Tuesday, March 03, 2015
La Sombra del Pasado #10 - Mon 3/2 - New depths of darkness
Adelina doesn't have enough money to buy all her groceries and the stall attendant has been told not to extend any more credit. The two creeps who were assaulting Aldonza at El Santuario are there, saying Adelina should ask her niece for money because "everyone knows" she's following in her mother's footsteps, especially now that the fire destroyed their crops. Adelina tells her to ignore the cackling dumbasses.
Lola is still upset about Candela's earlier treatment and insists it IS her business what happens with Cristobal and Aldonza because Aldonza is her friend. Dominga tells her to keep her head down and wash the darn dishes already.
Valeria is waiting for Aldonza to thank her for "saving" Cristobal so selflessly. If it hadn't been for her, they wouldn't be planning their trip to Spain right now. Aldonza unconvincingly pretends she doesn't care.
As she goes into the house, the phone rings. It's Cristobal, asking if she read his letter yet. "No. And leave me alone. I don't want to talk to you. Have a nice time in Spain with Valeria." Cristobal is, understandably, confused.
Roberta skulks outside a bar, fiddling with a cigarette, and finally goes in and orders a double shot of tequila. The bartender complains that they don't serve women, but she insists, getting the attention of a not-unfortunate-looking man at a nearby table. One shot goes down quickly and she asks for a second, smiling at her potential suitor as she drinks it.
Aldonza tells Adelina that Valeria coming over is a sign that she and Cristobal don't belong together. She doesn't care if Cristobal and Valeria go off to Spain together and have babies and just stay there. Valeria is "of his class." She doesn't understand why Adelina is changing her tune. Well, Adelina cares about Aldonza's feelings and she wishes Aldonza would say all this stuff to Cristobal himself. Aldonza says their kisses didn't mean anything. "Some kisses change your life," Adelina counters. They don't come to any conclusion, but Adelina needs to go talk to Joaquin, Aldonza needs some alone time, and who knows where the hell Roberta is.
At the bar, with yet another shot of tequila that she's now nursing. When her potential suitor fires up the jukebox, she cries. He obligingly comes over to light her cigarette. I guess he's into tears, because they're rolling down her face as she smokes and he takes her hand.
Candela goes looking for Cristobal, but his room is empty. She sees the phone on the bed, hits redial, and is furious to hear Aldonza answer. She hangs up.
There's a loud banging at Aldonza's front door and Cristobal comes limping in. He couldn't rest until he found out what's going on with her. Aldonza says this thing between them is absurd. She goes on and on about how he thinks he's the love expert, with his harem of women, and obviously some are good to pass the time with, but some you marry and have kids with…. "You're pretty when you're angry," he says, snuggling up to her. "Let me go." He does. She doesn't want to hear his explanation about the trip to Spain, but he offers it anyway. "It was supposed to be me and my parents. My mom's the one who invited Valeria. She didn't ask me. Besides, I told them I'm staying here…because I realized there's a wonder in Santa Lucia better than any in all of Europe." Aldonza succumbs to his charms yet again. I swear he's getting his lines from '40s movies.
At Casa Humberto, he disappoints Valeria, saying he can't just take vacation time to go on a trip for fun. Oh, no, this isn't just a "fun" trip, says Prudencia. Spain is a [magical,] romantic place, where a[n unsuspecting] boy can [be coerced into] fall[ing] in love with a [pushy] girl and maybe even propose [after constant prodding from his overbearing mother]. "Do you have to be so obvious?" asks Humberto. Even Valeria wants Pru to shut it, but she really does want Humberto to go. Emmanuel has had enough of being treated like Cinderella ("un cero al izquierda"; a zero to the left, pointless, ignored, the way a zero on the far left doesn't change a number) and leaves the table to the accompaniment of Pru and Valeria cackling like the evil stepsisters. Humberto shuts them up, saying Emmanuel has as much right to go on this trip as they do. Well, Prudencia wouldn't take that arrimado (hanger-on; mooch) with them, even as a maletero (porter). She and Valeria leave the table.
Aldonza, having had her lip gloss smeared completely off, tells Cristobal he needs to go now. "But did Lola give you my letter?" *smooch* "Nope." *smooch* "Well, ok, I told you with kisses instead." *smooch* He won't go until she swears she'll never run from him again and they'll confront everything together. She does, of course, and shoves him out the door after a few final kisses.
