Monday, June 25, 2007
Acorralada #114 Monday 6/25/07 Gaby and Kike's wedding day
At the mansion, Diana tells Miguelina about her plans to get a job at the manicomio where Max has been admitted so that she can take care of the man she loves. Miguelina lets her know that Fedora's not going to permit this, but Diana is adamant that she's going to do it anyway because Max needs her.
At TeleMiami hospital, Dr. Evil and Diego have arrived to give Max his latest injection. Diego stands in the hallway whil Ignacio enters Max's room.
The following day, Max's doctor tells Yolanda, Larry, and Marfil that it appears that Max has gone completely mad, and he will recommend an asylum for him.
Back to the mansion, where Gaby doesn't want to get out of bed... today's the day she'll marry Kike, and Fedroa surprises her with a wedding dress. In the living room, Diana learns from Yolanda that Max is going to be institutionalized. Fedora enters the room all abuzz with plans for the wedding, and Diana informs her that she's quitting her job at the fabrica. Fedora is impactada.
Max is twitching and talking crazy - he doesn't recognize anyone, and thinks they're all trying to kill him.
Diana tells Fedora about what's happened to Max. Fedroa, who's nearly as evil as Octavia these days, is happy to hear that one of Octavia's children has fallen on hard times again. Diana lets her know that she intends to get a job as a nurse so that she can take care of him. Cue the synthesizers of doom!
Back to the hospital, where Larry and Yolanda are clueless as usual. Nancy calls Larry to let him know that at 2:00 Gaby will marry Kike.
Fedora and Diana continue to fight over Diana's love for Max. It's the same argument as usual. Fedora tells Diana to get out of her sight, then proceeds to gulp down a tumbler of whiskey.
Octavia has arrived at the hospital to see Max and learns from Marfil that he's going to be institutionalized. At least she's covered her breasts for a change - today's gold dress is downright wholesome compared to the skimpy outfits she usually wears.
Ignacio, Diego, and Camila are at Ignacio's place toasting their latest victory when Ignacio receives a call from a worker at the hospital saying that Max is going to be institutionalized.
The wedding is about to begin at the mansion - the judge has arrived and Fedora sends Silvia to tell Gaby that he's there. Gaby is crying to Diana about how she doesn't want to marry Kike. Diana tells her that there's nothing she can do... then Silvia enters the room to tell her the time has come, and her loving sister Diana tells her that it's too late for regrets.
Max has been transferred to the asylum. Marfil, Yolanda, and Octavia have accompanied him. The doc can't guarantee that he'll get better...
The wedding begins. Gaby and Kike sit down together to sign the documents and Gaby looks like she's going to lose her lunch. Kike, of course, doesn't notice. He's happy as ever.
Max is shown to his room. Apparently his insanity has impacted his motor skills because he's barely able to walk and is unable to focus his eyes. Yolanda's nerves are fried and she runs from the room in tears.
Back to the wedding, where the judge asks if anyone objects to the wedding and Larry is there to object. He says "Gaby's you can't marry, you are mine!" as a tear of pure dolor falls from his eyes. Gaby and Kike say nothing in response, and we cut to commercial.
After the commercial, Larry continues to protest the wedding, but Fedora quickly puts a stop to it. Kike holds Gaby back.
In the hospital, the doctor and nurse continue to struggle with Max, who keeps talking about Diana. Marfil leaves the room, and his big brute nurse throws him onto the bed and tells him to knock it off or she'll punish him. It looks like Bruna has been reincarnated as a nurse!
Marfil and Ocatvia talk to the doctor, who tells them that he's not sure that Max will ever fully recover. He may need electro shop therapy!
Fiona is still staying at casa Irazabal, and she's pacing the living room wondering what she'll do if Max doesn't come back. Yolanda arrives and tearfully tells her what's happened. Fiona is impactada.
Larry's still trying to talk Gaby out of marrying Kike, but doormat isn't strong enough to stand up to Fedora, whos' fighting like a fiera to get Larry to leave.
Marfil and Octavia tell the doc to do whatever is needed to cure Max, even if it's electro shock therapy. While they're talking with the doc, a crazy guy is telling Max horror stories about the manicomio where they are - it's filled with crazy people! Max seems to be lucid, but can't remember his name.
The nurses are discussing the arrival of an Irazabal at the manicomio. Samanta, the evil nurse, tells Galdis, the young sweet nurse, that if he doesn't behave she will punish him. (Maybe Max will fall in love with Gladis and forget about his obsession with the other nurse in his life!)
At the mansion, Fedora tells Larry to leave, but he refuses - until Gaby tells him to leave, breaking his heart into a million pieces. She falls into Diana's arms, and Fedora commands them to complete the ceremony. Cut to commercial.
After the commercial, Paco and Paola are at it again. Nothing new here - they hate each other.
Rene is consoling Yolanda at casa Irazabal. What a nice shoulder to cry on!
Kike and Gaby are officially married, and the only one who looks happy is Fedora, who claps as the ceremony ends. She kisses Gaby on the cheek and congratulates the happy couple. Gaby turns to her sister and grandmother for comfort as Fedora watches.
Larry is walking the beach shirtless and saying Gaby's name.
Yolanda tells Rene about what's happened with Max, but she doesn't want to delay their wedding since the doctor doesn't know when - or if - Max will get better. Marfil arrives and wants to know where Fiona is, because she's throwing her out on her ear. Fiona is pacing around the pool when Marfil comes out to tell her to pack her bags and leave.
Gaby has shut herself in her room with Diana and is crying over Larry, when Diana tells her that it's not to late to run off with Larry if that's what she wants. She had to marry Kike - there was no avoiding it, but now that she's married, she can do something crazy. She should follow her heart. *What kind of messed up logic is this, anyway? She couldn't stop the wedding, but now that she's married, she might as well run off into the sunset with Luscious Larry?* Anyway, Diana's pep talk works - as soon as she leaves the room Gaby calls Larry to find out where he is. She loves him!
Diana returns to her room so that she can call Yolanda for an update. She finds out where they've taken Max, then we're treated to a vision of Max curled up on his bed repeating her name and wondering why he keeps repeating it. Evil nurse Samanta enters and lets him know that there are a lot of crazies there and he's not her only patient.
The wedding reception continues - Fedora invites Kike to live at the mansion, and Kike is happy to accept. They suddenly realize that they haven't seen Gaby in a while, so Fedora goes to look for her.
Octavia returns home and tells Paco how hard it was to leave Max in that place, when Paola overhears what she says and asks what's happened to Max. Cut to commercial.
After the commercial, Paola screams at Octavia about how it's her fault that her children are messed up. Octavia is about to slap her, but is stopped by Paco, so she sends Paola to her room instead.
At the wedding, Miguelina introduces Lala to Rodrigo so that Lala can ask him to defend her son, the bigamist. Without any details about the crime, he agrees to handle the case.
Fedora enters Diana's room looking for Gaby, but Diana doesn't know where Gaby is. Then she realizes that Diana has changed her clothes and wants to know why. Diana informs her that she's changed so that she can go to the asylum where Max is. Fedora forbids her, but Diana walks out on her.
The closing scene is worth watching 2, 3, maybe 4 times -- as we're treated to a visual of Larry smiling and running towards Gaby with his gold chain bouncing on that beautiful six pack of his. When he reaches her, he scoops her up in his big, strong arms and whirls her around and then they kiss like they've never kissed before. Credits roll.
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THE COFRE?
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Anita has news on Monday and Wednesday schedules
Ok people I have confirmed news... I hope someone can put it as a main topic.
Duelo de Pasiones will not be shown tomorrow because during 7 there is going to be like a re-hash of LFMB then the 2 hour finale and finally following Cristina. This is confirmed because in a newspaper that Diane from Telenovela-World posted from a newspaper called El Nuevo Herald and it only says that Duelo this week will be seen on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
*Extra news: Duelo de Pasiones and Destilando Amor will not be seen this Wednesday the 27th due to soccer, but Juan Querendon will be shown at 7pm/6c (east & central) and at 8 (west coast) and going further ahead to Wednesday, July 4th, Duelo & Destilando will not be shown either due again because of soccer, but Juanito Querendon will and these are the times, 9pm/8c (east & central) and at 7 (west coast).
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Zorro: Friday, June 22, 2007: Amazons in old LA, will wonders ever cease?
Mangle is holding the baby while Diego tells her he has decided to name it, Alejandro. Mangle seems surprised that Diego is making decisions about their baby. Diego tells her that he though if he named the kid like his grandpa he will group up thinking he belonged to real family (define real Diego, cuz I doubt the de la Vega’s are your run of the mill regular families). Mangle tells him she approves and is surprised since he’s been distant she thought he would reject little Alej. She coos at the baby and frankly I am impactada but since Mangle has no motherly bone in her body. It has to be an act. She tells the baby he will learn to love her above all things (that’s a kinda strange thing to say to a baby). She takes the baby to his room and gives Olmos a look.
