Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Corazon Indomable, Episode #100, Monday, September 30, 2013 “Little Red Riding Hood Sneaks Into the Big Bad Wolf’s Den”
Recap by LatinaInMD
Viewerville
is introduced to a cute new ranch hand chatting it up with Ms. Nasty Natasha,
when JackAss suddenly rides up on his horse.
Meanwhile,
Octavio and Maricruz have once again run into each other in the vast open
fields of Tamaulipas. She is wearing a
crimson hi-low skirt with a white top.
He is wearing his usual jeans, shirt, and the single belt he owns. He demands to know when Maricruz is going to
stop bugging him and his family. By
“bugging” them, he means that she just wants to ruin herself to mortify him and
roll against the current. How dare she
plan to build homes for poor homeless people when she has already given them
land? Does she want to turn her daughter
into one of “them”? He insists she let
them fend for themselves, then two seconds later asks if she thinks he is so
“insensitive” as to not feel for their plight. (Uh, yeah, it sure seems like
it.) She reminds him he cares about no
one but himself, and besides he doesn’t know what it’s like to feel hunger and
desolation, while she knows it because she has lived it. As usual, what begins as a fairly calm
discussion ends in screams, with Maricruz getting the upper hand by questioning
Octavio’s manhood. He orders her to shut
up, but instead she adds: “What are you going to do, allow yourself
to be governed by Simona? She named you
her administrator so she could handle you like a puppet? What are you in that house, Octavio
Narvaez? Nothing more than a breeding
stud (“semental”)……” Mercifully,
they suddenly hear a woman screaming for help.
Natasha
tells JackAss that she would love to see his nude torso, and faster than Flash
Gordon he whips off his shirt to reveal to her what we must assume is a less
than studly torso, since Mrs. Mejia didn’t see fit to show it to Viewerville.
Octavio
now decides to play doctor and good Samaritan, quickly giving mouth-to-mouth to
a peasant woman’s sick child and, again within seconds, diagnosing him with a
possible case of diphtheria. As other
peasants go in search of a doctor, the two fighting exes flip a switch and are
now calmly holding hands, with Maricruz expressing her fear that Octavio may
have caught the illness and him asking if her love for him is so great that she
would be so concerned for his health.
She says it is. Against her
better judgment (does she have any?), Maricruz decides it’s best to take the
sick child to her own home while they wait for a doctor. She is not the least bit concerned that her still
“infant child” will catch the illness too.
(Anyone care to place bets on how long it will take for little Lupita to
take advantage of the magical fresh country air and have her long overdue
growth spurt?)
Natasha
tries to convince JackAss to pose for him, but he says he is too busy to be the
plaything for a little rich lady who has nothing better to do. (I’m guessing he means he is too busy being
an ass to his wife and his lady boss, because I have yet to see him do anything
worthwhile as the supposed capataz of Rancho El Abuelo.) While Octavio and Maricruz take the sick
child and his mom to the hacienda, JackAss is telling all the ranch hands to
stop all the work on the chapel because they now have to focus on building all
the new homes for the Realengo folks. As
JackAss and the workers get ready to leave, lusty Natasha licks her lips and
whispers to herself that it would be wonderful to be embraced by such a strong
and virile man. “Oh, I’m about to live a great adventure” she adds.
The
sick child is now laying in a bed in the hacienda drenched in sweat and
shivering. As Santa holds cold
compresses to his head, she thought bubbles that Maricruz was very imprudent in
bringing him to her house. Juanita pokes
her head in to ask how he is doing, and she is promptly scolded by Santa for
coming over to expose herself and then possibly exposing Lupita.
Maricruz
and Octavio are back in her living room.
She is anxious for the doctor to get there already, while he remains his
usual oblivious self. Once again he
flips the switch, now telling her not to pay attention to what he said
earlier. “If helping the people satisfies you, keep doing it. But please try to do it with good measure.” She reminds him again that she does it
because she was in their situation, or even worse. The doctor arrives with a ranch hand, and
after exchanging a few words with Maricruz both the doctor and the worker bolt
up the stairs to see the sick child.
Standing behind Maricruz, Octavio now gently grabs hold of her shoulders
and looks like he is ready to sink his wolf fangs into the side of her neck,
but alas he merely tells her “later” and heads for the door. He turns around for a moment and she
semi-dimples him. Then as he leaves she
sighs as if wishing he had actually done something to her neck. Viewerville collectively sighs too.
The
doctor has finished working on his patient and is now giving instructions for
the child’s continuing care to his mother and Santa.
Octavio
arrives at Rancho La Simona already showing signs that the diphtheria bacteria
took advantage of the weakness of his one-celled brain. It is wreaking havoc on him, giving him
flushed cheeks and a burning throat.
Simona checks him and confirms he is burning up.
The
doctor comes back down and informs Maricruz that, as suspected, the sick child
has diphtheria. He recommends
vaccinating all the Realengo kids to keep them safe, and it’s clear she’ll be
footing the tab for that too. (Anyone
still think she needs to take a few more Humanities courses?) A light bulb suddenly lights in her head, and
she tells the doc that Octavio gave the sick child mouth-to-mouth and begs him
to go see how el Chulito is doing now.
