Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Fuego, Wed., Oct. 29: Avoiding 7-10 in the state pen.--without Court time and processing fees.
Buenas noches a todos.
Sofia’s barely swaggering along as she leans on the walls of Brigadoom for shoulders to cry on. It's pretty sad when your only friends are brick walls and lace handkerchiefs. Sofia! Get your ass in gear, girl. Didn’t you know that you’re the talk of the town? So embarrassing. I'd be embarrassed, too, if my daughter resembled the center-fold from the 1852 Farmer's Almanac. What do you expect, mother, Juan just told me that he never loved/knew me. I guess I put myself through all this pain and suffering, and I sure deserve it, I deserve it all. I’d say she’s at a breaking point, but her whole life has been a breaking point. Gabi’s amused by Sofia’s own sense of worthlessness and says to herself; now I only have to knock off Oscar and Franco, just like I knocked off their daddy. Just like their daddy knocked her up, and then probably knocked her around…
You know, this whole “Barrancas” thing they have going on looks more like a spa getaway than a primitive, former witch-craft haven. For instance, the private “suites” are lined up in a row, there are light fixtures, people are reading, and there’s live entertainment nearly every evening. Speaking of a freak show; Oscar and Franco pay a visit to the mayor/concierge. Here, the guy tells the boys that he’s sure that Juan came to the village without a brain in his head or a hope in his heart, and he’s willing to testify that to a judge. That will certainly contrast the former Juan to the new one.
Juan lies in his prison bunk trying desperately to remember what he ate for dinner, but it’s just not coming to him. Suddenly a flashback of that fateful rainy night in which he fell off the giant waterfall appears in his head. Just then Fernie raises his head to the camera, but Juan almost falls out of his bunk and is awoken. I remembered! I remembered! Juan looks to the ever-full moon for an answer. No answer. Who was that man? Damn it!
Babe Doctor (does she have a name?) makes an unauthorized visit to Sofia’s house. She wants to talk about Juan, but Sofia tells her to butt the hell out because she doesn’t talk about her personal life, if that’s what you can call the fiasco she leads, with girls who are prettier than her, or girls who shacked up with the man she rolled around in the hay with. All animosity aside, Babe Doctor tells Sofia that she shouldn’t get her panties in a twist because if Juan says he didn’t steal her kid, than he didn’t steal her. After all, she loved/lived with the guy for over a year, or so I hear (which amazes me to this day). What’s more, the Babe Doctor used to hear him say “mi niña” in his sleep, which obviously means he loves Sofia.
So the police chief, who’s supposed to be the guy who pulls some illegal strings so that Juan can stick around, tells Juan it’s off to the big house. Well, city life will certainly to Juan some good; he’ll have access to indoor plumbing, radios, razors, and what’s more, he can shower and be naked with all the naked men his little heart desires.
Basically Sofia continues with the frigid-bitch routine and Babe (I renamed her) desperately beats a dead, black horse. Sofia’s never going to forgive Juan, and Juan’s never going to rest, so I guess both will be miserable.
The drums beat and Juan is marched down the jail corridor where two inmates say that they are sure that Fernie is behind all this (thank you, Captain Obvious). What warms my heart most is the protest group that Quinti has organized outside the jail house. Quinti, please let the guy do his job; voting for someone’s innocence is not democracy in action. Not so fast! Enter Oscar and Franco on horseback. You will not take my brother! The crowd goes wild. Then arrives the mayor of the Barrancas. Juan is innocent, I should know because I know his soul. I knew that place was just a front for other sorts of behavior. Well, it just goes to show you that if you assemble a crowd, gather testimonies from lovers and family members, and yell louder than the guy in charge, you, too, can avoid 7-10 in the state pen.—without court time and processing fees.
Dr. Nestor (I renamed him, too) visits Sofia to try to convince her that Juan is innocent. The thing I don’t understand is why everyone is so excited about visiting Sofia and saving her relationship with Juan. She’s a bitch, and Juan’s a moron; I guess they do have a certain trashy appeal, but save it for reality television. If it’s any consolation, my daughter said that Juan never made a pass at her, and she always had to light the flame between the two. But how do you explain Juan’s saying that he doesn’t know who I am? Oh my God; I watch this show once a week, and I even know that he has/had amnesia. Sofia reflects for a second and then realizes that Juan has never lied. Now she’s the one with amnesia because she forgot about the time he lied about getting revenge on her and her family, or the time he said Libia was his pet flower.
So all’s well that end’s well, or at least that’s the general consensus over at police headquarters. The mayor’s touching statement mixed with Oscar’s “yeahs” and “that’s rights” let Juan off the hook. But don’t get any ideas, the sheriff was just doing his job; no one in Mexico can go to prison unless it is completely certain that they are guilty. Bull Shit! The real law is: guilty until proven innocent. Stop trying to rewrite the legal system, FELS producers.
Fernie slithers in and wants to know why Juan is free. Juan tells him that he knows him from a dream, but doesn’t quite know who he is. Anyway, he still feels a natural urge to get up in his face and yell. After Fernie slipped the sheriff a few Benjamins he changed his mind, and wants Juan back behind bars. Of course, Sofia stops by the jail, and now she’s not so sure that Juan was responsible for anything. Fine time to completely change your mind. By the way, how do you even get out of bed in the morning? She officially retires all charges, and asks for Juan to go free. Oh my stars…
Then some village lady shows up to provide her personal speculations about Juan being the baby snatcher, but like Sofia, she doesn’t know what’s real and what’s not. However, she saw a guy dressed like Juan on a black horse. Fernie is now convinced that it was Juan. What do you mean? Everyone dresses like Juan! Didn’t you know that he is the largest trend setter this side of the pacific? Well, that’s enough for Sofia and she’s convinced that it WASN’T Juan! I now declare Sofia to be the official village idiot. Fernie’s disappointed that she stopped worrying about her daughter. Confused as ever, she withdrawals her charges, if nothing else, now she can have a reason to argue with her mother and Fernie.
Apparently Gabi has taken an interest in Vatican-sponsored orphanages, so much so that the local nuns hold up babies and Gabi blesses them by buying them fire engines and playing with their arms. Padre Tadeo isn’t buying it, and wants to know why she’s really there. Uh, I don’t have to explain anything to you. Didn’t you know that she has always been a pious and caring woman? Damn cynic.
Awkward. Juan walks in on Sofiia as she was crying. He wants to talk, but she doesn’t. They never had an important place to talk before, and now they don’t have one, so why talk? Juan assures her that they did have a special place, but how the hell would he know? Do you know your way around town? Well, she walks around the woods at night, so I’d like to think she knows how to get home.
Over at the Striptease House of Fernie Armando has something to tell Rosie, but seeing that Fernie is peeping in on the conversation Armando decides to beat Rosie a couple of times on the head. What's wrong with him? Oh, haha, it's a joke! Rosie sees the humor and understands that Armando did it to protect their secret relationship from Fernie. Armando's good, but not that good, and so Fernie summons him to his office and smacks him around some. There's only so much Armando can take of this, and that's why Rosie better get the hell out of there. By the bye, why is she still employed there? I guess old habits die hard.
So our reunited acquaintances are “talking,” but it's nothing serious (is it ever?); Sofia says that there isn’t anything between them anymore. Juan insists to hear about their marvelous love; however, I don’t remember it ever being marvelous. Either way, she gets excited and decides to tell him about it. But she’s only going to say it once, so listen good. Montage of all the times they met in secret. Wow, the best thing Juan ever did was finding that razor. Just pretend that Sofia had the mental capacity to articulate all those emotions and events we just saw pathetically thrown together and accompanied by some Vicente Fernandez song. After this, Juan gets all excited—just like the time in the barn. Now his memory is in full swing, and he decides that he loves her more than ever. He goes for the kiss, but SMACK! Can’t you understand that there’s too much pain in our lives? It’s over for ever. This whole scenario brings me to a question; if a man has no recollection of a relationship and a woman refuses to acknowledge said relationship, did it ever happen? All hypothetical relationships aside, Sofia is, without a doubt, the most bipolar character on this show. Though, I must say, she is staying true to her life’s theme: self-infliction of emotional pain. I won’t be surprised if she starts beating herself with a horse whip.
Tomorrow: Gabi is about to shit a cow when she finds out that Juan is free. “What if they find out that YOU [Fernie] stole the baby?” “Well, pack your bags, sweetheart, we’re gettin’ out of here!”
Sofia’s barely swaggering along as she leans on the walls of Brigadoom for shoulders to cry on. It's pretty sad when your only friends are brick walls and lace handkerchiefs. Sofia! Get your ass in gear, girl. Didn’t you know that you’re the talk of the town? So embarrassing. I'd be embarrassed, too, if my daughter resembled the center-fold from the 1852 Farmer's Almanac. What do you expect, mother, Juan just told me that he never loved/knew me. I guess I put myself through all this pain and suffering, and I sure deserve it, I deserve it all. I’d say she’s at a breaking point, but her whole life has been a breaking point. Gabi’s amused by Sofia’s own sense of worthlessness and says to herself; now I only have to knock off Oscar and Franco, just like I knocked off their daddy. Just like their daddy knocked her up, and then probably knocked her around…
You know, this whole “Barrancas” thing they have going on looks more like a spa getaway than a primitive, former witch-craft haven. For instance, the private “suites” are lined up in a row, there are light fixtures, people are reading, and there’s live entertainment nearly every evening. Speaking of a freak show; Oscar and Franco pay a visit to the mayor/concierge. Here, the guy tells the boys that he’s sure that Juan came to the village without a brain in his head or a hope in his heart, and he’s willing to testify that to a judge. That will certainly contrast the former Juan to the new one.
Juan lies in his prison bunk trying desperately to remember what he ate for dinner, but it’s just not coming to him. Suddenly a flashback of that fateful rainy night in which he fell off the giant waterfall appears in his head. Just then Fernie raises his head to the camera, but Juan almost falls out of his bunk and is awoken. I remembered! I remembered! Juan looks to the ever-full moon for an answer. No answer. Who was that man? Damn it!
Babe Doctor (does she have a name?) makes an unauthorized visit to Sofia’s house. She wants to talk about Juan, but Sofia tells her to butt the hell out because she doesn’t talk about her personal life, if that’s what you can call the fiasco she leads, with girls who are prettier than her, or girls who shacked up with the man she rolled around in the hay with. All animosity aside, Babe Doctor tells Sofia that she shouldn’t get her panties in a twist because if Juan says he didn’t steal her kid, than he didn’t steal her. After all, she loved/lived with the guy for over a year, or so I hear (which amazes me to this day). What’s more, the Babe Doctor used to hear him say “mi niña” in his sleep, which obviously means he loves Sofia.
So the police chief, who’s supposed to be the guy who pulls some illegal strings so that Juan can stick around, tells Juan it’s off to the big house. Well, city life will certainly to Juan some good; he’ll have access to indoor plumbing, radios, razors, and what’s more, he can shower and be naked with all the naked men his little heart desires.
Basically Sofia continues with the frigid-bitch routine and Babe (I renamed her) desperately beats a dead, black horse. Sofia’s never going to forgive Juan, and Juan’s never going to rest, so I guess both will be miserable.
The drums beat and Juan is marched down the jail corridor where two inmates say that they are sure that Fernie is behind all this (thank you, Captain Obvious). What warms my heart most is the protest group that Quinti has organized outside the jail house. Quinti, please let the guy do his job; voting for someone’s innocence is not democracy in action. Not so fast! Enter Oscar and Franco on horseback. You will not take my brother! The crowd goes wild. Then arrives the mayor of the Barrancas. Juan is innocent, I should know because I know his soul. I knew that place was just a front for other sorts of behavior. Well, it just goes to show you that if you assemble a crowd, gather testimonies from lovers and family members, and yell louder than the guy in charge, you, too, can avoid 7-10 in the state pen.—without court time and processing fees.
Dr. Nestor (I renamed him, too) visits Sofia to try to convince her that Juan is innocent. The thing I don’t understand is why everyone is so excited about visiting Sofia and saving her relationship with Juan. She’s a bitch, and Juan’s a moron; I guess they do have a certain trashy appeal, but save it for reality television. If it’s any consolation, my daughter said that Juan never made a pass at her, and she always had to light the flame between the two. But how do you explain Juan’s saying that he doesn’t know who I am? Oh my God; I watch this show once a week, and I even know that he has/had amnesia. Sofia reflects for a second and then realizes that Juan has never lied. Now she’s the one with amnesia because she forgot about the time he lied about getting revenge on her and her family, or the time he said Libia was his pet flower.
So all’s well that end’s well, or at least that’s the general consensus over at police headquarters. The mayor’s touching statement mixed with Oscar’s “yeahs” and “that’s rights” let Juan off the hook. But don’t get any ideas, the sheriff was just doing his job; no one in Mexico can go to prison unless it is completely certain that they are guilty. Bull Shit! The real law is: guilty until proven innocent. Stop trying to rewrite the legal system, FELS producers.
