One Life To Live

We like Llanview in June, how about you? We start things off with a bang during the hostage crisis in West Virginia. Bess is holed up inside with kidnapped baby Hope. There's only one person who might be able to reason with her -- Viki. Or rather, the mighty and mysterious Jean Randolph -- one of Viki's alters (you remember, the one with the glasses?). But wait, you ask, isn't Viki integrated? The mysteries just keep compounding in Llanview (or rather, West Virginia).

Backed into a corner, Bess has no choice but to hand over Hope and let Jessica face the consequences. As expected, Jessica reels from the pain and guilt of having stolen Starr's baby and must also confront the devastating news that Chloe is dead. Is this enough to send Jessica off the deep end for good? It's not like this girl has a history of mental sanity. Brody is there for her every step of the way, so we think she has a fighting chance. Also, we would advise Brody and all other psychiatric professionals to keep eyeglasses away from her -- because they just seem to encourage Bess.

There is awesome, awesome, AWESOME news this month: Starr is finally reunited with her baby after all this time! Yes, you will see Starr finally get to hold the daughter that she thought was dead. And it's worth the wait, trust us. Also, buy some Kleenex. But she's set to quickly hand the baby over to adoptive parents Marcie and Michael.

Everyone's uneasy about the situation -- especially Cole -- but a promise is a promise, so the papers get signed. Marcie starts to wonder if adopting Hope is what's best for the child. Will Michael and Marcie really take Hope along when they decide to pick up stakes and move across the country? (As previously reported, Kathy Brier and Chris Stack are leaving town.) To make matters worse, Cole may be in recovery, but his drug-related problems aren't over. He'll have a run-in with the law that threatens to ruin the healing process between him and Starr -- and could compromise the whole "being teen parents" thing. So where will baby Hope end up?

When Ray announces that he and his murderess daughter Lola are returning to Colombia, Dorian goes into a raging tailspin. It culminates in a booze-filled outburst that ruins Langston's graduation party for Markko and results in Langston pushing Dorian into the pool. And just when you think it can't get any worse, Markko's conservative parents forbid him to see that harlot Langston or her sloshed mother. It will be up to Dorian to clean up this mess.

Meanwhile, Rachel calls Nora out on unresolved feelings for Bo. And as we've seen, Clint's sort of sensitive to the bond that's developing between his lady love and his brother. Nora is stubborn, if nothing else, insisting there is nothing going on with Bo. So, Clint pushes up the wedding date ... and that's not the only way he plans on preventing any Bo/Nora action. Clint has another ace up his sleeve -- a possible cure-all for Matthew's ailments. Maybe getting her son to walk again will change Nora's tune?

John and Marty pick up where they left off. Sort of. John's still married to Blair and she needs his help because now that the killer has been caught, and she's recovered, there's still the pseudo-unresolved issue of custody of the kids. The mess that ensues when Todd, Blair, John, Marty, and Tea all end up in the same courtroom leads to an outcome no one expects -- and no one is happy about, least of all Tea. We're really happy about it, though, because it totally shakes things up.

After getting punched in the face (at her request) by her old manager, Stacy milks Rex and continues to lure him into her evil web of blond stripper lies. But have no fear, Gigi and Schuyler are on the case -- determined to prove that Stacy was not, in fact, the donor that saved Shane (meaning that Stacy's whole blackmail leverage for breaking up Gigi and Rex is gone). Lest you fear this could be status quo for awhile, we can tell you that by the end of the month, a major, MAJOR gamechanger comes into play that we think will make everyone happy.

Oh yeah, and break out the champagne-- because we've got not one, but TWO proposals this month!

All this, PLUS: Fish moves in with Layla and Cristian -- and he quickly moves in on Layla as well. She's more receptive this time around, but something's nagging her about the complicated and fraught relationship Fish has with his old college frat buddy, Kyle. What's their secret?

ISIS wrote:OOOH darn that Clint...why can't he take his @$$ back to Texas or London..or Paris...where ever the hell he was? Why can't he rediscover Viki? Shhhhhh Sugar!

If he's going through all this to hold on to Nora than he must see the bond between Bo and Nora so he should just give up.

ISIS wrote:RIIIGHT...

and then I hear Lindsay's returning. OY!

I hope they are not bringing her back for Bo

ISIS wrote:From what I hear she's a part of the Bo and Nora story.

I hope it's to make Nora realize her true feelings for Bo The scene between Vicki and Jessica was great yesterday. I hate how no matter what Natalie does she some how comes out the innocent victim. I think I am of the few who don't like her.

Actually Gail, I think A LOT of people hate Nat. I didn't like how her & Jared got together but I like her! If that makes sense. I hate though how whenever she gets w/ a guy she gets pushed to the background. BO & NORA OMG that would be SO good! I'm w/ you girls, I hope Lindsey's return is to make Nora realize her feelings!. I am LOVING Rachel's return I loved her as a character & I feel that the new actress is GREAT! Today's show w/ Jess/Vicki/Clint was phenomenal!!!! OMG I cried so much!!!!!


I have been lovin OLTL & I hear that it has been the overall census!

Bree and Erika were awesome today as well as yesterday! Loved them. I'm also enjoying the Starr, Cole and Hope story line. I want Starr and Cole to raise their daughter.

I am so Loving Jessica and Brody and is they don't get rid of this Stacy story line soon I will scream. Clint should know trying to marry Nora is not going to stop her feelings for Bo.

I felt so sorry for Jessica at her daughters funeral. I think that judge was too hard on Cole, Rex is an idiot, Clint need to give it up because you can see the growing closeness between Bo and Nora especially when they held hands at Matthew's music program. It was so nice they gave Marcie and Michael a good send off by her finding out she was pregnant, like that Star got her baby back, It's going to be very interesting to see how Tea, Todd and Blair are going to be living under the same roof.