Caray, Caray!

How did Isababy manage to go off to Harvard by herself? Or did Mommy send a nanny with her? What a crybaby idiot. Is she too stupid to dunk under the water to rinse the paint off? If only it had been Nair.

What's with Bruno stealing a toy? More evidence that maybe he volunteers at an orphanage?
 

Thanks for that Julia, I didn't put 2 and 2 together with regards to Bruno and the missing toys.
I kept saying to the TV why doesn't she just dunk her head underwater and rinse the paint off? And why was her hair such a tangly mess when she washed it?


 

My hair used to be that long, so for it to get tangled like that wouldn't be that unusual. I agree with your lament that it should have been Nair.

However, that stuff has a very distinctive scent that Isababy would have recognized.
 

It looks Like Enrique got his hair redyed. When you wear it short, you have to do it often. The shorter it is, the more often.

So Nico now knows that he won't be able to adopt a baby with Jen. Who wants to bet he calls off the engagement?

Can't wait til Diego or Ana catch Isa at Enrique's.
 

OK, did anybody else notice how as Ana described her memory of her mother playing the guitar and singing to Diego, the scene cut to Yolanda's hands as she reclined and sang?!?! I had a sneaky suspicion at the beginning of the tn, but now I think my hunch is true: Yomama Naca Bruja is Ana's mama! Please tell me it isn't so!
 

Ecuador Bound, since my hunch is Bruno is her father, then she can't be the mother.
 

cathyx - I would much rather have your hunch be true than mine!
 

I watched this Saturday morning, and without the recap, it's difficult for me to remember what happened, lol.
 

hmmmmm, stealing toys, orphanage, Ana raised in orphanage.

Carlos Ponce is going to be in a comedy on ABC

Here is the trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX1GBEJ-2aQ
 

Jardinera, thank you in advance for your recap!

Another fun episode! I loved the whole blue hair wash incident. It was straight out of cartoon land. Isabela was the best villain ever telling Ana that if she could not put the kids in their place she would. Then when Ana did try to brush off the blue hair event as an accident, Isabela told her she would think of an accident to get rid of her.

I felt sorry for Nico but he is in his seventies but why should his age be the deciding factor when Jennifer is in her thirties? Does not seem right some how.

I loved Yolanda sunning herself and singing a self composed song to Bruno.

Ecuador Bound, I hope they were just playing with our heads and it was just an "artistic" transition from Ana's mama's hands to Yolanda's. Yikes!

Jarifa



 

I agree. If Yomama is her mother, Bruno can't be her father. I'd rather Bruno be her father.

So Isabitch has threatened Ana's life. I am now seriously afraid that this series will go the way of PEAM.
 

I could barely stand to watch PEAM at the end...in fact, I think I missed more episodes the last weeks than watched. So I pray this TN steers clear of the nasty, scary type scenarios. I'm hoping Isa's rages are just empty tirades, though we got close with the crud the writers put Johny through. Some family hour.

I hate to say it, but these tricks by the twins are starting to be more worrisome to me than funny. First off...where the heck do they get this stuff? Second, the pranks are ratcheting up and when is enough enough?

Sure, I don't like Isa either, but the woman is pregnant and in the early stages, pranks and making her go beserk could result in something not so funny. Someone, and that should be FER with Ana, not just her, needs to sit those two down and stop this behavior. And again...family hour. Great ideas they are giving their younger audiences especially with seemingly little consequences to them.

And I missed the part where Nico found he couldn't adopt? Why the heck not? I've seen couples with age disparities adopting kids...or is this typical more south of the border? A good home is a good home. Hope this isn't a bad plot point just to break "JenCo" up.

I would hate for them to make Yolanda Ana's mother. Those hands didn't match up to Yoma's at all. Long thin fingers don't shrink, so I think that was all a red herring. I'm with you all, I want Bruno to be Ana's dad way more...make it so writers!! Ana doesn't deserve being related to those two dweebs.

Daisynjay


 

I would hate for Ana to be related to Cruella and Smurfette - yuck!
 

