Caray, Caray!

We open with the gorilla helping Juan to repair the walls and Juan freaking out that yet another shirtless Reyes has eyes for Sarita and tells him to keep it in his pants until brother Franco snaps out of it. Gorilla agrees.

Sarita is praying to the virgin and then has a fond sensual recollection of grasping Pedro’s hand. She smiles then tells herself she’s going to be a nun so why should she even think about him.
Gabi has gone upset to her room, she recalls the fickle finger of Feo fondling her and this gives her the urge to molest her pillow.

Feo however is noting how that good for nothing Anselmo had always been so trusting and so he was able to fool him easily. Armando suggests that Anselmo might seek vengance but Feo smugly says he’ll never know who betrayed him. He’s pretty sure she’ll never react anyway.

Eva begs the almightys to spare her daughter Rosi. Miraculously they are listening and we see Rosi move a few fingers and grab Eva’s hand.

Armando pouring a drink also thinks it’s best if Rosi never wakes up, but Franco could be a problem. Feo proclaims the time has come to eliminate the Reyes.

And just in case you thought he was kidding we flash over to Franco’s listless body in the bubble and Feo comes in and reaches for a pillow. He presses down hard as we see what I think is a heart rate monitor machine decreasing numerically and Franco appears to wretch a little. Feo looks constipated.

Voices from outside interrupt his evil deed. It’s Paddy Tad giving him a pep talk telling him not to give up. Feo amazingly sneaks out unnoticed during this and runs back to Armando mad that he did not succeed and that damn Tad ruined it again and that was no doubt their last chance. Tad does take a second look.

Feo is going into Rosi’s room where we see a man staring at her pictures. Feo is startled by him, recognizing him as the aforementioned Anselmo.

Back at Rosi’s side, Eva tells Tad of the miracle and that she has to inform the others. Tad thanks his creator for this favor and notices the illumination fade from the cross. He appears somewhat impactado.

Anselmo and Feo are getting reacquainted and Ans wants to know what of Rosi. Feo tells him she’s gone and escaped and he knows not where for years. Just then menacing Ofi comes in screaming that she needs something from Feo, and then recognizes Ans too and wonders what he’s doing back. She spills the beans that Rosi is in hospital in bad shape. Ans turns to Feo and wants to know what gives, why’d he lie. Note the HUGE tatoo on his arm clearly showing this guy has an interest in Rosi.

Sofi goes in to see Rosi who has woken and recalls nothing. Sofi very kindly informs her that someone attacked her and Franco, and that Franco is delicate but getting better.

Juan is visitng this Franco who doesn’t look much different. Juna give him a pep talk to get better now that Rosi has.

Feo tells Ans he was trying to spare him a big pain. Ans wonders why no one came to visit him, Ofi again busts Feo and says everyone thought Ans was dead. Why? Because Feo said. This causes Ans to grab Feo who swears he told them this only to protect Rosi and the boy. Ans isn’t sure what to believe but he wants to see them and see if he can get Rosi’s pardon, so he escaped from jail to take her far away. Feo says well, that’s not possible because Rosi isn’t going to survive. Again right on cue, Eva runs in and breaks the news that Rosi recovered. Ans learns Eva is Rosi’s Ma.

Ofi tells Eva who is Ans and that he wants to take her away.

Ofi and Eva go to drip tears all over Rosi. Eva worries that man will now take her away.

Feo is swearing to Ans they have always been good friends and he has no reason to doubt him.

Ans agrees that prison life has embittered him and well shoot, they are like brothers, He gives Feo a giant hug. Feo wonders what his plans are. He thinks he’ll sneak over the border and got to South America, he just needs money. Feo tells him not to worry, to hide here and tomorrow they’ll figure it out. He welcomes trusting Ans.

Feo then tells two guys to bring a bottle of tequila and something to eat to Rosi’s room. While he and Arm walk off, the two guys wonder what mystery is being hidden these guys are acting strange.

Feo tells Arm that Ans showed up and Arm says told ya so. Feo swears Rosi won’t go anywhere. Arm worries about the Tumbao taking them over and Feo says well, they don’t have a singer either.

This is our lead in to Benito telling his Tia they need to find a singer fast. Tia says he should go to Mexico or at least Puebla to find someone.

Just then Don Auggie shows up. He asks Raquel if she didn’t buy the hacienda from a family names Robles and if she might know where he could find them. Raquel gets impactada face.
She says she has no idea. Auggie wants to know why then some of the lands of Robles went to San Augustin. Raquel says you have to ask Crabby, she knows and it’s something very delicate so I can’t tell you. She says that it was in payment for a service that she and her hubby performed for Gabi. She won’t tell though and he has to ask Crabby.

Crabby is in no shape to receive anyone right now, she’s still bawling and pining over Feo.

Sofi is messing around and finds the trunk with the FR initials. She remembers seeing them before, but doesn’t know where. Juan comes in and says this was his family ensignia. She wanders why they were killed. He tells that they were owners of a huge hacienda, doesn’t know why they were killed, but htere land was stolen. Juan swears vengenace on the murderers whoever they may be.

Feo is still baiting Ans, telling him he’ll help when he wants to leave and to stay as long as needed.

Ans wants to know about him, how’s his life, married? Kids? Feo looks impactado too.

Juan is now telling his childhood memory of his parents murder to Sofi. He also says he remembers a belt buckle with a certain shape. He remembered the shots and screams of his mother. That guy killed his parents in cold blood and Juan swears he’ll find and make this guy pay and nothing can stop him. Sofi says she finally gets it and that he is sooooo strong nothing will keep him down.

Pedro is singing and making bread. Benito shows up and heard him singing. He thinks he did well, and wants him to see if he would like to try out to sing at the club. Pedro wants to wait to see what Juan will say. Juan agrees and thinks that would be great. Looks like we have our new singer.

Pedro sings with a full band and wonders what Benito thinks. Benito looks like he’s going to sack them, but then gets wayyyy to excited and says he’ll be hired!!! And there is much jubilation.
Juan shows Sofi how to molest bread. Yuck. Somehow he compares it to caring for their baby. The abominable breadman is the end result. Bet he doesn’t cook evenly. They kiss to Vicente’s serenade.

Oscar and Jime are at the table and Oscar is complaining about all the rules and that he can’t deal. Jime begs him to do it for her. Of course he will try to keep the peace with the Ma in law, for her. They make out just when Crabby comes him to shame them for such acts in the dining roll. Jime promises not to do it again.

Quinti and Pablito come up on Juan and Sofi sucking face and run off. All of a sudden it’s next morning and Juan is sleeping just as cute as a bunny. Sofi brings him breakfast. It looks good. Eggs with chiles and beans and chips!!

Crabby is painting by numbers some Edward Munch look like thing and saying that she has to drive Oscar nuts so he can’t stand it here anymore.

She goes out to the land and tells him he apparently knows nothing about tending to the land. He says she is there to show him. She mocks him that hopefully one day he won’t be the laughing stock and will show her he’s worthy. Yeah, he’s got a little steam starting to come out.

Sarita shows up at the orphanage to help and Pedro shows up and sees her and starts singing. Some of the kids start dancing. Sara gets nervous and spills the water to the laughter of all the kids. Pedro stops singing and recalls Juan’s warning.

G-Pa shows up at the hacienda with Raquel and screams to Crabby to tell him just why she enjoys tormenting Sofia so much about her origin. Gabi says it’s something painful that neither he nor Sofi would want to know. Just then Raquel shows up and tells Crabby they need to talk and G-Pa says not so fast, you are free to say it all in front of me and we can clear up what the heck is the service that was paid for with such valuable land. These ladies are impactada, and that’s where we end.

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It was all lead up to the big wedding in today's episode. But first, look what turned up on Doña Bárbara - Juan's truck. It's been cleaned up but it looks like the same vehicle.



Very sweet scene when Juan comes to ask Abuelo to lead Norma up the aisle. Here is Juan telling Abuelo that he is important to them.



and Juan and Don Martín embracing after he agreed to do it. Even Grabiela was moved by this gesture.


Rosario runs into Franco and Sarita at Leandro's shop. Good thing she wasn't packing heat this time.



Dínora practices for her plan to stop Juan and Norma from getting married.


The unholy glee of Malcom and Carmela as they destroyed Abuelo's uniform that means so much to him was really disgusting.

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Well, Margarita was right when she said not to miss this episode. Why oh why does it fall to me to recap it? Not since Granny died have we had such a dramatic turning point. Not to mention the introduction of a wacky new character.

Let's give a big Guapsters welcome to my friend Stacey, who may be lurking in the background. She has decided to start studying Spanish again, so I got her watch this show and read our recaps.

We begin the episode with Mili and Al stranded on the desert island, shrieking after Val and Rocky, who are motoring away in the launch. Val yells that there's a surprise in the bag that she left behind. Mili encourages Al to swim after them, and he points out that he probably wouldn't make it. Mili asks if he's afraid of a few little sharks, then she says he should call Hugo to pick them up (that's a great idea--call your husband to pick you up from your excursion with your boyfriend). Anyway, there's no cell phone signal there.

