Caray, Caray!

Looking forward to the recap, Sneaky!

Ruthless Marcelo sure is shaking things up. I loved that scene between him and AnaLet where they declared war. And he did what I wanted Santi to do-- broke up with BOTH sisters. It's best that he (the love triangle he represented) not be part of the equation when AnaLu finally meets her family. Now he has to find a way to make sure AnaLet doesn't kill AnaLu.
 

I am likely to be out after 3 or 4 so I will post now.

It looked as though Marcelo was becoming conflicted about his actions with regard to Ana Lucia. He knew intellectually that what he was doing was wrong but he is feeling it emotionally, which he doesn't like. All he actually has to do to get even with Ana MeMeMe is to divorce her, plain and simple. Divorce her and that will be her humiliation. I don't know why (beyond the series length and usual plot contrivances) he needs to make it any more complicated than that. After all, she cheated on him first.

He should start by having the tattoo removed.

I don't get what Evaristo was on about. How can this situation work in his and SoleBad's favor? Did he actually steal the money? As things stand now Ratmundo stole the foundation's money in a way that incriminates Valeria unless he moved it from that offshore account into Evaristo's (or his own). Once SoleBad is unmasked as having kidnapped Ana Lucia she's in legal hot water that Evaristo can't get her out of.

Ana MeMeMe's meltdown shows how childish and selfish she really is. She put out a contract on Marcelo's life because she didn't want to share Abuela (and her fortune) with Ana Lucia. She wanted to divorce him because he didn't magically make her happy. She knew what his profession was when she dated him for three years; how did she expect that he would change this after marrying her? She cheated on him first. In her world anyone who doesn't kiss up to her or make her happy is disposable, including her own sisters.

And by breaking the mirror she brought on 7 anos de mala suerte.
 

And why the heck is Remedios trying to make AnaLu keep hope alive for Santi, when she knows it's better in the long run if AnaLu gives up on having a relationship with her sister's husband?! Let her move on, idiot! I'm tired of all these hysterical, selfish women putting their needs before AnaLu's.
 

Urban- I think Ev is planning on using the sister card once Soledad is finally exposed as AnaLu's kidnapper. That's what it sounded like.

I think divorce is exactly what Marcelo wants. (It was Santi who wimped out on the divorce.) But he also knows it won't fly to have AnaLu expect to be in a relationship with him when she finally meets her family, even if he's AnaLet's ex husband. He had to break her heart definitively and make sure she understands it's over. He can't be in a relationship with either sister.
 

Vivi, I should have seen your post before posting.

There is now no way that SantMarc escapes being part of the equation. Ana MeMeMe can't unsee what she saw in the restaurant. What is wrong here is that Ana Lucia doesn't know, which puts her at a severe disadvantage. Marcelo is now responsible for anything that Ana MeMeMe will do to Ana Lucia and he will not be able to protect her by himself.

I strongly doubt that Ernestina and Leonor will welcome SoleBad as a sister. Their situation differs from that of the triplets, as two of them are the result of someone's adultery. I'm still trying to decide whether SoleBad is as sick as Ana MeMeMe, as she displays the same kind of selfishness.
 

Urban- No. He can't escape the equation completely. From the moment Santi became AnaLu's boyfriend a bad situation was formed. But short of dying for real this time, the best he can do is not be currently romantically involved with either sister when the family reunion takes place. AnaLet was always going to be a danger to AnaLu when she was found. The SantMarc thing just adds to her hatred for her sister. But let's face it-- she always hated/was going to hate her and try to bump her off.
 

Which is already making me think Ana MeMeMe will have to die. Could either of her sisters ever feel safe even if she were in prison or a mental institution? I don't think so.
 

Another fun one! I didn't mention yesterday but they did an interesting job casting and styling Soledad and Leonor. They have a similar look (the cardigan one) which works very nicely with them being sisters.

Hands down the best scenes of the night were Ana Leticia in her breakdown. The worst thing she feared was Ana Lucía stealing tío Mariano's love. No surprise there. Then there she was on the floor in her bedroom slithering from side to side completely mesmerized by and lost in her own fractured images. With her smeared makeup, the scene was grotesque but fascinating especially when she started softly singing "tres veces Ana", etc. I always love when the title pops up.

Another interesting scene was Marcelo telling Ana Leticia that his love for her was the only thing that had survived his amnesia and that is how he had fallen for Ana Lucía when he saw her.

I cannot wait to see what Evaristo has up his sleeve to try to control things as they spiral out of control.

I think Marcelo wants to make Ana Leticia suffer first and see it for himself before divorcing her.