As he heads away from the house, someone watches from the bushes.
Aldonza is starting to undress for bed when she notices Severiano lurking in the doorway of her room. He came to talk about Cristobal. "I just saw him leaving." After sniffing like Hannibal Lecter, he says he can see how she attracted his son. Aldonza slaps him, leaving scratches, but he grabs her by the hair and throws her onto her bed. With one hand around her neck, he says "Now, we'll talk."
Adelina walks with Joaquin in the town square. He tells her that even if they can get new seed, it's going to take a long time before the crops will grow. So, he quits, since there's no work for him to do. He has to break it to her that the cops told him they're not going after Severiano. No one believes Severiano burned the field. Despite quitting, he says he'll help in any way he can. He offers his savings, but Adelina turns him down. "This is our problem and between my sister, my niece, and I, we'll figure it out." She also turns down yet another offer of a relationship. "I'm not going to use you to get out of this." She thinks it's important that he live his own life and get a job somewhere where he'll be valued. "Promise me you'll do it." Joaquin doesn't answer.
Cristobal gets back to the house and asks Lola QTH happened with his letter. She tries to make excuses, but decides to tell the truth and shame the devil! His mom confiscated the letter and threatened to fire her grandparents if she helped him and Aldonza get together. Cristobal says his mom won't find out, and she's not going to fire anyone, either. "Dominga and Melesio are like family." He's sure Candela was just trying to intimidate Lola. Lola is thrilled he's getting together with Aldonza, but she thinks it's going to be tough. Candela interrupts their gossiping to remind Cristobal that he's supposed to be on total bed rest for his little ouchie.
Adelina comes home, calling for Aldonza, and hears the sobs coming from upstairs. She finds Aldonza in her room, in the dark, her dress torn, huddled under a blanket. She sees the marks on Aldonza's face and asks what happened and who did it. "Severiano. Severiano Mendoza." Adelina speaks for all of us when she says "Maldito! Mil veces, maldito!" (Damn him! A thousand times, damn him!")
Melesio heads over to Humberto's to sit awkwardly in the living room while Prudencia and Valeria ignore him. Humberto enters and Melesio tells him that Severiano wants Emmanuel to be at Las Animas tomorrow, for work. Prudencia and Valeria exchange a look. Before Melesio is even out the door, Prudencia begins the interrogation. She wants to go ask Emmanuel what that's about, but Humberto says he'll take care of it.
Aldonza sits in the shower, clutching her torn dress, crying. Adelina stands outside the door, silently crying and looking like she's having thoughts of serious violence.
Roberta and her beau stumble out of the bar, smooching and shuffling down the sidewalk.
Humberto is annoyed that Emmanuel went looking for a job at Las Animas. Emmanuel says he never did ask, but he mentioned it to Cristobal is all. Humberto figures that Cristobal got the job for him. Emmanuel wants to turn it down, but Humberto says it's not a bad idea for Emmanuel to spend some time with Severiano. "He's a person you can learn a lot from. And being such a responsible guy, maybe you'll end up being even more efficient than Cristobal."
Severiano gets home. Candela doesn't even want to know why his face is scratched. She tells him that Cristobal snuck out. "You're right mom. I went to see Aldonza. But there's nothing wrong with it. I might as well tell you that I've never felt this way about any other woman." Severiano wonders what Cristobal would say if he told him that she's not as worthy as he thinks and Cristobal won't be "the first man in her life." ¡Condenado canalla! ¡Hijo del demonio! ¡Que se pudra en el infierno! Cristobal insists it's not true. That Aldonza isn't like her mother. At the very least, he doesn't care if the whole town is saying it and he doesn't care if the whole town thinks the fire in the fields wasn't the only "fire" going on that night. Let 'em talk. "Get used to the idea. I'm going to keep seeing her, whether you like it or not." He leaves and Candela fumes about being crushed by an avalanche, but Severiano gloats that the avalanche is about to stop. The disgusting pervert looks like he's reminiscing and enjoying it.
Roberta is on a glass walkway over a scenic view. Emmanuel sees her and asks what's wrong. One of the many town gossips remarks that Roberta has moved on to younger men now. Shut up, creep! Roberta can't understand why Emmanuel is being so kind to her. He offers to walk her home and says her daughter must be looking for her. Roberta breaks down and cries over her troubles, including that she assumes she's going to be homeless. "My poor daughter." She doesn't know the half of it. Emmanuel just holds her and cries with her, a more subtle Llamada de la Sangre than we usually get. Assuming it is one.
