So, last time on Rebelde Way, we met our main protagonists and their absentee/overdramatic/negligent/dead/hairspray-abusing parental figures. Manuel Aguirre swore vengeance on Franco Colucci and began his trek from Mexico to Argentina for the sole purpose of enrolling in the Elite Way School and seducing Mia Colucci (for science revenge!). Marizza Spirito’s squinty-eyed father shipped her off to the Elite Way School for no good reason that I can think of, where she promptly started fighting with the aforementioned Mia Colucci. Oh, and her mother may or may not have some sort of secret history with the school’s principal, Marcel Dunoff. Franco Colucci didn’t show up to the end-of-the-year ceremony, so Mia decided to rip her shirt off during her dance performance to get attention, and everyone who watched the episode in the US was paid a visit from the FBI. Pablo Bustamante’s parents are assholes, his friend Tomás is pretty but extremely dumb, and the two of them crashed a car (well, Pablo was the one driving) and Pablo may or may not be dead. Good times!
(This episode is pretty long, mainly because it introduces a shitton of new characters, their backstories, and their relationships with everyone else. Oy.)
Credits. I have yet to figure out what that thing Manuel is eating in the last scene is. A really skinny churro? I have no idea.
Overdramatic narration of the day: Our teenage years bring us lots of choices, not all of them safe. We might have to take risks. We might have to be a bit…rebelde, if you will. (Ba-dum-ching!)
On the street. Like half the city of Buenos Aires has showed up to inspect Pablo and Tomás’s car accident. There’s cameras! Film crews! News reporters! So…I guess his parents are probably going to figure out where he is?
Sonia and Dunoff. Sonia explains that Marizza is very high-spirited, “When she gets an idea into her head, well, she just doesn’t stop until she gets what she wants.” A gentle piano begins to play in the background as Dunoff stares into Sonia’s eyes and tells her that that description fits a girl he used to know a long time ago…a girl just like Marizza…who he fell in love with (even though he was “much older” and the girl in question was seventeen, ew)…but he lost her…ellipses for days…”You didn’t love her enough,” Sonia supplies. “You wouldn’t give up everything for her.” Well, gee, I wonder who they’re talking about? There’s some awkward eye-gazing, and Dunoff finally mentions that his daughter is the same age as Marizza. “I know,” Sonia says. “I left when I found out your wife was pregnant.” Aw, Dunoff, you were cheating? That’s not cool. They reminisce a bit, and then Marizza breaks up the moment by bouncing into the office and offering Dunoff some cigarettes. Hee!
Hospital. Papa Bustamante says that he’ll pay off the damage of the other kids in the car, provided, of course, that they don’t tell anyone about the accident. It would ruin his political career, after all. “Do you want to see Pablo?” the doctor asks. Papa Bustamante is like, “Eh, you go in,” and leaves Mama Bustamante to tend to their son. Lord, he’s irritating.
Marizza and Sonia. Sonia helpfully informs us that if Marizza doesn’t get into Elite Way, Sonia will lose custody of her and Papa Spirito will take her away to Italy. Quelle horreur! There is a genuinely nice scene where Marizza tells her mother that she doesn’t want to have a family with Papa Spirito, she wants to stay with Sonia. Aw. Their relationship really is sweet. Dunoff comes back and Marizza sort of ham-fistedly tries to make up for being immature earlier. “I’d love to go to this school! It’s…pretty.” Heh. Dunoff’s like, “You know, I don’t believe you. But we’ll give you a chance.” So Marizza is in! Hijinks are sure to ensue.
Big Haired Lady — whose hair is actually much smaller in this episode, but I don’t know her name, so BHL she remains — who is apparently a hairdresser, and her niece, who will soon be one of our protagonists. The niece is named Luna Fernandez, and she goes back and forth between being absolutely adorable and being really annoying. You’ll see. Big Haired Auntie tells Luna how beautiful the school is, “like a five-star hotel!” I feel like a five-star hotel would have a less tacky color scheme, but whatever. “If they’re so conceited there,” Luna frets, “why would I want to go to a school like that?” You see, Luna is a scholarship student. “That’s the price you have to pay to become somebody and leave this neighborhood,” Big Haired Auntie says. Yes, the extremely shady neighborhood of kind-hearted hairdressers and adorable mute sisters. Luna’s mother comes in and asks if Luna is going to say goodbye to her sister, and Luna hops off to do so, which allows her mother to bitch at Big Haired Auntie in private. “I hope you’re happy that you’ve taken my daughter away from her mother!” snaps Mama Fernandez. “Actually, yes,” says Big Haired Auntie. Wow. That’s cold. Although Mama Fernandez is kind of a bitch, so…yeah. They argue a bit more, and then Mama Fernandez pulls out the line “I hope my daughter never becomes a prostitute like her aunt!” OUCH. Big Haired Auntie isn’t having any of it though and is just like, “No, but she can’t be her sister’s nurse for the rest of her life. YOU’RE the mother.” Also ouch!
