Thursday, May 21, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Cennet, 100 Días para Enamorarnos, La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial), y más: Week of May 18, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 8-9PM - Cennet
- 9-10PM - 100 Días para Enamorarnos
- 10-11PM - La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial)
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: 100 días, cennet, reina-sur2, telemundo
Monday, May 18, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Cennet, 100 Días para Enamorarnos, La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial) y más: Week of May 18, 2020
Welcome to Page 1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
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Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 8-9PM - Cennet
- 9-10PM - 100 Días Para Enamorarnos
- 10-11PM - La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial)
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Labels: 100 días, cennet, reina-sur2, telemundo
Me Declaro Culpable #63, 5/18/20: Post-Mortem Etc.
Since the comments just keep coming in, days after the final chapter, we decided to open an additional heading, just so our friendly Patio could keep in touch during this time of social isolation. Some of us are still grinding our teeth about the inconsistencies and writing flubs of this telenovela that seemed so promising at first. Others of us are just checking in while sequestered at home and sanitizing every box and bag of groceries that arrive on our doorstep. A few of you, too young to have seen Tea and Sympathy the first time around, may have watched it this weekend. It related a bit to one of our side stories. At any rate, Nina once described this Patio as the friendliest, kindest group of people ever, so feel free to stay in touch, right here at CarayCaray where "everybody knows your name," or at least your internet moniker.
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Cennet, 100 Días para Enamorarnos, La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial), y más: Week of May 11, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—100 Días para Enamorarnos
• 10-11PM—La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial)
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—100 Días para Enamorarnos
• 10-11PM—La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial)
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: 100 días, cennet, reina-sur2, telemundo
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #62 5/13/2020 - EL GRAN POR FIN!
This is it, MDCers, the end of our crazy roller coaster ride
full of crazy characters and lame storylines. It was another
day of mental pinball with the scenes, so some scenes have been combined, for
the sake of organization and sanity. I know our little Patio will understand.
FRANQUILO
We open with Franquilo (kudos to 💗susanlynn for this one!)
holding his newborn granddaughter. Upon
Natalia telling him she will name the baby Alba, Franco remembers
EVERYTHING. TODO! And he doesn’t even get an aneurysm, so,
yay!
Outside the Labor & Delivery room, Franco tells Julián
that his memory returned and to scram.
The marriage will be annulled.
There is some antler bashing, Juls leaves, and Franco goes to tell a
waiting Paolo that his child has been born.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #61, 5/12/20: Penultimate Perils
A Game of Keep-Away
Gael attempts to negotiate with Paolo over the baby that nobody but Natalia actually wants. He basically concedes that the kid probably would be better off somewhere other than jail, even if it's with Katia and Paolo, but it would be more like a loan -- when Nat gets out of prison, they'd have to give it back. Paolo says no deal -- they're going to trial, and he'll win.
Gael tries to give him a flavor of the questions he'll be asked: Do you have a job? No? Any income at all? How do you plan to provide for this infant? Katia thrusts out her little chin and says she's paying the bills, and Gael starkly points out that the legal question here is can Paolo support a CHILD, not can he find someone to support HIM.
Best line goes to Gael: "So far you've known me as a friend. You don't want to know me as a lawyer."
Who Let the Blonde Out?
Alba brings coffee to The Tiz, who wonders aloud why he's getting personal service. Is he suddenly "mas sexi" because he's married now? Alba gives him the guacala face and says she just stopped by to tell him to put a leash on Roberta, because she's jumped the fence and gotten into somebody else's yard.
Tizzy bursts into Franco's office and asks him point-blank, "Are you sleeping with my wife?"
Best line goes to Franco: "Yes."
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Monday, May 11, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Cennet, 100 Días para Enamorarnos, La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial), y más: Week of May 11, 2020
Welcome to Page #1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—100 Días para Enamorarnos
• 10-11PM—La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial)
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—100 Días para Enamorarnos
• 10-11PM—La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial)
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: 100 días, cennet, reina-sur2, telemundo
Me Declaro Culpable #60 5/11/2020 Roberta's Sweet Dream is Slip Slip Slippin' Away
Quite a bit happened in this one, sweet Patio. Alba and Roberta tussled like fish-wives over Franco; Katia was pressured by Emanuel to tell Paolo they were an "item", Tizzy locked Bertie in the laundry room which sent her right back to Crazy Town, Julián (always there, never wanted) proposed to Nati as a way to keep Paolo from taking her baby, and Ingrid has morphed into a sweetie pie who's now Alba's best friend. If it all seems nuts to you, don't worry. We're in ultimos capitulos where anything goes, and the writers are having fun driving us as looney as poor Roberta. On top of that, the scene changes were every few seconds or so. I'll consolidate a bit for my own mental health.
We begin in the drab jail where Katia is waving Tizzy like a red flag in front of Natalia's eyes. Castolo is our lawyer now and taking your baby away from you is a done deal. Nat promises to fight with every fiber of her being. Meanwhile SoggyPaolo looks guilty and conflicted, but at least he doesn't cry.
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We begin in the drab jail where Katia is waving Tizzy like a red flag in front of Natalia's eyes. Castolo is our lawyer now and taking your baby away from you is a done deal. Nat promises to fight with every fiber of her being. Meanwhile SoggyPaolo looks guilty and conflicted, but at least he doesn't cry.
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Friday, May 08, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #59, 5/8/20: For a Dead Man, Franco Sure Looks Good (Especially in a Rented Tux)
Subtitle: This was an Ingrid-, Gabe- and Javier-free
episode. Enjoy.
HOSPITAL CAFETERIA SCENE
Gael excitedly learns from Mauro that Franco is not all
dead, only partly, the memory part—and not all memory has been wiped out, only
the last year. Gael and Gramps chew the fat over coffee in the cafeteria, while
Franco is back in his hospital room catching up on the latest doings among the
social set. He sees a huge photo (above the fold AND below) of Bertie and
Tostito (thanks PJJ) joined at the hip. Gulp. He’s stunned to learn they are
husband and wife.
OFFICE SCENE
Julian gets a visit and a barrage of invective from Pao.
Julian spews garbage at Pao and it smells like it, too. He tells Pao he’s just
an idiot to have believed Julian’s lie bout being the father of Nat’s baby. Nat
could care less if he believes her or not. After the way Pao treated her, she’s
not interested in having a father like him for the baby. He taunts him, a cripple, on
becoming an unbecoming father. His legs don’t work. How is he going to kick a ball, walk to school together, etc. etc. Julian says he and Nat
will do it, the four legs between them ought to do it perfectly. Pao objects to
the future scenario.
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Me Declaro Culpable #58, 05/07/2020: The one that made me wonder what I did to deserve this torture
Here is the recap. I made it out alive. This is almost as bad as "La Gata". I'm not sure what I did to deserve this.
Let's get to it: Franco has been missing for four months, Roberta and Tostito paid someone to leave the country using Franco's passport to make everyone believe that he went to Spain. Wait, Im assuming it was them but it could also have been Mauro. I was not paying attention.
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Thursday, May 07, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Cennet, 100 Días para Enamorarnos, La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial), y más: Week of May 4, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 8-9PM - Cennet
- 9-10PM - 100 Días para Enamorarnos
- 10-11PM - La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial)
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: 100 días, cennet, reina-sur2, telemundo
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #57 May 6, 2020 --- Franco’s wedding ring is finally gone!
Some scenes are combined.
Some stuff omitted (I’ll probably pay for that later). And some translations might earn a C+. No snark, just some frustrated recapper comments. I’m so ready for this show to be over and to get these people out of my life. Never thought I would say this,
but I miss Hijas. (Ack!) I WANT
A COMEDY NEXT!
GABRIÉL
When Gabe and Mia (a/k/a lollipop girl) overhear the police
are looking for them, they take off running.
Mia is really weak and cannot keep up with Gabe. He finally realizes this when he looks
behind him and she’s not there.
Oops. He lost her a mile
back. He finds her, she is running a
fever, and she tells him she cannot take the pain anymore and begs him to help stop her pain Gabe ponders that this is what his dad said,
too, when he asked Alba to end his life. (nothing
like insight, eh?)
Gabe takes off running back to the bus station, screaming “Help!”
all the way. By the time he returns to
Mia with the police, she has passed away.
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #56, 5/5/20: Premios del Patio
Best Alternative Medicine Award:
Franco, treating Alba in her hospital bed with ultraviolet light from his teeth.
Best Opening Conversational Gambit Award:
Roberta to Mauro: So when's the funeral?
Most Toxic Telenovela Parent Award:
Mauro to Roberta: If you don't shape up, I'll set you on fire TOO! No one would miss you. Then Alba can move in with me and be my favorite daughter.
Best Monkey Typist Award:
When the van in whose windows Gabe & Lollipop are admiring his new luke pulls away, and behind it is...Julieta in a taxi.
