Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Abismo de pasión #153 10/24/12: some truths/evil deeds unveiled, but the bad guys are not done... Horacio is dead man walking...a serenata for Elisa... ah! and Gael walks away from a fight and comes home in time for dinner... UN BE LIE VA BLE...
Refrito:
Braulio and Damian compare notes/theories about Horacio and whether or not he is a cold blooded murderer… Dam not believing Horacio is a murderer. Braulio says Horacio told him while in jail that he was forced by Gabino to go after Lucio and got Nina. Gabino comes into the bar, and Dam comes to stand behind him when Gab asks bartender to let him know where Horacio is. Dam spills to Gabino right away that he knows he was behind Nina’s death.
Horacio scares the eyeballs and boobies out of Tonia. Horacio needs to talk to Alfie, Tonia is sure he trumped the Padrecito. She goes on a freaked out (as usual) shouting that he is a murderer.
Carmina teases Elisa that she can seduce Damian just to get at her…
Lo Nuevo:
Gabino tells Dam that Alfie ordered him to go after Horacio. Just like she asked him to go after Ingrid when Ingrid showed up in town (of course in comes Gall to hear that last juicy detail). Gall grabs Gabino by his plaid shirt neck, suddenly missing his mommy a bit, asks Gabino not-so-nicely what he did to ‘Miss Ingrid’… Gabino says you know Ingrid was my boo… Don’t cry for the bad mother life handed you. She never cared about you, and if she left town, it was to avoid going to jail. Dam prevents Gall from beating the teeth out of Gabino. Gabino takes his leave. Dam and Braulio agree that they can’t prove anything against Gabino. Braulio leaves to meet Lolita for dinner. Dam invites Gall to a drink, but Gall suddenly feels the need to report home to his lovely wife in time for dinner. Dam asks the bartender for the trio musicians… (he doesn’t have a wife to come home to for dinner… so he is coming up with an alternate evening plan)
Tonia tries to beg Horacio to leave. He won’t leave without his Lolita. Tonia asks him to swear if she helps him he will go away WITH Lolita. He swears.
At quinta, Carmina continues to tease Elisa about Dam needing a woman like her (Carmina). Elisa warns her ‘don’t go near Damian’. Elisa is certain Dam would never do the tango with a woman like Carmina.
A while later Carmina and Gabino pace anxiously at blue house. They brainstorm ideas of where Horacio could be hiding after fleeing their house, he could have killed them. They argue. Then Carmina gets a lightbulb moment. If they scare him by taking Lolita, it will remind him why his best move is not.to.play.
Lolita is cooking some yummy chicken breast fillets for Braulio at his house… he teases her to do some eating up each other in bed instead of eating the chicken… But Lolita, knowing her husband is alive, is feeling very uncomfortable because she is, after all, still a married woman.
At Lucio’s Elisa receives a serenade by Dam and the trio musicians… they play ‘contigo aprendi’
(With you I learned…that there are new and better emotions…
with you I learned… to know a new world of illusions/hopes…
I learned… that the week has more than 7 days… (I learned) ..
to make bigger my few happy moments…
and to be joyful, I learned with you…
With you I learned to see the light at the far side of the moon…
with you I learned that I would not trade your presence for any other…
I learned that a kiss can be sweeter and deeper…
that I can leave this world tomorrow… (because) …
the good things I have already lived with you…
and with you I learned… that I was born the day I met you…)
Morning at hacienda… Dam meets Alfie at table for breakfast, Alfie immediately questions him about coming home late… another meeting with your childish friend?... yup. I don’t mean to ruin your breakfast but I suspect that my status with Elisa will be settled sooner rather than later… (Alfie insist Elisa is unstable in her feelings/decisions)… You realize nothing you tell me has the same effect it used to anymore?... I know my decision to marry Elisa is not in the top 10 of your christmas wish list for this year. But answer me something. In case I marry Elisa, will you disherit me as you have warned me? If that is the case I don’t want to wait and will leave the hacienda. (Alfie puts up the pitiful me victim act and brings up the recent death of Lupe,’ so would you leave your threats of abandoning me for later?’) I am no longer willing to put my life on hold for you or for anyone… (Alfie asks if what he is aiming is at hurting her, why not go for the home run and leave on the anniversary of her husband abandoning him for ‘una Bouvier!’) … (Dam gives up sitting in same room with her, but before he leaves he asks her about Horacio’s whereabouts… he thinks she hired Gabino to find Horacio before police does, (she claims she hired a pro P.I.)… by the way mother, there are suspicions that Gabino and Horacio are responsible for the death of Don Lucio’s wife!...( A hidden Tonia impactada)…
At quinta, Lucio, Lolita and Elisa arrive to remove the ‘for sale’ sign, Elisa is elated to have recovered the quinta FINALLY!!… they are quietly observed by Gabino from outside the gate.
Tonia brings Horacio food and questions him immediately on the Nina incident she just heard about….Now she believes him even less… if you outed Dona Blanca, surely you also outed Padrecito! (Horacio has to get rough with her and begs her again to help him… if Gabino finds out that Dam and Alfie know about Nina’s death, then Lolita will be in grave danger… he has to get his wife out of this town before Gabino hurts her… begs Tonia to help him… Tonia nods yes.
Alfie in her bedroom, remembers when Horacio telling her that he was responsible about the horse accident where Dam and Flo fell off the horse. … then remembers when Horacio warned her to be careful with Carmina… that both she and Gabino are not only business partner, but are together in other ways, including holding each other’s secrets. They cover each other’s back.
Dam goes to get his horse… Carmina basically assaults him there in the middle of his memory of the first kiss with Elisa… (Horacio watches the scene from behind wall)… Dam has to push her away hard to break the vacuum seal of her fish-plunger kiss… She continues to believe she can turn anyone on, but Dam tells her all she inspires in him is sickness (asco) and above all else, a bit of pity on her. … Dam leaves. Carmina remembers her smooching with Rosie right at the same spot.
Inside, Horacio scares the eyeballs out of Alfie in her studio. He tells Alfie he is desperate, my Lolita is in danger… Alfie refuses to give him a peso… you deceived me!!.. you swore me more than once that you are no murderer, and it was not true!!... (Horacio confirms he killed Nina, but how it happened, that he meant to kill Lucio and he did not realize Dona Blanca was inside)… and my brother? (she decides to fill out an application to play the quiz show game… ) Did Gabino order you to kill him?... (poor Horacio will never touch a knife again in his life, after everyone remembers that little boo boo mistake he made)…Did Gabino kill my brother? … Horacio tells her Gabino did not kill Loopy but he was also there… (aaannddd her third and final chance/guess)… Did Carmina Bouvier?... yes ma’am! It was her! (Alfie can’t believe it…) Horacio warns Alfie that Gabino is a timid white pigeon compared to Carmina Bouvier. Alfie still doesn’t get it… why would they do that to my brother… Horacio has to explain to her that Loopy always suspected / knew about Carmina. He was sure Carmina had killed Augie… And it is true, I was a witness to that too. Alfie asks why didn’t you denounce that woman? Because she knew I had outed Blanca, and she would say I also outed Augie… It would be her word against the word of a runaway criminal. Alfie yells at him that you had the choice but you were a coward!! Horacio not willing to go back to jail for the rest of his life. (STOP the film!! I, the caray editor/recaper, have to say here that I have to agree with Horacio here, not even an all- star suite to include Perry Mason, Petrocelli and Matlock putting their heads together would be able to get Horacio out of this mess alive and free) Alfie says you will turn yourself in and say all you know. He refuses. Maybe his life is not worth much but he has to protect Lolita, if he talks her life is in danger. Alfie (shallow headed as she is) says Lolita is not guilty of anything, and she won’t allow him to flee with Lolita. (Horacio pulls a gun and points it to Alfie, who, by the look in her eyes, believes he is very capable of putting a bullet between her popped eyes.) Alfie tries to convince him that his best move is to talk so Gab and Carmina will end up in jail before they hurt Lolita. Horacio says no, that won’t stop them, besides Carmina is now going after your son, just saw her kissing him outside. He asks her for 5 mins leadtime and then she can call police. She threats him she will find him no matter where he hides.