Mia. Gloria the secretary waltzes into Mia’s room (without even knocking!) and tells her that her father’s on the phone, calling from Paris. “He says it’s urgent.” Mia, who is still huffy over not being able to go to Europe, hangs up on him. Oh, Mia. Gloria exposits that the summer school club (which is called “Vacance Club,” according to the subtitles on YouTube, which makes no sense, but whatever) is leaving tomorrow after the scholarship students finish their entrance exams. “Buenísimo!” Mia squeals, then pulls out what has to be the greatest CD player ever and dances around the room with Gloria. See, this is why I love her.
My third-grade self is so envious right now.
Luna and her little sister, Flor. Flor is “sick”, which is never fully explained, but apparently she can’t walk or speak. Luna doesn’t want to leave Flor to the tender mercies of their bitchy mother, but alas, she must go for the sake of Big Haired Auntie. There’s lots of ~dramatic music~ as Luna promises Flor that she’ll write to her and visit when she can, but alas, she cannot visit often, the school is so far away, she doesn’t want to leave her, Flor has to be strong for her, you’ll be in my heart, etc etc etc. Flor just sort of stares blankly down at her teddy bear while Luna cries. I am not moved by this at all, possibly because I’m heartless, but also possibly because it’s ridiculously melodramatic.
Mama Bustamante and Tomás check on Pablo. Mama Bustamante has apparently been with Pablo for hours, which, man, Papa Bustamante is stone cold. She goes off to get some coffee. The second she leaves the room, Pablo sits up and asks Tomás about the car. “My dad called insurance. My parents didn’t even come. They just called me and told me I was stupid.” Aw, Tomás! Apart from Sonia, are any of the parents in this show decent people? Pablo tells him that he’d rather have his parents. “I really don’t want to see my dad later…that’s going to suck,” he says, with a really…idk, depressed? look on his face. I sense hidden character depths! “Maybe he’ll just cut your money off, like my parents,” Tomás suggests. “No,” says Pablo. “That won’t be enough for him.” Creepy.
“Well, look at it this way. If he doesn’t want to see your face for a few years, maybe he’ll have forgotten about it the next time he sees you.” Oh, Tomás. Pablo kind of chuckles and tells him that he’s glad Tomás came by. “I know you can’t live without me,” Tomás says, completely serious (hee!) and Pablo’s like, “No, I was just bored pretending to be asleep.” They start play flirting fighting, and then the vaguely homoerotic moment is broken up by Papa Bustamante, who is standing judgily in the doorway.
~Sassy~
Papa Bustamante kicks Tomás out so he can yell at Pablo, as you do. “You have almost destroyed me!” he snaps. “Why can’t you be like your brothers? They’re so much better than you.” “Wait, let me say — ” “I didn’t come here to listen to you!” And then Papa Bustamante says that what Pablo did was dangerous, and he could have killed someone, and okay, I actually agree with that. “You only see the bad stuff about me, don’t you?” Pablo asks. “Is there anything good to see?” snarks his dad. Wow. I can’t even. Pablo’s face just kind of falls and then, because he isn’t being douchey enough, Papa Bustamante says that there are charges brought against Pablo, and here’s the court date, have a nice day! Wait, who pressed charges? The girls? “No,” says Papa Bustamante. “I did.” Really, though? I feel like, if he doesn’t want the press to know about this, he possibly shouldn’t be bringing it to court? Whatever. Pablo tries to call him out on his being a dick, but Papa B just shuts him down and walks out.
…that scene sucked. Now I’m actually kind of sad.
