Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #6 Tue 9/1/15 Dear Diary
Pedro hears the neighbors saying that Tania jumped and wondering if it was because of the soccer player. He remembers Tania saying that if he rejected her and the (fake) baby, she would die of sadness. Fiorella looks around and sees him. In a flash, Fidel has dragged Pedro back towards the car. Diana finally arrives and Adela tries to keep her from looking. Fiorella cries that Signorina Tania was so in love with Signore Pietro. Across the street, Fidel comforts Pedro, saying [HISTORY ALERT!] he knows this reminds Pedro of his mother. Fidel says he'll find out what's going on, but it's not good for the family or Eloisa to find out. Diana finally approaches the body and says Tania's boyfriend must have rejected her again--she always wanted more and more from him. But he could never give her what she needed. Fidel gives Pedro the car keys and insists he get out of there. Fidel will stay in case someone needs help. Fiorella cries that Pedro has a heart of stone. "How could he be so cruel to the woman who loved him?"
Well, Eloisa can't reach Pedro, and that's not like him. Sergio suggests that maybe their straight-laced Pedro who always does just what he's supposed to is busy having sexytimes, so maybe that's why he's not answering. They argue over whether Maximo, who Eloisa claims Pedro takes after, was really such a saint, but no matter--"he can't have been so perfect" is no excuse for Sergio's behavior. They're watching the news, when a reporter in front of Tania's building unofficially announces her death, claims it had something to do with a romance gone wrong, and suggests the cops aren't ruling out murder. Sergio sees something as the camera pans the crowd and quickly changes the channel, saying the news upsets Eloisa and it's not good for her health. He suggests cartoons instead. Riiiiight, 'cause Eloisa loves her some classic Roadrunner? Sure, Sergio.
Fiorella is still weeping over Tania, but finally pulls Gianna away. Fidel finds out from a police officer that they don't know much. The neighbors are saying it was suicide and the apartment has already been searched. He tries to go inside, but he's stopped by a detective. Since he says he was the owner of Tania's apartment, the detective wants to interview him.
Meanwhile, Fiorella is breaking into Tania's apartment with Gianna in tow. She's determined to find the diary and is shocked at the state of the bedroom. I can't believe the cops didn't pick up the diary already. Gianna's feeling a little overwhelmed with all of this and wants to get the hell out of there already!
The PI Zacharias and Benito inquire at the airport office for the two missing girls and Benito is all too quick to discourage the guy from giving them any information or searching the videos. He has a fit about privacy and annoys the airport official. Adela calls, presumably to give him the news and he rushes out of there--not that the PI or the airport official cares. They've found some good footage of the girls getting into the taxi.
Fiorella is worried because Adela and Reynaldo haven't come back to the apartment yet. While Gianna goes to get water, Fiorella opens the diary and starts reading…"Now life has no meaning for me. I've lost all hope with you, Pedro. I never imagined it would all turn out like this, but it's best for everyone." Fiorella says Tania's death is all Pedro's fault. "How can a man be a prince and a devil at the same time. He's a monster."
[CONNECTION ALERT!] Vittorio welcomes his buddy Pedro to his restaurant and realizes something is wrong. Vittorio can't help talking about his fiancee who left him at the altar. Pedro's not feeling chatty. He's just waiting for Fidel in some kind of lounge area off the dining room. Fidel arrives just then to tell Pedro they've taken the body for an autopsy. And the cops think it's suicide, but he tells Pedro not to jump to conclusions until the cops have finished their investigation. Fidel is worried that the cops will find her diary and everyone will find out she was involved with Pedro. Sergio suddenly arrives because he saw the news. He saw Fidel and he recognized the apartment. He doesn't know what's going on here, whether Pedro had a thing with Tania, but he wants Pedro to know that it doesn't matter to him. "So, you're not worried grandma will disinherit me?" Well, duh, of course he is! Sergio wouldn't want to lose his meal ticket. "Dad. You suck." Sergio smiles sadly and says Pedro's right, but he fills an important function--black sheep of the family. He doesn't want competition. He advises Pedro to take care of things and not let it get out of hand. Pedro gets the hell out of there. Sergio seems awed that he got some of Pedro's tears on his hand when he touched Pedro's face. Sergio summons Vittorio and butters him up with some Italian and then tries to order the most expensive bottle of red wine on the menu, stopping him from getting Pedro's authorization because Pedro is "molto stressato" (very stressed out). Vittorio tells a waiter that Sergio's a "cara dura" (he's got a lot of nerve)…so bring him a bottle of Brunello that's gone bad, but don't say anything about it!
Fiorella is having a grand old time filling in all the blanks in the story so that this is all about how Pedro's a total jerk. Gianna's getting tired of hearing it and wants Fiorella to chill. She's worn out and going to bed. Benito comes in and tells Fiorella that his parents are still at the police station. She just can't wrap her head around what happened and Benito's explanation is "That's how people are. You never know what they're thinking." He takes her hand and says he'll always be there for whatever she needs. Fiorealla pulls her hands away and offers him a coffee or maybe tea. Benito asks if anyone has come by asking questions, but nope.
Fidel asks Pedro what he plans to do. Pedro feels "culpable" (guilty, responsible) and also "angustiado" (anxious). He needs to do something to help or take charge of the funeral or something. He asks Fidel to take care of it, and be discreet. Pedro says his father is right--he has to keep this quiet, not for his own sake, but because it would be a major blow to the family. Eloisa would not take it well. Fidel is still worried about the cops finding the diary. Pedro says he's not going to screw up the investigation, so there's only one thing he can do….
Dinner at Vulture Central, and I swear they're having the exact same conversation they already had about Pedro not being there, wanting to have the will read, and Sonia having the hots for Pedro. Sergio even arrives, just as he did before, only this time instead of flirting with the maid (who isn't there) he gets into some verbal sparring with Federica about Pedro not bringing any chicks home. Sergio tap dances nicely around the issue of Pedro and the girlfriend he may or may not have, but who he sure as hell wouldn't bring over. I see Eloisa coming into the dining room out of the corner of my eye and am uncomfortably reminded of Gary Oldman's beehive 'do in Dracula. Roxanna throws a temper tantrum about wanting to go party with her friends if they're not going to read the will. Why can't Eloisa stand to see anyone happy?! Eloisa mocks the idea that making a drunken fool out of oneself at an "antro" (club) and baring one's belly…and she illustrates this…before passing out drunk is "happiness." Roxana flounces away from the table to have dinner in her room and by Sergio's "I didn't know dinner in bed was an option. Oh, no, of course not." we know that little brat just sent herself to bed with no dinner.
Zacharias brings Vittorio the video from the airport. He thinks some other man was waiting for Fiorella, he knew it! She was making a fool out of him! But Zacharias says it's just a taxi driver, and they don't look like they know each other. It wasn't an airport taxi, but Zacharias is going to find the guy and make him tell them where Fiorella and Gianna are. Suddenly Vittorio hopes that nothing bad happened to the girls.
Pedro visits a cop who was an old friend of Maximo's. He tells the guy that he knows they're investigating Tania's death and he had a romantic relationship with her, so he wants to put himself at their disposal to help clear up the matter of her death…but he needs his involvement hushed up. Maximo's buddy says that's no problem--as long as Pedro had nothing to do with her death. Pedro asks about the actual cause of death. Was it suicide? The cop said that's what they're assuming because of her blood alcohol level and the pills in her stomach. But they're confused by the lack of a suicide note. Pedro asks if she didn't write something in her diary, but they never found her diary. Pedro is surprised, but he thinks maybe she lost it on the trip to Italy.
Roxana. Antro. Gael. Roxana foists her friend Carla off on him.
Tania's funeral. Diana sits alone. Pedro and Fidel hide around a corner. Fiorella, Gianna, Adela, Benito, and Reynaldo are the only other people there. Fidel tells Pedro to go sign some papers, and then wonders if someone there has the diary. Pedro gives him a dirty look and Fidel excuses himself. Fiorella leaves some flowers by Tania's urn and catches sight of Pedro. Back at the bench of mourners, Fiorella is livid because Pedro didn't make a big show of mourning. Adela says he's "gente de dinero" ("rich people") and doesn't want the press to find out. She tries to soothe Fiorella. The funeral director tells Pedro he's got another family of mourners on the way and needs Pedro's signature now. Pedro signs and confirms all the costs are covered. Fiorella can't resist going over to give Pedro a piece of her mind. Or eavesdropping again. She hears Pedro tell the funeral director he really didn't know her and decides not to waste even "due" (two) words on him.
