Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Fuego, Wed., July 16: Get yourself a lab coat and a stethoscope, and you too can be a Mexican doctor!
Buenas noches a todos. Here we go…
So we start tonight with flashbacks of the Reyes bros. receiving news of Libia’s death. Remember how the local “authorities” left her face-down in that river over night? Or how the Reyes bros. left their sister’s casket in a cave, and then wrapped their hands around a prickly bush? Ah, and who can forget Juan’s fateful vow to seek vengeance on the Elizondo family? Well, things have certainly changed. Believe it or not, Juan has come to his senses and wants the Elizondo family to know the truth.
Eva visits Sofia to tell her that Gabi has suffered another crisis. This time the “attack” was provoked by meek little Eva spilling the beans about the baby she had with Bernie.
Eva wants to talk to a more than reluctant Juan. Apparently it’s about her last secret ever-she swears. Now, more than ever, she is sure that the boys must know that Rosario is her daughter.
Gabi is strategizing with Fernie. She tells him that God is on her side, and that He knows exactly what she is suffering. She also says that she had a real fainting incident that was confirmed by the doctor in the local clinic; now no one can say she’s a liar. “Every cloud has a silver lining” chimes in Fernie the optimist. He asks what provoked the fainting, and she answers that it was caused by Eva’s revelation about her relationship with Bernie and their daughter Rosie.
Frankie, who’s really behind the times, asks Eva if Rosie knows that Eva is her mother. Yes she knows, but Eva doesn’t want to disclose any more information than that. Oscar throws a hissy-fit about the whole ordeal. We are then interrupted by Quinti who informs the group that Sofia has left the building. Juan, outraged, wants to know who would ever let her go anywhere by herself. Eva tells Juan that she went to see her mother on the ranch.
As Sofia is going up the stairs she is stopped by her husband. Fernie has forbid her to see her mother because she causes her way to many problems. Then the conversation switches subjects and concerns Sofia’s relationship with Juan. As we know, Juan is a real man who has given Sofia things that Fernie never could. Blah, blah, blah. Interestingly enough, Fernie makes his little scrunchy face and grabs Sofia’s arm. I really don’t know why he feels so attached to a woman with whom he no longer lives, and deep down despises. Anyway, he tells her that she’s a whore, and that she is never allowed to come back. Juan to the rescue! “Don’t you talk to my girl that way!” Punch, boom, bang, etc. The two men, who are notorious for their high levels of testosterone, battle it out over a woman who, frankly, isn’t worth the nosebleed. Fernie goes for the punch…and it’s bad! He hits the horse in the painting. Now it’s Gabi to the rescue! She has miraculously risen out of bed and has a gun! The fight’s over boys…
Gabi is on her little soap box, explaining that if she shot Juan, it would be justified because he has caused her a lot of suffering. She creeps down the stairs like an animal on the prowl. Little Fernie hides behind the rot iron whispering “Do it, do it. Kill ‘em.” Juan even tells Gabi to kill himself, but then he remembers his son, and tells Gabi not to kill her grandson. She doesn’t care because the kid’s a bastard. Here comes Eva as surprised as ever. Gabi tells Juan and Sofia that they don’t deserve to be happy, and she wishes that they never find happiness. Sofia freaks out, though I don’t know why because this is like the billionth time that Gabi has told her this, and reminds Gabi that she is her daughter, therefore she has to love her! “You are mistaken, bitch” says Gabi (loosely translated).
Meanwhile, in the jungle Gramps calls home, he is talking to dumb and dumber about consulting with his doctor friend about Gabi’s “illness.” Eva barges in and tells them that something bad is going down over at the other set, and that they better get over there ASAP. Yeah, leave it to a worry-wart, two boobs, and a senior in a wheel chair to stop the show-down.
Gabi’s got her finger on the trigger, and with a stern look she tells Sofia that she doesn’t want to be Sofia’s mother anymore. If only it were that simple… She aims, Sofia and Juan look into each other’s eyes, and she is startled by Frankie’s entrance; he’s got a gun, and he’s ready to shoot. At the same time he comes in, so do the negotiators. Gramps cries, and everyone is safe. Oh darn, no one important died…
Ofelia goes to some school to enroll Pablito, but she doesn't have his documents and therefore cannot enroll him. Fine time for this little scene, eh? Sometimes I seriously believe that I could produce a better version of this novela in my back yard with the local neighborhood kids.
Just when we thought the fight was over, Juan has to make his speech about leaving for good, and how it’s not worth hanging around the ranch. Frankie and Oscar keep their guns aimed at Gabi, while she sort of aims hers at Juan. Juan and Sofia leave together.
Padre Tadeo pays a visit to his new friend in jail. He wants more information about Mapache’s death so that he can bail his friend out. The friend relates that Mapache muttered something about Fernando Escardon, a.k.a. Fernie!
Gabi is crushed. Fernie reproaches her for not killing Juan, and thus ending all of their problems. Gabi says that it isn’t time for that just yet.
Sofia is dabbing Juan’s wounds and apologizing for going to see her mother. This reminds me of the oddly-romantic scene in Beauty and the Beast when Belle is treating the Beast’s wounds, who closely resembles Juan in character and physique. Anyway, Juan tells Sofia that he is really sorry that her mother hates her, and he feels sort of guilty for all of their problems. Well, he’s right about something… Sofia disregards this statement, and explains that Gabi has always hated her and her father. But that’s not all, and Sofia feels that something else has to be behind all of this hate that Gabi has for her.
Eva visits Gabi in her bedroom, and tells her that she is more than ready to get the hell out of the freakish place Gabi calls home. “No way” says Gabi. Eva must stay because that will be her punishment; she will be forced to watch the Elizondo family disintegrate as a result of her actions. Eva corrects her, and says that Gabi is the reason everyone is so messed up. Eva tries to leave, but Gabi makes her come back; she wants to know how long she and Bernie had a thing. As we know, it was a one-night thing, where Eva got Bernie drunk and shut the lights off. All she wanted to do what put the geezer in bed, but it was really dark that night. Batta-boom, batta-bing, Eva’s knocked-up and you know the rest… Gabi tells Eva that she is worthless, and she feels sorry for her. Gabi tells her that her punishment will be her daughter will never forgive her. Call me crazy, but why the hell does Eva hang around the Elizondo dump when she clearly wants to leave? I thought she was above letting some crazy old bitch control her every move.
Gramps visits Gabi. He wants to know why she tried to kill Juan and her daughter. He begs her to reconcile, and he tells her that he is sorry for everything that she has become. He warns her that if she doesn’t reconcile soon, she is going to be alone. Gabi doesn’t buy his story, and tells him to get out because he makes her sick. She cries, he cries, end of story.
Things are kinda hot at the Tumbao…if you’re 15, and into the Rainforest Café scene… Niurka is desperately in love with Oscar, and is trying to understand this love triangle that exists between the Reyes bros. and the Elizondo girls. She is happy to know that Rosario is not her competition as she suspected, and therefore makes the first move (of the day, that is).
Sarita and Jimena are arguing about Gabi. Sarita asks Jimena to cool it, and Jimena says that she doesn’t like how Gabi bans her from seeing Sofia. Sarita explains that Gabi’s health is not the greatest, and therefore she doesn’t respond too well when provoked. No kidding. Blah, blah, blah. Jimena is sure that Oscar loves her, blah, blah, blah.
Oscar tells Niurka that she’s a nice girl an all, but he is in love with Jimena. Niurka tells him that this is the first time a man has turned her down. The least they can do is have a drink together. Oscar agrees to “only one.” Once she gets some alcohol in him, Niurka goes for the gold and makes a move to kiss him. He leaves, and she is beside herself because she loves him so much.
Sofia commends Juan for being such a good brother/father. She then asks him about the vengeance he mentioned to her. He starts with the story about his sister dying. Then he says that ever since he met Sofia he gave up that silly vengeance thing. That almost makes sense… He tells Sofia that he will do anything in the world to make sure she is safe and well. They kiss, he holds her…
So Gramps has gone to the clinic to introduce himself to the new doctor. Gramps tells the guy that he has decided to visit the clinic regularly because it has expanded its staff and obtained new medicines. Gramps introduces himself as a doctor, which really goes to show you that as long as you wear a lab coat and a stethoscope, you too can be a Mexican doctor. Gramps pulls out some forged document he got from Gabi, and asks the guy to check it out. The guy says that it is okay, and commented that her disease requires a lot of time to cure itself.
Family unit A and family unit B both go to mass and sit on opposite sides of the aisle. Don’t you love how Juan only bothers to button the last two buttons on his shirt? It’s not like it’s hot outside because Fernie wears a leather jacket. But then again, I should consider that Juan has less than a fourth-grade education, and thinks that Gramps is the smartest guy since Socrates. Coincidently, today’s mass is about loving your children, regardless of what they do, and to let your heart free itself of hate and grudges. Gabi is offended by this, and makes family unit A leave the church, but not before she slaps Sofia a good one. Well gosh, tt’s not like she was giving the sermon…
Tomorrow: Now, more than ever, the Elizondo girls are about to lose the loves of their lives because they are marrying some dim-wits next week on account of their bitchy mother. What else is new?
So we start tonight with flashbacks of the Reyes bros. receiving news of Libia’s death. Remember how the local “authorities” left her face-down in that river over night? Or how the Reyes bros. left their sister’s casket in a cave, and then wrapped their hands around a prickly bush? Ah, and who can forget Juan’s fateful vow to seek vengeance on the Elizondo family? Well, things have certainly changed. Believe it or not, Juan has come to his senses and wants the Elizondo family to know the truth.
Eva visits Sofia to tell her that Gabi has suffered another crisis. This time the “attack” was provoked by meek little Eva spilling the beans about the baby she had with Bernie.
Eva wants to talk to a more than reluctant Juan. Apparently it’s about her last secret ever-she swears. Now, more than ever, she is sure that the boys must know that Rosario is her daughter.
Gabi is strategizing with Fernie. She tells him that God is on her side, and that He knows exactly what she is suffering. She also says that she had a real fainting incident that was confirmed by the doctor in the local clinic; now no one can say she’s a liar. “Every cloud has a silver lining” chimes in Fernie the optimist. He asks what provoked the fainting, and she answers that it was caused by Eva’s revelation about her relationship with Bernie and their daughter Rosie.
Frankie, who’s really behind the times, asks Eva if Rosie knows that Eva is her mother. Yes she knows, but Eva doesn’t want to disclose any more information than that. Oscar throws a hissy-fit about the whole ordeal. We are then interrupted by Quinti who informs the group that Sofia has left the building. Juan, outraged, wants to know who would ever let her go anywhere by herself. Eva tells Juan that she went to see her mother on the ranch.
As Sofia is going up the stairs she is stopped by her husband. Fernie has forbid her to see her mother because she causes her way to many problems. Then the conversation switches subjects and concerns Sofia’s relationship with Juan. As we know, Juan is a real man who has given Sofia things that Fernie never could. Blah, blah, blah. Interestingly enough, Fernie makes his little scrunchy face and grabs Sofia’s arm. I really don’t know why he feels so attached to a woman with whom he no longer lives, and deep down despises. Anyway, he tells her that she’s a whore, and that she is never allowed to come back. Juan to the rescue! “Don’t you talk to my girl that way!” Punch, boom, bang, etc. The two men, who are notorious for their high levels of testosterone, battle it out over a woman who, frankly, isn’t worth the nosebleed. Fernie goes for the punch…and it’s bad! He hits the horse in the painting. Now it’s Gabi to the rescue! She has miraculously risen out of bed and has a gun! The fight’s over boys…
Gabi is on her little soap box, explaining that if she shot Juan, it would be justified because he has caused her a lot of suffering. She creeps down the stairs like an animal on the prowl. Little Fernie hides behind the rot iron whispering “Do it, do it. Kill ‘em.” Juan even tells Gabi to kill himself, but then he remembers his son, and tells Gabi not to kill her grandson. She doesn’t care because the kid’s a bastard. Here comes Eva as surprised as ever. Gabi tells Juan and Sofia that they don’t deserve to be happy, and she wishes that they never find happiness. Sofia freaks out, though I don’t know why because this is like the billionth time that Gabi has told her this, and reminds Gabi that she is her daughter, therefore she has to love her! “You are mistaken, bitch” says Gabi (loosely translated).
Meanwhile, in the jungle Gramps calls home, he is talking to dumb and dumber about consulting with his doctor friend about Gabi’s “illness.” Eva barges in and tells them that something bad is going down over at the other set, and that they better get over there ASAP. Yeah, leave it to a worry-wart, two boobs, and a senior in a wheel chair to stop the show-down.
Gabi’s got her finger on the trigger, and with a stern look she tells Sofia that she doesn’t want to be Sofia’s mother anymore. If only it were that simple… She aims, Sofia and Juan look into each other’s eyes, and she is startled by Frankie’s entrance; he’s got a gun, and he’s ready to shoot. At the same time he comes in, so do the negotiators. Gramps cries, and everyone is safe. Oh darn, no one important died…
Ofelia goes to some school to enroll Pablito, but she doesn't have his documents and therefore cannot enroll him. Fine time for this little scene, eh? Sometimes I seriously believe that I could produce a better version of this novela in my back yard with the local neighborhood kids.
Just when we thought the fight was over, Juan has to make his speech about leaving for good, and how it’s not worth hanging around the ranch. Frankie and Oscar keep their guns aimed at Gabi, while she sort of aims hers at Juan. Juan and Sofia leave together.
Padre Tadeo pays a visit to his new friend in jail. He wants more information about Mapache’s death so that he can bail his friend out. The friend relates that Mapache muttered something about Fernando Escardon, a.k.a. Fernie!
Gabi is crushed. Fernie reproaches her for not killing Juan, and thus ending all of their problems. Gabi says that it isn’t time for that just yet.
Sofia is dabbing Juan’s wounds and apologizing for going to see her mother. This reminds me of the oddly-romantic scene in Beauty and the Beast when Belle is treating the Beast’s wounds, who closely resembles Juan in character and physique. Anyway, Juan tells Sofia that he is really sorry that her mother hates her, and he feels sort of guilty for all of their problems. Well, he’s right about something… Sofia disregards this statement, and explains that Gabi has always hated her and her father. But that’s not all, and Sofia feels that something else has to be behind all of this hate that Gabi has for her.
Eva visits Gabi in her bedroom, and tells her that she is more than ready to get the hell out of the freakish place Gabi calls home. “No way” says Gabi. Eva must stay because that will be her punishment; she will be forced to watch the Elizondo family disintegrate as a result of her actions. Eva corrects her, and says that Gabi is the reason everyone is so messed up. Eva tries to leave, but Gabi makes her come back; she wants to know how long she and Bernie had a thing. As we know, it was a one-night thing, where Eva got Bernie drunk and shut the lights off. All she wanted to do what put the geezer in bed, but it was really dark that night. Batta-boom, batta-bing, Eva’s knocked-up and you know the rest… Gabi tells Eva that she is worthless, and she feels sorry for her. Gabi tells her that her punishment will be her daughter will never forgive her. Call me crazy, but why the hell does Eva hang around the Elizondo dump when she clearly wants to leave? I thought she was above letting some crazy old bitch control her every move.
