Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Lo Imperdonable #70 Mon 8/24/15 Honor
In which:
Ana Perla Cries,
And Marty Lies;
Manuel Triumphs
And Pablo is Trounced.
Manny can hardly contain his glee as he tells the Old Goat all about Pablo and Mariana. "They were together for years," he says softly. "He was just having a good time with my poor sister." And (as Mauricio astutely noted on Friday) the Old Goat doesn't take the news well. He sinks down in his chair and gasps. Manny smirks.
A loud, drunken Mariana ambushes Pablo outside his hotel room. She tells him that since he wouldn't listen to her, she found someone who would... Marcial or Macario... she can't remember. Fending off her advances, Pablo leads her to her room.
The Old Goat is skeptical about Manny's story. He staggers to his feet and heads up to Ana Perla's room to get the truth from her, angrily waving off Manny's offer to accompany him. He pounds on her door, but she refuses to open it.
Fine Dining in the Ciudad de México
Sorry, Patio. We don't get to meet Claudia's parents after all. But Pierre has met them and has found them quite charming. Alas, Claudia's dad is sick and she has to help pay his medical expenses. (What a good girl she is!) Fortunately she has a job that will start as soon as they return from Cancún. Pierre tells her to forget her woes: he, Pierre Dussage, will make sure she and her parents have everything they need. She's so grateful she could... er... kiss him!
Pablo trudges back to his room, sinks down on the sofa and implores San Lorenzo to help him. Ana Perla is the love of his life and he doesn't want to lose her.
Ana Perla has swallowed Mariana's account whole. "Why did you deceive me Pablo?" she says woefully.
The scene shifts back and forth between Pablo and Ana Perla. Pablo sobs. Ana Perla sobs. NovelaMaven pours a Kahlúa and cream and settles in for the long haul.
Finally the Old Goat breaks the gloomy symmetry by entering his granddaughter's room (he must have gone to get a key) and asking flat out: Is it true that Pablo has another girlfriend?
"Who told you?" she asks, the surprise of the question jolting her out of her sodden stupor.
"Your brother Manuel – he talked to the so-called girlfriend. Pablo is making a fool of you and of your family!"
"Where's Manuel?" she asks, alarmed. "Did he go looking for Pablo?"
Um, yeah...
Crazy, mean Manny bursts into Pablo's room like an enraged gorilla. He shoves Pablo across the room. Nobody makes a fool of Manny's sister! (Nobody except Manny.) Pablo tries to explain that it's all a misunderstanding. Manny's not in a listening mood (he got that out of his system with Mariana). He pulls out a huge, rusty knife and declares he is going to avenge his family's honor.
Ana Perla wants to go to Pablo and save him from her brutish brother, but the Old Goat holds her back. The fuereño made a fool of her! That's how city people are – sick and evil!
"Don't let Manuel kill him!"
"He deserves worse than that – he should be tortured first! And YOU should be the first one to demand justice!"
Poor Pablo continues to try to reason with the brute and make him understand that Mariana isn't his fiancée. He just needs to talk to Ana Perla...
Manny is practically purple. The veins in his neck and arms are popping out. He yells and postures menacingly. All of this occupies the circuits in his pea-sized brain, thus giving Pablo the chance to lunge at him, disarm him and immobilize him.
The Old Goat is getting pretty purple himself. Ana Perla is worried about him. She's also starting to show a little glimmer of sense and now wants to go to Pablo and hear him out.
The Old Goat realizes that it might not be such a good idea for Manny to kill Pablo. As much as he wants Pablo dead, he realizes that his grandson would end up in jail (where he belongs). So he sends sullen, avenging Julio to stop him.
Outside the Prado Castelo building, the Disgusting Brothers, Clemente and Aaron, lurk in the darkness, waiting for Jorge's secretary to appear. When she finally she comes out, Clemente approaches her. He reminds her of his visit to the office the day before and tries to get her to give him information about Verónica. Of course she refuses. He grows more aggressive and she grows more frightened. Then he grabs her arm and won't let go. This is the cue for Disgusting Aaron to spring into action, rescuing the Damsel in Distress. The brothers even stage a little fistfight in the street.
Vero can't stop thinking about Pablo and Ana Perla. How desperate Ana Perla must have felt to do what she did. She knows that her suicide attempt reminds Marty of his brother's death. She agrees that life is a priceless gift, but Ana Perla is young and immature and full of dreams; and life just gave her a kick in the teeth. She doesn't yet understand that with or without Pablo, her life will go on.
Marty listens solemnly. He tells her: "Ana Perla was very lucky to get advice from a woman like you... who has always understood that life goes on."
As she is getting ready for bed, Vero inadvertently knocks Martín's wallet off the nightstand. As it falls to the floor, she sees a gold V necklace spilling out of it. "My medallion! – Martín, have you had my medallion all this time? Why do YOU have it?"
With theatrical flourish, Disgusting Aaron overpowers Disgusting Clemente and chases him away.
"I just forgot about it," says Marty. After the fire, he found the medallion, put it in his wallet and forgot it was there. Vero isn't buying the story. He knows how important the necklace is to her. It almost sounds as if he's HIDING something. (BINGO, Verónica!) Vero isn't ready to let the issue slide, but before she gets a chance to say anything else, they hear a commotion coming from Pablo's room.
Manny is waving a hideous painting in the air. Is he raving mad because he's discovered that Pablo is a very bad painter? No! In the painting, Ana Perla is bare-shouldered and shows a bit of cleavage. "You painted my sister naked!" Manny tries to strangle Pablo. Pablo breaks free. Fists are swinging. Manny grabs the knife again. "Now you're going to die!"
Marty arrives, swiftly takes away the knife and immobilizes Manny. Manny continues ranting about fuereños and justice. Marty and Vero should have burned up in the fire. "I don't know why I didn't throw more alcohol on the stove!"
"You set the fire???"
Aaron is doing some disarming of his own. Jorge's secretary is just where he wants her – grateful and charmed by this gallantry on the street. She even introduces herself: Berta Campos. Aaron is getting very touchy with her, and she is letting him get away with it. He reaches out and takes off her scarf. He notices it got splattered with coffee during the scuffle and he insists on having it cleaned for her.
Manny denies setting the fire, though he was going to throw his bottle through their window. But when he saw the house was already burning, he didn't have to do anything. Vero is horrified. He KNEW the house was on fire and they were inside and he did NOTHING!
