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February 29, 2008 AMC Wow. Yet another blast from the past – John Remington. If memory serves, the bullet that supposedly killed Jesse was meant for “Remy,” a former FBI agent who later romanced Angie, before she got involved with Dr. Cliff Warner (in between marriages 14 and 15 to Nina). Now he’s a pile of bones in the bomb shelter. Confused yet? Not as much as Jesse, after Angie told him of her relationship with Remy, who always seemed a bit shady to me. For one fleeting moment, I was worried that the conspirator/grave digger Jesse killed and buried was Remy, but, fortunately, that was not the case. Jesse does think that Remy may have been involved in the conspiracy that made it necessary for him to leave his wife and son. I agree. Kendall claims to have gotten past any infatuation with Aidan. Erica swears that Samuel Woods is a vile, contemptible opportunist. Mother and daughter both think the other doth protest too much. JR’s been kidnapped for real by goons hired by Richie to bring him to a (clearly) unethical doctor, who will harvest his bone marrow. Question: were the tips at The Comeback that good? How is Richie bankrolling goons and an unethical doctor? “On with the show!” declared Erica. Unfortunately, the network disagrees. New Beginnings just got a very new ending. Zach’s a popular guy these days. He practically has to beat the women off with a stick. This just gave me an idea for a very special episode of ABC’s Wife Swap. Annie and Kendall swap lives for two weeks. The first week, they live by the rules of their new family. Week two…rule change. Betcha Annie will make Zach wear Speedos 24/7! You really have to think on your feet, though, to beat those savvy marketers at ABC. Today, for instance, the ladies of Fusion got their pole dance groove on, courtesy of Dancing With The Stars’ Maks. Maks, sadly, will not be dancing on the next season of Dancing With The Stars (starts March 17th, only on ABC!), but that freed him up to give the ladies some private tutoring. Did you know that New Beginnings IS daytime television? Not even Val bought that one; he was visibly trying not to crack up as Erica made that pronouncement! Other people who are probably apoplectic with laughter are the folks who work for fragrance companies/suppliers, none of whom have ever created a scent by tossing a few ingredients into a blender. Nor do they get inspired by swinging around poles. Well, okay, maybe some might. Now you all know why Maks is one of the most popular of the male professional dancer/choreographers on Dancing With The Stars! (He’s just taking a break, ladies, and will likely return to that show after this season, which pleases me no end.) Such a great teacher. So hands-on. RROWL! It’s really a shame that Di Henry’s running things for Fusion in New York City; she could have provided some helpful hints on working the pole for fun and profit. Annie may have found a way to afford the rent on the penthouse, now that she’s kicked Ryan out! However, now that he’s walked in on Annie, Kendall and Greenlee practicing their new moves, maybe he’ll totally lose his mind. Too bad Annie noticed how focused he was on Kendall. Suddenly, the three couples were all stuck in the Fusion elevator together, and it turned into a mini Peyton Place. Annie observed that Ryan was the only guy who had slept with all three of the women. Aidan must have wanted to shout, “Well, I bagged two of you – Zach’s the wuss!” NOT-QUITE=YET-ALUMNI NEWS Young Leven (Lily/Ava) Rambin gets around, despite her age. I’ve seen her on the party pages of New York magazine over the last 18 months or so, at some very sophisticated soirees. Then came this interesting item from Ben Widdicombe’s Gatecrasher column in the New York Daily News (Feb.22): “Forget the Academy Awards: The hottest ticket in Hollywood Sunday night is Prince’s exclusive post-Oscars bash…One source familiar with the RSVP list says names will include “Katie and Tom, Will Smith, Salma and Penelope.”…Leven Rambin gushed at the W magazine party at Sunset Tower that she had just been invited. (And for more on her controversial new role in ‘Lipstick Jungle,’ check out my Oscars blog on nydailynews.com.) Rambin’s appearances on AMC have been sporadic of late, which may indicate she’s easing out of there, as does her role as “Chloe” on Lipstick Jungle. She’s an extremely talented young actress with a big career ahead of her, so we should consider ourselves fortunate that we got in on the ground floor and savor the great performances to come. She’s done some remarkable work on AMC, and it will be a shame when she goes, but it would be worse to hold her back. GH Presenting the TMK…Diego Alcazar! Back from the dead! How incredible is that? Wait, it gets better: after Sam shot Diego, daddy Alcazar cradled his son’s inert body and felt a pulse. He snuck him away, bought off a surgeon, and saved Diego’s life. Now it’s payback time! Marianna is an illegal alien from Venezuela. The Alcazars are from Venezuela. Coincidence? Kate woke up, saw Alexis, and called her Olivia. Who’s Olivia? Olivia Jerome, perhaps? Remember her? She was a nastier version of Faith Roscoe, daughter of Victor Jerome, mobster precursor to Sonny in Port Charles. Was Olivia from Bensonhurst, too? Was the fashionable mobsterette an early influence on Kate? Or have the writers snuck in a reference to Port Charles’ Livvie Locke, giving Kelly (ex-Livvie) Monaco yet another chance to play twins? This could get interesting. Diego used his dad’s last words – “I’m coming for you,” sent via text message – to taunt his potential victims, all of whom had wronged or murdered members of his family, Uncle Luis, Cousin Sage, and Papa Lorenzo. Therein lie the links to the TMK’s victims. Jason remembered how Carly and Jason found “proof” in Venezuela that Alcazar was alive, which saved him from a murder conviction. Perhaps it was Alky making those bank withdrawals, but with what we viewers now know, it was likely Diego. Every time Saint Robin goes on and on to Patrick about her baby, her choice, blah, blah, I wish that a little Robin angel and a little Robin devil would perch on her shoulders, a la Animal House, to coach her along. I can see it now… Lil’ Devil Robin: “You go, girl! Screw him! Whoops, poor choice of words. He has no rights! None! He’s a walking erection!” Lil’ Angel Robin: “Goodness, you’re so mean. Think back to when you reunited A.J. with his son. How can you keep a father from his child?” Lil’ Devil Robin: “Shut your pie-hole, bitch. We like things this way!” Lil’ Angel Robin: “You meanie! (sticks out tongue, vanishes)” Boy, that Diego is twisted. We saw a bit of that some time ago when he was taking pervy photos, but this version of Diego is really wild. He’s almost as much fun as Manny Ruiz. The local Go Red for Women chapter of heart attack/disease survivors (who knew Port Charles had one of these? Did they meet previously in the Asian Quarter?) held a luncheon at Kelly’s, serving Campbell’s Healthy Request soup. That was probably the one and only heart healthy meal ever served at that establishment. Except, of course, for Monica’s water bottle of Absolut. Speaking of Monica, she did get it together in time to convince Epiphany – also a fellow breast cancer survivor – that she could play an important role in the battle to make women aware of the risk of heart disease. Way to go! Spirit Emily helped Nik remember who killed her – Diego. Will this mean she’ll die again?
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