Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Qué Bonito Amor #106 (Mex 144) Tuesday 9/10/13 One Feared Dead in Daring Escape Attempt from L.A. Prison
Quote from I was the Black Hat by Chuck Klosterman.
“In all telenovela situations, the villain is the person who
thinks he knows the most but only cares about himself….and usually has an
appropriate punishment meted out as justice for the victims at the very end.”
Quote made up by Anita, applying telenovela law, as we close in toward the end of
QBA with some villains still on the loose.
Good evening, amigos, Anita here, reporting live from outside the
El-Lay Prision Estatal. This could be a United States Penitentiary, a maximum
security facility. There are three in
California—Atwater, Lompoc and Victorville.
But, it could also be a Federal Correctional Institution, for low or
medium security prisoners. There are six in California—Dublin (for women),
Herlong, Lompoc, Mendota, Terminal Island and Victorville (for women). Or, it could even be a facility for holding
pre-trial offenders. They are the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego
and the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. These are all operated by the Federal Bureau
of Prisons, a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Detention and Processing Centers run by ICE, a subdivision
of the Department of Homeland Security are vastly different. Currently, ICE detains immigrants in fifteen
detention centers nationwide (including privatized facilities), in state and
local jails, in juvenile detention centers, and in shelters. [Thank you
Wikipedia]
Your intrepid reporter for the El Lay Tiempos is here, early
Wednesday morning, on the grounds of the El Lay Prision Estatal waiting for a
spokesperson to emerge to give us details on this late-breaking news story of a
prison break by several extremely dangerous prisoners. We’ve heard rumors that
one is dead, maybe more, but at least one has been recaptured. Meanwhile we’ll fill you in with background
stories from the last couple of days of those involved.
If you want to go directly to the story of the break-out, it’s
on page A-15 (The Prison Break).
Although this takes place in El-Lay, it is a Dumb and
Dumber-free episode. We assume they are
on their honeymoon.
The Going-ons Ayer
Mirna calls Ruben to tell him Maria is leaving for Tijuana
with Oscar in the Mariachimobile. Ruben
twirls his imaginary mustache while Elvira stomps her feet demanding he has to
stop them—NOW. Ruben tells her to slow
down, this requires thought. Well, Mr.
Thinkster, what are you planning on doing.
Don Concho insists
there will be no operation. He’s in debt
up to his kiester and he’s out of cash. That only makes his condition visibly
worse. Lourdes—you’re going to lose him
if you don’t do something (my opinion only).
Isa eats all the papas that were supposed to be shared, but
before she can be grounded again, Coloso barges in and tells them they have to
come with him.
Santos is rotting in jail, thinking of his Bonita, then his
mind wanders to the rest of the family, Isa, Paloma, Fernando, everybody,
including Oscar—HA. We have the preback
of Susanito wanting to be a great composer and Santos telling him not to give
up on his dream.
Amalia y flia. arrive at JNTR and is surprised by all the
mariachi and sees Maria displaying her diploma cum laude and certificate
entitling her to be called Licenciada.
It’s yours mamacita, no, it’s yours hija, no, yours, no, yours and so it
goes until they pop the confetti and the guys shout out a Sisboom-bah. Then
Maria announces she’s leaving for El-Lay tonight.
Ruben, meanwhile has come up with a brilliant, but not well
thought-out plan (no exit strategy). Disable the car a few kilometers into
their trip. The intention is to keep Maria from leaving. He explains it to some guy, who quickly uses
a slim jim to unlock the door and works his magic from the inside. Out on the sidewalk, Ruben and Elvira talk
and smooch--ick.
Hoy in the D.F.
Amalia and the girls are home. Pal worries about what they
are going to do without Maria. Isa cries
and wants to go with Maria. Maria says
this is a journey I have to make on my own, but soon I’ll be with your
Papito. To Wendy she asks her to please
take care of herself and when she and Jorge Alfredo return, they want to meet
their nephew. Wendy asks Maria to ask
Santos to forgive her. Amalia, meanwhile, will corner the prayer department. Maria
leaves with Amalia’s blessing.
Everybody is sad at the thought of Maria having left them.
