Friday, December 18, 2015
Pasión y Poder, Episode 31, Thursday, December 17, 2015: In which Gaby finally puts on her big-girl pants. And so does Julia.
Pasi
Before we get into tonight's story, let's take a moment to give thanks for the absence of the exceedingly unpleasant Joshua, whose invisible parents had the grace to send him to some equally invisible location, thus rendering him, in effect, invisible. And now, on with the show!
Outside Julia's room in the ICU
David is pleading with Arturo – if he feels any love for Julia, he'll leave before Eladio gets there. It looks as if Arturo finally gets it. He tells David to call on him if there's anything he can do. This offer seems to make David drop his guard. "My mom's going to be okay..." he says, his voice almost breaking, turning the statement into a question or a prayer. Arturo pats him on the shoulder and, touching his cheek in a tender, paternal gesture – which, had Eladio witnessed it, would have trumped any DNA test known to science – assures him that yes, she's going to be fine.
In the Montenegro home, Regina and Miguel compare notes.
They realize that Julia wasn't just an old flame of Arturo's – she was the love of his life, the love he gave up when he married Miguel's mother. Miguel says it's sad to think that he's the cause of his father's unhappiness, though Regina is quick to tell him that is not the case. The siblings muse on what might have been, and then return to reality: Arturo is married to that insufferable... um... to Regina's mother and Julia to David's father. Miguel just hopes the past romance doesn't affect Regina and David's love. So does Regina.
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Weekend Discussion: Yo No Creo en los Hombres -- Karmageddon!
Karmageddon
comes to DF this time for the devil's own in Yo No Creo en los
Hombres. We've had a very interesting collection of villains
and top performances by the actors. Due to the nature and pace of
this story, I've delayed this until today and this is updated
through last evening's episode. As usual, we ask two questions:
Labels: Karmageddon, no-creo, weekend
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, Capitulo #110 Thursday 12/17/15: A Child Is Born (...in a world of monsters)
Rewind: Doris shares her fears and annoyances about the other women
in Orlando’s life with Nanis. In the prison, the warden sends her flunkies off
of get a spare key before the Abuela kills MD rather than let her give birth to
her baby. The Bitter, Crazy Grief twins storm past an overwhelmed maid to get
into the Bustamante house. Max and Leo ask them to leave because their sick
mother doesn’t need more crap. “I know she’s kicking the bucket, but so are we
– dead in life, two mothers without children!” (We’re barely two minutes in and
the rage that wells up in me at this demonstration of Josefa’s selfishness
almost chokes me.) Claudio asks Hon how they can help her and she responds that
she just wants justice for Julian, which won’t happen if he keeps using his influence
to push MD’s hearing back. Cara de horrified “WTH?!” from Max.The Abuela proves
to be the absolute worst labor coach in history. It’s not her fault; she’s just
confused the “hee hee hoo hoo” chant with “it’s better that your baby die…it’ll
me a monster like its father…it’s better that it die now, before it sees and
feels…” She keeps up this stream of chatter while poking at MD, thinking that
she’s taken the miscarriage pill. When MD reveals that she hasn’t, the Abuela
starts smacking and pulling at her, enraged.
Labels: no-creo
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene A Casarse #81 Thu 12/17/15 (Mex 112-113) Honeymoon Interruptus
Diana breaks it to her mom that they've got a new roomie. And there he is at the door, right on cue.
Aitana and Os wander over to the love cabin, defiling it with their presence.
To the accompaniment of the overenthusiastic synth player, the singer belts out the theme song. I object to the excess of bass. Fi and Pedro are already snogging before the JP can even finish pronouncing them man and wife. Lol, one of her flowers even came partly dislodged in their enthusiasm.
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Aitana and Os wander over to the love cabin, defiling it with their presence.
To the accompaniment of the overenthusiastic synth player, the singer belts out the theme song. I object to the excess of bass. Fi and Pedro are already snogging before the JP can even finish pronouncing them man and wife. Lol, one of her flowers even came partly dislodged in their enthusiasm.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene A Casarse #80 Wed 12/16/15 (Mex 111) Talk about putting the cart before the horse!
Gianna is begging to be let out of the sauna, but Aitana keeps demanding answers. She sticks to her story…good girl! Gael comes along and hears her shouting. Aitana and Os threaten her to keep quiet and tell Gael that Gianna's trapped in the sauna, the thermostat is busted, and the door got locked accidentally. Aitana opens the door and Gianna is whisked away by Gael, who doesn't look like he believed their story one bit. The Os/Aitana foreplay continues.
Eloisa's doctor says the results are conclusive--she has anemia. Fed's relieved. Mostly she needs to change her diet to get more iron…and stop drinking coffee. "To hell with that!" says El. Also, her BP is high, so she needs her meds upped for that. That's apparently the purpose of the magic drops. And if she doesn't take care of herself, she'll end up having a stroke. El kicks everyone out of her room. Hey, that's a great way to lower her blood pressure instantly!
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Eloisa's doctor says the results are conclusive--she has anemia. Fed's relieved. Mostly she needs to change her diet to get more iron…and stop drinking coffee. "To hell with that!" says El. Also, her BP is high, so she needs her meds upped for that. That's apparently the purpose of the magic drops. And if she doesn't take care of herself, she'll end up having a stroke. El kicks everyone out of her room. Hey, that's a great way to lower her blood pressure instantly!
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Pasión y Poder #30 Wednesday, December 16, 2015 The Truth Comes Out: Eladio Cries While David Learns That His Suegro Still Has the Hots For His Mom!
Lo Nuevo
Eladio begs Julia to not leave him, and to get better. David leaves the room at this time. Eladio reminds Julia that it was an accident, but that no one believes him. The machine alarms start going off and some nurses come in and get Eladio out of the room.
Out in the hallway and out of his scrubs, David tells Gaby that he heard what his father was saying to his mother. For the first time in his life, David feels the love that Eladio has for Julia. When Eladio comes to join them David tells him that he heard what Eladio said to the unconscious Julia and thanks his father. David also apologizes for never believing that Eladio loved Julia. They shake hands.
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Eladio begs Julia to not leave him, and to get better. David leaves the room at this time. Eladio reminds Julia that it was an accident, but that no one believes him. The machine alarms start going off and some nurses come in and get Eladio out of the room.
Out in the hallway and out of his scrubs, David tells Gaby that he heard what his father was saying to his mother. For the first time in his life, David feels the love that Eladio has for Julia. When Eladio comes to join them David tells him that he heard what Eladio said to the unconscious Julia and thanks his father. David also apologizes for never believing that Eladio loved Julia. They shake hands.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #60 Wednesday 12/16/15
Well, what an episode! So let's get right to it . . .
We pick up with Augusto and Alicia still in each other's face just outside of Icónika on a balcony. Augusto will not be swayed even after hearing Alicia's threat about telling Beatriz about Sandra and the affair. It is what he expected to hear from a wretch like her. No mediocre "little lady" like Alicia is going to blackmail him. Alicia clarifies that this is not blackmail; it is rather a negotiation. What does she have to negotiate with? He has his prestige to back him up. She has nothing. People are just going to think she is a poor bride who got jilted at the altar.
At Icónika, Braulio is chit chatting in the hall with Brisas. It sounds like the same old same old with Braulio talking about his "yolo" (you only live once) and them being roomies. Brisas says she is not too comfortable with the arrangement. Braulio understands: sleeping on a sofa all this time wouldn't be very comfortable. Brisas tells Braulio that that is not what she means. The reason is she is in love with him. Braulio looks very uncomfortable. He says he is late for a meeting. Inspired by a running and cheering shape on the wall, he runs and cheers on to the supposed meeting. Brisas is left confused.
Back on the balcony and still in each other's face, Alicia is telling Augusto how hard she is going to laugh when the API board members hear all she has to say about him. If he wants to shut her up, all he has to do is return her to her position of "General Creative Director." Augusto cannot stop laughing. She won't even be getting a gum selling stand from him. Does not she realize that nobody in the advertising world is going to hire her? Yes, she does. She tried it already and the Madelén Agency was the only one willing to hire her provided she brought along all of her accounts. Getting right up to her nose, Augusto tells not to even dare try to do that. Alicia tells him that she would never do that because of her sense of ethics. Augusto mocks her "ethics?". What kind of ethics would allow a woman to accept getting married when she was fooling around with somebody else? She insists that she is simply seeking justice after the years of hard work that she put in.
At the orphanage, Roberto and Gumaro having been denied entrance see that Marta and Ángel Vidal are being let in. The long and the short of it is that they have come to the orphanage for another reason and not to visit Mateo. Roberto does not believe them. Marta tells him he must be happy because because of him they have suspended judgement on Mateo's custody indefinitely. Of course Roberto says he didn't do anything. Ángel says they don't know what happened but they will wait until the court has a decision.
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We pick up with Augusto and Alicia still in each other's face just outside of Icónika on a balcony. Augusto will not be swayed even after hearing Alicia's threat about telling Beatriz about Sandra and the affair. It is what he expected to hear from a wretch like her. No mediocre "little lady" like Alicia is going to blackmail him. Alicia clarifies that this is not blackmail; it is rather a negotiation. What does she have to negotiate with? He has his prestige to back him up. She has nothing. People are just going to think she is a poor bride who got jilted at the altar.
At Icónika, Braulio is chit chatting in the hall with Brisas. It sounds like the same old same old with Braulio talking about his "yolo" (you only live once) and them being roomies. Brisas says she is not too comfortable with the arrangement. Braulio understands: sleeping on a sofa all this time wouldn't be very comfortable. Brisas tells Braulio that that is not what she means. The reason is she is in love with him. Braulio looks very uncomfortable. He says he is late for a meeting. Inspired by a running and cheering shape on the wall, he runs and cheers on to the supposed meeting. Brisas is left confused.
Back on the balcony and still in each other's face, Alicia is telling Augusto how hard she is going to laugh when the API board members hear all she has to say about him. If he wants to shut her up, all he has to do is return her to her position of "General Creative Director." Augusto cannot stop laughing. She won't even be getting a gum selling stand from him. Does not she realize that nobody in the advertising world is going to hire her? Yes, she does. She tried it already and the Madelén Agency was the only one willing to hire her provided she brought along all of her accounts. Getting right up to her nose, Augusto tells not to even dare try to do that. Alicia tells him that she would never do that because of her sense of ethics. Augusto mocks her "ethics?". What kind of ethics would allow a woman to accept getting married when she was fooling around with somebody else? She insists that she is simply seeking justice after the years of hard work that she put in.
At the orphanage, Roberto and Gumaro having been denied entrance see that Marta and Ángel Vidal are being let in. The long and the short of it is that they have come to the orphanage for another reason and not to visit Mateo. Roberto does not believe them. Marta tells him he must be happy because because of him they have suspended judgement on Mateo's custody indefinitely. Of course Roberto says he didn't do anything. Ángel says they don't know what happened but they will wait until the court has a decision.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Yo No Creo en los Hombres #109, Wednesday 12/16/15: Claudio is Outed (Again)
Thanks Tofie, Victoria, GoBlueFan, Anon207, and Urban!
