Saturday, January 28, 2017

Vino el Amor - Episode #63-Friday 1/27/2017: Esta Historia te Atrapa--and How

We’re as trapped as those poor undocumented border crossers Juan has. We might have more fun on a scavenger hunt game, cruising the aisles of the nearest Wall*Verdes browsing the shelves hunting for all the products they advertise on Vino.
 
[Some scenes have been combined.]
Ni modo—Here is Lo De Ayer
Graciela, in her slinky, low-cut, spaghetti-strap, black cocktail pants suit, tomato red lips and golden locks slimes her spit all over David’s 10 o’clock shadow. It looks as though he might be leaning in to kiss her, but maybe he just lost his balance. Gracie pulls away and apologizes. His clear blue eyes look after her with interest as she walks away.
 
Meanwhile Perla and Juan spit at each other over their next steps in the police-human trafficking net closing in on them. Juan has changed his mind. He’s staying. Perla says he can’t do that to her. If he turns chicken like his little friend Mark, she’s going to send him packing. Juan takes that as a threat. If she doesn’t like how things are, she can take a hike right now herself. She whirls and leaves. Juan sits down in a thinking man’s pose as his world collapses on him. He knows it, too.

Vino Lo De Hoy
Gracie reports to Lil feeling very smug about her avances with David. Lil tells her to remember he’s not the primary objective. Bobby is. She reports Bobby is not very happy because his dad decided to spend time with Grace rather than play fútbol with him. Lil reminds her how important it is for Grace to make headway with him. Gracie doesn’t care if Bobby doesn’t come around. She has plans for him that do not include having to gain his affection.  She’s been looking into fútbol boarding schools in Spain. He won’t resist going to one of Christian’s. [It was funny how Lil misheard Gracie and thought she was going to send him to a Christian boarding school.] Lil perks up. She’ll be delighted to be rid of him since Bobby doesn’t like her either.
 
Gracie boasts of her most recent victory with David getting pretty close to kissing her. Lil figures that might qualify as an avance. Grace assures her she has David in the palm of her hand. Toodle-doo. She has to go paint.
 
Bobby has found Marta in the kitchen and is complaining exactly about what Lil was reporting to Grace. He sees that something always comes up to keep his daddy from spending time with him and it’s all Tía Gracie’s fault. Marta explains that adults sometimes have other things to do. She suggests they find something to do together, the three of them. Bobby still doesn’t like Grace, but he’ll make an effort only because Marta has asked him to.
 
Bobby decides to follow up on Marta’s suggestion right away and goes looking for Grace. He calls out for her and knocks before walking into her room, still calling her and his father. He sees the boarding school brochure on her bed, picks it up and reads it. He sees that attendance is for a 2-year minimum. He runs out of her room and literally runs into Grace. He calls her and his dad liars. He doesn’t like either of them. He takes off as she yells after him.
 
Fer-the-Formerbrat is in the kitchen telling Marta how padrisimo the wine-bottle planting ceremony was. She missed having Marta there. She asked to keep the bottle her mother had planted as a memento and Marta thought that was nice. Fer detects some sadness in Marta and shows some empathy and is willing to listen to Marta while she tells Fer how Brian broke her heart. It was Brian who was instrumental in having Luciana and Marcos deported. Fer is very concerned and if her grandmother doesn’t already know, she’s going to tell her what kind of low-down friend she has in Brian. Big Hug.
 
Bobby calls his friend Charlie. Charlie reminds him of their classmate who was sent to a boarding school after his parents got divorced. They wanted him far away. He’s sure Bobby’s aunt and dad want to get rid of him. Bobby surmises that’s probably what they wanted to talk about but didn’t want him around while they discussed it. After he hangs up, Bobby says to himself that he has to do something and runs out of David’s office.
 
Juan is still at his apartment trying to figure things out when Mark shows up. The two argue in English. Juan swears he has a plan. [This is the most idiotic, hare-brained scheme I’ve ever heard of, especially coming from an attorney.] Mark is to plead guilty to domestic violence. He won’t do any jail time, guaranteed—he’ll be out on bail and at trial, he’ll most likely be sentenced to a once a week anger-management class. This means they can go on working on their Get-Rich-Quick-Scheme-By-Having-a-Shoot-Out-At-The-OK-Corral with El Coyote. Two against one is a no-brainer. Mark warns Juan if he goes down, Juan goes down, too. [I betcha he’s right and there’s no “if “ but “when” in that scenario.] Juan is sure he can win. Mark doesn’t look too reassured.
 
Luci and Miguel are in the employee’s mansion discussing Susan and Tano’s situation. While Luci chews on something, Miguel asks her again not to expose herself to the danger Mark poses.  David arrives on the scene saying he’d like to speak to Luci. Miguel doesn’t take the hint and doesn’t leave. David tells Luci he talked to her mother and is sorry for what happened to her and is withdrawing his support for Brian. Standing behind Luci, Miguel is seething inside, spoiling for another round of verbal swagger. David and Luci are having a nice exchange of thank yous on their Merry-Go-Round [endlessly around and around] but Miguel can’t stand it any longer and jumps on the Merry-Go-Round with them.
 
