Caray, Caray!

It was just a logistical problem, folks. I hope I'm not confusing anyone with this new page.
 

Hi , Novela Maven. I do not watch this show, but I miss you and your wit. You would love La Malquerida. It is a wild ride.
 

Hi Susanlynn -- Aw, I miss you too and your lovely, distinctive voice. I actually tried Malquerida for a week or two and for some reason, I couldn't get into it. I'm glad you're enjoying it though. We'll have to catch each other at the next rodeo!
 

That was incredible, NovelaMaven!

Thanks for all the extra info about who's pregnant, who wants to get pregnant, who doesn't want to get pregnant, and where the baby was. So, who was Roman with? The final name Moto suggested was Agatha, which Connie liked, until Moto said the inspiration was Agatha Cristie' s murder mysteries. Ha!

Also giving me a chuckle was Dr. Mala Suerte coming on to Smith, or should I say Ms. de la Vega.

Nav sure was slow on the uptake about Stefi, but when he finally took action, it was a doozy!
 

Fantastic job with the 3-fer,NovelaMaven!! I know how hard it is to do one!! It's no problem putting it on a new page. So much easier! You managed some snark, too. I liked:
If it weren't for Dr. Mala Suerte, the Dragon family would have no luck at all.
Wake up, Little Susie:
Is there a cure for maldad? but my favorite is:
It must be Bring Baby to the Morgue Day

Well, at least we cleared up the diamonds in Christian's stomach confusion. Pink diamonds, eh? The rosé of diamonds, I guess.

I guess the dangerous killer that FELS was talking about to someone on the phone in a cut scene on Monday's episode was the Cobra.

Clara sure looked good for someone who just had major surgery.

It will be interesting to see what Navier has in mind for Estefi. Nothing could be too bad.
 

Wow, NovelaMaven, what an amazing recap! Thanks so much for all the work that went into this.

I can barely keep track of all the plot elements, so I don't have any comments to offer about them. I was amazed to see that in the midst of all this chaos, your wit was still very much in evidence. I especially liked your remark about Dr. Moto: "Even though the child's eyes are wide and staring, Moto appear to think she is asleep. (Perhaps this is an effect of hanging around corpses all day.)" Also, the "Wake up Little Susie" header (I still love that song!). And, of course, "Esmeeth asks Mala Suerte about the heart transplant. He assures her that Clara is In Good Hands."

I'm heartsick that Telemundo is mucking up this gem, but since they are, I guess I'm glad our pain will only last for another week or so.
 

Whew! What a relief! I was beginning to think the Reinamaniacs would never find me here, hiding in plain sight!

Vivi, I liked the naming riff too -- Anastasia? (for the corpse) Lazara? Connie junior? Juanja? Agatha? (for her murder stories). And for now Moto is content to use "Cosita" (little thing), what people sometimes call their dogs.

I think Román was supposed to be in school.

Thanks so much, Jean! (You certainly DO know what these triples involve.)

So we sort of know about the pink diamonds though there are all sorts of new questions opened here... What has Christian been up to?

There are so few people left with ONE NAME -- Connie, Laz, Juanjo, Yolanda -- the salt of the earth types.

Will Virginia de la Vega end up happily married to a Spanish doctor? [snort]

Sadly, Moto and FELS seem made for each other.

Would they really let Clara die? If not, who has to die so that she can live? And if it's Greta, where is she now?
 

Hi Juanita -- Welcome back to the asylum! So glad you enjoyed the recap though I imagine not too much makes sense.

Yes, that thing with the baby was so funny. There's Moto going on and on, begging the child not to wake up and then the camera gives us this shot of a fully awake and alert little chunker taking in the world around her.

[At least no one can accuse Telemundo of abusing babies -- they seem to have taken one or two shots of this little one and they just slot one in when the scene calls for her. Awake? Asleep? Who cares!]
 

I was wrong about Connie being pregnant. I guess I thought she wasn't pregnant when she told Christian that she was and the got pregnant by having sex with Izzy. I guess she was just hoping she was pregnant so that she could deal with her lie to Christian. Here's a tip, Connie, don't carry around a whole lot of negative pregnancy test sticks.
 

I haven't watched episode 102 yet. I am shocked and saddened that Dra Moto had nookie with FELS. He is just completely bad.

And yes, I assume it was he who told Estefi, or let her find out, about all the CIA agents. And yes, treason is still a capital offense.

It was funny that Dr Mala Suerte was hitting on Esmeeth.

Is Clara going to have 3 heart surgeries? - last night's; an artificial heart and a real transplant. Sheesh, that's a lot for a kid to endure. I can't believe they are going to let her die.
 

Jean, I agree that FELS has to have been the source for any and all info Estefi has about the CIA. He has probably been confiding state secrets to her for years. Just like Navier, he trusted her blindly.

"Here's a tip, Connie, don't carry around a whole lot of negative pregnancy test sticks."
Hee hee! Besides, they all have pee on them. Ewww!

"Is Clara going to have 3 heart surgeries?"
My guess is that they will get a donor heart at the last minute. But whose heart? And will Clara survive?
 

NovelaMaven wrote: "My guess is that they will get a donor heart at the last minute. But whose heart?"

At the risk of seeming morbid and/or insensitive or worse, I'll suggest that perhaps that's why Román is in the telenovela. Many of us were scratching our heads trying to figure out why he was included. Well.... A runaway car, a stray bullet (we can always ask Dr. Mala Suerte--in his other life, he continually comes up with possibilities).
 

‘’NovelaMaven --- thank you for the three-cap (bless your heart!) and of course the snark. Among my favs:

--- ”Even though the child's eyes are wide and staring, Moto appear to think she is asleep. (Perhaps this is an effect of hanging around corpses all day.) “
BwaHahahahaaaaa!

--- ”(Mala Suerte) assures her that Clara is In Good Hands. (Several people on The Patio are furtively reviewing their insurance policies.)”

--- ” Since the kid has dibs on the bed, they make do with the counter.”

I have whiplash from trying to keep up with the warp speed pace of three episodes crammed into one. This is almost as bad as trying to watch a 6-hr DVD version of a telenovela. WAIT! It is just as bad because so much happens in one normal episode of Reina!

The outfit Esmeeth was wearing in Spain is the same one she has on in the cast karaoke of “Bailando”.

”[FELS and Moto's work session turns into a nookie session”
Really??? They went horizontal??? The surprises never end, do they!?!

I am not feeling very confident about Clara’s prognosis and hope that wasn’t an anvil I heard last night. I’m not feeling very good about Dr. MalaSuerte, either. I cannot get past those Allstate commercials! Can a child receive an adult’s heart? (Maybe Esmeeth’s heart?)

I hope those pee sticks were triple-wrapped in Ziploc bags. Eeew, indeed.

So Christian has another skeleton in his closet, and her name is Cobra. This might be interesting.
 

Yikes, Juanita, that is a Crackpot™ Theory! Roman and Clarita did know each other when Laz was living in Victor's house.

No spoilers but Clarita's heart crisis is not far off (what isn't in this telescoped novela?) and Navier is in town so that he could whisk the heart to Spain in a private plane...
 

Thanks Novelamaven for your heroic work in recapping this episode. All of you recappers are doing heroic work in trying to give sense and context to this chopped up mess.

I saw the episodes list on the previous page. They filmed 140 episodes and we have 37 left so even at 3 episodes per day it should be about two and a half weeks of ultima capitulos. Unless, of course, they decide to give us 4 episodes a day (not beyond them)!

I don't find most Univision novelas very original, so I'm not likely to find anything that interest me there. However I have decided that if Telemundo ever starts chopping up any other novela that I'm watching, I will bail immediately. We fans deserve better than that.

Penny
 

Juanita, you may be onto something. Roman is the same age as Clara, they have an emotional connection, Laz now has another child (meaning that Laz, Reina, and Navier will all have lost one child although Reina's and Navier's was unborn). Great Crockpot Theory™!

Doris,

"This is almost as bad as trying to watch a 6-hr DVD version of a telenovela. WAIT! It is just as bad because so much happens in one normal episode of Reina!"

Exactly!

Penny, we DO deserve better. I hope you've expressed your feelings to Telemundo. I have done my share of complaining. I've taken to writing my thanks to the people who imagined this quite brilliant and creative novela. I think they need to know that some of us -- in fact, a lot of us -- appreciated their efforts.
 

Hello all...I'm trying to watch the episodes on jean's blog, but they won't play. Does anyone know what i'm doing wrong?? Gracias from an anonymous reinamaniac!
 

You are right Penny. If you look at the list that was posted (assuming it is correct and it has been so far), it is 3-fers through next Tues. and then it goes to 2-fers and that leaves 16 episodes until the end. If they showed those full episodes (ojalá) that would be 3 weeks plus one day except that they usually have special programming on Thanksgiving. We can hope.

5 ....... 104 - 106
6 ....... 107 - 109
7 ....... 110 - 112

10 ...... 113 - 115
11 ...... 116 - 118
12 ...... 119 - 120
13 ...... 121 - 122
14 ...... 123 - 124
 

Another NovelaMaven Tour de Force. I can't even do a One-in-One in less than 6 hours. My Beanie is off to you!

It was wonderful to find this Reina on the Front Page. We deserve it!

So, now we know when Cristian was being operated on and we heard and saw the four little clunks going into the stainless steel pan, they were not bullets and Victor had not shot him with diamonds. He'd swallowed them. Yes, what HAS Cristian been up to?

We finally get introduced to Lt. Renteria in disguise. I like her better here--a little looser, quirkier, smart mouthed. And--she's got Victor by the short and curly's.

So, was it Lopez 2.0 that cleaned Stefi out? With his murder, where did the stash go? And, now that we have Anastasia's body, (just rhetorically speaking) what was Pilar, chopped liver?

I'm not worried about Clara.

I love Stefi's punishment. She can pole dance for the medical staff.

I'm sorry Moto caved to FELS "charms."

I would like to see Greta and Laz raise baby Cosita, but I also began to like Moto and Laz together. They made a good team. Moto was a fool to cave to FELS "charms." Oh, did I say that already? I meant it.

I wish Virginia de la Vega hadn't worn that particular shade of yellow. A rich, sunshiny yellow-orange would have still complemented her black top. Dr. Mala Suerte doesn't have the same "charm" as FELS, but maybe this is what Virginia needs. A normal life.

Or, don't CIA agents ever get to retire and only leave when they are dead, like the mafia?

Poor Connie. Of all the characters she was the most earnest, honest, open, and sincere. And, she's been the one on an emotional roller-coaster for 103 episodes.
 

Anonymous 1:57 - It's not my blog, it's Mauricio's. If you are having a problem, it is probably in your computer or internet connection. You need a computer with fast processor, plenty of RAM and a high-speed internet connection. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
 

Anita Yes, Anastasia, the 45 year old woman with a giant red diamond in her underwear has kind of gotten lost in the mix of the overload of episodes.

Did Lopez hand out the diamonds to all his girlfriends like party favors? If someone stabbed Anastasia and then strangled her for the diamond, why didn't that person search her thoroughly enough to find the diamond in her underwear? How would you conceal a diamond that big in your underwear anyway? ;-)
 

" How would you conceal a diamond that big in your underwear anyway?"
A guy could get away with it much easier than a woman. ;o)
 

"How would you conceal a diamond that big in your underwear anyway?"
Doris said, "A guy could get away with it much easier than a woman. ;o)"

is that a giant red diamond in your underwear or are you just glad to see me>,
 

Anita, thanks for the nice words!

"what was Pilar, chopped liver?"

I admit to having similar thoughts. Lopez 2.0 a player? Yikes.

