Caray, Caray!

Note we are at #170. Only 20 more to go!

The episode starts with a look at Pancholon's new post as a pool boy for two spinsters (solteronas) in the DR. We hear the the rinky-dink silent movie soundtrack music that signals that a comic relief scene is in progress. Hilarity ensues.

Another shot of Max's behind in the too-tight red swim trunks. Why is it when Max takes his morning swim, he always seems to be thrashing about too much with his upper body too far out of the water? No Michael Phelps, he.
He goes over to the side table and suddenly moans "Diana" for no particular reason and looks at a photo of said Dimwit. Marcela suddenly appears and catches him. He tries to get out of trouble by saying he thought she was in the hospital.

Diana and Dr. V are taking care of Dr. V's mom, who appears to have broken her arm changing a light bulb. Diana alludes to her being like Granny DS, so maybe she has Alzheimer's. Dr. V says she's a handful. Mom wants him to forget that ingrate Marcela and marry Diana.
Her name, aptly enough, is Dona Azucena (for those who are just tuning in, that was Max's nickname for Diana when he was in the manicomio with amnesia).

Sharon complains to Kike about Gaby and all the others, particularly Granny DS. (They are at the fabrica, where Sharon seems to have been given her old job back. I wonder how Kike passed security.) She wants Kike to cut the brake hoses (mangueras de freno) on Fedora's car. He says sure, he'll do it, but he counsels waiting a while. In the meantime, she should first get her Papito to buy her a car. Great idea, she says, but she really wants Fedora out of the way.

We now see Fedora at her desk finishing a phone call. Good news, she tells Gaby, she's preggers. Did Diana know? No! She got the test done at ANOTHER HOSPITAL! Emilio and Caramelo come in, and they get to congratulate her too. But don't tell Rodrigo yet--save it for a birthday surprise. His birthday is a couple of days hence. What a brilliant idea! But let's tell our new best friend Sharon. Gaby and Fedora will tell her together. They also call Diana and tell her. Diana is very happy. We see her sitting glassy-eyed at her desk thought bubbling "a new life."

Marcela and Max are still at the pool. They have a very boring conversation about how she wants a divorce because he and Dimwit love each other and he will never love her, etc. She does not tell him about her pregnancy. The only person who is unnecessary (sale sobrando) in the triangle is herself, Marcela.

Pancho is now cleaning up at the spinsters' house. He is dressed in a black vest and pants and white shirt, like a waiter--or perhaps like our late lamented Bruno.

The spinsters sit by knitting and crocheting. They won't let him have any water until he finishes his chores. He has to go do a lot of shopping and I think wash something by hand. When he leaves the room, sister on the left (Hortensia), says he is guapissimoooooo. The other sister is disgusted.

Max and Marcela keep gabbing.

Marfil visits Camila and tells her all about her new marriage. Thank god the old guy can't make love. Nonetheless, she is in a golden cage.

Now Fedora and Gaby tell Sharon about the new "hermanito." The frozen smile on Chucky's face is priceless. No joy there.

Max is still fighting with Marcela, but now he has at least put on a bathrobe.

Sharon promises to keep the secret. Gaby seems to smell a rat.

Caramelo tells Paco about the pregnancy. He is sad. There is a rehash of his bad luck with the various ladies.

Dr. V and Diana rehash.

Gaby overhears Sharon telling Kike that the baby won't be born. What could you mean, she asks. Oh, well, Fedora is old--there may be problems. No, her mom is not old, says Gaby. She's a young woman! Besides, there are some woman of 60 having children now. (we won't remind her that they are using borrowed eggs, etc.)

Sharon also taunts her by saying that Larry called about his new film role, etc.

Back home, Lala and Granny M congratulate Fedora. Granny M wants to know what that demon Sharon said.

Roddy gets a visit from Sharon and promises to buy her a car as a reward for good conduct. I want to know why he hasn't got her in those therapy appointments. Sharon entertains us with a medley of her best shrieks.

Yolanda and Max rehash the Marcela situation.

Gaby flashes back on her happy time with Larry on the island getaway. They have their own "Blue Lagoon," and she is Brooke Shields. He says, no, she's prettier. Awww.

Diana talks to godmom. Godmom is still wearing bandages. Cut to the hall--Marcela grabs her stomach. She is seized with cramps or something. Dr. V catches her. She now has a high-risk pregnancy. She must take care!

Godmom says Diana should not be a block to Marcela's happiness. If God gives her the miracle of restoring her sight, she's going to be vigilant.

Marfil butters up Pedro. When he leaves, she calls him stupid. Marfil then receives a call from Diego. They do the usual mutual taunting about who is really guilty of Fiona's murder. Anyone remember Fiona?

Pancho is cleaning the pool. It's so hot, he jumps in for a dip (chapuzon) in the pool. His mambo theme plays! Sister Nicoleza wants to fire him for insubordination, but Hortensia prevails--he just started. Besides, he's guapisimo. Nicoleza covers her eyes while she lectures him. The sisters fight--it seems like Hortensia has always been the naughtier sister and Nicoleza the good, modest one. They agree he can even use the pool sometimes. The sisters leave, and Pancho savors his good fortune. These sisters are crazy for him, and they're millionaires to boot. They will leave him all their money! Hortensia goes into his room to rifle through his belongings. She finds pictures of Caramelo and Paola and notes that each says "loving wife." He's a bigamist, she cries, outraged. Something tells me that Pancho may be punching out.

Marcela and Godmom discuss whether Max should know the truth. Too boring to pay attention. She doesn't tell Godmom about the high-risk pregnancy.

Fedora and Roddy simper about how good Sharon is lately.
Diana and nurse Dulce discuss the high-risk pregnancy. This hospital violates HIPAA all over the place--no wonder Fedora went for her test elsewhere.

Marfil takes a gun over to the warehouse of the giant fan and tries to shoot Diego. He taunts her with how she really wants his Diablo love. They wind up kissing madly.

Gaby is sitting at her desk cataloging perfume bottles when the phone rings, and she answers it "perfume factory Fedora." Or some such. It's Larry asking for Sharon. She says, Larry, is that you? He says Gaby is that you? Credits roll!

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Dimwit and Doc V are commiserating about Mucks and Marshmallow wanting to start a family. It's a sad day for them.

Isabel has appeared at Lunkhead's house, apparently quite ripe, from the streets. She wants to tell them something but Octopus won't listen. Isabel then sits on the sofa and needles them. Yolanda talks Octopus into listening to what Isabel has to say. As Isabel and Octopus head off to the kitchen to talk, Octopus tells Yolanda to disinfect the sofa.

Fidiota and Roddy are making up and swearing to let nothing come between them again. Roddy is thrilled that ChewKey and he are back at Psycho Mansion. Granny M interrupts to announce Pasta is downstairs. After much discussion, Roddy agrees to go down and break the news, man to man, that Roddy and Fidiota are back together.

Isabel is shoveling chocolate cake into her mouth with her hands. I'm not sure how much she is eating and how much she is wearing. She then starts loading up on fresh fruit. She tells Octopus that she ran across Iggy, who is suffering from some bad Karma. Octopus suddenly can think of a way for Isabel to earn some extra bucks.

Marfil and Pedro are in Las Vegas. Did they just get married? I'm too aghast to re-wind this scene. Does anyone out there have the cast iron stomach to fill in the blanks? Is she actually talking to Pedro about all his money and property? Eeeew! My question is answered later in this recap. Double Eeeew!

Isabel is reciting her resume to Octopus. The title could be, "Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap!" Suddenly Octopus doesn't mind Isabel's odor. . .

Camila is telling Emili-Oh about Marfil marrying Pedro. Emili-Oh is as aghast as me! He naively asks Camila if Marfil loves Pedro. Camila points out Marfil loves his millions. At least I'm not as naïve as Emili-Oh.

Octopus is discussing a deal. Isabel points out she (Isabel) obviously doesn't mind getting her hands dirty. Octopus wants to pay back Fidiota for ruining the big wedding plans Octopus had with Iggy. Isabel knows of a bruja with animals. Octopus doesn't believe in that sort of mumbo jumbo until Isabel points out the animals have venom that can leave a victim permanently paralyzed. "Now you're talking!" says an elated Octopus.

Roddy breaks the news to Pasta that he (Roddy) and Fidiota are back together. Pobre de Pasta.

Octopus and Isabel make the deal. Octopus is enchanted with the thought that Fidiota will be paralyzed forever. Isabel leaves with her bags and pockets crammed with fruit. Commercial.

Emili-Oh calls Mucks to tell him Marfil just married Pedro in Las Vegas.

Marfil is pressuring Pedro to sign over everything to her. Dang she's got a lot of nerve. She points out it's not like he has twenty more years to live. She doesn't want to end up on the streets alone and forsaken. She then refuses to eat because she's mad at him and frustrated because he hasn't put everything in her name already. Finally he agrees to do it "tomorrow" and Marfil turns as smooth as silk again, doing the whiny baby-talk thing.

Marshmallow runs into Dimwit at the hospital and says they need to talk. Glassy-eyed stare.

Mucks is horrified that Marfil is working Pedro over. He needs to speak to Pedro immediately and warn him!