He tells David it won’t be long before he and Luciana won’t be depending on David to resolve their problems. The one who will be taking care of this family will be himself. Luci is speechless. David just eyes Miguel. He finally says he knows Miguel can take care of Luci, but Marta has been part of his family for a long time and as long as they are here, he will continue to support and help them. Miguel makes a move toward David, but Luci blocks him with her body and thanks David again. David leaves. Luci lights into Miguel. What was the matter with him? Miguel says it upsets him that David is constantly butting into her life. Luci says it’s not butting in. He’s genuinely concerned about his employees. She rattles off the names of all the people David has helped. Miguel concedes the point, but, he comes in close to make another point, when it comes to Luci, it’s different. He reminds her that once they are married, they’ll be the family and the one that will be taking care of them is himself.
 
Miguel and Luci continue arguing. Miguel doesn’t understand why she’s so angry with him. He was just telling David what he thought. Luci says it bothers her that he is so rude to David and acts so possessive about her in front of him. Migi replies that he can’t help it. He gets jealous over the attention the boss pays her. The only thing Migi wants to do is protect her and her family. That’s what a couple does, right? Yes, and Luci is grateful for that, but she doesn’t want him to be like that with her.
 
Miguel states that to him it seems she only wants David’s help. Why is it she thanks David for his help, but him, she asks him to leave her alone to resolve her problems. She tells him he needs to stop making plans for both of them. They have no idea what could happen tomorrow. She wants to live it day-by-day. [But, but, this is the same young lady who led Miguel to believe she was on board with their plans for going into business together and having land and a vineyard of their own. OK, things have changed, but shes should already have told Miguel this.] Exasperated and hurt, Miguel has had enough. He tells her he no longer wants her to feel obliged to stay with him. [Wow! That’s a turn-around. After all those years of dreams, yearnings and pursuit, it only took one argument for him to decide he can get along without her? Hmm. Does someone named Erika have anything to do with this?] He doesn’t want to force her. He tells her to think about it, because he doesn’t want to continue like this either.
 
Joselo gets a very brief update and another excuse from Gracie about her paintings. Gracie practices her Sendel phone throwing style.
 
Marta comes looking for Bobby to offer him some milk and cookies. When she doesn’t find him, she goes to tell David. David panics. The two of them are about to start looking for Bobby when Grace joins them. She doesn’t think there is anything to worry about and urges David to calm down. She says she saw Bobby awhile ago and he wasn’t in a very good mood. David asks if he said anything. She answers no, nothing. She’ll check with Lil. The other two go off looking for Bobby. As they leave, Grace looks worried. She’s probably reminded of her last encounter with Bobby.
 
Susan is in the employee’s quarters kitchen/dining area when her phone rings. She looks at the phone as if it were going to bite her and doesn’t want to touch it. She knows it’s Mark. She finally picks it up. He tells her he’s watching her. She hangs up she runs around checking windows and double locking the doors.
 
Lilian is approached by Grace with the news that Bobby is missing. Lilian is sitting comfortably on the patio drinking wine and reading, “Learn a Wicked Awesome Boston Accent.” Grace asks her help in looking for Bobby. Lil looks under the table and says, nope, he’s not here. Gracie tells her about her suspicion that Bobby saw the boarding school brochures she left out on her bed because he told her he doesn’t like her any more. Lilian tells her David will never forgive her for that. Grace knows it. It was careless of her. If it’s true, Lil says it behooves her to think of how she’s going to explain it to David.
 
David, meanwhile is running around among the rows of vines yelling Bobby’s name and trying to reach him on his cell when he runs into Luciana. Luci learns what the problem is and tells him he needs to calm down. He’s sure it’s his fault for not choosing to play fútbol with Bobby. They go look together. They run into Gracie, who now exhibits fake proper panic. She’s all over David with worry, especially since…the two of them were alone together….not paying attention. She says she feels terrible and proceeds to move in and grab David, making sure Luci is watching. Luci can’t hold it back. She tells Grace to cut it out and help look for Bobby. Hugging David isn’t going to get it done. The two start arguing. David thinks they should keep looking. Luci suggests Bobby’s favorite hideouts.
 
Fer-theFormerbrat and Marta can’t find him either. They agree to split up and Fer volunteers to go back to the employee’s quarters. There, she runs into Tano and he offers to help her look. They end up in the vineyard offices, but no Bobby. Tano thinks she’s getting upset over nothing. She feels at fault for not being a better sister and paying more attention to him. She thanks him for his help and earns him a warm hug from Fer.
 
Susan hears someone knocking at the door. She doesn’t open until she hears Miguel’s voice. He’s looking for Luci. She breaks down. She’s afraid. Mark called her. He’s stalking her. Migi assures her he’s there to take care of her. He brings her tea. He offers to call Tano. No. She explains that she’s come to realize she doesn’t love him. Miguel says that Tano loves her. She’s not sure how she feels about him. She cares for him a lot and is grateful to all the care and attention Tano gave her, but it isn’t love. When you love, she says, you don’t have doubts.
 
There is a rendezvous of the searchers. No one has seen Bobby. Fer suggests they call Charlie and Lilian suggests calling Gutierrez—turning the knife in Marta’s heart about 45⁰. Luci is sure Bobby will show up, even though Marta is not so sure. Will calling Gut bother her? No, she feels finding Bobby is more important.
 
Now, finally, Sonia gets in the act. She’s comes in the kitchen, checking cabinets as possible hiding places. León enters as she checks the toaster oven, just in case. He finds out about Bobby and offers to help. No, his offer is turned down since he doesn’t care for anyone—except himself. [Ouch] León thinks she’s angry for a misunderstanding, like the novelas they like. No, she says he’s not a hero, but the villain. He asks her to wait a minute, but she moves past him, nose in the air and says that now she’s the one who doesn’t have time for him.
 
