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Liveblogging "One Life to Live": Someone's gonna need a hug!

After today's show, which looks to be packed with gay drama, a certain cuddly stuffed bear cub may need a helluva big hug. Any takers?

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2:05PM EST: Dorian and DVTM are arguing over her "girl-on-girl nuptials" when Star and Langston come in and say "this wedding is NOT going to happen!

Nick and Amelia are having lunch and gloating over how clever they are to have pulled off "the plan" when Kyle comes in just in time to be told that he's part of "phase 2".

Oliver shows up at the police station, and McBain says "what are you doing here?" Oliver says "I know it's my day off, but ..", and McBain cuts him off, and says "that's not what I mean". Uh-Oh.

Matthew is off the plane (and looking like he has a brand new haircut. did they have a barber on the jet?). He's still furious with Bo and Nora for kidnapping him and taking him to England (and I don't blame him).

Kevin is there to greet them (and I instantly recognized actor Dan Gauthier, because I had a huge crush on him years ago. He played the Riker wannabe on ST:TNG, and he did a cable movie where he bared his buns. That's the kind of thing you don't forget.)

2:10PM EST: Kyle wants to know how he figures into "phase 2", and Amelia quickly excuse herself so Nick can "fill him in". Wait, that came out wrong. She tells Nick "i think if you speak from your heart, Kyle might say yes". Kyle turns to Nick and says "say yes to what?"

Star and Langston want an explanation about the wedding, and Dorian says "I didn't know how to tell you. How did I know you wouldn't shun me?" Both girls almost bust out laughing (as I almost did), and say "oh please, half of our friends are gay". They then threaten to tell the media about the lie.

2:25PM EST: Dorian confesses that she's doing it for the campaign, and Star and langston try to talk her out of it. Amelia comes in and says "if Dorian backs out now she'll look like a liar and a quitter, and Viki will win."

Oliver asks McBain if there's anything he can do to help with the investigation, and McBain says "you have to leave. You can't be on the premises".

Amelia tells Dorian about the mass gay wedding plan, as Nick does the same with Kyle. Kyle says "yeah, cause what gay wedding could possibly top Liza's". Nick tell him that they need couples willing to take the plunge, and says "so, wanna get hitched?" Oh, you sweet-talker, Nick.

McBain tells Kyle that he's been put on administrative leave, and Oliver says "is it because I'm gay?" Mcbain says no, it's because Elijah filed a complaint on behalf of Ross for "excessive force".

2:40PM EST: Okay, Amelia says "It's not a real wedding ... it sends a message of hope to our community". Um ... what? Dorian decides to go ahead with the mass wedding.

Nick tries to convince Kyle that this is the right thing to do. he says "we need committed couples for this. That's what we are, right?"

McBain tells Oliver that he needs to turn in his gun and badge, and wait to be called before Internal Affairs. He tells him "just keep your cool". uh-oh.

2:45PM EST: Kyle says "yes, we're a committed couple, but call me old-fashioned, but I need to know that the time is right before I get married". Nick says "is your real problem with this that the person you wish was proposing is Oliver?"

Oliver turns in his stuff, and his fellow cop tells him that everyone is pulling for him. As he leaves, he turns sadly and takes one last look around. Awww.

2:55PM EST: Star and Langston decide they want no part of the wedding, and DVTM agrees, saying "i'm not going to let you go through with this".

Kyle pretends that he's outraged that Nick would bring up Oliver's name. Nick says "I want you there beside me tomorrow". He gets down on one knee, and in front of everyone in the cafe, says "You're my guy. You are the smartest, sexiest, most fascinating man i've ever met, even if you are a bit old-fashioned. Kyle Lewis, will you make an honest man out of me? Will you ...".

Before he can finish, Kyle interrupts and says "Yes, Nicholas Chavez, I would be honored to marry you!" The whole cafe starts clapping ... except for Oliver, who entered just in time to hear Kyle say "yes".

Preview Time: Nick and Oliver have it out. PLEASE WON'T SOMEONE GIVE OLIVER A HUG NOW!

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  • Ed Kennedy's picture

    Me! Me! Pick me!

    If Oliver needs a hug, I have ridiculously long arms. Almost like an orangutan, perfect for hugging.
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    Maridoxxx's picture

    Dibs

    You call first dibs!

    If I was a type of cerial I would be Froot Loops

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    j U d E's picture

    HEY!

    I've been shouting this over the roof tops for I don't know how many weeks now... OLIVER NEEDS A HUG! Honestly! What's with that, that the poor boy is left alone with all the hurting and nobody there for some hugging, touching, caressing, caring..! OhUh!