Hugo's line is busy, as we see when we cut to the hotel, where Hugo is still making out with Nefertiti in the private pool of their hotel room. There's a knock on the door, so he has her hide. Enter Flo, who says she learned that Rocky and Val have spirited away their spouses. She asks what he was doing, and is not quite sure he was alone. He says he was swimming, and she asks "how can you swim at a time like this?"

Meanwhile, back at the island, Al and Mili are deciding where to stay, since they will have to remain all night.

Val and Rocky are back at the hotel. She is laughing at how hard Mili and Al were shouting, but she's glad they are together, even for a short time. She anticipates a fight ahead.

Flor, having left Hugo to do the breaststroke with Nefertiti, has retreated to the beach with Ramses, who drones on about face cream. She asks him if that's all he can talk about, and he says of course not--he also talks about hydrating lotions and masks! It's part of his profession. He asks if she's seen his sister, and she is really fed up--does she look like an information booth? Nobody feels her pain!

Meanwhile, Flor flashes back on the fight she had with Mili in the store a couple of weeks ago. Mili said that one of them has to lose.

Mili is planning to sleep alone in the cave, but somehow that plan goes by the wayside, as Al reminds her that hey have slept together embracing before--remember the "honeymoon of lies" after the kermes marriage? Mili says this is different--now they are married to others.

Cut to Luci, whose credit card was just turned down. What will she do to get more booze?

Flor now has cornered Rocky and Val to find out the whereabouts of Mili and Al. They profess ignorance, but pretty soon Val gives in and says that Flor should let them be--it's about time her brother had some happiness. Flor points out that it's her husband and the father of her baby. Val says that eventually he'll be back with her (this is really kind of stupid logic), so at least she could be happy for him having a little happiness of his own. He's going to be with her even though he wants to escape.
Flor calls her unconscionable, but Val retorts that she doesn't hold a candle to Val who manipulated the life of everyone to have her way. (Problem here--Val stil doesn't know that Connie is Mili's father, so how does this accusation make sense?) Flor calls her a brat, and Rocky pipes up, but Val defends herself--her brother does not love Flor.

Mili and Al have nothing to eat so they decide to search in the surprise bag, where they find a heart-shaped map. It leads them to a giant chuppah-like tent over what looks, gulp, suspiciously like a bed in the sand. Mili picks up an apple and takes a bite and offers Al a bite. He accepts. How's that for subtle symbolism? They say that they can't believe Rocky and Val set this up--now they know where they were when they disappeared for a while earlier. (I have to say I can't imagine how they set this up unless they had paid someone else with another boat to shlep this stuff to the island.)

Al says he is happy to be there with her, but he wasn't going to do it. Don't do it, she says. He says he wants to kiss her and forget everything. No, don't do it, she says, but her protests are getting weaker. He says he'll shut up. She now says, "I love you and would like to kiss you and forget everything."

Quick, cut to Padre Manuel, who is praying to Jesus! He says he knows Mili always comes there to pray and he asks for help. He has tried his best: first to get Mili and Al together and now to keep them apart. He suspects the hand of Granny Regina from heaven. He asks Jesus to somehow bless the illicit union that is inexorably forming.

Al says he will go back to the cave to sleep, but Mili is scared to stay in the tent alone.

Cut to Damian, who is preparing to go out. Braulio asks where he is going, and he says he met a beautiful new girl. Do we know who that is? Luci calls and yells at him for leaving her without money.

Sister Chunky is chatting with Socorro in the kitchen while she scarfs down everything in sight. We're about to find out about Chunky's secret past? Socorro asks if she doesn't have a flirty friend named Macarena. Sister C drops her coffee.

It's getting dark at the island, but Mili isn't voting Al off. They have champagne (also thoughtfully left by Val and Rocky), and Mili laughs at the bubbles in her nose. As the sun goes down, Al notices that the sun and moon are together for a moment--just like them. They are alone with the sea, the sun and the moon. I am waiting for Al to start quoting Neruda again. No, he just says that it hurts to be apart from her every day. Somewhere a bird squeaks.

She says he is always in her dreams. He says he can't continue in a life formed by moments. He wants them to grow old togher and at 90 they'll hold each other in their arms. She will be the last person he sees. They kiss, and the camera tastefully cuts to a chimney.

Downtown, Damian looks like he's going to pick up a couple of hookers . . . no, he passes them by and enters a cheesy club. Are you sitting down? He sees Sor Cachete in a blond wig and a strapless red dress. Yes, she's as big as you can imagine, but I don't want to be a sizeist, and she's singing that song she sang a few weeks ago, the Mili/Al theme. It's Macarena, who is either Sr. Cachete's evil twin or a split personality. Damian is impactado.

Back to the island, where it's fully dark, and the same song continues playing. Mili and Al kiss and lie in the bed. Al asks if she is okay, and she says she feels like she is touching the stars. I guess that means that Mili and Al are going to do it.

(Time to digress: how do we feel about this? All along we have been uncomfortable with the actress's young age, and we were betting that they wouldn't let her go all the way, even though her character is now 21. Well, we were wrong. I feel a bit uneasy about this, in addition to the problem of Al being married with a baby on the way (Mili never consummated her relationship with Hugo, and he is cheating on her, so they can annul their marriage; I'll let that one go.). So while ordinarily I would be happy for these characters, my joy is tempered by queasiness. To tell you the truth, I even wonder if these scenes could violate the child pornography statutes. They're skating on thin ice. Oh, yeah, there's also how wonderful these first times always are. Okay, digression over.)

Damian is introduced to Macarena. She notices him and is eager to meet the fresh meat. Assuming she is really Sr. Cachete, he says she should be ashamed--saint by day and sinner by night. How is she going to get up for 5 AM masses? She scoffs--don't tell me you're religious. Let's have a party (guateque). He says Sr. Cachete, please . . . but she interrupts and says it's Cachetona from all sides by machos like him--and she begs for a kiss. (Now, after all these months I learn that Cachetona means chubby cheeked. ) Repulsed, Damian flees. She tells her confederates not to worry--he'll be back, they all come back.

Well, we shouldn't forget that Connie is languishing in the big house. He and his cell mate, big guy whose name I can't remember, trade romantic reminiscences about women. Recently, we had some speculation that big guy was Socorro's attacker and the father of Karla. Big guy reminisces about a woman who got him put in there but when he gets out there'll be hell to pay. As Connie dozes off, he tenderly tucks him in. Ah, he says, Macarena, how I miss you. Surprise!

Cut to the island. Mili and Al are nude under a red satin blanket. Now we know for sure they have really gone all the way.

Back to the hotel, where Nefertiti is trying to get Hugo to abandon swimming for a dinner out. Flor comes in and tries to get someone else to sympathize with her. Lotsa luck--Hugo has moved on. They should give up on these ridiculous marriages. Flor cheated her husband and deserves to be miserable. Only an alimana (vermin) could destroy four lives the way she did. Flor slaps him.

Back to Mili and Al, who are waking up under the red blanket. Mili is now shy and wants Al to close his eyes while she gets up under the blanket. She won't look at him nude.

Back at the swimming pool, Rocky and Val have a last few moments of fun. Ramses and Nefertiti have a skin reaction to some bad sunscreen.

Al and Mili are now dressed. He asks her why she was so shy after what they did the night before. She was shy because she didn't see, she only felt . . . fear . . . fear that the night would end. But he is still there, and it was not a dream . . . Okay, it's corny, bu alll in all, I would find this one of the best romantic scenes I ever saw, if not for the aforementioned queasiness.

End of episode: Camera stalker gets a call that Connie is in prison and leaves. Maybe he will stop working if he thinks his employer isn't going to pay--which could be good news for Rocky and Val.

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We start with Lore getting the boot from Zully. Sorry but we can’t afford to pay you anymore. Lore begs that she gets paid less or what they can because she wants to keep working. Zully doesn’t budge. Lore wonders why she is so cold, Zully says because she would like Lore to keep working, but she can’t so sorry. Lore is very upset.

We flash to Arty being very comfortable in Jaime’s office when he happens to show up. Arty fakes like he’s sorry and says he was only there for a second working. Jaime says no worries, I hear you are doing good work so continue. Jaime leaves and on his way out greets Maruja and says he only came to see her, because when one doesn’t feel well, he goes to see his friends, and she is a friend. Maruja tells him to perk up.

Back at the lesser house, Zully tells Lore scram and don’t come around anymore. Lore is trying to figure out Que the hell and Zully just tells her not to make this any harder. Lore says ok thanks for all you have done, then, and bye. Zully in a moment of pity offers her the day’s pay, but proud Lore refuses. After she walks out the door Zully wonders to herself why she feels so horrible about this and what if it was a mistake, but then she convinces herself that her daughter must come first.

Jaime continues telling Maruja how great she’s been to him and helpful and cheerful. She says it’s easier to see things when you are on the outside and she didn’t do much, but he says he appreciates her.

Operation Parent Trap

Betti’s Ma Pau runs into Luci’s Pa on the street they reintroduce themselves and chat for a moment. Betti calls on the cell phone that she and her friend will be two hours later. Ma is mad, but Betti tells her to go have a coffee or something. Pau tells the Pa the news and so he asks if she wants to go have a drink in the meantime. As they drive off we see the halfpints high five.

Trap set....

Julian can’t read his Ma’s writing and doesn’t know what she wants from the market. Zully takes it and goes off, but two girls recognize Julian from the tele and ask for his autograph.

