Monday, March 30, 2020

TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of March 30, 2020

Welcome to Page #1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.

Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):

• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico**

**On Monday, March 30, Operación Pacífico will not be shown. Instead, Telemundo will air a 1-hour program entitled Coronavirus: lo que debes saber hoy (what you need to know now).  Both the Telemundo site and Zap2It agree. However, it might nonetheless be wise to check at 10 pm on Monday to be sure.  Telemundo has surprised us at times in the recent past.  Also, La Doña 2 has at long last reached its etapa final  (¡Ojalá!)

Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation.  Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.

By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!

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Me Declaro Culpable #30, 3/30/20: Secrets Discovered, Confessions Made, Dreams Lost, And Roberta's Still Crazy

Boy, the action was fast and furious this afternoon, even if Roberta committing suicide was all a Franco wet dream.  We see her inserting the pistol into her mouth, and suddenly Franco wakes up with a start.  He's been chastely cuddling with Alba, she under the sheets, he on top (of the sheets! what were you thinking?) and realizes the suicide was just a nightmare.  He does a double check to make sure the café door is securely locked, and then comes back for more chaste, reassuring snuggle time.

Home Sweet Home

Meanwhile Roberta and Mauro, both awake back at the house, are having a contentious papa-daughter chat.  She KNOWS Franco is not working late as he claims.  For sure he's with that Alba bitch. Mauro defends her as a "pobre muchacha" which ticks Bertie off big time.  So, you love her more than me!? (Well Alba did save his life, whereas Bertie tried to take it.  Sooo.....)
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Hijas de la Luna Index

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Sunday, March 29, 2020

CarayCaray Lexicon for the Patio of Lowered Expectations - Part III






TELENOVELA-SPECIFIC GLOSSARY

Beso Interruptus – A near kiss, which would have been consummated between a couple, had it not been for some crucial (and probably fortuitous) interruption by a third party. (Doris’ mini-cap in Y Mañana Sera Otro Día.)

Can’t letgoitis – Refusal to admit that a lover or marital partner can move on. (Nandicta’s recap in AQNMD.)

Chickenitis – Disease produced when someone has the opportunity to say or do something to clear up misunderstandings and doesn’t. (Nina on AQNMD referring to Paulina not telling Adrian about his daughter Valentina)

Creative Constipation – Label used for telenovelas that can’t “go.” (Lila referring to where Vino el Amor was trying to “go.”)

Cue the Kayak – When a scene in any telenovela gets too tedious, this phrase is shouted out begging for the end credits to appear. (Etymology: Where kayaking did not feature in Triunfo de Amor, but accompanied the end credits. Originally from the pen of wordsmith Capt. Silvia Sharkbait referring William Levy in TdA.)

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Me Declaro Culpable #29, 3/27/20: Apparently Denial Isn’t Only in Egypt

Coupling While Camping
Ok, I concede. They did it. Neither had ever felt the way they did ever before. It was like flying, but this time they flew together. On with all the hijinks for today.

It’s a Fizzle
The confrontation that we all thought Alba was contemplating as she flew out of the coffee shop when she left Blanca turned into a nothing about even less. She points at Mauro and tells him that because of his *relationship* with Ingrid, he’d better not be planning anything to prejudice her case. Mauro Denies anything of the sort. Berta is relieved. Mauro promises to back up Franco in her case.

Bertie’s plan to have Franco back in the matrimonial bed backfires. He’ll be sleeping in Nat’s room until she gets back, then he’ll occupy the guest room (although Pops may still be in it). He collects his glasses and some books and departs, leaving Berta in her black and white night clothes, surrounded by all her doo-dads.
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Me Declaro Culpable #28, 3/26/20: The war is on!

Hi patio peeps! Below you'll find the recap for yesterday's episode. I apologize for being unable to provide a recap last week but I'm in California and our governor placed us on lockdown- but failed to give clear instructions on who could still work and who had to stay home, in the end my industry is considered essential so I still have to go to work. In addition to this my sister got her first lupus flare in years and she can't even go near a hospital because her doctors don't want her to be exposed to COVID-19.

