Caray, Caray!

Good Morning Y'all,

The recap is up, please enjoy : )
 

Madelaine, I absolutely loved your earworm. One of my all time favorite oldies. Also thank you for your wonderful recap.

What an episode!

Just when I thought that Nepo finally "got it" with his son by sending Trofeo out to get all of the university info, he showed he clearly didn't "get it" by putting the arts off limits. That leaves Diego no where.

Loved how one of AS's BFF's brought up Oscar Wilde in the discussion of Leonardo being possibly gay. Too funny.

Also found it funny how Minerva compared her relationship to her mother Isela as "uña y mugre": a "(finger) nail and the dirt under it." Of course Minerva was the nail and her mother the dirt. Those two don't miss a beat.

MA is using his little two hand salute more and more. Very funny. He sure had Lupita wondering with his mood when he returned from Nepo's and telling her that he had found out why her boyfriend was so happy.

Well, AS and Leonardo tried to warn Macarena off the street food. Maybe she won't suffer Montezuma's revenge.

Now to the avances. Looks like Nepo wasn't really listening to Lupita either.

Jarifa


 

Thanks Madelaine, Well done. Thanks again for working so diligently to provide us with recaps for this infectiously funny TN.

I can't get enough of Guendy or Minnie. That scene at Nepo's in which MA kept trying to avert his eyes every time Guendy shifted her position had me howling with laughter.

In addition to tongue, the street vendor offered tacos with nana (I haven't a clue), buche (pork stomach or esophagus depending on the source), and cachete (beef cheek... this I've had... delicious). You've got to admire Maca's adventurous nature.

I'm excited to see Lupita's reaction to Nepo's love nest tonight.

Carlos
 

Jarifa:

I'm glad you liked the earworm. Frank is one of my all time favs. I did hear the Oscar Wilde, those ladies can come up with famous names all the time can't they? Thanks for the fingernail phrase. Very cool. Oh, that little hand salute of MA's drives me crazy! Ya know what I think of every time he does it? That finger sniffing character that Molly Shannon did on SNL, Mary Katherine Gallagher with the Super Star finger sniffing. I think it's the way he holds his hands so close to his nose.

Carlos:

Thanks so much about the food, can I say ewwwwww! My Mother was German and she ate blood and tongue, it's a lunch meat type of thing. I never ate it, I couldn't even look at it. I do however, like hog jowls. Now they are good, like bacon good ; )
 

Mads thanks so much for this recap. Loved your earworm too.

ITA w/Jarifa that Nepo didn't get it w/Diego by putting the arts off limits. And how one of AS's friends compared Leo to Oscar Wilde but she clearly meant the association to show how both are artists and the sexuality part went over her head.

As Carlos noted Guendy and Mini are hilarious. By the end of this tn Mini and her mom might have a falling out but their antics are just a hoot.
 

Karen:

I agree about Mini and Isela's antics. Wouldn't it be a hoot if Mini got to know Guendy and they became BFFs, now that would be a hoot.
 

I agree with those that have said that Maca is not really a countess. Just a hunch, but I think she is not even from Spain. She was way too comfortable and nonchalant about ordering the tacos, even while pretending this was an "adventure" for her. She won't get Moctezuma's revenge because she's used to eating this all the time! Can't wait until this trio discovers the truth about each other.
 

Thanks, Madelaine! I was actually on the edge of my seat (well, my bed) last night wondering where they would go for dinner and a million other things. I can't wait for tonight!!!

Funny - as angry as I am with AS for playing with stolen money and for pimping her son, and as true as Isela's nasty words were, I still was rooting for AS in that scene. (I don't know if this means that I like AS or if it just means that I hate Isela more.) I laughed when AS waved all that cash at her.

And when AS said that some ambassadors' wives had donated money to her "charity for poor Italian children" I kinda hoped that they would be shamed and make donations too, but no such luck...

Ever notice, Macarena is always taking a bath? Don't they have any water in Spain (or maybe she just lives on Spain St. in La Nopalera)? I wondered how she was going to get out of paying for a fancy dinner. I thought she'd do a dine 'n' dash, or maybe the old "there's a fly in my soup" trick, but the taco stand was pure genius. She sure didn't want any tacos when Leo was paying the bill!

Nepo, Nepo. Telling Diego he can go to school for anything except art is like saying he can date anyone he wants as long as it's a girl. And let's just see what kind of mood Nepo is in after Lupita rejects him. Or will she duck the topic again by making a polite excuse to skip out early as usual?

Gwendy's advice to Nepo has been SO bad that any sane person would have stopped following it by now. Hopefully after tonight he'll figure something out. At this point, I don't even care WHAT he figures out... as long as it's SOMETHING.
 

Anon 1:36 - I guess great minds think alike, because after the taco stand scene I wondered if Macarena was even from Spain too. If she's actually kinda local, then it may be just a matter of time before she runs into someone who knows her!
 

Thank you, Madelaine!

I have also been thinking that Maca is probably not a real countess and probably not from Spain. She probably just took a bus to the airport to meet Leo there and pretend she had just arrived from overseas! And she certainly knew right where to go to find the taco stand.

I think Guendy is giving Nepo bad advice on purpose. Well, maybe subconsciously, but I don't think she really wants him to succeed with Lupita. She may even have fixated on MA specifically because Nepo is a little jealous of him. Clearly, Guendy and Nepo are meant to be!

Poor Diego. He looked like he was going to cry. He needs a real friend. He should talk to Frida more. She would at least be sympathetic and support his dreams. Or Tizoc; he's into music so he would get the artistic yearning. Maybe Diego could get involved with Tizoc's band.
 

Anon 1:36:

I didn't think of that either, that Maca may not be from Spain. Now that's interesting.

Julie:

Don't feel bad about cheering for AS, I was too ; ) I can't stand Isela when she goes into the I'm better than you are routine. I lol'd about your Spain Street reference. Could be!

Julia:

I too wonder if Guendy is giving Nepo bad advice subconsciously
about Lupe. Guendy and Nepo are so made for each other. I wish they would see it, cause Mike is so not into Guendy and I don't think that Lupe is going to be pleased with Nepo this evening either.
 

When Isela gets into her posh snob posturing routine, she looks like a Muppet. Something about the angle of her head and the way it bobs around and her wide mouth flapping.

Best part of the epi, to me, was MA trying to save himself from the visual of Guendy's nethers as she kept recrossing her legs in that tiny skirt. I wonder how many takes they needed for her to just barely not quite actually flash the camera.
 

Thanks Madelaine!

Mini and Maca were great in this episode, as usual. Ahole and Leo may have both bitten off more than they can chew. The taco stand scene killed me.

I wonder how good an artist Diego is. I think it would be funny if he turned out to be way more talented than Leo.

Rikki
 

Madelaine, I almost forgot: The "Que, que, what" in your recap made my day. Though I am not sure if MA is worthy to speak the words of Eva! :-)
 

Thanks for the recap Madelaine!

It bothered me a little that MA stayed standing there when Lupe saw him when Nepo wanted to kiss her. I think he should have left with Frida.


Carlos:

Nana is the uterus of the cow. My dad loves it, he also likes the tongue. I'll join you in your appreciation of the cachete, that's my favorite part.

Jarocha


 

ETA: Nana can also come from the pork.

Jarocha
 

Jarocha,

Thanks and YIKES! I'm more than willing to try the tongue if I get the opportunity since it is a muscle but I think that I'll pass on the uterus (also a muscle although a very different type of muscle).

I was happy to see that you also remember the good time we had with Gancho. What a treat it is to see Verónica Jaspeado again in LQLVMR.

Carlos