Las Aparicio Movie Trailer: First Impressions

Hello y'all!

First order of business: I changed the url and the blog name! I thought I could then grab the other url to put a notice/link to this one so people could find it, but nope! Blogger doen't let me even though the url is not in use. I'll keep trying to see if I can grab it later. I hope people can make their way here. 

Anyhoo, about a week ago the trailer for the Aparicio Movie was released and I've been meaning to post about it.

Overall, I gotta say, I am not impressed. I know I ripped a lot on the show (and that nutter Julia), but it still bothered me to see that the last chance we have to see the characters in action again was wasted like this. Maybe I'm wrong and it will be awesome, but so far I am not impressed with what I'm seeing.

Alma and Mercedes

THE RECASTED ALMA AND MERCEDES!!! We will not be seeing this perfection on screen:

I know it was probably due to some scheduling thing. I know it's not fair to compare the older actresses to the new ones, but I can't help but do that. Ximena Rubio and Gabriela de la Garza brought a presence and intensity to their characters that I'm just not seeing in this trailer.

But it's not just that. The storylines don't excite me a whole lot either.

Mercedes seems like her old self, at least, fighting for justice or something. We see her yelling at some dude about dead women and then we hear Claudio telling her she's putting herself in danger or whatever. But then later, we see having like sexual tension with some other guy? Or something? 

I don't know, like I can get the premise of her story but I can't really tell what her story will actually be about.

Alma's storyline bothered me a whole lot more, however. After spending 120 episodes seeing Alma dealing with her commitment issues with those two dudes (I forget their names), now the story is about that again? I guess?

Alma: In this profession one shouldn't get involved.

Dude: Not get involved or not fall in love? You're punishing me because of your own fears.

This new dude's penis is going to be more magical that the other two dudes' and will get her to love him back? Or is it NOT gonna be magical enough, and we will have a full rehash of the previous show? Cause if I remember correctly Alma fucking ended up single and empowered (or something) at the end of the show, because monogamy just wasn't her thing.

But that's not all that bothers me. There is also this:

Is Alma a prostitute now, too? Alma NEVER FUCKED CLIENTS. That's what the manwhores, and later Dani, were for. Remember, show? And it seems like she's even fucking a female client, which is even more out of character for her.

Frankly, it seems like, and this is a vibe that the whole trailer gave me, that they want to throw sex scenes in just cause, just cause this is about empowered women! So lots of sex for them all! So let's even show the lesbians in bed with a dude! But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Still, meh.

Mariana and Julia

Of course, this is why we watched the show to begin with. So of course I was fucking disappointed when I saw that their story seems to be about BABIES. Talk about lesbian tropes 101. Still, I'm a sucker for cute pregnancy stories, so I would've rolled with it if not for the fact that apparently the plan is to fuck a random dude to get pregnant.

IN 2015.

Mariana, Julia, my darlings, did you suddenly forget to use the internet? You know, that magical tool called google could have told let you know you can buy sperm online. Magic, I know!

Seriously, lesbian couples have been having babies using artificial insemination since like the 80s. For real. Julia is a lost cause, but Mariana

But who I am kidding? The show people obviously wanted to show them in bed with men, cause progressive! Openness! Revolutionary!

(Julia in some acting job cause of course she couldn't be baking cookies or something, she has to be simulating sex with a dude)

You have disappointed me, gueys.

From what I can gather from the trailer, they want to have a baby and decide to use a dude. Julia tells Mariana in a scene something like “Okay, but you're sleeping with him”, which leads us to Mariana looking all seductively at a dude and then later kissing him.

Gross! Barf! Insanity! Not cool.

I imagine, in fact I'm willing to bet on it, that Mariana doesn't go through with it. Also, that there will be some angsty scenes about some unfair Mexico law that doesn't let them adopt, and about Mariana hating that she can't get Julia pregnant like any hetero couple.

I'm still gonna watch it, of course, but I'm not completely sure if it will be normal watching or hate watching. But I'll watch it if I can and I will report back, faithful servant that I am. Oh god, Mariana am I turning into you?

Overall, I think the one thing that I'm somewhat looking forward to is Ileana with a gun.

I don't even know if that is Ileana for real, it could be Rafaela telling them an old family story? The origin of the family curse, perhaps? Whatever. She looks HAWT.

Frankly, now that I think about it, I'm not entirely sure of what exactly the movie is about. It seems like they are with Rafaela in some ranch and Rafaela tells them that they can't hide or something? Are they running from their problems (Alma from the dude, Mercedes from her lawyer problems, Juliana from Julia's scarves?) and hiding out there , so Rafaela tells them some family story and then they go out to face their problems? I'm not even sure of what the plot is supposed to be about. Here's hoping that at the end at least Marina and Julia go take a computer class so they can learn to google shit.

But I don't know, overall it doesn't seem too exciting, I don't know how much appeal it would have to the general public who never saw the show. But then again, I don't really know Mexico's public.

Today I leave you with:

UTOPIO!

How is he not dead? It's been five years! He was dying! We saw him die! He is buried under an Aparicio tree, isn't he? Is this a flashback? Did his goodness raise him from the dead so he could help some more poor people?

