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Today on As The World Turns we saw the return of the dangerous Dusty. He confronted Cheri about the internet video to which Cheri replied, “There’s nothing you can do to me that hasn’t already been done.” Dusty decalred, “You’re wrong about that. DEAD wrong!” Watch out Cheri, you’re about to get what’s coming to you. I think everyone loves to see this side of Dusty. He kicks but and doesn’t bother with the names.
Jack and Carly returned home with J.J. to find Sage and Parker happily greeting them. Jack talked to Katie alone, who told him she was going to Hawaii on business and she’d be back in a few days. He professed his love for her, which I’m not really buying anymore, and they agreed to set a wedding date when she returns. Having overheard their conversation, Brad tells Katie that leaving was the stupidest thing she could do and leaving Carly alone with Jack was a bad move. She gives Brad a long speech about being in an adult relationship and making a decision to be faithful and trust each other. Then their hands touch and they have a moment. It appears to be a moment of temptation for Katie as Brad looks at her with love and desire. She takes her hand back and walks away. The more I see the two of them together the more it feels right for them to be together. Katie and Jack just don’t spark as much as she does with Brad. And I can see the sparks fly with Carly and Jack more than they have in a very long time.
Jack goes to see the kids and tells them that Katie will be gone, so he will be spending a few days with them. They beg him to stay their at Carly’s house and he agrees to stay on the couch. Carly looks very hopeful for what the next few days may bring.

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We saw it for the first time today: daytime television’s first male same sex kiss. The love triangle between Luke, Noah, and Maddie continues with a dynamic event. Luke is helping Noah prepare for lunch with his father. He helps him with his tie and the close encounter turns into a big time smooch. Noah is aware of Luke’s sexuality, but is still conflicted about his own. Its seems he is struggling to understand his feelings for Luke and reconcile them with his upbringing and the expectations placed on him by his father. Poor Maddie seems caught in the middle, but I shouldn’t say “poor” Maddie, because she doesn’t seem very emotionally invested to me. It’s not even realistic, to me, that she would stay in Oakdale for him. She doesn’t feel for him what she does for Casey, anyway. I’m happy for Luke, in a way, though I’m sure he will have an uphill battle striving for a relationship with someone who is “confused.”
I think it’s a wonderful thing that daytime drama has taken this step.
Oh, yeah, and Carly goes under some quicksand in the rescue of J.J.

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Rosanna awakened from her coma today, just as Paul was leaving the room. She said, “please don’t go.” The last thing she remembered was Paul’s voice and needing to tell him something. Then, as she remembers what it was, she becomes hysterical in her hospital bed.
Craig tells Meg how he couldn’t bring himself to visit Rosanna in the hospital because of his feelings of guilt. He tells her that even though it was unintentional, the accident was still his fault. He doesn’t wish to return to the past, but to move on to the future with Meg.
Iris and Cole meet at the diner. She seems to have a relationship with him that is just as bad as the one she has with Gwen. We find out that he knows of Gwen and has bought her CD. He has music ambitions of his own that he wants Gwen’s help with, but he hasn’t approached her yet. He knows that she doesn’t know he exists, so he’s hesitant to talk to her.
Allison trashes on Gwen while talking with Will. Will tells her that Gwen is trying to be her friend and if she can’t stop talking bad about her then she will loose his friendship. Allison grudgingly agrees.
Okay, I hate Allison and I always have! Although I think I preferred the old stupid Ali over the new bitchy, porn star Ali. She’s a disaster, and a depressing one at that. I don’t see how anyone finds her attractive. And the fling with Dusty only made me loose respect for Dusty. I simply thing her character is a drag and I get up to go to the bathroom when she comes on screen. Come on ATWT, give us some new interesting characters like Kit, who are here to stay for a while. I sure wouldn’t take a pee break with her on screen.

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Carly performed CPR on Jack today for the second time in as many weeks. The two were tied up by Silas and he set the cabin on fire before he ran off with J.J., vowing to raise him “as Les would have raised him.” Carly finally picks the handcuffs with a hairpin but notices that Jack isn’t breathing. She quickly jumps in with the chest compressions. (Hello- did you check his pulse? I really do think that anyone performing CPR on television should do it properly so that the audience can, at least, learn a little something.) He speaks of needing her when the authorities arrive and begs her to return home to Oakdale. She says she won’t go back until she and Jack can return together with J.J. ( I think Katie just lost this one to Carly for good.)

