Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Sueño de Amor (SdA) #93. Tuesday July 26, 2016. How Dare You Get Cancer And Ruin My Burgeoning Romance?
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| Cancer or no cancer, I will straight up punch you in your stomach-less gut if you get near my man! |
At a glance
-- I hate these people! All of them! Except Baby Luca. He's cool.
-- Ricardo is the most odious, pathetic and self-absorbed galán in the history of odious, pathetic and self-absorbed galanes.
-- Ricardo is the most odious, pathetic and self-absorbed galán in the history of odious, pathetic and self-absorbed galanes.
A closer look
Ernesto confides to Luca that he won’t allow Ricardo to get involved in Esperanza’s life.
After school, Selena wants to go to Abril’s house but Ricardo says they can’t. And that’s why you don’t get your kids involved in your messy love life! By the looks of it, Selena and Rodrigo will be getting a new mommy every 2 to 4 months. Meanwhile, Pamela remarks to Selena that, although Ricardo looks down in the dumps, at least he is there for his children. Pamela’s father doesn’t even know she exists and she has the tear-stained face to prove it.
Kiko is making progress in his physiotherapy. He is eager to leave the wheelchair soon. Estrella says she now likes Salma and she never thought that would happen. O sea, never!
At the MAPA school construction site, Erasmo shows Jerónimo the video of Kiko walking. They get emotional and hug. Anastasia’s arrival is received with a chorus of whistles. Jerónimo says hello goodbye. Anastasia introduces her baby to Erasmo. Erasmo invites her to a humble dinner in his humble abode and hopes she won’t turn him down, because she must be used to luxuries and luxurious dinners at luxurious restaurants. Anastasia says she is trying to change and correct her past mistakes, including the fact that she abandoned her own child. She realizes that she and Erasmo have only known each other for a very short time, but she doesn’t want to start a relationship based on lies. She admits that her mom was a maid, I don’t see what’s dishonorable in being a maid but fine. “My mom was a maid; a maid who seduced her boss to move up the social ladder! That’s who I am!” No, that’s who you’re mom is!
Esperanza visits CVV at home. The ambient music suggests that the Death Star is about to attack the Alliance Fleet.
At Casa Alegría, Selena wants to know why Pamela can’t sleep over at their house. Ricardo reminds her about the rules: He must speak with one of Pam’s parents. “But her dad doesn’t pay her attention!”, says Selena. Ricardo says he must talk to the governess (institutriz) then. After this brief reminder of sleepover rules and regulations, Ricardo informs his kids that Margarita is coming over so they can arrange for her grandchild’s baby to go to Andrés and his wife Mireya. He then explains adoption to Selena and Rodrigo in layman's terms. He says that Mireya has a problem with her baby-making factory (fábrica para hacer bebés) and Salma has a problem with alcohol and boundaries, hence the need for a mommy-switcheroo. Mireya, the responsible young woman will become mother to the baby of Salma, the irresponsible underage idiot who got drunk, raped a boy and fell pregnant.
Meanwhile, at Casa Vélez Valderrama, this conversation was taking place between Ricardo’s women:
-- E: “In the morning, I asked you to tell me how you felt and you said you couldn’t do it out of...”
-- CVV: “Out of respect. And you said I wouldn’t be able to tell you anything because you are vulnerable.”
-- E: “Exactly. But I want the truth, Cristina!”
-- CVV: “And why should I tell you the truth, Esperanza?”
-- E: “Because I want to help you! Help you and Ricardo!”
-- CVV: “Don’t you think you’ve helped enough?” Ouch!
-- E: “Cristina, it wasn’t my intention for you to...”
-- CVV: “Therefore, you don’t mind that I talk to you with the truth and without beating around the bush (sin tapujos)?”
-- E: “That’s why I came!”
CVV apologizes in advance for what she is about to say, then she rhetorically lunges at Esperanza’s throat. She lets her have it about her walking into the school auditorium looking like she’s looking, knowing full well that Ricardo will see her and knowing full well that Ricardo and CVV are in a relationship. Despite the fact that Esperanza was well aware that the insipid twosome were a couple, she revealed her new look that could only mean one thing: Cancer! “What were you thinking?” asks CVV. OK, I know now what CVV stands for: Cruel Vile Vitch! Esperanza says she was only trying to confront her new reality. CVV keeps coming at her: “And how did you expect Ricardo to react? Did you think our relationship would continue as if nothing happened?” Vitch, who cares about your relationship? I’m going to die! “No, but I don’t want to hide myself either!” replies Esperanza, “I’m not gonna lock myself into my house just so Ricardo won’t see me!” “Ricardo thinks you hid your illness from him because you love him. That you lied to him to spare him the pain of knowing you have cancer”, wonders CVV. When did Ricardo think that? He spent the last two episodes pestering Esperanza with these questions: “How could you do this to ME? Why did you lie to ME? Did you love ME when you broke up with ME? 'Cause that would technically mean that I wasn’t dumped, ergo my “Getting Dumped Scorecard” is still empty! Esperanza assures CVV that she doesn’t love Ricardo. She decided to give an opportunity to Ernesto. “He has done everything for me”, says Esperanza. “He’s the man I want to have by my side.”
