Caray, Caray!

Hello Patio Pals! Sorry I pulled a Tricky Ricky on you yesterday and disappeared from the comment thread. I had an impromptu recapping gig over at the PyP Patio. Thank you Diana, Jarifa, Pablo, Tofie, Adriana and Julia! Your comments brighten my day, every day!

Chances you'll encounter some typos and hallucinations in this summary, I was falling asleep while writing it. I'll proof-read and correct stuff tomorrow! It's 5:15 am in my corner of teh world. Time to catch some Zzzz's before getting up in 4 hours.

Buenos noches amigos:)
 

Thank you Nandicta. Who cares about typos and gemme more hallucinations.

"Sometimes I feel I should live in a musical" Life is a musical so me too

No wonder Anastasia cheated. Luca with superhero footie pjs hopping on the bed or Ernesto using it for it's second intended purpose.
 

Thanks, Nandicta! Since I am still relatively young in the telenovela watching world (a little less than 4 years) I really appreciated your María Paula explanation as well as the laughs this a.m.

Ernesto was cold but correct in assessing Viviana's comatose state: she was asking for it. I won't blame him; she should have been out if there years ago.

I enjoyed the funny and slapstick the most: Margarita taking Adrián on her morotrcycle to the hospital, Chubby Homero and his bouncy boinging effect, Félix and his preoccupation with Ágata, Mario and the interrupted kiss with Nacho being the culprit.

So now Luca knows that Anastasia has made her rounds in the family, will he finally stop talking to and hugging her??? Too funny!
 

Nandicta, this was short, sweet and totally fabulous.

"hair and eyebrows are dyed in the blackest black, his hands are adorned with Liberace bling and he sports a pimp cane" and "Kristel and Erasmo do the deed in the park, like hobos" had me laughing out loud. Simply great.

I love any scene with Margarita!

To me, the most touching scene was Ernesto finally hugging Adrian. How sad that the cause had to be Vivi's life hangining in the balance.

Jarifa, I also loved Nacho ruining Mario's romantic moment. Likely the only one the poor guy has had in eons.

Thank you for doing this - you are so appreciated!

Diana


 

I heard somebody saying that ''some people say shit and you laugh, while some people say shit and stinks''. This is the idea I have when I see Nalgarita after Félix against let say, Betty White, who was last sunday on Crowded ''taking care'' of Patrick Warburton. I guess that the scene could be the same, but it all depends on how it is done. Anyway, it might be my tv set, or the ''natural'' lighting on their outdoorsy set, but I noticed Kristel's hair a lot darker and not bright red as usual...
 

Nandicta, Pablo, and Jarifa - A big thank you for all the wonderful recaps. They are all a joy to read. I have fallen behind on this show, but am still watching and catching up, and reading the recaps for each episode. Thanks again.
 

Buenos noches! Hahaha! Kracy's Spanish-mangling is becoming contagious!

Cheers for stopping by, everyone!

-- Tofie: "No wonder Anastasia cheated. Luca with superhero footie pjs hopping on the bed or Ernesto using it for it's second intended purpose." Ouch but oh so true! Every time I reread this, the mental image of Luca in superhero cartoon jammies (and bunny slippers) hopping on the bed is just too much! Can't stop giggling! Osorio ruined Santiago Ramundo's career as a galán in Mexican TNs, before it even had a chance to start!

(From Monday) "admit to distraction during the show as I found titillating a treatise of Romania's surrender to the Central Powers in 1918." That sounds really interesting, indeed! I'm willing to bet that even a treatise of the different methodologies of watching a wall dry has a good chance of beating SdA.

-- Jarifa: "So now Luca knows that Anastasia has made her rounds in the family, will he finally stop talking to and hugging her???" LOL! I perdict there will be more unsolicited hugs and kisses that poor Luca will fail to break out from in a timely manner.

It's good to know that you like the slapstick in this show. It's a hit and miss with me. I laughed out loud when Margarita startled Félix in Monday's episode and he fell in the bush. Nacho's shenanigans in this episode made smile as well.

I'm glad you're enjoying the haunting storyline. I would have liked it better had it been a TN in its own right. A lot of the elements thrown in one big pot pell-mell and without concern for consistency or coherence would be enjoyable when considered independently from everything else.

 

-- Diana: You're too kind, dear. I'm glad this patio is adding to your enjoyment of the show and making the drivel a bit more palatable. I gotta admit that I'm sticking around mainly for you guys. I feel like I need to watch the show in order to be in on the joke. Reading your funny comments are the best part of my day!

"To me, the most touching scene was Ernesto finally hugging Adrian. How sad that the cause had to be Vivi's life hangining in the balance." I was moved by that scene as well. I'm still struggling to figure out the Ernesto character but I'm finding it a lot more interesting than Tricky Ricky.