How is Utopio NOT DEAD??

Las Aparicio: The Movie

What's up, guys?

If memory serves me right, I think I promised I would keep y'all updated on the development of the movie. Well, here's the latest news! The movie comes out this year, according to the Official Las Aparicio facebook page. There are even a couple of posters posted there:

They say: "Las Aparicio: the movie"  and "coming soon to movie theaters". So it seems like they got a theatrical release, which I'm surprised by, to be honest. I thought it would be a straight to tv movie.

So, what else do I know about the movie?

• Mercedes and Alma were recast, which suuuuckssss. :'(
• Julia and Mariana are in it, and apparently their plot has to do with having children. I don't remember where I read this, so hopefully I'm not making this up just now. But it's what I remember.
• I also vaguely remember that they will explore the Aparicio curse and there will be flashbacks to their Aparicio ancestor that started the curse in who knows what year. Again, I don't remember where I read this or if it's legit. Take it with a grain of salt cause my memory sucks. 

Here are some photos from when they were shooting the movie. I think we care about these ones here:

I see what you did there, show, bringing out glasses!Julia so that her cuteness makes me forget that she is crazy!Julia. But no, I have not forgotten. I'm looking at you, kid.

Also, it seems like the girl who played Ileana will play their ancestor or something:

Looking fierce!

And these are the new Mercedes and Alma *cries*

They should have just scrapped the characters. I haaaateee recastings.

Anyhooo, I don't know how else the movie will be distributed, but I imagine it will make it online at some point and those of us outside of Mexico will me able to see it.  The Aparicio facebook people said on this post that it was gonna be distributed by these people, I think, and looking around their website they rent movies online and such. Also, I am crossing my fingers hoping it will get to Netflix eventually, since the entire series is there, at least in Netflix US, which is the one I have.

Changing topics now for a sec, I'm probably gonna be changing the blog title and url (if I can) soon. My twitter handle, too. I'll probably change it to "My Lesbian Stories" or something like that. Just letting you guys know in case you come over one day and the url doesn't work. I guess if you google Las Aparicio Recaps it should turn up.

And that's all for today, lovelies!

Las Aparicio Movie

What's up, guys!

Long time no see. I hope you are all well and nice and happy. I know it's been a long time (so long that blogger changed a lot of stuff and I'm kinda lost right now, lol), but I just haven't been inspired to be snarky about any other show. Las Aparicio was truly special, gueys!

First of all, I want to thank y'all for the comments. I log in every once in a while to check them and I still occasionally get new ones. Thank you, you are all awesome and I'm glad you still enjoy. 

Secondly, the Las Aparicio movie is happening! Their official facebook just posted photos because they've just started shooting. Here's the link: www.facebook.com/LasAparicio

I'd put the photo of Mariana here, which is the one relevant to us, but I can't fucking figure out blogger right now. The important thing is that she's still cute!






So, if I am able to catch the movie when it airs, I'll recap it, for old times sake. Oh, the melancholy!

Las Aparicio online AND subtitled

What's up, guys?

So, this channel called Mun2 has been airing Las Aparicio on TV and adding the full episodes, subtitled in English, to their official website. They're on ep 89 now.

I thought some of you may appreciate it .

Here's the link.

Announcement regarding Lip Service

What's up, guys?

I tried. I really tried to like this show, but I don't. I don't dislike it or anything, but it just doesn't hook me in. I even tried recapping, but I barely made it halfway through episode one because I was so bored.

I hope you can forgive, faithful readers. I really hate going back on my word, but I'm a fierce believer of being honest with oneself, and this is honest. I also want to take this opportunity to thank you all for all the comments and the support. It was really fun.

If there is every a time when I feel truly compelled to write about some other show or movie, I will. As of right now, there isn't such a show, so I'm spending my energies elsewhere.

Kisses and Happy Holidays!

Nat

ETA: Since it's already written, I'm adding the recap for half of episode one. I hope you enjoy.

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What's up, guys?

So, here we are. Better late than never, right?

Hope you enjoy.

Episode 1

Photo Studio. Somewhere in the US. Night.

As our lovely story begins, I suddenly fear for a second that I've tuned into the wrong show and wonder if things will look very Shane today.

Right off the bat we got a big problem since I'm already over the smooth talking, emo lesbian who has sex with everything with a vagina and who, for some reason, women, gay/straight/bisexual/trisexual/polysexual/aliens with tentacles can't resist and want to screw. That's without mentioning the eternal 'I'm such a fuck up, my life sucks so much since everyone loves me and wants me but I act like a total bitch for no reason and hurt everyone...mi caudal de penas no tiene fin.'

Needless to say, I really don't understand the appeal of this archetype.

You have an uphill battle, Shane part deux, if you're going to make me like you.

Anywhoo.

The blond one, called Frankie, is a photographer. She's taking pictures of a stanky looking model who so nicely helps us get some exposition through their conversation: Frankie was born in London but moved to Glasgow when she was eleven and to the States two years ago.

The skany model starts to check Frankie out, even though she keeps talking about the boyfriend who she plans to marry. Since Frankie probably has a loooooooooooottttttttttttttt of mileage and can recognize the signs instantly, they proceed to get it on.


