Caray, Caray!

Norbie & his wife still plotting epic chaos ?
 

"Ulises is curdled up in a fetal position in an empty room". What perfect imagery you created in that one simple sentence.

Gloria, the recap was outstanding. You related all of the intense emotions - jealousy, angst, anger, heartbreak so sensitively.

Knowing that Ulises has been spirited away, losing his freedom, his love (Acacaia) and his family with beatings, hardship as certainties and death as a possibility, and doing nothing to find him has made Esteban irredeemable. The line has been drawn, and crossed.

I was proud of Carmen, who despite her broken heart, stood up to Juliana, aiming directly for her achilles heel, her obviously terrible, non-communicative marriage to Norberto.

With the false evidence mounting and nothing to counteract it, while I grimly understood why Cris took the hard stance she did to Carmen, I was hoping that a seed of doubt remained. But, as Acacia removed the necklace, not even she harbors the slightest suspicion Uli is not guilty.

Interesting juxtaposition of the matching "Doublemint gum" outfits of Cris and Acacia. Stunning, vibrant green shirts to match their eyes. Two beautiful women. Mother and daughter. How appropriate as jealousy is indeed the green eyed monster.

Katia certainly seems interested in Cris and her family. I think she harbors a not so secret crush on Hector. Of course, can you blame her?

I hope the show is a big success for German. I really like how he is being assimilated into Carmen's family. Perhaps there he will have the love and affection he deserves.

And Arturo. Who has now lost everything - his dreams, his career and the chance for the love of his life. I hope Luisa's rebuke got through to him. He needs to let Luisa learn her lesson the hard way (unfortunately). He must now pull back and see if she finds her way back to him. He has bigger problems than this unfortunately.

Cris, if you do not have dinner with Hector, I will have to write you off. "Do you think eating together will awaken the great love that I once had for you asks Hector?" Yes, yes, we can only hope! Cris, I hate to tell you, but your husband is about to indulge in champagne and chocolate covered strawberries with your daughter. And let's hope that is all that is indulged in...

Gloria, spectacular. Thank you!

Diana
 

I stayed awake and watched this last night. Wheee! (It's the little victories.)

Brilliant recap, as usual, Gloria. I could not believe how much stuff was going on.

Poor Carmen! But I was so proud of her when she told Juliana off. I was shaking my head when Luisa was bragging about all the men after her. Pu-leeeeze! Boy, has she got some big heartache ahead. Art tried his best to open her eyes, but you know what they say about the one who doesn't want to see. Move on Art. There are a lot more women who would appreciate your hotness and sweetness.

Gringo- Shall we help Art with those fixings for those crow pies? Looks like it will be a big order, if Uli makes it out alive.

I wonder what job the criminals have in mind for him. The other men are clearly going to used in the drug cultivation biz before they get shoved into the desert to try to cross to the US. That poor girl will be sold into prostitution. But what will they use Ulises for?
 

Gloria – Stupendous recap. LM is a rich story and I can only imagine all the effort you put in to render such fab storytelling. My favorites:

damn, she just got a verbal b!tchslap

Did you see those muscles on him? (yes, indeed, I’m crushing on Ulises)

Esteban just walks up in Acacia's room like he owns the place.

I am through with Esteban – punto.

Knowing that Ulises has been spirited away, losing his freedom, his love (Acacia) and his family with beatings, hardship as certainties and death as a possibility, and doing nothing to find him has made Esteban irredeemable. The line has been drawn, and crossed.

Diana, well said. I thought he would at least give the police an anonymous tip. And he wasn’t so much beating Rubio to get information out of him as just blowing off steam for his pent-up horniness.

In my fantasy ending for Ulises, he escapes the coyotes, the whole truth comes out, and Acacia comes running back -- crying, whining, and annoying – to him and he does a Clark Gable “Frankly, my dear I don’t give a damn.” Then he joins his true love, that pretty girl that was held in captivity with him.

I’m sick of Cris too. Yes, I get that she’s upset about Acacia's hurt, but the most whiny suffered was heartbreak. It’s not like Acacia is knocked up or lost her own money. But Carmen’s son is missing. Cris could have at least listened to Carmen. Plus, Acacia picks a micro-miniskirt to ride alongside Esteban to a business meeting in San Jaciento?

Yay, glad Arturo gave Luisa some straight talk. He, Carmen, and German are the smartest folks in this show right now. I like that German is slowly unraveling the mystery of Perla and Danilo. But what will happen if he shows up at Perla’s address?

Something tells me Manuel was thinking about Luisa when he said of Perla that some females just won't give up. I hope Luisa's school friend goes after Arturo.

Now who ordered the chocolate covered strawberries. But maybe this is standard at some hotels and I've been missing out.

Vivi, yay, you were able to stay up for a great episode.
 

