Caray, Caray!

He's a Magic Man

Jesús is overcome by the sight of Alma in her wedding dress...and even more overcome when she  gets her hair stuck in her zipper while the saleslady has conveniently dashed out to the bodega. Once again they find themselves in a compromising position as he tries to get her untangled. The writers must have dashed out to the bodega, too, because there is no one eavesdropping on the extremely suggestive dialogue that ensues. ("Do you want it slow or fast...I don't want to hurt you!...Oooh, you have magic hands...") She tries to comp him a white linen suit to wear to the wedding, but apparently that's too big a tip for a simple disrobing assist, and he rebuffs her.

Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This

When Cárdenas tries to announce the rifa, he has a flashback-panic-attack at the memory of his bald little elementary-school self going to pieces while trying to recite a mother's day poem, and Alma has to take over. Rogue fudges the results so that Xochi wins, of course, but when she squeaks that it's the same weekend as the wedding both Alma and Jesús look plenty suspicious. Rogue snarls at everyone to get back to "work." I think this is just his way of saying he's bored now and all the little people should clear off.

When I Look in Your Eyes, I Go Crazy

Xochi continues to act like such a twit I can't even bring myself to describe it: just take everything she's been doing for the past week and multiply by about 2.5. Jesús tells her he can't go to Puerto Vallarta with her because...because...because he promised Alma he'd go to her wedding! (What's wrong with "GUESS WHAT I'M NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND"???) And yes, of course he's going home with her to meet her mother. GAAAAAH.

Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood

Valentina is missing her Daddy Elías. Vero pretty much tells her that fathers are swappable parts, but Vale's not buying it. She cradles her drawing of her two Dads and sobs. She is a good little crier. And she's also pretty much the only one in this show with any common sense, which makes us wonder why it hasn't occurred to her that her Mom is probably the one who's expendable. She's kind of scary when she's giddy, anyway. All those teeth!

It's a Five O'Clock World

Chatita calls up the only male cab-driver in Monterrey and gets him to take her to Avón, where she says a lot of inappropriate things to everyone, mostly in a really loud voice. She tells Chucho that Eli thinks he's a homewrecker. She asks him when he plans to tell Xochi it's not on. Then she invites herself into Alma's office and asks her why she's marrying Rogue when she obviously loves Jesús. Alma equivocates, but she's clearly impactada. Meanwhile, Jesús passes out wedding invitations to his office-mates, holding them as if they're carrying live virus culture. Xochi tells him it's time to go, but just then Alma buzzes and he tells his not-so-novia he'll catch up with her later. She's a nut-case, but she does make some funny faces.

I'm So Excited

Randy Rogue arranges a secret rendezvous with Jessica in the parking garage after dark. He bundles her up into his SUV as Fer spies on them from behind a pillar. At Casa Rogue, Jess slips into the bathroom and emerges in high spirits and the firefighter outfit, cracking the big whip. Rogue looks like he just got a really big birthday present.

In other news:

- Marta says all the right therapist-lady things to Elías while thought-bubbling about planting one on him but good. Was her hair this ugly before? She looks goofier than Maricela.
- The 3 Sillies mock Jesús in the cafeteria. Yawn. When Cárdenas comes in with Jessica -- or maybe he's just following her closely; it's hard to tell -- they call him a "skirt-puppy."
- I miss the big-bra moment in the opening credits. Can we have that back?

Big Avance:

Paty and Fernando catch Rogue and Jessica en flagrante bombero!

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