Caray, Caray!

Excellent, Mena. My favorite lines were:

When left alone, Pablo smartly points out their hypocrisy as they consider themselves refined and well-mannered, while at the same time  disregarding Luzma’s greeting to them (Score Pablo!). 

Viv wonders if it is safe to get close to the bull and viewerville wonder if it safe to get near Yago. 

I'm hoping that was just a sedative and not a poison that Bruno shot Maja with. Either way I'd give him a death sentence if I were on the writing team.

This was a brilliant plan except... The medallion will be recognized by Vivi and Rafa as the one Dan gave Camila so Dan can't be accused of the crime. And let's face it, Alonssso is too scrawny to do this kind of a crime. He also probably would be afraid of Maja.
 

Thank you, Mena. Great recap and wonderful asides.

I'm with UA on Maja. She better recover and her tormentors punished! What a beautiful dog.

So we have the kidnapping and news pending from Chile. Lots of tension and possibilities with these two developments.

I am guessing that Ximena, Roccio and perhaps Alonso are all next up on Isadora's death list.

Vivi was thinking it might be Aaron. Hmmm. And the look she gave little Roman made it look like her might be in her future.

Why on earth would Amanda drop the bombshell about Natalia's evil father and not tell her exactly who it is? This doesn't protect Natalia or mitigate the effect of the lying over the years. I suppose she thinks that knowing Dionisia is the father will attract Natalia to him? But no knowing makes her an even more vulnerable target.
 

At this stage, hearing that El Diablo is her father will make Natalia gravitate toward him. The big paycheck and the car were the beginning and he planned it perfectly.

Amanda will freak when she finds out that he is now Natalia's boss. However, we also know that Natalia could be El Diablo's weak spot. But Amanda will need to tell Daniel about the threat because he is the only person here who can effectively play that card.
 

Mena- Great job with what was a set up episode. Loved Pablo telling off his parents. He also told Caye that he wasn't stupid and realized he had spoken to the others ranchers to close any other possibilities of work for him. In that whole conversation he's the one who looked like an adult while they looked like spoiled, rude children.

Traveling Lady- It does seem that Roman may end up being Vivi's future child. They definitely had a moment.

I don' t think Cam was pushing for Rafa over Aaron. She simply asked if Aaron had also spoken words of love, which Vivi admitted he had not. Cam was also pointing out the very delicate situation of being in a love triangle with brothers.

Cam's face when Yago came on to Vivi was hilarious. What a dog. He's got to know everyone at MQ knows what he did to Nat. And I can't figure out what Bratgirl has planned now. Has she given up on Pablo and Yago is her new target? Good luck with that!

I think Amanda is not revealing Dio's identity because he threatened her not to. But I don't see how telling Nat half the truth is going to help. She should have just kept quiet. Did it look to anyone else like Amanda was copping a feel on Dan's chest when she was crying on him? I know I would. :)
 

Urban- Carolina made a great late comment on yesterday's recap about the theme of protecting loved ones in this tn. She points out that Nat- Dio is a wildcard at the moment. You both are right that Nat may end up being Dio's weak spot. We'll just have to wait to see how their relationship develops.
 

Great recap, Mena! I have so many favorite lines. Some have already been mentioned, but there's also all your appropriately sarcastic remarks about Bruno dressing in, um, inconspicuous black in broad daylight and his plan while dressed in black to drag a big white dog to Camila's cabin. Probably my favorite line was "this is good for Ximena’s wealth and hell-being."

I wasn't surprised when BratGirl approached Rodolfo with her plan. She clearly wants to get revenge on Yago by breaking up his relationship with Natalia. What I'm not sure about is whether she has decided that she wants Yago for herself. Her mother has clearly given her marching order$, and I guess any Albarran will do in a storm.

As for Roman, yes, it seems likely that he will wind up being adopted by Vivi and whichever of the two hermanos she chooses.

I was hoping that Maja would bite Bruno when I came up to her. I guess we can forget about her as a watchdog. She's much too trusting. Where is Bruno hiding Camila? Perhaps Maja can redeem herself and get back some watchdog creds by finding Camila (and, with any luck, biting Bruno).

