Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #62 5/13/2020 - EL GRAN POR FIN!
This is it, MDCers, the end of our crazy roller coaster ride
full of crazy characters and lame storylines. It was another
day of mental pinball with the scenes, so some scenes have been combined, for
the sake of organization and sanity. I know our little Patio will understand.
FRANQUILO
We open with Franquilo (kudos to 💗susanlynn for this one!)
holding his newborn granddaughter. Upon
Natalia telling him she will name the baby Alba, Franco remembers
EVERYTHING. TODO! And he doesn’t even get an aneurysm, so,
yay!
Outside the Labor & Delivery room, Franco tells Julián
that his memory returned and to scram.
The marriage will be annulled.
There is some antler bashing, Juls leaves, and Franco goes to tell a
waiting Paolo that his child has been born.
TOSTITO IS TOAST
Margara, the official Court Taster of wine, drops dead and is foaming at the mouth. Ew.
Roberta laments how hard it is to find good
help and hopefully Margara’s replacement
will be as dependable. Cara de
impactada en Tiziano. (dude, you knew this lady was cray-cray, right?) Roberta assures
him that she poisoned everything – e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. – on the table to ensure Tizzy would
get some of it, too. The poison worked
faster on him than it did on Margara. (Is
this our actor’s first chance at a death scene?
Make it good, kiddo.) He doubles
over, foaming at the mouth (ew again), and is toast. It’s time to call Aftermath Services to
clean this mess up. Roberta probably has
them on speed dial by now.
Mauro shows up and cannot believe the absolute mess Roberta has
made on the veranda. She says it is not
her fault, his lousy parenting caused this, so you can just
call the cops and turn yourself in. AND
HE DOES! HE TAKES THE RAP! QTH?
The cops come to take away the bodies and Mauro is in “esposas”
, telling the police he did it, thus leaving Roberta to continue on her path of murder & mayhem. (who needs Tiger King when we have Roberta?)
THE ONE WHERE NATALIA CRIES MORE THAN PAOLO
Paolo comes into Nat’s room to see his newborn hija. He is overwhelmed with the standard issue post-partum surge of
hormones, so he forgives Natalia for the H&R and ruining his life and
career, and finally (!) believes her when she tells him for the 87th
time that she fell in love with him BEFORE she realized he was her H&R
victim. Oh BTW, daddy will annul
my marriage to Julian. Ruh-roh! Paolo
looks like he just swallowed a cockroach.
He fesses up that he just got married too. Um, right, that would explain the tux?
RUNAWAY BRIDE (Do I
have to return the gifts?)
Somewhere along the way, Katia has decided to make a run for it. Still in her white Flamenco style wedding
dress, sans castanets, she catches up with Emanuel at the airport before he goes thru TSA, tells him she loves
him, and … smoochies ensue.
Whatever. This is a really lame
scene. Patio assumes her marriage to
Paolo will be annulled, too.
IN WHICH INGRID REMOVES ALL DOUBT THAT SHE’S NOT RIGHT IN
THE HEAD
Alba is visiting Gabe at the hospital when, Ta-Daaaaa!, Ingrid brings in
Patricio as a potential bone marrow donor.
Gabe knows the score here, by the look on his face. Alba goes ballistic on Ingrid because … there
is nobody there. Girl is hugging air. Bless her heart.
JAILBIRD
Behind-the-bars Mauro tells Franco he killed the maid
and Tostito. Franco isn’t buying it; he
has recovered ALL OF HIS MEMORY, so cut the cr@p and the lies. You killed your own wife! Taking the rap for Roberta on this might
clear your conscience, but you have left her home, unsupervised, where she is
free to maraud & murder ... Alba!
Dun…dun…dunnnnnn! (Just a slight oversight, eh, Mauro, you enabling parent?)
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH
Alba has come to see Roberta, in spite of the fact that
Roberta tried to kill her in yesterday’s episode. QTH? Well, a desperate mother’s
love surpasses everything, in telenovelalandia. She begs Berta to be tested for donating bone marrow to save Gabe’s life, of
course, because THEY ARE SISTERS. Just
twist that knife in Roberta’s back, Alba. #desperatemom Roberta points out
that she has suffered a hard life, blah blah blah, because it's always all about her (Berta) and only ONE of then can
live. That makes sense to Roberta and only Roberta. Whatevs. So Berta pulls out "Sweetness", her
little pocket size gun, and points it at her own forehead.
Apparently Franco bailed Mauro out of jail, because Mau
walks in on this hen party. (Too bad we
have not kept count on just how many scenes Mauro has casually strolled in upon,
but it has been a boatload.)
Roberta asks Alba to kill her(Roberta). Our saintly Alba will not, so Mauro grabs
the gun. He won’t allow Alba to ruin her
life by killing Roberta, and besides, parents are not supposed to outlive their kids and he blows his own
brains out. Bang! Ew. Thank goodness we didn’t have to see that.
Aaaand the police are back there again, hoping for frequent
flyer miles at this address. They don't even need GPS to find the place anymore.
A MOTHER’S GRIEF
(no, not Alba's) While
Ingrid is packing away all the baby things into the memory box, Patricio pops in to visit, telling her that he knows how much she loved him. Javier joins the party to assure her that
Patricio realio trulio is very much dead.
Are you sitting down, Patio?
Ingrid says “This was our baby that you did not want to be born." (Cara de impactada on the recapper!
The writers played the Incest Card! Is that even on a Bingo sheet?) "What we did was a sin(!) , and then Alba came along and I was just yesterday’s news." (Well, ew. Just … ew.) Apparently Alba is clueless about all that.
Javier asks Ingy’s forgiveness for harming her so much. Javi and Patricio get beamed up to
heaven/spirit world/juarever and Ingrid is all alone. Again.
(I kind of felt sorry for Ingrid today)
I AM SO OUTTA HERE
While the police & CSI team are still processing the scene at
Chez Urzúa, Franco goes upstairs to see to Roberta. She is wearing a lovely long evening gown that looks like it
came from one of Caroline Hererra’s collections, her boobs are spilling out
of the top, and she's wearing a large black statement necklace. It’s a good total effect.
She tells Franco that she still loves him, will always
love him, yadda yadda yadda and, oh BTW, I also poisoned myself. Stay with me while I die, pretty please? It’s your only chance for happiness if I’m
out of your life. And when daddy killed
himself downstairs? That was the first time in my life I felt peace. I want that for you and Neni, so I’m taking
myself out, too.
Franco knows by now that he is in a telenovela, so he
does not call for help. He listens,
comforts, and holds her until she kicks the bucket. He also knows that this way, he is rid of her for good. QEPD Roberta
THREE WEEKS DESPUES
Gabriel seems to be improving but he is still at the hospital with Alba
velcroed to his side. Ingrid walks into
the room and has had some sort of miraculous transformation: she confesses EVERYTHING. TODO.
