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Liveblogging As the World Turns: Green-eyed monster edition


Yes, we're back today liveblogging the ongoing saga of Oakdale's most adorable (and only) gay teen love triangle, which finds fellow entertainment industry interns Luke, Noah and Maddie locked in a Mexican standoff of passion that would make Quentin Tarantino proud. The moral of this parable of unrequited teen love? Don't work in the entertainment industry.

We'll be blogging today's events (which will apparently involve some jealous goings-on) as they happen. So if you're stuck at work or too lazy to reach for the remote, do Refresh often to get the latest dish. (And if you're joining late, scroll to the bottom to start.)

Here we go!

2:56 PM EDT In the preview for next week, Maddie confronts Luke: "Is there something going on between you and Noah?". Luke scratches his nose and goes, "Uhh....". Perhaps more importantly, Quaker Oats Lady has moved on from drowning in hot cereal and smearing her makeup to crashing cars with children in them. Is it just me or was that shot straight out of the car crash scene in Eyes of Laura Mars? "Donaaaaaaald!!!"

2:53 PM EDT Noah says to Luke that he probably deserved that. Luke says that it's probably better that once this internship is over, they won't have to deal with each other anymore. Noah says, "can't we be friends?" And Luke's all, no -- you chose something else and I'm moving on. "You want one thing, and I want another."

Good for you! Nice to see Luke standing up for himself.


Back with Henry and The Cap'n, Cap'n is trying to convince that Henry that Maddie living with Noah is the best thing that could ever happen. He reveals that back in Missouri, Noah "became distracted" and "fell in with the wrong crowd" and that Maddie has "turned him around". Henry asks "Sir, who is 'them'?" above some hot horror/suspense music. Please please please tell me we're going to see pictures of Noah as a Missouri club kid.

2:48 PM EDT Maddie is with Henry and talking about how creepy Cap'n Pervy is, suggesting that he'd get off on watching her and Noah have sex, which is probably true. There's no talk of pepparkakor, but they do talk about Vienna. I'm craving International Coffees. Maddie tells her bro that the Cap'n did a background check on her.

Maddie heads out and Henry pulls out his phone and calls the Cap'n. He even has him on speed-dial. Huh?

After the break, Cap'n and Henry are talking at the diner. Henry proposes throwing a dinner party for Maddie and Noah. Cap'n can't believe that Henry hasn't met Noah yet. Henry reveals that he doesn't want them living together (Noah and Maddie, not Henry and the Cap'n). Cap'n of course says that he thinks his son living in sin with Maddie is AWESOME.

Back with Nuke, Noah apologizes for giving Luke mixed signals and apologizes for leading him on. Luke calls bullsh*t and says yeah, you're jealous because you're my straight friend. Luke gets fed up with Noah being so presumptuous, and says he's moving on. There's Roth, there's other guys who are out and happy and not wanting to "live a lie for the rest of their life", as he puts it to Noah. DOUBLE FACE!

2:39 PM EDT Okay, back to Nuke. Luke is at the studio and Noah comes in and they talk college shop. Noah says that Luke will likely be spending a lot of time with Roth when school starts. Luke's all, "Why would I do that?" and Noah says that he saw Roth at a gay lesbian table at registration and says, "well, he's gay, right?" Luke finds this all pretty incredible and asks Noah if he's jealous.

Noah's all, "Why do you always do that?" and Luke says, "What, have coffee with guys? Maybe it's because I'm gay!" Luke tells Noah he and Roth weren't on a date but that it's really none of his business who he has coffee with or not. FACE!

2:34 PM EDT OMG!! My favorite commercial is on -- the Stanley Steemer commercial where the dog is dragging its butt on the floor and the woman screams "TOBEY!!" in a bloodcurdling shriek that would more appropriate were the dog, you know, eating her newborn or something. Oh -- and here:


2:29 PM EDT Back in the diner, Henry appears and says "peppercocker" again. I smell a drinking game.

Nothing else with Nuke ... how much you wanna bet Noah ran after Luke and not to the registrar? I think "going to see the registrar" should be the new euphemism for a secret rendezvous.

2:22 PM EDT QOL is having another mascara freak-out. Someone please help this woman. Meanwhile, Jack flashes back to a better time, when her mascara was waterproof.

Henry the diner owner just said "peppercocker", which was then repeated by both Jack and Katie. This show sure knows its audience.

Aha! Back to Nuke and the Cap'n. Cap'n asks Noah if he and Luke are taking any classes together and Luke says not many, he's taking a lot of writing classes. The Cap'n says "awwww, too bad!". Luke high-tails it just as Maddie arrives. He and Maddie tell the Cap'n that they're taking a lot of classes together, and Noah makes an excuse about having to go to the registrar and leaves quickly.

Maddie takes the opportunity to tell Cap'n about her family. Henry (the peppercocker), and her sister Eve -- who Cap'n knows all about. Maddie is worried that Cap'n will associate her with her sister and the awful things she did (what, did she burn books?) and Cap'n says he doesn't associate the two of them. Maddie then points out that the Cap'n seems to like her a lot for not knowing her well at all, and Cap'n tells her that she's exactly the kind of girl that Noah needs. Wait, did he just call her "easy"?!

