Caray, Caray!

Thanks for your recap Cynderella. Your willingness to recap tonight's demonstrates your magnanimous nature;)

Maricoocoo is crazy but Piero is proving to be slimy. Yeah he's helping his friend out but it is creepy.

Since the fun, creative writing is over, I fear that Fabi may end up w/Seb. I hope she stays single and finds someone late in life.

So the former Padre is falling for the gangster's daughter. At least that story has some potential. Why do the writers keep on having Ric and Oriana say the same lines/same scene over and over again?! I want them to tell me why Oriana looks like Palomita.
 

Cynderella, Novia de ???, you were HILARIOUS and boy did I need some humor after the sorry state of affairs with your man Jeeves (Alejandro) over at "Robo".

I don't know what happened to this TN, but Lucina and my Tito El Bambino will be the only ones I will be missing.

Fatima
 

Awesome job, Cynderella!
I don't know how you come up with half the stuff that you do, but I couldn't enjoy it more!
 

Another snarktastic recap. Thanks Cyn. I love that we have both your and Adriana's recaps of this episode.

It was nice to see Mariano finally getting some action. Not as great as my former priest/former prostitute pairing, but the daughter and heir of an international crime boss will do.
 

Cynderella,

Thank you. Great title. I did think that Alina came around pretty darn fast with the gift of a camera.

I really enjoyed Mariano with Jacqui. What an interesting couple, as Vivi said! She's a breath of fresh air, whatever her failings as an incognito guest at Lucina and Raquel's hotel.

The last two episodes, since the adoption/witness protection confusion has been left behind, were actually coherent. The Oriana/Ricardo silliness is still too much, as is dear Paloma so much of the time, but at least it's making a little more sense.
Hope springs eternal.
 

Maybe I'm heartless, but I don't see the rush for Leo and Fabi to be madly in love and ready to walk down the aisle. I think he proposed because he felt pressured by both Fabi and Homero to show that he's serious about Fabi. But to me, has has shown that he's serious about her- he's not dating anyone else, and he didn't run screaming from the room when he learned she was pregnant and then had HIV. They both should take their time getting to know each other-- doing things like making sure the other person isn't living under a false name and smuggling gold for the mob, for example. Waiting a couple of years before leaping into marriage is a good thing, and the lesson Fabi should have learned from observing her parents, and even Rick and Ori.
 

Vivi, ITA w/your assessment of Fabi and Leo.
 

I don't think you are heartless, Vivi in DC. I do think Fabi is learning, though. Agree with your points.

Traveling Lady, to think that all it took was a camera for Rhodalina Penmark to forgive her father for leaving Tito for dead. JL wanted that little dog dead, but that camera just worked its miraculous magic. Add me to the list of amazed people.

Brother.

Fatima
 

Organs has been selling JL as a good man to Alina. I can see her liking the peace pipe. He also said that she could take pictures of Tito.
 

Thanks Cynderella, your recaps are always a treat. Do you think that Jaqui is a real architect or did she lie about it? It would be funny if she made it up like George Castanza did calling himself Art Vandelay, and then having Ruben wanting to have his company hire her.

Fatima, not sure if you have children or not, but most kids are pretty easy to buy off. But as for how easy it is to buy off Raquel, a grownup, that's just slimy.

Oriana did not have any choice in JL's visitation, so she had to say things to get Alina over her fear of being around him. What good would it do if she validated her fears and then threw her in with the shark, so to speak. As long as Oriana can be present, she can control a certain amount of what happens between them and be there in case something negative does happen.

So Jaqui is the red head we saw Mariano kissing in the bumpers. And the coincidence of Marilooney hooking up with a guy who is ok with being video taped is a bit farfetched.
 

Well, we didn't see Alina actually hugging and kissing JL, so I'm not sure she's totally over it. But she liked the camera and didn't run screaming from the table like she has recently when she's seen JL. That's a good first step. It really wasn't good for her to be so terrified of her father. A healthy dose of skepticsm about him, however, is perfectly ok.
 

I wonder if they have some lonely intern writing the Oriana/Ricardo scenes because they make no sense. She leaves...she comes back...they declare their love... get into bed together...JL comes back into their lives for a second...Oriana remembers she has a husband and says no to Ricardo again until she comes back from another secret mission.

The Mariano/Jackie plot along with the international criminal business seems to be the most exciting thing right now.

I think Alina would still be traumatized, getting moved around so much from horrible family members to horrible psychologist and everyone telling her her dad is fine after telling her he was mean.

Karen said it all right, Piero is behaving like a perv, getting Marilu's "lover" to film them after saying Fabiola to should kiss the ground he walks on because he'll take her "as in."

Either everyone on this show was secretly crazy and their taking off their masks or there is some shift out of character happening right now.
 

I don't think that she's an architect. The way her mother acts she and her siblings are barely legal.
 

Thanks Cyn, as usual your humorous take on this craziness is awesome.
I usually can take or leave the child actors but for me, Alina has been the star of the show. I wouldn’t mind seeing her in something else.
After the scene with Marilu’s fall and ankle injury, it wasn't very original to use the same fall tactic with Joaquina.

Too bad Joaquina got busted so soon after arrival. That flaming red hair would’ve been great for incognito undercover work. NOT!

 

Jackie is 27. Homero said it when he read her file. But her siblings are minors.
 

Cynderella - Thanks. My favorites:

"Job’s counselor"

"...three copies. One for Piero’s own personal library, one for Cynderella's research and one for proof that Sybilu is being unfaithful to her unfaithful husband."

I too am okay with Alina warming up to her dad. Before the Tito punt, Alina had mostly only good times with her dad. I would hate to see JL turn malo in her presence again though, cause she'd surely have trust issues forever - punto.

I like that Matilda is not a "yes" woman as (fake) president. Contrast her with Raquel, who would've okay'ed anything they said. Maybe Matilda is on the road to redemption, though hopefully not back with Ruben.

Reality, are you still watching?

 

I agree with Foxy that the little actress who plays Alina is excellent. The psychological dimensions of her nomadic existence and relationship to JL are not consistently realistic, but she plays it all very well. I think that the adults generally play against her very well, too.

For me, the problem is the story losing track of itself and the immature dialogue and characterizations of Oriana and Ricardo. But I am in it for the long haul and look forward to a few sparks here and there as the stories resolve themselves over the next ten days.
 

Thanks for another hilarious, guns-ablazin' Cynderella recap.

My favorite (of many excellent) line:

"She wants to be incognito. You know, like a regular poor person who hands out $50 tips."

Heh heh.

The way both Raquel and Lucina eyed up Yaqui cracked me up.

My favorite development is Matilde taking her job seriously. Wouldn't it be great if she's the key to bringing JL down?

My least favorite development is Piero's video plan. Wasn't he already creepy enough?

So I guess that JL really isn't getting out of the business of bad, just striking out on his own.

Carlos
 

Thanks for you kind comments everyone. I can't wait for Frederico. Hopefully, Paquito will describe every part of him. He is a honey pie!