In a park a vieja is offering a little boy candy saying it will help his soul. Didn’t your Ma ever tell you not to take candy from strangers? What gives!!! Next Lore takes some! This woman is a little scary for me, I guess maybe she’s there all the time. None the less Lore opens up to her about her woes. The lady asks for Lore’s hand and tells her she has a star and that things will work out, just have faith and she peddles another sweet. Wah...

Ernesto meets Raimundo (HOLY COW!!!! It’s HERIBERTO!!!!) in a restaurant and they drink, the guy tells Ernesto he’s opening a new restaurant and wants him to be head chef and tells him to name his price, he’ll be free to create his art. Ernesto agrees because he couldn’t turn down such an offer.

In another eating establishment, the parents are getting on fine, Pau is telling of her interview that turned out to be for a porno hotline. Pa wants to know what she was told to say and she finally whispers it in his ear and tells him not to repeat it, and he promises it will be their secret. He thinks she’s a really fun and funny person and she is happy because her ex- would have thought badly of her.

Evil Alonzo goes to the cooking school and has the nerve to ask for a refund of the tuition he paid for Lorena. Can he do that?

Lore is talking with her friend about their upcoming cocktail classes when she sees Al who walks past her in a huff and straight into the mouth of the wolf. He tells Sara about not paying the bill anymore.

After he leaves Sara tells herself that he will be hers one day, but she has to be subtle.
Lore wants to talk to her and tells of her Ma cutting her loose and fearing that she thinks she’s a bad person.

Speaking of her, Julian is quizzing Zully as to why she cut out Lore, and Zully doesn’t really want to tell him and chalks it up to a business decision.

Back at the cook school Lore wonders what Sara could have told her that she reacted this way. Sara starts to get mad.

In the car, Al is mad too, and tells himself he couldn’t believe she thought he was there to see her and that he wouldn’t even waste his time.

Sara yells at Lore and oh, by the way Al told her he’s not paying anymore, yes it was him not a scholarship. Lore is floored and never would have accepted. Sara tells her she has to go to class, but she’ll see how she might be able to lend a hand, and it won’t be her G-Ma’s money.

Lore goes to the registrar for more abuse. She learns that it’s true, and that she’s covered at keast for a month. The school gives half scholarships and she should see if she can get one. Lore begs for her help.

Parent Trap debriefing. Betti probes her Ma about the meeting without asking about the meeting. Pau tells her her work search went badly and not to ask.

Lore shows up at Al’s house. She yells at him for paying her tuition. He doesn’t care about the money and that she can take it in exchange for the good times they had. She says one day he’ll see that she never lied to him and she will be with a man who does believe in her.

Al wonders what other man, she’s already got her other man. She gives him back his ring and storms out. Al tells his Pa he doesn’t believe her.

Outside Lore cries about all the things wrong with her life, and asks the heavens what more could happen to her and in perfect dramatic fashion it begins to pour. Pouring pouring pouring, she recalls when they kissed in the rain, and swears that she will eventually forget him one day. She wanders off in the pouring rain, bawling. And the fat lady sings.

In the house Al looks out at the storm and swears to see her never again.

Sara at the lesser house thanks her Ma for supporting her and reiterates how much of a manipulator Lore is.

At Pau’s, Maru shows up to talk about Lore and Al breaking up. Maru begs her to talk to Al, but Pau says she can’t even mention her name and he blows up, it will be a miracle if they get back together.

Omar comes home and finds out that Lore has been fired, and that she believes that it’s true about Lore, and that Lore is a bad influence on Sara and she did what she had to do.

Maru comes home to learn of the news that Lore is out of work, and that she feels there is a conspiracy against her. Rossy and Maru tell her she always has a place here and they will never turn their back on her. Rossy offers to speak to Julian, but Lore just wants it left alone. She offers to prepare "her family" dinner.

The maid is offering Ernesto his breakfast but he’s refusing that he’s creating the menu for a Mexican Restaurant that could be the crowning glory of his career.

The young kids at the lesser house discuss what could have made their Ma/Aunt fire Lore.

Out on the streets Maru and Zully are running when Maru asks what’s up with Lore. Zully tells her the same she told Lore and Maru doesn’t believe her. Zully tells her she doesn’t want to talk about it. Maru leaves it alone for now but hopes she’ll learn the reason someday.

Snorty is bugging Jaime about not coming down. Snorty wonder what he thought of Arty. She tells him he needs to supervise his work. Jaime says he will when he feels better. She asks him to at least go to the Casino benefit tonight for the Orphanage San Juan de la Cruz. Jaime is impactado about this idea.

Downstairs Sara passes by Barb and says since her Tio is doing better then she has time to go to the bank with her, oh to get the money she wants so no one learns she has a lover.

Sara tells Barb to fork up or she’ll tell all about the lover. Barb asks her if she is now blackmailing her. Sara essentially smirks yes.

Just then Snorty comes down and announces she can’t get Jaime to go back to work, but Sara says it’s a step that he at least will go to the benefit tonight. She decides she wants to go see him, but admonishes Barb to wait for her so they can finish their "chat."

Sara goes up and sweet talks him that she will help him until he feels better, despite him separating her from her parents.

Lore is looking for work and not having any luck, and is told that the guy orders the girls around anyway.

Rosy meets Julian and they discuss that they can’t imagine why Zully would have let Lore go. Julian suggests that Rossy takes her place but Rossy says no way, if Lore's fired, she’s fired too.

Sara counts off a hunk o’bills for Chalo. Guess they came from Barbie. Chalo wants to get a used moto and Sara tells Chalo not to be so naco, to wait for more money so he can get a new moto and that he needs to set his sights higher. As usual he still wants nookie to celebrate, and as usual she puts him off. They are going to use the benefit as an excuse to off with him.

Snorty is giving orders about how to run the event when Sara gives her a proposal having to do with the orphanage, a subject she knows well.

Jaqui and Dario show up and kiss butt.

Arturo and wife show up, she has 1000 pesos for him to gamble he laughs her off there are no tables that low. Just then Jaime shows up with Barb and the lovers betrayed are all introduced.

Barb takes this opportunity to flatter Arturo to his wife. She smiles sadly happily.

Lore comes home to find Julian there, he says he doesn’t know what’s up with his Mom, but she can still count on him as his friend.

At the benefit Snorty is throwing dice weakly, then all of a sudden kisses and coos over orphans.

Jaime begins bawling at the hypocrisy of it all. Of course Barb uses this as an excuse to wander off.

We see Jaime take a handful of pills with a champagne chaser.

Barb is of course talking to her meat and complaining about Jaime. Valeria comes up and begs her husband to come watch someone winning a lot. He tells her he’s busy, but Barb who has infinitely more class than he, tells him to go ahead and they will catch up later.

Sara calls Chalo and lets him know of Jaime’s sips and slips and she tells him to be outside waiting for him at parking and that "He knows what to do!" yikes....

Jaime thinks is life is phony, but his Ma’s his more so.

Barb notices Jaime’s drinking and sniveling about his Ma and calls Vasco to come and get him up to avoid a scandal.

Arty’s wife even notices his drinking and asks hubby if his boss in an alcoholic. Hubby says he doesn’t think so, but she says it sure looks like it.

Snorty addresses the crowd about the purpose of the benefit and how important having a family is just as she says these children have a family in us and aren’t alone, Jaime jumps up that she is a deceiver!!!

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Buenas noches a todos. Ok kiddies, here we go…

We start tonight’s episode with the ridiculously romantic Oscar preparing yet another bed of roses for Jimena and him to consummate their unofficial marriage. Nothing we haven’t seen: Oscar’s backside, Jimena’s strategically exposed upper body… Uh oh! Gabi is home early from Puebla and enters without knocking. Oscar can explain! No. Gabi doesn’t need explanations to determine that Jimena is a whore. Oscar comes to Jimena’s defense explaining that the two are married. Gabi examines the document that corroborates Oscars statement. Gabi rips the document into pieces, thus breaking the bond of marriage between the two. Jimena tells her mother that it’ll take more than destroying the marriage license to separate her from Oscar.

Over at the Reyes Home for Foster Children we see little Pablito (is that redundant?) with Peter and his auntie Quinti. Pablito explains that he is an orphan who now has three dads, and whattaya know; Peter’s a man and that automatically qualifies him to be Pablito’s fourth father. And they say the adoption process is extensive and arduous…

Why is it that every time we see Juan and Sofia they are in the same clothes, and Juan is always tucking-in Sofia? Juan has decided that he needs to rub water, which I’m sure was drawn from a questionable source, all over his pregnant girly-friend. Sofia thinks to herself; “The only thing that will separate the two of us are lies and deceit.” Wow. Now if that’s not the most random time for that statement, I don’t know when else would be. Simultaneously, and of course coincidentally, Juan considers what he would do if he ever lost Sofia. Well if loosing Libia was any indication whatsoever, I’m betting that he hurts himself or others in a crazy, Mighty-Joe-Juan way. Anyway, Sofia, who can never stay on the same topic for more than ten seconds, is concerned that Rosario isn’t her real half-sister, and wants to know what the deal is with her real half-sister. You know, it’s Sofia’s obligation to go find that illegitimate sister. But then again, she feels so responsible for Jimena and Sarita. And just what will Gabi do when she finds out that Oscar and Jimena are married? Well, to answer one of your questions; mommy knows, and all she did was rip-up the marriage license.

