Opening monologue: Love is fragile, and things can’t go back to the way they were before. Jay Gatsby disagrees!
We pick up where we left off, with Paula returning to fuck with her emotionally fragile underage boyfriend some more. He tells her to leave, but she cries all over him about how she loves him and she wants to get back together. I bet Papa B would love that! No, but really, how does she think this will work out? Pablo still doesn’t really know that Papa B hired her to deflower him, right? Oh my God, what if they get back together and we end up back at square one? Because I would not put it past this show to do that. Anyway, she tells Pablo she’ll wait for him in the sad trailer, and if he doesn’t show up, she’ll disappear from his life forever. Don’t do it, Pablo!
Meanwhile, Luca and Marizza have been hauled off to the police station, where Papa C comes to bail them out. He flips his shit when he realizes Mia’s not with them, and flips his shit some more when he realizes Luca let her go off by herself. He rightly yells at Luca for being irresponsible and getting snowed by a 15-year-old. As ever, I think we’re supposed to think Papa C’s being uptight, but he has a point. Then Manuel calls and says Peter’s sick, so Papa C…lets Luca and Marizza go look for Mia, thus defeating the entire point of their argument.
In the cafeteria, Vico tries to talk Feli out of being a nun. She’s like, “Do you think that maybe, just maybe, your emotional trauma is driving you to want to make drastic life changes?” Feli’s like, “Nope.” Vico gives up and stomps off. Heh. I actually kind of love how Vico trying to help someone and then getting frustrated is becoming something of a running trait with her. Vico tries to call Mia for help, but Mia’s off making out with Blas, so she resorts to calling Feli’s mom. Whoa, actual parental involvement? I won’t get my hopes up, though.
Luca also tries calling Mia, but of course she doesn’t answer him either. He and Marizza decide to go back to the school and ask around. Papa C calls and Luca lies that they’ve totally found Mia and he totally is a 100% responsible adult. “Great, let me talk to her,” Papa C says. Luca’s like, “Oh snap, what do!” Marizza snaps that she can see why he’s dating her mom; they’re both idiots. Hee! She’s not wrong. Eventually they have Marizza pretend to be Mia while talking to Papa C — it’s not a bad imitation, actually, but he figures out that something’s weird and says he’s coming to the school to see her. You know, for a guy who runs a fashion house, Papa C sure has a lot of free time on his hands. Like, even when he’s not running off to that school every five minutes, does he do anything besides spin around in that office chair?
Nico calls Manuel and tells him that they’re back to square one with the Society. Manuel’s like, “That sucks, but I’m not showing up for the entirety of this episode, so…deal with it.”
Tomás and Luna come back to school, apparently having had a good time on their date. Nico’s like, “How dare she have fun with another guy!” He tries to interrogate them about the movie, but Tomás cottons on to what he’s doing and drags Luna off. Man, watching Nico get outwitted by Tomás is kind of painful. Tomás and Luna play pool, and he shows her how to hold the cue (insert phallic joke of your choice here). They flirt a little and Tomás goes in for a kiss, then Nico falls over from the table he was hiding behind. “Were you spying?” Luna asks, all aghast. Isn’t that how they hooked up in the first place? Tomás comes to defend Luna’s honor, out-smoothing Nico for the second time in as many minutes.
Blas has taken Mia to…some cafe? I dunno. There’s music and it’s kind of oddly dark. Run away, Mia! She tells him she has to get back to school soon, and he’s all pissy that she didn’t manage to get away for the whole day. Not pissy enough to not make out with her though, of course. God, he’s gross.
Feli’s mom shows up at the school. I’m not sure if this is the same actress who’s played her mom before? She’s crazy young. Anyway, she’s not pleased at all that Feli wants to become a nun. She takes Feli back home and invites over some lady and her nephew. Said nephew (“Francisco”) is not cute at all, but I guess he’s not hideously deformed either, and thus Feli is twitterpated. They hang out and he tells her that he’s not interested in going out with girls. Feli assumes he’s gay and is all crushed, but then he’s like, “Don’t be silly, we don’t have gay people on this show! I’m going to be a priest, so dating is no go.” Feli’s like, “Omg, he gets me.” She and her crazy eyes are all pleased.
Marizza goes to the sad trailer for some reason that’s never really explained. We’ll just say it’s for contrivance purposes, as she runs into Paula. She’s all snippy with her, and Paula’s like, “Whatever, I know you’re only still meddling in this because you have a thing for Pablo.” Hee! Marizza is not deterred, and says Pablo might seem stupid (also hee), but he’s not, and he’s not ever going to forgive Paula. She leaves Paula alone to wait, while Avril Lavigne plays in the background. Oh man, I totally cried to that song too, when I was twelve or something. It spoke to me, man. Night falls and Paula gets ready to leave, but at the last minute, Pablo shows up. DAMMIT, PABLO. Paula cries all over him and then they have sex. After all, nothing can defeat the penis.