As for concealing red diamonds on one's person, we have the example of the Queen of Diamonds herself. Of course, in both cases (as jewel thief and as bride), it didn't work out too well.
 

Awesome job w/the recap NovelaMaven! You and the rest of the recapping team all deserve gold stars!! Especially with the choppy episodes ya'll have to deal with.

Are we seriously being introduced to a new character who's a femme fatale assassin named La Cobra??? (Right now I'm listening to "Loca" by Skakira which seems to fit perfectly)

Not sure when it happened but I've realized that I've come to like Dr. Moto. She deserves better than FELS. I also like her friendship with Laz, & I wonder if the writers plan to use her as a Greta substitute. If that were to happened, I wouldn't mind.

Estefi has gotten on my last nerve. I could not believe the version of events she gave Susanna about Javier & Reina. Javier just throw away the key & don't look back. But I was glad to see him ask Estefi about her involvement in the "Let's Drive Reina Loca" plan, and all that stuff wasn't forgotten. Can't wait to see her response tonight!!

jlk
 

Doris, I was thinking the same thing about whether or not a kid can receive an adult heart. In TNLand it might not matter, and if that were the case I'm theorizing that Asuncion might be the one to donate.

jlk
 

NovelaMaven, thanks a MILLION for letting us know what happened in the cut episodes. I was stunned FELS and Moto did the deed. Well, we knew FELS had crossed too many lines to end up with Esmeeth.

Regarding the heart transplant, see below:

"Heart transplant donors are chosen based on matching the recipient's blood type. In addition, we accept a donor heart within 20% of the recipient's weight as well as height. In the last decade, I do not recall accepting a donor heart that is older than the recipient.

When pediatric donor hearts are placed into children, they will grow with the child. On rare occasions, we may place a large child's heart into a small adult. It performs well and does not increase in size."

Methinks this rules out Greta. But on the other hand telenovela medicine is much like telenovela legal facts, infinitely flexible!

I love, love, love Navier putting Estefanía in the booby hatch! I just hope she isn't so thoroughly tranquilized 24-7 so as to not appreciate the full misery of her situation.

The less I see of Connie, the better I like it. So, supposedly she had a false alarm, was two days late, thought she was pregnant and blabbed to Christian? And then decided to keep on pretending? ¿Qué?

I hadn't seen the Cobra actress before. She's good!
 

Thanks Novelera for the info on heart transplants. I didn't think that they accepted hearts older than the recipient, but like you said tn rules are infinitely flexible!


I just hope she isn't so thoroughly tranquilized 24-7 so as to not appreciate the full misery of her situation. Exactly!

jlk
 

I've added Eps 104, 105, and 106 to the blog.


 

Thanks, Mauricio!!
 

Well! Tonight's "dopplegänger" made my beanie hat fly right off my head!
 

Doris: I have given up in trying to understand, I am just here for the ride. There are so many destroyed beanie hats, I don't even a body suit can help anymore.-- Nia
 

What I meant to say is I don't have a beanie body suit anymore. Sorry I am on my iPad typing this. I forgot my attachable keyboard... Nia
 

Doris: At this point, I have given up all hope in trying to understand anymore, I am just here for the ride. I really like this tele nova and I hate that they are butchering it so. I have so many destroyed beanie hats. My poor beanie body suit is in tatters. --Nia
 

WELL! Color me Rosie all over! We got the telenovela Twin Trope after all. What else could possibly happen before this is over. I wish I were saying, THIS IS GETTING GOOD!

Nia--A Beanie Body Suit? Where does one get one of those? Does it come with a bullet-proof silver flask?

Body Count is soaring. Will give you an update tomorrow.
 

Thanks, jlk! I'll grant you that Moto has her moments, especially when she is standing up to FELS. I just never liked her as a spoiler either between Greta and Laz or between Esmeeth and FELS (when that looked like it was serious).

"Are we seriously being introduced to a new character who's a femme fatale assassin named La Cobra???"

Um...and your point? :D

Novelera, thanks for the info about heart transplants! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recap. I know it was insanely long...

Nia, we are ALL just here for the ride! (But I'd like to know more about that beanie body suit!)

Anita, not exactly the twin trope, hm? More tomorrow after Jean has spun her magic.

Mauricio, thanks for keeping up the blog. (You know my computer doesn't like the videos either, but that's my problem, not yours.)
 

NovelaMaven – What an astonishing job of recapping you’ve done. I’m in awe.

I haven’t been able to join you all on Caray, so I’m just chiming in. I actually watched tonight’s show while it was live, instead of late the next day as I usually do, and I’m getting so lost, I had to come see what the heck was going on.

I’ve been loving this show for its wild plotting (among other things), but now, towards the end, I’m getting confused. When I see all the cut scenes you put in - bless your heart! – no wonder I’m lost. I couldn’t figure out why Victor suddenly had a body guard, and why Izzy didn’t seem to mind. I wondered what happened to the baby. I wondered… well, lots of things.

It fries my bacon that they cut these things, but that they cut them so heavily right towards the end makes me hulk out. No fair! No fair after we’ve invested so much time and devotion to a show, that the final weeks, in which everything is explained and resolved, so much explanation and resolution is cut.

Anybody know who we write to to protest?
 

Thanks so much, Maggie!

"No fair after we’ve invested so much time and devotion to a show, that the final weeks, in which everything is explained and resolved, so much explanation and resolution is cut."

Yup. Alas, you're singing to the choir.

This is an address I've written to (though have never had the courtesy of a reply or even an acknowledgement):

Te.Escuchamos@Telemundo.com

Some of us have posted on Telemundo's Facebook page or posted comments on Twitter. (Personally, I've given up on scolding Telemundo -- it's like trying to reason with one of the sociopaths in the novela -- and have taken to thanking the writers and actors for their amazing work.)

P.S. You might want to take a peek at the last couple of posted Reina pages for more of the missing pieces. See especially Monday, November 3 for the joint effort of Caroline and Jean.
 

T'mundo's email should be NoTeEscuchamos@Telemundo.com
 

Is there a recap of Wednesday night's show(s)?
 

"T'mundo's email should be NoTeEscuchamos@Telemundo.com"

Snort! No kidding, Doris!
 

I didn't want to get too far behind in this scrunched up novella, so here's a little tide-you-over until the recap is up.

THE WISDOM OF THE DRAGON
Subtitled: I Cannot Reveal Who is Making This Up

WEEK SIXTEEN – Mon Oct 20

He who hesitates when facing a dragon, loses.

When la llamada de la sangre regarding dragona daughters is in doubt and he doesn’t believe the child’s mother, a dragon can turn to DNA; but should be skeptical about believing the results.

A Dragon trusts no one, not even science. (See prior entry).

A Dragon always greets his mother with a drawn gun.

A Dragon can survive torture, as long as he remembers all the other things that were done to him that were worse (like abandonment in a church as an infant and being raised in an orphanage).

A Dragon is always in control of everything, except when he makes it look as though he doesn’t.

When it is cold and damp in Madrid, a dragon is permitted to don a dark fisherman’s knit turtle-neck sweater to wear inside.


WEEK SEVENTEEN – Mon Oct 27

A Dragon is a speed-healer.

A Dragon is a speed-reader.

A Dragon is a speed-traveler.

A Dragon should study genetics in his spare time (also Diamonds, Legends and Passions).

A Dragon learns deft movements with cheese and sharp knives (it helps when the cheese also has a gun).

A Dragon is not embarassed to buy a home pregnancy test at a local Madrid pharmacy (it’s not for himself, of course).

A Dragon never makes a promise he can’t keep (especially where his rival for the damsel is concerned).

A Dragon can make a $30 high school ring look like $12 million bucks.

A Dragon can melt into a hopless puddle of sentimentality when he hears his damsel call him “♫MY GUY♫."

A Dragon can protest too much, to no avail, if he’s confronting his superior.

A Dragon must take a Friday Night break once in awhile to recuperate.
 

Thank you so much, NovelaMaven! And Doris, so true!

I started watching this because of Eugenio Siller, but also because I wanted to try a Telemundo novela as I was so annoyed with Televisa’s cutting shows so heavily, particularly at the end. At first, I thought this show wasn’t cut at all, but Vivi told me on another feed that indeed is was cut. I must say that for a long time, they did it so artfully that I didn’t notice.

But now I sure notice the cutting. Is anyone aware of any viewer revolt? I gather Mexico gets to see the full episodes, so the revolt would be in the U.S. These nighttime novelas are the bread and butter of the two networks, so I’m astonished they would play so fast and loose with their viewership. Here in the L.A. area, the top novelas are the number one shows in the ratings, beating out any English-language offering. Why are the viewers not storming the castle with torches and pitchforks? If something like this was afoot with popular English-language shows, the viewers would be very vocal and the brouhaha would make the papers.
 

This is really late and really rough, folks and I haven’t watched about the last 15 minutes of the third episode. I got a late start. Deleted scenes are indicated in italics, thus.

Miércoles – Parte Uno

Navier asks the drugged Estefi if she was the one who tried to make Reina kill herself. She won’t have an opportunity to be honest and cleanse her sins again. Navier wants her to pay for each and every second that Reina and Clarita have suffered. He says that she will spend the rest of her life alone in this place without family, friends or money, paying for her sins. He hopes she has a long life.

Reina tells unconscious Clara that she can’t die. She is a fighter. She is strong. She has the blood of the dragon. Esmeeth comes in and says that Asunción has woken up and is asking for her.

Victor is with FELS. FELS asks him to cooperate with the CIA to help protect him and his family from the killers sent by the “Organization.” Vic replies that he’ll think about it.

Asunción wants to tell Reina about her father before it’s too late. He was a very dangerous man capable of doing anything for money. He wasn’t the saint she thought he was. He deceived her his whole life. He caused so much pain she that she thinks Reina is paying for his sins.

Cobra/Alicia is waiting for Vic at CIA headquarters. She finally takes Christian’s call. He wants to warn her that Vic is dangerous. “I’m more dangerous,” replies Cobra. Vic leaves with her.

Laz warns Christian about cheating on his sister with Alicia.

Dr Mala Suerte brings Esmeeth some water and says that he isn’t only a doctor; he’s a good listener. She tells him that she is a hard, cold woman who never cries but now with her granddaugher’s situation, she feels things she never has before. Dr MS moves in to comfort her but her phone rings. It’s FELS. She doesn’t take the call.

Dra Moto comes in as FELS gets Esmeeth’s voice mail. They start making out again.

Esmeeth offers to find out more about Reina’s father. She replies that she believes Asuncion that her father was a bad guy who killed people but that doesn’t change the fact that he was a great dad for her. She doesn’t want to know any more. In fact, she doesn’t want to think about vengeance or death or anything except getting her daughter’s life back with a new heart. Esmeeth says that she respects Reina’s decision.

Navier tells Juanjo that he has to go back to Spain because of Clara worsening condition but he’ll be back. He says that Big O bought this psychiatric hospital for a reason and he’ll find out what it is. We see someone peeking through a curtain.

Vic and Cobra are at Vic’s sex pad and film studio. Vic ostensibly has come for some papers but he tries to put the moves on Cobra. She tells him not to invade her personal space. He shouldn’t provoke a Cobra. Vic replies that she isn’t a Cobra. She’s Alicia, his Alicia.

 

Miércoles – Parte Dos

Vic asks Cobra/Alicia how long she thought it would take him to remember. He never forgets the smell of a woman’s skin and hers smells like vanilla. It was a very long time ago when she begged him to make love to her. He forgot that she was a minor and the sister of his best friend and a virgin.

Christián laughs at Laz’s accusation. “Would you sleep with Connie?” he asks and tells Laz that Alicia is his sister. Laz doesn’t believe it. Chris has never mentioned a sister. Chris says that his sister is “muy especial.”

