Caray, Caray!

MIRADA
Ep 34: Part 1 Twisted Obsession

Doc Mask tells Mari that she never felt his love…that is all he has ever wanted. Marina is not understanding so Doc continues to tell her how he suffered because he couldn’t touch her and show her his love. Marina goes for the door, but Doc grabs a pill and goes after her.

Pru tells Don L that he had no right to run Marina off since the ranch is as much hers as it is his, but Don L retorts that he has every right to do whatever he want and he gives the orders…that is why he threw Marina in his truck and took her far away. Pru demands to know where he took her. Don L refuses to tell her and adds that Marina had the audacity to try to tell him off. Every time he thinks of Marina telling him those things, his blood boils. When he accuses Pru of probably knowing that Beto and Marina were still together; Pru remains silent.

At Doc’s place, Doc reminds Marina of everything he has done for her and still she doesn’t love him. Marina tells Doc that she loves him as a father, but that is not good enough for him. He loves her and she is his.

Don L resists hitting Pru as he tells her that Beto told “his Chucha” that he had ended it with Marina. Su listens as he tells Pru that Su told him when he called to the house to check on things, but while he was breaking his back providing for the family, Pru was doing whatever she wanted. He grabs Pru by the neck as he yells that she and his family stabbed him in the back. Pru shouts that he has lost control and asks where he took Marina. She understands he is disappointed, but Marina is not to blame. As Pru tells her it was her idea, Don L lifts his hand to hit her, but Su interrupts so Pru tells her to leave them alone. Don L wants everyone to know how Pru betrayed him. Su then asks what upset him so much, so Pru tells Su that Don L found out that Marina was staying there. Don L then tells them that what really set him off was when Marina told him that she and Beto were married. Su is in shock.

Marina cries that she knows Doc saved her life, but she didn’t know how much Doc had suffered. Doc takes off his mask and tells Marina that he turned into a monster who has to hide from the world. He then tells her to touch his face. As she does, she cries.

Su thinks Marina is lying; they would all have found out by now. Pru insists that Beto told her he was going to wait. Don L tells her to be quiet. Every time she opens her big mouth, she disappoints him. When Pru demands to know where he left Marina, her tells her that Marina is where she belongs…with her people.. the monkeys with the monkeys.

Doc puts the mask back on and tells Marina he was willing to give his life for her. Marina cries that if he had told her how he felt, she would have told him she couldn’t commit to him or reciprocate his feelings. She loves Beto with all her heart. When Marina pleads that he let her go and that her mother will be looking for her, Doc grabs her by the neck and tells her that she belongs to him. He then forces a pill down her throat. Mari quickly passes out and he carries her to bed. He thought he had lost her, but now she is there…and he won’t let her go.

Don L locks himself in a room and Pru bangs on the door, but Don L tells her to leave; he doesn’t want to see or hear her…she betrayed him as his wife. Pru insists that she didn’t betray him and asks where Marina is. He only tells her to tell Mago (Margarito) that he wants to talk to him.

Doc is looming over Mari as he cries that he wants to kill her, but he can’t.

Angsty is with Dami. Dami asks for Marina; its getting late. Angsty is glad that things are turning out how she hoped. and Marina is winning over Pru. Angsty tells Dami not to worry, Marina will always see her as her mother. Dami hopes that Mari can win over Don L too…he has treated her so badly since he met her. Angsty hopes that Mari can change his attitude toward her; when she does. he won’t reject her.
 

MIRADA
Ep 34: Part 2 Twisted Obsession

Doc strokes Marina’s face while she is still out cold. He tells her that he should disfigure her face to look like him. He then gets his blade and stokes her face with it as he tells her that it would be so easy to leave her unrecognizable. He kisses her forehead softly and stares at her until he hears Ramona arrive. Ramona calls out to him and tells him that she hasn’t been able to get any info on Marina. Doc goes out and tells her that he already knows where they went…to the ranch. He only found out because Don L threw Marina off his ranch, and Marina came to seek refuge with him. He also tells her that Dami knows she is there and that he convinced them that it is best that Marina spend the night there.

Pru is crying in her bedroom as she tells Horti to go tell Mago that Don L wants to see him immediately. Su enters and comments that she had never seen Don L like that…neither had Pru. When Pru tells her that Don L doesn’t want to see or hear her since he thinks she betrayed him, Su offers to go calm him down. After Pru agrees, she questions Su about talking to Don L and not telling her…but then Pru tells her that it really doesn’t matter. Su is going to try to explain to Don L that Pru was responsible for everything, but Pru would rather she ask him where Marina is…that is more important. After Su leaves, Vanesa enters and asks what is going on; so Pru tells her that Don L is furious…he threw Marina out of the ranch.

Horti goes to tell Mago that Don L wants to see him. Mago prays that God help him and hopes that Pru already talked to him.

Su is with Don L giving him her twisted version of what happened. She tried to tell Pru to let him know about bringing Dami and the blind one, but Pru refused to do so. She even warned Pru about the risk she was taking, but Pru wouldn’t listen. After Don L comments that Pru took advantage of his absence, Su remarks that Pru’s behavior is not that of a wife who should respect her husband. Su tried to call him about what was going on, but she could never get through. When Don L tells her that she lied to him too because she told him Beto had ended the relationship, Su swears that that is what Beto led her to believe…they fooled all of them. Su didn’t find out until Pru brought them to the ranch; and she suffered seeing how she and Vanesa were being humiliated with their presence. Don L feels sorry for Vanesa who has suffered so much. Su emphasizes that she is the only one he can trust; she won’t betray him like Pru did. Just then, Mago arrives; so Su leaves. Don L coldly tells Mago to close the door. He then tells Mago that he forgave him once, but he won’t forgive him a second time. Mago tries to explain that he was only following his boss’s (Pru’s) orders, but Don L barks that he is the only boss there and tells him that he wants Mago to prepare a briefing on the ranch for the next morning. Afterwards, Mago is to leave the ranch and take his brood with him.

Angsty is leaving Dami’s room when Vanesa comes running and tells Angsty that Don L is back and he ran Marina off…and took her somewhere, but they don’t know where.

Doc locks the bedroom door and tells Marina (who is still out) that he won’t hate her or disfigure her. In her body, she has Beto’s kisses and touch, but Doc is going to erase all of that.

Mago tells Pru that Don L ran him off along with his family. He has until tomorrow morning to give Don L a briefing on the ranch and then must leave. After he leaves, Su taunts Pru that this is her doing, but Pru angrily stops her and tells her that she needs to know where Marina is; everything else has a solution, but the only thing that matters right now is to find out where Marina is.

 

MIRADA
Ep 34: Part 3 Twisted Obsession

Yola enters her house in a panic because no one knows where Marina is. Mago looks devastated as he tells her that Don L just ran them off the ranch. They have until tomorrow to leave the house. Yola cries and wonders why they have to leave when Pru was supposed to look out for him. When she suggests that he try to talk to Don L, Mago doesn’t think so since Don L isn’t listening to anyone right now. They should wait until Pru or Su talk to Don L. When Yola wants to go warn Dami, Mago orders her to go start packing.

Doc removes his mask and tells Marina that she only belongs to him. He won’t leave anyone else’s fingerprints on any part of her body. Doc strokes Marina’s body as he tells her that he missed her. No one can do for her what he can do. He caresses her and kisses her (ALERT! Hard to watch!) as he starts to undress her. As he whispers to her that he loves her, Ramona listens at the door. She can’t believe what she is hearing. She then watches through the crack between the double doors as a shirtless Doc gets on top of Marina and starts to kiss her. After Ramona gets upset and runs off, Doc gets off of Marina and cries; he can’t go through with it.

