Caray, Caray!

Thanks, Weirdo. Wonderful recap!

The doctor clinically knows that Luna has suffered previous injuries and has been told that Luna said that her mother beat her but brought up talking to her mother? Is there such a thing as mandatory reporters of child abuse in Mexico as in the USA? The doctor would be one here. That process would bypass the parents and would be a direct line to police/social services. Will a social worker be involved with Luna before considering her return to her mother if the police are called or am I getting too far into the “reality weeds” here? Will the doctor just hand Luna over to her abuser/torturer?

Now we know something about how Ginebra got her name and her horrible childhood. I can’t imagine being nameless.
 

Wowee, Weirdo . Thank you so much for delivering every tense moment to us.

This novela is moving right along , and I am loving it.

Gin is, perhaps, incapable of love , but she is definitely in lust with " the responsible widower. " ( wow...). You can actually see the wheels whirling in her head. She looks like she cannot want to pounce on good old Responsible and make him a lot less responsible . Widowers often remarry fairly quickly, especially if they have young kids and had a happy marriage. Six years is a long time to be raising young kids alone .

So...Kenzo has now shared with Esteban that Nandy is trans , and Esteban is cool with it .

Maybe fussy , judgemental Bosco will lighten up if he gets a novia...maybe .

Jer is a little weasel. Gala seems to have his number .

Well, Vermin has stepped up to save Luna. Now where will he take her?

Adriana , I watched that video of Daniel and Claudia dancing . They are both natural dancers . I love music and dancing , and I saw videos of Daniel on a dance competition show " Bailando Si Puede " from years ago. He did several dances ...merengue, salsa, fox trot,freestyle, aqua dancing , aerial dancing . This guy is a Renaissance man ...acting, singing, dancing , ping pong .....

Susan
 

Weirdo,

Your summary was expertly detailed and infused with heart and great humor. You did an outstanding job…

Ginebra having no name was heartbreaking. But I paused at “The dude says her mother didn't give her one, she just dumped her here”. Elvira’s baby was taken from her by her father, who actually gave the baby up to that monster? Has anything been said about Elvira’s mother?

I found “Salo says "you're my life, brother" and adds that, without him, the house won't have any colour, won't have his noise, won't have his scent” very touching. Salo is a womanizer but he does have heart.

At the other end of the spectrum, “Jer brings Gala some macha tea, just as she likes it. He mentions liking girls who are cautious with calories, it makes him think of their bodies. Okay, cringe” was exactly right. The actor usually plays a good character but he’s a nasty piece of work here.

It was so hard watching Paz and Mir argue with the doctor! Jarifa, thank you for your wise summation: “The doctor clinically knows that Luna has suffered previous injuries and has been told that Luna said that her mother beat her but brought up talking to her mother? Is there such a thing as mandatory reporters of child abuse in Mexico…? The doctor would be one here. Will the doctor just hand Luna over to her abuser/torturer?” Therein lies the dilemma.

Vermin has a good plan. Keeping hope alive that it works!

“Gin says that his wife and her husband aren't here anymore, but they are alive and they have a destiny to make”. Subtle, Gin, very subtle!

Diana
 

Thanks, weirdo.
Susan, I didn't know widowers with happy marriages remarry quickly. Is there a reason for this?
This whole 'I want to make this social media star jealous' plot irritates me. I don't know what it is about social media in telenovelas that pisses me off so much, but I find these plots hard to stand.
 

Waterlily, it seems that widowers remarry fairly quickly . If there are kids, I think men would like a mother for their kids. If the kids are grown up, I guess men want someone to take care of them!
Susan
 

Thanks Weirdo, I enjoyed reading your detailed recap. I didn’t realize the boys were mapping the cameras for Vermin, first I thought they were stealing a map and then I figured they were drawing one.

So when the doctor goes back in the room and Luna is gone won’t she have to call the police anyway. Poor Luna not wanting to go in the enclosed space.

I guess Elvira wanted to go to the jail to see how he knew about her other daughter. Rubio is real cocky for someone facing a murder charge. I’m glad Mir noticed he seemed to know Mauro, that fact should help down the line.

Ginebra’s comment that their spouses are dead but they’re alive was a bit much. How much time has gone by? I think a few months at the most. Thankfully Estaban has no interest. But Paz will be in danger when Gin realizes where his interest lies.

Liz
 

Thanks Weirdo for another fantastic recap!!!

Asking a doctor to cover for keeping a missing child is a bit much! But I don't know, if Luna is just missing the doc could possibly call the cops and say the child was there but ran away - and not necessarily involve Paz and fam. Or she might not call since Luna ran away - that's if she believes Luna ran away and doesn't suspect the 'janitor'. Of course, if she does suspect the janitor she might not tie him to Paz and she may believe that Luna is kidnapped again and thus still in danger like Paz said.

