Sunday, April 08, 2007
Duelo April 6 - I make a promise that is hard to keep
In the barn
Rosita tells Alina that she (Rosita) has a problem too. In typical woman fashion (sorry ladies but as best I can tell, this is a total woman move) Rosita says he has a problem and in the next breath tries to say “never mind, don’t worry about it, no big deal.” It usually goes like this – Woman: “Siiiiggghhh.” Poor unsuspecting man: “Something wrong?” Woman: “No, nothing, never mind.” Man: “Oh, ok.” Woman: kills man for not seeing through her little scheme and begging to know what’s wrong. The end. Anyway, Rosita tries to pull this on Alina, but Alina falls for it and pushes to get some info. Rosita 1, Alina 0. Alina fell right into her little pity party snare. Rosita says
Oh we’ve been waiting for this! Don Loco is making out with Alfonsina and sees a vision of
Coral is talking to some old guy, she says she’s dancing in some place and she wants him to come see her. He says his health isn’t good so who knows. But he has a question, will she marry him? After him saying he’s not healthy enough to go see her dance, I would expect the answer to be no. Coral squinches up her face as if to say, “WTF?”
That’s what Mariana looks like now, right? Anyway, she doesn’t seem to be buying Dr. Love’s statement.
The guy with Coral is named Celso, but I still don’t know who he is. She thinks she didn’t hear him right, he says yes, he wants to marry her. He gives her some story about coming here every day and finally one day he saw her, what he was looking for. Also, he’s dying. She says everyone dies, he says no, he’s dying, like right now he is actually in the process of dying. How is this supposed to make her want to marry him? No idea.
Rosita’s father gives
Old guy Celso keeps going on and on about dying and marrying Coral. She tries to let him down easy, but he cuts her off and says she can answer later.
Angel coughs. Surprisingly, I have had to wait for a long time to write that again. What a great name for a book, show, movie, whatever. Angel coughs. He is looking at the church, Emilioooo asks him if he wants to go get something to eat, Angel says no. He wants to go pray for his own health, newly pious Emiliooo is of course all about praying now so he agrees.
Vera tells Alina that it will all work out. Careful Alina, that’s what people say when they don’t really believe it. Thelma busts in and kicks Vera out of the room, telling Alina “You and I are now alone.”
Angel and Emiliooo pray. You can guess what about, same old stuff. Health and Alina.
Thelma teases Alina about how all her protectors have left the house. She says that Emiliooo told her before he left that he didn’t want to be with Alina anymore. “That’s what he told you too, right?” Alina tries to ignore her but Thelma grabs her and says she has to look her in the eye when she’s talking. Alina says don’t worry, she’s getting out of here anyway. Thelma says where are you going, back to the cave? Maybe the whorehouse? Maybe to have an aventure with a caporal, like your mother? Alina slaps her pretty good and hard across the face, Thelma calls her estupida, so Alina smacks her again. Wow that was pretty cool. Alina the mouse actually let something out. I rewound it to watch again, Alina hit her first with a left, then with a right. Awesome. It’s about time. Well, I’m sure in five minutes she’ll be whining and crying again, telling herself that she has to forget Emilioooo and how Angel is such a great guy but she doesn’t like him ‘that way.’ After smacking Thelma around, she tells her “You better watch what you say.” Thelma actually looks a little scared. I expected her to look at Alina with unbridled rage, then whip out a bat and go DeNiro on her, but she actually looked scared. I guess she was expecting Alina the mouse as well.
Commercial – I have never watched ‘Asi es la Vida’; my wife says it’s just week after week of stories of people cheating on each other, so I’m not interested in that. However – I LOVE the commercials. Every one is full of bikini/underwear babes. Every single one. Today’s commercial even had a 4-5 woman swimsuit car wash thing. These commercials are great. Then later the same break, there is a commercial for a phone number to call and pay per minute to hear celebrity gossip. What? All 250 gossip rags won’t satisfy some people? You have to pay .99 a minute (or whatever it costs) just to hear random gossip about random people?
Alina tells Thelma that she told her before not to diss her mama, well she backed that up. Good for her. I won’t call her stupid for the rest of this recap in honor of her smacking up Thelma. Thelma tells her that she’s going to pay dearly. In fact, Alina won’t leave, she will stay and work off what she owes Thelma (how do you calculate how much work equals two awesome smacks in the face?). Thelma swears, over and over, that Alina will be sorry.
Rosita is sweeping and sees something in the shadows, she freaks out and wants to know who it is. It’s
Gasca/New Hugo is now the one making out with Alfonsina. Do you think this actress sees some of the younger, hunkier guys on the show and then realizes that the ones she gets to make out with are Don Loco and Gasca? Do you think she fired her agent over that? It would be like (to make it relevant I’ll use a good example for you ladies) Guy Ecker being on this show and only getting love scenes with the crazy Singing Aunt and Adela. Alfonsina tells Gasca that Don Loco is sick and can’t forget about
Alina talks to Donkey, she wants him to stay with her tonight, she’s scared of Thelma. Oh jeez here we go again. “I have to stay here for my mom.” These two women have not escaped a total of 23948 times because they ‘have to stay for mom/Alina.’ I said I wouldn’t call Alina stupid today but does she have to test me like this? In the next breath, she says she needs to get far away. So are you going to go or not?
Luba and Gaspar are walking, she is ragging on him about everything, they find Elias laying apparently dead by the path.
Rosita’s dad is glad that
Gaspar starts yelling that Elias is dead. Luba says he’s moving, he’s alive, Gaspar picks him up to carry him back to the cave.
Alina talks to Donkey some more. She says she needs to escape on her own, not wait for someone else. How sensible! She makes plans for about 2 seconds, then gives up because she doesn’t have any help or money. Someone turns the doorknob, Alina looks back but we don’t see who it is.
Don Loco has a drink and talks to himself. Blah blah
Thelma rants to her singing aunt about Alina. Thelma vows to humiliate Alina. SA tells her to be careful, because Emiliooo… Thelma screams at her that Emilioooo isn’t here! I get the feeling that Thelma said something stronger than that she was going to humiliate Alina but I’m not sure what exactly.
Emiliooo stands and watches Ifgenia (-a? that’s what the captions have) load their stuff into a taxi. They had to come this far to catch a cab. If the haciendas are so remote and there are no decent roads, how did those houses get built? Ifgenia finishes loading the car and asks Emiliooo how long he will be gone, Emilioooo says it could be weeks or months. Emilioooo dramatically takes out he heart necklace and looks at it, and says “Goodbye Alina.”
Donkey is barking his head off at Orlando, who apologizes for not knocking. He says Emiliooo left him in charge of Alina, she can count on him for whatever she may need. Stup- argh Ican’t call her that today--- Alina is still falling for his nice guy act. She tells him she doesn’t need anything, he’s being really pushy. She says no, nothing, I’m fine, leave me alone already, but thanks for the attention. He reminds her again, for some reason, that he’s there to help her with whatever she needs. He wants to be friends. He leaves. Stu-DAMMIT WHY MUST SHE TEST ME--- Alina thought bubbles “Will he REALLY help me with anything I need?”
Rosita,
Mariana Dratch bugeyes and twitches. Dr. Love has a ball in her hand, or is it a new red clown nose? He says on the count of three, squeeze. He counts to three and nothing happens, he closes her hand around the ball himself. Mariana thought bubbles about how she can’t move anything, she’s pissed off about everything. Well, I can understand that, but she only has herself to blame for the paralysis part. She asks herself, “Where is Jose?” How very nice of both Malena and Dr. Love to not tell her that Jose was here!
Some guy named Lucas says Celso is loco, but she should marry him anyway, for the money. Maybe change her name to Anna Nicole then too?
Gasca is tired of taking care of what isn’t his. He looks at a big portrait of Don Loco on the wall and says nasty things to him. Why is there a big picture of Don Loco on the wall? What the hell? Gasca issues all sorts of threats to the air, then we hear, “Talking to yourself, Hugo?” Don Loco was standing there in the room right behind him!
Two highway guys are at Elias’s house, trying to figure out where he is.
Alina skulks around the house looking for help to escape. How about the front door? Vera finds her and takes her to her room to talk.
Don Loco sweats Gasca a bit. DL says he heard Gasca send him a blessing, thanks for that. Gasca thinks he got away with it and says Don Loco has been more than just a boss to him, so of course. He tries to make small talk, Don Loco looks constipated as usual. DL starts talking about how awesome his romps with Alfonsina are, Gasca sweats and twitches. DL goes on and on and on, she would drive a man crazy, no? He really lays it on, Gasca tries to keep himself together.
