Saturday, June 16, 2012
El Talismán Pre-Finale Special Fri 6/15/12 It Came In With A Whimper and Went Out With Bodas and a BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG!
This final recap is being brought to you in Several Parts by
THE FEW -- THE SLIGHTLY ABASHED -- THE TALISMANIACS
"All for one and one for Alternate Fresno!"
To begin the Gran Final, we invite you to play a Match the Quotes to the name game. Draw a line from the quote to the person who said it. You may rely on your memory or not. They all come from Friday’s two-hour episode.
Answers will be at the end of Part II.
1. Todo esto es MIO Lucrecia
2. Te tenemos rodeado Camila
3. No se nada Antonio
4. Hasta Nunca, Elvira Dr. Raúl
5. Dejame en PAZ Jaime
6. Mi AMOR-L Valentin
7. Dame las llaves del camion Rita
8. No seas tonto con nuestro dinero Renato
9. Business is Business Elvira
10. Va a ser una Niña El Capitán
To Continue with the Gran Final, we invite you to enjoy the following original poem.
THE DEATHS OF PIG AND BELTBUCKLE
JABBERWOCKY
a skewed version
Por Luis Carroll y R la O
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All nerviosos were the El Tal empleados
And the raisins withered on the vine.
“Beware the Negretes, Pedro!
The jaws that bite, the claws that slap!
Beware the One Called Pig, and shun
The frumious Beltbuckle!”
He took his long lost gun in hand:
Long time the shirtless foe he sought
So rested he by the avocado tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in dazed thought he stood,
The Prince of Darkness, with bloodshot eyes,
Came panting through the cemetery
And hiccuped as he came!
Uno, dos! Uno, dos! And through Alcatraz
The long needled syringe went in Pig's neck
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galloping back.
“And, has thou slain the Sneering Ones?
Come to my arms, my clueless hombre!
O delicioso day! Caray! Caray!
He snorted in his coffee.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All painted were the glitter girls
And the raisin vines plumped up.
Since Viewerville was shortchanged by at least 20 episodes, we have taken the liberty of restoring them for you.
The Missing Episodes—In Which:
#105 – Through DNA tests it is shown that an unknown person of indigenous blood lines fathered Antonio.
#107 – No gold, oil or historical ruins were found on the back 40 of El Talisman. Don Gregorio's coveting the rancho was revealed to be pure greed.
#109 – Through DNA tests it is shown that Camila really is Esteban’s daughter after all.
#111 – Elvira is found homeless and wandering around the streets of Los Angeles pulling her little red suitcase.
#112 – Army gets enough money together to go to Canada. Angel follows. The cousins and Flor and Fab become Canadian citizens.
#113 – Francisco Negrete (aka Panchito) and Tracy get married. Tracy makes all the hors d’oeuvres for the reception. Panchito picks his nose during the ceremony.
#115 – The Orphans arrive from Mexico and among them is Santiago’s mother (don’t ask).
#117 – Valentin goes to Los Angeles trying to look for Mariana and runs into Elvira. They set up housekeeping together in a big cardboard box.
#119 – El Capitán finally has the pruebas he needs to charge Don Gregorio Negrete with various and sundry crimes. It has to be done in absentia or post mortem or whatever.
#120 – Meses después – BABY ARRIVES – She looks just like Camila and cries like her, too.
Labels: Talisman
Weekend Discussion: Televisa Remakes We Would Produce
Amigos, damas, y caballeros! The next photo gallery is in progress, so for this weekend I propose a game that occurred to me the other day as I wrote a comment on LQNPA.
A while back there was sufficiently enthusiastic discussion about my hypothetical Televisa version of Dark Shadows that this game is based on that discussion:
Have fun!
A while back there was sufficiently enthusiastic discussion about my hypothetical Televisa version of Dark Shadows that this game is based on that discussion:
- Pick a classic US TV program (We'll do movies another time). Title translation optional.
- Give your dream cast for the Televisa Remake you would produce. Actors currently under contract to Telemundo are also invited to the casting call. Although most or all character names would be changed into Spanish ones, use the original character names for clarity.
- Make note of any minor changes to setting, character relationships, etc.
- Comment on any previously posted project.
- New projects should occur at least every third post, but more frequently is good, too!
Herewith, I propose Televisa's remake of Star Trek, to be called Viajes entre las Estrellas:
Regular Cast:
Captain Kirk............ Fernando Colunga
1st Officer Spock......... Diego Olivera
Lieutenant Uhura.......... Indhira Serrano
Lieutenant Sulu............. Pablo Cheng
Lieutenant Chekhov....... Marcelo Cordoba
Scotty........................... Mario Iván
Martinez
Dr McCoy..................... Jorge Salinas
Nurse Chapel................. Sylvia Navarro
Yeoman Rand................ Angelique Boyer
Enterprise Chaplain*....... Salvador Sanchez
Frequent Guest Cast:
Sarek............................ Alejandro Avila
Amanda......................... Julieta Rosen
Commodore Mendez...... Cesar Evora
Klingon Commander....... Guillermo Garcia
Cantú
Romulan
Commander...... Rene Casados
T'Pau,
ruler of Vulcan...... Raquel Olmedo
Harry Mudd.................... Sergio Sendel
Harry Mudd.................... Sergio Sendel
*New
addition for cultural relevance
Have fun!
Labels: weekend
Friday, June 15, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - week of June 18 - Discuss among yourselves
¡Hola a todos! Another week, another opportunity for great comments and recaps. Let's go!
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Abismo de Pasión #67 6/14/12: People have personality transplants and make numerous annoying house calls. It’s just another day.
Last night we left off with Ramona revealing her huge secrets to...wait for it...a man who already knew and who cannot say a thing about it to anyone else! Ta daaaaa!! Nice going there Ramona. You gonna tell Gabino next?
She also tells Padre that Carmina was pregnant before she married Augusto and she’s going to ask Don A if he was doing the horizontal bop with his sis-in-law prior to marrying Stef. Padre advises against that, who knows what kind of scum will float to the surface if she stirs that pot? Ramona thinks Elisa and Stef’s reputations have suffered too long, it’s time to unlock the chest and let the truth fly out. Padre totally agrees and he, too, has had to keep quiet; he would like to see this business cleared up, but it wouldn’t be worth all the wounds it would open. OK then, she says somewhat sarcastically, so she has to keep her mouth shut. He ominously says that decision is hers, just so she is prepared to deal with the consequences.
Bedraggled Begoña visits Carmina to inspect her decor and give advice about being dumped. She says a separation doesn’t necessarily mean divorce. All relationships go through rough patches and a separation gives a couple time to reflect. Carmina’s jumping out of her skin about now and tries to get Be to leave, but Be pulls Carmina back down on the couch, lol. Be says since Edmundo and Augusto are such good friends shouldn’t they be BFFs too? Carmina gives her biggest fake smile. (Is Fina losing another ally?)
Elisa gripes to Lucio about their contract with La Anita and in so doing reveals to him that it was Alfonsina who loaned her the money. QUE??? Why didn’t she tell him that before? He’s furious to hear the terms. Elisa says so what if Fina ends up with her tierras, they served their purpose if they help her papá. Bah humbug, says Lucio. Furthermore, there’s something else he wants to talk to her about, he heard she and Dam broke up. Is this also part of her contract with Fina? No comment, and Elisa runs off.
Padre ribs Gael about his novia, not Elisa but Paloma. Ha! He saw them last night. They start to dance, no wait, it’s just Padre and Gael doing their body language thingie. Padre’s not criticizing Gael, in fact he was happy to see Gael and Paloma canoodling in the dark. He’s just not sure it’s fair to Paloma if Gael is merely playing around.
Sabrina finds out Begoña went to visit Carmina and thinks it’s a bit odd. Begoña claims it was just because she thinks they should become good friends like their husbands. Sabrina suspects maybe mom wants to wheedle her way back into dad’s good graces, and won’t this pith off Fina who can’t stand the Castañons? Begoña admits that Dad might be her reason, and Fina can lump it if she doesn’t like it. Heh, just wait until Edmundo finds out his wife is trying to get friendly with his ex-lover.
Lolita reveals to Elisa that Begoña came to visit Carmina, which was weird since Carmina has zero friends. Poor Tia, muses Elisa, no friends and now a separation from papá. Whoa, that’s news to Lolita. Dad is moving out and Elisa’s going with him...and Lolita too. Elisa feels like leaving the house will be burying the last memory of her mamá. Nope, says Lolita, her memory is still in your heart. Awww, the I Love Lolita table is buying a round for the house!
Night has fallen and Elisa moons over her pic of mom and Blanca, she even kisses it. Oh gosh, please don’t start crying. Whew! Saved by Paloma who has come to apologize. (I’m having a deja-vu here.) Paloma spoke with Gael and he confirmed what Elisa told her earlier. “What a shock that you believe him at least,” snips our heroine in a rare moment of sarcasm. Apologies, excuses, and Elisa suggests they not let a misunderstanding ruin their friendship. Pretty gracious if you ask me.
There is another thing Paloma came to tell Elisa. When she and Gael were talking one thing led to another and...and...Yes, He is my boyfriend! Squeeee! Jumping up and down. Happy happy joy joy. They hug under the swaying anvils.
Paloma is worried. What if Damian finds out? Elisa tells her not to worry, she can blab to the whole world that Gael is her novio. Maybe Paloma should be asking Gael about this little detail instead of Elisa.
