Wednesday, June 10, 2015

La Sombra del Pasado #82 - Wed 6/10 - Undercover shenanigans

Mmmmmm…lovin' the replay of Lola and Emmanuel's steamy scene.

Hum gives Sev an "I told you so!" both about Cris' leg and Roberta giving birth.  And he calls him on lying about the injury to his arm.  Hum is sick and tired of being asked to do surgeries he's not qualified to do, and Sev can bring in his own damn surgeon if he doesn't like Hum's attitude, damnit!



Oh, hello, Em, with the curls in your hair!  How hot is that!  And the smooching!  Oh, he's talking…wait, let me rewind that…he loves her, he's been waiting so long for this moment, to caress her and tell her how he feels about her, that he loves her, and he's tired of getting himself in trouble because he's too scared to tell her how he feels…he luuuuuuuuuurves her.  And Lola luuuuuuuurves him too…but she doesn't know if she should trust him.  If this isn't real, then she's just done the stupidest thing of her life.  Em says Mari was a mistake.  He keeps screwing up and he's tired of it.  The truth is he loves Lola and he's convinced she loves him too.  And no, he never said he was going to marry Mari.  He swears.  He'll talk to her and make it very clear.  He says he hasn't made up his mind to marry Mari or any other woman, but if he does get to the point where he's ready to propose, it will be to Lola.  The camera pans up to Soletario, who rolls his one visible eye at the two lovebirds.  I know, dude…humans!

Doña Marga comes over to Tomas' house asking about the Bible classes.  And she'll bring cookies.  Tomas' mom can't say "no" to that.  Lulu and a bunch of other young(ish) people  get introduced to MISS Marga, who's going to be joining them for their reading.  Marga (who never seems to mind being called "Doña" but is suddenly insisting on "Señorita") proves that she's as young-minded and hip as any of these kids by flashing them all peace signs.  Tomas' mom chose today's reading in honor of her darling Tomas.

Who's tired of being locked in his hotel room with Pru.  She talks to Val, who tells her she's refusing to give blood because she's pregnant and they'll know if they do a blood test.  Pru whines at her that if Cris dies, Val had better have a backup plan so she doesn't end up being A SINGLE MOTHER…dun, dun, dun.  Val's eyes widen, contemplating the horror.  Just when I think they can't possibly make these characters any more tacky or insensitive.  Thanks, show.

Ray and Joaquin are going to go to the park and then take the Candy House to the Padre to bless.  Well…ok…it'll be blessed, but it still won't be edible!

Cande demands an update from Sev.  She's horrified at the thought that her son could lose his leg.  It won't be any fun controlling his life if he can't run away from her.  No worries, Cande…there are some excellent prosthetics available and you've got the money to pay for them.  Sev, actually appearing to be concerned about Cande, begs her to go home and get some rest.  She pulls it together and says she'll go tell Cris goodbye and she'll see him later tonight.  Sev is on "Keep Aldonza Alcocer away from Cris" duty in the meantime.

Adelina joins Joaquin and Ray at the park.  She and Joaquin are both sad that Flavia doesn't seem to care about Ray.  She hasn't even called to see if he's ok.  Joaquin is thrilled that she left 'cause now he has a hot new "novia" (girlfriend, in this context).  Their conversation is interrupted when Ray drops off the monkey bars and hits his head.  The poor Candy House gets left at the park.

Cande lies to Cris and tells him that she hasn't left his side for a minute and she's sure Aldonza hasn't been there.  Cris is semi-delirious and tells her to please make sure if Aldonza shows up that she knows he wants to see her.  He'd have to be delirious to think Cande's going to pass on THAT message!

Ray got checked out at the clinic and is back home with a bandage on his forehead and instructions from the doctor to rest.  Joaquin remembers the Candy House and Adelina says she'll go by the park and get it.

Uriel and Irma went out to dinner.  They're trying to get back to some semblance of normality.  Irma talks about how they've been ignoring Mari.  Again.  Uriel doesn't think his pain over losing Abelardo is ever going to go away.  Irma reminds him that they still have each other.  She pulls a 5ft and stands on a higher step to give her tall hunk o' man a hug.  She notices the Candy House and they decide to take it to Padre J and see if he can help them find the owner.  Because Padre J knows everybody.

Pru tells Tomas they should go back to SL tomorrow.  She's worried about her "friends" seeing them together.  Tomas pouts and whines until Pru promises more nookie trips.  Dear Wardrobe Department:  Thank you for finding Pru a robe that actually fits.  If you could lose Tomas' socks, that would be great.

Aldonza is wondering if Cris has asked for her.  She thinks Lola or Em will need to help her sneak in to see him.  There is some question of where Lola and Em are, and the agreed-upon answer is "sleeping."

Yeah, no, they're so totally not.  Sleeping together, maybe, but definitely not sleeping.  Lola starts to leave, but gets pulled back into Em's lovin' arms.  Will they, or won't they?

Pru takes the ice bucket out to fill it and runs into her "friend" who very rudely asks who "Tomas" is, won't accept any lies, and threatens to call Humberto if Pru won't tell her.  She's highly offended that her "friend" Pru isn't telling her the truth, like "friends" are supposed to do.

Uriel and Irma are waxing rhapsodic about the Candy House and Mari remembers Lola asking her if Em had given her a Cnady House.  She offers to take it to Padre J's.  Y'know, so it can be returned to its rightful owner.

Adelina is worried because Lola isn't in her bed yet.

She and Aldonza sneak into Emmanuel's room and surprise the two (fully-clothed) sleepyheads hiding under the covers.

