wants him along on the trip to check out the space to make sure it is adequate for the work.
Pato gives Luce the list of orphanages (albergues) in the region and soon he’ll have the list for the whole country. They’ll go visit each and every one of them and he volunteers to go with her, should she wish it. She doesn’t want him to exhaust himself. She gets a call from Paz before she can give him an answer. Ariche has been pestering her to call and now he finally gets the phone from Paz to tell her how the work is going on the piggy banks. Since she’s at the office, he wants to know if she’s with Mushashon #1, no, she’s with Patricio, Mushashon #2. He’s cool with that. Pato tells him that they will see him soon and will be sure to look for him. No need to look for him, says Ariche, he’s always there.
Out in the corridor, Aldo is on the run, head down, when Rod grabs him, whoa, slow down, what’s the rush (prisa). Aldo tells him about Vicky and the phone call about Don J. Rod immediately takes charge. He sends Aldo back to Vick’s so she won’t be alone and he will take care of all the arrangements.
TL Mansion- Living Room
Roselena is dressed, looking very stylish in a white sheath and narrow black belt. She announces to Mati that she is on her way out to see her grandbaby. She lets Mati know that the placement agency is sending over a servant to help Mati out. Mati doesn’t think she needs help since daily there is less work and fewer people in the house for meals. RE takes her statement personally, especially when Mati mentions that even Conny left. RE says, irritated –Don’t even mention her name. Such shame she’s brought the family. My, my, if our mother were still alive, she’d die all over again of mortification. Mati sticks her foot in Roselena’s doodoo a little deeper as she extols her mother’s virtues and that she would be happy to know her children are happy—she was such a good person. RE demands to know if Mati is insinuating that she’s not? No, no, but she doesn’t think their mother would have judged Conny so harshly. RE cautions Mati –Careful there, you are getting too big for your britches. Don’t abuse my patience. Phone rings. RE picks it up. RE hands phone to Mati to answer. Mati says it’s Boris. Mati hands phone back to RE. (Ah, protocol among the nouveau riche.) Boris wants to see her and they arrange for a six o’clock meet. RE hands phone to Mati to hang up, even though RE was closer to the phone cradle.
El Patio at School
Jana and Lula are arguing about, wait for it…the little one-man show by Boris at the car wash grand opening. Jana is pithed that Lula told Boris that she would be there. Lula doesn’t think it was such a big deal. She doesn’t want to see Jana hanging out with that Taquero Ese. She thinks it’s a recipe for ruining (regando) her life, he’s just a T.a.q.u.e.r.o., think, Jana. Jana has had enough and flounces off.
Vicky’s Apartment
The medical examiner hands Vicky her father’s death certificate. Nicole is with her now. Vicky is overcome with grief, why, of all days, did it have to be this one, right on his birthday.
TL Offices
Rod arrives when it seems the meeting is over. Max quizzes him on why a) he missed a morning meeting and b) he was overdue for this one. Rod catches him up on Alexia and Don Jeronimo, who just happens to have died a few hours earlier and he was busy making funeral arrangements for him. Max’s face softens. He’s probably recalling the phone call (and I hope he feels really guilty about it) and feels guilty, for about 2 seconds.
The Drip Drab Dungeon in the Sky Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Juli is having a little liquid pick-me-up. Gala has a headache from listening to that escuincle cry. Thank goodness she’s stopped the crying. Nurse comes in to tell them the formula change did the trick and she’s fast asleep. Juli comes out with —If you had nursed her this probably wouldn’t have happened. Gala is horrified –Whaa? You saying this? Feed the creature every three hours? Not on your life. Besides, I’d be all out of shape and would need plastic surgery to repair all the damage. I can’t wait for her to grow up. There is nothing but problems with her. Nurse and Brigida look at each other (I wonder how much fresh material Bridge is getting for her latest chapters.)
TL Offices
Claudio and Luci are getting ready to leave the office. (I wonder if she looks at him differently now that she knows how Melissa feels about him.) He fills her in on what he learned from Don Jeronimo (El Muerto) about Pedro Campos—the person who supposedly defrauded the company and blamed it on him. Luci is rushing around, talking, but avoiding looking at CL (hmmmm). Wasn’t this dude supposed to have disappeared? Yes, but Don J has his contact information and will give it to CL. Luci assumes he’s going to continue the investigation into Max. Certainly. After losing her son, Luci understands the depth of his pain but thinks it’s time to stop living in the past. Yes, she’s right about that, but in order to calm his pain he has to know how it was done and why. Luci realizes she has to calm hers, too. Tomorrow, she and Pato are going to visit all the orphanages in the city looking for her son. Claudio reminds her that the investigators canvassed them all and nothing turned up. Luci gets quite agitated and bursts out —What does that matter, they did not know him; SHE needs to be the one looking; SHE’s the one that lost her child.