The doctor is in the cave, he pulls out the bullet from Elias’s shoulder and Luba covers the wound. The doctor says Luba’s herbs are enough to heal him, he has seen them work before. He just wonders who shot him. Gaspar says there are bad people around here, Luba says she knows that whoever shot him was from the house of Montellano. The doctor needlessly warns her against messing with those people. Luba tells Gaspar that her worry is that
Vera tells Alina that everything is ready to get her out of there. She asks, what about my mom? Vera says not yet, they’ll get Alina out first, then figure something out for
Gaspar makes to open the box. Suddenly he stops, realizing that his mother would kill him if he opened it He puts it back. Sometimes ol’ Gaspar thinks better than he realizes.
Adela is riled up, she is talking to who I assume is the new Nora. I miss the old Nora, this one isn’t as pretty. Oh well. Adela gets herself all fired up to go sic the cops on Sergio, but Sergio himself shows up just in time to stop her from leaving. She claims that she just needs to go out for some air. Sergio doesn’t believe her (duh). He threatens Adela, Nora pulls her free and the women leave the room. Sergio grumbles to the empty room about what he has gotten himself into.
Thelma is in the stable, she finds a nice riding crop, I expect that she’s going to try and whip Alina with it. Wait, there is a bunkbed there, is this a servant’s quarters or something? Whatever, Thelma starts practicing, whipping the hell out of the bed with the crop. Castulo, conveniently shirtless, happens to wander by and grabs her to stop her. She smacks him to get free but he doesn’t let her go. She makes threats about something, then we hear a voice calling for Castulo. Castulo says it’s Don Max. He puts his hand over Thelma’s mouth to keep her quiet, he says he’ll take care of it. I’m confused. It’s not like he kidnapped Thelma and brought her here or anything, what’s with the mystery?
Sergio is riding his horse, he stops and ties it to a tree. He takes a shovel and walks over to where he left Elias, but of course there’s nothing there. He freaks out. Where did the rug go? Did some wild animals drag it off to decorate their cave?
Ah, this must be Castulo’s room, it looks different than what I remember. Thelma is hiding behind a door while Castulo acts casual outside. Now I understand why Castulo didn’t want Max to know she was here. Max asks the obvious question, why don’t you have a shirt on? Castulo says it’s hot. Max tells him to put on a shirt, then do some other stuff, yada yada, Castulo stands up and shows off his nice fingernail scratch scars, right across his chest. Don Max is impactado, he stares at Castulo’s chest and thought bubbles what Rosita told him earlier about leaving a cut on her attacker. Castulo, on the other hand, might be thinking “Why is he looking at me that way? AH! THAT’S why never got married!” They continue to stand there like a couple of pendejos as we go to commercial.
Don Max asks him how he got cut on the chest. Castulo says something about a horse, Max grabs him by the neck and accuses him of being the rapist. Castulo says nothing, behind the door Thelma is getting an earful. She doesn’t look quite as impactada as I would have imagined, perhaps the fact that she had sex with Gaspar, tried to kill Angel (more than once), and is planning to horsewhip Alina keeps her from being shocked by this sort of thing.
Luba visits
Don Max beats up Castulo. Max hits and kicks him, yelling that he knew that Rosita was the girl he liked and then he did that. Maybe that is our motive – Castulo wanted to stick it to Don Max, so he raped the girl he liked. Castulo tries to say he didn’t do it, but Max tells him to leave and never come back. Max leaves. Thelma slaps the crop against Castulo’s neck and says that now she has something on him, so he can forget the jewels. I guess she was going to pay him blackmail, now she doesn’t have to. She tells him to leave, adding “me das asco.”
Emiliooo and Angel are back in their own house in
Don Max grumbles about Castulo. Mexican Larry walks up leading a horse, he claims to be taking out the trash. Max says the women do that, ML says Vera’s back hurts. He talks way too much, a sure sign of lying. Max looks suspicious but leaves Mexican Larry to take care of his business. Max grumbles that everyone is useless. After he leaves, Donkey starts barking from the wagon behind the horse (I guess he’s the garbage) and ML whispers for him to be quiet.
Thelma, still with the riding crop, is back in her room scheming with Singing Aunt. She’s going to move Alina back to slave quarters. SA doesn’t want to be part of it, but Thelma tells her to come.
Mexican Larry walks the horse and wagon down the path in the dark. He calls for
Thelma enters Alina’s room, which is empty. She still has the riding crop, ready for some whipping. She whips the empty bed out of frustration since Alina isn’t there.
Angel asks Emilioooo again what his problem is, Emilioooo tells him that he doesn’t want to talk about Alina, so eat your dinner and go to sleep. After Emiliooo leaves Angel says he hopes that Emilioooo and Alina forget about each other. If he hadn’t apparently grown up so sheltered, he’d realize how stupid that sounds.
Thelma whines and worries about the fact that Alina escaped. She screams for the servants and demands to know where Alina is. They play innocent, she doesn’t buy it.
We finally get to see Coral in action a little bit. Only about 3 seconds, but still. After she dances, she tells Viejo Celso that she will marry him. Is she really in it for the money? I don’t remember hearing about when this story started, I don’t know what’s going on. Celso says that after this he can go in peace. Does he feel bad? No, he says he feels fine. This guy is morbid.
Everyone is together in the living room trying to figure out how Alina escaped. Max says that he was by the door a long time, the only person he saw was Mexican Larry taking out the trash. None of these fools puts two and two together.
The escapees find a campsite where they will leave Alina. She’s worried that she won’t be safe there, but
Gaspar gives Elias something to drink, Elias has a fever. Elias starts mumbling something about
Mexican Larry and
Sergio demands the truth.
Don Loco smokes after a romp with Alfonsina. She compliments him on being such a tiger. He questions her about being with other men, she denies it. He asks her if she wants to come back to SE with him. The doorknob of their room rattles a bit. Don Loco asks her if there is someone else in the house. Who else has keys, who would be here this late? Alfonsina gets a little impactado.
Monday – Don Loco shoots somebody. I’m sure we’re supposed to think it is Gasca/New Hugo, but we’ll see.
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Saturday, April 07, 2007
Zorro-Friday, April 6, 2007: DOUBLE WEDDING
Today’s episode opens at the double wedding church ceremony with Olmos walking in unnoticed. Padre Tomas is reading the vows part your promise to honor, obey, be faithful, etc. to Alej and Dena and they both respond with I do, and Esme is all smiles and Monty looks like he’s thinking yeah right. FS looks at MP like he wants to tell her the vows and MP gives small smile, the too lovebirds are probably doing some mental telepathy. Padre Tomas says the requisite if anybody present opposes this wedding, speak now or forever hold your peace.
Yumi then comes in (hey I thought she wasn’t going or not allowed to go dressed in her native garb) but was stopped by a guard at entrance to the main church hall. Yumi just wants to give honor to Alej for his wedding because he has been good to her and her people and the guard tells her sure go ahead but do it somewhere where it isn’t a bother. She backs away, sits down and starts to play a melody on an instrument, it looks like a flute almost but I know it isn’t because you blow into it like a clarinet. I guess nobody hears this melody playing, must be loud in that section of the church.
Padre Tomas has declared Alej & Dena man and wife and they kiss, hey they have background music too. Mangle looks at Diego probably wishing he would kiss her like that and I wouldn’t be surprised if he gave her a peck on the cheek. Diego smiles after a few seconds (probably felt like an eternity to Mangle) and she smiles back. Monty looks at Esme regretting their marriage but Esme doesn’t notice she’s too busy clapping and giving her best Colgate smile. Cat claps wishing that Tobi was with her probably and not with FM. FS claps too and looks happy for his sis, either that or because he has a shot with MP. It’s amazing how quickly he did an almost 180 (after convincing himself it wasn’t his dagger and therefore he didn’t kill Regina. I am not convinced it wasn’t him yet).
Cut to the prison, where SK is begging the guard, Aguirre (Auggie) to let the Viceroy see her. Okay you know what I am kinda curious to see who this Viceroy is but at the same time I don’t know if I can take another weird/funny looking character. I am figuring we are going get our dwarf addition to the cast after all, can you imagine? She begs him saying it is an opportunity of a lifetime, ½ of her immense fortune. The Auggie asks how much we talking about and SK says all the jewels couldn’t fill her cell? I didn’t catch the word. The guard doesn’t believe her and what’s to know why a rich person would be in jail. SK tells him she can’t get into it but risk it, it’s worth it. He is really considering it but tells her he can’t, Monty will kill him, he prefers to continue with the deal he made with the hunchback. SK is impactada, at least I think she is, it’s kinda hard to tell behind the “iron” mask, what hunchback? SK begs him again saying he’s a kind person underneath but no luck. Auggie tells SK that she will be hidden were not in even God will find her, apparently he doesn’t know God to say that. SK is dejected.