Gramps visits Gabi. He wants to know why she tried to kill Juan and her daughter. He begs her to reconcile, and he tells her that he is sorry for everything that she has become. He warns her that if she doesn’t reconcile soon, she is going to be alone. Gabi doesn’t buy his story, and tells him to get out because he makes her sick. She cries, he cries, end of story.
Things are kinda hot at the Tumbao…if you’re 15, and into the Rainforest Café scene… Niurka is desperately in love with Oscar, and is trying to understand this love triangle that exists between the Reyes bros. and the Elizondo girls. She is happy to know that Rosario is not her competition as she suspected, and therefore makes the first move (of the day, that is).
Sarita and Jimena are arguing about Gabi. Sarita asks Jimena to cool it, and Jimena says that she doesn’t like how Gabi bans her from seeing Sofia. Sarita explains that Gabi’s health is not the greatest, and therefore she doesn’t respond too well when provoked. No kidding. Blah, blah, blah. Jimena is sure that Oscar loves her, blah, blah, blah.
Oscar tells Niurka that she’s a nice girl an all, but he is in love with Jimena. Niurka tells him that this is the first time a man has turned her down. The least they can do is have a drink together. Oscar agrees to “only one.” Once she gets some alcohol in him, Niurka goes for the gold and makes a move to kiss him. He leaves, and she is beside herself because she loves him so much.
Sofia commends Juan for being such a good brother/father. She then asks him about the vengeance he mentioned to her. He starts with the story about his sister dying. Then he says that ever since he met Sofia he gave up that silly vengeance thing. That almost makes sense… He tells Sofia that he will do anything in the world to make sure she is safe and well. They kiss, he holds her…
So Gramps has gone to the clinic to introduce himself to the new doctor. Gramps tells the guy that he has decided to visit the clinic regularly because it has expanded its staff and obtained new medicines. Gramps introduces himself as a doctor, which really goes to show you that as long as you wear a lab coat and a stethoscope, you too can be a Mexican doctor. Gramps pulls out some forged document he got from Gabi, and asks the guy to check it out. The guy says that it is okay, and commented that her disease requires a lot of time to cure itself.
Family unit A and family unit B both go to mass and sit on opposite sides of the aisle. Don’t you love how Juan only bothers to button the last two buttons on his shirt? It’s not like it’s hot outside because Fernie wears a leather jacket. But then again, I should consider that Juan has less than a fourth-grade education, and thinks that Gramps is the smartest guy since Socrates. Coincidently, today’s mass is about loving your children, regardless of what they do, and to let your heart free itself of hate and grudges. Gabi is offended by this, and makes family unit A leave the church, but not before she slaps Sofia a good one. Well gosh, tt’s not like she was giving the sermon…
Tomorrow: Now, more than ever, the Elizondo girls are about to lose the loves of their lives because they are marrying some dim-wits next week on account of their bitchy mother. What else is new?
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Pasión de Gavilanes, Wed., July 16,
Fernando two times Grabi on their honeymoon
"¡¿Querían guerra?! ¡Pues, guerra van a tener!" "You want war!? Then you will have war!"
Do we need a reason for another cute pic of Juan?
Melissa tries to help Leonidas find inner peace or at least loosen up a little
Juan and NormaHow about Feonando leaving his bride to gamble all night and go after hot chicks and then when Grabi is annoyed, a little rough sex and she's purring like a kitten. Yecch! If I have to hear 'Amor Prohibido' one more time, I'll scream.
Sarita saved Juan's life but he didn't seem very appreciative. Why doesn't he carry a gun in his truck like all the other guys who drive pickup trucks? Speaking of which, this may be the last we see of Juan's junker.
Melissa and Leonidas were very funny. How can Leonidas be so nice with Jimena and so stupid with his son. Although personally, I think Ruth could do better. Has Jimena actually agreed to go live with her husband! What an amazing idea.
It looks like the good times - performances by Pepita and nice family dinners - at the Elizondo hacienda are over tomorrow.
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Fuego en la Sangre #56, Tues. July 15 - Tie Me Up - Tie Me Down While Michael Jackson sings Beat It
Songs I hummed to myself while writing this: "Beat It" - Michael Jackson, "Mamma Mia" - ABBA, "Back To Black" - Amy Winehouse.... But on to the excitement of the evening, we have our own unrepentant Mamma who beats backs until black but don't worry, we still can't see any hoochie coochie mammas with dangling bangles. Life is still so very strange in FELSLand:
Gabi demands that the Tweedles marry her daughters immediately then hurries home to lock said damsels in her room since they seem to escape from their own rooms so easily. First she slaps them silly as if they weren't silly enough already. Juan has a fever from being the whipped; Gabi has a fever from being the whipper. Franco and Oscar question Juan on his plans since he submitted to this senseless thrashing. He insists he did it because he is in love. Gabi delivers the one week until the wedding or a life time in the convent threat. Juan tries to make sense of now loving the woman whom he once swore as his mortal enemy. He calls for an end to the rancor, vengeance and hatred. Franco and Oscar look on uncertainly.
One by one Bernardo's daughters run fond ancient memory movies of life with Papa complete with Disneyesque sparkle stars as he spends time to teach them truck driving, horse riding or walking on top of stone walls and hands out sweet gifts with little angel motifs. We've seen these scenes before but perhaps extra memories just cost too much to film. Let's hope these weren't the only good times they had. At least Mamma Gabi isn't shown with sparkle stars added to her slaps or pulling their braids. In fact there don't seem to be any memory movies of her except in her own head. The girls pray to have Papa guard and protect them. Sofia in her own new life asks him not to abandon them.
Armando and Feo show up at the Tumbao to enjoy Maracuya's red bustle and grind number looking on with dangerous dark hats among the happy straw sombreros.
Finally Oscar and Franco are doing a bit of work to bring the bakery back to it's former glory. Eva shows up and is treated to sneers but persists to tell them that Sarita and Jimena are on the one week plan down the marriage aisle. They suddenly forget about insulting her but over at the Tumbao, Armando grabs a sparkle festooned sleeve of Maracuya's growling that he doesn't take slights well. She smacks him a good one as she assures him she does what she wants and no one has any say to the contrary. This is the only smack I have enjoyed this week. Maracuya looks better every minute.
While still showing the edge of the exotic club decor, we strangely find Padre Tadeo accusing Feonando of rummaging (hurgar, but look, a bonus phrase: this works with nariz if you want to talk about picking your nose) through his papers. Feo nahnah's him but PaddyTaddy says he not only isn't afraid of his words, he suspects the worst (love the way he can softly roll the rrrrrr in peor, he likes it too so does it twice). Where was I, oh, Feo will find out what is worse. They continue to stare and sneer each other down but the cigar smoke must be the winning blow if PT's face is an indication. Feo does look uncertain or is it just stupid? The market boys look on in the shadows.
Juan is panting and raving in pain. Sofia worries about Juan's rising fever and rushes out to seek cold water presses.
Abuelo Augustin arrives in the office alone for once with the files. Not much of interest emerges from his search but Gabi's certificate of health from the clinic doctor (remember Doctor Matasanos (quack)?) She enters trying to grab the certificate and slap him at the same time. Eva intervenes with pleas for no more hitting. Gabi swats at her ineffectively but is closer to the mark with her cutting remarks of Eva's bad mothering and the loose morals of her bad daughter. Eva just can't take any more soooooo......
Thanks to all the telenovela gods for letting me be the one to report that finally Eva gets to tell Gabriela that her lost child was fathered by none other than the greatest lover of this entire TN = Don Bernardo.
Somehow, Oscar and Franco stroll into Gabi's bedroom to surprise the viewers and the girls. Did Eva have a secret key? Were there new ropes to this balcony? Never mind, the kissing and planning of elopement/girl robbing goes into hyperdrive. Juan's raving goes into hyperdrive too. He rants about his love of Sofia and his need to avenge his sister. He swears to get revenge for her to an anxious looking Sofia who says tranquilo another two hundred times. The cold presses aren't working, Sofia knows she must go out into the very dark very scary night to seek the doctor....
Fer watches from behind a tree with evil glttering in his eyes as the insult shouting crowd of peasant women gather to stone the luckless pregnant Sofia for her sinful ways. Once again this baby is threatened. Didn't we (I'm including Juan here) warn her against just this kind of risky behavior? Once again Adela Noriega is to be stoned by a well paid crowd of poor women only too amused to have something to do besides watch FELS on the tele every night. (Some of you may remember the first time was when Adela as Alfonsina, the poor girlfriend of Maricio Islas as Alejandro, the rich son of the hacienda in El Manantial. It must have been a bit of deja vu for her).
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Padre Tadeo appears in the nick of time to give an impromptu sermon who without guilt can cast the first stone. The abashed women reluctantly lower their polished but big, mean stones and abandon their stiff memorized speeches about casting this shameless sinner out of their village. Whew, we just brushed past another menace to the Reyes baby. The doctor miraculously shows up just after that so Sofia doesn't have to go searching any further in the big scary dark. Doctor, priest and American Girl Doll all zoom back to minister to the still raving Juan. The doctor has fever reducers and antibiotics, the priest has advice and comfort, Sofia is full of love and concern.
We get to luxuriate in the scene with Gabriela hearing all the wonderful details of Don Bernardo fathering Eva's child who is not a whore anymore than his other daughters. Eva tells of her lifelong love of Bernardo while Gabriela pulls her famous swooning scene dropping to the office floor. Eva yells for Rosendo, Oscar uses the famous credit card routine to unlock the bedroom door, the girls break up their little elopement planning meeting to rush to BadMom's side. Rosendo carries the unconscious seldom serene body of Gabi onto the sofa. Even Abuela Augustin doesn't know if it is sincere or not. Meanwhile back in the bedroom Franco and Oscar have to decide how to get out.
Paddy Tad points out that the women were not of this pueblo, surely there were brought in to assault (agredir) her.
Sofia wants to know why Juan's mad ravings were all about no more vengance. PaddyTad says ask Juan when his teeth stop chattering with fever.
Armando pays off the rocker women threatening them to keep quiet. He joins Feo in the truck who tells him every day he wishes more fervently he could help PaddyTad meet his maker.
Gabriela wakes up and she is babbling incoherently. Eva looks worried that she will find her tongue too soon to blame her confession on the newest spell.
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In Gabi's highly luxurious bedroom the boys discover Libia's picture in the nightstand by Gabi's bed and debate how to confront her about it, down below, the good doctor seems to take Gabi's fainting seriously, Gabi wants to go to her room after she hisses to the room that she has received horrible news, another betrayal. Eva wants to tell all but Gabi isn't about to give her a chance to detract from her moment of star showing. The girls worry about what is in the bedroom, and storm the door to urge them with many pauses for kisses to clear the room for the fainting mom to enter. Oscar and Franco disappear like cat burglars. Perhaps brick laying and bread baking are not their best talents.
Eva tells Augustin about her blurted paternity confession to Gabi causing her fainting spell. Augustin thinks his granddaughters aren't fools (everyone is entitled to his opinion) but Eva as usual fears the girls will hate her when they find out the truth about the new sister.
Back at the tiny bedroom, this time it is Sofia on the floor sleeping after watching over Juan all night. Sofia apologizes about her MadMom again as they awake and renew their pledge to guard their love.
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Big menacing snake sounds tell us that FeoFerd approaches with the rain sound sticks and many hissing sounds. Feo sneaks into Padre's office but Padre apparently hears all the hissing. PT menaces right back that he is on to Feo and knows he was behind the hiring of the stone workers to attack Sofia. Feo decides that the priest must be really bored and counters with an invitation to come to BadLove cantina for a little fun and relaxation with the girlies there. Don't you have a fear of God? No you don't do you. But one day you will pay for your wickedness.
Gabriela pours on the pity party with the vulnerable Sarita and Jimena who kiss away her tears as though they weren't dealing with a sociopath. She assures them that if they continue seeking Sofia, they will kill her. (If only it was that easy, we could all go see Sofia)
Maracuya shows up at the BadLove bar quickly slipping behind the bar to teach the barboys how to make a mojito, so famous in the Carribean, these grinning bartenders seem really surprised but ready to learn. She will show them how easy it is. You can see how easy it is too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojito
Off on tour we have the cowboy cutie singing his love song with a choral response off stage (is it Rosario?) moments later in the animal fur booth she pets the picture of her son. He promises to love her and her son and give her the total family she craves.
Maracuya admires pictures of Rosario in the BadLove hall way and teases the barboys to find out who is her boyfriend. They can only tell her that she is in love wlith one of the Reyes brothers...
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Oscar and Franco tell Juan that they wonder what Gabi will pull next. They tell him of finding the drawer (cajon) in her room with the picture all gnarled and wrinkly (arrugada) of LIbia.
Juan flashes back of the sheriff's announcement and the river pool scene of him finding sister Libia's body in the light. The burial scene in the cave with the thorn self-castigation as they form a cross with blood and sworn vengeance. Back in reality, Oscar chews the dolly's hat, then the boys collectively remember the gun loading from the trunk of the parents, swearing to destroy the loved ones of Bernardo, the riding across the fields to the Hacienda. The boys have to decide what to do with their vengeance now; now that things have changed. Will they betray Libia's memory or avenge her death? All this thinking hurts.
Eva with Sofia who tells of the Padre rescue that save her. Eva tells her the bad news of her mother's fainting spell upon learning of Bernardo's additional fathering activities. Eva even takes the blame on herself for the fainting.
We end with tomorrow's promise that Juan will punch a few lights out of Feo and vice versa, but watch out Juan! - Momma's got a brand new gun.
Gabi demands that the Tweedles marry her daughters immediately then hurries home to lock said damsels in her room since they seem to escape from their own rooms so easily. First she slaps them silly as if they weren't silly enough already. Juan has a fever from being the whipped; Gabi has a fever from being the whipper. Franco and Oscar question Juan on his plans since he submitted to this senseless thrashing. He insists he did it because he is in love. Gabi delivers the one week until the wedding or a life time in the convent threat. Juan tries to make sense of now loving the woman whom he once swore as his mortal enemy. He calls for an end to the rancor, vengeance and hatred. Franco and Oscar look on uncertainly.
One by one Bernardo's daughters run fond ancient memory movies of life with Papa complete with Disneyesque sparkle stars as he spends time to teach them truck driving, horse riding or walking on top of stone walls and hands out sweet gifts with little angel motifs. We've seen these scenes before but perhaps extra memories just cost too much to film. Let's hope these weren't the only good times they had. At least Mamma Gabi isn't shown with sparkle stars added to her slaps or pulling their braids. In fact there don't seem to be any memory movies of her except in her own head. The girls pray to have Papa guard and protect them. Sofia in her own new life asks him not to abandon them.
