Saturday, March 12, 2011
Triunfo del Amor #55-56 3/11/11 Trouble Ahead: Maria Finally Meets Her Doppleganger and Max Gets Clue’d In About Oz
Cap. #55
First the redux: Max now stands in the pouring rain (as a means of self-flagellation?) after Maria Desamparada, suffering from a broken heart, has just closed the door in his face. Maria, unable to fight the need to be near him, goes out to shoo him away and out of her life in hopes of putting an end to the pain seeing him brings. Max refuses to leave or to stay out of her life. It’s a matter of the heart commanding. They kiss, pulled together from the attraction of some major-sized misery magnet with a force that is much stronger than either of them can resist. Maria breaks it off finally and walks woefully back to her apartment as he tearfully watches.
It’s back to the Honeymoon-of-Heartbreak Hotel for Max and waiting for the Octo-lush, aka Jimena, to return home. Octo-lush however, having been spurned by Max, is currently enjoying another night of debauchery with the beguiling Guillermo.
At the same time, Juanjo is up in his apartment with Mama Milagros, Napo the Naco and Cousin Cruz, downing a few tragos of tequila to drown away the pain of Linda’s betrayal with the rich and famous actor, Osvaldo Sandovaaaal. Cruz tells JJ not to let it get him so down and then pulls out a couple of the “love letters” for Millie and Naco to read. They competitively swoon over their romantic missives. Eventually, Naco and Cruz decide to take JJ out for a bacchanalian beer fest at the corner bar to wash away the memory of the major dumping Linda just gave him. FF>>
In a swankier part of town, Oscar and Antonieta continue to enjoy their dinner date together. Oscar has taken her to his favorite restaurant, the place he goes when he feels lonely. (We gather he goes there often. The staff seem to know him, anyway.) He tells Toni he’s surprised they have their solitude in common, especially since he thought a woman as lovely as she would have her hands full of suitors. Oscar’s eyes have a twinkle in them as he tells her he’s now realized she’s single and available. Toni’s eyes subtly flirt back at him as she starts to read her menu.
A long while later, Octo-lush returns to the hotel room and stumbles onto Max now lying asleep on the couch. Jimmie is literally falling down drunk and Max complains about her irresponsible behavior as an expectant mother. He has to drag her into the bedroom and put her down. She complains that he’s not the fun and irresponsible Max she used to know; she misses that Max. He warns her that if she doesn’t get her act together and the baby suffers because of it, she’ll never ever see him again. Jimmie responds by summarily passing out on the bed.
Back at the restaurant, in between flattering comments, Oscar asks Toni why she’s never married before now. Toni avers and says it’s a long story and not to be told over dinner. He realizes, he says, that they’ve worked together all these many years but have never really gotten to know each other. They agree to hang out and make up for lost time. Toni is secretly thrilled.
Meanwhile, Cruz croons to the karaoki at the corner bar as Naco and JJ mumble drunken words of adulation; Max decides to go out for some much needed fresh air.
Oscar continues flirting with Toni; she continues to lap it up and mentally chalk up points. Oscar says he always set his sights on the wrong person so that now he thinks it might be too late for him to find love. (Not if Toni has anything to do with it!)
Max ends up at the same corner bar as Cruz ‘n Co., and obviously, TOCBIM. (No need to take a count of hands of those who are actually surprised by this coinkydink de telenovela.) He is roundly rejected by his former fireman friends for having dumped on Maria the way he did. Cruz says all the men in his family have a way of screwing with women in particular and with others’ lives in general. Max starts to explain, but nobody wants to hear his lousy excuses. JJ tells him to get lost and pushes him away from their table. More pushing and shoving and falling into other patrons persists till a barroom brawl breaks out. Sirens begin to wail and the four high-tail it out before being dragged away in a Mexican version of paddy-wagons.
The next morning, Ste. Bernarda stands in the office of the late Sor Clementina, telling her picture that she’s no doubt burning in the fires of Hell for being such a tattle-tale. “--See where your good works got you”? Burnie raises a finger to the persistently errant eyebrow and self-righteously thinks to herself that it was all because the busybody just had to run to tell My Son The Priest about his real daughter being Maria Desamparada and risk his staying in the priesthood! The second nun in charge comes in to greet Burnie; the two jointly lament Sor Clem’s untimely demise. “--She is undoubtedly sitting at the right hand of Dios now” adds our piously pompous Burnie.
It seems that Maria is having a slow start this morning at work due to the increasing nausea attacks.
Back at the orphanage, Burnie delights in giving 2nd Sister the news about Maria’s expecting a love-child without benefit of marriage. 2nd Sister is sorely dismayed.
Maria walks out of the dressing room and onto the platform to model. She’s feeling off and it shows. Unfortunately, the offensive Ophelia is the customer. She complains to the owner that the model didn’t have the flair necessary to show the dress to its best advantage and no, another dress wouldn’t do unless she changed the model also. “--The model is totally unprofessional and has no business modeling!” The Boutique's owner comes into the dressing room for a dressing down of Maria and warns her if she doesn’t start putting her all into the job, she’s history.
At Victoria Designs, Vick’s gotten angry at Oscar for not having sold off the entire lot of Oscar’s stock in the business and she asks him if he’s trying to spite Oz and/or to get her in another jam with the hubby. Oscar defends himself saying he was only trying to save the business she’s worked so hard to build up. She tells him she won’t stand for his insolence and to sell the whole shebang, pronto! Oscar refuses because it goes against his better judgment. She says she’s not asking his opinion; she’s demanding he do it. Oscar tells her she’s committing a major financial faux pas by giving Oz a toy to play with in order to maintain her control over him. That’s her business and not his is the angry reply. Oscar argues that it’s a fool’s errand and involves the livelihood of her employees as well, all are at risk simply to satisfy Ozzie’s giant ego. Vick tells him to shut-up. He will resign his position then, he says, as his experience is no longer valued.
Across the hall, Jimena struts her way into Max’s office and slumps down at his desk. She tells Fabian to go fetch him. “--Right away...er...Señora!” She sneers back just slightly, obviously liking the title and the newly acquired finger-snapping, employee-crushing potential the title confers. While Fab goes looking for Max, she shuffles through his papers looking for something. She finds a picture of Max and Maria kissing. “Maria Desamparada, you’re going to pay for this!”
Oscar starts packing his possessions and clearing off his desk. Toni walks in and asks what’s up. He says he’s just resigned.
Across the way, Max asks Victoria why Oscar’s leaving. She says it’s because he disobeyed an order. Max tries reasoning with her by saying if Ozzie was able to buy the theatre without selling all the stock, then what difference does it make? Vick says Max himself said they should sell the entire load of stock and find a new business partner. So, she gave the order and that’s enough. Well, says Max, we all know that nobody dares offer advice to the great Victoria, let alone could she ever be mistaken! “--What are we all, anyway? Puppets that you can maneuver however you like?” Vick says she wants the stock sold and that’s that. Since she can’t count on Oscar she wants Max to handle the sale. Max says nope, he won’t go along with her crazy notion to sell stock unnecessarily. If she insists, then he’s resigning from the company also.
Later that morning, Pepino and Toni end up at the boutique to buy a new youthful (and…er… more tasteful) wardrobe for Maria Magdalena. The owner goes to find a few things and prepare her model. Toni admonishes Pepi that they’re not there to copy designs from the competition, just to buy some things for Maria Desarreglada.
Back in Max and Fabian’s office, Fab informs Max that Jimmie was there looking for him but apparently had antsy pants and split. Max says if it was only her impatience that was the problem, but life seems to be punishing him for taking love too lightly. (Cue the violins.) They agree that his life’s changed. Max says he doesn’t know if they’ll end up hating each other or not; either way, he doesn’t know where he goes from here.
A bit later, Jimmie’s on the phone griping to Mama Rocks that she’s been married a week now and she’s fed up already. Mama tells her not to despair; once that baby’s in Max’s arms, he’ll change. While searching their hotel suite for her keys, Jimmie fills in Rocks on the daily nitty-gritty of her married life with Max. She complains at the rotten way she’s been treated. “--He even cancelled the honey-moon and told me that they were only for people who loved each other. But, since he doesn’t love me ….” Mama reminds her of their destitute situation and that nobody’s to know it. She asks her to get money out of Max because Rocks is feeling the pinch. Jimmie asks if it’s because of all the gambling, dinner parties and trips she’s got on the agenda; she’s sure that Max won’t give her a centavo for Mama to use. Roxy says she’s didn’t put all that effort into this marriage for nothing, and she’s not about to do without the life she’s been accustomed to! Jimmie could have hooked up with anybody with a high-powered family name and money, but she wanted Max Sandoval! So now Jimmie better put up or shut up cuz Mama needs a new pair of Manolo’s!
Jimmie eventually rummages through the bedside bureau and finds the envelope with Maria’s love letter and her returned engagement ring. She starts reading it and planning something else to get Maria’s goat.
At the boutique, said competition gets ready to model for a group of clients and does a major double-take when she realizes those clients include Pepi and Toni.
At Casa Scandal-val, Fernanda answers her daddy’s phone. “--It’s for you.” (No duh.) Oz answers and hears the parasitically erotic Linda on the other end of the line needing an Oz-fix. For Fer’s sake, Oz pretends it’s a business call and tries to beg off any “meeting”. Linda tells him she’s not going to leave him for the likes of Juanjo and no way will Oz ever get her out of his life. They make a date for a rendezvous at the love nest.
At the Casa de Modas, Vicki goes in to apologize to Oscar; she acknowledges that the business will crumble if he’s not there to give her his sage advice. He agrees to stay and then admits out of the blue that he’s in love with her!
Oz drives off for his tryst with lovely, leggy, Linda unbeknownst to him that the awful Ophelia just happens to be driving up as he drives out. She thinks it will be great fun to follow him apparently and does for a lark, all the way to the rendezvous site.
Meanwhile, Maria Desamparada models for Maria Desarreglada and the crew as the boutique owner looks on nervously. Pepi and Toni are delighted with the show and the choices. FF>>
Oscar thanks Max for supporting him in his decision to follow his better judgement and defying Vicki. He admires her but there are limits when it deals with his professional decision-making. Max agrees and says he’d do it again. Vicki’s phone rings. Ophelia fakes a voice and asks for Victoria; since Vicki’s not available; Max offers to take a message. Ophi tells him she’s a friend, a good friend, that wants to warn her that Vicki’s hubby’s been cheating on her and thus avoid Vicki’s continuing to be everybody’s laughing stock. If they go to the address she gives him now, they’ll find Oz with his lover in their love nest makin’ whoopi together.
Oz walks in to the love nest; the two forget about the open door. Linda asks why he refuses to kiss her hello. (You’re kidding, right? She can’t be that dense?) Oz tries reasoning with The Unreasonable One --a fool’s errand (especially with the over-sexed and single-minded Linda, who Viewerville suspects really does know the meaning of the word “no”, but simply refuses to admit it).
Oz begins lecturing again that neither one of them really wants to continue hurting others. (WRONG! Linda never agreed to that!) For that reason they’ve both agreed not to see each other again. (WRONG AGAIN! Linda never agreed to that, either!) Os keeps on yammering. (Linda’s really got the “dumb and innocent” scam down pat. If she ever tried out for a part in a Televisa telenovela there’d be a premio in her future for sure!) She turns on the ever-ready waterworks and begins begging on bended knee for Oz not to leave her like this. (Damn! Stuff a sock in it! I am so tired of the histrionics and Oz’s unending idiotic naiveté that sucks up this kind of ego-boost like a whole friggin’ roll of Bounty!) She lays a major lip lock on Oz just as Max shows up. He sees the two in a lovers’ embrace and braces himself against the pain of his father’s betrayal of his marriage vows.
Max slams the door. Oz and Linda pull apart and turn to see who’s at the door. Max looks at Oz and Oz looks at Max. Max is I-can’t-believe-what-I’m-seeing impactado. Oz is I’ve-been-caught-red-handed-impactado. Linda is...well....Linda.
Oz is shaken. “--Max! What are you doing here?” Max says that’s what he’d like to ask him--and the holier than thou Linda. “--You! What are you doing here, Linda? You, the one who gave me lectures and advice about Maria Desamparada! No, don’t worry about coming back to work. You’re fired! I never want to see your face again! I don’t want my mother to find out you’re my father’s lover, especially after I went to bat for you!!” He looks over at Oz. “--You and I have to talk right here and now! What you’ve done is contemptible!”
At the same time, Ophelia’s having coffee with Gui and giggling about the trick she just played on Oz. She gives Gui the details and says she was there at the right time and decided to follow him; as it turned out she ended up telling Max instead of Vicki since he happened to be the one who answered Vick’s phone at the time. Max should be giving Oz an earful about now, she says, with a self-satisfied smirk. Gui’s definitely happy that Oz finally got caught with his male appendage stuck outside his zipper. Ophi says yep, the guy definitely got what was coming to him. Gui says that’s not all that’s in store for Oz. The theater deal will also be a big surprise for him. Just wait and see!
Back at the “nidito-de-amor” [love nest], Linda slips out and leaves father and son to hash out the mess she’s caused. Max tells Oz that now his lover’s left, he wants to listen to what Oz has to say for himself.
Maria continues modeling the endless number of outfits Boutique Boss-lady has chosen for Maria-Ho. Toni buys the entire collection and of course, Boutique Boss-lady is thrilled. Maria-Ho is elated and tells Toni she’s going to go talk to the model because she knows Maria from the orphanage. FF>>
Linda is walking the streets (where Viewerville agrees she really belongs) and wonders what’s to become of her now that Oz and she have been caught. It’s certain Max will demand Oz never sees her again. She’s like the dog with two cakes she tells herself [a fable about a dog who got greedy and instead of having two cakes ended up with none]. Yep, she tells herself, she got too greedy and instead of having two guys on the string, now has neither one. Suddenly there’s a call on her cell. “-- It’s me, Guillermo, your one and only friend, calling to check up on you.” Oh, she tells him, he fell like manna from heaven. He wouldn’t believe what she just went through! (Oh, yes he would!) Gui offers his shoulder for her to cry on. She takes him up on it. “--Taxi!”
Gui takes a sip of his spirits as he waits for Linda and thinks to himself that Oz never imagined he’d be the one to console his lover. Well, fine with Gui cuz Ozzie’s about to pay one by one for every little infraction, imagined or otherwise, that he’s committed against Gui lo these twenty plus years.
Back at the Casa de Modas, Oscar thanks Vicki for reconsidering. Vicki gets a call from reception informing her that Padre Juan Pablo is there to speak with her. She tells Oscar they’ll catch up later and goes immediately to deal with JP. Oscar realizes what a stupid oaf he was to admit his feelings to Vicki the way he did. FF>>
Vicki is curt with JP and asks what he needs with her. JP tells her she was totally unfair in firing Maria Desamparada. Vicki can’t believe his impudence in daring to question her actions.
Returning to the nadito-de-amor, Oz wonders what he can say that Max doesn’t already know? Max, he reasons, is the living example of the life Oz has lived, marrying a woman he didn’t love. Max corrects him and says no, he was forced into marrying Jimena, and was trying to take responsibility like a man. Oz, however, cheated on Victoria. Call it what you will, says Oz, it’s the same thing. He’s living a life with a woman who has to control everything. It’s produced an immeasurable amount of sadness and emptiness in his soul that nothing can fill. For as much as he loves Victoria, she gives him none of her time--not as a wife and much less as a lover. One of these days the business will be Max’s and he’ll have to learn what his papa has had to suffer through to keep the family intact. Max says well, maybe Vicki is overly demanding, but she’s given them so much and instead of thanking her for making their lives easy, they all complain and tend to judge her. Max would love to meet a woman like her: strong, a winner who, although she cries at times because of a pain stuck deep in her soul, doesn’t give in to flings or to heartbreaks. She doesn’t deserve what Oz did to her, no matter how he’s tried to justify it! There’s no pardoning this. Max, obviously describing his torture, tells Oz: “--I only pray to Dios that he might forgive you, but I doubt even he will ever forgive you. You deserve to lose her, to lose her forever: thinking about having to spend a second, a minute, or an hour without her! That’s what you deserve! With that, Max gives his father the once over and turns his back on him. Oz takes a teary-eyed moment to process.
Linda gets to Gui’s bachelor digs and sizes up the situation: that is to say, the depth of Gui’s pockets. Gui pours her a drink and tells her not to get her pretty panties in such a wad over Oz. Linda says she doesn’t understand how he can say that considering the way his son now despises her. She’s sure she’s lost Oz for good. Gui says she should have considered that before getting involved with a lowly fireman who couldn’t give her the kind of life she desires, or with Oz: a man who wouldn’t give her the respect and position she merits in his life as long as he’s stuck on a woman, like Victoria, who continually spurns him. Linda embraces Gui, nuzzling like a helpless babe (double entendre intended) and tells him she simply doesn’t know what she’s going to do; she’s at a crossroads in her life and Gui’s arrived just at the moment she needs him most! Gui offers his shoulder and tells Linda he’d never have dared to approach her before --out of respect for Oz--but considering the way things are, she should begin to see an advantage here..... Linda looks up into his eyes and bats her lashes at him. “--What kind of advantage?” “--Me for example.” Guillermo goes in for The Kiss and Linda obliges with a major lip-licking lip-lock. Suddenly she breaks away and acts like this is all wrong. He smiles expectantly, calculatingly. She pretends to give in, as if she’s unable to fight the urge, and begins kissing him passionately: another gold-digger down for him; another easy and willing mark for her.
Meanwhile, Vicki tells JP to stick his nose out of her business. She wouldn’t dare to tell him how to run his mass. He says she’ll have to listen to him. She begs to disagree. He tells her she seemed to think differently when she came to the church looking to him for some bit of consolation for her misery. He tells her then that he didn’t come just to discuss Maria, but to talk about herself as well. Her? What about her? “--I’m here to suggest you think back over your life.” Vicki objects and says there’s nothing to think about, especially now that she’s found her daughter, Max has married according to his station in life, and Osvaldo continues to nip at her heels. Yes, all’s right with the world. JP tells her that fate has a way of taking us down roads and making us feel safe and secure when the truth is, it’s nothing of the sort. Vick doesn’t understand. He tells her he expects her to figure it out on her own.
Back in the dressing room of the boutique, Maria-Ho walks in and introduces herself to Maria D. She explains that they knew each other at the orphanage and were both found on the same day. Maria says she does remember her. Why is she there with Victoria Sandoval’s crew? One thing leads to another and Maria-Ho tells her she’s just learned that she is Victoria Sandoval’s long-lost daughter, though, nobody is supposed to know. Maria D. is saucer-eyed impactada.
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Part 2: The Fallout and Oz’s Farewell to His Leading Ladies’ Arms
Cap. #56
Our Bridge: We get a double dose of Maria Desamparada as she has just learned that Maria Magdalena is Victoria Sandoval’s daughter that no one is supposed to know about. Duhn-duhn-duhn-dunnnnn! (I’m more inclined to think it may be just that Viewerville is now seeing double after being forced to sit through two hours nightly of Tears de Amores for an entire week)
Padre Juan Pablo drones on, lecturing Vicki about fooling one’s self into thinking you’ve done everything perfectly when really it’s been a major S.N.A.F.U. We need the love of others and their help to avoid going down the wrong path, he instructs, to ensure we are on the winning side with Dios. (If this is the real JP, it’s a wonder Vick didn’t start snoring that time she ended up in bed with the pontificating boor!) “--Nobody ever truly wins without love winning over first.” Vicki says she still has no idea what JP’s trying to tell her and she’s starting to become exasperated. (That’s ok, Vick, cuz nobody in Viewervile can follow the guy’s logic either. But, Lordy! JP sure is easier on the eyes since he shaved and stopped with the jeri-curls.) Vicki haughtily reminds JP that she despaired at first and then she eventually willed herself to succeed. She needed no one --and nobody helped her achieve her success!! (Viewerville thinks she might want to check with Antonieta about that--and maybe Oscar while she’s at it.) JP chides her arrogance and reminds her that pride is a sin; that we all need the love of others; and that the love we receive from others sustains us, propels us and strengthens us. “--That is the only truth; that is love’s triumph. We can only learn of our mistakes through that love and from that love we are able to correct those mistakes. It’s never ever too late to mend our ways as long as we permit love to triumph.”