Amalia decides to follow Maria’s lead to be positive and she puts on a song
Pedro used to sing when they were novios.
Ooops, she collapses in a faint before we get to hear more than a snatch
of the song. Oh, it’s ok, Amalia has
revived but Wendy TOVOR (The Only Voice of Reason) in Mexico thinks they should
tell Maria right away. Amalia doesn’t want her to. Paloma disobeys and runs out
the door to go tell Maria, who is singing her last number at JNTR. After she’s finished she and Oscar are ready
to go and won’t permit any sad goodbyes, she urges them to do what they always
do—sing. We hear Fernando begin to sing Voz de la Guitarra Mía. Maria
then asks the Virgen de Guadalupe to accompany her and protect her until she
gets to Jorge Alfredo. Then she swears she’ll return with the man she loves.
Paloma arrives – too late. Fer tries to call Oscar for her, but their calls cancel each other out as Oscar tries to call him to let him know they are on their way. Fernando offers to go with Paloma to their apartment. Apparently Amalia was persuaded, or forced, to get to the clinic, pronto. Fer has promised not to tell Maria. Amalia asserts that Maria HAS to get to El Lay in safety with a calm mind. She’s wheeled in for observation. Paloma cries in Roddy’s arms, Isa cries on Fer’s shoulder. Wendy TOVOR, says Maria should be told. Out of nowhere, Justo arrives. Apparently he has touched down from L.A. and a neighbor told him that Amalia had been taken to the clinic. He wants to know how Wendy is, and Maria? Nooo, he can’t believe she went off to L.A. The news he brings is that Giuliano is keeping track of their comings and goings and Maria is running a great risk if he learns she’s gone to El-Lay.
Susanito is a sitting duck, no make that a tasty fly, in
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Done. This one was easy because there weren't any overlapping scenes that would be messed up by a timeline.
But lordy, those switches back and forth between The Prison Break and everything else was unbelievable. I hardly got a good look at the stuck shoe before it was gone again.
Thaatsss All Folks! This is my last recap for QBA. Enjoy.
But lordy, those switches back and forth between The Prison Break and everything else was unbelievable. I hardly got a good look at the stuck shoe before it was gone again.
Thaatsss All Folks! This is my last recap for QBA. Enjoy.
Gracias, Anita. Couldn't sleep so I'm up to comment.
This may be a medium-security facility, but nothing is believable about the escape attempt. These actors all deserve better scripts and the series deserves better writers.
I can't believe Maria didn't have the sense to realize that walking alone in that situation wouldn't be putting herself at risk like that. The writers should also know that this situation is usually much worse.
Deus ex machina: Rigoberto and his truck at the right place at the right time. Is that because they needed to extend the series?
This may be a medium-security facility, but nothing is believable about the escape attempt. These actors all deserve better scripts and the series deserves better writers.
I can't believe Maria didn't have the sense to realize that walking alone in that situation wouldn't be putting herself at risk like that. The writers should also know that this situation is usually much worse.
Deus ex machina: Rigoberto and his truck at the right place at the right time. Is that because they needed to extend the series?
And, down goes Amelia. That was her best swoon. I mean she really sold that one. A dynamic combo of "swoon" and "staggers." A swoonagger or staggoon either way it was a slow motion winner.
Kudos on the recap cause this thing is getting surreal.
Kudos on the recap cause this thing is getting surreal.
UA--I think the writers need to get Maria to L.A. to rescue Jorge Alfredo (or bury him). Rigoberto needed the extra hours pay from the producers. At least Maria didn't have to take the Bestia. She either would have fallen off the train or begun to sing to pick up extra change or food.
Talk about surreal, Golawah, my bet is that Maria presents herself at the warden's office and claims to be Santos Martinez de la Garza's attorney. Then she goes to court in El-Lay to free him through her love.
Talk about surreal, Golawah, my bet is that Maria presents herself at the warden's office and claims to be Santos Martinez de la Garza's attorney. Then she goes to court in El-Lay to free him through her love.
Considering that she hasn't been studying US law, that would be monumentally stupid. This novela started out with one stupid situation (Santos' initial bad decision to leave El Lay) so it has to have an equally stupid one (Maria to go there) toward the end.
