From: keb3@po.CWRU.Edu (Keith E. Bitely)
Subject: Re: OLTL Update for Friday, 4/3/92
Reply-To: keb3@po.CWRU.Edu (Keith E. Bitely)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 03:52:13 GMT


In a previous article, marks@skat.usc.edu (Louise Marks) says:
>ncj@iti.org (Nancy C. Jennings) writes:

>>Today's storyline:  CARLO BITES THE BIG ONE

>Great update!  I haven't seen the tape yet, but I could envision
>everything from your descriptions.  A question and what I believe is
>the FIRST NET THEORY:

Yes, that was a superb update.

>First Net theory:  Since Carlo cried "You broke my heart!" when he
>killed the guy in the garage, I figure it has to be someone close to
>him.  My candidate:  his brother, Stephanie's father
>The Theory again:  Steph reads the file and finds out Carlo killed her
>father.
>The Theory yet again: Steph knows about the attic because Carlo sent
>her there to look for the diamonds.  Bye, Uncle Carlo!

You may very well be on to something here.  It would be kind of typical, in
fact.  Stephanie isn't a suspect yet.  Plus, she seems rather expendeble.
I've only seen her this summer when she was having that romance with Kevin.
(What happened with that?  Where did they all go?  I missed part of this
because I was in classes and hadn't discovered this newsgroup.)  And, now
Stephanie's back for the "Carlo is Dead" storyline.  She could turn out to
be the murderess and they could get rid of her character pretty quickly.
Or, if she's still a minor, maybe she wouldn't actually have to go to jail.
I'm not exactly sure how that works.  The main problem with the killer being
Stephanie is that she has an alibi, I think.  I don't remember what it was,
but I remember them mentioning it several times.

I think OLTL is handling this storyline rather well.  It's not typical soap
opera drama.  I mean, I've gone into hysterics recently, especially because
of Alex.  Nonetheless, I find it very entertaining.  And, they're doing a 
good job of incriminating all of the suspects.  Alex looks like a psychobitch
from hell sometimes that only cares for the money.  But, she also has these
scenes where she is alone and mourning Carlo's death.  She obviously has
nobody to impress or act for.  So, is she sincere?  Does she really miss
Carlo?  Given her recent antics, I think it's possible that she could have
killed Carlo, and still be upset about it.  I swear, she's crazy.  I mean, 
I think they really want the viewers to think it's Alex, what with the will
and prenuptial agreement tampering.

And, then there are the rest, like Asa, Renee, Cain, etc.  They are all being
heavily implicated as well.  But, they are really doing a good job on making
it look like it was Alex, even though the police of Llanview aren't so sure.
I like the way they can make the audience think it's one person, but have
the characters think it's another.  The only one of the suspects that really
doesn't seem very feasible is Julia.  But, of course, I think that's because
the storyline isn't focussing much on her.  It could be Julia.  But, despite
what Carlo has done to her, she seemed pretty shaken up when she accidentally
killed DuAnn.  So, it doesn't seem like she would have it in her hear to kill
anyone, even if it is Carlo. 

Oh well, I don't know who it is yet, but it's fun throwing around all of these
theories.  Who do I hope it is?  Max, he annoys me.  Why would it be him?  I
have no idea.  See, the reason I don't like Max much is because of the way he
treated LeeAnn.  He dragged her, almost against her will, all the way back
to Llanview.  He basically did all this wooing, slept with her, and then 
turned his back on her because he didn't want a commitment.  He went through
all of this trouble to get her, and then dropped her once he had his fun.  It
was as if it were a conquest.  Now, I know that there was an actor change.
The two different actors were like two completely different characters.  
However, if the soap were really good, they would have made this character a
little more consistent, even with the change in actors.  It's true, I like
the actor they have now better than the other one.  But, I don't like the
character because of the whole LeeAnn thing.  I don't know if I'd want him
to go to jail.  But, he deserves some kind of comeuppance.  And, now he's
going after that Blair person.  ACK!  I can't stand her either.  Perhaps
she should be the murderer and go to jail.  I know that her intentions are
good and for her mother, Addie.  But, she has an ego the size of Texas.  I
suppose Max and Blair would make a good couple because they're both like that.

Oh well, I am just rambling on.  I should quit now.  See y'all later.

Keithy, who has been to Sweetwater, Texas and didn't like it much.