Tuesday, May 10, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #72, 5/9/16: Mommy-Suegra Dearest
Diego's mother has a mild face, but the tight bun in her hair and the black satin dress give her a severe air. The collar that looks like a chain of medium-sized doilies adds to the incongruity. She tells Isabel that she had Isa nabbed in order to "save" her and Diego. Diego's been writing letters to his mommy. He's treated Isa badly and it's not her fault. He's a troubled boy. During her speech, she prepares a mixture of medicines in a small bottle. She assures Isabel, "don't worry, you'll learn to love my Diego and all will be well. He won't make the same mistakes again!"
Isabel struggles to get up, but is easily knocked over. "My Diego should have been a writer," his mother says. "You're exactly as he described you." She administers another dose with the mask and says that a little morphine and scopolamine will help Isabel "sleep better."
"What would you do if I told you I fell in love with you the moment that I saw you?" Felipe asks Manuela. "I'd hit you," she replies flippantly. Felipe says she made him doubt himself. She scared him.
Manuela tells her story: When her mother died, she grew up with her father and brothers and learned how to be alone surrounded by men. But when her monthlies started, her father panicked and bought her a dress. He sold her to a husband named Ardolfo Barrera. She was like a snake in bed, and the unhappy man even tried to return his purchase. She ended up shooting him six times - in the legs. She didn't kill him. When she got home she found her father waiting for her with the police and she was sentenced to four years in prison. "Neither of our fathers cared for us," Felipe reflects. They kiss.
After she got out of jail, she got mixed up with the "plateados" (silver guys?) up north, and she and her brothers made a lot of money with them. Then she met a guy named Lorenzo Torres. She was with him for several years. She loved him, but he wasn't exactly a homebody nor a one-woman man, so it didn't work out. After that, she swore it would never happen again.
Over the phone, Judge Barreda is urging Ayala to prosecute Andres. Ayala wants to finish the autopsy first - the ring isn't proof enough that the victim is Belen. He hands off the phone to Ignacio. Barreda is preparing to transfer Andres to the federal prison.
After the phone call, Ignacio tells Ayala and Matilde that they'd better move fast because the case is being pursued with unusual urgency. Just then, Cecilia and Julio arrive. Mati volunteers to do the autopsy under Dagoberto's "supervision" while Ayala sees to Cecilia and Julio. They show him the photo of the masons. Cecilia explains that Diego's life was threatened by Romulo, not the other way around. She doesn't know why - her informant was no longer a member of the lodge. Ayala knows she's referring to Olegario Alarcon. Ayala also recognizes Obdulio Limantour in the photo.
At the hotel, Diego tells someone to get the car ready. "Don't you want me to drive you?" Jacinto asks. Diego makes fun of his apron and tells him to go back to washing the dishes.
And Lupe gets some mail. He pretends he needs glasses and asks someone to read the outside of the envelope for him: it's from Maria Reyes Angel, Jacinto's mother. He tries to get Micaela to read the letter to him, but she reminds him she can't read either.
The autopsy is underway. Cipriano runs from the table, retching. Dagoberto is pale. Matilde is frustrated: she can't find a single scar or identifying mark on this woman. "She could be anyone. She could be me!" "Don't say that!" Ignacio replies in alarm. Dagoberto rushes out, overcome by nausea.
Ignacio tells Matilde that his father and the judge have been even chummier than usual lately. Maybe it's something to do with Andres, and Olegario's desire to get the title to the land around the hotel.
Angela visits Andres at the prison. She wants him to retract his confession, but Ignacio says no one will believe him. He asks Andres to think about Belen's body and try to remember if there's anything they can look for on the corpse.
"Men have the right to everything," Manuela tells Felipe. "A woman needs permission to open her mouth." She'll never cook or have a child or accept having fewer rights than Felipe. Felipe asks, what if someday a man asks her not to be under his orders? "That man doesn't exist," she replies. "That man is right in front of you," Felipe insists.
"That's what you say now, but later will come the complaints," Manuela says. But Felipe says they've both been hurt and they're afraid of one another. "Yes," he says, "I'm afraid of you - because I love you... I think."
"You think?"
"Yes - yes, I love you." He tries to kiss her, but she moves away. She stands, and she takes off her gun belt and her blouse and tells him to get naked. Ahhhh.
Cecilia drops off Julio at his room says she wants to avoid a prolonged goodbye. So, this is goodbye to Cecilia.
Ignacio walks Mati to her door and says he wants to be her family. He tries to kiss her, but Angela interrupts. She has something urgent to tell Mati. They go into Mati's room. Outside Mati's door, Ignacio says to himself, "but she doesn't love you."
Angela tells Mati that Belen had twins just a few months ago. Talk about your "identifying marks"!