Meanwhile, back at the Boutique de Normal, Maria D. comes out to chat with Pepino and Toni on her way out the door. Hugs and kisses for all. Maria explains that she’s there due to Toni’s welcome recommendations. It may not be the high-toned fashion house that Designs de Victoria was, but it’s decent work and nobody there mocks her or insults her. She’s happy for the job. Once Maria D. leaves, Toni asks Maria-Ho about the orphanage. Maria-Ho explains that they were both found the same day, both named Maria, and both brought to the orphanage at the same time. Ruh-roh! Two Maria’s were found and brought in on the same day? Could it be that she and Vicki jumped too soon to claim this Maria as their Maria? Will they have to eat double do-do pie for refusing to confirm it through a simple DNA test? (If Burnie could sneak a test past the two Maria’s, I’m sure Vicki could have figured a way around Maria Re-arregalada’s delicate sensibilities.)
Maria stops at a nearby park to consider what she just learned from Maria Magdalena. “-- So Victoria Sandoval has another daughter that no one knows about. Why would she have abandoned her in the orphanage? I guess she’s not the woman she appears to be. To think I wanted to be her daughter once. That’s in the past now. I despise her the same way she despises me. Sra. Bernarda was right. Victoria Sandoval is an evil woman!”
At the same time, Vicki is thinking back to JP’s lecture and trying to make some sense of it while Oscar is in his office fretting over having been such a revoltingly doting dolt where Vicki’s concerned. He decides that he’s been wasting his time waiting on her to see him as the man of her dreams; he’s better off trying to find somebody else to set his sights on, somebody exacty like Toni. Yep, Toni could just very well be the woman in his life! (Ok. It took the old boy a while to get there, but we’ll give him his props. He’s seen the light and it’s now green.)
While Oscar is getting his emotional act together, Vicki is telling Pepi she had no idea about how Oscar felt about her; and she was embarrassed for the poor guy. Pepi says they all knew about it from the beginning. Oscar himself told them he had it bad for Vick. –And, yes, Toni knows. “--She suffers in silence waiting for him to notice her.” Vicki is embarrassed as well to learn that BFF Toni has been in love with Oscar all this time but that she knew nothing about it. She wonders where Toni is now. Pepi explains they went to a boutique to buy MM some clothes and then went to the apartment to drop them off. Max enters the office just as Pepi mentions that it turns out to be the same boutique that Maria D is now working for.
We cut briefly (tho’ not briefly enough) to Gui’s batch pad as he and busty Lusty Linda start rolling around on the floor gettin’ busy.
At Design de Victoria, Oscar’s staying so Max and Vicki make their peace as Pepi looks on approvingly. Come what may, Max will always be on Mama’s side and she can always count on him.
Back in the barrio, Juanjo continues to whine over the way Linda lied to and cheated on him. (Oy vey!) Naco and Cruz lend a sympathetic ear. Naw, it’s not easy being two-timed and chucked on the ash-heap of luhhhv by a smokin’ hot babe the likes of leggy, luscious-lipped, Linda. Naw, she wasn’t worth it, they commiserate. She’s a wicked slut. Ohh! The pain, Bro!! The pain! Naco asks JJ if he has thought about what he’ll do if she comes back to him, repentant and begging to be taken back. (JJ apparently hasn’t, ‘though, considering how our oversexed sinner is currently spending her time making time with guiley Gui, Viewerville doubts JJ’s got much to worry about from that end.)
Maria D arrives at work the next morning and Boutique Boss-lady tells her she’s expecting a gentleman who called wanting to purchase an entire trousseau for his new wife. Maria gets ready for it.
Back at JJ’s, Millie tells the gang she’s so distraught over the lousy way Linda treated her little boy that somebody’s got to defend him. She’s going to find Linda and let her know just who she’s dealing with.
Back at Boutique de Normal, Maria walks out to model the first outfit without noticing her surroundings. Boutique Boss-lady introduces her model to Sr. Sandoval. Maria turns around to see Max in all his glory, waiting to see her model Jimmie’s new trousseau. She manages to pull it off, despite the pain and the humiliation. Max tells Boss lady he’ll take the entire collection. She thanks him and adds fawningly that there’s nothing like love, especially between newly-weds [recien-casados]. Max agrees and says love and, definitely honesty. Those two must go together. He turns to Maria and asks if she wouldn’t agree. Maria sniffs at him and walks off to change.
Millie sees Linda sunning herself against the apartment building and signals for her to come down. Linda walks over and snidely asks what she wants now? Millie hauls off and smacks her a satisfyingly good one up-side the head. “--What were you thinking? That none of it was going to be discovered?” Linda gripes that now she’s become the villain in the story and adds that JJ was just as much to blame! He was the one who wanted a wedding and all that stupidity! Millie says well, so what did you want from him? To be taken into my house and treated like the whore you are? Linda hisses back that she tried telling him she didn’t want to get married and he, the empty-head fool, thought he could just wait for her instead.
Ok, reasons Millie, her boy never fell in love before. He was busy working and studying instead. Then suddenly a Little Red Riding Hood appears and the sun shines for him. “--You! What did you want? You took the wedding dress and the engagement ring fast enough!” Oh, wimpers Linda, changing strategies, I never dreamed somebody could fall so much in love. “--Really, I’m not such a wicked person. Really I’m not!” (Ok, her screwing Guillermo aside, I don’t see her exactly rushing to hand back that rock of a ring or the dress. I guess it all depends on what the definition of “wicked” is?) Millie tells her she could have told him there was somebody else, but she didn’t. So, she should pray that Dios forgives her because Millie won’t. Linda? She’ll pay for what she’s done. Here on terra firma.
Boutique Boss-lady tells Maria that the customer has asked to speak with her model privately since they apparently knew each other from before and she has agreed. Maria says fine. Once the shop-owner leaves, Max let’s Maria know that the trousseau purchase was just an excuse to get a chance to talk to her. “--Oh, yeah? And to humiliate me this way?” Max asks how else he should react after finding out the way she played him for a fool, not telling him what was going on between her friend and his father? She continued to protect Linda while putting his family’s emotional stability at risk! “--And don’t deny it because I found out your friend, Linda, is my father’s lover! You knew and you kept quiet. You didn’t even have the decency to tell me about it!” Maria says it’s clear to her that they are never going to have a relationship, “--especially when you come here to accuse me without asking me first for an explanation!”
Max asks her how he’s supposed handle things when he finds out her friend nearly forced his father? Maria interrupts to give him a major life lesson. “--Wait just a minute! Nobody but nobody ever forces a man to accept what a woman offers--and your parents are old enough to be responsible for their own actions! Besides, your mother only loves her business! And, no she doesn’t love it for the money it produces, but for the control it gives her over other peoples’ lives. It doesn’t make me happy, but she deserved it, the same way your father deserves a woman to love him, to care for him and to show a little affection. If he hadn’t gotten it from Linda, he would have found it with some other woman, because your mother has always denied that to him!” (Whoa! 100 bonus points to Maria Embarassada, the little engine that could, would and did whop his ass!) She picks up her bag and walks past him. On the way out, she throws one of the dresses he bought at Max and tells him not to forget that dress. “--It’s sure to please your wife!“ She struts out the door leaving Max’s manhood thoroughly trounced and lying in shreds on the dressing-room floor. He bangs his fists on the wall and grumbles to himself. “--My gawd! How I’d love to hate this woman!”
That same morning, JP comes to read his mother the riot act as well. How can she sit there and mention Dios after the things she told him in confession? Maria Desamparada is expecting a child and yet Mama refuses to tell Victoria that Maria M is not her real daughter, or that Maria Desamparada is? “--Maria Desamparada is expecting a child now and needs the support and love of her mother more than ever!” He begs her not to deny Maria that right. However, Burnie insists that if Dios wanted Vicki to know Maria D was her real daughter, he’d have found some holy means of getting the message to her. If he’s not done so yet, then who is she to usurp Dios’s heavenly will? Besides, from what she understands, something said in confession isn’t supposed to be discussed outside of the confessional. JP says she’s correct, but since she’s not truly repentent, she’s not truly absolved of her sins.
Mama arrogantly informs Her Son The Priest that she doesn’t need a priest’s absolution, not even JP’s. Dios has already absolved her and if He chooses to keep silent about Victoria’s secret, then it is because she doesn’t deserve to learn the truth! JP begs her to tell as his daughter and he are both suffering because she won’t. Mama yells at him to be quiet and never to speak such blasphemy in her presence again! She is fearful that Dios will punish him for it! JP replies that it terrifies him how Dios is punishing her with nightmares of Hellfire and damnation --to think of all those screams of hers in the middle of the night..... This strategy shuts Mama’s pious pie hole tight and tidy in two seconds flat.
Later that day Maria gets an unexpected visit from Mrs. Max. Her Xi-ness, sans the usual pleasantries, struts in and asks Maria just how far what she and her hubby have has gotten. Maria snaps back with a quick 1-2 punch: “--If you’re so interested why don’t you ask your husband?” Jimmie decides to stretch the truth a bit—in fact, to lie-- and tells Maria that from what little he’s cared to discuss with her, it was nothing more than a run of the mill affair to wile away the time while she was out of the country. “--It’s a man’s way to seek a means of letting off steam with women like you who are used to sharing themselves.” Nathy jumps in to defend Maria’s honor. “--Maria doesn’t have to put up with your insults! Get out!” Jimmie flicks her off like so much dirt on the tip of one of her expensive CFM heels. (I’d have gone for a good kick in the shin, myself, and a bit of good old-fashioned hair-pulling--but that’s just me.) “--Since when is telling the truth an insult?” Her Xi-ness warns Maria off Max in the future and to avoid any of those “little calls or letters.” That leads her to bring up the letter she found of Maria’s. She gets it out and laughs over the “juicier parts.” We really enjoyed laughing together at that last bit, says uber-Bitch: ‘I’ll miss your kisses and carresses as I know I’ll never get to share them with you again.’”
Maria has had enough and Jimena’s made her point. Nat escorts her to the door but then Jimena pulls out the engagement ring and waives it around. “--This is just to show you that you mean absolutely nothing to Max. You sure you don’t want it? Well, I’m sure you don’t. Bye-Bye!” Nathy finally shuts the door on the obnoxious slut and Maria breaks down in tears, obviously believing every word Mrs. Max has told her.
The next morning, Nathy runs into Juanjo outside the apartment building. She tries to apologize for not telling him the truth early on about Linda. He claims she’s just as bad as Linda for trying to cover for her. Nat tries to explain that she did it to prevent him from getting hurt. He doesn’t see it that way and wants to know why she would ever have tried to protect him of all people. Nat finally blurts out that it was because she loves him. Juanjo doesn’t know what to say. No need to since Nat runs away a second or two after she realizes what she’d just said. JJ is left speechless (Thanks, Nat! It’s a nice change from the whining he’s been doing 24/7 since he found out about Linda!)
At the Casa de Moda’s, Pepi and Toni are supposedly collaborating on some new designs, but Toni is lost in thought. She mentions that she was thinking about what Maria Magdalena said about the orphanage taking two Maria’s in that day, her and Maria Desamparada. Oh, so they’re both now Victoria’s daughters? No, says Toni. Pepi suggests that there are lots of Maria’s in orphanages and it doesn’t necessarily mean that they all would be Victoria’s daughters. Toni gives in and pretends she thinks it’s just a meaningless oddity since they’ve already found their Maria. FF>>
Back at Casa de los Scandalval, Max pulls up just as Ozzie is loading the trunk up with his bags. Oz tells Max he’s leaving. He’ll find some other place to live because he knows now that he doesn’t deserve to live there under the same roof as Vicki nor to enjoy being near his family. Cruz watches from the distance and thinks to himself that with the Sr. leaving with his bags packed, could it be that Max has finally found out about Linda? He’d sure love to know what the two of them were talking about just then.
At Televisa, Pedro and Ofelia chat with Gui about the end of the telenovela they’ve been working on. Gui massages Pete’s ego by saying how interesting it’s been to work with him; and he’s certainly learned a number of new and valuable tricks under Pete’s tutelage.....Ofi suggests they all go out to celebrate. Pete says great and he’ll get hold of Vick and Ozzie to invite them along.
Oz stops at JP’s church to let him know he’s decided to leave and to go on retreat with the hope of putting his life back in order. He’s tired of all the lies and deceit where his family is concerned. He needs a change and a long time at a retreat will fill the bill. JP agrees.
Maria starts to leave for work and there’s Max getting ready to knock on her door. What do you want? He wants her explanation about why she never told him about his father and Linda, why she kept it a secret and why she continued to lie to him. Maria tells him it wasn’t a secret and she tried staying out of it. Anyway, she tried to get his father to reconsider and she told Linda thousands of times to stop the little game she was playing, but they both refused to pay any attention to her. But Max is insistent about why she lied to him. Maria says she never lied to him about that. “--Keeping quiet is the same as lying, Maria! I told you about Jimena being pregnant from the start.” Maria puts her foot down at that. “--I won’t allow you to accuse me!” “--Circumstances accuse you, Maria!” “--Hey, I’m not involved in this. If you don’t believe me then there’s no reason to give you any explanations! You’ve got to know I never ever lied to you.”
Max changes the subject and tells her he received her letter. Yeah, she says, it was useful to give his wife a few good yuks. He asks what she’s talking about. She tells him he doesn’t have to pretend. Max says he’s not pretending and he still doesn’t understand what she’s talking about. His wife was by to tell her how she’d read it and really thought it was funny, she explains. “--I know enough so that what love we had has turned bitter! You don’t deserve my tears!” “--Where did you get that from?” Max suddenly turns tender. He starts to caress Maria’s hair but she yells at him not to touch her. “--Just get lost. Leave and don’t ever talk to me again because I’m considering doing just that!” She slams the door in his face and begins to weep. He slams his fist in the door and walks off in a lover’s huff.
Back at the Casa de Modas, Vicki walks in on Pepi, Oscar and Toni huddling together over something. Vicki looks at Toni and Oscar and tells them with a big smile on her face that they make a handsome couple. The two of them ought get to know each other and maybe date for a while.
In the meantime, Linda returns to the apartment and Maria has told her about Max’s visit. Linda claims she is ashamed at having caused her even more problems with Max. Maria angrily explains that it wasn’t just his visit there, but he came to her work to get even with her for not telling him about her and his father by humiliating her. Despite telling him that she’d told her continually she didn’t agree with what she was doing, he simply wouldn’t believe her. Linda apologizes, but is quick to add that Max isn’t exactly as pure as the wind-driven snow himself. Maria agrees he did a lot by cheating on her and disappointing her, but that still doesn’t free Linda from blame. And it’s not just that she kept two men on the hook at the same time, but she’s angry also because it made her and Nat look guilty when they weren’t really at all. They were made to feel guilty and ashamed when they didn’t need to have. “--We told you a thousand times not to go doing what you did but you wouldn’t listen!”
Linda mentions then how and why Max fired her. Maria says she deserved it and that if she does anything else improper [indebido] she will not overlook it the next time; she’ll kick her out of the apartment. Linda cannot continue to play loose and fast with people’s feelings and reputations. “--I’m telling you again: if you do anything improper, you’ll have to leave.” (Anybody want to take bets on how long before the word on her and Gui gets out?)
Max is standing at the window in his office and moping now. Fabian suggests they get a breath of air and then maybe Max can unload a bit [desahogarse]. Max takes him up on it. Big mistake.
Linda apologizes and tells Maria it won’t happen again. Besides, she has nowhere else to go, she says. Maria warns her not to always go looking for the easy way out of things. Just then Nat comes in and has a fit. She can’t believe what she just did with Juanjo! “Give!” say the other two. She tells them she admitted her feelings for JJ and told him she loved him. Linda congratulates her and says she hopes she gets married. It would take care of her problems with the guy. Maria looks at her and tells her that her problems will end when she begins to act properly. Linda agrees and tells them she’s leaving. The two think she’s threatening to leave them in the lurch like last time. She says no, she’s only going out to clear her mind [despejarse] and then she’s got to pick up a paper and look for a new job now that Max fired her.
Linda enters the hallway and hears Cruz and Naco coming towards her. She quickly hides around the corner, then overhears Cruz tell Naco that Oz has finally packed his bags and left his wife and family. Linda congratulates herself on a job well-done and considers her new options.
Back in Millie’s place, Naco says it’s better that JJ found out about Linda cuz it would have only been worse if he’d married her and then found out. Cruz agrees and says that’s why he feels so bad for not coming out with it sooner. He also worries now about what Max is feeling and the lousy way they treated him at the bar the other night. It’s not like he was a bad sort. Max was always decent towards them. He shouldn’t be blamed for what his father did. (No, but he hasn’t got a leg to stand on for what he did to Maria! How soon you forget, Cruz!)
Max learns that just about everybody but he knew his father was having an affair. Fab tells him no way was he going to tell his BFF, “--Oh, BTW, your dad is boinking your girlfriend’s roomie!” and that to be fair, he only knew because Naty told him how upset she was about it and about having to cover for Linda all the time. “--But then you knew that Maria knew and didn’t want to tell me anything about it! Good lord! Do you have any idea how distraught I was when I found out my father had a lover? He even set her up in an apartment!”
Speaking of said chippy, she goes back to the nadito de amor and asks the landlord why she can’t get in. He tells her that Sr. Sandoval had his attorney cancel the lease and so now it’s for rent again. He asks her to hand him over her key. She does and realizes things weren’t going her way after all.
Max tells Fabian that his father has left them and that the worst part of it all is that he hasn’t been able to tell his mother the news.
Maria has a touching heart to heart with Nat over her true feelings for JJ vs. Fab. Fab may have given her her first real kiss, Nat says, but she doesn’t love him. Besides, she adds, he’s in love with Fernanda. No, the attraction is all about Juanjo. Maria tells her then she’s got to fight for him. “--Go after him!”
Max and Fab return to the office. Fab asks when he plans to tell his mother. Max admits he hasn’t got the courage to tell her. Fab says, well, see! Now you know why the rest of us stayed mum about your father’s affair. How could you expect us to tell you when you can’t tell your own mother? And, you know what? Maria Desamparada didn’t deserve the way you humiliated her. ”--All right already! You’re right. You’ve made your point. Though I never expected that Maria would be so disloyal!” Fab insists she wasn’t. “--She simply kept quiet to protect you, like all the rest of us who love and care about you. Nat told me that she as well as Maria tried thousands of times to insist that Linda stop what she was doing, but she wouldn’t listen!” Max says well now it’s time he speaks to his mother and he can’t imagine what kind of damage telling her will cause. He starts to rush out the door, but Fab stops him. “--How about checking to see if she has time to see you first?” Max agrees, that makes more sense.
Fab goes in to speak to Lucy about setting up a time for Max to speak to Vicki. Lucy is caught crying at her desk. Fabian asks what the problem is. She tries denying that anything’s wrong. (Excuse me, but she’s got tears dripping uncontrollably from both cheeks, is sniffling to beat the band, and she sits there denying the obvious. That sort of thing just drives me BSC!) Anywho, Lucy eventually tells Fabian she set her sights on the wrong man is all. Fab lends her an ear and the two share a tender moment together. (Signs of a latent and budding new relationship for Fabulous Fabian?)
Maria D. pays an unexpected visit to Burnie and breaks down in tears. Burnie accepts her with open arms and tells her to let it all out. The scheming witch then tells Maria that Maria knows she loves her as if she were Maria’s own mother, and that she will do anything she can to help her. (OMG, with family like that who needs enemies?)