Mia in her room, working out. Halfway through, she claps a hand to her (flat) stomach and wails, “Oh no! I have a belly! This can’t be happening!” She rubs cellulite cream on her stomach, which I feel is unnecessary given that you can already see her ribs, but whatever. And then she spies a note on her dressing table telling her to ~go to the lockers~ or whatever (“I hope it’s from the guy in 5th year that I like!” [it’s not]) to find a clue to “something that will interest her.” Er. What? How did that even get in there? Why are people allowed to waltz into the students’ rooms whenever they want? So off Mia goes, still in her workout clothes (that rhymed!), swaying her hips (no, really) all the way down to the lockers.
And then we cut to Luna and her aunt. Hey, no fair! I don’t care about them! They’re waiting for a van to come take them to Elite Way, when who should show up but Manuel! (Still wearing his godawful outfit from last episode.) Oh, and Luna introduces Big Haired Auntie’s name as Sandra. Hi, Sandra! I guess I can call you by your name now.
Mia follows the directions from her locker to a…closet? or something, where a bag is thrown over her head. I feel like this should prompt some sort of hair existential crisis from her, but whatever. It turns out to be Feli and Vico, who have returned to school to keep Mia company! Aw. These three are cute together. Usually. They tell her that they couldn’t leave her to face Vacance Club alone. How nice! It’s almost as if all of our main characters are coincidentally going on this trip together! They all start jumping up and down together and squealing and look, I like Mia and her friends more than most people do, but even I had to fast-forward this part. My eardrums can’t take it, y’all.
Outside, a car pulls up, and yet another character is introduced! Meet Guido! Guido is kind of…I’m not sure how to put it. He’s not a dick, necessarily, but he’s ridiculously ashamed of his (perfectly sweet) parents and is kind of an ass to them. 😐 Apparently his father’s a farmboy-turned-butcher — so not exactly the richest family in the world — and yeah, I can sort of see how it might be awkward for Guido to be at a school where all the kids’ parents are politicians, fashion entrepreneurs, etc. And he is fifteen, which is not exactly the most objective age. Still. His parents are adorable and it makes me sad to see him be so mean to them. His mother gives him a locket from his baptism and makes Guido promise never to take it off. He totally takes it off the second they leave. Aw, come on, Guido. Plus, Argentina is like, majority Catholic. It’s not like anyone would’ve ~judged~ him for it.
Manuel, Luna, and Sandra are hanging out, waiting for the van, while Manuel tells (re: lies to) them about from whence he came. He says that his father died from a heart attack and that he wanted Manuel to come to Elite Way, and Manuel doesn’t mind repeating a year since he’s doing it for his dad. Well…I guess that last part is true on a very technical level. Sandra gently breaks it to him that even if he passes the scholarship exam, he’ll still need an adult to be responsible for him. So…there’s a snag in that plan. “My whole life’s project depends on getting into this school!” Manuel says, which Luna and Sandra don’t find weird at all (though they should). Luna gives him something (I think it’s one of her earrings?) for luck. Manuel says he’ll clip it to his shirt. Even though his ears are pierced? Maybe it’s a hair clip. Maybe I shouldn’t care about this and move on.
Pablo y su mamá. Mama Bustamante is considerably more sympathetic than her husband (“The only thing that matters is that you’re okay.”) Hmmm. On one hand, Papa B is right that what Pablo did was stupid and dangerous. On the other hand, he’s such a douche that I want to side with Pablo out of spite. Well, whatever. Dunoff shows up at the hospital like the weirdo that he is, to inform Pablo that he should be expelled for what he did (no, he shouldn’t*), but since Papa B has so much power/Pablo’s brothers are Elite Way alumni (I am reluctant to abbreviate it to EW), Pablo can stay in the school. Oh, and instead of going to court, he just has to do community service! That’s nice, although it probably won’t end well for Pablo, who doesn’t seem like he’s ever done a day of work in his life.
(*Regardless of how stupid Pablo’s incident was, I don’t really think the school has/should have any say in students’ punishments for things they do out-of-school, particularly over summer vacation. Why was Dunoff notified anyway?)
Scholarship exam time! A dark-haired boy with a bad eyebrow situation yanks a ring off his hand while ominously thinking I’ll never tell anyone I’m Jewish. I guess that was…his Jewish ring? This is like Guido and his baptism locket all over again. Luna and Manuel turn their application forms in and Manuel playfully tugs on Luna’s ponytail, because I guess they’re BFFs now. But Gloria the secretary snippily tells Manuel that he can’t go in to the take the exam because his parents still haven’t talked to the principal. “Lo lamento,” she says, in the most fake sympathetic voice ever. What is your deal, Gloria? Manuel turns around in agony and Sandra just kind of stands there like, “This is awkward.”
