Tuesday, March 22, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #39, 3/21/16: Another Evening Pass
So Isabel is having dinner with Diego, insofar as she can bring herself to break bread with him, and Diego reminds her that she had something to tell him. "So let's talk now," he says. "I'm all ears!"
Andres is waking up in his bed. "You had an accident on your wedding night," Julio tells him.
Alfredo walks in on Belen nursing "his" son. "You're the wet-nurse? No way! Gimme!" Alfredo says, trying to wrestle the baby away from Belen.
Isabel says she doesn't remember telling Diego "we have to talk." "The room was full of flowers, like it is now," Diego explains. "You were lovely, like you are now. I was trying to be pleasant, like I am now. AND YOU REJECTED ME. Don't you remember?"
They argue. Diego demands to know what's going on.
Julio calls for Angela, who rushes to her son's bedside. Andres is in pain. He asks for Belen. "Is my son born?" Angela and Julio decide to get Isabel to help.
Alfredo is trying to wake his wife. She is, as usual, out cold. Belen tries to explain that she's "medicated." Alfredo doesn't want to listen. He takes the baby away from her, horrified. Teresa saves the day, has Alfredo give the baby back to Belen.
While Alfredo is in the room with his sleeping wife, Teresa grills Belen. Where were you all day? Belen says even servants have to use the bathroom sometimes. Teresa says, let me know next time you have to use the bathroom! She tells Belen to take the baby with her for the night so he'll be well-fed when Belen brings him back in the morning. This suits Belen just fine.
Julio is at Isabel's door (?) with news of Andres. (Did she walk out on Diego during/after their argument?) Isabel leaves with him and locks the door behind her. Julio makes a sarcastic comment about Isabel's marriage being off to a great start. Cecelia lurks behind.
Teresa tells Alfredo that the baby will be sleeping with the servants tonight. Fred is aghast that his child will be around "those people." "If she can feed him, she might as well sleep with him too," Teresa remarks carelessly. She kicks Alfredo out of the bedroom so that she can discuss "woman stuff" with Sofia; once the door is closed, she searches the room until she finds the laudanum bottle. She takes it with her. She lets Alfredo back into the room, where he says soothing things to Sofia.
Andres is in horrible pain. It's his leg. It's a mess, apparently. He needs morphine, but all the morphine is at the hospital. Isabel says she'll go with Jacinto to get it, but Angela thinks Jacinto isn't an adequate escort at this late hour, so she's going to have Julio go too. Great!
Cece watches as Isabel, Jacinto, and Julio take off in the car.
Diego drinks moodily in his office and flings his glass. I wonder if he'll live long enough to someday throw a cell phone? Probably not. He has no idea what he's missing.
Belen is happily hanging out in her room with the twins when Diego comes to her door. She hurriedly stashes baby #2. Diego takes off his jacket, and it looks like he's planning to rape Belen when he hears a baby crying. Baby #1 is lying placidly on the bed. Diego searches around for an almost comically long time before he finds baby #2. He laughs. "Contratulations, we have twins." He sympathizes with the babies for having such a dumb mother. "This one is the son of a fancy eunuch," he says, indicating Alfredo's alleged child, "and this one is the son of a dumb footman," he says, indicating the alleged child of Andres. "If you want to keep your children safe, if you want me to be quiet, you'd better be quiet too. Swear that when Andres wakes up, you won't tell him a word about that letter." He tells her to stay quiet for her own life as well as that of her children.
Julio and Isabel have a moment alone as they go into the hospital. Isabel asks who's that woman she saw him with earlier? Julio lies and says it was a guest who needed to be shown the way out of the maze. Isabel doesn't believe him.
At the hotel, Andres is asking for Belen. He hears a baby crying and gets excited. Angela tells him it's not his baby; it's Sofia's. She explains about the arrangement for Belen to feed Sofia's child. She tells him that his own child did not survive. Andres is agitated, crying.
Diego goes to Isabel's room and is surprised that Isabel isn't there. He searches her room madly, "who are you? WHO ARE YOU??"
At the hospital, the doctor is worried that Andres might have gangrene and need an amputation. He agrees to go to the hotel and take a look. He leaves Isabel in charge. He wants Julio to go back to the hotel with him; he doesn't think it would be a good idea for Julio to stay. (No kidding.) Jacinto wants to take Violeta "home." She doesn't want to go; Isabel says she needs Violeta to stay and help her. Violeta smiles gratefully.
Angela is at Belen's door. Belen stashes baby #2 again. Angela tells Belen that Andres is awake. Belen asks if she can talk to Andres alone. She agrees not to talk about the letter just yet.
Angela has tea with Lupe (who adds a little brandy to her tea). Lupe says Angela should take Andres far away from this place, away from his siblings and their mother, for his own safety. Angela is shocked to realize that Lupe knows all about her and Romulo. Lupe says he's known for many years, ever since he saw how Romulo played with Andres like he didn't play with any of his other children.
Belen goes to Andres with both babies. He wakes to find her crying on his arm. She tells him almost everything - how she was pregnant and alone, about to be fired, when Teresa offered her a deal for her baby. Belen says she made a mistake because she was selfish and afraid. Then Andres came along. She wanted to cancel her deal with Teresa, but she wouldn't let her. The midwife took her baby and left her to bleed out. But then this other baby showed up! Julio knows all about it, she says. Now she wants to be his wife. (The captions were crap and I couldn't make out everything she said, so please let me know if I missed something in this speech. It sounded like she told him basically the entire story except for the parts about Diego and the letter.)