While
Maricruz is in her ranch freaking out about Octavio’s health, Simona is in her
ranch busy telling Octavio not to exaggerate and to quit being a scary-cat, all
because he dared to ask her to call a doctor.
(So much for caring, loving wife, witch!!!!) Back at Rancho el Abuelo, the doctor is also
telling Maricruz not to exaggerate, as he is sure that Octavio will be fine,
though he acknowledges that diphtheria hits adults worse than children. He adds that if Octavio had the illness as a
child, then he has been immunized for life.
Octavio
again insists that Simona call a doctor.
All she is concerned about is that the illness is contagious, and she
demands to know where he has been, as if he has committed some crime by
exposing himself to the illness. He
stumbles upstairs to his room while continuing to ask that she please call a
doctor. Simona finally calls the doctor,
then later comes up and again chides Octavio for behaving like a child and
insisting that all he has is heat stroke.
Ofelia comes in and informs them the doctor is there; Simona wonders how
he could have gotten there so soon.
Maricruz
continues to worry her little heart out for Octavio. Her obvious anxiety affects Lupita, who is
now crying loudly, probably upset about the nutty woman holding her in her arms
and repeating to herself over and over that she doesn’t want him to die, even
if she hates him.
The
doctor greets Simona, who asks how he got there so quickly. Before he answers, Octavio asks her to leave
so the doctor can examine him. The
doctor mentions he’s already been told it’s his throat, and Simona asks who
could have possibly told him. The doc
aptly deflects the question, saying he can tell just by glancing at her
husband. Well played, doc, well
played. Octavio now begs Simona to leave
the room, and once she is gone he asks if the sick child has diphtheria, which
the doctor confirms and notes he apparently has caught too.
Juanita
brings Maricruz a glass of juice to try to get her to calm down, but she
rejects it, saying: “What do I want to live for if he dies?” (Oh, I don’t know, how about because you have
an infant child to take care of? Geez,
woman.)
Octavio
lays in bed drenched in sweat and moaning, but still asking the doc if he is
sure that he caught the illness. (Uh, ya
think?) The doctor tells him not to
worry his little one-brain cell too much, as he brought him a good dose of
antibiotics that will get him well soon.
Octavio asks who sent him and the doc informs him it was Maricruz
herself. Octavio smiles.
Juanita
expresses Viewerville’s dismay, telling Maricruz she doesn’t get how she can
hate “him” so much and at the same time feel so “anguished” about his
health. Maricruz repeats her old speech
about hating him, wanting revenge, sometimes even wanting his death, “but if he dies, I want to die with him.” (Ugh.)
The
doctor warns Octavio that he has to take care of himself because the illness is
more severe in adults. Octavio begs the
doctor to make up a story so Simona won’t find out why he got there so quickly
after Simona called for him. Miguel
comes in and Octavio informs him he has diphtheria.
Santa
comes to the living room and asks Maricruz why she is still up at one in the
morning. She tells her JackAss informed
her that Octavio is very ill and that he could die. Then she wonders out loud why she doesn’t
just go to see him, when he is calling her to him “with his thoughts”. After all, she says, she is just a savage who
is not afraid of anything.
Now we
are supposed to believe the doctor stayed with Octavio until one in the morning,
because he hasn’t left yet. Octavio asks
Miguel to keep Simona out of the room, given her pregnancy. Miguel goes and informs Simona that the doc
will give Octavio an injection and some IV fluids. He tells her not to worry but that she should
stay out of the room, as he will take care of his brother. If it’s not that big of a deal, she asks, why
can’t I enter the bedroom?
Santa
continues her futile attempt to dissuade Maricruz from her crazy idea of going
to the wolf’s den, aka Rancho La Simona.
Maricruz turns a deaf ear, grabs her matching crimson shawl and prepares
to go. After commercial break and
opening credits, we get a brief glimpse of little red riding hood, er, nutty
Maricruz galloping through the dark countryside.
Octavio
awakens and asks Miguel what time it is.
Miguel tells his it’s just short of 3 am. (Does that mean Maricruz’s conversation with
Santa and her nighttime gallop took a whole two hours? Come on, Mrs. Mejia.) Octavio suggests Miguel go to bed, but he
says he’s not sleepy. As they are
chatting, they suddenly hear pebbles hitting the windows, then Maricruz calling
out “Octavio, Octavio….” Octavio grins
from ear to ear; Miguel is not pleased.
Meanwhile,
Ofelia goes to the living room and begs a semi-asleep Simona to go to her
bedroom to get some rest. Simona
refuses, saying she wants to remain there so she can give her rival the chance
to sneak into her husband’s bedroom.
(Well, no, she didn’t say that.
But it makes no sense for her to be in the living room, so that’s as
good an explanation for it as I could think of.)
As if
he didn’t hear Maricruz himself, Miguel tells Octavio he is just delirious, but
Octavio insists she is at the window and begins to get up from bed. He begs Miguel to let her in through the
window so he can see her. Miguel opens
the window and asks who goes there; Maricruz tells him she wants to see
Octavio, and he better not refuse her request.
Octavio again begs him to let her in, and his brother actually gives her
a helping hand through the open window.