Dam feels the static cling when Clingwrap drifts over to the Proce to annoy him. He rebuffs her and she whines she’s only trying to be friendly. He reminds her that she betrayed and lied to him and he doesn’t want to make the same mistake. (Damian, let me insert one of my best bits of advice. Never go back to a job or an ex. There is a reason it ended in the first place. There. I’ve said it. What you do with this excellent advice is up to you.)
Flo clings and coos that she just wants to show Dam that she truly loves him. Poor Enrique walks in just as Dam begrudgingly allows Flo to kiss him. Enrique sadly puts his documents on Dam’s desk while Flo glares at him. Weird trips incorporated, as my girlfriends and I used to say. After Enrique leaves Dam accuses Flo of being rude. “What, I should give him a hug and a kiss?” she asks. Enough of that stupid conversation, Dam and his short cane leave with Flo hovering nearby.
Augusto visits Lucio to ask him a favor. Can Elisa and Lolita live at Casa Lucio? (Oh Em Gee! This has got to be the first good idea EVER to come out of that toothy mouth. Say yes say yes say yes.) Lucio says yes, hooray!! Augusto tells him he’s going to separate from Carmina, he’s moving out from the quinta, and he thinks Elisa and Lolita would be better off with Lucio. Lucio invites Augusto to live with him too. (No no no no no!) Augusto says no (whew!), he wants to be alone. He’s been a bad husband, blah blah blah, his life is a disaster and Elisa has been the victim. He says he’d like to give her the love she deserves but he just can’t. (Pffffft. I’m immune to that sympathetic yet highly annoying violin music. I’d like to swat you like a fly you dunderhead.)
Ingrid visits Kenia to push her idea about Kenia hooking up with Damian. Kenia is annoyed because mom put the kibosh on her deelio* with Assgusto.
*too gross to define
Clingwrap is still clinging and macking all over Damian, this time in front of Guido. Dad wants Flor to explain what is going on. She didn’t tell dad about it before because he was preoccupied with Tio Tightshirt, but she and Dam are back together. Happy hugs.
Dam finds Fina and rips on her for firing Paolo without letting him know in advance. Furthermore, Gabino had no right to fire Paolo because Dam already fired Gabino. Fina claims she didn’t know Dam had returned to work and it’s not fair to fire Gabino because he had nothing to do with Fina and Dam’s disagreement about Elisa’s tierras. She doesn’t want to argue about a mere employee, she’s rather talk about his feelings for Florencia. Big eyeroll from Dam. Fina wants to talk to Padre Loopy about their wedding. Bigger eyeroll, why the rush? He and Flo need time to work things out.
Tonia interrupts, phone call for Dam, another mystery woman. Surprise, it’s Ingrid Navarro. She knows he and Gael are good friends and she’d like to talk to Dam ASAP, like in 20 minutes. Fina gives Dam the botox death glare and demands to know who called. “It wasn’t about Elisa and that’s all you need to know. Don’t hold dinner for me,” he snaps as he defiantly hobbles out.
Assgusto gets home looking for Carmina. Lolita says she’s out, but she’s prepared a yummy meal for them and they have a guest. “Hey there Don Augusto,” chirps Kenia. Cara impactada de Assgusto, probably because she’s wearing a dress that leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. I can even see her belly button through it. He doesn’t like the idea but Kenia begs to stay. She wants to fix the bad feelings between them all. Augusto says those bad feelings have been going on for many years. Elisa suggests maybe Kenia had better go and she runs to grab Kenia’s purse, allowing Assgusto and Kenia to low hiss (thanks Madelaine) at each other. He says they are over! She refuses to accept it.
Fina summons Chente for his first assignment. Follow Damian and find out where he went and whom he met. Then report back pronto!
Paloma gets home and asks Ramona if Gael has been by. No, why should he be? Paloma says it's normal for novios to visit novias at home, isn’t it? Que que que?? Come on Gran, complains Paloma, I told you this afternoon but your head was in the clouds. Ramona huffs but doesn’t remember. (Memory anvil?) Ramona asks if Gael told Paloma he loves her. “No, but all in good time. Aren’t you happy that he’s finally paying attention to me? “ Ramona admits that what she feels is terror because she thinks this will cause Paloma great suffering. Paloma calls Gran a wet blanket and stomps out.
Augusto drags Kenia outside and scolds her for coming on to him. She reminds him he’s going to be a free man and they can be together. She’s turning into a Clingwrap too, and he says his breakup wasn’t for her, and if he wanted someone else it wouldn’t be her. She says she’ll go if he promises to come to her later at her house. “Forget it.” She advises him to reconsider because if Carmina discovers her there then Elisa will know about the whole scandal. Aw shucks, he says, since you asked so nicely I guess I’ll see you later.
Fina visits Pathetic Paolo in his messy room. She doesn’t understand what he sees in a woman like Carmina Bouvier. She’s married, poor, and unnaturally orange. He should look for a woman of his own class. Paolo asks does she really think that is something that someone decides? Whatevs, says Fina, she doesn’t like how it’s affecting his brother. Guido is desperate and all he wants to do is leave with Paolo. Paolo is getting the picture, the truth is Fina doesn’t want Guido to leave. He tells Fina not to pretend with him. He doesn’t understand what Guido can offer to her, he knows she just needs a man by her side. SLAP! Its a dainty one but its a direct hit. “I won’t allow you to disrespect me! The only reason I don’t kick you out now is that I don’t want to give your brother another headache!”
Horacio drives Dam to La Fonda to meet Ingrid. Wow, Chente’s little horse must be fast because he’s right there. Dam gets on II’s case about abandoning her job. She says she was very sick but she’s not there to talk about work. She needs his help on another subject, her daughter Kenia is doing badly because she’s madly in love with him. “No puede ser,” he says but then he recalls Kenia telling him he can count on her any time. Ingrid knows he didn’t do anything to lead her on but Kenia is young and impressionable. She just wants Dam to talk to her.
Assgusto tells Elisa that he talked to Lucio about Elisa and Lolita going to live at Casa Lucio. The sleazel, resembling Regan from The Exorcist, creeps over to the door to eavesdrop. Assgusto says he vants to be alone to get his life together. Elisa doesn’t believe he should do it alone, they should stay together. He wonders why, considering he has been such a crap dad and all. Aw, here come those violins again. She says maybe, but he is her papá and she doesn’t want to lose him like she lost her mamá.
Pop! goes the sleazel! “You wanna know why dad wants you and Lolita to live with Lucio? Because he already has another house and woman waiting for him.” Assgusto tells her to callate already. Orangina reveals his mujer is none other than Elisa’s friend Kenia. Assgusto says he made one mistake but he’s not going to repeat it. Then he runs from the room. Way to stick up for yourself dude.
Back at La Fonda Irritating Ingrid (II) is still pleading her case for Kenia. Dam agrees to see her to tell her he doesn’t have corresponding feelings. II says she hopes he’s able to fix his problems with Elisa and Gael. They have been like brothers since they were kids. “Not gonna happen,” he says, “wer’e not friends much less brothers. He betrayed me.” He defiantly hobbles off. The ancient first aid kid hanging askew on the wall cracked me up.
Irritat-Ing calls Kenia to say she just had coffee with Dam, and he is very interested in her. Kenia is livid, II had no right. II says she’s just looking out for Kenia’s interests. Some mutual insults and Kenia hangs up. Kenia says to herself that mom is right, she shouldn’t waste any opportunity. “I hope Assgusto shows up soon.”
Fina gets all over Flo’s case for not keeping a tighter leash on Damian. A while ago some woman called him and he left. He said it wasn’t Elisa but how can they be sure?
Vicente shows up with the 411. Dam went to La Fonda and he met a woman. He doesn’t know her name but she used to be GABINO MENDOZA’S secretary.
Horacio drops Dam off at Kenia’s and says he’ll be back in half an hour. Ingrid lurks. Dam enters the darkened house. He hears “Yoo hoo, I’m in the bedroom.”
Outside, Ingrid intercepts Elisa who has come to talk to Kenia. II says Kenia is busy so beat it. “My dad wouldn’t dare show up....” assumes Elisa as she pushes her way into the house. She enters Kenia’s bedroom just in time to see Kenia kissing Damian.
Elisa looks shocked. Damian looks guilty. Kenia sure as hell looks shocked. I look a little confused but am utterly delighted at this mess.
Avances: Damian was set up! Elisa accuses Dam. Dam sees Paloma kissing Gael and she tells him there never was anything between Elisa and Gael. Will there be a reconciliation?
She also tells Padre that Carmina was pregnant before she married Augusto and she’s going to ask Don A if he was doing the horizontal bop with his sis-in-law prior to marrying Stef. Padre advises against that, who knows what kind of scum will float to the surface if she stirs that pot? Ramona thinks Elisa and Stef’s reputations have suffered too long, it’s time to unlock the chest and let the truth fly out. Padre totally agrees and he, too, has had to keep quiet; he would like to see this business cleared up, but it wouldn’t be worth all the wounds it would open. OK then, she says somewhat sarcastically, so she has to keep her mouth shut. He ominously says that decision is hers, just so she is prepared to deal with the consequences.