Ernesto goes to Casa Alegría to warn Ricardo to stay away from Esperanza. Ricardo retorts that he does not permit Ernesto to come to his house and talk to him like that. Ernesto figures he has every right to do so since Esperanza is with him now. “If you were so sure she is with you, you wouldn’t be here giving me orders!” gloats Ricardo. “Esperanza wants you to stay away from her!” says Ernesto. “Whatever! Get out of my house!” Ernesto apologizes: “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have come here with with my sword drawn (con la espada desenvainada). I let my hatred for you get the better of me.” “The feeling is mutual” replies Ricardo. Ernesto wants to talk about Esperanza’ health, calmly, like grown-ups.
Back at Casa Vélez Valderrama, Esperanza reiterates that she has no interest in Ricardo. She apologizes for provoking the breakup of the insipid twosome but she can’t be expected to stay at home and wait for death. “School is my life! My passion!” declares Esperanza. CVV understands; she too would have continued to work and give classes were she the one who had... She hesitates. “Cancer! Say things as they are!” Esperanza adds that she decided to cut all of her hair because it was falling out by the handful. The same impact (that bothered CVV so much) would’ve been caused by Esperanza showing up to school with large bald spots in her head. What CVV still doesn’t understand is this: Has Esperanza considered that Ricardo would want to be her once he finds out she has cancer? Yes, she did but she also thought that CVV and Ricardo’s relationship (all three weeks of it) is very solid. CVV starts snivelling in an aesthetically-pleasing manner: “I’ve had many problems in my life. Too much pain. I can barely stand all this that's happening right now. Thanks to Ricardo, I got my daughter back and she needs me complete, firm, healthy. I need to take care of Abril!” Esperanza asks what she can do so that CVV and Ricardo are happy together. “I’ll do anything except to stop going to school! (...) I too have kids to take care of!”
Back at Casa Alegría, Ernesto says stress is not good for Esperanza and Ricardo’s presence stresses her out. Ricardo says he has a theory: Esperanza maintained him (Ric) away so that he won’t find out about her illness. Then inquiring minds want to know: Why hasn’t Tricky Ricky run to reassure Esperanza that he loves her and that he will be there for her? The only thing he cares about is getting back into CVV’s pants while still being able to say that Esperanza did not dump him because she didn’t love him. Ricardo wants the record to show that Esperanza broke up with him precisely because she is so in love with him that she doesn’t want him to suffer for her illness. In other words, Ricardo wants to restore his heartthrob image and preserve his macho man pride while sustaining his relationship with the healthy, blonde, voluptuous and definitely cancer-free CVV. He wants his cake and eat it too, and -why not?- get the whole bakery while he’s at it! I hate this guy! Anyhoo... Sorry! Back to the dialogue! “Where do you get this theory from?” asks Ernesto. “I don’t need to be a nuclear physicist [to figure this out]. The doctor gave Esperanza the diagnosis on the day of the wedding. He told her she had 6 months to live. At that moment, she cancelled the wedding and told me she didn’t love me.” And yet you are still here beating your chest in front of Ernesto instead to rushing to the side of the love of your life! Bozo! Ernesto says this theory is wrong. The diagnosis gave Esperanza the impetus to break up with Ricardo, so she decided to spend the last months of her life with the father of her daughter.
Back at Casa Vélez Valderrama, CVV says it is crucial for Ricardo to learn that he is wrong about his theory that Esperanza broke up with him out of love. Esperanza insists she doesn’t love Ricardo anymore. She claims she loves Ernesto. “I want the father of my daughter in my life!” she adds. “I mean it, Cristina! Go back to Ricardo! Be happy together!” Abril interrupts. She says hello to Esperanza and asks about her hair bonnet. Esperanza says she is doing a treatment for her hair to make it grow faster and stronger, just like Abril’s wig.
At Casa Alegría, another child interrupts the tense adult conversation. Selena wants her dad to fix the TV. Ernesto greets her warmly but she responds half-heartedly. He takes his leave: “Think about it!” Ricardo replies that he doesn’t stop thinking about it.
At Casa Guerrero, Pedro informs Pato about chinese weevils and how they must be consumed alive to cure cancer. He remarks that his sister is nervous and up to something. After a little insistence, he learns that she plans to have sex for the first time tonight. He tells her to use protection.
At Dr. Mireya’s office, Selena and Rodrigo play with puzzles as usual while Ricardo gets the therapy session that should’ve gone to his kids. At least someone in the Alegría family is getting some therapy for their money’s worth. Ricardo tells Mireya he feels pain and anger.
