Caray, Caray!

Jamie and Maru are celebrating how well the business is doing and they are trying to decide if they should expand into other states or export. Maru tell him to decide and he decides they should get married. Maru is flustered. She’s not ready, in part because of Rosy, but in part . He offers to speak to Rossy but she thinks not, they should just wait and not marry now.

Ern tells Lore the bad news and of course she’s concerned and thinks she’ll have to drop out, Ern offers to pay but she can’t accept.

At the lesser house everyone is celebrating the new baby and Julian thinks he should have bought champagne instead of Cidra, but Ma tells him to save his money for a great wedding. Rossy agrees. Zully and Omar wonder why Maru isn’t here and the kids decide finally they should learn that Maru has a boyfriend. Omar says he’s welcome too, but they are thinking, eh, not so fast it’s your bro. Impactada faces.

Lore and Ern are off on a trip to paradise. Along the way it starts to storm, and they discuss that she still thinks of Al. Dingbat. She brushes it off as a memory, nothing more. They arrive and El Paraiso is a small restaurant in the woods that Ern used to come to since he was a boy. They have Caldo de Hongos and Sopa de Medula. (yes, folks, it's bone marrow soup)

Then they get romantic. Ern unbuttons her blouse, he takes off his shirt....Oh my gosh, is the virgin protagonista actually going to do it with the non-lead galan???????? Be still my heart!!!!!!!! I’m thinking someone will drive home with blueballs ....


We go to Sara at the show set and they all meet Zimmerman who is a prestigious businessman. He wants to sponsor their new cooking show but they need a chef because this guy will have to dedicate himself only to the current show. Sara offers her weasly self, but luckily they put her in her place...they need someone with credentials, respected, who knows all the techniques, she’s ok to assist but they need a more recognized chef. She smirks unhappily. Take that little nobody. Sara chases Zimmerman down when he leaves and wants to talk to him -he’s busy but invites her to his office tomorrow. She’s flirty.


OOOMMMMMGGGGGGG We come back from commercial to a bare shouldered Lore under a blanket. THEY DID IT!!!!! I can’t believe it!!!!! Alright!!!! Way to go Televisa!!!!


She tells him she always dreamed her first time would be in love, he confirms that it was for her and she says yes. He is scared of such happiness and she swears that no one can tear her away from him and she loves him so much and is soooo happy. Ugh, words of doom for sure.

Al misses Lore in Canada again.

At the mall Barbi runs into Jaime and they have positive words, she seems happy to see him. They both agree they made errors in their marriage. He thinks she looks like she’s in love. Chalo comes up and she blows him off as merely a chauffer. He goes away but is probably not thrilled. Jaime makes a funny look.

At the hosptial Maru gives Diana a baby gift and Zully is short with her. Di feels weird to be a Ma, Maru says nice things but Zully smirks. She goes to get the baby for feeding, and Maru follows her. She finds out what the problem is. She tries to tell Zully to see Jaime in a different light he’s repented, but Zully is just betrayed and won’t hear of anyone defending him.


Greta is at the cousin’s office admiring how nice it is. She decides to ask if there might be a small job for her. Victor is amazed because she’s never wanted to work, but she says she’s lazy and bored. So he offers her the post as assistant to Omar and he appears and they inform him. He smiles with surprise. It works out and he explains what her job is.

Barb catches up to Chalo in the parking garage and of course gets an earful, but he forgives her pretty quickly. She says he was not a bad husband, and they agree to go dancing.

Maru and Jaime have another chat about getting married. She explains her secret is that she is not really divorced because Rossy’s Pa abandoned them and she never had the opportunity to divorce. Rossy doesn’t know.

Greta tells Pau of her new job, she is equally shocked that she wants to work. She explains that Pau is back with Dario and Maru with Jaime so she needs something and there is a galan there anyway. Dario grunts by and Greta notes that Pau isn’t that happy. She admits that they aren’t as loving as they were before.

Icky and Jaqui fight about watching too many films, or about her getting a job. One of the two.. .;)

Sara goes in to annoy, er visit Snorty who visibly breathes much faster obviously upset. Just then Vasco comes in and wonders what she is doing there. She kisses up to Snorty but then leaves. The nurse shows up and once Vasco leaves asks Snorty if something bad happened and she raises her finger and grunts.

Ern and Lore go back to the apt. The kids are gone and he says he thinks mama and papa should be alone sometimes so he doesn't exactly miss them. He’s not going to take her home he hasn’t got enough of loving her. They move to the bedroom. THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN?????? HOLY COW!!!!!!! OK, so didn’t someone say after this kind of thing Lore’s wardrobe would change to short skirts and cleavagey shirts? Well with all this lovin’ we may see her in pasties and a thong!!! And chef hat of course. :)

Ok so Al comes home from Canada and his family throws him a small party.

Ern is bringing Lore breakfast in bed, and making out with her again.

Sara shows up at "Alan’s". She petitions to conduct the show by herself, but he says it’s too late because they aren’t interested without the chef, so the other sponsor dropped out. She swears she can get him another sponsor. He says what’s in it for me. She says you won’t be sorry, accompanied with a perky shake and glance at her chest. Oh boy.

Al gets a call to see Snorty, he recognizes who and agrees to come see her. When he gets there he spots Chalo outside in swimshorts watering the lawn. He has flashbacks of Sara talking about him, and says that if that guy is here then he.....and he goes to leave. Just then the nurse comes down to take him up. He is surprised that she hasn’t shown any improvement in all this time. The nurse gets a signal from Snorty that it’s ok to spill the beans to him. She tells him of Snorty’s communication skills but that noone else knows and don’t tell them. She also says that Snorty gets freaked anytime Sara enters the room. Al thinks this is very odd. It’s hard for him, but I think the little wheels in his brain might actually be turning right now. He thinks the family should learn of this but nurse begs no and then Vasco shows up. He tells Vasco that Snorty is ok, she just was agitated so he came to check on her.

Al wonders why Chalo is there and learns from Vasco he’s been there a few months as chauffeur at Sara’s behest. Vasco is glad Al broke up with Sara.

Ern takes Lore to a restaurant and she can’t eat anything after the breakfast he made her. He says ok, well then just order coffee and he goes off to the restroom. While he’s gone a waiter brings her a slice of cake. Oh my gosh....do I know where this is going? She tells the guy but she didn’t order anything and he says compliments of the house. She says fine. Ern returns and she begs him to share it with her because she can’t eat anything. He forces a bite down her throat. She winces, and woww!! Pulls out a ring!!! This was so cute, he asks if she is moved and she says no, her teeth hurt. Oh, and yes of course she’s moved and SHE’LL MARRY HIM!!!!! They smooch chocolate cake kisses all over each other.

He tells her she just needs to pick the date, he’s ready today. She wants him to wait a little because she wants to plan something pretty because she wants to remember the day for her whole life.

At the office Sara runs into Icky and shares that she is going to conduct Cocinando con Alegria by herself. She thinks they should sponsor the show as it would be great publicity. Icky thinks she won't get it past Vasco. She thinks he could talk him into it. He tells her that in the last few months she's been on the show it hasn't really gotten them any clients yet, so go talk to Vasco.

Jaime tells Maru that he talked with his lawyer and if the separation has been for a certain amount of time it's enough grounds for divorce, they only have to publish the notice 3 times, and then she can be finalized. She thinks that if ex hasn't shown up in 20 years, he won't now. UGH. Words of doom again. The telenovela gods would never let this pass.....sigh.

Diana comes home with new baby boy and is advised to be careful of her c-section healing. Notably, Bruno is not around and Rossy and Julian remark on what a Patan he is for not being there despite being busy with work. They are going to be the godparents if Bruno agrees.

Al's wheels are spinning again and he is wondering who Sara is in reality. Guess the cold Canadian air jarred a few things. Just then Bruno greets him and announces his son. A's mind is elsewhere.


Tori is sleeping away on the couch and is awaken by a touch from Amalia. He thinks he was having a nightmare and wonders if he woke up in hell. Ha! She says the door was open so she came in and begs for his forgiveness again. No dice. Fuera, he says. Anyway he's in love with a good woman that he met on the computer. She laughs that at this age he would find someone on the internet, and that surely such a gal won't show her face in person because she's abominable. He thinks she is the donkey talking about ears. She leaves wounded, but still not defeated. I love his hand motions as he scoots her virtually out the door!!

Betti is in a dancing class, she forgets some of the steps I noticed, and Ma is there to pick her up. She loves the class and wants to join and Pau thinks her Dad will have no problem with the money for this because he's changed so much. Betti agrees he's happier, but the one she doesn't see as happy is her Ma. Ma says nah, it's just your imagination. More doom words...