She killed Javier after Alba turned the life support
system back on. Oh BTW, Javier killed her baby, she
loved him, she hated him, I killed him so you’d go to jail and Gabe would be
mine. I’m so sorry I framed you.’
Next, she calls a random security guard that is out in the hall
and tells him she is ready to turn herself in for killing Javier. Random security guard stays calm but is
probably thinking “of all the gin joints, er, of all the hallways in all
the hospitals in all of Mexico city, and I had to be on shift today...”
FREE AT LAST
Through some unexplained telenovela legal miracle, Natalia
is walking out of the prison as a free woman, with her dad and her baby, and
Paolo is waiting for her.
Next, we see Natalia on the rooftop patio/veranda holding
and cuddling her sweet little newborn girl.
Always there, never wanted Julián slithers in while the Mexican Greek
chorus begins their ominous chanting, so we know this will not end well. That, and we have something like ten minutes of show left. At least his suit looks nice.
Never the gentleman, Juls roughs up Natalia and grabs the
baby, telling Nat that she is stupid, worthless, and he had to “move the sofa” with
“loose change” (other women) because she is just. so. stupid, and would not put out with him. And the best she could do was cheat on him with a
half-man in a wheelchair.
Juls is not done; he whips out a 6-inch switchblade worthy of a West Side Story dance number. Mucho screaming ensues. Papá shows up because he is hardly ever in
court. Juls grabs Natalia and promises to slash Natalia’s throat if
Franquilo gets any closer. Mind you, he
is holding a knife, the baby, and Natalia.
#multi-tasking
Downstairs at the bufete, Paolo’s Spidey-sense kicks in and he knows Natalia is in
danger. Gael & Dante are
conveniently there. (like, what is Dante
doing at the bufete? but I digress…) They carry Paolo up the stairs along with his
wheelchair. These guys are strong! Julián hurls his usual insults at Paolo and
tells Natalia to give the baby to Franco, because Natalia is his
endgame. (Why is beyond me, especially
since he thinks she is so stupid, but whatever. Maybe he is miffed about the annulment?)
Franco hands off the baby to Gael then hits Julian enough to
throw him off balance, Natalia escapes, and the knife goes flying to the floor. Franco & Julián are “cuidado”-ing each
other until Julian backs up a little too far and goes over and down to the ground. Splat. Aaand he’s a goner. Viewerville cheers & thinks about starting a wave in the stands.
In case anyone cares, our body count is now up to five in
today’s episode: Margara, Tiziano,
Roberta, Mauro, Julián. Ah, well, good
riddance to bad rubbish, except for poor sweet Margara whose only mistake was
to work for the wrong family.
GABE STUFF
Still in the hospital, Gabe is visited by Paolo and
Natalia. Gabe tells Paolo he would give
everything to trade places with Paolo, in spite of the wheelchair*, because he has his health and a long
life ahead of him. ‘Patience, young
grasshopper,’ Natalia tells him that
she is a match for bone marrow, so he
has a full long life ahead of him.
There is a brief montage of
hospital scenes so that Viewerville knows they went through with it.
*Our fellow Patio mate NINA hoped Paolo would be walking by the end of this story, but alas, nopis.
WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME
SIX MONTHS DESPUES -- Despuesed again!
Everyone who is still alive (#protagonistas) has gathered at Bianca’s Café. Cast party for the good guys. The baddies are gone so they have to miss
the party. Dante is on stage, rockin’
and rollin’. Gabe’s bone marrow
transplant “took”, and is bouncing Natalia’s baby on his lap. He still has no hair, but his color is good
and he looks happy.
Gael & Bianca are sitting together with their offspring.
And we end with Alba & Franco smooching it up.
POR FIN
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Bien hecho, Doris. Lot of bons mots in this one:
It’s time to call Aftermath Services to clean this mess up. Roberta probably has them on speed dial by now.
RUNAWAY BRIDE (Do I have to return the gifts?) ... Still in her white Flamenco style wedding dress, sans castanets, she catches up with Emanuel at the airport before he goes thru TSA,
Random security guard stays calm but is probably thinking “of all the gin joints, er, of all the hallways in all the hospitals in all of Mexico city, and I had to be on shift today...”
Viewerville cheers & thinks about starting a wave in the stands.
In case anyone cares, our body count is now up to five in today’s episode: Margara, Tiziano, Roberta, Mauro, Julián. Ah, well, good riddance to bad rubbish, except for poor sweet Margara whose only mistake was to work for the wrong family.
Franco, call the police now.
Ingrid, you are insane.
Mauro, don't even consider this.
Emanuel, our condolences. Always question whether she really loves you or your dinero.
Natalia, we still think you can do better.
Mauro, you have to get out of there and get Roberta locked up. She will never stop killing.
Alba, this is useless. She is insane.
My latest prediction for Ingrid is realized. Holy sh*t! Who suspected there had been incest?
Maurro, how could you?
Franco, don't buy her last words.
Three Weeks Later:
Pao/Nat, whatever.
Ingrid, you got your just desserts. Good luck in the Big House.
Gael, why didn't you just take the stairs?
Julián, Satan awaits you and say “Guten tag” to Hans Gruber.
Six months later FPS and a lot of loose ends.
More later. I have to work on something else for the next two hours.
It’s time to call Aftermath Services to clean this mess up. Roberta probably has them on speed dial by now.
RUNAWAY BRIDE (Do I have to return the gifts?) ... Still in her white Flamenco style wedding dress, sans castanets, she catches up with Emanuel at the airport before he goes thru TSA,
Random security guard stays calm but is probably thinking “of all the gin joints, er, of all the hallways in all the hospitals in all of Mexico city, and I had to be on shift today...”
Viewerville cheers & thinks about starting a wave in the stands.
In case anyone cares, our body count is now up to five in today’s episode: Margara, Tiziano, Roberta, Mauro, Julián. Ah, well, good riddance to bad rubbish, except for poor sweet Margara whose only mistake was to work for the wrong family.
Franco, call the police now.
Ingrid, you are insane.
Mauro, don't even consider this.
Emanuel, our condolences. Always question whether she really loves you or your dinero.
Natalia, we still think you can do better.
Mauro, you have to get out of there and get Roberta locked up. She will never stop killing.
Alba, this is useless. She is insane.
My latest prediction for Ingrid is realized. Holy sh*t! Who suspected there had been incest?
Maurro, how could you?
Franco, don't buy her last words.
Three Weeks Later:
Pao/Nat, whatever.
Ingrid, you got your just desserts. Good luck in the Big House.
Gael, why didn't you just take the stairs?
Julián, Satan awaits you and say “Guten tag” to Hans Gruber.
Six months later FPS and a lot of loose ends.
More later. I have to work on something else for the next two hours.
Doris: Thank you very much for the detailed recap on the Gran Final. My personal thoughts:
1.) Mauro FINALLY offed himself.