Pasta returns to the bar dejected with his dozen red roses. Jorge and Yolanda are hanging out. He tells Jorge to throw the flowers away, but Yolanda snatches them up. Jorge beats a hasty retreat and Yolanda wants to know why Pasta is so sad. Pasta tells her he's so humiliated. She then gives him a pep talk about how wonderful he is. Yada yada yada. Suddenly he lunges at her and about shatters her teeth with a "consolation" kiss. Yolanda kisses him back. Que patetico!

Dimwit takes the wind out of Marshmallow's sails when Dimwit tells Marshmallow she already knows Marshmallow is pregnant. Marshmallow wonders how Dimwit knows so soon. "Because I work here and I see Doc V's patients' test results. Marshmallow asks Dimwit to stay away from Mucks.

Iggy wants to know if Octopus is going to forgive him. Isabel laughs at him and says Octopus is going to help, but that Octopus wants to see Iggy dead.

Dimwit and Marshmallow have an insipid conversation. Marshmallow wants Dimwit to stay away from Mucks. Dimwit says she will. Dimwit admits she wanted Mucks back, but now that Marshmallow is pregnant; that changes everything. Marshmallow says she just wants a stable home filled with love. Dimwit says the baby deserves that "but remember, Mucks will never love you!" Marshmallow asks Dimwit how Dimwit can be so cruel. Dimwit basically says she calls it like she sees it. It's not like she won anything; now she's single with Mucks' other kid. She's given up Mucks forever for the sake of the new child.

Yolanda breaks off the kiss and runs out. Pasta begs forgiveness; it was another one of his harebrained impulses. Geez. Jorge tells Pasta he couldn't avoid seeing that kiss. He may be young, but he knows Yolanda is in love with Pasta. He knows about these things.

The sappy exchange continues between Dimwit and Marshmallow, with that maudlin violin sawing away in the background. Marshmallow tries to explain; Dimwit says no explanation is needed. Dimwit and Mucks love each other, but now he's married to Marshmallow. He belongs to Marshmallow. Commercial.

Will this boring pathetic conversation between Dimwit and Marshmallow never end? Marshmallow says she's there for Dimwit if Dimwit ever needs her. Ditto says our glassy-eyed heroine.

Dimwit tells Dulce she can't hate Marshmallow. Marshmallow is such a good woman. Dulce asks about Doc V. Dimwit says Doc V has been a tremendous help and is a good man. They have helped each other deal with the loss of the two people they love most in the world. Dulce suggests maybe Dimwit should open her eyes to the possibility of a new man. "Never," says Dimwit. "I'll never love another man."

Psychic Godmum can tell Marshmallow is upset. Marshmallow says Dimwit is a noble woman. If Marshmallow wasn't pregnant, she'd divorce Mucks so Mucks could be free for Dimwit. Godmum wants to talk to Mucks, but Marshmallow makes Godmum promise to not tell Mucks about the baby. Godmum tells Marshmallow to think of herself for once. I think Marshmallow plans to test Mucks; if he fails, Marshmallow will disappear forever with the baby to a place Mucks will never find her. We have about four to six weeks of this telenovela, so the handwriting is on the wall.

Mucks appears at the hospital. The first thing he wants to do when he sees Marshmallow is call Pedro to warn him. He didn't call Pedro before because? This makes no sense. At any rate, he calls Pedro to say Marfil only married Pedro for his money. Pedro gets mad at Mucks and tells him to quit talking trash about his dear wife, Marfil. "Marfil really digs me!" Pedro and Mucks agree to meet the next morning. Meanwhile Marshmallow tells Mucks the exam was a false alarm. It was just indigestion. Mucks seems all too happy. Marshmallow, in her neediest little-girl voice asks Mucks if Mucks is happy at her side. Mucks half-heartedly replies, "Certainly" and bolts out the door leaving Marshmallow alone in the hospital eating his dust. Commercial.

Pedro tells Marfil he just spoke with Mucks. Marfil starts whining that Mucks probably started talking trash about her. Pedro tells Marfil to quit talking trash about Mucks. Mucks is like a son to him. A grandson. Pedro then asks point blank, "Did you marry me for my money?"

Dimwit and Fidiota are discussing the return of Roddy and ChewKey. Fidiota hopes she can earn ChewKey's respect.

Meanwhile, the highlight of the show! ChewKey comes to say good night to Gaby. They say all these sickeningly sweet and nice things to one another while they are thought bubbling how much the other person is a liar. Meanwhile, they are grinning at each other like fools. ChewKey says she'll give up Larry for Gaby. Gaby says don't be crazy, he's all yours. Between gritted teeth they kiss each others' cheeks goodnight. As soon as ChewKey walks out the door, Gaby wipes her cheeks while ChewKey is doing the same on the other side of the door. They wish each other nightmares. It's actually pretty funny, although I couldn't follow the entire exchange.

Marfil is offended that Pedro could even suggest she may have ulterior motives for marrying him. Mucks is turning Pedro against her! Pedro starts begging for forgiveness. Marfil turns on the charm and says of course she can. She loves him SO much! This scene scores an 8.5 on the Cringe-o-Meter. The only thing worse would be if they turned this scene into something worthy of Lidia and Piero on Amar. Commercial.

Fidiota has brought ChewKey back to the office where Caramel, Emili-Oh, and Gaby welcome her back. Gaby says she's glad ChewKey is finished with KickMe. ChewKey heads off to her office, where KickMe is hiding under the desk. They start making out.

Puncho arrives in Santa Domingo. He shows up at the house of two spinster sisters. They apparently were looking for a musician and Puncho gives them a fake letter of reference. Turns out they also expect him to clean the house, do the yard work, clean the pool, etc. Puncho tries to remind himself he is starting life over as a good man. HA!

Mucks and Pedro fight about Marfil's intentions. Pedro storms off.

Mucks gets out of the pool in his too-tight swim trunks. At least it's not the white one. He opens a journal and starts mooning over Dimwit's picture. Suddenly he gets caught by Marshmallow. She confronts him and says she saw his slobbering over Dimwit's picture.

Credits roll.

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Max and Marcela are getting cozy in their new digs at casa Irazabal. Marcela's even talking about babies, but Yolanda tells Max that it's a bad idea.

Silvia hatches a plan to save Roddy and Fedora's marriage - she sends Roddy a note from a secret admirer to meet him in a conference room at a hotel, then Gaby calls Fedora and tells her that she must meet with a client at a hotel.

Mercedes will have surgery next week to restore her vision.

Diego's holding Diana at gunpoint. She's begging him not to hurt her, but he says she must pay for everything she's done to him. Then she drops the bomb -- she tells him that if he kills her it will be a double murder. He puts two and two together and realizes that she's preggers otra vez. He fires - we see the bullet come out and Diana falling down a flight of steps.

Gaby and Silvia hide behind a loveseat in the hotel lobby to wait for Fedora and Roddy to arrive and figure out that they've been duped.

Yolanda goes to visit Paco. He's happy to see her, now she can share a toast with him. She's all smiles until he tells her that they're toasting to his plans to get Fedora back. When she finds out, she puts on her best fake smile and congratulates him. Pobre de Paco doesn't know that Fedora and Roddy are on the path to reconciliation... at the hotel, Roddy's apologizing for doubting Fedora and Fedora actually sounds like she's going to accept the apology! There's a first time for everything! She tells him that he and Sharon should move back to the mansion, but only if Sharon gets psychological help.

Diana's in the hospital... the doc doesn't know what happened (so apparently she wasn't shot after all), but he's sorry to tell Miguelina that she's lost the baby. Miguelina is impactada, and she calls Fedora to tell her the news.

Sharon's in bed with Kike when Larry calls. Dirty Kike seems to like the idea of smooching all over her while she tells Larry how much she loves and misses him.

Diana wakes up in the hospital with Fedora laying by her side. Apparently Fedora came straight to the hospital after her meeting with Roddy - she's still wearing the ugly black and gold cocktail dress that she wore to work the day before. Diana tells her about her encounter with Diablo.

Max realizes that he missed a call from Diana the day before so he calls psycho mansion and asks for her, but Gaby doesn't tell him that Diana's in the hospital - only that she's not home.

A week later...

Marfil's seduction of Pedro is working like a charm. He proposes. She accepts.

Marcela is showing pregnancy symptoms, and tells Mercedes. She's still worried about Diana, and has decided to go talk to her.

Pancho's still planning his escape to Santo Domingo, but Diablo refuses to go before he gets the chance to kill Diana.

Pobre de Lala is ashamed of her evil sons, but Diana tries to convince her that she was the best of the best mothers, her sons just went down a bad road.

Silvia's plan to reunite Fedora and Roddy went so well that she's working on a list of couples who are fighting like cats and dogs - she's going to help get them back together. Of course Max and Diana are at the top of the list, much to Camila's annoyance. Camila wants her to go back to hating Diana so they can plot against her, but Silvia says that she'd rather swim in a river filled with piranhas.

Diana's going back to work tomorrow, which happens to be the same day as Mercedes surgery, so Max and Marcela will both be at the hospital. She still hasn't decided whether she should tell him about the baby they lost.... credits roll.

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I just want to be the first to share the joy--Acorralada is now officially in "ultimas semanas." halellujah!

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I'm thinking Marfil is telling Marfil she can't live with Mucks, Marshmallow, and Marshmallow's Godmum at Octopus' house. Is Pedro wanting her to move in with him but she's worried about her reputation? I've replayed this scene four times and I'm still not sure.

