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November 22, 2007 AMC What a fabulous coincidence, Greenlee and Zach winding up in the exact same place in the woods! To make it even better, it gives Kendall the opportunity to blame Greenlee for whatever happened to missing-and-presumed-hurt-Zach. Fantastic! LINE OF THE WEEK: “When your daughter’s in trouble, who are you first, chief of police? No, you’re a father.” Good one, Jack. Derek 3.0 obviously doesn’t recall how he felt when Dani was in trouble. Yawnathan was like a Zen master when he spoke of the madness that is RichieWes. Takes one to know one! Perhaps he should consider asking Derek for a job as a profiler. Well, looky here: a photo of JR, Babe and Lil’ A, wedged under the front tire of Zach’s abandoned Jaguar. Kendall hid it. Her motive? She somehow snuck away to JR’s yacht and confronted him. He’s at a disadvantage, what with his nasty hangover and the unexplained blood on his car seat. He sealed it by admitting he remembers nothing. Was that Janet Green’s old well that Greenlee and Zach “discovered?” Nope, simply an abandoned bomb shelter. Just as effective, though. At least there’s canned goods, drinking water, crackers – probably stale -- and Scotch. The picture of President Kennedy on the wall was a good touch; kudos to the continuity folks for helping to date the age of the shelter. Woo-hoo! Thanksgiving at the Comeback? I wonder: is that a step up or down from when they had it in the condo’s “courtyard?” Ryan and Annie, in an attempt to kill RichieWes with kindness, invited him to Thanksgiving dinner. Considering that Annie can barely make coffee, it shouldn’t be difficult. The killing part, that is! Greenlee, who doesn’t know how to sew, is going to stitch up the gash in Zach’s head with some ancient first aid equipment. She must be watching GH! In the absence of JR’s memory, here’s the next scenario that Kendall might dream up: Greenlee, the Pied Piper of Pine Valley, planned to also steal Lil’ A from Babe, hence the picture, which she dropped while viciously attacking Zach and then disposing of his twice-her-size body. Yeah, that’s the ticket! That Erica, steady as a rock. She goes from family tragedy one night to hosting Celine Dion on New Beginnings the next day. As Celine said to her, “The show must go on.” Indeed. They’re just piling on the coinkidinks in the woods: now RichieWes is searching for Zach so that he beats the police to him and then does what he has to do. The cops had been canvassing the area since the night before, but trust that RichieWes will find the opening to the bomb shelter! (It’s a wonder that police associations across the country haven’t had protests about the way they’re portrayed on both AMC and GH. If I were one of the actors playing a law enforcement officer on either show, I’d pray not to get pulled over for speeding by a cop familiar with daytime. But I digress.) YOWZA! They trotted out Ruth and Opal for Thanksgiving at the Comeback! Where’s Palmer? Having dinner with Petey? Speaking of strange goings-on at the Comeback, Tad greeted Hannah warmly, despite the fact that the last time he saw her, she’d just confessed that she’d slept with the man who killed his true love (Alex Cambias, Sr.). I guess the holidays bring out the forgiveness in Tad’s soul. That, or he realized that her sin was no worse than what he did to Greg Madden. “You don’t belong here,” said some scary-looking dude to a prone RichieWes, who’d fallen in the leaves. I wish I could tell you that the next line was “I’m gonna make you squeal like a pig,” but that only happened in my imagination. Then the scary-looking dude took off, possibly to his hometown of Twin Peaks. In a major WTF moment, after Kendall told Ryan that Zach had dibs on the turkey drumsticks, his response was the very first WTF LINE OF THE WEEK: “I always figured him for a leg man.” RYAN WASN’T JOKING, FOLKS. Did Papa Lavery make him eat those wooden drumming implements as a child, rather than turkey? Other surprise appearances at the Comeback: Sean and hip-hoppers ‘Dre and Ren. Where are Stuart and Marian? Hell, we got an even better surprise: Janet, The Planeteer! (Unfortunately, not at the Comeback.) Doesn’t RichieWes know he’s going to be late for Thanksgiving dinner at Ryan and Annie’s if he keeps falling down in the leaves? Is he off his meds? Sure looks like it. However, he may be crawling and choking, but he did find the bomb shelter. Not the best holiday news for Greenlee and Zach. Is it really the right choice for Kendall to take Ian home while Zach is missing, presumed very, very hurt? Is she that much a stickler for calendar dates? Even Joe, the world’s only chief of staff who works on major holidays, thinks she should hold off until Zach comes home. Uh-uh. Oh well, at least Joe did get to have Thanksgiving dinner and a smooch with Ruth, which truly made this a holiday to remember. GH I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: give the actors a good pitch and they’ll hit it out of the park. When confronted by Emily’s death, Tyler “Nik” Christopher, Steve “Jason” Burton, Maurice “Sonny” Benard and Rebecca “Elizabeth” Herbst have been magnificent, especially Christopher. I expect more of the