Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Por Amar Sin Ley, 6/12/18 Chapter 71: Courtroom Vexation
Ricardo and Roberto have a few drinks with Leonardo at Ric’s place after work. They give Leo the bad news that he’s really fallen in love with Olivia and jealous of Alan; then to top it off, that once upon a time Leo was too blind to see how she was so in love with him she was practically obsessed. Now Olivia's moved on, offers Rob, so best let her get on with her life and new love even if he is a professional legal lemon, a suspect in an as yet unsolved murder case, and a member from the same reptilian gene pool as Carlos Ibarra.
Gustavo, meanwhile, manages to score a few more points with his ex. She misses living vicariously through his retelling of the Vega Firm’s legal exploits. So, she lets him stay for a second glass of wine.
Speaking of Vega and Associates, Alejandra, Victoria and Oli are enjoying an extended happy hour with Paula and posse who, somehow, always manage to attract a young group of men with severe oedipal tendencies. (Blech!!!) They do discuss Oli’s current ongoing tiff with Leo over Alan. She’d rather let Leo stew than discuss his reasons legitimate or otherwise for being so upset about her dating Alan. (And the next time she’s left tied to the bed in her birthday suit let's just see then who comes to the rescue….How soon they forget.)
Back at the office, the next day, Benjamin is back begging Leticia for help on the San Benito research that Alonso has asked him for. (Perhaps Carlos’s case load really has become too much for Benji to handle so that now he's got no time for Vega and Assoicates.) Leti wants credit this time or she won’t lift a finger and BTW, when will he leave his wife? Soon. Yeah? Well call me if and when but not before. (This storyline has gotten as old for Viewerville as it has for Leticia.) She slams the door. (Yawn. FF>>FF>>)
Juan stops in at the local jail to tell one of The Transporter's, aka A.M.’s unwitting mule gal-pals, that he’s been caught and will go to jail, and that another victim of his was able to help demonstrate to the court that she and the other girls, like her, were hood winked by him. They will now be going free. Terrific, but this poor girl spent all her savings on a lawyer who couldn’t perform. She’s got nothing to pay his fee with. NO Problem. He’s doing this gratis. (Tinkle, tinkle. --And another angel gets his wings.)
At court that morning, Vicki fights to get the judge to recognize Ric’s emotional ties to Elena’s children as the only father they know. Exlena’s lawyer uses the regular arguments: she’s healthy and has a stable income. Vicki turns the table on Exlena and her mouthpiece and gets the professional leg up on Carlos’s malfeasant minion. She says that may be true, but the woman’s emotionally unstable!! (The courtroom gasps!) Vexed-lena immediately gets up to complain.
Crap Lawyer hands in his falsified report that Ric’s a harmful influence on the children. Vicki submits a court appointed psychiatrist’s opinion (I think???) of their mother who demands on the one hand that Ric should not be allowed to visit the kids, but on the other is demanding cash monthly for their maintenance. The judge is a hang ’em high-strung law and order kind o’ guy. He determines that for now, the best place till the case can be decided and both sides’ contentions proven, is to put the kids into Family Services!!! AND, there will be a court appointed child psychologist determining the extent, if any, harm being done by either parent to these children.
Vexed-lena races over in tears to Ric and begs him to return an let them just be one happy family again. He does seem to waiver a bit and Viewerville holds its breath. He yells at her lawyer, that if he was anything worth his salt (and we assume he isn’t because he picked up this gig from Carlos) he’d be settling by now and keeping these kids from going to foster care.
Ale arrives late to work and notices that Carlos has left her a note and a necklace. That night is the opening of The Women’s Foundation and Home. He thanks her for giving him a chance to work with her on a project like this.
Across the hallway, Leo intercepts Oli and upsets her again by trying to get her to see Alan with horns instead of a halo. Leo says he’s sorry, but he just has a hunch the guy isn’t as good and gracious underneath as he seems. Al’s halo is more than a bit over due for some Tarn-X. She says he’s being ridiculous and to stop haranguing and harassing her over it.
Crap Lawyer and Vexed-lena go back to Carlo’s office to beg for a settlement. His idea is to put the apartment Ric bought into her name to show the court she’s serious. (Duh??)
At the staff meeting, Leti gives Ale what for in creating trouble for Ric’s kids. The gang starts yelling at each other and Ric, to his credit, tells Benji and Leti to shut their yaps. Then Lonnie comes in. He informs the group that he’s treating them all to a trip to Cancun for the conference on human rights. Everyone’s looking forward to that.
