Caray, Caray!

Good Morning Y'all,

The recap is up, please enjoy ; )
 

Madelaine, thanks for another winning recap and giving us the 22 day count on the MA suit. I really like how they are trying to make it look more grimy by the day.

Mati had such insightful interchanges with both MA and Leonardo. Now if they would just think about what she said.

AS going looking for her donated clothes "incognito" was priceless. Of course she would have to get stuck under that guy's armpit on the bus. That part was so funny but so true to life!

The funniest line of the episode was MA saying he had it all under control.

Was DaVinci MIA today? I don't remember seeing him.


Jarifa

 

Thank you Madelaine! I've only read the first paragraph but it looks like MA is being a jerk.

Thanks for the days in the suit count!
 

Thanks Mads! You did a fabulous job from memory.

I'm very disappointed in MA. He's learned nothing. I'm very grateful to Mati for pointing out that it's time for a change of clothes for MA. And when he does get some clothes it would be nice if he got some for Mati too, since she just has pjs.

Gwendy told Diego that Leo is obviously gay, and Diego looked very interested in this. Hmmmm... And when Mati was speaking with Leo about what he really wants to do with his life, where his talents and passions/loves lie, and about taking control of his own life, she said that it's important that we each understand our own nature. I thought that was an interesting use of words.
 

Thank you for the recap!
This is my first time commenting on this blog.

I too noticed how Diego was very interested in the Ruiz-Palacios.
And I think, especially in Leo.
Then Mati telling Leo about finding one's own nature....I think there were some subtle messages there.

Also I don't like that Miguel Angel is trying to take the house away from the Menchacas when they have helped him and his family so much.

Evelin

 

Thank you thank you, Mads! I was lost for much of last night. My Spanish was broken.

However, I did get where AS said to Frida, "I told you to use detergent, bleach, and softener - but not all at the same time!" Hahaha, but I wouldn't use any kind of bleach (much less chlorine bleach!) on most of those things anyway. During the laundry lesson last week (ain't seen it yet), did Lupe tell AS to wash everything with bleach? That is a good way to ruin your clothes prematurely.

All that hinting around about Diego and/or Leo's orientation. Heheh, subtlety is not a required characteristic of TNs; but perhaps we are being misled? (I always say that when I think something's too obvious, and I'm almost always wrong.)

Welcome, Evelin! As you probably know, we're all struggling with MA's bad behavior. I've been trying to cut him some slack for being "confused," and I was hoping he'd backpedal last night, but he didn't.

And MA REALLY lost me with his remark to Saul that he might, maybe, give Chuy a couple million pesos when all of this is over, like he'd be doing him a big favor giving him only a fraction of what he's entitled to, because it would be more money than they'd ever dreamed of having, and "poor people don't know how to handle money." What a jerk! Someone smack MA in the head with a coconut, stat!!
 

Good Afternoon Y'all and thanks for your kind words.

Jarifa:

I too laughed at Frida and AS' awesome adventure. That guy with the BO too funny with AS trying to move away and finding she can't. Oh, and Da Vinci wasn't in this epi. I didn't see him.

Vivi:

Thanks for more info. They were going so fast I couldn't catch it all. So do we think that Deigo is interested in Leo? They do seem to be kindred souls don't they. Agree with you about MA he is just too much already. It's all about him, just like another galan I know ; )

Evelin:

Welcome to Caray Caray. Join us here was we figure out how the RP's and Menchacas deal with each other. I agree with you about MA. Here really has no clue how to work with people. It's all about his needs and no one elses. I hope this is the start of his learning how to do that.

Sara:

I decided to put those in my recaps so we can keep track of how many days he is gonna wear that suit. It should be standing up on it's own already! And as Jarifa says, it gets more grimy every day!

Julie:

I get that too! About the Spanish being off some nights. I thought I was the only one ; ). Thanks for your added info. I guess MA thinks throwing the Menchaca a trinket will appease them so to speak. MA right now is an infeliz! I want to smack him upside the head. He should listen to what Granny Mati told him, the simple life is best!


