Wednesday, May 20, 2015
La Sombra del Pasado, Capitulo 66, 05-20-2015.
Here’s a quick and dirty recap, so ppl can talk. I’ll try to submit a clean, more detailed one later.
A furious Candela tells Simoneta to have Sev call her when he gets back. Sim has the nerve to look confused when Cande hangs up on her, even though she pretty much just told the woman that she’s her husband’s mistress.
Renato wants Silvia to know that he wants her to be a partner in the business, not just an employee, but if their past will be a problem, she should say so now. She’s kind of doubtful about the whole plan. It sounds good, but unnecessarily complicated what with basing themselves in SL rather than DF just Because of Aldonza! She tells Renato he’s not in love, he’s obsessed. Renato says he’s holding on to his slim hope regardless and he doesn’t want to change.
The police arrest Cris after Lardo’s mass on suspicion of homicide. Aldonza calls Renato, who comes running. The police question Cris, and between the two of them they cover all of Caray’s points about the case. They haven’t exactly arrested him for the murder, but he’s the only suspect, so they’re holding him. Renato would take the case, but the Mendoza’s would have to let him because they still have that ongoing case against Sev.
Mel and Dom tell Cande that Cris has been arrested. When looking for the lawyer’s number, Cande sees the broken drawer and remembers Lardo’s nervous behavior. She rushes to the precinct, raises hell, and tells the cops Lardo stole Sev’s gun, but surprisingly all of the family’s influence means nothing. PJ takes her outside to calm her down, and in her frustration she mentions the boy Sev had with Rob. She tries to backtrack, saying she just misspoke, but the wheels of PJ’s mind are turning. He speaks to Emmaniel later, who tells him about his dream of buying the horse, but with all that’s going down with Uriel and Mari and Cris right now, he’s not sure what will happen with that. He also mentions that he’s still trying to find his parents, and Hum’s not giving him anything to go on. PJ looks like he might be making a connection…
Silvia wants the candy house to be a sign (presumably of good things to come between her and Ren). She fills Pato in on the situation with Cris and cries on his shoulder because Ren doesn’t see that she’s right there in front of him, loving him. She thinks Aldonza’s using him and it’s not fair.
The police tell Uriel that they’ve arrested Cris. Uriel rushes to the precinct, out for blood, but since he can’t beat Cris to death or even see him, he leaves, just as furious. Later, at home, Irma is an amazing voice of reason. She tells Uriel that they can’t turn Lardo into a saint just because he died. He ran with a bad crowd; a lot of people might have had it out for him. She reminds him that “some guy” came to the house just before Lardo was shot, looking for Lardo to pay his debts. Plus, there was the issue of the fire in DF. She says they have to tell the police what they know, without being blinded by their pain and love. She is remarkably calm. Uriel takes her advice and returns to the precinct to tell the cops what they know.
Adelina gives Lola a wake up call. Lola knows the reasons why they lied, but she doesn’t care, she’s still pissed. Adelina reminds her that she’s her grandparents’ reason for living and even if they lied, they love her. Unlike with her situation, some things, like Lardo’s death, can’t be fixed.
When she can finally see him, Aldonza and Cris share many kisses and hugs. Cris is calm because he knows he’s innocent, but Aldonza is freaking out a little because this is serious and she wants him out NOW. She gives him her scapular.
Sim tells Sev that she answered the phone because she was worried about him and thought someone might be calling with news. He surprisingly doesn’t kill her because when Cande calls, she only tells him about Cris and they’re both way to preoccupied with that to worry about anything else. (Off camera, he gives Cande the lawyer’s number. On camera, she calls the lawyer – clearly neither Sev nor Cande has even considered the absurd idea of letting Ren take this case.) Later, Sev calls Adriano, wanting to know how the hell his son got taken in for this, but Adriano doesn’t know. Sev tells him to stay out of SL and he’ll deposit his payment into his account (Adriano would prefer cash and you would think Sev would too, so that there’s less of a paper trail, but whatever). As he and Sim pack to return to SL, Sim repeats that she didn’t plan to answer the phone, but she was worried blah blah blah. Sev doesn’t care; he’s worried about his son.