I enjoy seeing Margarita as a hip cool abuela and a supportive influence in the life of these kids. Her drooling over Félix annoys me at times. I don't mind the May-December romance, I just fail to see Félix's appeal and I don't like to see Maggie make a fool of herself for an uninteresting love prospect.

(From Friday) I've warmed up to Kiko quite a bit. I still maintain The Osorio Kid will grow and develop into a better actor away from his father's professional projects. He has a couple of prominent novela roles under his belt, his should start auditioning for other producers.

-- Pablo: You're right, humor is a tricky thing to get right. The same situation with a slight nuance in the setting can be hilarious in one setting and a total flop in another. Your observation about Kristel's shade of red is right. She dyed her hair darker. I noticed that too.

(From Monday) "Viviana, Silavan and Gonzalo Santillana, it even rhymes!" That was excellent! Are you sure you are not a comedy writer?

-- Mauricio: Thank you for popping in and leaving such a lovely comment. Glad you are enjoying the recaps. Adriana is the fourth musketeer in our recap team! Hope to see more of you in our little patio :)

 

-- Julia: You never fail to make me laugh! (From Friday) Ricardo as Spike? I can totally get behind that. Buffy, The Vampire Slayer was junior high and high school for me, along with Stargate SG-1, Charmed, Xena: Warrior Princess and reruns of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ! 14-year old me had a major crush on Kevin Sorbo until I saw Fernando Colunga coming out of the swimming pool in a turquoise speedo, in María la del Barrio and my life changed forever! Aaaah, memories!

You made a very interesting speculation on Monday! Luca and Vicente as half-brothers? Maybe. Two brothers fighting over the same gal is a brand-new and completely unprecedented TN plotline! I just hope Luca's biological father isn't La Sombra! Luca... I am your father!

--Adriana: (From Monday) I have about 30 novelas under my belt and I totally agree with your assessment of the main couples. This is the first time I find them either lukewarm, like Peppy Espy and Tricky Ricky, or downright barf-worthy like the nauseatingly sweet and totally fake PatoLuca.

-- TomBoy: (From Friday) I don't know if you'll see this but welcome to our little merry patio! I concur with you on the Erasmo-Kristel pairing. The actress leaves me cold too. Glad you enjoy the vocabulary. Thanks for stopping by! Don't be a stranger!

Guys, if you refresh your page, you'll see a photo of the Rivas Iturbe triplets from Lazos de Amor.
 

-- Tofie: Sorry, I meant watching *a painted wall dry.
 

Nandicta, thanks so much for all your efforts. Always thorough and funny, even when they're short-form. I liked the comment about Luca repossessing his kidney. I wonder if Anasty trysted with Ernasty before or after the kidney transplant. Maybe it's Luca's kidneys she's most attracted to!

This show is like a potluck dinner of newly-arrived international students who don't know each other and don't have kitchens. Lots of random dishes, none of which seem to go together, not really made correctly, but you might find something you like.
 

Nandicta, I just keep looking for reasons to keep tuning in. : )

Mauricio, glad to see you on the patio!
 

Adriana- My apologies. You have also written some wonderful recaps for this show. Thank you so much!

Thank you Nandicta and Jarifa for the kind words.


 

I like Erasmo, but his "romance" scenes with Kristel are blah. She seems more interested in looking like a magazine photo model than in having any sort of compelling personality or showing believable emotions. Or maybe she was merely as dismayed as I was by Erasmo's pathetic marshmallow-toasting skills. You don't just stick them in the fire and torch them, dude! I guess marshmallow toasting isn't an easy skill to acquire for a guy who can't afford milk. But I bet Ricardo would screw it up, too, and then blame the fire.
 

Ha!Ha! "Blame the fire!"
 

-- Mauricio: You're welcome here any time! ¡Está usted en su casa!

-- Julia: "Ricardo would screw it up, too, and then blame the fire." Hahahaha! So true! Or the marshmallows. Or the little wooden skewers. Or the concept of roasting. I wonder how long it would take for Tricky Ricky to start blaming Iker, the new Triana, for all his screw-ups at work.

-- Jarifa: This is the opening theme for "Lazos de Amor":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJV2p_gsC3s.

I know the song by heart ever since I was a kid (I didn't speak any Spanish back then. I used to watch this TN dubbed in Arabic) and I belt out the chorus every time I hear it. I'm not even ashamed to admit to any of this! :D
Lazos de amor atando nuestros sentimientoooos. De tres hermanas que nacieron casi al mismo a tiempooooo...

 

By the way, Silvia Derbez, the lady of the living room photo, who "plays" our Esperanza's mother, was also in "Lazos de Amor", in live rather than portrait form. (OK, I will totally shut up about "Lazos de Amor" now! :D)

Good night! :)
 

Not only Osorio paid homage to Mrs. Derbez, he is also doing it for her son Eugenio, making this novela as similar as possible to LA FAMILIA PELUCHE...