Back at the nunnery, Nutty is talking about MP, calls her a hypocrite. Nutty hears water running and asks who is there. She follows the running water sound and goes to the bathroom, and finds the Slave taking a bath. Nutty is impactada to find him there, turns her back and asks Camba (is that his name?) what he is doing there. Camba gets up and says some stuff in his native language.
Back to the prison where Auggie throws SK into what looks like a tunnel that was carved into a wall (hey I wonder if this is one of those tunnels SAM was talking about) and cover it with a grate. The guards are in a hurry it appears that the Viceroy is on his way.
At the church its Mangle & Diego’s turn for the vows. Padre Tomas tells them they are here to be united in marriage and this holy sacrament is guided by love and apart from that its worthless. Therefore, he will continue the Mass so they can reflect on their future and afterwards he will perform the marriage ceremony. Esme looks on hopeful and wondering what Diego is going to do. Diego looks at Esme while Padre Tomas turns around and asks God to forgive him and a little help in delaying the ceremony would be nice. Enter a guard to whisper to Piza that the Viceroy has arrived? I don’t know because we cut to Padre Tomas saying the blessing in Latin. Piza then asks the guard if he is sure. Not for nothing but its kinda annoying when they ask that, are you sure? I actually want to hear somebody say, to be honest I am not sure, I just wanted to interrupt a very important thing that you are doing just to annoy the crap out of you. Monty and Olmos make a face like they heard what was said, but how can that be, if they didn’t hear Yumi playing outside unless the super sonic ears only happens when there is whispering. Monty stares at Esme probably angry that he has to sit through the wedding while he wants to get in on the chisme. Diego meanwhile just looks like he wants to be somewhere else and MA looks annoyed, probably reading his thoughts.
Back at the nunnery, Nutty is asking and begging Camba to cover himself but Camba doesn’t speak Spanish and has no idea what Nutty is saying. You know no matter how many times you say it Nutty, it’s not going to make him understand. It’s like when people speak louder when talking to someone who doesn’t speak the language. Hello, they are foreign not deaf. Nutty is just uncomfortable and without turning around hands Camba the blanket or whatever she was holding and again tells him to cover himself. Camba looks at the blanket (probably thinking I wanted pants) but wraps it around him.
Back to the tunnel and hey two rodents scattered by, relatives of Lucrecia maybe? Hehe nepotism exists even in the animal cast. SK tells Hermes what’s going on. Hey when did Hermes get there? Hermes yells out free the queen and guard tells him to shut up the queen is too far away to hear him. SK tells Hermes, you are not helping. Actually she tells him that you promised you wouldn’t reveal who I am but Hermes says but what they are doing makes me angry. I thought Hermes didn’t believe her, unless hey Hermes is being sarcastic, heh. SK says that its not known on whose side the Viceroy is so it can be dangerous if it was known she was there. Hey wasn’t she telling Auggie sometime ago to let the Viceroy see her, make up your mind, do you or don’t you want the Viceroy to find you. Hermes tells her obviously your side but SK isn’t so sure, in Spain there are those h4t her to return but others who want her dead. Hermes tells her he will defend her with his life. SK says that they have to keep quite for now and may God helps us. Hermes looks away and rolls his eyes. I knew it he WAS being sarcastic.
Piza and a guard run into a dude dressed in a penguin suit who wrongly assumes Piza is Monty. Piza corrects him and asks who he is. Ricky (oops Penguin Suit (PS) never gave his name, I mixed that up) is the private secretary to the Viceroy, Enrique Castillo y Leon (per captions). He wants to see Monty but Piza tells him it will be impossible since Monty is at a very important function but if there is a message for Monty, Piza will deliver it. PS laughs and tells him that he doesn’t have a message from Viceroy because Viceory is already waiting at el Callao. Piza is impactado and PS tells him Viceroy is probably conducting an inspection as they speak and the guards have the place surrounded. Olmos was hidden hearing this little exchange as Piza and the guard walk by. Olmos tells the air that SK’s like is in danger with Viceroy in the prison.
Cue Amor Gitano
Tobias is helping FM get into his overcoat and tells him they missed the ceremony so he just asks him to sit down and get comfortable. Tobi then asks FM about how he designed his fencing technique. Tobi even demonstrates sort off using his rich people cane or pimp cane, whatever its called. Tobi asks FM what inspired him to design his fencing technique (sorry I had confused esgrima-fencing with escribir-write). FM asks him design what? Tobi-your style of fencing technique. FM smiles oh yes the technique, what technique. By golly I think he is senile, LOL. Tobi’s smile turns into a frown.
Back to the wedding, Padre Tomas is reading Diego the vows, you promise to love, honor, obey, etc. Diego probably feels a little hot under the collar with all eyes on him, but manages an I do. Padre Tomas does the speak now part (hey what about Mangle, doesn’t she have to say I Do or is Padre Tomas putting in a loophole, you sly dog you) and since nobody speaks, he declares them hubby and wife. MA grins like the cat that ate the canary but MA asks PT what about the rest of it. PT-What rest of it? MA does a side glance to Diego. PT- Oh yes, the groom may kiss the bride. MA goes to kiss Diego and he’s not into it and when she unlocks her lips, he wipes his. Everybody claps and Piza informs Monty about the Viceroy and he and Esme leave. Diego sees them leave.
Back to Camba and Nutty where Camba barges in sort of to where Nutty was waiting for him. Nutty gets spooked. Camba says some stuff and Nutty tells him you look fine come on and they make it to her bedroom. They start having a Lost in Translation type of moment (all Camba can say is amba mitoley or something like that, was he paid to just repeat that over and over?) which results in Camba hiding under the bed and Nutty telling him he can’t stay there. I would really like to understand what the heck he is saying even if Nutty can’t.
Back to the church, where Padre Tomas is concluding the ceremony and and blesses both couples. Alej & Dena kiss and Mangle leans into kiss Diego and neenerneenerneener she gets his cheek, take that you hussy!
Monty is dragging Esme and she ain’t having it, she demands that Monty tell her why they left like that. Monty tells her that Viceroy has just arrived and it is an inopportune time to know his wife and orders the guards to take her home. Esme says she can find her own way but Monty says no, the guards are taking her end of discussion. Esme leaves but not before yelling at the guards to not touch her. Monty tells Piza that its odd that Viceroy is already there without written notice. Piza tells him he imagines it has something to do with hearing news that the inspector he sent was killed. Monty orders the extra guard to leave and when he does, Monty tells Piza that he hopes SK was hidden before the Viceroy got there. Piza tells him not to worry, SK will not be found. Monty tells Piza to tell FS Viceroy is there and now he will know the truth about SK, I guess he was bluffing when he told a drunk/poisoned FS he already knew.
Esme is being escorted by the guard when Olmos spots her and tries to call her over. Esme pretends her ankle twisted and when the guard tries to help her, she gets angry at him for trying to touch her. She gets the guard to go off for a hunt for a cane and talks to Olmos. Olmos warns Esme not to try anything to help break her mom out as the Viceroy’s messenger has sent word, he is already at the Callao and to hold back the gitanos as the prison is guarded and to pray that Viceroy doesn’t find SK. Esme is confused and wonders why the Viceroy shouldn’t find SK. Olmos tells he if Viceroy finds her, she will die. Olmos warns Esme to stay away from prison because Viceroy can’t know SK is there or that she has a daughter. Olmos leaves before Esme can get more information. Esme looks around and is impactada briefly then goes back to feigning injury.
The two couples are showered with petals as the march down the aisle. FS runs into MP (oops they are walking together behind the couples) and he looks happy and she ends up catching MA’s bouquet. He tells her he feels reborn and can’t wait for them to walk down the aisle together. MP tells him woaw buddy, hold your horses or something to that effect. FS can’t help, watching the couples reminded him of when they were going to wed and it confirmed that his love for her hasn’t changed.
He anxiously awaits the day they become one. FS turns turn Alej and wishes him the best and they pat each other on the back. Alej then tells him that he knows he’s wishes are sincere. FS then tells Dena that she has the best man in the world and he knows they will be very happy. Dena smiles and tells him her dream has come true, thank you. FS gives his congrats and kisses her cheek. FS is sooo complex its unnerving, I want to hate him but sometimes it’s hard. MP then apologizes for getting there late, but she had to say goodbye to the nuns in training. She also says that she was given a dispensation to settle some unresolved matters. Alej tells her he hopes she gets those answers and MP is happy that he has found happiness and wishes both of them the best.
