Caray, Caray!

Thanks, UA, for another very prompt and helpful recap, as well as a great screenshot of a panicked Hissadora.

Over the weekend, there was some discussion about NG's interest in Pablo. Tonight's aftermath of the phone call with Pablo suggests that she's very interested, and that in fact, as she says, the more he rejects me, the more he interests me.

Mariano, too, seemed to confirm what many of us have been seeing for days: his growing affection for Miriam. Even Pablo could see that Mariano sadness at Miriam's leaving wasn't just because of how much Ana will miss her and Agatha. And Mariano more or less admitted as much. And all that fit perfectly with the scene between Miriam and Daniel in which she talks about how much she likes and admires Mariano. (Do Miriam and Mariano have a song yet?)

Apparently Teresa and Dante don't need a song, just a loud biological clock ticking in the background.

I loved the scene between Hissadora and Cayetano (now that he's stopped taking Hissadora's love potion, he's less and less Cayetonto). I loved his savvy and his assertiveness, and, of course, her panic when all her usual tactics were no longer working. And the avances suggest that's just the beginning.

So how long has it been since Abe returned to Chile? Perhaps a month? At most, two? And he's about to be released from prison? What kind of prison sentence is that?

Was there any real point to the scene with Rafa and Padre Anselmo?

Well, it looks like the Cheerful Chickadee (Jardinera's great name for Nat) isn't so perky after reading Dio's message on Iago's cell phone. Thank goodness! Frankly, though she may now be more willing to help people gather evidence against Dio, I'm hoping she won't have to. I hate to think what would happen if Dio catches her at it. I doubt that his "love" for her comes close to matching his love for himself.

UA, I really like your suggestion that perhaps Iago won't be able to go through with the boda because he's caught some nasty STD from the woman he picked up. Ojalá.
 

UA, perfect recap. Thanks. Now that it's wrapping up, I can't hold my breath. I see, that there may be clearing of the clouds regarding Alonso's tape, once the lab test comes back positive for poison, and most of all once Natalia's cooperation to retrieve that precious attaché. But I don't really want this novella to end!!! What will I watch after such "the best tn ever!!!
 

I was right! They're gonna turn to Natalia for a V.I.P. pass to Dio's evil lair! And (of course) Dan just HAD to tag along as I predicted he would. -_- Gosh, why can't he go away already?

Ok, so I have a question about the whole argument between Isa & Caye - since when do guys ever leave a mark on women leaving an indication that they're cheating on their partner??? Isn't it the other way around 'cuz of a woman's lipstick left on the guy's collar or something? Like, what mark would Dio leave on Isa??? I didn't see anything. Did anyone did?

Oh, and another thing. Enough with the flashbacks already! Like we get it already and now they're such a drag!!!

Also, that Yago jerk is an idiot. Leaving his cellphone behind...

~ posted by not-a-dan-fan.
 

Pretty sharp of Cayetano to say that if Isadora had any friends, why weren't they at Alonso's funeral?

And Dan, not so bright. The medicine cabinet? What a great hiding place! Especially since they're packing for the trip back to Chile.
 

I didn't see a mark either, but I guess Isa is supposed to have a hickey. Ick!

UA: Loved your screen capture of Isa's expression, my favorite part of the episode.
 

Great recap Urban. So much happening, but the best thing of all is that our two remaining tontos are starting to wake up.

I did see a big red splotch on Isa's neck on my tv. Less of a hickey and more of a beard burn from being nuzzled in one spot repeatedly.

I sure hope Nat is a more effective spy than Gussy was-- or at least doesn't get in as much trouble when/if she's caught.
 

Juanita- Yes, Mar and Mir do have a love theme. It was played during their coffee chat last episode, and during the times they were speaking about each other this episode. Querido Corazon by Juan Solo.
 

I was wondering why Daniel didn't slip the photo behind the medicine cabinet instead. It's as though he wants to be caught.

Aleta, I can easily imagine El Diablo delivering a hickey intended to be slightly painful as a power play. Obviously neither of them thought far enough ahead to the possibility that someone would notice.

