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HIJAS #78 SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE Part 1 of 2

The plot train continues to move along. Some scenes are omitted, some combined. You know how these recraps go.
I’ve been threatening a six-line recap for some time and here we go:

1) Dario makes Juan-O think that he and Leo are having an affair.
2) Leo denies the affair but makes up a lie as to exactly why she is being blackmailed by Dario.
3) Sol has another vision and sees a USB stick at Ernesto Cifuentes’ house.
4) Margarita and Javier marry.
5) Octavio is pranked by some of the amoeba clan posing as his new housemates.
6) The USB stick at Cifuentes’ has a video declaration by himself that is incriminating to Dario.

Ta-Daaaaa!!!
Oh, but that would let the recapper off too easily, right? Eh, please don’t answer that. lol

- Dario sets up Leo to head out in evening wear, telling her where to go via phone. She ends up meeting him at a very cute, quaint little town square. He walks with her for a while, then leaves and she is confused. Up comes JuanO, asking her what is going on??? He got an anonymous text that his wife was up to no good, and asks if she is here to meet Jerome. Leo denies that and makes up some lame lie about teaching Marga and Tere about dressing up for the evening, etc., and she is supposed to take selfies there.


- Jerome decides to stay in Mazatlan so that he can keep an eye on his investment in the hotel, as well as on Sebastian.

-Sebastian and Victoria have a noche de amor on some boat. Ew. FFWD--> on that one.

Juan later confronts Jerome about the anonymous text he received, is he there to link up with Leo? (Juan knows they had a relationship, like, eons ago.)

- Margarita & Javier marry. Every single person there is wearing white clothing. hmmm….. Juana Barbara looked especially nice with her hair down. Leo’s phone rings … it’s Dario, tells her to leave the wedding reception (I guess he was not invited) and drive somewhere. JuanO sees her leave and he follows her in his car.

- Leo ends up in a hotel suite and Dario is there, with champagne chilling in a bucket. It looks like a lovers’ tryst! Oh noes!
- JuanO barges into the room and Dario’s henchman are right on his heels. Dario looks smug. Leo looks guilty.
- Dario tells JuanO that he and Leo are amantes. Leo tells Juan that is not true. Dario says ‘tell Juan what really happened in San Diego. Leo says NOTHING happened! Dario spews more stuff, does a mic drop and leaves them to it.

- Leo says Dario was blackmailing her. Juan asks why? Leo makes up another lie about Dario wanting to hurt Juan and Sebastian because Dario is blaming them for Stefy’s situation.
- Later on, Dario celebrates that JuanO will soon learn that Sebastian is not his bio-son and Juan will never forgive Leo. Nice guy, right?
 

HIJAS #78 SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE Part 2 of 2

- Soledad sees a newspaper headline that Ernesto Cifuentes’ murder is still being sought. Then she has a vision! She sees the hovel where Cifuentes lived, lots of papers flying around in the air, the camera stops on a photo of a man, a woman, and two children (did that woman look like Leo to y’all?), and a USB stick on the top of the bed headboard.
- Sol tells her hermanas, and they all go to tell Juan and Sebastian about the newspaper article and Sol’s vision. Sebastian deducts, from the headline and vision, that Dario likely was Cifuentes’ boss. (I really am not putting all this together re: how he came to that conclusion so maybe I missed something in the translation???)

- Leo further redeems herself from self-centered snob status (where have all her old friends been lately?) by hiring one of her former pre-hurricane employees to cover for Teresa while she is preggers.
Teresa is ecstatic and grateful.

- Sol tells Octavio and his biceps she wants to pursue a career in medical engineering; developing things for the handicapped like prosthetics, etc. Octavio is supportive.
- Barbara & Fernando plus Adela & Raymundo show up at Octavio’s, saying the girls need to move in with him now that he has some room in the house, and they’ll deal with Mauricio whenever he comes back (or STTE). Poor Octavio cannot get a break! But wait! They all finally tell him they are joking.