 

Urban and Vivi -- The one salient point we all tend to overlook, is that LetMe is only dangerous because she is enabled to be through Gram and TioIncest. Without their (mostly) money and support she is powerless. IE: she can't call up a friend and have someone killed, or do it herself and get away with it. She has no friends. Nobody owes her favors. Her only power is in her pants or her money. No BODY trusts her. I think only Grama and her sister actually like her, if that. When the facade finally melts off I wonder how even those two or three (Tio) will feel.
 

Hey for our TN scholars. In Mexico it looks like he can't divorce AnaLet against her will. IE: his negotiating and 6 months, etc to get Ana to agree. Can't he just go to court and say " I hate her and she smells bad. I want a divorce." Works here.
 

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There is divorce express available in Mexico City. Still takes some time, but easier to get than in other parts of Mexico. I think the first step SantMarc needed to take was to get both women to NOT want him back. Remember, it was all that hospital begging and pleading by both AnaLu and AnaLet that got Santi to makes promises to BOTH of them. Marcelo just put an end to that foolishness.
 

Marcelo definitely did the right thing by breaking with Ana Lu. There must have been a different way to break with Ana Le that did not involve showing her Ana Lu, because as Urban mentioned, Ana Lu is now at a disadvantage. Will be interesting to see how SantMarc handles it now - definitely enjoying this more decisive personality more. Also I thought AB did a great job in that restaurant scene as Ana Le, as well as in her psychotic breakdown scenes.
 

Got to give props to Marcelo for ending it with both women. But I too hate Ana Lucia still being in the dark.

Soledad has some nerve appealing to the Virgin as a mother when she stole a child from another mother.

Great job by AB on the breakdown. Washcloth in mouth, singing at three reflections in a broken window, blaming Viri's dress...well done.
 

She stole a child from a um..d e a d Mother, Niecie. Stole nonetheless. I wonder how much SoBad knows about Evilisto's shenanigans. Last night they seemed much more close than I imagined. The fruit doesn't fall.....

Wow Ms AB. Whew! I wonder if Rulli is sleeping with one eye open now. :-)
 

Anon, well (grand)mother.
 

I notice the other night when Soledad witnessed Ernestina talking about her sadness over her missing grandchild and the hole in her heart, that Soledad didn't have one bit of sympathy or empathy for Erni. This continues to bug me about her. She never once considers the pain of the family she stole AnaLu from. Does she not think that it would have been a comfort to Erni to have all her grandchildren with her after losing her daughter in a tragic accident, just as it was a comfort to Sol to find AnaLu just after losing her own daughter? Nope. It's all about Soledad's pain and her belief that AnaLu is her possession that no one has a right to "take" from her.

She knows good and well that Evaristo is dangerous, and yet whenever she feels threatened by someone finding out her secret she sics Ev on them, never thinking about the consequences. Does she think it was just a coincidence that Marcelo met with a terrible accident just after finding her, threatening her with jail, and then being marched away at gunpoint by Ev? What did she think Ev did to him those three years ago, and why he never came back? She HAD to have known that Ev killed him. She needs to stop playing the innocent, and pointing all the blame at "evil" Marcelo.


 

What a fantastic actress. I was mesmerized by her performance. The thing is that Rulli is very aware of her superior acting skills and would be smart to keep BOTH eyes open, but only to take notes. As her former beau once said "She is a person that has a lot of potential to make a great career. She has the chops and a great interpretive range." But wen asked about Rulli, he threw a slight bit of shade by saying that "their levels of capacity are very different, in interpretative range and work ethic". Meaning that Rulli is a subpar actor when compared with the likes of Boyer.
 

AB did do a fantastic job in those scenes last night. She has grown as an actress, and grown on me too. I never really bought her good girl roles, but I think she is doing a great job with Ana Lucia, making her seem very natural. Her Ana Laura, however, still rings false to me, but better than in the first few episodes. Her Ana Leticia is superb. And the work it takes to play three roles and to be in almost every single scene takes an amazing work ethic and dedication. Bravo to her!
 

I think Soulless believes herself a savior. AnaLu is better off w/ her and she wasn't raised to turn out like AnaLet. She feels justified after meeting the heartless personalities from that world (Marcelo, Facundo, Ana Leticia). The only exception being Erne. Although, we find out she's not trusting of Rem either, so I don't think she has sympathy or trust for anyone but herself & AnaLu. She's still very emotionally attached to Sofia, even after all these years. I think this is what drives her obsession to keep AnaLu under tabs. But she's losing her grip, and she knows it. I noticed she told Ev that she "can't manipulate her like before", which tells me that she's at least partially aware of her parental connivance. I'm very worried for AnaLu, does this character not have ANYONE protecting her. Ram's reach goes only as far as his obedience to Santicelo, Inaki only helps when it helps himself, and Rem/Nerina are Team Sole. I'm thinking Bel is the closest ally she's got.
 