Back at Casa Guerrero, Esperanza tells Pedro what happened with CVV: How she tried to convince CVV to take Ricardo back, how she wants Ricardo to be happy with CVV, yada yada yada. Esperanza is an idiot. Tricky Ricky doesn’t deserve this much consideration.
At Adrián’s old rehab, Salma informs Margarita, Mario and Viviana that her mother is now working as custodian at Instituto Palacios. They all act as if this is the worst thing that could eve happen to anyone! Salma says it hurts her to see her mother suffer like this. In every Osorio novela I’ve seen, Osorio has this sick notion that working as a cleaner is the most demeaning thing ever, when it is in fact an honorable job where many people earn their daily bread by the sweat of their brow. What is actually shameful and demeaning about Silvana’s new job at Instituto Palacios is the fact that she does her job very poorly, she bullies others and she spends the whole day spewing her venom on anyone who has the misfortune of crossing her path. Anyhoo... Sorry! Back to the scene! Ricardo introduces the Kuri/Conde/De la Colina/Manzanares blended family to Mireya and Andrés. Ricardo says he would like to be a bridge between the biological parents and the prospective adoptive parents. Margarita, who is already latching onto Ricardo like a barnacle, interjects: “What a beautiful bridge! I want to cross it many times!” Knock it off, sabertooth! Mireya asks Salma if she is sure she wants to give her baby up for adoption. Salma says yes but her eyes say no. Adrián is certain that Mireya will make an excellent mom. They’d better not get this couple’s hopes up only to have Salma change her mind at the last minute.
Estrella and Kiko visit Casa Guerrero with flowers. Kiko is happy about his progress in physiotherapy. Pato is happy with Luca and she is sure that Estrella is happy with Adrián. Estrella gets closer and whispers to Pato that she needs some advice about womanly matters but she has no friends to ask. What is it with this show that nobody seems to have any friends?
Erasmo and Anastasia share ice cream and a hug. Anastasia is sad that her dad never wanted to know her. Erasmo says she shouldn't let this define her life.
Esperanza thanks the Gallos for the flowers but tells them to stop crying. They say she has been like a mom to them and they need her to fight hard against her illness. Kiko reminds her how much she helped them in the past; part of Esperanza Guerrero runs through his veins. Changing the subject, Esperanza says she picked up with her X-ray vision that Pato is up to something. However, Pato pretends she is only going with Luca to a fancy restaurant. She rushes to the bathroom to get ready for her special date.
Venus breeze commercial. Pato gives Estrella relationship advice. El chiste se cuenta solo. The joke tells itself. Estrella has high hopes that Adrián will apply himself in his studies and become “a prince”. Sure, after all he’s “the brother of a superhero!” chirps Pato. Oh, gag me with a spoon! Wait, make that a disposable Gillette razor! And now, a word from our sponsor: Venus breeze is the best thing to have been invented since the invention of body hair! All you need is water! Etc etc etc.
Kracy is dressed as a clown. Dionisio wonders what she is up to. The place she told him to arrange, the gorilla cage and now this! Kracy sniggers and assures him that she isn’t planning anything bad.
Luca picks Pato up and notices that she is trembling. She says her heart is experiencing a magnitude 9 earthquake on the scale of Luca de la Colina. Luca says not to worry; this is a night of love, my love. There is a giant RV (casa rodante) waiting for them and it is intrinsic to the special surprise that Luca prepared for their special night of love. Pato is so nervous that Luca suggests they postpone “it”. Pato insists: “It” is happening tonight! She didn’t sleep a wink all night and she didn’t eat a thing alI day, except for her nails. “It” is gonna go down tonight! I’m praying to La Virgen de la Paz, as well as all the Virgins and Saints of Sueñolandia and beyond, that I please be spared the torture of having to recap the schmaltzy cherry-popping extravaganza! Please and thank you! Amen!
CVV visits Casa Alegría and tells Ricardo that Esperanza convinced her to come looking for him. CVV and Ricardo agree that, since their love is true, they must fight for it. CVV recounts what happened with Esperanza: Espe doesn't love Ric, she is with Ernesto now, CVV mustn't give up on Ric etc etc. CVV apologizes for throwing in the towel at the first sign of trouble (tirar la toalla a las primeras de cambio). She says that when a woman meets a guy like Ricardo, giving up (rendirse) is the biggest foolishness. Ricardo agrees.
Anastasia and Baby Luca visit Casa Gallo and get a demonstration of Kiko’s progress in his physio sessions.
Esperanza is sure that Pato is hiding something and that Pedro knows what it is. She wants to know where Pato and Luca went. Pedro suggests that maybe Pato wasn’t honest with their mom because she felt embarrassed. Esperanza is afraid that Pato is no longer her little girl. Pato looked so beautiful tonight and though Esperanza doesn’t know where her daughter went, she knows exactly what she went out to do. Mother and son are having a serious conversation but when Esperanza closes Pedro’s laptop, we hear a Booing! Why the Booing sound effect in a serious scene? Does the Booing guy have a Booing quota to respect with a compulsory number of Booings to insert per episode? This is so cretinous even by Osorio’s standards!