The plot is really moving along.
 

Mena - Terrific. Some of my favorite lines: "i.e., Camila, the hooker and whoever else he tried to be with" and "a cloud called Cayetano and Rocio." Thanks for the vocab.

Amanda has always been a fine, supportive mom to Nat, so Nat should give her mom a break and realize there must be some grave reason why she had lied that her dad was dead. Nat has no patience with her mom, but lots for Yago - Grrrrh.

Franky continues to crack me up. He may be no damn good, but he gives Gussie good advice.

Bruno cannot make it out alive, not after what he's done to Maja and Camila.

Sure hope the Scoobies stay smart.
 

Thanks, Mena. I love the comments you make (under your breath).

That's a funny observation about the similarities between El Duende's family and the Monterde's.

BINGO alert - Character Says Title of Show. Of course at this point we're going for Blackout. Does kissing at a lake count as Kissing on Beach?
 

My first landlord and his wife had a dog like Maja and she was a really sweet dog. However, she was so friendly they thought she would be completely useless as a watchdog. "If a burglar broke in she'd probably lick him." As far as I know, they never had to find out.

I'm going to guess that Bruno will turn up again at La Malquerida and Maja will ID him by his scent. However, if he talks in front of Camila she's likely to recognize his voice.

Not to mention that she should probably suspect a set-up when she remembers Ximeana coming to her about Maja. There would be no reason for her to do this, as she would have had no reason to be at the cabana during the party.

Why the hell is Bratgirl still at La Buenaventura and attending a party as though she were an Albarran? This makes no sense at all considering the chain of events that ensued from her actions.
 

She's still there because Rocio and Cayetano are still treating her like an honored guest. Idiots! The rest of the Albarans ignore her, and I'm not sure if all the MQ people know what role she played in Leon attacking Luzma.
 

Thanks Mena great job. I like your score keeping with Pablo and his parents. I say he won every point too.

I seriously doubt Ximena would be perplexed about telling her mother about Dion and Isa. As evil as Ximena is, she wouldn't have any problem keeping that secret quiet.

Why hasn't anyone asked Roman what his parents names are, when did they die, how did they die, Where is he from, does he know the name of the town he lived in, etc.? And then investigate it a little? For all we know, he could have been abandoned or gotten lost. This is odd to me.

Bratgirl wanting to pretend to be Rodolfo's novia? Class-A snob would never stoop that low, and no one would believe her. She's been very vocal about why she didn't think Luzma should be with Pablo. And it had everything to do with class level.

I was hoping that Alonso would look out the window and see Bruno taking Cam or at least seeing him carry Maja to the cabana.
 

Cathyx- I believe Roman told Ana when they first met that his parents were dead. In any case, now that DIF is taking his case, that's the logical stuff they'd investigate. No need for the BV or MQ people to put detectives on it.

Rodolfo was just as unbelieving that Bratgirl would want to be seen dating someone in his lowly class. Plus, I was never that sold on her hating Luzma for her class, so much as hating her because she had Pablo-- the guy she wanted. Bratgirl played up the class thing with Rocio, who she knew would latch on to that excuse for separating the lovebirds.
 

Bratgirl with her Orange Hair doesn't know how many OrangeHo names we could recycle in her behalf. She just stands there like a big nothing. I am worried Rodolfo may get hurt yet again.

Maja was laying there acting all out of it in her scene, and she almost pulled it off, but she just had to sneak a peek. Too cute.
 

RlaO- Maja was adorable in much of this episode. I also saw her sneaking a peek as Camila was dragged off by Bruno. LOL! She had a lot of fun running around with the kidlets , Rafa and Cami, and it was cute how she just popped up and poked her head in while Camila and Vivi were speaking about love. I wasn't sure that was scripted since she was supposed to be occupied hanging out with Rafa and the kids. Then when Camila answered the phone, it looked like Maja wanted to speak to Dan too. When Camila had her back turned to her on the phone, she jumped all over Vivi to shower her with love. What a cute cuddly dog.
 

Vivi- I'm glad you saw that too! I had to rewind, it was just so sweet.

