The 9pm Brazilian novela Amor à Vida ended yesterday after
221 episodes, being one of the longest Brazilian novelas that were aired in
recent years. Its predecessors in the same timeslot ‘Salve Jorge’ and ‘Avenida
Brasil’ had each 179 episodes.
Even though the last few months of the novela were exhaustive
to watch because of the repeated/crazy scenes and storylines, the last episode was
amazing overall. Although some of the scenes reminded previous endings of
telenovelas, many of the scenes in this one were innovative and very refreshing
to watch. So let’s begin this recap…
The episode opens with a scene where César visits Aline in
jail. Aline can finally stop pretending that she loves him, and reveals him the
entire truth about her revenge plan: that she was Mariah’s niece, that her
mother was killed in that accident that she thinks he ordered and that ever
since she planned to take revenge and therefore seduces him, stole his money
and made him become blind. César confesses that he took Paloma away from Mariah
because he was afraid of losing her, but also insists that he didn’t know anything
about the accident.
When he asks about their son, Aline says it was the only way
to separate him from Pilar. In spite of everything she’s done him, he says that
he still loves her. He can’t seem to realize that she never loved him, and
humiliates himself in front of her:
César: You loved me. Me too. You had a lover, Ninho. I hated
it. I was always the one who cheated and suddenly I was cheated by you. But… I forgive
you, Aline.
Aline: [laughs] You’re kidding me. Forgiving me…
César: No, it was a terrible mistake. But come back to me. The
love I have for you is bigger than anything. I’ll pay for a lawyer to get you
out of here. Come back to me. It’s all I want in life.
Aline: Stay away from me, you old jerk.
César: What?
Aline: I was always sick of you. Of your hands… every time
toy touched me, I was sick. I wanted to vomit when I was sleeping with you.
César: So… everything was a big lie?
Aline: A big lie. I’m sick of you. What I have for you is…
this.
Shocked César suffers a stroke and is taken to the hospital.
Meanwhile, Félix is shocked and moved to tears by Paloma’s
request to get him back his job at the hospital, but still refuses. He thanks
her, but says he’s got other plans. Both Bruno and Paloma are surprised. He affirms
that a new affection emerged between him and his sister, but says he want to
start over in another place. He doesn’t want the kind of life he had before.
Their conversation in interrupted when they find out about César’s
stroke. When César’s returns home, he looks completely dejected and depressed
and talks to the family about Aline’s words about the accident, about which he
didn’t even know. He says that what happened to him was unfair and Pilar
agrees. She then shocks the entire family when she reveals that she was the one
who planned and provoked the accident that killed Aline’s mother and left
Mariah invalid because she was in despair and afraid to lose her husband. She asked
her driver to cut the brakes of the car, but didn’t know that there were other
people there besides Mariah.
She tells Paloma that when she looked at her at first she
didn’t only see her as her rival’s daughter, but also saw her blame for what
she had done. She asks César to forgive her, but he says she destroyed him. She
begs him to let her raise his child with Aline and promises to become the best
mother for him.
Meanwhile, Thales and Natasha get married.
Herbert and Edith’s wedding ceremony begins, but Edith
desists and says she can’t marry him. She reveals that she doesn’t love him,
and that her mother convinced her to marry him because of money, practically
selling her, as she always did. She also confesses she always cheated on him. She
then runs away with Wagner, not before throwing away her bouquet. The couple
celebrates that they can finally be together and don’t need to hide it and
party the night away with some pole dancing in a club, sex in the bathroom and
pop champagne in the street.
We move on to the vow renewal ceremony of Bruno and Paloma. All
the family members and medical staff from the hospital are present. Félix brings
César, in a wheelchair and in a bad mood. Bruno calms Paloma, and she says she
has a surprise for him later on.
The always sly Amarilys tries to flirt with Samuel, saying
that the embryo implant didn’t work out yet, and implying that they may use
more ‘natural’ ways to conceive the baby, of course, only because his partner
really wants to have a baby. But their conversation is interrupted by Niko, who
appears to be a friend of Samuel, and tells him all the dirty truth about
Amarilys and about her real intentions. He warns the couple that she probably
also plans to separate them and have a baby with one of them. The shocked
couple cuts all ties with her and demands her to leave their house.
Félix tells Pilar that he want to take care of his father. He
is then surprised by Paulinha, who insists on knowing why he always ignores
her. When she begins to cry, he gets down on his knees and says he’s ashamed
because of what he had done and that she was his victim in the past. He affirms
that did her something terrible in the past. She says that in spite of
everything and her own curiosity, she will wait for the day when he’ll want to
tell her the truth. She then asks him to give her a kiss and become her friend.