Isabel wakes up. She's alone in the room. She looks at the framed wedding photo of Diego and another woman. I think she's going to try to break the glass and use it to saw through the rope, but she passes out and drops the photo.
Somehow, Jacinto on horseback has managed to keep up discreetly with Diego's car. He climbs a tree to watch a man with a rifle ask Diego if he brought "it." It's in a briefcase. "It" is something very small - too small to be a document - but I can't tell what it is. The man with the rifle is satisfied, but Mother won't let Diego see Isabel. "It's for the good of you both," she says. Diego has a tantrum: "It's always for my welfare! Let me decide for myself!" But she replies, "I'm not going to let you throw away your life again, Juan Camilo! Or have you forgotten the last time? I've paid enough for your error."
Diego is whiny and begs his mother, but the big guy with the rifle notices movement in a distant tree. He shoots and shoots and shoots (how many shots does he have in that thing?) and eventually Jacinto falls, nicked in the leg, and runs away and escapes on his horse.
Meanwhile, Diego lets his mom bonk him on the head. "Sorry, but it's for your own good," she says for the umpteenth time.
Jacinto's mother Maria has arrived at the hotel with her husband. She's very snooty to Lupe and looks down her nose at him for being a "cook" who still can't read. She's full of questions: does Jacinto go to school? Does he have a girl? All these things are answered in Lupe's letter that he dictated to Angela, but never got around to sending. (Wait, what about the letter that Benjamin wrote for him?) Lupe shows it to her now. She is horrified by what she reads of Jacinto's current situation. "For this, you wouldn't let me take him to Arizona?"
Diego's home with a big bump on his head and a crazy story. The kidnappers had called, asked for money, met him on a path, blindfolded him, took him somewhere else, took the money, and knocked him out. He doesn't know where they took him, he didn't see Isabel, and he won't let the doctor touch him.
Alone with Teresa, Diego says, "you'll do things my way." He says it's not just Isabel who's in danger - it's the whole family and the hotel. Teresa is about to lose everything, so it's best she keeps her mouth shut.
Late at night, Julio wakes in a panic. "Isabel!" he calls out.
Isabel wakes in a panic. "Julio!" she calls out. "So that's the fool's name," Diego's mother says.
Morning. Ayala is trying to book a boat trip to Veracruz when along comes Judge Barreda in the flesh. He has plenty of put-downs for Ayala and has arrived, accompanied by photographers and reporters, to take away the corpse over Ayala's protests. The judge ignores Ayala and poses for the photographers. He tells the press that Andres was following in the footsteps of the Gold Knife Killer, but thanks to the judge - with all due modesty - this new killer is off the street. Ignacio, Matilde, and Ayala all try to change his mind, but it doesn't matter and the body is removed.
Manuela is glad that Felipe listened to her whole story last night, but she senses that he also had another reason for coming. He says that Isabel is the only family member he's ever felt anything for; she's been kidnapped and he wants Manuela's help.
Lupe asks Angela to provide a room in the servants' quarters for Maria and her husband. Mati rushes up to give Angela the latest bad news.
Manuela puts her face on. She tells Felipe she didn't quit skirts because they're uncomfortable, but because it's more uncomfortable to live without liberty. He's cool with that and kisses her, mustache and all. They'll look for Isabel.
At breakfast, Julio tells Mrs. L that she has an urgent message. He takes her aside, and she says she never thought she'd be sitting here chatting with her old pal Montiel Collado! (See Episode 1.) Seeing the stunned look on Julio's face, she tells him not to worry. She's the only person who's noticed all of his comings and goings, and he needn't be afraid. She also knows that he's in love with Isabel, and she's in love with him. She wants to know how the search is for Isabel is going. Julio shows her the photo and asks if this could be related to it. Mrs. L says it's all related to the passions of men.
Mrs Limantour explains: Diego Montejo - "if that is his real name" - came from Colombia six years ago. Mr. L thought he might be on the run. He came with a letter of recommendation from the Grand Poobah Mason of Cartagena, asking for protection. Romulo took Diego under his wing.
Mati arrives, and the conversation is over. Mrs. Limantour declares, "in these ultimas semanas at the Gran Hotel, everything's become a matter of life or death!" Ha ha.
At the comisario, the Judge is on the phone with someone, saying it's a done deal and the boy's fate is sealed, just between the two of us in this conversation, and there's no turning back.
Andres is hauled away by the Feds. Julio, Angela, and Mati watch. Andres asks Julio to watch over Natalia and his mother.
Next time: Julio welcomes Jacinto home with fists of fury. Diego is his usual self.