Gabino is alone at the blue house, grunting in pain… Carmina comes in, he asks her where have you been?... Carmina acts offended, you are not my owner… did you do your job about Dolores?... they both start shouting to each other… Carmina is super paranoic about what Horacio could do against them. Gabino did not see Horacio, he just saw her niece (Elisa), the crippled old man (Lucio) and the maid (Lolita)… and followed them to Lolita… Ay ojitos… they played you for a fool. Your niece bought the quinta!
Dam visits Elisa at quinta, he is very happy she was able to get her quinta back… She admits it was a bit dirty but there is no other way with my aunt… He agrees and asks her to meet him at cenote in a couple hours… he teases her for a little sample ahead of time, but she leads him to door…
Enrique visits Flor at DrT’s office and asks her to work on a second chance for the both of them to grow old bored together (aburrirnos juntos), but this time with no lies… Flor more than happy to oblige… (boy, I still think these two are the only ones with a chance of a long lasting relationship, besides Lolita and Braulio)
Elisa tells Lolita she is heading for the cenote… As Elisa is leaving, she runs into Botox-queen at the door… Alfie is looking for Carmina, and when Elisa says she does not live here anymore, to look for her at the blue house, Alfie is ready to leave. But Elisa wants to talk to her… she gives her a very sincere ‘I share your pain for Loopy’s death’. Alfie asks Elisa what Loopy was doing next to Stefie’s grave when he died… Elisa tells her Loopy arranged for a meeting with her there, was going to tell her something about her mother and the past…Elisa also tells her his last few words for her and Dam, about them staying together to be able to face the evil. Alfie whispers ‘he knew’, but won’t share the secret with Elisa just yet, and gives Elisa instead her final word of wisdom for the day, mentions to her she wants Carmina to tell her why she was kissing Dam at her hacienda stables… Elisa impactada…
Flor and Enrique keep smooching out on the street outside DtTs clinic, will meet for dinner at a restaurant… Flor goes back in clinic, Gall catches up with Quique and confronts him about quickly finding a replacement for ‘my wife’… Quique won’t take that quietly so he tells Gall he is better at respecting/accepting/stepping aside when a woman tells him all she can be is his friend… oh by the way, did you read the latest headline?? Elisa and Dam are now 50/50 partners at Dam’s procesadora, Elisa did that to save it from bankruptcy. And whether you like it or not, that will be a long term bond between them… Got that?
At quinta, Carmina barges in… Lolita blocks her right away.. Carmina ‘orders’ Lolita to go get Elisa… Lolita just laughs at her face… Elisa is at cenote… and now just leave, this is not your place anymore. Carmina warns Lolita that Elisa, herself and that darn old hag woman (Carito) will pay for what they did to her.
Outside Carmina leaves but not before leading Gabino to do ‘his thing’ with Lolita… she will not help him because she could not control herself (from outing Lolita for good), she has something else to do…
At cenote, DamGoodInBlack changes into DamGoodinBlackUndies… and walks into the cenote… Carmina gets there before little red ridinghood and whispers to herself that she will hurt Elisa where it would hurt her the most… Carmina gets naked (whoa!! Did she steal an undie short from Elisa? I did not know she likes same style undies)… and gets in cenote approaching Dam from his back so he has no chance to see her coming… she hugs him from behind and he has his eyes closed so he thinks it is Elisa and lets her go at it… When he finally opens his eyes and pushes her away with a sickened face, it is too late, Elisa has seen them together, of course believes the worst, and has walked away crying.
At quinta, Gabino puts Lolita to sleep with a cloth to her face and carries her away…
Previews: Carmina has taken the place of Elisa to hurt her… but… Elisa confronts Carmina for ‘lo que es mio’ (what is mine)… and a slap fest/hair pull fest ensues… Elisa seems to be up to the challenge (after all she had practiced with both Alfie and Flo and even Kenya … oh no wait!, that was Paloma… I got carried away)…
Labels: abismo
Por ella soy Eva #71 10/24/12: The Episode Where There is Lust, Door Locks and Poison
Rebe injects the rat poison into the wine bottle. "This will be an unforgettable night!"
In Marsela’s office- Marsela looks over Fernando’s report and he teases her as if he was in school. It’s better. Marsela lets Fernando know that when she was the receptionist, she helped him but times have changed.
Rebeca is putting her poisonous finishing touches on the romantic dinner and Oneismo opens the door. (This room is like Grand Central station, no one needs a key?) Rebeca feigns tears of jealousy over Pluto’s romantic dinner. She insults, both he and Pluto. She acts like she is trying to find out about the dinner but Oneismo is paid to be discreet. He can’t share that info. She yells-naco in the lobby and he says oh, she is calling me flaco.
Mimi enters Helena’s office and Renato is at the computer with Lucia (drooling over him) watching him work. Mimi is looking for Helena who just left. Lucia gives Mimi hands some binders to give to Eva. Mimi notices the paint swatch wheel and asks about it. Lucia tells her that it’s Pluto’s. He is renovating his house and living at a luxury hotel in the meantime. Mimi is the last to know what is going on at the GI.
Daniel wants to go to Jennifer’s house while her parents are not at home. She tells him no, but he says, oh we aren’t going to do anything bad and anyway your parents know me. He just wants to watch a little TV and kiss. Jennifer doesn’t want to make her parents angry but it will be for just a little bit.
Eva is still struggling with the thought of being Adriano’s girl. Mimi shares that Pluto is not living in his house but in a hotel. Eva is ready to spill the beans to Helena, get rid of the wig and the heels, but Mimi isn’t hearing it. They have to go home and plan on what they are going to do and wear tonight, for Project Pluto’s house.
Adriano comes to see Eva and invites her to dinner. He is not taking no as an answer.
Helena reviews Lalo’s homework and he did it well. She is proud of him. Lalo is doing better in school. Silvia is happy to see Helena in a good mood. Silvia feels that Pluto be a part of a new family for Helena. Silvia has such a good feeling about Pluto, (remember that I previously said that she also had a good feeling about Bastardo too, many years ago) Once Lalo goes to sleep, Helena is going to have a romantic dinner with Pluto. Silvia is happy for her but doesn’t appear to be too happy inside. Tomorrow, Helena is going to look at larger apartments.
At the Eva and Adriano dinner, Adriano tries to hold her hand and his hand is slapped. (These two make up such a hilarious team!!!) Adriano asks Eva for a kiss and she says- under no certain terms- no way!!! Eva lets him know that she was educated with cloistered nuns, etc. etc. but he needs just a little proof of her love. Well, dinner is over. Check , please. The waiter comes over. No, never mind and to me it looks like Camil is holding back laughter and has to focus. She is reminds him of the sphinx. Adriano wants to travel to Egypt with her. Don’t be ridiculous. She tells him to dream about the company instead of her and they joke about her being a workaholic. He said that they work but they should also enjoy. He begs again for a little kiss. What’s the rush? Close your eyes. Adriano closes them and gets his face mushed.
Helena is getting ready for the date and has memories of Juan Carlos. Then she thought bubbles with Pluto and when he told her that he loved her. She looks in on a sleeping Lalo and takes the silver memory box with her.
Adriano is whispering in Eva’s ear and Eva reminds him not to take advantage of her and draws attention to him from the other restaurant goers. Adriano got excited because Eva’s face was close to his and once again, the waiter came over because Eva yelled, check, please. She wanted to go, she was sleepy. Poor Adriano, he is just being a man and he has physical and spiritual needs. Eva told him that no one has died from not having sex and she is living proof. Adriano’s great grand parents, grandparents, parents, none of the women in his family thought like her.
Pluto brings Helena to the romantic dinner. (He does not have any swag, he looks like a cat ready to pounce on a mouse) He is thrilled that she is there. He opens the dreaded bottle of wine and pours it into the glasses. They toast for love. She doesn’t drink. He offers her champagne but she prefers not to drink. (Stay strong, Helena!!!) She is the most beautiful woman in the world and she just appreciates him. ( I wish that I could ff)
Eva lets Adriano know that she comes from a respectable home and they keep their feelings to themselves. Adriano apologizes saying that his grandmother and the women in his family enjoyed what they felt they weren’t repressed. Eva treated him like a dog, she told him to sit, stay, etc. Eva said that JC was a gentleman. She asks about JC and Adriano wants to continue to speak romantically. He compliments her eyebrows and they joke about her painting them on.
Renato and loose Lucia are burning the midnight candle. He is working and she is giving him a massage and trying to distract him. He asks her if she wants to have sex or not??