At the ranch, Lino bumps into Vanesa in the woods. She asks if he has seen Marina; they have been looking for Marina everywhere because Don L ran into her and took her somewhere. Lino and Vanesa are driving along when Vanesa tells him to stop and gets off the truck. Lino and Vanesa surprise Tori and ask if he has seen Marina. She is no longer at the ranch. Tori tells them that she might have gone to the swing that he made for Mari. Tori doesn’t want to tell them where it is because it is Marina’s secret place; so they tell him to go look to see if Marina is there and they will stay there.

Don L is thinking that he should run off the blind one’s mother too, but then changes his mind because it might raise suspicion. Pru asks to come in and understands why he is upset; she should have told him about bringing Marina to the ranch, but what’s done is done. Don L assures her that he will correct every one of her mistakes. Pru then speaks up for Mago since he was only following her orders…and she was the one who invited Marina who only agreed to come after she insisted. The only one responsible for everything is her. Don L remarks that what he should do to make sure she never goes against him is to ask her for a divorce (go for it, Pru!). If he didn’t care what people think, he’d divorce Pru, but Ocarranzas don’t get divorces…and they don’t marry commoners. He will ask Beto if what the blind one said is true. Pru thinks that Don L is only speaking out of anger. She then asks where Marina is. She pleads with him to tell her, but he won’t. After she asks him to tell her for Dami’s sake, she reminds him that Dami gave them their son. Don L thinks he has already paid Dami enough for what she did for them; so now it is Pru who needs to make sure that Dami gets out.

Su calls Zackrat and tells him she has good news, but she wants to tell him personally.

Tori comes back and tells Lino and Vanesa that he didn’t find Marina; he even went as far as the waterfall. Lino and Van leave and tell Tori to continue looking for Mari while they go look elsewhere. If he finds her, he is to go tell Angsty.

 

MIRADA
Ep 34: Part 4 Twisted Obsession

Ramona sits in the living room. Doc comes out and tells her to make dinner, but Ramona is upset because she heard him and saw everything. Ramona then berates Marina because she thought Marina was a good girl and was supposedly in love with Beto, but Marina only came looking for help and she took advantage of him. Doc tells her that Marina came to him to find solace and asks Ramona to make them some supper, but Ramona tells him that they can make their own supper.

Yola tells Mago that they have looked for Mari everywhere and haven’t found her. He needs to do something. Mago wonders if Don L has done something to Dami, too.

Mari starts to wake up. When she sits up, she realizes that she is naked and starts to cry.

Zackrat sneaks in and tells Su to tell him whatever she needs to tell him quickly. Su tells him about Don L being back and running off Mago. She keeps her promises and hopes that he keeps his promise too. Zackrat assures her that he hasn’t said anything about Lino and Vanesa…and when he becomes foreman, he is sure to completely forget about it.

Mago asks Horti if Don L has told Dami anything. Horti replies that he hasn’t…Don L likes Dami, but can’t tolerate Marina. When Mago wants to go ask Don L about Marina, Horti advises him not to ask Don L anything until Don L calms down. Mago then tells Horti to tell Dami that she will be spending that night there and tomorrow she can go looking for him if she needs help.

Dami wakes up asking for Marina.

Marina gets up from the bed draped in only the sheet. She cries and keeps saying, “This can’t be,” as she goes to the doors and finds that they are all locked. She calls out for help as she cries.
 

"MIRADA":

RGV Chick: OMG Marina was violently raped SMH.

Ramona did nothing to stop the rape.
 

Thanks Rgv Chick. I was so uncomfortable watching this. Too much like the obsessive punitive things people do in real life. Just about every character was at his worst in this one. But it was nice to see Vanessa seeming to show some actual concern about Marina. Thanks for recapping a really disturbing episode. Actually it was nice to see Pru displaying a little more spunk as well. But overall, just a horror of an episode.
 

Thank you for your recap, Rgv Chick, along with the perfect title.

I'd like to see Pru divorce the Louse, too. And Su would swoop right in to fill that position.

"Don L . . . adds that Marina had the audacity to try to tell him off." There is a certain irony about that. The fruit has not fallen far from the tree. Little does he know!

It will be interesting to see Damiana's reaction to what Louse has done with Marina. It would be the perfect time to tell him about the baby swap, a,though that would mean throwing Angsty under the bus.

I need to find my telenovela Bingo sheets to see if making someone think they slept with or were raped by someone is on one of them.
Isauro truly is a twisted sicko.


 

Oh good grief, my comment above is for MIRADA. One if these days I will remember every time. 🙄
 

FLOR
Ep 18, Part 1: Everybody Hates Val

Val calls Octi an imbecile after Octi suggests that Flor dance at his casino. Flor doesn’t think she is the type of dancer Octi needs, but Octi thinks she would be ideal for his casino…as would be Mariana. If they dance for him, they can pay off the deft in three years. Flor shakes her head; she thought they could come to some type of reasonable agreement, but she sees that they won’t. Octi tells her to think about it since Flor doesn’t know how she will pay him back yet…but there is a time limit for the offer. After Octi leaves, Val thanks Flor and wonders about the pregnancy. Flor sarcastically says, “Thank you, Val,” and walks away as Val is breaking his head trying to figure out how he should help Flor. Flor goes straight to her bedroom and starts gathering Val’s things; she is going to get rid of everything. Val pleads with her and tells her that if she forgets him, he will disappear forever. Flor smells Val’s clothes and pillowcase before putting them in a trash bag. Val then asks if she is feeling his presence. When he tells her that he loves her, Flor stops and is frustrated; she asks, “Why, Val, why?”

Octi goes to see Mariana and tells her about his proposal to Flor. When she replies that she is not into that type of dance, he explains that he wants a more refined type of dance show and reminds her that Aure works for him. Mariana figures that he is threatening her, but Octi only wants to have a better quality show at his casino…and he wants her to have a better quality of life. Maraina doesn’t need a better quality of life and she doubts that Flor would agree to his offer. Octi responds that she shouldn’t be too sure about that since Flor has no other option. He then asks her if she isn’t willing to help her partner.

Flor is still in her bedroom; she takes of her wedding ring and places it in a small treasure box.

At the church, Father Elpi asks Itza if she has found her magic formula to make sure Val’s soul passes on to the next world. Itza tells him not to be making fun of her because God might be watching. She then points out that she is the only one who has shown up for Val’s rosary and will probably be the only one there. As they start, Val shows up and kneels at a pew to pray for help. As he does, he hears Octi’s angry voice blaming him for the situation they are in. Val follows the voice and sees several others at a gathering at the casino. They are discussing what to do about the money. Octi points out that Val owed him a lot of money, and Marga remarks how she had to put up with the lout. Octi thinks that they are all in agreement that Val made them lose time and money…he turned out to be a user. When Octi suggests that maybe they should go on with their lives and forget that Val even existed, they all agree not to even mention Val’s name. As they leave, Val pleads with them not to forget him.

Paris tells her friend that Octi wants her to be the star dancer. When the friend warns her that Sami might try to make her look bad, Paris reminds her that she has some cards up her sleeve...since Sami did send them to steal the lottery ticket. Paris can also get Aure to give her any juicy info on Sami since he is Sami’s shadow now.