Uriel goes to the church to warn Padre Geronimo that the bank is going to foreclose on the mortgage. After the fire, there's even less expectation that Roberta can pay her debt. He feels bad about it, but he wanted to tell Padre G so he could warn Roberta. He suggests that they try to come to some agreement with Severiano--he's not interested in the fields, but he does want El Santuario, so maybe that would be a way to save the house, at least. Not gonna happen Uriel. Not gonna happen. Padre G thanks him for the warning.
Emmanuel gets Roberta to the gate in front of the house and asks her to say hi to Aldonza for him. "What's your name?" "Emmanuel. I'm a friend of your daughter's." Roberta is embarrassed to admit she'd never paid attention to his name before. Emmanuel touches her face and Roberta kisses him fiercely on the forehead and thanks him for being the first person to be good to her. Emmanuel says the same thing is happening for him--no one had ever kissed him to thank him for anything before. They both sort of laugh about it and then he leaves and she goes into the house.
Adelina goes after Roberta the second she walks in, saying she should have been there when her daughter most needed her. Roberta is alarmed…"What happened to Aldonza? Why are you saying she needed me?" "Severiano Mendoza raped your daughter. I don't know how it happened, but that beast took advantage of her being alone in the house and he raped her!" Roberta runs upstairs. Aldonza is huddled on her bed and Roberta asks her if it's true what Adelina said. Aldonza never really answers, but Roberta starts crying "No, please, it can't be true, not you!" Aldonza says she wants to die. "No! Don't say that. You know who's going to die? The one who did this. I'm going to do what I should have done a long time ago. I'm going to settle the score with that animal once and for all." Adelina begs her not to do anything crazy, but Roberta is out the door.
Valeria comes to Cristobal's room and I'm (possibly unjustifiably) angry that he accepts her kiss hello and doesn't ask her why the hell she told Aldonza about the vacation. She's been collecting brochures and info so they can plan what tours they want to go on. He tells her he's not going to Spain, and she might as well know that it's because he's staying in Santa Lucia to spend his vacation with Aldonza. "Oh. I didn't know you liked her that much." Valeria pulls off an expert acting job, saying she's happy for him, but weirded out that he's explaining it to her, as if she has a thing for him and he's letting her down easy. "Chill, I just want us to be friends." Cristobal is relieved. Valeria keeps her cool until she leaves his room and shuts the door, and then she drops the mask.
Roberta digs for the relics of the night Raymundo died and finds the jacket…and the gun.
Sombra has been re-shod and Severiano is taking him out for a ride. Emmanuel runs up, apologizing for being late. Severiano doesn't stick around to hear his explanation. Melesio shrugs it off. "Don't worry, kid. Don Severiano is really demanding, but he's a good person." Melesio tells Emmanuel to come with him and they'll start his training.
Severiano rides down a path lined with trees. Roberta appears in the middle of the path, pointing the gun at him. "You're going to hell, where you came from and never should have left." She fires one shot. Sombra doesn't so much as flinch. Severiano falls out of the saddle and lies facedown on the ground as Roberta spits and cries "Maldito!"
Tomorrow: Aldonza makes a decision that takes us on an unexpected turn.
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I generally don't like comparisons, but did this episode somewhat follow El Manantial? Please don't get spoilery, though. :-(
I was also angry that Cristobal said nothing about Val's kiss/greeting or the visit to Aldonza, BUT men can be a little dense about women. Sorry, David and gringo. Cristobal probably doesn't even realize Val is trying to "catch" him.
Susana put in another stellar performance last night.
I loved the scene between Emmanuel and Roberta. So touching and sad.
A masterful, beautifully detailed recap. Thank you for "Spain is a [magical,] romantic place, where a[n unsuspecting] boy can [be coerced into] fall[ing] in love with a [pushy] girl and maybe even propose [after constant prodding from his overbearing mother]" which was a gem.
I'm still trying to absorb the heinous, hateful unforgivable crime Severiano perpetrated. It still resonates as shockingly now as last night. I never expected this.
