Caray, Caray!

OMG.

I never thought Arango did it and that seemed confirmed by the end of the episode. That Ursula would lie in the heat of the moment isn't a surprise; I'm sure she's trying to gaslight Maleny so she either conveniently offs herself or ends up in a manicomio. This lie was a convenient and coincidental first step in that direction.

Alma seems to be headed in a similar direction as MD. She should not conceal her illness from the rest of her family. Since there was no additional conversation with the doctor we don't know if she will have additional tests so we don't know her prognosis. This is something that kills quickly and painfully.

Ivana seems to have an ulterior motive for being willing to spring Danny-Boy. If I were Gerry I'd shop my resume around and resign.
 

Urban- Alma's doctor was recommending an oncologist and told her she needed to see him right away, but she wasn't listening. Hopefully, she tells someone soon, and they spur her into action.

Jardinera- Looking forward to your recap. This was quite an episode, with a lot of plot development.

Ursula played Maleny perfectly. She knew that with any scrap she threw at her (even a false one), Maleny would grab for it and in the process reveal her one piece of valuable info. Now Mal has lost all her power.

I was so glad that Gerry to got up and walked away from Ivana in disgust. I hope he doesn't come back, until she's come to her senses.
 

Usurla didn't care if she seriously harmed or killed Maleny but only that the information she wanted wouldn't be available. She didn't yell come back honey or I'm sorry but Arango did it!

What in the world does MD believe she will achieve by having this discussion with Claudio? He's either going to think she is using the information as leverage or drive him to lie therefore forcing him to help get Dan released. If, and that's a big if, she wanted to talk about this, why not Max?

 

Why would MD want Danny-Boy to get released? She can't be delusional about what he'd do.

There is no question that the Santibanez clan thinks it's above the law. He held a pair of scissors to her throat. His family wants the baby at any cost. MD has to realize that her life is in danger from all of them by now.
 

Ursula still holds the documents on the Morales' apartment. If Max can't get to court in time about this she will use those to try to evict them again.

Max doesn't yet know that Ivana is trying to get Danny-Boy released. He will freak when he finds out but even he doesn't know the depth of that family's evil.
 

Tofie- I think she wants confirmation and/or to give Claudio fair warning before she tells Max. She told Espie that she had to be sure that Isela and Claudio are lovers before she blew up Max's world by telling him. She knows all she'll get out of Isela are lies and half truths. I think Claudio has already decided to bend to Ursula's will, because that dinner at home sure as heck showed that he can't man up and tell his family the truth, as Isela yelled at him to do. Actually, if MD told Claudio she is going to tell Max, that takes the pressure off of him to either tell the family himself, or to help Ursula in order to keep it hush hush. It just takes it out of his hands. It might be the best way to go.
 

The other reason MD wants to cover all bases before exposing Isela is because: 1) she has never seen Isela and Claudio in a compromising position with her own eyes; and 2) she herself has been the subject of lies and vicious gossip that people have used against her, and she doesn't feel it's fair to do the same to Isela. I think that's a perfectly fair thing for her to do, and shows she's not a hypocrite, like many of the other folks in this tale.
 

Wowsy, can't wait for the recap Jardinera.

I didn't quite get what Medina said to Mal. Did he confirm it wasn't Arango?

I'm betting that Alma will pick the very moment that Claudio wants to tell her about his affair, to tell him about her pancreatic cancer. Then he won't tell her.

I'm thinking that MD will also tell him about Corina. That way he will tell her that he can convince Dan to lay off the charges if he agrees to spring him out. That way he can do what Ursula wants and not divulge his affair.
 

If MD had a decent relationship with Claudio perhaps but I lean toward what Espy told her and that she, as the messenger, would be shot. If she feels compelled to tell she should accept Max is an intelligent grown man and if they are to be a team it is he she should discuss this with. Will Max be the last to know, again?
 

