Caray, Caray!

Well, still no anvils. Mariana doesn't count since she is still on the loose and can counterattack.

I was glad that Padre Juan survived.

I loved the lynch mob chasing after Manny. Too bad he got away from them.
 

Thank you, Mauricio, for your spectacular recap! I have so enjoyed them all, all along the way.

So many great lines, like "anvils still in the shipping process." I thought we'd get at least one last night. ¡Qué lastima!

I agree Claudia's stunned face at the sight of Verónica was the best. She truly looked shocked.

Loved this one re: Jorge and Virginia: "A fool fools the person who has fooled him." Very eloquent!

So our Warrior Goddess is now back in action and is playing "la mosquito muerta" to the hilt. A great twist for these primas.

The scenes where Manny was accosted by the gang had so much potential, and then....

I don't believe Manny's tears at all. He's sobbing and all the while eyeing the gun in his lap, which Pablo seems to be very aware of. This could be the second scene in the intros where we see a bleeding Manny in AP's lap. I would really like Manny's anvil to come from AP and Pablo.

Muchas gracias también, Mauricio!

 

darn auto correct.....la mosquita muerta!
 

Thanks Mauricio - super recap!

I just can't believe the anvils will all occur in the last episode - that's just too anticlimactic. We should be able to relish each one individually, one at a time. Ah well, it's been disjointed right from the start so guess we'll just have to go with it. This was a really great story, (without so much of AP/Goats and Pablo) and wish it had been pulled together with more coherence. Great cast which deserved better. I shall look forward to seeing some of them again. Sergio was interesting as I hadn't seen him before in anything where he was "normal". Also, I'd never seen Ana Brenda in anything before and think she is an excellent actress. Ivan, too, was excellent as the TN progressed. I didn't care for his character in the beginning. Of course, Grettell was superb. She's really got playing the bad girl down and does it so well. Manuel was played to the hilt as the most evil of all by Juan Angel Esparza and he did a great job too. All in all it was a very good cast I thought and I'd like to see more of them again.

Gale


 

Mauricio, fast paced recap. And funny. That mob scene. The villagers were really into it.
They just couldn't catch the murderous vermin. And the shocked looks on the faces
Of granpy goat Is just ridiculous especially Rayray. she looks as if shes surprised that the Sun does shine in the daytime. All the crap this man pulled on them and they're shocked that he killed, tried to kill the Padre! Really?
"Jorge excepts that he was fooled by Virginia and that he should never have doubted Veronica". he apologizes. she forgives him".
Well thats good. Ok! Next.
I suppose Mariana will try one more last revenge scheme to get back at pablo & AP. She should just give it up and go home. Go shopping with her mother or something. I'm going to miss these people when they're over I'm going to miss marteen with his very very attractive self and I'm going to miss those dimples when veronica smiles. Aaaand that's pretty much it. until they show up on another telenova.
 

Thanks, Mauricio. You've given us many good recaps for this TN.

The Mariana wedding revenge was well enough, but not really wide-scale enough to be truly satisfying. I had high hopes for the torch-bearing mob taking out some major resentment on Manny, but was deeply disappointed.

On the other hand, the Padre's revival and recovery was excellent. Also, it involved Botel in using his med skills to save a life and do good. Veronica's revenge scheme is ok. We'll see how well it turns out.

This TN had some real potential, but didn't deliver IMO. Some strong casting was mostly wasted (Jorge the middle-aged Ken doll and joven Emi, who rarely threw a phone nor designed significant jewelry.) Then there were the pretty people we saw way too much of (Salma, Claudia, Mariana, etc.) The entire goat clan added a high annoyance factor and needed lower exposure.

Our villains Manny and Virginia gave excellent performances. Our main lovers, Marty and Vero, had some great moments of passion, but too many flip-flops in their partnership.

Seems to me that travel & communication to the mining and jungle area grew faster and easier the nearer we came to the end. Used to be a painful slog in a little boat, with the only phone at the hotel. (?) By the end, Marty can almost leap to the side of the Padre and phone calls are every where.

Thanks to all the recappers, who gave us a platter of details with a generous side of snark.


 

Another awesome recap!!!

I was really hoping the town would pummel Manny to death. With the way he was eyeing the gun I'm thinking he will deliver his own anvil.

Shocked that Marty would leave town with Vero in Ginny's clutches. Just bec she has her memory, that doesn't give her super powers. Ginny has shown she will kill. And why did Marty have to go to ME? Botel was who was needed. Rebecca going was just weird.