Crap lawyer informs Carlos that Elena still has hopes of getting back with Ric. He doesn’t care. He just wants the apartment taken away from Ric and to ensure that Ric never gets to see those kids again.
That evening, Juan comes in to tell Lonnie about his most recent triumph with the Transporter case. Lon congratulates him. Viewerville keeps waiting for a proper office to be offered but no such luck. Juanito will be satisfied with the opportunity to invite along his mama for the Cancun trip. He’ll pay her way, of course. Lonnie says sure, come one come all!
The Women’s Foundation has its inauguration dinner that night. Carlos gives a self-serving speech that makes us want to vomit. No woman should be murdered, no I didn’t kill the gal, either. However, while I was in jail I had the chance to think a lot and it broke my heart to think of all these women who are daily put upon by life and its unfair circumstances. Then he hands the honor over to the love of his life, Ale, who then cuts the ribbon.
Gustavo, meanwhile, manages to score a few more points with his ex. She misses living vicariously through his retelling of the Vega Firm’s legal exploits. So, she lets him stay for a second glass of wine.
Speaking of Vega and Associates, Alejandra, Victoria and Oli are enjoying an extended happy hour with Paula and posse who, somehow, always manage to attract a young group of men with severe oedipal tendencies. (Blech!!!) They do discuss Oli’s current ongoing tiff with Leo over Alan. She’d rather let Leo stew than discuss his reasons legitimate or otherwise for being so upset about her dating Alan. (And the next time she’s left tied to the bed in her birthday suit let's just see then who comes to the rescue….How soon they forget.)
Back at the office, the next day, Benjamin is back begging Leticia for help on the San Benito research that Alonso has asked him for. (Perhaps Carlos’s case load really has become too much for Benji to handle so that now he's got no time for Vega and Assoicates.) Leti wants credit this time or she won’t lift a finger and BTW, when will he leave his wife? Soon. Yeah? Well call me if and when but not before. (This storyline has gotten as old for Viewerville as it has for Leticia.) She slams the door. (Yawn. FF>>FF>>)
Juan stops in at the local jail to tell one of The Transporter's, aka A.M.’s unwitting mule gal-pals, that he’s been caught and will go to jail, and that another victim of his was able to help demonstrate to the court that she and the other girls, like her, were hood winked by him. They will now be going free. Terrific, but this poor girl spent all her savings on a lawyer who couldn’t perform. She’s got nothing to pay his fee with. NO Problem. He’s doing this gratis. (Tinkle, tinkle. --And another angel gets his wings.)
At court that morning, Vicki fights to get the judge to recognize Ric’s emotional ties to Elena’s children as the only father they know. Exlena’s lawyer uses the regular arguments: she’s healthy and has a stable income. Vicki turns the table on Exlena and her mouthpiece and gets the professional leg up on Carlos’s malfeasant minion. She says that may be true, but the woman’s emotionally unstable!! (The courtroom gasps!) Vexed-lena immediately gets up to complain.
Crap Lawyer hands in his falsified report that Ric’s a harmful influence on the children. Vicki submits a court appointed psychiatrist’s opinion (I think???) of their mother who demands on the one hand that Ric should not be allowed to visit the kids, but on the other is demanding cash monthly for their maintenance. The judge is a hang ’em high-strung law and order kind o’ guy. He determines that for now, the best place till the case can be decided and both sides’ contentions proven, is to put the kids into Family Services!!! AND, there will be a court appointed child psychologist determining the extent, if any, harm being done by either parent to these children.
Vexed-lena races over in tears to Ric and begs him to return an let them just be one happy family again. He does seem to waiver a bit and Viewerville holds its breath. He yells at her lawyer, that if he was anything worth his salt (and we assume he isn’t because he picked up this gig from Carlos) he’d be settling by now and keeping these kids from going to foster care.
Ale arrives late to work and notices that Carlos has left her a note and a necklace. That night is the opening of The Women’s Foundation and Home. He thanks her for giving him a chance to work with her on a project like this.
Across the hallway, Leo intercepts Oli and upsets her again by trying to get her to see Alan with horns instead of a halo. Leo says he’s sorry, but he just has a hunch the guy isn’t as good and gracious underneath as he seems. Al’s halo is more than a bit over due for some Tarn-X. She says he’s being ridiculous and to stop haranguing and harassing her over it.
