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velvet ep. #75 p. 1 of 2

Since K has said she'll be away this week without Internet, I can start us
off with a barebones list of things that happened in tonight's episode. (Oops,
I tried to post it and was told it was too long. So I put some of it on a second page.)

Ana tells Alberto she's leaving. He urges her not to let Cristina win. Ana
is adamant. She wishes Alberto good luck and leaves.

Carlos tells someone he knows at a museum that he knows the guy wants to
enter the American market, and he knows the perfect thing: Velvet.

Mateo tells Clara to look at what's on the USB drive that her mother found
in the sofa. Clara looks: lots of incriminating shots of Cristina and
Victor. It's clear: Cristina and Victor had an affair.

Marga is waiting to say goodbye to Alberto. Enrique comes by and angrily
asks what she's still doing here. He orders her to leave at once. (I'm not
sure why he's so nasty to her. What am I forgetting?)

The dinner at Mateo's mother's house. It was likely to be, um, awkward no
matter what, but it was pushed from awkward to disastrous by the presence of
Mateo's long-lost father. Clara tries to be pleasant and introduces
herself to the father. Mateo's strong dislike and resentment are clear
from the start. He tells Clara he was only in second grade when his father
abandoned the family. Finally, Mateo's mother and Clara leave and go to the
bar in Queens.

Valentin gets down on his knees and asks Valeria to marry him. After a short
pause, she says yes, of course. But somehow there doesn't seem to be much
passion on her end.

Alberto tells Cris that she needs professional help, she has no control over
herself. Soon Cris is screaming "I hate you! I hate you!" Then she notices
that she's bleeding. (At the time, I thought she might be having a
miscarriage.) Alberto takes her to the hospital.

At the bar in Queens, the Velvet group is saying goodbye to Ana. Blanca says
she remembers Ana as a child making dresses for her dolls. Marga speaks of
Ana as her best friend. Raúl calls Ana "friend, muse, creative sister."

At the hospital, the doctor tells Alberto that the bleeding is normal in the
first few weeks. Alberto is puzzled--5 weeks? Cris had told him she'sbeen
pregnant for four months. The doctor not only tells Alberto that the fetus
is just 5 weeks old, but also that Cris has been wearing a fake stomach.
The doctor also says that it's important that Cris get psychological help.
Another episode could cause a miscarriage. (I suspect that this may be a
foreshadowing.)

Alberto berates himself. "This is my punishment. I did it for money. The
child isn't mine. I'm a lie, a nothing."

At the bar in Queens, Mateo's mother downs a number of tequila shots. Clara
eventually gets her to leave, but not before she has kissed Rick's father.
 

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Enrique comes to see Cris in the hospital. He sees that she's living in a
fantasy world in which Alberto loves her very much. He tells her he's going
to get a lawyer to have her declared incompetent, and then she'll no longer
have access to the family's money. He tells her it's the only way to stop
her from hurting others. (Do I believe that that's really his motivation?)

Clara is very excited to be the first woman to wear a wedding dress designed
by Ana Velazquez.

Clara tells Ana that Cristine wasn't pregnant by Alberto. She was only 5
weeks pregnant, not 4 months. She was wearing a false stomach. And Alberto
hadn't touched her in months.

Gloria comes to see Cris in the hospital. She tells Cris that Enrique and
Barbara don't really care about her. They just care about the money. We
have to find a family representative who will prevent them from having you
declared incompetent. If they can't have you declared incompetent, they
can't get the money your father left you. Cris tells her she doesn't care
about the money, she just wants Alberto back. He hasn't even come to see
her. Gloria says Alberto is jealous that she had an affair, and that shows
that he loves her. (???) Gloria tells her they have to find someone who
truly has her interests at heart. Cris asks, "Will you help me?" Gloria has
a Big Smile on her face as the episode ends.
 

Bahar

Well, it’s nice everyone is alive. Do I understand properly – are there suggestions that Evren might have almost let Timur die on purpose? Anyway, I’m very glad to see Timur is still among us. I really like the actor and the character is very interesting.

Looks like Rengin got her wish, but it includes the suegra. Unbelievable how everyone ragged on Rengin’s cooking. How rude. She had to dump a bunch of salt on the food before it dawned on them that they’d misstepped.

The new director Sureya is a real downer. I thought the gray-haired guy was the medical director and that he would disappear from the show when she came on. I really like him! But he’s still with us and gets to be head of cardiology. And what is Sureya’s relationship with Evren? Also, why did he show up at Bahar’s house, but when he spotted her, go to leave?

Why is Timur cool to Rengin in bed? Is he wishing he could get Bahar back?

 

OT

If anyone wants to join a discussion of Kara Para Ask/Black Money Love/Amor de Contrabando, we have a lively one starting up on the Daytime & All page of the Caray blog.

This novela has Engin Akyurek (Fatmagul/Hija de Embajador) in it. It was very popular around the world. It was on Netflix and Vix until recently and is available on YouTube in various languages, dubbing, and closed caption versions. It’s a great tale. Imperio de Mentiras was a recent remake. I’ve seen them both. They share much the same story, but both are worth watching for the differences. Here’s a chance to see the original bien acompañado.

Feel free to join us!

Babachita
 

velvet

Thanks so much, Juanita for stepping in to cover.

This was a satisfying episode with the discovery of Cris’ pregnancy plot. She is totally delusional and Gloria taking advantage of her is hard to watch. Only Carlos is worse than Glo. I hope their anvils are equal to their evil. Hurry Enrique.