Maggie still walking around without protection is killing me! At this point she deserves to die at Aaron's hand.
 

Thank you Mauricio!!! Your title is perfect! I'm going to miss your funny, organized and brilliant recaps. First line I loved: "They may need to explain it with apples. Just saying." So true but I can't help but blame the monkey writers for making most of the characters dim light bulbs.

I was so annoyed that the people that went to save Padre's life were Marty, Botel the most pessimistic doctor in Mexico and clingy Rebecca. Really?! Couldn't Marty send a helicopter with an emergency medical team?! Or at the very least instead of taking Rebecca couldn't they take a nurse or another doctor? Carvivlie, I too was shocked Marty would leave Vero knowing she's in danger.

I also loved your goat questions, hilarious! Apparently goats can swim and hold their breath underwater, ugh. I really hope manny doesn't just kill himself. That wouldn't be satisfying at all. I loved the lynch mob too and hoped the would do him in.

Speaking of unsatisfying: "so yea Pablo's plan has definitely made things worse..." You're so right Mauricio. That was not Mariana's anvil because she's still gnashing those buck teeth. Pablo's idea couldn't not have been any dumber but that's what we should expect from idiot Pablo.

I don't even want to think about how stupid it is that Magda was walking around by herself.

Only reason I'm looking forward to Monday, come on Anvils!
 

Mauricio thank you for yet another funny and informative recap! I will only say that I think this is the first TN I've seen that plans to wrap up SO many anvils and SO many plot lines in a one hour final. Sheesh! We'd better buckle up because Monday should be a bumpy ride! On the other hand, there were plenty of plotlines (Teo, Emi and Nanci, for ejemplo) that the writers just dropped, so, maybe they'll just wrap up what they want and leave the rest.

Looking forward to seeing how they tie things up!

THANK you again for all of your hard work Mauricio!

Rebecca
 

Thanks so much Mauricio for the recap.

I was disappointed that the town didnt catch Manuel. He just escaped them!

I agree as well, why would Martin leave Vero alone. It was just the previous day he found out that she was alive. If it was me, I would not leave the person who I thought was dead. The fear of losing them again would grip me so much that I would follow them everywhere to make sure they are safe especially since the people who wanted to kill Vero (Daniel, Virginia and Aaron) are still alive. I am shocked with Martin.

It looks like Rebecca is being involved in EVERYTHING that concerns the San Telmos! My gosh I can't stand her. Why is she still here?

I was expecting that Emi would have a heart to heart with Vero in this episode. He was/is her best friend.

For me I did find the Padre Juan scene quite comical when Martin carried him. Basically the whole scene was painfully strange to me.


 

Mauricio, you've been so generous with your time and your talent, turning out one splendid recap after another. This one has to be up there with your best. Thank you so much! Best team leader ever!

As usual, you give us all the details clearly and with your trademark wit – never mean-spirited, but always with a little bit of bite:

"Darn. Mejia should have paid the express shipping."
So true. It's like getting skunked for the first seven nights of Hanukkah and then finding a pile of gelt on the eighth. Too little too late? We'll see. :-)

Poor Jorge:

"...leaving Jorge bewildered and not understanding a thing. In other words, nothing new here."

"Jorge is all ears. But no brains because... "

And let's not forget the painter:

"Pablo is sure that it will be worth it. Me? I'm not so sure."

And the incompetent lynch mob:

"One of the men... hopes that Manny rots in hell. We all do, dude, we all do."

Of course, you also know when to let the characters speak for themselves:

"[Emiliano] can't believe her cynicism, her shameless way of lying to them... and treating them as if they were two perfect imbeciles."

I'm a little jealous that you got a miracle on your watch, but I'm quite sure tomorrow night will offer many delicious scenes.

Thank you again, Mauricio. It's always such a pleasure to read what you have to say. I mean, how lucky can we get?
 

Thank you Mari.

I was also hoping for at least one anvil last night and was very disappointed that we did not get any. It also looked promising when Aaron had Chelas in the choke hold with his cane but then he stopped. And I was left wondering why. It made no sense and was out of character for Aaron.

I agree, that the mob scene with Manny had potential to be something good, and was disappointed when he escaped. I also don't believe in Manny's sobbing and can't feel any sympathy for him after all he has done.

Thank you Gale.

I also can't believe that we'll have to wait until the very end for the all the anvils. Oh well, at least we have something to look forward to tomorrow when the finale airs. I just hope they'll have time for all of them.

