#daughter from another mother spoilers

[iblamethenubbins]

Spoilers for Madre solo hay dos.

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I think it's the first time that a show ends how I'd want it to end, but I still need a ton of fix-it fics.

I mean, I enjoyed the drunken kissing, the pining, the angsts.. but where was Mariana's journey in all this? She already knew Ana was in love with her. That whole final declaration scene was sweet but redundant. Ana had tried to keep her from going to Tijuana with all she had. What more did Mariana need to know she loved her? Instead she acted oblivious, and frankly uninterested until the end, when she was like, yeah I guess I love you too?

And what was that peck on the lips about? That was the most underwhelming final kiss ever. It was kindergarten rated. With the whole family cycling around them? Come on.

And then we don't even get an ending focused on them, but on her mother's baby? Who cares. I honestly skipped all the secondary plots (and that's how I finished so quickly, there was so much to skip), that's how much I cared.

So, so underwhelming. So yeah, we got our endgame, but now gimme proper fake dating slow burn mutual pining fics to fix that.

[booasaur]

Different anon here but I found madre sólo hay dos so extremely underwhelming with Mariana’s feelings. I was happy that they got together but I had very little doubt that we would get some kind of endgame so as much as I was preparing myself to being annoyed by Mariana I was still surprised by how much she did annoy me lol it would need so little for the Mariana/Ana relationship to be better and more equal but they didn’t make any kind of effort with Mariana and it made so little sense to me.

Why was there so much ferran? Why couldn’t she left him because she was in love with Ana and not because he lied? Why couldn’t we had at least one tiny scene about Mariana’s feelings for Ana, something a bit more than that tepid “I love you too” in the very end.

Ana’s journey was definitely the highlight of the show for me. I definitely wanted more of her with Elena and that other hot lady lol. But I actually like most of the other characters and I enjoyed how everyone got their happy ending and in the end I just wanted Ana happy and I got that so I’m glad.

And another anon:

Oh yay! Ok so i was actually befuddled by like every choice made this season??? I was annoyed that they had mariana and ana sleep together, had ana tell M she loved her, & had M in love w ferran & choose him. & then their breakup wasn’t even M deciding she actually didn’t love him, or loved A more, it was a secret baby??? & then she wanted to move not caring bout leaving A or V/separating the babies?? Just?? What??? (1/2) And then they had ana make a big love declaration when her feelings were never the ones in question?? She’d been very direct about telling M she loved her and she couldn’t stop thinking about her. Very confusing choices and left me feeling disappointed even tho we collected endgame?? I guess?? Like even that felt like they made it gal pal-y enough to appease homophobes who could say they didn’t really end up together.

And another anon:

I have never feel so underwhelmed by an endgame ever. Like we won but it doesn’t feel like a win? I don’t know. It feels weird.

So tell me how y'all really feel. :P

But no, this is sadly how I felt too. It feels churlish to be not satisfied with a planned endgame, especially after everything this year and Netflix in particular, but damn, it did not feel particularly rewarding or fulfilling to me.

There just wasn't that mutualness I was expecting, as y'all said, it seemed much more about Ana's feelings, Mariana seemed almost a bystander in it all, with how much Ferran there was and the reason for their breakup not Mariana actually choosing Ana. Or Ana and the two babies, it suddenly seemed like it all mattered so much less to her. And exactly, Ana's feelings were pretty known, so why is the big gesture from her again?

And yeah, while I don't think there was any plausible deniability for homophobes to think they didn't end up together, it felt really dialed down as two women in love, especially compared to how they'd been before. Like, when it's one-sided or for comedy, it can be hot and heavy but not when it's actually genuine? As someone said, that feels like how these stories were told in the olden days.

And SO much focus on the other characters, by the end it was just little snippets of Ana and Mariana. Again, it felt like a deliberate effort to pull back from Ana and Mariana in love, their own ostensible premise.

I guess the disappointment is that should have been so much more, the payoff for something like this should have been so breathless and satisfying, three seasons of yearning and transformation and connection, and it came down to this sexless family thing.

[chainofclovers]

It's been a long time but a lot of s1 was about Mariana's journey to motherhood and the development of her feelings for Ana and towards meaningful work/purpose.

S2 was mostly boring app stuff if I recall correctly. Most of what I remember was delight at the last few minutes, realizing it was a fake dating setup.

S3 was most profoundly about Ana's journey to find herself outside of work and the development of her feelings for Mariana, and about the necessity of extended/found family/community.

I wish s2 could be deleted except for the most salient plot points so what we're left with are s1 and s3, and then we could have a different/additional third season about Ana and Mariana actually being on the same wavelength and being reciprocal with each other, because I longed to see Mariana not just happy with Ana again, but willing to trust her s1-era desires again.

