From: Liz%Eng%Banyan@magnolia.banyan.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: GL: Update for Thursday, November 12
Date: 15 Nov 92 20:26:43 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University


  

*****  ATTACHMENT: glup *****

Okay, let me try this again.  Forgive me if you see it twice.

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I thought it might be nice for those of you who currently find Eleni 
unbearable to have the choice not to read about her.  Therefore I've
divided the update into two sections:  Eleni and non-Eleni.  The Eleni
section will be at the end, after a control-L, so those of you who will
go INSANE hearing about the latest bit of non-plot-advancing stupidity
she's indulged in can go along your merry ways blissfully ignorant of
how annoying she was yesterday.  I only wish my VCR could make the
distinction, and "accidentally" erase all her scenes...

On with the update!

GUIDING LIGHT
Thursday, November 12, 1992

At Nadine's

Bridget is admiring herself in the mirror.  She is wearing a shapeless
sequined black dress that hides everything.  She's a little forlorn,
feeling this will be the last night of fun she'll ever have.  Nadine
assures her that there will be many more fun nights to come; Bridget
doens't find Nadine a particularly encouraging role model.  Nadine is
excited about having Billy over for dinner.  Bridget reminds her to
be careful - they can't have sex.  Nadine says of course, but it'll be
hard; Billy is such a sexy man.  But didn't she invite Bill as well?
Bridget asks.  Oh, yes, Nadine replies dismissively; but he won't
bring him.  She had the sense on the phone that Billy wanted to be
alone with her, and she knows her men.  Just then Billy shows up, with
Bill, Michelle, and Ed in tow.

At Gilly and Hamp's

Gilly and David are dressed for the dance.  Gilly asks who he's going
with.  He says Bridget, but it's just a favor for a friend.  Gilly says
that's too bad; she doesn't think the diner is enough to fill his life.
He never said it was, he replies.  She asks if there is someone in his
life.  Maybe there is, maybe there isn't, he tells her.  Just then, Kat
comes in wearing a little gold dress.  David looks at her appreciatively;
from a doorway, Hamp watches soberly.

Alone with Kat, Hamp tells her how lovely she looks, and how hard it is
for him to see her as a woman; but he sees how guys look at her.  She
laughs and asks what guys.  He says David.  She dismisses the idea;
David can't stand the sight of her.  Hamp isn't so sure.  He offers to
get David out of the house if she wants him to.  No, she says, don't do
it for me.  Hamp says he doesn't mind.  No, she says, I've been enough
trouble to Gilly.  Hamp says Gilly won't mind.  No, she says, we're a
good role model for him; if we throw him out he'll be more likely to
get into trouble again.  Just then the doorbell rings; it is Keith.  He
leers at Kat, who goes off with Gilly to touch up her makeup.  Keith
asks Hamp's permission to take Kat to an all-night fraternity party.
Hamp says it's Kat's decision.  Kat suggests they see how they feel
after the dance, and they leave.  Hamp tells Gilly he likes Keith.  She
tells him she doesn't; he reminds her of Eddie Haskell.  Some people
know how to play parents; it doesn't mean you can trust your daughter
with them.  Hamp considers, but he still thinks Keith is okay.  Gilly
says she hopes so.

At Nadine's

Nadine is reasonably gracious about the extra guests, but Ed catches
on and offers to leave.  Billy won't hear of it; he's brought enough
chili for the whole crew.  Bill and Michelle go out to the car to 
bring it in.  Ed observes that Bridget's looking pale.  Nadine says
it's just low blood sugar and pulls a clearly unwell Bridget aside.
You can't faint, Nadine tells her, because then Ed will have to
examine you.  She sits Bridget down.  Ed asks after her health, and
who her ob/gyn is.  Billy tells him, and Ed says he knows her well.

At the Dance

Dylan and Julie walk in.  He's worried they shouldn't have come; she
doesn't look well.  She's surprised; maybe she just needs to fix her
makeup.  She walks off, and he pulls the medical bill from his pocket
and frowns at it.

Julie runs into Kat and asks after Bridget.  Kat says she's not there
yet.  Keith goes off to talk to a friend.  Kat observes that Julie
and Dylan have patched things up.

Keith chats with his friend about the bet they had that Keith would
sleep with Kat that night.  He is confident.

Hamp and Gilly comes in.  She confesses to feeling old with this
crowd.  He says he wouldn't trade places with any of them.  He's
married to the most wonderful woman in the world, and he doesn't
feel at all old.

