Gays of Our Lives: Phillip’s Surprising Return to “The Young and the Restless”

This week, in Gays of Our Lives …

In GOOL THEATER, Noah is back and creates some serious drama for Luke and Reid on As the World Turns, while Chris deals with the pitfalls of coming out on Neighbours.

In GOOL SCOOPS AND SPOILERS, Roman and Deniz struggle to get it together on All That Matters, Robbie plays matchmaker on River City, and Riley plans for his future as he prepares to graduate from Degrassi.

And in GOOL NEWSBEAT, ATWT’s Jake Silbermann shares his thoughts about the show’s much talked about endgame, what’s ahead for the gays on 90210 and Brothers & Sisters, plus Neighbours’ Chris talks about playing gay.

All this – and more!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
GOOL THEATER
SCOOPS & SPOILERS
GOOL SNEAK PEEKS
GOOL NEWSBEAT

GOOL THEATER

All That Matters

I haven’t been all that thrilled with the execution of this HIV scare plot, but there’s no denying there’s been some really good drama here as well. I don’t know that the German equivalent of an Emmy is, but Igor Dolgaschew deserves one because he’s been excellent as Deniz, playing a wide range of conflicting emotions, sometimes in the same scene, perfectly.

In fact, there were lots of nice scenes this week. I liked that Marian managed to show unconditional support when he learned of Deniz's possible infection, while still expressing anger at Deniz for not telling him the truth from the start.

I’m also enjoying the drama at the skating rink and Axel’s downfall. That was a lot of fun. But I think the best scene was Roman and Deniz celebrating Deniz’s good news with a kiss that was achingly romantic and wonderfully sweet.

Just as great was the heartbreak that followed as Deniz remembered why things are the way they are and turned away from Roman. Moving and realistic.

All in all, we got a nice gamut of very believable emotions, and the show handled them all perfectly. Nothing was over the top or out of place. Good writing. Solid acting. Hot men. What more could you want? A really solid week on this show.