I hope that if I'm ever kidnapped I am not wearing a denim corset. That looked very uncomfortable to be in for the party, let alone for days sitting on the floor.

Please someone buy Natalia a scrunchie for when she is preparing food. All that long hair hanging down in front as she chops chops chops drives me crazy(er).
 

I don't know whether to be impressed that Bruno was able to carry that polar bear across a ranch that is looking bigger with every new camera shot, or annoyed that he didn't think to lead the dog into the cabana first. Not like Maja would've objected. This is clearly not a guard dog. Camila needs a doberman. Better protection and less shedding.

Kelly
 

As always, thanks for the kind comments and I return the same to my fellow recappers. I have been running on empty since being sick. I am left with a nagging cough. UA, Paquita, 5Ft and Jardinera, you all continue to inspire me with your talent and diligence getting these recaps out and cleverly at that.

My favorite part of the epi last night was Maja. What a big beautiful furball! Don't you just want to hug her giant furry head and scrub at her fur? I too, laughed when she sneaked a peek at the kidnapping scene. She was thinking what an knucklehead Bruno is in his ninja suit. I think she knows he's going to fumble the ball, yet again (remember the microphone fiasco), somewhere down the road in life, so no need to bite him now and pay with her own karma.

I don't know if anyone noticed, but I think Aaron had a blooper line when he was talking to Daniel. I think he said Pablo instead of Viv when talking about Rafa sharing his feelings. I might play it back when I get a chance. He glanced away to the "stage wings" right when he did it.

Woofs and wags, Mena


 

One last remark about furball Maja - the shedding would be bearable, but the one downside to this type of poochie is the slobbering. They realllly drool. But what dog lover wouldn't just carry an extra towel?
 

I just hope that people don't recognize Daniel's amulet and think "Andres" is the one who kidnapped Camila. I think Dan is going to have to come out of the closet and reveal himself so he isn't locked up for Camila's kidnapping.
 

Vivi, I'm not saying that they need to put detectives on it, but if you stumbled upon a 10 year old boy who is on his own and he looks like he's been on his own for a while, wouldn't you have natural curiosity to ask all those questions? I certainly would. And more questions than that.

Rosemary, I'm with you on the long hair hanging loose thing. Drives me nuts, especially when she's always moving it out of the way.
 

I got ya Cathyx. I guess I just don't want to waste any more mental energy or screen time on the curious case of Roman X. Let the Padre and DIF take care of it. ;-) Plenty more plot to deal with, or screen time to give Maja.

Natalia's hair is like her comfort blanket. She kind of hides behind it and fiddles with it when she's nervous.
 

Thanks Mena, your recap was so funny. I giggled at the thought of Bruno in his all black ninj-outfit, carrying that big dog in the hot sun all across MQ.

As for Brat girl, I don't think anyone (except Rocio) cares what she does or who she dates. She might as well be invisible.

Yola
 

Thanks for your recap, Mena. Hope you're feeling better.

No one mentioned Cam's braided hairdo (unless I missed it). But I think she's had better styles. They showed a shot of the back of her head...I thought it was awful. I didn't even like it from the front. Thank goodness she's pretty.

Ann-NYC



 

Mena, thanks for the great and humorous recap. Lots of great comments also, most of which express my views and opinions to a T.

On the other hand, I’m willing to cut Natalia some slack on her behavior and the handling of her emotions. Being lied to about her biological father is a life altering emotional situation . Generally speaking, girls learn how to treat men as well as how they will allow a man to treat them from the relationships they have with their fathers. I can also identify with Nat in that I’ve been swept off my feet more than once by a real life version of Yago.

The fact that Amanda has lied to Nat all these years is the reason that Nat is unknowingly working for Dio. Despite Amanda’s intentions, it’s difficult for me to believe that in the long run the lie was for Nat’s own good.

Although it’s difficult to believe that Dio has any love for anyone, I believe that he cares for Nat as much as he can care for anyone

 

Thanks, Mena, for a great recap!

Some of my fav bits …

"Viv wonders if it is safe to get close to the bull and viewerville wonders if it safe to get near Yago."