Mucks and Marshmallow are getting ready to move; Godmum is sitting on the sofa. Mucks announces he forgot something and leaves the room. After he leaves, Godmum tells Marshmallow that Dimwit called Mucks. Mucks walks in at the tail end of the conversation and wants to know who called.

Camila is getting ready to move out of Iggy's former apartment. Marfil and Pedro are there; it appears Mucks must have given the apartment to Marfil. Camila asks Marfil to retrieve a purse she left in the bedroom. After Marfil is gone, Camila asks Pedro if he's truly in love with that viper, Marfil.

Pasta is trying to get the police lieutenant to arrest Marfil. Pasta is convinced Marfil killed Princess Fi. The lieutenant believes it as well, but tells Pasta it appears Marfil has committed the perfect crime, since they can't find a body. Not to worry, sooner or later the truth will come out.

Camila tells Pedro that Marfil is only after his money. Pedro seems surprised at this bit of news. Marfil returns with Camila's purse and Camila tells her to enjoy her new apartment. After Camila leaves, Marfil asks Pedro if Camila was telling him lies while she was in the bedroom. Pedro says, "Of course not!"

Godmum tells Mucks it was a wrong number. She wants to know when they're leaving. "After Pedro arrives," replies Mucks.

Octopus is not happy about Mucks marrying a "simple secretary" and having them all move into Lunkhead's house along with Marshmallow's blind Godmum. Yolanda wants no part of the plan. Octopus points out that suddenly Yolanda appears to have grown a spine. Yolanda walks out and threatens to go to the police. Octopus calls her a cretin.

Emili-Oh, Caramel, Gaby, and Fidiota are all hanging out in Fidiota's office at Perfumes 'R Us. They are so glad that Fidiota finally fired ChewKey. They are discussing this happy turn of events when Dimwit arrives. Emili-Oh wants to know how her doctor appointment went. They all comment how pale she looks. Fidiota, too self-absorbed with planning a lunch to celebrate ChewKey's demise, also comments that Dimwit looks pale and needs to eat. She goes to call Nancy to prepare a fancy lunch. Meanwhile, Dimwit clutches her stomach and thought bubbles, "If only they knew I was pregnant with my second child. Mucks' child!"

Sylvie is washing the floor while Jorge is lounging on the sofa. He says she's boring. He suggests taking off her clothes and starts whispering something in her ear. Sylvie is aghast! "What kind of woman do you think I am? I'm saving myself for marriage!" She tells him to get out. She then tells the camera after what happened with Puncho, she wants to save herself for marriage. The doorbell rings and she thinks it's Jorge coming back. She gets the bucket of water ready and tells the person to come in. She hurls the bucket of water and it's none other that Camila, who is now soaked head to toe! Camila says, in essence, "QtH?" Of course, when you pause the shot, you realize Camila enters the room with her eyes closed before the water even leaves the bucket.

ChewKey is on the beach whining to KickMe (who is doing push-ups) about getting fired from Perfumes 'R Us. KickMe thinks it's funny. ChewKey doesn’t. She then goes on to gloat that Lunkhead is in LA making a movie, but when he returns in two weeks, they are going to get married. Gaby won't get to see him and now Lunkhead is all hers. KickMe tells ChewKey, "Seeing is believing." At first ChewKey is irritated, but then she realizes it's time to tell Roddy that Fidiota fired her like a dog. The thought of stirring the pot cheers her up immensely.

Gaby is crying over Lunkhead and flashing back to their ideal tryst on the island. She misses him so much. Dimwit walks in and changes the subject to her pregnancy with Mucks' second child. Dimwit tells Gaby she called Pedro's house, but Godmum took the call and said to not call again. Gaby asks, "What right does Godmum have to do that?" Dimwit defends Godmum saying Godmum is just protecting Marshmallow. Gaby suggests calling Mucks' cell phone next time. Dimwit is convinced this second child will bring her and Mucks together.

Camila yells at Sylvie and starts berating her, just like old times. Sylvie is upset that Camila is moving in. There goes the neighborhood!

Caramel tells Emili-Oh that Puncho finally has signed the divorce papers. Emili-Oh thinks that great; now they can get married! Caramel gets a serious look on her face and says that depends. Now Emili-Oh gets nervous. . ."It depends on what?" Caramel starts grinning and says, "It depends on whether or not you propose to me!" "Of course I'm going to propose! I love you so much!" says a smitten Emili-Oh. Smiles, hugs, kisses all around!

ChewKey is turning on the waterworks and whining in that nasal pitch of hers that Fidiota fired and humiliated her. Roddy says there's nothing he can do about it. Fidiota can hire and fire whomever she wants. It's her company. He then tells her that he and Fidiota have split. "Don't worry, Papito! You've got me!" says ChewKey. Roddy tells her she's so good.

Pasta is still trying to talk Fidiota into going away with him. He wants the chance to recoup her love. Once again Fidiota strings him along by asking him to give her more time. What kind of game is Fidiota playing? She is such a rude goat! (to quote my husband). Has this woman EVER thought about anyone BUT herself? She sure is irritating!

Gaby tells Dimwit to tell Fidiota that Dimwit is expecting another kid with Mucks.

Yolanda welcomes Mucks, Marshmallow, and Godmum. She says Octopus has a headache and is resting. Godmum, the only straight-forward character in this show, says she knows good and well Octopus has no headache. She just doesn't want them there!

Dimwit breaks the news to Fidiota that she's knocked up again by Mucks. Fidiota isn't happy. Mucks is married! "Yes, but the child was conceived prior to Mucks marrying Marshmallow. Now I'm going to have two kids by the only man I've ever loved; this child will reunite us!" Fidiota points out Dimwit is still married to Diablo. "Diablo doesn't exist in my life!"

Meanwhile, Diablo has a handgun and is using a photo of Dimwit as a target.

Fidiota tells Dimwit the relationship with Mucks is over. "I thought that, but now everything is different."

Puncho appears while Diablo is playing with his gun. Puncho says he's found someone who can get them out of the country. Puncho also admits he's given up on Caramel; Diablo needs to give up on Dimwit. Diablo says if he can't have Dimwit, neither will Mucks!

ChewKey is lounging in Roddy's office when Granny M comes in. ChewKey tries to intimidate Granny M, but Granny M is not backing down this time. Lots of insults are exchanged, with lots of yelling, and ChewKey is grabbing Granny M and trying to hit her. Suddenly Roddy walks in and catches his little angel in the act! Orchestra of Doom.

Marshmallow is walking Godmum alongside the pool and defending Mucks. That picture of Dimwit is an old photo and doesn't mean anything. Of course Godmum doesn't buy it. Mucks shows up in his too-small white bathing suit (I bet it matches his white shoes). Marshmallow says she's going to change and walks away with Godmum while Mucks dives into the pool.

ChewKey tries to say the fight is all Granny M's fault. For the first time, Roddy tells ChewKey that ChewKey has no right to use force to throw anyone out of his office. HA!

Marshmallow enters the pool. She asks Max if he's sure he's never going to regret marrying her. Orchestra of Doom!

Sylvie is all but hysterical; She tells Emili-Oh that Camila has just moved in to Emili-Oh's homeless shelter. Emili-Oh is not happy. First he had to deal with firing crazy ChewKey, now he has to deal with crazy Camila. Sylvie then has a fantasy about ChewKey and Camila in a room with a bunch of cartoon characters painted on the walls. ChewKey and Camila are chanting, "We're not crazy! We're not crazy!" In walks Doctor Sylvie and Doctor Emili-Oh. They call for nurses Gaby and Caramel who put these big screws on ChewKey's and Camila's head. This is supposed to be scene of comic relief, but it's dopey. I was expecting straightjackets, not giant screws sitting on their heads. Even a giant screwdriver tightening the screws ChewKey and Camila have loose in their heads would make sense. I don't get it.

Roddy wants Granny M to explain, but Granny M asks what's the point? She leaves and ChewKey plays the victim card. "Everyone is out to get me!" feigns ChewKey. Roddy seems to be convinced ChewKey is right.

Marshmallow is begging Mucks to be honest with her about Dimwit. She doesn't mind the fact Mucks has a history with Dimwit, she just doesn't want him lying about it. Mucks lies that he wants to get back with Dimwit and changes the subject. Marshmallow is really trying my patience. She knows Mucks doesn't love her, but she keeps needling him about it. I want to slap her and tell her to wake up! Move on! He's just not that into you!

The lieutenant is questioning Octopus about the whereabouts of Iggy and Diablo. She refers to the police being incompetent. The lieutenant assures her that sooner or later, all criminals are caught. Even when it comes to old cases like Licencio Reynosa! Octopus gloats after the lieutenant leaves that no one will ever prove she killed Reynosa.

Marfil comes to visit Dimwit at Psycho Mansion. Pedro is her good friend and told her Marshmallow is planning to have Mucks' kid. Dimwit is impactada. Fidiota appears and tells Marfil to leave. Marfil gloats some more and leaves, as Dimwit is obviously impactada. After Marfil is gone, Dimwit tells Fidiota that Mucks and Marshmallow want to have a kid. Pobre de Dimwit.

The lieutenant is talking to Yolanda and Mucks about one of the various crimes on this show. I can't tell which one.

Fidiota is trying to cheer Dimwit up. How does Dimwit know Marfil isn't just lying in order to get a rise out of Dimwit? If it's true, however, Marshmallow would be in a better bargaining position; especially if Marshmallow's pregnant!

