Friday, October 09, 2015

Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #33 Thu 10/8/15 (Mex 45)

Indulge me a moment: When I actually sit down and watch an episode from start to finish, it's not half bad. It's got good music, decent performances and costuming that I like or is perfect for making fun of. It's just not a show that I find myself making time for until I have to recap it.

Anyhoodle...the recap. It's not even half-assed today. It's quarter-assed.


The super-duper condensed, hellashelle-patented short version:
  • Fi cries about marrying Vito and about Pedro sleeping with Sonia and giving Aitana a ring.
  • Pedro tells Fi he loves her and will fight for their love. Then he asks Fi if she will, too. (Um. I'm having flashbacks of the repetitious Gata over here....)
The only slightly longer, out-of-order highlights version (with "highlights" being a term looser than Freddie, Roxy and Sonia's morals.)

Benito drives Fi to her funereal wedding dress fitting.

Vito is there waiting with Raymundo. Vito talks to Ray about Fi. Is not so sure Fi loves him. The fact that she has not arrived for the fitting speaks volumes. Vito is canceling the wedding and the fitting when Fi finally arrives. It's been almost 12 hours and I'm still shaking my head. Vito is thrilled. This would have been a perfect time for him to keel over from a massive heart attack because of the shock, but the writers didn't see it my way. Vito wants to stay for the fitting, but Fi and the designer convince him that's bad luck.

The back story? Benito spent a lot of time trying to convince Fi not to honor her ridiculous promise. Fi told Benito about seeing Pedro "give" that ring to Aitana. That's why she's marrying Vito. She was crazy to think she could have Pedro. hmmm. The way I'm remembering it, there's very little logic to what she said. I'm forgetting something important, I'm sure. Weigh in patio.

So Pedro asks Benito to do him a solid.


Freddy tells Rox about when she came to live at the Rancho, but Joaquina eventually takes over the tale. Joaquina tries to make excuses for Eloisa. It was very hard to have a small child in the house. It was an adjustment for her. So Rox wonders if Eloisa always hated her. No, she didn't. Joaquina tells Rox how much she's always cared for her like her own child. Rox scoffs. Has Joaquina ever had a man or a child? Joaquina says she did. She had a great love and a child, but she lost them both.

Gael tells Pedro about paying Gianna's tuition. Pedro is happy about it and encourages Gael. Pedro mentions Gael could become his right-hand man. Osvaldo walks by and makes nasty comment, but Pedro channels T. Swift and tells Gael to Shake it Off. (And now I hate this show for making me think of T. Swift.) Oh, and Gael warns Pedro to watch out with Osvaldo. Os is a jealous SOB and Gael saw Sonia coming out of Pedro's room...2+2 and ....just be careful, dude.

Fidel saw the security tape of Sonia and Pedro going into his room. (OOoops. Forgot...Fidel got busted by Dante while looking at those tapes. Fidel insinuated that he knew about Dante and Freddie.)

Dante tells Freddie about Fidel possibly knowing their business. They decide to keep both Fidel and Fi under close watch. If need be, they will need to eliminate Fi (Freddie's words.)
Eloisa and Julieta dine al fresco. All I recall is Eloisa saying she was very good friends with Julieta's mother. Julieta tells Eloisa about her long lost Italian love. Freddie spreads some venom about Sonia.

Benito interrupts the fitting. Fi is needed at the rancho. Benito is actually taking her to Pedro at a secret location.

Vito goes to Ray and Adela's house. The wedding it on!

Sonia is getting a snack from Simoneta. Freddie comments on the extra eating. Simoneta suggests to Freddie that Sonia is pregnant.

Fi and Benito arrive at the lake. Pedro has a flower-strewn boat ready to go. I get a real Little Mermaid vibe and start looking for a singing crab and an ichthyoid chorus.

The psychiatrist comes to see Gael for his session...at work...QTH? Osvaldo slimes on her. She didn't even remember who he was. He hands her his card with his personal number and whispers in her ear "cure me." I think she only agrees to call him so he'll go away. Gael gives him a hard time for making moves on her.