Then we see Gabi crying to Fernie that Jimena married Oscar. She calls Jimena every name in the FCC-approved-for-TV book, and then bends over from anxiety. Fernie proposes inviting the newlyweds to live in the mansion. That’s a horrible idea to Gabi. However Fernie reminds her that if they separate the Reyes bros. they will conquer. Whatever that is, I’m not sure.

Juan is talking with Sofia and tells her that they can make room for the newlyweds in their little shack. He must be thinking about digging them a room, because there is no way they can fit all those people in that fire hazard of a home. Sofia isn’t sure, and is more concerned about Sarita becoming a nun, and can’t see why she wants to do it. Well, let’s see; everyone around her has called her “la moja” ever since this TN started. In psychology we call this the self-fulfilling prophecy. In FELSLand we call it a pathetic ploy to add drama.

The nun-to-be comes barging in the room and wants to know what all the fuss is about. Jimena tells Sarita that the two got hitched in secret. In walks Fatima and tells them that Gabi wants to see the two downstairs. While there, mommy tells them that she initially wanted to kick ‘em out, but she’s an exemplary mother and therefore has invited them to live under the same roof with the rest of the clan. As we know, marriages don’t really have a good track record in this family; needless to say, the marriage is destined to fail.

Benito is talking to Aunt Raquel about her seeing Fernie and Gabi kissing. He knows she was jealous because she loves Fernie.

Gabi, too, is jealous because she suspects Fernie is having a fling with Raquel. She doesn’t want Fernie to touch her. And since Oscar is a man and lives in the mansion, she tells Fernie to get the hell out and go live with Raquel, that is, once he pays her the money she leant him. “I’m going to teach you a very valuable lesson, Gabi” says Fernie.

Raquel is having a heart-to-heart with Benito. Pretty much all her life she has been rejected or hurt by men, and this time wasn’t any different from the others.

Fernie is betting on some rather angry roosters at a cock fight. Don’t tell the PETA people. Armando approaches Fernie and makes fun of him for being kicked-out. Haha, but Fernie has the last laugh because Gramps made him power of attorney, or the equivalent in rural Mexico-if that’s even possible.

Gabi is painting and thinking about how much she loves Fernie, but she can’t have him around because she has to teach him a lesson. She also has to show everyone that Oscar isn’t worth anything.

Jimena is giving Oscar a pep talk about being a good rancher. Frankly, Oscar was surprised how Gabi invited them to stay. Jimena knows that her mother means well and will eventually get around to loving the couple. She really is in Lala Land. Oscar, miraculously, isn’t as convinced as she, but she tackles him on the bed while he thinks about being a rancher.

Juan and Sofia are so in love that they go to breakfast without acknowledging the other three people, or most importantly, the person who serves them their food. Talk about uppity.

Over at the ranch, Gabi is giving Oscar etiquette manners. Oh my God. He is a pig. Granted, I knew he had the equivalent of a second-grade education, but to put his spoon in the bowl of jelly and then lick it was something you would see on Animal Planet. And might I say, Jimena is looking a lot like a little stripper with her revealing tops. She looks like one of those Bratz dolls. And another thing, Sarita is looking more and more like a boy everyday. Oh, Nick, you’re so bad!

The first thing Oscar and Jimena do is go to Juan’s place to spread the news. Everyone is so happy that Gabi has recognized their marriage as legitimate, and that Jimena and Oscar are going to live at the ranch. Juan of course is sentimental that this brother is leaving the nest to live somewhere other than the bedroom he shares with his adult brothers.

So Sofia is trying to show Jimena how to cook. Jimena can’t cook, but it’s not like she’ll ever have to, seeing that she has Fatima and the other servants over at the mansion. Sofia is worried about Sarita because she doesn’t really have any skills, and only wants to be a nun because she couldn’t get lucky with Benito, or any other guy for that matter. The Superior Mother asks if Sarita is ready to become a nun, and she says yes. Oh look, its Quinti and she brought Peter to meet the nice people at the seminary. Yeah, that’s the first thing I would do too if my relatives were in town for the first time. Anyway he shakes the nun’s hand regularly, but when he shakes Sarita’s hand, you can tell that it’s one of those special hand shakes that indicate a long-lasting, but tumultuous relationship.

Franco is still in intensive care with a nasty infection. It’s times like these when I wonder if he were in a real hospital, not one that looks as if they modeled it from that scene in ET, if Franco would have been a mere out-patient.

Oscar and Jimena go to see Gramps, but he pretty much pisses on their parade when he tells them that Gabi has something up her sleeves, and that they should prepare themselves for what’s coming.

Oh wow. This is a shocking parallel. Sofia is paralleling the young Drew Barrymore in ET when she asks the dying, white-donut-complexion extraterrestrial to live to see the next day.
Juan, who is in a real hospital, is visiting Rosario. You can tell the Televisa writers pretty much copy-and-pasted Sofia’s lines to Juan’s, because he gives the unconscious Rosario the same pitch as Sofia gave to Franco. Notice they always give incentives and bribes for the person at risk to survive. Such as Sofia asking Franco to live for his future nephew, or Juan promising to never see Mara again if Rosie makes it through.

Fernie has come through for Gabi, and has presented her with the money he borrowed from her. Is it possible that he made all the money from that cock fight?! Well, regardless, Fernie says goodbye to Gabi and wishes her well. She can’t believe he’s leaving, or that somebody actually did what she told him to do, and starts to cry as she chases Fernie out the door and down the driveway. “FERNANDO! FERNANDO! Don’t leave me, please!” How tragic.

Fernie, who never misses a beat, has gone to meet with Raquel, and teary-eyed, tells her that he doesn’t love Gabi, and wants to be with her instead. She is confused because she saw the two kissing. No. Fernie explains that Raquel is the woman who he was looking for. Fernie goes for the kiss, but it’s all too painful for him. Raquel doesn’t really know what to do.

So my DVR got cut-off to this part, sorry:
Juan is talking to Padre Tadeo when Peter comes out to help with the plastering. It only makes sense that he takes off his shirt to expose himself. He has to confess to Juan that he likes Sarita. “You won’t look at Sarita until Franco is out of the, for lack of a better word, hospital!!!” roars Juan. Gee whiz…

Tomorrow: Gabi is desperate; folks, she’s on the floor, in the fetal position, crying. Now she is going to feel the same rejection Fernie felt when Juan sequestered Sofia. Uh oh! Fernie is on the war path and has put a pillow to ET/Franco’s head!!!

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I am in Española, NM watching Fuego just once without Spanish subtitles or tape to rewatch. Any corrections any of you would like to point out are welcome.

Alert: I am still looking for someone to take Tuesday night of Fuego in one week, August 12, since I will be in Wyoming without benefit of computer to send a recap. Or could someone at least post a header for me so people can comment. Thanks in advance for your help. Contact me at cherylnewmex@gmail.com or in the comments to this recap.

Juan begs Franco to fight for his life, Gabi threatens Sofia about her origins, cousin Pedro gets to see what a fine family Sofia has. Gabi and Feo get caught kissing out of town. But on with the show:

Gabi says que horror and swats her new natty pony-tail in front of three handsome Reyes including Pedro who tries to help Gabi who can’t decide whether to clutch her heart, slap someone silly or clutch some other vital organ. She can’t turn off her tantrum but as she whirls like a fury across the room, she throws Sarita in Pedro’s path and he obligingly catches her and they both look that look that goes on looking. Feo assures Gab that she is too delicate in health and too fine for this riffraff. the doctor offers help if she is feeling so poorly so she finally agrees that he can check her. Once they exit, Pedro and Sarita once again look meaningfully into each others eyes. Oscar and Jimena get to announce their marriage to Sofia, Juan smiles, Sofia wistfully asks, but when and is it really true? We hid it because of mama’s health and didn’t know when we could come out with the secret. Oh congratulations all around. I wish you the best, beams Snofia as she clicks the heels of her ruby red shoes three times, ohhh bother, wrong story. They speculate on when will be okay to tell the eternally delicate Mama . Well, in the consultation room or dispensary, did they suddenly get another room that Franco and Rosario aren’t in with their shiny new incubators or hyperbaric-whatever chambers? the doctor gives Gabi the best reason to skip out to Puebla, he is really worried about her heart rhythms she needs to go to Puebla for serious tests, Sarita wants to go but Gabi says Feo is the only one who can go who doesn’t annoy her. She casts some more guilt on the hapless nun-not-yet then grins at Feo, the plot sickens.

Sarita then tries to cry over Franco through the plastic tenting. She can’t understand why oh why wanted to escape with Rosario when she actually loves him so even though she didn’t ever tell him or show it except an occasional wink or sigh. Her signals weren’t working so well so he left with Rosario whose signals work just fine thank you. If he lives she will be happy even if he can’t be with her. Sniff, sniff.

The marketplace is teeming with Quintana and her family as they worry about the first communion celebration now that Franco is too sick to sing. They conspire to pull off a happy even for the orphan munchkins in spite of these tribulations like fire, pillaging and near murder.