Lemon Frog Award:
Natalia's potato-dress, which is easily six inches shorter than Alba's.
[And now, another commercial break from St. Jude's. Do you think they pay Televisa to give all those kids leukemia?]
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Monday, May 04, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Cennet, 100 Días para Enamorarnos, La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial), y más: Week of May 4, 2020
Welcome to Page 1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 8-9PM - Cennet
- 9-10PM - 100 Días Para Enamorarnos
- 10-11PM - La Reina del Sur 2 (edición especial)
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: 100 días, cennet, reina-sur2, telemundo
Me Declaro Culpable #55, 5/4/2020: Time To Wrap This Mess Up!
We're nearing the finish line, Patio. Still a lot of loose ends dangling, and they may still be after the gran finale, but at least some of our side stories are winding up. So let's just hunker down and get this one over with.
We start with a reminder of Tizzy and Bertie's latest murderous pact. Roberta eggs him on by promising to be a passionate, committed lover once he takes care of Alba's assassination in jail. And together they happily propose a toast to that grisly prospect. Our gruesome twosome are well matched, don't you think?
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We start with a reminder of Tizzy and Bertie's latest murderous pact. Roberta eggs him on by promising to be a passionate, committed lover once he takes care of Alba's assassination in jail. And together they happily propose a toast to that grisly prospect. Our gruesome twosome are well matched, don't you think?
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Friday, May 01, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #54, 5/1/20: May Day—May Day, Save the Women and Children First
There are four in play that need saving STAT--Gabe, Nat,
Nat’s baby and Alba (and maybe Franco later) First things first—a petit revue from yesterday, hooked onto
today’s episode.
Bertie pays a call to
Alba (first of many prison visits this episode)
Bertie is gloating as she tells Alba about her questionable
parentage. Her cruddy old powerful lawyer daddy thinks it’s so, so he must have
had some proof, like DNA test results. The result is that Gabe is now living
with Papi and not only has had custody transferred from Ingrid to Mau, but he’s
also now Gabe’s legal guardian. (I guess that’s good news for now.) Alba is all
cara de impactada that she is Mau and Maria Luisa’s bastarda illegitimate
child. She asks Alba to say hi to Nat and that she loves and misses her. Alba
says to tell her herself. Bertie can’t stand the idea of seeing her daughter
from behind Bullet Proof Plexiglas, but promises to give Gabe some hugs for
her. Alba recoils in anger. Bertie enjoys her verbal conquest with a witches' laugh saying that when the end comes for him, she’ll be there to pull his plug—an
act of love, no?
If Pao had been an
oyster, he’d be a dead one
Julian drills down through Pao’s thin shell of
self-confidence in the most emasculating way. Julian claims to be Nat’s baby’s
daddy calling into question Pao’s manhood. He tells Pao how Nat would seek him
out, left unsatisfied by Pao’s prowess en la cama.
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #53, 4/30/20: Just another day on the crazy train!
Our Thursday recapper has had life get in the way, so we are all jumping in to get something up on the board. Please add to this, if only in the comments. I'm working from memory, since I watched and deleted hours ago.
- Mauro goes to the Turquoise House of Horrors and Skankiness and tells Gabe he is invited to come live with him. Bianca is in the background, shaking her head a big ole YES! Gabe hasn't had enough chemo to have the dreaded "chemo brain" , so he totally agrees to do that. He does not trust Ingy. Ingrid tried to guilt trip him on staying, Mauro called her on that, and I had to mute the TV to shut her up.
- Alba's day in court. First, did I miss something? She and Franco are acting like they have kissed and made up. Seriously, did I miss something? But I digress. Gael is there, too, and he has done his homework. He has Javier's attending nurse on the witness stand, with a timeline. Alba checked in at 11:43 to see Javier. Shortly after, she ran down to the nurse's station all freaking out, because she had unplugged Javi and plugged him back in. Expert witness said the alarms did not sound because the equipment had been unplugged for thirty seconds, not long enough for alarms to ring.
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- Mauro goes to the Turquoise House of Horrors and Skankiness and tells Gabe he is invited to come live with him. Bianca is in the background, shaking her head a big ole YES! Gabe hasn't had enough chemo to have the dreaded "chemo brain" , so he totally agrees to do that. He does not trust Ingy. Ingrid tried to guilt trip him on staying, Mauro called her on that, and I had to mute the TV to shut her up.
- Alba's day in court. First, did I miss something? She and Franco are acting like they have kissed and made up. Seriously, did I miss something? But I digress. Gael is there, too, and he has done his homework. He has Javier's attending nurse on the witness stand, with a timeline. Alba checked in at 11:43 to see Javier. Shortly after, she ran down to the nurse's station all freaking out, because she had unplugged Javi and plugged him back in. Expert witness said the alarms did not sound because the equipment had been unplugged for thirty seconds, not long enough for alarms to ring.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Cennet, 100 Días Para Enamorarnos, La Reina del Sur 2 (special edition), y más: Week of April 27, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—100 Días Para Enamorarnos**
• 10-11PM—La Reina del Sur 2 (special edition)
**La Dona 2 ended on Monday. Replacing it is a comic novela entitled 100 Días Para Enamorarnos (100 Days to Fall in Love). The novela tells the story of two good friends, Costanza and Remedios, who are unhappy in their marriages and decide to separate from their respective husbands after almost 20 years of marriage. Costanza agrees with her husband's suggestion that they take a 100-day break to see how they feel. Apparently Remedios goes along with the suggestion as well. Once the 100 days are up, they will have to decide whether or not to continue their marriages. Featured in this comic novela are Ilse Salas, Mariana Treviño, Erick Elias, and David Chocarro. More information, videos, and episodes can be found on Telemundo's website.
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Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—100 Días Para Enamorarnos**
• 10-11PM—La Reina del Sur 2 (special edition)
**La Dona 2 ended on Monday. Replacing it is a comic novela entitled 100 Días Para Enamorarnos (100 Days to Fall in Love). The novela tells the story of two good friends, Costanza and Remedios, who are unhappy in their marriages and decide to separate from their respective husbands after almost 20 years of marriage. Costanza agrees with her husband's suggestion that they take a 100-day break to see how they feel. Apparently Remedios goes along with the suggestion as well. Once the 100 days are up, they will have to decide whether or not to continue their marriages. Featured in this comic novela are Ilse Salas, Mariana Treviño, Erick Elias, and David Chocarro. More information, videos, and episodes can be found on Telemundo's website.
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Labels: 100 días, cennet, reina-sur2, telemundo
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #52, 4/29/2020 -- "Luke, I am your father."
Okay, it wasn’t quite like in Star Wars, but today Mauro
tells Gabe, “Gabriel, soy tu abuelo”. But first we must suffer….. Many scenes have been clumped together because today’s
episode was like being the silver ball in a pin ball machine on a Saturday night. During Happy Hour. My head hurts from all the bouncing back and
forth between story lines. Hopefully I
did not leave out anything crucial.
ALBA
The police are trying to haul Alba to jail while she is
screaming (of course) and calling Franco names, chastising him, same-old
same-old.
Later on, there is a near cat-fight in the
prison when some of the other inmates are harassing Natalia. Alba defends her and has one in a very fake-looking
choke move. That’s enough to get Alba
taken away to solitary confinement. THAT cell looks like a dungeon with water running down the walls. Ew.
Labels: culpable
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #51, 4/28/20: Meanwhile, Back at the...Other Place Where Everybody's Screaming
The Victims
We open where we closed yesterday, with Alba scuttling around in the middle of the post-traumatic street like a particularly shrill windup toy, but soon enough we find ourselves back at Aqua House for the world's worst soiree. Both women are completely verklempt, but Alba has the marginally cooler date: while Franco burps out empty promises and "tranquilates," Mauro just hulks on the couch like a superannuated garden gnome.
Ding-dong! If you haven't watched yet, be sure to be looking right at Franco when Julieta arrives and Alba announces, "This is the woman my son loves!" High point of the entire season, I promise.
The Perps
Gabe, trussed up and blindfolded on a nasty mattress, is the only resident of Alternate Mexico City to wonder why anyone would want to kidnap him.
Gabe: There must be a mistake! We don't have any money!
Thug 1: No kidding. You're dressed worse than us.
Gabe explains the side-effects of chemotherapy, goes green around the gills and threatens to vomit, causing Thug 1 to run away in a panic. He signed up for kidnapping and false imprisonment, not a yorking teenybopper with a fatal disease. Guess he shoulda read the fine print.
