Caray, Caray!

THanks, CYn, for that fast, furious, flippant recap. So....Nikki is okay okay? With SUperman leaping tall buildings with Supermommy ? ...HMm, I wonder what the chances are of my kids ever calling me Supermommy. Kendra is a piece of work working out with the weights doing deep squats. I cannot even imagine what her anvil will be. Hello, Karma, my name is Kendra. And do not get me started on that smarmy , little weasel Furious Furball. He is starting to look really crazy. Also, he did not waste much time grieving over Nabila, did he ? [word id'''titanic...an apt reference to this tn]
 

Cynderella: You have outdone yourself. I'm searching for superlatives and inspired is at the top of the list.

Not sure where to begin but: "Guzman’s got his swagger back and he’s struttin’ around his apartment like a rooster with a shed full of hens" and "This makes the collar on his leather jacket stand stiff and tall, fanning out around his neck like the glorious feathers of a preening peacock" were spectacular!

"Bitter Candy tartly berates Nelson...: and "hollow-point lead poisoning" were also among my favorites. Fantastic recap.

Of course, you nailed the pathetic non-attempts of the doctor to revive Nabila. That entire scene was cringe worthy but as you noted "at least she died looking fabulous". Susanlynn, other than looking stunned (instinctive under the circumstances), I didn't think Nelson looked at all concerned (except for the affect this would have on his wallet).

Nikki's histronics must come to an end. Here Vicky confides her love for JA, and rather than trying to be happy for her (as Vicky is for her and FG), she rants and raves about Lili. She should be reveling in her love from Francisco, not whining and sniveling about Lili. Basta!

I fear Lili will take the news even more to heart for the same reason. I'm sure it will be difficult to try and accept Cris is being replaced. And Lili, Vicky and JA still do not know Cris was a Balvanera. That is certainly going ot muddy all the waters.

I really love the Guzman family. As Carlos and Vivi have pointed out frequently, Bea and Francisco are kind,loving and wonderful children. You can see the good father Felipe was and the kind of mother Paula could have been. I'm hoping Paula's illness is not fatal.

I hope Vicky goes back at Anibal when he questions her about JA tonight. What a hypocrite.

And yes Susanlynn, Nelson's mannerisms and behavior is even more feverish than usual. Let's hope he totally unravels soon.

Happy Friday all!

Diana
 

Cynderella - Thank you for the recap! And literary symbolism. BwaHahahaaaaa! May I suggest the subtitle be "Love in the Time of Collar-a"? ;-)
"This makes the collar on his leather jacket stand stiff and tall. . . "
" Nikki finishes the call by sending him an air smooch and Guzman’s collar perks up a little higher"
" Espanto’s collar is popped extra high today. "
Collar??? Ummm... riiiiight..... Nice literary symbolism. LOL

Nik's paisley pants did sort of steal the attention, didn't they. Drew my eye right to them.

Guillo scenes = FFWD--->
And shameless product placement -again- with the LocoMotion(?) toy of Guillo's.

I rather expected Lili would take her dress off,in her effort to woo Guzman.

Nikki reacted to the Vikki/JA reveal, as I anticipated. No doubt Lili's will be even worse.
Ah, well, the honeymoon is over and back to real life, Vikkiaga!
 

Thanks so much Cynderella! I also loved the bitter Cande tartly bit LOL!

I wasn't paying attention to the collars!

I'm really surprised Aníbal is planning to marry Cande. It goes against all his "rules" about mixing with the lower classes. Unless its just another giant smokescreen of his.....
 

I loved Niki's paisley pants! I usually don't like her clothes at all LOL!
 

Audrey - There is no way Anibal will marry Cande. Smokescreen City; just another manipulation technique.
 

Hilarious, Cynderella. My favorite line came early:

"Well, at least she died looking fabulous in a Valentino gown."

I wonder how Nikki will react to Nabila's demise? Shalala, shalala?

That Dr. was taking his stethoscope off her chest and shaking his head even as she was expiring her last breath. And the folks at Meta Imagen seemed totally oblivious and unconcerned. I guess it's not uncommon for super models to drop dead right after a photo shoot.

I smiled when I saw that Odette was using the bestest wheelchair ever. Even though Aníbal has his heart set on Cande, I think that he and Odette make the perfect couple.

"“If Nicky was dead and you and a nanny goat were the last females on earth, I would be the father of goatmans!”

Heh, heh.

