Thursday, December 05, 2013
Por siempre mi amor #4 12/5/13: When Happily Ever After Is Not!!!
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I guess this sad episode makes up for all of the silly episodes that I've recapped lately. I can't believe the sadness and it's only the premier week.
Ratfink is perfect!
Dominika is the absolute queen of BSC. My skin crawled when she started celebrating.
QEPD Eugenia. :(
I have a question, though. They used a word last night to describe Gaby-it sounded like the Spanish version of the English phrase 'free spirit', but I didn't catch it. Gaby used it to describe herself, as did her friend Edgar. The implication was that Gaby had never been in love and has never had serious relationships so she couldn't understand why Is a would fall so stupidly in love. It sounded like 'Ave' and then another word. Can anyone help? It's driving me crazy.
Also, any of the readers/lurkers who want to improve their Spanish listening skills if the tns speaking is still to fast for you, I recommend a great funny show called Que Pasa USA, the story of an immigrant Cuban-American family in the 1970s. It's really funny and totally
bilingual and like I love Lucy and the Honeymooners, or full House and Family matters, but focusing on how this three generation household navigates life in America. It was apparently the first bilingual Spanish language TV show in the US and it ran here in NYC on galavision in the 1990s, but all the eps are in YouTube.
Thanks so much for this marvelous recap. So sorry you had to recap this very sad epi.
One little correction, Ferny's first wife's name is Andrea, her son is Angelito the little one.
I felt so bad for Art. The poor guy. And for us to know what really happened to poor Eugenia. I too really liked her, so real, so loving of a Mama to Aranza. I wonder if they will do an autopsy on Eugenia to see why she died so suddenly the way she did.
A pox on Ferny, what a waste of space. I am glad that finally Gaby is justified. I really didn't like when Isa accused Gaby of being jealous of the relationship that Isa and Ferny had. I want to see what Isa is going to do to Ferny.
I also liked Ratfink and Zipit.com, so funny : )
One thing I noticed that was particularly moving was the camera pulling away from Arturo and Aranza sobbing in their grief to include the statue of the Virgin Mary & Child.
Thank you Madelaine for the correction.
J- If no one has answered your question by the time I get back from work, I'll skim through the episode.
A sad episode on the day of Nelson Mandela's death. A sad day all around.
Mean girl. That is exactly what went through my mind. Note sent to home? Like that will do any good. Like to see this child's parents myself or why she is so hateful. Why Aranza even bothers to have her apparently as a friend is beyond me ( or will keep her around as a friend.)
And boy, did Sonia bring the crazy after that phone call last night. That was chilling to watch.
As for Ferny--may he rot in a nice 8'x10' for awhile. I think an orange jumpsuit will go nicely with his coloring. Of course, for fraud, he most likely with TN law in place, come out to wreak havoc another day?
And are we seeing a possible future plot point being setup? Was Sonia's pregnancy hysterical? And Isa can't get pregnant...if she hooks up with Art and gets preggers? Not a fan of these type baby stories, hope I'm wrong on this.
Lord, tonight we get the funeral. Good thing I went out before the snow hit yesterday and got supplies...and Kleenex boxes were on the list!!
Daisynjay
How old are Dafne and Marianela? I wonder if Dafne is actually the child of Sonia and that's why Dafne's mom is so mean to her...not to mention that Dafne is a b!tch.
At some point I think Isa will get pregnant, but I don't know if it will be part of the Happily Ever After or part of the conflict during the run of the show.
ITA. The acting was great last night. The scene with Bruno and Art was really touching, because you could see how hard Bruno was trying to hold it together so that he could be strong for Art. But Eugenia was like a sister for him. When Tita finds out, I'm sure she won't handle it as well as her husband's death.
J desde NYC- I don't remember the exact phrases that Gaby used, but I do remember quite a few times they said she was free as a bird. An ave is a bird. Did you ever listen to the La Tempestad theme song? The very first line, as the singer describes the free spirited lover who only stayed with him for a short time was, "fuiste ave de paso". You were a bird of passage. That might have been one of the phrases used about Gaby.
I don't doubt that Mari is Sonia's child. There would have to be some sort of baby switch for the priest and Cuca to be confused and for Dafne to be Sonia's kid. Plus Dafne looks a few years older than Mari. Mari looks to be around 6.
The real question is, who is Mari's papa? Sonia and Fern are accomplices. Could Mari be his kid? That was before he had his vasectomy, after all. Or was her sugardaddy boyfriend lying about his vasectomy? And yes, who are the horrible people who raised Dafne?
It was one tragic event after the other. Death, deceit, heartbreak. The list could go on and on. Your "Dude, you must be rich because you are really nothing to look at so be hapy that anyone who wsleep with you" lightened the mood and made me smile. But, your insightful, heartfelt comments including "What is going to happen to little Aranza, indefensive and motherless?" were so on point...
Thank you for retelling this sad tale so remarkably well.
Vivi, I had to go and get my tissues - this was a very tough one to watch. Can we hopefully assume most of the worst is now behind us??
Sara: "Dominika is the absolute queen of BSC. My skin crawled when she started celebrating." Yes, you absolutely nailed it. It was beyond comprehension. She did a great job with this scene - chillingly convincing.
Liking all the performances here including Guy who I have not watched in anything prior. His acting has been heartfelt but a bit understated and I think he has struck the right note.
