Thursday, May 14, 2015
La Sombra del Pasado #63 Thursday 5/14/15
Lola learns Simoneta is actually named Viviana. She goes apeshit. Oh...and Lola finds out Sim/Viv is her mom. She is never going to forgive Dominga. She stomps out to the stables to let Melesio know she hates him, too. Eman is there to witness her apeshittery. He catches up with her in town and comforts her.
Cande can't believe Dominga dared to give her parenting advice when Dominga was sucking at grandmothering. Dominga tells Cande that Simoneta Saavedra is actually Lola's mother.
Sim is having a crappy time with Sev in the DF. She worries about what Cris will do. Sev has other (I assume bigger) stuff to worry about.
Aldonza and Cris are on the too much, magic bus. She talks Cris into letting Tía Adelina live with them.
Pato and Silvia rent a gorgeous house. It comes with a desk that I suspect will also become a character/plot point. The owner of the house conveniently needs their legal help evicting a renter for non-payment. SL is rolling in the legal work.
Joaquin comes to check on the Padre. Adelina asks about Flavia and little Ray. They still aren't back. He tells her about pressing charges. Adelina offers to help with anything he needs.
Humberto and Pru argue.
Abelardo skulks about Las Animas and claims he has some papers to deliver to Sev.
Seriously. Can we ditch the Silka ads? I miss you Concha Nácar.
Padre and Adelina discuss all the stuff he's got to do at the church. Adelina wants him to take it easy. Aldonza and Cris arrive. They tell Padre and Adelina the great news!! Padre will perform the religious ceremony in 8 days (*snort* We know that won't happen.) At least Cris and Aldonza look happy for now.
Lardo has made it into the house and lies his way into Sev's office.
Lola goes to Sim/Viv's house and bangs on her door.
Awesome. Lardo found a gun. Nothing could go wrong with this. Cande bangs on the office door and yells "Who's in here!!"
Thank heaven. Adelina turns down Aldonza's invitation to live with them. Newlyweds need privacy. Adelina can stay in the parrish house and help Padre J out or work with Irma. She respects Aldonz'a life. Now Aldonza needs to respect hers.
Lardo lets Cande in and explains his "errand." He claims to to have not realized he locked the door. Cande still doesn't understand why Sev hired him and doesn't buy Lardo's BS that Sev trusts him.
Lardo runs into Val on the way out and dammit he makes me like him for a moment. He tells Val he would have done anything for her. She doesn't know how to value those who truly care for her. That's why Cris preferred Aldonza. Because Val ain't worth sh!t. And since I don't know how to do screen shots, you get a crappy picture I took on my phone. I paused the recording and thought this was hilarious.
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Ren meets with the detective in the DF. The police in SL haven't been able to find Lardo and the DF police can't do anything since SL is not their jurisdiction. They will either have to wait until Lardo comes back to the DF and catch him OR hope the local SL police get him and send him to the DF for questioning.
Cande and Val are discussing Cris when he comes in. Cande slaps the shit out of him. I mean really lays it on. She rears WAAAY back and KA-POWIE!!!! (and Val looked like she smirked. Bitch.) How dare he go off without telling her!!!! This is her house!! Respect it! Cris says he most certainly will...and he won't be staying long. He leaves and Val wonders what he meant by that.
Mari discovers Lola never opened the shop. Pato shows up. They both try to prove to the other that everything is fine with the respective novi@s. Yawn. Oh, Pato is poet. Mari is not. (PS: I feel more chemistry between Pato and Silvia.)
Lulu informs Padre that Lola is in the church crying like the Magdalena. Lulu didn't have the heart to kick her out. Padre goes to see Lola.
Lola starts to badmouth her grandparents. She tries to explain what they did, but Padre already knew. Lola is surprised by that. Padre explains tha Dominga told him and he encouraged her to tell Lola the truth. He advises not to judge her grandparents too harshly. They had their reasons. Sometimes people avoid the truth so their loved ones don't suffer. Lola thinks they should have told her. She's suffering anyway, isn't she? Padre tells Lola that eventually she will understand. Her grandparents may have been mistaken in how they handled it, but they did it with her best interests at heart. He invites Lola to come eat with him. Aldonza is back and he's sure she has plenty to tell Lola.