I think there's another woman yet to come. I've seen her in the credits. I can't remember her name, but she is older and a refined type of woman. Does any one else remember seeing her? The only thing I somehow can't connect her with Bruno.

Anxiously awaiting your recap, Jard.

Ann-NYC
 

Yo-mama cannot be Ana's mama -- please gods and goddesses.

There was a moment when Bruno referred to "mi Ana". I took that as a clue!

Looking forward to Jardinera's recap. I am sure that she will make mince-meat out of Yolanda and Isabela. And, how did Isabele survive a program at Harvard?????
 

I don't think the pranks are escalating yet. The kids have been dumping paint on everyone for the last year. This time, they just put the paint in the shampoo bottle instead. Too bad they didn't use ink so it wouldn't wash off for awhile.

I don't think Yomama can be Ana's mother. I think the scene cuts are misdirection. At least, I hope so. The bits of Ana's memory that we see of the guitar playing show hands that look nothing like Yoyo's, and we haven't seen Yolo have even the slightest niggling of possible recognition. I would think Ana's mother would at least wonder when she met a woman named Ana of the right age who was raised in a casa hogar whether she was hers. Also, Ana seems to remember her mother as loving and maternal and a bit elegant in manner, and I can't imagine Yomama EVER having been any of those things.

I'd much prefer Ana turn out to be Bruno's daughter.

I wonder if Nico and Jen would have more luck if they tried to adopt an older child. Then Nico wouldn't be quite so old when the kid was 10/20/whatever. Also, why would both parents have to be young? Isn't one parent who's likely to survive and take good care of a child enough?
 

Didn't see the epi, but am seeing the comments about adoption. Friends of mine (who have actually recently moved to Mexico) have had to change their overseas adoption plans (the country) because the husband just turned 50 and many countries do not allow adoption once any one of the parents turns 50. It's not unusual.
 

Jardinera, thanks for the recap. I couldn't believe Isabela couldn't just hold her nose and dip her head underwater. No, she had to make an enormous fuss instead. Maybe the diluted dye would have turned her entire body a pale blue?
I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but this TN is stretching my nerves. Let Diego and Ana make a connection and head off for a trip around the world. They can read emails from the family for news bulletins.
 

I'm mostly still watching to find out what happens to Fanny and Diego. I like Nerdando, too, but don't really need to hear him bonding with gramps over their hookup prospects. And Nico didn't even make sure he had condoms and knows how to use them!

I also love Luz. She is a delight. I loved how she gleefully announced the kiss at breakfast.
 

There are definitely boundary issues between the generations in this family. I wonder if their failure to work through their grief when Estefania died is a cause of this.

Good stuff, Jardinera.

Just what does Isabruja think she can do to those boys? They are not her children and she has no authority over them. She needs to get a grip on herself. Even her mother is starting to think she's unhinged.

Which could send her into Veronica territory.

More later.
 

Thanks, Jardinera, for the recap!

Regarding PSA opportunities, the tn writers missed two:
1. Jen has HPV, so Nico should have considered how he would protect himself from contracting the virus.
2. Nico should have taken Nando out to buy a box of condoms, saying, "You don't want to end up like your father or Leon."

Regarding discussing their upcoming sexual activities with family members, the Lascurain men should use more discretion!

Have a great day on the patio, All!
 

thanks much Jardinera.

"He’d probably be pushing up daisies and Mexican heather long before the kid gets out of junior high, even."

Weird one here. I cringe when they expect me to take it serious, I laugh when they want me to be angry and I'm insulted when they expect me to beg for more.

Stupid to watch Isabela in a tub for 20 minutes, Juan mooning over Jen, an old man about to get laid and as payment a kid, Ana asking permission of children to date Diego after she just told Diego the night before she is still in love with his bro, Enrique discusses a casual sex encounter with the daughter of his boss while he is trying to bang her and able to make himself out the injured party. Whew.

