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Liveblogging "As the World Turns": House of 1000 Coitus Interruptuses

 

Yes, today Noah and Ameera move into their new lovenest, and we embark on a new phase of Luke and Noah's relationship: Namely, the phase where the writers have to figure out how to keep the guys from playing hide-the-mistletoe now that they aren't under the watchful eye of Gramma Emma, Little Miss Stormcloud, and the rest of the wardens at the Snyder Home for Wayward Gay Teens and Illegal Immigrants.

If today's preview is any indication, the boys hit the ground running in their attempts to christen their new love shack, with Luke nearly popping from having kept his raging gay hormones in check for the last, oh, six months. Of course, we can pretty much guarantee that something will come along to foul the boys' good time, and that the PTB will be falling over themselves to be sure that the boys aren't able to consummate their love.

What will the coitus interruptus be today? An ICE agent hiding in the pantry? A Girl Scout selling cookies door-to-door? A busted water main?

Click on through the jump and refresh often to find out!

And let the interruptions be- oh wait, sorry ... my cat just jumped on me. Okay, let the interrup- oh hold on, someone's at the door. Might be the gas company, they always ring my bell instead of my landlord's ... okay, here we go! Let the inter- actually you know what, I should grab some coffee before we get started ...

2:56PM EDT: Preview Time:  Matthew Perry 2.0 and Quaker Oats Lady sex scene. Shirtless Austin From Days. Luke and Noah are going to make a movie about themselves, and it's not the kind we're hoping for. See you tomorrow ...

2:52PM EDT: Noah and Luke say goodbye on the porch and agree that they need to "cool it off" for a while. Uh, what?! Come on, that was weeeeeak.

Luke: It was nice to be with you again, even if it wasn't for very long."

Noah: "I wish it could be longer."

Luke hugs Noah and Noah panics, and Luke says, "You know what, I just can't do this right now" and storms off. Noah's all, "Whah?" Dude, what do you expect. 

Back at home, Luke tells Holden that this was all a big mistake, the whole "sham marriage to keep a girl we met a few weeks ago in the country" thing. Back at the newlyweds', Ameera is sick of it too. Noah says that they should both sleep in the bedroom, "just in case". Ameera agrees, and when he walks off to get his stuff, she smiles. Oh please. This is just stupid. 

Casey tells his parents that his night sucked because the girl he likes is so hung up on her gay husband that she didn't even notice him. True that. 

And who DOES get to be shirtless and in bed together and kissing? Austin From Days and The Blonde Obstacle. You know, the one with the vagina. 

2:43PM EDT: Okay, how sad is it that we're getting all flustered about seeing the guys in a shirtless embrace, like they were a year ago, before they kissed? Yikes. They really have beaten us down. Still, Shirtless Embracing Nuke is better than Cold-cut Innuendo Nuke.

Cake (yep, Cake is winning the poll) invites Nameera to dinner, and the four talk casually (hah!) as though the ICE guy weren't standing in the room with them like the Ghost of Christmas Past.

They get rid of him and Ameera tells Noah she hates lying like this. Cake comes back and Luke says that this is going to be a lot harder than they thought. What?! Please. As soon as Ameera and Casey get used to the fact that Nuke will be getting Biblical in the next room, things will be fine. Maybe they should buy a radio or something.

  

2:35PM EDT: Back at the Snyder Home ... wait, I guess I have to come up with a new name. Hmm. Back at Pity Me Ranch, Lily is still mooning over the box from Dusty, and Holden gets a bit offended. Come on, Holden. He's finally dead. Enjoy it.

OH! The boys are still shirtless (and both are looking fiiiiine...) and scrambling to get themselves together to answer the door. Meanwhile, Ameera and Casey pull up and see the ICE man at the front door. Ameera runs around back and Luke goes out the window as Noah stalls the guy at the door.

