You're going to think I am a moron for asking this,

But what ever STARTED this Viki/Dorian feud...I have watched for over 10 years, but I dont ever remember hearing WHY they hated each other, I just always remember that they did .

Dorian was a doctor at the hospital and she was involved in the death of a patient. The board voted to take away her medical license. Dorian erroneously believed that Viki had cast the deciding vote against her, when actually, Viki had voted for Dorian to stay on at the hospital. From then on Dorian wanted Viki to pay. That's when Dorian began nursing Victor Lord.

Dorian was a doctor at the hospital and she was involved in the death of a patient. The board voted to take away her medical license. Dorian erroneously believed that Viki had cast the deciding vote against her, when actually, Viki had voted for Dorian to stay on at the hospital. From then on Dorian wanted Viki to pay. That's when Dorian began nursing Victor Lord.

Yep...it's funny when you think about it. The whole thing started because Viki stood up for Dorian, who mistakenly believed that was responsible for her getting fired. So basically, a misunderstanding started the whole 30+ year fued.

Yep...it's funny when you think about it. The whole thing started because Viki stood up for Dorian, who mistakenly believed that was responsible for her getting fired. So basically, a misunderstanding started the whole 30+ year fued.

Hey, if we didnt have people stupid enough to fight over things like that for 30 years..WE wouldnt have soap opera family rivalries!

Actually, now that you explained that CarlD2, I seem to remember hearing about that...It was long before I was around haha.

Hey, if we didnt have people stupid enough to fight over things like that for 30 years..WE wouldnt have soap opera family rivalries!

Actually, now that you explained that CarlD2, I seem to remember hearing about that...It was long before I was around haha.

Good point.

Here's my question.

I'm trying to remember when/if Dorian and Viki ever actually set the record straight concerning Viki's vote and Dorian's dismissal from the hospital? Maybe they did.....I've slept a time or two since then.

I know, isn't it weird? And to see her and Viki HUG. It's strange to watch a scene like that or even Viki's first scene with Dorian when Elaine Princi took over and think about how awful things got between them with Lord of the Banner/DID. I mean, Viki put this woman on death row for goodness' sake. Crazy.

What I don't understand is did Viki always suspect that Dorian killed her father? Even when she is hugging her? Or did Viki not remember that until the 90's?

Here's my question.

I'm trying to remember when/if Dorian and Viki ever actually set the record straight concerning Viki's vote and Dorian's dismissal from the hospital? Maybe they did.....I've slept a time or two since then.

Wasn't this brought up when Dorian went back to work at the hospital in 2003 or 2004? Didn't they then bring the feud back again by having Viki get fired from the hospital or something?

Dorian and Viki settled it in 2003 after their plane crash in Saranac; Viki looked at Dorian and said, "oh, Dorian, actually I voted for you to keep your license!" Cut to Dorian's shocked face and then COMMERCIAL. Then at the end of the show they cut back to them: "I'm so glad we had this talk, Viki!" The medical board issue was the seed of Dorian and Viki's feud for thirtysomething years; it was beyond incompetent and amateurish for the Malone/Griffith team to leave the big reveal and subsequent discussion on the cutting room floor.

Dorian and Viki settled it in 2003 after their plane crash in Saranac; Viki looked at Dorian and said, "oh, Dorian, actually I voted for you to keep your license!" Cut to Dorian's shocked face and then COMMERCIAL. Then at the end of the show they cut back to them: "I'm so glad we had this talk, Viki!" The medical board issue was the seed of Dorian and Viki's feud for thirtysomething years; it was beyond incompetent and amateurish for the Malone/Griffith team to leave the big reveal and subsequent discussion on the cutting room floor.

Ah....

Wasn't that when they were trapped in a cave? After the plane crash?

No, it was after they were rescued and got back to Llanview. This horribly truncated scene led to about a year of Dorian/Viki detente and somewhat bitchy "friendship" which was fun, until Dena Higley swooped in and wrote the retarded "Dorian forges Viki's checks" story to reignite the feud over something so stupid while also getting Dorian out of the hospital, where she was thriving.

What type of stories did she have back at the hospital? The only one I remember is when Viki got Ben's heart. I wish they could take Dorian back there. When Dorian started helping Lowell's campaign she said her reason was so that she could get her position back at the hospital. I think there's some real potential, especially since there are so many potentially isolated characters (Kyle, Greg, Marty) working there.

She was also involved in Michael and Marcie's silly "Rear Window" (or as I called it, "Rear Medevac") caper which was tied into the baby switch - Michael was in the hospital laid up from an injury and kept spotting Paul Cramer and another doctor on staff conspiring on the helipad on the opposing rooftop; Paul and the doctor were involved in an organ theft scam in which Paul used the hospital's medevac chopper to ferry the stolen goods from place to place. Marcie, Michael and eventually Dorian got in on the fun to nail these guys, which of course was tied into Paul having used the same medevac to steal Babe's child for Kelly.

As with so much of Malone II, I liked the idea of the Rear Window story but it amounted to very little onscreen and was in the service of a number of other either bad or half-baked larger stories - the baby switch, David Tom's caricaturized Paul Cramer, and finally the horrid John/Natalie/Paul triangle which involved the terrible Kathy Tong as Kathryn Fitzgerald (the female "spoiler" for John/Nat before she was canned for Evangeline) and a series of horrific episodes focused solely on Roxy's hotel and Kay/Kyle, two twin assassins in leather and Matrix gear who finished each other's sentences.

Malone was right to put Dorian back at the hospital but did too little with her, and it was a huge opportunity wasted. I wish she'd go back there today but I like her as mayor as well.

Edited February 21, 201015 yr by Vee

What type of stories did she have back at the hospital? The only one I remember is when Viki got Ben's heart. I wish they could take Dorian back there. When Dorian started helping Lowell's campaign she said her reason was so that she could get her position back at the hospital. I think there's some real potential, especially since there are so many potentially isolated characters (Kyle, Greg, Marty) working there.

I agree. I think Dorian should go back and work at the hospital. I could see a great type of hospital setting with Marty/Fish/Schuyler/Dorian etc. all working there.

I think Dorian is often most interesting when she interacts with people OUTSIDE of her family, because when her scenes only consist of her and Llangston or Starr, they are mega boring. I do enjoy Blair/Dorian scenes, though.

I think Kelly/Dorian should be a treat. They had good chemistry in the 90s.

I agree. I think Dorian should go back and work at the hospital. I could see a great type of hospital setting with Marty/Fish/Schuyler/Dorian etc. all working there.

I think Dorian is often most interesting when she interacts with people OUTSIDE of her family, because when her scenes only consist of her and Llangston or Starr, they are mega boring. I do enjoy Blair/Dorian scenes, though.

Well, if Dorian goes back to the hospital....then Viki should get to go back to the Banner.