Saturday, January 03, 2015
La Gata #88 1/2/14
I watched it, and then fast forwarded to catch the main action. Most of the episode felt like it was Esme getting ready to leave. Most of it is in order but I did some serious condensing.
Dr. Marcelo asks Esme if it's possible that Gisela and Lo were in cahoots.
So Esme goes tearing over to Gisela's and starts acting like a wild woman, demanding to know why Gisela almost killed Pablo's child. The nurse runs out and calls the doctor from a pay phone. WTF? Gisela doesn't have a phone?
Of course not. Because then the nurse would have actually been present when Gisela gets up and goes off on Esme. Gi does what she does because she can. Why? Because Pablo and Esme are a bunch of idiots surrounded by even more idiots. (Oh, sorry that's my opinion. Not what she actually said.) Gisela is lovesick and she will destroy Esme and mess with the kids if she tries to come between her and Pabs. Eventually Esme decides she's going to go far, far away. They come to an agreement. Esme will leave (dragging a screaming Principe with her....damn bitch, put him down!!) and Gisela will lay off Pablo. This makes no freaking sense to be, but what the hell do I know?
Fer fills in Damian on the case and the verdict, Augie and his health, Augie and his disbarment. Damian is slowly getting his memory back.
Augie is still just chillin'. Mariano wants to take Augie home. Augie just wants to die. Screw Fer's charity. He only won because Augie got sick.
Pabs gets angry with the Doc for telling the truth: Pabs doesn't put Esme first. Ever. He puts her second or even third. Word.
Highlight of the epsiode: Fer telling Pabs that he was the dumbass who brought the crazy into their lives and now Pabs needed to do something about it.
Lowlight: Pabs goes to see Gi. He's still confused. Is she catatonic or not? Is she working with Lo or not. "What should I do?" He asks. DUMB.ASS.
Blanca tells Pabs to stop saying Gi didn't take the baby. Esme saw her!! That's why Esme feels like he doesn't support her. I go with Esme on this. If the man I love believed the crazy woman over me, I'd be pretty pissed.
Lo is thrilled that they've gotten rid of La Gata. Gi worries how she can get her grips on Pablo. Lo is sure that Pabs will eventually be wooed. Gi is of their class, but she better hurry or Pabs might go looking for another girlfriend in the dump. Grabato shows up. Damn. These poor people are everywhere. So Garabato is going to git rid of La Gata for his son. Again, this makes no sense. I'm gonna be a killer so my baby won't be given away and I can raise him in the dump and he can be proud of me. WTF, Latoodle-oo?
Ines is thrilled when she hears that Garabato is closer and closer to destroying La Gata.
Ines also gets a visit from the social worker to talk about the adoption. Ines explains why she wants to give up the baby. She tells the social worker that the father wants to take care of the baby, but Ines wants a better life for her child. (Vocab from this scene: entambar/entambarse to be put in jail.) Her grandmother isn't much better. She just exploits children. Ines wants her child to be adopted by rich folks and as far away from her and Garabato as possible.
Pablo reads the letter Esme wrote and Jarocha delivered. We also get to see her dealings with the shop owner and her new apartment. Did he letter say anything important? I only half paid attention. The back and forth between Esme's voiceover and Pablo's commentary didn't help much either. I think it was the usual ramblings about trust and support. She loves him and a ton of other people and she can't let them get hurt while she tries to defend her relationship with Pablo. She asks him to please stay away from her. If she's having to leave, it's because Pablo brought that crazy be-yotch into their lives. Esme only wants to think about her present. No more thoughts about the future.
Fer even goes to see Gisela. (Criminy this episode is never going to end.) He insults her and she plays like she's half drugged. She swears she wasn't the one who took Pablo. I really hate this woman. Can she just die no, please? Fer tells her she better leave Esme and the babies alone. She's afraid. He killed a guy. Her deadpan drug voice makes me want to punch things. Please kill this bitch off. Fer thinks Gi is worse than the guy he killed, so she better watch it.
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Dr. Marcelo asks Esme if it's possible that Gisela and Lo were in cahoots.
So Esme goes tearing over to Gisela's and starts acting like a wild woman, demanding to know why Gisela almost killed Pablo's child. The nurse runs out and calls the doctor from a pay phone. WTF? Gisela doesn't have a phone?
Of course not. Because then the nurse would have actually been present when Gisela gets up and goes off on Esme. Gi does what she does because she can. Why? Because Pablo and Esme are a bunch of idiots surrounded by even more idiots. (Oh, sorry that's my opinion. Not what she actually said.) Gisela is lovesick and she will destroy Esme and mess with the kids if she tries to come between her and Pabs. Eventually Esme decides she's going to go far, far away. They come to an agreement. Esme will leave (dragging a screaming Principe with her....damn bitch, put him down!!) and Gisela will lay off Pablo. This makes no freaking sense to be, but what the hell do I know?
Fer fills in Damian on the case and the verdict, Augie and his health, Augie and his disbarment. Damian is slowly getting his memory back.
Augie is still just chillin'. Mariano wants to take Augie home. Augie just wants to die. Screw Fer's charity. He only won because Augie got sick.
Pabs gets angry with the Doc for telling the truth: Pabs doesn't put Esme first. Ever. He puts her second or even third. Word.
Highlight of the epsiode: Fer telling Pabs that he was the dumbass who brought the crazy into their lives and now Pabs needed to do something about it.
Lowlight: Pabs goes to see Gi. He's still confused. Is she catatonic or not? Is she working with Lo or not. "What should I do?" He asks. DUMB.ASS.
Blanca tells Pabs to stop saying Gi didn't take the baby. Esme saw her!! That's why Esme feels like he doesn't support her. I go with Esme on this. If the man I love believed the crazy woman over me, I'd be pretty pissed.
Lo is thrilled that they've gotten rid of La Gata. Gi worries how she can get her grips on Pablo. Lo is sure that Pabs will eventually be wooed. Gi is of their class, but she better hurry or Pabs might go looking for another girlfriend in the dump. Grabato shows up. Damn. These poor people are everywhere. So Garabato is going to git rid of La Gata for his son. Again, this makes no sense. I'm gonna be a killer so my baby won't be given away and I can raise him in the dump and he can be proud of me. WTF, Latoodle-oo?