Al's wheels are smokin' and some how he decides to go back to the hotel where it all began with pictures of Lore and Sara. He wants to play Concentration. Did the guy see her? Lore yes, by herself for one night and yeah the day you fought with Chalo she was here. OK, and now this skank who@#, oh yes, many times he responds. She stayed over many times. Doh. Big anvil just fell on our dumb galan.

Ern drops Lore at her apt and is bummed that Maru and Rossy are not there so they can tell the news. He says tomorrow they will tell the kids and they will be so happy. Lore is excited that they are going to form a family, and it will be her own real family!! She tells him to go. He does.

Outside Al smacks his car, because I think he finally has the epiphany that he has been a dumb galan.

Icky is talking to Vasco and Sara walks in to see if he's asked Vasco yet. He smartly says no, you go ahead. She wants them to spnsor her new cooking show. Vasco is outright opposed and says no way. They shout at each other.

Back at Lore's, another knock. It's our day late dollar short galan who wants to talk to her. She appropriately tells him he can't just show up whenever he wants, so leave. He says they have to talk. Early bird gets the worm Al. I sure hope it stays this way.

I'm bugged by the laws of the telenovela gods though. Because Lore has slept with Ern, the only way I see this being ok for the Gods, is if Ern dies, after he and Lore are married, and she and Al then can reconcile freely and because the kids were hers from the marriage, she and Al can take them and raise them happily ever after: the end. Sorry, I just have to say I think Ern and Lore are doomed, though I really wish the laws would change, but lead galan never gets an unmarried non-virgin....sigh.


Next week I'll be out of Univision range so if anyone is dying to cover an episode of this let us know. Otherwise I'll be posting from watching you tube. So glad it's there.

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I should explain that I am currently ill, tired, and over-worked, without a laptop, and a FELS episode which is missing certain segments. I’m sorry to let you all down; I know this is an excellent episode for snarking, and I am sad to say that I will not live-up to your expectations.

Here’s what I remember:

So it’s finally time for that modest little critter inside Sofia to pop-out. Seeing that she was conceived in some of the most remote locations known to north-western Mexico, it is only sensible that she be born in a bedroom on a remote ranch assisted by a woman we have never seen before. The baby comes out just as the lights go out (Heridas de Amor flashbacks anyone?) That darn Armando, I told ya’ he was good for nothin’. Sofia goes into some fit about finding her baby, even though she’s lying right next to it. Then whattaya know, Fernie, though I don’t think we’re supposed to know it’s him, comes in and snatches the baby. Just then the lights come on again and everyone realizes the baby is missing.

As fate would have it, Juan was riding about in the storm. Luckily, he happens upon a fleeting Fernie and a stolen baby. The two ride side-by-side for a while, Juan tries to snatch the baby, but Fernie’s horse is faster than ol’ Capricho. Finally Fernie’s goons stop Juan, who decides that it would be a good idea to get off the horse and punch the goons while Fernie gets away. Eventually Juan catches Fernie at the waterfall just as Fernie is about to toss the kid down the falls. What? That’s my daughter? See, Juan was just following the kid because he liked his blanket. Now that he knows his daughter is involved he brings out the pistol and aims it at Fernie who aims his pistol at the baby, who is inches away from the edge so I say what’s the point? Anyway Fernie tells Juan to put down the gun and Juan does it. Stupid, I know. Then Juan shoots Fernie, snatches the baby, then turns his back without making sure Fernie was dead. Ruh roh. Fernie isn’t dead, just a gunshot wound on the arm. Fernie picks-up his pistol, re-snatches the baby, and shoots Juan, forcing him into the air and down the really long waterfall. Please be dead, please be dead…

Everyone at the ranch finds out that the baby has been stolen, and Gabi instantly blames it on Juan. They all take this and run with it. Sofia, interestingly enough, is playing the part Juan did when Libia died (the crazy psychopath who also is scared of everything). “My baby, my baby” she cries. A doctor comes to see her; her organs are good, but she has some emotional problems. That’s surprisingly accurate for a nurse practitioner, or whatever he is.

Eva is over at the Uribe Mansion, which I think she at least be re-named Reyes Mansion seeing that the Reyes legally own it. Anyway, she can’t figure out why there is unbaked bread on the table. Maybe because some bread is in the oven. Oh, Quinti sees that the bread is burning, but between the two of them, they don’t know what to do when bread is burning in the oven. Please, Eva can barely match her shawl to her blouse, how could she possibly know her way around a kitchen? Anyway, Quinti pulls out the slightly brown loaves and decides to pour a pitcher of water all over them. That’s what I do too when my toast is dark brown. The girls find out that Sofia had the baby, but it’s missing and so is Juan. They hope Juan didn’t do what everyone blames him of doing.

Oscar and Franco venture off to find him. They call Juan, Juan! But one search-tactic-gone-wrong is that they maintain their horses in one spot and continuously circle; you won’t cover much ground like this. It’s no surprise they can’t find him. Meanwhile, Quinti goes outside the Uribe Mansion to find Capricho, but no Juan. When Franco and Oscar return they start calling for Juan within the house. The first hint he wasn’t there was the darkness and Quinti crying.

Over at the Elizondo ranch Gramps is awfully incredulous of Gabi’s suggesting Juan stole the kid. Well, things go from unbelievable to blatantly obvious when Fernie comes in all muddy and scratched, yet not bleeding from any gunshots. Gramps says that they played a wonderful performance, but he’s not buyin’ it. He tells them that he hopes to see them in the deepest part of Hell. Would that mean Gramps would have to be there to see it? Fernie tells Gabi that she’ll never see Juan or the baby ever again. I say; not so fast, liver-lips.

So the pinnacle of this episode was when Padre Tadeo organized a search party. They meet at the police station, where everyone including the police chief has the utmost confidence that Juan did not steal his daughter. The good thing is that everyone is going to use torches—boy won’t that be a lot of fun!

Nobody in this town knows how to search for shit. It’s complete chaos and reminds me of that fateful night in Pasion where the one guy sent his goons to rape Susana Gonzalez. To articulate this: everyone is screaming Juan, Juan! However, no one is moving in any sort of direction, except self-contained spirals in one solitary opening in the forest. Nice.

The first thing Gabi and Fernie do is go to visit their lawyer friend. How sad that you lost your granddaughter. Well, if she doesn’t turn up soon, you’ll remain the sole heiress to your husband’s fortune. How convenient.

The next day Juan is nowhere to be found. Everyone is worried. Sofia and the sisters go to church with Eva. Seems like Sofia is as good as new, and she's not even crazy anymore. They pray to Mary for help. They're gonna need it.

Alright, I apologize again. I think this is most of it. Of course you had your cynical remarks from Sarita, and exposed midriffs of Jimena, but nothing new was left out.

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We start off at the police station where they have arrested everyone that was at the club for fighting. Marichuy looks scared and nervous. In walks JM and looks at the delinquents. Marichuy is like "OMG, I know this guy"!!! Patricio introduces JM to the crowd and says that he is a pychartist and that he will be talking to them. JM sees his cousin and asks her "What are you doing here"? His cousin (I do not know her name yet) says that as you can see I was brought in with everyone. Patricio asks if JM knows her and he says that she is his cousin. BTW isn't that guy with the glasses Benito in FELS? Anyway, Vicente goes to Cande and tells her that Marichuy was arrested. She is muy impactada.

We then head over to see Viviana and her mother talking about the conversation that Viv had with JM about there vacation. Viv is furious that JM had to go in the middle of their conversation. Viv tells her mom that she is tired of him and that he does not pay attention to her and wants a divorce.

Back at the police station JM addresses the crowd and tells them that he wants them to cooperate in his investigation. They make jokes at him and his cousin tells him not to tell her parents. The crowd of delinquents do not want to talk to JM but then they eventually agree. Marichuy stays back and asks JM to help her. He says I know you and she says that she brings the laudered clothes to his house. She asks if she can go that she does not know the people that she was brought in with. She then makes up a story about her parents waiting for her and how much trouble she will be in and goes into his arms crying and he starts to believe her. He talks to Patiricio and tells him the lie that Marichuy told him and eventually Patricio lets her go. Of course she is elated and thanks them. JM tells Patricio that Marichuy is good and timid and glad that there are still young adults that are good. She runs out of the police station and heads home talking to herself about the doctor. I really can't understand what she is saying. So maybe someone can help out. She sees Cande and Vicente and tells them that they let her go.

