Friday, November 14, 2014
La Gata #54 Thursday, 11-13-14 Hurry Up! . . . .and wait
We begin riding along with Virginia and Esme in a car talking about
Mariano and Augie discuss El Sil’s next move: the preventive embargo is something the complainant does when he’s sure he’ll win the case. Augie agrees it is what he would do in El Sil’s position. Lorenza can’t believe they’re talking so impersonally as if it were just another legal case. This is our life, our ruin! Mariano wants Augie to admit his guilt, his crime. Lo reminds Mariano that thanks to this “immorality", he (Mariano) is a lawyer today and not to forget these problems affect him, too, Augie tells Mariano to do what his conscience tells him and don’t worry about his.
Gisela tells Pablo about the embargo. Pablo says he knows how his mother is going to take it. She says only El Sil can save them. Pablo states he has no influence over El Sil who initiated the embargo in the first place. So you’re turning your back on your parents too?
In a short breather from Gisela we see Carlos walking with Esme and Virginia in the background. Esme assures Carlos he will be free soon, his case is being worked on.
Back to Pablo telling Gisela he doesn’t know what he can do. Exasperated but stern she says so you want me to go back to your parents and tell them you can do absolutely nothing for them? Esme walks up. She and Pablo kiss warmly. Gisela decides to leave, thinks better of it and then lays into Esme with a verbal projectile vomiting of Lorenza’s lamentations: She’s leaving your parents in the kind of misery she’s all too used to; she’s encouraging El Sil in his revenge; she hates your parents.
Have you gone crazy? Pablo asks Gisela. Oh, she’s not done yet: Ever since you met Pablo you have brought him nothing but disgrace, you need to quit him. This tirade is interspersed with a few weak “we love each others” from Pablo and Esme and what?. . . .you don’t know what you’re talking about. Gisela’s on a roll: React Pablo, while there’s still time! Your parents are ruined, you are in prison, and you can expect nothing but ruin from this woman.
Meanwhile at the Basurero Garabato and Ines are talking about Casimiro. There’s no turning back, our lives have changed. He makes her repeat the mantra it was an accident and makes her promise not talk to anyone especially their little band of thieves, la banda. The story will be the sale went bad, nobody has to know that La Gata took the jewels: this will be a secret between me and you, Garabato says with emphasis. They hold each other. Ines says she feels so bad, like something has broken inside forever. In a weird almost breaking the fourth wall moment Garabato looks almost directly in the camera and declares, “We’ve lost our innocence, our decency, our chance to make an honest living.” He actually says that. Ines breaks the spell, “We’re not mugrosos anymore, we’re killers!” She laughs maniacally.
Time for a reality check with Jarocha. She and Esme are on the porch or patio with the babies. Esme tells her about “Gisela’s truths.” Oh, let me guess what she said goes Jarocha and proceeds to repeat almost verbatim Gisela’s key lines. Seeing she’s not getting sympathy Esme turns to another subject which Jarocha thankfully also jettisons: Esme wants to visit El Meatball because he’s Pablo’s only salvation! Please, girl, this guy is bad news, don’t even pretend to play on his sympathies!
The banda in the basurero can’t believe Casimiro has kicked the bucket. They are concerned that somebody is trying to horn in on their territory. They ask Garabato and Ines if they know anything else about what happened to Casimiro. Nope, nothing else. They spin the tale of him meeting with a buyer for the jewels and the job going bad. We’re outta here Garabato announces as they attempt to leave. One greasy/scruffy comrade reminds them that once you’re in the bidness, you’re in and the only way you leave is feet first like Casimiro.
Damian and Mariano discuss Pablo’s defense. Or lack thereof. Damian unmasks Mariano in a cool, no b.s. sort of way. He asks Mariano if he wants his brother to spend the rest of his life in prison? Moi? Of course not! Well, if we follow your defense strategy Pablo is going to rot in prison. Damian shows Mariano the declaration or presentation of evidence. It’s a good thing Pablo isn’t just depending on you, if so he’d be irreparably sunk!
