Caray, Caray!

As you can tell by the title, I have edited this thing. Try to enjoy it anyway. P.S. Hopefully Carlos hasn't jinxed me. He know what I mean. ;^ )
 

Oh my gosh! I meant to say that I have NOT edited this thing!
 

Oh my gosh again! "HE KNOWS" WHAT I MEAN!
 

It's far too early in the morning to be forced to make some tough decisions, but that's just what occurred.

Cynderella, I just wanted to cut and paste your entire recap. It was hilarious and insightful - every single word was great.

My pared down list of favorites include "Paco believes that Marisol, like her brother is a traitor for trying to earn a living instead of showing their loyalty to him by starving to death"; "Daniela has forgotten her clothing in her bedroom, but her mother allows her to go out dressed as serial killer bait anyway" and "Grumpy Puss Paco is sitting at a bar alone, depressed and sucking the joy out of the air".

As we have to assume Pato has some business acumen, it's rather difficult to accept the fact that the man is totally clueless regarding his relationship with Sofie. Good heavens man, the woman doesn't even want to hold your hand. Granted, Sofie is rather "buttoned up" and unreceptive, but when other men get kisses and you do not, sit up and take notice.

"Grumpy Puss Paco" need severe anger management training. Has the man had one kind word to say to anyone since this began???

I liked the shopping scene but let's face it, Marjorie would look good in a potato sack. Color does suit her.

Armando makes me melt. Lucky Alexa - can't imagine anything more comforting than a big, strong, sympathetic handsome man.

What secret will the guilt ridden chef reveal??

Cynderella, this was fantastic.

Diana
 

Excellent, Cyn!

Head chef has a lot of secrets he can reveal about himself and Sofia's parents (he and her dad stole her REAL dad's chocolate recipes and built their successful business on those stolen recipes). Let's see how much he actually manages to spit out before he kicks the bucket.

Diana- Pato might have given up if his interest in Sofia was purely romantic, but what he really wants is to get his hands on her business.

Chava knew just what to say to Sofia- speaking first about how she, her smile, and her laugh (which she only seems to share with him) light up the room- before admitting that her wardrobe could do with a splash of color. And yes, Marjorie does look good in anything.

I thought Dani's club outfit was cute. The kind of thing that only the young can get away with wearing, but I was surprised Greta allowed it.
 

Vivi, good point about Dani's outfit. I was also surprised she was allowed to leave the house. A hundred years ago, I had a pair of hot pants that I wore with tights and lace up suede boots. There was no skin showing but in retrospect, I'm surprised my mother allowed me out of the house also considering I went to 16 years of Catholic schools, wearing uniforms for 12.

I got sent home one day as a senior in high school (girls academy) for wearing a white shirt with a peter pan collar instead of the required pointed collar. My how times have changed. Mercifully so.

Diana
 

Cynderella:

This whole recap is priceless and so very funny! Thank you!

I too liked your line about Paco thinking Marisol and Chava being traitors, for trying to earn livings and show loyalty to him by starving to death, and Grumpy Puss Paco sitting in the bar alone, depressed and sucking the joy out of the air.

Paco is so very bitter. I really want to know what else happened between Paco and Greta to cause such bitterness between the two of them.

Alexa was very sad and Marilyn Monroe is her muse. So very sad. I'm glad Armando went up there and held her. I think he'll be good for her.

I'm still not seeing Irma and Armando as being a couple. Irma it seems, she just looking for what she can get out of him.

My favorite scene was Chava and Sofia at the dress shop picking out her dress. That dress looked so very good on her and I too think M d S could be in a potato sack and still look good.

Pato does need to get a clue. Sofia is so not into him. She has more fun with Chava.

I can't wait till tonight to find out what Martin Coria reveals.
 

Cynderella, what a fun recap! Grumpy Puss Paco was perfect. "Who will support their nasty habit of eating everyday?" " She's wearing flannel pajamas. There was no way he was getting lucky anyway." were just a couple that had me laughing. Thanks.

Btw, Paco's makep is really distracting. It is like his eyebrows look too dark (pasted on?) or there is too much eyeliner or mascara on him. Hope they fix the "look". Could be just a problem watching this on hi def TV.

Alexa is nuts! Talking about type casting with Claudia Álvarez. She played a crazy woman on PEAM. Is this her usual type of role?

I am starting to like this one.

Jarifa
 

I'm glad that Alexa has a strong shoulder to cry on, but Armando needs to run, not walk, away from that craziness. Would he really want to go from one loca to another? I'm sure his eyes sparkled at Irma's craziness in the beginning too. Then it stops being cute and exciting, and just becomes tedious, especially when a child and responsibilities become part of the package.
 