Carlos
 

The only thing that made me think otherwise was that he told FF so, no?
 

Audrey - Anibal will say anything to get what he wants. JMO of course.
 

doris: "Vikkiaga" - HA!

Carlos: "I smiled when I saw that Odette was using the bestest wheelchair ever". I have to agree, you are totally right, Anibal and Odette belong together. Still chuckling...

Audrey and doris: I though Anibal's proposal was sincere...That's what I get for being gullible. It never occurred to me he wasn't being truthful. I mean, not that he's EVER lied before :)

Diana
 

Diana, I'm with you, I think that Aníbal is sincere in his plans to marry Cande. She is, after all, the love of his life.

I keep saying this... he truly loves and wants the best for his family... unfortunately his judgement has not always been the best and he's not real good at taking advice.

Diana,

"... not that he's EVER lied before :)"

Cute.

Carlos
 

Amazing recap Cynderella. My favorites...

"Guzman’s got his swagger back and he’s struttin’ around his apartment like a rooster with a shed full of hens."

"She cryptically tells him that if he keeps making small and steady installments, his 401K plan is certain to grow.
LMBO!!!!

"Confident in the old adage that you can catch more flies with a short skirt than you can with a maxi…(hmmm, I think that I may have confused a few wives tales)"
*rolling*

" Nicky hates Lilly and will never accept her as her."
You were right Niecie.

"“If Nicky was dead and you and a nanny goat were the last females on earth, I would be the father of goatmans!”"
Wow, did my Guzmancito really say this, I didn't catch that part. But if he did, it had to be said.

So much more, but those were the highlights for me lol

I'm just as giddy and happy as Nikki and Guzmancito are if not more :)

Team Nikki/Guzmancito


 

Cynderella - you are amazing! You had me laughing right from the beginning with your title ("Collars" - so clever, who would have guessed?)

Loved Candiball and Vikkiaga and of course Odd-ette.

Lili and Nikki are both acting like spoiled, entitled teenage brats. It's going to take the next 30+ episodes for them to grow up.

Opi's prediction about Vikkiaga having their own little bundle of joy didn't thrill Vikki, and she's right about the age issue. Maybe, after Kendra goes wherever she's destined to end up, Vikkiaga will raise the little spawn - it will be Nikki's sibling.

I think Anibal was sincere about marrying Cande. He and Odd-ette are too volatile to live together. He does need to get on with his "Plan" to exorcise FF from their lives, although right now FF provides a huge amount of comic relief.

Barbara
 

Cynderella, you've done it again! Hilarious! Loved "He could have called a Dr. Who Cares". And so agree about Nikki's pants. Congrats, wardrobe dept., you've managed to find the one pair of pants in the world that aren't flattering on Nikki!

Did anyone else notice that when Arriaga and Vikki were in her "art" room and he went in for a big kiss, when he pulled back his face was COVERED in makeup?? Her skin is much lighter than his and obviously they had her powdered up. I think she was even trying to wipe some of it off as she caressed his chin. Too funny!

I've never understood Espanto's and Kendras relationship. Does she really have that kind of cash to pay him to commit murder? She's getting an allowance for crying out loud! And unless Espanto works for peanuts, this is a real beanie tightening moment for me.

I love having Nikki and Guzman actually happy together. They are so cute with such great chemistry. Can't we just have a few more episodes before the anvils start falling??!

Thanks again, Cyn! You are awesome!

Katy
 

"Beatrice tearfully explains to Guillo that Leo was involved in an accident and caught hollow-point lead poisoning when he encountered the police."

That comment made me burst out laughing and had people coming to see what was going on!

Poor little guy: Crissie ain't going to be seeing his daddy in heaven.

I am embarrassed for Lili since she has no shame of her own. Guzman is not into you, girlfriend. Do we need to explain it with apples?
 

Holy Toledo, Cow, Moley, CYN-SIN, you were on fire last night/this morning. It was a good thing I choked on toast instead of spewing coffee all over my screen. And it all started with...The Snails are Silenced, but Collars have Spoken.

Of course I had to double check on Arriaga's 401K plan. So, his financial adviser told him it will grow into an hijo. They get pretty big. He'd better start planning for college Ahora! It was so cute watching him cradle their imaginary child.

The missing skirt scene was to die for, but not quite like Nabila got herself dead. How does Espanto do it? He's an even colder s-of-a-b than iron-pumping pimpess Kendra. He calmly takes the money then, did anyone notice, forgot to take it when he left?

