Previously on Rebelde Way: Martavio is getting fired and all the kids are getting expelled. Don’t get my hopes up, show!
Anyway, all the kids have to either have to give up the protest or get expelled. Pablo says he won’t give up the protest, and Papa B loses it and lunges for him in front of the entire class. Dude! The kids — mostly Guido — force Pablo out of the room for his own safety. Papa B yells some more about how they are going to GET EXPELLED AND LIKE IT, or they’re going to go stand in the hallway and THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY’VE DONE. Luckily, Marizza and Martavio arrive at that moment, and they’re all, “What’d we miss?”
Martavio manages to get the kids out of trouble. He’s all, “It would look way better for you, as mayor, to not punish a bunch of teenagers for being ~rebelde.” But it would be funnier for me! Think of me, you guys! Martavio waxes on about how the kids are just exercising their rights and how he totally has never done anything wrong ever, and every single complaint these kids ever have is valid. SIGH.
Marizza notices that Pablo’s not there, and asks where “everyone” is. Papa B’s like, “Oh, right, some students (like Pablo) didn’t give enough of a shit about your dad to protest. Rough life.” Marizza is all crushed. Papa B says he’s gonna go look for Pablo, but Javier volunteers to look instead.
Meanwhile, Pablo is outside, making the grave mistake of telling his personal problems to Guido. Pablo, Guido does not have the empathy required for this talk. Pablo sniffles and tells Guido about how his dad was going to hit him in front of God and everybody. Guido’s like, “Awkward, but like, you have to forgive him because he’s like, your dad, man.” Guido adds that he fights with HIS dad all the time, but he never forgets that he’s his father. Okay, a) your dad isn’t an abuser, Guido, and b) really? Because Guido loves disowning his dad whenever he’s feeling ashamed about his socioeconomic status or whenever there’s the slightest possibility he’s about to get laid.
Pablo, in an effort to explain that Papa B is really a terrible person, tells Guido that Mama B isn’t on an extended trip to Europe — she left because Papa B was going to put out a hit on her or something if she stayed in Argentina. (Cutely, Pablo says he wishes he had an adorable mom like Guido’s. Aw!) Guido refuses to believe it. Guido, why would Pablo lie about — oh my God, nevermind. Guido tells Pablo that he should do what he wants and stop chasing Papa B’s approval. Then he strokes Pablo’s hair, which is sweet but weird, because Guido has to be the most “no homo” guy on this show.
Javier rocks up and says that Papa B is looking for Pablo. Pablo and Guido just stare at him, and Javier’s like, “Or I can come back.” Hee.
Martavio comes into the office, where Hilda and Sonia are hanging out for some reason. He tells them about how he’s getting fired and how Papa B owns Elite Way, and they all clutch their pearls in shock. They’re all like, “We have to help the children!”, but agree to step carefully, lest they end up being thrown in the Rio de Plata or wherever the Argentinian mafia dumps bodies. Not to worry, though, because Martavio has a plan! That wouldn’t comfort me at all, but whatever. Martavio tells Dunoff that they need him in the classroom, and Dunoff’s like, “You mean sending Papa B in to do my job for me didn’t work?” He shuffles off all sad. Hee.
Over at Rocco’s house, his mom is taking a call from Vico. For some reason, Rocco won’t talk to her, and Mama Rocco is all, “Why won’t you talk to that nice girl from your school?” Rocco’s dad is all, “BECAUSE HE GAY,” and rocks in to berate Rocco for shaming him in front of God and everybody. Somehow. Didn’t he get busted sneaking out of school? Isn’t that literally all that happened? Whatever.
In the classroom, Papa B and Dunoff are arguing over which one of them is worse at classroom management. Heh. Martavio finally shows up, and tries to explain the Bariloche thing some more, and Papa B’s like, “Nobody cares about Bariloche anymore!! This is about you spreading ~rebeldia~ in my school!!” and Marizza sasses him that he certainly cared about the alcohol in Bariloche when it was convenient. Uh…why not both? Martavio is a terrible chaperone, AND the kids are wasting their time protesting this shit. Like damn, guys, pick a better cause than defending Martavio’s shitty teaching skills.