She runs to Octavio and they embrace, while he says: “You came, you came, my love.”
Simona
dozed off on the sofa, but now she suddenly awakens and asks Ofelia if she
heard voices coming from the bedroom. She
wonders if Octavio is already awake and wants to go see him. Ofelia says he probably is awake, but she
shouldn’t go because they won’t let her in the room anyway. Just stay put and stay calm. If Octavio is awake, Miguel won’t take long
to come inform them.
Miguel
is yelling (yes, yelling, in the middle of the night) at Maricruz that she
doesn’t respect anyone. Octavio just
wants to know why she did it. She just
wants to know if it’s true that he is sick, and he confirms it but says he is
doing better. “I knew, I knew. My heart told
me so, and that’s why I had to come see you.” Miguel asks her to please (yes, he said
please) understand that she shouldn’t be there.
“Of course I can be here. Don’t you see me, or what?” “It
looks like you are still….” “….Yes, the same savage as always. The one who won’t stop at anything. And that’s why you are not getting me out of
here, not you and not anyone else!!”
She turns to Octavio and cradles his head in her bosom. (Cut briefly to Simona and Ofelia standing
around waiting for something to happen.)
Now Octavio begs Maricruz, for their daughter’s sake, to return home
because she could get sick too. Not to
worry, she says, the doctor already vaccinated us all. Octavio asks Miguel to step outside and watch
the door in case Simona shows up, and after little resistance Miguel dutifully
obeys. Octavio thanks Maricruz for her
interest in him but begs her to not do it again.
Simona
rushes to the bedroom and runs into Miguel standing in the hallway. She asks if Octavio is finally awake and how
he is doing. She wants to go in to see
him.
“I came because I damn well felt like it,” Maricruz tells Octavio.
He reminds her Simona owns that house and he is “just” her husband. “And
before you were mine.” “And if I no longer am it’s your
fault. You know perfectly well I begged
you many times to get back together, Maricruz.” She steps away from him and tells him, once
again, that her rancor will never burn out.
“Then why do you torment yourself
and torment me too?” (Because she’s
a drama mama, that’s why.) He then
claims he didn’t marry Simona for mere pleasure, but to form a family and if
won’t be happy at least he is calm. He
begs her not to take advantage of his “attraction” towards her. “Is
that all?....” “Yes.” “You are not attracted by
the love you feel towards me?” “If
that’s what you want to call it.” Or
perhaps the hatred, she asks. Perhaps,
he says. He begs her to go and to
remember she has a daughter to care for and protect.
Miguel
blocks Simona from the bedroom’s door and tells her it’s not the best time to
see Octavio, claiming he woke up but is now asleep again. He then practically drags her away with him.
Back to
little red riding hood and the big bad wolf.
She asks if that’s all he has to say to her. He tells her it’s her “reality”, their
reality. He again reminds her it’s her
choice they are not together. She
reminds him if she “hates” him so much it’s because of all the hurt he and his
family caused her. “You hurt me first” she says with tears in her eyes. He suggests she try to forget it all and
forget him too, as she is only causing him more problems. “All I
know is that I have no right to torment Simona.
She’s been nothing but good towards me….And now she is going to have my child.”
The news hits Maricruz like a ton of
bricks, and tears roll down her cheeks. “She’s going to have your child?” “Yes, and I don’t want the same thing to
happen that happened with Lupita. I want
to have MY children, at my side, forever.”
Devastated, she hurries to the window.
When she leaves, Octavio whispers to himself that he no longer doubts
that she is disturbed. “What is that
love of hers that rejects me and searches for me at the same time? What confusion can there be in her
spirit? God, what madness.”
As
little red riding hood approaches her steed, Miguel comes up to her from behind
with a blinding flashlight. (Discerning
viewers may note his shorter hair cut and slimmer body – looks like he lost
some weight in the past ten minutes of airtime.
It must be the magical country air again.) He warns Maricruz not to do this again, as
this time she caught him unawares but next time he will be prepared for
her. She asks if he is threatening her
and he doesn’t deny it. He will not
permit her to keep imposing her will.
Then you’ll have to kill me first, she says, but I’m not scared of
you. We savages always do whatever the
heck we want to do. “I will come whenever I want, and neither you nor Simona can stop me.” She mounts her horse, says goodbye and rides
away. As he watches her, Miguel swears
that he will do whatever it takes to keep her and his brother from ever
reuniting.
Maricruz
now rides her steed at a gentle trot, while she wonders to herself if Octavio
will stop caring about their daughter now that Simona will give him a
child. As she sheds more tears, she
admits to herself that he does worry about their daughter and that she is the
one who doesn’t let him see her.
As day
breaks and Octavio wakes up, Miguel greets him and tells him they have to put
up bars on the windows. Miguel thinks
Maricruz is dangerous; but wonderful too, says Octavio. “Don’t
you realize that she loves me with her entire soul, that in her life there has
been no other love but me, that she confronts everything when she knows I’m in
danger? She did it too when my plane
went down.” (When did he find that
out?) He acknowledges that even when she
insults and mistreats him, it’s because she loves him.
