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I always get a little misty-eyed when a show comes to an end and especially when it's my last recap. I'm glad I have Muchacha italiana to look forward to and I'm so happy that most of the team is staying on for it.

Eli, hellashelle, Kat and Lila- you are all the best teammates a person could hope for. I really feel like I've been a part of something special on this show.

Eli-your wicked wit is enviable. I wish I had just a smidgen of it. Your ability to compact the episode into such a powerfully funny recap leaves me amazed.

hellashelle-I groaned along with you every time your "nemesis" graced the screen. I totally stole your "long and short" of it a couple times and you were very gracious about it. I thank you for that. I hope I get to be on a recapping team with you again very soon! I hate that I'm too behind on YNCELH to join that conversation.

Kat-How do I even begin to thank you for all your support since DQTQTQ? I am honored and relieved that you haven't fired me.

Lila- I love your enthusiasm. Your love of Telenovelas and the characters in them shines through every line...and sometimes your hatred ;-)

*ahem* I'll get on with it then...

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I'm very busy here so I won't have part two up until tonight or possibly tomorrow morning.

I also need to say something very quickly, I'll write more once I've calmed down and can properly expressed myself: I have been made aware of some comments that have been posted on the recaps comment section that are hurtful and offensive and which have really discouraged me. I can not believe what I have read and am now too upset to say anything more.

JackieV- welcome to the patio! And to any lurkers out there, come play with us! This thing is becoming dreadful and the only thing that might save it are the witty comments from the patio!

And now your recap:

• We get more of Veronica telling Matilde and Maggie that she will never forgive her mother for leaving her in the hands of her father- she does not remember much from her childhood but she does remember his temper, his shouts and his violence.
• Maggie and Matilde try to tell Veronica that she does not know what her mother was dealing with, but Vero doesn't care, her mother never even looked for her and she will never, ever forgive her, the topic so upsets her that she had to leave.

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( Some scenes were merged out of context. Children below the age of 18 may find certain scenes disturbing)


Ivana in her Rant Mode announces bloody revenge on her enemies even if she is to ally with  Mole Jacinto.  Gerry is not fond of the scheme because Ivana was never that kind of person, she's in fact a great person . Gerry tries to convince Ivana to forget all this but she rejects so Gerry is outta there! At the exit he encounters with the Mole . The Mole glances Gerry with a creepy but satisfied look. When Gerry is gone, Jacinto's left hand shook as if he was ejaculating.

Ari is telling Doris that he was just telling Maly on phone that she cannot play tennis in the club anymore cause her Mommy Dearest sent Arango to threaten him over helping Maly suing Dan for abuse charges.  Doris didnt believe it but she did went to Orlando to confirm it. Ari is shocked that she trusts Orlando more than him.  Doris asks Ari to check on Orlando cause he was feeling bad over something.

Ursula informs Maly that she has talked with Ari saying that he cared more for money than for Maly.  Arango will give Ari money but Maly will have to pay him back after she gets married . Maly gets mad but Ursula says that this is Maly's mess. If Maly wouldnt have killed her father everything would have been fine.  Maly blames Ursula and Arango instead and begins crying.  Alma comes to console her. Ursula and Maly manage to convince Alma that MD is getting her hands on Max to get revenge on Dan. She has even told bad words to Ivana to make her abort.  Ursula advises Alma to convince Leo that staying in the neighborhood would be a very bad choice because the sisters are pure cancer.  Clara asks Alma if she can visit Leo but she rudely rejects her. She does not want Clara in Leo's company ever.

MD is apparently on a job interview but gets called by Espy over work stuff. In the end she does get the job alongside a bag of cloth.  She later goes  to some apartment and falls right into Dan's trap. He starts grabbing and kissing her. MD does kiss him too but later she relents. She tells him on the stairway that some battles are lost since beginning . This is just one of them.  Dan says that his family and Max put them in a trap. MD leaves but  unfortunately she has left her bag in the apartment as well UGH.   Dan begins spewing crocodile tears to himself but it's not like that we would care.


The Viper Josefa got visited by Claudio who is very worried  for Isela. She has not returned his calls.  The Heifer wastes no time in informing that Isela got raped by Orlando.  She feigns care and worry for her pretty virgin  daughter.