Crap Lawyer and Vexed-lena go back to Carlo’s office to beg for a settlement. His idea is to put the apartment Ric bought into her name to show the court she’s serious. (Duh??)
At the staff meeting, Leti gives Ale what for in creating trouble for Ric’s kids. The gang starts yelling at each other and Ric, to his credit, tells Benji and Leti to shut their yaps. Then Lonnie comes in. He informs the group that he’s treating them all to a trip to Cancun for the conference on human rights. Everyone’s looking forward to that.
Crap lawyer informs Carlos that Elena still has hopes of getting back with Ric. He doesn’t care. He just wants the apartment taken away from Ric and to ensure that Ric never gets to see those kids again.
That evening, Juan comes in to tell Lonnie about his most recent triumph with the Transporter case. Lon congratulates him. Viewerville keeps waiting for a proper office to be offered but no such luck. Juanito will be satisfied with the opportunity to invite along his mama for the Cancun trip. He’ll pay her way, of course. Lonnie says sure, come one come all!
The Women’s Foundation has its inauguration dinner that night. Carlos gives a self-serving speech that makes us want to vomit. No woman should be murdered, no I didn’t kill the gal, either. However, while I was in jail I had the chance to think a lot and it broke my heart to think of all these women who are daily put upon by life and its unfair circumstances. Then he hands the honor over to the love of his life, Ale, who then cuts the ribbon.
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Thanks, Jardinera! Such fun.
My very favorite lines (although there were many):
"a member from the same reptilian gene pool as Carlos Ibarra."
"Next time she’s left tied to the bed in her birthday suit see who comes to the rescue…..(How soon they forget.)"
"Vicki...gets the professional leg up on Carlos’s malfeasant minion."
"And, another angel gets his wings."
They're really going to put the Bustamante kids into care??? (Maybe they'll send them to the barrio. That would make an interesting spin-off series: Babes in Narcoland.)
My very favorite lines (although there were many):
"a member from the same reptilian gene pool as Carlos Ibarra."
"Next time she’s left tied to the bed in her birthday suit see who comes to the rescue…..(How soon they forget.)"
"Vicki...gets the professional leg up on Carlos’s malfeasant minion."
"And, another angel gets his wings."
They're really going to put the Bustamante kids into care??? (Maybe they'll send them to the barrio. That would make an interesting spin-off series: Babes in Narcoland.)
Blue Lass picked all my favorite lines! But I do have one more....Alan’s halo bein overdue for some Tarn-X. I’ve gone a few rounds with TarnX in my day. Definitely agree his shine is suspect.
I shudder to think what Irene will say about Gustavo gaining traction at home. I understand her disgust given his track record, but another part of me is in favor of keeping families together if humanly possible. So I will greet this development with cautious optimism.
Thanks Jardinera654...always a fun read. JudyB on iPad
I shudder to think what Irene will say about Gustavo gaining traction at home. I understand her disgust given his track record, but another part of me is in favor of keeping families together if humanly possible. So I will greet this development with cautious optimism.
Thanks Jardinera654...always a fun read. JudyB on iPad
Thansk, you rwo. I am off to ready myself for bread-winning and bacon-bringing. Benji is do for some sort of ass-whipping and neck-wringing. Carlos will slip through a few more cracks in Ric's brick wall, I fear over the next few weeks. If this show is season 1, I cannot imagine what exciting cases season two will bring. This one should have had A.M. scheduling and the A.M. tn should have gone in its stead. Oh well....
Jardinera, thank you for this amazing, breezy, humorous recap.
There are so many great, funny and clever lines, that it's hard to choose just a few, but I especially loved the following :
"even if he is a professional legal lemon, a suspect in an as yet unsolved murder case, and a member from the same reptilian gene pool as Carlos Ibarra".
" She misses living vicariously through his retelling of the Vega Firm’s legal exploits"
"Paula and posse who, somehow, always manage to attract a young group of men with severe oedipal tendencies"
"And the next time she’s left tied to the bed in her birthday suit let's just see then who comes to the rescue….How soon they forget"
" NO Problem. He’s doing this gratis. (Tinkle, tinkle. --Yet another angel gets his wings"
"Leo intercepts Oli and upsets her again by trying to get her to see Alan with horns instead of a halo"
"Viewerville keeps waiting for a proper office to be offered but no such luck"
"Carlos gives a self-serving speech that makes us want to vomit"
Thanks, Jardinera, it was so funny I am still grinning. Your recaps are outright therapeutic!