    I am not going to race you to the first hug for Oliver, since I'm not a guy and I'm sure he not only needs a hug, but a man hug! And a kiss, why not! Let's be daring...

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    Would somebody hug OLIVER, already!?

    Maridoxxx's picture

    Group Hug?

    Will that work for you?

    If I was a type of cerial I would be Froot Loops

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    Maridoxxx's picture

    Starr & Langston

    Look like they stayed in the tanning booth for way too long.

    If I was a type of cerial I would be Froot Loops

    Dave Doty's picture

    Bora

    Wow, they sure got hateful fast, huh?  PLEASE let Matthew call Todd and help him set up Nora for a terrible fall.
    Javi's picture

    SERIOUSLY

    I hope someone slaps some sense into Nora! Preferably by Téa!
    Maridoxxx's picture

    Agree

    Plus there's not enough TBTD  today. Lets face it she's hot!

    If I was a type of cerial I would be Froot Loops

    forever 29's picture

    Kevin(Dan)

    also does those cheesy Old Spice commercial, and he does have a nice buns

    wholesome laughter has great face value

    jsg03jd's picture

    Don't forget TEEN WITCH!!!

    That's the first thing I ever saw Dan Gauthier in.

    He was also that baseball player who stole that wench Samantha from Billy in THE REAL MELROSE PLACE. 

    Love Dan G.  Still so beautiful after all these years.  Sigh... 

    isoron's picture

    And his days

    as the humpy Lt in Tour of Duty (boy does that date me.
    Dave Doty's picture

    The REAL Melrose Place

    Sorry, but the REAL MP ended after 4 seasons.  It was followed by 3 seasons of a lacklustre imitation.
    jsg03jd's picture

    Compared to this Crap Reboot on the CW

    All seasons of MP in the 90s count as THE REAL MP for me.
    Dave Doty's picture

    Kevin

    Wikipedia tells me that Kevin is the most-recast character in the history of the show.  There's been 12 actors in the role, including Jonathan Brandis.
    joeyhegele's picture

    One Life To Live

    is my new favorite gay soap!  I love all the loopy characters and ridiculous-but-never-boring plot twists.

    I ultimately want to see Kyle and Oliver together, but I sure hope Oliver does not get in the way of Nick and Amelia's plans.  They are not doing anything wrong and I am absolutely confused as to why Oliver cares what they are up to now that he knows nothing illegal is planned.

    Liz's picture

    wow, this took me back....

    speaking of hugging...this guy told me once he has a phobia of hugging...when i laughed in his face and went to hug him, he decided to slam me against the wall and hurl all sorts of words at me...that was fun scary ass stuff.

    anywayyyy, i can't find such a phobia. stupid google.

    ablecane's picture

    We're here...

    we're queer, we're getting married - in Helvetica.  Loved that DVTM lines as he glanced at the sample wedding invitations
    Oracle's picture

    Dan Gauthier, FTW!

    This show gets more porntastic by the minute.

    Love it! \o/

    jsg03jd's picture

    Guess Elijah's surname is

    Guess Elijah's surname is still Clarke, not Kent, after all...

    That bastard lodged a complaint against poor Ollie Fishy... 

    Anthony D. Langford's picture

    Mama....

    Mama don't play!  She's going old school!
    Maridoxxx's picture

    OH SNAP!

    That was really unexepected. I like her attitude tho.

    If I was a type of cerial I would be Froot Loops

    forever 29's picture

    Mama..

    should stay in Llanview, but her children need to go far away and learn how to act

    wholesome laughter has great face value

    Dave Doty's picture

    Gay Marriage

    Let's get gay married.  It's fine if you're not ready to get married, because it's not a real wedding, so it doesn't count!

    Wow.  Just wow.

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    Hallah's picture

    Dude, thank you.

    I'm sure they mean well, but there are all sorts of undertones and subtexts to this whole plotline that make me grind my teeth.
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    Liz's picture

    oh whatever amelia...

    She tells Nick "i think if you speak from your heart, Kyle might say yes"

    ^ lmao, laaaame. just realized i can't more than that because i would reveal a spoiler. but yeah...lame. 

    Javi's picture

    that sucks!

    Fish really got burned. It's really unfair I feel so bad for him! Man I hope at least Layla or Christian is at home to comfort him, that boy does not need to be alone.

    Things just go from bad to worse, wait until he finds out Nick proposed to Kyle! I feel like poor fishie is about to snap [again]!

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    jsg03jd's picture

    Good thing he doesn't have his gun anymore...

    ...or his Tazer.  Otherwise, Llanview beware of Angry Young Gay White Man. :o)
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    jsg03jd's picture

    What was Nick's full

    What was Nick's full name?