Vivi, I hate to say it but Luisa is indeed running neck and neck with Acacia for the women receiving the most attention. Some suitors, some stalkers and some, simply inappropriate.

Acacia: Uli, Este and Manuel.
Luisa: Rubio, Arturo and Manuel.

I don't know what Uli's captors are thinking of doing with him. Why is he still alive? Do they think he will serve some useful purpose down the line, or do they just want to continue to see him suffer? I thought I saw a distinct look of fear and shivering in his eyes at one point. What a terrible situation. I'm really loathing Este all the more.

Niecie, you are totally right. While Cris believes Uli and Nuria ran off together, Carmen was obviously distraught and deserved better than to leave and never come back. Where IS Nuria - is she dead or alive?

Diana
 

Thank you Gloria---You always blow me away with your recaps, they're always so complete, you never miss even a sentence. You always give us a great read.

Gloria---I loved your line about the bitch slap. I say, kudos to Carmen. I'm for anyone who can take it to Juliana. Juliana is pretty on the outside but a pure bitch on the inside.

Vivi---Yes, Art will need help cooking the crow dinner. At first I thought that Rosa would be doing the cooking but no, Rosa will be seated at the big table along with all the others eating their well deserved crow.

That poor kidnapped girl/young lady. Prostitution, sex slavery,
drugs, I don't think that there are anvils big enough for DevilDan
pretty eyes and the henchies.

Niecie in MD---I absolutely love your ending scenario for Ulises. Acacia comes running back--crying,
whining and annoying. Then Ulises goes into Clark Gable mode and after a "My dear Acacia, frankly, I don't give a damn," runs off with the pretty captive. That would be so great and a fitting ending.

I don't know what will happen in the hotel room tonight but my guess is that the writers are just playing with us again---my guess is that nothing will happen but in any case, it's must see tv.
the gringo






 

Thank you for the recap.

Diana, you took the words out of my mouth. Last night I was thinking that Katia seemed to have a crush on Hector. It was very obvious. Poor German had to be the one to answer her questions about Cris. But even so I think it will be a good opportunity for German.

So let me see if I understood this correctly: Esteban told Rubio to get rid of Ulises, Rubio gets DanEvil involved, and Memo and I'm assuming the guy who attacked German kidnap a girl to bring her to most likely work in the brothel, and they want Ulises to work for them doing what?

Luisa is making a mistake choosing Manuel over Arturo. I am still wondering if she will end up pregnant.
 

TF- I don't think the audience has been told yet what the traffickers want Uli to do. It was pretty funny when the field workers started to get upset when they heard Uli would NEVER get his freedom, thinking it applied to them. Little do they know it just might. Many of those bodies being found all around Mexico are poor migrants who were duped into working for the drug cartels cultivating fields, packaging drugs, or digging tunnels, in exchange for a trip across the US border or money to send to their families. The cartels often find it easier to kill them, than to run the risk that they'll talk to the authorities. It's a nasty business, but shows how easy it is for the poor and vulnerable to be exploited and discarded, and how these drug/human trafficking gangs do just that.
 

Oh and I got a kick out of Juliana's lame attempt to get a rise out of Carmen. Carmen is so much smarter than that. I loved to see her turn the table on Juliana.

I agree with you Niecie. German, Carmen, and Arturo seem to be the smart characters right now. I think Hector's role in all of this will become more prominent. All the other characters pretty much annoy me, especially the main 3. I do sympathize with Ale and Uli right now though and maybe Perla too.
 

Vivi,

Thanks for explaining that to me. And I agree I think Uli has a better chance getting out of that situation.

Where's Nuria? Honestly I wish she would be where Uli is right now. Maybe not in the situation this mystery girl is in but paying for what she did.
 

Thank you Gloria for your wonderful and prompt recap. Don't know how you do it, but you do! After his beating Rubio does some major kissing up to Este. This was said by Rubio, it just rolled if his tongue real fast. He was telling Este he wanted to be just like him. That he was a peon and is now patron, married to Patrona and can even have the daughter . Then he adds admiringly, "Yo se de lo que es capaz". Translation "I know what you are capable of....." It was subtle hint to me, that maybe he knows or saw Este get rid of Alfonso. Perhaps Norberto had the same idea, but Esteban beat him to it. Norberto is always exasperated with Este being so shrewd. Only other thing is that i knew Acacia is weak and her faith in him has always been shaky. She sure looks giddy with Este in advances. Yes, Niece, Uly needs to pull a Clark Gable on Acacia. What little faith she had in her man. He so much better off with someone else. Sorry Gringo I dont think she quite a Godess.
 

Novella lover- I caught that bit that Rubio said. Yes, Rubio seems to have deep insight to the darkest places in Este's soul. That either comes from some kind of insight, having seem Este do something dark, or both.
 