- JuanO, Sebastian, and Jerome(because why not?) take off for Cifuentes’ house to look for the USB stick.
They are followed by Ricardo, who tells Dario where the guys are headed. Dario’s thugs are waiting for them inside the house. This does not look good: four thugs up against the three of them. It’s like a scene out of Batman! Our three good guys prevail over the four thugs and escape unharmed. With the USB stick. Yay for the good guys!!! I’m so glad I watched today. (not-lol)

- The police watch the video declaration on the USB stick where (I think) Cifuentes basically says Dario is behind all the stuff that has been happening. Detective Carla says she will have Dario apprehended. Our good guys as for police protection for all their family.

- Right after chewing out Ricardo over the worthless thugs (GAh, good help is so hard to find, right?), he gets a phone call. He is told the police are going to apprehend him and that the video deposition Cifuentes made tells everything.
- My question is WHO called Dario and told him this? Does he have a mole at the M.P.D.? stay tuned.


VOCABULARIO – because this is the only reason all four of us are watching this turkey:
“añicos” --- pieces
“hacer añicos” --- shatter, destroy; as in Dario wants to “hacer añicos a” Juan-O
“suministros” (this one came from a comercial during the show) --- supplies; like diabetic supplies
“USB” --- USB; as in USB stick/Universal Serial Bus (unlike this crazy telenovela bus we have been riding on) ;-)
 

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GREAT TITLE, Doris, and seriously, your six-line recap would have been just fine.

But then we would have missed "Sol tells Octavio and his biceps she wants a career in medical engineering". Loved that. Our fella certainly is built like a Mac Truck. Fine by me.

And "hacer añicos" is a very fine expression to know. Gets used in telenovelas a lot--both when people hurl pottery or glass objects at walls and break them, or when hearts and/or feelings are shattered. An equal opportunity idiom.

I think Dario does have a mole in the police department. And that's why he's always two steps ahead of law enforcement.

Sure do feel sorry for Ricardo who regularly gets insulted, boffed around etc. and yet still has to go out and do the dirty work. I guess the pay is good though.

Visually, this has been really fun lately. I loved all the blue outfits at the hotel inauguration; and I loved all the white outfits at the wedding. Plus this old cynic was entranced by the wedding vows...especially when Xavier said as part of his promise:

te ofrezco una sonrisa cada mañana
mi mano durante el dia
un beso en la noche,
te ofrezco mi vida, mi alma etc....

There was more, but that part especially seemed lovely and a smile in the morning, a helping hand throughout the day and a kiss at night seems a lovely promise indeed.

Thanks partner. I could enjoy this episode visually because I did not have to take notes, worry about dreaming up a title, nor about writing it. You are a GIFT!!!!! And I thank you.

 

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NINA. - you totally cracked me up with:

" And why don't loopy Leo just tell the Juana she Allowed another fishing pole in her lake of love . . .
and
He o'ded on happy Juice that gave him an eternal erection, 4 times. And she slipped and fell on Jerome. "

I'm so glad you stop by our little patio regularly and share these gems with us. ������
 

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Judy - I FFWD thru the wedding vows...because I could. Thanks for posting those snippets. I'm still not believing these two as a couple. At least Javi is no longer mooning over that long lost love of his who does not write letters in Spanish. ;-)
 

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Hah! I love it that you fast forwarded through the vows, Partner. Because why not?

And thanks for repeating Nina's hilarious remarks. I'd like to have coffee with her once a week, so she could just crack me up. We'd be thrown out of Panera, or wherever we were, because I have a really loud laugh...but it would be worth it.

Or Nina could ditch her job as a CNA and give seminars in Laugh Therapy. It's a thing and people pay to go to them. I bed that she could clean up big-time.
 

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"This does not look good: four thugs up against the three of them. It’s like a scene out of Batman! Our three good guys prevail over the four thugs and escape unharmed. With the USB stick. Yay for the good guys!!! I’m so glad I watched today. (not-lol)". HA!

doris, your witty recaps always bring a smile to my face. I'm so glad you started recapping and I hope you continue.

