Friday, January 18, 2013
El Mundo de Telemundo (y mas) - Week of January 24 - Discuss among yourselves
Happy Martin Luther King Day! Great work by all the recappers on the various Telemundo and other network shows. As Pablo Escobar nears its end, I thought folks might enjoy this excerpt from a travel article in the New York Times today about two guys reporting on a trip to Medellín:
In the 1980s and early 1990s, you traveled to the largest cocaine-producing city in the world in the same manner that you lowered yourself into a tank of feral hogs: accompanied by either an insurance policy or a very porous concept of life expectancy. Then the home of the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, the city had its renown for cultivating prize orchids usurped by its ability to put the k in the word “traffick.”
As Michael Kimmelman reported in this paper last year, the annual homicide rate in Medellín 20 years ago was 381 per 100,000. In New York City, this would come to more than 30,000 murders a year.
Mr. Escobar’s death at the hands of the police in 1993 did much to cool the fires. At first the changes were subtle; gang members reportedly started showing up at group therapy sessions; former hit men started taking guitar lessons. Then this city of 3.5 million was gradually graced with a series of improvements befitting its jewel-like setting in a lush valley surrounded by green mountains. Parks, libraries, museums and hotels were built. A gleaming metro system was completed in the mid-90s; in 2006 and 2008, gondolas providing service to the city’s hillside shantytowns were added, reducing what had been a two-hour trip down to a few minutes. Fernando Botero, a Medellín native, donated more than 1,000 pieces of his own and others’ art to the Museo de Antioquia. Birds, in short, began to twitter.
Eager to sample this new Medellín, I canvassed my loved ones for a traveling companion. Thinking his essential winsomeness would be the perfect litmus test for any chicanery or danger, I selected my puckish 24-year-old assistant, Ryan Haney, a heterosexual mama’s boy who sometimes refers to his knapsack as “my little bag.” I knew Ryan would want to run the idea past his mother, Angela; 24 hours later, we received her blessing.
Our first point of order was to take one of the several Pablo Escobar tours now offered in Medellín. Having heard that one operator’s Escobar tour ended in a conversation with Roberto Escobar in his living room (Roberto, Pablo’s brother, was the Medellín cartel’s accountant), I wrote to the company, but was told they were no longer working with Roberto Escobar, who they said now painted his brother as a hero. A second tour operator I contacted added that Roberto now claimed that his job for the Medellín cartel had been to design submarines. I ended up enlisting Juan Uribe, a warm, emphatic tour guide in his 60s who took us to four Escobar-related sites. We saw the apartment building where Mr. Escobar’s wife and bodyguards lived; the roof where he was gunned down by police; a neighboring roof the police used to remove his body (Mr. Uribe: “They needed a lower roof. He was very heavy then”); and Mr. Escobar’s grave.
Between sights, Mr. Uribe recounted how the drug lord started his career by stealing headstones from cemeteries and reselling them, and how he gradually widened his power base, even holding office in government at one point. Ryan took all the accounts of cocaine-fueled mayhem in his stride, but when we visited the grave in a lovely, elevated cemetery in the middle of town, I started to feel vaguely anxious. I asked, “There aren’t cameras anywhere that are recording us, are there?” Mr. Uribe smiled, then pointed at four spindly bushes next to Mr. Escobar’s grave and mused, “Microphones.”
Here is a link to the whole story:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/travel/i-just-got-back-from-medellin.html?hpw
Over to you!!
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That's an interesting read, Jean, thanks. (I want to think the thing about Pablo's grave being miked up was a joke, but...I dunno...)
PABLO ESCOBAR, Viernes, Part 1
Thanks, Jean, fascinating! Here's what happened in the show.
Pati manages to meet with Pablo in some decrepit bathroom somewhere. She's worried. He says he has everything under control. She tells him Pedro said the Pepes could attack her. He says that's why you have to go to the US. But she doesn't want to. Back and forth, they argue, he tells her it's just temporary.
Pop Escobar again tells Peluche to get Pablo to turn himself in. Peluche says Pablo's stubborn, won't do it. While he's doing this, his Dad watches him dig up huge bundles of cash from the floor of the stables.
President Gaviria has a family dinner with his wife and two kids. The Mom tells the kids to be proud of their Dad. The good guys are winning. The son, Simon, knows the only guy left is Pablo Escobar. Cesar tells his kids they'll catch that guy. Very soon.
Pablo has a warm goodbye to his kids and wife, telling Emilio he'll be the man of the house in the United States. He tells them not to worry about him. Daniela wants him to promise he won't die. He does (after a little pause). A few last hugs of the kids, kisses of Pati, and it's time to go.
Lucio and crew burn one of Pablo's hideouts or houses to the ground.
Pabon's son shows his Dad a tall antenna they've erected. It only has a range of 5 blocks, but he and the guys are working on something better. And he tells his Dad that when Escobar goes down, it'll be because of a phone call.
At the airport, Pati and the kids are assaulted by reporters, finally get to the boarding counter. But the clerk looks at their passports and makes a call. The call gets to the President. He calls the US ambassador, and soon after, Pati is informed that the US requires BOTH parents to be present if the kids are to travel to the US (not sure if this is legal). So of course Pablo isn't going to APPEAR, and that's the end of those travel plans!
Pablo, enraged, tells Peluche to find a new apartment for his family while they figure out what country to send them to. Topo tells Pablo it's really hard to get more dynamite. The others are similarly discouraged. Pablo screams, you want to turn yourselves, in, tell me! He goes around the group, no one admits to wanting to surrender. They leave him alone, as he puts some of his meager money supply on the table.
Thanks, Jean, fascinating! Here's what happened in the show.
Pati manages to meet with Pablo in some decrepit bathroom somewhere. She's worried. He says he has everything under control. She tells him Pedro said the Pepes could attack her. He says that's why you have to go to the US. But she doesn't want to. Back and forth, they argue, he tells her it's just temporary.
Pop Escobar again tells Peluche to get Pablo to turn himself in. Peluche says Pablo's stubborn, won't do it. While he's doing this, his Dad watches him dig up huge bundles of cash from the floor of the stables.
President Gaviria has a family dinner with his wife and two kids. The Mom tells the kids to be proud of their Dad. The good guys are winning. The son, Simon, knows the only guy left is Pablo Escobar. Cesar tells his kids they'll catch that guy. Very soon.
Pablo has a warm goodbye to his kids and wife, telling Emilio he'll be the man of the house in the United States. He tells them not to worry about him. Daniela wants him to promise he won't die. He does (after a little pause). A few last hugs of the kids, kisses of Pati, and it's time to go.
Lucio and crew burn one of Pablo's hideouts or houses to the ground.
Pabon's son shows his Dad a tall antenna they've erected. It only has a range of 5 blocks, but he and the guys are working on something better. And he tells his Dad that when Escobar goes down, it'll be because of a phone call.
At the airport, Pati and the kids are assaulted by reporters, finally get to the boarding counter. But the clerk looks at their passports and makes a call. The call gets to the President. He calls the US ambassador, and soon after, Pati is informed that the US requires BOTH parents to be present if the kids are to travel to the US (not sure if this is legal). So of course Pablo isn't going to APPEAR, and that's the end of those travel plans!
Pablo, enraged, tells Peluche to find a new apartment for his family while they figure out what country to send them to. Topo tells Pablo it's really hard to get more dynamite. The others are similarly discouraged. Pablo screams, you want to turn yourselves, in, tell me! He goes around the group, no one admits to wanting to surrender. They leave him alone, as he puts some of his meager money supply on the table.
PABLO ESCOBAR, Part 2
Colonel Becerra meets with the Cali brothers. They're happy as clams to work with him, after all, they both want Pablo dead or in jail. They're not even asking for anything in return. They don't have any info right now, but tell him that Mauricio was the one who called about Buitre. And they admit they're the Pepes. Becerra, however, feels guilty since Pabon forbade him from working with the narcos. But apparently he'll do it anyway.
Pablo looks at a dead moth. He peers out the window of his grungy quarters. Peluche comes back, maybe we SHOULD turn ourselves in. We're not getting out of this. Pablo disagrees, we got rich. We killed a candidate. We made the country kneel. But at what price? Peluche insists. Until we're all dead? Pablo stares out the window again, then looking defeated, tells Peluche maybe he's right. Peluche, Marino and Costrica can turn themselves in. You guys can meet with the Motoas in jail, they have political influence, we'll be able to work something out with the government through them. I'll keep Topo as my personal guard. And Candonga and Citrico will be with me, too. Peluche still wants Pablo to surrender, kisses his forehead.
We then see Peluche talking with Enelia in her kitchen, telling her he's going to jail. But he can't convince Pablo. He wants her to talk to him. She can't understand why Pablo won't turn himself in, too. Peluche says Pablo says he wants to win the war. She thinks this is nuts. How's he going to win a war against a whole country, all by himself? I breastfed both of you. People criticize me for backing you, but I don't care. Have faith, the Virgin will care for you. She blesses him.
Colonel Becerra meets with the Cali brothers. They're happy as clams to work with him, after all, they both want Pablo dead or in jail. They're not even asking for anything in return. They don't have any info right now, but tell him that Mauricio was the one who called about Buitre. And they admit they're the Pepes. Becerra, however, feels guilty since Pabon forbade him from working with the narcos. But apparently he'll do it anyway.
Pablo looks at a dead moth. He peers out the window of his grungy quarters. Peluche comes back, maybe we SHOULD turn ourselves in. We're not getting out of this. Pablo disagrees, we got rich. We killed a candidate. We made the country kneel. But at what price? Peluche insists. Until we're all dead? Pablo stares out the window again, then looking defeated, tells Peluche maybe he's right. Peluche, Marino and Costrica can turn themselves in. You guys can meet with the Motoas in jail, they have political influence, we'll be able to work something out with the government through them. I'll keep Topo as my personal guard. And Candonga and Citrico will be with me, too. Peluche still wants Pablo to surrender, kisses his forehead.
We then see Peluche talking with Enelia in her kitchen, telling her he's going to jail. But he can't convince Pablo. He wants her to talk to him. She can't understand why Pablo won't turn himself in, too. Peluche says Pablo says he wants to win the war. She thinks this is nuts. How's he going to win a war against a whole country, all by himself? I breastfed both of you. People criticize me for backing you, but I don't care. Have faith, the Virgin will care for you. She blesses him.
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA -- viernes
¡Tú eres el próximo!
Martín wants Leyton's help in profiling the killer, a person who isn't motivated by hate or fear but rather a desire to amuse himself. He reviews the series of deaths:
First there was the impostor Marcela. She was found drowned in the tub.
Next Antonia's father was thrown in the path of a subway train.
Jorge Castillo and Antonia were both shot. (We know their killers were Ezequiel and Valeria, respectively, but Martín does not.)
Antonia and Jorge weren't killed by the same person who committed the other murders, concludes Leyton. That killer wouldn't use a gun.
In the women's prison in Miami, Alicia gets the killer nurse to agree to tell her all she knows in return for a sort of college scholarship for her daughter.
Samaniego has had all he can stand of Valeria. He wants a divorce.
Juan Mercader and Ezequiel accuse each other of being bad parents. Later the Brat packs up to leave the Alvarado apartment. But first she tries to find the letters that will help prove Martín's innocence. The cupboard is locked! She begs her grandmother to get her the key.
In the dangerous inmates' area of the prison, Leyton and Martín continue their analysis. Leyton admires the choice of a drill as a weapon in Mariana's murder. About Tanya being hanged in Central Park, he says she must have known her killer and probably knew what had happened to Mariana; maybe she was even an accomplice to that crime.
And what about the clinic murders for hire of Prof Farias and Antonia? Not the work of their psycho, Leyton insists. Their boy (or girl) would never give up the pleasure of the kill by using hired help.
Is the killer a man or a woman? Leyton can't tell yet, he'll have to wait for the next murder. Because he is sure: in the next 24 hours, the killer will strike again!
Martín doesn't understand -- if the killer wanted to torture him and get him locked up, well he succeeded. So why kill again? Because, Leyton says, the game has changed. Now the killer is toying with the police by showing them that Martín is innocent. This thing has hardly begun, he says. How many classmates are left? Several, answers Martín, including his own sister. Everyone around you is in danger, says Leyton.
Natalia tells Buenaventura she has given him the evidence of Martín's innocence (and Marcos's guilt) because she wants him investigating these new charges without prejudice.
Sonia and Diana are turned away from the visitors' area. Martín got into a fight and as punishment, no one can visit for a week. They turn to leave and find Luciano glaring at them, wielding an anonymous letter that reads (in letters cut out of magazines): ¡Tú eres el próximo! Luciano is convinced that it is Martín's handiwork.
Alex is threatened in prison. Will he take Martín's advice about standing up for himself?
Luciano shows Buenaventura the anónimo and accuses Martín of sending it from prison. Buenaventura says that's impossible. Still, he'll investigate. But he has a question: why is Martín protecting his brother Marcos? According to what Natalia says, Luciano has known for some time that Marcos was the real niño monstruo.
¡Tú eres el próximo!
Martín wants Leyton's help in profiling the killer, a person who isn't motivated by hate or fear but rather a desire to amuse himself. He reviews the series of deaths:
First there was the impostor Marcela. She was found drowned in the tub.
Next Antonia's father was thrown in the path of a subway train.
Jorge Castillo and Antonia were both shot. (We know their killers were Ezequiel and Valeria, respectively, but Martín does not.)
Antonia and Jorge weren't killed by the same person who committed the other murders, concludes Leyton. That killer wouldn't use a gun.
In the women's prison in Miami, Alicia gets the killer nurse to agree to tell her all she knows in return for a sort of college scholarship for her daughter.
Samaniego has had all he can stand of Valeria. He wants a divorce.
Juan Mercader and Ezequiel accuse each other of being bad parents. Later the Brat packs up to leave the Alvarado apartment. But first she tries to find the letters that will help prove Martín's innocence. The cupboard is locked! She begs her grandmother to get her the key.
In the dangerous inmates' area of the prison, Leyton and Martín continue their analysis. Leyton admires the choice of a drill as a weapon in Mariana's murder. About Tanya being hanged in Central Park, he says she must have known her killer and probably knew what had happened to Mariana; maybe she was even an accomplice to that crime.
And what about the clinic murders for hire of Prof Farias and Antonia? Not the work of their psycho, Leyton insists. Their boy (or girl) would never give up the pleasure of the kill by using hired help.
Is the killer a man or a woman? Leyton can't tell yet, he'll have to wait for the next murder. Because he is sure: in the next 24 hours, the killer will strike again!
Martín doesn't understand -- if the killer wanted to torture him and get him locked up, well he succeeded. So why kill again? Because, Leyton says, the game has changed. Now the killer is toying with the police by showing them that Martín is innocent. This thing has hardly begun, he says. How many classmates are left? Several, answers Martín, including his own sister. Everyone around you is in danger, says Leyton.
Natalia tells Buenaventura she has given him the evidence of Martín's innocence (and Marcos's guilt) because she wants him investigating these new charges without prejudice.
Sonia and Diana are turned away from the visitors' area. Martín got into a fight and as punishment, no one can visit for a week. They turn to leave and find Luciano glaring at them, wielding an anonymous letter that reads (in letters cut out of magazines): ¡Tú eres el próximo! Luciano is convinced that it is Martín's handiwork.
Alex is threatened in prison. Will he take Martín's advice about standing up for himself?
Luciano shows Buenaventura the anónimo and accuses Martín of sending it from prison. Buenaventura says that's impossible. Still, he'll investigate. But he has a question: why is Martín protecting his brother Marcos? According to what Natalia says, Luciano has known for some time that Marcos was the real niño monstruo.
I feel bad that I seem to be the only person interested in El Rostro. I wouldn't want you to go to the trouble of recapping just for me. Maybe you could just do one every two or
three days. Thank you for your time and trouble.I sure have been enjoying understanding more of what's going on! Cajun Gringa
three days. Thank you for your time and trouble.I sure have been enjoying understanding more of what's going on! Cajun Gringa
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QUIEN ERES TU:
Well folks, looks like Univision treats its telenovelas on UniMas just as shabbily as it does its tns on Univision. After only a two week run, QET is going off to the telenovela graveyard, to be replaced by a teleseries that I’m pretty sure was shown a year or two ago, Rosario Tijeras. My nose is good enough to tell when a telenovela stinks (El Talisman anyone?), and QET was in no way deserving of the scrapheap (except for its music). I have seen no ads informing QET followers of what time slot it can now be found, or if it will be scrapped in the US altogether (it’s still running in other countries and those followers have been posting episodes online). In my search for info, ANY info, on why UniMas is doing this, I found some chatter that they were disappointed by how QET was doing against Amor Bravio on big sister channel Univision. This makes no sense to me since, 1) both channels belong to the same company, and 2) how could small fry UniMas hope to compete against juggernaut Univision in ratings?
In any case, this will likely be my last recap of QET. I really enjoyed the first two weeks, and will likely try to find episodes online to see how Veronica’s plot unfolds, and how Natalia avoids being found out, killed by Mexican drug lords, or killed by her twin sister.
Friday Recap, Episode 10:
On the Island:
- Frankie demands to know who Natalia is, and Nat only has time to quickly explain she’s Vero’s sister and to beg Frankie to not rat her out before Felipe makes a surprise drop in at home. Yet another surprise—he’s brought Ivan with him! Felipe is all over Nat, excited about spending more time with her; Frankie scowls at Nat; Nat sweats bullets hoping Frankie doesn’t tell them she’s a fraud; Ivan is all over Frankie trying to pick up where they left off; Nat gives Frankie worried glances; Frankie sweats bullets hoping Ivan won’t find out she’s a fraud. The girls lie that Nat/Vero knows Frankie from an art association. Finally, Nat and Frankie escape their admirers by claiming to have a coffee date.
- In the car and at the café, Nat begs and begs Frankie to keep quiet about this. Frankie is incredulous and wonders if Nat is like her bitch sister. Nat assures her they are VERY different although identical in appearance, and tries to get Frankie to sympathize with Vero. It’s surprising news to Frankie that Vero has a kid and cancer. Nat points out the similarities between her situation, and Frankie’s with Ivan. Nat learns that Vero was a receptionist at the hotel before she met and married Felipe—then she forgot all about her former friends and colleagues. Finally, Frankie agrees to keep quiet, but she doesn’t want to be pulled into the deception any further.
- The ambassador’s assistant actually noticed that one of the blank letterhead pages he signed and left went missing. She (correctly) assumes the chambermaid (Frankie) pinched it and makes a stink at the hotel about it. The staff manager promises to bring Frankie in and fire her. Luckily for Frankie, she is with Nat when she is called by the manager. Nat puts on her best Vero bitch face, and uses her status as the owner’s wife (who is such good friends with the ambassador) to intimidate the ambassador’s assistant. Nat/Vero points out that the assistant was always there while Frankie was there, and they weren’t the only people there. There was also that girl the (married) ambassador spent the night with, right? Well, why don’t we call her in as a witness…The assistant gets the picture, and suddenly she’s sure the ambassador only signed three sheets, and not four. Frankie gets to keep her job and is eternally grateful to Nat.
Well folks, looks like Univision treats its telenovelas on UniMas just as shabbily as it does its tns on Univision. After only a two week run, QET is going off to the telenovela graveyard, to be replaced by a teleseries that I’m pretty sure was shown a year or two ago, Rosario Tijeras. My nose is good enough to tell when a telenovela stinks (El Talisman anyone?), and QET was in no way deserving of the scrapheap (except for its music). I have seen no ads informing QET followers of what time slot it can now be found, or if it will be scrapped in the US altogether (it’s still running in other countries and those followers have been posting episodes online). In my search for info, ANY info, on why UniMas is doing this, I found some chatter that they were disappointed by how QET was doing against Amor Bravio on big sister channel Univision. This makes no sense to me since, 1) both channels belong to the same company, and 2) how could small fry UniMas hope to compete against juggernaut Univision in ratings?
In any case, this will likely be my last recap of QET. I really enjoyed the first two weeks, and will likely try to find episodes online to see how Veronica’s plot unfolds, and how Natalia avoids being found out, killed by Mexican drug lords, or killed by her twin sister.
Friday Recap, Episode 10:
On the Island:
- Frankie demands to know who Natalia is, and Nat only has time to quickly explain she’s Vero’s sister and to beg Frankie to not rat her out before Felipe makes a surprise drop in at home. Yet another surprise—he’s brought Ivan with him! Felipe is all over Nat, excited about spending more time with her; Frankie scowls at Nat; Nat sweats bullets hoping Frankie doesn’t tell them she’s a fraud; Ivan is all over Frankie trying to pick up where they left off; Nat gives Frankie worried glances; Frankie sweats bullets hoping Ivan won’t find out she’s a fraud. The girls lie that Nat/Vero knows Frankie from an art association. Finally, Nat and Frankie escape their admirers by claiming to have a coffee date.
- In the car and at the café, Nat begs and begs Frankie to keep quiet about this. Frankie is incredulous and wonders if Nat is like her bitch sister. Nat assures her they are VERY different although identical in appearance, and tries to get Frankie to sympathize with Vero. It’s surprising news to Frankie that Vero has a kid and cancer. Nat points out the similarities between her situation, and Frankie’s with Ivan. Nat learns that Vero was a receptionist at the hotel before she met and married Felipe—then she forgot all about her former friends and colleagues. Finally, Frankie agrees to keep quiet, but she doesn’t want to be pulled into the deception any further.
- The ambassador’s assistant actually noticed that one of the blank letterhead pages he signed and left went missing. She (correctly) assumes the chambermaid (Frankie) pinched it and makes a stink at the hotel about it. The staff manager promises to bring Frankie in and fire her. Luckily for Frankie, she is with Nat when she is called by the manager. Nat puts on her best Vero bitch face, and uses her status as the owner’s wife (who is such good friends with the ambassador) to intimidate the ambassador’s assistant. Nat/Vero points out that the assistant was always there while Frankie was there, and they weren’t the only people there. There was also that girl the (married) ambassador spent the night with, right? Well, why don’t we call her in as a witness…The assistant gets the picture, and suddenly she’s sure the ambassador only signed three sheets, and not four. Frankie gets to keep her job and is eternally grateful to Nat.
QUIEN ERES TU:
Friday Recap Part 2:
- Lucas and Laura are suspended from school for playing hooky the day they hooked up. Lucas has the bad luck of running into Felipe at home, who wants to know why his son is home in the middle of the day. Lucas admits he was suspended, in the most mouthy, bratty way possible. Felipe decides not to give him the usual punishment of grounding for a few weeks, since that doesn’t work. If he doesn’t want to go to school, fine. He’ll have to WORK! Five days a week—three weekdays, and Saturdays and Sundays (ha!)- as a waiter at the hotel (double ha!). Lucas does not like this at all. He goes on a tirade insulting Felipe and taunting that Felipe’s just obeying Grandpa Antonio like the wimpy daddy’s boy he is. This earns him a mega slap across the face. Felipe gets hold of himself, but is shaken by what he did. Normally in a tv show, a child would be deeply hurt by such a thing and the parent would feel horribly guilty. But this slap seems to actually work on Lucas. He shuts the F up, and accepts working at the hotel. Felipe’s other condition is that he will not be giving him another dime of spending money. The money he earns at his job is the only money Lucas will have to spend. (We see future problems because Lucas owes his friend a few hundred bucks for losing the bet to bed Laura. He’s going to need some cash right away.)
In Panama:
- Veronica speaks with Flor on the phone. Flor thinks that Vero is still on the island. Vero finalizes the embezzlement plans. Remember the $25 million investment deal? Remember that the money will be deposited into two accounts on Friday? Well, Flor’s job is to falsify Felipe’s approval on the transfer of the $10 million portion of the investment that is set to go into one of the two Esquivel Hotels accounts. Instead that money will be going to an account Vero set up, and will later be moved to a Swiss account. After she transfers the money, Flor is to head straight to Panama and go directly to the address Vero gave her (likely the same place Nat is set to meet her Maker). Vero says she will follow soon after on the 3pm flight (the flight Nat will be on). They end the call and Flor tells Vero that she loves her (and NOT in a sisterly/friend way). Vero rolls her eyes and tells Flor she loves her too.
In Mexico:
- Leo goes to Nat’s apartment to water her plants. The doorman tells him two guys came asking questions about Nat and looking for her. Leo looks worried. He gets more worried when he goes upstairs and finds her apartment has been broken into and the place has been turned upside down. He tries unsuccessfully to call Nat on the phone that’s now at the bottom of the ocean.
- Later that night at the bar, Sonia purposely spills a drink on Leo and steals his cell phone as she pretends to help clean him off. She gives the phone to the two goons who put a listening device in it. Sonia then drops the phone and pretends to find it for Leo.
- When Nat finally calls Leo a short time later, the two goons hear their whole conversation. They hear Natalia say she will be on a 3pm flight that arrives in Panama at 6pm on Friday! I am really hoping Felipe kidnaps Nat/Vero to that romantic weekend away that he has planned, and she never gets on that flight.
Friday Recap Part 2:
- Lucas and Laura are suspended from school for playing hooky the day they hooked up. Lucas has the bad luck of running into Felipe at home, who wants to know why his son is home in the middle of the day. Lucas admits he was suspended, in the most mouthy, bratty way possible. Felipe decides not to give him the usual punishment of grounding for a few weeks, since that doesn’t work. If he doesn’t want to go to school, fine. He’ll have to WORK! Five days a week—three weekdays, and Saturdays and Sundays (ha!)- as a waiter at the hotel (double ha!). Lucas does not like this at all. He goes on a tirade insulting Felipe and taunting that Felipe’s just obeying Grandpa Antonio like the wimpy daddy’s boy he is. This earns him a mega slap across the face. Felipe gets hold of himself, but is shaken by what he did. Normally in a tv show, a child would be deeply hurt by such a thing and the parent would feel horribly guilty. But this slap seems to actually work on Lucas. He shuts the F up, and accepts working at the hotel. Felipe’s other condition is that he will not be giving him another dime of spending money. The money he earns at his job is the only money Lucas will have to spend. (We see future problems because Lucas owes his friend a few hundred bucks for losing the bet to bed Laura. He’s going to need some cash right away.)
In Panama:
- Veronica speaks with Flor on the phone. Flor thinks that Vero is still on the island. Vero finalizes the embezzlement plans. Remember the $25 million investment deal? Remember that the money will be deposited into two accounts on Friday? Well, Flor’s job is to falsify Felipe’s approval on the transfer of the $10 million portion of the investment that is set to go into one of the two Esquivel Hotels accounts. Instead that money will be going to an account Vero set up, and will later be moved to a Swiss account. After she transfers the money, Flor is to head straight to Panama and go directly to the address Vero gave her (likely the same place Nat is set to meet her Maker). Vero says she will follow soon after on the 3pm flight (the flight Nat will be on). They end the call and Flor tells Vero that she loves her (and NOT in a sisterly/friend way). Vero rolls her eyes and tells Flor she loves her too.
In Mexico:
- Leo goes to Nat’s apartment to water her plants. The doorman tells him two guys came asking questions about Nat and looking for her. Leo looks worried. He gets more worried when he goes upstairs and finds her apartment has been broken into and the place has been turned upside down. He tries unsuccessfully to call Nat on the phone that’s now at the bottom of the ocean.
- Later that night at the bar, Sonia purposely spills a drink on Leo and steals his cell phone as she pretends to help clean him off. She gives the phone to the two goons who put a listening device in it. Sonia then drops the phone and pretends to find it for Leo.
- When Nat finally calls Leo a short time later, the two goons hear their whole conversation. They hear Natalia say she will be on a 3pm flight that arrives in Panama at 6pm on Friday! I am really hoping Felipe kidnaps Nat/Vero to that romantic weekend away that he has planned, and she never gets on that flight.
QUIEN ERES TU
Gracias, Vivi!! WTH(eck)!! I really hope they put this show in a different time slot in the near future. 'guess i'll be viewing the rest online. I may have to ask you questions every now and then, Vivi. hope you don't mind.
I am so happy Felipe manned up a bit, and delivered that much deserved slap to his son without apology (yet?). Normally, I would be aghast, but Lucas had it coming.
Liking the Frankie/Ivan storyline very much.
Gracias, Vivi!! WTH(eck)!! I really hope they put this show in a different time slot in the near future. 'guess i'll be viewing the rest online. I may have to ask you questions every now and then, Vivi. hope you don't mind.
I am so happy Felipe manned up a bit, and delivered that much deserved slap to his son without apology (yet?). Normally, I would be aghast, but Lucas had it coming.
Liking the Frankie/Ivan storyline very much.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 3:52:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 3:52:00 PM EST
LA MARIPOSA
hot dang!! I really feel bad about Price, and for Martinez. why the hell didn't he wear a vest? and he calls himself an agent?
can't say enough good things about this show.
hot dang!! I really feel bad about Price, and for Martinez. why the hell didn't he wear a vest? and he calls himself an agent?
can't say enough good things about this show.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 3:55:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 3:55:00 PM EST
QUIEN ERES TU
Really?? Univision sucks. They kept El Tal around for cryin' out loud, and this is so much better. Natalia finally got a friend. We got to see more of Ver's plan. And I have to say, evil as she is, she has some stunning organizational skills. Long, long con. Impressive. (I think she used a fake drug addiction just to meet and seduce Florencia into helping her. Flor doesn't seem to know that Ver is actually in Panama and the Ver she sees is really Natalia. She also doesn't know that's she's probably going to get murdered here in a few episodes, if there are any. Stupid UV).
I don't even mind the lack of theme music since they have all those great shots of wherever they are- Playa del Carmen? Cozumel? Whatever. I want to go. Stupid UV.
Kelly
Really?? Univision sucks. They kept El Tal around for cryin' out loud, and this is so much better. Natalia finally got a friend. We got to see more of Ver's plan. And I have to say, evil as she is, she has some stunning organizational skills. Long, long con. Impressive. (I think she used a fake drug addiction just to meet and seduce Florencia into helping her. Flor doesn't seem to know that Ver is actually in Panama and the Ver she sees is really Natalia. She also doesn't know that's she's probably going to get murdered here in a few episodes, if there are any. Stupid UV).
I don't even mind the lack of theme music since they have all those great shots of wherever they are- Playa del Carmen? Cozumel? Whatever. I want to go. Stupid UV.
Kelly
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 5:23:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 5:23:00 PM EST
Kelly- Actually Uni banished El Tal to the middle of the day pretty quickly, and rightfully so. I hope they do find a time slot for QET. Thing is that I understand why Amor Bravio is doing well. It's a great tn- I watch it in real time and record QET. I just can't see how they made such a rash decision in less than two weeks.
Uni's an odd duck; running QET in the 10pm EST timeslot was bizarre to begin with. They've got at least three or four other timeslots they could have put it in, barring major schedule shuffling. That said, though, it wouldn't surprise me if it popped up again later in the year...probably in the midnight death slot or something, but still.
La Patrona: viernes
So Alejandro has just punched Guillen, head of the Pig Posse, in the mine. Gabriela has that "OMG, my man is standing up for me!" smile on her face, up until Ale starts yelling at Guillen that they're going to settle this man to man--forget hiding behind his last name, he's there to defend the woman he loves. Ramon doesn't miss a chance to suck up to the boss--"Hey, I didn't know you two were an item!"--right before Ale punches him out, which is probably the highlight of the episode. Ale then puts Guillen in a submission hold and makes him apologize to Gaby, though Gaby ends up having to talk Ale down from putting some serious hurt on the idiot.
La Dorada: Anibal is still talking to Antonia...rather, he's listening while she rants about La Heroina. Gaby messing with Fernando in the past is why he turned out the way he did, and now she wants to do the same thing with Ale--on top of keeping her grandson's love from her! (This is not the only time in this episode where I picture someone's dialogue being punctuated by this picture.) Anibal notes that she doesn't know for certain that David Suarez is her grandson, which Antonia bahs at--she doesn't need a DNA test, her blood tells her so...okay, we needed a llamada de la sangre moment at some point. Anyway, the rest of this is by the numbers: Gaby will pay for her crimes with the gold from her mine, her life if necessary, blah blah delusioncakes. I'm more interested in why Christian Bach's hair/wig looks like ombre-colored straw.
Anibal drags Antonia back to their loose version of reality when he notes that she probably shouldn't be going against Ale as hard as she is if she doesn't want to lose him--which includes going against the woman who shares his bed. Antonia admits he's right, but Gaby gets to her--she has a hold on both her sons, wanting to turn them into puppets (lady, do you ever listen to yourself?). She asks Anibal to get Ale to stay in SPDO; Anibal agrees to talk to him.
Ale, meanwhile, is packing a box in his office when Gaby pops in--what the hell was he doing going all Captain Kirk in the mine? Ale grumbles that he was pissed because of his last fight with Antonia, that he quit as mine manager, and that he's going back to Mexico City--and wants to take her and David with him. Gaby is actually rather sensible about this, saying that they've only been dating for two days and that it would be a bit sudden since she still needs to get to know and trust him. Ale tries to plead his case, noting as well that Antonia Guerra is the mom from hell and would make both their lives miserable if they stayed in San Pedro, before he gets interrupted by a call from Anibal asking him to come see him.
San Pedro FM: Lagarto is still trying to intimidate Gaston and his girl. Gaston outright asks if he's there to threaten them because of what he's been saying on the radio; Lagarto goes no, he's a cop--we don't threaten people. Besides, Pascual simply "ran out of luck" because he was hanging around Tigre Suarez, who has been having some bad luck lately...so maybe you shouldn't hang around him either.
After Lizardo oozes out Gaston assures his paramour that he's not afraid of the Axis of Evil; he's a reporter, and they won't intimidate him or shut him up. Paramour is naturally terrified that she could lose him, but he says that they "can't live like sheep" and he needs to speak the truth, even if death could be right around the corner. You're not helping yourself get off the deathwatch, Gaston. He then goes and pays Captain Lou a visit to tell him about Lizardo; they come to the conclusion that the threat had to do with El Chamuco, since Pascual was mentioned in relation to CL.
So Alejandro has just punched Guillen, head of the Pig Posse, in the mine. Gabriela has that "OMG, my man is standing up for me!" smile on her face, up until Ale starts yelling at Guillen that they're going to settle this man to man--forget hiding behind his last name, he's there to defend the woman he loves. Ramon doesn't miss a chance to suck up to the boss--"Hey, I didn't know you two were an item!"--right before Ale punches him out, which is probably the highlight of the episode. Ale then puts Guillen in a submission hold and makes him apologize to Gaby, though Gaby ends up having to talk Ale down from putting some serious hurt on the idiot.
La Dorada: Anibal is still talking to Antonia...rather, he's listening while she rants about La Heroina. Gaby messing with Fernando in the past is why he turned out the way he did, and now she wants to do the same thing with Ale--on top of keeping her grandson's love from her! (This is not the only time in this episode where I picture someone's dialogue being punctuated by this picture.) Anibal notes that she doesn't know for certain that David Suarez is her grandson, which Antonia bahs at--she doesn't need a DNA test, her blood tells her so...okay, we needed a llamada de la sangre moment at some point. Anyway, the rest of this is by the numbers: Gaby will pay for her crimes with the gold from her mine, her life if necessary, blah blah delusioncakes. I'm more interested in why Christian Bach's hair/wig looks like ombre-colored straw.
Anibal drags Antonia back to their loose version of reality when he notes that she probably shouldn't be going against Ale as hard as she is if she doesn't want to lose him--which includes going against the woman who shares his bed. Antonia admits he's right, but Gaby gets to her--she has a hold on both her sons, wanting to turn them into puppets (lady, do you ever listen to yourself?). She asks Anibal to get Ale to stay in SPDO; Anibal agrees to talk to him.
Ale, meanwhile, is packing a box in his office when Gaby pops in--what the hell was he doing going all Captain Kirk in the mine? Ale grumbles that he was pissed because of his last fight with Antonia, that he quit as mine manager, and that he's going back to Mexico City--and wants to take her and David with him. Gaby is actually rather sensible about this, saying that they've only been dating for two days and that it would be a bit sudden since she still needs to get to know and trust him. Ale tries to plead his case, noting as well that Antonia Guerra is the mom from hell and would make both their lives miserable if they stayed in San Pedro, before he gets interrupted by a call from Anibal asking him to come see him.
San Pedro FM: Lagarto is still trying to intimidate Gaston and his girl. Gaston outright asks if he's there to threaten them because of what he's been saying on the radio; Lagarto goes no, he's a cop--we don't threaten people. Besides, Pascual simply "ran out of luck" because he was hanging around Tigre Suarez, who has been having some bad luck lately...so maybe you shouldn't hang around him either.
After Lizardo oozes out Gaston assures his paramour that he's not afraid of the Axis of Evil; he's a reporter, and they won't intimidate him or shut him up. Paramour is naturally terrified that she could lose him, but he says that they "can't live like sheep" and he needs to speak the truth, even if death could be right around the corner. You're not helping yourself get off the deathwatch, Gaston. He then goes and pays Captain Lou a visit to tell him about Lizardo; they come to the conclusion that the threat had to do with El Chamuco, since Pascual was mentioned in relation to CL.
La Patrona: viernes (p. 2)
CL isn't happy about this--he doesn't want any more innocent people dying because of him. Gaston suggests that they go to Mexico City to register the Chamuco mine-to-be in his name, but they would still need a lawyer; CL notes that nobody in SPDO would agree to do it after what happened with Duarte, and he wouldn't ask. Gaston says that he has a friend, an incorruptible lawyer who's helped him before, who can help.
SPDO: David is outside the school, wondering where Max is, when he gets dragged off by the gang of kids who got Max out of the way in the last episode. Some time later Max is discovered and freed from the supply closet by a janitor; they locate a teacher and all three of them go find David, who was left tied up in a bathroom. (Max: "And you say there's no bullying in this school?") When they free David, Max asks him if he's hurt; David admits that all they didn't even hit him. All they did was cut his hair...
And on cue we go outside, where the ringleader of the Escuela 153 Bandits is handing Bullethead said hair. He gets a "Good job" from Bullethead, but when he mentions that it was fun and he was paid well Bullethead grabs him and sets him straight; he was never there, and you were never paid to do anything to Gaby's kid. I totally believe Bullethead would beat up a child to make a point.
Max and David head home after that, but they inexplicably run into Poncia and Valentina. David tries to act mas macho to impress Val...yeeeah... FF> to when they get home, where CL asks Max where he hid the gold stash. Max takes him to Lucia's grave, which creeps him out, and they recover the stash. CL then makes Max swear to keep quiet about it, and that if (when) something happens to him that he'll look out for his family. El Tigre no longer feels like he can protect his "pack."
Over at the jail Antonia shows up to visit a passed-out Fernando. She's actually remorseful, in that bizarre queen bitch way; she doesn't want to keep giving him alcohol, she knows it's killing him, and maybe it's even her fault that he turned out so...weak...since he walked in on her killing Marcos Beltran, maybe in a way she killed Fer too. But she'd rather see him passed out drunk and in jail than making a fool of himself again over Gabriela Suarez, and this time it's the Ice Queen giving off the abusive TV-movie husband vibes. Thank you for creeping me out, show.
Back in Ale's office Ale admits that he shouldn't have asked Gaby to leave town so soon. Gaby notes that while she probably would be out like a shot if it was just her, she's thinking of her son first--they're a package deal, after all. Ale is cool with that, since he already bought said package, and they get a little kissy before Patricia and Irene (with a frozen smile on her face) pop in to interrupt them. This is apparently the right time for Ale to introduce Gaby as "the future Mrs. Beltran," and Irene's smile is suddenly so hard it could cut diamonds...
And after eight episodes we finally get an opening credit sequence for this show, complete with a theme song sung by Aracely Arámbula herself and a few scenes that likely wouldn't make sense in the show as is (not to mention a shot of Gonzalo Garcia Vivanco, who we last saw impaled on a pole in Relaciones peligrosas, as a character yet to be introduced). But, from what I loosely understand of the original Venezuelan La Dueña and most novelas in general, no doubt time will keep on slippin' slippin' slippin'...into the future...
CL isn't happy about this--he doesn't want any more innocent people dying because of him. Gaston suggests that they go to Mexico City to register the Chamuco mine-to-be in his name, but they would still need a lawyer; CL notes that nobody in SPDO would agree to do it after what happened with Duarte, and he wouldn't ask. Gaston says that he has a friend, an incorruptible lawyer who's helped him before, who can help.
SPDO: David is outside the school, wondering where Max is, when he gets dragged off by the gang of kids who got Max out of the way in the last episode. Some time later Max is discovered and freed from the supply closet by a janitor; they locate a teacher and all three of them go find David, who was left tied up in a bathroom. (Max: "And you say there's no bullying in this school?") When they free David, Max asks him if he's hurt; David admits that all they didn't even hit him. All they did was cut his hair...