2.) Roberta still increased the Body Count by killing Margara & Tiziano. How in the world did she poison everything ?
3.) I busted out laughing when you mentioned Aftermath Services.
4.) Franco & Alba FINALLY living happily ever after.
5.) Paolo still has feelings for Natalia. At least they get a happily ever after 😊
6.) I KNEW Katia was going to bail on the wedding.
7.) Julian pulled out the "West Side Story" switchblade ROFLOL.
8.) Gael & what's her face were amazing.
9.) How long did it take Franco to figure out Alba was his one true love ?
10.) I was among those, who cheered Julian's death. Good riddance!
11.) Roberta FINALLY kicked the bucket. I'm assuming she poisoned herself ?
12.) Happy ending for the Protagonists.
1.) Mauro FINALLY offed himself.
2.) Roberta still increased the Body Count by killing Margara & Tiziano. How in the world did she poison everything ?
3.) I busted out laughing when you mentioned Aftermath Services.
4.) Franco & Alba FINALLY living happily ever after.
5.) Paolo still has feelings for Natalia. At least they get a happily ever after 😊
6.) I KNEW Katia was going to bail on the wedding.
7.) Julian pulled out the "West Side Story" switchblade ROFLOL.
8.) Gael & what's her face were amazing.
9.) How long did it take Franco to figure out Alba was his one true love ?
10.) I was among those, who cheered Julian's death. Good riddance!
11.) Roberta FINALLY kicked the bucket. I'm assuming she poisoned herself ?
12.) Happy ending for the Protagonists.
Doris, congratulations on a great El Fin recap! Way to send us off!
I liked how you designated Margara the Official Court Taster of Wine. That didn't work out well for her. Loved the headings "The One Where Natalia Cries More Than Paolo" and "Runaway Bride (Do I have to return the gifts?"). The biggest laugh for me was when you were talking about Paolo's "Spidey Sense" and asked "Like, what is Dante doing at the bufete?" .
There was so much happening in this episode that I don't even know what to comment on. I guess I should start with my amazement that they found a mother who was willing to let them use her real baby to be passed from Natalia to Paolo. Evidently that mother has never joined us on the patio and doesn't know just how dense these two are. I held my breath until Paolo got a good hold of her.
The Ingrid story was touching. I admit I had tears. I also admit they fooled me. I thought he was real, and thought that Alba was surprised that he was real too. Then Alba clarifies her surprised look by getting mad at Ingrid for messing with them.
And ew, ew, ew is right about the whole last minute incestuous revelation. Flowers in the Attic anybody?
Roberta's dress was beautiful. That whole scene was so depressing. At least she didn't foam at the mouth like the others.
Tizzy's one eye that was showing looked especially blue. He played the dead guy well.
I liked how you designated Margara the Official Court Taster of Wine. That didn't work out well for her. Loved the headings "The One Where Natalia Cries More Than Paolo" and "Runaway Bride (Do I have to return the gifts?"). The biggest laugh for me was when you were talking about Paolo's "Spidey Sense" and asked "Like, what is Dante doing at the bufete?" .
There was so much happening in this episode that I don't even know what to comment on. I guess I should start with my amazement that they found a mother who was willing to let them use her real baby to be passed from Natalia to Paolo. Evidently that mother has never joined us on the patio and doesn't know just how dense these two are. I held my breath until Paolo got a good hold of her.
The Ingrid story was touching. I admit I had tears. I also admit they fooled me. I thought he was real, and thought that Alba was surprised that he was real too. Then Alba clarifies her surprised look by getting mad at Ingrid for messing with them.
And ew, ew, ew is right about the whole last minute incestuous revelation. Flowers in the Attic anybody?
Roberta's dress was beautiful. That whole scene was so depressing. At least she didn't foam at the mouth like the others.
Tizzy's one eye that was showing looked especially blue. He played the dead guy well.
Wow DORIS, you done us proud, girl! This was fabulous. So good I got tired of writing down all the quips, headings and passages I loved...and still have a ton. Like these:
Margara, the official Court Taster
It’s time to call Aftermath Services to clean this mess up. Roberta probably has them on speed dial by now.
[Katia] still in her white Flamenco wedding dress, sans castanets
and the police are back again, hoping for frequent flyer miles at this address
Franco knows by now that he's in a telenovela and does not call for help
Alba velcroed to his [Gabe] side
6-inch switchblade worthy of a West Side Story dance number
Papa shows up because he is hardly ever in court
And all the headings were a riot as was #multitasking
In short, not only were you worthy of recapping the gran finale, it would have been a tragedy if anybody else had done it. Because this was just SUBLIMELY FUNNY.
Thanks for helping me out on past telenovela recaps and thanks for being a super duper team member on this one. Your sense of humor is to die for. Do your fellow church members know what a card you are? I hope so. Thanks amiga. This was a rough ride, but we made it. And you made the crazy, wacko end So. Much. Fun.
Margara, the official Court Taster
It’s time to call Aftermath Services to clean this mess up. Roberta probably has them on speed dial by now.
[Katia] still in her white Flamenco wedding dress, sans castanets
and the police are back again, hoping for frequent flyer miles at this address
Franco knows by now that he's in a telenovela and does not call for help
Alba velcroed to his [Gabe] side
6-inch switchblade worthy of a West Side Story dance number
Papa shows up because he is hardly ever in court
And all the headings were a riot as was #multitasking
In short, not only were you worthy of recapping the gran finale, it would have been a tragedy if anybody else had done it. Because this was just SUBLIMELY FUNNY.
Thanks for helping me out on past telenovela recaps and thanks for being a super duper team member on this one. Your sense of humor is to die for. Do your fellow church members know what a card you are? I hope so. Thanks amiga. This was a rough ride, but we made it. And you made the crazy, wacko end So. Much. Fun.
ROSEMARY LA OTRA....I felt sorry for Ingrid too. We kept hoping that Javier wasn't as bad as he seemed, because little Miss Alba loved him. But it turns out he was awful. An incestuous relationship with his sister that he handled by taking away (or killing?) their baby. Big ewwwww. Then he dumps bereft sister for a better-looking "fresh" one.
And our other crazy Roberta would have been just as sad-making if she hadn't killed a boatload of people. And of course dang it, she was constantly rude to the maid. That always chaps me.
And like you, I really worried during that handoff of the baby to Paolo. It didn't look like he was supporting her head at first, but then the little noggin landed in the crook of his arm and I relaxed.
So relieved we didn't have to go through a big wedding with our middle-aged sappy lovers. A few kisses in the Cafe Where Everybody Knows Your Name was more than enough.
And our other crazy Roberta would have been just as sad-making if she hadn't killed a boatload of people. And of course dang it, she was constantly rude to the maid. That always chaps me.
And like you, I really worried during that handoff of the baby to Paolo. It didn't look like he was supporting her head at first, but then the little noggin landed in the crook of his arm and I relaxed.