Blah.

I'm seriously rolling my eyes.

Before they can get too far, Frankie's phone rings: her aunt, who raised her, just died. Frankie looks hurt for a second, but when the model tells her she's sorry, Frankie acts cold.

Frankie: Don't be. The way I see it, one family member down, two to go. Now, where were we?

The sex continues.

Aughhh... I've known you three minutes, literally, and I don't like you already, guey. That's a record.

The next day, Frankie, still lost in thought, starts looking over facebook photos of people who, I suppose, used to be her friends back home. One of them particularly stands out:


As she looks at the pictures, Frankie listens to her answering machine which screws me up because it must be 1995 if she still has an answering machine, yet facebook exists.

It must be an alternative universe.

One of the messages is from the dead aunt, who called before she died (or not, anything is possible) and left her a cryptic message telling her that she(the aunt) needed to talk to Frankie about something important.

Intrigued, Frankie goes back home.

Um, Frankie, dear, unless you go all Ghost Whisperer on me, she ain't telling you nothing.

Scotland. Day.

When she gets to Glasgow (which is in Scotland, by the way, I looked it up), a guy called Jay who may be the male version of Frankie picks her up. In the car, as they drive...somewhere, they chit chat for a bit about Jay's whorish ways and how he even thinks that his own sister it hot.

The conversation then turns to Cat (the woman in the photo) who works at Jay's firm and seems to have some past with Frankie.

Frankie totally wants to see her, but since her job is to be emo at all times, she tells Jay that she's not sure if she wants to see her.

If she was nice, she's leave the poor girl alone and out of her BS.

But of course, this is fiction, so....

Cat and Tess' Place. Day.

Cat's on her computer doing work stuff. From the looks of it, she's an architect, and a really anal one.


If the history those two had is romantic, which it totally was, there's horrible probably happened and will happen again.

Anyway, she keeps typing away when, suddenly, someone called Sam from a dating site starts chatting with her and invites her for a drink.


Tonight. The very same day when Frankie came home.

Good one, writers.

Right at that moment, when Cat is considering whether or not to say yes, Tess, the true highlight of the series walks in.


Love, love, love me some Tess.

She's freaking out because her ex girlfriend, who dumped her and who she calls a 'filthy trollop', lol, is using a sexy picture Tess herself took as her facebook profile picture.

Did facebook pay for the product placement or what?

After throwing a cute fit over the bitchy ex, Tess notices Cat's activities on, wait for it, Gaydar.

Cat, who is also cute on her own neurotic/controlling/anal retentive way (I just added the 'retentive' because I just realized how it could sound potentially naughty without it) thinks that maybe she should suggest another day so she can have more time to prepare and be sure that she's ready.

Tess: Frankie was two years ago, how much more ready can you be?

Now, who didn't see that one coming?

Cat is still nervous and freaking about her need of a haircut, the stain in the carpet and all sorts of things people won't notice when they're interested in doing it with you.

Tess insists that she needs to move on already and Cat accepts the date with the 'butch', 'hot', cop.

Later that day, Tess is being her insecure self while trying on a gazillion outfits for an audition.


What's up with all the fictional lesbians being actresses now?

Her best friend, a lovely guy called Ed (who is Cat's brother BTW) is helping her out and cheering her up since she is really, really insecure. The facebook picture drama is just making things worse and making her freak up even more.

Facebook is evil. An evil succubous. And not the hot kind like Bo from 'Lost Girl'.

The facebook talk leads into Ed's inability to meet women, even though he's a funny, nice guy.

I understand his frustration. People tend walk all over nice people and find assholes irresistible (case in point, Frankie).

Don't worry, Ed, I like you. Not that it helps coming from a homo....

He complains that women don't go for poor novelist wannabes.

Tess: You are attractive.
Ed: Really? You never said I'm attractive before.
Tess: Well, I am a lesbian, so I'm not so sure it counts.

His face at her words and the fact that he was checking her our before are all the evidence we need to know that his into her.


But really, who wouldn't?

Tess then has the super awesome idea to go to the filthy trollop's apartment to get a dress that she left there when she moved out.

Filthy trollop, jeje.

Las Aparicio gave me 'guey', Lip Service gives me 'filthy trollop'. All this international TV viewing is so enriching.

Ed's not so sure that it's a good idea, but Tess smiles and pouts and he says yes,

But, really, who wouldn't?

Jay's flat. Day.

Jay is letting Frankie stay with him while she's in town. Since he's a work, Frankie uses to opportunity to wallow in her misery.


She looks around for a bit and finds a wall with a lot of photos taped to it. One of them is of Cat, she rips it off, thinks some more and leaves.

I wonder where she's going.

Or not.

Filthy Trollop's flat. Day.

Tess has yet another super awesome idea: since she had to give back her keys when she left, she's going to, literally, break in through a bedroom window that has a faulty latch.

Ed is against the idea because, well, is is breaking and entering and possibly burglary, but Tess that it's not stealing when it's something that belongs to you.

He gives in.

Cat's Office. Day.