Having seen Este do something dark...

Since I missed much of the first epis, I didn't see how Alonso's death/murder played out. Seems like there is still the possibility that it could have either been Este or Norbie.
 

Thanks, gloria, for fitting this recap into your busy life. I think that nothing will happen in that hotel room. I also think that Este will try to figure out where Uly is because he is horny and stupid but not truly evil.
 

Novella lover and Vivi: I'm almost hesitant to say this (because my recollection can be shaky at best), but I thought we were farily certain Norberto was behind Alonso's demise.

I recall a flashback where Norberto started the rock slide (perhaps I had a bad dream??)

Diana
 

Hmm. I thought that we knew for sure that Norb killed Alonso.
 

TF, if I were a betting woman, I would say Luisa ends up pregnant.

There usually has to be one pregnancy per TN "law" and as Ale isn't, I'm fairly certain it will be Luisa.

Diana
 

Susanlynn, thanks. I think we are right on this.

Diana
 

Thanks ladies for telling me that we saw Norbie do the dirty deed. The doubt had been mentioned by others before.
 

Yeah, I wondered if it wasn't already too late when we saw Luisa taking a birth control pill this episode. How many times have she and Manuel had unprotected sex already?
 

Diana, I didnt even see that episode. But I remember that Aca has nightmares and she remembers seeing Este there on horseback. So I believe Norb had every intention of doing the murderous deed but what was Este doing there? I am probably wrong, but I wonder why Rubio said that statement about knowing what Este is capable of.
 

I agree, Diana. I said before that out of our 3 young ladies who have recently done the deed with their men, she seems the most likely one to end up pregnant.

I remember there being some type of clue thar Norbie killed Alonso. Viewerville only saw the person's pants and shoes, I believe, and I don't think he changed his clothes afterwards.
 

Diana, yup good chance its Luisa getting preggers. I wont be surprised if Manual, jerk that he is, suggests she quietly get rid if it or "its over." OR he will deny its his altogether. Something ratty for sure.
 

I remember Norberto was behind Alonso's "accident" too. But after seeing how Esteban is keeping quiet about Ulises's abduction, I'm wondering if Este figured out what Norberto did and has kept quiet about it all this time.
 

Just a crazy thought. After Alonsos accident, Este started leaving little surprises for Acacia, guilt maybe???? You know tn's sometimes make things seem a certain way, than pull rug from under us. I think Nuria is off on vacay or starting a new grift job.
 

I agree that Uly should end up with the pretty captive..but he probably will end up with whiny, spoiled Ack.
 

Good analogy, very possible.
 

Since Este is the only good guy (?) who knows that Uly was disappeared, he is going to have tomrecover his ethics and try to figure out who did this and uncover the evil named Danilo.
 

Interesting theory, Niecie.

If Esteban is covering up for Norbie, what's in it for him? Is it possible that he too wanted control over La Benavente and was able to beat Norbie to it by getting closer to a widowed Cris? Is he really in love with her?
 

Este has to be the one who uncovers the evil of Dan and Norb because he is the only good guy who knows Uly was abducted. He has to snap,out of his obsession.
 

Novella lover---Acacia is not a goddess in actions but in her bikini she is.

If Luisa ends up pregnant and Manuel denies it, there is always DNA.

got to run for today.
the gringo

 

TF - I think Esteban was in love with Cris from the start, just as he says. He would have had no motive to keep quiet if he found out about Norberto's hit on Alonso after the fact, unless he wanted to hold something over Norberto's head, just in case, when the time comes.

We are seeing that Esteban's morals are very fluid. I am very disturbed that he can just flounce off with Acacia when he knows full Ulises could be being murdered, enslaved, etc. Even if Ulises were a fraud and a cheat, this would hardly be justice.
 

Yes Niece, I felt relief and hope when Rubio told him. It almost looked like he was going to help get Ult help, but no.
Gringo, okay, I respect that Aca rocks your world in her bikini. I was nuts for Memo, but not anymore. I don't think I ever will like him again. Unless he helps Uli escape and kills Dandevil and Norberrto. Maybeeeee, not sure even then.
 

I see your point, Niecie. Although all of us are 100% certain that Norbie killed Alonso, pretending for a moment that Esteban did it, what then could his motive be? Like I said earlier, did he want the ranch or maybe did he just want Cris?
 

ITA. It is highly disturbing that Este is out of town enjoying chocolate covered strawberries and Acacia's company when he knows Uli is being held captive and hurt somewhere.
 

Just can't get into our protagonists. Alicia is not a nuanced and multidimensional complex character. She's just a self centered and very annoying brat. Estefan is more interesting but too flawed to root for. I think for this story to work you have to not necessarily like, but at least understand these two.