Saturday, July 13, 2013

PEAM #90- Elbow Loves and Silk Stalkings


First, a nice refrito of Jesus patting himself down thoroughly in search of his missing phone, in just the way that I know all you girls…never mind. Onward! 
 
Jesus gets the skinny from the babbling Avonites about the flight to Cancun. Time is of the essence, so naturally he proceeds to have several conversations: engaging Doña Su for bastard-sitting and Elias for princess-sitting, chatting with Vale, and then talking with Seb about fatherhood and daughterhood. Good thing nothing’s on fire. Okay, now he really has to run. He grabs a photo of Alma on the way out to use as a visual aid.  

Alma lands in Cancun completely drained -- not even enough energy for one little noogiefist! She sinks into a chair at the cabstand with all the expression of a lawn ornament. (Well, I wanted her to stop acting.) Using symbolic telenovela language, she communicates that she’s really mad at the Chooch-man by taking off the ugly bracelet -- but she communicates that she’ll forgive him eventually by not throwing it away.

Jesus arrives at the airport with his purloined photo and his tight jeans and his sincere look and gives the (female) ticket agent and the rest of the (female) travelers in line an impassioned speech about his guardian angel and his love for her. (Not sure why he waxes rhapsodic about Alma’s beautiful blue eyes, when on the doll – and more important, in all the Reina y Ayudante cartoons – she has green eyes. Beanie, beanie, who’s got the beanie?) Anyway, his no-surprise-prize on Mexican Idol is the last seat on the last flight out to Cancun. The ladies all clap and exhort him to run-run-run.
Vero invites herself over to Casa Rogue to talk strategy. Rogue and Vero should swap jackets. She’d look much better in the pink job, and that blackish floofy thing she’s wearing kind of matches his hair. Rogue wants to know what Jesus has that he doesn’t, and Vero gives him a cataloged list: he’s kind, generous, honest, sincere, authentic, trustworthy, and he’s got wicked nice arms. You have to wonder why, if Veronica values all these virtues so highly, she has made absolutely no effort to cultivate them in herself. She’s right about the arms, though. They agree to collaborate on dirty deeds to be named later.

Alma checks into her hotel, where she gets her very own personal hostess, who gives her another ugly bracelet and some hand-frothed tree spinach juice. I guess when Vero got all real & meaty, she donated her collection of weird green drinks to the poor impoverished Mayan hotel-owners. Apparently this particular cocktail makes you thought-bubble -- but only about bad things. And then you want to…ACT. Someone stop her!

Jess shimmies up to Fernando and tries to talk him into a date, but he has a previous harassment. She persuades an unhappy but susceptible Cardenas to follow Fer to the nightclub. Poor little guy. What does he see in her that none of the rest of us can see? I for one am getting tired of all the flouncing and pouting. She acts like she’s two years old and someone just turned off the Teletubbies.
Back in the dressing room, it’s gloves-on, and Julio can’t restrain himself – he sweeps Xochi into a big ol’ backward-dipping kiss that knocks her glasses askew. This time she doesn’t look altogether displeased. But the show must go on – Julio introduces Natasha, and an enraptured Fer does the beings-of-light dance to the same old song. When Desencanto hotly pursues a giggling Xochi back to the dressing room, she tells Julio to keep him out, but when he knocks, she invites him in! Makeover…or bipolar? You decide.

Finale: Through diligence and subterfuge, Jesus finally locates Alma and knocks on her door. She makes the box-mouth.

In other news: Chatita gets dizzy, Don Gil just wants to get drunk, and Sanson definitely does NOT like Veronica.

This was written by Blue Lass and posted by TJ

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Comments:
Tablet Jefa, thanks again for a very entertaining recap with such great turns of phrases as "not enough energy for one little noogiefist": "beanie, beanie, who's go the beanie."and "makeover or bipolar?". Too funny!

Thoughts late on a Saturday afternoon:

What a toxic connection/unholy alliance is being formed between Verónica and Rogelio. Maybe Sansón will put his bite where his bark is!

I felt sorry for Susana being drafted to go look after Sebastián. I wonder if he feigns his chest pains to get more attention and sympathy.

Hey, Chatita's Xmas tree is still up. Do you think we will be seeing it lit up again at yet another Xmas celebration?? or will the telenovela be ended and put to bed by then??

I wonder if there is romance on the agenda on Monday or will Alma and Jesús be interrupted by something/someone from somewhere/anywhere yet again.

Only time will tell . . .

Jarifa


 

I liked this recap very much. Maybe more because I had to leave in the middle of the episode and I missed it.

Soon I will be able to just read it here and not watch it. Hurray!
 

Thanks for the recap! Funny title. I love the commentary.

