From: dcannon@bach.udel.edu (Debbie Cannon)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: OLTL: Update for Friday, 11/6
Date: 9 Nov 92 15:36:57 GMT
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Organization: University of Delaware


Depending on what storyline and characters you really like, there
were tears and heartbreak aplenty in Friday's show.

The Country Club Dance
======================
Andrew and Cassie are dancing romantically when Andrew spots Viki.
Cassie offers to leave so Andrew can talk to Viki. Viki asks Andrew
if he's seen Clint there. Andrew is surprised that she isn't asking
for his father. Andrew tells her that maybe they've made a mistake
because every time Viki sees Sloane she just gives him hope and
every time she gives him hope *she* makes things worse! But then
Andrew says that *he* was wrong. He should never have pushed Viki
to see Sloane. Tearfully, Viki tells Andrew her life is upside down.
Andrew is torn between the role he should be playing: minister,
friend, father. Viki tells him to put on his minster's cap. She
confesses that she thinks about Sloane alot and really wants to see
him BUT she loves Clint and doesn't want to leave him. Or, Viki
says, maybe she loved who he used to be. She tells Andrew how Clint
has changed and they disagree about everything. She tells Andrew
that Clint is rigid whereas Sloane is able to learn and grow.
Andrew tells Viki that maybe Clint is testing her because he's
afraid of losing her. 

As Cassie left Andrew, she ran into Tina who was in tears. Seems
she heard from Bo about Max being shot. Tina wants to go home and
call Luna but Cassie tells her she can't drive. She offers to get
Viki, but Cain comes up and asks Tina if she'll let him do this
one thing for her by taking her home. [more on these two later]

Meanwhile, Billy and Alana are also at the dance. They discuss
how they sense something is wrong at Llanfair. Billy says the
atmosphere has been cold there and that one of the reasons he
decided to go home was because of the troubles there. The other
reason is that his Dad has moved out and his Mom is lonely. Alana
and Billy agree that they don't understand grown-ups.

Later (see below) Joey joins them and asks if they've seen Kevin.
Billy asks if anything is wrong. Joey says he just needs to talk
to his older brother. The atmosphere lightens a bit as Billy tells
Joey if he had an older brother he could use him. And Alana tells
Joey that she does have an older brother but he's useless and Joey
wouldn't want him anyway. But things tense up again as Joey tells
his friends that he's scared, he thinks his folks are breaking up
and they doing it tonight.

Later, Cassie asks Andrew if Viki is okay. Andrew tells her he
thinks Viki's marriage is over. He feels guilty but Cassie assures
him that he's not responsible. She admits that Dorian played a hand
in what's happened, too. Andrew defends Dorian, saying she was just
concerned about his father. Cassie calls Andrew naive and tells him
about Dorian's ongoing feud with Viki. Naive Andrew thinks they
should encourage the friendship between Sloane and Dorian. Cassie
thinks it's a dumb idea. Andrew finally agrees to stay out of it.
And even though the party is over, Andrew wants to dance.

Clint Packs His Bags;
But Not After A Tearful Talk with Jessie and Joey
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[Ed note: this was soooo sad! The little girl who plays Jessica
really turned the waterworks on! Personally, I don't care about Viki
and Clint's marriage, but the impact on the children was really
emotional] Jessica has had a nightmare and Joey brings her
downstairs. He offers to make her a sandwich. Clint comes in from
the family room to the foyer to see what's wrong. Jessie spots
Clint's packed bags. He takes the kids into the family room to
talk. Clint tells them he's going to Grandpa Asa's. Jessie asks if
it's because Grandpa Asa needs him there. When Clint says no, Jessie
picks up Clint's bags and tells him he can't go there. Joey, showing
more adult wisdom than either of his parents, tells his father
that moving out won't solve anything. Guilt-ridden Jessie promises
to keep her room clean and do her homework. Clint tries to assure
her that none of this is her fault. He tells Joey and Jessie that
they're the best kids and he loves them.