Thank You HellaShelle!
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I think I got the biggest laugh out of this moment: "She rushes to the precinct, raises hell, and tells the cops Lardo stole Sev’s gun, but surprisingly all of the family’s influence means nothing." Sev wears the influence pants in the family. I kinda hate that on general principle...because it's sexist and because it's Sev. But watching Cande's eyes nearly fall out of her head ...yeah, I get a kick out of it when "Don't you know who I ammmm!!!!!?" doesn't work for snobs.
I got a laugh out of your line about the Caray Nation:
"...and between the two of them they cover all of Caray’s points about the case."
Yup. The law offices of Caray and Caray were on the case and one step ahead of the Dream Team.
Watching the cops ignore Cande's position in SL was the best part of the evening.
Honestly, I was kind of surprised that Cande had that slip about the baby BOY. Was it really a slip? Or does she deep down want to stick it to Sev?
Thanks again for covering a jumpy and (for me) a slightly dull episode.
Cande's baby boy slip was huge! It will not take long now for Padre to realize Eman is the missing baby. Woohoo!
Also loved the police not giving a damn who Cande is, and Adelina laying into Lola and calling her out.
One point that also answered one of our questions, the police chief told Cris that the bullet in Lardo was from the gun found on the scene. So yes, gloved Adriano picked up the gun and shot Lardo with it.
And how awesome that Padre J was there to hear it! And that she didn't tell him anywhere near the church!
Several beanie tightenings last night, nothing major.
Cande mentions a boy and right after the origins of Emmanuel conversation. Talk about served up on a platter. Come on PJ.
Renato running to the Police Chief and with no evidence makes the same type of accusation against Severiano, Aldonza would.
Severiano insisting cash for murder a non starter
Granted, the cop's rationale for arresting Cris isn't much better. He had several people standing there who said "So? We all fought with Lardo, too." and he hasn't bothered to talk to any of them. Nor did he do more than ask Cande about the damn gun...how about asking when was the last time SHE saw her husband's employee or checking out that desk.
Beanie. Tightening.
Cande keeps having her eye popping moments, she's going to stay that way. And that "slip"...I perked up with that immediately ( was sort of bored prior). Now Padre, c'mon, put your Scooby skills together! But I have to say, at the same time, I worry if he puts it all together, what are the repercussions. I worry more for E-man. I think he would be devastated to know Sev was his father all that time and treated him like crap.
Irma was my hero last night. Wow, did not expect her of all people to be the voice of reason. She had tried before to always cover for that kid. Maybe something in her realized that may be what led to his demise...they just didn't really deal with his behavior and now it was too late. Might as well face the facts.
I don't know about anyone else, but can we just get rid of Flavia already and get that little guy back to his father. She's annoying, so is whiney Adriano.
So I want Sev to be treated just like Cande was--we don't care who you are. We have an investigation. I do always get a kick out of TN's with the "your guilty until proven innocent, so sit in jail until we figure things out" scenes. TN law--need to use a jail scene at some point. Those sets are nice and cheap, need to be put to use for budget purposes.
Did Pru actually get a taste of how deeply screwed up her daughter was last night? Yeah--and who was her influence. Hmmmmm?
Daisynjay
Hmmm...how many of these characters would I like to pick up and bop on the head? Bopping is too good for several of them!
Love Cande's slip re the BABY BOY! Emanuel coming to talk to Padre J right after that is the sure sign Eman is the love child!
We were right on re the idiocy of arresting Cris!
We were right on re the dynamics of Silvia and Ren and Donnie. Silvia is right, Ren IS obsessed!
Ren is anvil whispering saying he'd rather die in the attempt to win Ren than lose her without trying!
Loved Adelina shaking that silly, selfish Lola!
Okay. Later! Thanks, Hella!
Lila
I agree with Silvia that Aldonza is using Ren.
I wish Cande would have screeched "HE IS MY SON, AND I WANT TO SEE HIM NOW," and had the cops reply, "But ma'am, he's with his wife.
