Friday, October 10, 2014

La Malquerida #34, 10/9/2014: Splendor in the Guestroom

Mexico Episode #39

Amigos,

Poor Madelaine has had a relapse of the flu and is going to the hospital to get rehydrated. Please send all your positive and healing thoughts her way. Here is a quick mini-cap from memory. Enjoy!

Since Mads is always giving us great ear-worms to take with us throughout the day, I thought I'd provide one in the form of a fan video for our star-crossed lovers Alejandra and German, to the tune of Sabes by Reik.

Ale and German:
-German, aka Big Sexy, has made his way into Ale’s bedroom and her arms. In the midst of a passionate kiss and embrace, he disarms her apprehensions and fears by saying simply that he loves her. They make love, as he caresses the scar on her face and kisses her tenderly on her cheek, neck, and then lips. (Uni cut out some of this, of course.)
-As they bask in the afterglow, German suddenly grows serious. He thinks now is the time for them to speak with the truth, and nothing but the truth. Alejandra closes in on herself and says this should have never happened. German calls b.s. on that. He loves her. She loves him. They’ve just had an amazing love-making session. She’s a grown woman and they should be able to speak about this. He never expected to be the first man in her life—they aren’t living in the last century, after all. He talks about how at first she was afraid of even letting him touch her. But he’s happy to know that in addition to all the love they have for each other, they can also feel pleasure. He thinks it’s good for a woman to both be able to give and receive pleasure. He would like Ale to tell him what’s going on/what happened. He can’t help her if she doesn’t tell him. Ale snaps that she doesn’t need help!

 -Before they can really get deeper into this conversation, Luisa comes in and gets an eyeful. She tells German to get out of there, because Esteban is in a terrible mood, and who knows what he’ll do if he finds German in Ale’s room. German dresses in 2 seconds and jumps through the window. LOL! Luisa helps Ale make the bed, so that Rosa doesn’t become suspicious about why it’s such a mess in the middle of the day. Luisa is highly impressed and assumes this means that Ale and German made up. Ale vacillates between conflicting emotions and says she feels so many different things. She’s on Cloud 9 because this is the first time she’s ever made love, and it was AMAZING! It was so natural and beautiful, but also unplanned. (Pregnancy alert?) She doesn’t think she and German should have let themselves get carried away. Luisa doesn’t see why not, since she’s sure Ale and German will be walking down the aisle soon. Ale doesn’t look so hopeful for a happily ever after with her prince.
 
 The Palacios:
-Norberto is forced to back down on his aggression towards Cris in the hospital. Cris is not going to withdraw her support of German’s art or take back the offer to do a joint exposition. She and Acacia leave to head off on their spa getaway.
-Norberto turns his threats and abuse to Juliana. She better make German forget this art stuff, or he’ll kick German out AND reveal that he isn’t his bio-daddy!
-Manuel shares his video game business idea with his mom and dad. Norberto isn’t supportive at first, but all it takes is a mention of the fire and a pointed look from Manuel to get him to change his mind. Julie and Norbie are just happy that if he looks like he’s now taking life seriously, Acacia will start to take him seriously.

Esteban:
-In the middle of his rant to Rubio about how he’s losing it with Acacia being away, Juan Carlos walks in. He asks if that’s how much he loves Cris. Este gulps. He was this close to being caught. He goes along with JC’s line of thinking. He tells JC how he and Cris argued. JC is on Cris’ side, but appreciates how much Este loves Cris and Acacia.
-JC puts his foot down about the rebuilding of the bodega.  Even if Ulises won’t be involved in the construction, JC insists that they will use his design because it’s the best. JC will go see Ulises about paying for the design and signing some kind of agreement about it. Este rages and pouts about it.
-After JC leaves, Rubio serves as the voice of reason. This is how far Este has fallen, when Rubio starts to regularly serve as his voice of reason. Rubio tells him he needs to get a friggin’ grip if he doesn’t want anyone else to catch on to how he feels about Acacia. He came close with JC. Rubio points out that Este can never have Acacia, and if he tries, he’ll lose everything. Este gets mad, thinking that Rubio is implying that he’s a gold-digger and the only thing important to him is his status. He LOVES Cris! Rubio says that's what he means. He’ll lose Cris AND the ranch and status, if he pursues Acacia. Is it really worth it?
-Este goes to Alonso’s tomb (would they please let this guy rest in peace!), and rages about how Alonso was the one who left a financial mess for Cris to clean up, and how he’s the one who helped her do that. He loves Cris. Blah, blah, blah. But he can’t understand why he’s having these feeling for Acacia. (I am sure Alonso is rolling over in his grave and wishing he could kick Este’s ass.)
-Este mopes around the house all night looking at Acacia’s picture in her bedroom, his wedding picture with Cris in their bedroom, and stroking Cris’ empty side of the bed.