Fernie slithers in and wants to know why Juan is free. Juan tells him that he knows him from a dream, but doesn’t quite know who he is. Anyway, he still feels a natural urge to get up in his face and yell. After Fernie slipped the sheriff a few Benjamins he changed his mind, and wants Juan back behind bars. Of course, Sofia stops by the jail, and now she’s not so sure that Juan was responsible for anything. Fine time to completely change your mind. By the way, how do you even get out of bed in the morning? She officially retires all charges, and asks for Juan to go free. Oh my stars…
Then some village lady shows up to provide her personal speculations about Juan being the baby snatcher, but like Sofia, she doesn’t know what’s real and what’s not. However, she saw a guy dressed like Juan on a black horse. Fernie is now convinced that it was Juan. What do you mean? Everyone dresses like Juan! Didn’t you know that he is the largest trend setter this side of the pacific? Well, that’s enough for Sofia and she’s convinced that it WASN’T Juan! I now declare Sofia to be the official village idiot. Fernie’s disappointed that she stopped worrying about her daughter. Confused as ever, she withdrawals her charges, if nothing else, now she can have a reason to argue with her mother and Fernie.
Apparently Gabi has taken an interest in Vatican-sponsored orphanages, so much so that the local nuns hold up babies and Gabi blesses them by buying them fire engines and playing with their arms. Padre Tadeo isn’t buying it, and wants to know why she’s really there. Uh, I don’t have to explain anything to you. Didn’t you know that she has always been a pious and caring woman? Damn cynic.
Awkward. Juan walks in on Sofiia as she was crying. He wants to talk, but she doesn’t. They never had an important place to talk before, and now they don’t have one, so why talk? Juan assures her that they did have a special place, but how the hell would he know? Do you know your way around town? Well, she walks around the woods at night, so I’d like to think she knows how to get home.
Over at the Striptease House of Fernie Armando has something to tell Rosie, but seeing that Fernie is peeping in on the conversation Armando decides to beat Rosie a couple of times on the head. What's wrong with him? Oh, haha, it's a joke! Rosie sees the humor and understands that Armando did it to protect their secret relationship from Fernie. Armando's good, but not that good, and so Fernie summons him to his office and smacks him around some. There's only so much Armando can take of this, and that's why Rosie better get the hell out of there. By the bye, why is she still employed there? I guess old habits die hard.
So our reunited acquaintances are “talking,” but it's nothing serious (is it ever?); Sofia says that there isn’t anything between them anymore. Juan insists to hear about their marvelous love; however, I don’t remember it ever being marvelous. Either way, she gets excited and decides to tell him about it. But she’s only going to say it once, so listen good. Montage of all the times they met in secret. Wow, the best thing Juan ever did was finding that razor. Just pretend that Sofia had the mental capacity to articulate all those emotions and events we just saw pathetically thrown together and accompanied by some Vicente Fernandez song. After this, Juan gets all excited—just like the time in the barn. Now his memory is in full swing, and he decides that he loves her more than ever. He goes for the kiss, but SMACK! Can’t you understand that there’s too much pain in our lives? It’s over for ever. This whole scenario brings me to a question; if a man has no recollection of a relationship and a woman refuses to acknowledge said relationship, did it ever happen? All hypothetical relationships aside, Sofia is, without a doubt, the most bipolar character on this show. Though, I must say, she is staying true to her life’s theme: self-infliction of emotional pain. I won’t be surprised if she starts beating herself with a horse whip.
Tomorrow: Gabi is about to shit a cow when she finds out that Juan is free. “What if they find out that YOU [Fernie] stole the baby?” “Well, pack your bags, sweetheart, we’re gettin’ out of here!”
Labels: Fuego
Cuidado con el Angel, October 29, 2008
We start off with a recap of JM confessing his love for Marichuy. He leans in for a kiss and she runs off. He finds her outside and asks her to listen to him. "Do you not care for me the way I care for you?" asks JM. When Marichuy does not respond he goes on to ask "I care for you like a woman, can you understand that?". Marichuy gets all nervous and says this cannot be. She's afraid. He responds by saying that you hug me. Do I not stir fellings in you? Do you not find me attractive? (I say who the heck doesn't) She responds that everytime someone kisses her she goes all apesh(t on there ass. JM asks her last night when I kissed you, did you want to kill me? Do you want to try it again? As he leans in for a kiss, Estephania claps and says how romantic. You a proving what I have suspected that you are lovers. She gets all sarcastic and bitchy and MC runs inside. JM tries to stop her, but Estephania yells let her go.
MC runs into her room and tells the dog that they will now not be leaving the house and as she lays down on her bed, she recalls JM telling her that he loves her.
Outside Estephania tells JM that you cannot except anything good from her. Although your behavior surprises me. How can you be with her? He responds by saying that it is not what you think. "I saw you! You cannot deny it! yells Estephania. "What would Onelia say when she finds out?"
Adrian goes to see the Padre to find out if JM got thru to Marichuy and if he is winning. Padre tells him to forget about Marichuy. It ain't going to happen buddy.
Back at JM's, Estephania is all calling him "mi amor" and asks what would happen if her family found out about what was going on. She goes on to say that she is a decent woman (yeah right) from a good family and that she will forgive him, but Marichuy must leave the house first thing in the morning.
Viv and Leticia are on the couch talking and waiting for Leti's husband to come home. In walks hubby who asks her if she has taken her medication. Viv gets introduced to Leti's husband in which she then looks like she is very interested. (hoochie)
Marichuy is laying in bed talking to the dog about what JM told her. She's afraid. She likes him and possibly in love too.
Marichuy and Cande are talking in her bedroom. She tells Cande that JM says that he cares for her. Cande misunderstands and says of course he does. Marichuy says no the other way. Cande is like what other way. Marichuy says like a woman. He kissed me the other night. "Where? On the cheek? No on the mouth responds Marichuy in which Cande then faints.
JM informs Onelia that she can no longer offend Marichuy and from now she must show her some respect. When Onelia says why would she, JM tells her that he will be marrying her. Onelia says that will not happen. She will not let that happen. (who the heck does she think she is? If I was JM I would be like "She-devil do you pay rent or any bills in this house? Don't be telling me what to do)
Back in Marichuy's room, Cande asks why he kissed her. Because he says he loves me. She says some more things which I cannot understand and says that she has to leave the house. Cande is in agreement.
Back in Madrid Viv, Leti, Gustavo (Leti's man) and brother-in-law are talking. Gustavo reprimands Leti for not taking her medication on time. She defends herself by saying that with Viv coming it slipped her mind. Viv assures Gustavo that while she is here, she will make sure that Leti takes her meds on time.
Onelia calls Estephania to tell her that JM is going to marry Marichuy. Estephania looks muy impactada. Onelia will not let it happen and not to tell JM that she told her. Isa asks what is wrong when she gets off the phone and Estephania tells her that JM is going to marry Marichuy. Isa will not lie down and take this. They will figure out what to do about it.
Marichuy and Cande have packed up all her belongings and she looks at her room for the last time. Cande comes across Onelia in the hallway and Onelia asks what she is stealing. Marichuy comes up to them and asks what is going on. Cande says that Onelia is accusing her of stealing. Marichuy and Onelia start arguing. Onelia yells for them to leave and fires Onelia from laundry services. Marichuy asks who are you? Onelia responds that she is the owner and lady of the house. They keep yelling and Onelia yells "Enough! Get out!".
Estephania goes crying to her dad and tells him that JM no longer wants to marry her.
Outside in the driveway, Marichuy and Cande are talking. Marichuy remembers that she forgot something in her room and runs back to the house. As she leaves Adrian walks up to Cande.
Back at the Valares house, Estephania is saying that all the invitations have gone out and the dress is bought. Patricio asks why does he not want to marry her. Because JM and Marichuy are lovers responses Estephania. She says he cannot do this to me and asks Patricio to talk to JM.
Adrian asks Cande what is going on. Cande tells Adrian that JM brought Marichuy to live here not to help her or mentor her but for other things. "What things?"asks Adrian. Cande is like dude think about what other things mean.
Marichuy is seen pulling out a picture of JM from under her pillow. She still thinks JM will marry Estephania even after telling her he loves her.
Adrian runs into the house looking for JM. The maid informs him that JM is in the library. Adrian bursts into the library and says that he knows what JM has done to Marichuy. Adrian says how can you take advantage of an innocent? Do you not think that she has anyone to defend her? Well I will and pushes JM and yells defend yourself but JM says he will not do it. Marichuy runs up to Cande and finds out that Adrian is in the house. As she walks into the library Adrian punches JM. Marichuy asks Adrian what is going on.
Viv comes down to eat breakfast and wonders where Leti is. Although she comes down in an inapproiate gown. hoochie.
Back in the library Marichuy asks Adrian whats your beef? Adrian says that he falls in love with you and kisses you. Marichuy interrupts saying that you kiss me and told me that there is nothing wrong with that. Adrian asks "All he did was kiss you"? Cande in the background looking guilty.
Viv hitting on Gustavo.
Marichuy keeps yelling at Adrian and he turns around and asks Cande that is not what she told me. "Well in that case you can stay here Marichuy" responds Cande and hands her her belongings and leaves with Adrian. Marichuy touches JM face and asks him if he is okay. Yes he responds and then asks her why she wanted to leave. Marichuy says once Estephania comes to live here, I will have to leave. JM informs Marichuy that Estephania will not be coming to live in the castle. Because I love you and want to marry you.
JM asks Marichuy why are you so sad? (i think that is what he said) I am asking you to be my wife. Marichuy says even after I told you what happened to me? He says to try and forget about it and that he will help her to. As Marichuy protests, JM asks what do you feel for me. Do you care for me? Do you still care for Adrian? He is your boyfriend. Marichuy informs JM that Adrian never was.
More waterworks at the Valares house.
Marichuy tells JM that he only said that to protect her and to be able to see her. I think of him like a brother. JM wants to know in what way does she care for him in which she says she does not know. JM reminds Marichuy that they never got to find out last night how she would respond to his kisses. He leans in and kisses her. :)
In the hallway Patricio tells the maid to get JM. Marichuy gets nervous when she finds out that Patricio is wanting to see JM and tells him that she did nothing wrong. She runs into Patricio as she leaves the library. He gives her a dirty look and she runs up to her room. JM and Patricio go into the livingroom and Patricio asks what is going on with you and Estephania. I will not let you just discard her. JM firmly tells Patricio that he will marry Marichuy because he loves her.
Tomorrow: JM gets shot.
MC runs into her room and tells the dog that they will now not be leaving the house and as she lays down on her bed, she recalls JM telling her that he loves her.
Outside Estephania tells JM that you cannot except anything good from her. Although your behavior surprises me. How can you be with her? He responds by saying that it is not what you think. "I saw you! You cannot deny it! yells Estephania. "What would Onelia say when she finds out?"
Adrian goes to see the Padre to find out if JM got thru to Marichuy and if he is winning. Padre tells him to forget about Marichuy. It ain't going to happen buddy.
Back at JM's, Estephania is all calling him "mi amor" and asks what would happen if her family found out about what was going on. She goes on to say that she is a decent woman (yeah right) from a good family and that she will forgive him, but Marichuy must leave the house first thing in the morning.
Viv and Leticia are on the couch talking and waiting for Leti's husband to come home. In walks hubby who asks her if she has taken her medication. Viv gets introduced to Leti's husband in which she then looks like she is very interested. (hoochie)
Marichuy is laying in bed talking to the dog about what JM told her. She's afraid. She likes him and possibly in love too.
Marichuy and Cande are talking in her bedroom. She tells Cande that JM says that he cares for her. Cande misunderstands and says of course he does. Marichuy says no the other way. Cande is like what other way. Marichuy says like a woman. He kissed me the other night. "Where? On the cheek? No on the mouth responds Marichuy in which Cande then faints.
JM informs Onelia that she can no longer offend Marichuy and from now she must show her some respect. When Onelia says why would she, JM tells her that he will be marrying her. Onelia says that will not happen. She will not let that happen. (who the heck does she think she is? If I was JM I would be like "She-devil do you pay rent or any bills in this house? Don't be telling me what to do)
Back in Marichuy's room, Cande asks why he kissed her. Because he says he loves me. She says some more things which I cannot understand and says that she has to leave the house. Cande is in agreement.
Back in Madrid Viv, Leti, Gustavo (Leti's man) and brother-in-law are talking. Gustavo reprimands Leti for not taking her medication on time. She defends herself by saying that with Viv coming it slipped her mind. Viv assures Gustavo that while she is here, she will make sure that Leti takes her meds on time.
Onelia calls Estephania to tell her that JM is going to marry Marichuy. Estephania looks muy impactada. Onelia will not let it happen and not to tell JM that she told her. Isa asks what is wrong when she gets off the phone and Estephania tells her that JM is going to marry Marichuy. Isa will not lie down and take this. They will figure out what to do about it.
Marichuy and Cande have packed up all her belongings and she looks at her room for the last time. Cande comes across Onelia in the hallway and Onelia asks what she is stealing. Marichuy comes up to them and asks what is going on. Cande says that Onelia is accusing her of stealing. Marichuy and Onelia start arguing. Onelia yells for them to leave and fires Onelia from laundry services. Marichuy asks who are you? Onelia responds that she is the owner and lady of the house. They keep yelling and Onelia yells "Enough! Get out!".
Estephania goes crying to her dad and tells him that JM no longer wants to marry her.
