Caray, Caray!

Sofia threatening to sue Paco ? Is she that stupid?
 

Propio, Cynderella! Thanks, for the wonderfully snarky recap this a.m. What a great way to start the day with such good laughs! Lysol, yes! Fumigate Lupe's house with it!

Yes, "violating an unconscious man". Yuck! Call the cops! If Araceli were the one that was unconscious and Chava the perpretator we'd be calling it sexual assault. She is a lawyer who does not know much about the law. Araceli is just a pushy broad and one more character I cannot stand. She'll drop the "suit" if Paco tells her the whole story? How can she sue? She has not been wronged. She has no legal standing. Only Paco can sue. Only Paco has been wronged. Wait till she finds out Sofía is her half sister. Wait till Chava has had sex with Sofía and then finds out they she and Araceli are half sisters. This could get very interesting and weird.

At least Alexa was smart enough to get off the plane. From the avances it looks like Alan is going to try to physically take her back. Hey, he needs his moneyline! Who is going to support him? With that looneytunes Alexa, Armando is going to spend a lifetime rescuing her from this and that. Guess Irma can't 'fess up yet to try to set things right. Armando needs to find a new woman that is not high maintenance like either of those crazies Alexa and Irma.

Silvana sure hit it on the head why Sofía is interested in Chava. I always like Silvana.

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Jarifa, Chava is so going to look stupid when he finds out that Araceli and Sofia are half-sisters and the fact he slept with Araceli too.

I'm so looking forward to watching Greta's world falling down when the big secrets are revealed.
 

Steve, I, too, am looking forward to Greta's having to own up to the truth. She really annoyed me last night telling Dani not to fraternize with the "help".

Jarifa
 

Cynderella, your recap far outshone the episode. This was edgy and creative. An excellent summary.

"Bedroom of a Middle Aged Man Who Still Lives With His Mother (aka Cruz Residence)" and "Besides, Lupe wants him out of the house. He's 65 now and she needs grandkids and her bedroom back" were among my favorites.

I didn't quite expect the passion between Alexa and Armando but " Unlike someone else…, Armando immediately takes direct hint and sucks her lips off". Wow! Those were some amazing kisses. You brought up the Bridget Jones kiss at the end of that movie (which was a good one) the other day. This compared fairly well, don't you think? :)

I was also surprised that their passion didn't upset me. I mean, it should have, he is married after all. I guess Irma does "irk me" and the subterfuge regarding their son and her plans to visit the joint are not making me her biggest fan. I think Armando was wrong but he has to get his house in order or leave it.

In the dream sequence, Sophia was trying to lure Chava in with what appeared to be some enticing kisses. He responded like a robot. I think that his inability and/or unwillingness to engage in some decent kissing is hurting the storyline here. It's been mentioned he doesn't engage in kisses due to respect for his real wife. I think if you can't act/become the character, maybe you should just stick to singing. Sorry for the rant but really...

I didn't have to rant and rave about Arcely. Jarifa, your comments, especially "she is a lawyer who does not know much about the law". Exactly. I wish she would take her boring, old uninteresting self and leave the story.

I loathe Greta's condescending, imperious attitute toward Mig.

Lucas lured back to his life of crime? Could care less. Yawn...

I guess I'm cranky because we had yet another unwanted Matias free episode. Blech.

Cynderella, thank you for bringing us such a fantastic recap.

Happy Friday all!

Diana
 

Thank you Cynderella! I don't believe anything happened between Chava and Araceli. My hubby and I think she's sandbagging him. She left the bra only so he'd think something happened. He has bruises on his back and ribs. Speaking from personal experience, the only thing I've encountered that hurts more than childbirth is bruised/cracked ribs.

Lupe' needs to can it with the "take what you can get" line. I can't believe she'd ask Chava to settle for a woman he's not interested in just so she can have grandkids.

Diana, I agree with you about the passionless kisses. How can a guy dream and pine over a woman and then kiss her like she's his grandma? Sorta ruins the fantasy. ;)



 

Cynderella - Your recap is a home run. My faves:

Sophia enters his bedroom and lies down next to him on a twin race car shaped bed under his Barney blanket

Lupe continues to badger her son? Was it on the table? There is not enough disinfectant in the world for that!