Later, alone, Pablo leaves a red rose by Tania's urn and cries. But since Fiorella isn't there to see it, I guess it doesn't count.
From September 7-18, Uni is running a contest to win an Italian vacation. You watch the show, find out the Italian Word of the Day, and then enter it on the Uninovelas page on Facebook. If you win, you don't have to take me with you, but I do have a current passport. Just saying.
Fiorella. Pedro's horrible. He's a terrible person. Protecting his family is no justification. Benito backs her and swears he'd give up his fortune and defy his family for the woman he loved. Adela takes Gianna off to look at some of her old clothes. Benito now seems to be hitting on Fiorella, when before, I could have sworn he was making eyes at Gianna. He tells her maybe she should be making more of an effort to find her fiancé and Fiorella gets nervous and sweeps dirt over his feet. That's a sign he's going to marry a widow, she says, and tells him to stand farther away from her. Is he trying to get her to flirt with him or say something about Vittorio?
At the office, Pedro can't concentrate. Somehow, he couldn't get into the apartment last night because there were cops all over the place. He gets a call from Eloisa and Fidel leaves him to take it. She can't wait any longer to read the will and Maximo wanted the entire family together for that. He says he's got a lot of problems right now, investors to meet with. She doesn't care. The will is priority. She'll only give him until tonight and if he's not there, she'll read the will and put someone else in charge of the company. Pedro calls Fidel in to tell him he's going to Tania's apartment to look for the diary. Sonia, wearing a pointless sheer shirt, interrupts before they can leave. She wants to talk to Pedro.
Vittorio and Zacharias have tracked down the cabbie, who does NOT have a permit to work the airport. Plus they know two girls got into his cab. Two Italian girls, which can't be all that common in Mexico. And Vittorio here is the fiancé of one of the young ladies. He's lost contact with them, so they need to know where the cabbie dropped them off. Welllll, it's going to take some cash to jog his memory.
Federica and her new hat are about to read the cards, but she gets distracted looking at the photos on Roxana's phone. She sends copies to herself. Then she captions one of the photos, hashtags the hell out of it, and posts it somewhere online. Roxana arrives, whining about her hangover and Federica offers to read her cards for her, beginning with the predictable and commonsense "Your headache is about to get worse." Eloisa comes into the room shrieking about the photos of Roxana's drunken night online. Damn, Eloisa must have alerts set up! Roxana looks at the photos on Eloisa's tablet and whines that her phone must have been hacked…or it was that reporter again. Eloisa doesn't care. She wants to know why Roxana disobeyed her AND took tacky photos. Roxana flounces off to her room again and Eloisa tells Dante to track down Pedro.
Benito gets to work and starts making some noise about being allergic to overtime. Well, that's not why Vittorio was summoning him. He summoned Benito because he (Vittorio) knows where Fiorella is.
Sonia tries to suck up to Pedro, but he tells her to cut to the chase. She wants Osvaldo to get a promotion. Yeah, no. And she just wasted his time. "You think I'm not giving him a better job because I'm jealous?! He's where he's at because he's incompetent and mediocre." Sonia suggests Pedro could help him. "Sonia…why don't you resume your music career. At least then you could entertain yourself with something more productive."
Fiorella found 13 people named Vittorio Dragone, but none of them are the right one. And [POTENTIAL MYSTERY ALERT!] "nessuno" (none) in Mexico, much less one who owns a restaurant. Gianna excuses herself, but she's tired. Fiorella doesn't think the city is good for her…they should go somewhere like Rancho Los Angeles. What?! The family home of the evil, no-good, rat bastard, heart-of-stone Pedro? Did she absorb a little of Tania's essence from that diary? She starts reading about all the trees and the mountains in the distance and the air is so pure it almost hurts to breathe it. What the…? It's not a novel, Fiorella! It's your dead boss' diary! Quit reading it! Fiorella promises to take Gianna somewhere like that, but Gianna passes out like she's been on the verge of doing the entire episode.
Well, Eloisa can't reach Pedro, and that's not like him. Sergio suggests that maybe their straight-laced Pedro who always does just what he's supposed to is busy having sexytimes, so maybe that's why he's not answering. They argue over whether Maximo, who Eloisa claims Pedro takes after, was really such a saint, but no matter--"he can't have been so perfect" is no excuse for Sergio's behavior. They're watching the news, when a reporter in front of Tania's building unofficially announces her death, claims it had something to do with a romance gone wrong, and suggests the cops aren't ruling out murder. Sergio sees something as the camera pans the crowd and quickly changes the channel, saying the news upsets Eloisa and it's not good for her health. He suggests cartoons instead. Riiiiight, 'cause Eloisa loves her some classic Roadrunner? Sure, Sergio.
Fiorella is still weeping over Tania, but finally pulls Gianna away. Fidel finds out from a police officer that they don't know much. The neighbors are saying it was suicide and the apartment has already been searched. He tries to go inside, but he's stopped by a detective. Since he says he was the owner of Tania's apartment, the detective wants to interview him.
Meanwhile, Fiorella is breaking into Tania's apartment with Gianna in tow. She's determined to find the diary and is shocked at the state of the bedroom. I can't believe the cops didn't pick up the diary already. Gianna's feeling a little overwhelmed with all of this and wants to get the hell out of there already!
The PI Zacharias and Benito inquire at the airport office for the two missing girls and Benito is all too quick to discourage the guy from giving them any information or searching the videos. He has a fit about privacy and annoys the airport official. Adela calls, presumably to give him the news and he rushes out of there--not that the PI or the airport official cares. They've found some good footage of the girls getting into the taxi.
Fiorella is worried because Adela and Reynaldo haven't come back to the apartment yet. While Gianna goes to get water, Fiorella opens the diary and starts reading…"Now life has no meaning for me. I've lost all hope with you, Pedro. I never imagined it would all turn out like this, but it's best for everyone." Fiorella says Tania's death is all Pedro's fault. "How can a man be a prince and a devil at the same time. He's a monster."
[CONNECTION ALERT!] Vittorio welcomes his buddy Pedro to his restaurant and realizes something is wrong. Vittorio can't help talking about his fiancee who left him at the altar. Pedro's not feeling chatty. He's just waiting for Fidel in some kind of lounge area off the dining room. Fidel arrives just then to tell Pedro they've taken the body for an autopsy. And the cops think it's suicide, but he tells Pedro not to jump to conclusions until the cops have finished their investigation. Fidel is worried that the cops will find her diary and everyone will find out she was involved with Pedro. Sergio suddenly arrives because he saw the news. He saw Fidel and he recognized the apartment. He doesn't know what's going on here, whether Pedro had a thing with Tania, but he wants Pedro to know that it doesn't matter to him. "So, you're not worried grandma will disinherit me?" Well, duh, of course he is! Sergio wouldn't want to lose his meal ticket. "Dad. You suck." Sergio smiles sadly and says Pedro's right, but he fills an important function--black sheep of the family. He doesn't want competition. He advises Pedro to take care of things and not let it get out of hand. Pedro gets the hell out of there. Sergio seems awed that he got some of Pedro's tears on his hand when he touched Pedro's face. Sergio summons Vittorio and butters him up with some Italian and then tries to order the most expensive bottle of red wine on the menu, stopping him from getting Pedro's authorization because Pedro is "molto stressato" (very stressed out). Vittorio tells a waiter that Sergio's a "cara dura" (he's got a lot of nerve)…so bring him a bottle of Brunello that's gone bad, but don't say anything about it!
Fiorella is having a grand old time filling in all the blanks in the story so that this is all about how Pedro's a total jerk. Gianna's getting tired of hearing it and wants Fiorella to chill. She's worn out and going to bed. Benito comes in and tells Fiorella that his parents are still at the police station. She just can't wrap her head around what happened and Benito's explanation is "That's how people are. You never know what they're thinking." He takes her hand and says he'll always be there for whatever she needs. Fiorealla pulls her hands away and offers him a coffee or maybe tea. Benito asks if anyone has come by asking questions, but nope.
Fidel asks Pedro what he plans to do. Pedro feels "culpable" (guilty, responsible) and also "angustiado" (anxious). He needs to do something to help or take charge of the funeral or something. He asks Fidel to take care of it, and be discreet. Pedro says his father is right--he has to keep this quiet, not for his own sake, but because it would be a major blow to the family. Eloisa would not take it well. Fidel is still worried about the cops finding the diary. Pedro says he's not going to screw up the investigation, so there's only one thing he can do….