FELS shows Dra Moto Christian’s cell phone records. It shows that he has made calls to a coded phone in Spain. Dra Moto is sorry that she has to keep a certain distance from him to pretend that their relationship is professional.

Alicia tells Vic that she isn’t his or anyone’s property. She doesn’t even remember him. She sees her brother from time to time because he is the only real part of her past. Vic is no one to her. Vic doesn’t believe her. He says that he was her first. She says that’s for women in telenovelas. The first, the 15th or the last one, they’re all the same, says Alicia. If he thinks she won’t kill him because of that, he’s wrong. She wants the diamonds.

Christian tells Laz that Alicia was in the police like all the Palacios but she left to do other things. Connie comes in. Christian tells her that Alicia is his sister. He says that he never would be unfaithful. Being unfaithful cost him his wife, his best friend, Susana and left him sleepless at night for many years. He would never be unfaithful again.

Reina calls Navier. She needs him with her. He says that he will be back with her soon.

Estefi is in a wheelchair. She tries to get up but the attendant gives her an injection.

Estefi wakes up in a bed with restraints on her wrists and ankles. She cries for help. An attendant comes in and gives her an injection. The doctor comes in and tells her that she is in a psychiatric hospital. She offers him money. She says that she needs her life, her mansion, her dolls. She flashes back to what Navier said when he injected her for the first time. She curses Navier. She says that his real hell hasn’t started yet.

Asunsion tells Esmeeth that there was more that she couldn’t tell Reina. Things so dirty and horrible that she can hardly talk about them. Esmeeth says that Asuncion can tell her whatever she wants. Reina comes in and tells them that Navier is on his way back. Reina is happy. She thought something bad might have happened.

Victor doesn’t give up on hitting on Alicia. He proposes a partnership of the Cobra and the Black Falcon. Alicia laughs and says that Victor knows so little of her.

Juanjo gets home from his trip with Navier. Susana has sexy underwear on. This is what she does to show him why he shouldn’t be unfaithful with Yolanda. JJ just laughs and carries her off.
 

Miércoles – Parte Tres

Navier is back at the hospital. He asks about Clara. Reina replies that she is weak.

Estefi wakes up. The restraints are off. An attendant comes in. She pretends to be asleep. When the attendant is called out, she gets up and goes to the door.

Dr Mala Suerte tells Reina and Navier that they can’t wait any longer. Clara’s condition is deteriorating. They have to put in an artificial heart. Reina tells Navier that they have to pray that a donor shows up.

Susana and Juanjo make up. Laz comes over and asks if they can watch the baby. Susana takes one look at our little chubber and says that she looks exactly like Greta.

FELS and FELS and Dra Moto are at in Chris’ office. They want the police to help find Estefi who has disappeared. Victor comes in. He doesn’t care about Estefi. She can take care of herself. FELS and Dra Moto leave. Christian wants to talk to Vic about his new bodyguard – his sister Alicia or should he call her Cobra.

Said Cobra is at a safe deposit box. She opens it and there are three of the four red diamonds and the crown.

Reina embraces Clara as she goes into surgery.

Susana can’t take her eyes off of the baby. She says that the baby looks just like Greta when Victor put her in her arms. Laz and Juanjo attribute this to grief over what happened to Greta and to their belief that all babies look pretty much the same.

Estefi is trying to escape from they asylum and she ends up in the room of a patient with books and easels.

Reina tells Navier that all they can do is pray. Dr MalaSuerte comes in to say that they have stopped the procedure because they have a donor. There is relief and hugging.

Estefi finally sees who is in the room. “Octavio,” she says, “Octavio de Rosas.” Yes, replies the guy, I am Octavio de Rosas.

End of Capitulo 104

Estefi tells Big 2O that he is dead. Is he a ghost? Big 2O says that yes, he has been dead for many years. He is a ghost.

Victor tells Christian that he doesn’t like ghosts that return, or mysteries. That’s Alicia, replies Christian. He doesn’t understand why she is working for Vic and Vic doesn’t say. Whatever the reason, Chris doesn’t want Alicia working for Vic. She has become dangerous. Vic replies that is the difference between them. He has always been dangerous.

Alicia puts on the crown and says that she is the Queen of Assassins.

Estefi asks what Big 2O is doing there. He says that he doesn’t know her. He gets nervous and tells her to leave him in peace. Estefi thinks that she is going crazy. An attendant comes in and forces her to leave.

Dra Moto is with FELS in a sexy outfit and with her hair down. She is ready for nookie but FELS is worried about where Estefi has disappeared to. Moto is not pleased with what she considers to be his putting the job first. FELS demonstrates that he doesn’t do that.

Susana’s letter is from Estefi and says that she is going on a trip. Juanjo thinks that is logical after what has happened. Susana replies that Estefi was her only friend. JJ and Laz say that Susana can be friends with Connie. She’s a great friend. She should get some new friends. Susana doesn’t appear to be convinced.

Izzy and Cobra share a drink and stake out their positions with Victor.
 

Miércoles – Parte Cuatro

Dr Mala Suerte tells Navier, Reina and Esmeeth that the heart is on its way. They are prepping Clara to operate as soon as it arrives. Reina thanks God. There was bad accident in Aviles and the family decided to donate their daughter’s organs. Navier asks if the family can be contacted but the doc says that donations are anonymous.

Susana has come to see Vic. Izzy is there. Since Susana is living with Juanjo, he asks how Connie and Palacios are getting along. Susana replies that she hardly ever sees them. In comes Victor. Susana gives him the letter from Estefi. Susana says that even though it is Estefi’s hand and has her signature, she thinks it is false. Cobra is eavesdropping.

Esmeeth tells Navier that she has checked in with the office in Las Vegas and Estefi has disappeared. Did Navier kill her? Does he know where she is? Navier replies that he doesn’t want to talk about that woman. He checks her location on his phone.

Estefi curses Navier for doing this to her.

Bad news on the heart front. Bad weather has grounded the plane with the heart. No pilot is willing to fly in such weather – except Navier, of course. He will go get his daughter’s heart.

The attendant comes in to Estefi’s room. She asks if he is going to drug her again. She doesn’t want that. She wants sex. She takes off her shirt and says that she is a star. Has the guy seen any of her movies?

The head doc tells Big 2O that he knows that someone was in his room the previous night. Big2O says that it was strange. The woman knew his name, knew he was Octavio de Rosas. She didn’t know that he has been there for 50 years [I thought that’s what he said but it can’t be 50 years, not if he knows Esmeeth]. Big 2O says that she doesn’t know how he has been deprived of his future, his family, his inheritance, his identity as Octavio de Rosas.

Navier is going for the heart. He is a licensed pilot.

Big 2O and the doctor talk about Estefi, how attractive she is and that she is married while Estefi seduces the attendant and smothers him with a pillow.

Susana tells Victor that Estefi wouldn’t have written a letter saying that couldn’t deal with the grief of losing her daughter. Izzy catches Cobra listening. Victor tells Susana that maybe Estefi did write the letter. When she leaves, he tells Izzy that Estefi is not one to take vacations or write goodbye letters.

FELS has brought Yoli in for questioning. She says that the only thing she knows is that Navier was there for romance with his wife. So it was Navier, says FELS.

Big 2O gets a box out from under his bed. He looks at pictures. He says, “Ah Geronimo, how young we were and how much we looked alike with our lives before. You were filled with hate and were looking to stab me in the back. In this room, there is no hate – there are pictures and music. A room filled with memories of a life that couldn’t be. Estefi comes into the room and locks the door from the inside [in what mental hospital, can a patient lock themselves in?] “What are you doing here? Big 2O asks over and over.

Navier tells Reina that he has to try and get the heart in the next few hours or it will all be in vain – the death of their baby, their daughter’s wait. Reina tells him to take care of himself. She couldn’t stand another tragedy. Navier says that he has never failed her before and he won’t fail her now. He will come back with the heart for her and their child. Esmeeth says that she knows he will succeed. Maybe it’s because they share the same blood. “Maybe it’s because I’m your son,” says Navier. This is not goodbye, says Navier. “I will bring the heart because for me there isn’t bad weather or danger.” He runs off.
 

Miércoles – Parte Cinco

Vic tells Cobra that Izzy reported that she was spying on him. He asks what she is hiding. She says that he doesn’t have any options. He replies that he is getting tired of this game. Who has disappeared asks Cobra? Your “gran amor?”

Big 2O tells Estefi that she shouldn’t be there. They might hurt her. She says that she is going to escape but first she has to know who he is. She is calmer now. The drugs are out of her system. She doesn’t believe in ghosts. She asks if his death was a sham. Big 2O is not stupid. He realizes that the imposter who took his life must be dead.

FELS call Esmeth and tells her that Estefi is still missing. She doesn’t care. FELS says that she should care. Navier was involved. He was at Estefi’s house. FELS doesn’t know what happened but Navier dismissed the servants and didn’t leave any fingerprints. Esmeeth says that FELS seems very upset that Estefi is missing. He tells her that they received an anonymous note that says that if Estefi doesn’t turn up soon, the list of the 179 agents will be released with Navier’s name at the top. Her son will be the first to die. He hangs up. He says that Estefi had better turn up or he will kill Navier himself.

Dra Moto tells Laz that FELS was different last night. She says she felt different, too. Laz thinks that Moto might be thinking differently because she is taking care of a baby. Moto doesn’t think so.

Juanjo gets a call from the mental hospital. He is typing it into his computer. The “loca” killed a nurse. He says that will be the title of his next novel. Susana comes in. She tells him that she thinks the note she was sent was false and she has a bad feeling about Estefi. She wants JJ to help her find Estefi.

Estefi begs Big 2O to tell her who he is. Who stole his identity? She doesn’t understand. She isn’t just anyone. She is his favorite son’s wife. Big 2O says that he never had a son, never had a family. The attendants are pounding on the door. They finally break in and drag Estefi off.

Esmeeth tells Reina that Javier’s got the heart! Happy. Then she gets a call. Navier’s plane has disappeared from the radar. Sad. We see the plane flying in clouds and lightning. The control tower tells Navier to return to the airport he left from. Navier replies that he is continuing with his flight plan.

Izzy reports to Vic on his investigation into López. He mentions the dead Ansastasia as one of López’ girlfriends and says that López knew the Cobra really well.

Estefi is back in bed with the restraints. She tells the doctor that she has lots of money – more than her husband. The doctor says that her husband was right that she is a dangerous killer. He is going to cure her. He has his methods. The attendants bring in a device that looks like it gives electroshocks. The doctor says that she is a murderer so this is appropriate. It will cure her or kill her. They attach electrodes, put in a mouth guard and shock Estefi. This scene is intercut with scenes of Navier requesting permission for an emergency landing in Madrid.

Esmeeth can’t contact the airport. Dr. Mala Suerte says that there is no news. If the heart doesn’t get there within an hour, they can’t use it.

FELS goes batshit on his agents about their lack of progress in finding Estefi. He tells Dra Moto that he is sure that Navier had something to do with Esteifi’s disappearance. Moto says that she has only seen him like this when things are out of his control. She says isn’t it time he told her what is going on between him and that woman.

Juanjo can’t reach Navier. JJ asks Susana why she is so sure that the note from Estefi is false. Susana replies that private things between her and Estefi cause her to believe this. JJ asks her to confide in him. Susana goes to take care of the baby and Laz comes in. Susana announces that the baby has a high fever!!

Big 2O is painting. The doctor comes in and tells him not to get in the way or… Or what, asks Big 2O, you’ll kill me. Go ahead.