Anyway, Papa B and Dunoff give in and let Martavio stay, as we knew they would. Papa B’s like, “Actually, this was just a mistake by Dunoff!” and Dunoff’s like, “EXCUSE?” Hee. The kids act all triumphant like they don’t know that they always get their way by now.
Javier comes back in and tells Papa B that Pablo ran off to some other classroom and he couldn’t get him to come back. Papa B’s like, “Fine, I’ll do it myself!” and storms out. When he opens the classroom door, he sees Sonia walking a news crew through the school, cooing about how amazing Elite Way is and what a wonderful owner Papa B is. The news crew is all, “We’re here in one of the greatest schools in the country!” You’d think one of them would point out that it’s decorated like a kids’ science museum, but whatever. Marizza pops out of the classroom door to be all, “THEY’RE COMMITTING INJUSTICES HERE!” and Dunoff shoves her head back in. HA! That was terrible, but also extremely satisfying.
Anyway, since it seems like nobody has been kicked out, Sonia tells the news people that they can leave — oh, and don’t say anything about Papa B being the owner of the school, because that’s kind of a secret. I don’t know a news channel in the world that would keep that a secret just because a mildly famous performer asked them to, but whatever. Javier pops up and he’s like, “Yeah, it’s a secret, and we wouldn’t want to bother the mayor, and besides, it’s not like anyone was kicked out, so…” The news guy is all, “Why would anyone be kicked out? Just because of a simple protest?” Are you new, news guy? Papa B gets all flustered and is like, “NOBODY GETS KICKED OUT OF ELITE WAY EVER!” which isn’t a lie, and everyone starts clapping. Javier’s like, “OMG, Dad, that’s so amazing,” and hugs him in front of everyone.
“Is he an idiot?” Marcos wants to know. Hee. Marizza says that Javier’s not stupid, he just acts like he is. Oh, Marizza. So close, yet so far.
Across town, a detective follows Papa B and takes photos of him buying a white fur coat for Sonia.
In the cafeteria, Pilar apologizes for not trying hard enough to stop her dad. Manuel’s like, “Whatever, the important thing is that Martavio didn’t get fired and we didn’t get expelled.” MANUEL, YOU’RE LIKE TWENTY. WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT BEING EXPELLED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. Aaaahhh. The kids thank Michi for bringing them food during their like, two-hour protest, and she tells them to thank Sonia for bailing them out. Marizza is all salty that everyone is giving her mom credit.
Mia, Vico, and Feli discuss Javier acting a fool in front of the cameras, and they’re like, “Is he a dumbass or just pretending to be one?” Feli feels kind of bad for him, though, since clearly having a dad like Papa B screws you up — look at Pablo. Vico correctly says that Pablo can’t be that close with Papa B, because he’s clearly a mama’s boy. Marizza leaps to Pablo’s defense, and Lujan has to pull her away and be like, “Why are you defending Pablo again?” and Marizza’s like, “No reason, let’s keep walking.”
The girls keep discussing Papa B’s freakout, and Mia once again proves that she’s smarter than everyone thinks she is, because she points out that Papa B was PISSED, and she doesn’t think it’s over with him yet.
Pablo goes to thank Sonia for saving Martavio from having to deal with the consequences of his terrible teaching. She’s like, “Don’t thank me, thank your class, especially Javier!” LOL, like Javier did anything except stand there and be embarrassing. Pablo tells Sonia that Javier isn’t what he seems, and Sonia, God love her, is like, “Tell me everything!” Pablo says it’s better not to, but she shouldn’t believe everything Marizza says about Javier.