Dinner at Vulture Central, and I swear they're having the exact same conversation they already had about Pedro not being there, wanting to have the will read, and Sonia having the hots for Pedro. Sergio even arrives, just as he did before, only this time instead of flirting with the maid (who isn't there) he gets into some verbal sparring with Federica about Pedro not bringing any chicks home. Sergio tap dances nicely around the issue of Pedro and the girlfriend he may or may not have, but who he sure as hell wouldn't bring over. I see Eloisa coming into the dining room out of the corner of my eye and am uncomfortably reminded of Gary Oldman's beehive 'do in Dracula. Roxanna throws a temper tantrum about wanting to go party with her friends if they're not going to read the will. Why can't Eloisa stand to see anyone happy?! Eloisa mocks the idea that making a drunken fool out of oneself at an "antro" (club) and baring one's belly…and she illustrates this…before passing out drunk is "happiness." Roxana flounces away from the table to have dinner in her room and by Sergio's "I didn't know dinner in bed was an option. Oh, no, of course not." we know that little brat just sent herself to bed with no dinner.
Zacharias brings Vittorio the video from the airport. He thinks some other man was waiting for Fiorella, he knew it! She was making a fool out of him! But Zacharias says it's just a taxi driver, and they don't look like they know each other. It wasn't an airport taxi, but Zacharias is going to find the guy and make him tell them where Fiorella and Gianna are. Suddenly Vittorio hopes that nothing bad happened to the girls.
Pedro visits a cop who was an old friend of Maximo's. He tells the guy that he knows they're investigating Tania's death and he had a romantic relationship with her, so he wants to put himself at their disposal to help clear up the matter of her death…but he needs his involvement hushed up. Maximo's buddy says that's no problem--as long as Pedro had nothing to do with her death. Pedro asks about the actual cause of death. Was it suicide? The cop said that's what they're assuming because of her blood alcohol level and the pills in her stomach. But they're confused by the lack of a suicide note. Pedro asks if she didn't write something in her diary, but they never found her diary. Pedro is surprised, but he thinks maybe she lost it on the trip to Italy.
Roxana. Antro. Gael. Roxana foists her friend Carla off on him.
Tania's funeral. Diana sits alone. Pedro and Fidel hide around a corner. Fiorella, Gianna, Adela, Benito, and Reynaldo are the only other people there. Fidel tells Pedro to go sign some papers, and then wonders if someone there has the diary. Pedro gives him a dirty look and Fidel excuses himself. Fiorella leaves some flowers by Tania's urn and catches sight of Pedro. Back at the bench of mourners, Fiorella is livid because Pedro didn't make a big show of mourning. Adela says he's "gente de dinero" ("rich people") and doesn't want the press to find out. She tries to soothe Fiorella. The funeral director tells Pedro he's got another family of mourners on the way and needs Pedro's signature now. Pedro signs and confirms all the costs are covered. Fiorella can't resist going over to give Pedro a piece of her mind. Or eavesdropping again. She hears Pedro tell the funeral director he really didn't know her and decides not to waste even "due" (two) words on him.
Later, alone, Pablo leaves a red rose by Tania's urn and cries. But since Fiorella isn't there to see it, I guess it doesn't count.
From September 7-18, Uni is running a contest to win an Italian vacation. You watch the show, find out the Italian Word of the Day, and then enter it on the Uninovelas page on Facebook. If you win, you don't have to take me with you, but I do have a current passport. Just saying.
Fiorella. Pedro's horrible. He's a terrible person. Protecting his family is no justification. Benito backs her and swears he'd give up his fortune and defy his family for the woman he loved. Adela takes Gianna off to look at some of her old clothes. Benito now seems to be hitting on Fiorella, when before, I could have sworn he was making eyes at Gianna. He tells her maybe she should be making more of an effort to find her fiancé and Fiorella gets nervous and sweeps dirt over his feet. That's a sign he's going to marry a widow, she says, and tells him to stand farther away from her. Is he trying to get her to flirt with him or say something about Vittorio?
At the office, Pedro can't concentrate. Somehow, he couldn't get into the apartment last night because there were cops all over the place. He gets a call from Eloisa and Fidel leaves him to take it. She can't wait any longer to read the will and Maximo wanted the entire family together for that. He says he's got a lot of problems right now, investors to meet with. She doesn't care. The will is priority. She'll only give him until tonight and if he's not there, she'll read the will and put someone else in charge of the company. Pedro calls Fidel in to tell him he's going to Tania's apartment to look for the diary. Sonia, wearing a pointless sheer shirt, interrupts before they can leave. She wants to talk to Pedro.
Vittorio and Zacharias have tracked down the cabbie, who does NOT have a permit to work the airport. Plus they know two girls got into his cab. Two Italian girls, which can't be all that common in Mexico. And Vittorio here is the fiancé of one of the young ladies. He's lost contact with them, so they need to know where the cabbie dropped them off. Welllll, it's going to take some cash to jog his memory.
Federica and her new hat are about to read the cards, but she gets distracted looking at the photos on Roxana's phone. She sends copies to herself. Then she captions one of the photos, hashtags the hell out of it, and posts it somewhere online. Roxana arrives, whining about her hangover and Federica offers to read her cards for her, beginning with the predictable and commonsense "Your headache is about to get worse." Eloisa comes into the room shrieking about the photos of Roxana's drunken night online. Damn, Eloisa must have alerts set up! Roxana looks at the photos on Eloisa's tablet and whines that her phone must have been hacked…or it was that reporter again. Eloisa doesn't care. She wants to know why Roxana disobeyed her AND took tacky photos. Roxana flounces off to her room again and Eloisa tells Dante to track down Pedro.
Benito gets to work and starts making some noise about being allergic to overtime. Well, that's not why Vittorio was summoning him. He summoned Benito because he (Vittorio) knows where Fiorella is.
Sonia tries to suck up to Pedro, but he tells her to cut to the chase. She wants Osvaldo to get a promotion. Yeah, no. And she just wasted his time. "You think I'm not giving him a better job because I'm jealous?! He's where he's at because he's incompetent and mediocre." Sonia suggests Pedro could help him. "Sonia…why don't you resume your music career. At least then you could entertain yourself with something more productive."
Fiorella found 13 people named Vittorio Dragone, but none of them are the right one. And [POTENTIAL MYSTERY ALERT!] "nessuno" (none) in Mexico, much less one who owns a restaurant. Gianna excuses herself, but she's tired. Fiorella doesn't think the city is good for her…they should go somewhere like Rancho Los Angeles. What?! The family home of the evil, no-good, rat bastard, heart-of-stone Pedro? Did she absorb a little of Tania's essence from that diary? She starts reading about all the trees and the mountains in the distance and the air is so pure it almost hurts to breathe it. What the…? It's not a novel, Fiorella! It's your dead boss' diary! Quit reading it! Fiorella promises to take Gianna somewhere like that, but Gianna passes out like she's been on the verge of doing the entire episode.
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Fantastic Kat. Mesmerizing summary, beginning to end.
"Riiiiight, 'cause Eloisa loves her some classic Roadrunner?" was great but "Eloisa coming into the dining room out of the corner of my eye and am uncomfortably reminded of Gary Oldman's beehive 'do in Dracula" was absolutely hysterical. However do you come up with this?? P.S. Don't stop!
I thought Gianna was eyeing Benito early on but he didn’t seem to cast much enthusiasm her way. I also did not surmise he liked Fiorella which was clear tonight. He is like a besotted child. It seemed that came out of the blue but I believe it is the reason he has not given them away to Vito. Although, he does seem like a good guy so kindness may have been a motive. Possibly the attraction has grown in the last 24 hours (or whatever the time lapse has been!)
Highlight was Eloisa’s flashing her stomach in the hysterical Roxana imitation. That was a great scene and totally unexpected.
I've been hard on Pedro and sadly, I am unable to lighten up on him tonight either. There is a clear difference between not wanting to make a romance public and hiding in the shadows unwilling to show yourself even though the woman you were involved with died tragically. He could not show Tania the respect in death that he should have shown in life.
That cabbie had some gaul, didn’t he? He stole the girls’ pitiful luggage and dropped them off at a forsaken location. Didn’t stop him from putting the squeeze on Vito, did it?
It will be interesting to see what Vito is hiding.
Kat, thank you for the marvelous summary.
Diana
"Riiiiight, 'cause Eloisa loves her some classic Roadrunner?" was great but "Eloisa coming into the dining room out of the corner of my eye and am uncomfortably reminded of Gary Oldman's beehive 'do in Dracula" was absolutely hysterical. However do you come up with this?? P.S. Don't stop!
