Caray, Caray!

I will put up a quickie tonight.
 

Bahar #24

Most of the episode entails Bahar setting Rengin and Timur up and letting them know she knows. Now she wants a divorce.

Nevra is definitely being scammed by her senior novio. He's angling for her to invest more money in the land scheme. He calls her the love of his life

Timur learns that Umay also knows about his affair but Nevra and Timur convince the kids to continue to keep the secret.

I think I've also discovered that Parla is likely Umay's age. Bahar and Timur's relationship started to falter when he traveled to the US (Rengin worked there until 3 years ago). He was incommunicado for a week at that time. Bahar was home pregnant. So that may have been when Parla was birthed, or conceived.

Both the consuegras need biopsies. Nevra on her thyroid and Golgucheck (sp?) on her uterus or some other female organs as Rengin is treating her and she's the ob.




 

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#63 Delusional Cristina tells Alberto that he doesn’t know what he’s saying after he drops the bomb about loving another woman. Then she goes predictably nuts, throwing things around Albertos office. ¡Esa perra me las va a pagar! (I’m gonna make this b&*#h pay.) She slams her way out of his office.

Pepita envies Pedro and Marga, who are smooching at work. Pedro invites Marga to Paris. Later he realizes what this actually costs.

Esteban asks Blanca to come to London with him. [Pretty sure he wants to get away from Pilar’s pressure to again steal the Velvet designs.]

Valeria asks Enrique what he’s doing in an office at Velvet. He comes around his desk to try another move on her. But she tells him he’s obsessive, must run in the family.

Esteban tries to convince Sofía to also come to London.

Emilio tells Blanca he was there when Benjamin told Esteban that Blanca was pregnant. And Benjamin never tried to separate them. He took care of her and paid for her studies. He was disgusted at the way his brother treated her. She goes to Esteban who, of course, lies through his teeth.

Esteban is telling Pilar he’s going to London and not copying the designs when Pilar (always one step ahead) calls out to Sofi, who’s just arrived. She tells her brother she’ll tell his daughter what kind of man he is.

Clara again. I am so tired of her. She’s followed Laura and Mateo to an OB/Gyn. I’m pretty sure this has an innocent explanation. Later Clara again plops herself in between Pedro and Marga to moan about Mateo.

Cris has apparently hung out at Velvet drinking. She staggers in to find Victor still hard at work. As predicted, he’s the sperm donor. But I have the feeling he’s as much of a barnacle on her and she is one clinging to Alberto. He has a compromising picture of her on his cell.

Esteban sneaks in to take cell phone pictures of Raul and Ana’s designs. Emilio catches him at it. He’s an easy liar, saying it’s for an analysis of the fabrics he’ll show Alberto. Emilio tells him exactly what he thinks of him.

Emilio tells Alberto about Esteban, but Alberto doesn’t believe it.

It turns out Margara will pay for the Paris trip. Marga and Clara’s idiotic mother returns, still despising Pedro.

Gloria is prepared to bribe the nurse with her emerald jewelry to get her phone from the clinic office.

Cris flakes on the big meeting with the most prestigious diamond merchant in Africa. And Barbie makes a big mess of it.

Cris meets Victor at the Ortegui mansion to get him to leave Velvet. She offers him a $1 million to leave New York.
 

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My question is how did Bahar manage to put on such a cheerful face all day when she knew what she was going to do that night? How did she pull off being so lovey-dovey with Timur in the morning? She sets them up at dinner and then says it with flowers!

She sure looked shellshocked as she went to clear out of the house and pile up stuff to make a marriage bonfire.

Timur is stunned. I have liked the writing on this. In the usual telenovela he would be a straight-up bad and selfish guy, a plotting and smiling moustache-twirler of a villain. But there they’ve made it clear that he needs both women. He even tearfully told Bahar she was the reason he was able to get where he is in life. He’s obviously a weak man and I’ve been wondering what would happen to him if he lost both women. He will probably completely fall apart.


 

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Maggie, I agree totally about the writing. And it's true, Timur is weak, but also not really a villain. Reminds me of the song by Olivia Newton John from the 70s. Torn Between 2 Lovers. Well not totally reminiscent as it is a woman who never actually acted on her love for the other guy, but the refrain spins in my brain whenever Timur has his attacks of conscience. I was actually surprised Nevra stood up so much for Bahar, until her reasoning was explained. Timur has done to Bahar what his father did to her.