Aure surprises Mariana with a candlelit dinner at their home. He tells her that he has made many mistakes lately with the gambling and drinking…all that did was distance him from her and their daughter. He knows that asking for forgiveness won’t help, but he wants her to know that he sincerely regrets what he did and promises that he is going to do everything possible to change; he wants them to start over. Mariana knows that he is being sincere; she can see it in his eyes. She admits that they have been at odds and hopes that it won’t be that way anymore.

 

THANK you Ms Chick. Good recap, but a
Horrible episode.

Ok so he didn't rape her, what? he couldn't get it up or what? Ramona saw
A one-sided situation. She's jealous.
Omg, mony is jealous. Omg, the name of
This episode is perfect.

Now I just caught the end of this episode. But what I saw really really disturbed me. But I read the recap and
The mask said he couldn't do the deed.
But the fact he got ontop of her,yuck.
I don't even want to talk about Ramona.
She's a disappointment.

All those sick twisted things the mask was saying to mairna, where the hell is beto? Why is it taking him so long to get there? Hurry! Beto hurry!!!

Don L is just evil.he has this god(lil
G)complex goin on. Hes concerned about how it looks if they devorce.Free pru! free pru!free pru!!!!It's the Best thing That could happen to ya girl.Doo
Can have him.

Please, let it be that he didn't rape her. People are so evil.


 

FLOR
Ep 18, Part 2: Everybody Hates Val

Flor goes to talk to Father Elpi. She feels a lot of anger and wonders why God has allowed this to happen to her.; it seems like God is getting back at her for something. Father would like to have an answer for her, but only time will tell. Father offers to say the mass again, but Flor feels that a person should be sincere about praying; the only thing she wants right now is for Val to pay for everything that he did to her.

Octi tells Sami that she will no longer be the star of the show. He warned her about rejecting him and these are the consequences of that…and her infidelity. As he leaves, Sami yells that he can’t do this to her.

At night, Oscar gets into his Oscarella outfit and goes outside. Meanwhile, Teo and Oriana walk around town when a woman calls out to Teo because she needs to ask him a question. Oscarella walks by and her eyes bug out when she sees Teo. While the woman talks to Teo, Oscarella runs off and trips. Oriana sees her and goes to try to help, but Oscarella tells her she is fine as she tries not to face Oriana.

At the casino, Paris performs her sexy dance as Sami watches. Sami storms into Octi’s office and wonders if he is really replacing her with THAT! Sami then goes to Paris and orders her to get off her stage. They take turns slapping each other until they get down and dirty—CATFIGHT!! As they fight, Flor walks in and is shocked; Val follows her and wonders what she is doing there.

Oscarella rushes into the radio station and is almost having a heart attack since he was so close to being found out.

Octi sits by Flor who is having some drinks. Octi wants to toast to the first time that such a distinguished woman enters his casino. When Flor comments that the women there are treated like things, Octi tells her to ask the girls how he treats them. Octi then assumes that Flor is there to start dancing that same night as Val pleads with Flor not to work there. When Flor confirms that she is there to dance, Val becomes furious as he yells “NOOO” and slaps his hand across the bar moving Flor’s drink away from her. Val is shocked that he moved the glass. Flor tells Octi that she will work for him but not the way he thinks. If he improves the quality of his shows, people will come, but they will see art. Octi threatens that if she doesn’t dance for him that same night; he will take her house and academy immediately. Flor tells him to go ahead and take it, but Octi reminds her that those things wouldn’t cover all the debt Val owed him. Flor agrees to dance and goes to the dressing room, but then asks one of the girls where the restroom is. Once alone, Flor hopes that Val is seeing what he did to her; she wishes he could be there so she can tell him how much she hates him. As Val says, “Tell me whatever you want” Flor hears something and asks who is there. After Flor becomes frightened and leaves, Val is elated that Flor heard him, but then wonders what he should do next. Meanwhile Flor tries to sneak out of the casino. She bumps into one of the girls and asks if there is another exit other than the main door.
 

FLOR
Ep 18, Part 3: Everybody Hates Val

Flor goes home and Val follows. He asks Flor what she is planning to do. She starts packing so he pleads with her not to leave town; this is their house. When she asks out loud what Val has done to her; he replies that he did everything wrong, but he did the best he could. All falls on deaf ears since Flor can’t hear him.

One of Octi’s goons tells him that they can’t find Flor anywhere. They go looking for her as Tito watches them.

Val goes to Chile (who is trying to sleep in a casket) and tries to get him to hear him. Chile then hears a knock on the door; it’s Marga who wants to know what he did with the lottery ticket. Val is shocked to see Marga there. Chile reminds her that he spent months giving her all his love and now she doubts him and accuses him of stealing. After they tell each other how disappointed they are about the money, Marga tells him she had hopes of having a nice house; Chile also had hopes of being with her. Val is aghast that Chile has been with Marga. Meanwhile Marga and Chile are teasing each other and saying sweet nothings.

Flor has packed her things and walks out of her house.

Mariana and Aure are in bed. They are cuddling as Aure tells her that if he loved her before; he now loves her a million times more. They kiss and play when someone knocks on the door; it’s Flor who needs to talk to Aure. Mariana feels bad that they were having fun while Flor is going through a hard time.

Flor wonders if Aure is being nice to Mariana because he is really sincere about making his marriage work or is it that he is feeling guilty because he slept with Paris. Aure goes to Mariana and tells her that Flor is feeling down and wants to talk to him. Mariana offers to go with him, but Aure tells her that Flor just needs to talk to her brother.

Chile is saying good-bye to Marga who hopes she sees him the following night. Chile hopes he sees her every night from now on. After Marga leaves, Val continues to try getting Chile to hear him because Flor is leaving town and Val needs Chile’s help in finding her. Just then the lights flicker.

Octi goes to Flor’s house and shouts out for her. He is pissed so he grabs Val’s picture from a small altar and slams it down on the floor.

Marga sneaks into her house, but Rose is waiting for her and wonders where she was. Marga fudges as she tells Rose she was at church. Just then, there is a knock on the door, When Rose opens the door, Octi’s goon barges in asking for Flor; so Rose jumps up on him trying to stop him. Marga tells Rose to get off of him; and she tells the goon that Flor isn’t there…he’d better get out or she’ll call the police.

Aure goes back to talk to Flor. Flor wonders what Aure was thinking when he slept with Paris…all men are the same. Nothing he can say will justify what he did to Mariana. He may be her brother, but she won’t be his accomplice…and she won’t allow him to lie to Mariana the way she was lied to. Aure wonders if Flor is expecting him to tell Mariana; so Flor tells him that if he doesn’t tell her, she will.
 

MARADA^^^ABOVE^^^
 

MIRADA

Steve, Marina wasn't violently raped; the Do c couldn't go through with it, but I;m sure he'll try to make her think they did something..just a hunch, not a spoiler.

JudyB, this was definitely a disturbing episode. It was much worse than watching Don L drag Marina to Doc's house...though that wasn't pretty either.

Doris, "It will be interesting to see Damiana's reaction to what Louse has done with Marina. It would be the perfect time to tell him about the baby swap, although that would mean throwing Angsty under the bus." My thoughts exactly! OR maybe Angsty will blurt it out???

Nina, "Ok so he didn't rape her, what? he couldn't get it up or what?" You always make me laugh! But, no, the man seems to actually have a sliver of a conscience. We'll see what he does next; he's gotta find a way to make Marina stay with him. A-Hole!

