KRISTIAN ALFONSO O-U-T?

Now that the Friday, November 17th episode of the blog has been posted, the blog can now reveal that Kristian Alfonso (Hope Williams) will be leaving the show due to a storyline-dictated hiatus for an undisclosed amount of time. "She left in a pretty dramatic way. But she'll return. It looks like a January or February Sweeps return for her. Her return will be B-I-G, but for now, she has to be away from the canvas. There will be a lot going on in December. Unfortunately for Hope, she'll be missing a milestone event in the lives of the Horton's. I will throw a bone to BOPE fans...they can look forward to seeing a reunion between the couple upon her return. They've been apart for a year now. It's time!"

Speaking of Horton's, in other news, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth-Hayes will be returning the show as Doug and Julie Williams on Friday, December 8th along with Marie Horton (Maree Cheatham). Plans to bring on Blake Berris as Nick Fallon appear to have been scrapped. But have no fear, Edward Mallory will be returning to the role of Bill Horton, father of Mike, Jennifer, and Lucas, on December 14th. Roark Critchlow's (Mike Horton) and Jamie Lyn Bauer's (Laura Horton) first airdates will be Tuesday, December 12th, which is also the blog's one year anniversary. All roles are temporary.