Outside in the driveway, Marichuy and Cande are talking. Marichuy remembers that she forgot something in her room and runs back to the house. As she leaves Adrian walks up to Cande.
Back at the Valares house, Estephania is saying that all the invitations have gone out and the dress is bought. Patricio asks why does he not want to marry her. Because JM and Marichuy are lovers responses Estephania. She says he cannot do this to me and asks Patricio to talk to JM.
Adrian asks Cande what is going on. Cande tells Adrian that JM brought Marichuy to live here not to help her or mentor her but for other things. "What things?"asks Adrian. Cande is like dude think about what other things mean.
Marichuy is seen pulling out a picture of JM from under her pillow. She still thinks JM will marry Estephania even after telling her he loves her.
Adrian runs into the house looking for JM. The maid informs him that JM is in the library. Adrian bursts into the library and says that he knows what JM has done to Marichuy. Adrian says how can you take advantage of an innocent? Do you not think that she has anyone to defend her? Well I will and pushes JM and yells defend yourself but JM says he will not do it. Marichuy runs up to Cande and finds out that Adrian is in the house. As she walks into the library Adrian punches JM. Marichuy asks Adrian what is going on.
Viv comes down to eat breakfast and wonders where Leti is. Although she comes down in an inapproiate gown. hoochie.
Back in the library Marichuy asks Adrian whats your beef? Adrian says that he falls in love with you and kisses you. Marichuy interrupts saying that you kiss me and told me that there is nothing wrong with that. Adrian asks "All he did was kiss you"? Cande in the background looking guilty.
Viv hitting on Gustavo.
Marichuy keeps yelling at Adrian and he turns around and asks Cande that is not what she told me. "Well in that case you can stay here Marichuy" responds Cande and hands her her belongings and leaves with Adrian. Marichuy touches JM face and asks him if he is okay. Yes he responds and then asks her why she wanted to leave. Marichuy says once Estephania comes to live here, I will have to leave. JM informs Marichuy that Estephania will not be coming to live in the castle. Because I love you and want to marry you.
JM asks Marichuy why are you so sad? (i think that is what he said) I am asking you to be my wife. Marichuy says even after I told you what happened to me? He says to try and forget about it and that he will help her to. As Marichuy protests, JM asks what do you feel for me. Do you care for me? Do you still care for Adrian? He is your boyfriend. Marichuy informs JM that Adrian never was.
More waterworks at the Valares house.
Marichuy tells JM that he only said that to protect her and to be able to see her. I think of him like a brother. JM wants to know in what way does she care for him in which she says she does not know. JM reminds Marichuy that they never got to find out last night how she would respond to his kisses. He leans in and kisses her. :)
In the hallway Patricio tells the maid to get JM. Marichuy gets nervous when she finds out that Patricio is wanting to see JM and tells him that she did nothing wrong. She runs into Patricio as she leaves the library. He gives her a dirty look and she runs up to her room. JM and Patricio go into the livingroom and Patricio asks what is going on with you and Estephania. I will not let you just discard her. JM firmly tells Patricio that he will marry Marichuy because he loves her.
Tomorrow: JM gets shot.
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El Cuerpo del Deseo, Wed., Oct. 29 - PJ/S keeps his chauffeur job and there is rejoicing and gnashing of teeth
Isabel tells PJ/S that she has to fire him because if Andrés ever finds them together, he is capable of anything. PJ/S asks if she is afraid for herself or for him. "What do you think?" she responds.
Walter is so happy at the news that PJ/S is fired, he almost hugs Andrés.
Andres finds Isabel crying. He asks if she is crying for PJ/S. Isabel says that she is crying in frustration for all the things he has made her do. If she has made him happy this time, he should enjoy it, it will be the last time.
Angela and rest of the staff are devastated at the thought of losing PJ/S. He says that their display of affection is more important that what happens to him.
Angela tells Andres that she is hiring PJ/S to work just for her. Rebeca is pleased to hear that PJ/S will still be around.
There is much rejoicing that PJ/S hasn't been fired.
PJ/S tells Angela that her father would be proud of her standing up to Andres and Isabel. Angela says that being with PJ/S is like being with her father. PJ/S says that he will never abandon her.
The landlord brings his thugs to throw Gaetana off his property. PJ/S defeats both of them with his martial arts moves and the landlord agrees to leave them alone and not collect the rent for one year.
Gaetana is ecstatic that she can run her business without fear. She tells PJ/S how much she needs his support.
Too much motion to get a good shot of PJ/S in his white jogging suit and impressing Camilo with his stamina.
PJ/S tries to discourage Rebeca's advances.
PJ/S sees Isabel and she gets the smouldering look.
Walter is so happy at the news that PJ/S is fired, he almost hugs Andrés.
Andres finds Isabel crying. He asks if she is crying for PJ/S. Isabel says that she is crying in frustration for all the things he has made her do. If she has made him happy this time, he should enjoy it, it will be the last time.
Angela and rest of the staff are devastated at the thought of losing PJ/S. He says that their display of affection is more important that what happens to him.
Angela tells Andres that she is hiring PJ/S to work just for her. Rebeca is pleased to hear that PJ/S will still be around.
There is much rejoicing that PJ/S hasn't been fired.
PJ/S tells Angela that her father would be proud of her standing up to Andres and Isabel. Angela says that being with PJ/S is like being with her father. PJ/S says that he will never abandon her.
The landlord brings his thugs to throw Gaetana off his property. PJ/S defeats both of them with his martial arts moves and the landlord agrees to leave them alone and not collect the rent for one year.
Gaetana is ecstatic that she can run her business without fear. She tells PJ/S how much she needs his support.
Too much motion to get a good shot of PJ/S in his white jogging suit and impressing Camilo with his stamina.
PJ/S tries to discourage Rebeca's advances.
PJ/S sees Isabel and she gets the smouldering look.
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Doña Bárbara - Tues., Oct. 29 - Marisela's dream of a loving mother is destroyed; Sanots has no success in getting Toño out of jail
Santos comes to get Marisela from El Miedo and is outraged to find her drunk and asks what kind of mother DB is. DB says, "What is the problem, Santos? We're having a family dinner, my daughter, my fiancé and me."
Pernalete taunts Antonio and says that he will be in jail for a long time.
DB asks if Marisela wants to live at El Miedo because when she dies it will all be her's. Marisela says that she wants to stay overnight at least. As Santos is leaving, Eustaquia tells him not to leave Marisela at El Miedo for very long - this isn't a good place for her or anyone.
Marisela tells DB that Santos doesn't believe that she is sincere but she believes that DB loves her. Then she starts to feel sick. Marisela says that everything is spinning around and asks Eustaquia if there is an earthquake. Eustaquia asks Marisela what got into her head to start drinking at her age. Marisela says that it wasn't her head, it was her mother's idea. "And who said that DB knows how to be a mother?" replies Eustaquia.
DB listens as Eustaquia tells Marisela why DB has never shown her any affection before.
Santos and his vaqueros get Pernalete out of bed about Antonio but he refuses to do anything.
DB comes in and tenderly looks at Marisela when she is sleeping. Eustaquia prays that the miracle that softens DB's heart will be her daughter.
The next morning Marisela is helping Eustaquia make arepas . Marisela says that she makes them faster but Eustaquia makes them better. Eustaquia says that Marisela's aunt has taught her many things but not how to knead (amasar).
The Altamira vaqueros eat breakfast each one thinks to himself that he should tell the truth and sacrifice himself for his friend Antonio but that would mean marrying Federica and ... no no no! Carmelita excuses himself to get his hat and has a quickie with Federica in the bathroom.
Marisela's enjoyment of a guayaba (guava) that Juan Primito brings her triggers a memory in DB of when her true love brought her the same fruit. She leaves the dining room.
Santos' visit to Pernalete in business hours doesn't go much better than the earlier one. Pernalete won't tell him who has made the accusation against Antonio. But Santos is confident that Mujiquita will produce the information and he does. Santos and Cecilia decide to go visit the woman.
The sleaze, Quitadolores, puts the moves on Marisela. The guy who plays QD is very good. Without saying anything, you can really see that in hooking up with DB, he has gotten in way over his head.
Eustachia comes to see what is wrong with DB. DB says that she doesn't understand it. Ever since Marisela returned to El Miedo, DB has felt stupid. Eustaquia says it is because DB is becoming human. She finally loves her daughter.
But DB dashes Eustaquia's hopes that Marisela can help DB get her humanity back. While Marisela overhears, DB says that she can't love Marisela. DB says that she is consumed with envy at how innocent and trusting Marisela is even after all the things she has done to her. She says that she brought Marisela to El Miedo to get Santos back and she can't believe that Marisela is stupid enough to believe her lies. She says that she hates Marisela because she can't love her.
Pernalete taunts Antonio and says that he will be in jail for a long time.
DB asks if Marisela wants to live at El Miedo because when she dies it will all be her's. Marisela says that she wants to stay overnight at least. As Santos is leaving, Eustaquia tells him not to leave Marisela at El Miedo for very long - this isn't a good place for her or anyone.
Marisela tells DB that Santos doesn't believe that she is sincere but she believes that DB loves her. Then she starts to feel sick. Marisela says that everything is spinning around and asks Eustaquia if there is an earthquake. Eustaquia asks Marisela what got into her head to start drinking at her age. Marisela says that it wasn't her head, it was her mother's idea. "And who said that DB knows how to be a mother?" replies Eustaquia.
DB listens as Eustaquia tells Marisela why DB has never shown her any affection before.
Santos and his vaqueros get Pernalete out of bed about Antonio but he refuses to do anything.
DB comes in and tenderly looks at Marisela when she is sleeping. Eustaquia prays that the miracle that softens DB's heart will be her daughter.
The next morning Marisela is helping Eustaquia make arepas . Marisela says that she makes them faster but Eustaquia makes them better. Eustaquia says that Marisela's aunt has taught her many things but not how to knead (amasar).
The Altamira vaqueros eat breakfast each one thinks to himself that he should tell the truth and sacrifice himself for his friend Antonio but that would mean marrying Federica and ... no no no! Carmelita excuses himself to get his hat and has a quickie with Federica in the bathroom.
Marisela's enjoyment of a guayaba (guava) that Juan Primito brings her triggers a memory in DB of when her true love brought her the same fruit. She leaves the dining room.
Santos' visit to Pernalete in business hours doesn't go much better than the earlier one. Pernalete won't tell him who has made the accusation against Antonio. But Santos is confident that Mujiquita will produce the information and he does. Santos and Cecilia decide to go visit the woman.
The sleaze, Quitadolores, puts the moves on Marisela. The guy who plays QD is very good. Without saying anything, you can really see that in hooking up with DB, he has gotten in way over his head.
Eustachia comes to see what is wrong with DB. DB says that she doesn't understand it. Ever since Marisela returned to El Miedo, DB has felt stupid. Eustaquia says it is because DB is becoming human. She finally loves her daughter.
But DB dashes Eustaquia's hopes that Marisela can help DB get her humanity back. While Marisela overhears, DB says that she can't love Marisela. DB says that she is consumed with envy at how innocent and trusting Marisela is even after all the things she has done to her. She says that she brought Marisela to El Miedo to get Santos back and she can't believe that Marisela is stupid enough to believe her lies. She says that she hates Marisela because she can't love her.
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Cuidado Con El Ángel #27, 10-28-08 Though Your Sins Be As Scarlet, They Shall Be As White As Snow…But Probably Not Until a Few Months From Now
Reprise from last night:
Marichuy is lying on the sofa in Juan Miguel’s office as he sits in a chair and asks her why she left the hospicio so young. She says she wanted to find someone to love, who would love her. She tells him how she survived, working as a street performer and cleaning bathrooms, and lived with the other street children. He is looking very empathetic as he listens, with his eyes all red-rimmed and full of tears. When she starts to mention leaving the other kids, she can’t go on and clutches JM’s arm. They sit that way for awhile, JM rubbing her back and looking agitated.
Stef sits in her fancy convertible with a stupid bow in her hair and is annoyed when JM’s maid tells her JM and Mari left together. She drives off.
Marichuy is lying down again, telling JM that she left and headed to the country, still looking for tranquility and a family, but she didn’t find them there either. One night… she freezes up and doesn’t want to talk anymore, and Juan Miguel goes with the classic “tell me tell me tell me” method of therapy. He does reinforce that he really wants to help her. She tells him that she was in the boonies and a man was following her, and she ran, but he caught her, and was kissing her, and hurt her. Juan Miguel has tears in his eyes and a look of Extreme Consternation, and thinks to himself, “¡Dios mio! ¡No puede ser!”
New material:
Mayita sneaks into Marichuy’s room to play with Cuate. Poor kid is learning all kinds of skills to evade her horrible grandmother. She talks to Cuate for awhile, and it’s really cute, and she says she’s going to ask Rocío to buy a ball for them to play with. She goes to Mari’s closet to look for something to play with now.
Marichuy tells Juan Miguel that she came back to the city and wandered around until Candelaria found her on the street, tired and hungry and scared, and she tried to forget the horrible incident, but she couldn’t. They are both gushing tears, and my allergies are acting up a little. JM asks whether she knows who the man was, and she says no. He has a cute picture of Mayita on the end table next to the couch.
