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HIJAS #63 ANOTHER MISHMASH OF AN EPISODE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WORD "CABECILLA"

Part 1

Our own dear Juan Victoria is known as "la cabecilla" [ringleader] of this merry band of Juanas, and a good part of the action today consisted of efforts by Estefania and Leonora to turn the family against her. It didn't work. Even Padre Camilo was reluctant to play along with their schemes, although it involved a church wedding in addition to the civil one.

But for a while, Devious Daughter of Dario--Steffi--seemed to be gaining ground. The scene at the Blue House opens with all the Juanas, including a furious Juana Barbara, tearing apart the house in search of her smelling shoe. We also get glimpses of our toothsome villain smirking to herself at all the uproar. Finally they arrive at the laundry room and find not only the shoe but also Sebastian's shirt--which is drenched in Juana Victoria's perfume. Suspicion immediately falls on Ms. Vicky who is indignant at being suspected of being Seb's secret flame.

Later, in an angry confrontation with Steff, Vick announces that there hasn't been a speck of canoodling since the wedding. "Yeah, but it's obvious you two are still in love. Just in the way you look at each other. And you went with him to Mexico City and met up with him lots in secret, all while pretending to be my friend," sneers Steffi.

Well, since all that's true, Juana Victoria stomps off to complain to Teresa instead about her shabby treatment. Soledad, Ines and Barb, in the meantime, really do begin to suspect that there's something between sis and her brother. Yeah, ya think?

In the meantime, Leonora is still at Dario's office, intent on finding out just how generous Dario has been with her family. After a lot of feigned modesty, Dario finally admits that he shelled out about a million dollars all told. But hey, he did it out of the kindness of his heart. He knew how ashamed Juan was of not being able to take care of his family himself. So he had to do it. But let's get one thing clear, Leonora...I didn't do it for Steffi. She has my unconditional support of course. And I didn't really do it for Juan. I DID IT FOR YOU!

Leo accepts this homage graciously but adds, "Well, as long as you don't bring up the love thing again, promise?" Dario gifts her with a big shit-eating grin and murmurs "Promise!" Old Dario is clearly playing the long game, now that the short, explosive one didn't work out. We'll see how that goes.

Well, Steff is still playing the long game as well. She's spinning her web around Juana Inés, who's swallowing it whole, and Juana Soledad, who's beginning to look suspicious. But here in brief is what she said: I confronted Sebastian about "la bonita" he talked about in his letters, but he denied everything. Then I heard him call Vicky "bonita" and I just knew! I don't know how long this has been going on, but I'm confused, hurt, devastated...I just need the support of my sister-in-laws.

Speaking of support, Fernando needs it too. And gets it. In the form of a no-nonsense yank out of bed by Juana Barbara. He wanted to spend the rest of the day wallowing in endless grief, but she's not having it. Thanks to her, he ends up dressed, out in the sunshine, and busy sketching her as she reclines on the ground in a weird boxing pose.
 

HIJAS #63 ANOTHER MISHMASH OF AN EPISODE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WORD "CABECILLA"

Part 2

Leonora, back from "lifting Dario's spirits" is debriefing with Steff, who now has another favor to ask. And it's a big one. She wants Mama Leo to cozy up to the three Juanas. Leo is aghast. Well, alright, maybe the nun. After further thought, she allows as how it might be doable with Soledad. But yuck, that sweaty, awful Juana Barbara!!! Puh-leeze. Pleading eyes from Steff. Okay. I'll do it. But no physical contact. Trato hecho. Steff's next step is to sneak into Teresa and Vicky's room and filch a necklace of her rival. We'll see how that plays out later. Long game. Long game.

Back to this strange pirate story. Todoelmundo is doing research on the internet and finding that in 1604 a Chinese pirate named Chin Ta landed here and buried treasure to give to his one living son. Alas Pops died of a tropical disease before he could pass on the moola. But this explains the fantasma's affection for Mundito and his help with the magic act. It's because the little whippersnapper reminds him of his own long-lost whelp.