Between all of you, we have a really great mini-recap of this episode. I can’t
wait to see it!
Max files a petition to have a doctor see MD. The warden
calls Ursula, telling her she will comply, but the doctor can be someone of
Ursula's choosing. Ursula wants a doctor to say there are complications at
birth, so that she’ll be able to take the child.
At Julian’s graveside, Jenny resolves that though she wasn't
the love of Julian's life, she was the first woman he danced with and kissed,
and she will have his child. He will live on through this child for her, and it
will give Honoria a reason to live. Later, as a doctor describes the artificial
insemination procedure to Jenny and Fermin, there is concern on Jenny's face as
the required condition of her reproductive organs is discussed.
Josefa and Honoria go to Ursula to find out what is taking
so long, after they both provided information to assist Ursula. Honoria wants
to know why MD's trial hadn't begun- she wants justice for Julian and wants
Maria Dolores convicted of the crime. Josefa wants info on Marta's death. Ursula
shares that Romina, a friend and coworker of Marta's, told a different version
of the story. Marta wanted to get away from Josefa, and she was in a consensual
relationship with Monterubio, who was married. However, his family would never
allow Monterubio to marry Marta, just like Claudio would never marry Isela, and
she would never allow Daniel to marry Maria Dolores. Monterubio and his family
framed Marta for the robbery, and his friend Claudio helped send her to prison
with the maximum sentence.
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Antes Muerta Que Lichita #59 Tuesday 12/15/15
At the hospital with Beto, Alicia gives them Luci's number and tells them to call her instead.
Luciana gets the call but is relatively unconcerned and wishes people would stop telling her she should be more concerned.
Sandra and Augusto are snuggling in bed. She reminds him that he cancelled their last romantic vacation, and he groans "what's the point of having lovers if they just complain like my wife?"
Later, with his other lover Chuchette: She's showing off her new lingerie, but he would rather hear gossip. But she starts talking about how gentlemanly his brother (Rafael) is. What a Toledo y Mondragón! Augusto is pissed and sits on her while he reminds her that Rafael is broke and he's a millionaire. He then reminds her that her role is simply to entertain him.
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Luciana gets the call but is relatively unconcerned and wishes people would stop telling her she should be more concerned.
Sandra and Augusto are snuggling in bed. She reminds him that he cancelled their last romantic vacation, and he groans "what's the point of having lovers if they just complain like my wife?"
Later, with his other lover Chuchette: She's showing off her new lingerie, but he would rather hear gossip. But she starts talking about how gentlemanly his brother (Rafael) is. What a Toledo y Mondragón! Augusto is pissed and sits on her while he reminds her that Rafael is broke and he's a millionaire. He then reminds her that her role is simply to entertain him.
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #108 Tuesday 12/15/15: The Battle For Baby Begins
[I must do this from memory again.]
• Jenny and Daniel both finish their stay at the drunk rehab center Jenny reclaims the faux engagement ring from Doris that she at first rejected. She swears to Dor and Orlando that she’ll never forgive Maria Dolores; DannyBoy returns home and Urrrrsula and he prepare emotionally for the court battle.
• Maria Dolores spends months being locked away in her dark, dank cell trying to keep her sanity, keeping mum to Esperanza and Max during their visits as she’s been threatened to do so. They remain clueless to all the inner machinations as Max loses every legal battle trying to get her to trial.
• Ivana hires on Isela as a paralegal in her legal department. Gerry and Tía Susanna suspect Ivaca of ulterior baby-buying/stealing motives which she denies.
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Labels: no-creo
Pasión y Poder #29 Martes 12/15/15
Chapter
29: Lies and Whispers
Eladio
charged into the master bedroom shouting his wife's name. Julia had
been in this position too many times in the past to not know what to
expect from him. He demanded to know how many times she had seen
Arturo, but would not allow her to answer or explain. She finally
told him that she saw Arturo about the DNA test that would disprove
Eladio's accusation. However, that answer not only did not satisfy
him, it fueled his anger once again.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene A Casarse #79 Tue 12/15/15 (Mex 109-110) Honeymoonin'
Fi and Pedro are curled up post-coital in the pre-matrimonial bed. She calls Vittorio's name, but not the way he would have wanted! She had a nightmare that she was at the wedding with Vitto and she tried to say she didn't want to, but her voice just wouldn't come out. Pedro says that was just a nightmare, and THIS is reality…this meaning nekkid smoochies.
Aitana is STILL at the Rancho, fussing over how she's SURE Pedro's with Fi. Os doesn't think Pedro and Luca would have plotted together. Aitana basically calls him stupid. Os suggests they have Gianna watched. Aitana changes her tune…and gets a little handsy with Os. WTF does anybody see in that guy? Sonia comes in and looks like she's ready to start a fight over him. Yuck! Aitana departs and Os fills her in on the convo.
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Aitana is STILL at the Rancho, fussing over how she's SURE Pedro's with Fi. Os doesn't think Pedro and Luca would have plotted together. Aitana basically calls him stupid. Os suggests they have Gianna watched. Aitana changes her tune…and gets a little handsy with Os. WTF does anybody see in that guy? Sonia comes in and looks like she's ready to start a fight over him. Yuck! Aitana departs and Os fills her in on the convo.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #58 Monday 12/14/15: having pneumonia is better than having a honeymoon.
One of the great things about this show is that no matter what happens to Lichita, she is not destroyed. She tolerates Sandra yelling at her and Augusto YELLING at her. She tries standing up for herself but she's outweighed, especially when he reveals that he's known along it was she kissing Beto in Luciana's cellphone video.
Roberto is very ill in the honeymoon suite. Luciana urges him to tell his secrets but as he tries he gets sicker and hoarser and can't really get anything out. Even though he told her Mateo was his son, and that he himself was an orphan, she thinks he's hallucinating and discounts it all.
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Roberto is very ill in the honeymoon suite. Luciana urges him to tell his secrets but as he tries he gets sicker and hoarser and can't really get anything out. Even though he told her Mateo was his son, and that he himself was an orphan, she thinks he's hallucinating and discounts it all.
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Pasión y Poder #28 Monday 20151214 Challenge Accepted and Maybe Completed. Francisco Might Owe Dave Some Money!
GOMEZ LUNA
Casa de Gomez
Luna Foyer
Julia has just told her father to shut the fudge up! She falls to her knees and begs him to help her and believe her. She is not now boinking Artie, nor did she boink him a few days before her wedding day. Humberto's not buyin' it. He has no reason to believe that Julia is not a two-timing tramp. She's bought all these problems on herself. Eladio is a great man; he's been like a son to Humberto. He feeds Humberto and makes sure that his Depends are changed frequently by the nurse. Julia tells her dad that she wants Art to take a David'sNotArt's kid test, that's all. Living with Eladio for all these years has been a big b*tch because he doesn't believe that David is his. Humberto tells Julia that information will be very embarrassing for Eladio if it every gets out. Eladio right and Julia is wrong. The end. Julia must obey her husband. They are interrupted by Gaby, who could pass as the adult version of the Wednesday Adams character if need be. Humberto immediately notices Gaby's lack of clothing and loses his laser focus on Julia. He can't believe that Julia can't afford to buy his grandchild modest clothing that will cover her a$$. In his opinion, Gaby is rebellious, like Julia. Gaby's dressed like a tramp. He can't look at her, so he's going to bed.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #78 Monday 12-14-15 (Mex 108) A Time for Us!
Ciao, Muchacha Patio Peeps! Let's find out what has happened since Pedro and Fiorella escaped from the scene of the two bodas of doom! Gianna bids Fiorella and Pedro a warm adieu while Vittorio stalks out of the church, his family and guests surrounding him. Now it's his turn to shout Fiorella's name. Gianna comes around the corner and feigns surprise as she asks Vitto what has happened and then exclaims that she saw Fiorella and Gianluca running "that a way" and she points in the opposite direction of their escape. The guests head off in that direction while Vitto calls her name over and over while Diana grins in the background.
Eloisa, Sergio, Julieta and Freddie have arrived back at El Rancho. Sergio helps her in, her steps are heavy and she regrets having left the church: Pedro could come back there. Sergio thinks Pedro wouldn't return to the church as the paparazi were arriving and they couldn't just hang around looking like fools. Not them, quips Freddie, but Aitana sure could. Freddie is clearly amusing herself. Sergio, Julieta and Eloisa ask her to chill. Dante announces that there is no trace of Pedro at the hospital or in the police station. Julieta thinks he ran away with Fiorella, Sergio says it's impossible as she was marrying Vittorio at the time.
Aitana is a blur of agitation and frustration as she runs frantically around Pedro's room rifling through his bureau drawers, under his bed, everywhere looking for clues of what could have happened. Her parents, Celeste and Benigno, are there. Celeste rejects the running away with Italian girl theory and tries to keep Aitana grounded with the practical matter of changing out of the wedding gown. Aitana thinks her dad's failed wedding dress shredding scheme has brought her this bad luck! Benigno thinks something bad has happened to Pedro and sites his missing motorcycle as evidence: those things are dangerous!
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Eloisa, Sergio, Julieta and Freddie have arrived back at El Rancho. Sergio helps her in, her steps are heavy and she regrets having left the church: Pedro could come back there. Sergio thinks Pedro wouldn't return to the church as the paparazi were arriving and they couldn't just hang around looking like fools. Not them, quips Freddie, but Aitana sure could. Freddie is clearly amusing herself. Sergio, Julieta and Eloisa ask her to chill. Dante announces that there is no trace of Pedro at the hospital or in the police station. Julieta thinks he ran away with Fiorella, Sergio says it's impossible as she was marrying Vittorio at the time.
Aitana is a blur of agitation and frustration as she runs frantically around Pedro's room rifling through his bureau drawers, under his bed, everywhere looking for clues of what could have happened. Her parents, Celeste and Benigno, are there. Celeste rejects the running away with Italian girl theory and tries to keep Aitana grounded with the practical matter of changing out of the wedding gown. Aitana thinks her dad's failed wedding dress shredding scheme has brought her this bad luck! Benigno thinks something bad has happened to Pedro and sites his missing motorcycle as evidence: those things are dangerous!
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Monday, December 14, 2015
Yo No Creo en los Hombres #107 Lunes 12/14/15
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Chapter
107: Hell is Other People
Danny-Boy
paced by the fountain, shaking in drug withdrawal. Jenny approached
silently and precisely, eyes trained on the scuzzy worm. He finally
turned around and looked at her. “Where are my pills?” he asked.
“I
don't know.”
“Don't
say things like that. If you don't have my pills, what do you want?”
“You
don't recognize me, do you?” she asked. “I'm Jenny. A friend of
Julian's. And I'm going to give you something better than your
pills.”