Sylvie is talking to Gaby. She's got to find a way to get Fidiota and Roddy back together. Suddenly she has a great idea, despite Gaby's protests. Sylvie runs out of the room excited!

More of Dimwit whining about Mucks. Someone, please shoot me!

ChewKey is impressed with herself for continuing to pull the wool over Roddy's eyes. She needs to share her success with KickMe!

Fidiota thinks Dimwit should tell Mucks the truth, even if Mucks plans on knocking up Marshmallow.

ChewKey is telling KickMe how good a job she's doing at being a sea hag to all the women on the show. This seems to please KickMe. He loves how bad she is!

Granny M and Fidiota are talking. Fidiota tells Granny M Dimwit is pregnant again and Dimwit wants Mucks back. They seem to think it's OK to go after Mucks since he doesn't really love Marshmallow. The fact this could hurt Marshmallow is lost on them. Granny M tells Fidiota about the run-in with ChewKey at Roddy's office. Fidiota tells Granny M to quit trying to get Roddy and her (Fidiota) back together. It's not going to happen.

Puncho returns to the hideout looking for Diablo. Where has Diablo gone?

Dimwit calls Pedro looking for Mucks. Pedro tells Dimwit Mucks moved in with Octopus. Dimwit asks Pedro to not say a word to Marshmallow about her calling.

Diablo is following Dimwit's SUV. Uh Oh; looks like trouble!

Gaby is staring at Lunkhead's picture and flashing back to her first time with him. He was her first and made her a woman. Their love theme plays.

Dimwit leaves a message on Mucks's cell phone. She wants him to call her back ASAP; it's important. She'll be waiting for his call at the mall. She walks in and Diablo is in hot pursuit. Diablo is wearing his best Indiana Pacer's baseball cap. Dimwit obliviously gets on an elevator and Diablo follows her in. When the door closes, he pulls a gun on her.

Credits roll.

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Diana has a heart-to-heart talk with Fedora. It's now time for her to have some happiness for once. Even though Marcela is a nice girl, she owes it to herself and Maxito to get Papa back.

Isabel--yes, it was indeed Isabel we saw last week as a homeless woman--is scavenging at a dumpster. She is completely filthy and is wearing hideous fake teeth. She certainly hit the skids quickly. Iggy comes along looking for a place to hide. They recognize each other and commiserate at how far they've fallen. Isabel apparently has been released from prison (isn't it a little fast? This time she was paying for the crime of poisoning Diana, right?) and has no family and of course no nursing license. She offers Iggy a place to stay in her abandoned shack. (She seems to have found some squatter's quarters.) She cackles a lot and reveals her hideous teeth. At least she has teeth--unlike Pedro.

Diego is driving around looking for a place to hide. The phone rings, and it's Pancholon calling from the warehouse with the big fan. Good thing he called says Diego--he needs a place to hide. Didn't he already know where Pancho was? Duh.

Granny M and Lala lament more about the miscreant Suarez sons. But Lala doesn't have the heart to turn them in. Both sons are fugitives (profugos).

Max is in bed with Marcela again. She is babbling about having a baby. His mind is wandering to Dimwit again.

Fedora, Gaby, Diana, and Nancy discuss Diego. He used to be so nice, but then he changed. Even Nancy now admits she no longer loves him--not since Fedora threw him out of the house. Well, at least we know how that storyline resolves. I hope they find someone for her.

Diego is at the warehouse. Pancho says he should have killed Iggy. Diego wants to know if they are completely safe. Sure, Pancho says. He has Gaviota wrapped around his little finger. She's going to finance their escape to a new life. Diego doesn't want any part of it--not while Diana would be free to marry that "imbecil Irascible." Say it again, "imbecil Irascible." Remember, when Diego speaks, those two words always go together.
Pancho counsels him to forget Dimwit, but Iago--I mean Diego--wants her dead.

Gaby and Diana discuss Diana's poor appetite. Nancy's fried chicken made her sick. All food repulses her right now. Uh-oh. She is going to get fresh air.

Marfil and Camila plot about how Marfil will get Pedro and his money. Even Camila is surprised at this caper, but Marfil says she must throw scruples out the window when this much money is at stake. New vocab for Pedro: vejestorio--or very old person, dodderer.

Max tells Pedro that Marcela wants a baby. Pedro tells him to get her pregnant. Max says they are leaving for the other house as Marcela deserves to be happy.

Diana goes to the doctor for blood tests.

Fedora goes to her office, and Roddy is there trying to make up. This effort fails again, owing to his failure to see his daughter for the devil-doll that she is.

Caramelo goes to see Pancho at the warehouse to sign divorce papers. They have a bittersweet farewell. She says they are through. After she leaves, Diego asks how Pancho could have signed. Diego will never give Diana a divorce, never! Pancho, showing surprising wisdom, explains that he and Diego are different--Diego hates Diana but Pancho loves Caramelo, and he wants her to be happy, so he is willing to give her up. (There's another difference, too, I think--although Pancho started out as the bad brother, I think he has never killed anyone in cold blood, unlike Diego.)

Marcela now asks Max why she found a picture of Diana among his clothes (I guess she was packing for the move.) Max says that even though she is his wife, he doesn't want her searching his clothes.

The doctor gives Diana the results of her blood tests in the middle of the hospital corridor in front of the nurse's station. He says all her results are normal--but there's one thing he doesn't know how to tell her--she is pregnant. She confirms she suspected it. Is Max the father again? Didn't he just marry another woman? Yes. She asks him not to tell anyone. He promises to keep her confidence (except for having blabbed in front of the entire staff).

Emilio counsels Fedora not to lose Roddy because of pride.

Diana calls Gaby to tell her she's pregnant. Yes, it's from the one time Max forced her. Gee, Gaby says, you must be the most fertile girl in the world. Diana is joyous about the baby. No she wouldn't have an abortion. Diana asks Gaby not to tell Fedora the good news.

Now Gaby drifts into a reverie about Larry. How happy they were for a short time. If only he had left her with a baby.

Gaby's reverie is interrupted by the arrival of Chucky, who tells Gaby--the lagartija, or lizard--to leave her desk alone. Again we wonder why Sharon hadn't been fired before. Anyway, Gaby tells her the desk is hers again. Fedora comes in and finally fires Sharon's ass. A struggle ensues, and Emilio has to carry her out! But not before she taunts them about having ruined Fedora's marriage and stealing Larry.

Marfil and Pedro flirt. he says he has done nothing but think of her for two days. He sounds like a besotted nicompoop. There's something about his delivery that is fascinating.
She gives a smirky-faced head tilt (different from Dimwit glassy-eyed head tilt, as there is an indication of brain activity).

Diana tries to call Max about the baby, but Godmother intercepts the call. She says she will not permit any calls from Diana to Max. Then when she tries to tell Marcela about it, Max overhears. What call? he asks. Credits roll.

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Chewkey is still pulling the wool over Roddy's eyes.

Octopus comes to with one heckuva headache. She's babbling about wanting to kill Iggy. Yolanda is trying to talk her out of it. Mucks shows up and tells Octopus not to worry; Iggy will end up in jail. Octopus wobbles her way out of the room and Mucks asks Yolanda, "When did you get back from your trip?" Yolanda tells Mucks she was imprisoned in the basement and Octopus made Iggy drug her.

Iggy doesn't want Dulce, the nurse, to call the police and report the bullet wound. Camila and Marfil show up and Iggy vents to them about what happened.

Fidiota tells Dimwit and Gaby the marriage is over between her (Fidiota) and Roddy.

Mucks is questioning Yolanda; he can't believe Octopus would drug and imprison her in the basement. At that moment the phone rings; it's Camila calling to advise Iggy is in the same hospital where Dimwit works. She doesn't think Iggy knows Mucks and Alejandro are one and the same. Mucks is on his way to confront Iggy and have him thrown out into the street.

Sylvie wants to enlist Emili-Oh's help to save Fidiota's marriage. Emili-Oh wants to stay out of it. Sylvie is still wearing her dominatrix costume and mask at Perfumes 'R Us.

Fidiota is still sniveling about losing Roddy because of ChewKey.

Roddy is whining to a colleague about losing Fidiota. The colleague tells Roddy to open his eyes and find out the truth.

Sylvie tries to enlist Caramel's help in getting Fidiota and Roddy back together. Caramel wants no part of that either. She then gives Sylvie a lecture about love and marriage. Something about yokes and oxen. Caramel uses a play on words, "Conyuge" which means "spouse" and "Con Yugo" which means with yoke.

Pasta is getting consoled by Lorenzo and Jorge. In saunters Dimwit. Fidiota is depressed and perhaps Pasta should offer to take her on a trip. They are discussing this wonderful idea when Octopus shows up. Dimwit asks how it feels to be humiliated the way Octopus has humiliated so many other people. Octopus is ready to tear out Dimwit's glassy eyes until Pasta intervenes. Dimwit takes some more pot-shots at Octopus then leaves. Octopus appears to be losing it. I wonder if she will end up being the token "evil person gone crazy" on this show. They had one on Peregrina and on Mundo de Fieras.

Iggy is still whining to Camila and Marfil when Mucks shows up. Marfil and Camila exit stage left. Iggy starts spouting off to "Alejandro" about that crazy woman, Octopus, who tried to kill him. "That ain't no crazy woman; that's my mom!!!!" Iggy is impactado!! Commercial.