Perla:
-Perla goes to see Memo at the drug farm to thank him for saving her the other day. He says he won’t be able to do it again because Dan threatened to kill him. He asks Perla to be careful.

Ulises:
-JC goes to see Ulises about signing over the bodega design. Uli does so without payment. He tries to explain why Nuria was in his house. This is news to JC! He doesn’t let Uli explain further and now fully supports Acacia breaking up with him and Uli staying away from her.
-Nuria enters to hang all over Uli as she shows him their picture from the event on the front page of the business section of the paper. JC is not pleased. Uli asks Nuria to explain to JC what she was doing at his house. She hesitates a few beats too long, and JC thinks he’s got the picture. He leaves angrily. Uli gets angry at Nuria for the hesitation. Her excuse is that she didn’t want to get him in trouble by saying he was drunk and didn’t know what to say. She cries. He buys it.
-Later, Nuria comes in crying and hands Uli her letter of resignation since everyone thinks she’s a slut. Uli falls for it and rips up the letter. Nuria smiles evilly.

Cris and Acacia:
-Cris and Acacia’s stop in an art gallery on their way to the spa. They run into Hector (Arturo Peniche) who is showing some of the pieces in the gallery to visitors. He and Cris are very happy to see each other. He is the guy Cris was dating when she was in high school, right before she met Alonso and fell head over heels in love with him. Both Alonso and Hector were in college at the time. Despite having more things in common with Hector (art, dancing, etc.) she still chose Alonso. They catch up. He became a lawyer, like his dad, moved to Spain, practiced law there, got married, had a son, got divorced, moved back to Mexico, inherited his dad’s law firm, and owns this art gallery. He asks about Alonso, and Acacia runs off crying. Cris explains that Al died years ago. Hector gives his condolences.
-Cris calms Acacia down, and they speak to Hector again. He charms them both, and asks them to have dinner at his house, which is just a half an hour away from their spa. Cris turns him down. They speak of her photographs and she tells him about her planned show with German. He offers his gallery for their show. He gives them his business card, and they make plans to set up the show soon. Note: Cris never mentions that she is remarried.
-At the spa, Cris and Acacia relax in the pool and enjoy themselves. They speak about the men on their minds—Ulises and Esteban. Cris finally admits that she and Esteban argued because he raised his voice to her. He’s never done it before and she won’t tolerate it. She speaks to Acacia about how a woman must respect herself and be respected in a relationship. But she assures Acacia that she and Este will be fine. It’s not like he was unfaithful like Ulises, which would be unforgivable!
-Acacia decides to help Cris and Este reconcile by calling Este secretly and asking him to come to the spa. Esteban is so excited that ACACIA wants him to go there.

Advances: Both Ulises and Esteban show up at the spa. Uli and Acacia seem to reconcile. Cris doesn’t seem thrilled to see Esteban.

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Comments:
Last night for the first time I really started to hope for the death of Esteban. If he can't get over this lust/obsession/whatever for Acacia, then I want him to die some kind of valiant death before Cris gets wind of his feelings for her daughter. Then I want Cris and Hector to hook up. :) I really don't want to see the relationship between Cris and Acacia ruined by Este.
 

I am 5(!) days behind, but I had to stop in and say I loved this title!

Mads: I don't know if you'll see this, but I hope you get better soon!

 

Madelaine, I am sending my wishes for a speedy recovery. Feel better soon.
 

All- Mads was able to email me that she was on her way to the hospital, so she's ok, just really dehydrated and tired. But we really should encourage her to take it easy.

Sara- I hope you catch up soon! I'm glad you liked the title. I hope Ale and German have happy ending together, unlike the protagonists of Splendor in the Grass.
 

Vivi – Thanks again for pinch-hitting for Madelaine. Superb title and recap.

Madelaine – My thoughts and prayers are with you. ((((hug)))) Get the rest you need and please know how much you’re appreciated.

What part of mother-daughter alone time does Acacia not understand? So annoying that she called Esteban to join them. Cris and Este are perfectly capable of sorting out things themselves, they don't need her help. Idiot.

Este's got some nerve visiting Alonzo’s tomb and telling him about his feelings for Acacia. Ick. Este seems to think he's the better man cause he saved the ranch. Buddy, there's no justifying your feelings for Acacia.

