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"

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

Now that would be a sight to see.....Todd pregnant with John's baby!

....

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.

Hmm, I don't know... I don't think Todd's attractive enough for John. I'm going to go with Fish, instead.

Yeah... John & Fish. I mean, you know it's everything Fish has been waiting for.

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.

I'm surprised how quickly Jessica has gotten over Nash's death and how quickly she has forgiven Jared and Natalie. All of a sudden it's "Uncle" Jared and "Auntie" Natalie when she's cooing to Chloe. I get that they want to put a rush on her romance with Brody but a huge WTF moment was Jessica visiting Nash's grave while holding Chloe and talking about how much she wanted to be with Brody. The ramifications of Natalie's betrayal could have gone on for years with The Buchanan family being torn and they should not have dropped the animosity between Jessica and Natalie so quickly when she found out she purposely let Tess out. They had a goldmine on their hands and they completely blew it so they can shove Stacy and Rigi down our throats. Blah.

The ramifications of Natalie's betrayal could have gone on for years with The Buchanan family being torn and they should not have dropped the animosity between Jessica and Natalie so quickly when she found out she purposely let Tess out.

True, but it's Brian Frons' world, apparently, and the rest of us just writhe with agony in it.

I'm surprised how quickly Jessica has gotten over Nash's death and how quickly she has forgiven Jared and Natalie. All of a sudden it's "Uncle" Jared and "Auntie" Natalie when she's cooing to Chloe. I get that they want to put a rush on her romance with Brody but a huge WTF moment was Jessica visiting Nash's grave while holding Chloe and talking about how much she wanted to be with Brody.

I'm not surprised by the sudden softness toward Natalie. That change occurred right after Tess was "put to rest" by Bess. Ever since then, Jessica has been unusually patient and unaffected. Her defenses, anger, and apprehensions toward Natalie (which are all vaild, IMO) are supressed into Tess - since she's no longer integrated... I didn't get the "WTF moment" that you did. Sometimes people effectively "seek the blessing" of a lost loved one for them to move on or to validate new feelings; I take that as her way of doing it. What would be bizarre is if she completely FORGOT Nash while thinking about Brody.

The ramifications of Natalie's betrayal could have gone on for years with The Buchanan family being torn and they should not have dropped the animosity between Jessica and Natalie so quickly when she found out she purposely let Tess out. They had a goldmine on their hands and they completely blew it so they can shove Stacy and Rigi down our throats. Blah.

Well, apples and oranges on the Gigi / Stacy comparison... because I really don't believe one has to do with the other. But I DO agree that the family has been far too forgiving toward Natalie, which started even before she was locked up by Tess. The truth is that, if not for hers and Jared's actions, Nash WOULD NOT have died. I'd at least like to see the two of them acknowledge that.... That said, I'm not sure if the issue will be completely dropped. Jessica is poised for another breakdown when the truth about Chloe is revealed. I hope that TPTB give Bree Williamson the material we know she is capable of (which we all saw post-Nash's death)... that we'll see her issues with Natalie reignite. I'd even love to see Jess be one to beat the crap out of Stacy (since she was the one that ultimately caused the problems with Brody) - but I probably won't be THAT lucky.

I'm not surprised by the sudden softness toward Natalie. That change occurred right after Tess was "put to rest" by Bess. Ever since then, Jessica has been unusually patient and unaffected. Her defenses, anger, and apprehensions toward Natalie (which are all vaild, IMO) are supressed into Tess - since she's no longer integrated... I didn't get the "WTF moment" that you did. Sometimes people effectively "seek the blessing" of a lost loved one for them to move on or to validate new feelings; I take that as her way of doing it. What would be bizarre is if she completely FORGOT Nash while thinking about Brody.

Your post clearly highlights why I loathe this incarnation of Jessica. She's not interesting. She's weak, whiny, and just plain useless. Without Tess and now Bess she has no identity. And spoiler has it she suffers ANOTHER breakdown and Tess re-emerges when she learns the truth. Jessica is a character I have come to despise since she's so needy. Everyone walks around egg shells around her and instead of Tess re-emerging, this would have been the perfect opportunity to show everyone she's not the pathetic, fragile wimp everyone thinks she is.

Edited April 19, 200916 yr by Money

Your post clearly highlights why I loathe this incarnation of Jessica. She's not interesting. She's weak, whiny, and just plain useless. Without Tess and now Bess she has no identity. And spoiler has it she suffers ANOTHER breakdown and Tess re-emerges when she learns the truth. Jessica is a character I have come to despise since she's so needy. Everyone walks around egg shells around her and instead of Tess re-emerging, this would have been the perfect opportunity to show everyone she's not the pathetic, fragile wimp everyone thinks she is.

I don't know if I agree with you on "pathetic, fragile" or that "everyone thinks she is." I guess I find her more interesting than you do. But I DO think the Jessica you want to see is the integrated Jessica, and we won't see her until after her breakdown is resolved. The disintegrated Jessica might be least interesting to some, but it's the version that makes sense in this circumstance. And obviously, the baby switch angle wouldn't have been possible without her disintegrating again.

I also agree with the aformentioned idea, that it might have been better if the roles were reversed: that Jessica's baby had been taken and switched... and if THAT had caused her to disintegrate again. But it is the way it is now... and I'm enjoying the show, for the most part.