Thursday, July 21, 2016
Yago, #39, Wednesday 7/20/16: The Pliers of Despair
Still in the flashback, Tom tells Hernan that if he's good, he'll get a treat. Today Tom is going to teach him to shoot! In another flashback when Hernan is a few years older, Hernan is dragging corpses into the horse stables for his proud adoptive daddy.
Lucio visits at Abel's house and presents him with some of the evidence that Camilo gave him at the end of the previous episode. We don't see any of it now, but later we see that there are photos of Teo working with Yago. Abel is shocked and angry. Lucio explains that Yago and Teo both work for Fidel. Abel is even more upset to hear that Yago is now engaged to Ambar!
Camilo and Fidel are still facing off at the former Candy Bar. Fidel gloats. Julia is disgusted with all of them, and runs out. Yago follows to comfort her. (Hmm, I wonder if these two might have a future together?) Camilo shows Fidel the lucky coin and says he'll get it back in the next cadaver, and it will be even more devastating than the loss of his two sons. Camilo dares Fidel to shoot him now and show Julia what kind of man he really is. Selma talks Fidel out of it.
Back to Abel's house. Lucio is smoking, but Abel can't seem to get his lighter to work. I suppose Lucio could give him a light, but he doesn't. Besides, that cigarette must be horribly stale by now, not to mention it's soaked with hair grease. Anyway, Lucio tells Abel that their ally is Camilo Mitchell.
Teo and Katia have watched the Candy Bar showdown on surveillance cameras. Teo states that Julia is the only thing that matters to Camilo. Teo gets a call from Abel.
Sara reads about Yago opening a new bar. Lucio, who is preparing for a press conference with Camilo to be officially named head of Casino Paraiso, is pleased with all the luck that casino has brought them. But he sees the article Sara is reading and accuses her of being obsessed with Yago. She's never sunk so low over any man; not Lucio, not even Omar. Sara insists that she hates Yago and is keeping tabs on him so they can make him pay for what he's done.
Katia tells Yago that Teo got a call from Abel to meet him alone someplace. It seems rather sudden, as Abel was supposed to turn himself in to the police. She's worried.
Katia should be worried. Teo goes to the auto shop, where Abel greets him with a gun and a lot of angry accusations.
Before the press conference, Camilo asks Lucio for some inside info on Yago. Lucio says that the only person Yago's close to is Ambar.
Jonas, Bruno, and Melina decide to try to get custody of Matias. Ambar shows up with a gift for Mati; Melina tells Ambar that Mati is with Sara and Lucio.
Sara is beating Mati at Monopoly when a messenger delivers Ambar's gift. It's Ambar's favorite stuffed animal, Mr. Mustache. (I can't tell what kind of animal it's supposed to be.) There's a note saying that Mr. Mustache will keep Mati safe and that Ambar is getting her operation today. (In retrospect, Ambar prolly should have kept Mr. Mustache with her for the operation.)
So Teo is tied to a post at the auto shop, and Abel is yelling at him. I thought you were my friend, how many bosses do you have anyway, etc. Teo tries to convince Abel that all his manipulations were for Abel's benefit. (Since when does anyone like to hear that?)
Yago and Katia are at Abel's house. They find the photos of Teo with Yago and realize that Abel must be confronting Teo right now. They hurry off to the auto shop, where they distract Abel with a smoke bomb just as he's torturing Teo with pliers and preparing to kill him. Yeah! So Teo is rescued by Katia. Then they tie Abel to that post. Teo repeats that they're really all on the same side, and cuts Abel loose.
Lucio tells Camilo that he and Sara make a good team. Camilo advises Lucio to keep a cool head. Camilo calls someone and tells him that Ambar's their girl, and she's in the hospital. Lucio looks worried.
Ambar is in the hospital. Yago gives her a pep talk. Ambar asks him about Julia. Then it's time for Ambar to have some pre-op tests. After she is wheeled out, Yago gets a call from Fidel to turn on the TV. It's Camilo's press conference introducing Lucio as the new head of his casino.