 

MIRADA

Oh my, where are my manners? Thank you everyone for stopping by and sharing your thoughts about this very upsetting episode. At least we don't have to be repulsed and upset on our own.
 

MIRADA

RGV you deserve a combat medal for recapping this one! I haven’t been able to watch Doc for some time and this was the worst. Only glimmer of good was watching Pru stand up to Don Louse. I predict separation and misunderstanding for our couple now. Had to happen, right?

Mely
 

MIRADA

Thanks, Mely. Watching Pru stand up to Don Louse was in deed a nice change; she should let her hair down more often :-) What I found even better was that she stood up to him because of Marina...if she only knew that it is the call of the blood that is driving her!
 

MIRADA

I've seen the actress playing Pru in several different roles...timorous door mat to wicked, devious villain. In this one, I'm enjoying her eye twitch every time Don Louse is crowding in, trying to intimidate her.
 

MIRADA

JudyB, now I'll be looking for the eye-twitching! Brings to mind that one of my former employees would tell me that she knew when I was really pissed...my lip would quiver! LOL
 

FLOR

Sensational Rgv Chick. You provided so much tantalizing food for thought, it is going to take me a while to process.

As soon as I saw “Everybody Hates Val”, I knew I would love this. And so I did.

"As they leave, Val pleads with them not to forget him". I don't think Val has much to worry about. The collateral damage he left in his wake will take some time to fix.

"Chile (who is trying to sleep in a casket)" made me laugh. If only I'd have seen that!

"Oscarella rushes into the radio station and is almost having a heart attack since he was so close to being found out". He narrowly escaped and might not be so lucky. That said, people are so narrow minded, would they give him a chance??

"Val is aghast that Chile has been with Mar". So are we Val so are we. Too painful for my mind's eye to contemplate :)

Another incredible short story in and of itself. Thank you, Thank you!

Sorry to be so late - behind in everything today including getting ready for an evening wedding...

Diana
 

I havent seen it yet but I will over the weekend.
 

MIRADA

Today's episode was MUST SEE TV!!! I won't give a spoiler before the recap goes up.
 

MIRADA
Ep 35: Part 1 The Truth is OUT, But Marina Is Still Locked IN!

Marina yells for help. Doc Mask, in his robe, watches her as she walks around crying and asking why he did this to her. Meanwhile, Ramona goes to town and sits at a park to think things through.

Pru is in her bedroom crying and asking for Vanesa and Su, but Horti doesn’t know where either one is. Pru then cries that everything is her fault. When she wonders where Marina could be, Horti tells her that Yola and her father came to ask about Marina, so she told them what was happening.

Dami is leaving her room when Don L appears at her door and asks if she is surprised to see him there. When he asks what she is doing in Vanesa’s room, Su rushes in pretending that she asked Dami to meet her there. Su motions to Don L to leave her alone with Dami; so he leaves. Once alone, Su tells Dami that she’d better leave before things get worse.

Doc continues to watch Marina, then makes his presence known and tells her that they are alone in the house. When she asks why he abused her, he looms over her and breathes on her as she cries.

Su tells Dami to get her things and leave. Dami doesn’t want to leave until Marina arrives, but Su points out that they don’t know when Marina will return. Dami should go on ahead and Su will tell Marina to go to her. She suggests that Dami go to the kitchen so that Don L won’t see her.

Beto arrives and shouts to Pru that he is there. Pru quickly goes to him; and he tells her that he wants to go see Marina to give her some good news. Pru stops him. Beto worries and asks Pru where Marina is; so Pru blurts out that she isn’t in the house and they don’t know where she is.

Marina asks Doc why he abused her and took advantage of her. He had told her that there was evil in the world, but the only monster is him.. When she asks that he let her go with her husband, Doc asks her what Beto will think when he finds out that she was in his bed…Beto will hate her just like she hates him. Marina wonders if that is what Doc intended and cries that she never did anything bad to him . He tells her that no one will help her; they are alone. As he strokes her hair, Marina tells him not to touch her, but he insists on touching her and tells her that Beto’s hugs and kisses have been erased from her body; only Doc is there. After Marina tells him that she hates him with all her might, Doc leaves her locked in again.

Pru asks Beto to calm down, but Beto yells how she expects him to calm down. She tells him that his father arrived and ran Marina off. Beto sharply asks her why she didn’t do anything; so Pru yells that it was too late. After Beto storms off to look for his father, Su comes and tells Pru that Dami needs to get out right away; Mago should come take her to town.

Angsty arrives and tells Su that they haven’t found Marina; Vanesa is still in town looking for her. When Angsty goes to see Dami, Su tells her that Dami is in the kitchen and she needs to tell Dami about Marina. Pru then approaches and tells Su that Beto just arrived and is with his father in the office.
 

MIRADA
Ep 35: Part 2 The Truth is OUT, But Marina Is Still Locked IN!

Don L yells at Beto that he went against him and didn’t do as he said. Beto retorts that he did it because he is always against everything. When Beto yells that he loves Mari and that is all that interests him, Don L tells him that he can’t believe he married a simple, ignorant townsgirl, daughter of a miserable herbalist…and who knows what diseases she carries in her blood. When Beto tells him not to talk about his wife that way and that his love for Marina is stronger than Don L’s prejudices, Don L wants to know nothing more about Beto and tells him to leave the ranch. Beto demands to know where is Marina, but Don L refuses to tell him.

Dami asks Angsty for Marina; so Angsty tells her that Don L took her away and they don’t know where. As she calms Dami down, Horti runs in and tells them that Beto is there and is having a shouting match with his father. Angsty tells Dami to stay there because she needs to go prevent a tragedy.

Don L and Beto go out in the living room still shouting and pushing each other. After Pru separates them, Don L orders Beto, the dummy, to tell them that he just secretly married the blind one…he lacked the pants to get married publicly. Don L then chides Pru for going around crying all the time and now this is what happened. Beto explains that he married Marina because he loves her, but Don L insists that he only married her because he felt sorry for her. After Don L yells that he isn’t going to tell Beto where Marina is because he isn’t going to allow him to be married to some broad, Angsty yells that Don L can’t continue insulting Marina…it’s time that he start to respect her. When Don L barks that he will respect whoever he wants…Angsty slowly says, “Marina is your daughter.” (Take that, you dog!)

Vanesa meets up with Lino and tells him that no one has seen Marina. Lino thinks that he probably took her further away and wishes he could smash in Don L’s face. Vanesa wonders if he really would do that for Marina; so Lino tells her that he definitely would because he is very fond of Marina who the nicest and kindest woman he knows…unlike others.

At the ranch, Don L tells Angsty that she is saying stupid things and needs to get her head checked. Su agrees that Angsty has gone crazy. Angsty can’t go on with this burden and shouldn’t keep quiet anymore… Marina, the one whom he hates so much, is his daughter. After Don L threatens to send her off to an asylum, Angsty turns to Pru and tells her that she should have spoken up sooner, but she was afraid that Don L would turn against Pru. Pru cries as Su tells Don L not to pay attention to Angsty who is probably making this up so he can tell them where he took Marina. Angsty swears to God and all the virgins…they can run as many tests as they want…Marina carries in her veins, the Ocarranza blood. Pru looks at Beto and strokes his face lovingly.

Marina cries as she thinks how happy she and Beto were going to be. They had so many dreams and hopes; she wonders what will happen now.

