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HIJAS

Round and round we go and where it goes, nobody knows!
 

Bikini Show. So how did she know that her favorite hairless chested stud muffin would jump in and save her from her fake near drowning in the pool?

And is Jade Frasier losing her mind? Either that, or there is an invisible cat in the bathroom along with some cross in the plumbimg supply and waste lines.

WOOF nonetheless.
 

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Save, that actually wasn't her fav hairless chested stud muffin. She would have probably preferred to have Sebastian (Danilo C) rescue her :-)

Jade's character is somewhat like Bárbara on Amar a Muerte...she sees and hears dead people BWAHAHAHA

BTW, nice bike!
 

HIJAS #30 NUNSENSE AND NONSENSE

Part 1

Well, I see Juana Inés' miracle transformation brought our Kirby out of the woodwork. Alas, the new improved Inés didn't last long, although I think we all will remember that smokin' hot dance with the flipping hair for a while. Impressive bit of work. As was the later shot of Leo's long legs in the drunken tourist video. Our middle-age matron could probably give the young'uns a run for the money in a bikini. Mostly though, it was just another episode of random nonsense.

So what went down and around today? Well, the filming of the tourist video continues with a highly medicated and liberated Inés being the star player. And after her final splash-down, Mauricio gets to save her from some pretend drowning in the pool. All good fun. Other shots include a meditation session led by Javier with everyone in white outfits and some rather gruesome looking "elegant" dishes beings shown off by Juana Victoria. Everyone's convinced it's going to be a big hit on the tourist site.

And probably it would have been if Head Villain Dario hadn't intervened. But even before that, Leonora is operating in her usual high dudgeon mode, claiming that while husband Juan is frolicking with his quartet of illegitimate, vulgar daughters, the hotel is going to rack and ruin. And this tasteless video is not going to help!

Meanwhile, Inés is having a serious case of remorse and regret after her brief liberation, and has managed to come down with a serious case of facial disfigurement as well. Are we supposed to see this as stigmata? I know...don't go there.

Dario has enlisted his henchie to come up with a way to thwart the latest plan to bring Hotel Media Luna back in the money. In other words it's business as usual...dirty business.

Good old Cynthia...she really gets into her role today. I should have saved the Bad Mama Jama title for her. We actually get to see her plucking her mustache before Fernando barges in to annoy her with his pleasure at the video of the four Juanas frolicking on the beach. She sends Fernando packing and then calls her coven of middle-age witches to plot a counter-attack. But the witches are growing tired of the game. One tells her to just accept the girls. They're kind of fun. Another is raving about what a cupcake Inés is--let's enter her in a Miss Convent contest! Still another blames a bad hair job for her reluctance to participate, and the final veto comes from a friend who's vacationing in Prague. So no can do. As a result, Leo decides she needs to drag Teresa and Margarita in to dressing up like high falutin' ladies to stress the elegance and exquisite taste of the Hotel. Soooo....what could possibly go wrong?

Well, that's what Soledad is asking. Evidently the spirit of her future mother-in-law is in full bathroom attack. First she unfurls the total paper the way cats and toddlers do. Then turns the hot water shower into a hot mud bath, sending Soledad out screaming. And then the mud disappears and Barbara tells her she's simply soaking wet. Stay tuned on this one. No idea where it's going. Or why. But Soledad is definitely spooked.
 

HIJAS #30 NUNSENSE AND NONSENSE

Part 2

We see Dario on the phone with a magazine editor, stressing that in return for his heavy advertising, he wants to see some action with a big story and headline. Well, we can guess what that entails. And later on, he's back working the phone with an old acquaintance who runs a major television network.

This can't be good. And it's not.

But for now, all is joy joy joy at the hotel. The Juanas (minus a penitent Inés) and their swains, plus Juan, Javier etc etc. have all gathered to celebrated the juicy video and applaud the filming efforts of Todoelmundo. Inés is skulking around the place, shrouded almost hijab-style, as she tries to hide her swollen eye and scraped forehead. And now that Leonora has laid down the law to her "employees", we see Teresa and Margarita decked out in tony fashion to present a higher class image of the place. And first time around, that's pretty much the effect. All are quaffing down champagne, while extolling the exquisite food (eggs benedict for breakfast, lobster for dinner); the equally exquisite wines and liquors, accompanied by the finest in classical music. In other words, the perfect place for gentle folk of refined taste.

Alas, Leonora is not happy with the first take. And with each subsequent take and subsequent champagne, it deteriorates into a bawdy middle-aged lady melee. If you wanted to stage an intervention with a drunk, a video like this would probably be perfect. Especially the shot of Leonora lifting a long, long leg, and later manhandling the waiter into dancing the cha cha cha.

And who knows, it might just be funny enough to go viral and really help the hotel after all? Because Todoelmundo, after a wicked suggestion from Mundito, actually uploads it to one of his other sites. Be prepared for fallout!

Meanwhile, Soledad's mother-in-law spirit woes continue. She sits down at the gym to enjoy a can of tuna, which turns suddenly into a can of worms. That's enough to send her dashing from the place and back to the hotel. Where she finally learns that Inés hasn't been hiding under the covers all day. She's gone missing! Oh noes!

And yes, we are treated to another extended snogging session with Sebastian and Juana Victoria. Young love aside, I'm getting a wee bit tired of these two. Infatuation is not really a spectator sport. Not for an extended time anyway. Calling Señor Fast Forward! Get me outta here!

Once the alarm is raised, snogging session is over and Vicky has completed her on-line exam with the grade of 8 (out of 10 I presume) the entire clan goes berserk hunting for Inés. We get to see the laundry room of the hotel which I found interesting. Otherwise it was just more of the usual, running around and yelling. Vicky finally finds her in the padre's office, kneeling and praying for forgiveness and for release from this wicked love for her brother Sebastian.

Vicky reassures her that she understands--an how! But Inés is inconsolable. And shares with Vicky how this love was born the instant Sebastian saved her life on top of the church spire. He looked like an angel. Alas, the love he inspired seems a grievous sin. Him being a blood brother and all.
 

HIJAS #30 NUNSENSE AND NONSENSE

Part 3

So wrapping this up--Vicky promises not to reveal Inés' secret. All well and good. But Inés is in such a state of total collapse that she must be hospitalized. Which means the whole clan must camp out at the hospital again and exchange worried faces.

Back at the Blue House, Leonora is nursing a heavy hangover (Teresa and Margarita don't seem to be affected) and viewing the TV station trumpeting the dreadful news that due to the poisoning at Hotel Media Luna, the United States is warning all its citizens not to stay there.

Our Leo recovers enough to go lament the situation with friend Dario, who unctuously promises to help out any way he can.

And our final scene, is a self-described "pathetic, weak" Inés swearing Vicky once again to total secrecy. You must never tell anyone that I'm in love with Sebastian. Only you and Soledad know.

Well blah. That's a pretty lame cliffhanger if you ask me. Especially after the dynamite ending of last Friday. But I guess these writers can't hit it out of the park every episode. Or even every week.

Still, we got some sea, sand and sunny skies. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, need to count our blessings.
 

HIJAS

Yikes. I always leave behind a few typos which I can correct once posted, but I'm going to blame "total paper" rather than "toilet paper" on the sparkling wine I had when out to dinner tonight. Now you know why I like to find subs for those days I'm out on the town. Oh well....so sue me.
 

HIJAS

Loved, loved, loved the title Judy. Very clever! I believe there was actually a "Nunsense" musical, Off-Broadway, in the 80's.

Really rued I missed "a bawdy middle-aged lady melee". Sounds like great fun.

"a highly medicated and liberated Inés" and "business as usual...dirty business" were other favorites.

Sounds like there is a tad too much Vicky and Sebas, but there seems to be so little romance in most of the recent TNs (cough, Cuna, cough), I personally prefer too much to too little.

Yes, poisoning does not bode well for any restaurant or hotel. Here's hoping for a brighter future. As you pointed out, "with Thanksgiving just around the corner,(we) need to count our blessings". Indeed!

Judy, another fantastic recap. Thank you, thank you!

Diana
 

HIJAS

Judy, thank you for another excellent recap. You wove something especially nice out of a humdrum episode.

I did get to see Sor Inés and that was fun. As you said, not another Dolly Parton, but very nice. Somewhat like Paloma, but without the sleaze factor. (In Paloma's defense, she is a one man woman now :)

Come to think of it, Inés would like to be one also.