So relieved we didn't have to go through a big wedding with our middle-aged sappy lovers. A few kisses in the Cafe Where Everybody Knows Your Name was more than enough.
Doris, I also got a kick out of your title. El Gran POR FIN is right! I would have used the working title: THIS EPISODE WAS GOOD, BUT WAS IT WORTH IT? And, really, the answer is yes. You ladies have all been delightful. It's been a fun patio to hang out.
UA, even though you weren't an official recapper here, I loved how you would give us your insightful and funny lists. I looked forward to them every day.
UA, even though you weren't an official recapper here, I loved how you would give us your insightful and funny lists. I looked forward to them every day.
Doris, your recap is a HOOT! I haven’t visited Caray for this show, and now I’m thinking I really missed out if the recaps were all so awesome.
I got a kick out of this novela, even though it was pretty ridiculous (in a smile-inducing way) and the music was way overdone. All those fabulous stars!! It was fun seeing so many from Una Familia con Suerte plus others I really enjoy.
Did this one play in primetime here in the past? I can’t imagine such a star-studded novela only getting a daytime showing.
I got a kick out of this novela, even though it was pretty ridiculous (in a smile-inducing way) and the music was way overdone. All those fabulous stars!! It was fun seeing so many from Una Familia con Suerte plus others I really enjoy.
Did this one play in primetime here in the past? I can’t imagine such a star-studded novela only getting a daytime showing.
Geez...I wrote a long comment...and lost it.
Doris, you did an amazing job of capturing all the quick and crazy wrap ups of all the weird storylines . Anvils were raining down on all the baddies. ...but sadly no coyotes. Que lastima.
The writers tricked me by not giving us a blurry Patricio. I call a foul there.
I am sure that at the end , the young folks at the table behind Alba and Franquilo were thinking , " ew, old folks, get a room..do not be moving the couch right here in the rock and roll cafe. " I
I am going to make a confession ....this show was so weird and nonsensical tbst...I kind of loved it.
Doris, you did an amazing job of capturing all the quick and crazy wrap ups of all the weird storylines . Anvils were raining down on all the baddies. ...but sadly no coyotes. Que lastima.
The writers tricked me by not giving us a blurry Patricio. I call a foul there.
I am sure that at the end , the young folks at the table behind Alba and Franquilo were thinking , " ew, old folks, get a room..do not be moving the couch right here in the rock and roll cafe. " I
I am going to make a confession ....this show was so weird and nonsensical tbst...I kind of loved it.
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: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 8:28:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 8:28:00 PM EDT
I Read today that Telemundo is planning aftershocks called " Malverde" starring Fernando Colunga. I don't think I get Telemundo.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 8:32:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 8:32:00 PM EDT
Okay...aftershocks was supposed to be telenovela...a word my tablet refuses to acknowledge no matter how many times I type it..urgghhh
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 8:33:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 8:33:00 PM EDT
Princes Juju...ha...yeah..that happened.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 9:24:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 9:24:00 PM EDT
Princess Juju - LOL!!!
Susanlynn - your tablet...LOL From now on when a word appears that does not belong (like those kids' picture puzzles) we will know your tablet hijacked the word "telenovela" and autocorrupt took over. :-)
Susanlynn - your tablet...LOL From now on when a word appears that does not belong (like those kids' picture puzzles) we will know your tablet hijacked the word "telenovela" and autocorrupt took over. :-)
Thank you all for your kind compliments. I survived-yay!!!
JudyB - some of the people in my SS Class know how silly I can get, from time to time. :-)
Maggie - this telenovela was not worthy of prime time. The best thing about it was 62 episodes long and no more.
~sigh~ No telenovela to watch except AV reruns later in the afternoon.
Seriously, I might tune in to PATM just to rest the brain, and it has a lot less screaming and shrieking than AV has. Some of the characters were fun to watch, like that little girl that shows up as Rulli's daughter, Flor the older guy's wife, Sergio Mur, and Mark Tacher's shrunken suits. Ah, good times. ;-)
JudyB - some of the people in my SS Class know how silly I can get, from time to time. :-)
Maggie - this telenovela was not worthy of prime time. The best thing about it was 62 episodes long and no more.
~sigh~ No telenovela to watch except AV reruns later in the afternoon.
Seriously, I might tune in to PATM just to rest the brain, and it has a lot less screaming and shrieking than AV has. Some of the characters were fun to watch, like that little girl that shows up as Rulli's daughter, Flor the older guy's wife, Sergio Mur, and Mark Tacher's shrunken suits. Ah, good times. ;-)
What the hell was that? I just had to say that first.LOL But really what the hell WAS that?
Doris this was so good and funny.
People eating bad food, drinking bad wine, confessing to murder and then blowing their brains out, stealing babies and insulting the mother, then
Confessing to moving the sofa with dumb skanky women cuz the one he wants
Don't want him even tho he roofied her
Then he multi task with a knife while holding baby and momma at knife point Then manages to go splat. Now was This a good tn or what? Emphasis on the "WHAT". WOW this was.....wow. Any body
Want a drink, who cares if it ain't 5:00.
I'll just have coffee tho. Stronge decaf, Lol. Im gonna have to watch this over the weekend. Cuz it really reads crazy, it'll probly look even crazier, but we gotta laugh yall cuz if we don't we'll cry.
I was really kinda hopin that Patricio wasflesh/blood, buuut not a chance in hell. Javi n pat went to middle earth
Now you know what's gonna happen when
Ingy goes to the jail/padded room? She
Will be visited by berti, mauro,juls
The doctor/friend berti choked and she
Tossed rolled up in a rug. And margara
Cuz she's just pist cuz she just got nowhere else to go in This stupid tn.
This was interesting I give uni that.
Thank you Doris, you really snarked this up right nice. On to the next fiasco.
Doris this was so good and funny.
People eating bad food, drinking bad wine, confessing to murder and then blowing their brains out, stealing babies and insulting the mother, then
Confessing to moving the sofa with dumb skanky women cuz the one he wants
Don't want him even tho he roofied her
Then he multi task with a knife while holding baby and momma at knife point Then manages to go splat. Now was This a good tn or what? Emphasis on the "WHAT". WOW this was.....wow. Any body
Want a drink, who cares if it ain't 5:00.
I'll just have coffee tho. Stronge decaf, Lol. Im gonna have to watch this over the weekend. Cuz it really reads crazy, it'll probly look even crazier, but we gotta laugh yall cuz if we don't we'll cry.
I was really kinda hopin that Patricio wasflesh/blood, buuut not a chance in hell. Javi n pat went to middle earth
Now you know what's gonna happen when
Ingy goes to the jail/padded room? She
Will be visited by berti, mauro,juls
The doctor/friend berti choked and she
Tossed rolled up in a rug. And margara
Cuz she's just pist cuz she just got nowhere else to go in This stupid tn.