David
Kinda scratching my head with Renato's request Silvia be his business partner too. I get law office partners but does this extend to his partnership with Aldonza? What are the terms of that partnership and can Renato just bring in another partner without consulting Aldonza? Cris isn't a partner though married to Aldonza.
David- I would have loved to see the cops tell Cande about Cris's wife!
tofie- I'm just sort of assuming Ren is business partners with Silvia. They can each bring in their own cases (example: Silvia is helping Joaquin and Ren has nothing to do with that), but they don't have to work together on all the cases.
My mind is in gutter. I'm cracking myself up though. Don't mind me. Move along. These are not the Melon Hos you're looking for.
* If the police ever get a subpoena for Sev's phone records, he's going to have big problems since he always uses his regular cell phone to call shady people about shady things. His phone would directly connect him to Adriano, Abelardo and god knows who else. Dude, if you're going to be ordering murders, arson and bloody hell maybe you should get a burner.
* I also agree that Renato was asking Silvia to be a partner in his law firm with Pato, not his Mis Planes with Aldonza. And speaking of those Mis Planes, does Aldonza and Renato not understand that she RENTS the property and that it's a pretty safe bet that they won't allow her to renew her contract after the year is up? It doesn't seem like a great idea to invest a lot of time, energy and money into creating a vegetable garden on land you don't even own and won't have access to eventually. All she'd be doing is possibly creating a lucrative business for the Zapata family and maybe Severiano to profit off of. Huh? Am I missing something here? Why are you creating a business that depends on access to property you only have access to temporarily?
Susanlynn---I do always get a kick out of tn's with the "your guilty until proven innocent, so sit in jail until we figure things out" scenes. Daisy---The thing about it is, that's true. You're thinking America, not other countries. In Mexico, you do go locked up for three days. You have that much time to prove that you are innocent. If you can't, you go to jail to await trial however long that is. Mexico isn't the U.S. It's very scary. If someone plants something
in your possession or accuses you
for something, you're in BIG trouble. It really isn't TN drama.
the gringo
Smart move actually on Ren's part with the firm. If there were clients that wanted to stay with him as their lawyer, they simply break with the old firm and sign him on. Client prerogative. A client can "fire" a firm at any time with most consulting type businesses. That's a nice billable base to start with, especially if any had a fairly nice size retainer.
Also, I would imagine SL doesn't exactly have a major court system, so more than likely they would be having to go to a larger city for some client work or cases. And of course....doesn't it make it all so convenient when nothing goes Ren's or Pato's way with the women in their life and they can just pull up stakes and go back to Mexico.
Linda--I love your points on the phone records. I was happy this was going to be a TN where they do actually use those and make it a believable present day experience, but there should be the logical repercussions to their use when there is suspicion of wrong-doing. Calling for phone records is usually standard in the US. Now that said, the police so far in this show haven't even realized they have a gold mine in finger prints on some of their cases, so I don't hold out much hope with phone records.
Reminder that with Lardo's demise, we have an extra dart board needing a target. Sev? Cande? Val's picture is feeling lonely. We could also take down the board and put up a board with the latest deals from the Naughty Melon Shop.
Daisynjay
I also wanted to go back in and highlight Cande's slip up, but it looks like everyone caught that it was HUGE! That's one big difference in romance languages v. English: it's hard to fudge the boy/girl thing. I was actually surprise that we didn't get a booming bass cue to signal the lightning bolt in PJ's head. It looks like he's got a strong inkling, but somehow not a full-on lightbulb. He'd better be asking for E's birth records by the end of the week.
Irma took home the Diamond and Gold prize last night. Yolanda played that scene perfectly. She didn't seem uncaring at all, definitely was still a loving mom. But after her near catatonic state the eppy before, her clarity on Lardo's faults was even more touching. That's a strong lady character right there.
Adelina gets a runner's up prize for giving Lola and loving verbal smack of sense. Lola's well within her right to be pissed, but after the way she dealt with the Mari/Eman kiss, I'm glad someone has maybe cut this one off at the knees, before it gets out of control.