I thought Gianna was eyeing Benito early on but he didn’t seem to cast much enthusiasm her way. I also did not surmise he liked Fiorella which was clear tonight. He is like a besotted child. It seemed that came out of the blue but I believe it is the reason he has not given them away to Vito. Although, he does seem like a good guy so kindness may have been a motive. Possibly the attraction has grown in the last 24 hours (or whatever the time lapse has been!)
Highlight was Eloisa’s flashing her stomach in the hysterical Roxana imitation. That was a great scene and totally unexpected.
I've been hard on Pedro and sadly, I am unable to lighten up on him tonight either. There is a clear difference between not wanting to make a romance public and hiding in the shadows unwilling to show yourself even though the woman you were involved with died tragically. He could not show Tania the respect in death that he should have shown in life.
That cabbie had some gaul, didn’t he? He stole the girls’ pitiful luggage and dropped them off at a forsaken location. Didn’t stop him from putting the squeeze on Vito, did it?
It will be interesting to see what Vito is hiding.
Kat, thank you for the marvelous summary.
Diana
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: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 11:40:00 PM EDT
Thanks, Kat! Especially for the alerts... the mystery one at the end flew right over my head.
Favorite quip: "hashtags the hell out of it"
Night night! I'm off to bed!
Favorite quip: "hashtags the hell out of it"
Night night! I'm off to bed!
Aww, thank you, Diana! Eh, I just turn off the filter between my brain and my fingers that would have gotten me in trouble in corporate America and let it fly :D Unfortunately, this was kind of a downer episode and not a lot of humor to be found.
I can't tell how long they're supposed to have been in town. 24 hours at least, right? They arrived, made it to the hospital, came back to Adela and Rey's the next day, and based on (lack of) costume changes also started working for Tania and Tania died that night. So maybe, we're looking at a time lapse of 48 hours?
I guess I'm at the Sympathy for Pablo table all alone :p It is what it is.
I hope the girls get that luggage back! It had what I'm assuming was their only picture of Mario :(
I can't tell how long they're supposed to have been in town. 24 hours at least, right? They arrived, made it to the hospital, came back to Adela and Rey's the next day, and based on (lack of) costume changes also started working for Tania and Tania died that night. So maybe, we're looking at a time lapse of 48 hours?
I guess I'm at the Sympathy for Pablo table all alone :p It is what it is.
I hope the girls get that luggage back! It had what I'm assuming was their only picture of Mario :(
Kat--It was a great fun recap, thanks very much for getting it up so quickly for our reading and commenting pleasure. Loved all the [Alerts]!
Boy, that was one sad little funeral. You would think a former celebrity would bring out the crowds of mourners and ex-boyfriends... And Pedro pretended to Funeral Home Guy that he didn't know Tania. Come on, guy!
Anybody remember the movie "Sabrina" with Harrison Ford? He played hard-nosed wealthy businessman Linus Larrabee who was so cold and emotionless that people referred to him as 'the world's only living heart donor'. Well Pedro reminds me of that character, except Pedro seems to be lacking a smidgeon of integrity right now.
Anyhoo, thanks again Diva--
J in Oregon
Boy, that was one sad little funeral. You would think a former celebrity would bring out the crowds of mourners and ex-boyfriends... And Pedro pretended to Funeral Home Guy that he didn't know Tania. Come on, guy!
Anybody remember the movie "Sabrina" with Harrison Ford? He played hard-nosed wealthy businessman Linus Larrabee who was so cold and emotionless that people referred to him as 'the world's only living heart donor'. Well Pedro reminds me of that character, except Pedro seems to be lacking a smidgeon of integrity right now.
Anyhoo, thanks again Diva--
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 12:01:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 12:01:00 AM EDT
Thank you, Sara! Maybe the fact that there was nothing online about Vito is just for dramatic effect, but it's definitely something I was questioning. Pleasant dreams :)
Thank you, J in O! I wonder if there wasn't enough time for people to arrive? It seemed like the funeral was taking place the very next morning.
I love both versions of Sabrina for different reasons, though Harrison Ford is my preferred Linus Larrabee. And I think a lot of what made Linus the way he was is what makes Pedro the way he is.
I love both versions of Sabrina for different reasons, though Harrison Ford is my preferred Linus Larrabee. And I think a lot of what made Linus the way he was is what makes Pedro the way he is.
Good morning, 5ft. Well, you did this with your usual flair! Tania's death and funeral were hard to cover well, but you accomplished it with due solemnity and a bit of humor to boot.
J in O, linking this to Sabrina was great.
I thought Sergio trying to comfort his son was a tender moment. Seems that we'll have more interaction between father and son, and more on the back story of how Pedro's mom bit the dust.
Pedro's cousin-in-law (sorry, it takes me a while to get up to speed on all the names) showing up in his office in the black bra and gauze top got my attention. Although she is married to an useless twit, she is a seriously attractive woman.
Fifi hearing only selective snippets of conversation and incorrectly assembling them in an order that looks bad for Pedro is common fair for tn's.
Is that all there will be for Tania's send off? That seemed somewhat incongruous to me that a woman who was well known enough to be mentioned prominently in the news would have such an austere final tribute.
Ah, the diary. Seems like this will be a story unto itself, weaving in and out of the main plot at various times to the detriment of Pedro, with Fifi drawing all the wrong conclusions from what she reads.
Benito threw me a curve last night by hitting on Fifi. Is this his reason for hiding her from his boss? This isn't cool.
So what is going on with Gigi's heart, and how can it be fixed? I can't see her kicking the bucket, so there must be a cure available that only a person with a LOT of money can sponsor.
So Fifi wants to take Gigi to Rancho Los Angeles for her health? Boy, that's going to turn out really well, isn't it?
Thanks again, 5ft. Really enjoyed your efforts.
David
J in O, linking this to Sabrina was great.
I thought Sergio trying to comfort his son was a tender moment. Seems that we'll have more interaction between father and son, and more on the back story of how Pedro's mom bit the dust.
Pedro's cousin-in-law (sorry, it takes me a while to get up to speed on all the names) showing up in his office in the black bra and gauze top got my attention. Although she is married to an useless twit, she is a seriously attractive woman.
Fifi hearing only selective snippets of conversation and incorrectly assembling them in an order that looks bad for Pedro is common fair for tn's.
Is that all there will be for Tania's send off? That seemed somewhat incongruous to me that a woman who was well known enough to be mentioned prominently in the news would have such an austere final tribute.
Ah, the diary. Seems like this will be a story unto itself, weaving in and out of the main plot at various times to the detriment of Pedro, with Fifi drawing all the wrong conclusions from what she reads.
Benito threw me a curve last night by hitting on Fifi. Is this his reason for hiding her from his boss? This isn't cool.
So what is going on with Gigi's heart, and how can it be fixed? I can't see her kicking the bucket, so there must be a cure available that only a person with a LOT of money can sponsor.
So Fifi wants to take Gigi to Rancho Los Angeles for her health? Boy, that's going to turn out really well, isn't it?
Thanks again, 5ft. Really enjoyed your efforts.
David
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 6:36:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 6:36:00 AM EDT
Kat- You did an excellent job of sending Tania off to the great beyond, although I have a feeling she will still be with us in the form of her diary entries.
Wasn't that funeral home spectacular?! I thought that waterfall effect was beautiful and unusual.
David- Touching father-son moment? Maybe for a few seconds, until Sergio called Pedro his wallet (literally- cartera). No wonder Pedro is so screwed up. And given that Tania's death was somehow similar to his mother's, you'd think his dad would be a bit more sensitive.
Wasn't that funeral home spectacular?! I thought that waterfall effect was beautiful and unusual.
David- Touching father-son moment? Maybe for a few seconds, until Sergio called Pedro his wallet (literally- cartera). No wonder Pedro is so screwed up. And given that Tania's death was somehow similar to his mother's, you'd think his dad would be a bit more sensitive.
Fantastic Kat. Thanks for the recap and helping us with the beanie adjustments and warnings. Oi.
The co-ink-I-dinks are lining up and out of all of Mexico, Fio wants to now go to Rancho for a job just because she read it in a diary, that she shouldn't have taken in the first place? Okay then.
Yeah, what was that with Benito moving in for the smooze last night? Left field? Still think he and Gianna work better, but sick and unassuming, she's not exactly making a presence. Get that girl well and hardy again, might see the sparks. However, she gets pulled to the Rancho, not sure then how Benito interplays with the girls.
I Love Sabrina, actually liked both versions, though the original with Audrey Hepburn is the best. I was all anything William Holden back in the day, so I still find myself rooting for David Larrabbee and sorry he wound up with the rich girl. But I see the parallel with both Pretty Woman and Sabrina on how Pedro is being painted...just think the writers may be taking it a bit far. That major domo of his bothers me a bit in that he seems to be the one drumming into Pedro's head "family, think of the family". Shut the **** up. I think Pedro might have acted differently if it wasn't for that guy.