I enjoyed s3 more than a lot of the fan base did, I think, because it was flirty and about the whole family and it packed so much amusing drama in and that's a lot of the point, I think? But s1 and s3 both contained nuances that I wish were explored just a little more deeply this season, and with a little bit more willingness to let the chemistry flow both ways.

[eskimopielove]

Well, she did not lie. I was a little worried she was humoring me but she did not lie. And now I’ve got the warm and fuzzies inside. 🥰

[lizmitches]

MADRE SOLO HAY DOS (2021-2022) ↳ Two very different mothers, whose babies are switched at birth, are forced to come together and raise their daughters in one family.

[warningsine]

I think your novel [abour our story] is gonna be one of those really dramatic ones. Or maybe one of those… really romantic ones that you can't stop reading.

[nebia92]

SPOILERS: MY WINE-FUELED S3 RECAP OF MSHD

You know... I was looking forward to this final season for 12 months. Almost sure that they would end up together because of the promo materials and natural telenovela-esque story arcs (although, let’s be honest, as LB+ watchers we can never be to sure about a happy ending). But, despite my endgame coming true, this season felt deeply underwhelming. After episode 5 the series completely lacked any affection and close scenes between Mariana and Ana, especially on Mariana’s part. Suddenly the episodes solely focused on them in relation to the babies - and on all the other couples. And, with the ending we got, it just felt so underserved. We didn’t truly see Mariana’s realization that she might have been wrong about “being confused”. The break-up with Ferrán came completely out of left field (a bit of a deus ex machina, if you ask me because without him having a kid, she might have even stayed with him, despite his unreliableness and aversion for children in his space/home). We didn’t get a conversation between Ana and Mariana that went beyond the kids’ well-being, their businesses and “by the way I love you”. We didn’t actually see them reconnect and share a space beyond quick pecks. And even the rest of the plotlines... these characters all had so much potential. Instead, we got redundant, repetitive, almost circular stories. I mean...how often can a couple break up and get back together because their priorities don’t align (looking at you, Cynthia and Pablo; as well as Fernanda and Juan Carlos). How often can a teenage boy be insecure about a girl (Ro! Yes, and I know... the answer is “quite often, just like girls and any other teenage hormonal person attracted to the female sex” - however, in a concise narrative approach, that emotionally almost identical situation doesn’t need to be shown 2 or 3 times). I think the series lost focus. It’s an ensemble series, but it forgot its core dynamic. And that’s why a season of only 10 episodes somehow ended up feeling too long and tedious. Because there was so much character development and potential that was just skipped over in favor of repetitive plots. That hunger and physical closeness as well as emotional intimacy we saw in the kiss between Mariana and Ana in the S2 finale was never shown again. Same with Mariana’s tenderness and hope when it came to Ana in S1. And Ana’s love confession involving bikes felt a bit public and cringy. Maybe because we skipped all the potential close and confusing situations/tropes that would have come with “fake dating” not to mention the true emotional repercussions that would have come after that and after sleeping together. Maybe because they rarely had any scenes just the two of them, where they talked about anything but work and the children. Which means: I’m happy about the end game, but narratively I am far from satisfied. Aaaaaaand with that I end my first official tumblr post/ tv rant. Thank you all - which is probably 2 people, if I’m lucky - for reading this far.

[anothershadeofpurple]

SPOILERS

Oh my goodness, I can't believe I finished Madre solo hay dos. New personal record, but now I gotta wait for everyone to talk about it.

I laughed, I cried, I felt seen,... I can't believe it finally happened. I cannot believe this show exists. 🥹 It's like watching something that played out in your mind, and not quite believing it's really on your screen. 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 🏳️‍🌈

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...but is it just me or did it all feel like a bit of anti-climax in the end? I can't tell if my expectations were too high and it's not like I'm not happy... but it felt like in the second half, the focus shifted to all the other relationships, the development of their relationship didn't make as much sense - Mariana needed to be more active, I think. And then the final confirmation of love was very tame. I like the intimacy of hugs and the message that they're partners, but after so much angst, I was expecting something more passionate. And then... it was as if they almost wanted to distract us from them by focusing more on the straight couple.

Maybe I'm just overly sensitive or maybe I was expecting too much, but after an amazing first half, it almost felt like they were trying to make us forget a little that they went there.

And lastly, lesbian is not a dirty word and it doesn't make your character unrelatable. Ana as a repressed lesbian would've made more sense to me than what we got...

Thoughts?

