Backstage Buzz

OLTL is said to be in talks with an actress from another show, which have some wondering if Gina Tognoni will reprise her role as Kelly. GT responds "I'm sort of just going with the universe at this point, going with the flow. If things come, I'll make a decision and I'll know that I'll make the right one whatever happens."

Real Andrews (Ex-Taggert, GH) says he is on hold for OLTL. Talk is that he will be a new doctor and/or love interest for Rachel. A show rep says they are not commenting on casting at this time.

John Is Arrested!

John is wrongly fingered and Llanview's serial stabber, but that won't stop the former police lieutenant from seeking out the real killer. RC says "It's hard for prison bars to hold John McBain, and when he's determined to do something. he usually does it." The week kicks off with John's tragic discovery of Talia's corpse lying face down in Dorian's pool, presumably thanks to the K.A.D. Killer. At the same time, a bloody knife from Zach's motel room links John to the previous murders, and Bo has no choice but to arrest his former employee. RC says :"I don't think that Bo believes by any stretch of the imagination that John is the killer. But, we have the mayor who is above Bo and hates John and uses this as the perfect opportunity to get rid of his enemy. Bo's in this very, very, difficult position." Unlikely alliances form when Tea goes to visit John that Todd could be the one framing him. RC says "It's Todd's worst nightmare that John could be a father to his children. But even with a motive, John isn't convinced that Todd planted the evidence. John later explains his reasoning to Marty, who'd like nothing more than to see Todd behind bars, but is supportive of John's idea. Marty then goes off to consult with Tea, and John gets another surprise visitor: Antonio, who's returned to mourn the loss of his girlfriend. RC says "Talia's death changes the whole makeup of the police force. It brings Antonio back; it also leads John into a real drive to find this killer once and for all." Wanting justice for Talia, Antonio breaks the law by unlocking the door to John's cell. As a result, John decides to go on the lam and track the killer. RC says "He's in this very difficult position of being a fugitive and trying to clear his name at the same time."

Comings & Goings:

Coming:

KDLR (Antonio Vega): Antonio returns to mourn the loss of Talia.

Timothy D. Stickney (RJ Gannon): RJ shows his face on April 23.

Tuc Watkins (David Vickers): David comes back to Llanview to sort things out with Dorian and make a decision about their relationship once and for all. He will appear on April 22 and 23.

VCR Alerts:

Thursday, April 22: Antonio says good bye to his truly lost love Talia (Picture shows Antonio crying as he's laying on Talia's body in the morgue.)

Monday, April 27: Starr confronts Cole with the drugs she found.

Tuesday, April 28: Todd gets under Tea's skin. RC says "Tea feels herself slipping back into this attraction to Todd and has been doing everything she can to fight it." But will her attraction prevail?

MAY SWEEPS

"You will see a lot of hope in May, with a capital H and a small h. We're going to have big revelations and big pay offs-payoffs with the baby, payoffs with the killer, romantic payoffs-not for everyone, but there is a surprise engagement."

The Chloe/Hope Baby Swap: "The baby secret is a huge part of sweeps. I know in the past, secrets like this can be kept for years at a time, but I felt that it was unnecessarily cruel to the audience, so going into May sweeps it's really all about the build to the truth coming out about the baby. We have Jessica starting to get the sense that something's not quite right, and Starr and Cole are teaming up to find out what happened to the baby. Obviously, Micheal and Marcie are a big part of this as well. Even the murder story is going to be tied in with this."

Marty/John/Blair/Todd/Tea: "Another one of the big payoffs during sweeps is the reveal of the killer and how it impacts everyone. With the suspicion falling on John, Todd can use that as a weapon to strike back against Blair. At the same time, we'll see that sparks continue to fly between Todd and Tea."

Gigi/Rex/Stacy: "Stacy's got a long way to go before she gets redeemed. Gigi has convinced Rex that she's through with their relationship, but you're going to see that pull that they have toward each other. The identity of Rex's father ties so much to Stacy's plan that it's going to take Gigi taking down Stacy before we see that person's identity get revealed."

Bo/Nora: "We've seen a growing closeness between them, which is not lost on Clint. As we go into sweeps, we're going to get to a very close moment between Bo and Nora."