"Meanwhile, Soledad's mother-in-law spirit woes continue." This whole story line is pretty dumb, but I have to admit that it's also kinda fun. OTOH I wouldn't mind seeing it resolved and finished.

:-)

andy
 

MAÑANA (part 1 of 2)

(you know by now: everything went through the food processor)


Where we left off:
Camilo rants, and rants, and rants at both Monica and Diana for their scheme to hook him up with Monica if Diana died from cancer. He finishes saying, To hell with you both!

After he leaves the two women are hurt and devastated themselves, and want to know how he found out. They decide they are no longer friends or competitors, but to Camilo they are accomplices and, like it or not, they have to deal with the aftermath together.
They rack their brains trying to figure out who let Camilo know about their plan. Diana suggests Ximena, but Monica says no; they consider Laura, but no, not her.

Meanwhile Camilo is with Almudena, the one who did tell him, though she told him a modified version of the truth. They are at a table in her hotel's restaurant and bar and he is drinking heavily.

Cristóbal is acting stupid again and he is also drinking heavily. His "buddies" want him to pay his share of the tab; he has no money but manages to snag a wallet from some woman's purse left on a chair in the bar. He leaves the empty wallet in a waste basket.

Almudena is looking really, really good and is doing her best to console the depressed Bizcochito. Iñaki is staying at the same hotel and sits at the bar to have a drink. He sees the two of them together and is surprised and not happy with what he sees.

Monica remembers that she told Iñaki the whole story, in confidence.

At the hotel Almudena gets a very inebriated Camilo to go up to her room where he can have another drink if that's what he wants. Poor Camilo is stumbling drunk and crying. Almudena holds him, calls him "Mi Amor" and "Bizcochito" helps him to bed. She also happily removes his wedding ring, saying to herself that he won't be needing that one, and later they will go buy their own matched wedding rings.

Monica and Diana are separately having a bad night sadly thinking back to special times with Camilo.

In the morning a very hungover Camilo wakes up practically nude in Almudena's bed. She tells him that she stripped him down so he could sleep more comfortably, but that nothing intimate occurred between them. She couldn't take advantage of him, unlike Diana and Monica. But he should remember that she is there for him, if he needs her, whenever he needs her and however he needs her. (I don't know what Camilo is thinking, but this sounds like almost heaven to me.) Almudena goes off to buy him some clothes to wear to the office as what he was wearing now smells of booze. Camilo tells her how much he appreciates all she does for him, and as she leaves he also appreciates the view though he doesn't say anything about that.

Monica visits Iñaki in his hotel room and delivers him a hard slap across the face, You traitor!

Almudena comes back with clothes for Camilo, silly looking clothes including underwear, perhaps meant to be sexy but looking more like what someone might wear after losing a bet.

Iñaki denies telling Camilo anything. He told Monica her secrets were safe with him and he is very disappointed she thought he would betray her trust. After she leaves he thinks back to seeing Almudena with Camilo in the bar and wonders how she came to console him so soon. Almudena?
 

HIJAS

Thank you for your recap, Judy! I might get caught up tomorrow morning, maybe not, but will FFWD thru to Inés' bikini scene. I love
"Infatuation is not really a spectator sport." (amen!!!)
and
"Calling Señor Fast Forward! Get me outta here!"

Honestly, I'm so tired I did not notice "total" paper....probably the brain knew what you meant and saw it that way?

Yep, I thought that was Kirby posting up there.

Hopefully, tomorrow's episode will have more plot to offer up,
 

MAÑANA (part 2 of 2)

Almudena in her hotel room is happily wearing just Camilo's shirt. She finds his wedding ring and thinks to herself, Bye, Diana; Bye, Monica; and drops the ring in the waste basket.

Tita Eugenia goes to school with Regina and defends her to the administrator, lets her know she has called her lawyer, and even sits in class with Regina.

Camilo arrives at MediaLink and everyone is surprised with his "new look" (courtesy of Almudena).

Barbi arrives home and gets a big hug from Diana. Barbi goes into her fictional account of how they were enjoying their honeymoon in Miami but duty called and Malicio heard the call. He has arrived back from his wonderful honeymoon to save MediaLink and, of course, she came back too.

Our CWW (Crazy Wicked Witch) or RCW (Really Crazy Witch, (thanks Anita)) is on the phone learning how she can track another cell phone (supposedly her teenage daughter's) from her own phone without anyone (like Regina maybe?) knowing.
Manuel, the other half of the formerly ideal couple is meeting with his lawyer to arrange his filing for divorce. He wants to be more than generous, he wants her to get more than half, and the lawyer is impressed, she thinks a lot of women would love to have him as an ex-husband. (An unusual compliment, but he takes it in the spirit it was given :-)

Monica finally arrives at the office and straightens up a few things as she passes by. She says hello to Nora and continues to her office.
Just then Luis approaches Nora and has a gift of chocolates for her. She's not interested, she told him before that she has no interest in being someone's other, side romance. Luis finally confesses that Boduque is his sister. Nora melts and they do a big, big smoochie. Pablo sees them and tells them to stop the lovey dovey stuff, it's not nice "comiendo en frente de los pobres" (eating in front of poor people (i.e., those who don't have food to eat). Where did I just recently see that expression?) He was kidding, natch, and congratulates them, he says it's about time something good happened in that office.

A less happy scene, in Camilo's office, Malicio is giving Rafa a hard time, telling him that he always knew Rafa's project would be bad for MediaLink. Rafa defends his project, but they need an infusion of cash. Camilo lets them know he has requested a loan from the bank and if it comes through they will have enough cash on hand to pay off any outstanding obligations. But after that, Rafa's project is indefinitely suspended. Camilo won't run the risk a second time. Rafa is frustrated.

Camilo then goes to see Monica in her office.
Before anything else Monica wants him to know that whoever told him about "the plan" misrepresented it. What she and Diana did they did for love, for love of him.
Camilo doesn't want to discuss it any further, but Monica persists. She wants to know who told him about things, things all distorted. She and Diana have the right to defend themselves.
No, you don't, says Camilo. Monica, this is finished, over!
Monica wants to know what he means by that.
Camilo wants her to pack up her stuff and leave, she is fired, effective immediately. He doesn't want her in his business or in his life. There is no place here for traitors like her!

The episode ends here with a shocked Monica staring at the fiercely angry Camilo, her expression a little hard for me to read, but she's definitely not a happy Girl Scout. And I think I may see some steel in that gaze.
And this is not going to work out well for anybody.

andy
 

HIJAS

Doris, don't fast forward too much, the bikini scene is up front. That is to say, very early in the episode.

:-)

andy
 

MANANA

"comiendo en frente de los pobres" (eating in front of poor people (i.e., those who don't have food to eat)" was great andy.

A terrific recap with some "drinking heavily" and others, likely not enough.

"But he should remember that she is there for him, if he needs her, whenever he needs her and however he needs her. (I don't know what Camilo is thinking, but this sounds like almost heaven to me)". Oh brother. :)

"...shocked Monica staring at the fiercely angry Camilo, her expression a little hard for me to read...I think I may see some steel in that gaze". I would imagine so. Still, I've not really read anything that would make me too sympathetic to Monica. I don't blame her for loving Camilo but fighting for him against his flesh and blood spouse is something different all together. I sense we will just need to disagree about Monica.

I wonder what indignation he has planned for Diana?

Another fabulous andycap. Gracias!

Diana
 

ANDY - thanks for the heads up. And thank you for your andycap!
 

MAÑANA

Doris, many thanks for your kind comments. You touched upon something that very much annoys me in these telenovelas and some other shows as well. And that's all the heavy drinking these people do.

There is nothing wrong with a few drinks now and then, but these characters are always swilling the stuff like it was lemonade. Not a good thing.

And I think we will have to agree to disagree about Monica. But that's OK, that's part of the fun.

Time for "Hotel"!

andy
 

Thank you JudyB. Sparkling as always. Must have been the Prosecco !

The video recording of the damas was a hoot! Such a good job of showing ever increasing degrees of inebriation. And Leo has a set of legs! Who knew?

I finally could stand SisterI And then she reverted to type. Ah well!

Mely
 

Good morning Petite Patio. Another cold day in the Midwest but it's always nice and warm here.