    Oh, Ollie... 

    Javi's picture

    I think

    I think Kyle said Nicolas Roberto Chavez but Im not sure
    Javi's picture

    DID THAT JUST HAPPEN

    ok I may not approve of Nick and Kyle marrying so soon (and I'm glad Kyle addressed that it was too soon) but Nick bending down on one knee and proposing kinda made my heart melt! Also I think Oliver's day just hit rock bottom!
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    jsg03jd's picture

    MY HEART MELTED TOO!

    It's kinda hard to say NO to Nick Chavez when he's on bended knee and has that earnest look on his beautiful face...  And Kyle's laughter was infectious... except to Oliver...
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    Liz's picture

    say whaaaat?

    lmao, nick got down on bended knee? the wedding would be fake, he seems to know this, he told kyle this, kyle knows this...so...hahaha....WHAT?

    I think nick is confused. :-P

    jsg03jd's picture

    When you see the scene...

    ...it won't sound as schizophrenic as it does here in the comments.  Kyle did a 180 of sorts himself.
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    Maridoxxx's picture

    Poor Fishie

    Better fight for him! Damn Nick is sneaky.

    If I was a type of cerial I would be Froot Loops

    jsg03jd's picture

    WORST.GAY.DAY.EVER for Mr.

    WORST.GAY.DAY.EVER for Mr. Oliver Fish.  He can't even be addressed as "Officer" anymore... :-(
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    forever 29's picture

    Nick

    I really like him. I know this is all about getting Nick/Oliver back together. But I feel the need to root for him too.

    wholesome laughter has great face value

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    Psionycx's picture

    Mo tasing

    Ah, the fantasy land of soaps. Thing is that this is actually an utterly implausible storyline (not that that's unusual in a soap). In the real world cops routinely get away with tasing people to death just for being unruly. It's silly that Oliver would get in trouble for tasing a perp that actually assaulted him inside the police station, ran off (while technically under arrest) and subsequently assaulted an officer a second time while attempting to resist arrest again. That's a way higher degree of justification for the use of force than in most of the taser death cases that have come up in the last few years!

    Then again, we have a mayoral candidate posing as a lesbian because this will supposedly help win votes. In Pennsylvania. 

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    Dave Doty's picture

    Really, it's not

    My cousin's husband was a police officer in Houston, and it's really not unrealistic to get a complaint filed for ANY use of force, justified or not.  The person on whom the force is used always feels it was unwarranted.

    But in this case, it's such a clear-cut case of justifiable force, it would be  given a token investigation, and the charges would be dismissed.  Of course, there's not much soap drama in that.

    ycorgigirl's picture

    Got watch soapnet tonight!

    I read these live bloggs all the time because I'm at work (don't tell anyone) but I had to sign in and comment. I love your blogs Snicks and the comments are just as enjoyable. I am gonna have to watch Soapnet tonight to see this one.  
    Anthony D. Langford's picture

    You Gotta Admit...

    .... that was a really sweet scene between Kyle and Nick where he proposed.  And it's a classic soap beat.  Only with three guys.  And the show closed out on it too.  Pretty cool if you ask me.
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    jsg03jd's picture

    Absolutely

    I was happily surprised at that funny and sweet moment between Kyle and Nicholas some-middle-name Chavez.  I was afraid it would become maudlin; glad that didn't turn out to be the case.

    And the screen fading to black after a shot of Oliver's face?  Sadness... 

    dkellergrl2001's picture

    It IS very cool....

    I've just come back from a week long vacation cruise, to find out that Nick proposed to "old fashioned" Kyle on bended knee, in front of people, while Oliver walks in on it!! (By the way, when I read that part in today's liveblog, I literally put my hand up to my heart and sighed. Ohhh, to be in Kyle's shoes, to have two guys pursuing you in such a heartful, truthful, emotional and loving way, is something that some folks would kill for in their lives.)

    This is classic, old-school, traditional soap opera storytelling, that I've been dying to see being developed, written and SHOWN for GLBT fictional characters in this genre.

    I'm glad that TPTB are prolonging the "endgame" for me as a viewer, because I'm enjoying the twists and turns in the Oliver, Kyle and Nick saga. 

    Love me less, but love me a long time - Les Chansons D'Amour

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    tihkon2's picture

    funny how two people can see things so differently!

    "to have two guys pursuing you in such a heartful, truthful, emotional and loving way, is something that some folks would kill for in their lives"

     

    Heh...funny how two people can see things soooooo differently!