This recap will be short and not in order, I just want to go to bed, working and dealing with the public has left me exhausted, and paranoid and my anxiety level is at 100%.

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

Primetime on Univisión (#2): Ringo, Amor Eterno. Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of Mar. 23, 2020

Greetings, Caraymates!

Welcome to page 2 of Primetime TNs/Series!  AnonFri is recapping Amor Eterno with assistance from Clara…and now Nett has joined them!! If some other brave soul(s) would like to contribute a recap or just some highlights for AE or SMALV, I’m sure that it would be appreciated. You can also add to or clarify scenes/details, especially those that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:

8PM  - La Rosa de Guadalupe
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season 2, Ep. 172-173
10PM – Sin Miedo a La Verda NS

Friendly reminder:  PLEASE put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for. (You can shorten the title to one word, i.e., “Eterno”.)

Discussion pages will be posted on Mondays and Thursdays at 9PM.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of March 23, 2020

TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)

Here's Page 2 for the week.  The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
  • 9-10PM -   La Doña 2
  • 10-11PM - Operación Pacífico
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation.   Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.

By common agreement,this group DOES NOT DISCUSS previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production.  Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin.  This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel.  Thanks for your cooperation!

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Me Declaro Culpable #27, 3/25/20: Family drama: The gift that keeps on giving


No snark, just the facts.   Comcast had perfect TV reception for this show today, unlike the past two weeks and this morning.  Telenovela gods were shining down on my TV.  Yay!

NATALIA &  PAOLO STUFF

We open with Paolo on the phone, telling Natalia about how Katia showed up and told him she met some guy last night whose ex-girlfriend did a hit and run on some guy a few months ago.

ROBERTA  (WHO ELSE?) STUFF

Roberta, looking no worse for the wear after last night’s escapades, comes to the office for yet another confrontation with Mauro about her childhood, mother, etc.   It’s the same old, same old, claims she is done lying and covering up for Mauro and she wants to kill him!  So she does.  This woman is strong, but then she single-handedly  choked her BFF Luciana to death a few weeks ago.

Bertie throws Mauro onto the sofa and has at it. Franco enters and breaks it up.  Mauro says she is getting dangerous again and needs to be locked up in the manicomio.  By now Bertie has an audience of Julian, Alba, and Franco, so she takes this opportunity to let them know that Mauro is the one who lit the match to set her mother on fire….may he himself die!

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Me Declaro Culpable #26, 3/24/20: The Geometry of Drama

Point A to Point B

Drunk Roberta continues to insult everyone at the dinner party, and after every single member of her family tells her to go to her room, she grabs the car keys and an entire bottle of bourbon and heads out to Tiziano's bachelor pad, where she demands that he knock her up yesterday. Amazingly, he's up for it -- only not in the way she wants, because it turns out he had a vasectomy way before yesterday. He continues to swear his love for her -- why does she think he never married, anyway? -- and she continues to treat him worse than dirt. And now she's really mad because she got down with her dress on for no good reason.

Point A to Point C

Franco drives Gabriel back to Aqua House, where Gabe corners him for a "man-to-man" talk. "Are you in love with my Mom?" Franco comes clean, and Gabe says then dude, get a divorce already. What does it tell you when a 16-year-old boy is the only one who gives decent advice? The conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Pedro, who has invited himself to an impromptu slumber party.

Point D to Point E

Julian passes out after dropping Natalia's name but before dropping Paolo's, but even Katia can put two and two together and get homewrecker. She runs off to dish to Paolo, but he's not home and Dante won't let her in. Good doggie!

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Monday, March 23, 2020

Me Declaro Culpable #25, 3/23/20: Where Has the Magic Gone?

Sorry, I just can't do short and sweet.

It’s been a long night for Nat and Paolo
They are still discussing the Always-There-Never-Wanted Julián’ phone call interrupting their unfinished Maximus Festivus Miraculum attempt. The fact that Julián said that it is now suspected a woman caused Paolo’s accident worries Nat. She asks Pao if that would make a difference to him? How? Well, Nat says, as she srolls through the list of her own probable reasons for it being a real accident. Pao’s not buying it. Man or woman, he’s in a wheelchair and full of anger towards the person. Nat wishes he hadn’t answered the call. He tries to sweet talk her back to where they left off. Nat says it’s not happening. The Magic Has Gone.