Maricruz
sits in her bed wide awake. Juanita
comes in and informs her that the sick child is better and should be able to
leave soon. Maricruz thanks God that she
has a healthy child who is growing well.
(I have the feeling we are in for a growth spurt soon.) But she admits that she is not happy and is
tormented, with pain in her heart.
Juanita asks why; Maricruz says she asks herself the same thing. “Why?”
Miguel
reminds Octavio that Simona remains just outside the bedroom, like his little
lapdog, just waiting for him to get well.
Octavio suggests he is the dog in this relationship, pointing out that
Simona is “his” owner and that he will remain loyal to her. Miguel asks if he is sure, because Maricruz
is pretty sure of herself and brags that she can dominate him. Octavio swears that is never, ever going to
happen. Never. (Let’s see how long his little one-cell brain
remembers that promise.) Seconds later,
he qualifies his promise, saying: “So long as the good Simona lives, Maricruz
has lost her chance with me.” (Are
the monkey writers yet again foreshadowing Simona’s death? We’ll see.)
Ofelia
looks genuinely concerned for Simona, reminding her that above all else she has
to think about the child she is going to have and take care of herself. Miguel soon joins them and suggests to Simona
that she reinforce security around her house, in light of all the “gentuza”
that will be living close to them now.
Back at
Realengo, Esther informs JackAss that engineers came to tell all the folk that
they better start looking for another place to live because they’ll have to
leave that place at any moment. JackAss
tells her she already knows where the two of them are going, but she again
refuses to live on Maricruz’s ranch.
That’s your problem, he says, because I work there and that’s where I
want to live.
Miguel
insists that they will need more security because of the expected increase in
thieves. She suggests they consult
Octavio first, but he says that’s not a good idea because Octavio is too
optimistic. She relents and agrees to
hire more guards and put up bars on the windows.
Esther
is now messing with JackAss’s feeble mind.
She lets him have it: “She will never pay you any heed, do you
understand? She will never do it because
you are nothing more than a miserable peasant.
She always set her sights high, while I brought myself down to your
level. I have loved you for yourself,
for what little or much worth you may have.
I am considerate towards you. You
are not a servant or a loyal lapdog to me.
You are my husband, my spouse.
The man I love. The man I want as
the father of my children. Not her. She chose Octavio Narvaez, and if she had to
choose again she would choose someone of the same position, never one like you. Do you hear me?! Do you hear me?! Never!!!!”
Miguel
enters the bedroom and finds Octavio standing by the open window, possibly
waiting for his little red riding hood to show up again with a basket of
goodies. Miguel walks him back to the
bed. They repeat their little chat about
Octavio never, ever, ever, cheating on Simona with Maricruz.
Maricruz
sits in her living room, drinking tea or coffee, wondering why her heart
refuses to calm down. “How much more time has to pass until
forgetfulness and peace come to me?”
she wonders. (Oh, let’s see, some
60 episodes, give or take, is my guess.)
She thought bubbles that ALL she has left is her little girl
vengeance, but it doesn’t satisfy her. “There’s something missing. I feel empty.
I need Octavio. I need you, my
love, I need you to be able to live. I
need you.”
Esther
remains in defiant mode, serving JackAss his meal without uttering another
word. She is mad as hell and he knows
it. As he eats he thought bubbles: “Esther is right. I don’t know why I was so hard with her when
she is more sincere with me than Maricruz. Esther is right when she says that Maricruz
will never marry someone like me. And
she…well, it’s true that she brought herself down to my level…I humiliate her
too much, too much. But this is
over. I’m going to make her
respectful. She is a lady and she is my
wife. I won’t continue being Maricruz
Olivares’ lapdog. I’ll serve her, but
for my benefit.”
Back to
the Narvaez boys. Miguel says he hopes
Maricruz won’t bug them again. You know
she will, Octavio says, she is a savage so she can’t help it. Miguel suggests they have to teach her a
lesson. Octavio doesn’t want to teach a
lesson to the woman he loves. He just
hopes that time will put out the fires of her “passions”, both her rancor and
her love, and that they will both grow old, see their children grow, and
perhaps sit quietly with each other talking about what could not be.
Back to
Esther and JackAss. She wonders why he
is so serious. He asks her to sit next
to him. She doesn’t do it, so he stands
up and tells her that as a child he saw rich people and wondered why he
couldn’t have it all. “Well, now I can
have it all too. I’ve thought about it
well, my love, and I am going to have it all.”
Esther thought bubbles that he is just resentful towards Maricruz and is
beginning to feel aversion towards her.
Maricruz
waits impatiently in her office, wondering why JackAss has not shown up. In he walks, and she demands to know why he
is so late. She says she was waiting for
him so they could go together to buy supplies for the Realengo folks’
homes. As if he is the boss there, he
says that has to wait because first he has to buy supplies for HIS home. Those other people can wait, he says. He has to worry about his wife, who is
pregnant. “I thought you didn’t love her much?” “Well, yes, but I have to feel proud that a
rich woman like her brought herself down to my level, to a simple peasant,
which is what I am.” Maricruz tells
him he has an inferiority complex and asks why he has such an angry attitude
towards her. He merely stares at her and
thought bubbles: “I’m going to take advantage of the situation. If she gives away her money, that is her
problem. But I’m not going to continue
in poverty. That is over forever from
this moment on.”