Jessie asks her father if he stills loves Mommy? Clint avoids the
question. Jessie wants a promise as to when he'll be back; by
Thanksgiving, she says. Clint says he can't make a promise he
doesn't know if he can keep. Clint asks Joey to put his bags in the
car. Joey picks them up and walks to the door before putting them
back on the floor and saying he can't do this. Clint tells his son
he was wrong for asking him to do that. Clint puts his arms around
both his kids.

Viki arrives back at Llanfair. Clint tells her he had hoped to be
gone by the time she got back. He tells her that Jessie had a 
nightmare and is sleeping with Kim. He gave Joey permission to
go to the Country Club to see if Alana and Billy were still there.
When Viki says they were, Clint wonders what she was doing at the
Club. She tells him she was there looking for him. Clint asks her
to let him go in peace. Viki agrees not to lie any more. She says
there is something she lied about but to tell him the truth would
have been to violate the trust of another. Clint gets sarcastic
'cause he thinks she's talking about Sloane. Viki drops the bomb
that she's been helping Lee Ann see Duke. [This was not a good move]
Clint wonders why she waited until now. She says it's sad that
she couldn't talk to him before. Both accuse the other of moving
away from the other. Clint tells Viki that not only did she betray
him, but her oldest son by helping that "miserable, little ex-wife
of his" go against the court order they worked so hard for. Viki
reminds him that she never agreed with the court order. Clint tells
her that her infidelities go further than Sloane Carpenter, she's
lied to her whole family. Clint tells her to level with him. If she
tells him she doesn't love Sloane Carpenter then he won't leave.
Viki is unable to say the "one declarative statement" that Clint
asks for. She tells Clint she doesn't know how she feels. Clint
tells her *he* knows and leaves.

Asa's House
==========
Cain doesn't take Tina to Llanfair he takes her to Asa's.
She's upset. She doesn't want to talk to Cain and tells him to find
Alex if he wants to talk. Cain says he talked to Alex because he
was jealous of the tennis pro Tina went out with. He agrees again
to take Tina home but not before giving her two stuffed bears
for CJ and Sarah. He reassures Tina he is not using her kids
to get back with her. Asa interrupts them as he enters the
room just in time to get a call from Blair. Asa has been worried
about his lady love and her unexpected trip to a plant in Georgia.
Blair tells him she'll be back in Philadelphia tomorrow and Asa
agrees to meet her plane [more on this later].  After Asa leaves,
Cain gets a call from one of Alex's henchmen. He gives Cain the
news that Blair headed to North Carolina. Cain is ecstatic. He
tells Tina the news, but she's not as happy. She tells him she
thinks he's in love with Blair and that he's not worried about
getting Renee and Asa together. She tells him to call a cab and
stomps out. [Cain showed himself to be totally self-absorbed because
he never showed any thought for Max, especially knowing how much
Tina cares about Max]

Max Has An Out-of-Body Experience
=================================
Max is in cardiac arrest. The doctors work furiously to save him.
In the hallway, Luna threatens to kill Blair if Max dies. She warns
Blair to stay away from Max. Poor little Blair asks Luna how *she*
can be so cold since she knows that she loves Max. Luna tells her
to go back to her husband and her money. Blair tells Luna that Max
needs better medical care. She wants to use her money to make him
well. The doctor delivers the news that Max needs microsurgery.

Luna changes her mind and decides to accept Blair's offer to help.
Apparently there is a doctor in Philadelphia [you know, the
city where Asa is going to meet Blair's plane!!] that can do the
surgery. Blair tells Luna not to worry about the cost. Luna replies
"even your marriage to Asa?" Blair assures her that nothing matters
except Max's life. Apparently the doctor has told Luna that
if they don't operate within 24 hours Max will die and even with
the surgery he only has a 10% chance of survival. Luna shrugs
the odds off. Blair goes to make a phone call to arrange for her
private plane to leave. Luna whispers that she's not about to let
Max leave this world without him telling her he loves her. She
daydreams a bit about Max.

Back in Max's room, his bloodpressure is low and is pulse is
weakening. As the doctor listens to Max's heart rate, Max
"rises" off the table. The "out of body" Max watches the monitors
and himself on the table. He says this is depressing and "I don't
like this at all."


Debbie
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