Viviana is waiting up to tell JM that she wants a divorce. He wants to wait til the morning to talk about this since it is a serious conversation, but she says no. They go into the library to discuss further. He says that he will not give her a divorce. He believes once you are married, it is forever. She is yelling at him and then hits him. He asks her why she thinks he does not care for her. Viv says that he does not take care of her that he gives everything to his patients. He mentions something that happened long ago and that he trying to make up for it. She asks what is it. Was it a woman? He says he cannot tell her. She gets mad and hits him when he will not tell her.

Now we go to the lady with the rollers outside sweeping and sees the priest walk by and she tells him that Marichuy was arrested last night. He does not believe her and she tells him that her cousin told her. He is mad and goes to find Marichuy. Father goes to Cande to find out Marichuy's whereabouts. Cande does not know its not like she can chain her to the bed. He tells her that not only is she (Cande) to love Marichuy, but also teach her manners and morals, etc.

Viviana plans a party and JM best bud (Eduardo) shows up with JM cousin. (i did not catch her name) He is not happy that she is playing with Eduardo. She says she has her reasons. JM asks what justification do you have to do this to someone and that she also has played with him. She says no I have not played with you, Marichuy has.

JM confesses to Patricio what happened and goes to find Marichuy.


Tomorrow: JM and Viviana go on vacation but encounter problems on the small plane they are in.

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Hi guys, Cheryl is still out enjoying the beauty of Spain and that leaves you all to suffer my recap for this evening. I haven't had a chance to watch yesterday's episode however I was thrilled to read in last night's recap that my eyes will behold the sight of Sophia's pregnancy bump. I feel goose bumps...she has to be in her 36th month... aren't elephants or humpback whales pregnant this long? I'll research to find out. Sorry for the delay, I had a meeting this morning and wasn't back in the office until 11 CST.

Hacienda Don Agustin

• Sophia is muy impactada, Gabriela knew the Reyes' parents!
  
• Gabriela is lamenting the rejection / loss of "El Charro" in the confines of her bedroom. This explains her deep hatred. She's didn't cry over his death or that of his wife. She was happy with the news. Sarita walks in with a court notice for tomorrow.

Puebla, Pue.

• The judge has ruled that the Robles-Reyes are the true owners of the lands. Gabriela hoots and hollers that the lands are her (throwing in a few swear words and insults). Juan says the Judge has made his decision does she think that she's above the law to go against the decision? "You ruin my life and took what was most precious from me." Well that wasn't her daughters was it? I think she's talking about the lands. Revenge, Revenge I'm taking revenge on you Juan Reyes! And instead of giving Juan her signature slap move she attacks him by tickling his beard. They never did anything to her they just wanted justice and complete the oath they made to their father by his tomb. He mentions that his uncle said she knew his parents and she denies it. But Juan will get to the bottom of it.

• Don Agustin is looking over the girls’ childhood photo. What this? There's an old newspaper clipping with a picture of Gabriela and Juan Robles-Reyes together and smiling. Don Agustin always knew Gabriela knew who JRR was.

• Gabriela has started nitpicking at Feo and finally states that they've lost the lands. Feo says not to worry the Reyes will be losing the lands and hacienda. And he says that Raquel has told him that hacienda is mortgaged or has a lien. Gabriela doesn't buy the fact he just happened to run into Raquel. As Feo starts to smooth out Gabriela ruffled feathers Don Agustin comes in with the newspaper clipping to prove that Gabriela knew JRR. (When are people going to learn that you shouldn't give your only evidence to the accused?). She denies it. And to my surprise she doesn't rip it. (Besides wouldn't it have made sense for Agustin to read what the article said?). Maybe they meet at an event who knows says Gabriela. But Agustin insists she knew him and his wife. Feo is impactado.

I just adore Capricho he's such a good listener and so loyal. Oh ya Juan was just crying over Sophia (that isn't as important as watching this beautiful horse).

Er? As I looked up from my typing it looks like we have some new characters. So it's a father and daughter. She's off to take some exam. (Are we sure they didn't switch the novella on us? What this heck is this?) Ok she's in an equestrian competition and she won 1st place.

• Raquel has received a telegram from Ricardo. She's an idiot and he wants her to come back. But how can she leave Feo. There's a knock at the door and while she hopes its Feo, it's not. It's Gabriela with that signature slap ... Pa-Bam!

• Rigo has collapsed in front of his mom Hortensia.

• Raquel denies having to do with Feo and what’s more that Ricardo wants her to come back. Of course Gabriela says if Raquel goes after Feo again she's snitching to Ricardo.

• Rigo is still on the floor... (I swear if it’s because of a broken heart this recap ends right now!) Ooookkkk so apparently advance technology available at the Dispensario has informed Rigo's mom that he might have a brain tumor. And yet they don't have phones?
  

Well we're back to the new characters and Dra. Leonora Castaneda has just graduated from Med school as her proud papa looks on. She dedicates the title to her dad, etc. (Has anyone noticed that bug-eyed woman behind the father? What is she looking at!?). What it just dawned on me that his might be Juan's new love interest? She's leaving town and Papa is not too happy about that.

• Quintina is telling Juan that Rigo has a brain tumor. Juan and boys will help out with some of the medical costs. Uncle Pennybags (isn't that the guy from Monopoly?) has given Quintina the gold coins.

• Feo has cash laying all over his bedroom. Gabriela has just told Feo that Raquel is going back to her husband. You're the only woman for me, there was never anything with Raquel. He man-handles Crabby and she's all for it.

OMG! I can almost see the baby bump on Sophia.

• Suffering and Love... it was what the paper said which was given to her at the carnival. Both Sophia and Juan reminisce about their suffering love.

• Eugenia can't leave with Benito. Even though she doesn't love Rigo she just can't abandon him. Benito is leaving but he's not sure if he's returning.

• Back in bed, Feo and Gabriela are plotting against Sophia. The baby will disappear. Once the baby is out of the picture then Feo has to divorce quickly and marry Gabriela.

Months later....

• Business is booming for the Elizondo girls. There's the bump and Sophia is huge! The boys are tilling the land. Rigo is getting a cat scan and Eugenia (I swear) is wearing the same blouse. There's naked swimming... Momma Mia! Everyone is missing the loves of their lives.

• Juan is pondering in the dough....Sophia is ringing a bell to her belly. )Does anyone know if that means something?) She's fussing over the cloth that Juan purchased for her.

• Eva and Quintina talk about Rigo who has returned to the dispensario, etc. etc. I hope no one mines that I'm not really going to recap this part.

• So both Juan and Capricho are excited about the upcoming birth of his baby.

• Sophia and Agustin are going to visit the pueblo and to visit Rigo.

• The doctor Leonora is in and she's not welcomed in the tribe that she's supposed to be attending.

Back the Bad Love Bar

• Armando comes in with a big box. Looks like Feo has casted himself as the new singing act with that Charro suit his got.

The Storm

• There's a terrible storm brewing and Sophia is having contractions. Sarita in hysterical (No, Sarita don't get your mom!) Gabriela could care less about what's happening with Sophia. Assassination attempt #1 Feo is getting the doctor. But after Sarita leaves Feo comes back to tells Gabriela he's going to purposely get the truck stuck in the mud. Sophia will not be able to have that baby with out some medical attention. But Rosendo had a feeling that the truck wouldn't make it thefore he has taken off on horseback to get the doctor. Assassination attempt #2 Feo is dressed in the charro suit ...

• Juan's mother's intuition is starting to kick in. Sophia and their child need him!

• Back in Sophia birthing room. The girls are flipping out when Gabriela walks in. They'll have to wait for the doctor. Fatima enters the room with a midwife which Gabriela tries to get rid of. But Fatima has just informed them that Rosendo found the truck stuck in the mud. There's not way around it Gabriela gives in. She has at least gotten rid of the girls.

• The girls head to Don Agustin's house to tell of what their mother did. Agustin's expresses his disgust with Gabriela and mentions how convenient it was that Feo's truck got stuck in the mud. Sarita says that Don Agustin shouldn't be so suspicious of everyone.

• Juan and Capricho are riding like mad through the storm.
• With each clasp of lighting Sophia, in agony is pushing... Push Sophia PUSH!
  

Next time:
It's a girl!
Gabriela and Feo try complete their mission and kidnap the baby
Juan arrives just in time to save Sophia and their daughter
Juan and Feo fight it out by the river...there's a gunshot!

(Sometimes these previews give away too much...). It's been fun ya'll! See you next Tuesday!

