Caray, Caray!

Dani wearing a blue wig ?

Chava, Araceli & Sofia remind me of Nikolas, Liz & Britt of General Hospital.


 

Xint, yet another clever, wry and witty recap. I enjoyed the episode immensely but your words and screenshots embellished and captured the sweet "Nandito... calls his Giant Girl and asks her to come to the show", the savory "Sofia lets her hair down - as well as her guard" and the unsavory "Pato hangs up and smiles wickedly, "That's one less client!" to perfection.

"Manolo's gonna mess up his face.
How will we be able to tell?" was my favorite.

And thank you so much for the divine screenshot of Matias! Seeing my telenovio crush always makes me smile - you have made my day.

Sophia's business acumen fell asleep last night. What high powered executive would turn over such a crucial phone call to their fiancee so she can run along and make wedding plans? That was so frustrating.

Paco taking Lupe's hand seemed to startle her more than us. Perhaps I'm missing something but I'm not seeing any sparks there, just a devoted frienship. Well at least he didn't run away when he saw Sophia. Of course he needs to come to terms with Greta before he can move forward. He's been harboring angry emotions for 30 plus years that will likely not be too easily resolved.

I enjoyed the show and thought the camera wisely focused on Chava's headdress rather than what appeared to be some less than impresive dancing. I have to say though that the second or two of Matias's dancing seemed to be pretty good. Of course, this is totally said without bias ;)

Dani looked adorable. I like the fact that Marisol is saucy (finger lickin proof positive), and while she seems determined to get what she wants (despite Lucas' oft repeated assertions he has a girlfriend), she hasn't done anything underhanded. The push/pull between Dani and Marisol is far more interesting than Lucas himself.

Alan knew he still owed money. Didn't it occur to him to keep a low profile? Did he really think Manolo was going to forgive the debt? He doesn't seem noble enough to hide in plain sight to avoid Manolo going to the Ripoll mansion to find him.

Xint, this was fantastic.

Diana
 

Diana, I'm getting a bad feeling Marisol will end up breaking up Dani and Lucas, so she can him to herself.

She's got serious ISSUES emotionally and psychologically.

 

Xlnt - Terrific recap and pics. Your recap was great fun.

Chava looked fine as an Aztec. I love his eyes - I think I've fallen. Lucas as a baby, not so much.

I can take Sofia being dumb in love, but not in business. Girl, wake up.
 

Xlnt/Kathy- Great recap of a good episode! I was surprised that Manolo followed Alan to Cuco's. I'm not sure how he's going to explain being beaten to a pulp to Greta, who really has lost all her braincells, offering up moolah to Alan like she's offering him tea.

The dance performances were fun. I think Pedro Fernandez actually dances often and quite well in his performances, so if the camera chose to focus on his face rather than his feet, I think it has more to do with the lack of beefcake than the lack of footwork. :) Cuco's muscle suit cracked me up.
 

Pedro in concert, shaking his bon bon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xgR_WsK7ng
 

Xlnt, I loved the fun recap and great screen caps. My fave caption was: "since this is a free show we know folks will get their money's worth."

Only one comment comment /question: Did Alan the Arrogant actually think that Manolo was going to forgive the rest of his debt?

Jarifa
 

Jarifa, is it arrogance or sheer stupidity on Alan's part? It's difficult to tell.

Diana
 

Diana, I agree it is difficult but I am voting for arrogance in this case. He is no genius but if it were sheer stupidity on his part, where would that put dear Alexa on the intelligence continuum? Maybe Manolo will put him in his place finally. I sure hope he does not drag his beat up old self back to the Ripoll's only to be protected and babied. Of course, Greta is so used to doing that for Alexa she probably would jump for a chance to do the same for Alan.

Jarifa
 

Ya know, it's sad when a teenager gets in more trouble for getting into a fight at school, than a grown woman gets for extorting money using fraud (repeatedly getting caught lying about how much her debt is and what it's for) and for THEFT of a pricey diamond necklace. But that's exactly what Greta has done! How many days was Dani under house arrest?
 

Excellent points, Vivi.

Jarifa
 

Vivi, The only reason I can think of for the difference in punishment is that Alexa is the favorite and she has panic attacks. Greta may think that punishment will push Alexa over the edge. I still don't know why Alan's debt is Alexa's problem. The debt must be huge if Manolo is willing to leave Spain and follow Alan to Mexico to collect it.

This episode was good, Monday's episode is even better. Don't miss it!


 

Well, let's see how much Alan has sponged off of Alexa so far (that we know of). She has maxed out her credit cards; he sold all the stuff in her apartment in Spain; three month's worth of rent (that's the lie she told Greta to get that much money then she said it was 6 month's worth); her advance from her Ripoll Girl photo shoot; and the sale/pawning of the VERY expensive diamond necklace. And they STILL haven't paid all the debt.

I also don't get while Alexa feels it's her job to pay Alan's debt.
 

Making a movie would be expensive. Borrowing money from a loan shark would have a huge interest rate. Maybe Alexa has Stockholm syndrome or battered wife syndrome.

Cynderella
 

What if getting money to make a movie is just a ruse for Alan to live his own extravagant lifestyle? I do not believe he was ever going to make a movie. I think he saw Alexa as an easy mark with money. Evidently she could not come through with enough money in Spain so he got mixed up with Manolo He made a mistake with Manolo and his manipulation of Alexa (surprisingly for him)fell short. I think he is just a conman, grifter nothing else.


Jarifa
 

Jarifa - Now that you've pointed out more of Alan's grifter-hood, I realize we've never seen him writing a real script or using a camera. I don't think he's even showed a sample clip of a film. All he's done work-wise is cook.

Both Alexa and Sofia are being taken to the cleaners by their men. Dani's the only sister with a decent novio. If Lucas gets sucked in by Silvie, the Ripoll clan is toast.
 

Thanks so much for this Xint. Very well done.

I really enjoyed the dancing exhibitions. What a lot of fun.

I was disappointed in Areceli's cattiness in reminding Chava that it was Sofía's company that was responsible for his jailing. Totally uncalled for. She's had here shot at Chava and blew it... Next!

I really enjoy Matía's enthusiasm for chocolate creation but am surprised and a little disappointed to see him using a microwave. I'd like to see a little more of the mad scientist approach (perhaps a bit like Alton Brown). A microwave? Really?

I felt sorry for Alan. With him bound to a chair with duct tape in his little short pants almost looks like child abuse.

Carlos