"I love you forever, Belen," Andres replies, holding one of the babies.
Sofia is agitated. Teresa says she's done with the laudanum. "But I neeeed it," Sofia whines. She even stamps her foot. "Your husband is out of jail, and he needs you," Teresa says. It's time Sofia stands on her own two feet. "You are an Alarcon!"
Julio and Jacinto return to the hotel with Dr. Vicario. Diego barks at them, "where's my wife?" "I left her at the hospital," the doctor says. (I love his casual, almost dismissive attitude with Diego. He doesn't talk that way to anyone else!) "I always told my wife, 'when you marry a doctor, you marry the profession.'" Diego is speechless.
Doctor: I'm back because the waiter is out of his coma.
Diego: Andres?
Doctor: I don't know any other waiter who's been in a coma!
Diego tells Jacinto to fetch Garrido.
Felipe is in his monastic robes, saying goodnight to Cecelia's two "nieces." He finds Cecilia waiting for him in the parlor. She says she's their aunt, and a friend of Diego's. ("Diego has friends?" Felipe replies wittily.) Cece says they're not exactly old friends, but they hit it off right away and share a deep and mutual understanding. Anyway, she promised Diego that she wouldn't allow her nieces be led astray. But she can make a deal with Felipe; money cleanses all. He claims that as a monk, he has nothing to offer, but she finds his gangsta roll and takes all of it.
The doctor looks at Andres' leg. He says something about it to Angela that I don't catch, and mentions the accident. "But it was no accident," Andres interjects. "I was attacked by the Gold Knife Killer!"
Next time: ??? I didn't see anything new in the avances.
Andres is waking up in his bed. "You had an accident on your wedding night," Julio tells him.
Alfredo walks in on Belen nursing "his" son. "You're the wet-nurse? No way! Gimme!" Alfredo says, trying to wrestle the baby away from Belen.
Isabel says she doesn't remember telling Diego "we have to talk." "The room was full of flowers, like it is now," Diego explains. "You were lovely, like you are now. I was trying to be pleasant, like I am now. AND YOU REJECTED ME. Don't you remember?"
They argue. Diego demands to know what's going on.
Julio calls for Angela, who rushes to her son's bedside. Andres is in pain. He asks for Belen. "Is my son born?" Angela and Julio decide to get Isabel to help.
Alfredo is trying to wake his wife. She is, as usual, out cold. Belen tries to explain that she's "medicated." Alfredo doesn't want to listen. He takes the baby away from her, horrified. Teresa saves the day, has Alfredo give the baby back to Belen.
While Alfredo is in the room with his sleeping wife, Teresa grills Belen. Where were you all day? Belen says even servants have to use the bathroom sometimes. Teresa says, let me know next time you have to use the bathroom! She tells Belen to take the baby with her for the night so he'll be well-fed when Belen brings him back in the morning. This suits Belen just fine.
Julio is at Isabel's door (?) with news of Andres. (Did she walk out on Diego during/after their argument?) Isabel leaves with him and locks the door behind her. Julio makes a sarcastic comment about Isabel's marriage being off to a great start. Cecelia lurks behind.
Teresa tells Alfredo that the baby will be sleeping with the servants tonight. Fred is aghast that his child will be around "those people." "If she can feed him, she might as well sleep with him too," Teresa remarks carelessly. She kicks Alfredo out of the bedroom so that she can discuss "woman stuff" with Sofia; once the door is closed, she searches the room until she finds the laudanum bottle. She takes it with her. She lets Alfredo back into the room, where he says soothing things to Sofia.
Andres is in horrible pain. It's his leg. It's a mess, apparently. He needs morphine, but all the morphine is at the hospital. Isabel says she'll go with Jacinto to get it, but Angela thinks Jacinto isn't an adequate escort at this late hour, so she's going to have Julio go too. Great!
Cece watches as Isabel, Jacinto, and Julio take off in the car.
Diego drinks moodily in his office and flings his glass. I wonder if he'll live long enough to someday throw a cell phone? Probably not. He has no idea what he's missing.
Belen is happily hanging out in her room with the twins when Diego comes to her door. She hurriedly stashes baby #2. Diego takes off his jacket, and it looks like he's planning to rape Belen when he hears a baby crying. Baby #1 is lying placidly on the bed. Diego searches around for an almost comically long time before he finds baby #2. He laughs. "Contratulations, we have twins." He sympathizes with the babies for having such a dumb mother. "This one is the son of a fancy eunuch," he says, indicating Alfredo's alleged child, "and this one is the son of a dumb footman," he says, indicating the alleged child of Andres. "If you want to keep your children safe, if you want me to be quiet, you'd better be quiet too. Swear that when Andres wakes up, you won't tell him a word about that letter." He tells her to stay quiet for her own life as well as that of her children.
Julio and Isabel have a moment alone as they go into the hospital. Isabel asks who's that woman she saw him with earlier? Julio lies and says it was a guest who needed to be shown the way out of the maze. Isabel doesn't believe him.
At the hotel, Andres is asking for Belen. He hears a baby crying and gets excited. Angela tells him it's not his baby; it's Sofia's. She explains about the arrangement for Belen to feed Sofia's child. She tells him that his own child did not survive. Andres is agitated, crying.
Diego goes to Isabel's room and is surprised that Isabel isn't there. He searches her room madly, "who are you? WHO ARE YOU??"