Blah, blah, blah, please don't tell my husband.  Pru finally admits she has a lover and his name is Tomas.  Her friend feels so much better now, knowing she's not the only "manzana podrida" (rotten apple) in Santa Lucia.  She's been dying to tell someone, anyone.  Pru sneers that she can't believe her frumpy friend could possibly have a dude on the side.  This is great!  Now they can form the Santa Lucia Cheaters Club and get together and compare notes.  They promise to keep each others' secret.  I don't know which one I trust less.

Adelina asks what could possibly be the stupidest question of the night, if not the stupidest question of all time…"What were you two doing?!"  Well, Adelina, they certainly weren't baking a cake.  Em grabs Lola by the waist and happily announces that they've made up.  And he's not going to keep quiet about it.  Aldonza says that Mari needs to be told about this, ya think?  Em swears he's planning to tell her, but hey, things happened and love won out and they've been waiting and it just "exploto" (exploded).  He means figuratively, right?  The Judgmental Sisters keep harping on how he should've told Mari first.  As they stand there.  In Em's room.  While he's kneeling on the bed.  With his shirt unbuttoned halfway down to his navel.  Serioulsy, people!  Privacy!  What is this, a convent?  Las Animas?  Em swears he's done with his life of misunderstandings and being with the wrong person.  And he's not marrying Mari.  Aldonza gives her blessing.  Adelina does, as well, but as a deputy of Lola's grandparents, she's evicting Lola from this room NOW.

The next morning, Aldonza asks for the whole story.  Val is off in the background, distracting me from Lola talking about how Em was looking "todo sexi" and then he told her to come over there and started the wet t-shirt contest and they ended up on the ground and, well…Aldonza knows the rest.  Val hears them saying that Em is going to break it off with Mari today and goes off to do the thing Val does.

Joaquin is mourning the loss of the Candy House and he has to tell Ray that they've lost it.  And they shouldn't tell Silvia.

Simoneta calls Lola to whine about being lonely and having no one to talk to.  She begs Lola to come over, but Lola just says she hopes she feels better.  She tells Irma that she thinks Simoneta is just trying to manipulate her and she's not really sick.  Irma tells her to go and see what's happening, and if it turns out to be a ruse, then just leave.

Val tells Mari that it's her understanding that Emmanuel and Lola did EVERYTHING.  She advises Mari not to be home so Em can't break up with her and not to answer her phone.  And then she's going to follow Val's instructions so Lola can't end up with Em.  That Val's all heart.

Lola goes over to Sim's house and helps her to the kitchen table.  Simoneta lets slip that she's pregnant with you-know-who's baby.  Lola realizes this will be both her and Cris' half-sibling.  She agrees to "tutear" (address her with the familiar "tu") Simoneta.  Sim is in tears about how she made a big mistake leaving Lola behind and not being in her life and never being able to get the time back.

Em has been trying to reach Mari, but now that he's determined to do the right thing she won't answer the phone.

Lola has been thinking about it and she doesn't want to "guardar rencor" (hold on to resentment).  She knows she's going to end up forgiving Sim and lets Sim give her a hug.

Pru and Tomas say their goodbyes in the bus.  Tomas tells her he "loves" her.  Sure, dude.  Whatever.  Things get a little hot and heavy and the bus driver has to break it up.

Lola tells Simoneta to take care of herself as she's leaving her house.  She calls Em from in front of Sim's house to find out if he's talked to Mari, but Em says he can't reach her.  He's going to have to go to her house.  Lola has already hung up by the time Em tries to tell her he's going to San Miguel for some reason.

Tomas tells his parents he's applied for school and he's waiting to hear if he got accepted, but hey, he could really use some money for school and a place to live in San Miguel and books and stuff.

Pru, instead of heading home, heads for the church.

But Padre J is at Las Animas.  Since none of the family are at home, he asks Dominga to help him break into Severiano's office and find a copy of his signature.  "It's complicated…."  Dominga agrees to be his accomplice, for the sake of the kids.

Aldonza and Renato walk into the house at El Santuario.  Aldonza is fuming about the engineers sniffing around the waterfall.  She's sure that this is Sev's doing--trying to get his hands on her water!  Renato calmly says they have no proof it's Sev and he wouldn't be able to do anything without a permit from the government and permission from the owner.  In this case, Humberto.  Aldonza says Sev can buy anyone, or hasn't Renato noticed?  He asks how Cristobal is doing and suggests he escort her to the hospital and he'll use his Lawyer Superpowers to get them to let her in to see him.

Cris is worried that he can't feel his leg and they're not letting him go home.  He begs Sev to tell him what's going on, but Sev says it's normal with the surgery and all the drugs and he just needs to relax.

Padre J finds some kind of certificate with Sev's signature and promises Dominga that he won't tell anyone she helped him.  They head out of the office just as Cande is walking in…or is it out?  She's wearing a different outfit.  She asks Padre J what he's doing there.

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Feels like I haven't recapped in forever!

I can't tell if it's just me or if this episode was a little off somehow.
 

Kat- Love having you back in the recapping saddle. Thanks, Amiga.

Ok. I got a sneaking feeling Uni did some snipping when we didn't even see Eman and Lola kissing on the ground, so I looked on YouTube, found the episode, saw the hot kisses that Uni cut, watched them again. But by the third time I was ready to dive in, Uni had blocked the video. I looked elsewhere. I found it here, min 2:55 in after that first scene with Sever and Hum-- enjoy!:
http://www.urracatv.com/2015/03/la-sombra-del-pasado-capitulo-82.html
 

Oh, and thanks for noticing Solitario's knowing look at the humans. I had a giggle when they panned to his face.

The candy house is on the move!

Nice to see Uriel and Irma healing more each day, and connecting with each other again.

Was disappointed Pru found a partner in crime, but feel like these two women will turn on each other soon, or at least start spreading gossip about each other.

Now that Hum is ticked off and tired of being pushed around again, maybe he'll be willing to sell the land, or at least put a stop to Sever's plan to divert the water.
 