Well,now, who really is Vittorio?? Inquiring minds want to know.
Oh, and JR cries ugly. Just sayin'. And that funeral. Nope, if she was some former star there would have been more gapers, press and onlookers. That was for the point of making it look like she gave up everything for Pedro I think.
Daisynjay
The co-ink-I-dinks are lining up and out of all of Mexico, Fio wants to now go to Rancho for a job just because she read it in a diary, that she shouldn't have taken in the first place? Okay then.
Yeah, what was that with Benito moving in for the smooze last night? Left field? Still think he and Gianna work better, but sick and unassuming, she's not exactly making a presence. Get that girl well and hardy again, might see the sparks. However, she gets pulled to the Rancho, not sure then how Benito interplays with the girls.
I Love Sabrina, actually liked both versions, though the original with Audrey Hepburn is the best. I was all anything William Holden back in the day, so I still find myself rooting for David Larrabbee and sorry he wound up with the rich girl. But I see the parallel with both Pretty Woman and Sabrina on how Pedro is being painted...just think the writers may be taking it a bit far. That major domo of his bothers me a bit in that he seems to be the one drumming into Pedro's head "family, think of the family". Shut the **** up. I think Pedro might have acted differently if it wasn't for that guy.
Well,now, who really is Vittorio?? Inquiring minds want to know.
Oh, and JR cries ugly. Just sayin'. And that funeral. Nope, if she was some former star there would have been more gapers, press and onlookers. That was for the point of making it look like she gave up everything for Pedro I think.
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7:02:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7:02:00 AM EDT
Yeah, Sergio's happy drunkard demeanor changed real quick when he thought Pedro might screw up the meal ticket.
Gorgeous funeral location.
I'm finding Benito the hardest to get a read on. He's been very confusing.
For a brief moment I sort of wondered if Gael and Gianna are destined to be together. Too crazy?
Gorgeous funeral location.
I'm finding Benito the hardest to get a read on. He's been very confusing.
For a brief moment I sort of wondered if Gael and Gianna are destined to be together. Too crazy?
Well, Vivi, I guess I totally misunderstood the interaction between Sergio and Pablo. Thank you for pointing out my error. Calling Pablo his "wallet?" Wow, that is crass. I actually thought that Sergio would be the tender, misunderstood supporter of his son, but I guess not, eh?
David
David
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7:27:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7:27:00 AM EDT
Thanks, Kat, for another wonderful recap.
Does anyone ever wear a hat....in the house? ..Show of hands. You can say a lot of negatives about our Pru from Sombra, but she was never drunk or drugged enough to wear a hat when she was a home.
I cannot wait until we can type..."Meanwhile, back at the rancho." It will be interesting to see these two bunnies in that nest of lackadaisical vipers. SSssssssssssssss
Well, off to teach verb tenses. L8R
Does anyone ever wear a hat....in the house? ..Show of hands. You can say a lot of negatives about our Pru from Sombra, but she was never drunk or drugged enough to wear a hat when she was a home.
I cannot wait until we can type..."Meanwhile, back at the rancho." It will be interesting to see these two bunnies in that nest of lackadaisical vipers. SSssssssssssssss
Well, off to teach verb tenses. L8R
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7:57:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7:57:00 AM EDT
Grazie, Diva, mia sorella, il tuo recap è divertente e informativo!
My, my! I started to call Fifi self-righteous yesterday but thought that a bit harsh! She has appointed herself avenger of Tania's death, or what? Before she died and she and Tania had that flash bonding, Tania said that since Fifi understood her she would share her diary with her, something apparently she hadn't even done with Diana. I guess Fifi feels she's entitled to it? What does she intend: to go to Rancho Los Angeles and out Pedro to his family? I'm trying to figure out the logic of the writers. There is no reason for Fifi and Gigi to think they can just haul off and go to a strangers family estate, as you said, Diva, The family home of the evil, no-good, rat bastard, heart-of-stone Pedro?
I LOVE your alerts, Diva! History, Connection and Potential Mystery! Yah! Thank you, those were all important points: Pedro's mom possibly having died by suicide; La Dolce Vita is Pedro's favorite de-stress and business hangout and Sergio as the sacrificial black sheep of the family. This is certainly not the first time Sergio has helped his son, whom he loves in his own way. Ah! What happened between Sergio's parents?
Diva, Sara, Princess Juju, I can see the Vultures have provided us with a welcome opportunity for shortcuts or RPCs: what a bunch of suck-lemonheads, jeeezopeete!
LOVED Granny's imitation of hot moves at the anthro! Unexpected and hilarious!
Gael is beautiful, Roxana is NOT. Don't like her!
And Benito. You know, Monday when he got all dreamy-eyed, he was referring to Fiorella. He's now heard a little bit about Gianna being sick, so has he shifted his attentions to the healthier Fifi? She definitely gets an annoying kid brother vibe from him and she's not having it! I told y'all, I don't trust the boy! I hope Vitto DOES know where Fifi is and he needs to find them quick because he's the only one with the money to save Gigi's life!
Thanks again, Diva! Great episode, great recap!
My, my! I started to call Fifi self-righteous yesterday but thought that a bit harsh! She has appointed herself avenger of Tania's death, or what? Before she died and she and Tania had that flash bonding, Tania said that since Fifi understood her she would share her diary with her, something apparently she hadn't even done with Diana. I guess Fifi feels she's entitled to it? What does she intend: to go to Rancho Los Angeles and out Pedro to his family? I'm trying to figure out the logic of the writers. There is no reason for Fifi and Gigi to think they can just haul off and go to a strangers family estate, as you said, Diva, The family home of the evil, no-good, rat bastard, heart-of-stone Pedro?
I LOVE your alerts, Diva! History, Connection and Potential Mystery! Yah! Thank you, those were all important points: Pedro's mom possibly having died by suicide; La Dolce Vita is Pedro's favorite de-stress and business hangout and Sergio as the sacrificial black sheep of the family. This is certainly not the first time Sergio has helped his son, whom he loves in his own way. Ah! What happened between Sergio's parents?
Diva, Sara, Princess Juju, I can see the Vultures have provided us with a welcome opportunity for shortcuts or RPCs: what a bunch of suck-lemonheads, jeeezopeete!
LOVED Granny's imitation of hot moves at the anthro! Unexpected and hilarious!
Gael is beautiful, Roxana is NOT. Don't like her!
And Benito. You know, Monday when he got all dreamy-eyed, he was referring to Fiorella. He's now heard a little bit about Gianna being sick, so has he shifted his attentions to the healthier Fifi? She definitely gets an annoying kid brother vibe from him and she's not having it! I told y'all, I don't trust the boy! I hope Vitto DOES know where Fifi is and he needs to find them quick because he's the only one with the money to save Gigi's life!
Thanks again, Diva! Great episode, great recap!
Reading comments now:
OMG, Diana! Did Granny flash her stomach, too? That was so freaking funny!
Yes, Sara, hastags the hell out of it that WAS great as was Diva's observation that Granny must be signed up for alerts! I LOVE Granny being tech saavy! Yes!! You don't have to be roadkill on the information highway because your over 70 -- 80?
Diva, if it was a downer episode, you sure erased that right out of my mind!
Diva at midnight, do you mean "Sympathy for PEDRO" table?
Ooo, J in O, this is exquisite: 'the world's only living heart donor'. I'm sure that's how Fifi sees Pedro.
The diary becoming a story unto itself, David, kind of like our CandyHouse but somber and foreboding. And I DO think this, David: I actually thought that Sergio would be the tender, misunderstood supporter of his son, even though he did call Pedro his wallet. I think the drunken, crass, playboy is a defense. For whatever reason perhaps he dare not show Pedro how much he loves him. They didn't do that longing gaze at the tear thing for nothing.
Vivi, thanks for mentioning the funeral parlour. MY God, it was gorgeous! The waterfall was soothing and peaceful!
Susanlynn, I was wondering when someone would mention that hat in the house thing. I guess it doesn't bother Granny or they've had a showdown about it and Federica won? Seems very uncomfortable. This is RICH: It will be interesting to see these two bunnies in that nest of lackadaisical vipers. SSssssssssssssss
OMG, Diana! Did Granny flash her stomach, too? That was so freaking funny!
Yes, Sara, hastags the hell out of it that WAS great as was Diva's observation that Granny must be signed up for alerts! I LOVE Granny being tech saavy! Yes!! You don't have to be roadkill on the information highway because your over 70 -- 80?