DIANA...Yes indeed there was a musical called Nunsense. I always loved the title and was delighted that I could have a reason to use it here. And I understand your need for simple romance after the nightly horror of Cuna de Lobos. But these two have quickly morphed from cute to annoying. At least with some of us. OT...Jarifa's recommendation of The Good Liar is worth following up. Friend and I saw it yesterday (before our Prosecco dinner celebrating her daughter's engagement)and it was a treat. The reviews were rather pissy and negative and the reviewers took offense at the violent scenes. But honestly they were nothing compared to our nighttime telenovelas. So go see it, by all means. I think you'll like it and the two leads are fabulous.

ANDY...Uh oh, we're agreeing again--about Juana Inés anyway. I trust we'll find another bone of contention before too long. As for Soledad, the writers of these stories seem to love slapstick humor and I guess her suegra trials and tribulations pass for that. I like something a little more subtle. But...IT'S IN SPANISH!!! SO, OKAY.

DORIS...Thank you for your kind eyes that saw the right words even though I didn't type them that way. I laughed this morning when I saw that I also had a major typo in my comment explaining my typos. Just should have given up and gone to bed. Oh and you're right, Ines is at the END of the Friday video, and the BEGINNING of the Monday one. If you're catching up on Friday, definitely ffwd to the final minute.

MELY...I agree-- the video recording of increasing inebriation was cute, and all three actresses played their parts well. But Cynthia Klitbo always shines, I must say. She makes it impossible to dislike her, even though she's clearly playing for the wrong team. And those glamorous gams look to be 10 miles long. You go girl!
 

MAÑANA

ANDY...You and your food processor did a great job on this Andycap. Smooth flowing and very entertaining. Given how tedious I find the actual episodes, your resumen really makes the medicine go down a treat. And happy to know our Easy Access Paloma continues to be a one man woman. Hope Rafa has enough energy to stay the course. Might have to check in to see Camilo in his Almudena makeover outfit. Thanks amigo!
 

ANDY - I think you meant your last comment for Diana, not me. We share a few letters in our names . . . . 🤗
 

HIJAS

Judy - I forgot to mention,yesterday, that you put the perfect title on your recap of this episode.
 

MAÑANA

Doris, thank you!
Yes, I did mean my comment of 11:31 PM for DIANA.

Diana, my comment to you is above (11:31 PM). Basically, I agreed with you, that we would have to "...agree to disagree about Monica. But that's OK, that's part of the fun."

Judy, I thank you and my food processor thanks you. We haven't seen much of Paloma lately and that's a shame because she's growing on me. And her only sin was to have anything to do with Malicio. Amazingly bad judgment on the part of a good number of women, Paloma, Ximena, and especially Barbi. She actually married the guy.

But look how that's turning out.

:-)

andy
 

MAÑANA and general

I have to agree with a sentiment I've seen expressed here several times, that women are more critical of bad behavior by female characters and men more critical of bad behavior by male characters. And just what constitutes bad behavior seems to be dependent on the sex of the character as well.

Not a big deal, I just thought I would mention it.

andy
 

Good Morning! OMGoodness, this patio, little as it may be, is on fire ALL time. I'll pop in for a bit, leave and the next time I pop back in, there are a BUNCH more comments to catch up to. WOW!

HIJAS

JudyB, thank you so much for taking the time to bring us more of your unremarkable storytelling! LOVE the title and it says it all about this episode.

"...bawdy middle-aged lady melee" This was funny at first, but as they kept on, and on, and on, I was like "Alright , already" let's move on to something else!

"With Thanksgiving just around the corner, need to count our blessings." Iand I do! I am so thankful for all the wonderful friends I have found here on Caray. You all make my world so much better!

MANANA

Thank you, Andy! So now the question is, " How is Monica going to convince Camilo to let her stay on? Or maybe Rafa and others will have a hand in that. Sorry, but I must agree with Diana. I am not sympathetic toward Monica. She knew exactly what she was doing and she knew it was wrong. So you made your bed, lady, now lie in it.
 

RGV CHICK...There are definitely cultural differences in humor. This show is like a small upgrade from la Familia Peluche, but it's still just too much for me. In every way. Time after time, I'm like...."Really?..."

But so it is. Must remember-SUN--SEA--SURF--Lovely young people. Who are sometimes quite annoying. But lovely.

Look on bright side. When one can find it.

If one can't...look harder!

I"m feeling quite nostalgic now though for the wee doctor with his metrosexual shirts and his annoying devotion to Marina. Seems like a masterpiece in comparison to this.
 

HIJAS--
Thank you, JudyB, for having to report on all the nunsense and nonsense of this episode. Poor you, feeling nostalgic for Sin Tu Mirada (I avoided using the initials in case someone thought it might be something new and kinky.)

Total Paper--I saw it and thought it was intentional...though I had to think for a minute. At least it was total paper and not a blend with some ingredient which in the future would prove toxic.

But the visual image of toddlers and kittens reminded me of my son at about 7 months in his little wheeled walker (of which we now know are potential death traps), in the bathroom of our apartment having unrolled yards of toilet paper and was busy tasting it. Instead of scolding (how would he understand), I ran to get the camera. It has been memorialized and is now another family story. He was a big baby, but couldn't quite reach the floor with both feet, so he would scoot around sitting lopsided with one foot on the floor. Sure was great exercise and could guarantee at least a 3-hour nap (for mother and son).

About our middle-aged trio. It was one of the funnest scenes in the whole series. Is anyone old enough to remember the I Love Lucy episode and her veetavitavegimin commercial she did which kept deteriorating after each swig and retake? A classic.

MANANA
Another brilliant Andycap. Thank you. Didn't use Sr. Fast Forward at all on this episode. I get the feeling it's wrapping up soon (I hope, anyway, but will miss your recaps).

My dream ending is for Inaki to go ahead and invest in Rafa's project, but for the two of them to split off and forms their own company and hire Monica to be the general manager. Unfortunately that doesn't solve the problem of exposing Malicio's nefarious plot and skimming profits if they and Armando leave MediaLink. I wish Pablo would go, too. Then who does Camilo have left? Malicio, Nora and Luis. Not the best and the brightest.

The moment Camilo's wedding ring went in the trashcan, all I could think of was WHEN Camilo was going to become aware he didn't have it on anymore. As I said, not the best and the brightest at MediaLink.

In true tn trope, the most important piece of information is denied to the two women who need it, since they are the ones being "defamed." When anyone wants to know the source of misinformation or gossip, the teller tells the tellee, "No importa de donde viene." But of course it is important. Gaaahhh. However, I still didn't feel sorry for either of them and feel justified in being on Camilo's ranty side. How long will it take Camilo to wake up to Bizcochita--as I said, not the best and the brightest.

Love Regina, but that episode in school was a waste of camera and crew. Yep, I bet RCW is set to buy her a new phone with a tracking device. I'm up with transferring CWW to Almudena as of yesterday.
 

HIJAS Part 1 of 3

AND THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND . . .

This recrap (not a typo) has been dictated on my iPad, while I await delivery of my new desktop computer. It should be here in a week. Actually, it does a better job than I do sitting on the keyboard. Still, there might be typos and errors. In the meantime, some scenes have been combined and some are totally ignored., just, because, meh.

In today's episode nothing earth shattering has happened. If you don't have time to watch this, no biggie.. Just more of the same.
We open with the Amoeba Clan v2 at the hospital waiting for news on Inés. The doctor says she needs lots more tests and they do not have the equipment there. Best to take her to Mexico City.

Leo is freaking out because the tourism industry in the USA is warning people away from hotel Media Luna, due to the food poisoning. event. (How can a one time event cause a national warning? Oh, right, beanie hat time.)

Mauricio arrives to the office to make his project presentation to the Consejo but Dario has other plans. In front of everyone, he tells Mauricio how he is nothing but a failure and acts like a total jerk to his own son.

Mauricio has finally had enough. He has quit his job, runs away from home, and lands to couch surf at Octávio's. They have a nice Bromance scene together. It's good to have a good friend isn't it, Patio? Dario can burn in hell for all I care.

Break-up scene #39, in which Victoria's reason is that she is tired of hiding their romance and does not want to be lying to everybody. Blah blah blah. We are done para siempre. Ugly crying by her and Sebastián. Ew.

