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MONDAY UPDATE ON TIMELESS LOVE EPISODE #94
Renata swears to Augie that she is going to live differently. He leaps upon her like a wild dog that hasn’t met Cesar Millan yet. Now that she is a free woman, he doesn’t want to lose any time. He reaches into an inner pocket of his eternal (and I imagine a little smelly) windbreaker, and whips out a ring box and proposes on the spot. She thinks in a long pause recalling several of Jero’s hateful acts of rejection and so accepts the ring (almost a 2 carat square cut me thinks.) Not so pretty, her face looks like she is trying to swallow cod liver oil without wretching.
Kari has to hear Dr. Neslime, coming in with his claim that she just can’t live with him. Kari doesn’t share the lewd joke and doesn’t want to carry his name one day more. She has filed for a separation. He acknowledges that Lazaro came to plead for her freedom. He says he may consider a divorce. She reproaches him for having lied about being sterile and blaming her all these years for not having a child. His look of dawning is precious. She has also seen a lawyer and because of the circumstances she can get an immediate divorce from her side alone. She takes off the wedding ring and slams it down leaving the jail. She is never going to see him again.
Lazaro wonders how Ezek can live under the same roof with Alfonsina , Ponchinto and all with the anger. He has to remind Ezek that if he is thinking of leaving, then what is he planning for his TWO kids. Ezek bristles at the mention of two. The child is not to blame. They discuss his obligation from mother’s belly to cradle to childhood. Yes, that child is yours. All the rancor you carry has no value. How do I deal with this, asks Ezek. Lazaro the wise, says with much love and much courage.
Back to Renata who looks like she is getting out of the grip of a boa constrictor. He seems to want to yell on the hillsides and get married immediately (or consummate anything) and she wants to wait to announce the engagement or marry until the church annulment comes through. He recounts how he wanted her from the first day he laid eyes on her. He remembers her every word, gesture and smile from the first moment he met her even though he knew then that she was engaged to Matias. She doesn’t really look turned on by this revelation although she remembers their first meeting in her office too. Cesar would be taking him for a run to work off his aggression right now, but at least he doesn’t want to wait to satisfy his desires and she gets that stiff resolute look again.
Alfonsina is concerned that they are not cooperating with the spraying or fumigating of the infested vines over at La Cruz but Jero doesn’t give a bledo. She insists that if they don’t cooperate the plagues will just come back. Jero blasts out that they will just spray again and again to keep the plague out of their vines. Carlos has a friend in Spain who has used a chemical mixture that has worked in saving his vineyards and Carlos can get the formula so they can make the mixture to spray the roots.
Augie is pressing Renata down on the couch. Renata can’t deal with it. She has to tell him that she is still not ready to be with anyone else. She runs out of the room and he says whatever happens, pase lo que pase, you will be mine. Romantic viewerville is not turned on and wants to run out of the room too. Ickky.
Renata tries to tell her self that what she is doing is not to hurt anyone but to have a better life. She twists the ring uncomfortably then writes Jeronimo Linares on a piece of paper and whips out a lighter (where from) and burns his name in effigy and cries incessantly as she says she wont cry anymore for Jero..
Kari cries to Lazaro that she is so angry that she has endured so much humiliation at Nesme’s hands all this time. Lazaro always so sensible, suggests that she has to make decisions and Kari says she already has. One is that she has decided to divorce Alvaro. She wonders is he wants to have her after she was the wife of Nesme but She can’t divorce because of church laws and in the eyes of god she is still Alvaro’s wife. He thinks under the circumstances she could get help from the padre with the bishop for special dispensation. But no she can’t do that. Therefore she can’t have a relationship with him. Lazaro looks confused by her skewed sense of ethics. She seems to be swearing to be miserable forever. Lazaro has no idea what a favor Augie is going to give him so soon.
Augie is chirping at his luck at beating Jero in this contest for Renata. He gets a call from a worker who is kneeling near some struggling new grapevines, Augie wants NO bad news today. The worker says no he just called to say these beautiful (chula) plants are the new stock that is doing fine and is going to make a wonderful vineyard one day. Augie can’t wait until the vines at La Bonita are ruined and his new stock from Rafa’s plants are thriving on his land and he can then even buy La Bonita ‘s hacienda and lands which will be worthless. Ezek comes in to say it will be too late (to save the Cruz plants from the plague), Augie says it is never too .late. He knows what he is doing.
Gonzo listens Daniel and Mat and the inspector discuss that Blanca is capable of turning to him next. She is an expert at forgeries so will be hard to trap. Gonzo says at least Renata is safe and he will take a hit rather than Matias being next. He assumes Daniel is still there for mercenary reasons but Daniel is repentant. He admits he had foolish desires to get rich quick so that he could win over Adriana. Blanca says Hon has no choice but to go with her. Mat looks like he will snap Daniel’s face off so it’s good that Daniel has already realized the foolishness of his fantasy.
Consta comes outside with a plate and upon seeing Blanca drops the plate on the ground. What are you doing here! Blanca walks up in a loose blouse and points out that she has Honorio’s hijo in her belly. But we have a new Consta who screams that she is lying there is no baby and it is she and Honorio that have an enduring love that Blanca cannot destroy. She tells her to get out of and begins to scream as she grabs at the pillow in Blanca’s blouse. Constanza takes on the superwoman force of a fury and they go to blows as Blanca winds up a smack. But Chema rounds the corner to the rescue and Blanca runs off. Blanca is a coward, Chema salutes Consta’s new found spine then leans down and comes up dizzy, does this mean? He excuses himself that he just stood up too fast. But when does a young man as buff as he is get dizzy like that unless it is a preview of a plot device when Chema becomes inconvenient (remember Adriana’s Mama?)