I don't think Bahar is vindictive enough to take the house from Nevra and Timur when it is discovered she owns it (at least part of it, though Nevra managed to use the house as security. I think the bank needs to eat that loss by not doing due diligence and getting Bahar's approval. Isn't it fraud on their part also). I would transfer it to the kids names.

Well the affair is now known. Parla's paternity is the next revelation we can look forward to
 

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Many thanks, novelera, for this short but superb recap! I can't think of
anything important that you've left out.

"Delusional Christina" -- Perfect! I may borrow that.

Though Cris is certainly delusional, that doesn't prevent her from being a
real threat to Ana, once she knows Ana is the "other woman." She not only
threatens to make the perra pay, she also vows to destroy her.

Yes, I agree that Esteban's sudden wish to return to London is to prevent
his having to continue to do Pilar's bidding or have her spill the beans
about Esteban to Sofia.

I'm surprised that Alberto doesn't believe Emilio's account of Esteban. I
guess Esteban's account of his at last getting back to the woman he loves
resonates so strongly with Alberto that he loses his good judgment.

For a while, I was enjoying Clara, but now I too am tired of her. She
immediately assumes that Laura's visiting an OB/GYN accompanied by Mateo
can only mean that Laura is pregnant and Mateo is the father. And she not
only assumes that, she spreads the word to just about everyone she knows.

How did Victor get a photo on his cellphone of Cris in her underwear? Would
she willingly pose for him, unafraid of any problems that might arise?
Especially since she's really cold toward him after he's done the deed.

I knew the Orteguis were wealthy, but Cris's offer to Victor of $1 million
to leave New York still surprised me.
 

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Kat – yes! You put it well, Timur is not a villain. Over on A.Mar we have the stock villain in the form of Sergio, who has no redeeming qualities and is evil through and through.

Also, Rengin is not a standard husband-stealing hussy. I feel for her too, waiting all these years and just getting crumbs of time from Timur while he promises and promises and tells her to wait.

The only truly awful person in this show is Suegra Nevra. She’s really a piece of work. And yes, I was wondering about how the bank loaned her money against a house she doesn’t even own!

 

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It was fascinating to me to watch Evren physically recoil when near Nevra. His face showed pure loathing. Nevra looked pensively after him, so I wonder if she will eventually recognize him. Do we know Evren’s early name?

Convenient for the writers/crew and for us to have everyone working at the same hospital, in that hospital, or otherwise connected to it!!!

Timur is sad to me. He tries to pose as a super-doc, unable to relax and be himself. He is involved and needs/loves two women, both of whom are stronger than he is. His posing for the camera crew was humorous, but underneath it showed how needy he is. I wonder if this was the fault of Aziz. Perhaps he favored Evren in order to shame Timur into a “better” son. Nevra certainly got rid of Evren when she had the opportunity. I wonder if Nevra was always this harsh, or if Aziz caused that, too. Yet, don’t we think Aziz cared for Bahar (and secretly rewarded her in his will) because she was kind to him?

I remember the excellent Timur actor from Yargi/Secretos de familia. He can show a multitude of emotions in his face.

Babachita

 

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Clara seems so overwrought at all this! They frequently have the actress way over-react. Her expression during these outbursts is very unflattering! Speaking of unflattering, Cris’s fury was frightening! If I were Alberto, I would run for the exit! I guess Cris will land on Ana tonight. That has been coming for a long time. Ana has shown empathy for Cris. I’m guessing this won’t be mutual!

Weird how many give Esteban the benefit of the doubt, even with evidence of his guilt.

Wonder when Gloria will escape and show up. She doesn’t seem to have improved at all from her rehabilitation.

Victor stands to make a million bucks for his night of passion. He will likely turn up again at an inopportune time for Cris!

Carlos is scary! Everything is falling into place for an exciting ending of this story.

Babachita
 

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Thanks, novelera.

I can’t believe Albert told Cris there was another woman. He’s seen how Cris overreacts. He put Ana in danger. I’m worried that the only person who can save Ana from Cris is Carlos. Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Pedro & Marga, Clara & Mateo—juveniles.

Victor is another Carlos.

I might not have the Friday recap until Sunday.

 

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What was it Timur’s mom said to Bahar’s mom? Something like what Timur did is like what happened to both of them. Was Bahar’s mom cheated on too?

The village health visit was interesting, and the visit to the man with two wives made a big point. Boy, Timur just wouldn’t leave Bahar alone, and Rengin had to watch that going on all day. I gather Rengin didn’t protest the idea of transferring to another hospital, right?