Loved all the vocabulary “USB” --- USB; as in USB stick/Universal Serial Bus (unlike this crazy telenovela bus we have been riding on) ;-)" in particular.

Diana
 

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Doris, I very much enjoyed your recap. Unfortunately, I'm sick as a dog with a nasty cold and though I have a lot to do, I have just avoided doing much of anything. Mostly I have been sleeping a lot and getting up confused.

Oh, well. I think it's getting better now, so another day or two at the most.

Your six line recap was actually very good, and then you went on to polish things to brilliance.

:-)
 

ANDY -

Oh noes!!! I hope you do not have the same crud I came down with two weeks ago. Sore throat, sinus pain and drainage, feeling like "stomped-on dog mess". Eight days later, I was no better, went to the doctor, and came home with antibiotics (enormous size pills) for sinus infection, and I needed them. Those are done and I'm still not great, but keeping fingers crossed. I hope you will fare better.
 

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So sorry to hear that you are sick ANDY. Our son has had something similar to your and Doris' cold also. He's on his 10th miserable day. Drags home from work, eats a few bites and goes to bed. Utterly miserable.
 

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Doris, thanks for such a fun recap...definitely an improvement over the actual episode, but I have to agree with JudyB, " I loved all the blue outfits at the hotel inauguration; and I loved all the white outfits at the wedding." And those wedding vows were so unique...truly enjoyed those too.

"This does not look good: four thugs up against the three of them. It’s like a scene out of Batman!" Yup, it was! And all the while, I kept thinking about JuanO's back...miraculous recovery or just adrenaline rush?

FOUR mor episodes!!
 

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I'm back, folks. Will get up to speed as fast as this tn is moving, over 50 mph now.

JUDYB--You should get the honor for the GRAND EXPIRATION (overdue) episode of Hijas, but I'm willing to take on one day next week, your choice. Usually they die on a Monday, to be replaced by the new one on Tuesday. I guess that's not the way this one is going to work. Keep me posted.
 

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Doris, thank you for going above and beyond and providing us with a snappy recap while you are sick. I hope that you feel better very soon.

Andy, so sorry that you, too, have been the under the weather. I guess that sleep and hydration are about all you can do for a bug until the doctor decides it is time to try an antibiotic.

I agree with those who loved the all white wedding and the blue lagoon gathering . When our younger daughter was expecting her first baby (a girl ), her sister and I planned a sugar and space themed shower for her, and we asked all the guests to wear pink. It was so fun to see her friends and mine all dressed in the same color.

Judyb, I would love to have coffee or a meal weekly with all my lovely caraymates.I imagine that our Nina would have us all laughing . Well, the patio , at least, provides us with a cyber place to meet and greet each other throughout the day. BYOB.
 

JudyB, what an adventurous recap. It reminds me of the comedy cappers funny movies I used to watch early in the morning in my younger years.
The amoeba familu running from one place to the next lookin For stuff in
Soll's vision, and actually finding it. Go figure.

Dario is a sly devil. He is making Leo
Very uncomfortable. She bringing that on herself, all she gotta do is tell
JaunO the truth. Yall know what? I do think if she did that would probly end the show. Thats the last big truth. It
Would bring all the secrets out in the
Open, which I would just love soes we can move on to the next huge middle of
The day drama. Get some more Spanish
Learnin right JudyB? Im talkin with my southern drawl accent. Lol.

-My question is, WHO called Dario and told him all this". Well I would not be surprised if it Leo. He knows she still lying, which put her in his evil
Crooked hands. He's hoping that when jaunO finds out he won't forgive Leo.
That may not work the way he thinks. Ok thats it fer na.

Thanks JudyB
 

......I mean Doris:-)
 

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Recap will be posted later than usual. A toddler, who has refused to take a nap today, is about to arrive and wreak havoc. Will have to write up all the drama later folks.
 