Eva and Adriano are at dinner and Eva pushes the JC theme, she says that Adriano never wants to talk about him. He didn’t want to discuss, JC so it was time for the check, for the third time. Talking about JC is painful, he was like a son to him. He changes his mind and Eva thinks that he is going to confess something. But he lets her know that Mimi is after him but he only has eyes for Eva. She is the only one that exists in his heart.
At the Escuderos apartment- Santi looks like a boy that lost his puppy and Angelica is trying to figure out what is wrong with him. Is he still mad about her missing the in laws or is there a problem at work? He is ticked about the conversations that she is having with Renato. She is telling him things that he doesn’t need to know. She is broadening her horizons and is making new friends for Santi, then they have make up sex.
JC tells Mimi that there plan is not working because Adriano loves Eva to the bone and only has eyes for Eva. Mimi has a plan to go to Pluto’s house and JC does not want to go dressed as Eva, he wants to be able to breathe.
At the romantic dinner- Pluto is talking about some experiment that he did that exploded when was in school. Pluto just wants to talk about the present. Helena enjoys talking about his background and they continue to drink. They make a toast and drink and drink.
Thelma and Louise, oops, Mimi and JC arrive at Pluto’s house. Mimi wanted to break in but JC has the keys. The police cruise by and stop. They want to know what are they doing there and why are they dressed in black? (So much for where’s a policeman when you need one?)
Pluto asks a tipsy Helena to dance. She is thinking about JC and Pluto (who is not smooth) is trying seducing her and he just loves her more than any other woman.
They are dressed in black because they just came from Aunt Cahata’s funeral who choked on something. (I didn’t catch) Mimi thanks them for their concern. The policeman tells her to go inside and they try to enter with the keys. Is there a problem?
Pluto (who is like an oversexed teen) is ready to jump Helena’s bones and her phone rings. She is holding the silver box and Pluto takes JC’s photo from her. She always carries it with her. She was going to throw it away but she can’t. (Talk about being hosed down with cold water.)
Pluto has put all of his best moves on her, how can she still think about JC. (Maybe Rebecca’s right, he doesn’t have any mojo) Helena needs more time. Pluto disagrees. He has forgotten about Antonia and he tells her that Juan deceived her and she still thinks of him. He tries to throw the box away and she stops him twice.
The lock is not turning. Are you sure that you live here? A woman comes and tells them that someone is robbing a store. And they have a gun. She is s friend of Mimi’s. Whew! This woman can open anything and one, two, three, the door is open.
Pluto tries once again to throw away the box and Helena, takes the box and thinks about it. It was the first memory that she had. Pluto coaxes her, throw it away. She says that it was the last letter that he wrote to her before he died and she remembers every word. Pluto tells her that she has to start with a zero like him, oops at zero for her’s and Lalo’s sake. He swears with his lying breath that it’s the right thing to do. Helena is having difficulty breathing. Her breathing is very forced. Her eyes are like saucers. Pluto gets her bag and thinks that maybe she should get some night air.
Coming attractions: Helena is in the hospital and JC appears at her bed.
Labels: por-ella
Abismo de pasión #152 10/23/12: In which Elisa gets a house, Horacio gets a hand, and the blue-eyed demons get naked.
Lo de antes:
· Stinkin' liar Gael swears he'll never betray Paloma.
· At the ProCe El Yucateco, Braulio and Lucio lament the cost of the new machine; and both notice Chente's absence.
· In the street, Gabino smacks Chente upside the head for being too obvious in Operation Destroy El Yucateco
Lo nuevo:
Carito and Elisa think fast:
Carmina surprises Elisa and Carito in the midst of an affectionate hello at la ProCe El Yucateco. "How do you happen to know each other?" The conspirators come up with a plausible explanation: Carito introduced herself to Elisa the day before after Carmina told her Elisa owned one-quarter of the quinta.
Double BubbleHeads at Doc Tovar's consultorio
Blubbering Paloma falls on Florencia with her tales of Gloomy Gael. Her grandma was right -- she should never have married him.
Labels: abismo
Amor Bravío #49 (Uni 44) Tue 10/23/12 Presenting Daniel and Camila performing the mambo, the tango, and everything in between (the sheets)!
Dos Caballeros, Un
Camino
Daniel tells Rafa and Vivi that he delivered the flower to Cam, not Alonso--- Rafa goes
ballistic! Daniel tries to explain el amor won them both over-- it just happened. Rafa’s not taking this lightly: “She doesn’t even know who you are! This isn’t
a relationship, it’s a farce!” Daniel
tries to calm him down and apologizes for not keeping to their agreement but
Camila confessed her love for him the night before Don Daniel’s homenaje. She also expressed her wish to do things
right and wait until she’s divorced. Rafa says it’s obvious Daniel doesn’t wish
to do things correctly; otherwise he would have told her then and there that
he’s actually Daniel Diaz Acosta! Daniel
reminds him that he intended to tell her everything but Julian’s death ruined
everything (especially for Julian).
Daniel swears he will tell Cam everything as soon as she’s fully
recovered. Rafa doesn’t believe
him. Daniel’s already broken his promise
to tell her the truth before declaring his feelings, why should he believe this
promise? Rafa accuses Daniel of taking
advantage of Camila’s vulnerability, of his proximity to her. He accuses Daniel of breaking their deal for
fear she may reject him when she knows the truth. Daniel agrees. Yes, he’s afraid she’ll reject him. He loves her more than anything in the
world. But that’s not why he didn’t tell
her. He wanted to live their love, if
only for one moment. That’s it. Rafa
can’t hold back anymore and charges at him!
But Vivi gets between them and holds him back. Daniel says he’s only human and he loooves
her, he looooooves her. Well, Rafa says
he loooooves her too and if Daniel hadn’t professed his love for her, it would
have been he, Rafa, that had professed his love for her. Vivi tells them both to shut their
traps! Whether one or the other
professes his love for Cam, she’s in no condition to confront the truth right
now. So now we have a standoff between
our two caballeros. (Oooooh, all hot and
steamy , just like I like ‘em!)
Labels: bravio
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Por ella soy Eva #70 10/23/12: Helena and Eva Continue to Stall as Their Suitors Press Forward
I missed the very beginning.
In the "office of two childish boys and one competent woman" Santi and Fer, that useless duo, are (of course) doing nothing while Marcela works. The atmosphere is icy. Renato brings in papers. Fer wants to grab them but Adri has sent them straight to Marcela. Santi first pouts at Renato and later pounds on him (ineffectively) because of his "friendship" with Angelica. Eva breaks it up: "Listen, you animals, go ahead and break each other's noses, but not at work, or I'll adjust both of you." Later: "Santi, you've never been aggressive, what's up? I can help. I believe in your abilities, more than you think."
Product placement for cellphones. Eva sets up an appointment for Silvia. Rebe chuckles: "Snow White is going to get a poison apple."
Pluto calls Helena to his office. Eva vainly tries to keep her from going. S/he thought-bubbles: "Don't shout, don't run after her. But how I'd like to send Plutarcho to his grandmother's refrigerator!"
Mimi brings her advantages into Adri's office. He looks away -- my son has trained his dog to do the same thing when bits of hotdog are waved at him. Mimi leans right over Adri and shows him her (product placement) Blackberry. Sweating profusely, he sends her away.
In his office, Pluto doesn't want to hear about the second stage of construction at the beach, he just wants to squeeze Helena. They kiss.
Mimi reports to Eva that her attempts to seduce Adri are failing. "He has no eyes for anyone but Eva," complains Juan Carlos, who then commences shouting about Helena and Pluto.
Fer tries a red rose to cheer Marcela. He also admits his macho nature is humiliated. She looks amused. He goes on his knees and asks her to look over his work: "I'll accept corrections with no resentment." She is somewhat mollified.
Plu and Helena are still kissing. She likes his compliments. He presses forward: "But if you don't want to make love with me, I'll try to understand." She stalls but reluctantly agrees to a dinner muy romantico that night. "I can't promise anything. I want to be alone with you and be embraced, but don't be importunate, I beg you."
Eva knocks Rebeca over. After joking around s/he leaves whistling - Rebeca remembers someone whistling just like this long ago - Juan Carlos!
Adri growls compliments at Eva: "You radiant beauty, you statuesque Greek statue, you." "Don't be a clown." Eva wants those fired women rehired. Adri just wants kisses. Mimi comes in, Eva insists that she stay, Adri wants her to leave. Heh.
