Friday, September 11, 2015
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, #43 Thur 09/10/2015: COMPLETED RECAP! A Wedding From Hell and a Wedding of Souls
Short of it: Ursula convinces Ivana to do through with the wedding by telling her MD is pregnant with Dan's baby, but the child will be raised by Dan and his wife. Susana finds out and threatens to go to the press if Ivana makes her move out. Max and MD make love. Maleny bursts into Max's apartment and sees MD in his bed!
When we last left our heroes, Ivana had dropped her bomb: she plans to leave Dan at the altar, just like he did to MD!
Long of it:After Queen B (aka Ivana) makes this announcement, the messengers head out: Max tells Ursula, who goes running to Dan and Arango. Dan's less freaked out and more "Fine!" because he's still preoccupied with MD and Max as a couple. Since he's predictably dropping the ball, Ursula orders him to stay where he is while she cleans up this newest mess. Speaking of MD, Leo is telling her what's up right now as well. She's stunned and heads into the chapel. Dan, currently unsupervised, follows her. Max doesn't even see this because Claudio is still haranguing him for bringing MD to the wedding in the first place.
*For a second, I thought Ursula meant that Ivana's mom had two kids and I was way confused.
Labels: no-creo
Mama Bear told a whopper of a lie to make Ivana marry Danny-Boy: She said that MD is pregnant by DB. Of course by the end of the episode Max could have accomplished this, which will not please Alma. Susanna and Gerry tried to stop the wedding but Ursula and Arango prevented that by dragging Ivana out of their reach. It was well-choreographed.
It was a Ho-sefa-free episode for a change.
The big highlight was Maleny showing up drunk at Max's apartment and discovering MD in his bed. She really started losing it. Can't wait to see the next episode.
Best shot scene for me last night was when Ivana was sitting in the dark alone, the camera was on her vanity then panned over to her. Awesome
How refreshing. Max did not believe the lie Dan, Maleny and Alma spun about finding Dan and MD alone in the church. Having said that, wished MD would just start screaming every time Dan shows up and gets grabby.
Astounding how smooth Ursula is.
(stupid) plot lines and givens. Sex before marriage, how common, but not in standard TNs. Good guys not believing the lies the bad guys tell, how refreshing.
"Jeez, what a sleaze!"
"Now they’re blowing this popsicle stand; they have things actually worth celebrating"
During the wedding ceremony the looks exchanged by all, responding to the drone of the priest better than dialog.
The Wedding from Hell--thank you for the magnificent visuals you provided with your recap. I've never seen two more angry, frustrated, unhappy people standing in front of a priest. The only one smiling broadly through all of this was Ursula. Well, Arango did have a conspiratorial grin on his face.
I held my breath after Dan-Dan caught MD unaware in the church. Run away together, is he loco? (No need to answer that one.) Then came the lie and unfortunately I had to breathe again, but quickly suspended it in order to hear the exchange. Max has had enough of these trepadores. He didn't believe them. He didn't even ask MD if this was true.
Loved your labels: Queen Witch and Queen Bitch.
What terrific lines: "Ivana sits in a chair, in her room, in the dark, a queen on the throne of a cursed kingdom."
AND Ditto: "Jeez what a sleaze."
AND: "...things take a decidedly more naked turn… "
AND: "It’s a clear juxtaposition with the previous scene: Ivana and Dan with their real wedding are the fakes, while MD and Max with their simple, private moment are the real deal."
Hellashelle--you took the words out of my mouth seeing Gerry and Ivana on the dance floor: "The camera zooms out and it’s clear they’re the real couple at this wedding." I choked up watching Gerry with his arms around her.
This tn just keeps zipping along from one high (MD and Max surrounded by candles and champagne) to a low (promise of a no-baby baby). What more could we ask for, huh?
Ivana is beautiful when she doesn't have her scheming face on.
Amyway, Wow! The claws are out between Ivana and her new family! Mal and Max are super sweet and I'm finally getting to enjoy some romance (Sombra crew, take note) though I wish the switch from Dan to Max had been a little less abrupt.
I'm kind of surprised Ivana didn't tell Ursula to go to h*** with her crazy kidnapping plan. She is really losing it!
And now Ursula is the most confusing character ever. WHY is she doing this? Was she tired of supporting her economically idiotic kids, so she's trying to pawn them off on another fortune? Does she just want to exercise her power in dominating her children?
It's crazy to me how a matter of principle can go so far in the wrong direction. Mal doesn't love Max, she just doesn't want to "lose" another man in her life. Ivana hates Dan, but she also doesn't want to "lose" him. And neither of them want MD to get anything because she's poor and thin and therefore "less" than they are. They're so crazy they'll make themselves miserable before seeing other people happy.
