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February 21, 2008 AMC What a beautiful moment: Jesse emerging from a cloud of steam as Angie stood on the train platform, unable to believe her eyes. “Is it really you?” Then the embrace 20 years in the making. Then, tears (mine, too). As Erica opened the Go Red fashion show, she spoke these words that generally spell disaster: “We’ll be broadcasting this live.” Now I’m waiting for one – or more – unplanned runway event. A wardrobe malfunction, perhaps? A subpoena served to the hostess from Senatorial candidate Samuel Woods? No, even worse: Woods had her arrested. Well, at least he waited until the runway part of the show was finished, but I think he just killed any chance of romance. One of the post-show/pre-arrest questions asked of the hostess by the press was what will Erica Kane be wearing this summer? My guess: prison stripes. Jesse took Angie to their “favorite little shack in the woods” and set out to explain the last 20 years. He told her that nobody could see them together as a prelude to his story, and that no one could know he’s alive. All she wanted was to shut out the rest of the world and start making up for all their lost time. He tried to leave for their mutual safety, but she begged him to stay. Both, as always, turned in Emmy-winning performances. Should it surprise anyone that Babe dropped her dress in front of JR and most of the backstage crew? Of course not, she wants something from him: his bone marrow for Richie. It only seems right that she’d trade sexual favors to one guy in order to benefit another. Waves of emotion erupted from Angie and Jesse as she convinced him to tell her why he let her think he was dead. As it turns out, he was whisked away from what everyone – himself included – thought was his deathbed by some very inquisitive and nasty people who then threatened them all. That was as much as he wanted to reveal. Then she saw the marks of torture on his back. And then they made love. It was an exquisitely beautiful scene. Woods charged Erica with insider trading as, unfortunately, the cameras were still running, post-show. Pam, as producer, showed poor judgment by insisting they keep rolling instead of going to that dreaded dead air. If I were Erica, she’d be the next person fired. Oh, look, Derek #2 removed Erica’s not-so-fashionable bracelets down at the PVPD. She then let loose on Woods, promising him that he’d be sorry he messed with her. He obviously doesn’t know the perils of crossing strong Kane women! LINE OF THE WEEK: “You’re a politician whoring for votes.” Go, Jackson! Kendall’s relieved that she’s not pregnant. I think we all share her relief – especially Spotted Dick, who is now only too willing to show Greenlee his secret service weapon. Well, semi-secret weapon. LINE OF THE WEEK PART DEUX: “Well, I guess I know what’s going to be the next Hot Topic on The View.” Jackson, I thought you of all people might be immune to this blatant cross-promotion of ABCD properties. Did you sell your soul for more airtime? GH Apparently TPTB worked ahead of the potential backlash and did not have Morgan shoot himself with Mini-Mobster-Me’s gun. No, instead, it fell out of his knapsack and discharged, hitting Kate. Whoopsie. As this was happening, Sonny and Claudia were about to have some very hot anger sex on his desk, but he pushed her away. Maybe it seemed a tad too familiar? All fingers, even Lulu’s, are pointing at Logan as the Text Message Killer (TMK). The pill found in Coop’s room was an experimental one given to troops in Iraq (identified, incidentally, by Devlin, who seems to know quite a bit about mysterious drugs). Lulu found various items linking Logan to the TMK in his apartment. Then there’s his injured rid, exactly where Sam kicked her attacker. The Simian One claimed he was trying to set up Johnny as a suspect in the killings. Jealousy can make you do some nutty things! Speaking of Devlin, he was adamant to get Nik sedated and into surgery before he could remember/”see” who killed Emily. Coincidence? I think not. Mini-Mobster-Me fled the scene with his gun but without summoning aid for Kate. Unfortunately, the next person to come along was Claudia, who was equally – if not more – disinterested in Kate’s condition. Next came Sonny, who cradled her in his arms and called for help. “Whoever did this is gonna pay.” That means the spanking of his young life for Mini-Mobster-Me! Or an ass-kicking of another kind, as the bullet buying brat has apparently stowed away on some kind of boat, and not the one carrying Ariel and Prince Eric. With Kate going into surgery with a bullet close to her heart, will Sonny feel compelled to alert the Falconeris? It’s starting to look that way. If so, I hope they’re at least as colorful as the Cerullos (Lois’ family). On another front, how much must Ms. Sneed love her job? Enough, it seems, to take on the town’s biggest alleged mobster. That’s just crazy! Now Nik’s come full circle: illegal drugs administered by Jerry Jacks may have caused his tumor. Dr. Devlin thinks he can cure it with some illegal drugs of his own. Can you connect the dots? GH’s writer must have gotten confused. Sarah “Claudia” Brown has been re-enacting a lot of the classic scenarios from her past as Carly the First, but they mixed in one of Michael’s – preparing to put a pillow over daddy’s face while he lay helpless in a hospital bed. Oh, wait, that wasn’t Michael. To quote Emily Litella, “Never mind.” It doesn’t appear that many people are rooting for Logan to pull through. Even his dad, Scotty, suspected he was the TMK. However, there’s a semi-new boy in town, and it looks like he’s going to be unmasked very soon. It’s been all over the place, but the first theory I read belonged to Katrina, EOS’ Webmaster, so I’d recommend you check out the As Easy As ABC column for the 411. All I’ll say is that I was very surprised, but after I thought about it, it made sense, at least for daytime. The big clue? Thank Kristina.
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