Fer is doing nothing in the office of useless boys. Marcela comes in with his report, she's marked up his many mistakes. He deems them unimportant details and whines. She points out he even misspelled "playa."
Lucia senses Helena's hesitation about the night of love and predicts that if she just "lets it flow" nature will take its course.
Co-dependents Anonymous! Silvia gets a good public service announcement re: not allowing people to be awful to you. Silvia admits she's wanted to call Ed and the lady says: "we all understand about being attached to creepy jerks."
Speaking of creepy jerks: Oh, Ed, you have crushed cheese doodles all over the table! Blegh! Pluto comes to visit but refuses to sit down - he probably thinks he'll get rancid jelly donut stains on his aluminum pants. "I've come to tell you I am beginning a serious relationship with Helena." "Fine, I don't care - but if you marry her, don't come to me with complaints if she is as rotten a wife as her mother is."
Rebe dances and skips down the street with a precious little bottle of rat poison in a tiny cute gift bag.
Lucia is so pathetic, she wants to stay late and help Renato with his last-minute improvements on the report due first thing next day. He allows her to stay.
Adri tells Helena it's fine with him that she is having a relationship with his once-brother-in-law. "We men are not made to be alone for long. You're a grand woman with all my respect and support."
Rebe shows up at the desk at Pluto's hotel and is cheerily escorted upstairs to see the preparations for the romantic dinner. The receptionist leaves and Rebe thought-bubbles: "We'll freeze your hypocritical smile with THIS RAT POISON, Plutarcho!" She injects it into the wine bottle. "This will be an unforgettable night!"
Tomorrow: Mimi and Juan dress like bandits and break into Pluto's house.
Labels: por-ella
Refugio Para el Amor #139 Tue 10/23/12 All Great Stories Begin With A Journey....
…...If not all, then most of them
do. The main character, through circumstance or choice, is led to
leave the comfortable nest of childhood and seek his future destiny
elsewhere. The trip involves hardship and joy, triumph and defeat,
hope and disillusionment....and God willing a happy ending!
So let's take a look tonight at all
our characters, not just Luciana, and see where they are on this long
and eventful journey.
Roselena:
She seems to be moving closer to her destiny of emptiness,
loneliness and abandonment. We see her walking through her soulless
house, checking for dust on the banister, and stopping to study the
picture of her with her two sons. The vacuity of her life is
underscored by the total absence of background music. She lives and
moves in utter silence, other than her complaint to Mati about her
sister Connie leaving the house.
R- How ungrateful she is, biting the hand that feeds her! But
you'll see, she'll come back ashamed and humiliated, abandoned by her
younger lover.
Mati defends Connie, noting the courage she showed raising and
supporting her children alone after her divorce when Aldo was only
one. But none of this cuts any ice with Roselena, who thinks if
Connie were decent she'd forgo men altogether and devote herself to
raising her children....chastely.
She is daily sinking deeper into criminal cruelty and contempt. And
her sessions with the psychiatrist still revolve around her desire to
discover the identity of Maximino's lover. When the doctor questions
why she persists, when the private investigator has discovered
nothing, she mutters “We all know that aparencias
engañen (appearances
are deceiving) and I will
find out who she is.” She is never motivated by love or
tenderness. Vengeance and destruction are her only driving forces.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Por ella soy Eva #69 10/22/12: Rat Poison on the Horizon.
Rebe and Angelica are spying on Pluto in a fancy restaurant and in comes Helena, she kisses him on the lips!
Helena doesn't want to eat there, she'd rather go walk and talk in the street. Meanwhile Santi calls his wife and wants her home. Rebe is furious to be deserted and says Angie ("you naca") can just take a taxi home. Meanwhile, Helena and Pluto have disappeared.
Mimi is sure her enchantments (she adjusts them) will eventually win Adriano away from his lust for Eva.
Pluto tells Helena: "This is the first time I've been in love with such intensity." She is still hurt by Juan and not throwing herself into this new relationship: "I'll believe in love again eventually." He gives her a fancy bracelet and many compliments. "I never thought I'd meet a man as good as you." She wants to go home early. He is annoyed.
Angelica came home too late, Santi's parents are gone. She lets it slip that she's friends with Mousse boy. He is jealous but her enchantments distract him.
Fer the useless claims he's going to fix one of the kids' computers. Marcela says we have the money to have somebody competent do this work now. While they fight, the kids leave the room.
Once again JC tells Mimi he has to get into Pluto's place and blow his safe.
Rebe sneaks into Pluto's apartment - he catches her there and he yells that he loves Helena! "You promised to marry me!" "I spent 10 years with an intolerable woman and I'm not going to do it again." As he continues to insult her she responds: "I wanted the money but also the social status, I never loved you and you're lousy in bed. The only good man I've had was -- Juan Carlos!" They hit each other. Etc. He asks what she wants to leave him alone. She says, a monthly salary, half his shares, and a place in Miami. Or she's going to wreck everything for him. "She is such a materialist, all she cares about is money!" he sounds surprised.
Helena shows her mom the bracelet and says Pluto is so great but her eyes say "???"... Silvia says Lalo wants to see his grandfather and she'll take him. Evil gramps is brooding alone in his messy room. He can't sleep. Neither he nor Silvia can call the other.
Marcela says she doesn't want to sleep with Fer because he's a macho, insecure egoist. He stomps out, she cries.
Helena calls Pluto, he insinuates it's time for them to bonk. Meanwhile, JC says he can't waste any more time, he has to get back to her and Lalo.
Onesimo reassures Pluto that some film Rebe says she has - and which she's threatened to put on the internet - doesn't exist. Then Onesimo visits Rebe. She is boo hoo hoo - he offers to console her and she almost yields but then yells that he's a mere chauffeur. She calls Adriano and says she wants to see him tomorrow first thing.
Lucia thinks Helena's horrible father is sexy!
Pluto is too late to stop Rebe from having her meeting. Adriano calls him in. Rebe had intimated that Pluto had some hand in the three-mill fraud. Adri: "Where's the money, Pluto?"
Pluto runs to Rebe; she says she just dropped this tidbit on Adri "to show you I'm serious. I want my monthly salary, my house, and my shares, or something else is going to occur to me [to tell Adri]."
Eva introduces Helena to an important interviewer.
Silvia calls Eva: "I need to talk to you. Can we have lunch?" Silvia says "I couldn't take my exam - I bailed - then I lied to Helena about it. Ed was right, I'm useless and old." "No! He's a caveman. You're wonderful." "I'm almost 50 and just got my first job. If it weren't for Helena I'd have nowhere to sleep. My husband was everything. Every day I think of calling him." "Custom is stronger than love. Codependence can't disappear overnight." They talk about Ed as if he's a puss-filled wound.
Turns out Rebe does have a movie of one of the Jacuzzi "corporate meetings." Angie: "Outing Pluto will also destroy you. Why don't you, instead, seduce him again?" But suddenly Rebe has a better idea.
Rebe hears Pluto say he's got to get rid of her. She looks up rat poison on the internet. "Once consumed, there is no trace..." "We'll see who gets rid of whom," she mutters.
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Refugio Para el Amor #138 Mon 10/22/12 Frigida Gets a New Gig; Mateo Has a Bad Day; Rod and Luci Have a Sleepless Night; But Barrio Business is Booming
Doña Chuy has just chewed Don Chelo out for falling off the
wagon and getting drunk after two months of fatherhood and sobriety. She leaves
in disgust. Not being able to walk yet, Baby Mateo has no choice but to start
bawling to voice his own disappointment in his adopted papa. In order to cope, Don
Chelo makes a beeline for his trusty bottle and takes a sip, but he stops
mid-sip when he sees Mateo’s disapproving little face.
In her hospital suite, which is three times bigger than
Chelo’s trailer, Gala is also doing her best to ignore a baby in need. Baby
Girl TL is swaddled and forgotten in a hospital cart next to the bed, while
Gala checks her messages on her phone, and G-Ma Julie contemplates her next
shopping spree. Frigida comes to visit, and you know it’s a sad day for a kid
when Frigida pays more attention to her than her mother or grandmother. Frigida
starts kissing up. This is the first time she’s asked time off from work during
the week, dontcha know? She asks after Gala’s health. Gala’s being released so
she calls Rod to come pick her up. Frigida makes herself busy packing Gala’s
things. Julie and Gala wonder what’s up with the uptick in butt kissing from the
Frigid one.