Dolores goes to her Diego to tell her she will miss him because while he will be living at the hacienda she won’t take care of him like before. Delores gives him a hug and wishes him the best. MA feels a little left out and asks Delores what about me? Delores tells her to take good care of her boy because he is a good person (ain’t that the truth, even if he was a little annoying before with the Esme stuff). MA promises to do so. Enter Bernie to sign (he passes his hand over his face) and Diego responds with I like you too. They shake hands and share a hug.
Then its MP’s turn and she hugs Diego. Diego tells her she looks pretty and asks if she will stop being a nun. MP tells him about this dispension thing and she doesn’t want to talk about it now, maybe another time. She congratulates the couple and kisses MA on the cheek. MA looks at her angrily.
FS then gives his congratulations and is all smiles. MA tells FS that they will give him lots of grandchildren, hmpf. I don’t see MA pregnant, she doesn’t strike me as the pregnant type. I hope Diego doesn’t touch her during this whole marriage. FS then congratulates Diego and tells him he acted like a gentleman and worthy of having the de la Vega last name (well I don’t think he had a choice unless he wanted to duel and who said Diego isn’t a gentleman huh, I think he is totally a gentlemen, a cute gentleman). Diego just looks on and half smiles (I think he is thinking LIAR, you’ll get yours). Then Alej comes and he and Diego hug and pat each other on the back give each other congrats.
Piza informs FS that Monty has advised him that the Viceroy has arrived. FS is surprised and Piza informs him that he thinks he is there for the woman in the “iron” mask.
Cut to the jail, where we get Ricky (oops PS, I forgot Ricky's not his name) and I guess it’s the Viceroy (it’s not the dwarf darn I was kinda hoping oh well). Viceroy informs Monty that about a week ago he sent an inspector, (has it been a week I thought it was longer, I mean one week passed before the wedding and Esme is still early in her pregnancy 6 weeks maybe?) that never returned because he was supposedly assassinated by a bandit. Monty tells Viceroy that his information says Zorro robbed then killed the Viceroy. Viceroy tells him that it is his understanding that Zorro steals money not an assassin so don’t you think your accusation is a little strange (Another person who doesn’t believe Zorro killed Viceroy, interesting.). But Zorro himself will confess it to me because I imagine you trapped him already right? Ha, if you only knew. Monty looks a little nervous but says no its only a matter of time. Viceroy tells Monty that time is something that can work against them and because he hates wasting time, he’ll tell him why he’s there. Viceroy tells Monty that he has it under good authority that for some time there is a woman being held prionser in whom he is very interested, take me to her cell. Monty plays dumb, a woman here there are no women here. Viceroy does the fake BS sneeze and tells Monty you will be imprisoned here if I find out you are lying to me. He doesn’t believe in coincides and the death of his inspector tells him that weird stuff is happening here. Monty slightly irriated tells Viceroy he’s telling him the truth and says we’ll prove it right now. He knows the woman is there and won’t rest until he finds her.
Back at the wedding, MA asks Diego what’s wrong and FS tells MP he apologizes but he has to go he has important matters to tend to but he’ll catch them later at the reception. MP also says she is leaving, will be going to meet Cardinal. FS looks worried and tells MP I thought you weren’t going back. MP tells him she has some doors to close and would like to talk to Cardinal about it, see ya later. FS then tells everyone else he has to go because Viceroy has arrived and he has to appear before him. Diego then asks FS isn’t it strange that such an important person would visit without notice. FS says yes but that’s the way things happen sometimes without prior notice and excuses himself. MA then wonders out loud why the Viceroy would come to an insignifant town.
Back to Esme and the guard. MA is walking with a cane (I wonder where he got it from?) and in pain after each step. The guard scratches his head and gets close to Esme. You know what he kinda reminds me of somebody I saw in a movie that I can’t place right now. Darn it, it’s going to bug me until I can figure it out. Esme lashes out and asks the guard if he’s going to follow her inside because she’s not escaping much less with twisted ankle. Guard tells her fine but go hope. Esme gives a sarcastic thank you and continues hobbling. Enter another guard who distracts this guys attention and Esme makes her escape.
Cut to the gitanos where Laisha is asking Jonas what’s the hold up we got to free SK and get out of this hell hole. Renzo tells her that he agrees he used to be in a hurry to free SK but he’s learned to be patient that we rush things. We have to wait till Esme gives us signal. Laisha is angry and says Esme has not been through we they had to go suffer and they call her their princess. Renzo-stop talking about her like that. Laisha-Miguel gave his life to save la Reina and the same thing is going to happen to us if we don’t get out of here. Jonas then tells Laisha that he feels anger about Miguel’s death but for him everything has to be done right. Renzo agrees, today is the day but everything has to be carefully calculated, Esme will give the signal. Laisha calls them naïve and says she doubts Esme will risk her life to save a mom she’s never known and she'll make up any ol’ excuse not to do this today. You know what, I am starting to not like her right now.
The happy couples are at the hacienda and the employees have welcomed them and are throwing a mini celebration. MA doesn’t like it I guess and calls it weird, bad choice of words. Diego tells her don’t worry inside are the important people you invited. MA wishes she bit her tongue and tells Diego that it’s a little hot how about we go inside for something to drink. Diego tells her you go in, I am going to check out this reception a little bit. MA tells him not to be long.
Cut to Diego and Bernie in a bedroom how did he do that? Cuz I know he’s not in the Bat Cave. Diego is changing out of his wedding duds and tells Bernie that the Viceroy is there. Alej thinks its to save SK but he has doubts. Diego doesn’t think the Viceroy would bother coming over to LA unless he had some interest in SK. Diego asks what does SK have to do with the Spanish crown (you and me both Diego). But not to worry, Zorro will personally give the Viceroy a Welcome. Bernie signs what looks like a no and Diego remembers the reception. Diego then tells Bernie cover for me, tell my dad I went to get a wedding present or whatever works for you.
Back to the gitanos getting ready for their rescue, packing weapons I guess into a cart. Enter Esme to warn them not to go to prison, the Viceroy is there now and if he finds SK he’ll kill her. Laiesha tells everyone I knew it, this woman won’t let us free our queen. Esme is hurt and doesn’t understand why she is acting like that. Laisha tells her you didn’t help me free Miguel when I asked you to, you are not one of us. Listen lady, you are still harboring about that, Zorro freed Miguel, let it go. Renzo tells Esme it will be when she says its okay and asks looks to Jonas for agreement. Jonas hesitates before saying yeah sure. Oh boy, Laisha is sowing disharmony in the camp, great. She’s getting really close to Duelo whirlpool, she better step back. Esme is upset.
Some guards are allowed into the prison and the door is locked behind them. Zorro sneaks by and gets close to a wall, Yea, it’s been a while since I saw him on my night to recap. Zorro smiles and grabbles his way to the roof, hey what happened to the background music.
We cut to Monty showing the Viceroy where the majority of prisoners are housed, more lifers or at least been there a while apparently. Monty assures Viceroy if there was a woman in the prison, she wouldn’t survive being housed next to these animals. Viceroy tells Monty fine I’ve seen enough, this place stinks. Viceroy tells Monty he’ll be at Govnur’s house but will leave guards behind to continue inspection. M-Wise decision, your Excellency the air in the place could be dangerous to your health. Yeah sure and the BS your saying ain’t too healthy either. Monty smiles, ewww it gives him a more rat like look if you ask me. Viceroy orders guards to continue their search and to leave no stone unturned and all that. Viceroy tells Monty holding SK doesn’t benefit him but she is on the other hand very important to government. Turn her over and your situation will be benefited. Me thinks Viceroy is not a good guy too, of course Diego did say that and Diego is very smart; cute and smart a winning combo. M-what more could I possibly want? V- You can aspire to more responsibilities for the crown than your ambitious dreams could have imagined. Monty likes this idea very much I can see the wheels in his rat like head turning. V-Titles only permitted to those with royal blood. The sky’s the limit in exchange for an insignificant woman. Viceroy pats Monty on the cheek and tells him don’t make decision now, just let his mind and intelligence to make that decision (and don’t forget ambition). Viceroy leaves but not before saying, It’s better to be on the side of Queen.