Isabel struggles to get up, but is easily knocked over. "My Diego should have been a writer," his mother says. "You're exactly as he described you." She administers another dose with the mask and says that a little morphine and scopolamine will help Isabel "sleep better."
"What would you do if I told you I fell in love with you the moment that I saw you?" Felipe asks Manuela. "I'd hit you," she replies flippantly. Felipe says she made him doubt himself. She scared him.
Manuela tells her story: When her mother died, she grew up with her father and brothers and learned how to be alone surrounded by men. But when her monthlies started, her father panicked and bought her a dress. He sold her to a husband named Ardolfo Barrera. She was like a snake in bed, and the unhappy man even tried to return his purchase. She ended up shooting him six times - in the legs. She didn't kill him. When she got home she found her father waiting for her with the police and she was sentenced to four years in prison. "Neither of our fathers cared for us," Felipe reflects. They kiss.
After she got out of jail, she got mixed up with the "plateados" (silver guys?) up north, and she and her brothers made a lot of money with them. Then she met a guy named Lorenzo Torres. She was with him for several years. She loved him, but he wasn't exactly a homebody nor a one-woman man, so it didn't work out. After that, she swore it would never happen again.
Over the phone, Judge Barreda is urging Ayala to prosecute Andres. Ayala wants to finish the autopsy first - the ring isn't proof enough that the victim is Belen. He hands off the phone to Ignacio. Barreda is preparing to transfer Andres to the federal prison.
After the phone call, Ignacio tells Ayala and Matilde that they'd better move fast because the case is being pursued with unusual urgency. Just then, Cecilia and Julio arrive. Mati volunteers to do the autopsy under Dagoberto's "supervision" while Ayala sees to Cecilia and Julio. They show him the photo of the masons. Cecilia explains that Diego's life was threatened by Romulo, not the other way around. She doesn't know why - her informant was no longer a member of the lodge. Ayala knows she's referring to Olegario Alarcon. Ayala also recognizes Obdulio Limantour in the photo.
At the hotel, Diego tells someone to get the car ready. "Don't you want me to drive you?" Jacinto asks. Diego makes fun of his apron and tells him to go back to washing the dishes.
And Lupe gets some mail. He pretends he needs glasses and asks someone to read the outside of the envelope for him: it's from Maria Reyes Angel, Jacinto's mother. He tries to get Micaela to read the letter to him, but she reminds him she can't read either.
The autopsy is underway. Cipriano runs from the table, retching. Dagoberto is pale. Matilde is frustrated: she can't find a single scar or identifying mark on this woman. "She could be anyone. She could be me!" "Don't say that!" Ignacio replies in alarm. Dagoberto rushes out, overcome by nausea.
Ignacio tells Matilde that his father and the judge have been even chummier than usual lately. Maybe it's something to do with Andres, and Olegario's desire to get the title to the land around the hotel.
Angela visits Andres at the prison. She wants him to retract his confession, but Ignacio says no one will believe him. He asks Andres to think about Belen's body and try to remember if there's anything they can look for on the corpse.
"Men have the right to everything," Manuela tells Felipe. "A woman needs permission to open her mouth." She'll never cook or have a child or accept having fewer rights than Felipe. Felipe asks, what if someday a man asks her not to be under his orders? "That man doesn't exist," she replies. "That man is right in front of you," Felipe insists.
"That's what you say now, but later will come the complaints," Manuela says. But Felipe says they've both been hurt and they're afraid of one another. "Yes," he says, "I'm afraid of you - because I love you... I think."
"You think?"
"Yes - yes, I love you." He tries to kiss her, but she moves away. She stands, and she takes off her gun belt and her blouse and tells him to get naked. Ahhhh.
Cecilia drops off Julio at his room says she wants to avoid a prolonged goodbye. So, this is goodbye to Cecilia.
Ignacio walks Mati to her door and says he wants to be her family. He tries to kiss her, but Angela interrupts. She has something urgent to tell Mati. They go into Mati's room. Outside Mati's door, Ignacio says to himself, "but she doesn't love you."
Angela tells Mati that Belen had twins just a few months ago. Talk about your "identifying marks"!
Isabel wakes up. She's alone in the room. She looks at the framed wedding photo of Diego and another woman. I think she's going to try to break the glass and use it to saw through the rope, but she passes out and drops the photo.
Somehow, Jacinto on horseback has managed to keep up discreetly with Diego's car. He climbs a tree to watch a man with a rifle ask Diego if he brought "it." It's in a briefcase. "It" is something very small - too small to be a document - but I can't tell what it is. The man with the rifle is satisfied, but Mother won't let Diego see Isabel. "It's for the good of you both," she says. Diego has a tantrum: "It's always for my welfare! Let me decide for myself!" But she replies, "I'm not going to let you throw away your life again, Juan Camilo! Or have you forgotten the last time? I've paid enough for your error."
