OLTL-Shane/Jack/New Character Spoilers

[xtr]

These spoilers were posted by someone at Soapcentral, they are originally from the National Enquirer for the week of March 28:

Jack is going to post a video of Naked Shane on the internet.

James is going to stop his ex-girlfriend, Deanna from making a porn film.Austin Peck's character will be the sleazy producer for the porn film.

Poor Shane. Jack actions are digusting just like his a lot of his father's actions have been.

I remember reading somewhere else that one of OTLT's upcoming storyline will be about porn. It looks like this storyline will include James's ex and Austin Peck's new character.

[AllMyDaysatGH]

Kiddy porn?? Really OLTL?? Wow!!

Jack must get the video in Gym class or something like seriously, who does that and why would Jack even want to watch??

[Soapsuds]

The perfect role for AP.

[xtr]

Jack seems really twisted like Todd.

I also read at Soapcentral that there is a new audition script where a young boy has suffered very severe brain trauma and the doctor tells the boy's father, that if the boy lives, he won't ever be the same again.

In the audition script it is also mentioned that the boy's father was giving the boy aspirin for his headaches, but that made things worse. And the doctor tells the boy's father that the trauma happened recently.

A lot of people are thinking that this boy is Shane. Maybe Jack ends up hurting him as he continues to bully him. Maybe he pushes Shane or something causing Shane to hit his head, Shane doesn't tell anyone what happens but later complains of headaches.

Rex ends up giving Shane aspirin, but after seeing that is not working ends up taking Shane to the hospital where he finds out about the brain trauma. Or maybe Shane passes out and Rex takes him to the hospital.

Maybe if the boy is Shane and he ends up living, he will end up being brain damage for the rest of his life, and the characters on the soap have to deal with that and the fallout from Jack's bullying.

[Kylie]

Or maybe it's the reverse, though I don't see Todd being involved enough to give Jack aspirin. Maybe Shane ends up fighting back, and Jack is the one that gets the severe brain trauma.

[Khan]

Personally, if I were HW'ing this story, I'd make Jack the one who ends up with irreparable brain damage. Yes, Jack was the one who bullied Shane, causing him to lash out physically. However, it would raise the question of whether Shane was "right," simply b/c he was being teased and bullied by one of his peers. Furthermore, with Jack permanently crippled by the incident, he is bound to be mocked by his peers, just as he had mocked Shane. But would Shane be able to put aside his own humiliation and defend someone whom he needed to be defended from not too long ago?

[DRW50]

Considering what a shameful job the show did with Marty's brain damage (she was raped out of love, and Todd was redeemed!), seeing Jack with brain damage would be interesting. Unfortunately I think Frons might get excited and try to make Jack into the new Jason Morgan.

As for the other spoiler, it's nice to know that exploitation of women is only OK if it involves mentally ill Tess - that's hot stuff in the show's eyes.

[xtr]

I have seen some speculation that the boy that has the severe brain trauma might be Jack. Another theory I saw was maybe it's Sam. I've seen it speculated that maybe Jack does something to try and hurt Shane and Sam ends up getting hurt instead.

I think that it may end up being Shane. It seems like the dad in the audition script seems pretty concerned, more concerned and "softer" than I think that Todd would be. If it was Todd I could see him going off on the doctor or threatening them or something if the doctor told him that his child had severe brain trauma. In the audition script it seems like the father blames himself for giving the boy aspirin and making things worse. I think that seems more how Rex would react than Todd.

[DRW50]

It would turn into being all about poor Rex (even though he's always been a lousy father).

Any child of Rex's would probably have to have brain damage anyway...

[Soapsuds]

Ouch.... :lol:

[Chris B]

This seems kinda dumb. That's child porn and do they really wanna go there? I'm sure there's a more itneresting way Jack could bully Shane.

[Marco Dane]

Talk about a story that no soap has touched yet !

[Khan]

Yeah, I don't get the "naked Shane" angle either - and the fact that this is happening at the same time we're also getting a story w/ James, his ex, and a "sleazy porn producer" makes me very uncomfortable as well. (Perhaps, they want to draw parallels here? Who knows?) Is there something wrong w/ Shane's body that exposing it (forgive the pun) would horrify him? Could Jack secretly be gay and/or attracted to Shane, but uncomfortable w/ his feelings, and this is his effed-up way of lashing out against all that? Plus, once something is on the Internet, it's very hard to make it disappear; ergo, I have to wonder whether they'll bring that up, as well as the fact that this could expose (again, sorry for the pun) Shane to all sorts of trouble in the form of child predators. (Oh, what I wouldn't give for Ford to be exposed as one, who ultimately abducts Shane b/c of this picture. It'd certainly the fight over his and Jess' baby a whole lot more interesting!)

[AlexElizabeth]

Hope this means Austin Peck is short term.

[All My Shadows]

The naked Shane part doesn't really bother me because at that age, no matter what your body looks like (and it's doing all kinds of weird things anyway), if everybody gets a peak the embarrassment/humiliation can consume you. Not everybody is like that, but it wouldn't be out of the ordinary at all. The Internet angle can be very interesting, but once again...they're not gonna do a whole, complete story. I betcha if nuJack does put the picture(s) online, no one's ever gonna think about pressing charges.