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Thank you for the excellent recap!!
I must say, my foolish sentimental heart took a leap when Tav smiled at MC at the window and then hugged her tight like she was his salvation. I honestly can't remember the last time Tav was happily excited and smiling at MC.
Looks like little miss red riding hood now has a wolf in her house with JA turning to the dark side. More and more seems like MA will lose her money.
Funny that you were talking about Lupita's growth spurt. I had been thinking the same thing. She isn't keeping up with the pace of the story and if they are going to move Simona's pregnancy along, Lupita has to age a bit faster. I will be sad to see that sweet baby's face go away. I just want to eat her up!
I must say, my foolish sentimental heart took a leap when Tav smiled at MC at the window and then hugged her tight like she was his salvation. I honestly can't remember the last time Tav was happily excited and smiling at MC.
Looks like little miss red riding hood now has a wolf in her house with JA turning to the dark side. More and more seems like MA will lose her money.
Funny that you were talking about Lupita's growth spurt. I had been thinking the same thing. She isn't keeping up with the pace of the story and if they are going to move Simona's pregnancy along, Lupita has to age a bit faster. I will be sad to see that sweet baby's face go away. I just want to eat her up!
Excellent recap Latina!
I didn't see the episode, but your detailed recap was perfect. I was getting whiplash from the Tav-Mari dialogue-- I love you; I hate you!
Glad Tav is on the mend, and so is the little boy. And now JA has decided to go over to the dark side completely? But he will treat Ester better while he's becoming evil?
I don't understand why these characters with little kids (Miguel, Mari) say they don't have anything to live for if/when they lose their lover.
I didn't see the episode, but your detailed recap was perfect. I was getting whiplash from the Tav-Mari dialogue-- I love you; I hate you!
Glad Tav is on the mend, and so is the little boy. And now JA has decided to go over to the dark side completely? But he will treat Ester better while he's becoming evil?
I don't understand why these characters with little kids (Miguel, Mari) say they don't have anything to live for if/when they lose their lover.
How is it that Miguel can just hang out? I'm sure Nazario could have off'd him by now. I never understood why they didn't go to the police right away. Is it because rich people don't have to if they kill a peon?
Am I incorrect in my memory that Miguel went back for the body of Eusebio and saw it was gone? Anyhow, even if Nazario is Eusebio, they don't really matter too much anymore.
Am I incorrect in my memory that Miguel went back for the body of Eusebio and saw it was gone? Anyhow, even if Nazario is Eusebio, they don't really matter too much anymore.
Permalink posted by 
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:01:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:01:00 PM EDT
Daniela- Miguel did not go back and look for the body. Miguel left pretty much right after they got back to the hacienda. The body was found and identified by the police, that's why they came to the hacienda and Lucia admitted Miguel did it. But Miguel was already long gone.
Enough people now know Miguel is "hiding" out at Simona's that the cops should have come already. Even the priest knows and hasn't said a peep about the situation. And Nazario really should have implemented his "kill Miguel" plan already. We know he's perfectly capable of sneaking up and peering through windows without being noticed.
Enough people now know Miguel is "hiding" out at Simona's that the cops should have come already. Even the priest knows and hasn't said a peep about the situation. And Nazario really should have implemented his "kill Miguel" plan already. We know he's perfectly capable of sneaking up and peering through windows without being noticed.
Thanks Vivi. That was probably another novela I was remembering!
So Miguel has already forgotten that he is under threat of arrest for murder, and also that he just saw his wife die a horrible death. He definitely knows how to handle stress ;)
So Miguel has already forgotten that he is under threat of arrest for murder, and also that he just saw his wife die a horrible death. He definitely knows how to handle stress ;)
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:18:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:18:00 PM EDT
Latine, thank you for your very insightful recap.
Yes, Miguel probably has the less stressful existence of anyone (except his son and niece) but you saw how upset he got when he actually realized the Maricruz could ruin things for Simona and Octavio and his free meal ticket would be gone. Too bad he never showed that much energy in working on a ranch when he had one or earning a living on Isla Dorada. He's one lazy guy. I, too, have been wondering for a while why he has not been charged or questioned at least. Could that be due to Simona's influence?
I agree with others when they said that one reason this novela is so popular has to be the acting of Ana Brenda Contreras. The expession of shock/hurt in her eyes when Octavio told her Simonas was expecting was priceless.
Jarifa
Yes, Miguel probably has the less stressful existence of anyone (except his son and niece) but you saw how upset he got when he actually realized the Maricruz could ruin things for Simona and Octavio and his free meal ticket would be gone. Too bad he never showed that much energy in working on a ranch when he had one or earning a living on Isla Dorada. He's one lazy guy. I, too, have been wondering for a while why he has not been charged or questioned at least. Could that be due to Simona's influence?
I agree with others when they said that one reason this novela is so popular has to be the acting of Ana Brenda Contreras. The expession of shock/hurt in her eyes when Octavio told her Simonas was expecting was priceless.