Diva, if it was a downer episode, you sure erased that right out of my mind!
Diva at midnight, do you mean "Sympathy for PEDRO" table?
Ooo, J in O, this is exquisite: 'the world's only living heart donor'. I'm sure that's how Fifi sees Pedro.
The diary becoming a story unto itself, David, kind of like our CandyHouse but somber and foreboding. And I DO think this, David: I actually thought that Sergio would be the tender, misunderstood supporter of his son, even though he did call Pedro his wallet. I think the drunken, crass, playboy is a defense. For whatever reason perhaps he dare not show Pedro how much he loves him. They didn't do that longing gaze at the tear thing for nothing.
Vivi, thanks for mentioning the funeral parlour. MY God, it was gorgeous! The waterfall was soothing and peaceful!
Susanlynn, I was wondering when someone would mention that hat in the house thing. I guess it doesn't bother Granny or they've had a showdown about it and Federica won? Seems very uncomfortable. This is RICH: It will be interesting to see these two bunnies in that nest of lackadaisical vipers. SSssssssssssssss
Hi all! All caught up and ready to comment. Fantastic job Kat! Love the alerts and - especially due to your Sombra vocab list - nostalgia!- very much appreciated the vocab.
Vivi - I agree, the funeral location was gorgeous! I'm chalking up the low attendance to Pedro's orders to keep it low key. I assume he/Fidel arranged for a private ceremony, no press, just people from the apartment building who would have already seen he and Tania together.
It's interesting to me to see Gianna getting frustrated with Fiorella's determination to be involved with Tania's story. I think it fits because it speaks to Fi's sense of justice and romance, but that does tend to get her off track - instead of figuring out how to find Vittorio (Vitto) and get her sister medicine, she wants to go to her dead boss's mean, secret boyfriend's family's ranch? Um...ok.
Kat I'll sit with you at Pedro's table, but more out of sympathy for the way the situation spiraled than for him. It's sad that she didn't actually mean to kill herself and it's sad that he didn't anticipate that his horrible reaction would mean that she would go so far, so quickly. Now he'll be a suspect for a murder that was an accident. It's also too bad that he couldn't figure out how to extricate himself from that relationship gently. I know he didn't want to hurt her, and his instinct to "clean up messes", so to speak pushed him to stick around and "fix" it. I'm glad he's in negotiations and not diplomacy. At least they're being true to his upbringing; he and his grandmother are very similar in the way they handle their "loved" ones, though she's lost all pretense of geniality.
I'm interested in the dynamics between Osvaldo, Sonia and Pedro. Seems like Sonia wanted Pedro first, but got Osvaldo. I wonder how much of her feelings remain and how much Osvaldo knows or suspects of that.
Vivi - I agree, the funeral location was gorgeous! I'm chalking up the low attendance to Pedro's orders to keep it low key. I assume he/Fidel arranged for a private ceremony, no press, just people from the apartment building who would have already seen he and Tania together.
It's interesting to me to see Gianna getting frustrated with Fiorella's determination to be involved with Tania's story. I think it fits because it speaks to Fi's sense of justice and romance, but that does tend to get her off track - instead of figuring out how to find Vittorio (Vitto) and get her sister medicine, she wants to go to her dead boss's mean, secret boyfriend's family's ranch? Um...ok.
Kat I'll sit with you at Pedro's table, but more out of sympathy for the way the situation spiraled than for him. It's sad that she didn't actually mean to kill herself and it's sad that he didn't anticipate that his horrible reaction would mean that she would go so far, so quickly. Now he'll be a suspect for a murder that was an accident. It's also too bad that he couldn't figure out how to extricate himself from that relationship gently. I know he didn't want to hurt her, and his instinct to "clean up messes", so to speak pushed him to stick around and "fix" it. I'm glad he's in negotiations and not diplomacy. At least they're being true to his upbringing; he and his grandmother are very similar in the way they handle their "loved" ones, though she's lost all pretense of geniality.
I'm interested in the dynamics between Osvaldo, Sonia and Pedro. Seems like Sonia wanted Pedro first, but got Osvaldo. I wonder how much of her feelings remain and how much Osvaldo knows or suspects of that.
LILA I had that same sense about Sergio: "the drunken, crass, playboy is a defense". In a sense he is playing a part, since the world already sees him that way.
BTW, In "Sabrina", Linus Larrabee (Harrison Ford) made the "living heart donor" comment about himself. He displayed an exquisitely dry sense of humor, which Pedro to date has not. Guess that harder to pull off when your GF has just died...
J in O
BTW, In "Sabrina", Linus Larrabee (Harrison Ford) made the "living heart donor" comment about himself. He displayed an exquisitely dry sense of humor, which Pedro to date has not. Guess that harder to pull off when your GF has just died...
J in O
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 9:04:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 9:04:00 AM EDT
Thank you Kat, always well delivered.
Fifi just seems like a busy body always up in somebody's business. Who the hell she thinks she is, stealing that diary.
Fifi just seems like a busy body always up in somebody's business. Who the hell she thinks she is, stealing that diary.
J, that description just delights me! It says sooo much! I should watch both Sabrina's!
Hey, Tofie! Girl, you said it! How did Fifi get into the apartment when just moments earlier they wouldn't let Fidel, the owner of the apartment, even in to the building? The apartment should have been locked and yellow-taped even if they had searched it once. They obviously didn't do a good job but yah, real nervy of Fifi to take the diary!
Hey, Tofie! Girl, you said it! How did Fifi get into the apartment when just moments earlier they wouldn't let Fidel, the owner of the apartment, even in to the building? The apartment should have been locked and yellow-taped even if they had searched it once. They obviously didn't do a good job but yah, real nervy of Fifi to take the diary!
So Fidel's name got me thinking. I assume they picked Fidel for it's similarity in sound to "fiel" (loyal), so I looked it up. It does, in fact, mean faithful. Other names:
Fiorella - flower
Innocuous enough. Pretty, sweet, can have thorns. Makes sense.
Gianna - God is gracious
Given her heart condition, it's fitting
Pedro - stone; rock
Yup.
Eloisa - hale; wide
Intereseting. Well, her health and age have been well noted (the scene when she demands help getting downstairs then refuses it when she goes back up is of particular note). She's physically quite small, but her power and unfluence cover the whole family, so I think it makes sense.
Sonia - wisdom
This is interesting, since she's been portrayed as a vapid, social climber.
Sergio- attendant
Also odd. He doesn't seem particularly prone to waiting on others, but maybe they mean he pays attention to details? This could be true; he's apparently been paying more attention to his son than people think.
Roxana - bright star; shiny
Interesting. Could be true, I suppose, though she's the worst of the lot so far, imo.
Gael - stranger
Very fitting, since he appears to feel like a stranger, even amongst family.
Benito - blessed
Ok, sure
Fiorella - flower
Innocuous enough. Pretty, sweet, can have thorns. Makes sense.
Gianna - God is gracious
Given her heart condition, it's fitting
Pedro - stone; rock
Yup.
Eloisa - hale; wide
Intereseting. Well, her health and age have been well noted (the scene when she demands help getting downstairs then refuses it when she goes back up is of particular note). She's physically quite small, but her power and unfluence cover the whole family, so I think it makes sense.
Sonia - wisdom
This is interesting, since she's been portrayed as a vapid, social climber.
Sergio- attendant
Also odd. He doesn't seem particularly prone to waiting on others, but maybe they mean he pays attention to details? This could be true; he's apparently been paying more attention to his son than people think.
Roxana - bright star; shiny
Interesting. Could be true, I suppose, though she's the worst of the lot so far, imo.
Gael - stranger
Very fitting, since he appears to feel like a stranger, even amongst family.
Benito - blessed
Ok, sure
Lila - with you on Sergio. I imagine that's what his whole talk with his mom about his wife's death was all about, giving us a reason for the drunken nonsense. That didn't do much for me, but the fact that he saw enough in that clip to physically find his son suggests that there's something under the surface, imo. He claims it's about money, and that's probably true to a large extent, but he recognized the building, made the connection, knew where to look for Pedro. He's paying more attention to his son than he lets on, especially when you consider that Grandma Eloisa doesn't even think Pedro's dating.
I agree that Sergio's demeanor is a bit of an act. But that doesn't get him off the hook with me for being such a lousy father. Even if he deep down did see/understand Pedro's pain, he also made it worse with his actions and words. What's the use if he really is a sensitive soul who understands his son. I need to see it in deeds.
Thanks for the information on names, helleshelle! (I love seeing you!)
Though the romance is being delayed, they are setting up a lot of character studies that I do enjoy watching. How are they going to get me on board with these two since I'm kind of annoyed by both of them right now.
