"Forbidden Love" video clip update: Bleeding Love

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on August 6, 2008

"Remember me to Harold Square...."

Alright, this is a tough one. On the one hand, drama is good. On the other hand, my suspicions yesterday about Olli getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop yet again come true in today's ep. Maybe it wouldn't be so glaring of a stumble if the show weren't so rock-solid otherwise in how they handled Christian and Olli's relationship. But for me this is more than a stumble, it's a full-on faceplant.

Oh so it was that kind of party...

We pick up where we left off, with Christian luxuriating in a warm bath drinking beer as his defenseless boyfriend gets the crap kicked out of him downstairs by Christian's nemesis, Diet Dolph. Okay, fine. The guy's evil, and Olli may be an easier target since he doesn't have boxing skills. I can deal with that.

Sorry, dude ... McDreamy was taken.

But here's where things really slide for me. Not only is Olli's reaction to the whole situation alarmingly passive (he won't even tell Dr. McSchnitzel what happened), but after a brief bout of guilt Christian brushes the whole thing off like it's no big deal.

Really? They may be setting up for some big twist here, but wouldn't the Christian that we know and love be halfway to Axel's cyborg chamber with a bazooka right about now? (With Olli carrying the ammo, of course.) And Olli's final lines really kind of seal the deal. Please, VL ... don't leave us this way!

I guess the Toaster Strudel are much bigger in Germany...