Doris let me thank you properly. This was indeed a fun read. And you manage to do it under the weather too.
I think that's just dandy of you to do
That. I hope you are getting better, cuz gettin a cold at our age sucks. Feel better and thanks again love.
You also Andy.
 

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Don't worry, Judy, because today's episode can be done with one sentence. ;-)
 

HIJAS #79 LEONORA SPILLS THE BEANS IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY

Part 1

And the one sentence recap would be just that: Leonora spills the beans in the worst possible way.

But wait!...there's more...

The episode begins with Juan thanking Jerome for "saving his life" in the tussle with the fishermen (they weren't really thugs, it seemed) at the Cifuentés hovel. And Octavio (Mr. Biceps) and Soledad are given tickets for a lovely honeymoon trip from Ray and Fernando--as thanks for their long, protracted stay at Octy's home.

But hold the phone! drama hits in the form of an email from a genetics lab, addressed to Juan, which tells him he bears no biological relation to Sebastian. Zounds! Juan is perplexed as to who could have sent in their DNA, but Xavier points out it could only be one person--Dastardly Dario.

Scene switch again: It's Leonora warmly thanking Jerome for saving Juan's life, keeping her guilty secret and helping finance the renovation of Media Luna. "I'd give my life for my son," purrs Jerome in his Frenchy accent, "And what is money for if you can't make your loved ones happy?"

And another scene flip: Dario is hidden somewhere in Mazatlán which means the Oropeza womenfolk must be sequestered in the Blue House. He's a danger to one and all. The Juanas are going crazy missing their novios, but soon get excited about arranging a double wedding for Soledad and Juana Inés. Well, three of them are excited. Juana Victoria is off in a corner sighing and weeping in her own little vale of tears. She'll never be able to marry Sebastian or have a baby with him. Wah Wah! More tears and sniveling when Teresa tactlessly shows her the fetal development book she's perusing.

Let's leave them to their grief and apologies, and listen to Sebastian confiding in Jerome. It's similar to Vicky's lament. "I could look for a husband for her but no! I'd die without her! She's the love of my life! And yet we'll never be able to marry, have kids together and form a family." Leonora, listening through the requisite partly open telenovela door, looks anguished as she hears her beloved son's pain.

When Seb learns his mother was eavesdropping and Jerome didn't alert him, he's furious, but Jerome points out that it's time his mother learned of the depth of love sonny boy feels for Miss Vicky.

Meanwhile, back at Dario's cushy hideaway cabin, he and Constantly Berated Ricardo are watching a newscast on TV telling of the arrest warrant for our business tycoon. As Ricardo is about to come in for another drubbing, our humble henchie strikes back. "You're the richest and most powerful man in the region and I always felt safe with you. But no more. And frankly I'm tired of being treated like an idiot. If I go down, I'm taking you with me!" I definitely like the new Ricardo. Dario does not. And wield heavy sarcasm, addressing him as don Ricardo and "would you be so kind as to help me"...in this case, kidnap Leonora. Quickly mollified, Ricky sez "Yeah, I can do that. If she has her cellphone on, I can locate her wherever she is." Turns out Leo is in Padre Camilo's office pouring our her heart for a good two hours, while the good padre comforts her and points out the many ways that she has changed for the better.
 

HIJAS #79 LEONORA SPILLS THE BEANS IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY

Part 2

And what are those ways? Well, previously she was a pretentious society dame [ tuvo infulas de señora de la sociedad] who made life miserable for her husband and those four Juanas. Now she's realized how much she adores them all and she's forgiven everybody. She loves not only Juan, Sebastian and the "ilegitimas" -- but also Teresa and Margarita. Forget all those snotty ex-friends of hers. Padre Camilo lauds her for the marvelous change he sees in her character. She's matured in monumental ways. Just wow! Well, she's off now and next thing we know TodoelMundo and son are zipping around town on a motorcycle urging one and all to gather in the town square. There's going to be a Big Announcement. And Leonora is making it. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, first a panicky moment when Dario and thugs await outside the cathedral to kidnap our lovely Leo. But just then Sebastian and a cop run up, and they have to drive off disappointed. Poor boys.