Yumi walks in on Alej in his study looking at papers. She accuses him of running from her. Alej asks Yumi to forgive him because he doesn’t know what’s going on and doesn't want to make decisions that might affect others. Yumi thinks its about her but Alej tells her its between Dena and him. Yumi tells him its something to do with Dena and Alej tells her that he doesn’t know how she will react from now on.
Dol sees Dena looking at the window and asks to confide in her. Dena tells Dol about Yumi and Alej’s betrayal. Dol is surprised but something in the way she said it makes Dena ask if she already knew. Dol tells her that nobody is betraying her, she wanted Yumi out too but now she’s seen how much Yumi cares for Dena. Dena tells her if she really cared for her she wouldn’t have slept with Alej. Dol tries to say that line that men don’t know how to control their instincts and I am reminded that Dena said those same things to Esme when Diego was going to marry Mangle. Dena doesn’t want to hear it there was a betrayl by the two of them. Dena tells Dol that she thinks her death would benefit Yumi and that’s why she insisted she drink the elixir.
Pito is in his lab not sure what he’s supposed to find in testing the elixir and what do I see on the table but a microscope. I’ve looked into this and this microscope doesn’t look like the ones that were around in the 1800s but then again since I don’t know anything about the invention of the microscope I am sure one of our enlightened bloggers can make a funny joke about this. He puts a sample on the glass and puts a liquid into it. Pito can’t believe it, the elixir has arsenic. Pito tells the air, it is all clear, it’s a strong dose but administered in small doses would cause a slow death.
Mangle puts little Alej in bed and rants to Olmos about Diego’s gall naming the baby without consulting her first. Mangle says that Monty will die when he sees little Alej and it doesn’t look at all like him. Olmos asks if she wants something to drink and goes to get a glass of something. Mangle goes to the mirror and questions her feelings for Olmos. A vision of Selenia appears behind her saying that she will look at Olmos with unbridled passion, he will be the perfect man for you then disappears. Mangle feels funny and worries because Olmos is taking too long.
Cue Amor Gitano
Dol is scolding Dena for thinking like that and defends Yumi. Dena tells her that she was accepting her death and wanted to free him from the burden of a dying wife now all she feels is betrayal and rage more against Yumi. Alej tried to tell her before she defended Yumi. She calls Yumi and traitorous Indian and that she had a reason for giving her the elixir and it wasn’t to cure her.
Fonzie is taking in the beauty of the entire hacienda de la Vega which doesn’t compare to MP’s. Meanwhile MP is having a grey flash back to Prudenico telling her & Diego that FS is missing. Fonzie calls her name and takes a while to snap out of reverie. Fonzie asks her if something is wrong and MP tells him that she heard FS is missing and is worried about him. Fonzie tells MP that he knows about how FS has made her suffer and that he’s still in her heart but she has to forget about him. MP says that’s what she wants also. Fonzie promises that by marrying him he will help her to forget but first they should not treat each other so formal with “usted.”
We go to Brother Aaron baptizing Fernando Sanchez in the river. Wow, its kind of touching really.
Yumi and Alej enter the living room and Dol asks to speak to him. Yumi takes the hint and leaves. Dol tells Alej to deny to Dena that he had anything going with Yumi. Alej asks why, did Dena say something. Dol tells Alej that Dena found them talking about that that errand he had no business in running to do. Dol pleads with Alej to deny it, don’t destroy her heart. Alej tells Dol that he can’t do it anymore. He can’t deny what is the truth. Dol tells him the only truth is that he loves Dena and knowing the truth will kill her.
We go back the jungle where Esme pleads with Gluck to hold on Camba and SAM will be back soon. He says don’t worry about him but he recommends that they leave that place ASAP. The land is owned by Amazons. I am not familiar with this time period so its news to me that Amazons were around but considering everything else this novela has provided (San Diego positioned a stones throw from LA, dwarfs, hunchbacks, love potions, miraculous healings by many) are we really that surprised? Esme looks around freaked out by this and asks if he has seen them. Gluck tells her that he has been a witness to many things. I don’t know if the way he talks or the fact that he’s has to take in a lot of painful breaths but I couldn’t catch the rest of rest of what he said so anybody else can chip in if it was of dire importance. Anyway, he gives his last breath and Esme tells him she will never forget that he helped get her to the treasure and restored her life.
Diego meets Dena and invites her to a stroll in the garden. He sees a spark in her eyes and takes it as a good sign. Dena tells him that there are sparks that consume due to hurt and disillusionment. When Diego asks for clarification she tells him don’t pay me no mind and changes subject to Mangle and the baby. Dena tells Diego that Mangle should be kept away from the baby. Diego needs no further explaination and tells Dena that he brought up the subject of separation and Dena tells him to convince her to accept it. Dena warns him that Mangle is evil, she destroyed Esme’s live, bad influence on the baby, the list goes on (okay I made the last one up but you get the idea). Diego makes a cute pensive face.
We go to Mangle apologizing to Olmos for all the harm she’s done to him. She tells him she will erase her bad treatment with caresses, considering how EVIL she has been that could take forever and I am sure Olmos will want to do a little more than that. They share a steamy kiss but Olmos tells her its they’ll be discovered there. Mangle loves danger, it turns her on. More steamy kisses and Olmos offers to go somewhere private where they can share a cup of wine and unleash the unbridled passion (more from his side I am sure considering how long he has been waiting for this moment). There is some talk about him removing her clothes and more steamy kisses and beckster’s comment about anvils falling comes to mind.
Diego pulls out the mapdallian and while looking at it, Dena’s words about Mangle resurface (why warnings about Mangle is anybody’s guess I mean I would of thought Esme words of love or a grey flashback to them together but alas the writers didn't consult me). Diego stares and he notices something strange, he gets a charcoal from the fireplace and does a rub off on regular paper and viola a map.
We cut to one of those Amazionans running away from some evil man (not for nothing but how secret is the island because people are turning up left and right. Next you you know everybody from LA will show up and we’ll get a resort location, put up some tents, a hotel...). She knocks him down but there are two more and she’s restrained by one of them while the other starts pawing at her. Esme sees this and intervenes and this allows Amazonian chick to free herself. Esme is beating the guy with a huge stick but alas he overpowered her and has her pinned and with Zorro still uncovering the secret of the mapdallian what is our poor Esme to do? Evil Dude starts pawing at her when arrows are fired and Amazonian chicks buds come to the rescue. Esme just stares and makes me wonder if she is thinking what we are ¿Qué the hell?
Diego and Bernie meet in the Foxcave and tells him about the map hidden in the medallion and how he discovered it. He asks Bernie to go to the library and get him maps of California and blue prints/plans (planos) of the stars? He tells the air/Esme that he isn’t crazy that the mapadallian means something and he has hope of finding her.
Back to Esme and our ¿qué the hell? moment and man they are scantily clad Amazonians. I am sure Bruce is getting an eyeful. Too bad Ferro is on vacation I am also sure he would appreciate this as well. One of the Amazonian chicks introduces herself as Azalea and Esme introduces herself likewise. Azalea calls out for another one and they say something like Machala Esmeralda. The Amazonians bow down before Esme and she does the same. Well Esme sure knows the saying its who you know and is running with it.
Duke Jacobo reads the intercepted letter from the Queen and curses himself for not given the order to assassinate the king sooner. He ponders what to do. DJ is informed by a guard? (he’s in a redcoat and makes me think of history class, wasn’t the British army called the redcoats). Anyway, he informs DJ that the Queen went to the church.
We go to the chuch were the Queen is in a confessional booth and PT tells her he can confide in her all her sins. The Queen tells PT that she isn’t there to confess and tells him that she is afraid for her life and worries that the men who killed her husband may be around her. Hey she isn’t as naïve as we thought. The Queen tells PT that if something were to happen to her, he will be the one to carry the truth to Spain. PT tells the Queen she can trust him. The Queen tells PT that she came to Spain to find out about the Maryorga de Aaragon, the true heirs to the throne her. The Queen rehashes Zorro’s visits and how DJ hasn’t permitted it. The Queen wants to meet with Zorro again but doesn’t know how. PT tells her he knows the information and he tells the Queen of SK being at the mission.
Cut to Monty congratulating Leroy about the weapons and telling to watch the house and its surroundings. He tells Leroy that he will send men little by little and Leroy is to give ‘em weapons. Piza will be in charge of training them. Leroy asks how will Monty maintain them being that they will need incentive to go along with the plan. Monty tells Leroy that DJ will give money on the excuse that the Queen needs extra security. Monty promises Leroy that he (Monty) will make him a rich man if he eliminates his enemies including FS and Monty will be the new governor.
The baptismal ceremony is over and BA is putting sandals on FS’s feet. BA mouths a what looks like a prayer.
PT rehashes for the Queen the whole story about SK but for purposes of the scene he ends it with SK meeting up with the gypsies.
