Friday, August 28, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #4 Fri 8/28/15 Muchacha Italiana viene a seguirme!
Giana has collapsed in the lobby of the hospital while Fiorella screams for help! Adela and Ray, Benito’s parents and perhaps on the maintenance staff of the building where they live, are at the hospital having tended to Ray’s sprained foot and they witness this pitiable scene. Adela intervenes with the cold receptionist and demands a Dr. be found to attend to Gianna right away! They will pay the bill. A Dr. and Nurse rush out with a stretcher and load Gianna on. Adela encourages Fiorella to accompany her sister!
Pedro is closing the space between himself and Fiorella and it doesn’t feel warm and fuzzy. Tania comes out of the apartment and calls Pedro’s name. Pedro turns and looks at Tania.
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I'm already laughing at the title...Paranoid much, Pedro?
Adela's, like, fierce. I would not want to get on her bad side.
"If not for Pedro, they wouldn’t be drinking fine French wine, but tap water, and thanks to Pedro, the family business is not bankrupt! Salud! The vultures can’t help but drink to that!" Wow that was...I don't think I like any of the vultures. Good thing I'm not supposed to. Does Pedro take care of every single person in his life in some way?
"Well, this is the only kind of relationship he can have with her and he won’t leave her as long as she follows the rules." Ay, Pedro.
"He knows immediately exactly who they are and I deduct a whole lot of points from his character score card as he says absolutely nothing!" Ay, Benito! At first I thought he was being overprotective of his boss, but now that he's heard the story how can he possibly think those two are a couple of scam artists? Scam artists who end up living with his parents and cleaning apartments are probably doing it wrong.
"Tania sends Fiorella to the pharmacy to pick something up for her." Duuuuuude, that whole thing seemed shady. Like the pharmacist is Tania's dealer. She was all evasive about it when Fiorella asked if it was a prescription.
"Grandma Eloisa is watching from her closed circuit hookup and hisses, 'sobre mi cadaver!' Over my dead body!" See, that's why you install cameras AND speakers, Eloisa...so you don't have to mutter these things to yourself. Plus you can yell at people to get their feet off the furniture.
Thank you again, Lila!
Interestingly Pedro is not Mr Perfect; he has some "baggage" and doesn't always deal with it manfully (like pretending not to know is own girlfriend in public), but I bet he will grow on us.
Was was looking forward to Benito rushing to tell Don Vitto about finding the girls; agree this was a disappointing reveal of Benito's character. however it's early days yet. So, lots of potential and interesting characters.
J in Oregon
I have a little bit different take on Benito's actions. I think he always thought that his boss was making a huge mistake by conning a (?) 23 year old girl into getting engaged with him, and sees all kinds of problems for his boss if the two actually meet. Benito hiding Fio from his boss is not being done for any type of self gain.
I don't understand how a hard worker and universal problem solver like Pedro could get into, and stay in a relationship with someone like Tania. Maybe he thinks his problem solving skills are so great that he can deal with the impossible. I hated Tania's idea of getting knocked up as a way of clinging to him. I really hope that doesn't happen.
So everyone at the vulture table recognized that Pedro is the one who keeps the family finances in the black, but like vultures everywhere, they despise him for his hard work and ability to accomplish goals on behalf of the family. Sounds like he should opt out of the family business and start a taco stand or something, which, with his business acumen would probably wind up being a highly successful chain in Mexico and Italy.
Although it has sinister overtones, I am getting a kick out of granny and her spy camera. Using high tech stuff to level the playing field between her aged self and the host of young greedy whippersnappers!
(from yesterday) JudyB, it sounds like you and I are in the same boat regarding our hearing. Sucks, doesn't it?
Thanks again, Lila. You always start out weekends off with a bang!
David
The sisters have surely met plain rude people like the rent guy, taxi driver who robbed their money and luggage, Fio's former boss , the doctor and that secretary.
Pedro is super cold and rude, can't he just rest for a second? Doesn't he realize that Tania most likely started drinking because of his constant disrespect? Surely she is a failed actress and Pedro has a dragon for a grandma but that doesn't justify Pedro's treatment.