Meanwhile, in Mia’s room, Vico rants about her family — her father’s run off, her brother is a control freak, and her mom is…annoying, I guess. Feli mumbles that her mother is glad that she came back to school, because Mama Mitre “nearly died” when she saw Feli in shorts and a tank top. “My mom hates everything over 50 kilos, including me,” she says sadly. Aw, Feli. Also, again: does nobody in this school have decent parents? The subject changes to the new kids, and Mia takes the opportunity to rant about Marizza and Sonia. Hey, don’t bash Sonia. I heart her. Marizza chooses that moment to waltz in. “I thought you weren’t staying,” Mia says, and Marizza informs her that she’s changed her mind, because she loves Elite Way now. “You don’t fit in at this school!” Feli says, and Marizza snarks back, “You should talk! Do you do tricks like the other whales?” Oh, Lord. A big part of why Marizza bugs me is definitely the way she rags on Feli’s weight (she did it in the last episode as well, telling Feli she was “round and green” like a trash can) — I don’t know, it’s not like Feli’s nice to Marizza or anything, but bringing her size up is below the belt, ~in my opinion~. Especially considering what we’ve just heard about Feli’s mother. Anyway.
Manuel is begging Dunoff to let him in, but Dunoff stands firm: “We can’t admit any student without having an interview with their parents, or tutors, or whoever’s in charge of them.” Now that I’m like, fifty more episodes in, that line has way more significance. You’ll see. Just then, Gloria the secretary announces that the person responsible for Manuel Aguirre has arrived. Dunoff sort of blinks like, “What?” Manuel has an expression on his face that looks somewhere between confusion and “I told you so.” And lo, who should waltz in but Sandra! Dunoff’s like, “Uh, aren’t you Luna’s aunt?” but no, no, Sandra’s also Manuel’s godmother, the silly boy is so independent, you know how teenagers are, and the school system is so different in Mexico…Dunoff pretty much caves, but adds, “We still need his mother’s signature.” Well then, there’s really nothing for Sandra to do but turn on the charm (you’ll recall she’s an ex-prostitute) and kind of lean into Dunoff, “You must let the boy in, or he’ll miss his chance…you know?” Dunoff sort of looks at her and you know Manuel’s in now. (Also because there wouldn’t be a show if he didn’t get in. But you know what I mean.)
Mia, Feli, Vico, and Marizza. Marizza turns on her CD player (which is not nearly as cool as Mia’s), and starts playing loud rock music while decorating the room. Dude, Marizza is basically every obnoxious roommate you’ve had in college. Mia & Co storm out and Marizza pushes all the stuff off of Mia’s desk and puts her own stuff on it.
You can go away, Marizza. Anytime you want. (I mean…she grows on me later, but I forgot how annoying she was here.)
Manuel and Sandra plan out the rest of their…plan: Manuel will write a letter from his “mom”, Sandra will get it signed, and then he’ll be in! There is a catch, though: Sandra wants Manuel to take care of Luna. “She’s too nice,” Sandra says. “You have to protect her.” Which is nice and all, but how does she know that Manuel’s not some kind of serial killer? Anyway, Manuel promises.
Mia, Feli, and Vico are standing around outside of the room. “Air, please, I need air!” Mia wails, and they fan her frantically. Hee. Another one of our main characters shows up: Lujan Linares. She’s an orphan, likes sports, and has really nice eyebrows. (What?) Also, she’s awesome. You know how I said Mia is my second-favorite character? Lujan is my favorite all day every day. I heart her. (I realize it’s a bit weird that my two favorite characters hate each other, but that is just how I roll.) Lujan says she’s at the school on a sports scholarship, presumably to represent the school in tournaments, and Mia points out that Elite Way doesn’t participate in sports competitions. I wonder if, perhaps, there is something strange about Lujan’s situation? (Lujan, hilariously, just sort of stares her down in a way that is slightly homoerotic. What?) “You’re a scholarship student, aren’t you?” Mia asks. “How did you know?” “Well, honey, I don’t know…your hair, your clothes…” Oh, Mia. Why you gotta be like this? Feli drags Lujan off to show her to an empty room before Lujan can punch Mia in the face. Mia rambles on about how her room was decorated by a personal decorator but Marizza has ruined, ruined all of that hard work, oh, Mia’s eyes are still burning, qué dificil es ser ella, etc. Lujan, hilariously, gives no fucks. And then she grabs a bug out of the air and crushes it in her fist while telling them that in the orphanage, she learned how to destroy anything that bothered her…if you know what she means. So…they’re probably not going to be BFFs, then.