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero, and Fatmagul: Week of December 14, 2015
OK, Telemundo fans. Here's this week's page for discussion of Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero, and Fatmagul. Both Señora Acero and Bajo el Mismo Cielo are now in últimas semanas. There are published reports that Señora will end on January 11. Replacing it on Tuesday, January 12, will be a new telenovela, La querida del Centauro. More about that as the time draws closer. Telemundo has started to post quick peeks as well for another new novela, Eva, la Trailera. It's possible that this may replace Bajo. In the meantime, everyone is encouraged to join in the discussion of the current offerings. Please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're discussing at the top of your post so people can easily find commentary about the shows they're watching. Muchas gracias.
Labels: bajo, celia, fatmagul, telemundo
La Vecina Highlights and Discussion #123-127 Dec. 14-18
¿Qué nos cuenta, Caray, Caray!? (December 14, 2015)
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres Cap 106, Fri 12/11/2015: Maria Dolores Is Still the Martyr, Isela Does Her Doe-Eyed Shtick, Claudio Won’t Take Responsibility for His Foolishness, and Clara and Leo Learn the Facts of Life
RECAP BY JDESDENYC. Scenes combined as usual.
Lo Pasado:
Orlando comes by the Morales’ to let Isela know her
apartment is ready for her to move into. Clara growls and cries as Isela seems
to get away with being shady even as she lost Leo by not revealing Ise’s
shadiness.
La Abuela continues to show she is the big boss in the jail
as she passes by prisoners asking her for favors—she shoos them off with a “Not
now”—and she lets the warden know she knows she’s the one who let Daniel come
in the prison to visit Maria Dolores.
The warden lets her know that they no longer have to give MD any
“special treatment” because Claudio Bustamante ordered MD to rot while awaiting
trial. The warden and La Abuela both smile at this.
Lo Nuevo:
Not in My Name
Claudio comes by Isela’s apartment and promises Isela he’ll
be there for her child. Isela balks,
saying she can parent by herself, but Claudio says that their child is a shared
responsibility. Ise asks if that means
Claudio will give the child his last name, legally recognizing him or her as
his own.
Labels: no-creo
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Pasión y Poder Episode #27 Friday, December 11th 2015 Daddy's Home
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| I may look sweet and fragile, but there's a rat bastard inside of me. |
We begin with a repeat of stuff we already saw last night. FF --> Ok, now we've made it to the new stuff. Eladio arrives home. He's boiling mad. He's just found out that his wife has been seeing her ex finance and his worst enemy. That's right.. she's been seeing Artie Montenegro. Eladio manhandles her and yells at her. She spits out the truth- she tells Eladio that she saw Artie out of desperation, because Eladio is always going on and on about David not being his spawn. She admits that she asked Artie for a DNA test so she could shut him (Eladio) up once and for all. Eladio is very impactado- he's all QUE?!
At the Montenegro dinner table, Daniela is enjoying some quesadillas (minus the salsa, of course). Meanwhile, mom and pop are setting a bad example by arguing at the table. Nina doesn't think Artie should care about the consequences of his business deals unless if they affect the family directly. If they affect others- then Artie should care less (is how Nina sees it). Artie calls her out on her self centeredness and not caring about others- not even her own kids. Nina gets mad at him- she stands up and throws her napkin on the table for dramatic purposes.
Back to Eladio and Julia. Eladio has Julia by the arms- he asks her how she could have done such a thing. Julia tells him that she did it because she has no doubts that David is his spawn. Eladio whines that now Artie will make fun of him on the playground. Julia tells him that Artie ain't like that. Eladio still can't believe that Julia went to ask Artie for a DNA test. Julia explains that she asked Artie for one because he (Eladio) never wanted to get one done. Also, because he (Eladio) has always been torturing her with his "David is not my spawn" remarks. Eladio tells Julia that he thought that she was smart but now he sees that she's not. Julia wonders what the hell Eladio means.
Labels: poder
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #77 Friday, 12-11-15 (Mex 107) ¡Muchacha Italiana Escaparse!
Saluti, miei amici belli del Patio! Let's dive right in to an episode we all deserve! Pedro has a mini freak out in the ACorp board room after reading the email on Benigno's thumb drive! Aitana and Benigno have totally deceived him! He throws some bookshelves and chairs around but stops to answer his cell. It's Fabio calling to apologize for not being able to attend his wedding; something has come up at home in Italy. Pedro verifies that Fabio was part of the team that investigated the sale of ACorp stock and then they agree to meet at La Dolce Vita as what he wants to discuss is very sensitive.
Diana gets ready for Vitto's wedding. Her Mom is surprised she's going and takes the opportunity to "I told you so" Diana. Anibal the animal calls to threaten Diana and press her for his bail. She counsels him to be patient: Vitto is about to be out of town and they can rip him off then. After she hangs up on him Anibal charges Ramiro with REALLY tailing Diana and giving her any help she needs with the heist.
Pedro looks comfy, yet determined in his jeans astride a motor cycle as he arrives at La Dolce Vita (LDV) Ok, he looks hot. Anyway, he makes a call to Fiorella and gets that frustrating disconnection message. Ay! She's got to know he's not getting married anymore!!
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Friday, December 11, 2015
Antes Muerta que Lichita #57 Friday 12/11/15 'Stop! in the name of love!' but it ain't the Supremes and this ain't Motown... Augie shows his worst side...
At the climactic moment in the wedding, three 'I do's'... one left...
Alex is asked… do you?...
But all of a sudden, in a very
entertaining twist of Diana Ross and the Supremes song… in comes running Kenny
yelling ‘STOPPPPP!!!! In the name of Love!!’
Freeze frame!!... Someone pull out a shovel, everyone’s jaws are falling
on the floor…
Lichita encourages Alex to listen
to his heart and go with Kenny and turn his back on everything and everyone
else… Alex walks closer to Augustus and Bea and tells them ‘dad, mom.. I’m
sorry but I can’t get married.’ Then he walks to Kenny, holds hands with him as
they walk away and everyone, especially Sandra, is dumbfounded. Augustus is
angry, having an internal combustion, and Bea is having an indigestion and
faulty waterworks.
Next, Lichita is the one that
walks away smiling after consulting the audience on her decision to either
laugh or cry…
Everyone else who didn’t know yet
is chitchatting about Alex being Gay, Sandra says ‘imagine what Augustus must
be feeling’…
Priest tries to bring everyone
back to the wedding and finishes declaring Luciana and Roberto man and
wife.
Kenny explains to Alex that he
was pressured by the managers to get engaged. But he only loves Alex. Alex asks ‘now what?’ Kenny suggests they move far away and start a
new life.
Lichita is still walking/running
down the street, with all of the press following in her heels… She jumps on a
public bus and loses the press. The
press people head back to the church.
Everyone in the bus is a bit
intrigued by LIchita entering wearing a wedding gown.
At the orphanage, Mateo is talking
to the teacher. The teacher encourages to him to get better and wait for his dad.
Lichita at a park bench… ‘all my
life I had heard ‘you propose and God acts’.
(uno propone y Dios dispone). But at this moment she wonders if it was
God’s will what was happening or if fate was laughing at her expense. And there was her life, falling apart, and
she was experiencing an unending fall.
We see Lichita walk through the locations where she spends her time (the
office, the coffee shop, the house, etc). she is crying.
At church, the board members are
all ranting at Augustus, they ask if he ‘knew’.
He tells them he is as surprised as they are. They don’t buy that.
Bea and Augustus are walking
out. Luciana and Roberto are the only
ones left in the church and Luci asks Bea if they are going to her
reception. But no response from aunty
and uncle. Luci asks Roberto to give her
the ‘kiss’. But he just says dryly ‘lets go’.
As they walk out Luci talks to the press… she tells them she was aware
of her cousin’s preferences… and Lichita also knew… thus she was only marrying
Alex for ambition. However, Roberto
notes to her that there is no one listening to her (no press). Then she asks again for the ‘kiss’. But He
suggests they go ahead to the reception.
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Weekend Discussion: Recap Authors, What Series Was Your Biggest Challenge?
I'm going into my fifth year of writing for this blog and most of it has been fun and interesting. My first series was La Fuerza del Destino in 2011 where I caught most of the juicy episodes about the character we called Merry Piece and I felt privileged for that. There were a few truly great performances in that series and some wooden ones and we all take the good with the bad.
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Pasión y Poder, Episode 26, Thursday, December 10, 2015: Never piss off the cook
Today's show is brought to you by the color BLUE.
The Foundation, the office where Julia goes to moon over Arturo
Regina pops in for a surprise visit to Julia, who quickly tucks away Arturo's letter in a desk drawer.
The Beach in Acapulco, where a maudlin chapter draws to a close
Justino holds Maribel's lifeless body in his arms and sobs.
The Foundation
Regina tells Julia that she truly loves David – she is not her father's puppet. Julia seems moved by Regina's sincerity. She tells the younger woman's it's hard to believe she's the daughter of Arturo and his.... um... that she's Arturo's daughter. Regina reminds her very much of Arturo.
Outside Gómez Luna Associates
Francisco and Clara are chatting about their plans for the weekend in Acapulco when Justino calls with the tragic news about Maribel. Francisco, mensch that he is, offers to do what needs to be done.
[Tertiary character dies: the Rules clearly stipulate that the Patio is excused from the funeral, right?]
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, Capitulo 105 Thurs 12/10/15: There's no sweet end, only the bitter aftertaste
Even after all he’s Done, MD would forgive Daniel (she is
Esperanza’s daughter, after all), but then he’d never learn. Looks like she’s
already preparing to change the dynamic; Daniel Junior won’t get Ursula remixed
in wide-eyed MD. Daniel argues that the thing with Julian was an accident. He
would have never tried to hurt her, he didn’t want Julian to die; he was just
trying to get the gun away from her. If they stick with that, she’ll get out
quickly and they can’t accuse Dan of anything (um…hold up on that second part).
No dice with MD; Dan pushed her to the brink, drove her to a point where she
felt she had to use a gun. Dan’s lawyer jumps in here to say it’ll take months
to prove that, months in which she’ll stay in prison. And for what? Julian’s
already dead-CRACK! MD slaps him across the face and yells at him and Dan will
pay for everything he’s done to her before stomping off. In response Dan swears
she’ll be sorry if she does anything rash.
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Antes Muerta Que Lichita #56 Thursday 12/10/15: Lessons Every Telenovela Character Needs to Learn
Rehash of what has happened over the last few episodes but lets get straight to the point:
Alicia is speechless as she sees the "sick" Gumaro standing and acting like this is his everyday norm. He wonders why Alicia is giving him a weird look and she spells it out for him...she has never seen Gumaro in anything but a wheelchair. As he invites her in Gumaro's mouth runs far ahead of his brain. He tells her she must know everything by now since she came for the luggage. She just muffles a yea sure as he yaps away. He tells her she then knows that Beto and Gumaro are not actually brothers and he really is not sick. All of these lies Roberto had to make-up so that he can use her to get into Iconika...because you know he did not know a thing about the being a publicist. Alicia quietly takes this all in.