Daniela lack of clothing. As a woman, I understand that you should be able to dress however you want, but I've also got sons. I've taught them never to bring home a girl whose a$$ is hanging out all of the time. She has self-esteem issues. Make sure the girl has her clothes on when she is introduced to me. Do they want a hooker raising their children? Yes, I've taught my sons that. As I've said, as a woman I believe that you should be able to wear whatever you want, but I don't want you for my sons or to be the mother of my grandchildren if you can't wear clothes.
 

A beautician was recommended to me. She didn't have her own shop yet, so I went to her home. Her 16 year old daughter was there. The daughter left the house wearing a bra and jeans that were ripped from the waist all the way down to the cuff. Her thighs and legs were exposed. The mother asked me to introduce her daughter to my 18 year old son because they were new in town and she had no friends. Hell no! That's just a lawsuit waiting to happen. A few weeks later, a friend of mine needed a beautician. I recommended this woman because she does house visits. She took her daughter. This time the daughter was wearing daisy dukes and a tight wife beater. My friend calls me upcomplains because her husband and 14 year old son were in the house and the daughter arrived with her a$$ hanging out. Let's just say no more referrals were given. The beautician did a good job, but she kept bringing that kid.
 

LOL, Cyn! There is a difference between meeting mama wear and everyday wear, versus club wear. Dani has been pretty decently dressed in her everyday wear, so I have confidence she would know how to dress to meet a guy's mom (or grandma in this case).
 

I think Daniela is crazy. She makes out with a guy who conned her and almost got her arrested. She made out with him while they were fleeing from the police. Then she wears the stolen dress. Then she stalks the con man in order to date him and pretends to be poor so she can keep him. Now she's skipping school for him. What in her life has made her that desperate and stupid?
 

Thanks for the recap Cynderella. Your title and commentary on grumps were quite along with the rest of the recap.

ITA on Daniela. Her choices concerning Lucas make her seem desperate.
 

She is definitely making a poor choice with Lucas. It seems like she's looking for some excitement. Hopefully, it won't get her in too much trouble before this is all over. I did like that she actually knows how to cook, and does it unprompted by anyone. I was reminded of Nikki Briz's (Amores Verdaderos) total lack of domestic skills.
 

Thank you for the lovely and funny recap.

I wonder if the chef will tell Sofia everything. However, I don't think he will because we're only 7 episodes in.

Dani shouldn't have cut class for a boy she's seen three times. Especially since he happens to be a thief.

It was sweet of Armando to comfort Alexa.

Chava and Sofia have great chemistry. On the other hand Sofia always looks uncomfortable and stiff around Pat.

 

Alexa and Armando were quite sweet in this episode.

In DA Alexa's muse was Rita Hayworth (one of my own favorites as well) and she acted out a very sexy scene with the chauffeur from one of Rita's movies.

Really hope this happens in HEFDM too.
 

Thanks for this hilarious presentation, Cynderella. You always manage to crack me up with your unique unfettered perspective.

Poor Alexa, I wish she could manage to find her way to Güendy's (Pobres) for a makeover (or in her case would it be considered a makeunder?). Also, Verónica (PEAM)may have been 4+ crazy but she did have nice hair.

TomBoy, as a teen, Rita Hayworth was my fantasy, I especially adored her in Gilda.

I'm afraid that the Maestro may croak before revealing any secrets. Death by chocolate? ... Well... at least... while coated in chocolate.

Carlos
 

Hilarious recap! I especially loved the way you described the scene with Daniela and what she was wearing......or wasn't wearing rather.
 

Thanks Cynderella!

Alexa is so messed up and needs professional help.

I agree about Daniela. What is wrong with her? She knows Lucas is a thief and yet she still wants him.

I'm glad Paco realized how silly it was of him to call Chava a traitor just because he is working for the Ripoll's.

 

Carlos - Gilda is one of my all time favorites as well!

I hope Lupe can make grumpy Paco a bit happier. They seem to have a thing going on but I bet Paco is going to ignore his feelings for at least 50 episodes.
 

It was so silly how Maestro Coria got covered in chocolate after passing out. I kept wondering what the point of that was.
 

Darn it! I forgot about that! My computer was in the shop and I had to write this in the library. I kept thinking that him pulling the chocolate on himself was stupid. The editing was off. When he began to fall, Mathew was holding the bowl, yet maestro pulls it down from the table.