Ines is thrilled when she hears that Garabato is closer and closer to destroying La Gata.
Ines also gets a visit from the social worker to talk about the adoption. Ines explains why she wants to give up the baby. She tells the social worker that the father wants to take care of the baby, but Ines wants a better life for her child. (Vocab from this scene: entambar/entambarse to be put in jail.) Her grandmother isn't much better. She just exploits children. Ines wants her child to be adopted by rich folks and as far away from her and Garabato as possible.
Pablo reads the letter Esme wrote and Jarocha delivered. We also get to see her dealings with the shop owner and her new apartment. Did he letter say anything important? I only half paid attention. The back and forth between Esme's voiceover and Pablo's commentary didn't help much either. I think it was the usual ramblings about trust and support. She loves him and a ton of other people and she can't let them get hurt while she tries to defend her relationship with Pablo. She asks him to please stay away from her. If she's having to leave, it's because Pablo brought that crazy be-yotch into their lives. Esme only wants to think about her present. No more thoughts about the future.
Fer even goes to see Gisela. (Criminy this episode is never going to end.) He insults her and she plays like she's half drugged. She swears she wasn't the one who took Pablo. I really hate this woman. Can she just die no, please? Fer tells her she better leave Esme and the babies alone. She's afraid. He killed a guy. Her deadpan drug voice makes me want to punch things. Please kill this bitch off. Fer thinks Gi is worse than the guy he killed, so she better watch it.
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Thanks in advance Sara!
I have just one comment which I will be repeating for y'all throughout the weekend:
FREE PRINCIPE!!!
J.
I have just one comment which I will be repeating for y'all throughout the weekend:
FREE PRINCIPE!!!
J.
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: Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 4:45:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 4:45:00 PM EST
Oh no. That sounds ominous. Is Principe ok?
Everyone on this show could die in some horrible accident and I would be fine as long as Principe was ok.
Everyone on this show could die in some horrible accident and I would be fine as long as Principe was ok.
Principe is the only one left on the show with any sense.
I came up with a new theory--maybe it's not that we aren't 16-year-olds watching. Maybe it's that really all the characters are mentally 16 years old in adult bodies. 'Cause really, a lot of the action makes way more sense in that context.
I came up with a new theory--maybe it's not that we aren't 16-year-olds watching. Maybe it's that really all the characters are mentally 16 years old in adult bodies. 'Cause really, a lot of the action makes way more sense in that context.
Boy, that El Sil is the stupidest, most ego-centric lame brain that ever had a butt hole punched in him!
He letS his daughter leave alone with his two grandchildren to gosh knows where after having one of his grandchildren almost killed by a crazy woman who, for all they know is still on the loose; her baby daddy is a blithering idiot whose verbal diarrhea she is vulnerable to . . .his "beloved" Blanca has been through so much in the loss of her daughter, living in a dump and recurrent insanity. .
. . .don't even mention Esme's willing herself to walk after a crippling "accident"; asshole has got his name cleared and he. .
STILL WON'T TELL HER HE AND BLANCA ARE HER PARENTS and that he will get the crazy bitch off her ass and protect her til her brain dead baby daddy gets some sense!
IDIOT!!!! LOSER!!!! USELESS JERK!!!
He letS his daughter leave alone with his two grandchildren to gosh knows where after having one of his grandchildren almost killed by a crazy woman who, for all they know is still on the loose; her baby daddy is a blithering idiot whose verbal diarrhea she is vulnerable to . . .his "beloved" Blanca has been through so much in the loss of her daughter, living in a dump and recurrent insanity. .
. . .don't even mention Esme's willing herself to walk after a crippling "accident"; asshole has got his name cleared and he. .
STILL WON'T TELL HER HE AND BLANCA ARE HER PARENTS and that he will get the crazy bitch off her ass and protect her til her brain dead baby daddy gets some sense!
IDIOT!!!! LOSER!!!! USELESS JERK!!!
Forgot to share Mr. 5ft's theory, which is that ever since Gisela showed up, what we've been seeing is a dream she's having.
You're right, Steve! It's driving me crazy!
Diva! Mr. 5Ft. could be on to something there! This whole thing does seem like a pysychotic nightmare! I don't think LaToodle-oo and gang are that. . what? smart? nah! creative? Mr. 5Ft. gets credit though if that pans out!
Diva! Mr. 5Ft. could be on to something there! This whole thing does seem like a pysychotic nightmare! I don't think LaToodle-oo and gang are that. . what? smart? nah! creative? Mr. 5Ft. gets credit though if that pans out!
"El Sil is the stupidest, most ego-centric lame brain that ever had a butt hole punched in him!"
priceless
priceless
Lila, you summed it up perfectly. My 20 year old granddaughter came by last night as I was watching. She doesn't understand Spanish and wanted to know what was going on. I tried to explain the basic idea of the show. All she could say was "WEIRD" I think along with all the other comments that pretty much says it all.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 7:07:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 7:07:00 PM EST
Gracias tanto, Sara! That was some excellent condensing, because, yeah, the show seemed to go on forever and get nowhere.
I agree that Gisela's nurse's having to run to a pay phone was for no other reason than to have her out of the apartment when Gi dropped the "catatonic" act.
Does the actor playing Damian look really pissed off in all his scenes since coming out of the coma? Is that what he thinks it looks like when you're trying to remember, or is he really pissed that he's having to play along with this crap?
Doc speaking truth to Pablo was right on, but frustrating at the same time. It tells me they know exactly what they're doing with Pablo's character. We're not reading too much into it--this is how he's been written. So why do they expect us to root for the relationship when they've made Pablo a total asshat?
The Gisela, Lorenza, Garabato scene was the one that made me think they're all teenagers. They seriously had a meeting of the "I Hate Gata Club". The first rule of which is you can only call her "Gata" never "Esme." And Lo was, like, "Ew! He's a BOY! Why do we have to let him in the club?" And Gi was, like, "Duh! Because he's stupid and we can get him to do the dirty work. Don't worry he's not REALLY in the club!" They were two minutes away from ordering a pizza and braiding each other's hair.