And on cue we go outside, where the ringleader of the Escuela 153 Bandits is handing Bullethead said hair. He gets a "Good job" from Bullethead, but when he mentions that it was fun and he was paid well Bullethead grabs him and sets him straight; he was never there, and you were never paid to do anything to Gaby's kid. I totally believe Bullethead would beat up a child to make a point.
Max and David head home after that, but they inexplicably run into Poncia and Valentina. David tries to act mas macho to impress Val...yeeeah... FF> to when they get home, where CL asks Max where he hid the gold stash. Max takes him to Lucia's grave, which creeps him out, and they recover the stash. CL then makes Max swear to keep quiet about it, and that if (when) something happens to him that he'll look out for his family. El Tigre no longer feels like he can protect his "pack."
Over at the jail Antonia shows up to visit a passed-out Fernando. She's actually remorseful, in that bizarre queen bitch way; she doesn't want to keep giving him alcohol, she knows it's killing him, and maybe it's even her fault that he turned out so...weak...since he walked in on her killing Marcos Beltran, maybe in a way she killed Fer too. But she'd rather see him passed out drunk and in jail than making a fool of himself again over Gabriela Suarez, and this time it's the Ice Queen giving off the abusive TV-movie husband vibes. Thank you for creeping me out, show.
Back in Ale's office Ale admits that he shouldn't have asked Gaby to leave town so soon. Gaby notes that while she probably would be out like a shot if it was just her, she's thinking of her son first--they're a package deal, after all. Ale is cool with that, since he already bought said package, and they get a little kissy before Patricia and Irene (with a frozen smile on her face) pop in to interrupt them. This is apparently the right time for Ale to introduce Gaby as "the future Mrs. Beltran," and Irene's smile is suddenly so hard it could cut diamonds...
And after eight episodes we finally get an opening credit sequence for this show, complete with a theme song sung by Aracely Arámbula herself and a few scenes that likely wouldn't make sense in the show as is (not to mention a shot of Gonzalo Garcia Vivanco, who we last saw impaled on a pole in Relaciones peligrosas, as a character yet to be introduced). But, from what I loosely understand of the original Venezuelan La Dueña and most novelas in general, no doubt time will keep on slippin' slippin' slippin'...into the future...
La Patrona: viernes (p. 3)
Ale goes to Cantarranas to see Anibal, who urges him to not give up his job at the mine or fight with Antonia over "insignificant" things. All women are alike, according to him: jealous of their sons, unable to realize that men have necesidades (needs)...in Ale's case, the minera he took to the Club of Whatever the other night. Anibal knows she's lovely, and thinks Ale should buy her cars and such to keep her happy and available for his necesidades. Ale's "bitch, please" expression isn't nearly as epic as I would like.
Anibal finishes reliving the 19th century by advising Ale to be careful with Gaby; don't get her pregnant or let her "pawn off" someone else's child on him, since women like her would love to latch onto guys like her like a remora. Ale asks if he's done giving him advice, then calmly asks him a question: did his wife, Ricardo's mother, leave him because she figured out what a sexist pig he was? ("No me entiendo" goes Anibal, and suddenly his being involved with Antonia at some point before this show began makes perfect sense.) Ale wonders what happened to the gentleman he looked up to and respected before telling him to respect Gaby or else, and walks out on him; naturally Anibal has to stomp after him, yelling that he's insolente and that Gaby will be his downfall.
CDS: Gaby gets home from work and tells Fran about Ale's quasi-proposal, which Fran is ecstatic about. Fran tells a passing David that his mother found "Prince Charming" and is going to marry him, which he responds to in his usual fashion: "If you marry that guy I'll run away and you'll never see me again!" Gaby talks to David in private about it and tries to reassure him that while he'll always be first in her heart she loves Ale too--David wouldn't want her to be alone when he's grown up, right?--and wants to marry him. This is where David mentions the unexpected haircut at school.
Later, los Suarez is sitting down to dinner. David notes how Max acted in front of Valentina earlier, which prompts Max to say that Val will be a stunner when she's grown up (she's just okay now) and that he'll marry her. That leads to Fran talking about how it was love at first sight for her and CL, and Gaby noting that the third time was the charm for her and Ale. Punctuated by David's pouty bitchface, of course.
LD: Bullethead reports mission accomplished to Antonia, who sends him to Anibal with David's hair. She probably should be sending him to the pharmacy for some Miss Clairol. Poncia sees this and tells Antonia that she won't get away with it--David has a mother. "And a grandmother, father, and prestigious last name," retorts Antonia--a lot of things important to her. This is punctuated by Ale going by and ignoring Antonia, which prompts Poncia to explain that Ale came back for his stuff--he's leaving the house.
Ale starts packing while Poncia tells him about Fer being in jail after the fight he had with Antonia. Valentina literally runs in in the middle of this and gloms onto Ale--he can't leave her there with the Ice Queen! Take her with him! Antonia pops up and notes that he can't--she has custody of Valentina, since according to her Val's grandparents were fighting with her parents. Antonia notes that she could try to reestablish a relationship with said grandparents if Val wanted, which she does, and Poncia takes Val to go retrieve their contact information. Ale rightfully calls Antonia's actions odd, and wonders if she found out how much "the San Martin fortune" is worth (Val's grandparents?); she notes that she doesn't want to know, that she's not the monster he thinks she is. So much of a heart, replies Ale, that you sent your son to jail?
Ale goes to Cantarranas to see Anibal, who urges him to not give up his job at the mine or fight with Antonia over "insignificant" things. All women are alike, according to him: jealous of their sons, unable to realize that men have necesidades (needs)...in Ale's case, the minera he took to the Club of Whatever the other night. Anibal knows she's lovely, and thinks Ale should buy her cars and such to keep her happy and available for his necesidades. Ale's "bitch, please" expression isn't nearly as epic as I would like.
Anibal finishes reliving the 19th century by advising Ale to be careful with Gaby; don't get her pregnant or let her "pawn off" someone else's child on him, since women like her would love to latch onto guys like her like a remora. Ale asks if he's done giving him advice, then calmly asks him a question: did his wife, Ricardo's mother, leave him because she figured out what a sexist pig he was? ("No me entiendo" goes Anibal, and suddenly his being involved with Antonia at some point before this show began makes perfect sense.) Ale wonders what happened to the gentleman he looked up to and respected before telling him to respect Gaby or else, and walks out on him; naturally Anibal has to stomp after him, yelling that he's insolente and that Gaby will be his downfall.
CDS: Gaby gets home from work and tells Fran about Ale's quasi-proposal, which Fran is ecstatic about. Fran tells a passing David that his mother found "Prince Charming" and is going to marry him, which he responds to in his usual fashion: "If you marry that guy I'll run away and you'll never see me again!" Gaby talks to David in private about it and tries to reassure him that while he'll always be first in her heart she loves Ale too--David wouldn't want her to be alone when he's grown up, right?--and wants to marry him. This is where David mentions the unexpected haircut at school.
Later, los Suarez is sitting down to dinner. David notes how Max acted in front of Valentina earlier, which prompts Max to say that Val will be a stunner when she's grown up (she's just okay now) and that he'll marry her. That leads to Fran talking about how it was love at first sight for her and CL, and Gaby noting that the third time was the charm for her and Ale. Punctuated by David's pouty bitchface, of course.
LD: Bullethead reports mission accomplished to Antonia, who sends him to Anibal with David's hair. She probably should be sending him to the pharmacy for some Miss Clairol. Poncia sees this and tells Antonia that she won't get away with it--David has a mother. "And a grandmother, father, and prestigious last name," retorts Antonia--a lot of things important to her. This is punctuated by Ale going by and ignoring Antonia, which prompts Poncia to explain that Ale came back for his stuff--he's leaving the house.
Ale starts packing while Poncia tells him about Fer being in jail after the fight he had with Antonia. Valentina literally runs in in the middle of this and gloms onto Ale--he can't leave her there with the Ice Queen! Take her with him! Antonia pops up and notes that he can't--she has custody of Valentina, since according to her Val's grandparents were fighting with her parents. Antonia notes that she could try to reestablish a relationship with said grandparents if Val wanted, which she does, and Poncia takes Val to go retrieve their contact information. Ale rightfully calls Antonia's actions odd, and wonders if she found out how much "the San Martin fortune" is worth (Val's grandparents?); she notes that she doesn't want to know, that she's not the monster he thinks she is. So much of a heart, replies Ale, that you sent your son to jail?
QUIEN ERES TU:
in case you didn't see my post in last week's theme. i was on the FB fan page for QET. Apparently, there will be at least four more episodes of QET next week. Rosario Tijeras will air on Monday and the QET will air Tuesday to Friday -- same hour as it has been airing thus far.
in case you didn't see my post in last week's theme. i was on the FB fan page for QET. Apparently, there will be at least four more episodes of QET next week. Rosario Tijeras will air on Monday and the QET will air Tuesday to Friday -- same hour as it has been airing thus far.
La Patrona: viernes (p. 4)
Speaking of which, voosh and there's Julia visiting Fer in jail and asking what he could have said that would make Antonia get him put there. Why does he continue to let her run their lives, she wonders...maybe if they left San Pedro, perhaps moved to Mexico City, they could be free to... "To what?" demands Fer. Free to get her fertility treatments so she could bring another child into the world?
Manuel Balbi then proves why he's the MVP of this show so far as Fer demonstrates the most self-awareness I've seen out of any character in it--even if it's powered by a hangover--as he openly asks his princesa why she hasn't left him and this miserable life she has with him. Maybe she can find someone out there who truly loves her...maybe they both deserve to be happy, but apart. And Julia once again looks so very wounded as he says that.
Back at LD Ale gives a teary Val a hug before leaving, accompanied by Antonia telling him he's making a mistake. Poncia takes a rare moment to get snippy after he's gone: "You'll be all alone at the end of your life, Antonia." Antonia retorts that you don't always get what you want, to which Poncia replies that the one thing she's got plenty of is patience. She'll see!
That night Ale pops in at CDS to see Gaby, who makes one last pitch to change his mind about leaving SPDO--his mother and the mine both need him. Ale says that the only thing he needs to be happy is her and her son, which a wandering and very serious-looking CL acknowledges...right before urging Ale to take them and leave. If he really loves them, he'll get them as far away from San Pedro as possible.
Gaby asks him why he's talking like that; it's time for her to be happy, according to CL. He's seen how she's suffered over the years without saying a word, how tough and strong she's been--like a rock...
Okay, since we're all thinking it:
Like a rock, I was strong as I could be
Like a rock, nothin ever got to me
Like a rock, I was something to see
Like a rock
CL adds that she needs to love with a completely open heart, that she needs to take a chance on her own happiness, even if it hurts him. Go with Ale, "let the wolves howl with rage," and be happy! After he leaves Ale wonders what the hell he was talking about; Gaby notes that he's never that sentimental, which is probably one of the last nails in the coffin of Tomas Suarez.
The next morning opens at the Hotel San Pedro, where Ale and Gaby wake up (late again, of course) in bed together. Gaby's a bit more okay with the walk of shame at this point, since at least she brought her jeep this time, but she wants to do it solo.
Alberto and a giggly, frisky Patty are scooting through a hallway at the hotel as well. Patty's totally down with the down low, though Alberto's trying to get her out of there, when they almost get spotted by Ale and Gaby. They're too into each other to notice anything else as Gaby leaves, though that in turn apparently gets Patty in the mood all over again; she drags Alberto off, and I'm wondering if she is working off several years of celibacy or something.
Speaking of which, voosh and there's Julia visiting Fer in jail and asking what he could have said that would make Antonia get him put there. Why does he continue to let her run their lives, she wonders...maybe if they left San Pedro, perhaps moved to Mexico City, they could be free to... "To what?" demands Fer. Free to get her fertility treatments so she could bring another child into the world?
Manuel Balbi then proves why he's the MVP of this show so far as Fer demonstrates the most self-awareness I've seen out of any character in it--even if it's powered by a hangover--as he openly asks his princesa why she hasn't left him and this miserable life she has with him. Maybe she can find someone out there who truly loves her...maybe they both deserve to be happy, but apart. And Julia once again looks so very wounded as he says that.
Back at LD Ale gives a teary Val a hug before leaving, accompanied by Antonia telling him he's making a mistake. Poncia takes a rare moment to get snippy after he's gone: "You'll be all alone at the end of your life, Antonia." Antonia retorts that you don't always get what you want, to which Poncia replies that the one thing she's got plenty of is patience. She'll see!
That night Ale pops in at CDS to see Gaby, who makes one last pitch to change his mind about leaving SPDO--his mother and the mine both need him. Ale says that the only thing he needs to be happy is her and her son, which a wandering and very serious-looking CL acknowledges...right before urging Ale to take them and leave. If he really loves them, he'll get them as far away from San Pedro as possible.
Gaby asks him why he's talking like that; it's time for her to be happy, according to CL. He's seen how she's suffered over the years without saying a word, how tough and strong she's been--like a rock...
Okay, since we're all thinking it:
Like a rock, I was strong as I could be
Like a rock, nothin ever got to me
Like a rock, I was something to see
Like a rock
CL adds that she needs to love with a completely open heart, that she needs to take a chance on her own happiness, even if it hurts him. Go with Ale, "let the wolves howl with rage," and be happy! After he leaves Ale wonders what the hell he was talking about; Gaby notes that he's never that sentimental, which is probably one of the last nails in the coffin of Tomas Suarez.
The next morning opens at the Hotel San Pedro, where Ale and Gaby wake up (late again, of course) in bed together. Gaby's a bit more okay with the walk of shame at this point, since at least she brought her jeep this time, but she wants to do it solo.
Alberto and a giggly, frisky Patty are scooting through a hallway at the hotel as well. Patty's totally down with the down low, though Alberto's trying to get her out of there, when they almost get spotted by Ale and Gaby. They're too into each other to notice anything else as Gaby leaves, though that in turn apparently gets Patty in the mood all over again; she drags Alberto off, and I'm wondering if she is working off several years of celibacy or something.
La Patrona: viernes (p. 5)
Gaby, meanwhile, is intercepted by Bullethead. Not for him, of course, but for la patrona. He takes her to La Dorada and Antonia (rocking a red top and black pants), and their conversation goes like this...
Antonia: "Look upon my works, mortal. Envious much?"
Gaby: "Not really, no...why am I here again?"
Antonia: "What, your father didn't tell you he and I talked?"
Gaby: "Nope. I guess it didn't mean anything."
Antonia: "Well, I want you to leave my son alone--get out of San Pedro. I'll--don't you walk away from me, bitch. I want you out of this town--name your price!"
Gaby: "My God, Dad was right...I don't need this town, and I damn sure don't need you! Forget the money--I can find my own way, I've got a son and a wonderful man at my side, and my hair is awesome!. You get nothing! Good day, bitch!"
Antonia: "...oh no she didn't! The bitch will pay for that!"
SPDO: Bullethead shows up at the city jail to get Fer out. Fer tells him he's going for a walk.
Chief Lizardo pays Paramour a visit at San Pedro FM in full jackass mode. He knows Gaston's out, so he "offers" to take her for some coffee. I'm kind of wishing Paramour would flip out, grab his gun (the idiot carries it in his pants anyway) and shoot him right in the soul patch.
At City Hall Anibal is urging Ricardo to come back to Mexico City with him, join "the party" (I can completely see Anibal Villegas doing a TV spot for the National Action Party) and get his political ambition on. Ricardo bahs...he's happy doing what he does now...why doesn't Anibal run for president? Anibal briefly entertains that idea until they run into one Diego Montsalve, a friend of Ricardo's--who as it turns out is also Gaston's lawyer friend, there to help a miner with some sort of records issue...
And back at CDS Gaby comes in to a bitchfaced David, who demands to know where she was (he and Max knew her bed wasn't slept in before this). Gaby replies that he knows where she was; he's all "Aren't you ashamed to just say it like that? The miners were right about you!" Gaby unfortunately stops CL from smacking the taste out of his mouth and gets her good parent on; she won't punish David for disrespecting her, but he needs to understand that she's cared for him all his life, that she has a novio and future marido, and that they're going to Mexico City with him--get used to it.
On that note David runs out of the house. CL sends Max after him, and tells a crying Gaby (as pretty as AA is, she's one ugly crier) that it's just Max's jealousy talking. Ale comes in on the tail end of this, and Fran tells him that Gaby said she and David were going with him. Ale asks Gaby if that's why she's crying, and she says no...it's because of David.
David, meanwhile, is caught up to somewhere in town by Max. Max wants him to cálmate, but David isn't having it--his mother is chasing Ale to Mexico City and dragging him along like a lapdog! This is of course the perfect time for Fer to pop up, staring at David like he's the Holy Grail (or maybe a keg of single malt, being Fer) and going "I can't believe it's you...do you know who I am--who I really am?"
Gaby, meanwhile, is intercepted by Bullethead. Not for him, of course, but for la patrona. He takes her to La Dorada and Antonia (rocking a red top and black pants), and their conversation goes like this...
Antonia: "Look upon my works, mortal. Envious much?"
Gaby: "Not really, no...why am I here again?"
Antonia: "What, your father didn't tell you he and I talked?"
Gaby: "Nope. I guess it didn't mean anything."
Antonia: "Well, I want you to leave my son alone--get out of San Pedro. I'll--don't you walk away from me, bitch. I want you out of this town--name your price!"
Gaby: "My God, Dad was right...I don't need this town, and I damn sure don't need you! Forget the money--I can find my own way, I've got a son and a wonderful man at my side, and my hair is awesome!. You get nothing! Good day, bitch!"
Antonia: "...oh no she didn't! The bitch will pay for that!"
SPDO: Bullethead shows up at the city jail to get Fer out. Fer tells him he's going for a walk.
Chief Lizardo pays Paramour a visit at San Pedro FM in full jackass mode. He knows Gaston's out, so he "offers" to take her for some coffee. I'm kind of wishing Paramour would flip out, grab his gun (the idiot carries it in his pants anyway) and shoot him right in the soul patch.
At City Hall Anibal is urging Ricardo to come back to Mexico City with him, join "the party" (I can completely see Anibal Villegas doing a TV spot for the National Action Party) and get his political ambition on. Ricardo bahs...he's happy doing what he does now...why doesn't Anibal run for president? Anibal briefly entertains that idea until they run into one Diego Montsalve, a friend of Ricardo's--who as it turns out is also Gaston's lawyer friend, there to help a miner with some sort of records issue...
And back at CDS Gaby comes in to a bitchfaced David, who demands to know where she was (he and Max knew her bed wasn't slept in before this). Gaby replies that he knows where she was; he's all "Aren't you ashamed to just say it like that? The miners were right about you!" Gaby unfortunately stops CL from smacking the taste out of his mouth and gets her good parent on; she won't punish David for disrespecting her, but he needs to understand that she's cared for him all his life, that she has a novio and future marido, and that they're going to Mexico City with him--get used to it.
On that note David runs out of the house. CL sends Max after him, and tells a crying Gaby (as pretty as AA is, she's one ugly crier) that it's just Max's jealousy talking. Ale comes in on the tail end of this, and Fran tells him that Gaby said she and David were going with him. Ale asks Gaby if that's why she's crying, and she says no...it's because of David.
David, meanwhile, is caught up to somewhere in town by Max. Max wants him to cálmate, but David isn't having it--his mother is chasing Ale to Mexico City and dragging him along like a lapdog! This is of course the perfect time for Fer to pop up, staring at David like he's the Holy Grail (or maybe a keg of single malt, being Fer) and going "I can't believe it's you...do you know who I am--who I really am?"
Jody- I didn't see it in the schedule but I hope that's true. I can stop my internal rant at UV. They could at least do the same with this as they did with El Tal. As long as it's recordable. Thanks to unemployment, I "got" to watch that one. I can't remember who it was here saying that they had time now to watch some of these like La Mariposa, but whoever it was has better taste than me. In my defense the recaps of that were very funny, but QET is actually worth watching so hopefully it sticks around.
Kelly
Kelly
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 7:19:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 7:19:00 PM EST
PABLO ESCOBAR
Thanks for another excellent recap, Hombre, as we approach the end of this story.
And thank you, Jean, for the NYTimes travel article. Wow. I'll be curious to see what kind of comments the article evokes.
I saw a promo for "El Final de Pablo Escobar" on Friday, 1/25. It looked like it was a show ABOUT the show so maybe the actual final episode will be on Thursday. Anyhow, it can't be long now.
Thanks for another excellent recap, Hombre, as we approach the end of this story.
And thank you, Jean, for the NYTimes travel article. Wow. I'll be curious to see what kind of comments the article evokes.
I saw a promo for "El Final de Pablo Escobar" on Friday, 1/25. It looked like it was a show ABOUT the show so maybe the actual final episode will be on Thursday. Anyhow, it can't be long now.
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
Cajun Gringa, that's very sweet of you but don't worry about me. I'm kind of getting back into this show now that it is shifting its focus to the present. If it becomes burdensome, I'll cut back. I probably won't be writing on Wednesdays because it's too hard to do this and Amores Verdaderos (I don't like to watch ahead).
Now if the show expands to a full hour once Pablo Escobar is over, we may have a problem. One of the things I like about it is that it is short. And it is much harder to recap an hour than a half hour show.
As for who else is watching and reading, that's anyone's guess. We're used to having very few comments here on the Telemundo page.
Cajun Gringa, that's very sweet of you but don't worry about me. I'm kind of getting back into this show now that it is shifting its focus to the present. If it becomes burdensome, I'll cut back. I probably won't be writing on Wednesdays because it's too hard to do this and Amores Verdaderos (I don't like to watch ahead).
Now if the show expands to a full hour once Pablo Escobar is over, we may have a problem. One of the things I like about it is that it is short. And it is much harder to recap an hour than a half hour show.
As for who else is watching and reading, that's anyone's guess. We're used to having very few comments here on the Telemundo page.
Pablo Escobar -
thanks so much Hombre !!!
Pablo looks worse and worse every episode, like he is ready to be gone as well, what a ratty beard he has now and a belly big enough for his ever small daughter to sit on when he is standing. I'm wondering if Chile was still around that Pablo might stand a chance, but this Topo guy is looking more and more like he's not all there. I guess in the drug business it's hard to find good, honest, trustworthy, loyal, people to do your killing for you.
comparing our show to the Colombian version which is done, we have at least 2 shows left,
although I have seen no official word as yet,
one site is saying the gran final will be Thursday, Jan. 24,
with the added speculation,
"that "El Señor del los Cielos" will likely replace Escobar and share the hour with "El Rostro De La Venganza", however, it is also possible that Telemundo gives "Rostro" the full hour slot and then replaces it with "Señor" once it is finished."
ref: http://www.latinospost.com/articles/9877/20130118/pablo-escobar-patron-del-mal-series-finale.htm
and for those who have not seen enough of Pablo Escobar and think that by the end of our novela he will be dead and gone, it is rumored that Andrés Parra will play Pablo in "El Señor del los Cielos".
ref: http://entretenimiento.terra.com.co/farandula-y-tv/andres-parra-protagonizaria-la-serie-el-senor-de-los-cielos,cb15b2327af4c310VgnVCM3000009acceb0aRCRD.html
and for Hombre, I'm not sure why, but Carmen Villalobos is also listed in the El Señor cast in wiki.
thanks so much Hombre !!!
Pablo looks worse and worse every episode, like he is ready to be gone as well, what a ratty beard he has now and a belly big enough for his ever small daughter to sit on when he is standing. I'm wondering if Chile was still around that Pablo might stand a chance, but this Topo guy is looking more and more like he's not all there. I guess in the drug business it's hard to find good, honest, trustworthy, loyal, people to do your killing for you.
comparing our show to the Colombian version which is done, we have at least 2 shows left,
although I have seen no official word as yet,
one site is saying the gran final will be Thursday, Jan. 24,
with the added speculation,
"that "El Señor del los Cielos" will likely replace Escobar and share the hour with "El Rostro De La Venganza", however, it is also possible that Telemundo gives "Rostro" the full hour slot and then replaces it with "Señor" once it is finished."
ref: http://www.latinospost.com/articles/9877/20130118/pablo-escobar-patron-del-mal-series-finale.htm
and for those who have not seen enough of Pablo Escobar and think that by the end of our novela he will be dead and gone, it is rumored that Andrés Parra will play Pablo in "El Señor del los Cielos".
ref: http://entretenimiento.terra.com.co/farandula-y-tv/andres-parra-protagonizaria-la-serie-el-senor-de-los-cielos,cb15b2327af4c310VgnVCM3000009acceb0aRCRD.html
and for Hombre, I'm not sure why, but Carmen Villalobos is also listed in the El Señor cast in wiki.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 9:16:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 9:16:00 PM EST
MADE IN CARTEGENA, Wednesday
Flora discovers that the date for the champeta contest has been changed to the same day as Sofie's dance recital. She begs Harvey to do something, but he can't. They don't realize Celina changed the date.
Sofie tells Flora why she feels distant from her Dad, it all stemmed from when her mother was killed. Just like you, right? Yeah, umm, right, says Flora.
Flora catches Dixon talking to Cando on the phone in prison, discussing a prison escape. She gets really mad at Dixon, and also tells their Mom. Inside the prison, a surprise line up is called, and the cellphone Cando was using, borrowed from a guy with dreadlocks, has to be left on the ground. Perez sees it, and says he'll make all the guys stand in the heat until someone confesses whose it is. Out of the blue, Titi (a rough guy who has been intimidating Cando from the start) confesses (it's a lie, of course). Titi gets put in the hole. Profe and Cando go to talk to him (paying Perez a bribe), and Titi says I know you guys are planning an escape. Just let me in on the deal.
Flora teaches Susana the champeta, then notices a large mark on Susana's arm, like a burn or something. I'm guessing Susana was punished by some narco for something, but she won't tell Flora. She's sympathetic to Flora's problem with the dance contest, and although Flora can't go, Sue gives her some nice shoes for when she's going to watch Sofie.
I think the reason Vicente and Imanuel have these armored cars is that they're going to transfer the Santa Helena soon. Harvey needs to find out about the cars. His regular crew doesn't do much, although Mireya, dressed as a homeless person, manages to put a bug on one of the normal armored cars from the bank, and they hear the driver talking about the schedule. BTW, Mireya has been sleeping with just about everyone, including Blatcho, Cando, and now Harvey. This is not improving my opinion of her. But Harvey does eventually find out some stuff when this smug guy who is the link to some Big Boss (we've seen him before, I think his name is Cabache), brings in the guy who designed the armored SUV's. They'll force this guy to talk. The smug guy also gives Harvey a thumbdrive with all sorts of info on Vicente. He'll help Vicente a little, but he'd better not fail again!
Watusi has come up with a way to get money to rent or build a center in which to teach the champeta to the kids (as opposed to on the beach). He and the kids will raffle off tickets. After selling some, they wander into the swank beach club where Vicente and Silvia are having lunch (just a coincidence). The kid with him starts eating a dessert on the counter, and is about to get thrown out, when Vicente sees him, and tells the manager it's okay. He even invites Watusi, Sabroso and the kid to eat with them. He ends up buying all the raffle tickets, but on purpose doesn't bother putting his real name. Watusi discovers this later, and feels he should go back and find the guy. Neither realizes that Flora is in both of their worlds.
Flora discovers that the date for the champeta contest has been changed to the same day as Sofie's dance recital. She begs Harvey to do something, but he can't. They don't realize Celina changed the date.
Sofie tells Flora why she feels distant from her Dad, it all stemmed from when her mother was killed. Just like you, right? Yeah, umm, right, says Flora.
Flora catches Dixon talking to Cando on the phone in prison, discussing a prison escape. She gets really mad at Dixon, and also tells their Mom. Inside the prison, a surprise line up is called, and the cellphone Cando was using, borrowed from a guy with dreadlocks, has to be left on the ground. Perez sees it, and says he'll make all the guys stand in the heat until someone confesses whose it is. Out of the blue, Titi (a rough guy who has been intimidating Cando from the start) confesses (it's a lie, of course). Titi gets put in the hole. Profe and Cando go to talk to him (paying Perez a bribe), and Titi says I know you guys are planning an escape. Just let me in on the deal.
Flora teaches Susana the champeta, then notices a large mark on Susana's arm, like a burn or something. I'm guessing Susana was punished by some narco for something, but she won't tell Flora. She's sympathetic to Flora's problem with the dance contest, and although Flora can't go, Sue gives her some nice shoes for when she's going to watch Sofie.
I think the reason Vicente and Imanuel have these armored cars is that they're going to transfer the Santa Helena soon. Harvey needs to find out about the cars. His regular crew doesn't do much, although Mireya, dressed as a homeless person, manages to put a bug on one of the normal armored cars from the bank, and they hear the driver talking about the schedule. BTW, Mireya has been sleeping with just about everyone, including Blatcho, Cando, and now Harvey. This is not improving my opinion of her. But Harvey does eventually find out some stuff when this smug guy who is the link to some Big Boss (we've seen him before, I think his name is Cabache), brings in the guy who designed the armored SUV's. They'll force this guy to talk. The smug guy also gives Harvey a thumbdrive with all sorts of info on Vicente. He'll help Vicente a little, but he'd better not fail again!
Watusi has come up with a way to get money to rent or build a center in which to teach the champeta to the kids (as opposed to on the beach). He and the kids will raffle off tickets. After selling some, they wander into the swank beach club where Vicente and Silvia are having lunch (just a coincidence). The kid with him starts eating a dessert on the counter, and is about to get thrown out, when Vicente sees him, and tells the manager it's okay. He even invites Watusi, Sabroso and the kid to eat with them. He ends up buying all the raffle tickets, but on purpose doesn't bother putting his real name. Watusi discovers this later, and feels he should go back and find the guy. Neither realizes that Flora is in both of their worlds.
MADE IN CARTEGENA, Thursday
Everything is going to happen at the same time (as usual in a novela). There's Sofi's dance recital, to which she has invited Flora and her Dad, there's the champeta semi finals at Bazurto, and the Santa Helena is going to be transferred in an armored car, I believe from Vicente's house back to the bank.
Pablo comes to visit Sofi at her house. The guards stop him, but she waives him in. The two really like each other, and start making out. Clothes start coming off. At this point, Vicente gets home and enters Sofi's room without knocking, intending to give her the dress he bought her with Silvia's help. But when he sees his daughter half clothed with a boy, he loses control, and angrily orders Pablo out. Sofi is predictably furious with her Dad. Fortunately, he talks with her, and is contrite. In the end, he just wants her not to do her fooling around with Pablo in the house. If it's somewhere else, he'll respect her decisions. She's okay with this, and actually did like the dress he got her. She's happily surprised that he'll come to her recital.
In the jail, Profe tells Cando that maybe he should just escape with Titi, and he'll stay. Cando doesn't like this, but apparently only two can go, and Cando grudgingly gets a little friendlier with Titi.
Flora finds out that Celina sabotaged her champeta contest by changing the date to the same time as the recital. She physically attacks Celina, but since she can't really reveal what she's doing for Harvey, she has to let it go. She also has to tell Watusi, and manages to get out that she “isn't ready” for the semi finals, not really able to say she can't be there. They make love, and the next day, Belén is mad at her, but Flora says she's a big girl now.
Cabache, the guy representing the unseen big boss who is pulling Harvey's strings, has told Harvey to get the Santa Helena or else. Harvey is mad at Mireya for calling Cabache without his permission. Never go behind my back! Blatcho is mad at Mireya since he can tell she's not only putting out for him, but also for Harvey. The crew have a problem, how to get into that armored car. They intimidate the meek scientist who designed the car, threatening to harm his family, but he really doesn't know how to break in. It can't be done. So they come up with a new idea: make the car “disappear”! I think they're going to somehow “take” the car, and substitute their own fake one. We'll see.
It's the big day. The armored car leaves from Vicente's house, monitored by Imanuel and Silvia. Vicente goes to the recital. Flora, all gussied up by Susana, looking beautiful in a dark pink short strapless dress, also goes to the recital, and she and Vicente are sitting together. Watusi's at the Bazurto, nervous because Flora hasn't shown up. Max, Mireya, Agua Mala and Blatcho are dressed as security guards, driving towards the armored car. There's a little mini armored car, remote controlled, which Agua Mala is going to use for something. Harvey is monitoring all his crew. Here we go!
Everything is going to happen at the same time (as usual in a novela). There's Sofi's dance recital, to which she has invited Flora and her Dad, there's the champeta semi finals at Bazurto, and the Santa Helena is going to be transferred in an armored car, I believe from Vicente's house back to the bank.
Pablo comes to visit Sofi at her house. The guards stop him, but she waives him in. The two really like each other, and start making out. Clothes start coming off. At this point, Vicente gets home and enters Sofi's room without knocking, intending to give her the dress he bought her with Silvia's help. But when he sees his daughter half clothed with a boy, he loses control, and angrily orders Pablo out. Sofi is predictably furious with her Dad. Fortunately, he talks with her, and is contrite. In the end, he just wants her not to do her fooling around with Pablo in the house. If it's somewhere else, he'll respect her decisions. She's okay with this, and actually did like the dress he got her. She's happily surprised that he'll come to her recital.
In the jail, Profe tells Cando that maybe he should just escape with Titi, and he'll stay. Cando doesn't like this, but apparently only two can go, and Cando grudgingly gets a little friendlier with Titi.
Flora finds out that Celina sabotaged her champeta contest by changing the date to the same time as the recital. She physically attacks Celina, but since she can't really reveal what she's doing for Harvey, she has to let it go. She also has to tell Watusi, and manages to get out that she “isn't ready” for the semi finals, not really able to say she can't be there. They make love, and the next day, Belén is mad at her, but Flora says she's a big girl now.
Cabache, the guy representing the unseen big boss who is pulling Harvey's strings, has told Harvey to get the Santa Helena or else. Harvey is mad at Mireya for calling Cabache without his permission. Never go behind my back! Blatcho is mad at Mireya since he can tell she's not only putting out for him, but also for Harvey. The crew have a problem, how to get into that armored car. They intimidate the meek scientist who designed the car, threatening to harm his family, but he really doesn't know how to break in. It can't be done. So they come up with a new idea: make the car “disappear”! I think they're going to somehow “take” the car, and substitute their own fake one. We'll see.
It's the big day. The armored car leaves from Vicente's house, monitored by Imanuel and Silvia. Vicente goes to the recital. Flora, all gussied up by Susana, looking beautiful in a dark pink short strapless dress, also goes to the recital, and she and Vicente are sitting together. Watusi's at the Bazurto, nervous because Flora hasn't shown up. Max, Mireya, Agua Mala and Blatcho are dressed as security guards, driving towards the armored car. There's a little mini armored car, remote controlled, which Agua Mala is going to use for something. Harvey is monitoring all his crew. Here we go!
MADE IN CARTEGENA, Friday
In one of the most exciting and hair raising episodes ever presented in a novela, the producers combine split screens, jump cuts and tons of action to bring off the incredible heist. Imanuol and Silvia are monitoring every move of the armored SUV containing the Santa Helena. Meanwhile, Harvey has split his crew in two, and is monitoring both groups. One group, led by Mireya, drives a huge moving van. The other, with Blatcho and Agua Mala, are driving an SUV which looks just like the real one! The real one has a motorcycle escort to prevent problems. But the big van cuts off the motorcycle, preventing it from following the real SUV for about 3 minutes. When the motorcyclist finally gets back on track, the fake SUV has moved into traffic, and the motorcyclist starts following IT!
Meanwhile, the champeta contest is in high gear. But Flora's nowhere to be found. Watusi and Sabroso (his uncle) are frantic, what will happen? Where can she be? Watusi keeps calling, but keeps being sent to voicemail.
Flora, of course, is at Sofi's modern dance recital, sitting next to Vicente. She's trying to get little bits of info from him. Both of them seem a little attracted or intrigued by the other. The recital starts, and Sofi is the star, as she and the other girls do some modern dance in leotards and arabian like veils.
Back on the street, Agua Mala has unleashed his remote control car, which zooms along, following the real SUV. Finally the SUV stops at a red light, and the remote control car goes underneath, then raises a lever and hooks onto the bottom of the SUV. A few seconds later, Agua Mala presses a button, and an electromagnetic charge is set off, totally disabling everything in the armored SUV! It can't drive, and all communications are instantly CUT! Imanuol is shocked, what happened to our car, calls Vicente in the recital. Vicente doesn't hear the first few vibrates on his cell, then sees the call, takes it, and tells Flora he has to go. She begs him to stay, knowing how much this'll hurt Sofi, but he goes anyway. Sofi looks in the audience, and is stunned to see her Dad leaving. The way he always does, she thinks. Pablo shows up and sits in Vicente's vacated seat. Sofi keeps getting calls from Watusi, but stays.
In one of the most exciting and hair raising episodes ever presented in a novela, the producers combine split screens, jump cuts and tons of action to bring off the incredible heist. Imanuol and Silvia are monitoring every move of the armored SUV containing the Santa Helena. Meanwhile, Harvey has split his crew in two, and is monitoring both groups. One group, led by Mireya, drives a huge moving van. The other, with Blatcho and Agua Mala, are driving an SUV which looks just like the real one! The real one has a motorcycle escort to prevent problems. But the big van cuts off the motorcycle, preventing it from following the real SUV for about 3 minutes. When the motorcyclist finally gets back on track, the fake SUV has moved into traffic, and the motorcyclist starts following IT!
Meanwhile, the champeta contest is in high gear. But Flora's nowhere to be found. Watusi and Sabroso (his uncle) are frantic, what will happen? Where can she be? Watusi keeps calling, but keeps being sent to voicemail.
Flora, of course, is at Sofi's modern dance recital, sitting next to Vicente. She's trying to get little bits of info from him. Both of them seem a little attracted or intrigued by the other. The recital starts, and Sofi is the star, as she and the other girls do some modern dance in leotards and arabian like veils.
Back on the street, Agua Mala has unleashed his remote control car, which zooms along, following the real SUV. Finally the SUV stops at a red light, and the remote control car goes underneath, then raises a lever and hooks onto the bottom of the SUV. A few seconds later, Agua Mala presses a button, and an electromagnetic charge is set off, totally disabling everything in the armored SUV! It can't drive, and all communications are instantly CUT! Imanuol is shocked, what happened to our car, calls Vicente in the recital. Vicente doesn't hear the first few vibrates on his cell, then sees the call, takes it, and tells Flora he has to go. She begs him to stay, knowing how much this'll hurt Sofi, but he goes anyway. Sofi looks in the audience, and is stunned to see her Dad leaving. The way he always does, she thinks. Pablo shows up and sits in Vicente's vacated seat. Sofi keeps getting calls from Watusi, but stays.
MADE IN CARTEGENA, Friday Part 2
By this time, the van has pulled up in front of the real SUV, and LOADS the entire SUV into it, speeding away, completely unknown to Vicente and Imanuol, who call Torres from the cops, and they all go to a command center, start tracing video. The van takes the SUV, with the drivers inside, to a remote location, where they unload it, point guns at the drivers, and order them to get out. The drivers won't get out, think they'll be killed, and Blatcho and crew can't get in. But they run smoke into the exhaust pipe, and the drivers are forced to open the door. The drivers are bound and blindfolded, and an acetylene torch is brought in to get to the Santa Helena.
The motorcylist is ordered by Imanuol to stop the (unknown to him, fake) SUV, which he does. But when he pulls a gun to order the driver out, the window opens, and Agua Mala shoots him with mace! Then Agua Mala and Blatcho jump on the motorcycle, and drive away!
Sabroso and Watusi continue to be distraught over Flora's absence. Belén tries to see Harvey about it, but can only call him, and he tells her, sorry, hon, Flora just won't make that dance contest. Celina is on cloud nine, her plan has worked! But Flora isn't giving up. After the recital, she congratulates Sofi, says her Dad really liked the show, but had an emergency, and rushes out, calling her brother Dixon. She asks him to bring her green outfit (when he says which one, she says ALL of them), and take it to the Bazurto. She rips off her heels, and runs barefoot across town, as Dixon runs on rooftops to the same place. The announcer calls Watusi, and Flora isn't there. He begs for a few more minutes, when Flora breathlessly enters. She screams just give me 5 minutes to change, and at first the judges say no, but the crowd yells Flora, Flora, and in order to avoid a riot, they give her five minutes. She quickly changes into her green outfit, as Watusi is mad as hell, but they burst out into the limelight, ready to dance their asses off.
Meanwhile, the acetylene torch is burning, the cops, Vicente and Imanuol are getting closer, and the episode ends!!
