Lopez vs Lopez
Lopez vs Lopez Season 3 Episode 11 Recap, Photos: Memories
If a person falls out of your life, and no one is around to hear them… Do they make a sound? Yes. In Lopez vs. Memories, George’s madre arises from the ‘dead’ because Mayan had been mislead. Mayan’s grandma never passed, George just wanted her memory left buried in his past.
A doorway into the loudest silence a house ever heard. Grandma Elsa peered back into a life she exited without a word.
Warning: This Lopez vs. Memories recap contains spoilers for ‘Lopez vs Lopez’ Season 3 Episode 11.
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) Terri Hoyos as Elsa, Mayan Lopez as Mayan — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
Every memory has a lie attached, sometimes the truth just can’t be patched. Enter the requests of George’s baby girl Mayan for her childhood videos. George claims he lost them but really he can’t face them.
Or rather their ‘parent’… A padlocked storage unit containing not only Mayan’s cherished childhood but George’s own tarnished one.
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) George Lopez as George, Al Madrigal as Oscar — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
George’s memories kept strictly under lock and key, for fear they might jump their sentence and go free. In this case, George’s courthouse sentenced Mayan’s grandma, his madre Elsa (played by Taerri Hoyos) to the ultimate penalty. Non-existence, death… At least to him.
A pair of bolt cutters affectionately called George’s ‘storage key’ would accidentally bring about Elsa’s return like sunburn. The storage unit itself, empty except a bare mattress, the memories had flown the coop… But a phone call from the storage’s security team about George’s break in, would make Elsa reawaken.
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) Terri Hoyos as Elsa, Mayan Lopez as Mayan — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
Elsa shows up on the Lopez family doorstep with Mayan’s lost childhood held fully intact in a cardboard box thought missing. A treasure chest lost and found, Mayan asks her father about the unknown woman holding Mayan’s prized memories on VHS tapes.
The answer, a gateway into George’s inner psyche… The madre he forgot, because she forgot him first.
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) Matt Shively as Quinten, Brice Gonzalez as Chance, Selenis Leyva as Rosie, George Lopez as George — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
Lopez Muppets:
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) George Lopez as George, Mayan Lopez as Mayan — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
Before Elsa’s return, George had presented Mayan a lighthearted Muppets / Sesame Street style puppet show he’d newly made in place of her childhood videos. Even though they couldn’t replace the irreplaceable, Mayan appreciated her father’s sentiment.
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) George Lopez as George, Selenis Leyva as Rosie — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
The Lopez Muppet representation of her first bike ride without training wheels took a slightly dark turn with George and Rosie bickering in it. Ominous of their future separation even in the happy days, nostalgia-glasses aren’t just a phrase.
Episode Side Story: Rosie’s Attraction
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) Chris Estrada as Roberto, Selenis Leyva as Rosie — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
Meanwhile, Rosie decided to seek out a ‘nice’ guy because of a podcast by a 27 year old woman. Despite the man’s good intentions and steady job, Rosie felt no sizzle. Quinten advised the man, his district manager at the Apple store he works at, to act more like a ‘bad boy’ on the second date.
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) Chris Estrada as Roberto, Matt Shively as Quinten — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
However, mentions of D & D, marching band, and his choice of drink on the first date quickly brought the idea to a fizzle. Rosie saw through the charade and left… Only to give Roberto another chance the next day.
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: (l-r) Selenis Leyva as Rosie, Mayan Lopez as Mayan, Matt Shively as Quinten, Chris Estrada as Roberto — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
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LOPEZ VS LOPEZ — “Lopez vs Memories” Episode 311 — Pictured: Churro — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC)
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– Lopez vs Lopez Season 3 Episode 1 Review, Cast Photos
Lopez vs Lopez Season 2 Episode 7 Review: Rosie’s Dream, George’s Nightmare
– Lopez vs Lopez Season 2 Episode 5 Review, Guest Cast Photos
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