Rodrigo and Patricio are in the hallway talking about Don J’s wake. Rod will be there, but it won’t be necessary for Pato to go tonight. He’ll be by to pick him up in the morning. Claudio and Luci approach and find out about DJ. Poor Claudio, he just can’t get a break. His only link to Max is dead of a broken heart caused by Max.
At the Endless Curves Car Wash
A guy in the red car tips Delia and goes in to see Vio to pay. He thinks she’s charging too much. Well, it’s a promotion—they just opened. Was he satisfied with the service? Yes, but he still thinks it was too much. She adds with a twinkle in her eye, that the price includes the view (el paisaje).
La Vecindad
Work shift is over for the curvaceous car washers and Luci is visiting. She tells Vio about Don Jeronimo’s wake. Claudio went but told her not to go. It wouldn’t do her any good to be in a place like that. The ladies are enthusiastic about their first day at work. True, they didn’t earn as much in tips as they did at the Antro, but it’s honest work.
Funeral Parlor in DF (not Procopio’s Pay Now-Die Later Service)
Nicole and Aldo are with Vicky in the family room. When Nicole leaves, Aldo tries to comfort her. Vick feels so alone. Aldo swears he will always be at her side. She’s thinking back that the heart attack was her fault. Aldo says no, not to say that, but Vicky shares that before he died, it was clear her papito knew what had been going on between his uncle and her. He probably heard them talking and the pain he felt in his heart was too strong to resist the attack. She blames Max and the thing that hurts her the most is that when she needed Max the most, he cut off her call. Aldo tells her that once he knew –He asked me to be with you and he would pay for all the arrangements (oh, Aldo, a little white lie, but a nice one). For Vick that was not the point, she needed HIM and he wasn’t there for her. Aldo reminds her that Max will never be there for her; he’ll never leave his aunt Roselena, as he comforts her again.
In the sanctuary, all the folks from Torreslanda office as well as Torreslanda family members are there. Max enters with Roselena on his arm. Pato and Rod give each other knowing looks. Max asks Aldo if everything has been taken care of. Yes, Aldo informs him that Vicky will be burying him in the family niche. RE interjects with —That’s a good thing because incineration is a sin (we know she meant cremation, but the literal translation for incineración is so fitting—for RE). RE next approaches Conny with that fake alabaster sneer on her face –So nice to see you again, here of all places, sneer, sneer. RE is on her high horse about the need for Vicky, now that she’s alone, to find a good man and start a family, as God demands it, since a family is the only way to survive (I think she means come out ahead). Rod and Pato look at each other again.
While RE is occupied sneering at Conny and riding her high horse, Max sneaks into the family room to see Vicky (Danger Zone, Danger Zone). Max calls out her name softly. She responds and they hug each other. Crying, she backs away —Why, oh why did he have to die; I’m left all alone. Max says —You aren’t alone; count on me for everything. –LIAR, you were the first one I called….(neither of them realize Roselena has just slid the doors open and can hear everything)….just when I needed you the most, you ignored me, OSITO! The look on RE’s face is akin to someone trying to pass a kidney stone (I was going to use a more picturesque scatological term, but we’ll leave it at that).
Vocabulario
El descaro = effrontery, impudence, but nerve used in a sarcastic tone works here
Desgraciadamente = unfortunately, unhappily (another lovely
long adverb)
El gallardete, la banderola, la flámula = streamers (we
called them serpentina in SA and they came wrapped together in cellophane tube in a
rainbow of colors, popular to throw during Carnival)
El albergue = orphanages, asylums, shelters
La prisa = rush (this wasn’t what Rodrigo said, but it’s a
useful word), hurry, haste, as in tengo prisa
Regar, regando = to water, watering (if using a manguera—a
hose), but it has several other colorful definitions including ruining, screw
(as in screw up your life), throw away (fig., not as in tirar=to throw away),
chaos, poverty. Don Che used regera
later to describe how Mateo’s bladder had been operating – like a watering
hose.
El muerto/La muerta = a dead man/woman; here since the
gender makes it clear, it is not necessary to repeat man or woman. But one can still say el hombre muerto or la
mujer muerta. A more socially acceptable term would
be el difunto/la difunta, or deceased man/woman.
El paisaje = the view (as Vio used it); but more accurately,
landscape or countryside
Sobrevivir = survive (as Camila told D’Andres last night—her
will to survive was strong because she wanted to see his ojitos again, etc.
etc.)