Victoria later tells Teresa that she broke up because in nurse would die if she knew about their love affair. Gah. Spare me.

Sebastian decides he has had enough with this cr@p and goes to confront Leo about who is his real father.
 

HIJAS. Part 2 of 3

Leo is watching the online video of her with Margarita and Teresa, drunk as skunks. Que horror!!!. This has caused her blood pressure to skyrocket and another cardiac event. Terrible timing on her part, because Sebastian can't confront her about his paternity. She has been heavily sedated by the doctor.

The doctor says the humiliation of this video online was too much for her and her health status is critical. It is so great that she could have a heart attack and die. Well that puts the kibosh Sebastian's plans to confront her about who is my dad. Bummer.

Even though she is sleeping, Seb talks to her about it anyway. Whatever.

Next, Sebastian received a text message from JuanO : your sisters tests are costing a fortune I'll have to use my credit card because there's no money in the bank. (These girls must have no health insurance I guess. Or else they are out of network.)

A couple dozen Chinese tourists - all guys - arrive to the hotel to check in, flashing on their phones the video of Inés busting her moves. None of them speak English and only one speaks Spanish. Thank goodness!

A Dario/Cinfuentes scene with the usual bad guy convo. Moving on,,,,,

 

HIJAS Part 3 of 3


At the hospital, Sor Drama Queen says 'just shoot me and then toss me into the trash pile'. Well she doesn't say exactly that but, you know. . . actually, she could go play the lead in La Gata and consider it done.

Just as Soledad gets out of the shower, Octavious mom contacts her with writing on the mirror. "nietos". "nietos". (Gee whiz, lady, give her a break. These kids aren't even engaged yet!). Sol asks her 'What part of QEPD do you not get???' (That's right, give it right back to her, Sol!)

Later, Octávio's mother gives a different version to Sol, some Chinese letters superimposed on a scene of destruction. It's The hotel!!! Sol wanders into the hotel lobby and tells the front desk they should not let these guys stay here because she just had a terrible vision. She writes out the message. In her vision, the hotel was destroyed, complete rubble.
Xavi: but we need the business.
Sol: but my visions always come true.

Looks like the Chinese tourists get to stay. Next we see them out on the line doing some exercises. These guys are terrible. They need one of Barbara's class. But I digress. Sol sees a tattoo on one guy's back and it is the. same. message. Octavio's mother gave her. She asked the guy what it means. Apparently he is the one guy who speaks Spanish. Convenient. . . He points toward the beach and water and says "Huracán". By now, TEM has his weather app open and the radar is showing A really bad storm headed for them.

Sebastian and Fernando find Cinfuentes' house... while they are there, Ernesto and his henchmen arrive at the house and draw their guns on him. Oh, the drama! Will Sebastián be okay? Must see TV!!! Stay tuned.

Vocabulary words (this is why we watch, right?)

Venado = deer
Lumbre = Fire
Mendigo = mean, unpleasant
Cuchitril = hovel (Cinfuentes' house)
 

.HIJAS

Yikes, lots of typos I did not catch. Oh well, you'll put it together and forgive the recapper. Right? 🙏🏻
 

DORIS...You had me laughing out loud with this:


At the hospital, Sor Drama Queen says 'just shoot me and then toss me into the trash pile'. Well she doesn't say exactly that but, you know. . . actually, she could go play the lead in La Gata and consider it done.

"Sor Drama Queen" says it all. No wonder we find her so annoying! Just perfect.

The horde of Chinese guys all after Juana Inés was a bit disturbing--good thing she was safely away in a Mexico City hospital. But the "exercise" they were doing, from what I could see, was their imitation of her wild, hair-flinging, hip-swiveling dance. They'd evidently studied the video most attentively.

Ah, these self-sacrificing breakups...yeeeeessss, I'm sure we'll see many more Seb/Vicky "we can't go on like this" before this ends. There are 81 episodes I believe, so that means we've still got a lot to go. I might not object if they started slicing and dicing.

Thanks so much for doing this. I was at a two-hour meeting about a proposed new senior center for our community, and sitting through a lot of pissy old people kvetching and complaining and nitpicking just totally used up all my patience. So afterwards I took a nice long walk in a nearby park. And then could come home and just watch the episode in a relaxed fashion instead of madly taking notes and muttering to myself.

Thanks for the vocabulary. For some reason, I adore the word "cuchitril". It's a juicy one.
 

HIJAS

And don't worry about the typos. For some reason, I can never see mine until AFTER I've posted. But there are plenty of goofs and typos in the closed captions too. And those people are PAID for their work. So no worries, amiga.

Also, have to laugh at my complaints about the meeting since I too am a pissy old person who kvetches and complains. But only to myself. Evidently this is a behavior not easily acquired by some.
 

HIJAS

Doris, thank you for taking another one for the team. Comments later.


MAÑANA

ALL (ha, ha) you closet fans of MAÑANA, don't wait up for the mini-recrap. I had a busy day dealing with a plumber and other fun stuff so I haven't watched the episode yet and the mini-recrap will be posted very late and/or be very short.


OT

Did you hear the one about the doctor who called a plumber to fix a small leak in his basement?

The plumber went down into the basement, fixed the leak and was back up in less than 15 minutes. He gave the doctor a bill for $500.

"$500!" said the doc, "that's about $2000 an hour. I'm a brain surgeon and I don't make that sort of money."

"Neither did I when I was a brain surgeon" replied the plumber.

OK, yeah, it's an old one, but I still like it and always think of it when I get a bill from the plumber.

:-)

andy
 

OT

Andy, great joke! LOL
 

HIJAS

doris, you were in fabulous form today! The recap and the title were wonderful.

All new vocabulary to me, so thank you so much!

"some scenes have been combined and some are totally ignored., just, because, meh" had me laughing as did "Ugly crying by her and Sebastián. Ew".

Yikes, if there are 80 episodes, you, the faithful audience have about 50 episodes left. I can't speak for the show of course but all of the recaps are great and add so much to my day.

Anita, of course I remember the veetavitavegimin I Love Lucy episode! One of my favorites. Smiled and savored the story of your son even more. How wonderful you reached for the camera rather than chastising him. And you are still enjoying the story, years later. Thank you for sharing...

Diana
 

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andy, I just laughed out loud. I have never heard that joke but will have fun telling it at work tomorrow.

This patio may be small but the voices wise and wonderful.

Diana
 

Doris, ..thanks for the recap of this madcap episode. Is the show supposed to make us laugh? Cry? Swear?

Judyb... "Pissy old people" says it all.

 

Susanlynn—1. Swear; 2. Cry; 3. Not Laugh; 4. Laugh reading the recaps.
 

Doris—I usually read and comment the next day, but thank you ahead of time. (I had this urge to answer Susanlynn.)
 

HIJAS

Doris, thank you for this fun recap. And I think your iPad is doing a great job too.

A lot of this story is dullsville, not because it's so bad, but because it's the same thing time after time. How many times and in how many ways are Babyface and Juana Vic going to be frustrated? How many times is the star of this show, Leonora, going to have heart problems? Etc., etc.

Oh, well, the "nietos" on the mirror and the hope of a towel malfunction did keep me interested.

:-)

andy
 

MAÑANA (part 1 of 2)

(Need I tell you scenes are out of order, combined, fabricated, and/or deleted? Of course not; so I won't)

Where we left off:
Camilo wants Monica to pack up her stuff and leave, she is fired, effective immediately. He doesn't want her in his business or in his life. There is no place here for traitors like her!
Monica protests that he is wrong about what happened and, quite aside from that, it is unfair to fire her from her job for reasons not related to the job. Camilo replies that she screwed things up at work by not immediately telling him about Rafa's budget overrun; she defends her decision, but Camilo won't listen. She's out!

Malicio goes in to see a somber Camilo and suck up a bit. Camilo tells him Monica is fired; Malicio is now Executive Manager of MediaLink. Happy face for Malicio.

A tearful Monica packs up in her office, and thinks back to happy times with her coworkers and, especially, with Camilo.
Malicio closes the blinds in his office and gloats and does a happy dance.
A sad and crying Monica carries two file boxes of her personal belongings and leaves the office. Everybody at the office but Malicio is saddened.

The news spreads like wildfire, pretty soon everybody, in the office and outside, knows she has been fired. Most assume it's because of the fiasco of Rafa's project.