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Monday, April 27, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Cennet, La Doña 2, 100 Días Para Enamorarnos, La Reina del Sur 2 (special edition), y más: Week of April 27, 2020
Welcome to Page #1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2 (ends Monday)**
• 9-10PM—100 Días Para Enamorarnos (starts Tuesday)**
• 10-11PM—La Reina del Sur 2 (special edition)
**La Dona 2 ends this Monday (4/27). Replacing it starting Tuesday will be a comic novela entitled 100 Días Para Enamorarnos (100 Days to Fall in Love). The novela tells the story of two good friends, Costanza and Remedios, who are unhappy in their marriages and decide to separate from their respective husbands after almost 20 years of marriage. Costanza agrees with her husband's suggestion that they take a 100-day break to see how they feel. Apparently Remedios goes along with the suggestion as well. Once the 100 days are up, they will have to decide whether or not to continue their marriages. Featured in this comic novela are Ilse Salas, Mariana Treviño, Erick Elias, and David Chocarro. More information and videos can be found on Telemundo's website.
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Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2 (ends Monday)**
• 9-10PM—100 Días Para Enamorarnos (starts Tuesday)**
• 10-11PM—La Reina del Sur 2 (special edition)
**La Dona 2 ends this Monday (4/27). Replacing it starting Tuesday will be a comic novela entitled 100 Días Para Enamorarnos (100 Days to Fall in Love). The novela tells the story of two good friends, Costanza and Remedios, who are unhappy in their marriages and decide to separate from their respective husbands after almost 20 years of marriage. Costanza agrees with her husband's suggestion that they take a 100-day break to see how they feel. Apparently Remedios goes along with the suggestion as well. Once the 100 days are up, they will have to decide whether or not to continue their marriages. Featured in this comic novela are Ilse Salas, Mariana Treviño, Erick Elias, and David Chocarro. More information and videos can be found on Telemundo's website.
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Labels: 100 días, cennet, reina-sur2, telemundo
Me Declaro Culpable #50, 4/27/20: Just About Everybody Has a No Good, Very Bad Day
Well Petite Patio, it hit the fan hot and heavy today. Lic. Tiziano may still be flying high, but everyone else was brought low. And even though young Gabriel and Julieta got their rocks off, it's fair to assume neither one was very happy by days end. But let's delay the cascade of calamities and spoon feed the episode to you bit by miserable bit. Sounds fun, doesn't it? And if some of you choose to fast-forward through the whole dang thing, well...I've done my best.
Paolo's Really Really Sad Apartment
We begin with our depressing duo: Natalia and Paolo. She's still waxing poetic about how much she loves him, and he's all minor chords as in "Yeah you changed my life too. FOR WORSE! First you broke my body. And then you broke my heart!" This earns him a string of perdonames, and when that doesn't fly, she calls the police station, confesses to her crime and turns herself in. In no time at all, the cops are there, handcuff her and haul her off, while Soggy Paolo cries some more. All I can think of is--if these two ever get back together again and their kids one day ask "Hey Dad, how did you and Mom ever meet?" Do you suppose they'll get the real story?
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Paolo's Really Really Sad Apartment
We begin with our depressing duo: Natalia and Paolo. She's still waxing poetic about how much she loves him, and he's all minor chords as in "Yeah you changed my life too. FOR WORSE! First you broke my body. And then you broke my heart!" This earns him a string of perdonames, and when that doesn't fly, she calls the police station, confesses to her crime and turns herself in. In no time at all, the cops are there, handcuff her and haul her off, while Soggy Paolo cries some more. All I can think of is--if these two ever get back together again and their kids one day ask "Hey Dad, how did you and Mom ever meet?" Do you suppose they'll get the real story?
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Labels: culpable
Saturday, April 25, 2020
WEEKEND DISCUSSION 4/25/20: Karmageddon for the guilty in Me Declaro Culpable
It's
that time again, amigos!. There is a lot of guilt to go around in
this cuna de locos.* Too much to resolve in the last dozen
episodes. Not to mention that anything with a title like this will
have lots of consequences for its denizens' actions.
As
usual, this will be a two-part question:
- What fate do you think they deserve?
- What do you think the writers will do to these perverse creatures?
Labels: culpable, Karmageddon, weekend
Me Declaro Culpable #49, 4/24/20: It All Starts to Unravel
Subtext: Your dogged Caray reporter sunk her teeth into this
episode, but came up with nary a funny bone.
Sub Subtext: Confessions are not good for the soul in telenovelas, especially when there’s no padre, except for weddings with
comatose grooms.
Sub Sub Subtext: Thank goodness we’re past the apex of this MDC-Virus
and heading for El Por Fin.
Lawyer, Employer,
Father-in-Law (To Be or Not To Be, Depending on the Ending)
Paolo has been in Franco’s office since the last episode
wanting to know about the latest developments in his case, as he heard there were some leads.
Franco looks uncomfortable. He admits there are some new developments but
mumbles an excuse to put it off for a few days yet. He knows he promised Pao to
put the guilty one in front of him and he’ll do it. Next Pao wants to know if
he can come back to work at the bufete. Franco says anytime, the doors are
open. That aside, Pao starts to wax poetic about his love for Nat, etc., etc.,
while Franco is trying to keep his bowels in check. He tells Franco that he
wants to ask for Nat’s hand in marriage. Franco looks at him studiously and
starts his own waxing poetic on what a good guy Pao is. Pao is waiting for a
but. Franco doesn’t add any. Pao suspects he’s saying it because he
feels sorry for him. Franco says no,
never think that. Pao asks him to keep him informed on the case. Franco
desperately wants to head for the bathroom a meeting and says he will.
Pao then delivers the coup de grâce: next to Natalia, Franco is the one
he believes in the most. Franco can’t move.
Labels: culpable
Friday, April 24, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #48, 4/23/20: La Neni comes clean
Oh man, what an underwhelming episode. I could probably recap this episode in like half a paragraph, I might actually do it.
So in todays episode Natalia finally gathers the courage to come clean and tell Franco that she is the one responsible for Paolo's accident, unfortunately it takes her forever and I day to spill the beans and before she's able to tell her father the unfortunate truth he gets an edited video of Alba and Julian discussing the accident, the video makes it seem like Alba is trying to keep Franco in the dark about what Natalia did, this deeply upsets Franco and he later breaks up with her.
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Thursday, April 23, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Cennet, La Doña 2, La Reina del Sur 2, y más: Week of April 20, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 8-9PM - Cennet
- 9-10PM - La Doña 2
- 10-11PM - La Reina del Sur 2 Special
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: cennet, doña2, reina-sur2, telemundo
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #47, 4/22/20: "AND THE WHEELS ON THE BUS SPIN ROUND AND ROUND, ROUND AND ROUND ..."
Well DARN, I had my recrap all written, previewed, and accidentally lost it and some of my brilliant snarky edits. You've been spared. LOL 😀 And now I have to proof and edit again. Here is v.2.0 of today’s “recrap”, Patio.
Some stuff just isn’t worth the bother to report. Nothing major happened, so here we go:
NATALIA
Cara de impactada upon learning that Pao is going home to
live with his mom. (hopefully not in the basement) She wears the most stupid looking dress (even I was choking) to
chase him down at the bus station. No tix left so she buys a ticket to another
destination just to get past TSA. She
tries to stop the bus but it takes off without her. Then she gets into her car and drives next to
it, yelling like a fool, for it to stop.
As if the driver could hear her . . . So she pulls her car in front of
the bus, forcing it to stop, and she forces her way onto it to ask Paolo for
yet(!) another chance. Natalia lines….
Paolo lines …. then we see the bus finally pull away and both of them are on the
street.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #46, 4/21/20: Everybody's Running, But Nobody's Getting Anywhere
Bride of Frankenstein
Paolo crawls and bawls. Natalia sobs and snivels. Roberta tells Franco if he doesn't do something about Paolo, she'll call the police. He tells her if she doesn't shut up, HE'LL call the police. Julian plays almost-dead. The padre looks everywhere but up.
Franco drags Paolo out into the waiting room and tells him it's very sad, but we can't fix everyone's lives for them. Based on literally everything we know about him, this is clearly a case of "do as I say, not as I do." He finally persuades Paolo to go cry somewhere else.
Roberta marches out of Julian's room and tells Franco everyone is waiting. He says they can wait longer. She tells him the padre has to leave. He says offer him overtime. She promises to take a wedding picture for him and marches back in again.
Franco drags Natalia out into the waiting room and tells her she's a grown woman, then proceeds to treat her like a two-year-old. I guess he's both good cop and bad cop. Apparently it works, because he returns to the room and coolly announces that Nati has left the building.
And Julian still doesn't move a muscle. What if he really is dead? Wouldn't that be funny?
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Paolo crawls and bawls. Natalia sobs and snivels. Roberta tells Franco if he doesn't do something about Paolo, she'll call the police. He tells her if she doesn't shut up, HE'LL call the police. Julian plays almost-dead. The padre looks everywhere but up.
Franco drags Paolo out into the waiting room and tells him it's very sad, but we can't fix everyone's lives for them. Based on literally everything we know about him, this is clearly a case of "do as I say, not as I do." He finally persuades Paolo to go cry somewhere else.
Roberta marches out of Julian's room and tells Franco everyone is waiting. He says they can wait longer. She tells him the padre has to leave. He says offer him overtime. She promises to take a wedding picture for him and marches back in again.