Back at Toni’s, Maria Re-arregalada is excited about her new wardrobe. “-- Isn’t that Victoria really a nice woman? I wasn’t going to forgive her for abandoning me, but now I really do love her so.” (I’m beginning to think that Maria-Ho is too dim-witted to survive at anything but hooking for a living. Maybe she’ll come out of this thing with a cut of the pie for unnecessary emotional pain and suffering or some such once the truth is known.
Back at the office, Vick informs Toni that she’s decided to take Maria-Ho home with her to introduce her to the rest of the family. “--It’s time they got to know her. I don’t want to have to continue to hide her away.”
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Part 2: The Fallout and Oz’s Farewell to His Leading Ladies’ Arms
Cap. #56
Our Bridge: We get a double dose of Maria Desamparada as she has just learned that Maria Magdalena is Victoria Sandoval’s daughter that no one is supposed to know about. Duhn-duhn-duhn-dunnnnn! (I’m more inclined to think it may be just that Viewerville is now seeing double after being forced to sit through two hours nightly of Tears de Amores for an entire week)
Padre Juan Pablo drones on, lecturing Vicki about fooling one’s self into thinking you’ve done everything perfectly when really it’s been a major S.N.A.F.U. We need the love of others and their help to avoid going down the wrong path, he instructs, to ensure we are on the winning side with Dios. (If this is the real JP, it’s a wonder Vick didn’t start snoring that time she ended up in bed with the pontificating boor!) “--Nobody ever truly wins without love winning over first.” Vicki says she still has no idea what JP’s trying to tell her and she’s starting to become exasperated. (That’s ok, Vick, cuz nobody in Viewervile can follow the guy’s logic either. But, Lordy! JP sure is easier on the eyes since he shaved and stopped with the jeri-curls.) Vicki haughtily reminds JP that she despaired at first and then she eventually willed herself to succeed. She needed no one --and nobody helped her achieve her success!! (Viewerville thinks she might want to check with Antonieta about that--and maybe Oscar while she’s at it.) JP chides her arrogance and reminds her that pride is a sin; that we all need the love of others; and that the love we receive from others sustains us, propels us and strengthens us. “--That is the only truth; that is love’s triumph. We can only learn of our mistakes through that love and from that love we are able to correct those mistakes. It’s never ever too late to mend our ways as long as we permit love to triumph.”
Meanwhile, back at the Boutique de Normal, Maria D. comes out to chat with Pepino and Toni on her way out the door. Hugs and kisses for all. Maria explains that she’s there due to Toni’s welcome recommendations. It may not be the high-toned fashion house that Designs de Victoria was, but it’s decent work and nobody there mocks her or insults her. She’s happy for the job. Once Maria D. leaves, Toni asks Maria-Ho about the orphanage. Maria-Ho explains that they were both found the same day, both named Maria, and both brought to the orphanage at the same time. Ruh-roh! Two Maria’s were found and brought in on the same day? Could it be that she and Vicki jumped too soon to claim this Maria as their Maria? Will they have to eat double do-do pie for refusing to confirm it through a simple DNA test? (If Burnie could sneak a test past the two Maria’s, I’m sure Vicki could have figured a way around Maria Re-arregalada’s delicate sensibilities.)
Maria stops at a nearby park to consider what she just learned from Maria Magdalena. “-- So Victoria Sandoval has another daughter that no one knows about. Why would she have abandoned her in the orphanage? I guess she’s not the woman she appears to be. To think I wanted to be her daughter once. That’s in the past now. I despise her the same way she despises me. Sra. Bernarda was right. Victoria Sandoval is an evil woman!”
At the same time, Vicki is thinking back to JP’s lecture and trying to make some sense of it while Oscar is in his office fretting over having been such a revoltingly doting dolt where Vicki’s concerned. He decides that he’s been wasting his time waiting on her to see him as the man of her dreams; he’s better off trying to find somebody else to set his sights on, somebody exacty like Toni. Yep, Toni could just very well be the woman in his life! (Ok. It took the old boy a while to get there, but we’ll give him his props. He’s seen the light and it’s now green.)
While Oscar is getting his emotional act together, Vicki is telling Pepi she had no idea about how Oscar felt about her; and she was embarrassed for the poor guy. Pepi says they all knew about it from the beginning. Oscar himself told them he had it bad for Vick. –And, yes, Toni knows. “--She suffers in silence waiting for him to notice her.” Vicki is embarrassed as well to learn that BFF Toni has been in love with Oscar all this time but that she knew nothing about it. She wonders where Toni is now. Pepi explains they went to a boutique to buy MM some clothes and then went to the apartment to drop them off. Max enters the office just as Pepi mentions that it turns out to be the same boutique that Maria D is now working for.
We cut briefly (tho’ not briefly enough) to Gui’s batch pad as he and busty Lusty Linda start rolling around on the floor gettin’ busy.
At Design de Victoria, Oscar’s staying so Max and Vicki make their peace as Pepi looks on approvingly. Come what may, Max will always be on Mama’s side and she can always count on him.
Back in the barrio, Juanjo continues to whine over the way Linda lied to and cheated on him. (Oy vey!) Naco and Cruz lend a sympathetic ear. Naw, it’s not easy being two-timed and chucked on the ash-heap of luhhhv by a smokin’ hot babe the likes of leggy, luscious-lipped, Linda. Naw, she wasn’t worth it, they commiserate. She’s a wicked slut. Ohh! The pain, Bro!! The pain! Naco asks JJ if he has thought about what he’ll do if she comes back to him, repentant and begging to be taken back. (JJ apparently hasn’t, ‘though, considering how our oversexed sinner is currently spending her time making time with guiley Gui, Viewerville doubts JJ’s got much to worry about from that end.)
Maria D arrives at work the next morning and Boutique Boss-lady tells her she’s expecting a gentleman who called wanting to purchase an entire trousseau for his new wife. Maria gets ready for it.
Back at JJ’s, Millie tells the gang she’s so distraught over the lousy way Linda treated her little boy that somebody’s got to defend him. She’s going to find Linda and let her know just who she’s dealing with.
Back at Boutique de Normal, Maria walks out to model the first outfit without noticing her surroundings. Boutique Boss-lady introduces her model to Sr. Sandoval. Maria turns around to see Max in all his glory, waiting to see her model Jimmie’s new trousseau. She manages to pull it off, despite the pain and the humiliation. Max tells Boss lady he’ll take the entire collection. She thanks him and adds fawningly that there’s nothing like love, especially between newly-weds [recien-casados]. Max agrees and says love and, definitely honesty. Those two must go together. He turns to Maria and asks if she wouldn’t agree. Maria sniffs at him and walks off to change.
Millie sees Linda sunning herself against the apartment building and signals for her to come down. Linda walks over and snidely asks what she wants now? Millie hauls off and smacks her a satisfyingly good one up-side the head. “--What were you thinking? That none of it was going to be discovered?” Linda gripes that now she’s become the villain in the story and adds that JJ was just as much to blame! He was the one who wanted a wedding and all that stupidity! Millie says well, so what did you want from him? To be taken into my house and treated like the whore you are? Linda hisses back that she tried telling him she didn’t want to get married and he, the empty-head fool, thought he could just wait for her instead.
Ok, reasons Millie, her boy never fell in love before. He was busy working and studying instead. Then suddenly a Little Red Riding Hood appears and the sun shines for him. “--You! What did you want? You took the wedding dress and the engagement ring fast enough!” Oh, wimpers Linda, changing strategies, I never dreamed somebody could fall so much in love. “--Really, I’m not such a wicked person. Really I’m not!” (Ok, her screwing Guillermo aside, I don’t see her exactly rushing to hand back that rock of a ring or the dress. I guess it all depends on what the definition of “wicked” is?) Millie tells her she could have told him there was somebody else, but she didn’t. So, she should pray that Dios forgives her because Millie won’t. Linda? She’ll pay for what she’s done. Here on terra firma.
Boutique Boss-lady tells Maria that the customer has asked to speak with her model privately since they apparently knew each other from before and she has agreed. Maria says fine. Once the shop-owner leaves, Max let’s Maria know that the trousseau purchase was just an excuse to get a chance to talk to her. “--Oh, yeah? And to humiliate me this way?” Max asks how else he should react after finding out the way she played him for a fool, not telling him what was going on between her friend and his father? She continued to protect Linda while putting his family’s emotional stability at risk! “--And don’t deny it because I found out your friend, Linda, is my father’s lover! You knew and you kept quiet. You didn’t even have the decency to tell me about it!” Maria says it’s clear to her that they are never going to have a relationship, “--especially when you come here to accuse me without asking me first for an explanation!”
Max asks her how he’s supposed handle things when he finds out her friend nearly forced his father? Maria interrupts to give him a major life lesson. “--Wait just a minute! Nobody but nobody ever forces a man to accept what a woman offers--and your parents are old enough to be responsible for their own actions! Besides, your mother only loves her business! And, no she doesn’t love it for the money it produces, but for the control it gives her over other peoples’ lives. It doesn’t make me happy, but she deserved it, the same way your father deserves a woman to love him, to care for him and to show a little affection. If he hadn’t gotten it from Linda, he would have found it with some other woman, because your mother has always denied that to him!” (Whoa! 100 bonus points to Maria Embarassada, the little engine that could, would and did whop his ass!) She picks up her bag and walks past him. On the way out, she throws one of the dresses he bought at Max and tells him not to forget that dress. “--It’s sure to please your wife!“ She struts out the door leaving Max’s manhood thoroughly trounced and lying in shreds on the dressing-room floor. He bangs his fists on the wall and grumbles to himself. “--My gawd! How I’d love to hate this woman!”
That same morning, JP comes to read his mother the riot act as well. How can she sit there and mention Dios after the things she told him in confession? Maria Desamparada is expecting a child and yet Mama refuses to tell Victoria that Maria M is not her real daughter, or that Maria Desamparada is? “--Maria Desamparada is expecting a child now and needs the support and love of her mother more than ever!” He begs her not to deny Maria that right. However, Burnie insists that if Dios wanted Vicki to know Maria D was her real daughter, he’d have found some holy means of getting the message to her. If he’s not done so yet, then who is she to usurp Dios’s heavenly will? Besides, from what she understands, something said in confession isn’t supposed to be discussed outside of the confessional. JP says she’s correct, but since she’s not truly repentent, she’s not truly absolved of her sins.
Mama arrogantly informs Her Son The Priest that she doesn’t need a priest’s absolution, not even JP’s. Dios has already absolved her and if He chooses to keep silent about Victoria’s secret, then it is because she doesn’t deserve to learn the truth! JP begs her to tell as his daughter and he are both suffering because she won’t. Mama yells at him to be quiet and never to speak such blasphemy in her presence again! She is fearful that Dios will punish him for it! JP replies that it terrifies him how Dios is punishing her with nightmares of Hellfire and damnation --to think of all those screams of hers in the middle of the night..... This strategy shuts Mama’s pious pie hole tight and tidy in two seconds flat.
Later that day Maria gets an unexpected visit from Mrs. Max. Her Xi-ness, sans the usual pleasantries, struts in and asks Maria just how far what she and her hubby have has gotten. Maria snaps back with a quick 1-2 punch: “--If you’re so interested why don’t you ask your husband?” Jimmie decides to stretch the truth a bit—in fact, to lie-- and tells Maria that from what little he’s cared to discuss with her, it was nothing more than a run of the mill affair to wile away the time while she was out of the country. “--It’s a man’s way to seek a means of letting off steam with women like you who are used to sharing themselves.” Nathy jumps in to defend Maria’s honor. “--Maria doesn’t have to put up with your insults! Get out!” Jimmie flicks her off like so much dirt on the tip of one of her expensive CFM heels. (I’d have gone for a good kick in the shin, myself, and a bit of good old-fashioned hair-pulling--but that’s just me.) “--Since when is telling the truth an insult?” Her Xi-ness warns Maria off Max in the future and to avoid any of those “little calls or letters.” That leads her to bring up the letter she found of Maria’s. She gets it out and laughs over the “juicier parts.” We really enjoyed laughing together at that last bit, says uber-Bitch: ‘I’ll miss your kisses and carresses as I know I’ll never get to share them with you again.’”
Maria has had enough and Jimena’s made her point. Nat escorts her to the door but then Jimena pulls out the engagement ring and waives it around. “--This is just to show you that you mean absolutely nothing to Max. You sure you don’t want it? Well, I’m sure you don’t. Bye-Bye!” Nathy finally shuts the door on the obnoxious slut and Maria breaks down in tears, obviously believing every word Mrs. Max has told her.
The next morning, Nathy runs into Juanjo outside the apartment building. She tries to apologize for not telling him the truth early on about Linda. He claims she’s just as bad as Linda for trying to cover for her. Nat tries to explain that she did it to prevent him from getting hurt. He doesn’t see it that way and wants to know why she would ever have tried to protect him of all people. Nat finally blurts out that it was because she loves him. Juanjo doesn’t know what to say. No need to since Nat runs away a second or two after she realizes what she’d just said. JJ is left speechless (Thanks, Nat! It’s a nice change from the whining he’s been doing 24/7 since he found out about Linda!)
At the Casa de Moda’s, Pepi and Toni are supposedly collaborating on some new designs, but Toni is lost in thought. She mentions that she was thinking about what Maria Magdalena said about the orphanage taking two Maria’s in that day, her and Maria Desamparada. Oh, so they’re both now Victoria’s daughters? No, says Toni. Pepi suggests that there are lots of Maria’s in orphanages and it doesn’t necessarily mean that they all would be Victoria’s daughters. Toni gives in and pretends she thinks it’s just a meaningless oddity since they’ve already found their Maria. FF>>
Back at Casa de los Scandalval, Max pulls up just as Ozzie is loading the trunk up with his bags. Oz tells Max he’s leaving. He’ll find some other place to live because he knows now that he doesn’t deserve to live there under the same roof as Vicki nor to enjoy being near his family. Cruz watches from the distance and thinks to himself that with the Sr. leaving with his bags packed, could it be that Max has finally found out about Linda? He’d sure love to know what the two of them were talking about just then.
At Televisa, Pedro and Ofelia chat with Gui about the end of the telenovela they’ve been working on. Gui massages Pete’s ego by saying how interesting it’s been to work with him; and he’s certainly learned a number of new and valuable tricks under Pete’s tutelage.....Ofi suggests they all go out to celebrate. Pete says great and he’ll get hold of Vick and Ozzie to invite them along.
Oz stops at JP’s church to let him know he’s decided to leave and to go on retreat with the hope of putting his life back in order. He’s tired of all the lies and deceit where his family is concerned. He needs a change and a long time at a retreat will fill the bill. JP agrees.
Maria starts to leave for work and there’s Max getting ready to knock on her door. What do you want? He wants her explanation about why she never told him about his father and Linda, why she kept it a secret and why she continued to lie to him. Maria tells him it wasn’t a secret and she tried staying out of it. Anyway, she tried to get his father to reconsider and she told Linda thousands of times to stop the little game she was playing, but they both refused to pay any attention to her. But Max is insistent about why she lied to him. Maria says she never lied to him about that. “--Keeping quiet is the same as lying, Maria! I told you about Jimena being pregnant from the start.” Maria puts her foot down at that. “--I won’t allow you to accuse me!” “--Circumstances accuse you, Maria!” “--Hey, I’m not involved in this. If you don’t believe me then there’s no reason to give you any explanations! You’ve got to know I never ever lied to you.”
Max changes the subject and tells her he received her letter. Yeah, she says, it was useful to give his wife a few good yuks. He asks what she’s talking about. She tells him he doesn’t have to pretend. Max says he’s not pretending and he still doesn’t understand what she’s talking about. His wife was by to tell her how she’d read it and really thought it was funny, she explains. “--I know enough so that what love we had has turned bitter! You don’t deserve my tears!” “--Where did you get that from?” Max suddenly turns tender. He starts to caress Maria’s hair but she yells at him not to touch her. “--Just get lost. Leave and don’t ever talk to me again because I’m considering doing just that!” She slams the door in his face and begins to weep. He slams his fist in the door and walks off in a lover’s huff.
Back at the Casa de Modas, Vicki walks in on Pepi, Oscar and Toni huddling together over something. Vicki looks at Toni and Oscar and tells them with a big smile on her face that they make a handsome couple. The two of them ought get to know each other and maybe date for a while.
In the meantime, Linda returns to the apartment and Maria has told her about Max’s visit. Linda claims she is ashamed at having caused her even more problems with Max. Maria angrily explains that it wasn’t just his visit there, but he came to her work to get even with her for not telling him about her and his father by humiliating her. Despite telling him that she’d told her continually she didn’t agree with what she was doing, he simply wouldn’t believe her. Linda apologizes, but is quick to add that Max isn’t exactly as pure as the wind-driven snow himself. Maria agrees he did a lot by cheating on her and disappointing her, but that still doesn’t free Linda from blame. And it’s not just that she kept two men on the hook at the same time, but she’s angry also because it made her and Nat look guilty when they weren’t really at all. They were made to feel guilty and ashamed when they didn’t need to have. “--We told you a thousand times not to go doing what you did but you wouldn’t listen!”
Linda mentions then how and why Max fired her. Maria says she deserved it and that if she does anything else improper [indebido] she will not overlook it the next time; she’ll kick her out of the apartment. Linda cannot continue to play loose and fast with people’s feelings and reputations. “--I’m telling you again: if you do anything improper, you’ll have to leave.” (Anybody want to take bets on how long before the word on her and Gui gets out?)
Max is standing at the window in his office and moping now. Fabian suggests they get a breath of air and then maybe Max can unload a bit [desahogarse]. Max takes him up on it. Big mistake.
Linda apologizes and tells Maria it won’t happen again. Besides, she has nowhere else to go, she says. Maria warns her not to always go looking for the easy way out of things. Just then Nat comes in and has a fit. She can’t believe what she just did with Juanjo! “Give!” say the other two. She tells them she admitted her feelings for JJ and told him she loved him. Linda congratulates her and says she hopes she gets married. It would take care of her problems with the guy. Maria looks at her and tells her that her problems will end when she begins to act properly. Linda agrees and tells them she’s leaving. The two think she’s threatening to leave them in the lurch like last time. She says no, she’s only going out to clear her mind [despejarse] and then she’s got to pick up a paper and look for a new job now that Max fired her.
Linda enters the hallway and hears Cruz and Naco coming towards her. She quickly hides around the corner, then overhears Cruz tell Naco that Oz has finally packed his bags and left his wife and family. Linda congratulates herself on a job well-done and considers her new options.
Back in Millie’s place, Naco says it’s better that JJ found out about Linda cuz it would have only been worse if he’d married her and then found out. Cruz agrees and says that’s why he feels so bad for not coming out with it sooner. He also worries now about what Max is feeling and the lousy way they treated him at the bar the other night. It’s not like he was a bad sort. Max was always decent towards them. He shouldn’t be blamed for what his father did. (No, but he hasn’t got a leg to stand on for what he did to Maria! How soon you forget, Cruz!)
Max learns that just about everybody but he knew his father was having an affair. Fab tells him no way was he going to tell his BFF, “--Oh, BTW, your dad is boinking your girlfriend’s roomie!” and that to be fair, he only knew because Naty told him how upset she was about it and about having to cover for Linda all the time. “--But then you knew that Maria knew and didn’t want to tell me anything about it! Good lord! Do you have any idea how distraught I was when I found out my father had a lover? He even set her up in an apartment!”
Speaking of said chippy, she goes back to the nadito de amor and asks the landlord why she can’t get in. He tells her that Sr. Sandoval had his attorney cancel the lease and so now it’s for rent again. He asks her to hand him over her key. She does and realizes things weren’t going her way after all.
Max tells Fabian that his father has left them and that the worst part of it all is that he hasn’t been able to tell his mother the news.
Maria has a touching heart to heart with Nat over her true feelings for JJ vs. Fab. Fab may have given her her first real kiss, Nat says, but she doesn’t love him. Besides, she adds, he’s in love with Fernanda. No, the attraction is all about Juanjo. Maria tells her then she’s got to fight for him. “--Go after him!”
