Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #26, 3/24/20: The Geometry of Drama
Point A to Point B
Drunk Roberta continues to insult everyone at the dinner party, and after every single member of her family tells her to go to her room, she grabs the car keys and an entire bottle of bourbon and heads out to Tiziano's bachelor pad, where she demands that he knock her up yesterday. Amazingly, he's up for it -- only not in the way she wants, because it turns out he had a vasectomy way before yesterday. He continues to swear his love for her -- why does she think he never married, anyway? -- and she continues to treat him worse than dirt. And now she's really mad because she got down with her dress on for no good reason.
Point A to Point C
Franco drives Gabriel back to Aqua House, where Gabe corners him for a "man-to-man" talk. "Are you in love with my Mom?" Franco comes clean, and Gabe says then dude, get a divorce already. What does it tell you when a 16-year-old boy is the only one who gives decent advice? The conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Pedro, who has invited himself to an impromptu slumber party.
Point D to Point E
Julian passes out after dropping Natalia's name but before dropping Paolo's, but even Katia can put two and two together and get homewrecker. She runs off to dish to Paolo, but he's not home and Dante won't let her in. Good doggie!
Point B to Point F
Roberta leaves Tizzy's place for the café, where she begs for just 5 minutes alone with Alba, which is probably not enough time to kill her. With Bianca wisely watching from a social distance, she pleads with Alba not to take her man. She'll go crazy without him! (Hasn't that elephant already left the circus?)
Point A to Point C, redux
Pedro cracks out the Ouija board to ask for the name of the man who's mackin' on his mama. Gabe gets nervous. There's enough shaking and rattling that when Ingrid finally bursts through the door, she scares the hell out of them. (Why doesn't she always scare the hell out of them?) She gets mad at them for playing with her toys and sends them to their room.
Point F to Point A
Deciding Roberta's still too drunk, crazy or both to drive, Alma takes her back home. That girl sure is a glutton for punishment. Franco takes Bertie upstairs and tells her he's been really, really, really patient, but he's finally had enough. He's going to...sleep in the guest room! So there!
Point A back to Point F via Point E
Nat drives Alba back to the café, apparently having dumped Paolo at his place on the way. She gets Alba to admit she's in love with her Dad, then urges her to stick with it. Everybody deserves to be happy!
Back at Point E from Parts Unknown
Paolo is telling Dante about the unhinged dinner party when Katia turns up again. She has something really, really, really important to tell Paolo. She met this guy...Paolo tells her he doesn't care who she meets, but she rolls right over him with "...whose ex-girlfriend ran somebody over!"
Will this story have traction? Stay tuned!
Drunk Roberta continues to insult everyone at the dinner party, and after every single member of her family tells her to go to her room, she grabs the car keys and an entire bottle of bourbon and heads out to Tiziano's bachelor pad, where she demands that he knock her up yesterday. Amazingly, he's up for it -- only not in the way she wants, because it turns out he had a vasectomy way before yesterday. He continues to swear his love for her -- why does she think he never married, anyway? -- and she continues to treat him worse than dirt. And now she's really mad because she got down with her dress on for no good reason.
Point A to Point C
Franco drives Gabriel back to Aqua House, where Gabe corners him for a "man-to-man" talk. "Are you in love with my Mom?" Franco comes clean, and Gabe says then dude, get a divorce already. What does it tell you when a 16-year-old boy is the only one who gives decent advice? The conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Pedro, who has invited himself to an impromptu slumber party.
Point D to Point E
Julian passes out after dropping Natalia's name but before dropping Paolo's, but even Katia can put two and two together and get homewrecker. She runs off to dish to Paolo, but he's not home and Dante won't let her in. Good doggie!
Point B to Point F
Roberta leaves Tizzy's place for the café, where she begs for just 5 minutes alone with Alba, which is probably not enough time to kill her. With Bianca wisely watching from a social distance, she pleads with Alba not to take her man. She'll go crazy without him! (Hasn't that elephant already left the circus?)
Point A to Point C, redux
Pedro cracks out the Ouija board to ask for the name of the man who's mackin' on his mama. Gabe gets nervous. There's enough shaking and rattling that when Ingrid finally bursts through the door, she scares the hell out of them. (Why doesn't she always scare the hell out of them?) She gets mad at them for playing with her toys and sends them to their room.