QEPD = Que
En Paz Descanse - RIP
Avances
Luciana se encuentra con su bebé. Encontrarse is the reflexive form of encontrar/to find, to meet, to encounter
OT
An observation on Luciana's owl t-shirt. Young folks in tns who wear t-shirts seem to favor ones with words or sayings in English. We’ve now seen several of these animal print t-shirts on Luci, so my guess is it is another case of passive product placement of a line of shirts from a designer who earned the privilege. Anyway, my opinion is that Luciana Jacinto-Flores would never wear those t-shirts.
Noticed in Don Chelo’s boxcar: leaning on a shelf is an LP cover of Verdi’s Otelo—exactly what the Metropolitan Opera will be broadcasting in HD, this Saturday Oct. 27th in hundreds of movie theaters across the US (Renée Fleming and Johan Botha).
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Anita- thanks so much for this great, wonderful recap. So sad that Don J is no longer in the land of the living. And you are right Claudio can not get a break. I think Claudio will eventually find Pedro Campos. That look on Rosa's face was priceless. And here she thought it was Vio, lol. I wonder what she will do about this development.
I am glad Luci will go looking for her son, it will be the only way she will ever have peace of mind, knowing she went looking. From the previews it looks like she finds him, but will she recognize him, it almost seems so.
I really hate that Boris called Rosa la loca, and we all know what that will entail, more heartbreak for Hanna.
Hated Rosa being all judgemental with Conny and talking about Vicky like that, before she saw Max and Vicky together. She has a nerve. But she only makes herself look bad, much like Gagme will all the yelling and screaming.
I just hate Gagme, I can't help it. How can she stand to hear the poor bebe Alexia cry without doing something about it, and the funny thing is if she had breast fed Alexia she would have lost a ton of weight. I want to know where that anvil is already for Gagme!
Side note: When I recapped the girls buying the car wash I looked up the new girl's name. It is Velia. I like Velia, she has a lot of common sense and fits so easily with the barrio gang. I see Vio's car wash going places.
I am glad Luci will go looking for her son, it will be the only way she will ever have peace of mind, knowing she went looking. From the previews it looks like she finds him, but will she recognize him, it almost seems so.
I really hate that Boris called Rosa la loca, and we all know what that will entail, more heartbreak for Hanna.
Hated Rosa being all judgemental with Conny and talking about Vicky like that, before she saw Max and Vicky together. She has a nerve. But she only makes herself look bad, much like Gagme will all the yelling and screaming.
I just hate Gagme, I can't help it. How can she stand to hear the poor bebe Alexia cry without doing something about it, and the funny thing is if she had breast fed Alexia she would have lost a ton of weight. I want to know where that anvil is already for Gagme!
Side note: When I recapped the girls buying the car wash I looked up the new girl's name. It is Velia. I like Velia, she has a lot of common sense and fits so easily with the barrio gang. I see Vio's car wash going places.
Thanks, Mads, Velia it is. Unusual, but pretty. I recoil thinking of a time jump, but I don't see any other way out of it. Pato is not rehabilitated enough, Gala has her claws into Rod too deep for an easy divorce and Jana is too young to marry Lor--if she even can. Too many other unresolved issues (see JudyB's journeys from yesterday)--how is Claudio going to get the goods on Max without Don J and Pedro Campos; Luci must recover her son and start a new chapter (while not necessarily her whole life); Lorenzo and the Barrio gang have to make good (in a shaky economy); Ofelia and Hector have to get together; Roselena has to pay, slowly, for what she did.
Thanks Anita for this recap. I appreciate it very much. I am just flabbergasted by RE's remark that "incineration" (cremation) is a sin. And so what about Aurora Linares and that desecrated baby. What did she order for their bodies. The very same thing! I pray that Max leaves her for Vickie. Her punishment should be that everybody leaves her and she would be left alone with her Mati.No wonder she doesnt have a pet. I bet she is also cruel with animals. Since she's a serial baby snatcher; pets are her first victims then she'll cross the line and murder them. As for Gagme and Julie, I loathe them with a passion for depriving Luciana of her baby.
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: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 2:55:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 2:55:00 AM EDT
Thanks for the recap, Anita, and the great vocabulary list, also, great!
Loved your, I like your description of Don Chelo, “he’s firmly hanging on to the sides of the wagon for now.”
Don Geronimo's death was very sad, but this was TN drama all all the way-Don Geronimo heard Vicki talking about Max-and how they had an affair. With this realization, he grabs his chest and keeps listening. When he hears she refuses the car he gave her he pauses, but when he hears she turned down the car because she wanted a SUV he is in the throws of a complete myocardio infarction, so we will think this heart attack is all Vicki's fault.
What is with these TN’s? When Vicki’s father finally slumps over, does she try some CPR? Does she call 911 (Or whatever the number is in Mexico)? No she calls Max, then Aldo.