Bedraggled Begoña visits Carmina to inspect her decor and give advice about being dumped. She says a separation doesn’t necessarily mean divorce. All relationships go through rough patches and a separation gives a couple time to reflect. Carmina’s jumping out of her skin about now and tries to get Be to leave, but Be pulls Carmina back down on the couch, lol. Be says since Edmundo and Augusto are such good friends shouldn’t they be BFFs too? Carmina gives her biggest fake smile. (Is Fina losing another ally?)
Elisa gripes to Lucio about their contract with La Anita and in so doing reveals to him that it was Alfonsina who loaned her the money. QUE??? Why didn’t she tell him that before? He’s furious to hear the terms. Elisa says so what if Fina ends up with her tierras, they served their purpose if they help her papá. Bah humbug, says Lucio. Furthermore, there’s something else he wants to talk to her about, he heard she and Dam broke up. Is this also part of her contract with Fina? No comment, and Elisa runs off.
Padre ribs Gael about his novia, not Elisa but Paloma. Ha! He saw them last night. They start to dance, no wait, it’s just Padre and Gael doing their body language thingie. Padre’s not criticizing Gael, in fact he was happy to see Gael and Paloma canoodling in the dark. He’s just not sure it’s fair to Paloma if Gael is merely playing around.
Sabrina finds out Begoña went to visit Carmina and thinks it’s a bit odd. Begoña claims it was just because she thinks they should become good friends like their husbands. Sabrina suspects maybe mom wants to wheedle her way back into dad’s good graces, and won’t this pith off Fina who can’t stand the Castañons? Begoña admits that Dad might be her reason, and Fina can lump it if she doesn’t like it. Heh, just wait until Edmundo finds out his wife is trying to get friendly with his ex-lover.
Lolita reveals to Elisa that Begoña came to visit Carmina, which was weird since Carmina has zero friends. Poor Tia, muses Elisa, no friends and now a separation from papá. Whoa, that’s news to Lolita. Dad is moving out and Elisa’s going with him...and Lolita too. Elisa feels like leaving the house will be burying the last memory of her mamá. Nope, says Lolita, her memory is still in your heart. Awww, the I Love Lolita table is buying a round for the house!
Night has fallen and Elisa moons over her pic of mom and Blanca, she even kisses it. Oh gosh, please don’t start crying. Whew! Saved by Paloma who has come to apologize. (I’m having a deja-vu here.) Paloma spoke with Gael and he confirmed what Elisa told her earlier. “What a shock that you believe him at least,” snips our heroine in a rare moment of sarcasm. Apologies, excuses, and Elisa suggests they not let a misunderstanding ruin their friendship. Pretty gracious if you ask me.
There is another thing Paloma came to tell Elisa. When she and Gael were talking one thing led to another and...and...Yes, He is my boyfriend! Squeeee! Jumping up and down. Happy happy joy joy. They hug under the swaying anvils.
Paloma is worried. What if Damian finds out? Elisa tells her not to worry, she can blab to the whole world that Gael is her novio. Maybe Paloma should be asking Gael about this little detail instead of Elisa.
Dam feels the static cling when Clingwrap drifts over to the Proce to annoy him. He rebuffs her and she whines she’s only trying to be friendly. He reminds her that she betrayed and lied to him and he doesn’t want to make the same mistake. (Damian, let me insert one of my best bits of advice. Never go back to a job or an ex. There is a reason it ended in the first place. There. I’ve said it. What you do with this excellent advice is up to you.)
Flo clings and coos that she just wants to show Dam that she truly loves him. Poor Enrique walks in just as Dam begrudgingly allows Flo to kiss him. Enrique sadly puts his documents on Dam’s desk while Flo glares at him. Weird trips incorporated, as my girlfriends and I used to say. After Enrique leaves Dam accuses Flo of being rude. “What, I should give him a hug and a kiss?” she asks. Enough of that stupid conversation, Dam and his short cane leave with Flo hovering nearby.
Augusto visits Lucio to ask him a favor. Can Elisa and Lolita live at Casa Lucio? (Oh Em Gee! This has got to be the first good idea EVER to come out of that toothy mouth. Say yes say yes say yes.) Lucio says yes, hooray!! Augusto tells him he’s going to separate from Carmina, he’s moving out from the quinta, and he thinks Elisa and Lolita would be better off with Lucio. Lucio invites Augusto to live with him too. (No no no no no!) Augusto says no (whew!), he wants to be alone. He’s been a bad husband, blah blah blah, his life is a disaster and Elisa has been the victim. He says he’d like to give her the love she deserves but he just can’t. (Pffffft. I’m immune to that sympathetic yet highly annoying violin music. I’d like to swat you like a fly you dunderhead.)
Ingrid visits Kenia to push her idea about Kenia hooking up with Damian. Kenia is annoyed because mom put the kibosh on her deelio* with Assgusto.
*too gross to define
Clingwrap is still clinging and macking all over Damian, this time in front of Guido. Dad wants Flor to explain what is going on. She didn’t tell dad about it before because he was preoccupied with Tio Tightshirt, but she and Dam are back together. Happy hugs.
Dam finds Fina and rips on her for firing Paolo without letting him know in advance. Furthermore, Gabino had no right to fire Paolo because Dam already fired Gabino. Fina claims she didn’t know Dam had returned to work and it’s not fair to fire Gabino because he had nothing to do with Fina and Dam’s disagreement about Elisa’s tierras. She doesn’t want to argue about a mere employee, she’s rather talk about his feelings for Florencia. Big eyeroll from Dam. Fina wants to talk to Padre Loopy about their wedding. Bigger eyeroll, why the rush? He and Flo need time to work things out.
Tonia interrupts, phone call for Dam, another mystery woman. Surprise, it’s Ingrid Navarro. She knows he and Gael are good friends and she’d like to talk to Dam ASAP, like in 20 minutes. Fina gives Dam the botox death glare and demands to know who called. “It wasn’t about Elisa and that’s all you need to know. Don’t hold dinner for me,” he snaps as he defiantly hobbles out.
Assgusto gets home looking for Carmina. Lolita says she’s out, but she’s prepared a yummy meal for them and they have a guest. “Hey there Don Augusto,” chirps Kenia. Cara impactada de Assgusto, probably because she’s wearing a dress that leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. I can even see her belly button through it. He doesn’t like the idea but Kenia begs to stay. She wants to fix the bad feelings between them all. Augusto says those bad feelings have been going on for many years. Elisa suggests maybe Kenia had better go and she runs to grab Kenia’s purse, allowing Assgusto and Kenia to low hiss (thanks Madelaine) at each other. He says they are over! She refuses to accept it.
Fina summons Chente for his first assignment. Follow Damian and find out where he went and whom he met. Then report back pronto!
Paloma gets home and asks Ramona if Gael has been by. No, why should he be? Paloma says it's normal for novios to visit novias at home, isn’t it? Que que que?? Come on Gran, complains Paloma, I told you this afternoon but your head was in the clouds. Ramona huffs but doesn’t remember. (Memory anvil?) Ramona asks if Gael told Paloma he loves her. “No, but all in good time. Aren’t you happy that he’s finally paying attention to me? “ Ramona admits that what she feels is terror because she thinks this will cause Paloma great suffering. Paloma calls Gran a wet blanket and stomps out.
Augusto drags Kenia outside and scolds her for coming on to him. She reminds him he’s going to be a free man and they can be together. She’s turning into a Clingwrap too, and he says his breakup wasn’t for her, and if he wanted someone else it wouldn’t be her. She says she’ll go if he promises to come to her later at her house. “Forget it.” She advises him to reconsider because if Carmina discovers her there then Elisa will know about the whole scandal. Aw shucks, he says, since you asked so nicely I guess I’ll see you later.
Fina visits Pathetic Paolo in his messy room. She doesn’t understand what he sees in a woman like Carmina Bouvier. She’s married, poor, and unnaturally orange. He should look for a woman of his own class. Paolo asks does she really think that is something that someone decides? Whatevs, says Fina, she doesn’t like how it’s affecting his brother. Guido is desperate and all he wants to do is leave with Paolo. Paolo is getting the picture, the truth is Fina doesn’t want Guido to leave. He tells Fina not to pretend with him. He doesn’t understand what Guido can offer to her, he knows she just needs a man by her side. SLAP! Its a dainty one but its a direct hit. “I won’t allow you to disrespect me! The only reason I don’t kick you out now is that I don’t want to give your brother another headache!”
Horacio drives Dam to La Fonda to meet Ingrid. Wow, Chente’s little horse must be fast because he’s right there. Dam gets on II’s case about abandoning her job. She says she was very sick but she’s not there to talk about work. She needs his help on another subject, her daughter Kenia is doing badly because she’s madly in love with him. “No puede ser,” he says but then he recalls Kenia telling him he can count on her any time. Ingrid knows he didn’t do anything to lead her on but Kenia is young and impressionable. She just wants Dam to talk to her.
Assgusto tells Elisa that he talked to Lucio about Elisa and Lolita going to live at Casa Lucio. The sleazel, resembling Regan from The Exorcist, creeps over to the door to eavesdrop. Assgusto says he vants to be alone to get his life together. Elisa doesn’t believe he should do it alone, they should stay together. He wonders why, considering he has been such a crap dad and all. Aw, here come those violins again. She says maybe, but he is her papá and she doesn’t want to lose him like she lost her mamá.