Gracias, Vivi...and thank you for the link to the video. Did they really think our sensibilities were so delicate we couldn't handle some steamy kissing and a long shot of Lola's back? Maybe I need to watch a few more times to verify just what they were trying to protect me from!

Oh, I don't think for a minute that either Pru or whatsherface could keep a secret if their lives depended on it! I wonder who she's sleeping with.
 

Do you think Lola and Eman made out all afternoon and evening? And no clothes came off? Those kids have self control!
 

Well, um, when the kissing's that good....

Yeah, is it hot in here?
 

Kat- Yes, it is. I think we need Eman to hose us down...
 

If they'd just fix the damn dam I wouldn't worry so much about wasting the water!

Which reminds me that one of Em's sexi propositions to Lola before she fell back into bed with him was that she ought to come out to the stable tomorrow and help him bathe Solitario...to conserve water. That horse is the best wingman ever!
 

Great recap, Diva Kat! Enjoyed all your description and side (snide) comments.

If Tomas had a theme song, I guess it would be "Love the One You're With." That farewell in the bus seat went a little wild. Wonder if the bus driver has to break up couples very often?
 

Diva, thank you for great recap,it was a joy to read!

I have only one quick comment at this time: Senorita Marga--the one who joined the youth bible study in Tomas' home--is the original Candy House Lady!

Hope to have more time to comment tomorrow.
:o)

J in Oregon
 

Good morning, 5ft. I really enjoyed your take on last night's happenings, and your usual snark at how things played out.

I think the most intelligent thing that went on last night was when Solitario cast his resigned look on Lola and Eman.

I was really afraid that by the time Lola decided to go see her mother, she would stumble onto a crime scene where Sev had slaughtered her, and that may still come, but for now they had a meeting of the minds, and a show of respect for each other.

I liked Aldonza's knowing and empathetic smirk when she and Adelina found Eman and Lola in bed together. I didn't find it believable that those two had been pawing over each other all afternoon, and they were both still fully clothed.

As usual, Sev swaggers and threatens. I loved how Hum told him to buzz off. Even though not really qualified to do so, Hum saved Cris's life. Sure, he may need further treatment, and I'm sure he'll get it, but at least he's not dead. Way to show gratitude, Sev. I'm taking you and Cande off my Christmas card list.

Why does Cande continually lie about things that are so easily checked out? Just a quick conversation with Eman could confirm that Aldonza has been there wanting to see Cris, but was blocked by Cande.

I am interested in how the water diversion project will go. Will Sev try to do it with force, or will he prevail on Hum to give him legal permission? After last night's threats, I don't think Hum is in a sharing frame of mind.

Wow, Pru and Tomas were getting pretty hot and heavy on the bus. I don't see how Tomas thinks he can get away with getting money from mom and dad for school. Guy is just dumb.

Thanks again, 5ft. Always a delight to read your stuff.

David


 

So awesome Kat, thank you very big. It does seem like forever.

"It won't be any fun controlling his life if he can't run away from her"

"She pulls a 5ft and stands on a higher step to give her tall hunk o' man a hug" Hehe, me too. I got a little stool just the right height much better than tiptoes and a little lunge.

Bless you Emanuel, be still my heart. I say ya'll done it and don't want to hear otherwise.
 

Does anyone know how tall the actor is who plays Uriel? I think his name is Marcos Uriel (strange that his last name is the same as his character's first name).
 

Thank you, Kat! It was so fun to read one of your recaps again. I missed Solitario's look. I will have to go back and watch for that.
 

Thank you, Diiiivaaaa! Not finished, gotta run but lovin' it and can't wait for the rest. Sev HAS appeared more human in this ep than in any other. Very appropriate that as "an amputee" he can identify with the assault to the body image and the challenges to readjusting to a new normal, just the trauma of it all. He has to have an outlet for his satanic side and Hum is taking the brunt of it with Mel as a back up.

More later. Thanks, Diva!
 

David- I can't believe Tomas thinks he can scam his parents into paying for a college he has no intention attending- really, his trysts with Pru. They even spoke about how tough it will be to get the money, but they'll do it. What nice people. They deserve a better son.

Kat- Yes, that line about helping him bathe Soletario and conserve water was pretty sexi. As was his breathless request just before that that Lola spend the night with him. Seriously, the director was trying hard to keep things PG by keeping their clothes on. I guess we should be grateful, because otherwise Uni would have cut the whole thing.
 

Vivi, I'll bet that Tomas believes that he is being as clever as Paul Newman in "The Sting." I'm surprised he and Pru don't have a secret way of rubbing their noses.

David
 

Good morning all. Kat - applause and welcome back! Thank you - I love your recaps! Your take on all of the luuuurve going around is always hilarious :) This is especially welcome since I missed the first few minutes between Sev and Hum last night. (Anything that gets Hum off of Sev's side is a good thing.)

Geez, you guys! E and L just got back together! I can believe that hands might have wandered over (and under) certain articles of clothing, but I'm not surprised that clothing stayed on. I just want to know why Val cares so much; doesn't she have enough to worry about? Is it just because Lola's happy? Ugh, whatever.

I'm surprised at the scenes we're not seeing that seem important: Aldonza trying to see Cris, Aldonza coming across the engineers. Did we really need the Dona Marga scene or the P/T goodbye in the bus? I feel like those could've been trimmed a little.

I was surprised that Tomas started asking for money already, since Pru is bankrolling their trysts. Unless he's hoping to set up a love shack in San Miguel...

Teresa is PUSHY! I'm glad she admitted herself that she's a hypocrite hiding behind her mantle of "good, Christian housewife". She and Pru will destroy each other. And was anyone else surprised that she was talking about Val's BIG SECRET in front of Tomas, with no attempt at subtlety? Not that he's paying a whole lot of attention, but still.
 