Loved your, I like your description of Don Chelo, “he’s firmly hanging on to the sides of the wagon for now.”
Don Geronimo's death was very sad, but this was TN drama all all the way-Don Geronimo heard Vicki talking about Max-and how they had an affair. With this realization, he grabs his chest and keeps listening. When he hears she refuses the car he gave her he pauses, but when he hears she turned down the car because she wanted a SUV he is in the throws of a complete myocardio infarction, so we will think this heart attack is all Vicki's fault.
What is with these TN’s? When Vicki’s father finally slumps over, does she try some CPR? Does she call 911 (Or whatever the number is in Mexico)? No she calls Max, then Aldo.
Sorry, I meant to day I loved the mention of Mark Twains famous saying, "news of my demise was greatly exaggerated".
Your recaps are such a treat with my coffee in the morning.
Your recaps are such a treat with my coffee in the morning.
Some funny stuff. Great recap!
Advances portend some great stuff but alas I think it is only a tease. Luci finding lil' Rod tonight would be outstanding. When bebe is found, it will probably be by Luci 'cause all I see from the rest is promises. The only thing missing with the "drunk fellow looking after the bebe" is product placement for the booze.
Pray tell what kinda of home Chapel'n are we gonna get from Rosa loca now that Max's ho is outed...the look on Rosa's face was classic like dang, he does have a lover and I am not crazy. Wow!
Advances portend some great stuff but alas I think it is only a tease. Luci finding lil' Rod tonight would be outstanding. When bebe is found, it will probably be by Luci 'cause all I see from the rest is promises. The only thing missing with the "drunk fellow looking after the bebe" is product placement for the booze.
Pray tell what kinda of home Chapel'n are we gonna get from Rosa loca now that Max's ho is outed...the look on Rosa's face was classic like dang, he does have a lover and I am not crazy. Wow!
Permalink posted by : Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 7:28:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 7:28:00 AM EDT
Anita: I did not see most of this but after reading your excellent, detailed laden recap, I feel I missed nothing. An all inclusive amazing recap. "nitey-nite nurse", "Wonder what she's cooking up - can't be anything edible" and "come on dearie, let's try to get along" were only a few of my favorites. The vocabulary was wonderful.
I was surprised (and saddened) that Don Jeronimo passed (I liked your description Emarie). And the fact that he died hearing about Vicky's escapades was very sobering. And now Rosa knows the truth. Can she and how will she will handle the truth remains to be seen.
I agree with your astute comments that there are so many issues to be resolved, they may well have to result to an ending in the future...
Madelaine, I also liked Velia. I thought of Pato right away and agree that Vio is going places. I like her drive and independence.
Vida2, good point about Rosa and pets. Thank goodness as she would be even more reprehensible as they have no voice or means to protect themselves.
Off tomorrow so have a great weekend all.
Diana
I was surprised (and saddened) that Don Jeronimo passed (I liked your description Emarie). And the fact that he died hearing about Vicky's escapades was very sobering. And now Rosa knows the truth. Can she and how will she will handle the truth remains to be seen.
I agree with your astute comments that there are so many issues to be resolved, they may well have to result to an ending in the future...
Madelaine, I also liked Velia. I thought of Pato right away and agree that Vio is going places. I like her drive and independence.
Vida2, good point about Rosa and pets. Thank goodness as she would be even more reprehensible as they have no voice or means to protect themselves.
Off tomorrow so have a great weekend all.
Diana
Permalink posted by : Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:00:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:00:00 AM EDT
I enjoyed this recap a lot; it included every detail and with a comic edge. Fun reading.
How would tn writing improve/change just by the eliminatiion of the 'listening behind doors' device? Two big ones this episode: Don Jero overhearing tales of Vicki's ho-ness, causing his heart attack, which leads the way for Rosa, Max and Vicki to be in one place together so Rosa, behind another door, could hear the bombshell. Nice, efficient use of the door device this time to leap one plot segment ahead. Now I'm wondering if Rosa will set about murdering Vicki.
How would tn writing improve/change just by the eliminatiion of the 'listening behind doors' device? Two big ones this episode: Don Jero overhearing tales of Vicki's ho-ness, causing his heart attack, which leads the way for Rosa, Max and Vicki to be in one place together so Rosa, behind another door, could hear the bombshell. Nice, efficient use of the door device this time to leap one plot segment ahead. Now I'm wondering if Rosa will set about murdering Vicki.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:48:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:48:00 AM EDT
Anita- Just when we thought another sad thing couldn't happen, Don J dies, leaving Vicky all alone in the world, and leaving the mystery of Pedro Campos unresolved. Poor Don J. What a horrid way to die. Thanks for guiding us through the low points so deftly, and taking time to celebrate the high points amiga.