I agree that Gisela's nurse's having to run to a pay phone was for no other reason than to have her out of the apartment when Gi dropped the "catatonic" act.
Does the actor playing Damian look really pissed off in all his scenes since coming out of the coma? Is that what he thinks it looks like when you're trying to remember, or is he really pissed that he's having to play along with this crap?
Doc speaking truth to Pablo was right on, but frustrating at the same time. It tells me they know exactly what they're doing with Pablo's character. We're not reading too much into it--this is how he's been written. So why do they expect us to root for the relationship when they've made Pablo a total asshat?
The Gisela, Lorenza, Garabato scene was the one that made me think they're all teenagers. They seriously had a meeting of the "I Hate Gata Club". The first rule of which is you can only call her "Gata" never "Esme." And Lo was, like, "Ew! He's a BOY! Why do we have to let him in the club?" And Gi was, like, "Duh! Because he's stupid and we can get him to do the dirty work. Don't worry he's not REALLY in the club!" They were two minutes away from ordering a pizza and braiding each other's hair.
Thank you for the recap Sara.
For all these months I've been trying to figure out what these writers are smoking. At times, the plot makes absolutely no sense. I only keep watching because I like the actors---Maite, Erica, Daniel, but the story line is beyond bizarre. All I'm living for is the moment when Fernando and Fela tell Esme that she is their kid. Otherwise, this TN is the most insane piece of crap Televisa has produced in a long time.
For all these months I've been trying to figure out what these writers are smoking. At times, the plot makes absolutely no sense. I only keep watching because I like the actors---Maite, Erica, Daniel, but the story line is beyond bizarre. All I'm living for is the moment when Fernando and Fela tell Esme that she is their kid. Otherwise, this TN is the most insane piece of crap Televisa has produced in a long time.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 7:23:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 7:23:00 PM EST
Thank you Sara! You covered it! Thanks especially for coming off the road from a fun family vacay to recrap this crap! Sheesh!
Sara, there was sooooo much Gisela in this. How I despise her! What a loathsome character! And pablo: what a piss-poor excuse for a galan! Dumb as a bag of rocks!
emeraldrose, this thing has got to take some kind of prize as the worst. . .hell, befitting that it begins in a land fill. It shoulda stayed there!
Sara, there was sooooo much Gisela in this. How I despise her! What a loathsome character! And pablo: what a piss-poor excuse for a galan! Dumb as a bag of rocks!
emeraldrose, this thing has got to take some kind of prize as the worst. . .hell, befitting that it begins in a land fill. It shoulda stayed there!
They were two minutes away from ordering a pizza and braiding each other's hair.
Yes Diva! That's the vibe! Hee Hee!
Dona Gringuita, you know what's sad? They'll probably make that as much of an anti-climatic non-mement as Esme regaining the ability to walk!
-_- zzzzzzz
Yes Diva! That's the vibe! Hee Hee!
Dona Gringuita, you know what's sad? They'll probably make that as much of an anti-climatic non-mement as Esme regaining the ability to walk!
-_- zzzzzzz
On a completely different topic, judging by the number of eps, this nonsense will be over in about 2 months. Anyone know what might replace it. Personally, I'm hoping for El Color de La Pasion.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 7:42:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 7:42:00 PM EST
Thanks, everyone!!
Dona Gringuita- I feel your pain! I like Maite, Erika and Leticia so much, but the story and the script are just so terrible!! I want to see them in something good! (Especially Erika and Leticia!)
Lila- Are you frustrated with El Sil? LOL!
And Diva--OMG!!! THEY ARE 16 YEAR OLD GIRLS!!!!
Dona Gringuita- I feel your pain! I like Maite, Erika and Leticia so much, but the story and the script are just so terrible!! I want to see them in something good! (Especially Erika and Leticia!)
Lila- Are you frustrated with El Sil? LOL!
And Diva--OMG!!! THEY ARE 16 YEAR OLD GIRLS!!!!
Welcome, Rain!!
I hate to say it aloud, but I'm hoping for El Color de La Pasion, too....
BUT it is something that is already over in Mexico, so if Uni doesn't like the ratings, they start chopping and editing.
If we can't have ECDLP maybe Yo no creo en los hombres.
I just want something good (which compared to this could be anything.) I'm going to be pissed if they show La Muchacha Italiana. It's not doing well in Mexico so why show it here?
I hate to say it aloud, but I'm hoping for El Color de La Pasion, too....
BUT it is something that is already over in Mexico, so if Uni doesn't like the ratings, they start chopping and editing.
If we can't have ECDLP maybe Yo no creo en los hombres.
I just want something good (which compared to this could be anything.) I'm going to be pissed if they show La Muchacha Italiana. It's not doing well in Mexico so why show it here?
Lol, Dona Gringuita! If they're going to be smoking stuff, it's only polite to share. Maybe then the rest of us could get it, too!
Rain, you're probably right that we've got a couple of months to go. They started announcing the replacement for the 9pm show about 1-2 weeks before they announced the end of the show. I haven't seen any other ads for new shows yet. I figure anything's got to be better than this.
Uh, hopefully they won't prove me wrong.
Rain, you're probably right that we've got a couple of months to go. They started announcing the replacement for the 9pm show about 1-2 weeks before they announced the end of the show. I haven't seen any other ads for new shows yet. I figure anything's got to be better than this.
Uh, hopefully they won't prove me wrong.
And unfortunately, Uni can sometimes be squirrely and not real forthcoming on things. Not to mention last minute changes. Remember when La Gata was supposed to premiere in July?
Sara,
Thank you so much for the recap that somehow captured all the action from dumb to dumber.
My comment about Free Principe was because throughout Esme's whole, extended leave-taking scene in El Sil's living room, she's doing the one-armed hold of Principe and the cat actor was having a fit! He was squirming, writhing, meowing his head off, trying to claw everything in sight. It was so distressing I couldn't actually pay any attention to a word that was being said.
But, probably I didn't miss much.
BRING THE WOLF BACK, he was more fun than these characters!!!
