"Forbidden Love" video clip update: False alarms

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on August 8, 2008

Today's Forbidden Love clip is another brief encounter with Olli and Christian, but allows our bloodthirst to abate ever so slowly.

It looks like Lydia changed her mind about moving to Australia, because she suddenly pops into the bar and says "I've changed my mind". I certainly hope she's going to return those wonderful "1001 ways to die in Australia" books her friends gave her as going away gifts.

Back home, Christian is preparing dinner using an industrial sized can of pesto (where does he shop, prison outlets?), and he, Olli, and Judith sit down to enjoy a leisurely dinner.

Ho, Ho, Ho ... Ho.

That's about it for this clip, but there a couple of things I want to bring up. First are the little character touches that might go unnoticed, but deserve mentioning, like when Olli pushes some spaghetti onto Christian's plate, and the affectionate looks between the two of them. Those kinds of things usually aren't scripted, so those are actor's choices, and these two guys deserve all of the praise they've received for creating such a natural, realistic rapport.

At the very beginning of the clip, there's a brief discussion of Axel and the fact that he'll stand trial. Reading the comments about yesterday's clip (where I wondered why Christian wasn't seeking immediate physical revenge), some of you brought up that maybe we're too quick to jump on the Charles Bronson bandwagon, and we should just let the show take its time in telling the story.

You're right, but in our (and by "our" I mean "my") defense, when you're used to a soap opera like As The World turns, which has been known to start a dramatic storyline on Monday, and finish it Tuesday, it's difficult to comprehend that a show might want to actually ... involve us for a while (and by "involve", I don't mean "string along", like with a certain Oakdale gay couple.)

So, we probably need to sit back, and give TPTB the benefit of the doubt that they'll come up with something special. You can see today's clip after the break, and thanks again to Nanna and the Gays of Daytime for the translations.

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