Nic - Like a virgin, touched for the very first time

Nando - boy wonder

Diego - I gotta spare room

Bruno - off to the land of misfit toys

Isabela - shut up, join the blue man group

Ana - the kids don't sign your checks

Fanny - you missed the hazard sign back there

Leon - why not apply for a job as a messenger
 

Jardinera, was this a delight. "mawkishly mantilla'd (?) Yo-not so musical Mama" was my favorite. You skewered with "Why doesn’t the old toe-sucker get his rocks off once in a while with his trophy wife, courtesy of the little blue pill, and count his blessings such as they are?)". The title was great.

"He cannot even convince the people on the street to pay him for the sidewalk art he draws. (Smart crowd)" echoed my feelings exactly. While Leon has had his share of heartbreak, I cannot forget what he did to Fanny, the unconscionable lies and deceit.

That said, I did not like Johnny either but found myself softening after his beating and being held captive.

I still want Diego for Anna.

Ecuador Bound, you are quite right. Nico should have given his grandson some practical advice. Ending up like Fer and Leon is the last thing Nando should want to do.

Thank you Jardinera!

Diana
 

tofie, "Enrique discusses a casual sex encounter with the daughter of his boss while he is trying to bang her and able to make himself out the injured party. Whew".

Well said! I am puzzled that Fanny seemed to accept his explanation. Leon lied straightfaced to her but I could understand as he appeared to be loving and she had no reason to doubt him. Enrique has slime written all over him. She had his number the first time they met - what changed?

Diana

Diana

 

Jardinera,

Perfect! El quickie de Ricky?? Love it.

Yes, where are the condoms in this novela? I like Nando and Nico enough to handle the conversation but wonder who the heck is the targeted audience here -- kids, families, adults only? The kids seem to know what is going on in the household to an extreme degree, independent of sexual matters.
 

What the heck, all the open discussion of Fernando in love with the nanny, and she with him, while married to another woman that is pregnant with a sibling, kissing in the hallway (mistake or not) with all the kids knowing and excited and the next morning Ana asking their permission to date their uncle.
 

“Isabela and Enrique will pay,” said Hera. “It will be a while because it has to wait until the infant is born.”

“That will seem like forever to the other children,” said Aphrodite. “But I can't think of an alternative.”

“The blue paint was clever,” said Hermes. “However, it doesn't make a sea goddess of her.”

“She's more like a Gorgon,” said Poseidon. “Maybe we should arrange that.”

“Not until we get her out of the mansion,” said Athena. “We can't let innocent people turn to stone.”

 

Urban, great Gorgon reference. I could picture it.

Jarifa
 

If you remember the photo of the Furies in the wedding episode you'll see the same expression on their faces as on hers when she's crossed.
 

tofie,
exactly! remember at the wedding Ana told Diego that she did not stop the wedding so she would not confuse the kids... so for all the events you listed... WTH!!!!?? wouldn't this request for permission to date their uncle confuse them even more?? esp since she does not REALLY have romantic interest in Diego.
 

jardinera, loved your 'El quickie de Ricky' ... have to use that sometime.

tofie, loved your 'misfit toys' for Bruno and the 'missed the hazard sign (that you actually saw when you met him)' for Fanny.
 

Thanks for the reminder of Ana's comment at the wedding. The breakfast pronouncement of her intent to date Diego, thinly veiled as a request for permission, was to apply salve on his ego, an attempt to convince herself and the kids she has moved on and directed at the wrong people. Big fat lie and I hate that she now has purposefully placed them between she and Fernando and the kids have to decide do they support their fathers romantic yearnings for her or their uncles.
 

Condoms wouldn't protect Nico from Jen's HPV...HPV is skin to skin contact. They SHOULD discuss condom use but condoms don't protect against HPV.

Nico SHOULD HAVE discussed condom use with Nando. He and Ximena are way too young (and in Ximena's case too unstable) to worry about having a child.

Are private adoptions allowed? If Isabela's baby survives I can't see her, Real Daddy Ricky or YoMama taking care of this kid (due to being in jail or death or both), so I'm thinking either Ana or Jen will end up with Isabela's baby at the end.
 

