Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Sueño de amor #118 8/31/16 " The Fight is On"
Ricardo the schmuck is still at it explaining to Cristina in his unemotional, robotic, measured, without any affect kind of way that he has not chosen Esperanza. Cristina lets Ricardo have it. She completely understands his indecision and that is why she is ending it between them right now. He can stay with Esperanza. She wants him out of her life. If he is in love with two women, that means his love is divided. She wants all of it not just a part of it.
At school, Abril flees from any contact with Selena and Pámela. She is clearly upset. Selena and Pámela wonder who can help them. Later in the classroom she blames Ricardo for making her mother cry. It isn't right.
At work, Mario is raving on to Erasmo about how his life has gone to hell. Viviana does not/cannot understand how hard he is working to bring money home. Money doesn't just fall from the sky, but what would she Viviana know? She inherited her money from her parents. The long and the short of it is: he is not happy.
At home, Viviana is talking to Luca. Her life is pure torture. Before she felt protected, valued and respected by Mario. Now she just feels judged like they are in some kind of a competition. to see who is best. Viviana thinks she still loves Mario. She explains that she does not want to be dragged down by another man. She is feeling the same emptiness as before when she was treated with no respect. So her doubts and fears are getting to her. She does not want to live like this. She thinks she pushed herself into marrying Mario. She wants to get a divorce.
Ricardo the schmuck talks with spy central to get an update on the Tracy situation from Baxter. He has discovered that Ciro was in charge of Tracy at the hospital. He also stopped showing up for his job the day after Tracy disappeared. Ricardo wants Baxter to find out Ciro's address right away. Baxter says that is a local police issue. Ricardo does not agree. He feels responsible because Tracy almost killed Cristina and almost killed him, too. Baxter agrees to get the address and call him ASAP.
Tracy and Ciro are out at an internet café as she tries to get into a cloud account to retrieve the recording proving Ernesto ordered her to be killed. The problem is she cannot remember the password. After a couple of bad guesses, they leave because they only have two more times they can try a password before she is frozen out of the account login.
Back at the Instituto Palacios, Kiko, Paulo, Cristina and Esperanza are in Cristina's office where Cristina is living up to her word of not putting up with one more discipline problem of Paulo's. Kiko admits to hitting Paulo and will take his punishment. Paulo is still all bloody and overwrought (much like Tracy he cannot take what he dishes out). Esperanza makes sure Cristina knows that he pushed her hard enough for her to fall on the floor. Esperanza fills in Cristina on his whole history just in case she did not know. She knows and she will not allow a student to attack her teachers. Paulo is FINALLY expelled by Cristina. He goes ballistic with the usual threats about his powerful dad, blah, blah, blah and finally tells Cristina and Esperanza they can go rot. He and his temper tantrum leave. Kiko get suspended for one day. If Esperanza were thinking that the unpleasantness in that office were over for the day she was wrong because Cristina asks her to stay.
Back at Viviana's she is still going on to Luca about Mario and how now she is afraid all of his old complexes have returned. Luca fills her in that the real problem is that Mario feels inferior to his dad Ernesto. Viviana adds that is what is worse is that Mario feels inferior to her. She loves the nice, energetic Mario but hates the defeated obsessive Mario full of complexes which is what he has turned in to.
Back in Cristina's office, Esperanza makes it clear that the two of them have talked enough. Cristina just wants to clarify a few things . . . Esperanza,says since Cristina told her that Ricardo was all hers she is just trying to get close to him again. Cristina says that is fine but not on school property. Esperanza does not quite get that since Cristina and Ricardo had their love on display at the school and even announced it in the auditorium. Cristina says she will not bring it up again and of course, there will be no professional repercussions because Cristina thinks that ethics are very important. Cristina thinks it would be fair if Esperanza failed in her efforts to win Ricardo back. Esperanza says she will fight so just the opposite happens as will Cristina.
At school, Ricardo talks with Selena and Pámela about Abril so they can help him. They easily know the problem: she thought she was going to have a wonderful father in Ricardo and now with the breakup she doesn't have one.