Manny doesn't back down. He just keeps spewing more hate until Julio arrives and takes him back to the Old Goat.
Meanwhile, the Old Goat's questioning has become pointed: Did Pablo abuse Ana Paula? Did he promise to marry her just to have his way with her? Ana Perla swears he didn't take her innocence. And then she makes a run for it.
The Old Goat just about collapses onto the bed. The maid comes in and attends to him.
As Vero cleans Pablo's battered face, she says they have to do something about Manny the menace. Marty says Manny is going to jail for the attack on Pablo and for the fire, no matter what Crescencio and Ana Perla say.
Ana Perla runs into Julio outside the hotel. He tells her that Pablo is safe but it would have been better if Manuel had killed him. She still wants to hear what Pablo has to say. Now Manny comes out of the shadows and yells in her face, forbidding her to go inside. Julio stands there and watches Manny drag Ana Perla back to the Old Goat's house.
Pablo tells Vero and Marty that Mariana is crazy. She's obsessed with him and refuses to accept the reality of their break-up. Of course, he could have been more direct with her when he ended it – Vero gives him an exasperated look – but Ana Perla is the woman he loves. Marty and Vero agree that he should have leveled with Mariana and told her bluntly that he was in love with someone else. Now he has to deal with the consequences.
Claudia and Pierre share a bed and a few laughs. (She calls him Pepe le Pew.) But when she starts talking about their wedding, Pierre stops laughing.
The only thing that comforts the Old Goat is that Ana Perla didn't lose her innocence to that fuereño. "I wouldn't be so sure, gramps, because he has a painting of her completely naked!"
Ana Perla rushes in. "That's not true!" But the Old Goat is worked up now and nothing is going to calm him down. It's déjà vu all over again! "You can't repeat Abundia's story – not you, Ana Perla!" And once again, gramps collapses, gasping and clutching his chest.
Vero asks Marty to intercede on Pablo's behalf with the Old Goat. Then we have a brief romantic interlude (with theme song, of course) as our protagonistas reflect on how lucky they are to be so in love, unlike the members of the ever-expanding Sore Losers guild, Mariana, Emiliano and Claudia. (Not to mention the Founding Member, Virginia, or her deluded consort, Dr. F... or the Indigenous Chapter headed by Nanciyaga.)
Ana Perla sends sullen stolid Julio to get Botel. Manny says if the Old Goat dies, it will be her fault.
Manny whispers to the apparently unconscious Old Goat: "I hope you die once and for all – wait, no, what if you changed your will and I'm not your heir? I have to know that first!" Manny giggles. (NovelaMaven hopes against hope that the Old Goat is just playing possum.)
Vero and Marty are snuggling under the sheets. She asks him to help her put on her V necklace. He doesn't understand why she wants to wear it. And she doesn't understand why the subject of her V necklace always seems to make him so uncomfortable. The necklace reminds her of her uncle and her family – and she misses them so much.
But do they miss her? Well Salma is gloating over Emiliano's decision to marry Ginny, "the perfect woman." Jorge isn't so enthusiastic about his son's hasty decision while the wounds of his unrequited love for Vero are still fresh. Salma makes her usual cutting remarks about Vero and Jorge comes to Vero's defense: "She left this house as a married woman and you talk about her as if she were repeating her mother's story."
Salma wants them to join the lovebirds in Cancún but Jorge is too busy to accompany her. He tells her to go and take Nicolas with her. (Perhaps Jorge has heard that Nico appreciates the charms of mature women.)
Marty thought-bubbles about the necklace: He thinks Vero stole Ginny's V. Should he give it back to Ginny? And what would happen if Vero ever found out that he found the V she gave to Demetrio? Or that he only married her for revenge? (Nothing good, Marty, nothing good.)
Romeo is commiserating with Pablo at the hotel bar (though Pablo's not drinking – he needs a clear head to deal with Crescencio) when Julio bursts in and asks for the boat. The Old Goat is in bad shape and he needs to fetch Botel. Pablo wants to help, but Julio snaps at him to stay out of it.
Though Ana Perla must be dehydrated by now, the tears just keep flowing. She prays to the Virgen for the Old Goat's recovery.
Pablo arrives at the Álvarez house and says he heard gramps wasn't well and he'd like to help. But Ana Perla, after a day spent listening to the Old Goat, Manny and Julio telling her over and over that Pablo made a fool of her, now wants nothing to do him. Not only is he a worthless liar, it's his fault the Old Goat is sick. She closes the door in his face before he can begin to explain.
Most pointless scene of the night:
Ginny and Emiliano walk along the touristy Cancún beach. Ginny plans their idyllic life together. Emiliano listens indulgently.
Botel has seen his patient. Now he tells the family that the Old Goat's condition has worsened considerably. He will need complete rest.
And yet the Old Goat is well enough to fulminate against Pablo and to tell Joaquín and Raymundo that he is going ahead with his original plan: he's going to marry Ana Perla to his godson Eleazar. Joaquín seems to be onboard with punishing Pablo to defend the family honor.
Ana Perla is still sobbing, this time to Blanquita. She says she didn't dare tell the Old Goat she had slept with Pablo. She hopes he never finds out. Blanquita thinks it's not likely... unless she turns out to be... dum de dum dum... PREGNANT!
Raymunda doesn't think the Eleazar plan is such a great one. The Old Goat dismisses her opinion.
Now comes the most nauseating scene of the night:
The Old Goat extends a hand to Mean Manny:
"I'm so glad you're here, Manuelito. You showed me I was wrong and I really can trust you. From now on, you're going to live here again. And I'm also going to give you back your job at our mine."
Joaquín frowns. Raymunda's mouth tightens. She shrugs. NovelaMaven sips her Kahlúa and cream and keeps typing.
Mariana enters the hotel dining room and, overhearing Vero advising Pablo about winning back Ana Perla, turns her venom on Vero. "Now I realize that Virginia was right – you're the worst! You want to get every man's attention, just like you did with Emiliano and with DEMETRIO SILVEIRA!"
Vero replies calmly: "I don't know who's worse – Virginia with her lies or you for believing them." She leaves the dining room.
Mariana tells Pablo that even though he has hurt her, she forgives him because she loves him. She's not like his little friend who sent him packing without allowing him to explain. He says that unlike her, Ana Perla has dignity. And even if Ana Perla never forgives him, he's never going back to Mariana. (Mariana, honey, get thee to the lancha. No matter how this ends, it's not going to get better for you!)