Jay and Cat are also friends and work together. They chat a bit about Cat's date and Jay keeps fucking women with his eyes, even though he has a girlfriend. Cat is nervous about the whole blind date thing and when she looks out the window, who do you think is there?


Frankie smiles all nervously, and Cat freaks out. She goes to the bathroom to try to get herself together.

Filthy Trollop's Flat. Day.

The breaking and entering is still in progress.


Ed: Can you hurry up? You're pretty heavy you know?
Tess: Are you saying I'm fat?
Ed: No, I'm saying you're dislocating my shoulder!

Lol. I love those two.

The make their way through the flat looking for the dress. Tess gets upset when she finds contact lenses and a D cup bra, both of which the trollop doesn't use.

Come on, Tess. I got a saying for you: 'Whoever makes you cry isn't worth your love, and those who are worth it, would never make you cry."

Tess doesn't have time to wallow in her pain for long because the trollop gets home. And she has company. And since she's full of super awesome ideas today, Tess forces Ed to hide. Under the bed.

Things get X rated pretty soon because because the trollop has her own trollop and things start to get oral on the bed. Tess' face is pretty priceless.



She can't handle so she has yet another, super, super awesome idea and decides to try to sneak out unnoticed.

Oy.

She has some limited success crawling across the room until the floor makes a sound and the girls on the receiving end opens her eyes.

The trollop, who is called Chloe, and Tess start fighting. Chloe is mad that she just broke in. Tess tells her about the dress which, by the way, Chloe is wearing, which is why they couldn't find it. She also learns that Chloe is now with a girl named Shona, in fact she was before they broke up.

Tess is totally the loser of this series, isn't she? That sucks.

Anyway, she insists that she's not leaving without her dress and the ex throws it, literally at her face.

Tess and Ed finally leave.

Cat's Ofiice. Day.

She comes out of the bathroom and looks out, expecting to see Frankie there. When she's not, Cat looks like she might be imagining things, but when she goes out on work business, she runs into Frankie on the street. Or rather, Frankie walks up to her.


Frankie: Hey
Cat: What are you doing here?
Frankie: It's good to see you too.

Cat continues to look as if she's been punched in the gut and doesn't immediately tell Frankie to fuck up when she starts to soothe the situation by engaging in some uncomfortable small talk.

Eventually she hardens and asks Frankie what she's doing there, why she didn't call first. Frankie admits she just wanted to talk to her and feared that she might've said no if she called.

Eh.

Cat has to go to a work thing so she uses the opportunity to leave Frankie behind, but a dude bumps into her and her wallet, which Frankie finds, ends up in the floor.

Tess audition. Day.

Tess arrives kind of late. She runs to the bathroom to change into the famous dress and everything goes wrong: her pantyhose rips, the dress breaks and she can barely zip it.


Seriously, gueys. This girl is this series punching bag. I am not pleased.

When she's called in to audition, things don't really go any better. Even though she starts knowing her lines, it's clear that she doesn't really relate to the product at all (some moisturizing cream) and as the director keeps asking things from her it all keeps going downhill and she ends up crying and leaving in a huff.


Uncool, writers. Uncool.

Some office. Day.

Frankie follows Cat to her work thing to return her wallet and pretends to be Jay to get in. The wallet thing puts Cat at ease for a bit, until they talk about a bloke who keeps staring at Cat and Frankie starts to flirt.

Frankie: You can't really blame him, you are looking incredibly hot.
Cat: Oh, is that why you left me, cause I look so hot?

Frankie tries to get Cat to go for a talk, but she doesn't want to and tells Frankie to just leave her alone, even though it's obvious that under the pain she has a really, really soft spot for Frankie.

Cat and Tess' place. Night.

Cat's getting ready for her date and discussing the Frankie situation with Tess, who is just as surprised at the news that Miss Brooding is back. Cat is still hostile and points out how Frankie is always just hurting people.

I believe her. That's another quality of this crappy archetype.

The focus then turns to the date, and the more she talks about it, the more Cat freaks herself out.

Cat: Maybe I should've just suggested a gay bar, but you know what it's like if we go somewhere sceney, we'll bump into ten people we know. What if she wants to make a pass at me, she's not gonna do that in some straight pub. Shit, why didn't I think of that? I've totally fucked things up and I'm not even there yet!

Lol.

I like me some Cat too.

Tess tells her that if Frankie got her so wound up, maybe she should reschedule, but Cat insists that she's fine, that seeing Frankie was good because it reminded her of how much she sucks.

If only that were true.

Cat goes on her date.

Some straight pub. Night.

Cat arrives and orders some wine. I'd say she looks nervous, but so far she always looks like that. Or some variation of it.


Meanwhile, at some lesbian bar, Frankie and the gang are hanging out. Everyone is happy to see her and she neglects to tell them that her aunt died. She's glad that the trollop is out of Tess' life because she sucked (and I believe her because it takes one to know one). Apparently they were together for five years.

Damn Tess. Your life really sucks.

But you're still cute.

Tess wants to get laid as a testament to her new life, but she has a hard time chatting people up.

Tess: I just...I just do what most lesbians do, stare at women hungrily and pray somebody else will make the first move.
Frankie: Well, look aloof and uninterested and they probably will.