In Rosario’s chamber, Eva reads scripture or something more serious than Rosario has ever read when awake to the lifelike Rosario when Sarita sneaks in to look at the two. She touches Eva which creeps out Eva and me by the way and asks to be alone with Rosario. Eva says okay, looks worried that the Sarita we all know may strangle the sleeping beauty but hesitates only a moment before she leaves the two sister rivals to commune.

Sarita, who has transformed to a holy woman without even finishing her nun’s training or vows wishes for Rosario’s recovery. She murmers that they may or may not be like sisters one day but anyway please wake up if only because of her little son needs her. She actually asks Rosario to pardon her. This is indeed a reverent moment.

Oscar and JImena hug then pull apart when Gabi comes back in the room, whispers to Feo who tells JImena that some tests must be made for Mom Dearest in Puebla in front of Sofia who is humiliated when MD has enough energy left to screech out not to touch her. Jimena slowly moves to pretend involvement but when Mom disappears toward the car, she kisses Oscar while Cousin Pedro watches from the side like he is trying to get this to all add up.

Snakes alive, Feo sneaks up on Padre. Your not going to mock me, says Padre Tadeo. And you will never be permitted to mock God. The snake rattles and rain sticks are all turned up on high tonight as Feo says his business has nothing to do with the church but only has to do with the himself. Feo says he will have more respect or is it power than Padre. Padre reminds him of his coming doom because of all those crimes. Feo says Gabi has never been happier than now that she is a widow, snicker snicker. PaddyTad slides Feos hand off of his shoulder as if her were removing bird droppings from his cassock.
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Sarita hears that Jimena has to go with Mama. and leave her at the nunnery. Sofia marches in with the bad news that Mama is really sick this time, they girls all go into neurotic fits.

Quintina and Abuelo examine a sword and discuss that we have another Reyes in town, Pedro. He’s like the others: big, handsome and (stupid? sorry missed the adjective) Abuelo and Quintina take off in the battymobile in full costume to say Hola to the new cousin.

In the bakery, Juan is worrying about the accumulating of medical bills, the Pablito’s clothes for the coming first communion and Pedro now knows how to wear a sleeveless undershirt, sweat profusely and work on bread. Who could dare doubt his blood credentials. FOODFIGHT breaks out, or at least a flour fight. The clever, quick Pedro learns how to take hot pans out of the oven and test sample steaming burning bread but only has the mustache to catch crumbs. They all laugh jovially about how awful shaped bread things.

Dripping water prohibits me from understanding that Snofia is already forgetful of her Monster Mama but talks with Eva. How she will love children and some other garble hidden by the wind up toy baby song in the background Eva says Rosario will always be her daughter and Luis always grandson no matter what Gabi reveals in the future as she has threatened.

Pablito and Luis are frightened by Jimena and Sarita who enter suddenly on the little boys conversation. Pablito explains that he is comforting Luis who afraid Rosario will die but Jimena and Sarita tell them not to be afraid or to worry. Sarita continuing her quest for sainthood in a day, apologizes to Pablito and Luisito that she was a monster but now she is found and they shouldn’t be afraid especially since Luis is likely her nephew and they should be friends. She kind of insists that Luis give her a kiss and hug. It’s all a bit scary if you think about this sudden personality shift even to a four year old boy.

Eva says more than ever she worries that Rosario was in jail and has had such a terrible life. Sofia already knew. Meanwhile over at the Badlove office, Ofelia says to Armando that Rosario may not recover and the a last word of responsibility will fall to Feo. Armando looks amazed. Ofelia’s new found audacity is almost as scary as Sarita’s new found humility.

Feo and Gabi have evidently taken the tests for her heart condition or I missed some lines but she is ready to go home and he has other plans, many surprises. With mariachi songs they begin to tour Puebla, stopping in front of famous sites with hugs, singing and lovers’ gazes they listen to the linda puebla song, slip wine, smile sexy smiles. Feo with his usual charm says he is happy for her illness (huh), because now they get to kiss like this at a cafe table and get away from boring old Serdan and the Hacienda. But he has a grand surprise, he pulls out a red box. With a SNAKE neckless in it (the better to choke you with later missy). They kiss some more and across the room and still-bachelor-Tweedledum and Auntie Raquel also in the restaurant spot the lipped locked lovers. Auntie and nephew exchange mutually shocked expressions.
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Raquel and nephew-dearest discuss whether to remain hidden or show themselves to the kissers.

The maid tells JImena and Sarita that Mama has left a message that she will be with Feo for the night in Puebla.. Sarita decides to skip out of the convent for the night since her Mama is busy with medical tests.

Abuelo shows up to meet Pedro he is charmed and charming as the protector of all Reyes. No one can conquer four kings he spouts to the grinning Pedro.

Back to the romantic scene in Puebla, the kissers listening to love songs are startled when Raquel pushes her way toward their private table. Gabi sputters, well Feo brought me so so sick to Puebla for medically necessary tests, certainly not fun. Raquel sneers, yes I saw how he did that . She insinuates that Feo is busier than he let on to her and then sarcasticaly simpers that she will see them later back in town.

Abuela tells the police that he is tired of the Reyes being attacked without reason. what can he do about it. Chief wants to know if Abuelo has suspicions. Yes, Abuelo spouts the culprit is surely Fernando Escandon.

Gabi’s little love tryst is ruined she realizes that Feo has something going on with Raquel too and now they have been seen in compromising circumstances. Feo tries to recapture the moment of sexy fun. (Where is the snake necklace?) She is jealous and sniffly, he coos that she needs some lovin’ time not some whimpering time. He kisses and she submits. Now we see a very different Gabi than anyone else knows, no?
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Back at the station the Chief says that he wonders if Abuelo has proof of who would hurt Rosario or Franco. He can’t do anything without proof. Abuelo and Quintina consider that they might be able to help, but how? They better get going to find those proofs. Bye boys. Quintina now has Abuelo speaking English pretty well as they sail off.

Jimena is with the little boys gives a letter for Oscar to Pablito and sends him off.

Juan comes in with a heart Sofia bread and they swoon about the basket for the baby. and his and hers and well theirs (babies, that is) at times I have a lot of fear says Juan. and she takes the cake putting it carelessly on the bed behind her. Juan fears she will change or leave him she swears again that she will never change and never leave. (this is an iron clad contract in telenovela land of bad times for sure.)

They talk about love and a wedding and Sofjia says with the marriage to Feo all was feo and now all is Juanderful with Juan. She promises to love him forever and ever and ever.
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JImena primps with her night wear from what was that Delusiones and dreams, Oscar takes money for bread, Pedro wanders about JImena and says its’ a pity about the soon to be nun, Sarita. Did Franco love her, well yes he loved her but he also loved Rosario, well he loved them both. But Oscar only loves Jimena. Pablito shows up with the letter. Pedro is confused about who is his papa. Pedro is confused about just which Reyes likes which unavailable damsel.

Sofia and Juan are finally in a bed together kissing Juan without shirt and Sofia covered from stem to stern in soft ultra sexy white. She will love him forever and forever, the only thing that could make her not love him would be lies and secrets, lies and secrets. Juan stops enjoying the kisses and resumes looking worried.

Oh Jimena is dressed in the finery from Delusions and the message in her letter was a call to active duty for Oscar. Mama is gone, get here quick. Feo and Gabi are gone until tomorrow. Oscar the romantic new husband brings roses and spreads them on the bed, adds the heart pillow, when candles magically appear lit, he strokes her with a long stem rose unties the lovely catalog apparel and his shirt comes open and except for that stem full of thorns it looks like paradise for the young lovers. They are happy in bed in full action when Gabi walks in muttering to Jimena to see Oscar and Jimena naked except for the sheets and the rose petals. Looks like the real stem of thorns is MAMA!!

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Shout out to "CryBaby"--yeah Johnny, I woulda sprung ya.

Okay quick rehash:
Consti is in jail, for the murder of Domingo Sorprano…
(He was set up by Lobo..VillaLobo man of mystery and evil deeds. No Consti didn’t kill Domingo, but he has been doing bad things for years…So yeh it is called Karma Dude.

What the hell is her name, Blondie sister of Flor, gets a visit by Lina‘s future husband…Bobby (Not babyDaddy). He tells her he loves Lina and they are having a kid. Blondie may go for some hawt monkey grief sex.

Matt the Ratt, is freaking out, yes he may have actually peed his pants. He takes off on his motorcycle. We have yet to see if the Mafia will find him.

Now then the Thankless Children are yucking it up at the beach, for ease I will grp them as A) Al & Flor, B) Val & Rocky, C) Mili & Hugo. Now then A knows about B, C knows about B. A is unaware of C.
Thus the common denominator of B) will reduce A & C to a workable fraction. With Hugo and Flor as the remainder.

Also Luci is doing a remake of “Leaving Las Vegas”, she has assumed the Nicholas Cage role. However I don’t recall Nick bitching about his hotel room as much as Luci does, but hey she is doing her best.