This was interesting I give uni that.
Thank you Doris, you really snarked this up right nice. On to the next fiasco.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 11:03:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 11:03:00 PM EDT
All of you did a great job with this novela. Roberta will probably lead my next gallery of toxic mothers.
Someone here speculated that there was something very sick in Javier's relationship with Ingrid. That was not consistent with the man we saw in the hospital bed in the opening episode. He loved Alba and had her record his last request so that she would be legally protected. Maybe Javier or Ingrid was adopted? That is still legally considered to be incest.
It did not surprise me that Patricio was a hallucination, since the neighbor in the earlier episode didn't appear to have seen him. The idea that Javier killed an infant is also not consistent with the man in the hospital bed. Could he have given him away and Ingrid equated that with killing him (especially if he ended up in a life of crime)? None of Ingrid's imaginings about him jived with the man Alba and Gabriel loved. Their parents must have been very mentally ill.
I am still shocked at Mauro's suicide. He had mentioned in a recent episode that he had a heart condition so that was how I thought he would exit this mortal coil. We still had no visual evidence of his guilt in the death of his wife and he wasn't above telling lies.
There are so many loose ends despite the evil ones getting their just desserts, but if Javier and Ingrid were full blood sibs who committed incest, Alba and Gabriel are better off not knowing this.
Someone here speculated that there was something very sick in Javier's relationship with Ingrid. That was not consistent with the man we saw in the hospital bed in the opening episode. He loved Alba and had her record his last request so that she would be legally protected. Maybe Javier or Ingrid was adopted? That is still legally considered to be incest.
It did not surprise me that Patricio was a hallucination, since the neighbor in the earlier episode didn't appear to have seen him. The idea that Javier killed an infant is also not consistent with the man in the hospital bed. Could he have given him away and Ingrid equated that with killing him (especially if he ended up in a life of crime)? None of Ingrid's imaginings about him jived with the man Alba and Gabriel loved. Their parents must have been very mentally ill.
I am still shocked at Mauro's suicide. He had mentioned in a recent episode that he had a heart condition so that was how I thought he would exit this mortal coil. We still had no visual evidence of his guilt in the death of his wife and he wasn't above telling lies.
There are so many loose ends despite the evil ones getting their just desserts, but if Javier and Ingrid were full blood sibs who committed incest, Alba and Gabriel are better off not knowing this.
Oh, Doris, ITA with Judy that you totally brought the dessert -- and I can't picture anyone but you writing this gem. And if we totally overlook the fact that everyone acted completely out of character for the entire episode, it was a pretty fun ride!
In addition to multitasking Julian, which totally cracked me up, my favorite line so far is, "Girl is hugging air. Bless her heart." I'll have to take another run through to mine for more treasures.
I can't believe we got two bad weddings and no good ones, but at this point I guess it's a blessing.
In addition to multitasking Julian, which totally cracked me up, my favorite line so far is, "Girl is hugging air. Bless her heart." I'll have to take another run through to mine for more treasures.
I can't believe we got two bad weddings and no good ones, but at this point I guess it's a blessing.
Blue Lass,yes, two bad weddings and five funerals. uff
Permalink posted by : Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 10:14:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 10:14:00 AM EDT
More faves:
"And he doesn’t even get an aneurysm, so, yay!"
"Margara, the official Court Taster of wine, drops dead ... Roberta laments how hard it is to find good help." (And she also said, "I'm not easy to work for." Ya think???)
"Franco knows by now that he is in a telenovela, so he does not call for help."
"Julián slithers in while the Mexican Greek chorus begins their ominous chanting, so we know this will not end well."
"He had to move the sofa with loose change because she is just. so. stupid."
And winding up with:
"Everyone who is still alive has gathered at Bianca’s Café."
"And he doesn’t even get an aneurysm, so, yay!"
"Margara, the official Court Taster of wine, drops dead ... Roberta laments how hard it is to find good help." (And she also said, "I'm not easy to work for." Ya think???)
"Franco knows by now that he is in a telenovela, so he does not call for help."
"Julián slithers in while the Mexican Greek chorus begins their ominous chanting, so we know this will not end well."
"He had to move the sofa with loose change because she is just. so. stupid."
And winding up with:
"Everyone who is still alive has gathered at Bianca’s Café."
Doris, I just had to read the "POR FIN" for this and you really knocked this out of the park...I was laughing all the way through! So all the baddies died...and then some... WOW!
I must congratulate all of you for sticking with all the crazy(ies) in this show. I was always drawn in with the snarktastic titles. Though it was a rough ride, it was obvious that this patio had a grand time laughing and snarking about it.
Muchos thank yous, bouquets of flowers and chocolate for the recapping team that kept this going MUAHHHH!
I must congratulate all of you for sticking with all the crazy(ies) in this show. I was always drawn in with the snarktastic titles. Though it was a rough ride, it was obvious that this patio had a grand time laughing and snarking about it.
Muchos thank yous, bouquets of flowers and chocolate for the recapping team that kept this going MUAHHHH!
OT- LA VECINA
Is anyone watching "La Vecina" on Unimas at 2PM? It's a couple of weeks in, but I'm going to try it out. Lucero Suarez is the producer--she is the one who produced, "Enamorandome de Ramon,"Ringo," and "Te doy La Vida." This TN has 176 episodes! Ay, Caray!
"La Vecina" is none other than Sara Granados (Esmeralda Pimentel) who goes to San Gaspar with an uncle after she is fired from the hotel where she worked. Meanwhile, Antonio Andrade (Juan Diego Covarrubias), an engineer who is engaged to Isabel (Natalia Guerrero) is sent to San Gaspar by his boss, Sr. Uribe, to look into the theft of gasoline from the company (named Conatrol). Lo' and behold, he happens to become Sara's neighbor. Sara also happens to get a job at Conatrol. Antonio and Sara are sent on an assignment to a far off city and get stranded! The poor things have to spend the weekend together and that is where sparks fly...they're suddenly in luuurve. Unfortunately, Antonio's parents are desperate for him to marry Isabel because she is more loaded than a potato.
Some other characters you may recognize (among many others)--
Pierre Angelo- Sara's Uncle Simón Esparza and an aeronautical engineer
Alejandro Ibarra- Padre Vicente Granados (also Sara's uncle)
Alfredo Gatica - Ricardo Segura (Antonio's minion who wants to take Isabel away from Antonio)
Luis Gatica - Pedro Arango (local leader of the plunderers of gasoline)
Mauricio Abularach - Bruno (falls for Laura, Pedro's wife)
Carlos Bracho - Juan Carlos Uribe (General Director for Conatrol)
Arturo Carmona - Fidel Chávez (Commander of San Gaspar)
Is anyone watching "La Vecina" on Unimas at 2PM? It's a couple of weeks in, but I'm going to try it out. Lucero Suarez is the producer--she is the one who produced, "Enamorandome de Ramon,"Ringo," and "Te doy La Vida." This TN has 176 episodes! Ay, Caray!
