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Forbidden Love clip update: What a tangled web we weave...

I need everyone to keep a secret for me, okay? It's a national holiday here in the U.S. and I'm not supposed to be working, but I was watching this week's Forbidden Love clips when the latest turned up. Well, I watched it and figured I might as well post it, especially for anyone in the States who does have to work today or fans elsewhere who want to know what happens next for our boys. Just don't tell Brian or Brent that I posted on my day off!

Anyway, in today's installment, Axel keeps muddling around and is apparently so concerned that Christian not be cuckolded that he's taken to following Judith and Fabian around Dusseldorf. Either that or we're starting to see some soap opera elements creep into the story and Axel just happens to be in the park the same time as Fabith. Either way, it's a bit clunky in an Oakdale sort of way.

Strolling around the park, Fabith continues their tiresome discussion about her being Christian's beard, how hard it is on Fabian, wah wah wah. Someone posted in the comments that the beard storyline was getting old and I wholeheartedly agree. Definitely time to move on and fortunately the sotry does just that thanks to Axel getting a wee bit more assertive.

Hmm, just what kind of go is Axel really interested in? And with whom

Yes. Yes, it is. I'll be glad once we move past the beard storyline and Christian's coming out to the world. Forbidden Love has handled it relatively well, but I'm really interested in seeing a storyline that is about them as couple without the "gay" stuff being central to the plot. I know it's a soap and there need be conflict, but I think the writers of VL can give us something a bit more original than this.

Finally, I'm leaving you with a picture of Olli gazing adoringly upon Christian just because Olli looks so darn adorable!

You can see today's clip after the break, and as always, thanks to Nanna and The Gays of Daytime for the translations.

You can see today's clip after the break, and as always, thanks to Nanna and The Gays of Daytime for the translations.

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  • RJ's picture

    Love that pic of Olli

    Ok, can I call first dibs on that screen cap of Olli for an avatar? In the dictionary next to "adorable", I think they have that exact same picture.

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    fabian456's picture

    Thx Michael

    for keeping us updated about our boys athough you have - oh - *pssssst*

    I am also happy that Fabian (or Gregor in the course) has shaven Christian's beard off, so that we again have some clear seperation between Ollian and Fabith (<-lol).

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    Gabrielle's picture

    Wow, I'm glad the beard

    Wow, I'm glad the beard storyline has ended already. Poor Fabian, I was starting to feel very sorry for him eventhough he's a jerk. Hopefully him and Judith can start off fresh from hereon.

    And how freaking CUUUTTEE does Olli look in that screencap?!!? GAHHH! I love Olli & Christian!! There better be a hot love scene between my boys in the coming eps. :) 

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    guyboy's picture

    Shaven Beard - will always grow again !

    I am glad that gregor sorted out the beard thing.  But I cant help but notice that Christian didnt look into Judith's face/eyes while asking her whether she met Fabian.Also in the last scene where Fabian and Judith hug each other we can see Christian looking over at them.. And this f***ing Axel said Christian that he thought Judith was cute..!! Am i being too pessimistic.. :-P

    synaptic_misfire's picture

    Chrudith

    If anything, this turn of events has given me confidence that they're not going to pull a Christian/Judith on us (possibly because of the weird-ass portmanteau, more likely because the chemistry is non-existant) - if they were, they'd have played out the storyline longer, or at least laid groundwork here by having Christian remotely sad that the beard thing was over. As it is, his reaction is "Thank God, it was nuts, now let's never speak of it again" (I think was can all pretty much agree on that); if anything, I'd say he was avoiding meeting her eyes 'cause of guilt, and isn't he smiling at the end as he looks at them? But yeah, I'm with bkrage85 on this one - fight, knockout, win, public smooches, gloating, curtain falls and we move on to just about anything non-boxing-centred, the faster the better.

    That said, postives from today's clip include Axel's increasing madness (seriously - responding to "we're not friends" with "it's OK, you can vent at me, that's what friends are for" is stalker levels of crazy denial); Judith slapping him one (I do kinda love her, even if she has awful, awful taste in men); Gregor and his GIANT sideburns saving the day (thank god one person in this little scheme has more than two brain cells to rub together) and the already-mentioned adorableness of Olli. He doesn't even need more than 10 words of dialogue to be one of the highlights of a clip!

     

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    Anthony D. Langford's picture

    Thank God....

    ... this plot point is over because it was painfully boring.  This 'beard' thing is so tired.  I guess watching months of it on ATWT didn't help so it just left bad taste in my mouth.  And I don't like the characters of Judith and Fabian.  Their relaionship is dull and uninteresting so I could care less if they break up or not.  Glad we're moving on!
    bkrage85's picture

    I just want him to K.O Axel

    I just want him to K.O Axel already, win the damn match, kiss Olli in front of everyone and pretty much go all "f you all, yes I AM!!!!"

    Then we can move on to different stories.   

    "The Greek word Eros denotes want, lack, desire for that which is missing. The lover wants what he does not have. It is by definition impossible for him to have what he wants if, as soon as it is had, it's not longer wanting." - Anne Carson

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    HapNStance's picture

    Axel's Man Crush

    Has anyone noticed that the more dominant that Christian is to Axel the more Axel seems obsessed with being his buddy.  He's totally looking for an alpha dog to make him do all those naughty things he's so afraid of.

    Nous Sommes Tous Sauvages.

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    shirley's picture

    Words don't describe how

    Words don't describe how much I love Olli. I agree, he doesn't need lines..let him just be in the room, being all adorable and I'm smiling.

    And Christian..I'm SO happy that storyline is ending and without what could have been a dreaded triangle.  I will absolutely die the day the show starts to pull the Ollian love. 

    Maxine's picture

    I've always thought Jo

    I've always thought Jo Weil is one beautiful man, but OH MY GOODNESS! in this particular episode, he is beyond stunning....just drop dead gorgeous!

    And as for the beard debacle...glad to see it come to an end. It was such a strain on both relationships. And I never had a fear that Christian and Judith would fall for each other. Christian has shown 0% interest in Judith, and visa versa. And lets not forget Christian is blinded by his love for Olli. The two are almost glued at the hip. And Judith has only eyes for Fabian, least we forget she chose him over Constantin.

    So now the storyline moves on. And from the spoilers I have read, it's going to be one heck of a ride come August.

    Gosh...I just love this Ollian storyline.  It's so well written and acted, plus Jo and Thore make one heck of an on screen couple.  

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