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One Life To Live Discussion Group
Go, Mrs. Evans, go! Slap some sense into Greg. I'm glad she's got Shaun's back and isn't pulling a Viki. (For those who weren't watching back then, when Kevin and Kelly first go together, she was (((this))) close to marrying Joey. But did Viki chastise Kevin for breaking Joey's heart? Nah...)
I don't like Bo and Nora kidnapping Matthew, but I applauded when she told Matthew to go ahead and tell Kevin about the kiss. The only way to handle a blackmailer is to stand up to him/her.
How I wish that when Nora had said to Matthew, "You're not getting a phone until I can trust you," that Matthew had replied, "Look who's talking." Instead of trotting out the old, worn-out, beating a dead horse threat about revealing the Bo/Nora kiss, I wanted Matthew to let Nora know he was never going to trust her again. Fortunately, the writers allowed him to say something akin to that to Kevin when Matthew said that Bo was in danger of losing him anyway.
Bo, STFU. Telling a justifiably angry kid to knock it off is - I don't know what it is. But Bo deserved a Mrs. Evan's slap every time he talked to Matthew as if Matthew were throwing a hissy fit about not going to the prom. Gee, Bo, you kidnapped him, took him away from friends and family, are going to dump him in a boarding school, AND you expect him to knock off the snarky comments? Mrs. Evans, where are you? Someone else needs a cranial readjustment.
Clint sure had some idiotic lines today, didn't he? First, to Nora, when he said, "Matthew doesn't hate you. He's just angry, but he'll get over it." What part of "betrayal of trust" don't the Buchanan men get? Second, he tells Natalie that John is on "their side" when it comes to Jared. Got news for you, Clint. No way, no how. John is only seeing what he wants to see. At least John is honest enough to admit to Marty that he would probably suspect Jared even if the clues didn't point that way just because he doesn't like the guy.
Dorian and her Spider Woman outfit - okay, maybe not Spider Woman but that black and white thing sure looked like a Halloween cobweb decoration. Is this the costumer's hint that Dorian is weaving a tangled web with her deception?
I'm very glad that the writers had Kyle saying that when he gets married he wants it for the right reasons and not for some publicity stunt. I've liked Kyle from the get-go and this is one of the reasons why. Now, having said that, I'm sure he's going to end up going along with Nick's stunt.
How much you want to bet that Oliver walks into the Buenos Dias just as Kyle says "yes" to Nick's proposal?
And how much do you want to bet that Oliver delivering meals to shut-ins will lead to either a break in the stalker case or into a new story?
And last, but not least, my, oh, my didn't DG's Kevin looked fine?
I didn't like Mrs Evans lecturing Greg. What is he 15? Rachel is not a piece of property. She can choose whomever she wants. In fact, if I never see any of Shaun's family ever again, it would be ok with me.
Viki siding with Kelly and Kevin over Joey is one of the few things I hate about her. Poor Joey.
Bo and Nora are insufferable and so was Matthew. But I think he has every right to be angry. Clint's understatement of what Bo/Nora did made me laugh. I am enjoying this storyline. Bo and Nora not only got Matthew out of the country, now they are sending him to a boarding school? Take him away from his friends and family? Even though Matthew is being a brat, I am firmly in his corner. It was good to see Kevin, and yes, he looks mighty fine.
Clint is delusional if he thinks John is on 'their' side. Natalie is right to doubt John. Like she said, John doesn't rely on evidence. He follows his gut and right now his gut is telling him that Jared is guilty. Natalie is looking great these days. MA has lost some weight and it suits her. Loved her green top, hair looked good too.
Kyle made all the right arguments. Nick seemed a bit desperate. Kyle finally gave in. Are these two even exclusive? They are nowhere near the getting married stage yet. I liked the scenes with Dorian, Langston, Starr and David. Langston said all the things we have been saying about this faux wedding.
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ITA about Bo and Nora's self-delusions with Matthew. They know he's incredibly, justifiably angry, and yet they think if they act like nothing is really wrong, Matthew will eventually give in. And insisting that Matthew still treat them with respect, like he's a 10 year old throwing a tantrum is inexcusable. On one hand, yes Nora shouldn't cave to her son's blackmail, but OTOH knowing he can't go through with it because he can't hurt Clint or Kevin just adds to Nora's self-righteousness. Because even though Kevin understands Bo's grief as a father losing a son, Kevin would also understand being betrayed by his wife and very close family member.
As for Clint telling Nora what he did, at this point I'm not sure what he's supposed to say to her. She only really hears what she wants to. Yeah, it was a stupid thing to say, but I think Clint knows how desperate and delusional Nora has gotten with Matthew. If he starts arguing with her over the phone, between two continents, that's not going to solve anything, and it would probably just result in her pushing him away from a place he can't get to. Back at the start of this drama with Matthew's surgery, Clint cautioned Bo that he and Matthew will end up the same way Bo and Asa did if he's not careful, but Bo didn't want to hear that then. So, I think Clint's just playing his role of supportive husband and not rocking the boat.
As for Clint propping John - I don't know why the writers are doing that. I really wish they'd give Clint a more proactive role in the story, with his own opinions, but right now it's the dynamic of John (the almighty hero) against Jared, and since Jared isn't there - Jared's closest loved ones (Natalie and Charlie). At least Viki gets to be there for Charlie. It's nice to finally see Clint again, but I wish they'd let him do more than this.
I only saw the first bit with Dorian, Langston, Starr, etc., but I did like Langston pointing out the separation between being pro-gay and deceiving the voters this way. There's an aspect of manipulation in this story that I don't like.
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