Beto wonders how all this could have happened; so Angsty starts to tell them about the night Marina was born in that house. Dami approaches and asks Don L where he took Marina. Don L tells her to leave, but Angsty tells them that Dami can tell them exactly what happened that night. Dami tells them how she delivered both babies. Don L yells that they are both lying! When Angsty asks Pru and Beto to forgive her cowardice, Beto realizes he is not an Ocarranza. Pru wants to know how it is that Dami raised her daughter whom she thought was dead. Angsty urges Dami to continue telling them what happened; so Dami gives a detailed account with Angsty chiming in. Dami returned to the ranch to tell them about the baby, but they had left for the city. Beto comments that everything belongs to Marina, but Don L insists that Beto is blood of his blood. Angsty then takes all the blame; she didn’t think of the consequences…she never thought destiny would throw this secret back in her face.

 

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Ep 35: Part 3 The Truth is OUT, But Marina Is Still Locked IN!

Doc goes in to see Marina who asks him to let her go. Doc tells her that she is leaving, but she is leaving with him…somewhere far away. Doc corners Marina and tells her that she belongs only to him. When Marina tells him that he is going to pay for everything he did to her and that she is going to tell Beto everything, Doc tells her to go ahead and tell Beto that she was with him…in his bed. Doc thinks that Marina will learn to love him…she will learn to accept her destiny as he accepted his own destiny.

Pru acknowledges that Marina is her daughter and thanks Dami as she hugs her. Dami tells Don L to repent and accept his daughter, but Don L can’t fathom accepting that some stranger carries his blood. Now it turns out that the son whom he has given his whole life to is not his son. After Su butts in and tells them that an insignificant commoner can’t carry the Ocarranza blood, Angsty firmly reiterates that Marina is an Ocarranza. Beto tells them all to stop; the only thing he wants to know is where Marina is; so Don L finally tells him that he took her to Doc’s house.

Ramona returns to Doc’s house and tells him that she is quitting because she won’t be able to stand seeing him with Marina. After Doc tells her that she won’t be seeing them because he is taking Marina away, Ramona asks if he knows why she has put up with his rudeness. Doc does know and she doesn’t need to tell him now. Doc then tells her to go for her things. When he offers her the severance pay, Ramona refuses it; she was only expecting a word of appreciation and kindness, but he can’t even give her that. Ramona leaves. (About time!)

Dami tells Don L that Doc is capable of killing Marina. When she adds that Doc is obsessed with her and won’t hold back, Beto rushes off to look for Marina. Pru starts to go with him, but Don L holds her back and tells her that Beto has to take the consequences…just like she will have to take the consequences for her actions.

Lino and Vanesa are on their way back to the ranch. As Lino is mentioning that Marina is going to win over Pru and will end up with Beto, the truck breaks down. As he works on the truck, they discuss how Don L will never accept Marina, but that Beto will give it all up for Marina, Vanesa doesn’t understand how Beto can go through with it. Lino remarks that what’s important in life is not luxury and money, but love and commitment. Vanesa insists that she needs someone with money because she doesn’t have a career and doesn’t have any skills. She stops herself when she almost slips and tells him that they have nothing. She then tells Lino to look for someone who will love him.

Zackrat goes into Mago’s house and tells Yola that he’ll probably move in the next day. Yola reminds him that the house is still theirs. When Zackrat hints that she can stay there and work for him, Mago comes out, grabs him by the collar, and tells him to get out since the boss gave them till the next day to move out.

 

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Ep 35: Part 4 The Truth is OUT, But Marina Is Still Locked IN!

Pru asks Don L why he left Marina with Doc. Don L responds that he wanted to keep her far away from his son. Su interjects that Don L was doing it with good intentions. When Dami remarks that he sacrificed his daughter, Don L jumps up and yells that Marina is not his daughter! Dami points out that he always mistreated Marina and even ran her off his land when he met her. When she brings up that he had them thrown out of their house by force, Don L denies having told Zackrat to force them out. Su then comments that they still have to do a DNA test to confirm that Marina is Pru’s daughter, but Pru already believes that Marina is her daughter. After Dami tells them that her daughter has never known about Doc’s obsession with her, she prays that Marina is okay. Don L gets frustrated and leaves the room…and Su follows.

Angsty apologizes to Pru and tells her that she didn’t find out about Marina until they returned to the ranch. Dami adds that she tried to give them clues so they could figure it out. Angsty first suspected that Marina was Pru’s daughter when she saw her wearing the earrings. Angsty continues to tell Pru that Dami confirmed the truth. When Beto and Marina became novios, Angsty hoped that they would marry so that Marina could finally have what belonged to her and Pru would see her as her daughter. Angsty then tells Pru not to tell Don L that she knew about the exchange of the babies. After Dami agrees, Pru thinks that the only important thing is that Marina return.

Marina prays that God help her find a way to defend herself from Doc. When she feels around and touches the nightstand, she opens the drawer and finds the small blade. In the other room, Doc is getting a pill to give to Marina; when she wakes up, she won’t even realize what happened. Just then, Ramona comes out with her luggage and hopes he will be happy with Marina. Doc has no doubt that he will be happy.

Vanesa returns and Su grabs her and asks where she has been and why she was out looking for the maid. She then drags off Vanesa to their bedroom. Once in the bedroom, Su gives Vanesa an update of everything that happened. When Su tells her that the two women are just making up lies, Vanesa wonders why they would bother coming up with such elaborate lies. Su then mentions that Beto and Marina are married… so either by law or by blood, that blind one is part of the family.

Don L is in his office hearing echoes of Angsty and Dami telling him that Marina is his daughter. He starts flailing his arms violently and yells, “It isn’t true! It’s all lies.” (Someone call for the little white truck and the straight jacket!)

 

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Thank you for your fine recap, Rgv Chick! So much happened and you covered all of it!

OMG!!! Angsty threw herself under the bus!!!

Caras de impactadas all around! Even Su's. As annoying as Su was here, the actress did a fantastic job, IMO.

Beto's thought bubble "QTH? So then, quién soy yo?!?"

Loved the irony of Pru hugging Dami (thanking her, which was so beautiful an action that was I almost teary-eyed) while Luis, who has just disowned Beto, has his arm around said Beto.

And Beto just stands there with his soap opera face when L tells them he left Marina with Doc Nut Job. I wanted to yell at my TV "get busy, idiot, and go get her!"

Pru's new hair look. These always signal new etapa for a female. Maybe she will tell the Louse where he can go.
 

Omg, another hard episode. Ok beto needs to hurry. Here he comes with the pill. It should really bother doc to know the only way he can get a woman in his bed is to drug her up. Beto really Needs to push the peddle to the medal And get there before shes all doped up.

There are several people in that room I would love to slap. With a Frying pan. A cast iron one. Use your
Imagination patio.

While jack-ass is flaling his arms in his office his daughter whom he threw
To the devil is about to be raped. Unless beto gets there and kick the door in. We'll have the weekend to ponder that nightmare. Come on beto, hurry. Don lousey-ass can go straight to hell. And take sudoodoo with him.

Vanessa is just pitiful. Maybe lino can rescue her. From her mother.

Pry should pack up and leave with dami
They can double team doc and best him within an inch of his miserable life.
I hope marina can use that blade.

I'm tired, goin to bed. Thank you Ms Chick,youre amazing with these recaps.


 

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Thank you for another superb recap RGV. You make my day again!!
Must say I was a little surprised at everyone being so unalarmed about Marina being taken to Doc’s. I guess most of the crowd would assume she would be safe. Beto seemed a little slow to process her danger. Also surprised his first reaction was “this isn’t mine?” Seems like losing your parents and your wife would be foremost in your mind
Where’s Toribio?
Mely
 

FLOR
Ep 19, Part 1: Flor Runs...But Not Fast Enough

Aure goes back to the bedroom and tells Mariana that Flor was a little sad, but she is better now. When Mariana notices that Aure looks worried, Aure tells her that he is just worried about Flor.