At least this was a Dumb and Dumber-free episode.
At least this was a Dumb and Dumber-free episode.
UA--I'm going for not just the surreal, but the unreal.
The writers so far haven't made any distinctions between the Mexican and the U.S. legal systems, so what is to prevent them from having a character step up to the bar, while not having been accepted and paid dues to the California Bar.
They probably hope nobody will notice.
The writers so far haven't made any distinctions between the Mexican and the U.S. legal systems, so what is to prevent them from having a character step up to the bar, while not having been accepted and paid dues to the California Bar.
They probably hope nobody will notice.
Maria definitely could not act as Santos lawyer in Cali. She hasn't applied for membership in the bar, she isn't a US citizen and the list goes on into eternity. If nothing we now know for sure that Maria is an idiot. Getting out of the truck and walking down a dark road somewhere outside of the DF is an act of folly no one in their right mind would consider. Now we know from the preview that she gets caught by la migra and her I did it for love not for work explanation is stpid. ICE doesn't care. Considering that she was originally denied a visa because of her supposed assisting of the criminal (non-tried) Santos she has now insured she will never get a visa into the US in the future for breaking the law.
We also know from the previews that the escapers get caught or return to their cells since Michael is seen talking to the Maria drawing. Perhaps JAntos will somehow still manage to escape since we know the galan never dies even if he is an idiot.
Wendy TOVOR beautiful and who would have figured that out. Considering that Coloso, Fernando and just about everybody else at JNTR knows how much Maria hates lies why would they all conspire to keep silent about Amelia based on a promise to the woman. Dios Mio too much lead in the water, the paint and the air — it's the only reasonable explanation for the stupidity these people exhibit.
Susanito fights off the advances of spider woman but we have seen no evidence that he has looked for irasema, talked to Irasema or tried to get her back.
As for the prison non break — more TN insanity. Every novela has them in spades. At least up to this point we have been spared the ever popular and trite return from the dead and in some cases multiple times. I just remind myself it is entertainment girl, not a documentary.
We also know from the previews that the escapers get caught or return to their cells since Michael is seen talking to the Maria drawing. Perhaps JAntos will somehow still manage to escape since we know the galan never dies even if he is an idiot.
Wendy TOVOR beautiful and who would have figured that out. Considering that Coloso, Fernando and just about everybody else at JNTR knows how much Maria hates lies why would they all conspire to keep silent about Amelia based on a promise to the woman. Dios Mio too much lead in the water, the paint and the air — it's the only reasonable explanation for the stupidity these people exhibit.
Susanito fights off the advances of spider woman but we have seen no evidence that he has looked for irasema, talked to Irasema or tried to get her back.
As for the prison non break — more TN insanity. Every novela has them in spades. At least up to this point we have been spared the ever popular and trite return from the dead and in some cases multiple times. I just remind myself it is entertainment girl, not a documentary.
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: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 12:44:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 12:44:00 PM EDT
Just what was stupid Maria planning to do - walk all the way from DF to the US border? And, why in the heck is she carrying that sombrero wrapped in plastic? The writers have her packed (with nicely ironed clothes, no less) and carrying that hat as if she's going on vacation, not attempting one of the most dangerous stunts on earth - illegally crossing the border. Where's the water bottles? Salt tabs? Sun block? Chapstick?
Ruben and Elvira's "mis planes" are beginning to be reminiscent of Kendra's on AV!
Don't know why, but Mirna's advances toward Susanito are really creepy and nauseating. Maybe because she's been with Concho? I don't know, but to me, they have the female-teacher-seducing-the-middle-school-kid vibe (not that Sus is underage, but just that feeling).
Ruben and Elvira's "mis planes" are beginning to be reminiscent of Kendra's on AV!
Don't know why, but Mirna's advances toward Susanito are really creepy and nauseating. Maybe because she's been with Concho? I don't know, but to me, they have the female-teacher-seducing-the-middle-school-kid vibe (not that Sus is underage, but just that feeling).
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 2:23:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 2:23:00 PM EDT
Decie--Don't you just love it?