Armando and Feo show up at the Tumbao to enjoy Maracuya's red bustle and grind number looking on with dangerous dark hats among the happy straw sombreros.
Finally Oscar and Franco are doing a bit of work to bring the bakery back to it's former glory. Eva shows up and is treated to sneers but persists to tell them that Sarita and Jimena are on the one week plan down the marriage aisle. They suddenly forget about insulting her but over at the Tumbao, Armando grabs a sparkle festooned sleeve of Maracuya's growling that he doesn't take slights well. She smacks him a good one as she assures him she does what she wants and no one has any say to the contrary. This is the only smack I have enjoyed this week. Maracuya looks better every minute.
While still showing the edge of the exotic club decor, we strangely find Padre Tadeo accusing Feonando of rummaging (hurgar, but look, a bonus phrase: this works with nariz if you want to talk about picking your nose) through his papers. Feo nahnah's him but PaddyTaddy says he not only isn't afraid of his words, he suspects the worst (love the way he can softly roll the rrrrrr in peor, he likes it too so does it twice). Where was I, oh, Feo will find out what is worse. They continue to stare and sneer each other down but the cigar smoke must be the winning blow if PT's face is an indication. Feo does look uncertain or is it just stupid? The market boys look on in the shadows.
Juan is panting and raving in pain. Sofia worries about Juan's rising fever and rushes out to seek cold water presses.
Abuelo Augustin arrives in the office alone for once with the files. Not much of interest emerges from his search but Gabi's certificate of health from the clinic doctor (remember Doctor Matasanos (quack)?) She enters trying to grab the certificate and slap him at the same time. Eva intervenes with pleas for no more hitting. Gabi swats at her ineffectively but is closer to the mark with her cutting remarks of Eva's bad mothering and the loose morals of her bad daughter. Eva just can't take any more soooooo......
Thanks to all the telenovela gods for letting me be the one to report that finally Eva gets to tell Gabriela that her lost child was fathered by none other than the greatest lover of this entire TN = Don Bernardo.
Somehow, Oscar and Franco stroll into Gabi's bedroom to surprise the viewers and the girls. Did Eva have a secret key? Were there new ropes to this balcony? Never mind, the kissing and planning of elopement/girl robbing goes into hyperdrive. Juan's raving goes into hyperdrive too. He rants about his love of Sofia and his need to avenge his sister. He swears to get revenge for her to an anxious looking Sofia who says tranquilo another two hundred times. The cold presses aren't working, Sofia knows she must go out into the very dark very scary night to seek the doctor....
Fer watches from behind a tree with evil glttering in his eyes as the insult shouting crowd of peasant women gather to stone the luckless pregnant Sofia for her sinful ways. Once again this baby is threatened. Didn't we (I'm including Juan here) warn her against just this kind of risky behavior? Once again Adela Noriega is to be stoned by a well paid crowd of poor women only too amused to have something to do besides watch FELS on the tele every night. (Some of you may remember the first time was when Adela as Alfonsina, the poor girlfriend of Maricio Islas as Alejandro, the rich son of the hacienda in El Manantial. It must have been a bit of deja vu for her).
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Padre Tadeo appears in the nick of time to give an impromptu sermon who without guilt can cast the first stone. The abashed women reluctantly lower their polished but big, mean stones and abandon their stiff memorized speeches about casting this shameless sinner out of their village. Whew, we just brushed past another menace to the Reyes baby. The doctor miraculously shows up just after that so Sofia doesn't have to go searching any further in the big scary dark. Doctor, priest and American Girl Doll all zoom back to minister to the still raving Juan. The doctor has fever reducers and antibiotics, the priest has advice and comfort, Sofia is full of love and concern.
We get to luxuriate in the scene with Gabriela hearing all the wonderful details of Don Bernardo fathering Eva's child who is not a whore anymore than his other daughters. Eva tells of her lifelong love of Bernardo while Gabriela pulls her famous swooning scene dropping to the office floor. Eva yells for Rosendo, Oscar uses the famous credit card routine to unlock the bedroom door, the girls break up their little elopement planning meeting to rush to BadMom's side. Rosendo carries the unconscious seldom serene body of Gabi onto the sofa. Even Abuela Augustin doesn't know if it is sincere or not. Meanwhile back in the bedroom Franco and Oscar have to decide how to get out.
Paddy Tad points out that the women were not of this pueblo, surely there were brought in to assault (agredir) her.
Sofia wants to know why Juan's mad ravings were all about no more vengance. PaddyTad says ask Juan when his teeth stop chattering with fever.
Armando pays off the rocker women threatening them to keep quiet. He joins Feo in the truck who tells him every day he wishes more fervently he could help PaddyTad meet his maker.
Gabriela wakes up and she is babbling incoherently. Eva looks worried that she will find her tongue too soon to blame her confession on the newest spell.
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In Gabi's highly luxurious bedroom the boys discover Libia's picture in the nightstand by Gabi's bed and debate how to confront her about it, down below, the good doctor seems to take Gabi's fainting seriously, Gabi wants to go to her room after she hisses to the room that she has received horrible news, another betrayal. Eva wants to tell all but Gabi isn't about to give her a chance to detract from her moment of star showing. The girls worry about what is in the bedroom, and storm the door to urge them with many pauses for kisses to clear the room for the fainting mom to enter. Oscar and Franco disappear like cat burglars. Perhaps brick laying and bread baking are not their best talents.
Eva tells Augustin about her blurted paternity confession to Gabi causing her fainting spell. Augustin thinks his granddaughters aren't fools (everyone is entitled to his opinion) but Eva as usual fears the girls will hate her when they find out the truth about the new sister.
Back at the tiny bedroom, this time it is Sofia on the floor sleeping after watching over Juan all night. Sofia apologizes about her MadMom again as they awake and renew their pledge to guard their love.
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Big menacing snake sounds tell us that FeoFerd approaches with the rain sound sticks and many hissing sounds. Feo sneaks into Padre's office but Padre apparently hears all the hissing. PT menaces right back that he is on to Feo and knows he was behind the hiring of the stone workers to attack Sofia. Feo decides that the priest must be really bored and counters with an invitation to come to BadLove cantina for a little fun and relaxation with the girlies there. Don't you have a fear of God? No you don't do you. But one day you will pay for your wickedness.
Gabriela pours on the pity party with the vulnerable Sarita and Jimena who kiss away her tears as though they weren't dealing with a sociopath. She assures them that if they continue seeking Sofia, they will kill her. (If only it was that easy, we could all go see Sofia)
Maracuya shows up at the BadLove bar quickly slipping behind the bar to teach the barboys how to make a mojito, so famous in the Carribean, these grinning bartenders seem really surprised but ready to learn. She will show them how easy it is. You can see how easy it is too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojito
Off on tour we have the cowboy cutie singing his love song with a choral response off stage (is it Rosario?) moments later in the animal fur booth she pets the picture of her son. He promises to love her and her son and give her the total family she craves.
Maracuya admires pictures of Rosario in the BadLove hall way and teases the barboys to find out who is her boyfriend. They can only tell her that she is in love wlith one of the Reyes brothers...
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Oscar and Franco tell Juan that they wonder what Gabi will pull next. They tell him of finding the drawer (cajon) in her room with the picture all gnarled and wrinkly (arrugada) of LIbia.
Juan flashes back of the sheriff's announcement and the river pool scene of him finding sister Libia's body in the light. The burial scene in the cave with the thorn self-castigation as they form a cross with blood and sworn vengeance. Back in reality, Oscar chews the dolly's hat, then the boys collectively remember the gun loading from the trunk of the parents, swearing to destroy the loved ones of Bernardo, the riding across the fields to the Hacienda. The boys have to decide what to do with their vengeance now; now that things have changed. Will they betray Libia's memory or avenge her death? All this thinking hurts.
Eva with Sofia who tells of the Padre rescue that save her. Eva tells her the bad news of her mother's fainting spell upon learning of Bernardo's additional fathering activities. Eva even takes the blame on herself for the fainting.
We end with tomorrow's promise that Juan will punch a few lights out of Feo and vice versa, but watch out Juan! - Momma's got a brand new gun.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Guapos 07/15/08 "I truely Hate these People"
I mean seriously, we are operating under the pretense that Mili's Virginity is the end all be all brass freeking ring in this diatribe.
Rehash of Consti and Luci doin the Hawt Monkey Sex…They are pretty good at hawt hate sex. Luci goes upstairs, tells the big one that she was in the jardin. Nestor says it is cold outside and he touches her face, but alas you feel hot, that is hot not hawt. Yeah cause she was cross pollinating Consti. Nestor invites her to bed, but Luci begs off with a shower (Thank you TeleNovela Gods), oh yeah also she has a headache.
Consti falls into bed wearing maroon PJ’s that Hugh Hefner left over at the mansion. Andrea tries to entreat him in a little happy-happy, but no dice, he is tired and he too has a headache. Andrea can’t believe the Sex Machine Consti isn’t up to the task.
Hugo and Mili are in the living room, Hugo is showing Mili some travel brochures for where they can spend their honeymoon. Oh the beach. Mili seems pretty excited about it, at least as excited as she ever seems with Hugo the Noble. They will be going on this big adventure in two weeks.
Now this seems like a fine idea, except Al the stalker is in the back of the room, having his VirginDar turned up fully and being that Mili is now the only Virgin in the house he is in full tracking mode. Al gets a big smile listening to the plans.
Now at breakfast Consti and Luci are slipping each other little happy-happy monkey glances. They are actually being decent to each other, which sets off Andrea and Nestor. Luci and Consti say they are in good moods cause they slept so well last night. As in actually sleep, not that hawt jungle lovin they did on the upper level in the study in front of Shakespeare and Balzac and who knows who. But knowing these AssHats, those are finely bound leather shells with blank pages.
This leads Andrea to make some snarky remarks about Luci being old and having a heart attack, I guess during sex. Nestor says he’d rather be with Luci than someone like Andrea. Meanwhile Consti and Luci are text messaging, do me..do me… do me.
Sneaky bastard Al and yes now he really is a sneaky bastard, goes in to see his WIFE. She asks him if he is mad cause she talked nicely to Nestor, Nah, Al answers, they need sometime alone. He tells her is going to plan a nice romantic vacation in a couple of weeks for just the two of them to go to the beach. Jeez could this guy be any more of a perv? Now I hate you Al cause you are making me feel sorry for your Baby-Mama. She wants to take off really soon, like yesterday…but Al razzles and dazzles her with some more lies. He has to look to the family business, rather Dead Dad Domingos business. Yes indeed cause Flor trusts him completely with her dinero. She mentions that Mateo was giving Slutty Sister some business advice.
Now we slide right on over to a business meeting of Weasel boy Mateo. He wants Consti to help him get control of Dead Domingo’s Company. This pleases Const no end. This is like a making a Consti sandwich between Andrea & Luci. Once again he is going to get to screw two people at the same time. Al the worthless bastard, he had to spend time making miserable all those years and Dead Domingo. So here is the game plan, he will swing things Mateo the Ratts way and in the meantime he will get to join the Soprano construction company with his own. I guess all those checks he gave St. Deceptions are really paying off in the heavenly favors.
Consti tells Mateo he is glad that Mili didn’t hook up with Mateo. Mateo must never do anything to hurt Mili.
Now Mili is wandering aimlessly about the Jardin. Al pops out and he is in a good mood. She is pleased. She asks if he will give Nestor a chance and he basically says, “I covered your relationsonship with Consti, so butt out of mine.” Mili agrees, giving him the fluttering doe eyes and he thanks her. She queries for what? Just for everything. Really this coded message is, “Thanks for remaining a Virgin”. You can see he thinks, you will be mine, yes you will be mine.
This tender moment of Nacatude leads to a kiss. Flor is standing behind the bush, watching, hating and considering forcing her water to break.
Finally the kiss ends and Flor must have left. Mili is all like, “What are your doing?” He is so sure of himself. Mili tells him it must not happen again. Why? He asks. She tells him if he doesn’t back off, she will leave the house and loose her inheritance. When is princess going to realize she owns the house, why doesn’t she just kick the rest of the trash out on the street? Oh yeah cause then she couldn’t stare at Al the Ass all the time.
Flor meanwhile encounter Luci in the main drag (the salon), she tells Luci it is all her fault cause she opened her big drunk mouth at the Wedding. Well you gotta admit, she is right. Luci is all like calm down, you are exaggerating.
------Meanwhile Andrea is listening in on the whole thing----
“Exaggerating?” Flor says back, “ Al and that servant were just swapping spit in the garden”.
She follows up with, “your son hates you, everyone hates you…your are going to be so alone.”
She goes upstairs and Andrea backs out of the room. Luci heads straight for the booze, which now doubt Brau anticipating her whims has a well supplied ice bucket just screaming “On the Rocks, On the Rocks.”
Now Karla the little dreamer wanders in, she asks Luci for help getting the wedding ready. Luci (a bit lit at this point), says Damien will never marry you. You are a servant, it is so not happening. Karla’s poor little face falls. Karla replies, “Consti will make him marry me.” Luci answers, “Consti loves to jerk Damien’s chain, it so isn’t going to happen.” She continues with, “You could never have our family name”, Luci then repeats the family name several times, of course I can’t remember what the hell the name was, and unlike most more dedicated recappers, I no longer record. I go more for essence than actual fact based recapping…So for conversation sake we will just call them the AssHat family of Mexico City, DF., the family is tree goes back to that famous Conquistador, “SoyUno Asshat”.
Now damn it they have made me feel sorry for Karla, it would be okay if they said she was manipulative, rude, conniving and a bitch to her mother. Apparently those are her good qualities, the hang-up seems to be the lower class.
Karla wanders off and plays right into Andrea’s grasping fingers. She tells Andrea what OLD DRUNK Luci said. Andrea says it is time to make Luci pay. Karla is all shades of eager for that. So they will force her to drink more and more. She will be left with nothing, but a swollen liver, BSC living out her life in a sanitarium. Now she has alienated everyone, they plan to also bring Val over to their side.
Meanwhile Damien AssHat, overhears Mateo and his creepy RatBastard friend discussing marrying for money and other ways of screwing over the fairer sex. Damien says he has a job for RatBastard. Once in his office he tells RatBastard, “Woe have I got the chick for you”. Experience, hawt, good looking..fun if you get my drift and all you have to do is get her interested in you. Of course, RatBastard, creepy dude prefers his women a bit more innocent…. However with the promise of cash, Damien talks the RatBastard into making a play for Karla.
Now then equally creepy Al is explaining his plan to Bobby, fans you know the plan the one where he keeps Mili’s thighs superglued together until, he can be her FIRST. Bobby is looking at him like you have lost your freekin mind. Bobby is rather horrified that Al has made all these elaborate vacation plans, and plans to take along the six month pregnant wife. Al just goes on and on about how Mili belongs to him. Bobby seems a bit sickened by the whole idea. Remember months ago when Bobby was horrified that Al had slept with Hugo’s dead (although she wasn’t yet dead) love. Yeah I’m with you Bobby, why does Hugo always come out on the short end of Al’s lust?