By this time, the van has pulled up in front of the real SUV, and LOADS the entire SUV into it, speeding away, completely unknown to Vicente and Imanuol, who call Torres from the cops, and they all go to a command center, start tracing video. The van takes the SUV, with the drivers inside, to a remote location, where they unload it, point guns at the drivers, and order them to get out. The drivers won't get out, think they'll be killed, and Blatcho and crew can't get in. But they run smoke into the exhaust pipe, and the drivers are forced to open the door. The drivers are bound and blindfolded, and an acetylene torch is brought in to get to the Santa Helena.
The motorcylist is ordered by Imanuol to stop the (unknown to him, fake) SUV, which he does. But when he pulls a gun to order the driver out, the window opens, and Agua Mala shoots him with mace! Then Agua Mala and Blatcho jump on the motorcycle, and drive away!
Sabroso and Watusi continue to be distraught over Flora's absence. Belén tries to see Harvey about it, but can only call him, and he tells her, sorry, hon, Flora just won't make that dance contest. Celina is on cloud nine, her plan has worked! But Flora isn't giving up. After the recital, she congratulates Sofi, says her Dad really liked the show, but had an emergency, and rushes out, calling her brother Dixon. She asks him to bring her green outfit (when he says which one, she says ALL of them), and take it to the Bazurto. She rips off her heels, and runs barefoot across town, as Dixon runs on rooftops to the same place. The announcer calls Watusi, and Flora isn't there. He begs for a few more minutes, when Flora breathlessly enters. She screams just give me 5 minutes to change, and at first the judges say no, but the crowd yells Flora, Flora, and in order to avoid a riot, they give her five minutes. She quickly changes into her green outfit, as Watusi is mad as hell, but they burst out into the limelight, ready to dance their asses off.
Meanwhile, the acetylene torch is burning, the cops, Vicente and Imanuol are getting closer, and the episode ends!!
La Patrona -
thanks so much Bill !!!
I'm still with this one because I love reading your recaps so much!
this hair dna thingy throws me, because...
from the site, webmd,
"For DNA testing, the hair must include the root. This requires that the hair be plucked, not cut."
which is what my CSI tv schooling has said,
but cut hair samples can show,
"may show drug use or exposure to chemicals that occurred over the last few months"
("Hair is a protein that grows out of hair follicles in the skin. Normally, a hair grows in the hair follicle for many months, stops growing, and falls out. A new hair then grows in the follicle.")
ref: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/hair-analysis
and at another site...
"but you can still get DNA from the hair shaft itself without the use of the follicle. This is Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and though this type of DNA has less information than nuclear DNA, it is very stable and that's great for investigators or scientists because you can even extract that type of DNA from mummies that are many thousands of years old."
"The downside of using mtDNA versus nDNA is mitochondrial DNA is passed on from the mother, so if you pluck 3 pieces of hair, one from the mother, one from the brother, and the other from the sister, they will ALL be identical."
ref: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_scientists_get_DNA_from_a_strand_of_hair
the internet would never lie, would it?
........................................
so back to the story,
this Hotel intrigues me,
apparently, since it is normal with the well-to-do that the adult kids live with their parent/s and vice versa,
so... any romantic rendezvous ends up at this Hotel,
hmm,
(any other novela and there would be a sleazy guy watching the security camera tapes)
so I was thinking it must be awkward to run into everyone you know in the lobby,
love your descriptions of the walk-of-shame home the next morning.
thanks so much Bill !!!
I'm still with this one because I love reading your recaps so much!
this hair dna thingy throws me, because...
from the site, webmd,
"For DNA testing, the hair must include the root. This requires that the hair be plucked, not cut."
which is what my CSI tv schooling has said,
but cut hair samples can show,
"may show drug use or exposure to chemicals that occurred over the last few months"
("Hair is a protein that grows out of hair follicles in the skin. Normally, a hair grows in the hair follicle for many months, stops growing, and falls out. A new hair then grows in the follicle.")
ref: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/hair-analysis
and at another site...
"but you can still get DNA from the hair shaft itself without the use of the follicle. This is Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and though this type of DNA has less information than nuclear DNA, it is very stable and that's great for investigators or scientists because you can even extract that type of DNA from mummies that are many thousands of years old."
"The downside of using mtDNA versus nDNA is mitochondrial DNA is passed on from the mother, so if you pluck 3 pieces of hair, one from the mother, one from the brother, and the other from the sister, they will ALL be identical."
ref: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_scientists_get_DNA_from_a_strand_of_hair
the internet would never lie, would it?
........................................
so back to the story,
this Hotel intrigues me,
apparently, since it is normal with the well-to-do that the adult kids live with their parent/s and vice versa,
so... any romantic rendezvous ends up at this Hotel,
hmm,
(any other novela and there would be a sleazy guy watching the security camera tapes)
so I was thinking it must be awkward to run into everyone you know in the lobby,
love your descriptions of the walk-of-shame home the next morning.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 11:20:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 11:20:00 PM EST
Rosa Diamante -
the gran final is Monday,
but I suspect it will just be a wrap up,
but wow!
this whole last week has been a most marvelous Gran Final,
as if all of these crazy villains have just been warming up for that week,
at one point Barbie, who would go into a closet and talk to herself where no one could hear her, put her arm into a coat on a hangar, and had this conversation with an empty coat, while it was caressing her,
this turned out to be a most amazing novela,
a heart warming story at it's core,
with a whacko behind every bush,
and absolutely the worst judicial system of any novela I have ever seen,
there may have been a good guy here,
but even Rosa spent 6 months in prison paying for her crimes
a real sleeper,
I loved it!
the gran final is Monday,
but I suspect it will just be a wrap up,
but wow!
this whole last week has been a most marvelous Gran Final,
as if all of these crazy villains have just been warming up for that week,
at one point Barbie, who would go into a closet and talk to herself where no one could hear her, put her arm into a coat on a hangar, and had this conversation with an empty coat, while it was caressing her,
this turned out to be a most amazing novela,
a heart warming story at it's core,
with a whacko behind every bush,
and absolutely the worst judicial system of any novela I have ever seen,
there may have been a good guy here,
but even Rosa spent 6 months in prison paying for her crimes
a real sleeper,
I loved it!
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 11:44:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 11:44:00 PM EST
QUIEN ERES TU:
Thank you Vivi for all your recaps of Quien Eres Tu? Tu eres un tesoro to take the time to do them.
I have no idea what is going on. Yesterday the people in charge of the QET FB fan page say there will be four more episodes. Today, it appears to be have been a false alarm of hope and QET is officially cancelled and will probably never be shown again on Univision/UniMas.
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MADE IN CARTAGENA:
Hombre, thank you so very much for the recaps of MIC. I truly appreciate it. Tu eres un tesoro.
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EL SECRETARIO:
If my calculations are correct, this comedy will end in April (I'm thinking around Easter week). I will continue to watch and recap until it ends.
Thank you Vivi for all your recaps of Quien Eres Tu? Tu eres un tesoro to take the time to do them.
I have no idea what is going on. Yesterday the people in charge of the QET FB fan page say there will be four more episodes. Today, it appears to be have been a false alarm of hope and QET is officially cancelled and will probably never be shown again on Univision/UniMas.
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MADE IN CARTAGENA:
Hombre, thank you so very much for the recaps of MIC. I truly appreciate it. Tu eres un tesoro.
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EL SECRETARIO:
If my calculations are correct, this comedy will end in April (I'm thinking around Easter week). I will continue to watch and recap until it ends.
El Señor de los Cielos:
I've seen at least one report that Carmen Villalobos is indeed on board for this, theoretically as part of a new contract with Telemundo. I'm honestly more curious about how exactly they're going to work in the supposed Andres Parra cameo to link this to Escobar, let alone if Rafael Amaya is going to be rocking the Rogelio Montero (La que no podia amar--don't tell me y'all weren't thinking that too!) look throughout the show...
La Patrona:
deb, we've got to give the show a pass on using cut hair for a DNA test (though, thinking about it, the li'l bangers probably could have pulled some of David's hair out and it would have fit). They got alluvial gold right, so odds are it'll be at least a few weeks before they are allowed to get something else scientifically accurate. :)
I've seen at least one report that Carmen Villalobos is indeed on board for this, theoretically as part of a new contract with Telemundo. I'm honestly more curious about how exactly they're going to work in the supposed Andres Parra cameo to link this to Escobar, let alone if Rafael Amaya is going to be rocking the Rogelio Montero (La que no podia amar--don't tell me y'all weren't thinking that too!) look throughout the show...
La Patrona:
deb, we've got to give the show a pass on using cut hair for a DNA test (though, thinking about it, the li'l bangers probably could have pulled some of David's hair out and it would have fit). They got alluvial gold right, so odds are it'll be at least a few weeks before they are allowed to get something else scientifically accurate. :)
MADE IN CARTEGENA:
Jody, thanks for the appreciation. I enjoy writing the recaps, except that my schedule only permits me to do them once or twice a week. I tape the show and watch it later, then write up recaps right after watching.
With Pablo Escobar, since it's only 1/2 hour long, I have time to watch it twice, the second time with English captions. Made in Cartegena doesn't have English ones, and I just watch it with no captions, trying to absorb the accents (which is working somewhat).
Jody, thanks for the appreciation. I enjoy writing the recaps, except that my schedule only permits me to do them once or twice a week. I tape the show and watch it later, then write up recaps right after watching.
With Pablo Escobar, since it's only 1/2 hour long, I have time to watch it twice, the second time with English captions. Made in Cartegena doesn't have English ones, and I just watch it with no captions, trying to absorb the accents (which is working somewhat).
QET- Someone on the fb page for this show is calling for it to be picked up by Telemundo, which would be great because then we get it back AND it fits better on this blog. Win-win. And hopefully it comes back after Eva is over since watching 3 shows is a little much. But I am sorry to be missing Made in Cartagena since that one sounds really good!
Kelly
Kelly
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 6:27:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 6:27:00 PM EST
MADE IN CARTAGENA:
Hombre - since i'm only doing one episode a week of El Secretario. if you want, I can help out with a recap of Made in Cartagena (either thursday or friday).
QUIEN ERES TU:
Kelly -
here's the latest post about QET on the Telefutura/UniMas twitter account:
Telefutura es Unimàs @TelefuturaTV
Gracias x el apoyo, #QuienEresTu saldrá en otro horario más adelante. Los mantendremos informados
Hombre - since i'm only doing one episode a week of El Secretario. if you want, I can help out with a recap of Made in Cartagena (either thursday or friday).
QUIEN ERES TU:
Kelly -
here's the latest post about QET on the Telefutura/UniMas twitter account:
Telefutura es Unimàs @TelefuturaTV
Gracias x el apoyo, #QuienEresTu saldrá en otro horario más adelante. Los mantendremos informados
FOOTBALL
Hombre, we're going to have the sibling rivalry Super Bowl on February 3. Your team looked better, in my opinion. We'll see. I can't imagine the dilemma their parents will have on that day!
Hombre, we're going to have the sibling rivalry Super Bowl on February 3. Your team looked better, in my opinion. We'll see. I can't imagine the dilemma their parents will have on that day!
urPABLO ESCOBAR
Thanks so much for the recaps, Hombre. We got to see some more of the actor playing Enelia knocking it out of the park.
I wonder if that quick call to the US Ambassador while Pati was actually at the gate really happened.
I'm enjoying seeing his downfall unfold, humiliating episode by humiliating episode.
Thanks so much for the recaps, Hombre. We got to see some more of the actor playing Enelia knocking it out of the park.
I wonder if that quick call to the US Ambassador while Pati was actually at the gate really happened.
I'm enjoying seeing his downfall unfold, humiliating episode by humiliating episode.
MADE IN CARTAGENA:
Yes, Hombre, I can cover Thursdays episodes.
QET:
Vivi -- i found episode 11 on-line. guess what? Marisol del Olmo (Pasion/MEPS) appears. She plays Felipe's ex-wife and mother of Gabriella and Lucas.
Yes, Hombre, I can cover Thursdays episodes.
QET:
Vivi -- i found episode 11 on-line. guess what? Marisol del Olmo (Pasion/MEPS) appears. She plays Felipe's ex-wife and mother of Gabriella and Lucas.
LA PATRONA
A million thanks, Bill, for your terrific recaps. LOVED the link to the BS sign.
I'm hanging on by my fingertips to this one. It's on Telemundo, but appears to me to be a classic Univisión novela. The bad guys will win every single battle until the last week.
There will surely be a plot device to keep Gabriela and Alejandro apart for 3 or 4 months. I expect her to be pregnant very soon.
The Telemundo novelas that take place in the US often portray cops as fairly dumb, occasionally corrupt. But in these Mexican pueblitos they're always rotten to the core and submissive to the rich folks. Gah!
I can't stand David. Talk about a "punchable face". He's got the smaller version of that in spades. I'm predicting that, once he finds out whose kid he is, he'll jump ship from his long suffering mother to his alcoholic father and sociopathic grandmother.
When I do recaps, I usually post them the evening the show airs. But when I'm not doing them, I tend to do my commenting during the day at work. I rationalize this by seldom taking a real lunch hour! So, when some idiot doing construction down the street from our office cut a line causing us to lose both telephone and internet for a couple of days, I didn't comment at all.
A million thanks, Bill, for your terrific recaps. LOVED the link to the BS sign.
I'm hanging on by my fingertips to this one. It's on Telemundo, but appears to me to be a classic Univisión novela. The bad guys will win every single battle until the last week.
There will surely be a plot device to keep Gabriela and Alejandro apart for 3 or 4 months. I expect her to be pregnant very soon.
The Telemundo novelas that take place in the US often portray cops as fairly dumb, occasionally corrupt. But in these Mexican pueblitos they're always rotten to the core and submissive to the rich folks. Gah!
I can't stand David. Talk about a "punchable face". He's got the smaller version of that in spades. I'm predicting that, once he finds out whose kid he is, he'll jump ship from his long suffering mother to his alcoholic father and sociopathic grandmother.
When I do recaps, I usually post them the evening the show airs. But when I'm not doing them, I tend to do my commenting during the day at work. I rationalize this by seldom taking a real lunch hour! So, when some idiot doing construction down the street from our office cut a line causing us to lose both telephone and internet for a couple of days, I didn't comment at all.
QET:
Well, that's an interesting twist, because she's the fiance of the Mexican drug dealer who's after Natalia! I noted Marisol's presence in that short scene at the drug dealer's house. I wouldn't have even mentioned it, except Marisol is so well known I knew she'd have to be playing a larger role than arm candy to the drug lord. That adds some links between Vero's life and Natalia's life.
Well, that's an interesting twist, because she's the fiance of the Mexican drug dealer who's after Natalia! I noted Marisol's presence in that short scene at the drug dealer's house. I wouldn't have even mentioned it, except Marisol is so well known I knew she'd have to be playing a larger role than arm candy to the drug lord. That adds some links between Vero's life and Natalia's life.
MADE IN CARTAGENA
I've watched about four of these, so am nowhere near able to comment on your latest recaps, Hombre.
It's kind of interesting, but frustrates me so much I'm ready to give up. It takes too long to watch an episode because I keep backing up the recording trying to understand what was said. And, unlike Telemundo novelas, the Spanish subtitles are NOT well synched, in my opinion.
As always, Carmen Villalobos is a pleasure to watch. I like the acting of the guy playing Harvey. He played a big narco figure in El Cartel, but had a good side to him as well.
At least at the point where I am in watching, I don't understand why Harvey wants Candelario to stay in prison.
And, yes, el español talks incredibly fast. I can understand European Spanish if it's spoken at more of a normal speed. I certainly could do so in La Reina del Sur.
I've watched about four of these, so am nowhere near able to comment on your latest recaps, Hombre.
It's kind of interesting, but frustrates me so much I'm ready to give up. It takes too long to watch an episode because I keep backing up the recording trying to understand what was said. And, unlike Telemundo novelas, the Spanish subtitles are NOT well synched, in my opinion.
As always, Carmen Villalobos is a pleasure to watch. I like the acting of the guy playing Harvey. He played a big narco figure in El Cartel, but had a good side to him as well.
At least at the point where I am in watching, I don't understand why Harvey wants Candelario to stay in prison.
And, yes, el español talks incredibly fast. I can understand European Spanish if it's spoken at more of a normal speed. I certainly could do so in La Reina del Sur.
PABLO ESCOBAR, Lunes, Part 1
Ismael informs the President that Peluche, Marino and Costrica have turned themselves in. All they ask is that they be sent to the same prison where the Motoas are. The President goes along with this. Escobar? The President says he'll NEVER negotiate with Escobar again, but he will accept his surrender, but with no terms. He urges Ismael to get the Search Bloc to capture Escobar before another tragedy happens.
April 15, 1993. Martin's son tells him they traced some calls which were disturbing. They contained the words explosives, attack, etc. But they couldn't locate the callers, because they always hung up in less than 3 minutes. Sure enough, there's a huge car bomb explosion that day, right in a crowded area, with about 10 dead, maybe 80 wounded (every report is different). We see the President hang his head. Across town, we see a grinning Topo just piling up his money. Creep! Pablo just sits, void of emotion.
Costrica gives Pablo a satellite phone that Peluche had given him. He doesn't think Pablo will use it, but Pablo is pleased about it, and isn't worried about tracing, since he always stops his calls in less than 3 minutes. He says a second strike is coming.
Becerra meets with the Cali brothers in a restaurant. They offer him a guy who works for Topo (showing him a picture). Becerra doesn't want some low level guy. But Manuel says use the little fish to get to the big fish. Becerra isn't happy, we'll get some low level guy, while you guys are after Candongo, a much more important guy. No, Colonel, trust me, says Manuel, you could put pressure on this guy we're giving you, and end up getting Escobar's chief military guy.
Cut to Topo in his blue briefs, giving a guy (the guy from the picture) a little massage on the shoulders. This is followed by money, and a kiss on the lips (Topo's gay!). The guy walks out the door, and tons of soldiers are right outside the door. The guy led them to Topo! As Topo talks to Pablo on the phone about a bomb in Cartegena, the cops, led by Becerra, stealthily move in.
Across town, Candonga is driving in an SUV, when he notices two other SUVs following. It's the Pepes! Guns start firing, Mauricio from behind, Candonga shooting backwards. Windows are smashed out, most of the shots are missing, but Candonga knows they're outnumbered, and he's running out of ammo. He tells the driver to head for the police station. What? You heard me. With the Pepes in hot pursuit, they scream into the police school and scream, don't shoot, I'm surrendering! The Pepes drive off, as Candonga and his driver are taken into custody by the elite cops.
Back at Topo's, they ask the attendant which apartment. He says 601, and Becerra puts a gun to his neck. WHICH? Okay, sorry, 602. They put explosives on the door, and Topo hears something, but when the charge goes off, he's trapped, and shot dead on the stairs. Too bad, bud.
Ismael informs the President that Peluche, Marino and Costrica have turned themselves in. All they ask is that they be sent to the same prison where the Motoas are. The President goes along with this. Escobar? The President says he'll NEVER negotiate with Escobar again, but he will accept his surrender, but with no terms. He urges Ismael to get the Search Bloc to capture Escobar before another tragedy happens.
April 15, 1993. Martin's son tells him they traced some calls which were disturbing. They contained the words explosives, attack, etc. But they couldn't locate the callers, because they always hung up in less than 3 minutes. Sure enough, there's a huge car bomb explosion that day, right in a crowded area, with about 10 dead, maybe 80 wounded (every report is different). We see the President hang his head. Across town, we see a grinning Topo just piling up his money. Creep! Pablo just sits, void of emotion.
Costrica gives Pablo a satellite phone that Peluche had given him. He doesn't think Pablo will use it, but Pablo is pleased about it, and isn't worried about tracing, since he always stops his calls in less than 3 minutes. He says a second strike is coming.
Becerra meets with the Cali brothers in a restaurant. They offer him a guy who works for Topo (showing him a picture). Becerra doesn't want some low level guy. But Manuel says use the little fish to get to the big fish. Becerra isn't happy, we'll get some low level guy, while you guys are after Candongo, a much more important guy. No, Colonel, trust me, says Manuel, you could put pressure on this guy we're giving you, and end up getting Escobar's chief military guy.
Cut to Topo in his blue briefs, giving a guy (the guy from the picture) a little massage on the shoulders. This is followed by money, and a kiss on the lips (Topo's gay!). The guy walks out the door, and tons of soldiers are right outside the door. The guy led them to Topo! As Topo talks to Pablo on the phone about a bomb in Cartegena, the cops, led by Becerra, stealthily move in.
Across town, Candonga is driving in an SUV, when he notices two other SUVs following. It's the Pepes! Guns start firing, Mauricio from behind, Candonga shooting backwards. Windows are smashed out, most of the shots are missing, but Candonga knows they're outnumbered, and he's running out of ammo. He tells the driver to head for the police station. What? You heard me. With the Pepes in hot pursuit, they scream into the police school and scream, don't shoot, I'm surrendering! The Pepes drive off, as Candonga and his driver are taken into custody by the elite cops.
Back at Topo's, they ask the attendant which apartment. He says 601, and Becerra puts a gun to his neck. WHICH? Okay, sorry, 602. They put explosives on the door, and Topo hears something, but when the charge goes off, he's trapped, and shot dead on the stairs. Too bad, bud.
PABLO ESCOBAR, Part 2
Pablo, wearing sunglasses, talks to Santorini from a public phone. Santorini tells him to turn himself in. Pablo says didn't you accept money from me? Santorini says he has nothing to hide. Turn yourself in. Pablo says what about my latest bombs, the government will really deal with me now, huh? Santorini say the government will NEVER deal with you now. Not even if you bomb congress itself. Turn yourself in. Pablo doesn't stop, you've given me a great idea, now answer me this...Santorini hangs up. Citrico tells him he heard on the news Topo was killed and Candongo turned himself in . Whoops!
Pati and the kids meet Pablo at a stream, the kids are swimming. She continues to try to get him to turn himself in, gently pointing out his mistakes. He's shocked at how much has changed from a year ago, when they were in the Catedral. When did it go wrong? (We see Topo and Marino killing Ramada and Arellano). Now Marino, Peluche and Candonga are in prison, Kiko was extradited to the US for a crime he didn't commit (not exactly), Cain is dead, like Gonzalo and Fabio. Buitre's also in prison, and my most powerful man, Topo is dead, too. Pati asks, what about all those men who were accused of killing Dr. Galán? We see they were finally released, they never had anything to do with Pablo or Dr. Galán. Pati asks, well, what now? The only thing I know Patico, is that I'll die before going to prison. Besides, we're winning this war? What, you and Citrico, alone? Well, I do have an idea, he says. We'll go to the mountains.
Ismael reads the President the latest letter from Pablo, that he's joining the guerrillas, he's into the cause. He's starting a group called Free Antioquia. He wants to get a political treaty, like the MR20. Forget it, says Gaviria. We won't accept any petitions from him. He's crazy. Find him, kill or capture him. That's it.
Pabon is mad at Becerra, where did we happen to get that convenient info that led us to Topo? From the narcos, right? Becerra admits it, yes, we did, I'm sorry, but we got results. Aguirre chimes in, look Colonel, it's working, why knock it. No, no and No! Pabon tells them in no uncertain terms, we will NOT accept help from the narcos, we'll find Escobar ourselves, and if you don't listen, I'll have you removed from your posts! Got it?
Pablo, wearing sunglasses, talks to Santorini from a public phone. Santorini tells him to turn himself in. Pablo says didn't you accept money from me? Santorini says he has nothing to hide. Turn yourself in. Pablo says what about my latest bombs, the government will really deal with me now, huh? Santorini say the government will NEVER deal with you now. Not even if you bomb congress itself. Turn yourself in. Pablo doesn't stop, you've given me a great idea, now answer me this...Santorini hangs up. Citrico tells him he heard on the news Topo was killed and Candongo turned himself in . Whoops!
Pati and the kids meet Pablo at a stream, the kids are swimming. She continues to try to get him to turn himself in, gently pointing out his mistakes. He's shocked at how much has changed from a year ago, when they were in the Catedral. When did it go wrong? (We see Topo and Marino killing Ramada and Arellano). Now Marino, Peluche and Candonga are in prison, Kiko was extradited to the US for a crime he didn't commit (not exactly), Cain is dead, like Gonzalo and Fabio. Buitre's also in prison, and my most powerful man, Topo is dead, too. Pati asks, what about all those men who were accused of killing Dr. Galán? We see they were finally released, they never had anything to do with Pablo or Dr. Galán. Pati asks, well, what now? The only thing I know Patico, is that I'll die before going to prison. Besides, we're winning this war? What, you and Citrico, alone? Well, I do have an idea, he says. We'll go to the mountains.
Ismael reads the President the latest letter from Pablo, that he's joining the guerrillas, he's into the cause. He's starting a group called Free Antioquia. He wants to get a political treaty, like the MR20. Forget it, says Gaviria. We won't accept any petitions from him. He's crazy. Find him, kill or capture him. That's it.
Pabon is mad at Becerra, where did we happen to get that convenient info that led us to Topo? From the narcos, right? Becerra admits it, yes, we did, I'm sorry, but we got results. Aguirre chimes in, look Colonel, it's working, why knock it. No, no and No! Pabon tells them in no uncertain terms, we will NOT accept help from the narcos, we'll find Escobar ourselves, and if you don't listen, I'll have you removed from your posts! Got it?
MADE IN CARTEGENA:
Novelera, Harvey wants Cando in prison, because if he gets out, the cops could follow him, or otherwise connect him with Harvey and his crew.
FOOTBALL: Yes, it should be a great game. I like the 49ers, too, although of course I'll be rooting for the Ravens!
Novelera, Harvey wants Cando in prison, because if he gets out, the cops could follow him, or otherwise connect him with Harvey and his crew.
FOOTBALL: Yes, it should be a great game. I like the 49ers, too, although of course I'll be rooting for the Ravens!
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA -- lunes
Letters
Luciano seems to relish the idea of telling Marcos that he is the real niño monstruo, especially now that little brother is engaged to the sister of one of his victims.
Alejandra angrily shows Valeria her anónimo: "Tú eres la proxima." Didn't Valeria promise to protect her?
Carolina and Natalia each got one too. Buenaventura minimizes their importance. Carolina asks Buenaventura to stay and protect them.
Martin is still incommunicado in prison. He is desperate to warn people about the psycho's next strike. Maybe Alicia can get in to see him -- she used to work in the prison and has some connections.
Ezequiel freely admits he has had Alicia under surveillance and knows she was in Miami. What was she doing there? Alicia acts offended and quits her job as his mother's nurse.
Juan Mercader shows Diana her anónimo: "Tú eres la próxima."
Ezequiel's suspicions are aroused when his mother asks for a key to his locked cupboard (his liquor and letter closet apparently). Surprisingly, his mother hides the fact that it was Braterina who wanted the key. But Ezequiel is puzzled. He didn't leave the cupboard locked. He calls his henchman Salvador to come and open it.
Laura is folding baby clothes when Samaniego arrives and announces he is divorcing Valeria. The two smile as if they were in a different novela.
Valeria is getting testier and testier.
The Brat makes a date with Miguel Ángel for Saturday, her lucky day according to her fertility calendar.
Luciano shows Marco and Verónica his anónimo. But that's not why he's there. Natalia revealed the name of the real niño monstruo ...
Natalia enters her apartment and finds Carolina and the cop in bed together. Wanna join us? she asks.
Alex tells a guard he has been threatened and the guard just laughs at him.
Alicia gets in to see Martin and reports what we already knew: Valeria Samaniego is the one who ordered the hit on Antonia. Martín doesn't get it: why would Valeria silence Antonia (and Ramón Farias), the two people who might tell her who killed her daughter? Alicia wants to investigate further but Martín tells her to stop -- nurse Mary Ann has nothing more to tell and he wants Alicia out of harm's way.
Luciano has brought Marcos back to the Alvarado apartment so Ezequiel can break the news to him. But first things first: Does anyone know why his damned liquor cabinet is locked?
Marcos is still waiting for Ezequiel to speak. He knows it has something to do with the niño monstruo ...
Letters
Luciano seems to relish the idea of telling Marcos that he is the real niño monstruo, especially now that little brother is engaged to the sister of one of his victims.
Alejandra angrily shows Valeria her anónimo: "Tú eres la proxima." Didn't Valeria promise to protect her?
Carolina and Natalia each got one too. Buenaventura minimizes their importance. Carolina asks Buenaventura to stay and protect them.
Martin is still incommunicado in prison. He is desperate to warn people about the psycho's next strike. Maybe Alicia can get in to see him -- she used to work in the prison and has some connections.
Ezequiel freely admits he has had Alicia under surveillance and knows she was in Miami. What was she doing there? Alicia acts offended and quits her job as his mother's nurse.
Juan Mercader shows Diana her anónimo: "Tú eres la próxima."
Ezequiel's suspicions are aroused when his mother asks for a key to his locked cupboard (his liquor and letter closet apparently). Surprisingly, his mother hides the fact that it was Braterina who wanted the key. But Ezequiel is puzzled. He didn't leave the cupboard locked. He calls his henchman Salvador to come and open it.
Laura is folding baby clothes when Samaniego arrives and announces he is divorcing Valeria. The two smile as if they were in a different novela.
Valeria is getting testier and testier.
The Brat makes a date with Miguel Ángel for Saturday, her lucky day according to her fertility calendar.
Luciano shows Marco and Verónica his anónimo. But that's not why he's there. Natalia revealed the name of the real niño monstruo ...
Natalia enters her apartment and finds Carolina and the cop in bed together. Wanna join us? she asks.
Alex tells a guard he has been threatened and the guard just laughs at him.
Alicia gets in to see Martin and reports what we already knew: Valeria Samaniego is the one who ordered the hit on Antonia. Martín doesn't get it: why would Valeria silence Antonia (and Ramón Farias), the two people who might tell her who killed her daughter? Alicia wants to investigate further but Martín tells her to stop -- nurse Mary Ann has nothing more to tell and he wants Alicia out of harm's way.
Luciano has brought Marcos back to the Alvarado apartment so Ezequiel can break the news to him. But first things first: Does anyone know why his damned liquor cabinet is locked?
Marcos is still waiting for Ezequiel to speak. He knows it has something to do with the niño monstruo ...
Good recap. Thank you. Cajun Gringa
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 12:22:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 12:22:00 AM EST
El rostro dela venganza:
Okay, last I knew Carolina (and Natalia) was sprung for Alex. When did she/they hook up with this cop (Buenaventura?)?
And when did they reveal that Marcos was actually el niño monstruo?
Okay, last I knew Carolina (and Natalia) was sprung for Alex. When did she/they hook up with this cop (Buenaventura?)?
And when did they reveal that Marcos was actually el niño monstruo?
NovelaMaven I will resume the recaps of el rostro tomorrow. Unless you want to keep doing them.....
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11:59:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11:59:00 AM EST
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
Thanks, Cajun Gringa. So glad you liked the recap.
Bill C
-Last night was the first time we saw Carolina and the cop together.
-Martín, Alex and Natalia have known about Marcos for a while. On Friday's show, Natalia blurted it out to the cop in the hopes that he would stop seeing Martín as a killer and investigate his case without prejudice. Then the cop told Luciano that he knew about Marcos. (And apparently Luciano has known all along.) [That is, if what everyone KNOWS is actually true.]
NovelaMan:
-I would be thrilled to step aside and let you take over the mini-recaps of this show. When you say "tomorrow", do you mean posting tomorrow about tonight (Tuesday) or starting with tomorrow's show (Wednesday)? Please let me know because I like to write while I watch and then post right away.
-Also, it's not an all or nothing thing. If you want to do a day or two or three rather than all five, please say so. Doing these daily can get to be a drag.
-You do realize they may extend the show to an hour once Pablo Escobar is over, right?
Thank you so much, NOVELAMAN!!!!!!
Thanks, Cajun Gringa. So glad you liked the recap.
Bill C
-Last night was the first time we saw Carolina and the cop together.
-Martín, Alex and Natalia have known about Marcos for a while. On Friday's show, Natalia blurted it out to the cop in the hopes that he would stop seeing Martín as a killer and investigate his case without prejudice. Then the cop told Luciano that he knew about Marcos. (And apparently Luciano has known all along.) [That is, if what everyone KNOWS is actually true.]
NovelaMan:
-I would be thrilled to step aside and let you take over the mini-recaps of this show. When you say "tomorrow", do you mean posting tomorrow about tonight (Tuesday) or starting with tomorrow's show (Wednesday)? Please let me know because I like to write while I watch and then post right away.
-Also, it's not an all or nothing thing. If you want to do a day or two or three rather than all five, please say so. Doing these daily can get to be a drag.
-You do realize they may extend the show to an hour once Pablo Escobar is over, right?
Thank you so much, NOVELAMAN!!!!!!
NovelaMaven i will post tonights episode tomorrow morning. That is how i usually do it.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 1:51:00 PM EST
: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 1:51:00 PM EST
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
Okay then, NovelaMan. I'm assuming you will be writing EVERY DAY unless you tell me otherwise.
Again, thank you very much!
Okay then, NovelaMan. I'm assuming you will be writing EVERY DAY unless you tell me otherwise.
Again, thank you very much!
PABLO ESCOBAR -- lunes
Thank you, Hombre, for the detailed Decline and Fall. Excellent work, as always
Was anyone else distracted by the Andrés Parra's fake beard last night? I just kept staring at the intersection of skin and beard and thinking about glue. And I don't usually think twice about the make-up in a show, at least not on the guys.
Thank you, Hombre, for the detailed Decline and Fall. Excellent work, as always
Was anyone else distracted by the Andrés Parra's fake beard last night? I just kept staring at the intersection of skin and beard and thinking about glue. And I don't usually think twice about the make-up in a show, at least not on the guys.
PABLO ESCOBAR
Thanks, Hombre, excellent description of one more step closer to the end for Escobar. Things are definitely winding down for the increasingly delusional criminal.
In the book "Killing Pablo" there is a more expansive look at Los Pepes. They really were awful guys, but they played a role in taking out guys Pablo needed to keep control of the cartel.
Santorini sucked up to Pablo when there was some drug money in it for him, now he's Mr. Law Abiding.
I wonder about my own morality when I enjoyed seeing Topo get shot so much, perhaps even more than Chili. At least Chili loved his sister!
Thanks, Hombre, excellent description of one more step closer to the end for Escobar. Things are definitely winding down for the increasingly delusional criminal.
In the book "Killing Pablo" there is a more expansive look at Los Pepes. They really were awful guys, but they played a role in taking out guys Pablo needed to keep control of the cartel.
Santorini sucked up to Pablo when there was some drug money in it for him, now he's Mr. Law Abiding.
I wonder about my own morality when I enjoyed seeing Topo get shot so much, perhaps even more than Chili. At least Chili loved his sister!
AMOR CAUTIVO
Is anyone watching this? I find this novela very similar to EL ROSTRO for these reasons
1. Psychiatrist/Patient relationship (dMart y Toni and Fer Y Ale) May Toni rest in peace.
2. Jorge is similar to Zeke in the fact that they slept with another mans wife (Jorge with Beatriz and Zeke with Valeria). except that in EL ROSTRO the infidelity happened years ago. In AMOR CAUTIVO Felix recently found out. Also where Beatriz is shown to be a poor weak alcoholic Valeria is shown as being sinister and possibly more powerful than Fed.
3. The senior rivalry. Felix wants to bring down Jorge the way Fed wants to bring down Zeke. Felix also has an interest in Victoria the way Fed is interested in Laura. Unlike Fed however i doubt that Felix is a mobster.
I do have a question. What is Edmundo's interest toward Alejandra? Why did he kidnap her in the first place. I remember in one capitulo he said he lost his childhood because of her(Maybe i misheard?). Too bad AMOR CAUTIVO doesnt have cc3 captions. The story would make more sense to me then.
Is anyone watching this? I find this novela very similar to EL ROSTRO for these reasons
1. Psychiatrist/Patient relationship (dMart y Toni and Fer Y Ale) May Toni rest in peace.
2. Jorge is similar to Zeke in the fact that they slept with another mans wife (Jorge with Beatriz and Zeke with Valeria). except that in EL ROSTRO the infidelity happened years ago. In AMOR CAUTIVO Felix recently found out. Also where Beatriz is shown to be a poor weak alcoholic Valeria is shown as being sinister and possibly more powerful than Fed.
3. The senior rivalry. Felix wants to bring down Jorge the way Fed wants to bring down Zeke. Felix also has an interest in Victoria the way Fed is interested in Laura. Unlike Fed however i doubt that Felix is a mobster.
I do have a question. What is Edmundo's interest toward Alejandra? Why did he kidnap her in the first place. I remember in one capitulo he said he lost his childhood because of her(Maybe i misheard?). Too bad AMOR CAUTIVO doesnt have cc3 captions. The story would make more sense to me then.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 3:29:00 PM EST
: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 3:29:00 PM EST
PABLO ESCOBAR
Yes, NovelaMaven, I was also distracted by the beard that appeared to be constructed of used brillo pads.
Yes, NovelaMaven, I was also distracted by the beard that appeared to be constructed of used brillo pads.
PABLO ESCOBAR
HAHAHAHA
Novelera, that's the perfect description of that weird appendage on Pablo's face: USED BRILLO PADS!
HAHAHAHA
Novelera, that's the perfect description of that weird appendage on Pablo's face: USED BRILLO PADS!
La Patrona: lunes
It's a new week, but we open on the same scene of Fernando asking David if he knew who he really was. David for once shows some sense by going "I don't know you--leave me alone!" before Bullethead shows up and shoos him and Max off. Fer isn't crazy about that at all, even when Bullethead tells him he had been ordered by Antonia to watch him, so he orders Bullethead to lárgate (damn you, El Talismán, for ruining this word for us for all time). Bullethead is not amused, and literally just drags Fer off.
Over at Casa del Suarez Captain Lou is reiterating that he wants Alejandro to take Gabriela and David and GTFO. Ale's happy as a clam, though Gaby's worried that David and Max haven't come back yet; they set off to go find them, which takes about two minutes or so--he's apparently headed back to CDS and calling Max a traitor for daring to suggest that he should actually talk to his mom. When he sees Ale, David immediately engages bitchface and declares that Ale is nothing to him; Ale goes fine, stop acting like a child and let's talk about this man-to-man. This talk, which is largely "Kid, I love your mother dearly--stop bratting it up and at least try to accept it or else," occurs while Ale is sucking down a cup of ice cream. And it leads to David halfheartedly apologizing to his mother for disrespecting her, so there's that.
SPDO: at City Hall Julio walks up on Anibal, Ricardo, Gaston and Diego Montsalve's conversation. Diego reiterates that he's there to help out with a local resident's issue before Gaston hustles him off; Anibal calls Antonia and tells her that CL is up to something, while Gaston takes Diego to a meeting with CL. After some hesitation CL tells Diego that he needs help registering what could be the biggest gold mine in the region...no, in the country.
La Dorada (compressed for time): Bullethead shows up with a stompy Fer in tow. Antonia (her hair is covering both eyebrows at this point, and I'm oddly reminded of Janet from Three's Company) asks him what happened, and Bullethead explains about Fer running into David and his almost telling him what he shouldn't. Antonia is curious about what Bullethead knows; "you can tell from a mile away that the boy's your grandson," replies Bullethead, and off he goes like a boss.
Antonia goes to yell at, er, check on Fer: didn't she put him in jail to prevent him from doing crazy stuff like nearly revealing who he is to David? Fer doesn't care, since he's even more gonzo for a child than Antonia is and knows that Julia won't give him any (okay, last I knew Julia's fertility lie was still in play?), let alone her dragging him to doctors like it's his fault. David is proof that Fer is still a man!
Antonia says that she never doubted Fer's manhood, which bounces off his wall of crazy as he declares he has to thank Gabriela Suarez for "making" him a man and a father. Antonia as usual isn't happy when he uses the G-word--his son is one thing, but that broad's another! Fer yells at her not to talk about Gaby like that, and Christian Bach makes me laugh for another solid minute when she busts out the sort of "Oh...oh, really?" facial expression that you'd find on a Disney Channel sitcom. This is ignored by Fer as he forges ahead: soon everyone will know that Gaby is his woman, and Ale will never take her away like he took everything else. Gaby and David are now the most important things in his life, and (wait for it...) he swears he would kill for them. Hmm. By Novelalandia rules, does that mean he's going to die for them?
It's a new week, but we open on the same scene of Fernando asking David if he knew who he really was. David for once shows some sense by going "I don't know you--leave me alone!" before Bullethead shows up and shoos him and Max off. Fer isn't crazy about that at all, even when Bullethead tells him he had been ordered by Antonia to watch him, so he orders Bullethead to lárgate (damn you, El Talismán, for ruining this word for us for all time). Bullethead is not amused, and literally just drags Fer off.