Luisa was a hoot. She catches German in bed with Ale because she failed to wait for "Come in!" before entering and then she can't take her eyes off German (but who can blame her?).

Vivi, I've been wondering which of the three is the inconvenient one. It's definitely not Cris. And at this point, I can't buy a Cris-Este together happily ever after ending. Este seems to be painting himself into a corner that he can never get out of. Maybe a valiant death would be for the best.
 

Thanks, VIvi for that snappy recap..great title. Big Sexy is big and ..sexy. It's almost Halloween , and Inwant Marcelo' to pay a ghostly visit to Este and set him straight. Ugh
 

Mads..Get well soon. Take care. Your health is the most important thing. I am sending prayers and good vibrations your way ))))))
 

Este has got to stop monologuing his desires to Rubio. I find it muy creepy and odd. What makes Este use Rubio as a sounding board? Were they buds back when Este was a humble, noncreepy farm laborer ?
 

Madelaine, please rest and take care of yourself. So sorry you had to go to the hospital again - you are ill again!

Vivi, "This is how far Este has fallen, when Rubio starts to regularly serve as his voice of reason" was perfect. It certainly reflects that Este has now indeed traversed the long road from hero to zero (which is the opposite of what Susanlynn hoped would not occur yesterday) in record distance.

"Alejandra closes in on herself" and "Nuria comes in crying and hands Uli her letter of resignation since everyone thinks she’s a slut. Uli falls for it and rips up the letter. Nuria smiles evilly" were among my many favorites. And of course your title was inspired.

For the first time, I am disenchanted with Ale. If she cannot confide in German now, I fear she will never be able to. Instead of gaining strength, she frustratingly continues to cling to her cocoon of faulty insulation and isolation, knowing this will not end well if she continues to keep quiet.

"He says he won’t be able to do it again because Dan threatened to kill him". How cavalier - so much for Memo's reported love for Perla.

I cringed when Uli tore up Nuria's resignation letter. What is really frustrating to me is I think he does see some of her manipulations. Why is he deluding himself?

Niecie "What part of mother-daughter alone time does Acacia not understand?". Yes, thank you. I was trying to think of how to phrase my feelings and you did it for me.

I was initially startled when I saw what you wrote about Este Vivi. But after digesting it for a while, I'm wondering if you have the only palatable explanation. Can we forgive him for lusting after Acacaia? Well, I can as long as he doesn't act on it. Can we forgive him if he cheats on Cris with Acacia? I know I couldn't.

Perhaps it's coincidental that another dashing man has appeared. Hector (who along with Arturo) is too delicious of a dish not be grabbed while it is warmed.

Thank you Vivi for coming to the rescue. I'm beyond impressed you did this from memory. Wow.

Diana
 

I grew up with farm boys. None of them had time to mope around.....THERE WAS TOO MUCH WORK TO DO.
 

Vivi---Thanks mucho!

Madelaine---Get well vibes (((((((
You are missed. Really, not just nice words, you ARE MISSED.
More get well vibes. (((((((((((((

My count so far is that Nuria has won two rounds. If anyone is keeping score, it's Nuria 2 Acacia 0

Vivi--A valiant death for Esteban?
I could go with that, anything to keep him away from Acacia but---
Death of her real father and then Esteban, how would that affect Acacia mentally?

I can't wait to see what will happen at the art/photography exhibit. Will Norbie go ballistic and start a fight? Will DevilDan
show up while Alejandra is there?
Cris, Este & Hector? It could get interesting.

Must see TV tonight. Will Ulises make any progress to win back Acacia?
the gringo




 

Mads I hope you feel much better after getting hydrated and rest!

Vivi, (they should let Alonso rest!) and Alonso probably wants to kick Este, is so true and soooo funny.

When they show Este enter the crypt i thought it was kinda weird but what you said is so true. I am wondering who will be alonso's next visitor. Will it be Norbie? Rubio? Rosa? All of them????
 

Don't normally post because too much of this TN bothers me but Acacia knows very well what she is doing teasing Este like she does. She isn't 9 any more. I think she is competing with her mother to get back at her for letting her live with her grandparents for so long. It may not all be on a conscious level but it is there.