PS: I meant to add that Ade made her say bye to her grandparents when she was ignoring them and that E asked Lola to tell Mari that he went to the precinct so that she wouldn't be worried when he didn't show up at the burial ground. Mari was with her family and too broken up to notice anything else anyway.
Daisynjay - Lola is being a turd. I wouldn't mind putting up a nerf dartboard for her.
Ren kind of set fire to a bridge with the cop, imo. The cop in charge is definitely sensitive about the Mendoza's. I feel like he's making it a point to take a firm stance on this because Cris is a Mendoza and he doesn't want to be seen as bending to the will of influence or money. Uriel made a point (when he went back to the station after his initial rant) to ask that justice be served, no matter who the father of the killer might be.
Irma and Uriel are fantastic people (characters!) They are an inspiration to all of us. The best of it is that Irma was truthful about Lardo and then, **this is the magic** Uriel listened to her.... Wow!
Silvia is right, Ren is OBSESSED with Aldonsa. It is such a shame because as a lawyer, he seems so level headed and smart. Yes, blaming Sev at the police station was the wrong thing to do at the moment, but guess what, he’s right!
Agree with Vivi and Hellashelle, this is one of the smartest novelas we’ve been presented with in along time. The character’s minds are clicking along like normal people. In fact, there are many admirable people in La Sombra, what a change!!
Forgot to mention this last night, but Val is an ass. She's so mean and spiteful. She self-satisfied smirk when her dad told her Cris didn't go to the burial made me want to pull that shoe out from yesterday and lay one across her smug b**** face.
PS: I also left out a scene that I found hilarious: Pru, worried about Val, offers her a pill. She fishes a pill box out of her blouse (ha!), picks a pill, rejects it, gives Val another pill and then takes one herself! I was dying! Does she just carry a tiny pharmacy around with her at all times? A one-of-each type deal?
But seriously, Val is a jerk. Her mom was just worried about her and she's a snarky little booger to her for it.
Personally, I wouldn't accept anything from Pru unless it came out of a clearly-labeled bottle. She must know her pills very well by sight to have not managed to accidentally OD in all these years! (Although, I'm still holding out hope that one day Humberto will reveal that he replaced them all with sugar pills.)
I've been womdering about LUDs on TNs for quite some time. Mexicans can see Law & Order where they are referenced all the time, so why aren't TN cops demanding them?
And what kind of cell does Adriano have? If that one is "untraceable" how would that show up on Sev's LUDs?
Had Candela found out about her nuera in this capitulo I think her brain would have exploded.
Sara - "Caray Nation" LOL! So true, too.
Crockpot™ Theory here --- Maybe Adriano will be in a police shootout, Flavia will be killed, and that will leave Joaquin in peace with his son Ray.
" I was at preschool graduation listening to a rousing rendition of ''Little Bunny foo foo" OMG susanlynn..... major earworm for me now. BwaHahahahaaaa!
.... scooping up field mice and banging 'em on the head .....
Candela needs to go shopping at the Naughty Melon and buy a tee shirt that says --- "If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."
Personally, I want to see her braids untwirl, mid-hissy fit.
That's a perfect t-shirt for Candela. I get a headache just looking at those braids.
UA - So many TNs are remakes that I think production teams can sometimes find it hard to update technology and still keep the plot points that relied on lack of communication or lack of evidence, especially if their audience isn't used to the terminology because then they have to explain what LUDs/burner phones/etc are.
I've always been a fan of Uriel and Irma, they have crummy kids but they are good decent people and I want them to adopt me!
Are you guys serious about making t-shirts/planners? Cause i think we should do it!
Also, I hear "Candela!" often in spanish songs so I looked it up and yahoo, surprisingly, provided a pretty solid answer supported by my other search results: "When you call someone "candela" it can have two meanings: either the person is such a troublemaker or the person is hot/sexy." A blog also provides this answer: “!El es la candela!¨ How the heck do you translate that to English? Literally, it means something close to “He’s a livewire”. But we don’t really say anything like “Candela!” in English.
How ironic.
