Caray, Caray!

ALL GOOD STUFF. What a ride!

I think my new favorite character is The Ghost of Javier. He's all, "You're doing a great job! What's with the kid? Pass the tortillas."
 

In fact, The Ghost of Javier is such a character that I'm going to check off my bingo square for "hiding in closet or bathroom."
 

I loved the head butt, and the proud look on Paolo's face for doing it. There's that soul of a champion he's been feeling.

Natalia has GOT to get rid of Julian. Certainly her dad, uncle and grandpa will support her decision.

I missed the meaning / plotline of the treasure chest. Can anyone fill me in? I also don't understand why she called off her date with Paolo and what that card meant.

One good thing about Roberta being cray cray is that I...can...understand...her...slow...diabolical...diction.

Damn that Sabine / Ingrid. Even if I don't have shiny gold jeans, I'd still like to look that cute in my pants. She really has an enviable shape.

Rosemary la Otra


 

Thank you, Anita, for opening us up for comments.

First, I have to say that Ingrid having Javier at the dinner table was my highlight of this episode. I was willing to give her some room about seeing him, talking to him, like a Long Island Medium. But when she had a place set at the table for him and served him? That removed all doubt that woman is not just crazy, but cray cray! BSC! (((((((CRAZY!)))))), as Nina says.

Paolo head-butting Julian was another high point of this episode.

Luciana starting to help Roberta conceive made my telenovela beanie hat fly off my head.

BLUE LASS - ” I think my new favorite character is The Ghost of Javier. He's all, "You're doing a great job! What's with the kid? Pass the tortillas."” I know, right? LOL LOL LOL

ROSEMARY - my interpretation of the treasure chest is all of Paolo’s old jerseys & stuff, maybe trophies, that he sold on Craigslist/eBay/BuySellTrade to raise some money to live off of. Guilt drove Natalie to ask Gael to buy it, so her name would not be on the paper trail, and she gave it all back to him because it was hard-won and meaningful stuff from his career that he lost, thanks to her …. and Julian.

I "Boogled" ;-) the actor who is playing Paolo, it turns out he played the nice doctor (pediatrician?) who Dani and her triplets ended up with in MMTMF. I never would have recognized him.
 

RLO--
All I can say about the treasure chest (I think that's the one), is that Paolo is short on cash to take her out and decides to sell all his treasures and trophies. Nat goes to "Uncle" Gael to borrow the money to buy them all, then she gives them back to Paolo.

Somewhere in there he gets mad she did it and then isn't mad at her anymore. It was Julian that made Nat cancel the date and tell him she's not interested in him anynmore.
 

Rosemary la Otra...yes, we'd all like to have a trim little butt like that. I don't even think I qualified at age 13. Dang those genetics.

I think the treasure chest contained the precious awards etc. that Paolo had won during his storied (but brief) career and he was trying to sell them on eBay or something so he could afford to take Natalia out. So she had her "uncle" Gael buy them and then returned them to Paolo. She had to call off her date because Julian threatened to tell Paolo that she had hit and decimated another guy, just like the "alleged fellow" who hit Paolo. Julian has got Nat by the short hairs for sure.

Ditto on Roberta's diction too. With my failing hearing, she's the only one I "get". Otherwise it's closed captions for me.
 

Sorry Anita, our comments both came in at the same time I guess.
 

And thanks for putting up such an entertaining Discussion Page. Great way to handle it.
 

Doris--You filled in much better than I did. Thanks.

No one has mentioned that hour-glass monstrosity Bertie wore to the birthday party. Did she think she was still living in the 50s?

Luciana should lose her license, or at least have second thoughts. At least we did get a glimpse into why she and Franco only have one child. She needed the "egg booster" to get pregnant the first time. Will Franco donate the sperm?

Franco's teeth just about glow in the dark, eh?

Alba is doing the right thing, even if it's against her fervent desire. Let's see how long it takes before that "attorney-client" relationship breaks down again.

I'm still waiting for Mauro and Ingrid's dinner date. That ought to be a hoot.

Julian told Nat she couldn't see Paolo any more. When that didn't work, he threatened to tell Daddi-O that she's the one that ran over that "Toronto" guy. Didn't he also threaten to tell Paolo that she was involved in a hit and run (but not Paolo) to break them up? I think it was the latter that, under pressure from him, Nat made the phone call to Paolo.
 

Doris, "Paolo" was also "Roberta's" very, very spoiled son on FAMILIA -- which makes watching her dress him down particularly amusing. Back in the day, he could do no wrong...she even grabbed a scuba getup and went after him when he disappeared in a cenote.

R la O, I love the idea of "diabolical diction" -- hooray for our villains and their menacing consonants!

I love the sweet relationship between Gael and Natalia. In fact, it may be the only remotely normal relationship on this show. WRITERS, PLEASE DON'T WEIRD IT OUT.
 

We've all been chomping at the bit to get cracking on this episode before we forget the details.

Judy--You answered my question.

I'm so glad Gabe didn't see the ghost, too. He managed to slip out and headed right for his mother's cuartucho. He's no dumb kid. He sensed something more than client-attorney relationship was going on, despite her protestations.

Oh, and Alba is all the way OK with his being gay. It's his happiness that's important to her. Way to Go, Mama.
 

Ok, so a few points that I don't see covered:

Roberta cornered Pablo and not only did she refuse to shake his hand she also told him that Natalia has a kind heart and is fond of taking in strays, she also says that he is Natalia's charity case and nothing more than that.

Natalia can't get rid of Julian who continues to declare that she belongs to him, I'm just waiting for him to try and pee on her to mark her. In her shoes I'd drive myself down to the police station and confess to being the Zodiac killer if it meant I was free of him.

Ingrid, oh Ingrid. She sees dead people. She talks to dead people. She also feeds them. If she's this crazy now how bad will she be at the end of this?