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I wasn’t going to recap at all, because I’m rather short on time this week, but I don’t think anyone else offered and I did skim through the show quickly last night, so here are what I think were the key points:

Viviana thinks Juan Miguel must be cheating on her. She wants them to go away for a vacation together, but he says he can’t right now, which of course makes her mad. Her mom, Onelia, threatens JM and says if he doesn’t go, she won’t be responsible for what happens to Viv, whatever that means.

JM thinks he is busy with his new project to rehabilitate the young and mildly delinquent. He mentions having some experience with being that way; Viv doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He meets with judge Patricio about the project but the judge doesn’t have anyone for him to work with at the moment. Youth being what they are, he’s sure there will be someone soon.

Eduardo (played by Jorge de Silva, one of my Top Ten Telenovios, hello, hottie!) gets a call from his skanky girlfriend who was making out with some other guy at the party. He is all smoochy on the phone. JM laughs at him, but not as much as I would have.

Meanwhile, Marichuy needs to be told by the priest that the Virgencita probably doesn’t want stolen flowers as an offering. They have a long teary chat while she wears a see-through belly-exposing shirt. She’s mad at her mother for abandoning her and will never forgive her, nunca!

Patricio and his wife discuss that the only thing they lack for happiness is a child. He asks if she wants to adopt one of the orphans. She says no, those abandoned children make her sad (so wouldn’t adopting one help that?). He says parents who abandon their children are unforgivable, and she looks all stricken, cluing us in that she abandoned a child. She tries to alleviate her guilt by giving lots of money to the nuns.

Mari tells more Little Red Riding Hood to the barrio kids. Odd choice of story, given her nightmare and past experience. The girl in the animation looks like her, and the bad wolf guy looks maybe like Amador, or maybe the artist guy, or maybe the guy in the neighborhood who is her friend and was talking to Candelaria. Later, Mari tells Cande she (M) will never marry, which of course means she will.

Mari dances with Amador at a party, and he gets handsy. She objects, and a brawl breaks out. The party people get hauled down to the police station, and judge Patricio calls Juan Miguel to come down. Mari recognizes him.

I’ll start up for real with a careful viewing and full recap next week.

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Once again, I didn't have time to do the pictures. Timoteo, if you want to post your usual summary/comment, I will put it in here.

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PJ/S reads a book in French.

Isabel tells the staff that Valeria is going to take over running the house from Abigail.

Rebeca tells Valeria that they are in same position. They are dependant on Isabel for everything so they have to obey and support her. Rebeca is turning out to be pretty evil and her eavesdropping is out of control.

Azur attacks and bites Andrés. His action is understandable but it's hard to defend a dog that bites people.

Later, Isabel tries to get rid of Azur by sending him off to be tested for rabies but Ángela forbids it.


PJ/S demonstrates that he can spell 'otolaryngology' and knows what is it. He knows who the Pope is and who Winston Churchill is. However, he doesn't know where he is.

PJ/S is upset because this isn't his body. Would he rather have his 70-year old body back?
The police, the doctor and the priest fight about what to do with PJ/S.

Ángela goes to see Gaetana to asks about PJ's relationship with Isabel. Gaetana recommends this guy to be her lawyer.
We keep having power issues between Isabel and Ángela. Wasn't there a will?

Labels: cuerpo

Aaaarrrggh...I have some kind of mild (as if) stomach virus and this episode didn't help one bit. I'm going to rush through the nasty part (like a written fast forward) but there's no getting around it. Sara scored a big one tonight.

But let's start at the beginning...with a brief rehash. Dario and Paula are about to get down to serious reconciliation business when Bettina bounds in and wants to sleep with them. They cave and so the first night back together is spent in a family sandwich in a very small bed. My parents had a small bed and when we lived by the finger lakes of New York and we got scared by the frequent thunderstorms, my sister and I would high-tail it in there and spend the night squished between them. So I know it can be done. And they still managed to have a third child...don't ask me how.

In the meantime Alonso is sitting alone, looking at a picture of Lorena and breathing heavily. 'Nuff said.

And Lorena is looking googly-eyes at Ernesto, now that she knows the kids are back and that he's really a big teddy bear underneath that neurotic ,narcissistic exterior. Some kisses, Mmmm good, and then some more...but wait! she draws back, suddenly afraid she's going to be just one more on his long list of conquests. He assures her that this is the real thing. We can but hope!

Okay. New stuff. Sara calls. Alonso's sick of her. (so are we!) He's preparing to leave for Quebec and his workshop in bariatric surgery. Has a nice farewell with Papa Toribio even though there's some grousing from Mr. T. about how Alonso and Paula treat him like he's over the hill and incompetent to take care of himself.

Now a happy scene twixt Maruja Rossy and Lorena, toasting the reconciliation of our young lovers and Ernesto's character improvement. Doorbell rings; it's Jaime. Maruja is happy, Rossy is making faces and Lorena , ever the peacemaker, drags her off so Jaime and Maruja can talk business. Jaime thinks maybe they should go elsewhere but Maruja assures him that eventually Rossy will come around.

So Jaime got a mixed reception. But Sara....whoa...very cold welcome from Toribio when she barges into the apartment. She tries to schmooze him with some talk about planning an event for "seniors" and he wastes no time letting her know he doesn't want to be patronized and doesn't want her around...he's busy. And by the way, Alonso has gone to Canada. Punto. She protests that he's hurting her feelings but he hustles her out anyway.

At Ernesto's, everything is hunky-dory. Gina and Alex are happy. Lorena's around again and they're "like family". Ernesto jumps in and adds, they can get married right now if Lorena's game.

Hey, I'm for it. Happy ending and onto another telenovela. But wait, no we have to have more wickedness from Sara first. Much more, I fear.

Now another reconciliation...this time with Ivan and Bettina. He arrives with flowers and apologies. She receives him with a number of hugs. Not happy that he just considers them "amigos" but I'm sure that will change pronto.

Sara's doing her crazy ass girlfriend number at the clinic. Badgering the desk nurse to tell her where Alonso has gone (if he's your boyfriend, call him yourself and ask him, she replies) and then demanding that Bruno give her the 411. He's even nastier. Don't bother trying to follow him, it's a waste of time and money....he'd just send you packing.

But folks, if you think any of this discourages our Sara, you're wrong. She's still got lots more nasty up her sleeve.

Back at Paula's, the" sadder but wiser gals" are meeting for their weekly tequila and cards bash. Dario's in the bedroom watching TV with Bettina and when Greta finds out they've reconciled, she wants the lowdown on their lovelife. Nothin' doing but Paula does admit he still "me hace bum! el corazoncito". However things turn sour when she tells Bettina it's time for bed and Dario protests. "Are your friends going home?" he adds. "They just got here," she snaps. Hmmm...very bad start.

Things are pretty bad at Arturo's as well. Jacqui has made off with badmom's porcelain figurines which mom claims are Limoges. Jacqui claims they're crap and go with the crappy decor of the whole place....which SHE intends to change. Ickturo lays down the law...if they don't get along, he's outta there. Jacqui grabs him and promises an aromatherapy bath and massage. Mom promises his favorite frijole dish. Mom wins. Then he requires them to hug which they do with gritted teeth. Man, his appeal escapes me entirely, but these two females are fighting over him like he's.....well, like he's Fernando Colunga....which he is so not!

Back to Paula and Dario. Her gal pals have finally left and he's ready to be helpful taking off her sweater. Another lost recap opportunity for Ferro. He wants her to relax, enjoy his kisses (she's still steamed about his contradicting her with Bettina) but the scene ends with possible bedroom action about to commence. She looks like her mind is elsewhere though. Still her hand is around his neck, even if she's not returning his kisses. We can but hope.

Sara's at school, catches sight of Lorena happily chatting with Ernesto and sneers, Be happy while you can. I'm going to win the contest. Aaarrgh, my stomach's roiling just writing this.

Monica and the randy hostess are discussing Monica's lovelife or lack thereof. Hostess wonders why she's so obsessed with Chef Hawt. Monica just is...that's all. She wants Ernesto to use her and lose her (Lorena) but hostess wisely point out that even if he does, that doesn't mean he's coming back to Monica. Instead, why not come with me to a Singles evening, she suggests. Monica doesn't want to seem "for sale" but finally agrees.

All right...on to the contest for who's going to work on TV with Chef Whasshisname. I'm going to compress this because it's just too darned awful. First Sara , who's among the five finalists, overhears Lorena talking to Ernesto about what "platillo" she's going to prepare for the tryout and gets on the phone with the business chef to consult on how to sabotage it. Then at
the studio, she bribes the makeup artist to put some awful hive-inducing powder on Lorena's face. Not content with that, she goes into the studio and substitutes wrong, yukky tasting ingredients for those in Lorena's bin and refrigerator holdings.