Augh, Frankie. Just, augh.

Then Becky, Jay's girlfriend walks in and introduces herself, just as Cat calls Tess freaking out because her date's not there yet.
...............

Lip Service

What's up, guys?

I want to apologize for not starting the Lip Service recaps yet. I've just been swamped in RL with something else. Also, for the life of me, I haven't been able to make myself watch the show properly. I have a pretty good idea of what it is about, and it looks okay, but nothing has grabbed me enough to make me want to write about it. I'll try to get around to it, if you're still interested (please let me know if you are), but it will probably be a couple of weeks before I can.

You understand, right?

In the meantime, I leave you with Pink. She rocks.

Kisses!

Nat

Las Aparicio Recaps ep 31-38

What's up, guys?

Now, really, last oneeee!!!!!!!!!!!

Episode 31

Rafaela is angry that Julia couldn't even keep her commitment to Armando for one whole day and is back already. Meche tries to defend her and says that Julia's just going through a hard time and needs their support. Rafaela, who must've spent all of her life disappointed in Julia, reminds them that she's always 'going through a hard time' and acting like an irresponsible teenager. She wants her to grow up and land somewhere already, to make a decision and stick to it till the end.

Well, you can't expect an apple tree to give you mangoes, Rafaela.

When Rafaela says that she's playing with Armando's and Mariana's feelings, Julia gets angry: she's not going to make a decision just to make someone else happy, damn it! But Rafaela reiterates that it's not about making some else happy, she just needs to stop hurting everyone like she is, she is even hurting herself.

Later that day, Julia is freaking out because she can't find Mariana and knows nothing about her. She even calls Mariana's mom, but they don't know anything about her either. When she says that she's thinking about getting into catering again, Rafaela tells her that that's cool, but she's not doing it in her house because she needs to grow up and face life.

Apples and mangoes, Rafaela.

So, what does Julia do? She goes to Alma looking for a job at the Atelier, so Alma tells her that she can help Ileana make a new menu. When she's trying to, Ileana just wants to talk about Julia's situation and is all around horrified that Julia may be gay and in love with Mariana. She even hints that Mariana being gay is just confusing Julia.

As if Julia needs help to be confused.

Ileana can't even stand the thought of looking at Julia when she admits that she's feeling something very strong for Mariana and may be in love with her and Armando.

What a biatch that Ileana.

That night, the Aparicio sisters go out clubbing to find a man for Meche, who hasn't had sex since her husband died or something. At the club, some random chick invites Julia for a drink and they try to remind Meche how to pick up men at bars.

Quote of the episode

Julia (to Ileana, about her situation): I'm very confused. I don't know anything anymore, guey. I don't know if I'm a vegetarian, trisexual, heterosexual, man, woman or quimera. I don't know anymore, understand? I'm very confused because I think that I'm in love with two people and that is confusing enough to be going through a hard time, so, please, don't make it worse.

I really don't get how Julia could be talking about something so delicate with just everyone. If I walked up to her on the street and nodded her way she may start telling me about it, too, Jesus.


Episode 32

Julia is still confused.

What else is new?

She keeps looking at herself in the mirror and thinking of her kiss with Mariana. Since she has nothing to do with her life anymore, because Mariana and Armando are gone and everyone at Aparicio Central has a life, she starts working at the Atelier's cafe and spending copious amounts of time with Ileana. That should be punishment enough for leaving Armando stranded in Spain, I say.

Speaking of Armando, they've exchanged emails and he's all melodramatic about the deep pain he feels because she left him. In a moment of certainty (which is really the writers fucking with our heads) she tells Alma that it's weird, she doesn't miss him or feel guilty about leaving him. She even thinks it's all his fault for pressuring her like that.

No guilt, huh? You're totally one step away from becoming a serial killer, aren't you, oh crazy one? You're also a dirty liar because the previous episode you told Ileana that you missed Armando a lot.

Crazy person.

She does say that she wishes that she hadn't left so abruptly, and points out that she feels really lost without Armando and Mariana. Alma encourages her to keep living and to try to move on.

Quote of the episode

Julia (about Armando): I feel really weird because I don't miss him, I don't feel guilty, I don't feel like I'm doing something wrong. In fact, I think that he provoked all of this, don't you think?


Episode 33

Julia's immersing herself in her cooking because she's worried about the missing Mariana. Wait, or is it because she's horny? I don't know, I'm really tired of Julia, I zone out when she talks. Also, how much time has passed?

She continues to spend all of her time with Ileana either at the Atelier or at home, unfortunately for her. Ileana doesn't want to know anything about Julia's hornyness and gets even more uncomfortable when Julia starts talking about masturbating.

Julia and the others get their own share of sister time again. The have some weird thing on their heads and they're drinking and talking about men and desire and sex. Julia wants them to stop talking about sex because she's so horny that she's wants to fuck more than she wants to live!

Seriously, how much time has passed? You'd think it's been a year. Just buy an Alma whore, woman. Wait, you don't know about them yet.