Like my new avatar says "Let's just put a smile on that face! shall we?
Have to exercise and grocery shop, but I'm saving this and the La Vecina recap as a little reward.
Hasta luego, noruego!
Grazie, Diva! I haven't known him long enough to be disappointed but I'm pre-disappointed in Benito. Vitto seems like a nice old guy and as I am closer to his age than to Benito's I'm like, hey, let the old guy find some love! I think Benito may be a Jr. Vulture in the Dolce Vita Ristorante like one of my friends said earlier!
I think Tania may have sent for a pregnancy test.
Eloisa is a trip, isn't she? I think she's got their number and I don't blame her. I wonder how much she knows of Federica's true character and her plotting with, what's that huge butler/caretaker dude's name?
Grazie, J in O! Whoa! These early episodes are challenging but fun. I hope I didn't leave out any important parts of the conversation amongst the vultures! Hopefully I included enough for us to get at least broad strokes of their character portrait. Does any of them ever say anything positive, or even just neutral to one another? Sheesh! And no, Paranoid Pedro is far from Perfect!
Gotta go sling some hash! BRB!
"Pedro arrives at Tania’s apartment and finds her on the floor sobbing in a knot of shame" and "Bright sunlight bathes the cheery breakfast table" brought those images into focus perfectly.
Adela and Ray are my heroes. Loving, kind, compassionate and generous.
Now to the other end of the spectrum: “He’s off the a family meeting and admonishes her NOT to call him!.” Does Pedro have a heart? I only see that he is stern and joyless. Is this man without personality and laughter REALLY slated to be our galan?
Vultures is right Kat. That entire brood was simply horrid. One was worse than the next.
Lila, I had a completely different thought on Benito (which I see you share David). Could he possibly be protecting the girls? I don’t know why but I am fervently hoping he has something helpful in mind although I have no idea what. He seems like a good sort although it’s sadly not uncommon for amazing parents to have lackluster children (see La Sombra, Uriel and Irma).
My heart goes out to Tania, especially as to how she sees Pedro (charming and loving), but through the distorted filter of alcohol.
I'm so enjoying this. Thank you Lila!
Diana
I believe that Benito is protecting the girls because he either likes Gianna or is just preventing Vittorio from committing stupidity because he feels bad for the old grumpy man and wants to "protect" him.
I honestly feel bad for Tania and I have never ever felt bad for a Bad Babe. I am more disturbed by Pedro who doesn't give a crap about her feelings and does not even defend his love against the might of Big Dragon. In my opinion fighting for your love no matter the circumstances seem to be the common plot point of this show. Pedro so far has not shown even a bit of that.
Grazie, David! I'm going to take your different take on Benito under consideration. I really don't want to dislike him but it is not for him to try to intervene to prevent another adult from making a decision. If he is concerned he should still warn both parties, Vito and Fiorella and still carry out his obligation to let his boss know he has found the two girls. This is an interesting little problem isn't it. Let's see how Benito's motivations are revealed!
ITA on Pedro and Tania, brother: he has single-handedly and probably from a young age steered the vessel of the family business away from the rocks and they STILL hate him!
Using high tech stuff to level the playing field between her aged self and the host of young greedy whippersnappers!
Amen, brother!
Grazie, CountxAlacran! Welcome to the MIVAC Patio! Yah, we're all getting used to new characters. Benito's dad's voice drives me up the wall. Most of all agree with your take on Pedro: he does come off as cold and rude. I'm hoping, though, that this is because his whole life, at least for the past few years, has been living up to the uber high expectations of Granny and manning the family business with the likes of inept and angry Osvaldo and the other vultures circling overhead. Now, to learn that some members of the family are even lusting after him! That's enough to turn a dude cold and rude!
Sara! See you later, sorella (sister)!
Thank you for the different take on Benito. You see him as protecting the girls. Point well taken. I'm not sure why I'm seeing things from Vito's point of view. Could be, like I said above, my, ehem, age identification with Vitto. I am going to enjoy seeing this unfold!
My heart goes out to Tania, especially as to how she sees Pedro (charming and loving), but through the distorted filter of alcohol.