Over at Casa del Suarez Captain Lou is reiterating that he wants Alejandro to take Gabriela and David and GTFO. Ale's happy as a clam, though Gaby's worried that David and Max haven't come back yet; they set off to go find them, which takes about two minutes or so--he's apparently headed back to CDS and calling Max a traitor for daring to suggest that he should actually talk to his mom. When he sees Ale, David immediately engages bitchface and declares that Ale is nothing to him; Ale goes fine, stop acting like a child and let's talk about this man-to-man. This talk, which is largely "Kid, I love your mother dearly--stop bratting it up and at least try to accept it or else," occurs while Ale is sucking down a cup of ice cream. And it leads to David halfheartedly apologizing to his mother for disrespecting her, so there's that.
SPDO: at City Hall Julio walks up on Anibal, Ricardo, Gaston and Diego Montsalve's conversation. Diego reiterates that he's there to help out with a local resident's issue before Gaston hustles him off; Anibal calls Antonia and tells her that CL is up to something, while Gaston takes Diego to a meeting with CL. After some hesitation CL tells Diego that he needs help registering what could be the biggest gold mine in the region...no, in the country.
La Dorada (compressed for time): Bullethead shows up with a stompy Fer in tow. Antonia (her hair is covering both eyebrows at this point, and I'm oddly reminded of Janet from Three's Company) asks him what happened, and Bullethead explains about Fer running into David and his almost telling him what he shouldn't. Antonia is curious about what Bullethead knows; "you can tell from a mile away that the boy's your grandson," replies Bullethead, and off he goes like a boss.
Antonia goes to yell at, er, check on Fer: didn't she put him in jail to prevent him from doing crazy stuff like nearly revealing who he is to David? Fer doesn't care, since he's even more gonzo for a child than Antonia is and knows that Julia won't give him any (okay, last I knew Julia's fertility lie was still in play?), let alone her dragging him to doctors like it's his fault. David is proof that Fer is still a man!
Antonia says that she never doubted Fer's manhood, which bounces off his wall of crazy as he declares he has to thank Gabriela Suarez for "making" him a man and a father. Antonia as usual isn't happy when he uses the G-word--his son is one thing, but that broad's another! Fer yells at her not to talk about Gaby like that, and Christian Bach makes me laugh for another solid minute when she busts out the sort of "Oh...oh, really?" facial expression that you'd find on a Disney Channel sitcom. This is ignored by Fer as he forges ahead: soon everyone will know that Gaby is his woman, and Ale will never take her away like he took everything else. Gaby and David are now the most important things in his life, and (wait for it...) he swears he would kill for them. Hmm. By Novelalandia rules, does that mean he's going to die for them?
La Patrona: lunes (p. 2)
Antonia tries to calm Fer down by saying he's her favorite son, and Fer immediately dismisses it--she's just saying that out of "convenience," since she already screwed him up by effectively making him an accomplice to her murdering his father as a child. That's why he also got everything he ever wanted growing up, that same convenience; Fer knows it's really Ale who's her golden child, while he's her embarrassing black sheep. Antonia actually looks sad about this--well, for her (and there goes a crocodile tear), though she still tells him to forget his complex WRT Ale...and she asks if he really wants that minera and child as his trophies. He agrees, and her first lie of the day is to give him her word that he'll have them both.
Antonia follows that up by saying that Fer's first step in trying to win over Gaby and David needs to be getting off the booze...which means rehab. Fer isn't crazy about that, since he thinks his absence would give Manipulatin' Mom time to firmly glue Ale and Gaby together; Antonia bahs at that, since she'd never pick that girl for either of her sons. But, since he insists, she'd rather see Gaby with Fer--they share a child, after all. Fer manages to remember that he raped Gaby, and that if she hates him now she'll despise him when all this comes out; Antonia states that she has "weapons" to force Gaby to come crawling to him, and she'll use them...if he goes to rehab. Fer finally agrees to go, and the Ice Queen is smiling the closest thing to a genuine happy smile I've seen on her face in ten episodes.
Meanwhile, Ale pops in long enough to give Valentina a goodbye hug; she's off to Mexico City to stay with her grandparents for a while. Poncia witnesses this, and when Val mentions that she's the only one to see her off ushers in a smiling Max. He apparently forgot to get Val's number before she left, and doesn't know where she's going; Val tells him about the abuelos, and that they'll see each other again at some point. The show then goes all La rosa de Guadelupe for about twenty seconds as Max gets his mack on: "They say time flies when you're having fun. Just like this rose I brought with me, see? It's withering." Val promises to take care of the rose, and they get huggy. Awww.
When it comes time for him to go, Fer is expectedly skittish. First he asks Antonia to come with him, and then he wants one last drink for the road. Antonia says she's tired of it all, which doesn't make a dent; she has to play the Gaby card again to get him to go without a fuss.
San Pedro FM: Lizardo is still trying to drag Gaston's paramour off for "coffee." Paramour, whose name we discover is actually Inocencia, manages to shove him out the door and close it in his face. Later, after Gaston gets back from his meeting, she tells him that perhaps Diego should meet with CL by himself. She's afraid of either of "us" getting into any more trouble by helping others. Gaston picks up on the "us" and wonders if anybody's been threatening Inocencia, in a proper "If anybody touched you, I'd..." way; she stays mum about Lizardo's visit, and insists she's fine. She just doesn't want him getting hurt.
CDS: Gaby notes to Ale that it'd be another couple of days before she and David would be ready to leave for Mexico City. She's still not entirely crazy about uprooting David, let alone leaving her father--partially because of the secret she knows he's keeping from her, which Fran earlier told her she would have to talk to him about(on top of his other oddness as of late).
Antonia tries to calm Fer down by saying he's her favorite son, and Fer immediately dismisses it--she's just saying that out of "convenience," since she already screwed him up by effectively making him an accomplice to her murdering his father as a child. That's why he also got everything he ever wanted growing up, that same convenience; Fer knows it's really Ale who's her golden child, while he's her embarrassing black sheep. Antonia actually looks sad about this--well, for her (and there goes a crocodile tear), though she still tells him to forget his complex WRT Ale...and she asks if he really wants that minera and child as his trophies. He agrees, and her first lie of the day is to give him her word that he'll have them both.
Antonia follows that up by saying that Fer's first step in trying to win over Gaby and David needs to be getting off the booze...which means rehab. Fer isn't crazy about that, since he thinks his absence would give Manipulatin' Mom time to firmly glue Ale and Gaby together; Antonia bahs at that, since she'd never pick that girl for either of her sons. But, since he insists, she'd rather see Gaby with Fer--they share a child, after all. Fer manages to remember that he raped Gaby, and that if she hates him now she'll despise him when all this comes out; Antonia states that she has "weapons" to force Gaby to come crawling to him, and she'll use them...if he goes to rehab. Fer finally agrees to go, and the Ice Queen is smiling the closest thing to a genuine happy smile I've seen on her face in ten episodes.
Meanwhile, Ale pops in long enough to give Valentina a goodbye hug; she's off to Mexico City to stay with her grandparents for a while. Poncia witnesses this, and when Val mentions that she's the only one to see her off ushers in a smiling Max. He apparently forgot to get Val's number before she left, and doesn't know where she's going; Val tells him about the abuelos, and that they'll see each other again at some point. The show then goes all La rosa de Guadelupe for about twenty seconds as Max gets his mack on: "They say time flies when you're having fun. Just like this rose I brought with me, see? It's withering." Val promises to take care of the rose, and they get huggy. Awww.
When it comes time for him to go, Fer is expectedly skittish. First he asks Antonia to come with him, and then he wants one last drink for the road. Antonia says she's tired of it all, which doesn't make a dent; she has to play the Gaby card again to get him to go without a fuss.
San Pedro FM: Lizardo is still trying to drag Gaston's paramour off for "coffee." Paramour, whose name we discover is actually Inocencia, manages to shove him out the door and close it in his face. Later, after Gaston gets back from his meeting, she tells him that perhaps Diego should meet with CL by himself. She's afraid of either of "us" getting into any more trouble by helping others. Gaston picks up on the "us" and wonders if anybody's been threatening Inocencia, in a proper "If anybody touched you, I'd..." way; she stays mum about Lizardo's visit, and insists she's fine. She just doesn't want him getting hurt.
CDS: Gaby notes to Ale that it'd be another couple of days before she and David would be ready to leave for Mexico City. She's still not entirely crazy about uprooting David, let alone leaving her father--partially because of the secret she knows he's keeping from her, which Fran earlier told her she would have to talk to him about(on top of his other oddness as of late).
La Patrona: lunes (p. 3)
So, when Ale goes off to see Val, she gets a bottle of booze and has a talk with CL; he still initially claims most of it was booze-fueled nonsense, but eventually tells her that he and los Suarez are set for life...but no specifics yet. She'll know when the time is right (not if you die first, Captain Lou); right now she just needs to get out of SPDO.
At the mine Irene signs for an envelope for Ale, which turns out to be from a travel agency. She's not able to open it before Ale pops in, though he helpfully explains that he's taking Gaby and David to Mexico City. Irene manages to choke out "Felicidades, that was fast" before making a beeline for the bathroom and freaking out some poor maid in a stall by yelling about that estúpida Gaby and how Ale can't do this to her.
LD: Antonia is actually talking to herself in Fer's room, asking Fer to forgive her for forcing him into rehab. Poncia pops up with the inevitable "I never thought I'd see you apologizing for anything" before telling her that Irene is there to see her. The angsty, teacup-breaking Irene is thus the one who tells the Ice Queen that her plan has gone to hell via Ale's travel arrangements.
Immediately after that Julia shows up to blast Antonia for putting Fer in rehab; what right did she have to do that without telling her? "The right I got from giving birth to him," goes the Ice Queen--"the same right that made me give him an idiot for a wife." Julia immediately whines that she's trying to wreck her marriage by pushing Fer away from her, and even Antonia can't miss that pitch: Julia should be happy, since Fer is indeed an alcoholic, and even she couldn't want to stand by him in his state.
Julia goes "He could get better..." in response to that, and in my head I'm suddenly picturing someone putting bricks in the trunk of the Yugo that is her mass of delusion. She then goes to the usual "When he gets back he'll just go running after Gaby again" place, but Antonia shuts that down. Gaby won't have either of her sons...she'll kill her before that happens.
And about three hours outside of San Pedro Bullethead drops off Fer at the rehab facility Antonia found. More accurately he escorts/manhandles an increasingly skittish Fer to the front door of the facility, where he hands him off to a couple of orderlies.
CDS: Ale shows up with the plane tickets and he and Gaby note to David and Max that they'll be leaving for Mexico City in two days. David doesn't like that, since it means they'll miss the Festival de SPDO on top of it still being a few weeks out from summer vacation. He wonders after that if Gaby and Ale had lost their minds, which for him is admirable restraint.
That night Ale takes Gaby to the Hotel San Pedro, but before they can get anywhere close to on a freak they're interrupted by a knock on the door, which turns out to be Antonia. Ale is all "Just go away, Guerra," even as she says there's a word she never uses which she wants to use now: perdón. She wants to apologize to them both for everything, which in this case really means using Sith mind control on Gaby. She's accepting Gaby as Ale's novia; she feels bad because she's been arguing with Ale and "You know how much a son's scorn hurts, don't you, Gaby?"; her sons are all that she has left and she needs them, so if Gaby makes Ale happy then she's fine with it. He shouldn't leave San Pedro because of her, either--she needs him, and the mine needs him. Oh, and this is not the suegra from hell you are looking for. (Gaby: "You are not the suegra from hell I am looking for.")
So, when Ale goes off to see Val, she gets a bottle of booze and has a talk with CL; he still initially claims most of it was booze-fueled nonsense, but eventually tells her that he and los Suarez are set for life...but no specifics yet. She'll know when the time is right (not if you die first, Captain Lou); right now she just needs to get out of SPDO.
At the mine Irene signs for an envelope for Ale, which turns out to be from a travel agency. She's not able to open it before Ale pops in, though he helpfully explains that he's taking Gaby and David to Mexico City. Irene manages to choke out "Felicidades, that was fast" before making a beeline for the bathroom and freaking out some poor maid in a stall by yelling about that estúpida Gaby and how Ale can't do this to her.
LD: Antonia is actually talking to herself in Fer's room, asking Fer to forgive her for forcing him into rehab. Poncia pops up with the inevitable "I never thought I'd see you apologizing for anything" before telling her that Irene is there to see her. The angsty, teacup-breaking Irene is thus the one who tells the Ice Queen that her plan has gone to hell via Ale's travel arrangements.
Immediately after that Julia shows up to blast Antonia for putting Fer in rehab; what right did she have to do that without telling her? "The right I got from giving birth to him," goes the Ice Queen--"the same right that made me give him an idiot for a wife." Julia immediately whines that she's trying to wreck her marriage by pushing Fer away from her, and even Antonia can't miss that pitch: Julia should be happy, since Fer is indeed an alcoholic, and even she couldn't want to stand by him in his state.
Julia goes "He could get better..." in response to that, and in my head I'm suddenly picturing someone putting bricks in the trunk of the Yugo that is her mass of delusion. She then goes to the usual "When he gets back he'll just go running after Gaby again" place, but Antonia shuts that down. Gaby won't have either of her sons...she'll kill her before that happens.
And about three hours outside of San Pedro Bullethead drops off Fer at the rehab facility Antonia found. More accurately he escorts/manhandles an increasingly skittish Fer to the front door of the facility, where he hands him off to a couple of orderlies.
CDS: Ale shows up with the plane tickets and he and Gaby note to David and Max that they'll be leaving for Mexico City in two days. David doesn't like that, since it means they'll miss the Festival de SPDO on top of it still being a few weeks out from summer vacation. He wonders after that if Gaby and Ale had lost their minds, which for him is admirable restraint.
That night Ale takes Gaby to the Hotel San Pedro, but before they can get anywhere close to on a freak they're interrupted by a knock on the door, which turns out to be Antonia. Ale is all "Just go away, Guerra," even as she says there's a word she never uses which she wants to use now: perdón. She wants to apologize to them both for everything, which in this case really means using Sith mind control on Gaby. She's accepting Gaby as Ale's novia; she feels bad because she's been arguing with Ale and "You know how much a son's scorn hurts, don't you, Gaby?"; her sons are all that she has left and she needs them, so if Gaby makes Ale happy then she's fine with it. He shouldn't leave San Pedro because of her, either--she needs him, and the mine needs him. Oh, and this is not the suegra from hell you are looking for. (Gaby: "You are not the suegra from hell I am looking for.")
La Patrona: lunes (p. 4)
After she leaves Ale is still firmly anti-Guerra, but Gaby appeals to him--his mother needs him, and she doesn't want to be a bone of contention between them. And on the logistical side there's David's schooling, which would be derailed if he up and left now--he'd basically flunk. Ale reluctantly agrees to stay in SPDO until David finishes school for the year, but after that they're out of there.
Your Tax Pesos At Work: so Gaston takes Diego to the Doll House. Diego is apparently a fan of working girls, especially since he's engaged ("but still looking," as he puts it--riiiight); he gains the attention of a tall brunette whose watchword is apparently "vice." I'm more interested in a voluptuous redhead extra in the background...but regulations stipulate that I focus on Julio and Lizardo kicking back on a far couch, watching Diego. Julio comments on Diego being "whimsical," and then tells Lizardo to go find the Doll House's madam. He's got an idea.
The next morning Diego, Gaston and CL meet one last time. Diego assures CL that he'll have everything arranged in a few weeks so he can register his mine before state authorities, and ducks out for the bathroom...which is naturally where Lizardo and Bullethead accost him and "ask" him to come with them. This leads to a meeting with Julio and Anibal, and if this show wasn't narco'd up before--they know about his trip to the Doll House, of course (and, hey, here's Bullethead with pictures!), but did he know that the prostitutes he was playing with were underage? Why, Julio had already issued an arrest warrant before Anibal decided to interfere on his behalf--this could ruin Diego's life if it got out!
Diego, naturally, accepts his status under the thumb of the Axis: "What must I do?" Anibal advises him to start talking about exactly what Tigre Suarez is doing or planning to do with El Chamuco...
Let's go to the Feria de San Pedro, complete with a mini-Ferris wheel, where Julio is proudly announcing Irene's crowning as Reina de San Pedro del Oro. That's so blatantly bullshit that Max, David, the Pig Posse, and most of the crowd just starts booing, which gives us the hilarity of Irene doing the standard pageant wave (with Prudencia and Antonia smiling on either side of her) accompanied by nothing but boos. I would forgive David all his trespasses if he had just thrown his hat, or a shoe.
Patty, meanwhile, is trying to get Julia to stop drowning her sorrows in booze. Julia sobs that once Fer gets back, all cured, he'll drop her like she's plutonium and Gaby will go running to him (more bricks in your delusional Yugo, Mrs. Beltran?). Patty tries to reassure her that reality doesn't work that way...up until she sees Alberto go by, that is. And literally eight seconds later Patty's going "Forget this--I'm Audi 5000!" Damn, girl! She catches up to Alberto, turbo frisky mode engaged, and literally drags him into a tent by a carousel so she can have her way with him...
...and Bullethead sees them go. Uh oh.
After she leaves Ale is still firmly anti-Guerra, but Gaby appeals to him--his mother needs him, and she doesn't want to be a bone of contention between them. And on the logistical side there's David's schooling, which would be derailed if he up and left now--he'd basically flunk. Ale reluctantly agrees to stay in SPDO until David finishes school for the year, but after that they're out of there.
Your Tax Pesos At Work: so Gaston takes Diego to the Doll House. Diego is apparently a fan of working girls, especially since he's engaged ("but still looking," as he puts it--riiiight); he gains the attention of a tall brunette whose watchword is apparently "vice." I'm more interested in a voluptuous redhead extra in the background...but regulations stipulate that I focus on Julio and Lizardo kicking back on a far couch, watching Diego. Julio comments on Diego being "whimsical," and then tells Lizardo to go find the Doll House's madam. He's got an idea.
The next morning Diego, Gaston and CL meet one last time. Diego assures CL that he'll have everything arranged in a few weeks so he can register his mine before state authorities, and ducks out for the bathroom...which is naturally where Lizardo and Bullethead accost him and "ask" him to come with them. This leads to a meeting with Julio and Anibal, and if this show wasn't narco'd up before--they know about his trip to the Doll House, of course (and, hey, here's Bullethead with pictures!), but did he know that the prostitutes he was playing with were underage? Why, Julio had already issued an arrest warrant before Anibal decided to interfere on his behalf--this could ruin Diego's life if it got out!
Diego, naturally, accepts his status under the thumb of the Axis: "What must I do?" Anibal advises him to start talking about exactly what Tigre Suarez is doing or planning to do with El Chamuco...
Let's go to the Feria de San Pedro, complete with a mini-Ferris wheel, where Julio is proudly announcing Irene's crowning as Reina de San Pedro del Oro. That's so blatantly bullshit that Max, David, the Pig Posse, and most of the crowd just starts booing, which gives us the hilarity of Irene doing the standard pageant wave (with Prudencia and Antonia smiling on either side of her) accompanied by nothing but boos. I would forgive David all his trespasses if he had just thrown his hat, or a shoe.
Patty, meanwhile, is trying to get Julia to stop drowning her sorrows in booze. Julia sobs that once Fer gets back, all cured, he'll drop her like she's plutonium and Gaby will go running to him (more bricks in your delusional Yugo, Mrs. Beltran?). Patty tries to reassure her that reality doesn't work that way...up until she sees Alberto go by, that is. And literally eight seconds later Patty's going "Forget this--I'm Audi 5000!" Damn, girl! She catches up to Alberto, turbo frisky mode engaged, and literally drags him into a tent by a carousel so she can have her way with him...
...and Bullethead sees them go. Uh oh.
La Patrona: lunes (p. 5)
While most of this is going on Gaby and Fran are wandering through the festival, munching on cotton candy and talking about the Ice Queen. Fran's not sure if this kindler, gentler Antonia is really an improvement, though Gaby's all "Ale's no fool--that's why he gave her a second chance." Gaby notes that Ale went to Mexico City to talk to the British investors about his plan to retool the mine; Ale actually shows up later, four Brits in tow, and just gloms onto his girl for some kisses.
This is observed by Antonia and Irene; Irene again comments that their plan is shot, to which Antonia observes that she just needs to buy herself some time. "Watch and learn," goes the mistress to the apprentice--and Antonia thus goes on during a speech to announce to the festival crowd "an important family event," namely the wedding of her son and Gabriela Suarez. This is accompanied by a string of WTH impactado shots of just about everybody...and one "Dammit, no!" shot for poor Manuel, whom we haven't seen in a while. Maybe once Patty finally boinks Alberto to death she can settle down with him.
While most of this is going on Gaby and Fran are wandering through the festival, munching on cotton candy and talking about the Ice Queen. Fran's not sure if this kindler, gentler Antonia is really an improvement, though Gaby's all "Ale's no fool--that's why he gave her a second chance." Gaby notes that Ale went to Mexico City to talk to the British investors about his plan to retool the mine; Ale actually shows up later, four Brits in tow, and just gloms onto his girl for some kisses.
This is observed by Antonia and Irene; Irene again comments that their plan is shot, to which Antonia observes that she just needs to buy herself some time. "Watch and learn," goes the mistress to the apprentice--and Antonia thus goes on during a speech to announce to the festival crowd "an important family event," namely the wedding of her son and Gabriela Suarez. This is accompanied by a string of WTH impactado shots of just about everybody...and one "Dammit, no!" shot for poor Manuel, whom we haven't seen in a while. Maybe once Patty finally boinks Alberto to death she can settle down with him.
LA PATRONA
Muchísimas gracias, Bill. Another excellent recap.
Another idiot male confuses manhood with viable sperm. Fer thanking Gabriela for proving how manly he is by being his impregnated rape victim - priceless! On the other hand, the actor portraying Fer is doing a good job with the material they've given him.
The only reason I can think of for El Tigre not telling Gaby about the gold is that he's going to be offed before he ever files a valid claim.
And Lizardo-Lagaro, the head of the police, going around trying to molest girlfriends of men who bother his "bosses", this is just ridiculous.
I enjoy every scene Jorge Luis Pila is in. I thought it was kind of cute when he sat down with bratty David and told him that, if he were a couple of years older, they'd have a beer with their man-to-man conversation.
Muchísimas gracias, Bill. Another excellent recap.
Another idiot male confuses manhood with viable sperm. Fer thanking Gabriela for proving how manly he is by being his impregnated rape victim - priceless! On the other hand, the actor portraying Fer is doing a good job with the material they've given him.
The only reason I can think of for El Tigre not telling Gaby about the gold is that he's going to be offed before he ever files a valid claim.
And Lizardo-Lagaro, the head of the police, going around trying to molest girlfriends of men who bother his "bosses", this is just ridiculous.
I enjoy every scene Jorge Luis Pila is in. I thought it was kind of cute when he sat down with bratty David and told him that, if he were a couple of years older, they'd have a beer with their man-to-man conversation.
PABLO ESCOBAR, Martes, Part 1
In most novelas, the bad guys pay for their crimes in the end. In this one, based on reality, the bad guy is REALLY paying, bit by bit, over and over. I don't feel sorry for him one bit, but it is mindblowing how his whole life is being taken away from him. By the way, gran final is Friday.
Pablo says goodbye to his family at the stream. He wants them to leave the country. He tells Emilio to be the man of the family. He tells Daniela she'll always be in his heart. She gives him a letter, telling him not to open it until he gets home. Pati's in tears. After she leaves, he says to Citrico, this sucks.
The Pepes kill that lawyer who was working for Pablo, Falcao Lopera. Wow, they're diggin' deep.
In prison, Peluche asks Pedro to help, but he can't do a thing. Pedro says if you don't convince Pablo to turn himself in, we're next. And then... the family. Peluche says they wouldn't dare. Pedro says they shouldn't. But they can.
Citrico has gotten Pablo a new apartment, sort of middle class or a little worse. There's a little shrine with candles that Enelia set up. Pablo lights the candles and asks Citrico to get some toothpaste and soap. Pablo lays on the bed, opens up Daniela's letter, which happens to be some pictures she drew. He cries.
In the jail, the postman delivers an envelope to Peluche. A few seconds later, BOOM! It explodes, he screams, and is lying on the floor covered in blood. In the hospital, his head is wrapped, and Enelia tells Pati they don't know how serious it is yet, but Peluche could end up blind or deaf. Pati is stunned. She asks Enelia, why him, he was the sweetest man. We're all suffering for what Pablo did. When is this gonna end? Ay, Patico, says Enelia, if he won't turn himself in, we, his family, will just have to assume the consequences. It'll end, when we die. That's when it'll end. And I'm ready.
Maurico meets in secret with Becerra. We've destroyed his houses, and most of his henchmen. But he's been hiding almost a year. Still, asks Becerra, a letter bomb in prison? Look, Colonel, replies Mauricio, his only Achilles heel is his family. That's the only thing that could bring him out of his rathole.
In most novelas, the bad guys pay for their crimes in the end. In this one, based on reality, the bad guy is REALLY paying, bit by bit, over and over. I don't feel sorry for him one bit, but it is mindblowing how his whole life is being taken away from him. By the way, gran final is Friday.
Pablo says goodbye to his family at the stream. He wants them to leave the country. He tells Emilio to be the man of the family. He tells Daniela she'll always be in his heart. She gives him a letter, telling him not to open it until he gets home. Pati's in tears. After she leaves, he says to Citrico, this sucks.
The Pepes kill that lawyer who was working for Pablo, Falcao Lopera. Wow, they're diggin' deep.
In prison, Peluche asks Pedro to help, but he can't do a thing. Pedro says if you don't convince Pablo to turn himself in, we're next. And then... the family. Peluche says they wouldn't dare. Pedro says they shouldn't. But they can.
Citrico has gotten Pablo a new apartment, sort of middle class or a little worse. There's a little shrine with candles that Enelia set up. Pablo lights the candles and asks Citrico to get some toothpaste and soap. Pablo lays on the bed, opens up Daniela's letter, which happens to be some pictures she drew. He cries.
In the jail, the postman delivers an envelope to Peluche. A few seconds later, BOOM! It explodes, he screams, and is lying on the floor covered in blood. In the hospital, his head is wrapped, and Enelia tells Pati they don't know how serious it is yet, but Peluche could end up blind or deaf. Pati is stunned. She asks Enelia, why him, he was the sweetest man. We're all suffering for what Pablo did. When is this gonna end? Ay, Patico, says Enelia, if he won't turn himself in, we, his family, will just have to assume the consequences. It'll end, when we die. That's when it'll end. And I'm ready.
Maurico meets in secret with Becerra. We've destroyed his houses, and most of his henchmen. But he's been hiding almost a year. Still, asks Becerra, a letter bomb in prison? Look, Colonel, replies Mauricio, his only Achilles heel is his family. That's the only thing that could bring him out of his rathole.
PABLO ESCOBAR, Part 2
Pabon and his son Martin are in a mobile crime lab, as Martin explains the new equipment can not only listen, but locate someone down to 100 meters. They get the signal directly from the satellite. All of a sudden Pablo calls, and they hear him say he wants to go to the mountains. Martin breathlessly says, he's only 15 blocks away! They speed towards him. But when they get to the place of the signal, Pablo's not there. Martin theorizes that maybe Pablo was in a car, and had a mobile phone (he was). They missed him again! But at least the equipment works.
Lucio, the paramilitary guy, comes to the ranch where Pablo's Dad lives, grabs him, and demands to know where Peluche's horse is. They find the horse, move him, and uncover all the money hidden under a trapdoor in the horse's stable. They take it. All of it.
Mireya comes to visit Pablo. He's a little suspicions, which surprises her, after all these years? He even looks outside, but no one's there. He gives her a beer. They go to the bedroom. He's way too gone for sex, she's just rubbing his bare feet. She's not impressed with his house. What happened, you ran out of money? Out of money, out of time, he replies. She reminds him of when they first met, he wasn't even 25, looked great. He made more money than he ever thought he would. But the candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. You really should turn yourself in. He says no. But Mireyita, could you do me a big favor? Of course she will.
At Pati's apartment, she's again lamenting everything with Enelia, who now lives with her. Enelia says they really have to get Pati and the kids out of the country, although she herself will never leave. Here comes Citrico, saying Pablo wants to see Emilio. They call Emilio, and Citrico smuggles him over to Pablo's place, where they have a big bear hug (they're both big bears).
Pabon and his son Martin are in a mobile crime lab, as Martin explains the new equipment can not only listen, but locate someone down to 100 meters. They get the signal directly from the satellite. All of a sudden Pablo calls, and they hear him say he wants to go to the mountains. Martin breathlessly says, he's only 15 blocks away! They speed towards him. But when they get to the place of the signal, Pablo's not there. Martin theorizes that maybe Pablo was in a car, and had a mobile phone (he was). They missed him again! But at least the equipment works.
Lucio, the paramilitary guy, comes to the ranch where Pablo's Dad lives, grabs him, and demands to know where Peluche's horse is. They find the horse, move him, and uncover all the money hidden under a trapdoor in the horse's stable. They take it. All of it.
Mireya comes to visit Pablo. He's a little suspicions, which surprises her, after all these years? He even looks outside, but no one's there. He gives her a beer. They go to the bedroom. He's way too gone for sex, she's just rubbing his bare feet. She's not impressed with his house. What happened, you ran out of money? Out of money, out of time, he replies. She reminds him of when they first met, he wasn't even 25, looked great. He made more money than he ever thought he would. But the candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. You really should turn yourself in. He says no. But Mireyita, could you do me a big favor? Of course she will.
At Pati's apartment, she's again lamenting everything with Enelia, who now lives with her. Enelia says they really have to get Pati and the kids out of the country, although she herself will never leave. Here comes Citrico, saying Pablo wants to see Emilio. They call Emilio, and Citrico smuggles him over to Pablo's place, where they have a big bear hug (they're both big bears).
PABLO ESCOBAR -- martes
Hombre, you're almost at the finish line. What a marathon.
I was struck by this line in your recap:
"But the candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long."
That's a great idiomatic translation of what Mireya said which, if I got it right, was something like "If you grow like a palm tree, you fall like a coconut. And you're on the way down, Pablo."
And man oh man is he in free fall.
Hombre, you're almost at the finish line. What a marathon.
I was struck by this line in your recap:
"But the candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long."
That's a great idiomatic translation of what Mireya said which, if I got it right, was something like "If you grow like a palm tree, you fall like a coconut. And you're on the way down, Pablo."
And man oh man is he in free fall.
Rosa Diamante
Deb, I stuck with this one and it actually turned out pretty good. I liked that Rodolpho saw the error of his ways and reunited with his family--from prison, of course.
Pasion Prohibida
Oh boy! Am looking forward to this one. Bruno (JenCarlos Canela) is a bad bad boy, and his rich uncle is so sweet. Lots of interesting characters.
J in Oregon
Deb, I stuck with this one and it actually turned out pretty good. I liked that Rodolpho saw the error of his ways and reunited with his family--from prison, of course.
Pasion Prohibida
Oh boy! Am looking forward to this one. Bruno (JenCarlos Canela) is a bad bad boy, and his rich uncle is so sweet. Lots of interesting characters.
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:16:00 AM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:16:00 AM EST
ROSA DIAMANTE
I watched ROSA all the way through and pretty much enjoyed it fine. My brain was usually protesting as I found the plotting often atrocious; but I thought the cast was a lot of fun, and sometimes that’s enough.
PASIÓN PROHIBIDA
First episode of Pasión Prohibida was pretty good; wasn’t too sure in the first 20 minutes, but the second half of the episode was better and a flashback where Rebecca Jones really lets loose resulting in the fatale heart attack of her husband, all witnessed by Mónica Spear who plays Jones’s daughter, showed both actresses at their absolute best – which for me, is about as good as anybody currently in novelas.
Script was a bit dry, the dialogue mostly perfunctory; hopefully that will improve. Thought Roberto Vander as the kind rich widower Jones has her eye on was very good; Canela less so, but I've never found him interesting on screen.
One thing I really hated was the incidental music – there was far far too much of it, and it was really really bad. One of the themes was this noodling on a piano that sounded a bit like the theme of John Carpenter’s Halloween – very irritating.
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
This one is going to a full hour starting next week.
I watched ROSA all the way through and pretty much enjoyed it fine. My brain was usually protesting as I found the plotting often atrocious; but I thought the cast was a lot of fun, and sometimes that’s enough.
PASIÓN PROHIBIDA
First episode of Pasión Prohibida was pretty good; wasn’t too sure in the first 20 minutes, but the second half of the episode was better and a flashback where Rebecca Jones really lets loose resulting in the fatale heart attack of her husband, all witnessed by Mónica Spear who plays Jones’s daughter, showed both actresses at their absolute best – which for me, is about as good as anybody currently in novelas.
Script was a bit dry, the dialogue mostly perfunctory; hopefully that will improve. Thought Roberto Vander as the kind rich widower Jones has her eye on was very good; Canela less so, but I've never found him interesting on screen.
One thing I really hated was the incidental music – there was far far too much of it, and it was really really bad. One of the themes was this noodling on a piano that sounded a bit like the theme of John Carpenter’s Halloween – very irritating.
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
This one is going to a full hour starting next week.
Pablo Escobar -
thanks so much Hombre !!!
hmm, I thought I saw the gran final promo today and I'm pretty sure it said Thursday, I think Friday's show is some kind of special, especial final, and yes, my local programming confirms this, as well as el Rostro going to an hour on Monday.
thanks so much Hombre !!!
hmm, I thought I saw the gran final promo today and I'm pretty sure it said Thursday, I think Friday's show is some kind of special, especial final, and yes, my local programming confirms this, as well as el Rostro going to an hour on Monday.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 3:37:00 AM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 3:37:00 AM EST
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENAGNZA part 1
dMart tries to convince Alicia not to seek vengeance, but she refuses. Nat seems mad (or jealous) about Carol sleeping with Tom. She asks if the police know of his sexual nature, but he says that is his private life. As he leaves Carol begs him to stay and he says he wants to know about Marcos. “Marcos?” asks Carol “Marcos is the real Monster Boy” replies Nat. At the Samaniegos , Valeria asks if Fed was with his amante Laura. Fed says Laura is just a friend. Valeria says Zeke was also a friend. She then threatens to kill Fed if he leaves her. In prison Alex begs Martin for help but Martin is hauled away. Moreiya is pleased. At the Alvarados, Zeke and Luci tell Marcos that he is the Monster Boy.“You’re the Monster Boy and I’m telling you this because the police is investigating you.” Zeke tells Marcos. Marcos is in denial at first but sure enough it seems to torture him. Luci tells Zeke it was for the best. Zeke says it would’ve been better he never knew.
dMart tries to convince Alicia not to seek vengeance, but she refuses. Nat seems mad (or jealous) about Carol sleeping with Tom. She asks if the police know of his sexual nature, but he says that is his private life. As he leaves Carol begs him to stay and he says he wants to know about Marcos. “Marcos?” asks Carol “Marcos is the real Monster Boy” replies Nat. At the Samaniegos , Valeria asks if Fed was with his amante Laura. Fed says Laura is just a friend. Valeria says Zeke was also a friend. She then threatens to kill Fed if he leaves her. In prison Alex begs Martin for help but Martin is hauled away. Moreiya is pleased. At the Alvarados, Zeke and Luci tell Marcos that he is the Monster Boy.“You’re the Monster Boy and I’m telling you this because the police is investigating you.” Zeke tells Marcos. Marcos is in denial at first but sure enough it seems to torture him. Luci tells Zeke it was for the best. Zeke says it would’ve been better he never knew.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 9:49:00 AM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 9:49:00 AM EST
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA part 2
At prison Layton suggests that if Marcos was the Monster boy then he may be the killer. dMart doubts this but Layton tells him not to put his handsI the fire for anyone. Ali tells Laura that the nurse was paid by Valeria. Laura at first suspects Zeke, but soon decides that Zeke sought help from Val. Ali tells Laura not to trust Fed as well. Now Marcos knows why Zeke rejected him. He was a killer! How will he tell Vero? At the news station Vero gives the news about the “You’re next ” Notes . Carol prepares dinner for everyone. Tom tells carol he is a sex addict. Zeke is concered about Marcos. Eli shoos out Luci and tells Zeke Marcos is not the Monster boy.Miggy and Brat watch a novella with Patricia as the villainess. Brat tries and fails to sweet talk Miggy. Penelope doesn’t want Brat to keep going on with the lie. Marcos goes to Vero’s news station and asks her to leave the country with him. Eli is angry and begs Zeke to help Marcos. He is innocent she says. But Zeke replies that he has no choice.
At prison Layton suggests that if Marcos was the Monster boy then he may be the killer. dMart doubts this but Layton tells him not to put his handsI the fire for anyone. Ali tells Laura that the nurse was paid by Valeria. Laura at first suspects Zeke, but soon decides that Zeke sought help from Val. Ali tells Laura not to trust Fed as well. Now Marcos knows why Zeke rejected him. He was a killer! How will he tell Vero? At the news station Vero gives the news about the “You’re next ” Notes . Carol prepares dinner for everyone. Tom tells carol he is a sex addict. Zeke is concered about Marcos. Eli shoos out Luci and tells Zeke Marcos is not the Monster boy.Miggy and Brat watch a novella with Patricia as the villainess. Brat tries and fails to sweet talk Miggy. Penelope doesn’t want Brat to keep going on with the lie. Marcos goes to Vero’s news station and asks her to leave the country with him. Eli is angry and begs Zeke to help Marcos. He is innocent she says. But Zeke replies that he has no choice.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 9:50:00 AM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 9:50:00 AM EST
PABLO ESCOBAR:
NovelaMaven, I confess, I just used the English captions for that expression of Mireya's!
Deb, thanks. So Gran Final Thursday, special on Friday. I'm looking forward to both.
NovelaMaven, I confess, I just used the English captions for that expression of Mireya's!
Deb, thanks. So Gran Final Thursday, special on Friday. I'm looking forward to both.
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
Nice work, NovelaMan. Thank you!
So Tomás is a sex addict!
And Marcos may be just another innocent that Ezequiel is willing to sacrifice to hide THE TRUTH!
AY AY AY!
Nice work, NovelaMan. Thank you!
So Tomás is a sex addict!
And Marcos may be just another innocent that Ezequiel is willing to sacrifice to hide THE TRUTH!
AY AY AY!
ROSA DIAMANTE
I too stuck this one out. The first half of the entire novela was pretty good, but have to say it sort of went downhill for me starting when Rosa went to jail. At least there's an interesting new actor in Marco de Paula (Junior). I swear he reminds me of Pierce Brosnan in Remington Steele days. I hope to see him again in the near future. All in all, ok.
PASIÓN PROHIBIDA
couldn't they have picked an older man who's a little more attractive (less repulsive)??? someone like Saul Lizaso for instance? come on! that man who was also in Herederos is just unattractive. I pray he doesn't last long.
I too stuck this one out. The first half of the entire novela was pretty good, but have to say it sort of went downhill for me starting when Rosa went to jail. At least there's an interesting new actor in Marco de Paula (Junior). I swear he reminds me of Pierce Brosnan in Remington Steele days. I hope to see him again in the near future. All in all, ok.
PASIÓN PROHIBIDA
couldn't they have picked an older man who's a little more attractive (less repulsive)??? someone like Saul Lizaso for instance? come on! that man who was also in Herederos is just unattractive. I pray he doesn't last long.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:58:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:58:00 PM EST
LA MARIPOSA
Does anyone know if there was a new episode last night?
Does anyone know if there was a new episode last night?
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:50:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:50:00 PM EST
ERDLV
Guys u get the feeling that Marcos is the next victim. Someone once asked if Natalia could be the killer. So far i have 3 suspects
1. Eva Samaniego (Makes sense that Valeria is protectong her daughter)
2. Natalia
3. Alicia
At this point i seriously doubt that Alicia is Eva. If Eva Samaniego is the killer there will probably be another actress to play her (Hopefully Aylin Mujica). If Alicia is the killer (Whether or not she is Eva) I wouldnt be surprised if the novela ends with dMart and Ali on a beach!
Guys u get the feeling that Marcos is the next victim. Someone once asked if Natalia could be the killer. So far i have 3 suspects
1. Eva Samaniego (Makes sense that Valeria is protectong her daughter)
2. Natalia
3. Alicia
At this point i seriously doubt that Alicia is Eva. If Eva Samaniego is the killer there will probably be another actress to play her (Hopefully Aylin Mujica). If Alicia is the killer (Whether or not she is Eva) I wouldnt be surprised if the novela ends with dMart and Ali on a beach!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 2:36:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 2:36:00 PM EST
MADE IN CARTAGENA/QUIEN ERES TU:
For anyone who is curious, the young actress who plays Laura in QET also plays Sofia in MIC.