2:12 PM EDT Hetero drama. I'm hearing words that I recognize but that don't mean much to me ... marriage ... wedding ... bridesmaid ... this must be what dogs hear at bridal showers. The Quaker Oats Lady is yelling at Austin from Days and then she cries, and we go to the opening titles.

There's a new Crest that will allow you to speak to birds AND gets you a Martina McBride CD. What will they think of next?!

2:05 PM EDT Okay ... no idea who these people are. Two blondes, one of whom looks a bit like Haley Joel Osment in a wig ... and a guy shows up I've never seen before. Something about egg donors? No idea. Maybe I shouldn't fast-forward through all the non-Nuke scenes...

Okay, here we go. Luke is talking with some Oakdale himbo named Roth, who looks kind of like Zac Efron Gen 2. Noah walks up and is visibly disturbed that Luke is talking to another guy. Noah gets all, "why were you talking with him" and Luke gets all, "why's it your business, you don't own me" and Noah's all, "well nyah nya-" And then guess who appears?

Captain Pervy! Yes, Noah's Dad, who has the habit of appearing out of nowhere like Hamlet's father, pops out of a fake ficus to witness the spat. Genius.

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  • samgillespie's picture

    Brian, it's quotes like these...

    That make me want to read your liveblogging rather than actually watch the show LOL

    It's just too bad that I'm being sucked into the other storylines as well. haha 

     [QUOTE]Captain Pervy! Yes, Noah's Dad, who has the habit of appearing out of nowhere like Hamlet's father, pops out of a fake ficus to witness the spat. Genius.[QUOTE]

    brian's picture

    Thanks!

    I hear ya -- every time I write about the show I notice that I've picked up a few more actual character names ... blast it, CBS!
    Anthony D. Langford's picture

    Actually, Maddie's sister

    Actually, Maddie's sister was a serial killer who slaughtered a bunch of teens and tried to frame Maddie for the murders because Maddie supposedly slept with her husband. In reality, though, Maddie was molested by the guy.

    Anthony

    LyleMasaki's picture

    Didn't he become a serial killer, as well?

    Gotta wonder how Maddie passed that background check... either that or a family history of serial killers is okay in a way a gay kid isn't....
    turkish's picture

    No, Just an Abusive Creep

    No, he didn't become a serial killer but Maddie was terrified of him. Eve eventually murdered him along with all those other people.
    Joseph's picture

    Too, too funny!

    >>>>Henry asks "Sir, who is 'them'?" above some hot horror/suspense music. Please please please tell me we're going to see pictures of Noah as a Missouri club kid.

    Hilarious; and previews of Maddie confronting Luke, and Quaker Oats Lady going nuts at the wheel of her car, just like Lana Turner in The Bad & the Beautiful! Love it!

    brian's picture

    See, you see Lana Turner...

    I see Faye Dunaway. Who says all gay men think alike?

     

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    Anthony D. Langford's picture

    Maddie Has.....

    Maddie has the right parts, that's the only thing that matters to the Colonel.
    octobercountry's picture

    Great recap!

    Your running commentary cracked me up---good job!  And I carelessly forgot to Tivo the show today, so I really did want to know what had happened.  (Haven't watched a soap for a few years now, but finally decided, rather late in the game, to give this storyline a chance.  I had kind of forgotten about the cheesy goodness of the form... man, some of this stuff is goofy---but fun...)

    Janet's picture

    This show cracks me up.

    I started watching because of you guys being all over the Luke/Noah story. And, I am really liking how that is being played, btw. But I was delighted to see Todd from One Live to Live and Dixie and Janet from All My Children. But jeez, parts of it are as campy as Passions. What would live be without campy soaps? I quit watching soaps a few years ago, and my daughter gives me the raised eyebrow when she catches me watching ATWT. But then she saw some Luke/Noah goings on one day, and nestled down on the arm of the sofa to watch. Now I'm finding myself rearranging my damn schedule.....

     

     

    If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.

    craigyoung's picture

    I saw video of Luke's reaction to Noah

    I have to say I am loving how Luke is responding. I like that he's not being played second fiddle to Maddie and Noah. Even in a movie like Brokeback Mountain or a lot of gay films this kind of character, the romantic one, is played as a patsy or as secondary. At least in too many films I've seen. So its nice to see the writers choosing a more interesting approach.
    raven's picture

    Luke/Noah

    I really liked this episode. I liked that Luke met another gay guy at college. I think they should turn the triangle into a square with Luke and Roth becoming close. I loved watching Luke stand up to Noah and tell him that he's not going to put up with the frustration of waiting for Noah to come out of denial. Noah's dad reminds me of my mother, so I just shake my head knowingly whenever he's on air. I imagine many gay people can see a parent in this character, ecstatic that their suspected gay child might actually be straight (murderer fine, gay awful). I think the "them" that he is referring to is the theatre kids from Branson that Noah said he was friends with. You know the stereotype of the theatre business!
    zzman1's picture

    Hilarious

    I watch most of the show in fast forward and never quite articulated my thoughts like you did in your liveblogging. Hilarious! How does "Captain Pervy" keep a straight face as he emerges from behind the fake ficus??

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