The Next Day—

Mariana and Aure are getting out of bed as they listen to the news about the beggar who turned in the lottery ticket and is now a millionaire. Meanwhile, Octi is listening too and yells that it can’t be! Chile also hears the report and thinks Val must have given the lottery ticket to the beggar; he doesn’t think it’s fair.

Val is outside as he sees Chile walk up to Octi who is pissed because he just lost a lot of money.
Marga approaches and thinks that disgrace of a man (Val) must be turning in his grave. After Rose states that she can’t believe that Val gave the ticket to a beggar, Teo passes by to go talk to Flor, so Marga tells him that she has been trying to reach Flor since yesterday and Flor doesn’t answer. Everyone starts talking at once until Teo confirms that Flor isn’t home. Octi then announces that he is going to get his money regardless…Flor’s house is now his! Meanwhile, For is on the side of the road hitching a ride. A man in a red car stops and offers her a ride since he is on his way to Texas and there are several small towns on the way where she can stay.

Back in town, Teo wonders if something may have happened to Flor. Rose hopes nothing bad happened to her…and that she doesn’t return married again. Octi calls Flor a fugitive and thinks she probably left town with the beggar. An HTT lady comments that some people are saying that Flor had something to do with her husband’s death. As everyone talks, Aure tells Chile that all of this seems very odd and confides that Flor confronted him about Paris. Chile thinks Aure should come clean with Marina who will probably forgive him. Just then, Flor calls Aure and tells him she is somewhere far away and plans to go even further. She asks to talk to Mariana and apologizes to her for leaving without telling anyone. As they talk, Red Car Jerk is on the phone telling his compadre that he should be arriving in a few days…he isn’t going alone since he met a pretty young thing and he thinks he’s falling in luurve.

Marga is now back at home leaving Flor a very long message about how Flor left her with so many problems and didn’t even bother to talk to her when she called, but then she gets a message that Flor’s voicemail box is full.

Aure confronts Paris because he thinks she told Flor about them. He was willing to give up everything for her and now she does this to him. Paris doesn’t know what he is talking about and reminds him that she didn’t put a gun to his head, so he needs to assume responsibility for the consequences of his actions.

Mariana goes to talk to Teo and assures him that Flor loves him and had no intention of hurting him. Teo would have liked to say good-bye to Flor. He wishes he could tell Mariana that he has no more feelings for Flor and that he has gotten her out of his head and heart, but he hasn’t. Mariana tells him that he would have been the ideal man for Flor, but women are odd in that they can have the ideal man in front of them, yet they go with someone who is “dangerous.” Teo then asks if Mariana knows where Flor is, but Mariana doesn’t know. What she does know is that if Flor needs a man in her life, it should be him.

 

FLOR
Ep 19, Part 2: Flor Runs...But Not Fast Enough

Sami asks Paris how much it will take to get out of the casino. Paris tells Sami to save her words and offers; she doesn’t have enough to pay her to leave. Sami warns her that she shouldn’t have her as an enemy. Sami then goes to Tito and tells him to do what she told him to do; so Tito goes to Paris’s locker and takes everything out.

Teo admits to Oriana that he tried getting Flor out of his system, but he hasn’t been able to. He knows in his heart that he will always be there waiting until Flor realizes everything he feels for her. Oriana thanks him for being so honest and says good-bye.

Octi goes to talk to Mariana who offers to do anything at the casino except dance; she is even willing to wash the bathrooms. Octi doesn’t think she would be able to pay him by just washing bathrooms. Just then Aure arrives and gives Octi a questioning look.

Mariana explains to Aure that Octi is there asking about Flor. Just then, Paris arrives asking for Octi (after she gives Aure a very friendly hug and tells him she doesn’t want to argue with him). Paris then goes to Octi and whines about what Sami did to her as they leave the house. Aure then turns to Mariana and asks her why Octi was there, but Marana turns the tables on him and asks why Paris was so friendly toward him. After she insists and asks if she is his lover, Aure confesses that he did have something with Paris but Mariana is the one he loves. Mariana slaps him.

Octi wants to return to the casino, Paris refuses to go back unless Octi controls Sami and ensures her position at the casino…and in his life.

Aure tries to explain what happened with Paris, but Mariana tells him to leave. She has withstood so much….his gambling and drinking, but not this. Aure admits that she is right and reminds her that they had made amends; they were doing so well. When he mentions that Flor knew, Mari throws him out and cries.

Oriana talks to Oscar who tries to avoid her, She tells him not to worry because Teo didn’t recognize him last night. Oriana thinks Oscar should tell Teo about his cross dressing since Teo is very intelligent, but Oscar thinks Teo’s perception of him would change; and Teo would be ashamed of him. He doesn’t want Toe to stop loving him or respecting him. People may turn their backs on Teo because of him.

Mariana comes downstairs crying. Aure is willing to do anything to get her to forgive him. Mariana doesn’t think he can do anything; she only wants her daughter to grow up happy and not have to sense their resentment. The only way she can do this is by separating from him; she can’t forget want he did. She won’t take him back because Xotchitl would end up repeating their history. After Mariana yells that he is should have respected his family, Aure continues to plead with her to forgive him.

Octi tells Sami that Paris is the new star of the show since he needs someone more talented and pretty. When Sami threatens to leave, Octi asks her where he should send her things…but since he knows she has nowhere to go, she will have to obey him.

Oscar tells Oriana that he appreciates her silence and that he will miss her. As they hug, Rose comes in and sees the earrings. When she admires them and asks who they belong to, Oriana quickly tells Rose that they are for her. Octi goes along with it and tells Rose that he bought them for her because she has been so nice to him. Rose thanks him with a big smile.

 

FLOR
Ep 19, Part 3: Flor Runs...But Not Fast Enough

Carmen wonders what Octi is going to do with Flor’s academy. When he tells her that he is going to auction off everything, Carmen smiles (as she thinks she could get a lot of Flor’s things.)

Teo sees Rose wearing the earrings and recalls that they are like the earring Oriana found on Oscar’s collar. He thinks Rose is the woman his father is seeing.

Aure is still pleading with Mariana and is very regretful; all he wants to do is be with her. Teo arrives and wants to talk to Mariana. but Aure tells him it’s not a good time; Mariana, however, tells Teo to come on in. Teo asks about Flor, but Mariana hasn’t heard from her or where she went; so Teo asks if she can call her. Teo isn’t leaving there until he knows where Flor is. Mariana calls Flor and tells her that Aure already told her everything, but she is really calling because she is worried about her…she doesn’t know where she is and has no way of sending her anything if she asks for it. After she hangs up, Mariana tells Teo that Flor is going north and is on her way to the border. Flor is also going to send her a picture of the man who is giving her a ride and the license plates of his car.

Teo tells Oscar that he is going to go look for Flor…and Oscar should concentrate on the things that are important to him…like his girlfriend, Rose. Oscar is speechless and doesn’t tell Teo he is wrong.

Aure and Mariana talk to Xotchitl about the separation. Xotchitl asks if it’s her fault because of her grades. She runs off telling them that they can’t separate.

Flor and the red car jerk stop at a restaurant. The jerk wants her to drink tequila, but For refuses. After the jerk goes to the bar, he looks back at Flor and gives her a nasty look.