Unfortunately, all of my tinfoil-lined beanies together couldn't save my brain from liquifying during this episode, so I am now functioning on half-a-braincell and a prayer.
I don't have children yet, but I don't think that I would be spending my dinners telling them stories involving lovers, affairs, illegitimate children and the disadvantages of dying without having written a will.
And kudos to Louis to suddenly understanding what amante is (I think, because he asked Gus what intestado means, but didn't ask what's amante or hijo ilegitimo)
And why would Gustavo tell this story (which involves a lover fighting a wife over money )to Isabel, who is yet to recover Gus cheating on her for a year!? And it's not even his case! And Ric is defending the lover and thinks that she is a poor poor thing that needs to be protected! If I were Isabel, I doubt I would be sitting there acting all interested in what happens to poor lover and her son. I would be making parallels between the case and my own life, getting super upset all over again and throwing Gus' sorry ass out of my house!
And doesn't anyone feel a slight whiff of hypocrisy on Bufete Vega's part in how this lover is treated as opposed to how Gus' lover was treated? Everyone goes "Oh, poor woman, she needs to get some money, it's only just" about this one, but Milena, Gus' lover, was treated as devil incarnate and nobody shed a tear when she was sent to prison for two years.
In this case, nobody sympathizes with the wife, even though she is the aggrieved party and kind of has the right to not to want to give anything to the woman that was her husband's lover for years and yet, everyone sympathized with Isabel.
Granted, in this case, both the lover and the wife are sluts and we couldn't care less for either one of them, but technically the wife has every right to do what she does. It's none of her problem if her husband, in addition to being a cheater, was also dumb enough to not to provide for his son.
In any case, Gus' scenes work better than Ipecac syrup to induce vomiting. I need to inform the center for poison control about this magical side effect, maybe lives will be saved.
Irene
There are so many great, funny and clever lines, that it's hard to choose just a few, but I especially loved the following :
"even if he is a professional legal lemon, a suspect in an as yet unsolved murder case, and a member from the same reptilian gene pool as Carlos Ibarra".
" She misses living vicariously through his retelling of the Vega Firm’s legal exploits"
"Paula and posse who, somehow, always manage to attract a young group of men with severe oedipal tendencies"
"And the next time she’s left tied to the bed in her birthday suit let's just see then who comes to the rescue….How soon they forget"
" NO Problem. He’s doing this gratis. (Tinkle, tinkle. --Yet another angel gets his wings"
"Leo intercepts Oli and upsets her again by trying to get her to see Alan with horns instead of a halo"
"Viewerville keeps waiting for a proper office to be offered but no such luck"
"Carlos gives a self-serving speech that makes us want to vomit"
Thanks, Jardinera, it was so funny I am still grinning. Your recaps are outright therapeutic!
Unfortunately, all of my tinfoil-lined beanies together couldn't save my brain from liquifying during this episode, so I am now functioning on half-a-braincell and a prayer.
I don't have children yet, but I don't think that I would be spending my dinners telling them stories involving lovers, affairs, illegitimate children and the disadvantages of dying without having written a will.
And kudos to Louis to suddenly understanding what amante is (I think, because he asked Gus what intestado means, but didn't ask what's amante or hijo ilegitimo)
And why would Gustavo tell this story (which involves a lover fighting a wife over money )to Isabel, who is yet to recover Gus cheating on her for a year!? And it's not even his case! And Ric is defending the lover and thinks that she is a poor poor thing that needs to be protected! If I were Isabel, I doubt I would be sitting there acting all interested in what happens to poor lover and her son. I would be making parallels between the case and my own life, getting super upset all over again and throwing Gus' sorry ass out of my house!
And doesn't anyone feel a slight whiff of hypocrisy on Bufete Vega's part in how this lover is treated as opposed to how Gus' lover was treated? Everyone goes "Oh, poor woman, she needs to get some money, it's only just" about this one, but Milena, Gus' lover, was treated as devil incarnate and nobody shed a tear when she was sent to prison for two years.
In this case, nobody sympathizes with the wife, even though she is the aggrieved party and kind of has the right to not to want to give anything to the woman that was her husband's lover for years and yet, everyone sympathized with Isabel.