Back at El Reclusorio Pablo decides to stay in and read and gets a visit from the Padre Rivas. Padre saw the retreating and crying Esme and correctly gathers that she loves him very much. Pablo pours out his heart to the Padre about how much he loves her but how people and circumstances keep coming between them. Padre promises to go share these words of love with Esme that very afternoon. Tell her to have faith in me Pablo says.
Augie with cane wants to be accompanied to El Sil’s and asks Dorila to go with him. She doesn’t want to. He threatens to fire her. Omar doesn’t want to take him out either. Vero is going to do it, Dorila stops her. Just then El Sil’s lawyer and the moving crew come to fulfill the embargo order. (Please see Diva’s wonderful and comprehensive description of these legal proceedings in yesterday’s recap. Thanks, Diva!)
The lawyer states they’re going to leave two chairs. Take everything! Augie wants no kindness from that. . .that man! Dorila tries to comfort him. Don’t you dare touch me, you are still lower class, Augie barks! Augie and the Lawyer argue over the missing jewels. The movers empty out the MN mansion, Augie dismisses the servants and we have an overhead shot of the be-caned Augie in the empty foyer.
Padre Rivas does indeed go to see Esme and she also pours her heart out to him. She hopes God hasn’t forgotten them. She loves him, she’s waiting for him with their babies and wide open arms. In the prison yard Pablo thought bubbles similar sentiments. We flash back to her in front of the murals and alternate between her there and him in the prison yard declaring their love for one another and determination to stay together. The angry cat in the mural facing her kinda spoils the vibe.
Jarocha announces to El Sil that Augie is there. Augie is thought bubbling that he probably wants him to be sick and destroyed and begging. There will be no begging. I am here with my head held high!
Meche and Fela are talking on the patio. Fela is talking about the pain she endured. Meche assures her she is now surrounded by love.
Augie, looking at them from inside as he waits for El Sil is having his own tender memories: Blanca I loved you, I did everything for you. I wanted you but you preferred to go crazy, I will never forgive you! Never!
Will you receive him? Asks Jarocha. El Sil states he’s sorry for Pablo. But never for his father. The same love Pablo feels for Esme I felt for my wife. Those bad people drove her crazy and for years I thought she was dead and now after all this time I can’t even tell her that she's right, that Esmeralda is our daughter. El Sil composes himself, he wants to be serene, tell him to wait, and I’ve waited years for this moment.
Augie has been waiting a long time. El Sil finally emerges down the stairs. El Sil hears Augie calling to Blanca. Don’t you dare involve my woman in these affairs! growls El Sil!
Back to Esme is in that strange camera-facing position with a baby in each arm in front of Pablo’s mural on hard cement, up comes Maria running. Long time no see. Esme asks Maria to come stay with her at El Sils, she can’t, doesn’t want to leave Rita who is old and needs help.
Another surreal scene back at El Basurero. Garabato is all shook up about having taken a life on one hand but then not feeling badly about it on the other. Ines is trying to get him to leave, for them to leave together. In what uncomfortably for us could be a peek into some of their intimate behavioral repertoire, she smacks him repeatedly in the face, hard, and then begins to hypnotize him: Ines begins to say this is all La Gata’s fault! She is the cause of all your disgraces! She has nothing to do with it, Garabato tries to protest. No, all our problems started with La Gata! He repeats it like a mantra. She turned you into a killer!
Finally, our last bizarre scene of the night. It’s a rather casual/festive food line at the prison. Pablo and Carlos get their grub but Pablo feels something’s wrong, it’s too quiet. Inmates start attacking the guards! Pablo and Carlos look on stunned, holding their plates. They just stand there looking around. Here a gun is pulled on a guard, over there several inmates beat the crap out of another. Esme has a bad feeling at the mural! Something terrible is happening to Pablo. I feel it in my heart she cries and she and Marie pack up the babies!