Isab!tch lounges on Estafa’s bed and reads bridal magazines. Does she have a room of her own? It would be really funny if she had to sleep in a dog bed in Estafa’s room. Estafa herself enters and is mad as heck that JM went somewhere with Marichuy. She is in no mood to look at wedding dresses. Isab!tch asks where they could be, and, like a good stalker, Estafa calls the office to find out. The secretary whose name I can’t remember answers, and Stef demands to talk to Juan Miguel without saying please. Secretary and Israel require a moment of conspiring to decide to tell her that JM isn’t in, and what they will say if she comes into the office. I see they are new at this game. Stef hangs up on her. Israel says Stef is soberbia (haughty, arrogant, uppity) and comments that she is low-class.
Mari tells JM that that horrible experience is what she keeps reliving in the nightmares; it’s always the same. She hugs him tightly. By now he looks much worse than she does, so we know that he is feeling mighty guilty. She asks him to help her; I think she wants him to hypnotize her so that she can see the face of the man, so that she can find him and hurt him back or maybe kill him. Juan Miguel looks pained and says he can’t help her.
In twinkle-twinkle land, Mayita brings Cuate for a visit with Abuela Mariana. They talk about how mean Ornerylia is for hating animals.
Nelson and Elsa hug and twirl around and repeat many times how happy they are to be married, after all they’ve been through. Call me unromantic, but all they’ve been through is her procrastination over dumping her other fiancé, whom she never much cared for. And, who knows, maybe the intense suffering caused by giving up her allowance until she gets back in Mommy and Daddy’s good graces. Whatever, they’re happy honeymooners.
Marichuy is rather irritated that JM says he can’t help her, after all that asking to hear what happened and finally getting it out of her with the understanding that he would help. She blames her mother forall this, for abandoning her. JM says no, we’re all guilty. Huh? She asks him what happened, what’s wrong, why won’t he look her in the face?
Over at the church, Padre Anselmo cleans the angel statues while telling Adrián that JM asked about Marichuy, and he hopes that she tells the curalocos about her past so he can help her. Adrián is jealous that she’s spending time with JM, but PA tells him this is good for him…maybe if she gets over her fears, she will want to be with him. Adrián wiggles his eyebrows.
Dr. Ed enters JM’s office where there are still tears all around. JM asks him to take Marichuy back to the house. Mari thinks to herself that JM has a low opinion of her now.
Estafa and Isab!tch discuss their failed stalking of JM. Stef wonders if all these material comforts are worth all the effort and torment. Isa looks like she’s wondering whether she could get a good inheritance if she offed her flaky sidekick.
JM goes to the church to talk to Padre Anselmo. He tells him that he thinks Marichuy believes more happened than really did. (did I get that right?) PA wonders why he is so upset by Mari’s story. JM says, “that man was me.” Then he has black-and-white memories of his blissful moments with Marichuy, set to swoopy music.
PA doesn’t believe it, but JM swears it is true, and he can hardly believe it himself. He says he deserves punishment. PA stands up and looks like he may throttle JM then and there.
Estirada Estafa shows up at the office (she has not given up on stalking after all) and she and Israel are rude to each other, and she sees that the doctor is not in. Israel tries to leave, and she blocks his path. Methinks she liked that naco smooching last time and is hoping for seconds. She looks at him intently.
Juan Miguel tells Padre Anselmo that he was very drunk that night, and it is some sort of divine punishment that the woman he is in love with is the same one he hurt.
Marichuy arrives back at the castle with Eduardo. Onelia demands to know where she’s been and when Mari won’t answer she just gets even more rude and grabs her arm. Eduardo just stands there. Eduardo, you disappoint me.
Stef tells Israel she enjoyed the kiss yesterday, then she plants another long, sloppy, face-smushing one on him. Seriously, what’s her game?
Juan Miguel tells Padre Anselmo that he is completely in love with Marichuy.
Eduardo has finally stepped in between fang-baring Onelia and timid Marichuy and told the old hag to leave her alone; she’s very upset. Marichuy goes up to her room.
Stef tells Israel he’s hot; too bad he doesn’t have money. Israel laments that without money he can’t win the love of a classy dame like her. He’s just messing with her, right? Either way it’s funny.
Juan Miguel goes on and on to PA about how he loves Marichuy, but he doesn’t deserve that kind of happiness. It’s rather flowery. He says he was already married when the notorious incident occurred, but he didn’t love Viv much and they didn’t get along; that’s why he drank so much. PA says, aren’t you engaged to the judge’s daughter? He says yes, but that’s just because I don’t deserve real love with Marichuy. JM thinks God has sent Marichuy into his life to punish him, but the padre thinks it is because he has forgiven him. JM looks thoughtful.
Marichuy runs into her room crying, and Rocío follows her and hugs her. Rocío thanks her for introducing her to Vicente, and says they’re in love and she’s so happy. She asks what’s up with her and Juan Miguel, and Mari tells her what happened at his office.
Padre Anselmo tells Juan Miguel that when you have repented sincerely, you are forgiven, and he should go right now and tell Marichuy the truth. JM looks doubtful.
Stalker Stef calls the castle as she drives home in the rain and she and Onelia gossip and speculate about where JM and Mari might have been, and why Ed brought Mari home and she won’t talk. I don’t think it rains at any other time or place in the episode, so I like to think that killjoy Stef has her own personal raincloud.
JM tells PA he is worried because Mari really hates the man who attacked her, and so she will hate him, and he doesn’t want to lose her. PA asks if he thinks Marichuy loves him, and he says in some ways, and yes, maybe she does. PA thinks if she loves him she will forgive him, and it will be like a test of their love, and JM should have faith. JM departs to the dramatic sound of church bells.
Marichuy tells Rocío that she shouldn’t have told Juan Miguel the truth. He just sent her home with Eduardo; he must not think much of her anymore, she is so ashamed and feels like garbage, like a cockroach. Roc hugs her some more.
In Madrid, a butler carries Viv’s bags into shrieky Leticia’s living room. Leti is super excited to have her as a guest. Viv tells her that she and Juan Miguel are having marital problems and she is traveling while she decides whether to divorce him. Letting your spouse think you are dead is certainly a marital problem.
Ornerylia calls JM onto the carpet and demands to know where he went with Marichuy in the afternoon, as though it is any of her business. High time she got thrown in the dungeon. He tells her he took Marichuy to his office, and she asks if she’s mentally ill. Rude. He says she has suffered traumas that influence her current behavior. A civilized person would have taken the hint to back off, but if Onelia was a civilized person they wouldn’t be having this conversation in the first place. She tells Juan Miguel that Stef is waiting for him to call. She probably is, too, next to her pink princess phone.
JM goes upstairs and Onelia calls Stef to report on JM’s movements.
Padre Anselmo reflects on the painful session with Juan Miguel and prays for him.
Juan Miguel enters his bedroom, where Marichuy has been waiting for him in the dark. But just sitting in a chair, not sprawled on the bed in skanky lingerie like slutty Stef would have done if she’d thought of it. Marichuy wants to know what he’s going to do with her.
He wonders why he would need to do anything with her. She repeats her lines about feeling worthless, and now he must despise her. He says of course he doesn’t, and she has nothing to be ashamed of. He asks whether she can forgive the man, and she says no, never, not even if he’s repentant. She still thinks Juan Miguel doesn’t like her anymore, but he says he loves her, and he says it in his best bodice-ripper voice with romantic music accompanying him as he repeats it. Not as a friend, either, as a man. He leans in for a kiss, but she walks away.
She sits out on the steps outside. Juan Miguel comes outside and asks whether she feels the same way about him. She says yes, but she’s afraid, and when Adrián and Amador tried to kiss her she went crazy and hit them. He asks if she wanted to kill him when he kissed her last night, and she says no, so he asks if she wants to try again. It is all very romantic as they lean together until creepy stalker Stef ruins it by appearing there like some ugly demon and clapping rudely and saying it is just what she suspected. Stef and JM stare at each other while Mari snaps out of the swooniness and into eye-rolling.
Marichuy is lying on the sofa in Juan Miguel’s office as he sits in a chair and asks her why she left the hospicio so young. She says she wanted to find someone to love, who would love her. She tells him how she survived, working as a street performer and cleaning bathrooms, and lived with the other street children. He is looking very empathetic as he listens, with his eyes all red-rimmed and full of tears. When she starts to mention leaving the other kids, she can’t go on and clutches JM’s arm. They sit that way for awhile, JM rubbing her back and looking agitated.
Stef sits in her fancy convertible with a stupid bow in her hair and is annoyed when JM’s maid tells her JM and Mari left together. She drives off.
Marichuy is lying down again, telling JM that she left and headed to the country, still looking for tranquility and a family, but she didn’t find them there either. One night… she freezes up and doesn’t want to talk anymore, and Juan Miguel goes with the classic “tell me tell me tell me” method of therapy. He does reinforce that he really wants to help her. She tells him that she was in the boonies and a man was following her, and she ran, but he caught her, and was kissing her, and hurt her. Juan Miguel has tears in his eyes and a look of Extreme Consternation, and thinks to himself, “¡Dios mio! ¡No puede ser!”
New material:
Mayita sneaks into Marichuy’s room to play with Cuate. Poor kid is learning all kinds of skills to evade her horrible grandmother. She talks to Cuate for awhile, and it’s really cute, and she says she’s going to ask Rocío to buy a ball for them to play with. She goes to Mari’s closet to look for something to play with now.
Marichuy tells Juan Miguel that she came back to the city and wandered around until Candelaria found her on the street, tired and hungry and scared, and she tried to forget the horrible incident, but she couldn’t. They are both gushing tears, and my allergies are acting up a little. JM asks whether she knows who the man was, and she says no. He has a cute picture of Mayita on the end table next to the couch.
Isab!tch lounges on Estafa’s bed and reads bridal magazines. Does she have a room of her own? It would be really funny if she had to sleep in a dog bed in Estafa’s room. Estafa herself enters and is mad as heck that JM went somewhere with Marichuy. She is in no mood to look at wedding dresses. Isab!tch asks where they could be, and, like a good stalker, Estafa calls the office to find out. The secretary whose name I can’t remember answers, and Stef demands to talk to Juan Miguel without saying please. Secretary and Israel require a moment of conspiring to decide to tell her that JM isn’t in, and what they will say if she comes into the office. I see they are new at this game. Stef hangs up on her. Israel says Stef is soberbia (haughty, arrogant, uppity) and comments that she is low-class.
Mari tells JM that that horrible experience is what she keeps reliving in the nightmares; it’s always the same. She hugs him tightly. By now he looks much worse than she does, so we know that he is feeling mighty guilty. She asks him to help her; I think she wants him to hypnotize her so that she can see the face of the man, so that she can find him and hurt him back or maybe kill him. Juan Miguel looks pained and says he can’t help her.
In twinkle-twinkle land, Mayita brings Cuate for a visit with Abuela Mariana. They talk about how mean Ornerylia is for hating animals.
Nelson and Elsa hug and twirl around and repeat many times how happy they are to be married, after all they’ve been through. Call me unromantic, but all they’ve been through is her procrastination over dumping her other fiancé, whom she never much cared for. And, who knows, maybe the intense suffering caused by giving up her allowance until she gets back in Mommy and Daddy’s good graces. Whatever, they’re happy honeymooners.
Marichuy is rather irritated that JM says he can’t help her, after all that asking to hear what happened and finally getting it out of her with the understanding that he would help. She blames her mother forall this, for abandoning her. JM says no, we’re all guilty. Huh? She asks him what happened, what’s wrong, why won’t he look her in the face?
Over at the church, Padre Anselmo cleans the angel statues while telling Adrián that JM asked about Marichuy, and he hopes that she tells the curalocos about her past so he can help her. Adrián is jealous that she’s spending time with JM, but PA tells him this is good for him…maybe if she gets over her fears, she will want to be with him. Adrián wiggles his eyebrows.
Dr. Ed enters JM’s office where there are still tears all around. JM asks him to take Marichuy back to the house. Mari thinks to herself that JM has a low opinion of her now.
Estafa and Isab!tch discuss their failed stalking of JM. Stef wonders if all these material comforts are worth all the effort and torment. Isa looks like she’s wondering whether she could get a good inheritance if she offed her flaky sidekick.
JM goes to the church to talk to Padre Anselmo. He tells him that he thinks Marichuy believes more happened than really did. (did I get that right?) PA wonders why he is so upset by Mari’s story. JM says, “that man was me.” Then he has black-and-white memories of his blissful moments with Marichuy, set to swoopy music.
PA doesn’t believe it, but JM swears it is true, and he can hardly believe it himself. He says he deserves punishment. PA stands up and looks like he may throttle JM then and there.
Estirada Estafa shows up at the office (she has not given up on stalking after all) and she and Israel are rude to each other, and she sees that the doctor is not in. Israel tries to leave, and she blocks his path. Methinks she liked that naco smooching last time and is hoping for seconds. She looks at him intently.
Juan Miguel tells Padre Anselmo that he was very drunk that night, and it is some sort of divine punishment that the woman he is in love with is the same one he hurt.
Marichuy arrives back at the castle with Eduardo. Onelia demands to know where she’s been and when Mari won’t answer she just gets even more rude and grabs her arm. Eduardo just stands there. Eduardo, you disappoint me.