Rafa has helped Monica carry her boxes to her car, and he asks her what really happened, and Monica tells him the whole truth.
Iñaki has heard she was fired and he arrives and asks if there is anything he can do for her.

Camilo continues upset, looks at Rafa's investment proposal, and says disgustedly, "Iñaki!" Later he thinks back on all the times Monica stayed late to help him with projects... but then the anger returns.

Cristóbal is getting along well with Javiera, and together they sketch some new songs. But the woman in the bar has reported the theft of her wallet to the bar and asked them to check the security camera. They find a good shot of Cristóbal and the bar will see if any of the staff knows him. Hoo, boy!

Regina and Tita Eugenia leave school talking happily, and definitely bonding. Eugenia never went beyond high school and she enjoyed the day attending classes. Nico and Elisa catch up with them and Nico introduces Tita to Eli, his novia. But Eli is not pregnant like Regina, Nico says; Eugenia is much relieved to hear that :-)
Eli leaves and Eugenia takes Nico to the bathroom and then Really Crazy Witch Maggie arrives with a brand new cell phone for Regina, who is delighted. Unfortunately, RCW really is crazy and wants to go into the school and punch out the woman who tried to suspend Reggie, her cute little Incubator. Fortunately they get away from Crazy Maggie when Adrian shows up to take them home; he also lets Reggie know that Manuel has filed for divorce from Maggie. Crazy Maggie tracks their progress home thanks to the bugged new phone she gave Reggie, and mutters to herself that she doesn't like Regina's attitude.
 

MAÑANA (part 2 of 2)

Manuel's PI has found Luis, Lidia's brother, and he works at MediaLink. All comes clear now to Manuel, that's why he saw her at the party for Monica.

Camilo is on the phone to Almudena, telling her about his fury at having been duped by Monica and Diana. She understands, and compliments him on taking steps to fix things re Monica. Now, about Diana? That is more complicated he replies, she is his wife, the mother of his children...
And the woman who has been manipulating you, don't forget that, says la Bizcochita, and if she really loved you she would never have given you up to another woman.

Monica arrives home with Iñaki who is carrying her two file boxes. They talk, Iñaki talking like a bee had just stung his tongue, or with a fun Spanish accent, take your pick. (Once again, thank God for CC).
He tells a worried Monica that with her experience she should be able to find an excellent job in the blink of an eye. She tells him, maybe, but what really hurts, and will hurt forever, is how the man she loved for 20 years treated and humiliated her. Iñaki thinks there might be an upside to this, it might be just what she needs to be able to get beyond Camilo, to get him out of her heart.
Ximena arrives to console Monica and wants to know who this man is. She is delighted to finally meet Iñaki, she has heard so many good things about him.
Monica excuses herself, she wants to be alone for a while, and locks herself in her room. Ximena wants Iñaki to stay there in case Monica needs someone, and she herself goes off somewhere.

RCW Maggie is visited by Manuel's lawyer with divorce papers. She's not happy with this development, and goes to give Manuel a hard time.

We then see a very young man, we can't see his face but he is wearing a multi-color baseball cap and headphones, and carrying a skateboard which it looks like he wants to use in the airport. The Public Address system is announcing the arrival of a flight from Sidney, Australia. Regina's baby daddy?

Diana, Tita, Adrian, Regina and Nico are having dinner. They talk Regina into at least thinking about not looking for new adoptive parents for her baby until he is born.

Malicio and Barbi meet in a restaurant and are all smiles for a while. But she also hopes things go better with his little problem.

Ximena arrives at MediaLink and brushes past Nora and barges in on Camilo. He doesn't want to talk to her but she tells him he's going to hear from her whether he likes it or not.

and the episode ends.

andy
 

MAÑANA

Thank you for your andycap. Andy!

Camilo is a real mess. I've only seen this actor playing roles of messed up men. At this point, it's doubtful I would even care to see him in Monte Cristo, which the collective brain trust seems to say was a great telenovela.

Andy - looks like there is a Mañana episode on Thanksgiving day. Please don't feel like you *have* to do a recap; just enjoy the day.

HIJAS

My cable TV guide shows we have no episode on Thanksgiving day. Hallmark Xmas movies, here I come. LOL

OT

Here's a thought for everyone as we go into the holiday season, I remembered it yesterday as life had other plans for us. It is stitched on a kitchen towel, and a friend received one for Xmas from her adult daughter (lol) , a few years ago:

"Family drama . . . the gift that keeps on giving."

Do a search for it at amazon....there are now coffee mugs, pillows. Etc. I might put it in my Xmas wish list. Or maybe not. Eh, no, right? Why test karma?🤪
 

MANANA

What a treat andy.

What can I say? This was great.

"Iñaki talking like a bee had just stung his tongue, or with a fun Spanish accent, take your pick. (Once again, thank God for CC)" had me smiling away.

Now, it is Thanksgiving and I should be charitable and kind. BUT..."what really hurts, and will hurt forever, is how the man she loved for 20 years treated and humiliated her". Really? Now if Monica had said the man she worked for and gave everything professionally she could to for 20 years, that would be a different story. Love doesn't necessarily need to be reciprocated but a two decade crush does not a love match make. OK, I'll stop now. :)

"She is delighted to finally meet Iñaki, she has heard so many good things about him". He sounds perfect so hopefully Monica will succumb. Eventually.

While Diana was the mastermind behind the foolish plan to fix Camilo and Monica up, I'm relieved Camilo's wrath toward her might not be too harsh, realizing she is the mother of his children.

I wonder what Ximena is going to say to him.

I don't wonder why I am entrenched in something I've never seen. It's your recaps andy. I'm hooked.

Thank you - Diana
 

OT

doris, our comments crossed. Thank you for "Family drama . . . the gift that keeps on giving." Love it...

And yes, Eduardo Santamarina was a mess in Antes muerta que Lichita (but he played cra cra to the hilt). You might have liked him in Rubi where he played a doctor(which I only caught some episodes of in reruns).

Diana
 

HIJAS

ANITA...Loved your "total paper" story. I think every mother has one. Our grandson here did that number when he was about one year old but he KNEW it was wrong, so he kept trying to keep his mom out of the bathroom when she went to see what was up. Kept closing the door as if to say "Nothing to see here ma'am. Move on..."

MAÑANA

ANDY..Like my querida amiga Diana, I loved:


"Iñaki talking like a bee had just stung his tongue, or with a fun Spanish accent, take your pick. (Once again, thank God for CC)"

Sure am glad that the CC law went into effect, because basically that is how I learned Spanish. Recapper Julie, years ago, coached me on how to install those, as well as told me how to "cut and paste" since I had never had any computer instruction. CarayCaray has been a wonderful resource for me in so many ways.

Well, your episode sounded quite exciting. Not only a looming Camilo confrontation with the fiery Ximena, but a possible sighting of the actual Baby Daddy of Regina's bebito. Very exciting indeed. Thanks as always for brightening our Winter days with your humor. (and also giving thanks for spellcheck)
 

HIJAS--
Doris, I've only watched 1/2 of Hijas, so far, but devoured your recap in its entirety. No crap on that plate of words. Somehow, the need to finish the other 1/2 escapes me. This is plenty of Wheels going around the bus, Hamster domain, wheelbarrow (full of manure)...but still watchable, if only to read it and the comments (always a pick-me-up). Cuna and Dragon were priorities yesterday.

Hurracan, that's all we need now.

MANANA
Andy, shades of everything still orange. They ought to be lemon yellow. Thank you for getting the colors and words put together so they make sense in my head. (I secretly enjoyed this episode, but I can't let on, for fear I'll be drummed out of the Offended Club--though to the premise I also subscribe to the offensive part. Couldn't the writers have come up with another premise? Dona Flor worked, but that was two guys and a woman.)

Now we know why Ximena has red hair. She must be Irish?

Can't wait to see if Mau's little soldier fails another test run.
 

It's always so nice to come to this patio for some entertainment.

HIJAS

Doris, your recap was wonderful as is. Thank you!

Andy, "A lot of this story is dullsville, not because it's so bad, but because it's the same thing time after time. How many times and in how many ways are Babyface and Juana Vic going to be frustrated? How many times is the star of this show, Leonora, going to have heart problems? Etc., etc." Great summation of this not-so-hilarious story! But I still watch it; I'm a glutton for punishment :-) Oh and thanks for the joke. I hadn't heard that one.