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Rumor has it that As The World Turns is looking to recast Billy Ross. They want to bring the character back for a Billy/Maddie/Casey love triangle. This would be very similar to the last love triangle that Billy was involved in with Jennifer and Bryant.

You may remember that Bryant was Billy’s cousin, the same as Casey. They are said to be auditioning for this part right now. We’ll see what turns up on the screen soon.

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Carly and Jack find a cut up school I.D. belonging to J.J. in the back room of the bar. They know that he’s been there recently, but don’t know how to go about getting information from the Kim, the barkeep. I think this is a fun storyline, and watching the two of them role play together convinces me that Jack and Carly are made for each other. They are, at least, an exciting pair. There is something sweet, yet boring, about Katie and Jack’s relationship.
Meg attends a board meeting at Worldwide as the new C.E.O. Lucinda is not happy about it and tries to get the board to join her in a vote of “no confidence.”

Paul is faced with a decision to give Rosana an experimental drug and tells the doctor’s to do it. He hopes this will bring her back and waits anxiously beside her bed. I am so happy to see Rosana back. I loved the “Paul and Rosana” era. I can’t wait to see what happens when she wakes up and is still the legal wife of Craig. AND are we going to go on a world wide search for Cabot or Johnny, or some other baby? Who knows, only time will tell what’s in store for our heros and villans. I’m sure, however, that it’s about to get exciting. I feel like the show has been in a lull for a while and it’s about to break in to some real “MUST SEE” drama.

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Today on As The World Turns, Jack (Michael Park) got a tip from a woman Katie met who knows Silas. She said that Silas and his wife have a place in Idaho. Jack plans to leave amidst protests that he isn’t well enough. He and his ex-wife Carly (Maura West) argue about it because she wants to go too. He asks her to stay and take care of Parker and Sage. I do wish all of the women telling him not to go would just shut up. It’s his son, no amount of broken ribs would stop me either, and you’d think they’d understand that and be supportive. Carly later tells Gwen that there’s something “not right” about all of this and she can’t put her finger on what.

Katie (Terri Colombino) is upset about finding Carly unbuttoning Jack’s shirt, so she turns to Brad for comfort.
I just don’t know what to make of the Brad situation. Why does Katie turn to him when she knows how he feels about her. It’s a love triangle that’s turned into a love….rectangle? And I want to believe that some couples on soaps can stay together. I know I’d start throwing things at the T.V. if anything ever happened to Will and Gwen. But with Carly and Jack, I’m not so sure they belong together. He seems to be a happier person with Katie, although their love doesn’t seem as strong. Carly just can’t keep her nose clean for 10 minutes and she hurts him over and over again. I got sick of seeing him treated like a punching bag when they were together. His “hot” factor has seemed to go up quite a few points since he left Carly, too. Maybe it’s because he’s not always under the pressure of having to fix everything all the time. Maybe it’s because we, as an audience, can see the happy side of him for a change. I don’t know, what do all of you think? Send me a comment and convince me they belong together.

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Dallas informs Jack, in his hospital bed, that an eyewitness saw a man and a woman pushing J.J. into a car and leaving the scene with him. Carly tells Jack that no one can solve the case like him and she helps him out of bed to get back to the station. He’s hurting physically and still really pissed off at Carly, but he goes back to the station and theorizes that one of J.J.’s kidnappers probably knew J.J.’s biological father Les. He tells Dallas to call the prison where Les did time and ask about friends he may have had on the inside.
Mady tries to convince Noah to talk his dad into let skip millitary service and go to Northwestern University next year, though he seems pretty convinced that his dad won’t go for it.
Aaron, meanwhile, overhears Sofie’s boyfriend bullying her like a 1950s husband. Like, “oh, no, you’re not. You are going to do exactly what I tell you to do, woman.” This guy has got to go, and it’s kinda obvious that Aaron likes Sofie.
Also, Holden finds out that Lily gave Carly the ransom money ($100,000.00) without telling him about it AND against Jack’s instructions. He is ticked at her to say the least, and basically tells her that he can’t trust her. Just as she’s running after him, Carly comes in with another “Oh, Lily, what am I gonna do???” sad face. Like Lily doesn’t have her own problems Carly. Man, it’s like Carly just brings hurt into everyone’s life. AAAAAAhhhhh. CARLY, GROW UP!

Jade finally gets herself free from the ropes. Will helps Mady back to the hotel. They go to the stadium to find Crazy Cleo attempting to lip sync. Will runs to find Gwen tied to the train tracks. Luckily, he has a pocket knife and frees her. Gwen finally gets to sing on stage and watches as the police carry Crazy Cleo away (while Cleo’s mouthing “I love you” to Will).