Granted, in this case, both the lover and the wife are sluts and we couldn't care less for either one of them, but technically the wife has every right to do what she does. It's none of her problem if her husband, in addition to being a cheater, was also dumb enough to not to provide for his son.
In any case, Gus' scenes work better than Ipecac syrup to induce vomiting. I need to inform the center for poison control about this magical side effect, maybe lives will be saved.
Irene
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: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 11:54:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 11:54:00 AM EDT
I don't understand why didn't loving father Brick object to getting the children taken into the family services!? I was waiting in vain for him to get up and say that he refuses to continue fighting for his children because it's not worth it if they have to suffer through living in an orphanage for him to get custody! You know, like the real mother did in King Solomon's trial? Such a wasted opportunity.
And why does the entire bufete coddle Brick so much and let him get away with being unnecessarily rude to his colleagues!? I mean, yes, it sucks that you have to fight for your children, but Leticia (who is Elena's friend) has a right to defend her friend. She shouldn't have the obligation to be automatically on Brick's side just because he is her colleague! She has a right to an opinion and I find it disgusting that she was bullied by Brick and by other lawyers, just because she doesn't side with the "cool guys".
And I am totally disappointed with Victoria for asking Benjy why he chose Leticia to help him. It was totally unnecessary because it doesn't matter why he chose her, as long as the job was done. Brick chose Alejandra to help him with his things and no one asked why, so why the interrogation here. I don't understand what was Victoria's point, apart from sticking it to Leticia because she didn't side with Brick. And it's none of her business that Benjy and Leticia have an affair, as long as the firm is not affected.
I generally like Victoria, but here I totally lost respect for her.
And don't get me started on the ridiculous "all the bufete goes to the conference on human rights" plot!
I already whined about it, but feel a pressing need to whine some more.
There is no way that a prestigious international conference on human rights would accept a random Mexican lawyer that, as far as we know, doesn't specialize in human rights (although he is a genius that is both a stellar criminal defense attorney and an expert on wills, so who knows) to give a closing speech. There is no way that a lecturer(Jaime) can just decide for the organizers of the conference who is to give the closing speech.
There is no way a whole bufete can leave for several days.
Human rights conferences are boring and useless to people who don't specialize in human rights. Most of the time is spent listening to (boring) lectures and socializing with like- minded human rights lawyers, so forget about Bufete Vega bonding.
There are fees that need to be paid for the conference. It's quite a lot of money for 11 lawyers and Juan's mama.
If it's a very prestigious conference, the spots are going to be limited and generally will fill up months in advance. Hotels will fill up in advance too. So forget about finding decent accommodation for 12 days before the conference.
The bottom line is that the writers never attended a conference in their life and don't know what they are talking about.
And I shouldn't talk about it, but I just have to: who had the brilliant idea of making Juan even more ridiculous then he usually is by making him inviting his mother to a conference on human rights just because she never saw the ocean?!
Does she really need to suffer through 5 days of human rights lectures and make her son look ridiculous just to see the ocean?
And why didn't she ever see the ocean? It's not that expensive and her husband was a lawyer, so they are not that poor.
And whatever the case, Juan shouldn't have asked Alonso for something like that, it's too much to ask when he could have quietly bought her a ticket and a booked a modest hotel for her, just like any normal lawyer that wants to gift his mother with a vacation would do.
And if Alonso pays for Juan's mom, then why not for Alejandra's mom, or Roberto's dad, or the parents of the other lawyers? It's kind of unfair. Those parents also did a great job of raising superb Vega lawyers, so why shouldn't they get a paid vacation curtesy of Alonso?
Irene
And why does the entire bufete coddle Brick so much and let him get away with being unnecessarily rude to his colleagues!? I mean, yes, it sucks that you have to fight for your children, but Leticia (who is Elena's friend) has a right to defend her friend. She shouldn't have the obligation to be automatically on Brick's side just because he is her colleague! She has a right to an opinion and I find it disgusting that she was bullied by Brick and by other lawyers, just because she doesn't side with the "cool guys".
And I am totally disappointed with Victoria for asking Benjy why he chose Leticia to help him. It was totally unnecessary because it doesn't matter why he chose her, as long as the job was done. Brick chose Alejandra to help him with his things and no one asked why, so why the interrogation here. I don't understand what was Victoria's point, apart from sticking it to Leticia because she didn't side with Brick. And it's none of her business that Benjy and Leticia have an affair, as long as the firm is not affected.