Franco drags Natalia out into the waiting room and tells her she's a grown woman, then proceeds to treat her like a two-year-old. I guess he's both good cop and bad cop. Apparently it works, because he returns to the room and coolly announces that Nati has left the building.
And Julian still doesn't move a muscle. What if he really is dead? Wouldn't that be funny?
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Labels: culpable
Monday, April 20, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Cennet, La Doña 2, La Reina del Sur 2 y más: Week of April 20, 2020
Welcome to Page 1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post so readers can easily find the conversation they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 8-9PM - Cennet
- 9-10PM - La Doña 2
- 10-11PM - La Reina del Sur Special**
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post so readers can easily find the conversation they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: cennet, doña2, reina-sur2, telemundo
Me Declaro Culpable #45, 4/20/20: Another Hot Mess of an Episode
Would you believe, Patio, that I'm beginning to miss the crazy hijinks of Hijas these days? It's true. At least we had some beach scenes. And some muscular fellas in bathing suits. Now it's Nose-Hair Mauro, Beady-Eyed Julian and Soggy Paolo. Oh well, moving on...here's what happened today in our storm-tossed, über-dramatic world of suspect lawyers and star-crossed lovers.
In a nutshell, Bertie and Tiz tighten the screws on Papi Mauro. Ingrid and Julian get busy in his hospital room. Natalia has a passionate night with Paolo as a way of "saying good-bye". Gael learns he's going to be-- not a dad but a lawyer who helps place his baby for adoption. And Alba finds out Franco is off her case and her son has leukemia.
I'm tempted to leave it right there. And maybe you are too. But for those who want more detail, buckle up. And suck it up. 'Cause here we go.
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In a nutshell, Bertie and Tiz tighten the screws on Papi Mauro. Ingrid and Julian get busy in his hospital room. Natalia has a passionate night with Paolo as a way of "saying good-bye". Gael learns he's going to be-- not a dad but a lawyer who helps place his baby for adoption. And Alba finds out Franco is off her case and her son has leukemia.
I'm tempted to leave it right there. And maybe you are too. But for those who want more detail, buckle up. And suck it up. 'Cause here we go.
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Labels: culpable
Friday, April 17, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #44, 4/17/20: Talking Heads All Day; Nobody Dies, Yet
Today was different from all other days. No action, no
deaths, no murders, no suicides, no accidents, no dancing on the terrace, no smoldering kisses. All
we got was talking heads. The main topic was a wedding. Will she or won’t she? Natalia’s
family and friends take sides. Julián is dying, but instead of rushing to his
side, Nat spends the whole day polling the interested parties.
ATTENTION: Me Declaro Culpable Has Officially Jumped the
Shark Today.
Here’s where it all starts.
Ingrid and the
Semi-corpse
While on hospital watch, Ingy, for some unfathomable reason,
pushes the idea of Julián conning Natalia into marriage. She suggests he remain
on death watch while she figures out how to bribe the doctors to see it their
way. Nat almost catches them plotting or Ingy plotting, that is, when she
returns to take her turn in the vigil. She feverishly tries to get a comatose
Julián to react. Later Ingy lies and tells Nat that Julián will most probably
expire. He told Ingy he loved Nat with all his heart and his dying wish is the
same as he had while he lived—to marry her. It’s his dream. She asks Nat to
think about it. Nat, seriously, seems to take the information under advisement.
Labels: culpable
Me Declaro Culpable #43, 4/16/20: Roberta gets help
Hi Patio Peeps, lets get down to tonight's recap:
Natalia is having flashbacks to the semi nice things that Julian did for her- she forgets the part where he drugged her drink in an attempt to date rape her and in turn caused her to run over Paolo causing him to become paralyzed. Minor details.
Gabriel: I hate recapping his scenes cause he annoys me. Anyways, Gabe is sad because he has leukemia and is angry that Ingrid hid this from him. Does he have leukemia or are his symptoms due to the drugs that Ingrid has been sneaking in his food? If his dad had leukemia then why did he have memory loss as one of his symptoms? Someone explain this to me! I diagnose this telenovela with a case of bad writing. I don't think it will make a full recovery #thoughtsandprayers.
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Natalia is having flashbacks to the semi nice things that Julian did for her- she forgets the part where he drugged her drink in an attempt to date rape her and in turn caused her to run over Paolo causing him to become paralyzed. Minor details.
Gabriel: I hate recapping his scenes cause he annoys me. Anyways, Gabe is sad because he has leukemia and is angry that Ingrid hid this from him. Does he have leukemia or are his symptoms due to the drugs that Ingrid has been sneaking in his food? If his dad had leukemia then why did he have memory loss as one of his symptoms? Someone explain this to me! I diagnose this telenovela with a case of bad writing. I don't think it will make a full recovery #thoughtsandprayers.
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Labels: culpable
Thursday, April 16, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Cennet, La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of April 13, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: cennet, doña2, pacifico, telemundo
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #42, 4/15/20: Ever try to kill a cockroach, or even just get rid of one?
Patio, here is today’s recrap. At least I dutifully stayed awake. Some scenes were left out, but here is what you need to know:
GABRIÉL
Gabe is talking to Alba on the phone and they both decide he
just does not understand what he is reading on those medical test results, so
they’ll go with whatever Ingrid told them. (Really, Alba? When did you start trusting Ingy?)
Thank goodness, Gabe has a brain. He goes to see the
doctor (looks like with no appointment) who tells him he has leukemia. Cara de impactada de Gabriel. So much for ever believing anything Ingrid says. Right?
Labels: culpable
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #41, 4/14/20: The Number You Have Dialed Is Out of Its Mind
Hotel Mea Culpa
If it's Tuesday, we must be in...wait...exactly the same spot we were in last Tuesday? No wonder I feel like I'm not getting anywhere in life.
Alba totters down the precarious, wet, sandy stairs in her high-heeled platform sandals, because of course now is the time to change out of sensible shoes. She is charmed by Franco's surprise party, which seems to include the additional hazards of drinking champagne and sitting on giant spiny yoga balls next to a railing that consists of nothing more than two pieces of saggy rope. If these two were baddies, it would all be very suspenseful, but unfortunately they're endgame so there's no point getting excited.
Alba is amazed that Franco had time to plan all this when "he is always so busy at work." I start laughing hysterically, and so do they, only in slow motion and for an absurdly long time.
Flophouse Urzua
Apparently Nat got hungry and came home. Margara surprises her with her head in the refrigerator and hands her a passive-aggressive suicide note from Roberta saying she has nothing more to live for now that everyone has abandoned her. Cara de impactada de Natalia: all this and they're out of yoghurt, too?
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If it's Tuesday, we must be in...wait...exactly the same spot we were in last Tuesday? No wonder I feel like I'm not getting anywhere in life.
Alba totters down the precarious, wet, sandy stairs in her high-heeled platform sandals, because of course now is the time to change out of sensible shoes. She is charmed by Franco's surprise party, which seems to include the additional hazards of drinking champagne and sitting on giant spiny yoga balls next to a railing that consists of nothing more than two pieces of saggy rope. If these two were baddies, it would all be very suspenseful, but unfortunately they're endgame so there's no point getting excited.
Alba is amazed that Franco had time to plan all this when "he is always so busy at work." I start laughing hysterically, and so do they, only in slow motion and for an absurdly long time.
Flophouse Urzua
Apparently Nat got hungry and came home. Margara surprises her with her head in the refrigerator and hands her a passive-aggressive suicide note from Roberta saying she has nothing more to live for now that everyone has abandoned her. Cara de impactada de Natalia: all this and they're out of yoghurt, too?
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Labels: culpable
Monday, April 13, 2020
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Cennet, La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of April 13, 2020
Welcome to Page #1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico**
**On Monday, April 13, Operación Pacífico will not be shown. Instead, Telemundo will air a 1-hour program about the Coronavirus, as it has on the two previous Mondays.
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 8-9PM—Cennet
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico**
**On Monday, April 13, Operación Pacífico will not be shown. Instead, Telemundo will air a 1-hour program about the Coronavirus, as it has on the two previous Mondays.
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: cennet, doña2, pacifico, telemundo
Me Declaro Culpable #40, 4/13/20: Fish Or Cut Bait, Nati, We're Sick Of Your Whining
Ugh and double Ugh. Lots of unpleasantness in this one, including Tiziano's "whistle while you work" demeanor as he and his henchie fix up poor strangled Rufino to look like he hung himself. Still whistling, Tizzy shuffles through his various papers till he finds the suicide note he concocted and leaves that on the prison cot. The script looked quite elegant actually, way too refined for the poor wastrel that Rufino seemed to be. And then our macabre pair gaily exit the cell, having cheerfully wrapped up [no pun intended] all their work. Yikes.