In the Love RV, Luca asks why Pato didn’t tell her mom about the sex bit of their special date. “Aren’t you and your mom very close?” Pato asks Luca if he told his dad. Of course, not! says Luca. Can you guys imagine that announcement: “Hey dad! I’m off to boink your daughter. Later!”
Back at Casa Guerrero, Pedro reviews the doctor’s instructions with Esperanza as she sits down to eat what looks like a small plate of shredded poached chicken. No water 30 minutes before or after the meal, very slow chewing and the obligation to remain seated for 30 minutes after the end of the meal. Pedro changes the subject back to the famous “Lying to Ricardo For His Own Good” plan that Esperanza hatched when she was first diagnosed with cancer. He reminds his mom that the most important issue here is her health. She agrees. Ernesto told her that too, but even though she knows it's true, “there are other things more important, like Ricardo’s happiness!” Oh. My. Dios! Why all these considerations for bloody Ricardo and his bloody happiness? Who died and made this guy the Zeus of Sueñolandia?
Back at Casa Alegría, Ricardo tells CVV about the alternative theory that Ernesto gave him. Never mind that, CVV says she wants to fight for Ricardo's love and dedicate her life to Ricardo's body. The tiresome two agree to never leave each other’s side, never ever ever, and to always always always be together, my love. CVV’s affected baby voice is back, Ricardo’s affected puppy eyes are back. It’s a match made in gimme a break! They kiss each other on the nose and plunge into a protracted session of face-sucking.
A quote from the capítulo
“Se me está ocurriendo una idea. Usted es muy acá, muy finolis. Igual y me batea, no lo sé.”*
*Erasmo demonstrates how not to ask a girl out to dinner. He manages to sound obsequious, show zero confidence AND offend Anastasia, all in one short sentence: “I have an idea. You are very up there, very pretentious. You might reject me, I don’t know.”
Your viewing vocabulario
(these definitions are context-specific, unless otherwise indicated)
institutriz = a governess.
fábrica para hacer bebés = baby-making factory, the other scientific name for a uterus.
sin tapujos = without beating around the bush.
con la espada desenvainada = with the sword drawn or unsheathed, i.e. ready to fight.
casa rodante = recreational vehicle (RV), mobile home.
Tirar la toalla = to throw in the towel.
a la(s) primera(s) de cambio = a banking reference that literally means “at the first of exchange”. At the first sign of trouble, at the first hurdle, at the first little crisis, at the drop of a hat.
rendirse = to give up, to surrender, to quit.
finolis = affected, pretentious.
batear a alguien = Lit. “To bat somebody”, i.e. to reject somebody.
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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Hey amigowz! Sorry for the tardiness. This one is heavy on the detail but I noticed some of you mentioned on yeserday's thread that they missed half the episode.
Thanks for stopping by yesterday. Much appreciated, indeed!
Must skidaddle. Yago peeps await their recap. Enjoy the discussion! :)
Thanks for stopping by yesterday. Much appreciated, indeed!
Must skidaddle. Yago peeps await their recap. Enjoy the discussion! :)
Nandicta, thank you for another fun recap. Believe me you lucked out not having to cover the lovey dovey activities in the RV. It falls to me!!!!! Wah!!!!!
I enjoyed the scene with the live Chinese weevils that were supposed to boost Esperanza's immune system. Along with La Virgen de la Paz, she may have a fighting chance since this is "Sueñolandia."
So true and so sad about Selena and Rodrigo getting a new mommy every 2 to 4 months especially after having that horrendous experience with their own mother. Will they ever trust a mother figure if dad's girlfriend of the month professes love for them but then ups and leaves sooner rather than late? Let Dr. Mireya bring that up with Ricardo. If she is good she will.
The "boings" appear at some of the strangest times that should be serious. Just stupid.
At least Pablo didn't spill the beans on Pato.
I enjoyed the scene with the live Chinese weevils that were supposed to boost Esperanza's immune system. Along with La Virgen de la Paz, she may have a fighting chance since this is "Sueñolandia."
So true and so sad about Selena and Rodrigo getting a new mommy every 2 to 4 months especially after having that horrendous experience with their own mother. Will they ever trust a mother figure if dad's girlfriend of the month professes love for them but then ups and leaves sooner rather than late? Let Dr. Mireya bring that up with Ricardo. If she is good she will.
The "boings" appear at some of the strangest times that should be serious. Just stupid.
At least Pablo didn't spill the beans on Pato.
Nandita, while I always expect the unexpected from this not so even keeled storyline, I always expect nothing but the best from your recap. Once again, you delivered.
I was off yesterday and managed to watch this...
Favorite line was "The ambient music suggests that the Death Star is about to attack the Alliance Fleet".