J in Oregon
Thank you so much for the recap that somehow captured all the action from dumb to dumber.
My comment about Free Principe was because throughout Esme's whole, extended leave-taking scene in El Sil's living room, she's doing the one-armed hold of Principe and the cat actor was having a fit! He was squirming, writhing, meowing his head off, trying to claw everything in sight. It was so distressing I couldn't actually pay any attention to a word that was being said.
But, probably I didn't miss much.
BRING THE WOLF BACK, he was more fun than these characters!!!
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 7:56:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 7:56:00 PM EST
"...throughout Esme's whole, extended leave-taking scene in El Sil's living room, she's doing the one-armed hold of Principe and the cat actor was having a fit! He was squirming, writhing, meowing his head off, trying to claw everything in sight. It was so distressing I couldn't actually pay any attention to a word that was being said.
I was so bothered by this scene!!! It really upset me. I think it was animal abuse. I had to pause the recording and go love on all my kitties.
I was so bothered by this scene!!! It really upset me. I think it was animal abuse. I had to pause the recording and go love on all my kitties.
Something I've noticed in LaToodleDoodle shows is that everyone is hellbent on either killing the protagonista or boning her day abd night. That does happen in every novela but LaToodleDoodle takes it to a whole different level.
In Cuidado, Marichuy was raped in the rain and harassed by Amadork constantly. As for killing, she was shot, hit by a car, blinded, and constantly set up by Ana Julia towards the end.
In Cuidado, Marichuy was raped in the rain and harassed by Amadork constantly. As for killing, she was shot, hit by a car, blinded, and constantly set up by Ana Julia towards the end.
Sara thank you so much for continuing to recap this disaster.
At this point I don't care if Esme ever finds out shes El Sils and Blancas daughter. I'm staying bc I hope they kill Gi off in a great way.
At this point I don't care if Esme ever finds out shes El Sils and Blancas daughter. I'm staying bc I hope they kill Gi off in a great way.
I can't decide if I want her dead or horribly disfigured and in some manicomio where Esme and Pabs can visit every day and make out in front of her.
CS - I'm showing my students the Dvd version of CCEA. I can't wait to hear their reactions to the Latoodle-oo madness!
I remember in fifth grade I was first getting in to novelas.
In this order-
Entre el Amor y el Odio (I recall watching a woman throw a burning torch into a bathtub on TV in El Salvador when I was 3 or 4. What a childhood LOL.)
Mysterious childhood novela where villainess is disfigured at wedding and her face is revealed comedically (sounds like something Juan Osorry-o would do.)
Querida Enemiga (I recall in fifth grade watching and being afraid of Sara's ludicrous confrontation of Lorena in the penultimate cap.)
Cuidado con el Angel (I recall seeing chubby-cheeked AnaJulia buttering the stairs and having the part evil side of the family in me wanted to learn how to get away with that. That circo trait got me into it.)
With the exception of QE, I loved circo novelas so I could laugh at them.
In this order-
Entre el Amor y el Odio (I recall watching a woman throw a burning torch into a bathtub on TV in El Salvador when I was 3 or 4. What a childhood LOL.)
Mysterious childhood novela where villainess is disfigured at wedding and her face is revealed comedically (sounds like something Juan Osorry-o would do.)
Querida Enemiga (I recall in fifth grade watching and being afraid of Sara's ludicrous confrontation of Lorena in the penultimate cap.)
Cuidado con el Angel (I recall seeing chubby-cheeked AnaJulia buttering the stairs and having the part evil side of the family in me wanted to learn how to get away with that. That circo trait got me into it.)
With the exception of QE, I loved circo novelas so I could laugh at them.
Oh and
Fuego en la Sangre- when Sofia ate the poisoned heart-shaped bread and only got food poisoning; not death. I was thinking how will she get out of that one? (I hate that Mejia was so prominent in my childhood; but I love that I would question his epic fails AND his wife's.)
Triunfo del Amor-Bernie-tron 5000 not dying from a stab in jail or charred alive at all (which happened to Joaquina right?)
I mentioned this stuff and the stuff above in the order I did because it was the chronological order I fell victim of novelas LOL.
Fuego en la Sangre- when Sofia ate the poisoned heart-shaped bread and only got food poisoning; not death. I was thinking how will she get out of that one? (I hate that Mejia was so prominent in my childhood; but I love that I would question his epic fails AND his wife's.)
Triunfo del Amor-Bernie-tron 5000 not dying from a stab in jail or charred alive at all (which happened to Joaquina right?)
I mentioned this stuff and the stuff above in the order I did because it was the chronological order I fell victim of novelas LOL.
Corazon Salvaje: I was totally obsessed with Fuego en la Sangre (at least until they extended it and had Juan living in the jungle with a paleo tribe). Anyhoo the bakery scenes were funny: somebody would make mad, passionate love on the wooden tabletop, and in the next scene, they are kneading bread dough on the same table.
J in Oregon
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 11:22:00 PM EST
: Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 11:22:00 PM EST
CS, "I mentioned this stuff and the stuff above in the order I did because it was the chronological order I fell victim of novelas LOL." I am DYING laughing and I needed a good laugh tonight!!!
Lila, you go girl (re bonehead El Sil)! That was side bar worthy!!!
So, Danny Boy Arenas now has two losers he can notch on his belt. I hope he has a third one waiting in the wings for that Trifecta.
Fatima
Lila, you go girl (re bonehead El Sil)! That was side bar worthy!!!
So, Danny Boy Arenas now has two losers he can notch on his belt. I hope he has a third one waiting in the wings for that Trifecta.
Fatima
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 2:12:00 AM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 2:12:00 AM EST
Fatima, he was Fernando in the novela Teresa (and in an alternate end shot Teresa with a gun. Boo.)
Fernando, Octavio and Pablo the three dud-skateers. Where is the back-up for Willy Pinzon :3?
Fernando, Octavio and Pablo the three dud-skateers. Where is the back-up for Willy Pinzon :3?