Highpoints:

Kids overhear Isa lie about her involvement in the Ana debacle.
Luz sniffing her pjs.
Mau is alive.
Isa tells Sour Grape to apologize to Fer and threatens to kick her out if she doesn’t.
Sour Grape not happy she has to apologize.
Fer doesn’t push Fan to confide in him.
Nico is honest about being jealous of Johnny.
Jen explains Johnny’s place in her life.
Fan/Ana talk.
Nando tells Ana to wait getting involved with his tio. His dad still loves her.
Manuela won’t back down re: Sour Grapes.
Fer’s supporting Fan.
Twins in Fer and Isa’s bed.
Fer/Ana kitchen talk.
Ana noticing Isa’s stinky perfume.
Xi happy to be with the family.
Luz disappointed Xi didn’t have a sleepover with Nando.
Kids teasing Nando who is very good-natured about it.
Ana and the kids’ breakfast dance routine.
Diego is going to give up traveling for Ana.
Ana supporting Jen after her bad baby dream.
Isa not sure who the baby daddy is.
Fer aware of, and sympathetic to, a distraught Betty.
Sour Grapes upset the baby might not be Fer’s.
Sour Grapes upset Isa told EB all.
Ana supporting Fan with a bear hug.
Margarita supporting Leon.
Sebes telling Fer it’s Fer’s fault Isa is preggers.
Fer telling Sebes it isn’t unmanly to be courteous to Isa.
Fer’s face during the Sebes/Ana dance.
Kids support Nico.
Lovely setting for the proposal.
Fer excited about Nico proposing.
Nando’s little dance of excitement about his involvement in the proposal.
Fan telling Nando to get used to crazy when you’re in love.
Kids proposal signs and the little mistake the twins make.
JEN SAYS YES!!!
Ana hugs Fer (this was on her part and totally spontaneous).
Isa actually turned off by the thought of EB smarming on Fan.
Nando’s love quote.
Diego’s apartment is next to EB’s.
Luz plays little matchmaker.
Fer’s “super cool”.
Isa does not see Diego.
Fer as tooth mouse.
Nico berates Isa for dissing Jen.
Fer/Bruno heart-to-heart.
Fer confesses to Bruno he still loves Ana.
Fer doesn’t want to interfere with Diego and Ana.
Bruno tells Fer what Viewerville has been shouting at him since the beginning—he didn’t have to marry Isa.
Bruno enjoying the dancers.
Diego toasting Fer.
Ana kisses Fer.
Luz’s face.
Ana/Diego have an honest conversation.
Luz’s finger wagging at Fer as he tries to explain the kiss.
Sour Grape and Isa fighting for the covers.
Xi thinks Fan should give Leon another chance.
Leon wants to take care of Mau.
Luz wants to give her tooth mouse money to Ana to help her find her mother.
Fer keeping Luz’s tooth.
Isa refuses coffee because she’s preggers (was surprised).
Luz’s exuberant announcement.
Isa’s blue hair.

 

Low Points:

Isa pretends she’s upset about the Ana debacle.
Ana encouraging eavesdropping by eavesdropping herself.
Isa sliming on Fer.
Manuela’s behavior toward EB.
Tam kidnaps Mau.
Tam’s car gets hit by a truck.
Tam is dead.
Fer tells a complete stranger that his kids don’t get alongwith Isa.
Fer creeped out by EB’s calling Fan pretty.
EB creeps Ana out.
Johnny hugs Jen and Nico and Diana are not happy.
Fan has a sad leave taking of Leon at the hospital.
Guys leering at Xi.
Xi is almost manic.
Leon telling Mau his mother is dead.
Isa tells EB the baby could be his.
Sour Grape turns the tables on Fer.
EB doesn’t care about the baby being his.
Sour Grape double talk about respecting Ana.
Nando gets in a fight.
Jen still trying to reassure Nico.
Isa and EB discuss Fan.
Isa/EB kiss.
Sour Grape enjoying Bruno’s holding her from Manuela.
Fan can forgive but not forget.
Isa eavesdrops on Fer and Ana.
Nico is worried about proposing.
Jen has a nightmare about a baby.
Isa doesn’t want Ana sleeping at the house anymore.
Isa guilt tripping Fer.
EB disses Betty.
EB fishing for dirt from Fan.
Fan giving TMI to EB.
Viewerville is positive EB lying about mother and father.
Ana/twins/Luz and the dress. Viewerville fears heartbreak.
Leon wants to leave town.
Isa interrupts Fer/Sebes bonding time.
Betty humiliates herself. Big time.
Ali’s wishes for her Quinceañera are getting more elaborate and expensive.
EB has a plan against Fer and he’s going to use Fan.
Fan cries herself to sleep.
Diego does not see Isa.
Isa insults Jen.
Isa overhears Fer telling Bruno he’s still in love with Ana.
Isa continually acts surprised that Fer still loves Ana.
Sour Grape is a money grubbing witch.
Doro tells Johnny he’s a slave.
Diego sees the Fer/Ana kiss.
Ana doesn’t feel like she could ever be with Fer because he didn’t fight for them.
Sour Grape dreaming of Bruno (eww!!).
Leon can’t get a job.
Xi sets up a rendezvous with Nando at her house (isn’t he, technically, jail bait?).
Isa asks EB to help her destroy Ana.
Nando/Nico: TMI.
EB to help Isa take down Ana.
Leon having a hard time finding a job.
Nico can’t adopt because he’s too old.
EB/Fan: TMI.
Isa berates Ana.
 