QBA certainly is giving us an opportunity to vent and rant over the idiocy of the characters and poor writing, while the other tns on currently only give us an outlet to soar poetic (I'm talking about , LTemp), snark and make witty comments (although CI is getting dangerously close to Rantville).
QBA certainly is giving us an opportunity to vent and rant over the idiocy of the characters and poor writing, while the other tns on currently only give us an outlet to soar poetic (I'm talking about , LTemp), snark and make witty comments (although CI is getting dangerously close to Rantville).
Anon at 2:23--Hear, Hear on Mirna.
I admired Mirna at first--making her way in the world the best way she could and doing well financially (by cheating on Lourdes with Concho and even being able to look Lourdes in the face). He relationship with Concho smacked more of how much money can I get out of this and an outlet for an active libido, rather than any kind of love or genuine caring. It may be that she doesn't know any other way to relate to men other than to seduce whoever may be able to be of advantage to her.
Poor deluded woman. And now she's going to try it with Ruben--rub-bing him under the table with her foot to send a message, so typical. Too bad Ruben is destined for a dust heap soon (or we hope so).
I admired Mirna at first--making her way in the world the best way she could and doing well financially (by cheating on Lourdes with Concho and even being able to look Lourdes in the face). He relationship with Concho smacked more of how much money can I get out of this and an outlet for an active libido, rather than any kind of love or genuine caring. It may be that she doesn't know any other way to relate to men other than to seduce whoever may be able to be of advantage to her.
Poor deluded woman. And now she's going to try it with Ruben--rub-bing him under the table with her foot to send a message, so typical. Too bad Ruben is destined for a dust heap soon (or we hope so).
I agree; Mirna coming on to Susanito is creepy. While this isn't incest in the literal sense is should feel like it.
I don't think she's smart enough to play Ruben.
She can't relate to anyone with any genuine feeling. She may have a sense of right and wrong she doesn't yet know about but she doesn't love anyone. Makes you wonder about her backstory and how bad it must be for her to be like this.
I don't think she's smart enough to play Ruben.
She can't relate to anyone with any genuine feeling. She may have a sense of right and wrong she doesn't yet know about but she doesn't love anyone. Makes you wonder about her backstory and how bad it must be for her to be like this.
ANITA I do enjoy QBA for the music, the color, the feel of Mexico. So many of the others just don't have that. For all its craziness QBA really hasn't provided much to be snarky about. From what little of LT I've been able to endure it is a total snarkfest. Every cliche in the book and some dreadful acting. Then again it is a Mejia Mess.
I'm starting to make a mental list of all the stuff I'm betting they will never get around to explaining. All the red herrings that just vaporized like why no explanation to Isa about her adoption, what happened to the sack of money Elvirus brought home and Lourdes found surely that would have paid for Concho's operation. And the list grows longer every day. LOL
I'm starting to make a mental list of all the stuff I'm betting they will never get around to explaining. All the red herrings that just vaporized like why no explanation to Isa about her adoption, what happened to the sack of money Elvirus brought home and Lourdes found surely that would have paid for Concho's operation. And the list grows longer every day. LOL
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 2:53:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 2:53:00 PM EDT
For the red herring list:
Vanessa telling her teacher that Rodrigo forced himself on her (even crying about it).
Vanessa telling her teacher that Rodrigo forced himself on her (even crying about it).
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 4:15:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 4:15:00 PM EDT
QBA Loose Ends to Resolve:
Irasema: What happened to her brothers?
Isabel: Who are her parents? Why did they abandon her?
Don Concho: Why did he never tell Amalia that Pedro invested half the start-up money for JNTR?
Pedro Mendoza: Who murdered him?
Lorena: Will she ever pay for siccing that young punk on Maria? Will he ever be caught?
El Jalisquito: Who were his parents and why is he alone?
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Irasema: What happened to her brothers?
Isabel: Who are her parents? Why did they abandon her?
Don Concho: Why did he never tell Amalia that Pedro invested half the start-up money for JNTR?
Pedro Mendoza: Who murdered him?
Lorena: Will she ever pay for siccing that young punk on Maria? Will he ever be caught?
El Jalisquito: Who were his parents and why is he alone?
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