Mari informs Irma that Lola didn't open the shop. I really didn't pay attention. I was hypnotized by the over application of Irma's green eyeshadow. Make-up is not doing this lovely actress any favors.
Aldonza and Lola share notes about Sim/Viv. Lola tells her about seeing Sim and Sev kissing and that's why she stopped seeing Sim. Aldonza tells Lola that she and Cris saw Sim with Sev in the DF. Lola marvels that her mother has turned out to be Sev's lover.
Crap. Power surge. TV just shut down. Hope my recording is there when I can turn it back on (don't ask.) If not here's what I recall from the last few minutes. It's not much.
Cande barges into Cris's room. He's made a decision. He'll tell Cande what it is when Sev gets back.
Some SL old biddies bad-mouth Aldonza. Val comes to join the fun. She gets slapped for her trouble. Hell yeah. Do it again, Aldonza!
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But just let me say, you are a real trooper, wish we could get you a TN punching bag/dummy to lay into when you feel overloaded!
Hugs,
J in Oregon
Man, I FELT that slap Cande gave Cris, through the screen. Wow! I enjoyed the slap Al gave Val, and wish she would have slapped those old gossips too. Loved the verbal slowdown Lardo gave Val too, but looks like he gets his anvil tomorrow.
I like how Adelina put her foot down about Al letting her have her own life too. I actually thought their conversation was quite revealing about their relationship, as was the conversation Al and Cris had about Adelina. Aldonza acknowledged that Ade loves her unconditionally and that she owes her everything. Her tears at the thought of living without Adelina also shows how much she sees Adeline as her mother.
The argument between Pru and Hum got quite vicious and also revealed what Pru really thinks of her husband. I find the fights between these two to be so real and visceral.
Yeah. Pru brought up the child in Los Olivdos (or wherever) and pretty much told Hum that licking Sev's boots has gotten him no where.
Nina
Nina- This is a tn that revels in slaps. I don't mind. They've been good so far. :) The slap Cande delivered to Cris was a particularly good one. The one Al gave Cande many episodes ago was also fabulous. She drew blood.
Loved Padre's talk to Lola. I won't call her a silly hothead: she DOES need to chill and think. I guess she's allowed to be shocked and hurt for a while. Nuff said.
Loved how Padre took the marriage: he smiled right away! And glad that Adelina insisted on moving to the parsonage but now Lola will be bringing her dram to El Santuario.
And Donnie attacked by two bitter biddies and Vile. Love how Donnie walloped the wench. Good things these guys don't pack heat or this novela would've been over at the second show!
Is this a record? Two major smack downs in one episode?
Thanks, Sara! Bang up job. Hope school is out soon and you can get some rest, honey!
I loved MalVa's photo, perfecto.
What is the deal with all of the slapping? Granted most were warranted but it still bothers me especially when Cande laid one on her grown son.
Loved the new combo law office/residence. I hope the set designers don't muck it up like Cande's casa.
Rosemary Primera
When Cande was comforting Dominga I actually wondered if she would end up going to Lola and telling her to forgive her grandmother. Cande may be a cold-hearted snake, but she does love her Nana in her own twisted way. I'm not sure how much of Dominga moping around she can take. I'm reminded of the time she freaked out because Dominga felt too "sick" to cook dinner and she wanted to call Humberto right away.
"Humberto and Pru argue." Pru actually, for once, said something thought-provoking when she said that just because Humberto is now trying to be a good person doesn't mean he's a better person than she is. It's not a competition or anything, and he's done things that are, uh, more bad...but she does more low-level bad stuff on a daily basis. For me, between her overall unpleasantness as a person and the fact that he does occasionally *try* to do the right thing, I think that does make him a better person. Maybe not a good person, but a better one.