The tryout is a disaster for Lorena. She looks like hell; she's distracted by all the itching and the strange ingredients; her final dish tastes as bad as she looks, and Sara wins the contest. Ugh and double ugh. The head of the school is surprised by Lorena's poor performance but is impressed when later, a simpering Sara tells the TV chef and the producer that cooking is in her genes, after all, she is Hortensia Armendariz' granddaughter. More points for our villaness. I just hate episodes like this!

Lorena confronts Sara in the dressing room and even though Lorena defends herself well... it isn't satisfying. Sara still won and is gloating about it. Lorena reminds her that Sara is really a failure. She can only win by hurting others. Basically she is alone; even Alonso doesn't want her. Whereas Lorena is surrounded by people who love her. And finally, if you want me for an enemy rather than a friend, watch out Sara! ( Okay, I know we're supposed to feel better after this but somehow I don't...and I doubt if Lorena does either.)

But at least Chef Hawt is waiting for our lamb outside and he doesn't seem too put off by her horrible face. He notes that the rightful person doesn't always win the contest. Yes, but Lorena was hoping to have a little money, learn to drive, maybe get a car. Our hunky chef has all the answers....he'll teach her to drive, she can borrow the car when she wants and hey, he loves her. She's not alone. HE'LL ALWAYS BE WITH HER.

Oh no, the fatal telenovela words. A breakup must be just around the corner. Dang.

Now we have one of those zingy collage things to tell us time is passing. Alonso's up in Canada learning lots about surgery and telling his dad the hospital is terrific. Of course he's still staring at Lorena's picture while studying. Zulema's still eating mucho while Omar tentatively slips an arm around her shoulders. Rossy and a shirtless Justin (thanks, writers) are looking at wedding dresses. Diana is sitting up in bed with her usual glum look while Bruno, his back turned to her, sleeps away. Maruja and Jaime are toasting with champagne. Dario looks on disgusted as Paula plays cards with her buddies. Monica has evidently snagged a beau at singles night and is introducing him to dad. Chalo and Barbara are happily chowing down at the neighborhood quesadilla place. Amalia tries to talk to Toribio at the elevator and gets the brushoff. A couple of "happy family" scenes with Lorena, Ernesto and the kids ending with Lorena making panquecitos for the little 'uns and a big smooch between Ernesto and Lorena. I'm trying to enjoy this but just feel a big anvil coming.

Okay, now back to nasty Sara. She's at the mall signing autographs for two devoted fans of the Chef and Sara show. Diana and Zulema are also at the mall and Zully wants to talk to Sara, over Diana's vehement protests. Sara gives her a cool look, tells her she must be mistaken, she doesn't know her and starts to sweep off. Diana grabs her and tells her not to treat her mother that way. You're "basura" (garbage) she adds. One pays for what one does, adds Zulema. Typical consolation of "losers" sneers Sara and flounces off.

This brings on labor pains for Diana, ( and more abdominal cramps for me!) and off they go to the hospital. Naturally, Bruno can't be found. He's off cooking up some illegal deal for selling medication from the clinic inventory to some sleazeball for half-price. He ignores all of Omar's attempts to phone him (even ignoring the concerns of his sleazeball client) and only arrives at the hospital afte the baby is born....by C-section.

He breezes in with nary an apology, curtly acknowledges that he already knows it's a boy and in general is just a (well I can't write the word but it starts with "p"). The baby, by the way, is incredibly cute and is definitely not a newborn, but why quibble? When Julian starts to touch it, Rossy holds him back...it's not a football after all! And everybody looks happy except Bruno, who's a skank....well, and Diana who always looks worried...but in this case, she's entitled.

Communication is going great guns with Nurse Ratchet and Hortensia. Our stroke victim can now communicate with the index finger as well as the eyes, and the upshot is that she still doesn't want to let Vasco in on her secret; she has other plans.

So has Sara. Seeing Lorena with Ernesto at school, she fumes that her nemesis is happy while, she Sara, doesn't have Alonso. Time to do some more dastardly deeds. First she grabs Leticia (who was one of the five finalists for the Chef show) and insinutates that Lorena's good grades and scholarship are all because of her romance with Ernesto. Leticia is better than Lorena by far and look! she got turned down for a scholarship. You and the other students should protest, she adds.

First anvil falls. Ernesto's called into the office. The head tells him about the complaints, and while she sees nothing wrong with the relationship (you're both adults) she will have to withdraw Lorena's half-tuition scholarship in order to head off a revolt.

Sara wins another round. If Lorena lives happily ever after, it's not during this episode, folks. So sorry.

Vocabulary:

tianguis = Mexican word for street market. (where Jacqui thinks badmom got her "Limoges porcelain figurines)

vetado = vetoed (how Toribio feels at no longer being trusted to handle administrative details for apartment)

salada = jinxed (what Lorena feels....and boy is she right!)

trato hecho = it's a deal (sleazeball client and Bruno)

Labels: enemiga

did anyone watch? There were some great moments, but I don't have time to recap in total.

First Cesar came out, and we also got to meet his family. Laura Flores could not come, but she will come in two weeks.

Cesar is somewhat modest and says he's not very handsome and often plays villains. We got to see a scene of him wearing a weird hairstyle and an eyepatch (Mundo de Fieras? which I didn't watch, but I gather many of you did) and watching Laura Flores go out with some cute blond guy who I didn't recognize.

We got to see Mili and Al singing. Rocky did part of his standup comedy routine (he has a background in that).

Allison was asked about being only 15 and never been kissed and how she played the role.

Cesar was very complimentary to the young actors. It sounds like they had a lot of fun doing the comic scenes. They showed Al taming tigers on that other show he did.

Labels: guapos

Howdy folks: I had a class last night and I have an early meeting this morning so I haven't had enough time to post pictures. If I get home early enough from my meeting, I will do some then.

Luisana is suffering from dengue fever, not a curse.

DB discovers that Marisela was in the altar room and removed Luisana's stuff. She wonders if the curse is still working.

After making a bad decision from lust (getting involved with DB), Santos is now making a bad decision by deciding to marry Luisana out of guilt.

Cecilia refuses Antonio's marriage proposal because she thinks she is too old for him.

Genovesia admits to Genoveva that she is pregnant.

A partially eaten body is found but Juan Primito has the proof that it is Julian Barreto's body.

Was that Mauricio in drag writing romance novels??????

DB shows up at Altamira.

Labels: barbara

Well it’s been a long hiatus for everyone, huh. Hope you all didn’t forget what it means to live in our zany world of Ciudad Serdan. The shock might come over you like an ice cream headache.

Welcome back to the boys learning they "won" the hearing and the Hacienda Uribe is theirs now. The boys open the massive hacienda doors and find it’s time to go to FAMSA. Turns out they have no furniture. Juan doesn’t care. Why should they anyway, how long have they slept in their "kid twins" at the old place? Oscar whines, they’ll bring all their own furniture then and Juan chimes in they’ll bring their posse too, because everyone will fit here. Oscar now remembers this place, even Libia running around these rooms and mourns that the parents aren’t here.

Tio says it’s time for him to leave, his mission is accomplished, in the spirit of the sombrero wearing superhero that he is. Everyone thanks him and he is welcome anytime.

Back in Puebla, the losers of the turf war have checked in to their hotel. Raquel doesn’t feel bad, she feels good because guess what, says she’s left them a surprise. Can’t wait to see her idea of a surprise.

The Reyes are wandering through the courtyard when the commisario shows up explaining the house has a lien and they need to pay. Lien? No one said anything about that. Duh, where’s your due diligence three kings.....

Quinti and cutie Pablito are taking a ride in the moto out to the hacienda when the moto cracks up. Amazingly a fully dressed horse is just right there and Quinti finds the solution.

In the fields the boys are apparently trying to till the soil caveman style with an old plow and oxen, poor things. And hacking away with one sickle. That will get them far for sure.

Like moths to the flame they run up for lunch when Quinti and Pab show up on a horse driven contraption.

Rosi shows up to see a sweeping Sofi saying she learned about the store and can help. She convinces Stupid Sofi that Juan doesn’t want to take away the spawn, just care for it, and anyway you know a kid should be with both pas. Rosi continues that Juan has a big heart. Good thing because he sure doesn’t have a big brain. Swimming scenes reveal what else might be big though, wink.

Eva is bantering for the 200th time about getting forgiveness from the girls.

Crabby rejects Tio again. He tells her she can’t escape the past and he knows she’s been fakin’ this whole time and knew exactly who the Reyes were kids of. He said very soon all the truth will come out so watch out. And like the flash he’s out of there.