Diego is whiny and begs his mother, but the big guy with the rifle notices movement in a distant tree. He shoots and shoots and shoots (how many shots does he have in that thing?) and eventually Jacinto falls, nicked in the leg, and runs away and escapes on his horse.
Meanwhile, Diego lets his mom bonk him on the head. "Sorry, but it's for your own good," she says for the umpteenth time.
Jacinto's mother Maria has arrived at the hotel with her husband. She's very snooty to Lupe and looks down her nose at him for being a "cook" who still can't read. She's full of questions: does Jacinto go to school? Does he have a girl? All these things are answered in Lupe's letter that he dictated to Angela, but never got around to sending. (Wait, what about the letter that Benjamin wrote for him?) Lupe shows it to her now. She is horrified by what she reads of Jacinto's current situation. "For this, you wouldn't let me take him to Arizona?"
Diego's home with a big bump on his head and a crazy story. The kidnappers had called, asked for money, met him on a path, blindfolded him, took him somewhere else, took the money, and knocked him out. He doesn't know where they took him, he didn't see Isabel, and he won't let the doctor touch him.
Alone with Teresa, Diego says, "you'll do things my way." He says it's not just Isabel who's in danger - it's the whole family and the hotel. Teresa is about to lose everything, so it's best she keeps her mouth shut.
Late at night, Julio wakes in a panic. "Isabel!" he calls out.
Isabel wakes in a panic. "Julio!" she calls out. "So that's the fool's name," Diego's mother says.
Morning. Ayala is trying to book a boat trip to Veracruz when along comes Judge Barreda in the flesh. He has plenty of put-downs for Ayala and has arrived, accompanied by photographers and reporters, to take away the corpse over Ayala's protests. The judge ignores Ayala and poses for the photographers. He tells the press that Andres was following in the footsteps of the Gold Knife Killer, but thanks to the judge - with all due modesty - this new killer is off the street. Ignacio, Matilde, and Ayala all try to change his mind, but it doesn't matter and the body is removed.
Manuela is glad that Felipe listened to her whole story last night, but she senses that he also had another reason for coming. He says that Isabel is the only family member he's ever felt anything for; she's been kidnapped and he wants Manuela's help.
Lupe asks Angela to provide a room in the servants' quarters for Maria and her husband. Mati rushes up to give Angela the latest bad news.
Manuela puts her face on. She tells Felipe she didn't quit skirts because they're uncomfortable, but because it's more uncomfortable to live without liberty. He's cool with that and kisses her, mustache and all. They'll look for Isabel.
At breakfast, Julio tells Mrs. L that she has an urgent message. He takes her aside, and she says she never thought she'd be sitting here chatting with her old pal Montiel Collado! (See Episode 1.) Seeing the stunned look on Julio's face, she tells him not to worry. She's the only person who's noticed all of his comings and goings, and he needn't be afraid. She also knows that he's in love with Isabel, and she's in love with him. She wants to know how the search is for Isabel is going. Julio shows her the photo and asks if this could be related to it. Mrs. L says it's all related to the passions of men.
Mrs Limantour explains: Diego Montejo - "if that is his real name" - came from Colombia six years ago. Mr. L thought he might be on the run. He came with a letter of recommendation from the Grand Poobah Mason of Cartagena, asking for protection. Romulo took Diego under his wing.
Mati arrives, and the conversation is over. Mrs. Limantour declares, "in these ultimas semanas at the Gran Hotel, everything's become a matter of life or death!" Ha ha.
At the comisario, the Judge is on the phone with someone, saying it's a done deal and the boy's fate is sealed, just between the two of us in this conversation, and there's no turning back.
Andres is hauled away by the Feds. Julio, Angela, and Mati watch. Andres asks Julio to watch over Natalia and his mother.
Next time: Julio welcomes Jacinto home with fists of fury. Diego is his usual self.
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Recap is done.
I'm confused as to why Cecilia let Ayala assume that her informant was Olegario when it was really Mimi's husband. Did I miss something?
I'm confused as to why Cecilia let Ayala assume that her informant was Olegario when it was really Mimi's husband. Did I miss something?
Thanks, Julie, II really enjoyed the recap.
The highlight for me hands down were the scenes with Manuela and Felipe. What a back story and how astute Manuela has turned out to be. I am not happy she wants to go help spring Isabel. This could end badly and I want her to have a fairy tale ending with Felipe.
Good that Ignacio now knows that Matilde is not for him. That will make it easier for her to end up with Ayala..
So now we are starting to find out some dirt on Diego. That nut sure did not fall far from the tree, so to speak. Seems like Mamá is the only one who can control him.