I agree that the cast was wonderful and have I enjoyed all of them in their roles.

Thank you Nina.

Yes, it's surprising that these people would be shocked to learn that Manny would try to kill the Padre after all they know he was capable of.

I agree that Mariana should just give up and go shopping. It never hurts to shop. :)

Thank you La Paloma.

Yes, the mob was very disappointing. The monkey writers could written that better.

It was explained that there was a road that was made that made it easier for all of them to travel from the city to the village. But I don't think it was ever explained how the communication became better.

Thank you Carvivlie.

It sure would have made a great anvil for Manny to be given what he deserves at the hands of the entire town. It would be fitting after years of terrorizing the place and believing that he owned the place.

Good point about Marty. He should have stayed there with Veronica. What will he do when he finds out that she has been kidnapped? It made no sense that Rebeca had to tag along and go and see the Padre who she hardly knows.

I have no idea what Magda was thinking going out alone with Aaron running around. It was a stupid move on her part. If she gives in to his blackmail I will scream.
 

Thank you Lily.

I'm glad you like the title. I felt that it was fitting for this episode.

Good point. I hadn't thought about that. A helicopter would have been a great idea. If he had one sent over for Ana Perla then why not for Padre Juan who needed to be taken to a hospital instead of being operated on at the Goat house.

Yes, we couldn't expect a good idea from Pablo the dummy.

I agree. What I'm looking forward to the most tomorrow night will be those anvils.

Thank you Rebecca.

I think that this is also the first novela that I see where there is so much to tie up at the very end. I have no idea why the monkey writers are saving everything for the very end. Not really a good idea to do that.

I'm also looking forward to seeing how it all wraps up. I hope it'll be good.

Thank you Duchess.

Yes, Marty should have stayed with Veronica. And Jorge was right that it is risking her by letting her be close to Virginia. And then to include Jorge in the plan, not very smart, because as we saw it didn't take him long to blab it all to Emi.

I agree about Rebeca. I also don't get what she's still doing there.

I was very impressed that Marty was able to hold Padre in his arms.

Thank you NovelaMaven. And thank you for the kind words.

I love your description on how Mejia is making us feel making us wait for those anvils to start falling on all the baddies.

Yes, tomorrow should be good, we'll finally get those anvils. :)
 

Lily and Mauricio,
I kind of thought they HAD used the helicopter – I suppose we should be grateful they didn't take the bus – so when Marty swept the padre into his arms and ran out with him, I thought that's where he was taking him and that he'd soon be another at-risk patient in the N-less hospital. [BTW, why were the padre's legs sticking out so stiffly when Marty picked him up? Or did I just imagine that?]
 

Wow! Mauricio, you really went out with a winner recap. I knew that this would be especially good when right up front I read---Mejia should have paid for express shipping. Laughter to start a recap off with is always a good thing and yes you are so right that express shipping should have been used as the anvils are late to arrive. I guess that anvils will be falling out of the sky come Monday noche. You know penny's from heaven. Well this time it probably will be anvils from heaven.

I thought that the mob was going to tear Manny apart for shooting Padre Juan but your title said it all Worst Lynch Mob Ever. When Manny escaped I remember thinking QUE? Well I was out for blood, what can I say? Sorry Carlos.

Maybe they need to explain it with apples. I thought after reading this that a few oranges could be thrown into the explanation as well but then I thought that throwing in a mix would only confuse Jorge's already overworked brain cells.

Mauricio---you hit a home run with great titles all the way through.
Do goats know how to pray---how to swim?
The doctor is in.
The warrior goddess wants justice.

I guess that we will get hit with a lot on Monday. I keep thinking that it should be a two hour show. Anyway, the anvils will be falling fast and heavy.

I'm in anxious anticipation.

must see tv
the gringo






 

ITA WITH you about mannys tears, huh, (sounds like a book). But you what when somebody has sunk as low as this man has and shed so much blood he starts feeling It on his soul and he don't know what to do with it so he just cries and he really is sorry but he can't get away from the devils grip. Now watch and see don't he turn evil & do something else and this time he'll end up dead. that's his anvil.
Is the finale going to be 2 hours long? seem like somebody said farther back that it would be 2 hours long? I don't know, maybe I misread.
Can't wait to see how it all turns out though, with the time allotted. I hope you all had a safe holiday and didn't eat too much candy. :-)
 

NovelaMaven

I didn't notice that about the Padre's legs being so stiff. It wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't really the Padre who Marty picked up in his arms. Padre looks like he would be too heavy to be picked up. He's no Gaby.