Also Rocky takes Val to Consti’s business, he says it is time to fess up. He wants to tell Consti. Val says No way, she turns to walk away and Rocky grabs her. Of course Consti comes out and sees this. He asks what is going on. He asks if she is messing with the help. She fires back, “Like you? Then abandoning her? Or like Mom and lying to Al all his life. Val walks away. Rocky tells Consti that he is only her driver, they ride in silence. Of course Consti calls one of his hit men to tail Val.
Flor is in the Salon, she sees Mili and fakes nice, we go through the let’s be friends crap for the mil veces…Please make it stop. She asks Mili if she has seen Al? Mili looks guilty, replies No. Not in the garden? Mili continues No. Mili runs upstairs. Flor smirks.
Now Karla is raising hell with Consti about Damien. Damien comes in and says he wants to marry Karla on Sunday. Consti is just staring. Karla is like jumping up and down, Damien is jumping up and down.
Karla runs upstairs and sees Rocky and Val slip into a bedroom. Ahhhhaaaa. She is skipping down the hall when she sees Andrea and tells her the good boda news & about Val and Rocky. Andreas always narrowing eyes get a little squintier.
Flor is sitting in their bedroom and Al comes in and flops down, he is too tired to eat. Really says Flor cause Mili asked them to dinner. Oh great, Al jumps up..yeah yeah we’ll go. She leaves the room and Al the Ego is macking on himself in front of the mirror.
Mili and Hugo are joking around in her tween bedroom and Hugo says something clever and Mili falls on top of him and gives him a kiss, and I am so ready for Hugo to nail her, when Flor comes in and says
Al invited them to dinner.
Next we are in the restaurant and Al is making eyes at Mili, when Flor asks what all the kissing in the Garden was about….BUSTED…..
Now tomorrow…Hugo is telling Al to back off, that Al just wants to be Mili’s first, which Al answers not only her first but her only.
Geez, did I mention I hate you Al? I mean I get it that Al “loves Mili”, but did we have to reduce this to Al’s superior Male prowness?
Also sorry…I forgot Gloria’s Ma finally married Gloria’s Pa. I didn’t mention cause well, I thought they got married a while back and alas, I don’t really care.
Rehash of Consti and Luci doin the Hawt Monkey Sex…They are pretty good at hawt hate sex. Luci goes upstairs, tells the big one that she was in the jardin. Nestor says it is cold outside and he touches her face, but alas you feel hot, that is hot not hawt. Yeah cause she was cross pollinating Consti. Nestor invites her to bed, but Luci begs off with a shower (Thank you TeleNovela Gods), oh yeah also she has a headache.
Consti falls into bed wearing maroon PJ’s that Hugh Hefner left over at the mansion. Andrea tries to entreat him in a little happy-happy, but no dice, he is tired and he too has a headache. Andrea can’t believe the Sex Machine Consti isn’t up to the task.
Hugo and Mili are in the living room, Hugo is showing Mili some travel brochures for where they can spend their honeymoon. Oh the beach. Mili seems pretty excited about it, at least as excited as she ever seems with Hugo the Noble. They will be going on this big adventure in two weeks.
Now this seems like a fine idea, except Al the stalker is in the back of the room, having his VirginDar turned up fully and being that Mili is now the only Virgin in the house he is in full tracking mode. Al gets a big smile listening to the plans.
Now at breakfast Consti and Luci are slipping each other little happy-happy monkey glances. They are actually being decent to each other, which sets off Andrea and Nestor. Luci and Consti say they are in good moods cause they slept so well last night. As in actually sleep, not that hawt jungle lovin they did on the upper level in the study in front of Shakespeare and Balzac and who knows who. But knowing these AssHats, those are finely bound leather shells with blank pages.
This leads Andrea to make some snarky remarks about Luci being old and having a heart attack, I guess during sex. Nestor says he’d rather be with Luci than someone like Andrea. Meanwhile Consti and Luci are text messaging, do me..do me… do me.
Sneaky bastard Al and yes now he really is a sneaky bastard, goes in to see his WIFE. She asks him if he is mad cause she talked nicely to Nestor, Nah, Al answers, they need sometime alone. He tells her is going to plan a nice romantic vacation in a couple of weeks for just the two of them to go to the beach. Jeez could this guy be any more of a perv? Now I hate you Al cause you are making me feel sorry for your Baby-Mama. She wants to take off really soon, like yesterday…but Al razzles and dazzles her with some more lies. He has to look to the family business, rather Dead Dad Domingos business. Yes indeed cause Flor trusts him completely with her dinero. She mentions that Mateo was giving Slutty Sister some business advice.
Now we slide right on over to a business meeting of Weasel boy Mateo. He wants Consti to help him get control of Dead Domingo’s Company. This pleases Const no end. This is like a making a Consti sandwich between Andrea & Luci. Once again he is going to get to screw two people at the same time. Al the worthless bastard, he had to spend time making miserable all those years and Dead Domingo. So here is the game plan, he will swing things Mateo the Ratts way and in the meantime he will get to join the Soprano construction company with his own. I guess all those checks he gave St. Deceptions are really paying off in the heavenly favors.
Consti tells Mateo he is glad that Mili didn’t hook up with Mateo. Mateo must never do anything to hurt Mili.
Now Mili is wandering aimlessly about the Jardin. Al pops out and he is in a good mood. She is pleased. She asks if he will give Nestor a chance and he basically says, “I covered your relationsonship with Consti, so butt out of mine.” Mili agrees, giving him the fluttering doe eyes and he thanks her. She queries for what? Just for everything. Really this coded message is, “Thanks for remaining a Virgin”. You can see he thinks, you will be mine, yes you will be mine.
This tender moment of Nacatude leads to a kiss. Flor is standing behind the bush, watching, hating and considering forcing her water to break.
Finally the kiss ends and Flor must have left. Mili is all like, “What are your doing?” He is so sure of himself. Mili tells him it must not happen again. Why? He asks. She tells him if he doesn’t back off, she will leave the house and loose her inheritance. When is princess going to realize she owns the house, why doesn’t she just kick the rest of the trash out on the street? Oh yeah cause then she couldn’t stare at Al the Ass all the time.
Flor meanwhile encounter Luci in the main drag (the salon), she tells Luci it is all her fault cause she opened her big drunk mouth at the Wedding. Well you gotta admit, she is right. Luci is all like calm down, you are exaggerating.
------Meanwhile Andrea is listening in on the whole thing----
“Exaggerating?” Flor says back, “ Al and that servant were just swapping spit in the garden”.
She follows up with, “your son hates you, everyone hates you…your are going to be so alone.”
She goes upstairs and Andrea backs out of the room. Luci heads straight for the booze, which now doubt Brau anticipating her whims has a well supplied ice bucket just screaming “On the Rocks, On the Rocks.”
Now Karla the little dreamer wanders in, she asks Luci for help getting the wedding ready. Luci (a bit lit at this point), says Damien will never marry you. You are a servant, it is so not happening. Karla’s poor little face falls. Karla replies, “Consti will make him marry me.” Luci answers, “Consti loves to jerk Damien’s chain, it so isn’t going to happen.” She continues with, “You could never have our family name”, Luci then repeats the family name several times, of course I can’t remember what the hell the name was, and unlike most more dedicated recappers, I no longer record. I go more for essence than actual fact based recapping…So for conversation sake we will just call them the AssHat family of Mexico City, DF., the family is tree goes back to that famous Conquistador, “SoyUno Asshat”.
Now damn it they have made me feel sorry for Karla, it would be okay if they said she was manipulative, rude, conniving and a bitch to her mother. Apparently those are her good qualities, the hang-up seems to be the lower class.
Karla wanders off and plays right into Andrea’s grasping fingers. She tells Andrea what OLD DRUNK Luci said. Andrea says it is time to make Luci pay. Karla is all shades of eager for that. So they will force her to drink more and more. She will be left with nothing, but a swollen liver, BSC living out her life in a sanitarium. Now she has alienated everyone, they plan to also bring Val over to their side.
Meanwhile Damien AssHat, overhears Mateo and his creepy RatBastard friend discussing marrying for money and other ways of screwing over the fairer sex. Damien says he has a job for RatBastard. Once in his office he tells RatBastard, “Woe have I got the chick for you”. Experience, hawt, good looking..fun if you get my drift and all you have to do is get her interested in you. Of course, RatBastard, creepy dude prefers his women a bit more innocent…. However with the promise of cash, Damien talks the RatBastard into making a play for Karla.
Now then equally creepy Al is explaining his plan to Bobby, fans you know the plan the one where he keeps Mili’s thighs superglued together until, he can be her FIRST. Bobby is looking at him like you have lost your freekin mind. Bobby is rather horrified that Al has made all these elaborate vacation plans, and plans to take along the six month pregnant wife. Al just goes on and on about how Mili belongs to him. Bobby seems a bit sickened by the whole idea. Remember months ago when Bobby was horrified that Al had slept with Hugo’s dead (although she wasn’t yet dead) love. Yeah I’m with you Bobby, why does Hugo always come out on the short end of Al’s lust?
Also Rocky takes Val to Consti’s business, he says it is time to fess up. He wants to tell Consti. Val says No way, she turns to walk away and Rocky grabs her. Of course Consti comes out and sees this. He asks what is going on. He asks if she is messing with the help. She fires back, “Like you? Then abandoning her? Or like Mom and lying to Al all his life. Val walks away. Rocky tells Consti that he is only her driver, they ride in silence. Of course Consti calls one of his hit men to tail Val.
Flor is in the Salon, she sees Mili and fakes nice, we go through the let’s be friends crap for the mil veces…Please make it stop. She asks Mili if she has seen Al? Mili looks guilty, replies No. Not in the garden? Mili continues No. Mili runs upstairs. Flor smirks.
Now Karla is raising hell with Consti about Damien. Damien comes in and says he wants to marry Karla on Sunday. Consti is just staring. Karla is like jumping up and down, Damien is jumping up and down.
Karla runs upstairs and sees Rocky and Val slip into a bedroom. Ahhhhaaaa. She is skipping down the hall when she sees Andrea and tells her the good boda news & about Val and Rocky. Andreas always narrowing eyes get a little squintier.
Flor is sitting in their bedroom and Al comes in and flops down, he is too tired to eat. Really says Flor cause Mili asked them to dinner. Oh great, Al jumps up..yeah yeah we’ll go. She leaves the room and Al the Ego is macking on himself in front of the mirror.
Mili and Hugo are joking around in her tween bedroom and Hugo says something clever and Mili falls on top of him and gives him a kiss, and I am so ready for Hugo to nail her, when Flor comes in and says
Al invited them to dinner.
Next we are in the restaurant and Al is making eyes at Mili, when Flor asks what all the kissing in the Garden was about….BUSTED…..
Now tomorrow…Hugo is telling Al to back off, that Al just wants to be Mili’s first, which Al answers not only her first but her only.
Geez, did I mention I hate you Al? I mean I get it that Al “loves Mili”, but did we have to reduce this to Al’s superior Male prowness?
Also sorry…I forgot Gloria’s Ma finally married Gloria’s Pa. I didn’t mention cause well, I thought they got married a while back and alas, I don’t really care.
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Querida Enemiga Tuesday July 15, '08 "And I Shaved My Legs For This?"
Getting started on this a little later than usual....family crisis. And hey, that's what this evening was about too! So on with the show.....
Yesterday's episode ended with Sara bracing Barbara about her infidelity. Barbara knows when she's licked and says" Okay, you win." We get to see Sara gloat for the umpteenth time. By the way, is anyone else annoyed by the way they do Sara's lipstick? They extend it way beyond her lower lip to try and make her mouth more sensual. I hate that.
Okay, back to the business at hand. While sad music plays in the background, we see Zulema pinching out the candles (symbolic of the flame going out in her marriage?), clearing the table and wondering where in the world her husband can be?( I've had a few nights like that, so this was not a fun scene for me.)
When he does finally get home, he seems oblivious to her snazzy hairdo and glad rags, is too tired to eat, goes straight to the TV and is entranced by some blonde babelicious doing a hoochi-coochie dance with a partner. He drinks a little wine but then announces his intention to go right to sleep after the show is over. Zulema puts back the sexy black nightie she was about to pull from the drawer, and sees that the evening is going to be a dead loss. If you've ever heard the country song " And I shaved my legs for this?" you'll know what she's feeling.
The evening is going a little better at Maruja's house. Vasco, Diana, Julian and Rosy are having a rollicking game of cards. Julian wins and declares himself lucky at both cards and love. Maruja decides to join the game and proposes they play something where five can play because she doesn't want to separate the "couple" Vasco and Diana. There's an embarrassing pause and then Diana explains that she and Vasco are just friends.
After they leave, Maruja is afraid she made them uncomfortable. Julian explains that Diana is pregnant and while the biological father is going to recognize the baby and support it financially, that's as far as it goes.
Rosy makes an impassioned speech about what's wrong with "the way things are"..the woman has the baby, raises it and educates it but the father gets his name put on it. Mom reminds her it wouldn't be good for the baby to feel rejected by it's father.
Well, here's Alonso at it again, asking Lorena to marry him. And hey, she isn't even pregnant! There's no doubt in his mind that she's the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. No more good-byes, they can spend their nights together. She promises to think about it. This romantic moment (not) is interrupted by the cell phone...It's Paula having another hissy fit about Bettina spending too much time with Dario and that Jaqui wench.
So presumably Alonso drops off Lorena so he can go do therapy with big sister. Dario's robbing me of Bettina's affection, she shrieks. Do you want her to hate her dad? Well, he deserves it! He threw me over and is treating this woman like a queen. He reminds her she needs to remake her life. Like everything else with Paula, this falls on deaf ears.
Back at Maruja's Rosy and her mom are trying to find out more from Lorena, now that she's spilled the beans that Vasco is Hortensia Armendariz's grandson and is living with Zulema and tio Omar.
And now one of our icky scenes with Barbara and Arturo in bed. Fortunately they are only talking. Barbara is fuming about Vasco losing out on part of his inheritance to the scheming Sara and wondering how on earth she could have found out about Barbara's affair. And she certainly hasn't stuck with her husband all these years in order to be done out of some inheritance by that sneaky chit of a girl!
Sara gets a phone call from Chalo. He wants to celebrate her getting in the will but she refuses to do anything until she actually sees it signed in the lawyer's office. He chuckles that she'd better pack her bags 'cause she'll have to go live with her "real parents" for a while.
Alonso's dad is sitting at the breakfast table in his jammies complaining about the newspaper and his depressing life. Alonso suggests he go out with him. He's picking up Bettina for an outing and Gramps is eager to go along.
Right about now, Bettina is getting busted. Mom realizes she's got on lip gloss, starts fuming when she finds out it's from Jaqui. Bettina stomps off and Paula muses that it's impossible to get along with teenagers.
