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Thursday, June 02, 2005

 Los Plateados -- Analysis

I feel that the story is moving toward a realignment of the characters. Ofelia is unwittingly tied to the Campuzanos, now that the long awaited confession that Andres' father is Sebastian Campuzano has been made. I think that Ofelia's questioning look at Gabriel last nite indicated a recognition of Sebastian Campuzano, altho she hasn't put two and two together yet. So, the Castanedas will be moving into the Campuzano camp. One of the pieces of the puzzle that must be in place is for Luciana to figure out that Emilio was behind Nicanor's shooting. Esperanza is already very doubtful of Emilio. Camila would also leave him. Andres will swing over to the Plateado's side when he smells Emilio's guilt at the bottom of all the bad happenings in San Diego. Andres and Emilio have had a running blood feud all along, but we attributed it to political differences. Two things are necessary for Ofelia: The realization that the Plateados are Sebastian's children, and the realization that Emilio is behind Esperanza's attempted rape and Andres' shooting. On the "Dark Side," Augusta may be revealed as someone who was complicit in her husband's death, and it may well be that "Papa Villegas" and the execution of Sebastian Campuzano are intertwined. This secret is most probably what makes Augusta think that she has leverage over Emilio regarding Leonardo's safety. So, Augusta will move into Emilio's orbit outwardly, reflecting her complicity in Emilio's dirty deeds. (It is possible that Augusta doesn't know the whole story regarding her husband's death and that she'll be rehabilitated, but I think that this would be a sloppy story line.) The two big questions are the Bashur and Villegas households. Which way will they swing? Aurelio and Irene are prevented from following Augusta by Leonardo's participation in the Banda Plateado. Irene has opened the door for Aurelio to question his father's death again. Sooner or later, he will figure out Emilio's skullduggery and Augusta's involvement with him, causing Casa Villegas to align with the Plateados in due time. The Bashurs, however, are the real question. Kemal is completely wedded to Emilio by his greed. Samia knows Emilio as an evil person. Yasir is wedded to Emilio by his social ambitions (but this will change, as Esperanza recognizes Emilio's evil). Laila is tied to the Plateados by her relationship with Manuel. Finally, Halim is strongly bound to Yamile, and Ishmail could well play a "swing vote" position in the Bashur situation. So far, the novela has been bogged down for two months in wasted time and foolishness. The clear decision of the writers to alter the course of the story on May 27th has brought about a rapid flurry of events as the story changes to a new course. I see this in the ploy to engage the viewers in Camila and Gabriel's romance by putting them in a highly unlikely interlude in the Campuzano estate ruins. This whole scene was not badly done, but very unrealistic. Luckily for Camila and Gabriel, Teniente Dimas didn't show up, as he seems to whenever someone is removing their clothes (Kemal and Samia, and Tonita). Also, Gabriel's acceptance of a violent act is a change for him. One wonders how the Plateados could have robbed for so long without an unfortunate occurrence happening sooner. As the pace of the story has picked up, are we going to see the Plateados robbing anyone? The robbing aspect of this story has clearly not been developed at all, leaving us with a clouded view of the motives of the Plateados. One rightfully wonders how such a band of Juan Bobos has even avoided capture, much less become a legend. Now, the writers are moving us into resolving the Campuzano family history (and mystery), so it is unlikely that the "Robin Hood" aspect will ever receive the development it badly needed. Gabriel has been jolted into the recognition that violence is an integral part of the life he's chosen, but the abrupt turn in the story has left Camila's shallow development behind. Her dilemma is realistic, but her fickle about face, while realistic in a young woman does not explain Gabriel's infatuation with her. So far, the story has improved with the adoption of a new direction, but we will have to be satisfied with the insufficient character development we've had up to this point.

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