Got so much to do. Will read the comments and be back later. Just wanted to salute your talents. And I see your good buddy Susanlynn was first up to send you greetings and salutations, in capris, no less. You'd think she'd need a lot of air after this episode.


 

Thanks everyone for you kind comments. Please go back and look at the scenes where I write about the collars. I was being funny, but very serious. When Guzman was talking to Nicky ALL of his collars were popped. I think he had three collars and the collar on the leather jacket was really exaggerated. But when he talked to Lilly (she was wearing the same dress, so I assume it was the same day in TN land), all of his collars were down and they had removed the collar from his leather jacket. It was the same with Espanto. His collar was very exaggerated around Kendra. That's why I noticed them.
 

Anita: "iron-pumping pimpess Kendra" - perfection.

Diana
 

Thanks, Cynderella! You are always hilarious. I loved all the quips everyone has mentioned.

I think if Guzmi DID explain it to Lili with apples, she would just get all starry-eyed and sigh, "He brought me apples! He loves me!"

So did Nikki and Frankie really not get together the entire day? How long could his visit with his sister and nephew, who both just got out of the hospital and need to rest, really take?

Nikki is sure taking her maturation one step at a time...or NOT, if the step is a stepsister. She does realize that she is an adult and her family is rich, so it isn't like she's going to have to put bunkbeds in her room and share with Lili, right?
 

Barbara--Hmmm, you've got me wondering about Kendra's spawn. She may have been totally mistaken and it's a little MIO that's about to emerge.
 

Susanlynn is the only one allowed to look at this comment.

Did you notice that Vicky put on her pants? She didn't look to keen when Arriaga was telling her about the baby and how he wanted to work on it every day. He couldn't keep his hands off of her in Cuernavaca. The poor girl is probably exhausted! I'm surprised he could find her for a few days after returning home. She probably needs a nap or three.
 

Katy--Kendra has been in a few robberies, I'm sure. She still has Miss Vikki's hoard of jewelry she can carefully fence up norte.

 

Nobody mentioned this one, truly guffaw worthy, "Anibal has just about wrapped Candy up."
 

Diana etal, I'm not a Nicky fan; however, I get Nicky's feelings about Ms. Lilly. With all things equal (let's pretend Nicky is not married). Even, if Guzman isn't interested in Lilly and Nicky has won, if I were Nicky, it would really bug me if a skank kept coming after him. Lilly doesn't even care and will do it IN FRONT of Nicky. OK, he's not interested in her now, but if she keeps trying and he gets drunk (I'm talking to you Damien from Abismo), and men always get "drunk", there may be an accident and I might have to kill her. Sorry, I had a flashback, but I'm not bitter. ;-)
 

Doris, I try to avoid Guillo scenes like the plague. The only reason I watched this scenes yesterday, was because I had to recap them. How did you pay attention long enough to even notice the train he was playing with?

P.S. If Novela Maven reads this. I have a confession to make. It's embarrassing. I accidentally watched a Guillo scene and I GOT MISTY...there I said it. When he and Beatrice reunited...I needed a tissue. I feel so dirty.
 

Audrey, how could you not notice Nicky's pants? They were so loud! Also, Nicky, the character could not have looked in the mirror. Those pants made her look very wide and heavy-bottomed (not in the good way). A bulimic person would have had a fit!
 

Cynderella - Thanks for my afternoon delight. I'm definitely going to have to go back and watch the collars. Some of my favorites:

“I’ve done all that I could do except for performing chest compressions, maybe giving her CPR,…”

“If Nicky was dead and you and a nanny goat were the last females on earth, I would be the father of goatmans!”

“Arriaga is trying to convince Vicky to let him make a quickie installment on his 401K plan,”

I'm actually glad Opalina confirmed that Angel's varoncito will come from Vickie. Like all babies, Kendra's baby deserves a good home, but I hate the thought of Angel somehow winding up raising a child of the woman that murdered his wife. But it was funny when Angel told Vickie there's no rush, cause the clock is indeed ticking.

Count me in on the view that Anibal is smokescreening Cande about marriage. I believe he does love her, but his No. 1 priority is to keep her mouth shut. How long would Cande keep her mouth shut if she were a regular fixture in the Balvanera family, everyday seeing Adri hunting for her daughter and Nikki treating her secret cousin Lili like dirt? Anibal's just stalling for time while he figures something out.
 