Funny, but I am enjoying the side plots much more than the main plot in this one. Must be the characters and the acting. I really do not care about much about the central mystery and who killed who and Cristina, etc.
The highlight for me hands down were the scenes with Manuela and Felipe. What a back story and how astute Manuela has turned out to be. I am not happy she wants to go help spring Isabel. This could end badly and I want her to have a fairy tale ending with Felipe.
Good that Ignacio now knows that Matilde is not for him. That will make it easier for her to end up with Ayala..
So now we are starting to find out some dirt on Diego. That nut sure did not fall far from the tree, so to speak. Seems like Mamá is the only one who can control him.
Funny, but I am enjoying the side plots much more than the main plot in this one. Must be the characters and the acting. I really do not care about much about the central mystery and who killed who and Cristina, etc.
Gracias Julie!!
We lost cable last night with the last 15 minutes, so I'm ever so grateful for all the detail. Boy, Diego has some history we need to find out in these last episodes. Total loser it seems with a domineering mother - boy Freud or Jung could have had a field day with this guy. Poor Isa is going to feel the affects of all those drugs when this is over.
Jarifa, I'm with you, and I know might not be popular, but I was all in with Felipe and Manuela last night. Loved the quiet scene, their rapport, how different they are with each other versus everyone else. I found it interesting when we saw Felipe try to go back and find "her" when he thought he was looking for "Jorge" and admitting he accepts her for who she is. Our boy has grown up.
Unfortunately, now those two are on their way to rescue Isa. I sort of knew this might happen, maybe they spring the whole gang, but so help me something happens to either of them and we still have a standing Jacinto after all this, I'll throw something. Mama can take him VERY far away and do us all favors.
So could Diego have been married before and something happened to wife no. 1? Somehow, I'm wondering if that's the trouble he found himself in?
Daisynjay
We lost cable last night with the last 15 minutes, so I'm ever so grateful for all the detail. Boy, Diego has some history we need to find out in these last episodes. Total loser it seems with a domineering mother - boy Freud or Jung could have had a field day with this guy. Poor Isa is going to feel the affects of all those drugs when this is over.
Jarifa, I'm with you, and I know might not be popular, but I was all in with Felipe and Manuela last night. Loved the quiet scene, their rapport, how different they are with each other versus everyone else. I found it interesting when we saw Felipe try to go back and find "her" when he thought he was looking for "Jorge" and admitting he accepts her for who she is. Our boy has grown up.
Unfortunately, now those two are on their way to rescue Isa. I sort of knew this might happen, maybe they spring the whole gang, but so help me something happens to either of them and we still have a standing Jacinto after all this, I'll throw something. Mama can take him VERY far away and do us all favors.
So could Diego have been married before and something happened to wife no. 1? Somehow, I'm wondering if that's the trouble he found himself in?
Daisynjay
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: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 9:35:00 AM EDT
Very interesting, Daisynjay, that the fate of a wifey # 1 might have something to do with sicko Dieguito ending up in Mexico. Nothing too similar unless he puts on a dress, but I could not help but think of Norma/Norman Bates and "Bates Motel".
Gracias, Julie.
Not difficult now to see that Diego came from an environment that goes beyond dysfunction and into madness. Real loony tunes.
I am liking Manuela more and more. She could be Felipe's salvation so we need to hope that nothing happens to either of them. Jacinto, however, needs to go.
Not difficult now to see that Diego came from an environment that goes beyond dysfunction and into madness. Real loony tunes.
I am liking Manuela more and more. She could be Felipe's salvation so we need to hope that nothing happens to either of them. Jacinto, however, needs to go.
Thanks so much, Julie. You did an excellent job retelling all the new info we learned last night. Mommy Dearest is right!
It was Oleg who provided Cecilia with more details about the relationship between Diego and Romulo in the context of the Masons. Mimi’s husband didn’t have all that info. Mimi’s husband told Ceci about the house cleaning (and death threats) led by Rom, and that Oleg was on the unfortunate end of that house cleaning. Oleg provided the extra info that Diego was Rom’s enforcer, and then himself ended up on the wrong side of Rom. We know this all started 6 years ago—that’s when the photo was taken, then Mimi’s hubby left the lodge, then Diego appeared from Colombia, was taken under Rom’s wing, and became his enforcer.
I am sure the “trouble” Diego/Juan Camilo was in involved his first wife, and why Mama is so desperate now for him not to commit the same “mistake” with Isabel.
About the boat from Veracruz Ayala is investigating. He learned from the guy in the cantina the last episode that the mystery woman and man who nabbed Isa came from abroad and disembarked in Veracruz. Ayala’s trying to discover where they originally came from. We now know, Colombia.