I generally like Victoria, but here I totally lost respect for her.
And don't get me started on the ridiculous "all the bufete goes to the conference on human rights" plot!
I already whined about it, but feel a pressing need to whine some more.
There is no way that a prestigious international conference on human rights would accept a random Mexican lawyer that, as far as we know, doesn't specialize in human rights (although he is a genius that is both a stellar criminal defense attorney and an expert on wills, so who knows) to give a closing speech. There is no way that a lecturer(Jaime) can just decide for the organizers of the conference who is to give the closing speech.
There is no way a whole bufete can leave for several days.
Human rights conferences are boring and useless to people who don't specialize in human rights. Most of the time is spent listening to (boring) lectures and socializing with like- minded human rights lawyers, so forget about Bufete Vega bonding.
There are fees that need to be paid for the conference. It's quite a lot of money for 11 lawyers and Juan's mama.
If it's a very prestigious conference, the spots are going to be limited and generally will fill up months in advance. Hotels will fill up in advance too. So forget about finding decent accommodation for 12 days before the conference.
The bottom line is that the writers never attended a conference in their life and don't know what they are talking about.
And I shouldn't talk about it, but I just have to: who had the brilliant idea of making Juan even more ridiculous then he usually is by making him inviting his mother to a conference on human rights just because she never saw the ocean?!
Does she really need to suffer through 5 days of human rights lectures and make her son look ridiculous just to see the ocean?
And why didn't she ever see the ocean? It's not that expensive and her husband was a lawyer, so they are not that poor.
And whatever the case, Juan shouldn't have asked Alonso for something like that, it's too much to ask when he could have quietly bought her a ticket and a booked a modest hotel for her, just like any normal lawyer that wants to gift his mother with a vacation would do.
And if Alonso pays for Juan's mom, then why not for Alejandra's mom, or Roberto's dad, or the parents of the other lawyers? It's kind of unfair. Those parents also did a great job of raising superb Vega lawyers, so why shouldn't they get a paid vacation curtesy of Alonso?
Irene
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 12:28:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 12:28:00 PM EDT
We shall knit ourselves a sleeping bag
All of beanies
Crawl inside and zip it up tight
Maybe when we wake up, it will be Gran Final
And we will be free
All of beanies
Crawl inside and zip it up tight
Maybe when we wake up, it will be Gran Final
And we will be free
Irene, I love hearing you rant. Yes, I can almost "hear" you, and I just enjoy your outrage even though I'm mostly a mild-mannered, somewhat vague, half-assed granny. Your passion and your smarts come through and it's delightful. If I ever needed a lawyer, I'd sure want you in my corner. First and foremost. So don't ever change. I keep thinking back to a book I read maybe 60 years ago called The Last Angry Man. You are my Last Angry Woman and I'm all for it. Skip the beanie and just keep going full bore.
Thanks, Jardinera. Great job. Everybody's already quoted my favorite: ...same reptilian gene pool as Carlos Ibarras
I know nada about the legal merits of Ric's fight against Vexlena, but I did enjoy Victoria in court, especially that she and Ric are willing to play hardball. I don't think Ric will go for the shelter when the time comes, but he and Vic know they have to play ruthless with Vexlena. She is indeed not fit to be a solo parent. These kids would have all kinds of neuroses if she's the only one nurturing (using) them.
On the TV broadcast version last night, El Ciego shows up at the Women's Foundation, much to Carlos's chagrin.
On the case of the mistress and her child, surely the child is entitled to support from the dead man's estate, but not the mistress mom. At least, that's how I've seen it work in the USA.
Irene says it best about Gustavo and Isabel. What gets me is Viewerville has never seen them have a deep talk about WHY he cheated and lied to her for a year. Boredom? Fear of aging? Male entitlement? This is supposed to be an adult TN, and they've explored none of that. Just wine and noodles.
I know nada about the legal merits of Ric's fight against Vexlena, but I did enjoy Victoria in court, especially that she and Ric are willing to play hardball. I don't think Ric will go for the shelter when the time comes, but he and Vic know they have to play ruthless with Vexlena. She is indeed not fit to be a solo parent. These kids would have all kinds of neuroses if she's the only one nurturing (using) them.
On the TV broadcast version last night, El Ciego shows up at the Women's Foundation, much to Carlos's chagrin.