Sure. Makes perfect sense. As I said, a mishmash of an episode.

Estefania, along with Inés and Soledad, have now found Sebastian's orange jeep and are plastering it with a gazillion love notes. While the Juana's aren't looking, Steff drops Vicky's necklace into the passenger seat. When Inés later notices it, Estefania sheds copious tears. So Juana Victoria IS the secret lover! This proves it! And the girls are well and truly on our weepy bride's side. And so against Vicky, they don't even want to work with her at la Dolorosa. Zounds!

Back at the Blue House, there's more Vicky sturm und drang with madrina Teresa who stalks off she's so upset. And runs smack dab into Sebastian and decides to put him in the know about her goddaughter's noble self-sacrifice. Yes, she explains it all--the Fernando ploy to make him turn to Steff as a way to save the family. And all because dear Vicky is a noble daughter wanting to rescue Papi Juan and all the rest of the clan. Babyface slowly realizes the truth although it takes a while. But then Teresa asks "What about your and Juana Victoria's happiness? You've saved everybody else...but what about you two?"

Well, these are tough questions. Let's lay them aside and get back to Leo and Steffi's scheming. Leo has made a mysterious phone call and gotten the reply she wants, gloating "There's not a man alive that can resist Leonora when she lays on the charm." Hmmm... who could this man be? Evidently he's coming to dinner.
 

HIJAS #63 ANOTHER MISHMASH OF AN EPISODE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WORK "CABECILLA"

Final Part

Inés is being teased about her pink hair. Mau pretends to like it but doesn't. Octavio ribs him so much about how his girlfriend ruined her lovely locks, Mauricio blurts out the truth. Our tender li'l nun hears it. Sad little nun face. Big consoling hug from Mau.

Did we really need this?

Well, it's a gala night at la Dolorosa. The theme is Hawaiian, there's a long line out the door, and everybody's dolled up in costume. The Juana's are doing a hula dance on stage and Juana Victoria gets knocked around by Barb and the rest.

Did we really need that either?

Vicky is outraged that her sisters have turned against her. She's made a lot of mistakes, true, but she'd never turn against the family. Exits stage in big huff. Broken-hearted we presume.

Okay. Here's the mysterious dinner guest--it's Padre Camilo. Seb intuits that it's to pressure him to go through with the church ceremony as well. Papi Juan promises to get the good Padre so soused, he won't insist. Turns out the good Padre holds his liquor rather well, but he's no fool. He knows Leo and Steff are in cahoots to pressure Sebastian, and he doesn't like it one bit. After some fine quotes from Ecclesiastes and the book of Matthew throughout the evening, he makes his departure to the tune of Proverbs 6:5. Here's my Bible's version:

"Librate, come se libre del cazador la gacela, como se libra de la trampa el ave." [Escape like a gazelle from the hunter, like the bird from the snare]

In other words, don't let these gals hook ya, Seb. When you're ready, come to me. Not before.

Sour look from Steff. A "what just happened here?" look from Leonora. And a big grin from Papi Juan.

Well, Seb decides he WILL escape. And slips out from the house after Padre Camilo. On his way over to la Dolorosa he finds weepy Juana Victoria outside, collapsed on a bench. He's ready to beg her forgiveness for misunderstanding her sacrifice and not appreciating how pure and noble her intentions were. "Perdoname my lack of sensitivity," he pleads.

Weepy MopTop Vicky looks deeply into his eyes. But says nary a word.

And there we end.
 

Thanks, Judy,

I guess that really is not a wig on Michelle and so..no makeover in the future. Ines is an enigma. She seems to want to try everything . I must admit that I have been looking at those color hairsprays...pink...blue.I

Very windy and chilly today. Next week..20s and 30s . Winter ..ugh.


 

HIJAS

Excellent Judy!

"la cabecilla" [ringleader] and "Devious Daughter of Dario" were among many favorites.