Stef tells Israel she enjoyed the kiss yesterday, then she plants another long, sloppy, face-smushing one on him. Seriously, what’s her game?
Juan Miguel tells Padre Anselmo that he is completely in love with Marichuy.
Eduardo has finally stepped in between fang-baring Onelia and timid Marichuy and told the old hag to leave her alone; she’s very upset. Marichuy goes up to her room.
Stef tells Israel he’s hot; too bad he doesn’t have money. Israel laments that without money he can’t win the love of a classy dame like her. He’s just messing with her, right? Either way it’s funny.
Juan Miguel goes on and on to PA about how he loves Marichuy, but he doesn’t deserve that kind of happiness. It’s rather flowery. He says he was already married when the notorious incident occurred, but he didn’t love Viv much and they didn’t get along; that’s why he drank so much. PA says, aren’t you engaged to the judge’s daughter? He says yes, but that’s just because I don’t deserve real love with Marichuy. JM thinks God has sent Marichuy into his life to punish him, but the padre thinks it is because he has forgiven him. JM looks thoughtful.
Marichuy runs into her room crying, and Rocío follows her and hugs her. Rocío thanks her for introducing her to Vicente, and says they’re in love and she’s so happy. She asks what’s up with her and Juan Miguel, and Mari tells her what happened at his office.
Padre Anselmo tells Juan Miguel that when you have repented sincerely, you are forgiven, and he should go right now and tell Marichuy the truth. JM looks doubtful.
Stalker Stef calls the castle as she drives home in the rain and she and Onelia gossip and speculate about where JM and Mari might have been, and why Ed brought Mari home and she won’t talk. I don’t think it rains at any other time or place in the episode, so I like to think that killjoy Stef has her own personal raincloud.
JM tells PA he is worried because Mari really hates the man who attacked her, and so she will hate him, and he doesn’t want to lose her. PA asks if he thinks Marichuy loves him, and he says in some ways, and yes, maybe she does. PA thinks if she loves him she will forgive him, and it will be like a test of their love, and JM should have faith. JM departs to the dramatic sound of church bells.
Marichuy tells Rocío that she shouldn’t have told Juan Miguel the truth. He just sent her home with Eduardo; he must not think much of her anymore, she is so ashamed and feels like garbage, like a cockroach. Roc hugs her some more.
In Madrid, a butler carries Viv’s bags into shrieky Leticia’s living room. Leti is super excited to have her as a guest. Viv tells her that she and Juan Miguel are having marital problems and she is traveling while she decides whether to divorce him. Letting your spouse think you are dead is certainly a marital problem.
Ornerylia calls JM onto the carpet and demands to know where he went with Marichuy in the afternoon, as though it is any of her business. High time she got thrown in the dungeon. He tells her he took Marichuy to his office, and she asks if she’s mentally ill. Rude. He says she has suffered traumas that influence her current behavior. A civilized person would have taken the hint to back off, but if Onelia was a civilized person they wouldn’t be having this conversation in the first place. She tells Juan Miguel that Stef is waiting for him to call. She probably is, too, next to her pink princess phone.
JM goes upstairs and Onelia calls Stef to report on JM’s movements.
Padre Anselmo reflects on the painful session with Juan Miguel and prays for him.
Juan Miguel enters his bedroom, where Marichuy has been waiting for him in the dark. But just sitting in a chair, not sprawled on the bed in skanky lingerie like slutty Stef would have done if she’d thought of it. Marichuy wants to know what he’s going to do with her.
He wonders why he would need to do anything with her. She repeats her lines about feeling worthless, and now he must despise her. He says of course he doesn’t, and she has nothing to be ashamed of. He asks whether she can forgive the man, and she says no, never, not even if he’s repentant. She still thinks Juan Miguel doesn’t like her anymore, but he says he loves her, and he says it in his best bodice-ripper voice with romantic music accompanying him as he repeats it. Not as a friend, either, as a man. He leans in for a kiss, but she walks away.
She sits out on the steps outside. Juan Miguel comes outside and asks whether she feels the same way about him. She says yes, but she’s afraid, and when Adrián and Amador tried to kiss her she went crazy and hit them. He asks if she wanted to kill him when he kissed her last night, and she says no, so he asks if she wants to try again. It is all very romantic as they lean together until creepy stalker Stef ruins it by appearing there like some ugly demon and clapping rudely and saying it is just what she suspected. Stef and JM stare at each other while Mari snaps out of the swooniness and into eye-rolling.
Labels: Cuidado
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
El Cuerpo del Deseo, Tues, Oct. 28 - Back from the honeymoon, Isabel decides to fire PJ/S to protect him from Andrés
Half of this episode had no dialog at all - just smoldering looks for the most part. The natives are dancing around the fire again and PJ/S goes to watch. The healer babe dances for him and obviously would do more than that but PJ/S isn't interested.
Isabel leaves Andrés in her bed and comes out to the beach. She sees PJ/S.
He sees her. Wordlessly, they leave the fire and go...
to PJ/S's bed where the bed hangings make it difficult to get any decent screen shots of the lovemaking (without dialog) that ensues.
The next day Andrés is drunk as usual and he decides to drown himself.
PJ/S and the other employee in the house have to rescue him.
While Andrés is recovering from almost drowning, Isabel is talking to one of the children of the caretaker but she is looking at...
PJ/S who is looking at her.
Back at the Donoso house, Valeria has sufficient self confidence to give a piano recital to Ángela, Abigail and her sons.
After the drowning incident, Andrés decides the honeymoon is over. So no more PJ/S in his beach whites. Isabel has a dream where Andrés kills PJ/S so she decides that for his own safety she has to send him away from her.
PJ/S listens to Isabel telling him that she can't contol her obsession with him. The credits roll.
Isabel leaves Andrés in her bed and comes out to the beach. She sees PJ/S.
He sees her. Wordlessly, they leave the fire and go...
to PJ/S's bed where the bed hangings make it difficult to get any decent screen shots of the lovemaking (without dialog) that ensues.
The next day Andrés is drunk as usual and he decides to drown himself.
PJ/S and the other employee in the house have to rescue him.
While Andrés is recovering from almost drowning, Isabel is talking to one of the children of the caretaker but she is looking at...
PJ/S who is looking at her.
Back at the Donoso house, Valeria has sufficient self confidence to give a piano recital to Ángela, Abigail and her sons.
After the drowning incident, Andrés decides the honeymoon is over. So no more PJ/S in his beach whites. Isabel has a dream where Andrés kills PJ/S so she decides that for his own safety she has to send him away from her.
PJ/S listens to Isabel telling him that she can't contol her obsession with him. The credits roll.
Labels: cuerpo
Fuego, Tues. 10/28 #127 - Cry Me a River Or Let's Row Across Sofia's
According to Greek mythology there are five rivers that separate Hades from the world of the living, they are: Acheron - the river of woe; Cocytus - the river of lamentation; Phlegethon - the river of fire; Lethe - the river of forgetfulness; Styx - the river of hate is said to circle Hades nine times. And Sofia is crying out all of them and you are all going to cross at least one so let's start rowing:
Juan has returned from nowhere with no memory of nobody and no event. Feo and Gabi discuss how scary it is if the idiot has no memory of what was done to him but it may come back. Sofia yells some more at Juan. Gabi and Feo plan to take Juan out of the equation.
Juan looks at Abuelo with confusion and doesn't return his reaching arms with a hug. But tells him that Pablito said he was a general and very wise so he has come to ask for aid. Meanwhile Sofia cries into Acheron, Cocytus and mostly into the Styx. We want to drink from Lethe. She discovers Caprichio is visiting Abuelo and heads down for a new audience.
In the bakery Franco discovers that Pablo has sent Juan to Abuelo's. [I sure wish Quintina wouldn't slap Pablito on the head all the time. It may be authentic but it really bothers me.]
Sofia alerts the sob sisters who head toward Abuelo's bungalow. Abuelo is telling Juan he needs proof that he lost his memory no one believes it. Sofia harps like a true daughter of Gabi that she is sure that Juan is bad and took her daughter and meant her harm and yadayadayada.
Damien sits in his living room with a friend telling him that he saw suffering in Juan's eyes like he suffered when he lost his children and can't help but feel for him. He had wondered how his first meeting with Juan would be and now that it has happened he finds Juan an honest man. He feels sure that Juan isn't responsible of the disappearance of the daughter.
Meanwhile Jimena and Sarita turn on the harpy sniping. Abuelo says Juan isn't a monster. Sure he is! Sofia grates across my nerves like fingernail on blackboard. She tells Juan to leave but wait Gabi shows up just in time to give Juan one of her motherly hard slaps across the face.Wonder if Juan remembers being slapped by her before? Everyone Elizondo looks on with hard set jaws.
Juan organizes a daughter hunt, only a year late but with such fervor, onlooking Gabi calls him poor imbecile, he's never going to find her. Hidden in plain sight seems to work on the stupid. The great search party/posse is no match for the sheriff's SUV trucks. Sheriff Mutton Chops arrives to arrest Juan while, OH Great! Coyote to the rescue lurks in his black SUV, muttering quietly he will be sure that no one does harm to those Reyes boyz. Sheriff insists he can't leave him free, Juan must come with him peacefully and should do it for the sake of his daughter, this threat/plea is punctuated with guns pulled, cocked and aimed at Juan.
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A great riot ensues but Juan quiets the crowd with assurance that he will go with the sheriff peacefully, and gets off his horse. Brotherly Oscar tells sheriff there are no proofs of Juan's guilt. The crowd gets restless, but the noble Juan gets off Caprichio, the Sheriff tells his men to cuff him (esposenlo: remember handcuffs are called esposas, yeah, wives, isn't that special). Padre Tadeo shows up and assures the sheriff that Juan is a good man and he is sure he is innocent too.
Sofia gripes venomously at the altar adding depth to the Styx. Paddy Tad shows up to assure her Juan is innocent, honorable and surely saved his daughter from a worse danger. Sofia pours more venom and tears towards Acheron, Cocytus and always more to Styx. Sofia can't imagine who else would do her so much damage as Juan, obviously no one would harm her. [Doesn't explain why I want to strangle her barehanded, but...] But surely the Virgencita is longing for a long cool drink of Lethe water. PadTad remembers all the ugly confessions of Feo but he can't break the confessional secrets so he doesn't name Feo which any idiot would know without PaddyTad's help. So she accuses PaddyTad of condemning Juan with his silence. She leaves in fury to cry some into the river Phlegethon (which sounds suspiciously close to the river of snot but in Greek or Latin)
Oscar and Franco visits Juan behind bars. They want to work on freeing him, he wants them to work on finding his daughter.
Speaking of hidden in plain sight, where's Waldo is continued with the orphans and the lovely nuns beaming about their luck to have the support of the lovely Gabriela and Sofia. If only they knew.
Gabriela demands that the sheriff condemn Juan immediately to a life sentence there is not need of an investigation. Vehemently wanting pain and suffering made visible at her demand, she attacks next the brothers as they exit the cell area. Oscar says all of the village know juan is innocent and they are off to prove it. Gabi make a big fuss of being robbed of her precious granddaughter. Someone new to slap, [hurry boyz, find the trail no matter how cold]
Eva consoles Sofia who cries streams of Cocytus and Styx. Damien shows up to have to hear Sofia condemn Juan for his cruelty to her. Damien tells her that he saw in Juan, the pain that he felt losing his children and surely that she felt losing hers. Sofia cries some Acheron and Cocytus and moves into Styx and tells Damian to go away if he isn't going to join her in condemning Juan she doesn't want his company. More river flow of Phlegethon and Styx.
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Why did you do this to me Juan why why why why why Styx, Styx, Styx, Styx. Cocytus, Cocytus, Cocytus...
Well what do you know? Old drunken framed guy is still in the jail for being framed for Bernardo's death. He tells Juan he knows he didn't kidnap his daughter. How do you know this? I worked for Feo. Don't trust them, he says sincerely. [Really now what a grasp of the obvious.] They are your enemies. Everyone knows you. you didn't steal yoru baby . Can you help me with proof of my innocence? Yes, he has plenty of time to work on anti Feo projects so they have a plan.
Quintina discusses Juan's plight with Franco and Oscar while they wrap sandwiches in cloth hobo bags to go off to search for the baby. They discuss that Damien wants to help them clear Juan but also wants to boogie with Sofia. What to do? They need his help and power. The jailer announces a guest to Juan and guess what it is Damian.
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Quintina and Oscar discuss amid the dismal crops the overdue mortgage and how 1000 haciendas are not worth having Juan found again. She offers plans to go back to the old place and adds that she is a fast packer if needed, when a messenger suddenly brings a letter for the Reyes with the news in it that the mortgage back payments have been paid in full.
Gabi and Feo fight over the fear that they will be discovered for stealing the baby. She reminds him again that not only will he have the law to deal with but he also killed Libia and the Reyes will never forgive that. She does great threatening with no tears. Stones don't have water in them. She should be careful, Feo has neither tears nor a heart.
Damian explains to Juan who he is and how he wants to help, tells Juan his story of his losing his children. Juan says that is regretable but it isn't enough reason to go so far to help him so there must be something else. Juan tells him he doesn't know who to trust or not to trust or which group to put Damian in. He only trusts his brothers. [Or at least he thinks they must be his brothers.]