Like Susanlynn, I can't wait until we are all talking about the rancho. I am ready for them to get there!
Though the romance is being delayed, they are setting up a lot of character studies that I do enjoy watching. How are they going to get me on board with these two since I'm kind of annoyed by both of them right now.
Like Susanlynn, I can't wait until we are all talking about the rancho. I am ready for them to get there!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 11:26:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 11:26:00 AM EDT
Good morning to you too, David! I may not have explained the conversation so well, but Vivi is correct...Sergio's concern for Pedro is totally self-interested.
Sonia is the sheer-shirted one and she does have very striking looks. I'm curious to find out whether Pedro was being serious or not about her music career being more productive than Osvaldo's career.
Sonia is the sheer-shirted one and she does have very striking looks. I'm curious to find out whether Pedro was being serious or not about her music career being more productive than Osvaldo's career.
Thank you, Vivi! I think you're right. For someone who never visited the Rancho, Tania sure knows a lot about it. I wonder if she had entries about Pedro's family as well.
I agree with you about Sergio. He's a jerk and a user, regardless of the reason. Maybe he'll make some big selfless gesture later on, but right now, Sergio is all about Sergio.
I agree with you about Sergio. He's a jerk and a user, regardless of the reason. Maybe he'll make some big selfless gesture later on, but right now, Sergio is all about Sergio.
Thank you, Daisynjay! I'm having a tough time with Fiorella wanting to go to the ranch as well.
"But I see the parallel with both Pretty Woman and Sabrina on how Pedro is being painted...just think the writers may be taking it a bit far." Oh, they're pushing it, for sure, but at least it's backed up by something. It's no mystery why Pedro's not a happy-go-lucky guy, everybody's more interested in what he can do for them, and even his driver/best friend keeps The Family's needs at the forefront.
"But I see the parallel with both Pretty Woman and Sabrina on how Pedro is being painted...just think the writers may be taking it a bit far." Oh, they're pushing it, for sure, but at least it's backed up by something. It's no mystery why Pedro's not a happy-go-lucky guy, everybody's more interested in what he can do for them, and even his driver/best friend keeps The Family's needs at the forefront.
Sara, Benito is all over the place! I can't get a read on him either. He needs to do some 'splaining, fast!
"How are they going to get me on board with these two since I'm kind of annoyed by both of them right now." I'm with you on that as well!
Thank you, Susanlynn! I will admit that I wear a hat in the house when I'm working in the kitchen, but otherwise, it feels weird to. I was raised not to wear hats indoors. Though, I will say, my "working" hats are NOT like Federica's! Good luck with the verb tense lesson :D
"How are they going to get me on board with these two since I'm kind of annoyed by both of them right now." I'm with you on that as well!
Thank you, Susanlynn! I will admit that I wear a hat in the house when I'm working in the kitchen, but otherwise, it feels weird to. I was raised not to wear hats indoors. Though, I will say, my "working" hats are NOT like Federica's! Good luck with the verb tense lesson :D
Mille grazie, Lila! You may not want to say it, but I sure will!
Fiorella is self-righteous and nosy. She's been a part of this story for less than 48 hours and she thinks she knows better than the people who have been living it for years? So much so that she's passing judgement about whose behavior is ok and whose isn't? And if she were an impartial, objective observer, I might trust her judgment, but that instant bond she had with Tania was more about Tania working her magic on someone who's so naive that she thinks pretty people can't be alcoholics, and deep despair is proof of love. Fiorella got sucked in by the sad, pretty lady, and instantly took her side, but she can't keep putting everyone in categories where they're either "good" or "bad" and there's no in-between. I think when she does some growing up, I'm probably really going to like her, but right now, she's on my nerves!
The Vultures only have three lines, "When are we reading the will?" "I hate being in this house." and "When is Pedro getting here?" If they don't start saying anything important, it's RPC city, all the way!
Oh, whoops, yes I did mean Sympathy for Pedro. I still have no sympathy for Pablo.
Fiorella is self-righteous and nosy. She's been a part of this story for less than 48 hours and she thinks she knows better than the people who have been living it for years? So much so that she's passing judgement about whose behavior is ok and whose isn't? And if she were an impartial, objective observer, I might trust her judgment, but that instant bond she had with Tania was more about Tania working her magic on someone who's so naive that she thinks pretty people can't be alcoholics, and deep despair is proof of love. Fiorella got sucked in by the sad, pretty lady, and instantly took her side, but she can't keep putting everyone in categories where they're either "good" or "bad" and there's no in-between. I think when she does some growing up, I'm probably really going to like her, but right now, she's on my nerves!
The Vultures only have three lines, "When are we reading the will?" "I hate being in this house." and "When is Pedro getting here?" If they don't start saying anything important, it's RPC city, all the way!
Oh, whoops, yes I did mean Sympathy for Pedro. I still have no sympathy for Pablo.
Man, Hella, love the name analysis! Thanks!
My cards say Sergio is not a jerk but Benito is! Leading Man starts out jerky but I think they were trying to win us over with his soulful tears at Tania's funeral. Leading Lady is starting out as a self-righteous, naive, metiche. We'll see how time and interaction with one another changes my impressions. This is going to be fun finding out!
Don't novelas usually have the leads fall in love early and fast, give us a few hot scenes and then keep them apart until the end? I can't see that early, hot love with these two.
My cards say Sergio is not a jerk but Benito is! Leading Man starts out jerky but I think they were trying to win us over with his soulful tears at Tania's funeral. Leading Lady is starting out as a self-righteous, naive, metiche. We'll see how time and interaction with one another changes my impressions. This is going to be fun finding out!
Don't novelas usually have the leads fall in love early and fast, give us a few hot scenes and then keep them apart until the end? I can't see that early, hot love with these two.
Heeeeey, HellaShelle! Thank you :D
I'm with you on that whole paragraph about Gianna's frustration.
The Sympathy for Pedro table serves either watered-down lemonade (to represent Pedro's life of forced responsibility) or Long Island Iced Teas (to represent what I predict will happen when Pedro finally snaps and tells them all to go to hell!)
If you're right about Osvaldo, Sonia, and Pedro, I wonder if that was Sonia dumping the wrong guy, or Pedro never even noticing she was interested.
I like the name analysis! I agree, if Sergio is "attendant" it's not in the sense of waiting on others, but in paying attention, reading the room, and manipulating people to get what he wants.
I'm with you on that whole paragraph about Gianna's frustration.
The Sympathy for Pedro table serves either watered-down lemonade (to represent Pedro's life of forced responsibility) or Long Island Iced Teas (to represent what I predict will happen when Pedro finally snaps and tells them all to go to hell!)
If you're right about Osvaldo, Sonia, and Pedro, I wonder if that was Sonia dumping the wrong guy, or Pedro never even noticing she was interested.
I like the name analysis! I agree, if Sergio is "attendant" it's not in the sense of waiting on others, but in paying attention, reading the room, and manipulating people to get what he wants.
J in O, I'm laughing at the idea of Pedro using that dry, self-deprecating humor and Fiorella blasting him for it!
Thank you, tofie! She must have some kind of talent, like Lila says, to have avoided every cop and snuck in there after the first alleged searching and before the second one that prevented Pedro from getting in. If she makes it to Rancho Los Angeles, granny's going to love having her own personal spy. Whether she gets the actual information or just Fiorella's interpretation remains to be seen.
Lila, I think we'll see sparks with these two, but not necessarily lovey sparks. Not right away.
Thank you, tofie! She must have some kind of talent, like Lila says, to have avoided every cop and snuck in there after the first alleged searching and before the second one that prevented Pedro from getting in. If she makes it to Rancho Los Angeles, granny's going to love having her own personal spy. Whether she gets the actual information or just Fiorella's interpretation remains to be seen.
Lila, I think we'll see sparks with these two, but not necessarily lovey sparks. Not right away.
. .I think we'll see sparks with these two, but not necessarily lovey sparks...
Oooo, it's gonna be like that with these two, hunh? "Fight so we can, uh, make up?"
;D
Oooo, it's gonna be like that with these two, hunh? "Fight so we can, uh, make up?"
;D
"I hate you!" "I hate you, too!" *snog* Oh, it's going to be loud and dramatic and I don't know how they're going to keep it a secret!
Thank you for the recap. I was shopping for school supplies for my youngest so I missed the episode. I have it on DVR but I'll skip it since the recap is very detailed. Poor Tania even in death Pedro is denying her.Ooh wait, just like the apostle Peter denying knowing Jesus. lol. Fifi is nosy so far it's annoying more than endearing. So tonight the famous will reading "seance" I can't wait to see what kind skeletons will come out of the closet or closets.