Oh god. Ana Perla is still crying. Raymunda says Ana Perla should forget about Pablo and start over with a nice boy – like, say, the Old Goat's godson. Blanquita can't believe what her mother is saying. They're still trying to marry her off to that guy!
Now Manuel struts in, full of himself. The Old Goat realizes that he was right about everything, especially Pablo, he announces. Raymunda confirms that Gramps has forgiven Manny and everything is going to be the way it was before. "That doesn't mean you can mistreat me," says Ana Perla. "I'm not the bad guy here," lies Manny. Speaking ever so softly, he warns her to be obedient. "If you upset Gramps, he's going to die." Raymunda reproaches him in her gentle, ineffectual way. But Blanca grabs him by his stupid white undershirt and says if she were a man, she'd punch his teeth down his throat.
Manny is left alone in the bedroom. He pulls out a pistol and whispers: "This time you're going to die, fuereño."
Mexico City
Aaron is at a café with Jorge's secretary. Her coffee-stained scarf is at the cleaner's, he tells her, but he has bought her a new one. He'll hold onto the old one as an excuse to see her again. Impressed by his gentlemanly ways, she thanks him. "Call me Aaron," he says.
Pablo has managed to get inside the Old Goat's fortress. "You have some nerve showing your face in my house!" Pablo asks for a chance to explain. For his trouble, he gets a kind of combo nose slap and pinch [a slinch?] and an absolute refusal to listen to anything he has to say. Pablo is dead to him! He wants Pablo out of his house, out of their lives and off the island! Ana Perla is going to marry another man! He orders Manuel to throw Pablo out.
Pablo isn't so easy to get rid of. He's not letting his fiancée marry another man! And he's not leaving the house without talking to Ana Perla! He LOVES her!
But Ana Perla joins the angry mob. "Get out! I have nothing to say to you, Pablo!"
Pablo wants her to hear the truth from the horse's mouth – from Mariana herself. Uh oh.
Mariana storms in and goes straight for the jugular: "The only thing I have to say is that Ana Perla is a whore who had an affair with my fiancé!"
Avances:
Manny and Pablo struggle – a shot goes off! Will one of them fall? Maybe. (We've been here before.)
Magdalena reveals her secret to Vero. Or not. (We've been here before.)
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Another stellar recap, NM, even if a stiff dose of Kahlua and cream was required to make it happen.
Laughed at "unlike the members of the ever-expanding Sore Losers guild, Mariana, Emiliano and Claudia. (Not to mention the Founding Member, Virginia, or her deluded consort, Dr. F... or the Indigenous Chapter headed by Nanciyaga.)"
What a bunch of delusional and deluded people. Mariana of the rodent teeth is just foolish. No words for Ana Perla, can only shake my head. Manny needs to have an accident down deep in the mine and never ever breach the surface again.
Laughed at "unlike the members of the ever-expanding Sore Losers guild, Mariana, Emiliano and Claudia. (Not to mention the Founding Member, Virginia, or her deluded consort, Dr. F... or the Indigenous Chapter headed by Nanciyaga.)"
What a bunch of delusional and deluded people. Mariana of the rodent teeth is just foolish. No words for Ana Perla, can only shake my head. Manny needs to have an accident down deep in the mine and never ever breach the surface again.
ooh, Thanks so much, La Paloma. Say, if you're looking for me on the Patio, I'll be hanging out with Onix (who had the good sense to make himself scarce last night). Cheers!
"Mariana of the rodent teeth."
Hee hee.
"Manny needs to have an accident down deep in the mine and never ever breach the surface again."
Amen!
Hee hee.
"Manny needs to have an accident down deep in the mine and never ever breach the surface again."
Amen!
Thank you so much NovelaMaven for a fantastic recap.
WOW! Last night was definitely the The Crescencio Family Show. The whole episode was all about them. There was a lot of action though which I liked.
"Oh god. Ana Perla is still crying."
I felt the same way. She spent entire episode sobbing and sobbing. The only time she wasn't sobbing was when she used her brain and wanted to hear Pablo out. But then she reverted to not wanting to listen to Pablo.
It was pretty funny when Raymunda came into AP's room when AP and Blanquita were talking and asked AP "Are you still crying?".
Claudia and Pierre share a bed and a few laughs. (She calls him Pepe le Pew.) But when she starts talking about their wedding, Pierre stops laughing.
I loved when Claudia called him Pepe le Pew. Very funny!
And yes, he sure did stop laughing when Claudia mentioned marriage. Interesting.
(Perhaps Jorge has heard that Nico appreciates the charms of mature women.)
Oh I hope so. Must be hard to have be married to Salma.
(Nothing good, Marty, nothing good.)
Yes! It's too bad Marty can't hear us.
WOW! Last night was definitely the The Crescencio Family Show. The whole episode was all about them. There was a lot of action though which I liked.
"Oh god. Ana Perla is still crying."
I felt the same way. She spent entire episode sobbing and sobbing. The only time she wasn't sobbing was when she used her brain and wanted to hear Pablo out. But then she reverted to not wanting to listen to Pablo.
It was pretty funny when Raymunda came into AP's room when AP and Blanquita were talking and asked AP "Are you still crying?".
Claudia and Pierre share a bed and a few laughs. (She calls him Pepe le Pew.) But when she starts talking about their wedding, Pierre stops laughing.
I loved when Claudia called him Pepe le Pew. Very funny!
And yes, he sure did stop laughing when Claudia mentioned marriage. Interesting.
(Perhaps Jorge has heard that Nico appreciates the charms of mature women.)
Oh I hope so. Must be hard to have be married to Salma.
(Nothing good, Marty, nothing good.)
Yes! It's too bad Marty can't hear us.
NovelaMaven thanks so much for the recap! Great recap.
So Martin not only thinks Vero is lying, also thinks she stole the necklace. Arrghh!!! When I watched it I didnt understand what he was saying in his thoughts- thanks so much for going into depth with what Martin said. I now understand what he was saying.
So will they ever find out the truth about the fire?! Manuel has lied his way out of that one.
I loved this episode. So much was going on and also Mariana turning on Vero like that.
So Martin not only thinks Vero is lying, also thinks she stole the necklace. Arrghh!!! When I watched it I didnt understand what he was saying in his thoughts- thanks so much for going into depth with what Martin said. I now understand what he was saying.