"Viewerville thinks that if Maja could talk, her advice would be better than half the characters at El Malquerida."

"She says that after being indultado, El Duende the bull is the king of the ranch (el rey del rancho) and his offspring are very valuable – just like the Monterde offspring are! –no she didn’t but the similarity did occur to me."

LOL! The similarity of a big, guapo male, punctured with a hole in his torso, going to Mal-Q for a life of stud services occurred to me …

When Mariano cuts short Cami’s lovebird chatting with Dan, she hands him her phone. That seemed odd. I am not sure why she would do that, but I never saw her get it back. So that would mean that when she is kidnapped, she is without her phone?

I’m surprised that Daniel doesn’t know if his best bud Dante will think he is innocent or not.

What the *hell* was Ximena wearing?

LOL, Kelly! If ever anyone needed a doberman, it is Camila. Or maybe a labrador. Maja is adorable, but all that fur would need brushing constantly, and I can’t even imagine the burrs and sticks and ticks and other rancho stuff that would accumulate in that fur that you’d have to cut out of it. In reality, she’d have huge chunks of her fluffy fur missing. A doberman? Would be perfect. And nobody as sleazy as Bruno would get anywhere near without having a limb chewed off. Sorry, Maja fans. I am a pragmatist.
 

I re-read my last comment and hope it doesn't come across as blaming Amanda for lying. I believe she did it out of love for her daughter. It's merely my opinion that it was not a good decision for Nat.
 

Vivi, I am so glad you read my post from yesterday. I thought maybe it got buried because I'm on the west coast and I posted so late.

There was more love-protection talk in the last episode. I think the scene between Amanda and Nat was meant to somewhat mimic the misunderstanding between Camila and Dan.

And I also thought of a few more examples of people who don’t love-protect those that they should.

In that scene when Alonso is trying to rape Camila, he tells her he loves her and as she fights him off, she screams at him several times ‘this isn’t love’. Later, we see Al remembering the scene and he hears Camila screaming that again and again.

At some point, Bruno also, in a very similar way, tells Vivi that he loves her and she scornfully tells him this isn’t love.

And when Al asked Dio what’s going on between him and Isa (last week?), Dio says he has slept with her, but there is no love because Isa isn’t capable of love (or doesn’t know what love is - something like that). This suggests that Dio may actually be capable of love.

 

Carolina- Yep. Her phone is probably sitting right at the table between where she and Mariano were sitting. I think she just handed Mariano the phone (that he gifed her) so that she could bend over, take the leash off Maja, and then take off running with her.

Foxy- I think all of our good guys are learning that a lie, even if it's meant to protect someone, still hurts and can cause a whole LOT of trouble in the end. Dan and the Scooby Gang learned that the hard way, and now it seems that it's Amanda's turn.
 

Carolina- Our last comments just overlapped. Great comments from you yesterday and today. ITA.
 

Lying for love - there's a lot of that going on.

When Amanda told that story to Natalie, she probably never expected her real dad to show up. If he never did, that lie may have benefited Nat or at least not hurt her.

Dio's interest in Nat maybe just to use her to get at Amanda. But he also may truly care for her. That makes this the most interesting subplot for me.
 

Dobermans are guard dogs; they're not really companions. Maja is a herding dog but she's mostly a companion meant to be lovable and playful.

Besides, in TNs and other entertainments dobermans always belong to the evil ones.




 

Mena thanks for the great recap and hope you fully recover from your cold.

I loved your scoring of Pablo's discussion w/his parents but I would have given him more points. Especially when his dad tried to make him feel bad about getting a job from Cam & Mariano. His response, as noted by our Vivi, was so great as he was fully aware of how they continually tried to sabotage him. When Isa drops the real father bomb, they will look even worse if that is possible.
 

UA, we may have to agree to disagree about dobermans making good companions. I've know a couple who were wonderful pets, smart and loyal and very loving. You just wouldn't want to get on their bad side. And I have known a number of the livestock-herding and guarding type breeds who were very ADD and didn't seem to bond very well with people. They've been bred to be much more interested in animals than people. Just my opinion.