She tells herself of course she knew and that’s why she wants revenge, especially on Juan who looks the most like his Pa. Ok, obviously there’s some love lost here.

Feo is smooching Raquel, she reminds him Benito is with her. Benito walks up and Feo greets him as easy as taking candy from a baby, or ice cream from a grown man who lives with his Ma. Same diff. He tells him that he won’t have competition anymore from Tumbao now that it’s closed. Feo pats him on the back and thinks that's just great.

Raqui tells Feo they need to be careful so Bene doesn’t catch them. Uh, too late. He sees from afar and wastes his replacement ice cream on his frustration throwing it to the pavement. Not bright, could have been other things to throw down than a yummy ice cream.

Crabby is talking to a lawyer about her daughters’ divorces. That should be easy because there are no kids. The hacienda on the other hand is not an easy matter. Abo fears she might have to lose the lands.

Sofi gets faint, well its about time, isn’t she like 24 months pregnant? Juan shows up and helps her. He wants to carry her things, she says no, but her hands say yes as she hands him the packages.

Juan wants to see her purchases. Stupid man. He proceeds to ruin all her wrapping paper tearing the packages open like a maniac. He wants to give one to her so he buys the red one in name of their passion and gives some compliments in hopes that one day she forgives him.

He tells her of the trick by Raquel and that they will have to work hard to hang on to the place.

He knows she’s mad about the revenge, but if it wasn’t for that they would never have met. They almost kiss, she wants it but her prissy alter ego simply won’t allow it, so he kindly kisses her on the forhead and she ponders this kiss.

Benito begs Eugenia to go with him, what did she decide? After lots of cue card reading she agrees. It appears Rigoberto, who has snuck up in the background doesn’t like this idea much.

Quniti announces at the market that they are all going to live in the big house and need help moving all their naco belongings in, because "nothing was left in the house."

They pack up their kitsch and one by one, the bros kiss Libbi’s picture.

Everyone helps with the parade of junk from the pick up. It really doesn’t look that bad though after they get it set up. They place Libbi’s pic in the kitchen on the devotional shelf.

Crabby tells the girls their divorces will go fast so they’ll go over to the guys to get the sigs.

Beware of the honking SUV, Crabby wants them to sign the papers. Our boys ask the girls if it’s what they want but Crabby says it doesn’t matter what they say, Crab orders it.

The boys say the girls should decide, of course Sara fesses up first saying of course she wants a divorce. The boys say sorry but no deal, nothing will separate us from our women. She offers them money but they don’t want to take it, despite being in dire straits.

Someone rides up looking for Crabby telling her there are people at the Eye of Water urgently looking for her. Oscar gets one last jab at Jime in, but she walks away.

The horn honks as they drive off and the guy on the horse runs after them. The boys’ horse got spooked and ran away...wonder if they caught him.

Surveyors and engineers are measuring the land. Crabby drives up in her honking big black tank. She pulls the whole "these are MY lands not yours get out." She gets sick at this scene so she hugs the tree. Whoops there’s those darn initials again. FR. She is oblivious.

Back in Pueblo, Raqui tells Feo that she left everything leveraged. Feo is proud of her badness. Guess there the loan travels with the property and not the person.

The boys discuss whether they should use the money they won and saved to pay off the hacienda. Juan invited Eva to come and help out. Pablo offers to help too, but they said he must be in school. They rehash the divorce paper incident to Juan, and tell that people went to see Crabbi and Juan recognizes those are the lands in question.

Sofi learns from the girls where they were and why Ma is sick again. They talk about the divorces and Jime doesn’t want to but Sara does so they argue. Just then Doc comes out and says anyone else would be dead, but this damn woman keeps on ticking, but please no more pressure or she may pass. They agree. Oh please God do us a favor and take her to save her from her miserable self.

Mad Crabby is sulking in bed. She feels dead because of the boys. Sofi reminds her the lands belong to them. Of course she launches the classic manipulation response, you are always against me, you hate me. She says no, she doesn’t want anything bad to happen to her Ma. "If you love me you will help me. Beg Juan on your knees if necessary to give us back the lands." Thank goodness Sofi says no. Crabby reminds her, then she is worthless. Nice. Really, with a Ma like this it’s no wonder these gals are all loca and uptight.

Eva is at the hacienda, thankful for the opportunity. Pablo tries to carry her bag for her but it’s wayyy too heavy...

Abue tells Sofi she did the right thing because Ma should not obligate her. He reminds her how selfish and stubborn Crabby is. He tells her that Crabby supposedly knew the Reyes parents according to the Tio. Sofi is impactada.

Crabby is hugging a white box. In it, a photo of a man in charro outfit. She whines to herself why couldn’t he love her and why did he have to marry someone else. For that, her love turned into hate. She was thrilled at his death and especially that of his wife, she muses they deserved it.

Sara interrupts her pity fest to bring Crabi another document that was delivered. There is another hearing.

In Puebla at said hearing, they determine that the lands belong to the boys.


OK REJOICE EVERYONE!!! ACCORDING TO THE PREVIEWS WE WILL ACTUALLY SEE A BABY BUMP TOMORROW!!!! WHOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Labels: Fuego

Episode 1:
* Marichuy peddles her bicycle through the streets of Centro Historico and the Zocalo, Mexico City.

* At her barrio stairs, Marichuy (Chuy) tells the kids the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" (with accompanying computer animation) on the stairs. Grandma comes down and tells the children to get to school. Children leave reluctantly. Grandma and Chuy talk before Chuy leaves.

* Candelaria (Cande) is working on the piles of laundry in her home as she listens to her radio. Chuy brings in a sack of tamales. Cande hands Chuy her next laundry delivery with instructions of where to deliver it. Cande blesses Chuy before she leaves. Cande does her little ironing dance (plancha - iron).

* Outside the barrio, Chuy has a conversation with a lady in a balcony. Chuy walks away. Chuy sneaks over to a garden of roses in pots. She looks around and picks some roses. Casilda sees her and chases after Chuy, through the barrio plaza.

* Chuy runs along the street and into the church. She kneels at the altar, prays and leaves the roses on the table. Chuy leaves to make her delivery. Padre walks over to the table and finds the roses; wonders who left them.

* Outside the church, Casilda runs up to Padre and complains about Chuy stealing her roses again. Padre realizes Chuy was the one who left the roses inside, and tries to defend her to Casilda. Casilda is furious and wants Chuy to be punished for stealing her roses.

* Vicente is in his studio, sketching a portrait of Angel Chuy - Chuy is getting stiff, holding her position for so long.

* Juan Miguel (JM) and his wife Viviana are arguing in the car.

* Vicente continues to sketch Chuy's angel portrait.

* JM parks the car - argument stops as Viviana climbs out of the car.

* Adrian stops by the laundry/home and talks with Cande - he's worried about Chuy.

* Four friends stop by Vicente's studio, interrumpting the sketch session with Chuy.

* Adrian and Cande discuss Adrian's worries - Cande tries to assure him that Chuy is fine and not to worry.

* Chuy excuses herself from the studio - she has to get back to work. Before she leaves, Vicente reminds her of a party he's holding at the studio. After Chuy leaves, one girl makes a remark about Chuy to Vicente.

* Back on the road in the car, Viviana and JM continue their argument.

* Chuy arrives at a mansion with the laundry delivery. The lady answers the door and Chuy waits for her to return with the payment.

* Outside the mansion, JM parks the car as Viviana jumps out and storms towards the house. The two start to argue at the door and into the entry hall. Chuy spies on their argument from the doorway. JM storms off. Viviana looks over and spots Chuy fleeing from the door. Viviana follows her to the living room and pulls Chuy back to the entry hall. Chuy has to explain that she's waiting for payment for the laundry delivery. Viviana pulls out some pesos from her purse and Chuy leaves.

* JM meets his best buddy Eduardo in the local cafe plaza. JM grumbles to Eduardo about his frustration over Viviana's constant jealousy and arguments over his profession, friends, everything. Eduardo listens.

* Chuy returns home and talks with Cande about the mansion and the couple that were arguing. Chuy is enchanted by the mansion and the life of the rich. Chuy smiles as she tells Cande about the party she will be attending tonight.

* JM and Eduardo continue to talk - JM is torn about a secret from his past.

* Chuy talks with Cande about a secret from her past.

* Onelia (the grouch) scolds and insults Mayita in the mansion living room. Mayita talks back to Onelia in defense of her mom and dad. Viviana enters; Onelia grumbles about Mayita's attitude to her; JM enters and gives his daughter a hug.