Sonia and Julieta arrange flowers. Sonia confesses to Julieta that she thinks she's pregnant. Freddie overhears and thinks "if you only knew who the father was."

Pedro gives Fi a ring. He lurrves her. She tries to throw it in the lake, but he stops her. He wants to be with her, but she wants to marry Vito. Fi says she doesn't WANT to marry Vito, she HAS to. Destiny wants it. Just as he's done at the end of so many episodes, he tells her he's willing to fight the world to be with Fi. Is she willing to fight too? She says she is (like she always does.) Smoochies.

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The only slightly longer, out-of-order highlights version (with "highlights" being a term looser than Freddie, Roxy and Sonia's morals.)

Love that disclaimer, as well as "quarter-assed:.

And yes, too bad that Vittorio didn't keel over from a heart attack. Haven't watched this yet, but will, now that I know it involves a Fiorella/Pedro reconciliation...if only for half a second! Thanks for pitching in to recap, Hellashelle, even if this chamomille/herbal story is not your cup of tea. Much appreciated
 

Sara, thank you for making Friday even more special. There was so much to celebrate in your fantastic summary including "with "highlights" being a term looser than Freddie, Roxy and Sonia's morals", "funereal wedding dress fitting" and "I get a real Little Mermaid vibe and start looking for a singing crab and an ichthyoid chorus".

I savored every syllable.

“Fidel insinuated that he knew about Dante and Freddie”. Fidel rocks! And I wondered, he seemed to tower over Dante, how tall is the actor? I wasn’t sure if Dante was on a step but whether real or not, the added height gave Fidel an extra element to the position of power.

I'm confused on exactly what Freddie knows vs. doesn't know. Does she know of Sonia's affair with ---(sorry I'm blanking on the name), or does she assume Pedro is the father?

Fiorella has such terrible timing. What a shame that she simply didn't show. Vitto would have called off the wedding. Fiorella would not have been lost to a lifetime of unhappiness and we would be spared seeing Vitto acting like a love struck school boy. A role simply not age appropriate. Sigh.

Benito is a good guy although his appeals to Fiorella to abandon the sham of a marriage are falling on deaf ears.

Fiorella is changing her mind every other minute. I thought the flower strewn boat was a romantic gesture. Hmm. Pedo. Vitto. On the appeal scale, is there really any decision to be made?

Joaquina is so sweet. I am praying for a red herring and that she is not Roxie's mother. Perhaps I'm wrong but I have not seen one kind word or expression on that woman's face since this began. I can't recall a more unappealing character!

Thank you Sara!

Diana
 

Good morning, Sara. Thank you for your usual snark insight.

I thought that the boat scene was really risky. That canoe or whatever it was was way too tippy for a comfortable, predictable outcome. I wonder how many takes it took to get the scene right because they wound up in the drink. Also, with Fi sitting so close to Pedro, every time he switched sides with the paddle he would have splattered her with cast off lake water from the paddle.

Sara, like you, I am weary of the yoyo nature of the Pedro/Vito/Fi relationship. And, yeah, (gulp) La Gata comes to mind. Fi has so many mood swings that she makes people with bi-polar disorder look normal.

Sheesh. Fi lost a perfect opportunity to duck out of the wedding with Vito. I see no possible upside to her decision, and I find the logic and story line not only illogical but annoying. I suggest a day at the beach for Pedro, Fi and Vito. That way Fi could see Vito's old guy skinny pale legs, his pot belly, his stooped posture, his sagging face and his scraggly long grey hair, and imagine him crawling into bed with her on their wedding night, then glance over at Pedro and . . .

Fidel is my man! He is absolutely unflappable, and I think he definitely has his finger on the pulse of the household goings on.

I am sure some of you will disagree, but I thought Sonia's sun bathing scene could have been lengthened considerably. Watching her laying around in a two piece outfit would be better than watching Pedro and Fi torturing each other.