Papa B storms in and tells Pablo that they’re going home. Once Pablo’s out of the room, he turns on Sonia, and snaps that he might just reconsider whether or not Marizza’s allowed to stay at Elite Way now. Whatever. There are a million other schools you could send her to, Sonia. Schools with an actual curriculum and licensed teachers. Martavio comes in and tries to defend her — he’s all, “If you want my head, fine, but don’t drag everyone else into this.” “Your head? You don’t even exist,” Papa B tells him. BURN! That was amazing. He tells them not to mess with him, and Sonia snipes that she knows plenty about him, thanks to his ex. Okay, literally WHEN did Mama B and Sonia ever talk? Whatever. Papa B’s all freaked out that Mama B spilled his dirty secrets to Sonia.
Also, damn, way to bring up Pablo’s mom again. I guess I gotta cross off “they won’t mention anyone from season 1 ever again” from my predictions list.
Guido is trying to convince Pablo to come out and be less emo tonight, when Pilar rolls up and starts being mushy with Tomás. Aw! I love them! Guido’s like, “UGH, go AWAY, your relationship is RUINING TOMÁS’S ABILITY TO TREAT GIRLS BADLY.” Tomás tells him to quit it, because he and Pilar are forever now. Pilar’s like, “Okay, fine, I was gonna tell you all about how Marizza stood up for you earlier, but I guess you don’t want to hear it.” Pablo’s like, “Hold up, tell me more!”
Papa B reams Javier out for acting like a dumbass in front of God and everybody, and Javier cries and it once again is extremely obvious that he’s like 40. Marizza spies on them and feels all bad for Javier. Then Pablo rocks up and asks Marizza why she defended him to Mia, Vico, and Feli. Marizza says she did it so people wouldn’t make fun of Javier for having an embarrassing stepbrother, and Pablo’s like, “Dude, Javier is a 40-year-old pretending to be a 16-year-old and also trying to get into your pants, are you BLIND?” Marizza snaps that all Javier does is bail Pablo out, and this is how Pablo treats him. She storms off, and Tomás rolls up and is like, “She has a point.” Tomás, I love you with Pilar, but I don’t think you’re any smarter than you were at the beginning of this show, so hush.
Martavio tells Sonia about how awesome it was that she helped him keep his job, and how Marizza will totally thank her. Sonia cries that she wants Marizza to forgive her, and Martavio hugs her. Mia sees them together and she’s like, “OMG, what a cute couple!” Ew, Mia. I guess dating Manuel for so long has skewed her taste.
Meanwhile, Manuel and his enablers are hanging out in the cafeteria. Marcos gushes over Manuel’s Swatch watch (lol), and Manuel says that Mia gave it to him. Oh, to go back to the days when he was dating a naive rich girl who gave him things and didn’t know what a terrible person he is. Marcos says he has to go because he and Laura have a hot study date. Francisco mocks him and says that he should get Laura an encyclopedia as an anniversary gift (birthday? idk I wasn’t paying attention), and Marcos is like, “Yeah, well, she’s still dating me and not you.” HEE! Suffer, Francisco. They see Mia meet up with Lucas the Not-Lawyer, and Manuel gets all salty over her living her own life, again, some more. Manuel tells Francisco that he’s had a realization: He’s been a fool for trying to win over Mia — because she never really loved him, and that’s why she won’t forgive him!
…fuck Manuel, seriously. I love how he comes to some kind of ~revelation~ about his relationship with Mia in every episode, and every time he manages to blame someone besides himself. SHE WON’T FORGIVE YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE A RAPEY JERK, MANUEL. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF!
Anyway, Manuel says that if Mia thinks he’s trash, then he’ll start acting like trash. You’re ALREADY trash, Manuel, and also, way to try to blame Mia for your future bad actions. I hate him so much.
Lucas shows Mia the photos of Papa C shopping, and Mia’s like, “LOL, why would my dad be buying a woman’s jacket?” Cut to: Papa C giving Sonia the jacket. It’s pretty heinous, as all clothes in 2003 were, but it’s not that bad, really. Sonia is still emo over Marizza, and she and Papa C almost argue but don’t and it’s super boring.