Max and Fab return to the office. Fab asks when he plans to tell his mother. Max admits he hasn’t got the courage to tell her. Fab says, well, see! Now you know why the rest of us stayed mum about your father’s affair. How could you expect us to tell you when you can’t tell your own mother? And, you know what? Maria Desamparada didn’t deserve the way you humiliated her. ”--All right already! You’re right. You’ve made your point. Though I never expected that Maria would be so disloyal!” Fab insists she wasn’t. “--She simply kept quiet to protect you, like all the rest of us who love and care about you. Nat told me that she as well as Maria tried thousands of times to insist that Linda stop what she was doing, but she wouldn’t listen!” Max says well now it’s time he speaks to his mother and he can’t imagine what kind of damage telling her will cause. He starts to rush out the door, but Fab stops him. “--How about checking to see if she has time to see you first?” Max agrees, that makes more sense.
Fab goes in to speak to Lucy about setting up a time for Max to speak to Vicki. Lucy is caught crying at her desk. Fabian asks what the problem is. She tries denying that anything’s wrong. (Excuse me, but she’s got tears dripping uncontrollably from both cheeks, is sniffling to beat the band, and she sits there denying the obvious. That sort of thing just drives me BSC!) Anywho, Lucy eventually tells Fabian she set her sights on the wrong man is all. Fab lends her an ear and the two share a tender moment together. (Signs of a latent and budding new relationship for Fabulous Fabian?)
Maria D. pays an unexpected visit to Burnie and breaks down in tears. Burnie accepts her with open arms and tells her to let it all out. The scheming witch then tells Maria that Maria knows she loves her as if she were Maria’s own mother, and that she will do anything she can to help her. (OMG, with family like that who needs enemies?)
Back at Toni’s, Maria Re-arregalada is excited about her new wardrobe. “-- Isn’t that Victoria really a nice woman? I wasn’t going to forgive her for abandoning me, but now I really do love her so.” (I’m beginning to think that Maria-Ho is too dim-witted to survive at anything but hooking for a living. Maybe she’ll come out of this thing with a cut of the pie for unnecessary emotional pain and suffering or some such once the truth is known.
Back at the office, Vick informs Toni that she’s decided to take Maria-Ho home with her to introduce her to the rest of the family. “--It’s time they got to know her. I don’t want to have to continue to hide her away.”
~~Fin parte 2~~
Labels: triunfo
El Mundo de Telemundo: Week of March 14: Discuss among yourselves
HEREDEROS: Viernes- A pretty boring episode. Aside from Guadalupe accepting Gaspar's proposal on Beatriz' advice and Jose agreeing to accept paternity for Simón, not much new happened. Julieta moved back home and Sofía had dinner at the Millán's.
REINA: Viernes - Teresa does not want to get involved with another drug trafficker. She tells Santiago that she doesn't want to be wondering all the time if he has been shot. When Santiago claims that he won't come to a bad end, Teresa responds that that is what El Güero said and he is 3 feet underground.
Suleiman tells Santiago that the big jefe of illegal activities in these parts is Colonel Chaib. It so happens that the Colonel is looking for good pilots to 'manejar las pateras'. A 'patera' is a small boat, typically one used for illegal immigration. Santiago doesn't want to run illegal immigrants. He says that if there's trouble running drugs, you can always dump the stuff overboard but throwing people overboard is a crime.
Santiago and Colonel Chaib meet at Yamila. Chaib offers El Gallego a lot of money to run illegal immigrants to Spain. Santiago replies that he would rather just run drugs. Chaib promises that after a year or so, he could graduate to that business. 'You don't start building a house with the roof,' he says. Santiago asks for time to think about it.
Meanwhile, we already knew that Fátima, the prostitute with the heart of gold, has a son who lives in Morocco where she comes from. We find out that Mohamed, her son, was conceived when she was raped at age 14 by secret police types who killed her brother. The kid was being cared for by an aunt. Fatíma gets a call that the aunt has died and the kid is all alone. Dris has promised to help after Fatíma works for him for a year. He declines to act any sooner. When Teresa finds out about all this, she promises to help Fátima. Her first object, Chaib, refuses to cross his associate, Dris. Teresa tells Fátima that Mexicans are experts at sneaking people across borders. She suggest that she and Fátima go to Morocco and get the kid. Fátima educates Teresa in the realities of a woman's place in Morocco. Two women could not travel there alone.
Labels: aurora, herederos, reina-sur, telemundo
Friday, March 11, 2011
La Fea Más Bella #249-250 3/11/11 ¿Me dijo Don Fernando? (Did you call me DF?)
Capitulo 249.
Read k-Fuego's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.
1. Teresita tries to convince Fern to stay. See the transcript. He tells her that he resigned so Lety might stay. Lety won’t believe him, and he has no way to show his love is true. MamaT gets an idea.
2. Ali thinks Ariel will be the next president so she asks to be his assistant. He tries to pimp her but Tom punches Ariel in the face. Alicia fusses over Tom.
3. Marcia says they need Fern to stay to be president, or Ariel will sell off the company. MamaT says Fern needs Lety – they make a good team. Marcia needs to accept that Fern’s never coming back to her. MamaT knows she loves Fern; is she willing to sacrifice for him and for Conceptos? Everyone’s future is in her hands.
4. RoboPop assures FrostyPop that Lety won’t resign, and she’ll give everything she’s got to save Conceptos. Ali tells Tom she’s evicted. He says he’s not rich and can’t pay five months of back rent.
5. Marcia begs Fern to stay and be president. He refuses and says she should convince Lety instead. She’s the best for the company. Marcia says he’s already lost Lety. He should stay here with those who genuinely love him. She says if he goes he’ll ruin the company. He says he ruined it long ago.
6. Caro bumps into bitter Omar at the gate. He says that Conceptos makes him sick, and she suggests that it’s the other way around.
7. Marcia’s finest hour. She tells Lety (paraphrased), “After Doomsday, Fern confessed that he loves you. You left, he couldn’t find you, and he wanted to die. After his other affairs, he always returned to me. But after you, he never touched me again, nor any other woman. The night he left me, he was very clear. He loves only you. I’m telling you this because I love him and want the best for him.” Six times, Lety tried to tell Marcia she’s staying, but Queen Marcia shut her up. See what bad manners can cost you?
8. Aldo sells his restaurant, and we hear that he’s selling his house and boat too.
9. As Lety eavesdrops, Fern tells Irma how marvelous she is. Saimon begs Fern to stay. Fern counsels him to make up with Paula. Saimon offer a deal – if you stay, I’ll marry Paula and have 15-20 children.
10. Paula remembers to give Lety Aldo’s note. “Remember, I love you, and love is liberty.” Irma urges Lety to admit that she loves Fernando.
11. As Fernando is getting into his car, Lety runs out calling, “Don Fernando!” He freezes, walks to her, and says, “Me dijo Don Fernando?” She nods and he gives her the kiss of the century. Caray, caray!
Capitulo 250.
Read Amanda's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.
1. Fernando and Lety drive off. The cuartel weighs in. Irmita thinks they belong together and she’s sure Fernando loves her. Juana says it’s Lety’s turn to be happy. Paula, Sara and Lola think he’s going to hurt her again. Marta says nothing. Alicia is shocked.
2. Lety says that coming from Marcia, she believed it. Fern confirms, “I love you, Lety.” Lety says she never stopped loving him. On the phone, Mama warns her to be careful. Fernando butts in, “Hi, mother-in-law!”
3. Ali wants to tell Marcia something and she won’t like it. Marcia says, “Nothing can be worse than having told Lety that Fernando honestly loves her.” She did it to save the company, so Lety wouldn’t resign. Ali says that everyone knew three hours ago that she rescinded her resignation. Marcia blames Lety for not telling her because she always blames her problems on Lety.
4. Fern says, “Just tell me that you’ll come back to me. That we’ll live our lives together. That you’ll accept me again (he probably means intimately).” Lety says they need to work through a lot of things first, and it will take time. His skin and hers need to meet again. He says he doesn’t need time. He needs her with him now and forever (not just until the tide goes out).
5. Fern says that if Lety hadn’t stopped him, he would’ve left for Rio for years, because she wasn’t with him, and because it was the only way he could leave her alone. She’s worried about Marcia suffering (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!), but he says that their own suffering must not be in vain. He asks what happened between her and Aldo.
6. Teresita suggests to Marcia that maybe Fernando was never really hers. With distance she’s seen that he was never truly committed to her. Marcia refuses to accept that.
7. Lety says she and Aldo kissed twice, and Fern is worried that it was the horizontal kind. Lety explains that she wanted to die and Aldo saved her. Fern admits that he’s insanely jealous.
8. He gets awkward and asks if her skin has met his yet. She stammers then agrees and he starts an ignition kiss, but she scampers away and says it’s all too much. Launch aborted. He waits until she gives tacit permission before he follows her. He takes her hand and gives her space. He takes her face and looks for a green light to kiss her again. When he doesn’t find it, he holds her warmly and she is very content.
9. He writes their names in the sky. In the morning, he says it’s like the dawn of their lives, too. He asks her to marry him. See the transcript. He has to ask six times before she finally says, “It’s what I want most in my life.”
10. Back in DF, he’s eager to get married as soon as possible. He doesn’t want anything to get in the way. And now he wants to get back his dignity by putting Conceptos right.
11. Aldo tells the judge he wants to pay off Conceptos’ debt.
Spanish Lesson: Teresita Shines
Teresita: What are you going to do?
F: What I should’ve done when I lost the presidency. Resign.
T: No, you can’t do that. Now with the resignation of Leticia, we need you more than ever. You should assume the presidency.
F: I have nothing to do here. The most sensible thing I can do is leave. Because maybe Lety will decide to stay, and that will be the best thing for the company.
T: So your leaving is her fault?
F: No, I’m leaving for my sins (culpas). Besides, I don’t want to bother her any more with my presence.
T: Ah. And how do you disturb her?
F: Mama, Lety and I are in love. I hurt her a lot, and she’s still suffering.
T: You really love her?
F: With all my soul.
T: You know I’m not at all pleased with your relationship with that woman.
F: I know. But it finished. I’ll never get her back.
T: Fernando, whether or not I appreciate that woman, I can’t stand to see you like this. Leticia should give you another chance.
F: Lety doesn’t believe me. She’s gone a long time not believing me. She doesn’t trust me, and there is no way to show that my love is true.
The Proposal
F: It seems like the sunrise of our life, doesn’t it?
L: Yes, DonF. What a beautiful thing to say. Like our lives are dawning.
F: Lety .. let’s get married. Do you want to marry me?
L: It’s that.. I can’t believe it.
F: Lety, answer me. I’m asking if you want to marry me.
L: Do you mean it, DonF? Are you telling me the truth?
F: Yes, Lety, of course. Tell me. Do you accept?
L: I believed nobody would ever ask me that.
F: I’m not just asking. I’m begging. Marry me, okay?
L: Don Fernando, tan divino. I’m happy, DonF. This is the second happiest day of my life. The happiest was my last birthday. And now today.
F: Then tell me yes, okay? Tell me that you’ll marry me. Please.
L: It’s what I want most in my life. It’s the only thing I live for, Don Fernando.
F: Lety. Mi Lety. Gracias. La amo.
Read k-Fuego's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.
1. Teresita tries to convince Fern to stay. See the transcript. He tells her that he resigned so Lety might stay. Lety won’t believe him, and he has no way to show his love is true. MamaT gets an idea.2. Ali thinks Ariel will be the next president so she asks to be his assistant. He tries to pimp her but Tom punches Ariel in the face. Alicia fusses over Tom.
3. Marcia says they need Fern to stay to be president, or Ariel will sell off the company. MamaT says Fern needs Lety – they make a good team. Marcia needs to accept that Fern’s never coming back to her. MamaT knows she loves Fern; is she willing to sacrifice for him and for Conceptos? Everyone’s future is in her hands.
4. RoboPop assures FrostyPop that Lety won’t resign, and she’ll give everything she’s got to save Conceptos. Ali tells Tom she’s evicted. He says he’s not rich and can’t pay five months of back rent.
5. Marcia begs Fern to stay and be president. He refuses and says she should convince Lety instead. She’s the best for the company. Marcia says he’s already lost Lety. He should stay here with those who genuinely love him. She says if he goes he’ll ruin the company. He says he ruined it long ago.
6. Caro bumps into bitter Omar at the gate. He says that Conceptos makes him sick, and she suggests that it’s the other way around.
7. Marcia’s finest hour. She tells Lety (paraphrased), “After Doomsday, Fern confessed that he loves you. You left, he couldn’t find you, and he wanted to die. After his other affairs, he always returned to me. But after you, he never touched me again, nor any other woman. The night he left me, he was very clear. He loves only you. I’m telling you this because I love him and want the best for him.” Six times, Lety tried to tell Marcia she’s staying, but Queen Marcia shut her up. See what bad manners can cost you?
8. Aldo sells his restaurant, and we hear that he’s selling his house and boat too.
9. As Lety eavesdrops, Fern tells Irma how marvelous she is. Saimon begs Fern to stay. Fern counsels him to make up with Paula. Saimon offer a deal – if you stay, I’ll marry Paula and have 15-20 children.10. Paula remembers to give Lety Aldo’s note. “Remember, I love you, and love is liberty.” Irma urges Lety to admit that she loves Fernando.
11. As Fernando is getting into his car, Lety runs out calling, “Don Fernando!” He freezes, walks to her, and says, “Me dijo Don Fernando?” She nods and he gives her the kiss of the century. Caray, caray!
Capitulo 250.
Read Amanda's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.
1. Fernando and Lety drive off. The cuartel weighs in. Irmita thinks they belong together and she’s sure Fernando loves her. Juana says it’s Lety’s turn to be happy. Paula, Sara and Lola think he’s going to hurt her again. Marta says nothing. Alicia is shocked.2. Lety says that coming from Marcia, she believed it. Fern confirms, “I love you, Lety.” Lety says she never stopped loving him. On the phone, Mama warns her to be careful. Fernando butts in, “Hi, mother-in-law!”
3. Ali wants to tell Marcia something and she won’t like it. Marcia says, “Nothing can be worse than having told Lety that Fernando honestly loves her.” She did it to save the company, so Lety wouldn’t resign. Ali says that everyone knew three hours ago that she rescinded her resignation. Marcia blames Lety for not telling her because she always blames her problems on Lety.4. Fern says, “Just tell me that you’ll come back to me. That we’ll live our lives together. That you’ll accept me again (he probably means intimately).” Lety says they need to work through a lot of things first, and it will take time. His skin and hers need to meet again. He says he doesn’t need time. He needs her with him now and forever (not just until the tide goes out).
5. Fern says that if Lety hadn’t stopped him, he would’ve left for Rio for years, because she wasn’t with him, and because it was the only way he could leave her alone. She’s worried about Marcia suffering (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!), but he says that their own suffering must not be in vain. He asks what happened between her and Aldo.
6. Teresita suggests to Marcia that maybe Fernando was never really hers. With distance she’s seen that he was never truly committed to her. Marcia refuses to accept that.
7. Lety says she and Aldo kissed twice, and Fern is worried that it was the horizontal kind. Lety explains that she wanted to die and Aldo saved her. Fern admits that he’s insanely jealous.
8. He gets awkward and asks if her skin has met his yet. She stammers then agrees and he starts an ignition kiss, but she scampers away and says it’s all too much. Launch aborted. He waits until she gives tacit permission before he follows her. He takes her hand and gives her space. He takes her face and looks for a green light to kiss her again. When he doesn’t find it, he holds her warmly and she is very content.
9. He writes their names in the sky. In the morning, he says it’s like the dawn of their lives, too. He asks her to marry him. See the transcript. He has to ask six times before she finally says, “It’s what I want most in my life.”10. Back in DF, he’s eager to get married as soon as possible. He doesn’t want anything to get in the way. And now he wants to get back his dignity by putting Conceptos right.
11. Aldo tells the judge he wants to pay off Conceptos’ debt.
Spanish Lesson: Teresita Shines
Teresita: What are you going to do?
F: What I should’ve done when I lost the presidency. Resign.
T: No, you can’t do that. Now with the resignation of Leticia, we need you more than ever. You should assume the presidency.
F: I have nothing to do here. The most sensible thing I can do is leave. Because maybe Lety will decide to stay, and that will be the best thing for the company.
T: So your leaving is her fault?
F: No, I’m leaving for my sins (culpas). Besides, I don’t want to bother her any more with my presence.
T: Ah. And how do you disturb her?
F: Mama, Lety and I are in love. I hurt her a lot, and she’s still suffering.
T: You really love her?
F: With all my soul.
T: You know I’m not at all pleased with your relationship with that woman.
F: I know. But it finished. I’ll never get her back.
T: Fernando, whether or not I appreciate that woman, I can’t stand to see you like this. Leticia should give you another chance.
F: Lety doesn’t believe me. She’s gone a long time not believing me. She doesn’t trust me, and there is no way to show that my love is true.
The Proposal
F: It seems like the sunrise of our life, doesn’t it?
L: Yes, DonF. What a beautiful thing to say. Like our lives are dawning.
F: Lety .. let’s get married. Do you want to marry me?
L: It’s that.. I can’t believe it.
F: Lety, answer me. I’m asking if you want to marry me.
L: Do you mean it, DonF? Are you telling me the truth?
F: Yes, Lety, of course. Tell me. Do you accept?
L: I believed nobody would ever ask me that.
F: I’m not just asking. I’m begging. Marry me, okay?
L: Don Fernando, tan divino. I’m happy, DonF. This is the second happiest day of my life. The happiest was my last birthday. And now today.
F: Then tell me yes, okay? Tell me that you’ll marry me. Please.
L: It’s what I want most in my life. It’s the only thing I live for, Don Fernando.
F: Lety. Mi Lety. Gracias. La amo.
Labels: fea-2010
Eva Luna #88 Thu 3/10/11 flowing truth serum, complicated love triangles, growing slimy nose, IDIOT MAN (a.k.a. No. 5) IS A-LIVE!!!!
This recap is brought to you by Marta Ivett:
Marce: (drinking heavily as if with water) Everyone has been mocking me! Everyone! Beginning with the stupid step father of yours!! He gave my inheritance to Eva!! To that lowlife!! (inmunda) Because I should have finished her from the beginning! Stupid me for not doing it!!
Leo: Stop shouting, someone will hear you!! Stop!
Marce: I don’t care that they hear me!!! Let everyone hear me!! Darn Julio!! He gave her my inheritance!! IF it weren’t for him Eva would be in jail!! She would be locked in there!!
Leo: Mom, what are you talking about??
Marce: Julio left a letter with his lawyer saying that if I removed the accusation, he would unlock my accounts!
Leo: That is why you did it!
(Dano gets to Marce’s door)
Marce: Why else would you think I would do that? He forced me!! Your sister and I planned it all very well!! The signature on the check I did turned great!! And this disgraced Eva fell hook line and sinker!! And she went to cash it!! I almost got her locked in jail for burglary!! (Dano is making faces) But… but I still can do it! I will go to the police right now and accuse her again!
Leo: No, mother, you are not going anywhere, mom! (Dano opens the door slightly)
Marce: Let go of me!!
Leo: Stop shouting! Control yourself and lower your voice!
Marce: You are right, my son. No one should find out that Eva did not steal those 25K… least of all Daniel!! I know, I know!... It was so easy to deceive him too… both of them are just stupid…
Julio is calling Justa… she insists they don’t see each other and he keeps insisting she promised to visit again. She changes her mind, now I have a life, I am married and have another life. Julio rebutes he won’t accept that, he feels she still loves him, and he will still pursue her until he convinces her to visit him again. Justa gets upset, tells him not to look for her again, and hangs up. Ricardo comes by, he overheard her calling the one on the phone.. ‘Julio’?
Leo: Stop, mom. Listen to me. Enough. you are saying a lot of silly things. Please stop.
Marce: I am not telling anything but the truth. Eva was an embezzle… when she went to cash the check for Victoria… and Daniel! He is just an idiot who believes everything! He is just like his whole family!