Thank you 5Ft, great job, I've been able to watch in real time lately and that lets me comment earlier too.

I figured Mari would let Lola know that she has the candy house and that Eman gave it to her, that way Lola can be hurt and pouty for the next 30 episodes.

While David is surprised that Cande lied to Cris because the lie is so easily verified, I'm surprised that Cris always believes what his mother said. Why did he even ask her that question in the first place?
 

Vivi- I am disgusted by Tomas' scamming his parents. Not just taking money from them, but playing with their feelings. They are so pleased that he is trying to better himself and he just isn't. Grrr. Makes me mad.

J in Oregon- OMIGOSH THE CANDY HOUSE LADY! That's awesome. Thanks for pointing it out because I totally missed it! I swear that story interests me more than Cris and Aldonza.

I wish Cris and Aldonza could generate that kind of heat.
 

Cathyx - I had the same thought about Mari, the house and Lola. I'm not looking forward to that if that's what happens. I do not like pouty pissy Lola.
 

Lola - who?

Cris - if you were gonna let me lay here and die why'd you patch me up

Pru - it ain't wrong if everybody's doing it

Val - if I can't be happy no one else will

Adelina - don't knock it till you try it

PJ - Permission Impossible

Tomas - oh yeah, I'll burn the midnight oil, promise

Candy House - damn and I was enjoying the evening in a cool dry place

 

Tofie- you nailed it with Val! Loved the Candy House entry, too.
 

Gracias, La Paloma! I bet the bus driver has to do that every trip. Just saying.

Gracias, J in O! Yep, that was indeed the same Marga...I wonder now if her showing up was about the comedy of this Bible study club actually coming together or something to do with the Candy House?

Gracias, David! I was just grateful for once that we got a sign of any hormones in the younger set. I was beginning to worry!

 

Gracias, tofie! I saw a friend's wedding pictures recently and she's standing on a stepstool in one of them. Makes it much easier on the neck!

Hi Gobluefan! If the actor has an IMDB profile, it might be listed there. How did you like the recap?

Gracias, Sara! That poor horse. He just wants his bath and some oats...is that too much to ask? Instead he gets horny teenagers.

 

Gracias, Lila! I noticed that they're having Cande go the route of acting like it would be a fate worse than death, while Sev is not. He's been there, he lived through it, and he knows it's not the end of the world. Too bad that's having to come from someone EVIL, but I guess it's better than the twisted saccharine PSA of LG.

Vivi, you make a good point. If clothes on means I actually get to see some steam, then I'm all for it!

Gracias, hellashelle! I wonder if it's Lola that Val doesn't want to be happy or Emmanuel? I'm not going to buy that she's doing it for Mari's sake when she didn't give a rat's ass about being there for Mari when Lardo died.

 

Gracias, cathyx! My only explanation for Cris' behavior this episode is he's on strong drugs.

 

tofie, "Candy House - damn and I was enjoying the evening in a cool dry place"

let's see if we can track this...

Mystery Man (the original maker? purchaser?) puts the ring and a letter inside and gives it to...
Marga, but we don't know if she ever found the ring and/or letter. She gave it to...
Lola, so that Lola would be able to give Em something way better than Mari's stinky chocolates. She gave it to...
Emmanuel, who made the mistake of stashing it in his closet, where...
Pru got her hands on it, claiming it in the name of having to put up with Em in her house. But once everyone started looking for it, she took it over to...
Tomas, who was supposed to hide it, but instead put it up on Ebay. I don't remember why, but I could have sworn he gave it to...
Lardo to hide for him. But Lardo, the slob, hid it in his closet and when...
Irma came in to clean, she took it and gave it to...
The church for the raffle/fundraiser where...
Silvia and Renato jointly won it. But then Renato started acting all un-lawyerly, so Silvia gave it to...
Ray and Joaquin, where it might have stayed, had they not...
Left it in the park after Ray fell, where...
Irma and Uriel found it and took it home, intending to have Padre J help them track down the real owner, except that now...
Mari has deputized herself to do that, even though none of us believe she's really going to take it to Padre J, but use it to torture Lola with.

Have I got all the Candy House movements in there? If this is accurate, then why doesn't Irma remember it from before? Am I misremembering that it was stashed in Lardo's closet at one point?
 

Thanks so much , Kat. I always love your snappy recaps.

I did a term paper on the Amish wehen In was in high school , and I seem to remember discovering during my research that in the past, they used to practice something called ''bundling.'' Teens would visit their honeys to court and get into bed fully clothed to talk. I think there might have been a board placed between the boy and girl. Or..maybe that was a dream I had while I was writing the paper.It sure seemed like the writers wanted us to think that the two had stayed clothed and just necked.

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel as if Cris's besties...AL, Emsn, and Lola are not as concerned about his condition as I thought they should be....lots of necking, laughing...que ????
 

I'm still looking for Uriel's height. I can tell you his birthday and that he lost 38 kilos a few years ago.
 

Kat, a stellar return!! I was giggling through this whole recap. Thanks so much. Only caught the start of the show and then had to be off the grid for awhile at a local mneeting last night. But I got me some E-man to tide me over, and that's was enough.

So we now know who the Petrified House belongs to? Ok, well, let's see who this friendly neighborhood Biddy.2 is related to in the past. That house has a life of it's own.

I have to watch this eventually just to be able to watch SuperSleuth PJ at work. Cracks me up that a priest is doing some breaking and entering, lying, getting other to conspire with him...help I'm guessing to know the guy upstairs and promise a few Hail Mary's needed for his Scooby Gang and they are good to go. Find it fascinating that he is the character that is going to dig and uncover the goods.

You know, I think in his own weird way, Tomas really does have feelings for Pru. Nothing good will come of these two I'm guessing, but their dynamic is an interesting one. Neither is a wonderful person, above board with family, find no problem lying their way out of any circumstance, perfect match in a way. Like a train wreck you can't stop watching.