That picture of Val is perfect!
"Val looked like she smirked." I thought so, too. That's just cold. Especially for a slap that vicious. I wonder if there are outtakes with the actors comparing techniques or arguing over who did it best.
"Lola thinks they should have told her. She's suffering anyway, isn't she?" Is this a theme? Not just on this show but on others? That hiding the truth in order to keep someone from suffering always backfires?
"Make-up is not doing this lovely actress any favors." Maybe they're trying to make her look older in comparison to Mari? It's not working.
"Some SL old biddies bad-mouth Aldonza. Val comes to join the fun." I just put that together with the earlier scene with Pru on the phone. Was THIS her plan? Seriously? That was supposed to be the horror that awaited Aldonza when she got home?
Kat- Loved your recap of the Pru Hum argument and your assessment of who is the better person. I feel like Hum is working slowly towards his come to Jesus moment.
Sara- I'm not blaming these poor ladies for being raped, I just wish they'd fight this one armed bastard, cause I think in real life, he'd be totally armless by now. I blame the writers/directors for making these women appear to be more helpless than they should be. He has no weapen, just that one arm. In real life he'd be in a world of hurt. But then again it's just entertainment. I hope I didn't offend anybody. I apologize if I did.
Nina
P.S. more slapping to come!!!
Here are my tiny comments:
I, too, was mesmerized by Irma's peacock-tail blue eyelids. Mari looks like she is past her sell-by date. And Silvia looks old enough to be Pato and Renato's mother.
The desk in the new law office--surely there will be a secret document hidden away in it.
Did Cris or Aldonza mention counseling to help her deal with her horrific experience? Or are they just going to wait and see if it all goes away?
And finally SARA I agree: "Seriously. Can we ditch the Silka ads?" They run that disgusting athlete's foot ad every night just as I sit down with my banana yogurt...
J in Oregon
It's all going to hit the fan in the next episode. And it looks like Abelardo is getting shot. However, I don't think they're killing him off yet.
As for how Satanic Sev has managed to rape two women (that we know of) he had the element of surprise in his favor. Also, since he had already been living with a single arm for almost 20 years before raping Aldonza he would know very well how to compensate for having only one arm. He can ride a horse just as well as he could, so his legs must be very strong. He can drive, he can dress himself; the only thing he can't do is carve his own steak.
That sounds so Nancy Drew. It kind of makes me giddy.
I love the slapping. Cris is going to have a multiplicity of reasons to move in with Aldonza.
I am not disgusted by the Silka ads, but I have to admit that watching Victoria del Rosal selling face creams is more appealing.
Your screen shot of Val was great!
Vivi, I may be wrong about this, but I thought the gun Rob shot at Sev with was an automatic, which is why it jammed. The gun Lardo stole from Sev's office was a revolver, wasn't it?
I feel for Lola and Em as they try to uncover the mysteries of their births.
Sev the one armed rapist has never been very believable to me. I think that a healthy woman with two arms could almost surely resist his attacks. Gouge his eyes out, or get ahold of his pinkie finger and bend it all the way back.
Thanks again, Sara.
David
The original script title of this episode was "Whole lotta slappin' goin' on", but they thought it sounded too comedic. One was diserved, the other was the sign of a woman just losing it. What the heck is Cande going to do to him when he tells he married her worst fear? Grab a two by four and hit him? Honestly
So, I had whole other images going through my head with that desk...yeah, little more in the horizontal mode. But much better to think there's some deep dark secret buried in it. Cake, desk, anything else out there?
What was that with the Mari/Pato--some hint of a future hook up? I don't see it...let's move on.
Loved that house! But I wonder who might be the tenant that needs to be kicked out or was that just a side comment to give these guys more work?
That picture is priceless. It's on the dart board all. Have at it. We'kll replace with her look when she finds out about the marriage.
So let's see previews, Lardo with Sev's gun, Cris finds him...won't be good.