Araceli looked hurt and embarrassed. I'm thinking she and drugged Chava really did do it. Yep, Chava kissing the girl of his dreams naked in bed just wasn't working. I kept wishing that scene had been shot at a different angle, maybe from the back of Chava's head to block out its lameness.

I don't know what to say about Armando. I'm not loyal to Irma or Alexa. The kiss with Alexa didn't bother me. I think what's bothering me is that Armando and Irma are not working on any level other than Nandito parenting -- no sweet tender engaging moments between these two and no smoking love scenes -- so seeing them break up is not painful. But seeing Armando cheating on Irma would most def bug me.

I do not like Greta. She is mean and petty to pick on Miguelina. A broken heart does not give you the right to treat servants like dirt. Plus, she has never once asked Fausto how he’s doing in his own private life, if he has one. Anybody that spots true love like he does must have some love stories and desires of his own.
 

Niecie, Greta is pissing me off with her buji-ism. I betcha she's going to cause Miguelita to have a fatal heart attack, which will really piss off Lucas.

Where's B613 when we need it ?
 

Hello to everyone... thanks for the wonderful recaps. I haven't been able to comment much lately, classes have me booked. I just read on Latin Times that our galan Pedro Fernandez could be quitting the show. Apparently his wife hates the very guts of Marjorie de Sousa and she's saying that her husband must quit the show or they'll be getting a divorce. I have to admit that at the beginning of the show I thought that Pedro was the worst possible choice for the lead male role, but he's actually grown on me. If he leaves the show I wonder who would replace him. What do you all think?
 

Tricia - Welcome! Hope to see you commenting more. My guess is Pedro is too much of a professional to let down his colleagues and audience by quitting early. He's doing good work here (except for the kissing - his wife would be please by our comments on this) and surely is use to the tabloids talking trash.
 

Interesting to see how far Patrick and Silvana will up the ante to destroy Chava tonight.
 

I really hope that article is real. I think Pedro Fernandez is so boring. I don't care is Chaka hooks up with Sophia. The article says Ynez or Zepeda. I'd be ok with either one.
 

OK, OK! If they can replace Pedro only if they promise to bring on someone like Gabriel Soto and ONLY if Gabriel promises to walk around with his shirt off for the first 4 or 6 or 10 episodes. OK, he doesn't have to walk or act...he just has to stand there....without his shirt on. AND ONLY THEN, will I forgive them for changing out Pedro.
 

I am crazy about Yanez - he's my No. 1 telenovio - but him in the role of chauffeur/bodyguard would be a reminder of the superior Amores Verdaderos. Hasta can't compete with that. Pedro, stick with the program and keep on showing your scrappy, feisty stuff.
 

Watching the avances for Monday, it appears Araceli is manipulating Chava again.

I'd put her and Greta as quasi-antagonists.

 

Very interesting about the possibility of Pedro leaving. Thanks for the info Tricia.

Perhaps his lack of kissing prowess is indeed the direct result of his wife's disapproval. But as I've commented before, if your spouse is an actor, perhaps you might expect that love scenes would be part of the acting equation. And actors do need to immerse themselves into the role and must be believable and convincing, which is why Pedro's love scenes are failing miserably here.

I would love to see Soto here (been a huge fan since Querida days). And Niecie, while I miss Eduardo (who is also my ultimate), I totally agree. He had the far better part in AV. That said, I would be in my glory if he returned.

But in the end, I don't see how the character could be replaced at this late date.

Diana
 

Diana, didn't they tape the TN months in advance ?
 

I loves me some Ynez, heaven knows I do, but he would be way to old to have an 18 year old sister. Also, he'd be older than his "mother". But the love scenes would be hot!

I noticed that all of the other actors in Hasta resemble the Dulce Amor cast. Zepeda resembles the Dulce "Chava". The Dulce "Chava" was always naked or showing off his muscles. Zepeda is the best choice based onlooks and the original character.
 

Dulce Amor - Capítulo 25 - Parte 1: http://youtu.be/mojLzom_9EQ

The dance scene is at 8:30. The blond is Lucas. The tall guy is Armando. The guy with long hair is Matias. The last guy is Chava.