Félix runs into Ricardo in the hall and offers him his people mover for his thoughts. Ricardo the schmuck tells him his mind is like a labyrinth without an exit. Félix immediately knows it is the problem between choosing Cristina or Esperanza. And now Abril is being affected by everything that is happening. Ricardo says he can take a lot but he cannot take when what he is doing is affecting others (really?) He cannot think of a correct answer, a right answer to the situation. Félix agrees, no matter whom he chooses one of them will get hurt.
Esperanza is wandering through the school hallway wondering what Cristina meant when she was taking to her when she runs into the hateful Silvana who says all sort of horrible things to her just because she can and wants to. Esperanza refuses to give in to her negative energy. She tells Sivana all of the things she has to be grateful for: new health, family, job. She asks if Silvana can say the same. She adds that Silvana is the only one responsible for her own misfortunes. That just ticks off Silvana more and she tells Esperanza how she would like to burst her head with her mop handle. Esperanza tells her to go ahead and hit her but she needs to recognize the law of karma: what you put out is what you get back. Esperanza walks by her leaving Silvana to think about stealing the baby, getting her money and escaping.
Pato and Luca are daydreaming about their future life in their still empty condo.
On the street, Silvana approaches Anastasia as she is getting in her car with Luquita. It seems that she is just stopping by for a friendly chat as Anastasia is arranging Luquita in his stroller/car seat. Next thing she is talking about being a nana and starts to try to pick up Luquito. Anastasia corrects her: it is "Luquita" and slaps her hands away from the baby. Suddenly, she knocks Anastasia down, grabs the baby and runs as Anastasia screams for help.
Erasmo is lecturing Kiko on not using violence to settle things after hearing about his fight at school. It is turning into an argument because Erasmo does not want him to lose his chance of staying at the Instituto Palacios. He wants him to have better opportunities. Kiko does not feel that it is fair for him to be yelling at him.That ends quickly because the phone rings and it is Anastasia telling Erasmo about baby Luquita being stolen.
At Esperanza's, Pedro is all dressed up and looking very formal. He is letting Esperanza and Pato know he is going out on a date so that they will not be worried about him not coming home early. Esperanza remindS him not to "fall asleep" either. Pato agrees that they all learned their lesson with that excuse. Anyway he has to be up for Aluca's bachelor party. Esperanza and Pato talk about how close the wedding is. Pato is overjoyed that her mother will be there for her. Esperanza is feeling very sentimental about her children leaving home. Now it is Pato, next it will be Pedro.
Napoleón comes home and finds Silvana with the baby. He is shocked to learn the baby is Anastasia the new secretary's baby.
Anastasia is at the police station with Erasmo and the whole Gallo clan reporting the kidnapping of Luquita to whom else but detective Rentería. Anastasia's ankle is bandaged from being knocked down. Anastasia telks him that Silvana was hired by the head of security Napoleón at the Instiuto Palacios.
Pedro comes to pick Anya up for their date at the hospital. He asks if she has a passport. Why? It is part of the surprise. He is going to take her to different places around the world. She changes from her uniform to a lovely long turquoise dress and they are off.
Cristina is all dressed up in a formal black pant outfit on her way out. Margarita will take care of Abril.
Pedro brings Anya to a hotel. The room has a gimmick: one wall is a huge screen with photos and sound effects of beautiful places from around the world that acts a romantic backdrop. There is a table for dinner and also a bed. They start off with a kiss in L.A.
Back in the real world, the police pick up Silvana and Napoleón and charge them with aggravated kidnapping. Anastasia gets her baby back. Erasmo presumes that Silvana took the baby to sell it. The Gallo's have been with her the whole time. Hey, she is part of the family and the Gallo's stick together.
Esperanza tells Pato about her strange conversation with Cristina. Not so strange to Pato: Cristina is going to fight for Ricardo. Esperanza says it was strange because Criatina said she was not going to fight for Ricardo but then her face lit up as if she had an idea. Pato tells her the competition is beginning.
Cristina pays Ricardo a visit at him home and gives him the announcement: she is not giving him up. She contracted Andrés the nano to babysit. They need to talk. Ricardo the schmuck starts his bs about staying away from her and Esperanza to make up his mind, blah, blah, blah. Cristina does not see him staying away from anyone. As a matter of fact she saw him today with Esperanza. She thinks that she deserves him coming out to dinner with her because she repeats "they need to talk." Andrés the nano.