She probably counted on him being completely out of it.

This could be the beginning of the end of her unholy alliance with El Diablo because -- per TN rule -- villains always turn on each other at the end of a story.
 

Juanita- That's hilarious about Dante and Teresa only needing the ticking sound of their biological clocks. LOL! It was funny when Dan teased Dante about skipping over the daddy phase and going straight to being grandpa. Dante was kind of annoyed that Teresa seemed willing to blow off going to Chile all together, and was still harping on the Mariano-Cam issue. He is so ready to move on-- with her. But she doesn't seem to quite understand his level of interest in her.

As for the random scenes of things progressing in the self sufficiency project Aaron started, I think this is meant as a PSA for the Mex audience. Throughout this tn they have been promoting free educational programs provided by the gov that poor people can access, like the online university Tolentino will be attending and now these training programs.
 

Gracias UA. Wonderful recap. I actually started to read it last night, but the hour was too late, alas. So, it's the perfect complement to my morning coffee. I love the line: "Hissadora enters with a fake smile and a real teacup." Very real, but how gratifying to all of us in Viewerville who know what she doesn't about the not-real drops she's putting in there.

and "...She flashes back – to the sound of violins expressing intrigue ..." I love how you weave in your musical sensitivity for the rest of us. Somehow you manage to pick up on these moments that go right past me.

I agree with Juanita about Abe's sentence, maybe they'll give him a few months of community service on top of his week or two in the slammer.

I also saw the mark on Hissadora's neck. It didn't exactly look like a hickey, but was definitely red. I suppose she could have passed it off as an allergic rash. How indiscreet of her. But it's sort of the time in the plot where the villains have been on top of their game for so long now that they're getting sloppy. The look in her eyes (which you captured so brilliantly for us UA) was like "Uh-OH". Everything is riding on these land grabs going through, and I think they've both gotten smug and complacent. It's not a done deal!
 

I think Estevez will escalate his pursuit of the lands so that the devil and his handmaiden will end up in prison. Death is too easy an end for so many novela villains.

On Easter weekend I will post the Karmageddon discussion. Does anyone know whether the comments are lost when a discussion is returned to the Drafts folder?
 

Thanks, UA. Prompt and so on-target in your comments.

So many good comments already this morning. I just want to add that I found Daniel's expression while Miriam was waxing eloquent about Mariano priceless. I wasn't sure whether it was disdain for Mariano generally, annoyance that he was hanging around Miriam as well as Camila, or jealousy toward Mariano because of his love of Camila. Maybe all three. Anyway, no love lost there! On the other hand, Miriam and Mariano are quite taken with each other.


 

Vivi, thanks for your answers to my questions about whether M&M have a theme song and about the point of the scene between Rafa and Padre Anselmo. I guess I realized that that scene was some kind of PSA, but it seems totally unrelated to the plot. At least the business earlier with Tolentino's being able to further his education had some connection to the plot, in that Tolentino was shown to be exceedingly depressed about Luzma's choosing Pablo, and the education possibility gave him a new focus and motivation. But the scene between Rafa and Padre A seemed wholly irrelevant to the TN's plot.
 

Grcias, UA, for a wonderful and rapido recap. Loved this re: Nat and Yago, "Did these two ever actually do it in bed?" Not that I can remember!

Also loved the reference to Isa being out with female friends, "Which we know she doesn't have." LOL

I saw the redness on Isa's neck very clearly. I assumed it was a large hickey, but a beard burn is a real possibility. Yes, they're getting sloppy. I can't wait for the point where the villains turn on each other....

As for Dan's so-called hiding of the wedding photo, I had the same feeling that perhaps he wants to be caught.

Now, what kind of a sentence did Abe serve? He was the chief of police, or something like that, and he gets one month for what he did? Increible!
 

I am wondering whether he had to turn in his badge. That's what would happen here in the states.