Daisynjay
 

Actually I thought it was Tomas' mom that gave the house to the church. She cleaned the closet.
 

Susanlynn - yes. I think Em, Lola and Aldonza do seem to be less concerned than expected. More questionable writing.

Daisynjay - that'd a perfect description of the Pru/Tomas story. The train wreck you have to watch.
 

Gracias, Daisynjay! I'm conflicted about Padre J pulling a B&E. I guess he's answering to a higher power. Screw "man's law"! What's it ever done for his family?

Sara, it would make sense, then, that Irma didn't recognize it. I just had this vague memory of one of the guys deciding to take a hammer to it and I remember how distraught Tomas was that he'd lost the big sale...so I couldn't imagine Tomas being the one who decided to dig in.
 

Gracias, Susanlynn! I think you're right. They've always been there for Cris in his time of need. Cris hasn't always returned the favor, but that never seemed to bother them before. Oversight on the part of the production staff, I guess. Even with Cande and Val screeching and Sev menacing, why wouldn't they be in the hospital waiting room? And why is Renato the one pointing out the obvious--that it's for Aldonza to throw the rest of them out, not for them to throw her out.
 

Tomas was about to take a hammer to it, but decided to sell it.

And I'm really concerned I remember these details but can't remember major plot line details.
 

Wait...are you telling me this show ISN'T about the Adventures of the Traveling Candy House?
 

Don't hate me, but if it were between sitting outside of a clinic, because Sever and Cande shouted me out, or staying home making out with Eman (after hearing that Cris was recovering), I'd choose the latter.
 

Touche, Vivi. Can't hate. That's great logic.

Kat- IKR? All these people getting in the way of Candy House's Adventures!
 

Ok, the revised movements of the Traveling Candy House:

Mystery Man (the original maker? purchaser?) puts the ring and a letter inside and gives it to...
Marga, but we don't know if she ever found the ring and/or letter. She gave it to...
Lola, so that Lola would be able to give Em something way better than Mari's stinky chocolates. She gave it to...
Emmanuel, who made the mistake of stashing it in his closet, where...
Pru got her hands on it, claiming it in the name of having to put up with Em in her house. But once everyone started looking for it, she took it over to...
Tomas, who was supposed to hide it, considered eating it, but instead put it up on Ebay. He hid it in his closet and when...
His mom came in to clean, she took it and gave it to...
The church for the raffle/fundraiser where...
Silvia and Renato jointly won it. But then Renato started acting all un-lawyerly, so Silvia gave it to...
Ray and Joaquin, where it might have stayed, had they not left it in the park after Ray fell, where...
Irma and Uriel found it and took it home, intending to have Padre J help them track down the real owner, except that now...
Mari has deputized herself to do that, even though none of us believe she's really going to take it to Padre J, but use it to torture Lola with.
 

Vivi, you make a very good point. Plus, he'd have to keep his shirt on at the hospital....
 

Then Em needs to stay away from the hospital. And I know there's a water shortage, but he needs to keep Solitario very clean. Especially if he's going to competitions. Jus' sayin'
 

Great work, Kat.

I am not looking forward to more of Mari's Mean Girl treatment of Lola. Lola won't believe Emanuel when he tells her he never gave the Candy House to Mari and poor Irma will have to fix that problem.

Got to go for now; I'll be back late this afternoon.
 

The Mari scheme would be an even dumber lie imo. Eman lives with Lola now, and Joaquin's over there all the time and can corroborate, not to mention Adelina, and if need be Renato and Silvia. The only thing that would drag that out is Lola's inability to let someone finish a sentence when she's mad, and Lord God are we not past that yet?! Please let them have matured past that foolishness!

I kind of wish the production team had woven the Candy House's travels into the plot. It's a fun side story, but it would've kicked the main plot up a notch if the Candy House was involved.
 

wow..what a superb rundowm of travels ofthe Traveling Candy House. I cannot remember ever watchingn a tn that used this device of an object being transferred from one character to another. I wonder where it will finally end up and who will finally find what we think is hidden inside. I hope that we get the full story. There was movie called ''The Wedding Dress'' in which the gown traveled from one bride to another.
 

Kat, I think Val tattle telling to Mari is more about sticking it to Emanuel. He was always Pru and her puppy to kick.

Tractor sighting last night in the field of dreams.
 

Hello la Diva del- good recap. That"s just about
Covered what I saw.
I was afraid that ally and lola were talking about there plans to get the DNA test with sev's forged signature, Im glad to know it was something else.
These folk really need to be careful. Now pj &
Ermi gotta come up with a believable lie, hopefully not told by the padre J, as he is in enough trouble. She can lie and they can both go and repent later.
Lets hope cande believes it, cause she'll know if they are lying, being the "SEASONED LIAR" that she is.
That candy house just might have some secrets in it. The only way to find out is if someone accidentally drops it. Or maybe its just a candy house. But its being passed around to some of the main characters. Humm!!!! Very interesting ;-)
Or not.

Nina
 

I meant that it would be a dumber lie that Cande lying to Cris about Aldonza. As far as we've seen, Cande only knows that Aldie tried to see Cris once, when he first got admitted (which is why it's odd that we haven't gotten more scenes of her trying to see him since). Aldie snuck past the nurses the last time. And Cris is actually trying his best, which is good, considering the circumstances. He can't get out, the staff has orders not to let anyone in besides his folks and he did accuse Cande of keeping Aldonza out (Cande was like "me? I'd never enganarte like that!"...of course not, Cande! you'd just tell him his wife is his sister, that's all.) He also tried to get her to promise that if Aldonza did try to come, Cande would let her in, but Cande just told him not to upset himself and that she'd be back later.