So will they ever find out the truth about the fire?! Manuel has lied his way out of that one.
I loved this episode. So much was going on and also Mariana turning on Vero like that.
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: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 1:07:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 1:07:00 PM EDT
Yes thank you NovelaMaven for letting us know what Marty said in his thoughts about the V necklace. I also didn't understand what he was saying.
NovelaMaven---There were sooooo many great lines today. Your writing is, well, super
great. Maybe the Kahiua was of added assistance.
Nobody makes a fool of Manny's sister. Nobody except Manny.
Aaron rescuing a damsel in distress. --- REALLY?
All of this occupies the circuits in his pea sized brain.
Sore losers guild.--Indigenous chapter headed by Nanciyaga.
But when she starts talking about their wedding, Pierre stops laughing.
V-snake the "perfect woman."
Selma and Nicolas in Cancun? Nico appreciates the charms of a mature woman.
Ana Perla must be dehydrated by now. The tears just keep flowing.
Joaquin frowns, Raymunda's mouth tightens.
Mariana--get thee to the lancha
NovelaMaven you were on fire--on fire today.
Looks like "un-gentleman" (I guess that if you are trying to get an insane jealous woman out of your face you are not a gentleman) Pablo, is in for some rough times.
The advances look like he does get shot but lets hope not, even for an "un-gentleman." WOW! Manny is bad enough with a knife and now he has a gun? Jail time? No it's to early for that. And then there is the knife wound in the rain that we see in the intro each night. So I guess that Manny will escape time in the pokey.
Where is all of these events leading us?
must see tv esta noche.
the gringo
.
great. Maybe the Kahiua was of added assistance.
Nobody makes a fool of Manny's sister. Nobody except Manny.
Aaron rescuing a damsel in distress. --- REALLY?
All of this occupies the circuits in his pea sized brain.
Sore losers guild.--Indigenous chapter headed by Nanciyaga.
But when she starts talking about their wedding, Pierre stops laughing.
V-snake the "perfect woman."
Selma and Nicolas in Cancun? Nico appreciates the charms of a mature woman.
Ana Perla must be dehydrated by now. The tears just keep flowing.
Joaquin frowns, Raymunda's mouth tightens.
Mariana--get thee to the lancha
NovelaMaven you were on fire--on fire today.
Looks like "un-gentleman" (I guess that if you are trying to get an insane jealous woman out of your face you are not a gentleman) Pablo, is in for some rough times.
The advances look like he does get shot but lets hope not, even for an "un-gentleman." WOW! Manny is bad enough with a knife and now he has a gun? Jail time? No it's to early for that. And then there is the knife wound in the rain that we see in the intro each night. So I guess that Manny will escape time in the pokey.
Where is all of these events leading us?
must see tv esta noche.
the gringo
.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 1:25:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 1:25:00 PM EDT
Mauricio,
"The Crescencio Family Show" is right! An unreal reality show!
That remark of Raymunda's ("Are you still crying?") slipped right past me. Thanks for catching it.
I wonder if Pierre has a secret, say, a wife or two he hasn't told us about. Ooh la la!
Thanks for the kind words, my friend!
"The Crescencio Family Show" is right! An unreal reality show!
That remark of Raymunda's ("Are you still crying?") slipped right past me. Thanks for catching it.
I wonder if Pierre has a secret, say, a wife or two he hasn't told us about. Ooh la la!
Thanks for the kind words, my friend!
Thanks for another sparkling effervescent recap, NovelaMaven. Good thing that you were fortified with Kahlua and cream.
Unfortunately for me, the CCs were once again dismal. I've complained to the Community Affairs representative with the Houston Univision channel and have also filed a complaint with the FCC. I don't know what it's going to take to get lasting improvement.
Poor Martín. It looks as though he's abandoned his quest for vengeance although he still harbors his misconceptions about Verónica's true character. Progress?
Now I'm worried that Pablo will be killed leaving Ana Perla as an unwed mother. Good thing she has a reliable family support system.
Pierre and Claudia seemed happy but I wonder if he might already have a wife back in France.
Carlos
Unfortunately for me, the CCs were once again dismal. I've complained to the Community Affairs representative with the Houston Univision channel and have also filed a complaint with the FCC. I don't know what it's going to take to get lasting improvement.
Poor Martín. It looks as though he's abandoned his quest for vengeance although he still harbors his misconceptions about Verónica's true character. Progress?
Now I'm worried that Pablo will be killed leaving Ana Perla as an unwed mother. Good thing she has a reliable family support system.
Pierre and Claudia seemed happy but I wonder if he might already have a wife back in France.
Carlos
Duchess,
Thank you!
I had to listen to Marty a few times to understand what he was saying about the necklace. Even then, it only made sense when I remembered how, way back at the beginning, Ginny stole Vero's V because she had given hers to Demetrio. Nobody believed Vero's accusations at the time, and apparently Marty STILL believes Vero lied about it. What a jerk.
(It was a little tricky last night because the captions were especially useless.)
As for "Mariana turning on Vero like that," yes, as Mauricio says, another one who believes Ginny's lies.
Thank you!
I had to listen to Marty a few times to understand what he was saying about the necklace. Even then, it only made sense when I remembered how, way back at the beginning, Ginny stole Vero's V because she had given hers to Demetrio. Nobody believed Vero's accusations at the time, and apparently Marty STILL believes Vero lied about it. What a jerk.
(It was a little tricky last night because the captions were especially useless.)
As for "Mariana turning on Vero like that," yes, as Mauricio says, another one who believes Ginny's lies.
Aw, shucks, gringo, glad you enjoyed it!
"Aaron rescuing a damsel in distress. --- REALLY?"
I know, right? The guy looks so CREEPY? How can this nice woman actually fall for this stuff? [Shudder!]
I'm right there with you on team Pablo. Me, I would have had a hard time not throwing Mariana in the river. I do hope he gets out of the next episode alive. I mean, think of his mother!
"Aaron rescuing a damsel in distress. --- REALLY?"
I know, right? The guy looks so CREEPY? How can this nice woman actually fall for this stuff? [Shudder!]
I'm right there with you on team Pablo. Me, I would have had a hard time not throwing Mariana in the river. I do hope he gets out of the next episode alive. I mean, think of his mother!
Carlos,
I see we were both wondering if there is already one Mme Dussage (besides Pierre's mom, I mean).