Bruno sees the press conference at home and rushes out the door.
Yago finds Sara in the waiting room. He taunts her over her selfishness (to be fair, she only just found out about the operation) and congratulates her on her and Lucio's partnership with Camilo.
Bruno tries to bust up the press conference. In front of everyone, he calls Lucio a murderer. Bruno is ushered out and goes home with a bloody nose.
After the press conference, Lucio calls Abel to warn him that Ambar might be in trouble.
Katia is tending to Teo's wounds. He's devastated over losing Abel's friendship. He asks Katia not to tell Yago that he cares about Abel.
Fidel and Selma worry about Camilo's threat. Where will that coin turn up next? I think it's obvious that it will be either Selma or Julia, but maybe there's someone else we don't know about?
The anesthesiologist introduces himself to Ambar as Dr. Mendoza. They are joined by a nurse who addresses him by name. Then a doctor comes in (the surgeon?) and asks where is Dr. Linares. They say he's dealing with a family matter. The doctor calls Linares himself and asks how is his daughter. We see Dr. Linares being held at gunpoint. He says everything is okay and that Dr. Mendoza is cool. "Good luck to your daughter," the doctor says to Linares.
(I hope Linares doesn't have a daughter, and this doctor knows that "Dr. Mendoza" is not cool at all!)
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The opening flashback was rather odd. We don't know Hernan, do we? Maybe he's the fake anesthesiologist.
I don't care if Abel feels like he was used and manipulated. Teo, Yago and Fidel have nothing to do with why he felt he needed to come clean about Omar. What about the promise he made to Omar's family? That all went out the window because his feelings and his pride were hurt? Boo! If he can save Ambar he'll win some points back with me.
Hernan, the Red Chucks Killer is creepy. Tomas and Camilo finding emotionally disturbed children in orphanages and turning them into child killers and immoral assassins is scary.
Thanks for this fabulous recap. Wow! What dedication, persistence, and incredible talent. We are so fortunate to have you recapping this for us.
"...that cigarette must be horribly stale by now, not to mention it's soaked with hair grease."
I've been thinking that very thing for awhile now. I love watching him fiddle with that cigarette and lighter. It's a fun distraction from the severe darkness of this TN.
Poor Ámbar. Yikes. What a complex plot aimed at a total innocent who ordinarily wouldn't be a difficult target. And she's an odd choice of targets. I doubt that her death is going to trouble Fidel very much. Maybe Sara will recognize that Dr.s rarely wear red sneakers and will jump to the rescue.
Carlos
We've all been predicting that Ambar won't come out of this alive. This medical situation doesn't look good; she could be a goner.
But Abel is still alive. And at least Julia knows some of the truth. The lies were getting so egregious in the previous episode I was thinking she'd need a long stay in a foreign mental hospital to deal with it all.
Between Sara noticing the shoes, the surgeon asking the real anesthesiologist about his daughter, and Abel's hero complex, I think Ambar will come out of this okay. But some of you already know how this turns out! Curse Univision/Unimas for screwing us up like this so that most of us have to be a day behind and we can't discuss the latest until later...
The Abel-Teo scene was very intense but I kept laughing out loud at Abel calling Teo "Menonita" (Mennonite). He came up with that nickname a while back, when he was drunk and brooding over something torturing his conscience (I can't remember the episode or why he was down in the dumps), but I remember that he grabbed Teo's face and said: "You look like a Mennonite, you know that? Are your parents Mennonite? Do you make cheese, Menonita?" (Mennonite communities used to and still make Queso Chihuaha cheese in Northern Mexico). I wonder if, after releasing Abel, Teo told him why they are on the same side off-screen, or whether he just let him go without explaining further. Also, when Teo asked Katia not to tell Yago, he was referring to the mini-torture session in the auto shop. Yago already suspects/knows that Teo has grown very fond of Abel.