DJ tries to enter the church but is held back by the Queen’s redcoats okay they have black sleeves but there is still red vest. The guards tell DJ the Queen has been in there a while.
Back to rehash, PT is at the part about the death of Mercedes’ mom and how she now became SK, queen of the gypsies.
A guard informs Misael that DJ knows the Queen is at the church and headed over there. The guard tells Misael that DJ is waiting for him in his office.
PT continues the rehash to the Queen. PT tells of SK’s marriage to gypsy Yamil (Esme’s dad) up to the present. The Queen questions PT about rumors about a daughter. PT rehashes Esme's story. The Queen promises to meet out justice. PT begs her not to do anything until she hears from him as if it was found out she knew about this truth her life would be in danger. The Queen tells PT, its illogical but PT tells the Queen that Zorro is protecting her and he will tell her when to act.
Diego matches the map on the madallian to a location on his map. He notes a mountain or something and Bernie raises an eyebrow. Diego admits its not the way he was taught to read maps in school but the image is the same. Diego tells Bernie to prepare Tornado they are going for a trip and Bernie is coming too. Bernie signs what are they going to find and Diego himself is not sure, perhaps a last hope or maybe just unlock the mystery of the mapdallion. One of Diego and Esme’s theme songs play in the background.
Fonzie and MP arrive back home and MP’s apologizes for Alej not saying hello. MP tells him he’s taking care of sick Dena. Fonzie says its okay and it was pleasure being with her today. He’s counting the days till their marriage, he kisses her hand and leaves.
Dol sees Fonzie leave and tells MP that she thinks Fonzie is a good man and the one she deserves. MP tells Dol about the knews of a missing FS. Dol gets angry at MP for thinking about FS but MP can’t help it. She’s worried FS will do something crazy.
BA is putting a brown cloak on FS and they share a hug.
Diego runs into Mangle who is leaving arm in arm with Olmos. She tells Diego she’s going to take care of some business at her dad’s house with Olmos (a likely story) she’ll return at night. Diego asks Olmos to give him and Mangle a minute. Diego brings up the separation agreement and how Mangle never gave him an answer. Diego is leaving so he doesn’t expect an answer but it’s the best option for all three of them. Mangle tells Diego that she won’t make it easy for him to get rid of her and that little Alej still needs a mother. Diego doesn’t want to argue as he is going to be out just wants her to think about it. Mangle tells the air, we’ll wait till Dena dies and then we’ll put a price to your dreams.
Pito asks Dena how long she’s taking the medicine and Dena responds with a few months ( I would think at least 6). Pito tells Dena she is alive by a miracle and tells her and Alej (who just walked in) that the elixir was spiked with arsenic. Dena and Dol are impactadas. Pito counsels Dena not to take the elixir and gives her something to clean her blood.
DJ rips Misael a new one regarding the Queen’s letter. He prohibits Misael from mailing Queen’s without DJ looking at it first. DJ apparently now knows the Queen came to LA to find out the truth about the Mayorga de Aragons. You know this is news to me cuz I seem to remember the Queen wanting to come to LA to find out how its progressed. DJ reminds Misael that the Queen cannot talk to anyone privately. Misael asks about PT and DJ wants him investigated. DJ tells Misael that for the Queen’s safety its best she not find out any more information else she will end up keeping the departed King company.
Diego and Bernie watch little Alej get carried by his nanny. Diego promises to protect little Alej from anybody and anything including Mangle even if she is his mom.
SAM and Camba are traveling with the transport for the treasure and chatting it up sort of. SAM is worried about having left Esme alone with Gluck, uno nunca sabe ‘tole (you never know ‘tole). Hehehe. Camba pats himself on he head and SAM tells him I am sure you agree with me and I wish I knew your language because I would like to know what your thinking. SAM takes a break to take off his boots and Camba says stuff his language (maybe qué the hell?) but SAM doesn’t understand. SAM looks up and Esme then makes her way forward. Meanwhile Camba stares in awe at the scantily clad Amazonians.
END OF EPISODE
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Monday night's schedule
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Duelo de Pasiones
8:00pm - 9:00pm
La Fea Más Bella
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Destilando Amor
10:00pm - 11:00pm
Cristina
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Acorralada #113 – 6-22-07 - Friday – Doc Evil Strikes Again!
Marfil, Yolanda, Rene and Lunkhead are all gathered around Max's hospital bed. He tells them the reason Dimwit never said he was kidnapped was because Diablo would have killed him. They want to call the police, but Maxi-Moron tells them no. He wants to handle things himself. Finally, Marfil pipes up that Lunkhead is letting Princess Fi live there. "Make her leave!" Max tells Marfil Princess Fi can stay. Marfil is not happy about this.
Pasta and Octopus are still fighting about Pasta's lunch with Fidiota. Pasta tries to deflect the argument by reminding her that Puncho's in jail. Suddenly Peyote hears about her Puncho and becomes hysterical. She yells at Pasta and Octopus telling them how much she hates them. She hates them more and more each day!
Diablo and Iggy have united over a drink. Diablo is trying to convince Iggy they need to unite with the common goal of destroying Dimwit and Maxi-Moron. Iggy wants to know how he can trust Diablo. Diablo points out that Iggy made him an invalid, but if Iggy helps, all will be forgiven. Diablo also reminds Iggy that he lost his medical license because of Dimwit. Finally they drink to a partnership.
Gaby and Dimwit are discussing Dimwit's situation with Max. Max will never forgive her for allegedly sleeping with Diablo. Further, Max is still a married man. Marfil deserves compassion.
Iggy, in his 1980's Ray Bans, pays Maxi-Moron a visit in the hospital and injects something into his IV. He smiles as he leaves the room. Max sleeps through all of it.
Iggy then calls Diablo to tell him that Max has now been injected with a mystery substance that's going to make Max so crazy and demented; he'll be committed to a manicomio.
Emili-Oh delivers a dozen red roses to Dimwit. There's no card attached and he suggests to Dimwit that perhaps they are from Maxi-Moron. "I don't think so," says Dimwit. "Ah, then they must be from a secret admirer," says our ever astute Emili-Oh. No sooner does Emili-Oh leave, than the phone rings. It's Cousin Eddie. "Did you get my flowers? I want to make it up to you for creating such a scandal yesterday." Dimwit says all has been forgotten. Cousin Eddie then asks Dimwit to lunch.
Big Doormat and Princess Fi are having a heart to heart. Yolanda is telling Princess Fi it's really not such a good idea for her to be staying at the house. Marfil will not rest until Princess Fi is out on the streets. "Besides, Dimwit is the only woman Max will ever love."
Marfil is yipping at a sleeping Max about his allowing Princess Fi to stay at the house. Suddenly Maxi-Manic sits up and does his best to channel Sybil. "Who are you? Where is Diana? Where am I? They want to kill me! Diana!" He starts getting totally unglued. Marfil tells him he's gone crazy. Max then does the frothing-at-the-mouth, bug-eyed thing. Commercial.
Now Max has got the head-tilt thing going on. He's still screaming that everyone is trying to kill him. Only Dimwit can save him. Yolanda and Princess Fi run in and want to know what all the shouting is about. Suddenly only Dimwit and the Big Doormat are good. He wants his aunt and Dimwit; everyone else is trying to kill him. Marfil says the obvious; he's gone completely crazy. Maxi-Manicomio gloms on to Yolanda and won't let go.
Camila and Iggy are discussing the injection and how Iggy has formed an alliance with Diablo. At first Camila feels bad that the drugs are making Max hallucinate, but then she climbs on board the Doc & Diablo Express. If she can't have Maxi-Manicomio, no one can have Maxi-Manicomio.
Dimwit and Little Doormat are having the usual discussion about Mamá driving their lives out of hatred and preventing them from loving the Irascible Brothers. Little Doormat gives the usual speech defending her; about how much Mamá has suffered in the past. Dimwit thinks marrying Kick Me is a bad idea.
Doc has given Maxi-Manicomio a sedative to make him sleep. He explains Max's reaction can be expected given the situation he was in for the past few days. Don't worry, he'll be fine. Marfil says she needs to see someone and tells Princess Fi not to be there when Marfil returns. Yolanda then has to "go see someone." Princess Fi is thrilled to death to be left tending Max. She can't help herself; she has to kiss Sleeping Hombre.
Little Doormat wants to know who the red roses are from. Dimwit tells her about the scandal Cousin Eddie created at the office, and how he is trying to make it up to her. He also wants to take her to lunch. Gaby asks if Dimwit accepted. "Of course not," our chaste heroine replies. Sylvie then bursts through the door. They have some discussion about heaven knows what, but by the jaunty music, I'm sure it's supposed to be something comical. At any rate, Sylvie wants to thank the Hermanas Sorianos.
Lala comes to visit Puncho in jail. As always, the TeleMiami jail never has inmates other than our beloved characters. Puncho tells Lala he's sorry, but she just slaps him twice. He then falls to his knees begging forgiveness and we have a sob fest.