At the hospital, the doctor is worried that Andres might have gangrene and need an amputation. He agrees to go to the hotel and take a look. He leaves Isabel in charge. He wants Julio to go back to the hotel with him; he doesn't think it would be a good idea for Julio to stay. (No kidding.) Jacinto wants to take Violeta "home." She doesn't want to go; Isabel says she needs Violeta to stay and help her. Violeta smiles gratefully.
Angela is at Belen's door. Belen stashes baby #2 again. Angela tells Belen that Andres is awake. Belen asks if she can talk to Andres alone. She agrees not to talk about the letter just yet.
Angela has tea with Lupe (who adds a little brandy to her tea). Lupe says Angela should take Andres far away from this place, away from his siblings and their mother, for his own safety. Angela is shocked to realize that Lupe knows all about her and Romulo. Lupe says he's known for many years, ever since he saw how Romulo played with Andres like he didn't play with any of his other children.
Belen goes to Andres with both babies. He wakes to find her crying on his arm. She tells him almost everything - how she was pregnant and alone, about to be fired, when Teresa offered her a deal for her baby. Belen says she made a mistake because she was selfish and afraid. Then Andres came along. She wanted to cancel her deal with Teresa, but she wouldn't let her. The midwife took her baby and left her to bleed out. But then this other baby showed up! Julio knows all about it, she says. Now she wants to be his wife. (The captions were crap and I couldn't make out everything she said, so please let me know if I missed something in this speech. It sounded like she told him basically the entire story except for the parts about Diego and the letter.)
"I love you forever, Belen," Andres replies, holding one of the babies.
Sofia is agitated. Teresa says she's done with the laudanum. "But I neeeed it," Sofia whines. She even stamps her foot. "Your husband is out of jail, and he needs you," Teresa says. It's time Sofia stands on her own two feet. "You are an Alarcon!"
Julio and Jacinto return to the hotel with Dr. Vicario. Diego barks at them, "where's my wife?" "I left her at the hospital," the doctor says. (I love his casual, almost dismissive attitude with Diego. He doesn't talk that way to anyone else!) "I always told my wife, 'when you marry a doctor, you marry the profession.'" Diego is speechless.
Doctor: I'm back because the waiter is out of his coma.
Diego: Andres?
Doctor: I don't know any other waiter who's been in a coma!
Diego tells Jacinto to fetch Garrido.
Felipe is in his monastic robes, saying goodnight to Cecelia's two "nieces." He finds Cecilia waiting for him in the parlor. She says she's their aunt, and a friend of Diego's. ("Diego has friends?" Felipe replies wittily.) Cece says they're not exactly old friends, but they hit it off right away and share a deep and mutual understanding. Anyway, she promised Diego that she wouldn't allow her nieces be led astray. But she can make a deal with Felipe; money cleanses all. He claims that as a monk, he has nothing to offer, but she finds his gangsta roll and takes all of it.
The doctor looks at Andres' leg. He says something about it to Angela that I don't catch, and mentions the accident. "But it was no accident," Andres interjects. "I was attacked by the Gold Knife Killer!"
Next time: ??? I didn't see anything new in the avances.
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Recap is done.
I am quite miffed that we never saw (well, I didn't see, and I looked twice) Isabel walk out on Diego during/after their argument. Or did he walk out on her? It was very confusing to see her arguing with him, then next thing we know she's leaving with Julio.
Did they leave from her room or from Diego's? If Julio picked her up at Diego's room, then how does Diego not know where she went, and how does he not know (until the doctor tells him later) that Andres is out of his coma?
Maybe Diego walked out on Isabel, and it was actually his room where she left and locked the door... or... I'm so confused. Help.
I am quite miffed that we never saw (well, I didn't see, and I looked twice) Isabel walk out on Diego during/after their argument. Or did he walk out on her? It was very confusing to see her arguing with him, then next thing we know she's leaving with Julio.
Did they leave from her room or from Diego's? If Julio picked her up at Diego's room, then how does Diego not know where she went, and how does he not know (until the doctor tells him later) that Andres is out of his coma?
Maybe Diego walked out on Isabel, and it was actually his room where she left and locked the door... or... I'm so confused. Help.
Julie, thank you for your most excellent recap. Yes, the episode fell short by not letting the viewer know how Isabel did leave Diego. Very annoying.
Diego needs an unpleasant end. Threatening the "found" baby with a pillow was the lowest of the low.
Hope we aren't in for an amputation of a gangrened leg.
How much longer can Isabel escape the clutches of Diego? Maybe she can go live at the hospital . . .
Diego needs an unpleasant end. Threatening the "found" baby with a pillow was the lowest of the low.
Hope we aren't in for an amputation of a gangrened leg.
How much longer can Isabel escape the clutches of Diego? Maybe she can go live at the hospital . . .
Thanks for the recap, Julie! I was also very confused by the sudden change to Isabel standing at the door - and not seeing what she said to Diego to get out of that conversation. I thought I had missed a scene.
I'm also very confused about who knows which secrets and how. Did Diego just figure everything out when he saw the two babies? (that one had been given to Sofia and Belen was hiding the other?) Belen said Julio knows everything, but doesn't he just know about the 2nd baby, and not the first? And Angela knows about the 1st being given to Sofia, but not the second?
Why was Jacinto so mean to Violeta? His moody teenager attitude is getting so annoying.