"La Vecina" is none other than Sara Granados (Esmeralda Pimentel) who goes to San Gaspar with an uncle after she is fired from the hotel where she worked. Meanwhile, Antonio Andrade (Juan Diego Covarrubias), an engineer who is engaged to Isabel (Natalia Guerrero) is sent to San Gaspar by his boss, Sr. Uribe, to look into the theft of gasoline from the company (named Conatrol). Lo' and behold, he happens to become Sara's neighbor. Sara also happens to get a job at Conatrol. Antonio and Sara are sent on an assignment to a far off city and get stranded! The poor things have to spend the weekend together and that is where sparks fly...they're suddenly in luuurve. Unfortunately, Antonio's parents are desperate for him to marry Isabel because she is more loaded than a potato.
Some other characters you may recognize (among many others)--
Pierre Angelo- Sara's Uncle Simón Esparza and an aeronautical engineer
Alejandro Ibarra- Padre Vicente Granados (also Sara's uncle)
Alfredo Gatica - Ricardo Segura (Antonio's minion who wants to take Isabel away from Antonio)
Luis Gatica - Pedro Arango (local leader of the plunderers of gasoline)
Mauricio Abularach - Bruno (falls for Laura, Pedro's wife)
Carlos Bracho - Juan Carlos Uribe (General Director for Conatrol)
Arturo Carmona - Fidel Chávez (Commander of San Gaspar)
Blue Lass --- Ah, yes, Custard the Dragon. I had to memorize that poem in something like 1st or 2nd grade. Other kids in the class got some poem about a Gingham Dog and a Calico cat, which seemed easier to learn. :-)
OT: UNIVISION has a channel called TLNovelas, they used to charge $10.00 a month for it but they made it free a month ago- at least with AT&T, they are currently showing Cuando Me Enamoro, Rubi and maybe Betty La Fea
Doris--You get the LAST HURRAH! and what a send-off you gave us--a stitch a minute. You could not have delivered anything less and certainly NOT one for SS class ears.
What on earth, other than a paycheck would actors of this stature (the mature ones I'm talking about) sign up for this. The only thing I can think of is that they were only given the first 5 or 6 episodes--which actually set up an interesting story.
When it went off the rails, it was Julian did the most to keep it from crashing. He really didn't need Tizzy to come waltzing in 3/4 of the way through. He was doing great all by himself. I have to admit I enjoyed watching him and Roberta the most.
Javier was certainly an odd one. You have all indicated how loving he seemed as a terminal patient and how much Gabe and Alba really loved him. But in his "I See Dead People" mode, he seemed so cruel to Ingrid. He was the one responsible for creating and terminating the illegitimate pregnancy. Of course, if he'd had a little more compassion as a ghost, Ingrid would not have been bonkers and we would have missed a good role for Sabine.
There were moments of interest and engagement that kept me involved in how the story was going to end, but mostly I enjoyed the fun the Patio had mocking it. MDC deserved it. We deserved better, but we made it our own.
What on earth, other than a paycheck would actors of this stature (the mature ones I'm talking about) sign up for this. The only thing I can think of is that they were only given the first 5 or 6 episodes--which actually set up an interesting story.
When it went off the rails, it was Julian did the most to keep it from crashing. He really didn't need Tizzy to come waltzing in 3/4 of the way through. He was doing great all by himself. I have to admit I enjoyed watching him and Roberta the most.
Javier was certainly an odd one. You have all indicated how loving he seemed as a terminal patient and how much Gabe and Alba really loved him. But in his "I See Dead People" mode, he seemed so cruel to Ingrid. He was the one responsible for creating and terminating the illegitimate pregnancy. Of course, if he'd had a little more compassion as a ghost, Ingrid would not have been bonkers and we would have missed a good role for Sabine.
There were moments of interest and engagement that kept me involved in how the story was going to end, but mostly I enjoyed the fun the Patio had mocking it. MDC deserved it. We deserved better, but we made it our own.
Anita - I sometimes have wondered how much of Javier's persona, as seen thru the eyes of Ingrid, was not accurate. She is a very messed up person, so maybe what Viewerville saw was only her manifestation of him. It is possible he did not father her son. I will always wonder and have doubt.
Anita,I agree. We will never know if Ingrid's portrayal of Javier and Rob's portrayal of Mauro was acurrate. Both women were tortured , demented souls.
So what's next for this patio!
So what's next for this patio!
Permalink posted by : Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2:50:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2:50:00 PM EDT
Susanlynn--It's a wait and see for what's next. Meanwhile, I see some of out Patio is already watching and commenting on Te Doy La Vida (on at 8 pm EDT). UA and Elvira are doing the heavy lifting of recapping. It seems to be trying to be a mix of heartbreak drama, romance and separately some comedic lightness (the jilted bride and the jilted wife). Last night Andrea (woman of a certain age) was found out by her dog of a husband (Omar Fierro) that she had not gone on a European trip but was faking it at home with the help of one of her daughters.
It reminded me of Audrey, in To the Manor Born (if anyone saw or remembers that great British series) after having been recently impoverished but trying to keep up appearances, went on a "European" vacation, but really stayed home and tried to get a sun tan by lamplight and practiced Spanish phrases. It was hilarious.
ON TOPIC--What surprises me is that we kvetched about the tns of old going on and on, stretched like a rubber band by filler to last 130 and up to 200 episodes. Wouldn't you think that having fewer episodes to fill, they would write tighter, well written characters and storylines? MDC is proof they can't.
It reminded me of Audrey, in To the Manor Born (if anyone saw or remembers that great British series) after having been recently impoverished but trying to keep up appearances, went on a "European" vacation, but really stayed home and tried to get a sun tan by lamplight and practiced Spanish phrases. It was hilarious.
ON TOPIC--What surprises me is that we kvetched about the tns of old going on and on, stretched like a rubber band by filler to last 130 and up to 200 episodes. Wouldn't you think that having fewer episodes to fill, they would write tighter, well written characters and storylines? MDC is proof they can't.
I think this whole novela was terrible, just freaking awful. It almost felt like they had three teams of writers, the ones that started the show and then there was a shift when they made Gabriel not gay and then whatever team ended this, it felt like the last two weeks of your senior year of high school where everyone just did the bare minimum. This recapping team did a great job with this turd.
Princess Juju..maybe it was a relay race kind of writing because the original writers were either fired or escaped. Well, the patio made it a fun ride.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 5:23:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 5:23:00 PM EDT
SUSANLYNN...I like the idea of the first group of writers "escaping"! But I think Princes JuJu did hit on something--there were so many changes of course. Not only first Gabe was gay..but then, he was being made sick by Ingrid's herbs. Then big switch and lo! he had leukemia just like Dad. And Franquilo being hot to trot with Roberta because he forgot the past year didn't compute either. Because at the beginning of the story he was already cold and distant with her and she complained that they hadn't made love in years. He was only affectionate with Natalia (which was a bit over the top and queasy making). But then when he lost his memory, suddenly they were red-hot lovers!? Definitely different teams of writers, or writers with short-term memory loss. Or writers on too many drugs and too much alcohol.