Mariana and Aure go to Xotchitl and tell her that things won’t change and that they will still be a family. Xotchitl cries as she asks how they are going to continue to be a family if they are not living together. She calls Mariana a liar and continues to cry.

Oscar goes to see Rose who notices that he is very nervous…like he is going to his declare his love for her. Oscar laughs nervously and tells her that he told Teo that they were novios. He explains that Teo found some earrings that he had bought for someone else, but he didn’t want to tell Teo who they were really for. Rose thinks that the woman is married, but Oscar tells her it’s a woman who lives in another town. Oscar emphasizes that this needs to stay between them…this is just not any ordinary secret and he appreciates her cooperation. Rose assures him that this will be their secret...as she puts her hand over his heart.

Aure suggests to Mariana that they tell Xotchitl that everything they told her was a lie., but Mariana responds that they’ve already done the most difficult part; she can’t go back now and she is not going to have a marriage of lies. When Aure wonders when she became so cold-hearted. Mariana tells him to look for a place to stay because she will be staying there with her daughter. Aure wants her to take some time to think about it, but Mariana insists that he leave now; he can come for his things later.

 

FLOR
Ep 19, Part 4: Flor Runs...But Not Fast Enough

Marga goes to the church to start on her job of restoring all the artwork in town. When Father Elpi tells her that she can’t touch the artworks in the church, Marga insists that this is a task that she was approved to do. When Father Elpi suggests that she should go into church to cleanse her soul and confess, Marga takes offense and tells him that he should be the one to confess…so Father offers to confess to her if that is her condition.

Teo arrives at a town and spots a red car; so he looks at the picture that Flor sent Mariana to confirm that it is the right one. Inside the restaurant, the red car jerk pays the bartender to disappear for half an hour and to raise the volume on the radio. Once alone, the jerk goes back to the table as Flor comes back in. He tells her that they should be having a good time, but Flor wants to get her luggage from his car so she can go on by herself…then he can continue his party on his own. Jerk tells her that they are going to have a good time; it is rude of her to refuse him when he has been nice enough to give her a ride. Flor apologizes for sounding rude and thanks him for the ride, but insists on leaving. The jerk then grabs her and tells her that she isn’t going to pay him with just a “thank you;” she will pay him with something else. They start struggling as Flor yells for help. When he pushes her down on the floor and gets on top of her, Flor pleads with him to stop and yells for help.
 

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Mely said re: Beto --- "Also surprised his first reaction was “this isn’t mine?”
I know, right??? Good observation!!!


Nina said --+ "There are several people in that room I would love to slap. With a Frying pan. A cast iron one. Use your
Imagination patio."
Nina you are a hoot and have a way with words. LOL! BTW, ITA!!!!!

 

MIRADA

Oh my goodness...what an episode. And what a sad little reject is Ramona...

"When he offers her the severance pay, Ramona refuses it; she was only expecting a word of appreciation and kindness, but he can’t even give her that. Ramona leaves. (About time!)"

Ramona and Toribio are two very wistful, lost characters in my opinion, but at least Toribio has loving friends. Ramona only seems to have her hopeless crush on Doc Disgusto.

Beto

Actually I felt Beto's paralysis and confusion were very understandable. He's spent his whole life feeling like he was part of a special elite, even though he didn't lord it over the servants. And he spent his whole life thinking that Luis and Pru were his biological parents. To suddenly learn that you are not who you think you are is earth shattering. I'm surprised he could even stand up. That is cataclysmic news.

Prudencia

However I liked Pru's eye on the ball focus...the important thing is to find Marina.

No eye twitches either. Maybe at this point she is no longer afraid of Luis. Watch out for a mama on the path for vengeance. This cerdo has been mistreating HER daughter. No more "mujer abnegada" for you fella.

Thanks Rgv Chick. All this and you had evening guests. You. Are. Simply. Amazing.
And very much appreciated.

 

Good day, Patio!

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Doris, I had a feeling it was going to be Angsty who would first spill the beans, but I didn't think she would do it so calmly. I did like, however, that both Angsty and Dami revealed to entire truth...well, almost entire since they did leave out that Pru knew since the day after the switch.

Nina, is that you? For some reason, my page shows you as "Unknown" but by the writing, I suspected it was you...and Doris confirmed it. I have a really good image of the cast-iron skillet slapping Thank you! :-)

Mely, ITA that it seemed off that everyone stayed quite calm after Don L told them where Marina was. I expected Dami, at least, at least to go off on him. An then, even later, when the ladies were alone, they were sitting (like zombies, but sitting) quite calmly as Angsty explained to Pru why she hadn't told her anything earlier. So Angsty had hoped to NEVER reveal the secret??? She expected Marina to get her family and her heritage by simple marrying into the family??? I did NOT expect that!

JudyB, I too felt so sorry for Ramona...not even a thank you for all she put up with. "Ramona and Toribio are two very wistful, lost characters in my opinion." Interesting that you would mention both of those in the same sentence...maybe they can "find" each other...once Tori gets treated from whatever condition he has.

I agree with you, JudyB, about Beto. It must have been devastating to find out that the world he knows is no longer his. I was really surprised that he, and everyone else for that matter. remained standing instead of sitting after that bomb.
 

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A random observation --- has anyone else noticed that refrigerator in Pru's kitchen? I am always fascinated by it when it is in a scene. 1970s coffee brown color, big dent above the water/ice dispenser, I always wonder if they bought it at the local Sears scratch & dent outlet some 40 years ago. 😊
 

Interesting observation Doris. Yep, I remember those coffee brown fridges. Also the Harvest Gold and Avocado Green. What I noticed when I lived in France, was that the rich spent a lot of money on decor in their living space,(I sometimes worked as a nanny) but since only the servants worked in the kitchen, there was no updating or money spent there.
 

"MIRADA":

RGV Chick: Why does Don Luis the scumbag hate Marina so much ?
 

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Rgv Chickie, thank you. I've had a couple of busy days and caught only parts of the Thursday and Friday episodes. What a couple of days to miss! I am so grateful to have the recaps and comments here.

It was hard to watch what I did manage to see, in a way I was thankful for some interruptions. Don Louse and Doc Mask are two very sick people. Not everyone makes the world a better place, certainly those two don't, and I have to wonder how and why people have been putting up with them for so long. Of course, I wonder about that a lot in that other world too, the one we sometimes call the "real" world.

Total darkness from them, but a little sunshine from Vanesa and Lino. They are finally interacting as people, not just as objects of desire. We'll see how that goes, but they both seem to bathe regularly so first hurdle cleared.

:-)

andy
 

I don't know why my comment came up as unknown, these phones and computers r
Weird machines.

Doris, how did you know it was me that
Wanted to hit don lousey and sudoodoo with the cast iron frying pan? My name wasnt at the top, "♡Nina".
 

FLOR

Good afternoon Rgv Chick. I left a late comment for your marvelous recap of Thursday's episode and voraciously read and enjoyed this recap just as much. Loved the tiel.

Your ability to clearly and concisely convey every word, feeling and detail with thoughtful and careful consideration is beyond impressive.

I envisioned several Snidely Whiplash moments -"Red Car Jerk" and "Octi asks her where he should send her things…but since he knows she has nowhere to go, she will have to obey him". Obey???

"Aure confronts Paris because he thinks she told Flor about them. He was willing to give up everything for her and now she does this to him". Yes, laudable for a two timing idiot.