Jarifa
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:43:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:43:00 PM EDT
Thank you Latina---WOW!!! You did a great job. Great lines all the way through. Octavio and wolf fangs
The diphteria took advantage of his one-cell brain---drama mama---Must be the magical country air---How much time has to pass until forgetfulness and peace come to me?
Answer, some 60 episodes give or take. How much snark can be put into one episode? I don't know the answer to that but you kept me laughing and smiling all through this mornings read.
We get a glimpse of Little Red Riding Hood, er, nutty Maricriz galloping through the dark countryside. Whether it was Little
Miss Riding Hood or nutty Maricruz,
I really liked that scene. I also liked the tight embrace between One Cell and Maricruz up in the bedroom. With all of the I hate you
I hate you more, That moment showed that love is still there between them. It was a beautiful scene.
I'm not sure about JA going over to the dark side. What does that mean? He still works for Maricruz and although she probably would not want to, she can fire him if he steps out of line. I guess that we will have to wait and see on that one--what's going to develop.
It's been said many times that Maricruz needs to see a therapist or a psychiatrist [aren't they one in the same?] Well, I don't think so. Although she has conflicting views, she also has a wild untamed heart. I like that, I like that very much. Maybe that's one of the reasons when MULTIUDES berated this novela, I have not. There are many reasons I like this story. Mari's poor beginnings, her inherited wealth, her takeover of Rancho Narvaez and now her desire to help the poor. And yes, I repeat, Mari's wild untamed heart. At sometime in the future when I say that Corazon Indomable is one of my most favorite novelas and people laugh, I will just smile and say---to each his own.
the gringo
The diphteria took advantage of his one-cell brain---drama mama---Must be the magical country air---How much time has to pass until forgetfulness and peace come to me?
Answer, some 60 episodes give or take. How much snark can be put into one episode? I don't know the answer to that but you kept me laughing and smiling all through this mornings read.
We get a glimpse of Little Red Riding Hood, er, nutty Maricriz galloping through the dark countryside. Whether it was Little
Miss Riding Hood or nutty Maricruz,
I really liked that scene. I also liked the tight embrace between One Cell and Maricruz up in the bedroom. With all of the I hate you
I hate you more, That moment showed that love is still there between them. It was a beautiful scene.
I'm not sure about JA going over to the dark side. What does that mean? He still works for Maricruz and although she probably would not want to, she can fire him if he steps out of line. I guess that we will have to wait and see on that one--what's going to develop.
It's been said many times that Maricruz needs to see a therapist or a psychiatrist [aren't they one in the same?] Well, I don't think so. Although she has conflicting views, she also has a wild untamed heart. I like that, I like that very much. Maybe that's one of the reasons when MULTIUDES berated this novela, I have not. There are many reasons I like this story. Mari's poor beginnings, her inherited wealth, her takeover of Rancho Narvaez and now her desire to help the poor. And yes, I repeat, Mari's wild untamed heart. At sometime in the future when I say that Corazon Indomable is one of my most favorite novelas and people laugh, I will just smile and say---to each his own.
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:56:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:56:00 PM EDT
Hi all:
Thanks for your comments. Sorry if I was a bit short on snark this time, if not short on details. One of my co-workers died suddenly on Thursday night and I have to attend his viewing later today, so it put a damper on my snark-o-meter. Good point, Jarifa, about Miguel wanting to preserve his free meal at all costs. And I agree with your comment about Ana Brenda's acting.
Speaking of Ana Brenda, this weekend she tweeted that she was in Los Angeles for her Saturday meet-and-greet as spokesperson for BeautiControl, and she added that she was also there "to look for a house for next year". A couple of months ago she was in L.A. auditioning for something and soon after she said she had a surprise in store for the end of the year. Most people assumed the end-of-year surprise were her upcoming Church nuptials. But it now appears she might be planning to reveal at the end of the year the new project she'll be working on next year while living in la-la land. Uhm.
Thanks for your comments. Sorry if I was a bit short on snark this time, if not short on details. One of my co-workers died suddenly on Thursday night and I have to attend his viewing later today, so it put a damper on my snark-o-meter. Good point, Jarifa, about Miguel wanting to preserve his free meal at all costs. And I agree with your comment about Ana Brenda's acting.
Speaking of Ana Brenda, this weekend she tweeted that she was in Los Angeles for her Saturday meet-and-greet as spokesperson for BeautiControl, and she added that she was also there "to look for a house for next year". A couple of months ago she was in L.A. auditioning for something and soon after she said she had a surprise in store for the end of the year. Most people assumed the end-of-year surprise were her upcoming Church nuptials. But it now appears she might be planning to reveal at the end of the year the new project she'll be working on next year while living in la-la land. Uhm.
@Gringo - La Venganza is one of my all-time favorite novelas, and I have seen quite a few of them since I was a kid. I disliked Marimar, but mostly because of the bad acting, plus a lot of silly stuff they added to the plot. But Marimar also had some, though not many, plot improvements that the monkey writers should have taken into account in C.I. and didn't. I was very excited when I heard that they were going to make C.I. and base it on LV instead of Marimar, and that it was going to star Ana Brenda, by far my favorite Televisa actress, along with Daniel Arenas, who I think is a hottie - even if other female viewers disagree. When I rant about C.I., it's not because of the actors. I still think most of them have done a great job. It's not even because of the crappy editing and plot holes - most of it can be fixed with a bit more editing, chopping out all the useless filler. When I get mad it's when the stupid monkey writers make characters suddenly do things that are, well, out-of-character for them. No spoiler here, since I am not giving details, but when I was really mad two weeks ago and calling C.I. boring, it's because I had just seen some of the later episodes that your friend in Mexico recently told you about. Enough said.