Quintina shows up at the bungalow, accuses Abuelo of paying the mortgage, he claims he has nothing to say to her still, but he did not pay it and doesn't know who did pay it. He promises to investigate and makes some obscure notes in his big detective book. She tries to look over his shoulder but they are still not quite warm with each other.
Damian goes to Doctor Cardiology and hears the story of Juan being lost in the jungle with his daughter Doctora Hotlips. He learned part of the story when he showed up to find his daughter. Why are you interested? asks Doc. Damian answers, because Juan is now in the jail accused of kidnapping his own daughter.
Juan, Franco and Oscar chat in the jail as they tell him about Damian and his offer to help find the baby. Juan waxes bullish, Are you friends with him or no? They hem and haw, Yea! But why? Juan pushes. Well they finally admit that he doesn't want Sofia to suffer any more. He is in love with her. Juan with no memory apparently can remember to be jealous.
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Damian explains to Doctor Cardi his need to help Sofia so she can regain her daughter regain her calm and happiness and then maybe she will want to boogie with him.
Juan throws a proper fit that Damian wants to rob Sofia even if he can't remember just whose she is or even who she is. The boys try to calm him. He agrees that no one is to blame for what has happened in his absence. He calms down.
Rosario comes to hug Sofia, she wants to help, Rosario cheerily tells Sofia that she has been more than a friend, a true sister. Sofia protected and supported her and returned her dignity. Sofia quickly turns the tears on saying Rosario is lucky, she has her son but Sofia has lost her daughter, for fault of that worst of all ratbastards (canalla) Juan. Sofia swears she will never believe in love or love another man again. She cries some Styx tears, some Cocytus, some Acheron and moves toward a bucket or two of Phlegethon. Rosi thinks out loud for just us that Feo has something central to do with this but why doesn't she tell Sofia of her suspicions. At least Rosario has a brain, maybe she knows it won't help Sofia to stop crying.
Armando is yelling at Feo about the snatching of the baby and letting Juan rot in jail for the crime. and Rosi overhears. Rosi tries to creep away but knocks over a broom and alerts Feo. He opens the door to see her tiptoeing away so grabs her and strangles and hurts her with plenty rancor about what she was doing spying on him, when Armando finally talks him into taking his hands off her throat and tells Rosi to get out of the room. Feo then accuses Armando of protecting Rosi which Armando smartly denies. Feo warns him to be very careful, very careful. no tears.
Sofia shows up at the jail and pours a few buckets of River Acheron into the cell. [Me? I am going to look for that bottle of chilled Lethe water I left in the fridge.]
Next: Well, Doctora Hotlips will help Juan, she tells Sofia that Juan arrived in the village injured with no memory and no baby. He is not lying about any of it.
Labels: Fuego
Querida Enemiga Tuesday Oct. 29,'08 Can We Just Fast Forward Through The Next Two Weeks?
Alternate title: Alonso, Julian and Omar star in Asshats 'R Us
Alternate title 2: Team Ernesto rapidly overtaking Team Alonso
I'm a little woozy tonight. My husband's been in the hospital since Sunday night so this telenovela is way too much like reality. Well, maybe not. He immediately had a lot more tubes and gizmos inserted than poor Zulema, even though he was just experiencing some chest discomfort. The good news is that he'll be coming home tomorrow, albeit with another stent in one of his arteries. Zulema, on the other hand, is shaping up to be in a coma for forever (or maybe it will just seem that way).
So let's get on to the riotous fun, shall we? Gabriel Soto is doing a great job of looking depressed. He was born to play this role, unshaven, dopey and unable to make eye contact. He's dealing with his depression by rejecting Lorena when she needs him most. Here's a sample of the dialogue. Alonso: I'm guilty. I'm the only one responsible. My conscience won't let me continue on with you. Lorena: Don't reject me when I need you most. My mother will wake up, we'll be happy. Alonso: She will NEVER wake up!
At this point Lorena hits him. Hit me more! he replies. Our love is cursed. Lorena hangs in there, asks him to stay by her. Tells him she forgives him....it was just a mistake. But Alonso can't accept her forgiveness because he can't forgive himself. So you prefer feeling sorry for yourself rather than struggling through this with me? she concludes. However, Lorena gives it one last try, hugging him tightly and telling him she wants him there beside her when her mother wakes up. His reply is to tell her to leave. It's over. And so she does, crying quietly as she walks outside.
The writers interwove this painful exchange with a dopey meeting of Clara, Don Toribio, Paula and Bettina. Clara's coming on strong, telling Paula and Bettina that she and Don Toribio are "intimate friends" but she'd like it to be even more intimate by moving in together. After all, she's be a lovely stepmother and a wonderful granny. Bettina and Paula roll their eyes and say "sure". Don Toribio's doing a little eye rolling too.
Julian is lurching home after a prolonged drunk and Rossy is doing the typical enabler routine (which I'm sure we would all do with confronted with this problem). She makes him take a shower, doses him with hot strong (cargado) coffee, rubs cologne on him to try and cover up the stench of booze, literally puts on his socks while he complains that she's treating him like a little kid. She snaps back that he's acting like one. Indeed.
Maruja (a word that means "homebody" by the way) and Jaime arrive back from their honeymoon, all aglow, and land smack dab in the middle of the Rossy/Julian scene and the news that Zulema is in a coma. They go to the clinic to see Zulema, find Diana by her side and Diana tells them that her mother could stay this way for years. No hope unless God does a miracle. (Again, not good procedure, given that patients in comas can hear what people are saying. Lorena is much better at this later in the episode...telling Zulema what's going on and reassuring her that they are "holding her place" in the business they're planning).
While this is happening, Rossy has managed to rassle Julian all the way to work (or at least to the escalator) and is now pushing him to go up. He calls her "terrible". No, I'm not "terrible"...I'm your wife. But you are "terrible", she answers sadly.
Okay, this is all so grim, I'm actually glad to see the next scene is in Bruno and Sara's cheesy bedroom. She's printed out a lot of articles on Fafy (or whatever his name is) from the internet and is planning her seduction campaign. Man, I'm actually rooting for her! This scenario actually beats all the sucky self-pity and drunkeness going on elsewhere. Our vixen notes that Fafy will be "un hueso dificil de roer" (tough nut to crack) but we don't doubt for a minute she'll be up to the job. Go Sara!
Okay...more downbeat stuff...but not awful, really. Hortensia is taking a farewell tour of the huge company kitchen, reminiscing that they had the capacity to serve 6,00 meals and had hosted banquets for embassies, Secretaries of State, the dinner celebrating Independance at the Palacio National in '86, desserts for the King of Spain. This was HER space, HER place and no one dared to contradict her. (well those of you who watched from the beginning sure know that is true!) Augusta asks if she doesn't feel like starting over but she says it was a one-time thing for her. What she did wish was that her children and grandchildren could have reaped the benefits of her industry. Very pensive now, she asks Augusta to leave her alone with her thoughts for a moment.
Now we have Greta in one of her going-for-a-mammogram outfits (thanks Julie). Jaime tells her he never imagined that she was Maruja's friend. She has the grace to apologize for hitting him and then they get into a Zulema discussion. Jaime admits Zulema is probably better off dead. Greta agrees (and how!) and suggests he try to get Omar to snap out of his funk and get on with life.
At the lesser house, Maruja is talking with Lorena and learns that Alonso has dumped her. Diana adds that Julian wants to put Alonso in jail. And what do you do with your pain, Lorena? she asks. I try not to think about it, I concentrate on the catering business and going ahead with the business plans that mom and I talked about, she replies. Not quite so perky these days, but still plucky, our Lorena.
Omar, on the other hand, in deep in his own pity party. The guy actually has the nerve to complain about Zulema leaving him "so alone"!!! Jaime points out that Omar is not alone, he has Jaime, Diana, Julian and Lorena (not to mention Greta...if he only knew). Omar recognizes that the girls are handling the crisis more maturely than Julian (or you yourself good buddy!) and congratulates Jaime on his new found happiness. Big brother admits he never thought he could love again at this late date. Omar's eyes light up...evidently he's thinking of possibilities if Zulema dies. Gee, gotta love this guy. NOT.
But we do love Ernesto and Chef Hawt is making headway on his TV program while Lorena apportions the orders to Matilde and Diana. He's talking about cornmeal muffins made with love. Something he learned from a special friend. An ingredient which he now puts into every recipe he makes. He's a better chef and a better man for having known her. Lorena gets all googly-eyed (as do we) and Diana points out that Ernesto still really really loves her.
Okay, got a phone call from the hospital (no problem all is well) but I missed a little of the next scene. But evidently Alonso's family is taking Bettina to a 15th birthday party where she's meeting Ivan. They've dragged Alonso along because they don't want to leave him alone in the apartment. Bettina asks him to walk her up to the door so everyone can see her handsome uncle. Ernesto is walking Ivan up to the door. The two galans meet in High Noon style. Alonso starts to turn away but Ernesto calls him back. He asks about Lorena. The conversation goes something like this.
A: I broke up with her.
E: Don't do that. She needs you now more than ever.
A: I love her with all my heart but I don't deserve her.
E: Don't give up. Everyone makes mistakes but you can fight your way through this. Start over.
A: I don't deserve another opportunity.
E: Do it for Lorena. Do it for you!
When Alonso lumbers back to the car, Dad wants to know if Ernesto said something insolent. No, he was supportive, answers Alonso. Who'd have ever thought Ernesto would be so mature, Toribio notes later. We need to find you a specialist who can help you. A psychiatrist...I'll look for a recommendation tomorrow.
Plans are afoot for a family cooperative..Lorena is seeking advice on permits and location for the business she and Zulema were planning but Jaime and Maruja propose a cooperative with Lorena, Rossy, Jaime, Maruja (possibly Diana and then Patty, a non-family but good friend) where all would have an equal share and while profits would be small at first, eventually it should be a big success. And of course Lorena would be in charge of the kitchen.
Then a rather odd scene, later that day, when Maruja goes jogging in the park and crosses paths with a perky Barbara pushing Saulito in his carriage. Miss Babs wants to know if Jaime lived up to his billing on the honeymoon. Ha ha just kidding. (Barbara, not me) Then they coo over the baby, and Maruja confides that she'd love for Rossy and Julian to give her a grandchild. They start to discuss the Zulema situation but since Barbara doesn't want Saulito to see or hear anything negative, they nix it.
A dumb comedy scene with Jaime nearly electrocuting himself while messing with one of Rossy and Julian's blenders. This hardly makes up for all the deadly drama of the past few episodes. Rossy also confides that she can't do a thing with Julian. He's drunk all the time.
Omar and Greta continue with their dreary exchanges. She tells him she's quitting. She can't go on working beside him, pretending she didn't fall in love with him. He's upset. But his guilt prevents him from enjoying her favors. She points out that he had no problem when Zulema was viable. Why quit now when she's in a coma? No can do. He's just too guilty. Lovely. I think I prefer an up-front villain like Sara to a half-assed sinner like Omar. But hey, just personal taste.
And another breakup...this time with Vasco and Diana. He can't understand why she isn't ready to take the relationship to the next stage and concludes she doesn't love him....slamming out the door before she can explain what her problem is. And Rossy and Julian are still fighting. He's been out all night, drunk. Comes home and collapses on the couch. She wails that he can't go to work like this. They'll fire him! He tells her once again to stop treating him like a kid.
We have a little melange of scenes....first with Lorena teaching her old folks cooking class and telling her group the secrets of making a vegetarian posole that tastes "meaty" (I'll include a couple of recipes down below but neither uses Zulema's secret ingredients...mushrooms and pumpkin blossoms). Then she's visiting her mother, gently brushing her hair and telling her what's going on with the family and Alonso. We have a creepy scene with Omar looking distant and dopey while Lorena hugs him and another with an unshaven Alonso swallowing a few pills the psychiatrist prescribed while Toribio begs him to at least take a shower and make an effort!
More fighting with Rossy and Julian. He's going out for another night of drinking "with friends". She begs him to stay home with her. Nuthin' doin'.
A better scene (much better!) at the institute. Lorena is talking to Patty about joining the family business she's starting with Maruja, Jaime and Rossy. She has Zulema's recipe book in her hand, drops it and who should appear and pick it up but our galan. (He even has nice hands. Think about that for a moment, gals).
She laughs. He says he was just trying to help. Patty scoots off. He sits down. There's some flirting and some teasing going on about whether or not Lorena will let him look at the book. He ends by suggesting it should be published as a Bible of Home Cooking and an homage to Zulema. And he has just the editor for it.
Several other brief scenes. Maruja comes home from shopping and Jaime, good husband that he is, carries all the bags. She's getting used to this great treatment. Diana's moping around the house now that Vasco has disappeared, admitting to Lorena that she's afraid to be intimate with a man after what happened with Bruno.
