Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Sueño de Amor (SdA) #88. Tuesday July 19, 2016. Bye-Bye, Mein Lieber Hair! Farewell, Mein Lieber Hair! :(
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| I can't believe I gave up carbs and quit Azteca for this $h*te! |
At a glance
-- A sad sad episode! Pox on Osorio to the hundredth power!
A closer look
Esperanza is at the hospital for another chemo session. That condescending video of perfectly healthy young models telling cancer patients how to feel, is still playing on a loop. A nurse escorts Raquel in. She asks where is Esperanza’s handsome hubby. “He’s not my husband”, corrects Espe. He’s the most gorgeous man that Raquel has ever seen. Esperanza admits that Ernesto is very good-looking and 99.9% of viewers nod in agreement. Raquel enquires whether Esperanza has experienced any of chemo’s side effects on her body, skin and hair. Esperanza tries to change the subject but Raquel says it is best to face these things now.
At Casa Vélez Valderrama, Ricardo is on the phone making a reservation. Cristina Vélez Valderrama (CVV) walks in and wants to know what he is up to. Ricardo asks the person on the other end of the line to hold on while he talks to CVV. Ricardo admits he is preparing a surprise for CVV and their children. “As your superior, I demand to know what the surprise is!” orders CVV in that affected high-pitched baby voice that she thinks is sexy. “Sorry but I have to disregard your authority (estar en desacato). A surprise cannot be revealed!” replies Ricardo. CVV follows him around the house and listens at the door to find out what the surprise is. The kids join in and start begging to know what the surprise is. The real surprise here is that the customer service lady talking to Ricardo hasn’t hung up on him yet. Can you imagine MADtv’s Ka-Son dealing with this clown? “Get ordering or get off the line! I don’t have your time, you tall piece of dookie!” :D
The next morning, in the hallway of Instituto Palacios, Esperanza is feeling nauseous but she tries to dissimulate her malaise when CVV calls after her. They need to talk about Pato. Esperanza rushes to the bathroom. Ricardo witnesses the scene. CVV tells him that Esperanza is experiencing nausea now! Morning sickness? “She is hiding something” says Mr. Genius Muscle. CVV goes to the ladies’ room to check on Esperanza. Félix meets Ricardo and tells him that he, Félix, is feliz/happy because he married the most spectacular woman in the world. Félix asks if CVV and Ricardo are an item. Yes indeedio, confirms Ricardo. Félix is happy for him, despite the fact that this is frowned upon by the school regulations. Félix strongly believes that Ricardo deserves a second opportunity to be happy after what happened with Esperanza. CVV is exceptional and gorgeous inside and out, with all due respect of course, says Félix. Ricardo couldn’t agree more: CVV is the ideal woman!
CVV follows Esperanza to the bathroom and offers to take her to the school infirmary. Esperanza maintains that she is perfectly fine and there is no need for CVV to stick around. It’s just the diet and the nausea will pass soon. CVV says that diet is no good and Esperanza shouldn’t be on it. Espe says she is following it under medical supervision. CVV puts her foot down: “I’m the directora and I’m responsible for the maestros!”. CVV is taking Esperanza to the school doctor and that’s the end of that!
At the constructora, Luca reminds his father that he must take better care of his health, because he lost renal function in both kidneys and he is now running on a Lukidney. I know, know, bad joke! Ernesto says his priority now is Esperanza.
At the directora’s office, CVV says the school doctor told Esperanza she is undernourished (desnutrida) and this is getting worrisome. CVV recommends that Esperanza stop her strict diet and do the medical tests the school doc prescribed. “Thank you very much and mind your business!” replies Esperanza. “Are you pregnant?”, blurts out CVV. “No! Did Ricardo ask you to ask me?” wonders Esperanza. No, it’s the fainting, nausea and Co explains CVV. Esperanza interrupts CVV: “This isn’t the time or the place to be talking about Ricardo!” Yet, two seconds later, Esperanza remarks that it looks like CVV and Ricardo are falling in love. Yes, admits CVV. They start talking about Pato. Pato is failing some of her classes.
Ricardo intecepts Pato in the hallway and informs her that her mother had a malaise a wee while ago. “She’s not pregnant, is she?” Pato tells him to stop obsessing over this: “Mapa is not pregnant!” but she thought-bubbles: “My mom has cancer and she might die!” Ricardo reformulates his question: “Pato, for the sake of the affection we had for each other (had? had? past tense?), if your mom is not pregnant, please tell me what’s really happening! And don’t start with the diet baloney! ¡Ya basta! Enough of that already!” That’s all there is to it, insists Pato. Besides, isn’t Ricardo going out with the new directora. Why is he so preoccupied by her mom? “You’re right!” concedes Ricardo, “Why should I care about your mom when she wants to maintain me away from her!”