Sil is just an annoying presence to me now but I loved "What is actually shameful and demeaning about Silvana’s new job at Instituto Palacios is the fact that she does her job very poorly, she bullies others and she spends the whole day spewing her venom on anyone who has the misfortune of crossing her path". Most excellent.
I am completely dismayed at Ricardo. I didn't like him before this, but now loathe him. He seems to revel in the fact Esperanza broke up with him due to the illness not his (many) shortcomings. How sad.
I am perturbed with Ernesto lying to Ricardo but heck, he deserves it.
Appreciate your translating CV's dialog. So selfish, yes, she and Ricardo truly deserve each other. Imagine the gaul of Espe actually showing up at school with her telltale turban. Simply to make CV and Ricardo feel guilty!
Jarifa, you mentioned yesterday that there might be something wrong with Salma. I don't know but the most distressing moment to me was the clear discomfort of Adrian and Salma as the new adoptive parents were introduced. I thought it was too soon and too public. Adrian's battered face seemed to take on a deeper purple hue and Salma looked miserable. Ricardo, I really loathe you. Truly.
Kiko seemed to regard Anastasia with interest and curiosity. Truth be told, she is a liar, master manipulator and many other things but strangely, I find her far less annoying than Pato or Kristel.
And. the RV??? I can't even.
Nandicta, thank you, thank you.
Diana
I was off yesterday and managed to watch this...
Favorite line was "The ambient music suggests that the Death Star is about to attack the Alliance Fleet".
Sil is just an annoying presence to me now but I loved "What is actually shameful and demeaning about Silvana’s new job at Instituto Palacios is the fact that she does her job very poorly, she bullies others and she spends the whole day spewing her venom on anyone who has the misfortune of crossing her path". Most excellent.
I am completely dismayed at Ricardo. I didn't like him before this, but now loathe him. He seems to revel in the fact Esperanza broke up with him due to the illness not his (many) shortcomings. How sad.
I am perturbed with Ernesto lying to Ricardo but heck, he deserves it.
Appreciate your translating CV's dialog. So selfish, yes, she and Ricardo truly deserve each other. Imagine the gaul of Espe actually showing up at school with her telltale turban. Simply to make CV and Ricardo feel guilty!
Jarifa, you mentioned yesterday that there might be something wrong with Salma. I don't know but the most distressing moment to me was the clear discomfort of Adrian and Salma as the new adoptive parents were introduced. I thought it was too soon and too public. Adrian's battered face seemed to take on a deeper purple hue and Salma looked miserable. Ricardo, I really loathe you. Truly.
Kiko seemed to regard Anastasia with interest and curiosity. Truth be told, she is a liar, master manipulator and many other things but strangely, I find her far less annoying than Pato or Kristel.
And. the RV??? I can't even.
Nandicta, thank you, thank you.
Diana
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: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 4:27:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 4:27:00 PM EDT
Jarifa, our comments crossed but I will be eagerly awaiting to "hear" what happens in the adventures in RV land in your recap tomorrow...
What will these writers come up with next? :)
Diana
What will these writers come up with next? :)
Diana
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 4:28:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 4:28:00 PM EDT
Thanks.
It was me who missed half the episode, but truth be said, I don't care as long as I have the recap, I get more fun this way.
I started laughing with Abril's wig and I didn't stop, thank you!!
Looks like I didn't make any notes (or I can't find them), but I am also getting really tired of all this cowmanure.
This is why Esperanza should be left alone by everyone who loves her. She is toxic.
I am sure the cancer is affecting her brain (and her lungs because she is always panting and coughing). OK. As soon as she saw that Ricardo was actually doing what she wanted she decided to tell him the truth. I don't see the point, but I understand why Ricardo is so angry. He shouldn't give her the pleasure of seeing him like this and he should get away from her asap. If she she lied, if she didn't, all is not relevant now. The thing is that she is no longer a person you want to be around. She is dead to me and for all I care she can die tomorrow so everybody can get some peace.
I have heard that people who are sick want to be treated like they are not, but it is all a lie. They actually want to be pampered and want everybody to revolve around them.
Ricardo used to love her, but lying to him and stealing from him the chance to prove how much he loved her is beyond me. She doesn't deserve nothing anymore. I wish Kracy gets revenge and kill everybody with a molotov bomb.
I don't know if I am excusing Ricardo for not caring about Esperanza because she doesn't want him to, but if he is going to make another woman unhappy, well, it is CVV's turn.
It was me who missed half the episode, but truth be said, I don't care as long as I have the recap, I get more fun this way.
I started laughing with Abril's wig and I didn't stop, thank you!!
Looks like I didn't make any notes (or I can't find them), but I am also getting really tired of all this cowmanure.
This is why Esperanza should be left alone by everyone who loves her. She is toxic.