But alas Leonora has decided to blindside Juan by announcing to the whole town--on a loudspeaker-- that Sebastian is not her husband's biological son. No mention at first of the artificial insemination which might have made the news a bit more palatable. So of course, Juan is crushed, and the town harpies are calling her a slut and a hussy. How could you do that to such a fine man!!!???"

After Juan flees in despair, Jerome steps in and asserts there was never an infidelity. It was all done through insemination. "A otro perro con este hueso!" [fig. tell it to your granny!] Not even when Leo brandishes the lab results from the fertility clinic does the hysteria abate. There needs to be a big sign at this point: KIDS DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME. Jeez...what a way to break the news.

Juan is not only devastated but enraged when he finds out that his own brother knew, his son knew, all the Juanas knew, even Teresa, Estefania and Dario knew! He's the biggest idiot in the world!

Could it get any worse? Well it probably will for a while, even though Teresa and Margarita try to reassure Leo that once Juan "assimilates" the news and deals with his hurt and anger, all will be well.

Perhaps. But as the episode draws to a close, Leo is tossing and turning all alone in her bed, hugging Juan's pillow to her capacious bosom and weeping sadly.

Night falls. We see the sand, the waves, the starlit sky. Mother Nature seems unperturbed by all this family drama.

But is there any hope for this troubled marriage? Stay tuned Patio.

One last vocabulary word 'cause it's all about the Spanish! "deleznable" When used for a person, it means "despicable". When used for an error or difference, it means "insignificant. Pop Quiz next week. And I'm not kidding.
 

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And it probably should have been the imperfect tense [tenia infulas de señora de la sociedad] So, hey, I promise to go easy when grading the pop quiz.
 

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"pretentious society dame [ tuvo infulas de señora de la sociedad]" was my favorite of many. Judy, your recaps always make each day a bit warmer and happier. The storylines straddle mediocre, the recaps hug the stars.

"Juana Victoria is off in a corner sighing and weeping in her own little vale of tears". Oh noes! But I think this fractured fairy tale will likely not end on a sour note.

"capacious bosom" made me smile but "Night falls. We see the sand, the waves, the starlit sky. Mother Nature seems unperturbed by all this family drama", even more so.

Thank you Judy.

Diana
 

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Hi there faithful Diana. Glad you enjoyed the vocabulary....Spanish or English! It is wonderful isn't it, that throughout all our family drama or that in fiction, the sky and the stars, the tides of the ocean stay the same. Would that we had that same imperturbability.

Just checked back in to say to Anita or Doris that I will definitely need a recapper for Tuesday. I have a big commitment that day.
 

I can do Tuesday, unless I'm outvoted in favor of Doris (who is much funnier than I am).
 

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Judy, as always, thank you for doing this recap, and not just doing it but doing it so well. It can't always have been easy because the TN itself has not presented much to work with. It does sound like it is trying to conclude on a fun up-note.

Thanks to everyone for the well-wishes.

andy
 

JudyB thanks for the fun recap. This 1
Was a Humdinger. Now I didn't know she
Got seb through a petri dish. Their egg and sperm only got it on, not Leo And Jerome. That was very sweet when seb hugged his mom.
Hey didn't need Spanish lessons when I
Saw jaunO asking who else knew and seb
Started running off the names of the people who knew, and then jauno just
Walked out flabbergasted.

Dario got disappointed when he heard there was no cheating just swimming sperm dating an egg in a Petri dish.

So jaunO has to think and figure out what he's gonna do. I like jerome, he is a good guy. And I think jaunO&jero
Could be good friends, and Sebastian would be a lucky man to have two great dads. And an interesting mother.

So all the Jaunas are Gonna get maybe married? They're gonna have to squeeze a lot into the storylines within four
Days. It'll be interesting to see what the writers have come up with in that time.