Pato’s record say she has always been an excellent pupil, says CVV. Esperanza confesses that she didn’t know about Pato’s latest school performance problems. Maybe she is depressed, suggest CVV, who has diplomas in clinical psychology and is more than happy to help. Before leaving CVV’s office, Esperanza says she knows she said earlier that this isn’t an appropriate time or place to be talking about Ricardo, but she needs to clarify something. She says she doesn't love Ricardo, she broke up with him in a terrible way and it was all her fault. She is now with Ernesto de la Colina but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t wish for Ricardo to be happy. She asks CVV if she and Ricardo are happy. “Why do you want to know if you no longer love him? Is it curiosity?” wonders CVV. Esperanza says CVV is right: “What do I care, eh? Sorry, Cristina! I crossed the line (extralimitarse). Please forget about this!” CVV says she understands Esperanza’s curiosity, she had a past with Ricardo (until 2 months ago), they used to be together (until 2 months ago) and they were deeply in love (until 2 months ago). CVV informs Esperanza that Ricardo asked to start a formal relationship with her and she accepted. “We are novios. I’m very happy with him because he is a great man! And I believe he is happy with me too” declares CVV. “Maybe you’ll get married some day!” says Esperanza, “I congratulate you both! Sincerely and from the bottom of heart!”
Back at the constructora, Luca instructs Bego to get an appointment with his dad’s nephrologist (nefrólogo) to have the Lukidney checked. No ifs ands or buts! Ernesto hasn’t gone to his kidney specialist in over two years! Osorio had better not give Ernesto some incurable kidney disease or some obscure stage 24 cancer!
“All I wanted in life is to be loved” laments Anastasia. However, she achieved nothing, she failed at everything and nobody loves her, according to Kracy, who is still stalking Adrián’s FaceLook account. Anastasia confesses she doesn't know whether her baby is Luca’s or Ernesto's kid. She had asked Murillo to tamper with the DNA test results and she doesn’t know whether or not he managed to do it before getting himself killed.
At Instituto Palacios, Adrián takes his entry exam in CVV’s office while Paulo Rey and his posse bully the Gallo children and accuse them of stinking up the classroom with the stench of poverty.
Pato accompanies her mom to the hospital for her third chemo session. That ill-advised, ill-suited “inspirational” video is still playing in the background, too loud for these patients to sustain a conversation with each other or with their nurses and/or relatives. Esperanza talks to Pato about her problems at school. Pato apologizes and says she didn’t want to worry her mother. Esperanza expected that the things they are going through as a family might affect Pato’s grades but she didn’t expect this. Pato apologizes for failing her class (tronar como ejote). Changing the subject, Espe recounts how CVV caught her off guard (agarrar en curva) in the hallway when she was having a malaise. CVV also informed her that Ricardo is now officially her novio.
CVV and Ricardo take the kids to the playground and bask in the awesomeness of each other’s awesome company. How are you, novio? How are you, novia? I missed you! I think of you every 4.8 seconds! That’s 18,000 times a day! You are so very intelligent! I like the idea that you think of me! Ugh! Even PatoLuca at their schmaltziest weren’t this annoying! CVV recounts what happened with Esperanza. “What a strange woman!” says Ricardo, “Now it turns she cares what happens to me!” CVV tells him Esperanza says that, even though she doesn’t love Ricardo and she is now with Ernesto, she is still interested in Ricardo’s happiness. Ricardo doesn't want to talk about Esperanza anymore. He reveals the big surprise he had prepared: A romantic/family getaway to Cuernavaca, Morelos. Wasn't this where Kracy took Selena and Rodrigo when she kidnapped them?
Back at the hospital, Raquel reveals she is estranged from her family because her daughter-in-law thought a fish soup she had prepared was too salty. This observation made Raquel very angry, they got into a fight and her son, daughter-in-law and 6 grandchildren left the house, never to return. They don’t even know that Raquel was diagnosed with breast cancer. Raquel fears she will die all alone.
At Cuernavaca, we are treated to a selection of scenes showing the hotel premises, the kids running around and having fun, the adults fawning over each other and smooching... Total family bliss! Not to mention a crucial shot of Marjorie de Sousa in an eggplant itsy-bitsy bikini.
Back at Casa Guerrero, Esperanza brushes her luscious locks and notices the handfuls of hairs left in her paddle brush.
At Cuernavaca, CVV and Ricardo leave the kids with a nanny and go out. As usual, CVV looks as impeccable and flawless as a wax figure but me thinks she forgot her pants, skirt, shorts, skort or whatever it is she was planning to wear with that sheer lace top. Ricardo takes her to another bedroom. They’re skipping dinner and moving right to dessert.
Esperanza cries her eyes out in the shower as she sees more lumps of hair fall in the shower drain. Meanwhile, CVV and Randy Ricky are rolling on the mattress, having choreographed sex.