Lilian calls Gut. He responds to her plea. He’ll get the posse out. All that’s missing in this part of the story are the horses, spurs and six-guns. Before he heads out he gets an update on El Coyote. He wants it understood that under no circumstances is this guy to be killed. He wants him alive. They need to know who his contacts are here in the States.
 
Grace and David are still looking for Bobby. This time they go into Lisa’s room. Marta follows them in. While they talk, Grace sees a hand sticking out from under the bed. She hustles everyone out, including herself.
 
Fer and Tano end up in the winery with the barrels. She worries that Bobby may have gone into town by himself.  She castigates herself. She should have paid more attention to him. Nothing Tano can say about boys Bobby’s age doing stupid things can calm her. He pulls her into his arms and holds her.
 
Gutierrez arrives and Marta meets him in the living room of the big house. Lilian walks in and right up to Gut. She puts her hands on him thanking him for coming so quickly, but he backs away. She tells him she’s desperate and she knows he’s looking out for her and her family. Very tersely he says he’s just doing his job. Marta tells Gut that David is on his way down to the river and Gut heads out.
 
Lil isn’t done with Marta yet. She sticks the really dull knife in further and gives it another twist. She states it was so nice of Gut to come despite their recent break-up. Marta says zip it. The most important thing is to find Bobby. Lil says she’s very worried about him. Marta says she ought to be, as another tragedy would be the end of whatever is left of her family. Under her breath, Lil says about Marta—or hers.
 
Luci and David meet up again somewhere out in the vineyard. David is losing hope. He thinks Bobby may have gone to the river. He’s beside himself, thinking the same thing could happen to him that happened to Lisa. Luci tries to be reassuring and distracts him momentarily with an embrace. They hold on to each other tightly.
 
Meanwhile, Bobby is high and dry, with only a few dust bunnies on his back. He’s talking to his mother, who art in heaven. He tells her all that’s happened and begs her not to let them send him to boarding school. Gracie comes back into Lisa’s room and walks in on Bobby’s soliloquy to his mother. She speaks to him sharply.
 
Credits roll—no avances. Curious.

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Thank you Anita!

1.) OJ Mark & Juan cooking up another scheme to ambush El Coyote: good luck with that!

2.) Sonia ignoring Leon ROFLOL.

3.) Anybody want to bet Peter & Carito become end-game ?

4.) FerBrat hugging (groping) Tano LOL. I'm surprised he doesn't know that she's got pictures of him in her room.

5.) Lillian vs. Marta: BORING!
 

Steve, from the looks on Tano's face during one of his Ferhugs I think if she asked, he would give her any picture she wanted for her laptop.
 

Anita, just love your word pictorial. Thanks

"but maybe he just lost his balance" Ain't that the truth. I can't believe a thing anyone says or does or don't does, though I'm glued to the tube. It's like texting with my 80 year old mother, she responds with the same three emotives to everything without comment though there are tens of thousands available.

And, I noticed last few days Luciana hasn't kissed and played grabby with Miguel incessantly but is that because she's jealous of Erika and punishing Miguel or worries about Graciela and David kissing and he's slipping out of her orbit or rethinking the comprehensive plans they made to marry, enter a business partnership, start a family and San Francisco Miguel or does she want to San Francisco David now, though she rejects his tentative advances? Whats up?

Whew, Susan was only gettin a little freak on with Tano but she needs to tell the kid.

Can't a boy have some quiet time without calling the National Guard. I think Bobby needs a bike and a tree house fort.

 

Thanks, Anita. Fantastic recap. I didn't catch that Lilian thought Graciela meant a Christian school rather than a school Cristiano Ronaldo attended. What a hoot! We’re as trapped as those poor undocumented border crossers Juan has. -- lol!

A few glimmers of movement in this snail pace. Will Susan's talk with Miguel about her caring for Tano but not being in love with Tano get Miguel's wheels turning about what Luciana really feels for him?

But Bobby is my greatest hope. Will he hang tough with Graciela and rat her out to his dad, or will he let her snow him about her real intent with the boarding schoo1?

So Lilian is reading “Learn a Wicked Awesome Boston Accent.” Is that the writers' shoutout to English speaking viewers' comments that her American accent sounds British? Maybe Lilian read "Learn a Wicked Awesome British Accent" first.
 

Thank You Anita,
Little Bobby had another notable encounter with an adult too. Did 'anyone' remember when he ran into Marta right before the Boarding School events and he sweetly noticed Marta looked sad and asked her why? Marta brushed him off telling him it was "Grown up stuff" and her ran out saying no one ever tells him anything.

The writers must assume that if they still have anyone along on this show, we are not the sharpest knife in the drawer and need help. When even something pretty obvious happens, we have a tiny low down or stop in action and a very loud lower C from the piano for accent. Like when Sobbing Susan let Miggy into the Kitchen and told him she don't love her No Tano, after Luci had in essence, (to Miguel) told him the same thing, we had a DONG in the background. Luci was pretty diplomatic about it, but she needed to tell him long ago she accepts his love, but not by lethal injection.

When he made his little pissed Chichuachua move toward his boss David should have fired Miggy right on the spot. He could tacitly explain he has a policy of not employing anyone who might at the drop of a hat try to whip his ass and give him his pink slip. If Miggy were a dog he would be banned from the dog park.

Lillian can be as evil as she wants with the adults, they are adults and the onous in on them to figure out the face of Satan talking to them. But her cavalier attitude concerning Bobby's whereabouts guarantees her place in HELL. She hoped he would not ever be found. There is a special very warm place for people like her.
 