Point F to Point A
Deciding Roberta's still too drunk, crazy or both to drive, Alma takes her back home. That girl sure is a glutton for punishment. Franco takes Bertie upstairs and tells her he's been really, really, really patient, but he's finally had enough. He's going to...sleep in the guest room! So there!
Point A back to Point F via Point E
Nat drives Alba back to the café, apparently having dumped Paolo at his place on the way. She gets Alba to admit she's in love with her Dad, then urges her to stick with it. Everybody deserves to be happy!
Back at Point E from Parts Unknown
Paolo is telling Dante about the unhinged dinner party when Katia turns up again. She has something really, really, really important to tell Paolo. She met this guy...Paolo tells her he doesn't care who she meets, but she rolls right over him with "...whose ex-girlfriend ran somebody over!"
Will this story have traction? Stay tuned!
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Jajaja Blue! Your Geometry of Drama was, dare I say it, right on point. Short and sweet and it made me look even more forward to viewing it tonight.
"When a 16 year old boy is the only one who gives decent advice." HA! Especially when that boy is sometimes gay and sometimes a MILF lover and is so doped up with who knows what, that it is coming out his nose.
Loved the "good doggie" and "hasn't that elephant left the circus?".
I'm going to hurry and watch it now before the season finale of This Is Us starts.
Thanks again, amiga.
R la O
"When a 16 year old boy is the only one who gives decent advice." HA! Especially when that boy is sometimes gay and sometimes a MILF lover and is so doped up with who knows what, that it is coming out his nose.
Loved the "good doggie" and "hasn't that elephant left the circus?".
I'm going to hurry and watch it now before the season finale of This Is Us starts.
Thanks again, amiga.
R la O
Thank you for your recap, Blue Lass! I love your title, too.
My favorite lines:
”When a 16 year old boy is the only one who gives decent advice.”
Word!
” … , but even Katia can put two and two together and get homewrecker.. ”
” … With Bianca wisely watching from a social distance”
Yep, I caught that one. ;-) Seriously, it is a good thing Bianca was keeping an eye on Bertie.
Finally Franco heads to the guest room.
Tinizio/Tarzan/Tanzania/whatever his name is…..has to be as whack as Roberta if he is in love with her. But, hey, it has been a few years, right? Maybe he does not know just how badly she has gotten. Good thing he got snipped ages ago. Hopefully, it is still snipped. We hear about those spontaneous reversals and the “oops! baby”.
But, seriously, they all stood there and watched/allowed Roberta to take her car keys and drive to wherever?!? ‘ Friends don’t let friends drive drunk’, but apparently that whole crowd let Roberta drive drunk. Yeesh! She’s lucky she didn’t atropellar someone.
My favorite lines:
”When a 16 year old boy is the only one who gives decent advice.”
Word!
” … , but even Katia can put two and two together and get homewrecker.. ”
” … With Bianca wisely watching from a social distance”
Yep, I caught that one. ;-) Seriously, it is a good thing Bianca was keeping an eye on Bertie.
Finally Franco heads to the guest room.
Tinizio/Tarzan/Tanzania/whatever his name is…..has to be as whack as Roberta if he is in love with her. But, hey, it has been a few years, right? Maybe he does not know just how badly she has gotten. Good thing he got snipped ages ago. Hopefully, it is still snipped. We hear about those spontaneous reversals and the “oops! baby”.
But, seriously, they all stood there and watched/allowed Roberta to take her car keys and drive to wherever?!? ‘ Friends don’t let friends drive drunk’, but apparently that whole crowd let Roberta drive drunk. Yeesh! She’s lucky she didn’t atropellar someone.
Bleu Lass,what a roller coaster ride.
These people went to see crazy, left n
Went to slap loco, and went back to crazy again.
Berti wants to get knocked up. Now why
Does she want to put that insanity on a baby? I asked y'all from the start, can you imagine Bert being pregnant in her mental state? Now some of y'all or
All Have been in the famil way,remembr
Your hormones goin off the rails? Ok
Berti is always off the rails.
Well he could have gotten the doctor to go snip snip after he knocked up Bertie with nat. Just tryin to find a
Reason for him blackmailing her,but I
Don't think he is. Some body said he was blackmailing her. I need to watch that episode.
I don't think that natty knows how cra
Cra moma is. I'm pretty sure she'll find out in the not so distant future.