MANANA

Andy, thanks for the recap and making me laugh. I hope Camilo turns the tables on Ximena and let's her have it.

Busy day with errands and Thanksgiving preps. Laters...
 

Doris, thank you.

And thank you for "Family drama . . . the gift that keeps on giving."

That's hilarious, and so apropos this time of the year.

andy
 

MAÑANA

Diana, thank you.

'"She is delighted to finally meet Iñaki, she has heard so many good things about him". He sounds perfect so hopefully Monica will succumb. Eventually.'

I certainly hope so. A major premise of this story, that Monica has been secretly in love with Camilo for 20 years is so very foolish, and also just barely believable, but believable. Hopefully she will have her own real and returned love.

andy
 

MAÑANA

Anita, thank you for your kind comments and it's nice to know someone else is enjoying this story, or at least some episodes.

I do enjoy it now, though I do agree with the "Offended Club" about the early part of the novela. And it wasn't just an episode or two, but a long extended period. What were the TN writers thinking?

andy
 

MAÑANA

Rgv Chickie, thank you, but I can't agree with you about "I hope Camilo turns the tables on Ximena and let's her have it."

In this instance I'm rooting for Ximena. I don't always, because she encouraged Monica to get involved in Diana's crazy plan, and for other reasons. But now she's defending her buddy, who really does need someone to stand up for her. (and I can't talk to Camilo directly myself :)

It was a silly, stupid plan, but there was no ill intent.

andy
 

HIJAS

Doris, your comments about your
Recap was much funnier than the episode. That was a good laugh.
Something to laugh about while one prepares the bird for the oven.

That is a nasty wound or scar on
Inez's face. It looks nastier
Around The eye. Like it's maybe infected. The makeup people done
A job.
That guy that Dario went to see
Plays crazy psycho really Well.
I haven't seen him in awhile.
It's not that good to see him this time either. In a bad guy roll.

Doris dont worry about the typos
I make em plenty myself.
Just be grateful you never text
To someone "I'm sorry for your loss" and it came out "You're a
Sorry looser". That has never happened to you right? Lol, me either I Just thought it was funny. If you're busy laughing you don't have time to eat to much. Thats funny too with all this good around.

Good recap Doris. Thank you much

 

HIJAS

Nina, I just roared at "Just be grateful you never text To someone "I'm sorry for your loss" and it came out "You're a Sorry looser".

Now, I have something else to be grateful for.

Happy almost Thanksgiving all!

Diana
 

HIJAS

DIANA...I have to agree. NINA really comes up with some gems. Wish she lived next door, and we could chat over the back fence like the old days when we all hung our laundry out on the lawn. Now we pull into the drive, hit the button to raise the garage door, disappear inside and never see our neighbors until it's time to shovel the driveway or rake the leaves. But what a hoot our NINA is!
 

HIJAS #32 YOU WANT DRAMA, WE'VE GOT DRAMA OUT THE WAZOO!!!!

Part 1

Well, the writers must have been miffed at Doris' dismissal of their paltry efforts yesterday. Because they brought the drama big-time this afternoon. Drunken sons, lecherous fathers, foolish mothers, seriously ill daughters, feuding lovers, crazy Chinese tourists, an intense mother-in-law ghost and a Category 5 hurricane laying waste Mazatlán and grievously injuring both Juana Inés and Mauricio.

Wow! Trying saying that sentence in just one breath.

Anyway, it was lively tonight. Still pretty stupid. But lively.

So let's start at the beginning. Juan finally calls from the hospital to let the worried Amoeba Clan know that Ines is afflicted with "herpes trigémino" and while it will take some time to heal...she will get over it. (I had a friend with this and it did take a lot of steroids for her to regain good health.) Next Juan calls Leonora, but she's still heavily sedated and fails to hear the phone. Perhaps if she had, she would not have made the foolish decision to leave with Dario in his private plane for San Diego. And his apartment!!!! But she did. Ah, Leonora. This is the first step down the Primrose Path, sweet lady. Oh wait...You've already been down that path, haven't you?

Meanwhile, Fernando and Sebastian are getting thoroughly roughed up by Cifuentes' bodyguards. Of course Seb is trying to question him about the true power behind all this malfeasance, but Eugenio holds firm and says he's done it all. And there's no pleasure as great as doing your enemy (Juan) incalculable harm. There's a melee and Seb gets the worst of it. A big bop on the head and lots of bleeding. Soledad is not around so Fernando has to the cleaning and bandaging himself at her clinic.

Yes, Patio.... already plenty amiss. And now Octavio and Mauricio are drinking heavily (especially the latter) as he remembers his humiliation at the hands of Dad Dario.

Quick switch to Leonora frantically shoving towels under the door as the rain thunders down on the house (where is the maid?) Dario arrives and wants to take her to safety (San Diego) in his private plane. Good little Leo says "yes"--but first wants to let Sebastian and Señor Oropeza know where she is. -"Why?" sneers Dario. "They're not here protecting you as they should be." -"True. They're with the 'illegitimates'."-" So fuhgiddabout it! Pack up and come with me."

And she does. But first she leaves a snotty little voicemail for her coven. "I'm off to San Diego with Dario in his private plane. Envious? Mad? Whatever."

And promptly drops her cellphone and forgets it.

Soledad and Octavio have a meetup at his wee house. Mauricio is sleeping off his drunk in another room, and our two young folks are dying to get busy with each other. But first they admit neither one of them wants kids yet. All well and good, but when Octavio puts his condom pack on the table, the Suegra Spirit from Beyond whisks them off. So, no go, and no romance. We leave these two sitting disconsolately on the sofa, hot and bothered and no joy in sight.


 

HIJAS #32 YOU WANT DRAMA, WE'VE GOT DRAMA OUT THE WAZOO!!!!

Part 2

Lots of little scenes. While Sebastian is getting mopped up, he muses that Ernesto must have some powerful guy with money and influence behind him. So far, so good Seb. Now take the next step and figure out it's Dario.

Vicky and her pals are in the kitchen, eschewing rice and deciding to make real Mexican food for our randy Chinese tourist guys. However, we know Vicky is hurting because those tears she's shedding over the onions are coming from her broken heart, not the "cibollas". Still, she's determined to end her romance with Sebastian, and equally determined not to tell him the real reason why. He pleads in vain for an explanation. And finally tells her if she crosses the threshold and leaves his office, they're finished for good.

She leaves.

Oh dear. Foolish Leonora. Foolish Juana Victoria. Sebastian, you've got pretty bad luck when it comes to womenfolk.

Some more brief scenes. Sebastian goes home to look for his mom. She's not there.
And Mauricio, reeking of alcohol, has staggered into the hotel to give Inés a big hug. And she remarks that he smells just like the Padre who used to come to the convent to give them confession. Ah well. 'Nuff said.

The Chinese tourists have gathered in the lobby and refuse to believe that the decidedly haggard and unattractive brunette in front of them is Sor Bikini of the Sexy Dance. Barb keeps assuring them she is, but they naturally don't believe her. (Have to admit, the makeup department has been quite successful at making Inés look gawdawful.)

BREAKING NEWS!!!! The Category 5 hurricane has changed direction and is about to hit Mazatlán! General uproar. And Juan, looking for Leonora, finds her cellphone with the sarcastic message. Including this: "Él que rie a lo ultimo rie mejor" [He laughs best who laughs last]. Poor Juan can't believe that his good wife went off with that imbecile Dario without telling him.

Ah Juan, there's a lot you don't know about sweet Leonora.

Menfolk in uniform (Mexican National Guard?) are telling everybody to take shelter so the Amoebas all ooze together in the big laundry room. Evidently they've left the excited Asian boys to fend for themselves. But wait! not every Amoeba is there! Zounds! Drunken Mauricio is missing. And so is Inés who has ventured out in the howling winds and falling debris to look for him.

And we are treated to highly charged dramatic footage of raging winds, torrential downpours, flying debris, imminent danger, lots of shrieking--I mean LOTS OF SHRIEKING--and finally, the annoying Inés gets her foot stuck in some mudhole.

I know you're nervous and distraught about her fate. But hold on. We've got another scene switch.

Back in the laundry room, Teresa is doing a wonderful job of cuddling Munditio and calming his fears about the storm. Todoelmundo's face softens as he regards this tender scene. Yep, he's a goner. At least one potential romance is going right. (Although Teresa appears to be about 15 years old than he is.)
 