You raise a valid question about Enrique, Juanita, I’d like to think he somewhat cares about his sister.

Barbie totally dropped her bestie? Is she worried she will get splattered in the fallout? She deserves some splatter.

I suppose the Andrade/Hernandez family dinner was written just so Clara and Emma could bond. I really don’t care.

How is Valeria going to get out of marrying Valentin?

 

velvet

Thanks for the excellent recap on your not recapping day! We appreciate it.

I would be happy about Ana leaving Velvet if it were not for the looming threat of Carlos. She really needed to stop being such a doormat, giving loyalty to Velvet such importance that she would tolerate Cris being vicious.

Yes, Enrique was really over the top about ordering Marga out of Velvet. Was it fear of corporate espionage or just because his nature is nasty all the time except when he's trying to bed Valeria?

It was satisfying to see Mateo's horrible father pushing Mateo's mother to bond with Clara.

I feel sorry for Valentin. He's just an earnest, not that attractive guy who's fallen for Valeria. And I suppose we'll be treated to Enrique getting some kind of a personality transplant so he can end up with Valeria.

I was hoping for a miscarriage. Cris's plan to hold onto Alberto is blown out of the water. Cris is NOT a good candidate for motherhood, especially single motherhood.

These writers seem to enjoy the idea that when women drink too much, they lust after the nearest human that has testosterone. We saw Cris go for Victor. I know she had a motive, but she was drunk when she began the campaign. We've seen Clara get sloppy and go after Mateo. And now it's Mateo's mother. [Is she Emma? Can't seem to keep the whole cast's names straight.]
 

bahar

It was interesting to watch the dinner with Timur, Rengin, Nevra and Parla. It was almost a move by move re-do of the scene at the beginning when everyone at the table is ragging on Bahar about not enough salt in the food and just being awful. Rengin even slammed the saltshaker on the kitchen counter in the same way. The difference seemed to be that Rengin hasn't been worn down by years of this.

That new hospital director surely seems like trouble. Bahar is immediately frightened when hearing about cutbacks. Looks like they may have some of the same problems as we do in the U.S., when medicine and healthcare get into the hands of corporate sharks.
 

velvet

Many thanks, dondi and novelera, for your astute comments. I'd like to raise an issue I somehow failed to include in my barebones account: the unraveling of possibly two weddings. The main one is Clara's with Mateo. They're about to be married and are already dressed for the occasion, but Mateo's mother (Emma) tells Clara that Mateo is going to want what he didn't have, a solid, dependable, loving marriage. Emma says this in opposition to Clara's wanting to see the world and have a position that she enjoys. This discussion takes place the night before the wedding, if I'm not mistaken. And the day of the wedding, Mateo tells Alberto that he likes his life as it is now, and he's not sure he wants to get married.

And then there's Val1 agreeing to marry Val2, but the look on her face when she says yes is not all that encouraging.

What are we to make of all this?
 

velvet

Juanita, thanks for mentioning the possible clash of goals of Mateo and Clara. You may be right that the wedding doesn't happen. At least not yet.
 

bahar

So, we are in the “nueva etapa” that corresponds to the second Turkish season. The dizi’s title in the first season was Bahar, Uyanmaya Hazir Misin? (Are You Ready to Wake Up?) The second season was Bahar, Kalbini Dinlemeye Var Misin? (Are You Ready to Listen to Your Heart). The third season is about to start in Turkey. I wonder what the title will be.

Cagla asks Bahar if she will sacrifice herself to take care of a grandchild. Why does someone have to “sacrifice” themselves? Not saying it’s easy, but can’t people have careers and babies?

How long will they drag out the drama of Seren coming to terms with her pregnancy and telling Uraz? At this rate, everyone but him will know.

The dinner scene at Rengin’s house was very interesting. Yep, Rengin got the Bahar treatment from everyone. I laughed when everyone did a quick sniff of the food and Nevra whispered it smells bad, we will starve.

They changed the dialog a bit. After Parla acknowledged her mom was trying, but didn’t have the touch, Timur said Parla was right. He asked Rengin, what was that chicken you made last time? General Tussaud or something like that? It was like you killed the General and brought him to the table. Rengin responded, why don’t you take some of today’s chicken. Timur quipped, why? Is the rank lower on this one?

Rengin, be careful what you wish for…

 

Bahar

Dondi – thank you for telling us about the full titles of the seasons!

Why are Parla and Umay fighting? They had made up before the accident. Is it because Timur decamped to Rengin’s and now Umay doesn’t have her family any more?

Now we know what happened with Evren and Sureya. They had met not long before when we first saw them. Were they camping? Anyway, she’s hopeful. She sure is nice around him and then strict and harsh with the staff.

The tribunal about the surgery was interesting and sure didn’t end the way I thought it would. Timur said everything was cool and Evren is a great surgeon. Also look at Sureya in her strapless dress! That’s hardly appropriate for work and certainly not for an executive.

Now we see the plan – he’s trying to win Bahar back by being magnanimous. Next we’re at the boat, and Sureya and Timur both witness The Kiss. Trope time! Looks like the two are going to try to sabotage the romantic relationship. That should keep us busy for a number of weeks, maybe the whole season.

 

Velvet ep. #76 p. 1 of 3

The episode begins where yesterday's left off: Cris asks Gloria to help her,
and Gloria has a Big Smile.