The ICE guy walks in on Ameera adjusting her headwrap and she looks kind of miffed. Luke and Casey show up at the door for an impromptu visit. Great work, kids! You fooled 'em this time... 

2:30PM EDT: Casey and Ameera sit down in Maddie Alley with their Drumsticks and Casey gets Ameera to open up a little about her relationship with Noah, and she says it hurts her to be excluded from a part of Noah's life.

Casey tells Ameera that they should go back to the cottage and --

Oh my God! Luke and Noah, flushed from jumping on the bed like children who have had sugared cereal for the first time in their lives, just stripped one another's shirts off! But before they can kiss, ICE knocks at the door! 

2:20PM EDT: Over at the House of 1000 Coitus Interruptuses, Casey throws an obviously empty carry-on bag at Noah and points out that they're sure lucky that the leftover set cottage happens to be fully furnished. 

Noah and Luke gaze at the bed as though they've never seen one before. See? Emma was keeping them in the attic all that time! They talk suggestively about finally getting to bang some headboard, and Casey gets the hint, and asks Ameera if she wants to go get ice cream. She answers that she and Noah have to unpack, but Noah's all, "GET OUT OF HERE SO I CAN KNOCK BOOTS WITH MY GAY LOVER, WOMAN!"

Casey takes Ameera - who is showing hair for the first time, if I'm not mistaken - out to Cold Stone, and Luke and Noah look at one another and say that they can't believe that this moment is finally here, and run to the bedroom ...

WHERE THEY PROCEED TO JUMP ON THE BED LIKE 4-YEAR-OLDS. 

Fingers on the pulse, these writers. On. The. Pulse. 

 

2:15PM EDT: Casey shows up to help Nameera move, so the entire Gay Teen Sham Wedding Voltron is assembled to carry a garment bag and a backpack across town. Glad they've got their bases covered.

Meanwhile, a box from Dusty has shown up at the doorstep for Lily. Boy, and I thought the postal service in  NYC was slow... 

Okay, I'm officially not mentioning this disastrous engagement party again unless someone gets really drunk or takes their shirt off.

There's a new guy back in town who is someone from The Blonde Obstacle's past. Hmm...

Okay, back at the party Detective Starling puts on some music, and it's contemporary country. Um, Illinois is in the North, people! 

2:05PM EDT: Holden and Lily are heading off to the engagement party for Austin from Days and The Blonde Obstacle and ask Luke if he can babysit. He says he'd love to but he's helping Ameera and Noah move into their new house.  

Holden asks why Noah and Ameera are moving out, and Luke is all, "exposition exposition exposition." Wait, Lily and Holden really don't know any of this? Worst. Parents. Ever.

Luke apologizes for not being able to babysit and Lily says they shouldn't take him for granted, and Holden adds that Noah and Ameera shouldn't take him for granted, either. Well, they are moving out of your house, Holden. That's a step up.

Lily calls Detective Clarice Starling to cancel, and tells her than Meg is also canceling, which leaves everyone's favorite oatmeal-covered lady and her Chandler Bing beau as the only other guests. Whoopee - now THAT's a party!

1:59PM EDT: Okay, CBS just ran an ad for this Sunday's Dexter that had the words "Ice Truck Killer" written on the screen with an arrow pointing to the character's head. I swear, someone's actually reading this crap. 

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  • Anthony D. Langford's picture

    That New Guy....

    ... is a recast version of Mike Kasnoff, Katie's ex-husband.
    netogeno's picture

    Mike is back and its not

    Mike is back and its not Collier!, thats a shame.
    snicks's picture

    I know that gay men are accused of BED HOPPING..

    but this is RIDICULOUS!
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    brian's picture

    Oh wow.

    You're here all week, right? Try the chicken, tip your waitress.
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    Cammtl's picture

    What the hell was that?

    Why the jumping, kids in a candy store.  If they had gotten down to business.. .
    Anthony D. Langford's picture

    Wow....

    I can't believe they got THAT far.
    snicks's picture

    WTF? Did i just see gay skin?

