Caray, Caray!

Hola, Y'all, I will get this recap up lickety split ; )
 

I love "kerfluffled Rogue". He is becoming more lovable.
 

Hola Y'all, the recap is up. Please enjoy ; )
 

You're right MADS, Rogelio missed the tutorial on how to beg at the airport. Maybe part of the problem was he was trying to persuade a guy to let him go after Paty. Now if it had been a romantic-minded young woman...maybe.

Thanks for throwing a shoutout in there to the Bobbsey Twins. I still have my mother-in-law's original books, and I certainly grew up on those stories but my own children have NEVER been interested. Now Sweet Valley Twins, that was more their speed.

Hope the weather out there is as gorgeous as it is here, and that you will have some time to "skylark" today. And thanks mucho for your witty recap with all your special MADS colloquialisms. You have a language all your own, amiga mia!
 

Madelaine, thank you for a wonderful recap with a "happy happy joy joy" ! I think that says it all.

I especially enjoyed Jesus stopping Rogelio from entering Alma's home. I also liked that he beat Augusta to the punch and took away the pleasure she would have had in firing him.

For me, Rogelio will never be worthy of Paty no matter how much he suffers, apologizes, repents. Too bad so sad that it looks like he will wear her down and get her back maybe even at the airport.

Jarifa
 

Judge at the next Family Court hearing:

Okay, so we have one, two dads, three moms, a grandma, anyone else want custody? Can we begin?

Ok, bio mom has just kidnapped and assaulted bio dad's pregnant fiancée.

-- Your honor, that would be wife if not for bio mom obstructing the wedding.

Juarever. And adoptive dad has left for another country with or without madrina, but wants a skype-custody arrangement.

And bio dad has introduced another element, schizophrenic therapist --

-- No, your honor, that was bio mom. Bio dad exposed the child to criminal elements.

I see. And bio mom is pregnant through a relationship with bio dad's fiancée's ex.

-- You honor, that relationship is ending.

But the pregnancy is not. Well, who's to say. That'll be another custody case.

-- This is Valentina speaking. I would like to be emancipated, and plan to live with Ray-Rai in a civil union in Mexico City.
 

@Daniela you don't know how funny that was! I can imagine that and for Vale's sake, let her live with Rai/Ray. She will be better off. However, IDK if that shortens this novella or lengthens it.
 

Gracias, Corazon Selvaje :)

Looks like the rest of the novela will be not Hawt, as Alma is off limits for medical reasons, Ricardo, Mari, Fer, Xochi are meditating, even the former receptionist is kind of toned down. I guess I'll have to stay tuned to CI and LT for more steam.

How convenient that Alma is on bedrest in order to begin her new life as a mother, and Jesus can take over her job! Hopefully, Roger will get fired and Alma will take over his post as the Director over Jesus, and the two of them will share bringing up the child(ren). Though probably they will hire a nanny and a maid.
 

Thank you, Mads. I love "kerfluffled", too. What a useful word. Loved the Bobbsey Twins mention, too. I read all those books when I was a kid.

I hope that Alma gets promoted to Rogue's position when she is back on her feet, too. It is, after all, Avon, The Company For Women. Rogue can go live on his ranch and sit in the corner and think about what he's done. Augusta can go join him in the Time Out corner. What a tantrum; good grief.


 

Corazon Salvaje, sorry, that was the spellcheck ;)
 

Thanks for tying this all together for us, Mads. I too love the word kerfuffle.

I'm sure going to miss Elias. Yes, Daniela, the show will be much less hawt without him. I've loved JA since he played Chef Hawt. Remember? His story line with Paty has been the most fun to watch these last few weeks.

So what do we think? Will Pato actually go to NY? After all it was Elias who was forced off the show, not Pato. I've been trying to find some info about what caused the sudden plot shift & it sounds as though it was Colunga whose nose was out of joint -- maybe because all the fans were more enchanted by Elias/Paty than by the main couple. Then again who knows?It's all gossip.

Güera
 

About Elias, wasn't Jorge Aravena saying he was losing his hearing from Meniere's? I thought at first he had to leave the show because of that, but I've read other interviews with him where he says his departure was unexpected and unwanted, and that he feels the public was disappointed with Elias being cut. I think he did a great job as Elias, especially manoeuvring from hating to loving Jesus and from loving to hating Veronica, without much support from the script! And he even made the relationship with Patricia believeable.
 

Thanks so much Mads! You are pulling double and triple duty this week on recaps.

I'm glad Jesus is not going to be jobless, and I am happy to see the end of him having Disgusto and Disgusta as bosses. But I want Alma to be in the top job at Avon, so I hope this bed rest thing won't last for long. It will be interesting to see how super efficient Aida fits in with the gossipy Avon crowd. And will she have to go from wearing her nice suits, to that stupid Avon uniform? Blech! I might be tempted to stay at Orion, just to keep wearing my own clothes, if I were her. Will Julio now have to wear a uniform, since he's Chucho's personal assistant?