"Franco takes berti upstairs and tells her he's been really,really, really patient, but he's finally had enough.
Hes going to...sleep in the guestroom! So there! Yeah he sure told her Didn't he.
I want this story to have traction. But if it don't that only means they want to it full of fluff till the time comes to blow every thing up. So Look for more fluff. Like berti still
Tryin to get knocked up.(What is it with this woman tryin to get knocked up?) Ingy talkin to her dead angry brother, Ya know, fluff.
"With Bianca wisely watching from distance, she pleads with alba not to
Take her man! She'll go crazy without him." Yeah that elephant has left the
Circus. She was crazy before they met.
Ok nought said Blue Lass!
These people went to see crazy, left n
Went to slap loco, and went back to crazy again.
Berti wants to get knocked up. Now why
Does she want to put that insanity on a baby? I asked y'all from the start, can you imagine Bert being pregnant in her mental state? Now some of y'all or
All Have been in the famil way,remembr
Your hormones goin off the rails? Ok
Berti is always off the rails.
Well he could have gotten the doctor to go snip snip after he knocked up Bertie with nat. Just tryin to find a
Reason for him blackmailing her,but I
Don't think he is. Some body said he was blackmailing her. I need to watch that episode.
I don't think that natty knows how cra
Cra moma is. I'm pretty sure she'll find out in the not so distant future.
"Franco takes berti upstairs and tells her he's been really,really, really patient, but he's finally had enough.
Hes going to...sleep in the guestroom! So there! Yeah he sure told her Didn't he.
I want this story to have traction. But if it don't that only means they want to it full of fluff till the time comes to blow every thing up. So Look for more fluff. Like berti still
Tryin to get knocked up.(What is it with this woman tryin to get knocked up?) Ingy talkin to her dead angry brother, Ya know, fluff.
"With Bianca wisely watching from distance, she pleads with alba not to
Take her man! She'll go crazy without him." Yeah that elephant has left the
Circus. She was crazy before they met.
Ok nought said Blue Lass!
Permalink posted by 
: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 9:38:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 9:38:00 PM EDT
I missed that Social Distance remark. Good one!
Not only did they let her take the car keys, they let her hold a bottle of booze in the other hand. There were how many against 1? And they couldn't stop her?
Can you imagine going to your partner's house for dinner for the first time and it was a night like that? Everyone dressed in black, especially Ingrid, who was dressed like a witch. All that craziness and meanness and drunkenness. I mean, my mom got served beef tongue the first time she met my grandparents in 1947, and I think that Paolo had an even worse night.
I did like Natalia pointing out that they are "una familia de locos". Because Natalia knows what her family is, I think that's why she's so forgiving, encouraging even, of the relationship between Franco and Alba. She would love Alba as her step-mom.
Not only did they let her take the car keys, they let her hold a bottle of booze in the other hand. There were how many against 1? And they couldn't stop her?
Can you imagine going to your partner's house for dinner for the first time and it was a night like that? Everyone dressed in black, especially Ingrid, who was dressed like a witch. All that craziness and meanness and drunkenness. I mean, my mom got served beef tongue the first time she met my grandparents in 1947, and I think that Paolo had an even worse night.
I did like Natalia pointing out that they are "una familia de locos". Because Natalia knows what her family is, I think that's why she's so forgiving, encouraging even, of the relationship between Franco and Alba. She would love Alba as her step-mom.
BLUE LASS...I always enjoy your sense of humor and clever gal, you even worked in "social distancing" in this one. How marvelous. I'm going to be lazy today and just say DITTO! to all the quips that Rosemary la Otra and Doris liked. The "elephant" one was especially noteworthy, have to say.
And how interesting to use geometry as a metaphor for the action! Geometry was absolutely my worst subject, next to algebra, but I'm impressed with how you worked it in. Alas it also brought back many high school nightmares!
I am such a soft-headed, mushy-brained [blandengue] full time career idiot that I found myself actually moved by Roberta's plea to Alba to leave Franco alone. She was quite eloquent in her delivery, and of course we have to credit Castro's acting skills for being able to pull off a scene like that.
As for Tiziano, no no no, it doesn't make sense that he would still consider Bertie the "love of his life". I think that's just unfinished business. She's the only female on earth evidently who has ever rejected him, so he needs to finally put a decisive notch on his heavy hanging belt.