Elsewhere, Ingrid is giving her usual over-the-top academy awards performance as a distraught auntie learning her nephew has the same dreaded disease that killed her brother. Doc, who first wanted to talk to Gabe's mom, but then settles for Ingrid, says the lad must start chemo as soon as possible. This is a very aggressive malady. More histrionics.
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Elsewhere, Ingrid is giving her usual over-the-top academy awards performance as a distraught auntie learning her nephew has the same dreaded disease that killed her brother. Doc, who first wanted to talk to Gabe's mom, but then settles for Ingrid, says the lad must start chemo as soon as possible. This is a very aggressive malady. More histrionics.
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Labels: culpable
Friday, April 10, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #39, 4/10/20: And the Band Played On..and On…and On
Prologue
In case anyone missed this little gem yesterday—When Tizzie called Bertie to tell her that Marga had spilled the beans, he told her they can’t use spousal abuse any longer in their petition for divorce. He said they would have to think of something else. Hmmmm.
No toothbrush, no make-up, no hairbrush, poor Natty
Nat is trying to get away from La Loca Madre so fast she only packs a couple of silk baby doll p.j.s, not even a spare pair of spike heels. She tells her mother she’s not sure where she’s going, but she sure is gong. Bertie yells that she’ll be sorry, as Nat flees. (Bertie’s bustle looks odd without being under a floor-length Victorian gown.)
Left alone, she tears the house apart looking for the security cameras. We know she’s loca because she’s looking under sofa cushions. Jousting lance in hand, Doña Quijote tilts at black mini-objects near the ceiling. These are real. She knocks them down and begins collecting them. She makes a clean sweep, finding the last one in her bedroom. The one good thing is she did it without a drink in the other hand.
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In case anyone missed this little gem yesterday—When Tizzie called Bertie to tell her that Marga had spilled the beans, he told her they can’t use spousal abuse any longer in their petition for divorce. He said they would have to think of something else. Hmmmm.
No toothbrush, no make-up, no hairbrush, poor Natty
Nat is trying to get away from La Loca Madre so fast she only packs a couple of silk baby doll p.j.s, not even a spare pair of spike heels. She tells her mother she’s not sure where she’s going, but she sure is gong. Bertie yells that she’ll be sorry, as Nat flees. (Bertie’s bustle looks odd without being under a floor-length Victorian gown.)
Left alone, she tears the house apart looking for the security cameras. We know she’s loca because she’s looking under sofa cushions. Jousting lance in hand, Doña Quijote tilts at black mini-objects near the ceiling. These are real. She knocks them down and begins collecting them. She makes a clean sweep, finding the last one in her bedroom. The one good thing is she did it without a drink in the other hand.
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WEEKEND DISCUSSION 4/10/20: Crimes of Fashion, 7th Edition
It's
been quite a while since we've gotten out the kitty litter to sling
at the guilty parties in the world of fashion crimes. I anticipate a
chorus of meows and a few hisses at some of these:
Silly neckwear is not limited to people who can't afford better.
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Me Declaro Culpable #38, 4/9/20: Different day, same old fights
Short recap ahead cause I'm tired.
Franco, Alba & Roberta- with some Tizano thrown in:
As covered in yesterday's recap Roberta taunted Alba about killing her husband and Alba snapped and gave Roberta a well deserved smack across the face, Roberta threatens to destroy Alba-again. Who wants to keep count of how many times Roberta threatens to kill Alba? And omg why is Roberta still roaming free? Like if any of us threatened someone with death we would at the very least get a restraining order filed against us.
Also, this shows editing sucks. Next thing we know Tizano is demeaning Franco for still working for his father in law (we have heard this same fight before) and Franco counters with "yeah, but I have a good reputation, and I don't have to lie and cheat to win cases, and if you two want to claim I hit Roberta go to it".
Margarita breaks down and confesses to Natalia that she lied, Franco never hit Roberta and the only reason she lied was because Roberta threatened her job.
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Labels: culpable
Thursday, April 09, 2020
Primetime on Univisión (#2): Amor Eterno & Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of April 6, 2020
Greetings, Caraymates!
Welcome to page 2 of Primetime TNs/Series! We have 2 new TNs starting this month! “Te Doy La Vida” starts on April 13th
at 8 PM and “Como Tu No hay Dos” starts
on April 27th at 10 PM. “Amor Eterno” continues with recaps from AnonFri and Nett
(we hope to see Clara back soon). If some other brave soul(s) would like to
contribute a recap or just some highlights for AE or SMALV, I’m sure
that it would be appreciated. You can also add to or clarify
scenes/details, especially those that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:
8PM - La Rosa de Guadalupe
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season
2, Ep. 183-184
10PM – Sin Miedo a La
Verda NS
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readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for. (You can shorten
the title to one word, i.e., “Eterno”.)
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Labels: eterno, primetime, sin-miedo
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Cennet, La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of April 6, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 8-9PM - Cennet
- 9-10PM - La Doña 2
- 10-11PM - Operación Pacífico
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: cennet, doña2, pacifico, telemundo
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #37, 4/8/20: Nothing to see here, folks.
If your DVR broke or your signal went out, don’t worry ---
be happy. Most. boring. episode.
yet. It was a struggle to stay awake. The only interesting thing that
happened in this snoozer was in the final
scene when Roberta shows up with hair twelve inches longer than we’ve seen all
season. Quééé??? (that's Spanish for Whaaaaaat? ... because it's all about the Spanish, right?)
On the positive side, we had a Gael + Bianca sighting; the bright
spot in our day. Their “cita-thon” is an
ongoing success. Woot! Now they’re off to the aquarium. The Gail + Bianca table on The Patio is so happy.
Some scenes combined, some scenes ignored. Enjoy.
--- ROBERTA STEALS MOST OF TODAY’S SHOW
Natalia falls for Berta’s Oscar winning performance of “poor
me, look what your daddy dearest did to
me.” Hook, line, and sinker. Argh. Even Franco can't convince Nat he is innocent.
Bertie also threatens her maid Margarita’s job security if she tells
anyone the truth about Bert’s hand injury.
Marga says she will not nominate her for Boss of the Year, and complies.
Later, Roberta calls on Margarita to tell Natalia that
Franco hit Bertie and caused the hand injury.
The wicked witch of Mexico was pleased. Margarita gets to keep her job another day.
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Tuesday, April 07, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #36, 4/7/20: Everybody Doesn't Like Someone
Aqua House o' Drama
Ingrid runs out into the street and pulls Mauro off Julian. Mauro promptly breaks up with her, although it's not clear whether the precipitating factor was the sleeping around, the sleeping around with a subordinate, or the interruption of the strangling of the subordinate. Either way, she's been a really annoying girlfriend. "Hospital!" croaks Julian. "Tequila!" hisses Ingrid. She wins. Nobody turns off the car alarm.
Cafe TMI
Tizzy drops in to taunt Gael about his apron. "I knew you were a terrible lawyer, but this is your side gig?" Gael tells him he's just helping out "Blanquita" -- I'm not sure the diminutive is evidence of advancing intimacy, but I'll take what I can get -- and if he's late to work, Tiz can go ahead and sue him. After Gael dashes off with some plates, Tizzy copies Franco's hotel info from the napkin where Gael had jotted it down.
Reclusorio of Misdirected Emotion
After Natalia hits the floor, Paolo flings himself out of his wheelchair so he can lie down next to her and pet her like a kitty. Now he's twice as mad at Rufino -- "Look what you did to this poor, innocent girl!" I'm surprised she can get up from under the weight of all that irony, but before you know it she's back at Paolo's place having a conversation that's so boring I've forgotten it already. Anyway, she remembers Julian saying it would be better to be hated for being Juls' flip-flopping arm candy than for being Paolo's fateful instrument of doom, so she calls her favorite mental retrograde and asks him to come and get her.
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Ingrid runs out into the street and pulls Mauro off Julian. Mauro promptly breaks up with her, although it's not clear whether the precipitating factor was the sleeping around, the sleeping around with a subordinate, or the interruption of the strangling of the subordinate. Either way, she's been a really annoying girlfriend. "Hospital!" croaks Julian. "Tequila!" hisses Ingrid. She wins. Nobody turns off the car alarm.
Cafe TMI
Tizzy drops in to taunt Gael about his apron. "I knew you were a terrible lawyer, but this is your side gig?" Gael tells him he's just helping out "Blanquita" -- I'm not sure the diminutive is evidence of advancing intimacy, but I'll take what I can get -- and if he's late to work, Tiz can go ahead and sue him. After Gael dashes off with some plates, Tizzy copies Franco's hotel info from the napkin where Gael had jotted it down.
Reclusorio of Misdirected Emotion
After Natalia hits the floor, Paolo flings himself out of his wheelchair so he can lie down next to her and pet her like a kitty. Now he's twice as mad at Rufino -- "Look what you did to this poor, innocent girl!" I'm surprised she can get up from under the weight of all that irony, but before you know it she's back at Paolo's place having a conversation that's so boring I've forgotten it already. Anyway, she remembers Julian saying it would be better to be hated for being Juls' flip-flopping arm candy than for being Paolo's fateful instrument of doom, so she calls her favorite mental retrograde and asks him to come and get her.