Lesson 1: Facial expressions are not adornments and usually mean something.
To understand what a character is feeling just pay attention. An extra bonus is to do
so when they think you are not looking.
In the mansion, Rafael chastises Luciana for verbally harassing her very own cousin. He is very disappointed in her since he feels that they did not raise her to be like this. Both Luciana and Dafne start fighting again and it is not long before Rafael starts clutching his chest. He tells them not to worry, he just needs his pills but cannot remember where he placed them.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene A Casarse #76 Thu 12/10/15 (Mex 105-106) Set a course for the weddings! Warp 2? 3?
Voyeur Luca thought bubbles that Fi deserves to be happy. With all due respect…screw Fi! I deserve to be happy. Uh…we! We deserve to be happy! And Fi marrying Vitto will not make us happy. But before Luca can actually say anything, the undead arrives, shouting for his bride-to-be. Luca claims he was looking for her, too, but whaddayaknow, she's not here! Fi and Pedro continue with the heavy breathing. And then DANTE is screaming for Fi. Because apparently his job has jack to do with security, but everything to do with tormenting Fi. He gives her a hard time about slacking on the job and nearly finds Pedro hiding in her room. She is summoned to Eloisa's.
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene A Casarse #75 Wed 12/9/15 (Mex 104) The weddings approach at the speed of sloth
El lives in some kind of fantasy world and she's horribly offended that Gael would ask such a question about his sainted parents, who she loved dearly and misses. His mom was awesome and his dad would never have been a "cornudo" (cuckold; dude who was cheated on) Sure, Os Sr. was a horrible ass who treated his wife badly, BUT THEY LOVED EACH OTHER!
Gi finds the picture of her new jail and is…impressed. Except that it makes her relationship with Gael more difficult. Even when Fi points out that she can invite Gael over Gi is not convinced and would rather find out what happened at the dress fitting. "But I thought if he saw you in your dress…." Oops! Backpedal, backpedal, backpedal. Fi says Pedro's a rock and won't be moved by anyone. Gi's grateful for everything he has done for them, though, and so Fi agrees she shouldn't be so hard on him.
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Gi finds the picture of her new jail and is…impressed. Except that it makes her relationship with Gael more difficult. Even when Fi points out that she can invite Gael over Gi is not convinced and would rather find out what happened at the dress fitting. "But I thought if he saw you in your dress…." Oops! Backpedal, backpedal, backpedal. Fi says Pedro's a rock and won't be moved by anyone. Gi's grateful for everything he has done for them, though, and so Fi agrees she shouldn't be so hard on him.
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Pasión y Poder #25 Wednesday 20151209 It's Episode 25, Christmas is on the 25th! Coincidence? I Think Not! Maribel is Dead...I Hope! Yeah Baby!
The Foundation
Julia asks her ex-fiance to take a David's.Not.Art's kid test. She explains that Eladio doesn't believe David is his. He thinks that Dave is Art's son. Anyway, from what Julia says, Art visited her a few days before the wedding and Eladio found out about it. Art came to beg her forgiveness and ask her to call off the wedding. Art remembers that they merely kissed, but she didn't "give it up" that day. Art asks Julia why she didn't forgive him. Why didn't she call off the wedding? Does he really have to ask? Duh! She reminds him that she was pissed because he impregnated another woman while they were engaged. Julia admits that she was still angry with him and only married Eladio to hurt him the way that her had hurt her. Julia tells Art that she takes Eladio's abuse for Dave's sake. She wants him to have a relationship with his father. Julia ask Art to forgive her for not forgiving him. Living with Eladio has been a b*tch. Eladio won't take the test because he doesn't want to be a joke...a cuckhold. The results will change Dave's life.
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Julia asks her ex-fiance to take a David's.Not.Art's kid test. She explains that Eladio doesn't believe David is his. He thinks that Dave is Art's son. Anyway, from what Julia says, Art visited her a few days before the wedding and Eladio found out about it. Art came to beg her forgiveness and ask her to call off the wedding. Art remembers that they merely kissed, but she didn't "give it up" that day. Art asks Julia why she didn't forgive him. Why didn't she call off the wedding? Does he really have to ask? Duh! She reminds him that she was pissed because he impregnated another woman while they were engaged. Julia admits that she was still angry with him and only married Eladio to hurt him the way that her had hurt her. Julia tells Art that she takes Eladio's abuse for Dave's sake. She wants him to have a relationship with his father. Julia ask Art to forgive her for not forgiving him. Living with Eladio has been a b*tch. Eladio won't take the test because he doesn't want to be a joke...a cuckhold. The results will change Dave's life.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #55 Wednesday 12/10/15
Well, let us just pick up where we left off at the bachelor/bachelorette party where Nestor's "wife" turned out to be part of the entertainment: the stripper. Néstor grabs her by the hand to talk to her in private and it turns out that she is Delia the same girl he hired to play his wife so that his coworkers at Icónika would stop teasing him about being gay. Néstor is mortified that after playing his wife, Delia would show up as the stripper. As far as she is concerned business is business. She offers to do a "private dance"for him and charge him on the side. That sounds good to him but what will he do afterwards?
At the mansion, Rafael goes to visit Dafne in her room. She is concerned about him taking heart medication. Is he that ill? He tells her that he needs to take his meds; if not he could end up having a heart attack. She should not worry because that is not going to happen. Dafne examines his pill box which was a gift from his father (her grandfather). He is interested in what she is doing so late on her computer. She is doing research on violence in schools. Just at that moment Beatriz comes in and Rafael informs her that they are talking about bullying. Beatriz gets all weird, like she does, anytime that Dafne might need her help or protection. Dafne puts the pill box back on the desk.
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At the mansion, Rafael goes to visit Dafne in her room. She is concerned about him taking heart medication. Is he that ill? He tells her that he needs to take his meds; if not he could end up having a heart attack. She should not worry because that is not going to happen. Dafne examines his pill box which was a gift from his father (her grandfather). He is interested in what she is doing so late on her computer. She is doing research on violence in schools. Just at that moment Beatriz comes in and Rafael informs her that they are talking about bullying. Beatriz gets all weird, like she does, anytime that Dafne might need her help or protection. Dafne puts the pill box back on the desk.
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #104, Wed. 12/9/15: Unexpected Divorces, Separations and Marriage Proposals
The Old: Max tells Leo that his irrational, enraged reaction proves they were all right in deciding not to tell him the truth. MD learns from Nayeli and Corina that no one in the prison will accept her money to buy necessities, on orders of La Abuela. MD goes off to confront her. Josefa tells Ursula that now that they are part of the Mothers Who Have Dead Daughters Club, they should totally be BFFs and partners in crime. In exchange for Ursula’s help finding out what really happened to Marta in jail, Josefa will make sure MD rots in jail and Ursula gets her kid.
The New:
Josefa tells Ursula that her daughter’s death involved a scandal with Claudio and the woman who’s the current prison warden of MD’s prison. If Ursula digs up the dirt on the Warden and the events around Marta’s death, then they could put pressure on her to keep MD locked up, forever! Josefa sweetens the deal by offering to testify against MD and to get Honoria to do it too.
Labels: no-creo
Wednesday, December 09, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #74 Tuesday 12/8/15 (Mex 103)
Recap by sneaky two shoes:
Sergio tries to interest his son in internet hos – ‘you gotta have a little fun before you jump off the marriage cliff w/o a parachute’ And offers some terrible advice of his own – ‘you have to erase her (Fi) from your mind’
Elo and Fi and the phone. Elo isn’t so sure, wants proof – ‘are you sure this isn’t to stop Pietro from marrying Aitana?’ Takes the non-functioning phone and tells Fi to stay out of it, she (Elo) will investigate. Fi slumps and agrees, but gives it one more try – ‘if it turns on you gotta read the txts, its very important’ then slouches out.
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Antes Muerta Que Lichita #54 Tuesday 12/8/15: A romantic ambush! Oh, and Nestor's wife is a stripper
Gumbo in his wheelchair comes to tell Lichita how much Beto loves her. He wants to stop her and Beto from making a huge mistake that will mess with everyone's live. His pretend disability is hilarious. Lichita notices "ah, your motor skills have improved since last time I saw you," reminding him to act more disabled, going into pretend convulsions and slapping himself. Alicia insists on accompanying back to home. She pushes his wheelchair to the disabled taxi. He gives her some last advice from his wheelchair - this marriage would be mass suicide, and it would suck for everyone!
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #103 Tuesday 12/8/15: Let’s Make a Deal III
- Claudio tells his judge buddy to make sure Maria Dolores’s trial is pushed off into the far distant future—as long as legally possible. (Viewerville can only assume he’s still being manipulated by Grrrsula to protect his professional and social reputation. Clod really needs to just hang it up, just stop digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole.)
- We learn from the Young Prisoner #3 that woman wait up to years before getting their day in court.
- Maria Dolores gets out of the infirmary and tells her friends that La Abuela tried giving her medicine but she didn’t take it. She learns that La Abuela is in jail for cutting off the nose of her grandson. Yeppers. She’s BSC. MD beware!
Labels: no-creo
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
Pasión y Poder #24 Martes 12/8/15
Chapter
24: Paterfamilias
One
thing about people with this kind of money and influence that always
gets me is the degree to which they retreat into the past. Thus
women often put up with infidelity in their husbands, some even
endure horrific abuse to some of these megalomaniacs all in the name
of status or security. Some of the men have such delusions of
grandeur that they fancy themselves as paterfamilias, who were a law
unto themselves if they chose to be. They could decree or prevent
their children's marriages and divorce. For a while they even could
decree their deaths although this was said to have been rare in
ancient times.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #53 Monday 12/7/15: Two weddings, two wheelchairs
There was actually a lot of rehash last night and I'm skipping it.
Alicia goes to the orphanage to take Mateo a present. They won't let her see him, but they will let her talk to the social worker, Venus. Venus sees her from afar and ducks out - later telling Roberto that Alicia would have recognized her and a whole scandal would have broken out. She reminds him he promised to come clean to everybody every soon and says Mateo's been much more volatile since he started having memories of his mother.
Mateo loves Alicia's present and is delighted she remembered him.
Luckily for Roberto, Marta loses it completely in the courtroom, screaming and saying that Mateo is her Angelito and should be with her. Roberto kindly says the trial should be postponed till she feels better. Turns out this is the third anniversary of her Angelito's death from cancer. Sobbing, she's folded into the car by her sweet but ineffectual husband. She sees Beto talking to his lawyer and bolts to run across the road and almost get run over but is saved by Beto. She starts confusing Beto with God and says, "I begged you to take me instead of him." Shiver.
Roberto and Alicia continue to sulk about their respective upcoming weddings, which due to clerical error are going to happen at the same church on the same day.
The API guys are pleased with Alex and say he's ahead in the voting and his wedding will push him over the top and they wish him "a marriage as good as your parents' is." Eye roll.
