Tayong Dalawa

Good thing I was able to make the TV in our room work, I was able to tune in to the premiere of Tayong Dalawa last Tuesday. It was heavily edited as they managed to squeeze in the first two original episodes in roughly about 45 minutes (the first episode is nearly an hour long). This was both a good and bad thing, good because the typical scene where two characters just stare at each other for the longest time have been thankfully removed. Bad because characterizations suffer, not that there are a lot but still. Also, editing was poorly done, I'm guessing from the Manila team since there are editors for international release. There's a particular scene where Lola Gets was cut mid-way through her dialogue. 

Dubbing was also very bad. Notice the dual sound logo in the poster, it means that viewers actually have the option to watch the series in Tagalog, in the English-dubbed version or listen to both at the same time. I didn't know about it until a Malay friend pointed it out. 

So what is there to know? 

David Garcia Sr. (Miguel Faustman) marries and impregnates Marlene (Cherry Pie Picache) in a fit of drunken stupor. He then marries Ingrid (Agot Isidro). 

Marlene gives birth to twins, one dies and one she names David Garcia Jr (Gerald Anderson). This happens at the same time Ingrid gives birth to a son she names David Garcia Jr (Jake Cuenca).

Marlene leads an impoverished life while Ingrid becomes a successful businesswoman. 

Ingrid meets up with a family friend and business partner, Stanley (Spanky Manikan). He has a son and a daughter with his maid turned wife Loreta (Mylene Dizon). Playing an old-fashioned Chinese businessman, he doesn't care much for his daughter Audrey (Kim Chiu), this turns to near hate when his only son dies while trying to save her.

Grandmothers are pretty influential characters in the series. We have Helen Gamboa (Elizabeth), Gina Pareno (Lola Gets) and Anita Linda (Lily). While Elizabeth and Lola Gets are loving lolas to their apos, the same can't be said to Lily who hates Audrey. I'm curious as to what roles they will eventually play.