For anyone who is curious, the young actress who plays Laura in QET also plays Sofia in MIC.
El Secretario - Episode 97 - Jan. 22, 2013:
Delfina is on a rampage and Nelson is held up in the bathroom. As she bangs on the door, she scolds him, You were hired to work at Copito, not use it to pick up girls!
Mario, Toni, Olga and Frank are back at the police station in Det.'s office. She tells them to hope for the best but plan for the worst -- that Emilio is dead. Olga breaks down crying. Toni and Mario are equally upset. Frank is trying his best to continue to be the strong one.
Dona Trudy and Lorena are asleep on the sofa -- the visual of this is way too funny -- Frank comes home and bangs the door closed which wakes them up. Lorena pushes Trudy off her and Trudy mutters something about her "dream". Frank sits down and informs them about what happened. They did what the 'abductors' wanted - Toni dropped off the money but Emilio never appeared. Frank tells them the detective said they should prepare for the worst. Lorena had tears in her eyes.
Toni is at home, remembering one of her conversations with Emilio. Mario and Olga are sitting in Olga's living room, depressed. Mario tries to get close to Olga -- and perhaps get 'consolation' sex. Olga turns into the cartoon tazmanian devil and kicks him out.
next morning, the cell phone rings and wakes Toni from her sleep. She thinks it's Emilio calling but it's Felix. She tells him about the failed exchange for Emilio last night. Felix has a private celebration while covering it up so Toni won't suspect anything. When she tells him the money is gone, he is upset.
Det. pays a visit to the prison visiting area. She sits down with Don Omar as the police detectives search his prison cell -- and find the cell phone. The phone that he used to call Toni.
The lawyer returns from a very relaxing vacation and pays a visit to Felix at his home. Felix has just been released from house arrest. As he starts to do WrestleMania in his living room and gets the lawyer in a hold, he grunts to the lawyer that he will help get his money back - the money that Toni used in the failed ransom attempt.
Delfina is on a rampage and Nelson is held up in the bathroom. As she bangs on the door, she scolds him, You were hired to work at Copito, not use it to pick up girls!
Mario, Toni, Olga and Frank are back at the police station in Det.'s office. She tells them to hope for the best but plan for the worst -- that Emilio is dead. Olga breaks down crying. Toni and Mario are equally upset. Frank is trying his best to continue to be the strong one.
Dona Trudy and Lorena are asleep on the sofa -- the visual of this is way too funny -- Frank comes home and bangs the door closed which wakes them up. Lorena pushes Trudy off her and Trudy mutters something about her "dream". Frank sits down and informs them about what happened. They did what the 'abductors' wanted - Toni dropped off the money but Emilio never appeared. Frank tells them the detective said they should prepare for the worst. Lorena had tears in her eyes.
Toni is at home, remembering one of her conversations with Emilio. Mario and Olga are sitting in Olga's living room, depressed. Mario tries to get close to Olga -- and perhaps get 'consolation' sex. Olga turns into the cartoon tazmanian devil and kicks him out.
next morning, the cell phone rings and wakes Toni from her sleep. She thinks it's Emilio calling but it's Felix. She tells him about the failed exchange for Emilio last night. Felix has a private celebration while covering it up so Toni won't suspect anything. When she tells him the money is gone, he is upset.
Det. pays a visit to the prison visiting area. She sits down with Don Omar as the police detectives search his prison cell -- and find the cell phone. The phone that he used to call Toni.
The lawyer returns from a very relaxing vacation and pays a visit to Felix at his home. Felix has just been released from house arrest. As he starts to do WrestleMania in his living room and gets the lawyer in a hold, he grunts to the lawyer that he will help get his money back - the money that Toni used in the failed ransom attempt.
EL SECRETARIO: highlights for ep. 98 (Jan. 23, 2013):
Nelson tries to mediate a peace treaty between Aguirre and Conde. It doesn't work.
Yensy has Nelson's cell phone and continues her catfight with Paula over Nelson.
Felix is celebrating his freedom - I can't believe he left his lawyer on the side of the highway, so he could drive himself and his dog Copito to the office.
Toni is beside herself with worry - she finally tells Det. they need to find something because she needs to use it to tell his little daughter if her daddy is coming back or not. At that moment, Omar's cell phone starts to ring. Det. answers Omar's cell and doesn't respond when the caller says Omar's name.
Caller is the leader of Omar's pack who kidnapped Emilio. They wonder what happened to Omar and what to do now.
Inside the gardener's storage shed sits Emilio, tied up by a stone pillar. (it looked to me like a small homage to Luis in "Alborada").
Nelson tries to mediate a peace treaty between Aguirre and Conde. It doesn't work.
Yensy has Nelson's cell phone and continues her catfight with Paula over Nelson.
Felix is celebrating his freedom - I can't believe he left his lawyer on the side of the highway, so he could drive himself and his dog Copito to the office.
Toni is beside herself with worry - she finally tells Det. they need to find something because she needs to use it to tell his little daughter if her daddy is coming back or not. At that moment, Omar's cell phone starts to ring. Det. answers Omar's cell and doesn't respond when the caller says Omar's name.
Caller is the leader of Omar's pack who kidnapped Emilio. They wonder what happened to Omar and what to do now.
Inside the gardener's storage shed sits Emilio, tied up by a stone pillar. (it looked to me like a small homage to Luis in "Alborada").
LA MARIPOSA
Shallowgal, there was an new episode shown last night. The thing is so suspenseful lately that I can't wait for the next night!
Shallowgal, there was an new episode shown last night. The thing is so suspenseful lately that I can't wait for the next night!
LA MARIPOSA
thanks, novelera. I dvr the 12am show cuz it's subtitled, but a different show was on last night at that time slot. darn! guess I'll catch the re-run on Sunday.
I hear you... every night, I'm just anxiously waiting for this show. When they don't have it on the weekends, I miss it.
thanks, novelera. I dvr the 12am show cuz it's subtitled, but a different show was on last night at that time slot. darn! guess I'll catch the re-run on Sunday.
I hear you... every night, I'm just anxiously waiting for this show. When they don't have it on the weekends, I miss it.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 4:53:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 4:53:00 PM EST
LA PATRONA
novelera, ITA about Jorge Luis Pila. he's the only reason I sort of watch this show. Since I first laid eyes on him on Mas Sabe el Diablo, I was hooked. As bad as Aurora was, I stuck it out.
novelera, ITA about Jorge Luis Pila. he's the only reason I sort of watch this show. Since I first laid eyes on him on Mas Sabe el Diablo, I was hooked. As bad as Aurora was, I stuck it out.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 5:11:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 5:11:00 PM EST
I understand entirely--I came for "Aracely in a truly serious protagonista role?!?" and I'm staying for that, Manuel Balbi, Alisa Vélez (Julia) and the snark potential.
La Patrona: martes
Antonia opens this episode asking the crowd at the festival for a round of applause for Alejandro and Gabriela, whose engagement she just announced. This is followed by her giving a cheerfully bitchy shoutout to her fellow suegro-to-be Tigre Suarez--"You wanted to quit the mine, but it's not so easy to escape from me!"--and then her urging Ale to seal the deal with a kiss to his betrothed. Ale and Gaby oblige, and an observing Irene is just WTF impactada at it all and stomps off.
Meanwhile, Diego Montsalve is telling Julio and Anibal that Captain Lou did tell him about the intended mine in El Chamuco, but not specifics about gold locations and such. He just gave him some papers...aaaaand Mayor McCheese busts out a folder; yes, these papers that he obtained from an "investigation" of Diego's hotel room. Diego asks for the pictures from the Doll House, and Anibal denies counsel's request--he's going to hang onto them, as insurance against Diego ever setting foot in San Pedro again. And on that note, it's time for Diego to GTFO of town.
Back at the festival Alberto and Patty wobble out of the tent they were screwing in just in time to hear Antonia talking on the PA about Ale's engagement. Alberto is surprised to hear it, though Patty notes she already knew; she's just surprised that Antonia's pleased about it. Speaking of pleasure...Patty's already raring to go for another round (what is she, powered by the sun?) before Bullethead pops up to comment on how Alberto is "enjoying" the festival. Alberto fails at playing it cool, complete with the dreaded "It was nice meeting you, Ms. Montemar" gag, before bailing to theoretically go get a beer.
Ah, and there's Irene (still rocking the gargantuan Reina tiara, which makes her look like a bitchy Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) with Antonia asking why she just gave her son away to the competition. It's all part of the plan, according to Antonia; she needed time to figure out her next move, and this gives her some. And Irene's got no choice anyway, since she's not woman enough to beat Gaby. Antonia then goes to find Ale, who's just getting done showing off his girl to the British investors (in English, which Gaby admits she doesn't understand) before letting them run off for drinks. Ale is still skeptical of Mom; she's always shown no regard for the people of SPDO, so why announce their engagement to them? Antonia replies that it was to show how genuine her remorse was--what better way to demonstrate it than by announcing his good news to the town? She knows she can be...difficult...when things don't go her way (your laugh here), but again the most important thing is her son's happiness. At least she doesn't get to use the Jedi hand wave before Ale takes her to go talk to the investors.
Gaston manages to locate Diego--he's frantically packing in his hotel room. Gaston wants to know why Diego apparently ditched him and CL back in the bar, but Diego's all got-to-get-out twitchy; he apologizes to him and by proxy CL, for he won't be able to help them after all. He's got important things in his future, he says, and he can't be taken down by a provincial issue--and on that note he exits, with a confused Gaston in his wake.
La Patrona: martes
Antonia opens this episode asking the crowd at the festival for a round of applause for Alejandro and Gabriela, whose engagement she just announced. This is followed by her giving a cheerfully bitchy shoutout to her fellow suegro-to-be Tigre Suarez--"You wanted to quit the mine, but it's not so easy to escape from me!"--and then her urging Ale to seal the deal with a kiss to his betrothed. Ale and Gaby oblige, and an observing Irene is just WTF impactada at it all and stomps off.
Meanwhile, Diego Montsalve is telling Julio and Anibal that Captain Lou did tell him about the intended mine in El Chamuco, but not specifics about gold locations and such. He just gave him some papers...aaaaand Mayor McCheese busts out a folder; yes, these papers that he obtained from an "investigation" of Diego's hotel room. Diego asks for the pictures from the Doll House, and Anibal denies counsel's request--he's going to hang onto them, as insurance against Diego ever setting foot in San Pedro again. And on that note, it's time for Diego to GTFO of town.
Back at the festival Alberto and Patty wobble out of the tent they were screwing in just in time to hear Antonia talking on the PA about Ale's engagement. Alberto is surprised to hear it, though Patty notes she already knew; she's just surprised that Antonia's pleased about it. Speaking of pleasure...Patty's already raring to go for another round (what is she, powered by the sun?) before Bullethead pops up to comment on how Alberto is "enjoying" the festival. Alberto fails at playing it cool, complete with the dreaded "It was nice meeting you, Ms. Montemar" gag, before bailing to theoretically go get a beer.
Ah, and there's Irene (still rocking the gargantuan Reina tiara, which makes her look like a bitchy Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) with Antonia asking why she just gave her son away to the competition. It's all part of the plan, according to Antonia; she needed time to figure out her next move, and this gives her some. And Irene's got no choice anyway, since she's not woman enough to beat Gaby. Antonia then goes to find Ale, who's just getting done showing off his girl to the British investors (in English, which Gaby admits she doesn't understand) before letting them run off for drinks. Ale is still skeptical of Mom; she's always shown no regard for the people of SPDO, so why announce their engagement to them? Antonia replies that it was to show how genuine her remorse was--what better way to demonstrate it than by announcing his good news to the town? She knows she can be...difficult...when things don't go her way (your laugh here), but again the most important thing is her son's happiness. At least she doesn't get to use the Jedi hand wave before Ale takes her to go talk to the investors.
Gaston manages to locate Diego--he's frantically packing in his hotel room. Gaston wants to know why Diego apparently ditched him and CL back in the bar, but Diego's all got-to-get-out twitchy; he apologizes to him and by proxy CL, for he won't be able to help them after all. He's got important things in his future, he says, and he can't be taken down by a provincial issue--and on that note he exits, with a confused Gaston in his wake.
La Patrona: martes (p. 2)
La Dorada: Julio and Anibal brighten Antonia's long day by reporting to her on the confirmation of her suspicions--there's a massive amount of gold in El Chamuco. Anibal notes that he's already working on a "solution" for getting a mine set up in her name, and Julio notes that she's the only Beltran who "wears the name with dignity." Antonia suggests that she could open the La Dorada Mining Company, and the Axis goes ahead and toasts to that; normally as usual I'd be wishing for them to die, but they get a pass today (more on that later).
Afterwards Antonia sends Bullethead to bring David to her, right before Ale shows up inevitably wondering what her game is. Antonia runs regret.exe again and sticks to her new party line, Reconciliation Is Good (especially since he's already spent so much time away from her--of course she doesn't want that happening again!); Ale in turn notes that nobody twists her arm, since she was so insistent about Fernando marrying Julia. "See?" goes the Ice Queen; "Look how that turned out. I'm trying to learn from my mistakes and support your decisions. Give me a chance!" (Jedi hand wave implied.)
At the fair Bullethead finds David and Max; David is trying his hand at a pellet gun game and missing. Bullethead gives him advice on steadying the gun--no doubt from experience--and David hits his target. Bullethead then "asks" him to come with him; Max's inevitable "David doesn't go anywhere without me!" lasts about five seconds. David thus goes to Antonia, who schmoozes him a little before telling him about a raffle to be held at the festival later; she gives him a "special" raffle ticket, and since we all can see where that's headed we'll just FF>>>
Casa del Suarez: Gaby pops in to freshen up, with Fran in tow still talking about Antonia. Fran's in full distrust mode, and even suggests a form of protection against the evil eye that surrounds her; Gaby once again bahs at Fran's brujality, and insists that she has to give Antonia a chance. Fran reminds her that only a few days ago the Ice Queen was trying to bribe her into leaving town, but Gaby stands firm--Antonia trying to make up with her is like Fran trying to do it before, and she doesn't want to go down that road again. Antonia's changed, yo! "Like a snake shedding its skin," goes Fran.
And in the cantina apparently just around from the festival, Prudencia has taken up the challenge of talking Julia down from her boozy metaphorical ledge. Of course, her idea of that is "Do you want people thinking you're a classless, indecent drunk?" Julia invokes the mighty cállate! and puts Prudencia on drunken, delusional blast for her obession with el maldita decencia; she's tired of hearing it, and she's miserable because of it! She was raised as a total prude, which got her nowhere because of "those tramps" who are still winning because they're sleeping around with everybody! (This probably explains Patty the Energizer Bunny too, when you think about it.) Julia gains a little sympathy when she admits that Fer calls her mala noche in bed, and a little more when we get our first genuine closeup of Prudencia; I'm thinking she could give Antonia a serious run for the title of Ice Queen, provided she turns out to have killed someone in her past or something.
A few tables over Gaston and CL are getting very drunk and wondering why Diego just bailed on them. CL even paid for his plane ticket on top of telling him what he did, so he's really pissed. Gaston (who's one of those hand-waving, table-thumping drunks) comments that Diego seemed really scared when he saw him, as if he had been threatened--but he swears that he hasn't been threatened, and that he will be by CL's side no matter what. Famous last words, pal.
La Dorada: Julio and Anibal brighten Antonia's long day by reporting to her on the confirmation of her suspicions--there's a massive amount of gold in El Chamuco. Anibal notes that he's already working on a "solution" for getting a mine set up in her name, and Julio notes that she's the only Beltran who "wears the name with dignity." Antonia suggests that she could open the La Dorada Mining Company, and the Axis goes ahead and toasts to that; normally as usual I'd be wishing for them to die, but they get a pass today (more on that later).
Afterwards Antonia sends Bullethead to bring David to her, right before Ale shows up inevitably wondering what her game is. Antonia runs regret.exe again and sticks to her new party line, Reconciliation Is Good (especially since he's already spent so much time away from her--of course she doesn't want that happening again!); Ale in turn notes that nobody twists her arm, since she was so insistent about Fernando marrying Julia. "See?" goes the Ice Queen; "Look how that turned out. I'm trying to learn from my mistakes and support your decisions. Give me a chance!" (Jedi hand wave implied.)
At the fair Bullethead finds David and Max; David is trying his hand at a pellet gun game and missing. Bullethead gives him advice on steadying the gun--no doubt from experience--and David hits his target. Bullethead then "asks" him to come with him; Max's inevitable "David doesn't go anywhere without me!" lasts about five seconds. David thus goes to Antonia, who schmoozes him a little before telling him about a raffle to be held at the festival later; she gives him a "special" raffle ticket, and since we all can see where that's headed we'll just FF>>>
Casa del Suarez: Gaby pops in to freshen up, with Fran in tow still talking about Antonia. Fran's in full distrust mode, and even suggests a form of protection against the evil eye that surrounds her; Gaby once again bahs at Fran's brujality, and insists that she has to give Antonia a chance. Fran reminds her that only a few days ago the Ice Queen was trying to bribe her into leaving town, but Gaby stands firm--Antonia trying to make up with her is like Fran trying to do it before, and she doesn't want to go down that road again. Antonia's changed, yo! "Like a snake shedding its skin," goes Fran.
And in the cantina apparently just around from the festival, Prudencia has taken up the challenge of talking Julia down from her boozy metaphorical ledge. Of course, her idea of that is "Do you want people thinking you're a classless, indecent drunk?" Julia invokes the mighty cállate! and puts Prudencia on drunken, delusional blast for her obession with el maldita decencia; she's tired of hearing it, and she's miserable because of it! She was raised as a total prude, which got her nowhere because of "those tramps" who are still winning because they're sleeping around with everybody! (This probably explains Patty the Energizer Bunny too, when you think about it.) Julia gains a little sympathy when she admits that Fer calls her mala noche in bed, and a little more when we get our first genuine closeup of Prudencia; I'm thinking she could give Antonia a serious run for the title of Ice Queen, provided she turns out to have killed someone in her past or something.
A few tables over Gaston and CL are getting very drunk and wondering why Diego just bailed on them. CL even paid for his plane ticket on top of telling him what he did, so he's really pissed. Gaston (who's one of those hand-waving, table-thumping drunks) comments that Diego seemed really scared when he saw him, as if he had been threatened--but he swears that he hasn't been threatened, and that he will be by CL's side no matter what. Famous last words, pal.
La Patrona: martes (p. 3)
A little later Gaston's paramour--whose name is actually Hortensia--and Gaby pop in to check on their men. Gaston's still awake and ranting about "times where men have to face things as men"; CL's mostly asleep, but Gaby wakes him up and tries to get him out of there. This goes to hell when Julia lumbers over and goes "Yoooouuuuu!" at Gaby, who's no doubt there just to provoke and/or boink all the men in the joint--and never mind if they're married or not, since that doesn't matter to her. Like with Julia's marido...and whack goes Julia to Gaby's face.
Gaby reacts to that as expected--yell, grab, shove--before Julio and a cop run in and pull them apart. Julia is still raving about Gaby, complete with "Look at how she dresses--like she wants them to sleep with her!" (thanks for the meta humor, show) as Prudencia runs up and declares that Gaby actually started it, which earns her a lovely impactada face from Gaby. Julio has the cop drag Gaby off to jail for disrespecting the primer dama of SPDO, let alone his daughter...no, still no death wishes for any of them. We'll get there.
Quick detour back to the mine where Ale, Manuel and Alberto are just wrapping up a meeting with the Brits--they're apparently on board with his plan to revamp the mine. Ale has Alberto escort them on a walkthrough, and tells Manuel to hold down the fort. He's going back to town for his girl, of course.
Outside, Hortensia is guiding Gaston and CL along. Gaston and CL are ranting about how Antonia Guerra is the reason there's no justice in SPDO, how she killed "both bosses"--and how this needs to get out to the people. Gaston takes this drunk-literally, and Hortensia isn't able to stop him from hijacking the festival PA system to yell that Antonia and the authorities are evil before Chief Lizardo shows up with some officers to take him away. Gaston yells for Hortensia to go home while being dragged away, which she does...with Lizardo watching her. This leads to Gaston being locked up in a cell next to Gaby with a following CL wondering what Gaby did; Gaby tells him to go find Ale to get her out of jail.
While they're stuck there, Gaston refers to Gaby as patrona. Gaby wonders about that, and he admits that he's working for CL and thus her...but not on what.
LD: Prudencia and Patty bring Julia home. Prudencia's still hot about how Gaby can rot in jail for messing with her daughter, but Patty is skeptical; Gaby's not an instigator, according to her, but the kind of girl who reacts when pushed. Besides, Julia's drunk and already hated Gaby...so "the devil probably came out of her." Julia bahs at that--the only devil around is Gaby--before calling Patty a traitor for supporting Gaby instead of her own sister. Cue Pru: "I told you to support your sister! And where the heck were you, anyway?" Patty keeps mum about her impromptu freak session and instead urges Julia to practice acceptance--Gaby's going to marry Ale, and if the "unbearable" Antonia Guerra can accept her, why can't she?
La rosa de Guadelupe, Edicion Novela: back to the festival, where Antonia is announcing the aforementioned raffle for the chldren of SPDO...yup, it's for a shiny new laptop. Max and an eager David are in the crowd; Max asks David why Antonia wanted to see him, and David manages to make "Why's it important to you?" sound far bitchier than I would have expected--even for him. Max walks off after that, declaring that he doesn't hang around with cheaters.
A little later Gaston's paramour--whose name is actually Hortensia--and Gaby pop in to check on their men. Gaston's still awake and ranting about "times where men have to face things as men"; CL's mostly asleep, but Gaby wakes him up and tries to get him out of there. This goes to hell when Julia lumbers over and goes "Yoooouuuuu!" at Gaby, who's no doubt there just to provoke and/or boink all the men in the joint--and never mind if they're married or not, since that doesn't matter to her. Like with Julia's marido...and whack goes Julia to Gaby's face.
Gaby reacts to that as expected--yell, grab, shove--before Julio and a cop run in and pull them apart. Julia is still raving about Gaby, complete with "Look at how she dresses--like she wants them to sleep with her!" (thanks for the meta humor, show) as Prudencia runs up and declares that Gaby actually started it, which earns her a lovely impactada face from Gaby. Julio has the cop drag Gaby off to jail for disrespecting the primer dama of SPDO, let alone his daughter...no, still no death wishes for any of them. We'll get there.
Quick detour back to the mine where Ale, Manuel and Alberto are just wrapping up a meeting with the Brits--they're apparently on board with his plan to revamp the mine. Ale has Alberto escort them on a walkthrough, and tells Manuel to hold down the fort. He's going back to town for his girl, of course.
Outside, Hortensia is guiding Gaston and CL along. Gaston and CL are ranting about how Antonia Guerra is the reason there's no justice in SPDO, how she killed "both bosses"--and how this needs to get out to the people. Gaston takes this drunk-literally, and Hortensia isn't able to stop him from hijacking the festival PA system to yell that Antonia and the authorities are evil before Chief Lizardo shows up with some officers to take him away. Gaston yells for Hortensia to go home while being dragged away, which she does...with Lizardo watching her. This leads to Gaston being locked up in a cell next to Gaby with a following CL wondering what Gaby did; Gaby tells him to go find Ale to get her out of jail.
While they're stuck there, Gaston refers to Gaby as patrona. Gaby wonders about that, and he admits that he's working for CL and thus her...but not on what.
LD: Prudencia and Patty bring Julia home. Prudencia's still hot about how Gaby can rot in jail for messing with her daughter, but Patty is skeptical; Gaby's not an instigator, according to her, but the kind of girl who reacts when pushed. Besides, Julia's drunk and already hated Gaby...so "the devil probably came out of her." Julia bahs at that--the only devil around is Gaby--before calling Patty a traitor for supporting Gaby instead of her own sister. Cue Pru: "I told you to support your sister! And where the heck were you, anyway?" Patty keeps mum about her impromptu freak session and instead urges Julia to practice acceptance--Gaby's going to marry Ale, and if the "unbearable" Antonia Guerra can accept her, why can't she?
La rosa de Guadelupe, Edicion Novela: back to the festival, where Antonia is announcing the aforementioned raffle for the chldren of SPDO...yup, it's for a shiny new laptop. Max and an eager David are in the crowd; Max asks David why Antonia wanted to see him, and David manages to make "Why's it important to you?" sound far bitchier than I would have expected--even for him. Max walks off after that, declaring that he doesn't hang around with cheaters.
La Patrona: martes (p. 4)
Antonia goes ahead and "randomly" draws David's ticket number from a bowl. David is all bouncy ecstatic about his new laptop, and after thanking Antonia ("I did it all for you," she says, and I'm still thinking she could actually eat him) he runs off to show his mother. All of this is witnessed by Lucas, the leader of the Escuela 153 Bandits, who's been staring at David across three or four scenes like he wants to go all Ed Gein on him...which suddenly makes perfect sesnse when Lucas runs to his father, who turns out to be Guillen, and whines about how David cheated and won the laptop. Guillen naturally says he's just like his mother--they want everything--and orders Lucas to show "the slut's son" that Lucas Guillen is his father's son.
Meanwhile David gets home with the laptop, just in time for Max to call him a cheater again. David retorts that it's not his fault la patrona gave him the laptop, though at least he's not envious like Max is; this is interrupted by Fran, who wants to know why he called Max envious. And instead of the usual defiant bitchfacing and pouting (or at least locking himself in his room and finally watching some Soñadoras) David takes his new laptop and leaves the house. Yay plot contrivance, since Lucas and some of his gang catch up to the "cheating dwarf" and demands he hand over the laptop. David obviously has to run, so he runs.
He runs all the way to the mine, with more banditos in pursuit (Lucas picked up some extras on the way, and he tells them there's a reward for finding David). Naturally, this leads him up some stairs into a prohibido el paso area, and then out onto a support beam when the banditos find him. (To his credit Lucas is all "Get back here, you're going to kill yourself!" when David does this.) Does David slip and end up dangling from that support beam, while his precious laptop dashes itself to pieces far below? Is the sky blue?
LD: Julia is refusing some coffee from Prudencia, saying she wants to understand how alcohol affects Fer--how it clouds his mind, makes him chase after Gaby... Patty notes that that's just it--he's chasing her, not vice versa. Julia insists that Fer loves her, that Gaby is just "egging him on" and that Fer would defend her if he knew what she (that is, Gaby) did to her today. Patty has another "I tried, folks" moment when she admits that she's tired of how Julia refuses to accept reality (accompanied by what I think is supposed to be "Prudencia looks disapprovingly at Patty," but instead is "alien Prudencia clone tries to understand human interactions"). Julia finally declares that she's not going to let Gaby take her place, and wobbles off down the hall.
Ice Ice Baby: Ale runs into CL outside the cantina (after a brief encounter with Guillen and Ramon inside), who explains about Gaby's arrest. They end up at City Hall with Antonia, where she insists that Julio release Gaby; Julio reiterates that Gaby disrespected his wife, etc., though both Ale and CL insist that Julia really started it. Antonia orders that Gaby be released, which she is, though Julio draws the line when CL insists Gaston be released as well; they're different crimes, and here he is the law. Man, our suspension of disbelief on that didn't even start on this show.
Antonia then says that Julia should be in jail, since she started the whole thing; Gaby is all "No, that's all right, let's just let it go."
Antonia goes ahead and "randomly" draws David's ticket number from a bowl. David is all bouncy ecstatic about his new laptop, and after thanking Antonia ("I did it all for you," she says, and I'm still thinking she could actually eat him) he runs off to show his mother. All of this is witnessed by Lucas, the leader of the Escuela 153 Bandits, who's been staring at David across three or four scenes like he wants to go all Ed Gein on him...which suddenly makes perfect sesnse when Lucas runs to his father, who turns out to be Guillen, and whines about how David cheated and won the laptop. Guillen naturally says he's just like his mother--they want everything--and orders Lucas to show "the slut's son" that Lucas Guillen is his father's son.
Meanwhile David gets home with the laptop, just in time for Max to call him a cheater again. David retorts that it's not his fault la patrona gave him the laptop, though at least he's not envious like Max is; this is interrupted by Fran, who wants to know why he called Max envious. And instead of the usual defiant bitchfacing and pouting (or at least locking himself in his room and finally watching some Soñadoras) David takes his new laptop and leaves the house. Yay plot contrivance, since Lucas and some of his gang catch up to the "cheating dwarf" and demands he hand over the laptop. David obviously has to run, so he runs.
He runs all the way to the mine, with more banditos in pursuit (Lucas picked up some extras on the way, and he tells them there's a reward for finding David). Naturally, this leads him up some stairs into a prohibido el paso area, and then out onto a support beam when the banditos find him. (To his credit Lucas is all "Get back here, you're going to kill yourself!" when David does this.) Does David slip and end up dangling from that support beam, while his precious laptop dashes itself to pieces far below? Is the sky blue?
LD: Julia is refusing some coffee from Prudencia, saying she wants to understand how alcohol affects Fer--how it clouds his mind, makes him chase after Gaby... Patty notes that that's just it--he's chasing her, not vice versa. Julia insists that Fer loves her, that Gaby is just "egging him on" and that Fer would defend her if he knew what she (that is, Gaby) did to her today. Patty has another "I tried, folks" moment when she admits that she's tired of how Julia refuses to accept reality (accompanied by what I think is supposed to be "Prudencia looks disapprovingly at Patty," but instead is "alien Prudencia clone tries to understand human interactions"). Julia finally declares that she's not going to let Gaby take her place, and wobbles off down the hall.
Ice Ice Baby: Ale runs into CL outside the cantina (after a brief encounter with Guillen and Ramon inside), who explains about Gaby's arrest. They end up at City Hall with Antonia, where she insists that Julio release Gaby; Julio reiterates that Gaby disrespected his wife, etc., though both Ale and CL insist that Julia really started it. Antonia orders that Gaby be released, which she is, though Julio draws the line when CL insists Gaston be released as well; they're different crimes, and here he is the law. Man, our suspension of disbelief on that didn't even start on this show.
Antonia then says that Julia should be in jail, since she started the whole thing; Gaby is all "No, that's all right, let's just let it go."
La Patrona: martes (p. 5)
That Jedi hand wave is implied again as Antonia insists that this mistake will never happen again and that she'll go talk to Julia, but "decides not to" at Gaby's urging; she in turn goes "Now I see why my son fell for you" and urges them to go back to the festival. They do, and once they're gone the Ice Queen stops Julio from apologizing to her for the whole thing; he actually just did her a huge favor. And this is where she should go
If there was a problem, yo, I'll solve it;
Check out the dress while my henchmen resolve it.
Death Wish Goes Here: Hortensia is back at San Pedro FM doing dishes when she gets interrupted by the doorbell; it's Lizardo, who was in the neighborhood and thought they could finally have that "coffee". Hortensia tells him he has no right to be there; "This town gave me the right," he retorts, and insists that she relax--they can have a lot of fun if she "cooperates." Hortensia responds to that with a knee in the junk and runs to another room, where we see her frantically holding the doors against his efforts to get in.
The next time we see Lizardo, he's disheveled and coming out of that same room. He also has a blood stain on his shirt, which he covers with his jacket before hightailing it away from SPFM. He ultimately ends up at the cantina, working on an entire bottle of vodka with a haunted look on his face, and he flashbacks to when he got into the room with Hortensia. Hortensia tried like crazy to fight him off, complete with breaking a vase over his head, before he ultimately punched her and sent her headfirst into a support column; down she went with him crying muñeca! over her, and back in the present Lizardo downs another glass and continues to look haunted. This is noticed by Julio, who tells him to stop drinking on the job; Lizardo quietly informs him that "a serious thing" just happened--he might have killed Gaston's novia.
This is seemingly confirmed when Gaston is released from jail ("That's the first time justice has been served in San Pedro") and goes home to find a wrecked living room and Hortensia lying on the floor, eyes open. As our own Urban Anthropologist would say, Lagarto is now due for Karmageddon.
SPDO: Irene, still rocking the antenna farm tiara, kicks off the festival dance--but instead of dancing with her father, she chooses Ale. Ale goes along with it, though his subsequent dance with his preferred partner is cut short when Lucas and a bandito run in yelling for David's mother. Lucas explains about David's predicament and how his father put him up to going after David in the first place, Gaby freaks, and they plus Ale and some extras haul ass for the mine.
LD: Julia eventually makes her way to Antonia's bedroom, where after some searching she locates a business card for the rehab center Fer is at (we briefly see Fer there, perched on a bench and looking miserable). Irene runs into her in the middle of drunk-dialing the place to tell Fer about what that estúpida did to her, and Irene eggs her on: tell him about what Ale's about to do to him by marrying Gaby, too!
Back at the mine, it's Ale who machos up to save David by climbing up a girder to him and lowering him down on a rope. Gaby's relief at her son being safe and sound lasts about one minute before she gets supremely pissed; she rushes back to the festival, hijacks the PA system, and yells about how her son almost died. But she doesn't hold the children responsible. Instead, she rails against their fathers--the men who taught them to discriminate, hate women, and prey on the weak. (Seriously, that's half the cast of the show.) And she wraps it all up by screaming that if anything happens to any member of her family she'll kill the guilty party with her bare hands. Even if she's gonna die, they're going down first.
That Jedi hand wave is implied again as Antonia insists that this mistake will never happen again and that she'll go talk to Julia, but "decides not to" at Gaby's urging; she in turn goes "Now I see why my son fell for you" and urges them to go back to the festival. They do, and once they're gone the Ice Queen stops Julio from apologizing to her for the whole thing; he actually just did her a huge favor. And this is where she should go
If there was a problem, yo, I'll solve it;
Check out the dress while my henchmen resolve it.
Death Wish Goes Here: Hortensia is back at San Pedro FM doing dishes when she gets interrupted by the doorbell; it's Lizardo, who was in the neighborhood and thought they could finally have that "coffee". Hortensia tells him he has no right to be there; "This town gave me the right," he retorts, and insists that she relax--they can have a lot of fun if she "cooperates." Hortensia responds to that with a knee in the junk and runs to another room, where we see her frantically holding the doors against his efforts to get in.
The next time we see Lizardo, he's disheveled and coming out of that same room. He also has a blood stain on his shirt, which he covers with his jacket before hightailing it away from SPFM. He ultimately ends up at the cantina, working on an entire bottle of vodka with a haunted look on his face, and he flashbacks to when he got into the room with Hortensia. Hortensia tried like crazy to fight him off, complete with breaking a vase over his head, before he ultimately punched her and sent her headfirst into a support column; down she went with him crying muñeca! over her, and back in the present Lizardo downs another glass and continues to look haunted. This is noticed by Julio, who tells him to stop drinking on the job; Lizardo quietly informs him that "a serious thing" just happened--he might have killed Gaston's novia.
This is seemingly confirmed when Gaston is released from jail ("That's the first time justice has been served in San Pedro") and goes home to find a wrecked living room and Hortensia lying on the floor, eyes open. As our own Urban Anthropologist would say, Lagarto is now due for Karmageddon.
SPDO: Irene, still rocking the antenna farm tiara, kicks off the festival dance--but instead of dancing with her father, she chooses Ale. Ale goes along with it, though his subsequent dance with his preferred partner is cut short when Lucas and a bandito run in yelling for David's mother. Lucas explains about David's predicament and how his father put him up to going after David in the first place, Gaby freaks, and they plus Ale and some extras haul ass for the mine.
LD: Julia eventually makes her way to Antonia's bedroom, where after some searching she locates a business card for the rehab center Fer is at (we briefly see Fer there, perched on a bench and looking miserable). Irene runs into her in the middle of drunk-dialing the place to tell Fer about what that estúpida did to her, and Irene eggs her on: tell him about what Ale's about to do to him by marrying Gaby, too!
Back at the mine, it's Ale who machos up to save David by climbing up a girder to him and lowering him down on a rope. Gaby's relief at her son being safe and sound lasts about one minute before she gets supremely pissed; she rushes back to the festival, hijacks the PA system, and yells about how her son almost died. But she doesn't hold the children responsible. Instead, she rails against their fathers--the men who taught them to discriminate, hate women, and prey on the weak. (Seriously, that's half the cast of the show.) And she wraps it all up by screaming that if anything happens to any member of her family she'll kill the guilty party with her bare hands. Even if she's gonna die, they're going down first.
LA PATRONA
Thanks again, Bill. Loved the snark!
We are now in the baddies win every round phase of this show. I'm sure Gaston will promptly be arrested for killing his girlfriend, thus thwarting his efforts to help El Tigre on his mine claim.
I'm wondering if David will change his attitude toward Ale at all since he saved him from going splat. I still can't stand the kid.
Thanks again, Bill. Loved the snark!
We are now in the baddies win every round phase of this show. I'm sure Gaston will promptly be arrested for killing his girlfriend, thus thwarting his efforts to help El Tigre on his mine claim.
I'm wondering if David will change his attitude toward Ale at all since he saved him from going splat. I still can't stand the kid.
MADE IN CARTEGENA, Monday
As the acetylene torch gets closer and closer to burning through the SUV holding the Santa Helena, Vicente and Imanuol find the bad guys, arriving well before the cops. Both are wearing body armor, but Vicente refuses a gun. Imanuol has an assault weapon, and showers the bandits with bullets. Agua Mala is initially too scared to shoot back (almost looks as if he peed in his pants), but Max and Blatcho finally get him to start firing, too, along with Mireya. No one's hit, but Imanuol has them pinnned down. Torres and the cops arrive, and are just about to move in, when the bandit yell out, we'll kill the hostages! They have the two drivers. One is tied up, sticking out the sunroof of a car, and they start to slowly move out. The cops want to take them out, but Vicente says he doesn't want the Santa Helena to be tied to any more deaths. He even moves an SUV out of their way. On his monitor, Harvey sees they're surrounded, and tells them to leave. The cops reluctantly let all the bad guys escape, to save the hostages. The good news is, they never did get the Santa Helena!
Meanwhile, Flora and Watusi dance, but their dance is full of anger. They're pushing each other, turning away from each other. They've said earlier the champeta just reflects one's inner feelings, and it shows here. Their dance is very exciting, but strange since their faces aren't happy at all. Back in the dressing room, Flora begs Watusi to listen to her. He can't understand why she wasn't there, what was so important? Again, she can't really tell, just says, the dance school. Something came up at the last minute, and I had to resolve it. Again, he's frustrated and furious. They come out for the judging. Of the six couples, only two will pass to the finals. Early on, the judge announces that Celina and her partner have made it. And in the end, Flora and Watusi are in, too, just barely! Harvey happens to look at his monitor of the Bazurto just then, Flora made it to the dance contest?
Flora is summoned to Harvey's office, where he gives her the third degree, but she insists she stayed at the dance contest, did all she could. As she walks out, Celina stops her to warn her she's going to lose Watusi. Thanks. Vicente and Imanuol take the Santa Helena back to his office, maybe it'll stay at the bank. Harvey has meanwhile called in his crew, again Vicente Dominguez appeared, one of you has to be a snitch. But they can't figure out who it could be.
Flora and Dixon are talking at home when Cando calls. He says he's getting out no matter what, which upsets her, since she knows he means an escape. Harvey's crew are all suspicious of each other, Blatcho is playing with a hand grenade, pulls the pin and hands it to Mireya, who coolly just holds it. Sitting on a hammock at sunset, Flora and Watusi make up.
Sofia has been accepted at a dance school in France. Vicente comes in, apologizing, but she's too mad at him. When she tells him about the dance school, he's opposed, they should be together, he cares about her. But she's not moved, and walks out. Imanuol points out to Vicente that in obsessing about his job, and obsessing in raising Sofia, controlling her life, he's doing a bad job at both. And he's punishing himself for the loss of his wife, which ends up punishing Sofia. You have to let Sofia make her own decisions, even if she goes to France, says Imanuol.
As the acetylene torch gets closer and closer to burning through the SUV holding the Santa Helena, Vicente and Imanuol find the bad guys, arriving well before the cops. Both are wearing body armor, but Vicente refuses a gun. Imanuol has an assault weapon, and showers the bandits with bullets. Agua Mala is initially too scared to shoot back (almost looks as if he peed in his pants), but Max and Blatcho finally get him to start firing, too, along with Mireya. No one's hit, but Imanuol has them pinnned down. Torres and the cops arrive, and are just about to move in, when the bandit yell out, we'll kill the hostages! They have the two drivers. One is tied up, sticking out the sunroof of a car, and they start to slowly move out. The cops want to take them out, but Vicente says he doesn't want the Santa Helena to be tied to any more deaths. He even moves an SUV out of their way. On his monitor, Harvey sees they're surrounded, and tells them to leave. The cops reluctantly let all the bad guys escape, to save the hostages. The good news is, they never did get the Santa Helena!