Pop! goes the sleazel! “You wanna know why dad wants you and Lolita to live with Lucio? Because he already has another house and woman waiting for him.” Assgusto tells her to callate already. Orangina reveals his mujer is none other than Elisa’s friend Kenia. Assgusto says he made one mistake but he’s not going to repeat it. Then he runs from the room. Way to stick up for yourself dude.
Back at La Fonda Irritating Ingrid (II) is still pleading her case for Kenia. Dam agrees to see her to tell her he doesn’t have corresponding feelings. II says she hopes he’s able to fix his problems with Elisa and Gael. They have been like brothers since they were kids. “Not gonna happen,” he says, “wer’e not friends much less brothers. He betrayed me.” He defiantly hobbles off. The ancient first aid kid hanging askew on the wall cracked me up.
Irritat-Ing calls Kenia to say she just had coffee with Dam, and he is very interested in her. Kenia is livid, II had no right. II says she’s just looking out for Kenia’s interests. Some mutual insults and Kenia hangs up. Kenia says to herself that mom is right, she shouldn’t waste any opportunity. “I hope Assgusto shows up soon.”
Fina gets all over Flo’s case for not keeping a tighter leash on Damian. A while ago some woman called him and he left. He said it wasn’t Elisa but how can they be sure?
Vicente shows up with the 411. Dam went to La Fonda and he met a woman. He doesn’t know her name but she used to be GABINO MENDOZA’S secretary.
Horacio drops Dam off at Kenia’s and says he’ll be back in half an hour. Ingrid lurks. Dam enters the darkened house. He hears “Yoo hoo, I’m in the bedroom.”
Outside, Ingrid intercepts Elisa who has come to talk to Kenia. II says Kenia is busy so beat it. “My dad wouldn’t dare show up....” assumes Elisa as she pushes her way into the house. She enters Kenia’s bedroom just in time to see Kenia kissing Damian.
Elisa looks shocked. Damian looks guilty. Kenia sure as hell looks shocked. I look a little confused but am utterly delighted at this mess.
Avances: Damian was set up! Elisa accuses Dam. Dam sees Paloma kissing Gael and she tells him there never was anything between Elisa and Gael. Will there be a reconciliation?
Labels: abismo
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Refugio Para el Amor #29-30 Thu 6/14/12 It's A Nice Day For A White Wedding
These Epi's were heavy so I snarked them up a bit.
The Day Before the Wedding: Mexico City
Max has gone to see Claudio Linares in his office. Claudio wants to know what the heck he's doing there. Max tells him to quit protesting, accept the settlement and move on. Claudio tells Max he is the fraud, besmirched his name, ruined his reputation and his prestige is gone. He wants all of them back. He spent twenty years in the carcel and now is face to face with Max. Max is claiming he wants to help Claudio, but Claudio isn't buying it. He tells Max my wife and child died while I was in la carcel, and he calls Max a coward. Claudio wants his honor back. Max leaves and Lic Barrerra has come by. He is going to help Claudio to try to get all these things back he lost, by doing some investigating. Meanwhile Max has gone back to his office and tells Oscar he needs to do some snooping to see exactly what Claudio is up to.
Rod and Rosa are still in the library discussing if he is getting married or not. He assures her he is. She actually wanted him to marry in the Church not a civil ceremony, but seeing as Gala is divorced that can't happen. Rosa doesn't want any surprises. He tells Mama Rosa to calm down there will be a wedding. Rod goes and Rosa has another talk with Conny about Luci. Conny can't understand why Rosa is always going on and on about this girl Luci, she's obsessed (you can say that again). Conny says she remembers Claudio as a gentleman and is Rosa afraid of the consequences of telling Claudio everything that happened with Aurora and the baby. She just tells Conny she doesn't want Luci anywhere near the family anymore.
Rod encounters Luci and she says they have no more to talk about. Afterwards, Mati brings something of Rod's for Luci to iron. You can tell Luci doesn't want to do it but she does. She prays to the Virgincita again to please help her get through this.
Hanna and Pato are doing a puzzle. They are discussing the wedding. Pato doesn't think Rod will be happy with Gala and Hanna agrees. They will miss him though, when he moves.
Vicky and Aldo are going on a date to Inferno. Vicky tells her Dad she won't be home late. Aldo is a real gentleman. He opens the car door for her. When they get to Inferno, he seats her and they are having a blast, although Lastra is lingering.
Rod encounters Luci again and tells her tomorrow he will be getting married and that he just wants her to know he will always love Luci forevva. She isn't buying it, he is marrying another woman for goodness sake! He tells her he never talked about love with another woman, and that she is the one and only he has ever done that with. He looks at her, as if he is going to kiss her, but he tells her he will love her forevva and he leaves. She is standing there crying, and says you are my one and only forevva.
Frigid the Rigid has opened Luci's letter, looked at it and we still don't know what it said.
Het Het:
Magda is in the office with Copio, when the Don A arrives. He wants to know what she is doing there, missing him perhaps. She gives him a song and dance and leaves. She didn't get what she came for. Magda goes home to Paz and tells her that Don A is back and she didn't get the deeds she was hoping to get. She asks Paz if maybe she has a copy of the deeds in the stuff she brought from her house. She wants her to think really hard about it. These deeds are in Galindo's name, not Don A's and it is only right for her to live on her own land and house. She says she will help her look and help her claim what is rightfully hers. They go take a walk outside and sit. Ariche comes and tells them he wants to see Luci really bad. They tell him maybe soon. Magda tells Paz, hey, let's go to the D.F. and see the girls. Oh, Paz doesn't want to do that. Paz says there are many problems and they go home. Back at home now, Paz opens up to Magda and tells her that she has been keeping a very BIG secret from Magda all these years. You see Luci isn't really her daughter!!! Magda is shocked. Paz tells her as soon as Luci was placed in her arms, she felt as if she were her own. Paz is crying and saying that Luci's real Papa is now out of la carcel and she worries that Luci will run into him in the D. F. Magda will not be detered and tells Paz that they should go to the D. F. anyway, it will give Paz,some well, paz, and that they can see Violetta and Lorenzo too. Uh Oh! Magda has been searching thru Paz's boxes and found a little case. Paz opens it and it is Luci's baby clothes, pics, marriage certificate and on the bottom??? The deeds to the land and house. They are both overjoyed to have found them.
Wedding Day:
Frigid is in charge of everything. Setting up, driving everyone crazy. Everyone is getting ready. Julie and Gala at the apt. Rod and the family at home. Pato and Hanna can't stand Gala but have to respect Rod's decision. Julie is in a zebra striped dress and Julie a nice gown, white, with a veil draped in the back, not on the face.
Luci has decided she will be in the kitchen, during the ceremony. She won't be able to handle seeing Rod get married. Mati agrees she can do that, as Frigid is busy all over the compound making sure all the stuff gets done. Also Padre Honesto has decided to attend the ceremony, by invitation of Rod, even though he will not be performing the ceremony itself. Mama Rosa is impressed. Pato tried to convince Luci to come outside and be by his side during the ceremony but Luci won't budge. Max is walking Gala down the aisle and Julie is following. Luci has gone outside, but she really can't see anything, and goes back inside. Meanwhile, Luci is in her room, looks at the Virgincita, cries and asks the Virgincita to por favor ayuda mi. She remembers Sabine warning her she would cry many tears. Luci says to herself she is sick of crying.
The judge is there, with Rod and Gala and gives Gala the pen, she signs. He gives Rod the pen and.........
We interrupt this Wedding Ceremony with this little ditty:
It is a parday of the song, "For What it's Worth, by Buffalo Springfield
There's something happen' here
What it is , is perfectly clear
Hot Bod Rod refuses to sign
He's gettin' so much resistance from behind
Stop, hey what's that sound Mala Gala has just gone down.
The battle line's being drawn
Rosa and Gala are right, and everbody else is wrong
Frigid is the back up for the two
And poor Luci's employment is on the line
Stop, hey what's that sound, Rosa is lookin' to take Luci down
What a field day for the paps
A crowd is gathering in the streets
It starts when your always afraid
Step out of line, Rosa comes and takes Luci's job away
Stop, hey what's that sound, Frigid is goose stepping Luci out the compound.
Back to the recap.
PANDEMONIUM:
Rod is about to walk off and Gala of course is down. Rod picks her up and brings her to the library. Rosa has put alcohol under her nose to wake her up and as soon as she does, she is beggin and pleading with Rod not to do this to her. He asks for forgiveness from her, but she is going down the manicomio road and slaps the crap out of him. Everyone is shocked that Rod didn't marry.
The paps are going wild outside, getting in everyone's face and asking questions, they are removed from the compound. For their part, Hanna, Aldo and Pato, and Melissa are glad Rod didn't get married.
Meanwhile Luci is even praying to her dead Papa to help her thru this. There is a knock on the door and it is Frigid of course. Frigid asks Luci if she's happy now, cause Hot Rod didn't get married. Luci can't beleive it. Frigid tells her she wouldn't want to be in her shoes. Frigid leaves, and Mati comes and Luci says she will leave the Torreslanda's house, she can't stay anymore. Mati tells her to go to the kitchen and calm down, but Luci says, oh so I can run into Gala and Julie and they can insult me some more, oh no, can't do that. Mati tells her she will defend her from all abuse and come to the kitchen. Mati leaves and Luci gets a call on her cell. She thinks it is Lorenzo, but it is Lastra. He is threatening her again. He will tell the Torreslanda's what kind of a chippy she really is, unless she meets with him. She tells him she will meet him, manana at a park close to Violetta's apartment. Luci goes down to the kitchen, and Mati is preparing tea for Rosa. Luci leaves and goes to her room.
