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October 11, 2007 AMC The Big Babe Switcheroo went off fairly seamlessly, though I think fans of Night Shift might have a hard time adjusting to seeing evil student nurse Jolene as Pine Valley’s favorite little piece of trailer trash. (Notice I said little, in deference to KWAK.) The straighter hair helps (doesn’t her pixie-ish face remind you of a young Hayley Vaughan?). Best of luck to Amanda Baker (NuBabe), as she’s taking over for a fan favorite. Let her settle into the role before passing judgment. Pine Valley’s answer to the Dynamic Duo, ConMan and Spotted Dick, pounced on RichieWes and prepared to administer some major pain. RichieWes, however, blurted out that he forgave Annie and wanted her to get the help that she so desperately needs. The $64,000 question: who’s zooming whom? Now that Kendall knows the truth about Hannah, will she stop picking on Greenlee and go after someone her own size? Wasn’t it amazing how, all on his own, Spotted Dick trussed up RichieWes, fashioned a very sturdy noose, and had him all rigged up and ready to swing? When they call them Special Ops, they’re not kidding. Hannah’s in cahoots with Adam? What does he have on her? Must be good! Colby wondered how well they truly know Annie – could she, in fact, be the wacked-out sibling? I think RichieWes answered that when he kicked the chair out from under himself when he heard the fuzz show up so it would appear that the Dynamic Duo had hung him. Ryan sounded really ridiculous as he protested that RichieWes did it. As Lt. Perry observed, it would be damned difficult for someone to truss themselves up like that. “A friend would be happy for me. A friend would buy me a drink. A friend would remember she’s a friend with benefits.” Yes, I made up that last part, but if Yawnathan had said that, I’d find him less boring. Here’s a question I’ve been wanting to ask for years (and this goes for prime time and film as well): why oh why can’t wardrobe remember that thin horizontal stripes photograph funny? For that matter, why don’t the other crew members – lighting, cinematography, etc. – ever point this out? Every time they showed NuBabe wearing that red and white striped shirt, I had to pop a Dramamine. RichieWes is darned convincing when he plays the victim. It’s not hard to see how he can fool everyone in Pine Valley (not to mention the prison shrink). Then again, I bet I could sell most of Pine Valley’s citizens a certain bridge in Brooklyn. GH “The Increasingly Angry Major Benefactor?” How truly excellent The Russian Greco Prince is at Spinelli-isms! Points for Nik! Here’s a plus: now that most of the Night Shift has joined the day shift, there’s going to be a lot more hospital action. Will the mob activity in Port Charles now be leveled out? We can hope. Aha! Lucky never did adopt Cameron. Therefore, he can’t try for custody of both boys, only Jake. If/when it’s revealed that Jason is the babydaddy, Lucky’s screwed in more ways than one. LINE OF THE WEEK: “Who are you now, Nancy Drew? Trying to solve The Mystery of the Twisted Stairs?” Who knew Sonny read teen mysteries? Does he have some Hardy Boys trivia he can throw at Carly next? He even used the word “roadster!” Points for the writers (and you know I’m not that generous with those)! Jolene’s sister, Nadine, also a nurse, came to visit The Sinister (comatose) Sibling, and The Jackal proceeded to fill her in on Jolene’s nefarious doings. She later jumped in to assist in the ER when it was obvious the hospital was understaffed (strange, considering the influx of Night Shift peeps). It seems obvious she’ll be joining the cast. Will she be Spinelli’s next crush, or do they have someone else in mind for her? Kate’s now excited about doing a magazine for real women. She wants Jax to back her financially. Carly claims the magazine was her idea, and that no husband of hers will go into business with Sonny’s latest babe. Sonny’s wondering why Kate didn’t come to him for backing. Just wait until the Piphster realizes how much input she provided regarding what a women’s magazine should really concentrate on: bringing a little affordable style into the life of a working woman. Jerry, badly stabbed, is in the ER. Nik, dazed and confused, is in an alley, holding a bloody knife. Suddenly, a Detective Harper shows up! Will anyone notice his fleeting resemblance to Lorenzo Alcazar or even stronger one to paramedic Frank Scanlon (who, granted, hasn’t been seen around the hospital since, oh, 2003 or so)? Does Carly know that Robin’s raiding her closet? Funny, but Dr. Scorpio never struck me as the plunging neckline/backless/braless type. Her mother, yes. Woo-hoo! Tracy’s masseurs do double duty at Big Alice’s wrestledome! Do they also pull a shift in the Quartermaine boathouse? Jerry knows that Nik stabbed him, even though Nik himself isn’t sure. Why is he playing possum (except with Jax and Emily)? And what’s really going on with Nik? Will he be replacing Ozzy Osbourne as The Prince of F’cking Darkness? RANDOM CONFESSIONS Ugly Betty is one of my favorite shows on prime time (in fact – shameless plug – I’m writing about it on EOS’ sister site, EyesOnTheNight.com). So color me shocked when I saw the name Charles Pratt, Jr. listed as Consulting Producer. Pratt, the onetime co-headwriter of GH with Bob Guza, had jumped to Desperate Housewives as Executive Producer for the first episode, Consulting Producer for the next 20. Then, nada. Another prime time soap he was involved with (which included Tyler “Nik” Christopher in the cast) wasn’t picked up by any of the networks. Now here he pops up on the second season of Ugly Betty. Well, it makes sense for producers of prime time soaps (for both Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty fall into that category) to consult with those who have worked on daytime. Let’s hope Pratt doesn’t turn Betty into a mob moll.
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