We are starting to get little back story hints which I like.

So, what is going to hit the fan tonight? Who knows?

David
 

Grazie, Sara. This was Mexican episode 45 with no edits.

Gael's shrink told Assvaldo that it is not professionally correct to treat different family members. Don't know if that's true but it makes sense. However, I don't know whether she is going to reject his advances. He may genuinely find her attractive, but I think he will try to use her to undermine any progress Gael makes.

I do think that it is professionally incorrect to hold sessions outside of one's own office. Making house calls to the Den of Vipers is bad enough (worst possible in this case), but it's not cricket to do so at a patient's workplace. Serious boundary violation and that he is seeing a shrink is nobody's business.

Fiorella had walked away from eavesdropping on Pedro and Aitana just before he said "That's all over now" and what followed it. Also, if her Spanish isn't perfect she may have confused a verb tense or two. Hence, she thought she saw Pedro proposing to Aitana, who has been all over him like white on rice. He needs to be more assertive about preventing that in future, but I don't think he will.

He also needs to make the argument to Eloisa that if she trusted Fiorella enough to promote her to personal assistant she should accept her as his novia.

More later.


 

Sara- Your intro made me chuckle. Great recap. Didn't feel quarter assed at all.

Yes. More clues. Joaquina joined the household as Roxy's nana shortly after little orphan Roxy arrived. Don't tn characters usually treat their nanas nicely, even the villains?

Dante told Fed about reviewing the tape Fidel was reviewing, and saw Sonia's entrance and next morning exit from Pedro's room. So she thinks Pedro might be the sperm donor. Fidel also saw Fed ad Dante smooching on those tapes.

I don't understand Fi's thinking at all that if Pedro is some kind of womanizing jerk, she is fated to marry the crypt keeper. One thing does not lead to the other.
 

Whoops...Sorry Sara, somehow my pre-caffeine mind saw the" posted by hellashelle" above the Muchacha recap and thought it was by her. Also, had no idea you weren't watching this in its entirety. But yay for you. And a belated thanks.

Ah David, be kinder to how old folks look in bathing attire (although I no longer don bathing suits, that's for sure). I haven't seen Sonia's scene yet but I remember previous shots of her in a two-piece and she does indeed have a spectacular figure. All the more reason while swimming and sunbathing should be left to the young.

As for romancing, stick to one's age group and pray that cataracts and low light are flattering!
 

Sara - Thank you for the recap! Can't wait to watch this episode ... .or maybe I can. Eh, whatevs, I'll have it on in the background today while working.

"As for romancing, stick to one's age group and pray that cataracts and low light are flattering!"
This reminds me of that classic episode from Sex and the City" around the 3:30 mark --->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViBdy1y-Gkk
 

Judy, I wasn't meaning to be cruel, but rather I was trying to paint a thought picture of one of the many reasons this skip a generation (or two?) romance is ridiculous.

However, your "As for romancing, stick to one's age group and pray that cataracts and low light are flattering" accomplished the same goal with much more grace.

David
 

Ah David, you and I are already discovering that aging is a humbling experience (as was parenting!...for me anyway). And Doris, tried to watch that clip but it was "disabled". I'll try and find it on youtube as suggested.
 

JudyB - I "googled" sex and the city samantha and the old guy so maybe you can find it. I don't know why it would not copy, paste, and work properly for you.
 

Thanks, Sara. Love this:

Fi and Benito arrive at the lake. Pedro has a flower-strewn boat ready to go. I get a real Little Mermaid vibe and start looking for a singing crab and an ichthyoid chorus.


Cats are here. Back to work!
 

Sara..Your recaps always start my day off in a good way. I thought that was a verra detailed recap of a meh episode. Fi's lines ..Pedro's lines .Vito's lines..etc....