[httpbicosmic]

madre solo hay dos rant

SPOILERS BELOW!!!

you’re telling me that the two main female leads of a mexican show became a romantic couple and are happily raising their children together at the end? this is so rare, especially for lesbian media (sad i know) and with all the lesbian show cancellations in 2022, madre solo hay dos was definitely a breath of fresh air and a great way to end the year!

now for the final season itself, yes there was definitely a lack of development, especially with mariana and yes, it was most certainly not the best writing or the best season. however, my gay heart was definitely fulfilled because mariana and ana ended up together by the end despite everything. this show is definitely on top of my list just because of the lesbian representation (not perfect sometimes) with the two main characters and the emphasis on the idea that family does not necessarily need to fit into societal norms. i just love this show, and i will really miss its lighthearted plots, lovable characters, and the humor! 

it’s sad that our standards have been lowered because many lesbian shows are either getting cancelled or are killed but madre solo hay dos did something, dare i say, revolutionary? you really just don’t find this kind of happy ending and development with lesbians that easily in the media but i hope this show will change that.

[queenvictory]

MSHD SPOILERS (S3)

kinda disappointed in season 3, it could have been way better. i'm glad maryana is endgame but the writing was lousy and unrealistic. i understand that it is fiction and written as a telenovela but season 1 was NOT like that. tho i have to say i am happy that they all came to their senses and decided to do what was best for the babies. none of that season 2 bullshit that i actually loathed might fuck around and write a fix-it fic but there is so much to fix it would have to be a series of alternate endings/scenes

ana should have dated tamara

the mariana/feran break up came out of nowhere, she should have just realised she loved ana and left.

and i wish ana had just shown up in her pyjamas in the middle of the night to tell mariana she loved her. i found the bike scene super awkward

[xenarulz]

Daughter from another mother / Madre solo hay dos SPOILERS AHEAD

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I honestly don't know how to feel about the ending. This whole season was so confusing...

Let's talk about the Ana/Mariana story first. Am I happy with the Ending? YES

Am I satisfied? Not even close.. What happened to Mariana's journey through the whole season? Where's that fire that we saw at the end of s2? Why did we get so much time of other couples including that bullshit dog scene with JC instead of more Maryana screen time?!

Also...

*rant* Why the hell do straight people kiss like that?! This is not how people kiss, for God's sake, please open your mouths! And I definitely missed a good realistic kiss at the end... All this head touching sent me back to the Otalia days..

And why do they only get to kiss when they're drunk?! *ends rant*

I enjoyed the rest of the characters, way more than in past seasons, but I think they gave WAY too much time to JC and his "bachelor" adventures.. And WAY too much Ceci/Ro/Ana's father storylines.. That didn't end up anywhere.

I can't complain, they're together, it's Canon, I didn't think there'd be a series that actually ended how I wanted to but left me wanting for more... I haven't decided yet if I liked it.

[iblamethenubbins]

Ana: wow I don't feel like kissing this random woman I just met, I just keep thinking about Mariana. Guess that means I'm not a lesbian.

No Ana, it's not that you're not lesbian. It's that you're still in love with Mariana.

[c-k-mack]

Spoilers since we’re still only a few days out

Random thoughts after season three

IMHO as an old person in a long term relationship, the fact that their interactions were not as overtly romantic after the bicycles was actually realistic. Yes people still bang, but it’s the touches, glances and the need to be in each other’s space that really define and sustain intimacy.

I initially thought the last half would drag after the hookup, but it took time to get over Ferran and I love that they took the time to resolve the relationships in the entire ensemble while still developing the leads.

As much as I love the leading ladies, I think Juan Carlos had the most growth over the series.

Overall the story was hilarious and romantic much like a fan fiction brought to the screen.

The episode at the school reinforced my association with Madre and Jane the Virgin

Love this!

[kmi85]

SPOILERS Rewatching trying to find any ‘signs’ of Mariana’s feelings. Way too subtle and far in between

So I have been on the lookout for anything to validate the subpar “I love you too” Mariana tossed at Ana in the finale. I think they tried to give us an in-denial-affraid-she’ll-get-rejected-by-Ana-again-and-get-her-heart-broken Mariana this season, and that’s why she focused so heavily on her relationship with Ferran - because she was sure of his feelings for her and he was the safe option. The only official indication we have of Mariana’s feelings is her talk with Elena after she slept with Ana regarding her feelings for Ferran. Elena says something along the lines of “I hope you are not trying to convince yourself instead of me.”

Some I might be reaching for but I think were also useless clues:

-Maybe Mariana pulling away from Ana’s touch so painfully obvious in front of the investors after their business trip.

-Mariana immediately texting Ferran after Ana suggested they had the talk over dinner, just the two of them. Looking for pretexts for not showing up.

-Mariana also the day after pushing the talk back after Ana told her they could sit down with the kids that night, saying she’d would be having dinner with her mom (knowing she had already agreed to have dinner with Ferran) so kinda using her encounters with Ferran as a pretext to not have the convo. But still, that’s reaching. They screwed up by not giving us Mariana’s perspective of things and journey regarding her supposed feelings for Ana...

Sigh...

[lizmitches]

MADRE SOLO HAY DOS ↳ Ana + Longing