 

Miércoles – Parte Cinco

Connie asks Christián about Alicia. He says that she was a cop until she killed an innocent bystander. She is special but has made many mistakes. He is afraid of what she might do. She and Vic together are a ticking time bomb. They could end up killing each other.

Vic asks Cobra when she met López. Who is she really besides being Cobra and Alicia Palacios. She knew that López had the diamonds. She knows a lot more than she is saying. He puts the Injecto-Death 3000 to her neck and demands that she talks or he will kill her.

Reina tells Esmeeth that they are preparing Clara to get the artificial heart. Esmeeth is sure that Navier will show up. What if he is dead? asks Reina.

Estefi says that she will survive and make everyone pay. They will all meet in hell. Navier will regret not killing her. She will come back stronger and more dangerous than ever.

Where are you, Navier, cries Reina. Then in runs Navier with the heart!! What a guy!

End of Capitulo 105

Navier tells Reina that their daughter’s life will be saved. We deserve that, says Reina. They hug. Behind them Esmeeth points to her neck. [Is she suggesting that it was cross that helped them?]

Cobra tells Vic that she could stab him in stomach before she died of the Injecto-Death poison. She can’t kill him while she is awake. Fine, says Vic, then he’ll wait until he finds her asleep. They kiss.

Big 2 O tells the head doctor that he is fed up with life inside these four walls. He is ready to die. He says that he knows who is who and what is what. His whole story is in his head but he won’t tell it ever.

Navier asks Reina to get him some coffee. Esmeeth tells Navier about Picasso’s call and threat. He tells her that he knows she doesn’t believe him but it doesn’t matter. She replies that it should matter to him. Estefi told Picasso that it was he who told the names on the list. Navier says that he didn’t have that information to tell her. He says that if Estefi has that information, then someone more powerful than he is protecting her - someone inside the organization. They have to find out who that is.

Estefi has a dream that FELS comes to save her.

FELS reams out Dra Moto for asking him for explanations in front of his team. Moto is surprised that is what is bothering him. He is out of control because Navier came to LasVegas without permission. She wants to know why it is so important that they find Estefi. FELS says that Estefi is very important to him. Moto gets a call about the baby’s fever. She says that their conversation isn’t over. FELS calls for a plane to be put at his disposition.

Juanjo asks Laz if the baby’s condition is serious. Laz says that babies get fevers all the time but he feels in his heart like this baby is his.

Connie wants to know more about Alicia. She wants to meet her. Christián says that is not a good idea.

Vic had got Cobra on the bed. He says that she might know a lot about weapons but he knows how to wage his battles in bed.

 

Miércoles – Parte Seis

Esmeeth tells Navier that apparently López stole the diamonds. Navier says that Estefi doesn’t need them where she is. Esmeeth asks what he did with Estefi. Why won’t he confide in her? She has come as her real self, Virginia de la Vega, someone she hasn’t been for many years. Navier says that he is sorry but his attention is in the operating room where his daughter is having surgery. Reina comes back with the coffee. She says that she took extra time so that Nav and Esmeeth could talk. Is there something they want to tell her? Navier says that he has nothing to tell her. Reina and Esmeeth go in search of information on the progress of the operation.

Operating room. Dr Mala Suerte make the incision.

Victor and Cobra post sex. He says that she kills for money. He robs for passion. There is some more byplay and Cobra says that Vic doesn’t have a grandma. Vic is serious now. He wants to know about Lopez. Cobra says that they were both hired killers when they met. He betrayed her and stole the diamonds. She knows that he can get them back. Vic asks why she can’t get the diamonds. She replies that she is only a hired killer. What do you want to be? Ask Vic, “To be the queen,” replies Cobra. She leaves and Vic says that she there is only one Reina and it’s not her.

Estefi asks the doctor what she has to do get out of here. He says that she has to tell him all about her relationship with Big O. Navier is watching on his phone. Apparently there is a camera behind the painting on the wall. The doctor hits Estefi and is going to do again when Navier calls him and tells him not to do that again. Navier asks Esmeeth if she knows Big O’s secrets. Nearly all, she replies.

We see Big 2O painting. He says this woman is the most beautiful in the world. We see the canvas – it’s Emseeth. The doc comes in. Still painting that woman? he says. Big 2O says that she is his muse and inspiration. Has Big 2O considered that she might be dead? No, says Big 2O, my Sara isn’t dead. Doc says Estefi killed a nurse and might kill him. That wouldn’t be a bad thing replies Big 2O.
 

There's still another part or two to finish up. Sorry for the big mess.
 

Jean, please don't be sorry. We are all at the mercy of NoTeEscucho-Telemundo. It's their fault, not yours. You are going above and beyond what we would normally be expecting. But, we await with baited breath.
 

I, for one, am happy to see Big 2O back. I liked him. It wasn't really a surprise since he was in the karaoke video with the beard and clearly that was filmed well after the death of Big O's character.

I didn't know in what capacity he would be back, of course. So the real Big O is a nice guy who likes to paint and listen to music and his life was stolen by a look-alike named Geronimo. Of course there are more details that we need to know. When did this happen? It seems since Big 2O has been painting Esmeeth's portrait for all these years, including her change in hairstyles, that he met her or did he just see her picture? If he has been shut up in the alyssum for 50 years, as I though he said, he can't be Navier's father.
 

Jean, You're SORRY? Are you kidding? What you have is WONDERFUL? I'm with Anita -- I can't wait to read the rest of it!

Hey, did you notice that they're calling the little chunker "Agatha" now?

Anita, Spendid Wisdom! My fave (among so many!): "A Dragon should study genetics in his spare time"

Maggie,

Telemundo did a little cutting earlier, but had been showing full episodes for quite a while until just last Monday.

We also think that the filming itself ended earlier than planned, so even when we have all the bits and pieces, there is still something lacking because the writers couldn't carry out the story as envisioned from day one.
 

So I guess Roman and Greta are safe. They went with an anonymous heart donor with the drama being Navier's daring flight to get it.
 

Miércoles – Parte Siete

?What do you want to know about Big O? asks Esmeeth asks Navier. She says that she will tell him everything. At the right time, say Navier. Reina comes in. She feels like she is going crazy. Her mother is a little better. She tells Navier that her mother told her that her dad was bad and would do anything for money. “Your mother knows a lot more than she is saying,” replies Navier, “I will find the right moment to talk to her later.”

Vic tells Izzy to find out about everything about Lopez, his women, especially Anastasia. He wants to know where his jewels and especially his diamonds are. Izzy doesn’t like Cobra. Vic tells him to focus on the diamonds.

Christián calls Alicia. She tells him to stop worrying about her. Christián says that Vic is powerful. He is dangerous. He tells her that his woman loves Izzy. She says he is stupid and chose badly. Connie likes it that Christián will do anything for his sister. She would do anything for Laz. In that way they are the same.

Dra Moto says that the baby is better. She is going to take her to her place. Laz asks if her ex who is not really her ex is going to be there. She says no. FELS is crazy because Estefi has disappeared and he is sure Navier had something to do with it. JJ is listening.

Navier gets a message from the doc that he won’t hit Estefi again. He was angry because she killed a nurse. Nav prays. He says that he has never dared to ask anything from God. He knows what he has done. He knows that he shouldn’t take justice into his own hands. He will pay the consequences. He did what he had to. He only he wants that that his daughter does not suffer because of what he has done.

Clara codes on the operating table. Reina gets a terrible pain in her heart. She knows something bad is happening to her daughter. Navier tells her to look at him, be calm, breathe. Everything will be all right. He holds her.

Cobra makes a date to meet Connie. She snoops around Vic’s office and finds the frig with the Injecto-Death 3000 poison. Vic comes in. He asks what she wants to know about the exploits of the Black Falcon. She rattles off some of his heists but says that she won’t tell Christián. She only wants the red diamonds and then she will be gone. Vic asks if she knows the diamonds are cursed. She says that he will be cursed if he doesn’t give them to her.

Estefi has more visions. She sees someone open the door and shoot her. She curses Reina and Navier. She calls for Greta.

 

Miércoles – Parte ocho

Dra Moto and Laz bring Agatha home. Laz fusses about the air conditioning. She says that if he doesn’t have confidence in her, he can take the baby elsewhere. Laz asks what is wrong. Moto has been knocked off her perch by FELS. She doesn’t know what to do.

Big 2O flashes back to a conversation with Big O to fill us on the back story. He has come to drop off B2O’s favorite food. He shouldn’t complain about his life in the asylum B2O says that this isn’t life. Big O says that he had 5 operations to end up looking exactly like Big 2O. Apparently Big O was the illegitimate child of a maid. He switched lives with Big 2O after and accident. Big O’s father never treated him well unlike his only child – Big 2O. End of flashback.

Dr Mala Suerte says that it was a difficult operation but they finally succeeded in giving Clara a new heart. Navier thanks him. Dr MS says that they have to hope her body doesn’t reject the heart but he hopes the worst is over.

Izzy tells Victor that Clara received a heart transplant. Izzy asks if Vic is resigned to losing Reina. Vic says the retired from the game temporarily but when he goes back it will be for good.

Dr Mala Suerte asks Esmeeth to have a bite with him at the hospital cafeteria.

Reina and Navier have gone home. Nav has a shower. Reina wants to go back to the hospital to be there when Clara wakes up. She says that Navier doesn’t need to go with her. He has done so much already – getting the heart, etc. He should stay and rest. Nav gets a call from Juanjo saying that he doesn’t know why but Susana is running around telling people, including the police, that Estefi’s letter isn’t genuine. There is a knock at the door. Navier gets his gun. It’s FELS. He says that he has come to hsbr Navier to tell him once and for all what happened to Estefi and he won’t leave until he knows. Reina asks why FELS thinks Navier did it. FELS replies that Esmeeth told Navier that Estefi was responsible for kidnapping Clara.
Cara de impactada de Reina who didn't know this.
 

Parts of the karaoke must have been filmed around the time of these episodes, because it also has La Cobra in it, too.

Jean --- THANK YOU for the threecap! Another labor of devotion and dedication.

I wonder who Big20 really is, in terms of who is Geronimo???
At first, I thought he might also be Reina’s father, but that would bring up the incest thing, so that won’t do.
It will be interesting to learn the whole story on Reina’s dad, if Telemundo actually does not cut that, too. (A pox on you, Telemundo! Hiiiissssssssssssssssssss!!!)


Is there a woman in Las Vegas with whom Victor has NOT had sex? The guy gets around.
 

Jean, thank you, thank you, thank you for filling in the cut parts. We REALLY appreciate your efforts.

Wow, big surprise about the half brother!

They surely did make it seem like Estefi was going to escape about four times last night. Of course, her threats to make Navier suffer are probably foreshadowing.

I'm not enjoying the Cobra story that much. Does anyone know who has the 4th red diamond? At this point I'm googling Beanie Body Suits.

Wow, I'm ashamed to admit I ever liked FELS. Do we know if Estefi ever really had the 100+ names of CIA agents, or if she made that threat because FELS told her to? He seems pretty darned serious about outing agents to get back his Twisted Sister. I sincerely hope Esmeeth never falls back into bed with him.

They SHOULD have shown us that Susana thinks Agatha looks exactly like Greta as a baby. That's crucial!
 

I find it interesting that although Laz does not know that baby is his, he is definitely hearing la llamada de la sangre.
 

Thanks Novelera, I just wish I had had more time to do some editing of the thing and maybe even add some snark. The fourth red diamond is in the possession of FELS or the CIA. It was found in the underwear of Anastasia, López's girlfriend who was found dead.
 

Yes, indeed, Doris, Laz is feeling the llamada of the sangre for Agatha. The llamada hasn't played too much of a part in this novela. Navier didn't feel it much for Clarita and Estefi didn't feel it for Greta and Navier certainly didn't feel it for Esmeeth.
 