On the case of the mistress and her child, surely the child is entitled to support from the dead man's estate, but not the mistress mom. At least, that's how I've seen it work in the USA.
Irene says it best about Gustavo and Isabel. What gets me is Viewerville has never seen them have a deep talk about WHY he cheated and lied to her for a year. Boredom? Fear of aging? Male entitlement? This is supposed to be an adult TN, and they've explored none of that. Just wine and noodles.
At one point, Gustavo, while in the office, said that his relationship with Isabel had "estancado". Gotten mired down. Boring. Routine. Presumably in the bedroom. Certainly not unusual in a marriage. No long term relationship can match the fireworks of a covert affair. And if this were real life and I was Isabel's friend, I would worry. But since it's a story I'm okay with at least ONE side episode coming out "and they lived happily ever after".
JudyB, I am eternally pissed-off and sour by nature, so ranting comes naturally. Refraining from ranting, on the other hand, requires a lot of effort.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of things to rant about in this telenovela, so you will hear me rant like a lunatic whether you like it or not.
I am such a Grinch that I would probably not survive one of those saccharine-sweet family-oriented telenovelas, where every second character fa.ts rainbows and unicorns.
Irene
P.S : You are definitely not a half-assed granny. Your comment at 12:48:00 PM EDT on the latest Corazon que miente thread puts you on the top of my 10 coolest people list.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of things to rant about in this telenovela, so you will hear me rant like a lunatic whether you like it or not.
I am such a Grinch that I would probably not survive one of those saccharine-sweet family-oriented telenovelas, where every second character fa.ts rainbows and unicorns.
Irene
P.S : You are definitely not a half-assed granny. Your comment at 12:48:00 PM EDT on the latest Corazon que miente thread puts you on the top of my 10 coolest people list.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 2:17:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 2:17:00 PM EDT
Gracias, This is brilliant. My faves:
-- even if he is a professional legal lemon, a suspect in an as yet unsolved murder case, and a member from the same reptilian gene pool as Carlos Ibarra.
-- Paula and posse who, somehow, always manage to attract a young group of men with severe oedipal tendencies.
-- He’s doing this gratis. (Tinkle, tinkle. --And another angel gets his wings.)
-- The judge is a hang ’em high-strung law and order kind o’ guy.
-- Leo intercepts Oli and upsets her again by trying to get her to see Alan with horns instead of a halo.
So on point!
The writers could have at least added a little credibility by having mention of one or two unseen clients with monthly retainers, since Gustavo (and presumably someone else) is versed in corporate and contract law. That stuff is about as exciting as watching paint dry, but at least this was something that gave Mackenzie Brackman credibility on L.A. Law back in the day.
Who is betting that Vexlena will try to take the children and run? And what will she try to make of Ricardo and Alejandra in Cancun?
-- even if he is a professional legal lemon, a suspect in an as yet unsolved murder case, and a member from the same reptilian gene pool as Carlos Ibarra.
-- Paula and posse who, somehow, always manage to attract a young group of men with severe oedipal tendencies.
-- He’s doing this gratis. (Tinkle, tinkle. --And another angel gets his wings.)
-- The judge is a hang ’em high-strung law and order kind o’ guy.
-- Leo intercepts Oli and upsets her again by trying to get her to see Alan with horns instead of a halo.
So on point!
The writers could have at least added a little credibility by having mention of one or two unseen clients with monthly retainers, since Gustavo (and presumably someone else) is versed in corporate and contract law. That stuff is about as exciting as watching paint dry, but at least this was something that gave Mackenzie Brackman credibility on L.A. Law back in the day.
Who is betting that Vexlena will try to take the children and run? And what will she try to make of Ricardo and Alejandra in Cancun?
Thanks Jardinera
I enjoyed every bit of this.
Lol, Irene, thanks for that rant. You spoke for all of us. This Vega y Associados is quite something, I'm surprised they're not bankrupt.
I enjoyed every bit of this.
Lol, Irene, thanks for that rant. You spoke for all of us. This Vega y Associados is quite something, I'm surprised they're not bankrupt.
Thanks for the comments. Where would we be without Irene to set us on the legal straight and narrow??? Lol!! So enjoyed the rant. If Uni has anyone reading us I hope they get a clue.
This was enjoyable Jardinera, thank U.
Poor leo,he's just beside himself just
So worried about oli with the horrible
Alan suspected murder suspect. He's
Even Taken to taking his eyeglasses off more often than usual, poor man he
Has fallen hard. Olivia is just fallen
.