Ok it's the weekend yaaaay! Thank you
For the one sentence recap JudyB.
Quick question, why O why didn't Leo talk to jaunno in private? She just humiliated him. In public. Are did Dario make her do it? Whatever.They'll
Be back together. Hey maybe javiars ex
Can get with Jerome. Just want all to have a happy ending. Not dario!

JudyB did you get The little angel to take a nap?
 

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ANITA...Yes, please do Tuesday! Doris and I would be eternally grateful for your help.

DORIS...Could you do Monday? I know Wednesday is not a good day for you.

Then I'll cover Wednesday although it might be a bit late, depending on the babysitting situation.

ANDY...Thanks for checking in, especially given that this show has no interest for you whatsoever. We do appreciate our Patio regulars keeping in touch, and certainly hope your cold is a lot better. Our son is just now beginning to look human after 10 days.
He went to work, he had to, but there was nothing left of him by the time he got home.

NINA...Indeed, why EVER would Leonora have announced the unfortunate biological news in that way. Sooooo hurtful. And so unnecessary. There was nothing to indicate that Dario was forcing her to do it that way. Or any way. And also, to not lead with the artificial insemination "got Seb through a Petri dish" hah! news. Just cruelly stupid.

I like your idea of hooking up Xavier's ex with Jerome, but I believe that the lady in question is already married. Anyway, I'm sure it will all be happy happy joy joy with multiple weddings at the end. As it should be.

Now to think about how we should celebrate the gran final. Booze? (it just makes me sleepy) Ice cream? (well, I've been stress eating lately, what's another 5 pounds?) An early Valentine's Day cake? (just found a great recipe for butter cream frosting on the internet)

Anyway dear Patio...fire up with your suggestions. I think most of us are more excited about food and drink than we are about this telenovela.
 

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Thank you for your recap, Judy! And YES, I can do Monday’s recap.

I was watching without CCs and did not catch the artificial insemination part of Leo’s public statement. I now feel much better about all Jerome’s role in all this.

I was shocked that Leo made the announcement in such a public manner. Really, Leo? QTH? While watching it, I kept thinking “this is like pre-Facebook” but, still, why?

So, my best theory is that Leo wanted everyone to hear it straight “from the horse’s mouth” instead of gossip getting it all twisted and wrong. After all, fake news IS a thing, these days, and social media runs rampant with it without fact checking. (I see it all the time)

Whatever. Once Juan wraps his brain around the fact that Sebastian is a product of artificial insemination while he, himself, has FOUR HIJAS that are a product of knocking boots with FOUR DIFFERENT WOMEN, he will come around. Perhaps Javier, the ever-present Voice Of Reason, will point that out to Juan?

Hmmm.... I need to ponder how I will celebrate at the Por Fin party. Maybe some Oreo cookies? Ben & Jerry's? or yummy cookies from the local independent bakery that makes excellent cookies.

And we all need tee shirts that proclaim "I Survived Watching HIJAS!" ;-)
 

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Hah! I like the tee-shirt idea Doris. Except I'm trying to get rid of clothes rather than accumulate more. Oreo cookies are certainly a guilty pleasure. Do you separate and eat the frosting first, or just crunch down into the whole cookie? There are two different camps it seems. I'm a "separatist".

Yes, given that one "sidestep" was artificial and without lust (on Leonora's part anyway)and Juan's four were definitely old-fashioned, passionate romps, I think she has the edge in expecting forgiveness. Plus he seems like a very mellow guy. We need more of those!
 

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Oh and thank you thank you thank you for Monday!!!!!! And all the help in the past as well.
 

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JudyB--On my calendar for Tuesday.
Doris--You aren't the only one who missed the Artificial Insemination part. JuanO missed it, too.
NINA--You were right on the button that it was IVF. You even named it for us, although I took the liberty of defining it for our growing glossary (soon to be published):

En Vitro Virtualization (EVV) – The possibility that methods other than the normal mating habits of humans had something to do with the production of a telenovela baby whose parentage is in question. (Nina in Hijas de la Luna, referring to how Leonora, Sebastian’s mother, could possibly have become pregnant without actually being unfaithful to her husband, as Leo alleges.)