Clara is in her wedding dress (which may be designed by Ana, but I don't
care for it). But she's troubled. She doesn't know if she and Mateo should
get married. She needs to speak with Mateo. She asks Marga to cover for her
with their parents as she goes off to find Mateo. They see each other on the
sidewalk and hug enthusiastically. Mateo senses something is wrong. Clara
says she's questioning whether getting married will destroy the love they
have for each other. She's not sure she can fulfill what he expects of her
as a wife. Mateo replies, "I love you, Clara." She tells him she fears that
their love will run out. Mateo asks what they can do. Clara says "We can
call off the wedding."

Gloria gives Enrique documents saying that she is Cris's legal proxy. He
replies that Cris is in no shape to make a decision like that. Gloria tells
him that he may have abandoned his sister, but she (Gloria) did not. From
now on, you have to deal with me. And if you're thinking of putting her in a
mental facility, forget it. I won't allow it.

Mateo asks Clara whether she's sure she wants to call off the wedding. Yes,
she replies. It will lead to a more serious relationship. She then asks,
"Do you accept that you won't marry me?" "Acepto" he replies. They
hug. "I love you," he shouts."

Gloria meets with Alessandro. She tells him Cris will live in the Florida
Keys house. "We're going to keep her there and never let her out."

Clara tells the Velvet crew that she and Mateo are not getting married. Raúl
says in Alice in Wonderland they celebrate unbirthdays, so we can celebrate
No Boda (unwedding). They all toast to love.

Gloria continues explaining to Alessandro what will be happening with Cris.
Gloria tells him Cris is totally crazy and obsessed with getting Alberto
back. Cris will spend her pregnancy at the Florida house, expecting Alberto
to arrive at any moment. And meanwhile, we'll make use of some of her
assets. "Why only some?" asks Alessandro. "All," replies Gloria.

Ana and Alberto discuss what Cris did. "There's nothing tying me to her,"
notes Alberto. "Let's not waste the chance to be together. Think about it,
my love."

Sofia and Valeria are talking. Valeria tells Sofia that Pilar offered to pay
for Sofia to go to college, but she refused. Valeria understands, but says
"You can't not go to college. Which is why I'm going to pay for your tuition
and rent in London."

Alberto walks into Velvet and is surprised to see Enzo Casiero, someone he
knew years ago in Paris. Alberto asks him what he, the king of Italian
fashion, is doing in New York. Enzo says he's interested in breaking into
the business here, and he thinks the best way to do that is through an
established company--Velvet. He asks Alberto to show him the dresses of Ana
Velazquez. Alberto does so, and Enzo is apparently very impressed. "Raúl de
la Riva is an excellent designer, but this collection is better than
Raúl's." He asks Alberto to sell him his shares in Velvet. He tells Alberto
that he did a study of Velvet's failure, and he mentions the fact that
Alberto's wife is the creative director. "Leave Velvet in the hands of
someone who can take it to the next level." He reminds Alberto that the last
time they talked, Alberto wanted his own atelier. "Perhaps now is the time
to do it."
 

velvet ep. 76 2 of 3

Mateo talks with his father. The father tells him he likes Mateo's decision
not to get married. "Your mother was the love of my life, but I didn't
appreciate her. I abandoned you. I was looking for something better. Nothing
ever fulfills me. You obviously love Clara, and you don't want to hurt her
as I did your mother. Don't let anyone take Clara from you." Mateo asks,
"Want a whiskey?"

Alberto talks to Mateo about Enzo's plans for Velvet. He says he has to ask
Ana if she'd like to be artistic director. Mateo replies, "You should talk
to her before she goes to Paris...with Carlos."

Gloria tells Cris that the two of them will go to the Florida house so Cris
can rest. "I'll take care of everything," she assures Cris. She mentions
that Ana is in Paris with Carlos. Cris says that's all the more reason for
me to stay near Alberto in New York. Gloria advises Cris to give Alberto
some space.

Alberto is talking to Val. He's uneasy, sensing that there's something dark
going on here. He mentions that Clara gave the thumb drive to Mateo.

Alberto's unease becomes clear. The contents of the thumb drive are all over
social media, as well as on TV and in the newspapers. "Cristina Otegui
Exposed!" Clara is pleased. "Now everyone will know what kind of woman she
is."

Rick comes up to Sofia in Velvet and asks her whether she has called the
university. Sofia is annoyed with his asking. Rick asks Sofia why she has to
be mad at everything. Finally, he tells her "we can't be together anymore. I
can't stand your attitude. Do something with your life. But I'm not part of
it. (He leaves, and it looks as if he may be crying.)

Several of the Velvet crew talk about all the social media postings about
Cris. Clara is happy. Ana is not. Clara asks Ana whether she thinks Alberto
opened up this Pandora's Box. Ana says No.

Marga has reported for work at Fast Fashion. Pilar tells her she'll have an
office and two assistants. The first few days will be devoted to training.
But after that, Marga can expect to be doing a lot of traveling. "Be sure
to have your passport ready." Marga is over the moon.

