Caray, Caray!

Hey, Y'all I am working on the recap so please comment away.

Hey Audrey:

Good to see you drop in and I'm waving Back At Cha : )
 

Madelaine - I think we can use this title again (re-purpose it?) on an episode where Balzac is found by is rightful owner, Estefano. ;-)
 

Hi y'all!
I am afraid I won't be able to comment any time soon, since I went to the movies and I missed the episode. I have been trying to watch it on JULU (thats HULU in spanish) but #15 is not there yet. Yes! I watched other eps. just to verify my suspicions and yes! The only captions they show are in spanish, and YES! they're as bad as the english ones!! To illustrate, when Rogelio says ''whatever'', the captions read ''wherever'' LOL!
Sooo, I will read the recap as soon as it's ready, but as with all ''good recipes'', I know it won't be enough to satisfy my curiosity to get inside every nook and cranny so I will also have to ''eat the food'' when I find it.

See you all later!
 

I tried to see one online that I missed 3/19, it was really good but it still hasn't been on TV.
 

I haven't seen this episode yet but I just have to crow.
Yes! We just knocked off Marquette and SU is going on to the Final Four next weekend in Atlanta. Huzzah!

Güera from Syracuse
 

Sad for Marquette, happy for Syracuse. :S

I'm hoping to catch these epis on Hulu while I'm on vacation -- I'll give it a go in the morning.
 

In the previews, though, I saw Chucho saying to Alma that he thought Fer had the dog, so GOOD...they have done a nice job so far not dragging things out.
 

Ok. I finally saw it.

Jesús tells Valentina lying is bad, but keeping secrets of things she is not allowed to do is not?
Riding the public bus is something blacklisted by Cabrónica, but maybe because the did it BEFORE THEY READ THE LIST, could be overlooked...

At first I thought Jesús was not kind enough to offer the lady who was standing close to them his seat, but then I saw more empty seats close to the back so I think that lady likes to ride standing...

I thought Jesús lived in the first floor because
a)Chatita greeted him the first time he set foot in the ''privadita'' and both her and his apartments were close to where everybody was dancing, singing and eating tacos
b)When the Hierros came for inspection, did or did not Alma and Chatita were watching them from soem stairs? My mind is blurry...
c)When cabrónica met Alma (Chatita), I don't remember her climbing any stairs but

Now I thought I saw Fernando trying to force the door, and the hanger, and everything, made em think it was a second floor... any ideas?
Is my brain going ''chatita'' on me?
Ohhh! And I saw another (YES another) Virgin with candles somewhere along the hallways.
God, that people is so religious!

The caption person wrote VECINDAD, when the three stooges were talking about internet and restricted websites and they said OFICINA...
Just for the record...

If I ever need a blood transfusion, I wouldn't want that caption person to be my interpreter, LOL
 

JudyB, sorry for the loss. That was a heartbreaker. They came so close to puling it out right at the end.

Güera
 

Hey Y'all the recap is finally up. Sorry it took me so long to put it up. I had trouble with the font and I'm sorry it is such a small size. Enjoy the recap.
 

Tks Madelaine,

Jesus & Chatita live on the ground floor. I remember the old man coming out while Jesus walked along the sidewalk and handed him the keys. Chatita is 1 or 2 doors down.

I guess Valentina is going to hide the money. But why was she looking through the drawers?
 

OK, Pablo; you've convinced me. I'm going to put on my big-girl pants and turn off my captions. I didn't realize how much I was missing.


 

Madelaine, thank you for another stellar recap!

Jarifa
 

Wowie zowie Mads, what a great recap! I was on the edge of my seat!

I just realized that even if I can get the epis on Hulu, I won't have captions, so I guess I'm getting my wish -- cold turkey.

Love, love, LOVE "shrill sergeant." Too funny.
 

So looking for the dog became looking for the ''dough''?

I love the captions, in english or spanish or ''wherever'' because they add to the TN another dimension. I suggest turn them on and watch them several times, like director commentaries from a DVD, LOL!

For the first time Valentina has been left unattended after 8pm and see what happens, now she's bored and has nothing else to do but snoop in those drawers.