On Monday nights I can never be sure whether I want to watch the Fox show 'Lucifer' or Univision's 'Lucifer with Boobs'.
 

Gracias, Anita.

So, is Lillian hoping to change her name and move to Boston after fleecing David of his fortune? I can't imagine why else she would be attempting to adopt a Boston accent. However, I don't think she's done enough homework because Bostonians are very insular. I doubt they would think she is from any prominent Boston family and she's also likely to slip up. She will have no game in New England, but she won't get that far.

Gracie will attempt to use finding Bobby to her own advantage but she should only succeed at this if Bobby has any track record of lying. I don't think he does and I don't think David would want to send him away to school if he is unwilling to go. As mentioned before, Lillian's cavalier attitude toward Bobby's disappearance should be a red alert to David.
 

Firstly, I need to thank UA for Thursday's recap. It was excellent as usual. Anita, thanks for yesterday's recap which, as noted by Niecie, seems to offer some glimmer of movement in an otherwise snail-paced story. Ojalá que siga. Happy weekend all.
Helen
 

Anita, I forgot to say how much I enjoyed the recap as well as the comments you made which had me smiling. Some were "verbal swagger", "employees mansion "' and especially " All that is missing in this part of the story are the horses, spurs, and six guns." Muchas gracias as always.
Helen
 

Bobby believes his daddy is in on it. so Graciela could say David was considering this and she is in opposition or tell Bobby he misunderstood the brochure.
 

Thank you, ANita. Gee, we just found Lila, and then , Bob goes missing.

Sigh...a whole episode spent searching for a kid hiding under a bed. Really, writers?

On a positive note, I understood more dialogue than usual ...because a major portion of it was..Bobby..Bobby...Bobby...Bobby...and sometimes Booby depending on who was yelling the poor kid's name.

The title of the book that Lilian was reading reminded me of Rachel Dratch and Jimmy Fallon's Boston sketches on SNL that were sprinkled liberally with "wicked" and "Omar." Was that just a wink wink nudge nudge to the American audience???

I am getting tired of all these people. The writers have many hours to fill, so goes missing next? I hope that it is Lilian because that would be wicked awesome.

 

UA said...." attitude toward Bobby's disappearance should..." I noticed a couple of expressions on David's normally expressionless face as though he was in disbelief at some point when he was in proximity to lillian and Bobby was pseudo-missing. I like Bobby more every episode.

It should be a clue to David that DisGracie's help in finding Bobby pretty much amounted to stumbling along behind him when possible as he looked for his son, and gloming onto him whenever she actually caught him.
 

Kirby.yes..I got a giggle watching both Disgracie and Luci being no help at all as they stumbled through the vineyard after Dave. At least Luci wasn't grabbing at him like Disgracie. That girl needs a lecture about personal space.

lilian's attitude toward her grandchildren is unbelievable...Abuela-From-Hell.
 

Lilian did look for Bobby, under her table, then back to sipping her wine and reading.
 

It will be fitting if my micro hero Bobby is the one who is instrumental in taking down AFH and her daughter DWT. (see Lucifer above)

During their WikiLeaks planning session Abuela from..was telling Devil with .. that she must pay attention to every small detail. "The Devil is in the details, Grace." Then I thought I heard something like 'Bobby is very intuitive' or similar, and her admonition to not underestimate the kid.

At least sometimes Luci wears sensible shoes, rather than stripper spikes clamoring after their prize.
 

DosGrace knows all about personal space; she deliberately violates it. Just as she wants to desecrate David and Lisa's marriage bed.

I wish they had chosen different names.
 

Thank you Anita! I um, don't envy you having to recap the gripping Bobby hides under the bed episode.

Susanlynn, I laugh every time at Bo-bee, Boo-bee and just plain Bobby. They all say it differently.

I also laughed at how half the characters used this missing kid hour to get a little touchy-feely with the various person they desired.

Really hoping the Coyote takes out Mark and Juan and he can take Susan too.

I like Fer and Tano together. I sense that he'll tame the brat out of her. He's a good kid.


 

Anita, loved this. "Fer-the-Formerbrat", and "Gracie practices her Sendel phone throwing style" were among many favorites.

I thoroughly enjoyed the writers throwing us a few fun bones. Sonia consistently brightens my day (just by being in it) but her searching for Brian in the lower kitchen cabinet and "she checks the toaster oven, just in case" made my night. And I loved Lili's reading material and sincerely hope we get to hear her attempt to mimic a true Boston accent. I am a transplanted Jersey girl who still would not think of trying to imitate a true Bostonian, even after living here over 40 years.

Clearly, the writers have definite moments of inspiration. I hope we are treated to a few more clever turns ere this ends.

"Miguel is seething inside, spoiling for another round of verbal swagger". With Susan, he is kind and patient. With Marta, understanding and supportive. With Luciana, he is overwhelmingly clingy, possessive and frankly, rude. I agree with Niecie in hoping he will take Susan's words to heart and realize he and Luci are not meant to be.

"Meanwhile, Bobby is high and dry, with only a few dust bunnies on his back". True. I hope Bobby tells his father what he saw. Quite careless of Gracie to leave the incriminating material lying around.

Dumb and dumber (Juan and Mark) continue to amaze, and not in a good way. These two idiots deserve everything that is coming to them.

Mar did an outstanding job last night. Her hands were visibly shaking when she picked up Mark's call and my heart sank. I was frightened for her for a moment, forgetting this is fantasy. Fantasy that unfortunately mirrors real life all too well.

