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SHEILA ESCAPES ON Y&R

After months of being held prisoner by Paul, Sheila turns the tables on her captor and escapes...and her first targets are look-alike Phyllis and rival Lauren.

Sheila manages to break out when Paul steps away and Maggie - who's tracked him down via his cell phone - comes looking for the PI. "Sheila takes advantage and fools Maggie into letting her out," explains Doug Davidson. "Paul's shocked when he returns and finds Maggie handcuffed to a pipe and Sheila out."

Sheila knocks him out and shoots Maggie, then escapes from the warehouse. "Sheila is extremely resourceful," notes DD. "And this happens so quickly. He never aniticpated Michael or Maggie tracking him down in the cell."

Once on the outside, Sheila makes a beeline for Phyllis. After greeting her stunned doppleganger, Sheila ties up Phyll; she later tricks Lauren into coming over and takes her hostage as well. "What makes Sheila so scary is that she's so smart," notes portrayer Michelle Stafford. "She always knows how to manipulate the situation and get what she wants."

Does Paul regret keeping her alive or not getting the authorities involved? "He comes from a moral stance that offing her is out of the question," DD says. "And there were several issues he thought he couldn't trust the authorities with. She manages to wiggle out of everything. He knows what she's capable of. But I do think he didn't take the time to think everything through. I think he thought he was better at holding her captive, but he wasn't."

Things only get worse when Michael encounters Paul and a seriously injured Maggie, while Nick finds Lauren, who reports that Sheila has taken Phyllis and the babies! "When someone has the intelligence and desire like Sheila, it's difficult to stop them," nods DD. "And almost every time she's escaped, someone's died."

Get 'em, Pheila! (Again, I refuse to call MS Sheila anymore)

So Sheila kidnaps both babies. Why does it suddenly feel very NBC in here?

So Sheila kidnaps both babies. Why does it suddenly feel very NBC in here?

Cheap shot.

I thought from the topic header that Maggie was going to pull an Isabella and go psycho now that her and Paul have boinked.

This storyline is such a stupid stunt for Sweeps. Lame Brains thinking up lame plots.

Cheap shot.

Fitting, no?

Edited January 25, 200718 yr by Darn

Fitting, no?

No, it's not fitting, actually. Have you even seen DAYS lately? Because it's totally kicking Y&R's ass.

Okay...I havent watched the show in like two years. So someone update me...where is Christine during all of this?

Okay...I havent watched the show in like two years. So someone update me...where is Christine during all of this?

Far, far away.

YAAAAAWWWWWWNNNNN!!!!

Not one shocking twist throughout this horrid plot-driven drivel. Wake me when this sweep stunt is over.

No, it's not fitting, actually. Have you even seen DAYS lately? Because it's totally kicking Y&R's ass.

Why are you so damn defensive? Is NBC your mom? Jesus.

Anyway, trust me, I realize it's not hard to kick Y&R's ass right now, it's just that bad. That was my point. A few months under Hogan's pen doesn't erase years of horrid storytelling you have to admit that.

Not one shocking twist throughout this horrid plot-driven drivel. Wake me when this sweep stunt is over.

You know what I was expecting when I read the subject? That Maggie would find Sheila, Paul would tell her the tale and Maggie would then and there shoot Sheila in the head point blank. I'm not sure I would have liked it but I would have given LML credit for trying something different.

Edited January 25, 200718 yr by Darn

Why are you so damn defensive? Is NBC your mom? Jesus.

Anyway, trust me, I realize it's not hard to kick Y&R's ass right now, it's just that bad. That was my point. A few months under Hogan's pen doesn't erase years of horrid storytelling you have to admit that.

You know what I was expecting when I read the subject? That Maggie would find Sheila, Paul would tell her the tale and Maggie would then and there shoot Sheila in the head point blank. I'm not sure I would have liked it but I would have given LML credit for trying something different.

I'm just sick to death of everyone always taking pot shots at DAYS/PSNS, because it's so easy. That's all. And no, to answer your question, NBC is not my mom.

Oh, okay. I should've known that Passions/NBC fans are a bit sensitive right now. No more pot shots from me.

Is NBC your mom? Jesus.

Without Kimberlin playing the role, I just can't get into it. That and the fact that under the current writing regime, Sheiphyl has become a one-note nut, unlike the great Sheila character I recall from years gone by.