     I'm finding Nick to be borderline creepy with all that teary-eyed neediness! OLTL , for various reasons we already know, made a mistake in not showing Kyle and Nick's relationship develop, and now, for me personally, he comes off as creepy and laughable when he makes heartfelt declarations to Kyle. As I stated on another site, it makes me think he's obsessing about being in love and has a shrine to Kyle in the basement or something. He also pressures Kyle to do things.  Completely non-organic relationship IMHO.

    Also in my opinion, Brett has also been playing Kyle as totally in love with Oliver , not Nick, and so the whole thing just feels like killing time until Nick is shoved out of the way. 

    I'm also finding the whole way Amelia and Nick are talking about the reasons to have the "wedding" as weird, non-sensical, comical, cynical AND naive at the same time!  :-)

     

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    j U d E's picture

    Nick..

    I agree. Nick does come off as needy, greedy and pushy. A bit weird, when the other part of his character is so well put together..

    I agree also that Nick and Amelia's discussions are a bit weird. I find that there is no chemistry between the two actors at all.

    That said, I'm surprised at myself for really liking the proposal scene! SO VERY SWEET! I loved Kyle (Brett), when he came 'round and laughed and said yes! Sweet sweet scene!

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    Would somebody hug OLIVER, already!?

    Anthony D. Langford's picture

    Nick

    I remember Brett saying in his interview that Nick is very aggressive and certain about what he wants and he goes after it, even if that thing might be a little reluctant.  It was clear in his early scenes that he really wanted a man, Kyle in particular, and jumped head first into a relationship.  Is Nick pushy and aggressive and needy and a little manipulative?  Yes, he's all those things.  But haven't we all known men like that?  He's also compassionate and caring and believes in making the world a better place.  I like that he has all these sides to his character just like the other folks in town.  It's so much better than the bland, saintly understanding gay.  I'm not saying the story doesn't have it's problems, but I like Nick flaws and all.   When Kyle called Nick 'my guy', and Nick did that very sweet proposal, my cold heart thawed a little, even though I felt really bad for Oliver.  OLTL broke a little more ground in this groundbreaking story today.  And that's definately a good thing.
    Joseph's picture

    Two hands

    On the one hand, I'll admit that the one flaw in this story has been the failure to really build up the character of Nick and the relationship between Nick and Kyle. But, on the other hand, I totally smiled when Nick got on bended knee to propose and Kyle laughed--Brett played that scene marvelously.

    It was an otherwise good episode: if only they'd traded out the boring Greg-Rachel-Shaun story for something featuring Blair and That Bitch Téa Delgado.

    (Oh, and I'll second the idea that Todd should from this point onward be referred to as either "Todd Manning The Fungus" or "That Fungus Todd Manning"!)

    Stormy's picture

    poor Oliver

    Oh my! This isn't really Oliver's lucky day
    Aussie54's picture

    Great blogging

    I'm really grateful for this Live Blog too, Snicks. 

    I can't wait to see the YouTube for this episode, but then again I'm feeling so sad for Oliver.  I don't think I want to see Nick propose.  I'm one of the few people (are there any others??) who isn't keen on Nick.  To me, he's almost as bad as Rebecca in "Forbidden Love".  *sigh*

    I think the whole wedding storyline's pretty stupid, really, but as long as Oliver and Kyle are getting air-time, I guess I can't complain too much.

    I also agree with Psionycx.  That storyline's dumb too.  :D

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    Markie27's picture

    i am so loving this - but i still hate nick.

    this is such a great soap!!!  and i agree with you aussie - I DON'T LIKE NICK!!!  (and by hating nick i meant i hate that he is getting in between oliver and kyle - don't get me wrong - i love the actor playing him and the character).  i just don't feel that he would be good for kyle.  and that is my unbiased opinion... NOT.... okay, okay... Oliver and kyle forever!

    but i don't agree with you with the wedding storyline... i think they are doing a wonderful soap job about it.  i know gays and gay advocates are very highly intelectual as you can all see from AE posts.... but come on people - this is a soap opera!  i am so loving it!  they are not trying to be political - they may sound like it - but as you can see they brilliantly portrayed the gays (nick and amelia) as shady (instead of patronizing these gay activists)... really the center of all of this is the love story of oliver and kyle.  it may not be an oscar worthy brilliant script - but it is definitely not stupid.  i can give you stupid but that would mean i have to compare it with one but i don't like my post to be erased by the editor so i would just live it at that!

     

    Kraylessa's picture

    Todd Manning the Fungus

    I haven't gotten to watch today's episode yet, but while watching yesterday's I loved when Ross called Todd a fungus. I officially request that from this point forward, Todd be known as TMTF (Todd Manning the Fungus).

     

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