Reflections by Jill - A Weekly Commentary for One Life to Live for July 25, 2006

I think Nash is pushing a bit too hard. He should think through what he’s doing where Jessica and the baby are concerned. His kidnapping scheme is such a bad idea and it seems out of character for Nash. He’s hurting Jessica and that’s never been his way. I know he was missing Tess, but whoa. I think he did much better when he sat calmly and talked with her, got her to talk about the baby and drink a little wine. He knows she is feeling more and more of what Tess felt for him and I think he just pushed a bit too hard.

When Antonio told Nash to leave, I didn’t like the fact that Nash said he would leave but he was talking his daughter with him. That really scared and hurt Jessica and he didn’t score any points there. And I am really sick of Antonio. True, he has a right to be protective and insecure where Jessica is concerned, but he is way too confident that he and Jess are going to raise that baby and shut Nash out and he is just stupid and pigheaded for thinking that way. And now that Antonio has Tico’s big bucks, he doesn’t hesitate to throw around his weight either, like when he threatened to get all his lawyers after Nash. Big Bad Antonio! Nash’s kidnapping plan is a very stupid move and involving Claudia makes it 100 times worse.

It was great to see Nora up and walking. It made Matthew so happy. That little guy deserves some happiness. I thought it was such a touching scene when Matthew realized that he would be going back to live with his mother and he was worried that his dad would be lonely without him.

And Kevin claims to be turning a corner again. I hope he is because I am tired of watching him the way he is now. Of course Clint was going to give him a second chance at his job, but his situation with Kelly is another story altogether. I felt for both of them when Kevin came to the house and told Kelly he was trying to get on with his life and that he hopes he will be able to get to the point where he doesn’t always have the images of Kelly and Duke in his mind. I feel very sorry for Kelly. She’s just dreading the day when she has to tell Kevin about the baby (which she thinks is Duke’s) and bracing for the explosion, or Kevin’s total breakdown.

And speaking of Kevin, old Dorian sure put her foot in her mouth when she got caught berating Kevin just as Clint was walking in. I really got a laugh out of the fact that Dorian didn’t think her feud with Kevin should affect her relationship with Clint. It was pretty funny they way he tossed her out and ended their little fling. Of course that little separation didn’t last too long. I thought the scenes where Clint and Dorian were talking to themselves about their fight were silly; each alone and furious, tossing their glasses into the fireplaces. Oh, please!

But it was pretty funny when Viki came in to see Clint to thank him for helping Kevin and she heard him talking to himself. Her facial expressions always say so much and this was no exception. Clint just knew she was dying to say “I told you so” and she just wouldn’t give it to him. And what is wrong with Clint? How stupid was it when he said that he always knew Dorian was a little crazy but he never knew she could be so mean and vindictive? Is there anyone in Llanview who doesn’t know that? Dorian’s own daughter knows it better than anyone, so why is Clint surprised? After what he’s seen Dorian do to Viki, he’s just plain stupid for thinking Dorian would change her stripes now.

And what I find so funny is that when Dorian gets mad at Clint or someone in his family and she can’t think of a bad enough name to call them, she just says, “You’re such a BUCHANAN!!!” Obviously, to Dorian, the name Buchanan is the ugliest curse word she can think of.

What is actually the most hilarious thing is watching Lindsay with Dorian. Did my eyes and ears deceive me, or was Lindsay actually behaving like the voice of reason when she told her to stop being so self-centered and go apologize to Clint because he is a prize of a man and she shouldn’t give him up? Lindsay, when did you get to be so sensible? Honestly, I think Lindsay has done so much growing up since she lost Jen. Jen would be proud to see how he mom has changed, wouldn’t she?