I'm also very confused about who knows which secrets and how. Did Diego just figure everything out when he saw the two babies? (that one had been given to Sofia and Belen was hiding the other?) Belen said Julio knows everything, but doesn't he just know about the 2nd baby, and not the first? And Angela knows about the 1st being given to Sofia, but not the second?
Why was Jacinto so mean to Violeta? His moody teenager attitude is getting so annoying.
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: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 9:20:00 AM EDT
: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 9:20:00 AM EDT
Gracias, Julie. Great work.
I had a little trouble understanding Belen during the scene in Andres' room, but I don't think you missed anything. She did not mention the letter. I am still wondering whether she should have told him as much as she did.
Dee Eggo deserves a Karmageddon that begins with castration.
So Felipe either won some cash in a poker game or managed not to spend everything he got for the wine he stole. He has some nerve still wearing the habit. He is no match for Cecelia; she is a true man-eater.
Alfraido is just as much a snob as Elise. This shouldn't be a surprise but it was.
I love how the doctor dismissed Dee Eggo. However I have no doubt that Snidely Whiplash will take this out on Isabel.
I had a little trouble understanding Belen during the scene in Andres' room, but I don't think you missed anything. She did not mention the letter. I am still wondering whether she should have told him as much as she did.
Dee Eggo deserves a Karmageddon that begins with castration.
So Felipe either won some cash in a poker game or managed not to spend everything he got for the wine he stole. He has some nerve still wearing the habit. He is no match for Cecelia; she is a true man-eater.
Alfraido is just as much a snob as Elise. This shouldn't be a surprise but it was.
I love how the doctor dismissed Dee Eggo. However I have no doubt that Snidely Whiplash will take this out on Isabel.
Julie- You missed nothing, amiga! Well done!
I'm hoping they show us eventually in flashback how that conversation ended. Maybe she DID tell him she had a lover prior to him, and that's why he went searching in her room to see if he could find something incriminating to tell him who the guy was. It's a good thing Isabel gave Julio back his locket!
Yeah, if my hate for Diego could possible grow more, it did when he threatened to smother the baby, and then threatened both of their lives. I think Belen got a taste of the kind of threats to your kid's life that would silence Angela all these years.
Very clever of Belen to tell Andres just enough to not make her look like the calculating gold digger she is, but also to make sure he has her back, no matter what. They are now in this together. Too bad he's still so physically vulnerable (and the previews show just how much that puts him in danger). But, he's certainly awake enough to marry her.
I am glad to see in each of those scenes with the babies, that they HAVE to use a crying track, because both babies seem pretty content and relaxed with the actors.
I'm hoping they show us eventually in flashback how that conversation ended. Maybe she DID tell him she had a lover prior to him, and that's why he went searching in her room to see if he could find something incriminating to tell him who the guy was. It's a good thing Isabel gave Julio back his locket!
Yeah, if my hate for Diego could possible grow more, it did when he threatened to smother the baby, and then threatened both of their lives. I think Belen got a taste of the kind of threats to your kid's life that would silence Angela all these years.
Very clever of Belen to tell Andres just enough to not make her look like the calculating gold digger she is, but also to make sure he has her back, no matter what. They are now in this together. Too bad he's still so physically vulnerable (and the previews show just how much that puts him in danger). But, he's certainly awake enough to marry her.
I am glad to see in each of those scenes with the babies, that they HAVE to use a crying track, because both babies seem pretty content and relaxed with the actors.
Dee Eggo beats Belen when she's in labor and now almost smothers one of the infants in front of her.... that sounds like a first.
[Peter Lorre voice] We'll boil you in oil!
So there is a pair of identical twins here and it would be beyond problematic if one grows up downstairs while the other grows up upstairs. However, I'm sure this story will end before that would become the serious issue it would be.
Someone should create an Official Secrets List for this one to keep track.
[Peter Lorre voice] We'll boil you in oil!
So there is a pair of identical twins here and it would be beyond problematic if one grows up downstairs while the other grows up upstairs. However, I'm sure this story will end before that would become the serious issue it would be.
Someone should create an Official Secrets List for this one to keep track.
Oh Vivi, that's a good idea that we'll maybe see the end of that conversation (Isabel and Diego) in flashback. She must have told him something. But it was handled so clumsily that the rest of the scenes didn't make any sense.
J: I'm not completely sure about all the secrets either:
- Diego: Yes, he figured it out when he saw that they were twins. You may remember, the night of the births, Natalia even commented to Angela what a coincidence it was that Sofia and Belen were giving birth at the exact same time - apparently she wasn't the only person who thought so. Next thing Diego knows, Belen is wet-nurse to Sofia's baby.
Julio: Of course he knows all about baby #2, and that was what I was thinking when I wrote that he "knows everything." I'm not sure if he knows that baby #1 is hers too, but I wouldn't be surprised if he, like Diego, has put 2 and 2 together. Especially if he's ever gotten a good look at #1.
Angela: Knows that baby #1 is Belen's, but doesn't know that baby #2 exists just yet.
Now that Andres knows, how long is she going to keep #2 a secret from Angela? She probably doesn't need to tell anyone else, but Angela's support would be extremely helpful.
J: I'm not completely sure about all the secrets either:
- Diego: Yes, he figured it out when he saw that they were twins. You may remember, the night of the births, Natalia even commented to Angela what a coincidence it was that Sofia and Belen were giving birth at the exact same time - apparently she wasn't the only person who thought so. Next thing Diego knows, Belen is wet-nurse to Sofia's baby.