Chunky Nun is chatting it up with Madre Superior. Madre is horrified at the rash of pregnancies. She laments that kids mature so fast today. Well Chunky tells her that the girls are 21 now. My how the time flies. Still Madre is about to break out in a rendition of , “What’s the Matter with Kids Today?”
---Here’s a thought ladies convert to Anglican, that way you can teach the youngin about Birth Control, cause remember “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”.---
Chunky brings up when she entered the convent 15 years ago, the Madre says that was different. Methinks Chunky has a past—but she is a fun comic character, how bad can it be?

A doctor comes in and Madre tells Chunky to leave. Hmmmm is Madre ill or is she just getting vaccinations as she plans to run off with the 1.5 million dollars she has collected over the past three years from the guilt ridden BelMonte Clan. I kinda hope so.

Now the Padre comes to visit Consti…He tells Consti all the bad crap he has done, the Amante, so on so forth. Consti says, “Well I sent Luci to be dried out”. The Padre gives him a quickie confession (the Padre is sweating it, is Consti a murder? Consti tells him, “I am not a murder”. The Padre is relieved. Jeez, I don’t think I could make a judgement that fast, but then I never felt the calling.

Now Bobby & Sista Blondie, nothing happens…Bobby leaves

We go to the Mansion, the chiclets are talking with Socorrito about the Weddings. Karla comes in and makes a snarky remark about Lina marrying Bobby, when like a fool she lost it to Dead Fred. Finally, Finally, Socorrito gives Karla a much needed smack across the face. She says the chiclets are marrying loving boyz and are going to have happy families unlike Karla who will lie down under anything that might have a roll of pesos in their pocket, only to find out it wasn’t pesos. Karla skanks off, rubbing her face.

Over at the Beach, Rocky is with Group A, Val is with Group C. Rocky is going on about how much he loves his Chiquita, Flor looks like she smells something bad, oh yeah she is sensitve to Naco. Rocky wants Al to go swimming with the Dolphins. Val is using the same story with Hugo and Mili. It will be a girls day out.

Matt’s Gramps stops by, Consti asks him to be his lawyer, but Gramps doesn’t do criminal law. He tells Consti that Matt is engaged to Sista Blondie and it probably wouldn’t be prudent to represent the murderer of her father. As if, Matt is like crossing the Colombian border by now.

Egads, Consti is being moved to the big house. Dude I am sure they will appreciate that fine Armante suit.

Hugo is standing on his balcony sketching who knows what. Flor moves out to her balcony. Hugo spots her and this leads to a what the hell moment, which leads to “We’ve been duped”. Oh the loser remaining fraction.

Now over to Flipper, Mili & Al are swimming in a pool with Dolphins and masks, the human wear masks, not the Dolphins. I think this is kinda scary what if the Dolphins go all crazy ass and attack them, like a Siegfrid and Roy moment only in a pool. Whew they take off their masks just before the Dolphins were going to drag them to the bottom. “What are you doing here?” Al cries. “What are you doing here?” Mili shouts in glee. The dolphins along with the unseen audience clap with glee. Oh yes, I speak Dolphin and they said in answer to Mili and Al’s deep question, “ What are you doing here?” “Obviously, not your said
Spouses.” “EEEEE EEE EEEE”, that is the laugh, Dolphins make when they are laughing at an inside joke.

Now the much forgotten Hugo and Flor go sit outside and Hugo drinks. Flor talks about what a skank Mili is and Hugo talks about what a rat Al is. Here comes the Egyptian twins. Ramses starts in on Flor about how she should restrict her fluid intake due to her feet swelling up like sausages, what with her pregnancy and all. Flor wants to be alone and I can’t say I blame her. Ramses is kind of hawt, but damn then he opens his mouth. This leaves NefroNympho alone with Hugo, she orders a margarita and orders Hugo more Tequila. Hugo gets a sly smile on his face, now I don’t blame him either, seems the whole vacation won’t be a waste.

Back at the office Damien is living large in Consti office, Andrea comes in and gets all smart ass with him. Damien always the pragmatist says, hey Consti is going down for a long time, he will probably die in jail. I will have the company and let’s have hawt monkey sex. Well actually, it took like two minutes to get to the monkey sex part, he started by unbuttoning her dress buttons, Andrea’s eyes narrow and pragmatist that she is, realizes that just cause you are morally bankrupt does not mean you can’t trade sex for money.

Now the happy kids, (Al, Val, Rocky and Mili) take a launch to an island. Rocky and Val frolic in the waves and Al tries to get one of what he hopes will be millions of kisses. Alas our little convent raised Mili can’t give in to her desires, no kissy no touchy. Oh Hugo the sacrifices she makes for you.

Consti has traded in his suit for some Khaki Prison Duds, as he is walked down the hall, several prisoners kick the crap out of him. Finally the guards say, enough. Ha Ha Ha, good times. Consti is thrown into a cell.

Luci is in a bank trying to cash a check. It seems she is living by the maxim “It is better to drink good than to look good”. Her account is empty, no dinero, she makes a bit of a scene as she stumbles out.

Now we see Andrea buttoning up, the deed has been done. Damien is off to get info about Consti and once again no work ever gets done in that office.

At the resort, Hugo and Nef are in the pool, they are making out. She quizzes him about his marriage. Hugo too is a pragmatist, he tells her his wife is off with the love of her life, but Hugo seems willing to try and party on without his wife. This pool is the example of why I would never get in a public hot-tub, people think hot-tubs are the same thing as your hotel room only without sheets.

Al and Flor are having a snack on the island, everyone must hurry cause the last launches are leaving. They all four get to the launch and Val says she left her purse at the eatery, she send Mili & Al back for it. The launch takes off without Mili and Al, (oh yes it was planned by Rocky and Val). Mili and Al are stranded on the island until tomorrow.

Now Flor will have to set around watching her feet swell and burst her flip-flops and hopefully Hugo will get his groove back with Nef the Nymph.

That big huge guy comes to see Consti in prison. (the one he was paying to keep an eye on Damien). Consti tells him that Consti is innocent. It seems most people look skeptical when he says it.

Now Damien is having a chat with his ol prison pal. He wants the guy to make Consti’s life a living hell. The guy says, Consti paid him for three anos to protect Damien. Okay only make his life a little rough.

Sucker that Damien is, he falls for a story from this guy about a shady lady who turned this guy into the cops and kept millions of dollars that they robbed from a bank. He tells Damien she is dangerous. Damien bites and thinks he likes dangerous women. I am wondering if Consti set him up. I bet so.

This is all I remember….

I say with Consti missing, Luci on a bender, Damien out prowling for strange....
The kids should have an awesome kegger party

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Finally Norma is out of the Hacienda and Juan practically had to drag her. It was fun to see Juan beating the snot out of Feonando. I liked how Malcom scuttled off like a bug to hide when Juan showed up. Juan seems to have no fear that Feonando will actually shoot him. He just walks right up and knocks the gun out of his hand. Of course, when Feonando told his version of what happened, he had to say that Juan took him by surprise and that was why he couldn't defend himself.


I peeked ahead and watched this on You Tube. Interestingly, the scene where Grabiela takes Armando and his friend on a tour of the hacienda was cut. In that scene, Armando tells Grabiela that Feonando has offered to sell land from the Hacienda. Grabiela says that they must be mistaken but Armando assures her that Feo has offered Hacienda property for sale and told them he was going to go live in Europe. So he's selling the Hacienda horse stock and now trying to sell land on the Hacienda.

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Could only watch this once, folks: unbearable to watch out two sociopaths at work twice! so if I leave anything out or garble something, blame the writers. They have created the most vicious duo in telenovela history (not that I've seen that many....but still....)

Brief rehash of Lorena sobbing quietly. Quiet crying is somehow more painful to watch than loud dramatic boo-hooing. Brief but gut-wrenching.

Don Toribio and Alonso are chatting at breakfast after a sleepless, tossing and turning night by our doc. Papa can't believe that Lorena would do the awful things she's accused of. He wants to talk to her, try and clear things up. Alonso forbids it..."it's a personal matter"..".stay out of it Dad. " Then he leaves to take a walk. Guess who's lurking outside the door?..our lovely Sara...ready to pour more poison in the wound.

She plays the victim, soooo disappointed to find out what the real Lorena is like. Yes, everything Chalo told you is true. I'm so disillusioned and blah blah blah. Stupid Alonso just laps it up and finally concludes "The Lorena we thought we knew and believed in is dead".

Back at the apartment Don Toribio is considering calling Lorena in spite of his son's protests. Not sure of her number so he fumbles around with the phone book.

Back to Alonso and Sara. There's one snag in her plan. Alonso doesn't want to see Sara anymore either! Too painful. Reminds him of Lorena. No can do. More clever crap from Sara. How she doesn't want to lose their "friendship" and so forth. This arch-villaness is good...very good. And her prey all seem to be IQ deficient. Not fun to watch, not fun at all.

Alonso gets back to the apartment and catches Dad talking to Lorena..."another Lorena, not your Lorena". Don't say that name! Alonso calls her a "cualquiera" (hussy, floozie, tart). Don Toribio had made a date to have coffee with Lorena but his son talks him out of it. Our poor lamb, already suffering, is stood up by papa.