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Monday, April 06, 2020
Primetime on Univisión (#1): Amor Eterno & Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of April 6, 2020
Greetings, Caraymates!
Welcome to page 1 of Primetime TNs/Series! We have 2 new TNs starting this month! “Te Doy La Vida” starts on April 13th
at 8 PM and “Como Tu No hay Dos” starts
on April 27th at 10 PM. “Amor Eterno” continues with recaps from AnonFri and Nett
(we hope to see Clara back soon). If some other brave soul(s) would like to
contribute a recap or just some highlights for AE or SMALV, I’m sure
that it would be appreciated. You can also add to or clarify
scenes/details, especially those that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:
8PM - La Rosa de Guadalupe
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season
2, Ep. 180-182
10PM – Sin Miedo a La
Verda NS
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Cennet, La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico más: Week of April 6, 2020
Welcome to Page 1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
**Presumably Telemundo will continue with the hour-long Coronavirus update at 10 PM Eastern Time on Mondays, replacing Operación Pacífico that evening.
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Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 8-9PM - Cennet*
- 9-10PM - La Doña 2
- 10-11PM - Operación Pacífico**
**Presumably Telemundo will continue with the hour-long Coronavirus update at 10 PM Eastern Time on Mondays, replacing Operación Pacífico that evening.
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Me Declaro Culpable #35, 4/6/20: Mauro Makes his Move
Hi Patio! Have you ever noticed how the best part of an episode usually comes during the very last nano-second? It sure did today. We got to see canny old fox Mauro trap Julian when he tried to turn off the car alarm in his snazzy convertible. And then wrap a black leather belt tightly around his neck, ready to squeeze all the man juice out of our treacherous lawyer. Of course it's too soon for Juls to make an exit, but still--the sight was sweet indeed.
That was not the only damage done. Roberta, dressed in bright spring pink today, deliberately slammed her hand in a door in order to have grisly proof for a legal medical expert that hubby Franco was abusing her. Evidently father and daughter are both prepared to go to painful lengths to insure that they get what they want, when they want it. Remains to be seen if this drastic strategy works.
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That was not the only damage done. Roberta, dressed in bright spring pink today, deliberately slammed her hand in a door in order to have grisly proof for a legal medical expert that hubby Franco was abusing her. Evidently father and daughter are both prepared to go to painful lengths to insure that they get what they want, when they want it. Remains to be seen if this drastic strategy works.
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Friday, April 03, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #34, 4/3/20: Da Bomb Was a Dud but the Warning Was Not
Our JuJu Princess Prognosticator was right! Franco and Alba
don’t leave the series—yet. However, it could have been possible to have
something go awry, cause some damage, maybe even require hospitalization.
Instead, we get some aftermath canoodling in the NoTell Café, where everybody
knows your name business, especially when you don’t hide it.
Franco and Alba are in the bomb-armed car (confirmed by Franco by using his cell phone as a selfie mirror—very clever). They are clutching each other for dear life, like maybe it’s the last time they’ll ever feel something. Neither wants to leave the other. They just wait, terrified, for the explosion. Mystery man calls again and says, in essence, “Fooled ya. But I’m your worst enemy and be on guard, because I’m gonna eat you little fishy.” (Well, actually that was Cat in Red Dwarf—see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMlDlu-MTRo). Franco and Alba are celebrating their near miss. He tries to explain there are lots of folks out there who might be provoked by hatred and revenge, but never taken to this level. Alba is horrified. Franco entreats her into more macking and canoodling. He tells her, “All I need is you and a couple of whiskies.” Since they never got to Gabe’s to give him the news, Alba will text him to come by later. Meanwhile, the hugging goes on and Franco’s brilliant white teeth practically light up the place.
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Franco and Alba are in the bomb-armed car (confirmed by Franco by using his cell phone as a selfie mirror—very clever). They are clutching each other for dear life, like maybe it’s the last time they’ll ever feel something. Neither wants to leave the other. They just wait, terrified, for the explosion. Mystery man calls again and says, in essence, “Fooled ya. But I’m your worst enemy and be on guard, because I’m gonna eat you little fishy.” (Well, actually that was Cat in Red Dwarf—see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMlDlu-MTRo). Franco and Alba are celebrating their near miss. He tries to explain there are lots of folks out there who might be provoked by hatred and revenge, but never taken to this level. Alba is horrified. Franco entreats her into more macking and canoodling. He tells her, “All I need is you and a couple of whiskies.” Since they never got to Gabe’s to give him the news, Alba will text him to come by later. Meanwhile, the hugging goes on and Franco’s brilliant white teeth practically light up the place.
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Me Declaro Culpable #33, 4/2/20: An episode full of bombs
Morning patio peeps! My apologies for this super late recap, I'm so stressed out that my body just shut down, I was getting ready to recap and next thing I know it's five am and my cat was chewing on my hair. Now on to our recap:
Natalia and Pablo:
Pablo learns from Franco that Natalia is hiding out in Morelos with her friend Valentina, Franco gives Pablo Valentinas address and Pablo rolls down there for a final visit with Natalia, basically they breakup (again)- this leads to Pablo later having a crying fit, getting drunk and crawling around his bedroom floor, thank goodness for his bro who comes in, picks him up and gets him coffee, then he throws a fully clothed Pablo into the shower.
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Natalia and Pablo:
Pablo learns from Franco that Natalia is hiding out in Morelos with her friend Valentina, Franco gives Pablo Valentinas address and Pablo rolls down there for a final visit with Natalia, basically they breakup (again)- this leads to Pablo later having a crying fit, getting drunk and crawling around his bedroom floor, thank goodness for his bro who comes in, picks him up and gets him coffee, then he throws a fully clothed Pablo into the shower.
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Thursday, April 02, 2020
Primetime on Univisión (#2): Amor Eterno & Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of Mar. 30 – Apr. 3, 2020
Greetings, Caraymates!
Welcome to page 2 of Primetime TNs/Series! AnonFri is recapping Amor Eterno with assistance from Clara…and
now Nett has joined them!! If some other brave soul(s) would like to contribute
a recap or just some highlights for AE or SMALV, I’m sure that it would be
appreciated. You can also add to or clarify scenes/details, especially those
that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:
8PM - La Rosa de Guadalupe
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season
2, Ep. 177-178
10PM – Sin Miedo a La
Verda NS
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of March 30, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico
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By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #32, 4/1/20: Nat confessed to Pao, Bertie offs herself instead, and Ingrid just vaporizes with Javier
NOT!!! Just a bad April Fools’ Day joke. ~meh~ Actually, this is episode #32 out of 62
episodes, so we’re at the point of no return. On the downhill slide. Some scenes are combined, while others are glossed over or completely ignored. (No guarantee on accuracy. Please feel free to correct any mistakes.)
No
Gael & Bianca sightings, and Mauro was a busy guy today.
NATALIA & ALBA
Nat tells Alba she chickened out on telling Pao the truth and
deleted the video from the new cell phone she bought for him. The patio is not surprised. Convo that follows is more of the same. And they
discuss Franco & Roberta’s pending divorce.
Lather, rinse, repeat. Boring.
JULIAN & KATIA
Julian call Katia to tell her Paolo and Natalia are planning
to marry. If they work together, they
can stop it. So they meet at a local
hotel room to work on their scheme of outing Natalia. The only thing Julian really works on is macking on Katia, who has now become another notch on his belt of babes bagged. We are spared that scene. Ew. Cooties.
I hope he has had his shots.
Katia, too.
Labels: culpable
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #31, 3/31/20: Some Very Illogical Decisions
A Fake-Out and a Wimp-Out
Paolo rolls up on Natalia while she's confessing into the phone and...he's wearing earphones and doesn't hear a thing. Cheap trick, writers. They have an endless back-and-forth over a lackluster dinner: she insists he watch the whole thing, not just the syrupy intro, and he tries to get her to just tell him whatever. Finally she pouts so much he agrees to do what she says she wants, which of course causes her to immediately change her mind. Bok-bok.
Later he accidentally deletes the video. These two together do not add up to one even mildly interesting person.
Bufete of Revolving Doors
Gael gleefully shows Julian into his newstorage space office and takes away his liquor. Now that's just cruel -- how can you seek justice without the juice? They don't teach that in Televisa Law School!
Bertie materializes in Franco's office and, for her next trick, conjures both Alba with the coffee and Tiziano with the divorce papers. Franco is justifiably suspicious. Once he and Alba are alone, they have a karma-tempting exchange about how they are getting closer and closer to their goal. What's actually getting closer and closer is Mauro, who bursts in and catches them kissing.