Orlando calls Isela lamenting that her mother treats her like that. But he still wants  to marry her.  If he knew his name he would kill him in moments notice.  She hangs up because Claudio comes in the room.  Claudio regrets what happened, he abused his position but Isela does like him. Her mother misunderstood her thats all.  Claudio tries to touch her but she rejects him. He looks with a regretful look between his eyes. Ari was also there so Orlando threatens to kill him if he ever opens his mouth.

Espy warns Hon to stop spending that much money because one day it may run out. Hon says that she wants to see Vermin work.  Espy doubts that anyone would give him work. Hon wants no mortifications though besides what will she say her son when Vermin has to leave?  Espy says to say that it was all just to help Vermin.  MD comes in and Hon gives her the blessing.  MD informs Espy what's up.  Dan even claimed that it was all Max's fault.  Espy is insulted by his cowardice.

Max frees up two colleges from Julian's prison and they surprise him . Max hopes that they will remain on good behavior.  He is heading out but Clara stops him because they would not let her see Leo.  Why did not he tell her? Max says that he was doing something else but they did release him from coma. He has also phoned Adrian, the lawyer who was supposed to work with Julian and told him of the situation off-screen .   Someone comes to give Clara the dress that MD forgot in the apartment.  Clara also asks if she could send an SMS greeting to Leo.

Ursula is counting money but she also hopes that Ari will not be demanding more dough . She wonders why her children choose lovers from the poor class. Arango laughs at that since the kids are repeating Ursula's history without knowing it. Ursula orders him to not tell anyone of the past and Arango promises since its convenient not to forget certain things . What a loving creep!


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Here we go, my final Sombra recap!  Thank you to the entire recapping team for making this a fun experience, even when the show started to drag, and to the peeps on the patio for hanging in there with us and sharing your witty observations every day.  Y'all make the work worth it!  Now on with the show….

We get a recap of Sev committing almohadacide (thank you doris for that one!).  The machines beep and Sev shouts for the doctor, who declares Humberto dead.  No prob, Sev will tell the family.  Pru gets the call from him just as Valeria is being perp walked through the streets of Santa Lucia.  I'll spare you Sev's fake platitudes.  Pru is so distraught she actually asks him for help with Val.

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The recap is provided by Jarifa today and tomorrow. Normally there is a fancy schmancy intro to her fabulous work, but ever since we started talking about coconut milk ice cream and coconuts in general I've had this song stuck in my head:


*(the recap can be found in the comments)

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Quick recap because work is busy today!

• Nancy is really confused, she feels like Martin is the man for her but she also has feelings for Emiliano
• Montse at the request of Selma helps our favorite gold-digger get a job
• Pablo's mom goes home but promises to return after the wedding to spend a long vacation in Mina Escondida. Yay, what every newly wed wants!
• Claudia finally gets to see her frenemy Ginny who straight out lies and tells her that she and Emi are getting married.
• Selma continues to block Claudia from spending even a second with her man child.
• Julio, hot, beautiful wonderful Julio tells Pablo that bad seed Manuel has threatened to kill his grandfather and AP!

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Not home tonight, will watch and post a recap tomorrow. Scheduling this to go up right at 11:00 EDT so y'all have somewhere to discuss in the meantime. Hasta mañana!

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• Disgusting Aaron exchanges fire with a cop.  Both are wounded and Aaron gets away.  More vindictive than ever, he vows to kill Vero.
• Poor sick Ginny seems to have Emi where she wants him... or does she?
• Marty seems to have Vero where he wants her... or does he?
• It's movie night in Mina Escondida – pass the popcorn!
• And Nanciyaga STILL doesn't get it.

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We had a Susana and a Margarito sighting tonight! Margarito has gotten pleasantly plump and Susana is still with the fists at the ready...just like Fac. I think that may have been the funniest fight scene I've ever seen.

Well, played show. You totally psyched me out! That whole scene with Conchita finding the envelope behind the painting of the Last Supper was a DREAM!!! Porfirio wakes up from his nightmare screaming “You found my secret!!” What could it be?