GREAT recap Jean!

so while Cristian was boinking Victor's daughter, Vic was boinking Cristian's sister, no wait, must have been another time because Victor was busy boinking Cristian's wife.

and Asuncion in her dying bed still can't spit it out, this must be important.

after Cristian declared his forever faithfulness, did Connie have a look like, darn, how am I ever going to find a reason to get rid of this guy.

Estefi in a wheelchair at the manicomio, isn't that how ¿Dónde está Elisa? ended.

 

Jean, thank you again. You make it absolutely impossible to miss a single word of your recap. If we do, we miss important information. It's complicated enough without the cuts. How dare they!!*&^%%##@! fool with the most perfectly weird, fascinating telenovela to come along in ages.

Novelera--I was also blind to Mr. Tall Dark and Mysterious's, his charms and how he seduced and enamored our dear Smeeth. Now I see he's just an out of control child having a tantrum and being a mean teenager to boot! Phhhttt (that's supposed to be a Bronx Cheer). I'm DONE with him.

I think it's interesting that FELS excused his decisions vis a vis Javier (separating him from Reina and making him marry Stefi) because he didn't want him getting romantically involved and losing his sense of "Mission Above Everything." Then, he turned around and did exactly the same thing with Smeeth and then back to Moto. Maybe it was all just sex and conquest to him, but he certainly enjoyed Smeeth's wine, short couch, kisses and above all, her aroma.



 

Anita - my Brooklyn born and raised mother called it "raspberries". LOL
 

Jean, the final parts are as exquisitely written as the earlier ones. If this is what "really rough" looks like, I can't Imagine what polished might be. :) Thanks so much for doing this!

Poor Big O. I'm thinking he should be Big O-1 (pronounced like 'oy') since he is the original and Gerónimo is an inferior copy. I love the way he looks with the beard and glasses. He reminds me of the New York abstract expressionists of the 50's and 60's (not so much the art -- that looks like a bunch of old publicity stills for a famous telenovela actress).

I thought he said '50 years' too, but that doesn't make sense on any level.

So are they going to force us to like Christian Palacios now -- or at least to stop disliking him?

It was funny when Alicia looked inside the space in the wall of safe deposit boxes and saw the crown; then she slid out the narrow closed box from the space, opened it and removed the three big diamonds AND the crown from the box!

I'm glad they solved the heart transplant problem with an anonymous donor rather than going with one of our grisly solutions. :D

So the psych place really is in Florida! They really stink at controlling dangerous patients. How many nurses does the new girl have to kill before they figure out how to control her?
 

And just for the record: I NEVER liked FELS!
 

I am agape. You recappers for this show are more amazing than El Dragon. His general awesomeness pales in comparison to yours. I have no idea how you can put out these wonderful, detailed, funny beautifully-written recaps, adding in the missing parts and even putting them in different fonts so we can spot them.

But I have steam coming out of my ears. When I see what they chopped out….grrrrr. For instance, I had no idea FELS had gotten all kissy-kissy with Dr. Mota. Um, that’s a VERY important plot point, Telemundo. And tons of other stuff. I wish we’d seen Navier flying that plane. The way they showed it here, he just walked out of the hospital, and came back with a heart, kinda like going around the corner to the drugstore.

Etc. And more etc.’s. I feel sorry for the writers and actors who made this show. They must know about the chopping.

And besides, why cut it? When this one ends, everybody tunes into a different one. It’s like a big telenovela river and we all float along it. So why cut the end and piss everybody off? There’s no rush – it’s not like Telemundo is going to have to make space in their schedule for the Olympics or some such.
 

Maggie--LOL - going to CVS for a replacement heart.

I'd never pictured the Spanish language channels as a big telenovela river. But you are quite right, one follows the other in an endless flow, day in, day out, year in, year out, decade in, decade out. There must be a whole pile of silt at the mouth of these particular rivers.

NM--I noticed the crown in the box, too. Remember when we all guffawed when Reina took HER Red Diamonds out of the safety deposit box and it had no drawer in it? Just the diamonds. I guess Telemundo decided to correct the error, but just made it worse.

 

Or was it fake Reina who took them out. I'm too tired of Company Hi-Jinx to go back and search.
 

Jean, your recap was awesome! I don't know how you do it, but I'm thankful that you do.

I'm so confused about what's happening that I won't comment. The only thing I want to say is to quote Maggie's marvellous line: "You recappers for this show are more amazing than El Dragon." Amen.
 

Maggie: They didn't actually show Navier flying the plane. They showed the exterior of a plane in clouds with lightning and they showed the instrument panel of a plane in turbulence with big analog dials - very old fashioned. I'm sure the jet they showed the exterior of has an all digital instrument panel. We heard Navier talking to air traffic control.

But you did get the impression of a dangerous journey unlike what was broadcast.
 

deb wrote: so while Cristian was boinking Victor's daughter, Vic was boinking Cristian's sister, no wait, must have been another time because Victor was busy boinking Cristian's wife.

and Asuncion in her dying bed still can't spit it out, this must be important.

after Cristian declared his forever faithfulness, did Connie have a look like, darn, how am I ever going to find a reason to get rid of this guy.

I could write recaps all day and never distill these little gems like you do. Sort of a circle boink with Christián's and Victor's families. Christián would have boinked Vic's other wife, Reina, too, if she'd let him. Christián seems to have drawn the line at Greta, though.

LOL on Asunción's inability to communicate and Connie's expression.
 

I agree with Jean, Deb. Loved your comment!

Did Cristian draw the line at Greta or was it her being in the boarding school in England that kept him at bay?
 

Me three about deb's comment!

Actually, Christian did draw the line about Greta. She said she tried to seduce him when she came back to Las Vegas. It was a test: she was going to KILL him if he took the bait.

She also confessed that on the night of her fall at the aerial circus, she was planning to murder the Putz. She saw her accident as punishment.

(Did we ever discuss this or was this stuff that got cut and overlooked? I can't remember.)
 

Anita – loved your brainwave about the silt!

And Jean, thank you for describing the flying scene. It sounds like a hoot. From what I gather, it was an actual plane, yes? At least it wasn’t a toy one on a string like the 50s UFO movies, though that would have been cool too.

I forget to mention that I love the name” Big 20” …..
 

I'm pretty sure it was a cut scene but one that I posted a recap of it and we had some discussion about it especially about the revelations of Greta's criminal intentions and what it might mean for her fate.
 

Maggie: From what I recall, it was an actual plane but I'm not sure it wasn't a still picture of a plane added to video of clouds and digital lightning. It was better than a toy plane on a string but not something that represented a big prop investment by Telemundo.
 

Hi everyone! I have only added the cut scenes from Episode 107. I was not able to watch the other two episodes online.

Recap will be posted soon.


 

Jueves Part 1

Madrid, Spain – Casa De Reina
“Is it true?” “You knew Estefania organized everything and didn’t tell me?” Reina asks Navier. “I didn’t know anything” replies Navier. “Where would I have gotten that information?” he asks. “Obviously from Esmeeth” replies FELS-PELS-GELS. “Who on this occasion your dear mother didn’t want to protect you and told you the truth that Estefania told her to her face that she was responsible” FELS-PELS-GELS says. “I can’t believe this” Reina says. “Esmeeth didn’t tell me anything and I have nothing to do with what could happened to Estefania” Navier says. “And I don’t believe you” FELS-PELS-GELS tells Navier.

Casa De Rosas – Kitchen
Cobra is on the phone. She gives the ok to let someone in. She hangs up and calls for Izzy. Izzy shows up and asks her what she wants. “Do you know if the Sr. is going out?” she asks him. “Not at this moment” he replies. Cobra flirts with Izzy and calls him attractive. He asks her what she wants from him. She replies that she thought they could have a little fun together. He tells her he has who to have fun with already. “Don’t you like me?” she asks him. She lays a cobra smooch on him. Victor catches them smooching. But he’s the only one – Connie also sees the smooch from behind.

LVPD – TWCILV’s Office
Susana asks Christian for help in finding Estefania. She tells him she has a bad feeling. “She left me a letter but I have my doubts” she tells him. She tells him that he knows Estefania is not the kind of person who would run away. “Perhaps she had her reasons” he tells her. “What reasons?” she asks him. “Do you know anything?” she asks him. Christian replies that Estefania is a woman who keeps many secrets. “Secrets she wouldn’t have told even her best friend” he tells her. “Then Estefania could be dead?” she asks him. “Anything is possible” he replies. He advises Susana to stay away from Estefania because nothing having to do with Estefania can be good for her.

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
The Real Big O is surrounded by the paintings of Esmeeth. He takes a photo out of a box. “Maybe I’ll never have you in front of me...maybe I’ll never look into your eyes and say thanks…your smile illuminated my days and those blue eyes were all I needed to keep living…you were my arrebato de amor [crush]…my trobellino [whirlwind]…my oasis in the middle of the dessert….you were a little bit of breath in the middle of all this madness. He kisses the photo.

Casa De Rosas – Kitchen
Izzy tries to explain himself by telling Victor the cobra smooch isn’t what it seems. “I know it can lead to a misunderstanding…” he tells Victor. “I’d say it was a ridiculous and extravagant situation” Victor says. “Things that happen” Victor says. “Isn’t that right, Leiva?” Victor asks Connie who has been watching and eavesdropping from behind. Izzy realizes Connie is there. Victor tells Izzy to take his time and explain it to Connie with all the details. Victor and Cobra leave the room. Izzy wants to explain it all to Connie. But first he asks her what she’s doing there. She replies she came to see her sister-in-law but eveidently she came at the wrong moment. Connie tries to leave but Izzy grabs her by the arm. She tells him she has no right to be like this because he is with another woman. Connie leaves.
 

Jueves Part 2

Forensics
Dra. Moto tells Laz they’ll have to hire a babysitter for Agatha who can’t be coming to work with them all the time. Laz doesn’t like the idea – he has this image of babysitters being deadly which he got from movies. He wants Dra. Moto to move some strings with the boss or her current boyfriend. He does not want to leave Agatha alone. He tells Dra. Moto that whenever he is with the baby and looks at her he stops missing Greta. Laz doesn’t know what would have happened if it weren’t for Agatha and Dra. Moto. Dra. Moto hugs Laz just as Christian walks into the room. He hopes he is not interrupting but he had to inform them personally that a couple showed up who is interested in adopting Agatha. They will have to give up Agatha at any moment.

Casa De Rosas – Study
Victor and Cobra enter the study and are laughing their heads off. Cobra set the whole thing up so Connie could catch her kissing Izzy. “You’re so mean” Victor tells her sarcastically. He tells her he loves these kinds of things. He tells her he enjoyed seeing the look on Connie’s face. Cobra doesn’t think Connie deserves her brother. She thinks her brother deserves better. Victor tells Cobra that Christian is in love with Connie and doesn’t think he’d get a divorce. Victor asks Cobra what she plans on doing. Does she plan on killing her sister-in-law?

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
Doc enters the room of the real Big O who is busy painting a new Esmeeth portrait I guess. He has brought him some company – Estefania. Estefania enters the room and looks around at all the paintings of Esmeeth.