JudyB, yes! It was crazy! Even Javier's illness was confusing, they made it seem like cancer, then he had symptoms of Alzheimer's and then they threw in Ingrid making him sick and not because she hated him but because she did not want him with Alba! The same is true of Gabe, he was sick because he was being poisoned not because he had cancer, and also Ingrid was written horribly, it was just a hot mess.
Princess Juju - "Hot Mess" is a good description of MDC.
Judy - ITA about the plot inconsistencies. We can't complain too loudly, or someone would ask us why we stuck with it. LOL 🤪. Hoping it would get better might not be a good answer. 😉
BINGO - did anyone get a BINGO! while watching? (I sorely regret not printing out a sheet or two and playing.)
We could have an after-party with 🍦🍨🍦 ice cream, beverage of your choice, and celebrate if anyone got a BINGO. This telenovela had all the tropes.
Judy - ITA about the plot inconsistencies. We can't complain too loudly, or someone would ask us why we stuck with it. LOL 🤪. Hoping it would get better might not be a good answer. 😉
BINGO - did anyone get a BINGO! while watching? (I sorely regret not printing out a sheet or two and playing.)
We could have an after-party with 🍦🍨🍦 ice cream, beverage of your choice, and celebrate if anyone got a BINGO. This telenovela had all the tropes.
Doris, way ahead of you. Just received Apple pie and vanilla ice cream for Mothers Day and just celebrated El Fin with hot Apple pie and ice cream. But I am really going to miss all the clever recaps and comments that this train wreck engendered ( literally ..remember Julian got hit by a train and quickly bounced back to his old evil self in no time . It was fun to meet here on the patio and share some laughs .
Permalink posted by : Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 8:59:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 8:59:00 PM EDT
Susanlynn- apple pie and ice cream sound so yummy. We will have banana pudding tomorrow night and I bought some Ben & Jerry's the other day. I have not had that since last summer.
Doris..I try not to eat a lot of sweets , but I discovered Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia a few months ago and it knocked my fav flavor coffee out of first place. Banana pudding sounds good, too. I also got a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing for Mothers Day. ..lots of sweets for someone who tries not to eat desserts.
Okay, last person on the patio, turn out the lights.
Okay, last person on the patio, turn out the lights.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 10:45:00 PM EDT
: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 10:45:00 PM EDT
Uh oh--am I the last person on the patio? I wasn't able to watch all of this due to schedule problems, but I did see some and read part of the recaps. Also made sure to watch the last two episodes.
Also surprised by Mauro's sudden suicide. Wasn't expecting Julian to be so careless with his footing and take a tragic tumble.
I feel great gratitude toward all the patio--recappers and commenters alike. Lots of searing snarky humor here. The reward was in tearing apart the ridiculous action.
Don't know what to watch next. I believe I did see all of PATM in its first run.
OT-Susanlynn, you asked how I was doing some weeks back and I didn't respond. Things have been a little crazy (not TN level crazy) with my family. Hope you're doing well.
Also surprised by Mauro's sudden suicide. Wasn't expecting Julian to be so careless with his footing and take a tragic tumble.
I feel great gratitude toward all the patio--recappers and commenters alike. Lots of searing snarky humor here. The reward was in tearing apart the ridiculous action.
Don't know what to watch next. I believe I did see all of PATM in its first run.
OT-Susanlynn, you asked how I was doing some weeks back and I didn't respond. Things have been a little crazy (not TN level crazy) with my family. Hope you're doing well.
Susanlynn --- Cherry Garcia is one of my top two B&J favorite flavors, along with Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream. The Choc. Chip Cookie Dough is pretty darned good, too. I can no longer eat very much of these "really good brands" due to their high fat content, so when I do, it is a real treat. So many vices going by the wayside as my body ages. Like really good dark chocolate, too. ~sigh~ 😕
DORIS...My sympathies, amiga. At 80 I'm finding I don't handle high-fat treats well at all. Sometimes the results are cataclysmic. Being left with no choices but "virtue". Aaaagggrrrhhh!
R la O and I got bingo several times over on Card #8. I think by the end we were only missing three squares. (Seriously? NO ONE could fall down those beautiful stairs, even after being poisoned?)
Judy, the only vices left to me are swearing and sunbathing, both of which I am currently indulging in heavily.
Judy, the only vices left to me are swearing and sunbathing, both of which I am currently indulging in heavily.
Well great, BLUE LASS. I can't even do the sunbathing anymore, but count on me for some swearing. Definitely!
The highlight of my days gone by is weeding. With all the rain we've had stuff is just growing tall everywhere, even between the patio cracks--! Not the cracks ON the Patio--they are never excised. They live on in infamy on the blog.
Just take a look at AV. I'm enjoying re-reading the recaps and comments on this high-energy caper. Last night JA and all the chocolate all over his face and he and Vicky trying to hide their privates which were already tastefully covered was a hoot.
Just take a look at AV. I'm enjoying re-reading the recaps and comments on this high-energy caper. Last night JA and all the chocolate all over his face and he and Vicky trying to hide their privates which were already tastefully covered was a hoot.
Anita, I watched that episode of AV last night! The screen dancing! It was priceless! That is truly the hardest I have laughed while watching a telenovela. Does Jose Angel think chocolate on his face is sexy? Gawd, that was funny!
Blue, even if nobody fell down those steep, slippery stairs in their spiked heels, we should at least get a square for a light falling on our antagonist during filming, even if we didn't get to see it.
Not to mention the ethereal light that illuminated Alba's left boob -- remember? We thought it was a UFO.
This will be just about my shortest comment ever.....
This novela was so terribly bad, and I kick myself for wasting my time watching it.
Only the snarky, witty, and amusing recaps (thanks to all) and comments kept my interest.
When will we hear from each other again? Perhaps Angelique Boyer's new novela?
This novela was so terribly bad, and I kick myself for wasting my time watching it.
Only the snarky, witty, and amusing recaps (thanks to all) and comments kept my interest.
When will we hear from each other again? Perhaps Angelique Boyer's new novela?
Wow.just dropped by , and I was so happy to see that the patio lights are still on .
Paloma, so good to "_see" you. Really strange times , right? I keep you and yours in my thoughts and prahers. I am still here. I just get up everyday and keep going . Nothing else to do.
Blue Lass..swearing and sunbathing...I sunbathed as a teen , but I have given that up. I do try to walk in the sun each day since they willre saying that vitamin D is important more than ever . Sign me up for the swearing. Since I am home alone, it is mostly in my head.