    It was a shock, and nice to see, albeit briefly.
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    lostinmiami's picture

    Yup - gay skin...

    hands on one anothers' hips, groins pressed together. I'm totally shocked, myself. Pleased, yet somehow feeling cheated.
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    Cammtl's picture

    Absolutely.

    Give the writers credit for the skin.  Rather romantic.  But definitely brief.
    snicks's picture

    Did you see the look on Luke's face?

    when he was at the door with casey? He was flushed, and thick tongued, and only semi-coherent. poor boy, his jewels must be smurf colored by now.
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    lostinmiami's picture

    Impressive!

    snicks - you've got a point. It may actually be the best piece of actual acting seen on this show in months. He was basically in the exact condition you'd expect. Shame Noah was basically flat...

    And now, as I type this, Luke basically show's he's completely over the arrangement. Honest emotion for a change. Even with coitus interruptus, perhaps my favorite episode in oh, what's the lip-block counter at right now?

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    rschlem's picture

    dropping the veil.

    Yes, Ameera is beginning to drop her veil. But that was pretty hot, Isn't if funny how the level of interuption matches the level of passion? And how many times is Casey going to run away when Luke puts his arm around him, like he's trying to hide something. I'd love it if he came out bi, and that totally flipped out.

    Thank god Luke has realized he got kahoonas, but it looks like he cuts them off himself tomorrow.

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    snicks's picture

    WAIT A MINUTE!....WHERE WAS "I CAN ONLY IMAGINE"?

    how can i make it through an episode without hearing twila paris caterwauling "God is in control"? Great job again, Brian!
    brian's picture

    Ugh

    "Our God ... is an awesome God he reigns ..."

    Seriously, goes through my head at least once a day. I much prefer the Ice Truck Killer commercials.

    Maybe the people behind the Evangelical Anthems box set actually watched an episode or two?

    rschlem's picture

    who IS in control?


    I can only think of a couple of reasons for the Christian Anthem CD ads.

    1) an internet ad/cookie glitch. Evangelic bigots who frequent the ATWT message boards to participate in the hate aimed at Luke and Noah have led advertisers to believe that they actually watch the show.
    2) Evangelic bigots are actually watching ATWT in order to be better informed about the hate aimed at Luke and Noah.
    3) The advertiser are paying for the couple not to kiss and will pull out as soon as they do.
    4) The advertiser is betting that people will feel dirty and guilty for enjoying as show about a gay couple and are offering the CD as a way for those sinners to atone themselves. an absolution.


    P.S. I didn't know who Twila Paris was. I thought maybe she was a besotted Brit comedy diva who maybe retorted, "God is in control!", when ever a crazy wing nut tried to shame her. I am so going to use that one now!
    netogeno's picture

    Good liveblog Brian

    Im afraid im going to have to wait until the video update to see this new development. I was in shock as I was reading this, my mind could only imagine.

    BTW Brian, is the title of todays blog a hidden desire to make one of your vlogs?

    Psionycx's picture

    No Nuke!

    I think we can all see where this is going.  Luke is finally cracking under the strain and Noah is now actually going to be sleeping in the same bed as Ameera. 95% probability that she's going to come onto him sooner rather than later and in a bout of sexual frustration he's going to be taking the plunge.

    Don't let the naivity fool you.  Iraqi women are perfectly familiar with the dynamics of managing their closeted gay husbands.

    This storyline is now just flat-out offensive.

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    maskbear55's picture

    You can say that again!!!

    Flat out offensive and intentionally homophobic.  Obviously P & G has decided that the gay viewers are worthless and the more conservative audience is what they want...but the conservative audience doesn't give a rat's ass about NUKE...they are probably fast forwarding through their scenes and waiting to see Brad and Katie or Jack and Carly in bed together.
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    markee's picture

    This is BS

    OK, so America is ready to see two guys jumping on a bed, stripping off their shirts, pressing their crotches and bare stomachs together, but if their lips touch for even a second God will rain down fire and brimstone and the sponsers will bolt! Bullshit ATWT, they're just jerkin us around now.
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    dannydc's picture

    The end of Nuke as we know it...