"She's spinning her web around Juana Inés, who's swallowing it whole, and Juana Soledad, who's beginning to look suspicious". So not so sweet Steffi is actually poisonous and very dangerous. I'm surprised Vicky's sisters "turned" so quickly.

By planting the necklace, Steffi's proving she is a shrinking violet no more.

"He's ready to beg her forgiveness for misunderstanding her sacrifice and not appreciating how pure and noble her intentions were". Dumb, deliciously handsome dolt.

"Weepy MopTop Vicky looks deeply into his eyes. But says nary a word." Well! I believe that won't last long :)

Judy, another treat. Gracias amiga.

Diana
 

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Judy, thank you very much for this fun read, I enjoyed it a lot.

I was in today and turned on the show though I was also doing other things. I did see Fernando sketching impatient Barb from above. Are these two now free agents? All this time together has to lead to something.

If so I really feel for poor Fernando. Barb does look quite good with a little make-up and dressed in a surgical gown, or really anything other than what she usually wears. But don't get into an argument with her, Painter Boy.

At some point I muted the TV so I could concentrate on what I was doing and the next thing I knew El Gordo y La Flaca was coming on. I watched the intro for a minute or so to see if we were going to get another look at CardiB's impressive, um, fashion sense. But no luck.

There was quite a lot to like in your recap, but there's no sense trying to point out all your fun lines. I will mention this:
"Back to this strange pirate story. Todoelmundo is doing research on the internet and finding that in 1604 a Chinese pirate named Chin Ta landed here and buried treasure to give to his one living son. Alas Pops died of a tropical disease before he could pass on the moola. But this explains the fantasma's affection for Mundito and his help with the magic act. It's because the little whippersnapper reminds him of his own long-lost whelp.

Sure. Makes perfect sense. As I said, a mishmash of an episode."

It is a nice example of your fun writing and also an example of just what kind of TN this is.

I think I'll just read the recaps, thank you very much.

:-)

andy
 

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DORIS, thank you for "As Roseanne Roseannadanna's father told her, it's always something."

I hadn't thought about Roseanne Roseannadanna in years!

:-)

andy
 

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Anita I wasn't dissing you, I'm just used to JudyB recapping this one but you guys are kinda like twin recappers
Can't tell which is which. Yall just that good. Thank you for that fun one
From yesterday. Like I told Judy we
Need to laugh. It keeps us sane. So yall keepem comin baby. Thank you!:-)
 

Thank you, JudyB! Your snark and title were spot on! It certainly was a mishmash of an episode...a little bit of this, a little bit of that. And now we have a pirate ghost who wants to make sure his fortune goes to Mundito. Maybe TEM and Mundito are actually his descendants!

Fernanda and J-Barbarian?? watch out, Fernie unless you like playing rough...and sometimes not playing but just plain rough.

 

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Interesting remarks from my patio today. Thanks all.

SUSANLYNN...hey, if you're thinking about color hairspray, why not go for the lavender? It always looked good on that Mi Marido Tiene Más Familia character. As for Michelle's hair, I've always thought it was her own, just grown bushy and wild because of the humidity of the ocean. My hair always looks better when I'm in Florida, but a friend of mine with really thick hair, turns into an orangutan when she's at the beach. And I suppose that wild hair is supposed to be emblematic of Juana Victoria's wild, impulsive nature. So attractive to Seb who was bored by his perfectly groomed fiancée Estefania.

DIANA...Well, you've really got Juana Victoria pegged. Yes, "saying nary a word" definitely won't last long. I'm sure Seb will get a tsunami or words in today's episode, and perhaps a tsunami of kisses as well. Fortunately my buddy Doris will be covering this afternoon's show so I won't have to recap that display. Yay yay yay!