Anna- And I think that Maribel is only a friend until the next time she sees Oily hugging AnaLu. Then, all bets are off.
 

Wow! What a great episode. Just a couple of thoughts...

Vivi in DC- In regards to Remedios wanting AnaLu to keep her hopes alive for Santi- Do you think she is actually trying to encourage AnaLu not to give up so that she will not be alone in keeping her own hopes alive?

Anna-I agree with what Castro said about Boyer, but would you expect him to say something good about Rulli?


 

Urban I was reading your comment yesterday about AnaLet looking like she wore a dog collar, and just as I looked up there was a scene with AnaLet crawling all over their chamber room floor lol. Methinks that the writers and wardrobe got together so that particular portrayal could happen :P

I don't know that a divorce is enough to get even, maybe just for the cheating. But she ordered his assassination, and Ev delivered it under 30 min or less. It's only fair he gets a pizza'of redemption ;)


 

I'd say that if Maribel is your best friend, you're in big trouble.

Oh, I just had an icky thought. If AnaLet tries to track down AnaLu, she might start messing with the people at the pension (possibly disguised as AnaLu, but maybe as herself). Just think what will happen to Oily when he meets her!

Urban: "And by breaking the mirror she brought on 7 anos de mala suerte." Yes. And the irony was that she was already in the middle of some rotten luck. Oh well! Couldn't have happened to a nicer person, snicker.
 

"Pizza of redemption" Anna, you crack me up. Is bubblegum available as a topping?
 

Virginia- "In regards to Remedios wanting AnaLu to keep her hopes alive for Santi- Do you think she is actually trying to encourage AnaLu not to give up so that she will not be alone in keeping her own hopes alive?"

Absolutely! That's why I think it was selfish. It wasn't about AnaLu's pain about losing Santi. It was about her own pain at losing her godson of three years.
 

Virginia Yes, I feel like Rem is remembering the words Nerina told her when Rem was feeling threatened by Facundo. AnaLu is her ally, so if she gives up then Rem loses all.

Castro was definitely hurt that his comrade moved into his territory like that. But I think Rulli has always had feelings for her, but they were both stuck in relationships. Castro snatched her before Rulli could breakup with the current gf he had at the time. But patience won him a prize, b/c he swooped in fast after she broke it off w/ Castro.
 

Julie Well maybe if Ev ordered it, but I think Marc would add an eye and a tooth for his toppings. Na'mean, jelly bean? ;)
 

I must share with everyone...This is the first time I have joined in on a discussion, and I am enjoying it so-o-o-o much!
 

Virginia Are you pulling our leg, b/c I could've sworn you've participated before. Maybe you mean you usually just do a drive-by comment, but never stuck it out to join the discussion race. Well welcome, welcome, we like comments. It's how recappers are fed. Although I kind of shrug off when I don't get as many comments, it's a Tuesday and I tell myself "Es cool, I'm on a diet anyway" :P
 

You are right...I have made comments about the Tres Veces Ana episodes. What I meant was that I have never joined ANY discussions before TVA.

I feel like I have made new friends...
 

Virginia- We are so glad you decided to join in!
 

Wow, lots of comments already! I'm over here in California and I was delighted to see the ongoing comments from way before I was even awake. It was sure an episode to remember last night. Angelique Boyer did a fantastic job in portraying Ana Let's melt down psychotic episode. I just loved her performance. I wonder what will happen to her character in the end? I wonder if she will end up in a mental hospital or something. I don't know how many deaths she is personally responsible for, but she is responsible for Jennifer's murder and conspiracy to murder her husband. My vote too is on Ana Le murdering Gina as well. She HATES anyone who is with her Uncle Mariano as we saw from the scene last night, she is so afraid that Ana Lu will "steal" her uncle's love

Question: Although we have seen Inaki thinking about Daniel's death, was it really him? Or is he just thinking that he would have liked to have done it. It seems to me that there was one scene where Ana Le and Ev were around and it looked like Ana Le gave him the "go ahead" for something.
 

We're glad to have you Virginia, I was a lurker too before TVA. We can finally unlurk ourselves and outsmirk ourselves in these comments, and the best part is there's no judgement here. All the different perspectives drive discussions so much better than when everyone agrees on the same things.

There is definitely a death anvil with AnaLet's name on it. She can't be alive if AnaLu & Santi expect to have a happy ending and she needs to pay for all the murders, but how gruesome or sympathetic the writer's will make her demise will be more telling once we get closer to the end.

AnaLet has always been celosa about AnaLu. If you remember, Ram was reminiscing with Llora about how AnaLu was the favorite and she always recieved attention. Everyone seemed to love her automatically, and Llora wondered how differently her life would've been if AnaLu was around. This drove the eavesdropping AnaLet to lock her in the chamber room. She hates competing w/ a ghost, but even more now that she knows she's alive. AnaLu is in grave poopy.

