I’m up to May 19, 1997.
April 23 - Michael Zaslow’s last episode. The whole situation is so sad. At least his last scene was with Holly, and as he walked out the door, you could almost tell Holly was emotional in her face as she gave a half smile/sad eyes gaze as he left. Then May 1, Roger is back as the new actor Dennis Parlato in a scene with Blake. He reminds me of an 80/90s AMC Adam Chandler (David Canary) on appearance/stature haha.
May 19 - Petronia Paley (Vivian) is no longer in the end credits as a contract player.
With the help of Hawk and Rusty, Reva has realized Annie can’t be her sister. Now she’s adamant about getting revenge on Annie and says “I will kill Annie Dutton with my bare hands!”. LOL I do love this rivarly a lot, now that it’s getting gritty and messy. Meanwhile, Annie packed her bags and left Josh’s house in a fit of rage, but she threatened to start drinking and he then allowed her to stay while he takes the kids to Matt’s house. Alan takes Annie to the doctor because she’s having pains after all the stress and sadly the doctor tells her the baby has no heartbeat, and she once again breaks down. Poor Annie - she’s really being put through the ringer! Watros yet again is putting on a masterclass in acting. Reva and Annie then confront each other at the Carousel House and Annie finally admits she’s not her sister, while Reva taunts her about the baby coming from a sperm donor, which Annie keeps denying. Reva starts smashing lamps, photos and desks! Josh and Reva then find each other, Reva tells him all about Annie’s lies, they kiss and do the whole “Always” and “Bud” thing.
The big Spaulding party starts and Reva/Josh go together, thinking Annie won’t be there. They see her and decide to leave. As Josh is out getting the car, Annie lures Reva upstairs. Ross was named the new DA, and while giving his speech, Annie gaslights Reva and puts Reva’s hand on her chest and yells “Reva, NO!” and falls backwards down the staircase, just as Josh enters the party again! What great soap opera LOL! So this is the way Annie can have a miscarraige, even though she knows her baby is dead already, and now she’s blaming it on Reva in front of everyone. Love it! Oh Reva is so mad. She then accuses Annie of being artifically inseminated in front of everyone at the hospital. Annie of course flips out and Josh doesn’t know what to do.
While I’m loving this Annie/Reva feud, it does start to take a dark turn that isn’t as fun. Annie gets to the morgue and does away with the remains of her fetus, while Reva is demanding a paternity test. I don’t love going the ‘destroy the fetus’ route. But then wow, just as Josh tells Reva he believes her and they kiss, Frank comes to arrest Reva for attempted murder (Annie) and the murder of the unborn fetus! Ross, as the new DA, has to prosecute Reva while Griffin defends Reva as her lawyer.
As far as Ross, Amanda seemingly was able to get him the DA position, which makes Blake angry. But they’re able to smooth that over and Ross wants Blake to hold the bible whlie he’s sworn in days later (cute). He then goes back home to see the kids one night, they have some wine, talk about life and how they never stopped loving each other and kiss! Yay. Roger ends up interrupting them, so Ross leaves for the night, but it’s like they’re back to dating again and getting butterflies when they see each other.
Bridget took Peter to Minnesota for a week without telling Hart, which pisses him off. That happened in a day this entire month, they’re really drawing this out.
Lots of hijinks with Jenna/Buzz/Jeffrey this month, but it really doesn’t amount to much. At all. Buzz/Jenna still like each other, they hide from Jeffrey, the end.
Hmm, Michelle randomly finds out that her mother (Maureen) was a heart donor and her heart was given to someone else. Then, she’s accepted into the same college that her mother went to, which makes her sad. They’ve randomly spent a lot of time on Michelle reflecting on Maureen lately. Philip and Rick discourage Michelle from finding the person with her heart, so she enlists Bill to help.
Vanessa (Tess) and Matt (Robert) keep talking to each other in an empty Poetry chatroom. While cheesy, it’s very cute watching them talk to each other in a split screen with the same outdoor backdrop LOL. It’s very cute though. They’re being coy with where they live and what they do for a living, but they’ve realized they’re several hours a part. Bill, while trying to help Michelle, found Matt’s chat room and started talking to Vanessa before Matt stopped him. Bill/Michelle come up with information that a court reporter has Maureen’s heart, so that leads them to Reva’s pre-trial.
Reva’s pre-trial starts, with half the town in attendance... will Blake tell the truth about Annie, will Alan support Annie or Reva, will Ross find success in his first case as DA? Can’t wait to see!
