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Sunday, June 05, 2005

 Los Plateados -- Analysis

Friday night's show began a turn away from the pursuit of Camila and the return of the Plateados to robbing for social justice and for the poor, as they took a money shipment that was bound for the Bashur's "Star of the Orient" store, where the money was to be divided between the Bashurs and Emilio. There was a reference by Emilio to who might have tipped off the money shipment to the Plateados, but whether this is a portent of things to come or simply an off-hand comment remains to be seen. Now the Bashurs are put in a very tricky position, since they were the only townspeople to have doings with the Guerras. This is bound to look suspicious to Emilio. Additionally, Kemal throwing Emilio out of the store at Samia's request is not likely to allow Kemal to continue to depend on Emilio's good will, such as it was. The Bashurs again symbolized the struggle between the old and the new orders. Kemal attempts to maintain a status quo that accepts blindly whatever the privileged class demands to maintain its position. Yasir combines this same attempt to fit in with society by controlling other members of the family, in a way combining Kemal's attitude with Ofelia's. Halim, on the other hand, sought to go back to his "rebellious" state with Yamile and Ishmail, but found that door closed to his return. Samia is understanding, but stands by her husband, while Laila's future is in the balance. It seemed that, in keeping with the show's felt necessity to present everyone with faults that challenge the viewers' sympathies, they had to have her do unpalatable things. If she really loved Manuel, one wonders why she didn't object when Arturo and Yasir ganged up on Manuel. However, she didn't say a word until Manuel proved to be more of a man than both of those two put together. Now, the only romance in the show is Isabel and Andres. Looking at other characters, Ofelia now turns to help from Irene to protect her world woven from lies and hypocrisy. Emilio has the governor's permission to become a dictator in the San Diego area, and the whole Gallardo estate apparently recognizes that Tonita is Emilio's child. Luciana, representing some form of justice, now seems to be in as much of a stupor as she helped sentence Camila to, and without the need of drugs. Juan Carlos Mart’n del Campo and Eduardo Victoria were particularly effective in Friday's show.

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