And in Mar de Amor, Victor Manuel (that's a start; the galan being put in severe peril. CI did leave Octavio in the middle of nowhere though) was supposed to have been the one to be mauled by a circus lion. Estrella Marina then was trapped while paralyzed but somehow got out (Vic did too) while Leon remained in the cage and mauled.
It's a scary thought the villains actually winning in their violent escapades against the protagonists but LQLVMR did do it so we can't say it hasn't been done at all.
I look back at Angel Rebelde and specifically at the scene where Cristal and Rubi fight over the acid. The scene is perfect atmosphere for Cristal (Jezabel and Satan's daughter) to be maimed but instead Rubi who suposedly was a villain but in hindsight (compared to Cristal, a saint) was tame as a meadow is disfigured. She is disfigured and placed in a manicomio: Cristal (who tied another villainess up and laid her on a traintrack where she actually was ran over) was just shot by a gun and died. Cristal was punished SO lightly and about the acid; I feel as if that was a what if? moment in regards to what if the head honcho villain actually were to succeed in their killing or maiming of the protagonista. I recall also Las Vias del Amor; Sonia accosted Perla with a perfume bottle of acid and is foiled by Sandra who is unfortunately burned on the hand in the process. What if Sonia threw the acid at Perla while she was oblivious to her presence (Perla was focused on applying make-up and if Sonia had didn't call her name, it would have gone off without a hitch.)
It's a scary thought the villains actually winning in their violent escapades against the protagonists but LQLVMR did do it so we can't say it hasn't been done at all.
I look back at Angel Rebelde and specifically at the scene where Cristal and Rubi fight over the acid. The scene is perfect atmosphere for Cristal (Jezabel and Satan's daughter) to be maimed but instead Rubi who suposedly was a villain but in hindsight (compared to Cristal, a saint) was tame as a meadow is disfigured. She is disfigured and placed in a manicomio: Cristal (who tied another villainess up and laid her on a traintrack where she actually was ran over) was just shot by a gun and died. Cristal was punished SO lightly and about the acid; I feel as if that was a what if? moment in regards to what if the head honcho villain actually were to succeed in their killing or maiming of the protagonista. I recall also Las Vias del Amor; Sonia accosted Perla with a perfume bottle of acid and is foiled by Sandra who is unfortunately burned on the hand in the process. What if Sonia threw the acid at Perla while she was oblivious to her presence (Perla was focused on applying make-up and if Sonia had didn't call her name, it would have gone off without a hitch.)
Then again, the writer was Emilio Larrosa; he would have just half-assed it and the worst would have been Perla losing her clairvoyance; no irritation or ardent damage on her facial epidermis and corneas (although Sonia did state the purpose of the disfigurement was to blind her so doink on my forehead.)
Oh dear. I read my recap again and there are some terrible grammatical and lexical errors. I will fix them later today.
David- I wonder if I would recapture the joy of recapping if instead of reporting events and lines, I reported on the clothing and accessories. I agree that La Gata's royal blue confection was anything but sweet.
David- I wonder if I would recapture the joy of recapping if instead of reporting events and lines, I reported on the clothing and accessories. I agree that La Gata's royal blue confection was anything but sweet.
CS, I did completely forget about "Teresa",but I'll give Arenas a pass on that one. He wasn't THE galan, just another one of Teresa's marks. He needs another one of these CI, LG type roles to make a TRUE Trifecta. :))
Fatima
Fatima
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 11:18:00 AM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 11:18:00 AM EST
I think Danny can't act, might be a nice guy, is cute but he has no talent. I watch the guys on La Malquerida, and they act. No way Danny could hold his own in a scene with one of them.
tofie, Maybe Daniel really IS Willy Boy and that's the only time he hasn't been "acting."
Sara, "Remember when La Gata was supposed to premiere in July?" and it would have been done by now, too! I'd never seen them change their minds about scheduling like that, no official word until about the Friday before.
J, Principe was yowling so loud in that scene it was impossible to hear what anyone else was saying. The animal acting on this show has been excellent--Principe, Plan B, the vegetarian wolf.
Carvivlie, I agree, Gisela's death had betterbe spectacular! I always worry about people getting locked up, Sara, and the possibility that the show will use a break-out as the reason for an extension, like they did on Amar Sin Limites.
J, "somebody would make mad, passionate love on the wooden tabletop" There is a distinct lack of anybody making mad, passionate love to anyone on this show. Maybe I'm just a perv, or maybe there is no passion on this show.
Sara, "Remember when La Gata was supposed to premiere in July?" and it would have been done by now, too! I'd never seen them change their minds about scheduling like that, no official word until about the Friday before.
J, Principe was yowling so loud in that scene it was impossible to hear what anyone else was saying. The animal acting on this show has been excellent--Principe, Plan B, the vegetarian wolf.
Carvivlie, I agree, Gisela's death had betterbe spectacular! I always worry about people getting locked up, Sara, and the possibility that the show will use a break-out as the reason for an extension, like they did on Amar Sin Limites.
J, "somebody would make mad, passionate love on the wooden tabletop" There is a distinct lack of anybody making mad, passionate love to anyone on this show. Maybe I'm just a perv, or maybe there is no passion on this show.
(Blogger ate David's comment. Bad Blogger!)
Hey, Sara, thanks for giving this train wreck your always appreciated professional recapping touch.
To me, the most significant revelation was that everyone knows and agrees that Pablo is a total inept dumbass.
Since the plot and the dialogue were so weak, I would like to comment on clothing.
I can't imagine a more unflattering garment than the blue dress Esme wore during the episode.
On the other hand, the dress worn by the model/actress on the DishLatino ad was most interesting. It was skin tight, and short enough that when she sat down she was doing all kinds of leg crossing and pushing down on the hem with her hands in order to retain some level of modesty.
I don't know why a woman would wear a dress that she can't even sit down in, but I like them.
David
Hey, Sara, thanks for giving this train wreck your always appreciated professional recapping touch.
To me, the most significant revelation was that everyone knows and agrees that Pablo is a total inept dumbass.
Since the plot and the dialogue were so weak, I would like to comment on clothing.
I can't imagine a more unflattering garment than the blue dress Esme wore during the episode.