Thank you Anita. This was wonderful.

Diana
 

Anita..I especiaily loved the dust bunnies part and "He's talking to his mother, who art in heaven ". Also, loved Sonia checking for Bobby in the toaster oven. Thanks for the giggles with my morning .
 

UA: Of course Graciela wants to desecrate Lisa & David's bedroom!

 

Thank you, loyal readers for stopping by. Yes, it was an easy one to recap, but crafting something that makes sense still takes time.

tofie--All of your above Luci possibilities apply. She still has two sets of balls in the air. I think Miguel's will fall first--or at least we got a hint of that last night. Erika will surely pick his up and off to San Francisco they go.

Kirby--it was late. I do remember Bobby walking out on Marta, but I overlooked it. I'm sure that added to his state of mind that nobody wants him around. He should have made friends with Sonia--she's actually a lot more fun (or at least more fun for us to watch). Poor Sonia. She was trying to hard in those early days to gain Bobby's affection.

So glad the lad was Lost and Found in the same episode. Maybe now we can scratch that one off and move on.
 

Susanlynn--It was either dust bunnies or *scooffles,* but I don't know how to spell it.
 

Thank you, Anita! What a joyful rendition, much better than this keystone cops episode. There were a few tee hee moments: guess the writers are trying to amuse themselves: the Christian school mistake, Sonia looking in the toaster oven, all the "I'm skeerd, hold me" moments. I just hope Bowby doesn't let the Ice Queen snow him about the boarding school.

Susanlynn, I'm getting tired of these people too but I liked Miguel almost firing Luci. She didn't go running after him either. I think both of them see Erika as a nice out of their loveless/annoying one-sided relationship. Go for it, Miguel: that warm cheek kiss holds more promise than watching Luciana's spray-painted backside and bouncing curls flouncing away from you for the umpteenth time!

One more thing. Are you being naughty here, Anita, or is it in the eyes of the beholder:

She still has two sets of balls in the air. I think Miguel's will fall first--. . .

Hilarious and vividly true!

Thanks!
 

Even in Bobby's own little (understandably) selfish kid world, he knows his Father pretty well, even if he would feign not to out of hurt and jealousy, or fear of being sent away. It would be a stretch for DisHonestGracie to convince him that his own Daddy had some fiendish grownup scheme to sent him away for what may as well be forever.

I partly say that because David seems to be slowly coming out of intellectual hibernation. I have noticed a couple of funny looks at DisGrace and Lillian Abuela de Hades lately and surely that dim bulb must be flickering to life slowly.

I would be all for Brian earning his redemption bringing down Mark and Juan and Hurla. And in parallel Bobby outing Lillian and Gracie. It would not be a perfect world, but it would be several notches above what we have now.

Bobby is a brave little boy mixing it up with those rabid rabbits under the bed. :-)
 

I hope so, Kirby, re Bobby, David and Brian.

I'm kinda hoping Bobby will rush DisGracie, stomp hard on her foot and run to Daddy!

I want to Miguel to see Luciana totally engulfed in David's embrace, the two of them clutching each other as if Bobby was seen bobbing in the muddy river. Then, let him go seek out Erika for solace.


 

Anita: Besides, Erika & Miguel are better off together anyways!

Everybody on here knows David & Luciana are end-game. However, we're going to get used to the villains winning first!

Kirby: Perla & Carito will get their Karma anvils. It's not if, it's when!

 

Steve Perla, yessiree Bud I want that nasty little bitch to get hers. But Carita I think is worth saving. Get her away from Hurla for a few days and she would quickly come around. She is basically a good kid under a bad influence. Perla is a younger Lillian, she needs a ticket straight to hell. I am thinking raped by ALL those guys in that storage contained, then starving to death in the desert trying to escape. I sometimes think "If the tables were turned....?"

It is tormenting Carita seeing what those people are going through now, so her punishment is already going on.

Miguel and Erika? Didn't I see a 'San Francisco' brochure sticking out of the back pocket of her painted on jeans when she put a third degree burn on Miguel's cheek?

In a perfect TN world, Mark and NoJuan would turn on each other being each other's anvils with no effort from the good guys. Brian arrests Coyote and rescues the 'people' and is a hero who retrieves Marta's love And Little Ingrid is on TV as the key to solving the whole big crime and is given citizenship as her reward. Her first act 'Back in the U S S A', is hunt down and 'rape' Leon. He doesn't file charge sbut rather seems to display the Stockholm Syndrome.

Soo-San quits the Vineyard and gets a job as a spokeschick for the company which markets "Liquid Tears". She buys all new clothes from here on planet Earth.

It is Sunday, I just feel thankful.
 

Lila--I was being naughty AND nice. First the visual of a Barnum & Bailey Luci clown juggling bowling pins, plates, wham-o Frisbees, balls to...well, the imaginary. Either way, it worked for me.

Gracie would be shooting herself in the backside of her slinky black pants suit to blame the boarding school caper on his dad, even if she convinces him it was just talk. She can't avoid the fact that the brochures were in her room and David knew nothing about it. I think he would believe his dad. Besides, Gracie can't afford to have him alienated from his dad. What is he going to think, say and do if in the eventuality (that none of us are waiting for), he catches David and GRACIE in any semi-San Francisco position in the Bodega Los Angeles.
 

Anita. One of the things which is entertaining about this show compared to many others I have seen is that the chickens are already coming home to roost for the bad guys and we still have so may episodes to go.