Everyone is yelling at Rod, Rosa, Julie and especially Gala. She is truly pithed and over the edge. She wants to know why Rod did this to her. Max clears the room. She accuses Rod of loving Luci and this is why he did it, for the SERVANT, right, right!!!! Rod tells her that isn't so (Liar, Liar pants on fire) and he says he wants Gala to forgive him and that's all.
Rosa, Conny and Julie are all in the same room and Julie goes off on Rosa. She calls Rod a patan, and a, wait for it, I had to look this up, too funny burro del mundo! Too funny. Julie is just pithed off, cause there goes all the money she was counting on. Julie says she wants justice, and Conny defends Rosa and says Rosa had no idea Rod would do this to Gala.
Gala, after raising all the hell she can, finally goes with Julie. They go in the chauffer driven car and Gala doesn't even bother to hide her face from the paps at the gate.
Max, Rosa and Rod are now in the library and he tries to explain why he didn't marry Gala. He tells them, he doesn't love Gala and if he had married her he would have been miserable. Rosa can't beleive he didn't marry Gala, after all this, (well, I kinda gotta side with her here, he should have broken up with her before going to the altar, jus' sayin"). Rosa wants to know what Max thinks. He says Rod made his decision and will face the consequences, punto. Rosa gives Rod the death ray and leaves. Rod leaves too.
Luci is going to her room and Hot Bod Rod is there. Rod just wanted Luci to know he didn't get married and it was all because of her, punto. He actually leaves without touching her. After Rod goes, Luci again turns to the Virgincita, and asks why didn't Rod get married (Note to Luci-Look the Virgincita has aydudaed you today, Rod didn't get married, told you why, and yet still ya gotta ask??? Come on now!!!!). Luci has all her pots on the bed and she leaves and goes to Mati's room. Mati tells her Gala won't bother her anymore, but Luci has come to talk about Rod. Luci says she wants to leave the Torreslanda's and move in with Violetta again. Mati gives Luci a hug and tells her she will miss her Musho.
After Rod leaves Luci's room, Max is in the kitchen, and knows precisely where Rod has just been. Max wants to know if Rod wants some coffee? (Memba a couple epi's ago, when Rod had sucked face with Luci, Max was having coffee and saw where Rod had come from lol) anyhoo, Max says you didn't marry because of Luci right? Rod admits it and says Luci has stolen his heart, little by little and he is now profoundly in love with her. Rod says he feels bad for what he did to Gala, but glad he didn't marry her. They interrupt this talk of Luci by talking about some problem with a factory in Miami that Oscar is checking into. Then it is back to Luci. Hot Bod Rod says he wants a relationship with Luci, but Max tells him that Luci is the kind of girl you have an affair with, not marry (Note to Max: You are a big time snobby jerk). He tells Rod to take a little vacay and he'll be fine when he gets back.
Conny and Oscar are having some alone time and Oscar thinks the house is pretty tense. Connie say, oh, and how. Conny tells Oscar, of course Gala blamed all this on Luci. She also tells Oscar that Gala is very jealous. Oscar wants to know if Conny is jealous. She was when he went to the theater with Julie. He likes that. Oscar tells Conny he prefers to be with Conny.
Hanna and Melissa are in Pato's room watching a movie and Rosa comes in loaded for bear. She wants the girls out so they can give Pato some peace. Pato is fast asleep. She takes the remote and turns the TV off. But Hanna and Melissa start telling her about the movie, turn it back on. Rosa sits down and Hanna puts her head in Rosa's lap and Melissa offers Rosa popcorn. Rosa is so not down with this and leaves the girls to the movie (Some Mama, won't spend quality time with her daugher and neice).
The phone rings and of course Frigid the Rigid answers and it is Julie on the other end wanting to talk to Rosa. Rosa gets on the line and asks how Gala is doing. Well this sets Julie off. She tells Rosa, Gala was so traumitized by what happened she had to take a sleeping pill. She says the reason she called is evidently when Gala was getting ready she left some of her stuff and she wants it back. Rosa says she'll check. Julie also lets her have it about Luci causing all of this, Luci this and Luci that, which is triggering the hate button in Rosa. Of course Gala is nowhere near down and out, but sitting right next to her Mama grinning as Julie is going on and on. Rosa insists she doesn't know how Luci caused this. Frigid hears this and eggs Rosa on of course. Rosa gets off the phone and Frigid tails right behind her. After Julie hangs up the phone on her end, she sees that Gala has taken her ring off, and her Mama Julie asks what she is going to do now? Gala swears that she will now be concentrating on venganza against Rod. She swears to it.
Luci is in her room packing, she is leaving in the morning. Rosa and Frigid show up in Luci's room and Rosa lights into to her about all the problems she caused with Rod and Pato, she tells her to pack her things and Largate! She hates Luci and wants her gone. She wants her gone so much she is throwing Luci's things all over the room, Frigid is helping her, and Frigid takes up the box of pots and slams it on the floor. Mati has come in by this time and begs Rosa and Frigid to stop this madness. Mati tells them you can't throw this poor girl out on the street at night, wait for the morning. Luci is checking her box of pots and says yes, I am leaving in the morning. Rosa doesn't want that. Frigid is still throwing Luci's stuff around and Luci and Mati tell her to stop and Luci says, alright I'll leave now. While Rosa is yammering at her for breaking her trust, blah blah. All this time they are screaming at Luci LARGATE. Luci tells them, as she is stuffing her clothes in the box of pots and suitcase she will leave so they stop insulting her. Frigid is now kicking her stuff around. Rosa tells Frigid to goosestep , I mean escort Luci off the property never to return. Luci goes with stuff hanging all over the place. Mati and Rosa are alone and Mati lights into Rosa and tells her what craziness have you just done? Rosa tells her she did it to protect Rod and Pato. Rosa leaves and Mati prays to Dios to forgive Rosa and to forgive Mati herself for never saying that Luci is Claudio's daughter.
Rosa is now in the chapel, praying her rosary, riddled with guilt, as she SHOULD be. Max has come looking for her. He wants to know what the heck she is doing, she says she is praying to releive the suffering (Note to Rosa, go check into the nearest manicomio or better yet, Max you do it) He asks her why she got rid of Lucy, it was to protect her boys she tells him. She tells Max that both Rod and Pato are in love with her and she had to go. Max thinks she is crazy, cause Luci is the only one that was able to connect with Pato and send him on the road to recovery. Max tells her she is completely LOCA. How right that is. He leaves and she goes back to her rosary.
Frigid is goose stepping Luci to the gate of the compound just yelling at her and Largating every few seconds (and by the way, she never gave that letter to Luci). Frigid yells at the guard at the gate that orders of the Patrona Rosa, this girl is never, ever to darken the doorway of the Torreslanda's again, evva. And there is of course another LARGATE and poor pitiful Luci is going out the gate, with her stuff still barely in that box and a half open suitcase.
ADVANCES:
Stalker guy tells Violetta he is in love with her (Watch out Violetta)
Gala calls Rod and says it was because of Luci we didn't get married right?
Aldo is doing something fishy at Max's office
Max calls Vicky and demands to know where she is? She is at Inferno. Max isn't pleased.
Hanna asks Rod if he is in love with Luci and was she the reason Rod didn't get married? He nods.
Labels: refugio
El Talismán #97 Thu 6/14/12 Tomorrow, Tomorrow…
Gregorio’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Slumber
Party:
Everybody is finding Papa Bear’s bed just right today. Now that Doris is gone, Elvira
climbs in and arranges herself in various seductive poses, reminding him of
what he’ll never enjoy again. Oh and by the way, she tells him, all that money
you were so fond of? I now have direct
access to it through my daughter. Elvira promises to come back and
visit…again and again and again. But first, she must give him the goodbye he
deserves…a hefty slap. Take that!
Doctorcito comes in to give Gregorio his next injection and
Panchito shucks and jives his way to the bedside, promising he won’t be any
trouble. Aw, gosh, he just wants to be near his Papa. Okay, says Dr. J, but you
owe me one – if I ever run into trouble at El ‘Traz, you have to help me. Sure
thing, boss, yessir. While the doc is distracted, Pancho palms the medicine
bottle. Gag thought-bubbles a lot of stuff we don’t care about re: how he
should have treated Pancho better when he could still move his limbs. Too late,
rutabaga.
La Casita de Frascos:
Amid the high-anxiety smoochies, Pedro manages to tell
Camila he has a plan. Gabriel and Sarita will get married TOMORROW and everyone
from El ‘Traz will be invited, including the servidumbre. He will take the
opportunity to case the joint for the medicine flasks with Mommy Dearest’s
fingerprints – all she has to do is make sure Antonio stays at the wedding.
Camila rabbits off to tell Antonio to put down the pistol
and take her home; she’s nauseous. Pedro pauses to say goodbye to the cabinet –
“I will come for you TOMORROW!” he pledges – and is surprised by Valentín, who
wants to know – all together now – “¿Qué haces aquí?” Pedro swears he was just
out for a stroll and Camila who? Val threatens to tell Tony that Pedro was
sniffing around; Pedro threatens to tell El Capitán that
Val killed Mariana. Cara muy impactada y twitchy de Valentín. Round one to
Pedro.