Ivana sits in a chair, in her room, in the dark, a queen on the throne of a cursed kingdom.
Brilliant!
If things run true to form it will be Max who makes MD pregnant and it's already happened. MD does not deserve to have to bear a rapist's child; rape is the only way Danny-Boy would be able to knock her up.
Wouldn't it also be beautifully ironic if he couldn't? We haven't heard of any past pregnancies ended because of him.
I couldn't agree with you more about the shared misery theory. There is also the issue of Saving Face. Ursula probably wouldn't be able to live it down if Ivana had actually ditched Danny-Boy and Ivana is too insecure in general and probably suffering from accute PTSD.
If anything, Maleny is even more insecure as well as far more unstable than Ivana. Maleny can't handle the loss of Max despite not loving him. He had been trying to get her to marry him for a few years when she resisted and now she can't take it when he's moved on. Not being loved by Ursula doesn't help this situation. Makes me wonder when that started. Did that start when she killed Hector or before that?
What truly defies understanding is Alma's inability to see that Maleny is BSC. Of course she doesn't know the backstory of it because Claudio has kept that secret but she doesn't need that information to see that Maleny is dangerous to herself and others.
Getting back to Mama Bear, she probably is tired of having the two of them around. Neither of them just got out of college and neither of them work. According to their society they should be married to someone "appropriate" by now. She might be wondering what other people are saying or thinking because they're not.
As nasty and greedy as Susanna is her presence is likely to benefit Ivana's bottom line because she'll watch Danny-Boy like a hawk.
Yes, the scenes with Ivana, Ursula, Arango and Gerry were well choreographed. The only bad choreography I saw was when Max chased Maleny up the stairs. He was right behind her! He should've been able to pick her up and take her outside easily. It would've been more believable if she had shoved him over before running upstairs or if he had grabbed her and she had undulated against him, thus causing him to release her and he wary about grabbing her again.
what do you mean "We haven't heard of any past pregnancies ended because of him"? You mean, Ivana's the only person he's ever impregnated and maybe she was a fluke?
Maleny's only every been the victim as far as Alma's concerned. She's never seen the scheming side of Maleny. As unstable as she is, she knows to play to her strength as a "pobrecita".
Thanks Tofie and Cathyx! - WORD!!! I love it when a couple isn't fazed by the lies of a scheming villain, especially when it highlights that they really know their partner. They're keeping things fresh in this TN so I'm both curious and worried about this baby scheme.
Anita - I LOVE that Max didn't ask her if it were true. I love that he didn't feel a need to. And I love that she's not letting it stress her completely out (though I'm sure it's a worry) that Alma's not on her side. All she was concerned about was if Max believed it and he came through, like the prince he is.
Totally on board that Ursula and Arango want to "retire" from being parents to two childish children. They probably want to spend Ursula's "hard earned" millions far away in Cancun or Acapulco (or Rio).
Can't think of Susana as a benefit to Ivana, but I think you are right. Unfortunately Ivana dislikes her intensly for all the put-downs and humiliations she's suffered at Susana's hands, so she is bound to think whatever she advises has ulterior motives. Gerry isn't enough to go up against Tag-Team Ursula-Arango-Dan.
In a clearer moment of reflection, Ivana should consider starting some kind of day-care facility for her employees, or sponsoring needy children, or ok, just plain adopting a baby or two, or three. Wait til she finds out MD's "baby" is still 10 months or more away! Oh, and how is she going to explain her own 10 month or more baby?
Tofie--I feel sure MD would have screamed, except she was in church. I thought the scene where she lays the bridal bouquet at the feet of the statue of the Virgin and she and Max declare their bonds.
Also moving was her thanking the Virgin for bringing DAN into her life, so MAX could be part of her life. Max was certainly puzzled when she started the first part of her soliloquy.
Tofie--I feel sure MD would have screamed, except she was in church. I thought the scene where she lays the bridal bouquet at the feet of the statue of the Virgin and she and Max declare their bonds especially moving.
As to the "pobrecita" act Maleny has been pulling, one would think that no woman would want her son to marry someone that weak. No real man wants a woman who is that weak. What kind of a wife or mother could she be? Would anyone want their grandchildren to be so screwed up?
Ivana could have fallen into the trap of thinking that her womanhood is compromised by the inability to give birth. I doubt that she would be a genetic narcissist (which DB could be) but there is also the fear of getting a child that is somehow genetically compromised. "You don't know what you're getting" is something I've heard anti-adoption people say in real life.
It’s so very sad that Ivana would choose a Dan baby stolen from MD instead of adopting one.