Today I actually escaped house arrest for an hour. I met my friend Pat at a parking lot. We parked a space apart , rolled down our Windows, and ate lunch "together. " She popped open her trunk , so I could put in her birthday present. It is a strange time , indeed , but It was great to see her face and hear her voice. I am thinking OF that Chinese saying, " May you live in interesting times . " I wish this time was a bit less interesting.
Paloma, so good to "_see" you. Really strange times , right? I keep you and yours in my thoughts and prahers. I am still here. I just get up everyday and keep going . Nothing else to do.
Blue Lass..swearing and sunbathing...I sunbathed as a teen , but I have given that up. I do try to walk in the sun each day since they willre saying that vitamin D is important more than ever . Sign me up for the swearing. Since I am home alone, it is mostly in my head.
Today I actually escaped house arrest for an hour. I met my friend Pat at a parking lot. We parked a space apart , rolled down our Windows, and ate lunch "together. " She popped open her trunk , so I could put in her birthday present. It is a strange time , indeed , but It was great to see her face and hear her voice. I am thinking OF that Chinese saying, " May you live in interesting times . " I wish this time was a bit less interesting.
Permalink posted by : Friday, May 15, 2020 at 5:37:00 PM EDT
: Friday, May 15, 2020 at 5:37:00 PM EDT
Susanlynn - So, "straight outta quarantine", eh? I'm so glad you had a lunch meetup.
This is one time I am glad we have a dog that has to be walked. I still get to see my neighbors. Not so much fun when it is raining or freezing cold, but I still see neighbors.
Dinner coming on a food truck today. Yay! The neighborhood has it coming, we order and pay ahead of time, they use good PPE & practices, and I do not have to cook for a couple of days.
We also have a new granddog today. Our son, his wife, and our granddaughter went to Memphis to adopt a racetrack greyhound from the rescue group today. We will meet the dog tomorrow. Our DIL grew up with rescue greyhounds, her parents have them, so she knows and understands the breed.
This is one time I am glad we have a dog that has to be walked. I still get to see my neighbors. Not so much fun when it is raining or freezing cold, but I still see neighbors.
Dinner coming on a food truck today. Yay! The neighborhood has it coming, we order and pay ahead of time, they use good PPE & practices, and I do not have to cook for a couple of days.
We also have a new granddog today. Our son, his wife, and our granddaughter went to Memphis to adopt a racetrack greyhound from the rescue group today. We will meet the dog tomorrow. Our DIL grew up with rescue greyhounds, her parents have them, so she knows and understands the breed.
Good morning everyone. Yep, the lights are still on. Not missing MDC at ALL. Enjoying Te Doy La Vida, and of course, what else could we expect except a BINGO square crossed off on pregnancy attributed to someone other than the galan. Well that goes for AV, too, but in that situation Nikki isn't pregnant at all. She's just fastidiando Guzmi. What a cruel senseless "joke."
Also watched LQNPA's forced wedding between Rogelio and Ana Paula. ABC is stunningly beautiful. No tengo que decirlo, but Jorge made my old heart skip a few beats. Muy guapo. (It's all about the Spanish, no?)
No dogs in my house. Only dust bunnies. The highlight of my day yesterday was to fill the bird baths to watch all the splashing that went on. Talked to neighbors as they passed by on our inner walkway while I pruned the hedges.
Doris--Dinner from a "community" food truck! How innovative. We still can get carry out from our favorite local restaurants, but I'm having a good time cooking from scratch (it takes up otherwise empty time).
Monday I get to go to the grocery store. YAY!
Also watched LQNPA's forced wedding between Rogelio and Ana Paula. ABC is stunningly beautiful. No tengo que decirlo, but Jorge made my old heart skip a few beats. Muy guapo. (It's all about the Spanish, no?)
No dogs in my house. Only dust bunnies. The highlight of my day yesterday was to fill the bird baths to watch all the splashing that went on. Talked to neighbors as they passed by on our inner walkway while I pruned the hedges.
Doris--Dinner from a "community" food truck! How innovative. We still can get carry out from our favorite local restaurants, but I'm having a good time cooking from scratch (it takes up otherwise empty time).
Monday I get to go to the grocery store. YAY!
Anita - so far, these "food trucks" are not quite living up to the name, with a truck as we know it, and are more like mass order and deliveries to one subdivision.
Last week, it was from a restaurant we frequently visited during normal times ( would that now be called the good old daze?) brought to our door.
Last night, it came in an SUV that parked in one location, and we all safely distanced in line to get out order. It was BBQ from a popular restaurant up in a trendy area of the city that we would otherwise have never visited. OMG everything was wonderful. Looking forward to leftovers tonight. We have cooked at hime since mid March, until some of the younger generation HOA board members had this idea. Yay!
Last week, it was from a restaurant we frequently visited during normal times ( would that now be called the good old daze?) brought to our door.
Last night, it came in an SUV that parked in one location, and we all safely distanced in line to get out order. It was BBQ from a popular restaurant up in a trendy area of the city that we would otherwise have never visited. OMG everything was wonderful. Looking forward to leftovers tonight. We have cooked at hime since mid March, until some of the younger generation HOA board members had this idea. Yay!
OT...I met my friend in a parking lot this after boo. , and we sat I. Our cars with the Windows down and are our lunch " together. " Such a a strange life we are living now. My dad there don't even want me to get takeout, so I pack my own lunch.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 4:05:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 4:05:00 PM EDT
Sorry..afternoon not after boo..my daughters not my dad...I hate this tablet..uff
Permalink posted by : Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 4:07:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 4:07:00 PM EDT
Susanlynn--I can see that your tablet hates you, but it's such fun to see what hijinks it's up to.
Anybody miss MDC? Shall I turn off the lights?
Anybody miss MDC? Shall I turn off the lights?
Guess what... Judyb..."Tea and Sympathy" is on TCM today at 4 pm eastern time !
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 3:41:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 3:41:00 PM EDT
Susanlynn and Judy - by some miracle of the universe, I actually saw that on our cable TV guide and am recording it. Should we have a page on the Patio this coming week to discuss it? Is it worth discussing?
Since there are such few telenovela pickings for awhile and so many of us are socially isolated, I vote we keep open MDC just to keep in touch with others and learn what's up in different parts of the USA.
JudyB--I'm with Victoria. Since you are our Monday recapper, would you be willing to put up an MDC Post-Mortem, #63, 5/18/20 Headliner tomorrow? You are welcome to mention Tea and Sympathy in a phrase or two--something we are unable to give MDC, neither tea nor sympathy.
We can also use the continuation as a place to post AV comments, which are always so funny, and updates about the jumbled Univisión lineup/schedule.
Victoria--I went ahead and let this be published, but maybe you could repost it on the Post-Mortem #63 page, which we are going to keep open for the next few days. AV is a good one, on now and a lot of us have seen it (I'm taking it in a third time, since I bought the chopped up DVD).
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