Esperanza stares long and hard at her reflection in the mirror and solemnly declares: “Before the damn chemotherapy makes my hair fall out, I’ll remove it myself!” She grabs the hair clippers and starts shaving her head, slowly, meticulously. The way Esperanza lovingly contemplated and carefully set down every lock she shaved was poignant. I won’t lie to you, I cried. I cried for Esperanza but I cried more for Betty Monroe. Beautiful, courageous, professional Betty Monroe! I hate the disrespectful treatment she received at the hands of this god-awful producer. I hate the bullying she endured for her weight, her appearance, her acting, when she scores very highly on all three counts and she has a sparkling charm that many bombshells lack in front of the camera and behind it. I hate that she was coerced into sacrificing that gorgeous long mane of hers for such a mediocre telenovela. After Esperanza finishes shaving her hair off, she caresses her bald head, admires herself in the mirror, wipes her tears and declares with a faint but determined smile: “Today a new Esperanza/hope is born!”
The juxtaposition of these difficult and emotionally-charged scenes with scenes of CVV and Ric’s playing slap-and-tickle and declaring their love for one another is wildly inappropriate and disrespectful, if not downright cruel!
Esperanza gets dressed and made up. She looks cute as a button. Pato is moved to tears when she sees her Mapa’s new look.
“What are you thinking?” coos CVV. Yes, because that’s the post-coitus question on every female’s lips! I’m sick of so much schmaltz and clichés with these two bozos! Not in the mood for you today! Fast-forward!
Pato swears her Mamita is the most beautiful woman of the universe. “Why didn’t you tell us?” she asks, “We could’ve gone shopping for a wig!” Esperanza says it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. It’s time to face reality! Pato admires her mother’s courage and resolve: “I wish I could be even a small fragment of the wonderful woman you are!” “All mothers are wonderful!” affirms Esperanza, “They each have their own battles to wage”. Esperanza, Pato and Pedro are going out to dinner with Ernesto tonight.
In the living room, Pato pleads with God and her deceased grandmother to spare her mother’s life. “Please don’t take her!”, she begs, crying her eyes out.
A quote from the capítulo
“Antes de que la maldita quimioterapia me tumbe el pelo, ¡me lo quito yo!”*
*Esperanza decides to face her illness and its consequences head-on: “Before the damn chemotherapy makes my hair fall, I’ll remove it myself!”
Your viewing vocabulario
(these definitions are context-specific, unless otherwise indicated)
estar en desacato = to fail to comply with orders, to be in contempt (of court), to disregard authority.
desnutrido(a) = undernourished.
extralimitarse = to cross the line.
nefrólogo = a nephrologist, a kidney specialist.
tronar como ejote = Lit. “To snap like a green bean”, i.e. to fail a course or class. Word of warning, “tronar el ejote” (“to snap the green bean”) is a sexual expression. It’s better to use “tronar una materia” or “reprobar una materia” when talking about failing a course or class.
agarrar a alguien en curva = to catch somebody off guard, to take somebody by surprise.
Thank you for the pleasure of your company. Please join us again for the next capítulo. We’ll be saving you a seat!
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Hellow Amigowz! Apologies for the delay! What an episode! I dislike Osorio with the intensity of a thousand scorching suns!
I can't wait to read your impressions!
The vocabulary will be up in a few minutes! Sorry once again about the delay and thank you for your undrstanding. :)
I can't wait to read your impressions!
The vocabulary will be up in a few minutes! Sorry once again about the delay and thank you for your undrstanding. :)
Nandicta, I've been checking periodically for your summary and was so happy to see it. It was sensitive and beautifully written.
While reverent of the subject matter, your comments above made me smile as I completely agree with you. I fervently believe an anvil should rightly descend on Osorio. Evil incarnate. How he ever thought of, let alone actually juxtaposed the images of Esperanza shaving her head with "Randy Ricky are rolling on the mattress, having choreographed sex" was unbelievably crass and cruel.
"I won’t lie to you, I cried. I cried for Esperanza but I cried more for Betty Monroe. Beautiful, courageous, professional Betty Monroe!" Oh, Nandicta, I did as well.
But what startled me and gave me an infusion of hope was the fact Betty/Esperanza looks absolutely stunning with her glorious, gorgeous shaved head, doesn't she? I smiled and breathed. Let this be the beginning of her metamorphosis from victim to survivor.
"Esperanza admits that Ernesto is very good-looking and 99.9% of viewers nod in agreement". Yes. Absolutely.
"Paulo Rey and his posse bully the Gallo children and accuse them of stinking up the classroom with the stench of poverty". Yet another atrocity committed last night. Ugh.
"Not to mention a crucial shot of Marjorie de Sousa in an eggplant itsy-bitsy bikini". Now, I am not a prude. Granted, I'm beyond irritated at last night's events, but wasn't that too skimpy of an outfit to wear when you are with your two children? Am I right or is my dislike of the character bubbling over in excess?
Seriously, the timing of all this was grotesque. I'm still in shock...
Nandicta, thank you for making an unpalatable episode bearable by your wit and astute observations. Looking forward to more of your stellar vocabulary.