In the police car, Silvana and Napoleón are bickering. He cannot believe how she would kidnap a baby in daylight out on the street. They each threaten the other by saying they will tell the police that the other was the mastermind of the plan. The cops,in the car suggest they do not talk. The prison term for aggravated kidnapping is 50 years. Rentería finally tells them to shut up.
Back at the hotel as a scene from Chicago comes up on the sreen with some nice elevator music, Pedro says he wants to ask Anya to be his novia. Onviously, she was going to say yes in Chicago because it isn't everyday they kiss in that city. They kiss some more. They agree things will not be easy but the bond they are making between them is strong and nothing will be able to break it. Next they are in the process of disrobing so we know what happened there.
On to Ernesto. Ernesto is starting a new life As soon as he gets Viviana's kidney. He is talking with his old henchman Regino. He is going to pay Regino loads of money to be his "unconditional" associate. All he needs to do is follow Ernesto's orders blindly. He is buying his loyalty as well as him as a friend. At first, Regino looks uneasy but after a shot, Regino accepts the offer. Ernesto wants to return to being the powerful Ernesto of old. He has lots of plans. Regino is warned that if he does not follow his orders he will end up just like Murillo and Ernesto will kill Regino himself . . . Ernesto explains that he ordered Tracy to be killed and the whole fiasco with Murillo that ensued. This is just an example to demonstrate to Regino that he can discover any of his secrets. Regino has to be 100% open to everything: even murder. Regino asks who has to be killed? Anyone Ernesto thinks necessary. Regino just keeps drinking those shots.
Tracy is obsessively looking at herself in a mirror and seeing herself as "deformed" (nothing really new there except now it is on the outside) by that damn Cristina. Cristina is going to pay.(Maybe the self nose alignment didn't work?) Ciro is still pressuring Tracy to remember the password for the account and causes her to break the mirror. Being very tired of Ciro being in her face, she pushes him down on the bed and starts talking about how he has no idea how it is hiding from Ernesto de la Colina. It made her hide herself like a rat. She is alone like some dog . . . She stops there and tells,Ciro she has remembered the password. She gives him a big kiss. The password is "Rodrigo". The next thing they need is that recording. Ciro says they are going to get lucky and become millionaires. They need to take Ernesto's money. Ernesto is going to suffer the same pain as she. She wants him to feel completely alone.
Cristina and Ricardo the schmuck are at the restaurant. Cristina hopes he likes the surprise. It is one of her favorite restaurants. Cristina says they are there to put their cards on the table. She thinks it is the best way to help him decide. He sees her play as a game that might be good but not fair to either her or Esperanza. She reminds him she is not playing. She loves him. He is the love of her life and for that very reason she has no problem fighting for him.
Back to Ernesto and Regino. Ernesto tells him he has no plans of letting Esperanza go. She will be with him the rest of his life.
Pato comes up with a plan for Esperanza to see what Ricardo is up to so she can better fight for the love of her life. First she calls calls Ricardo's house to talk to him. Andrés the nano tells him Ricardo is not home. He is out to dinner with Cristina. Pato calls Ricardo on his cell and does a video chat with Ricardo. The excuse is that Pato wants to know if Ricardo is coming to her wedding. Ricardo the schmuck and Cristina see and are seen by Pato and Esperanza. The fight is on! When Esperanza calls Cristina on her contradictory behavior, Cristina answers that Esperanza isn't the only one who can change her mind. Esperanza then reminds her that she said that a person's dignity was the most important thing. Well, it seems that Cristiana has now decided that love is above everything. Ricardo decides to put an end to the sniping. Ricardo sends Pato a big kiss and tells her he will see her at her wedding. End of call. Pato admits maybe that wasn't the best idea. Esperanza disagrees because it just showed Cristina is not living up to her word.
Ricardo the schmuck tells Cristina she surprised him with sigh and a disappointed look. Cristina quickly defends herself. She says, okay, he's right she is sorry BUT as she already told him, she loves him like she has never loved anybody else. She would be a fool not to fight for him. Nobody-Esperanza included-will stand in their way to be together.
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OK, so Ricardo and Esperanza can both be the Schmucks. They deserve each other so much right now! Sueño D'Schmuck!