I LOVE Felipe and Manuela/Jorge together. I think they are hot, hot, hot. Yes, let’s hope neither of them gets gravely hurt during their mission to rescue Isa.
It was Oleg who provided Cecilia with more details about the relationship between Diego and Romulo in the context of the Masons. Mimi’s husband didn’t have all that info. Mimi’s husband told Ceci about the house cleaning (and death threats) led by Rom, and that Oleg was on the unfortunate end of that house cleaning. Oleg provided the extra info that Diego was Rom’s enforcer, and then himself ended up on the wrong side of Rom. We know this all started 6 years ago—that’s when the photo was taken, then Mimi’s hubby left the lodge, then Diego appeared from Colombia, was taken under Rom’s wing, and became his enforcer.
I am sure the “trouble” Diego/Juan Camilo was in involved his first wife, and why Mama is so desperate now for him not to commit the same “mistake” with Isabel.
About the boat from Veracruz Ayala is investigating. He learned from the guy in the cantina the last episode that the mystery woman and man who nabbed Isa came from abroad and disembarked in Veracruz. Ayala’s trying to discover where they originally came from. We now know, Colombia.
I LOVE Felipe and Manuela/Jorge together. I think they are hot, hot, hot. Yes, let’s hope neither of them gets gravely hurt during their mission to rescue Isa.
I was totally into Felipe and Manuela last night, and I hope things turn out okay for them. I too find the side stories more interesting than the central plot and characters. In most TNs, the side-plots just strike me as annoying filler. I haven't felt that way with this TN at all (nor with Yago so far).
Jarifa: "Bates Hotel" LOL. We have a female character in pants; why not Diego in a dress?
Vivi, thanks for clarifying the Mr. Mimi vs Mr. L info. Some of that must have fallen through the cracks for me. I do remember hearing the whole story, but apparently lost track of who said what.
Mrs. L cracked me up with her little "ultimas semanas" quip. I never tire of self-referential humor.
Jarifa: "Bates Hotel" LOL. We have a female character in pants; why not Diego in a dress?
Vivi, thanks for clarifying the Mr. Mimi vs Mr. L info. Some of that must have fallen through the cracks for me. I do remember hearing the whole story, but apparently lost track of who said what.
Mrs. L cracked me up with her little "ultimas semanas" quip. I never tire of self-referential humor.
Julie- That was really funny. :)
I liked the way they wove La Nena back into the main story last night (and that she remembered Julio's first fake identity). Maybe they should have picked her brain from the very beginning. She's been around a LONG time, she is always up to date on all the gossip, she's observant, and she's well connected.
I liked the way they wove La Nena back into the main story last night (and that she remembered Julio's first fake identity). Maybe they should have picked her brain from the very beginning. She's been around a LONG time, she is always up to date on all the gossip, she's observant, and she's well connected.
Well crafted recap Julie and thank you.
Cristina who? Not a peep about her in eons.
I can like the relationship between Manuela and Felipe and not like Felipe can't I? Felipe has destroyed dozens of lives, mostly women's lives, treating them like toys so I hope he crosses the line and Manuela shoots him in the groin.
It's beginning to seem Diego ruined as many women's lives as Felipe did. Destitute or dead and enabled by their mothers.
The mystery I want solved is why Isabel married Diego in the first place.
Why is Sofia left alone with the baby?
Cristina who? Not a peep about her in eons.
I can like the relationship between Manuela and Felipe and not like Felipe can't I? Felipe has destroyed dozens of lives, mostly women's lives, treating them like toys so I hope he crosses the line and Manuela shoots him in the groin.
It's beginning to seem Diego ruined as many women's lives as Felipe did. Destitute or dead and enabled by their mothers.
The mystery I want solved is why Isabel married Diego in the first place.
Why is Sofia left alone with the baby?
Tofie- Let's just thank our lucky stars that Sofia doesn't have access to those drugs Diego's mommy is feeding Isa. Otherwise, that little baby wouldn't stand a chance. I'm glad that Sofia is managing to hold it together, while everything is crumbling around her family.
Manuela might be the only woman who can keep Felipe in line. Even Teresa couldn't do it all these years.
Manuela might be the only woman who can keep Felipe in line. Even Teresa couldn't do it all these years.
Oh, Nanette! I'm so sorry to hear you've been ill. I hope you have the opportunity to rest and recover, amiga.
The dynamic in the 'relationship' between Manuela and Felipe -- note I put Manuela first -- has caught the attention of Viewerville after last night's episode. And rightly so.