(Dano has had enough, he barges in)
Dano: Shut up already, Dona Marcela!
Leo: Dano, when did you get here?
Dano: Just in time to hear everything!!
(Leo runs after Dano, reaches him in the car, while Marce stays alone laughing…)
Leo: Dano, listen to me!! My mom is delirious from the alcohol! She is not well because Bruno ruined her!
Dano: Just about that is what I came to talk to her and look at the surprise I got!
Leo: Dano, don’t listen to what she said! (grabs Dano by arm to pull him out of the car)
Dano: Never put your hand on me again, you hear??
Leo: She is drunk! She doesn’t know what she is saying! She is just talking silly!
Dano: She said very clearly that She and Victoria planned the check trick! That Eva is innocent!! And that I fell like an idiot!!
Leo: She has drunk a lot!
Dano: Stop defending her, Leonardo!! I am two seconds from believing that you knew everything from the start and kept quiet!
Leo: No! I swear I didn’t!
Dano: Your mother has always been capable of the worse deeds to get what she wants!
And your sister also lost her mask! But I will not forgive her for this one for sure!! (gets in the car quick)
Leo: Daniel, what are you going to do??
Dano: What I should have done a long time ago!!
(Justa finds Ricardo laying in bed)
Justa notices Ricardo is worried and asks what is wrong. HE tells her he is not feeling bad but is worried… No, it’s not about Adriancito. … Justa asks then what is it?
Ric: who is that man who called you today?. Who is Julio?
Jus: I don’t understand. Why are you now asking me about Julio?
Ric: Tell me who is he. Why were you asking him not to look for you, not to call you anymore?
Jus: Because it is for the best.
Ric: Julio is that man from your past, right?
Jus: Yes.
Dano gets to his bedroom, he is packing Vicky’s things as he shouts:
You are a liar, Vicky! And a cheater!! How could I not realize the type of person you are?? But it is really over now!! You are leaving for good!!
Damian finds Marisol when she gets off the taxi… tells her he realizes she was not on a trip like she had said. Marisol tries to talk her way out of it, but Damian won’t buy any.
Better show up to work tonight.
Eva is checking on Tia Tilde… Eva asks her not to worry about their mother. They will not forgive her for abandoning them or for trying to muddy up their father’s memory.
Vicky gets home. She is in disbelief when she sees the suitcase packed and hears Dano tells her she is leaving RIGHT NOW!!
V: You can’t do this to me! (martyr act again)
D: Pick up your stuff and leave my house right now!!
V: I have loved you too much!! You can’t push me away from your side!!
D: You have never loved me!! All you have done is betray me a thousand times!! You agreed with your mother to come up with the check story and accuse Eva of burglary!!
V: That is not true!! What are you talking about?? Eva is a liar!! Surely she…
D: IT was not her who told me!! IT was your mother… (V is shocked)
Marisol is scared pacing around her room, she tells herself Violeta is right, she has to go. And if I don’t go Damian an take revenge on me, and he could also harm Francisco!!
V: Forgive me, I did it for love… I did not want to lose you!
D: For God’s sake, cut out the drama! Get up and leave already!! I don’t want to see you here one more minute!!
V: (gets to his knees and begins to shout nonsense and repeating she loves him)
D: Victoria, please! It is over!! Understand it once and for all!!
(Vicky faints and Dano again gets scared for her… FF>>>)
Ric: Why did you lie to me, Justa? Why did you tell me he had died when it was not true? He is alive, and has come back to your life.
Jus: I did not tell you because I did not want to anguish you. I thought that issue was over. I also told him I did not want to see him, that I married you and I rebuilt my life with you.. and I begged him to leave me in peace…
Ric: And even then he insists in contacting you?
Jus: Yes.
Ric: Alright, if he tries it again I want to know. I want to meet him so he will have it clear that now you are my wife and you love me.
At Newville, everyone is in 911 mode… (Dano, Fran and Jaqui)
Deborah tells her assistant everything that has happened at Misery manor lately… Without Ismael’s support, Eva and Alicia will never believe me.
V: (wakes up and is acting crazy) Don’t come close to me!! You want to kill me!! Those are your accomplices!! Go away, Daniel!! What did you all do to me??
Dano asks Jackie to call 911 and Fran comments that it looks Vicky has a loose screw (LOL! That is what I say when someone has gone coo-coo)
Leo tells Eva about Bruno ‘s deed on Marcela and that Marcela is now acting and talking crazy… Again Leo puts on his charm and asks Eva not to let Marce’s old deeds harm their relationship.
Carlos calls Alicia again, he got her phone number by contacts in jail. He keeps trying to get her to listen to him and apologize for his initial approach… HE just wanted to see her. He insists he wants to regain her friendship and her trust. She says she can’t forget his threats about getting revenge for his jail time. She cannot complicate her life anymore. He asks for just one outing/date… She finally gives in…
Doctor comes to see Vicky… Dano tells him what happened…(Vicky lifts her head while Dano tells the doctor so we know she is just fine and putting on a Hollywood act on them) Dano leaves the doctor alone with her and she immediately gets up and tells Doc she is making it all up. Vicky tells him she is about to tell him what she wants and then he can tell her how much it will cost her.
Downstairs at bar, Fran thanks Dano for the honeymoon, wants his old job back. Dano tells him what happened and just when he was kicking her out, she fainted.
Fran: Now that we are both here drinking and we are friends, don’t you want to tell me?
Dano: Fran, Evan never stole money from me. The check she went to cash at the bank was written by Marcela and it was Vicky who gave it to Eva!
Fran: (gets excited) I told you, boss! She was innocent!! I told you!!
Dano: Everyone! All of you told me!! Everyone knew it except for me!! You! Laurita! Jackie!! Everyone told me!! But I let myself be deceived like an EMBEZZLE!!
Fran: Well, you are right about that, but don’t take it so hard on yourself! Remember the evidence said the contrary, that she was guilty!!
Dano: It doesn’t matter, Francisco. I have no justification. I know Eva, I should have never doubted her innocence!
Fran: You are right about that. You are regretting it, right, boss?
Dano: OF course, Francisco.
Fran: Then cut it loose, go apologize to her!
(Vicky explains to Doctor what is going on, she needs time to get Dano back and her mother had told her what to do … Dr says let me guess… Marce also suggested to you to fake craziness when you woke up! And my job is to back up your ‘play’!..
V: Will you do it?
Dr: Faking craziness is not that easy to do.)
Dano: you are right, Fran. What I have to do is to divorce Victoria and apologize to Eva and try to reconquer her! She is the only woman I love!
Fran: Yes it sounds simple, boss, but I would not like to be in your shoes… But you will see, after a storm the sun will always appear and will shine.
Dano: Not that quick. Still have to resolve the Victoria issue.
(Doctor comes to see Dano… diagnosis: severe post-traumatic shock… Dano willing to take her to best hospitals, but Dr recommends the patient not be moved… need to keep them in a stable environment to avoid more crisis… )
Dano: Doctor, forgive my asking, but knowing Victoria like we do, could she be making all this up to avoid my taking her out of the house?
Dr: Don’t think so. (this is same Dr who was giving Marce the poison to kill Julio with)
Dano: (more irritated) Then God forgive me but I don’t believe her!! And I won’t let this hinder on my plans to get divorce!!
Vicky is around listening ‘you don’t think I am crazy? Then you asked for it, Dano. I will have to do something to show you.
(Eva is remembering the night of the awards show and her first kiss with Dano outside)
Eva: why since the day I decided to advance the wedding to Leonardo… I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you Daniel?
Dan: (behind her) your wedding to Leo… is a mistake.
Damian is mangling Violeta accusing her she knew Marisol was not ‘on a trip’. In comes Marisol and yells at Damian to let Violeta go.
Damian threatens Marisol she won’t tell it if she lies to him again. He wants her to get dress to go work. She says she did not come to work. She came to quit. He is shocked. She repeats what she said, he says it’s too late for her to walk out and reminds her of the money she owes him… and keeps trying to intimidate her, but she says she is tired of fear and having her mistakes control her life… she will regret it… she says she went to the police to tell them if something happens to her or her husband it was Damian’s fault.
Eva: What are you doing here?
Dano: I came to talk to you. Renata told me you were out here in the garden.
Eva: it is not time for visits. What do you want?
Dano: There are two very important things I want you to know… and after I heard you say what I just heard you say, to ask you not to marry Leonardo tomorrow or ever.
Eva: let’s not start that again.
Dano: Eva, my divorce from Victoria is definitive!!
Eva: What do I care about your divorce?
Dano: Because I will be a free man again!
Eva: Perfect! Then you can date Liliana and even marry her then!
Dano: (discouraged) Well, that is possible. But I was not thinking precisely about her.
Eva: Look, I have it clear that that woman is after you. I got it very clear the night you were kissing as we were eating. Remember? And this afternoon during the commercial recording, you were pretty charming with her. You even offered to take he to her hotel, right?
Dano: Ja… And you say you are not jealous?
Eva: No! I don’t care about that.
Dano: Well, you can’t believe that yourself.
(Eva tries to leave but he won’t let her…)
Dano: Eva! Please… sit down…
Eva: Tell me what you have to tell me and then leave.
Dano: Eva… I came to apologize to you.
Eva: Apologize?
Dano: Yes… I doubted you… and I beg your forgiveness…
Eva: I don’t understand. What are you talking about?
Dano: I know now you are innocent of what you were accused of! That you did not steal the $25K!
Eva: Of course not, Daniel! I thought… that you knew it was not true!
Dano: Well, I always kept the hope it was not true, but I have to confess that there were moments where I doubted your innocence!
Eva: Well you are a cynical! How do you dare make up that story?
Dano: It is no fake story, Eva! I am telling you the truth!
Eva: I know very well that you made up the story of the check to undermine my credibility and get me locked up in jail, Daniel!
(Dano stands up in shock)
Dano: Eva, please, you have to believe me! I never faked the check story to ruin your reputation! How would I? I was shown pictures of you cashing a check with a fake signature of mine! And then when you disappeared, I thought the worst.
Eva: I never went to no bank to cash no check of yours!!
Dano: Yes, Eva. The check you got from Victoria! Remember?
Eva: What are you saying?
Dano: Yes! We both fell in a trap! The check you cashed was not from her personal account, it was from the agency! Marcela signed that check and made me believe it had been you!!
Eva: Why did they do that to me? Why??
Dano: To split us, Eva! And at that moment it worked!!
Vicky is at Newville anxiously waiting for Dano.. she wonders if Dano is with Eva… no, Leo would not allow it… what if he is being stupid and those two are meeting in hiding?
Eva: My God, how silly of me! Why didn’t I realize that before??
Dano: No, Eva, the one who should have realized it was me!!
Eva: No wonder Victoria’s attitude when I saw her in front of your house!
Dano: When was that?
Eva: When I went to see you to clarify the story between us!
Dano: Then you came back?
Eva: Yes, Daniel. But she was able to manage the situation so that I would not see you.
(Eva remembers Victoria intimidating her in front of Dano’s house)
Eva: She told me she was giving me a chance to escape and if I did not, she and her mother would support you to get me in jail!
Dano: Wait a minute… there is something here I don’t understand… what made you think that I had made up the check story to harm you??
Eva: Leo told me that.
(Leo on phone with Victoria, Victoria is telling him Eva and Dano might be meeting)
Dano: Then he lied to you, Eva!! Leo lied to you!! He must have told you that to make you hate me more! To split us!!
Eva: No, there must be an explanation!!
Dano: For God’s sake, what??
Eva: I don’t know!! But it is horrible for him to have lied to me that way!!
Dano: Yes, as horrible as what his mother and sister did, right? Now I will definitely not let you marry him!! (approaches her, possibly holding her arms) Eva!! We need to forget about them! What we have to do is be happy together!!
Eva: (crying) No, Dano… it is impossible for us, please…
Dano: Why do you keep denying it? If you and I love each other, we have a son!! We are dying for each other!! Wanting each other!! As soon as I divorce Victoria there will be nothing to keep us apart!!
Eva: There is a huge reason … huge and hopeless reason for us not to be together! Understand it!!
Dano: What is it Eva??
Eva: You know it, Daniel!!
Dano: I don’t know!! For God’s sake! Tell me, please!!
(she is crying very upset now)
Ali is in her room wondering about Carlos’ intentions… what if I ask Tony to come along? No, those two hate each other…
Dano: Eva, for God’s sake… what can be so serious for us to stay apart??
(Leo walks in) Leo, don’t budge in!! This is a conversation between Eva and me!
Leo: I mess in because it is my right! Eva will be my wife, Dano.
Dano: We will see about that. Because first you will explain to Eva why you told her that it was I who made up the check story to ruin her reputation! Why did you tell her that?
Leo: Because that is honestly what I believed at the moment, Daniel! Neither Eva or I could understand that you thought she was a burglar! I figured it was your way of getting back at her for everything that was happening…
Eva: Enough about the issue!! I don’t want to hear anymore!
Dano: Well, I do! And I won’t leave until you tell me the reason we can’t be together!!
Leo: The reason, Daniel, is that she loves me deeply!! (some nose is growing longer while Dano takes a deep breath so he can control himself from punching that growing nose right out of Leo’s face) Understand it!! That is why we advanced the date of our wedding!! Did she tell you or not??
Dano: Yes, she told me!!
Leo: Then accept it!! Accept it and reconcile with my sister! Eva will marry me, Daniel!
Dano: My marriage to Victoria is already over!! And as soon as she is over her crisis, she will leave my house and my life!!
Leo: What crisis are you talking about?
Dano: Apparently she is faking being crazy but I am not buying it!!
Eva: Enough, Daniel, please! Leave! Leave me in peace, I beg you!!
(he grabs her arms and gets close to her)
Dano: I want to be with you and with our son. Our happiness depends on you…
(she looks down upset)
Leo: I would not have left. If he knew you know about the barbarie he committed, he would not say that, right?... Eva.. you were about to accuse him of your dad’s death, right?
Eva: Yes, I know… but something stopped me.
Leo: Whatever it was, I am glad. I understand it was not the right moment. But don’t worry. Don’t worry, it will come.
Eva: You are right, Leonardo… But you know what? The moment has come for something… for your mother to leave this house.
(Leo does not look happy…)
At the board house, Mari arrives home… Fran keeps playing the abandoned husband. Called you. My cell phone battery went dead… where were you? Or can’t I ask you that?... I love it… Did you go with Giorgio to the movies… nope… she went to the cabaret to talk to Damian and tell him she will not go back to work there anymore. Thanks to you… to your support…
Leo: Have pity (on her) Eva! I beg you! Please!
Eva: I have had enough pity for her.. And if I don’t kick her now is because she is drunk. But tomorrow she is gone!! Do you realize what she did to me?? She almost got me in jail!!
Leo: Alright. Give me a few days. Give me time to buy an apartment and get her settled. I know she has harmed you. And I support your decision. But she is my mother. Understand me. And as bad as she has behaved I can’t abandon her.
Eva: Alright. You have a month (Eva, I hope you won’t have to bury someone in that month)
Leo comes to Newville next morning and asks for Victoria… he tells Jackie maybe Vicky will eat for him.
Leo chats with Vicky, now you are playing crazy.. but Dano is not so convinced… Vicky says don’t worry, I got this… Does mom know? Yes. She went hysterical when she found out Bruno was my lover. Leo tells Vicky Bruno ruined Marcela.
Full circle? (now Renata waits on a sick bedridden Marcela)…
Marce thinks that neither Dano will divorce Victoria nor you will get your way, Bruno!
Vicky hints Leo that Rosaura (the cousin?) might know Bruno’s location, she is the one who told Vicky Bruno had left on a trip.
Marce remembers threatening Bruno whoever betrays her might even die early on.
The Buick folks are back in agency to meet with Eva, she is anxious to show them their work so far.
Dano makes it to Misery manor with a gift for Pablito. Tia Tilde lets him in to see him.
Dano: I love him from the first moment I saw him. And now that I know I am his dad,
I want to be with him all the time..
Tilde: I can imagine. But Eva will never want to go back with you. I can assure you.
Dano: Well I won’t lose hope. Besides, I want to fulfill my fatherly duties. And even if she denies my rights, I think I would be capable of any crazy deed to be with him. Right, papi?
At NewVille, Vicky leaves… Dano is leaving Misery manor… Vicky is peeking in the window while Tilde fixes something in kitchen. Vicky is mad looking for the kid… finds him in foyer in playpen… (end of ep)
Previews: the end is coming… Critical phase… we see Vicky taking the kid… Eva nervous asking everyone where is her son… Eva yells at her aunt someone took him. Last we see is crying Eva about to hug Dano…
The final episodes begin tomorrow!
-Marta Ivett
Marce: (drinking heavily as if with water) Everyone has been mocking me! Everyone! Beginning with the stupid step father of yours!! He gave my inheritance to Eva!! To that lowlife!! (inmunda) Because I should have finished her from the beginning! Stupid me for not doing it!!
Leo: Stop shouting, someone will hear you!! Stop!
Marce: I don’t care that they hear me!!! Let everyone hear me!! Darn Julio!! He gave her my inheritance!! IF it weren’t for him Eva would be in jail!! She would be locked in there!!
Leo: Mom, what are you talking about??
Marce: Julio left a letter with his lawyer saying that if I removed the accusation, he would unlock my accounts!
Leo: That is why you did it!
(Dano gets to Marce’s door)
Marce: Why else would you think I would do that? He forced me!! Your sister and I planned it all very well!! The signature on the check I did turned great!! And this disgraced Eva fell hook line and sinker!! And she went to cash it!! I almost got her locked in jail for burglary!! (Dano is making faces) But… but I still can do it! I will go to the police right now and accuse her again!
Leo: No, mother, you are not going anywhere, mom! (Dano opens the door slightly)
Marce: Let go of me!!
Leo: Stop shouting! Control yourself and lower your voice!
Marce: You are right, my son. No one should find out that Eva did not steal those 25K… least of all Daniel!! I know, I know!... It was so easy to deceive him too… both of them are just stupid…
Julio is calling Justa… she insists they don’t see each other and he keeps insisting she promised to visit again. She changes her mind, now I have a life, I am married and have another life. Julio rebutes he won’t accept that, he feels she still loves him, and he will still pursue her until he convinces her to visit him again. Justa gets upset, tells him not to look for her again, and hangs up. Ricardo comes by, he overheard her calling the one on the phone.. ‘Julio’?
Leo: Stop, mom. Listen to me. Enough. you are saying a lot of silly things. Please stop.
Marce: I am not telling anything but the truth. Eva was an embezzle… when she went to cash the check for Victoria… and Daniel! He is just an idiot who believes everything! He is just like his whole family!
(Dano has had enough, he barges in)
Dano: Shut up already, Dona Marcela!
Leo: Dano, when did you get here?
Dano: Just in time to hear everything!!
(Leo runs after Dano, reaches him in the car, while Marce stays alone laughing…)
Leo: Dano, listen to me!! My mom is delirious from the alcohol! She is not well because Bruno ruined her!
Dano: Just about that is what I came to talk to her and look at the surprise I got!
Leo: Dano, don’t listen to what she said! (grabs Dano by arm to pull him out of the car)
Dano: Never put your hand on me again, you hear??
Leo: She is drunk! She doesn’t know what she is saying! She is just talking silly!
Dano: She said very clearly that She and Victoria planned the check trick! That Eva is innocent!! And that I fell like an idiot!!
Leo: She has drunk a lot!
Dano: Stop defending her, Leonardo!! I am two seconds from believing that you knew everything from the start and kept quiet!
Leo: No! I swear I didn’t!
Dano: Your mother has always been capable of the worse deeds to get what she wants!
And your sister also lost her mask! But I will not forgive her for this one for sure!! (gets in the car quick)
Leo: Daniel, what are you going to do??
Dano: What I should have done a long time ago!!
(Justa finds Ricardo laying in bed)
Justa notices Ricardo is worried and asks what is wrong. HE tells her he is not feeling bad but is worried… No, it’s not about Adriancito. … Justa asks then what is it?