There is a big dinner at the mansion. Roberto tries to beg off, Luciana says, "I pretend like the others but I'm worried, I never see you." He shows up after all, with a ring, she makes him get down on his knee, he looks like he's really making an effort to think this could work out. Luciana shows it to everybody. Alicia: "It's almost as lovely as the one you stole from the Duke." Luciana crows about her dress, which is nicer than Angeline Jolie's. Bea says she and Elsa will go with Alicia next day to get her a dress.
Magos is pushing Ximena down the sidewalk in her wheelchair when the gangster supplier appears, offers more merchandise to sell, and gratuitously makes a point of telling Ximena "your mother is a pirate." Magos says she's out of the game. "Your loss," he says and leaves. Magos lies, saying, "he's a liar," but Ximena says: "You think I know nothing? I know your friend Gerry got fired for selling pirated goods and now it turns out it was your fault and he took the fall for you." She chants "I have a mother who's a pirate" all the way home.
The cafe is doing well financially. Elsa and Nacho think Magos will help them more once Ximena recuperates, but Magos says she was thinking of studying something, Alicia had offered to pay. Nacho thinks she'll take the money and skip the studying.
The first commercial for Oki Oki is enthusiastically approved by the client. Alicia and Roberto have their usual fight about who is doing what por interes - to advance careers etc.
After being kissy with Sandra at the office, Augusto goes to some hotel and has sex with Chuchette, who notices the lipstick on his collar and knows he didn't get it at home, but she doesn't care much. She seems to be spying for him a bit and says that Roberto had been pretending to be in love with Alicia. This interests him for some Machiavellian reason.
Bachelor and bachelorette parties are being organized. There will be dirty games.
Rafael tells Valeria they have a pretty serious offer for the house, they'll pack up and move to San Miguel. Don Augusto has his henchman call the Buenos Aires real estate agent, he wants to buy Rafael's mansion.
Lastly, after yet another shouting convo with Beto moaning about how he's giving up the love of his life, Gumaro later takes off in his wheelchair to visit Nacho and Elsa at their cafe. To be continued!
Tonight: poor Ez will get a lot of bridal shop to recap I think.
Previous: Episode 52
Next: Episode 54
Alicia goes to the orphanage to take Mateo a present. They won't let her see him, but they will let her talk to the social worker, Venus. Venus sees her from afar and ducks out - later telling Roberto that Alicia would have recognized her and a whole scandal would have broken out. She reminds him he promised to come clean to everybody every soon and says Mateo's been much more volatile since he started having memories of his mother.
Mateo loves Alicia's present and is delighted she remembered him.
Luckily for Roberto, Marta loses it completely in the courtroom, screaming and saying that Mateo is her Angelito and should be with her. Roberto kindly says the trial should be postponed till she feels better. Turns out this is the third anniversary of her Angelito's death from cancer. Sobbing, she's folded into the car by her sweet but ineffectual husband. She sees Beto talking to his lawyer and bolts to run across the road and almost get run over but is saved by Beto. She starts confusing Beto with God and says, "I begged you to take me instead of him." Shiver.
Roberto and Alicia continue to sulk about their respective upcoming weddings, which due to clerical error are going to happen at the same church on the same day.
The API guys are pleased with Alex and say he's ahead in the voting and his wedding will push him over the top and they wish him "a marriage as good as your parents' is." Eye roll.
There is a big dinner at the mansion. Roberto tries to beg off, Luciana says, "I pretend like the others but I'm worried, I never see you." He shows up after all, with a ring, she makes him get down on his knee, he looks like he's really making an effort to think this could work out. Luciana shows it to everybody. Alicia: "It's almost as lovely as the one you stole from the Duke." Luciana crows about her dress, which is nicer than Angeline Jolie's. Bea says she and Elsa will go with Alicia next day to get her a dress.
Magos is pushing Ximena down the sidewalk in her wheelchair when the gangster supplier appears, offers more merchandise to sell, and gratuitously makes a point of telling Ximena "your mother is a pirate." Magos says she's out of the game. "Your loss," he says and leaves. Magos lies, saying, "he's a liar," but Ximena says: "You think I know nothing? I know your friend Gerry got fired for selling pirated goods and now it turns out it was your fault and he took the fall for you." She chants "I have a mother who's a pirate" all the way home.
The cafe is doing well financially. Elsa and Nacho think Magos will help them more once Ximena recuperates, but Magos says she was thinking of studying something, Alicia had offered to pay. Nacho thinks she'll take the money and skip the studying.
The first commercial for Oki Oki is enthusiastically approved by the client. Alicia and Roberto have their usual fight about who is doing what por interes - to advance careers etc.
After being kissy with Sandra at the office, Augusto goes to some hotel and has sex with Chuchette, who notices the lipstick on his collar and knows he didn't get it at home, but she doesn't care much. She seems to be spying for him a bit and says that Roberto had been pretending to be in love with Alicia. This interests him for some Machiavellian reason.
Bachelor and bachelorette parties are being organized. There will be dirty games.
Rafael tells Valeria they have a pretty serious offer for the house, they'll pack up and move to San Miguel. Don Augusto has his henchman call the Buenos Aires real estate agent, he wants to buy Rafael's mansion.
Lastly, after yet another shouting convo with Beto moaning about how he's giving up the love of his life, Gumaro later takes off in his wheelchair to visit Nacho and Elsa at their cafe. To be continued!
Tonight: poor Ez will get a lot of bridal shop to recap I think.
Previous: Episode 52
Next: Episode 54
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Pasión y Poder #23 Monday 20151207 Arturo Gives Erick and Nina the Finger
Something is wrong with Blogger. It keeps saying that I logged out and shutting down on me. I can't make this better. Sorry.
Telenovela Dictionary:
angry forefinger: the physical stance in which Arturo Montenegro arranges his body once he has become enraged by the action or words of the idiots in his personal and professional life. The position consists of Arturo Montenegro entering an moron's personal space, and slightly crouching down while jabbing a extended index finger in an upward motion towards the his or her chin. At this stage he is normally screaming and pulling out his hair. This should not be confused with the "I'm about to explode fist".
Telenovela Dictionary:
angry forefinger: the physical stance in which Arturo Montenegro arranges his body once he has become enraged by the action or words of the idiots in his personal and professional life. The position consists of Arturo Montenegro entering an moron's personal space, and slightly crouching down while jabbing a extended index finger in an upward motion towards the his or her chin. At this stage he is normally screaming and pulling out his hair. This should not be confused with the "I'm about to explode fist".
I'm about to explode fist: the physical stance in which Arturo Montenegro arranges his body right before he becomes enraged by the action or words of the idiots in his personal and professional life. The position consists of Arturo Montenegro entering an idiot's personal space, slightly crouching down and lifting a fist with a bent index finger motioning towards the idiot. While the bent index finger is not yet extended, it is positioned higher that the other fingers. It is a warning sign to all idiots before he crosses over into the angry forefinger (see above) stage. In this stage he is still may be attempting to reason with the said idiot, but is beginning to realize that you can't reason with a fool. Please note, that because they are imbeciles, most of the people in his professional and personal life do not take heed to the warning signs and continue to provoke him into the angry forefinger (see above) stage.
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Monday, December 07, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #73 Monday, 12-7-15 (Mex 102) In Which Fiorella Finds a Knife Protruding from the Angeles Family Back
Ciao, Patio Peeps! Are y'all all refreshed from a day away from our dysfunctional bunch of ego-maniacs, vultures, swindlers and sadistic seniors intent on sucking the joy out of young lovers' lives? Well, let's catch up with the madness in Dos Rios, picking up where we left off. Pardon the choppiness, I'm going to try to go scene by scene.
Pedro and Gianluca's yelling goes to blows right inside La Dolce Vita: Pedro is attacking Gianluca for his part in deceiving the poor, dying Vittorio and Luca accuses Pedro of being a typical, cynical rich dude and trying to make Fiorella his personal plaything. Domingo breaks up the fight and Pedro leaves in a huff.
Pedro arrives at ACorp just after Benigno has signed the papers which form the new fused company headed up by the Ass. Benigno asks for a list of ACorps customers so as to insure there is no conflict of interest between the two client bases. Pedro exchanges sharp words with Assvaldo, then leaves with Aitana trailing him. Benigno and his wife discuss the still lost cell phone. The whole group toasts the merger.
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Pedro and Gianluca's yelling goes to blows right inside La Dolce Vita: Pedro is attacking Gianluca for his part in deceiving the poor, dying Vittorio and Luca accuses Pedro of being a typical, cynical rich dude and trying to make Fiorella his personal plaything. Domingo breaks up the fight and Pedro leaves in a huff.
Pedro arrives at ACorp just after Benigno has signed the papers which form the new fused company headed up by the Ass. Benigno asks for a list of ACorps customers so as to insure there is no conflict of interest between the two client bases. Pedro exchanges sharp words with Assvaldo, then leaves with Aitana trailing him. Benigno and his wife discuss the still lost cell phone. The whole group toasts the merger.
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Yo No Creo en los Hombres #102 Lunes 12/7/15
Chapter
102: Crocodile Tears
Maleny
sat in the chair at the desk. She did not look at her mother, her
brother, or the two accomplices in the room.
“I
don't blame you. Now I take in my own hands the only thing I'm
grateful you gave me. My life.”
She
then raised the pistol to her temple and fired. She fell to the
floor, overturning the chair.
Úrsula's
jaw dropped and she cried out. Danny-Boy began to cry. Jacinto
froze. His eyes bugged out. Arango closed his eyes in pain.
“You
didn't do this. It was Daniel!” Úrsula cried. “It was
Daniel.”
Daniel
ran out. Isidro entered the room and stopped dead.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Bajo el Mismo Cielo and Fatmagul: Week of December 7, 2015
Well, thanks to Juanita, last week saw a successful launch for the new team here at Telemundo y Más, full of great recaps & comments Now it's my turn and I'm already grateful for the enthusiastic support you all have shown us. So here's the new page for the week starting out on Pearl Harbor Day.
We continue with Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero (still in últimas semanas), and Fatmagul, which is an Azteca (I think?) show that Vivi kindly synopsed for us recently. As always, we encourage you to join the conversation. Since discussion of all these novelas takes place on the same page, please remember to put the name of the novela you're discussing at the top of your post, so people can easily find commentary about the ones they're watching.
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La Vecina Highlights and Discussion #118-122* Dec. 7-11
*This can be corrected if it is incorrect. With the events in San Bernadino last week, there was an episode missing.
Mariana is the best!
Mariana is the best!
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¿Qué nos cuenta, Caray, Caray!? (December 7, 2015)
Friday, December 04, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene A Casarse #72 Thu 12/3/15 (Mex 101) The things we do for love
In the midst of the refrito, a detail catches my ear…Gael says that none of the Angeles can get thrown out of the house until Eloisa's will is completed. Funny how they keep making up new rules for why they're all stuck living together.
Fi's latest argument with Gianluca ends with a demand that he never kiss her again. Boo!
