The actress, who currently plays Lily, will begin a dual role on March 30. Aidan will first meet Ava, who he thinks is a Lily look-alike.

- SOD

I think this could be interesting. I'm glad they plan to use Leven more, it seems she has kind of slipped into the background. She is a very talented actress and I can't wait to see her play a different kind of role.

I had heard she was going to be on L&O: SVU as a "party girl"... anybody know when?

Leven is a very talented actress. I don't see her staying on soaps long because I think she could do well in primetime.

Another twin? Ridiculous. I guess this is so Leven can have a "normal" romance as a non-autistic teen and begin the focus and emphasis on the younger characters (as threatened).

Edited March 7, 200718 yr by Darcy

This could be interesting - and great material for Leven - as it will show her being able to play autistic and 'normal' both. I just hope they don't neglect Lily as a character and have her go to the wasteside like Stuart just bc she's harder to write for or act as.

I wonder what writer came up with this though. Is this part of the new HW stuff, or was it already planned before Megan was axed?

Either way - I'm happy they are going to use Leven more, since she's been backburnered/MIA since last October-ish. I'm happy they are using Aiden too in this storyline. Maybe Di and Aiden can end up being guardians to Ava, and this will establish Di/Aiden as a real couple in the process.

Her SVU is on the schedule for 3/27.

Leven is a very talented actress. I don't see her staying on soaps long because I think she could do well in primetime.

I think she could do well in primetime as well. I must admit I was relieved when I read this post because when I just saw the header I thought it was going to say she was leaving. I want to her enjoy her on AMC as long as I can in case she decides to leave someday.

Hmmm...I don't like this and here's why:

Any CREATIVE writer could have come up with a way for Lily to have a normal romance and even a normal life beyond people's perceptions of autism. I saw portions of a VIEW episode(SHHHHHH! Don't tell anyone!) where there were people who claimed to be "cured" of autism or had it under control. These claims are very controversial, but I would have rather seen Lily get treatment for some of the things that bother her(mainly, RED-RED-RED-RED-RED and "No Touching") and still have shades of autism and become a fully functioning adult on her own than to have this character "Ava" show up on the canvas.

And Ava is such a silly name too(not to mention the name of the GL character who used to annoy me the most). Couldn't they have picked something else?!

The actress, who currently plays Lily, will begin a dual role on March 30. Aidan will first meet Ava, who he thinks is a Lily look-alike.

- SOD

I knew Leven was working more but I didn't expect this. I wonder if she will be an actual twin or just a look-a-like. I hope neither one falls for Jonathan I have always had hopes that Lily/Aidan would be a couple because I think they have great chemistry. I hope this happens with the twin at least. Sounds like a good story coming for our K/M clan

Another twin? Ridiculous. I guess this is so Leven can have a "normal" romance as a non-autistic teen and begin the focus and emphasis on the younger characters (as threatened).

NO KIDDING! I think this is stupid. They couldn't go any further in the autistic teen/young adult storyline? So now they are going with the totally original thought process of....wait for it......TWINS!! That's NEVER been done before on AMC has it? Another reason to stick with Y&R!

Call me crazy, but I'm a sucker for dual roles, so I think I'll like this. I think they're trying for another Adam & Stuart - one is savvy (Adam; Ava), the other is sweet and kind (Stuart; Lily).

Call me crazy, but I'm a sucker for dual roles, so I think I'll like this. I think they're trying for another Adam & Stuart - one is savvy (Adam; Ava), the other is sweet and kind (Stuart; Lily).

I agree.

And this doesn't mean that they've run out of ideas for an autistic character....this doesn't mean the end for Lily IMO.

Okay, huh? Is is a split personality Lily? A look alike twin? Or A real twin? Or do we not know. Either way, my guess, it's a way evenutally get rid of Lily, and have Levan as a hot vixen who isn't autistic.

She is a wonderful actress... my guess is that she splits into another personality who isn't autistic. Lily doesn't know Ava exists, etc.