Alberto is not pleased at all the dirt about Cris being bandied about. He
accuses Mateo of having done that. Mateo replies that someone had to. I
think Mateo calls Alberto a coward. Alberto slugs him, and the two of them
fight. Mateo is furious that this is the way Alberto thanks him. Clara
comes in, breaks up the fight, and tells them both to clean up for a special
meeting that has been called.
 

velvet ep. 76 3 of 3

Rick comes into the room where the seamstresses work. He asks Pepita for
help fixing something, a customer is waiting. Pepita says she's too busy. He
replies that it won't take long, it's pretty easy to fix. Pepita replies,
"If it's so easy, why don't you do it?" Rick takes the fabric, sits down at
an unused sewing machine, and slowly starts to work on the fabric. To
everyone's surprise, he does a very good job. Even Raúl is impressed.
However, Rick's father comes in, sees his son at the sewing machine, and is
quite unhappy.

The special meeting turns out to be called on behalf of Enzo Casiero. He
tells the committee, "I'm here because I want to own Velvet. Alberto is
willing to sell me his shares, but that is not enough for me to be the
majority shareholder. I'm here to propose that you sell me some of your
shares. I'm willing to pay twice their current worth." Gloria tells him
that as Cris's legal proxy, she can't agree to anything without Cris's OK.
Valeria says she's unwilling to sell any shares. Apparently Casiero's plan
won't succeed. Back in Alberto's office, Casiero tells him he already had a
business plan for Velvet. He was thinking of taking the dresses to Italy.
Alberto wants to make Ana a star. He says he failed, but he hopes Enzo can
succeed.

Gloria meets with her old nurse, Mariana, at a restaurant. Gloria
orders a $6,000 bottle of wine. She tells Mariana that today she is going to
taste a wine she could never afford. Gloria has a proposal "that will give
you so much money you can do whatever you want with your life. It involves
caring for someone." The waiter comes with the wine. Gloria orders water
for herself.

Rick's father is questioning his son. "Do you love men?" Rick replies No.
Pedro says Rick sews very well. Rick's father winces. Rick's father then
asks about Angi, Rick's sister. Rick replies, "She's a DJ and she works in
Queens. Carol, who I said was my novia, is really Angi's novia. You knew
about Angi, but you just wouldn't accept it."

We're back with Val and Enrique again. He tells her "You're marrying the
heir for those mines." Val asks, "Are you jealous?" "No," replies Enrique,
"because when he holds you, it's my hands you'll think of." They kiss.
Alberto sees this.

Valentin's mother comes with one of her lawyers to see Valeria. Since
Valentin is eager to marry Valeria as soon as possible, it's time for her to
sign a pre-nuptual agreement. "I hope you have no objections," Elena says.

Ana and Carlos are talking. He asks how she is. She says she's not well,
which is why she wants to get away from all this. Carlos asks whether
Alberto has come to see her. No, not today, she replies. He then proposes
that she go to Paris before him. "I can get you a private jet so you can
leave today. I'll catch you later. What do you say?" The episode ends with
this question unanswered.
 

velvet

Thanks, Juanita for providing another fine recap. Lol, you capitalized Glo’s “Big Smile”.

Mateo and Clara. Nuff said.

I can’t believe that Enrique will accept Glo as Cris’ legal proxy!

I think Glo hinted at getting rid of Cris for good.

Carlos gave Enzo the info on Velvet. Is this a scheme so Carlos can get into Velvet through Enzo?

I don’t like that Rick is pushing Sofi away. Didn’t she apply to NY schools too? FIT is a state university in Manhattan. In-state tuition is affordable. Even if Sofi doesn’t qualify for in-state, it’s still reasonable and she doesn’t have to worry about room and board.

I guess I’m a bad person because I’m glad Mateo outed Cris.

No way a Vals marriage can work. I suppose Valeria can refuse to sign the prenup and the engagement is over. And TBH, Valentin gives off a gay vibe to me.

 

velvet

Terrific recap, Juanita. Your descriptions were spot on.

I was surprised Mateo didn't break up with Clara when she cancelled the wedding. He's gotten angry every other time she gets a bee in her bonnet.

How did Gloria manage to buy that house in the Florida Keys? I thought she was having Alessandro find her a place to rent. Clearly isolating Cris was the reason for Glo grilling Alessandro about the place being so remote. Enrique needs to step up to get Gloria's hands off his sister's assets.

It's just ridiculous that, with one skeevy lawyer, Gloria can get some sort of conservatorship over Cris and lickity split. I have a friend who has done that for a sister with schizophrenia and it's not that easy.

Was pleased to see Juan Soler as the Italian buyer for Velvet. He's always been a favorite. I completely missed that Carlos was somehow behind his appearing from nowhere.

Sigh. Rick broke it off with Sofia so she can go to school in London. So predictable.

Juanita, I couldn't tell if you were making a joke, but it's Pima Fashion that you called Fast Fashion. I always enjoy the crossover into Spanish of English words, especially the pejorative ones.

Will Ana fly off to Paris? Somehow I think she'll refuse. There's gotta be a scene where Carlos somehow kidnaps Ana, but I can't predict how or when.

Dondi, you and me both! I was quite happy Mateo outed Cris. She deserved it, and it was a good business move to get the onus off Ana's designs.
 

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Thanks VERY much, dondi and novelera, for your stimulating comments and corrections. Yes, dondi, I capitalized Gloria's Big Smile both in my barebones listing on Monday and again in the Tuesday recap. It seemed to me to send the message that Gloria was Delighted :-) with how smoothly her management of Cris was proceeding. And I think you may have hit upon the way Val1 might wind up not marrying Val2. She can refuse to sign the pre-nup, insisting that it's insulting or whatever. That way, she may soften the blow Val2 is likely to feel.