I am sure the cancer is affecting her brain (and her lungs because she is always panting and coughing). OK. As soon as she saw that Ricardo was actually doing what she wanted she decided to tell him the truth. I don't see the point, but I understand why Ricardo is so angry. He shouldn't give her the pleasure of seeing him like this and he should get away from her asap. If she she lied, if she didn't, all is not relevant now. The thing is that she is no longer a person you want to be around. She is dead to me and for all I care she can die tomorrow so everybody can get some peace.
I have heard that people who are sick want to be treated like they are not, but it is all a lie. They actually want to be pampered and want everybody to revolve around them.
Ricardo used to love her, but lying to him and stealing from him the chance to prove how much he loved her is beyond me. She doesn't deserve nothing anymore. I wish Kracy gets revenge and kill everybody with a molotov bomb.
I don't know if I am excusing Ricardo for not caring about Esperanza because she doesn't want him to, but if he is going to make another woman unhappy, well, it is CVV's turn.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 4:46:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 4:46:00 PM EDT
Hey amigowz! I'm running super late but I couldn't resist reading your great comments and jumping into the conversation!
Sorry, Jarifa, but I was so happy I didn't get to recap the RV romp, I actually cheered when the end credits of this episode rolled! Thanks ever so much for taking another one for the team! :D
Diana, thank you for this: "I am completely dismayed at Ricardo. I didn't like him before this, but now loathe him. He seems to revel in the fact Esperanza broke up with him due to the illness not his (many) shortcomings. How sad." This is one of the two main reasons that make me dislike Ricardo immensely. He's more concerned with proving a point about who dumped whom and why ("it wasn't me, it was her") and with scoring a point against Ernesto ("she's with you because she can't be with me"). There is a second reason why I'm really ticked off at Ricardo's apathetic reaction to the news that the woman he claims to have loved deeply for over 20 years has stage 4 cancer and might die in a couple of months. I'll elaborate this in a separate post, in response to some of the points Pablo raised here and in the previous 2 episodes.
I agree with you about Anastasia. Despite the fact that her personality transplant is sudden, unexplicable and unrealistic, I like her better than Pato and definitely much better than Kristel (I'm so glad she's gone!). I also think the softer makeup look brings out her beauty much better than the heavy eyeliner and dark lips look she used to sport.
Sorry, Jarifa, but I was so happy I didn't get to recap the RV romp, I actually cheered when the end credits of this episode rolled! Thanks ever so much for taking another one for the team! :D
Diana, thank you for this: "I am completely dismayed at Ricardo. I didn't like him before this, but now loathe him. He seems to revel in the fact Esperanza broke up with him due to the illness not his (many) shortcomings. How sad." This is one of the two main reasons that make me dislike Ricardo immensely. He's more concerned with proving a point about who dumped whom and why ("it wasn't me, it was her") and with scoring a point against Ernesto ("she's with you because she can't be with me"). There is a second reason why I'm really ticked off at Ricardo's apathetic reaction to the news that the woman he claims to have loved deeply for over 20 years has stage 4 cancer and might die in a couple of months. I'll elaborate this in a separate post, in response to some of the points Pablo raised here and in the previous 2 episodes.
I agree with you about Anastasia. Despite the fact that her personality transplant is sudden, unexplicable and unrealistic, I like her better than Pato and definitely much better than Kristel (I'm so glad she's gone!). I also think the softer makeup look brings out her beauty much better than the heavy eyeliner and dark lips look she used to sport.
Pablo, I read with a lot of interest your view on Ricardo's reaction to the news of Espe's cancer and you raised some very valid points about the reason for his anger. I get that Esperanza did him wrong and that she had no right to choose for him but, and I'm sorry to say this, he has proven that she did the right thing all along. The guy has proven that he is self-absorbed, unreliable and disloyal. He shacked up with the first pretty woman who crossed his path and made googly eyes at him, within a mere 6 to 8 weeks after breaking up with "the love of his life". Yes people jump into rebound relationships soon after a breakup all the time. However, they recognize rebounds as such and they don't go around saying I love you's willy-nilly, nor do they jump in with both feet into blended family relationship commitments when they have such small and impressionable children. Ricardo's reaction to the news that Esperanza has cancer gobsmacked me. When an ex-boss told me she had cancer and she needed me to cover up for her when she goes to her chemo sessions, I burst into tears and started saying sorry and asking if she's gonna be OK. The next thought that crossed my mind after that (and after apologizing for crying) was to ask how I could help. I know I mocked Espe's pupils and Kiko for asking Espe if she is going to recover or die but that is the natural reaction. Espe's pupils had tears in their eyes when they received the news and their primary concern was whether their beloved teacher will make it. Aranza's reaction was similar: She kept apologizing for not being there for Espe and asking over and over how she could help. In this episode, Estrella and Kiko told Espe how much she means to them and how they needed her to fight her disease in order to recover soon. I know Ric was mad at Espe but the reactions I described above are visceral and spontaneous. One doesn't think about them, they just happen. Besides, when you love someone any differences or grudges vanish if the person is hurt and/or in danger. For example, one time one of my brothers got into a huge fistfight with a guy older and bigger than him because he picked on our younger brother. The only thing is my brothers were fighting and on no speaking terms for two days prior to that fisfight. However, my brother says that the minute he saw my other brother getting hit, he ran to defend him, completely forgetting that he was still hating his guts just a few moments ago. Another time, I got into a huge fight with my brother, the kind of fight where you seriously consider disowning a sibling for a good year or two. We didn't speak for over a week. Then, one day, in he limps in with a swollen foot and I instinctively rush to him, help him lie down, run to get ice, help him elevate his foot... I asked what happened? Is he OK? Should I get someone to drive us to the doctor's to get an X-ray? It wasn't until 15 minutes later that I realized we were supposed to be on no speaking terms when my brother joked: "So, you're still mad at me or what?" Sorry for rambling on and on but the point of these anecdotes is that, when a loved one is hurt/ill/in danger, our concern for them and our instinctive need to protect them and/or help them trumps everything else, including pride and anger.