JudyB & Doris--Am now reading the recaps. They cannot be labeled recraps, because of the stellar writing. Thank you both. And--winding down, I think I'll celebrate El Fin by taking of the Beanie (it was getting hot under there) with something salty and FRIED and maybe a glass of red wine.
 

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Diana--"Oh noes! But I think this fractured fairy tale will likely not end on a sour note." Your comments always catch my attention allow me to reflect on your infinite wisdom. This was one that brought back memories--Fractured fairy tale. Does anyone remember Fractured Fairy Tales on the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show? That was ever so long ago, but I remember watching when my children were toddlers--so it must have already been in re-runs. Nowadays you can find them on YouTube!
 

FRACTURED FAIRY TALES - I watched Rocket J Squirrel and Bullwinkle faithfully, as a kid, every week. Great stuff!

OREOS - Judy, when I was a kid I sometimes split them like you do, but mostly I eat them"as is". When we were kids, I stuck a form down into the creamy filling so the whole cookie could be completely submerged in milk. Those were the days.
Remember the song from the old commercial? "Do you know exactly how to eat an Oreo..."

Those blonde Oreos are very addictive, too. Don't ask how I know. :-)
 

OREOS - I stuck a fork .. .... dratted autocorrupt
 

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Judyb..thank you for your goodnatured recap as the craziness continues.


I was a big fan of Rocky and Bullwinkle and all those fractured fairytales, but I never liked Oreos. A simpler time. A time when we all learned to read with Dick, Jane, and Sally. Skybars and Neco wafers ( so much candy for a nickle.) And Ricky closed his eyes and sang to us while playing his guitar.
 

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Any cake with any frosting sounds good to me Judy!

I love the T shirt idea doris!

Anita, yes, I always watched Fractured Fairy Tales which is why I noted that in my comment. Edward Everett Horton narrated. How strange that I remember that after all these years. I can't remember names of people not in my direct orbit at work, but I remember that...

Diana
 

Diana, Edward Everett Horton had a very distinctive voice.
 

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Good Day, Patio!

JudyB, thanks for the recrap! And I call it a recrap, not because your summary isn't as snarktastic as ever, but because your creation is like a field of lilies growing to their fullest from dirt full of a bunch of crap :-)

So I will eat every bad comment I said about Leo when I thought she was not INtachable and a big hypocrite, but the way she decided to set things straight just blew everything out of the water...or volcano....."cruelly stupid!" I can see where the townspeople might need to know that Seb and J-Annoying are not related if and when they get married, but, goodness, tell the husband first, then the family so that they can assimilate it all.

Oh well THREE more episodes to go!! Let's see what other crap they throw at us; I'm sure our recappers will give us more lilies :-)
 

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I'm glad this show is winding down, but I'm going to have to order a different T-shirt than you guys. Something like:

"I survived HIJAS!
I watched until I just couldn't anymore!"


I was another fan of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Fractured Fairy Tales, and all the regular characters on the show, Dudley, Snidely, Nell, Boris and Natasha, et al.

An absolutely great show.

andy
 

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Rgv Chick...Leonora's decision to make the paternity announcement that way had no logical explanation other than Plot Device. Just like Estefania's sudden flip to insanity and then back to mature behavior once again. Ah well...just keep steamin' on to the end of this hot mess.

The Fractured Fairy Tales,...clearly I'm a decade or so older than my pals on this site. Never watched 'em. Still, you guys probably missed out on the Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew. Or Cherry Ames! So there. (Not that you missed all that much.) And only reason I'm a little more in line with everybody on music is I had to keep using it for the aerobics classes. Now that I've retired, I'm clueless about current pop hits once again.
 