At Nadine's

Ed offers to talk to Dr. Dey, just to make sure everything is okay.
Nadine says it isn't necessary; everything's going fine.  Billy
says there's no harm in using influence when you have it.  The doorbell
rings and Nadine answers; it's David for Bridget.  Nadine is tongue-
tied and shocked.  While David is chatting with Ed and Billy, she
pulls Bridget aside to verify that David is not the baby's father.
Bridget tells her to calm down and take something for her flu, and
leaves with David.

Nadine goes into the kitchen.  Ed thanks Billy for the invitation, 
but thinks what's really behind it is that Billy didn't want to be
alone with Nadine.  Billy says he loves her in his way, and wants
to "do right by her", but he can't get Vanessa out of his mind.  He
feels pulled in two directions.  Ed understands how that feels.

Ed accidentally walks in on Nadine trying to take some cold medication.
He warns her about possible harm to the baby, and says Dr. Dey can
prescribe her something safe.  He goes to call her.

At the Dance

David and Bridget, Kat and Dylan are dancing.  When they finish, David
and Bridget compliment each other about their dancing.  David says he
used to do it a lot when he had more moeny.  She says he'll be able
to do it again when he gets a better job.  He gets angry and says he
doesn't need a better job; there's nothing he wants that he won't be
able to get.  He calms down and apologizes for snapping at her, but
he has a plan.

Kat thanks Dylan for the dance.  He observes that Keith didn't like
it much.  She's a little worried about what Keith might be expecting
that night.  He tells her she shouldn't get talked into anything she
doesn't want to do.  A slow song comes on.  They start dancing, and
Dylan cuts in on David and Bridget.  He and Bridget go off, leaving
David and Kat to dance.  They look at each other, and some sparks fly.

At Nadine's

Nadine tells Ed she's feeling much better.  Ed says he doesn't want
to interfere.  She says she's just worried about being a pest.  Ed
says doctors only get annoyed with patients who call about things
that aren't problems, and goes to make the call.  Billy is worried
about her.  Nadine distracts him by telling him the baby already
knows what a wonderful daddy it has.  Ed gets off the phone.  He says
her file was misplaced, but the nurse calle din a prescription.  He
goes to pick it up, along with some food since he doesn't think 
Nadine should have chili.  Nadine starts heading upstairs to check on
the kids; Billy sits her down and tells her he'll take care of it; she
should just relax.

At the dance

Dylan pumps Bridget for information about Julie's health.  Bridget
says she's hardly the person Julie would confide in - why doesn't
he ask her directly?  He has, and she says nothing's wrong. Bridget
tells him maybe that's true.  He apologizes and tells her to go
dance with David.  Bridget turns around and sees David and Kat very
much absorbed with each other.  "I don't think he's available right
now," she observes.

Hamp cuts in on David and Kat, friendly enough.  David backs away,
a little dazed by his feelings. 

At the food table, Bridget talks to Julie about eating and being 
thin.  David approaches them just as Bridget becomes nauseus and
runs out of the room.

Keith asks Kat about the party.  She says thanks but no thanks, and
goes to find Julie to say goodbye. 

Bridget returns and David asks if she's okay.  She says she's just not
used to drinking beer.  He remarks he hasn't seen her drink anything
stronger than fruit punch all night.  She said he didn't notice much
while he was dancing with Kat.  He snaps at her and she apologizes;
she's just tired.  He says they're friends; she can talk to him if
something's wrong.  She says thanks for the concern, but like a friend
of hers once said, she's got a plan.  She asks if they can just go home.

Keith's friend suggests spiking Kat's drink to loosen her up.  Keith
points out that location wasn't specified in the bet; there's no need
for them even to wait to get to the party, is there?  David overhears
and asks Bridget to wait outside.  He tells Keith Kat wants to talk
to him, and leads him out of the room.

Dylan calls the hospital [from a loud party - how practical!] to see
if he can find out what sort of lab work Julie was billed for.  They 
tell him to call back in the morning.  Julie catches him as he hangs
up the phone; he lets her believe the call was work-related.

David lures Keith into a closet and locks him in.  He runs into Kat on
the way out and tells her Keith went off with someone more willing to
party.  She agrees to ride home with him and Bridget.

Gilly talks to some young women who had enjoyed a speech she'd given.
Hamp is proud of her.  She reflects she never expected to be anyone's
role model.

At Hamp & Gilly's

Kat thanks David for rescuing her.  He tells her he expected her to
be harder to convince.  She says she's capable of changing her mind.
She heads off toward her bedroom and he stops her, fiddling with her
dress.  She gets angry and wants to know if that's the only reason
he rescued her.  He tells her to relax; that's not what he wanted
at all.  He remembered her needing Gilly's help to get the dress
zipped up, and thought she might need help getting it undone.  Mollified,
she allows him to help her, but stops him after a moment and runs off,
telling him she can get the rest herself.  He bids good-night to her
closed door.