"Good thing [Ana Perla] has a reliable family support system."
Indeed. Three cheers for the traditional family! Two cheers? One? ... Any???
Yes, the captions were worse than usual. Rats.
And yes, Martín has a very long way to go before he becomes a mensch. :)
Thanks so much!
I see we were both wondering if there is already one Mme Dussage (besides Pierre's mom, I mean).
"Good thing [Ana Perla] has a reliable family support system."
Indeed. Three cheers for the traditional family! Two cheers? One? ... Any???
Yes, the captions were worse than usual. Rats.
And yes, Martín has a very long way to go before he becomes a mensch. :)
Thanks so much!
Novelamaven, thank you for recapping this one and taking one for the team- I don't think I could sit through AP's non-stop crying without wanting to throw something at my tv!
I can't believe people actually believe anything Manuel says!
I can't believe people actually believe anything Manuel says!
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 1:57:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 1:57:00 PM EDT
Out of curiosity, dont the subtitles/captions in the US give word for word translations? I thought that's how you guys understand what is going on in the TN.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:24:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:24:00 PM EDT
So glad I found this blog so i could figure out what was happening on this show! I mostly watch TNs to improve my comprehension of spoken Spanish (and let's be honest, because of the shirtless eye candy...) and Univision's online videos usually have subtitles in Spanish - but for some reason most of the videos after episode 12 have no subtitles available and I was getting lost. I've only watched through episode 34 at this point but have read all of the recaps and love the commentaries here. Glad I'm not the only one who finds the misogyny and sexism so disgusting and infuriating (and yet I still can't stop watching!!)
- J
- J
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:36:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:36:00 PM EDT
Duches- in theory the captions should be a word for word translation but in practice that's not how it goes :(
J- welcome to the patio! if you ever can't understand something feel free to ask and someone here will be able to tell you what you missed!
J- welcome to the patio! if you ever can't understand something feel free to ask and someone here will be able to tell you what you missed!
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:39:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:39:00 PM EDT
Ah NovelaMaven, I got so weary of the episode, I stopped watching. But happy to read every single, witty word of your recap.
"The scene shifts back and forth between Pablo and Ana Perla. Pablo sobs. Ana Perla sobs. NovelaMaven pours a Kahlúa and cream and settles in for the long haul."
Oh my, if drinking Kahlua and cream would give me your writing skills, I'd order a case today. I HAVE tasted it. Back in my salad days. But now, all it would do for me is put me to sleep. Such is life!
So many delicious descriptions....
sodden stupor
enraged gorilla
Manny's not in a listening mood (he got that out of his system with Mariana).
all of this occupies the circuits in his pea-size brain
It's deja vu all over again
Sore Losers Guild
Just great. And those are only some of the gems.
I did rather enjoy the Disgusting Brothers sidewalk secretary farce. In fact I've decided to adopt the Carlos strategy, and root for a baddie. It will make the wait for Bliss and Happiness (only allowed in the gran final) a little less onerous.
Well, querida, keep on drinking and keep on writing. You do both with flair! Many thanks.
"The scene shifts back and forth between Pablo and Ana Perla. Pablo sobs. Ana Perla sobs. NovelaMaven pours a Kahlúa and cream and settles in for the long haul."
Oh my, if drinking Kahlua and cream would give me your writing skills, I'd order a case today. I HAVE tasted it. Back in my salad days. But now, all it would do for me is put me to sleep. Such is life!
So many delicious descriptions....
sodden stupor
enraged gorilla
Manny's not in a listening mood (he got that out of his system with Mariana).
all of this occupies the circuits in his pea-size brain
It's deja vu all over again
Sore Losers Guild
Just great. And those are only some of the gems.
I did rather enjoy the Disgusting Brothers sidewalk secretary farce. In fact I've decided to adopt the Carlos strategy, and root for a baddie. It will make the wait for Bliss and Happiness (only allowed in the gran final) a little less onerous.
Well, querida, keep on drinking and keep on writing. You do both with flair! Many thanks.
NovelaMaven- You really captured all the angst and drama in this episode. Well, done, and cheers! Kahlua and cream sounds delicious. In Amores Verdaderos, Baileys was a sponsor and the actors were often drinking Baileys and cream. I ended up buying a bottle halfway through that tn. Your recap made me want to buy some Kahlua. ;-)
Once again, I only saw the last minutes of this that seeped over into Yo No Creo, but it was packed with drama and tears as Pablo tried to make his case and Mariana made her accusations. Don't know if I could have handled a whole episode of that. I hope the young lovers clear things up soon.
Duchess- Some folks use the captions (in English or Spanish), some of us don't. It just depends on your level of comfort with Spanish, your learning style if you're studying Spanish, or your ability to get the darn things to work on your tv. From the complaints of folks who do use the captions, it seems they are often wrong/slow/garbled/gibberish. This is a frequent problem.
Once again, I only saw the last minutes of this that seeped over into Yo No Creo, but it was packed with drama and tears as Pablo tried to make his case and Mariana made her accusations. Don't know if I could have handled a whole episode of that. I hope the young lovers clear things up soon.
Duchess- Some folks use the captions (in English or Spanish), some of us don't. It just depends on your level of comfort with Spanish, your learning style if you're studying Spanish, or your ability to get the darn things to work on your tv. From the complaints of folks who do use the captions, it seems they are often wrong/slow/garbled/gibberish. This is a frequent problem.
Duchess,
Theoretically, the U.S. broadcaster Univision provides two tracks of captions, one in English and one in Spanish. Whether you have access to them depends on your tv set and the settings you choose. Some sets are equipped to show the Spanish but not the English. You can also choose to eliminate the captions, often the best option when they are as useless and distracting as they were last night. I think a lot of us non-native speakers use the Spanish captions because, when they're decent, they help with our learning.
Hi J!
...and yet I can't stop watching!
Hahahaha! Welcome to the club... and to the blog. Nice to have you here! As Eli says, if there's something someone doesn't get, there's always someone else to help you figure it out.
Theoretically, the U.S. broadcaster Univision provides two tracks of captions, one in English and one in Spanish. Whether you have access to them depends on your tv set and the settings you choose. Some sets are equipped to show the Spanish but not the English. You can also choose to eliminate the captions, often the best option when they are as useless and distracting as they were last night. I think a lot of us non-native speakers use the Spanish captions because, when they're decent, they help with our learning.
Hi J!