Marizza is whining about Sonia to Martavio, again, some more, when Javier rocks up and tells her that he needs help with his locker. They run off, and Guido and Pablo come in. Pablo is freaking out that they need Rocco to come back to school, so they can use his camera to catch Javier doing shady shit. Otherwise, he’ll continue to lure Marizza in using his tried-and-true method of crying over the most random shit, because for some reason that makes everyone feel bad for him, instead of the whole school calling him a crybaby and brutally mocking him, which is what would happen with real teenagers.
Case in point: Javier cries to Marizza that he can’t open his locker. Lujan tries to open it by body-slamming it, and I love her for it.
Marizza points out that Javier’s been trying to open the wrong locker this entire time, and Javier’s like, “LOL, must be that wacky hole in my brain!” Then Lucas shows up and tells them he has news about Lujan’s tutor. They shoo Javier away, and Lucas tells her that Blas can’t be her tutor: he traced the tutor’s information to a bank account that’s been open for more than forty years. The name is secret, but it’s always been under the same person, who can’t be Blas unless he’s secretly like sixty. The mystery continues! Except not really, because it’s still totally Blas. Somehow.
Pablo and Guido find Vico and ask her for Rocco’s number. She tells him that he hasn’t been answering his phone, so they decide to track him down elsewhere. She tells them about a club he likes to hang out at, and they decide to go track him down there. This is dumb. He’s SUSPENDED, guys. Just go to his house! Whatever.
Gloria is still mad salty over Dunoff and Michi, and finally tells him that she thinks they’re having an affair. That’s totally the kind of thing you want to tell your boss. Dunoff calls Michi in to yell at her, and she starts yelling right back that HE probably started the rumors himself, and she can’t help being so brilliant and beautiful, but she is NOT that kind of lady — “Señora,” Dunoff bleats. “SEÑORITA!” Ha! Dunoff’s like, “Okay, why don’t we just agree to never bring this up again.” Michi flounces out, snapping that all men are the same. God, I love her.
In class, Martavio pats the kids on the back for disrupting class to keep him from getting fired from his job that he’s not at all qualified for and only finessed his way into so he could stalk Marizza. Whatever. All the kids are self-congratulatory about it, and Martavio speechifies about art and life to them. YOU’RE NOT EVEN A TEACHER, MARTAVIO. Although, to his credit, he then gives them an assignment to look for art in the real world, and all the kids are shocked that he’s letting them leave the school. Pablo’s like, “Ooh, Guido and Vico know a place that’s good for art! You should let them go there this afternoon!”
Lujan accuses Blas of being her tutor, again, some more. Blas denies it, again, some more.
Lola pops up to ask Pablo how he’s doing with the whole helping-Laura thing, and Pablo’s like, “This is barely a plot, don’t push it.” They mack it a bit, and then she runs off. Javier shows up, and Pablo asks how long he’s going to keep acting like a dumbass. “Until I get Marizza,” Javier says, in the creepiest voice ever. Pablo’s like, “Never!” and says he’s working on a plan that will expose Javier. Well, don’t TELL him that, Pablo. This boy never learns.
Marizza and Lujan wander around outside and talk about what Lujan’s going to do about her tutor. They’re like, “We must keep investigating!”, so basically they’re back where they started and where they’ve been for the vast majority of the show, so whatever. As they walk around, they see Javier smoking behind one of the buildings. Marizza is confused as to how someone as square as Javier could be smoking, and then he sees them and immediately pretends to cough. He’s all, “I was smoking so I could be cool like Pablo!” and Marizza’s like, “How very dare Pablo make you think smoking is cool!” Marizza, you saw him take like ten puffs of that cigarette before he started coughing. I can’t keep making excuses for your dumb ass.
Guido and Vico go to Rocco’s hangout, and Guido’s like, “Do you, uh…notice something about this place? Like how there are only guys here? Guys who are looking at me?” Yup, Rocco’s hangout is a gay bar. Vico’s like, “Impossible, he only spends every minute of his life stalking me, that’s pretty straight behavior.” A bunch of stereotypical gay guys hit on Guido, which is dumb because they’re in the middle of a gay bar and surely they have better options than him. Guido takes the opportunity to wheedle some information out of them, and they confirm that Rocco comes here sometimes. Guido doesn’t want to stay, because he’s deeply uncomfortable by all the guys not respecting his boundaries. Now you know how all those hapless girls you hit on feel, Guido. Vico insists that they wait for Rocco.