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Ric's reaction means that he never loved Esperanza. He didn't when he disappeared 20 years ago without a word and he doesn't now. Chances are he doesn't even like her or consider her a friend because he doesn't seem to care about helping her get through her ordeal. This should set off huuuuge alarm bells in CVV's head but it doesn't. I'm not a betting person but I'll bet you anything that Ric will blow CVV's heart to smithereens. As you rightly said, it's CVV's turn to get hurt. Unfortunately for her. Ric loves Ric. Ric is committed to Ric. Ric looks for Ric's happiness... And a hot-looking mommy for his kids.
PS: Do I think Esperanza is a fool for hiding her illness from Ricardo? Sure! However, now that I had a chance to think about it, if God forbid I learn that I have cancer tomorrow, I will not tell my parents. I love them more than anything in the world and I could stand to face any hardships life throws my way, except to see my parents suffer for me. Some would say that your loved ones will suffer eventually when they find out but I must admit that I'm too much of a coward to witness that suffering. I would be too ashamed of my parents' tears. Everyone is different but that's just my honest personal opinion.
PPS: Sorry about the verbose reply but your comments gave me much food for thought. I especially enjoyed that metaphor about messing up the board when one only has one last piece to play. That is indeed infuriating! Hahahaha!
Ric's reaction means that he never loved Esperanza. He didn't when he disappeared 20 years ago without a word and he doesn't now. Chances are he doesn't even like her or consider her a friend because he doesn't seem to care about helping her get through her ordeal. This should set off huuuuge alarm bells in CVV's head but it doesn't. I'm not a betting person but I'll bet you anything that Ric will blow CVV's heart to smithereens. As you rightly said, it's CVV's turn to get hurt. Unfortunately for her. Ric loves Ric. Ric is committed to Ric. Ric looks for Ric's happiness... And a hot-looking mommy for his kids.
PS: Do I think Esperanza is a fool for hiding her illness from Ricardo? Sure! However, now that I had a chance to think about it, if God forbid I learn that I have cancer tomorrow, I will not tell my parents. I love them more than anything in the world and I could stand to face any hardships life throws my way, except to see my parents suffer for me. Some would say that your loved ones will suffer eventually when they find out but I must admit that I'm too much of a coward to witness that suffering. I would be too ashamed of my parents' tears. Everyone is different but that's just my honest personal opinion.
PPS: Sorry about the verbose reply but your comments gave me much food for thought. I especially enjoyed that metaphor about messing up the board when one only has one last piece to play. That is indeed infuriating! Hahahaha!
Must get going! Thanks a bazilliong for sharing your interesting and insightful opinions.
Steve: Glad you like the Cristina-Ricardo coupling but I fear that Tricky Ricky will bring her nothing but heartache. She should've concentrated on reconnecting with her daughter and then, a few months down the line, she could've gotten to know Baxter better. Friendly, helpful, competent and not-bad-to-look-at Baxter! :)
Steve: Glad you like the Cristina-Ricardo coupling but I fear that Tricky Ricky will bring her nothing but heartache. She should've concentrated on reconnecting with her daughter and then, a few months down the line, she could've gotten to know Baxter better. Friendly, helpful, competent and not-bad-to-look-at Baxter! :)
Thanks. You're right.
Ricardo has been probably just infatuated with Esperanza, he left, he didn't see her for 20 years and now that he is back and almost marrying her, she dumps him. For juaréver reason.
He runs to the arms of another woman because he feels hurt and this woman makes him feel better. Besides to agreeing to anything he says, she is pretty and healthy. What else can he want, right?
My problem with Esperanza is that she is not suffering her cancer alone, and she is dragging everyone around her to it.
I dont know what would I do in her shoes, but if her mother died of cancer, she should know better and that lie she made up "for love" is becoming a real nightmare on everybody.
your actions shouldn't affect third parties. If you want to lie, ok, lie, but then keep that lie until you die and people get surprised when they know the reason. Don't lie and then expose the truth, messing everything.