Iggy doesn't believe Alejandro is really Mucks so Mucks takes off his glasses. Suddenly Iggy starts to see the resemblance. Iggy starts pleading for his life and Mucks faux punches him. Now Iggy starts groveling. Mucks announces he is going to repossess the apartment since Iggy never paid him back the $10K. Iggy could have sworn Mucks died in the fire. "You wish!" replies Mucks. Mucks calls Iggy a rat. "You act like a rat, you can live on the street with the rats!" Pobre de Iggy.

Marfil pays Pedro a visit and starts flattering him. He's so wonderful! Pedro goes along with it and they stroll out of the room arm in arm.

Octopus wants to get back together with Pasta. He's not buying what she's trying to sell. Pasta says he loves Fidiota and is going to try to get her back. Octopus is furious!!! Pasta will NEVER be happy with Fidiota. NEVER!!!!

More squabbling between Mucks and Iggy. Iggy is on the ground continuing to beg for mercy. Mucks announces he's going to go to the police so they can arrest Iggy for setting the fire which killed all those innocent people! As he walks out, he runs into Camila. He tells Camila he's on his way to have Iggy and Diablo arrested. Camila asks, "What about me?" Mucks tells her she's being evicted. She needs to pack her bags tonight because he wants her out by tomorrow. Camila tries to plead with him she has nowhere to go. Mucks gives her a choice: the street or jail. Suddenly the street looks pretty good to Camila. She then heads into Iggy's hospital room. Iggy is frantically trying to pack his things and get the heck out of Dodge. He wants to escape before the police get there! He runs out and Camila is left standing in the hospital room with her mouth hanging open. Commercial.

Sylvie, Mistress of the Night, has come to Psycho Mansion to help Fidiota get Roddy back. Gaby and Granny M doubt there is anything Sylvie can do to save Fidiota's marriage.

Lala is sweeping the floor at her house when the doorbell rings about 80 times. She answers the door and it's Iggy. "Where's Diablo? Is he here or not?" Diablo comes out of his room. Iggy tells Diablo that Mucks is alive and is on his way to the police to file a complaint. Diablo starts beating on Iggy, "This is for purposely paralyzing me and leaving me in a wheelchair!" Lala tries to break them up.

Sylvie tries to talk Fidiota into taking Roddy back, but Fidiota says it's too late.

Mucks is at the police station reporting that Iggy and Diablo set the fire at the asylum.

Dimwit comes home and talks to Gaby. Gaby tells Dimwit that Sylvie has come over to cheer up Fidiota. Dimwit says she went to see Pasta, suggesting that Pasta take Fidiota on a trip. Dimwit and Gaby talk about the irony of their love lives. When Fidiota was single, Pasta married Octopus. Now that Pasta is single, Fidiota is in love with Roddy. Gaby is finally single and Lunkhead is in love with ChewKey. Dimwit is single and Mucks has gone and married his secretary. Gaby asks Dimwit if she regrets not forgiving Mucks for raping her. Dimwit says she does.

Octopus comes home and pours herself a stiff drink. Before she can down it, she throws the glass on the floor. Yolanda comes running, but Octopus rebuffs her. Octopus tells Yolanda to go away and leave Octopus in peace. Octopus doesn't want Yolanda's sympathy!

Dimwit talks about wanting to call Mucks and forgive him. She still loves her slimy rapist.

Diablo is still beating the tar out of Iggy and Lala is trying to stop him. Lala finds out that Diablo was involved with setting the fire. She is impactada. Diablo throws Iggy out of the Little House in the Barrio and Iggy bounces off a wall. Diablo has to do something before the police get him.

Dimwit comes to confess to Fidiota. "I plan to steal Mucks back from his wife!" Orchestra of Doom. Glassy-eyed stare. Commercial.

Not only does Dimwit tell Fidiota she wants Mucks back, she tells Fidiota she was raped by Mucks who was in a jealous rage. Que the heck? Fidiota points out Mucks is married, but Dimwit doesn't care. Mucks doesn't love Marshmallow so it's OK to get him back. Like I said, "Que the Heck?!"

Lala is still trying to talk Diablo out of going into hiding, but he's furiously packing his bag. I keep waiting for Lala to keel over from a heart attack. How did she end up with such losers as sons?

Now Dimwit is explaining how at first she was kept from Mucks because he was married. Then it was Fidiota's fault they were separated. She can't let it go; that feeling in her chest. She loves him and wants a chance at finally being happy with the love of her life! Fidiota doesn't say much.

Now Lala is on her knees begging Diablo not to leave. "Too bad, so sad!" says Diablo. He loves her but he's got to do what he's got to do.

Fidiota lamely tries to point out the pain the Irascible brothers have caused her hijas, but Dimwit pleads with Fidiota to let the hatred go and help Dimwit get Mucks back. I'm ready to vomit.

Mucks is telling Marshmallow he told the police about Diablo and Iggy. He wants them to rot in jail. Finally he asks if Pedro left. Marshmallow has no idea.

Now she's done it! Marfil is strolling along the beach with Pedro. She cherishes their friendship. HA! Anyway, he asks what she thinks about their age difference. She thinks his age means he has more experience. Blah, blah, blah. She begs him not to say a word to Mucks about their friendship. Mucks wouldn't understand. Pedro gets really mad; "You have no right to tell me what I can and can't tell Mucks!"

Fidiota finally agrees to support Dimwit in her quest to win back Mucks. After dealing with ChewKey, she's tired of hating the Irascible brothers. If Dimwit can forgive Mucks for the horrible things he's done; so can she!

Thanks to Marfil's talents, Pedro finally agrees to not tell Mucks about their "special" friendship.

More of Dimwit talking about getting Mucks back. Marshmallow is a good woman, but Dimwit finally needs to think about herself and what's good for Mini-Mucks. Glassy-eyed looks all around! Love theme.

Credits roll!

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In this episode, we see the continuation of Silvia's and Diana's torture of Iggy in the hotel room. In case you missed it, on Monday's episode, Iggy was getting ready for his wedding, but Diana called just before to lure him to the hotel room for their plot. Thinking with Little Iggy, off he went for his date with destiny.

There he was met with Silvia in a weird S/M getup, complete with black ram's mask. But I think she was meant to look like Diana if you didn't look closely. She got him in the bed and straddled him. Then she began torturing/tickling him with a whip and a belt. Finally, she handcuffed him to the flimsy brass headboard. I was flabbergasted to learn that handcuffs are called "esposas" in Spanish!

Then Diana came in, and the two of them got him to beg to be released. Finally, in Tuesday's episode, they leave him alone with the keys just out of reach for one of the staff members to eventually release him. Who should be the head chambermaid--you guessed it, none other than our favorite transvestite, Mariposa. She says that flamenco dancing at Paco's doesn't pay enough, so she needs a day job. Later, Silvia and Diana regale the family with the tale, and all get a good laugh, including Fedora.

Emilio delivers a letter to Max from the absent Larry. Larry wants Max to ensure that their madre does not marry that miscreant Iggy.

Camila and Diego are still fighting over Iggy. Camila reminds Diego that Iggy is the one that caused Diego's paralysis and he should be removed.

Roddy tries to make up with Fedora, but he still thinks Sharon is a good girl, so no go for that.
Give him a clue, saying it's all her bad son's fault. She asks him if he understands what it means for her as a mother to have to turn on her own son. But still he doesn't believe. Exit Roddy and enter Paco with some flowers. Roddy isn't happy about this.

While all this is going on, Octy is all dressed for her wedding. She actually looks good for once. She is humiliated when Iggy doesn't show up (even though she only wants to marry him so she can kill him). She banishes all the guests. Maricella takes blind godmom out to the pool and tells her to stay put. Marfil goes out to the pool and starts to talking to godmom. She lures her into walking forward, and Mom goes into the pool. Marfil beats a hasty retreat. Max comes out and rescues here. At the same time, we see that Yolanda has been able to loosen her bonds in the basement.

Finally, Iggy is released and goes over to the wedding. He tells Octy that it was
all Diana's fault. This is not something Octy wants to hear. She shoots Iggy. Just then, Yolanda comes up behind Octy and knocks her on the head. Octy is out cold, and Yolanda lets Iggy go. She then tries to revive Octy.

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Dimwit is still lying on the bed whining about how sad she is about Mucks. Sylvie tries to cheer her up without success.

Mucks continues to string along Marshmallow.

Yolanda says if Octopus kills Iggy, she's going to turn Octopus into the police.

Fidiota is lying in bed whining that ChewKey was stronger. ChewKey has managed to destroy her marriage. Roddy doesn't believe Fidiota, but believes everything ChewKey tells him. Fidiota wants to start drinking again. Little Doormat and Granny M tell her not to. They tell Fidiota to be strong!

ChewKey is at Perfumes 'R Us when Lunkhead shows up. She's excited he's come to visit her. Lunkhead has come to ask if it's true she's trying to break up Fidiota and Roddy and is carrying on with Kick Me. ChewKey denies it and accuses Lunkhead of listening to Gaby. Lunkhead is definitely giving her a chilly reception. She starts making excuses when the elevator opens up and Roddy says, "We need to talk!"