And of course there's also Vale, que no vale nada. Thanks, Lardo.
Val is lucky the police didn't want to speak with their anonymous tipster for further details considering she made the call on the home phone. I know technology has already been mentioned but basic caller ID on the cop phone would reveal where the call came from..or, I am sure they'd have a way of finding out if needed. If only Candela found out what she did, I can imagine a vicious slap in Val's future.
Maybe some one will point that out to the police chief or whoever"s in charge. Maybe his dad can help him out, legally. We'll see what happens tonight.
That part of "candela"that says she' s a trouble maker sounds like She could probably cause some serious trouble for ally while cris is in the poky.
Nina
But I thank you for expressing your appreciation. We're all volunteers, so "Thank you" is all the payment we get. Snappy patio conversation is a bonus :)
As for deserving her death, let's see, third tier character, annoying, shrew wife married to a secondary nice guy, in the way of a secondary semi-heroine getting with love of her life. Yep, that will get the anvil in a TN any time.
Poor little guy will lose his mom, but we've already seen that he took a shine to Ade earlier in the TN, so that was out showcase to say he'd be good as gold with her as a mom.
I forgot all about that Ade 'put in your place" to Lola. Lola pouted as usual, but I think it did sink home a bit.
I want to see what happens with Mari now. My guess is she straightens out, but what do the writers do with her? She was primarily the annoying girl around town...oh, no spoiler, but how about the law office receptionist??? Then she is around Pato all the time....see???? I'm going with that weird meet up in the doorway. That had to be for some reason.
Daisynjay
Yeah, Mari really loved her brother... but she still gets on my nerves.
NINA
Flavia's much easier to let go. I supported her in the beginning because I feel like she had a point. She was a shrew about it, but she had a point. Running off with her son rather than dealing with the situation is another thing entirely though. Although, to be honest, I could see someone doing that for a few days and being totally stunned about the arrest warrant. She doesn't seem like she was planning on coming back or telling Joaq what was up though, and that's the part that does her in for me.
Linda - I don't think you're off base. There's even a part of me that wants Cande to find redemption. For a second I totally thought Ren's dad was going to roll into town and sweep her off her feet, but the whole keeping E from his parents and treating him like dirt thing is just unforgiveable.
Oh yeah. I'm ready to punch Val's smirking ass in the throat. Hate. Her.
Cande is shrill and controlling, but I don't feel hate for her. I've seen enough of her vulnerable side that I wouldn't mind her being redeemed. She really has to learn to go after what she wants though. (Well, not Padre J.) She seems to blame everyone else for her unhappiness and really it was her inability to speak up for herself that seems to be the root of the problem. I still think another reason she hated Roberta was because Roberta was carefree and did what she wanted.
Those two bitches have been in cahoots against ally and cris from the start almost.
Be interesting to see cande's reaction when she finds out.
Nina
Interesting, I feel so much more animosity toward Val than Cande. Too bad Lardo is gone, he is the only one in St L that had Val’s number and it is 666! I can see some redemption for Cande, Val is a lost cause.
(Ok, admit that I'm a little over the top on my feelings or LACK of feelings for Val, but her smirk has driven me to this!)
I may not like parts of Candela's personality or her actions a lot of the time but as a whole, I don't dislike the character and would welcome a positive change and redemption as the TN moves on. Val? She's irredeemable to me and just a vindictive sour puss.
The big difference between these 2 'evil' characters is that if the fact that Sev raped Aldonza came out tomorrow, I think Cande would be appalled and disgusted whereas Val would be smirking and think Al deserved it.
I'm not saying that makes her noble, it just makes her less of a vicious, bitter harpy than Val.
Ooh! Man, I want to know what Mari does when that happens!
What I find really disturbing is that it didn't seem to shock her mother.
As for whether Valeria would chase Emmanuel if she knew his parentage, I doubt it. He's still a "bastardo", which is apparently a social crime in SL. And he is half-brother to both Cristobal and Aldonza.
No, thats a family unit that will never come together. Besides she hates ally.
Nina
Come on recaps!!!!!!
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