Ric: who is that man who called you today?. Who is Julio?
Jus: I don’t understand. Why are you now asking me about Julio?
Ric: Tell me who is he. Why were you asking him not to look for you, not to call you anymore?
Jus: Because it is for the best.
Ric: Julio is that man from your past, right?
Jus: Yes.
Dano gets to his bedroom, he is packing Vicky’s things as he shouts:
You are a liar, Vicky! And a cheater!! How could I not realize the type of person you are?? But it is really over now!! You are leaving for good!!
Damian finds Marisol when she gets off the taxi… tells her he realizes she was not on a trip like she had said. Marisol tries to talk her way out of it, but Damian won’t buy any.
Better show up to work tonight.
Eva is checking on Tia Tilde… Eva asks her not to worry about their mother. They will not forgive her for abandoning them or for trying to muddy up their father’s memory.
Vicky gets home. She is in disbelief when she sees the suitcase packed and hears Dano tells her she is leaving RIGHT NOW!!
V: You can’t do this to me! (martyr act again)
D: Pick up your stuff and leave my house right now!!
V: I have loved you too much!! You can’t push me away from your side!!
D: You have never loved me!! All you have done is betray me a thousand times!! You agreed with your mother to come up with the check story and accuse Eva of burglary!!
V: That is not true!! What are you talking about?? Eva is a liar!! Surely she…
D: IT was not her who told me!! IT was your mother… (V is shocked)
Marisol is scared pacing around her room, she tells herself Violeta is right, she has to go. And if I don’t go Damian an take revenge on me, and he could also harm Francisco!!
V: Forgive me, I did it for love… I did not want to lose you!
D: For God’s sake, cut out the drama! Get up and leave already!! I don’t want to see you here one more minute!!
V: (gets to his knees and begins to shout nonsense and repeating she loves him)
D: Victoria, please! It is over!! Understand it once and for all!!
(Vicky faints and Dano again gets scared for her… FF>>>)
Ric: Why did you lie to me, Justa? Why did you tell me he had died when it was not true? He is alive, and has come back to your life.
Jus: I did not tell you because I did not want to anguish you. I thought that issue was over. I also told him I did not want to see him, that I married you and I rebuilt my life with you.. and I begged him to leave me in peace…
Ric: And even then he insists in contacting you?
Jus: Yes.
Ric: Alright, if he tries it again I want to know. I want to meet him so he will have it clear that now you are my wife and you love me.
At Newville, everyone is in 911 mode… (Dano, Fran and Jaqui)
Deborah tells her assistant everything that has happened at Misery manor lately… Without Ismael’s support, Eva and Alicia will never believe me.
V: (wakes up and is acting crazy) Don’t come close to me!! You want to kill me!! Those are your accomplices!! Go away, Daniel!! What did you all do to me??
Dano asks Jackie to call 911 and Fran comments that it looks Vicky has a loose screw (LOL! That is what I say when someone has gone coo-coo)
Leo tells Eva about Bruno ‘s deed on Marcela and that Marcela is now acting and talking crazy… Again Leo puts on his charm and asks Eva not to let Marce’s old deeds harm their relationship.
Carlos calls Alicia again, he got her phone number by contacts in jail. He keeps trying to get her to listen to him and apologize for his initial approach… HE just wanted to see her. He insists he wants to regain her friendship and her trust. She says she can’t forget his threats about getting revenge for his jail time. She cannot complicate her life anymore. He asks for just one outing/date… She finally gives in…
Doctor comes to see Vicky… Dano tells him what happened…(Vicky lifts her head while Dano tells the doctor so we know she is just fine and putting on a Hollywood act on them) Dano leaves the doctor alone with her and she immediately gets up and tells Doc she is making it all up. Vicky tells him she is about to tell him what she wants and then he can tell her how much it will cost her.
Downstairs at bar, Fran thanks Dano for the honeymoon, wants his old job back. Dano tells him what happened and just when he was kicking her out, she fainted.
Fran: Now that we are both here drinking and we are friends, don’t you want to tell me?
Dano: Fran, Evan never stole money from me. The check she went to cash at the bank was written by Marcela and it was Vicky who gave it to Eva!
Fran: (gets excited) I told you, boss! She was innocent!! I told you!!
Dano: Everyone! All of you told me!! Everyone knew it except for me!! You! Laurita! Jackie!! Everyone told me!! But I let myself be deceived like an EMBEZZLE!!
Fran: Well, you are right about that, but don’t take it so hard on yourself! Remember the evidence said the contrary, that she was guilty!!
Dano: It doesn’t matter, Francisco. I have no justification. I know Eva, I should have never doubted her innocence!
Fran: You are right about that. You are regretting it, right, boss?
Dano: OF course, Francisco.
Fran: Then cut it loose, go apologize to her!
(Vicky explains to Doctor what is going on, she needs time to get Dano back and her mother had told her what to do … Dr says let me guess… Marce also suggested to you to fake craziness when you woke up! And my job is to back up your ‘play’!..
V: Will you do it?
Dr: Faking craziness is not that easy to do.)
Dano: you are right, Fran. What I have to do is to divorce Victoria and apologize to Eva and try to reconquer her! She is the only woman I love!
Fran: Yes it sounds simple, boss, but I would not like to be in your shoes… But you will see, after a storm the sun will always appear and will shine.
Dano: Not that quick. Still have to resolve the Victoria issue.
(Doctor comes to see Dano… diagnosis: severe post-traumatic shock… Dano willing to take her to best hospitals, but Dr recommends the patient not be moved… need to keep them in a stable environment to avoid more crisis… )
Dano: Doctor, forgive my asking, but knowing Victoria like we do, could she be making all this up to avoid my taking her out of the house?
Dr: Don’t think so. (this is same Dr who was giving Marce the poison to kill Julio with)
Dano: (more irritated) Then God forgive me but I don’t believe her!! And I won’t let this hinder on my plans to get divorce!!
Vicky is around listening ‘you don’t think I am crazy? Then you asked for it, Dano. I will have to do something to show you.
(Eva is remembering the night of the awards show and her first kiss with Dano outside)
Eva: why since the day I decided to advance the wedding to Leonardo… I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you Daniel?
Dan: (behind her) your wedding to Leo… is a mistake.
Damian is mangling Violeta accusing her she knew Marisol was not ‘on a trip’. In comes Marisol and yells at Damian to let Violeta go.
Damian threatens Marisol she won’t tell it if she lies to him again. He wants her to get dress to go work. She says she did not come to work. She came to quit. He is shocked. She repeats what she said, he says it’s too late for her to walk out and reminds her of the money she owes him… and keeps trying to intimidate her, but she says she is tired of fear and having her mistakes control her life… she will regret it… she says she went to the police to tell them if something happens to her or her husband it was Damian’s fault.
Eva: What are you doing here?
Dano: I came to talk to you. Renata told me you were out here in the garden.
Eva: it is not time for visits. What do you want?
Dano: There are two very important things I want you to know… and after I heard you say what I just heard you say, to ask you not to marry Leonardo tomorrow or ever.
Eva: let’s not start that again.
Dano: Eva, my divorce from Victoria is definitive!!
Eva: What do I care about your divorce?
Dano: Because I will be a free man again!
Eva: Perfect! Then you can date Liliana and even marry her then!
Dano: (discouraged) Well, that is possible. But I was not thinking precisely about her.
Eva: Look, I have it clear that that woman is after you. I got it very clear the night you were kissing as we were eating. Remember? And this afternoon during the commercial recording, you were pretty charming with her. You even offered to take he to her hotel, right?
Dano: Ja… And you say you are not jealous?
Eva: No! I don’t care about that.
Dano: Well, you can’t believe that yourself.
(Eva tries to leave but he won’t let her…)
Dano: Eva! Please… sit down…
Eva: Tell me what you have to tell me and then leave.
Dano: Eva… I came to apologize to you.
Eva: Apologize?
Dano: Yes… I doubted you… and I beg your forgiveness…
Eva: I don’t understand. What are you talking about?
Dano: I know now you are innocent of what you were accused of! That you did not steal the $25K!
Eva: Of course not, Daniel! I thought… that you knew it was not true!
Dano: Well, I always kept the hope it was not true, but I have to confess that there were moments where I doubted your innocence!
Eva: Well you are a cynical! How do you dare make up that story?
Dano: It is no fake story, Eva! I am telling you the truth!
Eva: I know very well that you made up the story of the check to undermine my credibility and get me locked up in jail, Daniel!
(Dano stands up in shock)
Dano: Eva, please, you have to believe me! I never faked the check story to ruin your reputation! How would I? I was shown pictures of you cashing a check with a fake signature of mine! And then when you disappeared, I thought the worst.
Eva: I never went to no bank to cash no check of yours!!
Dano: Yes, Eva. The check you got from Victoria! Remember?
Eva: What are you saying?
Dano: Yes! We both fell in a trap! The check you cashed was not from her personal account, it was from the agency! Marcela signed that check and made me believe it had been you!!
Eva: Why did they do that to me? Why??
Dano: To split us, Eva! And at that moment it worked!!
Vicky is at Newville anxiously waiting for Dano.. she wonders if Dano is with Eva… no, Leo would not allow it… what if he is being stupid and those two are meeting in hiding?
Eva: My God, how silly of me! Why didn’t I realize that before??
Dano: No, Eva, the one who should have realized it was me!!
Eva: No wonder Victoria’s attitude when I saw her in front of your house!
Dano: When was that?
Eva: When I went to see you to clarify the story between us!
Dano: Then you came back?
Eva: Yes, Daniel. But she was able to manage the situation so that I would not see you.
(Eva remembers Victoria intimidating her in front of Dano’s house)
Eva: She told me she was giving me a chance to escape and if I did not, she and her mother would support you to get me in jail!
Dano: Wait a minute… there is something here I don’t understand… what made you think that I had made up the check story to harm you??
Eva: Leo told me that.
(Leo on phone with Victoria, Victoria is telling him Eva and Dano might be meeting)
Dano: Then he lied to you, Eva!! Leo lied to you!! He must have told you that to make you hate me more! To split us!!
Eva: No, there must be an explanation!!
Dano: For God’s sake, what??
Eva: I don’t know!! But it is horrible for him to have lied to me that way!!
Dano: Yes, as horrible as what his mother and sister did, right? Now I will definitely not let you marry him!! (approaches her, possibly holding her arms) Eva!! We need to forget about them! What we have to do is be happy together!!
Eva: (crying) No, Dano… it is impossible for us, please…
Dano: Why do you keep denying it? If you and I love each other, we have a son!! We are dying for each other!! Wanting each other!! As soon as I divorce Victoria there will be nothing to keep us apart!!
Eva: There is a huge reason … huge and hopeless reason for us not to be together! Understand it!!
Dano: What is it Eva??
Eva: You know it, Daniel!!
Dano: I don’t know!! For God’s sake! Tell me, please!!
(she is crying very upset now)
Ali is in her room wondering about Carlos’ intentions… what if I ask Tony to come along? No, those two hate each other…
Dano: Eva, for God’s sake… what can be so serious for us to stay apart??
(Leo walks in) Leo, don’t budge in!! This is a conversation between Eva and me!
Leo: I mess in because it is my right! Eva will be my wife, Dano.
Dano: We will see about that. Because first you will explain to Eva why you told her that it was I who made up the check story to ruin her reputation! Why did you tell her that?
Leo: Because that is honestly what I believed at the moment, Daniel! Neither Eva or I could understand that you thought she was a burglar! I figured it was your way of getting back at her for everything that was happening…
Eva: Enough about the issue!! I don’t want to hear anymore!
Dano: Well, I do! And I won’t leave until you tell me the reason we can’t be together!!
Leo: The reason, Daniel, is that she loves me deeply!! (some nose is growing longer while Dano takes a deep breath so he can control himself from punching that growing nose right out of Leo’s face) Understand it!! That is why we advanced the date of our wedding!! Did she tell you or not??
Dano: Yes, she told me!!
Leo: Then accept it!! Accept it and reconcile with my sister! Eva will marry me, Daniel!
Dano: My marriage to Victoria is already over!! And as soon as she is over her crisis, she will leave my house and my life!!
Leo: What crisis are you talking about?
Dano: Apparently she is faking being crazy but I am not buying it!!
Eva: Enough, Daniel, please! Leave! Leave me in peace, I beg you!!
(he grabs her arms and gets close to her)
Dano: I want to be with you and with our son. Our happiness depends on you…
(she looks down upset)
Leo: I would not have left. If he knew you know about the barbarie he committed, he would not say that, right?... Eva.. you were about to accuse him of your dad’s death, right?
Eva: Yes, I know… but something stopped me.
Leo: Whatever it was, I am glad. I understand it was not the right moment. But don’t worry. Don’t worry, it will come.
Eva: You are right, Leonardo… But you know what? The moment has come for something… for your mother to leave this house.
(Leo does not look happy…)
At the board house, Mari arrives home… Fran keeps playing the abandoned husband. Called you. My cell phone battery went dead… where were you? Or can’t I ask you that?... I love it… Did you go with Giorgio to the movies… nope… she went to the cabaret to talk to Damian and tell him she will not go back to work there anymore. Thanks to you… to your support…
Leo: Have pity (on her) Eva! I beg you! Please!
Eva: I have had enough pity for her.. And if I don’t kick her now is because she is drunk. But tomorrow she is gone!! Do you realize what she did to me?? She almost got me in jail!!
Leo: Alright. Give me a few days. Give me time to buy an apartment and get her settled. I know she has harmed you. And I support your decision. But she is my mother. Understand me. And as bad as she has behaved I can’t abandon her.
Eva: Alright. You have a month (Eva, I hope you won’t have to bury someone in that month)
Leo comes to Newville next morning and asks for Victoria… he tells Jackie maybe Vicky will eat for him.
Leo chats with Vicky, now you are playing crazy.. but Dano is not so convinced… Vicky says don’t worry, I got this… Does mom know? Yes. She went hysterical when she found out Bruno was my lover. Leo tells Vicky Bruno ruined Marcela.
Full circle? (now Renata waits on a sick bedridden Marcela)…
Marce thinks that neither Dano will divorce Victoria nor you will get your way, Bruno!
Vicky hints Leo that Rosaura (the cousin?) might know Bruno’s location, she is the one who told Vicky Bruno had left on a trip.
Marce remembers threatening Bruno whoever betrays her might even die early on.
The Buick folks are back in agency to meet with Eva, she is anxious to show them their work so far.
Dano makes it to Misery manor with a gift for Pablito. Tia Tilde lets him in to see him.
Dano: I love him from the first moment I saw him. And now that I know I am his dad,
I want to be with him all the time..
Tilde: I can imagine. But Eva will never want to go back with you. I can assure you.
Dano: Well I won’t lose hope. Besides, I want to fulfill my fatherly duties. And even if she denies my rights, I think I would be capable of any crazy deed to be with him. Right, papi?
At NewVille, Vicky leaves… Dano is leaving Misery manor… Vicky is peeking in the window while Tilde fixes something in kitchen. Vicky is mad looking for the kid… finds him in foyer in playpen… (end of ep)
Previews: the end is coming… Critical phase… we see Vicky taking the kid… Eva nervous asking everyone where is her son… Eva yells at her aunt someone took him. Last we see is crying Eva about to hug Dano…
The final episodes begin tomorrow!
-Marta Ivett
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Triunfo del Amor #53-54 3/10/11 A triumph of overworked tear ducts
I can't believe they've given us two-hour episodes all week. I want you to know I am armed with coffee and snark, the opposite of "tea and sympathy," as I wade into this episode…
*****This recap is now complete. The recapper is not responsible to any damage to screens, keyboards, or other personal property as a result of reading this recap. Please consult a qualified TN professional for any necessary beanie adjustments or fortifications.*****
Part I:
Oh, look, Maria D's married ex is at the door. He has no idea why he's there. She tells him to go worry about his wife. "Don't treat me like this, please!" Oh, come on, dude, what do you expect? She asks him to wait before he leaves.
Padre JP doesn't think it's possible for Maria D to be his daughter. Mami Dearest says she has no doubt.
Maria D won't let Max touch her, and she doesn't care that he's a married man who doesn't love his wife (psh! Like we haven't heard that one before!)
Linda likes the "vibe" of the theater. Osvaldo agrees…it's got a lot of presence and magic. Juanjo is not feeling the magic as he follows them.
And how does Burnie know? Providentially, of course. She reminds him that she promised she'd help find his daughter. But how does she know? "Before Sor Clementina died…" Burnie flashes back to killling her, but she says Sor remembered finding 2 girls named Maria: Magdalena and Desamparada. The nuns took them to Guadalajara. And? So? She says she knows which one is which, but Sor C gave up her life in the telling. Not that she knows that fo sho, but the emotion of describing how they found Maria D upset her so much, so maybe that's why she died, yeah, that's it. Sor C said Maria M was walking near the train station, but Maria D was two blocks from the place Vic had her accident. And also, Sor C and Sor Rocio were the ones who found Maria D. Therefore, there's no doubt that Maria D is his daughter. Gee. Burnie should have been a lawyer, with that grasp of logic.
Maria D wants Max to feel bad about everything she's given him--hope, love…her virginity (what? You were thinking it!)…and then he went and married a crazy skank. Max still won't explain why. Maria D tells him to go get going with his honeymoon. No smoochies as we go to the first commercial break.
Part II:
The theater tour continues. Os asks someone to pull the curtain back. Os is waiting for the owner to review his counteroffer. Juanjo hears Linda call Os "mi amor."
Max's lips are moving, but all I hear is "blah, blah, blah." He ends up kissing MD on the forehead, then he leaves. She remembers him saying they belong to each other. Loser.
Linda buffs up Os's ego. She says she'll show up every night to see him do his thang. She starts kissing on him and Juanjo interrupts before he can get the rest of the free show.
Nathy tells Milagros she's feeling sick from all the stress. She's got a nasty cold. Milagros recommends a hot tea with lemon and honey, and then going to bed with 4 layers of covers to sweat out the "miasmas." I concur. Nathy got a prescription for some injections from the pharmacy. They're waiting for Juanjo to come home and giver her an injection. Of hot lovin'!
Ew. Or not. Os tells Juanjo to talk to him and not Linda. Juanjo tells him to shut it. They played around with his feelings. He was making wedding plans while they cheated on him. Os tells him not to get upset. JJ reminds him he's a married man. He doesn't want explanations. "Were you going to leave your wife for her? Or did you just want to keep her as a mistress?" Looks like Os prefers option B.
Max comes back to the office to whine at Fabian. Fabian tells him he's really sorry that Max's life sucks. Max can't stand that Xi took those pills on purpose to emotionally blackmail him into sticking around. He can't stop thinking about Maria D.
MD lies in bed crying.
Padre JP asks who else knows. "Just you, me, and God. And no one else can know. You can't break the seal of the confessional. You'll keep this secret your whole life." "Why are you doing this to me? Victoria has to know!" "No. I don't want her to know. I can't stand to think that my pure son could be contaminated by sin! Mother and daughter are both impure. Stay away from them." "That's not possible! My mission is to bring God to all his children. He's the only one who can judge. You're being unfair and they don't deserve it. Who gave you the right to judge? Only God can do that."
Maria D watches kids play in the park.
PJP asks Burnie to tell the truth to Vic since she's condemned him not to be able to say anything. Burnie refuses. "That will be her punishment! I'm not going to reunite her with her daughter. She'll never know! Never!" PJP appeals to her sense of mercy, but Burnie doesn't think Vic deserves any. She's upset that Maria D is following in those footsteps and having a child of sin. PJP asks why she can't forgive. She doesn't answer, just says she's got to get the hell out of there. Pobre Padre JP. "Why's it gotta be like that, God?" Uh, because bitch crazy? He looks kinda happy to think that Maria D's his daughter.