LOL moment of the night: Lucio smoking a ciggie at Abel's and lamenting: "It's terrible that you can't trust anyone these days!" Look who's talking!
Camilo talking about Ámbar on the phone in front of Lucio is either a power play to show Lucio who's boss or a test to see if he'll manage to keep his mouth shut.
One last thing, Ámbar's fate is all on Yago. He played Camilo dirty, he knows Camilo knows he played him dirty, he knows Camilo's propensity for taking revenge on his enemies' loved ones, he knows Ámbar's name is plastered all over the press as his future wife and he did NOTHING to protect.
Thanks again, Julie! Good day all! :)
I see a lot of flaws there, including the very real prospect that Ambar's death would spur Yago to double down rather than quit.
Of course, some of this depends on whether Ambar's death is meant to look like an accident or if Yago is supposed to know that Cam is responsible for her death. (Or if it will somehow look as though Fidel was at fault.)
Regardless, when Camilo said the coin would be coming back with another cadaver, and that it would be a loss even more devastating than that of Benjamin and Yuri, I doubt that he was referring to Ambar. Ambar's death is just a minor nuisance to Fidel compared with what Camilo was describing. Who or what does Fidel hold more dear than his two sons?
Another innocent lamb may die at Yago's feet. This guy is monster material with the rest of them. Is Omar in there at all?
We're not sure whose side the nurse is on. We also don't know for sure that Yago didn't take any precautions on Ambar's behalf. It's happened a couple of times on this show that someone does something clever that we don't find out about until later. The nurse's face was covered with a surgical mask, so I couldn't tell - any chance she could be Yago's friend Nurse Dulce? What was in that cup she gave to Ambar? Is it possible to administer an antidote (orally) when you can't be sure of the poison?
Wow, Hernan's story sure is heartwarming and inspiring. Not.
Totally agree that Abel had no reason not to turn himself in. It felt like a character betrayal by the writers because Abel seemed clear eyed on what he needed to do and past the point of violence towards anyone.
Daddy Michell is going more sinister with his counter revenge plot to exterminate the Avengers!
Have not seen 39 or 40 but will be sure and watch well before bedtime. There are enough real life tragedies going on right now, I don't need to add Yago stress to the mix.
Thanks Ms. Julie. Love both your recaps and your insightful comments.
I hope this answers your query. This way you know when to check the main blog for your Yago recaps and/or discussion pages. :)
1) Did anybody else sense that Katia's loyalty is shifting from Yago to Teo? She is agreeing to hiding stuff from Yago and she seems sympathetic to Teo's friendship with Abel. Am I reading too much into this or is it the fact that Katia has been absent from the last two episodes with Yago flying solo and failing to involve his loyal sidekick?
2) Are we ever gonna find out the what, how, why of Silvia hitting Damián with her car? It can't have been just a random thing! It's been driving me crazy for days. I need to know!
As for Silvia, I feel sure there's a reason she was mentioned in that article about Damian that made Bruno so angry. Perhaps Bruno will follow up on it, talk with her, and find out something that helps him connect some crucial dots.
I like your theory about Bruno seeking Silvia further down the line and uncovering new truths about Damián that could lead him all the way to Camilo as the mastermind of the casino robbery.
Kudos to Lucio for alerting Abel that Ambar is in trouble. In addition to the red Keds, the hitman has done a lousy job covering up his beard with the mask.
After Lorenzo and Alejandra, things don't look good for Ambar but there's still enough time to bend or break that IV to stop the poison from running into her veins.
Yago has some nerve getting on Sara's case about being at the hospital. Last time I checked, cheating on your sister isn't a capital offense. Sara has a right to be there.
This RN is so dark, sometimes I find myself amused by little things. Like Camilo's hair. The silver is fabulous and never seems to be styled the same way twice.
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