From: mins@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (timothy.j.mizerak)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL:  Gimme Help?
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:20:12 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Sep6.130930.12591@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> scduncan@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Sean C. Duncan, Idiot) writes:
>Gimme an update -- I have lost my TV and haven't seen DOOL for about a month,
>maybe more.  What's happened in these plotlines:
>
>1.  Isabella has cancer?  What?  Where?  How soon till she dies... 
>October, right?


Isabella started having some serious back pains about two or three weeks 
ago so she went to see Carly, of course.  After running several tests Carly
did an ultrasound and found a mass on her pancreas.  The biopsy showed that
it is malignant.  Carly told John that the cancer is pretty fall along and 
has spread to her liver as well.  There is really no hope.  Isabella has
accepted it but John just can't.  He is trying to find another doctor or
medical center that can give Isabella a chance.  John snapped at Carly
pretty badly last week over this.  On Thursday Carly came and visited Isabella
and gave her the news.  They both cried in a very touching and convincing
scene.  John walked in and caught them crying, Carly left and Isabella told
John.  On Friday Isabella told Victor in another tear-jerking scene.  Victor
seems to understand that it is hopeless and he is reevaluating his life and
his priorities.  So far he has shunned Vivian's attempts to help, but it 
seems like he is weakening there.  He did storm the Allemain's house and warn
Lawrence and Lisanne, in no uncertain terms, that if they took advantage of
Isabella and John's situation, that he would ruin them "if it takes every
cent [he] has!"  All very good stuff, IMO.

Isabella should be gone by the middle of October at the latest, maybe much
sooner.


>2.  Are Molly, Tanner, Brian and Ginger still lingereing or are they gone yet.


Brian and Ginger were just *mentioned* 2 weeks ago after Molly supposedly
got a call from Ginger saying that she and Brian would be staying in Chicago.
Molly and Tanner were on yesterday for the first time in ages and they had
a love scene.  Well, actually, I don't think they went to bed yet, but  I
think it is supposed to be assumed.  They will be gone in a couple of weeks.


>3.  IS JENN BACK YET?!?!?!?!?	


Yes and no.  Jack went to New York to see her at the TV station.  Calliope
was there and was her usual wacky self.  J&J had a very nice love scene too.


>4.  Is Scarrie still hounding Austin?


Yup.  She really has it bad for him.  Austin is soft on Carrie too.  The old
"I was using you at first but now I really care for you" routine.  But he
seems to like her more like a sister, and has even said as much.  Carrie is
very distressed by this.  She took him out to a very nice evening of jazz
music last week [Tuesday?] and this might change the way he looks at her a
bit.


>5.  Kim/Phil?


Ugh, don't ask.  This Phillip guy has been pretty good, I must say, but the
rest of it is just horrible.  Patsy is horrible.  The storyline is a joke.
Kim keeps hearing voices and freaking out.  This part isn't bad.  She's been
getting up late at night and looking into a mirror and then switching over
to her other personality.  Then she goes out [in a raincoat and nightie] to
some flat downtown and changes into "Lacey".  She wears a red wig, red high
heels, slutty clothes, lots of makeup, etc.  And she seems to adore the song
"I'm gonna make you love me..... yes I will..." [don't know the title, a
Motown classic I'm sure.]  Then she hooks up with this Cro-Magnon looking
guy named Randy and they go to some sleazy bar and start trouble.  Yesterday
she got caught sneaking in, again, and she keeps lying to cover her tracks.
Phillip asked Shawn about Kim acting strange yesterday, so maybe they'll 
figure it out soon.


>6.  Is the show worth watching?  I've found myself with more free time now
>that I've stopped.  Hmmm..


Well, except for Kim, Carrie and Marlena/Roger, it has been VERY good.  The
focus has been Carly/Lawrence/Vivian/Lisanne and it is being done very well.
Lots happening very quickly.  Victor is also getting lots of airtime, and the
John/Isabella is getting a fair share.  The bad stories have been pushed to
the back burner, it seems, except the Kim stuff.  She has been on 3-4 days
a week and they *always* seems to end the show with her.   The only thing 
I'd change is to give J&J, and Julie, about 1/2 of what Kim has been getting.

If you're on the fence about watching you should really tune in now.  I 
can't remember when it's been better.


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