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Amorcito Corazón Discussion #134-138 Oct. 22-26
Buenos Dias
I hope to have a mini-recap up in a few hours. Thanks for your patience.
I hope to have a mini-recap up in a few hours. Thanks for your patience.
Labels: Amorcito
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Amor Bravío #48 (Uni 43) Fri 10/19/12 There’s More Competition for Camila’s Marriage Bed and Multiple Milliones de Dolares: Could Cam Have A New Secret Admirer?
Cap 48
Lo Del Pasado:
Mariano’s mama, Rocio, tries to enlist his
daddy to help her dissuade him from getting involved with Camila Monterde. However, the look she and Nana share is
rather telling--so Viewerville can assume there’s more to her dislike of Camila
for Mariano than her becoming a divorcee, especially since there was a time,
according to hubby Cayetano, that she used to rave about Don Daniel’s fine
qualities despite his being divorced; Amanda has decided to have D’Andres talk
Natalia into leaving her job at La Malquerida to avoid any further contact with
her daddy, the deceitful and dastardly bastardo de Dionisio, aka Amanda’s former
husband, alias Hector Gutierrez; and D’Andres informs Dio that there was no
hurt bull for Cam to tend to and that according to one of the cowhands there, a
female guest asked him to tell Cam there was a hurt bull, and then got into a
fancy dark grey sedan. He mentions that
when he went to look for Cam per Dio’s instructions, there was an open pen and
a healthy bull was standing nearby. Dio
knows instantly that it had to be… Isssadora!!
Lo Del Nuevo:
At Hacienda La Malquerida, Ximeana learns from
Agustina that her sis has made it through the night. (Tough tootsie-claws, you
Isadora wana-be!!) Debby Downer tells Mama
to prepare for the worst instead and stop kidding herself. Gussie tells her to nix the Negative Nellie trash
talk. She also mentions that Alonso
secretly left a flower on Cami’s pillow last night and has shown how much he
truly loves Camila despite their marital problems. Ximeana’s impish grin does a speedy 180. She tells
Mama she doesn’t believe Alonso did anything of the sort --but we know she
certainly means to find out and fast! Gussie insists she saw the flower with her own
eyes and then goads Xi into joining her at the hospital. Xi says she’ll go on ahead and meet her
there.
Meanwhile, Leoncio’s on the phone griping to
Not-So-Lonesome-Lonnie about D’Andres having seen him off Julian. He’s afraid D’Andres will blackmail him or
turn him into the police. Lonso tells
him to fageddabowdit since D’Andres is a double-agent and really works for
Dionisio. “—If he went looking for
Julian’s stuff and found them in your room it was with orders from
Dionisio!” Leo asks if Dio knows he
killed Julian then also. (Duh, yeah!) ‘Lonso loses patience and tells Leo to
make do with knowing he not on Dionisio’s enemies’ list and to keep the heck
out of D’Andres’ way--cuz Leo doesn’t want to make an enemy out of the guy if
he’s smart. In the meantime, promises
‘Lonso, he will find a way to get D’Andres to stop working there.
Nat tells Daniel there’s no way she wants to
leave the M.Q., no matter what her mother wants. Dan doesn’t understand her mother’s sudden
attitude change either and promises not to force her off the place. He promises to try to pacify her mother for
her since she is not in danger working there at the ranch.
At the same time, El Gettin’-Lucky-Lately de Lonnie
gets a visit from his lady love, Xi, having made a quick deter while on her way
to the hospital. (Cam can wait!) She is pissed as hell at the way that he
shamelessly shows his love for Camila by leaving a flower on her pillow in the
middle of the night, while still shagging her on the side! ‘Lonslow is a bit puzzled cuz he doesn’t know
the first thing about what she’s bitching him out about. It then suddenly hits the two of them that
Camila must have a secret lover. “--No
wonder she was so quick and eager to replace you! She has somebody else!” Cara de cuckold de Lon the Loser.
At the hospital now, Mariano, Pablo, Rafael
and Viviana are all waiting by Cami’s bed.
Pablo, it seems, has had the only match for Camila’s rare RH negative
blood type. (Possible Secret Family Tree
Branching Alert!) On his way out to
return home, Mariano assures Rafa and Viv that he will be bypassing Alonso
while continuing to manage the ranch for Cami.
He’ll get his info from Nat and that’ll be that. No way he’ll let Lonnie the Loser intimidate
him, if that’s what they’re worried about.
Back at the townhouse, Lon is pissed at being
shoved out of his prestigious position at the M.Q. for some lover of
Camila’s. Xi says her sister has been
playing the victim all this time and yet is nothing but a two-timing
hypocrite! “--She’s such a prude nobody
would have ever believed she could do something improper [indebido].” They agree it has to be one of the two new
guys she’s gotten to be friends with: either Rafa or Mariano. Alonso feels like he’s been cheated on, but
Ximeana reminds him Cam is only his wife on paper. His real wife, or rather, “his woman”, at this point is Ximeana! He tells Xi he’d feel worse if it turns out
to be Mariano and explains a guy’s ego still feels trashed at times like these,
anyway. (Boo-hoo. Pardon me while I wipe my drippy nose—not!!)
Rafa is having deep and morose thoughts now about
Mariano being in love with Cam and apparently she’s been confiding quite a bit
to the dude. Viv repeats some sage-ism I
can’t begin to translate, but I think it means if it’s not your turn or if it’s
not your time and place it’s not gonna happen, or if it happens, then it
happens and either way you’ve got no choice in the matter. He says yeah, that it’s difficult to face
reality and deal at times. She agrees
and says like her and Bruno. He keeps turning
up like a bad centavo. In fact, he
followed her there to the hospital today.
At La Buenaventura, Rocio complains to Nana
that she can’t understand how she was always able to keep her kids far away
from Don Daniel while he lived. Now that
he’s dead they are closer than ever. Nana
offers that life has a way of playing dirty tricks on people. Rocio shakes her head. She was able to pretend all these years that
she was indifferent towards Daniel; she even cried about his death in
silence. Who’d have thought that the
tribute for him would have brought the two families together, she tells
Nana. She was so happy when Camila got
married, but now? Her secret, she fears,
may soon come to light.
Rafa’s glad to hear that Viv didn’t allow
herself to be humiliated or intimidated [amedrentarse] this time. He agrees to do what Aaron suggested and to move
back into her apartment with her. Viv
tells him she doesn’t want him to feel obligated. He says he doesn’t and that he would rather
be there to protect her; he sort of likes them being together. They hug.
Hisssadora arrives at Dio’s and demands to
know what was so urgent she had to fly right over there. He demands to know why she tried to kill
Camila.
Gussie and D’Andres arrive at the
hospital. Vivi tells Gussie that Xi
hasn’t arrived yet and Gussie wonders what’s up with that crazy kid of hers. D’Andres
asks about blood donations and Vivi explains that Pablo was already able to
donate his blood since he had Cam’s specific blood type. Rafa and D’An decide to go to the lab anyway and
ask if they need more donations. The doc
comes out and tells Gussie and Viv that Cami did well with the blood
transfusion and should be regaining consciousness soon. Gussie gets permission to go in and see her.
Meanwhile, Dio reads the riot act to
Hisssadora. If she ever tries to harm
Camila again she and her son will regret ever having been born!!! “—Are you
finished yet?” (Isssa, I wouldn’t take what he says so lightly. This guy’s connected, you know what I mean?) Isa tries lying her way out of it, saying
what would she have to gain by killing her DIL.
She’s divorcing her son anyway, right?
Not so fast, says Dio. He’s still
married to her and could fight for her property. Oh, sure, says Isssa. Heck, she may even have a will; “—er…pshaw… I
don’t even know even that there is one, come to think of it.” Dio isn’t buying that truck load of muck. He grabs her by the arms and starts shaking
her. (He’s so angry he’s actually making
my tv screen vibrate.) “—Oh, there is
and you well know it--and don’t you even try to deny it!! I followed you to some notary’s office in the
city. You brought it to him. You are
feeding me a bunch o’ baloney [patraña= er… the polite term here being
literally, humbug. However, I prefer the vernacular translation of ‘bullshit!!’]. No, if Camila had a will drawn up she would
have gone to Becerra to have it done, not to some unknown notary in the city
somewhere. You’ve got something planned
and I want to know what it is!! Tell me!! TELL.