Octopus and Yolanda are fighting about Octopus' plans to kill Iggy. They are even coming to blows. Yolanda starts to run off to call the police when Octopus pushes her. Yolanda falls and hits her head on the corner of the fireplace. Octopus tries to revive Yolanda without success, so she drags Yolanda across the floor as an alternative. Orchestra of Doom.

Dimwit rushes to Fidiota's bedside to beg her not to start drinking again. Fidiota says Roddy won't listen to any explanations; Roddy believes everything is Fidiota's fault and that Fidiota cheated on him. As a means of being proactive, she's going to divorce Roddy. ***That means she can get back together with Pasta soon and the show can then end!***

Roddy tells ChewKey the marriage with Fidiota is over. ChewKey feigns sadness over this news; meanwhile facing the camera, she gives us an evil grin.

More of Fidiota bemoaning the fate of her marriage. Now Little Doormat is begging her to fight for Roddy.

Lunkhead gets a call; they want him to star in a movie and want him to leave for Hollywood tomorrow. Lunkhead is luminescent!

Roddy is telling ChewKey they need to move out of the mansion. ChewKey wants to know if she can help by talking to Fidiota. Roddy says, "No." Now ChewKey is rambling about how she and Daddy can rent a really cool apartment; just the two of them! Hugs all around.

Octopus has apparently dragged Yolanda to a bare mattress in either a storage room or a basement. Now Octopus is tying Yolanda's feet together with rope.

Lunkhead interrupts the Hallmark moment between ChewKey and Roddy to announce he's off to Hollywood tomorrow. It's with a very famous director and is a golden opportunity. He'll call her when he gets there. Now ChewKey is crying real tears. Roddy tells her that's the life with an actor. She needs to be supportive.

Yolanda has now come to and is yelling at Octopus, "Why are you doing this to me?" Octopus promises no one will know she's down there. In fact, Yolanda is never going to see the light of day again. Yolanda is impactada! She must be in the basement. Octopus, in one of her cheesy Charlie's Angel's get-ups, is now gagging Yolanda. Yolanda looks like she's been wrapped up in a rope cocoon by a spider.

Dimwit announces to Granny M, Gaby, and Nancy she's moving home tomorrow with Mini-Mucks.

Octopus uses her feminine wiles to talk Iggy into "taking Yolanda out of circulation" by keeping her drugged. Iggy doesn't think this is such a good idea, but after being plied with kisses and promises, Iggy caves and agrees to do it.

Sylvie and Emili-Oh are discussing the evil ChewKey when Dimwit walks in, flinging her head/hair. She tells them Fidiota has fallen off the wagon because Roddy doesn't believe her. Because of this, Dimwit has decided to move home so she can keep better tabs on Fidiota and keep her from drinking.

Iggy injects a struggling Yolanda with some sort of sedative to keep her sleeping. Did he stockpile all these medicines when he lost his medical license? He asks Octopus why Yolanda needs to be drugged. Octopus tells him she hates questions. Iggy wonders to himself what Yolanda knows.

More good-byes among Emili-Oh, Dimwit, and Sylvie. Group hugs!

Lunkhead and Octopus are having dinner. Lunkhead wants to know why Yolanda isn't joining them. Octopus explains Yolanda left suddenly on a trip. Lunkhead thinks it's odd that Yolanda would leave without talking to Lunkhead and Mucks. Octopus says Yolanda isn't happy about Octopus' upcoming nuptials and wasn't planning on going to the wedding. Lunkhead says, "Guess what? I'm not going either. I've been called by a famous director to star in a movie. . ."

As she's getting ready for bed, Dimwit laments she, Gaby, and Fidiota are all unlucky in love.

Lunkhead is saying his good-byes to ChewKey and they are swapping spit. In walks Gaby and Emili-Oh; Gaby is impactada!

Lala is apologizing to Fidiota for Puncho being a blackmailer. Fidiota says she didn’t want to trouble Lala, and besides, Roddy chose to believe ChewKey over his own wife! She can never go back to Roddy.

Mucks points out to Pedro tomorrow is Octopus' and Iggy's wedding day. Pedro wants to know if Mucks plans on having Iggy thrown in jail. "Nah," says Mucks. "Jail is for Diablo. It would be worse punishment for Iggy to be thrown out into the street!"

Gaby tells ChewKey the office is not the place to be kissing her boyfriend. Lunkhead announces he's going to Hollywood to make a movie, and when he returns, he plans to marry ChewKey. Gaby tries to warn him, but it's in vain. Lunkhead doesn't believe a single evil thing about his ChewKey. He tells Gaby to get over it and struts out, giving Emili-Oh a letter to give to Mucks. ChewKey purrs, "I'll take you to the airport." As she leaves, she turns around and makes an "L" sign (for loser) on her forehead for Gaby's benefit. Pobre de Little Doormat.

Lala announces Fidiota has a visitor. It's***no big surprise*** Pasta! He heard about Roddy from Caramel, who heard it from Gaby. He begs Fidiota to return to him. ***Yes!!! The end must be near!*** No one will love her the way he can. Especially after he got rebuffed by Yolanda. Fidiota doesn't think now is the time to start a new romance after her marriage has just ended. Meanwhile, a maudlin violin tune plays in the background. Pasta again begs her to return.

Gaby is crying on Emili-Oh's shoulder. Lunkhead is going to marry ChewKey when he returns from California and she will lose him forever!

Fidiota continues to play the victim role. Boo Hoo!

Iggy comes to see Dimwit, who has now set up shop in his old office. He is intrigued by Dimwit's come-on. He reminds her he's getting married "tomorrow."

Pedro runs into Marfil on the beach. Marfil's bathing suit looks like a big black "X" on her. They discuss Mucks' new marriage to his secretary. Marfil states, "Mucks will never be happy with her." Pedro responds, "He was never happy with you either!" Ow! That hurt! Marfil tosses her blonde mane and walks off.

Iggy wants to get it on with Dimwit before the wedding; he asks her to meet him at his apartment. Dimwit, now inches from his face, says she doesn't want to do "the deed" at the apartment because Camila is there. She wants to meet him at a hotel suite; fitting for a princess such as herself. Iggy agrees.

Marfil and Camila are sitting on the beach discussing how rich Pedro is. After Camila leaves, Marfil thinks to herself, "If that mummy got married and died, his wife would inherit a fortune!"

Dimwit tells Iggy it's up to Iggy to get a good room. She'll then give him her body as a wedding gift. She leaves, blowing him a kiss. Iggy is now breathing heavily. Clearly he's not thinking with his brain.

Fidiota escorts Pasta out. She tells him the doors of Psycho Mansion will always be open to him.

Dimwit is bringing coffee to Doc V. They have a banal conversation about her coffee making prowess. Finally he asks Dimwit how she's feeling about Mucks marrying Marshmallow. She gives her signature glassy-eyed stare. Doc V takes her hands in his and assures her they will both get through it.

In walks Mucks.

Credits roll!

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I just noticed this on the Destilando board, which I was glancing at.

Pancho Villa's real name was Francisco, so a lot of people named Francisco, use the nickname Pancho.

So now we know where Pancholon's nickname must come from. That had always had me wondering!

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If this is Episode #160, we are maybe only 30 episodes from the end! Yay!

Quickie recap from memory: The most important thing here is that Roddy and Fedora had their showdown, and Roddy would not believe a word she said. Even Granny M tried to tell him how awful Sharon was, and he would not listen.

Also, Emilio tried to tell Larry that Sharon was a no-goodnik, but he also wasn't listening.

Marfil and Octy moved in with Iggy and Camila, as they were tossed out of the Irascible house. This apartment should be featured on Big Brother.

We saw more scenes of Max lying in bed with chest conveniently exposed while he moaned "Dimwit, Dimwit."

It seems that Max is being accused in the disappearance of Fiona, because he was seen arguing with her about the pregnancy test.

Speaking of pregnancy tests, isn't Diana supposed to be pregnant? What happened with her dizzy spells?

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***NOTE***No one is assigned to do Tuesday's recap, so perhaps one of the remaining five viewers can fill in what happened. I missed the episode and from what I can tell, the only big think that happened is that Mucks married Marcela. Can any of you readers think of a nickname for Marcela? She is naive, sweet, but really dumb. Perhaps Marshmallow? I'm open for suggestions.***

On with the show. . .

Mucks is still trying to get Dimwit to forgive him. Dimwit is holding fast and telling him no way! Maybe someday she will forgive him for all the horrible things he's done to her, but she can never FORGET!!! His suspicions, accusations, and brutality! Gaby then shows up and wants to know what Mucks is doing there. Mucks stands stiffly on his mark.

Camila is visiting Marfil. She gleefully tells Marfil the police think Marfil might have something to do with Princess Fi's disappearance. Camila hopes the body is buried far away. Camila could care less that Princess Fi is gone; that just means one less rival. Marfil says the police will never be able to prove anything. The fact they may suspect Marfil is simply their way of earning their salaries. Marfil says she's not concerned in the least.

ChewKey wants to work out a deal with Fidiota. She won't say anything to Roddy about Fidiota's activities with Puncho in exchange for Fidiota not telling Roddy about ChewKey's nefarious activities. ChewKey wants to shake on it. "No Deal!" says Fidiota. ChewKey's furious!

Marfil and Camila exchange more insults. Marfil tells her to get out.

Roddy's mysterious envelope from KickMe has been found. He's about to open it when the phone rings. He's called away to sing happy birthday to another employee.