They don't really listen to Julia (since nobody does, really, except Mariana and Armando) and they keep talking about sex and desire because Meche is all hot and bothered since she's got a date with some dude (who turns out to be married by the way) that she's really attracted to. Julia can't spend a minute without talking about her confusions, so she talks about whether or not it's possible to desire someone's soul over their body (probably referring to Mariana) . But when Alma wants to talk about it some more, Julia doesn't want to.

The next day at the Atelier, Ileana has a brilliant solution to their love woes: they need to find a new love online. Julia really doesn't want to because she wants no more confusions, but Ileana insists, so they go online. When she checks out Mariana's facebook page (hadn't thought about it before, guey?), Julia learns that she's having fun at the beach and is 'in a relationship' with someone she calls 'dark eyes'.

Julia feels bad about it and Mariana is such a lesbian with the U-hauling.

Quote of the episode

Ileana: Why don't you try?
Julia (referring to masturbation): What? Self service? I have it down to an art. I need something more! Something different!
Ileana: A snack, Julia. Why don't you try a snack?


Episode 34

Julia and her temporary best pal Ileana (there has to be someone for her to talk to) talk about the Mariana situation. Ileana is surprised when Julia says that she hasn't even emailed Mariana to tell her that she's back, but Julia decided that she's been very selfish through the whole situation and wants to let Mariana go through whatever it is that she's going through.

I doubt that that attitude will last long.

Ileana is glad about it. She's also glad that Mariana has a new love because maybe then Julia's confusions could be over.

Yeahhhhh, right. Not that simple, guey.

Later at the Atelier, Ileana is still obsessed with picking up men online. When Julia sees two women flirting, she imagines that she sees her and Mariana kissing.

Obviously, since there's a chance that she may not have her anymore because of 'dark eyes', now Julia totally wants Mariana.

Super Alma notices that Julia is all sorts of tense and takes her away to talk. She tells her about Mariana at the beach with 'dark eyes' and admits that ever since she found out about that, she's not confused about Mariana anymore.

Yeahhhhh, right.

That night, the sisters have yet another night of sister time. They help Meche pack for the weekend trip that she's going on with the guy who turns out to be married. Meche's really smart though, and although she really likes him, she thinks that there's something off with him. There's all sort of touching between them three, specially Meche, and I want to be friends with those women just to get some of that loving.

The next day, Ileana and Julia are getting in the car when, lo and behold, Mariana walks in. Julia looks like she just won the lottery (and, quite frankly, she did) and immediately goes over to Mariana to give her a big hug.

During Nana's voice over, we see the girls talking in Julia's room. Mariana asks Julia why she didn't tell her that she came back. Julia asks her why she didn't try to stop her. We don't get the answers because the episode ends.

Quote of the episode

Alma: Something's up with you. Tell me about it.
Julia: Mariana went to the beach and met someone.
Alma: And how does that make you feel?
Julia: Bad. And you know what's the worst thing? That ever since I found out, Mariana stopped being a confusion to me.


Episode 35

Julia and Mariana are still talking, It turns out that 'Dark eyes' is called Gaby and she's a marine biologist she met at the beach. When Julia asks, Mariana admits that she's not in love with the Uncomfortable One (as I called her in my very first recap), but she likes her a lot and she gave Mariana support at a time when she felt abandoned. Furthermore, Gaby is very different to the other women she's been with since she's deep in the closet and even lives with her parents.

For someone like Mariana, dating someone like that is a very bad idea.

Julia says that she's glad for Mariana (which no one really believes, really) and Mariana asks her why she came back. She says she couldn't start a new life when there were so many lose ends to tie up in her old one.

Yeahhhhh, right.

They decide that everything will be how it used to be, making an unspoken agreement to not talk about what's going on with them.

That night there's even more sister time. They're trying to comfort Meche, who is heartbroken because the guy she liked turned out to be married. Eventually Nana joins in and starts telling her Melito XXX stories (this time the topic is their role playing), which is both disturbing and endearing.

Over at Mariana's Loft, we meet Gaby, who, from her very first shot, looks completely uncomfortable, which is blasphemous because she's in Mariana's presence, come on. Mariana wants to go to a gay club, but Gaby is uncomfortable with the idea. What if she runs into someone she knows?

Then they'd be as gay as you or at least gay friendly, so chill out.

Mariana is a real charmer, as we know, so she convinces Gaby to go. It turns out to be a bad idea because they get gay bashed when a group of assholes give them a hard time over being gay and their leader even slaps Mariana.

I'm guessing that Gaby won't be going to another gay club, ever. Which begs the question, if Gaby doesn't do clubs and is all sorts of closeted, how did she and Mariana hook up to begin with? Does Mariana have a super secret device to find the gay anywhere?

The next day, Mariana and Gaby are having breakfast and watching a mega homophobic video that was in a USB that Rodo (the asshole who slapped Mariana) left them. Gaby wants to go home since her dad is waiting for her and there's nothing she can do anyway to make the situation better, she can't even go to the police because that might out her.

Terrible, terrible match those two.

Not knowing what else to do, Mariana goes to Aparicio Central looking for help from the Super Women since she has not family or friends and her girlfriend sucks.

Su caudal de penas no tiene fin, that's why she's Emo.