Salo has shown some womanizing tendencies but in this case, I think he was just flirting to distract the nurse from their mapping cameras, I don't think he was really trying to get her number. He gave the paper immediately to Pepe after she left, so he didn't seem that interested in keeping the number. His scene with little brother was sweet!

I am going to have a hard time forgiving Vermin, IMO he's unforgivable, but he does seem to be genuinely taken with Luna and their scenes are actually sweet.



 

Thanks again for a terrific recap, Weirdo. Your comments on some of these people were, as always, right on.

Vis a vis Kenzo's children...who lets their kids treat them like that? I deserved and expected respect. Of course there were big fights during teenaged angst, but I never would have permitted the disrespect shown (and apparently taught by Filipa) by these brats.

So...the main reason Berenice was killed IMHO is that that awful drunk in charge of the orphanage told Gin that her mother dumped her there. I mean I get the rage, but the odd thing is that she waited that many years to zero in on Elvira.

I loved seeing Paz figuring out that maybe Gin was part of what she overheard Mauro saying about killing the child.

I was sort of surprised about the insistence of the hospital staff that Paz come up with documents proving Luna was her child. That's certainly not the crack hospital staff I've seen in SO many years of telenovelas. You know, the ones who permit patients being smothered by a pillow or injected with a drug.

I was also surprised by the Vermin plan. I thought Paz and Mireya would convince the doctor to come with them to the deserted Oliver Twist Camp and, as a byproduct, find little Monito.

Yes, Salomon just wanted the paper the nurse had, but that charm of his seems to work on every young woman. Pretty sure it's going to work on Gala, especially as she gets a good look at her hero...Jeronimo.

So much for sad gay Bosco. Guess they're just going with the brat never got over losing his mother. I think that was the first smile we saw on his face.
 

Thank you, Weirdo, great recap as always.

Ginebra once said thar her name in the orphanage was August 7th (I believe) and Mauro's was December 25th - kids were "named" after the date when they were abandoned.
That's a pretty awful childhood and Ginebra, instead of becoming a defender of victims such as herself, has become a psycho you know what, starts with a B.

The Responsible Widower name made me LoL. Esteban sure has all the NOT sexy nicknames in the book - lucky for him he's hot.

That doctor actually keeping Paz' secret is unbelievable, in what world would that happen, considering she doesn't know these women?

Still don't care about Kenzo and his story. Kind of interestes in Gala and Salo.

Adriana Noel
 

Adriana...Hey, The Responsible Widower had better watch out for The Irresponsible Black Widow .
Susan
 

Weirdo, you are a wizard on the dialogue! I admit I've gotten lazy now that I can just count on you to explain it all to me. ;}

I've never heard the name "Gio" before. Is it short for Refugio, I wonder? I had to laugh at Gala dressing her pal all up from her own closet, since Gala's about two feet shorter. As for Bosco, well, I don't get the dorktraction. Why doesn't his sister give HIM a makeover? She might be able to pull off a sort of James Dean thing. He certainly has the scowl.

I just found out that "Si o Si" means "no matter what" in Spanish. It's a good thing that's Paz & Esteban's theme song, because there's going to be a lot of WHAT before we're through.
 

Adriana, my favorite couple is still Luna and Monito. I'm sure I'm not alone.
 

Great work, Weirdo.

Their plan looked good, but I doubt they won't be spotted in the security footage.

Vermin is a bit smarter than I ever thought but I still predict a redemptive death for him at the end. I hope that Elvira isn't dumb or frightened enough to be blackmailed into springing Rubio and I can't wait to see her face when she finds out that he worked for Ginebra.

To answer your question, we know nothing about Elvira's mother. That low-life in the orphanage could easily have lied to Ginebra, who was turned in as an infant and would therefore not have memories yet.

I was also wondering about the demand for documents taking priority over immediate treatment for an unconscious child. No idea about mandatory reporting in Mexico. The doctor was creeping me out until she saw Luna cry at the prospect of being taken away from Paz and her family.
 

France is kind of the same health wise. When you take your kid to the emergency room, they ask to see your health inssurance at the same time as the kid is taken to be seen by a profesisonal. And if the injury is not life threatening, then you end up waiting anywhere between 4 and 5 hours to be taken into account..
And since kids are always on the parents' inssurance, there is no need for another proof thay the kid is actually yours.

Susan, the Irresponsable Black Widow is another gem!
Whay does that make Paz? The Virtuos Love Interest?

 

Forgot to sign. Adriana Noel with news about the french health care system. 😀
Also wanted to add that Bosco doesn't really need a makeover...but is desperate need of a reality check. He's so annoying, I just want to switch channels when he appears.
 

I forgot to comment on Rubio earlier, that dude has a lot of bravado for a man who is royally screwed! He is being forced to take the fall for serious crimes and rot in jail but he still has the energy to mock and torment El??? That’s one man that needs to never get out!!!