The KISS is Up and Hanging
Before Franco goes home, he stops by the office to hang his newest acquisition, Alba’s Awful Artwork, Executed in the Dark. Interestingly, he hangs it behind his desk, where he won’t see it all the time. Back home, he crawls into bed as far away from B-P Bertie as he can. The Magic is Gone. Meanwhile, Alba writes a letter.

Nat is entertained by a two-legged Paolo
While Paolo sleeps, Nat snivels watching him exhibit his soccer skills on TuTube. She climbs back into bed and whispers for Pao to forgive her, she didn’t mean to hurt him. He sleepily says she didn’t.
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Primetime on Univisión (#1): Ringo, Amor Eterno. Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of Mar. 23, 2020


Greetings, Caraymates!

Welcome to page 1 of Primetime TNs/Series! Ringo is in its last two episodes with the Gran Final on March 24th! Diana and RGVChick are providing recaps for Ringo; and, AnonFri is recapping Amor Eterno with assistance from Clara…and now Nett has joined them!! If some other brave soul(s) would like to contribute a recap or just some highlights for RLPDSV, AE, or SMALV, I’m sure that it would be appreciated. You can also add to or clarify scenes/details, especially those that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:

8PM  - Ringo: La Pelea de Su Vida: Ep. 81-82
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season 2, Ep. 169-171
10PM – Sin Miedo a La Verda NS

Friendly reminder:  PLEASE put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for. (You can shorten the title to one word, i.e., “Ringo”.)

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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of March 23, 2020

Welcome to Page 1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week:  Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.

Here are the current evening telenovelas (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):
  •     9-10PM -   La Doña 2
  •     10-11PM - Operación Pacífico
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation.  Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post so readers can easily find the conversation they're looking for.

By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production.  Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin.  This includes references to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel.  Thanks for your cooperation!

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Saturday, March 21, 2020

Me Declaro Culpable #24, 3/20/20: Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?

Greetings Patio Peeps.  I got some bad news from the doctor yesterday and it disabled my brain temporarily.  I forgot Anita was not recapping this Friday.  And I deleted the episode.  But here's what I remember, and I'm sure you all can fill in lots of juicy details in your inimitable style.  Countin' on ya Patio!

Aqua House of Hell

Gabe is back in the Snake Pit of Tia Ingrid's house but he has a plan.  He'll encourage her to set a place for Papi Javier at the table.  After all "he's always with her, so why not include him at dinner."  She's all chuffed and happy that he understands.  But alas, the little whelp goes a mite too far, and suggests she talk out loud to her brother.  Ingrid smells a rat, makes him stand up and sure enough, the recording phone on his lap falls to the floor. She's on it like a panther.  With hands of steel evidently, she destroys the phone-- literally rips it apart in seconds. Amazing.
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Friday, March 20, 2020

Me Declaro Culpable #23, 3/19/20: Calmate, Tranquila

Greetings, Patio Peeps!

I bet you're wondering what the heck I'm doing posting this, ri-i-ight? Well, there is turmoil in Princess Juju's little kingdom of toil; so she has asked that a page be posted to provide a space where you all can start dissecting, snarking, and commenting on today's episode of the land of "the good, the bad, and the dangerously deluded." (Thanks, Blue Lass :-)

Princess Juju will post a recap as soon as she can...so-o, let's start talkin'
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Thursday, March 19, 2020

Primetime on Univisión (#2): Ringo, Amor Eterno. Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of Mar. 16, 2020

Greetings, Caraymates!

Welcome to page 2 of Primetime TNs/Series! Ringo is in its last episodes! By my estimation, it should conclude no later than Wednesday, March 25th; however, the TV guide I use still has it continue at least through Mar 27th, so we’ll just have to wait ‘n see what happens. Diana and RGVChick are providing recaps for Ringo; and, AnonFri is recapping Amor Eterno with assistance from Clara. If some other brave soul(s) would like to contribute a recap or just some highlights for RLPDSV, AE, or SMALV, I’m sure the it would be appreciated. You can also add to or clarify scenes/details, especially those that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:

8PM  - Ringo: La Pelea de Su Vida: Ep. 79-80
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season 2, Ep. 167-168
10PM – Sin Miedo a La Verda NS

Friendly reminder:  PLEASE put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for. (You can shorten the title to one word, i.e., “Ringo”.)