Thanks for the recap, LatinaInMD. I missed the beginning, so it's great to know what happened or didn't happen. I think we saw JA shirtless many episodes back, and I think he looked pretty good.
@Gringo: You've obviously been dimpled. And I agree with the others. Just because we don't care for how the character Maricruz is acting at times, doesn't mean that we don't appreciate the actress Ana Brenda.
Wouldn't it be great if she were in a movie? I enjoyed the Eugenio Derbez flick, and I'm looking forward to the one coming out with Jamie Camil.
@Gringo: You've obviously been dimpled. And I agree with the others. Just because we don't care for how the character Maricruz is acting at times, doesn't mean that we don't appreciate the actress Ana Brenda.
Wouldn't it be great if she were in a movie? I enjoyed the Eugenio Derbez flick, and I'm looking forward to the one coming out with Jamie Camil.
Well Latina, this is awesome. It is so very well done and I love your accurate translations of dialogue and your deadly accurate snipes at the characters.
I mentioned that I participated during a diptheria epidemic in Austin during 1969-70. Let it suffice to say my memories of diptheria are quite different than what was portrayed last night.
gringo, psychiatrists are physicians (medical doctors) trained and specializing in diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders (including the use of prescription medications). Therapists are professionals trained in working with people with mental illnesses. Maricrazy needs both.
Carlos
I mentioned that I participated during a diptheria epidemic in Austin during 1969-70. Let it suffice to say my memories of diptheria are quite different than what was portrayed last night.
gringo, psychiatrists are physicians (medical doctors) trained and specializing in diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders (including the use of prescription medications). Therapists are professionals trained in working with people with mental illnesses. Maricrazy needs both.
Carlos
Few words about editing. In the previous episode, when it was aired in Mexico, they showed avance. I which Octavio wakes up and see Maricruz. She lies with him on the bed and kisses him in the nose. Pretty scene. So everybody were waiting for it, wondering if it will be a dream or reality. But in this episode we didn't see nothing like this. We were disappointed. They cut that scene.
This is the last week for CI in Mexico. So the site tvnovelas decided to make final polls. Best romantic scene, whom we hate the most so on. To my surprise in the part "best romantic scene" I found that scene and there is a video of that scene. That scene, that viewers didn't see, but they forgot about this. And it is really very nice. It must be shown before Octavio waked up.
What a shame. I can only imagine how many cut scenes they have.
Alegria
This is the last week for CI in Mexico. So the site tvnovelas decided to make final polls. Best romantic scene, whom we hate the most so on. To my surprise in the part "best romantic scene" I found that scene and there is a video of that scene. That scene, that viewers didn't see, but they forgot about this. And it is really very nice. It must be shown before Octavio waked up.
What a shame. I can only imagine how many cut scenes they have.
Alegria
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 4:01:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 4:01:00 PM EDT
Daniela---Right. I had your thoughts last night when Miguel shown the flashlite on Maricruz. I was waiting for her to say something like---Don't threaten me Miguel, or I'll turn you in. He sure seems to be living the good life, doing nothing and living stress free. We hear about payoffs all the time in Mexico, $imona has a lot of money. Could she have asked the police chief to look the other way?
Thanks for your response Latina, I really enjoyed it. Maybe after CI is finished, I should look for a copy of La Venganza.
the gringo
Thanks for your response Latina, I really enjoyed it. Maybe after CI is finished, I should look for a copy of La Venganza.
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 4:11:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 4:11:00 PM EDT
Aleta, I don't know if you are aware of it but Ana Brenda Contreras has a major role in the movie Divina Confusión. I've not seen the entire movie yet, but in the part I watched I was treated to a glimpse of the entire Ana Brenda Contreras.
I guess the diptheria thing is over with.
Carlos
I guess the diptheria thing is over with.
Carlos
Carlos---Psychiatrist--therapy????
Give Maricruz a break. Besides she is helping the poor and is no longer Maricruz, she is now St. Mari. When $imona is out of the way
and our sweet Saint is back in Octavio's arms---All of those so called needed psychiatrist and therapists will vanish into the clean mountain air of tamaulipas. All of you doctors are the same, looking for a new patient$$$ Case closed. Next!
the gringo
Give Maricruz a break. Besides she is helping the poor and is no longer Maricruz, she is now St. Mari. When $imona is out of the way
and our sweet Saint is back in Octavio's arms---All of those so called needed psychiatrist and therapists will vanish into the clean mountain air of tamaulipas. All of you doctors are the same, looking for a new patient$$$ Case closed. Next!
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 4:39:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 4:39:00 PM EDT
Latina, loved your recap. Hilarious! I had to miss the episode for another event, but now I think I must watch it! Can't miss Little Red Riding Hood going to the rescue!