Totally agree, Diana, and beautifully stated! Fiorella even sees the bright side of Tania. That was a perfect little vignette to demonstrate how our leading lady is so kind and sweet and able to see the good in others. Will Fiorella continue to work for Tania and if she does, what if she takes Tania's side and is supportive of Tania in her travails with Pedro? Nice set up. Lots of things to watch for!
Get ready folks and enjoy the roller-coaster for our new reality show where everyone is watching you moan, Big Dragon ( Eloisa is our first female Big Brother equipped with dragonic eyes and a stick that personifies her heart of wood!). Damn. That's sweet! And looks like you empathize with the "family" against the "Big Dragon." Interesting. Oh, this is going to be a fun story line!
Okay, that's what, three of my friends who have a different take on Benito! This is fascinating. Weigh in on Benito, y'all!
Thanks for the name, Dante, and yes, I thought of the Inferno right away. Like you and Diana I feel badly for Bad Babe Tania as well! These folk have set us up a nice, juicy show for the 7 pm slot, haven't they!
They're whetting our appetite for this first encounter and the whole gathering to hear the reading of the will, aren't they?
I loved "the elevator of NOT budding love."
Diana- I have to thank you for that analysis of Benito as well. I really like him and I hate to think that he is a bad apple. And he's parents are so sweet. They deserve a nice son.
I am in love with the black kaftan that Federica was wearing. And like I said earlier, I love the Agatha Christie "And Then There Were None" vibe.
It is another beautiful day here on my real patio. ...80, sunny, and a light breeze. I cannot believe that August is almost over. I just put my fall wreath on the front door and neighboring fields are filled with pumpkins .
Oh you guys know that love stories often revolve around the leading lady taming the warrior even if his field of battle is the board room. Pretty soon Fifi will have Petulant Pedro high on life... spread some sugar on me.
I like Benito's parents, but I wish that they would dial back the enthusiasm just a smidge. That voice of dad's..ack. What is up with his mom's hairdo? And could Benito's pompadour get any higher?
I am still very confused about the vultures. It is hard for me to distinguish them from each other. They all just seem to sit around drinking and waiting for...something..their shares of the wealth??? Evidently Pedro is The Little Red who plants the grain, picks it,grinds it into flour, and bakes it into a delicious loaf of bread, and they are the layabouts who refuse to help him until it is time to eat the bread! AS IF ! I'd be a pretty grumpy , humorless, suspicious stuffed shirt , too.Just wait until Fifi introduces him to some joie de vivre .
Pedro's personality was inflicted by the long term influence by his past and his overbearing wounded family. It doesnt fix it but Fiorella will definetly teach him the essence of love once again .But that will take lots of alchohol , chill-pills , unresponded calls and often blank confessions to a wall of bricks!
David, I agree Benito isn't trying to get something out of not telling Vito where the girls are, I just don't like that he's taking that decision out of Vito's hands. Vito's a grown man. Let him face his disappointments.
Countx, we haven't heard anything about when Tania started drinking or why, but she is clearly an alcoholic and that has nothing to do with Pedro. Once she starts drinking, she can't stop herself. It's unfair to blame him for that, considering that if it were up to him, she wouldn't be drinking. The context of the Joker saying "Let's put a smile on that face" is one of violence. It seems out of place here.
Lila, that maybe a flaw in Eloisa's surveillance plan. If Dante can put the cameras on a loop he can keep her from seeing what's really going on.
When Benito was Roy on AV he had a high pompadour and I swear there were lifts in his heels. At the time I thought maybe it was too keep him from looking short when next to Eiza Gonzalez. Maybe they are using the hairstyle for the same reason here.
I do hope he and Gianna get together. I think they would be cute.
Susanlynn - I'm looking out my window and all I see is rain and all I hear is thunder. Please enjoy your patio a little extra for me. I could use some sunshine ;-)
love stories often revolve around the leading lady taming the warrior even if his field of battle is the board room. Pretty soon Fifi will have Petulant Pedro high on life... spread some sugar on me.
and your take on the vultures and Pedro is perfect! He IS The Little Red Hen! That's great! And I like Fifi as a nickname. . Fiorella sounds so heavy and Fio sounds Feo but Fifi fits her perfectly! I shoulda thunked it: I have a niece nick named Fifi! And I'll call Gianna, Gigi!