I still see Sev/Alexis's self satisfied smile in my mind's eye. It was sickening. I have no idea how Aldonza will recover. How can she bear the thought of being in love with her rapist's son?
Susana did a lovely job with her scenes last night - pitiful with her bar patron and grateful with Emmanuel. I am so tired of him being treated like trash. He is like a poor abused animal who knows he is not cared about or loved.
Why do people never realize they need to shoot not once but multiple times??? No spoiler but I sincerely doubt Sev has met his maker.
And yes, I never liked Candela but now I despise her. She is to blame for the "do whatever is necessary" directive that caused a tragic crime.
I cannot imagine what will happen next. The noise we hear is an army of anvils lining up - never have I seen so many with only a few episodes aired.
Gracias Kat.
Diana
All of it seemed carefully crafted for maximum pain. Having Cristobal come over right before and be all lovey. Watching Roberta, completely unaware, drowning her own sorrows. The touching moments with Emmanuel. Having Humberto and Melesio praise Severiano..."someone you could learn a lot from" indeed. All the wrong things, I would say!
And yet, still better than all the "I'm breaking up with you for no good reason, but we'll be back together tomorrow" crap. I asked for real drama and they're giving me real drama. I guess I should have specified non-violent drama?
Yes, absolutely! Shoot twice, in the head. Otherwise there are no guarantees. And for Sev, I'd say he needs to have his head chopped off, his mouth stuffed with garlic, an iron bar placed in his hands, and be buried on an island in the middle of running water so if somehow, he STILL happens to rise, he can't cross.
"The noise we hear is an army of anvils lining up - never have I seen so many with only a few episodes aired."
I bet David and gringo are on it!
Kat-yes. We are definitely getting real drama! I think I'm more disturbed because the violence we are getting is really only hinted at. We don't actually see it and that makes it even worse to me!! (I've always been a fan of the "less is more" school of TN storytelling though....MAXIMUM effect in my opinion.)
I felt ill that Aldonza went to the shower. Go to the nearest hospital and have a rape kit done. I hate guys that rape. I am somewhat mystified as to how he could do it with only one hand. I was hoping she would beat the hell out of him.
Sara, no need to be sorry. I am the king of unnoticed hints. My dear wife doesn't try that anymore for Christmas gifts and stuff. She writes it down, then acts surprised when she gets it on Christmas.
David
Yes, I also wish they had gone and gotten a rape kit done.
I can't stop thinking about this episode, and yet I don't feel like I can express how I'm really feeling.
Kat- My imagination is pretty good too...which in this case is horrible.
I hate to say it but I'm 100% sure that had Aldonza gone to the hospital and the police no one would believe her (that it was rape)-they've already made up their minds that she's a "whore" like her mother, so I doubt they would have offered any help :/
I don't mean to sound flippant, but the rats should eat Sev's "other bits" first.
Thank you for recapping this, Diva! This is certainly a far cry from the grade school evil and unearned hatred we saw in TSTSNBN. This is the big leagues and requires a different type of beanie for me.
On to comments.
This show needs a beanie that incorporates a layer of garlic and holy water! They're just doing too damn good a job. There's no ridiculousness to interfere with my suspension of disbelief, the lines all sound realistic, the actors deliver them with conviction...the fact that it's taking place on a screen just isn't enough to overcome all of that!
All I could think after watching was "Did that just happen?" I was not expecting Seve to take his obnoxious leering and behavior to that level. And yes, Lady MacBeth, er, Candela is just as guilty for coercing her weak husband to the deed. For say what you will, he may come as powerful to his minions, but Seve is essentially a bully and weak minded. And now we can add despicably evil and I almost hope this isn't his end because he deserves a much bigger TN anvil.
I've always enjoyed Alex S. and his scene with Roberta was so well done last night. Can't help but feel that is the start of something...not yet sure what, but a simple act of kindness when you aren't use to it can go a long way to putting people together. Even if it's only to be someone who stands for her when noone else will.
I'm almost afraid to watch tonight. Last night was like a sucker punch, wonder how tonight will play out.
Daisynjay
It's like a cloud hanging over everything. --Diva
Yes, and amen! I'm glad snow and freezing rain kept me from going to work today: I feel like crap! I really don't know what to say. Parents being against their silver-spooned child marrying the "lower classes" and throwing all kinds of obstacles in their way is one thing, but RAPE? This is so viscous, how can this be a love story? That hell-born, three-legged dog has GOT to die!