And yes, agree with everybody that it was the height of stupidity to let Roberta drive off, blind-drunk, with a bottle in tow. Clearly no real regard for her safety nor the safety of others on the road. Big Fail, writers.
NINA...I said Tiziano was "blackmailing" Roberta but only with the guilty secret that she had gotten back in contact with him and wanted to meet him. He threatened to tell Franco that, and of course that would weaken her position as "devoted, loving wife." But there are no other secrets that I'm aware of.
The show is stupid but the recaps and comments are great. Thanks Blue Lass and thanks Patio!
And how interesting to use geometry as a metaphor for the action! Geometry was absolutely my worst subject, next to algebra, but I'm impressed with how you worked it in. Alas it also brought back many high school nightmares!
I am such a soft-headed, mushy-brained [blandengue] full time career idiot that I found myself actually moved by Roberta's plea to Alba to leave Franco alone. She was quite eloquent in her delivery, and of course we have to credit Castro's acting skills for being able to pull off a scene like that.
As for Tiziano, no no no, it doesn't make sense that he would still consider Bertie the "love of his life". I think that's just unfinished business. She's the only female on earth evidently who has ever rejected him, so he needs to finally put a decisive notch on his heavy hanging belt.
And yes, agree with everybody that it was the height of stupidity to let Roberta drive off, blind-drunk, with a bottle in tow. Clearly no real regard for her safety nor the safety of others on the road. Big Fail, writers.
NINA...I said Tiziano was "blackmailing" Roberta but only with the guilty secret that she had gotten back in contact with him and wanted to meet him. He threatened to tell Franco that, and of course that would weaken her position as "devoted, loving wife." But there are no other secrets that I'm aware of.
The show is stupid but the recaps and comments are great. Thanks Blue Lass and thanks Patio!
Roberta’s OTT behavior at the dinner table probably reinforced, in Ingrid’s mind, that she herself is not crazy, thus furthering her own denial about her own brand of cray cray.
Blue Lass , thank you for that bouncy recap. It is good to have something fun to read at this odd time.
Like judb,I did not do well in geometry, even though I got A ' s in algebra and trig ( that teacher offered extra tutoring ). Everyone just copied classmate Leroy's homework geometry class ..Leroy later went to Lehigh and became an engineer and Navy Seabee!!
ANYHoo, I don't What is worse vicious, snarling, growling Rob or sobbing, begging, snotty Rob.
It was nice to see Tizzy . I still can not fathom why he is smitten with ruffled Rob. I liked the robe that he was almost wearing .
Alba is just. Too. Sweet.
Franco is just. Too. Clueless.what
I like Paolo with his hair down.
Like judb,I did not do well in geometry, even though I got A ' s in algebra and trig ( that teacher offered extra tutoring ). Everyone just copied classmate Leroy's homework geometry class ..Leroy later went to Lehigh and became an engineer and Navy Seabee!!
ANYHoo, I don't What is worse vicious, snarling, growling Rob or sobbing, begging, snotty Rob.
It was nice to see Tizzy . I still can not fathom why he is smitten with ruffled Rob. I liked the robe that he was almost wearing .
Alba is just. Too. Sweet.
Franco is just. Too. Clueless.what
I like Paolo with his hair down.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 11:34:00 AM EDT
: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 11:34:00 AM EDT
ITA with everyone who simply cannot fathom how Roberta got out that front door. She's blind drunk, teetering on high heels, swathed in encumbering ruffles, and swigging straight from a bottle of Juani Walker Black, and no one could grab the keys? She must have a force-field around her (activated by the SHSHSHSHSH.)
Loved the beef tongue story, R la O. So many long relationships seem to start with culinary shocks.
And JudyB, I got a big charge out of "another notch in his heavy-hanging belt." Quite the visual. Along with SusanLynn's "that robe he was almost wearing..."
My favorite subjects in HS were geometry and Spanish. Finally using my education!
Loved the beef tongue story, R la O. So many long relationships seem to start with culinary shocks.
And JudyB, I got a big charge out of "another notch in his heavy-hanging belt." Quite the visual. Along with SusanLynn's "that robe he was almost wearing..."
My favorite subjects in HS were geometry and Spanish. Finally using my education!
Blue Lass, my favorite subjects were English , art, and history. I really had to study a lot for science and math classes. Then, remarkably, I gave birth to a math\ computer science major. I think it must have been magical realism .