Part III:
Vic comes into Max's office and dismisses Fabian. She wants to ask him how long he'll be on his honeymoon. He hasn't decided. She wants him to take a whole month. He thinks it's time he lives his own life and the last thing he wants is to hang out with Ximena. He needs to find them a place to live. "But your bedroom is big enough for the both of you!" "Do you really not understand me or are you pretending?" He says he's been up front with everyone that he's going to stay with Xi until the baby's born and then the deal is off. What he does after that is up to him. They picked his wedding, so the divorce and the rest of his life is his decision. Ay, Max. When will you learn that discretion is the better part of actually carrying out your plan?
Maria D cries in the park and remembers Max's visit from that morning.
Cruz comes into the living room as Nathy is sneezing like crazy. Cruz can also give injections, luckily?
Linda tells Juanjo he's not part of her and Os's relationship. Os says she needs to go back to Juanjo because it's over between them. Linda tells JJ she's grateful for what he's done, but she doesn't love him. "Why'd you wait until now to tell me?" She says she tried, but he wouldn't listen. JJ asks Os why he took away what JJ wanted. JJ calls Linda another man's trophy. "It's not like that?" "Then what's it like?" Os's reply is to go ahead and hit him if he wants to. JJ asks how his wife is going to take this news. This scene has gone on far too long.
Maria D comes back to her apartment and cries. She promises the baby she'll fight for it. The doorbell rings and it's Padre JP. She tells him she's alone and cries. "You'll never be alone again. I'll always be with you to protect you." Maria D says what she needs are real parents. PJP waxes rhapsodic about the mysterious ways of God. Whatevs. Maria D is convinced and agrees to see PJP "as" her father. More tears.
Part IV:
Max says he's not mad at Vic. He understands he has an obligation and it was all his fault, so he's not going to blame anyone else. Vic is proud of him for being a man and not abandoning a woman who's expecting a child. She never would have allowed him to evade his responsibility. "A child is a major commitment." Max agrees, but that applies to children born out of love. He's manning up, but he'll do it his way.
Maria D tells PJP she crashed the wedding. She hoped he'd change his mind. PJP says he crashed the wedding too, to ask Max to quit making her suffer. MD asks why PJP is taking care of her. "I promised to look out for you and I just spontaneously decided today that I'd step that up and really do what I promised." Cryptic comment about life before the priesthood that she doesn't understand. MD says she really needs a father's love. But what about Max? MD says she saw lots of kids in the park. She's not going to make Max give up Ximena and his child. "No one has the right to separate a father from his son…or daughter!" MD says she'll send him a letter asking him to forget about her. PJP tells her to look ahead and forget Max. She's not sure she can live without him. OK, so, let me indulge in a little beanie slippage because this has been bugging me all week. It's wrong to separate a father from his child, so let's not separate Max from his baby with Ximena, but we can separate him from the one he's having with Maria D? Nice logic, there. I can see the apples aren't falling far from the crazy tree.
Gui says Os has been distracted since he got there. Os says something just happened. He doesn't want to talk about it. Linda's still there watching. Os isn't in the mood for a lecture from Gui. They'll talk later. Gui agrees and gives Os the program for the play "El Engaño" (the deception).
Maria D writes Max a stupid letter about how he done her wrong. She takes off her engagement ring and puts it in the envelope. Uh, no, that's yours to keep (a), and (b) it would bring in a pretty penny to help care for your fatherless child that it's perfectly acceptable to raise without a father so that Ximena's kid that isn't really Max's can be used to emotionally blackmail him into staying in a relationship with that crazy bitch. Just saying.
Nathy doesn't want to let Cruz give her an injection. He tells her not to be "pollona" (chicken). Milagros asks him about injecting cows. Yeah, Cruz is multitalented. Nathy freaks out at the huge needle.
Linda wants to "explain" to Os, but he's had it. He's done hurting people with a relationship that's not going anywhere. He says he doesn't love her and he can't stop loving Victoria. It's time for Linda to leave him alone. He never promised her anything and if she doesn't feel bad about cheating on JuanJo, he does feel bad! He drives off and leaves her in the street to be picked up by Gui. Gui says it looks like she needs a friend. She jumps right on that.
Nathy comes limping into the apartment, with Cruz behind her. She says it didn't hurt, but she's not a fan of showing off her ass…ets. Unlike her roommate. Maria D asks Cruz to deliver the letter to Max's office. He's like "What? Do you think I'm crazy?" Cruz wants to out her about the baby. MD begs him not to and then goes off to work.
Max and Toni review some drawings. He tells her he doesn't know how he can keep up the farce. Blah, blah, blah, I'm so in love, woe is me, this isn't how I dreamed of having a baby.
Gui takes Linda to his house. He gives her a drink and flatters her. He agrees with her that JuanJo can't give her anything. She coos about how awesome Os is. Gui says she deserves the best of everything and they toast. He says he wishes he could find a young, innocent thing like her. He hates that she's suffering over Os when she could be with another great guy. He's totally gonna hit that. He says he'd like to get to know her better, but stops short of kissing her. Well played, Gui!
JuanJo comes home and mopes. Milagros says they should go to dinner and a movie. No, JJ didn't tell Linda, and by the way…it's over. She's with another guy. A rich guy, with status. Milagros says he's got her love and the love of his friends.
Max meets Cruz in his office. Cruz calls him "patron" (boss). They're not friends anymore, since Max broke up with Maria D. "If I told you, man to man, what actually happened, you'd understand me perfectly." Cruz says maybe and maybe not, here's your letter, and I'm out of here.
MD and Nathy tell Linda "We told you so." Loud. And repetitively. Nathy is glad now everyone will realize she's not the one who was making out with a married guy in a car. More scolding. Linda says she knows what she wants and she won't be poor again. Nathy says that means she's not sorry and she'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Linda agrees. She won't sacrifice herself for anyone or anything. MD says she's not going to keep covering from her. "Respect other people's pain or find yourself another place to live."
Max reads the letter and cries. Or maybe he cries because the screen squishes him vertically.
Linda cries that they like JJ better than her. "Well, you just can't go around hurting people!" Linda swears she won't and she'll apologize to JJ. MD says they'll give her another chance, but it's the last one. Nathy agrees. "If you don't change, then you'd better leave."
Padre JP tells Os "I told you so." Os says Linda insisted. "What? She pulled a gun on you?" Heh!
"You've been warned! One more time and you leave the house!" MD leaves for work. "Do you think she'll really change?" MD insists if she doesn't, she's out of there. Nathy feels sorry for JuanJo.
Milagros wants to go beat Linda with a spoon, but JJ doesn't want it being even more obvious that Linda broke his heart. Milagros agrees. "Let's pretend we don't care." JJ says this is the worst thing that happened since his dad died. Milagros tells him if they can deal with that, they can deal with this "vieja" (lit. "old lady," but figuratively, "bitch"). They're going to deal with it together.
PJP tells Os he keeps hurting people and he's not going to keep listening to this. "End the relationship already!" He wants Os to make more of an effort with Vic. Os says he does still love her, but she's "voluble"(fickle) and only offers him love on her schedule, and she wants everyone to bow to her will! It's enough to shrivel a man's penis! Padre JP practically sneers at him, "And you think your lover actually loves you? Come on, you're only with her to soothe your wounded male ego." PJP proposes a deal. "I'll talk with Vic, the first chance I get, without revealing anything, but if Vic changes, you've got to let the other woman go." That's a deal? Well, Os agrees to it and gives his word.
Maria D is all dolled up in a wedding gown at her new job…to model for Xi and Roxanne. She takes a deep breath and struts her stuff while Norma narrates. Xi says she'd like an original dress for her church wedding. MD tries to hold it in. Roxanna brags about Xi's happiness, while Xi says the dress is too plain. Roxanna dismisses MD as Norma notices Xi giggling maliciously.
Oscar asks to talk to Toni. He notices she looks worried. She's thinking about how difficult love can be--finding it, maintaining it. She's thinking of Vic, and Max…and herself. Sometimes she thinks it's better to be alone, but some days, she really misses having someone else in her life. "Are you happy with your loneliness?" No. But he tries not to worry about it. "How do you manage that?" She reminds him that what he's waiting for won't happen. She thinks he's afraid of love. Oscar thinks a long conversation between them is overdue. He invites her to dinner and says he'll pick her up at her place. Seriously? All of a sudden he changed his mind? Cause I think he's going to spend all night talking about Vic.
Padre JP remembers Burnie telling him MD is his daughter. He doesn't know what to do about his preggo daughter. He's got to help her, but how? Does he need to quit being a Father so he can be a father? He shaves and cries. "Maria Desamparada is my daughter." he thought bubbles.
Pippino is going to make Maria M a complete wardrobe. "Well, I'm not really used to dressing well. Can you make me something kind of, uh, simple?" "You can't go around dressed up like a superhero!" MM and Pip are getting along well. Toni says maybe tomorrow they should just go shopping. MM agrees and Vic gets all weepy again at getting called "Mama." Are we going to stop and cry every time she does that? Everybody's crying.
Max tells Fabian about the letter. He's beating himself up over it. Fabian reminds him that he always said all women were liars and look at him now. Max is all weepy that she's probably crying over him and he can't go be with her…but his poor innocent child can't suffer for having stupid parents, so he's going to have to deal.
Xi and Rox haven't had such a good time in a long time. Bitches. Roxanne…you don't have to turn on the red light….
Fabian gives Luci some paperwork for Vic. Luci tells Fab she's going to lunch with her boyfriend. Fab says he's torn between two women. She advises him to make up his mind so he doesn't end up "como el perro de los dos tortas." ("like the dog with two tortas"…the dog couldn't make up it's mind and spent so long going back and forth between the two that in the end he didn't end up getting either one because someone else snatched them up while he was hesitating in the middle.)
Cruz tells MD he handed over the letter, but Max didn't say anything. He leaves and Linda comes into the living room. She hasn't talked to JJ yet. Nathy's in bed with her cold, but she'll be sleeping on the couch tonight so MD doesn't get sick, she and Linda have already decided. Linda asks forgiveness again. The doorbell rings and it's Fab with a huge bouquet of flowers for Nathy. Linda says she's really sick. She comes in in her bathrobe, sneezing.
Xi is getting ready to go out. Max sneers that they're not going anywhere. Not even their honeymoon. They're going to stay at the hotel until they find a house. Xi whines. "A honeymoon is for couples in love. We're not in love. When are you going to understand that I don't love you and I never will?"
Fab says he brought her flowers and candy to thank her for going to the wedding with him and to apologize for kissing her. "Well, I was surprised, but it didn't bother me." And away he goes again, after kissing Nathy on the cheek. Maria and Linda can't wait to hear about "the kiss!" Nathy remembers it and smiles.
Fab talks himself into crushing on Fer and thinking of Nathy as just a friend.
The girls giggle over "the kiss." Linda wants more details, in exchange for the whole story of JJ at the theater. The leave Maria D alone. She apologizes to the niblet for leaving it without a father. The doorbell rings again. It's Padre JP, who calls her "hija" (daughter) and hugs her. She calls him "padre" and Burnie hears and gripes "The seal of the confessional is sacred! Why did you tell Maria Desamparada the truth! Why?!" PJP says nothing and MD asks what the hell she's talking about. "Juan Pablo shouldn't have told you that…" "I didn't tell her what you think." Dumbass! Why didn't you let her finish! MD backs him up and says she has no idea what they're talking about. "Why are you accusing him of telling me the truth? What truth are you talking about?" Not falling far from the dumbass tree either, are you?
Part V:
Vic gets soppy about her friendship with Toni and Pip, MM's honorary aunt and uncle.
Burnie blames it on her nerves and says she didn't mean anything. She has no idea what she's saying or doing. MD sits her down and Burnie asks for a glass of water. PJP is royally pissed off that she would even think he'd break the seal of the confessional. "I already apologized! Don't be hard on me! I didn't say anything to compromise you." MD comes back with the water. She's so grateful to PJP and Burnie and she wishes they were her real family. Burnie looks maliciously at PJP.
When will MM come meet the rest of the family? She doesn't want to seem ungrateful, but she's afraid of rejection. "No, I know them, they'll welcome you with open arms?" Delusional, much? And what if they don’t? No answer from Vic.
Fer shows Os the picture of Xi and Max at the wedding. She thinks Max looks sad and Xi looks like she just caught a big fish. It's not that she doesn't like Xi, but she doesn't think Xi will make Max happy and she won't allow that. Os remembers JJ confronting him at the theater and PJP confronting him at the church.
Vic says the family will accept her, especially when she tells them the whole story. "I didn't abandon you! The accident made me lose you." Toni backs her up on that part. MM wants to know who her father is. Dun, dun, dun.
MD tells PJP and Burnie she loves them both, and loves the nuns, and can't believe Sor Clementina is dead. Burnie pretends to care. MD says Sor Clementina was like a mother to her. "You must hate your mother. She abandoned you. A mother who abandons her children doesn't deserve the love or compassion of anyone. If you ever see her, you'll have to bitch her out." PJP tells her not to talk like that. "Remember the fourth commandment! Honor your mother and your father! What you're saying goes against God and the Holy Church!" Heh!
Part VI:
Vic tells MM she has a father, but she can't tell her yet. "When you trust me, we'll have a nice long chat. I promise I have nothing to be ashamed of." Toni backs her up, as does Pip. Pip swears on the honor of his family the Vic is a great woman. Pfft!
MD never imagined life outside the orphanage would be so difficult. People keep coming to work to harass her. I can see the wheels turning in Burnie's head. And I won't be sorry when she takes Xi down. It's news to PJP that MD has been getting her relationship advice from Burnie. He is very, very disturbed. "Wouldn't it be great if you were really my granddaughter?" MD says for that to happen, she'd have to be PJP's daughter and that would never happen, of course.
"If Max isn't in love with Xi, why did he marry her? I didn't like Maria Desamparada, but I would have made an effort if Max married her. Oh, I get it, since she's not in our 'social class' mom rejected her?" Os tells her not to blame it all on her mom. She needs to be discreet about this, but, um, well, Max knocked up Xi. "I should have guessed it! Why didn't you tell me before?" Os says because he figured she'd throw it in Ximena's face. Yes. Please do.
Max watches TV. Xi whines that if they aren't going to go on a honeymoon, can't he at least take her to dinner. "I'm going to sit here and watch a movie. If you want, you can join me, or you out by yourself." Oh, you're going to regret that. I bet she's going to whine through the whole movie. And hog the popcorn. Bitch. Actually, she opts to go out. He asks her to please not drink, for the baby. Whatevs. She plans to have a good time, so, phooey on him!
When she leaves Max pulls out the letter to torture himself some more, while we're treated to a cover of Melina Leon's "Que Será de Ti" from the Spanish-language soundtrack to the original "El Clon" redone by Thalia. I hate it. Also, this is a "missing you" song that just doesn't fit Max having seen MD just this morning: "What's going on with you? I need to know about your life. I need someone to tell me about your days. Night has fallen and I need to know."
The gals get the living room set up for Nathy to sleep there. MD says PJP and Burnie are really supportive. Linda is scared of Burnie. MD says Burnie's full of blessings. Linda says they could use some, what with MD being preggers, and Linda and JuanJo's breakup, and Nathy's nasty cold. MD says she and Linda did it to themselves and they knew they weren't doing right. Nathy says she did it for love, while Linda did it for money. Whatever. "We're paying the consequences of women, cause men never pay. I never should have set my eyes on Max!" Linda says it's not worth it to suffer over men. Nathy tells her to shut it. MD wants to be left alone. So she can cry. Again.
Max can't live without MD and he has to see her.
MD's doorbell rings. It's Max. They cry. She shuts the door in his face. They stand on opposite sides of the door and cry. They both sit down on the floor and cry. MD asks God for help and cries. Max asks God for help and cries. MD resigns herself to living without Max and cries. Max asks how to live without MD and cries. MD loves Max. She cries. Max loves MD. He cries. MD rubs her belly and cries. Max rubs his head and cries. My giant bowl of coffee is empty! I cry!
Part VII:
Ximena wears yet another ugly hat and drinks. A guy hits on her. He's never seen her there before. She tells him to just shut up and buy her a drink. She doesn't want to tell him her name. She is drunk as a skunk already. She didn't even remember asking him to buy her a drink. She throws it in his face and he starts to go after her, but Gui is there and chokes the guy to get him to back off. He hassles Xi about her awesome honeymoon.
MD cries. Nathy asks if it was Max. "How did you know?" "Because he's been standing outside the building since he left. Go look." MD cries. Max is out in the rain, crying. Nathy says he doesn't look like he's leaving until she lets him in. MD cries. She won't let him in. Nathy reminds her she was supposed to sleep on the couch. MD says Nathy needs to go sleep in her own bed and she'll stay on the couch. MD looks out the window and cries. Max stands in the rain and cries MD runs outside in the rain. Max stands outside in the rain. MD comes out to the sidewalk. Max stands her under a tree. They both cry. MD tells him to go home and quit hurting her. He says it hurts him to be away from here. "Please go! Don't make this more difficult!" "I can't do it! I need to be near you! I need to see you! I need to feel you!" They hug. And cry. In the rain.
Xi wants Gui to go away. Gui doesn't want to go away. Gui toasts her marriage. Xi whines that he's not going to buy her a drink. Gui says she's to dangerous with alcohol in her hands. He gets kinky with the straw. Groooooosssssssss! He invites her back to his place and bribes her with alcohol. She agrees, after she finishes his drink. She's literally falling all over him as they stumble out.
Max and Maria in the rain, the same conversation, more tears. "I could never ask you to abandon your own child!" But you can forcibly separate him from his own child with lies. Sad, teary, rainy smoochies. More "go away" "No I won't." MD goes back inside at a rate of about 1cm per second.
No more William Levy in a kayak?! Now we get smoochie replays.
Tomorrow: Max finds out about his dad's affair; Xi finds the letter and the ring and brings it to MD as "proof" that Max wants nothing to do with her.
OMG, I'm exhausted! What do people eat after running marathons, cause I'll take 2!
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Part I:
Oh, look, Maria D's married ex is at the door. He has no idea why he's there. She tells him to go worry about his wife. "Don't treat me like this, please!" Oh, come on, dude, what do you expect? She asks him to wait before he leaves.
Padre JP doesn't think it's possible for Maria D to be his daughter. Mami Dearest says she has no doubt.
Maria D won't let Max touch her, and she doesn't care that he's a married man who doesn't love his wife (psh! Like we haven't heard that one before!)
Linda likes the "vibe" of the theater. Osvaldo agrees…it's got a lot of presence and magic. Juanjo is not feeling the magic as he follows them.
And how does Burnie know? Providentially, of course. She reminds him that she promised she'd help find his daughter. But how does she know? "Before Sor Clementina died…" Burnie flashes back to killling her, but she says Sor remembered finding 2 girls named Maria: Magdalena and Desamparada. The nuns took them to Guadalajara. And? So? She says she knows which one is which, but Sor C gave up her life in the telling. Not that she knows that fo sho, but the emotion of describing how they found Maria D upset her so much, so maybe that's why she died, yeah, that's it. Sor C said Maria M was walking near the train station, but Maria D was two blocks from the place Vic had her accident. And also, Sor C and Sor Rocio were the ones who found Maria D. Therefore, there's no doubt that Maria D is his daughter. Gee. Burnie should have been a lawyer, with that grasp of logic.
Maria D wants Max to feel bad about everything she's given him--hope, love…her virginity (what? You were thinking it!)…and then he went and married a crazy skank. Max still won't explain why. Maria D tells him to go get going with his honeymoon. No smoochies as we go to the first commercial break.
Part II:
The theater tour continues. Os asks someone to pull the curtain back. Os is waiting for the owner to review his counteroffer. Juanjo hears Linda call Os "mi amor."
Max's lips are moving, but all I hear is "blah, blah, blah." He ends up kissing MD on the forehead, then he leaves. She remembers him saying they belong to each other. Loser.
Linda buffs up Os's ego. She says she'll show up every night to see him do his thang. She starts kissing on him and Juanjo interrupts before he can get the rest of the free show.