I will repeat again how unhappy I am about Elias' departure. It just really screws with the storyline, and is not in keeping with the character. He would not leave his Chaparrita like that. And can I say how much I prefer Chaparrita as a nickname for Val, over Princesa, which Chucho calls her. Gah! Sorry to be so cranky. I hope the writers really pull themselves together and make this last phase of the tn coherent and entertaining.

 

Maybe Chucho will get rid of the uniforms. I hope Aida will whip that crew into shape, and she shouldn't have to wear the stupid uniform (seriously, who picked those under-the-breast vests?) to do it. The secretaries at Avon Toluca didn't wear uniforms, did they? I remember some really inappropriately short skirts, but not uniforms.
 

Mads: great recap. Always love your recaps and comments.

My Spanish is nearly non-existent, so I probably misunderstood this, but I thought Marta/Marcia were talking about Marta coming back the next evening.

Is Francisco Pancho’s real name?

I’m ashamed that I never once thought of Minerva in all this. So glad she’s going to be a part of Jesus’ and Alma’s family. Taking care of Alma until it’s safe for her to be out of bed, taking care of Vale when she visits, taking care of baby when s/he arrives. Taking care of Vale if Jesus gets custody.

Glad that though he’s considering Alma’s advice not to put the mother of his little girl in jail, he’s not comfortable with Vale being with Vero. As I said before, I’d blackmail her into giving up custody.

Awkward hug between JA and FC. Body language was so different from their earlier ones. I hadn’t read that about JA’s condition. I suspect, from what I have read, that Elias will not be making another appearance (as someone had mentioned before). But you can’t believe everything you read and I hope that isn’t true.

Oh, and very glad that Julio and Aida are going to Avon with Jesus.

How do you think it was supposed to have ended if Eli wasn’t forced out? Would Eli and Pato have ended up together with Rog in prison? Would Rog still have won over Pato? Would Eli have ended up with Minerva?

Nanette


 

Thank you Madelaine for the double duty.
Since I'm a latecomer this weekend, everyone has said pretty much what I was thinking.
ITA- with Elias leaving and Jesus, Julio and Aida returning to Avon.
Kerfluffled is a wonderful term but I still don't care for Rogue.
Daniela- I am still laughing at your comment about Val and Ray Rai.
 

Good Morning Y'all and thanks for your very kind word : )

Judy B:

I loved those Bobbsey Twins books. I found them at the library when I was a kid, along with Nancy Drew. When this twins storyline came up the Bobbsey Twins books just popped in my head : )

Jarifa:

I too was laughing when Augusta was ticked off that Chucho had resigned. Hopefully now Chucho will stay at Avon.

Daniela:

I laughed all the way through your comment. It made my day : ) I thought the same thing as you did about Roger being fired or maybe caught and having to leave his post at Avon and that Alma would take over at some point. We will have to see.

Corazon Salvaje:

It's great to see you here. We only have 37 epi's left. : )

Julia:

I laughed so hard at your comment too about Rogue sitting in the corner with Augusta! Now that would be a real hoot. Maybe they will end up together at the end of this TN, one can hope ; )


 

Vivi:

Thanks so much amiga! I am with you about hopefully this TN ends well. There have been so many silly twists and turns lately. I wish they could have resolved their differences (FC and JA) and gone on with the Elias storyline. It will feel like a big piece is missing from this TN now.

Julia:

They didn't wear uniforms at Avon in Toluca. I am rewatching UFCS in late night and seeing Sandra in all her many get ups for work. Maybe this was Rogue's particular thingy with the uniforms.

Guera:

I too never listen to the gossip. It's just sad we won't be seeing the Elias storyline. It was the best and the chemistry with he and Pato was wonderful. I am really hoping that Rogue ends up with Augusta, now that would be a hoot!

Nanette:

I too was surprised that Minerva will be working for Chucho and Alma. I really like her, and I bet she doesn't have to go around wearing those long gloves and that nurse's uniform either : ) Yes, Francisco is Pancho's true first name.

TJ:

Thanks so much!
 

Thanks so much, Mads! I enjoyed the recap so much I don't even feel the need to watch the epi. :D
 

Madelaine, thank you twice over for this recap. Twice because you did double duty (at least, maybe triple?) this weekend with recaps. Wow, what a woman!

Bummer that Chef Hawt (I will always think of him this way) had to leave the show. I agree it feels not-right that he left for NYC. I don't listen to (or believe...much) the gossip rags so it would be nice if people worked out their "differences" and Jorge Aravena could find his way back to our show. But I'm not holding my breath.