 

Wasn't Vilma a hoot trying to fend off Adolfo? And those questions about her possible novio, too funny with that look on her face. Adolfo has her number.

I am so liking Granny Mati, she talks sense to everyone, and too bad they won't listen.

I'm a bit confused about his whole million dollar house thingy. This estimate was done years ago, so this house may not be worth this much now. Unless there is a physical amount in a bank somewhere that Don A set aside for them.
 

Thanks for another great installment Madelaine. I'm glad I'm not the only one trying to figure out what this million dollar assessment could be. Wasn't Grandma Mati talking about a castle too? The Menchaca place doesn't look like a castle so I started imagining there was something underneath, buried? Or maybe hidden inside the walls during construction?
 

Thanks for the welcome ladies.


The million dollar issue is complicated but this is what understood from it:
The attorney MA and Saul went to see told them that years ago Don Aureliano did some sort of
partnership with a construction company for a development in la Nopalera. That never happened
and instead the area was sectioned off and sold in lots except for the land where the Menchaca
house is. Don Aureliano set aside $1 million dollars for the owner of that property if they
could prove that they truly owned the place by having the title and something else (I missed that
part). I don't think the million is related to the value of the house. What I understood was that
don A. left it to whoever ended up owning the place. I also think they mentioned there is a clause
on Don A.'s will regarding the property.

Evelin
 

MA is deserves a massive slap or come down because of his superior attitude towards the Menchacas. He is easily becoming one of the most unappealing galans on record and god knows there have been some idiots along the way. He just doesn't get it. I detest his complete lack of respect for the hard working Menchacas.

I'm glad that Don Chuy isn't going to take him up on his "free" consultation services. Didn't Saul warn him about his arrogance? Mati certainly did. MA is deserving of some world class bitch slaps.

I think we are being hit over the head with the gay thing. First Guendy telling Diego although why is a mystery and then Mati advising Leo to be true to his real self.

I kept wondering if some of AS's old amigas would show up to donate and she be caught thousands of miles from her palazzo in Italia. The bus ride was too funny.

AHole is well an ahole. I kept waiting to see the hooker turn around and roll her eyes with his I'm such a stud behavior. Looks like Vilma has an admirer.
 

I think the million dollars were set aside PLUS there's some yet-undisclosed reason to believe the house is worth far more than it appraised for.

Like Fishknits says - maybe there's something like oil underneath, or gold bricks in the walls.

Though I wouldn't think it would be something you'd actually have to destroy the house to get to - I got the impression that Grandpa had some personal fondness for the place and didn't intend it to be torn apart.

I also thought I heard something last night from the lawyer about "half" of a document, like maybe it was torn in half and the two pieces kept in two different places. But there's a very good chance that I just heard a couple of words wrong and my imagination filled in the rest.
 

Decie - the hooker DID roll her eyes when Ahole turned his back. Did you miss it? It was really quick and we only got to see it from an angle, but you could tell she needed to take a break from all the fake smiling!
 

Thanks mucho, Mads!

What on earth did Frida wash those clothes in, sulfuric acid? Even bleach wouldn't have done that. I hope they tell MA about the charity shop where he can get a change of clothes. Come to think of it, there was a lot of nice stuff on those racks. Maybe I should shop there!

I've been peeved at MA for days, but I was rolling my eyes when he said the poor Menchacas don't know how to manage money. Seems to me they manage money much better than he and his family do! He is being such a selfish jerk. When even Saul, who suggested seducing Lupita for monetary benefit, tells you what you're doing is wrong...

Wasn't sure why Guendy was tapping Diego for the chisme, either. Perla lives in the madhouse. Surely she knows way more than Diego knows. Even if she isn't telling Guendy everything she knows.

I'm now making a game of finding things MA could use to stay warmer at night. In the morning, when he was talking to Mati, he was holding a towel (looked like he was headed to the shower). He couldn't use that as a blanket at night before using it to dry off in the morning?