Pablo is on the phone with Tomás. “You don’t understand! I have to do community service in the ghetto!” Quelle horreur! Why do you make it so hard to like you, Pablo? Mia waltzes in and snarks at him “What a short vacation you had!” “It looks like you never even left at all,” Pablo snips back before leaving in a huff. Vico speculates that perhaps Mia has a secret crush on Pablo? No, Vico, Mia’s love-hate love interest shows up later. Keep up! Mia opines that Pablo is just a pretty face, which is interesting because that’s exactly what people say about her. Character depth away! Hearing this, Vico leaves…
…and drags Pablo into Mia’s room, presumably to show him a “CD [she] burnt.” Oh, 2002, you were so cute. “Cool,” Pablo says. “You know,” Vico smoothes at him, “I really like that music you compose.” “Eh, it’s just a hobby,” Pablo says (it’s not). Vico decides to try a different tack: “When I found out about your accident, I wanted to die! You’re so strong, Pablito!” “Well, yes, I am strong,” Pablo says (ha!). Vico asks if he has a crush on Mia, and says that she’s (Mia) too immature for him. And what does she mean by that? “She’s a virgin!” Vico says. WHAT? Why are you telling him this? That’s a bitch move, Vico. Then she and Pablo make out, while Marizza watches from above and nearly falls off her perch in excitement. This will end well! Pablo and Vico start going up the stairs to the second level of the room*, but then Gloria the secretary walks in (without knocking! Do these kids have no privacy?) and tells them that is forbidden, forbidden for a boy to be in a girls’ room without permission! Pablo mumbles about a lamp that broke and he was just helping Vico fix it, that was totally what was happening. Gloria doesn’t buy it. “I’ll have to tell Mr. Dunoff about this.” Pablo panics, as he’s already in trouble for the car thing, and quickly makes up a sob story. “It’s okay…I’m used to being hurt…first the accident…now this…maybe I should just be expelled…” “Fine,” Gloria says. Pablo smarms at his own brilliance. Man, I forgot how unlikeable everyone (apart from my queens Lujan, Mia, and Sonia) was in these first episodes.
(*And what, exactly, were they going to do? I shudder to think.)
Manuel is taking his exam while Feli stares at him through the window longingly and eats chips. Again: there are some seriously awkward undertones every time they show Feli eating. Also, why are there windows facing the hallway? The song that’s playing in the background is quite catchy. I feel like I’ve heard it before? (I just Googled it and it’s “Cherry Lips” by Garbage. Wait, really? This show doesn’t strike me as the kind to use Garbage on the soundtrack.)
Mia goes to Dunoff and tells him that she doesn’t want Marizza in her room, which I think is a fair enough request. I mean, it’s stemming from a completely petty and bitchy place, but if Mia doesn’t think she’ll get along with Marizza, or if she already has an arrangement (Vico) in mind, the school shouldn’t make her live with a complete stranger. Well, whatever. Dunoff refuses. Mia storms out, and “Bootylicious” kicks up in the background. HA!
(Also, Mia mentions that none of the scholarship students manage to graduate because of the Society. Dunoff doesn’t believe her. This will be important later.)
(I should add that all of this transpires while Mia is still in her midriff-baring workout clothes.)
Manuel finishes his exam and leaves the classroom and immediately runs into…Tomás! Hey, Tomás! What’s up? Manuel apologizes, but apparently Tomás is in full-bitch mode today because he immediately snaps “Why don’t you look where you’re going?” “What did you say, you pansy* Argentinian?” Manuel asks. That’s terrible, but I laughed anyway. “Who are you, asshole?” “I’m the guy who’s going to break your teeth in if you bother me again!” I should mention that while this exchange is going on, Tomás is wearing jeans and a T-shirt while Manuel is wearing orange pants and a green top with what looks like a cartoon character on it. He’s not really in a place to be threatening anyone, is what I’m saying.
(*The subtitles say “pansy,” but the exact word he uses is “femenino” [I think? It sounds kinda like “femenido,” but that’s not a dictionary word], and let’s be honest, Tomás is very pretty.)