Llanview High: "The prom is also centerpiece of sweeps with the Pussycat Dolls performing. Langston and Markko decide that they're ready to make love for the first time, but Lola gets on to it and tries to thwart their plans."

Cristian/Layla: "Talia's the next victim of the serial killer and Cristian is the one to break the news to Layla, so that helps to get them past this animosity. We don't want to lose that spark that they have, but you're going to see a little change in their relationship"

Fluffy has a lot of fans on this board. I sometimes think that the only reason I haven't been banned is because of the FluffyLove.

I know Fluffy is why I first loved you.

Ugh the baby switch had so much promise, what the [!@#$%^&*] happened!!!

I think the baby switch story was destined to be a stinker from day 1. It shouldn't have happened. I find it offensive that Jessica's own baby was sacrificed to prop Starr and Cole's story.

I think the baby switch story was destined to be a stinker from day 1. It shouldn't have happened. I find it offensive that Jessica's own baby was sacrificed to prop Starr and Cole's story.

On one hand I agree with this. It really stinks that they killed off Nash and then killed his child too. On the other hand, I enjoy Tess better than Jessica (generally/not always) and in both cases these deaths were plot points to fracture Jessica, so on that level it is worth it. Sounds calloused I know, but I hope you get my meaning. I mean from a story standpoint, that gives Bree some of the best material she ever has and she delivers some very good performances. But I do think it is short sighted.

Another exciting month for OLTL. I am severely disappointed in Talia being killed off instead of ushering her out of town or "faking" her death. How about killing Stacy off??? Too easy, huh.

So excited for PCD.. also a close Bo/Nora moment?!!? Impossible!

I know, right? After all, she is Carlo Hesser's daughter. Why throw that away by killing her now? Makes no sense. It could have created a lot of drama in the coming years.

On one hand I agree with this. It really stinks that they killed off Nash and then killed his child too. On the other hand, I enjoy Tess better than Jessica (generally/not always) and in both cases these deaths were plot points to fracture Jessica, so on that level it is worth it. Sounds calloused I know, but I hope you get my meaning. I mean from a story standpoint, that gives Bree some of the best material she ever has and she delivers some very good performances. But I do think it is short sighted.

I think Bree could have gotten to deliver equally as stellar performances if Jessica had been in Starr's position; made to think that she lost the baby...while it was actually switched. OLTL has gotten *extremely* callous lately about going with the quick shocker to get attention, and ignoring how much longterm damage it'll do to the characters. Jessica losing Nash, the baby (the second baby she's had die on her) and lapsing into another Tess episode all during the span of a year may provide some good here-and-now moments...but it also transforms her into this frustratingly "tragic" character, which will extend past the storyline. It's the same thing with the Todd/Marty thing. Sure, it got people talking at that moment..but it did insurmountable damage to the characters image for the long haul that won't be easy to fix. Sometimes it's just not worth it. The ends don't justify the means.

Edited April 18, 200916 yr by Marc

I am genuinely suprised by the Talia goodwill here.

The character was just a big nothing. She is an okay actress I guess. Maybe her afilliation with that icky Antonio tainted her in my eyes.

What purpose did she serve? She could have stayed on in a recurring role as a cop, I guess.

I am genuinely suprised by the Talia goodwill here.

The character was just a big nothing. She is an okay actress I guess. Maybe her afilliation with that icky Antonio tainted her in my eyes.

What purpose did she serve? She could have stayed on in a recurring role as a cop, I guess.

Personally speaking I think it was the fact that she was introduced well, had a job and wasn't a cookie-cutter blond who slept with half the show. Also for a little while she was a minority with a potentially interesting backstory (and I don't mean that noxious Hesser/Mendorra mess.) Talia was a good, solid stand alone character that worked well with the rest of the canvas. She reminds me of Hugh Hughes that way. The training program said I wasn't supposed to care about Hugh but I really liked him. And BAB built up a lot of goodwill on IWBASS. It's probably in her best interest to get out of soaps sooner rather than later anyway.

Plus the larger point is there's no reason to kill Talia off. It serves no real purpose and underscores that there's no use in getting attached to any character anymore.