Hahaha! You're right. At least they didn't take the bus. I was glad that Marty got absolution. If Manny gets it then Marty should too.
 

Thank you gringo. I'm glad that I was able to make you laugh. Yes, those anvils are taking so long to arrive just like the missing "n" at the hospital that is still missing when it's daytime.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one that wanted to see Manny being given his anvil by the entire town. It was very disappointing to see him getting away so easily.

Hahaha! You're right that adding the oranges would only confuse Jorge further. I have to admit that I had a chuckle when Jorge said that he did not understand a thing.

Yes, the finale should have been a two hour show. We have so much to cover.
 

Hi Nina. Good point about Manny. It's too late now for him to feel remorse. He has done so much harm and deserves to pay for it.

The finale is scheduled to be an hour.
 

Thanks for this excellent recap, Mauricio. You may well have saved your best effort for last, although all your recaps have been masterful. You are very talented and I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Well, as I think we all expected, Pablo's surprise faltered, fizzled, and flopped. I thought that he might have even gotten arrested for wasting the judge's time and he certainly should have been for wasting ours.

I loved the scene with Martín and Padre Juan, I think that everyone enjoys the occasional miracle.

Mari,

If Padre Juan and God can forgive Martín then who am I to hold a grudge? Party on Marty, (though you might want to keep a closer eye on Verónica now that you've gotten her back).

OK, Unleash the anvils!

Carlos
 

Carlos,

Well, aren't you the forgiving one today! Yet, I have to say that leaving Verónica now with Jorge as her "protector" was a really stupid move on Martín's part.

"Pablo's surprise faltered, fizzled, and flopped. I thought that he might have even gotten arrested for wasting the judge's time and he certainly should have been for wasting ours." Hilarious...


 

Thanks for your last recap, Mauricio!

So frustrating that the baddies have not paid for their crimes yet. Waiting until the last episode is horrible writing.

The gran final on Televisa was 2 hours, so Univision will have to cut some scenes out if they only scheduled one hour for the last episode on Monday. With the way things have been written in these last 2 weeks, I can only imagine it's going to be a nightmare to follow.
 

Thank you Carlos.

Hahaha! Yes, Pablo did waste our time. He just set Mariana off and now who knows what she'll do next.

Carlos and Mari

It could have been worse. Marty could have left Magdaldna in charge of Veronica. We know what a great babysitter she is. :)

Thank you J.

Yes. It is frustrating having to wait until the very end for those anvils.
 

So right, Mauricio! Magdalena in charge of Verónica? ¡Qué horror!
 

So the consensus of opinion is that Pablo didn't do any big thing or do enough and he had just wasted all of our time. Ok, but no one gave an alternate finale. I don't see what more he could have done. He told Mariana several times that he loved Ana Perla and I think that he even told her that they were married but Mariana was so obsessed with him that she wouldn't listen and didn't hear a word that he said. Well maybe she did actually hear him but what he told her didn't register in her mind. Pablo didn't have a lot of choices. Try to have her committed? No, that wouldn't work, and so he choose public humiliation to wake her up. Yes that does leave the door open for reprisals but Pablo didn't have a lot of options and so I think that he was gambling that his public humiliation at what she thought was going to be her long dreamed of wedding would finally wake her up to the fact that he Pablo would never be hers.

the gringo
 

Mauricio,
First of all thank you for the recap. I would expect nothing less than awesomeness from one of your recaps. It has been a joy to be on the team (even though I came in late). Thanks for all the guidance and leadership.

Even though I hate what the monkey writers have done, I am looking forward to the Gran Final. I don't know how everything will get resolved in ONE HOUR. We need more time to say a proper goodbye after all the time we have dedicated to watching this story. I was hoping to see at least one more towel scene with Marty.

ITA with those that are wondering why Rebeca is still here. I can't even see who she would end up with. I guess her valuable assistance was needed when Botel took that bullet out of Padre Juan. Thank goodness she was there to hold the bowl.

Anyway, my biggest complaint is that Emi is not with Nanciyaga. I was really looking forward to seeing them as a couple. My hope is that Nanci finds out she is pregnant (from the steamy night she had with Emi) and Emi finds out and breaks it off with Claudia. Is it too late for that to happen?

Thanks again Mauricio!
Hasta Pronto
 

What Pablo should've done is marry Ana Perla at the office instead of Mariana. I don't think Pablo & Ana Perla are legally married.