Ramiro gets all dressed up and goes to La Dolce Vita to check out Diana…and he makes it clear to Domingo that he is, indeed, checking out Diana (busy flirting with Vitto). Vitto even wanders over, giving Ramiro the chance to say that the meal is excellent, and oh by the way, that woman over there is his neighbor who he has the hots for. She doesn't know they're neighbors but he watches her all the time…with her son. Well, Vitto is convinced Beto is her nephew, so that gets Ramiro nowhere. He breaks it to Ramiro that Diana's spoken for…ohh, not by him! He's an honorable lech…er, leech…er, man who's about to get married. Fake-sad Ramiro asks for the check.
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Fi's latest argument with Gianluca ends with a demand that he never kiss her again. Boo!
Ramiro gets all dressed up and goes to La Dolce Vita to check out Diana…and he makes it clear to Domingo that he is, indeed, checking out Diana (busy flirting with Vitto). Vitto even wanders over, giving Ramiro the chance to say that the meal is excellent, and oh by the way, that woman over there is his neighbor who he has the hots for. She doesn't know they're neighbors but he watches her all the time…with her son. Well, Vitto is convinced Beto is her nephew, so that gets Ramiro nowhere. He breaks it to Ramiro that Diana's spoken for…ohh, not by him! He's an honorable lech…er, leech…er, man who's about to get married. Fake-sad Ramiro asks for the check.
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Pasión y Poder #22, Thursday, December 3, 2015: The Fall of Erick Montenegro. (And it's SO not fair!)
A Foundation of Cruelty – The Letters
Eladio takes the crumpled paper out of Julia's hands, smooths it out, and realizes it's a letter from Arturo. So she's still seeing him! Julia protests. That letter is 20 years old!
In Eladio's eyes, that's even worse. She has kept Arturo's letters with the photos of her precious son, and after all those years, she is still moping over them.
Julia says she was cleaning house – she was going to get rid of the letters.
"Since you were going to tear up the letters," he says, snatching the small bundle out of her hand, "I'll help you."
He rips each page deliberately, his eyes on Julia's face. Now he looks down at the pieces on the floor. "And if you ever have anything to do with Arturo Montenegro again..."
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Yo No Creo en los Hombres #101 Thursday 12/3/15 Family Trees and Histories
Recap of many things, ending with Pyscho Guard catching MD square in the belly with her nightstick. MD goes down and passes out right next to a panicking Dan, who has suddenly realized that if MD loses the baby, all of his/Ursula's plans are over.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #52 Thursday 12/3/15 The Episode Where Grown-ups Make Bad Decisions and the Children Suffer
Don Augusto, Elias and Sandra discuss Alicia's work performance. Sandra thinks she is super "green" (newbie) when it comes to her position. Elias disagrees, he feels that Alicia is doing wonderfully as a creative director. He also wonders why Sandra and Augusto are referring to each other as "Ud" when they have known each other for 10 years...is it because he is in the room? Sandra believes Elias is singing praises where it does not belong. Augusto has the final say as always and he agrees with Elias more than Sandra this time. His reports show that clients are happy with Alicia.
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Alicia gets a call from a very distraught Magos. Once Alicia calms her down she learns more about the accident. Not so bright Magos and Chanclas the Bozo walked away with mere scratches while Ximena is in a more dire state.
Roberto arrives at the public hospital near the accident. He found out the location because he happened to see Magos climb into the ambulance. The whole family eventually arrive at the hospital waiting to her news of Ximena while Chanclas the Bozo lurks in the background. The doctor informs the family that Ximena is out of critical condition but she has a fractured knee. She needs surgery immediately to enhance her chances of a successful recovery in regards to walking. Unfortunately they do not have a orthopedic surgeon at the hospital. Alicia wants the doctor to tell her the best place (public or private) with the best doctor to do Ximena's surgery. She does not care about the costs. As the doctor and Alicia leaves Roberto notices Chanclas making a run for it. They have a heart to heart and Beto lays everything out. He knows that Chanclas had sinister plans against the Guiterrez family with his accomplice Axilla. Beto also knows that he was never once interested in his own daughter...better yet someone like him does not deserve a family and he needs to disappear once and for all. Chanclas now understands Beto is the "Black Panther" his buddy was referring to earlier. Roberto channels his inner Bond and sternly warns Chanclas to disappear forever.
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| "I can channel scary face just as easily as my puppy dog one" |
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Thursday, December 03, 2015
Antes muerta que Lichita #51 Wednesday 12/2/15 "The Rise of the Black Panther"
Wow! What an episode! So many details! So let's get right to it. . . .
Just when we thought Alicia had gotten into the cab with Pits (El Axilas) it turns out that they played us in the previews and that Roberto appears just in time to prevent Alicia from ever getting into the taxi. He grabs Alicia by the arm and tells her that he has to talk to her about work and he will drive her home. What he says really does not make much sense and he has a hard time convincing her, but he manages to get her away from the taxi after a lot of arguing back and forth. Roberto tells her to wait for him at the reception desk and call her parents as he pays the taxi driver (who is already looking at him warily) a visit. Alicia remembers she did lose her phone and grudgingly goes inside complaining that Roberto always gets his way. So now we have just Pits and Roberto. Pits is afraid because he recognizes Roberto. Roberto grabs Pits by the hair on the back of the head and asks what he was doing with Alicia. Pits lies and says he was just taking her home. Roberto does not believe him one bit and tells him that if he sees him around Alicia and her family, Roberto will make Pits swallow his own fists (better that I stop here with the more than colorful description that follows).
At the Gutiérrez household, Flops (El Chanclas) is installed on the couch when he gets a phone call from Alicia. Boy is he surprised. She explains she forgot her cell phone and was just calling to say she was on her way. Magos comes to chit chat on the couch. Flops starts talking about Magos, Ximena and him, just the three of them in their own house. They wake up Nacho who has had it with their lack of respect for him and his house. He tells them go talk in their own house but not in his at that time of the night. Of course Magos has to complain.
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Just when we thought Alicia had gotten into the cab with Pits (El Axilas) it turns out that they played us in the previews and that Roberto appears just in time to prevent Alicia from ever getting into the taxi. He grabs Alicia by the arm and tells her that he has to talk to her about work and he will drive her home. What he says really does not make much sense and he has a hard time convincing her, but he manages to get her away from the taxi after a lot of arguing back and forth. Roberto tells her to wait for him at the reception desk and call her parents as he pays the taxi driver (who is already looking at him warily) a visit. Alicia remembers she did lose her phone and grudgingly goes inside complaining that Roberto always gets his way. So now we have just Pits and Roberto. Pits is afraid because he recognizes Roberto. Roberto grabs Pits by the hair on the back of the head and asks what he was doing with Alicia. Pits lies and says he was just taking her home. Roberto does not believe him one bit and tells him that if he sees him around Alicia and her family, Roberto will make Pits swallow his own fists (better that I stop here with the more than colorful description that follows).
At the Gutiérrez household, Flops (El Chanclas) is installed on the couch when he gets a phone call from Alicia. Boy is he surprised. She explains she forgot her cell phone and was just calling to say she was on her way. Magos comes to chit chat on the couch. Flops starts talking about Magos, Ximena and him, just the three of them in their own house. They wake up Nacho who has had it with their lack of respect for him and his house. He tells them go talk in their own house but not in his at that time of the night. Of course Magos has to complain.
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #100, Wed 12/2/15: In Which Someone Finally Says the Name of the Telenovela
Julian’s Last Wishes
Adrian, Orlando and Doris sit Fermin down and review Julian’s
last wishes, and loose ends to tie up. Orly will take care of selling his car,
Adrian will take care of selling Julian’s part of their business, and the money
will go to Fermin and Honoria, who will need it more than ever. Adrian also
reveals the life insurance policy Julian took out (to take care of his parents), and
the contract he signed where he paid for a shop for Esperanza’s business—it was
a surprise he had planned for MD’s wedding. He also wanted to invest in MD’s
and Doris’ business. Fermin breaks down in tears over his thoughtful son.
Honoria emerges from Julian’s bedroom just long enough to spew her venom and to
refuse any last wishes Julian had to help his murderer (MD) and her family. She
also curses God once more, and decides she’s no longer speaking to God, but
instead to the dead.
Fermin leaves her to her suffering to go see if he can pull
Jenny from the brink. She’s still drinking in her apartment, but has finally
changed into sweats from her red dress. After he knocks a few minutes and begs
her to let them mutually support each other through this pain, she finally lets
him in. She offers him a drink, because she knows he needs it as much as she
does. Fermin stays strong and refuses. He made a sacred promise to his wife and
son. He wisely points out to Jenny that she just exchanged her addiction to alcohol
for an addiction to Julian—and has fallen back to alcohol now that Julian is
gone. This gives Jenny pause.
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Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Pasion y Poder #21, Wednesday December 2, 2015
Hey Patio Peeps. Sorry but I could only do bullet points for tonight's capitulo. Please let me know what I missed or if you have any questions. Have a great day.
- Arturo wants to interrogate all the employees involved in the business deal to find the guilty person. Augustin thinks he's crazy. He can't see how anyone close to them was involved in the dirty deal because they have all been working there so long and are loyal. Arturo thinks the opposite and tells Erick that he should be taking better care of the company that is his as well.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #71 Wed 12/2/15 (Mex 100) Fifi fights for her obsession with marrying Vitto
Ciao, Muchacha Peeps. Well, looks like I've gotten an episode interrupted by mayhem once again. My heart goes out to every family affected by this madness. About forty minutes of the episode was taken up by breaking news bulletins. Here is what I was able to gather. Please fill in the blanks if anyone is able to watch this tomorrow online:
Gael and Roxi have launched their plan to pose as lovers to fake the family out and take them off the trail of her and Benni. There is a scene where Osvaldo tells Sergio, Freddie and Sonia that Roxi and Gael are lovers and he apparently believes it. Sonia is shocked and thinks it's wrong because they are related. Freddie think it's no biggie because she's adopted.
Giana and Gael's little interlude in the garden is interrupted by Roxi and this is when the bulletin broke in. Later in the episode Gigi is bummed out about the fake romance between him and Roxi: she's afraid a real boink is in the future. Gael chills her out and warms her up at the same time with tender caresses and kisses.
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Gael and Roxi have launched their plan to pose as lovers to fake the family out and take them off the trail of her and Benni. There is a scene where Osvaldo tells Sergio, Freddie and Sonia that Roxi and Gael are lovers and he apparently believes it. Sonia is shocked and thinks it's wrong because they are related. Freddie think it's no biggie because she's adopted.
Giana and Gael's little interlude in the garden is interrupted by Roxi and this is when the bulletin broke in. Later in the episode Gigi is bummed out about the fake romance between him and Roxi: she's afraid a real boink is in the future. Gael chills her out and warms her up at the same time with tender caresses and kisses.