Novelera, I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit it, but no, I wasn't making a joke. I actually was under the impression that the name of Pilar's company was Fast Fashion, or something similar to that. Oh well....

I wasn't surprised that Mateo didn't break up with Clara when she cancelled the wedding. Let's not forget that the night before the wedding, Mateo admitted to Alberto that he liked the way his life was right now, and he was afraid marriage might somehow spoil things.

I agree that there has to be a scene where Carlos kidnaps Ana, but like you, I can't predict how or when or where. And if Ana resists, Carlos is likely to turn very ugly.

I too am happy that Mateo outed Cris. In addition to all the other reasons I'm happy he did so, I agree with you that doing so was a good business move.
 

Velvet #77 part 1

Elena tells Val the prenup states Val gets nothing of their family assets in the event of a divorce. Val wants to read it completely before signing.

Angie walks into Velvet like she's about to face a firing squad. Dad can't understand her being gay. Why don't you try going out with the boy we introduced you to. Angie tells him it's not like I have the flu and will be cured. Dad can't accept her, he's going home, sad. Both his kids have disappointed him. Rick hugs her, Pedro places a comforting hand on her shoulder and Sofie looks at them from afar.

Al is trying to convince Val to sell some of her shares to Enzo. Val says I know you want to sell to make Ana a renowned designer. Al says it's the least we owe her. Val disagrees. Al tells her she owes her because she agreed to pull Ana's designs from the collection to protect her relationship with Valentin (huh? What's he jabbering about now). He threatens her with telling Val2 about her relationship with Enrique (Al just keeps sinking in my regard for him..he doesn't want his wife's transgressions getting out but he'll sabotage his sister! Not that I think Val1 and Val2 should marry, but still).

Pedro and Rick talk in the cafeteria. Rick is in the dumps, it's the kinda day he wishes he never got out of bed. He tells Pedro he broke up with Sofia. The nosy seamstress that spies on people listens in. Pedro thinks Rick is making a mistake. Girl wanders over (I've forgotten her name and nobody is calling her by name, darn.). She tells Rick he's making a mountain out of a molehill. Let that rich spoiled girl go. I'm single and ready to mingle ...

Val signs half her shares over to give Enzo a majority. Enrique walks in, says you should have waited but shakes Enzo's hand in welcome. The leave the boardroom where they encounter Gloria and Mateo. Val tells Gloria she was the one that sold. Gloria welcomes Enzo also and offers her help in anything he needs.

Enzo is in the atelier shaking Raul's hand. Enrique explains he's now a shareholder. He wants to meet with Ana. Raul's about to tell him she no longer works there but Enrique cuts him off, she's not here right now. Enzo presents Raul with a challenge, to produce the first line of men's fashion for velvet. Gloria sputters Velvet has always been just for women.
 

Velvet #77 part 2

Enrique drags Val into the boardroom wanting to know why she sold. She tells him Enzo will be new president. You should be happy, Al is leaving Velvet.

Al apologizes to Mateo, though he doesn't agree with what he did. They hug and make up. Al says selling has given him the opportunity to take the money and start a story in Paris. He wants Raul to go with him He's leaving for Turkey today ( why? Is that where they buy their fabric?)

Now Mateo and Clara talk. Clara asks, Al is still president, right? Mateo tells her he even convinced Val to sell some of her shares. Clara is confused, Mateo says he did it for Ana. Clara tells him it's too late they've set sail.
Marina comes into Velvet. Gloria introduces her to Alessandro. If you call and can't get me, call him.
Marina wants more info about the patient. Gloria says it's a young woman in early stage of pregnancy with anger issues, Allessandro adds, Gloria says that's why we need your experience to control her and keep her sedated. Marina asks if this is ok with her doctor. Gloria tells bad Al to show her the hiring package. I'm sure you'll find your answers there

Emilio is going with Ana to the airport. As they open the apartment door Mateo is there and tells her you can't leave. Mateo sold all his shares. Enzo wants to make you a great designer here and overseas. Ana is in shock he did that for her. Mateo wants her to at least talk to Enzo. The future of Velvet is up to you.

Carlos shows up a bit later, as Ana is alone. He supports her in anything she decides. Hugs her with a smug smile, he's setting something up with Enzo I fear

Al visits Chris to tell her sign the divorce in leaving Velvet and NYC. She of course tells him he is her happiness, etc ...

I'm too tired I'll finish the last two parts later....


 

Bahar

I just loved this episode! What fabulous acting, what wonderful writing!

The drunk Timur scene was particularly excellent, and the one with Evren and Bahar on the boat. I also loved Cagla (a great friend) and their discussion of the stages of grief.

Now a question: Was Seren also up for the England position? I had thought she was. I’ll be curious to see how her pregnancy and Uras’s one year in England plays out.

Poor Rengin finally gets the marriage proposal she wanted. I don’t think this is going to work for her.

Eylem sure is rude to Bahar! Another question: at the end, Timur says his motivation for being in the hospital is Bahar. He asks Eylem what hers is. Every episode the captions disappear for the last minute so I didn’t catch what she said. What was it?


 

Velvet # 77 part 3 of 4

Al hopes Chris will recover from her unhealthy obsession with him and find true love. Because of her he has lost his only true love, Ana. He's going to Turkey. What city she asks. Id rather not tell you. My lawyer will be by tomorrow for the papers I hope you sign them. He then leaves from the Ortegie mansion as Chris quietly pleads don't leave me alone. No raging this time. Is it finally sinking in?