Matias calls the bank and asks to take cash out, about 20% over the original loan agreed to by the bank (BANK of Jero). Gonzo comes in saying Jero has already discovered where Renata is? No really? How long could a beautiful woman in flowing white gown riding around in the dark on an even more beautiful white horse go unnoticed in a country neighborhood.
Carlos stirs the remedial concoction that will save the wine industry in Baja and talks to Lazaro who can’t understand how things got so bad so fastwith Jero and Renata. Lazaro thinks some people just have bad luck at love. Carlos offers to stop by the church (I think to ward off the bad luck?, didn’t catch this, anyone) Then he quickly says, Chiste, chiste. It’s a joke, man.
The kitchen crew talks about how they don’t like Jero losing Renata to Augie. Kari is going to Cruz de Amor to find out what is going on and Manuela sagely observes that Augie does not have a good reputation for treating his people well so she certainly doesn’t want the same fate to befall Renata. They are all looking around in amusement at someone we don’t’ know in a middle age haircut wig. It is a horrified Matilde who sees herself in a mirror and runs out of the room returning with a towel on her head and the laugher fills the room. She vows that least she will now wear her own hair and look like herself from now on.
Augie comes carrying wine glasses to celebrate and offers that he and Renata will go to Mexico to help out the Empresas Monterubbio as soon as it is safe. They can announce their engagement to her family then. She doesn’t want to give one more scandal on her beleaguered family. Although she says she doesn’t want to drink, I think it might be breakfast time, but she takes a swig and her head is filled with Jero’s kisses not Augie’s for sure.
Jero is pouting in his office when the banker lady calls and tells him that the Monterubbios want to take an additional 20% of the loan money out and she says only he can approve it . So he thinks a long time then says yes let them go ahead with whatever they asked for.
Oops time for the Ball! Consta, Matias and Chema are all dressed up and Adriana comes in wheeling her wheelchair equally beautified and carrying large masks. They all chose silly masks the ladies in color coordination with their lovely gowns. The gold and silver are for the guys.
Regina and Cata are all dressed up talking about how all the money raised for this gala will help so many women. After some delays they sold so many tickets to the ball. Cata wants to go but Regina tells her now Gonzo is coming to plck them up. Cata is so haughty she calls a taxi. She won’t ride with Gonzo and she won’t set at the same table with him. I guess no one told her about Gonzo’s divorce going through.
Back at casa Monterubbio , Fina comes down the stairs in the only pretty dress she has worn on this show. She and Antonio put on big masks, he waves the tickets at her. They are going to enjoy being unrecognizable apparently.
Kari is showing Renata some of her beautiful embroidery or cut work. Kari has noticed that there is something between Renata and Augie. Yeah she needs to change her life and Augie had offered to help her do this. How can she love Jero and go with Augie. Kari doesn‘t think Augie is the man for Renata. Renata insists that Augie is an exceptional man (oh when you finally know in what way, girl) and she is determined she is finished with Jero and has divorced him. Kari and viewerville look at her askance in the same way we looked at Kari a few scenes ago.
Jero and Lazaro walk with emty spray bottles, Jero repeats that he is so glad that Lazaro didn’t leave and go to the United States. Jero is interrupted by Dr. Tatas who wonders about how it went with the wife and Jero says, not well, she isn’t my wife anymore and we did not end on good terms.. Without skipping a beat he asks her to have dinner and a chat.
Matilde is wringing her napkin and is so terrified that she won’t be accepted by Carlos parents. Suddenly he jumps up from reassuring her and says, here they are now. Meet the Parents starts in earnest with seeming innocence. Matilde brings on the charm, she loves the dress they brought her and adds, you are as handsome as your son. They are all so very glad to meet. Dad says we are very excited to meet you emocionado as she is the first girlfriend novio their son has ever presented to them and Carlos corrects this to she’s my fiancé prometido.
Back to Jero he goes off with a happy Doc Tatas and Lazaro voices what we think: that his patron could recover so rapidly. He thinks he could walk up to two beauties nearby and then can’t pull it off. He walks off saying he can’t think of anyone but Karina.
The Gala has begun, Gonzo has the lovely Regina on his arm and they greet Inez and Isidro who ask where Doña Cata is? Here she comes observes Isidro who tries to seat her in the middle at the table She makes enough of a ugly fuss to come to the head table and then refuse to sit there but goes off to take coffee with someone else. So the four sit at the head table. Matias and Adriana arrive with Consta and Chema.
Gonzo thinks Regina’s mother has worked so much in the Center, she deserves the honor of being at the head table more than he does. Regina responds that he is her partner and she doesn’t want him to leave just because her mother is being so stubborn muy terca.
Gonzo goes over to greet Consta and Matias. Gonzo wants to know what is Chema doing at their table, But he works in the center so he came. Gonzo thlnks with the irritation Cata has with him and Chema with his sister is more trouble than they need. Cata sits with Consta and tries to tell her her place of honor is with her. She can’t understand no cabe en la cabeza this behavior. Then she launches on Consta how can you play with a man who could be the boyfriend of your daughter. She can’t see it and has insulted enough people, so she leaves the table. We are glad.
Renata and Augie sit by a fountain in front of Cruz de Amor talking about the beautiful night and Augie modestly says he commanded it just for her. Renata steps away just as Roberta gets out of a cab and starts to greet Augie romantically who gives our favorite line: que haces aqui, when Renata comes walking back with a surprised word, Roberta?
All the goodies in Tuesday and beyond: Renata might figure out Roberta and Augie are entangled. Carlos tells Jero that Renata and Augie are engaged and are going to marry. And what about that masquerade, surely there is more romance and adventure here?
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