I am not looking forward to how Rosa will react to knowing Vicky is Max's lover, or how she will react when Boris comes to tattle about Hannah and Lorenzo. I see a major meltdown coming.
What could Gala be planning by saying she wants the crib in her bedroom? Does she think Rod will come sleep in the same room that way?
I am not looking forward to how Rosa will react to knowing Vicky is Max's lover, or how she will react when Boris comes to tattle about Hannah and Lorenzo. I see a major meltdown coming.
What could Gala be planning by saying she wants the crib in her bedroom? Does she think Rod will come sleep in the same room that way?
Anita, awesome recap! we both thought of the 'dead man walking' phrase...
more of my favs and some comments:
The Drip Drab Dungeon in the Sky Where the Sun Don’t Shine… PERFECT!!
I wonder what Gala did with all the clothing in boys size 0-3 mos, 3-6 mos, 6-12 mos, 18 mos, 24 mos and toddler 3’s she bought.)
[my guess is she is expecting a ‘magic event’(she must think, if babies change hair color and sometimes even some eye coloring, why not gender) where the baby girl transforms into a boy so she can brag it to Luci’s face. So she is keeping the clothes.]
Wonder what she’s cooking up—can’t be anything edible. ROFLOL!!
LOVED how Max was giving RE a carbon copy of the bedside manners she always gave him…
[Don J] is in mid-collapse (lordy, it’s taking him longer to go than some dying opera singers).
The Boxcar Barrio [I like that nickname too, he himself said they live in an old boxcar]
Mateo has given me a reason to live. I’m going to dedicate my life to him and we’ll go through life hand in hand (this doesn’t sound good for his recovery by Max, CL, Rod, Pato, Lor, Paz or Luci).
[yeah I was worrying about the same exactly]
(I wonder how much fresh material Bridge is getting for her latest chapters.)
Poor Claudio, he just can’t get a break. His only link to Max is dead of a broken heart caused by Max.
Funeral Parlor in DF (not Procopio’s Pay Now-Die Later Service)
[and your final punch line…]
The look on RE’s face is akin to someone trying to pass a kidney stone (I was going to use a more picturesque scatological term, but we’ll leave it at that).
I have a feeling when Max finds out Claudio is hot on the trail of Pedro Campos, he will find him first and make an attempt at his life, which will in turn turn Pedro Campos totally against Max and he will sing like a canary to Claudio and the authorities.
Why oh why do they (TNs) always have to torture us with the grieving mother seeing her baby in front of her and not recognizing him/her and then we have the predictable long term time jump…. So sad…
more of my favs and some comments:
The Drip Drab Dungeon in the Sky Where the Sun Don’t Shine… PERFECT!!
I wonder what Gala did with all the clothing in boys size 0-3 mos, 3-6 mos, 6-12 mos, 18 mos, 24 mos and toddler 3’s she bought.)
[my guess is she is expecting a ‘magic event’(she must think, if babies change hair color and sometimes even some eye coloring, why not gender) where the baby girl transforms into a boy so she can brag it to Luci’s face. So she is keeping the clothes.]
Wonder what she’s cooking up—can’t be anything edible. ROFLOL!!
LOVED how Max was giving RE a carbon copy of the bedside manners she always gave him…
[Don J] is in mid-collapse (lordy, it’s taking him longer to go than some dying opera singers).
The Boxcar Barrio [I like that nickname too, he himself said they live in an old boxcar]
Mateo has given me a reason to live. I’m going to dedicate my life to him and we’ll go through life hand in hand (this doesn’t sound good for his recovery by Max, CL, Rod, Pato, Lor, Paz or Luci).
[yeah I was worrying about the same exactly]
(I wonder how much fresh material Bridge is getting for her latest chapters.)
Poor Claudio, he just can’t get a break. His only link to Max is dead of a broken heart caused by Max.
Funeral Parlor in DF (not Procopio’s Pay Now-Die Later Service)
[and your final punch line…]
The look on RE’s face is akin to someone trying to pass a kidney stone (I was going to use a more picturesque scatological term, but we’ll leave it at that).
I have a feeling when Max finds out Claudio is hot on the trail of Pedro Campos, he will find him first and make an attempt at his life, which will in turn turn Pedro Campos totally against Max and he will sing like a canary to Claudio and the authorities.