He has an inheritance, so he doesn't need to worry about money, at least for a while. He could sell any real estate and join Miriam in Mexico when she realizes how she feels about Mariano. Abe could probably become a detective or private eye if he still wants to work. I said it once before: Mexico City would be a good place for him. It has a Jewish population of 50,000 which is more than in all of Chile. He could meet a nice woman (if Caridad is not an option) and have his FPS.
 

Urban- ITA that it's likely that Abe had to turn in his badge. Considering how much he loved his work, that's huge punishment for him. I'm just glad he'll be out soon, because Mir will need him once the last pieces of the Dan-Cam puzzle hit her full force.

We got some more reasons why he has been so overprotective of Mir. She actually said that both her parents (mis padres) died when she was a girl. She kind of swallowed the last 's' in that Chilean way. That means, it's been her and Abe alone for a while, and he seems to have taken on the role of not only big brother, but mother and father too.
 

Well, I guess he's not financially challenged, and perhaps he and Caridad would work...or someone else. I just think he got off too easy for messing up somebody's life, namely his brother-in-law.
 

It's possible that the abuse of authority he's guilty of is dealt with much less harshly elsewhere than here.

What counts for us is that Abe did feel genuinely guilty about it when he realized he was wrong about Daniel and he did turn himself in when he could probably have gotten away with saying nothing. However, that would not have earned him Miriam's forgiveness, which is what counted for him. The fact that he turned himself in probably also influenced the length of his sentence.
 

In the case of Hissadora, it would be an ICKY!
 

I saw the red mark on Isa's neck. Watch out, kids!!☺

What was it that Dan hid the photo behind? I hope it wasn't something that Mir uses!! We just know she will find it.

What is it with carrying sleeping 11 year olds so as not to waken them??? Ridiculous!!! They're practically teens.

Thanks for the great recap UA.

Ann-NYC

 

UA - Muchas gracias.

Poor Miriam. What hot-bloodied woman wants to hear "let's wait till we get to Chile” when she wants to shower with her husband right now? Amazing that Daniel thinks he can continue with the lukewarm kisses and “not tonight, honey” without Miriam changing toward him. I too loved watching Daniel's face as Miriam waxed on about Mariano's honesty, trustworthiness, transparency, etc.
 

I don't think Daniel told Miriam to wait until they get back to Chile. She wanted either to shower with him or/and sleep with him, and he said he was too tired. She said OK, "hoy te salvas, pero mañana no." Which I take to mean OK, today you've escaped, but not tomorrow.
 

Yes, that was my understanding, Juanita, regarding Miriam's response to Daniel's being too tired. I honestly don't know how she hasn't tied the man down and demanded an explanation for why he no longer wants her the way he used to:)
 

It looked like Dan hid the photo behind Miriam's maxi pads! LMAO!!!
 

Juanita - Thanks for clarifying what Daniel said to rebuff Miriam. If he stays too tired regularly, Miriam may want him to see a doctor. :D
 

Tks much UA,

I hope Becerra y Juarez don't have a brain warp now, all they have to do is track where the money went, they know or should know that Aggie didn't take it out. Maybe they need Teresa to figure this out for them. I was afraid Dio put the acct in Aggie's name only. I would think tracking the money would be part of any prosecution anyway.
 

Thanks for the recap UA (and last week's too). You got quite the exciting episode.

I know its been discussed but I wish someone would tell Luzma she's making a very bad decision regarding Pablo. Even in TN time they haven't been together more than a month...

I hope Nat shows up at that meeting w/Iago and Dio. Before she let herself get deluded, she was a good Scoobie member.

The previews seem to imply Dio asking for Cam. I wonder how much torment we will have to endure or will the writers save us from that? Brain bleach anyone.
 

If the money was withdrawn via ATM they may not be able to trace it. If it was electronically transferred to an offshore account that's also a maybe-not. They can get an ISP, but if it was at La Malquerida it still implicates Augustina.

She has never been on a computer that any of us know of, but I doubt that Camila, Daniel, Piedad, Luzma, or anyone else will be convincing enough.