...and yet I can't stop watching!
Hahahaha! Welcome to the club... and to the blog. Nice to have you here! As Eli says, if there's something someone doesn't get, there's always someone else to help you figure it out.
Thanks NovelaMaven for a great recap. Love the ongoing commentary.
I'm all for AP's honor but no OldGoat you do NOT get the gory details about her intimate time with Pablo. Like it would make a difference at this point and it is nobody's business anyway! Always found the male preoccupation with a woman's sexual relations skeevy....then again tiny remote town so not much else to entertain people.
Mariana needs to get a clue and move on. What is it with some of these women??? You see the man you "love" with someone else, they stopped calling you, they are telling you now to YOUR FACE they won't marry you and you're still in town?? Yes definitely get thee to the nearest lancha and sail away to greener pastures than the ones in the Green Hell.
I'm all for AP's honor but no OldGoat you do NOT get the gory details about her intimate time with Pablo. Like it would make a difference at this point and it is nobody's business anyway! Always found the male preoccupation with a woman's sexual relations skeevy....then again tiny remote town so not much else to entertain people.
Mariana needs to get a clue and move on. What is it with some of these women??? You see the man you "love" with someone else, they stopped calling you, they are telling you now to YOUR FACE they won't marry you and you're still in town?? Yes definitely get thee to the nearest lancha and sail away to greener pastures than the ones in the Green Hell.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:54:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 2:54:00 PM EDT
JudyB,
Thank you, dear friend. I do like the idea of rooting for a baddie, and I have to admit that the Disgusting Brothers were at their best in the sidewalk farce. But when they have contact with other humans, they make my skin crawl. Now cheering for Dr. F, hmmm... that would be a different story. :)
And what, my dear Judy, do I have to do to get YOUR writing skills? I THOUGHT so!
I couldn't tolerate an episode like this if I had to take it seriously. But when I can see it as a hoot, well, it's a hoot. Does that make sense? I mean if poor Gaby/Ana Perla were a better actress, the whole thing would have been much harder to take.
Thank you, dear friend. I do like the idea of rooting for a baddie, and I have to admit that the Disgusting Brothers were at their best in the sidewalk farce. But when they have contact with other humans, they make my skin crawl. Now cheering for Dr. F, hmmm... that would be a different story. :)
And what, my dear Judy, do I have to do to get YOUR writing skills? I THOUGHT so!
I couldn't tolerate an episode like this if I had to take it seriously. But when I can see it as a hoot, well, it's a hoot. Does that make sense? I mean if poor Gaby/Ana Perla were a better actress, the whole thing would have been much harder to take.
Hmmmm...yes, cheering for Dr. F. would be quite reasonable. After all, he's a DOCTOR. That covers a multitude of sins anyway. He was certainly helpful during his stint in Green Hell, even if he went for the wrong reasons and sulked the whole time.
And well, there is the muscular development. As a fitness instructor, I'm only viewing him in the strictest professional manner, of course.
And well, there is the muscular development. As a fitness instructor, I'm only viewing him in the strictest professional manner, of course.
Vivi,
Ah yes, Baileys and Amor Verdaderos – now that was a product placement!
I'm actually watching Avenida Brasil the way you're watching this one. It's remarkable how much information is jammed into those last few minutes.
JackieV,
Thanks so much!
"no OldGoat you do NOT get the gory details about her intimate time with Pablo. Like it would make a difference at this point and it is nobody's business anyway!"
Yes! Exactly!
Maybe now that Veronica is showing movies in Purgatory, they'll have something to occupy their minds besides other people's intimate business. (Or maybe not) :D
Ah yes, Baileys and Amor Verdaderos – now that was a product placement!
I'm actually watching Avenida Brasil the way you're watching this one. It's remarkable how much information is jammed into those last few minutes.
JackieV,
Thanks so much!
"no OldGoat you do NOT get the gory details about her intimate time with Pablo. Like it would make a difference at this point and it is nobody's business anyway!"
Yes! Exactly!
Maybe now that Veronica is showing movies in Purgatory, they'll have something to occupy their minds besides other people's intimate business. (Or maybe not) :D
"After all, he's a DOCTOR. That covers a multitude of sins anyway."
Shhhh, Judy! Carlos might overhear you!
yes, "the strictest professional manner." [snort]
Shhhh, Judy! Carlos might overhear you!
yes, "the strictest professional manner." [snort]
Novela, I don't think I say it often but I think you write beautifully, your recaps are always such a joy to read!
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 3:16:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 3:16:00 PM EDT
NovelaMaven on team Pablo---Yeah! You also said that you would have a hard time not throwing Mariana in the river---Yeah again! Some cold river water is really what she needed and I thought that I would be banned from the patio for sticking up for Pablo by suggesting that he should have done just that. Pablo's next to nothing push in a vain attempt to get Mariana away from him almost got him arrested by the patio peeps and put on trial right out in the middle of the patio. Then after conviction, dragged out and put in stocks until he learned to be a "gentleman." Poor guy, I think that he is hiding out from the patio mob. Not only that but he has lost the woman of his dreams and it looks like he will be shot tonight. A bad day in Black Rock? No, Mina Escondita.
the gringo
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 3:32:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 3:32:00 PM EDT
"I thought that I would be banned from the patio for sticking up for Pablo"
Ah, come on gringo, the Patio loves you! Besides, we can all agree to disagree, right?
Pablo shouldn't be wasting his time worrying about a phantom Patio mob when it's MEAN MANNY he needs to watch out for. (And if I were Pablo, I'd keep an eye on Julio too)
:D
Ah, come on gringo, the Patio loves you! Besides, we can all agree to disagree, right?
Pablo shouldn't be wasting his time worrying about a phantom Patio mob when it's MEAN MANNY he needs to watch out for. (And if I were Pablo, I'd keep an eye on Julio too)
:D
Right NM---Julio is one tough dude. or can be when he wants to.
the gringo
the gringo
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 3:48:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 3:48:00 PM EDT
I seem to keep missing this show but the excellent recappers keep me in!
I'm glad I missed all of the crying. Plus, Manny winning is not something I ever want to see!
I'll try to catch tonight's. Hopefully some forward progress is made. This show makes me want to drink. Maybe a shot for every time AP starts to sob? Or Marty lies? Drunk too fast? Probably.
I'm glad I missed all of the crying. Plus, Manny winning is not something I ever want to see!