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Antes Muerta Que Lichita #50 Tuesday 12/1/15: Enter the Armpit
Luci and her mom arrive at the Santa Clara orphanage (where Alex' announcement will take place, after Alicia's quick switcheroo). They think Alicia is trying to be some sort of stuck-up Evita of the shirtless masses by having the thing there. Luci: "hmm, maybe i should get me one of those miserable orphans so I could become Saint Luciana!"
But before Luci can make her big entrance, Alicia trips on Mateo and they have a face-to-face. She explains the purpose of the rich people visiting (to get money out of them), he says all the orphans had been told to stay out of sight for the duration of the event, and she proposes that they both hide.
Whoah! Luciana is trying to wrangle the press, preening and suggesting they ask her about the wedding, but one reporter says there's a rumor that she's pregnant! Everyone gasps!
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #70 Tuesday 12/1/15 (Mex 99)
Recap by sneaky two shoes:
The Cards Know All *insert spooky music, and Tarot appropriate hand waving here*
(I got a good episode this time(at least I think so) its got suspense and intrigue and not too much of the annoying people or situations)
Ok, where were we, oh yeah; Alina is a huge hypocrite. Roxi throws a fit and Quina gives in as per usual
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The Cards Know All *insert spooky music, and Tarot appropriate hand waving here*
(I got a good episode this time(at least I think so) its got suspense and intrigue and not too much of the annoying people or situations)
Ok, where were we, oh yeah; Alina is a huge hypocrite. Roxi throws a fit and Quina gives in as per usual
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Yo No Creo EnLos Hombres #99 Tue 12/1/15 -- Life Catches Up To Claudio And Alma Stops Playing The Fool
[Briefly as possible, there are only a few highlights in this miserably overlong episodio. --ed.]
- Josefa the angry Jefa knows she is in trouble this time cuz she just bashed Isela's head on the terrazzo floor, and Ise is lying there totally unconscious and bleeding. She raced out to get help from the barrio version of Dumb and Dumber, screaming for a taxi. (I guess ambulances are a luxury.) Of course, Max and Leo, who've just come for Esperanza and Clara in hopes they'd stay a while at mom and pop's palace while the Honoria Horror Show of Hate dies down, helps out the Heffer. Ho-sey lies (natch) about how Ise ended up unconscious and bloody on her floor. "--duh-h, she just suddenly passed out and dropped and hit her head."
- Claudio, who found Alma in pain in the bathroom and nearly passed out from that, takes her to the hospital. She's quickly now becoming a pain herself, getting up and out of bed, schlepping her hanging bags and tubes all around, and thus sneaking up behind Clod in every whispered conversation, getting in the old hubby's face everywhere he turns. She, in this way, manages to overhear the phone call that Leo makes explaining they've found Ise bashed and bloody and wanting to know which hospital is best to bring her to. Clod naturally suggests the one he's at now, and then explains Mom's there taking up a bed also.
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Tuesday, December 01, 2015
Pasión y Poder #20 Martes 12/1/15
Chapter
20: Thirty Pieces of Silver
Consuelo
came out of the bathroom with the pregnancy test stick in her hand.
She took a deep breath, hoping for a positive result. This was going
to be the longest thirty seconds of her day. Miguel burst in without
knocking and she dropped it, startled. Miguel apologized and picked
it up. He looked down and told her it was positive. She was
thrilled and he was happy for her. When he said so, though, he
looked away.
“Consuelo,
now that you know this do you want to keep investigating your
husband?”
“Yes.
Now more than ever. I want to know everything. Afterward I'll
figure out what to do with the information.”
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Antes muerta que Lichita #49 Monday 11/30/15: Chanclas shows his true colors and Luciana prepares to hug an orphan
We learn more about Chanclas. He slipped up and let Ximena know: he knew Magos was pregnant before he left town. But, unforgivably, when Magos comes back in the room and Ximena tries to talk about it, he denies and implies Ximena is lying.
Later Roberto surprises Chanclas looking around in his office. Chanclas picked the wrong place to get caught because when it comes to lying bums, "it takes one to know one." Beto, immediately suspicious, later tells Gumaro about the incident and they agree: Gumaro will get his shady associates - "uh, ex-associates" - to look into the guy.
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Later Roberto surprises Chanclas looking around in his office. Chanclas picked the wrong place to get caught because when it comes to lying bums, "it takes one to know one." Beto, immediately suspicious, later tells Gumaro about the incident and they agree: Gumaro will get his shady associates - "uh, ex-associates" - to look into the guy.
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Pasión y Poder #19 Monday 20151130 Once Again, Eladio Proves that Erick Road the Short Yellow Limousine to Prep School Every Day!
Full Disclosure! This recap is totally out of order and I don't know what Dani's post said. I didn't see it. Sorry!
The Day Before
Gomez Luna Clan
Julia asks Eladio for a divorce. Julia tells him that she doesn't care if he resumes boinking Montseratt, as long as he keeps his mitts off of her. Eladio tells her that she will live in fear in this house if she doesn't start being nice to him soon. Julia says that she has always lived in fear. She feared her father and now she fears her husband. You'll have to come at me better than that buddy! Eladio tells Julia that her attitude towards him determines how he treats David. Before he leaves the room, he asks her to think about it.
Eladio checks the GPS on Julia's phone and tells his hunky body guard Efrain, to keep a close eye on Julia. I will be keeping an even closer eye on Efrain 'cause he is so fine. Anyway, Eladio tells Efrain, the hunky body guard, that Julia's life has been threatened and he wants her stalked. If she goes to the bathroom, Efrain had better be in the next stall. He stresses that Efrain's life depends depends on it.
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Monday, November 30, 2015
Yo No Creo en los Hombres #98 Lunes 11/30/15
Chapter
98: A War in Hell
A
newspaper vendor hawked the front page headlines, just like in an old
movie. Honoria stared at the vendor as Julian's coffin was carried
into the church by Orlando, Adrian, and two other guys from the
neighborhood. She paused at the entrance to the courtyard. Her face
was like stone. When the coffin was rested in front of Padre Juan,
Orlando stood beside Doris.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #69 Monday 11-30-15 (Mex 98) Three Bright Ideas on The Battlefield of Luuuurve!
Hola, Ciao and Hey, y'all! Let's dive right in! We begin in Vitto's office at La Dolce Vita. Fiorella is shocked! Luc is asking her not to marry Vittorio when just moments before he was all hunky-dorey with it! Of course, Luc had to fake in front of his uncle but he wants her to swear that she won't marry Vittorio. Vitto enters the room and smells the conspiratorial air. Luc and Fiorella deny that anything is amiss. Vitto doesn't seem to be convinced. Fiorella is saved by a phone call from Gianna telling her of Benito's firing. Fiorella leaves to talk to Gianna about this, Luc stays and Vitto sits him down for a man to man talk.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero and Preciosa Perla: Week of November 30, 2015
As of this week, the Telemundo y Más page has some new folks in charge. This has already been graciously announced on the ¿Qué nos cuenta, Caray, Caray? page, so I'll just quote a bit from there: Since the end of El Clon, Jean and Novela Maven have devoted five fabulous years of work to maintaining a space for discussion of Telemundo's telenovelas (and those on other networks as well). This week, they are handing the reins over to LXV and Juanita to carry on the tradition. Muchísimas gracias to Jean and NovelaMaven for their invaluable work. They're a hard act to follow, but LXV and I will try our best.
So...here's this week's Telemundo y Más page, where discussion has been taking place about Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero (now in últimas semanas), and Preciosa Perla (which apparently has just ended). Everyone is welcome--indeed, encouraged--to join the conversation. Since discussion of all these novelas takes place on this page, please remember to put the name of the novela you're discussing at the top of your post, so people can easily find commentary about the ones they're watching.
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So...here's this week's Telemundo y Más page, where discussion has been taking place about Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero (now in últimas semanas), and Preciosa Perla (which apparently has just ended). Everyone is welcome--indeed, encouraged--to join the conversation. Since discussion of all these novelas takes place on this page, please remember to put the name of the novela you're discussing at the top of your post, so people can easily find commentary about the ones they're watching.
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La Vecina Highlights and Discussion #114-118 Nov. 30-Dec. 4
¿Qué nos cuenta, Caray, Caray!? (November 30, 2015)
Qué culpa tiene Fatmagül?-index
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, #97 Friday 11/27/15 The Enemy List Grows
Max and MD exchange rings through the bars of the local jail. They don't need a church or a judge, they consider themselves married.
Orlando returns to Josefa with Doris in tow, to ream her out for destroying his shop. Josefa accuses him of kidnapping her. She said that if he withdraws his report on her involvement of the theft of his stuff from the shop, she will withdraw her report of him kidnapping her. But she’s still furious that he made her miss all the good stuff that happened while she was trapped in the shop. She stomps off and Doris holds Orlando back from following her.
Doris convinces him that he should let it go, they have the money from her Nanis to start a new shop, and after everything that has happened, she can’t withstand Orlando being in jail and having to deal with everything without him being there for support. Orlando feels very guilty for spending the time to take Josefa away because if they hadn’t done that, he would have been there in time to stop what happened and Julian would still be alive. They cry together over the loss of Orlando’s best friend, a very sweet loving scene.
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Saturday, November 28, 2015
Pasión y Poder Episode #18 Friday, November 27th 2015 Who needs matching bath robes when you can have personalized toilet paper
On this Black Friday, I'm not looking for good deals on Smart TV's, iPad's, or a PS4. No sirree, I'm looking for a great deal on personalized toilet paper. It's on my Christmas wish list. *This recapper runs to Walmart and fights the crowd to get the best deal*
Shall we begin...
Julia and Artie's lips are at close range. They are about to smooch like they haven't smooched in a loooong time, when Gabriela walks into the room (without the knocking on the door!) and interrupts them. At that moment when Gabriela walks into the room Julia jumps back, startled. Gabriela apologizes for her lack of manners and tells her aunt that Franky (Franco) is on his way over there. Gabriela leaves. Julia tells Artie that it would best if he skedaddles out of there, but Artie wants to know what she wanted to ask him, and she tells him that she'll tell him another day. Artie leaves and Julia is left alone to absorb what has just occurred.
Erick, the sleazeball, acts nice with Consuelo. He sniffs Consuelo's perfume, and tells her, that he loves the smell. He makes her believe that he's interested in fixing their relationship and even suggests taking couples therapy. At first, Consuelo doesn't know how she should behave around him or even if she should believe in him, but at the mention of couples therapy, she melts and is touched that he'd be willing to go along with the couples therapy, for her. When she leaves the room, the sleazeball shows his true face, and texts The Ratt, telling her that he's about to go and see something about a business deal that will leave him with enough dough to have her as queen.
Franky walks into his madrina's office and tells her that his padrino sent him over there to see if she needed anything. Julia isn't amused AT ALL that Eladio has already started to spy on her. She dismisses Franky, rather rudely, but rightfully so. Franky leaves. Now alone with Gabriela, Julia thanks her niece for alerting her of Franky's visit. Gabriela asks her aunt if Artie will have the DNA test done. Julia explains that she didn't even get a chance to ask him to get it done, because the two started talking, and he admitted that he still felt something for her. And by having Artie so close, she realized that she has never stopped loving him. She admits that she should have never seen Artie, because now that love, has been reborn with a much stronger force.