Mucks is still trying to get Dimwit to take him back. Dimwit tells him to leave and walks out of the room. Mucks tries to enlist Little Doormat's help. Little Doormat says he's too late.

Marcela is trying to make excuses for Mucks leaving just after their wedding. Yolanda and Lunkhead try to assure her Mucks is probably just getting some air; he's probably overwhelmed. In comes Godmum. Bless her heart, she's apparently the only intelligent one on this whole dopey novela. She basically tells Marcela that Mucks doesn't love her, and as they speak, is probably desperately trying to get Dimwit back. Godmum makes some comment to the effect of "I may be blind, but at least I can see what's going on better than you!" Marcela runs out in tears.

Mucks is still trying to railroad Little Doormat, but Little Doormat is holding fast. "You'll have to cross over my dead body before I'll let you into Dimwit's room." She calls him an egotist and a pig, who only thinks about himself. We've been saying this all along! Better late than never, however. Little Doormat pities the fool he marries.

Godmum is still being blunt with Marcela. She suggests they leave the mansion before Mucks returns; Marcela should leave him and have the marriage annulled. Commercial.

Godmum is still trying to convince Marcela to have some dignity and dump Mucks and his ugly white shoes before he returns. Marcela protests at first, but after too long a period, admits that perhaps Godmum knows best.

Iggy and Octopus are hanging at "Iggy's" apartment and they're discussing the wedding. Camila walks in and spoils everything. Camila spills the beans that Iggy is going to lose the apartment if Iggy doesn't pay his debt to "Alejandro." Octopus thinks this would be really cool. Not only does she plan to kill Iggy, but Mucks will own the apartment.

Fidiota shows up at Emili-Oh's apartment and wants to talk to Gaby about ChewKey. Gaby tells her to forget about ChewKey for now; Dimwit needs her mother. "Mucks got married today!" Fidiota is impactada. Gaby explains the situation and leaves to go to Perfumes 'R Us. Fidiota warns Gaby to beware the ides of ChewKey. Fidiota then goes in to console Dimwit. She reminds Dimwit that Mucks is a low-life Irrascible who uses people.

ChewKey is telling Kick Me that Fidiota refused to make a deal. Now ChewKey is going to have to make her dad believe Fidiota is cheating with Puncho.

True to form, Fidiota turns the counseling session into a session all about her. She tells Dimwit ChewKey is going to try and convince Roddy Fidiota is having an affair with Puncho. Dimwit is incredulous.

Yolanda, Lunkhead, Emili-Oh are discussing Mucks running off. They think he's being a jerk. They're discussing what a disaster this wedding has been, when Mucks finally shows up. Yolanda tells him to suck it up and be a good husband for once. They say Marcela is in her room. Marcela is packing when Mucks shows up. Godmum reads him the riot act. Mucks wants time alone with Marcela; Marcela asks Godmum to leave them alone for a bit. Commercial.

Fidiota tells Dimwit she has to tell Roddy the truth before ChewKey gets to him. Meanwhile, Roddy is opening the envelope with all the pictures of Fidiota and Puncho. "What is Fidiota doing with a fugitive from justice?!" Roddy is beside himself. Fidiota reminds Dimwit to forget Mucks and move on. Her son needs a happy mom who smiles…

Mucks 'fesses up to Marcela that he went to see Dimwit, but that Dimwit still hates him and will never forgive him for what he's done. Since he can't have Dimwit, he'll stay with Marcela after all. Marcela, the tool, takes him back. They look like they are about to consummate their marriage. Boo! Hiss! Commercial.

Emili-Oh shows up and he, Caramel, and Little Doormat discuss Marcela being too good for Mucks. Mucks is really mucking things up!

Showdown between Fidiota and Roddy. Fidiota, for once, is speechless when he shows her the anonymous letter and photos. Roddy is muy impactado!

Marcela is basking in the afterglow. She's telling Mucks how wonderful he is. Mucks looks like he'd rather gnaw off his arm than be with her. He keeps repeating to himself, "Dimwit, Dimwit" and lays there with his usual stony, lemon-sucking expression.

Lala tells Diablo about Mucks' marriage to another woman the day following the divorce from Marfil. Diablo gloats.

Roddy calls Fidiota a liar. He's mad she's been seeing Puncho on the sly. It's looking grim for Roddy and Fidiota.

Diablo calls Marfil to tell her about Mucks' marriage one day following the divorce. Marfil is impactada. Diablo hangs up on her and Marfil starts hollering for Octopus to come here immediately. "Did you know Mucks just married another woman?" Now Octopus is the one who's impactada.

Marcela and Mucks have now changed sides in bed. Marcela is yammering on and on about how wonderful life is, how she wants a bunch of kids, and asking if Mucks wants a boy or a girl. Mucks is still looking like his usual sullen and creepy self; thinking about Dimwit and Mini-Mucks. He doesn't answer her question about children and Marcela comments that he's not listening to her. Mucks announces he's going to take a bath and runs out. Marcela looks stricken with the realization Mucks can only think about Dimwit. Maybe now she'll realize Godmum really did know best.

Roddy and Fidiota are still fighting. Finally Fidiota says ChewKey is behind it all! That shuts Roddy up for the rest of this scene.

Marcela and Godmum have a chat. Godmum says Dimwit will always be a ghost in the marriage.

Roddy doesn't believe his beloved daughter would do such evil things. He stomps out of the room. Fidiota wants to know where he's going; "To find out if what you're saying is true!"

Marcela is going to move into Lunkhead's house with Mucks, Octopus, etc. Godmum tells Marcela that Octopus is evil. Marcela doesn't want to believe it. She's convinced she's going to make the marriage work.

Octopus wants to know what Marfil is doing talking to a man that tried to kill her. Marfil says that's beside the point. Mucks has married another woman! Right on cue, Lunkhead and Yolanda show up and confirm the validity of Diablo's call. They just came from Mucks' wedding. Octopus and Marfil are once again impactadas! Orchestra of Doom!

Credits roll.

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First, events surrounding Max's impending divorce and plans to marry Marcela:

When he asks Godmum for Marcela's hand, she surprises him when she says no - he shouldn't marry without love. Smart lady!

Yolanda and Larry aren't thrilled with the news either, and Yolanda hot foots it over to TeleMiami Hospital to tell Diana, but Diana says that she doesn't care. (Then asks herself aloud why she can't forget Max).

Marfil signs the divorce papers, even though she doesn't really want the divorce. She's just happy that he can never be with Diana. (Why? Because he promised? What kind of crazy deal is that?)

Another major catastrophe has happned in psycho mansion - Fedora's plant has died! QUE HORRIBLE! Who would do such a thing? Chucky would, and Fedora and Gaby both know it! Chucky needs to learn that she can sleep with Kike, she can get caught trying to steal checks from Fedora's purse, but darn it - burn a plant and that's it! Game on. They confront her at the fabrica, which turns into a giant screaming match and Fedora tells her that she plans to tell Roddy everything.

After Chucky leaves the room, Gaby tells Fedora that she has other news - Kike's hit her and he's also sleeping with Chucky. Fedora wastes no time going back to the mansion and slapping him around before throwing him out on his ear. He tries to get her to pay him 2 million dollars to sign divorce papers, but she refuses and says she'll be taking him to court for hitting Gaby instead - he can spend 5 years in prison!

Emilio goes to visit Max and talk about his plan for revenge against Iggy. Max intends to make sure he goes to prison for what he's done.... but when Emilio wants to talk about what Max did to Diana, he doesn't want to talk about that. He's too ashamed. I should hope so!

Detective Gomez shows up at Casa Irazabal looking for Marfil, but Octavia sends him away, claiming that Marfil's not home. Later, Marfil calls him and he tells her to come to the station in the morning to talk about Fiona's disappearance - and bring a lawyer. She shows up without a lawyer because she's innocent, and innocent people don't need lawyers. She claims to know nothing about what's happened to Fiona, and besides, he can't do anything without a body.

Diana continues her plan to seduce Iggy so that she can get him to leave Octavia stranded at the altar on their wedding day. She's asked Dulce (who knows people who will be invited to the wedding) to keep her informed about the date of the wedding.

Sharon comes home just in time to see Kike leaving with his bags. She's impactada to see her booty call leaving the mansion. Even more impactada when Gaby walks in and declares that she'll be the next to go!

Finally, in the last scene, we see Max trying to smooth talk Marcela into marrying him. But she tells him that she won't agree to it until she and Diana talk woman to woman. Credits roll.

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Caramel shields Emili-Oh's body with her own. Puncho can't shoot her so she tearfully leaves with Emili-Oh, telling Puncho he's now on his own; she has no intention of returning. Puncho sheds glycerin tears of true dolor. "I love you Caramel! I love you!"

Mucks tells Marcela that since he can't have Dimwit, he'll settle for second best – Marcela. He gives Marcela a dopey gift to prove his sincerity. Talk about a back-handed compliment. Marcela, who obviously suffers from no self-esteem, is happy to be the runner-up.

ChewKey has some snotty conversation with Fidiota. When Fidiota leaves to take a call, she pours Fidiota's tea into the plant Roddy gave Fidiota. ChewKey gloats, the hotter the tea, the better!

Puncho asks "Doctor Dimwit" if she's going to stop seeing him the way Caramel has. Caramel left with Emili-Oh. Pobre de Puncho. The scene ends with Dimwit promising to treat his wound and Puncho sitting their sniveling.

