Caray, Caray!

You know it's a good recrap when my husband asks from the other room what is so funny. That happened when I read about Julian flatlining and "Viewerville starts a 'stadium wave'".

I also loved your exasperated "Oh good grief, we get Paolo in the wating room with Nat. (It must be in his contract that he is in every capitulo.)

Other standouts for me were: "Pass the popcorn, plz", "why don't they just call it the Roberta show?" and all of your funny asides verbalizing our own thoughts.

I win! I predicted the crush on Alba. I hope Alba doesn't slap her if Bianca confesses her true feelings.

Now, off to watch this masterpiece.
 

Oh boy, I could practically hear you grinding your teeth DORIS! Man, was this an annoying episode. And indeed, it was pretty much the Roberta Show, although we did get a number of depressing looks at Julián the Beaten and Battered Cockroach.

Did enjoy the "espantosa" chocolate-nut covered doughnut scene. Krispy Kreme indeed. She wouldn't have turned one of those down. Although actually, have we ever seen Natalia eat ANYTHING? Must be the secret to her lovely figure.

Loved your quip on the Ingrid-Mau numerito (we really don't care and Mau doesn't either)

also this:
Roberta's line of the day--"He was going to die anyway." Hmmm...guess we would not choose her as a compassionate hospital visitor.

And that weird, intrusive sexual questioning of Alba by Bianca. Just icky. Not sure if "being a gentleman in bed" is a good thing or a bad thing. Evidently for sweet Alba, who has only been with one other man in her life, gentlemanly is the way to go. Methinks Bianca would prefer something more creative. And kinky around the edges.

Also laughed at your description of Natalia off to the requisite hospital chapel prayer visit
(good luck with that)

Oh well, but nasty hard-hearted Recapper! Julian flatlines and "Viewerville starts a 'stadium wave'. Oh boy, I'm telling Mom on you, Doris! That was baaaaad.

Thanks. The episode was flat-out awful. But the recrap was lots of fun.
 

Doris, you were on fire with this one! Same faves as above.

Natalia, this is your test. Now you should tell it all.

Gabriel, now you have to know that Ingrid is a liar.

Mauro, you are right; she is an attention whore. But saying you're calling a shrink is a big mistake.

Roberta, you ruined your own life and destroyed your own family. You think you're a silk purse but you are really a sow's ear.

Ingrid, finally something real scares you. Now, look in the mirror. I can't wait to see which of you kills the other.

Natalia, don't be a saint; Julian doesn't deserve it.

Julian, did you rescue Roberta just to continue blackmailing her?

Franco, don't threaten to commit Roberta; just do it.

Gabriel, listen at the door. For your own good.

Natalia, Julian never loved you; he only wants your abuelo's firm.
 

I just watched the episode and I wish I could come up with some witty comment, but I've got nothin'.

The only two things that even stood out for me were: 1) the confusion about why they don't get Roberta locked up in the manicomio. If not for her, then do it for yourselves! She is exhausting! And 2) even if the donut were stale, I still would have eaten it. Oink.

Pretty Julieta thinks her choices are between a 15 year old or an ex who ran off with another woman and now wants to come back. Gag.

How many more episodes did you say we have? Zzzzzzz
 

Thank you all for your kind comments. This was not an inspiring episode. It can't get any worse, or can it? 😜

R la O, we have twenty more capítulos of this tontería. Relief is a month away. Maybe the next telenovela will be better, though I might say this one is marginally more entertaining than Hijas de la Luna.

I never met a donut I didn't like.

I just finished watching three more episodes of Samurai Cat --- infinitely better viewing, a sweet kitty, and no crazy Roberta running rampant, 'nuff said.
 

Doris, thank you for giving us all the gritty, grueling details.

Rob is like a pinball in a pinball machine. She just keeps rolling from here to there creating havoc always dressed to the nines and now sporting a long wig that nobody notices or cares about. Her liquor consumption is just fueling the crazy drama that is Rob.

Now after the stupid train scene , Franco and Alma , our old teens , are still doing nothing except canoodling as Alma twirls around in her twirly cheerleading uniforms. The wardrobe department seems to have one pattern that they use for all Alma's frocks. Sorry but I think the style would be better suited to someone younger...like maybe a preteen. I did like Ingrids little lace top. I'd wear that. I

In the meantime, the actor playing Julian gets to put on some black and blue face make up and rest in bed for awhile before a miraculous recovery back to doing no good.


 

SUSANLYNN...Loved your description of Roberta as a pinball machine, Franco and Alba as "old teens" and Alba's outfits as "twirly cheerleading uniforms". I guess the writers and wardrobe department are trying to emphasize the pure innocence of our "old teen girl". Although she hopped right into the Acapulco tryst with nary a hesitation. Even Natalia seems to dress in a more mature fashion than our Alba. Strange.
 

Susanlynn - and I love this:
"In the meantime, the actor playing Julian gets to put on some black and blue face make up and rest in bed for awhile before a miraculous recovery back to doing no good. "
Makeup Dept. had all that color for Rob's hand, and now are putting to good use on Jul's face.
 

OT

So sad....no fun

This

I just heard that the Governor of Michigan has 'outlawed' gardening, along with no toy or clothes buying, no paint buying (from some strange reason), etc. Ridiculous stuff going on and on and on.