Back at Maruja's house, Lorena is sitting there looking like a half-drowned puppy. Man, she's breaking my heart! Rossy and Mom want to go set Alonso straight...'"He'll listen to me!" insists Maruja. But Lorena thinks he won't and that it will do no good. (She's right on that point)

Zulema and Omar are having a cozy breakfast( with a wee bit of afterglow going on )but Omar's concerned at how little she's eating. Zulema smiles blissfully and says "La belleza cuesta" (being beautiful takes work, "costs")

Sara's at her desk, gnashing her teeth and vowing to get Alonso back in her clutches somehow. Jacqui asks her how her replies to the banquet invitation are going. Sara's only got two, (because Jacqui gave her the tough ones) while Jaqui has fielded a bumper crop.

Vasco and Diana are at the obstetrician's office. When Diana's called in, the doctor asks Vasco if he's the dad so he can come in too. Vasco says "yes; Diana says "no". The doctor looks puzzled and Vasco looks peeved. Sorry...can't see this as a problem, given what's happening to Lorena folks!

After the ads, we're back at casa pobre. Lorena is giving herself a sad little pep-talk about being strong and not giving way... but she's dragging.

Little snit between Diana and Vasco continues at the office. He's offended...and disappointed because he thought "they were on the same wave length". She protests that she can't just shunt Bruno aside like that.

Back at the casa, Zulema notices how distracted Lorena is, repeats that a client needs two extra portions of rice and sends her and Julian off to deliver. He cheerfully reminds her that the last one to finish the deliveries has to pay for the drinks. Make mine a hemlock, waiter.

Hortensia is reviewing the progress Jacqui and Sara have made on the invitation replies. Clearly Jacqui has become VERY efficient after her little "vacation". Smiles for Jaqui, not so much for Sara.

Brief scene with Paula and her dad. She says she's afraid to look for work...but she's going to. Very sorry though to hear about the breakup with Alonso and Lorena.

Now for the one good scene in the whole darned show tonight. Rossy tells Julian about Chalo's lies and she and Julian and Maruja head over to Chalo's like the Three Musketeers to set things right. Slugs and punches, more landing on Chalo than Julian, although both score. Landlord arrives to try and break things up and after Chalo sucker punches Julian, Rossy breaks a vase over Chalo's head. They leave but not without adding, "This isn't over, punk!"

Okay, let me pause for a moment and just relive and savor that scene. Mmmmmmm Because that was it! Everything else was pretty much awful tonight. I'm fantasizing about punching out a few of these writers myself.

Now we have a scene of Alonso brooding. He does the brooding bit fairly well, doesn't involve a lot of histrionics...although come to think of it, he does red-faced rage well too. Gotta give the guy his props. Then he says those classic telenovela words..."I'm going to forget (him, her it). I'm going to drive (him, her, whatever) out of my mind." We've heard 'em a gazillion times, we'll hear them again. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Patti's trying to work on a study project with a nearly comatose Lorena. She finally pries out of her the news of the breakup but Lorena won't say more because she'll cry if she talks about it.

A little light relief: Bettina's on the phone with her buddy, dishing about the potential romance between buddy's dad and Bettina's mom. They plan to throw them together again after their dance lessons that week.

Omar comes home, looking good in his suit and with even better news. He found a job in administration! Not at as high a salary as he would have wished, but still! Smiles and hugs.

Switch to Diana and Vasco. Do you forgive me, she asks. Do you love me or not? he replies.

Julian, with Rossy and Maruja in tow, arrives home and there's a big brouhaha about his injuries and then the whole sordid story of Chalo's lies about Lorena is revealed. More brouhaha and outrage.

Now a Sara and Chalo scene. (Gawd, I hate these two!) She wants to know what happened when she sees his injuries. Chalo brushes that aside and threatens that if she doesn't bring him money....DI-NE-RO! he's going to rat her out to old lady Hortensia.

Now we're back at casa pobre. Zulema wants to go talk to Alonso and straighten things out. Omar tries to nix the plan. They need to solve their own problems. (this is exactly what a husband would say and exactly what a wife would ignore). She steams ahead and goes to Alonso's apartment. Omar says he'll wait outside since he hardly knows the guy (this really rings true as well. It's exactly the way my husband would react).

Zulema excuses herself for meddling but she just can't let Alonso believe Chalo's lies. She KNOWS Lorena and she's a girl of integrity. Alonso assures her sadly that she's blind. Lorena is none of that. Just ask Sara. Lorena has been envious of her and deceitful all along. The only liar is Lorena herself. You can't be serious, protests Zulema. Believe me, the truth hurts me even more than you, answers Alonso and then more blah blah about how "he must forget her".

Maruja and Rossy come home to a moribund Lorena and mess each other up with conflicting stories about where they've been. So the truth comes out. They tried to get Chalo to confess his lies but no luck. But Rossy DID break a vase over his head. But there's hope, maybe Zulema will convince Alonso of the truth.

Okay, just let me take another little break and relive that vase breaking over Chalo's head again. 'Twas my only happy moment tonight. Join me, won't you?

Okay, back to ugly reality. They're dosing Julian with "chuchitos de arnica" for his wounds. Arnica seems to be big in this household. I've had some New Agey friends try and give me that after I had surgery but I didn't take it. Maybe I should have. Our good folks are all pondering the same question: "If we all believe Lorena, why doesn't Alonso?"

Another scene change. We're at Paula's. Pop's hanging around waiting for Alonso to pick him up. Alonso's late because Zulema's been talking to him. Paula hopes that he's reconciled with Lorena. Big Alonso snit. What she's done is unforgivable!!! Pop tells him to calm down and stop yelling. Paula looks perturbed.

Sara's also looking perturbed...for about a microsecond....while she ponders how to get some money for Chalo. She quickly thinks of a solution...blackmail Barbara!

Now some sad black and white memories for Lorena, thinking back to when Alonso loved her so. Why don't you believe me? she wonders.

Back at the casa pobre, Zulema is talking to Omar (with Sara listening behind a convenient pillar, naturally) while Zully worries that Sara, their daughter, is not a good person. She's mercenary, she's hard-hearted and she's made things worse between Alonso and Lorena by what she's said. There's something "feo" in all this, muses Zulema.

Back to Don Toribio and Alonso. Pops is now referring to Lorena as "esa" and wondering how they're going to eat if "esa" isn't bringing them food. Son is going to die of bitterness ("bilis"...literally bile) and Dad's going to die of hunger.

Maruja's on the phone with Paula, trying to talk to her about the Alonso-Lorena situation but Paula's on her way out to her first job interview and doesn't have time to talk. I'll spare you the wait and tell you that the job interview turns out to be for a sex hotline telephone job. She turns it down after a string of insults to the head honcho.

Now we have the confrontation between Zulema and Sara...for which Sara is well prepared, having eavesdropped on the Omar-Zulema conversation. The way this was portrayed in the previews, we had the hope that Zulema lowered the boom on Sara. But of course Sara manages to convince Zully that Lorena's a dangerous, conniving skank. Sure she "loves" Alonso...because he's paying for her tuition and she told you it was a scholarship, right?! And how about what she did to the mayonnaise...ruined it so you business would fail! Why I even bet she set that fire at Omar's!. She's mercenary, dangerous, we can't have her around! You've got to let her go...tell her you can't pay her salary anymore, what with the mortgage costs. C'mon...think about it! How did Chalo manage to find her in a city as big as Mexico City! And why's he always hanging 'round? And finally the clincher, pouting out her over-lipsticked lips, "It hurts me that you don't believe me".

Ugh. Excuse me while I go retch.

Okay, back to Diana and Vasco. He asks "Me amas?" She replies "Te quiero". Not the answer he was hoping for. Then things get cosier as he tells her she's beginning to "show" and if anyone asks, she can tell them "he's the dad". She seems to like this idea.

Now we see poor little miserable Lorena on a bus and suddenly Alonso gets on and asks if he can sit beside her. NOT!!! Alas, it was just her imagination. A total stranger is beside her. Her vow to "get him out of her heart" is not going well.

Enough of that. Now we're at the office. Jaqui's having a little spat with Dario on the phone. Oversexed Arturo walks by and gives her the eye. She gives it right back. Then he goes into the office (Jaime's? Hortensia's...dunno) and finds Barbara and starts laying the moves on her. "Are you crazy" she wheezes in that awful high-pitched voice of hers. He moves on to a cozy little fantasy about doing away with Jaime so that she's a rich widow...what could be sexier!? She reproves him..."Not wanting Jaime and wanting him dead are two different things", she corrects.
More icky flirting and promises of punishment of no kisses when Sara walks in. Barbara beats a hasty retreat and Sara, all smiles, starts grilling Arturo about his work background.

More Vasco and Diana. He's been promoted. Now we can get married! He notices she's not excited. She wants him to slow down. Okay....but just sayin'...I've got more to offer you now.

Sara's let up on Arturo and is successfully manipulating Chalo again, promising to get him the money but just do this one more teeny-weeny little thing for me....call Lorena again.

Lorena drags into Zulema's house, asking if Zully wants her to go to the market. Nope, done already. Cellphone rings. It's Chalo. She doesn't answer but the fact that he's calling her just confirms the doubts Sara has planted in Zulema's head. "I'm sorry to say this...but you can't work here anymore," says Zulema. Impactada look from Lorena.

The End

Forget the previews!...I mean, who wants to know what's coming next? If you watched this too, I hope you're pouring yourself a big glass of wine about now, and forgetting the whole darned thing. ( Except maybe Rossy breaking a vase over Chalo's head.) Hold that thought.