Meanwhile, Flora and Watusi dance, but their dance is full of anger. They're pushing each other, turning away from each other. They've said earlier the champeta just reflects one's inner feelings, and it shows here. Their dance is very exciting, but strange since their faces aren't happy at all. Back in the dressing room, Flora begs Watusi to listen to her. He can't understand why she wasn't there, what was so important? Again, she can't really tell, just says, the dance school. Something came up at the last minute, and I had to resolve it. Again, he's frustrated and furious. They come out for the judging. Of the six couples, only two will pass to the finals. Early on, the judge announces that Celina and her partner have made it. And in the end, Flora and Watusi are in, too, just barely! Harvey happens to look at his monitor of the Bazurto just then, Flora made it to the dance contest?
Flora is summoned to Harvey's office, where he gives her the third degree, but she insists she stayed at the dance contest, did all she could. As she walks out, Celina stops her to warn her she's going to lose Watusi. Thanks. Vicente and Imanuol take the Santa Helena back to his office, maybe it'll stay at the bank. Harvey has meanwhile called in his crew, again Vicente Dominguez appeared, one of you has to be a snitch. But they can't figure out who it could be.
Flora and Dixon are talking at home when Cando calls. He says he's getting out no matter what, which upsets her, since she knows he means an escape. Harvey's crew are all suspicious of each other, Blatcho is playing with a hand grenade, pulls the pin and hands it to Mireya, who coolly just holds it. Sitting on a hammock at sunset, Flora and Watusi make up.
Sofia has been accepted at a dance school in France. Vicente comes in, apologizing, but she's too mad at him. When she tells him about the dance school, he's opposed, they should be together, he cares about her. But she's not moved, and walks out. Imanuol points out to Vicente that in obsessing about his job, and obsessing in raising Sofia, controlling her life, he's doing a bad job at both. And he's punishing himself for the loss of his wife, which ends up punishing Sofia. You have to let Sofia make her own decisions, even if she goes to France, says Imanuol.
MADE IN CARTEGENA, Monday part 2
I guess the crew didn't blow themselves up. Flora asks to speak to Harvey in private. She asks him to pay for a place for the beach kids to practice dance. This will allay suspicions, she says, of people wondering why she isn't with the kids and Watusi as much as before. Harvey agrees, if Flora will change strategy. Instead of trying to get close to Sofia, she has to try to get close to Vicente! Uh oh.
Flora gives the good news to the kids, Watusi and Sabroso, but they're dubious, Harvey never gives anything away for free. But they go to the place for dancing, and it's on the beach and not in good shape at all. At first they're disappointed, but maybe they can spruce it up. Harvey calls, once again Flora has to leave, once again Watu is disappointed. She's escorted to the rich kids beach area, changing into her rich kid clothes in the car as Max ogles her. She meets up with Sofia, Pablo and Marcos. But Celina just happens to be in the same area, talking to a promoter about her idea to organize parties for his clients (just regular parties, I don't think it's anything sinister). She spies Flora with the rich kids, and calls Watusi, hi Watu, you won't believe what I'm looking at!
I guess the crew didn't blow themselves up. Flora asks to speak to Harvey in private. She asks him to pay for a place for the beach kids to practice dance. This will allay suspicions, she says, of people wondering why she isn't with the kids and Watusi as much as before. Harvey agrees, if Flora will change strategy. Instead of trying to get close to Sofia, she has to try to get close to Vicente! Uh oh.
Flora gives the good news to the kids, Watusi and Sabroso, but they're dubious, Harvey never gives anything away for free. But they go to the place for dancing, and it's on the beach and not in good shape at all. At first they're disappointed, but maybe they can spruce it up. Harvey calls, once again Flora has to leave, once again Watu is disappointed. She's escorted to the rich kids beach area, changing into her rich kid clothes in the car as Max ogles her. She meets up with Sofia, Pablo and Marcos. But Celina just happens to be in the same area, talking to a promoter about her idea to organize parties for his clients (just regular parties, I don't think it's anything sinister). She spies Flora with the rich kids, and calls Watusi, hi Watu, you won't believe what I'm looking at!
MADE IN CARTEGENA, Tuesday
Watusi comes to where Celina is watching the rich kids. She tells him, look at your girlfriend now! At this point Marcos has his arm around Flora, posing for a picture. It certainly looks as if he's her boyfriend. Watusi is incensed. He doesn't see Flora push Marcos away, he was getting a little grabby. When the group of rich kids comes down to the beach, he starts attacking Marcos. He yells that he's Flora's boyfriend, tell them, Flora! But Flora can't. She gulps, and says, he's drunk, I don't even know him. Watusi is destroyed as security throws him and Celina off the rich beach. Later, Flora admits to Sofia she knows the guy, but they grew up together, and now he's in love with her. But she just wants to get rid of him.
Having failed to get the Santa Helena, Agua Mala puts fingers to keyboard, and before you know it, he's wrought chaos on the Bank. Money is going in and out of accounts. And it can't be traced. The bad guys call the news, say the bank is losing everyone's savings. Vicente, Imanuol and Silvia try to stop the damage. People are even demonstrating outside the bank offices, give us our life savings back! In the end, they get the money back, and stop the computer hacking, but several big clients decided to withdraw their accounts, and I think Vicente has to personally cover some of the losses.
In the jail, the guard Perez goes to check out Cande's cell, and is just about to discover the hole he's digging in the ceiling, covered up by a poster. Cande has to fake sickness, forcing himself to throw up, to stop the inspection. He later tells Titi and Profe the plan won't work, it's too slow. They decide to get a tool from the metal shop that could greatly speed up things. The plan is for Titi to cause a diversion, while Cande takes the tool. First problem, Perez doesn't want Cande there, moves him somewhere else, assigning another guy to help Titi with a big machine. Tite works it so the new guy gets his hand all bloody, and Perez has to bring back Cande. Titi creates the diversion, and Cande slips the knife/tool into the back of his shoe, into a slit he'd hollowed out. But how to get past the metal detectors? Profe is supposed to put water on the electric system. But just before he can, a guard comes, and he's foiled. He motions to Cande the deal's off. But Cande thinks fast puts another tool in his pocket. When the metal detector goes off, they find the new tool, and Cande's in trouble. But later, we see he got the knife in his shoe through security. They're hoping to get out soon now!
Vicente invites Sofi and Flora to lunch at the club. Flora tries to smooth things over between Sofi and her Dad. Flora's phone rings, and Harvey says go to the ladies room. She does, and is fitted with a wire by Mireya. How do you know about these things, she asks Mireya, amazed. Oh, just picked it up here and there. So back goes Flora, now with a wire. Sofi ends up leaving to meet Marcos, leaving Flora alone with Vicente. Harvey, in her ear, tells her to ask about the robbery. Vicente first tells Flora he really likes her. And how'd you like to see the Santa Helena? Back in the hideout, the boys whoop and cheer. I'd be delighted, replies Flora.
Watusi's been drinking. He calls Celina, come to my house right now. When she does, he gives her a big kiss, and apparently he's going to give her just the loving she needs!
Watusi comes to where Celina is watching the rich kids. She tells him, look at your girlfriend now! At this point Marcos has his arm around Flora, posing for a picture. It certainly looks as if he's her boyfriend. Watusi is incensed. He doesn't see Flora push Marcos away, he was getting a little grabby. When the group of rich kids comes down to the beach, he starts attacking Marcos. He yells that he's Flora's boyfriend, tell them, Flora! But Flora can't. She gulps, and says, he's drunk, I don't even know him. Watusi is destroyed as security throws him and Celina off the rich beach. Later, Flora admits to Sofia she knows the guy, but they grew up together, and now he's in love with her. But she just wants to get rid of him.
Having failed to get the Santa Helena, Agua Mala puts fingers to keyboard, and before you know it, he's wrought chaos on the Bank. Money is going in and out of accounts. And it can't be traced. The bad guys call the news, say the bank is losing everyone's savings. Vicente, Imanuol and Silvia try to stop the damage. People are even demonstrating outside the bank offices, give us our life savings back! In the end, they get the money back, and stop the computer hacking, but several big clients decided to withdraw their accounts, and I think Vicente has to personally cover some of the losses.
In the jail, the guard Perez goes to check out Cande's cell, and is just about to discover the hole he's digging in the ceiling, covered up by a poster. Cande has to fake sickness, forcing himself to throw up, to stop the inspection. He later tells Titi and Profe the plan won't work, it's too slow. They decide to get a tool from the metal shop that could greatly speed up things. The plan is for Titi to cause a diversion, while Cande takes the tool. First problem, Perez doesn't want Cande there, moves him somewhere else, assigning another guy to help Titi with a big machine. Tite works it so the new guy gets his hand all bloody, and Perez has to bring back Cande. Titi creates the diversion, and Cande slips the knife/tool into the back of his shoe, into a slit he'd hollowed out. But how to get past the metal detectors? Profe is supposed to put water on the electric system. But just before he can, a guard comes, and he's foiled. He motions to Cande the deal's off. But Cande thinks fast puts another tool in his pocket. When the metal detector goes off, they find the new tool, and Cande's in trouble. But later, we see he got the knife in his shoe through security. They're hoping to get out soon now!
Vicente invites Sofi and Flora to lunch at the club. Flora tries to smooth things over between Sofi and her Dad. Flora's phone rings, and Harvey says go to the ladies room. She does, and is fitted with a wire by Mireya. How do you know about these things, she asks Mireya, amazed. Oh, just picked it up here and there. So back goes Flora, now with a wire. Sofi ends up leaving to meet Marcos, leaving Flora alone with Vicente. Harvey, in her ear, tells her to ask about the robbery. Vicente first tells Flora he really likes her. And how'd you like to see the Santa Helena? Back in the hideout, the boys whoop and cheer. I'd be delighted, replies Flora.
Watusi's been drinking. He calls Celina, come to my house right now. When she does, he gives her a big kiss, and apparently he's going to give her just the loving she needs!
PABLO ESCOBAR, Miércoles
Emilio has been brought to Pablo's hideout, and the two have a nice heart to heart, Pablo again reminds his son to be the man of the house. He's planning for Emilio, Daniela and Pati to go out of the country, and he'll go to the mountains. But, asks Emilio, can't you say goodbye to Dani and Mom? Pablo breaks down a bit, no son, I can't. But cheer up, I've got a present for you in the bedroom. The “present”is Mireya, in sexy black lingerie. It's time for Emilio to become a man!
September, 1993. Pablo asks Maria Jose (a relative, I think, but she's also cooking for Pablo) if she delivered his letters to Pati. Yes, she did. And even SHE tries to convince Pablo to turn himself in. No effect. We see Pati reading the letters, saying she and the kids will be going to Europe. He has a letter to Dani, too.
He's also written to the government. Ismael and the President agree Escobar is trapped, and it's just a matter of time. They have no intention of giving in to his demands, which include 1) a national reward for the Cali cartel (we see them counting their money), 2) go after the right wing paramilitary guys, since you went after the left wing ones, 3) stop the “criminal police”. I'm disposed, if you do all this, to admit, that if I gave money to kill that minister, I'll recognize it, if I was involved in the death of Rodrigo Bonilla Lara, I'll recognize it, if I was involved with Galán, I''ll recognize it. But as for my family, the US has to reconsider it's unfair position, and allow them to go to the US. Meanwhile, my poor humble parents should have protection by the national army.
We see Enelia, Pati and Daniela sitting down to lunch in their 8th floor apartment. Several hundred yards away, on top of a hill, Libardo has them in the sights of his rocket gun. He and Mauricio would really like to kill Emilio, but they don't see him. Libardo fires, hits the glass, and Enelia is hurt, her neck is bleeding badly. The others are okay. Enelia is taken to the hospital. Pablo hears about this, and goes berserk, breaking things all over his apartment, weeping.
Ismael tells the President his latest plan. They'll allow Pati and the kids to go to Germany, but when they get there, the German government will refuse to allow them in, and send them back on the same plane. Pablo will be desperate. When the family returns, we'll have them under our control, we'll set them up in an apartment. Pablo will contact them, or they'll contact him, either way, their desperation will smoke out Escobar. It goes just according to plan. Mobbed at the Colombian airport by reporters, they spend 19 hours on the plane, only to get turned back in Germany, another 19 hours on the return flight.
Pablo hears about it on the news, drinks milk from the carton, tells Maria Rosa, we're going to bomb Germany, goes to the bathroom and throws up. He's a mess. It's November, 1993, as Pati and the kids, exhausted, are escorted by the army to their new apartment, a government building. Pati breaks down, Emilio comforts her. Pati wants Emilio to pray, but he tells her, the Lord has never helped them. The only one who can help is Dad.
Pablo, on his car phone, calls the apartment building. The police tape recorders start recording. First, he tells the receptionist he's a reporter, but when she won't connect him, he admits he's Pablo Escobar. The cops start tracing him. He tells Pati he's working with various embassies to get them to a country. He talks to Pati, to Emilio and to Daniela. But he knows his three minutes, and when he hangs up, they couldn't trace him. But tomorrow is the Gran Final, and NO ONE can save him now.
Emilio has been brought to Pablo's hideout, and the two have a nice heart to heart, Pablo again reminds his son to be the man of the house. He's planning for Emilio, Daniela and Pati to go out of the country, and he'll go to the mountains. But, asks Emilio, can't you say goodbye to Dani and Mom? Pablo breaks down a bit, no son, I can't. But cheer up, I've got a present for you in the bedroom. The “present”is Mireya, in sexy black lingerie. It's time for Emilio to become a man!
September, 1993. Pablo asks Maria Jose (a relative, I think, but she's also cooking for Pablo) if she delivered his letters to Pati. Yes, she did. And even SHE tries to convince Pablo to turn himself in. No effect. We see Pati reading the letters, saying she and the kids will be going to Europe. He has a letter to Dani, too.
He's also written to the government. Ismael and the President agree Escobar is trapped, and it's just a matter of time. They have no intention of giving in to his demands, which include 1) a national reward for the Cali cartel (we see them counting their money), 2) go after the right wing paramilitary guys, since you went after the left wing ones, 3) stop the “criminal police”. I'm disposed, if you do all this, to admit, that if I gave money to kill that minister, I'll recognize it, if I was involved in the death of Rodrigo Bonilla Lara, I'll recognize it, if I was involved with Galán, I''ll recognize it. But as for my family, the US has to reconsider it's unfair position, and allow them to go to the US. Meanwhile, my poor humble parents should have protection by the national army.
We see Enelia, Pati and Daniela sitting down to lunch in their 8th floor apartment. Several hundred yards away, on top of a hill, Libardo has them in the sights of his rocket gun. He and Mauricio would really like to kill Emilio, but they don't see him. Libardo fires, hits the glass, and Enelia is hurt, her neck is bleeding badly. The others are okay. Enelia is taken to the hospital. Pablo hears about this, and goes berserk, breaking things all over his apartment, weeping.
Ismael tells the President his latest plan. They'll allow Pati and the kids to go to Germany, but when they get there, the German government will refuse to allow them in, and send them back on the same plane. Pablo will be desperate. When the family returns, we'll have them under our control, we'll set them up in an apartment. Pablo will contact them, or they'll contact him, either way, their desperation will smoke out Escobar. It goes just according to plan. Mobbed at the Colombian airport by reporters, they spend 19 hours on the plane, only to get turned back in Germany, another 19 hours on the return flight.
Pablo hears about it on the news, drinks milk from the carton, tells Maria Rosa, we're going to bomb Germany, goes to the bathroom and throws up. He's a mess. It's November, 1993, as Pati and the kids, exhausted, are escorted by the army to their new apartment, a government building. Pati breaks down, Emilio comforts her. Pati wants Emilio to pray, but he tells her, the Lord has never helped them. The only one who can help is Dad.
Pablo, on his car phone, calls the apartment building. The police tape recorders start recording. First, he tells the receptionist he's a reporter, but when she won't connect him, he admits he's Pablo Escobar. The cops start tracing him. He tells Pati he's working with various embassies to get them to a country. He talks to Pati, to Emilio and to Daniela. But he knows his three minutes, and when he hangs up, they couldn't trace him. But tomorrow is the Gran Final, and NO ONE can save him now.
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
Marcos begs Vero to leave but she refuses. She asks why he is scared. He says he wants a peaceful life. No more deaths, letters, Monster boy. Just peace. Vero refuses to throw her career away. But Marcos says that no matter what he will always love her.
At prison Layton says that if Marcos killed 7 children he is capable of killing more. dMart says no. Whoever killed Mari and Tania planned this well. "Zeke gave you the suit. Marcos lives with him." says Layton. dMart says they will talk later. dMart talks to a prison guard to save Alex but the guard says Alex needs to defend himself.
dMart begs the guard to give Alex a knife but the guard leaves. "Youre playing with fire monster boy!" says Layton "Alex needs to learn how to be a man." Caro and Tom throw a party. Nat is not in the mood. But Tom and Caro are able to sweet talk her. The phone rings. Its Ali. But Tom refuses to answer. Ali leaves a message asking for Tom to investigate Vale. Fed walks to his room only for Vale to shoot him, but it was just a nightmare. But Vale really does threaten to kill Laura. Someone creeps up behind Diana, but its just her mom. Sonia suggest to tell dMart about the letters, but Diana says it wont do any good. Nat goes to her room drunk. Caro and Tom follow her and get their freak on! Poor Alex is woken up to shower, but a guard gives him a knife. "Ill get more time" alex says "Youre choice." the guard says. Zeke is still obsessing over Mari when Salva enters and tells him Alis last name isnt Ferrer. Its Farias Ramons daughter. Ali gives another message to Tom he still doesnt answer. Zeke knew Ali was suspicious. Zeke decides to privately investigate her. Toms phone rings. Nat wakes up first "wtf happened?" she asks "What do you think?" asks Tom. Caro wakes up happy. Nat is embarrassed but Caro says she got what she wanted. A 3some, but not with her husband. Marcos asks Varo if Luci killed her brother would she marry him? She thinks it was him all along. Layton tells dMart that prison is like a jungle. Survival of the fittest. dMart suspects Zeke but Layton is still convinced the killer will strike again. Patricia returns to NYC where the monster boy is playing with the roof. CRASH!
Is she alive or dead?
Marcos begs Vero to leave but she refuses. She asks why he is scared. He says he wants a peaceful life. No more deaths, letters, Monster boy. Just peace. Vero refuses to throw her career away. But Marcos says that no matter what he will always love her.
At prison Layton says that if Marcos killed 7 children he is capable of killing more. dMart says no. Whoever killed Mari and Tania planned this well. "Zeke gave you the suit. Marcos lives with him." says Layton. dMart says they will talk later. dMart talks to a prison guard to save Alex but the guard says Alex needs to defend himself.
dMart begs the guard to give Alex a knife but the guard leaves. "Youre playing with fire monster boy!" says Layton "Alex needs to learn how to be a man." Caro and Tom throw a party. Nat is not in the mood. But Tom and Caro are able to sweet talk her. The phone rings. Its Ali. But Tom refuses to answer. Ali leaves a message asking for Tom to investigate Vale. Fed walks to his room only for Vale to shoot him, but it was just a nightmare. But Vale really does threaten to kill Laura. Someone creeps up behind Diana, but its just her mom. Sonia suggest to tell dMart about the letters, but Diana says it wont do any good. Nat goes to her room drunk. Caro and Tom follow her and get their freak on! Poor Alex is woken up to shower, but a guard gives him a knife. "Ill get more time" alex says "Youre choice." the guard says. Zeke is still obsessing over Mari when Salva enters and tells him Alis last name isnt Ferrer. Its Farias Ramons daughter. Ali gives another message to Tom he still doesnt answer. Zeke knew Ali was suspicious. Zeke decides to privately investigate her. Toms phone rings. Nat wakes up first "wtf happened?" she asks "What do you think?" asks Tom. Caro wakes up happy. Nat is embarrassed but Caro says she got what she wanted. A 3some, but not with her husband. Marcos asks Varo if Luci killed her brother would she marry him? She thinks it was him all along. Layton tells dMart that prison is like a jungle. Survival of the fittest. dMart suspects Zeke but Layton is still convinced the killer will strike again. Patricia returns to NYC where the monster boy is playing with the roof. CRASH!
Is she alive or dead?
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 12:36:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 12:36:00 PM EST
HOMBRE,
Thank you so much for making this all possible. I just got caught up today, Thursday at 2 PM. and am ready tonight for El Gran Final. This story is undoubtedly a fascinating and horrifying account of a terrible episode in the history of Columbia - such a beautiful country. I know several people who lived there during this time who have told me about the fear that they, friends or family members experienced.
With great appreciation for all of your hard work and dedication to this project....most sincerely,
Thank you so much for making this all possible. I just got caught up today, Thursday at 2 PM. and am ready tonight for El Gran Final. This story is undoubtedly a fascinating and horrifying account of a terrible episode in the history of Columbia - such a beautiful country. I know several people who lived there during this time who have told me about the fear that they, friends or family members experienced.
With great appreciation for all of your hard work and dedication to this project....most sincerely,
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 1:54:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 1:54:00 PM EST
PASIÓN PROHIBIDA
Anyone watching this? I watched the first episode last night. Monica Spear is good. I might hang around for the relief from narco novelas. Escobar finishes up this week and I'm waaaay behind on Made in Cartagena.
I will say that these writers have a thing for evil older women. The mother, Flavia, in PP is a horror story.
And Jencarlos is NOT playing a good guy. We might have guessed that by the name they've given him. In my experience Bruno is always a baddie.
The daughter of the older man, Ariel, is majorly annoying, borderline incestuous about her father, and is sure to hate the relationship between Monica's character, Bianca, and her father.
Anyone watching this? I watched the first episode last night. Monica Spear is good. I might hang around for the relief from narco novelas. Escobar finishes up this week and I'm waaaay behind on Made in Cartagena.
I will say that these writers have a thing for evil older women. The mother, Flavia, in PP is a horror story.
And Jencarlos is NOT playing a good guy. We might have guessed that by the name they've given him. In my experience Bruno is always a baddie.
The daughter of the older man, Ariel, is majorly annoying, borderline incestuous about her father, and is sure to hate the relationship between Monica's character, Bianca, and her father.
PABLO ESCOBAR
I echo Floridia above in giving you a million thanks, Hombre, for soldiering on through this novela.
Watching Escobar unravel is fascinating. He appears to have almost no self-awareness nor guilt about the fact that HE is the reason his family is suffering.
Last night María José and Citrico exchanged looks and were close to doing finger circles beside their heads when Pablo said he was going to bomb Germany!
I echo Floridia above in giving you a million thanks, Hombre, for soldiering on through this novela.
Watching Escobar unravel is fascinating. He appears to have almost no self-awareness nor guilt about the fact that HE is the reason his family is suffering.
Last night María José and Citrico exchanged looks and were close to doing finger circles beside their heads when Pablo said he was going to bomb Germany!
PASIÓN PROHIBIDA
hi novelera. I am currently liking this more compared to La Patrona. After the 2nd episode, I too am liking Monica Spear (did not watch Flor Salvaje at all). Also liking Jencarlos' character - a scoundrel in a non-annoying way. and yes, I too found Ariel's daughter irritating.
hi novelera. I am currently liking this more compared to La Patrona. After the 2nd episode, I too am liking Monica Spear (did not watch Flor Salvaje at all). Also liking Jencarlos' character - a scoundrel in a non-annoying way. and yes, I too found Ariel's daughter irritating.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 2:26:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 2:26:00 PM EST
Hi novelera and shallowgal,
Yep, watched the first two epis and I am going to stick with Pasion Prohibida. Planning ahead to make the jump over here since Uni's offerings to come are really weak IMHO [saw them for a few weeks in Nov/Dec in Mexico]. PP seems good, and I too like that it doesn't seem to have much potential for violence. A bit of a disconnect with the Flavia character since Rebecca Jones was such a "mensch" in Para Volver A Amar. Where is the theme song and credits tho?
Clara
Yep, watched the first two epis and I am going to stick with Pasion Prohibida. Planning ahead to make the jump over here since Uni's offerings to come are really weak IMHO [saw them for a few weeks in Nov/Dec in Mexico]. PP seems good, and I too like that it doesn't seem to have much potential for violence. A bit of a disconnect with the Flavia character since Rebecca Jones was such a "mensch" in Para Volver A Amar. Where is the theme song and credits tho?
Clara
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:19:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:19:00 PM EST
After the menage a trois last night I think I'm saying good-bye to El Rostro. Is this another "jump the shark" attempt? If I wanted to watch porno, I
would have tuned in to another station. It's not really that good anyway, and I was just watching it because I lhave liked David Chacarro since he was in La Casa. I kept hoping that Natalia would leave the scene which would have been somewhat redemptive, but sadly she did not. Cajun Gringa
Great recap however!
would have tuned in to another station. It's not really that good anyway, and I was just watching it because I lhave liked David Chacarro since he was in La Casa. I kept hoping that Natalia would leave the scene which would have been somewhat redemptive, but sadly she did not. Cajun Gringa
Great recap however!
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:20:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:20:00 PM EST
PASIÓN PROHIBIDA
nice to know you're on board, Clara.
dang! I just re-read my short comment, and I used 'liking' 3times.
nice to know you're on board, Clara.
dang! I just re-read my short comment, and I used 'liking' 3times.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:27:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:27:00 PM EST
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
Good job on the recap, NovelaMan. As Cajun Gringa said, the threesome was kind of hard to take but less offensive that some of the violence we've already seen in this show.
I was surprised to see Patricia back in the game as the likely victim. Hmm. Since Alex was in jail, we can cross him off the list of suspects.
I hope Marcos turns out to be innocent -- and survives to tell the tale. He has emerged as one of the very few sympathetic characters on this show.
Good job on the recap, NovelaMan. As Cajun Gringa said, the threesome was kind of hard to take but less offensive that some of the violence we've already seen in this show.
I was surprised to see Patricia back in the game as the likely victim. Hmm. Since Alex was in jail, we can cross him off the list of suspects.
I hope Marcos turns out to be innocent -- and survives to tell the tale. He has emerged as one of the very few sympathetic characters on this show.
PABLO ESCOBAR -- miércoles
Hombre, me three! You have done an exceptional job on this one. It has been a challenge on so many levels, I know.
Last night I found myself slipping into feeling pity for Escobar and had to keep reminding myself that he brought it all on himself; and he caused far worse suffering in the lives of so many others.
Hombre, me three! You have done an exceptional job on this one. It has been a challenge on so many levels, I know.
Last night I found myself slipping into feeling pity for Escobar and had to keep reminding myself that he brought it all on himself; and he caused far worse suffering in the lives of so many others.
Pasión Prohibida -
hi novelera,
I've watch the first two shows and...
I'm not seeing a real intriguing story here,
plus at this point, I'm a little hung on a few characters, starting with Roberto Vander who plays the old guy Ariel here, but who played the old guy in Los Herederos del Monte, who was dead, but wasn't, but had a stroke, but died anyway, a most unenjoyable character there.
and on Jorge Consejo who plays the newly, kind of wed Nicolás, who also played the nasty Gilberto in
Relaciones Peligrosas, another unenjoyable character.
and the annoying Nina Piamonte, played by Carmen Aub, who also played the young girl who was always cutting herself in Dónde está Elisa.
so I am still shaking out these other novelas,
and I don't think I like Bruno, but I guess we aren't supposed to.
But I will say this, everything I've seen so far was well worth it just to see a very short scene at the end of the second episode, where Mónica Spear looks at her mother's predicament, and quietly does this evil little smile.
hi novelera,
I've watch the first two shows and...
I'm not seeing a real intriguing story here,
plus at this point, I'm a little hung on a few characters, starting with Roberto Vander who plays the old guy Ariel here, but who played the old guy in Los Herederos del Monte, who was dead, but wasn't, but had a stroke, but died anyway, a most unenjoyable character there.
and on Jorge Consejo who plays the newly, kind of wed Nicolás, who also played the nasty Gilberto in
Relaciones Peligrosas, another unenjoyable character.
and the annoying Nina Piamonte, played by Carmen Aub, who also played the young girl who was always cutting herself in Dónde está Elisa.
so I am still shaking out these other novelas,
and I don't think I like Bruno, but I guess we aren't supposed to.
But I will say this, everything I've seen so far was well worth it just to see a very short scene at the end of the second episode, where Mónica Spear looks at her mother's predicament, and quietly does this evil little smile.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 6:31:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 6:31:00 PM EST
La Patrona: miércoles, or
Evil Will Always Triumph Because We Say So
So Gabriela is still railing at the festival crowd about how she'll kill anybody that messes with her family. A fair portion of the crowd (naturally including Lucas and the Pig Posse) starts booing her, which gets her more worked up; she's tired of this maldito town that's out to humiliate her, won't take it any more, yadda yadda...and there goes the microphone stand and pedestal before Alejandro is able to drag her off with her screaming "Damn you!" all the way.
Afterwards, Julio and Lagarto run into Anibal; Anibal totally enjoyed Gaby's freakout, though he naturally has to go "You know, she seems dangerous..." before Lizardo hustles Julio off. And around the corner Ramon is all "Wow, the girl's psycho!" to Guillen, who in turn blames Lucas for making it happen because he didn't do his job. You're a prince, Guillencito. And Antonia and Bullethead show up on the heels of all this, wondering why the party ended early; Anibal tells her that Gaby ended it, and how her son almost died. Antonia looks rather impactada at that.
La Dorada: Julia decides not to call Fernando's rehab facility over Irene's encouragements; even drunk she realizes it probably isn't a good idea to tell him that Gaby's getting married. Irene argues that if he stays in the facility she'll lose him, and Julia hmms; perhaps Irene's the one who really wants him out of there, since it'd clear the way for her and Ale. Julia shoos Irene out of her room, complete with a pithy lárgate!, with Irene insisting that she's being naive.
Casa del Suarez: Captain Lou and Fran are talking about how Diego left them high and dry without saying a word. Fran wonders if Gaston might have been right and he was threatened, though the question of by whom gets dropped as Ale brings Gaby and David home; Gaby is wondering why the banditos were chasing David in the first place. David initially goes "I'm not saying anything in front of him!," which prompts Ale to remind him that that him saved his life before heading out. once he's gone David starts saying how they were jealous of him before Max pops in with the truth: Antonia gave David the winning raffle ticket for the laptop. David bitchfaces Max for that.
And back out at the festival Antonia is death-glaring Guillen, Lucas, and Ramon and saying how she'll kill them if anything happens to David when Ale comes back and tells her David's okay.
Night again falls on SPDO, and over at the Club of Whatever Manuel is having drinks with the British investors while Alberto is fending off Patty again. Patty for once reins it in and wonders why Alberto won't introduce her to the investors; she's tired of being his secret novia. Alberto doesn't even get to fail at trying to explain/lie to her about the state of affairs before Bullethead shows up; Antonia has summoned him.
When they get to LD, Alberto asks Bullethead not to tell Antonia he saw him (twice) with Patty. There's really nothing between them, and they're both men--he knows how it is, right? Bullethead makes mmhmm sound boring and menacing at the same time, but agrees that he won't rat Alberto out...but Alberto now owes him...before Antonia shows up and gives Alberto his marching orders. He has to go back to El Chamuco and take a good look around; she's got to know where that gold vein is.
CDS: Fran is worried about how David almost died because Antonia tried to get close to him...which proves that the woman is evil. Gaby is all "Antonia probably did it to get closer to me"...why else would she have done that?
Evil Will Always Triumph Because We Say So
So Gabriela is still railing at the festival crowd about how she'll kill anybody that messes with her family. A fair portion of the crowd (naturally including Lucas and the Pig Posse) starts booing her, which gets her more worked up; she's tired of this maldito town that's out to humiliate her, won't take it any more, yadda yadda...and there goes the microphone stand and pedestal before Alejandro is able to drag her off with her screaming "Damn you!" all the way.
Afterwards, Julio and Lagarto run into Anibal; Anibal totally enjoyed Gaby's freakout, though he naturally has to go "You know, she seems dangerous..." before Lizardo hustles Julio off. And around the corner Ramon is all "Wow, the girl's psycho!" to Guillen, who in turn blames Lucas for making it happen because he didn't do his job. You're a prince, Guillencito. And Antonia and Bullethead show up on the heels of all this, wondering why the party ended early; Anibal tells her that Gaby ended it, and how her son almost died. Antonia looks rather impactada at that.
La Dorada: Julia decides not to call Fernando's rehab facility over Irene's encouragements; even drunk she realizes it probably isn't a good idea to tell him that Gaby's getting married. Irene argues that if he stays in the facility she'll lose him, and Julia hmms; perhaps Irene's the one who really wants him out of there, since it'd clear the way for her and Ale. Julia shoos Irene out of her room, complete with a pithy lárgate!, with Irene insisting that she's being naive.
Casa del Suarez: Captain Lou and Fran are talking about how Diego left them high and dry without saying a word. Fran wonders if Gaston might have been right and he was threatened, though the question of by whom gets dropped as Ale brings Gaby and David home; Gaby is wondering why the banditos were chasing David in the first place. David initially goes "I'm not saying anything in front of him!," which prompts Ale to remind him that that him saved his life before heading out. once he's gone David starts saying how they were jealous of him before Max pops in with the truth: Antonia gave David the winning raffle ticket for the laptop. David bitchfaces Max for that.
And back out at the festival Antonia is death-glaring Guillen, Lucas, and Ramon and saying how she'll kill them if anything happens to David when Ale comes back and tells her David's okay.
Night again falls on SPDO, and over at the Club of Whatever Manuel is having drinks with the British investors while Alberto is fending off Patty again. Patty for once reins it in and wonders why Alberto won't introduce her to the investors; she's tired of being his secret novia. Alberto doesn't even get to fail at trying to explain/lie to her about the state of affairs before Bullethead shows up; Antonia has summoned him.
When they get to LD, Alberto asks Bullethead not to tell Antonia he saw him (twice) with Patty. There's really nothing between them, and they're both men--he knows how it is, right? Bullethead makes mmhmm sound boring and menacing at the same time, but agrees that he won't rat Alberto out...but Alberto now owes him...before Antonia shows up and gives Alberto his marching orders. He has to go back to El Chamuco and take a good look around; she's got to know where that gold vein is.
CDS: Fran is worried about how David almost died because Antonia tried to get close to him...which proves that the woman is evil. Gaby is all "Antonia probably did it to get closer to me"...why else would she have done that?
La Patrona: miércoles (p. 2)
Upstairs David is grumbling at his now dead laptop (that's it, no Soñadoras for him now) and saying that Max telling his mother what really happened was "not cool." Max says that she had to know that he almost died because of the new laptop, though he's not sure why she's being so nice to him; David wonders if she's just trying to be nice like Ale, and Max inevitably goes "Maybe she's just set on being your grandmother!"
...And The "Law" Won: back over at Radio San Pedro, Inocencia (I swear, I heard Gaston call her Hortensia in the last episode--hey, I can be wrong) actually isn't quite dead...though she tells Gaston that that's temporary, since she's dying. Gaston asks her what happened, and she manages to whisper "He tried to rape me" and kiss her beloved one last time before she really, truly kicks off. Gaston ends up carrying her body outside, screaming for help all the way.
Lizardo and Julio show up a few minutes later, and I bow to novelera for being psychic: yup, they arrest Gaston for Inocencia's murder. The case they later make to Ricardo is that Gaston killed Inocencia in a crime of passion, which Ricardo doesn't believe--Gaston's not a violent man at all. Julio and Lizardo go for the "We were surprised too" argument, noting that the living room was wrecked to make their point. That earns them a perfecto from Ricardo, who insists that he wants to talk to Gaston himself.
When he finally gets to talk to him, Gaston insists that he could never have killed Inocencia--she was his angel, how could he?--and begs him to investigate further. The last thing she said was that someone tried to rape her, so that must have been the person who killed her! Why can't Ricardo understand that? Ricardo notes that it's not about him, and has Gaston taken back to his cell; Anibal pops up right after that, commends Gaston for his "performance," and wonders if Ricardo is now convinced he's guilty. Ricardo replies that he's convinced, all right--that Gaston is innocent.
Anibal apparently insists that he proceed with the case, and Ricardo refuses. Anibal once again plays the "You owe me your job" card, and Ricardo promptly says he'll quit--he won't accuse an innocent man of murder. Anibal then blurts out that Ricardo needs to understand that Gaston is their enemy; Ricardo earns good guy points when he retorts if that's because he's the only one with the courage to tell the truth about Mayor McCheese, his godmother Antonia...and him. Anibal responds about as expected: "You're as much of a traitor as your mother!"
Sometime after that CL shows up at the jail and is informed by Lizardo of Gaston's "crime." CL absolutely doesn't believe that he's guilty; "What are you trying to hide?" he demands of a guilty-looking Lizardo on his way out.
We then see Lizardo trying to get a silent Gaston to confess by suggesting in bad-cop fashion that the whole thing happened because he came home drunk and got into a fight with Inocencia, she started insulting his manhood, and he just snapped. That gets him a cállate! and "Respect her!" from Gaston; Lizardo goes pow to his face, declaring that he needs to learn respect, and that the truth is on his side--now confess! Gaston begs him to find el verdadero asesino, which prompts Lizardo to flashback to punching Inocencia; "The Real Killer™," he finally says while looking haunted as hell, "is in this room...and I'm looking at him. Now...please...confess." As much as I want Lagarto to fall into an industrial woodchipper, I've got to give Tomás Goros credit for rocking the guilty face.
Upstairs David is grumbling at his now dead laptop (that's it, no Soñadoras for him now) and saying that Max telling his mother what really happened was "not cool." Max says that she had to know that he almost died because of the new laptop, though he's not sure why she's being so nice to him; David wonders if she's just trying to be nice like Ale, and Max inevitably goes "Maybe she's just set on being your grandmother!"
...And The "Law" Won: back over at Radio San Pedro, Inocencia (I swear, I heard Gaston call her Hortensia in the last episode--hey, I can be wrong) actually isn't quite dead...though she tells Gaston that that's temporary, since she's dying. Gaston asks her what happened, and she manages to whisper "He tried to rape me" and kiss her beloved one last time before she really, truly kicks off. Gaston ends up carrying her body outside, screaming for help all the way.
Lizardo and Julio show up a few minutes later, and I bow to novelera for being psychic: yup, they arrest Gaston for Inocencia's murder. The case they later make to Ricardo is that Gaston killed Inocencia in a crime of passion, which Ricardo doesn't believe--Gaston's not a violent man at all. Julio and Lizardo go for the "We were surprised too" argument, noting that the living room was wrecked to make their point. That earns them a perfecto from Ricardo, who insists that he wants to talk to Gaston himself.
When he finally gets to talk to him, Gaston insists that he could never have killed Inocencia--she was his angel, how could he?--and begs him to investigate further. The last thing she said was that someone tried to rape her, so that must have been the person who killed her! Why can't Ricardo understand that? Ricardo notes that it's not about him, and has Gaston taken back to his cell; Anibal pops up right after that, commends Gaston for his "performance," and wonders if Ricardo is now convinced he's guilty. Ricardo replies that he's convinced, all right--that Gaston is innocent.
Anibal apparently insists that he proceed with the case, and Ricardo refuses. Anibal once again plays the "You owe me your job" card, and Ricardo promptly says he'll quit--he won't accuse an innocent man of murder. Anibal then blurts out that Ricardo needs to understand that Gaston is their enemy; Ricardo earns good guy points when he retorts if that's because he's the only one with the courage to tell the truth about Mayor McCheese, his godmother Antonia...and him. Anibal responds about as expected: "You're as much of a traitor as your mother!"
Sometime after that CL shows up at the jail and is informed by Lizardo of Gaston's "crime." CL absolutely doesn't believe that he's guilty; "What are you trying to hide?" he demands of a guilty-looking Lizardo on his way out.
We then see Lizardo trying to get a silent Gaston to confess by suggesting in bad-cop fashion that the whole thing happened because he came home drunk and got into a fight with Inocencia, she started insulting his manhood, and he just snapped. That gets him a cállate! and "Respect her!" from Gaston; Lizardo goes pow to his face, declaring that he needs to learn respect, and that the truth is on his side--now confess! Gaston begs him to find el verdadero asesino, which prompts Lizardo to flashback to punching Inocencia; "The Real Killer™," he finally says while looking haunted as hell, "is in this room...and I'm looking at him. Now...please...confess." As much as I want Lagarto to fall into an industrial woodchipper, I've got to give Tomás Goros credit for rocking the guilty face.
