Caray, Caray!

Here's a question for you guys; Who is worse? Doroteo from MCET or Danilo?
 

Corazon- They aren't even in the same league. Dan is his own brand of evil and cunning.
 

Vivi, this was bursting with emotion and heart. You continue to ferret out the smallest detail and relate and expand the events and the underlying causes and emotions to perfection such as "German is s a better father figure to Manuel and is more firm with him that Norberto is. He tells his little bro to suck it up". This was exceptional. I've noted my other favorites throughout my comment.

Watching this was like being on a wave of euphoria and then crashing to the depths of despair.

I will start with the worst - Danilo. My heart literally sank. "Danilo gloats over a naked Ale that she belongs to him and seems to have broken her spirit". One of the most gut wrenching scenes I've ever seen. As always, you picked just the right words to convey the horror and despair.

Our suspicions about Ale's mother were painfully on point. As Ale said, she is a monster. Was Danilo encouraging the heartbreaking conversation between Ale and her mother along to heighten the emotion so that he actually thought Ale would be happy he killed her mother? The entire scene was so terrible, I'm not even sure I want to contemplate the motive. If the writers have any mercy, Ale's captivity will be short lived. In the real world, I don't beleive she would ever recover from this.

Surprisingly, the best moments did not come from German or Arturo!! "It’s clear Cris is affected by chatting with a man who shares the same passion and understanding for art". Indeed! Was it my imagination or did Cris suddenly blossom? With Hector, she was animated, engaged, happy -her entire personality came alive. I am completely rooting for this couple.

Hector is perceptive as "Hector sees what viewerville sees". He sensed right away all is not well in Cris' world and also, that Cris is completely oblivious.

Hector is warm, friendly, sincere. There is nothing about this character I do not like. And I loved Juan Carlos’ “Where there was once fire, ashes remain.” Yes, the embers are still smoking. Let's fan the flames! ;)

I am really starting not to like Este. I'm furious he attacked Cris to try and mask his lustful yearnings for Acacia. His jealousy is mixed with equal parts guilt. As well it should.

I am not really sure what Rosa said to Manuel but it looks as though she put him in his place, and I was so glad. I only wish she would do it to Norberto and Juliana who richly deserve it.

Arturo's chaste kiss on Luisa's cheek was most welcome. I can't wait to see their romance unfold.

So dear German now has two benefactors - his father and Hector. It will be interesting to see what happens with Ale's painting. We know Danilo is obsessed with it. Will this be the lure to drag this maggot out of the woodwork?

Vivi, not high level bullet points, just high level. What a wonderful way to start the day. Gracias amiga.

Diana
 

Vivi..Thanks so much. I know that you are a busy person, and I appreciate you giving your time to do this recap. I have not watched my recording yet. Go, Hector. Boo, Este.
 

I am glad that Hector sees what Chris cannot. A sign on my way to school : " What one sees often depends on what one is looking for." Chris is a good person, so she is not aware of what is happening right in front of her.
 

Vivi---For someone with a busy schedule you sure put out a fine recap. As I was reading, it didn't appear as bullet points to me.

Ok now let me get this right. You get married and sometime later you see someone that in some ways you like better, so you dump #1 and hook up with #2. Is that the way it works? What happens if at sometime after you hook up with #2
you again see a new pick, then do you drop #2 and hook up with #3. How far does this go? I will add that Esteban is his own worst enemy but if things go the way that the writers seem to be leading us, Esteban will be out soon. Who will run the ranch then?

Ok the DanEvil part. I know that this is a movie, a novela but----
It's so easy to see. It takes a couple of minutes to suffocate someone and Alejandra's hands were untied. Grab something and hit DanEvil over the head maybe?
Seems like a smart move to me.
the gringo
 

Vivi – Perfect title, fine recap. Much appreciated. I love what Diana said: “not high level bullet points, just high level.” Thanks so much.

My two favorite scenes: 1) Hector reviewing the photos and then giving Cris a “Girlfriend, you got problems and you don’t even know it” look. 2) Este blocking Acacia’s attempt at a full body hug.