same when the Quartermaines learn of their loss. (Edward, of course, may be slightly comforted when he learns there is a brand-new Quartermaine heir in Jake, but he’ll still be broken.) Without Emily, remember, the Quartermaines have no conscience. Be afraid. Be very afraid. LINE OF THE WEEK: “You tried to use yourself as bait to lure the killer out in the open? That’s insane.” Lulu, pot meet kettle. At last, some action in the hospital! Nice to see The Piphster, Dr. Leo and Nurse Regina. (BTW, sorry for last week’s momentary lapse, when I referred to Nurse Nadine as Nurse Regina. A loyal reader gave me a nudge. What makes it more ironic is that until today, I hadn’t seen Nurse Regina since the Night Shift…so, sorry about that!) Dr. Leo is now headed to Spoon Island, ready to save some lives. Yay! He’s a cardiologist, remember! And he brought The Piphster! It was good to see Det. Harper at the crime scene, but where was Det. Rodriguez? Another thought: where has little Spencer Cassadine been during all this turmoil? This has not been Lucky’s night. He found out he’s not a father, that plenty of people knew about that fact but kept it from him, and now one of his dearest friends is dead. Some days it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. Is that where he went, maybe to take a nap? His absence is certainly odd. Wow. I think Rebecca Herbst’s scenes with Corpse Bride-to-Be (SORRY!) were some of her best ever. Despite my warped sense of humor, I was moved by her monologues. Excellent work. As Monica was leaving a voice mail for Emily, Jason showed up and you could sense the terror she immediately felt. Time to get out the tissues. Oh, wait, here’s a warm-up, Skye telling Edward the sad news. John “Edward” Ingle, as always, blew me away as he told Skye how he blamed himself for what happened. He told her about a brilliant businessman he’d admired, who was clearly supposed to be Joe Kennedy, Sr. Edward modeled his ruthlessness on this man, who, despite his material success, suffered many family tragedies, ending with his son, the President’s, assassination. “All I ever wanted to be was like him, and now I am…I will pay until the day I die for what I’ve done.” He urged Skye to run, run away from his “poison,” and then broke down. What a wonderful piece of acting. Bravo, sir. Then Monica, who reacted badly as soon as Jason mentioned that Zacchara probably killed Emily. She seemed as angry with Jason as she was about Emily’s death, and threw him out, banning him from the funeral, and, ironically, yelling, “You’re not my son!” Leslie “Monica” Charleson, turning in another emotionally charged performance. Yet, when was the last time these splendid vets got significant airtime, Alan’s death? If this doesn’t show TPTB how they’re wasting such tremendous talent, I don’t know what will. Ned certainly got to the Chuckles in record time after hearing about Emily. He was a good sounding board for Edward, who seemed to be taking the news a lot harder than Monica. She’s nearly in shock and is lashing out with sarcasm as a result. There’s Carly, who seems most upset about how Michael and Morgan will take the news, coming on the heels of losing Letitia. “I have something to tell you. That family tree you’re making? You can make one of its branches a little smaller.” No, that was me, sorry. Sometimes I can’t help myself. The most pleasant surprise of the day? The fact that Dillon flew in to be with the family. Second most pleasant: that little Spencer had been with great-grandma Lesley the whole time, and she’s not dead, as had been widely rumored. Other rumored dead people, Mike and Bobbie, are spending Thanksgiving with Carly, Jax and the boys. In a surprising move, TPTB realized this: family matters. LINE OF THE WEEK 2: “One day when you least expect it, you will think about the daughter you lost and all you will think about is love and gratitude that she came into your life at all.” Sage words from Bobbie, who should know, and she was able to break through Monica’s anger. Beautifully played. Even I was sobbing, thinking of what Bobbie had also lost, with BJ’s death. Lesley’s scene with Nik regarding Spencer was also a breakthrough. Yep, let’s back-burner those vets, what could they possibly contribute to the show? (Higher ratings come to mind.) Coop’s having Thanksgiving dinner with the Scorpios, when he’s not busy returning text messages. Hmm. Spinelli is also there, as Georgie’s guest. It’s cute that he brought maple sugar candy and corn soup, exactly what Georgie had been saying was part of the original feast. They seem nearly perfect for each other, which is, of course, ominous. Wasn’t it nice to see non-mob families gathered together – some for the first time in eons – to celebrate the holiday, in spite of recent tragedy? More, please! ALUMNI SIGHTINGBlake “Coleman” Gibbons on Las Vegas! I didn’t recognize him at first with his fuller beard, but it sure was him, harassing Vanessa (Sam, LV, ex-Brenda, GH) Marcil, which ended up with getting her character fired from her job at the casino. Frankly, I prefer him on GH, but it was good to see the dude! HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU!
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