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OLTL Discussion: Week of January 14th


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Welcome to the One Life to Live Discussion Thread for the week of January 14th, 2007. It looks like an exciting week as the hostage drama comes to an end, and the aftermath begins. Hope you enjoy your visit and are prepared to discuss the interworkings of Llanview, PA and OLTL. If so, then you're in the right place. So let the discussion of the good, bad, and ugly that is Llanview, Pennsylvania & One Life to Live begin...
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It was a good show, very well directed in how the stand off finished with Michael and Marcie walking out to the cops throwing Marcie on the car like the criminal she is.

Too bad Adrianna had to blame Gigi for everything first. Good thing Rex talked some sense into her because I was about to reach into my screen and slap her silly!

What is to come??? How bout this from today's eppy, Adrianna to Rex: "Let's not let any secrets come between us"

I don't know about you all but I smell sweet Todd revenge!! :D

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I like these little "other end of town" episodes. The show seems to separate the front burner stuff with the lighter fare, and it works well. It would be silly to showcase Marcie holding Viki at gunpoint and then cut to Antonio and Talia being cute.

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IA, it does help that they seperate the two. Both are good but totally opposite storylines are playing out, but at the same time they will all mesh once again when everyone gets to Llanview. Charlie will learn who Viki really is, Adrianna will learn about Gigi, Viki will learn that Clint and Nora are dating, etc. etc. IMO, excellent soap writing!!

Here are the 411's for the rest of the week, minus todays (tues/wed) preview which showed for tomorrow:

Antonio on the phone trying to make a date with Talia.

Marcie in the same cell as Gigi apologizing for getting her involved.

Nu-Michael asking the FBI guy when Marcie can go home...not anytime soon he's told.

Tessica (with Natalie) telling Viki she has some explaining to do!

OLTL Soap 411 - 01-16 Recap / 01-17 Preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lWuL3ZVbhs

OLTL Soap 411 - 01-17 Recap / 01-18 Preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwHjBeDEUpA

OLTL Soap 411 - 01-18 Recap / 01-21 Preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pptJjVDzBHU

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Yesterday was amazing! Kathy Brier was pheonomenal throughout this entire storyline and yesterday was no different, she and Chris Stack have such chemistry I felt so badly for both M&M yesterday but am glad this part of the story is finally over.

So glad the recast works so well with her I would like to see this couple come full circle.

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