ANDY...Love it when you go all Sports Talk on me. "Are those two free agents?" Yep, they sure are, and judging from the intro (which now comes in the middle) they do end up together. Beauty and the Beast, although who's the beauty and who's the beast remains to be seen. And you know, it's a testament to the inane quality of this telenovela, that you and I have not found much to bicker about. Hopefully, we'll be at daggers drawn on the next one. All in fun!

NINA...I'm sure Anita didn't take offense. We always enjoy your juicy comments and lively thanks, no matter whom they're addressed to.

RGV CHICK...JUANA BARBARIAN!!!!! Good one! As ANDY has often pointed out, in decent clothes, reasonable hairdo, and without a glower, the actress is attractive. So the pairing could definitely happen. And Fernando could use a little starch in his spine. With Barb at the helm, he'll either toughen up or fold completely.

Have a great day everybody. I'm off to lunch and a showing of Little Women, before returning home and doing some pre-cooking and cleaning for a big birthday dinner tomorrow.
 

HIJAS

Thank you for your recrap, Judy! This was, indeed, a mishmash of filler, repetition, etc., yadda yadda. I'm not even interested in Mundito's pirate. How sad is that? Mundito is such a cutie-patootie!
I mostly FFWDed --> through this episode because so much of it seemed repetitious. And then, to add insult to injury, our hockey team phoned it in last night and lost. (I won't mention the dog's diarrhea while we were gone and how the carpet has to be professionally cleaned, after a routine cleaning two months ago. ;-p I need to go on Queen for a Day. Surely I would win some sort of household appliance!)

Seriously, Patio, let's hope today's episode has more meat to it or it may be a six-line recrap. Okay, it won't be that short, but YKWIM. Gah!

RgvChick - the credits always show Fer with Barb, so my money is on those two ending up together. It's just that kind of telenovela.

The only real speculations are: "what type of anvil will Dario get?" and "how will Sebastian get out of his marriage to Stefy?"
 

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Doris, "the credits always show Fer with Barb, so my money is on those two ending up together. It's just that kind of telenovela." Yeah, I've seen that, but I just can see it...yet LOL

 

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RGV CHICK -- well, I really can't see Fer and Barbi together, either, but this is telenovelalandia. LOL
 

HIJAS--
JudyB, just enough time to thank you before Doris picks up her pen. I'll watch later.

Glad the tennis shoe caper and the necklace caper was solved in the same episode. Ditto for Padre Camilo. (This actor is ever the priest, but I couldn't place him. Was it in Cuando me Enamoro?)
 

NINA--
Don't fret about confusing us. It's all we can do to hang on to our sanity and this tn isn't providing much of it to hang onto. It's just nice to have you along for the rutted trip.
 

HIJAS--
Isn't it sad that we are worried about a 4th-tier romance turning out ok? True, there aren't many other eligible bachelors left. I wonder if Ray will go back home if J-Barb retires.
 

HIJAS


--- recap is coming .... eight pages of notes to condense to six lines. Um, not gonna happen. LOL
 

HIJAS --- #64 . . . FAMILY DRAMA: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
Part 1
A friend of mine has a kitchen towel her adult daughter gave her for Christmas a year or two ago, with that saying. (I might put that up as my avatar until this turkey is done and Por Fin’ed. Amazon.com has the towels, the coffee mugs, etc. But …. on to the show, which is why you are here!

Some parts are reported in depth (to annoy the Patio), some parts but not many were omitted, some parts are lumped together so our brains are not turned into a telenovela pinball machine, and some parts are fabricated or exaggerated (just a little!) by your recapper. If any really important stuff was not included, please post it in your comments and I will appreciate it mucho.

Our show opens today with Leo & Stefi discussing their complot. Leo says there WILL be a religious ceremony/wedding or my name isn’t Leonora Ruiz! (well, there we have it! Leo has spoken.)