Sylvie has come to tell Dimwit and Gaby she is leaving the mansion and moving in with her cousin, Emili-Oh. She is so grateful for their hospitality during the worst moments of her short life. Dimwit tells her the doors to
Marfil storms into Lala's casita to confront Diablo. How dare he kidnap Max without consulting her first! Diablo yells back that he's not her puppet. Insults are exchanged by all parties and there is lots of yelling. Diablo grabs Marfil by the hair after she tries to slap him and the fight is on. In true telenovela fashion, however, they end up kissing passionately. Commercial.
Yolanda has come to see Dimwit at the office. "Why haven't you come to visit Max?" Dimwit replies that Maxi-Moron thinks she slept with Diablo and besides, Marfil is good and should be with him. Yolanda believes Dimwit would never do such a thing and points out Max doesn't care about Marfil. Dimwit then asks how he's doing. Yolanda says she's worried. Max has gone crazy. Orchestra of Doom.
The sob fest and groveling continues between Puncho and Lala. Puncho says he truly loves both Caramel and Peyote.
Marfil breaks away from Diablo and wants to know what the heck he thinks he's doing. "Admit it, you liked it! You felt it from your head to your toes!" Marfil is flustered and runs out the door. Diablo chuckles about his prowess.
More of the jailhouse scene. Lala is going to hire a good attorney. After she leaves, Puncho tells us he doesn't need an attorney; he's going to escape! I must say I'm impressed that Lala is more concerned with Puncho's bigamy than the fact Puncho and Diablo kidnapped Max for days on end. It's nice her priorities are straight! Not.
Yolanda begs Dimwit to visit Max, he needs her! Dimwit is reticent after all that has happened. Finally Dimwit relents and promises to visit Maxi-Manicomio "tomorrow." Yolanda is grateful.
Ex-Doc Evil comes in late at night to administer another dose of the mystery drug. Suspenseful music plays. "Adios, Loquito!"
Fidiota and Roddy are dressed like the Bobsey Twins; all in white gauzy outfits. *** Isn't there a religious cult that dresses in white gauze? Speaking of gauze, where's Mummy? *** I digress. Fidiota and Roddy are walking hand in hand along the beach. Roddy tells her this is where he comes to relax. This is just a filler scene of no consequence. We already know Roddy is in love with Fidiota.
Max starts screaming for Dimwit. He's writhing on the bed screaming about being burned to death. DoK comes in and makes the nurse give him a sedative.
Gaby is in the library crying when Granny M comes in. "Why are you sad? You're getting married tomorrow!" "That's why I'm sad," laments Little Doormat. We then hear from Granny M about how good Kick Me is and how much he loves her. Little Doormat says Mamá wants her to marry Kick Me in order to forget Lunkhead.
Back to Roddy and Fidiota. He likes to see her laugh. He then talks about them opening a bar. Blah, blah, blah. Finally he asks if he can steal a kiss. She replies he wouldn't be "stealing" one.
Kick Me wants to see Little Doormat smile again. He tries to land a kiss, but she dodges him. He says it pains him that she avoids his kisses. Finally he produces a ring that was his great-grandmother's. It's very valuable and has been in the family for years. Little Doormat admits it's beautiful, but we can tell she clearly isn't interested in being Kick Me's wife.
Dimwit has arrived to visit Maxi-Manicomio. Max babbles on about being burned. Dimwit points out the obvious to DoK, who is still in the room. "What he's saying is incoherent!" DoK agrees. Maxi-Manicomio has gone crazy. The Orchestra of Doom does its thing.
Kick Me is now wanting to discuss their honeymoon. Little Doormat tells him she can't leave Dimwit's side right now. Kick Me tries to tell Gaby she has a right to be happy, but finally gives up and says the honeymoon can wait.
DoK is now meeting with Lunkhead, Dimwit, and Marfil. He doesn't know if Max will get better. The human mind is a mystery. If he doesn't get better, he will have to be committed to a manicomio. More Orchestra of Doom.
Peyote is lying on the couch crying about Puncho. We then see flashbacks to when she first saw Puncho. She was jumping out of a helicopter into the ocean, and he was on the beach. She later saw him on the beach with Caramel. Meanwhile, Puncho is crying in his jail cell for his fierita. She's so vulnerable and fragile. Whatever.
Lala has come to Perfumes 'R Us to visit Caramel. Lala tells Caramel that Puncho is repentant for all the pain he's caused her. Puncho would like Caramel to come visit him in jail. Caramel says it's too late. She's tired of his deceptions, the way he's treated her, etc. She basically recites a laundry list of awful things Puncho has done. Finally, someone states the obvious. Caramel brings up the kidnapping issue. Puncho doesn't value the lives of other people.
Dimwit and Granny M are having a chat. Dimwit tells her about the possibility of Maxi-Moron being committed to an asylum. Dimwit has decided if he's committed, she's going to give up her job at Perfumes 'R Us and be his personal nurse. Granny M says Fidiota will never allow it. There's no changing Dimwit's mind. It's a done deal. She loves her Maxi-Mundane and wants to spend the rest of her life at his side, even if it's at a manicomio. Even if Fidiota won't allow it! Granny M is impactada. Max's and Dimwit's love song gets louder and louder the longer this scene runs.
Credits roll.
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Saturday, June 23, 2007
Acorralada #112 – 6-21-07 Thursday - One Adam 12, One Adam 12, Shots Fired!
Marfil confronts Princess Fi, who is lounging by the pool in her black bikini with a black mesh cover-up. Marfil asks "What do you think this is? A five-star hotel? Why are you lounging by the pool?" Princess Fi asks, "Are you more upset that I'm using your pool, or are you more upset I've come to seduce Maxi-Mundane? I obviously have a better body than you." This happy little scene ends when Marfil pushes Princess Fi into the pool.
Cousin Eddie yells he needs to talk to Maxi-Mundane. "Who are you?" asks Dimwit. Iggy comes running in to back up his cousin and sees Dimwit. "Who do we have here? It's the woman who caused me to lose my medical license!" Dimwit retorts that he's the one who got her fired from the hospital in the first place. "Do you know this yahoo?" "Sure do," replies Iggy. "It's Cousin Eddie! And Max wants to steal his wife!" "Ah," says Dimwit, "You're the hubby of Princess Fi. She was here yesterday looking for Max." Iggy says he saw Max and Fiona kissing here yesterday. Dimwit says that's impossible, "Max wasn't even here. Princess Fi left alone." Beatriz enters and offers to call Security. Iggy refuses to be thrown out. Dimwit then gives him the option to leave on his own. Iggy threatens Dimwit; she's going to pay for what she's done. Iggy storms out and Cousin Eddie apologizes for bursting in.
Marfil tries to get Yolanda to throw out Princess Fi, but Yolanda doesn't want to get involved. Marfil starts calling Yolanda "gray" among other insults, but Yolanda is in love. She refuses to rise to the bait. She tells Marfil she refuses to get upset by the insults. She's in love with a wonderful man, and they're getting married! He's on his way to pick her up to buy things for the wedding. Yolanda is on cloud nine. I'd be on cloud nine too if I was marrying someone with dimples like that.
Cousin Eddie is now pouring out his tale of woe to Dimwit. Princess Fi is Cousin Eddie's world. He got so wrapped up in business that their love was confined to Saturday. Now he's sorry. Blah, blah, blah. Dimwit again assures him Max wasn't in the office yesterday because he's been out of town. Cousin Eddie makes some comment about the problems between Dimwit and Iggy. Dimwit doesn't want to discuss the former Doc Evil. Cousin Eddie then apologizes for anything Iggy may have done to her. Finally, Cousin Eddie apologizes again for everything and softly asks, "So what's your name?" Dimwit tells him "Diana Soriano." Cousin Eddie gazes at her with puppy-dog eyes. Heart-string tugging music plays in the background. Could another man be falling at Dimwit's feet? I've lost track of all the guys who've fallen for her since January.
Diablo and Puncho are in the warehouse guarding Max. Diablo announces he's going to the house to pack a suitcase. "Be sure to not let Maxi-Moron escape."
Cousin Eddie asks if she knows Max well. "I'd rather not discuss him either." Cousin Eddie sappily apologizes again for being so rude and introduces himself. He then leaves and we see a pensive, glassy-eyed Dimwit with her signature head-tilt.
Lunkhead jumps in the pool and swims over to Princess Fi. Princess Fi refers to Marfil as a viper with two heads. She then tells Lunkhead he's an excellent swimmer. Lunkhead says he just had a discussion with Marfil, and as much as it pains him, he needs to ask Princess Fi to pack her things and leave.