Jaqui, on the other hand, is in seventh heaven, planning a wedding that she would like to be in all the society pages. Bruno is giving her carte blanche to do anything she wants and finally she puts the magazine down and they go at it...kissing- wise. If we come up with a kissing meter like we did for crying, this has to be one of the worst ever. They look like they're eating each other.
Now a light-hearted interlude at the skating rink. Gramps falls a few times but ends up looking pretty adept on the ice, skating with Bettina. Lorena wobbles and hangs tightly onto Alonso. Tinkly happy music plays in the background.
Julian and Omar are watching TV. Julian knows things turned out badly the other night, but heard his mother remind Diana that this is a couple's problem, no one else can solve it. Julian looks worried.
Zulema is out walking with Vasco and Diana but is clearly still preoccupied with the romantic fiasco last night. Is it another woman? No, she's sure it's not that. Omar's not the type. But she's afraid he sees her as old. Vasco's ready to jump in and talk to Omar "man to man". And he assures Zulema he's never seen a couple get along as well as she and Omar do....not even his parents! (Poor Vasco, he's in for a rude awakening on that relationship).
Back at Evil Acres, Hortensia is getting ready to sign the will. There's a little fake tension when she hesitates, before the ad, and we're led to think she might not do it, but sure enough, after a gazillion ads for this and that, she puts pen to paper and it's a done deal.
Barbara arrives from her little hot sheets afternoon and actually has the b....s to say she was with her friend whose husband gave her a new car whereas Julian hasn't given her a new one for two years! Nervy woman! Julian tells her brusquely that he hasn't got time for this, granny's in the library signing a new will leaving a good chunk of cash to Sara. And our little chippy is at Hortensia's side, gloating as usual, and hoping she won't have to wait too long to enjoy her inheritance.
Now a little meeting of the sadder-but-wiser gals....Paula, Greta and Maruja. Greta's fanning the flames, pointing out if Jaqui's scoring points with just a little lip gloss, what's gonna happen when she gives Bettina a dress? Paula's going ballistic. Greta urges her to get it out...get it ALL out. Paula pounds pillows (I've done this too...it works) and feels better. When Maruja reminds her she vowed to get over Dario, she replies "Yes, but only after I've had my vengeance.
More card games. Lorena, Bettina, Alonso and Grandpa. I don't even know card games in English so I'm not going to speculate on what they're playing but Bettina wins. Lorena confides that Mother Trinidad was a real card shark and organized poker parties with the townies.
Julian and Diana are back at the house watching TV musing on their parent's marital problems. Diana wonders "why men are so insensitive" and Julian protests the generalization. Like you're such a romantic!, she laughs. But they both conclude...it's a couple's problem.
One couple who seems to be enjoying themselves are Chalo and Sara, celebrating with champagne in plastic cups. Chalo wants to get busy, Sara momentarily protests his brutal rushing but then seems to enjoy it. We see the moon and then the morning and know that another night has passed.
And guess who's at the gate again, insisting that TODAY Sara must go meet her parents. Sara does a little pouting but then concludes that maybe she should go meet them. But it would be best if she could do it without the brother and sister there. Could Lorena get them out of the way? Lorena is sure she can.
Back at Evil Acres, Hortensia, looking worse than usual (and that's saying something) is complaining about not having slept a wink all night. Damn that potato peeler anyway! Jaime thinks maybe they should be the ones to break the news. Hortensia thinks that's a stupid idea, typical of all Jaime's stupid ideas. Sara arrives at that moment and meekly says she's going to find her parents today and will do all she can to keep them from wreaking vengeance on Granny and Uncle. Wish me luck, she adds sweetly.
After she leaves, Hortensia assures Jaime that Sara's cold-blooded enough to handle the situation as well as anyone can. She figures now that Sara's in the will, she'll do everything she can to protect them....quid pro quo!
Back at Zulema's house, our good fairy Lorena is trying to orchestrate the long-awaited meeting with Sara. She's been cooking with Zulema and when Julian invites mom to go out with him and Rosy, Lorena jumps in and says "No!". Hastily explaining that there's really so much to do in preparing for tomorrow's meal that Zulema needs to stay.
There's another hitch, Omar is at Lagunillos (a flea and antiques market in Mexico City, big visiting day is Sunday). Third hitch. Vasco likes to lie around on Sundays and read; Diana likes to relax at home on Sundays also. When Lorena refuses to tell them why she wants them to leave there's a little problem...Diana doesn't like secrets. But this is something good, Lorena protests. I wouldn't ask you if it weren't important.
We have a brief break from this for more Paula/Bettina quarreling. Paula wants to know if Bruno and Jaqui are getting married. Bettina pouts that she doesn't know and runs off.
The drama starts building. Lorena reminds Zulema about how she lost her daughter. Zulema tears up and wonders why Lorena is bringing this up. Because your daughter is alive, and she's my best friend!
Tension is broken again with a little scene with Alonso and Dad in the car. Dad's blithely assuring Alonso he's doing great driving until Alonso reminds him about the poor dog he almost hit. The owner's fault, retorts Dad. Why didn't they control their dog? Whereupon he almost runs into another car. That's it. Alonso's taking the keys. He can't let Dad risk his own life or that of others.
Back to our drama. Zulema looks like she's having a heart attack trying to assimilate this news. And as the truth begins to dawn, so does the rage. How could they make me believe my baby was dead?! Who tore my baby out of my arms?...Hortensia! And what baby did we bury? She's devastated thinking about someone robbing her of her daughter, her love.
Yes, but God is blessing you now, says our perky little Lorena, Sara is alive. Next reasonable question....why is she living with Hortensia? Well, that was the only information she had, explains Lorena. Madre Asuncion was the one who told her about her grandmother.
This is a very emotional scene, well played by the actress portraying Zulema. It's painful and intense. Now we get a shot of Sara, casually lounging around outside, awaiting a call from Lorena. When it comes, she straightens up, vows to give the acting performance of her life, and heads for the house.
She enters with a tremulous little smile, appearing to be as moved as Zulema is and falls into her arms. My daughter, my little daughther, sobs Zulema, holding her close.
And that's it for tonight folks.
Vocabulary:
1. uña y mugre= (literally fingernail and grime) thick as thieves
2. contringante=opponent (in card game)
3. no seas aguado=don't be a drag, don't be boring (Bettina persuading Grandpa to try skating)
4. en el filo de la navaja= on the razor's edge, on the knife's edge (Hortensia complaining about their situation with Omar and Zulema finding out about their daughter)
5. no pegar el ojo en toda la noche=not sleep a wink all night (Hortensia)
6. hoja santo=herb indigenous to Mexico, tastes like sassafras or rootbeer. (what Lorena and Zulema were using when cooking fish in the kitchen)
7. La Lagunilla=flea market with antiques in Mexico City (where Omar was when Lorena dropped her bombshell)
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Guapos: Monday 7/14/08 - "There's a fine line between lust and hate".
This episode starts with an overlap from Friday. I won’t regurgitate it here, just go back and read Friday’s recap.
Mili and Hugo discuss going on a trip for their delayed honeymoon. Mili doesn’t care where they go, she leaves it up to Hugo. Hugo tells her he’s got a late meeting at the office and he leaves the mansion. Mili decides now would be a good time to offer condolences to Florinda. Mili knocks on the door and enters. Flo tells her that Alejandro isn’t there, as she assumes that’s what Mili came for. Mili insists she’s there because she wants to find out if there is anything that Flo needs. Flo says “yeah, for you to leave.” Mili again insists that she’s only there to offer help to Flo, it can’t be easy losing a parent. Flo retorts, “I thought I made myself clear, steer clear of me and of Alejandro……you act all nice, Al falls for it, but I really know how you are--- you are just interested in becoming his lover.” Mili denies, protests, and refuses. Flo isn’t buying it and neither am I (well OK, I’m sure that Mili doesn’t want to be Al’s lover, but she still wants him). Flo tells Mili that she won’t let her have Al, she’s going to take Al very far away from Mili. Al enters the room and asks what’s going on. Mili says nothing and Flo calls her a liar! Flo tells Al that Mili’s there to rub salt in her wounds and mock her pain at losing her dad. Mili wants to defend herself, but I’m sure she remembers how it all went down in the past when Andrea falsely accused her of stuff, so she says it is best that she leave. Al turns to go after her as she exits and Flo implores that he leave Mili alone.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Braulio and the servant staff are gathered and Brau is attempting to get Damian to confess that he is in fact NOT Braulio’s lover. Damian concedes and says that it was all a joke and there is nothing going on between him and Brau, in fact he’s marrying Karla. Why? Well because he’s so in love with her---and I’ve never heard a less convincing declaration of love before in my life. Karla eats this all up---once again proving that people hear only what they want to hear. Damian and Karla skip off and Braulio warns the rest of the staff that he forbids them from saying another word about this whole sordid affair (no pun intended). The staff then launch into complaints about having two mistresses of the house and how between Andrea and Luciana they are being driven crazy and overworked. They ask Braulio to speak up for them and he reluctantly agrees.
Out in the foyer, Andrea and Luci are once again back to bickering. Connie happens on the argument and joins in on Andrea’s side. Nestor wanders in and joins the fray, of course taking Luci’s side. Braulio comes out and tries to break it up, but he’s ignored, as these people obviously like the sound of their own shouting, because no one can possibly make out what any of the others are saying. Seeing that Brau is failing to get their attention, Lina drops an ugly vase and then points the finger at Brau and she hightails it out of there. Connie is incensed. That was an expensive vase. Andrea insists that Brau get canned and Luci launches in on how Andrea has no say in the hirings and firings of the household staff. Braulio demands an audience with Nestor and Connie and the men retreat to the study. Luci and Andrea continue to fling insults and my favorite is when Luci tells Andrea she’s only a concubine. In the study, Brau spells out the unhappiness of the staff and urges Connie to fix the situation. Connie and Nestor agree to work together.
Flo rants to Al about Mili---she knows he still loves her, blah, blah, the same old stuff, blah, blah, nothing new. Marisela interrupts and she and Flo cry on each other’s shoulders----woe is us, what will we do without our mob daddy (sob).
Connie and Nestor have a pow-wow with Luci and Andrea. Nestor tells Luci that she’s got to back off and let Andrea be the woman of the house. Connie tells Andrea that Luci will be retaining all of her privileges as long as she lives under the roof. The two women reluctantly agree to play nice together. Andrea tells Connie they’ll be talking later. Luci tells Nestor that they’ll be having a chat later, as well.
The Mafia princesses ask Al to take over running Daddy’s business. Al is hesitant, but he agrees.
Downstairs, Nestor admires the painting of Mili and her mother. Luci rips on both the women and Nestor doesn’t pay any attention to her vile jealousy. Luci takes off and Mili enters. She and Nestor discuss the painting and some how their conversation leads to Al. Nestor tells her that Al’s still rejecting him as his father and Mili assures him that it will all work out in time.
Damian comes upon the happy foursome and is surprised to find the women not having a cat fight. He mentions that there is some dinner that he’s going to need Connie to attend. Andrea gets excited, but Damian reminds her that Luci will have to be Connie’s escort, since outside the mansion, the world still thinks Luci and Connie are together. This does not sit well with Andrea.
Mateo is at Marisela’s. They have a rehash conversation about Bobby and then it leads into the MPs having asked Al about taking over the family business. Mateo is perturbed and then he asks MP2 if she’s going to have Al managing their money as well. MP2 asks Mateo’s opinion.
Mili’s hanging out with her posse and it comes out that she and Hugo have yet to consummate their marriage. Gloria knew already, but this is brand new info to Lina and she just can’t seem to wrap her mind around it. Mili retells how Hugo’s been such a gentleman and that he’s willing to wait till she’s ready. Lina reminds Mili that Hugo’s got some rights and this puts a fearful look into Mili’s eye.
Connie meets with Luci alone (this will be important by the end of this paragraph) in the study. He asks her to cut Andrea some slack and to lighten up. Luci agrees and says she’ll make no problems for Connie’s mujer. Connie says actually you are still my mujer, since we’ve not gotten a divorce. Connie gets a strange look in his eye and he starts to stumble over his words, as he tries to explain that weird feelings have been stirred up. Luci, feeling a tad awkward in this situation, makes for the door. Connie grabs her, pulls her into his arms and the two begin to make out!!!
In the kitchen, Lina still is trying to figure out what’s happening with Mili and Hugo. She and Gloria discuss it. Al overhears the conversation and he’s elated to realize that Mili’s not slept with Hugo. The girls leave the kitchen when Gloria accidentally spills something on Lina. Al walks into the room and Bobby arrives shortly there after. Al tells Bobby what he’s just heard and that he’s so happy to now know this. Bobby says that this changes nothing, but Al insists that it proves that Mili’s still in love with him (OK, he’s right, but it still sounds really narcissistic). After a commercial break, Lina and Gloria return to the kitchen. Bobby is stunned by Lina’s beauty and Gloria says they are waiting for Chamuco, who then arrives. They tell Al that they are heading out to Rodeo. Al asks if Mili and Hugo will be joining them. He’s told that they might come later, since Hugo had to work. The crowd leaves and Al, now alone in the kitchen, declares that he’s going to make sure that Hugo won’t touch Mili.
Luci mumbles, through kisses, that Connie should let her go…..someone might see. Connie says that danger excites him. Luci says it gets her excited too. She tells Connie that she doesn’t love him and can hardly stand him. They don’t care and they take it upstairs to the upper level of the study. They declare their mutual hatred for each other as they succumb to the passion.
Mateo tells Marisela that Al’s not the right man for the job of running the family business. He adds that the only reason he’s saying this is that he cares about MP2 and hopes to marry her someday, so he wants to look out for her. He says it would be risky to have Al in control of her money. Mari is impactada.
Val and Rocky are working at Taco Naco. He’s showing her how to make stuff and she’s proud she’s a fast learner. Chamuco and Gloria have a conversation across the restaurant. Could someone fill in what they said, because I had an interruption at this time and missed this portion of the show. I know that Mili and Hugo arrived. Any thing else happen here?
Nestor consoles Flo and says that he’s willing to be a fill in dad someday. She asks him about finding out that Al’s his son. He says he’s happy about that and also about the prospect of being a grandpa. He learns that Al’s going to be running the business and he tells Flo that he’s willing to help. Al comes into the room at this point and questions what Nestor’s doing there. Nestor makes his exit and Al presses Flo for info on what they talked about. Flo indicates that Nestor wants only to help and Al tells her that he doesn’t want Nestor’s help.
Andrea rants to Karla about Luci. She asks Karla to be another set of eyes and ears for her. Karla says she’s uncomfortable with that, since she and Luci will soon be family. Andrea says that will happen over Luci’s dead body. Karla says that Luci doesn’t seem to have a problem with her hooking up with Damian. Andrea says yeah, well Luci had an issue with Mili and Al. Are they together? She also had an issue with Val and the chauffer, are they together? So what makes you so special? Why doesn’t Luci have issues with you……oh yeah, that’s right, she probably does.