Vic and Seb talk out their situation.
V: I pretended I liked Fer so you would marry Stef for her money.
S: I feel terrible about that
V: Well, I did it for my family, et al
S: Well, I married her to bail my dad out of jail
V: Yeah, but the hotel is also getting built
S: Dario’s money paid off a lot of things but the hotel is being financed by a government backed program
V: So, how’s the marriage goin’?
S: Oy, vey, you had to ask. Eh, that’s not important….I married her but I’m still in love with you.
R (recapper): (Oh gah, this is *just* like merry old England, historical romance novels, old titled families, etc., where people marry to save a title or gain a fortune….Downton Abbey was based on that although the Granthams were not in love with anyone else when they married. They sacrificed all the time. Get over yourself, Sebastián. But I digress…)
S: It’s killing me that your bedroom is two doors down from ours
V: That was your choice to move back home, dude
V: and furthermore, your wifey-poo is making my life a living hell.
S: So what can we do?
V: ~shrugs~ Nada….we just put one foot in front of the other and have this same conversation over and over and over until the cows come home.
S: Oh gah! Drat! I sold my soul to Dario Iriarte. I’ve made a pact with the devil. Wah.
R: (recapper's note) - I worry that Sebastián might have a brain aneurysm from thinking too hard.
S: Oh yikes, I signed a pre-nup, too, saying that if I make one misstep I have to return all the money to Dario.
V: That wouldn’t be much, would it?
S: $1,000,000 USD
V: Holy moly that’s a lotta moola!
S: So, we are back to square one. BTW, Why do I love you sooo much? (he goes in for smoochies)
V: (leans away) WE are NOT going to KISS! You’re a married man, remember? I don’t do married men.
 

HIJAS --- #64 . . . FAMILY DRAMA: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
Part 2

Inés has a meltdown over Mauricio’s comment regarding her pink hair and has locked herself in the ladies’ room at La Dolorosa. So mature. #gurlneedsthickerskin Never fear, Patio, they finally kiss and makeup and Mauricio tells her she loves her just as she is. The Patio can go into the weekend without worrying over the relationship status of these two. Yayyy

- TEM (TodoElMundo) talks to Octavio about letting Mundito spend the night at Octavio’s house. He wants a night alone with Teresa.

- Later, TEM and Tere are having their quiet night at his home. Awwwww!!! Cuteness alert! TEM and Tere are wearing …. matching shirts! Yes! This is my confirmation from the Telerisa wardrobe department that they are officially a couple!

So the evening goes like this:
Tere: So, what's the plan?
TEM: I wanted to spend time with you this evening. Maybe talk, watch movies, pop popcorn, play cards or spin the bottle, or …. (ahem)…. other things (~recapper with 8th grade mentality is wiggling her eyebrows~)
Tere: Um, well, I don’t know about those “other things” because stuff keeps happening that prevents me from giving up my V-card.
TEM: Whaaaaa???
Tere: Yes, I’ve been cock-blocked (foiled) every time I had the opportunity to give it up. You’re taking your life in your hands with me.
Oh, you don't believe me? You want examples?
1) One time, the upstairs neighbor’s pipe bursts and the ceiling falls down on us
2) Another time, my boyfriend’s car alarm starting sounding; someone was robbing it
3) Yet another time, the firemen…..AT THIS POINT TEM KISSES HER, JUST TO SHUT HER UP.
Okay, so the kiss is going well. Until … Tere sees a giant tarantula walking on TEM’s shoulder. Good heavens, this woman is jinxed! She screams and leaves. Bless her heart. Really!
---> Later in the episode, as Tere recounts to Margarita her noche de coitus interruptus (well, really beso interruptus), Marga cannot believeTere has had such rotten luck in the bedroom. Tere assures her of said bad luck with … wait for it … war story #4:
Tere: Did I tell you about the one who had a heart attack just as things got going? Poor man saw the tunnel, the light at the end of it. Thankfully, he did not die, or I'd be in the manicomio right now.
Marga: laughs with Tere over this bizarre incident
R(recapper): This poor woman. She just cannot get a break. No wonder she has surrendered to her fate.
Tere: I’m going to have to break it off with TEM. I’m doomed to die a virgin.