Fidiota has now assumed the presidency of Perfumes 'R Us. Emili-Oh is in her office. Fidiota wants to know where Max is, since she's not seen him around for awhile. He replies that Dimwit said Max left town on business. Fidiota wants Max's letter of resignation when he returns. As Emili-Oh is leaving, who should walk in but Pasta. Pasta wants to invite Fidiota to lunch. Some love song starts playing in the background. Fidiota says something about giving her hand to Roddy, and wants to know what Pasta thinks of that. Why is he REALLY there? Pasta repeats he wants to take her to lunch. Fidiota asks, "What if I refuse?" Pasta replies he doesn't think she will. The love song drones on.
Dimwit is moaning about how much she wants to see Maxi-Moron when Caramel bursts in. They are going to go to Lala's house and follow Diablo. Perhaps he'll lead them to Max. How many days has Max been held captive now? Still no police involvement? Geez!
Princess Fi begs Lunkhead to let her stay. She has no place to go, she has no money, she doesn't love her hubby, etc. Lunkhead tries to tell her Max loves Dimwit, but Princess Fi cannot be persuaded. Finally Lame Larry caves and tells her she can stay.
Caramel and Dimwit have followed Diablo to the warehouse. While Caramel stands guard, Dimwit sneaks in to save her hanging hero. She has to slap him around a few times to revive him. Does he want to escape ASAP? Of course not. He wants to discuss the fact that she allegedly slept with Diablo. He doesn't know whether he should believe her or not! For that alone, he deserves to be left hanging. Finally Dimwit finds a knife and cuts the ropes that bind his arms and feet. Maxi-Moron falls to the ground and she frantically begs him to escape before Diablo finds them. Too late. In silhouette, in comes Diablo carrying a pistol. He yells at them and we see him firing a bunch of shots in the direction of Dimwit and Maxi-Moron. Commercial.
Caramel confronts Puncho. Puncho exclaims he's heard four shots. Caramel is impactada. Diablo has killed Dimwit and Maxi-Moron! Suddenly we hear sirens and there is a police car filled with three cops.
Kike has come to visit Little Doormat at Perfumes 'R Us. He wants to know why the most beautiful fiancé in the world has responded so coldly. He doesn't even get a little kiss? "As you wish," says Gaby. He goes to kiss her, but she turns her head to give him her cheek. Kike announces he wants to ask if she'll marry him in three days. Gaby looks at him with those big doe-eyes of hers and the Orchestra of Doom crashes.
Diablo announces, "Those were just warning shots. Next time I won't miss!" Maxi-Martyr weakly lunges at Diablo and falls to the ground, at which time Diablo kicks Max. Dimwit is screaming at Diablo to have mercy on Pobre de Max. "You mean like the mercy you showed on me?" screams Diablo.
Puncho is going to investigate the shots when the cops (who look like Junior Explorers) all tumble out of the car. They've come to arrest Puncho for bigamy. Puncho is clutching his pistola, as if he has no plans to be taken alive. Caramel watches in horror as this scene unfolds, "Pobre Puncho!" cries Caramel. Apparently what Puncho has done to Max is not as awful as her Puncho being arrested for bigamy.
Gaby is trying to make excuses for not marrying Kike so quickly. Kike can't be convinced. He wants a small, intimate wedding at
Princess Fi is still throwing a pity party about how awful her marriage is. She and Lunkhead are sunning themselves side-by-side next to the pool. Suddenly, who should show up but Pillow! Lunkhead stands up and suspenseful music plays.
Diablo is still threatening to shoot Max while Dimwit is trying to talk him out of it. Max makes some comment about Diablo being too much of a coward to fight like a real man. Diablo lowers the gun and decides to take Max up on his challenge. Dimwit is still begging them to stop this nonsense. Max makes some crack about Dimwit failing him by sleeping with Diablo. This nonsensical scene ends with both Maxi-Moron and Diablo facing each other with fists raised. What a bunch of buffoons!
Puncho is telling the cops he won't be taken alive. He'd rather be dead than lying on the floor of a jail. Caramel tries to talk him into giving up, and the one Junior Explorer tries to hold her back while still holding a gun on Puncho.
Lunkhead introduces Pillow to Princess Fi. When Princess Fi finds out that Pillow and Lunkhead used to be engaged, she leaves them alone "to talk." Pillow announces that she's decided to move to
Fidiota asks Gaby if "she's got a minute." After they leave, Pasta asks Kick Me why on earth does he want to marry a woman that doesn't love him. Kick Me responds his love alone is sufficient. Meanwhile, Fidiota asks Little Doormat if Little Doormat plans on challenging her like her evil big sister, Dimwit. "I would never cross you," says a subservient Little Doormat. Fidiota is now all smiles. "Then it's done. You'll be marrying Kick Me in three days. He'll make a swell mate!" Gaby tries to protest but Fidiota starts getting nasty. Finally Little Doormat gives up and agrees to marry
Pillow and Lunkhead are still discussing her plans. Pillow tells Lunkhead he should try and get Gaby back since he apparently loves her so much. Emotional violin music plays in the background. Just when I thought there was light at the end of the tunnel, it turns out to be the train. Lunkhead asks Pillow to stay. Pillow is all too happy to change her departure plans.
A gun fight erupts between Puncho and the Junior Explorers, with Caramel crying and trying to grab the cop's arm.
Diablo, Maxi-Moron, and Dimwit hear the shots. Dimwit tries to get Diablo to leave while he can still escape. Max tells Diablo that the two of them are not finished yet. After too long a period, Diablo runs out of the warehouse. Maxi-Moron tells Dimwit she failed him. He then collapses on the ground and Dimwit kneels next to him crying. The Orchestra of Doom continues.
The gun fight continues until Puncho's gun finally jams. He then surrenders. The cops haul him off as Caramel is wailing about how much she loves him. Puncho says he loves her too, but that he also loves Peyote. As the cops ride off into the sunset, Caramel, wearing a very tight vest showing lots of cleavage, collapses on the ground with her chest heaving. "Puncho, Puncho, I love you! I love you! Puncho!" Commercial.
Gaby is crying in her office about her upcoming nuptials when Emili-Oh walks in. "You can't hide it from me. You've been crying!" Gaby then pours out her tale of woe and how she's obligated to marry Kick Me, since that's what her mother wants. Emili-Oh tries to talk her out of marrying someone she doesn't love. If only she could forget Lunkhead!
Iggy and Camila are at a restaurant bagging on Dimwit to Cousin Eddie. Cousin Eddie doesn't get it; he thinks Dimwit's a good woman and very sweet. More bagging on Dimwit by Iggy and Camila until Fidiota and Pasta show up. Apparently Fidiota couldn't turn Pasta down. When Iggy sees Fidiota and Pasta, he can't help himself; he has to run and call Octopus. He leaves Camila to explain the situation to Cousin Eddie, who still looks dazed and confused.
Octopus picks up the phone. She's dressed in her best leopard wanna-be outfit; a tunic that hangs down to her knees. Octopus is none too happy to get the news that Pasta is at a restaurant with her worst enemy.
Dimwit is trying to get Maxi-Moron to stand up. He's doesn't want to see her since she was with Diablo. Dimwit tells him she had to lie or Diablo wouldn't let her see Max. Maxi-Moron, true to his name, says he doesn't believe her. Meanwhile he's all splayed out on the floor with his best attempt to look pathetic, along with his finest white shoes. These white shoes will outlive us all.
Caramel runs in crying that Puncho has been taken to jail for bigamy. Finally they agree that Max needs medical treatment. They want to carry him to the car, but Maxi-Morose doesn't want Dimwit touching him. Caramel, alone, can carry him to the car. He continues with his pathetic attempt to stumble out of the warehouse, where Dimwit remains alone, crying. Commercial
Cousin Eddie is whining about Princess Fiona leaving him. She's his world, etc. Camila tells him to suck it up; the world's not going to end because Princess Fi dumped him. At that moment, Iggy returns to the table. "Did you tell the witch about Pasta and Fidiota?" "You betcha!" replies Iggy. Camila and Iggy toast to the occasion.
Pasta is groveling to Fidiota. He made a huge mistake when he married Octopus. He hadn't seen her in 20 years and didn't know what he was getting into. Now he's living a nightmare and wants Fidiota back. He realizes how much he loves Fidiota. Fidiota tells Pasta he's too late. She's found someone that she intends to love. Meanwhile, Roddy is in his office grinning ear to ear and repeating Fidiota's name. Ugh!
Dimwit is tucking Maxi-Moron into his hospital bed and tenderly kissing his forehead while he sleeps. How sweet! The man she loves stills believes the worst about her. Their love song plays feverishly in the background. Am I supposed to be all warm and fuzzy?
Caramel is on the phone telling Lala Puncho is in jail and that they found Max. "No, Max is not going to denounce Diablo." Dimwit walks up. The two women cry together about their luck with men. Dimwit has apparently called Larry and Yolanda who are on their way to the hospital. Caramel says they'd better leave before Marfil arrives. They stroll out arm in arm, snuffling all the way to the car, I'm sure.