Diana
While reverent of the subject matter, your comments above made me smile as I completely agree with you. I fervently believe an anvil should rightly descend on Osorio. Evil incarnate. How he ever thought of, let alone actually juxtaposed the images of Esperanza shaving her head with "Randy Ricky are rolling on the mattress, having choreographed sex" was unbelievably crass and cruel.
"I won’t lie to you, I cried. I cried for Esperanza but I cried more for Betty Monroe. Beautiful, courageous, professional Betty Monroe!" Oh, Nandicta, I did as well.
But what startled me and gave me an infusion of hope was the fact Betty/Esperanza looks absolutely stunning with her glorious, gorgeous shaved head, doesn't she? I smiled and breathed. Let this be the beginning of her metamorphosis from victim to survivor.
"Esperanza admits that Ernesto is very good-looking and 99.9% of viewers nod in agreement". Yes. Absolutely.
"Paulo Rey and his posse bully the Gallo children and accuse them of stinking up the classroom with the stench of poverty". Yet another atrocity committed last night. Ugh.
"Not to mention a crucial shot of Marjorie de Sousa in an eggplant itsy-bitsy bikini". Now, I am not a prude. Granted, I'm beyond irritated at last night's events, but wasn't that too skimpy of an outfit to wear when you are with your two children? Am I right or is my dislike of the character bubbling over in excess?
Seriously, the timing of all this was grotesque. I'm still in shock...
Nandicta, thank you for making an unpalatable episode bearable by your wit and astute observations. Looking forward to more of your stellar vocabulary.
Diana
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: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 2:57:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 2:57:00 PM EDT
Ok, I saw some of it last night and now read your dynamite retelling Nandicta. Thanks
Beat me to it Diana, Betty is gorgeous, hair or not. She did a stellar job and was worth watching and scratch my head over all the frivolity served up otherwise. If Osorio hadn't made her a lovesick dupe for steroid man he may have had something. Oh, didn't think I could dislike Licky Ricky more but I was wrong. Bye
Beat me to it Diana, Betty is gorgeous, hair or not. She did a stellar job and was worth watching and scratch my head over all the frivolity served up otherwise. If Osorio hadn't made her a lovesick dupe for steroid man he may have had something. Oh, didn't think I could dislike Licky Ricky more but I was wrong. Bye
Thankyou for the recap!
Lukidney might be a "bad" joke, but it made me laugh, so for me is good.
I also laughed with "stage 24 cancer" and "skipping diner to go for dessert".
It was indeed a bad day for Ms Monroe, who was brainwashed into giving her hair away for a good cause, so wig makers could make one for a cancer patient. I think they went, well, if we are going to do this, at least let's make it look as we had planned it all along and we can "pararnos el cuello" (show how proud they are for what they did).
On the other side, Monroe looks very good shaved. She has a very nice head shape and the makeup made her look, in my opinion, better than before (something to do with her forehead).
Doing this works also very good on her resumeé, because written in the script or made up for ratings, this shows how professional and dedicated she is. I am now her fan. After this turd, i wish she could be appreciated and offered better things.
OK. So Raquel, or any other real cancer patients, why are not they the ones in the videos? What's wrong with seeing the real face of cancer?
Other notes:
The little optimistic board today had only ellipsis (,,,)
In the beginning, when Kracy was complaining about Luquita, Anastasia offered her the option of moving to some nice little 2x2 place with nice roommates, like those on Tepepan and Santa Martha (Acatitla) meaning the female prison... You choose!!
Lukidney might be a "bad" joke, but it made me laugh, so for me is good.
I also laughed with "stage 24 cancer" and "skipping diner to go for dessert".
It was indeed a bad day for Ms Monroe, who was brainwashed into giving her hair away for a good cause, so wig makers could make one for a cancer patient. I think they went, well, if we are going to do this, at least let's make it look as we had planned it all along and we can "pararnos el cuello" (show how proud they are for what they did).
On the other side, Monroe looks very good shaved. She has a very nice head shape and the makeup made her look, in my opinion, better than before (something to do with her forehead).
Doing this works also very good on her resumeé, because written in the script or made up for ratings, this shows how professional and dedicated she is. I am now her fan. After this turd, i wish she could be appreciated and offered better things.
OK. So Raquel, or any other real cancer patients, why are not they the ones in the videos? What's wrong with seeing the real face of cancer?
Other notes:
The little optimistic board today had only ellipsis (,,,)
In the beginning, when Kracy was complaining about Luquita, Anastasia offered her the option of moving to some nice little 2x2 place with nice roommates, like those on Tepepan and Santa Martha (Acatitla) meaning the female prison... You choose!!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 4:49:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 4:49:00 PM EDT
Nandicta, girl your recap is absolutely astounding. And very heartfelt. Why the hell would this guy think that showing two people rolling in the hay, while showing this woman courageously going through hell? I prefered seeing her more than those two "not that improtant people fake sexing". Espe is beautiful without hair. The actress really cut her hair for real. Some wouldn't, but as I said this lady is beautiful and courageous. You go girl!!!!