As for AARP romance...I say rock on..if everybody is AARP as opposed to one AARP person pursuing a sweet young thang. In the Outlander book series, Claire and JAmie marry in their 20s and stay crazy in love over decades remaining both romantic and randy with Jamie rogering Claire relentlessly despite them both dealing with danger and drama , family and enemies . Vito is a whole other story. Check out Gary Puckett's hit "Young Girl" which was tender and melancholy when he first sang it as a 20 something, but I heard him sing it in concert a few years ago at a more advanced age and...just creepy now!

Also, on this rainy day, I offer up the latest dance craze ...go to YouTube and enjoy "Watch Me (Whip, Nae Nae) " I was recently treated to a live performance by an eight year old and a more mature friend...both enjoyable. You're welcome.
 

Yikes Doris...just saw the video. Now the tush of an older man is tender and nostalgic if it's your beloved husband, just sayin' 'cause you remember when he looked quite different and you also realize the years have wreaked the same havoc on you. But in that scenario...well, pretty funny.

And okay, Susanlynn...must check out the latest dance craze..back to youtube.
 

Fantastic Sara. You perked up this gloomy, rainy Friday for me. Like an echo chamber at work, no one here. Think I missed the memo that said stay home. So I'm indulging in some Caray Caray and giggling out loud for once. Your snark was so welcome. Only negative:
" (And now I hate this show for making me think of T. Swift.)" And now so am I. ARGH!

David, I so thought of you last night during that Sonia scene. Think you got the better end of the lollipop with that scene versus our white tee moments. (I'm reduced to conjuring images of Alex S. with his horsie in Sombra right now to compensate.Sigh).

Anyhooo...Thought it was sort of funny how Pedro was not exactly too sure about that boat, getting in and out and moving around, which made it even sweeter he attempted the whole thing. But that said, would these two PLEASE stay hooked for more than an 8 hour span. I'm getting nauseous with all the up and down between them.

Loved Adela's looks last night. Trying to be polite listening to Vito and her hubby and looking like she wanted to throw something as she smiled. We understand dear.

I won't bother with the psyche doc showing up at a place of business for someone. That would be a no. And then "brain cells detached" Osvaldo openly flirting with her and arguing with his brother IN THE LOBBY. Bet that receptionist is popular in the lunch and break room.

Now that a few people have guessed or know about the babykins, Sonia seems to be looking to pass the baby off as Ossie's. Freddy may enjoy trying to prove otherwise, but a simple DNA will cover Pedro. as for Fabio or Os, S&O did have that one not very pleasant night for her while she was involved with Fabio. So there is a possibility it is Os's. Actually, it would better serve the story for "happy ever afters" if it was.

Anyone else ever wonder about this Fidel/Pedro relationship? I know he's the major domo extraordinaire, but it is an unusual attachment/concern. Almost fatherly/brotherly somehow. Can't put my finger on it. He;s also like a big teddy bear you just want to hug. ( Not like Gael, that's a whole other kind of hug.)

Daisynjay
 

Sara, I'll take your two bit assed any time I can get.

Oh god it reeked of TSTSNBN to me last night too. I'll fight for our love, will you fight for our love? Oh good, you will fight for our love so I will fight for our love if you promise to fight for our love.


 

I finally got to watch this episode.

The canoe scene was sweet but the camera rocking almost made me seasick.

Asswaldo's behavior toward the psychologist, stroking her face etc., was out of line,,, but she was too because she did not really stop him nor put some space between them. I do not trust her.

I had to google ~do me a solid~ because that's a new one on me and conjures up mental images of ... Number Two. Ew.

My crackpot theory is that Rox & Benito will become an item.
 

Thank you JudyB, Diana, David, Urban, Vivi, doris, Lila, Susanlynn, Daisynjay and tofie!!

I really do need to make a better effort to watch this more consistently. As I said, when I do finally sit down to watch, I enjoy the fluffery of it. It does have a hint of Eau de TSTSNBN every once in a while, but I still like more of the characters on this one. Dare I confess that I love watching Freddie? And I am also at the Fidel table. Love that man.