Al has two suitcases packed as he takes his leave of Val in their apartment. I told you to go to hell, she says. Really, your going to Istanbul. Adana, actually, he says. I'm hoping to meet some fabric makers there and hope to get them to invest in the new atelier I'm opening in Paris. Val says you are making me envious. You are welcome to join me anytime, he says. He asks her to break up with Enrique. She says he is my Ana. Al then advises her not to marry Val2 only for his money. She promises to think about it. They hug goodbye.

Clara is sitting at. Her desk glumly. Margera comes is asking what's wrong. Clara says Al sold his shares in velvet and he's leaving Velvet. And now he's going to Turkey. Margara asks does Ana know. Clara says Mateo asked her not to say anything to her. Marg says she needs to be told! Shell tell her.

Mateo is seeing Al off at the airport. Al asks him to go with him again. Mateo refuses again but looks like maybe he'll consider it. Then he shakes his head know, I'm staying for Clara. I can't leave her.

Al understands. He tells Mateo the contract he signed guaranteed Val a place on the board, Ana as designer and him as commercial director. I hope Enzo keeps his word. A hug goodbye and Al goes to the ticket counter.

Margera and Clara pound on Ana's door. Emilio lets them in. Margera tells her Al
is flying to Turkey today. Ana looks crushed.

It's evening now and Val2 is with Val1 in her apartment. He says I never realized you were so close to your brother. She tells him I've had a strange relationship with Al, mostly due to my mother, who didn't like him. And I was always jealous because my dad favored him over me. Val2 moves closer and starts kissing her. She blows up, you are trying to take advantage of the situation to sleep with me! He says I was trying to comfort you. She storms out telling him to let himself out the door. (Well that should make it easier for him to accept their inevitable break up!).

The three chicas are leaving the apartment. Mateo is at the door. Ana looks like Al has died as he tells her he flew to Turkey and gives her a hug.

Enzo is giving a pep talk to the velvet staff in the entrance hall of Velvet. He says velvet is reaching great heights, especially under the designs of ....Ana walks through the revolving door, as he points to Ana. Now he's in the boardroom explaining he's making some changes in the order of things. He tells Val Al wants her to have more input on the company. If you accept, I'm putting you in charge of creative design , the jewelry collection and a new line of leather goods, purses, etc, of the Cafiero line. Gloria is grinning, Val looks delighted and of course accepts. Next he discusses the creative direction he has in mind. Chris is removed and Ana will take her place. Enrique is not happy, but Ana is. Gloria looks like she wants to kill her.


 

Velvet #77 part 4 of 4

Ana also accepts. Enzo tells her she earned the spot with her designs for Alondra's boutique, the Saghattan line and Velvets last collection with Raul speak for themselves. Gloria tries to tell him the lart collection was ..he cuts her off, a scandal, I know. That's why we are returning those designs to where they belong. Now Enrique tries to intervene. Enzo cuts him off. You are all in agreement with me, great. Also I'm going to launch Ana's line in Europe also, but under her own name, if she's interested. Of course she says. She then says this is all because of Alberto. He left without giving me the chance to thank him (ever hear of using the phone. You all had years of experience only getting together once a year in Miami!). Before I give my acceptance I want to go to Turkey to speak with him (ok, will this be the opening Carlos needs to kidnap her). That's her only condition. Enzo looks less than thrilled at her demand.

Chris has her bags packed. Marina shows up wearing civilian clothes for a change. She introduces herself as Chris"'s new assistant, hired by her friend Gloria. Barbie to the rescue, perhaps. She walks into the mansion asking Chris where are you going?

Ana goes to the atetier and tells Raul and Blanca about her new position. They congratulate her. Ana doesn't feel quite up to the position and wants Raul to share the position with her (is that her decision to make?). He accepts of course. But we'll start in a few days. I'm going to see Al first as it's all due to him I got this job. I'm going to call him now.

Clara is try to get through to someone on a call and keeps getting put on hold. She has her head down literally pulling her hair. Some guy approaches her desk. Without looking up she asks what does she owe him. The tip he jokes. She looks up and for a second I thought it was Victor come back to life. It's a well dressed man that ends up being Enzo's son. Enzo greets him enthusiastically and takes him to his office. Clara fans herself....

Sophia is counseling Eulo (Rick's dad) about the importance of family. She knows it's hard for him to accept a gay daughter, but isn't it harder to lose her forever?

Chris tells Barbie she's going to the keys to relax and recharge. You bought a house there? (That explains where Gloria got the money). Barbie says I should have known Gloria was behind this. I won't let you go. She holds her arm and Chris tells her to let go of her.

Marco is Enzo's son. He is looking over the sales figures. He says velvet is doing well. The problem is the debt to the Ortegies. Enzo wants to appoint Marco as CEO. Enzo's life is in Milan. You'd like to live here, right?

Adana turkey...Al gets a call. It's Ana of course on video call. How did you get my number he jokes (did he need a new phone in Turkey, wouldn't he still have his old phone number for now?). She wants to fly to Turkey to thank him in person. Suddenly an earthquake hits the hotel, or wherever Al is, in the lobby as people run into each other rushing out it of the building and ceilings start caving in, etc....(well this is a stupid plot twist, though the recent deadly earthquake in Afghanistan makes it more plausible.