Twist #1: Chatita hides the dough and then never remembers where she put it.
Twist #2: Fernando gets the dough and claims he only found 2,000 (keeping the rest) making Jesús suspicious for the disappearing of the rest, word against word to see who believes in who. I am sure one of those should be ''whom'' but I am not sure which one, hahaha

 

Great job Mads!

I really got a kick out of Rogue's flashbacks to Sanson as a puppy. What a cute puppy he was too. So, is Sanson just a terror with everyone else, and really sweet with Rogue? I can't see Rogue putting up with Sanson tearing up his house like that. I was LOL when he knocked Jessy on her shapely rear when he escaped the bathroom.

Poor Valentina. First night in Papa Jesus's apt, and she has to deal with a burglar. I hope she watched Home Alone and got some ideas. :)

By the way, what Valentina asked for was to paint her new room in her favorite colors- orange and yellow. These are colors Vero won't allow. Chatita suggested that they also paint butterflies on the wall, and Chucho suggested they paint a rainbow (arco iris) too. Valentina is very excited by these suggestions.
 

Well Happy Easter ....and I am getting my wish, more Sexy-Jessy. I don't care if she is evil minded. She is Sexy as @$#%!!!!!

Congratulations Guera, you are the last one of us still dancing..Judy B. come join us in the spectators section... We are getting are acts together,and hope for another invitation to next year's dance.

P.S. We will save room for Guera just in case...lol
Anon#1
 

Florida Gators still going strong, They have to beat Mich, starts at 2PM
 

Thanks, Madelaine. I laughed all the way through.

Sanson has added some chuckles -- he is doing a job on Fern's apartment. It may cost more that the 50K ransom just to refurnish. -- And Jess is taking all these chances for just 5%. What a cheapskate that Fern is.

I wonder just what Ricardo will try to get out of Jessica in return for his silence.

Jésus & Valentina & Catita are cute together. i wonder what Valentina is going to do with the money. She seemed to think it was play money.

I thought this was fun. We're starting to get a little flesh on some of the characters -- a a bit more backstory. What's the deal with Alma and a father she hasn't talked with in months?

Güera
 

Muy bien hecho, Mads. It was funny from beginning to end. You do comedy so well.

I guess you've known a couple of shrill sargents in your day--but heaven forfend you ever *were* one!

I'm beginning to feel sorry for Vero--she's a one-note person and that's all we have to laugh at her about. She's not bad looking, has a nice house, a lovely daughter, two attractive men who are/were interested in her--where did she go wrong???? Not all vegans are alike, no?

Pablo--I love your Twist #1, but it is also likely that with Val Home 'alone' Fern is never going to get his hands on the dough and Chucho will get the dog back for free. The real Twist is what is Chucho going to do with the money? Will he try to give it back to Alma, who then grills Roge about where all that money came from....hmmm. Love the possibilities.

Jess was a scream and the Dog Took the Perr-imo for best actor last night. It would be poetic justice for Fern to end up with no money and a wrecked house and a pithed off Jess.

Mads--I liked your observation of Note to Alma--why would Roge want to know where the dresser is....

...and the fact that Roge only loves Sanson. What a way to start a marriage!

It is so obvio that the script dept. has memorized all the classic Rocky & Bullwinkle characters. I'm sure we'll see more than just Snidely [OT: Hans Conreid did the voice for Snidely.]

Is Fern ever going to be surprised to have to go up against a clever little princess for the money. If she succeeds in detaining him, it sure would be a nice reward for Val to meet Sanson--and pet him, before going home.

 

Easter greetings from Toronto. ~~~~~~I didn't get to see this episode so I especially appreciate the recap. Thanks, Madelaine. I love your new picture, Is that a white peony or a rose ? So beautiful. Carlos~~~That would be ...''Who believes in whom?'' because ''who'' is for a subject and ''whom'' is for an object.
 

whoops!!!! That grammar moment was for Pablo...not Carlos. Sorry !!!
 

Well that was depressing, Mich beat the gators by 20. That's it for my teams.
 

Variopinta...come take a seat with us.....
 

I loved the recap, Madelaine.
Still chuckling over the Shrill Drill Sergeant.
For me- this episode was more tolerable.
 

