El Talismán #85 Tue 5/29/12 Roe v Tumor

The very first scene leaves us puzzled as to why someone in hiding (Lu) would choose to wear too tight jeans and 4” platforms. Here I am having a rare Tuesday off today, with the house to myself and am enjoying sweats, flip flops and no bra. Lu is flipping out about Camila being preggers.  Antonio tells her not to worry, of course the only hijos Camila will be having are mis hijos.

We speed along the Fresno Freeway to General Hospital where Antonio has brought Camila to find out why she isn't “feeling well”.  In walks Dr. Huckleberry Hound (or is it Droopy Dog he looks like?). He says they'll run some tests.

Over at El Tal Mariana is talking to Pedro about her feelings for him.  She knows she should love him as a brother, but sees him as a man. I guess that depends on your definition of  “man”. He tells her to give it time and as her thoughts become clearer, so will her feelings.  “Miraremos a ver que pasa” We'll see what happens. He says she will be fine.  He'll always be at her side, just like he promised her father.

Santiago comes downstairs and is still hungry!  Pedro exits, and Mariana tells Santiago that before they eat she wants to run to El Alcatraz to talk to Camila. Santiago gets a horrified look and tells her it is very peligroso over there.  She says she has to find out if Camila still loves Pedro.  Santiago says if you insist, I care so much for Pedro and Camila, that I'll go with you and help you.  Mariana calls him an angel.

Back at the hospital Camila and Antonio are in the … wait for it... waiting room! They wait and wait while Bowling Green's Marching Band offers us background tunes.

Dr. Huckleberry Hound come back and regretfully has bad news.  He tells Camila she has a cancerous tumor.  Antonio stifles a giggle (are we allowed to say “Prick” on this blog?).  Dr. HH says to not worry, there are treatments.  Camila is shaken.  Dr. HH  suggests Antonio leave and let him speak with Camila alone.  PLEASE tell her the truth!!!!!!  Commercial.

Back from commercial, and no honesty going on here.  If Camila doesn't trust him, she is free to get a second opinion.  “No, no, no, no es necessario.  No dudo en decirmelo.”  Ditz. “Okay! Let's operate!”

In the waiting room Antonio is talking with Dr. Doh-Mo about Pig's poisoning. Dr. Doh-Mo says he's lowered the dosage making the Pig slow, dumb and clumsy and he will eventually lose mobility.  Antonio relishes the thought.

At Dr. Manuel's he and Maria are having breakfast together (ooh la la, they diiiiid it).  They cozy up at the table and talk fondly of anoche until the doorbell rings.  It's Elvira and without her headband a lock of hair is actually falling out of her ponytail.  She tells Manuel “me urge hablar con Maria”.  The urgent thing she had to see her sis about was to call her a “cualquiera” and say she's not going to live in the house of a tramp.  Maria says “fine, move out already”.  Elvira storms out saying “you'll pay me for this”.  She goes home and gripes to Armando about Maria being happy, and Armando tells her about Camila's tumor.

Luuny has snuck out in her Cher disguise and is hiding behind a pillar watching Pedro and Margarito work their drills.  Pedro catches a glimpse and tells Margarito it seems like he just saw Lu.  Margarito says that's impossible.  Ella esta muerta.  POR FIN Pedro speculates that maybe Lu wasn't in the shed when it burned. Margarito says the police found human remains.  So, that answers that.  Antonio did dig up somebody and plant their bones. Sick.

Mariana and Encyclopedia Brown are hiding in the bushes and see Camila coming home from the doctor's.  They overhear her telling Tracy she has a cancerous tumor.  The run back and tell Padre and Pedro.

Tracy's reaction to the tumor news is that maybe Camila is pg and should go see another doctor.  No, Camila says she has confianza en este medico.  The same doctor who just pocketed a cheque from Antonio. As we break to commercial, Camila is wistful about what if she had been pregnant with el hijo de Pedro.

Pig is at the police station.  Has anyone else noticed he's actually been looking leaner as time goes on with this show?  We may have to change his name to Turkey Bacon. So, TB is hollering at El Capitan that he wants Pedro locked up for killing his hija.  Capitan says to wait for the trial and jury to decide.  TB has one of his spells and walks out with Poult Poncho's help.  Turkey Bacon decides to take justice into his own hands.

Padre goes to visit Camila and TB gets mad at her for having visitors.  He doesn't even want a priest around saying they have long tongues.  Is that true?  If so, what a waste.  Our long-unused-tongued Padre tries to convince Camila to be upfront with Pedro.  Just then Elvira walks in, and now the loose hair is on the other side of her head.  I guess she should go back to wearing the headbands.  She gives Padre a dirty look and spouts off about the bad things Dios has done to her daughter.  Padre throws it right back with “It's not Dios who has done bad things to your daughter...it's you.”  YES!!!!!!!

Sarita is STILL on Gabe's case about getting married.  He tells her he loves her, what's the need to get married?  Just look at Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.  Pedro comes up and requests his horse be saddled. He tells Margarito he loves Camila so much he'd rather her be with Antonio than dead, but he has to be with her now.

Nighttime:  It's dark, it's scary.  Pedro is riding his horse. Turkey Bacon comes up out of nowhere and, without hesitation, shoots Pedro.  Pedro drops and rolls.  Personally I think the “clothes on fire” drill is unnecessary for a gunshot wound.  Let's hope it keeps Pedro alive.

INCIDENTALS:

-       Doris is storming around and griping to Turkey Bacon that Antonio gave Camila HER bedroom.

-       Angel admits he likes Flor (but why?). 

-       We get the answer to “Who Wears Short Shorts?”.  It's Flor, to school.

-       When Lu came running back into the hideaway Antonio was waiting for her.  She wanted him to hurry with everything so she could be with Pedro.  He said “everything in its own time”.  She crazily replied “tic toc tic toc”.

-       Lu tells Valentin she wants to go to El Tal

AVANCES:  Antonio points a gun at Camila saying he's going to kill her.

Recap by Rosemary la Otra           Posted by Blue Lass