Gosh. Wonder what happened to Sergio's wife? I'm talking to myself but here's a question if someone can help me:
What is the relationship between Sergio and Federica. Brother and sister? Or was Federica married to one of Eloisa's sons? Or has Federica said whether or not she was ever married?
Who is Federica's father, is he the late brother of the dead Patriarch, Eloisa's husband? If so, I guess that makes her and Sergio first cousins?
I guess I should go back and re-watch. It's only 4 episodes!
I believe that in AV , NIkki's Boytoy (Benito) often sported fashion donts..like high heeled sneakers and very red pants...plus the sky high hair.
Tofie..How is your traveling going? Have you found any interesting crossbody bags? Are folks in SE Asia wearing ponytails or braids these days ? I have two students from Vietnam this semester and one from China. The majority of my students this semester are from Syria.
Lila, I have a cousin Vivian who looks a lot like me (dark hair and eyes) whom the family called Fifi . (The family lived in Holland for a few years and the Dutch called her Fifian..thus Fifi.
Dante and Federica do seem to be plotting something but I don't think it is functioning since Loisa "Big Dragon" managed to see the bickering live as it happened so either Loisa managed to fix it or Dante is playing both sides for his own interests. That plotpoint seems to be confusing hmm. Federica appears to be Sergio's niece and daughter of some stranger that was the Dragon's blood . The Vultures so far are very estranged from the family, that is why they are drinking away and counting the clocks till Pedro arrives so that they could receive something of worth.
"What do y'all think of Sergio?" Still mourning his wife and lacking the skills to deal with it. I would have thought that was common ground for him and Eloisa. She was talking about feeling like half of her was ripped out after her husband's death. Sergio seems to understand how that feels. But I think I got hints of something more, like it wasn't just her dying, but something about the way she died. I'd really like him never to get behind the wheel of a car ever again, since it seems like his default setting is "drunk."
Sara, I think Federica was wearing something from the Early Prudencia Spring Collection. I do love a flowy top!
lol, Susanlynn, I'm loving your description of Petulant Pedro, the Warrior of the Boardroom!
All they said about Sergio's wife is that she died while Pedro was young, but nothing more. That would be one of the mysteries of the family, I suppose.
Countx, I'm not insulted, I'm just giving you feedback.
Alcoholism seems to be a prominent tgemnevin this tn...Tania and Sergio are both drinking a lot. As they say, the person who is addicted has to touch bottom to finally want change. One of my best friends is finding this out with her ex-daughter-in-law , and our ex-son-in-law has multiple problems in this area...a tragic situation for everyone surrounding the addicted person. Is Sergio Pedro's father ? If so, Pedro is dealing with both avfstger and girlfriend with drinking problems. No wonder he seems so joyless, cranky, negative and suspicious.It could also be the cause of his immersion in his work.
Count, the same could be said of the family--instead of living off the money provided by the work Pedro does to keep the company thriving, and waiting for inheritance money none of them earned, they could also get out, get jobs, go do something independent. I disagree that Pedro likes his position more than his girlfriend (but no, she's surely not the love of his life!). He comes off more as being obligated because of all the lazy leeches the company profits have to support. If he walks, the entire family goes broke. That's a lot of responsibility. It's not just a matter of him choosing Tania over them, nor would that cure her alcoholism...all the same people who hate him now would be ripping him apart even worse for "ruining" the family. And it wouldn't bode well for him trying to start over somewhere else. He'd be "That guy who abandoned the family business and left them all to starve." Not good PR!
Well considering that the Leeches hate Loisa with a big passion , Pedro must have gotten the impression that anything upsetting would cause friction with his dominative Grandma. He has not even given himself the chance to prove if his fears are correct. The leeches could have gotten jobs but since everyone believes that rich people do not need to work it kind of sticked to them. And who knows what lives do they have outside of house. Most likely not good ones.
I think the list of liquors named after guys was something to do with Pru. Sounds like her anyway!