Marcela seems to have grown a spine. I think now she's realizing that she's being used as a tool to "forget Dimwit." She tells Mucks (in his ugly brown suit and white shoes) that she and Godmum plan to leave soon. Does that mean the show is going to end soon? We'd be so lucky!

ChewKey over-hears a call between Fidiota and Puncho. Puncho is demanding money for a private plane, I think.

Dimwit puts a dozen yellow roses on an altar at the hospital chapel. She begs the Virgin to help her forget Mucks.

Mucks tries to get Marcela to stay. Maybe one day he'll find a way to love her. Yup, that's about as convincing as he sounds. He throws Marcela's words back in her face, "You said that there would be another woman for me. Perhaps it will be you." That's not good enough for Marcela. She feels it's useless. Mucks will never love her. Mucks begs for more time.

Luv-luv for the match between Chew-Key and Fidiota.

Diego lets himself into the library where Marfil is standing. "Diego!" Orchestra of Doom.

More pathetic conversation between Mucks and Marcela. The most pathetic of all is Mucks' too-tight ugly cream-colored sweater vest over his purple shirt and tie. I'm sure he's wearing his white shoes to go with his white pants.

Diablo is trying to strangle Marfil until she knees him in the groin. Diablo is furious that Marfil is granting Mucks the divorce. Now Diablo wants his mask back. She runs out the door, but Diablo gathers it together and runs after her. The struggle continues poolside until they both fall in. Mucks keeps pushing Marfil's head under water. Commercial

Yolanda runs out and sees what's going on. She starts yelling at them to stop and then runs for Octopus' help.

More of Mucks and Marcela until Godmum walks in. Mucks leaves and Godmum can't see, but she can tell Marcela is tense. "What's going on?" "Nothing," replies Marcela. She then thought bubbles, "I love Mucks more and more each day."

Still luv-luv for Chewkey v. Fidiota. ChewKey knows the call she overheard wasn't a 'wrong number.' She knows it was a man, "but don't worry, I won't say a word to daddy!" Lots of dripping sarcasm. After everything Fidiota has doled out since we started watching this show, it's fun to see someone stand up to her manipulations.

Emili-Oh asks Caramel if she still loves Puncho. Orchestra of Doom.

What an awesome fight between Marfil and Diablo. The fight leaves the pool with Octopus and Yolanda in hot pursuit. It works its way down to the beach with lots of shouting, punching, sand throwing, etc. Diablo is covered in sand from head to toe now. He looks like he's been tarred and feathered. Meanwhile, Marfil's white top still seems to look pretty clean and white, although she was in the pool and rolling around on the sand with Diablo. I guess she signed a better contract than Diablo; she's definitely less sandy than her adversary. Diablo will probably be washing sand off for days on end.

Mutual blackmailing between ChewKey and Fidiota until naïve Roddy appears and wants to know why they aren't coming to breakfast. ChewKey says they're discussing business. Roddy thinks that's wonderful his angel is developing a head for business. ChewKey says she wants to name the new fragrance "Liar" since all women lie. Roddy looks perplexed but says that sounds good to him. ChewKey heads off for breakfast with Roddy and Fidiota in tow.

The fight between Marfil and Diablo continues. Marfil looks even cleaner now, despite all the rolling in the sand and sand throwing. Yolanda and Octopus call for Lunkhead to intervene.

Fidiota tells Roddy she has a headache and won't be eating after all. "Don't worry, I'll be good as new tomorrow!" Roddy wants to call the doctor but Fidiota says she'll be fine. She just needs to rest.

Now Diablo and Marfil are bone dry, but they continue to roll around in the sand. Lunkhead rushes to the scene like Mighty Mouse and saves the day. Diablo finds an oar but Lunkhead fends him off. Diablo says he and Lunkhead aren't finished. "You know where to find me!" replies Lunkhead. Octopus wants Marfil to call the police but Marfil refuses. Everyone wants to know what the heck is going on between Marfil and Diablo. Aahhh, if only they knew!

Fidiota is grousing about ChewKey being the Spawn of Satan, when Granny M wants to know why Fidiota isn't eating breakfast She tells Granny M how awful ChewKey is. Granny M suggests she evict ChewKey. "I can't. It will ruin things with Roddy." At this point Lala comes running in, "Nick, Heath, Jared! There's a fire in the living room!" Actually, what she wants them to do is follow her to the living room. Something crazy has happened. They all go running downstairs to see that the plant Roddy gave Fidiota has died overnight. It was fine the night before; now it's dead!

Emili-Oh is upset. He accuses Caramel of still loving Puncho. "No, I just want to help him. I don't love him any more; I love YOU!" She then kisses him to prove her point.

Doc V approaches Dimwit and wants to know how her heart is doing. His sucks. She tells him hers is the same. He reaches out and creepily starts massaging her shoulder. I swear they then stare at each other – him with a goofy look and her with her trademarked glassy-eyed head tilt. This screams totally inappropriate behavior between doc and nurse, but hey, the laws of physics fail to apply in telenovelaland. After what seems like five minutes of staring at each other, Mucks walks in and sees them. He is impactado. Good!

Now Roddy, ChewKey, and Gaby join the discussion about the plant. Roddy promises to buy Fidiota a new one. He then leaves with ChewKey to take her to work. Gaby, Lala, and Granny M all tell Fidiota to throw ChewKey out. Fidiota says she can't because of Roddy.

Mucks wants to talk to Dimwit alone but Dimwit wants Doc V to stay. Mucks gets mad and leaves. Doc V tells Dimwit that Mucks appears to be jealous.

Fidiota comes to see Puncho and warn him to quit calling her. It's causing problems with the family. When she has information regarding the plane, she'll let him know. She struts out and ChewKey pops up from inside a barrel laughing, like a jack-in-the-box! ChewKey then makes some snotty comment about Fidiota.

Doc V wants to know if Dimwit really thinks Mucks has come to talk to a specialist regarding Godmum, or is just checking up on Dimwit. Dimwit says it's all the same to her. She just wants to forget he exists!

Marfil faces the inquisition regarding her reluctance to call the police. Even Lunkhead doesn't believe her lame excuse that Diego is mad about Marfil's divorce from Mucks. Marfil leaves and the rest try to figure out what's going on between Marfil and Diablo. They think it's very strange indeed!

ChewKey and Puncho gloat. ChewKey swears she's not going to rest until she destroys the marriage between Roddy and Fidiota.

Iggy shows up at the hospital after Dimwit's call. He's intrigued she called him. She fondles his face and seductively says she's jealous about his marriage to Octopus. Commercial.

Diego, who now has four red lines drawn on his face – presumably scratches – calls to threaten Marfil. She's not afraid and tells him to quit calling. She hangs up and says she's going to have to kill him like Princess Fi.

Godmum says she walked by the library and heard Marcela crying. She wants to know why.

Iggy is suspicious of Dimwit's seductive motives. She starts laying it on thick and heavy. Now that Mucks is dead she's a free woman. She keeps touching his face. Iggy is now breathing heavy as Dimwit sashays off. Oh, he just can't stand it. It's like when we make our dog sit and stay then put a dog treat in front of her that she can't reach. Iggy seems to be losing the battle between the top half of his body and the lower half.

Mucks tells Lunkhead and Yolanda that he plans to marry another woman as soon as the divorce is final. Lunkhead and Yolanda are incredulous. "Who?"

Marcela denies she was crying. Godmum doesn't believe her.

Mucks says he's marrying Marcela. Lunkhead and Yolanda think that's a very bad idea. He doesn't love her. "That's OK, Marcela loves me enough for the both of us and it's my best option since Dimwit won't forgive me for raping her."

Dimwit calls Fidiota to say Iggy has fallen into the trap. Fidiota is thrilled. These two are disgusting. I'm really starting to enjoy the misery ChewKey is inflicting on that conniving Fidiota!

Pasta goes to the police station to report Princess Fi missing.

Alejandro goes to see Iggy. Iggy invites his best bud to the wedding.

Doc V calls Marcela to tell her Mucks came to the hospital to see Dimwit.

Iggy tells Alejandro he doesn’t love Octopus. She's beautiful and elegant, but it's simply a marriage of convenience. He laughs. "Looks like we're both foxes!"

Pasta tells the Police Chief that Princess Fi has been gone for four days and all her clothes and passport are still in the apartment. The Chief asks if Princess Fi has enemies. Pasta says, "Well, she got in a fight with Marfil, but I can't imagine Marfil would do anything bad." The Chief asks Pasta if he thinks Princess Fi could be dead. Pasta says he hopes not.

Doc V continues to stalk Marcela. She tells him whoever Mucks visits is Mucks' business, not hers. She then tells him to quit calling her; she's not supposed to get personal calls. Doc V hangs up and says to himself, "Marcela open your eyes! Mucks doesn't love you!"

Lunkhead and Yolanda think it's a shame that Dimwit and Mucks are apart.

The attorney calls Marfil and says she'll have to meet with Mucks to discuss the divorce. She agrees to meet at 10am.

Mucks has the unmitigated gall to ask Godmum for Marcela's hand in marriage. Part of his explanation to her is that only Marcela can help him forget Dimwit. Godmum says there is absolutely no way she'll agree to a marriage between him and her Godhija.

Credits roll.

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