Reflections by Jill - A Weekly Commentary for OLTL for December 17, 2007

Is Dorian going to once again destroy her relationship with Adriana because of her objection to Rex as a mate for her? Dorian will never get it. She proved that when she made it clear to Adriana that Rex was not in her league by saying, “When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window?” Now Rex has asked Dorian for her blessing to ask Adriana to marry him. Now there’s a brave boy for you.

Is Cristian going to be able to get over his guilt about Evangeline so that he can move on? I hope so. Sarah seems like more than a match for him. Wonders will never cease; an honest woman who says what she thinks and feels and doesn’t pull any punches. I really like Sarah and Cris would be lucky to have her.

And in the end, David Vickers turned out to be the mature, level-headed one in the Dorian-David relationship. Who would have thought that he’d turn down a repeat residency at Dorian’s palace and a chance to throw an “up yours” party with Dorian so that everyone could see they were back together? I think Dorian was truly shocked that David didn’t jump at the chance to hop back into her bed and pick up as the freeloader we always knew him to be. It’s hard to believe that David stood there and told her that the only reason she wanted him back was because she was devastated over losing Clint. David has become way too mature for me. Just think; he doesn’t want to be used just to make Clint jealous. Amazing! It wasn’t too long ago that David would be shouting, “Use me, use me!” LOL! And I was sure he was departing for foreign shores with a million dollar lottery ticket. How shocked were you to find out that the scratch-off ticket Viki gave David was only worth $1.00? Either David has found a noble cause in making Viki proud of him, or he has lost his cotton pickin’ mind. Boy, if Viki can make David have a conscience, she can probably bring about world peace in about two weeks. Maybe we should bring her in on some of those presidential debates.

See ya next week.

Jill

FAN FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS

Karen writes: “Charlie does not seem like a good fit for Viki. When will the show give her a really good storyline with a compatible person?”

Dear Karen: I understand what you mean when you say that Charlie isn’t a good fit for Viki because at the outset, they were definitely from two different worlds and Charlie has issues that sometimes seem like too much for Viki to get involved with at this point, but they do relate to each other on several levels. I think that time will tell what happens to this couple and stranger things have happen than Viki finding love with a man who seems totally unsuited to her. Viki has a way of making a man want to be a better person and feel honored to be in her orbit. I think she probably can figure out exactly what she’s in for with someone like Charlie. She always sees what’s in a person’s soul deep down and knows if they’re worth her investing her heart. I so badly want Viki to have Ben back and Charlie certainly can’t take his place, but I’m willing to see where this goes if it could mean happiness and some fun for Viki.

DaysInn writes: “Do the writers at OLTL ever read the history of the show? When the Buchanans first came to Llanview, PA, they came from Sweetwater, TX, NOT Paris, TX. (I remember this very well because I'm a Texan.) Paris, TX is in East Texas, close to the Oklahoma/Texas border. There is no way people going to a ranch in Sweetwater would have wound up in Paris, unless they were truly directionally challenged. I realize sometimes they make revisions for storyline purposes, but this one didn't make sense. Either get it right people, or leave it alone.”

Dear DaysInn: Thanks for the laugh. I am laughing because surely you don’t honestly think that the writers are going to all of a sudden get their geography straight, do you? Actually, I don’t think they ever said that Asa’s ranch was in Paris. They just made it look like Paris was the closest town to wherever the ranch was and that’s why everyone wound up there. I’m sure we all thank you for the southwest geography lesson, but I don’t even pay attention any more when the writers screw up the distance from one town to another. Hey, these days everything is written to fit the storyline, even if it’s like squeezing a square peg into a round hole.

Eileen writes: “I like your theory that Jared could be Gigi's long-lost husband. Jared is Charlie’s son, so I guess Jared could end up being both Gigi's husband AND Charlie's son and that's how Charlie and Gigi end up being connected somehow. Just a thought.”

Dear Eileen: I think it would make it very interesting of Jared was Shane’s father. I’m hoping the writers have a long-term plan for Gigi. I really like her character and she would fit into several storylines very well. She’s going to meet up with Rex and that should be interesting. I don’t think I want to see Jared coming and going every time I turn on the show. So far I have mixed feelings about him.

Judy writes: “Has anyone else noticed that all of Asa's unknown children are boys?”

Dear Judy: LOL! As far as I know, all of Asa’s known children are boys, too. I guess a macho, chauvinist, pigheaded, old coot cowboy like Asa wouldn’t be able to breed anything else but tough boys. I think it would be nice if he would have had a tough woman come out of one of those millions of liaisons, but hey, who knows who else will crawl out of the woodwork down the line? I guess having Viki and Nora as daughters-in-law was enough for him to handle. Between Renee, Viki and Nora, Asa has had all the hard-headed she-women in his life that he could handle, not to mention his other wacky wives.