La Patrona: miércoles (p. 3)
The next day Ricardo...apparently he didn't quit yet...comes to Gaston with the supposed best proposal he could get him: involuntary manslaughter. (Beanie check--if Ricardo's the local district attorney, couldn't he dismiss the case outright? Albeit probably with Julio and Anibal going over his head...yay plot contrivance, I guess.)
That same next day Fran and CL are at a small clinic; CL finally got the cast removed from his leg, though he still needs it checked out. This is where they hear Julio on Radio San Pedro, giving an address about how the station would be off the air for a few days because Gaston has been "accused of a serious crime"--but not to worry, since they've still got him and his democratic government. And soon the airwaves will be theirs once again--por el pueblo, y para el pueblo, y vómito. CL wonders what's going on with Gaston, but at that point a nurse pops up to call his name--the doctor will see him now.
CDS: Ale, Gaby, David and Max are having breakfast and talking about CL's last checkup for his leg and David luckily not breaking any bones during yesterday's escapades. Antonia pops in in the middle of this in a one-piece pantsuit, and I'm awestruck by how her hair is actually getting worse (at this point both eyebrows and most of her right eye are covered); she's there to bring David a new laptop. David's enthusiasm lasts through a commercial break before Gaby ruins it--he can't accept it, and she shoos him and Max out so she can explain to Antonia that they can't accept the gift because she doesn't want David to learn that cheating is a good thing. Ale is understandably confused about that, so Gaby explains to him about the raffle.
Ale then notes that this is one of Antonia's bad habits, trying to buy affection with money. Antonia explains that she knew David's laptop was all but shot anyway, and that he could use this one for school; Gaby insists that she has to teach David that cheating is wrong now, because once he's a teenager it'll be too late. Antonia's answer to that is that Gaby is making it hard to be her friend after all she's done, and Gaby simply says that she doesn't kiss anybody's feet--let alone Ale's. Ale awws at how "proud and sincere" Gaby is, and Antonia finally gives up and bails as Fran comes in to tell them that Gaston was arrested.
outside the Ice Queen bitches about Gaby's hypocrisy and how she thinks she's a queen (again: lady, do you listen to yourself?) before David pops up. He thanks her for the laptop, even though his stubborn mother wouldn't let him accept it; Antonia is all "That's all right, dear. I just want us to be close, okay? And you won't be stubborn like your mother...you're going to be a prince." She insists that she and David can keep all sorts of secrets with each other before leaving, and I think that's it for David Suarez; the dark side has a foothold.
At the mine Ramon and Alberto are packing gear for their second trip to El Chamuco. Ramon is wondering if Antonia has lost her mind--she blasted them for the thing with David, while accepting Gaby as her future daughter-in-law, and here they are going onto CL's land. WTH? Alberto somewhat wisely suggests that they should just keep quiet and do what they're told, and off they go.
At about the same time CL is setting out for El Chamuco as well, telling Fran that he has to check on something. Gaby walks up in the middle of this and gets the standard "I'm going hunting" alibi, since he's packing the family shotgun, and he's off.
The next day Ricardo...apparently he didn't quit yet...comes to Gaston with the supposed best proposal he could get him: involuntary manslaughter. (Beanie check--if Ricardo's the local district attorney, couldn't he dismiss the case outright? Albeit probably with Julio and Anibal going over his head...yay plot contrivance, I guess.)
That same next day Fran and CL are at a small clinic; CL finally got the cast removed from his leg, though he still needs it checked out. This is where they hear Julio on Radio San Pedro, giving an address about how the station would be off the air for a few days because Gaston has been "accused of a serious crime"--but not to worry, since they've still got him and his democratic government. And soon the airwaves will be theirs once again--por el pueblo, y para el pueblo, y vómito. CL wonders what's going on with Gaston, but at that point a nurse pops up to call his name--the doctor will see him now.
CDS: Ale, Gaby, David and Max are having breakfast and talking about CL's last checkup for his leg and David luckily not breaking any bones during yesterday's escapades. Antonia pops in in the middle of this in a one-piece pantsuit, and I'm awestruck by how her hair is actually getting worse (at this point both eyebrows and most of her right eye are covered); she's there to bring David a new laptop. David's enthusiasm lasts through a commercial break before Gaby ruins it--he can't accept it, and she shoos him and Max out so she can explain to Antonia that they can't accept the gift because she doesn't want David to learn that cheating is a good thing. Ale is understandably confused about that, so Gaby explains to him about the raffle.
Ale then notes that this is one of Antonia's bad habits, trying to buy affection with money. Antonia explains that she knew David's laptop was all but shot anyway, and that he could use this one for school; Gaby insists that she has to teach David that cheating is wrong now, because once he's a teenager it'll be too late. Antonia's answer to that is that Gaby is making it hard to be her friend after all she's done, and Gaby simply says that she doesn't kiss anybody's feet--let alone Ale's. Ale awws at how "proud and sincere" Gaby is, and Antonia finally gives up and bails as Fran comes in to tell them that Gaston was arrested.
outside the Ice Queen bitches about Gaby's hypocrisy and how she thinks she's a queen (again: lady, do you listen to yourself?) before David pops up. He thanks her for the laptop, even though his stubborn mother wouldn't let him accept it; Antonia is all "That's all right, dear. I just want us to be close, okay? And you won't be stubborn like your mother...you're going to be a prince." She insists that she and David can keep all sorts of secrets with each other before leaving, and I think that's it for David Suarez; the dark side has a foothold.
At the mine Ramon and Alberto are packing gear for their second trip to El Chamuco. Ramon is wondering if Antonia has lost her mind--she blasted them for the thing with David, while accepting Gaby as her future daughter-in-law, and here they are going onto CL's land. WTH? Alberto somewhat wisely suggests that they should just keep quiet and do what they're told, and off they go.
At about the same time CL is setting out for El Chamuco as well, telling Fran that he has to check on something. Gaby walks up in the middle of this and gets the standard "I'm going hunting" alibi, since he's packing the family shotgun, and he's off.
La Patrona: miércoles (p. 4)
LD: Patty pops in early in the episode to check up on Julia and complain about how she may have fallen in love with someone who may only be using her (girl, how many times have you dragged him somewhere now?) and not respecting her. Julia's reply of "I don't have that problem" is technically correct, but just barely. Patty wonders if perhaps they need to be more like men, just using people, and so on.
Later, Julia briefly flashbacks to telling Patty about how Fer would leave her over her infertility before asking Poncia if rehab will do Fer any good. Poncia is confident that he'll be just fine when he gets out, and then happily remembers how he was a happy and rambunctious child "before he saw something he shouldn't have seen"...ooooooops...Julia should ignore that. Of course she doesn't, and asks what Fer could have seen that turned him into an alcoholic.
Poncia tries to swerve Julia with the offer of tea, but then suggests that it wasn't easy for Fer to handle his father's death. Julia notes that Ale did it too and turned out fine, which allows Poncia to note how Fer has always resented comparisons to his brother; it's not just that, according to Julia. There's actual jealousy between him and Ale. Poncia goes for the block and suggests that Julia and Fer still have a long road ahead of them, and that she needs to help Fer realize that a brother is always a brother. Julia at this point is all "I just want my marido back," and admits that she had almost called the rehab facility; Poncia calls that good, since he needs to finish his treatment. Julia now needs to be strong for both of them. And on that note...
Fun With Rehab: earlier we got to see Fer in a meeting with some other folks, silently flashbacking to Gaby in her pink bathrobe. We go back to that meeting, where Fer sounds almost alarmingly sane--he talks about how giving up drinking is hard, how it feels like losing a "false friend" and how you can't quit an addiction without motivation. Since he then goes on to list "her...and my son" as his motivation, since he wants them back and he wants her forgiveness, Fer's sanity check lasts exactly twenty-eight seconds.
We detour to the Club of Whatever, where Irene and Patty come in to see Ricardo working on a bottle of booze and playing chess with himself. Ricardo tipsily notes that he likes chess, though he's lousy at strategizing or predicting others' moves; Irene admits that her favorite chess piece is the queen (duh), since it's the most important piece (bzzt) and can move in any direction--and then she blows it by illegally moving a piece to capture the white queen. "Checkmate!" Patty notes that you can't checkmate a queen...which gives Irene an idea, and off she goes.
Back to Fer out on the facility grounds, playing chess with himself, when he gets a call from his wife...no, wait, it's Irene. She just had to call and let him know that Ale and Gaby are taking advantage of his absence to plan their wedding...with his mother's help to bo-- "Fer? Hello?"
While Irene is complimenting herself on defeating Gaby by using Fer's envy and jealousy against her, Fer is running through the facility like he's Jean-Claude Van Damme in Hard Target--complete with a running punch on some poor facility worker in scrubs, whose clothes Fer takes. Fer does make it off the facility grounds and ends up bribing some guy with his watch for his clothes, the strongest bottle of booze he can buy, and a ride back to SPDO...where his wife and son are waiting for him. Riiiight. Anyway, he gets to LD and makes a beeline for Antonia's study, where he pulls a revolver out of a hiding place in a bookcase...
LD: Patty pops in early in the episode to check up on Julia and complain about how she may have fallen in love with someone who may only be using her (girl, how many times have you dragged him somewhere now?) and not respecting her. Julia's reply of "I don't have that problem" is technically correct, but just barely. Patty wonders if perhaps they need to be more like men, just using people, and so on.
Later, Julia briefly flashbacks to telling Patty about how Fer would leave her over her infertility before asking Poncia if rehab will do Fer any good. Poncia is confident that he'll be just fine when he gets out, and then happily remembers how he was a happy and rambunctious child "before he saw something he shouldn't have seen"...ooooooops...Julia should ignore that. Of course she doesn't, and asks what Fer could have seen that turned him into an alcoholic.
Poncia tries to swerve Julia with the offer of tea, but then suggests that it wasn't easy for Fer to handle his father's death. Julia notes that Ale did it too and turned out fine, which allows Poncia to note how Fer has always resented comparisons to his brother; it's not just that, according to Julia. There's actual jealousy between him and Ale. Poncia goes for the block and suggests that Julia and Fer still have a long road ahead of them, and that she needs to help Fer realize that a brother is always a brother. Julia at this point is all "I just want my marido back," and admits that she had almost called the rehab facility; Poncia calls that good, since he needs to finish his treatment. Julia now needs to be strong for both of them. And on that note...
Fun With Rehab: earlier we got to see Fer in a meeting with some other folks, silently flashbacking to Gaby in her pink bathrobe. We go back to that meeting, where Fer sounds almost alarmingly sane--he talks about how giving up drinking is hard, how it feels like losing a "false friend" and how you can't quit an addiction without motivation. Since he then goes on to list "her...and my son" as his motivation, since he wants them back and he wants her forgiveness, Fer's sanity check lasts exactly twenty-eight seconds.
We detour to the Club of Whatever, where Irene and Patty come in to see Ricardo working on a bottle of booze and playing chess with himself. Ricardo tipsily notes that he likes chess, though he's lousy at strategizing or predicting others' moves; Irene admits that her favorite chess piece is the queen (duh), since it's the most important piece (bzzt) and can move in any direction--and then she blows it by illegally moving a piece to capture the white queen. "Checkmate!" Patty notes that you can't checkmate a queen...which gives Irene an idea, and off she goes.
Back to Fer out on the facility grounds, playing chess with himself, when he gets a call from his wife...no, wait, it's Irene. She just had to call and let him know that Ale and Gaby are taking advantage of his absence to plan their wedding...with his mother's help to bo-- "Fer? Hello?"
While Irene is complimenting herself on defeating Gaby by using Fer's envy and jealousy against her, Fer is running through the facility like he's Jean-Claude Van Damme in Hard Target--complete with a running punch on some poor facility worker in scrubs, whose clothes Fer takes. Fer does make it off the facility grounds and ends up bribing some guy with his watch for his clothes, the strongest bottle of booze he can buy, and a ride back to SPDO...where his wife and son are waiting for him. Riiiight. Anyway, he gets to LD and makes a beeline for Antonia's study, where he pulls a revolver out of a hiding place in a bookcase...
La Patrona: miércoles (p. 5)
Throughout all this we've seen Ramon and Alberto a couple of times hiking around El Chamuco, bitching about how they weren't finding anything. The next time we go to them--after CL gets to the property and finds their SUV--Ramon is fishing some gold nuggets out of a brook--maybe they wont find a mine, but at least he got something out of the trip. Alberto reminds him that they're there for the mine CL found, which appears to be overheard by CL hiding behind a tree.
Back to the Club of Whatever, where Antonia is playing cards with the Villegas women. Irene mentions Inocencia's death, which inevitably prompts Prudencia to comment that something must have been wrong with her if she was with a mere reporter. I would forgive Antonia all her trespasses if she would just Force choke Shrudencia to death, but instead I settle for Patty bemoaning how frivolous they are playing cards after both Inocencia's death and David's brush with death. And there goes Shru again: "Antonia, how can you possibly accept Gaby as your daughter-in-law?" Julia adds that Gaby obviously isn't right in the head, let alone her son which all the other kids hate; Antonia comments that she's gotten to know David and he's a decent kid, unlike the little bastarditos who are envious of him and won't ever accomplish anything in life.
This is punctuated by Antonia getting a phone call from the rehab facility, telling her Fer escaped. Irene can't hide her satisfaction face, so she quietly heads for the bar with Patty in pursuit while Antonia gets Julio on the phone to have him mobilize SPDO's cops to set up roadblocks and such; she has to be the first person he sees when he gets to town. Julia freaks and wonders if he's okay, and the Ice Queen tells her to limit herself to breathing--it's all she's good at--in front of Shru, who of course does nothing. Over at the bar Patty asks Irene what's up, and Irene smugly says that she checkmated Gabriela Suarez.
And on cue we duck back to CDS, where Ale is kissing Gaby good night--she can't spend the night with him, partially because of David (I'm accepting that only because it's a good-parent thing) and partly because she's worried about Dad...he's not back yet from El Chamuco. Ale notes that according to her CL has been known to pull overnight hunting trips; Gaby is worried that CL might be acting weird again, since he's fiercely loyal to his friends and Gaston was just arrested for murder. This doesn't stop them from getting a little more kissy before Ale leaves, unaware that Fer is watching them from a car down the block.
Gaby goes inside to find Fran praying to the Virgencita; her bruja sense is tingling like crazy. Gaby for once won't dismiss it, since she's worried about CL too; Fran notes that she's not sure if it's related to CL, but she knows a dark cloud will soon be looming over los Suarez. Considering Antonia's hair, I'll allow it.
And Ale ends up in his hotel room, just in time to receive two guests: Fer and his gun. Ale tries to talk him down, but Fer's wall of crazy is just too thick--"I warned you, but you underestimated me!", etc. Ale manages to knock the gun away and nail Fer with a vase, and even then Fer is still insisting that he loved Gaby before Ale ever did. Ale tries one more time to get it into his head that Julia is su mujer, and Fer once again drops the bomb: "But I already made her mine! I'm David's father!"
Throughout all this we've seen Ramon and Alberto a couple of times hiking around El Chamuco, bitching about how they weren't finding anything. The next time we go to them--after CL gets to the property and finds their SUV--Ramon is fishing some gold nuggets out of a brook--maybe they wont find a mine, but at least he got something out of the trip. Alberto reminds him that they're there for the mine CL found, which appears to be overheard by CL hiding behind a tree.
Back to the Club of Whatever, where Antonia is playing cards with the Villegas women. Irene mentions Inocencia's death, which inevitably prompts Prudencia to comment that something must have been wrong with her if she was with a mere reporter. I would forgive Antonia all her trespasses if she would just Force choke Shrudencia to death, but instead I settle for Patty bemoaning how frivolous they are playing cards after both Inocencia's death and David's brush with death. And there goes Shru again: "Antonia, how can you possibly accept Gaby as your daughter-in-law?" Julia adds that Gaby obviously isn't right in the head, let alone her son which all the other kids hate; Antonia comments that she's gotten to know David and he's a decent kid, unlike the little bastarditos who are envious of him and won't ever accomplish anything in life.
This is punctuated by Antonia getting a phone call from the rehab facility, telling her Fer escaped. Irene can't hide her satisfaction face, so she quietly heads for the bar with Patty in pursuit while Antonia gets Julio on the phone to have him mobilize SPDO's cops to set up roadblocks and such; she has to be the first person he sees when he gets to town. Julia freaks and wonders if he's okay, and the Ice Queen tells her to limit herself to breathing--it's all she's good at--in front of Shru, who of course does nothing. Over at the bar Patty asks Irene what's up, and Irene smugly says that she checkmated Gabriela Suarez.
And on cue we duck back to CDS, where Ale is kissing Gaby good night--she can't spend the night with him, partially because of David (I'm accepting that only because it's a good-parent thing) and partly because she's worried about Dad...he's not back yet from El Chamuco. Ale notes that according to her CL has been known to pull overnight hunting trips; Gaby is worried that CL might be acting weird again, since he's fiercely loyal to his friends and Gaston was just arrested for murder. This doesn't stop them from getting a little more kissy before Ale leaves, unaware that Fer is watching them from a car down the block.
Gaby goes inside to find Fran praying to the Virgencita; her bruja sense is tingling like crazy. Gaby for once won't dismiss it, since she's worried about CL too; Fran notes that she's not sure if it's related to CL, but she knows a dark cloud will soon be looming over los Suarez. Considering Antonia's hair, I'll allow it.
And Ale ends up in his hotel room, just in time to receive two guests: Fer and his gun. Ale tries to talk him down, but Fer's wall of crazy is just too thick--"I warned you, but you underestimated me!", etc. Ale manages to knock the gun away and nail Fer with a vase, and even then Fer is still insisting that he loved Gaby before Ale ever did. Ale tries one more time to get it into his head that Julia is su mujer, and Fer once again drops the bomb: "But I already made her mine! I'm David's father!"
Novela Maven: I'm happy to hear that I'm not the only one feeling sorry for Pablo. I guess it's due to his relationship with his family. My heart's
breaking for Pati and the kids.Other than the infidelity, although that was huge admittedly, he seemed to really love them and treat them well.
I really like the actress who's playing the part of Pati. Don't get me wrong, I still think he deserved everything he got and more.On El Rostro,
I guess the literal drilling of Marianna was pretty gruesome, so maybe last night was just the last straw. Cajun Gringa
breaking for Pati and the kids.Other than the infidelity, although that was huge admittedly, he seemed to really love them and treat them well.
I really like the actress who's playing the part of Pati. Don't get me wrong, I still think he deserved everything he got and more.On El Rostro,
I guess the literal drilling of Marianna was pretty gruesome, so maybe last night was just the last straw. Cajun Gringa
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MADE IN CARTEGENA, Miércoles
Now that Cande has a sharp tool, the digging of the tunnel will go much faster. However, Perez, the guard, has his eye on Cande and Profe, so they have to be careful.
In the club, Vicente, Flora and Sofi are having their meal, with lots of arguments between Sofi and Vicente. Sofi eventually goes outside, meets Marcos, who offers her some new drugs, and wants to go to a party. When Flora excuses herself to go see what's up, Sofi tells her she's leaving, just tell my Dad anything. Back inside, Flora and Vicente have a few drinks, as Harvey keeps whispering in her ear through the wire she has, exactly what to do. She tries to get Vicente not to be mad at Sofi, and realizes he really does love his daughter. After Vicente finds out Sofi has left, he wants to call her, but Flora convinces him to give Sofi some space. Meantime, the two of them should go for a walk.
They go down to the beach. Vicente admits he hasn't even been to the beach since he got to Cartegena, which floors Flora, since the beach is Cartegena's main attraction. Then they hear some champete music on the beach, and Flora convinces Vicente to dance, something he also hasn't done in a while. They dance really close. A guy with a bottle of booze keeps offering Vicente shots, and Flora tells him not to refuse, it'd be an insult. So Vicente is really getting drunk. And when they dance, his arms around her, hers around his neck, he looks in her eyes, and is just about to kiss her. She pulls back at the last minute. The spell is broken, but he's still happy, as she goes to take a cab home.
Flora gets Max to take her to Harvey, and tells him she QUITS. She just can't take it, all the lying and play acting. And she's losing her real friends. Harvey shoots back, what about Cande? Flora says she'll get her own lawyer, some how, Harvey's lawyer hasn't done a thing. She's decided. After she leaves, Harvey and Blatcho discuss how to handle the situation.
Sofi has taken the drugs, is dancing in a club with Marcos, when she OD's. He has to take her out to his car, where she basically is catatonic for a few hours, until she wakes up, and he can take her home. Marcos insults her, saying he shouldn't be involved with a baby who can't hold her drugs.
Imanuol, since he's Vicente's bodyguard, had been observing all the dancing and touching at the beach. He takes Vicente home. Vicente is still dancing to himself when they arrive. The next day, he's got a hangover, and Imanuol gives him some alka seltzer, asking is he likes Sofi's friend. Who wouldn't? Vicente thinks Flora is not only beautiful, but has a beautiful soul, and is really special.
Watusi never did make love with Celina, pulling back at the last minute. Flora comes to see him, and they talk overlooking the city. She begs forgiveness. She says she was only with that boy (Marcos) because he's the son of one of the club owners, and if she gets in good with that crowd, maybe they'll help her with getting a lawyer to get Cande out. But nothing happened, she swears. He tells how hurt he was when Marcos treated him like a second class citizen, and then Flora denied she KNEW him! She's again contrite, tears in her eyes. He says he's guilty too, almost slept with Celina, but he doesn't like to lie, so he has to tell her. She thanks him for his honesty, and they kiss desperately, back together, as Flora says she'll go back to the way she was before.
But I don't know. Harvey's solution is to have another prisoner stab Cande, leaving him dying on the floor. He knows that when Flora hears this, she'll be back in his command. Ay caray!
Now that Cande has a sharp tool, the digging of the tunnel will go much faster. However, Perez, the guard, has his eye on Cande and Profe, so they have to be careful.
In the club, Vicente, Flora and Sofi are having their meal, with lots of arguments between Sofi and Vicente. Sofi eventually goes outside, meets Marcos, who offers her some new drugs, and wants to go to a party. When Flora excuses herself to go see what's up, Sofi tells her she's leaving, just tell my Dad anything. Back inside, Flora and Vicente have a few drinks, as Harvey keeps whispering in her ear through the wire she has, exactly what to do. She tries to get Vicente not to be mad at Sofi, and realizes he really does love his daughter. After Vicente finds out Sofi has left, he wants to call her, but Flora convinces him to give Sofi some space. Meantime, the two of them should go for a walk.
They go down to the beach. Vicente admits he hasn't even been to the beach since he got to Cartegena, which floors Flora, since the beach is Cartegena's main attraction. Then they hear some champete music on the beach, and Flora convinces Vicente to dance, something he also hasn't done in a while. They dance really close. A guy with a bottle of booze keeps offering Vicente shots, and Flora tells him not to refuse, it'd be an insult. So Vicente is really getting drunk. And when they dance, his arms around her, hers around his neck, he looks in her eyes, and is just about to kiss her. She pulls back at the last minute. The spell is broken, but he's still happy, as she goes to take a cab home.
Flora gets Max to take her to Harvey, and tells him she QUITS. She just can't take it, all the lying and play acting. And she's losing her real friends. Harvey shoots back, what about Cande? Flora says she'll get her own lawyer, some how, Harvey's lawyer hasn't done a thing. She's decided. After she leaves, Harvey and Blatcho discuss how to handle the situation.
Sofi has taken the drugs, is dancing in a club with Marcos, when she OD's. He has to take her out to his car, where she basically is catatonic for a few hours, until she wakes up, and he can take her home. Marcos insults her, saying he shouldn't be involved with a baby who can't hold her drugs.
Imanuol, since he's Vicente's bodyguard, had been observing all the dancing and touching at the beach. He takes Vicente home. Vicente is still dancing to himself when they arrive. The next day, he's got a hangover, and Imanuol gives him some alka seltzer, asking is he likes Sofi's friend. Who wouldn't? Vicente thinks Flora is not only beautiful, but has a beautiful soul, and is really special.
Watusi never did make love with Celina, pulling back at the last minute. Flora comes to see him, and they talk overlooking the city. She begs forgiveness. She says she was only with that boy (Marcos) because he's the son of one of the club owners, and if she gets in good with that crowd, maybe they'll help her with getting a lawyer to get Cande out. But nothing happened, she swears. He tells how hurt he was when Marcos treated him like a second class citizen, and then Flora denied she KNEW him! She's again contrite, tears in her eyes. He says he's guilty too, almost slept with Celina, but he doesn't like to lie, so he has to tell her. She thanks him for his honesty, and they kiss desperately, back together, as Flora says she'll go back to the way she was before.
But I don't know. Harvey's solution is to have another prisoner stab Cande, leaving him dying on the floor. He knows that when Flora hears this, she'll be back in his command. Ay caray!
PABLO ESCOBAR, El Gran Final, Part 1
December 1, 1993. It's Pablo's birthday. He calls his family from the mobile phone in his car. He dictates some answers to Emilio, getting him ready to know exactly how to answer various questions Pablo thinks the press might have. It's his usual paranoid slant, but Emilio takes careful notes. As usual, Pablo hangs up before 3 minutes, and the cops, who had been tracing the call, are frustrated again.
The President is frustrated as well, with Pabon's lack of success. He's had a year and a half, with no results. Pabon assures the President that Escobar can't mount any actions, he's isolated. Then get him. Now. We've invested lots of money in your communications equipment. You have until the end of the year. If you aren't successful, I'll appoint a new team. Becerra again offers to call his narco contacts, but Pabon tells him don't even THINK about it.
Pablo's having a tiny birthday party, with María José, Enelia and Citrico. I guess María José is Pablo's sister. Pablo tells her and Enelia he's going to the jungle. Pati and the kids? Well......they'll be fine, says Pablo without much conviction. Enelia asks him, Was it really worth it? He thinks back over all the horrendous things he's done, his killings, his drug empire, his power, his threats, all being recalled with a lot of echo on the soundtrack, showing us how unhinged he's become. These voices apparently keep haunting him long after the party guests have left. That night, he takes his gun from the nightstand, turns it over and over in his hands, debating......
December 2, 1993. Pablo rechecks the sliding glass door. Picks up the phone in his apartment (!), is he going to call while not in the car? He actually falls asleep until 2 o'clock. Citrica brings him some food. Where's my watch, he asks. In your hand, says Citrico. Did you test my food (for poison, maybe). Sure, boss, says Citrico, taking a bite. Pablo paces, holding the phone, finally calls the building where his family is staying. At first the call gets cut off, frustrating both him and the cops. But after throwing down the phone and hitting the dresser a few times, he tries again. We see Pati braiding Daniela's hair. The call goes through to Emilio.
Pablo once again dictates answers to Emilio. Now he's telling Emilio what to say about the Pepes. Emilio takes notes. The cops are listening, hoping he stays on the phone, but he hangs up just before the three minutes. He calls back, continues teaching Emilio about the “criminal police”. Daniela wants to talk to Daddy. She tells him about a drawing she made for him. But time is passing, passing. The cops have located him! He's still talking to little Dani as the cops get out of the cars, surround the building. Pablo, voice breaking, tells her he loves her very much. Martín spies Citrico in the window, they have him. Emilio is back on the phone. The cops bomb the door.
Pablo hangs up, Emilio looks at his Mom, something must be wrong. It sure is, as the cops burst in and kill Citrico in a hail of machine gun bursts. Pablo runs up to the roof, holding two automatic pistols. The cops are close behind. Pablo runs across the roof tiles in his sandals. He's hit in the leg. He fires back. A sharpshooter aims and fires, hitting Pablo in the chest. He crashes down onto the roof tiles, rolls over, and a few seconds later, eyes still open, he's dead. Aguirre is the first on the scene. He and Martín almost can't believe it, looking at each other. Then Aguirre raises his hand to the sky and shouts, Long Live Colombia!
December 1, 1993. It's Pablo's birthday. He calls his family from the mobile phone in his car. He dictates some answers to Emilio, getting him ready to know exactly how to answer various questions Pablo thinks the press might have. It's his usual paranoid slant, but Emilio takes careful notes. As usual, Pablo hangs up before 3 minutes, and the cops, who had been tracing the call, are frustrated again.
The President is frustrated as well, with Pabon's lack of success. He's had a year and a half, with no results. Pabon assures the President that Escobar can't mount any actions, he's isolated. Then get him. Now. We've invested lots of money in your communications equipment. You have until the end of the year. If you aren't successful, I'll appoint a new team. Becerra again offers to call his narco contacts, but Pabon tells him don't even THINK about it.
Pablo's having a tiny birthday party, with María José, Enelia and Citrico. I guess María José is Pablo's sister. Pablo tells her and Enelia he's going to the jungle. Pati and the kids? Well......they'll be fine, says Pablo without much conviction. Enelia asks him, Was it really worth it? He thinks back over all the horrendous things he's done, his killings, his drug empire, his power, his threats, all being recalled with a lot of echo on the soundtrack, showing us how unhinged he's become. These voices apparently keep haunting him long after the party guests have left. That night, he takes his gun from the nightstand, turns it over and over in his hands, debating......
December 2, 1993. Pablo rechecks the sliding glass door. Picks up the phone in his apartment (!), is he going to call while not in the car? He actually falls asleep until 2 o'clock. Citrica brings him some food. Where's my watch, he asks. In your hand, says Citrico. Did you test my food (for poison, maybe). Sure, boss, says Citrico, taking a bite. Pablo paces, holding the phone, finally calls the building where his family is staying. At first the call gets cut off, frustrating both him and the cops. But after throwing down the phone and hitting the dresser a few times, he tries again. We see Pati braiding Daniela's hair. The call goes through to Emilio.
Pablo once again dictates answers to Emilio. Now he's telling Emilio what to say about the Pepes. Emilio takes notes. The cops are listening, hoping he stays on the phone, but he hangs up just before the three minutes. He calls back, continues teaching Emilio about the “criminal police”. Daniela wants to talk to Daddy. She tells him about a drawing she made for him. But time is passing, passing. The cops have located him! He's still talking to little Dani as the cops get out of the cars, surround the building. Pablo, voice breaking, tells her he loves her very much. Martín spies Citrico in the window, they have him. Emilio is back on the phone. The cops bomb the door.
Pablo hangs up, Emilio looks at his Mom, something must be wrong. It sure is, as the cops burst in and kill Citrico in a hail of machine gun bursts. Pablo runs up to the roof, holding two automatic pistols. The cops are close behind. Pablo runs across the roof tiles in his sandals. He's hit in the leg. He fires back. A sharpshooter aims and fires, hitting Pablo in the chest. He crashes down onto the roof tiles, rolls over, and a few seconds later, eyes still open, he's dead. Aguirre is the first on the scene. He and Martín almost can't believe it, looking at each other. Then Aguirre raises his hand to the sky and shouts, Long Live Colombia!
PABLO ESCOBAR, Part 2
We see Doña Enelia rushing through the streets. She's heard the news on the radio. Police technicians take photos of the body. Then they take photos of the cops, now jubilant. First Aguirre pointing to the body, then the group of elite cops, big smiles on their faces, contrasted with Enelia, frantic, pushing herself to get to her son. Block after block, out of breath, she finally arrives to a mob scene of police giving each other high fives, a gurney lowering her boy's bloody body to the street, as she weeps inconsolably. The news reports over and over, giving the details. Pablo Escobar Gaviria, leader of the Medellín cartel has been shot to death.
But now it's time for some JOY! We see children playing, workers working, the whole city can BREATHE again. To the beat of the main theme song of the novela, we have a rousing montage of dancing, smiles, young and old, the real people of Medellín, then the past, the victims, the judge, the newspaper editor, the politicians, the real footage, people hugging, people in love, children playing soccer in the barrio, huge demonstrations for Galán, Pablo counting money, the real pictures of young Pablo, powerful Pablo, fat loser Pablo, the cops who gave their lives, the medals from the Generals, the Police School, skateboarding, women smiling as they walk the now free streets, back to Galán, Bonilla, Guillermo Cano, and finally back to the kids of Colombia, the hope for the future.
I enjoyed this novela, despite the horrors, it had intensity and excellent acting. Very few beautiful people. A lot to think about. And they finally GOT HIM!
We see Doña Enelia rushing through the streets. She's heard the news on the radio. Police technicians take photos of the body. Then they take photos of the cops, now jubilant. First Aguirre pointing to the body, then the group of elite cops, big smiles on their faces, contrasted with Enelia, frantic, pushing herself to get to her son. Block after block, out of breath, she finally arrives to a mob scene of police giving each other high fives, a gurney lowering her boy's bloody body to the street, as she weeps inconsolably. The news reports over and over, giving the details. Pablo Escobar Gaviria, leader of the Medellín cartel has been shot to death.
But now it's time for some JOY! We see children playing, workers working, the whole city can BREATHE again. To the beat of the main theme song of the novela, we have a rousing montage of dancing, smiles, young and old, the real people of Medellín, then the past, the victims, the judge, the newspaper editor, the politicians, the real footage, people hugging, people in love, children playing soccer in the barrio, huge demonstrations for Galán, Pablo counting money, the real pictures of young Pablo, powerful Pablo, fat loser Pablo, the cops who gave their lives, the medals from the Generals, the Police School, skateboarding, women smiling as they walk the now free streets, back to Galán, Bonilla, Guillermo Cano, and finally back to the kids of Colombia, the hope for the future.
I enjoyed this novela, despite the horrors, it had intensity and excellent acting. Very few beautiful people. A lot to think about. And they finally GOT HIM!
PABLO ESCOBAR - FINAL
Again,HOMBRE,
You did an INCOMPARABLE job with
this heartwrenching, evocative saga. All of Pablo's young life devoted to power and greed with a few good charitable deeds to enhance his image. All in all, it didn't seem that he really got to enjoy the trappings he had amassed or spend much quality time with his family. He was always strategizing his next move hanging with his cronies or hiding out. I guess it was really all about the deals he could make
and how to keep himself on top of it all. It seems as if he could have left the country several times with his family and some of his billions, and been set for life, but that's not what it was all about.
The deaths of Bonilla, Guillermo, and all the others really got to me. They seemed like ideal public servants wanting the best for their beloved country. Pablo was indeed a terrorist of the worst magnitude. Like the old song,
"You've got to know when to hold, know when to fold ...know when to walk away...........
I was very sympathetic to his wife and loved the actress who played her. She was only about 35 when Pablo died. I wonder how the rest of her life has been.
I read that the son apologized for his father's crimes. What a legacy.
This is it for me. I am not going to be watching any more series on Pablo although this drama was spellbinding, and the acting was superb.
Thank you again, Hombre. You're the Greatest!
Again,HOMBRE,
You did an INCOMPARABLE job with
this heartwrenching, evocative saga. All of Pablo's young life devoted to power and greed with a few good charitable deeds to enhance his image. All in all, it didn't seem that he really got to enjoy the trappings he had amassed or spend much quality time with his family. He was always strategizing his next move hanging with his cronies or hiding out. I guess it was really all about the deals he could make
and how to keep himself on top of it all. It seems as if he could have left the country several times with his family and some of his billions, and been set for life, but that's not what it was all about.
The deaths of Bonilla, Guillermo, and all the others really got to me. They seemed like ideal public servants wanting the best for their beloved country. Pablo was indeed a terrorist of the worst magnitude. Like the old song,
"You've got to know when to hold, know when to fold ...know when to walk away...........
I was very sympathetic to his wife and loved the actress who played her. She was only about 35 when Pablo died. I wonder how the rest of her life has been.
I read that the son apologized for his father's crimes. What a legacy.
This is it for me. I am not going to be watching any more series on Pablo although this drama was spellbinding, and the acting was superb.
Thank you again, Hombre. You're the Greatest!
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:54:00 AM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:54:00 AM EST
PABLO ESCOBAR -- gran final
Thank you, Hombre. This is superb. I especially appreciated your description of the final moments of the episode with the footage of old tragedies and new hopes all to the beat of the theme song. They get up, they wash off their faces and they keep going.
I'm so glad you decided to take on this project and see it through to the end. Not very many telenovelas are important. But I do believe this one was.
Hey Deb, thanks again for all the extra info you shared with us all the way through this thing.
Thank you, Hombre. This is superb. I especially appreciated your description of the final moments of the episode with the footage of old tragedies and new hopes all to the beat of the theme song. They get up, they wash off their faces and they keep going.
I'm so glad you decided to take on this project and see it through to the end. Not very many telenovelas are important. But I do believe this one was.
Hey Deb, thanks again for all the extra info you shared with us all the way through this thing.
Pablo Escobar - final (1 of 3)
thanks so much Hombre !!!
I don't think I could have watched this story without your recaps, and it was a story well worth knowing.
anyway, a couple of things I came across during this novela...
........................................................
early on there was a character named Graciela Rojas that helped Pablo with cocaine connections, in real life her name is Griselda Blanco, she died as we watched this novela, sicario style.
"Blanco was out running errands on Monday, picking up an order at a butcher shop in west Medellin, when according to witnesses a man on a motorcycle pulled up to her car, dismounted, and shot her twice in the head before speeding away."
read about it here,
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/05/griselda-blanco-the-gunned-down-godmother.html
............................................................
Regina Parejo, the tv announcer that Pablo had a fling with early on, her real name is Virginia Vallejo. and has a web site here,
http://virginiavallejo.com/
interesting such as,
"En junio de 2006, Virginia Vallejo ofreció testificar en el caso del homicidio de Luis Carlos Galán (1989), contra el ex senador Alberto Santofimio. Todos los 23 testigos contra Pablo Escobar, su familia y el político habían sido asesinados. En julio18 de 2006, el gobierno de los Estados Unidos sacó a la periodista de Colombia en un avión especial de la DEA, para salvar su vida y cooperar en los principales casos criminales de Colombia. En ellos estaban involucrados narco-terroristas, el ejército y servicio secreto colombianos, y los presidentes Alfonso López Michelsen, Ernesto Samper, Álvaro Uribe y Juan Manuel Santos. Seis semanas después, los jefes del cartel de Cali se declararon culpables, y el Departamento de Justicia pudo confiscar la fortuna de US $2,100 millones de los narcotraficantes."
........................................................
and a good article on how things ended, for the family,
"Fearing for their lives, Escobar's wife, son and daughter sought safety in exile, but most nations shut their doors. After stopovers in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, South Africa and Mozambique the widow and her children finally entered Argentina as tourists on Christmas Eve 1994."
more here,
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1934482,00.html
......................................................
and for the drug industry.
"Escobar was well-known for maintaining strict control of the Columbian cocaine industry and for maintaining impossible entry barriers into the business which he dominated. After he died, the Columbian drug scene once again became a free-for-all."
ref:http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~chhik20p/PabloEscobar/theend.html
thanks so much Hombre !!!
I don't think I could have watched this story without your recaps, and it was a story well worth knowing.
anyway, a couple of things I came across during this novela...
........................................................
early on there was a character named Graciela Rojas that helped Pablo with cocaine connections, in real life her name is Griselda Blanco, she died as we watched this novela, sicario style.
"Blanco was out running errands on Monday, picking up an order at a butcher shop in west Medellin, when according to witnesses a man on a motorcycle pulled up to her car, dismounted, and shot her twice in the head before speeding away."
read about it here,
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/05/griselda-blanco-the-gunned-down-godmother.html
............................................................
Regina Parejo, the tv announcer that Pablo had a fling with early on, her real name is Virginia Vallejo. and has a web site here,
http://virginiavallejo.com/
interesting such as,
"En junio de 2006, Virginia Vallejo ofreció testificar en el caso del homicidio de Luis Carlos Galán (1989), contra el ex senador Alberto Santofimio. Todos los 23 testigos contra Pablo Escobar, su familia y el político habían sido asesinados. En julio18 de 2006, el gobierno de los Estados Unidos sacó a la periodista de Colombia en un avión especial de la DEA, para salvar su vida y cooperar en los principales casos criminales de Colombia. En ellos estaban involucrados narco-terroristas, el ejército y servicio secreto colombianos, y los presidentes Alfonso López Michelsen, Ernesto Samper, Álvaro Uribe y Juan Manuel Santos. Seis semanas después, los jefes del cartel de Cali se declararon culpables, y el Departamento de Justicia pudo confiscar la fortuna de US $2,100 millones de los narcotraficantes."
........................................................
and a good article on how things ended, for the family,
"Fearing for their lives, Escobar's wife, son and daughter sought safety in exile, but most nations shut their doors. After stopovers in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, South Africa and Mozambique the widow and her children finally entered Argentina as tourists on Christmas Eve 1994."
more here,
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1934482,00.html
......................................................
and for the drug industry.