FS gets the prison and meets Viceroy and they pat each other on the back like old friends. Viceroy is happy to see a familiar face. FS says you should have just told me you were coming I woulda baked a cake. Acutally he says you shoulda told me about your visit, I woulda had everything ready for your coming. Viceroy tells him not to worry he didn’t come officially on anything to do with his leadership. FS then asks why the visit. Viceroy tells him, a matter to be discussed later. Monty of course opens his trap to tell FS that Viceroy thinks there is a woman being hidden in the prison. FS fake laughs and thinks it’s a joke or an excuse to check into Monty’s work. Viceroy says I don’t joke and don’t need an excuse to check Monty’s work. FS says of course, your excellancy and Monty informs how serious by saying the pay for the info. Viceroy asks Monty to be more reserved because he wants the situation handled with discretion and asks them if they know what the word means. Judging by what has happened from Monty’s end don’t think so. I mean Monty was the one making a lot of noise before sending SK to the canyon. FS to change the subject tells Viceroy he can go ahead to city and he has prepared everything for the stay at hotel Sanchez Moncada. While Viceroy is waiting outside, FS asks his son-in-law (yerno) to meet him in the office.
Cut to MP talking to Cardinal. Cardinal tells MP she is under dispensation she should be at home. MP knows but she couldn’t leave without letting go of some hidden secrets. MP tells Cardinal that her faith and devotion are the same and intact but there have been moments where she has betrayed her vocation. MP tells Cardinal that all she wanted was to stay at convent and continue with her mission but there were personal problems and a wound that wouldn’t heal. Cardinal says that it appears that FS stole away one of God’s servants. MP doesn’t know if that’s true but what she knows is that she destroyed a man whom she thought was guilty of a crime he didn’t commit. MP hopes that Cardinal understands that she can’t serve God with such a load on her conscience. Cardinal asks MP if she still loves FS. MP says yes with all her heart.
FS asks Monty who told Viceroy that SK was there. Monty says he had nothing to do with it and isn’t he the one risking his life. FS is not fooled for Viceroy to be around somebody said something and it’s a matter between them. Monty is sure it was somebody else and tells FS that he is risking himself without knowing anything. I thought he knew, liar. Viceroy is positive SK is in the prison. FS assumes SK has been moved and Monty tells him Piza and his men hid her probably in the old sewers. FS tells Monty that Viceroy can’t find SK its jeopardizing for both of them. Monty tells FS he is beginning to have doubts and it might not be able to continue hiding SK FS hopes Monty won’t betray him. Monty-Viceroy has offered me heaven and earth and I don’t want to be accused of conspiracy against Spanish court. Meanwhile Zorro is listening to FS and Monty. Either FS tells Monty who she represents to royal court or he will be forced to turn her over.
Meanwhile at the wedding reception, Mangle seems to be enjoying herself. Dena spots Esme who confirms her suspicion that something happened. They go to talk inside and MA is probably wondering why she is there. Esme tells Dena what Olmos told her about Viceroy. Dena wants to know why but Esme doesn’t know, Olmos didn’t explain. Esme is worried but Dena reminds her worry is not good especially in her condition, much less now that she is carrying Diego’s son and darn it darn it, MA is listening in, aughhh freaking nosy busybody, I want to hang her, mangle her.
END OF EPISODE.
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Acorralada #59 4/5/07 – Thursday – Here Comes the Bride. . .NOT!!!!!!
Caramel enters Pancho's hospital room. She is fawning all over him saying how much she loves him. She asks who could have shot him. Pancho tells her he tried to leave the smuggling business and "management" shot him for being a traitor. Caramel is beside herself. She loves him so much! If anything happens to him, she'll simply die! She's going to stay by his side until he recovers! "Caramel, my love. You can't. SHE'S here!" C—"I don't care if she's come to see you. I'm here now." Pancho then breaks the news that it's a little more complicated. He's now married to Peyote. Caramel is impactada!
F/G, Diana, Diego, and Lala are discussing how afraid they are that Peyote and Caramel are going to discover Pancho is married to both of them at the same time. Lala bemoans the fact her son is a bigamist.
Max is asking Granny DS if she would prefer to stay in the tiny apartment or go live with Dianita at the mansion. Granny wants to know if Max will come live with her as well. "Ain't gonna happen," says Max "We'll have to meet at a park." Bruno tells Max she knows this offer is an excuse to see "that little nurse." Max tells Bruno to take a hike. Bruno walks off in a huff. Yolanda thinks the family should stay together, but Max says it's up to Granny DS. Of course Granny DS wants to live happily ever after at
At first Caramel doesn’t understand how Pancho can be married to Peyote, since Caramel and Pancho are still married. "We just separated because we had a fight, we're not divorced." Slowly, Caramel gets it! Once Caramel starts catching on, she becomes unhinged. She calls Pancho a pig and says she hates him. She tells him what he's doing is illegal and he's going to end up in jail. Pancho tries to smooth things over, but there are just some things that can't be smoothed. Being married to two fieras at the same time happens to be one of them. Caramel continues to yell at Pancho until Lala comes in and tries to quiet the fracas. Caramel asks Lala, "You knew he was married to both of us?" Lala is speechless. Her dopey sons have done her "proud" once again!
Diana is suddenly Little Miss Executive and giving orders to Emili-Oh and Beatriz. Diana has gone from being a nurse, a receptionist, and a seamstress, to a VP of a huge manufacturing company overnight. Of course our plucky heroine can leap all the obstacles in a single bound. Just another one of those suspension-of-all-reality plot lines. She's telling Beatriz to bring her some coffee and wanting Emili-Oh to answer all the correspondence. All while maintaining that signature glazed look of hers. Suddenly Camila and Sylvie burst in. Sylvie is in a fuschia 20's flapper-style wig. Camila can't believe the wallflower nurse is now an executive. Neither can I.
F/G and Granny M are discussing the upcoming move to the mansion. Suddenly Gaby bursts into the room in her wedding dress and collapses in a chiffon heap onto the floor.
Insults are exchanged among Camila, Sylvie, and Diana. Camila and Sylvie make fun of Diana. Diana, in response, acts haughty and calls Camila a parasite. I believe Diana offered Camila a job getting coffee and offered Sylvie a job cleaning bathrooms. Camila tries to point out that Diana is trash. Diana reminds Camila that she (Diana) has held a real job and isn't a parasite. She then says something about Sylvie being a stripper for rich old men. Etc. Diana then alludes to Sylvie's baldness and Sylvie runs out crying. Perhaps one of our viewers can expand upon this scene. Camila follows Sylvie out. Emili-Oh apologizes for his sister's and cousin's behavior. Diana tells him not to worry.
The scene in Pancho's hospital room continues. Caramel can't believe Lala has deceived her; after all they've shared! Pobre de Caramel – everyone seems to know about Pancho and Peyote except Caramel. Caramel runs from the room and sees Diego. She asks if he knew all along about Pancho and Peyote's marriage. Diego looks sheepish. Caramel runs out of the hospital. ***So how long until she ends up happily with Jorge, the Bar Stud? One look at Jorge's face and you can tell he loves his boss' daughter.***
F/G and Granny M are trying to revive Gaby. F/G wants to know why Gaby is dressed like a bride. Gaby sobs that she and Larry were supposed to get married in a church, but Larry stood her up! F/G is impactada!
Larry is hooting and hollering in his jail cell. He has rights! He has the right to call his wife! The soundstage is empty except for poor Larry. It sucks to be Larry right about now.
Paco's cell phone is on a beach blanket ringing. Paco runs up to answer with his white shirt billowing in the breeze. It's Diana. She wants to tell him how hard they're working at the factory, and how they are going to be moving into the mansion. Diana mentions F/G has tried to call Paco several times but hasn't been able to reach him. "Those darn cell phones," says Paco. "They're unreliable." ***Now why on earth would Diana call Paco? She has no idea F/G is her mother, so it's not like she's calling someone who could potentially be her step-dad. Paco's just the "friend of a friend." I guess I'm giving this too much thought. I forgot to check reality at the door.*** At any rate, Paco tells Diana he's still working on buying the bar and has decided to stay in Key West for a few more days. He hangs up and who should slither up but Octave. She's looking marvelous in her red bikini. Paco seems to think so as well. Paco asks if she'd like to go for a run with him. Octave declines saying she'd rather read a book. Paco then announces he's going to take a run for a half hour. He is actually jogging in cargo shorts and a buttoned-down gauze shirt.***What's up with that? I've never seen a real jogger wear that get-up!***After Paco leaves, Octave checks his cell phone to make sure F/G hasn't called. She then announced to the camera that Paco is hers. All hers!
Yolanda walks up to Max and wants to talk. Bruno refuses to work around the apartment. Yolanda then points out she doesn't like seeing Max drink so much. Max responds he drinks to ease his pain over Diana. He's lost her forever. Yolanda says "You never know" as Max and Diana's love song plays in the background.