Don't some of you guys live and garden in Michigan???
 

OT
Victoria - Whaaaat? Well, I had to "Googlear" that and I'm so grateful I don't live there.
 

Doris, thank you so much for working so hard so that I would know which scenes to FF through. Most of them, sounds like.

But I can't wait to see Julieta again, get a good look at Julian's coma make-up, and render judgment on the much-discussed donut. And count me in on the stadium-wave!

Work has been an n-dimensional clusterfluff this week, but I'll try to catch up tonight.
 

Evidently there are too many people like my husband in Michigan (and Maryland has those restrictions now too) who feel like they NEED to go to Home Depot everyday. It drives me nuts, but he won't listen to me. Of course, our governor is one of the few to not issue a Stay at Home order. Fortunately, the mayors have gone ahead and done it. Too bad we didn't mirror South Korea's initial response. Their death rate is low. Ugh. Hang in there, guys! The more people stay at home, the sooner this will run its course.

Let's just pity those who aren't taken away daily to that magical place that is MDC.
 

On the lighter side, we keep having aftershocks that are registering over 4. That's quite an after shock. Night before last, last night, the middle of the night, this morning... They say we've had over 700 aftershocks, and that it is normal!?????????
 

RlaO, I lived in Southern California for 12 years -- my house was less than 2 miles from the San Andreas Fault -- and no, that is NOT normal.
 

OT


Yes, it's really hard being over 60 and thinking what long term impacts the virus will have on us and whether or not we'll have somewhat a normal life again.. After all this calms down.

Imagine, if you're Latino/a and grew up kissing everyone hello and goodbye on the cheek? I'm going to hate to give up that custom. Men do the bear hug, shoulder slap thing.

My daughter-in-law's Mother from France always does about ½ dozen pecks on each cheek with lots of smacking noise.......
 

Doris--How fantastic was this? It was a laugh a sentence. You were in great form. I pulled out all the quotes the folks above did, so faves would have taken up too much room. Sorry you had to sit through all the details. The biggest waste of time was Nat expressing herself, including telling Julian she doesn't love him the way he loves her and she's sorry about that. Thank you for our afternoon trip into fantasyland, while there was still kissing, touching and hugging.

Something I wanted to say about Alba and Franco's congress. With a spectacular king size bed, he picked a narrow, lounge chair. The cushion was probably thin enough to feel the wooden slats underneath. Anyway, they can both claim they did NOT spend the night together or they did NOT sleep together, although they did kinda nap. I got the feeling that they didn't even spend one night--at least none that we saw. I'm sure they would have shown the two waking up in the morning and getting dressed. Instead, Franco got the phone call.

Pao did NOT need to be there. You are so right about at least one scene per episode. He was there merely to serve Nat the biggest donut I ever saw. Why didn't he bring her a bento box with healthy greens, chicken and rice? I've eaten in a hospital cafeteria on a number of occasions over a span of several years and believe me, the one I frequented served tasty sit-down restaurant quality foods. You should have seen the staff, from doctors to LPNs going after their specials!

RLO--"even if the donut were stale, I still would have eaten it. Oink."
Doris--"I never met a donut I didn't like."
Ay de mi, sugar alcoholics that we are. This isn't a donut story, but it could have been. It's a blueberry muffin story. Our coop grocery store carried the best, freshest, tastiest assortment of muffins around. Somehow I always bought two. One to eat as soon as I got in the car and one to "force" down with a cup of coffee when I got home. About 3 years ago, they started individually wrapping their muffins in cellophane wrap. Same muffin, different "clothing." OK, I accept that some folks didn't use the tongs, but it was pre-coronavirus. I took one look and have never bought another one. I've noticed that since then, they don't carry as many "units." Same thing goes for rest-stop snack bars and a goodly number of hotel breakfast pastries. If it's individually wrapped, I leave it and go for the toast.

I was wrong about Gabe. For a second it looked as though the doctor wasn't going to tell him a thing. That would have been standard tn stuff.

Susanlynn--Your phrasing always delivers a punch. I, too enjoyed the pin-ball machine reference and the old teens.

QTH Michigan? Well, maybe it's too early to garden up there. Maybe the gov. was thinking about buying supplies that have to be touched by other people, even keeping a 6-ft. distance. Same goes for paint??? Not essential maybe? Other jurisdictions are encouraging starting ones own gardens. I'd really go bats if I couldn't get outside and putter. I'd probably starve if I had to rely on my garden to feed me, although I can boast of looking forward to a bumper crop of figs.
 

Dear all, I am glad that we are able to still meet here on the patio. No social distancing necessary. We are as close as ever. Thank you, everybody,for brightening every day for me as life because curiouser and curiouser as we slide down the rabbit hole of life IN a time of pandemic.
 

Anita, our figs have all started coming out in the last few days. It IS going to be bumper crop!
 

Thank you for the recap and for saving me from actually having to watch the episode. I'm seriously considering getting a six pack in order to get through my recap tonight.

Alba's dresses bother me because they are better suited for a 12 year old.

I'm gonna suggest you guys try Argentinian donuts! They are sweet but not as sweet as regular donuts.
 

Princess juju - here is your recrap for today's episode:
Roberta lines....
Franco lines....
Ingrid lines....
Alba lines...
and so forth. 😊