    I think it's way past time for Pineapple Princess Luke to drop Cardboard Cutout Noah! It's obvious to the most CASUAL observer that Ameera Bitch is gonna have Cardboard by the short hairs, riding her on the Serta before anything remotely ever continues with Pineapple Princess. Cardboard is gonna be so horny from not gettin' any from Pineapple that Ameera Bitch will end up with a papoose before the next Iraqi sandstorm. I ain't buying that this sneaky Iraqi reject is gonna end up being Cardboard's sister. The smirk on her face this afternoon kinda killed that scenario.

    I wanna see Pineapple Princess hook up with some of Jokedale University's gay hotties that are running around just looking for someone to play Doggie. In case you don't know, that's where one of the gay boys lays down and the other one buries the bone!

    Kill this twosome now CBS. It's way too stupid what you have done to them!  It's the end of Nuke as we know it.

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    markee's picture

    And by way....

    If you have a DVR, scroll through the shirtless scene. At least they gave us a sideways glimpse of Lukes plumber's crack. And if I'm not mistaken, his chest is trimmed. Me thinks young Luke may be a cub in disguise.
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    Cub Luke

    markee wrote:
    And if I'm not mistaken, his chest is trimmed. Me thinks young Luke may be a cub in disguise.
    This is impossible. Luke is a twink, and will remain so always, even if just in my mind.
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    I agree Danny

    I'm hoping Casey will remember all the fun he had in the chokey and let Ameera have Noah, then Casey and Luke could reenact all those cellblock memories.
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    Did I mention I LOVE the movie poster!

    Mr Roper!!!! Now that's what they need to add some fun to the whole situation.

    Actually, I don't think it'll need to go that far. Ameera clearly has Noah in her crosshairs and she's going to f*ck him. And he's going to do it because he's desperate, horny and quite probably bisexual.

    Luke is too much of a wimp to flat out accuse Noah of doing this despite knowing that it hurts him because obviously Noah cares about Ameera more. In the real world Luke would have already found another bf on campus already instead of enabling this nonsense.

    Once Noah nails Ameera you know she won't be able to keep from gloating, and Luke (who has yet to get any from Noah himself) will go ballistic (unless as usual he's written as a wimp). P&G's Middle America viewership will be delighted to see proof that gays can in fact choose to be straight if they really want to.

    Someone on YouTube pointed out, correctly, that Casey was ranting about the situation to Detective Starling, who in theory should be obliged to do something about an illegal sham marriage shouldn't she?

     

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    My exact thoughts!

    Psionycx wrote:
      

    Someone on YouTube pointed out, correctly, that Casey was ranting about the situation to Detective Starling, who in theory should be obliged to do something about an illegal sham marriage shouldn't she?

     

    I thought this exact thing as this episode came on:  What if Casey's mom heard that Casey was "dating" Luke?  They can't correct that lie with her!  They can't let her in on the real reason, because she would be obligated to report the sham marriage.  And Casey, still being on probation, would get in big trouble.  So, Casey & Luke would REALLY have to act like a couple around Casey's parents from then on.  Personally, I'd love to see that storyline play itself out.  Even if it's fake.  Casey's just HAWT!  And would P&G allow more intimacy between Cake, knowing that it's not "real" homosexual behavior?

    Also, when Luke came back home and said to Daddy Dearest that he's lucky that he doesn't have to hide his love, did anyone else feel that that was a subtle jab at P&G and the Family Values viewers?  I did.

     

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    Please forgive me

    Please forgive me Brian. I really thought you were lying. When I first read about the boys stripping their shirts off, I'm going "yeah, right...like that's ever going to happen...what's the joke...oh my gawd...he's telling the truth!"