Now, I got a rant: what the hell is going on with the "ernesto" character? Why is he made out to be a cold blooded killer on one hand, and then on the other, the sweetest most loving gorgeous patient man any woman would want in her life at a time like this? I saw the advance, but I wont say what it was in case my patio peeps didn't. What is orcorio doing? (I don't think I spelled his name right).
Why is he making us like this man knowing that he's a cold blooded killer and then bringing him back to espe and just making him the sweetest most loving man any woman would ever want? Maybe Im makin to much out of it. It's just a tn.
But still. Well hes gonna get caught. And some how the lovers will end up back together. Maybe Ernesto has an evil twin and the evil twin has got him tied up down in a celler somewhere and he's living his life. I know Its my wishful thinking.
When I was younger and I would see movies on TV and they didn't quite go the way I wanted them to I just imagined in my mind that I can write it the way I wanted it to go, the way I wanted it to be who I wanted the characters to be with. Like I said, my wishful thinking.
Theres alot more episodes left to unravel this twisted ball of filmtape.
You know what would be great? Is when Esperanza gets better she goes on a search for Raquel's son and daughter-in-law and grandkids and bring them there, let him know what's going on with his mother and they come and see her before she dies.
Okay, I'm done for now with the ranting, Nandicta this is a good recap girl. Really good. thank you. I guess they mean well having that tape going over and over and over while they're getting their chemotherapy but it's probably kind of depressing looking at those healthy young people talk about something they may or may not know anything about.
Now, I got a rant: what the hell is going on with the "ernesto" character? Why is he made out to be a cold blooded killer on one hand, and then on the other, the sweetest most loving gorgeous patient man any woman would want in her life at a time like this? I saw the advance, but I wont say what it was in case my patio peeps didn't. What is orcorio doing? (I don't think I spelled his name right).
Why is he making us like this man knowing that he's a cold blooded killer and then bringing him back to espe and just making him the sweetest most loving man any woman would ever want? Maybe Im makin to much out of it. It's just a tn.
But still. Well hes gonna get caught. And some how the lovers will end up back together. Maybe Ernesto has an evil twin and the evil twin has got him tied up down in a celler somewhere and he's living his life. I know Its my wishful thinking.
When I was younger and I would see movies on TV and they didn't quite go the way I wanted them to I just imagined in my mind that I can write it the way I wanted it to go, the way I wanted it to be who I wanted the characters to be with. Like I said, my wishful thinking.
Theres alot more episodes left to unravel this twisted ball of filmtape.
You know what would be great? Is when Esperanza gets better she goes on a search for Raquel's son and daughter-in-law and grandkids and bring them there, let him know what's going on with his mother and they come and see her before she dies.
Okay, I'm done for now with the ranting, Nandicta this is a good recap girl. Really good. thank you. I guess they mean well having that tape going over and over and over while they're getting their chemotherapy but it's probably kind of depressing looking at those healthy young people talk about something they may or may not know anything about.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 5:17:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 5:17:00 PM EDT
Thank you, Nandicta, for a great recap of a disturbing episode. Loved "Lukidney", too.
Commenting late, but I totally agree with you Nandicta about Betty Monroe. They made a big deal about her shaving her hair off in the rags :about if she was going to do it then that she did it in the novela. Was it just for publicity? Anyway, I also agree with you Diana about Betty Monroe looking just as beautiful without hair. To me it looked like Cristina was sporting a thong so she needed the sheer???coverup. Who is the audience?
Commenting late, but I totally agree with you Nandicta about Betty Monroe. They made a big deal about her shaving her hair off in the rags :about if she was going to do it then that she did it in the novela. Was it just for publicity? Anyway, I also agree with you Diana about Betty Monroe looking just as beautiful without hair. To me it looked like Cristina was sporting a thong so she needed the sheer???coverup. Who is the audience?
Thanks, Nandicta! Tbh, I have mostly given up on watching this; I only see bits here and there. I never miss the recaps, though! You recappers are way too good for this drivel, but the adage that terrible show = terrific recaps certainly holds true. It counts as an old adage if we've been saying it on Caray Caray for years, right?
I liked "Lukidney", too. Hey, maybe that kidney is what turned Ernesto to the dark side. Maybe before, he was an everyday dude with an ordinary excess of greed and lust who just wanted his money marriage and his nookie too, but then he got that kidney and suddenly the muuuuuurrrrrrrderrrrrrrr wasn't getting filtered out; it just built up and turned him evile. Are we ABSOLUTELY sure Luca didn't murder Vicente?
Betty Monroe is also way too good for this nonsense. She's the most charismatic character in the whole shebang, and doing the best acting job. Well, CdlF is acting perfectly loathesome in a truly spectacular fashion, what bits I've tolerated of watching him, but I'm not entirely sure that was the idea. Hard to tell. Maybe this entire telenovela is geared at gaining empathy for scheming murderers. Maybe Kracy will have some huge redemptive arc that explains everything about why she is the way she is and makes us love her. Maybe the happy ending will be that all the "good" people turn to the dark side and evil lives happily ever after. It would make as much sense as any of the rest of this.