Inaki definitely killed Daniel. I think it's more believable to have his first murder be a crime of passion before he segues into a full on killer, a la Ana Leticia's bidding.




 

Holy smokes...LOTS of comments already this morning! And great discussions going.

I'll on record right now saying that whole AnaLoon and broken mirror scene was Bowyer's audit clip to win the TN awards next year. There are some other good performances going, but that whole scene went to a darker place that not every actor can pull off. She gave me chills...not just a pretty face.

I agree that I came away from the AnaLu break up scene believing San/Mar, BOTH personalities, know this is the thing to do. Both these sides of the coin know AnaLoon is dangerous and needs to be priority to be dealt with. But, hopefully, something gets put in place to protect AnaLu...I wish what that entailed meant getting the hell away from those women in the house. Rem had me so frustrated...her fixation on Santi borders almost on a fixation and unhealthy. She needs to realize the man she knows does not exist as she remembers...and advise and approach from there.

Done with weepy Soledad. Good lord, way too much of her last night.

The three musketeers at the beginning were quite the trio. Man, no wonder Gina was able to dupe them all.

So my guess is, and I"m heartbroken to think it, but this is where AnaLoon puts her claws into Inaki and manipulates him through sex and promises to get her revenge. Lord help me, I hope he dupes her and plays her, but....






 

Loved the restaurant showdown between Leti and Marc. Boyer is doing a fantastic job but I think Ruilli is doing well to match her. Both actors were great.

Cynthia, no doubt Inaki killed Daniel.

I'm wondering if AnaLuc will want to leave with Soledad now. Rem is driving me crazy. I didn't care for the actress when in LQLVMR because she cried through every scene. Now she cries through every scene.
 

Daisy We're on the same wavelength, amiga.
 

The character that I can't identify is presented right after Valentin
in the opening credits and is wearing a sort of rust-colored shirt.

AnonGringa
 

AnonGringa- That's Daniel. May he rest in peace.
 

AnonGringa, isn't that Daniel? I will try to remember to check tonight.
 

AnonGringa You must've missed my response yesterday. The character taking off his sunglasses is Daniel. He passed away already. Inaki (his half-brother) took his life right there in the hospital right before donating a piece of his liver.
 

I have not finished reading all the comments, but I had to say......YIKES. That scene in the bedroom of ANa LEtme spinning out of control and ripping the skirt off that funky dress. Still fully as hot pants though. The runny mascara and Joker mouth. Yikes.

I need more INaki.
 

The problem now is that SantMarc is incomplete on both sides. Marcelo rejects his softer side, which is expressed in Santiago. He despises that part of himself, possibly because it allowed Ana MeMeMe to take advantage of him. If this series does a 3-Faces-of-Eve number on him, there will be a third, more balanced personality to come who will point the way to a trauma in his past.

Most of the flashbacks we see of him do not show such an imbalance in Marcelo. However, we can't rule out the possibility of a childhood trauma from the writers that would have something to do with his family of origin. While we have had evidence that Facundo loves him we also see he has a controlling side to his nature. I wonder what that's about.
 

I'm wondering if Santi was the stronger of the two personalities prior to the accident because of Ram's assertions of his character. Now that Santi is confused and scared, Marcelo is taking over. I'm hoping Santi will come back in to focus as Marcelo learns more and the family is reunited.
 

Susanlynn I know, the whole time I was thinking "genie in a bottle". I kept wanting to rub my tv screen for my 3 wishes, and then I saw her clothes-tearing "Hulk smash" scene and figured she probably needs wishes (and a prayer) far more than I do.

Urban That's a good assessment. I don't think we've seen the last of Santi, it seems caffeine is the only weapon Marc has to fight him and we all know how long that'll last. I prefer Marc to stick it out, just so he can stick it to AnaLet some more. I'm a pacifist, but I've gotta say this is one war I'm looking forward to :)
 

The only problem with this war is how Ana Lucia will be affected by it. The way Ana MeMeMe destroyed the doll and her verbal threats mean that she is going to try to kill her one way or the other. She doesn't see Ana Llorona as much of a threat in comparison because she has convinced herself that Ana Llorona is damaged goods due to her disability. Ana Lucia is not unless Ana MeMeMe can convince herself that she is because of having grown up outside of the world of privilege.

I agree with the earlier comments about Ana MeMeMe not being able to get by on her own. Without all that family money she wouldn't be able to bribe anyone to do anything.
 

Carvivlie- I like the thought you had that Santi was the stronger of the personalities prior to the accident. Early in the TN it showed him trying to help a man (Remedios' husband?) as Ev was attacking him. Anyone remember that? That certainly didn't show an "evil" side of him.