Isa must be strong, even though her world has crashed around her. She has wonderful friends and a good foundation from which to rebuild. That said, what about Andrea? She has no money, no support and a vile, loathsome mother. What chance of hope does she have?
Again, let's hope family and friends can help Arturo and everyone else rebuild and recover.
Thanks again Tablet Jefa. You did an incredible job.
Diana
Both of the boys are beautiful. What a terrible, terrible situation and far too realistic for my taste.:(
Diana
Mad..yes! a bright spot amid the tears and fears was spotting our dear Tobias from CI as the purported babydaddy.
The acting was wonderful, especially that heart wrenching scene between Art and Bruno. ..so realistic. However, I am confused because I thought Bruno was Eugenia's hermano.
Dafne is a dreadful little thing. My younger daughter had a little friend like that, and when she finally got away from her in sixth grade , the mother called me on the phone to rant and rave at me. Yikes. I told her that I do not tell my kids who to have as friends. Afterwards, my daughter made many friends, and the crazy mother put her daughter into private school.
I like Gaby. She is a loyal friend, but what is up with that hairdo???/wig??? She looks like the fembots from the original Austin powers movie. It looks like she is wearing some kind of hair helmet.
I like Guy Ecker, but I would like a new hairstyle. Someday, he should play Sebastian Rulli 's dad. SR has the same center part hairdo in Robo, but he looks better in that style. Bruno also has the center part look.
I just happened upon your blog for the first time today. Bravo! I love it!!! I especially love that your comments are filling in holes left by my lack of Spanish. I love Spanish novelas and understand most everything, but not everything because I only speak a little bit of the idioma.
So, thanks for the link to "Que Pasa USA," your recap, and your little sarcastic comments that are on cue. I am bookmarking this site from now on for a 'DON'T MISS.'
I do wish that Aranza' little friends didn't look so much like her. It's kind of hard to sort the bitchy one from the nice one and the poor little waif in the orphanage is another look alike. Obviously one of the girls is Sonia's but none of them bear even the slightest resemblance to her — bad casting there.
The adorable little guy playing Andrea's son was the equally lovable child in Refugio and he is a good actor for one so young.
Poor Isabel she got one bad shock with the video and I suspect the woman who wanted to see her at that point was Andrea who is going to drop another bomb on her.
Hated the death scene. It hit very close to home for me since I still remember sitting by my husband's bed watching that horrible monitor and seeing it flat line. No a big fan of Guy but he was excellent in that scene,
Susanlynn- Nope. Bruno and Eugenio weren't hermanos. They were like hermanos, and Tita was like a mother to Eugenia. But they aren't relatives.
I wonder why Art's family was so against him marrying Eugenia? Do they really think he could have found someone more lovely than her?
Michel-Ange Chevry, welcome! Glad you are here - lots of fun here on the the patio. Happy to have you join us.
Diana
I wonder if Isa will reach out to Andrea and help her out.
Kudos to Gaby for not saying, " I told you so about that so-and-so." What a good and kind friend she is. Love is blind as anyone knows who has tried to tell someone that the person they love is not a good person.
welcome, Michel.
Everyone is talking about how sad last was, I thought so too. It was sad, incredibly sad. I said yesterday that I liked the lady that played Guy Ecker's wife. I think that her name in real life is Luz Maria Zetina. I have never seen her before but she made a big impression on me. What a lovely family. Too bad that she left us so soon. I hope that I get to see her again in a future novela.
Diana---I did see your welcome on day two. Thank you.
Stupid guy. Fernando the con artist doesn't know that banks have cameras? What!
Susanlynn---You brought out a chuckle from me. I had been thinking, can't Gaby do something with her hair? LOL So I'm not the only one who was thinking that.
Yes, and as someone pointed out,
I did notice the Statue of Mother Mary when Arturo told his daughter about mommy's death. That was a beautiful and a well thought out scene.
Can't wait for tonight. Isabel y
Fernando? Must see TV.
the gringo
Certainly, the little girls will be easier to tell apart for those having trouble once they become adults. :)
Art's family wanted him to marry some other girl and when he wouldn't cut him off. I'm guessing her family had bucks or power and Eugenia's did not. Now that his mother is dead the old man would kind of like to mend fences but Art isn't interested. Now that the lovely Eugenia has died perhaps there will be some rapprochement between father and son since they both will understand the other's grief. In any event poor little Aranza could use a new grandparent to spoil her.
The Fernando actor has "disgusting jerk" down pat.
Isa's understated, though very emotional, reaction to seeing the love of her life betraying her was such a welcome change from the yelling, screeching, chest-pounding histrionics of other actresses (Blanca Soto, Angelique Boyer, Ingrid Martz, among others) - "Why me? Oh, God, why MEEEE!?!?!?"
And Arturo and Bruno at the hospital ... 'nough said.
Even little Aranza when she got the devastating news was totally believable as she cried with her Daddy.
Naima
Did anyone keep count of the number of "No Puede Ser's" last night? Numerous, to say the least.
Agree w/ the notion of Luz Maria Zetina appearing in another TN. Lovely. Class. Gone too soon from this one.
Sorry for your loss Decie.
Gaby is a good friend but the wig has to go. Where are the stylists?
Guy does need a makeover. He was looking rather homely last night but his acting was on point.
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