Este is for lack of another word a perv. I simply can't see he and Cris riding off into the sunset at the end. Some things are unforgivable and lusting after once' daughter even if he never acts on it is one of them. Lets face it AP has it all over CM in the looks department so i'm hoping that is how it ends and frankly i don't give a rats ass about who Acacia or Este end up with,
 

I forgot to say poor Uli. JC was not very nice to him either. I know Nuria pulled another little stunt, but still.
He is such a nice guy he doesnt deserve the entire famiky turning on him. I so wish he would say to__h__with Acacia and get him another real estate agent too. I agree acaia is an idiot for calling Este, and you know she be hugging hugging and hugging him. If it were my daughter, I would have put stop to that. His actions inexcusable, but his pure thoughts started somehow and all that very close hugging, makes me wonder.
 

Anon, love your input. We must have been typing ours at same time. I so agree w you on Everything. I also believe Aca been in love w Este since she was nine, that is reason (perhaps subconsciously) that she was so very angry when Chris married him. She is super super jealous person. Not long ago she was mad cause Este bought her mom the camera. Whats up w that nonsense??
 

Niecie- I don’t get why Acacia feels the need to meddle in Cris and Este’s marital affairs either. She’s just defeated the whole purpose of their trip. I definitely think that Este is the inconvenient one!

LOL about Luisa sneaking a peek. I would too! In fact, I was hoping that Luisa would get out of the way so that I could.

Diana- Although I am extremely frustrated with Ale, I still understand how her background and situation has her paralyzed with fear of physical harm coming to German and others, and of how everyone will react when her truth comes out. Of course we know that this will just make things worse for her. I think she needs a good lawyer and a great therapist, more than she needs a boyfriend right now—even as wonderful as German is.

As for Memo, let’s not forget that he is not a good guy. But I’m not so sure that I believe that if he saw Dan attacking Perla again that he wouldn’t jump in to save her. I just don’t think he would stand aside and watch.

I think I might have a bit more sympathy for Esteban if I saw him actively fighting his obsession for Acacia. But instead he stalks her when she’s swimming, tries to drive her boyfriend away, manipulates her emotions with regard to her boyfriend, and tries to keep her as physically close to him as possible. He is actively fueling this fire. I’m looking forward to seeing how adding Hector to the mix affects Este’s behavior.

 

Gringo- Yes. Nuria has won a few rounds now. I’m not sure if either Uli or Acacia (even combined) are a match for her. As for how Este’s death (just my suggestion, not a spoiler) would affect Acacia, I think having/coming close to having an affair with her mother’s husband would be more devastating.

Novella lover- I can just see Norberto going into Alonso’s crypt to gloat about killing him, and now getting his hands on his lands if their kids marry. Maybe we’ll eventually get a Alonso ghost sighting. I wouldn’t mind since he’s my hot telenovio Marcelo Cordoba!

Anon 2:49- Thanks for commenting! There is so much going on at different levels with the characters in this tn (they actually feel like living breathing humans, rather than the cartoon characters in so many other tns), that it’s perfectly reasonable to suspect that on a subconscious level, Acacia knows exactly what she’s doing to Este and Cris. Very juicy theory!

Novella lover- Acacia wasn’t mad that Este had bought Cris a camera. She was pouty and disappointed that he hadn’t bought HER a gift and had stopped leaving his little gifts for her. Subtle difference, but still shows she has lingering feelings from her childhood crush, while not being outright hostile towards her mother.

 

Qualifier on my last comment-- Not that there's anything wrong with cartoon tn characters. They can be a lot of fun. Fun is NOT a word I would use to describe this tn, but it is good, and to me, enthralling.
 

Thanks for the recap!

I figured Ale and German would "go there". I think Ale is trying not to let on that she wanted it. She may have been forced into sexual acts before, but this was real; it was because of true love.

Nuria is getting on my last nerves with her crocodile tears and evil smiles. I hope Ulises figures it out soon. I wonder how he finds out where Acacia is tonight. Which brings me to why on earth did Acacia call Esteban. She doesn't realize that her attempt to get her mother and step father to reconcile only fuels her step father's obsession with her because he thinks SHE wants him there. Clearly Cristina won't be happy with Esteban's arrival to the mother-daughter trip.

--TF
 

Hey TF! Yep, you were the first to predict that Ale and German would soon be doing the horizontal tango. I though it would take longer, considering how Ale freaked out last time. Now I'm worried about a pregnancy, since Ale mentioned how "unplanned" it was. Hmmm...

Despite her mixed emotions about it, I'm glad Ale acknowledged how nice it was, and also acknowledged that it was the first time she had ever made love. The sex acts she has participated in since she was 13 don't count.
 

Later everyone enjoy the show. I wanna see who will be going to see Alonso tonight in the crypt. Ha! :)
 

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