I liked "Lukidney", too. Hey, maybe that kidney is what turned Ernesto to the dark side. Maybe before, he was an everyday dude with an ordinary excess of greed and lust who just wanted his money marriage and his nookie too, but then he got that kidney and suddenly the muuuuuurrrrrrrderrrrrrrr wasn't getting filtered out; it just built up and turned him evile. Are we ABSOLUTELY sure Luca didn't murder Vicente?
Betty Monroe is also way too good for this nonsense. She's the most charismatic character in the whole shebang, and doing the best acting job. Well, CdlF is acting perfectly loathesome in a truly spectacular fashion, what bits I've tolerated of watching him, but I'm not entirely sure that was the idea. Hard to tell. Maybe this entire telenovela is geared at gaining empathy for scheming murderers. Maybe Kracy will have some huge redemptive arc that explains everything about why she is the way she is and makes us love her. Maybe the happy ending will be that all the "good" people turn to the dark side and evil lives happily ever after. It would make as much sense as any of the rest of this.
Loving the smart, insightful comments.
tofie, yup - Ricky seems to sink to new depths nightly.
"OK. So Raquel, or any other real cancer patients, why are not they the ones in the videos? What's wrong with seeing the real face of cancer?" Pablo, I could not agree with you more.
Nina "Why is he making us like this man knowing that he's a cold blooded killer and then bringing him back to espe and just making him the sweetest most loving man any woman would ever want?" Good question. I am now a die hard Julian Gil fan.
Julia, "Are we ABSOLUTELY sure Luca didn't murder Vicente? Good question. Right now, I can't say I'm sure of anything.
Jarifa, I am waiting for your recap of tonight's episode with baited breath. I have much to say...
Diana
tofie, yup - Ricky seems to sink to new depths nightly.
"OK. So Raquel, or any other real cancer patients, why are not they the ones in the videos? What's wrong with seeing the real face of cancer?" Pablo, I could not agree with you more.
Nina "Why is he making us like this man knowing that he's a cold blooded killer and then bringing him back to espe and just making him the sweetest most loving man any woman would ever want?" Good question. I am now a die hard Julian Gil fan.
Julia, "Are we ABSOLUTELY sure Luca didn't murder Vicente? Good question. Right now, I can't say I'm sure of anything.
Jarifa, I am waiting for your recap of tonight's episode with baited breath. I have much to say...
Diana
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 8:28:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 8:28:00 PM EDT
Thank you, dear amigowz! How did we go from impromptu street dancing, the Three Stooges' lame jokes, Félix's musical mustache, Homero and Rodrigo's dragon games and Kracy's annoying but ultimately inoffensive Spanish-mangling gringoness to this? What the heck happened? How much of a pretzel must Osorio twist himself into to work backwards to: "Hey, this has gotten way out of hands, way too incoherent, way too perverse and borderline sadistic for a family-hour light comedic novela?"
Diana, you are right in everything you said, especially the fact that Betty Monroe's wonderful acting and wonderful persona which projected Esperanza's transformation from victim to survivor. She is a warrior in spite of the circumstances and I love that no amount of silliness and incongruities in the plot made me dislike Esperanza. A big part of it is due to Betty's performance.
Cruel, crass, unpalatable, atrocity, grotesque... I agree with all these adjectives you used to describe what we witnessed last night and, just like you, I am still in shock.
Tofie, totally agree with you about Betty and this episode. "If Osorio hadn't made her a lovesick dupe for steroid man he may have had something." It takes a functioning brain to come up with such ideas. Osorio prefers to surround himself with dim bulbs so he can "shine". The end result is grotesque and disgusting drivel that he refuses to take responsibility for. Instead, he chooses to blame this trainwreck's failure on the female protagonist's looks, body, weight, when she is gorgeous, charming AND an excellent actress! Osorio is nothing but a raging incompetent and a misogynistic boob!
As for our male "hero", just when I thought I couldn't dislike Tricky Ricky any more, a new episode arrives and I discover brand new reasons to loathe him! Ugh!
Diana, you are right in everything you said, especially the fact that Betty Monroe's wonderful acting and wonderful persona which projected Esperanza's transformation from victim to survivor. She is a warrior in spite of the circumstances and I love that no amount of silliness and incongruities in the plot made me dislike Esperanza. A big part of it is due to Betty's performance.
Cruel, crass, unpalatable, atrocity, grotesque... I agree with all these adjectives you used to describe what we witnessed last night and, just like you, I am still in shock.
Tofie, totally agree with you about Betty and this episode. "If Osorio hadn't made her a lovesick dupe for steroid man he may have had something." It takes a functioning brain to come up with such ideas. Osorio prefers to surround himself with dim bulbs so he can "shine". The end result is grotesque and disgusting drivel that he refuses to take responsibility for. Instead, he chooses to blame this trainwreck's failure on the female protagonist's looks, body, weight, when she is gorgeous, charming AND an excellent actress! Osorio is nothing but a raging incompetent and a misogynistic boob!