    Of all the days not to record! grrrr

    Off to YouTube.

     

     

    Maxine's picture

    Ok, I'm at work this

    Ok, I'm at work this afternoon in one of my patient's rooms giving them some treatment. They have ATWT on, and I look up to see two grown tall muscler men jumping up and down on the bed like a couple of five year olds because they are alone in a house. I have to say, I haven't stopped laughing all afternoon. This was one of the most moronic scenes i'v had to witness in a SOAP.

    And of course, there was another blocked lip lock, but they were shirtless, so the producers think they can distract the viewers into not noticing Luke and Noah continue their kissless journey. Show them shirtless, but DO NOT LET THEM KISS...how insulting.

     

    HenryZ's picture

    What ICE really means.

    I think "ICE" stands less for "Immigration and Customs Enforcement" than it does for "the ICE we keep dumping on Nuke."


    This was the perfect way to describe that bed hopping scene: "children who have had sugared cereal for the first time in their lives"

    I laughed SO HARD at that image. Not because it was funny or joyous or tickled any of my funny bones, but because it was just so unbelievably ridiculous. Are they FOUR? I get that they're excited to be in a bed together for the first time, but GOOD GOD! You are fully grown, well-muscled, hormonal MEN. Act like it!

    Nice shirt-stripping, though. As others have said, it does seem kind of crazy that they can be shirtless with groins and tummies pressed together but can't even give each other a peck on the lips. Awesome acting from VH, too. He totally sold the reaction in the doorway. I thought Luke was going to pass out or explode or both.

    dru's picture

    Can they put I-C-E on ice?

    How ridiculous is it the characters are always saying Eye-See-Eee agent rather than simply "ice" agent?  I guess it fits the show though, they're already very unnatural.
    Fredo777's picture

    Wait...

    Doesn't everyone hop up + down on the bed before they have sex...?

     

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    pobgoblin's picture

    thankyou Brian...

    for another excellent liveblog! You brighten up my day :)

    "Okay, how sad is it that we're getting all flustered about seeing the guys in a shirtless embrace, like they were a year ago, before they kissed? Yikes. They really have beaten us down."

    indeed they have.

    i'll be spontaneous tomorrow...

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    bunkyboo93's picture

    And my ATWT anger begins to melt into...

    something like pity for the ignorance and fear that runs through ATWT.

    Who would have thought that two little monkeys jumping on a bed could make me laugh so much -- on so many levels. Nearly 24 hours later, the stupidity the situation, the lameness of the scripted scene, and the cunning glints of annoyance and knowing in Van's and Jake's eyes as they let loose (on a supremely unattractively dressed bed no less) still makes me smile.

    Am I'm annoyed by the PTB (or whatever forces or people) at ATWT who continue to present unsophisticated depictions of gay teens on television? Yes.

    Do I want the sitatuion to change on ATWT and all media forever and ever? Sweet Jesus, yes!

    But my negative feelings for ATWT have lessened in the last day. Van and Jake clearly recognize the absurdity of the situation -- as do the show's writers. (The restricted sexuality and obvious lameness of this farce-inspired episode feels like it was written by dirty-minded freshman at a Christian "liberal arts" college. And yes, I know of what I'm speaking...) They're pushing the envelope, working within the ditacted/restricted form -- and in the process totally flipping off the narrow-minded power people around them.

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    Bountiful's picture

    I can't help feeling sorry for the writers

    They must have been in a bind trying to figure out how to get Luke and Noah shirtless without having them kiss. That would explain the really odd bed jumping. I can't help wondering what the actors felt about having to express romantic desire by acting like 4 year olds.

     

    mjd's picture

    Awesome God

    Hi Brian,

    I know you like to rip on "Awesome God" a little, but I thought I'd point out that the guy who wrote that song was actually a pretty cool guy who was more of a friend to the gays than you'd think. See the quote on his Wikipedia entry for more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Mullins#Life


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