La Sombra del pasado? How about La Sombra de la presente? How is this going to work with dog hanging around leering over his violation of Aldonza?
My apologies to all canines of the world, wild and otherwise.
What the hell is even the best case scenario in all this? That Cristobal turns out not to be his biological son, so he won't end up looking like Severiano as he ages? And Aldonza gets lots of really good therapy? And they move away?
This tn definitely not light fare, and I'm still amazed Uni is keeping it at 7pm, though happy for my own sake. Even being on so early, this episode nagged at my dreams last night. I did know ahead of time that a brutal rape would be a catalyst in the story, having seen a bit of Azteca's La Duda, their 2002 version of El Manantial starring Silvia Navarro. But I was shocked that it was Sever himself who did it-- in La Duda he sent his hired henchman. How will Aldonza ever be able to separate Cris from his rapist father in her mind? This is not some grade school level couple troubles. This is major!
It's like Roberta and her children are cursed. Between Aldonza's violation, Emmanuel's rejection by "his family", and Roberta being ostracized by the whole town, I just felt like crying for all three of them.
I also thought of the rape kit and police report, but quickly realized that Sever would spin it and the police would believe him. Plus, they'd probably put Humberto in charge of the physical exam and the rape kit, and we KNOW what would happen to the evidence.
What the hell is even the best case scenario in all this? That Cristobal turns out not to be his biological son, so he won't end up looking like Severiano as he ages
Diva, could this be the reason for Dominga's mentioning the other man in Candela's life who would have married her? Let it be so, let Cristobal NOT be Sever's son! It doesn't remove the vileness and violence of the assault but how can we root for a woman to marry her rapist's son? What kind of love could block out the horror of that act?
AND, I still want him to die!
I can feel the tears welling in my eyes. (justashowjustashowjustashow)
daisynjay- "sucker punch" Gawd yes! That's exactly how I feel.
Lila-Yesterday was rough...on lots of shows.
I'm still just reeling.
I almost hope that is the case because...how can you be with your rapist's son? (see above.)
I don't want Sever to die. I know that not many people are fans of disfigurement...but I am. He's lost his arm. Now lets hope he loses another appendage. Bastard. Effing Bastard.
It also points out to me the difference between Severiano and a lot of the more recent baddies in that he carries out a lot of his own dirty work, rather than sending a trusted employee to beat up on someone or set things on fire or kill people for him. Humberto helps him cover things up, but that's not quite the same. I guess that's how he keeps his fine, upstanding citizen reputation intact. The number of people who know about his misdeeds is limited.
Just please let him not twist and manipulate Emmanuel! He's far too vulnerable to it with no one having shown him much attention or affection.
Shudder. Please watch out for him and keep him safe, Virgen de las Telenovelas.
Lila- "What kind of love could block out the horror of that act?" Indeed. Cris' love is going to have to be MIND BLOWINGLY AWESOME for Aldonza to overcome this to be with him.
Later!
I, too, bet Sev hasn't died....dammit!!! He's a beast!!!
Will someone tell me, is Cristobal the son of Sev and Candela?? He had a way of commenting that Cristo was HIS son.
Also do we (TV audience) not know at this point if Roberta's supposedly dead child is alive?
And what's Emmanuel's relationship to Humberto's household? Pru and Val don't seem to like him.
Ann-NYC
First of all, is Pablo Lyle doomed to play the segundo plato to his father in every show?!
Ok. I know Feo *seduced* the girl....
Vivi- I'm with you. I can't believe that this is still on at 7/6. NOT a complaint!
Someone mentioned it was dark, but I'm thinking now that I've NEVER seen dark before.
Pretty much if a villain tells you a baby is dead and that it was a certain sex, and didn't let you see said dead baby, it's pretty much a guarantee that the baby is alive and of the opposite gender that the villain indicated. Jump to X many years later, and we learn from Prudencia that Emmanuel is the random child Humberto brought home one day with the story of having told a dying patient that he would care for her child. That's all we know, but it's pretty easy to draw conclusions.
We aren't SURE Roberta's baby is alive, but we are ALMOST CERTAIN (clear as mud, isn't it?)
Sev keeps emphasizing that Cristobal is HIS son just to remind Candela who keeps saying HER son. Cristobal does belong to both of them, but they seem to be in a power struggle over who gets to make decisions about him.