On the other hand, the dress worn by the model/actress on the DishLatino ad was most interesting. It was skin tight, and short enough that when she sat down she was doing all kinds of leg crossing and pushing down on the hem with her hands in order to retain some level of modesty.
I don't know why a woman would wear a dress that she can't even sit down in, but I like them.
David
CS, even though I haven't seen all the shows you've mentioned, your listing of shenanigans makes me nostalgic. I'd rather they go way over the top and make it watch-worth for its ridiculousness than this ho-hum nonsense.
A lot of rage in Caray land over La Gata. OMG you guys are angry.
Well the gringo has two things to say---#1 Take solace La Gata peeps
in the fact that you are not alone
Read the title of Friday's Hasta el Fin del Mundo #97 to see what I am talking about.
#2 I agree with you all. CI got criticized heavily but this one is worse by a mile. I bet that you never thought that you would read that from the gringo did you?
Well at least we have Maite and big brown eyed Leti is so adorable
It has been a day or two when I read how did they find a wolf in the DF? I'm still laughing at that one. The best line of the week. And yes I am with J---BRING
BACK THE WOLF! I think that we would have more fun with him than we are having with this show.
And while I am on the subject of animals---Animal abuse Sara? REALLY?---I have a cat that isn't
mine but she might as well be. Tiger LOVES me and spends most of her life with me. I can't keep her away, as I said, she loves me.
Anyway yesterday I was outside sorting out some papers and putting them in a box. Well Tiger decided that she wanted to lie down in the box, yes the box that I was working with. I told Tiger no and picked her up and put her out of the box---she protested and cried just like Principe did on Friday's show. Tiger jumped right back in the box. I again said no and picked her up and put her out of the box---again loud protests. Finally she found another place nearby to lie down So was that animal abuse? No, absolutely not and neither was Maite holding Principe. However I think that she should have put him down. She could have picked him back up a few minutes later and all would have been well.
the gringo
Well the gringo has two things to say---#1 Take solace La Gata peeps
in the fact that you are not alone
Read the title of Friday's Hasta el Fin del Mundo #97 to see what I am talking about.
#2 I agree with you all. CI got criticized heavily but this one is worse by a mile. I bet that you never thought that you would read that from the gringo did you?
Well at least we have Maite and big brown eyed Leti is so adorable
It has been a day or two when I read how did they find a wolf in the DF? I'm still laughing at that one. The best line of the week. And yes I am with J---BRING
BACK THE WOLF! I think that we would have more fun with him than we are having with this show.
And while I am on the subject of animals---Animal abuse Sara? REALLY?---I have a cat that isn't
mine but she might as well be. Tiger LOVES me and spends most of her life with me. I can't keep her away, as I said, she loves me.
Anyway yesterday I was outside sorting out some papers and putting them in a box. Well Tiger decided that she wanted to lie down in the box, yes the box that I was working with. I told Tiger no and picked her up and put her out of the box---she protested and cried just like Principe did on Friday's show. Tiger jumped right back in the box. I again said no and picked her up and put her out of the box---again loud protests. Finally she found another place nearby to lie down So was that animal abuse? No, absolutely not and neither was Maite holding Principe. However I think that she should have put him down. She could have picked him back up a few minutes later and all would have been well.
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 3:24:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 3:24:00 PM EST
Gringo, please don't take our interpretation of what's going on with the human and animal actors on the show as a personal criticism of your own relationship with your pets. They're two different things.
Diva---It's just that when I took Tiger out of the box that she wanted to be in, she started crying and put up a big fuss just like Principe did when he wanted to get down from Matie. Not animal abuse at all. Both cats meowed loudly but were both content a few minutes later I'm sure.
the gringo
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 4:02:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 4:02:00 PM EST
You and Tiger have a relationship, though. Principe isn't Maite's cat. I would assume that the owner/trainer was on set and could call a halt to it all if things were getting out of hand, but good grief, with this mess, there is a lot of "Well, I would guess that somebody would have said something..." and it doesn't look like that's the case at all!
It's distressing to hear yowling like that, like it is to hear children crying in public. I'd rather err on the side of questioning whether something negative might be going on than brush it off as "aw, just a tantrum, no big deal" and have it turn out not to be. And in this case, all we're doing is commenting. No one's storming the Televisa offices and demanding they release the feline!
It's distressing to hear yowling like that, like it is to hear children crying in public. I'd rather err on the side of questioning whether something negative might be going on than brush it off as "aw, just a tantrum, no big deal" and have it turn out not to be. And in this case, all we're doing is commenting. No one's storming the Televisa offices and demanding they release the feline!
From a technical standpoint, there certainly was something "wrong" with that scene in that the yowling was drowning out the dialogue. Did no one call cut and try to see if they could calm the cat down or take a break or question whether he needed to be in the scene at all? Did it really add anything to the narrative? We were going to see her arriving at the new place and setting him down on the couch--was that not considered enough to make it clear that he'd be going with her?
I feel like there's either no one on set asking these questions, or they're being told to hush, or they're just in such a hurry that even when the sound guy says "Wait, we need to shoot that scene over, the cat was way too loud," it's just too bad, there's no time, and they need to move on.
I feel like there's either no one on set asking these questions, or they're being told to hush, or they're just in such a hurry that even when the sound guy says "Wait, we need to shoot that scene over, the cat was way too loud," it's just too bad, there's no time, and they need to move on.
"Maybe I'm just a perv, or maybe there is no passion on this show."
I must be a perv, too. I like to see some passion as well. Now, I don't think that necessarily means bedroom scenes. Sometimes two actors just crackle when they are together and just a glance or a kiss can raise the temperature of the audience (I see this happening in Tierra de Reyes and La Cúchara, a Chilean TN I started watching.)
gringo- I didn't mean that I thought causing a cat to howl was abuse. In you situation I would say there is absolutely NO abuse. You needed the cat out of the way and the cat was being catty. I've been known to make my cats howl by doing such unspeakable things as putting them in a carrier for medical care or inspecting a paw to discover the reason for a limp.
I *do* think it's abusive to hold an animal against their will for no reason. And IMO, Principe was not integral to the scene and really didn't need to be restrained the way he was.