There are many, many interpretations possible. Here's just an outlier. Manuela could reflect what Madame de Stael in De l'Allemagne observed about male virility. It is a puzzle as to exactly what mix of "force and softness" makes of the same man both an "unshakable protector and subjugated friend of the woman he has chosen." Felipe may have chosen Manuela but it is she who dictates the terms of the engagement, physical or otherwise. Of course the deeper puzzle is really: did he choose her or did she choose him?
Alas, not all men could deal with the de Stales of this world. (Napoleon tried to exile her but could only issue a directive that she could not live within 40 leagues of Paris!)
There are many, many interpretations possible. Here's just an outlier. Manuela could reflect what Madame de Stael in De l'Allemagne observed about male virility. It is a puzzle as to exactly what mix of "force and softness" makes of the same man both an "unshakable protector and subjugated friend of the woman he has chosen." Felipe may have chosen Manuela but it is she who dictates the terms of the engagement, physical or otherwise. Of course the deeper puzzle is really: did he choose her or did she choose him?
Alas, not all men could deal with the de Stales of this world. (Napoleon tried to exile her but could only issue a directive that she could not live within 40 leagues of Paris!)
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 12:02:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 12:02:00 PM EDT
Floodgate- Thank you for that examination of the relationship between Manuela and Felipe. It's fascinating, and I sure that we can spend a long time examining and discussing it. I would actually be interested in hearing what the writers have to say about these two characters and the relationship they are building.
Tks so much Julie
I was thinking, mama was trying to save Isa from Diego although that doesn't make much sense.
I remembered a movie in which Scopolamine was a truth serum, found this
Scopolamine as "Truth Serum"
Early in this century physicians began to employ scopolamine, along with morphine and chloroform, to induce a state of "twilight sleep" during childbirth. A constituent of henbane, scopolamine was known to produce sedation and drowsiness, confusion and disorientation, incoordination, and amnesia for events experienced during intoxication. Yet physicians noted that women in twilight sleep answered questions accurately and often volunteered exceedingly candid remarks.
I read this elsewhere
What is scopolamine?
Scopolamine reduces the secretions of certain organs in the body, such as the stomach and intestines. Scopolamine also decreases nerve signals that trigger your stomach to vomit.
Scopolamine is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by motion sickness or from anesthesia given during surgery.
Scopolamine is also used to treat certain stomach or intestinal problems, muscle spasms, and Parkinson-like conditions.
Looks like Diego is going to find out about Julio.
Well, I guess Diego aka Juan Camilo, murdered wife #1. I was afraid he was going to kill Isa & or Cecilia.
I have always liked Felipe, just knew that boy would straighten out & Jorge is just the woman to do it.
I was thinking, mama was trying to save Isa from Diego although that doesn't make much sense.
I remembered a movie in which Scopolamine was a truth serum, found this
Scopolamine as "Truth Serum"
Early in this century physicians began to employ scopolamine, along with morphine and chloroform, to induce a state of "twilight sleep" during childbirth. A constituent of henbane, scopolamine was known to produce sedation and drowsiness, confusion and disorientation, incoordination, and amnesia for events experienced during intoxication. Yet physicians noted that women in twilight sleep answered questions accurately and often volunteered exceedingly candid remarks.
I read this elsewhere
What is scopolamine?
Scopolamine reduces the secretions of certain organs in the body, such as the stomach and intestines. Scopolamine also decreases nerve signals that trigger your stomach to vomit.
Scopolamine is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by motion sickness or from anesthesia given during surgery.
Scopolamine is also used to treat certain stomach or intestinal problems, muscle spasms, and Parkinson-like conditions.
Looks like Diego is going to find out about Julio.
Well, I guess Diego aka Juan Camilo, murdered wife #1. I was afraid he was going to kill Isa & or Cecilia.
I have always liked Felipe, just knew that boy would straighten out & Jorge is just the woman to do it.
Clever writing on this website. I am so entertained by this novela and this site. I love the romance between Manuela and Felipe. I think this is the best novels I have ever seen. Thanks so much for these recaps. Gonna miss it when it's over.
Maria Barba- So glad you've joined us! Hope you comment more during these last few episodes. I'm going to miss this tn too!
So maybe Jacinto is what Diego was like when he first showed up--the mealy enforcer who started to do more on his own and turned on his employer. Rom noted on his deathbed, supposedly, he rued ever bringing Diego under his wing.
Still begs the question how Diego and Teresa worked out their Devilish Deal and joined together to get the hotel under their thumb, cheat Andres out of his inheritance and have Teresa basically sell off her daughter. I would love to see some flashbacks or a Teresa confessional ( can we give her the "truth serum"?) to explain why she went in cahoots with this guy? I realize she would most likely not know why he came to town, but sounds like he was no prize either from the beginning. No getting around, she was up to something and there's still an good size anvil out there for her. (Or I hope).
So little time...so much to learn.