I know it is the most minor plot point ever, but I'm glad that Minerva has found a home in the show. That poor girl went above and beyond and has a good heart!

Thanks Mads! I really enjoyed this recap.

Daniela, thank you for the huge laugh at your Family Court Hearing.
 

Ms Blue:

You are so welcome, anytime!

Cap'n:

Surprisingly this one is not that hard to recap. It is light and fluffy most of the time, I'm not counting the many perilous situations that poor Val and Alma have been in, or all the scene switching going on. I watch in real time and take copius notes as I watch. At least this one doesn't have all the slang that UFCS did. That was a true learning experience. Watching UFCS in late night again is very pleasant now that I know what they were truly saying ; ) La Temp lately has more scene switching than PEAM does ; )
 

Mads: Rog with Augusta—I hadn’t thought of that. Now, that I’d like to see.

I think the uniforms were an excuse to get Jesus into one for the comedy factor.

OT: what are the vets opinions about the new one starting next week re: actors, writers, producers?

Nanette
 

Nanette:

I hear that TN is good and only 100 epi's give or take. I'm not the fan of David Zepeda, I still have that scene of him and that wall on LFDD stuck in my brain, but I do like Mayrin Villanueva. She was Rebeca in UFCS and quite good I thought. I think I just may take a peek when it starts.
 

Thanks for the great recap!

I was surprised that Julio was so quick to be happy about moving back to Avon. After all, he did leave because he couldn't work with Xochtil. It will be interesting to see how that dynamic plays out with Aida.
 

Carvivle:

I think Julio will be just fine. There is a budding romance with Aida now and I really think that Julio will be good friends with Julio now. I like the fact that Aida knows all about Xochi and what happened so I think things will be good.
 

Mads: the only thing I've seen DZ in was STuD. I'm not sure if I'm going to take a break or go straight into another TN. None of my all time favs have anything coming up (Lucero, Silvia Navarro). I want to invest in one where the potential is CME and AB caliber. Has anyone heard whether Lu or SN are in talks to be in a new TN for 2014?


Carvivle: good point about Julio returning to Avon. I hope his relationship with Aida has progressed enough where it won't be a problem.
 

I watched a bit of UFCS the other night. Alex was still in it! What a treat to see him again! Remember the insanely long vocab list we kept during that show? I learned so many new words and phrases.

Romancing the Wall is still one of the most hilarious scenes I have ever seen. Just thinking about it now makes me laugh again. I don't mind DZ as long as he isn't trying to be a romantic galan. That is...not his strength.
 

Julia:

I know Alex right? He was wonderful and they are also at the point now that Transetti (Enzzo) is noticing Chela. That was my favorite part and yes, those long lists of phrases and words, but now at least I know what they mean. They even said Equis in UFCS, I heard that the other night too : )

That's exactly right what you said about DZ and that wall. After that I couldn't take him seriously as a galan. I like him better as the evil or semi evil guy that gets redeemed.
 

I'm intrigued about the wall.


 

Nanette,

I looked both of them up, but no word yet on when they will be doing a new TN. I did however, see that CdF will be in a new upcoming TN , which will probably be shown here in 2014, called Quiero Amarte. His leading lady in that one is none other than Karyme Lozano the late Mariana from El Talisman! Her talent was wasted on El Talisman that was for sure!
 

I remember we speculated on the careers of those that were in El Talisman at the time. Aaron Diaz is now on Telemundo, Sergio Reynoso is on La Tempestad, Blanca Soto here on PEAM, Lola Ponce is focusing on her music, and as for Rapheal Novoa, I haven't found anything new on him. We were always joking about Karyme Lozano wanting to call her agent to get her off that TN when she was lying in jeopardy. I agent came thru ; )
 

Ay yi yi the typos. I meant "her agent came through", ; )
 

(Waiting for the firestorm). Not a big CdlF fan.
 

Vivi: weren't you the one who gave us a recap of the 2013 TNs. It was great. Where did you find your info? Want to check it out when we get to 2014 and see what new TNs will be coming.
 

Apparently Rafa Novoa is supposed to be in a show called "El monstruo de los naranjos", about some narcotraficante; seems like it is based on a true story?

Karyme Lozano starred in the first telenovela I ever watched, Amar Sin Limites, back when I understood almost no Spanish. Her character was very self-centered. I liked her better in El Tal, for the most part, but that was a thankless job for her. I would like to see her as a more likeable character with a good plot.
 

Mads, You are wonderwoman! Thanks for the funniest of recaps. Well, I am kerfuffled about Elias' departure. Bobbsey twins, and Skype custody, this PEAM plot is so far off the tracks it is just silly. Jesus is once more being kindly at the wrong time to be so forgiving of people who have threatened his loved ones and especially children.