Alba flees and the two cross dull verbal swords ("What is with you?" -- "No, what's with you?") until Franco remembers to spill the most important bean about the divorce -- that it was Roberta's idea. When he churlishly asks if Mauro can just accept that, his suegro tells him not to trip over the desk on his way out...after he drops his resignation on it. Buh-bye.
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Paolo rolls up on Natalia while she's confessing into the phone and...he's wearing earphones and doesn't hear a thing. Cheap trick, writers. They have an endless back-and-forth over a lackluster dinner: she insists he watch the whole thing, not just the syrupy intro, and he tries to get her to just tell him whatever. Finally she pouts so much he agrees to do what she says she wants, which of course causes her to immediately change her mind. Bok-bok.
Later he accidentally deletes the video. These two together do not add up to one even mildly interesting person.
Bufete of Revolving Doors
Gael gleefully shows Julian into his new
Bertie materializes in Franco's office and, for her next trick, conjures both Alba with the coffee and Tiziano with the divorce papers. Franco is justifiably suspicious. Once he and Alba are alone, they have a karma-tempting exchange about how they are getting closer and closer to their goal. What's actually getting closer and closer is Mauro, who bursts in and catches them kissing.
Alba flees and the two cross dull verbal swords ("What is with you?" -- "No, what's with you?") until Franco remembers to spill the most important bean about the divorce -- that it was Roberta's idea. When he churlishly asks if Mauro can just accept that, his suegro tells him not to trip over the desk on his way out...after he drops his resignation on it. Buh-bye.
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Labels: culpable
Monday, March 30, 2020
Primetime on Univisión (#1): Amor Eterno & Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of Mar. 30 - Apr 3, 2020
Greetings, Caraymates!
Welcome to page 1 of Primetime TNs/Series! AnonFri is recapping Amor Eterno with assistance from Clara…and
now Nett has joined them!! If some other brave soul(s) would like to contribute
a recap or just some highlights for AE or SMALV, I’m sure that it would be
appreciated. You can also add to or clarify scenes/details, especially those
that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:
8PM - La Rosa de Guadalupe
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season
2, Ep. 174-176
10PM – Sin Miedo a La
Verda NS
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of March 30, 2020
Welcome to Page #1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico**
**On Monday, March 30, Operación Pacífico will not be shown. Instead, Telemundo will air a 1-hour program entitled Coronavirus: lo que debes saber hoy (what you need to know now). Both the Telemundo site and Zap2It agree. However, it might nonetheless be wise to check at 10 pm on Monday to be sure. Telemundo has surprised us at times in the recent past. Also, La Doña 2 has at long last reached its etapa final (¡Ojalá!)
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
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Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico**
**On Monday, March 30, Operación Pacífico will not be shown. Instead, Telemundo will air a 1-hour program entitled Coronavirus: lo que debes saber hoy (what you need to know now). Both the Telemundo site and Zap2It agree. However, it might nonetheless be wise to check at 10 pm on Monday to be sure. Telemundo has surprised us at times in the recent past. Also, La Doña 2 has at long last reached its etapa final (¡Ojalá!)
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.
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Me Declaro Culpable #30, 3/30/20: Secrets Discovered, Confessions Made, Dreams Lost, And Roberta's Still Crazy
Boy, the action was fast and furious this afternoon, even if Roberta committing suicide was all a Franco wet dream. We see her inserting the pistol into her mouth, and suddenly Franco wakes up with a start. He's been chastely cuddling with Alba, she under the sheets, he on top (of the sheets! what were you thinking?) and realizes the suicide was just a nightmare. He does a double check to make sure the café door is securely locked, and then comes back for more chaste, reassuring snuggle time.
Home Sweet Home
Meanwhile Roberta and Mauro, both awake back at the house, are having a contentious papa-daughter chat. She KNOWS Franco is not working late as he claims. For sure he's with that Alba bitch. Mauro defends her as a "pobre muchacha" which ticks Bertie off big time. So, you love her more than me!? (Well Alba did save his life, whereas Bertie tried to take it. Sooo.....)
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Home Sweet Home
Meanwhile Roberta and Mauro, both awake back at the house, are having a contentious papa-daughter chat. She KNOWS Franco is not working late as he claims. For sure he's with that Alba bitch. Mauro defends her as a "pobre muchacha" which ticks Bertie off big time. So, you love her more than me!? (Well Alba did save his life, whereas Bertie tried to take it. Sooo.....)
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Labels: culpable
Hijas de la Luna Index
Sunday, March 29, 2020
CarayCaray Lexicon for the Patio of Lowered Expectations - Part III
TELENOVELA-SPECIFIC GLOSSARY
Beso Interruptus – A near kiss, which would have been consummated between a couple, had it not been for some crucial (and probably fortuitous) interruption by a third party. (Doris’ mini-cap in Y Mañana Sera Otro Día.)
Can’t letgoitis – Refusal to admit that a lover or marital partner can move on. (Nandicta’s recap in AQNMD.)
Chickenitis – Disease produced when someone has the opportunity to say or do something to clear up misunderstandings and doesn’t. (Nina on AQNMD referring to Paulina not telling Adrian about his daughter Valentina)
Creative Constipation – Label used for telenovelas that can’t “go.” (Lila referring to where Vino el Amor was trying to “go.”)
Cue the Kayak – When a scene in any telenovela gets too tedious, this phrase is shouted out begging for the end credits to appear. (Etymology: Where kayaking did not feature in Triunfo de Amor, but accompanied the end credits. Originally from the pen of wordsmith Capt. Silvia Sharkbait referring William Levy in TdA.)
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Labels: Vocabulary
Friday, March 27, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #29, 3/27/20: Apparently Denial Isn’t Only in Egypt
Coupling While Camping
Ok, I concede. They did it. Neither had ever felt the way they did ever before. It was like flying, but this time they flew together. On with all the hijinks for today.
It’s a Fizzle
The confrontation that we all thought Alba was contemplating as she flew out of the coffee shop when she left Blanca turned into a nothing about even less. She points at Mauro and tells him that because of his *relationship* with Ingrid, he’d better not be planning anything to prejudice her case. Mauro Denies anything of the sort. Berta is relieved. Mauro promises to back up Franco in her case.
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Ok, I concede. They did it. Neither had ever felt the way they did ever before. It was like flying, but this time they flew together. On with all the hijinks for today.
It’s a Fizzle
The confrontation that we all thought Alba was contemplating as she flew out of the coffee shop when she left Blanca turned into a nothing about even less. She points at Mauro and tells him that because of his *relationship* with Ingrid, he’d better not be planning anything to prejudice her case. Mauro Denies anything of the sort. Berta is relieved. Mauro promises to back up Franco in her case.
Bertie’s plan to have Franco back in the matrimonial bed
backfires. He’ll be sleeping in Nat’s room until she gets back, then he’ll
occupy the guest room (although Pops may still be in it). He collects his
glasses and some books and departs, leaving Berta in her black and white night
clothes, surrounded by all her doo-dads.
Labels: culpable
Me Declaro Culpable #28, 3/26/20: The war is on!
Hi patio peeps! Below you'll find the recap for yesterday's episode. I apologize for being unable to provide a recap last week but I'm in California and our governor placed us on lockdown- but failed to give clear instructions on who could still work and who had to stay home, in the end my industry is considered essential so I still have to go to work. In addition to this my sister got her first lupus flare in years and she can't even go near a hospital because her doctors don't want her to be exposed to COVID-19.
This recap will be short and not in order, I just want to go to bed, working and dealing with the public has left me exhausted, and paranoid and my anxiety level is at 100%.
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This recap will be short and not in order, I just want to go to bed, working and dealing with the public has left me exhausted, and paranoid and my anxiety level is at 100%.
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Labels: culpable
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Primetime on Univisión (#2): Ringo, Amor Eterno. Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of Mar. 23, 2020
Greetings, Caraymates!
Welcome to page 2 of Primetime TNs/Series! AnonFri is recapping Amor Eterno with assistance from Clara…and
now Nett has joined them!! If some other brave soul(s) would like to contribute
a recap or just some highlights for AE or SMALV, I’m sure that it would be
appreciated. You can also add to or clarify scenes/details, especially those
that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:
8PM - La Rosa de Guadalupe
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season
2, Ep. 172-173
10PM – Sin Miedo a La
Verda NS
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of March 23, 2020
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here's Page 2 for the week. The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 9-10PM - La Doña 2
- 10-11PM - Operación Pacífico
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #27, 3/25/20: Family drama: The gift that keeps on giving
No snark, just the facts. Comcast had perfect TV reception for this show today, unlike the past two weeks and this morning. Telenovela gods were shining down on my TV. Yay!
NATALIA & PAOLO
STUFF
We open with Paolo on the phone, telling Natalia about how
Katia showed up and told him she met some guy last night whose ex-girlfriend
did a hit and run on some guy a few months ago.
ROBERTA (WHO ELSE?)