Nathy tells Milagros she's feeling sick from all the stress. She's got a nasty cold. Milagros recommends a hot tea with lemon and honey, and then going to bed with 4 layers of covers to sweat out the "miasmas." I concur. Nathy got a prescription for some injections from the pharmacy. They're waiting for Juanjo to come home and giver her an injection. Of hot lovin'!
Ew. Or not. Os tells Juanjo to talk to him and not Linda. Juanjo tells him to shut it. They played around with his feelings. He was making wedding plans while they cheated on him. Os tells him not to get upset. JJ reminds him he's a married man. He doesn't want explanations. "Were you going to leave your wife for her? Or did you just want to keep her as a mistress?" Looks like Os prefers option B.
Max comes back to the office to whine at Fabian. Fabian tells him he's really sorry that Max's life sucks. Max can't stand that Xi took those pills on purpose to emotionally blackmail him into sticking around. He can't stop thinking about Maria D.
MD lies in bed crying.
Padre JP asks who else knows. "Just you, me, and God. And no one else can know. You can't break the seal of the confessional. You'll keep this secret your whole life." "Why are you doing this to me? Victoria has to know!" "No. I don't want her to know. I can't stand to think that my pure son could be contaminated by sin! Mother and daughter are both impure. Stay away from them." "That's not possible! My mission is to bring God to all his children. He's the only one who can judge. You're being unfair and they don't deserve it. Who gave you the right to judge? Only God can do that."
Maria D watches kids play in the park.
PJP asks Burnie to tell the truth to Vic since she's condemned him not to be able to say anything. Burnie refuses. "That will be her punishment! I'm not going to reunite her with her daughter. She'll never know! Never!" PJP appeals to her sense of mercy, but Burnie doesn't think Vic deserves any. She's upset that Maria D is following in those footsteps and having a child of sin. PJP asks why she can't forgive. She doesn't answer, just says she's got to get the hell out of there. Pobre Padre JP. "Why's it gotta be like that, God?" Uh, because bitch crazy? He looks kinda happy to think that Maria D's his daughter.
Part III:
Vic comes into Max's office and dismisses Fabian. She wants to ask him how long he'll be on his honeymoon. He hasn't decided. She wants him to take a whole month. He thinks it's time he lives his own life and the last thing he wants is to hang out with Ximena. He needs to find them a place to live. "But your bedroom is big enough for the both of you!" "Do you really not understand me or are you pretending?" He says he's been up front with everyone that he's going to stay with Xi until the baby's born and then the deal is off. What he does after that is up to him. They picked his wedding, so the divorce and the rest of his life is his decision. Ay, Max. When will you learn that discretion is the better part of actually carrying out your plan?
Maria D cries in the park and remembers Max's visit from that morning.
Cruz comes into the living room as Nathy is sneezing like crazy. Cruz can also give injections, luckily?
Linda tells Juanjo he's not part of her and Os's relationship. Os says she needs to go back to Juanjo because it's over between them. Linda tells JJ she's grateful for what he's done, but she doesn't love him. "Why'd you wait until now to tell me?" She says she tried, but he wouldn't listen. JJ asks Os why he took away what JJ wanted. JJ calls Linda another man's trophy. "It's not like that?" "Then what's it like?" Os's reply is to go ahead and hit him if he wants to. JJ asks how his wife is going to take this news. This scene has gone on far too long.
Maria D comes back to her apartment and cries. She promises the baby she'll fight for it. The doorbell rings and it's Padre JP. She tells him she's alone and cries. "You'll never be alone again. I'll always be with you to protect you." Maria D says what she needs are real parents. PJP waxes rhapsodic about the mysterious ways of God. Whatevs. Maria D is convinced and agrees to see PJP "as" her father. More tears.
Part IV:
Max says he's not mad at Vic. He understands he has an obligation and it was all his fault, so he's not going to blame anyone else. Vic is proud of him for being a man and not abandoning a woman who's expecting a child. She never would have allowed him to evade his responsibility. "A child is a major commitment." Max agrees, but that applies to children born out of love. He's manning up, but he'll do it his way.
Maria D tells PJP she crashed the wedding. She hoped he'd change his mind. PJP says he crashed the wedding too, to ask Max to quit making her suffer. MD asks why PJP is taking care of her. "I promised to look out for you and I just spontaneously decided today that I'd step that up and really do what I promised." Cryptic comment about life before the priesthood that she doesn't understand. MD says she really needs a father's love. But what about Max? MD says she saw lots of kids in the park. She's not going to make Max give up Ximena and his child. "No one has the right to separate a father from his son…or daughter!" MD says she'll send him a letter asking him to forget about her. PJP tells her to look ahead and forget Max. She's not sure she can live without him. OK, so, let me indulge in a little beanie slippage because this has been bugging me all week. It's wrong to separate a father from his child, so let's not separate Max from his baby with Ximena, but we can separate him from the one he's having with Maria D? Nice logic, there. I can see the apples aren't falling far from the crazy tree.
Gui says Os has been distracted since he got there. Os says something just happened. He doesn't want to talk about it. Linda's still there watching. Os isn't in the mood for a lecture from Gui. They'll talk later. Gui agrees and gives Os the program for the play "El Engaño" (the deception).
Maria D writes Max a stupid letter about how he done her wrong. She takes off her engagement ring and puts it in the envelope. Uh, no, that's yours to keep (a), and (b) it would bring in a pretty penny to help care for your fatherless child that it's perfectly acceptable to raise without a father so that Ximena's kid that isn't really Max's can be used to emotionally blackmail him into staying in a relationship with that crazy bitch. Just saying.
Nathy doesn't want to let Cruz give her an injection. He tells her not to be "pollona" (chicken). Milagros asks him about injecting cows. Yeah, Cruz is multitalented. Nathy freaks out at the huge needle.
Linda wants to "explain" to Os, but he's had it. He's done hurting people with a relationship that's not going anywhere. He says he doesn't love her and he can't stop loving Victoria. It's time for Linda to leave him alone. He never promised her anything and if she doesn't feel bad about cheating on JuanJo, he does feel bad! He drives off and leaves her in the street to be picked up by Gui. Gui says it looks like she needs a friend. She jumps right on that.
Nathy comes limping into the apartment, with Cruz behind her. She says it didn't hurt, but she's not a fan of showing off her ass…ets. Unlike her roommate. Maria D asks Cruz to deliver the letter to Max's office. He's like "What? Do you think I'm crazy?" Cruz wants to out her about the baby. MD begs him not to and then goes off to work.
Max and Toni review some drawings. He tells her he doesn't know how he can keep up the farce. Blah, blah, blah, I'm so in love, woe is me, this isn't how I dreamed of having a baby.
Gui takes Linda to his house. He gives her a drink and flatters her. He agrees with her that JuanJo can't give her anything. She coos about how awesome Os is. Gui says she deserves the best of everything and they toast. He says he wishes he could find a young, innocent thing like her. He hates that she's suffering over Os when she could be with another great guy. He's totally gonna hit that. He says he'd like to get to know her better, but stops short of kissing her. Well played, Gui!
JuanJo comes home and mopes. Milagros says they should go to dinner and a movie. No, JJ didn't tell Linda, and by the way…it's over. She's with another guy. A rich guy, with status. Milagros says he's got her love and the love of his friends.
Max meets Cruz in his office. Cruz calls him "patron" (boss). They're not friends anymore, since Max broke up with Maria D. "If I told you, man to man, what actually happened, you'd understand me perfectly." Cruz says maybe and maybe not, here's your letter, and I'm out of here.
MD and Nathy tell Linda "We told you so." Loud. And repetitively. Nathy is glad now everyone will realize she's not the one who was making out with a married guy in a car. More scolding. Linda says she knows what she wants and she won't be poor again. Nathy says that means she's not sorry and she'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Linda agrees. She won't sacrifice herself for anyone or anything. MD says she's not going to keep covering from her. "Respect other people's pain or find yourself another place to live."
Max reads the letter and cries. Or maybe he cries because the screen squishes him vertically.
Linda cries that they like JJ better than her. "Well, you just can't go around hurting people!" Linda swears she won't and she'll apologize to JJ. MD says they'll give her another chance, but it's the last one. Nathy agrees. "If you don't change, then you'd better leave."
Padre JP tells Os "I told you so." Os says Linda insisted. "What? She pulled a gun on you?" Heh!
"You've been warned! One more time and you leave the house!" MD leaves for work. "Do you think she'll really change?" MD insists if she doesn't, she's out of there. Nathy feels sorry for JuanJo.
Milagros wants to go beat Linda with a spoon, but JJ doesn't want it being even more obvious that Linda broke his heart. Milagros agrees. "Let's pretend we don't care." JJ says this is the worst thing that happened since his dad died. Milagros tells him if they can deal with that, they can deal with this "vieja" (lit. "old lady," but figuratively, "bitch"). They're going to deal with it together.
PJP tells Os he keeps hurting people and he's not going to keep listening to this. "End the relationship already!" He wants Os to make more of an effort with Vic. Os says he does still love her, but she's "voluble"(fickle) and only offers him love on her schedule, and she wants everyone to bow to her will! It's enough to shrivel a man's penis! Padre JP practically sneers at him, "And you think your lover actually loves you? Come on, you're only with her to soothe your wounded male ego." PJP proposes a deal. "I'll talk with Vic, the first chance I get, without revealing anything, but if Vic changes, you've got to let the other woman go." That's a deal? Well, Os agrees to it and gives his word.
Maria D is all dolled up in a wedding gown at her new job…to model for Xi and Roxanne. She takes a deep breath and struts her stuff while Norma narrates. Xi says she'd like an original dress for her church wedding. MD tries to hold it in. Roxanna brags about Xi's happiness, while Xi says the dress is too plain. Roxanna dismisses MD as Norma notices Xi giggling maliciously.
Oscar asks to talk to Toni. He notices she looks worried. She's thinking about how difficult love can be--finding it, maintaining it. She's thinking of Vic, and Max…and herself. Sometimes she thinks it's better to be alone, but some days, she really misses having someone else in her life. "Are you happy with your loneliness?" No. But he tries not to worry about it. "How do you manage that?" She reminds him that what he's waiting for won't happen. She thinks he's afraid of love. Oscar thinks a long conversation between them is overdue. He invites her to dinner and says he'll pick her up at her place. Seriously? All of a sudden he changed his mind? Cause I think he's going to spend all night talking about Vic.
Padre JP remembers Burnie telling him MD is his daughter. He doesn't know what to do about his preggo daughter. He's got to help her, but how? Does he need to quit being a Father so he can be a father? He shaves and cries. "Maria Desamparada is my daughter." he thought bubbles.
Pippino is going to make Maria M a complete wardrobe. "Well, I'm not really used to dressing well. Can you make me something kind of, uh, simple?" "You can't go around dressed up like a superhero!" MM and Pip are getting along well. Toni says maybe tomorrow they should just go shopping. MM agrees and Vic gets all weepy again at getting called "Mama." Are we going to stop and cry every time she does that? Everybody's crying.
Max tells Fabian about the letter. He's beating himself up over it. Fabian reminds him that he always said all women were liars and look at him now. Max is all weepy that she's probably crying over him and he can't go be with her…but his poor innocent child can't suffer for having stupid parents, so he's going to have to deal.
Xi and Rox haven't had such a good time in a long time. Bitches. Roxanne…you don't have to turn on the red light….
Fabian gives Luci some paperwork for Vic. Luci tells Fab she's going to lunch with her boyfriend. Fab says he's torn between two women. She advises him to make up his mind so he doesn't end up "como el perro de los dos tortas." ("like the dog with two tortas"…the dog couldn't make up it's mind and spent so long going back and forth between the two that in the end he didn't end up getting either one because someone else snatched them up while he was hesitating in the middle.)
Cruz tells MD he handed over the letter, but Max didn't say anything. He leaves and Linda comes into the living room. She hasn't talked to JJ yet. Nathy's in bed with her cold, but she'll be sleeping on the couch tonight so MD doesn't get sick, she and Linda have already decided. Linda asks forgiveness again. The doorbell rings and it's Fab with a huge bouquet of flowers for Nathy. Linda says she's really sick. She comes in in her bathrobe, sneezing.
Xi is getting ready to go out. Max sneers that they're not going anywhere. Not even their honeymoon. They're going to stay at the hotel until they find a house. Xi whines. "A honeymoon is for couples in love. We're not in love. When are you going to understand that I don't love you and I never will?"
Fab says he brought her flowers and candy to thank her for going to the wedding with him and to apologize for kissing her. "Well, I was surprised, but it didn't bother me." And away he goes again, after kissing Nathy on the cheek. Maria and Linda can't wait to hear about "the kiss!" Nathy remembers it and smiles.
Fab talks himself into crushing on Fer and thinking of Nathy as just a friend.
The girls giggle over "the kiss." Linda wants more details, in exchange for the whole story of JJ at the theater. The leave Maria D alone. She apologizes to the niblet for leaving it without a father. The doorbell rings again. It's Padre JP, who calls her "hija" (daughter) and hugs her. She calls him "padre" and Burnie hears and gripes "The seal of the confessional is sacred! Why did you tell Maria Desamparada the truth! Why?!" PJP says nothing and MD asks what the hell she's talking about. "Juan Pablo shouldn't have told you that…" "I didn't tell her what you think." Dumbass! Why didn't you let her finish! MD backs him up and says she has no idea what they're talking about. "Why are you accusing him of telling me the truth? What truth are you talking about?" Not falling far from the dumbass tree either, are you?
Part V:
Vic gets soppy about her friendship with Toni and Pip, MM's honorary aunt and uncle.
Burnie blames it on her nerves and says she didn't mean anything. She has no idea what she's saying or doing. MD sits her down and Burnie asks for a glass of water. PJP is royally pissed off that she would even think he'd break the seal of the confessional. "I already apologized! Don't be hard on me! I didn't say anything to compromise you." MD comes back with the water. She's so grateful to PJP and Burnie and she wishes they were her real family. Burnie looks maliciously at PJP.
When will MM come meet the rest of the family? She doesn't want to seem ungrateful, but she's afraid of rejection. "No, I know them, they'll welcome you with open arms?" Delusional, much? And what if they don’t? No answer from Vic.
Fer shows Os the picture of Xi and Max at the wedding. She thinks Max looks sad and Xi looks like she just caught a big fish. It's not that she doesn't like Xi, but she doesn't think Xi will make Max happy and she won't allow that. Os remembers JJ confronting him at the theater and PJP confronting him at the church.
Vic says the family will accept her, especially when she tells them the whole story. "I didn't abandon you! The accident made me lose you." Toni backs her up on that part. MM wants to know who her father is. Dun, dun, dun.
MD tells PJP and Burnie she loves them both, and loves the nuns, and can't believe Sor Clementina is dead. Burnie pretends to care. MD says Sor Clementina was like a mother to her. "You must hate your mother. She abandoned you. A mother who abandons her children doesn't deserve the love or compassion of anyone. If you ever see her, you'll have to bitch her out." PJP tells her not to talk like that. "Remember the fourth commandment! Honor your mother and your father! What you're saying goes against God and the Holy Church!" Heh!
Part VI:
Vic tells MM she has a father, but she can't tell her yet. "When you trust me, we'll have a nice long chat. I promise I have nothing to be ashamed of." Toni backs her up, as does Pip. Pip swears on the honor of his family the Vic is a great woman. Pfft!
MD never imagined life outside the orphanage would be so difficult. People keep coming to work to harass her. I can see the wheels turning in Burnie's head. And I won't be sorry when she takes Xi down. It's news to PJP that MD has been getting her relationship advice from Burnie. He is very, very disturbed. "Wouldn't it be great if you were really my granddaughter?" MD says for that to happen, she'd have to be PJP's daughter and that would never happen, of course.
"If Max isn't in love with Xi, why did he marry her? I didn't like Maria Desamparada, but I would have made an effort if Max married her. Oh, I get it, since she's not in our 'social class' mom rejected her?" Os tells her not to blame it all on her mom. She needs to be discreet about this, but, um, well, Max knocked up Xi. "I should have guessed it! Why didn't you tell me before?" Os says because he figured she'd throw it in Ximena's face. Yes. Please do.
Max watches TV. Xi whines that if they aren't going to go on a honeymoon, can't he at least take her to dinner. "I'm going to sit here and watch a movie. If you want, you can join me, or you out by yourself." Oh, you're going to regret that. I bet she's going to whine through the whole movie. And hog the popcorn. Bitch. Actually, she opts to go out. He asks her to please not drink, for the baby. Whatevs. She plans to have a good time, so, phooey on him!
When she leaves Max pulls out the letter to torture himself some more, while we're treated to a cover of Melina Leon's "Que Será de Ti" from the Spanish-language soundtrack to the original "El Clon" redone by Thalia. I hate it. Also, this is a "missing you" song that just doesn't fit Max having seen MD just this morning: "What's going on with you? I need to know about your life. I need someone to tell me about your days. Night has fallen and I need to know."
The gals get the living room set up for Nathy to sleep there. MD says PJP and Burnie are really supportive. Linda is scared of Burnie. MD says Burnie's full of blessings. Linda says they could use some, what with MD being preggers, and Linda and JuanJo's breakup, and Nathy's nasty cold. MD says she and Linda did it to themselves and they knew they weren't doing right. Nathy says she did it for love, while Linda did it for money. Whatever. "We're paying the consequences of women, cause men never pay. I never should have set my eyes on Max!" Linda says it's not worth it to suffer over men. Nathy tells her to shut it. MD wants to be left alone. So she can cry. Again.
Max can't live without MD and he has to see her.
MD's doorbell rings. It's Max. They cry. She shuts the door in his face. They stand on opposite sides of the door and cry. They both sit down on the floor and cry. MD asks God for help and cries. Max asks God for help and cries. MD resigns herself to living without Max and cries. Max asks how to live without MD and cries. MD loves Max. She cries. Max loves MD. He cries. MD rubs her belly and cries. Max rubs his head and cries. My giant bowl of coffee is empty! I cry!
Part VII:
Ximena wears yet another ugly hat and drinks. A guy hits on her. He's never seen her there before. She tells him to just shut up and buy her a drink. She doesn't want to tell him her name. She is drunk as a skunk already. She didn't even remember asking him to buy her a drink. She throws it in his face and he starts to go after her, but Gui is there and chokes the guy to get him to back off. He hassles Xi about her awesome honeymoon.
MD cries. Nathy asks if it was Max. "How did you know?" "Because he's been standing outside the building since he left. Go look." MD cries. Max is out in the rain, crying. Nathy says he doesn't look like he's leaving until she lets him in. MD cries. She won't let him in. Nathy reminds her she was supposed to sleep on the couch. MD says Nathy needs to go sleep in her own bed and she'll stay on the couch. MD looks out the window and cries. Max stands in the rain and cries MD runs outside in the rain. Max stands outside in the rain. MD comes out to the sidewalk. Max stands her under a tree. They both cry. MD tells him to go home and quit hurting her. He says it hurts him to be away from here. "Please go! Don't make this more difficult!" "I can't do it! I need to be near you! I need to see you! I need to feel you!" They hug. And cry. In the rain.
Xi wants Gui to go away. Gui doesn't want to go away. Gui toasts her marriage. Xi whines that he's not going to buy her a drink. Gui says she's to dangerous with alcohol in her hands. He gets kinky with the straw. Groooooosssssssss! He invites her back to his place and bribes her with alcohol. She agrees, after she finishes his drink. She's literally falling all over him as they stumble out.
Max and Maria in the rain, the same conversation, more tears. "I could never ask you to abandon your own child!" But you can forcibly separate him from his own child with lies. Sad, teary, rainy smoochies. More "go away" "No I won't." MD goes back inside at a rate of about 1cm per second.
No more William Levy in a kayak?! Now we get smoochie replays.
Tomorrow: Max finds out about his dad's affair; Xi finds the letter and the ring and brings it to MD as "proof" that Max wants nothing to do with her.
OMG, I'm exhausted! What do people eat after running marathons, cause I'll take 2!
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