Diva, Benito as trying to protect either the girls, or his boss, Vito, yah, that's cool but agree that If this is about retaining control of the restaurant by keeping a short leash on his boss, then he loses me.
Agree that Sergio and Eloisa do not link over the painful loss of spouses but then Eloisa doesn't seem to link to anybody over anything. She seeems to feel the brilliance of her late husband skipped a generation and alighted itself upon Pedro.
Susanlynn, I think I will have to go back and look. . . or be lazy and let time reveal it!
If Benito didn't trust the girls, he wouldn't want them in his parents house. I think it is more like saving the old fool from himself, although it is not his decision to make.
Jose Ron is meh to me & so far this role isn't helping.
Susanlynn, we do indeed have fun. Ohhhh that we do!
Don't you just love a screwed up disfunctional family on TV? All the greed, backbiting, backstabbing, lying, manipulating, biting, biting, and more stabbing, and some don't even bother with the back part, just go strait For the juggular.
Pedro should watch his back. these people are brutal, especially if the old guy left all the money to him. I'm not saying he did, but you know how these things go. maybe that's why Pedro Is so...... I don't know, short fused he seems to have a chip on his shoulder every time we see him. he's got the responsibility of keeping everything in order and then he was yelling at osvaldo the other day for messing up that Italian deal, so the man's got a lot on his shoulders not to mention an alcoholic girlfriend. O what a happy time around the holiday table.
And fiorella, isn't there a fairytale person by that name? anyways this ain't no fairytale.
maybe if Benito finds out about Gianna's heart condition he'll tell Vittorio so he can help them, help her rather. What is benito up to anyway? I'm sure we'll find out, secrets and everything.
Headed into Burma today with a friend. She's a principal of a primary school in Mae Chan, Thailand I met when we literally help build a library and toilets at her school almost a decade ago.
I sort of agree with David and Diana on Benito, but
I think mostly Benito is trying to protect Don Vito till he can find out more about the girls - he doesn't know why they havent contacted Vito yet ( he didn't get that part of the story) and maybe he'll start sounding Fiorella out about older men to see where she's at with that, but I think he definitely will tell, eventually.
Diva I laughed out loud at your "Scam artists who end up living with his parents and cleaning apartments are probably doing it wrong."
Ok I'd like to state for the record that Pedro is a grumpy jerk, but in his defense its not paranoia if people are actually having you followed (which is happening, its just not his grandma like he thinks, also if he thinks that's something she'd do I believe him, and like her less) and if he took Tania to meet his family they'd eat her alive. Those people would rip her apart and totally sabotage any sobriety she managed to start on if they even knew of her existence, just to get at Pedro.
CountxAlacran - the actor who play's Benito's father's voice is just like that, I saw him in Cachito and it sounded the same but I think he talked slower in that so it was easier to understand
Don't you just love a screwed up disfunctional family on TV? All the greed, backbiting, backstabbing, lying, manipulating, biting, biting, and more stabbing, and some don't even bother with the back part, just go strait For the juggular.
Hee Hee! Yah, girl. We ain't seen nothin' yet. You make a good point here:
maybe if Benito finds out about Gianna's heart condition he'll tell Vittorio so he can help them, help her rather
Yes, because at the hospital, right within earshot of Fifi, Ray asked Adela to think about the cost of all the loving-kindness she was letting flow to the girls. Gigi's heart condition is very serious. It seems she's on a therapeutic razor's edge with her meds. Not only can she not miss them, she can't even be late and the Dr. at the clinica said she needs some kind of procedure. I don't think Adela and Ray, even with Benito's help can pay for that kind of medical care.
Yep, lots of secrets to come out!
Sneakyyyyyyyy! Yay! Oh, seeing you here reminds me of our Quiero Amarte days! Welcome to the Patio. Love what you said about Pedro. I know I'm one of the ones who called him paranoid but in the high stakes world of running a whatever kind of business with a bunch of hyaenas as family, well, he does get followed and we see Grammy has the whole house under surveillance, so good point.