Romy
Romy
Thanks, Romy! I can't imagine what grandpa Maximo would have left any of them, but I'm sure all the vultures will think they deserve more than whatever they're going to get. Sounds like a good night to pop some popcorn....
Kat, I love your rant on Fio. The first day or so I thought she was sweet and innocent, and pretty naive. But the naive is ratcheting up to know-it-all, judgmental status. I think her fairy tale look on life is good guy/bad guy, and when she fell for the damsel in distress mode that Tania showed her, there had to be a villian, and it was Pedro. She is going to see everything in terms of black and white I think for awhile, at least I hope it's awhile and not the whole TN. That could be a bit much. I would like to see some maturity growth. I know this is a fairy tale, but too much fairy dust and I may choke.
I admit to missing some stuff last few days in working late and watching in bits and pieces and hurried online, but seems to be a sorry lack of secondary love interests too or am I missing something? Seems to we have more self-absorbed people, not too many we can "root" for and cheer on if the lead couple is going to make us head-scratch. That's why I keep thinking Benito is supposed to fill that, if not with Gianna, with someone. Maybe I'm just missing E-man (Alex) too much.
Daisynjay
I admit to missing some stuff last few days in working late and watching in bits and pieces and hurried online, but seems to be a sorry lack of secondary love interests too or am I missing something? Seems to we have more self-absorbed people, not too many we can "root" for and cheer on if the lead couple is going to make us head-scratch. That's why I keep thinking Benito is supposed to fill that, if not with Gianna, with someone. Maybe I'm just missing E-man (Alex) too much.
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 1:31:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 1:31:00 PM EDT
Hey, 5ft, was just thinking about your comment about Sonia's singing abilities. Pedro could have been quit serious, and she may have been an up and comer, but on the other hand he may have been saying "Even though you sang in a cheap honky tonk and couldn't carry a tune if you had a bucket, your prospects are better than your husband's."
Could I order a glass of watered down lemonade? It's a little too early for Long Island Iced Tea.
David
Could I order a glass of watered down lemonade? It's a little too early for Long Island Iced Tea.
David
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 1:37:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 1:37:00 PM EDT
Daisynjay, you're sadly correct--we're lacking in the romance department so far. The only real couple we've seen on this show are Adela and Reynaldo. I don't count Sonia and Osvaldo--I think one or both of them is just using the other for something, and I haven't seen any real affection there. Gael has an unrequited thing for Roxana...similarly "meh" for me. Benito is maybe smitten, but maybe just playing Fiorella to see if she's playing Vittorio.
Who am I missing?
Maybe Em's out there on the ranch training those horses :D
Who am I missing?
Maybe Em's out there on the ranch training those horses :D
David, good point. Osvaldo is apparently so clueless at business, anything Sonia could do would be more successful. If he did mean she was awful, then I hope we don't have to witness it! You want a watered-down lemonade, you've got it!
But I'm sure it's 5 o'clock somewhere....
But I'm sure it's 5 o'clock somewhere....
Kat, now don't tease me like that!!! Em and Solitario show up on the ranch...I may pass out in glee. Talk about fairy dust falling.
Daisynjay
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 2:37:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 2:37:00 PM EDT
LaDiva, this was a humdinger of a recap.
Thanks a bunch girl.
All of these other people are somewhat of an
Interesting bunch in there own way. But now
The chase can begin between fio and pedro.
Those romantic chases are always fun.
Of course she'll (fio) have to fight off those greedy Kissin cousins, while shes fightin him. I'm not likeing benito more and more, is
Gianna gonna have to die before he stops
Being stupid. Maybe fio should take her to los angeles and get a job there. Something
Tells me her and the old girl(Eloisa) would get along. In the meantime pedro is gonna have to watch his back, cause cousin asvaldo is just lookin for a crack in the princes armor.
Thanks a bunch girl.
All of these other people are somewhat of an
Interesting bunch in there own way. But now
The chase can begin between fio and pedro.
Those romantic chases are always fun.
Of course she'll (fio) have to fight off those greedy Kissin cousins, while shes fightin him. I'm not likeing benito more and more, is
Gianna gonna have to die before he stops
Being stupid. Maybe fio should take her to los angeles and get a job there. Something
Tells me her and the old girl(Eloisa) would get along. In the meantime pedro is gonna have to watch his back, cause cousin asvaldo is just lookin for a crack in the princes armor.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 2:50:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 2:50:00 PM EDT
Did pedro's mom have a substance and alcohol abuse problem, did she commit
Suicide?
Suicide?
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 2:58:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 2:58:00 PM EDT
Well, I actually am already drinking watered down lemonade because my ice cubes melted which is probably for the best because I am sure that a glass of Long Island Iced Tea would put me to sleep.
I am hoping that I start caring about some of these people soon. Right now....yeah...no. Maybe I should have some Italian foodvforbvdinnerbto out me in the mood for this show.
I am hoping that I start caring about some of these people soon. Right now....yeah...no. Maybe I should have some Italian foodvforbvdinnerbto out me in the mood for this show.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 3:13:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 3:13:00 PM EDT
Despite his hard to read behavior, I kinda like Benito. And I like Federica too. I care about them.
And Gianna.
And Gianna.
Kat - Thank you for the recap! No time to watch, so I really appreciate it.
Could this be one of those "romances" where the protagonists cannot stand each other until ... eureka! ... they realize they are in love with each other? Shades of Rock Hudson/Doris Day type movies?
Could this be one of those "romances" where the protagonists cannot stand each other until ... eureka! ... they realize they are in love with each other? Shades of Rock Hudson/Doris Day type movies?
I love that we don't seem completely committed to our leads yet but that we are being reminded of so many good old movies!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:12:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:12:00 PM EDT
Susanlynn, if not the food, a nice large glass of a red or white vino should help get a little more caring. Tonight, I actually have pasta with a red sauce planned with garlic bread and a nice bottle of the grape to accompany. I should be in love with everyone in the first half hour.
I'm also happy that at least so far I haven't had to yell at my TV screen and the cats aren't flying out of the room when the theme song comes on.
Daisynjay
I'm also happy that at least so far I haven't had to yell at my TV screen and the cats aren't flying out of the room when the theme song comes on.
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:12:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:12:00 PM EDT
Daisynjay...good idea. Hub and I usually make and freeze a huge pot of spaghetti sauce, but we do not make it until the heat of summer passes. Also, I have no wine in the house. We will probably have a big salad for dinner , and I don't even have a bottle of Italian dressing. Oh well, maybe I'll put on a flowery frock ...and a hat to get into the mood!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:44:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:44:00 PM EDT
Diva, I love your recaps and especially this one with all the very appropriate .....ALERTS. At my age, I need all alerts possible thrown my way, THANKS!
Caray is improving my language comprehension. Last night Romy commented, “girl, [Fifi] you just landed so you need to slow your roll.” Then later I was watching Mr. Robot and heard “dude, you need to slow your roll” and well, I completely got it! It’s English, but I learned a new dicho yesterday. Don't worry, I won't try and use it, its not age appropriate, I'd just look goofy!
Yes, Fifi, you need to slow your roll.....taking your very sick sister for better “air” at Rancho Los Angeles is a truly thoughtless idea.....
Caray is improving my language comprehension. Last night Romy commented, “girl, [Fifi] you just landed so you need to slow your roll.” Then later I was watching Mr. Robot and heard “dude, you need to slow your roll” and well, I completely got it! It’s English, but I learned a new dicho yesterday. Don't worry, I won't try and use it, its not age appropriate, I'd just look goofy!
Yes, Fifi, you need to slow your roll.....taking your very sick sister for better “air” at Rancho Los Angeles is a truly thoughtless idea.....
Thank you, Nina! They didn't elaborate on why Tania's death would remind Pedro of his mother's death, so we're still waiting to find out the answer to that question. I guess it would be odd if she did have problems with substance abuse and now that's how Sergio chooses to cope with her death. But still, weirder things have happened on TNs.
Thank you, doris! Hey, I'd be ok with that kind of classic approach.
Lol, Daisynjay, I'm laughing at "I should be in love with everyone in the first half hour."
Thank you, Sandy in TN! I'm sure the outdoor air is wonderful there but indoors? Don't inhale!
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Thank you, doris! Hey, I'd be ok with that kind of classic approach.
Lol, Daisynjay, I'm laughing at "I should be in love with everyone in the first half hour."
Thank you, Sandy in TN! I'm sure the outdoor air is wonderful there but indoors? Don't inhale!
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