* Amador and Vicente meet before the party - they discuss how the sketching session went with Chuy earlier. Amador is obsessed and wants Chuy for himself.

* Chuy cries to herself at home - about how unlucky she is with her life.

* Cecilia and Patricio are with friends at their anniversary party. Viviana, JM and Eduardo walk out to the patio - they look over at Cecilia and Patricio talking with friends - Viviana tells JM and Eduardo about the juicy gossip she's discovered about Cecilia and Patricio's long relationship, forced separation and their long-awaited reunion and marriage. JM sees Cecilia and Patricio are moving over to them and tells Viviana to hush up. The couple join the threesome. Viviana, JM and Eduardo congratulate Cecilia and Patricio on their wedding anniversary. Viviana bluntly asks if they had any children?

* Vicente and Amador are in the midst of their party at the studio. Amador is anxious; Chuy hasn't arrived yet. Vicente tells him to be gentle; Chuy is distinct. At that moment, Chuy enters. Amador greets her - Chuy doesn't really pay attention to him and looks around the room at the other guests.

* JM, Viviana and Eduardo continue talking with Cecilia and Patricio. JM and Patricio leave to talk inside in private.

* The party at the studio continues - Chuy sits on the side with Amador. Amador offers to get her something to drink; she declines and continues to look at the other guests. He continues to look longingly at her.

* In the office, JM and Patricio talk about JM's idea for them to work together on a project for children. Patricio loves the idea and agrees to work on it.

* Party at the studio continues. Amador and Chuy are alone in another room.

* JM returns outside and tells Eduardo about his meeting inside with Patricio.

* Alone in the second room, Amador attacks Chuy - Chuy slaps back and runs out. Vicente attempts to run after her. The other guests watch and laugh.

* Chuy walks alone through the cobblestone streets at night.

* Chuy cries as she returns home. She sees Cande asleep at the table and turns off the radio. Chuy climbs up to her loft sleeping quarters. She cries to the angels.

* JM and Viviana return home. Viviana is in the mood for l-o-v-e. JM isn't in the mood; and excuses himself to the office. Viviana acts understanding and goes upstairs alone.

* In the bedroom, Viviana has a little temper tantrum; she thinks he has another woman, that's why he won't sleep with her.

* Nightmare flashback -- Chuy is running in a swamp forest; she runs into a strange man who scares her; she escapes from him and runs away; she's caught in a downpour trying to run away from the strange man.

Chuy starts to scream in her sleep from the nightmare. Cande wakes up and runs over to the stairs and calls up to Chuy - Chuy wakes up with her screams and tells Cande about her nightmare. It was horrible. Chuy comes downstairs and gives Cande several details about the strange scary man in her nightmare. Cande is consoling and talks with Chuy about the nightmare.

* JM cries as he sits by himself on the floor of the office. Mayita runs in and gives him a hug.

* Cande sits with Chuy and calms her down. Cande gives her advice on life and not to think too much about the nightmare. Chuy is still scared.

* JM and Mayita sit together in the office. She tells him what happened today with her grandmother and mother. Mayita asks him why he's sad and crying. He explains it has to do with a girl he once knew but couldn't be friends with her. They talk and hug.

* Next day, JM is in the bathroom shaving and answering his cell phone. Eduardo is on the other end, near his car on the street. They agree to meet later at the office.

* Chuy is on her bicycle going through the streets of the city.

* Chuy is home again, serving Cande breakfast and tortillas. Cande asks her about her morning - Chuy will visit Padre at church. Cande tells her about all the piles of laundry she has to clean at the house.

* Chuy walks to the mansion front door. When she gets to the door, JM is leaving. She's stunned. He asks what she wants.

Labels: Cuidado

Well some other things happened on the novela today but I am devoting the pictures (with one exception) to the resurrection of Salvador's body with PJ's soul. They changed to the opening credits to give Mario top billing. So what do we call him? PJ 2.0?

After busting out of the coffin, PJ runs away from the mob conveniently losing his shirt in the process.

PJ/Salvador is taken to the police station.
The police think Cantalicia tried to have her huband buried alive.
They take PJ/Salvador to the hospital to be examined by the Doctor.
He can't figure out what is going on.
He looks in a mirror.
He takes off Salvador' clothes...
The nurse gives him a blanket and he sits looking at the mirror.
He tells the doctor that he is PJ Donoso and that he has a 23 year old daughter. Not surprisingly, everybody things he's crazy. So what is it about catalepsy and these Telemundo novelas? First, Don Martín in PdG has something that is like catalepsy; he appears to be dead. Then here in ECDD, the doctor suggests that Salvador had an attack of catalepsy and that was why his wife thought he was dead; and, of course, in LT Mario played a character who actually had catalepsy.
PJ/Salvador takes a shower and the nurse gets and eyeful.
Here are the books that are in a hospital room: Reader's digest and another kind of condensed novels, a book on Matisse and The Age of Voltaire.

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I know this is up super early, but I did it from Youtube as I have obligations around the house tonight that don’t leave me time to recap after the broadcast of the show. I think posting it just a couple hours before the show airs doesn’t count as a spoiler. If it does, please let me know and I’ll hold off next time.

OK I won’t make this post all about ME but I mentioned in Friday’s comments so the secret is out – I have a baby girl on the way, due between Christmas and New Year’s. Yay! My son has been asking for a little brother since he could talk (he’s almost nine now so that has been quite a while) but has accepted having a sister. I guess having 476 friends living within two blocks has softened his “it has to be a brother” stance. On with the show –

Alonso’s Lorena look-alike patient dies. Alonso tries to emote sadness and anger but it doesn’t really work.

Monica tries to tell Ern that he did the right thing with the kids, he’s not so sure. He mentions Lorena and Monica gets all jealous/bitchy about it. Ern tells her to shut off the lights when she leaves, peace out.

Alonso and his boss discuss the girl that died, she says he did all he could and shouldn’t feel bad. He cries anyway.

Maruja gets a phone call from Jaime that has a romantic tone, she gets off the phone when Rosy starts listening in. Rosy reproaches her but Lorena tells them to knock it off.

Ern’s sister calls him to complain that Alex is hitting her son. Ern tries to say maybe the other kid started it, the woman gets all mad about it. The nerve to suggest that her perfect little brats could possibly do anything wrong! Surely in the 12 hours he was taking care of the kids he turned them into hoodlums.

Maruja gets a text from Jaime and sighs happily, Rosy mocks her. Maruja admits to being ‘something’ with Jaime, Rosy is pissed. She can’t believe it after what ‘that man’ did to Julian’s family. There is about to be a huge rift between Maruja and Rosy here, I think. I suppose it is time for a couple new plotlines anyway, this beats amnesia. Please Hortensia don’t have amnesia, I’d like to see the end of this show to see what happens, don’t make me quit.

Vasco comes to see Jaime, he doesn’t know why Jaime is so happy if he’s getting divorced. Jaime tells him about Maruja, Vasco is happy for him. Vasco wants to have lunch together, but Jaime has to go see his novia.

Rosy jumps all over Lorena for knowing about Jaime and Maruja and not telling her. Lorena actually defends Jaime and says it’s Maruja’s business. Rosy isn’t at all ready to back down yet. She waves her hands around a lot, her nails look like claws.

Ern’s sister, who the other day knew so much more than him, who couldn’t believe he had the nerve to try and take care of the kids, etc etc, is now trying to dump the kids back on him. Some nerve. She makes excuses about the kids being difficult and her husband giving her an ultimatum to get the kids out of the house. I suppose her precious little angels are perfect and these normal kids are screwing it up. Sorry I guess you can tell I hate it when parents think their own kids are above reproach. I’ll always defend my kid(s), but I’ll be the first one to admit that they screw up and do stupid stuff just as much as other kids do. They’re kids! Sister says if Ern won’t take them, she’s taking them to an orphanage. These same kids that the other day didn’t belong anywhere in the world but with her. Hypocrite. Ern says he’ll take them back right away.

Jaime arrives at Maruja’s house and gives her a kiss. Things certainly have moved along in two weeks! They talk business, she will be the chef, he’ll be the business man, they think they are going to be a big hit. They hug and Rosy walks out and sees it, scowling. She drops about 1,000 pounds of attitude on them as she leaves.

Dario is being really stupid. He’s whining to Paula that if she won’t move to is apartment (she refuses to sleep where that slut Jackie slept and I agree with her) then why won’t she invite him back to the house? She says divorce first, then we’ll talk. Yeah sheesh. I can’t believe him. She wants him to be patient and he is being bull headed and won’t listen. I guess if you’re a cheater maybe you don’t understand these things the way you would if you were on the other end of it. He wants her to have confidence in him. Uh yeah, like before when you were screwing that whore?