If MD tells Max, I think Claudio is off the hook for springing Daniel. Max loves his mother and Alma was a good one. He would tell her because she is unlikely to believe it from anyone else. However....

...with 46 TV hours left, something is going to get that nasty weasel out of the slammer to cause more trouble.
 

Cathyx- Doc Medina told Maleny that both Ursula and Arango were tested for gun residue by the investigator-- they hand none on them or their hands and they were ruled out as suspects by the investigator. Claudio used his influence to prevent them from testing Maleny.
 

Correction: Gunshot residue, not gun residue.
 

Part 2 is coming.

 

And that makes me sick. The look on Gerry's face was on mine. Though unknown to MD, the deal the devil offered Claudio might look more appealing with her in front of him. No way he gives MD the truth with all the slut shaming he's thrown her way. Hypocritical dick.
 

I am wondering whether Ursula put on gloves, put the gun in Maleny's hand, put her hand over Maleny's, and fired the gun. She would have then disposed of the gloves before the police got involved. That would have left Maleny's prints on the gun and some gunshot residue on her hands. However, a test would reveal that the pattern of the residue shows that there was a hand covering hers.
 

Great Part 1, Jardinera! I love how you describe these characters. You're obviously having fun with it. :)

Can Doris deal with the big differences between Ari and Orly? She and Ari had sex all the time. Ari kept her hidden from his friends. Ari and she would split the bill on dinners out, and he was in search of a sugar mama. Now she's with a guy who wants to wait until he's married or deeply committed to have sex; enlists the help of family and friends to do something special for the woman he's with; and also believes that it's his job to ensure she's pampered and taken care of financially. It's a mixed bag. Many would say he's too old fashioned in some ways. But after being with a guy like Ari, a bit of old fashioned might be exactly what Doris needs. I certainly think Nana Chelito would approve.
 

Your recap is awesome Jardinera, thank you

"Clod is then left with his essentials in his hand as Ise returns home"

Ya know Vivi, I wasn't feeling Doris and Orlando like I though I would and it just might be what you described. The building heat kinda fizzled in the light of day.
 

Jardinera654, good recap. Nasty episode. So
Much Lying and manipulation going on. And "they Brought it on themselves."←that could also be a good title for this episode.
If alma decides to tell Claudio about the Big C before he does anything to get psychopath out of prison, he might decide not to do anything to help him get out of prison and In which case Grrrrsula would make her way over there on her broom to blow him out of the water. He's damned if he do and damned if he don't. He right he should Curse the day he did what he did, cuz he had another choice but as usual he chose to dip in another pond. Max and leo are in for it.
Im glad orly and doris are takin it slow, there
Is more to a relationship than sex. Nothing wrong with takin it slow. Finally somebody is
Happy in this show. y'all I promise I was really not trying to make that rhyme. :-D I'm
glad hes old fashioned. I like the old fashion stuff better than this stuff thats going on now You have something to look forward to with this way of doing things, of course well everybody is different. everybody' has a right to do what they want. Its going to be fun tho watching them get closer and closer and closer without jumping between the sheets.
the rest of this stuff is going to be a hot mess
Must see tv, comin up.
 

Thanks for Part 2, Jardinera!
 

Gracias, Jardinera. And the madness continues...
 

Thanks, Jardinera. Terrific recap. My favorites:

Of course, Josefa is there watching the parade as Honoria and family return with Fermin in hand.

Clod is then left with his essentials in his hand as Ise returns home.

Poor Maleny. Can't stand her, but I do want her to stick it to Ursula. So stupid to handover Isela-Claudio to her.

What Alma is doing is not so unusual. Many people need to process their illness themselves first, before they let their loved ones in. But I hope Alma doesn't take too long to do this.

I confess I loved the chemistry between Doris and Ari and was hoping he'd reform. But I'll give Doris and Orlando a chance. His close-to-macho manifesto surprised me at first, but then I thought about how timid and needy Isela had always been with him. I think Doris's boldness will temper Orlando's old-fashioned ways.