Why oh why do they (TNs) always have to torture us with the grieving mother seeing her baby in front of her and not recognizing him/her and then we have the predictable long term time jump…. So sad…
LOVED LOVED that Gala's strategy of asking for the baby crib be brought to her room (obviously to try to get Rod to come sleep there too) backfired on her and now she will have a hard time explaining how her 'post partum depression' is not quite over after all (to get the crib back in Alexia's room)
Marta--Yeah, we know Gala will get tired of having the baby in her room in about 24 hours. How about the Nurse moves into the master bedroom with Alexia, Rod stays in Alexia's room and Gala gets the couch--or she curls up on a mat in Rod's gym. No? Well,it will probably go back to the way it was before, poor Rod. It'll probably happen just the way you predict--the p-p-d will come back if Alexia stays in the room.
Great/excellent recap Anita---thank you.
Loved your "Dungeon in the Sky" where the sun don't shine. Also loved your car wash name, "Endless Curves Car Wash." This one had me LOL.
Poor Hanna is about to recieve the wrath of Moma Loca. Damn trouble maker Borris, he will never get her back.
I never heard it before but love the name Velia. Question? I'm thinking that the e would have a long A sound and the i would have a long E sound. does anyone know?
Vida2---Right on 100% about Roselena.
Emarie---I also found it odd that Vicki dodn't call 911 or its equivalent.
I think that last night's advances are nothing more than a tease concerning Luci and little Roddey. He has grown so much and was bundled up so that she could not see the gold medalion.
the gringo
Loved your "Dungeon in the Sky" where the sun don't shine. Also loved your car wash name, "Endless Curves Car Wash." This one had me LOL.
Poor Hanna is about to recieve the wrath of Moma Loca. Damn trouble maker Borris, he will never get her back.
I never heard it before but love the name Velia. Question? I'm thinking that the e would have a long A sound and the i would have a long E sound. does anyone know?
Vida2---Right on 100% about Roselena.
Emarie---I also found it odd that Vicki dodn't call 911 or its equivalent.
I think that last night's advances are nothing more than a tease concerning Luci and little Roddey. He has grown so much and was bundled up so that she could not see the gold medalion.
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 12:55:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 12:55:00 PM EDT
Typical TN stupidity. I always thought Vicki wasn't too bright so of course when her papa died first call is to her lover, the same one she has been cutting off and hanging up on and then to Aldo. 911 or a doctor? Not a chance.
I'm not blaming Max on this one, she had been hanging up on him and she did call him at the office where he very probably could have ben in a meeting and not able to talk to him. I did like that scene later when he was so gentle with her. Add me to the list of people who think if he survives whatever Claudio may have in mind, that he ends up with Vicki and ties a can to La Lonely Loca.
So Boris has now evolved from a Dumbass in Training to Gala Part 3. A tattle tale. He and Lula deserve each other and God help poor Jana. Rosa will burn her at the stake.
Even Mati is finally getting tired of Rosa and her cold snotty ways. I can't wait to see how she will react once the truth about what Rosa did to Luci's baby comes out. That may be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back.
It was interesting to see how testy Luci got with Claudio. He looked surprised at her snapping at him I'm guessing she may be a tad jealous of the idea of her dad and Melissa and poor Clueless Claudio has no idea. Actually Luci has been a little off with the Barrio girls and Pato. It is subtle and appropriate for someone whose mind is tied up with finding her son and finding everyone else's problems tedious.
I'm not blaming Max on this one, she had been hanging up on him and she did call him at the office where he very probably could have ben in a meeting and not able to talk to him. I did like that scene later when he was so gentle with her. Add me to the list of people who think if he survives whatever Claudio may have in mind, that he ends up with Vicki and ties a can to La Lonely Loca.
So Boris has now evolved from a Dumbass in Training to Gala Part 3. A tattle tale. He and Lula deserve each other and God help poor Jana. Rosa will burn her at the stake.
Even Mati is finally getting tired of Rosa and her cold snotty ways. I can't wait to see how she will react once the truth about what Rosa did to Luci's baby comes out. That may be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back.
It was interesting to see how testy Luci got with Claudio. He looked surprised at her snapping at him I'm guessing she may be a tad jealous of the idea of her dad and Melissa and poor Clueless Claudio has no idea. Actually Luci has been a little off with the Barrio girls and Pato. It is subtle and appropriate for someone whose mind is tied up with finding her son and finding everyone else's problems tedious.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 1:07:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 1:07:00 PM EDT
I don't think Luci has any jealousy issues with Melissa/CL, but she sure as heck feels like the priority should be finding her son, not dredging up stuff from the past, or even thinking about what could have been with Rod. She is definitely struggling to stay connected to what her friends are doing and keeping her happy face on in their presence. I think it's a strain to keep up that happy front (when she clearly isn't) all the time, and she had a moment with CL when she couldn't keep it up. I think he understands, and perhaps for that reason he discouraged her from going to Don J's wake.
Ah Anita...smooth as silk with a liberal dose of humor tucked in. Wonderful.