Two things "scare" me about how this tn may end...
1. You can look up AnaLet on FACEBOOK. In reading, AnaLet said one of them (the three sisters) would die, but it wouldn't be her.

2. Knowing how the 1995 movie about triplets ended (can't remember the exact name-Lazos Amor-or something like that). It was unsettling-creepy even!

Quick, someone help me-can you give me something to feel optimistic about? I want this tn to have a happy ending...

 

We have a no-spoiler rule here.

Let's not talk about the previous version of this. I looked it up and now wish I hadn't. Remade series also don't always end the same way.
 

UA, I worry for Llora now too. I think AnaLoon let her be because either she had that ability to keep lording over her how much prettier, smarter and stronger she was ( complete with every man falling at her feet). But she took losing Ram because she had Marcelo back and she felt convinced she could hold unto him. WRONG! So now, looking at Llora all happy and confident and with the guy AnaLoon tried to steal for herself (another failure), I don't have warm and fuzzies on Llora either. AnaLoon officially went off the cliff last night and now it will be about how she seeks her revenge literally on everyone. I'm sure Tio will be added to that list too as he gets closer to Viri.

Right now, if a sister goes, I vote her...it could be more being put into an asylum at the end, but don't see her suddenly walking off into a happy sunset with her sisters. If either of the other two become collateral damage in her games...boy, I cry fowl to the writers.

My wish list anvil right now is Edmundo, Soledad, (Ev is a dead man anyway), Daniel's mother ( sorry forgot her name but she's worthless b****) and Tin. Oily Orly is going to get there if he doesn't start getting his act together. I am still holding out hope for Inaki, and hoping the Daniel flash back was not the truth, but AnaLoon's interp only. I know, I'm pathetic. I girl can hope.
 

Urban I agree, I'm really worried about what AnaLet has in store but then I try to remember that our AnaLuchador has a fighting spirit and will use her athleticism or street smarts to survive.

Virginia I don't consider that a spoiler, but you have piqued my curiosity--still though, I'm going to be good and not look anything up! :D I know Vivi mentioned that the reunion isn't until much later in Lazos De Amor & that made me want to peek to see exactly when. But I was good that time too, and so I'm also hoping w/ Urban that the writers change it up in this version.

Daisy Lol holding onto hope isn't pathetic. Even if he did kill Dani, I still want redemption for him. Maybe a prison sentence or self-sacrifice by taking down AnaLet (like a double-suicide "Thelma & Louise" style off a cliff while in police pursuit!).

 

Daisy: her name is Ghoulietta. (With a soft "G")
 

Oh wait, I read that wrong. I thought you meant that AnaLeticia thought one of her sisters was dead (AnaLu), but you mean this is a possible ending. Well, again I'm not sure that's how it'll end. I don't think thats an official TVA page, and I doubt it reflects this TN's version since the mexican version is behind, so there's no way they'd know the ending.
 

Thanks Julie--it's Friday, been working since 6:30 today and brain wants to shut down. Hard to remember the characters who are so unnecessary anymore. Truly, every time she shows up all she does is moan and throw shade at Inaki. So help me, now that her golden child is gone, she tries to be "mom" to the two she walked away from without a bye your leave, I'll throw something. (I promise not to flip my patio table. I'm still sitting at the Hope for Inaki table this week. )


 

Sorry I brought it up... Best to let the story unfold on its own. Everything I heard said the story is much different.
 

Part 1

Diving straight in
Badd Ana looks like she wants to stamp and scream as Marcelo tricks Analu into kissing him again w/the promise that it will bring Santi back, but after the kiss he gloats that Santi is dead and will never come back, she helped him kill him. (yeah I know weird sentence, weird logic, weird everything) Analu sobs that she will never give up but is eventually convinced by cold as ice Marcelo that Santi is gone and he, Marcelo doesn’t want to see her ever again, as BadAna cries and screams into a towel in the bathroom and then frantically fixes her faces b/c ‘ he can’t see her this way’

The confrontation between Violentin (yay for whoever made that up, and thanks) and Ramiro expands to TioM when Val asks what his connection to Gina was and brings up old memories for TioM of his thing w/Gina and her telling him she was scared of Violentin b/c he got violently jealous and swore to kill her and her lover if he ever caught her cheating. TioM lies that his connections to Val and Ramiro is his only connection to Gina, and Val and Ramiro end up accusing each other of killing her.

Athe restaurant Marcelo taunts BadAna, she slaps him and they sit down to dine (just another dinner w/the Salvaterras, dear)
I hate you
I hate you too, just as much as I still love you, and really all this is your fault. You tried to have me killed by Evaristo and I lost my memory, so really you caused all this. Why, why did you do it?
BadAna tries to deny her involvement w/Ev but Marcelo won’t shut up about his hurt feelings and all how he met Analu.