I'm upset that Aldie's not more upset. I'll give Lola and Eman a little pass right this second because they're distracted with their new love and the new farming and the new mother and the new horse and all that. They need to get back on the worry train tonight though. I don't like the way they're not worried. Bad character development.
 

Yes, Cris is in a bad way , and I would be at that hospital 24/7 if I were so in luuuvvee with the guy. AL is still married to him, so how can the hospital staff keep her from seeing him ? Makes no sense.
 

Alsonza is more concerned if Cris asked for her than she is about his condition. I thought it odd, Renato practically had to drag her to go see the guy, promising to run interference. Does she love Cris or just needing Cris to want her? I would have already shown up with that truck, put him in and be halfway to Mexico by now to see a specialist.
 

Sara, maybe that's what Soletario's look was about..."I thought we were gonna go compete, bro? Why you hanging out with her instead?"

Gracias, Urban! At least we know Irma will step in. Small consolation.

tofie, I agree. I don't think Val really cares about Lola. It's Mari who wants Lola to be unhappy.

Gracias, Nina!

Susanlynn, I think she just doesn't want to play the "I'm his wife" card in public. It will look bad when Cande starts spreading it around that Aldonza and Cris are siblings. And Santa Lucia being Santa Lucia, that would, of course, only reflect badly on Aldonza and not Cris. At least, I'm assuming that's what the logic is behind not just presenting the marriage certificate and taking over. Even if Cande wants to whine that they're getting a divorce, it doesn't matter...they're not divorced yet. Sev and Cande should not be having any say in Cris' medical care right now. I'd like to think that if Aldonza were consulted, she wouldn't have wanted an anxious Humberto to operate. Renato probably would have done the reasonable thing and called his dad to find him the best vascular surgeon he knows and get him to Santa Lucia ASAP. He may want Aldonza for himself, and he may want them divorced, but I don't think he wants Cris to die.
 

I have given up on AL. She is not a loyal, devoted lover, and she seems to not be able to focus on a anything...Cris, mis planes...

And wasn't Joaquin and the new farm employee using a plow pulled by a horse...what ???? ? Is Al Amish ? If AL has an ag degree, she must know what a tractor is . Don't they have John Deere in Mexico ??? How about Massey Ferguson ???? The dealerships are all over the U.S.
 

Kat - Thank you for the recap! I have read it on the run and will have more time this afternoon to savor it. :-)

I can't wait to see the horse roll his eyes. Wheeee! We might have to set up a table for him on the Patio.

tofie - LOLz on your list!

Cris is most likely under the influence of pain killers and not to be held accountable for anything he said.

The Candy House .... on the move again! I am hoping that it will figure into one of the storylines, maybe even with an O. Henry twist at the end.

 

" AL is still married to him, so how can the hospital staff keep her from seeing him ? Makes no sense."
Aldonza is wearing her telenovela beanie hat.
 

Susanlynn, according to this website, John Deere si tiene tractores y maquinaria agrícola!

http://www.deere.com.mx/es_MX/regional_home.page

Gracias, doris! I have not previously declared a table for any galan, but I think I would sit at the Solitario table. That is a fine, fine horse! I wonder if he'll ever have a gorgeous lady friend.
 

There was a tractor in the background and it was blue.
 

I think I was distracted by the two guys and the horse. It's really not a large piece of land she's attempting to "farm" here...not as it's been shown. So, on the one hand, the horses make sense, but on the other, the tiny plot of land doesn't.
 

We still don't know what Aldi is planting, do we? Watching that scene made me think of the ca. 2000 British film "Saving Grace" with Brenda Blethyn and Craig Ferguson.
 

Lol, doris! Given the amount of time left on that lease, it might be a more practical (and profitable!) option :D
 

Oh my! I'm getting caught up and have to say that Eman and Lola are the only couple with chemistry, on my TV screen. Sweet baby chihuahuas! We need another bucket of ice, melontinis and melon margaritas at the cougar table.
 

Eman and Lola's background music sounds a lot like the music in ADCLG.

Oh, and I forgot to mention the ice cream scene with Silvia and Pato.
First, his sweater brought back memories of http://badsweaterguy.typepad.com blog.
Second, that was a really cool scene, two friends sharing ice cream, being open and honest with each other, which . . .
Third, gave me pause to consider that THEY might end up as a couple by the Gran Fin.

Okay.... I'm off to Pilates in a few minutes and the comment bombing will stop. LOL
 

Y'all say comment bombing like it's a bad thing. Lol.

Doris- that was indeed music from K-paz de la sierra. Aka music from ADCLG. I show that in class every year. I would know the music anywhere. Seems a little odd for a romantic theme. Especially in this show where the music is already so romantic.
 

Today's word is music.

Or romantic.

Take your pick. I will use either repeatedly.
 

Kat, delicious and juicy as always.

"The camera pans up to Soletario, who rolls his one visible eye at the two lovebirds" and "I know, dude…humans! Serioulsy, people! Privacy! What is this, a convent? Las Animas?" were among my favorites.

My TV is still smoking from the hawt Eman/Lola scenes.

It was so nice to see a little romance, wasn't it? Wonderful to see an episode where no one was stabbed, robbed or otherwise maimed or hurt.

I felt sick when I saw Val eavesdropping. I know she has something sleazy up her sleeve. Glad I savored the love scene as I suspect we won't be seeing any more in the near future. Eman has made many poor decisions. I hope he wises up. I'm just wondering if he should fear Val or Uriel more?? Tough choice.

Diana
 

If only Lola and Eman would stop talking and keep kissing, then they'd be ok. Or at least if only Lola would stop talking and let Eman do the talking and kissing. That has worked out just fine these last two episodes.

I think it was significant that Lola didn't hear Eman say he was going away for a few days. Enough time for Mari and Val to do some damage with Lola.

I spotted the tractor in the field too.