Well, they may not actually be on the perches yet, but they are doing a lot of flapping.

In many TNs the bad guys run amok with impunity until the last episode or two then WWV breaks out right before the obligatory wedding, with the bad guy funerals going on across town.

With the SuperBowl a week away, when you talked about Erika's ball handling I was trying to see her dressed as Tom Brady. Hut! Hut! Fourteen,, seventy two, Hut!
 

Kirby--Erika will certainly not need to deflate balls, either. [Sorry, did I really say that? Yesp.]
 

Well, I just checked in to see what was happening here at the patio while I was at a concert..Christopher Cross and America.

Seems as though the circus has come town.
Lila..That Anita is getting pretty cheeky, si? My word..bawbells. From hence forth, I will be thinking of Luci as The Juggler.

I think some progress has been made in that Miguel seems to be doing the math concerning the way Luci pushes him away and smart Erika pulls him toward her. San Francisco here we come. Erica looks a lot more fun... and sane... than The Juggler . At least Erica smiles. We only get an odd grin from luci when she is furiosa.


Well, time to get some chores done or there will be no clean wifebeaters in the drawer this week.
 

A case could thus be made, Susanlynn, that Miguel needs to ride like the wind...to be free again...
 

Bill.....They did a great job on the song last night, and....I did think of Miguel when they sang it !!!...the line about "make it to the border of Mexico" made me grin a bit. Only two guys in the group now instead of the original three , but they were good ,especially Dewey . His voice is as good as ever. Rock on, Dewey.
 

What was I thinking. I wrote about Erika juggling, Thank you for overlooking my transgressions. I meant Luci aerosol.
 

Seriously, though: other than Sonia's 80s novela-style dismissal of Leon (Veronica Jaspeado is definitely rivaling Mar Contreras as the actor doing the most with what they've given, and Sonia and Leon are fast becoming the sole source of sweetness and light other than Erika's painted-on pants) and Lilian's inexplicable taste in books--OTOH, if we actually get Azela Robinson doing something resembling a Boston accent at some point in this fakakta show that may be lifetime pass level material--Miguel's simultaneously jealous and sane snit at David and Luciana stuck out like a sore thumb. It was so weirdly abrupt, IMO, even in context (as much of a macho meathead as he is WRT Luci, the point that she does often run to David over him is valid)...almost as if he somehow leveled up massively in self-awareness or subconsciously wanted an out because he was starting to feel a twinge of something for Erika, sort of like Sonia WRT Leon.

Back to Susan for a minute, who's gone from a confident and strong woman/confidant to a perpetually crying and/or freaked out mess locking herself in the Servants' Luxury Townhouse. Am I the only one who's annoyed by...well, not the end result as much as the road we were stuck on to get us here? (See previous "weirdly abrupt" comment. I can't pin down why it bugs me, but it does. I suspect most of it is due to (o hai) Mark.) OTOH, at least her friends and co-workers are rallying behind her; David going straight to Imma-kill-a-bitch when he found out was almost pleasantly welcome (partially because David doing anything emotional at this point is pleasantly welcome).
 

Yes, Dave did seem to perk up when he puffed up about defending Susan from Marked. Any movement in Dave is welcome. I miss a smart, strong, proactive galan.

The Strong Woman has become a theme in movies and TV shows lately. Evidently these writers did not get the memo. It is a shame what they did to Susan. Why didn't she take her younger beau, get a PFA order, and contact a good divorce lawyer. Eventually, Marked is going to step on his own foot, but it would have been rewarding to see Susan step on it first and speed his decline along.

I am hoping that Miguel is getting as tired of pursuing the reluctant Juggler as we are getting tired of observing it. Despierta, Miguel. There is someone welcoming waiting , packing the car for a trip to San Fran. I would like to see Miguel's devoted passion unleashed on a willing partner. Yes...come on , Miguel...fly like the wind .

P.s The horse still has no name.
 

If he calls her Luci, he will be leaving something besides his heart in San Francisco Sue.

If we are supposed to get on board and feel sorry for Luci because she is torn between one who could be (mistaken for) her uncle and the gatekeeper at the cookoo's nest well I don't.

Maybe some of these people should try someone outside their daily orbit. Even a dog doesn't poop where it eats.
 

OMG! Susanlynn! You saw Christopher Cross! I LOVE "Ride like the Wind"! When it comes up on my ipod Touch in the car, it's hard not to press the pedal to the medal. Oh yeah, I be ROCK-in'!

AND AMERICA?? OMG!!! I would have gone just to hear "Horse with No Name" and "Tin Man!" They are, of course, on my ipod Touch and those are among the songs that carry such sweet memories and i feel like a kid again when I hear them!

You are SO lucky!

 

OT...Christopher Cross was very mellow and laid back just as I thought he would be. I love "Sailing." When be sang "Laura", he showed photos of Hus friend whose death inspired him to write that song. Do you know the story of how the band America was started? The three original members all attended high school together in London where their military dads were stationed. I guess that is why I always thought that they were British.
 

Kirby--I think Erika in a #12 jersey, pads and helmet works much better than Luci.

Susanlynn--WRT The Strong Woman theme, I think we have to put Luci in the Weaker Vessel now, along with Susan and, yes, Marta (WRT Lilian).

In the beginning, Luci was full of spit and fire, self-confidence, independence (for a young woman her age), not at all reluctant to express her opinions and feelings to anyone. Those were qualities Migi actually said he admired (so did David). She has backslid a bit, IMHO.