Hmmm, MD was holding off on sex with Dan for marriage, but with Max she’s ready to take off right now. I’m thinking about this too much, but a career girl like MD who’s just opening her own business and not married would want to use birth control.
I hope MD was using birth control. Since Max has managed not to knock up Maleny all this time one would think he has a supply of condoms in his nightstand. However if he forgot about it we have a potential babynapping in their future. If that is the case, we have to hope that Max and MD would be smart enough to know whom to blame, how to expose them, and how to get the baby safely back.
And we'd have to hope that would open Ivana's eyes.
If it has to be, at least we're in an era when DNA tests are available--unless there is villainous tampering or crooked medical personnel. Please, please, save us from these overused tropes.
So far I'm pleased, there *haven't* been any that don't get twisted right back at us. In YoNo, we really don't know what is happening next.
I'm loving it.
Did anyone here watch Entre El Amor y El Odio? I want to reference it, but I don't want to spoil it (it's super old anyway) or otherwise annoy people with mentioning it.
Hellashelle I also think the segue from Dan to Max a little to abrupt and reeks a little of rebound. Wasn't long ago when MD gave herself willingly in a romantic setting to Danny in Acapulco. I do however appreciate MD realizing she had to kiss Dan the frog to see her prince Max and would do it all over again.
Please, no babynapping or rapes in this one.
Max should have never allowed Maleny into his apartment and MD should be pissed. Can't you just hear the story Maleny will tell Alma about the bed-hopping hussy Max is bewitched by?
Yeah, I also liked that moment. I wasn't expecting it, but it was nice that she's taking the "all that I've been and been through brought me to where I am today. And I like where I am today. And who I'm with." approach.
Anita - EEAYEO was extra crazy sometimes, but I actually liked a good bit of it, most especially how dedicated the protags were to each other in the end. They took an unconventional approach to dealing with their obstacles that I really liked and the male protags response to the baby issues has actually been one of my favorites. Max reminded me of that when MD told him she might be pregnant.
So Dan has to get MD pregnant. First, that's so stupid, and second, even if she did get pregnant, wouldn't she A. turn Dan in to the police for raping her, and B. Want to keep the baby?
And what is Maleny going to do with the news that MD slept with Max? I don't see that having an affect on either of them.
Back to our story:
Yes, indeed, Alma will be wringing her hands again soon.
Did anyone else think that Maleny was going to slime all over Arango on the dance floor? That man's instincts have to be on high alert around her. I can't wait for her to try it again and have Mama Bear catch that.
On the other hand, this is the greatest TN love story never told. I find myself wanting to see the development, especially on Gerry's end, more explicitly. But the hints we do get are beautiful. I mean Arango had to physically pull Gerry away from her door last night! If he hadn't been there, it's entirely possible he would've broken that door down (with his beautiful arms. Mmmm, Gerry's arms...)
I think Max and MD are adorable and I really appreciate the concentrated romance we're getting from them, but I've said it before and I'll say it again: I frickin' love a "best friend turned love" story and this one is great, even without being a overt love story.
Kind of swamed with work, you're good under presure.
These people are raving lunitics, how do they sleep at night? OMG, their lives would be so much easier without all the lies. Life is tough
Enough just tellin the truth, and their...OMG..
These people are crazy. I would feel sorry for
Alma, but shes joined the nut sqaud, so shes got anvils coming too.
The wedding from hell: while what the Padre was saying was beautiful and he probably thought he was saying the truth about the 2 psychopaths that he was saying in front of. This was indeed the wedding from hell and the In-laws to boot. No honeymoon for dannyboy.
Love max and md together. She asked him how could she not have seen him? She was
Busy lookin at dumb danny.
And now she has to deal with nutty mal.
And the insanity continues tonite
I seriously feel bad for Ivana, why would she want to subject herself to a hell of a marriage, i rooting for her and Gerry, she can be mean at times but she is also very hurt and damaged.
I can see Mal planting lies into Alma's head about how unscrupulous MD is and she is probably going to believe her.
Ursula and Dan are plain crazy, i have no idea how they are going to get Ivana a baby in 8+ months.
Elorej
You aren't the only one wondering where this miracle baby is coming from, especially if Ivana is going to keep Dan-Dan on a short leash. Well, since he's pretty slimy, he'll probably slip away from her cuando se pegue la gana!
I am curious on the babynapping plan too, how are they going to hoax everyone to believe in the illusion when truths and lies are revealed at blazing speeds? But these slimes are devilishly clever so I am sure they will think of something sweet!
Maly is BSC de facto , what will she do in the next episode? She is very unpredictable..
Meanwhile, she had been cheating on Max with Ari for however long. Ari lives in the same nabe. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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