OK. It would have been sweet and all for Al to be in the hospital all day trying to get in to see Cris, but I was actually kind of glad she was doing farm business that day-- she mentioned stuff she was going to do when she and Adelina left for the fields that day (wasn't paying attention). I wish they had also shown her confronting the engineers trying to divert the water, but once again that tells us she was out on the land all that morning too. Better working than wringing her hands in the hospital.
 

I'm guessing they don't give us a wide shot of huge fields being plowed and planted because real farmers are actually using their land in the area and don't need a bunch of actors messing up their crop/fields.
 

Maybe Aldonza's mystery crop is some exotic species that requires horse manure in order to thrive.

David
 

Ah, Doris, thanks for resurrecting the SBC comment. I needed to let out a good giggle at work today.

Ok, so I went down to Starbucks for a quick lunch break to watch a little of the episode on my Kindle with Hulu. The comments on Allie seeming to be going about her business a little casually considering the state Cris is in...at first before I watched I would have been, well maybe she doesn't know, but, dang, I have to admit that everyone on her side of the fence just seems a tad to casual about it ( or can I say not even thinking about it.) yes, do E-man and Lola get a pass, because girl, if I was Lola I would be forgetting my name after some of that smooching. Sigh...

ANYHOO...Allie, not sure I get. We had the little kiss, which they made such a deal about I guess because she thinks she may still be his 'sis...whatever, but I have to say I agree that if she was that ALL IN, as we say here in Cleveland, with the man and he was in that bad of shape, I would be calling, hanging in the lobby, checking in constantly...If anything, now we see, her faithful doggy Renato will be going with her if she does go.

Again, there is something just off on how she approaches this love they have, and nothing is being done except music and close ups to keep us thinking they are fate. Cris may be from his side, but Allie is just too messed up and I don't see how she crosses that comfort line to convince me those two are going to make a successful go of things. Guess we aren't suppose to think that...just get them to the altar with the white gown and pink bows. It's a show, it's a show....

Daisynjay
 

okay, Sara..I"ll play. I love romantic music because listening to music is so romantic. Whenever I am feeling romantic, I listen to music. Music always makes me feel romantic....and cake...cake also makes me feel romantic...and tractors..sometimes tractors make me feel romantic....but only if there is music. How many points do I get ? Did I pass GO ? Can I collect my $200.00?
 

David and Gringo- Please forgive the human heat wave emanating from us ladies on the Patio remembering the kisses of Lola and Emanuel. But I just have to point out how damn sexy it was when Eman ran his fingers across Lola's lips when they were talking after they had been smooching, and he was trying to get them back to that important task. Yowza!

(OK. Back to work.)
 

Susanlynn. You just won the comments. Lmao. With cake.
 

David- I keep waiting for them to make this a narconovela. Or maybe they are laundering money. Just kidding.
 

David..Horse manure makes everything thrive. Maybe AL plans to buy or steal some from Severed who is probably selling the stuff.
 

Sara...cake..Did you say that I won cake ?
 

Thank you Kat---LOL at the Santa Lucia Cheaters Club

So Lola and E-man were under the covers with their clothes on. Family show hour?

No the show wasn't off, it was good as always but Uni will get a 2nd in a row email for it's cuts.

In some novelas the people on the patio complain about the secondary characters and their own little side stories. Those secondary side stories never bother me. I've always liked them as they add a little depth to the main story line. There are other people in the world, state or city than just the small band of main characters that the novel is written about. In this novela however, a secondary theme is not other people with minor roles to play, no, it's a candy gingerbread house. The adventures of the candy house where will it end up next is a novel idea.

OK---My question about Soletario. E-man offered to buy the horse but Sever refused
to sell him and so E-man stole him. That sent the police out to investigate. Whatever happened to that? Did Sev drop the charges against the theft? No one seems
to care or be worried about anymore.

must see tv tonight. Cris hears Aldonza's voice ant tries to get to her.
the gringo
 

Gringo- I think Sever is too busy worrying about his favorite son right now to pursue the horse issue. And before that it was Sim/Viv showing up. I don't think they ever even had a chance to get the police involved with the horse matter (that was a posse of Sever's men who went to Santuario). But not to fear. I'm sure once Cris is stable, Sever will rain his full wrath down on Sim/Viv and Eman. I'm grateful for the breather because I think things are going to get ugly once Sever can concentrate on being evil full time again.
 

Thanks, Diva for the wonderfully fun recap! It was like sittin' down chewin' the fat with ya!

Vivi, thanks for the Eman/Lola clip. I agree that we'd better stock up on romance. That barn yard roll in the grass packed more wallop and lasted longer than all of Cris and Donnie's lip-locking for the whole show!

Poor Solitario was looking like he's mourning the loss of Eman! Solitario is more faithful, Eman! As soon as Val pulls her little stunt, Lola will be upside your head but not in the way you imagine!
 

DIVA -- THank you for summarizing the Epic Oddessey of the Candy House.
Also I will definitely sit at a Solitario table on the patio...as long as we can save a place on the table for the Candy House.

Don't know why, but it's easier to focus on Pru and the Casa de Caramelos right now than try to deal with a threatening Sev and a screeching, lying Candela.

J in Oregon
 

Sara - this would take a narcovela turn if Aldi follows Saving Grace film tactics. ;-)

Vivi - yes, ITA, very romantic scene full of hawt chemistry. Romantic can happen with people fully clothed, running hands thru hair, across lips, a certain look in their eyes. . .
 

Yall know what I meant to say was padre J and Dominga. I don't know who the hell Ermi is, maybe she's another character in the show but I meant to say" Padre J and Dominga got to come up with a believable lie that cande will believe". In my earlier comment. It was ways up, ya'll probably have forgotten it by now. Anyway thats what I meant to say. :-D


 

I'll have to look up that movie, doris. BTW, looking at your avatar makes me very happy. It's so precious.
 