Daisynjay
"Cande can't believe Dominga dared to give her parenting advice when Dominga was sucking at grandmothering"
That photo is perfect
Forever I wonder and my hopes up, what conversation or happenstance will be the tipping point for Humberto?
Aldonza - alone in the house with my husband, no way
Lola - better off dead
PJ - oh dry up
Cris - I got a secret, na-na na-na boo-boo
Cande - if you got a tattoo it better say mom
Abelardo - asking for it
Humberto - what I get for marrying the first girl to touch my willie
Silvia - I'll need a adjoining room
Silka ads? Oy! I FFWD--> thru all the commercials.
It's doubtful that Aldonza will ever get counseling. They will wear their telenovela beanie hats forever. Who wants to bet that once Sev is dealth with, her PTSD will magically disappear?
Add to the fact that she still wanted her Tia to live with her, that to me was a bit concerning. I know she loves Ade, but how much of that was a need to have someone nearby she can keep running to who knows her full secret? Deep down is she afraid to be alone with Cris? Again, how much is she identifying him subconsciously at those moments with his father? Seemed to me when Ade was talking to her and saying no about moving in, she looked like a young child who had a bubble burst. Allie may come off strong, but there is a hurt little girl under that outer layer.
I've watched enough of these dramas where they do just what you suggest Doris--kill the villain, all trauma goes away and voila--happy ending. GRRRR. To me that sort of diminishes the reality of what some women have to deal with after rape. I hate it as a plot device anyway, but since this one is so central to the whole story, would hope they do it right.
So thinking about the preview--wouldn't it ironic that Ren winds up in town to defend Cris if he is suspected of shooting the mini-me Sev slimeball. Sorry, Uriel and Irma, but that kid is worthless.
Daisynjay
Wow..two more slaps. Candy is muy frustrated. It looked like she was winding up for the winning pitch of the final game not the World Series...of Slappers. Then, AL gets the opportunity to land one on that heiffa.Is anyone keeping track of these slaps ? I am guessing that we must be up to about ten by now.
From the way that ponytail was a swinging , it looks like the writers are setting Mari and Pat up as a couple in the end leaving Lola and Em back together again.
Well, lots of hammering here as our contractor/friend Jeff installs a new front door and storm door. Through the years he has also replaced our roof and siding and remodeled two of our bathrooms. Jeff is basically rebuilding the house we built after we got married.
J in O
J in O
''Beat him senseless with a hymnal''...loved.
Besides Severed's two strong legs, let's not overlook his big, barrel chest..ugh. He is a big old barrel in black...and just as empty inside.
Reading comments is always so illuminating. It didn't even click to me that Aldonza might have had ulterior motives in wanting Adelina to live with them.
susanlynn- I confess that I still read a Nancy Drew when I need a pick me up. She just makes me happy.
I can hardly wait until MalVal hears about the marriage of Al & Cris. Will she tell anyone that listens that Cris was on the rebound? She can even blame it on Lardo since he will be long gone.
Cande will let Cris stew in jail to keep him away from Al.
I swear that Cande and MalVal feed each others discontent, just like a pair of high school mean girls.
Adalina is Aldonza's security blanket - always has been and always will be.
Rosemary Primera
Do you think that Aldonza would have freaked out if they had not encountered Satan in the dining room 15 minutes before?
Did Simoneta actually like the rape and thinking of it as rough sex? If so, that could be held against Aldonza.
Good point about Adelina being asked by Aldonza to live with them. Also, Satanic Sev -- if he and Candela fail in their next attempt at creating the rift between the lovers -- will feel free to show up at El Santuario any time he wants after Cris and Aldonza move in there. They will need to increase security.
Totally agree about Val and Cande's feeding each other's nastiness.
I still agree that Sev needs to die for things to get better for Aldonza. No matter what happens he has no limits.
Finally, isn't it ironic that the two most virginal young females in this story are named for two major whores in entertainment history?
Surely a person knows the difference between rough sex and forcible rape (which I understand to mean "made to have sex against one's will.") If I understand, you are asking how the scene played out? I did not actually see it. I would like to hear from others.