He happily agrees, lifts her up and kisses her gently. He promises to be her
friend for life.
Bruno and Paloma renew their votes in the family mansion. They
reaffirm their love for each other, and Paloma tells him the big news: she’s
pregnant again. Bruno is ecstatic to her the good news.
We have a small time jump…
Aline joins other prisoners in a plan to escape from jail. She
calls her partner and asks him to bring her the money to prison. Meanwhile,
Thales holds a book signing for his newest book, which has a veeery original
name: Natasha.
We also say goodbye to the novela’s love quartet Patrícia,
Michel, Silvia and Guto, who quarrel a little like always, but finally seem to
get along. Silvia and Guto bring their adopted daughter Catarina to visit Patrícia
and Michel’s newborn Dudu. Patrícia says they’re becoming one big family.
Paulinha and Paloma visit Ninho in prison. Paulinha cries
and asks him why he did what he did. He explains he was very stupid, and that
he wanted to earn money to be a good dad for her. She also tells Ninho she
wants to become a doctor and he encourages her. He tells her he loves her. She also
tells him she loves him and that he’s also her dad. He tells her that she was lucky,
because after all that has happened to her and being abandoned in the garbage,
she’s got a very cool dad, Bruno. He also apologizes to Paloma and
congratulates her for her beautiful family, wishing them the best.
Meanwhile, we see that Félix and Niko moved to Rio to a
beautiful house on the beach, where they live with César and the children. Jonathan
stops by to visit them with his girlfriend. He goes to see César, who is still
very depressed. He doesn’t want to talk much. When Jonathan present him his
girlfriend, he says: “At least you’re a man”, while Félix rolls his eyes. Jonathan
tells his dad that he passed the university entrance exams for architecture and
they celebrate.
Check out Félix’s little dance:
We see Gina and Elias’ son baptism ceremony in the
evangelical church.
Carlito takes Márcia down the aisle. With not one, but a few
white flowers on her head, her and Atílio/Gentil’s wedding finally begins. But right
at that moment Validerene (who’s having a really bad hair day), says her water broke,
which obligates the priest to accelerate the ceremony. Márcia gets mad and
complains that her weddings always go wrong, and Atílio reassures her that this
wedding was valid and will be the last one.
Valdirene gives birth to another
girl. They all move in to a new house. Seeing that Atílio is busy
with work, Márcia tells her new husband that he needs to leave Atílio in the
office and come home as Gentil. This turns him on and he asks her to do that
Chacrinha show she promised him. Wearing a swimsuit and with feathers and a
flower in her hair, she finally does her little number, and the happy couple
ends up in bed.
Bruno, Paulinha, Pilar and Bernarda visit Linda’s
exposition. Bruno tells Linda’s family about Paloma’s condition: she’s having a
difficult pregnancy and almost lost her child, but she’s better now. They congratulate
Linda. Linda’s parents tell Pilar they’re donating part of the earnings to a
center that specialized in autism. Linda and Rafael seem to be in their own
little world during the exposition. Linda tells him that he’s her inspiration,
and he tells her that she finally overcame her limitations and brought out the talent
that was always hidden inside of her. The scene is beautiful and we see the objects
of the paintings come out of them and float in the air.
Aline and her jail mates finalize the plans for their
escape. They pay some guards that turn off the electric fence and stage a fight
between the prisoners to distract the guards. But when it’s her turn to climb
the fence, it is turned on again and she dies electrified by the fence.
In spite of her problematic pregnancy, Paloma finally gives
birth to her son via C-section.
The family is thrilled. They then reveal the
baby’s name: Bernardo, after Paloma’s grandma Bernarda. Bruno tells Paloma she
gave him the biggest present he could have wished for, and she says she’s happy
that they managed to overcome everything they’ve been through and become a
family.
Félix and Niko talk about everyday issues. We learn that
they opened a new restaurant in Rio and that Félix manages both restaurants. We
also find out that César is doing better, although he prefers to eat by himself
and stay alone. When Niko is about to leave for work, Félix asks him to stay. The
hold each other, and Félix tells Niko he changed his life. Niko tells him that
he can’t live without him, and Félix replies that he’s the one who can’t live
without Niko. And then they kiss. Applauses everyone: it’s the first gay kiss
in a Brazilian novela! Hurray!
The final scene. César wakes up and Félix gets him out of
bad and helps him change. They go outside to take a sunbath by the beach. Félix
takes care of his dad and helps him in every step of the way. In front of the sun,
we finally see a little smile on Félix’s face.
Félix: You know, dad? I love you. I love you.
César: I love you too, my son.
They then hold hands and cry, overtaken by their emotions, in
front of the sun.
The end.
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