Unibrow is on the walkie talkie demanding the Prison Director come out or the massacre will start in less than 15 minutes! They add a little audio punctuation by bringing a guard near the walkie talkie and clobbering him. We’re going to kill the guards one by one Unie threatens! The Director comes out. What do you want? Pablo says he wants to know too and goes to stand near the Director! Pablo puts up his dukes. It does not look scary. Unibrow slugs him. Huh Huh! Unibrow laughs, you wanted to know, remember curiosity killed the cat! We close with a bloody mouthed Pablo giving Unibrow the stink eye.
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Good early morning! Well guys, the title is because the previews made it look like an exciting episode and I kept waiting for something to happen and there seemed to be a bunch of scenes that were building up and then just fizzling. Hope the recap doesn't feel like a fizzle. Anywho, see y'all tomorrow!
Woo hoo, thank you, Lila! It's always a relief to hear that I wasn't the only one with the same overall impression of the episode. I can't believe we had NO LORENZA for the entire episode! I guess now we know who's bringing all the excitement.
The Ines/Garabato scenes were at least interesting, if creepy. I like your description of the last one as her "hypnotizing" him, that was so spot-on. Ines is an excellent baddie!
And then we have Mariano...oh, Mariano...you want to be good, but you want to be bad, but you feel bad about being bad, so you just kinda hope some bad stuff will happen that you can take advantage of so you don't have to feel bad. Planning a weak defense for your brother when you knew Damian would also be looking it over? That's just not evil enough!
When the priest came over to the house and Jarocha said "you're not a real priest!" my first thought was "you're right! He's way too hot!" And my second was "He's totally going to leave the priesthood and take up with Jarocha."
The Ines/Garabato scenes were at least interesting, if creepy. I like your description of the last one as her "hypnotizing" him, that was so spot-on. Ines is an excellent baddie!
And then we have Mariano...oh, Mariano...you want to be good, but you want to be bad, but you feel bad about being bad, so you just kinda hope some bad stuff will happen that you can take advantage of so you don't have to feel bad. Planning a weak defense for your brother when you knew Damian would also be looking it over? That's just not evil enough!
When the priest came over to the house and Jarocha said "you're not a real priest!" my first thought was "you're right! He's way too hot!" And my second was "He's totally going to leave the priesthood and take up with Jarocha."
Thank you, Diva! The Priest running away to take up with Jarocha! Now THAT would be something to talk about! Jarocha would be just the gal who could do it! Right on about Mariano. He thinks he's so smart but Damian totally busted him!
And sorry to say but we did have a little Lorenza. Diva, could you teach me to block Gisela like that?
You know Diva, I was thinking about changing the title but I could use my other ideas on another episode. I don't know. . .I'm not at my cleverest at 1:00 a.m. Hey Gata Gang, anyone else feel like Diva and me, that the ep was a little patchy and anti-climatic? Or not? Any alternate titles come to mind?
There certainly was a "blame it on La Maldita Gata" theme going on, which of course, is nothing new. Lorenza, Gisela, Augie, Ines and now Garabato have joined the choir! I forgot to add that during the argument with the Lawyer over the jewels Augie told him to go find that maldita gata who was behind the whole robbery. When the Lawyer threatens to add slander to the charges against him if he doesn't have proof, he backs down.
Ah well, see y'all through out the day!
And sorry to say but we did have a little Lorenza. Diva, could you teach me to block Gisela like that?
You know Diva, I was thinking about changing the title but I could use my other ideas on another episode. I don't know. . .I'm not at my cleverest at 1:00 a.m. Hey Gata Gang, anyone else feel like Diva and me, that the ep was a little patchy and anti-climatic? Or not? Any alternate titles come to mind?