As for our male "hero", just when I thought I couldn't dislike Tricky Ricky any more, a new episode arrives and I discover brand new reasons to loathe him! Ugh!
Pablo, thanks for pointing out the silver lining. I was really upset that Betty Monroe was coerced into doing this, or as Osorio put it "She didn' agree at first but I convinced her!" She sacrificed her beautiful hair for a mediocre, terrible piece of horse manure of a novela where she was treated like garbage. She was bullied, denigrated, debased, blamed for other people's failures and, to boot, they introduced a Barbie to replace her as female protagonist! I have no issues with heavy themes like illness or death as long as they serve the story and they are handled tastefully. Esperanza's cancer was introduced as an option to kill her off if and when needed. It then became a device to make viewers tune in, if not out of interest then purely out of morbid voyeurism. Demi Moore and Natalie Portman shaved their heads for movie roles but A) it was in the script from the get-go so they made an informed decision, B) they were paid accordingly, and C) the artistic projects showcased their talents as actresses and will always be remembered as excellent works of art. Betty, on the other hand, got none of this! Hopefully the dedication and professionalism she demonstrated will allow her to land better parts in the future.
Nina, rant away all you want, dear! And permit me to join you, too! This novela has no beginning nor end, no feet nor head like our Mexican friends say, no consistency, no coherence, no purpose, and the list of failures goes on. Even by the low standards of mediocre novelas this one is illogical, unwatchable and unpalatable. The "writers", and I use the term very loosely, don't even respect the (flawed and incoherent) character traits that they themselves spent all of 5 minutes outlining for the characters they created. Ernesto's murder of Murillo, his attempted murder of Kracy and his participation in the surreal death-by-froggy plot make zero sense whatsoever, considering that Ernesto doesn't get his hands dirty or associate with hardcore criminals. He's never gone beyond sending thugs to threaten Ric and sending Murillo to spy on him. That's the extent of Ernesto's criminal activities! Ernesto is a self-centered magnate who can't accept rejection. He is not a ruthless mafia don or a cold-blooded assassin. Ernesto had/has many flaws, especially with regards to his treatment of his ex-wife, of Esperanza and of his children but these flaws were all redeemable, until the murders occurred! Osorio had the option to turn the Esperanza/Ernesto story into something beautiful and compelling but he had Ernesto involved in murders for no valid reason other than to feed Osorio's sadistic streak, create controversy at any rate and chase ratings no matter how perverted the ploy utilized. Now that Osorio killed Iker, ruined Ricardo, Erasmo, Ernesto and Pedro, who are the galanes we have left? Luca? Purrlease, the baby has more personality than him and he doesn't even talk yet! Baxter? He is forever relegated to the role of Ric's servile lackey. Jero? We hardly ever see him and he sings banda when we do(Sorry, but I don't like banda music). Andrés the policeman/nanny (someone needs to explain this job title to me, someday)? Has Andrés ever had a line? I only remember him smiling and nodding along. Dr Medrano? Osorio would not turn him into a male protagonist because it's the reasonable thing to do at this stage and Osorio doesn't do reasonable. Félix? He sleeps in his bathrobe and his earflap hat, while hugginh a plush toy. Need I say more?! Napo? He is gay and he accepted to take Silvana in. They can find him a male love interest but I can't forgive his cohabitation with Silvana. Alas, all hope is lost! This novela has no galanes! :(
Nina, rant away all you want, dear! And permit me to join you, too! This novela has no beginning nor end, no feet nor head like our Mexican friends say, no consistency, no coherence, no purpose, and the list of failures goes on. Even by the low standards of mediocre novelas this one is illogical, unwatchable and unpalatable. The "writers", and I use the term very loosely, don't even respect the (flawed and incoherent) character traits that they themselves spent all of 5 minutes outlining for the characters they created. Ernesto's murder of Murillo, his attempted murder of Kracy and his participation in the surreal death-by-froggy plot make zero sense whatsoever, considering that Ernesto doesn't get his hands dirty or associate with hardcore criminals. He's never gone beyond sending thugs to threaten Ric and sending Murillo to spy on him. That's the extent of Ernesto's criminal activities! Ernesto is a self-centered magnate who can't accept rejection. He is not a ruthless mafia don or a cold-blooded assassin. Ernesto had/has many flaws, especially with regards to his treatment of his ex-wife, of Esperanza and of his children but these flaws were all redeemable, until the murders occurred! Osorio had the option to turn the Esperanza/Ernesto story into something beautiful and compelling but he had Ernesto involved in murders for no valid reason other than to feed Osorio's sadistic streak, create controversy at any rate and chase ratings no matter how perverted the ploy utilized. Now that Osorio killed Iker, ruined Ricardo, Erasmo, Ernesto and Pedro, who are the galanes we have left? Luca? Purrlease, the baby has more personality than him and he doesn't even talk yet! Baxter? He is forever relegated to the role of Ric's servile lackey. Jero? We hardly ever see him and he sings banda when we do(Sorry, but I don't like banda music). Andrés the policeman/nanny (someone needs to explain this job title to me, someday)? Has Andrés ever had a line? I only remember him smiling and nodding along. Dr Medrano? Osorio would not turn him into a male protagonist because it's the reasonable thing to do at this stage and Osorio doesn't do reasonable. Félix? He sleeps in his bathrobe and his earflap hat, while hugginh a plush toy. Need I say more?! Napo? He is gay and he accepted to take Silvana in. They can find him a male love interest but I can't forgive his cohabitation with Silvana. Alas, all hope is lost! This novela has no galanes! :(
Jarifa, Betty looks gorgeous makeup-free and with a shaved head. I don't look that good in full makeup and all my hair!