The kids all return to Ern’s house. The kids, understandably, want to know what’s the deal with all the moving around and wet blanket Ivan says they’re headed for an orphanage soon enough. Ern says no, they can stay here forever. The little kids have a happy reunion with the housekeeper. She takes them off so Ern can talk to Ivan. Ivan is as rude as ever. Ern wants to have peace, but Ivan doesn’t cooperate.

The little kids tell the housekeeper that it was crappy living with Gladys. The kids think Ern is a bad guy but housekeeper defends him.

Bettina shows Toribio some more of the workings of the dating site and the internet. He wants privacy so she leaves. Toribio makes an internet call to some lady and chats with her.

Paula visits Alonso at work. He tells about the girl dying from leukemia. She tells him that Dario wants to come back to the house.

The poor little girl (can’t remember her name) thinks Ern is going to send her away again for eating a cookie outside of the kitchen. Ern says no and talks nice to the kids, Ivan is grosero like always. They make the sleeping arrangements. Ivan acts like he’s playing his PSP (handheld video game), but I have one too and you can’t play it while leaning on one elbow on a bed. You can’t move around right that way.

Sara arrives at clinic #23 looking for Alonso. Bruno happily tells her that the patient died.

At the restaurant in the kitchen, Lorena tells Maruja that Ern isn’t coming to work but she doesn’t know why and no she won’t call him. Maruja thinks that them fighting is stupid.

Alonso tries to push out a dump. No wait, he’s not constipated, he’s sad. Sara tries to say that she’s sorry for Florencia dying but Alonso isn’t biting. She tries to use this as a pretense to seduce Alonso again, since he is stupid he accepts her kiss and kisses her back. Then finally after the commercial breaks away. He gets his head straight again and tells her to get lost. Sara huffs and puffs and leaves.

Ern’s housekeeper is cleaning the carpet, Ern tells her not to worry about it. She thinks he has been reprogrammed by aliens. Ern says with kids around he’s going to have to be more practical about this sort of thing. In general I agree with him, but I still have a no shoes/no food rule in my own house for carpeted areas. I don’t get into a tizzy like Ern, but my son isn’t allowed to eat nacho Doritos on the couch in front of the tv either. And so you don’t think I’m an ogre, my huge TV is easily visible from the kitchen, where he can gorge on chips to his heart’s delight. The housekeeper wants to know if he told Lorena yet, but he says no, he doesn’t want her to think he brought the kids back just to get her back, because that isn’t why anyway.

Paula, wearing a wonderfully tight sweater (whoever said the other day about her shirt being good for me to see was right), meets Dario for lunch and says he can move back to the house and she’ll do everything she can do to make it work. Her “live for today” talk with Alonso has inspired her I guess. Dario says he isn’t the same idiot that failed her before, he has seen the light. Paula doesn’t look like she’s so sure of what she just said, like “oh crap what did I just do.”

Alonso’s boss tries to cheer him up, this is something doctors have to deal with. She says this might help – she tells him that he’s the top candidate for a scholarship to some medical course in Quebec. I’m sure it’s some advanced medical thing that is a big deal, but with my regular people Spanish skills, I didn’t understand all the medical terminology she used. I’m also watching on Youtube with no captions. Someone will have to help me out here. If he wants to go, he has to decide right now because he’d have to leave tomorrow. For some reason he is actually waiting and thinking about it. Let me give you a hint you dumbass – YES. Some free way to travel AND advance your career? AND get away from the crazy woman who won’t leave you alone? What’s to think about?

Ern tries to serve breakfast. Like anyone with kids knows, it’s complicated. Who sits where, what to eat, etc. Somehow Ivan even isn’t his usual ass self and even cracks a joke.

Lorena and Rosy start talking about Rosy’s wedding. Rosy wants Lorena in charge of food of course, but there isn’t a lot of money to go around.

After a happy breakfast, the little kids run off and Ern gives Ivan his own set of keys and tells him that he loves him, and gives him a hug. I guess this works, because Ivan says he loves Ern too and apologizes, he’s angry at life and about his parents, etc. Basically all the stuff we all knew but Ivan finally fesses up to it. They have another hug.

Paula tells Bettina that Dario is moving back home. Toribio doesn’t like it, but it’s Paula’s decision and he will honor it. Too bad in real life this doesn’t really ever happen, if any kids are watching this show they will think that if they nag enough daddy will come back home. Dario arrives, he couldn’t wait. Toribio smiles, because at least Bettina is happy.

Alonso comes into his office, Lorena is sitting there waiting for him. I suspect dream sequence, we go to commercial. Nope, I was wrong. She is returning the money he gave her school for her ‘beca’. He doesn’t want it. She thanks him anyway, since it allowed her to begin her studies. She wants to leave, he wants to talk about ‘us’. She says no, sorry, nothing to talk about, then she leaves.

Ivan asks Fanny where Lorena is. Fanny doesn’t answer, Ivan says did Ern choose the other, Monica? No no no. Fanny hopes that Ern gets back together with her. She makes it sound like Lorena broke up with Ern because he got rid of the kids and that he got the kids back just for her. So Ivan is sure to go back to his sullen ways.

Alonso goes over to Paula’s house, she is still wearing that great sweater. Everyone else is busy, so he just tells her – he’s going to Canada to study. He’d be happier but the whole Lorena thing…. Paula hopes he finds some Canadian hottie to help him forget.

Black Widow neighbor lady finds Toribio on the elevator and cries, he says he can’t forgive her for what she did.

Chalo and Barbara enter some room at the mansion and make out. Chalo makes me crazy with the way he talks. They hear footsteps and Chalo hides behind some furniture. It’s Sara, looking for Chalo. She wants to fire him and find someone else for his job. Barbara says no, he needs the work and “he’s a good driver.” Yeah Barbara, I know what you’re talking about. She runs Chalo down to Sara to cover her tracks, which Chalos doesn’t like. After Sara leaves he acts offended, he’ll only be mollified by her calling him ‘mi Rey’, which she does. Barf. This kid is a good actor but all scenes with Chalo make me feel slimy. They make out some more. Chalo says he’ll straighten things out with Sara.

Ivan shows up at the restaurant kitchen looking for Lorena. He wants to apologize for being mean and rude to her. He says he and his brother and sister are with Ern again, and that Ern didn’t tell her so it didn’t look like he was doing it to try and get her back. I’m surprised – I thought after the housekeeper ran her mouth before that Ivan would get cynical again and think Ern was doing all this for Lorena and his ‘I love you’ talk was for show. I guess I was wrong. So here is Ivan trying to help Ern out.

Chalo goes to see Sara, she has already figured out that Chalo and Barbara are getting it on. She teases him, Chalo tells her to watch it.

Lorena accepts Ivan’s apology. He says Ern loves her, then ducks out. Lorena tells Maruja and Rosy the good news, that the kids are back with Ern. They all get happy about a potential reconciliation between Lorena and Ern.

Toribio has returned to Alonso’s house, Alonso is happy about that. Alonso tells him about his trip to Canada.

Lorena brings something to Ern in the kitchen, he starts to say something, then says something kitchen related. Lorena is sad, she was hoping for some kind of apology or something.

Paula is wearing nice nightclothes, revealing t-shirt and pajama pants, but Dario is wearing old man pajamas. Nobody dresses for bed like that for real, do they? I haven’t owned a proper pair of pajamas since I was ten years old. Is it just me? Do people have the full on button shirt pajamas still, as grownups? Anyway Paula is nervous, so she claims to not be ready for bed yet, but Dario is obviously horny. He tries to be nice and say that nothing will happen that she doesn’t want, but doesn’t she want it to happen? He carries her to bed, she complains about his cold feet, and they start making out. Bettina barges in without knocking, good thing Dario still has the old man pajamas on and was under the covers. She wants to sleep with them, Paula says she isn’t two years old any more! Bettina says she wants them to hold her and promise that they’ll never be separated again. Dario says ok, but just for tonight. All three of them climb into their barely bigger than a twin size bed.

Alonso stares at a picture of Lorena and tries to emote again. Doesn’t work.

After work Ern finds Lorena, who just smiles at him and starts kissing him. I guess she is ready for more Ern. Ern, who is much smarter than Alonso, doesn’t ask why she changed her mind, he just goes with the flow.

Tomorrow – no idea. I did this recap from Youtube so there was no preview. I hope we get some scenes with Arturo, Jackie, and other assorted slimy people, often what the bad guys are doing is more interesting than the wooden faced lead actor and his angst. Oops did I say that out loud?

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