As for the TN rule that dobermans always belong to the evil ones ... well, I am sure you are right about that and there is nothing to be done about it. :)
 

Carolina, You are so right about the Maja breed. They must have a groomer on the film set that takes as long to clean her up as it does to do makeup for Ximena. We have collies at home, so trust me, it is true! As previously mentioned, this breed also drools. Camila's best bet is to train Maja to step or sit on intruders. If that doesn't work she can learn to herd them into the bull pen.
 

Mena, sorry I'm so late. Read the recap--it has your stamp all over it. Thank you--you were sick????

I'm off to celebrate a friend's 90th birthday. Her son got a mariachi band to come and play. It's supposed to be a surprise, but we'll know after.

Haven't read even half the comments, but I can tell everyone is worried about Maja. Cam will probably take care of herself or be rescued by some guy. As Anon207 said, if Camila is gone for more than a few hours, Dan will probably feel the urgency to come forward. She's the one he was trying to protect.
 

Bruno is definitely up to no good again. Hope he does not do to Camila what Leoncio did to Luzma. Otherwise, we'd have two perverts on the show.

If bratgirl Iliana is really using Rodolfo to get her revenge on Yago, what's next? Is she going to use him to get rid of Luzma so she can seduce Pablo? I really hate Iliana, she is a bitch and she's beginning to get on my nerves.

Bruno himself could use a smack on the head for kidnapping Camila and stalking Viviana.

I wonder what's going to happen between Isadora and Cayetano? I just hope they don't become lovers. I also wonder what will happen if Cayetano finds out Pablo is not his son and Rocio cheated on him? I cannot even imagine what will happen.
 

Can't wait to find out what happens next after the kidnapping scene between Bruno and Camila. I hope he doesn't kill her.

There'd really be some action if Daniel and Rafael could kick Bruno's a**. Can't wait to find out.

I also want to find out what will happen with Amanda and Natalia, I wonder what Natalia will even say or think when she finds out Dionisio is her father.
 

Once it becomes known that Cami is missing, I'm sure that Mariano is going to check the cell phone and find out that she last talked to Daniel from Amanda's place. Sure looks like Dan can't be ruled out as a suspect.
UA, I liked your comment that if Bruno showed up at the ranch Maja could sniff him out, or perhaps Cami would recognize his voice if he had spoken during the kidnaping. But, I don't think we'll even have to wait that long considering how the bad guys like to rat each other out. Either Xi or Isa will tell Dio or Alonzo and then ... well I'm sure you know where I'm going with this scenario :-)


 

Dobermans can be friendly! We had one when I was a kid and that poor dog put up with a lot of crap from us. I mean, sure, my mom had to get rid of her because (mom claims anyway) that she (the dog, not mom) nipped at the heels of one of my brother's friends. But that kid probably deserved it. I hope they let Maja find redemption by biting the heck (or other parts) out of Bruno. Good girl, Maja!

kelly
 

Fabulous recap Mena!

Two quick things in this episode.

1) I loved Camila's boots!
(Even though she was being dragged away by her kidnapper. The boots were cute!)

2) I love Daniel's hugs accompanied by triple kisses on the head for his adopted family, "Mom" Amanda (kiss kiss kiss)and "sis" Natalia (kiss kiss kiss).
 

I forgot I was going to comment on the comment about Amanda groping Dan's chest when he hugged her. It looked to me like she was shielding his shirt from her eye makeup. He might have needed the shirt in the next scenes and didn't want it smudged.
 

Oh Cathyx, I guess that's the practical reason...I'll just keep thinking she did it for other reasons though. :)
 

Vivi, I'm with you. If he would hug me, I would take advantage of the situation and cop a feel too.
 

I don't think that dobermans and children are a good mix even though I do like the breed.

Mena, that is so funny about how Maja might deal with intruders. Maybe if she sat on them, they would suffocate from her fluffy-isimo fur? Or she could just lick 'em to death.

My MIL had a golden retriever with a personality like Maja. A wonderful dog. Neither my hubby or I had ever met her when we arrived at their home and the MIL and FIL were out. The dog just wagged her tail and wanted to be petted. She was a gentle soul.