Question: Does Mexican justice allow marital confidentiality in trial situations? This rule in US law is often misinterpreted to mean that someone can't testify against a spouse when the truth is that they cannot be compelled to testify against a spouse.

El Diablo is too willing to and someone needs to pay attention to that.
 

I is my understanding that lowerclass men quite often do "mark" women during affairs in Mexico. If El Diablo is such a thug this is just another sign of the circles that he runs in.
 

I think Miriam lost both of her parents (padres).
 

I think Dio would take the money in large chunks, too much for an ATM. If he did take it from the ATM, they have cameras, but the tapes have probably already been reused, I think they are kept 2 wks. He has transferred that money to his own acct somewhere in some other name. That name will be on one of the passports in the briefcase.
 

Yay! For Cayotano finding his marbles once again. He WAS a pretty sharp guy before Isa, her charms, and her PL#9 arrived in his life. Love the panic photo and I am looking forward to seeing more of that look on her face.

Yay! For Naty getting a clue.

Yay! For Dan hiding the wedding photo behind Miriam’s kotex. That way she’ll be SURE to find it.

Yay! For UA and a great recap. :) Many thanks!

Who knew that a komodo dragon could get a hicky? With the scaly skin and everything, I wouldn’t have thought it possible. BTW, I am so busy with the subtitles, I miss some of the visual stuff, but I saw that mark on Isa’s neck straight away. I thought it might look like a rash or allergic reaction one might get from a necklace, not a milk allergy (QTH?), but mostly it looked like a love bite from the devil himself.

ATMs have cameras. In Mexico, they also usually have a guy with an automatic weapon standing there and watching you. In a small town like Aculco, I think they could figure out who made an ATM withdrawal pretty easily. I agree with VP that the contents of that briefcase are going to be key.

UA, I’ll take your word that villains always turn on each other at the end. You are certainly more experienced with these things than me. And I agree completely that it could be Estevez in the end who lands them in prison - and who also expedites them turning on each other.

 

Interesting point about "marking", but El Diablo doesn't generally conduct himself as a lower-class person. He has adequate polish to enter a drawing room so why would he be foolish enough to ignore this particular detail? Even if Cayetano was completely out of it, someone would have noticed.
 

LOL at "Icky"!


 

UA: Thanks for the great recap. This is the part I hate: the bad guys racking up win after win right before the anvils fall.

Cam’s flashback scenes: wasn’t she unconscious when Dan was with her after the bull goring?

Though I’d like to see that Iago caught something from his streetwalker friend, I’d kind of like to see Nat leave him at the altar.

Mariano maybe developing feelings for Miriam, but there’s no doubt he adores the Budgekin. She’s going to end up with two papas who she can wrap around her adorable little fingers.

Nanette
 

Vivi: thanks for the clarification re: the Dante/Dan/Teresa convo. I didn’t get that Dante was a bit peeved at Teresa.

If Abe had to give up his badge in Chile for abuse of power, wouldn’t he have a hard time getting hired anywhere else as a law enforcement officer?
 

I am so disappointed I have not been able to follow this show and the recaps as much as I would like but thanks 2 U, UA and the other recappers, I think I am keeping up okay.

My only questions are how did they get a sample of the poison and does Cayetano know their suspicions?

Thanks
 

Agnes: Sorry to hear about your mother. You know we're all pulling for her.
 

Rosemary, Ileana saw Hissadora putting the drops in Cayetano's tea. She stole the bottle from her purse and replaced it with a bottle that contained only water. She left with her parents so unless she comes back before Hissadora's anvil falls, she's safe.

Everyone has tried to tell Cayetano of their suspicions and he has dismissed them all.
 

Thanks UA, this was a great episode with lots of action. You did your usual great job.

First, isn't it possible that Dan hid the photo with the idea that he will come back and hide it safely when Miriam isn't around? That's not to say that he could forget to do it later, but it is possible. I once hid a christmas present and totally forgot about it until months later when I was in that closet looking for something else and discovered it.

Juanita, so funny that Dante and Teresa's love song is the ticking of the biological clock. That's a good one.