Discussion pages will be posted on Mondays and Thursdays at 9PM.

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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): La Doña 2, Operación Pacífico, y más: Week of March 16, 2020

TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)

Here's Page 2 for the week.  The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):

• 9-10PM—La Doña 2
• 10-11PM—Operación Pacífico

Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation.  Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.

By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Me Declaro Culpable #22, 3/18/20: The Good, The Bad, and The Dangerously Deluded

(Some poetic license taken, but the plot points are solid.)

BUFETE LOBBY

Ingrid: Help me, Daddy Lawbucks! Alba punched me out!

Mauro: You poor little muffin.

Julian: This firm should drop that skag like a hot rock.

Franco: Thanks for sharing.

Paolo: I'm here for workies!

Julian: Take these important legal papers and deliver them all the way across town while I make a surreptitious phone call to some people I hardly know who definitely do not owe me any favors.

Paolo: Kthxbye.


OFICINA NOSE-HAIR

Mauro: Let me kiss it and make it better.

Ingrid: Oh, goody!

Roberta: Oh, gross!

Mauro: Roberta, what a surprise.

Roberta: You're telling me.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Me Declaro Culpable #21, 3/17/20: Denial is not just a river in Egypt

This is “fast and dirty”, Patio.  I’m tired and stressed.  On top of grandma day care, our son’s local wedding this coming weekend has been rescheduled  thx to COVID-19 and ten-person gathering suggested limit (which I wholly support!!!  #flattenthecurve).   Crazy times we live in right now.   The novios  have scrambled to find an alternate solution,  and now we have a long day trip tomorrow to meet halfway between where her parents live and where we live, for a “pop-up” wedding  with only the parentals in attendance, and la nieta.   Our week is as crazy as this telenovela.  So here it is, Patio.  Forgive me for the lack of detail.    I’ve got bigger fish to fry. 

Oh, and the local transmission of this show has been the total pits the past two days, so there are parts I could neither see, hear, and how does one recap a test pattern?   Oh, forget it.  My give-a-darn meter is busted.

ALBA/GABRIEL/INGRID STUFF

Ingrid must work out at Orange Theory or Crossfit.  She managed to get Gabriel off the floor and onto his bed muy pronto.  But hey, she hauled Luciana to the dump, so there we have it.  Pedro shows up to visit Gabe.  Crafty Ingrid tells him Gabe is asleep, has a slight fever, he’ll see him tomorrow at school.   Then the bank calls and while Ingrid is talking to them, Pedro goes on back to Gabe’s room, does not like what he sees, and says ‘bye  to Ingrid like everything is normal.   We learn later that he went straight to Alba and told her Gabe is in danger; something is wrong over there in crazy town.

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Monday, March 16, 2020

Primetime on Univisión (#1): Ringo, Amor Eterno. Sin Miedo a La Verdad - Week of Mar. 16, 2020


Greetings, Caraymates!

Welcome to page 1 of Primetime TNs/Series! Ringo is in its last episodes! By my estimation, it should conclude no later than Wednesday, March 25th; however, the TV guide I use still has it continue at least through Mar 27th, so we’ll just have to wait ‘n see what happens. Diana and RGVChick are providing recaps for Ringo; and, AnonFri is recapping Amor Eterno with assistance from Clara. If some other brave soul(s) would like to contribute a recap or just some highlights for RLPDSV, AE, or SMALV, I’m sure the it would be appreciated. You can also add to or clarify scenes/details, especially those that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs covered by this page are:

8PM  - Ringo: La Pelea de Su Vida: Ep. 76-78
9PM – Amor Eterno: Season 2, Ep. 16-166
10PM – Sin Miedo a La Verda NS

Friendly reminder:  PLEASE put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for. (You can shorten the title to one word, i.e., “Ringo”.)

Discussion pages will be posted on Mondays and Thursdays at 9PM.

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