Thank you for such a detailed filled recap, Latina. I haven't seen the show, yet, so it helps me a lot.
A little off topic, but here goes: Mrs Mejia is preparing her next novela, a remake after Maria la del Barrio (!!!) Apparently Maite Peroni is the favorite as the lead, although I read an article about Ximena Navarette possibly taking the role.
I've seen so many versions of Maria la del bario (starting with the original, Los Ricos tambien Lloran) that I find the idea of a new one just ludicrous. But knowing this particular gang of monkey writers/ producers, I'm sure they can make a mess out if it just fine.
A little off topic, but here goes: Mrs Mejia is preparing her next novela, a remake after Maria la del Barrio (!!!) Apparently Maite Peroni is the favorite as the lead, although I read an article about Ximena Navarette possibly taking the role.
I've seen so many versions of Maria la del bario (starting with the original, Los Ricos tambien Lloran) that I find the idea of a new one just ludicrous. But knowing this particular gang of monkey writers/ producers, I'm sure they can make a mess out if it just fine.
thanks, Latina. I missed this episode, so I appreciate your detailed recap. I loved the title. HA. .. Little, Red , Cranky, Dimpled! Vengeful Red Riding Hood.
The whole show is becoming a hot mess. I am hating all these folks more and more. I no longer care who does what to whom. Ya Basta. NEXT.
Is there even one male we can admire in this novela ? ...maybe the priest and the doctor. I love Tobias but will we ever see him again??? maybe he will be at Noname's graduation from college.
The whole show is becoming a hot mess. I am hating all these folks more and more. I no longer care who does what to whom. Ya Basta. NEXT.
Is there even one male we can admire in this novela ? ...maybe the priest and the doctor. I love Tobias but will we ever see him again??? maybe he will be at Noname's graduation from college.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 5:57:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 5:57:00 PM EDT
Meetings all afternoon and so needed a break. Your recap fit the bill. Thanks so much for the great detail Latina! This was amazing.
Everyone covered so much of already what happened. I just wish with all my heart if these people are so wanting children and coveting who has whose kids, they would give more consideration to said children. MC got a D+ in my book last night for over dramatics over Tav, and not thinking of her own little girl. Sort of showed me she has some growing up herself to do.
Daisynjay
Everyone covered so much of already what happened. I just wish with all my heart if these people are so wanting children and coveting who has whose kids, they would give more consideration to said children. MC got a D+ in my book last night for over dramatics over Tav, and not thinking of her own little girl. Sort of showed me she has some growing up herself to do.
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 6:21:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 6:21:00 PM EDT
Carlos- I've noticed that Mexican actresses have less inhibitions when it comes to nudity in film than their American counterparts.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 7:59:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 7:59:00 PM EDT
Latina, excellent!
I have nothing to say about this episode. I am also angry the way the tn writers are turning this novella to an incredulous story. They must have persecution complex, the writers. It seems that our heroine will still experience derision, humiliations and lose her well deserved inheritance to nothing. Why can't she be happy and meet a new love of her life instead of that inconsistent Octavio.
I have nothing to say about this episode. I am also angry the way the tn writers are turning this novella to an incredulous story. They must have persecution complex, the writers. It seems that our heroine will still experience derision, humiliations and lose her well deserved inheritance to nothing. Why can't she be happy and meet a new love of her life instead of that inconsistent Octavio.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 8:46:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 8:46:00 PM EDT
@Anonymous, 7:59 - I don't think we should generalize about what Mexican actresses are or are not willing to do, just like we shouldn't generalize about actresses of any other nationality. Besides, Ana Brenda Contreras is not Mexican. She is Mexican-American, born and raised in McAllen, Texas. (yes, I know a lot of her bios online say she is from Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas; that's because her grandfather's ranch is there and she did spend a lot of her childhood there, but she's made it clear in several on-camera interviews that she was born in Texas.)
One last thing - re her "over-exposure" in Divina Confusion, she said in an interview that the reason she hasn't made more films is because she doesn't want to do it if it means she has to take her clothes off again.
One last thing - re her "over-exposure" in Divina Confusion, she said in an interview that the reason she hasn't made more films is because she doesn't want to do it if it means she has to take her clothes off again.
Speaking of psychiatrists and therapists, is all of the talk about MC needing to see someone a foreshadowing? I've never heard people keep saying 'You should see someone"so often in any program.
Also there seems to be an inordinate amount of in-your-face discussions with the hired help about what the boss should do. We'd call that insubordination in the olden days.
Also there seems to be an inordinate amount of in-your-face discussions with the hired help about what the boss should do. We'd call that insubordination in the olden days.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 10:54:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 10:54:00 PM EDT
Speaking of psychiatrists and therapists, is all of the talk about MC needing to see someone a foreshadowing? I've never heard people keep saying 'You should see someone"so often in any program.
Also there seems to be an inordinate amount of in-your-face discussions with the hired help about what the boss should do. We'd call that insubordination in the olden days.
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Also there seems to be an inordinate amount of in-your-face discussions with the hired help about what the boss should do. We'd call that insubordination in the olden days.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 10:55:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 10:55:00 PM EDT
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