Julio: Of course he knows all about baby #2, and that was what I was thinking when I wrote that he "knows everything." I'm not sure if he knows that baby #1 is hers too, but I wouldn't be surprised if he, like Diego, has put 2 and 2 together. Especially if he's ever gotten a good look at #1.
Angela: Knows that baby #1 is Belen's, but doesn't know that baby #2 exists just yet.
Now that Andres knows, how long is she going to keep #2 a secret from Angela? She probably doesn't need to tell anyone else, but Angela's support would be extremely helpful.
If Belen told Angela how Diego threatened the babies, I bet she'd help, no matter what her feelings for Belen.
I've also been wondering if motherhood has affected Belen for the better at all. If the Alarcons were to lose the hotel and whatever's left of their fortune, would she still care about both of the babies? Or either one of them?
I'm less hopeful about her capacity to love Andres. I think her love is fundamentally contingent upon his being able to inherit something, and if he loses the leg that's not going to make him any more attractive to her because his earning power will be reduced as well.
I'm less hopeful about her capacity to love Andres. I think her love is fundamentally contingent upon his being able to inherit something, and if he loses the leg that's not going to make him any more attractive to her because his earning power will be reduced as well.
I'm sure she would. Those babies need all the help they can get with the gene pools that mingled to create them. The only issue would be whether she could keep her cool well enough to be effective.
I think Angela could keep her cool during a nuclear meltdown, for as long as necessary to get through the crisis.
She might fall apart afterwards, but only after making sure that everyone else is squared away.
She might fall apart afterwards, but only after making sure that everyone else is squared away.
Julie--This was such a complicated episode to recap and the writers or the Uni-snipper squad didn't make it any easier for you. This was excellent. And you got the emotions in there as well.
Belen became my heroine last night. She may be a liar and a gold-digger and a manipulator, but she's a fighter for her babies and her life.
Supposedly having given birth one or two days before, she was about to be raped. That tells me Diego either knows nothing about women's insides after giving birth or doesn't care (I think both contributed to his behavior). Diego is now at the top of my villain's pile of dung as the lowest of the low. I hope the Gold Knife Killer does get him some Rocky Mountain Oysters as an appetizer.
I wonder if he was really going to smother that baby or was doing it to get Belen to cave to his orders to keep quiet--or else.
Isabel is a wimp. She picked her bed, now she has to lie IN it.
Sofia is toast. I don't think even Alfredo can save her.
Felipe is a lost cause, but he's fun to watch sliding down toward the gates of hell.
Congratulations, Teresa, what a brood you hatched.
Belen became my heroine last night. She may be a liar and a gold-digger and a manipulator, but she's a fighter for her babies and her life.
Supposedly having given birth one or two days before, she was about to be raped. That tells me Diego either knows nothing about women's insides after giving birth or doesn't care (I think both contributed to his behavior). Diego is now at the top of my villain's pile of dung as the lowest of the low. I hope the Gold Knife Killer does get him some Rocky Mountain Oysters as an appetizer.
I wonder if he was really going to smother that baby or was doing it to get Belen to cave to his orders to keep quiet--or else.
Isabel is a wimp. She picked her bed, now she has to lie IN it.
Sofia is toast. I don't think even Alfredo can save her.
Felipe is a lost cause, but he's fun to watch sliding down toward the gates of hell.
Congratulations, Teresa, what a brood you hatched.
I don't think Diego was really going to smother a baby, Anita, at least not last night. I think he was just giving Belen a vivid picture of how easy it would be to harm them.
What is Belen planning now? I'm sure she hasn't given up her dream of exploiting what's in that letter. But she'll have to find it first, or find some other way to prove that Andres is the firstborn.
What is Belen planning now? I'm sure she hasn't given up her dream of exploiting what's in that letter. But she'll have to find it first, or find some other way to prove that Andres is the firstborn.
We sure were left high and dry on the Isabel-Diego "talk." We did see him fuming in the office, where he must have gone to cool off.
They'd better tell us or else why make such a big thing out of that little bottle of pomegranate juice or whatever was mixed in. Revising the scene, I get now why Diego zeroed in on it. It was in a little velvet bag with a string on it, so he would know immediately it was not his.
I thought when Julio came to the door of the suite to get Isa, he would have gone to the "honeymoon" suite they were sharing. He saw the left over meal and candles on the table. She seemed to be alone--he did sort of try to glance around for Diego. If Diego had been there, he would have come to the door as well and argued with Julio.
The two suites, his and hers, confuse me because they are furnished similarly, as is Sofia's. So who knows, really, where they were having dinner. We know on their wedding night, they were in his suite.
They'd better tell us or else why make such a big thing out of that little bottle of pomegranate juice or whatever was mixed in. Revising the scene, I get now why Diego zeroed in on it. It was in a little velvet bag with a string on it, so he would know immediately it was not his.
I thought when Julio came to the door of the suite to get Isa, he would have gone to the "honeymoon" suite they were sharing. He saw the left over meal and candles on the table. She seemed to be alone--he did sort of try to glance around for Diego. If Diego had been there, he would have come to the door as well and argued with Julio.
The two suites, his and hers, confuse me because they are furnished similarly, as is Sofia's. So who knows, really, where they were having dinner. We know on their wedding night, they were in his suite.
In the universe of this story I don't think it matters whether Andres was the general first-born, only that he is the first-born male. We already know that both Isabel and Sofia are older than Felipe.
BTW, Univision and Televisa are producing this one together so there are no scissors applied to what we see.
Andres will be in pain from no activity. Check out this video.