I like this, too: if he took Tania to meet his family they'd eat her alive. Those people would rip her apart and totally sabotage any sobriety she managed to start on if they even knew of her existence, just to get at Pedro.
That is sooo true! Gosh, I love all these different points of view on our characters and we've only had four shows! This is going to be a great Patio! Thank you Sneaky!
With all the disparate, greedy people sequestered at the family mansion, if one of them winds up murdered maybe Angela Lansbury could show up and solve the crime.
David
I do think Pedro has fallen into the same pattern with Tania as he has with his dependent family. Support them, pay their expenses, but keep them at arm's length and don't get too emotionally involved. I do think his attitude about Tania's alcoholism is likely very affected by his father's similar issue. (And no, I don't think Pedro is responsible for Tania' s alcoholism.) I'm glad to hear/read that Sergio at least is supportive of Pedro, but surprised no one has brought up the fact that he was a deadbeat father who abandoned his child on the doorstep of he parents. Sure, he was dealing with his grief over his wife's death, but he should have put his child first. I'm sure Pedro has all kind of issues around being abandoned like that.
he was a deadbeat father who abandoned his child on the doorstep of he parents. Sure, he was dealing with his grief over his wife's death, but he should have put his child first.
Wow! So Sergio's wife, Pedro's mother died when he was an infant or little child? Man! I DO need to go back and rewatch!
Thank you, my dear!
"He's sure she [Eloisa] has plenty of reason to live. Well, really just one--her grandson Pedro. He runs the company and he lost his mother when he was a child. And his dad's a total loser. So Eloisa and Maximo (her dead husband) raised him."
Count, yah, a lot to learn in the future. I've got to keep my ears peeled but thank goodness for the Patio. I can't imagine watching this alone!
Romy
I think Tania's problem, among others, is low self-esteem. If she really loved herself, she wouldn't need Pedro's validation, and she would have dumped his butt long ago. And precisely for that reason, if she weren't obsessing over Pedro presenting her publicly and to his family, she'd be obsessing over her failing acting career (maybe she should), or something else.
Hmmmm. What does that say about me identifying with an old codger? ;D
Thanks for the correction on the email situation, Vivi. Since these recaps stand as a reference for viewers, I'll go back and correct that when I get the chance!
Eloisa de Ángeles (widow of Maximo)
Federica Ángeles (daughter of the brother of Maximo/Maximo and Eloisa’s niece)
Sergio Ángeles (son of Maximo and Eloisa/father of Pedro)
Pedro Ángeles (son of Sergio/grandson of Max and Eloisa)
Osvaldo Ángeles (grandson of Max and Eloisa/son of ?)
Sonia de Ángeles (wife of Osvaldo)
Gael Ángeles (grandson of Max and Eloisa/son of ?)
Roxana Ángeles (adopted granddaughter of Max and Eloisa/likely the child of Joaquina the maid—but who are raised her as her parents?)
Romy
Wait, didn't Vito send a young picture of himself?
I still don't like Benito keeping things from Vito, but I think I'm more bothered that I don't know WHY.
That IS a cool avatar, Sara, the predominance of blue is right purty! Sara, I'm glad your bothered by Benito keeping things from Vito: I don't feel so alone!
Am I making sense?
Wait, maybe it's a GOOD thing Benito is hiding them.
Now I've confused myself.
BUT...
Why didn't she Google him? I'm sure there were probably news articles or some such about Restaurateur Vittorio Dragone out there, and probably with more current photos!
Maybe he wants to make sure they aren't golddiggers.....or
Gianna was definitely smitten by Benito when they met. I think he was too busy trying to figure out how to cover his but to notice how cute she is.
Sara...Love your new icon. It reminds me of the gorgeous peacock wandering unrestricted around an amusement park that our family went to this summer on Toronto Island. The color blue was unwordly and amazing. I followed it around and took more pictures of that bird than of my family!!
Susanlynn - the image of you following and taking pictures of a peacock has me giggling. The blues are amazing aren't they? Perfect subjects for stained glass!
The Eyes. Gorgeous!!! You remind me of myself walkin around takeing pictures of pretty flowers. My phone is full of photos of
Flowers.
Benito would be perfect for giana.
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