Some favorite phrases:
"someone quick measure the length of Max's nose"
the repetition of "married" amidst all the other descriptions of Max
"taking him longer to go that some opera singers"
and
"firmly hanging on to the sides of the wagon".
Loved the kidney stone image as well, those babies hurt plenty!
You have such a clever way of expressing thoughts and it makes for a very readable recap. I also really appreciated the extended explanations of words and grammar at the end. Instructive and enlightening, querida amiga.
Now just a point of confusion...my closed captions have been saying "Delia" for the other curvaceous car washer. But whatever...she's cute, Fabian has his eye on her and who knows?.....
Get ready for Roselena to hit the warpath with both Maximino and Jana. Hope she burst a blood vessel! Or two. Or more.
Some favorite phrases:
"someone quick measure the length of Max's nose"
the repetition of "married" amidst all the other descriptions of Max
"taking him longer to go that some opera singers"
and
"firmly hanging on to the sides of the wagon".
Loved the kidney stone image as well, those babies hurt plenty!
You have such a clever way of expressing thoughts and it makes for a very readable recap. I also really appreciated the extended explanations of words and grammar at the end. Instructive and enlightening, querida amiga.
Now just a point of confusion...my closed captions have been saying "Delia" for the other curvaceous car washer. But whatever...she's cute, Fabian has his eye on her and who knows?.....
Get ready for Roselena to hit the warpath with both Maximino and Jana. Hope she burst a blood vessel! Or two. Or more.
Sad about Don J. Now that Vicki's all alone who's gonna protect her from Hurricane Rosa. Rosa will wait a few days then blow thru Vicki's door. I hope Vicki will turn the tables on her and tell Rosa for her silence she'll need some buckos..a lot of buckos. Personally I think Vicki is done with Max. She's just getting what she can get out of him for her time & trouble.
I think Rod is already on to Gagme about her coldness towards baby Alexia (love that name! pretty name for a pretty girl). I think Gagme thinks since Rod said he'll sleep in the same room as Alexia that by moving the crib into the bedroom, Rod will have to sleep next to Gagme. Don't fall for it Rod...
Good marketing by Vio. I see a franchise chain in the development with the car wash.
If Luci recognizes Mateo/Rod it will be because of the necklace. I have a feeling the writers will drag this out another 2 weeks then reunite Luci with Baby Rod. Then we'll need another 2 weeks to have the Bruja Bunch get their just desserts before this TN ends.
I think Rod is already on to Gagme about her coldness towards baby Alexia (love that name! pretty name for a pretty girl). I think Gagme thinks since Rod said he'll sleep in the same room as Alexia that by moving the crib into the bedroom, Rod will have to sleep next to Gagme. Don't fall for it Rod...
Good marketing by Vio. I see a franchise chain in the development with the car wash.
If Luci recognizes Mateo/Rod it will be because of the necklace. I have a feeling the writers will drag this out another 2 weeks then reunite Luci with Baby Rod. Then we'll need another 2 weeks to have the Bruja Bunch get their just desserts before this TN ends.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 1:59:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 1:59:00 PM EDT
I've decided what i want the final shot of this novela to be. instead of the usual happy kissy bride and groom with the word Fin across the scene we should have a shot of Rosa in her chapel on her knees with her classic arms outstretched pose. A bolt of lightening, the the words Fin over a pile of ashes. Rosa is so fond of throwing out the word incineration that should be her final fate.
Vivi, when I mentioned jealousy I meant it only in the way that at this point Luci understandably wants all the focus on the lost baby and isn't happy when other things interfere. She more than anyone else feels the loss so keenly that everything else is distraction. Her focus is totally on the recovery of the L/Rod. For her, her life is stopped at the moment he was lost while everyone else has to go with theirs. Understandably I think that upsets her. Claudio was wise to advise her against going to the wake, not just because it is another sad occasion but because there was always the possibility that evil Rosa would be there who would in all likelyhood make one of her the baby is dead remarks.
Vivi, when I mentioned jealousy I meant it only in the way that at this point Luci understandably wants all the focus on the lost baby and isn't happy when other things interfere. She more than anyone else feels the loss so keenly that everything else is distraction. Her focus is totally on the recovery of the L/Rod. For her, her life is stopped at the moment he was lost while everyone else has to go with theirs. Understandably I think that upsets her. Claudio was wise to advise her against going to the wake, not just because it is another sad occasion but because there was always the possibility that evil Rosa would be there who would in all likelyhood make one of her the baby is dead remarks.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 2:00:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 2:00:00 PM EDT
hmmm!... what do i want for a final scene?... maybe an outdoor wedding at SFeA (with Claudio, Paz, Magda, Janah, Pato(?) et al all happy celebrating together... then Rod and Luci going away to a clearing very much like the end of the credits song... he has finally found peace and happiness... she has finally returned home WITH HIM AND KIDS...
