Caray, Caray!

I had to rewatch because the buffering problem was bad last night. That makes you miss too much.

Kudos to the composer(s) of the soundtrack. It's so James Bond, as are other elements of this story.

Most of the Japanese characters are played by Mexican actors with a special mention of Victor Alfredo Jimenez, who nails it perfectly. In fact, he's been typecast as Asian.
 

Who knew Tad was a babe...Sexy, actually...Loved when he showed up with all his righteous indignation and called out Goro.Beautiful ceremony...Did some research from past novellas. Ishiro is played Alex Duran. We saw him as “Norman” in La Bella y las . Bestias. He played El Castors right hand man..... And we also saw El Castro as the bad cop in Sien Miedo al la Thank you for recapping this violent episode......Could there be a wedding for a reformed Chisca with ishiro? How many more episodes till we saw the proverbial anvil come down on Chiscass?
 

Thanks UA. Though he doesn't appeal to me, Lurch / Ishiro is a helluva fighter. Women (and Pseudo-women like Rosy) sure like the strong silent type. I suppose it actually makes sense, that way you are not both talking at once. :-)

Yeah, Norman. I didn't remember him being seven feet tall though. I liked the way Tadamichi 'gave' him to Miggy without even as much as a grunt or bow from Isid. Like picking out the cutest puppy and giving it to your bestie.

Does Jimenema not realize that with her shenanigans on behalf of Miggy she can now never lead a normal life in Mexico? This is relevant in light of the fact that Miggy has shown her that she is scarcely one notch above disposable to him.

How are we expected to believe the night and day change in Chiscass? (Thanks Anon) Straight as an arrow and clear headed and interested in really getting involved in the company? Overnight? Where are her party friends who were probably hangers-ons letting Chiscass pay for the parties? They should be knocking down the doors looking for her and bombing her phone.

Good for you Adela, 'Love me or leave me the fork alone.' Stick to it. Do SOMETHING with that hair and you can find yourself a nice guy.
 

Isihiro would need to become a little more mellow and Chisca would need to have some self-discipline of which she has none.
What she has is Hot Pants Syndrome, meaning she can't take them off fast enough. I don't see this changing anytime at all.

 

Thanks, Urban. Double duty and double trouble on both major prime time fronts. You rock. Well, someone else is the rock, you are the rushing river of words.

I was all confused by who was who in the Japanese line-up. Thanks Anon. I have it straight now. Ishiro is Lurch and Tadamichi is a Mexican actor with a Spanish name, with Asian antecedents. No wonder he is typecast and I was confused.

I didn't need the tattooed chests, regardless of the symbolism (nor the loincloths).

Chisca has gone turkey in order to do NotVal's bidding. She's only acting enthusiastic about the business. Her closest relatives should be skeptical, but as we know, family members are always the last to know the whys in behavior changes.

Urban--Hot Pants Syndrome. This belongs in our Ay Caray, Did I say that?
 

Thanks, Urban. My fave: All depart with their clothes perfectly intact and impeccably clean [like Bond. James Bond.]

I would love to see outtakes of how they created all those body tattoos.

I liked the way Tadamichi 'gave' him to Miggy without even as much as a grunt or bow from Isid. Like picking out the cutest puppy and giving it to your bestie.

Kirby, ITA. The Ishiro actor played this scene well. His stoic face gave just the faintest hint that he was surprised and sad that Tadamichi transferred him to Mig. There is something about Ishiro. I don’t know if they’ll give us a backstory on him, but I’m thinking he’s playing mixed-race Japanese.

Could there be a wedding for a reformed Chisca with Ishiro? How many more episodes till we saw the proverbial anvil come down on Chiscass?

Anon@11:19, Say it isn't so! I don’t want to see Chisca’s grimey paws on that sweet Ishiro. I don’t care how reformed she might become if she ever gets smart about Val.

What will Pig do to Jimena? He seems to have ADD when it comes to her. He threatened her back when she wouldn't take money to betray Mig, but he never did a thing.

Anita, the loincloths. I kept wondering if the actors were getting cold out there.
 

Oh, I bet they were freezing.

The actor playing Ishiro definitely looks Eurasian. I am under the impression that this is like the Italian Mafia, which wants its members to be 100% Sicilian. Could he be ousted for not being 100% Japanese?

Well, I think his silence would drive Chisca nuts after a while but how much difference does that make; she is nuts.
 

Urban

First, thank you for such a fantastic recap and gorgeous screenshots. You did a top-notch job as always. I don't know where you get the energy. Also, your links were helpful, I thought the whole Japanese mob name was made up.

Victor Alfredo Jimenez is one handsome dude....

Sorry I'm posting this so late. That was an ABSOLUTELY AWESOME episode (minus all the body tattoos and loincloths). One of the best episodes yet. Boy, the martial arts fighting was exciting!. The camera crew did a tremendous job with those scenes.

If I were to list all the enemies of Miguel, the top one on my list of the most despicable ones would be Valentin.
I want to throw up when he appears. Again, Miguel is one stupid dude and can't read people at all.

It's going to be fun to see the interaction between Rosario and Ishiro. Is Ishiro wearing makeup?


Somehow, Peligros is growing on me.....
 

I think Victor Alfredo Jimenez is awesome. He looks wonderful aged-up and he nails the accent beautifully. I'm guessing t hat he studied at least one Asian language during his career.

Marcel Buquet (Rosario) looks like he's having a good time with this character. He's very versatile and I hope we see more of him in future series.

As to the links...

I've heard of the Yakuza before and they sound like a scary lot. It was fear of them that prevented people from doing anything to save Junko Furuta from a truly horrible fate. Google that only if you have a very strong stomach.

I agree that Valentin is the worst. There is nothing worse than betrayal by someone you value and think you can trust.