I think Valentina is adorable.

And I kind of like Vero as a character. She's interesting. Annoying most of the time, but interesting.
 

G: See the Loud House gang won.
 

Oh Mads...once again you've come up with an unforgettable nickname. SDS sounds like a disease! Poor Vero...right now she is a disease, robbing the folks around her of a lot of joy, spontaneity and life. Really really really, vegans are necessarily like that.

Haven't seen the episode, we were down in Charlotte and risking our lives on Route 77 with Easter traffic and dense fog, but all is well and we're back.

And Güera, thanks for the sympathy. I was proud of the way we came back, but horrified by our inability to connect in any way during the first half. Still, we won two games on last second shots, poetic justice that we then ended up losing by just three points. A tough system where all but one team ends up feeling like losers.

Blue Lass, Variopinta, Nanette, Lee and I are now all in the bleachers but I'm still looking forward to the Final Four. Syracuse's zone defense with those tall players will be quite a matchup for anybody, methinks.
 

Good Morning Y'all and I hope you had a Happy Easter and a Happy Holiday. Thanks for all the great comments.

Doris:

You bet I will re-purpose this title for Balzac (he he) whenever it is discovered he is found : )

Pablo:

Thanks so much for your comments. It does seem as if it has turned from a search for the poor doggie to the search for the money. Chucho does live on the first floor and I was a bit confused, lol, about Chatita, cause when Vero came to visit Chatita was on a balconey looking down on her. We have never seen her going up the stairs it seems she just goes two doors down and she is in her flat. We'll have to watch and find out if she lives upstairs. Pablo I like your twists too!

Variopinta:

I was wondering about why Valentina was looking in the drawers too. Maybe she was looking for something to hit the robber with. Maybe a candlestick or something heavy. I too think she is going to hide the money.

Jarifa:

Thanks for the lovely comment.

Blue:

Vero reminds me of my Company Commander from boot camp. That woman could shriek when giving orders as Vero does. I bet you'd do fine without the captions : )

Vivi:

I too liked the scenes with Sanson as a puppy. They were so adorable and I really think that Sanson is a one man dog. He truly loves his master and noone else. Thanks for the color schemes for Valentina's room. I adjusted the recap to reflect them. I totally missed that : )

Lee:

I see you have a new favorite in Jessy, lol. I don't think she is truly evil, just bamboozled by Fern.


 

Guera:

I too think that Fern is being the ultimate cheapskate. Jess has taken on the watching Sanson and trying to fend off Ricardo cause she knows he must have heard something, even though she didn't see him snooping on her while she was on the phone with Fern. I really think Ricardo will try to blackmail her. I don't know about Alma and her Papa. We haven't seen him yet, but maybe we will. I too think this TN has become more fun.

Anita:

I too think Vero will turn out to be interesting. I just don't like the way she raises her voice and insists it's her way or the highway. She reminds me of my Company Commander from bootcamp, lol. That woman was harshing everyone's mellow, lol. I was authoritative in the military but not harsh like Vero is. You are right about the Rocky and Bullwinkle lol.

Susanlynn:

The rose on my avatar is called a Damask Rose. It's an Heirloom Variety. I have many Heirloom roses in my garden. The smell from these roses are divine and on a warm summer night, when we sit on the front porch, and there is a breeze, it's wonderful to sit and smell them.

Tablet Jefe:

I couldn't help the Shrill Drill Sargent, lol. That woman is harsh! I wish she would mellow some.

Nanette:

I too think that Valentina is adorable. As far as Vero goes she is going a little overboard with Valentina. Vero needs the therapy I think, not Valentina so much.

Judy:

Oh, I didn't mean for SDS to sound like a disease, but you're right it does! But you're right too about Vero. She seems to suck the joy out of a room whenever she enters it, jus' sayin'. I don't think Vegans are like her either. My daughter had a friend in High School whose Mama was a vegan but the rest of the family was not. This girl's Mama cooked all the meals she just didn't eat the meat. Vero could do this too, but I think Elias goes along with it to keep the peace and Valentina has no choice. That's the part I don't like. Let them be able to choose.
 