I'll try to catch tonight's. Hopefully some forward progress is made. This show makes me want to drink. Maybe a shot for every time AP starts to sob? Or Marty lies? Drunk too fast? Probably.
Thanks for the recap. Bullets points:
1. Adios old goat, if you are going to die then this long drawn out good bye, aint' it.
2. Is it evil of me to relish the "paliza" Pablo got form Manuel? Oops.
3. AP, you are a wimpy, weepy, muchacha
4. Wait, where was our sage guru NancyY? Any profound hypocritical sayings?
5. Martin, liar, liar pants on fire so quick take them off!
6. I was hoping for a much needed "el nino" to blow "el nino Emi's yatch off course, say,to Timbuktu.
7. Salma is going to get her groove back with Nico, good maybe she'll be nicer
Romy
1. Adios old goat, if you are going to die then this long drawn out good bye, aint' it.
2. Is it evil of me to relish the "paliza" Pablo got form Manuel? Oops.
3. AP, you are a wimpy, weepy, muchacha
4. Wait, where was our sage guru NancyY? Any profound hypocritical sayings?
5. Martin, liar, liar pants on fire so quick take them off!
6. I was hoping for a much needed "el nino" to blow "el nino Emi's yatch off course, say,to Timbuktu.
7. Salma is going to get her groove back with Nico, good maybe she'll be nicer
Romy
Thanks Eli, NovelaMaven, Vivi for explaining the captions.
This TN has improved my spanish. This is the first time I have watched a TN in spanish. The rest were all dubbed in english.
This TN has improved my spanish. This is the first time I have watched a TN in spanish. The rest were all dubbed in english.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 4:39:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 4:39:00 PM EDT
Carvivlie,
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU
Hey Romy,
Salma is going to get her groove back with Nico, good maybe she'll be nicer
Hah! I wouldn't count on it (I mean the second assumption, not the first!)
You're welcome, Duchess. Some of us like to think of this as our Spanish class. :-)
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU
Hey Romy,
Salma is going to get her groove back with Nico, good maybe she'll be nicer
Hah! I wouldn't count on it (I mean the second assumption, not the first!)
You're welcome, Duchess. Some of us like to think of this as our Spanish class. :-)
Thank you so much for the amazing recap! I am sick in bed and basicallly FFing the whole thing. Your recap was much much MUCH better!
Thank you to all the recappers as I went a week without watching or reading and then binged on both this weekend. This is the part I always hate in a novela. Marianna has officially crossed from flaky denier to anvil worthy bee-otch. That said, I'm not very interested in this part where we wait for AP and P to reunite (no?) and for Marty and Vero to break up again (yes?) and for Emi to call off the wedding (for Nancy or Vero?), you get the idea. I realize there would be no story this way, but I would like to see people secretless and happy for... a week? before Fin!
Again, my sincere thank you to all and to all the commenters. Makes sick in bed a little more tolerable.
Rebecca
Thank you to all the recappers as I went a week without watching or reading and then binged on both this weekend. This is the part I always hate in a novela. Marianna has officially crossed from flaky denier to anvil worthy bee-otch. That said, I'm not very interested in this part where we wait for AP and P to reunite (no?) and for Marty and Vero to break up again (yes?) and for Emi to call off the wedding (for Nancy or Vero?), you get the idea. I realize there would be no story this way, but I would like to see people secretless and happy for... a week? before Fin!
Again, my sincere thank you to all and to all the commenters. Makes sick in bed a little more tolerable.
Rebecca
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 5:55:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 5:55:00 PM EDT
Dear Rebecca,
So sorry to hear you've been sick. I hope you're feeling better very soon. Sometimes a little novelaBinge is exactly right to get through a tricky time.
"This is the part I always hate in a novela."
You know what? I have the same problem. The thing is, this is the heart of every telenovela I've ever seen – everything is falling apart, the bad guys are winning, the good guys start dropping like flies... I think we all must have a little touch of masochism that keeps us coming back for more, no? (But you WILL come back, right? You won't leave us alone with all these crazy people?)
Thanks for stopping by. Please take care!
So sorry to hear you've been sick. I hope you're feeling better very soon. Sometimes a little novelaBinge is exactly right to get through a tricky time.
"This is the part I always hate in a novela."
You know what? I have the same problem. The thing is, this is the heart of every telenovela I've ever seen – everything is falling apart, the bad guys are winning, the good guys start dropping like flies... I think we all must have a little touch of masochism that keeps us coming back for more, no? (But you WILL come back, right? You won't leave us alone with all these crazy people?)
Thanks for stopping by. Please take care!
NovellaMaven, this a very good action packed ep.
Like you said we've been in some if these places before, and here we are again. I could slap manny 8 ways from sunday, I can't stand that guy.
Ana perla is gettin on my last nerve. Shes like a little girl, wishywashy. But shes still better than mariana the brat.
The lying games continue, starring marty and vero blah blah blah.
Maybe manny will go into a coma, fingers crossed patio peeps, if he got shot.
And the messy drama continues.
Like you said we've been in some if these places before, and here we are again. I could slap manny 8 ways from sunday, I can't stand that guy.
Ana perla is gettin on my last nerve. Shes like a little girl, wishywashy. But shes still better than mariana the brat.
The lying games continue, starring marty and vero blah blah blah.
Maybe manny will go into a coma, fingers crossed patio peeps, if he got shot.
And the messy drama continues.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 8:22:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 8:22:00 PM EDT
Yes, Berta the secretary can also be added to the list of fools.
Don't see how she could be attracted to Disgusting Aaron.
Don't see how she could be attracted to Disgusting Aaron.
Nina,
"Maybe manny will go into a coma, fingers crossed patio peeps, if he got shot."
Normally, I'd be right there with you, Nina, but then I think about having to listen to Ana Perla caterwauling at his bedside and somehow it's no longer worth it.
Hey, thanks for stopping by!
Mauricio,
Yeah, Berta the secretary is officially part of the Stoopid Family. Of course when you remember that she's worked for Jorge all these years, it kind of makes sense.
:D
"Maybe manny will go into a coma, fingers crossed patio peeps, if he got shot."
Normally, I'd be right there with you, Nina, but then I think about having to listen to Ana Perla caterwauling at his bedside and somehow it's no longer worth it.
Hey, thanks for stopping by!
Mauricio,
Yeah, Berta the secretary is officially part of the Stoopid Family. Of course when you remember that she's worked for Jorge all these years, it kind of makes sense.