Marizza and Luca finally have the bright idea to interrogate Vico for Mia’s whereabouts. She hems and haws and eventually tells them that Blas took Mia to a new cafe in town. I should add that night has fallen by this point. They’re not very good detectives. Meanwhile, at Casa Colucci, Papa C frets that “Mia” sounded weird on the phone. “Maybe she was drinking,” Mercedes suggests. Papa C’s like, “How very dare, Mia would never!” Yeah, I mean, she dates guys that are way too old for her, but drinking is beyond the pale! Mercedes snaps that this is Papa C’s fault, as he never sets boundaries for her. I dunno, it seems to me that Papa C sets boundaries, and then other adults continually undermine him. Mercedes says Papa C should start by making Mia accept Mercedes, because that will stop her acting out. Somehow.
Mia and Blas are still on their inappropriate date. I thought you had to get back to school, Mia! Plus, there’s no way the two of them have enough to talk about for more than like, half an hour. Once again, Blas tells Mia that he never wants her to be upset, and he’s noticed that his perving on her seems to freak her out, and Mia has to reassure him that she likes how creepy he is. This is actually pretty manipulative of Blas, and so very, very gross.
Marizza and Luca roll up to the club — no idea if it’s actually the one Mia’s at or not — and Marizza conveniently bumps into the guy who ran them off the track. They exchange barbs, and Luca has to drag Marizza off. Despite the fact that she basically implied to his date that he’s a statutory rapist, Track Guy (“Simon”, possibly?) is kind of into her. When he and his friend leave, they find out that Marizza’s let the air out of his car tires. She’s left an anonymous diss note, too, except she left it on the school stationery. “What’s Elite Way?” Simon’s friend asks. Ha! What are you, new?
Tomás and Luna finish their game of pool. Wow, that was a long-ass game. Tomás heads to bed, or maybe dinner (do these kids even eat dinner?), and Luna tells Nico to come out from under the pool table. Oh, Nico. She tells him she doesn’t want him spying on her anymore, and he’s like, “But Manuel says stalking is the fastest way to a girl’s heart!” Just kidding. He tells her they’re investigating Tomás, and Luna needs to stay away from him. “Tomás is very dangerous,” he says. HA! I mean, I guess he might accidentally set himself on fire or something. Luna asks why he doesn’t just go off and make out with Tatiana, and Nico tells her that they broke up. Luna’s all twitterpated for half a second, but then Tatiana shows up and is all over Nico as usual. Luna storms off. Nico’s like, “But, but, I thought our fight let me off the hook!” Tatiana chirps that she realized their fight was stupid and they’re still totally meant2b. Nico finally gets his shit together and tells Tatiana that they need to break up. “You’re ruining the dream of my life! I want to get married and have babies!” Tatiana shrieks. I mean…my God, Tatiana, you’re 15 years old. I’m sure you can find someone else before you hit menopause.
Paula and Pablo are all post-coital together, and Paula thinks this means that they’re getting back together 4 sure. Pablo gently shoots her down, and tells her that he forgives her, but he can’t be in a relationship with her. There has to be honesty in relationships, and one day Paula will find someone she can be honest with. And hopefully that person will not be a teenager. They hug and it’s quite sweet.
Blas and Mia sneak back into the school. Blas wants to talk to Papa C about their relationship, which frankly I would love to see. I bet it would end with Papa C punching Blas in the face. Mia, though, says that Papa C will get Blas fired (as he should!), and she doesn’t want that. Dammit, Mia. Anyway, she goes back to her room where Papa C is waiting, and he bawls her out for drinking (“I would never, it’s bad for my skin!” she protests), and says that she’s going to spend the weekend at home. Mia has a meltdown over not being able to perform with the band on Sunday, and Vico’s like, “What’s the deal, I thought Marizza was covering for you.” Mia’s like, “In what universe has Marizza ever helped me out ever?”
Nico goes back to his room and sees Marcos poring over his list of clues. Nico’s like, “Don’t bother, it’s Tomás, case closed.” Marcos is like, “Shouldn’t we have evidence?” and Nico’s like, “My raging hateboner is evidence enough!” Not really. Their chat is interrupted by a call from Mama Aguilar, who chirps that she was out shopping and she thought of Marcos, so she dropped a present off for him at school. Marcos immediately cottons on that something’s weird: “My mom never calls me. Or gives me gifts. Or ever talks to me except to berate me about my dead brother.” Not really that last part. He goes off to investigate and brings back a big box. Whatever’s inside SHOCKS and APPALLS him. Ominous!
Papa C sees Luca and Marizza as he’s leaving, and he starts bawling Luca out for lying about Mia’s whereabouts. Marizza’s like, “This is is awkward, see ya.” She runs right into Paula, who snips that she just wanted to tell Marizza that she was with Pablo. “And I just want you to know: I won.” Because Pablo’s such a prize. Marizza’s not pleased at all.
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