Back at school, Mia’s busy putting together some ugly-ass early 2000s outfits. Yikes. Oh, apparently, she’s planning on using this as her art project. As…abstract art? You do you, girl. Anyway, Feli comes in, and Mia gushes to her that she’s almost done, but it won’t be complete until her dad brings her her new jacket! She tells Feli that she has proof that Papa C bought a fluffy white jacket, and she’s just positive that it’s a present for her. Yikes x2. Just then, Papa C comes by, and Mia tells Feli to go look for her present. Feli goes outside, and who should she run into but Sonia! Who’s wearing a fluffy white jacket.
For some reason, Feli decides the best course of action is like…to try to steal it right off of Sonia’s body? Sonia’s like, “Dude, that’s my new jacket!” and Feli says, “It’s new?” Even Feli’s not dumb enough not to put two and two together, and she’s like, “Oh snap.”
Mia asks Papa C to make Manuel leave Elite Way, and for some reason, Papa C refuses to stop paying Manuel’s tuition. Dude, Manuel already graduated high school in Mexico! He’s literally just leeching off of you and dicking your daughter around! Papa C tells Mia that what Manuel did wasn’t that bad — sure, he cheated on her, but Papa C’s just happy that Manuel defiled Sabrina and not Mia. Oh. So this is about him being weird over his daughter’s purity, and also not caring about her feelings. Fuck outta here, Papa C. Sonia swans in and rescues her, and Mia’s too emo to notice the jacket hanging from Sonia’s bag.
Lujan’s back to square one, trying to Google Ricardo Fara. I don’t even remember how that guy was related to Blas anymore. Oh, well, who cares. Marcos comes by and Lujan rants to him about how she’s getting nowhere with her search. He kind of strokes her hair, and she’s like, “What are you doing?” and he’s like, “Nothing!” and it’s super awkward. Marcos suggests that she look in newspapers instead of online, which Lujan thinks is a great idea. They smile at each other. I hate that I lowkey still sort of ship them. My taste is trash.
Manuel is still mad about Mia and Lucas, and he makes Francisco agree to stalk them on Manuel’s behalf. Then he finds a letter from Sabrina, asking him to meet up to talk about Erreway. I’m sure that’s what she wants to do. Sorry, I’m speeding through Manuel’s scenes because he’s the worst and I can’t be fucked to linger on him any longer than I have to.
Guido and Vico are still at the gay bar. Guido’s all twitchy and says that he’s freaked out by being around all these “weird people.” “The only thing that freaks me out is how scared you are of homosexuality,” Vico says. She suggests that perhaps Guido is freaked out because he’s not sure of his own sexuality. Guido’s like, “How very dare!” I mean, she’s not wrong — not that Guido is gay, but he’s also clearly extremely insecure about his masculinity. But whatever. Guido’s like, “Well, I’m pretty sure Rocco is gay, what with us being here and all.” Vico insists that Rocco’s not gay, but then they see him rock in and embrace one of the guys, and then they start comparing hairstyles. I mean, that’s not super incriminating, but Vico’s jaw drops.
Sonia convinces Mia not to be mad at her dad anymore, then swans out with the jacket. Feli’s like, “Uh, not to burst your bubble, but I’m pretty sure your dad bought that white jacket for Sonia. You know, the jacket that she was carrying just now.” Mia’s like, “But…if he didn’t buy it for me…then he must have bought it for that horrible woman he’s dating…and Sonia has it…NO PUEDE SER!” Ah, I love a good “no puede ser.”
So Mia goes storming into the cafeteria, just as Sonia and Papa C are yet again discussing how to tell their kids they’re dating. They’re like, “Maybe we shouldn’t do it now!”, but it’s too late. Mia’s all, “Explain to me why you gave this jacket to Sonia!” This is why you shouldn’t procrastinate, guys.
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