There's some things you can not hide. When Esperenza needed Ricardo the most, she decided to get rid of him, she is also a bad person, or a good person making bad choices. The damage is done and now theres not enough talking in the world to fix anything!
I don't know. Ricardo has never been "santo de mi devoción", but Esperanza is becoming a person that I don't like. Ernesto, as I said before, could be sincere, but he is also carrying water to his mill, y "a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores". He is taking this chance to infiltrate into Esperanza dumb mentality to make her believe he is the real thing. No.
If I were Kracy, I would use a knife, because nobody is worth a shot.
Ricardo has been probably just infatuated with Esperanza, he left, he didn't see her for 20 years and now that he is back and almost marrying her, she dumps him. For juaréver reason.
He runs to the arms of another woman because he feels hurt and this woman makes him feel better. Besides to agreeing to anything he says, she is pretty and healthy. What else can he want, right?
My problem with Esperanza is that she is not suffering her cancer alone, and she is dragging everyone around her to it.
I dont know what would I do in her shoes, but if her mother died of cancer, she should know better and that lie she made up "for love" is becoming a real nightmare on everybody.
your actions shouldn't affect third parties. If you want to lie, ok, lie, but then keep that lie until you die and people get surprised when they know the reason. Don't lie and then expose the truth, messing everything.
There's some things you can not hide. When Esperenza needed Ricardo the most, she decided to get rid of him, she is also a bad person, or a good person making bad choices. The damage is done and now theres not enough talking in the world to fix anything!
I don't know. Ricardo has never been "santo de mi devoción", but Esperanza is becoming a person that I don't like. Ernesto, as I said before, could be sincere, but he is also carrying water to his mill, y "a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores". He is taking this chance to infiltrate into Esperanza dumb mentality to make her believe he is the real thing. No.
If I were Kracy, I would use a knife, because nobody is worth a shot.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 8:14:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 8:14:00 PM EDT
"Sueno" hasn't been on in my area ....A T and T U-verse...for two days. Schedule shows "Por Siempre Joan Sebastian: El Especial" on the schedule. Other regularly scheduled Novelas seem to be on, as usual. Anyone else having this experience?
Nandicta good snarky recap. hate Ricardo much? girl you got it in for that guy. All he did was back off after espy said to him a million times "I don't love you go be happy with someone else". I don't know why he keeps looking at her with those puppy dog eyes. He should just stay with Christy v and let erny have her. Good riddance and done. looks like he'll get tired of her telling him "I don't love you anymore".ChristyV loves him, move on man give the patio a break be happy with Christina and espy be happy with Erny. Not.
We don't even need to talk about the non-virgin, what's done is done she's still a little girl just not a virgin little girl anymore. And teenagers that are about to have sex with grownups don't tell their parents. And grown-ups don't tell their parents they're going to have sex with their teenage sister. half but still.ok its getting weird, subject change.
crazy kracy is either going to put Ricky in that cage or she's going to kidnap her babies or ladynap cristy V. she's a nutjob to the 10th power.
OK done. Thanks Nandicta.
We don't even need to talk about the non-virgin, what's done is done she's still a little girl just not a virgin little girl anymore. And teenagers that are about to have sex with grownups don't tell their parents. And grown-ups don't tell their parents they're going to have sex with their teenage sister. half but still.ok its getting weird, subject change.
crazy kracy is either going to put Ricky in that cage or she's going to kidnap her babies or ladynap cristy V. she's a nutjob to the 10th power.
OK done. Thanks Nandicta.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 9:40:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 9:40:00 PM EDT
Pablo, " If you want to lie, ok, lie, but then keep that lie until you die" This deserves a place right up there with George Costanza's epic "It's not a lie if you believe it!" :D
"If I were Kracy, I would use a knife, because nobody is worth a shot." To be honest, when Kracy showed up on screen with her clown outfit after about half an hour of watching these hopeless cases run amok, I really hoped she would just make them all "disappear" but I didn't dare to say it in the recap.
Nina, "move on man give the patio a break be happy with Christina and espy be happy with Erny. Not." This one was a hoot! Then I got to this and I totally lost it: "teenagers that are about to have sex with grownups don't tell their parents. And grown-ups don't tell their parents they're going to have sex with their teenage sister." I can't!
You guys are killing me with laughter! Thank you! :)
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"If I were Kracy, I would use a knife, because nobody is worth a shot." To be honest, when Kracy showed up on screen with her clown outfit after about half an hour of watching these hopeless cases run amok, I really hoped she would just make them all "disappear" but I didn't dare to say it in the recap.
Nina, "move on man give the patio a break be happy with Christina and espy be happy with Erny. Not." This one was a hoot! Then I got to this and I totally lost it: "teenagers that are about to have sex with grownups don't tell their parents. And grown-ups don't tell their parents they're going to have sex with their teenage sister." I can't!
You guys are killing me with laughter! Thank you! :)
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