HIJAS #32 YOU WANT DRAMA, WE'VE GOT DRAMA OUT THE WAZOO!!!!

Part 3

Well, if Dario had a mustache, he'd be twirling it right now. Leonora is gushing over the lovely apartment and the great view of San Diego, and he thinks they should have a little drinky-poo. Leo, still a good gal, thinks a better idea would be to call Sebastian and Señor Oropeza to see how they're doing. Unfortunately her calls go straight to voicemail. So instead she trots off to her room. Once she's gone, Dario checks the weather on his phone and finds out the hurricane is headed straight for Mazatlán. Gosh, even Mother Nature is collaborating with our Arch-Villain.

Dario checks in with his princess who wants to know if Mauricio is with him. Nope. That ungrateful whelp has moved out of the house. "Er, well how about Sebastian? Do you know anything?" -"I'm sure everyone's safe," sez our Dario. When Leonora returns, he pretends he was just talking to one of his employees.

Back in the bowels of the hotel, Seb's getting a little scolding from Dad Juan about his confrontation with Cifuentes' bodyguards. -"Why didn't you tell me!?" -"You were off in Mexico City with Inés." And elsewhere in the hotel, Juana Victoria is whining to Teresa about her broken heart and broken romance. Barb, never in the best of moods, is positively toxic now that she's holed up in the laundry room and can't get out. She tries to start a fight with Octavio before she's pulled off. And now more worries...Teresa thinks she smells gas. So Juan, Javier and Sebastian go off to the utility room to see if they can locate the leak.

I know we're all wringing our hands right now. But oh dear, it's about to get worse. The electricity is back on and downed power lines are fluttering about. And Inés's leg is still stuck in the mudhole. Just as she pulls it out, losing her shoe, some big piece of debris falls smack dab on her wee self and she is buried underneath it in the mud.

I'll pause here if you need to run off and fix yourself a drink. Or maybe scarf down a couple of Valium. This is stressful, I know.

Ready to go on now? Well, we're back in the bowels of the hotel where Sebastian is unburdening his hurting heart to...three guesses...yes, our wise old Javier. Seb waxes poetic as he wails that he has a hurricane right here in his heart, the pain is so bad and the memories are such torture.

Wise Javier nods and opines that there's no greater pain than losing the Love of Your Life.

Meanwhile, the remaining Amoeba form a prayer circle. Well, everyone but Juana Victoria who is hunched up in a corner crying.

Ooof! I need a break from this! And we get it. Leonora, again in a humdinger of an outfit (way to go Wardrobe Department) is back with Dario in the apartment. She's apologizing for ruining their lovely dinner in that elegant restaurant by worrying the whole time about her son and husband. She's itching to return to her room and watch the news to see how Mazatlán is faring. Dario has a different kind of itch and suggests watching a movie instead. Maybe a romantic comedy.

Drunken Mauricio, staggers out of somewhere into the storm again and manages to fall and injure himself. Luckily it's near where Sor Annoying lost her ugly nun shoe. He groans, drags himself over to the fallen debris, manages to life a corner of it, reaches out....and God be Praised, his hand touches hers!!!!! It's a miracle.

Let's all join together now, sweet Patio, and give thanks. Happy Turkey Day everybody. Because here this ends.
 

HIJAS

corrections:

TRY saying that sentence in just one breath

and

manages to LIFT a corner of it.....

And who knows what else? Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving again and may all your turkeys be well-cooked ones.
 

HIJAS

Judy, thank you for another excellent recap. Silly the story might be, but the retelling made me happily laugh quite a few times. Excellent!

And if we have to deal with stupidity in a TN, better lively stupid than dull stupid.

"...when Octavio puts his condom pack on the table,..." Wow! I missed that. Wow again, Univision is getting daring in its old age.

And I admit that while most of this TN bores me, I do like the "Suegra Spirit from Beyond", silly as that is. It just makes me laugh that we have a spirit from the great beyond who comes back to ask for grandchildren. And maybe it's not so far-fetched.

Your concern for the fate of these poor people is quite touching.

:-)



MAÑANA

Anita, I was thinking of your earlier comment, "Now we know why Ximena has red hair. She must be Irish?"

Well, certainly Mexico has people whose families come from all over the world, as well as the indigenous peoples who were there before Europeans arrived, and Ximena looks like she might at least have some Irish ancestry, and she does have a temper and red hair, but I finally remembered one of my favorite Dolly Parton quotes, that seems somehow appropriate:

"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde."

:-)

andy
 

HIJAS

Thank you, Judy, for your snarktastic recap.

I loved “Sor Bikini of the Sexy Dance”!
and
”Well, if Dario had a mustache, he'd be twirling it right now.”

Oh, good grief! What kind of bad guys are Cinfuentes and his henchman? Really? Just hit Sebastian on the head and run? No wonder they are on a daytime telenovela and not a prime time one. They wouldn’t survive a prime time telenovela. Que mensos!!!

There was too much screaming for my taste, so Señor FFWD helped me out. A lot. Garcia!

Awww, Octavio “te amo”ed Soledad. The missing wallet was funny. I didn’t see him put the pack on the table, just assumed he had an … emergency supply … in his wallet and it went missing. Whatever, no matter, MAMA WANTS NIETOS! lol
 

Wonderful recap Judy!

Lions, tigers and bears paled in comparison to “Drunken sons, lecherous fathers, foolish mothers, seriously ill daughters, feuding lovers, crazy Chinese tourists, an intense mother-in-law ghost and a Category 5 hurricane”. Oh my!

More "drinking heavily" (which seems to be a recurring daytime TN staple) and "ungrateful whelp" were a few favorites. Like doris, I also enjoyed "Well, if Dario had a mustache, he'd be twirling it right now.” I can't help but smile at any Snidely Whiplash reference.

Sebas was having a very, very bad day. I certainly hope his everything on his handsome face is still in perfect alignment and that his stunning smile is still intact.

So more ugly crying from Vicky. There IS an upside to not watching I see.

"hot and bothered and no joy in sight". Qué lástima.

What a treat to end the day on. Gracias amiga.

Best wishes to all for a happy Thanksgiving.

Diana
 

MAÑANA (part 1 of 3)

(you know about the combined scenes, right?)

Where we left off:
Ximena arrives at MediaLink and brushes past Nora and barges in on Camilo. He doesn't want to talk to her but she tells him he's going to hear from her whether he likes it or not.

Ximena doesn't hold back and has some very unkind things to say about Camilo. She then asks how he can't understand that his wife would want to leave things arranged if she died. Wouldn't he want to if he were dying? Monica did not want to get involved in Diana's plan but Diana pleaded with her, and Ximena did also. She defends Monica and points out that Camilo does have feelings for her, whether he wants to recognize it or not.

She gives Camilo a brief history of what happened between Diana and Monica, that Diana convinced Monica to woo Camilo and to be prepared to be his wife and stepmother to four children, and then things changed when Diana learned she was not dying. Then she wanted Monica to go after Adrian as a consolation prize, but by that time Monica was just not willing to give up Camilo. She never betrayed Camilo in any way, she just hid from him "the plan" and that she had decided to fight Diana for him.

At Monica's apartment Iñaki tells her that he saw Almudena with Camilo in the hotel bar. Monica knows that Almudena is interested in Camilo and realizes that if he is "free" she would pursue him.

Rafa talks to Almudena in her hotel room and finds she knows about Monica's being fired. He is suspicious but she tells him that Camilo just happened to tell her. Rafa looks more suspicious but Almudena just laughs at the idea she was involved with what happened.

Diana arrives at Monica's and meets Iñaki, who then leaves to let them talk. Diana and Monica, now allies though still competitors, finally conclude that it must have been Almudena who told Camilo about "the plan", she is the only one who would benefit from Camilo's learning about it. But how did she know?
Of course! She overheard them in the bathroom at the brindis.
 