Now, even though it seems like she possesses those same qualities, she's just waffling between two men, one who is dour and too old for her and the other who is overbearing and possessive (and unarguably handsome) and who would rather stifle her independence. What Migi says and does are the same side of the same coin. He feels she needs protection and insists on taking care of her (read that--making her decisions for her) and repeats it endlessly and puts his hands all over her to emphasize the fact. (Tofie noticed that there hasn't been too much wrap-around arms and kissy-face initiated by Luci lately. That's a hopeful sign.)

If Migi were anyone but who he is, he would be listening to what she said and not given *her* the ultimatum to "think about it."
 

Bill C--You said it best--Miguel is a "macho meathead." It suits him to a T-(shirt).
 

Kirby--Your short sentence regarding the Uncle and the Gatekeeper was much better than my ramblings.
 

Anita...ow..regarding your analysis of Miguel. He might be overbearing in his devotion to Luci, but I keep thinking of all the positive galanly things he has done..his kind treatment of and trying to help both Marta and Susan...holding Leon back from confronting a guy much bigger and stronger. He is definitely the kind of guy who wants to protect the weaker with his strength. His affections are misplaced, but when he finds a woman who wants and returns his devotion...wowwee. I will take Miguel.


Of..Anita..I guess that Miguel reminds me of Jamie, the King of Men !!!😊
 

I have to admit, and tofie has also said it before, that Miguel has done quite a few galanly things. Hey! Since this has been extended, maybe they'll switch to telling the story from Erica's eyes and we get to see how she wins Miguel's love!

OT-- Susanlynn, a little over half way through, Jamie's only 23 but O. M. G! What a man! What wonderful romantic, steamy and cliff-hangery fare is this Outlander!

And yes, "Sailing. . .takes me away. . ." LOVE that song!
 

OT - Lila, I've read Outlander from cover to cover twice, but I'm jealous that this is your "first time." Not to discourage you, but I think the writing in the 1st volume is superior (in sex and romance) to the others--and according to interviews and discussions, this was D.G.'s "practice" novel. I wish they had been able to stay in 18th C. Scotland. For an American, she sure got it right. (Besides, I drool over men in kilts.) My grandson's graduation from Hamilton College (mid-state NY) has the entrance of the gowned faculty and staff accompanied by bagpipes and kilt-wearing guys. VERRA Impressive.
 

Ok, I give. What does WRT mean?
 

OT -- Oh, my! that sends shivers down the spine!

Practice novel!? Jeezopete, the woman paints masterpieces with words and a tremendous amount of research must have gone into writing it!

Ah, yes, reading it could not have come at a better time what with our lackluster Dave and his feeble efforts to fight off the coveting, horny/greedy, murderous sister-in-law. All of the pairings in this thing are lame and they killed Sonia/Leo before it could get started. Jessh!
 

OT..Anita..I agree, the original novel is the best. Diana Gabaldon wrote it to see if she could write a novel after seeing a highlander on Doctor Who while she was a college science professor with three very young children . She had never been in Scotland when she wrote it. However, I read the other seven novels over the summer after seeing season one on TV and enjoyed them all. Check out CompuServe Outlander where they have been discussing the novels with Diana for over twenty years!!! She often comments there. I am current!y rereading Voyager .
 

OT - What the heck is CompuServe Outlander?

 

Lila..I have not given up on Leon and Sonia ending up together. Who knew at the start of this novela that there would be a couple women interested in Leon or that be would be punching people. Still waters, aye?

Anyone watching Black Sails?? Pirates !!!!
 

OT..Lila..Google it..conversations about Outlander ongoing for years, but beware of spoilers. I have not figured out his to comment there, so I just lurk.
 

Thanks, Susanlynn. Me no like spoilers.

;)
 

Hi Anita, thanks for the recap. This plot about the lost boy seems so......
Purposely plotted. David's seemed so rehearsed. And it was. I guess they had to find a way to get them in each other's arms. The same with tano & fer
Those guys were fake looking but they
Worked, she got a hug out of her overly concern for her lil lost bros seemingly lostness.

I hope graciepoo Don't threaten Bobby
But she might. I would love to see Lucy whip up on her bleach blond butt.
But she might a blond, I don't care
I don't like her. She's evil.

Ericka could be the reason for this turn around of the mig. Ok I just bet he's just looking for an excuse to get
With Ericka. Who he think he fooling?
And the same for miss lucy. Maybe they
Both are about to come to the same conclusion "we're not for each other after all". Well somethin's gotta give.

Gracias Anita :)
 

Helen: WRT With Respect To. Beats me.
 

Nina--I think you are right. Luci and Migi are jointly heading towards a breakup, but it seems to me that Migi wants to make it Luci's fault.
 

Anita: You kinda did say deflated balls LOL.

Erika itching to get into Miguel's pants. I'm like, "Just do it already!"


 

Thanks for the explanation, Kirby
Helen
 

Dare I say that we need somebody on this show to get it on with somebody besides Helmet Hair. It's been 63 episodes and what have we seen?

- Juan and Perla
- Lilian and Gutierrez
- Marta and Gutierrez

At the rate we're going we'll probably somehow get Gutierrez banging Luciana before either Miguel or David get there...
 

Bill: Helmet Hair ROFLOL!

Gutierrez is addicted to Lillian the longest!

Dr. Phil needs to step in & stage an intervention.
 