I like your idea, Marta. The first wedding feast, with those wonderful mountains in the background, and those lovely blue goblets we all admired....lots of love and a couple of babies waiting safely at home. Works for me!
Judy and Marta--sounds great, but what are we going to do with Juli and Gala? Throw them over the edge of that terrace maybe? I loved that outdoor fiesta scene, but it would have given me vertigo to look over the railing.
Rose does need to end up a pile of ashes, incinerated as it were, since she considers it a sin. Wouldn't that be fitting if God did it?
Rose does need to end up a pile of ashes, incinerated as it were, since she considers it a sin. Wouldn't that be fitting if God did it?
we better have a tea party after the finale over at the patio... we could even invite a selected few of those who have gone (Kenya, Estefania, Nina) and even Alfie, if she finds the way to make it up to her son and Elisa.
gringo--I would pronounce Velia almost the same as Delia (with the Spanish short "e").
The consonant "v" often gives people listening to Spanish a hard time. There's very little difference in how Oveja (sheep), Uva (grape), Vela (candle), Verde (green) Ven Aca (come here) sound when you substitute the b for a v. In some Spanish-speaking countries that initial v IS pronounced like a b (but not so much further South in South America.
Of course, this has nothing to do with the D in Delia, but it's very possible that Velia, Belia and Delia sound almost identical and it was just a matter of how they decided to spell it.
Completely aside. The alternate to the kidney stone reference was going to have something to do with eliminating a brick, ha!
The consonant "v" often gives people listening to Spanish a hard time. There's very little difference in how Oveja (sheep), Uva (grape), Vela (candle), Verde (green) Ven Aca (come here) sound when you substitute the b for a v. In some Spanish-speaking countries that initial v IS pronounced like a b (but not so much further South in South America.
Of course, this has nothing to do with the D in Delia, but it's very possible that Velia, Belia and Delia sound almost identical and it was just a matter of how they decided to spell it.
Completely aside. The alternate to the kidney stone reference was going to have something to do with eliminating a brick, ha!
Marta--I haven't been watching Abismal, but it seems you have a much higher body count over there than we do here, so far.
We could prop them all up and seat them around the table for tea. Is any one here a Red Dwarf fan? Remember when the boys met Kryton for the first time? He was serving tea to his ladies who were skeletons, all dressed up in their best?
We could prop them all up and seat them around the table for tea. Is any one here a Red Dwarf fan? Remember when the boys met Kryton for the first time? He was serving tea to his ladies who were skeletons, all dressed up in their best?
Anita..your language background fascinates me. Have you lived in South America? You seem to have such a firm grasp of the idiom.
I'm still treading water, having learned most of my Spanish from watching telenovelas and writing down the closed captions with dictionary at my elbow!
I'm still treading water, having learned most of my Spanish from watching telenovelas and writing down the closed captions with dictionary at my elbow!
Judy- Anita has such a fascinating story and history with South America! I'll let her tell you her story.
Judy--I'm Anglo, but I spent my "formative" years (2.5 - 10) in Uruguay. Never lost the accent, went to a bi-lingual school and had friends and adults who were either English-speaking, Spanish-speaking or both. My vocabulary is stunted--I had to learn swear words as an adult!!
Wow. How wonderful (well, not that you missed out learning swear at that tender age...but to be bi-lingual!)
Don't mean to be nosy, but may I know why your family was in Uruguay during that time? (Sorry, I'm still a reporter at heart). But if it's none of my business, that's okay too. I just love people's back stories (like don Chelo)
Don't mean to be nosy, but may I know why your family was in Uruguay during that time? (Sorry, I'm still a reporter at heart). But if it's none of my business, that's okay too. I just love people's back stories (like don Chelo)
Whoops..left out the "to" before "swear". And just got to thinking, we actually have THREE bi-lingual recappers on this show. You, Vivi and Marta. ¡Que padre!
Readers...you are indeed blessed.
Readers...you are indeed blessed.
Judy--I can keep you bored for hours with the background but it has to do with Rockefeller, banana money and the good neighbor policies of the early 1940s.
Anita
Anita
LOVE the vocab list!! OK I am still boycotting this show until they give Luci back that frickin baby however, love the recaps. I have to admit I am with the drunk boxcar dude, cloth diapers all the way I'm a crazed tree hugger and could never get behind the chems and plastic and trash of the disposables! Although I don't know if I would feel the same without the diaper service.... :o) I am feeling fortunate that with the many times I mortified my parents, I never literally mortified them TO DEATH!
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