Who is tearfully telling Remedios that Marcelo killed his alter ego (I wish she’d cry more quietly, the music in this scene is really pretty)
Remedios refuses to believe Santiago is really dead

Ram’s dad reports to Evaristo Ram wanting to investigate/prove Llora’s friend’s innocence. Ev’s not worried though, he’ll keep him busy w/other things.

Back to Marcelo’s angry rantcap of the last few months of our show. Also he’s out for revenge, if she hadn’t guessed.
When he finishes BadAna warns him to watch it, he’s just made her a woman scorned and we all know what they’re like. She’s a comin for him too!


Ramiro and Violentin make a mutual non-aggression pact, Ramiro tells TioM. Not that he trusts Val, or TioM for that matter.


Sole prays to the Virgin for help and she sends Evaristo, who jokes, but not really a joke, that the church doors should be closed to people like them. She protests for the umpityumpteenth time that she’s not a bad woman, and tells him about meeting BadAna and Abue hired a PI to find Analu and Marcelo got his memory back and threatened her w/jail again, and Analu won’t go along w/her plan to run far away. When he tells her comfortingly that he will take care of her and she has him, she comes back w/ ‘I have nothing’ and Marcelo told Analu about Sophia and he’s going to destroy her.
Ev counsels Sole to be strong and prepare herself for the changes coming and trust in all the love she planted in her daughter’s heart and pray that she comes back to her. Sole cries that if she loses her she will die, she can’t bear being all alone. Ev tells her she’s not alone, she has a friend who cares for her muchly, not, like Sole thinks, Remedios who would turn on her in a second if it came down to Sole or her godson, no Ev is talking about, and has brought w/him Chana. Hugs.

BadAna gets home and goes down to the storeroom to take her anger at Analu out on her childhood stuff. She’s extremely agitated and talking about how Analu steals everything from her, and now Marcelo’s love, and next Abue, Leonore, and Llora; but her freak out climbs to epic levels when she thinks how Analu might take away the love of TioM. HIM NO! she screams as she tears apart Analu’s doll.
As if in a trance, BadAna puts the stuff back in the trunk and leaves the storeroom.
The tantrum continues in her bedroom, where she rips and curses her ugly and uncomfortable looking dress, and breaks the mirror and then falls into another trance gazing at her fractured image.

 

Part 2

Llora and Ramiro get home; blah blah, we’ll take a trip on our honeymoon, blah some more, Analu will be at our wedding (can we get back to the much more interesting deconstruction of BadAna please)

(ok here we go)
Upstairs Crazy!Ana says the name of the show and starts singing the theme song? And she laughs till she cries looking at herself in the segments of the mirror and naming her sisters. (I’ve always thought they could just be one woman)
Next morning Leonore sees the mirror and the picture BadAna threw at it and asks why. BadAna blames an incontrollable impulse brought on by Marcelo’s new abandonment.
Analu is avoiding Sole and being distant and Sole knows it and tries to get a convo started but Analu just wants honesty and answers and Sole just wants reassurance of her love. No progress here.

Marcelo, in Ramiro’s apt is trying to fend off sleep and Santiago’s return w/ mass quantities of coffee. Ramiro points out that he has to sleep sometime no matter how much coffee he drinks and tells Marcelo what he has already told Santi before: He can’t and shouldn’t fight this other part of himself. Only by re-integrating can he really get his life back on track.
Marcelo tells Ramiro about BadAna seeing him kiss Analu at the restaurant and now its open warfare between he and his wife. Ramiro suddenly grew a brain and figures out that it wasn’t a coincidence, Marcelo set it up. What are you up to Marcelo? Is the question we are left with till the next episode.

 

Thank you Sneaky! "she slaps him and they sit down to dine (just another dinner w/the Salvaterras, dear)" - YEP, priceless!
 

Loved you recap, Sneaky! Especially "Sole prays to the Virgin and she sends Evaristo, . . ." Too funny.
 

Btw, thanks!
 

Thanks everybody for the comments, I never have to worry bout glossing over some of the action you guys bring it all out and really how could I do justice to the BadAna mirror scene, had to be seen to be believed only problem is it makes the other sisters' problems look boring. ;P


 

Thanks, Sneaky. Fine job.
 

This was great Sneaky!!

"Llora and Ramiro get home; blah blah, we’ll take a trip on our honeymoon, blah some more, Analu will be at our wedding (can we get back to the much more interesting deconstruction of BadAna please)

(ok here we go)"

Laughing like silly...and couldn't have set it better myself. Sorry, but now that the action is ramping, poor Llora and Ram are soooooo boring in their scenes. Bless their happy hearts. Won't last long.