Aggie sure is in deep. Poor lady.

I still say no boda for Nat. At least not with Yago. She's going to find him out before they get that far. I also say no trip to Chile for Dan either. It's too close to the end for him to leave.

I say it was a goatee burn on Isa's neck. They were hot and heavy in that scene. And I loved the screen shot of Isa's face in the recap.

I'm also glad that they brought up the audio tape. But they still haven't mentioned the phone records. Maybe that's a lost clue.
 

Nanette, thank you for your kind concern. Things are a little better today. I'm hoping this isn't the beginning of the end for her. My mom's a tough old bird, but a person can only put up with so much and she's discouraged. I'm hoping Spring will help her spirits a bit. We're doing what we can.

And thank you for mentioning the budgekin. That adorable creature has certainly grown on me. (And she's growing fast). And I'm thrilled that Cayetano is taking back the reins. Don't like his arrogance, but surely this is just so Viewerville can enjoy a little schadenfreude when his karmic ship comes in. He'll be cowed by the realization, maybe humiliated a bit, but I think the character is written with a certain nobility of spirit that will win in the end. I certainly hope to see a reconciliation with Rocio and rebirth as a wiser paterfamilias.

How many lines have they given Caridad? Not even sure what her voice sounds like, except it's kind of small.

I also wonder how Dionisio Ferrer (roll those "rr"s) has been able to pass himself off as a upper crust. Those people all know each other and introductions are usually vetted.
—Agnes
 

Agnes- I'm also hoping for the best for your mom and your family. Yes, let's hope warmer spring weather raises all of your spirits.

The baby is adorable, and has really gotten used to being passed from hand to hand among the cast. It makes up for a lack of Maja sightings of late.

I supposed Dio has only had to pass himself off as upper class among businessmen, where really what counts is money. Don Daniel never liked him, and could see right through him.
 

I don't think they've ever said where he's supposedly from. He might have started out passing himself off as Cuban (which is the actor's real ethnicity) or "Dionicio Ferrer" is the stolen identity of a person born to the upper crust who is either dead or out of the country; that trick has been done before.

I don't think that it matters; there is some upward mobility in Mexico that is enabled by education (unless TN's lie about that, too).
 

Thanks for the explanation, UA. So Ileana spent ONE day out of this whole telenovela doing something useful. No puede ser.
 

My prayers and thoughts are with you, Agnes, and your mother. Hoping her spirits are lifted with the good weather coming.

 

Agnes - My best as well. It's so tough to see a parent fail and the winter doldrums only add to everyone's worries. Here's to your mom's recovery in body and spirit.

I meant to add this morning -- work gets in the way of posting! -- that part of Daniel's annoyance with Miriam's fascination with Mariano was her description of him as a truthful and transparent man. Surely that hits Daniel here it hurts and is not entirely accurate inasmuch as Mariano hasn't revealed that Daniel and Camila were married!

Lactose intolerance vs. a goatee burn or hickey. You gotta hand it to Isa for her creativity, though Cayetano didn't look like he was buying it.
 

My intolerance to lactose gives me a goatee burn every time I have it.
 

Loved this recap UA! LOL at the side comments, many mentioned already. I do want to point out a teeny tiny thing and I hope you don't take this the wrong way because I really do respect and appreciate what you recappers do. It has been mentioned that many people here are Spanish learners so I feel I should point out that "La dia siguiente" should actually be "El dia siguiente". Although dia is feminine, it's one of the words that doesn't follow the rules.
 

Actually, dia is masculine.
 

Vivi in DC: you crack me up! "Less of a hickey and more of a beard burn from being nuzzled in one spot repeatedly." Eeeeewwwww so gross! LOL but so true!

I love all the different things people have suggested that Dan used to hide the picture. Mir's maxi pads! I actually thought it looked like bandages but I like someone's suggestion of baby wipes, that makes it much more likely that Miriam is going to find it!

While I like the idea of Abe and Caridad getting together, has anyone thought that there might be something else between Abe and Gaston? That hug they gave each other last night was very enthusiastic. I think I'd like to see that happen on this TN!