Franco makes a run for it you guys. I think this is a bad move because it will validate Roberta's theory that he and Alba are having an affair, and it will place Alba in serious danger.

Why does Roberta's hair look like a birds nest? Who did Daniela Castro upset in wardrobe to get stuck wearing whatever the heck she's wearing?

Pablo sold his precious soccer memorabilia which included a jersey signed by Messi so he could afford to take Natalia somewhere nice on their first date, and then Julian made her cancel the date AND forced her to send Pablo a picture of the two kissing. Pablo tells Natalia he never wants to see her again.
 

Dude, I've been calling him Pablo, but it's Paolo...oooops. The actor was also in Amor Bravio.
 

Thanks for The discussion page Anita.

I must say that this episode was a humdinger. Im watching and it looks like ingy is serving the dead brother
Mac n cheese on tacos. The woman has
Shot the coo-coo and stole the nest and is flying over it herself. Have U
Ever? Serving dead people. WOW!

The fashionista: are you kidding me?
Where the hell did she get that ugly horrible horrible Red.....thing from
Around her neck? Wardrobe should be ashamed of themselves. With the miss-
Matched Hodge-podge of plaid & blueish
Pants and coat juls had on yesterday, I Think they're tryin to make us laugh
Y'all laughin?:-) out loud?

I love the headbutt,that was priceless
Now that same strength is gonna go on
Down to his legs and our boy is gonna
Be walkin again. I will be surprised if they let this Galan stay in the wheel chair. People fall in love in wheelchairs all the time. Fine with me
Just get her away from slimy Julian.

And now he's slobbering all over ingy.
They are perfect for each other. They got that twisted chemistry thing going
On. Hey maybe she can invite him to dinner with her and dead bro. They can
Have tacos. I don't think that was mac
N cheese on those tacos, but it sure lookef like it.

Ok y'all they've gone this far so let the old lady get knocked up. Only dont let it be franco's swimmers. He's just
Sick enough to do it for her.

I have one word for Gabriel: Run. Run
To momna, and tell her auntie ingy is
Feeding my dead daddy tacos, and wants
Me to sit there and eat with them.

Can Today's episode top this one? We Shall see.

Thanks Anita.
 

"Julian is just Sick enough to do it for her". Is what I meant to say.
 

JuJu--Thanks for all the additions. It sure helps flesh out the episode. It was a humdinger, wasn't it?


Nina--Your are a veritable bottomless well of pithy phrases:
"The woman has Shot the coo-coo and stole the nest and is flying over it herself."

What a picture you painted.
 

JuJu--I haven't seen JDCovarrubio since Amor Bravio. That was certainly in his younger, thinner days. I know he did a couple of tns in between, but I didn't see them. What a contrast with his former self. I don't mind at all that he has filled out as a manly man.
 

Bertie's party dress was ... interesting. I kept wondering if she had castanets in the pockets, ready to whip out and do a flamenco dance.

CROCKPOT THEORY©️™️ ALERT --- Bertie will follow the Standard Telenovela Rules by drugging Franco and then making him think they slept together and he got her preggers. Duh. She knows she is in a telenovela, knows the rules, and knows how to play the game.
 

Gah.... different avatars show up,depending on which device I post on. Gotta go fix that. Gotta love technology.
 

Doris--all your avatars work for me.
I agree to the drugged preggers bit, but if Franco moves out of the house, how will she achieve her goal (which we all know she won't--he has to be free to be with Alba by mid-May).
 

Anita -- Well, that gives her 2 1/2 months to get busy. LOL
 

And Franco has not moved out yet. Only has his suitcases packed. Maybe we will find out today. Ten more minutes to go til showtime. :-D
 

Anita- so you like them thick? Teehee.
 

I already have bingo -- in fewer than 10 episodes! -- but as usual I'm just cruising on forward to blackout, and "GALAN FALSELY BELIEVES HE HAS BEEN INTIMATE WITH VILLAINESS" would surely help.
 

JuJu--Thick or thin, as long as they have all their hair and a super-sweet smile!
 

PRINCESS JUJU...I loved this quip:

Natalia can't get rid of Julian who continues to declare that she belongs to him, I'm just waiting for him to try and pee on her to mark her. In her shoes I'd drive myself down to the police station and confess to being the Zodiac killer if it meant I was free of him.

I think you've pegged Julián pretty well. Peeing on Natalia is probably his next move. As for that ménage a trois of Papi Mauro, Julián and Ingrid, that is going to be a cluster brawl worth watching.

NINA...Everyday I love the Wardrobe Department more and more. I imagine them and Daniela Castro cackling over which horror, and which gawdawful accessories they are going to stick her with next-- then collapsing into hysterics over it, before filming.
 

Oh, we all forgot about that selfie that Julian created on Nat's phone forcing it to seem as though Nat was kissing him. Then he sent it to Paolo.

Ok, we're off and running on today's episode.

Do keep posting until the recap goes up this evening.
 

I know we needed Natalia to run away from the accident scene in order to have this novela BUT I wish she had stayed and rendered aid to Paolo- yes the police would have shown up but that would also mean that they would have run tests on her which would have shown that she was not drunk but had been drugged by Julian. I think when that episode was recapped someone said he had given her ecstasy but I'm pretty sure that that's not what he gave her, he probably used a date rape drug that made her sleepy and disoriented, calling the cops would have put that creep behind bars.
 

I think Mauro knows his daughter has
Mental problems. Probly since she was a child, and he over looked them.

Maybe thought that she would be happy with Franco and things would be fine.
Not. Fine. The woman is a freak in a box. And daddy knows it. And He wants
Franco to be there for her but he can not Take it no more. And daddykins getting in With ingy, thats a bad combination.