Madrid, Spain – Casa De Reina
FELS-PELS-GELS tells Reina and Navier that Estefania disappeared without leaving any clues only a letter directed to Susana. “What did the letter say?” Reina asks. “Nothing much…only that she needed to get away and needed some time to get over what happened with her daughter” FELS-PELS-GELS replies. “Why do you suspect Navier then?” Reina asks. Because FELS-PELS-GELS doubts in the coincidence that Navier was in Las Vegas at the time of Estefania’s disappearance. Navier tells FELS-PELS-GELS that he was in Las Vegas to sign some business papers. He didn’t see Estefania – he went to look for Estefania at her house but she wasn’t there. He waited for her but she never arrived. FELS-PELS-GELS doesn’t believe Navier and knows Navier was involved in Estefania’s disappearance. FELS-PELS-GELS tells Navier to forget about his life with Reina and Clara if Estefania doesn’t turn up and threatens Navier with sending him to hell. Reina stands up to the tall man and asks him where he will send her. What if it was she who had Estefania killed? What if she decided to end with Estefania’s life because she had her daughter kidnapped and almost killed? What will he do with her? Will he send her to hell too? Reina tells FELS-PELS-GELS that she hates Estefania more than anyone and that no one wants to see Estefania dead more than her. FELS-PELS-GELS doesn’t believe Reina has the profile to do such a thing but he does believe Navier is capable of doing anything. Navier accepts he is capable of doing anything. He tells FELS-PELS-GELS that he and Reina didn’t do anything. FELS-PELS-GELS tells Navier to watch out because he’ll keep an eye on him and when he makes a false move he’ll caer encima. Navier tells him to do what he wants. FELS-PELS-GELS tells Navier they’ll see each other again and leaves. Reina tells Navier that FELS-PELS-GELS scares her. He tells her that while he is with her no one will scare her.
 

Jueves Part 3

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
The Real Big O wants to be left alone. Estefania wants to know how come he is painting those portraits. Doc explains that The Real Big O is an artist and the woman in the portraits is his love. Estefania is confused and believes they are trying to drive her crazy. She says Octavio De Rosas ruined her life and insists that Big O is Dead O. The Real Big O says that who she saw dead was Jeronimo the imposter the one who stole his life. He kicks Doc and Estefania out of the room and tells them that this is his world and no one will take it from him. He wants to be left alone. Nurse enters and informs Doc that the cops are there. Nurse and Doc leave.

Casa De Rosas – Study
Of course Cobra would kill Connie. In fact, it’d be easy. But right now her priority is Victor. “I’m in serious problems then because I don’t have news on the four red diamonds” he tells her. Cobra tells Victor she’s losing her patience. Victor tells Cobra he’s worried because one of the people that knew about red diamonds is dead and the other is missing. Cobra tells Victor to not overestimate himself – she knows about his magic powers. She is sure he’ll find the red diamonds. She gives him 24 hours to find the red diamonds.

Madrid, Spain – Casa De Reina
“Are you going to tell me the truth or not?” Reina asks Navier. “You know I will support you whatever you do” she tells him. “I know but I have nothing to tell you” he tells her. “What happened to Estefania?” Reina asks. “Nothing you need to know” he replies. He tells her he doesn’t need for her to defend him or to blame herself for anything either. All he wants is for her to think about daughter. “Don’t you trust me?” he asks her. “Of course I do” she replies. “But this man left me uneasy” she tells him. He tells her she has no reason to have been left uneasy. He’ll take care of FELS-PELS-GELS. She tells him she loves him and kisses him. She wants to go and see dragona. He leaves to go and change.

Forensics
Laz isn’t will to give Agatha up for adoption. Laz insists Agatha has all she needs – food, shelter, etc. He knows they aren’t a normal family but they are a family. Dra. Moto has been silent and Laz asks her to speak up. He believes she doesn’t speak up because she never wanted Agatha to be with them. Christian tells them the notification will arrive soon and leaves. Dra. Moto asks Laz if she wants her to speak about. She tells him she wants the best for Agatha and even if it hurts the best for Agatha isn’t them.

Casa De Rosas – Living Room
Izzy advises Connie not to get near that Cobra woman. “That woman is my family and who got too close to her is you” she tells him. “You don’t know her” he tells her. “Well you do and you know her well” she tells him. “I have nothing to do with that woman and even I did I am a free man” he tells her. “Yeah yeah you’re a free man like a butterfly who is flying around all the woman that cross your path” she tells him. “You can’t say anything” he tells her. “Because you sleep with that cop every night” he tells her. “You can’t make me a scene when someone kissed ME” he tells her. “Oh so it was only a kiss because I thought you were a couple and are getting married and if it is that then I’d love to welcome you to the family brother-in-law” she tells him. Cobra shows up and asks to speak Connie alone. Izzy leaves. Cobra tells Connie that she’s oh so happy that she came into their family and tells her that if she makes Christian suffer then she’ll kill her literally.
 

Jueves Part 4

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
The Real Big O paints as Estefania sits on his bed and asks him if he will talk to her. He replies that he won’t. Doc comes into the room and tells them the cops are there for the case of the dead nurse who Estefania killed. Estefania says she killed no one. Doc tells them they’ll stay there and not to scream because no one will hear them. The Real Big O tells Estefania it is true that no one will hear them. He screamed, broke glasses, they put bars, they threatened him, etc. He tells her they can’t escape from this place. She tells him that he couldn’t escape because he was alone but now she’s there with him. She asks him to tell her his story and tells him that perhaps destiny untied them and perhaps they are two good souls who found each other to fight against the bad guys.

Casa De Rosas – Study
Victor tells Izzy he has 24 hours to hand over the red diamonds. He wants Izzy to use any of his contacts but to find the red diamonds. He tells Izzy that Cobra is resentful and there is nothing worse than being in the hands of a resentful woman.

Casa De Rosas – Living Room
Cobra tells Connie several ways in which she could kill her if she flirts with Izzy or another man and is unfaithful to Christian. Connie is left very scared and leaves saying she is off to take care of her husband. Izzy shows up and Cobra tells him to stay away from her sister-in-law.

Forensics
Laz thinks Dra. Moto is heartless since she’s separating herself from Agatha as if Agatha were a book. “There are people who can’t separate themselves from books!” he tells her. Dra. Moto tells him she made the choice not to be a mother and wants to be left alone with the dead. Laz tells her fine then stay with the dead I’ll take care of Agatha. Dra. Moto thinks he’s wasting his time because between a married couple and themselves [who aren’t anything] of course a married couple will win. She doesn’t want to continue arguing with him and goes to check in on Agatha.

Hospital - Hallway
Navier phones Laz and asks him to get some info about FELS-PELS-GELS from Dra. Moto. Navier wants to know if FELS-PELS-GELS has anyone there. Laz agrees to help him. Navier hangs up the phone and sends a text message – “I need you to visit the tomb and find out how the burial was”. Reina shows up and tells him they can see Clara. The two parents leave to go and see their daughter.

Casa De Juanjo
Susana is cooking when Juanjo’s phone rings. He has gotten a text. Susana reads the text which says “I need you to visit the tomb and find out how the burial is”. Juanjo shows up and asks how the food is coming along. “Fine but you’ll have to have patience” she tells him. He tells her he has patience just look at how long he has waited for her. She goes back into the kitchen and he picks up his phone and reads the message. He tells Susana he has to go on a business trip. “A business trip?” she asks him. “It’s routine” he replies.

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
Estefania tells The Real Big O to trust her. “Everything will be fine” she tells him. “Tell me everything” she tells him. She tells him she is on his side and is not like them. She tells him they stole her life and she suspects they stole his life too. He tells her she suspects right. She removes his glasses and asks him if he will trust her. He tells her he will tell her everything.

 

Jueves Part 5

Casa De Rosas – Study
Yolanda visits Victor to hand her over an envelope which Estefania gave her to give to him if she disappeared. As Yolanda leaves, Victor checks her out a little. He opens the envelope and inside is a DVD.

Hospital – Waiting Room
Esmeeth thanks Dr. Mala Suerte for the company. He tells her he should be thanking her for the company. He never thought he’d be having coffee with a woman from the CIA. They sit on the sofa. He says her job seems so out of the ordinary. He imagines the professional takes over the personal. “It must be easy having a partner” he tells her. He tells her he went through a sad loss and understands what they are going through. She tells him she considers herself a strong woman but she can’t see her granddaughter in that hospital bed and fighting for her life. He holds her hand and tells her everything will be alright. He kisses her hand just as FELS-PELS-GELS shows up and asks if he arrived at a bad moment.

Hospital – Clara’s room
Reina and Navier are Clara’s beside when she wakes up.

Casa De Rosas – Study
Victor watches the DVD. Estefania shows Victor the code to open up the list of the 179 agents. She reveals to him that Navier is at the top of the list. She tells him Navier wanted to get into their lives and know everything about them. He wanted to get evidence and send them to prison. She knows he will know what to do with this information.

Hospital – Waiting room
FELS-PELS-GELS and Dr. Mala Suerte are introduced one another. FELS-PELS-GELS is glad Clara is in the hands of a great professional – attentive and very affectionate as FELS-PELS-GELS. Dr. Mala Suerte calls Esmeeth by her name Virginia and tells her they’ll see each other tomorrow. He kisses her hand again and leaves. “Virginia?” says FELS-PELS-GELS. “Yeah my name is Virginia” she says. Esmeeth asks FELS-PELS-GELS what he’s doing there. Is he looking for Estefania? She doesn’t think he is there for Clara or for her. He tells her that of course he did not come for her. He came for Estefania and won’t be leaving until Navier tells him what he did with Estefania.

Hospital – Clara’s room
Reina tells Clara that everything turned out fine and soon they’ll be back home. Navier tells Clara she now has a new heart and little by little she will have a normal life. Clara says she knows she’ll be fine. She says they will have a family with her little brother. She says her little brother helped her and she saw him. “You saw him?” Reina asks. “Yeah before the operation before I went to sleep I saw a baby who smiled at me and I know that it was my little brother” Clara says.

Forensics
Laz is able to get info on FELS-PELS-GELS from Dra. Moto. FELS-PELS-GELS had a mother who recently died and who he had a good relationship with. He never had a good relationship with his father. He has a sister who never loved him named Empeatriz. Dra. Moto describes her as being a dark woman and tells Laz she is a specialist in dark and criminal novels. As Dra. Moto looks under her microscope, Laz sends a text message.
 

Jueves Part 6

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
The Real Big O talks “I was a young man who loved trips and studied a lot” “My father always had me in a crib of gold” “I played golf and did horseback riding and race car driving” “I was about to run a race in Monticarlo and that’s where Geronimo appeared” “He was a half brother who I didn’t know about” “He is a son not recognized who my dad had with the maid” “We looked alike and had the same age because we were born the same year” “But that Geronimo”… “We became such good friends and hid this from my father” “I thought we were such good friends” “Geronimo resented me and hated me and one day we went out and had an accident and I was the one most affected by the accident” “A few months later I was here” “He had taken my place” “He was Octavio De Rosas the heir” “I tried to escape” “I thought I go crazy” he tells her his several escape attempts. This escape attempts made things worse. “Then I found out he had married who was my girlfriend who I didn’t really love and I found out he had a son” “Geronimo never loved Victor because he looked like me and hated him for this” Estefania asks “if you spent so much time locked up here how did you know about this woman – Sara/Esmeeth?” “One day Geronimo was not feeling well and cried over this woman because he came to see me and showed me her photo and I fell in love with. I always knew it was a platonic loved and impossible but it was love. At least I had that love for Sara. She puts his glasses back on. Do you know Sara? He asks her. Yeah I do and a lot she tells him.

Hospital – Waiting room
Esmeeth chews FELS-PELS-GELS out for coming over to the hospital to bother Navier when they have just done a heart transplant on his daughter.

Navier shows up and FELS-PELS-GELS brings up the subject again about the 179 agents whose life’s are at stake. 179 names that if they come to light are a death sentence for them. Navier and Esmeeth are part of that list too. FELS-PELS-GELS says this is a serious situation because they have no idea in whose hands those 179 lives are in.