 

I think Guendy is trying NOT to tap Perla for the chisme because she doesn't want the Menchacas to know that she's gathering intel on the RPs for herself and Nepo.
 

Evelin:

Thanks so much about the million dollar thingy. I think that explains it then, and what Julie says is true too. There is another document besides the deed they must produce in order to get that million. I knew about the land being parceled out an sold. I just can't understand what else that house has that makes it worth so much. I also think that money is lying in a bank somewhere building up interest.

Fishknits:

I think maybe Don A wanted to build a swanky neighborhood with a castle maybe, and it just never happened.

 

Decie, Saul did ask MA if what he was trying to do to the Menchacas was for need or greed?
Very telling that his own friend is seeing how he is acting. Too bad MA is not listening to anyone. He really needs a reality check right now.
 

Julie,

Yes, Lupe told Frida how to wash the clothes, with detergent, bleach and softener. Too bad Frida didn't check the label before washing, but then again, those items may have been meant to be dry cleaned. I think they would have been ruined either way.

Anon 1:53:

I don't know if you've commented before but welcome to Caray! So good to have you here. I agree with you, MA does need a reality check. Ya know this has been done to him the fraud, and now he wants to defraud someone else. He should think about that.
 

Julie

Those clothes sure were shredded. Maybe they got singed or burned when they landed on TJ's acoustic equipment.

MA is building up a nice little flight of anvils for his arrogance, his feeling of superiority especially re the money management comment. It doesn't seem to get through to him that the Menchacas make do with what they have, they don't throw it around which is in great contrast to the layabout RP's.

Donde está De Vinci
 

Julia:

Thanks about the towel, I thought it was a blankie, more's the pity. You are so right. He ought to go to that charity shop, in disguise of course, to pick up a few things. He can send Saul in there for goodness sake, as long as he gets rid of that suit! Never mind the suit though, I just thought of something else. What about his undies? O. M. G. he must really, really reek right now. He can take all the showers he wants but no change of undies, Ewwwwwww!!!!!!!!!
 

Mads thanks so much for your recap. So sad to see another galan going into the incredibly stupid mode. Like we say about Ale, I can understand the galan having a bad moment but when you want to defraud people and you have been defrauded, its just not right.
 

Thanks for this great recap, Madelaine. You guys are so wonderful to provide is with these each day.

Far and away the best scene in last night's presentation was AS's unfortunate confrontation with that armpit. It was also funny just before that when she was looking for a seat and was complaining that no men were giving up their seats for them... She asked:

"Are there no gentlemen?"

And a male passenger replied:

"Gentlemen, yes, lady, what's missing are seats."

The smell conjured up by that scene on the bus was so realistic that it was almost gag inducing but I could spend all day in Nepo's market or the kitchen at the restaurant or even that Chinese restaurant.

Carlos
 

YES!! I just realized what I'm going to have for dinner the night of the gran final: Chinese food!
 

Madelaine, thanks for the recap. Last night's show had some good laughs. When AS had her nose shoved into that guy's bare armpit it really did make me laugh out loud.

And Bambi's girl expression after being with Ahole---she looked like Minerva. Same expression, different face. Very amusing.

My take about what happened at the real estate office: both the deed to the house and the papers MA already has from the broken bust are needed to find out about the additional clause and possibly have access to the million dollars that has been set aside in trust. So MA already has half of what he needs.

I actually felt bad for Leo last night while he talked to Mati. He seemed like a lost little boy

Lupe should really apologize to Nepo and cut him loose. Nepo should really see how things are and end it while his self-respect is still intact.

Welcome Evelin. Stick around for awhile!

Where is DaVinci???

Barbara
 

Ahhhh... so I did hear "half" in that conversation somewhere. I just connected the dots wrong. ;-) Thanks, Barbara!
 

Julie, note my disclaimer: "my take about what happened" Believe me, the other half could have been a cute little dog that wears clothes....but my Spanish wasn't good enough to figure it out! :)

Barbara