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Crazy Cleo tied up Will. Then she knocked Jade over the head and tied her to the train tracks. Then she knocked Gwen over the head and tied her to the tracks! (That is one dangerous little gnome!) Mady finds Will and unties him. Back at the hotel, Crazy Cleo is about to turn herself into Gwen. This is going to get interesting!

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Crazy Cleo finally told Will she loves him. This girl is so whacked! LOL! She told Will that she knows he loves her to, and that it’s just meant to be. She went on and on confessing her love to Will. He calls her a lunatic.He tells her that she’s going to tell the cops everything she just told him and then go to jail forever. He starts to walk off and Cleo calls out for him to stop. When he doesn’t, she takes off running and bashes him over the head with the gnome he gave her.

Jade and Luke are on the hunt for Cleo back at the hotel. And my question about that is…what kind of mother lets her son go off to hunt down a nut-job??? I digress… When

Allison and Aaron are trying to work things out.

Maddy calls Casey but he won’t come to the phone to talk to her. Noah has a confrontation with his dad. Maddy and Noah go out to have fun and shake off their blue moods.

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I apologize in advance but…..

Is this little cat-and-mouse thing with Jack & Katie and Brad & Carly stupid, or what??? I’m sitting here watching them roll eyes at each other and Carly flirting with Brad, obviously to make Jack jealous, and I’m thinking, “HUH?”

It’s scenes and moments like this that make me crazy. I mean, it’s so 5-year old! It’s like a bunch of teenagers in high school, trying to see who can make who jealous.

What about their kids? What about their jobs? Do any of them even work any more?

I know soap operas are outrageous by nature, but sometimes I’d like to watch something that I can relate to. Something with real-life likeness.

Some days I just can’t stomach the childishness…

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Cleo is getting battier by the minute. Jade’s in jail, after Cleo’s road rage with Will. And naturally, because Jade has cried WOLF so many times before, nobody believes her now. Cleo goes home with Will and Gwen and when she’s alone, pulls out her diary and writes again. Then she says good-bye and starts ripping her diary to shreds. She breaks down in the middle of this tyraid and starts telling the diary how much she loves it and how it’s the only one who ever loved her. And then…..SHE KISSED IT!!! This is about to get uuuuuuuugly!

Jack officially proclaimed that he and Katy are an item. Brad and Carly are up to something sneaky, too. And you know that’s going to backfire on them. In the meantime, sparks are flying between Carly and Katie, as Carly is snarky about the bracelet Jack gave Katie. Katie just throwed it right back in her face.

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Craig finds the necklace that Megan gave Paul before the wedding. He’s furious to learn that Meg promised to meet Paul after the wedding and run away. An angry Meg confronts Lucinda about the nasty situation. Lucinda is only worried about her company and how she’s going to get it back. Meg grabs the contract that Craig had drawn up and starts ripping it up. Craig walks in and smugly grins.

Crazy Cleo wins again when Will calls the cops to remove Jade from the house. Jade tries her best to reason with Will and warn him about Cleo, but he’s not hearing any of it. Will is chased by a car and run off the road.

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Jade discovered Cleo’s diary, where she learns all about Cleo’s secret fantasies about Will. Jade tells Cleo she needs to get on the first bus out of town. Cleo goes psycho and tries to get the diary back from Jade. I’m telling you, little Miss Cleo is a nut-bag and she’s fixing to provide plenty of trouble for Will and Glen.

Will finds it hard to believe that Jade is telling the truth about Cleo. He threatens to call the cops on her, telling her that she’s worse a person that he ever thought she was. Cleo cowers near Will, smirking over the fact that Will is taking her side over Jade’s.

Paul nose-dives off the edge of the cliff. Did he let go of Craig’s hand, or did Craig release his? Craig throws the gun over the edge of the cliff into the water just before the police arrive. Megan stands on the water’s edge waiting for the rescuers to find Paul. Lucinda tells Megan they can’t let Craig get away.

Craig runs back to the hotel room, gets Meg’s phone and deletes the text message that he sent to lure Paul to Meg.
Then he goes back to the scene of the crime, where Meg is confronted by a policeman about what happeend. Lucinda says she’ll tell everything that happened.

Carly thinks she’s about to win Jack’s heart over again. Screw Katie, she says. She told Lilly that Katie cancels out Simon and her and Jack are going to be together again before it’s over with.

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