You know, there is a lot of AnaLoon in Soledad. So self-centered...she will "die" f AnaLu leaves her. Ah, gee, so if she got married and moved for hubby's work, what? They have to take the mother-in-law with them? he constant need to have AnaLu reaffirm she loves her, good lord. WE know she's not the real mother, but lord love little Sofia, I think Soledad would have smothered her to death too. Something isn't right with this woman. Why does she feel so abandoned? Don't worry, still won't like her if I find out.

Forgot about that slap. That was priceless. So 1930's Preston Sturges, but serious. SLAP!
"Thank you my dear, have a seat. Can I get you some champagne?"
"Please mi amor. Be nice or I may throw it at you."

This story really would have been brilliant as a comedy.


 

Gracias, Sneaky.

Why does nobody in this series see Ana MeMeMe's obsession with Mariano? This is insanely obvious to us so why does nobody else who is in the same room see it? What is it going to take for anyone to see she belongs in a manicomio?
 

Thanks so much, Sneaky! Great job.

Yes, that slap was fun. You could see the people at the tables in the background react at first, but then they went right back to their meals. The ladies had probably already told their husbands about the lunatic genie who came into the bathroom and shooed them all out.
 

Oh, I just got the genie reference.
Don't mind me, I'm slow today.

Daisy, I totally agree, they really missed an opportunity not making this a comedy. In fact, there's enough silliness here that I can't help wondering if someone suggested making it a comedy, but was told NO.
 

Good point, Daisynjay. Our older daughter lives about 500 miles away from us, but our son in-law just got a new job , and so they will now be over 700 miles away. One never knows where their children will end up. Birdies sooner or later fly the nest...usually. Did Soulless plan on forcing her to marry Orlandon't and have them both live with her??
 

Thanks Sneaky! I loved that she slaps him and then he gets up to pull the seat out for her! This side of Marcelo definitely is a worthy opponent for AnaLet.

Agree Ram and Llora are boring. I kept hoping she would say "come to my room and I'll show you some leg".
 

Thanks Sneaky!

Faves:
yeah I know weird sentence, weird logic, weird everything

just another dinner w/the Salvaterras, dear

I wish she’d cry more quietly, the music in this scene is really pretty

Carvivlie Hilarious! I really wish they did make this a comedy, there's so much material to work with.
 

Great recap! Thanks Sneaky!

It's obvious that something isn't right inside Ana Leticia's head if she thinks Ana Lucia will steal Mariano's love and affection from her if A. Lucia is reunited with her true family. Mariano doesn't seem to care as he probably still believes Ana Lucia is dead. Anyway regardless of that I'm sure he loves all three of his nieces equally and doesn't play favorites. He obviously allowed himself to spend some quality time with Ana Laura way back when. But I think it's official that Ana Leticia has lost her marbles.

I think Soledad is digging her own grave. She could even lose Ana Lucia before the truth even comes out.

I'm interested to see what crazy plan Marcelo has up his sleeve but I kinda want Santiago back too lol.
 

I agree Anna. If this was a spoof of a TN it would be amazing!
 

Susanlynn - bet she did.That's why she was always pushing Oily in AnaLu's direction. Heck, still is.

I'll start flipping if AnaLu in her grief over losing Santi just caves to Oily and we have to watch Soledad gloat.

Need to go back to my happy place...hug the kitty, hug the kitty.

 

Oh Major Nelson, who was that girl you were kissing? Get back in your bottle Jeannie. Yes Master.
 

Santiago's an enunch. We need Marky Mark to deal with these Looney Tunes.
 

I want to see SR in scene where Marcelo and Santi battle each other like Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin did in "All of Me," where the two inhabited the same body.
 

Urban 4:08 - I believe that the car accident killed more than the parents of the triplets. It also killed the enablers' (Too, Erni and Leonor) ability to allow the girls to mature and to see them as other than the poor babies who lost their parents and little sister. AnaLet, attention hog that she is, has most likely milked these feelings for years, no doubt pouting, whining and crying about missing her Daddy (for some reason I don't see her crying for Mommy - go figure) and latching on to Tio as asubstitute. I'm sure they all notice her fawning all over him and pawing him all the time, but they are probably like, "Oh, how cute, look at her, she misses her Daddy so much!" No one noticed when she her need for "Daddy love" became a perverted longing for "Big Daddy!"