Corazon- Thanks for sharing your TN love affair. I always like hearing how someone came into the world of TNs.
I must be a perv, too. I like to see some passion as well. Now, I don't think that necessarily means bedroom scenes. Sometimes two actors just crackle when they are together and just a glance or a kiss can raise the temperature of the audience (I see this happening in Tierra de Reyes and La Cúchara, a Chilean TN I started watching.)
gringo- I didn't mean that I thought causing a cat to howl was abuse. In you situation I would say there is absolutely NO abuse. You needed the cat out of the way and the cat was being catty. I've been known to make my cats howl by doing such unspeakable things as putting them in a carrier for medical care or inspecting a paw to discover the reason for a limp.
I *do* think it's abusive to hold an animal against their will for no reason. And IMO, Principe was not integral to the scene and really didn't need to be restrained the way he was.
Corazon- Thanks for sharing your TN love affair. I always like hearing how someone came into the world of TNs.
Diva---When Principe got so loud I was thinking that Maite would just put him down. I would have been no harm no foul. I too was surprised that the scene just went on like it did.
the gringo
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 4:55:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 4:55:00 PM EST
If his previous behavior is any indication, she could have put him down and he would have just wandered about in the scene. He can't be the type to run off and get lost if she lets him go, or he wouldn't be doing this kind of work. Is someone else in the scene afraid of cats, I wonder? So that she had to hold on to him so one of the humans didn't go running off and get stuck in a tree?
And I'm evil because I just thought, "I'd watch that."
And I'm evil because I just thought, "I'd watch that."
I think the babies were in their mega-stroller at the time.
Sometimes I think they just randomly decide that Principe needs to be around or Esme needs to hold him or Esme needs to do that looking-up-from-under-her-lashes thing just to remind us that the show is called "La Gata."
Sometimes I think they just randomly decide that Principe needs to be around or Esme needs to hold him or Esme needs to do that looking-up-from-under-her-lashes thing just to remind us that the show is called "La Gata."
tofie I agree. I cannot imagine Danny Boy holding his own against the likes of G Garcia-Cantu, BUT it would do him a world of good to work with an actor like that. Just think what he would learn.
GGC just fascinates me. He was a horrific vilain in "Fuego" and an out of control jerk in Triunfo (which I did not see to the end), but in La Malquerida he is a multifaceted character which makes him SO interesting. I love his wardrobe, too. I'd like some of the jackets he is wearing with a feminine touch.
Fatima
GGC just fascinates me. He was a horrific vilain in "Fuego" and an out of control jerk in Triunfo (which I did not see to the end), but in La Malquerida he is a multifaceted character which makes him SO interesting. I love his wardrobe, too. I'd like some of the jackets he is wearing with a feminine touch.
Fatima
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:12:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:12:00 PM EST
Diva I think you are right, Principe "had" to be in the goodbye scene so everyone gets that it's really goodbye.
It looked like at one point Maite started to put him down and then changed her mind, probably at a cue from the director.
However the cat was so clearly in distress that for me it didn't make a rat's a$$ what the actors were saying.
J in Oregon
It looked like at one point Maite started to put him down and then changed her mind, probably at a cue from the director.
However the cat was so clearly in distress that for me it didn't make a rat's a$$ what the actors were saying.
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:14:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:14:00 PM EST
PS by the way intend contacting Televisa and share my thoughts about animal welfare on set.
Here's the "contact us" url I found:
imagencorporativa2@televisa.com.mx
J in Oregon
Here's the "contact us" url I found:
imagencorporativa2@televisa.com.mx
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:19:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:19:00 PM EST
In all fairness, I doubt they were saying anything important, like, oh, I dunno..."Don't leave! You're our daughter!" That would've been too much to ask.
Fatima, is it the double collars on everything? I find myself intrigued by them. It doesn't feel like something I've seen before.
Fatima, is it the double collars on everything? I find myself intrigued by them. It doesn't feel like something I've seen before.
Pensandolo bien...I'm rethinking my idea to complain to Televisa about Principe's treatment. Sometimes complaints have unintended consequences. Anyway I hope the cat has a good agent who will look out for him better next time!
J in O
J in O
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:27:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:27:00 PM EST
Fatima, G Garcia-Cantu is incredible, I am mesmerized when he is on screen and watch every tiny nuance
5Ft, YES! I love the double collars; the colors; the styling, etc. I want some of those jackets for myself!!
tofie, I hear ya re GGC! I love the guy. I cannot take my eyes off of him when he is on screen.
Fatima
tofie, I hear ya re GGC! I love the guy. I cannot take my eyes off of him when he is on screen.
Fatima
Permalink posted by : Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 11:42:00 PM EST
: Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 11:42:00 PM EST
I meant to comment sooner. Thanks, Sara, for the recap and thanks to all the patio peeps for some very entertaining responses.
I wouldn't mind if Esme took Carlos and Virginia with on her new adventure. They could leave everyone else behind in their stupid muddle and go find a new plot.
I think the overall descriptor for Pablo and this TN is lackluster, despite any "drama."
How about a murder/suicide ending for Pablo and Gisela? That would clear out the two of them. Esme could honor Pablo's memory to her children as her great love, but then marry either Mariano or Damian and live happily.
I wouldn't mind if Esme took Carlos and Virginia with on her new adventure. They could leave everyone else behind in their stupid muddle and go find a new plot.
I think the overall descriptor for Pablo and this TN is lackluster, despite any "drama."
How about a murder/suicide ending for Pablo and Gisela? That would clear out the two of them. Esme could honor Pablo's memory to her children as her great love, but then marry either Mariano or Damian and live happily.
El Silencioso is taking his nickname to a ridiculously literal level regarding Esme's parentage. He should be El Stupidoso.
And Pea-brained Pablum and Don't- Mess-With-My-Babies or-I'll-Run-Away Esmeralda, well ... there are no words.
And Pea-brained Pablum and Don't- Mess-With-My-Babies or-I'll-Run-Away Esmeralda, well ... there are no words.