BTW, Univision and Televisa are producing this one together so there are no scissors applied to what we see.
Andres will be in pain from no activity. Check out this video.
All that pain Andres was in, kind of makes you grateful he was in a coma all those months. I hope he doesn't become addicted to the morphine.
And how in the world is Sofia going to act like a normal human being around Alfredo without her little bottle? He'll know very shortly that something is VERY wrong with his wife. Perhaps when the shakes start.
And how in the world is Sofia going to act like a normal human being around Alfredo without her little bottle? He'll know very shortly that something is VERY wrong with his wife. Perhaps when the shakes start.
Julie: Great recap. Thanks. Love this: “I wonder if he'll live long enough to someday throw a cell phone? Probably not. He has no idea what he's missing.”
Nandicta: Love your hi-lo choices, too, though I am beyond disgusted with Felipe. I thought he was changing for the better, but he’s gone back to his skunky self. I’m not religious, but his wearing the monk’s habit after (during?) his romp with the niece’s was reprehensible to me.
I know there was some speculation before about whether Julio told Isa about CeCe when he told her his life story. Looks like he didn’t.
What was up with Jacinto? I would have thought he would be happy to have Violeta out of the cantina.
Teresa is expecting Sofia to go cold turkey?! Hopefully, the doc will help her get off the junk gradually.
As Vivi noted, the avances do show Andres vulnerable to danger.
Nanette
Nandicta: Love your hi-lo choices, too, though I am beyond disgusted with Felipe. I thought he was changing for the better, but he’s gone back to his skunky self. I’m not religious, but his wearing the monk’s habit after (during?) his romp with the niece’s was reprehensible to me.
I know there was some speculation before about whether Julio told Isa about CeCe when he told her his life story. Looks like he didn’t.
What was up with Jacinto? I would have thought he would be happy to have Violeta out of the cantina.
Teresa is expecting Sofia to go cold turkey?! Hopefully, the doc will help her get off the junk gradually.
As Vivi noted, the avances do show Andres vulnerable to danger.
Nanette
Nanette - good point about Julio leaving Cece out of his life's story to Isabel. I had wondered that. The funny thing is, he didn't tell Ayala any of the stuff he told Isabel, either. At first, I wondered if he had totally made up either one or both stories to suit his audience. And it will be interesting if Ayala and Isabel ever compare notes.
Of course, it's also possible that Julio did tell Isa about Cece during a commercial break or something... but didn't want to open that can of worms when Isabel asked last night who that woman was.
Of course, it's also possible that Julio did tell Isa about Cece during a commercial break or something... but didn't want to open that can of worms when Isabel asked last night who that woman was.
I think Julio did tell Ayala how he came to be accused of murder. That's how Ayala knows he's innocent. Ayala knows all of his story.
Yeah, Ayala will recognize Cece when he sees her.
It's true that Julio told Ayala how he was accused of murder. Hmm. I guess I was confused because we didn't see the actual footage until he told the story to Isabel! (Also, I missed the episode where he told the Ayala version of the story. I tried to watch it on OnDemand a week later, but fell asleep.)
For that matter, I haven't seen most of Friday's episode. I was hoping to see it before last night's episode, but it wasn't available yet. Harrumph.
I guess we will know for sure about Isabel and Cece soon enough, when Julio says either "Isabel, this is that Cecelia woman I told you about" or "hey, there's a part of my story that I kind of yadda-yadda'ed at you."
Or else Cece will get to Isabel first and tell her own colorful version of the story, which Isabel will surely not like.
It's true that Julio told Ayala how he was accused of murder. Hmm. I guess I was confused because we didn't see the actual footage until he told the story to Isabel! (Also, I missed the episode where he told the Ayala version of the story. I tried to watch it on OnDemand a week later, but fell asleep.)
For that matter, I haven't seen most of Friday's episode. I was hoping to see it before last night's episode, but it wasn't available yet. Harrumph.
I guess we will know for sure about Isabel and Cece soon enough, when Julio says either "Isabel, this is that Cecelia woman I told you about" or "hey, there's a part of my story that I kind of yadda-yadda'ed at you."
Or else Cece will get to Isabel first and tell her own colorful version of the story, which Isabel will surely not like.
Julie, I always find it funny that in the first few weeks Univisión telenovela episodes are kept very much up to date on my cable provider's OnDemand. After that, it is always the same: a dump of three or four or more episodes at a time. Lots of luck with keeping up if you have fallen behind! I have also been waiting to see Friday's episode but have not checked today yet.
Julio told Ayala that Ceci is in the hotel, but Ayala was cranky and didn't care because Julio had totally just horned in on his play for Matilde.
Since Ceci isn't a criminal, Ayala has no real reason for concern. But Julio does, since she could reveal his real identity to the wrong people (Diego).
Since Ceci isn't a criminal, Ayala has no real reason for concern. But Julio does, since she could reveal his real identity to the wrong people (Diego).
Julie, you are the best!! Great recap. Perked up my day considerably!
So I'll start by saying DIE DIEGO DIE! isn't good enough anymore. I like the boil in oil idea, or how about a mine collapse where he will slowly but surely starve or lack oxygen until he dies all alone. has to be slow and painful...because raping a woman a matter of a couple days after giving birth. He's not THAT stupid. He's simply a monster.
Love the reveal with Angela and Lupe. Lord love him...and he's loved her still all those years.