"Escobar was well-known for maintaining strict control of the Columbian cocaine industry and for maintaining impossible entry barriers into the business which he dominated. After he died, the Columbian drug scene once again became a free-for-all."
ref:http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~chhik20p/PabloEscobar/theend.html
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:03:00 AM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:03:00 AM EST
Pablo Escobar - final (2 of 3)
and a couple of tidbits from "The Accountant's Story" as told by Roberto Escobar (Peluche)
"In 2007, in Colombia, Santofimio was convicted of being the mastermind behind the killing of New Liberal Party presidential candidate Luis Galán during the campaign of 1988."
and there was a lot in this book about how Pablo helped the poor,
but as for himself,
"For himself, Pablo was not that interested in fancy clothes. He wore jeans and white sneakers pretty much every day, although he always had new sneakers. But Pablo bought pleasure. He had a lot of beautiful cars and so many farms and houses and we had many people to serve us at all times of day and night. We ate food prepared for royalty. And when possible we traveled; Pablo loved to travel with his family and friends. In 1982 we went all over Europe and then to Hong Kong. It was in 1983, when it was still safe for us to travel, that we made our second visit to the United States—"
"This was years before Pablo became infamous in America. Pablo, Gustavo, and I took all our families, including our wives and children, our sisters and cousins, nieces and nephews, and our mother to Florida. We visited Disney World and other tourist places, and we had some business meetings too."
"We went to Washington, D.C., and did the tour of the FBI Building, we visited President Kennedy's grave, and we had our pictures taken in front of the White House. I remember that Pablo was fascinated by the FBI museum, particularly the guns belonging to the famous criminals like Al Capone and Pretty Boy Floyd. From there we went to Memphis to see Elvis Presley's house, Graceland. Pablo Escobar and Elvis Presley, the two kings! Pablo loved Elvis's music. He played his tapes all the time and used to try to dance like him. "Look at me, Colombian Elvis!" While we were there he bought the entire collection of Elvis's music—"
"Our families went home and Gustavo, Pablo, and I went to Las Vegas. We had arranged for more than $1 million in cash to be waiting there for us. We stayed at Caesars Palace for five days, and I actually won $150,000 playing blackjack. We had an American friend who made all the arrangements for us, and he was the one who introduced us to Frank Sinatra, who was singing at the hotel. Supposedly our friend, who did big real estate deals, told him that we were important real estate investors from Colombia. It quickly became obvious that Sinatra thought we were involved in the Mafia, but I don't know if he knew of our involvement in the drug business."
"I know that we had dinner one night with Sinatra and our translators in a private room in the back of a restaurant. It was an honor for us. When I met him I actually had goose bumps, but I had to be cool to maintain my position. During dinner Pablo told Sinatra that we were going to make a helicopter tour the next day and Sinatra asked to come with us. The next day Frank Sinatra became our guide as we spent about an hour and a half flying all over the area."
(the Elvis collection as well as the signed Frank Sinatra albums were left at La Catedral when they fled)
and a couple of tidbits from "The Accountant's Story" as told by Roberto Escobar (Peluche)
"In 2007, in Colombia, Santofimio was convicted of being the mastermind behind the killing of New Liberal Party presidential candidate Luis Galán during the campaign of 1988."
and there was a lot in this book about how Pablo helped the poor,
but as for himself,
"For himself, Pablo was not that interested in fancy clothes. He wore jeans and white sneakers pretty much every day, although he always had new sneakers. But Pablo bought pleasure. He had a lot of beautiful cars and so many farms and houses and we had many people to serve us at all times of day and night. We ate food prepared for royalty. And when possible we traveled; Pablo loved to travel with his family and friends. In 1982 we went all over Europe and then to Hong Kong. It was in 1983, when it was still safe for us to travel, that we made our second visit to the United States—"
"This was years before Pablo became infamous in America. Pablo, Gustavo, and I took all our families, including our wives and children, our sisters and cousins, nieces and nephews, and our mother to Florida. We visited Disney World and other tourist places, and we had some business meetings too."
"We went to Washington, D.C., and did the tour of the FBI Building, we visited President Kennedy's grave, and we had our pictures taken in front of the White House. I remember that Pablo was fascinated by the FBI museum, particularly the guns belonging to the famous criminals like Al Capone and Pretty Boy Floyd. From there we went to Memphis to see Elvis Presley's house, Graceland. Pablo Escobar and Elvis Presley, the two kings! Pablo loved Elvis's music. He played his tapes all the time and used to try to dance like him. "Look at me, Colombian Elvis!" While we were there he bought the entire collection of Elvis's music—"
"Our families went home and Gustavo, Pablo, and I went to Las Vegas. We had arranged for more than $1 million in cash to be waiting there for us. We stayed at Caesars Palace for five days, and I actually won $150,000 playing blackjack. We had an American friend who made all the arrangements for us, and he was the one who introduced us to Frank Sinatra, who was singing at the hotel. Supposedly our friend, who did big real estate deals, told him that we were important real estate investors from Colombia. It quickly became obvious that Sinatra thought we were involved in the Mafia, but I don't know if he knew of our involvement in the drug business."
"I know that we had dinner one night with Sinatra and our translators in a private room in the back of a restaurant. It was an honor for us. When I met him I actually had goose bumps, but I had to be cool to maintain my position. During dinner Pablo told Sinatra that we were going to make a helicopter tour the next day and Sinatra asked to come with us. The next day Frank Sinatra became our guide as we spent about an hour and a half flying all over the area."
(the Elvis collection as well as the signed Frank Sinatra albums were left at La Catedral when they fled)
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:07:00 AM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:07:00 AM EST
Pablo Escobar - final (3 of 3)
on the business,
To supply the cocaine to the rest of the world Pablo and his partners in Medellín built many laboratories hidden in the primitive areas of the Colombian jungle, places that nobody went unless they intended to go there. Some of these places grew to become small cities with only one purpose, to produce drugs for the world. These cities had their own dining areas, a school for their children, medical attention, and even rooms to watch satellite television. One of Pablo's biggest and best hidden laboratories was built in the desolate area on the Venezuelan border called Los Llanos Orientales. Pablo bought a huge farm there, I'm guessing it was about 37,000 acres. What we built there was my concept. In addition to the central areas we constructed seventy very small houses. Really they were only one room with a bed, electricity but no plumbing. What made them different from anything that ever existed before was that they were built on wooden wheels and stationed directly on top of the longest of the seven runways on the farm. This runway was used for large aircraft. These houses had wooden walls and straw roofs; on the outside of one wall we attached a metal bar with a hook. From the sky the only thing that could be seen were two long rows of these small houses; it was not possible to see the runway. The rule was that one person had to remain in the house at all times. When a plane was arriving to deliver paste and then take away product it would signal its arrival and the owner of the house would then have three minutes to roll it off the runway. Most of the houses were so small they could be pushed by one person; it was no more difficult than pushing a stalled car. But for the others we had five small trucks that would attach themselves to the metal hooks on the house and pull them off the runway. Clearing the whole runway could take as much as one hour. At the end of the runway was a canopy of trees. The planes would land and immediately taxi under the trees, where the paste they brought would be unloaded and finished merchandise put aboard. The planes would also be refueled from gasoline stored in underground tanks. The turnaround could take less than a half hour, and when the planes departed the homes would be rolled back into place on the runway."
.......................................................
on hiding on the run in 1990,
"An employee of Pablo's named Godoy lived in the jungle and people believed he sold wood to earn his living, but for his real job he would build hiding places for us and guide us through the jungle. The underground house he had built was amazing. People could hide there for days if needed."
on the business,
To supply the cocaine to the rest of the world Pablo and his partners in Medellín built many laboratories hidden in the primitive areas of the Colombian jungle, places that nobody went unless they intended to go there. Some of these places grew to become small cities with only one purpose, to produce drugs for the world. These cities had their own dining areas, a school for their children, medical attention, and even rooms to watch satellite television. One of Pablo's biggest and best hidden laboratories was built in the desolate area on the Venezuelan border called Los Llanos Orientales. Pablo bought a huge farm there, I'm guessing it was about 37,000 acres. What we built there was my concept. In addition to the central areas we constructed seventy very small houses. Really they were only one room with a bed, electricity but no plumbing. What made them different from anything that ever existed before was that they were built on wooden wheels and stationed directly on top of the longest of the seven runways on the farm. This runway was used for large aircraft. These houses had wooden walls and straw roofs; on the outside of one wall we attached a metal bar with a hook. From the sky the only thing that could be seen were two long rows of these small houses; it was not possible to see the runway. The rule was that one person had to remain in the house at all times. When a plane was arriving to deliver paste and then take away product it would signal its arrival and the owner of the house would then have three minutes to roll it off the runway. Most of the houses were so small they could be pushed by one person; it was no more difficult than pushing a stalled car. But for the others we had five small trucks that would attach themselves to the metal hooks on the house and pull them off the runway. Clearing the whole runway could take as much as one hour. At the end of the runway was a canopy of trees. The planes would land and immediately taxi under the trees, where the paste they brought would be unloaded and finished merchandise put aboard. The planes would also be refueled from gasoline stored in underground tanks. The turnaround could take less than a half hour, and when the planes departed the homes would be rolled back into place on the runway."
.......................................................
on hiding on the run in 1990,
"An employee of Pablo's named Godoy lived in the jungle and people believed he sold wood to earn his living, but for his real job he would build hiding places for us and guide us through the jungle. The underground house he had built was amazing. People could hide there for days if needed."
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:10:00 AM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:10:00 AM EST
Pablo Escobar -
thanks NovelaMaven,
one reason I watch novelas is to learn, (love the ones filmed on location), but this one...,
if you look at the wiki page,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Escobar,_the_drug_lord
it lists their real names,
google them and google what comes up and a whole world opens up,
wow,
thanks again,
thanks NovelaMaven,
one reason I watch novelas is to learn, (love the ones filmed on location), but this one...,
if you look at the wiki page,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Escobar,_the_drug_lord
it lists their real names,
google them and google what comes up and a whole world opens up,
wow,
thanks again,
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:22:00 AM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:22:00 AM EST
PABLO ESCOBAR
Thanks so much, Hombre, for your tremendous work recapping this novela. I didn't watch all of it but you are correct that it was very well produced and acted. I'm looking forward to the special tonight. Thanks again for the GREAT JOB!!!
Thanks so much, Hombre, for your tremendous work recapping this novela. I didn't watch all of it but you are correct that it was very well produced and acted. I'm looking forward to the special tonight. Thanks again for the GREAT JOB!!!
Made in Cartagena - Episode 14 - Jan. 24, 2013:
(I hope I caught/understood everything that was happening. I had some problems with figuring out the names of Harvey's gang. Hombre, if you could help me out with the names, i would appreciate it.)
Cande is crawling on the floor of a hallway, his legs twisted together - he’s been brutally attacked.
Profe and Titi are in the prison yard, whispering and wondering what happened to Cande.
Profe runs into the hallway and finds Cande - Cande starts to have a stroke in Profe’s arms.
Flora is doing her laundry as Celina stops by to discuss the dance contest - Flora tells Celina that she and Watusi are better and closer than ever before - Celina doesn’t believe and tells Flora with the Watusi has been coming around the club, Celina thinks Watusi is fair game and is hers now.
Harvey laughs as Blatcho and Max leave on assignment.
Flora is in the living room/dining room talking with mom when Watusi enters. She runs and gives him a hug and kiss. Soon after, Dixon enters, he gets off the phone and tells them to bad news - Cande was attacked in prison and is in grave condition.
Sofia is in her bedroom, she leaves message for Marcos, she feels so alone and misses him so much. She hangs up and Vicente knocks on the door. He wants to enter and talk - she says go away. He says it’s about her dance school in France; she lets him enter. She listens as he tells her that if she wants to go, he won’t stand in her way, and he’s her father and he loves and will support her no matter what. He leaves. She cries some more.
Flora, Mom and Watusi are the prison door. The guard escorts them upstairs to the hospital ward.
Flora is the lone representative inside Cande’s room. Cande is hooked up to breathing machine and heart monitor. Flora sits on side of his bed and cries. She lays her head on his chest and then the heart monitor flatlines. Flora panics and screams for help. The nurse and doctor run inside. The nurse fights with Flora to get her out of the room. Flora screams, He can’t die!.
In the hallway, Flora runs into Watusi’s arms, screaming, He can’t die! He can’t die!
Vicente meets with Sylvia to discuss his various case details. She tells him about the bank account with 2 million dollars in it in his name. He is stunned.
Agua lenses (Pepe) discusses with Harvey the latest plan to hack into something on the computer.
Flora and mom are in the hospital waiting area, talking about Cande’s condition and what to tell Harvey.
Perez talks with Profe in the prison yard about the attack on Cande. Profe doesn’t know anything and doesn’t want to be labelled a messenger. Perez convinces him to spy on the prisoners.
(I hope I caught/understood everything that was happening. I had some problems with figuring out the names of Harvey's gang. Hombre, if you could help me out with the names, i would appreciate it.)
Cande is crawling on the floor of a hallway, his legs twisted together - he’s been brutally attacked.
Profe and Titi are in the prison yard, whispering and wondering what happened to Cande.
Profe runs into the hallway and finds Cande - Cande starts to have a stroke in Profe’s arms.
Flora is doing her laundry as Celina stops by to discuss the dance contest - Flora tells Celina that she and Watusi are better and closer than ever before - Celina doesn’t believe and tells Flora with the Watusi has been coming around the club, Celina thinks Watusi is fair game and is hers now.
Harvey laughs as Blatcho and Max leave on assignment.
Flora is in the living room/dining room talking with mom when Watusi enters. She runs and gives him a hug and kiss. Soon after, Dixon enters, he gets off the phone and tells them to bad news - Cande was attacked in prison and is in grave condition.
Sofia is in her bedroom, she leaves message for Marcos, she feels so alone and misses him so much. She hangs up and Vicente knocks on the door. He wants to enter and talk - she says go away. He says it’s about her dance school in France; she lets him enter. She listens as he tells her that if she wants to go, he won’t stand in her way, and he’s her father and he loves and will support her no matter what. He leaves. She cries some more.
Flora, Mom and Watusi are the prison door. The guard escorts them upstairs to the hospital ward.
Flora is the lone representative inside Cande’s room. Cande is hooked up to breathing machine and heart monitor. Flora sits on side of his bed and cries. She lays her head on his chest and then the heart monitor flatlines. Flora panics and screams for help. The nurse and doctor run inside. The nurse fights with Flora to get her out of the room. Flora screams, He can’t die!.
In the hallway, Flora runs into Watusi’s arms, screaming, He can’t die! He can’t die!
Vicente meets with Sylvia to discuss his various case details. She tells him about the bank account with 2 million dollars in it in his name. He is stunned.
Agua lenses (Pepe) discusses with Harvey the latest plan to hack into something on the computer.
Flora and mom are in the hospital waiting area, talking about Cande’s condition and what to tell Harvey.
Perez talks with Profe in the prison yard about the attack on Cande. Profe doesn’t know anything and doesn’t want to be labelled a messenger. Perez convinces him to spy on the prisoners.
Pasion Prohibida
I'm onboard with this one which started this Monday, and for anyone who hasn't watched yet, here is the rundown of characters:
At the Mansion Piamonte, there's wealthy Ariel Piamonte (okay so actor Robert Vander isn't a typical Latin galan, give him a break, he is Dutch), his little son Santi, his clingy and pouty teenage daughter Nena, who is desparately jealous of any woman who looks at her widowed Dad. There also Deniz, the housekeeper/nanny who is secretly in love with Ariel. And of course bad boy Bruno (JenCarlos Canela), a charming ne-er-do-well who has been abroad and comes home broke to his Uncle Ariel's home. There's also one of the mansion employees, Yair, who is in love with the sulky daughter Nena.
At the house of Santilla, there is Momma Flavia, a grasping woman whose husband's death left her with a load of debt. She has two daughters, Penelope, who just got married, and Bianca (Monica Spears) who hates her mother. Flavia's husband--the girls' father--died of a heart attack after catching his wife cheating on him. Bianca loved her father and blames her mother (rightly so) for his death. Hmmm...oh, there's also Flavia's new son in law, Nicholas, from whom she extorted money in order to allow the wedding to take place. Nicolas' wealthy father is angered by his son's choice of a wife.
So now, Bianca has seen her mother scheming to marry the wealthy Ariel, and she decides to marry him herself to spite her mother.
Cheers to all,
J in Oregon
I'm onboard with this one which started this Monday, and for anyone who hasn't watched yet, here is the rundown of characters:
At the Mansion Piamonte, there's wealthy Ariel Piamonte (okay so actor Robert Vander isn't a typical Latin galan, give him a break, he is Dutch), his little son Santi, his clingy and pouty teenage daughter Nena, who is desparately jealous of any woman who looks at her widowed Dad. There also Deniz, the housekeeper/nanny who is secretly in love with Ariel. And of course bad boy Bruno (JenCarlos Canela), a charming ne-er-do-well who has been abroad and comes home broke to his Uncle Ariel's home. There's also one of the mansion employees, Yair, who is in love with the sulky daughter Nena.
At the house of Santilla, there is Momma Flavia, a grasping woman whose husband's death left her with a load of debt. She has two daughters, Penelope, who just got married, and Bianca (Monica Spears) who hates her mother. Flavia's husband--the girls' father--died of a heart attack after catching his wife cheating on him. Bianca loved her father and blames her mother (rightly so) for his death. Hmmm...oh, there's also Flavia's new son in law, Nicholas, from whom she extorted money in order to allow the wedding to take place. Nicolas' wealthy father is angered by his son's choice of a wife.
So now, Bianca has seen her mother scheming to marry the wealthy Ariel, and she decides to marry him herself to spite her mother.
Cheers to all,
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:10:00 AM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:10:00 AM EST
MADE IN CARTAGENA - Ep. 14 - Jan. 24, 2013 - Part 2:
Vincente and Sylvia call the bank to find out about the mysterious account in Vicente’s name. A cell phone rings. Vicente hands it to Sylvia, who answers.
Mom yells at Flora and makes her feel more guilty for Cande being in prison and being attack. Watusi stands behind their chairs and tries to calm and console them both. He gives Flora a hug.
Vicente and Sylvia continue their discussion about the bank account, he tries to remember when that account may have been opened and why. She asks him if they should finish up the current case sooner rather than later. Vicente argues against it - the Santa Helena. Sylvia assures him that she will be in charge of protection for the statue. He reluctantly agrees and leaves his desk.
Profe and Titi walk over to the prison yard table and talk with black man with dreadlocks. Profe tries to get information from the man, but he doesn’t say too much and leaves. Profe and Titi discuss plan B to gather information.
Harvey and Pepe (Agua lenses) discuss their next attempt as well as Mireya’s reaction.
Vicente and Imanuol are in the office, discussing their next step in their statue protection plan. They wonder who the delinquents were and how they could separate them.
Flora and Watusi are discussing her worries about her brother dying. He tells her that Cande is in G-d’s hands now. She asks him to stay with her mom, she has to go do something.
Profe and Titi use water torture in the prison bathroom toilet to force a prisoner to talk.
Flora is standing at an altar with a statue on it. She is praying and crying for Cande, and asking for help and strength to continue to live without Cande and asking forgiveness for her role in how Cande came to the prison hospital.
Profe and Titi continue their water torture trying to break the prisoner and get him to spill what he knows about Cande’s attack - who ordered it.
Harvey and Pepe (Agua lenses) are excited - Pepe was about to hack into a bank’s records. They soon lose their smiles when the screen fills with the notice that access was denied. They are baffled and disappointed.
Vincente and Sylvia call the bank to find out about the mysterious account in Vicente’s name. A cell phone rings. Vicente hands it to Sylvia, who answers.
Mom yells at Flora and makes her feel more guilty for Cande being in prison and being attack. Watusi stands behind their chairs and tries to calm and console them both. He gives Flora a hug.
Vicente and Sylvia continue their discussion about the bank account, he tries to remember when that account may have been opened and why. She asks him if they should finish up the current case sooner rather than later. Vicente argues against it - the Santa Helena. Sylvia assures him that she will be in charge of protection for the statue. He reluctantly agrees and leaves his desk.
Profe and Titi walk over to the prison yard table and talk with black man with dreadlocks. Profe tries to get information from the man, but he doesn’t say too much and leaves. Profe and Titi discuss plan B to gather information.
Harvey and Pepe (Agua lenses) discuss their next attempt as well as Mireya’s reaction.
Vicente and Imanuol are in the office, discussing their next step in their statue protection plan. They wonder who the delinquents were and how they could separate them.
Flora and Watusi are discussing her worries about her brother dying. He tells her that Cande is in G-d’s hands now. She asks him to stay with her mom, she has to go do something.
Profe and Titi use water torture in the prison bathroom toilet to force a prisoner to talk.
Flora is standing at an altar with a statue on it. She is praying and crying for Cande, and asking for help and strength to continue to live without Cande and asking forgiveness for her role in how Cande came to the prison hospital.
Profe and Titi continue their water torture trying to break the prisoner and get him to spill what he knows about Cande’s attack - who ordered it.
Harvey and Pepe (Agua lenses) are excited - Pepe was about to hack into a bank’s records. They soon lose their smiles when the screen fills with the notice that access was denied. They are baffled and disappointed.
MADE IN CARTAGENA - Ep. 14 - Jan. 24, 2013 - Part 3:
Vicente and Imanol work on the computer to seal off all Vicente’s accounts; they also discuss Cande.
Profe and Titi drag the prisoner back to the yard and toss him down. Profe and Perez discuss Cande’s condition and his family visiting him.
Nanny opens the windows in Sofia’s bedroom and tells her to wake up. Sofia is angry and closes the drapes and tells the Nanny to get out and let her sleep.
Profe finds Flora in the hospital waiting room. He whispers through the slats on the window. They discuss whether Flora knew of Cande having any enemies. Then he warns her about the Santa Helena and tells her to be very careful. Flora is scared as Watusi comes over and asks what that was about.
Vicente leaves his office and Sylvia wishes him luck and tells him again not to worry about the statue. Imanuol leaves the office and talks with Sylvia. Vicente turns around and gives his final instructions to Sylvia before leaving. Imanuol follows him.
On the elevator, Vicente and Imanuol discuss the Santa Helena situation and how dangerous the area has now become, and Sylvia offering to take care of security for it.
Outside Max and Blatcho are in the park, using their radio wi-fi antennas to spy on a conversation inside the building across the street from them. They watch and listen as Vicente and Imanuol leave the building and walk towards the street.
Flora asks the guard to let her mom see Cande at least for a couple minutes. The guard refuses. Mom and Watusi also argue with the guard. Flora gets mad and scolds the guard for not being human. Flora and Watusi walk down the stairs together; Flora tells him that she will go by herself to visit her godfather and tell him what happened.
Inside Harvey’s dance club office, Flora cries to him about how scared she is; that she thinks someone tried to kill Cande. Harvey works to calm her down. She tells him that her mom blames her for what happened to Cande. Harvey is stunned.
Blatcho returns to the hideout and tells Pepe and Mireya about Cande being attack in prison. Max is worried. A call comes in - Mireya tells them to get back to work. Pepe calls Max by phone.
Harvey tells Flora what she has to do now - he can’t get her out of the plan right now, too dangerous. He advises her to continue in order to protect her brother. She is still worried. He tells her to trust him and the plan, to stay close to Sofia and keep her eyes and ears open for information. If she stays with the plan, she will be helping Cande; he also wants to help Cande. He leaves the office and she prays for help.
Flora sits crying in the chair, she remembers when Watusi proposed to her (with starfish shells and ring). Then she remembers her near kiss with Vicente.
Next episode: Harvey’s plan moving forward with Flora. Flora enters Vicente’s office and gathers up documents while he is out. Flora is nervous when he suddenly appears in the doorway.
Vicente and Imanol work on the computer to seal off all Vicente’s accounts; they also discuss Cande.
Profe and Titi drag the prisoner back to the yard and toss him down. Profe and Perez discuss Cande’s condition and his family visiting him.
Nanny opens the windows in Sofia’s bedroom and tells her to wake up. Sofia is angry and closes the drapes and tells the Nanny to get out and let her sleep.
Profe finds Flora in the hospital waiting room. He whispers through the slats on the window. They discuss whether Flora knew of Cande having any enemies. Then he warns her about the Santa Helena and tells her to be very careful. Flora is scared as Watusi comes over and asks what that was about.
Vicente leaves his office and Sylvia wishes him luck and tells him again not to worry about the statue. Imanuol leaves the office and talks with Sylvia. Vicente turns around and gives his final instructions to Sylvia before leaving. Imanuol follows him.
On the elevator, Vicente and Imanuol discuss the Santa Helena situation and how dangerous the area has now become, and Sylvia offering to take care of security for it.
Outside Max and Blatcho are in the park, using their radio wi-fi antennas to spy on a conversation inside the building across the street from them. They watch and listen as Vicente and Imanuol leave the building and walk towards the street.
Flora asks the guard to let her mom see Cande at least for a couple minutes. The guard refuses. Mom and Watusi also argue with the guard. Flora gets mad and scolds the guard for not being human. Flora and Watusi walk down the stairs together; Flora tells him that she will go by herself to visit her godfather and tell him what happened.
Inside Harvey’s dance club office, Flora cries to him about how scared she is; that she thinks someone tried to kill Cande. Harvey works to calm her down. She tells him that her mom blames her for what happened to Cande. Harvey is stunned.
Blatcho returns to the hideout and tells Pepe and Mireya about Cande being attack in prison. Max is worried. A call comes in - Mireya tells them to get back to work. Pepe calls Max by phone.
Harvey tells Flora what she has to do now - he can’t get her out of the plan right now, too dangerous. He advises her to continue in order to protect her brother. She is still worried. He tells her to trust him and the plan, to stay close to Sofia and keep her eyes and ears open for information. If she stays with the plan, she will be helping Cande; he also wants to help Cande. He leaves the office and she prays for help.
Flora sits crying in the chair, she remembers when Watusi proposed to her (with starfish shells and ring). Then she remembers her near kiss with Vicente.
Next episode: Harvey’s plan moving forward with Flora. Flora enters Vicente’s office and gathers up documents while he is out. Flora is nervous when he suddenly appears in the doorway.
PABLO ESCOBAR
DEB, I have been reading with interest all of your postings, and JEAN, I sent that New York Times travel article from earlier in the week to my Columbian friends.
NOVELERA and NOVELAMAVEN & Everyone else commenting - Enjoyed all the comments and insights.
Thank you all.
DEB, I have been reading with interest all of your postings, and JEAN, I sent that New York Times travel article from earlier in the week to my Columbian friends.
NOVELERA and NOVELAMAVEN & Everyone else commenting - Enjoyed all the comments and insights.
Thank you all.
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:36:00 AM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:36:00 AM EST
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA
Well it looks like Patricias dead (Miggy will be heartbroken). Alex is forced out of the showers and is confronted by Moreira. dMart still doubts Laytons theory. Layton says the killer kills beacause it is his (or hers) instinct. He then says Alex will get more time in prison thanks to dMart. Alex pulls a knife on Moreira. Moreira doesnt take hims seriously until he is stabbed. Alex flees. Nat is getting rid of her hangover. She still fells guilty, but Tom says sex and love aint the same thing. A sin is to fall in love with another person. Nat blames herself for being weak. Tom says she just needed to satisfy herself. The phone rings. Its Ali she knows who killed her father and Toni. Theres a knock on the doors. Its Zeke. Miggy asks his parents if they will divorce. Valeria says only Fed knows the answer. Fed answers no. Laura is getting ready to go golfing with him. Her mom says Fed isnt the right man for her. Hes just like Zeke. But Laura insists that he is changing his ways. Zeke apologizes to Ali and asks her to continue to care for her mother. He wont be an asshole no more. "What do you say?" he asks her. Later Luci thinks Zeke is crazy for hiring Ramons daughter, but Zeke is determined to find her secret. He wouldnt be surprised if she killed Mari.
Luci doubts Ali killed Mari. Zeke says even if thats true he will discover Alis secret. Alex is sent next door to dMart. Alex says Moreira is unconscious and that he will get 5 more years if he dies. Tom goes to Alis apt and he says that his sex addiction ruined their engagement. That he was where he was today because of it. And that he lost the love of his life because of it. Ali wants to talk about Vale. Tom says her record is clean. He is then given a phone call. Patricia Valdez (She related to the Valdez siblings?) was killed by the Monster Boy. Marcos enters Lucis office to ask if he really was the killer. Luci says to just forget the story. He then leaves to talk to Diana. Marcos drinks a wine bottle then throws it against the wall.
Hector tells Vero that Pat is dead. He is puzzled as how dMart could kill from prison. Vero is now convinced that Dmart is innocent. Diana leaves for work but her parents think it is too dangerous. She leaves anyway. Luci is waiting for her. he is scared that Diana will get hurt. Tom interrogates dMart then he tells him that Pat was murdered. dMart didnt know this. He realizes Layton was right. A serial killer is on the loose.
Well it looks like Patricias dead (Miggy will be heartbroken). Alex is forced out of the showers and is confronted by Moreira. dMart still doubts Laytons theory. Layton says the killer kills beacause it is his (or hers) instinct. He then says Alex will get more time in prison thanks to dMart. Alex pulls a knife on Moreira. Moreira doesnt take hims seriously until he is stabbed. Alex flees. Nat is getting rid of her hangover. She still fells guilty, but Tom says sex and love aint the same thing. A sin is to fall in love with another person. Nat blames herself for being weak. Tom says she just needed to satisfy herself. The phone rings. Its Ali she knows who killed her father and Toni. Theres a knock on the doors. Its Zeke. Miggy asks his parents if they will divorce. Valeria says only Fed knows the answer. Fed answers no. Laura is getting ready to go golfing with him. Her mom says Fed isnt the right man for her. Hes just like Zeke. But Laura insists that he is changing his ways. Zeke apologizes to Ali and asks her to continue to care for her mother. He wont be an asshole no more. "What do you say?" he asks her. Later Luci thinks Zeke is crazy for hiring Ramons daughter, but Zeke is determined to find her secret. He wouldnt be surprised if she killed Mari.
Luci doubts Ali killed Mari. Zeke says even if thats true he will discover Alis secret. Alex is sent next door to dMart. Alex says Moreira is unconscious and that he will get 5 more years if he dies. Tom goes to Alis apt and he says that his sex addiction ruined their engagement. That he was where he was today because of it. And that he lost the love of his life because of it. Ali wants to talk about Vale. Tom says her record is clean. He is then given a phone call. Patricia Valdez (She related to the Valdez siblings?) was killed by the Monster Boy. Marcos enters Lucis office to ask if he really was the killer. Luci says to just forget the story. He then leaves to talk to Diana. Marcos drinks a wine bottle then throws it against the wall.
Hector tells Vero that Pat is dead. He is puzzled as how dMart could kill from prison. Vero is now convinced that Dmart is innocent. Diana leaves for work but her parents think it is too dangerous. She leaves anyway. Luci is waiting for her. he is scared that Diana will get hurt. Tom interrogates dMart then he tells him that Pat was murdered. dMart didnt know this. He realizes Layton was right. A serial killer is on the loose.
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:40:00 PM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:40:00 PM EST
ERDLV
It sounds like monday will big the big reveal. Suspects anyone?
It sounds like monday will big the big reveal. Suspects anyone?
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:41:00 PM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 12:41:00 PM EST
PABLO ESCOBAR:
Thanks to all who enjoyed my recaps. Deb, super big thanks for the wonderful background articles.
MADE IN CARTEGENA:
Jody, excellent job! I've been calling Agua Lenses (Pepe) "Agua Mala", I think that's what Harvey calls him. Flora's Mom, I think, is Belén. Sofía's nanny is Matilde.
I haven't watched the episode yet, but sometimes it doesn't hurt to read the recap first. So it looks as if the bandits have put $2 million in an account of Vicente's to get him in trouble! Yes, they've shut off the access, but it really shouldn't be so possible to do all the stuff Agua Mala is doing.
I personally thought Harvey ordered the hit on Cande, and his crew knew about it. He would be faking being stunned when talking to Flora. I figure he needed Flora to get back on the job and this would do it.
One big problem which hasn't really hit yet, but we know it will, is this. If Flora does end up falling for Vicente, what happens to Watusi?
Thanks to all who enjoyed my recaps. Deb, super big thanks for the wonderful background articles.
MADE IN CARTEGENA:
Jody, excellent job! I've been calling Agua Lenses (Pepe) "Agua Mala", I think that's what Harvey calls him. Flora's Mom, I think, is Belén. Sofía's nanny is Matilde.
I haven't watched the episode yet, but sometimes it doesn't hurt to read the recap first. So it looks as if the bandits have put $2 million in an account of Vicente's to get him in trouble! Yes, they've shut off the access, but it really shouldn't be so possible to do all the stuff Agua Mala is doing.
I personally thought Harvey ordered the hit on Cande, and his crew knew about it. He would be faking being stunned when talking to Flora. I figure he needed Flora to get back on the job and this would do it.
One big problem which hasn't really hit yet, but we know it will, is this. If Flora does end up falling for Vicente, what happens to Watusi?
EL ROSTRO DE LA VENGANZA -- jueves
Thanks so much for your recap, NovelaMan. You know I'd be surprised if there were a BIG reveal on Monday. I expect just another little teasing surprise. The big splashy promo is meant to get you to show up a half hour earlier and stay for a full hour now that the biggest hit in their line-up in over.
P.S. It's a lot harder to recap a full hour than a half hour. If this gets to be a drag, you don't have to do it -- certainly not every day. People will understand.
Thanks so much for your recap, NovelaMan. You know I'd be surprised if there were a BIG reveal on Monday. I expect just another little teasing surprise. The big splashy promo is meant to get you to show up a half hour earlier and stay for a full hour now that the biggest hit in their line-up in over.
P.S. It's a lot harder to recap a full hour than a half hour. If this gets to be a drag, you don't have to do it -- certainly not every day. People will understand.
PABLO ESCOBAR
Let me join the chorus thanking you so very much for recapping this novela. Your recaps were outstanding!!
It was well done and full of interesting videos of the real scenes and characters. The last couple of episodes were just as described in "Killing Pablo" by Mark Bowden. They caught him by using phone tracing equipment provided by the US Government. And the son of the Elite Squad head, who was a sort of nerdy guy somewhat looked down upon by the macho older men, was the one who traced him for his father.
I didn't read anything that described him as so sick as he was portrayed in the novela. I wondered about that. In the TN he had terrible digestive problems and seemed like he could hardly walk. He was only 44 at the time of his death.
I couldn't believe it when he asked Citrico to be his food taster, like a medieval king! I guess he thought that would be an OK thing if the guy then fell down foaming at the mouth with poison but he himself survived. Plus the guy who was waiting on him hand and foot in his hideout was willing to give up his life rather than surrender to the assault team.
Let me join the chorus thanking you so very much for recapping this novela. Your recaps were outstanding!!
It was well done and full of interesting videos of the real scenes and characters. The last couple of episodes were just as described in "Killing Pablo" by Mark Bowden. They caught him by using phone tracing equipment provided by the US Government. And the son of the Elite Squad head, who was a sort of nerdy guy somewhat looked down upon by the macho older men, was the one who traced him for his father.
I didn't read anything that described him as so sick as he was portrayed in the novela. I wondered about that. In the TN he had terrible digestive problems and seemed like he could hardly walk. He was only 44 at the time of his death.
I couldn't believe it when he asked Citrico to be his food taster, like a medieval king! I guess he thought that would be an OK thing if the guy then fell down foaming at the mouth with poison but he himself survived. Plus the guy who was waiting on him hand and foot in his hideout was willing to give up his life rather than surrender to the assault team.
If Telemundo is going to remake DAMA Y OBRERO i hope its stars Gabriel Porras (Hes great for the mystery novelas) and Aylin Mujica as the protagonists. Would be interesting to see her play a goody two-shoes. Maritza Rodriguez used to just play nothing but a villainess as well. Since im talking about Maritza they might as well add her too since i do like her acting. And yes set the novela in LA.
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 2:56:00 PM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 2:56:00 PM EST
LA MARIPOSA
to episode 30 online...
http://www.mundofox.com/videos/la-mariposa-6112
to episode 30 online...
http://www.mundofox.com/videos/la-mariposa-6112
Permalink posted by : Friday, January 25, 2013 at 5:33:00 PM EST
: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 5:33:00 PM EST
MADE IN CARTAGENA:
Thanks for the name help, Hombre. I also have a problem with the black guy and the bald guy - which are you calling Max?
Harvey ordered the hit on Cande - that makes sense - I heard Harvey mention something about Flora and laughed as the gang member (bald guy) left to the stakeout.
It will definitely be interesting to find out who Flora ends up with - Watusi or Vicente? Right now, she seems to be wavering back and forth between the two.
Thanks for the name help, Hombre. I also have a problem with the black guy and the bald guy - which are you calling Max?
Harvey ordered the hit on Cande - that makes sense - I heard Harvey mention something about Flora and laughed as the gang member (bald guy) left to the stakeout.
It will definitely be interesting to find out who Flora ends up with - Watusi or Vicente? Right now, she seems to be wavering back and forth between the two.
MADE IN CARTEGENA:
Just a few more additions, now that I watched the episode. Blatcho told Harvey "the job is done", so the two of them hired the guy to knife Cande. Later, Blatcho told Agua Mala and Mireya (those two didn't know), as Blatcho pretended to be surprised.
In the prison, the dredlocks guy told Profe and Titi about the chunky guy they later tortured (who was the guy who actually knifed Cande). The chunky guy said he didn't know who ordered it, just that it came from outside the prison. Profe told this to Flora, the hit came from outside. Someone wants to quiet Cande, and it has something to do with the Santa Helena.
Flora's Mom is disgusting, blaming Flora. She'll do anything to force Flora to follow Harvey's orders. Flora even asked her what if he said jump off a 5 story building. Belen was silent.
Of course, the biggest hypocrite is Harvey, who "begged" Flora NOT to get involved with Vicente again, saying it was too dangerous. And what if he tries to sleep with you? This was a TOTAL ACT, using reverse psychology to make Flora think it was her own idea to go back!
And Vicente was suspended from the Bank's Board of Directors, for months, while they investigate $7 million appearing in his account. Imanuol is still allowed to protect the Santa Helena, unless there's one more mistake, along with Silvia. They're lucky they have nerdy Martin, who blocked Agua Mala's access before Agua Mala took the $7 million OUT of Vicente's account. Vicente was able to put the money back in all the accounts who Agua Mala attacked the other day, thanks to Martin.
It's very confusing, but so exciting!
Just a few more additions, now that I watched the episode. Blatcho told Harvey "the job is done", so the two of them hired the guy to knife Cande. Later, Blatcho told Agua Mala and Mireya (those two didn't know), as Blatcho pretended to be surprised.
In the prison, the dredlocks guy told Profe and Titi about the chunky guy they later tortured (who was the guy who actually knifed Cande). The chunky guy said he didn't know who ordered it, just that it came from outside the prison. Profe told this to Flora, the hit came from outside. Someone wants to quiet Cande, and it has something to do with the Santa Helena.
Flora's Mom is disgusting, blaming Flora. She'll do anything to force Flora to follow Harvey's orders. Flora even asked her what if he said jump off a 5 story building. Belen was silent.
Of course, the biggest hypocrite is Harvey, who "begged" Flora NOT to get involved with Vicente again, saying it was too dangerous. And what if he tries to sleep with you? This was a TOTAL ACT, using reverse psychology to make Flora think it was her own idea to go back!
And Vicente was suspended from the Bank's Board of Directors, for months, while they investigate $7 million appearing in his account. Imanuol is still allowed to protect the Santa Helena, unless there's one more mistake, along with Silvia. They're lucky they have nerdy Martin, who blocked Agua Mala's access before Agua Mala took the $7 million OUT of Vicente's account. Vicente was able to put the money back in all the accounts who Agua Mala attacked the other day, thanks to Martin.
It's very confusing, but so exciting!
Thank you Hombre for the details of the conversations. I caught bits and pieces, but still haven't gotten adjusted to the accents and speed of the dialogue at all.
Bill C, as a newcomer here, muchismas gracias for the Patrona recaps. I got here vis telenovela world. This is the primera vez I'm watching a TN during it's first run and JLP and Aracely and the whole cast are amazing. I've started and stopped watching so many tns, namely Usupadora, Sonadores and Maria la del barrio, i've finally decided to commit to one after seeing most of la fea mas bella. I'm also watching mainly to improve my Spanish listening skills. I love telemundo for closed captioning in Spanish but it makes me lazy since I read the Spanish instead of listen to it. I don't have cc3 so i've never seen english traducviones of tns. So, i've committed to la patrona since there accents are really clear to me.
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