If so, that could be held against Aldonza.
Please explain. I'm not sure I understand this part.
If he puts it about that Simoneta enjoys "rough sex" and therefore so did Aldonza, he feeds his own possible delusions as well as local gossip. Pru and her spawn laid the groundwork for that.
However, he would risk the wrath of the Viper Queen by doing so, so I guess not. I don't think she would care about him raping Aldonza, but she would definitely be humiliated at the town knowing he's involved with Simoneta.
Naturally, this is the sort of small town that thinks that just because Roberta was a slut so must be her daughter. That will also happen to Lola if the whole truth about Simoneta came out.
Severiano is a monster and he gets off on hurting women- Aldonza was an innocent victim, Simoneta was also a victim. I feel a bit less sympathy for her because she's a grown woman who has stayed by his side even though she knows he's a violent pig.
I remembered when I read Kat's post that Simoneta let him know that it was horrible and she is beginning to see him for who he really is.
Men like him only believe what they want to about themselves and about women. Add that to the fact that he has besmirched Aldonza's character so often he has probably convinced himself that it's true (The Goebbels Principle). Candela certainly has convinced herself after so many years of hating Roberta and Sev almost has a bigger reason for doing so (The loss of his arm).
So he probably has convinced himself that Aldonza wanted his advances. Simoneta sees that he lusts after her, so his guard is down around her in a way it can't fall around Candela.
Does that make sense?
Candela's feelings do matter to Satanic Sev until and unless he can get El Santuario back. Her family owned Las Animas and he couldn't be who he is without first having married her. If he pushes her too far she just might divorce him after all.
Makes me wonder if when he finds out about the marriage he will keep quiet while planning to kill Aldonza so that El Santuario goes to Cristobal.
I hate to think how he treats the horses. And now that Em is gone....poor animals.
If Simoneta stays with him after forcing himself on her it will confirm to him he owns her and she the same submissive, the same as he treated Roberta (she continued to come back for more abuse). He already told Simoneta if she likes it great if she doesn't he doesn't care she's not going anywhere.
Tofie, you are right about Simoneta, at least from his perspective. However, I agree with Kat about her planning her involvement with him so she could get close to Lola again. Makes me wonder what the rest of her backstory is and why she ran out on Santiago and Lola in the first place.
Simoneta has now been warned that she's stuck with him. She knows the kind of power he has. Why should she expect to be able to get away from him? Why should she risk her life to try? So we won't ask "Why didn't she leave?" That's not worth risking her life over and it means she has to give up Lola.
Rosemary Primera
Sara - awesome job! To the point and hilarious. (Adding apeshittery to my dictionary)
Just throwing my two cents in:
Sev: who knows how much practice he's had with forcing himself on people. And he did/does train horses. Plus, only using one arm, that arm must be real strong...(but how does he hold them down AND unbutton and unzip?)
Cande's slap was the biggest I've seen so far! All that because he left town without telling her? Though, truth be told, if I lived with my parents and when several hours away for a couple of days, I'd leave word, a note, a text, whatever. But man, he's lucky he didn't grow up in that house.
I so wish Aldie had said "I heard you dance in topless bars in Pachuca on the weekend." "I do not!" Yeah, sucks when people make up random stories about you, doesn't it."
I hope no one thinks Cris shot Lardo jealousy over Val.
I'm disappointed in myself that I didn't notice the potential irony of Val's name because Lardo pointed it out.
Clara, Fantasiosa with her Norman Bates technique
Emelia, Cocinera, the Mexican Mrs Lovett
Claudia, Cuchillera, with her long knives
Soledad, Cautiva, with her ability to think on her feet and kill the man who pimped her out.
Also, I did't notice the irony at all until you pointed it out.
Not smart enough for Caray.
Lola's definitely got a right to be mad and confused. But I really hope someone can get through to her with the simplicity of why her grandparents did things the way they did. She can still be hurt, but I'd like to see her move beyond cutting people out of her life/refusing to acknowledge their side of things when they do something that hurts her.