Casa De Rosas – Study
Victor tells himself that he has in hands the lives 179 people. He finds Navier aka Nicolas Nunez name. He finds Esmeeth aka Virginia De La Vega name.
Cobra comes into the room and asks if he found the red diamonds. He hasn’t but he has found a treasure. It is the key to his future and to the future of many lives who unfortauntely for them are in his hands.

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
Estefy tells The Real Big O that she knows Esmeeth. She tells him Esmeeth is evil, cold, and calculating. She tells him that Esmeeth is the mother of her husband Navier. Jeronimo had told The Real Big O about Navier. He was told Navier was nice and noble. Estefy tells The Real Big O that Jeronimo lied. She tells him Navier is the worst person she has ever met. She tells him that Navier has no limits and scruples. She tells him that Navier is capable of anything for money and it sounds like he’s just like his father – a man without a soul. She tells him that Navier locked her up in that place. She tells him that Navier is the devil himself and is just like his father. She tells him that he has to get revenge on Jeronimo through Navier. She tells him that Navier has to pay for his years of being locked up in name of Jeronimo his father.

Hospital – Hallway
Navier receives a text where it tells him that FELS-PELS-GELS has a sister whom he doesn’t get along with named Empeatriz who is the owner of a bookstore named after her. She is an expert when it comes to detective novels.

Hospital – Waiting Room
Reina asks Navier where she buried Estefania. She wants to know because she can’t deal with this doubt. He swears he didn’t kill her. Does she believe him?
 

Jueves Part 7

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
The Real Big O thinks back to Estefy talking bad about Navier. He takes out an envelope from behind a painting and recalls when Jeronimo handed him the envelope. Jeronimo tells him that if one day he finds out that Navier is dead it is most likely because of Victor. Inside the envelope is the evidence that will put Victor and an evil woman away. The Real Big O puts the envelope back where he got it from. He is confused and doesn’t know what to do. He looks at a portrait of Esmeeth and tells her that he always hoped she’d be a great woman and that the evidence would save her son from death. But if Navier is the same as his father then he does not deserve to be saved not even if he is her son. Estefy enters the room.

Empeatriz Bookstore
Navier enters Empeatriz’s bookstore and pretends to be a reporter writing an article about detective novels. He pretends to be a reporter who is writing about dark novels for an article. Can he ask her some questions? Of course he can. Detective novels are her passion. She introduces herself as Empeatriz Picasso and he introduces himself as Rafael Del Rio.

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
Estefy tells The Real Big O that she couldn’t stop thinking about him. She tells him that she stole the keys and locks the door. She doesn’t want any interruptions. She tells him she wants to unite their solitude. She starts to seduce him.

Intercut scene: Casa De Rosas – Victor’s Bedroom and a Warehouse
Victor is in his bedroom and talks to Izzy and asks him to give him good news.

Izzy is at some warehouse and tells Victor he has someone who will tell him where the red diamonds are. That someone is a friend of the deceased fake Lopez 2.0 and either he tells him where the red diamonds are or he dies.

Victor doesn’t like being given false hope and asks Izzy to call him when he has an answer.

The call ends.

Izzy goes over towards the friend who has been tied up on something. He asks where the red diamonds are. The friend tells Izzy someone saw them leaving the bar and is sure they were followed. He tells Izzy that he’ll be caught. Izzy decides to show the friend how much he loves baseball since the friend doesn’t spill the beans. Izzy starts whacking the friend with the baseball bat.

Empeatriz Bookstore
Interview over. Navier congratulates Empeatriz on her knowledge about detective books. She tells him they are her passion. She has always been able to figure out who the murderer is. She’s never fooled [until know I guess]. Navier tells Empeatriz he knows the interview but he’d like to know more and not for an article. “Journalistic curiosity?” she asks him. “No, it is the curiosity of a man” he replies. He tells her that he doesn’t why but all of a sudden he has this umm urge to know all about her.

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
Ewww! The Real Big O is shirtless. Why??? Okay, so Estefy and The Real Big O have had a nookie at the manicomio. “Do you realize why we have to return?” Estefy asks him. “Because we are alive and feel and enjoy” she tells him. The Real Big O admits to Estefy that throughout the years he has received female visitors who Jeronimo sent him but she has driven him wild of desire and passion and there has been no one like her. Estefy holds up the portrait of Esmeeth and asks if she beats her. He tells her that the thing with Esmeeth is different. It’s a forbidden love that is in his imagination. It is a pure love. She tells him she’s not pure and is a diabla. She tells him that she’s the most impure, perverse, sexual, the biggest sinner, and the sickest. She tells him that she’ll please him until he tells her that he accepts to escape with her. [Let the seduction commence] Jeronimo accepts to escape. She tells him that’s what she likes that he changes resignation for revenge.
 

Jueves Part 8

Warehouse – Baseball Practice
Izzy continues hitting the friend who refuses to spill the beans on where the red diamonds are. Friend finally spills the beans and tells Izzy that Cobra has the red diamonds. At that very moment, Izzy is knocked out.

Empeatriz Bookstore
Navier and Empeatriz exchange phone numbers and he will call her for a dinner date. They’ll have dinner unless if it causes her trouble. It won’t because she has to give explanations to no one. He tells her he’d like to know more about her novels and her personal life. She tells him the story of her family is a novel itself. A story of deceit, lies, betrayals, lost identities, disagreements, a lot of hidden things under the carpet. She adds hatred to the list upon spotting FELS-PELS-GELS outside. FELS-PELS-GELS is talking on the phone and it doesn’t seem like he has spotted Navier. “A story of love and suspense” says Navier. “A horror story” says Empeatriz.

Empeatriz Bookstore – After the commercial break
Navier hides as FELS-PELS-GELS argues with Empeatriz. FELS-PELS-GELS leaves the Empeatriz walks towards Navier. He pretends not to know who the tall man is that just left the bookstore. He asks Empeatriz if she had a problem with her husband. “My brother” she tells him. He tells her that she didn’t seem happy with the visit. Don’t they get along? He tells her that he has a brother whom he is close too [can’t believe he was able to say that with a straight face]. She tells him she never loved her brother. She tells him that she never accepted him as her brother. She tells him that he isn’t really her brother because he was adopted and who knows who his real parents were.

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
Estefy tells The Real Big O that she’ll help him and he’ll help her. He tells her that it won’t be easy. He tried to escape but never could. He gave up. She tells him to leave it all in her hands. He’ll return and be a millionaire and powerful and she’ll be his wife. Estefy leaves the room.

Empeatriz Bookstore
I suppose Empeatriz has spilled the beans. “His real family stayed there?” Navier asks her. Empeatriz tells him that her brother’s family was murdered and it was a tragedy and massacre. She tells him that her brother survived along with a sister who she has never met. She tells him that she doesn’t know if he’ll ever understand her. This has never happened to her before. She has just met him and she feels so close to him. She tells him that he is different from the rest. She doesn’t want for their conversation to stay there. She kisses him and he promises he’ll call her. “If something happens and I don’t call” he tells her. “Something like what?” she asks him. “Whatever” he replies. He tells her that he wants for her to know that he loved meeting her. He leaves.

Warehouse
The Cobra has trapped her prey in this case Izzy. He wants to her to quit beating around the bush and wants to know what the heck she wants. She doesn’t beat around the bush much less with a blabbermouth like the tied up bastard. She shoots the friend who was still tied up. Izzy tells her that his boss will know she has the red diamonds. She threatens to kill Connie if his boss finds out she has the red diamonds.
 

Jueves Part 9

Casa De Reina – Bedroom
Reina thinks Navier should rest – he’s been at his laptop since they got home. She gives him a look and he tells her not to look at her like that. As usual he tells her it is something she doesn’t need to know. He tells her that all he does is because he wants to be with her and his daughter. She believes him but.. but what? Buts are doubts and she has to be sure that his love for her is eternal. They kiss. He goes to shower. His phone vibrates and Reina answers. It’s Empeatriz. She asks for Rafael Del Rio. Reina calls Victor telling her how secret agents have 1001 names and professions and how they lie and betray. Reina pretends to be Navier’s secretary. Empeatriz wants Reina to tell Navier that she closed the bookstore early and will be waiting for her at her apartment. She’ll give Reina the address. Empeatriz lets Reina know that she was with Navier today. Empeatriz tells Reina that Navier is so handsome and charming. She wants Reina to let Navier know that she’ll be waiting for him to have dinner. Reina will let him know. She hangs up. Navier comes out of the shower and in a towel [drink]. He wants to shower with Reina. Reina slaps him and tells him to go and shower with Empeatriz and calls him Rafael.

Casa De Rosas – Victor’s Bedroom
Cobra wants to have a child with Victor. QTH???? Victor tells her to forget it. Cobra tells him he can forget about his life then and points a gun at him.

Manicomio – Doc’s Office
Juanjo is at the manicomio and tells Doc that the husband wants to know how things are going. Doc is glad Juanjo is there. Doc wants Juanjo to ask Navier to come because he has something important to tell Navier. There is a knock on the office door and Susana enters. Juanjo is cara de oh snap!!! Susana wants to know what Juanjo is hiding. She wants to know who he has institutionalized there.

Casa De Reina – Living Room
Reina is upset with Navier. Knock on door. It’s FELS-PELS-GELS who tells Navier to pack his bags. They are returning to Las Vegas. “What about my daughter?” Navier asks him. “I could care less about your daughter” he replies. Reina doesn’t want Navier to leave. FELS-PELS-GELS tells Reina that Navier has to get back to work. He asks her to spare him the boring pleas. Navier calls him out on having no compassion. “Not even your sister Reina’s pleas move you?” Navier asks him. “What about your niece Clara’s health?” he asks him. Navier tells him that it isn’t right for Estefy to be his favorite sister. Reina can’t believe this. The tall man can’t be her bro. The tall man accepts he is her bro. He wasn’t going to deny it because he knows someone like the Dragon wouldn’t make a statement like this one without having any proof. Dragon does have proof and is sure that if he keeps on looking he’ll find more. Reina is still in disbelief. “That’s me” says the tall man. He is boy who was abandoned by his mother and put in the arms of his father. He had a few years of happiness with his father’s family until some men took it all from him. They took his youth, innocence, and childhood. He had to survive hidden in a closet seeing as how they destroyed his family. He lived an unimaginable horror that he’d never imagined. He assures him that the boy lived through a once in a lifetime panic. Reina says that the tall man is Coyote’s son. The tall man says he is the brother of Estefy and Estefy is his only family. His ONLY family. He says he was separated from Estefy by another family who took him to Spain. He was an orphan all his life. He felt like an orphan where he was at. He tells Navier that he knows what he is talking about. Navier does but don’t expect to understand what he did because he’s protecting a criminal. “She may be a criminal but she’s my sister” says the tall man. Navier asks him if he has forgotten that Victor is his brother.

Casa De Rosas – Victor’s Bedroom
Victor offers Cobra diamonds. She’s not interested. She wants a baby. Either he gives her one or he’s dead. He agrees to give her a baby.
 

Jueves Part 10

Manicomio – Doc’s Office
Susana wants to know who Juanjo has institutionalized. “She’s”…Juanjo says. “She?” says Susana.

Casa De Reina – Living Room
Navier tells the tall man that his mission with Victor is over. Victor already knows who he is and who he works for. He can’t do more. The information makes Navier vulnerable and Victor knows it. “Why?” asks Reina. “Can Victor hurt you?” Reina asks. Navier replies that Victor can’t and won’t kill him. Navier won’t report the tall man. He wants to negotiate. Navier tells the tall man that a solution to this would be for the tall man to kill him. Would the tall man kill him and his sister? The tall man tells Navier he is a good negotiator as well. The tall man wants to know what happened to Estefy and in exchange he will let Navier go.