"They made a big deal about her shaving her hair off in the rags :about if she was going to do it then that she did it in the novela. Was it just for publicity?" Yes, it was! Osorio milked it for weeks and weeks and continues to do so.
"Cristina was sporting a thong so she needed the sheer???coverup. Who is the audience?" I agree with you and Diana, I'm no prude either but leave the thong for the boudoir, especially when your kids and other people's kids are running around. If it's an adults-only resort then you can go to town! Other than that, keep them bouncy buns under a piece fabric!
Julia, Oh my heavens! It is past 3 am in my corner of the world and your comment has me in stitches! I'm laughing out loud in a house where everyone is fast asleep and I can't stop! "Hey, maybe that kidney is what turned Ernesto to the dark side." "Are we ABSOLUTELY sure Luca didn't murder Vicente?" Hahahaha! We all moved on to extreme Ric-bashing territory but you still can't forgive Luca for his unbearable Luca-ness! Or is it Luca-nity? And to think Luca used to make me want to throw things at my screen! Now that everything and every male in this novela turned into utter rubbish, Luca seems like top of the crop! Well, almost! Thanks for the laughs!
No, you're not imagining things, Cris de la Fuente is terrible in this one! Awful! Just awful! He wasn't Sir Laurence Olivier in "Amor Bravío" either but he worked with a decent producer, good script writers and an excellent cast, whereas here, his averageness turned into mediocrity very quickly!
Good night, amigowz! And many thanks for stopping by! :)
"They made a big deal about her shaving her hair off in the rags :about if she was going to do it then that she did it in the novela. Was it just for publicity?" Yes, it was! Osorio milked it for weeks and weeks and continues to do so.
"Cristina was sporting a thong so she needed the sheer???coverup. Who is the audience?" I agree with you and Diana, I'm no prude either but leave the thong for the boudoir, especially when your kids and other people's kids are running around. If it's an adults-only resort then you can go to town! Other than that, keep them bouncy buns under a piece fabric!
Julia, Oh my heavens! It is past 3 am in my corner of the world and your comment has me in stitches! I'm laughing out loud in a house where everyone is fast asleep and I can't stop! "Hey, maybe that kidney is what turned Ernesto to the dark side." "Are we ABSOLUTELY sure Luca didn't murder Vicente?" Hahahaha! We all moved on to extreme Ric-bashing territory but you still can't forgive Luca for his unbearable Luca-ness! Or is it Luca-nity? And to think Luca used to make me want to throw things at my screen! Now that everything and every male in this novela turned into utter rubbish, Luca seems like top of the crop! Well, almost! Thanks for the laughs!
No, you're not imagining things, Cris de la Fuente is terrible in this one! Awful! Just awful! He wasn't Sir Laurence Olivier in "Amor Bravío" either but he worked with a decent producer, good script writers and an excellent cast, whereas here, his averageness turned into mediocrity very quickly!
Good night, amigowz! And many thanks for stopping by! :)
Wow yall, remind me not to get on yalls bad side. I thought I was a rant machine. Does this ocorio guy have any idea what a mess hes made of this tn? I think Christian Dela Fuente and all these other actors are good at what they do, they just got a bad.....I don't know producer or whatever that's really got them doing stupid stuff. Its supposed to be a comedy? there's nothing funny about it...... it's a big mess. I'll keep watchin to see if any usefulness happens to the
Characters. Oh boy :-[
Wouldn't it be good if it gets better from here. Humm.....we'll see. Good night yall!!
Characters. Oh boy :-[
Wouldn't it be good if it gets better from here. Humm.....we'll see. Good night yall!!
Permalink posted by : Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 12:06:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 12:06:00 AM EDT
This is what happens when you try to make something "original" but you have no talent. I only see two options: stick refrying other people's works or quit and retire (and take Carmen Salinas with you). Thanks!
Permalink posted by : Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 7:32:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 7:32:00 AM EDT
Nandicta: I laughed at the "I can't believe I gave up carbs & quit Azteca for this expletive!"
ROFLOL.
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