Quote of the episode

Nana (regarding love and sex): I think that we don't have to do that, we don't have to separate sex from being in love, but being in love with yourself. Supposedly, if you're in love with yourself, if you love yourself, then you can take on the world.


Episode 36

Mariana's still over at Aparicio Central, and they're still talking about the attack. Everyone assures her that the homophobes will pay and that she'll be safe and well taken care of at AC.

What freaks Mariana out the most, however, is that during the incident she lost her wallet with all of her documents, including her address, so if the assholes want to find her, they can. That isn't a problem, she can stay at AC for as long as she needs.

Staying at AC means staying in Julia's room specifically, which isn't really a stellar idea considering how tense things are between them. Julia gets annoyed when Marina turns around to change her clothes, as if she changed her clothes if front of her before.

So, you've seen her naked, Julia? Because she took off her bra and everything just now, if she hadn't turned around you would've seen her boobs and all.

Anyhoo.

Mariana points out that yes, things are different, and they bicker back and forth a little before Julia apologizes.

The next day, the girls start their day by freaking Ileana out. First, she walks in on Mariana kneeling between Julia's legs and helping her zip up her jeans, but Miss Stick in the Mud doesn't see the whole picture and gets evil ideas. Well, the ideas are only evil for her, I suppose. Then Mariana gives her a hard time saying that if she doesn't lock her room's door she's going to pay her a sexy visit that night.

Good stuff.

On the hand, Meche takes on the case and she's ready to bring the assholian homophobes to justice!

Mariana spends the day at AC while Julia goes to work at the Atelier. Mariana hangs out with Rafaela, rehearsing acting stuff and bonding.

If Rafaela wasn't so old, I think that I'd ship those two.

Gaby visits Mariana at Aparicio Central. She's all sorts of emo too (maybe that's what they have in common) because out there in the real world there's no one she can count on and be open with. She doesn't think that she's ready for a relationship with Mariana, but Emo #1 convinces her to give the relationship a chance, if only so that they don't give the homophobes the satisfaction of breaking them up.

Emo # 2 accepts and Julia gets jealous when she sees them kissing, but she doesn't say or do anything. For now.

That night, Ileana sits down to talk with Mariana. She wants to know why she doesn't just stop being gay when it's so dangerous and such a drag. Wouldn't it be easier to just be straight? Mariana assures her that she was born that way and has no desire to change. This is in fact the pato talk that later inspires that lame name for their workshops at the Atelier, so I won't dwell on it too much.

Later, Mariana talks to Julia some more about the Rodo situation. She thinks that bringing him to justice is something that she needs to do, for herself and for Gabriela. But Julia is stuck on jealous mode. She tells Mariana that it made her feel really bad to see the Emoes together right there in her own house, considering what's going on between them.

I'll just let them tell you.

Mariana: What's going on between us, guey?
Julia: Well-
Mariana: No, no. Honestly. Because from where I stand, what happened was that I told you that I loved you and you didn't give a crap, you ran away!
Julia: Oh really? Well then I came back to find you only to find out that the little girl had mysteriously disappeared and nobody knew where she was and you didn't even have the decency to leave a fucking note!

The fight escalates until Julia's phone rings and pretty much proves Mariana's point: it's Armando and Julia answers. The Pichichi feels bad because he's alone over there and his teammates and managers just treat him as business.

Just a reminder that he exists and will be back soon, I suppose.

After the call, Julia and Mariana keep bickering to the point where Mariana decides to go home because she's sick of them pretending that nothing is happening between them, when clearly there is something. Julia convinces her to stay because it's too dangerous for her to go back home and the two make up.

For now, I say.

Quote of the episode

Mariana (to Ileana, about her inability to stop being gay): Wouldn't it be easier to turn into a duck? Yeah, you know, a duck. You could live in Chapultepec (?), you could spend the day splashing around and not having to go to school, or work. It would be easier, no? See, Ileana, the same way that the idea of turning into a duck seems impossible and ridiculous for you, I find the idea of me turning heterosexual as ridiculous and impossible . This isn't something that I asked for, guey, I was born this way. I know who I am and I'm at peace with it. I don't have the need or the desire to change.


Episode 37

It's the morning and Meche is discussing with Juliana what she's uncovered so far about the homophobic assholes. 'Rodo' is called Rodolfo Peralta and has a reputation for doing things like that, but everyone is too afraid to make a complaint, which is the Gaby's case, by the way. Julia doesn't really like Gaby and shows no compassion at the fact that she's scared and Mariana, who wrote the manual on the perfect girlfriend, insists that she's not going to force her girlfriend to do anything she doesn't want to do.

Mariana and Julia visit Gaby to tell her about the new Rodo developments and to ask her if she'd be willing to go to the police. The Uncomfortable One is really, really uncomfortable because her dad is about to get home. You know, having friends over is such suspicious thing, gueys. A sure sign of gayness, y'all.

Gaby starts freaking out at the police/lawyer talk and feels that, ultimately, she doesn't want to get involved because it's not really her problem. Just as Julia is about to get her panties in a twist over that, Mariana shushes her and works her magic. She tells Gaby that if they don't do anything Rodo and his gang are going to keep hurting people, but TUO doesn't want to get involved because she's sure that nothing will happen to the assholes, but the two of them will get hurt, specially her, who is so deep in the closet that she couldn't find her way out even if she tried.