Doc Evil and Andres are drinking their dinner at Paco's. Doc Evil is lamenting that he's going to lose his license to practice medicine because of that maldita. Andres looks up and there is Marfil in the doorway. He sidles up to her and makes some comment that I couldn't quite understand. I'm sure it wasn't important. Marfil can't believe Andres made her come to a place such as this. Andres walks off and Marfil heads to the bar. She is stopped by Doc Evil. "What's a beautiful, respectable woman, such as yourself, doing in a place like this?" M—"I could ask you the same thing!"
Diana walks up to Diego, who is in the hospital waiting room. She asks how Pancho is doing. After some small talk, Diana mentions that Granny DS is coming to live with them at the mansion. Diego calls her a hypocrite. He knows the only reason Diana wants Granny DS to live with them is so she can see Max. Diana, of course, denies it. We then have the typical jealous exchange between these two before Diana walks off. ***I failed to mention this before, but from behind, Diana's blue and black dress looks like a bathrobe. Could this be the robe she bought at the mall before Maxito was born?***
Pobre de Larry is still in his jail cell. There's not another soul in this
At the Little House in the Hood, F/G (who is wearing a satin version of Diana's black and blue bathrobe, except F/G's dress has capped sleeves like a bridesmaid's dress) is telling Diana that Gaby got left at the altar. F/G continues to spew venom and fire up Diana about those pesky Irascibles. Diana says she's going to bathe and feed the baby, then counsel The Little Doormat.
Marfil and Doc Evil are whining about Diana. Marfil suggests that Diana should disappear. Doc Evil seems to like this idea.
Gaby is still crying on Granny M's shoulder. "Larry made a fool of me! He was so sincere!" Granny M runs off to get a pill to calm Gaby's nerves. Pilar comes barging in and tells Gaby (in front of F/G and Diana) that it was all a set up. Larry purposely left her at the altar. While Gaby was at the church, Larry was with Pilar making love to her at her apartment!
Marfil and Doc Evil decide to join forces and hatch a plan to kidnap Diana. Doc Evil balks at first. Marfil asks him if he's scared. "I'm not scared, it's just that I have enough problems with the drug-stealing allegations. I'd rather not add kidnapping to the list." Marfil points out she has two accomplices, Isabel and Andres. Doc Evil apparently has forgotten about Andres. "Great idea! Andres would sell his soul to the devil for a few bucks!" points out Doc Evil.
Pilar is raving on and on about Larry's prowess and how much of a fool Gaby is. Gaby is inconsolable. Finally F/G tells Pilar to get out. Pilar makes a crack about F/G being an ex-con. F/G calls Pilar "nasty" and throws her out the door. Gaby just stands there and sobs.
Larry is sitting on his bunk bed in the empty jail cell. In the empty jail, for that matter. His shirt is unbuttoned half-way and his tie is loosened. All he can do is shake his handsome head and utter, "Gaby. . .Gaby!"
The kidnapping plot is developing. Marfil knows of a deserted beach way off the beaten path. Diana will be alone and no one will ever find her. Doc Evil thinks Marfil is brilliant! Sign him up!
F/G is still going on and on about the evil Irascibles and warning Diana not to fall into their traps. Diana tells F/G not to worry. The doorbell rings. F/G is off to console Caramel. Lala is dropping of Diego. Once Lala leaves, Diego ominously tells Diana they need to talk!
Andres lets himself into Isabel's darkened apartment. He calls out but there is no answer. He goes to the back bedroom but Debora is gone! He tries calling his aunt's cell phone but there is no answer. Where is everyone?
Marfil walks into Emili-Oh's apartment as Max is leaving. He tells her he needs fresh air. They have the usual fight in which she wants to save their marriage and Max says there's nothing to save. He loves Diana. Finally he leaves and Marfil is left standing there in her perky polka-dot top, with glycerin tears of true dolor rolling down her cheeks.
Typical fight between Diana and Diego. He's accusing Diana of having Granny DS move in so she can see Max. She's denying it. He tells her he's starting to hate her. Diana says "Marfil is filling your head with poison. My motives are pure and noble!" Diego—"You’re anything but pure and noble!"
Marfil and Bruno are in one of Emili-Oh's bedrooms. Bruno says she overhead the discussion between Max and Marfil. Marfil reiterates that Max is still stuck on that little nurse, but Diana is never going to win. Bruno wants to know what Marfil plans to do about it. Marfil replies that tomorrow she's going to kidnap Diana!
Credits roll.
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Destilando Amor Friday 04/06/07: A Day Late and a Dollar Short, Or, If It Weren't for Bad Luck She'd Have No Luck at All
Ofelia gossips to Roman about the new house-girl, Sanjuana, and Hilario getting suspiciously friendly with one another during the party. She doesn't like her much but Papa Roman says, "Ph-h-ht! Stop playing mother hen. It's way time he had a serious girlfriend!" Then, Ofelia mentions how this wedding thing took them all by surprise. "I had come to think Mr. Rod was in love with Gaviota!" Roman shushes her up and warns her, "For whatever reason, Mr. Rod doesn't want anybody mentioning her name ever around here, much less in front of the new missus. Don't go opening your mouth, ok?" He wonders where Clara is this year.
Clarita is in the rundown hospital in P/pueblo and still delirious from Typhoid. She murmurs Gaviota's name over and over.
Gavi is traveling on the bus back to P/pueblo. She thinks to herself, "Sorry, Ma. I would have gotten back much sooner, but things got complicated." She again remembers (for those of us who weren't fortunate to be here from the beginning) in between catnapping, how she and Rod promised each other that they would wait to get married till he returned for her on the first day of spring. She is certain he's waiting for her with the same hopes that she has. She imagines him running to her and then taking her in front of a smiling priest who is ready to marry them. It is very late and into the wee hours of the next morning, but she thinks to herself "Rodrigo, I am on the way."
At the same time, James is helping Rod get up to his bedroom but Rod keeps goofing around in the hallway, trying for a way to avoid the inevitable. His new wife, Isadora, the bronzed blonde babe with the fabulous plastic parts has gotten into her black silky nothing to wait for him, still figuring she's gonna win him with her wiles. Then those conditions of his will supposedly go up in the smoke of his passion....or some such.
James pushes Rod in the room and scolds him about doing his husbandly duty. Fortunately, by the time Rod, sloshing from rotgut, slinks into the room The Siliconed One has fallen fast asleep. Rod trips over the coffee table, drunk as the skunk he's become, and accidentally wakes her. (Rats!!) He lays down flat on the floor 'cause everything else is spinning out of control around him. (Boy, I can really relate here. College days and upchuck-buckets by the bed or, wherever we managed to crash-land.....)
Isa manages to take Rod's shoes off. He gripes a bit, but he's so wasted we can forgive him. She tries next to get the big palooka up and into the bed, but he resists and then passes out at her feet. (Is she supposed to be a sympathetic character at this point or not? Dunno. If it weren't such a pitiful situation for this lovesick woman on her wedding night I might be choking down a giggle or two at James and Rodrigo's drunken antics.... BUT we cannot forget how she told her momma that her new hubby's tuxedo pockets were deep and Daddy should attach himself to those matrimonial coat-tails. 'Nuff said for me! Rewind and snicker!!)
Gavi finally arrives at the hacienda without anyone recognizing or seeing her. She walks through the garden by the pool which is still full of dirty glasses and liquor bottles. She thinks to herself there must have been one heck of a blowout the night before. She runs into Ofelia then on her way back to their little hut. She is surprised to see her back. "Why aren't you running around all through Europe?" After the small talk, Ofelia promises to go for Roman. "Stay close by."
Roman tells her how surprised they all are to see her around that way again. When she asks about the party from the night before, he tells her that Young Mr. Rodrigo got married the day before. She is muy impactada, absolutely speechless. "What? Why?" "--Everything took us by surprise. We just found out a few days ago he was getting married. Some city gal."
Roman continues (thanks be to the novela gods) with the juicy details of his story, "He was going around here in such an agitated state. How do you imagine us asking him what happened between the two of you? --Well, after his parents died he did return to wait for you. He was extremely happy, but then suddenly he changed. He seemed like some wounded wild animal. He even forbid us to mention your name."
Roman then tells Gavi that her mother still hasn't arrived for the harvest yet this season. "We thought she'd followed you." After Gavi gets over the initial shock she tells Roman she needs to find her mother right away. "The problem is I don't have any money." Roman offers her cash as an advance. Gavi lets it all fly away and says, "Wonderful luck I have. Now I'm going to be working for Rodrigo Montalvo!"
Gavi has Roman swear he will not tell Rod that she's returned to the hacienda. Isa goes downstairs to the kitchen to make Rod a gourmet breakfast once he wakes up, but she stops unseen in the doorway for a couple minutes to listen to the gossip between Ofelia and Sanjuana.