I too wondered what Teresa thought just taking the drugs and telling Sophia to get her act together was going to accomplish. She saw once what she was like when she slipped her a couple drops. She is well beyond far gone and hopefully we get to see true withdrawal symptoms set in.
Freddie, felt bad for you but you went down several pegs on the board after that comment about below stairs. Get a job why don't you.
I have to see what Belen's next stance is. Telling Andres is one thing, but she will have to tell Angela. How else does baby no. 2 get to stick around...unless they are both whisked off to parts unknown. If Belen starts plotting and planning for the inheritance, I still won't like her and I have a feeling as much as we see her protecting those sweeties pies, she uses at least the one for leverage for money, I'll not support that. As it is, the fact those are Diego's kiddies at some point will have to come out and will everyone still love them?? Doubt Freddie will. (That marriage is doomed I think.)
Poor Doc, I don't think he thought he would be working so hard when he agreed to stay. And was no one checking on Andres through this time? Was Isa supposed to because hello, gangrene would have started showing it's ugly head long ago.
Daisynjay
So I'll start by saying DIE DIEGO DIE! isn't good enough anymore. I like the boil in oil idea, or how about a mine collapse where he will slowly but surely starve or lack oxygen until he dies all alone. has to be slow and painful...because raping a woman a matter of a couple days after giving birth. He's not THAT stupid. He's simply a monster.
Love the reveal with Angela and Lupe. Lord love him...and he's loved her still all those years.
I too wondered what Teresa thought just taking the drugs and telling Sophia to get her act together was going to accomplish. She saw once what she was like when she slipped her a couple drops. She is well beyond far gone and hopefully we get to see true withdrawal symptoms set in.
Freddie, felt bad for you but you went down several pegs on the board after that comment about below stairs. Get a job why don't you.
I have to see what Belen's next stance is. Telling Andres is one thing, but she will have to tell Angela. How else does baby no. 2 get to stick around...unless they are both whisked off to parts unknown. If Belen starts plotting and planning for the inheritance, I still won't like her and I have a feeling as much as we see her protecting those sweeties pies, she uses at least the one for leverage for money, I'll not support that. As it is, the fact those are Diego's kiddies at some point will have to come out and will everyone still love them?? Doubt Freddie will. (That marriage is doomed I think.)
Poor Doc, I don't think he thought he would be working so hard when he agreed to stay. And was no one checking on Andres through this time? Was Isa supposed to because hello, gangrene would have started showing it's ugly head long ago.
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 3:48:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 3:48:00 PM EDT
See how much stuff I get mixed up on when I miss an episode?! The recaps are helpful, but nothing really seems to "stick" for me if I don't see it happen with my own eyes. Ah well. It's only a story... only a story... only a story...
Another little tidbit Belen of course left out of her story: before she tried to get OUT of her deal with Teresa, she poisoned Violeta so she'd abort. Yeah, that's a detail that will someday enrage Andres and I think we can forget about those two having a happily ever after.
Loved the recap, Julie, thanks.
Diego drinks moodily in his office and flings his glass. I wonder if he'll live long enough to someday throw a cell phone? Probably not. He has no idea what he's missing.
How great. And wouldn't Sergio have been terrific in this role as well? He plays furious and frustrated to a "T".
A very powerful episode, and I too am becoming a Belen fan,just seeing her tenderness and feistiness protecting those babies.
But almost screamed at the thought of her being violently raped so soon after giving birth. A horrible thought.
And reminded again of what a wonderful actress Daniela Romo is. Her face, while Lupe gradually revealed that he knew everything, was a mirror of so many emotions, tenderness, awe, pain, affection, more pain,understanding gratitude...Wow, that woman just blows me away. She's a terrific singer as well.
Great recap, Julie, and while "it's only a story" it's still a fascinating one for me. Lots of changes in various characters....Sofia is deteriorating, Belen seems to be becoming better. Upstairs. Downstairs. And on we go.
Diego drinks moodily in his office and flings his glass. I wonder if he'll live long enough to someday throw a cell phone? Probably not. He has no idea what he's missing.
How great. And wouldn't Sergio have been terrific in this role as well? He plays furious and frustrated to a "T".
A very powerful episode, and I too am becoming a Belen fan,just seeing her tenderness and feistiness protecting those babies.
But almost screamed at the thought of her being violently raped so soon after giving birth. A horrible thought.
And reminded again of what a wonderful actress Daniela Romo is. Her face, while Lupe gradually revealed that he knew everything, was a mirror of so many emotions, tenderness, awe, pain, affection, more pain,understanding gratitude...Wow, that woman just blows me away. She's a terrific singer as well.
Great recap, Julie, and while "it's only a story" it's still a fascinating one for me. Lots of changes in various characters....Sofia is deteriorating, Belen seems to be becoming better. Upstairs. Downstairs. And on we go.
Thank you Julie. It makes me mad when there are scene inconsistencies like the one with Isabel and Diego and their talk. My guess, Diego got called away from the dinner for an emergency, and while he was gone, Julio arrived and took her away to see Andres. We saw that Julio went to their suite because he remarked about the dinner table. And when Diego was done with his emergency, he went back to the suite and she was gone.
Diego told Jacinto that he wanted him to get Garrido, so my guess is he will have Garrido talk to Andres, now that he's awake and vulnerable, to put the squeeze on him to tell him who Isabel has had a relationship with. He tried it once before, but Andres wouldn't talk, maybe he thinks he has more leverage now that Andres is laid up in bed.
I won't be surprised if another full moon is approaching and perhaps one of Cecilia's nieces ends up dead this time.