Isa catches herself singing the theme to AI3! Just like me! She sends Peloncha out to get the newspaper. Peloncha grumbles about how old fashioned it is to read the paper. People use their tablets these days. She looks up to see Porfirio. She’s afraid and prays that God take her away...but not to Saint Peter. Porfirio gets flirty. Peloncha intones “cruz cruz cruz que se vaya el diablo y que venga Jesús” (May the devil begone and Jesus come!) Conchita makes her way to the hedges...and she is not happy that Peloncha seems to be busting moves on her “territory.” Porfirio asks Peloncha if she’d like to make him a good hard-boiled egg. Cochita flounces away with Porfirio following.

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Wow, things are busting out all over here. I'm not watching any of the current novelas so I was pretty surprised when I started reading the comments. All I can say is: try and have fun!

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Instead of the usual "The story so far" post, here are some musical highlights. As noted last week, the album is available on iTunes.

Unless otherwise noted, Links are to a lyrics video.

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Hola Carayites!

Last week on Caray, Caray!...

We are still in need of 1-2 recappers for Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse, the replacement for La Sombra del Pasado .  The Gran Final of Sombra is scheduled for August 24, with Muchacha Italiana premiering on August 25.

Amores con Trampa,  is also coming to a close, in late September, to be followed by Antes Muerta Que Lichita.

Meanwhile, coverage continues for  Lo Imperdonable, Yo No Creo En Los Hombres , and La Vecina.  Find discussions and recaps for Bajo El Mismo Cielo, El Señor de los Cielos 3, and Avenida Brasil  here.

In general blog news,
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Gran Estreno: Tuesday, August 25 7/6CST

From the desk of Diva, the team leader:

The Muchacha Italiana team is looking for two new team members!

We are a supportive team of smartasses, dedicated to blending translation, commentary, critique, and curse words into rollicking recaps for the entertainment and education of our peeps on the patio.

Do you enjoy watching telenovelas? Do you often find yourself talking out loud to the screen? Do you stalk Caray, Caray! waiting for the next recap to post so you can find out whether you're the only one who noticed that thing...you know, the thing that happened, but it probably shouldn't have happened, because didn't they rule that out in episode 5? Then this might be the job for you!

Qualified applicants are self-starting team players with good communication skills. Both first-time and experienced recappers are encouraged to apply! We offer a competitive salary* and comprehensive benefits package.**

Frequently Asked Questions:

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~~Recapped by JDesdeNYC~~
Scenes combined so as to not annoy the recapper and reader

To Tell the Truth

Susana tells an incredulous Gerry that Daniel has threatened to throw her out of Ivana’s house after he and Ivana marry. Susana says she has to play both sides; while she will continue to pretend to support the Dan-Ivana marriage to Dan’s face, she thinks it makes no sense for Ivana to marry that worm and find out later he fooled her. Gerry still plays the “they should marry for the sake of the baby” card and Ivana shows up. Susana leaves and Gerry finally breaks it to Ivana that Maria Dolores wasn’t some “fling” (aventura) for Daniel.  Gerry saw MD come to the hospital, where Ivana was interned during her miscarriage scare, in her wedding gown looking for Daniel. Cara de impactada de Ivana.

Josefa still is angry and hateful towards Isela asking why she confirmed Honoria’s suspicion that she is messing around with Claudio.  Josefa plans to get rid of Orlando once and for all so Isela can focus on the “Get Claudio” mission.

The Lying Santibanez Come to Blows

Alma reminds Claudio of his responsibility to the Santibanez family, as a close friend of the dead Daddy Santibanez, so he can take care of the Maleny/Dan abuse situation privately. Speaking of the devil Dan and Maleny argue about Max insisting on reporting Dan to the police.  Maleny says of course she won’t report him but Dan insists Ari clarify and retract to Max that Dan physically abuses his sister.  Maleny says Ari can’t do that and neither will Max believe her if she says the accusation is false.  Mal says MD is going to run into Max’s arms as MD will not return to Dan after all the lies he has told.  Dan says he’ll get MD back by telling her Mal was the one who got the fake judge for the civil wedding ceremony.  An outraged Mal grabs Dan’s face and tells him no way she’ll allow Dan to lie on her like that.  She will tell MD the whole truth because if Max leaves her, Dan won’t get to be with Maria Dolores. The siblings push and shove with Dan eventually actually abusing Maleny.  The avenging Max sees the abuse firsthand and Dan only stops after Max sucker punches him. Max insists that Mal reports Dan to the police.

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