Emmanuel is a child Humberto brought home and took in. He told Pru and Val that the baby belonged to a patient who died and he promised to care for it. Pru and Val are just mean vipers and that's why they treat Emmanuel like crap.
Group hug. It's been so nice to come by and see so many of you feeling the same way. It validates my feelings. I'm glad I'm not the only one bereft over a TN.
You know, since they've already pulled the rug out from under us and turned the entire universe on its head!
And be careful what you wish for.
During the run of TSTSNBN I kept saying "We deserve something good after this."
Well. We've got something good. It's well-acted and well-written. There's lots of plot development to chew on.
But it's so painful right now.
Can't get over how you three immediately started answering!!! I'm still laughing!!
Ann-NYC
I haven't been around for a loooong while, but I caught up with you all (read every recap for TSTSNTN, laughing madly through tears of desperation). What a wake up call La Sombra is after that comedic nightmare!
ITA, Susana Gonzalez was AMAZING last night. I thought her scenes in the bar were so beautifully done. There's such desperation and defiance, you can just SEE the little girl lost in her eyes.
I watched a bit of El Manantial when it first aired, but I was a wee babe then and don't remember it. I've pulled up some YouTube vids for comparison, and this is an almost shot for shot remake. The actors are all doing it justice though. Eli, it's funny that you mentioned that Cristobal's lines were from the 1940s b/c the scene between him and Aldonza is actually one of the few that have had significant dialogue changes so far.
They cut the scenes differently though, so el manantial’s traumatic capitulo ended with the rape, which they basically showed (It was that version’s Sev)
This is taking me back to my fave TN, Amor Bravio, in which the rape made me cry and the aftermath of it all made me cry multiple times. I haven’t warmed up to Aldonza the way I did Luzma, but I’m glad I don’t remember El Manatial’s anvil for Sev/Justo because I want to relive it. And it better be heavy. And fall multiple times.
LOVE that Cristobal is such a self-directed galan! Exactly what I needed after TSTSNBN. Don’t know what he’s going to do about this though…
Lol, Ann! The good thing is, you got three of pretty much the same answer, so you know we're giving you reliable information.
Sever is pure evil!
Hanna
Lecter and Total bed rest for his little ouchie really stood out for me.
I haven't read the comments yet and I would think that the rape will be front and foremost in the discussion today. I want to get my two cents in before it gets too late and so here goes.
I know that we are supposed to go with the flow and take the story as the writers have given it to us
but the rape last night had me shaking my head---Que? OK!---First
as soon as Hannibal Lecter came into her Aldonza's bedroom and CLOSED THE DOOR!!! She should have been grabbing something to hit him with (he wasn't there for cake and ice cream) she didn't.
After it was obvious that he was there to rape her, she scratched him but that's all. At that point, she should have been fighting like her very live was in danger and it was but to me, he attempts to stave him off were week. Next he hits her and forces
her down onto the bed. He grabs her throat but---with only one arm
he would have to release his grip on her to undue his pants. I know that Hannibal is bigger and stronger but she is young and full of fight. At the point that he released his grip to unbutton his pants, she should have been fighting and scratching like a young lioness. We didn't see that at all. I am not saying that Hannibal couldn't succeed in his evil deed but when it was all over, Hannibal should have had more than a couple of light scratch marks on his face. If my assumption is wrong, let me know.
A prediction---I don't know what is to come but I am thinking that our evil villain will not die with one gunshot. If Roberta really wanted to kill him and I think that she did, instead of spitting at him, Another bullet should have been fired. He will live to create more evil. This is only episode ten.
now on to reading the many comments.
the gringo
I don't want to think about all the mechanics of the rape, but Sever also has two good legs he could pin her down with, and he also could have knocked her out cold at some point. There are lots of ways a big, strong, one-armed man could have overpowered her. But there is also the very real possibility that Aldonza froze up and went into her head. This happens all the time to real life rape victims, and I'm not going to criticize them for not doing more to fight. Sometimes you're so shocked that something is happening that you freeze up. One of the things I learned from self-defense class way back in high school was that the class wasn't teaching you to become some kind of black belt ninja who could kick anybody's butt any time. It was about teaching your body to not freeze up, because that is what often happens and how attackers are able to succeed.