Antonio’s Casa de Amenazas:
Out in the sala, Camila is having another one of those “what
planet are you from?” conversations with her mother. Camila confesses that the
baby is Pedro’s, and Elvira tells her to just keep quiet about it. Not for
long, Camila says, because Pedro’s gonna fix all this TOMORROW. Your baby will
be rich, quoth the Nutmother; what else do you want? Oh, I dunno, maybe not to be held captive for the rest of
my life by a psycho pistolero monkey?
Antonio is skulking around in the hallway growing his beard
on fast-forward, and overhearing this conversation makes him even snarlier than
usual. He gets Elvira alone and tells her if she knows what’s good for her,
she’ll find out the details of Pedro’s little plan and report back to him
toot-sweet. “What about my dinero?” she asks. All right already, he says; I’ll
do a wire transfer. But after TOMORROW, Camila is shut up in the house until
the baby’s born, and I only want to see you if you’re changing diapers. What a
mensch.
Elvira dashes into Camila’s room, cries some crocodile
tears, apologizes for being Joan Crawford in a headband, and promises to help
with the Pedro Plan. Camila appears to fall for it hook, line and sinker…but
does she really tell her mother the whole story? And does Elvira really pass it
all on to Antonio? Guess we’ll find out TOMORROW.
El Departamento Three-Way:
Elvira shows up to tell Rennie she’s ready to buy him out.
He says he & Rita are flying out TOMORROW and she can move right in. Since
they’re still married, no property transfer is necessary. She suspects a trick,
but he says he’d do anything to be
divorced from her. She flounces out after wishing them a lovely plane crash and
death. Rennie promises Rita a whole new world of adventure and absolutely no more with the getting married.
Back at the ‘Traz:
Doctor Jaime comes back to give Don G his evening injection,
and Panchito slips the brown bottle back into his maletín. After he leaves,
Pancho tells the pig that he swapped the “medicine” for vitamins, and he’ll be
up & around in no time. Stalwart piglet! Too bad he only uses his
life-giving powers on one-celled organisms. Oh well; maybe he’ll have a chance
to save a human being later.
Around town:
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Geno and Tomás announce that they too are getting
married TOMORROW, and Antonio says, “What are they putting in the food over
there?”
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Angel asks Flor to be his novia, and she gives him the
capital-K Kiss.
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Doris calls Lucas on the phone
and tells him that she must marry Gregorio TOMORROW.
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Pedro admits to Gabe and Margarito that he should
probably have a Plan B in case something goes wrong. Ya think?
Setup for the Showdown:
Against all odds, it appears that TOMORROW has actually
arrived, and El Tal is in a flurry of wedding preparativos. Margarito joshes
with Gabriel that it is his last chance to escape, and Gabe answers that he
doesn’t have anywhere to go. I think he’s
joking. Pedro has gotten Sarita to make Lucrazy her madrina just to keep her
out of everyone’s hair. Oh, and he’s paying for the wedding, so I guess poor
Sarita figured she’d better go along with it.
All the El Tal men are looking dapper in black and white,
and Lucrazy struts in wearing the skintight bright red dress with slutty side cutouts
that every bride dreams of seeing on her maid of honor. Cue the bullfight
music: Camila makes a grand entrance on Antonio’s arm, and the two couples flare
nostrils across the room as a super-duper drumbeat of doom builds to a
crescendo…
Amigos, this bodatón is gonna be OPERATIC.
Labels: Talisman
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Abismo de pasión #66 6/13/12: The younger villains have a bad day, Tangel-Ho better brace for the big reveal... good guys huddle and put their thinking caps on
Recap by Marta Ivett
Refritos:
Guido and Alfie conversation about Paolo and Tangel-Ho… Tangel-Ho should feel flattered that Paolo is jealous of her. Guido is more worried about Paulo. He asks her a favor, to fire him from the procesadora.
What would you get out of that? Maybe he will want to return to Mex. And what would that mean with the offer I made you? Guido tells her he has watched over Paulo as a parent since their parents died, if Paulo returns to Mex, he would have to go too. Alfie is not a happy camper with that response.
The procesa…
Dam and Flo arrive. Flo offers to stay with him, he says no need, just like there was no need for her to walk him there. Maru tells him he has a visitor waiting. Flo turns around interested.
IT’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s cry me a river Elisa!
lo nuevo...
Barbie, haven't you heard you should think about it before you sign on the dotted line?
Dam is very cold staring at her, she seems a bit sorry.
-You came alone? Where is Gael?... what can I do for you?
-we need to talk about my lands. Why did the works continue?
-Because there is a signed contract.
-But I don’t want anything to do with your business…
-Even if you don’t want it, we have invested money and we won’t lose that investment. You more than anyone should be interested in having the lands produce.
-In the end all of you will end up keeping the lands and everything they produce!..
-why do you say that?...
-because I know, and that’s that!
one of my favorite scenes of the night... where can we find diva wrestler outfits for these girls? or at least boxing gloves!! ding ding!!.
When Elisa leaves Dam’s office, Flo confronts Elisa … Flo wants to know what she talked with D…
-It was a business matter…
-I am sure D won’t return with you. he understand his place is with a woman like me, not with the daughter of the woman who killed his father!...
-(slap!) This is so you won’t talk to me like that ever again. (Slap!) And this is so you don’t mess with my mother again!
Talk to the hand!
At rectory, Loopy/Gael..
Gael overslept, Loopy is doing his fav pastime, having coffee and eating… Loopy mocks Gael… you went out late last night and came back late.
Maybe you have something to tell me.
Nope. I will just go to work now.
Don’t you want breakfast?
Lost my apetite!
next time fill out request for time and call the absence line and turn your 'out of office' on.. btw, feel free to just run out anytime.
Inmundo at office, Paloma arrives, she is very happy.
What happened to you yesterday?
I had something urgent to do and had to run out.
You could have told me.
I swear it wont happen again.
Did you fix the issue?
Yes! I talked to Gael… (she is ready to give him the two hour explanation but he cuts her off)
-don’t worry, I am in a hurry. Could you organize the records file? All in all, I am glad you are ok.
I couldn't sleep so i dont 'want anyone to sleep at my boo boo's house either!
Paolo arrives at Casa Castigo, yelling he wants to talk to Augie, he is drunk. He walks right over Lolita. Augie comes out of studio to face him.
Nothing to talk about. Leave my house.
I wont go until we talk about your dear wife.
(Pop! Goes the sleazel)
Well Hello, Mrs Carm Bouvier. Why don’t we tell your husband what we have?
Are you crazy?
Why don’t you tell him about how many times we met alone, and made love?
The hacienda was the whiner hot spot for the night for sure!
At hacienda, Tonia catches Alfie heading out, heard they fired Gabino.
Nope, you heard wrong. He still works there. Vicente’s issue is solved, from now on he will work for my son.
Flo arrives to hacienda mad. She ran into Elisa at procesa…
she hit me! The wild one hit me!
Back to Casa Castigo… the argument/confrontation hot spot... the more the merrier
Guido arrives right in middle of the cock fight…
That’s enough! Paolo, get out and wait for me outside! I am sorry mr castigo for any trouble my brother caused.
I am thankful but tell your bro that next time I won’t respond.
Guido and Paolo leave, Tangel-Ho opens her excuse no’s 563 and 334 and blames it all on Paolo… Don’t worry, I don’t feel like getting it cleared up. But remember what I told you earlier, it still stands. Augie goes back to studio. Lolita just stares and nods to Tangel-Ho from wall.
too many chiefs, indians confused...
Dam and Chente at Dam’s office at procesadora…
Sorry, Charlie but I don’t need assistants.
It was a favor my parents asked Alfie for.
In that case I will talk to Braulio to see where we place you.
Your mother said…
My mother’s orders are not my issue. Shouldn’t you be studying instead of working? I will let you work for me with the condition that you study in afternoon. If you want to work here you have to continue with your studies.
So you will let me be your assistant?
I already told you I don’t need an assistant, but you can be a messenger.
Chente feels offended taking it as a demotion. Chente leaves, Dam smiles.
back at whiner's hot spot for the night...
Flo arrives to hacienda in a huff and whines to Alfie…
That wild animal Elisa hit me! my dad should hear about this.
Alfie says no way, surely Dam will defend Elisa.
And what? We just forgive and forget and nothing happened her just like that after what she did?
Yes, you will need to keep quiet. We don’t want to re-unite Elisa with my son. Don’t complicate things, the one that might end up losing is you.
Guido and Paolo arrive at hacienda.
Paolo is offended at lack of support from big bro. But Guido wants to hear none of it.
-This is the last straw. You will go back to mex with me today. How far do you want to go with this lie?
-You really think it is a lie? Would you believe me so stupid to talk to her husband if it were a lie?
-Even if it were not, it is obvious you don’t matter to this woman.
-Leave me alone.
the aftermath debriefing after the confrontations...
Elisa arrives home mad about the confrontation with Flo. Tells Lolita about it, Flo told her Dam went back with her. Lolita already knew, Horacio had told her. Elisa questions why she did not tell her before.
-Didn’t want to hurt you. it is obvious Dam wants to forget you in another girls’ arms.
-That does not justify him! Why Flo, or at least why not wait a while?