ME!!”
Isssa’s head is rolling around on her
shoulders like a rag doll’s. “--Alright
already!!! I drew up a fake will stating
Alonso would get all her property and possessions.” She thought this would help her and Al
negotiate with Daniel for possession of the M.Q., she adds. Dio screams at her to explain why she did it
behind his back! She screams back
because he wouldn’t help her kill Camila!!
“—You’re getting too involved with her and are losing your
objectivity! With her out of the way it
would make it easier to achieve our objective!!
Got it?” (This broad would have been deadly as a general on a
battlefield, or as somebody’s mouthpiece in a courtroom. Too bad she never went to law school!)
Back at the hospital, Dan explains to Rafa
that he thinks he’s spread enough seeds of doubt around to get Dio suspicious
of Isssa and Al so that they’ll start to argue with each other and to mistrust
each other. Sooner or later they’ll
start making mistakes and eventually Cam will see through them and realize
they’ve been the ones responsible for all her troubles. Rafa agrees.
He mentions that he’s moving back in with Viv and actually wants to take
care of her and to protect her. He’s
developed a lot of affection for her and once Cam’s better he plans on
explaining his motives for his decision.
Meanwhile, Issa reminds Dio the kind of woman
Cami is and says she’d never fall for the man who’s been dating her
mother. Dio guffaws. “—I wouldn’t be so
sure of that.” “—Well, I would. You want the whole package, but you aren’t
gonna get it.” Dio threatens again. She tells him to get over himself. He doesn’t want her acting on her own, Well. She won’t. He reminds her that those outbursts of hers
only succeed in destroying the team effort and it’s only team unity that gives
them strength. (Uh, ok.)
Back at the hospital, Cami starts talking in
her sleep. Gussie hears her say, “I love
Andres. Andres…..”
Irene tells Pablo and Tolentino that because
Luzma was raped she felt too unworthy and humiliated to marry Pablo. Pablo wants to find out who it was but Irene
can’t discuss it with her again and has only told them because she felt she
could trust them. They’ll have to find
out on their own somehow.
The doctor tells Gussie that it’s normal to
confuse things while dreaming, and if Cami mentioned Andres, it was because he
was the last person she remembered is all.
But, the good thing is that if she’s talking unconsciously, it is a good
sign she’s on the way to recovery.
(Happy, happy! Joy, joy!)
The new padre tells Piedad that Luzma hasn’t
any true vocation for becoming a nun.
Besides, a girl who thinks to get married in secret doesn’t change her
mind over night and suddenly decides she’s joining the convent. “—Some think of becoming a nun as a type of
punishment.” Piedad has to process
for a while. “—Padre, do you
know something I don’t?” He tells her
the only thing he can suggest is for her to question and investigate herself to
arrive at the truth. (Damn, I hate these
vagueries. Hard enough on me, but for
poor Piedad? Talk about
head-scratching.)
Finally Ximeana arrives at the hospital and Gussie
gives her grief for being so late. Xi
lies and says she got lost and didn’t have a cell (just in case any of you were
interested.) Gussie tells them all that Cam’s talking in
her sleep, but at least she’s talking now and that means she’s getting
better. Cara de relief de D’An. He’s dismissed to go back to the rancho.
Back at the M.Q., Luzma’s cutting up corn for lunch. (Cringe alert!) In walks her disgusting turd of a Tío Leo. He
tries making advances. She threatens him
with the carving knife. “—Don’t come near me!!”
He mocks her and asks if she’s really going to stick him with it. She hasn’t got it in her. No, she’ll do whatever he tells her to and
whenever he’s a mind to. Nat walks in on
the two of them in this very compromising position; but Leo lies and says
they’re joking around, right? (Skin crawl alert!) From the look on Luzma’s face it seems Nat
wouldn’t bet her last plug nickel on it.
Leo wipes a tear off Luzma’s face and she recoils in total disgust. (That move of his truly made my skin
crawl!! I wanted to do a little slice ‘n
dice right then and there, myself!) He
shuffles away. Nat tries to quickly move
out of his way.
Once the
perverted prick is out of the room, Luzma loses all control and cries boatloads
on Nat’s shoulders. Nat tries to get at
the truth and asks if he’s done something to her. Luzma only continues to cry. So, Nat tries getting through to her and
suggests that since she and D’Andres are good friends and there’s no love lost
between those two, she should trust him enough to tell him. “--He is the only one who can put Leoncio in
his place.”
In the
meantime over coffee with Rafa in the cafeteria, Xi tries getting the goods on him and/or Mariano as possible candidates for Cami's secret lover. She brings up Cami’s supposedly dumping on
Alonso only because she’s already got another lover and says she figures it’s
either him or Mariano. Yes, Rafa admits,
he’s definitely interested in her sister, but Cami’s not the kind of woman who
bed-hops or who takes a lover lightly.
As for Mariano, no, he’s definitely not the mystery man Xi’s looking to
nail and he isn’t either. Cara de
crap-on-that-goody-two-shoes-sister-of-mine-and-who-is-it-then? de
Ximeana.
In the
waiting room, Gussie and Viv discuss Alonso’s supposedly lovingly leaving a
flower on Cami’s bed last night and the fact that Isadora asked her if Camila
had a will. She thought it rather out of
place and it bothered her since Cami had told her Alonso had married her for
her money. No, it is odd and out of
place, agrees Gussie, but she’s certain that Alonso really loves her daughter. After all, he did leave a flower on her
pillow last night. Viv didn’t expect
that one, she says. Cami doesn’t have a will.
Gussie tells her, so she’s going to talk to Lic. Becerra about that
right away.
Back at
Amanda’s B&B, Dan’s having a snack and chatting in the kitchen with his
mama’s old BFF. Dan asks why Amanda
hasn’t gone to the hospital to see Cami.
She finally is forced to come clean and admits that Dionisio Ferrer is
her ex-husband who she and Nat fled from years ago. She begs him then to make sure that he doesn’t find out and that he
stays the heck away from Nat.
Across
town in the condo, Isa tells Alonso that she had no choice but to admit the
truth to Dio and she’s mad as hell about it, too. Al, for his part, is sick to death of the
whole thing and wishes he was a million miles away from there already. Hisssa has another
hissyfit. “—And leave Camila and all those millions to
Dionisio Ferrer? Over my
dead body!! Never!!” Not to worry, says
Lonnie Boy. Cami’s never going to be
Dio’s. “--She’s got a lover.” Oh well,
that’s a horse of a different color. That
should work to their advantage, says Hisssa.
They can drag her reputation through the dirt and come out smelling like
a rose, playing the victimized (and take a bundle from her while they’re at it).
Dan tells
Amanda he understands her need to make Nat leave the M.Q., but he’ll make sure
she doesn’t get involved with Dio.
Speaking of the Devil, Dan takes a call from Dio just then. Dio wants him to gain access to all Cami and
Rafa’s e-mails so that he can get a hold of Daniel Diaz Acosta’s whereabouts
and/or his email address. D’Andres
assures him he’ll take care of it for him.
Back at La Buenaventura, Pablo confides to
Mariano that Luzma was raped. Mariano is
incensed and demands they report this S.O.B. to the police!! Pablo says he agrees, but she won’t say who
it was and doesn’t trust anybody around her.
He needs Mariano’s help in getting close to her and regaining her trust.
Piedad prays to the virgencita for guidance
regarding Luzma. El Lecher de Leo walks
in on her. She tells him she’s worried
because Padre Anselmo won’t take Luzma as a novice since he feels she hasn’t a
true calling. Leo laughs and says good
thing and get that silly notion of becoming a nun out of her head. She’s not leaving this ranch. Her place is with him…er the both of
them. Piedad says well, he’s got another
think coming. If Luzma wants to go far
away then she’s going to do what she can to support her decision. “—What do you think of that, huh!” She walks out of the kitchen and the ol’
pervertido de Leo is drop-jaw impactado that Piedad would have dared to cross
him like that.
At the hospital, Xi and Gussie get word that
Cami’s being transferred out of intensive care.
Dio is screaming at somebody on the phone in
the hospital parking garage that he needs something immediately.
Across town, Isssa calls her attorney and
wants somebody found for her.