The end....is this my final recap? Not sure how many are left. I was spared a Carlos scene. Yay.



 

Bahar

Maggie, I should have read your comment before watching. I think Eylem admitted she also was at the harbor and saw the kiss. She and Evren had a thing going but he admitted there was someone else in his heart. Now she knows it was Bahar. Her goal is like his, drive them apart.

I enjoyed the makeover scene in the salon with all the women shaking their heads at Timur's honesty with Bahar. Also I don't think they can believe his stupidity in thinking his infidelity will ever be forgiven.

Seren was also up for the England position. Aziz Uras beat her out. Looks like Seren will keep the baby. I feel for her. She is facing the same situation as Bahar faced, and she will be single through it. Not that I would wish a miscarriage on her, but 1 in 5 pregnancies do end that way. Now is the time for the standard TN losing the baby, right? I doubt it will happen. It's too central to the theme of this show.

I'm getting tired of Umay and Aziz Uras attitude to Bahar dating Evren. On one hand I agree she is rushing it a bit, but the kids really shouldn't begrudge her some happiness.

In one scene with Nevra and Rengin , Rengin mentioned giving up the house she loved. I never noticed they had a new house. I guess she was renting it and after losing her job they had to move. I guess her inheritance didn't cover paying off the fraudulent mortgage for Nevra and her own house. A lot was skipped over in the end of season one and start of season two in the one month later restart.

I also thought Eylem was threatening to cut staff, meanwhile she rehires Timur and Evrin. I'm surprised Rengin hasn't found a new place to work. In the US OB's are in high demand. I guess only the Interns are in danger. I thought they suggested Bahar take a year sabbatical to recover from her surgery, but there she is back to work after one month.

All in all, a good episode.
 

Velvet

Great recap Kat! Looks like we are hurtling to the end!

Did anyone else get the eerie feeling that I did when my telenovela and dizi collided? Adana!!! Alberto went to the city where Karsu and Reha lived at the beginning of Karsu. Out of all the remote places in the world, Alberto ends up in Turkiye in a city we know!!! Next, we’ll find Atilla in New York! Just kidding! Actually, Turkiye frequently has earthquakes, so a good choice for an earthquake!

Who is the actor playing Marco? He is very familiar from telenovela land.

I am getting very worried for Cris. I fear she will be locked up and kept drugged. She would benefit from a good treatment place, but this looks ominous. Gloria is evil. I wonder if anyone will figure this out. Alberto might, but he is lost in the earthquake! Perhaps Ana, but she seems powerless. That leaves Enrique. Maybe he can rise to this occasion and redeem himself for Val?

Babachita
 

velvet

Great recap, Kat!

The nosy seamstress that hit on Rick was Pepita. IIRC, she caused a lot of trouble for Max and Blanca and spied for Barbie. I think she belongs on the suck list.

Yes, Babachita, Türkiye! I didn’t expect that either. I doubt we will really get to see anything there. Would Telemundo spend money for that? They don’t even film in NYC. Lol, I wish Atilla (Metin) would show up in NY.

There was a terrible earthquake in Southern Central Turkey in 2023 In total over the region, more than 53,000 people died and over 100,000 were injured. Adana is included in those totals. I remember they held several days of mourning and dizi actors worked on a telethon to collect donations.

There’s got to be some agreement between Enzo and Carlos. Why would Carlos come to him about investing in Velvet if he didn’t want something in return? And yes, Kat, why did Enzo look less than thrilled when Ana said she wanted to go to Türkiye?

Thursday is preempted by (American) Football. Friday should be interesting to recap.

 

bahar

Clarification: Sureyya is the new chief at the hospital who had a fling with Evren. Eylem is her minion.

I can understand Umay and Uraz’s attitude toward an #EvBah relationship. Besides rushing into it, there are other issues with Evren—his true identity and the mishap during the transplant. Wait until his affair with Sureyya is discovered.

Yes, Kat, I think the threats to cut were directed at the residents. Right now, there is a shortage of attendings with the loss of Evren, Timur, and Rengin. If Bahar intends to be an OB, that might save her position at the hospital.

They cut Timur’s shopping trip. It’s the first 2 minutes of this clip. In it, he speaks Italian, French, German and Russian. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-82fCeGwBQ&t=260s

Lol, Sureyya and the women at the salon giving clueless Timur relationship advice.

Maggie, Sureyya admitted to having a fling with Evren. Timur wanted to tell Bahar right away because she would want to know. Sureyya said no, she asked Evren to keep it a secret. Then she added, we will put landmines in front of them that will explode.

Hard to believe that Bahar and Timur recovered from the surgery in only one month.

 

velvet

Thanks very much, Kat, for another terrific recap.

I found it interesting that Marina asked about Gloria's instructions to keep
a pregnant woman sedated. So Mariana is apparently a capable caregiver, but
probably not someone who can turn down the megabucks Gloria's hiring package
is offering her.

Your being tired wasn't obvious until near the end of your second part,
where you say "Mateo sold all his shares." You did the right thing to get
some rest before posting parts 3 and 4.

Yes, Ana's being in New York while Alberto is in Turkey may well be the
opportunity Carlos needs to whisk her away, indeed to kidnap her if need be.

Like you, I had a momentary HUH? moment when we are first shown Enzo's son,
since I too thought that he was Victor, back from the dead.