There is some sort of inane conversation between Seb & Stefi after he decides to sleep in a separate bedroom from her. It’s just more of the same-old, same-old. Stefi leaves his room in defeat just as Vic is passing the bedroom to go to her bedroom. The two girls shoot eye daggers at each other. Oh, the drama. ~meh~

Next day, Stef is complaining to Daddy Dearest about Seb. Dario says ‘how many times did I tell you to NOT marry that guy, but don’t worry, I’ll intervene and help set the other Juanas against Victoria.’ Lovely. So, later, Sebastian is attacked by two of Dario’s thugs. While he is writhing in pain on the street, Dario steps forward and says: I hope they didn’t hurt you too badly. (ha!) Then he tells Seb three things:
1.) You WILL sleep with your wife
2.) You WILL have a church wedding
3.) If you fail to be a good husband, then something WILL happen to Juana Victoria.

Javier is livid about Dario’s thugs whupping up on Sebastian, who has a 2-lb bag of ice on his stomach where he was punched. Seb begs Javi to keep this between themselves and not say a word to JuanO.
 

HIJAS --- #64 . . . FAMILY DRAMA: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
Part 3

Oh, by the way, Inés tried to fix her pink hair. She now looks like Rainbow Dash from “My Little Pony,” much to her chagrin. I guess this was our light-hearted comedy segment today? IDK Whatevs

Back to the scumbaggery: Stef has a plan to set up Seb and J-Vic alone in the house, so she can hide, spy, and catch them in compromising positions. Well, that plan failed. Stef was not a happy camper.

While Stefi is ranting to Daddy Dario that she couldn’t snap pics of them doing adulterous stuff, Seb and Vic are still at home. Kissing. OMG! Vic forgot her vow to not kiss a married Sebastián. (Patio, see Part 1 of recrap. Juana Vic --- see Part 1 of this recrap!!!) Major hawt get-a-room kissing. And . . . in walk the other three sisters. BUSTED! Eyes are falling out of their heads. Quelle Horreur!!! Dios mio!!!

Seb and Juana Vic sit down the three other Juanas and explain how they fell in love, Vic had a feeling they were not sibs because Seb does. not. have. the. media luna. birthmark. and so they did the prueba de DNA and bingo! Sebastian is NOT JuanO’s son. He is not their brother. It’s okay for us to be in love and kiss. (no mention of Seb’s wife. ahem)
More caras de impactadas on the sisters faces. Long story short, they. do. not. believe. Vic. and accuse her of LYING to them. Oh noes. This is terrible. Stef’s plan to divide and conquer worked and she missed it.

In other news, Mundito believes the ghost helped him with his magic tricks and is how his BFF.

So that’s pretty much all there is.

VOCABULARIO (because with this telenovela, it is ALL about the Spanish)

“marabunta” – plague; crowd … as in, Octabio tries to get a night alone with Sol and he keeps having this marabunta in his house….all these people! …. after he allows Mundi to sleepover.

“Saladez” y “saladas” --- jinx, bad luck … as in -- pobrecita de Tere and getting laid

“telaraña” --- spiderweb … as in Leo saying “the fly got caught in the spiderweb”

“hurgando” --- rummaging around; browsing(?) … as in Leo and Tere are just “hurgando” the lingerie at the open air market

“complot” --- conspiracy …but y’all probably knew that one already

"dios mio!" --- OMG ... as in OMG! Seb & Vic are besando!
 

HIJAS

"Some parts are reported in depth (to annoy the Patio), some parts but not many were omitted, some parts are lumped together so our brains are not turned into a telenovela pinball machine..." was great doris.

So Vicky's plans to get her sisters back in her court are failing miserably. Steffi has really spewed the poison.

"Oh, the drama. ~meh~" and "She now looks like Rainbow Dash from “My Little Pony,” were hysterical.

I guess I didn't realize Dario was so dastardly.