STUFF
Roberta, looking no worse for the wear after last night’s
escapades, comes to the office for yet another confrontation with Mauro about
her childhood, mother, etc. It’s the
same old, same old, claims she is done lying and covering up for Mauro and she
wants to kill him! So she does. This woman is strong, but then she single-handedly choked her
BFF Luciana to death a few weeks ago.
Bertie throws Mauro onto the sofa and has at it. Franco
enters and breaks it up. Mauro says she
is getting dangerous again and needs to be locked up in the manicomio. By now Bertie has an audience of Julian,
Alba, and Franco, so she takes this opportunity to let them know that Mauro is
the one who lit the match to set her mother on fire….may he himself die!
Labels: culpable
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #26, 3/24/20: The Geometry of Drama
Point A to Point B
Drunk Roberta continues to insult everyone at the dinner party, and after every single member of her family tells her to go to her room, she grabs the car keys and an entire bottle of bourbon and heads out to Tiziano's bachelor pad, where she demands that he knock her up yesterday. Amazingly, he's up for it -- only not in the way she wants, because it turns out he had a vasectomy way before yesterday. He continues to swear his love for her -- why does she think he never married, anyway? -- and she continues to treat him worse than dirt. And now she's really mad because she got down with her dress on for no good reason.
Point A to Point C
Franco drives Gabriel back to Aqua House, where Gabe corners him for a "man-to-man" talk. "Are you in love with my Mom?" Franco comes clean, and Gabe says then dude, get a divorce already. What does it tell you when a 16-year-old boy is the only one who gives decent advice? The conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Pedro, who has invited himself to an impromptu slumber party.
Point D to Point E
Julian passes out after dropping Natalia's name but before dropping Paolo's, but even Katia can put two and two together and get homewrecker. She runs off to dish to Paolo, but he's not home and Dante won't let her in. Good doggie!
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Drunk Roberta continues to insult everyone at the dinner party, and after every single member of her family tells her to go to her room, she grabs the car keys and an entire bottle of bourbon and heads out to Tiziano's bachelor pad, where she demands that he knock her up yesterday. Amazingly, he's up for it -- only not in the way she wants, because it turns out he had a vasectomy way before yesterday. He continues to swear his love for her -- why does she think he never married, anyway? -- and she continues to treat him worse than dirt. And now she's really mad because she got down with her dress on for no good reason.
Point A to Point C
Franco drives Gabriel back to Aqua House, where Gabe corners him for a "man-to-man" talk. "Are you in love with my Mom?" Franco comes clean, and Gabe says then dude, get a divorce already. What does it tell you when a 16-year-old boy is the only one who gives decent advice? The conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Pedro, who has invited himself to an impromptu slumber party.
Point D to Point E
Julian passes out after dropping Natalia's name but before dropping Paolo's, but even Katia can put two and two together and get homewrecker. She runs off to dish to Paolo, but he's not home and Dante won't let her in. Good doggie!
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Monday, March 23, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #25, 3/23/20: Where Has the Magic Gone?
Sorry, I just can't do short and sweet.
It’s been a long night for Nat and Paolo
They are still discussing the Always-There-Never-Wanted Julián’ phone call interrupting their unfinished Maximus Festivus Miraculum attempt. The fact that Julián said that it is now suspected a woman caused Paolo’s accident worries Nat. She asks Pao if that would make a difference to him? How? Well, Nat says, as she srolls through the list of her own probable reasons for it being a real accident. Pao’s not buying it. Man or woman, he’s in a wheelchair and full of anger towards the person. Nat wishes he hadn’t answered the call. He tries to sweet talk her back to where they left off. Nat says it’s not happening. The Magic Has Gone.
The KISS is Up and Hanging
Before Franco goes home, he stops by the office to hang his newest acquisition, Alba’s Awful Artwork, Executed in the Dark. Interestingly, he hangs it behind his desk, where he won’t see it all the time. Back home, he crawls into bed as far away from B-P Bertie as he can. The Magic is Gone. Meanwhile, Alba writes a letter.
Nat is entertained by a two-legged Paolo
While Paolo sleeps, Nat snivels watching him exhibit his soccer skills on TuTube. She climbs back into bed and whispers for Pao to forgive her, she didn’t mean to hurt him. He sleepily says she didn’t.
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It’s been a long night for Nat and Paolo
They are still discussing the Always-There-Never-Wanted Julián’ phone call interrupting their unfinished Maximus Festivus Miraculum attempt. The fact that Julián said that it is now suspected a woman caused Paolo’s accident worries Nat. She asks Pao if that would make a difference to him? How? Well, Nat says, as she srolls through the list of her own probable reasons for it being a real accident. Pao’s not buying it. Man or woman, he’s in a wheelchair and full of anger towards the person. Nat wishes he hadn’t answered the call. He tries to sweet talk her back to where they left off. Nat says it’s not happening. The Magic Has Gone.
The KISS is Up and Hanging
Before Franco goes home, he stops by the office to hang his newest acquisition, Alba’s Awful Artwork, Executed in the Dark. Interestingly, he hangs it behind his desk, where he won’t see it all the time. Back home, he crawls into bed as far away from B-P Bertie as he can. The Magic is Gone. Meanwhile, Alba writes a letter.
Nat is entertained by a two-legged Paolo
While Paolo sleeps, Nat snivels watching him exhibit his soccer skills on TuTube. She climbs back into bed and whispers for Pao to forgive her, she didn’t mean to hurt him. He sleepily says she didn’t.
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Primetime on Univisión (#1): Ringo, Amor Eterno. Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of Mar. 23, 2020
Greetings, Caraymates!
Welcome to page 1 of Primetime TNs/Series! Ringo
is in its last two episodes with the Gran Final on March 24th!
Diana and RGVChick are providing recaps for Ringo;
and, AnonFri is recapping Amor Eterno
with assistance from Clara…and now Nett has joined them!! If some other brave
soul(s) would like to contribute a recap or just some highlights for RLPDSV, AE, or SMALV, I’m sure that it would be appreciated. You
can also add to or clarify scenes/details, especially those that are favs or
not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:
8PM - Ringo: La Pelea de Su Vida: Ep. 81-82
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season
2, Ep. 169-171
10PM – Sin Miedo a La
Verda NS
Friendly
reminder: PLEASE put
the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post so
readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for. (You can shorten
the title to one word, i.e., “Ringo”.)
Discussion pages will be
posted on Mondays and Thursdays at 9PM.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of March 23, 2020
Welcome to Page 1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
- 9-10PM - La Doña 2
- 10-11PM - Operación Pacífico
By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!
Labels: doña2, pacifico, telemundo
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #24, 3/20/20: Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?
Greetings Patio Peeps. I got some bad news from the doctor yesterday and it disabled my brain temporarily. I forgot Anita was not recapping this Friday. And I deleted the episode. But here's what I remember, and I'm sure you all can fill in lots of juicy details in your inimitable style. Countin' on ya Patio!
Aqua House of Hell
Gabe is back in the Snake Pit of Tia Ingrid's house but he has a plan. He'll encourage her to set a place for Papi Javier at the table. After all "he's always with her, so why not include him at dinner." She's all chuffed and happy that he understands. But alas, the little whelp goes a mite too far, and suggests she talk out loud to her brother. Ingrid smells a rat, makes him stand up and sure enough, the recording phone on his lap falls to the floor. She's on it like a panther. With hands of steel evidently, she destroys the phone-- literally rips it apart in seconds. Amazing.
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Aqua House of Hell
Gabe is back in the Snake Pit of Tia Ingrid's house but he has a plan. He'll encourage her to set a place for Papi Javier at the table. After all "he's always with her, so why not include him at dinner." She's all chuffed and happy that he understands. But alas, the little whelp goes a mite too far, and suggests she talk out loud to her brother. Ingrid smells a rat, makes him stand up and sure enough, the recording phone on his lap falls to the floor. She's on it like a panther. With hands of steel evidently, she destroys the phone-- literally rips it apart in seconds. Amazing.
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Labels: culpable
Friday, March 20, 2020
Me Declaro Culpable #23, 3/19/20: Calmate, Tranquila
Greetings, Patio Peeps!
I bet you're wondering what the heck I'm doing posting this, ri-i-ight? Well, there is turmoil in Princess Juju's little kingdom of toil; so she has asked that a page be posted to provide a space where you all can start dissecting, snarking, and commenting on today's episode of the land of "the good, the bad, and the dangerously deluded." (Thanks, Blue Lass :-)
Princess Juju will post a recap as soon as she can...so-o, let's start talkin'
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I bet you're wondering what the heck I'm doing posting this, ri-i-ight? Well, there is turmoil in Princess Juju's little kingdom of toil; so she has asked that a page be posted to provide a space where you all can start dissecting, snarking, and commenting on today's episode of the land of "the good, the bad, and the dangerously deluded." (Thanks, Blue Lass :-)
Princess Juju will post a recap as soon as she can...so-o, let's start talkin'
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