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October 18, 2007 AMC I would have enjoyed the scene where Ryan shot Annie a lot more had it not been spoilered to death. To quote John Belushi, “But NOOOOOO!” Sometimes a little subtlety would be nice, along the lines of “Friday: Ryan accidentally shoots Annie. Blames RichieWes. RichieWes freaks out. Monday: RichieWes reaches out to Babe after seeing Ryan shoot Annie.” There ya go – some information, but not too much. Let those of us who are not fans of all things Lavery have a fleeting moment of hope: Annie gone, Ryan dropping the soap in state prison, RichieWes and Babe running away with Emma and Lil’ A, never to return. No, instead we get. “Quien es mas macho/psycho?” Now Zach’s enlisting Josh in his little scam to get Greenlee to believe there are still viable Ryan/Greenlee eggs in existence. Isn’t it a bit much to ask of the once-presumed son of Dr. Madman, um, Madden? Well, for now, Josh is thinking that he couldn’t protect Kendall and Spike from the evil doctor, but now he can use what he left him to protect them from Greenlee. One glitch: he sold off all of the Madden Clinics. Potential glitch: conscience. How convenient for Fusion that Babe can rustle up a teen focus group from home (Colby) and next door (Corrina). At least it gives Corrina something to do. Boy, you tell Kendall she can’t have something, even if it’s something she didn’t want, and look out – she’s even more determined to get it. Spike’s cochlear implant, for instance. Her friends and relatives should take note of this and use reverse psychology whenever possible. Think Br’er Rabbit (“Oh, please don’t throw me in that bramble patch!”) Ava, Ava, Ava. The Mohawk was an inspired touch. Will it be enough to push the ladies of Fusion over the edge? “Eat my dust, Britney!” indeed! Surprisingly, Babe and Amanda held fast and told her she wasn’t getting out of her contract. What will she do next? Speaking of going over the edge, that’s precisely what Kendall did when she lured Greenlee to her old condo, with lit candles surrounding Spike’s bloody car seat. That’s just plain twisted. RANDOM CONFESSIONS – AMC Susan “Erica” Lucci made an appearance on The View this week to promote her new clothing collection on HSN, modeled by AMC actresses Bobbie “KWAK” Eakes, Chrishell “Amanda” Stause, Ambyr “Colby” Childers, and Patina “Pam Henderson, Erica’s producer” Miller. The collection covers head to toe, including shoes, jewelry, and accessories, and, according to Lucci, “Everything is lingerie-inspired.” She also noted that, “The line goes from extra small to triple X, and they sell out in all sizes.” La Lucci looked fabulous in a short gold trench coat with black lingerie underneath. They’re really going to town on Dancing With The Stars with the “Superman” nickname bestowed on Cameron “Ryan” Mathison. For his paso doble this week, the Superman emblem, altered to resemble a bull, was emblazoned on his costume, and the dance itself was set to the Superman theme music (from the movie, not the TV show). Cameron did an excellent job, his best to date, and was rewarded with a score of 27 out of 30, a huge jump. Each judge gave him 9 out of 10 points, the best you can get other than a perfect score. Bravo! Remember Robert Duncan McNeill, the second Charlie Brent? He romanced Julie (Lauren Holly) Chandler back in the late 1980s, but lost her to bad boy Nico Kelly, played by Maurice (Sonny Corinthos, GH) Benard. After AMC, McNeill still acted, but shifted mostly to directing, making his debut behind the camera on “Star Trek: Voyager.” He’s worked steadily as a director since then, with occasional acting gigs, and has guided episodes of What About Brian, Las Vegas, Desperate Housewives, and, most recently, Samantha Who? McNeill attended Julliard while on AMC, and his training has clearly paid off. It’s nice to see daytime people thrive in other environments, and many of them credit the killer pace of working on daytime for the skills they’ve honed. (His co-stars, Holly and Benard, have done well, too.) GH Nik wants to out-Bacchanalia himself with a massive black and white ball at Wyndemere (or so he says). Emily’s fretting that there’s not enough time to put it together. There’s a lot more she should be fretting about. Oh, and the party date? October 31, which suggests an entirely different type of party. LINE OF THE WEEK: “Didn’t this bastard zero in on you like a shark after chum?” Oh, Luke, you’ve been missed! Anthony Zacchara, from behind closed doors, sounds like a psycho bull in a china shop. I think the mob war should start with a crystal smash-em-up between Zacchara and Sonny. Afterwards, they can compare meds – that is, if Zacchara is taking any, which I doubt. On a totally different tangent, I think Dr. Leo Julian is quite good looking, but I can’t get past the Samurai Heart Surgeon hairstyle. Perhaps if his character was moonlighting as a wrestler with Big Alice…no, sorry, not even then. Get a haircut! Spinelli looked adorable in his Sinatra-esque garb, complete with natty fedora. I wonder what he’ll do for Halloween? Hmm. Johnny Z’s mom died when he was eight. She was shot. Circumstances? Max and Diane, drinking too much at the Metro Court bar, were simply too cute for words. As was the sexual tension that built up between them as they spilled their respective woes. What brought it to classic status was the spoof of the famous shot of Dustin Hoffman as seen through Anne Bancroft’s leg in The Graduate. Coo-coo-ca-choo, Mrs. Robinson! I know I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: I think it’s great when Diane and Alexis spar. It’s refreshing to see a battle of words/wits between two equally strong, intelligent women. Plus, I’m dreaming of a catfight worthy of the memory of Lucy Coe and Katherine Bell. It can happen. I’ll be patient…for now. Speaking of Lucy Coe, where the hell is she? Here’s an idea: have her show up in town with Serena so Logan can meet his little sister. They’d probably have to recast Serena, as her last portrayer, the wonderful Carly Schroeder, has been working on the big screen of late, but what’s one more Scooby in the mix? Think of the havoc Lucy and her Mini-Me could wreak on The Chuckles! Patrick’s been so rodent-like lately that I half expect to see a long hairless tail snaking out from under his white coat. First, he busts Robin as she’s about to ask Leo a very important question (“Will you father my child?”). Then he blabs to Carly that Robin’s meeting with Jax to ask him that same question. Just a little DNA donation! Carly moved right in on that, declaring there was no way her husband would be knocking up Robin. “Go to a sperm bank!” LINE OF THE WEEK, PART DEUX: “Alexis is such a lovely woman. She is so bright, she’s got such excellent taste. Naturally, I’ll be tearing her to pieces.” You go, Diane! Bring it!
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