Catching up with the Nukies: Scoop, spoilers, and a poll on "As the World Turns"

Hello, As the World Turns fans. I realized that although we've been cranking out our liveblogs on a regular basis (well, as regular as we can get with Luke and Noah on the air as seldom as they are ... Activia, stat!), we haven't really talked much about what's going on with the show. Soap Opera Digest recently published some spoilers for the fall that included items regarding the fellas, and I checked in with my source to find out more.

But before we get to that ...

How are we feeling about the new plot involving Brian "Wheatabullsh*t" Wheatley and the Luke Snyder Foundation for Kids Who Don't Read Good? I was very apprehensive when I heard they were trotting out another "why don't we hide our sexuality for the good of somethingsomething" plot, but I was thrilled when Luke stood his ground.

But there's something else going on here, isn't there? While Wheatables might like people to think that he's got a thing for both Lady Drumstick and Gilded Lily, does anyone else find the way he looks at Luke and Noah a bit creepy? And what was up with the pedophile comment? What is going on with this guy?

Let's have a poll!

After the break, a few new spoilers on what to expect in the coming months ...

Sadly, we're not going to be seeing much of the boys in September. In fact, after some rather bizarre-sounding developments with Lady D and Wheatabullsh*t (tip: the boys really should just give up camping for good, at this point) the boys (one in particular) will not be around too much. But my source tells me that it's because of actor scheduling and vacation, and nothing more alarming than that. Come October the boys will be back (together) and, like the SOD spoilers noted, Luke will be exploring his identity as a gay man.

Any thoughts on this direction for Luke, for the couple, or for anything else?