There certainly was a "blame it on La Maldita Gata" theme going on, which of course, is nothing new. Lorenza, Gisela, Augie, Ines and now Garabato have joined the choir! I forgot to add that during the argument with the Lawyer over the jewels Augie told him to go find that maldita gata who was behind the whole robbery. When the Lawyer threatens to add slander to the charges against him if he doesn't have proof, he backs down.
Ah well, see y'all through out the day!
Lila, lemme tell you, what you penned was way better than what happened. Spin doctor extraordinaire.
"Seeing she’s not getting sympathy Esme turns to another subject which Jarocha thankfully also jettisons:"
I cannot believe professionals actually will show their face in public after last nights crap. There were a few consistently good performances and a few surprises. Loved how Damien handled Mariano and the scene with Ines & Garabato. That's it. 30 minutes of Pablo & Esmeralda chanting I love you over and over is not entertaining nor believable.
I will say supper time in the prison yard looked like a picnic and Pablo and Carlos standing with plates in their hands in the middle of the yard as the riot ensued was hilarious.
Pablo - this potato salad is great and would like more but ain't going over there
Carlos - I like the three bean salad, hey you eating that roll
Esmeralda - I'm a bad, bad, bad, bad girl
Priest - turn my card over, I'm also a sex surrogate
Augie - I can fire you even if you don't have a job
Mercedes - how long do I have to wait
"Seeing she’s not getting sympathy Esme turns to another subject which Jarocha thankfully also jettisons:"
I cannot believe professionals actually will show their face in public after last nights crap. There were a few consistently good performances and a few surprises. Loved how Damien handled Mariano and the scene with Ines & Garabato. That's it. 30 minutes of Pablo & Esmeralda chanting I love you over and over is not entertaining nor believable.
I will say supper time in the prison yard looked like a picnic and Pablo and Carlos standing with plates in their hands in the middle of the yard as the riot ensued was hilarious.
Pablo - this potato salad is great and would like more but ain't going over there
Carlos - I like the three bean salad, hey you eating that roll
Esmeralda - I'm a bad, bad, bad, bad girl
Priest - turn my card over, I'm also a sex surrogate
Augie - I can fire you even if you don't have a job
Mercedes - how long do I have to wait
Lila, your recap was just fine. The weird stuff was in the broadcast.
Garabato suffering through his existential despair was almost enough to make me feel sympathy for him. Ines seemed pleased that they have graduated to murderer status. She always wanted to control Garabato anyway.
Esme fretting in the park in front of the mural. Maybe she holds the babies facing outward so they can't see the cats' eyes in the mural?
The priest! I'm saying where have I seen him before? Finally decided he was Jose Antonio, CI friend to MariCruz who betrayed her and stole some of her property. Correct me if I'm wrong.
tofie, I agree: "... supper time in the prison yard looked like a picnic and Pablo and Carlos standing with plates in their hands in the middle of the yard as the riot ensued was hilarious." I kept waiting for someone to knock the plates out of their hands or something.
Garabato suffering through his existential despair was almost enough to make me feel sympathy for him. Ines seemed pleased that they have graduated to murderer status. She always wanted to control Garabato anyway.
Esme fretting in the park in front of the mural. Maybe she holds the babies facing outward so they can't see the cats' eyes in the mural?
The priest! I'm saying where have I seen him before? Finally decided he was Jose Antonio, CI friend to MariCruz who betrayed her and stole some of her property. Correct me if I'm wrong.
tofie, I agree: "... supper time in the prison yard looked like a picnic and Pablo and Carlos standing with plates in their hands in the middle of the yard as the riot ensued was hilarious." I kept waiting for someone to knock the plates out of their hands or something.
Thanks tofie and La Paloma!
La Paloma, I knew the hot Priest, too but couldn't place him. Yeah, Garabato seems redeemable but that Ines has not even reached halfway to the depths of her depravity. Her granny is a child-pimpin', baby-hiding shrew, only gosh knows what her daddy is locked up for. Sheesh!