Re: Nando and the condoms. I'd be more worried about sexually transmitted diseases sinces Xi's been around.

I would think that Nico could arrange a private adoption of someone's baby.


 

The good thing about Quicky Ricky's being so loose-lipped about his lech life with Fanny is that he might let slip something about his relationship with Isabimbo.

Fanny was entirely too helpful with her perfect advice for impressing Fer. I wish she had helped Reeky load up his work with tons of the bells and whistles Fer hates.
 

Who washes their hair in a bath full of a mountain of bubbles, anyway? How would you ever get your hair rinsed clean?

Fer needs to enroll his wife in a preschool where she can learn about sharing and manners and being a big kid and not crying all the time.

Is there a reason Nerdando's and Nico's mochi-mochi meetings (channeling Kristel from LldA here) are both scheduled at 8? They seemed to make a point of that. But it isn't like they are meeting their ladies at the same hotel and they're going to walk into dark seduction scenes and OOPS accidentally mix up partners. Which would be traumatizing for everyone.
 

If (when?) Something happens to Isabela, it has to happen to her mother, too, otherwise SHE will certainly fight for custody of her next meal ticket ... er, grandchild, if it's Enrique's. And I can see the baby ending up with Ana (if she ends up with Fernando and it's his baby), but how would it end up with Jen otherwise? I don't see Fernando giving up his child to her just to satisfy her craving to be a mother.

Besides, I don't think Jen just wants to be a mother. I think she's feeling so bad because she can't HAVE a child, feeling betrayed by her body.

 

I agree.

If the baby turns out to be Enfrique's, he won't care about it. He's a total sociopath.

If Fernando then finds out that the baby isn't his he can get an annulment on grounds of fraud. My gut also says that the marriage really wasn't consummated despite Isabitch's efforts. Jen and Nico could adopt this baby because by the time Fernando finds out the rest of the truth about Zerobela she will have been proven to be an unfit mother.
 

Great recap, Jardinera.

Ecuador: I don't think we need to worry about Yolanda being Ana's mother. I think the juxtaposition of the scenes of Ana's mother singing and Yolanda singing are the director's attempt at visual antithesis -- showing the direct opposite.
 

I'm pretty sure that by the end, Isa will be either in jail or dead, and she won't care about her baby if she can't use it as a meal ticket. Frique won't want the baby, either, I suspect. So I think it will be available for adoption. Legally it may be Fer's child, but if it's proven he's not the father and he finds out Isa got him into marriage fraudulently, I don't think he'll want to keep the child unless it's already been born and living with him long enough to get attached.

But I'm not super convinced Jen and Nico will still be together at the end. I wouldn't put it past this team to kill him off, or they could split for any number of reasons.

Hey, maybe Jen should marry Leon. He's got a built-in kid :).
 

I'm still worried about Diego.

Tonight's might be a little late. Just a warning.