Susanlynn...I'm still a fan of Necco Wafers. Although when they're ALL chocolate, it just takes the romance out of it. The thrill of the mixed pack was when you finally got down to that chocolate one, after all the lemons, the "pinks" of indeterminate flavor, the limes and the gawdawful black licorice.
 

HIJAS

JudyB--Not logical either was turning Dario, a high-falutin' successful, RICH businessman into a blubbering idiot over his daughter's failed engagement, crazed vengeance toward a whole family just because he was rejected by the object of his fantasy love and pushing the envelope by turning him into a killer-by-proxy and fugitive from justice (you can tell, because he's no longer shaving).

Andy--Instead of a t-shirt, you are being memorialized in the Caray Lexicon (soon to be published) under the category: Viewerville-Specific Glossary--

I Watched Until I Just Couldn't Anymore! – Exclamation by exasperated viewers who just can’t stomach the content, directing or acting of a current show, where not even the Cozy Caray Community could make them watch along with them. (Declaration made by Andy Banda, in good conscience, referring to Hijas—although he did make it all the way through Y Mañana Será Otro Día—a point of pride, I suspect.)

Along with--

Spinning gold into straw – A reference to telenovela script writers who have taken a nugget of a good story and turned it into something trite, knowingly or not. (Susanlynn about Hijas de la Luna)


OT--JudyB--Your Necco Wafer thrill reminded me of my own thrill, BC (Before Chocolate, that is). It was the multi-flavored Life Savers. For me it was the expectation of reaching the pineapple flavored one, and disappointed when sharing and someone else got the pineapple one instead of the lemon one I liked least.

Further OT--I remember the Muppets when they were just a commercial selling Wilkins coffee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVewx3-9x24
Who would have guessed what was in their future.

My kids watched Cap'n Kangaroo--waaay before Sesame Street. They learned to read and write the old-fashioned way, being read to, drawing and practicing letters and going to a Montessori pre-school.
 

Anita, when I first started dating hub,he would keep a roll of peppermint lifesavers in his shirt pocket. I used to love the butter rum lifesavers. Yum

 

Judyb and anita...memory lane. My friend got Skybars for Christmas from her son's fiancee. She was thrilled.
 

Susanlynn—After tasting Butter rum life savers, pineapple became a dim memory. Thank goodness (or not) the Butter rums came in their own roll. I had to look up Sky Bars. They were never on my horizon. My favorite chocolate bars in high school were Clark Bars and Snickers. Oddly (or not), they don’t taste the same as I remember. My guess is they changed the recipe and are using waxier chocolate. I noticed that there are a multitude of Home Made Snickers now. Hmmmmmm. Should I?
 

This self proclaimed sugar addict has never heard of Sky Bars, nor seen them.

I grew up on Necco wafers. When we were really young, we sometimes pretended they were communion wafers. LOL Same size.
I ate my fair share of Lifesavers, licorice ( red and black) and lots of other candy bars. Mounds and Almond Joys ...yum.

Nowadays my candies of choice are Reese's Peanut Butter cups and peanut M&Ms. notice a trend? Peanuts are protein. And fiber. I'm trying to eat healthier in my old age. ;-)

And I still enjoy the occasional GooGoo Cluster. :-)

ANITA - I agree, chocolate across the board has changed and has more cheap filler like lecithin and other stuff. The really good chocolates in Europe don't have lecithin in the recipe.


 

Fun OT discussion. I think Susanlynn and Andy are the only ones who know about Skybars. I've never seen them in the many places I've lived. But I do remember MoonPies from when we lived in Tennessee, chocolate, marshmallow and nuts. Yum.

And agree on Butter Rum lifesavers. They quickly became a favorite. Still try and pick them up in the gift shop when I visit people in the hospital. Just a tiny bit of comfort, but brings back memories of childhood and youth when all of us were feeling a whole lot better.
 

So sorry I missed all this fun!!

Yes, Skybars, yes! Very delicious.

BTW, the Vermont Country Store sells a lot of candies of yore :)

And Butter Rum lifesavers were the only ones I'd ever eat.

Diana