Cynderella---Thank you for the recap and all the laughter that goes with it. Cynderella, you should be on Laugh-In. Oh my gosh--
The snails are silenced, but the collars have spoken. I'm still laughing.
Arriaga in the opium den--your 401K
plan will grow.
And--Meta Imagen Office of Allota Bullsvanera had me rolling on the floor. Mr. Cabrera is sure a lucky guy.

I was laughing so much that I could hardley think of anything to say. All that I can remember is that Nelson thinks that he has Anyballs by the, well you know. I don't know what is comming but he is sure going to be surprised when he finds out that he isn't holding
all aces.
the gringo
 

I think that Anibal loves Candy AND he's manipulating her because he knows that she loves him. He's shrewd.
 

Cynderella, What a fabulous recap with your characteristic intelligent humor to keep us all spraying our coffee at the nearby monitor. I should read your work only on my iPad, it is so much easier to clean the whole thing off. Your allusions alone are so literary and wonderful.

Lilli and Nikki are too annoying and too alike. I just can't wait for them to find out they will spend the rest of their days as step-sister cousins. Maybe Vikki will produce a boy-o for them to bond over. Or the suggestion that Kendra's devil spawn will need a foster home, which sounds icky but I wouldn't put it past these sadistic writers.

I just hope Beatrice doesn't get bent out of shape when she learns that Salsero is filling in as a midwife for Kendr-ho and has been too involved in Furr-n-Forni's doomed schemes for so long. They are one of the couples that seem well suited for each other since they both have suffered so much in the past that they are likely to be really grateful for whatever love and relationship they can salvage after the fit leaves the Shan.
 

Thanks Victoria, I'm not a Nicky fan, but I like when Nicky and Guzman are together...Does that make sense. They seem to like one another and he doesn't act so serious and she gets a little goofy. I guess I like there chemistry.
 

I think Espanto is doing Kendra's bidding at a discount rate, but with the promise of many riches to come when (dream on, K) she marries Nelson, then kills him to inherit the whole Balvanera fortune (because Adri, Vikki, Nikki and Anibal will just suddenly disappear in a puff of smoke).

On the other hand, maybe Kendra and Nelson will be involved in a fatal auto accident and die, along with their driver (Espanto). The only survivor will be Baby Mia, who will be raised by Vikki and Arriaga. She will receive a lot of love from everyone, because nothing is her fault, but she is a bad seed, who will start her evil machinations at the tender age of five but will be so beautiful and angelic-looking that nobody will ever suspect her. She will grow up to be the spitting image of her mother and her story will be told in the sequel - Amores Falsos!
 

Cynderella---If you are never asked
to be a guest on Laugh-In, you could be one of the shows writer's.
The people would love your jokes and witty commentary.
the gringo

 

Anon at 4:18--You should send in your potential script to Yawn/Carlos. He's badly in need of new material, once he finds out that over Vikki's (maybe pregnant) body will he ever get the rights to Jose Angel's and her story.
 

Remember Triunfo de Amor when William Levy happily raised the offspring of the two evil villains, Ximena and Guillermo? Now granted, he thought it was his for a few days but still....I think something like that is going to happen here. Somehow that baby is going to make its way into the Balvanera household and they will all go gaga over it. I can't imagine Kendra "Insanity Workout" Feretti with a baby for five minutes. She's way too narcissistic.

Katy
 

Cyn~~~~~I finally am back home and have caught up on the comments, Yes , I did notice that Vikki had her pants back on and was definitely looking less than enthusiastic about Big Angel's idea of making a baby and his offer to work overtime. [The guy is such a giver.] Maybe Vikki should get a pair of jeggings...or borrow Nikki's paisly pants. Also, I am getting the feeling that you and I [like Captain Sylvia and I] would never be allowed to sit together in study hall. [I'm talking me and Mary Jane S. ALL OVER AGAIN....... She always started it.]
 

Thanks Gringo,

I appreciate it!

Cynderella
 

Thanks Cyn, lots of fun reading your recap. I am in love with the Nikki/Guzmancito pair. It's true, that Nikki turns very goofy when she is with him. Remember when they were at the hacienda together.
So the truth came out why Nikki hated Liliana and vice-versa. It's all about Guzmancito Right on! Cyn.
 

Thank you very much for the recap, Cyn!

Too many hilarious lines to choose.

doris:
"Love in the Time of Collar-a"

I like the idea! :)