"Oriana thanks him for being so honest and says good-bye". If this is true, I'm very impressed. How civilized! How unbelievable! :)

"When he mentions that Flor knew, Mari throws him out and cries". Yes, please open that gaping wound even further..

He thinks Rose is the woman his father is seeing" is bad enough but then "Oscar is speechless and doesn’t tell Teo he is wrong" is ratcheting up a potential bad ending to a truthfully harmless cross dressing preference.

I feel badly for Flor but thankfully Teo is geared up for the rescue.

Thank you for bringing another episode to life for us Rgv Chick.

Diana
 

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NINA - I just knew it was you by the style of writing. BUT....then I clicked in "Unknown" and your blogger profile came up so I had confirmation before I commented. 😎
 

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! May everyone have a wonderful day!
 

Yes, Happy Mother's Day all!

Whether you are the mother of human or fur children, or you are someone's daugher, sister, neice, significant other,or a dear friend, this is your day.

A day for sisterhood and all those we love in our extended family, whomever that encompasses.

Diana
 

I agree Diana...we are ALL mothers. We nurture each other, countless pets, children or grandchildren, friends, even casual acquaintances. May it ever be thus.
 

Happy Mothers' Day to all.
 

FLOR

Diana, I don't how I missed your post about Thursday's episode; so sorry! Hope you had a nice time at the wedding.

Watching Marga and Chile is somewhat unsavory, but I bet the actors are having a great time; and they do bring quite a bit of humor to the story.

Up to now, I really didn't hate anyone, but the red car jerk just made the list; I'm hopeoing that we won't see him for long. Octi is obnoxious, demanding and unreasonable, but I can still tolerate him.

I don't think Oscar knows what he's getting himself into by not clarifying that Rose isn't his girlfriend. The way Rose looks and behaves when he is around points to a transfer of romantic intentions from Teo to his father...and that = DISASTER

I think all of the actors are doing a great job with their roles. The MMTF series had some comedy in it, but this one outdoes it by far. There are some scenes that I could do without (like Red Car Jerk assaulting Flor) but all the rest more than compensates for the occasional sour moments. I wish Univision hadn't pulled it from primetime; I'm really enjoying the comedy and sometimes find it hard to actually sit down and enjoy it since it airs during my lunch time. I record it, but viewing it a second time isn't as enjoyable as it is during the first showing.

 

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Doris, now I'll not only be looking for Pru's eyes twitching, but also for that refrigerator!...that is just too funny. But then when I think of the beds that were brought in for Dami and Marina, I'm wondering if the budget for this TN was limited.

Steve, Don Louse was obsessed with Beto marrying Vanesa. Marina, a simple poor girl, destroyed that possiblity.

Andy, "Don Louse and Doc Mask are two very sick people." DITTOOO! And, yes, Vanesa and Lino are actually interacting as people...who are undoubtedly still in love, but one is very stubborn and the other is very angry at the other's weakness.

 

Been away for several days. Can't thank you enough, RGV, for taking the hit for us on these two episodes. I was glad I didn't have to wait 24 hours between Thursday's and Friday's episode. Truly hard to watch. All I can say, is thank goodness I read the recaps first and your words took the edge off of what was something truly horribly icky to watch as Doc Mask tries to do his dirty deed.

Everything else was predictable, but I, too, was surprised that the revelation of the baby switch came so early in the story but not that it was Angsty.

Wonder if Margaro will get to stay. I didn't like Zackrat suggestively suggesting Yola could stay on and work for him. Thank goodness Margaro was there. Zack was moving in on her, but if there is one person capable of fending for herself, it's Yola.

Yeah, what IS Don Louse's problem. Where are his extreme attitudes towards separation of the social classes and that only rich, biological elites are smart enough to run the country, corporations, or huge ranching operations like his coming from? Is it the writers giving him this to be--or is there a deeper, darker secret buried inside him we don't know about. I can't believe Pru didn't know this a long time ago. She's probably been sleepwalking through most of her marriage.

It was nice to see Lino giving a little back to Vanessa how she hurt him, but not enough for her to tell him off again. She may be able to tell him about the fact she really has no money. It probably won't matter to Lino. It was interesting to see her reaction when he said that maybe when she came back in a few years, he'd be married with a couple of kiddos. I think at that instant, she saw herself--for an instant--in that position and was a little sad and envious to think of him as married to someone else. Never mind she keeps saying she can't be with him since their worlds are so different.
 

Happy Mother's Day to everybody.

It was a bit of a madhouse around here yesterday and all the restaurants were packed. It seems a lot of people have realized that taking Mom out for a nice dinner on Mother's Day is not as nice as hoped for. All the decent restaurants are crowded, with long waits and waiters who want to move you along so as to seat the next family. So now quite a few elect to take Mom out on Saturday and have something at home on Sunday.

I think Mother's Day is becoming a two day holiday.

:-)

andy
 

Ok. I have no idea how that came up Anon came up. Just glad you got it.
 

What is with that twitch pru has? And is she having headaches too? I can see them crackin up with laughter over that twitch.especially when he got in
Her face in the office. Probly took Every thing they had not bust out in
Laughter.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO MOMAS. AND FATHERS WHO HAD TO STEP INTO THAT ROLE
FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
 

Louseyass in there going crazy cuz marina is his daughter. He better,cuz moma on the warpath for her baby. He has no idea what's comin.
 

Happy Mother's Day!!!

"I think Mother's Day is becoming a two day holiday." Andy, I had no idea restaurants are also busy the day before. That is good for business, though. We always avoid them on Mother's Day *and* Valentine's Day. We stay home. This year, hubby and I went to a restaurant with friends on Feb. 13 this year, and saw lots of Valentine's paraphanelia at some of the tables. Makes sense to me!!! Spreads out the madness ... er ... joy. 😉

MIRADA

I watched the "big reveal" scenes again today and still enjoyed them. Telenovela drama at its best. The actors were all awesome. Even Susana. I hope they had fun with that.

Now that the Big Reveal is over and done and we are, what, halfway through this story, I wonder where they go from here. The second half of La Usurpadora got really boring after it's big reveal. I hope Mirada will hold up. Fingers crossed!!!
 

andy, I think the idea of a two day celebration for mother's day is spot on.

Perhaps it's just me, but the thought of waiting endless hours for a meal out just isn't worth it. I readily admit I hate to cook so the eating out part is great - but I would rather do other things with my time. As doris says, it "spreads out the madness".

Actually, we are friends with a lovely woman who works at a local restaurant we frequent and she basically told us she didn't even want to work this past weekend. We took the advice. :)

Diana
 

OT

ALERT! - Two-hour episode to kick off "LA Reina Soy Yo." It'll run from 8-10(E). Get the popcorn ready!
 

Thank you, Chickie. I hope this is a good one.Will I recognize anyone in it?
 

Ot..Diana...I hate to cook...hub did most of the cooking after he retired because he liked to cook. Our family went out to Celebrate Mothers Day and my birthday on Friday since our older daughter flew back to Canada in Saturday.

Rained all day yesterday. Overcast and 50 today.
 

OT- Susanlynn, the only ones that I recognize on LRSY are Michelle Renaud (who played the young Rebeca , evil sister, on ECDLP), Mane de la Parra, Brandon Peniche and Arturo Peniche. Everyone else is new to me...or at least I don't recognize the names.
 

REINA

Michelle Renaud was the female protagonist in La Sombra Del Pasado.
 

Chickie ...ohhh..I love the Peniches ..father and son. I am in for this one.