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Mili gets over her fantasy of running into Alejandro on the beach and realizes that it is Rocky she sees. The two friends hug and each launch into a discourse on what are the chances of them meeting up in Puerta Vallarta (pretty good as it is plot device to throw our main characters in some “silly” situations and to attempt to move the story forward, all be it slowly). Rocky tells her he’s there with Valeria and Mili is happy for the couple. They decide to meet up for dinner later, but in the mean time, they’ll go look for Val together.

Val, meanwhile, has run into her brother poolside. They also launch into a conversation about meeting up in PV. Val tells Al she’s there with Rocky and he says he’s happy that his sister is with the man she loves. They decide to meet up for dinner later as a foursome, with Rocky and Flo. Val fills him in on Ramses & Nefertiti. Al has a good time mocking Ramses. Val tells Al that Nefertiti has been hitting on Rocky. They decide to go look for Rocky together.

Constancio is on some talking head show. The actor has that perfect “political spin” pitch to his voice and I have to admit I went into a catatonic state listening to him talk, pretty much what I do whenever I hear a politician speak. As far as I could tell, my capt text could have just repeated the word mentira throughout his soliloquy and we would have all gotten the point of it. Basically he emphasized how he’s honest and open to the people. The host tried to call him on the appearance of a man in drag (Brau) and Constancio attempts to explain that away. The subject of his family comes up and Connie says that Luci’s had a nervous breakdown, he loves her, he wants to protect her and all he wants right now is to protect and care for her. That’s pretty much the gist of it, if I missed anything of importance, please add it to the comments (some how I doubt I missed much of anything, since it all was a bunch of lies).

Back at the mansion, the police show up with a search warrant (or the Mexican equivalent). Braulio doesn’t want to let them in and tries to tell them that the owners aren’t home, but Andrea shows up and says she’s the mujer of the casa and the police take that as their “in”. Andrea insists that she will accompany them on their search. They go into the study and begin to pull books off the shelf, making quite a mess. Brau is in such a state over the mess they are making. The main detective earns his keep that day, by opening a drawer in Constancio’s desk and finding a folder that apparently contains the proof he needs to link Connie with Domingo’s death.

Back at the TV studio, the police burst in on the broadcast (which is apparently live) and arrest Connie right then and there. Connie is impactado and outraged. Then as all people do when arrested, Connie professes his innocence and exclaims that he’s been set up.

Luci, in her drunken stupor, sees this play out on TV with very little reaction---no impactada for her, as the booze has pickled her emotions (at least for today). There is a knock at her door and it is Damian. He knows what’s happened to Connie (didn’t it just happen on TV?). Damian mentions the police finding the evidence in Connie’s desk. This has no effect on Luci, she just wants to be left alone with her bottle. Damian takes this opportunity to blackmail his sister into giving him a blank check in exchange for keeping her whereabouts a secret and keeping up the rouse that she’s in rehab. Talk about a dysfunctional family. Damian gets the check and leaves and Luci’s back to the bottle.

Marisela and Mateo are in bed (ick) and watching TV (I think the sizzle has left their romance, oh wait, there was never a sizzle). She sees Connie getting arrested for her papa’s murder and she gets upset. Mat takes this as an opportunity to bad mouth Al and to once again maneuver to getting control over Flo’s inheritance and business interests. Mari calls Flo.

Horacio is lighting into Socorrito about keeping Lina’s pregnancy a secret. She explains that she couldn’t betray Lina’s confidence, but Horacio thinks that marital ties trump secrets. They have words back and forth about this and finally Soco tells her husband that right now Lina needs him to step up to the plate and be a dad and be there for her in her time of trouble. Brau comes into the kitchen and tells them that Connie’s been arrested. They are appropriately impactados.

Al’s cell phone rings, it is MP2 and she’s upset but won’t tell Al why. He can’t say why Flo isn’t answering her phone. They hang up with each other and Al goes to hunt down his insipid wife, to tell her about the phone call and also Rocky and Val’s being at the same hotel. Just as Al walks away, Mili and Rocky find Val. She’s happy to see Mili there.

Al finds Flo and gives her the 411 on Rocky and Val. She’s snobby enough to be appalled that Val would be on vacation with the chauffer. Al tells her that Rocky makes Val happy and that’s all that’s important. He tells her that he’s made dinner plans with his sister and Flo agrees to go. He tells her about Mari’s phone call. Flo tries to call her back but gets a busy signal.

That’s because Mat’s using the phone, talking to Connie, and agreeing to meet him at the jail. Mari’s upset that Mat’s even thinking about helping the man accused of killing her dad. Mat says he’s doing it for her. That he’ll use his powers for good, not evil, but we all know he’s lying. He tells Mari that he’ll make sure that Connie’s not going to do anything underhanded or use his connections to get out of it. Mari makes him promise that when Connie’s found guilty he’ll rot in prison for the rest of his life. Mat makes that promise. Mat leaves and MP2 calls Bobby right away. He doesn’t have time to talk because he’s in the middle of planning his wedding. Mari is impactada upon hearing this, today just isn’t her day.

Bobby’s in a conference with Padre Manuel, Chamuco, Gloria, and Lina. They are working out the details for the double wedding that will be taking place in a month. Lina almost blurts out Gloria’s unpregnant secret, but Gloria cuts her off before the big reveal. They talk about Mili and Hugo on their honeymoon and Bobby tells them that Flo and Al are also in PV. Impactado-looks from the entire group (because apparently there is only one hotel in PV, so they are bound to run into each other).

Mili tells Hugo that Rocky and Val are at their hotel. They play in the surf together….still not feeling it between these two, oh yeah, that’s because the idea of being with Hugo gives Mili the heebee jeebies and that translates to the audience.

Flo finally gets a hold of Mari. She can tell her sister is upset, but she’s selfish enough to not want to hear about it while on vacation. Mari keeps quiet, as to not ruin her sister’s obviously good time (snarky tone implied). MP2 hangs up with MP1 and has a good pity cry.

Val and Rocky talk about Mili and Al both being at the same hotel and how Flo and Hugo would flip if they knew (could we say that they'd be impactados, to keep with the theme?). They go to get some spa treatments and Ramses and Nefertiti kick the attendants out and take over giving the treatment. Each uses the opportunity to get a kiss in with Val and Rocky, respectively. Val and Rocky react by being impactado and rejecting the advances and running away….meeting up in the spa waiting room. They rehash what just happened to each of them----each upset to hear that the other was kissed by the Mexican-Egyptian wonder twins.

Back at the convent/church. PM tells Lina and Bobby that his wanting to marry her is truly an act of love. Bobby fills the good padre in on Connie’s arrest. Once again, the news leaves someone impactado, this time both Padre Manuel and Lina.

Damian visits Connie in the slammer-the pen-the big house-the can-the clink-the cooler-the coop-the joint. Connie asks for Damian’s help, but he professes to be turning over a new leaf and becoming an honest person. So no can do. Connie is steamed and tells Damian he’ll pay. Damian leaves and his exit is followed closely by Andrea’s arrival. She’s shedding the appropriate amount of tears. Connie tells her he knows who is behind all of this and just at this point Mateo arrives. His guilty conscious shows, not that Connie and Andrea can see. Connie tells Mat to leave for a bit and he and Andrea discuss if Mat will be effective as Connie’s lawyer. Outside the detective (the one who earlier earned his keep finding the file in the desk) asks Mat if he’s Connie’s lawyer. Faster than Peter denied Christ, Mat denies it and takes off. Back in the other room, Connie’s telling Andrea that he thinks Damian is behind all of this. Andrea doubts that Damian had anything to do with Domingo’s murder and Connie agrees, but he does think Damian took this opportunity to set Connie up as the fall guy for the crime. Andrea whines that the nights will be lonely without Connie and he urges her to be strong. On her way out, the detective wants to talk to her. She mentions that she’s Connie’s wife, well almost wife. The detective finds this as interesting of a conversation as I do, which isn’t that much. He tells Andrea he’s looking for Connie’s lawyer, to discuss some procedural stuff. Andrea tells him she’s looking for the lawyer too, but Mat is long gone….

He’s sitting on his motorcycle (it just looks all wrong, this skinny twerp being on such a big bike). Mat calls the Lobo guy (?) and tells him that Connie knows the truth and that the police are now looking for him. He no longer wants any part of this whole thing. Lobo guy tries to talk sense into him, but he’s not listening. He throws his cell phone down on the street like a three year old throwing a temper tantrum and he drives off. Meanwhile, MP2 is trying to reach him on the phone, no luck as the phone is in pieces on some DF street. Bobby arrives to talk to her and he tells her that he doesn’t think Connie had any part in her father’s death. She’s upset to hear this, but that aside, she wants to talk about Bobby’s plans to marry the servant. Bobby reminds her that Lina has a name. MP2 says you know, we dated for three years and you always freaked at the word marriage and now you’re marrying Lina. Bobby says, well she’s knocked up, so that kinda fixes things (although he doesn’t mention that he’s not the father). Marisela is visibly impactada.

Back in Puerta Vallarta, Val and Rocky hatch a plan to get Mili and Al together while they are there in paradise. END OF EPISODE

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