Danilo is mad and off the rails. I think the scum believes he’s settling scores for Ale, first killing the prostitute that betrayed her and now her mother. Maybe Ale can punch holes in the bag to save her mother, as awful as she is. I am hoping Ale realizes she has nothing left to lose so she might as well fight back even if it kills her.

Acacia annoys again. Este and Cris were chatting and she barges in asking if they’ve made up. I yelled at the screen, “Girl, get out of your momma’s business and leave them alone.” Whether they fight or not, she should just butt out of it.
 

Maybe Chris has to tell Ack what I told our daughters if they tried to get in the middle of a discussion between hub and me. " You are part of this family, not a part of this marriage."
 

I am so glad that German has two strong, positive supporters..his bio dad and Hector who can help him with his career as an artist. He will be better off without Norb in his life.
 

gringo, "How far does this go?"

Good question. I believe that once you cheat, it's not that difficult to quickly evolve into a serial cheater and to flit from person to person. In time, the lies get perfected, the rationale seems simple and without fault "I want what I want no matter the cost".

And, I hope Este does leave - he doesn't deserve Cris.

Cris will run the ranch. She could have all along - she had the power but never realized it. Hopefully, she does now.

Diana
 

Hello everyone!

Yes, Cris knows how to run the ranch now. It was just at the beginning after Alonso died that she didn't know how. But she's an expert these days. She doesn't need Este. She just loves him, but if he keeps acting a fool, her love might just start to fade. And I'm not shocked that there would be plenty of men out there, like Hector, who would be waiting to snap her up.

So just keep acting a fool, Esteban. You might end up having a hot fling with hot young thang Acacia, but you would be losing out on a real quality woman.
 

"Hector reviewing the photos and then giving Cris a “Girlfriend, you got problems and you don’t even know it” look."

Niecie- Yes! That is exactly what that look was. LOL!
 

I think Dan is just killing off witnesses that can confirm Ale's story that he bought and sexually exploited her when she was a minor. He's just pointing out that they also betrayed Ale as part of his twisted mind games. He already asked Perla in a threatening way if she even thought about helping Ale as a witness when he found out about the lawyer, and I'm sure he'll emphasize loyalty to her again at some point soon. This is all about covering his butt.
 

Vivi, yikes, you're right that Danilo is killing of witnesses! He's mad-evil but he's not stupid.
 

Unlike most novelas, I have no idea where this one is going. I guess the ranch and everything belongs To Chris , so Este would end up with nothing if he strays. ..I hope.
 

I think that Damn is destined to die , so witnesses to his crimes will not matter. I have a hunch that the big, sober drug guy might be Damn's anvil..or Perla.
 

How are German and the fine young men going to find Ale ?
 

I hope the heroes show up at Ale's mother's place as Damn is in the middle of suffocating her mom.
 

Thank you for the recap!

I'll probably be saying this a lot, but Dan and Norbie disgust me. The way that they treat women is just horrible. And Dan is a murderer. He has no limits.

It amazes me at how Hector was able to see the extreme closeness of Esteban and Acacia right off the bat from a picture while Cristina remains blind. I hope that he can open her eyes or better yet that she can figure it out on her own soon.

Ale's mother turned out to be just like Dan. I can't believe she was still waiting for Dan to make her rich. Ale was his slave for years and I can almost bet he never even gave her mother anything during all those years. Or if he did, he obviously didn't care that she was using it for alcohol. It's too bad Dan killed Ale's mom, but she was pretty useless.
 

What one sees depends on what one is looking for.
 

TF- When you're closer to the situation it's harder to see. There is no reason for Cris to suspect something so horrible as her husband and her daughter being tempted to have an affair with each other. If she were suspicious of something like that, with as little as she's seen, I would wonder what kind of jealous/dirty mind she has. But one day she will see a lingering look or touch that can't be explained as fatherly-daughterly.
 

Vivi- I see what you're saying. And yes, it makes sense for her not to realize there's an attraction between Esteban and Acacia. Its true that has not gotten to the extreme yet. Obviously she doesn't know of Esteban's fantasies.
 

Hi Diane, do you mind reminding me who you refer to tegarding ur comment "once you cheat..." Who in Novella were you speakng about. Thank you