Edited April 18, 200916 yr by marceline

Tuc Watkins (David Vickers): David comes back to Llanview to sort things out with Dorian and make a decision about their relationship once and for all. He will appear on April 22 and 23.

Is that it? Wasn't the whole point of the non-ending to his paternity storyline was that he would eventually return and have more story with Bo? I wish they would just stop bringing him back. They have made him into a meaningless joke and over a year of storyline ended in absolutely nothing.

I also don't care about "redeeming" Stacey, or about seeing Todd psychologically torment another woman. I don't find that hot.

Is that it? Wasn't the whole point of the non-ending to his paternity storyline was that he would eventually return and have more story with Bo? I wish they would just stop bringing him back.

I'm hoping they find a way to do a crossover story where we find David Vickers and Bianca Montgomery are living together somewhere laughing at their loser families in Pennsylvania.

"Darling do you want to go to Llanview this weekend?"

"No my love why don't you pop into Pine Valley?"

*maniacal laughter*

I'm hoping they find a way to do a crossover story where we find David Vickers and Bianca Montgomery are living together somewhere laughing at their loser families in Pennsylvania.

"Darling do you want to go to Llanview this weekend?"

"No my love why don't you pop into Pine Valley?"

*maniacal laughter*

I'd love that. And then David can reveal that Bianca has renamed baby Gaby baby Davida, and is currently carrying his child through artificial insemination, who will be named Vikrosha. Bianca isn't sure, but she finds out that David has blood ties to the Cambias family (he's their tenth cousin ten times removed), so she agrees. Some peril occurs when, on the way to the hospital, a fly on the windshield gives Bianca a panic attack. Nigel shows up at the hospital to berate David for being a bad father, and on his way, he runs over a visiting Kendall, sending her into a coma. Zach shows his grief by nailing Natalie, Jessica, Dorian, and Tea. John looks on vacantly while Todd starts a rapemance with a recast Hayley, now played by, in a truly groundbreaking piece of casting, Andrew Shue with a blonde wig.

Edited April 18, 200916 yr by CarlD2

I'd love that. And then David can reveal that Bianca has renamed baby Gaby baby Davida, and is currently carrying his child through artificial insemination, who will be named Vikrosha. Bianca isn't sure, but she finds out that David has blood ties to the Cambias family (he's their tenth cousin ten times removed), so she agrees. Some peril occurs when, on the way to the hospital, a fly on the windshield gives Bianca a panic attack. Nigel shows up at the hospital to berate David for being a bad father, and on his way, he runs over a visiting Kendall, sending her into a coma. Zach shows his grief by nailing Natalie, Jessica, Dorian, and Tea. John looks on vacantly while Todd starts a rapemance with a recast Hayley, now played by, in a truly groundbreaking piece of casting, Andrew Shue with a blonde wig.

I'm fine with everything except the bolded part. John and Todd must end up together. Even Ray Charles could see that John is in love with Todd. It's just a matter of time before he throws Todd against the wall and...

Todd: What now McBain? Are you going to beat me up? You need a little police brutality to make this right?

John his hand pressed against Todd firm chest: Shut up Manning! Just shut the hell up!!

Todd: What the problem McBain? You can't finish the job?

John: Oh I can finish this. Don't push me Manning!!

Todd: Then do it already! You know you want to!

Filled with fury and confusion, John pulls Todd into a fiery kiss. After a moment of shock, Todd winds his arms around John's neck. Their tongues do battle as John presses his body against Todd's lean frame. Finally John tears his head away, gasping for air. "Oh God what did I do?"

Todd stares into John's salt water blue eyes and says, "Exactly what I wanted you to do."

"But what about Blair?"

Todd smiles at him and says "Blair who?" as they sink to the floor.

And scene. But other than that I'm cool.

Todd smiles at him and says "Blair who?" as they sink to the floor.

I hope they have on condoms, b/c if Todd ends up pregnant by John, so help me God...!

What if we had gotten Stacy as Talia's sister? (Likeit as rumored) Is it too much to ask if Gigi would have been the victim of the killer and not Ms. Sayid?

What if we had gotten Stacy as Talia's sister? (Likeit as rumored) Is it too much to ask if Gigi would have been the victim of the killer and not Ms. Sayid?

At least then Stacy's psychotic-ness would make sense.

^I agree.