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Friday, November 27, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #68 Fri 11/27/15 (Mex 97) Italian Stallion 2.0 to the Rescue?
Ciao, Muchacha Peeps! Here's your Friday night and weekend offering. Some scenes have been combined, hopefully for better flow and clarity.
Fiorella offers to go with Pedro and Sergio to the columbarium where lie the remains of Pilar, Pedro's Mother and Sergio's Wife. Fidel helps the still disoriented Sergio and all three exit the foyer, Freddie has listened and spied on them.
Helloisa fires Benito after reminding him how he has violated the cardinal rule of class separation and forgetting his place in the Angeles household. Roxi rushes out and throws herself between Benni and Helloisa and begs for clemency. It's all her fault!
At the columbarium Fiorella tells Pedro that thinking of his Mother makes her think of Tania and that it must be hard for him to know they had the same problem. Pedro says Tania had the problem when he met her and he had hoped he could save her from herself but it was foolish because he couldn't even save his own Mother. Fiorella steers the conversation to something more positive. She thinks Pedro's Mother would want him to be happy. She tries unsuccessfully to get him to promise that he will be happy for both of them. Sher thinks he can be happy with Aitana. He suggests she go back to the car, he wants to spend time with Sergio who is weeping piteously.
Assvaldo confronts Gael who is on his way out to meet Gianna. Assvaldo's tone is bullying and arrogant as usual. Gale lies that he's going to an appointment with Alina. Ass boy insists on going with him.
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Fiorella offers to go with Pedro and Sergio to the columbarium where lie the remains of Pilar, Pedro's Mother and Sergio's Wife. Fidel helps the still disoriented Sergio and all three exit the foyer, Freddie has listened and spied on them.
Helloisa fires Benito after reminding him how he has violated the cardinal rule of class separation and forgetting his place in the Angeles household. Roxi rushes out and throws herself between Benni and Helloisa and begs for clemency. It's all her fault!
At the columbarium Fiorella tells Pedro that thinking of his Mother makes her think of Tania and that it must be hard for him to know they had the same problem. Pedro says Tania had the problem when he met her and he had hoped he could save her from herself but it was foolish because he couldn't even save his own Mother. Fiorella steers the conversation to something more positive. She thinks Pedro's Mother would want him to be happy. She tries unsuccessfully to get him to promise that he will be happy for both of them. Sher thinks he can be happy with Aitana. He suggests she go back to the car, he wants to spend time with Sergio who is weeping piteously.
Assvaldo confronts Gael who is on his way out to meet Gianna. Assvaldo's tone is bullying and arrogant as usual. Gale lies that he's going to an appointment with Alina. Ass boy insists on going with him.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #48 Friday 11/27/15 Engagement party and Alicia tries to pull a 'i can do it all alone!' sprint... very successful with the Mi Can customers... but can she hold the pace?
Braulio tells Lichita (let me share something in your inbox… (LOL!)) that Sandra ordered everyone in the office to boycott her… so she is on her own with ALL the campaign work. Lichita tells us that she then realized that the engagement with Alex did not do anything for her, that she had to EARN her title with her work.
At the café, Nacho and Elsa comment it was good to leave LIchita out of the mess of the coffee cart at the office. Meanwhile Ximena’s dad (can’t remember his nick) is trying to make a tower of donuts and cinnamon rolls for display… too much touching and too little work if you ask me… Nacho and Elsa are glad the coffee shop is starting up… but Elsa wonders who she can get to handle the cart at Iconika… Ximena’s dad offers his services… Nacho says heck no! but Ximena’s dad says it is Elsa’s final word and puts his arm around her… LOL!
Valeria and Luciana are talking to her dad on the web… Luciana assures Rafael that her fiancée is a great guy… Rafael is more interested in showing them his new painting, which looks like a mix of Luciana and Valeria… Luciana is like ‘ah….. well….. hu….. ‘ ‘cute!’ Luciana leaves. Rafael tells Valeria that he feels he deserves that for treating Luciana like he has…
Elias is trying to encourage Lichita… but reminds her she has a LOT of work to do… and asks ‘why are you trying to show this front of ‘I can do it all, you will see!’? Luciana asks if he will watch her or help out… he responds ‘I’ll watch!’ LOL!!
Rafael continues with Valeria, says he feels abandoned over there in Buenos Aires alone… Valeria tells him she does miss a bit of BA, but here she has a much more fulfilling life… so forget it if you are sitting and waiting for her to return. Rafael tells her ‘don’t you feel like you are sitting as permanent guests there? Don’t you feel bad about it? ‘ Valeria says no way with this caseron! (huge mansion) they are staying at… Rafael then gets a bit hopeful ‘you think they are beginning to forgive me?’
Roberto asks Luciana if she does not think their engagement was a bit rushed and they should call it off. Luciana says no way Jose!
Fatima tells LIchita about the guy with the cart was selling pirate merchandise… Fatima also tells Lichita that she had caught Magos doing it when Magos was the one handling the cart… Lichita and her conclude it was Magos doing (or at least the one that started) the pirate selling, not the guy that got fired. Lichita is about to shoot fire out her mouth she is so mad with Magos...
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Antes Muerta que Lichita #47 Thursday 11/26/15: Nepotism, Lies & Backstabbing...Just Another Day in Iconika
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving yesterday and are enjoying those Black Friday deals today!
Lets get on to the show as the people of Iconika did not slow down with their shenanigans due to the holidays.
Alicia decides to tell half truths to her mother and does a bad job of convincing Elsa she is not marrying Alex for purely business reasons. To Alicia's credit she admits that she is not in love with Alex but he is basically like a best friend. Elsa tries to reason with Alicia that marriage is hard enough as it is. You need to find someone that you can see as your husband...etc. Alicia eventually cuts her mom off saying that she knows what she is doing. She made her decision and Elsa cannot talk her out of it. Elsa walks away with tears.
Luciana is having one of her wash, rinse, repeat scenes with Don Augusto about getting back at Alicia. She wants her humiliation to happen like yesterday and for Beto to go far in the company. Even Don Augusto is tired of her antics and puts her on a timer.
Today, Alicia starts her first day as the general creative director which comes with moving to a brand new office....Roberto now old office. He does not mind that he is moving as he will soon be spending less time at Iconika and more time at API helping Alex with his presidency. As usual they get into an argument about about the usual. Roberto wants to know how far she will go to get where she wants. They commence into a fighting match, like kids, about which person is more horrible.
Sandra calls a meeting with the creative directors, minus Alicia, to make it clear that Alicia she not be given special treatment even though she is the fiance of Alex. She basically wants them to make her job harder...not to help her...etc.
Fatima asks Alicia why she is not at the meeting when all the other creative directors are there. Alicia joins everyone just as Sandra ends the meeting. Alicia holds Sandra back to try to clear things with her. However, Sandra is not ready to let the chip on shoulder thaw. Sandra tries to put Alicia in her place foreshadowing that she has her work cut out for her. Alicia does not cower.
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Lets get on to the show as the people of Iconika did not slow down with their shenanigans due to the holidays.
Alicia decides to tell half truths to her mother and does a bad job of convincing Elsa she is not marrying Alex for purely business reasons. To Alicia's credit she admits that she is not in love with Alex but he is basically like a best friend. Elsa tries to reason with Alicia that marriage is hard enough as it is. You need to find someone that you can see as your husband...etc. Alicia eventually cuts her mom off saying that she knows what she is doing. She made her decision and Elsa cannot talk her out of it. Elsa walks away with tears.
Luciana is having one of her wash, rinse, repeat scenes with Don Augusto about getting back at Alicia. She wants her humiliation to happen like yesterday and for Beto to go far in the company. Even Don Augusto is tired of her antics and puts her on a timer.
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Sandra calls a meeting with the creative directors, minus Alicia, to make it clear that Alicia she not be given special treatment even though she is the fiance of Alex. She basically wants them to make her job harder...not to help her...etc.
Fatima asks Alicia why she is not at the meeting when all the other creative directors are there. Alicia joins everyone just as Sandra ends the meeting. Alicia holds Sandra back to try to clear things with her. However, Sandra is not ready to let the chip on shoulder thaw. Sandra tries to put Alicia in her place foreshadowing that she has her work cut out for her. Alicia does not cower.
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Pasión y Poder #17, November 26, 2015: Giving Thanks, or: Who's the real turkey around this table?
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I had a chance to ask some of our characters what they were most thankful for on this Día de Acción de Gracias. You can read their answers below in the recap.
Both Miguel and David suspect that there's something personal underlying their fathers' feud. And they both fear that the conflict will have terrible consequences.
Despite his misgivings, Miguel tells Arturo he will help him take down Eladio. But in the end, Arturo comes to his senses. Attacking Eladio like that would bring Arturo down to the level of his enemy. He begs Miguel to forgive him – what they need to do is figure out how to make their company grow. Miguel agrees. Arturo kisses his son's brow and gives him a real hug.
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres Thursday 11/26/15: What was in that turkey? aka Rerun?
Hey guys, I've checked several times last night and again now (after getting some sleep) and as far as I know, last night's episode was Wednesday's episode all over again. Let me know if that happened to you all too, or if I'm stuck in another dimension. Thanks!
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene A Casarse #67 Thu 11/26/15 (Mex 96) Gobble, Gobble
As in: that's what my DVR did with this episode, so...gimme the goods! What did I miss?
UPDATE!
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UPDATE!
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Pasión y Poder #16, Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Lo Nuevo
Eladio's bodyguard seperates Art and Eladio and Eladio leaves with a smile on his face.
Connie continues her talk with Clarita about her doomed marriage. Gisela arrives and disapproves of their friendship and wonders why Connie doesn't at least help out her friend by giving her some money. Clarita tells Connie to not pay attention to her. Connie is willing to give Clarita money but CLarita doesn't want any. Their conversation returns to the doomed marriage and Clarita asks Connie what she will do if she finds Erick with his lover. Connie doesn't know what she would do. Clarita asks if Connie is willing to get a divorce. Connie just wishes that this was all a bad dream, or that Erick would wake up and leave his lover. Connie says she can not live without Erick.
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Eladio's bodyguard seperates Art and Eladio and Eladio leaves with a smile on his face.
Connie continues her talk with Clarita about her doomed marriage. Gisela arrives and disapproves of their friendship and wonders why Connie doesn't at least help out her friend by giving her some money. Clarita tells Connie to not pay attention to her. Connie is willing to give Clarita money but CLarita doesn't want any. Their conversation returns to the doomed marriage and Clarita asks Connie what she will do if she finds Erick with his lover. Connie doesn't know what she would do. Clarita asks if Connie is willing to get a divorce. Connie just wishes that this was all a bad dream, or that Erick would wake up and leave his lover. Connie says she can not live without Erick.
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