Bill C.--You left out the slam bang, no thank you, pairing of:

Grace and Joselo
 

Wait, we actually got a scene of the two of them getting it on? (Poor Joselo, though. Graciela's astonishingly good at faking things when she wants to.) When was this?
 

I thought the mig already done been there with Lucy, in The wine cellar. At this rate graciboo might get there
With Davy before Lucy does.
 

yes, the only bunnies hopping are the bunnies I do not want to see hopping. Time to retitle this show . How about " Delayed Gratification ?" Or maybe "Looking for My Libido" Or "How Nobody Got Their Groove Back." The censors are falling asleep.
 

Thanks, Anita! I forgot this whole episode over the weekend. Your retelling is more engaging than what I remember of the original. I hope those people never have to look for anything again. It's not fun. (Except for Sonia. Sure, check the toaster oven, Sonia! No one else will!)

I think we are all ready for Erika to make another move. Anita: "it seems to me that Migi wants to make it Luci's fault." Issuing ultimatums is the passive-aggressive way to manipulate her into being the bad guy. In a sense, she really is the bad guy, in that she's hedging her bets with him and David at the same time, so Miguel really doesn't have to go through so much trouble to make it her fault. If he's not happy, he's well within his rights to end it, without the fuss and bother of an ultimatum - but then he doesn't get to be the victim.

It really is odd that more people aren't getting busy on this show. A whole vineyard full of scantily clad, hot, young people, you'd think more of them would be partying naked.
 

I was reading soundbites about the telemundo soaps, and katie barberi,44 shes been on about 20 telenovelas was saying that on telenovelas that your
Can be killed off in the middle of a scene, and you get paid that same day,it's over. I wonder if they do that in American soaps?
 

Your character can be killed off" Is what I was saying.
 

Thank you Anita, I had a busy weekend. My husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary, so I paid more attention to him than the TV or the computer. He's working out of town during the week, so we normally don't see each other till the weekends.

I just had the chance to read this and as always you did an excellent job. I can't say anything more than what everyone else has already talked about. I just can't stand that DisGracie and all her deceptions. Of course she wants to send Bobby to boarding school!

I agree with some of the others here. Not much romance going on, just mostly arguments and romancing that goes awry. Perla and Juan just aren't that interesting and pleeeassse....I do not ever want to see Gutierrez and Lil in bed again. That coupling just grosses me out completely. And we know we are never going to see Marta and Gut together again. I hope Marta and Ramon get together soon. Like I said, if it were me, I'd be falling all over Ramon.

I laughed when I saw Lil with that book! I had no idea such a book even existed. I am going to have to tell my friends who live in that area about that book. They will get a kick out of that. Amazon has the Kindle version for free. :)


 

Cynthia...I hope you had a wicked, awesome anniversary !!!!
 

Julie Said: ". A whole vineyard full of scantily clad, hot, young people, you'd think more of them would be partying naked."

Well to quote Luci earlier, "working ourselves to death here" They are probably just too damn tired the way they work out there.
 

Okay..another good title "Too Tired to Party."
 

Lets not forget Susan and Tano San Francisco'd

I hope both David and Miguel pitch Luciana to the curb for playing them.
 

Bill C.--The Gracie-Joselo coupling was done in a flash. It was during her first trip to San Francisco, at his insistence to see about the exhibit. He wanted her to stay the night, but she merely serviced him quickly and left. We only saw him halfway on the bed and she standing on the floor at the end of the bed. I think at the time they were both fully dressed. The second time she went to San Francisco, she never gave him a chance to get her up to his room. She left immediately.

Susanlynn--For a title, I actually like your The Censors Fell Asleep, even though it wasn't meant to be a title. I would change Censors to Sensors. Not much sensing going on worth raving about.
 

Nina--They only made it look like Migi and Luci did it in the cava. Everything was set up for a night of seduction. We saw the beginning, but we didn't see any middle or any end--next thing we saw was Luci was re-dressed and leaving their blanket on the floor.
 

Tofie..I think that was Tano's first time, and it must have rocked his world because he was surely smitten with Susan. That first puppy love.
 

Anita..That Disgracia is a busy woman..a multitasker. She probably said to Jos, "Okay, let's get this thing done because I have stuff to do." Ticktock
 

That Disgracia is a busy woman..a multitasker.

You wanna bet she was checking her messages part way through?
 

Cynthia--Hope you celebrated your Anniversary in style. Congratulations on 20!!!
 

What are you doin, Baby, Im really busy here you know?
Oh Joselo, I'm sorry, I have to pick up Bobby's heart medicine and they close at five, can you be a dear and hurry a little, Please? Sweetie?
 

Nina: AIUI the last-minute "We're killing you off and/or recasting your character, now get out" cut has to have happened in English-language soaps on general principle, but it seems to be very rare. I think you have to be a literal walking disaster area to get that kind of treatment (see also: Charity Rahmer, Days of our Lives, 2004).

And by default Cynthia's anniversary is/was more interesting than at least half of this fakakta show...so congratulations, girl! :)
 

Another title suggestion "Wicked Awesome Vino."
 

Cynthia, Happy 20th Anniversary to you and your husband!

Fingers crossed that Bobby will hold his own tonight.
 

Niecie: Getting a feeling Bobby will cave, just my Jesse Stone hunch.
 

Julie: I'm on Erika's side here: she needs to take Miguel & GO FOR IT!


 

Cuz they are so not interesting together. No fire, not evin a pilot lite.
 

Nina--You slay me!! Pilot light, indeed. How DO you keep coming up with these great visual images?
 

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