Luci and Connie rearrange their clothing and their hair. She says that they’ll forget about this come morning. They come up with a plan for leaving the study. She heads out and runs into Brau. He senses she’s up to something, but can’t put his finger on it. She heads upstairs and then Connie exits the study. Brau is putting two and two together, but I don’t think he’s quite added it up to four yet.
Upstairs, Luci tells Nestor “Not tonight honey, I’ve got a headache.” (Cliché I know, but I suppose it beats the alternative---“No need, I was fully serviced downstairs.”) END OF EPISODE
Mili and Hugo discuss going on a trip for their delayed honeymoon. Mili doesn’t care where they go, she leaves it up to Hugo. Hugo tells her he’s got a late meeting at the office and he leaves the mansion. Mili decides now would be a good time to offer condolences to Florinda. Mili knocks on the door and enters. Flo tells her that Alejandro isn’t there, as she assumes that’s what Mili came for. Mili insists she’s there because she wants to find out if there is anything that Flo needs. Flo says “yeah, for you to leave.” Mili again insists that she’s only there to offer help to Flo, it can’t be easy losing a parent. Flo retorts, “I thought I made myself clear, steer clear of me and of Alejandro……you act all nice, Al falls for it, but I really know how you are--- you are just interested in becoming his lover.” Mili denies, protests, and refuses. Flo isn’t buying it and neither am I (well OK, I’m sure that Mili doesn’t want to be Al’s lover, but she still wants him). Flo tells Mili that she won’t let her have Al, she’s going to take Al very far away from Mili. Al enters the room and asks what’s going on. Mili says nothing and Flo calls her a liar! Flo tells Al that Mili’s there to rub salt in her wounds and mock her pain at losing her dad. Mili wants to defend herself, but I’m sure she remembers how it all went down in the past when Andrea falsely accused her of stuff, so she says it is best that she leave. Al turns to go after her as she exits and Flo implores that he leave Mili alone.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Braulio and the servant staff are gathered and Brau is attempting to get Damian to confess that he is in fact NOT Braulio’s lover. Damian concedes and says that it was all a joke and there is nothing going on between him and Brau, in fact he’s marrying Karla. Why? Well because he’s so in love with her---and I’ve never heard a less convincing declaration of love before in my life. Karla eats this all up---once again proving that people hear only what they want to hear. Damian and Karla skip off and Braulio warns the rest of the staff that he forbids them from saying another word about this whole sordid affair (no pun intended). The staff then launch into complaints about having two mistresses of the house and how between Andrea and Luciana they are being driven crazy and overworked. They ask Braulio to speak up for them and he reluctantly agrees.
Out in the foyer, Andrea and Luci are once again back to bickering. Connie happens on the argument and joins in on Andrea’s side. Nestor wanders in and joins the fray, of course taking Luci’s side. Braulio comes out and tries to break it up, but he’s ignored, as these people obviously like the sound of their own shouting, because no one can possibly make out what any of the others are saying. Seeing that Brau is failing to get their attention, Lina drops an ugly vase and then points the finger at Brau and she hightails it out of there. Connie is incensed. That was an expensive vase. Andrea insists that Brau get canned and Luci launches in on how Andrea has no say in the hirings and firings of the household staff. Braulio demands an audience with Nestor and Connie and the men retreat to the study. Luci and Andrea continue to fling insults and my favorite is when Luci tells Andrea she’s only a concubine. In the study, Brau spells out the unhappiness of the staff and urges Connie to fix the situation. Connie and Nestor agree to work together.
Flo rants to Al about Mili---she knows he still loves her, blah, blah, the same old stuff, blah, blah, nothing new. Marisela interrupts and she and Flo cry on each other’s shoulders----woe is us, what will we do without our mob daddy (sob).
Connie and Nestor have a pow-wow with Luci and Andrea. Nestor tells Luci that she’s got to back off and let Andrea be the woman of the house. Connie tells Andrea that Luci will be retaining all of her privileges as long as she lives under the roof. The two women reluctantly agree to play nice together. Andrea tells Connie they’ll be talking later. Luci tells Nestor that they’ll be having a chat later, as well.
The Mafia princesses ask Al to take over running Daddy’s business. Al is hesitant, but he agrees.
Downstairs, Nestor admires the painting of Mili and her mother. Luci rips on both the women and Nestor doesn’t pay any attention to her vile jealousy. Luci takes off and Mili enters. She and Nestor discuss the painting and some how their conversation leads to Al. Nestor tells her that Al’s still rejecting him as his father and Mili assures him that it will all work out in time.
Damian comes upon the happy foursome and is surprised to find the women not having a cat fight. He mentions that there is some dinner that he’s going to need Connie to attend. Andrea gets excited, but Damian reminds her that Luci will have to be Connie’s escort, since outside the mansion, the world still thinks Luci and Connie are together. This does not sit well with Andrea.
Mateo is at Marisela’s. They have a rehash conversation about Bobby and then it leads into the MPs having asked Al about taking over the family business. Mateo is perturbed and then he asks MP2 if she’s going to have Al managing their money as well. MP2 asks Mateo’s opinion.
Mili’s hanging out with her posse and it comes out that she and Hugo have yet to consummate their marriage. Gloria knew already, but this is brand new info to Lina and she just can’t seem to wrap her mind around it. Mili retells how Hugo’s been such a gentleman and that he’s willing to wait till she’s ready. Lina reminds Mili that Hugo’s got some rights and this puts a fearful look into Mili’s eye.
Connie meets with Luci alone (this will be important by the end of this paragraph) in the study. He asks her to cut Andrea some slack and to lighten up. Luci agrees and says she’ll make no problems for Connie’s mujer. Connie says actually you are still my mujer, since we’ve not gotten a divorce. Connie gets a strange look in his eye and he starts to stumble over his words, as he tries to explain that weird feelings have been stirred up. Luci, feeling a tad awkward in this situation, makes for the door. Connie grabs her, pulls her into his arms and the two begin to make out!!!
In the kitchen, Lina still is trying to figure out what’s happening with Mili and Hugo. She and Gloria discuss it. Al overhears the conversation and he’s elated to realize that Mili’s not slept with Hugo. The girls leave the kitchen when Gloria accidentally spills something on Lina. Al walks into the room and Bobby arrives shortly there after. Al tells Bobby what he’s just heard and that he’s so happy to now know this. Bobby says that this changes nothing, but Al insists that it proves that Mili’s still in love with him (OK, he’s right, but it still sounds really narcissistic). After a commercial break, Lina and Gloria return to the kitchen. Bobby is stunned by Lina’s beauty and Gloria says they are waiting for Chamuco, who then arrives. They tell Al that they are heading out to Rodeo. Al asks if Mili and Hugo will be joining them. He’s told that they might come later, since Hugo had to work. The crowd leaves and Al, now alone in the kitchen, declares that he’s going to make sure that Hugo won’t touch Mili.
Luci mumbles, through kisses, that Connie should let her go…..someone might see. Connie says that danger excites him. Luci says it gets her excited too. She tells Connie that she doesn’t love him and can hardly stand him. They don’t care and they take it upstairs to the upper level of the study. They declare their mutual hatred for each other as they succumb to the passion.
Mateo tells Marisela that Al’s not the right man for the job of running the family business. He adds that the only reason he’s saying this is that he cares about MP2 and hopes to marry her someday, so he wants to look out for her. He says it would be risky to have Al in control of her money. Mari is impactada.
Val and Rocky are working at Taco Naco. He’s showing her how to make stuff and she’s proud she’s a fast learner. Chamuco and Gloria have a conversation across the restaurant. Could someone fill in what they said, because I had an interruption at this time and missed this portion of the show. I know that Mili and Hugo arrived. Any thing else happen here?
Nestor consoles Flo and says that he’s willing to be a fill in dad someday. She asks him about finding out that Al’s his son. He says he’s happy about that and also about the prospect of being a grandpa. He learns that Al’s going to be running the business and he tells Flo that he’s willing to help. Al comes into the room at this point and questions what Nestor’s doing there. Nestor makes his exit and Al presses Flo for info on what they talked about. Flo indicates that Nestor wants only to help and Al tells her that he doesn’t want Nestor’s help.
Andrea rants to Karla about Luci. She asks Karla to be another set of eyes and ears for her. Karla says she’s uncomfortable with that, since she and Luci will soon be family. Andrea says that will happen over Luci’s dead body. Karla says that Luci doesn’t seem to have a problem with her hooking up with Damian. Andrea says yeah, well Luci had an issue with Mili and Al. Are they together? She also had an issue with Val and the chauffer, are they together? So what makes you so special? Why doesn’t Luci have issues with you……oh yeah, that’s right, she probably does.
Luci and Connie rearrange their clothing and their hair. She says that they’ll forget about this come morning. They come up with a plan for leaving the study. She heads out and runs into Brau. He senses she’s up to something, but can’t put his finger on it. She heads upstairs and then Connie exits the study. Brau is putting two and two together, but I don’t think he’s quite added it up to four yet.
Upstairs, Luci tells Nestor “Not tonight honey, I’ve got a headache.” (Cliché I know, but I suppose it beats the alternative---“No need, I was fully serviced downstairs.”) END OF EPISODE
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Fuego, Monday 7/14 (#55): The tell-tale hearts
Here's a silly thing I did this weekend. Click to enlarge to full size (sorry the photo's blurry - long story).Also: Special thanks to commenter PanQue for the heads-up about the FelS musical tour, which will include ¡¡¡20!!! US cities.
Short version:
- The jealousies of Oscar, Franco, Jimena, Sarita, Benito, Eugenia, and Rigo escalate. Rosario stays true to Franco despite serious competition from Bobby. There is a lot of discussion about what everyone's hearts are telling them.
- Grandpa and Sofia plan to keep the hacienda out of escrow by selling their corn crop. While touring this piece of property, Grandpa notices "FR" carved into a tree and tries to remember why those initials are familiar.
- Oscar finds out that Feo has a huge gambling debt that could get him killed.
- Armando pays some townsfolk for information and/or assistance, but we aren't told why.
- Crabi shows up at the Reyes home, wanting to whip someone senseless. Juan volunteers his broad shoulders for this purpose, in exchange for which Gabi is not to bother any of them again.
- Crabi tells Raquel the wedding will take place in a week, or else never, and she locks up Sarita and Jimena until then (after smacking them around).
- Crabi tells her dead husband that Sofia's dead to her. Meanwhile, Juan tells his brothers that he can forgive, and that the vengeance is over.
At the church, Juan and Sofi tell the Virgencita statue that they're going to name their baby "Maria Guadalupe" if it's a girl. If a boy, they will name him "George Foreman."
Sofia's wearing much better clothes today - a plain white dress with a red scarf around the middle. Notice she's been wearing colors ever since she left the hacienda? She asks Juan why he's annoyed with Eva. He is saved by the bell, or should I say the whistle - Grandpa, Quintina, Rosendo, and Luisito have arrived.
Quintina, Rosendo, and Luisito retire to the kitchen, leaving Grandpa alone with Sofia and Juan. Grandpa says the hacienda is doing badly, and they're going to have to mortgage it. Sofia doesn't want this to happen - they could lose it. But Grandpa says he's not going to sign those papers until he's sure that the money will be used to pay the hacienda's debt, and not Feonando's. (Juan looks up, curious.)
Grandpa says that's why he came to see Sofi - he's found someone who's interested in their planned corn crop, and will give them an advance.
Juan jumps up and says no, he doesn't want Sofi to go to the hacienda. It's too dangerous there. Grandpa says he'll look out for her.
The Uribes are at the hacienda to pick up their hot dates. Jimena is glad - they've been dying of boredom. Sarita wants to tell Mommy they're going. Jimena nixes this - if they tell her, she won't let them go. Instead she leaves a message with Fatima, the maid, to tell Mommy they went out with their fiances. Now they can go visit Sofia! Sarita glances around nervously as Jimena drags her away.
Juan generously gives Sofia permission to go to the hacienda but begs her to be careful. What a guy! She says she'll be careful, and she won't even get on a horse, especially not Mr. Ed. "Know what? Ever since my father died, his horse gets really nervous when it sees Fernando."
"You didn't tell me that," Grandpa interrupts, but says they'll talk about that later. Juan asks Grandpa to look out for Sofi. Rosendo promises too. He says he'll protect her with his own life, if necessary.
Juan kisses her tummy goodbye.
Maracuya is at the market, admiring some pottery (just what every traveling performer needs!) when the sound of an accordion lures her away to investigate.
Franco is singing for the crowd. The Uribes arrive with their fiancees. Franco signals Oscar, who is eating an apple, with a wink. Oscar makes funny faces at Jimena and lip-syncs at her with his mouth full of half-chewed apple. Jimena pretends to be offended; Octavio looks like he might be enjoying this.
Not far away, Quintina and Pablito try to dash past Hortensia without being seen. They fail. Hortensia wants to know when Quintina is going to enroll Pablito in school. Pablito cowers in terror! (Aw please. You just know that he's going to grow up to become the brilliant scientist who rids the town of the nuclear waste that's been rotting their brains.) Quintina says she's been too busy doing stuff for "Johnny" (Juan); they'll talk about it later, but right now they're going to hear Franco sing, and then she's going to do something with Grandpa... something about his windows or his glasses? In any case it's just an excuse. She and Pablito run like the wind before Hortensia can ask any more questions!
Oscar has his back turned to Jimena; he turns around to wave his apple at her but stops short when he sees Maracuya standing behind her, waving back. Jimena notes the weird look on his face and makes a face of her own. He turns his back again. Jimena catches sight of Maracuya and assumes that all of Oscar's flirting was directed at the Passion Fruit. Maracuya grins mischievously at Jimena, who stalks off. Mara joyfully soaks up the anger.
Franco takes a slightly resistant Sarita in his arms and begins to dance with her while still singing. Oscar stuffs the rest of his apple into confused Octavio's hand and chases Jimena. Maracuya leaves too. Benito takes off on a mission of his own.
Oscar is pacing in the kitchen like a madman. His spurs go jingle, jingle, jingle... Fr. Tadeo tells him to calm down; nothing's going to happen to Sofia. Juan regrets having let her go to the hacienda. He wants to go look for her. The padre reminds him of the perils of reckless behavior and assures her that Sofia will come back in one piece.
Juan unhappily says that he and Sofia are very happy right now, in love. But it's hard for him to go on lying, not telling her that they're really Libia's brothers, and that they originally approached Sofia's family to take revenge on Sofia and her sisters. Fr. T tells him that if he thinks it's time to tell her the truth then do it, but carefully consider what he's going to say.
Sarita now seems to be enjoying her dance with Franco. He lets go of her when the song ends. She runs away, but only far enough to encourage him to follow. (Octavio also starts to follow, still clutching that apple, but Franco stops him.) He reminds her that he doesn't want to go on hurting her, but he's confused. He's not speaking as a macho, but as a man who is suffering. With false bravado, she insists that he's wrong, and he cannot love two women at the same time. (Just for that, I hope she falls in love with someone else.) He says everyone tells him that, but how does he tell his heart not to feel what it shouldn't? How does he tell his heart that it's wrong?