Saucy Sandy wonders if the new patron always belts them away like that. She and Ofelia then talk about "La Gaviota" and her mother's expected arrival and how there are very few women that help with the jima because it's difficult work and requires lots of strength. Sandy asks if they sleep with the field hands. Ofelia says not at all, they're decent. Though they are migrants, the former patron himself gave them their own hut at the hacienda.
Isa's antennae go up and she seems to begin to have an idea these two jimadoras might have something to do with her problem husband. Isa makes it clear to the two that from now on she herself will be the only one waiting on her husband.
Isa patiently suggests she help Rod get his bath but he rudely tells her no, that he's a grown man and his mother taught him how to bathe himself, thank you very much and then shuts the bathroom door on her. (Bronzed Bleach-Blonde Barbie is slowly realizing she has probably fallen in "luhhhhv" with the only straight guy in the universe who isn't interested in her charms in the least, silicon or otherwise.)
A bit later, Rod and Roman are discussing business needs for the period he is to be away on his honeymoon. (My hubby says the more he watches Rodrigo in action, the more certain he is that there is no way in hell he'd ever trust him to run a hacienda! It'd be Aaron all the way.) Roman seems antsy about something, so Rod has him 'fess up about what's eating him. (This is a relief for Roman, since it's obvious he is just dying to spill the beans.)
Roman breaks his promise to Gavi after a bit and tells Young Mr. Rodrigo that Gavi has returned to the ranch for the harvest. (Ruh-roh!) Rod is double-take impactado and once again "WTF?" is question numero uno in the muddled minds of one of our three young lovers who, always, but always, seem to be mentally one beer can short of a six-pack.
Rod and Isa are about to get into the truck to leave for the airport an hour or so later. She's anxious. He's stalling. As Rod's brain finally churns through what he's just been told, he takes Roman aside and asks how Gavi took the news. (I cannot help think this guy is really just a big dumb burly brut who bought his way into higher education at Cambridge with his Grampy's money. --Dolt! She's back at the agreed time, just like she said she would be. How did you think she was going to take the news that you'd dumped on her like this?)
Roman answers, "Very hard. I thought she was going to faint away. Now, though, what's worrying her is how to find her mother. She's really in a bind for money, too." So, Rod asks Roman to help her out with cash and make sure Hilario takes her looking for her mother. He asks him to also find out what actually went on in Europe and what she was really doing there all this time. (Hey, why didn't you think of this before and maybe take all those big bucks to hire a private detective like other rich galans usually do? I guess 'cause those guys never went through delayed puberty. So I guess we are supposed to cut you a little slack.)
Roman, answers it isn't his place and that Rod is the one who should be doing all the asking. "Help me out here, Roman!" "--I don't think she'll still be here when you get back." "--Well, talk to her, huh?" "--You need to understand that the business with the wedding hit her like a ton of bricks."
Isa is getting impatient waiting inside the truck. She gets out and sweetly offers to put their trip off a day so he can finish last minute business and be worry-free at the beach. Rod says that it's not necessary and they finally head off to the airport.
Back in the hacienda Ofelia is showing Saucy how to make up the patron's bed. "Why bother when the sheets look hardly slept in?" (Now she is my kind o' people.) Ofelia is a bit offended. "Don't get angry at me, Ofelia. I am only telling you what I see. --Hmm. Do you think he slept with Isadora? He sent her up to bed, but he stayed back drinking when normally most couples would be the first to leave in order to be alone together." "--Mind your own business" is the answer she gets.
Meanwhile, Roman goes back with a bit of food to Clara's hut and feels honor-bound to tell Gavi that Young Mr. Rod found out that she had returned. Gavi is livid 'cause she knows Roman broke his promise and told him. She asks where Rodrigo is and Roman sheepishly says he's left for his honeymoon. Oww! "Well, I may have betrayed you, but it seemed so wrong that you should be suffering over his wedding and him there, all smug and nonchalant, like nothing had happened."
"And what did he say?" (Thank you novela gods for again allowing Gavi --and us-- to get all the satisfying details so quickly.) "He wanted to know why you left and went to Europe, what you did there. He said I should give you some money." "--Well, how kind of the gentleman. Hey, I am not going to be indebted to the lord of the manor here. Just tell me when I have to start the jima again and we'll forget everything." He tells her this isn't the time to act prideful. First thing that matters is finding her mother safe and sound. "Tomorrow early Hilario will come for you."
Rod keeps worrying that when he comes back Gavi will already have left the ranch. It will be too late to talk things over. (Sorry, Burly-Bear. That train left the station 24 hours ago.) He makes a quick louie, burns rubber and races on back to the hacienda. He tells Isa she was right, there just are too many things pending at the ranch to go today.
When Rod and Isa pull up to the Big House again, he jumps out and walks over to Roman to ask if Gavi's still around. He answers yes and Rod races off. Isa finally loses patience and asks Roman what is going on. He says nothing out of the normal. Isa doesn't believe a word and stomps back into the house.
Rod runs through the agave fields and down the little path to Clara and Gavi's little hut. He peeks at her through the window. She's sitting on the floor, moping, with her head on her arms. Gavi looks up still in a state of shock and they share a long meaningful stare.
Yep. Rod is staring at her with a "Damn, what-did-I-do?" look. She stares back for a quick second and realizes that the moment they'd been waiting for has gone up in smoke as of the day before and it ain't never coming back. She slams the shutters in his face and locks the door. He bangs and yells, though, until she lets him in. "So, you went all over Europe, huh?"
Haughtily and choking back her rage she answers him. "Ha, so you see that traveling to other countries isn't just a privelege of the rich." (Double zinger. 20 points!) "Why did you go?" "It's not important." "--Of course it is important! It's important to me! Tell me the truth. At least tell me why people say ....you went there looking for me." "--That is just people inventing things." She wipes away a tear. "I left because I wanted to. I had to leave for reasons, well -- the reason I had to leave is my own business."
"Oh I guess so! I came back from London and found out. I couldn't believe it. What? Wasn't it the plan that we were to see each other again on the 21st of March?" He grabs her close. "So tell me and I want to know the truth!" "--Perhaps you should just shut up! You shouldn't go on thinking I went there looking for you..... I came back to look for my mother and as soon as I find her I am leaving! --heh! I found that London is a lot farther than I thought and you were more distant than I ever imagined!"
She pushes him away. "I am a different woman now. Fortunately, I now know how to calculate distances, real distances, and I do know now how to distinguish between love and lust." "I realized that, yeah!" he tells her. She is insulted. She pushes him out the door and slams it shut again. "--Don't you ever come back looking for me again, because the minute I find my mother we'll be vacating your shack!" (Wow, some high-toned vocabulary here for her, huh, Rod?) Through the door he screams at her, "Gaviota you have to tell me the truth! Tell me!" (Our little seagull has just scored a perfect 10! Yesss!!)
When Clara recovers consciousnes, the nurse explains how and why she's there, and assures her at the end of her shift she'll notifiy her daughter and the hacienda.
Isa is again determined to use all her skills to seduce Rodrigo. She is now in a red slinky something, with chilled champagne and strawberries.
Back at the hacienda that night, Rod and James have a little heart-to-heart about Gavi's having returned just like she said she would. "James, she's not the same as she was before. She's changed, she's full of irony and sarcasm. She is harsh. Life must have treated her badly. Because of it she is really more lovely than ever. Whatever she did to me cannot be undone. It is irreversible, just the same as my marriage to Isadora." (Yep, you have really screwed the proverbial pooch on this one, Burly-Bear.)
James says he needs to clarify things with her. (Talk about the blind leading the blind.) "No. Talking to her doen't make sense now. The best thing is to forget her. I ought to just forget her. She needs to go somewhere far away so I can forget her. She should go off somwhere I shouldn't have to ever see her again. (As always it's about him and what he feels. This reckless, feckless imbecile has just wrecked the lives of two innocent women who both love him.)
Gavi is left alone with her memories. Her mother's scolding when she learned Gavi had slept with a man she hardly knew, and a Montalvo to boot, haunts her.
Rod goes upstairs to his bedroom lost in thought. Isa surprises him with a couple of glasses of champagne. He tells her he appreciates her attention to detail, but it is totally unnecessary. They have a deal and he expects her to stick to it. She insists they're married and that all he needs is to relax. She seductively massages his shoulders. He begins to imagine Gavi dressed in red like a cabaret singer: red dress, long red fingernails, seductively puffing on a cigarette while shirtless men girate all around her. He snaps out of it and then runs out of the bedroom telling Isa that he feels like he's choking to death. She angrily slams their door shut.
