So, Mr. Raving Reston was onto Nash. Oooh, there’s another big surprise! I’m sick enough of dealing with Claudia. I’m so thrilled that we no longer have to deal with her father-but what will be the aftermath of his death? And wow, that was not a pretty way to die, was it? And OKAY, so we got a glimpse of what makes Claudia tick when she admitted to Nash that her father only paid attention to her when she got into trouble with drugs. When she wasn’t in trouble, he didn’t have any time to notice she was around. OK-boo hoo-she’s still one of the few people on the show that makes me want to fast forward. The only reason I don’t is that I live in the hopes that if I don’t fast forward, maybe I’ll be rewarded with seeing a scene where someone I can’t stand finally gets booted out of Llanview for good-and see, my loyalty paid off-Old Man Reston is gone! Will Claudia make Nash stay with her by threatening to tell the police he killed her father? Just a thought!

I think Marcie is so cute with little Tommy. I had a good laugh when she couldn’t stop the baby from crying and Roxy came by with her words of wisdom. Leave it to Roxy to drag out the vacuum clean and know that the noise would quiet the baby down. How funny was it when Roxy explained how she used to use the noise from the vacuum cleaner to calm Natalie down and said, “Natalie was a screamer. Not a lot has changed.” She killed me when she said she tried everything with Natalie and that she had to use “the process of illumination” to figure out what would work. I just love the way Roxy butchers the English language, like when she and Marcie were talking about taking care of a baby and Roxy said, “Yeah, a baby can put a real ‘cramp’ in your life.”

And in closing, who can make me laugh more than David? Maybe it’s Roxy. Maybe it’s a tie-but I think the best and funniest line from last week came from David, after he packed up his bags to leave town and Paige told him it was time to face up to what they had done and to take responsibility for their part in Thomas McBain’s death. I had a great laugh when Paige said, “If you run you’ll be leaving behind your life, Dorian, and all your friends” and David replied, “I have no friends. I’m David Vickers.” I hope TPTB do everything in their famous power to get Tuc Watkins to stay on the show. As it is, we only get to see Roxy once every now and then-how will we survive with no more David? And let’s be honest-Adriana and Rex had some nice kisses-Natalie and John’s was nice, too-Viki and Clint-their mouths couldn’t have been closed any tighter if they were sewn shut-RJ and Nora were cute-Bo and Paige had a nice farewell-but the greatest pucker of the week was Dorian and David’s. That was the most heartfelt and loving scene when they said good-bye and that kiss put the rest to shame. Tuc Watkins has made David a beloved con man, a caring almost-stepdad and above all else a loving partner the likes of which I don’t think Dorian will ever see again. I can’t see him leaving us!

See ya next week
Jill Berry

FAN FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS

Betty writes: “I'm not a long time OLTL watcher, but rather a DAYS fan. I only started watching OLTL when Matt Ashford came over. I got "hooked" and stayed for the John and Natalie pairing. I saw so much potential and chemistry (a word fans banter about, few have similar opinions on, and even fewer can define consistently, lol) in this couple. I write to comment on the recent statements some of your posted emails contain. Like you I am enjoying the Chris and Evangeline pairing--I didn't think I would--too different in my opinion. Without the benefit of having watched him with Natalie originally, I just saw Chris as an intrusion to my chosen couple. However, together Chris and Ms. Williamson seem to bring out such great qualities in each other. He softens her, calms her, and seems willing to offer everything she needs even if she doesn't realize what that is yet. What I find interesting is that some of your readers state you only like this couple because it keeps Evangeline away from John and Natalie, and that you have mistreated (in your commentaries) the character of Evangeline. I don't know if you keep track of such things, but I wonder how many times--if any--you have actually made a disparaging comment about Ms. Williamson. On the contrary, I've always thought you considered her classy, intelligent and competent (for a soap lawyer, lol). These are the same qualities I love about her character. So my question is: have you ever actually made the type of comments some of your viewers claim in regards to Evangeline? In reading your column I don't see that, but I wonder if that is a natural bias because we favor the same couples. Just curious. And in the long run, it doesn't really matter much. It's just a soap; I've watched them long enough to know nothing is permanent or sacrosanct to the writers.”