Lala is lamenting about what horrible sons she has. Now Puncho is in jail. Etc. Diablo is scowling on the sofa telling Lala to give it a rest; he's tired of hearing the same thing over and over. After Lala leaves, he swears that he isn't finished with Max yet. Commercial.
The gang arrives at the hospital, including Princess Fi and Marfil. Marfil refuses to let Princess Fi in Max's room. As the gang is trouping towards Maxi-Moron's room, Yolanda asks Princess Fi to please wait outside. Princess Fi is not happy.
Pasta comes in to his apartment all excited. He has good news to tell Octopus; Puncho's finally in jail! Octopus comes stomping out of the bedroom and wants to know how his lunch with Fidiota went. "Did you tell her how unhappy you are with me? Did you tell her you want to reunite with her?"
Little Doormat and Dimwit are commiserating about the unhappy state of their love lives. Gaby tells Dimwit that Fidiota is making her marry Kick Me in three days. That's not enough time for her to forget about Lunkhead. Dimwit is telling Little Doormat that she couldn't tell anyone about Maxi-Moron's capture because Max's life was in danger. Now Maxi-Moron believes she slept with Diablo. Pobre de Ellas!
There's discussion in Max's hospital room about what happened to Max. Why did Caramel and Dimwit bring him to the hospital looking like this after Dimwit said he was in
Dimwit is telling Mini-Max that his father wants nothing to do with her. She is feeding Mini-Max a bottle, and I must say Mini-Max is looking Mighty-Cute. He looks like he's about to fall asleep and keeps making these grunting noises.
Iggy is waxing poetic about how much he hates Maxi-Moron and Dimwit. They are the two people he hates most in the world. Suddenly the phone rings. It's Diablo. Doc Evil wants to know who in the heck is Diablo. Diablo reminds him that Doc Evil was the one who left Diablo an invalid. Doc Evil wants to know why Diablo is calling him. "To form an alliance."
Credits roll.
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June 22, 2007 - In which Emilioooo has a brand new gig and Alina can’t decide for the thousandth time.
We join Don Loco in his cell, glaring into Dra. Loca’s face. He turns away scowling [Ed. Note: my mommy always told me that if I scowled like that too much my face would freeze like that] and she follows him, saying that if he keeps thinking like this, the only thing that will happen is he’ll keep suffering. Better to face reality, his reality. Maybe Soledad has rejected him, but there’s another who might just want to love him. She lays her hands on this shoulders, smiling seductively. [It’s lost on him, sweetie, he’s not even looking]. We note that DL has a band-aid not quite covering his latest bobo, the result of him banging his head on the bars until he bled.
DL turns and gets in her face. “And that other person, by chance, might be you?” Perceptive, DL. “How do you dare to compare yourself with my wife?” Her seductive half-smile slips. “It’s your fault I’m locked up in here.” “I’m sure you and the judge worked it out so I couldn’t leave here, true? You had the force with you.” (A nod to Star Wars here, which is based way more in reality than Duelo). He grabs her around the neck and begins to choke her.
Dra. Loca, impactada that her seduction plan is going awry, begs him to calm down and not talk like that. She tries to pull his hands away. He calls her “damned,” chokes and shakes her by the neck while she gasps and whimpers. [What part of his treatment of Soledad did you not understand, Dra.? You haven’t done your homework. Tsk.] “You poisoned Soledad in order that she wouldn’t forgive me, didn’t you, damned traitor!?” [Sheesh. As if more than two years of cruel and unusual treatment wasn’t going to set the stage for Soledad to never forgive you!] She calls for the guards [Ed. Note: if you play this part back, you’ll see that his fingers aren’t actually pressuring her around the neck. Very convincing, DL.] He yells a question at her, asking if what she wants is that they throw him into the punishment cell (solitary?). The guard comes and he drops her and backhands the guard, who drops to the floor. [Well, we already knew the guards here weren’t too sharp]. Another guard runs in behind him, and DL elbows him back against the cell; two more guards finally come and drag him off, presumably to the punishment cell. Dra. Loca just stands there with her teeth in her mouth, crying and rubbing her throat.
In the nursing school, the students are lined up in rows of desks. Alina speaks to the nursing instructor while others pack up their materials. She apologizes for being distracted during class. She’s thrilled with the school, but has a lot on her mind and couldn’t concentrate. The instructor understands, but thought for a moment she found the lab work tedious. Alina assures her that the opposite it true, really. The instructor tells her if she needs anything, Alina can ask her.
Alina thought bubbles that she cannot let herself get distracted; this is too important for her. [Ed. Note: if one looks around the room, one cannot help but wonder why the other trainees in their perfectly clean, starched white uniforms have their tops zipped up to their eyeballs, but Alina looks like she got her uniform where Nurse Susy shops. Maybe the room’s hot? Her zipper’s stuck half way up? OTOH, this uniform meets all of Ferro’s requirements.]
Gaby is coloring on the coffee table in the living room. Tina comes in and asks her to “tell me about your drawings.” [Ed. Note: every schoolmarm on earth and most mothers know that you never remark on what a kid is drawing, because inevitably you’ll get it wrong and there’ll be a disgusted kid stare in return. Instead, you ask the youngster to “tell me about it.” Bravo, Tina!] Gaby tells her that this is a picture of the bad lady who “wants to kill me.” Gaby looks really afraid, and Tina is impactada. Gaby has another, of herself locked in a cage by the bad lady and she’ll never get out. Tina holds out her arms and asks if Gaby wants to tell her about it. Gaby runs off to her room, “no, I don’t want to talk about this!” Tina follows.
As the nursing class wraps up, [stereotypically, they’re all muchachas] the instructor compliments them on organizing their instruments perfectly. They’ll be moving into a sterile field (environment) as they continue their work. From the middle of the room there’s a cry of pain. One of the student nurses has cut herself. Alina, who read ahead in the book while she lived in the cave, applies a rubber band tourniquet perfectly and stops the bleeding. How fortunate for her fellow student! Equally fortunate is the rubber band tourniquet that just happened to be in pile of instruments they were learning how to organize today! Alina explains exactly what she is doing. Soon, she’ll be team teaching with the instructor. The instructor compliments her on technique and speed. Alina mops up the excessive bleeding. One wonders qué the heck the pile of instruments contained on the first day to cause such bleeding.
Gaby is lying on her bed, back to Tina, who is trying to talk to her and comfort her. Tina’s worried about Gaby’s preoccupation that someone’s coming back to hurt her, which isn’t going to happen. Gaby assures her it WILL happen and they’ll all die. Rodrigo comes in and says he’ll talk to her. [This dude looks good in uniform!] He holds her and asks about her fear. She doesn’t want to talk about it. He wants to know if someone threatened her. She lies and says no. She begs him to marry Alina fast and get them out of Dodge. He promises he will, but she needs to calm down.
Aha! Here we are at La Rinconada, where a uniformed Orlando is talking to Vera and Iffy. They exchange chitchat about breakfast and he gets to the point: he’s going to Luba’s cave. Vera is impactada. Luba’s not there. It’s her fault that Flor died, the police are looking for her, and she’s blown the joint with Gaspar. Orlando is PO’d.
Raquel is taking a lovely afternoon stroll with Hernán at her Rancho Viejo in Sierra Escondido. [Everyone already has noted that Raquel is really out-of-context given that we’re in Últimos Capítulos, so I won’t elaborate, but I’m just saying]. He remarks that the funeral was calm, and she notes that it was calm and quiet because none of the employees showed up. When the workers bailed from Montellaño’s ranch to work for her husband, he paid them a good wage. She doesn’t get this, why no one came, why this is how they treat him. She wipes a tear. “Why are they so ungrateful?” Some of the workers come running up to them, led by Fidencio, who has had secretive interactions with Hernán in the last couple of episodes. (They are apparently trying to get her to sell Rancho Viejo at a loss]. The workers want to talk with her. Hernán tries to send them away, but Raquel will hear them out. The workers are not confident that she’s going to follow through with the work they’ve counted on. They want a raise. She tells them the wages are fair and they won’t get a raise. They’re going on strike. The workers, led by Fidencio, yell “Strike! Strike!” (Huelga=strike or work slowdown) Fidencio stands there, quiet, and sneaks a glance over at Hernán. One wonders if this is a set up. I’m just saying.
Alina is talking in the small office with the instructor. She explains why she is so skilled at these things already. The nursing instructor notes Alina’s previous distraction again and offers to help. Alina tells her about Rodrigo’s kind offer of marriage and her doubts.
Back at Rancho Viejo, Hernán has Fidencio by his shirt, shaking him and asking how he dares to speak this way to Sra Raquel. Fidencio tells him that women don’t have the head for business. Raquel intervenes. She makes Hernán let Fidencio go, and the boys glare at each other. She asks Fidencio to have a little faith in her. She reminds them the ranch is important to her, too, and the one thing she has for the son she is expecting. He tells her that without a raise, they’re not going to have faith in her and she says, “okay, there’s no solution for this because there’s not going to be a raise.” Fidencio tells her “okay, we’re going on strike.” The crowd yells again about striking. One young man comes forward and tells her he’s going to have faith in her and work with her. She asks his name: Lauro Ramirez. She says fine, they’ll work together on the ranch. Hernán and Fidencio are mildly impactados and uneasy.