MAÑANA (part 2 of 3)

Funny scene(s), Monica and Diana know that Almudena wants Camilo. They agree that they are both competitors and allies, Diana and Monica, that one of them will win Camilo, but they will not let Almudea have him. Never! And they shake on it.
Then they plot against la Bizcochito and they have advantages. They are two against one, and she doesn't know that they are on to her. They also admit they like being allies better than than being enemies. A little more female bonding...
Ximena arrives, and then more female bonding, and a lot of imitating and making fun of both Almudena and Camilo. And quite a bit of ragging on men with some interesting physical comedy by Monica, and Ximena tells her that men only think with their... (here she does a little air grabbing).
Then they trash Almudena and Ximena gets all worked up and physical, she acts out what she might do with Almudena and poor Monica bears the brunt of it and has to beg her to calm down.
Ximena also excitedly says wonderful things like "Yo digo, Mónica, que la estrategia es ir a pescar a Almudena de las greñas y romperle toda su mandarina en gajos hasta que confiese la canija." (Thank you CC, but I also need a translation   :-(
I think she wants to go beat up on la Bizcochito some.)

Rafa struggles to convince Camilo to accept an investment from Iñaki, and he finally succeeds.

Almudena meets with a real estate agent, she wants him to find her an appropriate house or apartment rentable for four to six months... hmmm. Amazingly, Iñaki arrives just in time to hear this conversation end. He warns her that she is playing with fire.

Malicio talks with Nora, the font of all gossip at MediaLink, about how things are going. She thinks someone has hexed the place, which gives Malicio a bright idea. Does she know of a shaman who could perhaps break a bad spell? And Nora does!


Diana arrives home to find the whole family there except for Camilo. He soon arrives and lets everybody know that he and Diana are separating, because she deceived him. He is moving out of the house.

He goes upstairs to pack his things and Diana briefs everyone else. She wants their help in her quest to get Camilo back. They are all now on "Team Diana".
Step One of her plan is to talk to Camilo and tell him that since she is the one who sinned, she will leave the house to stay with her mother, he can stay at the house. He says no, and they argue a bit, but she insists. She also notices that he is not wearing his wedding ring. Camilo didn't realize. Diana doesn't believe that.

Monica gets on the phone to Almudena, feigning that she now wants to be friends with her and get her help with Camilo. Almudena turns her down. Monica and Ximena are now convinced that Almudena is the one who turned Camilo against Monica and Diana.
 

MAÑANA (part 3 of 3)

Team Monica, the much smaller team, just Monica and Ximena, brainstorms. They consider advantages and disadvantages. Occasionally Ximena gives Monica a little dig by calling her Monica Alberta, which Monica doesn't like, but it's really just more female bonding. Monica worries that Team Diana is so much larger than Team Monica, and the whole thing is a shame anyway. Two decent women trying to get the same decent man. Ximena mentions that in Sweden multiple partner marriages are a thing, but Monica says no, absolutely not, not in Mexico, Viva Mexico!

Diana's kids discuss things among themselves and decide they have judged Monica too harshly if she was working on Diana's plan. But Job One is getting their parents back together.

Diana with Tita, Chabela and Laura explains what happened; she admits she was more prepared to die than to live. They are all prepared to help her, and agree she did the right thing leaving Camilo in the house. He will see that managing a home and children is so not easy and will better understand why Diana thought he would need someone. They have everyone in the house on Team Diana except for Adrian. Chabe suggests leaving him to Laura. Laura laughs and says she is sure she can recruit him for their team. This is interesting news to Diana but Laura is shy and prefers not to go into details now.

Camilo is cooking in the kitchen. Nico wants quesadillas. You know how this goes, it's a disaster and Nico winds up with a not very appetizing sandwich. Your typical sexist, man-totally-lost-in-the-kitchen scene.  :-)
Everybody needs help with something. Regina has a headache, what can she take now that she's pregnant? Camilo doesn't know.
Well, Mom would know.

Malicio is with a shaman, hoping for a cure for the curse someone has put on him. To no avail.

Iñaki returns to Monica's with a gift in what looks like a hat box. It's an adorable* little puppy. Monica is delighted.
Iñaki suggests she give up this ridiculous contest and start a new life. He could help her find work in Mexico or, better yet, in Spain.

-and here ends the episode-

* I love cute women and things but overuse the word "cute". I have searched for a synonym but have been unhappy with the results. "Adorable" was one suggestion, but I'm not very comfortable with "adorable". It's a bit feminine; women use it a lot, men not so much. But the puppy might just qualify for "adorable".

And, not to be picky... OK, being picky, I note that I didn't see any air holes in the box, that Iñaki brought the puppy, but no food, no poo-poo mats, nothing. And now he wants Monica to go to Spain? Expendable puppy, maybe?

Picky, picky, picky andy
 

OT

Oops! I completely forgot!

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody!

Can I skip the turkey and go straight to dessert?

:-)

andy
 

MAÑANA

Of course you can go straight to dessert ANDY! Are you a pumpkin pie man...or an apple guy? What I really love is a good mincemeat pie with some extra apple and a good dash of aged bourbon, but nobody else in my family likes that.

Want to thank you for a great, above and beyond holiday recap. Sounds like quite a bit happened and you got it all. This in particular tickled me:

Two decent women trying to get the same decent man. Ximena mentions that in Sweden multiple partner marriages are a thing, but Monica says no, absolutely not, not in Mexico, Viva Mexico!

Also liked Team Monica and Team Diana finally working together. I'm sure Camilo will be brought back into the fold and rescued from Almudena's clutches forthwith.

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving with lots of food, lots of friends and family, and lots of dessert. And maybe a little Alka-Seltzer.
 

HIJAS

Good morning Petite Patio...or rather, at this point, Minuscule Patio.

ANDY, glad you're enjoying the Suegra Spirit from Beyond. I have no doubt at all that this sort of thing goes on...perhaps not in as dramatic a fashion...but we do seem to carry our parents' voices within, no matter how long they've been gone. And what good woman doesn't want a ton of grandchildren!?

DORIS...So glad that you found the screaming as annoying as I did. (is that wrong?) Telenovela heroines, especially, seem to scream about everything. For ages. The worst is when they scream over someone who's in dire straits, shrieking "Respire, respire!" instead of calling for a doctor and an ambulance. And thanks for pointing out that it's a billfold with a condom tucked inside, rather than a whole condom pack. Although, who knows? our Octavio may be an optimist. I think a lot of young guy's billfolds have a little round "impression" in them for emergency supplies.

DIANA...Loved this:

Sebas was having a very, very bad day. I certainly hope his everything on his handsome face is still in perfect alignment and that his stunning smile is still intact.

Yes, indeed, everything in his handsome face is still in perfect alignment, including those incredible, TBW (toilet-bowl white) perfectly aligned teeth. And his eyebrows are more perfectly shaped and plucked than Juana Victoria's. In fact she's looking quite raggedy lately. Not at all like the suave, perfectly groomed gal she was in la Reina Soy Yo. And lots of ugly crying as you intuited. I'm beginning to think you have x-ray eyes, amiga, and can actually "see" these shows. You've got a great handle on the characters and their foibles.

Enjoy your dinners today, Patio, and no fighting over politics or religion please!
 

MAÑANA

Andy - thank you for your andycap and the snark. This looks like it was a good episode. Almost makes we wish I was still watching. Almost. ;-)

Poor Malicio, bless his heart. Not!


HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my Caray Patio Mates! My wish for each of you is peace, joy, love, happiness, and gratitude for all the good things in our lives. I always start my gratitude list with the basics, so that I take nothing(!) for granted: enough food to eat, clean water to drink and use, a car that runs, cable TV and telenovelas, etc. You get the idea. (((Hugs)))♥ ♥ ♥
 

HIJAS

JudyB, your recap from Thanksgiving eve was a fun read. I didn't see it all cuz I forgot it was on.

Inez getting her large nun shoe stuck in the mud Was funny. At least the way
You put it. All she had to do was slip her foot out of that ugly large shoe.
I don't remember seeing any nuns wear
Shoes that big and clunky. And it was
Mud! How can you not pull your foot out Of mud? I know it was just so she
Would look helpless. And then She gets
Flattened by the raggedy sign.And then
Mauricio comes and stands on top of her, then hurts his leg. Then he sees her. How could he? I couldnt. He felt
Her hand. That little girl can't win For Loosing. And now from today's episode shes in a coma. Herpes & coma.
Let's see what today brings us.

Thanks JudyB. I hope the patio enjoyed
Y'alls bird. We're finishing off ours
Today. Doris, don't forget Hallmark:-)
That's a blessing too!♡♡♡♡♡♡