I was so glad Caye brought up Isa's non existent girlfriends, he's really starting to open his eyes about Isa.

I mentioned it before! Natalia is going to redeem herself by being the one to steal Dio's briefcase! I truly hope so because she had really been so irritating and Estupida!

I'll also say it again! I've been calling the M&M pairing for a while! Thank you for pointing out the clues in that scene between Mariano and Pablo UA! I missed some of that scene.

Thank you again for that wonderful recap and everyone's comments! This blog always brings joy to my day!
 

You are right Cathyx, all the more reason it should be el dia and not la dia. I just assumed it was feminine since it ends in a. (Sigh) you growing up speaking a language and it still confuses you :)
 

Lily: I was thinking Abe and Gaston as a couple even before they hugged!!!
 

Abe has never been married, that could be why. If that does happen to be the case, it will be the first gay man they portrayed on a TN that wasn't also very effeminate.
 

Maybe they'll explore it at the end of this TN and then if it goes over well enough, have a longer storyline in the next one.
 

I seriously doubt they are gay, and if they are, I might just eat my hat. Or my beanie.
 

In Sortilegio, Julian Gil and Marcelo Cordoba (ay papi!) were very masculine, and very much involved sexually with each other. I don't get any vibe from Abe and Gaston, other than mentor and mentee who have a lot of respect and love for each other.
 

I forgot about them Vivi. But the character of Marcelo Cordoba, whom I love too, was also married to a woman, so he was bi. But I would love to see him starring in something. Is anything in the works?
 

Honestly, I didn't think they were gay. I think that Abe was just so excited that Miriam was coming home and he was being freed. :)
 

Cathyx- Apparently our telenovio (Ay) Marcelo!, will next appear in Amores Verdaderos. As I am happily watching that fun piece of tn fluff, I look forward to whenever he pops up there. I hope he's playing a nice guy so that I don't feel guilty drooling over him, like his evil villain in Por Ella Soy Eva.
 

Agnes, I hope all is well with you. I know that is never easy.
 

No Vivi, no! Not that piece of trash. I would like to see him starring in something that was actually good. Something upcoming. I think we must have the same taste in men.
 

LOL Cathyx! I understand your trepidation, but if you don't think about the plot too much, it's a fun tn.

Felizmente comparto mis telenovios contigo, amiga! :)
 

Vivi, I have stopped watching that TN, but I read the recaps. Then I got busy and stopped reading the recaps. Then when I stopped being so busy and had some time on my hands, I read the recaps and nothing new happened. They keep rehashing the same plot over and over and over. Chris is still jealous. Paula still wants to have a relationship with her son and he still doesn't want one. Nikki still loves Guzman, but she is still thinking that he's married and she is still pretending to be into another guy. Kendra is still trying to wheedle her way into the Balvanera money. Leo is still tormenting what's her name. It will go like that until the last 2 hour finale.
 

Vivi, Marta, TL, UA, and anybody else I may have missed: thank you. I appreciate your kindness. This is a very warm community and I'm grateful for caring words.

I cannot wait for tonight. We've waited a long time for this to unfold. The Karma Express is rolling into the station and I can't wait to see Hissy & the Don start squirming.

Rosemary La O, you crack me up: "So Ileana spent ONE day out of this whole telenovela doing something useful. No puede ser." That is just about the size of it. But the writers and directors gave her a sweet goodbye, leaving us no doubt that her role is finished. I liked the feeling of the familia Albarran leftovers all hunkered down together. Papa Caye will be joining them soon enough, if he can keep his wits about him. Send that Komodo back to her lair.

 

Actually she needs a cage.
 

Agnes, Life has gotten super busy for me so I haven't been around as much, but I am sorry to hear about your mom. It's a very tough thing to go through.
 

Agnes/LXV...I am so late so many days that I can't even comment, but want you to know that I am thinking of you and your mother. I sincerely mean that.

Fatima
 

Thanks guys —Agnes