I am very curious to find out why Vero is the way she is. When Chucho and Elias were discussing Vero a couple epi's ago, it seems that Vero wasn't always like this. Maybe she got this way after she found out she was preggers and Chucho was already far away. She is way overboard with the bundling up of Valentina and the masks the Nanny wears in the house. It is almost as if Vero has OCD. Valentina has to be exposed to some germs sometime, or her immune system will take a major hit. I am looking forward to finding out more about Vero to find out why she is like this.
 

Of course she is!
Valentina leaves her house (the plastic bubble) every day to go to school (for instance) where she met with hundreds of other kids whose houses are breeding ground of germs, scabies, bacteria and God knows what.
I am sure Verónica's got some radiation detection devices by the door so Valentina doesn't get anything from the REAL WORLD inside the bubble, but how can you be so strict, (or raise a child in an environment so sterilized) when everything outside is crawling with little critters getting stuck to your clothes and skin, LOL
Isn't worse in the long run?
She's not creating any antibodies!

In México we say that if we survive tap water, we will survive anything! Gotta be true!
 

Right, Chatita looking down from a balcony at Veronica. Must be a beanie moment.

Pablo, Everyone said I was going to get Moctezuma's revenge on my trip to Mex, so I went with all the proper meds. Fortunately I escaped. I put a large bottle of water on the bathroom sink as a reminder, the easiest place to forget when you brush your teeth.

Do you live in Mex now?
 

No. I was born and raised there, scratching my knees and falling from trees, drinking water from the waterhose and eating from street vendors. Does anybody remember the snow cones? Well, those huge pieces of ice the vendor scraped with an iron thing were not at all made with purified water!! And we loved them YUKIS! LOL
Where I live now, even my dogs drink filtered water! You know what the water people say: we purify the water we pipe, but the pipes are old and rusty and we don't guarantee it gets to your fawcet as clean as we made it!

The main thing here is not going to the extremes, since both could be dangerous! And Vero should be somewhere in the middle! right?
 

I think Chatita just wanders all around the apartment complex. She lives on the ground floor near Chucho, but I'm sure she spends time in other people's apartments and there's probably a rooftop area too, like in many of those types of buildings.
 

Pablo:

That's the way kids should grow up as you did, being exposed to the outside world. We played outside when I was a kid all the time,and we ate food too from street vendors. But now that Valentina is being "allowed" visits with Chucho she will be exposed to some of the outside world at least and not kept in that bubble world.

Vivi:

I think you are right about Chatita. She is known to everyone in that complex and I'm sure she visits the neighbors all the time. Since they have never shown her going up the stairs to where she lives I too think she lives about two doors down from Chucho, or maybe next door even. I too remember from Refugio the rooftop area of the 'hood.
 

I just watched it again on Hulu, & noticed what looks like a blow up doll in Fernandos apt. You can see it when he is on the phone with Jessica.
 

I think is a mannequin dressed with lingerie... something black and red, I believe? I don't remember well...

If there's a pot nearby, Valentina should start making mud pies!
 

About Valentina and the money. I too rewatched on Hulu and what Valentina does when she hears the noise is go to the big dresser across the room, finds the drawer empty and then goes to the bedside drawer, opens that and sees that little case with the money in it. She takes the case out, opens it and takes two bundles of the bills out and then moves the dresser from against the wall. This is the way it is when Fern opens that door, doing a happy dance, while Valentina has her mouth covered and is looking towards the door. So we don't know yet what happens to the money.
 

I meant she moves the bedside table from the wall not the dresser : )
 

I fixed the recap towards the end of what I saw Valentina do with the money. And Fern also ruined his credit card trying to jimmy the lock on the door, lol.
 

I wondered why Vero even sent Valentina to school. The way she is, I would expect Val to be home schooled.
 

Pablo
I think my idea of the blowup doll is funnier than the mannequin. Question is why does he have it?
 

Yeah, it is funnier. I would like to rewatch that episode because the only thing that comes to mind is that (since Regelio has a nice decor with nicer -and probably much more expensive- things) he thinks this doll is making some statement...?
 

Thank you, Madelaine. Obnoxious internet problems this weekend. By the time I read this recap, we'll already be done with tonight's episode. But I printed it out just to make sure I don't miss it! :)