Dio meets up with Xi and Gussie in the lounge
and gets word that Cami’s out of danger.
Meanwhile, Rafa and Dan arrive in time for
din-din with Vivi. Rafa’s lending an
older laptop to Daniel since Dio needs him to do some things on it for him and
he can’t afford his own. Vivi mentions
that the gossip is that Cami has a secret lover, that he left a flower on Cami’s
pillow, but that Gussie thinks it was Alonso that left her the flower. Dan admits then, a bit sheepishly, that it
was him that left her the flower. He
agreed that he’d avoid giving in to his feelings for her, but well, he was
unable to control himself. (I think that’s
what he mumbled. No CC at this point.) Caras de pissed-off de Rafa and Vivi.
Labels: bravio
Refugio Para el Amor #137 Fri 10/19/12 Some Avon house calls with no sales, Gala refuses to follow the 'motherhood 101' script, Luci upset at meeting baby Gala, Rod comes by to reassure her he will never stop looking for baby Rod, Padre gives Luci some encouragement ... ah! and Frigida took a shower!
Refrito:
Luci's Apartment of Faith and Hope: (Loved the nick, Madelaine!)
Luci and Vio say goodbye to Paz… she is going back to Het Het.. but leaves worried about Luci and baby
Nicole's Salon:
Max arrives to ask Vicky for ‘the works’ personalized spa treatment at penthouse, cost is non-issue. Vicky not happy about it.
Fancy Hospital in the D.F. It is a beautiful girl!! Gagme not happy… get her away!
Lo Nuevo:
Connie is having tea with the older witches, Julie undermines Luci’s baby as ‘nada que ver’ while she praises Gagme’s new baby girl. RE comments that she never even met Luci’s baby boy(liar!!), nothing to write home about, white, black hair, big eyes… Julie says Gala’s baby looks like Rod, and Luci’s baby looks like her. Connie says if thst is so Luci’s baby must have been beautiful. She notes Julie is a bit anxious. She claims she is interviewing potential nannies for the baby.
At hospital, Rod is able to carry this child of his, calls her ‘little princess’. SO glad to have you in my arms. Daddy loves ya… (cries)… know you have a little bro called Rodrigo? And I swear… I swear to you that one day you will meet him… (kisses baby on forehead)… looks up determined…
Pato in therapy again, Janah runs in to tell him Rod’s baby was born. Pato can’t go with her to see her, have to meet Luci at office, but will go see her tomorrow. Janah will take picture of baby to send him. Janah leaves, Pato is sad, even drops the therapy ball… ‘Rod must be happy’. Jorge asks about Luci’s baby investigation. Nothing. Two months have gone and no clue where he is.
At TL Manor, Frigida and Mati in kitchen… each takes the marketing propaganda they have us used to. Frigida comments she is in talks with Gagme and Julie about working for them. Mati says but isn't Gagme going to hire a nanny and two nurses to care for the baby? ah! then you will be HER nanny. Frigida tells Mati ‘it shows you were never happy since you were a kid’.
At TL offices, Aldo reports his expenses to Max, including a ‘carrito’, a working tool. ‘an active circulante’… LOL!!
Oscar comes in and Aldo takes his exit before he gets yelled at. Oscar congratulates Max on the birth of baby granddaughter.
Oscar brings him report that the investigators have so far. They are almost certain that the baby must still be alive, since around that time there was no report of a dead baby found.
Don Chelo is singing again (sorry don’t know the name of the song… that one that sounds funi, funi funi culaaaa…) Talks to Mateo, while hanging the rags/cloth diapers on a clothes line inside his hut because it is about to rain outside, washing the soiled diapers too… Baby Rod is much bigger looking now, pretty accurate for 2 mos old (but a 2 mos well fed baby… so Don Chelo must have gone out of his way to feed and treat him right)
Vio, Luci and Selene show Lore and Fabian the site for their new business ‘Curvas Continuas’ (continuous/neverending curves)…
At Het Het… at the work shop in Magda’s house, things look good, Namurachi is saying all they need now is to work on motivating the women to come work and learn… Namu asks about Luci… very sad, but she won’t loose faith. Namu is always praying for her. How is Paz? On her way home. … Hopefully Luci will make it home too. Namu wants to thank her personally for everything she has done for the women. Magda says thanks to you too since you have taken over and done so much for the women around here.
Don Aq comes in, and Magda is as bitter with him as always… He asks how is Luci and her baby… Magda won’t believe his concern is honest. Want me to believe you are worried about Luci?... Don Aq insults Magda’s character… she keeps sermoning about he never cared for Vio… Don Aq does not want her to mix apples and oranges. Ariche comes in asking for Luci and baby. Don Aq leaves after shouting that if he does not do more for Luci it is for Magda’s attitude toward him… Magda takes Ariche to get a drink.
Janah, Aldo and Melissa come to the hospital to meet the baby girl. Julie lies to her toes saying Gala is sooooo happy to have her baby. RE pulls Julie aside saying Gala has to change her attitude, Everyone else already noticed how ‘not into it’ she is about her daughter. Julie says it is not so serious, just post-partum stuff. RE says she does not know about that, but Rod’s birth was the biggest happy moment in her life and Max’s life. Then when Janah was born it was the final piece to solidify their marriage. Julie cannot stay quiet and says ‘of course, I can imagine! Your marriage is such an exemplary marriage’ (LOL!! This whole exchange is so funny) RE looks at her like a warning.
Vicky arrives at Max’ new apt… he welcomes her, she has an attitude, she did not come to do what he expects, she just came because he wanted to talk, so talk!... Max taken aback.
At Gala’s hospital room, Connie and her kids are there to see the kid. Connie is carrying the baby. Melissa asks permission to take a picture. Gala says sure but not really interested. Aldo comments ‘uy! How moved/emotional!’ Gala claims she is ‘tired’ but not nicely. Rod says our baby is beautiful. Gala says ‘yes I know, it was logical to be so)’. Rod asks Gala to carry the baby. Gala says no, better put her in the crib, I am tired and in pain. Aldo again comments ‘how motherly!’ to which he gets a rolling eyes from Melissa. (But even though Melissa rolled her eyes at Aldo, both Rod and Connie also looked at Gala a bit surprised/deflated when she responded she did not want to carry her). After a while… the conversation gets around the name they will give the baby girl. Aldo asks about ‘Galita’. Gala undermines that, it is not fashionable anymore nowadays. When the visitors leave, Gala nags about it being a bad custom for people to visit her the very day she has a surgery… Rod claims she is not sick, but she repeats she is not feeling well, don’t want visits… Rod says the baby is biting at his finger. She says call the nurse to feed her. Rod surprised Gala is not planning to feed her herself.
‘ Not in your dreams, Rodrigo’. He is hurt … certainly we all know who will be the better parent here…
At TL office, Pato and Luci are in his office, he is glad she finally came to the office.
Pato receives a message. He gets Luci to help him with it… turns out it is the photo of the baby girl from Janah, Luci is instantly upset and Pato realizes it, he says that it is Rod’s baby girl, that Janah had told him she would send a picture. Luciana, with major difficulty to keep herself together, walks back in front of his desk and sits down, manages to say ‘she is very pretty’. Pato looks at her, not sure who looks more pained.
Luci assumes Rod must be very happy. But Pato knows better, so he tells her not to get like this, that even though Rod is happy for his daughter, for him to be completely happy they have to find his son.
Luci: Yes, my son. We have to find my son because my only consolation is to think that my son is being cared for well by good people who love him very much and treat him right. Right, Patricio? (Great acting here by both Zuria and Brandon).
At Max’s apt, he wants Vicky to stop the silly talk, she came to be with him… Vicky stands firm, he continues to try to convince him to get back with him as before. Vicky is not willing to turn back time… what she wants is to enjoy her youth, will find a man who cares for me and treats me right, who will treat me as I deserve, as a QUEEN!!!... Don’t even have time to see you regularly since Nicole gave her the admin of this estetica while she manages the other one… I even get a cut of the profits. She helped me without asking for anything in return. Max changes strategy saying this was a test of her to make sure she wanted to be with him for him, not for his money… Vicky is not buying what he is selling, she says time is gold, so you can keep the time I just wasted on you. After she leaves Max swears to himself that Vicky will be back begging him to take her back.