I'm assuming, given the last thing we saw was his hand around her throat, that he choked her until she passed out. Remember that he may only have one arm, but he's gotten USED to having just one arm and having to overcompensate. How was she supposed to know what his intentions were? Sure, nothing good, because what kind of guy sneaks in like that? But to go from there to assuming he was going to rape her and throwing furniture at his head? She is not to blame in this. Not one bit. It is 100% his fault.
That being said, Vivi's spot on. I got a similar talk about freezing up when in a self-defense workshop. Also, he's got like 50-70 pounds on her and is used to handling horses with one arm, so yeah, I think he could be the world's biggest snake.
All I can say is George Carlin's Seven Words you can never say on TV. I'm sick about this.
Sara, first thing I thought of too was Pablo Lyle may be type cast now as a galan who's daddy always gets there first.
How did that pistol even fire?
PS: Lola's great, but there was a part of me saying it's not your business just because she's your friend. That's like Candie saying it's her business because it's her son's love life.
It's one thing for the scene itself to seem unreal and another to question a victim of rape. It's a sensitive topic and the last thing I want is for anyone who's been through something even remotely similar to feel like this is a personal attack on them.
The only thing I want anyone to take personally is the part where we say that the person to blame for rape is the rapist and it's not the victim's fault.
But since I wanted her to shoot him, I was willing to let it slide. If that gets me a seat on the bus to hell, I think I can live with that.
I am back in town and ready to join y'all on the Patio. :-)
I hate hate HATE that Sever raped Aldonza!!!! Anvils are too good for him. Unfortunately, we'll be stuck with him for months on end (Gggrrrrrrr!!!!!) since these super bad guys never die early in the game.
Even if Aldonza had gone to the police to report the rape, my money is on them not believing her because Severiano is such a (ahem…gag) fine upstanding citizen who owns the town. :-p
Also, my heart just sank when I saw she had showered. I know the police would've been idiots, but that's why you want the rape kit (though in true TN fashion, someone surely would've been bribed to destroy the evidence). Again, one of the reasons I loved the way Amor Bravio handled that storyline.
Absolutely she isn't to blame I agree but I am just trying to say that things didn't look right to me. You said that Aldonza didn't know what he was there for. Right
but with him closing the door!!!
If that would have been me, damn right I would be quickly looking for something to bash him with.
Your mother's enemy doesn't walk into your bedroom and close the door to play checkers. You and Vivi are both right however in that he probably weakened her ability to fight by choking her or
she may have gone into shock. I am just angry about the whole evil deed and double angry that all Sever got was a couple of light scratches that will disappear in a few days. I would have liked to see some deep permanent scars on Sever's face.
Yes, once again I am TOTALLY blown away by Susana Gonzalez. She brings the 110% night after night. I cant ever remember an actress that I though so highly of. She had 2/3 very different scenes last night and took them all to the highest level possible.
I can't understand a word that she says but to me, she's absolute magic.
The shot that felled Sever last night. Distance was mentioned but that isn't all that important. What is important is the caliber of the bullet. Roberta used the Televisa standard which is a Beretta 92fs in 9mm. The 9mm is considered to be a big round or serious caliber although on the bottom rung of the big boy caliber ladder. There is only one below a 9mm in that category which is the 380 but that will draw arguments as to it belonging in the serious category group.
Too small, not powerful enough is the reason. Back to the 9mm. Many police departments all across have discontinued use of the 9mm in favor of the more powerful and bigger 40 caliber because often the 9mm just doesn't get the job done. So back to Roberta. A second or third shot would or should have been used but Roberta
doesn't know guns and so I'm afraid that we will have that rat bastard around for some time to come. As always I could be wrong but I will be in front of my tv each night to see.
the gringo
I also wonder how many other of the town's young women have been attacked by this solid citizen and nobody says anything because, well, it's Don Severiano and who would believe it?
If that's the case, how will Cristobal react?
Not being able to comment from work SUCKS.
J in Oregon
I just want to thank Diva for this marvelous recap and the warmth of the counsel and camaraderie I felt after reeling from this episode. I never made it past Aldonza's sobbing in the shower in a fetal position. This episode shocked and shook me in a way I never expected and sharing that with all of you helped loads. Thank you Diva, and thanks to all of you, beloved Sombra patio/fireside peeps!
Night Night!
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