At Nadine's

Nadine has fallen asleep on the sofa.  She wakes up to find Billy has sent
everyone home.  He insists on spending the night with her to make sure
she is okay.  She is nervous, but relents.

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COMMENTS:

I really enjoyed watching David and Kat together.  They have a lot of
chemistry - but what will Daddy say?  I'm glad they didn't have David
rescue Kat from the arms of the evil Keith; she's not the damsel-in-
distress type.  Besides, the storyline will be more interesting if he
doesn't do something blatantly heroic to change Hamp's opinion of him.
I think David's a good guy - a bit short-tempered about certain things,
and way too fond of feeling sorry for himself; but the kind of person
I'd like to have as a friend.

Who else thinks Gilly's secret is going to come out soon?  They are far
too happy right now (I do think what he said to her at the dance was
sweet), and she's getting too comfortable with a nice life and a nice
career.

I think Nadine will be caught soon, thank heavens; and cheers to the
writers for not drawing this one out interminably (not like other
storylines we could mention).  I'd guess Bridget is somewhere in the
second trimester - anyway, that's when my college roommate started
suffering badly from morning sickness.

Well, I've put it off long enough. ;-)  Following the control-L is
the Eleni update.  Those of you as mind-bogglingly ANNOYED with this
storyline as I am, please feel free to blissfully hit "n" now.



At the Spaulding mansion

Eleni is on the phone with Frank.  They are planning their escape.  He
is worried; she reassures him.  They hang up.  Alan-Michael is on
the phone [a separate line, I assume], getting very excited about
Eleni's pregnancy.  He hangs up and calls to her, as she is struggling
to open the bedroom window and make her escape.

Alan-Michael finds her and tells her how delighted he is she is
pregnant.  She faints.  [How Victorian.]

Frank breaks in to the house and listens at Eleni's bedroom door.
Alan-Michael wakes her with smelling salts and starts raving 
ecstatically about the baby.  He talks about her beautiful face, her
lovely eyes looking at him, but somehow manages not to notice how
really upset she is, or how she stiffens when he kisses her.  Frank
listens, frowning.

Eleni tries to get rid of him by telling him she's tired.  He wants to
watch her while she sleeps.  She feigns a craving and sends him out
for food.  He leaves, and Frank comes in.  They embrace.  She is upset
and doesn't know what to do.  He says they have to leave RIGHT AWAY.

At Ed's house

Ed is pulling frozen things out of his freezer to bring back to Nadine's.
Alan-Michael comes in and tells him the news.  Ed is happy for him.  Alan-
Michael sees the baby as a chance to do something right for a change.  
He asks if Ed really is happy, what with him and Maureen having so much
trouble getting pregnant.  Ed says of course - the baby will be part
of the family.  They exchange a manly hug.

At the Spaulding mansion

Frank says they can disappear.  She says Alan-Michael will never let her
take his baby away.  She doesn't know what to do, but she knows she can't
leave tonight.

Eleni is worried about keeping the baby safe.  Frank tells her to rest;
they'll discuss it in the morning.  She thanks him for understanding, and
bundles him out the window as Alan-Michael comes home.  She pleads illness
and gets Alan-Michael to agree to stay in the guest room.

Later, Eleni wakes up from a nightmare to find Alan-Michael lying next
to her.  She tries to get him to leave, but he refuses; she was there when
he had nightmares, so he wants to be there for her.

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COMMENTS:

While Alan-Michael was going on and on and on and on about what a wonderful
thing this baby was to him, I was screaming at the TV "TELL HIM IT'S NOT
HIS!!" "TELL HIM IT'S NOT HIS!!"  Even though she thinks it *is* his, it
seems the easiest way to get out of the situation.  WHAT A DOPE SHE IS.

Alan-Michael is no better, of course, what with his "To hell with what
*you* think is best for you, I'm going to do what *I* think is best for
you" attitude.  I have ALWAYS wanted to strangle him for that.  The boy
DOES NOT LISTEN.  The fact that he could sit there so self-absorbed and
not notice how distressed his wife was, or that his touch made her skin
crawl, is symptomatic of that "Everyone's lives pivot around me" 
attitude.

Gaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh.  We updaters should get purple hearts for not fast-
forwarding through this dreck. ;-)

Until next week,

Liz
lizb@banyan.com
 
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