I don't think that Emanuel and Lola's romance music is very romantic sounding. It sounds more whimsical to me. I would hope that the romantic music picked for my life would be better selected.
 

I'm confused by who goes with what music. There's that Sí no me vas a querer song that they've used too. Then last night was the ADCLG recycle.
 

I didn't see romance last night but I did see raw lust. I'm ok with that, but totally different play list in my cloud.
 

Sara - it is a very delightful movie. It was on cable recently, so it's fresh in my mind yet again.

cathyx - I agree about E-Lo's music NOT sounding romantic at all. But given the number of times those two have been on-again/off-again, it might be appropriate?
 

It wasn't just lust. There were actually some quite lovely and romantic things Eman was saying to Lola (not that I was paying close attention to the words). I'm not hating on them because they ALSO wanted to have a good snogging session. If we want romance with no heat, we can look to Joaquin pulling that rose out of his pocket last episode, stealing a kiss from Adelina this episode, and exchanging sparkly eyed looks with her. OK, that's fine, and romantic and all. But give me so heat too. Aren't bodice rippers called romance novels?
 

Maybe Eman and Lola's theme music should be a little number by Miss Patti LaBelle ''Lady Marmalade'' ..''Voulez vous coucher avec moi''(''Do you want to sleep with me ?)

Or how about some Barry White ?
 

Gotta go with Barry on this one.

Hm. But Diva did say mariachi was always the answer.

Conundrum.

And cake.
 

One of my favorite romantic songs is ''At Last'' by Etta James. That song always makes me melt...and want cake.
 

Offspring recently used Etta James' Sunday kind of love in one of her TEFL lesson plans!

I love Etta James.

And cake.
 

A Sunday Kind of Love is a jazzercise song too. :)

 

Sorry if this is an ignorant question, but is it used for warm up or cool down? I ask because of the tempo.

And warm cake or cool, it's all tasty.
 

It's a stretch routine. Can be used at the end of class too.
 

And I call it a Sundae kind of love.
 

Mmm. Sundae. Sorry Susanlynn- I'm moving on to sundaes.
 

Amen, Vivi at 4:55! I hope I get an episode where somebody makes love for cripe's sake! We've been getting too much plotting, and lying, and screeching, and nasty, sadistic slobbering! In other words, if somebody is panting, I don't want it to be because they're scared petrified with fear and loathing!

BRING ON THE HOT ROMANCE!! YAH, BABY!

:D
 

Gracias, Diana! Yes, this was a nice, relaxing episode, with nothing skeevy. Whew!

"If only Lola and Eman would stop talking and keep kissing, then they'd be ok." Lol, Vivi! From your lips to the writers' ears'!

Gracias, gringo! I can't be sure, but in addition to cutting the completely innocent and fully-clothed kissing...did it seem like whatever brought on the "Damn engineers!" rant might have been cut as well? Or maybe they just didn't feel like filming an actual scene where Aldonza went out to the waterfall and found a bunch of people out there and confronted them about what they were doing.

Gracias, Lila! Yeah, that kissing made up for a LOT of things...but maybe not all of them...so possibly we need more....

Lol, Nina, I think I've gotten to the point where I assume anything in a comment that looks kind of funky was probably autocorrect.

Um...romance...cake...mariachis...wait...what was the question? I got distracted....
 

Could Uni be editing for time? There's only 137 episodes, but Uni may be wanting to rush this?
 

I don't know. We had 1 preemption for an awards show. I don't know if there are any more of those coming up that would affect the schedule. Maybe someone got sick and they had to stall for time or film around their scenes or re-arrange things in some other way? It was just a vague feeling I had.
 

Now, I need a sundae. I'll have my fav...a CMP.

Judyb teaches aerobics and was always looking for a good peppy tune. Awhile ago, I suggested ''Blurred Lines.'' That one always got me moving. ..but not in a romantic way.


 

So are we looking at the end of August when this show ends?
 

If they don't edit or there are no preemptions.
 



The love scene between Em and Lo was adorable. You just can't miss with a horse, horse play, straw and lots of water. But, Lola has a long way to go before she is mature enough for any meaningful relationship! Of course, any mature relationship would be completely out of place in St. Lucia, excepting Irma and Uriel!

Daisy, I loved the way you used the word "messed up" in reference to Alde, she is truly messed up, I see goodness in her, I hope she can heal.

Joaquin, hey dude, slow down, you are still very married and you have a small child, take care of legalities first, por favor!

Diva, love your recap along with the image of Mr. 5ft with you on a step, so cute and sweet. Thanks!
 

Gracias, Sandy! I'm totally with you on Joaquin and surprised that it's not freaking out Adelina as well. Plus, divorcing someone who has disappeared is, I think, probably going to take more time than divorcing someone who's around to sign the papers.
 

Diva, it is so funny because Joaquin's wife is a witch, but what set her off in the first place was jealousy, which, as it turns out, was justified all along! Oh well..
 

I got the impression it was more projection...she was cheating on him for who knows how long so she kept accusing him of being the cheater/wannabe cheater.
 

The adventures of the citizens of SL is exhausting, and a bit tedious. It will be nice to see the good guys get a leg up for once. They seem to be batting zero no matter how hard they try. These people need a brake. NOW!!!!!!
And patience is a virtue!!!
 

Diva, I didn't realize that she had been cheating for a while. Yes, a cheater would be quick to suspect others or project their behavior on their spouse.

Nina, until ole Sev is gone, the good guys will have a very difficult time in this little pueblo, and we'll have to exercise our patience just to watch it.
 

AMEN, SANDY IN TN AMEN!!!!!

It's gettin late, gotta turn in. Work in the morning. THANK GOD FRIDAY IS COMIN!!!!

 

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