Lastra came to Estelita’s house. She won’t have any of what he is selling either… Estelita blames him for all the disgraces of Luci and then Lorenzo… he wanted to get them in jail with false accusations. She would never let her daughter have anything to do with him. He claims he is willing to change, to become another man, but need a chance to tell your daughter. Estelita pushes him out the door… He has one final plea… ‘for your daughter I found love’… to no avail, no sale at this door…
Janah calls Lorenzo asking for Luci… same … Janah tells him Rodrigo’s daughter was born… Lorenzo says if she looks like you she must be beautiful. Janah can’t help but blush at the compliment… Janah sends her greetings to Luci… Lorenzo repeats she is more than welcome to visit her anytime… Thanks… thank you for calling.. aaahhh love…
Pato on phone with Rod… Rod says he is happy, just as he was when he met his son over the phone sent picture… Pato tells Rod Luci was with him when he received the pic from Janah and Luci was very upset by it. Rod asks how can I be happy when she is suffering so… Pato tells him what Luci said, that she would only find her happiness when she gets her son back. Rod knows it. And he swears to Pato he will find it and give it to Luci, even if it is the last thing he does. Pato says I hope so, both of you deserve to have your son…. Janah comes in smiling… Came to say good night. Tells Pato she called Lorenzo. He teases her her mom will find out. Then about her saying ‘no tiene nada de malo’ (there is nothing wrong with that (calling Lorenzo) [or the alternate meaning with him (Lorenzo)]…then about Janah saying ‘Lorenzo is VERY well/fine’ (which could mean healthwise or hunkwise) Just then comes the witch they were worrying/joking about… none other than the wicked witch of the East who somehow avoided Dorothy’s house from flattening her like a pancake. RE asks Pato why he did not come to the hospital to meet his niece. Pato says I prefer to wait and meet her at their apartment. RE says don’t know why since she is the firstborn of your brother. (Pato just looks down, but Janah comments that the first born of Rod was Luci’s baby.). RE keeps on demeaning/not recognizing Luci’s baby as Rod’s firstborn…Ah! Luci’s baby… that poor angelito surely must be in heaven… (Pato takes offense with this) Mama… I am sure Luci’s baby is alive somewhere.And we will find him. RE keeps lying up her rearview side saying she has been praying for him, may God protect him wherever he is.
Pato just rolls his eyes and looks away. Same with Janah.
At TL offices, Aldo gets summoned again to see Max. He is worried it is another issue with his expense report… but no, Max wants Aldo to do some errands for him. Just follow the instructions I give you tomorrow. You just show up in my name, they will know how to deal with you… Btw, I am very well pleased with your attitude as of late. Btw, did you break up with Vicky? …. She broke up with me… that is not what you both said at the restaurant. … Fine, just do what I tell you tomorrow.
At hospital, Dr says they might go tomorrow. Gala seems to want to spend another week at nurse scout torture camp… Julie says no way, better to spend the night at a luxury hotel than at a hospital! It would even be cheaper!.. (even Gagme is gagging.. GAH!!!) Doctor smirks at the comment but continues on… you let me know then. Doc takes his leave. Rod goes with him. Julie is in disbelief that Gagme wants to stay… Gagme says I want Rod’s attention… Julie insists Gagme needs to pay more attention to her daughter since she is the passport/gateway to the TL inheritance. And now that she is born, you should start insisting in Rod getting a living will.. and you listen to me, from this point forward you do whatever Rod says… Gala turns away not liking that piece of the marching orders…
Rod and Gagme’s friends are out in waiting room… they are not in a hurry to get married.. Fer is not in a hurry to take role of housewife and mother… Vale is in disbelief that Gagme would be a 24/7 mother. .. Just at this moment Rod comes out and says ‘yes Valentina… it will be so, at least until the baby is 3 y.o., then will go to school and Gagme would go back to the office. Rod tells his friends he will spend the night with Gala. Vale says the baby looks like Rod, the prettiest of the whole nursery. Julie comments that her granddaughter will never call her ‘abuela’, just ‘Julie’… (GAHHH!!!) Rod says he will go the apt for clothes and will be back. But will leave very early in the morning, have a meeting at the office and will be back later in the day in case she is released. (not exactly what Gagme had in mind, is it?)
At her apartment, Luci is on phone with Claudio… she is about to go to sleep. Doorbell rings. It is Rod (who else??) She lets him in. She gets anxious asking if there are news on her son… Rod says unfortunately not. But you know Claudio and I will not rest until there are. Luci notes it has been 67 days with no news on my son. Rod says more than 1600 hours… (he can do math too)… He says Pato told him she met his daughter. Luci says yes she is beautiful, then she gets paranoic/startled, begging Rod to never take his eyes off his daughter because otherwise something could happen to her… Rod approaches Luci and comforts her.…Rod swears to Luci he will never stop looking for ‘OUR’ son. NEVER!… He is also my son. He is OUR son. And believe me I am fighting with all my heart so I would not have to see you like this, so I would not have to see the sorrow in your eyes. (he hugs her).
Don CHelo is with Mateo tapping off his gasses. He holds his drink bottle, tells him he has not had a drop of alcohol in two months, still fighting the temptation… HE puts Mateo back in his wooden basket stroller(baby Mateo barely fits in it anymore)… he has something important to do…. He grabs the bottle… cheers!... and drinks the whole bottle. (OUCH!!)
At TL manor, Frigida begs RE to let her go out for a while. RE wants her to wait for the weekend. Frigida begs some more. RE gives in. ‘I even took a shower already!’ (LOVED the look on RE’s face at this final comment on Frigida). RE and Mati find it strange that Frigida has to go out.
RE is heading to the hospital. Mati will wait until they are back in the apartment to meet the baby.
At street sidewalk Chelo is doing his act and passing the hat for the coins. Some old woman is nagging about him doing this on the street and having the baby beside him. Chelo defends himself saying he has to get some money to survive and support the baby… The ladies notice his breath smells of alcohol and they comment he should be reported to the authorities.
Padre Honesto visits Luci. He owed her a visit for a long time. HE wants to talk to her. Luci upset tells Padre that it has been two months and no news on her son. Not a hint. She keeps trying. But she can’t take it, and she confesses her faith buckles at times. Padre says it is normal for her to weaken. Luci says I lost it. I can’t stop thinking that if I had not left that clinic my son would be with me!! Padre keeps telling her not to torment herself. Luci asks what mother would do that?? Padre reminds her even Virgin Mary lost her son for three days, and found him. That Jesus prepared her for his redemption, for our salvation. Think that even the Virgin Mary went through this and suffered very much. Maybe through your suffering you could help more people.. (now I see Luci and Rod starting a foundation to help find lost kids by the FIN). Luci nods in agreement.
RE and Genaro in the white SUV almost run into CHelo and the stroller… RE is yelling at Chelo and standing right by Mateo… she takes one look at Mateo and freezes. (this baby must remind her of baby Luci because RE is frozen in her tracks)
Chelo yells at RE to let him get off the road, there are cars waiting to go by. RE keeps on yelling at him, Viejo bruto!! And that the authorities should take the baby from him. RE gets back in car and Chelo takes Mateo away saying ‘don’t mind this old hag woman’.
RE is at church looking for Padre Honesto. The monaguillo/altarboy tells her Padre left. RE calls Padre. He tells her I am with Luci, don’t wait for me. RE is not happy to hear that. Padre keeps encouraging Luci to pray and wait… hope is wishing it will happen, faith is believing it will happen and courage is to make it happen. (very nice scene)
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At CHelo’s hut… he tells Dona Chuy about his meeting with the ill-intentioned women.
That the ladies said he uses the baby to inspire pity… and that RE and her chofer almost ran them over and RE even insulted him over that! And that RE would not stop staring at Mateo… The baby is so ‘chulo’ that he calls a lot of attention. Chuy notices Chelo stinks of alcohol. Chelo whines that he does not have to change his lifestyle for the baby. He can turn it into the authorities. Chuy asks if you were not going to change, why did you keep him?? Borracho!! … She leaves, Chelo warns Mateo that he will turn him in…
Mateo is crying loudly, Chelo grabs another bottle, but then looks at Mateo and seems to stop drinking.
Previews: Luci tells Claudio she wants to help the street kids (I knew it!!)
RE tells someone she just saw a baby on the street and it looked like Luci’s baby.
Chuy warns Chelo: Either you care for the baby or you turn him in the authorities!
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