"Priest - turn my card over, I'm also a sex surrogate" Girl, that is funny as hell! How do you come up with this stuff? Do you do stand up? If you ever recap one of these episodes I'm sure I'd have to read it with a Depends on!
Lila
La Paloma, I knew the hot Priest, too but couldn't place him. Yeah, Garabato seems redeemable but that Ines has not even reached halfway to the depths of her depravity. Her granny is a child-pimpin', baby-hiding shrew, only gosh knows what her daddy is locked up for. Sheesh!
"Priest - turn my card over, I'm also a sex surrogate" Girl, that is funny as hell! How do you come up with this stuff? Do you do stand up? If you ever recap one of these episodes I'm sure I'd have to read it with a Depends on!
Lila
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: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 9:49:00 AM EST
: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 9:49:00 AM EST
Lila-This was soooo much better than the episode (which totallly did not hold my attention last night...your recap did.)
My favorite line:
"Pablo puts up his dukes. It does not look scary."
I laughed out loud at the prison takeover scene. Is it you, Lila, who says to watch this like a comedy??
For a title I would say "La Culpa" since everyone seems to be blaming Esme...but yours is definitely more accurate.
My favorite line:
"Pablo puts up his dukes. It does not look scary."
I laughed out loud at the prison takeover scene. Is it you, Lila, who says to watch this like a comedy??
For a title I would say "La Culpa" since everyone seems to be blaming Esme...but yours is definitely more accurate.
Thank you Lila for an excellent recap. La Paloma, I too thought the priest was Jose Antonio from CI, only much more appealing here.
Permalink posted by : Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:07:00 AM EST
: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:07:00 AM EST
Thank you Sara! Yeah. Once I saw the first episode before having read any recaps and saw that it was essentially CI in a different part of town I was like. . .say whaaaat? But I had a difficult summer and I needed some laughter and levity in my life so I decided this was it. I never intended to recap and this is my first regular stint and I am quite comfortable with this small yet warm, witty group of commenters and you, Eli and Diva as team members and feel so honored!
But yeah. Don't even bother with a beanie. It's a big crack up and I like it like that!
Lila
But yeah. Don't even bother with a beanie. It's a big crack up and I like it like that!
Lila
Permalink posted by : Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:13:00 AM EST
: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:13:00 AM EST
Hi, Lila, and thanks for your hard work and wonderful insight. I agree with others that your rendition was better than the episode itself.
Didn't Esme tell Virginia in the car that she didn't like what el Sil was doing, and if she was his daughter she wouldn't want a name filled with such hate?
The Gisela thing just confuses me more and more. Do Mexican prisons force the prisoners to receive anyone who shows up to visit, even if you hate them? Seems like Pablo should be able to tell the guards not to admit Gisela anymore.
Ines is going lower. That maniacal laugh has to mean something, and when she inevitably gets caught it will be someone else's fault. Blaming Esme is weak and sick, and a hint of things to come.
The prison riot was odd to me. That new guy that seems to be the leader hasn't been there any longer than Pablo, has he? What exactly could he have to complain about over the course of that short amount of time?
David
Didn't Esme tell Virginia in the car that she didn't like what el Sil was doing, and if she was his daughter she wouldn't want a name filled with such hate?
The Gisela thing just confuses me more and more. Do Mexican prisons force the prisoners to receive anyone who shows up to visit, even if you hate them? Seems like Pablo should be able to tell the guards not to admit Gisela anymore.
Ines is going lower. That maniacal laugh has to mean something, and when she inevitably gets caught it will be someone else's fault. Blaming Esme is weak and sick, and a hint of things to come.
The prison riot was odd to me. That new guy that seems to be the leader hasn't been there any longer than Pablo, has he? What exactly could he have to complain about over the course of that short amount of time?