I don't know how many episodes are left. I fear both of us are likely
to have at least one unpleasant episode to recap (probably involving Carlos)
before the inevitable HEA ending.
 

Bahar

Kat – Thank you for taking a shot at the last lines of the show. Every night the captions disappear right at the end. I wonder why. Does the caption guy think “That’s enough, I’m going home?”

Bahar’s kids are little young to be giving romantic advice I think. But also they’re too grown for Sureya to be calling Bahar a single mother. It’s not like she has day care problems. Besides, I’m sure there are lots of other single mothers working in the hospital.

I didn’t realize either that Rengin is in another house

 

"DINISTIAS CASILLAS"
RGV Chick, Juanita, Novelera, Darcy, Babachita & Dondi356: Do y'all know when this spin-off from "SENOR" will debut this Fall ? 🤔
 

Bahar

Dondi – You’re right! I switched Eylem and Sureya’s names. They’re right next to each other on my cast list and I grabbed the wrong one. I’m thinking posting late at night doesn’t always work out well. But I’m in California, so later than most of you, and I want my coffee before trying to use my brain in the morning!

I watched the clip you gave the link for. It didn’t have the shopping trip with all the languages, but it did have a scene I didn’t remember, namely a long conversation between Timur and Sureya while she sat with her hand in the nail dryer at the salon. Speaking of languages, I’m impressed you identified Russian! I enjoyed listening to them speaking Turkish. Turkish sounds so familiar somehow, like I could understand it if I listened closely. Near where I live in LA there’s a huge Asian population and I hear all these tonal languages and think “How can a person learn to speak that?”

Also, while I was watching that clip without understanding I was able to admire the acting. Every single actress/actor was excellent, including all the salon customers. There’s a lot of talent in Turkey!

I agree that Bahar seems to have recovered too quickly. I think it was two nights ago where she was sitting in sort of a lounging position and then got up, requiring her to use her stomach muscles like you would doing a sit-up. I thought “Ow?”


 

Dinastía Casillas
Hi Steve, I've only seen it's coming in October.

 

Bahar

Maggie, I grabbed your name for Blondie (my nickname for Sureya). Blondie is easier to remember, lol. Thanks Dondi for correcting us I don't have a cast list handy so I tend to use descriptive rather than names until they are cemented in my brain. If I watch this show at night I try to make observations as it goes along then post the comment. Actually I'm doing it that way whenever I watch now. Otherwise I find i forget or don't comment at all.
 

velvet

Thanks, Kat, for another great recap!

Yes, Pepita is the seamstress with questionable moral values. We thought she was redeemed when she apologized to Blanca for outing her about Max. It turned out Blanca had saved her job for her once upon a time. But Pepita can't seem to find a man unless he works at Velvet, so she's substituting Rick for Max.

Yawn. Angie tries to get through to her stereotypical Mexican dad, who wears his cowboy hat at all times. Come on, Telemundo, you're trying to be an LGBTQ+ ally, but your scenes about this issue are tired.

I wondered if Alberto going to Turkey was some sort of a tie-in to the financial relationship Telemundo has with the Turkish dizi company that produces the dizis we've been seeing. The Velvet fabrics come from Oaxaca.

Having Cris sedated during pregnancy? Gloria really is heartless.

I had not considered Enzo working with Carlos. That's a bummer.
 

bahar

Maggie, the shopping trip is at the very start of the clip. Make sure you are at the beginning. I think it is worth watching Mehmet Yilmaz Ak have fun with it.

Kat, I think nicknames for characters are fun. And we found out that Sureyya likes to give nicknames to the residents. She can't be bothered with learning their names. She deserves a little snark.

 

Velvet

Novelera, I hadn’t considered that the Turkiye location might have been intentional because of the Telemundo relationship with dizi producers! Makes sense!!!

Babachita
 

bahar

I'm starting to tire of this one. There's a lot of overacting. I believe dondi posted something about a third season now being filmed in Turkey. How many obstacles can they throw at Bahar?

I'm quite fond of the actor playing Evren. I also liked him in the dizi Todo por Mi Hija. He's subtle!

It's seeming ridiculous to me that Timur was desperately in love with Rengin, impregnated Bahar, had an affair with Rengin, and now longs for Bahar.

Kat, good one on Blondie. Not liking her at all. And she needs to get her roots touched up.

Some episodes I really like the actor Demet as Bahar. Other times her over the top emotional scenes don't work for me.

Yes, the Timur actor is very good. He was also quite good in Secretos de Sangre.
 

velvet

Novelera, early in Monday's episode, we see Carlos meet with someone in, I think, a museum. The man isn't named in the episode, I think, but we do learn that Carlos knows that the man wants to enter the American market, and Carlos recommends that he consider Velvet. In the following day's episode, we find out that the man is Enzo (Casiero? Cafiero?). So yes, in spite of the man's seeming to be a good guy, the fact that he's somehow allied with Carlos should make us wary. Of course, Enzo may indeed be a good person, and his meeting with Carlos may not mean that the two of them are in cahoots. But....
 

Velvet

I guess I am becoming attuned to.the actors in these novelas. Marco Cafiero is the actor Rodolfo Salas. He was in Sed De Venganza which I recapped. Looking him up via Sed got no hits and his wiki profile does not list him as a cast member in Velvet. It is not up to date on Velvet either as the character is only referenced to the original Velvet.