Manicomio - Garden
Juanjo has told Susana his sister is institutionalized there. He leaves Susana in the garden and goes to speak with Doc.

Manicomio – The Real Big O’s Room
Estefy has spotted Susana through the window from The Real Big O’s room. She knows Susana can help her. She calls out Susana’s name. Estefy can’t leave the room and asks The Real Big O to go and get Susana. He says that he can’t get out of there. She begs him too. They have no other option. She hands him the keys and tells him to hurry and go get Susana. She begs him.
 

Jean, what can I add that hasn't already been said about your recap? Thank you. You are the bomb!

Penny
 

Mauricio, ditto!

Penny
 

Wow! thanks Mauricio. I am on a trip and couldn't watch the broadcast or watch the episodes online. The hotel wifi won't let you watch videos. Argh. I feel the pain of those who are trying to follow without being able to watch.

So Cobra wants Victor to give her a baby?

Susana followed Juanjo from LasVegas to Miami?

Navier and everyone else has finally found out that FELS is Estefi's brother?
 

Mauricio - Thank you for the threecap and your snark! Don't worry about not having time to watch all three uncut episodes; not many of us do. As long as you've got them on your Reinamaniacs blog page, we can squeeze them in whenever possible.

" She tells him that she’ll please him until he tells her that he accepts to escape with her. "
This line threw me for a loop, last night, because what man would tell her "he accepts" when he'll get nookie UNTIL he says that? Seems like he would want to continue being "convinced" and take forever to accept.

As for the rest of Telemundo's tijeracide© on this telenovela, oy vey!
 

I have added Ep 107, 108, and 109 to the blog.
 

Jean and Mauricio- Thank you for going above and WAY beyond to give us the complete picture of what the heck is happening in this show.

The best thing that happened last night was the truth about Greg Jr. being revealed. I couldn't believe that to her face he basically acknowledged that Reina's and Clara's lives mean bupkiss to him. While he was speaking about his childhood trauma which he seems to feel gives him and his twisted sister free reign to do whatever they want, I kept think about the scrappy childhoods and traumas Nav, Reina, and now Clara have gone through. But Greg is just like his big sis. It's all me, me, me. Other people's pain isn't important.

Worst part of the episode-- Original recipe Big O falling for Stefi's...charms.
 

Crappy, not scrappy.
 

Vivi - I love "Original recipe big O". LOL
 

Mauricio,

Thanks for the superb recap, including the extra episodio.

I guess Izzy is never going to be redeemed. The look of glee on his face when he slugged the tied-up guy with a baseball bat is more than I'm willing to forgive this late in the novela. I had thought that Connie was changing him, but....

Izzy's not the only one I'm disappointed in. I've just about had it with El Dragon. I find insufferable his continually telling Reina not to worry her pretty little head about things and just trust him. Sorry, even his gorgeous bod no longer works for me. Yes, Telemundo's cuts probably make all this even more extreme, but I suspect I'd feel this way even if we had been allowed to see the unmangled telenovela.
 

Juanita- Nav's attitude with Reina really bugged me last night too, and not just because it comes off as patronizing, but also because he doesn't afford her the same level of trust. How many times has he doubted her? How many times has she begged him to trust her, and he's replied that he trust no one?
 

Mauricio, thank you so much for your wonderful recap!

Here are some things that were deleted from capítulos 108 and 109 on Thursday, Nov. 7. I've combined things and played around with the order:

Esmeeth and FELS:
He says it didn't take her long to replace him. He saw her with that "doctorcito." He gets a call and Esmeeth sees it's from Moto. She calls him a filthy traitor. It didn't take him long to replace her with his ex, she guesses. He admits he has been with Moto, but only Esmeeth can drive him crazy. The two jump into each other's arms and have one more session of passion on the long red couch.

Susana and Juanjo:
Exchanging "encoded" text messages, Navier lets Juanjo know he has to fly to Miami ASAP. It will have to wait until morning because of problems with the plane. Susana challenges Juanjo's story about "business obligations." She admits she read an earlier text from "un tal NN." He's going to a tomb? Whose? He makes up a tall tale. The following morning, he sneaks out of the house. Susana follows him.

We see Juanjo drive up to the clinic (which looks like the same place they used in La Casa de al Lado) followed by Susana's yellow cab.

When Susana confronts him in the evil shrink's office, Juanjo tells her his poor sister Rosalinda, the 5th of the 13 kids in his family, is locked up here. They had no choice: when she got to Miami, she went to a fast food restaurant, stripped naked as she chomped down fries and bacon burgers and screamed for ketchup. Susana is very sympathetic. She'd like to visit her. Juanjo says his sister is too violent to have visitors.

Connie and Christian:
Connie has nightmares about the Cobra's death threat. Christian suspects the nightmares have to do with his sister. Connie sticks to him like glue, following him to his office. Finally, she breaks down and tells him about his sister's threat. Christian says he'll talk to his little sister.
 

Additions from 108 and 109, continued:

Moto and Laz:
Laz can't sleep. He is saddened by the thought that this is his last night with Agatha. Moto's sleep is disturbed by thoughts of FELS. Then she dreams of her and Laz dressed as bride and groom. He carries her over the threshold of the morgue. The body of FELS is lying on a slab. He is still wearing one of his ill-fitting suits. Dream Moto says they should really do an autopsy. "Later," says dream Laz.

Fully awake Moto thinks maybe it is time for a new phase in her life: she asks Laz to marry her so they can adopt Agatha. After some thought, he agrees. They set out rules: he sleeps on the couch and she gets the bed; they arrange a childcare schedule (no nanny); shared expenses; they can each have sex with other people (though not with each other) as long as it doesn't happen in the house; no shared social life -- they don't go to parties, weddings, etc. together. (But they can go to funerals together. Moto likes funerals.) They bring Agatha to Christian's office. They tell him they are ready to fill out the adoption papers -- they are getting married.

Victor continues reading the list of 179 agents. He lingers over Moto's name and past. She has had many identities all over the world. In one operation in Italy, she was married.

There are several scenes of him and the Cobra doing their little crazy dance of near-death and sex and diamonds before Cobra asks him to help her make a baby.

Victor calls Reina and tells her he knows that Navier is a secret agent. She knows what that means -- she can never have a real life with him. Navier is a lot like Victor -- he knows how to make people disappear, he's capable of killing. But the difference is that Victor is free and Navier never will be. No, says Reina. The difference is that it is Victor whom she despises, not Navier.

Reina tells Esmeeth -- and later Navier -- that Victor knows Navier is an agent. Esmeeth vows that if any harm comes to Navier because of Victor, she'll kill him herself. Reina says she's no killer, but she would kill to protect Navier and Clara. What she desperately hopes is that Estefanía never comes back.

What Asunción desperately hopes is to see her son's face before she dies. Esmeeth may be able to help her. Navier says her son may be closer than she thinks.

Reina's jealous rant over Emperatriz is shortened.

Estefi gets a couple of those dreadful Telemundo neck injections that I would have preferred seeing to her largely uncut scenes with Original Recipe Big O (thanks Vivi!).
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oops. I meant to say from Thursday, November 6 (not Nov. 7). Lo siento.
 

Thank you thank you thank you, Maurice and NovelaMaven. Recaps are a lot of work, but here you wonderful recappers have to watch several episodes to fill us in. I can’t even imagine how many hours all this is taking you.

I’m astonished at how much important stuff was cut out.

Navier was lying like a rug to his Big Love – not admirable in a dragon.
 

Thanks so much for the cut scenes, NovelaMaven.

I have better wifi in my meeting and on my breaks I sneak out and watch a little.
 

Mauricio, thanks so much for the terrific recap. And thanks to you NovelaMaven for filling in the blanks. And they certainly were big, gaping blanks.

I was SO disappointed that the potentially good Original Recipe Big O (ditto on the thanks to Vivi) bought Estefanía's tale seemingly hook, line, and sinker. But there may be a ray of hope about that, if what I thought is true. Didn't ORBO thought bubble that the envelope from Fake Big O contained evidence to put Victor and AN EVIL WOMAN in jail. Did he read it? It must be Estefy.

Well, apparently even in the cut parts of the novela, they haven't shown FELS actually giving Estefy that list of agents as a talisman against winding up in the slammer.

It does seem like Paola Núñez is being given little to do besides wringing her hands. I miss her feisty persona.
 

novelera - ORBO (original recipe Big O) could not possibly have read the evidence in the envelope. That would go against telenovela reason, logic and rules. Could it be the same evidence that Greta left with Abuela? Abuela gave it to someone . . .

As for poor Paola's role at this point, well, all I can say is that at least 1.) she is not crying all the time, like they do in Telerisaland, and 2.) we don't have Adela Noriega wringing her hands and touching her forehead (or is it her face).
 

novelera-

I too miss the feisty agent Reina,
the woman behind the Dragon,
who suffocates the people he loves,
in order to keep them safe.

thanks so much Mauricio for your wonderful recap!

 

Doris - Why couldn't Original Big O have read the evidence that false Big O left there? How does that violate all telenovela laws? Do you mean that no one ever reads information entrusted to them? It wouldn't mean that much to him since he's never met Vic.

I don't think that it could be same evidence that Greta gave to the false nun (Pilar). She told López 2.0 said that she gave that evidence to the "Organization."
 

Jean - I am basing my theory on other telenovela conventions, such people rarely calling 911 when someone needs an ambulance and loading them into a taxi, or waiting 5 or 10 minutes before calling 911, etc. I am willing to bet ORBO never looked at the stuff inside. But remember, my predictions never are correct. LOL
 

I think that when you edit out the whimsy and the obvious tongue-in-cheek plot lines of the second tier characters, you make the viewer forget that it's ALL tongue-in-cheek.

Navier's dialogue has always sounded like it came from the inside of a fortune cookie. Estefanía has always been a sociopathic seductress who believes her own lies. FELS has always been a creep in an ill-fitting off-the-rack suit. Victor has always been a con man as slippery as his silk pajamas.

It's just that we need the ensemble and the banter, the highs and lows, the fabulous funny transitions -- all of it -- to enjoy the central plot.

You can't perform a Charm-ectomy on a show and expect it to survive the operation. Bah.
 

Well said, NovelaMaven. You have a way with words. LOL We also need beanie suits to match our hats. ;-)
 

Thanks, Doris! But no one brings the Snap, Crackle and Pop like you do!

[Hey, I thought we WERE all using our full-body beanies for these últimos capítulos. I know I've got mine ready to go for tonight.]
 

Mauricio - Mil gracias. Before it's too late to thank you for such a long, detailed recap of last night's capers. I just can't get enough of this tn.

P.S. Don't know why, but I can run the videos on your blog now. It's so wonderfully sharp and clear---AND---it's all there, down to FELS-PELS-GELS' sneer.

Why oh why did Emperatriz have to enter the picture in these last few hours. It was enough to have Lt. Rentería make an appearance. She's a piece of work, no? She just made the Body Count go up by one, just because.
 

Best Quote of the Day

You can't perform a Charm-ectomy on a show and expect it to survive the operation. Bah."

--Attribution rendered to the one and only NovelaMaven
 

Yiikes! The Body Count sure climbed higher tonight.

Need to know if "Marciano," mentioned by Cobra to Victor and whom Cobra claimed to have offed

is the same as--

"Osvaldo Pitra," the guy Izzy accused Cobra of killing when being interrogated by Cristian?

We only saw one being killed when Cobra and Izzy were trying to get information on the Red Diamonds.
 

Anita,
Yes, they said "the Martian" was the guy's apodo.
 

Sorry folks. I'm not going to be able to get to this anytime soon. Can someone fill in?
 

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