:D
NM, your really were on fire with this one. You had me giggling from start to finish.
Duchess, I can’t speak for everyone, but I have never used the English subtitles. When I first started watching TNs, neither subtitles on tvs nor caray existed, and I was pretty lost. I had learned some Spanish in school, but clearly not nearly enough! LOL! Then I found this site and started watching again several years ago and at first I couldn’t get much out of the Spanish subtitles, and I relied on the recaps heavily. Over time, I have gotten lots better at reading in general and especially improved my reading speed. Those subtiltes are relentless; they wait for no one! These novelas have really, really helped my Spanish. My next project is to wean myself off the subtitles because I know my listening would improve a ton, but it’s hard for me not to be lazy. :-)
I love Kahlua and cream! Why don’t they make a novella based on the Kahlua industry? I would enjoy that! My liver and waistline might suffer a bit, but wouldn’t it be fun? Over here at the very lonely Nanciyaga table, we’re, er, I’m choking down pulque, picking the maguey strings out of our, er, my teeth, and thinking of moving to another table that is serving something - anything -else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulque
Regarding AP’s weepfest, isn’t there some telenovela law that the less personality a woman has, the more screen time she has bawling? Sheesh. Put a cork in it, girl. At least she’s a pretty crier. Magdalena, OTOH, was a hideously ugly crier. Glad she’s moved on to a manic phase, but do wish she’d locate some personality.
Anyone else notice all the heaps of seaweed on the Cancun beaches? I’d heard they’ve had a massive infestation of seaweed recently, and it looks like even in the areas near the fancy hotels where they clean it up, it’s still there.
Duchess, I can’t speak for everyone, but I have never used the English subtitles. When I first started watching TNs, neither subtitles on tvs nor caray existed, and I was pretty lost. I had learned some Spanish in school, but clearly not nearly enough! LOL! Then I found this site and started watching again several years ago and at first I couldn’t get much out of the Spanish subtitles, and I relied on the recaps heavily. Over time, I have gotten lots better at reading in general and especially improved my reading speed. Those subtiltes are relentless; they wait for no one! These novelas have really, really helped my Spanish. My next project is to wean myself off the subtitles because I know my listening would improve a ton, but it’s hard for me not to be lazy. :-)
I love Kahlua and cream! Why don’t they make a novella based on the Kahlua industry? I would enjoy that! My liver and waistline might suffer a bit, but wouldn’t it be fun? Over here at the very lonely Nanciyaga table, we’re, er, I’m choking down pulque, picking the maguey strings out of our, er, my teeth, and thinking of moving to another table that is serving something - anything -else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulque
Regarding AP’s weepfest, isn’t there some telenovela law that the less personality a woman has, the more screen time she has bawling? Sheesh. Put a cork in it, girl. At least she’s a pretty crier. Magdalena, OTOH, was a hideously ugly crier. Glad she’s moved on to a manic phase, but do wish she’d locate some personality.
Anyone else notice all the heaps of seaweed on the Cancun beaches? I’d heard they’ve had a massive infestation of seaweed recently, and it looks like even in the areas near the fancy hotels where they clean it up, it’s still there.
Thanks Carolina for that info.
Unfortunately I don't have any subtitles. It would have been nice to have spanish subtitles. This is the only TN am watching. When it finishes I might watch Pasion y Poder to improve my spanish.
One word that I have learnt watching LI is "celoso" because of Martin lol.
Unfortunately I don't have any subtitles. It would have been nice to have spanish subtitles. This is the only TN am watching. When it finishes I might watch Pasion y Poder to improve my spanish.
One word that I have learnt watching LI is "celoso" because of Martin lol.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 6:41:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 6:41:00 AM EDT
Carolina, you crack me up! But just keep this in mind:
Even friends may turn away
When all you're serving is pulque
And yes – why not another beverage-based telenovela? First there was coffee. Then came tequila. And now – Kahlua! I like it.
Hey, I didn't notice the seaweed. Ah well, at least it shows they're really shooting on location.
Duchess, I'm addicted to subtitles. Sometimes I use them when I'm watching shows in English. In fact, I wish some people came with subtitles; then I could turn down their volume or mute them and just read what they have to say. :D
Even friends may turn away
When all you're serving is pulque
And yes – why not another beverage-based telenovela? First there was coffee. Then came tequila. And now – Kahlua! I like it.
Hey, I didn't notice the seaweed. Ah well, at least it shows they're really shooting on location.
Duchess, I'm addicted to subtitles. Sometimes I use them when I'm watching shows in English. In fact, I wish some people came with subtitles; then I could turn down their volume or mute them and just read what they have to say. :D
Oh Lordy, me too NovelaMaven. Hearing seems to have deteriorated this year (no doubt all the loud music I play) and I have the subtitles on all the time. And most of the time wish people came with subtitles also. However, when a certain someone in my family goes on an extended political rant, I suddenly see the blessing in missing half of what he says.
NovelaMaven, thanks for the fantastic recap. Your way with words this recap was inspired! Among many, my favorite was "sodden stupor" .
" I'm addicted to subtitles………. In fact, I wish some people came with subtitles; then I could turn down their volume or mute them and just read what they have to say. " LOL! Very true! And true about the subtitle addiction as well. I have them on almost all the time too—whether the show is in English or Spanish.
Barbara
" I'm addicted to subtitles………. In fact, I wish some people came with subtitles; then I could turn down their volume or mute them and just read what they have to say. " LOL! Very true! And true about the subtitle addiction as well. I have them on almost all the time too—whether the show is in English or Spanish.
Barbara
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 10:46:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 10:46:00 AM EDT
Thanks y'all...I thought I was the only way saying "Pardon me.." all day. And NOT because I stepped on somebody's toes!
Thank you, Barbara! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recap.
I echo Judy's sentiments. (And wouldn't it be nice if people came equipped with a FF--> button too!)
I echo Judy's sentiments. (And wouldn't it be nice if people came equipped with a FF--> button too!)
For the most part subtitles are pretty accurate. Once in a while something will pop up and it clearly does not convey how loaded the statement is or what the character is attempting to convey. It also depends on the speaker or if they are speaking regional Spanish based on their area with some slang terms thrown or completely proper Spanish. Salma does not speak like Raymunda, Vero does not speak like Blanquita etc.,
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: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 1:18:00 PM EDT
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