So...Vero and Rogue? They're perfect for each other; why don't they just leave Alma and Chucho out of it? I was curious why Vero was wearing a dirty mop, but didn't even think of having her switch with Rogue's pink jacket. Good idea. The wardrobe in this show is odd. Why does Elias seem to live in a much colder microclimate than the rest of the cast? Now he isn't just wearing a little scarf, he's got a full blanket over his heavy jacket and shirt.

I don't think Alma just happened to land in beautiful romantic private hot digs in Cancun only for show. I think Our Hero will make his case, she'll forgive him (for her misunderstanding) and then it will be time for Chuchi-Cuchi.
 

Thank you for compliments but this was written by Blue Lass. I just helped her to post it. Sorry for any confusion.
 

Thanks for rescuing me, TJ! It's always something, with computers.

Chuchi-cuchi, jaja.
 

Thanks Blue Lass. I particularly like your question about Xochi - Makeover…or bipolar? Unfortunately, most of the women on this show have been created as bipolar so I have to go with that.

I think Vero & Rogue could hurt one another but they are both such narcissists I can't see their relationship really growing unless either grow up.
 

Blue Lass, I loved the succinct recap and the description of Jessica. She does have infantile mannerisms.
I feel sorry for Cardenas and hope that he can move on from Jessica. Although he is good for her she is not good for him.
Yes, Jesus' arms, chest and whole physique are on my lust, oops, list of good qualities.

It was my pleasure to be able to assist.
 

The ticket counter scene really stretched my tolerance. But the last little twitch of Jesus' head acknowledging that yes "I'm here" totally got me. My hero!
 

The people on this show sure are lucky that every traveler at the Monterrey airport is always a hopeless romantic. If I were there, I'd be all, "yeah, yeah, buddy. We're all trying to get somewhere. Get in line."
 

Thank you for the direct, brief and very witty recap, Blue Lass. I feel like I have more to catch up with but in other ways nothing much has happened in the two weeks.

And thanks to Tableta Jefa for posting while your new identity gets sorted out on the blog permissions
 

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Another great one Blue Lass. Among the gems:

bastard-sitting and
princess-sitting

"good thing nothing's on fire"

and my favorite:

"all the expression of a lawn ornament"

As for Jessica's appeal, I'm sure Lee Fox could explain it to you...but for us gals, yes, she's getting annoying.

Hate the idea of Vero and Rogelio plotting together, but did get a chuckle out of the careful way he sized up her gams. Clearly even in deepest sorrow, he's capable of lusting after some shapely legs. Too bad they're connected to such a witch!

Witty, wicked and concise. Thanks Blue Lass.
 

Oh and forgot to comment on the mega-clever title..."Silk Stalkings". Awesome. Should be a book title for a mystery about a serial killer.
 

BTW Blue Lass, you are doubling, no tripling the pleasure with your witty recaps.
 

Thanks, everyone! The best thing about recapping is making your friends laugh -- even if you've never met them. ;}
 

Thanks so much Blue Lass! This was very funny, and I also really like the title.

Did it really take a whole episode just for Chucho to get to Alma's hotel room door? They better make this worthwhile with some primo snogging next episode!
 

Did any one notice that strange red upholstered chair that Fernando sat in during Natasha's show. It reminds me of the chair you normally see in a man's barbershop!
 

Oh, yes, the weird chair! It was so odd. At first I thought he was in a wheelchair, but it did look like an old barbershop chair. None of the other chairs seemed to look like that.
 

Blue,

Fabulous recap! I really liked the title. I too can't wait to see this unholy alliance, as Jarifa said, of Rogue and Vero and where it goes. They are quite a pair!

I too can't wait to see what is next for Alma and Chucho. And Sebas backed down? Amazing! Will Susana's wise words straighten him out? Hmmm.....
 

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HA!! Thanks, Blue Lass. That was merciless!

Vero and Rogue? I wonder if this will work out better than the partnership Rogue tried to form with Elias... don't you remember... I barely remember it myself. It didn't really go anywhere. This alliance has more possibilities.

Only thing that worries me is that Vero has become so repulsive to me that she smothers all the fun and comedy (what little there may be) out of every scene she's in. I wonder how well Erick Elias's comic flair will hold up against her wet blanket effect.
 

GREAT recap! Blue, you are a master at distilling the recap to its absolute funniest essence. I got a good laugh out of "Using symbolic telenovela language..."; oh yes indeed, thank goodness for the symbolic language since the characters rarely SAY anything helpful.

I was shocked that Jesus actually used his brain and subterfuge to find out Alma's room number. No, it wasn't a stroke of genius but considering it was Jesus it was still a surprise.

Very and Rogue should change jackets...hee! My favorite scenes were Sanson not liking Vero. Was it my imagination or did the doggie gurgle affectionately while Vero described Jesus' many fine qualities?
 

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