Naima
 

As crazy as it may sound, I would really really really like this TN to end with all three sisters (yes, Ana Leticia included) reconciled. While it's easy to despise her, AnaLemeeeeee clearly has some extreme psychological issues that are rooted in the guilt she feels for her part in her parents' accident. She may not be totally redeemable, but I would like to have the story end with her in a psychiatric hospital, coming to terms with her inappropriate feelings for her uncle and her need to be loved (and, by extension, those fashion crimes she commits in an attempt to look seductive), and slowly rebuilding her relationship with her two sisters. She frustrates me, but I also feel sympathy for her. The more this TN progresses, it really does seem to be about the bond between the sisters rather than the romantic entanglements. If Santicelo died in the final, I would be perfectly content, even relieved. Neither AnaLu nor even AnaLe deserve somebody like that.
 

I can't help it, I like Santiago much better than Marcelo. I know we're only seeing the worst of Marcelo now, but I don't think Santiago is/was a wimp when he's not being spun in all directions and confused.

Naima very succinct description of BadAna's issue
 

Kinda hard for AnaBad to develop those nurturing relationships longed for above serving time as a serial murderer. She might not go to jail for her animal interest in the other barnyard resident TioBull, but offing another girl might get Law Enforcement / Criminal Justice involved. :-)

The other Anonymous
 

Since Santiago IS a part of Original Recipe Marcelo, once Marcelo is whole/sane again we will see that sweet/tender side of Marcelo again. For now though, Santi's pretty useless, as he's just confused most of the time, and causing trouble by not being able to make a decision with AnaLu and AnaLet. He's also a sitting duck for Evaristo.
 

Thanks Sneaky for the recap. Crazy Ana LetItAll Out!

Can someone tell me what Chana is all about. Is she a friend or not?
 

Naima, you definitely have something there about the enablers.

There have been child psychologists for decades and that was what the two girls needed then. Abuela and Tio needed to seek help as well because they became responsible for those girls. I also agree with you that Ana MeMeMe cried for only her father.

Anonymous, there is no reconciliation in the works. Ana Leticia will have a hefty Karmageddon to face. She killed Jenny in cold blood and put out a contract on Marcelo. There is no redemption after anything like that.

BTW, my Karmageddon word file is already two typed pages. Lots of people and lots of evil deeds in it.
 

Sneaky, I, too, like Santiago much more than Marcelo. I agree about him not being a wimp just confused. Since Santiago was "extremely" nice I guess they had to make Marcelo "extremely" obnoxious and a killer to boot. He and Ana Leticia sure make the perfect couple in their own little hell. When all is said and done, it will be interesting seeing what his final character will turn out to be and if he will end up in jail for any of his crimes. I am loving Sebastán Rulli in this one.

Mena, I used to think of Chana as Soledad's friend until we found out she works for Evaristo. So now, who knows?

Urban, I am not eager for this to end but eagerly await the karmageddon!
 

What crimes are we talking about with Marcelo?
 

Athe restaurant Marcelo taunts BadAna, she slaps him and they sit down to dine (just another dinner w/the Salvaterras, dear)

Great description of a very funny scene Sneaky. Thanks. Certainly was an interesting episode. Guess I'm one of the Back Row Bad Girls because I find Marcelo much more interesting than Sweet Santiago. Don't Mess With Marcelo! Everyone else seems to fall for Ana Leticia's lies. In his Marcelo persona, he's the only one who truly "gets" her. And doesn't waffle on any of his decisions.

At any rate, we've got a looong way to go. Might as well sit back and enjoy the ride. And hope for a little redemption for Iñaki.
 

Marcelo admitted he was a killer. We also saw him snap a guy's neck.
 

He AND Ramiro killed the guys who had kidnapped Ramiro and were about to kill them both. Evaristo made those guys' bodies disappear since they were on his illegal payroll. The only other person we saw Marcelo kill in flashback (and bake about) is the guy he believed had killed Gina and kidnapped Ev. That was in the line of duty. We know nothing more of how that all ended. It could have very well ended with him calling the police to the scene and it being wrapped up legally, just like Ram, Val, and Mariano's situation with the hooker in the tub.
 

Wow. Tablet changed bawl to bake. It's a word, Tablet! :)
 

Maybe they all can share a cell in the "big house."
 

Vivi, I have gone to working almost exclusively on a tablet and they never cease to amaze and be a pain at the same time but they are still so much better than the alternative!
 

I think Boyer does a good job as the villain, as Ana Leticia she is great. But I don't buy her interpretation of Ana Laura it is way to fake. Ana Lucia is slightly better but I definitely think that villains suit her better. I wouldn't say she is the most versatile actress as her ex Castro had proclaimed her to be in an interview. And lol he did throw a lot of shade at Rulli but I mean, it's not like he would say anything good about the current boyfriend of the woman he still isn't over. He basically doubted the abilities of Rulli's acting, which I think is a bit ridiculous coming from Castro given the fact that Rulli was in 3 of his novelas, Sin Pecado concebido, Rubi and Teresa and he earned all his respective roles...