The next morning Roman lets Gavi know that they've located her mother and she and Hilario leave to pick her up at the clinic.
Román meanwhile tells Rod that Clara has been found. Rod, aparrently, is in no mood to leave the hacienda with things still up in the air about Gavi. He informs Roman that he's canceling the honeymoon. He explains that he will try to clarify what went on with Gavi during this past year, and if she refuses he'll go to Clarita to find out what she is hiding.
Eventually Gavi, her mom and Hilario return from the clinic. Clara is extremely weak. She lays down on the bed in their hut. They have a sweet hug and she tells Gavi that she's missed her so badly. She must never ever leave her again. Clara's thoughts clear a bit and she remembers about the pregnancy. "Where is my grandchild? I want to get to know him." This brings tears to Gavi's eyes. (Lots of water has passed under that London bridge.) "Ma, I lost it. I lost my little baby."
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Acorralada #58 Wednesday 4/4/07 Here comes the bride . . . again (or "Fool me once . . .")
Andres is in the Little House, where Debora is tied up. She is remembering how she got kidnapped after the party by two masked men. She asks him to help her escape.
Max and Marfil are resuming their argument in Emilio’s living room. He is drunk. She says she has always loved him. He says no. They talk about how she was unconscious for two years, he no longer loves her, doesn’t she realize, now he knows what class of woman she is. It’s not really making much sense. I am too bored to care.
Fedora is lip synching at the bar. Caramelo and Jorge are talking about Caramelo’s lost relationship. He says she’ll be over Pancho in a couple of months. Then Caramelo is talking to Gaviota. Gaviota can’t reach Paco on the phone. She’s been trying to call to tell him the good news that now she has time for love.
Caramelo is happy for her. All women suffer for love, they conclude.
At Hospital TeleMiami, Gaby and Diana are waiting to see how Pancho is. While they wait they rehash the usual irrational Irascible hate. Gaby is upset by all of Gaviota’s hate. More blah blah blah.
Debora and Andres continue talking.
At the hospital, the operation on Pancho is a success. I guess that he and his brother won’t be competing together as a wheelchair volleyball team.
Back to Little House and Isabel comes back. He says to her, guess who’s in there—that’s my wife. He wants her to let Debora go, but as best as I can understand it, she says she can’t help him because she’s being paid by someone else (so blood is not thicker than water). Anyway, she says, Debora’s a traitor. He warns her not to let anything happen to his dear spouse.
Pancho and Paola speak by his hospital bed. He looks drunk, but I suppose it’s the anesthetic. They bill and coo. Isn’t it wonderful that he has recovered. What a close call. Someone wants to silence him—we don’t know who. He tells her not to tell Lala.
Gaby goes over to the church with her dress and talks to the priest.
Diana and Max are talking at the mansion. He has come to collect Granny’s dolls. They talk about Granny moving in, but Fedora won’t allow it. Diana says she will convince Fedora. Max says that when she acts like this, she’s like the old sweet Diana. But after a moment’s hesitation, she goes right back to Detesting Diana. She says his family deserves everything they’re getting. Once she was in court being judged, now it’s their turn, etc.
Max gets kind of angry, and raises his voice above his usual monotone. Lips remain in lemon-sucking position, however. He asks her what she feels about him, and she says just compassion and pity. He storms out to get the dolls, but his storming is reduced in impact due to his goofy white shoes, which are beginning to look like circus clown shoes.
Rene and the Bonbon are talking. She says his visits do her a lot of good. Her old friends are not taking her calls. More of their odd May-December flirtation. Rene tells Yolanda she’s not so old. She says she doesn’t want to go out with such a young guy.
Paco and Octave are walking on the beach. She is wearing a surprisingly subdued sundress in white cotton with blue flowers. They are talking about how they stayed up all night—talking. Now we hope we’ll get some background, but of course, since she is a fleeing felon, we’re not going to get much.
He says that so many years they were waiting, and with all the time that time, he never knew anything much about her. She reminds him that she was a married woman and had to hide things. She tells him that she has three children (and thought bubbles that “my daughter Paola is yours.”). He reminds her that he told her yesterday that he also has a daughter and hopes that they all will be great friends (we know that Paola and Caramelo are already great friends . . . ).
She then wants to confide in him. She loves him still but fears that he loves another. He says he was very truthful with her the day before, that he told her that with all the years apart, he took up with someone else (anyone else get this? He makes it seem as if he’s been with Fedora for a long time, but she hasn’t been out of prison long. I’m confused).
But he never stopped thinking about her (Alicia) and he doesn’t want to lose her. You are the only thing I want. Octave thought bubbles that the “other woman” must be Fedora. She won’t let him go back to her. Paco is mine!
Gaby is in the church with the priest. The priest tells her she’s one of the most beautiful brides he’s ever seen. Larry is driving over in his gigantic SUV, wearing his tuxedo. Pilar is following him and calls Kiki.
Gaby is praying to God in the church to thank him for this wonderful blessing.
Gaby really does look pretty. Her wedding dress is much better than the first one.
Fedora is still trying to reach Paco. Leaves her third message. Guess she’s not going to reach him again because he’s frolicking on the beach with Octave. It’s a miracle she can move her body. Her face doesn’t move.
Back to Larry: We see the diabolical plot of Kiki and Pilar. Larry stops the car at a stop sign and Kiki walks in front of the car and simply hurls himself at the front of the stationary vehicle and falls to the side to fake an accident. The hurling stunt is pretty funny, as he has to heave himself pretty high up to be on the hood of the SUV. Pilar is watching and calls police anonymously.
Nancy and Diana talk. Nancy tells Diana that Diana shouldn’t deny that she loves Max. Diana does deny it. Nancy looks dubious. Then she prays for Diana. (I suppose if Diana gets back together with Max, the way is clear for Nancy to have Diego.)
Larry is arrested. Pilar laughs from her hiding place. Obviously that blind servant was left at the altar, she exults!
Gaby tells the priest that Larry asked her to marry him just as a joke. You really have to feel sorry for Gaby here. She's also just about the only innocent person left in this mess, aside from Granny DS.
Paco and Octave are frolicking on the beach. She wants him to stay. He mentions Caramelo. No, let her be, says Octave. Let’s rediscover and reinvent ourselves. (well, she was planning on plastic surgery. Won’t that option be out now?)
Let’s recoup our lost time. Then Paco begins thought bubbling that he is a traitor to Gaviota.
Fedora and Diana are in the bar talking about moving in to the mansion. Diana wants Granny DS to move in She says she’s a good woman with a mind of a child. Gaviota wonders if the Irascibles will permit it. She agrees to the plan.
Someone comes in to tell them that Pancho is shot, Caramelo overhears and runs to hospital.
Diego and Lala are talking at the hospital.
Diana and Caramelo go to the hospital.
Gaby cries.
Larry is in jail. Couldn't he have called the priest with his cell phone before he was arrested? Oh, yeah. That's why we call him Lunkhead.
In the hospital, Pilar finds Kiki waiting for treatment for his fake wounds (funny—they’re all in the same ER, but each group doesn’t see the other. I suppose that the Pancho group is no longer in the ER but in some surgical wing). Pilar fills him in on the success of the plan. Gaby will now hate Larry more. But they need a special finishing touch. Kiki will make Pilar pregnant, but they will tell everyone it’s Larry’s baby. Kiki loves this idea, as it will really solidify his relationship with Gaby. Pilar lies down on the gurney, spreads her legs and Kiki hops on. This is the only way to describe this stomach-churning situation. Yech.
Gaby is worried as time passes. She begins to think Larry is doing this as vengeance for his family.
Max collects the dolls. Diana says she wants to see Granny. Her saintly love for Granny is a bit much, especially with her latest behavior. Diana tells Max to have Granny move in.
The Irascibles are gathered at their new homeless shelter, otherwise known as Emilio’s apartment. Granny says she likes the new place, but she really misses the old place. Marfil tries to get the old lady to stop yammering, but Max tells Marfil to shut up. They discuss where Granny will live. Granny wants her “Dianita,” as usual.
Gaby is remembering her first wedding in Las Vegas as the horror of the second wedding sinks in. She continues to think that Larry set her up to make fun of her and for vengeance.
Larry is in jail lamenting that he knows what Gaby must be thinking.
Caramelo goes to the hospital to see Pancho and apparently bypasses the other family members. Who did this, she asks. “The Organization.” She tells him how much she loves him. He is torn between two loves. He tells Caramelo that Paola is there, and she says it doesn’t matter. Then he tells her that he married Paola. She is impactada.
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