I'm sorry for the little kids. They're
Stuck in the middle of the war of fickled love. I wish he'd married christyV in the hospital. But then we wouldn't have this silly fight to look
Forward too. "Esperanza disagrees because it just showed Christina is not living up to her word". Well she's not living up to hers either. She set this mess in motion, and then Ricky &
ChristyV got stupid and brought their
Kids into it, their little kids. Dumb
Adults.they were already traumatized
By their twisted ex spouses, and then the supposed sane parents go and get
Stupid and jump into a relationship
Fresh out of another relationship gone wrong. Dumb adults.
I guess we all know how this may end for Erny rather he gets a bean shaped body part are not. This is a hot mess.
Silvana don't have the sense of a weed
Root. And that stupid guy that was with her, they deserve whatever comes their way. More dumb adults.
Glad Anastasia got her baby back. Now
Erasmo need to stop saying he don't love ana. He wasn't holdin her like somebody that he doesn't love.
I like that room pedro got for their date. Hey wouldn't that be considered statutory rape in some countries? because hes still in high-school when she's an adult nurse. Well so is pato.
OK whatever.
That was a stuck in a rut recap jarifa
A really good one. Thanks. And your recap was clear, I didn't see any typos. Good recap.
"He and his temper tantrum leave" and "She loves the nice, energetic Mario but hates the defeated obsessive Mario full of comolexes which is what he has turned in to" were wry and witty - signature Jarifa.
Your comments about the children and all of their conflicted feelings was superb. "Abril flees from any contact with Selena and Pámela. She is clearly upset. Selena and Pámela wonder who can help them". Sigh. "Later in the classroom she blames Ricardo for making her mother cry. It isn't right". No, it isn't. "she thought she was going to have a wonderful father in Ricardo and now with the breakup she doesn't have one". How very tragic for a child who was forced to live with her abusive father after he kidnapped her. Cris is not my first choice for Ric but if they end up together, I will be happy for the kids.
"Ernesto wants to return to being the powerful Ernesto of old. He has lots of plans". Oh no. No. So now they will revert to him being a full out villain? I guess that is one way of the writers making it easier for us to digest the fact he and Espe won't be together.
Nina, your "Erasmo need to stop saying he don't love ana. He wasn't holdin her like somebody that he doesn't love" has given me hope. Maybe the big dope is just afraid he will get rejected. Again (from Kristel and by Pato with whom he'd barely exchanged a dozen words)...
I still think Kristel is going to resurface...
Glad Paulo got expelled. May I dare hope we have seen the last of him?
The deterioration of Mario and Vivi's marriage could not have come any quicker and been more devastating. I liked them and hope Mario can come to his senses before he loses her forever.
Cookie, have you posted before? Welcome in either event. Haven't these recaps been wonderful? I'm so grateful to Jarifa, Pablo, Nandicta and Adriana Noel for their time and effort.
Uni hasn't posted anything since last week. Grrrr.
Jarifa, another excellent recap. Gracias amiga!
Diana
It would be nice if Uni would at least tell us what is following this and when.
Anyway, thank you everybody for stopping on by.
Pablo, I like your Mr. And Mrs. Schmuck idea!
Nina, "more dumb adults" describes this whole thing! Your comments are always so fun.
Cookie, all I can say is that I have never seen anything like Sueño de amor. Welcome to the patio!
Diana, I am sorry to hear that Uni has been slow to post those episodes. It is so frustrating. So sad that Ernesto is reverting to his old self. If Viviana knew that would she withold the kidney? Hmmmm.
Those poor kids! Espy changes her mind, Ric does it, Cris does it... all in the name of love...How about loving your kids more, you morons? ?!!
Mario was never a prize in my eyes. A step up from Ernie, but Vivi could do much better .
So Ernie is bad again. Is it because hé plans to stop Ric's wedding numero tres, by killing the groom and who ever the bride turns out to be?
Adriana Noel
I want to remember Ernesto the way he was with Espe before her recovery - kind, loving and supportive.
And you're right Jarifa, I love the actress but Espe has caused a royal mess. And really, Cris has done nothing wrong here except be an inadvertent spoiler...
I do not want this to end with Ernesto going crazy and trying to shoot up the wedding...
Again, Julian Gil's amazing facial expressions can go from loving and sweet to twisted and wicked in thirty seconds flat. I've not seen him as a good guy before. I'm continuing to be very impressed. He and Betty Monroe have been pitch perfect.
Diana
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