Lolita reminds Elisa the problem (the lie about not loving Dam) is getting huge and when she wants to fix it it will be too late.
-With so many problems, this house seems like a nuthouse. When it is not one issue, its another…
-what happened now? That Paolo came to make a scandal here about Tangel-Ho and him.
Elisa impactada.
(first comm brk)
Sorry, Gael, just when you thought you were beginning to know your sister... she starts acting a bit loopy...
At Cielo abierto fields, Gael is leading the workers, Kenya arrives.. Gael greets her with a hug. She is looking for Augie.
-What are u doing here? Why ask for Don Aug?
-I was at Elisa’s and was going to invite her to eat, she asked me to take a message to her dad. Nothing else.
-yah right. Nothing else..
-I was going to ask you why you are in middle of the issue Elisa/Dam?
-I already told her I don’t want to play that script anymore. I am trying to take her out of my heart. I accepted Paloma.
-No, Gael, that notion of ‘one nail takes another nail out’ doesn’t work.
-Ah! ah you too are in love. Tell me who it is.
(Kenya is smiling happy that he seems to worry about her life)
-I love it.
- what?
-That you talk to me with that big brother jealousy rage.
Ramona the voice of conscience... love her!
At cemetery, Ramona is at Estefie’s grave, sees Augie arrive, she tells him where the toumb is, tells him:
-Stefie must be smiling in heaven because you finally decided to come see her. It’s the first time, right?
-yup. Didn’t know besides curandera you are fortune teller.
-You are here because of the love you once felt for her.
-I found a picture of Elisa’s mom in her room…
-And you realized you haven’t forgot her.
-Haven’t forgot her betrayal. I ended up with a dry empty heart.
-But something has changed, no?
-I have begun to feel again, to love. It feel like I am betraying her now, her the worst of women. What hurts most is that I have the certainty I won’t love any woman as I loved her. Estefie doesn’t deserve my love.
-Careful what you say, maybe one day you will regret it.
-I hope one day I will be able to forgive her.
-And if that is a hard concept, think how hard it will be to forgive yourself, because one day you will want to. One day the whole town will know Stefie was innocent of what everyone had said about her. I assure you next time you come here you will be kneeling at her toumb asking her for forgiveness.
(Augie leaves, Ramona remembers the accident…and stefie’s words: I had to stop them)
Dam, please learn a little from your old pals and start using some brain cells...
At procesa, Lucio arrives. Maru tells Dam Lucio is here.
Dam happy to see him.
-How’s the drumstick?
-Leg is good now, thanks.
-I am here to talk about the contract with Elisa. Read it and came to conclusion that the procesa must comply with it.
Dam is in agreement. Elisa came by to talk about it too. Also, Alfie is in agreement, since putting the lands to produce will be good for the business of my dad.
Lucio does not understand what Alfie is getting out of it. (Lucio’s brain gears might be old but they still work) unless… it is not a simple loan…
Dam asks what he is thinking…
Lucio is sure Alfie loaned that money to Elisa in exchange for something else…
what?...
hasn’t Elisa told you anything?...
we barely talked, guess you don’t know we split.
Why? What happened?
(Paolo is making a scandal at Maru’s desk and they hear it from inside)..
Dam and Lucio come out as Gabino is firing Paolo. Paolo turns to Dam, and tries to eat him up since he thinks it is Dam’s order, but Gab says it is orders from Alfie.
Dam surprised Alfie wants to fire Paolo.
Paolo whines to Gab,Thought you were my friend.
Orders are orders, man!.
Go to hell! All you go to hell! (I can see Paolo walking out, telling the truck ‘And that goes for you too!!’)
Dam, Lucio and Gab are there still,
-What are you doing here, Gabino? I fired you.
-Excuse me but you better talk to your mother.
Lucio laughs it off… we will keep talking another day.
a little surprise visit... surprised me even!...
Gael arrives at dr office … stands behind paloma. Tippy toes around her desk unnoticed. ‘IF you leave everything messy, he will fire you.’ She is so happy to see him, big hug. Gael extends Kenya’s invitation to Paloma, but Paloma is busy fixing the Dr’s files, all the records are out of order. But she won’t let him off easy…
- But if you want you can come see me tonight.
-Ok.
He leaves but first she demands a kiss goodbye.
- See you tonight.
Paloma is in la-la land.
orangina's bad day is not quite over yet...
Tangel-Ho in bed, depressed… Elisa comes in.
Elisa asks about the Paolo scandal, heard something from Lolita.
Elisa is not really happy with what is happening with Tangy-ho,
-It doesn’t make me happy because it affects my dad. I never liked the idea of you two married, but I would have wanted to see it work out.
Tangel-Ho accuses her of poisoning her marriage and her baby’s death since she was a kid. If the baby was not dead, things between Augie and her would be different.
-You have blamed me for it all my life. It has been many years of carrying that guilt.
Tangel-Ho repeats her accusation recording..
-no, you don’t know how much I would have wanted to have a little brother. And what I would have given to have him here now. And don’t blame me for his death and for the life you have led.
-So easy to say that, you wanted a little brother and I wanted a son. No, you have not suffered what I have. …
-I only know what my dad’s life has been like at your side. In any case, the only one to blame for her disgrace, is you, tia. You tangled him up and confused him until he married you, but he never stopped loving my mother, because not you nor anyone will get her out of his heart. …
-(the wounded animal still has some fight left in her) If it were true, why does your dad have a lover at this time in his life?
-lover? no, my dad has no lover…
- It is the talk of the whole town. …
-you know I don’t care about the latest cover story of the Ermita enquirer…
-you are so stupid, don’t even realize one of your ‘amigas’ is in bed with your dad…
-you always blame everyone else, because you can’t accept your own errors…
-it is Kenya, you stupid…
-leave Kenya in peace, how can you think of her…
-you need to open your eyes, realize what happens around you once and for all!
Kenya the stalker... going after her prey in public?
Kenya finds Augie in middle of town square… She wants to hug him telling him not to avoid her anymore, he tries to shake her off him… he realizes people are looking at them… she keeps saying she loves him, - I like you as a woman but I can’t love you, can’t love anyone!...
Augie is trying to shake her off him so violently, Gael comes to them..
-Don Augie! Let go my sister! What is going on here?
(comm brk)
Back at Dr office…
Nancy Drew-wanna be finds a clue...
Paloma is still working on the patient files, runs into the one for Carmina…… she at first resists, but can’t help it but open it. She must have found something amusing enough, from her facial expression.
Ramona walks in and catches her with her hands on the dough…
-I came to the market and figured I would stop by to check out your workplace.
Paloma visibly scared.
-I noticed you got scared when I came in.
-I was just distracted.
-no, you got scared, as if I had caught you doing something wrong.
-I was just filing away some records. And ran into Elisa’s aunt’s record… hey, grannie, do you remember the exact date when Stefie died? ..
-yes, why.
-Because according to this record, Dr Tovar said Carmina was pregnant right after Stefie died, but that was well before Carmina got married.
Big bro realizes he might have a stalker for a sis...
Back outside at plaza, Gael asks Kenya and Augie What is going on. He seems a bit miffed now… Was Augie bothering Kenya? Kenya jumps in Augie’s defense, says she was asking him about Elisa and Dam. Augie follows her lead, gets a bit irritated and says Kenya has no right to meddle in my daughter’s business… all but orders Kenya to leave that matter alone… Augie leaves. Gael stares at Kenya suspicious.
Ramona keeps putting the puzzle together...
Back at Dr Tovar… Paloma says Augie was such a two-faced jerk… he was acting so offended about Stefie’s death but he was already sleeping with her sister (hold the presses!! Wasn’t Paloma only 9 or 10 years old? She seems to have a great memory then)…
Ramona is mad at her
-Don’t talk to anyone about this.
Ramona takes a few steps away.
Paloma tells Ramona that she and Gael are dating..
We see that Ramona feels herself out of breath…
-Did you hear me? …
-yes, we will talk later…
Ramona leaves, Paloma mumbles: I have a strange grandma.
Kenya took the cookie from the cookie jar! Couldn't be!
At Casa Castigo kitchen, Elsa tells Lolita that Kenya and dad have something going on. Lolita laughs at the thought. That is crazy! Sorry but your aunt comes up with some stories! Elisa had asked Kenya and Kenya assured her there was nothing between them. Lolita says Tangel-Ho is crazy to confront Kenya. Elisa is sorry for TangelHo, dad has never loved her. Lolita wonders how Augie has tolerated her so long. Elisa is wondering how true is the Kenya story. Lolita says Tagel-Ho would lever allow it. Elisa is sure that the only woman her dad has loved and will ever loved is her mom. Lolita agrees with Elisa.
Don't worry Brau, i will teach Chente some toughness... but neither of us has figured he is a chip off the old block
Dam/Braulio at procesa… Dam tells Bra Chente will work in afternoon with the condition he will study in the mornings. Braulio surprised Chente agreed. You all owe my mom the favor. Brau was concerned while Chente was Gab’s assistant. Btw, Gab won’t leave. He still has my mom’s support. Brau content with seeing Chente away from Gab.
Meanwhile we see Gab and Chente buddying up. Gab laughs that Chente will get his salary cut in half. Chente wanted to work for Gab, not Dam. And the worst is will have to go back to school. Give me a hand. Gab refuses, … welllll…. unless you want to win money working for me, unofficially… very quietly.