Rosario and Bobby are on stage together. He's singing and she's dancing. Afterwards (but with his song still playing magically as he speaks!), he asks her to join up with him, stay with him, and give him the chance to win her heart. She says sorry, but no, she loves someone else. He says that doesn't matter - he'll do whatever he can to get her to forget him. She again says sorry, but in matters of love, the heart is in charge. She loves Franco and will never stop loving him. Never! Bobby is bummed.
Grandpa, Rosendo, Sofia, and Luisito are on their way to the hacienda. Rosendo asks Sofia to be his kids' godmother (I don't think this is a godmother in the sense we usually mean, but more like a sacramental sponsor) at their first Communion. She agrees and says she was thinking of going back to teaching catechism classes anyway. Grandpa is glad, because this means she's gotten better. (She quit after she was raped, because Feo had grabbed her on the way home from teaching class.) She says Juan helped her conquer all of her fears.
Rosendo says he'd love for Juan to be the godfather, too. Grandpa says the kid(s) couldn't have better godparents. Sofia worries that her mother will find out, get angry with Rosendo, maybe even fire him. He says it's worth the risk, and he has to be loyal to his feelings and his conscience.
Gabi is in the process of purging all of Sofia's things from her closet. In addition to the familiar black and white things, there are a few blue blouses that I've never seen her wear.
Frenzied, Gabi says she's going to burn all of Sofia's stuff. Feo grabs her and says it's really hot when she gets all decisive; nothing can stop her. She twists away from him and says it's a good thing he recognizes that, because that goes for him, too - he'd better not be playing with her or she'll make him pay for his betrayal.
He tries to cheer her up by sticking his tongue down her throat. Again with her noises of revulsion, but she also drops Sofia's clothes and clutches at him like he's the last bacon-wrapped scallop at my best friends' Christmas party. Then she pushes him off and says that's enough and she's busy.
Feo says fine, but he needs her to go get her father to sign those papers. She says she'll never give in to his demands - in exchange for signing, he wants her to let her daughters visit Sofia, and she won't permit that. She's the one who gives the orders around here! And Feo can't pressure her!
Stepping all over Sofia's clothes on the floor, Feo says he's just trying to help, but he'll leave it alone. "If what you want is to lose the hacienda, there you go." Gabi is bug-eyed.
The padre is still at the Reyes house, keeping Juan out of trouble. Juan says that according to what Nabor told him (in jail), Bernardo died under strange circumstances. Tadeo coyly says that hopefully they'll find out what really happened.
Rigo tries to talk to Eugenia, but she pays almost no attention to him. She is looking up and down the street and denies being nervous. Benito shows up and wants to talk. Eugenia tells him they have nothing to discuss; she has a boyfriend; he should try to be happy too. Rigo grabs Benito, shoves him, and punches him. This works in Benito's favor; Eugenia is momentarily upset with Rigo and sympathetic to Benito. The minute Benito notices this and suggests that she still loves him, however, Eugenia gets huffy again and goes off in search of Rigo.
Maracuya is telling Oscar she didn't know Franco was such a great singer. Oscar says Franco's as good as the best, and they have a serenading business, and Oscar's his agent. She says that's great - then she wasn't wrong to ask him to work for her. So how about it?
Oscar says he can't go. And what's he gonna do with a babe-a-saurus like her? (Many suggestions flash through my mind.) He's rough and coarse; he's a small-town guy who will just embarrass her. Mara says no, she always does what my heart tells her; she's been interested in him since she first saw him; he's a guy who's not afraid of anything, and she likes that.
Oscar says he's not accustomed to what she's offering and he's not the kind of guy she wants. Mara replies that fate only knocks once; you gotta answer the door!
Juan's almost finished cleaning up the mess in the bakery. He vows that he'll resurrect the bakery, and it'll be the best in the village.
Feo stands in the driveway with his cigar, waiting, as Rosendo drives Grandpa et al up to the house. The men tell Sofia and Luisito to hide, so they duck down in the back seat. Suspecting nothing, Feo greets Grandpa with a request to sign the documents. Grandpa reminds him that Gabi has to agree to let her grown daughters visit their sister. Feo says if they lose the hacienda it will be Grandpa's fault.
Grandpa says the next time Feo wants to see him, to make an appointment a month in advance so as not to waste Grandpa's super-busy time.
Juan goes into the Trunk of Robles-Reyes Past and finds the gown in which his siblings were baptized. He tells himself that his child will be baptized in it too.
The investor likes the looks of the planned corn site and tells Sofia and Grandpa that they have a deal. He says he's surprised and impressed with her knowledge of farming; she says her father taught her.
Just as they are about to leave, Grandpa is unnerved to see a big "FR" carved into a tree. He's seen those initials before, but he's not sure where.
Hilario tells Oscar that he and his brother are still investigating Feonando. They found out that he likes to gamble, but he's not lucky and he always loses. Oscar muses that Feo must not be as wealthy as he appears. Hilario says he owes big bucks to a guy called "El Coyote" who follows him around, and if Feo doesn't pay up, they'll kill him.
Armando is interviewing some people in the pueblo, giving them money to make them talk. The first woman he asks shakes her head regretfully. The second woman tells him something; he hands her another gangsta roll and leaves. Her friends seem impressed. Unfortunately, this is video only, with tense music. We have no idea what's going on!
"It's all ready - let's go" he says, getting into Feo's truck. They speed away.
Juan is doing some carpentry but can't concentrate. He's worried that his girl is taking so long to come back. He prays that she and his child are okay. He is just about to go get her when Rosendo brings her home safe and sound, as promised.
Juan is not happy to see Eva there too. Sofia explains that she brought her to teach her how to knit. Juan scoffs, scowls at Eva, and shows Sofia the baptism gown in which he and his siblings were baptized. Eva lovingly picks up the bonnet, which Juan has dropped. Sofia oohs and ahhs over the gown. Eva offers him the bonnet. He takes it awkwardly.
A little while later, Sarita and Jimena go into the bakery. Feo, lurking outside in his truck, sees them and leaves. The sisters have a happy reunion, but Sofia worries they'll get in trouble for seeing her. They blow this off and she shows them her two rows of knitting.
Eva is trying to get Juan to forgive her. She says she tried to help Libia that night. Juan replies that Eva could have saved his sister's life, but instead she chose to remain silent, and that silence caused her death. He wants to forgive Eva, but he can't. He never will.
Eva flashes back to her meeting with Libia. She told Libia that Bernardo really loved her. Libi asked, if Eva knew it was the truth, why didn't she say so? She begged Eva to stick up for her and cried "you don't know the pain" before staggering away, blind with heartbreak.
Juan has returned to his carpentry, but now he's in an even worse mood. He knocks over the table and his nice new cabinets and some random pieces of wood. Franco and Oscar come home. Oscar is still sore that Franco wouldn't take payment for singing to their pals at the market, and something about not taking meat from the butcher. Juan tells them they need to put up the wall, paint it, and put up some shelves.
Franco and Oscar tell Juan what Hilario (or is it "Eladio" as the captions say about 50% of the time) told them about Fernando's gambling debt. Pay up or die. They tried to kill him, shot at his truck. "So that's why he wants to mortgage the hacienda," Juan realizes. "That jerk wants to sink the Elizondos!"
Feo is doin' Brandy in the study, Gabi comes in and says she just found out about the shooting. He says it's no big deal; he got the window fixed. She tells him it was probably the Reyes and he should turn them in. Tired, he says he doesn't have any proof. She doesn't care - she wants them in jail again, so that she and Feo can make sure "that bastard" doesn't get born. He says her to forget about that and worry about the hacienda. If she can't come up with the cash he needs, he's mortgaging the place. She screams no, but he tells her she only thinks of her own interests instead of those of others. "For your information, Jimena and Sarita are, right now, at the home of those deadbeats, the Reyes."
Luis, Quintina, Pablito, and Grandpa go to the park with Mariachi and some other dog, and play ball. Then they leave.
Mom goes to the Reyes place and yells at her younger daughters for defying her and visiting their sister. It's the usual argument, but this time she's going to teach them to respect her and her orders - by whipping them!
Sofia offers to take the hit for them instead. (It doesn't occur to any of them to not let Gabi hit ANYONE?) Eva says oh no you don't, she's pregnant. But Sofia offers again, as long as Gabi won't punish anyone else.
Sarita and Jimena cower behind Eva, who offers weak verbal resistance while Gabi raises her arm. Fortunately Juan shows up and stops her. She tries to blame everything on him! She gets ready to leave and tells the younger daughters they'll pay when they get home. Sofi gets in the way and insists that her sisters mustn't take the blame for her. Gabi knocks her down. When Juan tries to pick her up, Gabi whips him.
Eva begs Gabi to have pity. "Nobody takes pity on me," Gabi replies with alligator tears. She says it's either Jimena and Sarita, or Sofia and her child.
Juan tells Gabi that if she must take out her anger on someone, to take it out on him. (I still say take her to jail. Or throw her in the river. I'm not picky.) In exchange, she must promise that she won't bother any of them ever again. Gabi agrees.
I'm used to seeing people do dumb things in telenovelas for plot convenience, but this is enragingly stupid. I appreciate that Juan thinks he's making a meaningful sacrifice, but look who he's dealing with. Anyway, you don't have to cooperate with someone who wants to hurt you. Especially when she's outnumbered and breaking the law. Anyway, what was Eva thinking about just a few minutes ago? Was she not feeling guilty that she didn't stick up for Libia? "Ooh, don't do that" is not an acceptable...
Never mind.
But wait! Someone is putting up a fight... Sofia doesn't approve of Juan's deal, and tries to shield him with her little body. Gabi gives her a warning swat. NOW Eva makes herself useful... she pulls Sofia out of the way so that Gabi can get a clear shot at Juan!
Nice work, Eva. Never mind what I think of Jimena and Sarita who are just watching the whole thing and crying and saying things like "no" but not doing anything else.
So Gabi stands about 10 feet behind Juan and whips him with her much shorter riding crop. Nevertheless, Juan makes it look painful.
Gabriela is crying too, but I don't know why. Is she disappointed she didn't get to beat Sofia? Is she happy-crying like Miss America? Is her arm getting sore? Because you can't tell me she feels guilty about this!
Anyway, more whipping, Sofia wanting to intercede, Eva holding Sofi back. Finally this idiocy is finished and Sofia tells her mother to keep her word and leave. Gabi regains her composure and tells Jimena and Sarita to go. They march ahead like obedient little ducklings.
Moments after Gabi leaves, Oscar and Franco are muy impactados to find Sofia crying on the floor with Juan. He's barely conscious.
The Uribes are having drinks with their auntie at home (the mysterious Ruth is not there) when Gabi bursts in and complains that she's not going to allow any more tricks - Raq's nephews have abused her trust. They have to get married now, or they can't see her daughters again.
Raquel is mystified by Gabi's attitude. Gabi insists that she move up the wedding date. Raq says fine, it's all ready. Gabi says one week. They get married in one week, and that's her last word. (Ha, they should be so lucky.) She marches out. Raquel looks questioningly at her nephews. Benito cracks a nervous grin. Octavio looks like he's awaiting root canal surgery.
Sofia cries and begs Juan's forgiveness as she dresses Juan's painful wounds. Oscar and Franco leave in disgust to discuss. They want Crabi to pay, but Franco says they can't do anything to her without hurting Sofia, because she's her mother. They'll wait till Juan gets better, then decide what to do.
Sofia tells Juan that ever since they've met, he's had only bad luck and sadness. He says no, she's only brought faith, hope and light into his life. Her love has made him a happier man.
Sofi says it pains her that her mother has so much hostility in her heart. "Sometimes I think she hates me, that she's never loved me." Juan says that can't be so. Mothers never hate their children. Never! (More fuel for the babyswap theorists!)
Sofi says she hopes his sacrifice wasn't in vain, and that Crabi doesn't hit her sisters.
Crabi smacks Sarita as soon as they get home. Jimena mentions the agreement with Juan. Crabi replies by smacking Jimena and blames her for corrupting Sarita. She's going to lock them up until they get married next week. She locks the balcony, windows, and of course the regular door. They cry and pound gently on the door so as not to break it.
At the cottage, Eva tells Quintina and Grandpa she couldn't believe how furiously Gabi beat Juan, until he passed out. (Quintina says it's a good thing she wasn't there because she would have tossed her around like a wild animal. I say it's too bad she wasn't there.) Grandpa does not know where it will end, but says it's time to rein Gabi in.
Crabi goes to Bernardo's shrine and tells him that he sowed a bad seed in his children, but from now on Sofia's not her child. She's disowning her! She won't look see her as her mother (heh, like she ever did?). She won't go near her. As far as she's concerned, Sofia's as dead as Bernardo. Totally dead.
Still face-down on the bed because of the sores on his back, Juan tells his brothers no more vengeance. Oscar thinks Crabi should pay. Franco helps Juan up. Juan says no more hate, he doesn't want Sofi to suffer. That damned old lady is her mother, and their child's grandmother.
The brothers say okay, they'll do what he wants, but what can they do with all this suffering and rage and pain?
Juan says he knows it hurts them that that woman beat him, but he doesn't care about her, because he's in love and he can forgive! "I love the woman that I once considered my worst enemy. So do you. No more hostility, no more hate, no more vengeance! No more!"
Then he makes an awful owie face.
Next time:
Feo acts like a jerk.
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Querida Enemiga Monday 7/14 - A surfeit of mother/daughter bonding as if we didn't get the point.
Ahoy all, I'm subbing for Ferro tonight, and guess what I just discovered, I don't have to recap Thursday night because the telenovelas are preempted by some star-studded thingie. So basically this worked out perfectly.
On with the show...
Sara tries to convince Chalo that he has to get rid of Lorena, make it look like an accident or something. Chalo is enthusiastic about doing the horizontal bop with Sara but the murder thing, not so much.
Jaime and shrill Barbara wait for Vasco at Happy House. Vasco and Diana finally arrive and Barbara shrieks that he must come home now! Vasco explains he can't go home because of dad and granny's lies. Omar arrives and Barbara shrieks with renewed vigor, it's all his fault!! Vasco shushes her and says if dad asks forgiveness from Omar he'll consider returning to Evil Acres. Dad recalls Snorty's words and strides out of the house.
Alonslow sadly tells Lorena that Bruno got promoted over him.
Maruja, Julian and Rosy watch a scary movie together. Julian and Maruja bond by ganging up on Rosy and comparing her face to a little monkey's.
Back home Barbara wails some more at Jaime. Snorty snaps at Jaime and he tells her it was for her sake that he didn't apologize to Omar. Later on Sara comes home and breaks the news to Snorty, Lorena discovered that her employers Zulema and Omar are Sara's parents! Snorty's face freezes into Impactada.
Snorty yells at Sara for opening her big mouth and blabbing to the little potato peeler. Sara says they have just a little bit of time to decide what to say, it's inevitable Omar will find out...unless they make Lorena disappear. Nice try but Snorty doesn't bite, perturbed, she says that's going too far. Sara says fine, maybe her parents will forgive Snorty. Snorty looks equally perturbed by this outcome.