It's so fun to eavesdrop on the patio, too. I check my phone multiple times a day to "hear" what you all have to say.
 

tofie - LOL. I never made it past the first fifteen or twenty minutes of TSTSNBN and after seeing the PTSD y'all are suffering after soldiering on, I'm so glad I didn't stick with it.
 

LOL, doris! I kind of had the same thought when I wrote "do me a solid"...sorry if I grossed you out.



BTW: "Dabbin'" is the latest dance craze. The Nae Nae was popular last year. I don't know squat about current events, but I can tell you what all the kids are dancing!
 

Doris TSTSNBN was horrible but the bonding experience with the Caray folk, as we sipped hemlock, like no other.
 

Sara..That just goes to show you that you cannot trust an eight year old or a more mature friend to keep you up on the latest dance trends. #daylateandadollarshort I still like the electric slide. now, I am going to goggle Dabbin'.
 

Okay...Dabbin' is not for me. I am sticking with Nae Nae and Toddy Ta. ...and Electric Slide...
 

Wow, Do me a Solid. Haven't heard that one in awhile. That goes back maybe almost 5-10 years. That and "We're solid". One of my son's friends used that a lot. Which is we're good. Do me is basically, " Do me a good or favor." Guess it helped having boys. They seem to always be chabbering these phrases, even now that they are in their 20's.

Good point Doris on the psychiatrist not exactly looking aghast at Os behavior. In fact, she smiled rather too demurely. Reminds us she is a friend of Cousin It. But if I was Gael, seeing that, I would be firing her sorry a** right then and there and tell Pedro what happened.

Daisynjay
 

What you guys talking about, what ever happened to slam dancing?

Mr. tofie took me to a basement punk club when we were dating and the Bangles were playing (way, way before they hit it big) and most of the tables were overturned, beer bottle glass crunching underfoot, and a heaping mass of testosterone crashing around. All 95 pounds of me and a few other females trying to squeeze in one corner. Slam it was, dancing it wasn't.
 

Ah well, "dabbin'"...looks like they're coughing into their elbow like the nurses now tell us all to do. Very health conscious. Don't think I'll be working it into my class choreography though.
 

Yeah. Dabbin is the only dance I've seen that I can sort of do. Lol.
 

Hhhmm.... well,,,,, dabbing is not in my future. Found it on utube and it Sort of reminded me of Elaine Benes "dancing". . .
 

My dancing days are over because of bad knees but thanks for the info that I'm not missing anything!
 

Sorry, a bit late on the commenting. The show starts in 4 minutes where I am. Sara, great recap. I would take your "super-duper condensed, hellashelle-patented short version" any day then the actual scene. I am getting tired of this roller coaster that doesn't seem to go anywhere. On a side note, does my eyes deceive or did Benito do something nice that didn't benefit him?

Urban Anthro, thanks for keeping us updated with what episode we are on. Knowing the episode number puts me at some ease that they are not completely dragging everything out.


 

Hi folks. Even though it is not so ethical, I indeed loved the scene of Assvaldo flirting Alina. At least Alina is making him smile and he looked very sweet and cute smiling and telling Alina pretty things. Oh why can he be that enchanting more often? Too bad that we know he has a very crazy and destructive behavior and too bad if Alina falls in his seduction game.

I also loved the scene of Sonia talking with Julieta about her pregnancy. She looked very sweet and lovely.
 

Sara, thanks for a spicey recap. And so they
Agree to fight for their looooove!!! Again!!! Un
-til something pause the fight. Again!!!
And now its on. The fight that is. Again!!!
 

Gracias, Sara! As always, I enjoy your distinctive voice, especially when you're pissed off at stupid characters...and there are plenty.

I loved "funereal wedding dress fitting," "I hate this show for making me think of T. Swift," and "I get a real Little Mermaid vibe...." I was so hopeful the wedding would be called off when Vito made the suggestion, but no. Hopes crushed.

And I can't even with the "fighting for their love" nonsense.
 

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