Gabriela's dad arrives and, to further prove how terrified this girl is, she tells him that they're friends from school, because it is so very suspicious to know anyone who doesn't go to school with you, right, gueys?

Su caudal de penas sí que no tendrá fin if she keeps that attitude up.

Later that day, Julia and Mariana keep talking about Emo's family woes while drinking a couple of beers. Emo talks about how much her family sucks, how they all abandoned her (mother, father, step dad) and how she's completely alone because, although the Aparicios love her, they're borrowed family. Julia assures her that she's not alone and Mariana says that she's right, she has Gaby, which infuriates Julia because : 1. she was talking about herself (how could Mariana forget that she's the center of the universe?), 2. Gaby's a closet case who doesn't even have the guts to come out to her dad.

Mariana doesn't like Julia's attitude, after all, Julia doesn't know how it's like to be closeted and all you can lose when you come out. Julia doesn't think that Gaby has the balls to be in a relationship with Mariana, who points out that it's easy to judge and have balls when you have the entire Aparicio Army behind you. Besides, who knows if Gaby's dad is even worse than Rodo himself when he finds out that she's gay? But Julia is too immature to just shut up, so she doesn't.

Julia: Poor Gaby. Why don't you have compassion for me? I'm trying to come out of the closet, yet I'm here with you, Mariana!
Mariana: Ay Julia, please, what closet? You just get jealous when any man, woman or dog pees in your territory! It's what you used to do with Armando and now you're doing it with me! It's not fair, guey!

The Immature One walks away in a huff.

That night, the Uncomfortable One pays Mariana a visit. She keeps excusing herself and trying to make Emo #1 understand that her situation with her parents is impossible and she just absolutely can't be as out as Mariana.

Mariana completely understands, but tries to make her understand that, at some point, she'll have to come out, unless she's willing to spoil her whole life because she's too afraid to be herself.

Gabriela says she'll come out and some point, but she just can't at the moment. She'd love to still be with Mariana, but without any fuss, without any gay clubs or complaints to the police.

Over at Aparicio Central, Julia is having a talk with her mom about the fight that she had with her future wife. She feels horrible for being so selfish and jealous, and Rafaela senses that there's something else going on with them, but before Julia can elaborate, her phone rings. It's Armando reminding us that he's alive and butting in from far away.Rafaela rolls her eyes, and I do too.

Pichichi misses Julia like crazy, she's all he thinks about. She's all uncomfortable and tells him, before hanging up, that he should forget about her because she doesn't work as a girlfriend, friend or anything.

I kind of agree.

She feels so bad that she goes to see Mariana to apologize, but instead finds Gaby there: Mariana went to see Meche because she decided to go to the police to try to prosecute Rodo.

Quote of the episode

Mariana (to Julia, about Gabriela): Who are you to call her a closet case? You don't know what a closet is, what it's like to be in it and much less coming out of it, guey!


Episode 38

Julia and Gaby are having coffee at Mariana's place, waiting for her. Julia apologizes for being so insistent the last time they saw each other, but The Uncomfortable one says that it's okay and that she herself feels really bad that she can't support Mariana properly, but her dad is just a closed minded asshole (I added the asshole bit, BTW)

Mariana arrives and, finding Julia there, apologizes immediately. Julia is all sorry too and there's all sorts of forgiveness going on while Gaby is sitting there looking left out until Mariana remembers that she exists and goes over to sit next to her.

The next day, Meche and Mariana go to the police to make the official complaint against Rodo. Julia and Gaby wait for them outside and Emo #2 feels bad since she's not there supporting her super awesome girlfriend because of her fear. Julia tells her to not be so hard on herself and that even Mariana understands her position and supports her.

Gaby then puts her foot in her mouth when she asks Julia what happened between them two, why didn't it work? She thought they must've been together at some point because they know each other so well and have such great chemistry. Julia tells her that no, they've never been together, she's not even gay and if she was she'd have no problem saying it.

Somewhere is that conversation, Gaby finds the courage to join Mariana in the complaint.

After they're done, Mariana is beaming with pride because of Gaby's courage, but Julia's eyes are turning green with jealousy.

Later that day, at Aparicio Central, the women are having dinner or some other meal, I can never tell. Well, it must be dinner since Isadora is there and not in school. Meche proposes a toast to Gaby and Mariana for being so brave. Isadora toasts to dykes because she got called a dyke in school and she kicked the asses of those who did. Even Isadora knows that being gay isn't bad.

When Mariana accompanies Gaby to the gates, Julia keeps looking at them with even more jealousy and angst in her eyes.

That night, Mariana wants to go to a hotel because she feels that things are weird between her and MEC. She also knows that something's up with Julia. When she keeps pressuring Julia to spill it, she says something about Mariana thinking she's not brave like Gaby or something else that makes sense in Julia land, but nowhere else.

Whatever, I don't care.

Quote of the episode

Gabriela (to Julia, about Mariana): That's how Mariana is, isn't it? Brave, understanding.



DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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