Sara has a great idea for a way for Snorty to prove she's remorseful about separating Sara from her family, Snorty can include Sara in her will! Uh OK, that's not obvious or anything.
Back at Happy House Julian and Vasco play a video game. Diana feeds popcorn to them and Vasco gives her a long, sad puppy dog gaze.
Lorena lies in bed and happily comments that Sara will have the best mom in the world, and Sara will be the best daughter. (Lorena you dope, snap out of it!)
Sara lies in bed and snidely thanks Sara for the favor, now she will be an heir in Lorena's rich granny's will!
Next morning Alonslow questions Bruno's decision to go with a cheaper medical supplier, the quality will be compromised. Bruno smirks nastily, he's the boss and will do whatever he wants.
Lorena bugs Sara with an early morning phone call. She wants to know if Sara intends to meet her real parents today.
Zulema things she's fat with nothing to wear. She goes downstairs and Omar shows her the books, they can put a little aside each month to help Diana. Zulema strokes him strong arms and snuggles. Omar looks a little surprised but definitely interested.
Pesky Lorena arrives at Evil Acres. Dang she is like a terrier with a stinky sock. She calls Sara to let her in. She doesn't understand why Sara is denying her parents! Snorty shows up and yells at Lorena to leave. Lorena tells Snorty that she least of anyone can boss her around and the time will soon come when everyone will know the truth.
Snorty and Lorena argue some more. Finally Lorena snaps that Sara's parents deserve her love, not Snortensia.
Jaime wakes a pale and scary-looking Barbara to tell her what he and his conniving mum did lo those many years ago. Barbara is shocked, if his ma told him to kill someone would he do it? (Uh oh, do we have a premonition here?) Jaime brings her up to speed on the current situation. Babs thinks Sara's attitude is strange, could she be after Snorty's millions?
The answer is here...Sara presses Snorty further about including her in the will. Snorty calls her lawyer and Sara wants to go with.
Zulema calls Lorena and wants to rendezvous back at the house. Lorena is uncomfortable because she knows the big secret, all this is way too weird-trips-incorporated, but she reluctantly agrees to meet Zulema.
The lawyer reminds Snorty of her current will, 80% for Vasco, 10% for Jaime, and 10% for some minor legacy. Snorty adjusts it thusly, Sara will get 30% of Vasco's share. Sara very sweetly asks Snorty does she want 50% of her fortune to be wasted on environmental causes? Snorty reconsiders and announces that Vasco's share will be administered by Jaime. Oh goody, he's putty in Sara's hands so that's just fine with her.
Barbara continues her griping all the way to her tryst with Ickturo. He suggests Sara might have helped convince Vasco to leave so she can get her hands on his share of the pie.
Snorty tells Sara she is a grand manipulator; Snorty looks pretty pleased about it. The only thing she's worried about is the little potato peeler might open her big mouth to Omar.
Zulema shows Lorena her pretty new outfit. It's her anniversary and she wants Omar to see her as a woman, not a mother. Lorena tells Zulema to get prettied up because she'll cook the dinner. Zulema thinks of Lorena as more than a friend, she's like her own daughter.
Lorena calls Sara AGAIN and tells her not to come to her parents' house tonight, tomorrow would be better. Sara gets testy and tells Lorena to butt out, her meddling is making Sara crazy. She regains her composure and apologizes to Lorena, she's nervous and needs time.
Zulema gives Lorena a kiss goodbye, she's off to the salon, probably the only one in Mexico City just like in Juan Querendon. Zulema says she's so lucky to have Lorena by her side. Lorena looks like she might be sick.
Valeria gripes to Alonslow about Bruno being a complete jerk of a boss. Why did Alonslow have to fall asleep that night? Damn their luck!
Silly Betina admires her pictures of the slumber party she wasn't supposed to go to, she doesn't notice her insanely crabby mother peering over her shoulder. Paula blows a gasket and the conversation is so horrible that I don't think I care to repeat it here. Paula SO sucks as a mom, she accuses Betina of using her love as a prize. Horrid Mommy!
Zulema is dressed to the nines and her three kids (including Lorena) admire her effusively. Meanwhile Vasco detains Omar by blathering on about global warming, the polar icecaps and polar bears.
Lorena sets the table like an Italian cafe. The menu is Ensalada Caprese, Canneloni in Pomodoro Sauce, Escallop of Veal with mushrooms, and Tira Mi Su. She admits she got the recipes from a TV show. What a coincidence, Zulema saw the same show! More bonding.
The lead-in from the commercial is my favorite, stuffed roasted Poblano in a creamy walnut sauce sprinkled with pomegranite seeds, yum!! You can find the recipe in the book Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate).
Zulema tries to give Lorena a little money but Lorena refuses. They're friends, right? Family does this sort of thing to help out, not for money.
Shrill Harpy Paula bitches at Betina some more for wanting to spend the evening with her Papi instead of with her.
Julian, Diana and Vasco show up at Rosy's with sandwiches. They will spend the evening playing cards and staying out of the house. Rosy pairs up Vasco and Diana for the game. Diana says she's awful at cards. "Unlucky at cards lucky at love" titters Rosy, echoing her mother.
Lorena and Alonslow have some of the canneloni for dinner. Could they be a more boring pair? Are they as bad as Duhlina and Duhmilio? I can't decide. Alonslow is in a funk because Bruno is an ass. Lorena is down because she's heard nada from the nuns about her family. Alonslow presses her to marry him, they can have their own family. She thinks it's too soon but she loves him for his one track mind. Yawn.
The dinner at Evil Acres is a little more exciting. Barbara confronts Snorty about stealing Sara and giving her to the nuns. She tells Sara it's abnormal for her to choose Snorty over her own parents. The next thing they know Snorty will include Sara in her will. "I already did it," announces Snorty. Babs blows a fuse, accuses Sara of vile manipulation, and stomps off.
Zulema waits for Omar. He's late, has something happened to him?
Chalo calls Sara. She tells him the good news, Snorty put her in her will! Chalo thinks this deserves a celebration boink. Sara blows him off just as Barbara storms in. She accuses Sara of manipulating her way into Snorty's will, she's a deceiver! "The only deceiver here is you," Sara smirks, "should I tell your husband, mother-in-law and son that you have a lover?" For once Barbara has nothing to say, but she is muy, pero muy impactada.
On with the show...
Sara tries to convince Chalo that he has to get rid of Lorena, make it look like an accident or something. Chalo is enthusiastic about doing the horizontal bop with Sara but the murder thing, not so much.
Jaime and shrill Barbara wait for Vasco at Happy House. Vasco and Diana finally arrive and Barbara shrieks that he must come home now! Vasco explains he can't go home because of dad and granny's lies. Omar arrives and Barbara shrieks with renewed vigor, it's all his fault!! Vasco shushes her and says if dad asks forgiveness from Omar he'll consider returning to Evil Acres. Dad recalls Snorty's words and strides out of the house.
Alonslow sadly tells Lorena that Bruno got promoted over him.
Maruja, Julian and Rosy watch a scary movie together. Julian and Maruja bond by ganging up on Rosy and comparing her face to a little monkey's.
Back home Barbara wails some more at Jaime. Snorty snaps at Jaime and he tells her it was for her sake that he didn't apologize to Omar. Later on Sara comes home and breaks the news to Snorty, Lorena discovered that her employers Zulema and Omar are Sara's parents! Snorty's face freezes into Impactada.
Snorty yells at Sara for opening her big mouth and blabbing to the little potato peeler. Sara says they have just a little bit of time to decide what to say, it's inevitable Omar will find out...unless they make Lorena disappear. Nice try but Snorty doesn't bite, perturbed, she says that's going too far. Sara says fine, maybe her parents will forgive Snorty. Snorty looks equally perturbed by this outcome.
Sara has a great idea for a way for Snorty to prove she's remorseful about separating Sara from her family, Snorty can include Sara in her will! Uh OK, that's not obvious or anything.
Back at Happy House Julian and Vasco play a video game. Diana feeds popcorn to them and Vasco gives her a long, sad puppy dog gaze.
Lorena lies in bed and happily comments that Sara will have the best mom in the world, and Sara will be the best daughter. (Lorena you dope, snap out of it!)
Sara lies in bed and snidely thanks Sara for the favor, now she will be an heir in Lorena's rich granny's will!
Next morning Alonslow questions Bruno's decision to go with a cheaper medical supplier, the quality will be compromised. Bruno smirks nastily, he's the boss and will do whatever he wants.
Lorena bugs Sara with an early morning phone call. She wants to know if Sara intends to meet her real parents today.
Zulema things she's fat with nothing to wear. She goes downstairs and Omar shows her the books, they can put a little aside each month to help Diana. Zulema strokes him strong arms and snuggles. Omar looks a little surprised but definitely interested.
Pesky Lorena arrives at Evil Acres. Dang she is like a terrier with a stinky sock. She calls Sara to let her in. She doesn't understand why Sara is denying her parents! Snorty shows up and yells at Lorena to leave. Lorena tells Snorty that she least of anyone can boss her around and the time will soon come when everyone will know the truth.
Snorty and Lorena argue some more. Finally Lorena snaps that Sara's parents deserve her love, not Snortensia.
Jaime wakes a pale and scary-looking Barbara to tell her what he and his conniving mum did lo those many years ago. Barbara is shocked, if his ma told him to kill someone would he do it? (Uh oh, do we have a premonition here?) Jaime brings her up to speed on the current situation. Babs thinks Sara's attitude is strange, could she be after Snorty's millions?
The answer is here...Sara presses Snorty further about including her in the will. Snorty calls her lawyer and Sara wants to go with.
Zulema calls Lorena and wants to rendezvous back at the house. Lorena is uncomfortable because she knows the big secret, all this is way too weird-trips-incorporated, but she reluctantly agrees to meet Zulema.
The lawyer reminds Snorty of her current will, 80% for Vasco, 10% for Jaime, and 10% for some minor legacy. Snorty adjusts it thusly, Sara will get 30% of Vasco's share. Sara very sweetly asks Snorty does she want 50% of her fortune to be wasted on environmental causes? Snorty reconsiders and announces that Vasco's share will be administered by Jaime. Oh goody, he's putty in Sara's hands so that's just fine with her.
Barbara continues her griping all the way to her tryst with Ickturo. He suggests Sara might have helped convince Vasco to leave so she can get her hands on his share of the pie.
Snorty tells Sara she is a grand manipulator; Snorty looks pretty pleased about it. The only thing she's worried about is the little potato peeler might open her big mouth to Omar.
Zulema shows Lorena her pretty new outfit. It's her anniversary and she wants Omar to see her as a woman, not a mother. Lorena tells Zulema to get prettied up because she'll cook the dinner. Zulema thinks of Lorena as more than a friend, she's like her own daughter.
Lorena calls Sara AGAIN and tells her not to come to her parents' house tonight, tomorrow would be better. Sara gets testy and tells Lorena to butt out, her meddling is making Sara crazy. She regains her composure and apologizes to Lorena, she's nervous and needs time.
Zulema gives Lorena a kiss goodbye, she's off to the salon, probably the only one in Mexico City just like in Juan Querendon. Zulema says she's so lucky to have Lorena by her side. Lorena looks like she might be sick.
Valeria gripes to Alonslow about Bruno being a complete jerk of a boss. Why did Alonslow have to fall asleep that night? Damn their luck!
Silly Betina admires her pictures of the slumber party she wasn't supposed to go to, she doesn't notice her insanely crabby mother peering over her shoulder. Paula blows a gasket and the conversation is so horrible that I don't think I care to repeat it here. Paula SO sucks as a mom, she accuses Betina of using her love as a prize. Horrid Mommy!
Zulema is dressed to the nines and her three kids (including Lorena) admire her effusively. Meanwhile Vasco detains Omar by blathering on about global warming, the polar icecaps and polar bears.
Lorena sets the table like an Italian cafe. The menu is Ensalada Caprese, Canneloni in Pomodoro Sauce, Escallop of Veal with mushrooms, and Tira Mi Su. She admits she got the recipes from a TV show. What a coincidence, Zulema saw the same show! More bonding.
The lead-in from the commercial is my favorite, stuffed roasted Poblano in a creamy walnut sauce sprinkled with pomegranite seeds, yum!! You can find the recipe in the book Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate).
Zulema tries to give Lorena a little money but Lorena refuses. They're friends, right? Family does this sort of thing to help out, not for money.
Shrill Harpy Paula bitches at Betina some more for wanting to spend the evening with her Papi instead of with her.
Julian, Diana and Vasco show up at Rosy's with sandwiches. They will spend the evening playing cards and staying out of the house. Rosy pairs up Vasco and Diana for the game. Diana says she's awful at cards. "Unlucky at cards lucky at love" titters Rosy, echoing her mother.
Lorena and Alonslow have some of the canneloni for dinner. Could they be a more boring pair? Are they as bad as Duhlina and Duhmilio? I can't decide. Alonslow is in a funk because Bruno is an ass. Lorena is down because she's heard nada from the nuns about her family. Alonslow presses her to marry him, they can have their own family. She thinks it's too soon but she loves him for his one track mind. Yawn.
The dinner at Evil Acres is a little more exciting. Barbara confronts Snorty about stealing Sara and giving her to the nuns. She tells Sara it's abnormal for her to choose Snorty over her own parents. The next thing they know Snorty will include Sara in her will. "I already did it," announces Snorty. Babs blows a fuse, accuses Sara of vile manipulation, and stomps off.
Zulema waits for Omar. He's late, has something happened to him?
Chalo calls Sara. She tells him the good news, Snorty put her in her will! Chalo thinks this deserves a celebration boink. Sara blows him off just as Barbara storms in. She accuses Sara of manipulating her way into Snorty's will, she's a deceiver! "The only deceiver here is you," Sara smirks, "should I tell your husband, mother-in-law and son that you have a lover?" For once Barbara has nothing to say, but she is muy, pero muy impactada.
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Pasión de Gavilanes, Mon., July 14 - A wedding reception to remember
Rosario entertains the wedding guests
Abuelo listens to Benito and Belinda in Grabi's bedroom
Belinda and Benito caught 'in flagrante delicto' by the Rosales
Franco and Sarita at Santa Clara
Juan David looks on while Juan and Norma kiss
Who would have thought the wedding would get even more grotesque after the bride and groom left!
I nearly died laughing at Abuelo's intrepretation of what he overhead Belinda and Benito saying when they were trying to sew up Benito's pants ("it came out..." "the hole is too small.."). And then again when Raquel came to Melissa's house and Leandro said that the only way Benito could abuse Belinda was to try and steal her plate of food.
Belinda and Benito - what a perfect couple. It would be funny except that Belinda is accessory after the fact in Juan's kidnapping. She knew about it and I think she hired the matones.
You were right, Marie Celeste. It was very obvious that Mario wasn't really there for part of the episode.
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