Alina has just finished telling her tale of woe to the instructor. She doesn’t think it’s a good thing for her to change her own future so Gaby can be calm. She just wants to start a new life and find happiness. The instructor encourages her to forget the past and points out all the obstacles to pursuing a relationship with Emilio, and that Rodrigo seems to really love her and will do everything in his power to ensure her happiness.
At the Boutique de Coral, she, Soledad and Elías are hashing over the jail visit. Soledad remarks that he was just so sure she would forgive him as if nothing had happened, but it’s not easy to forget all this. Elías asks if he really seemed sorry. Yes, and he seemed to think they would be reconciled, maybe if he behaved well, after he leaves jail. But, she has stopped loving him. Coral comforts her.
Emilio has arrived at his new post. Several workers are waiting for him, wearing ponchos in the rain. The lead muchacha has a grin from ear to ear. She likes what she sees (the Jeep? Frank?) They introduce themselves, shake hands, [what’s with the fat cigar in his other hand? Looks very professional], and he tells her they are going to make sure the locals aren’t in danger by stabilizing things. She’s Karla Sanchez, the head of Civil Defense in the area. They have everything ready, including stuff like insect repellant so no one gets Dengue Fever [Ed. note: this is very bad stuff. It’s prevalent in tropical zones, carried by mosquitoes. Once you get it, you can’t get exposed again for at least seven years because the second time can be truly life threatening. I had a friend in Hawaii who went somewhere in Polynesia and got it. She had lots of restrictions for a long time. Then, a hula troupe from Hana, Maui went to Polynesia and brought it back. There was a bit of a local scare. I have heard it called “bone break fever” because it makes one feel like all the bones in the body are broken. Here’s info from Wikipedia: “This infectious disease is manifested by a sudden onset of fever, with severe headache, muscle and joint pains (myalgias and arthralgias — severe pain gives it the name break-bone fever or bonecrusher disease) and rashes; the dengue rash is characteristically bright red petechia and usually appears first on the lower limbs and the chest - in some patients, it spreads to cover most of the body. There may also be gastritis with some combination of associated abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
Some cases develop much milder symptoms, which can, when no rash is present, be misdiagnosed as a flu or other viral infection. Thus, travelers from tropical areas may inadvertently pass on dengue in their home countries, having not been properly diagnosed at the height of their illness. Patients with dengue can only pass on the infection through mosquitoes or blood products while they are still febrile.”]
She tells the muchachos to walk this way. Frank grins at Emiliooooo and tells him she’s not just beautiful, she’s well-prepared. Not bad on the eyes. Emilio gives him the hooded-eyed-lizard look. They follow.
Alina thanks the instructor for listening, and the instructor tells her that there’s no need for thanks, they are friends. [Every schoolmarm knows it’s not good to be too close to your students, especially in a college situation. Tsk.] She’ll help Alina with things. She leaves and Rodrigo comes in. He’s taking Alina to dinner and will get her response. He gives her a single pink rose. She’s ready with a response.
At Mansión Valtierra, Rebeca is cuddling the baby and Thelma demands him. The doorbell rings and Rebeca runs to get it. There’s a document for Thelma, who rudely retorts that she’s busy with her son. She tells Singing Auntie to open it. It’s the divorce papers. Thelma apparently thought he wouldn’t file them. She is impactada. After the commercial break, she takes the papers to read them and hands the baby to SA. She’ll never accept this. She rips it up. She’ll get Alina married off to Rodrigo. SA asks what if this plan doesn’t succeed? Thelma will find another way to blackmail Emilio. [Well, it beats murder.]
Rodrigo and Alina haven’t left the nursing school. He’s going to take her to a lovely restaurant. He’s anxious for the reply. She needs to go by Coral’s store and change her clothes.
Dra. Loca busts into Vargas’ office. ;-) She has to tell him something very important. [She looks good in red. That cleavage, though. Sniff.] What’s up? She wants Alvaro transferred to a mental hospital. Vargas is impactado.
Karla Sanchez is making sure Emilioooo and Frank will be cozy in their tent. They talk about the difficult situation: dozens of families have been rescued from rising waters/floods using amphibious vehicles. But, there a still a lot of folks who haven’t been evacuated. Frank wants to know the plan (give Emiliooo a minute, muchacho, because he just sat down with the map. He doesn’t think that fast on his feet OR sitting down.) Emilioooo tells them they’ll organize a team and begin getting folks out of their homes. Karla leans toward E and grasps his forearm lightly but thoroughly; she’ll find the folks he needs. Emilioooo looks down pointedly at her hand, moves a little, and she draws back as he tells her he appreciates the help. She leans back to her chair, looking only slightly embarrassed. She stands to leave and hopes they’ll be comfortable. If they need anything, they shouldn’t hesitate to call her. She lets them know that her tent is just next to theirs, but she’s not talking to Frank. She’s got her back to him. She wonders if Emiliooo wants a little hot coffee, her hand caressing his back at the shoulder. [Ed. Note: What about Frank? Is he chopped liver?] Emilio looks evasive and thanks her. Frank grins at him slyly and says, “Well, a little hot coffee for your pleasure, Captain…..” Emiliooo looks down at his rolled-up map. Frank makes another crack about Captain Valtierra on attack. Emilio purses his lips at Frank.
Speaking of campers, Vargas is not a happy one. “Transfer him? What does this mean?” DL is not in his right mind and dangerous to have in the general jail population. [Ya think?] Vargas thinks this man is perfectly capable of faking loco so he’ll have a get-out-of-jail free card. He thinks this is ridiculous; she knows how clever this guy is. She points out that people with celotipia have a different reality than the rest of the world; it’s their fantasies. She knows he’s intelligent, but she wants this transfer because he tried to choke her. She wants off his case.
Back at Coral’s store, Elías is ready to leave. Soledad thanks him for talking with her; she’s calm now. He wants to remind her that not all relationships are so conflicted and destructive as hers with DL. She knows. He apologizes again because he’s never hid how he feels about her, and she tells him he doesn’t need to. She thinks that maybe….sometime…..she and he could….Alina and Rodrigo interrupt this moment. Elías compliments her uniform. She goes to change so they can go to dinner and Elías leaves. Alina wants to talk to her Mamá, so they go off to the changing room.
Vargas tells Dra. Loca that what she is saying is very serious. [Duh]. Yes, and DL will get worse if he doesn’t get the treatment he needs. [Ed. Note: One supposes that a good, hard slap to the chops probably aren’t part of the treatment, right?] Vargas still thinks DL attacked her to get sent up the river to the other kind of institution and lessen his sentence. Dra. Loca isn’t so sure of that. And almost getting killed by a patient is just one of the necessary risks of her profession. She’s just devastated because their relationship was so cordial. Vargas reluctantly agrees to the transfer.
Luba and Gaspar are with the doc, who tells them he has never seen a case like this, and he’s impressed with the inexplicable spontaneous healing. Luba waxes eloquent about miracles and how the Virgen works. She knows it in her heart. Gaspar tells him now he can see his cub. Luba puts her hand over Gaspar’s mouth to shut him up. She covers up a bit. The doc tells them he’s getting the papers ready for dismissal. Luba goes to hug him. She tells him how handsome he is and follows as he leaves. Gaspar gets a puzzled look on his face. He didn’t like Luba telling the doc that his “cub” was a puppy. She tells him not to be so foolish. He shouldn’t be announcing to the four winds about this child. He says the doc told him he could go look for the boy. Luba tells him to go already. She lays a guilt trip on him that she has to go to look for the cofre and they’ll kill her, but he doesn’t care. He’s bending.
In a police office, Orlando (in street clothes) is looking for info about Luba and Gaspar. The police aren’t giving it, but he flashes his military credentials. That’s a different story. They tell him about Gaspar fighting as “Intocable” and he had an accident; he’s been in a public hospital in Puebla. What good luck for Orlando!
At the Rancho Viejo, Hernán is angry that Raquel thinks she and this one employee can run the ranch. [So, where’s YOUR volunteer spirit, Hernán? Aren’t you like the jefe or something?] She argues back. She’s not just going to stand there with her arms crossed; something is better than nothing. He points out she’s about to pop. She tells him that she can do whatever is necessary for the sake of her son. He tells her that’s nuts. He wants to know why she just doesn’t sell this ranch. He can find someone interested (of COURSE you can, you scumbag!) She finds it strange that he’s proposing this. He knows how important this ranch was to her husband and is to her. She has no doubt that if she has to spend the rest of her life working her tail off, she’ll do it, but sell, NEVER. She tells Lauro they’re going off to work. Hernán protests and she tells him, “I have spoken!” Hernán mutters “damn you” to her as she walks off with Lauro. [Ed. Note: I like Raquel, even if her appearance is darn untimely. She’s got spunk.]