Those two share a sneaky smirk smile…
Alfie has found a new target to whine at and talk down to... will Guido take this for long? Isn't he a bit old to allow her to manipulate him?
At hacienda, Alfie is reprimanding Guido for talking to Augie… you are worrying about those folks too much. Guido sorry for what Paolo could be doing to them, Alfie asks what if Paolo is telling the truth? It is those women and their reputation. Guido says besides Tangel-Ho what he is worried is what could happen to Paolo, what Elmer Fudd could do to him. Remember what happened with Dam. Yup, that is true. Augie has always been violent… angry Paolo comes in, confronts Alfie about firing him from procesa. Guido defends Alfie. Paolo yells at him: if you think you will make me go back to Mex, you are wrong, I will go back whenever I feel like it!
Alfie stops Guido from following Paolo.
Advance confession... what a concept!...I am about to do something REALLY explosive that will open a HUGE old can of worms!...
At church, Ramona goes to see padre… reminds him what she had talked to him righ after Stefie’s death, reminds him at the time she thought Stefie was riding in Rosie’s car by mistake. (poor padre is in such a tough spot here… but he hides it very well) Padre confirms he remembers that. Ramona says ‘then I came to ask for advanced forgiveness(what a concept!!), what I will do now is serious. I am about to unmask the real woman who should have been in that car. I will talk to Augie to tell him who was really Rosie’s lover… I will tell him it was his own wife, Carmina Bouvier.
… Credits roll…
Previews:
Augie: SHUT UP Carmina!!
Carm: (in front of Elisa) Didn’t I catch you kissing Kenya?
Flo and Dam plan wedding…
Seems Kenya arranges a meeting with Dam… but is she really arranging a meeting of Dam and Elisa?
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Refugio Para el Amor #27-28 Wed 6/13/12
Well, Friends, it looks like there's no end in sight for the 2-hour episodes! I have an awfully hard time staying awake enough through two hours of this "stuff" to write a recap afterwards!
In fair Mexico, where we lay our scene, Pat gets a little field-trip when Rod hoists him awkwardly down the spiral staircase to see Luciana (thereby getting around Rosalena's decree that he stay away from Luci). He drops his brother off and makes himself scarce, but not before receiving the ugly clay heart she made the other night while thinking of him. It must be special Indian clay, because it's looking pretty solid for not having been fired in a kiln or even given time to dry. Also, Jana and her friend are in this scene, but they don't contribute anything of interest. Anyway, Pat wants a few words with Luci in private. He explains that his mom doesn't necessarily hate her, but rather is jealous of the girl's importance to her son. Then he explains that he really wants Luci to be with him, but only if she does it freely. He tries to ask her an "important question," but chickens out and mutters something about how much she means to him.
Maximino, meanwhile is sipping wine with his young bud and fretting about the risk of his affair (which one?) coming to light.
Linares is at the Church, finding out that maybe his daughter isn't quite as dead-and-buried as was previously assumed. He plugs the guy working the graveyard desk-job for info, which cannot be found.
Frigida, for her part leaps at the chance to tattle on everyone for the little field trip downstairs., the instant Rosalena comes home. She makes that smug face she always makes.
Now it's Rosalena's moment to "act" (as in, a melodramatic display of over-performance that could only come from an actress determined to show strong emotion). Everything is going to hell! Not even her children respect her wishes! Matilde tries to defuse her ("at least they're in your house, right?"). But Rosalena just freezes like a deer in headlights and shows the camera just how wide and teary she can become. She blames herself for that business of Linares' daughter, whatever that means.
If you make a clay heart, it means you're in love. So what are we to take from the fact that Luci is now making some cruddy little vases? Is she dreaming of keeping flowers fresh? She's an ok sculptor, but her true strength is in how she manages to make all this pottery without getting her bed or room messy. Frigida pops in and threatens her some more. Ho-hum.
And it's STILL A FULL MOON IN MEXICO!
Gala overhears Rod talking about how little he wants to get married. They is some scary muisic, even though she already knows how he feels about the wedding. He tells his buddy there's no other lady, he just doesn't love Gala (though he's too much of a wimp to confront her again without sleeping with her.). He's 100% sure. Once she has heard enough, Gala strides in and humiliates herself some more by exercising her powers of denial and rubbing herself all over Rod.
Lastro calls up to threaten Luci. Matilde thinks she should ask Pat or Rod for protection, but she really doesn't want anyone to know that she once worked at el infierno.. She asserts that she cannot ask the boys for help, especially not Rod!
Maximino is beginning to develop an idea about the lost child of Linares - the kid's age would be just right. right. He also grumbles some more about the fraud. He sees himself as the victim and Linares the villain.
In a brief but enjoyable interlude, we are treated to the delightful sight of Violeta dancing terribly in her new sexy devil outfit and singing something.
Rod is releasing his anger at the punching bag, and Gala comes in to refresh him and to act even more needy! God, Rod is weak!
Rosalena yells at Luci some more. Blah. Frigida makes that smug face again! She has Luci come out to receive and wait on Gala, just to torture the poor girl. There is an interminable scene here where they badmouth Luci, and Gala gushes about how much Rod "loves" her and "can't bear to be without her." Frigida intercepts an airmail for Luci from a courier on motorcycle.
Later, in private, Gala begs Rosalena for help! She needs to keep Rod, and wants some mommy-manipulation to seal the deal.
The world-business mag has a story about Torreslanda fraud, and an odd cover. Max says "this means war!" Linares released the story to the press.
Back at the house, Frigida gets a-snooping into Luci's letter! But we don't find out what's inside. The big cliff-hanger is that Max shows up at Linares' for a confrontation. Also, according to the advances, the wedding is tomorrow!
In fair Mexico, where we lay our scene, Pat gets a little field-trip when Rod hoists him awkwardly down the spiral staircase to see Luciana (thereby getting around Rosalena's decree that he stay away from Luci). He drops his brother off and makes himself scarce, but not before receiving the ugly clay heart she made the other night while thinking of him. It must be special Indian clay, because it's looking pretty solid for not having been fired in a kiln or even given time to dry. Also, Jana and her friend are in this scene, but they don't contribute anything of interest. Anyway, Pat wants a few words with Luci in private. He explains that his mom doesn't necessarily hate her, but rather is jealous of the girl's importance to her son. Then he explains that he really wants Luci to be with him, but only if she does it freely. He tries to ask her an "important question," but chickens out and mutters something about how much she means to him.
Maximino, meanwhile is sipping wine with his young bud and fretting about the risk of his affair (which one?) coming to light.
Linares is at the Church, finding out that maybe his daughter isn't quite as dead-and-buried as was previously assumed. He plugs the guy working the graveyard desk-job for info, which cannot be found.
Frigida, for her part leaps at the chance to tattle on everyone for the little field trip downstairs., the instant Rosalena comes home. She makes that smug face she always makes.
Now it's Rosalena's moment to "act" (as in, a melodramatic display of over-performance that could only come from an actress determined to show strong emotion). Everything is going to hell! Not even her children respect her wishes! Matilde tries to defuse her ("at least they're in your house, right?"). But Rosalena just freezes like a deer in headlights and shows the camera just how wide and teary she can become. She blames herself for that business of Linares' daughter, whatever that means.
If you make a clay heart, it means you're in love. So what are we to take from the fact that Luci is now making some cruddy little vases? Is she dreaming of keeping flowers fresh? She's an ok sculptor, but her true strength is in how she manages to make all this pottery without getting her bed or room messy. Frigida pops in and threatens her some more. Ho-hum.
And it's STILL A FULL MOON IN MEXICO!
Gala overhears Rod talking about how little he wants to get married. They is some scary muisic, even though she already knows how he feels about the wedding. He tells his buddy there's no other lady, he just doesn't love Gala (though he's too much of a wimp to confront her again without sleeping with her.). He's 100% sure. Once she has heard enough, Gala strides in and humiliates herself some more by exercising her powers of denial and rubbing herself all over Rod.
Lastro calls up to threaten Luci. Matilde thinks she should ask Pat or Rod for protection, but she really doesn't want anyone to know that she once worked at el infierno.. She asserts that she cannot ask the boys for help, especially not Rod!
Maximino is beginning to develop an idea about the lost child of Linares - the kid's age would be just right. right. He also grumbles some more about the fraud. He sees himself as the victim and Linares the villain.
In a brief but enjoyable interlude, we are treated to the delightful sight of Violeta dancing terribly in her new sexy devil outfit and singing something.
Rod is releasing his anger at the punching bag, and Gala comes in to refresh him and to act even more needy! God, Rod is weak!
Rosalena yells at Luci some more. Blah. Frigida makes that smug face again! She has Luci come out to receive and wait on Gala, just to torture the poor girl. There is an interminable scene here where they badmouth Luci, and Gala gushes about how much Rod "loves" her and "can't bear to be without her." Frigida intercepts an airmail for Luci from a courier on motorcycle.
Later, in private, Gala begs Rosalena for help! She needs to keep Rod, and wants some mommy-manipulation to seal the deal.
The world-business mag has a story about Torreslanda fraud, and an odd cover. Max says "this means war!" Linares released the story to the press.
Back at the house, Frigida gets a-snooping into Luci's letter! But we don't find out what's inside. The big cliff-hanger is that Max shows up at Linares' for a confrontation. Also, according to the advances, the wedding is tomorrow!
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