I wonder if the reason Martin didn't stick around for Vero is to not ruin the plan.
 

gringo

You are right. There isn't more that he could have done. She's just never going to leave them alone it seems.

AuntyAnn

I'm looking forward to the finale too.

I agree. It's disappointing that Nanci and Emi never got together and we never got to see them have their romance. There is still tonight so we'll have to see what happens.

Anon207

That would have been good. They had their church wedding but not the civil one.
 

As far as I know, getting married by a Catholic priest is legal. If it's legal here in New York, I'm pretty sure it's legal in Mexico.
 

I'm with everybody here in that I think that tonight's ending of Lo Imperdonable should be a two hour show and not chopped to pieces into one hour. There is still plenty left that would easily fill up a two hour final.

There is a leave a comment section at the Univision Corporate site. We could blast them with a lot of angry emails. I have done so in the past when the studio got way too happy with a pair of scissors. Will comments stop future cutting? Maybe not but I think that it is good to let Univision know how we feel.

Chop job or not, I'm counting the hours until 9:00PM

must see tv
the gringo
 

Mari: In Mexico there is separation of church and state; therefore you must be married in a civil ceremony for the marriage to be legal. You are not legally married in a church ceremony with a priest.
 

How interesting, Anonymous. Thank you!


 

gringo

It's a bummer that we will get a condensed version of the finale. I'm not happy about that but there isn't much that we can do. Letting them know how we feel is a good idea. I have also done so in the past on their social media accounts. I will leave them a message over at their corporate site as well letting them know how unhappy I am with all the cutting.

Anon 11:49

Thank you for the info on marriages in Mexico. That's interesting. I didn't know that.
 

Yes, thank you, Anon 11:49, for that info on marriages in Mexico. I wrote a "thank you" prior which has disappeared!
I didn't know that either and just assumed since many people in my family have married only in a Catholic church and never had a civil ceremony.
 

Gringo - Good idea. Totally agree the finale should have been 2 hours so will leave a comment. Also will try social media as Mauricio suggested.
 

The Univision Twitter account does respond to tweets and retweets.

They are @univision


 

You have to have a marriage license to be legally married in the US. That's probably why Ana Perla was so upset to read in the tabloid that Pablo & Mariana were getting married in the US because she knows (or should know) that she & Pablo are not legally married. Pablo could legally marry Mariana today & there's nothing Ana Perla could do about it.

Raymunda needs to sit Ana Perla down and explain the facts of life to her.

If Manny wasn't a deranged killer he might be able to challenge Pablo's inheritance because Pablo isn't legally married to Ana Perla. Might, only because there might've been a provision in Grampa Goat's will that Ana Perla's *husband* gets part of the inheritance for being married to her.

I wonder if Grampa Goat's will names Pablo specifically or just "husband." Because the last time Gramps changed the will to include Ana Perla's husband, he was trying to marry her off to Eleazar. Did he name Eleazar or "Ana Perla's husband?"
 

I don't think it really matters now, its the last episode, they gonna have a happily ever after no matter what. I don't know if its Univision's fault that it's one hour, it could be US policy. Or Whatever, hey maybe like the monkey writers there are Univision monkeys. Ok now
We know this is the end, silliness has reared its ugly head. I really wish it was two hours there's just too much junk to ram into one hour.
Mauricio you are an awesome story teller you can only get better from here.
Thank you!!! :-D
 

Anon207

He just named Ana Perla's "husband" but wasn't specific about who it had to be.

Nina

Thank you for the kind words.



 

I'm wondering if maybe the final is not really being cut? From what I remember usually uni would air the 2 hour finale on Fridays but maybe they decided to just split the finale in 2 and we are watching the second half tonight? It seemed to me that Friday's episode ended abruptly. Here's hoping.
 

I think there's been some misinformation posted, and I want to try to clear it up.

In Mexico or the US, when people get married in a church the union is only religious. In order to be legally married, you also have to undergo a legal process, which may include things like getting a marriage license, signing documents, having witnesses sign, and so on. There is no requirement for a second exchange of vows or second civil ceremony in either country. Sometimes in Mexico the paperwork part of the process is done more publicly than is usual in the US. However, for various reasons, many Mexicans will have a civil ceremony, save up their money, and later will have a big church wedding for social and religious reasons.

On the other hand, in either country people can just have a civil wedding and they are legally married. Or they can have a church wedding and do the required legal steps at the same time, and they are legally married.

Ana Perla and Pablo did not do the legal steps as far as we know. In the eyes of the church they are married, but not in the eyes of the law.