I wonder what was in the note Sim/Viv sent: it might have been something totally benign but, oh well, cat's out of the bag now. I would also like to hear how Sim/Viv answers the question of why she left.
I think PJ was softening Lola already last night. And it doesn't help that the women they spilled is her mother, is Sev's mistress. Talk about a double whammy. I do see Lola being able to work things out with Mel and Dom, she just needs space.
If Cris is married, the idea of him shooting Lardo over jealousy of Val would be mind-numbing. Unless people who don't know he tied the knot ( he did take the ring off their last night) make those accusations. Someone mentioned Cande would rather see her son in jail they married to Allie-- that happens and honestly, that woman has lost it. None of this is about Allie, it's about a whole different woman and you would destroy your son over someone who is dead? yeah, this town needs a psychiatrist to come to town and hang a shingle. Pato and Sylvia think they are busy, that person would have a line out the door.
Daisynjay
Nina---I agree that a one arm mad should be a lot easier to fight against than the writers are making it appear. However, one or two blows to either the face or body would do a lot to quiet the situation down.
Didn't Sev have both arms/hands when he murdered Padre Sixto?
David---A semi-automatic, not an automatic.
Cris and Donnie alone in the house
More security is needed. What if Cris has to go to town or somewhere else? Donnie home all alone--not good.
The new law office looked great from the outside street view. The inside was spacious with a lot of rooms to be made into offices for work. However I didn't like the gray stone wall/walls? That looked ugly to me.
Cande's slap to Cris. He dared to leave home without telling her.
The real reason was because she knew that he went to the D.F. to be with Aldonza.
Val loved the slap. I can't wait till she finds out that Cris and Alde are married. What will Cande do then? Is she all out of slaps?
Will Cris be going to jail tonight? Will Lardo accuse him?
Must see tv tonight.
the gringo
This has occurred to me but then she and Em would be half-sibs and that would rule out them getting together by the Gran Fin.
Irma's green eye shadow was truly tragic.
The scene with Pato & Mari, the music, etc., lead me to believe those two will end up together. Just a Crackpot™ Theory.
Vivi....“The argument between Pru and Hum got quite vicious and also revealed what Pru really thinks of her husband. I find the fights between these two to be so real and visceral.” There sees to be a malignant lack of respect in that marriage. At first Pru was comical, but their relationship has taken a downward spiral beyond comedy. I wonder what the writers will do with them. They seem to be crossing a point of no return, I do think that there are things that can be said that permanently damage relationships, but hey.....it’s a NOVELA. Not sure what I want to happen....free Hum!!!
I think the reason that we keep bring up counseling is that there is a realness to the problems of the people in Santa Lucia, not just a bunch of action driven drivel and silliness that only ends, unresolved, el fin.
I’m Ok with a one-armed rape: element of surprise, reluctance to “make a fuss’” and a blow to the body or head.
(OT, Vivi, thinking about you with the last episode of “Mad Men” this weekend!)
Yeah, I'm holding a grudge. She's way better than Val, but I still don't think she deserves sweet Pato. He's got chemistry with all three though: Lola, Silvia and Mari. And Pato's so genuinely caring, I could see him encouraging Mari to grow up and find her own way. Sigh. Oh, Pato. Swoon. He's not as sweet an piece of eye candy as full haired, square jawed ren, or the beautiful Cris, but when he smiles...ooh, when that boy smiles ::HellaShelle fans herself and slumps in her chair::
Gringo - Yes, Sev lost his arm after killing Sixto.
Vivi-You are so spot on with Hum and Pru. I've been fascinated by them, especially since Pru first started being tempted, but that fight last night was harsh. Serious truths. I'm not sure they will come out of this. If Pru's affair comes to light and she runs off with Tomas, well, maybe she'll rethink her throwing stones policy. But Val might actually erupt if that happens.
Sandy- Yes. It's finally coming to an end. We'll see if it's a satisfying series finale. :)
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