Diego told Jacinto that he wanted him to get Garrido, so my guess is he will have Garrido talk to Andres, now that he's awake and vulnerable, to put the squeeze on him to tell him who Isabel has had a relationship with. He tried it once before, but Andres wouldn't talk, maybe he thinks he has more leverage now that Andres is laid up in bed.
I won't be surprised if another full moon is approaching and perhaps one of Cecilia's nieces ends up dead this time.
Belen will not be able to keep up the hidden baby for much longer. Once he gets big enough to be mobile, they will never be able to leave him alone. And with them being twins, the big secret that Sofia was never pregnant will get out. Someones relative will have to take care of him while they work at the hotel. Or maybe Angela will take what Lupe said into consideration and tell Andres to leave with the baby.
Lordie, the good old full moon. Seems that whole issue has been back-burnered a bit. Only was alluded to with the death of that one woman. If those deaths are still occurring, or there was a lull and they start up again, be interesting who we can throw back in as a suspect. I know all points were steering toward Bald Benny, but I trust nothing anymore with this show. Which keep me watching and enjoying.
So thought---Rom played and showed more affection to Andres as a child then his "own" children. Hate when a parent does that, but what would turn him off from his own offspring? Sure he may have loved Angela and tolerated Teresa, but your children are your children. Two possibilities: he was all about the eldest son, or he suspected those other children weren't really his? Now there's a concept.
There is something more that Teresa has as fear in those eyes than just the truth about Andres.
Daisynjay
So thought---Rom played and showed more affection to Andres as a child then his "own" children. Hate when a parent does that, but what would turn him off from his own offspring? Sure he may have loved Angela and tolerated Teresa, but your children are your children. Two possibilities: he was all about the eldest son, or he suspected those other children weren't really his? Now there's a concept.
There is something more that Teresa has as fear in those eyes than just the truth about Andres.
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 4:43:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 4:43:00 PM EDT
If Andres leaves with the baby, he'll have to take Belen with him (to feed the baby) - and how can he support himself, much less Belen (she's expensive) and a baby, with a bad leg?
So Andres can't go unless Angela goes too. That's a lot of people: Angela, Andres, Belen, and baby (I hope he gets a name soon); Is that enough for a spin-off? "Cuchitril de Secretos," they all live together in a tiny Mexico City apartment. Angela works odd jobs, while Belen gets involved in one wacky get-rich-quick scheme after another. Meanwhile, Andres befriends and solves the problems of every family that moves in next to them, a new one each week. And the kid cracks precocious little jokes before each commercial break.
I'm not sure whether it's a drama or a comedy.
JudyB: Daniela Romo SINGS, too? Wow.
So Andres can't go unless Angela goes too. That's a lot of people: Angela, Andres, Belen, and baby (I hope he gets a name soon); Is that enough for a spin-off? "Cuchitril de Secretos," they all live together in a tiny Mexico City apartment. Angela works odd jobs, while Belen gets involved in one wacky get-rich-quick scheme after another. Meanwhile, Andres befriends and solves the problems of every family that moves in next to them, a new one each week. And the kid cracks precocious little jokes before each commercial break.
I'm not sure whether it's a drama or a comedy.
JudyB: Daniela Romo SINGS, too? Wow.
If they can put off leaving until the baby is crawling, and that is, on average, about 6 months old, then the baby won't need Belen to feed it.
Did you watch la Tempestad Julie. There's a beautiful song from that show, a duet actually, called Para Soñar by Daniela Romo. Listen to it on youtube. Every word is clear as a bell.
Thank you Julie!
I finally caught up to it and I am in shock. Diego Montejo is one of the most horrific, brutal villians ever but there is still an air of mystery that forms around him which makes him thrilling to watch for . Poza's scenes with Ilse are just mind blowing , they are Emmy worthy. Remember that we don't know much of Diego at all or how he got into the Alarcon family or what is his endgame.
Andres finally woke up but I cannot feel that it will bring any grace to him being alive. He will probably eat Angela ,Belen and Teresa alive if the paternity secret comes out . I don't like Belen much at all but Angela crying means Lupe crying thus everyone cries. By the way I am not a fan of Belen giving the baby whiskey and keeping him in that box. I fear that one day he is going to smother!
WTH is up with Felipe and Cecilia , what do the writers have in play for his endgame? Will they end up together or he goes back to Mercy? I believe that Felipe was the largest mistake of the writing team. His filler story does not interest me in the slightest, he is just pure comedic relief right now . Shoo Fellipper!
I finally caught up to it and I am in shock. Diego Montejo is one of the most horrific, brutal villians ever but there is still an air of mystery that forms around him which makes him thrilling to watch for . Poza's scenes with Ilse are just mind blowing , they are Emmy worthy. Remember that we don't know much of Diego at all or how he got into the Alarcon family or what is his endgame.
Andres finally woke up but I cannot feel that it will bring any grace to him being alive. He will probably eat Angela ,Belen and Teresa alive if the paternity secret comes out . I don't like Belen much at all but Angela crying means Lupe crying thus everyone cries. By the way I am not a fan of Belen giving the baby whiskey and keeping him in that box. I fear that one day he is going to smother!
WTH is up with Felipe and Cecilia , what do the writers have in play for his endgame? Will they end up together or he goes back to Mercy? I believe that Felipe was the largest mistake of the writing team. His filler story does not interest me in the slightest, he is just pure comedic relief right now . Shoo Fellipper!
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