Bruno and Sara meanwhile are hatching the Fafy seduction plan. She's modeling a great dress (Bruno complains that it cost him "un ojo de la cara" but she reminds him it's an investment). He quizzes her on what she knows about our elderly playboy and she's letter perfect. His favorite sport is golf. He likes Paris in the Autumn, Venice in the Winter, Vienna in the Spring and Rio de Janeiro any time of year! An apartment in New York and Paris, a ranch in Argentina, houses and haciendas all over Mexico (I'm sure I've left out some stuff but you get the idea). She's ready to really play it cool and achieve what all those other women in his life haven't....marriage! Hey...I'm all for it. A wedding right now would be a real relief!
They set up the sting. Bruno's meeting Fafy and his syncophant sidekick in a restaurant. Playboy admits he paid for ignoring Bruno's medical advice at first and felt rotten. But then he followed it to the letter and felt great. And what's more, he was so impressed with Bruno's morality and ethics. When he offered the fat check for the clinic, Bruno didn't even ask for a cut ("tajada"). What a guy! Bruno modestly admits that he lives to serve.
At that point Sara walks in, looking classy in her new white dress. Fafy notices and is interested.
And here we end. Another phone call so I didn't really get the previews....but let's hope something positive happens!
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Ill give you the ingredients for a couple of posoles. If you're really interesting in making one, just google one of the 7,000 plus recipes on the internet!
Vegetarian Posole.
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1/2 cup water
3 carrots, sliced or grated
3 cups vegetable broth
1 15 ounce can hominy
1 15 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 tsp. chili powder
fresh cilantro for garnish
Rachel Ray's Posole
2 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tsp. salt, pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp. oregano, plus more for garnish
1 to 2 tablespoons canned chipotles chiles in adobe sauce pureed with 4 tablespoons water
1 30 oz. cans hominy
1 bay leaf
2 medium onions, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
cilantro
For garnish, in addition to cilantro....
6 radishes, thinly sliced
1 large avocado, diced
2 limes cut into wedges
corn tortillas, warmed in oven
Hey now, I've gotten you started. Gather those ingredients, head for the kitchen and make something happen!
Alternate title 2: Team Ernesto rapidly overtaking Team Alonso
I'm a little woozy tonight. My husband's been in the hospital since Sunday night so this telenovela is way too much like reality. Well, maybe not. He immediately had a lot more tubes and gizmos inserted than poor Zulema, even though he was just experiencing some chest discomfort. The good news is that he'll be coming home tomorrow, albeit with another stent in one of his arteries. Zulema, on the other hand, is shaping up to be in a coma for forever (or maybe it will just seem that way).
So let's get on to the riotous fun, shall we? Gabriel Soto is doing a great job of looking depressed. He was born to play this role, unshaven, dopey and unable to make eye contact. He's dealing with his depression by rejecting Lorena when she needs him most. Here's a sample of the dialogue. Alonso: I'm guilty. I'm the only one responsible. My conscience won't let me continue on with you. Lorena: Don't reject me when I need you most. My mother will wake up, we'll be happy. Alonso: She will NEVER wake up!
At this point Lorena hits him. Hit me more! he replies. Our love is cursed. Lorena hangs in there, asks him to stay by her. Tells him she forgives him....it was just a mistake. But Alonso can't accept her forgiveness because he can't forgive himself. So you prefer feeling sorry for yourself rather than struggling through this with me? she concludes. However, Lorena gives it one last try, hugging him tightly and telling him she wants him there beside her when her mother wakes up. His reply is to tell her to leave. It's over. And so she does, crying quietly as she walks outside.
The writers interwove this painful exchange with a dopey meeting of Clara, Don Toribio, Paula and Bettina. Clara's coming on strong, telling Paula and Bettina that she and Don Toribio are "intimate friends" but she'd like it to be even more intimate by moving in together. After all, she's be a lovely stepmother and a wonderful granny. Bettina and Paula roll their eyes and say "sure". Don Toribio's doing a little eye rolling too.
Julian is lurching home after a prolonged drunk and Rossy is doing the typical enabler routine (which I'm sure we would all do with confronted with this problem). She makes him take a shower, doses him with hot strong (cargado) coffee, rubs cologne on him to try and cover up the stench of booze, literally puts on his socks while he complains that she's treating him like a little kid. She snaps back that he's acting like one. Indeed.
Maruja (a word that means "homebody" by the way) and Jaime arrive back from their honeymoon, all aglow, and land smack dab in the middle of the Rossy/Julian scene and the news that Zulema is in a coma. They go to the clinic to see Zulema, find Diana by her side and Diana tells them that her mother could stay this way for years. No hope unless God does a miracle. (Again, not good procedure, given that patients in comas can hear what people are saying. Lorena is much better at this later in the episode...telling Zulema what's going on and reassuring her that they are "holding her place" in the business they're planning).
While this is happening, Rossy has managed to rassle Julian all the way to work (or at least to the escalator) and is now pushing him to go up. He calls her "terrible". No, I'm not "terrible"...I'm your wife. But you are "terrible", she answers sadly.
Okay, this is all so grim, I'm actually glad to see the next scene is in Bruno and Sara's cheesy bedroom. She's printed out a lot of articles on Fafy (or whatever his name is) from the internet and is planning her seduction campaign. Man, I'm actually rooting for her! This scenario actually beats all the sucky self-pity and drunkeness going on elsewhere. Our vixen notes that Fafy will be "un hueso dificil de roer" (tough nut to crack) but we don't doubt for a minute she'll be up to the job. Go Sara!
Okay...more downbeat stuff...but not awful, really. Hortensia is taking a farewell tour of the huge company kitchen, reminiscing that they had the capacity to serve 6,00 meals and had hosted banquets for embassies, Secretaries of State, the dinner celebrating Independance at the Palacio National in '86, desserts for the King of Spain. This was HER space, HER place and no one dared to contradict her. (well those of you who watched from the beginning sure know that is true!) Augusta asks if she doesn't feel like starting over but she says it was a one-time thing for her. What she did wish was that her children and grandchildren could have reaped the benefits of her industry. Very pensive now, she asks Augusta to leave her alone with her thoughts for a moment.
Now we have Greta in one of her going-for-a-mammogram outfits (thanks Julie). Jaime tells her he never imagined that she was Maruja's friend. She has the grace to apologize for hitting him and then they get into a Zulema discussion. Jaime admits Zulema is probably better off dead. Greta agrees (and how!) and suggests he try to get Omar to snap out of his funk and get on with life.
At the lesser house, Maruja is talking with Lorena and learns that Alonso has dumped her. Diana adds that Julian wants to put Alonso in jail. And what do you do with your pain, Lorena? she asks. I try not to think about it, I concentrate on the catering business and going ahead with the business plans that mom and I talked about, she replies. Not quite so perky these days, but still plucky, our Lorena.
Omar, on the other hand, in deep in his own pity party. The guy actually has the nerve to complain about Zulema leaving him "so alone"!!! Jaime points out that Omar is not alone, he has Jaime, Diana, Julian and Lorena (not to mention Greta...if he only knew). Omar recognizes that the girls are handling the crisis more maturely than Julian (or you yourself good buddy!) and congratulates Jaime on his new found happiness. Big brother admits he never thought he could love again at this late date. Omar's eyes light up...evidently he's thinking of possibilities if Zulema dies. Gee, gotta love this guy. NOT.
But we do love Ernesto and Chef Hawt is making headway on his TV program while Lorena apportions the orders to Matilde and Diana. He's talking about cornmeal muffins made with love. Something he learned from a special friend. An ingredient which he now puts into every recipe he makes. He's a better chef and a better man for having known her. Lorena gets all googly-eyed (as do we) and Diana points out that Ernesto still really really loves her.
Okay, got a phone call from the hospital (no problem all is well) but I missed a little of the next scene. But evidently Alonso's family is taking Bettina to a 15th birthday party where she's meeting Ivan. They've dragged Alonso along because they don't want to leave him alone in the apartment. Bettina asks him to walk her up to the door so everyone can see her handsome uncle. Ernesto is walking Ivan up to the door. The two galans meet in High Noon style. Alonso starts to turn away but Ernesto calls him back. He asks about Lorena. The conversation goes something like this.
A: I broke up with her.
E: Don't do that. She needs you now more than ever.
A: I love her with all my heart but I don't deserve her.
E: Don't give up. Everyone makes mistakes but you can fight your way through this. Start over.
A: I don't deserve another opportunity.
E: Do it for Lorena. Do it for you!
When Alonso lumbers back to the car, Dad wants to know if Ernesto said something insolent. No, he was supportive, answers Alonso. Who'd have ever thought Ernesto would be so mature, Toribio notes later. We need to find you a specialist who can help you. A psychiatrist...I'll look for a recommendation tomorrow.
Plans are afoot for a family cooperative..Lorena is seeking advice on permits and location for the business she and Zulema were planning but Jaime and Maruja propose a cooperative with Lorena, Rossy, Jaime, Maruja (possibly Diana and then Patty, a non-family but good friend) where all would have an equal share and while profits would be small at first, eventually it should be a big success. And of course Lorena would be in charge of the kitchen.
Then a rather odd scene, later that day, when Maruja goes jogging in the park and crosses paths with a perky Barbara pushing Saulito in his carriage. Miss Babs wants to know if Jaime lived up to his billing on the honeymoon. Ha ha just kidding. (Barbara, not me) Then they coo over the baby, and Maruja confides that she'd love for Rossy and Julian to give her a grandchild. They start to discuss the Zulema situation but since Barbara doesn't want Saulito to see or hear anything negative, they nix it.
A dumb comedy scene with Jaime nearly electrocuting himself while messing with one of Rossy and Julian's blenders. This hardly makes up for all the deadly drama of the past few episodes. Rossy also confides that she can't do a thing with Julian. He's drunk all the time.
Omar and Greta continue with their dreary exchanges. She tells him she's quitting. She can't go on working beside him, pretending she didn't fall in love with him. He's upset. But his guilt prevents him from enjoying her favors. She points out that he had no problem when Zulema was viable. Why quit now when she's in a coma? No can do. He's just too guilty. Lovely. I think I prefer an up-front villain like Sara to a half-assed sinner like Omar. But hey, just personal taste.
And another breakup...this time with Vasco and Diana. He can't understand why she isn't ready to take the relationship to the next stage and concludes she doesn't love him....slamming out the door before she can explain what her problem is. And Rossy and Julian are still fighting. He's been out all night, drunk. Comes home and collapses on the couch. She wails that he can't go to work like this. They'll fire him! He tells her once again to stop treating him like a kid.
We have a little melange of scenes....first with Lorena teaching her old folks cooking class and telling her group the secrets of making a vegetarian posole that tastes "meaty" (I'll include a couple of recipes down below but neither uses Zulema's secret ingredients...mushrooms and pumpkin blossoms). Then she's visiting her mother, gently brushing her hair and telling her what's going on with the family and Alonso. We have a creepy scene with Omar looking distant and dopey while Lorena hugs him and another with an unshaven Alonso swallowing a few pills the psychiatrist prescribed while Toribio begs him to at least take a shower and make an effort!
More fighting with Rossy and Julian. He's going out for another night of drinking "with friends". She begs him to stay home with her. Nuthin' doin'.
A better scene (much better!) at the institute. Lorena is talking to Patty about joining the family business she's starting with Maruja, Jaime and Rossy. She has Zulema's recipe book in her hand, drops it and who should appear and pick it up but our galan. (He even has nice hands. Think about that for a moment, gals).
She laughs. He says he was just trying to help. Patty scoots off. He sits down. There's some flirting and some teasing going on about whether or not Lorena will let him look at the book. He ends by suggesting it should be published as a Bible of Home Cooking and an homage to Zulema. And he has just the editor for it.
Several other brief scenes. Maruja comes home from shopping and Jaime, good husband that he is, carries all the bags. She's getting used to this great treatment. Diana's moping around the house now that Vasco has disappeared, admitting to Lorena that she's afraid to be intimate with a man after what happened with Bruno.
Bruno and Sara meanwhile are hatching the Fafy seduction plan. She's modeling a great dress (Bruno complains that it cost him "un ojo de la cara" but she reminds him it's an investment). He quizzes her on what she knows about our elderly playboy and she's letter perfect. His favorite sport is golf. He likes Paris in the Autumn, Venice in the Winter, Vienna in the Spring and Rio de Janeiro any time of year! An apartment in New York and Paris, a ranch in Argentina, houses and haciendas all over Mexico (I'm sure I've left out some stuff but you get the idea). She's ready to really play it cool and achieve what all those other women in his life haven't....marriage! Hey...I'm all for it. A wedding right now would be a real relief!
They set up the sting. Bruno's meeting Fafy and his syncophant sidekick in a restaurant. Playboy admits he paid for ignoring Bruno's medical advice at first and felt rotten. But then he followed it to the letter and felt great. And what's more, he was so impressed with Bruno's morality and ethics. When he offered the fat check for the clinic, Bruno didn't even ask for a cut ("tajada"). What a guy! Bruno modestly admits that he lives to serve.
At that point Sara walks in, looking classy in her new white dress. Fafy notices and is interested.
And here we end. Another phone call so I didn't really get the previews....but let's hope something positive happens!
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Ill give you the ingredients for a couple of posoles. If you're really interesting in making one, just google one of the 7,000 plus recipes on the internet!
Vegetarian Posole.