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 5, 2015 at 2:53:00 AM EST
: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 2:53:00 AM EST
Notice how quickly the police came when G's nurse called them. You'd think that would be a clue for these idiots. G is right: she's doing what she's doing cause she can. For some reason they have an almost worshipful fear of her as if crazy = sacred.
Idiots all!
Idiots all!
While I don't love cats, I don't hate them. My neighbor and I feed about 18 feral cats - most of them I have trapped, had fixed and released. By way of background to my next comment/ rant below:
I am shocked and appalled, shocked and appalled I tell you, by the number of Viewerville complaints about animal cruelty in this TN but nary a peep when those two adorable twins have been utterly mistreated by mom and Gisela. Gata hanging on to both while they scream and she tramps around in her ridiculous shoes(channeling Whoppi Goldberg in Ghost)to say nothing of the mistreatment by Gisela when she kidnapped baby Pablo and left him for the big bad wold to devour. (The wolf was certainly more considerate than she or the producers were.) The poor baby was screaming but where was the protest for the abuse that TV/TN producers get away with? I for one think Mexico needs to tighten up laws about the use of babies in these TNs.
I am shocked and appalled, shocked and appalled I tell you, by the number of Viewerville complaints about animal cruelty in this TN but nary a peep when those two adorable twins have been utterly mistreated by mom and Gisela. Gata hanging on to both while they scream and she tramps around in her ridiculous shoes(channeling Whoppi Goldberg in Ghost)to say nothing of the mistreatment by Gisela when she kidnapped baby Pablo and left him for the big bad wold to devour. (The wolf was certainly more considerate than she or the producers were.) The poor baby was screaming but where was the protest for the abuse that TV/TN producers get away with? I for one think Mexico needs to tighten up laws about the use of babies in these TNs.
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 5, 2015 at 1:05:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 1:05:00 PM EST
I don't think Daniel Arenas is a bad actor. I think he has had two horrible scripts and characters in a row. He is trying to hard to make Shakespeare out of shiite. Saying that I do think he is too old to be playing the young, naive, clueless galan. I'd like to see him play a role more mature. He is great with kids and I'd love to see him play a mature, husband/father figure with a solid profession.
I would like to see him ACT, period. Raising his eyebrows and screaming his lines or whining them is not acting.
Permalink posted by : Monday, January 5, 2015 at 3:19:00 PM EST
: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 3:19:00 PM EST
I know how tiresome I am for saying it, but he was so good as Willy Boy. I guess the material was better for him or the director pushed him more or something. Or maybe just being in the presence of Ricardo Margaleff he was able to get tips on his performance. I haven't not been impressed by Daniel in anything except that role.
Then again, I am generally underwhelmed by galans these days anyway.
Then again, I am generally underwhelmed by galans these days anyway.
Anon at 1:05, I spent a good part of last week getting introduced to The Walking Dead. I had similar thoughts about baby Judith and wondered if one day when she's grown up, the actress will look at her parents and say "I can't believe you let me do that!" I guess I'm just more optimistic/trusting that there are people looking out for the welfare of the babies. For all we know, that's also a factor in what look like some of the really badly done scenes--the babies are hitting their limit for work hours, so they just have to go with the shots they have, even if they're not the best.
"I am generally underwhelmed by galans these days anyway." Word, Sara. I'm all for flawed and real, but there are things that either a galan just shouldn't do or a protagonista just shouldn't accept. Diego calling Natalia a ho in front of her parents comes to mind. If they're displaying appalling behavior because they believe lies, how is a girl supposed to trust that that's not going to keep happening over and over again?
"I am generally underwhelmed by galans these days anyway." Word, Sara. I'm all for flawed and real, but there are things that either a galan just shouldn't do or a protagonista just shouldn't accept. Diego calling Natalia a ho in front of her parents comes to mind. If they're displaying appalling behavior because they believe lies, how is a girl supposed to trust that that's not going to keep happening over and over again?
Hi Alicia
Gisela has:
1. Chased Pabs and Esme causing them to crash. When Esme tried to crawl out of the car, Gi slammed her head in the door. This caused a spinal injury and Esme was paralyzed.
2. Put a poisonous snake in Esme's bed. Esme was bitten and almost died.
3. Wrote a contract that gave her complete power over Pabs. This has caused a lot of monetary problems. In my opinion this is all on Pabs since he signed the contract. Gi was able to freeze Pablo's accounts.
4. demanded that Pabs marry her to get access to that money. Before the wedding took place, she tried to burn up Pablo and drown herself. When that was interrupted, Gi accused Pabs of trying to kill her.
5. stolen little Pabs and left him at the mouth of a worlf den.
There is probably more I'm forgetting.
Gisela has:
1. Chased Pabs and Esme causing them to crash. When Esme tried to crawl out of the car, Gi slammed her head in the door. This caused a spinal injury and Esme was paralyzed.
2. Put a poisonous snake in Esme's bed. Esme was bitten and almost died.
3. Wrote a contract that gave her complete power over Pabs. This has caused a lot of monetary problems. In my opinion this is all on Pabs since he signed the contract. Gi was able to freeze Pablo's accounts.
4. demanded that Pabs marry her to get access to that money. Before the wedding took place, she tried to burn up Pablo and drown herself. When that was interrupted, Gi accused Pabs of trying to kill her.
5. stolen little Pabs and left him at the mouth of a worlf den.
There is probably more I'm forgetting.
Anon 1:05, I'll explain why I have not expressed concern about the two baby actors. It's because their mothers have made the decision to have them act, and are probably on set watching the filming each day. The mothers have the ability to step in and stop anything that crosses the line. I'm not sure there's anyone doing that for the animal talent.
J in Oregon
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 12:59:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 12:59:00 AM EST
"animal talent"...aka, just about the only talent left on this show.
Did I say that out loud? Yeah, I guess I did.
Did I say that out loud? Yeah, I guess I did.
Diva, I guess you did because I agree with you! The wolf had a brilliant (but brief) walk-on part; there is that handsome horse pulling the cart endlessly through the basurero; and don't forget all those "extras", the junk yard dog including the one Pablo almost ran over...(oh, and the two little kittens that showed up at the MN mansion and were never seen again)
J in O
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: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 10:18:00 AM EST
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