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 12:01:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 12:01:00 PM EDT
Great stuff, Blue Lass. I finally caught up.
Roberta's family knows that trying to stop her is next to useless. They'd need to shoot her in the leg because she won't get her head shrunk. This is the danger of mentally ill people like her and Ingrid. They refuse to acknowledge that there is anything wrong with themselves. Roberta's family have also seen her hold a knife to Alba's throat, so were they wondering whether she was packing a steak knife?
I still don't get Tiziano's attraction to her, but "unfinished business" is the most likely. He has yet to see her at her worst cray-cray.
Her speech to Alba was pure narcissistic manipulation. She's got that down to an exact science. Remember that we should never trust anything that comes out of her mouth or Ingrid's.
Roberta's obsession with getting pregnant might also be if Alba weren't so visibly younger than she is. Her marriage to Franco had been sexless for a long time before this and if he had previously been unfaithful we'd know about it by now. What makes this particularly extreme is that she had to have IVF or something in order to conceive Natalia 20+ years ago. What could ever make her think she could get pregnant now or that this was the answer to her problems? Oh, yes; she's loca.
Roberta's family knows that trying to stop her is next to useless. They'd need to shoot her in the leg because she won't get her head shrunk. This is the danger of mentally ill people like her and Ingrid. They refuse to acknowledge that there is anything wrong with themselves. Roberta's family have also seen her hold a knife to Alba's throat, so were they wondering whether she was packing a steak knife?
I still don't get Tiziano's attraction to her, but "unfinished business" is the most likely. He has yet to see her at her worst cray-cray.
Her speech to Alba was pure narcissistic manipulation. She's got that down to an exact science. Remember that we should never trust anything that comes out of her mouth or Ingrid's.
Roberta's obsession with getting pregnant might also be if Alba weren't so visibly younger than she is. Her marriage to Franco had been sexless for a long time before this and if he had previously been unfaithful we'd know about it by now. What makes this particularly extreme is that she had to have IVF or something in order to conceive Natalia 20+ years ago. What could ever make her think she could get pregnant now or that this was the answer to her problems? Oh, yes; she's loca.
Doris..thanks ..I was grateful to be able to focus on Tizzy's robe, Paolo's hair, and Rob's ruffles.
I have decided to get out the art supplies I got for Christmas because I figure I can't be any worse than Alba. ;)
I have decided to get out the art supplies I got for Christmas because I figure I can't be any worse than Alba. ;)
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 12:42:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 12:42:00 PM EDT
I wonder if there had been a sperm or egg donor during the IVF. What a relief it would be for Natalia to find out she isn't in line to the loca throne.
Just please don't do a close-up kiss, Susanlynn. I was renewing my AAA membership yesterday and thought of Alba's Awful Artwork.
Alba's Awful Artwork", Rosemary that's
A good one.
I need to renew my triple AAA
membership too.
A good one.
I need to renew my triple AAA
membership too.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 1:51:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 1:51:00 PM EDT
Blue Lass- I know it's show time already, so a belated thanks for the "unpleasant" memories of 10th grade geometry. I'm terrible at math, but loved algebra. My daughter loved geometry--she sees the logic in it; in algebra, I saw equilibrium. I guess that's where we differ in life!
The rest of the recap was wonderful. I especially loved Ingrid getting mad at the boys for playing with her toys and sent them to their room.
Susanlynn: Loved the robe Tizzy almost wore.
All the comments cheerily brightened my otherwise grey, cold, dreary, rainy day.
JudyB--Ok, maybe this show is stupid. If it weren't for stupid shows, we'd all be watching REAL life, switching channels for something more entertaining. Where else can we "learn" Spanish while watching some of the great performers in our hemisphere?
The rest of the recap was wonderful. I especially loved Ingrid getting mad at the boys for playing with her toys and sent them to their room.
Susanlynn: Loved the robe Tizzy almost wore.
All the comments cheerily brightened my otherwise grey, cold, dreary, rainy day.
JudyB--Ok, maybe this show is stupid. If it weren't for stupid shows, we'd all be watching REAL life, switching channels for something more entertaining. Where else can we "learn" Spanish while watching some of the great performers in our hemisphere?
Thanks to all 3 of you ladies.
Thank God for triple AAA. :-)
Thank God for triple AAA. :-)
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 4:06:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 4:06:00 PM EDT
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