Daisynjay
Still begs the question how Diego and Teresa worked out their Devilish Deal and joined together to get the hotel under their thumb, cheat Andres out of his inheritance and have Teresa basically sell off her daughter. I would love to see some flashbacks or a Teresa confessional ( can we give her the "truth serum"?) to explain why she went in cahoots with this guy? I realize she would most likely not know why he came to town, but sounds like he was no prize either from the beginning. No getting around, she was up to something and there's still an good size anvil out there for her. (Or I hope).
So little time...so much to learn.
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 3:06:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 3:06:00 PM EDT
Daisynjay- Considering he had to flee Colombia for something bad he had done (that Mommy doesn't want him to do again), I don't think Diego was some un-corrupted innocent when he showed up in Mexico.
Great recap and interesting comments. Julie, loved your description of la suegra's garb with "a chain of medium-sized doilies", as well as the quip about the Grand Poobah Mason of Cartagena.
Seems like a number of mysteries and convoluted pasts will be roiling around right up to the final minute. What a pleasure this one has been. None of us are saying "I can't wait for this one to be over!" What a change from the usual.
Seems like a number of mysteries and convoluted pasts will be roiling around right up to the final minute. What a pleasure this one has been. None of us are saying "I can't wait for this one to be over!" What a change from the usual.
Thank you Julie for your detailed recap. I was wondering if the one we love to "hate", AKA Jacinto, might end up a hero in this story?
I am thinking that Olegario is behind Judge Barreda's hurry to send Andres to prison and prosecute. I think Olegario wants to get Andres out of the way so he can get to that oil, so he may have paid off the judge to move things along. He may be the one who may have helped Belen fake her death and could have given Belen a nice sum of money to send her away to keep her happy. I'm just waiting for Belen to show up and say, "Oh wait, I'm not dead! I still want my baby."
Diego's mother is just creepy! They are one creepy dysfunctional family, worse than Teresa's clan!
I am thinking that Olegario is behind Judge Barreda's hurry to send Andres to prison and prosecute. I think Olegario wants to get Andres out of the way so he can get to that oil, so he may have paid off the judge to move things along. He may be the one who may have helped Belen fake her death and could have given Belen a nice sum of money to send her away to keep her happy. I'm just waiting for Belen to show up and say, "Oh wait, I'm not dead! I still want my baby."
Diego's mother is just creepy! They are one creepy dysfunctional family, worse than Teresa's clan!
Thank you Julie.
In that late phone call, was the judge just referring to Andres being out of the way in prison, or was he confirming that Andres will be out of the way permanently, say, shot while trying to escape or the victim of a prison knifing or the like? I fear that if he is an obstacle to their plans for the land, it is simply by breathing and holding title, and since being in prison won't terminate any of his rights to the land, it would seem more drastic measures are called for. Maybe Felipe will realize Isabel isn't the only sibling he cares about and Jorge's gang will be sprung, ambush the Federales and free Andres.
Thanks for the pharmacological insight Variopinta. Perhaps the "Julio" wasn't meant as random talking in her sleep, but the effect of the sedatives. If Mama is concerned about "Diego" not repeating past mistakes, maybe she won't want him murdering Julio messily in a fit of passion.
Which reminds me, how/why did Julio get Ayala et al on board in keeping Diego from knowing who he shot, and if they know Diego was crazy enough to go around shooting at persons unknown in crowded public spaces, why isn't he in jail?
Chris in Fla
In that late phone call, was the judge just referring to Andres being out of the way in prison, or was he confirming that Andres will be out of the way permanently, say, shot while trying to escape or the victim of a prison knifing or the like? I fear that if he is an obstacle to their plans for the land, it is simply by breathing and holding title, and since being in prison won't terminate any of his rights to the land, it would seem more drastic measures are called for. Maybe Felipe will realize Isabel isn't the only sibling he cares about and Jorge's gang will be sprung, ambush the Federales and free Andres.
Thanks for the pharmacological insight Variopinta. Perhaps the "Julio" wasn't meant as random talking in her sleep, but the effect of the sedatives. If Mama is concerned about "Diego" not repeating past mistakes, maybe she won't want him murdering Julio messily in a fit of passion.
Which reminds me, how/why did Julio get Ayala et al on board in keeping Diego from knowing who he shot, and if they know Diego was crazy enough to go around shooting at persons unknown in crowded public spaces, why isn't he in jail?
Chris in Fla
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 5:19:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 5:19:00 PM EDT
Chris in FL- Because at the time it was perfectly reasonable for a husband to shoot the man having the affair with his wife (e.g. Felipe and Gema). By revealing Julio to be Isa's lover whom she was running away with, it would only give Diego the right to kill Julio and jail Isa for adultery.
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