Soledad looks Alina over in her lovely outfit. She wonders if Alina seems nervous, or is it just her imagination? Alina admits she is nervous about the response Rodrigo wants. They hash over Emilio and Rodrigo, compare and contrast. Same old, same old.
Karla is seeing a patient, presumably who has Dengue. She’s giving the vieja something to lower her fever (important in Dengue). She gives her instructions. She notes that the woman has an elevated temp, body aches, and shivers. Emilio comes into the nursing station tent and has an orange flashback to when he was injured and unconscious in Luba’s cave (dunno how he can flashback to being unconscious, but that’s Emilio for ya), with Alina caring for him. Karla notes to the patient that she also has a bit of rash (captions spelled it “salpullido” but it’s “sarpullido m. noun- rash”). She gives her some papers to take to another place.
Karla sees Emilio, who tells her he was remembering someone who had cared for him. Karla notes “ella? “ She asks if it was a girlfriend and looks relieved when he says it’s not. She talks a little about Dengue, and the medical services bring much comfort to those who have it. She offers Emiliooo that cup of hot coffee, which he agrees to take while they talk about work. He sits on the cot and they eye each other while they drink. She looks hopeful.
Back at Coral’s, Alina and Soledad are stilllllll discussing Alina’s decision-making dilemma. She hasn’t forgotten Emilio but she cannot have him and will forget him eventually. Soledad reminds her that he’s divorcing, but she says it’s too late. She’s worried about Gaby and Rodrigo. Her mother tells her to think about it well. She doesn’t want to break Rodrigo’s heart; her mother points out that hers might be broken. Alina says the past has to be past. She’s going to accept Rodrigo. [Ed. Note: Alina’s enthusiasm here is underwhelming.]
At the Puebla hospital, the Lucha Meister is meeting Luba and Gaspar. He’s thrilled at Gaspar’s recovery and has such a deal for them. It’s for training the newbies, not to fight again. Gaspar doesn’t want it. The Lucha jefe wants to know why not? They’ll be in San Mateo and there’s less possibility they’ll be found. Gaspar wants to go with Luba to SE and make sure nothing happens to her.
Back in his lonely cell, DL is talking to himself and begging Soledad’s forgiveness. A guard brings a sedative med with a cup of water. DL doesn’t really want it, and flashes back to forcing meds down Soledad’s throat with her crying that she doesn’t want it. He just takes it. “Why didn’t the doc come?” “She’s dropped your case.” “Why?” “You don’t remember? You choked her.” The guard walks away, disgusted.
After commercial break, DL’s standing at the bars, yelling to see Dra. Loca. He mutters to himself, shaking his head, that he tried to kill her. He says they’re a bunch of damned liars and he never did anything of the kind. She’s the only one who understands and can get him out of there. He yells to see her again.
Claudia is offering a drink or snack to Rodrigo, who is still waiting for Alina to solve her life problems while she changes. Coral comes in to introduce Alina’s grand entrance. She and Soledad glide into the room. Alina and Rodrigo excuse themselves and Coral wants to know if Alina is going to give him a response. Soledad affirms it, and Coral is sorry for Emilio.
At Mansión Valtierra, Angel is talking to SA, who has the baby. Does Thelma know that Emilio is gone? Yes. She’s depressed, and the divorce papers arrived. Yes, Angel knew something about that, but she was just asking for it. SA wishes there was a way to save this marriage. She goes to put the baby in bed. (“My baby”) Angel is left to mutter to himself that he understands Emilio’s anguish at being so far from the one he loves; Claudia’s stepfather is keeping them apart.
Karla asks Emilioooo if he wants more coffee. She plays with her hair coquettishly. No, he needs to sleep well in order to work tomorrow. Karla tells him that she, on the other hand, has insomnia and if he can’t sleep, she’ll be waiting there to chat……she fidgets with her belt and sways a little. Frank comes in abruptly. “Captain, pardon me, but the General’s on the radio for you.” Emiliooo makes a quick an exit as he can, thanking her for the coffee. Frank smiles at Karla and tells her what a great guy his Captain is, and that she should get to know him better. She tells him that for sure she is interested in knowing him better……. She leaves. [What the heck is Frank? A yenta? Is that under “other duties as assigned?”]
At the boutique, Coral is talking to Claudia and Soledad. They invite Claudia to go to dinner with them. She has to work on the clothing displays, etc. Angel comes in. He came to see her and help. Suddenly, several guys wearing ski masks and carrying guns, burst into the shop. Angel pushes Claudia behind him. The gunmen yell “nobody move and be quiet!” Angel and Claudia are super impactados. Some of the gunmen move behind them, maybe looking for the day’s earnings. [Didn’t look like anyone was taking deposits to the bank, either, when Coral and Soledad left. Tsk.]
In Emilooo’s tent, he’s working on a map and notes. Frank comes in and asks about the call with the General. Emilio gives him details; they need reinforcements. The locals are in no condition to help, so Emilio asked the General. Frank makes a comment about Karla; she likes to see Emilio. Emilioooo tells him this isn’t a joke. The mission is serious, don’t forget it. He leaves. Frank smiles to himself and mutters that Karla doesn’t see it that way; she has another mission for Emilioooo. [Okay, maybe he’s not a yenta, he’s a panderer].
Angel hotly tells the gunman who is guarding him and Claudia while the others grab the money that the folks who work here work hard and honorably; they should do the same. The gunman tells him to shut it. [Good advice, Angel, he’s the one holding the gun.] One of the others tells him that instead of a sermon, he needs to look after his girlfriend and hope for the best. Angel settles and assures him everything’s cool. The guy holding the gun on them wants the cashbox open. Claudia can’t open it, she has no key. Angel lunges at him and they struggle. Claudia yells at them to leave him in peace, and the others rush to help their comrade. Angel takes a lot of punches. The gunmen grab what they can and run; Angel is bleeding and bruised on the floor. She kneels and tries to get him to respond.
Raquel finds Lauro working and asks how it’s going. Lauro tells her not well and lists the problems. There’s not enough food for the sheep and two of the machines don’t’ work. They need at least three men to help move things. Two aren’t enough? They make a decision and Raquel tries to pick up one of the bags that is propped near a wall. All by her pregnant self. She groans. [The bag must weigh at least 40 lbs.] She’s hurt herself. ¡Ay, Caray! [I guess there’s no need to point out we could have told her so.] He helps her sit. He’s going to try to get some buddies of his; she warns him to be careful and don’t let them turn on him [she’s smarter than we think, maybe]. He goes off.
Angel is sitting up and holding a cloth to the bump on his forehead. He just needs some air and he’ll be all right. Coral and Soledad come back in. Gee, that was a short trip. They are impactadas as they hear about the assault and robbery.
Thelma bursts into Mauricio’s office without knocking. She asks if he is the lawyer for Emilio Valtierra. He says he is. “Well, let me tell you I’m not accepting any divorce, and here’s what you sent me.” She throws the pieces of the paperwork down onto his desk as he stand up. “Listen, Sra.” “Listen, nothing! What is your name?” “Mauricio Rivera.” Thelma tosses this info around. “I know you from someplace else.” Mauricio just looks at her doubtfully.
Oh, my, here we are in Veracruz at the sugar plantation. Hugo and Alfi are “finally home!” Alfi asks if she can have HER cofre now. Hugo clings to it and smiles greasily. He asks her how much she thinks DL might give for this. She thinks a lot, much more than in the briefcase. They exchange veiled insults implying that neither trusts the other. Hugo looks uncomfortable and asks if they’re going to make the exchange—cofre for briefcase. She agrees and moves. He thought bubbles that she has no idea the surprise that awaits her.
Karla is in her tent, and Emilio asks to see her. She says “sure, come in.” We see her back, unclothed and dripping wet clear up to her hair. A small tub of bubble bath is in front of her on the ground. She gets up slowly and opens the drape, turning to face him. She asks him if he wants a bath. He stops writing notes, impactado. [Ferro, what a week for you to be on vacation! Timing is everything, lad. De ninguna manera can I do this justice the way you would.]
At the restaurant, Rodrigo is confessing to Alina that it’s been a while since he felt so nervous. She tells him that makes two of them. He tells her she shouldn’t be nervous. This could be the best day of her life. [Easy for you to say, Dude.] He asks if she is inclined to marry him? She touches her neck and looks impactada. [How come? Did she just realize she gave her heart necklace away?] She flashes back to giving it to Emiliooooo. What timing. She flashes back to when he gave it to her. Rodrigo gets up; he’s going out to the street to look for it. No, she remembers where it is. She tells him she’s always been honest with him, and she cannot accept the offer of marriage. He is muy impactado and sets his jaw.
Next time: (Tuesday) More about Thelma’s betrayals, and will Alina end up with Emilio or Rodrigo?
Jeanne
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