The vocabulary was great and I didn't know "complot".

Very clever and a lot of fun doris. Thank you!

Diana
 

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The Fun of it Doris. Thanks much. THE
Sisters are so silly. They don't even believe that seb n them aren't blood siblings.
Why would they lie about that? And the dna test are the proof. So Silly Juana
People.

So much for not kis-sin a married man.
Well they've passed that.

Tere can't get it on with nobody, Owell Thems the breaks.

Dario is the lowest in the show. Well
There is his angel stefi. Who just might be lower than him.

Thank you Doris. Happy weekend yall.
Winter has finally hit the first coast
Of Florida. Time for me to make my chilli.


 

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Doris, thank you for this great, very funny recap!

I don't know if the show is getting any better but the recaps are great. I think you ladies recapping this turkey are throwing caution to the wind and just dishing us up some creative writing at its best.

I loved your disclaimer, especially "... some parts are lumped together so our brains are not turned into a telenovela pinball machine..."

Also loved this: "Back to the scumbaggery: "
I thought you had invented a new word, but Wiktionary tells me it's already in use.

Doris, thanks again, this was a great fun read. If only the show were this good!

andy
 

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Doris, you've outdone yourself in the snark department. I wish I could list all the "good ones" but I'd have to copy your entire recap.

Poor Tere! What a tragedy! LOL That was the best part of the episode for me. Oh and I enjoyed Mundito and his "philosophical" take on the ghost. That was really cute..and impressive how he learned all those big words.
 

I actually caught a couple of episodes at the end of the week! Between that and the hilarious recaps, I can see that not much has changed. Thanks for all the comments.

 

HIJAS

Thank you, Doris , for throwing a bit of lighthearted mocking on this strange tale.

Wow... Dario.. The father in !as from hell. He gives a while new meaning to shotgun wedding. " You WILL" sleep with your wife. " Talk about pressure to perform.

Do you think that the writers are creating this whole mess with a tongue firmly in cheek attitude , or do they actually think that they are doing a good job of spinning this saga. Gold into straw???
 

HIJAS--
Doris, thank you for another stellar offering. Well, it wasn't six lines but many, each charged with a little jolt of snark. and thanks for the dialog. It always helps clarify the inanity of these people.

Susanlynn--Spinning gold into straw. Brilliant. How DO you keep coming up with these gems? Somehow, I see the writers sitting around with their coffee-stained papers, pens in hand, just trying to fill out another 44 minutes so the director can get to work. It could go either way. If they care at all maybe it's because they have their eyes on a prize at premio night.

Who came up with the idea that tarantulas are funny and pirate ghosts are nice? Maybe they are writing for children's morning shows.
 

HIJAS

A masterpiece, DORIS. I really got a kick out of this section:

So the evening goes like this:
Tere: So, what's the plan?
TEM: I wanted to spend time with you this evening. Maybe talk, watch movies, pop popcorn, play cards or spin the bottle, or …. (ahem)…. other things (~recapper with 8th grade mentality is wiggling her eyebrows~)
Tere: Um, well, I don’t know about those “other things” because stuff keeps happening that prevents me from giving up my V-card.
TEM: Whaaaaa???
Tere: Yes, I’ve been cock-blocked (foiled) every time I had the opportunity to give it up. You’re taking your life in your hands with me.

Great job of recounting that rather weird, incomfortable scene. And I always get a chuckle when your granddaughter sneaks into the recap, as in:

[Juana Inés] looks like Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony.

Also, loved scumbaggery and all the vocabulary. You really went to town on the latter. We're all going to be the better for it, Spanish-wise, at the end of this miserable telenovela.

As SUSANLYNN said, the writers are spinning gold into straw, but you're spinning that straw right back into gold with your clever, witty recaps. Thanks amiga mia. More than you'll ever know I appreciate your help.

Would you be able to fill in for me next Wednesday? I have a commitment that I really need to meet.