David
Permalink posted by : Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:35:00 AM EST
: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:35:00 AM EST
Thanks, Lila. I thought that the priest looked familiar. He was the ranch hand on CI.
Permalink posted by : Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:40:00 AM EST
: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:40:00 AM EST
Thank you David! Yes, Esme did say exactly that as I noted above and I also ranted about a few weeks ago. El Sil just didn't seem to be able to think outside the rage he carefully nursed for 20 years or he would see that he was already honorable for having survived the terrible injustice done to him! But, oh well, that would make too much sense!
The prison riot WAS weird! I'm glad to hear others think so. It was overall a weird episode! That Unibrow guy is one scary lookin' hombre! Although I know he has two eyes, the unibrow makes him look like a cyclops!
Lila
The prison riot WAS weird! I'm glad to hear others think so. It was overall a weird episode! That Unibrow guy is one scary lookin' hombre! Although I know he has two eyes, the unibrow makes him look like a cyclops!
Lila
Permalink posted by : Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:58:00 AM EST
: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 11:58:00 AM EST
The guy playing the priest looks very different with the Snidley Whiplash mustache, and he is thinner.
Permalink posted by : Friday, November 14, 2014 at 12:07:00 PM EST
: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 12:07:00 PM EST
Thanks, Lila. I only caught the last couple of minutes of the episode, so I wondered when the prison riot started brewing. Great coverage of this wackiness.
So I guess Pablo as the newest inmate with the least fights under his belt and not many marbles in his head will save the day?
So I guess Pablo as the newest inmate with the least fights under his belt and not many marbles in his head will save the day?
Thanks, Niecie! I don't know where this prison standoff is going. Pablo jumping in the middle of it is just ker-razy!
Thank you Lila---So people are starting to dump on La Gata now like they did on CI. Ok, Ok, the gringo admits that this was not La Gata's finest episode but the gringo is still on board and will not jump ship, not even for all El Sil's money.
Lila you did a fine job for a not so great epi.
Actually, the only part that I thought was not done well was the prison riot, that just didn't look real. It was almost comical although I know that it wasn't meant to be.
I did have a thought about the prison scene though. In Mexican jails, prisoners especially new ones are always getting shaken down for money. At least that is what is always shown and also what you hear on radio programs.
Gisela---Could you tone it down a little with your up-town clothes
when you come to visit Pablo. Good grief, you're a walking dollar sign or in this a walking peso sign.
Diana---From yesterday. Yes they were left with two chairs and yes I can just see them sitting out in the middle of the dump. Can't you just hear Augie, before the reality of it all sets in calling out to Dorila to bring him his coffee? Oops! No that wouldn't work because Dorila is probably standing in the unemployment line by now.
the gringo
Lila you did a fine job for a not so great epi.
Actually, the only part that I thought was not done well was the prison riot, that just didn't look real. It was almost comical although I know that it wasn't meant to be.
I did have a thought about the prison scene though. In Mexican jails, prisoners especially new ones are always getting shaken down for money. At least that is what is always shown and also what you hear on radio programs.
Gisela---Could you tone it down a little with your up-town clothes
when you come to visit Pablo. Good grief, you're a walking dollar sign or in this a walking peso sign.
Diana---From yesterday. Yes they were left with two chairs and yes I can just see them sitting out in the middle of the dump. Can't you just hear Augie, before the reality of it all sets in calling out to Dorila to bring him his coffee? Oops! No that wouldn't work because Dorila is probably standing in the unemployment line by now.
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Friday, November 14, 2014 at 4:27:00 PM EST
: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 4:27:00 PM EST
Thanks, gringo! Well, hey, everybody deserves a break so I guess yesterday's episode was a chance for the actors and us to rest from all the drama this week: a shooting, the heist at the MN mansion, a beat-down that leads to death. I think this is one of the episodes where they scrap together several pieces off the editing room floor and call it a night! Anywho. They owe us a cliffhanger tonight!
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