Caray, Caray!

Thank you, Bill!

Oh, Claudia's upset? Seriously?? How did she think her little prank was going to turn out??
 

Thanks Bill for a nicely done recap that was loaded with events. I hope Eugenia left her cell phone in her purse and one of those homeless people calls Juan or Eva. Daniel *is* a devil and along with PLuty deserves a thorough butt kicking!
Good for Silvia for standing her ground. I'm also glad that Helena stuffed the ring back in Pluty's shirt.

PLuty is going to play dirtier now...as if that's possible. Eva, Juan, and Helena are going to have to do better work exposing the fraud than they are doing now. At least Marcella can be a new accomplice if she spots the inconsistencies in that thesis.

A bit unrelated ,but do any of you Jaime Camil fans know what he was doing in LA last week? He was interviewed on the local LA Spanish channel and he was wearing what appeared to be an LAPD uniform. Maybe it was for a role filmed here. Gertie
 

Do they have military school in Mexico? Send Claudia asap. Daniel should just be in jail. Claudia at least has her reasons to hate Eugenia, bratty and wrong as they are. But Daniel is just doing this to be mean. It's fun for him to be a complete jerk. Jerk (and other swear words).

Kelly
 

When the idea of a mismatch comes up, our society tends to measure it in terms of looks. Certainly Plutarco and Helena aren't a mismatch in this way, but rather in terms of personality. She is SO good, and he is SO selfish, that their relationship really is quite unrealistic. I think that if he had tried to raise himself because of knowing her, the show would have been more interesting, more nuanced. I'll continue to complain about cardboard villains. Really, the only relatable thing he has done is to tell Rebeca he's not a killer.
 

Thanks, Ithabill -- great recap! Loved the Gloria Gaynor, Tolkien, and Sunset Boulevard nods.

I haven't watched yet, but I'm looking forward to catching up this weekend. I think I'll FF through the Eugenia scenes, though.
 

Ithabill, thanks for the great recap and reminding us about Sunset Boulevard. Sadly, Eugenia has reminded me of Norma Desmond especially with her ever present fondness for turbans. I love her but wish she would update her grand dame look just a bit.

Paula H., Eduardo and Silvia went to La Comidilla. Wasn't that the same place that El Cuartel always went to in LFMB?

Gertie, Camil got an award last week from the City of Los Angeles for his work. It sounded like he is living there.

I loved how they constructed the scene at the restaurant with Eduardo and Silvia with the small group playing all of the Latin love song standards. It was especially poignant when Eduardo was pleading with Silvia and they were playing "Sin ti" (Without You) in the background. This again shows what a talented group these writers are.

I could not take Plutarco with his purple shirt unbuttoned AND the sweater thrown over his shoulders. So slick!

I was very happy with the reaction from our three smart chicas in this episode: Helena, Silvia and Mimi who did not give in when any of them could have.

Jarifa


 

Bill- This is a terrific recap. ITA about Gloria Gaynor, Sunset Boulevard, and Tolkien. I feel so sorry for Eugenia. I can't wait to see how Helena finds her. Daniel is just poor evil. At least Claudia wants him to go back and find her, which really surprised me. I thought she would have rather just left her there.

I too agree about the three women and their choices. So glad they are standing firm.

Wasn't Pluti just way over the top, after Helena had broken off with him, with that kissing and practically sliming over Helena's picture? And he wants to have her there all alone???? He never planned for Lalo to be a part of their life at all. He would have shipped poor Lalo off to military school or boarding school even before the honeymoon I think. Pluti is obsessed with Helena.
 

Oh, half awake meant pure evil, not poor, lol
 

Jarifa, thanks so much for answering my question about Camil and his award. Very cool!

Besides PLuty showing up to talk to Helena in his purple, unbuttoned shirt wi.sweater ..so slick...he had just come from having sex with the Chupacabra ....downright greasy.

He deserved the ring in his pocket and a zapato up his butt!
(Of course Helena was polite enough not to do the latter .)

Gertie
 

Perhaps Eva will give Pluti one of her pointy pumps at some later date. Actually I think there will be a waiting list of men and women wishing to donate their zapatos for this worthy cause.
 

Thanks so much for his Ithabill--very witty. Interesting analysis of cardboard villains. Truly everyone else in this show is rather nuanced -- only Plutarco is evil through & through.

Claudia surprised me too -- she didn't mean to harm Eugenia as much as this. Maybe we are even seeing the first glimmering of humanity in her too. As for Daniel he deserves the same zapato up the butt as Pluti.

Güera
 

Muchas gracias Ithabill! I loved seeing Helena and Silvia stick to their guns and dump the bastards for good. Yay!

And I am very grateful that they actually showed us real previews this time (they usually don't for this show), because I was getting really worried that we'd have multiple episodes of Eugenia wandering the streets in confusion. That Daniel is evil. I hope Claudia gets in huge trouble for this. I don't care if she "intended" for Daniel to bring Eugenia back home. Messing with her meds is enough to earn a place in hell, as far as I'm concerned.
 

Thanks Bill. Loved the title!

Well it looks like La Comadilla restaurant has gone upscale since the days when Lety and the cuartel ate there.

No time to read the recap or posts today. Julie, my personal anvil dropped: Sue is gone, and my days are numbered. I found out yesterday.
 

Thanks, Ithabill

Just a few weeks ago, before JC revealed himself to Helena at the beach, I was laughing at the comedy running through PESE. Last night I was glued by the drama! It was almost too much for one capitulo!

The break-up was so perfect, ending with the ring in the pocket.

Pluti's psychotic break; Here I was thinking he was just slimy when in reality he is crazy!

Eduardo's genuine attempt to win back lost love and his later sorrow.

Eugenia, confused and abandoned, by those horrid children! OMG!

Can't wait 'til tonight!

Sue in Florida
 

I hate it when anvils fall on people that I like. :(
 

Bill, thanks for the excellent recap and the opportunity to re-live this jampacked episode.

Bastardo tried, failed. So proud of Silvia sticking to her guns. Poignant to see him realizing what he lost.

Pluti gave an earlier hint of craziness with that photo of Helena, but really laid it on with a trowel last night. He is nuts and I'm afraid for Helena.

Daniel=no scruples whatsoever. He and Claudia are a couple of brats with overextended senses of entitlement. They need some hard core community service work and removal of all privileges.

Eugenia could do away with the turbans, but I still felt sadness for her. Waiting for Modesto's great solution for this latest situation--probably his usual nada.

La Paloma
 

If I'm not mistaken, Dogbert's wearing a familiar jacket... where have I seen it before? Was it FELS? Was it the Coyote who wore it, or was it that guy who was that woman's father... ugh I can't remember anyone's name from that any more...
 

Julie, Dagoberto's jacket did have several snakeskin panels. The jacket in FELS--Coyote or evil rapist and husband--had both snakeskin and snake heads on the shoulders. Can't remember any more details.
La Paloma