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1/2 cup water
3 carrots, sliced or grated
3 cups vegetable broth
1 15 ounce can hominy
1 15 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 tsp. chili powder
fresh cilantro for garnish
Rachel Ray's Posole
2 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tsp. salt, pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp. oregano, plus more for garnish
1 to 2 tablespoons canned chipotles chiles in adobe sauce pureed with 4 tablespoons water
1 30 oz. cans hominy
1 bay leaf
2 medium onions, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
cilantro
For garnish, in addition to cilantro....
6 radishes, thinly sliced
1 large avocado, diced
2 limes cut into wedges
corn tortillas, warmed in oven
Hey now, I've gotten you started. Gather those ingredients, head for the kitchen and make something happen!
Labels: enemiga
El Cuerpo del Deseo, Mon., Oct. 27 - Walter and Rebeca find the secret room and PJ/S and Isabel find each other on the beach
The native healer babe treats PJ/S with a white powder and wet leaves.
Andrés spies on Isabel.
Antonio and Simón find the button in the study that opens the door to the secret room but they don't push it.
Isabel takes over for the native healer babe in applying something to PJ/S's back.
This presumbably is Mario's dog, Mambo.
Andrés tries to slake his desire with one of the locals (is the the healer or the maid? I can't tell.) But it's not the same as Isabel and he tells her to get out.
Rebeca and Walter finally get into the secret room and find the safe.
Andrés asks PJ/S to go out on the yacht again with him and Isabel - unless he's afraid of having another 'accident.' PJ/S just gives him the look.
On the boat, Isabel looks hungrily at PJ/S...
And he looks hungrily back. Andrés looks into the bottle.
Native healer babe should market her leaves. PJ/S isn't even peeling!
While Andrés has an alcohol-induced doze, PJ/S and Isabel get together in the water.
PJ/S must have brought the swim trunks along since they would have been clearly visible under those white pants he was wearing. I guess there was no way they could film an underwater scene with Mario bottomless. Too bad.
Andrés spies on Isabel.
Antonio and Simón find the button in the study that opens the door to the secret room but they don't push it.
Isabel takes over for the native healer babe in applying something to PJ/S's back.
This presumbably is Mario's dog, Mambo.
Andrés tries to slake his desire with one of the locals (is the the healer or the maid? I can't tell.) But it's not the same as Isabel and he tells her to get out.
Rebeca and Walter finally get into the secret room and find the safe.
Andrés asks PJ/S to go out on the yacht again with him and Isabel - unless he's afraid of having another 'accident.' PJ/S just gives him the look.
On the boat, Isabel looks hungrily at PJ/S...
And he looks hungrily back. Andrés looks into the bottle.
Native healer babe should market her leaves. PJ/S isn't even peeling!
While Andrés has an alcohol-induced doze, PJ/S and Isabel get together in the water.
PJ/S must have brought the swim trunks along since they would have been clearly visible under those white pants he was wearing. I guess there was no way they could film an underwater scene with Mario bottomless. Too bad.
Labels: cuerpo
Fuego - Mon. 10-27 For a wanted man, he sure is pretty unwanted...
We start with Juan showing up and his brothers assaulting him. He says he doesn’t remember them. Yeah, it would be hard even with a brain, but without one, well....his bros think he’s foolin...
For some reason Rosario is begging Ofelia to take care of her little one if something happens to her. Ofi doesn’t want to talk about these things, but yes, she promises in front of the virgin. Ok, this simply can not bode well in front of the telenovela Gods...
Back at the field Juan says he knows there ‘s a Sofi and an hija, but doesn’t know what happened. Oscar’s idea of reminding him is to throw dirt in his face and show him they did all this for him, this is their land. Predictably, this doesn’t help much as it reduces our incredible hulk to tears; like a big baby, that he recalls nothing.
Gabi whines to Feo that they are done, because Juan Reyes is back and is not dead. We get it repeated in triplicate and with funky echo sounds so we the audience can be impactado right along with them.
We return from commercial to Juan at least still eating like the hulk, devouring his food and slopping it all over his face, like the good brute that he is. He confirms his bros forgive him. He recites how upset he is that he’s lost his daughter and upset Sof.
The bros promise to show him everything he’s forgotten, Juan thinks he remembers the grip of death they do three musketeers style. They go to the Disneyland Indiana Jones set that is the site of the ever lit torches and Libia’s grave, his sister. She sparkles her Lily to show them she is there with them...in the unending grave tour, they next go to visit his padres. He cries and there are man hugs all around.
OK, it seems we are done with the morbid and on to brighter and better things, the making of pan...the boys show him how to do it. He really has forgotten this because he’s actually doing it with his shirt on. Hmmmm, poor Juan, he cries again.
Sara and Jime and the padre are at the Abuelo’s zoo telling of Juan’s return. The crowd is mixed on whether Juan is guilty as charged or not. Sara reminds them that they need to worry about Sofi’s baby above all. Padre yells for them to believe and Abue says well, duh, where is that Sofi. We find out she is denouncing Juan at the commisario. Some set guy had a blast drawing the wanted poster in there.
Feo and Crabi are still fretting over this development. Crabbi is venting the possible horribles and Feo silently reaches his limit and tells her to shut up that they have to carefully calculate what they are going to do. Crabbi just can’t calm herself very well, she’s scared, scared, scared. Feo wants to go to the pueblo, Crabbi doesn’t want him to, but then a maid comes up to tell them of the news that they already know. Oh and one detail they don’t. The chisme is that Juan has returned without any memory. Evil sick smirks all around on the villain front.
Juan continues to profess that he only remembers the time he was in the jungle. The boys thought he was dead, but never gave up hope. They admire how Capricho brought him back safe and sound, but Juan says well I’m not safe or sound, he needs to find the daughter. He damns creation that he doesn’t know where to find his baby.
He then recounts his stop at the church and how he met Sofi for the first time, but was as impressed as ever at this angel, until she turned around and accused him of robbing their spawn. He screams for the 103rd time that he doesn’t remember anything.
The boys will recount their history from the very beginning. Oh great I know what this means, I don’t have to type. We are treated to flashbacks of the story of their sister and the revenge pact, his great scream, their blood oath at the grave, the first sighting of the sisters Elizonde, the subsequent falling in love, Vicente, the romp in the hay (literally), the fessing up, and then his supposed eventual leaving with the daughter in his arms. Juan says if he did that then where would the babe be?
Sofi shows up at the zoo and proclaims how she just denounced Juan. They all tell her there is no proof and she's a nut for jumping to conclusions. (We all know that.)
Feo and Crabbi muse over their fortune to have an amnesiac Juan. Feo says before everything, they have to pretend to be surprised and swear that that stupido pays for what he did to Sofi, they have to be more united than ever. Eww...
Oscar is still telling the tale of who hates them when the rest of the crew show up and note the lost son behind the bread racks. They welcome the returned Juan, after the happy party, Eva who is always good at ruining parties says that surely he must have the baby. Uh no, he doesn’t know anything. Yep, happy party is definitely over now.
Juan runs off and is crying in the other room, Pablito goes in to find him and hands him his hat. Pablo tells who he is and why he’s there, and how Juan is like a papi to him. He very astutely says you have to go look for someone who really can help you, the most knowledgeable person Pablito knows, and that person is none other than the town loon, General Augustin Acevedo. Juan does just that. He asks for help from our General.
Sofi wonders to herself if all this is really true, if Juan really can’t remember, she begs for virginal help until she hears Capricho whinny below at the zoo and knows that Juan is with the general.
The bakers two think Juan went straight to the mouth of the wolf by going there because Feo and Crabbi are also there, they go after him.
Sofi also runs down and goes after him. The girls won’t leave her to go by herself so the sises follow, and then that pesky maid tells Feo and Crabby the scoop.
Don Auggie is essentially telling Juan he better come up with a better story than the weak one that he has no memory, because there is no way he can prove innocence and defend himself with that farce. Juan says he doesn’t care about defending himself, he just wants his love and his daughter back. Just then, said love, hothead Sof, runs in and yells at Abue for allowing this robanino into his home.
Abue is miffed. Why not? She repeats her song and dance again. Juan finally loses his patience, he says "Fine then kill me," because he can’t stand the suffering anymore. You tell her Juan, man, she’s annoying!!!
Feliz dia de los Muertos!!!
For some reason Rosario is begging Ofelia to take care of her little one if something happens to her. Ofi doesn’t want to talk about these things, but yes, she promises in front of the virgin. Ok, this simply can not bode well in front of the telenovela Gods...
Back at the field Juan says he knows there ‘s a Sofi and an hija, but doesn’t know what happened. Oscar’s idea of reminding him is to throw dirt in his face and show him they did all this for him, this is their land. Predictably, this doesn’t help much as it reduces our incredible hulk to tears; like a big baby, that he recalls nothing.
Gabi whines to Feo that they are done, because Juan Reyes is back and is not dead. We get it repeated in triplicate and with funky echo sounds so we the audience can be impactado right along with them.
We return from commercial to Juan at least still eating like the hulk, devouring his food and slopping it all over his face, like the good brute that he is. He confirms his bros forgive him. He recites how upset he is that he’s lost his daughter and upset Sof.
The bros promise to show him everything he’s forgotten, Juan thinks he remembers the grip of death they do three musketeers style. They go to the Disneyland Indiana Jones set that is the site of the ever lit torches and Libia’s grave, his sister. She sparkles her Lily to show them she is there with them...in the unending grave tour, they next go to visit his padres. He cries and there are man hugs all around.
OK, it seems we are done with the morbid and on to brighter and better things, the making of pan...the boys show him how to do it. He really has forgotten this because he’s actually doing it with his shirt on. Hmmmm, poor Juan, he cries again.
Sara and Jime and the padre are at the Abuelo’s zoo telling of Juan’s return. The crowd is mixed on whether Juan is guilty as charged or not. Sara reminds them that they need to worry about Sofi’s baby above all. Padre yells for them to believe and Abue says well, duh, where is that Sofi. We find out she is denouncing Juan at the commisario. Some set guy had a blast drawing the wanted poster in there.
Feo and Crabi are still fretting over this development. Crabbi is venting the possible horribles and Feo silently reaches his limit and tells her to shut up that they have to carefully calculate what they are going to do. Crabbi just can’t calm herself very well, she’s scared, scared, scared. Feo wants to go to the pueblo, Crabbi doesn’t want him to, but then a maid comes up to tell them of the news that they already know. Oh and one detail they don’t. The chisme is that Juan has returned without any memory. Evil sick smirks all around on the villain front.
Juan continues to profess that he only remembers the time he was in the jungle. The boys thought he was dead, but never gave up hope. They admire how Capricho brought him back safe and sound, but Juan says well I’m not safe or sound, he needs to find the daughter. He damns creation that he doesn’t know where to find his baby.
He then recounts his stop at the church and how he met Sofi for the first time, but was as impressed as ever at this angel, until she turned around and accused him of robbing their spawn. He screams for the 103rd time that he doesn’t remember anything.
The boys will recount their history from the very beginning. Oh great I know what this means, I don’t have to type. We are treated to flashbacks of the story of their sister and the revenge pact, his great scream, their blood oath at the grave, the first sighting of the sisters Elizonde, the subsequent falling in love, Vicente, the romp in the hay (literally), the fessing up, and then his supposed eventual leaving with the daughter in his arms. Juan says if he did that then where would the babe be?
Sofi shows up at the zoo and proclaims how she just denounced Juan. They all tell her there is no proof and she's a nut for jumping to conclusions. (We all know that.)
Feo and Crabbi muse over their fortune to have an amnesiac Juan. Feo says before everything, they have to pretend to be surprised and swear that that stupido pays for what he did to Sofi, they have to be more united than ever. Eww...
Oscar is still telling the tale of who hates them when the rest of the crew show up and note the lost son behind the bread racks. They welcome the returned Juan, after the happy party, Eva who is always good at ruining parties says that surely he must have the baby. Uh no, he doesn’t know anything. Yep, happy party is definitely over now.
Juan runs off and is crying in the other room, Pablito goes in to find him and hands him his hat. Pablo tells who he is and why he’s there, and how Juan is like a papi to him. He very astutely says you have to go look for someone who really can help you, the most knowledgeable person Pablito knows, and that person is none other than the town loon, General Augustin Acevedo. Juan does just that. He asks for help from our General.
Sofi wonders to herself if all this is really true, if Juan really can’t remember, she begs for virginal help until she hears Capricho whinny below at the zoo and knows that Juan is with the general.
The bakers two think Juan went straight to the mouth of the wolf by going there because Feo and Crabbi are also there, they go after him.
Sofi also runs down and goes after him. The girls won’t leave her to go by herself so the sises follow, and then that pesky maid tells Feo and Crabby the scoop.
Don Auggie is essentially telling Juan he better come up with a better story than the weak one that he has no memory, because there is no way he can prove innocence and defend himself with that farce. Juan says he doesn’t care about defending himself, he just wants his love and his daughter back. Just then, said love, hothead Sof, runs in and yells at Abue for allowing this robanino into his home.
Abue is miffed. Why not? She repeats her song and dance again. Juan finally loses his patience, he says "Fine then kill me," because he can’t stand the suffering anymore. You tell her Juan, man, she’s annoying!!!
Feliz dia de los Muertos!!!
Labels: Fuego
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