Anyway, after that incident, the moment we all knew was going to happen happens: Manuel turns around and sees Mia, strutting down the hallway in her ridiculous workout outfit, tossing her hair in slow-motion, while “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys plays in the background. (This show’s music choices crack me up to no end.) Their eyes meet and Mia…well, I can’t really describe the expression on her face, but suffice to say, in spite of his bad fashion choices, she likes what she sees. They ~walk past~ each other and Mia smiles at him. Manuel runs in the opposite direction. Hee.
Marizza is still being annoying in the girls’ room. Feli points out that they all share the room and they have to find a middle ground. Marizza blows her off. I feel like the only people who would find this funny are people who have never had roommates. Marizza calls Feli an elephant (sigh) and then hints that Vico (or, as she puts it, “your easy friend”) may or may not have said something about Mia to Pablo. Then she waltzes out while Feli eats a lollipop and stares blankly after her. Oh, Feli.
Outside, Marizza meets Lujan (Lujan! You are my favorite! Why do you choose such poor company?) and they hit it off. Guido shows up and attempts to hit on them and they shut him down. This scene was pointless.
Inside the girls’ room, Mia finds Feli crying. “The new girl called me a whale and an elephant!” “Don’t listen to her, she’s lying! Don’t get upset because of that classless nobody!” Aw. Mia is really sweet with Feli, and idk, I think it’s telling about her character that, even though she’s still not the nicest person on earth, Mia is kind to Feli even though she’s not stick-thin, and she’s been Feli’s friend even before Feli became ~popular. Marizza comes off more shallow than Mia here, to be honest. Anyway. Feli tells Mia that she like-likes a boy, and Mia tells her that she does too. ~Drama~
Manuel and Luna are panicking over the exam results, worrying they might not get in. I feel like, given that Manuel’s already gone through the 10th grade, he should know this stuff already. (Then again, I wouldn’t remember anything from the 10th grade if you tested me on it now, either.) Dunoff comes in and announces that only 4 people made it into the 10th grade. Only four? Damn, that’s a strict school. They are: Diego Arias (who?), Nicolas Provenza (“I can never let them know I’m Jewish!” kid), Luna Fernandez (duh), and Santiago Levis (who? Oh whatever, he’s not important). Panic! Furor! How will our show go on if Manuel’s not in the school? Oh, wait, here’s Gloria with an exam Dunoff forgot. And the fifth student in is Manuel Aguirre! What luck! While he and Luna are jumping up and down hugging each other (aw!), Mia and Feli peer in through the window. “Isn’t he cute?” Feli sighs, and Mia realizes that, of course, both she and Feli have a thing for Manuel. “I’m…gonna leave,” Mia says. Feli introduces herself to Manuel and he asks about you know, that blonde girl, really pretty and Feli excitedly tells him that that’s her best friend, Mia Colucci! And I swear to God, a scare chord goes off as Manuel stares. “Colucci?!” The one and only, Manuel!
Vico and Pablo are making out amongst the gym equipment. Sexy. “Can I tell my friends we’re boyfriend and girlfriend?” Vico asks. “NO!” Pablo says, and I start laughing. “Sorry, I just hit my head really hard in the accident…” which I am sure is going to be his excuse for everything. Vico says she’ll ~take care of him~ and they start making out again. Then Tomás comes in and pulls Pablo off of her (hee!) and says that one of the new kids tried to fight him! A new kid in orange pants!
Mia brushes her hair and hallucinates that Manuel is in her room. That’s…not right. Feli comes in and gushes about Manuel. “Don’t you think he’s cute?” Mia mumbles that he’s not ugly, but…eh, and Feli is relieved. “Next to you, I can’t compete.” Luisana Lopilato’s not the greatest actress, but you can practically see the guilt on her face. Feli shows a little heart drawing she’s made for Manuel, and aw, Feli. She’s adorable but also kind of creepy. She rambles on about how exciting it is that the two BFFs are in love at the same time and man, it must suck to be Mia right now. Feli rushes off to go find Mia’s mysterious ~older guy~, who Mia says must be in 5th year (or a senior, in the American school system). Of course, she’s lying, but whatever.
And then Manuel walks in and sees Mia staring at his name in a heart. Ha! (Also, why, why, why can literally anyone just walk into these kids’ rooms without supervision?) And then the episode ends, with a voiceover talking about ~impossible love. OMINOUS.
(Damn, this was a long episode. Sorry!)
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