Carlos is a Piece of monkey crap. He's
Willin to throw vex-lena and the kids
Under the train(well he can throw vex-lena under the train not the kids tho) just so he can get a Leg up to get ally. Or shall I say get Her legs up? That's what he wants. Get Her knocked up and he figures he'll have her then. She needs to stop being So nice to him Can't she see how pushy he is? Maybe when they get Hauled down to lockup for laundering money she'll take the Blinders off and Stomp on them. So all
Is going down to Cancun yahoooo!! good times for everybody. Why is juanito takin moma? Whats up with that? If he
Really wants to have the girlfriend in
His life shouldn't he be paying her way. He's got some serious moma's boy
Problems. Lonnie must have mega-Bucks, he's payin everybody's way. Does He have a private jet? And what the heck is moma Gonna do in Cancun?Hey She can hangout with the menapause crew. They can give her a makeover and Show her how to be a cougar. Tonight Should be an adventure.
Poor leo,he's just beside himself just
So worried about oli with the horrible
Alan suspected murder suspect. He's
Even Taken to taking his eyeglasses off more often than usual, poor man he
Has fallen hard. Olivia is just fallen
.
Carlos is a Piece of monkey crap. He's
Willin to throw vex-lena and the kids
Under the train(well he can throw vex-lena under the train not the kids tho) just so he can get a Leg up to get ally. Or shall I say get Her legs up? That's what he wants. Get Her knocked up and he figures he'll have her then. She needs to stop being So nice to him Can't she see how pushy he is? Maybe when they get Hauled down to lockup for laundering money she'll take the Blinders off and Stomp on them. So all
Is going down to Cancun yahoooo!! good times for everybody. Why is juanito takin moma? Whats up with that? If he
Really wants to have the girlfriend in
His life shouldn't he be paying her way. He's got some serious moma's boy
Problems. Lonnie must have mega-Bucks, he's payin everybody's way. Does He have a private jet? And what the heck is moma Gonna do in Cancun?Hey She can hangout with the menapause crew. They can give her a makeover and Show her how to be a cougar. Tonight Should be an adventure.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 5:54:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 5:54:00 PM EDT
Jardinera,I love this "bread-winning &
Bacon bringing" good one, cuz that's what we do girl. Lol love it.
Bacon bringing" good one, cuz that's what we do girl. Lol love it.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 5:59:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 5:59:00 PM EDT
Nina, I like that idea! If Paula can make her acquaintance and get her started she can have her own life and let Juan grow up.
Hi Ho everyone, late to the Patio, but I have a good excuse. Corazon Que Miente. It's just humming along. Irene--didn't know you were peeking in at us. There will be plenty to rant about as we go along with all the ways young love can be thwarted.
Jardinera--thanks for a crackin' good recap. It's always so much fun to see where you put your verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns and participial phrases to turn out such well crafted prose.
As I heard it last night, Juan WAS willing to pay his mother's way and all, but Alonso offered to cover it as a "bonus" for everything Juan has contributed to the bufete. Juan resisted, but only for one hot second. Nevertheless, the minute I saw him walk into Al's office, I knew exactly what he wanted. I was disappointed in the writers, more than in Juan. He has to deliver what the writers give him. But, we don't know, maybe her presence at the conference is for a reason--maybe she'll drown in the ocean. With Susana out of the way, it will give Fer an opportunity to step up and "take care" of Juan once and for all. (No, did I really say all that? Pardon, me, please, I'm not normally a violent person, but I don't see any other way for Juan to grow up.)
Jardinera--thanks for a crackin' good recap. It's always so much fun to see where you put your verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns and participial phrases to turn out such well crafted prose.
As I heard it last night, Juan WAS willing to pay his mother's way and all, but Alonso offered to cover it as a "bonus" for everything Juan has contributed to the bufete. Juan resisted, but only for one hot second. Nevertheless, the minute I saw him walk into Al's office, I knew exactly what he wanted. I was disappointed in the writers, more than in Juan. He has to deliver what the writers give him. But, we don't know, maybe her presence at the conference is for a reason--maybe she'll drown in the ocean. With Susana out of the way, it will give Fer an opportunity to step up and "take care" of Juan once and for all. (No, did I really say all that? Pardon, me, please, I'm not normally a violent person, but I don't see any other way for Juan to grow up.)
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