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From: jyarnot@netcom.com (Jan Yarnot)
Subject: GH: Update Thursday Feb. 2, 1995
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 00:17:13 GMT

Another Couples Thursday in Port Chuck.

The two little tidbits that weren't couples were Stone's persistent
flu (so, if he's HIV+, one assumes from his girlfriend who died of
an overdose or who Sonny iced back a year or two ago?) and Mike and
Luke bonding, in their own ne'er-do-well way.

1. Ned and Lois.  Coming back in the van from a concert, and Lois
admits that punching KatyBelle had a certain liberating quality:
"Socking Katy was a real eye-opener for me. . . Definitely satisfying
not to mention childish and undignified.  But it was worth it."  She
feels like she's taking control again.  Katy's face had started to
grow and it was like bopping a toy clown.  Ned wants to know if he's
in the new chapter of Lois' life.  She doesn't know yet, she's still
at the chapter title.  The strains of "Home on the Range" fill the van
and it turns out that Lois shares with Lila a love for Gene Autry.
Lois recalls a childhood that fits better with her parents or me,
not with the contemporary of my kids she is, Saturday morning matinees
at the Roxie, with three cartoons and a serial. Methinks the writers were
waxing nostalgic for their own childhoods.
        At the gatehouse, no Brenda.  Ned wants to take advantage of this
and Lois unpacks.  Then he convinces her, and she heads into the bathroom,
he sweeps clothing off the bed, leaves a "You are entering the Reconciliation
Zone" note on the door, and forgets entirely his time with Jenny, when he
was dreaming of Julia, and later when he was torturing Jenny like a real
spoiled brat (I met Ned at a particularly bad time in his storyline, but
my impressions are formed.)  Lois panics and locks the door.  Ned tells
her "I'm terrified too."  He holds his hand on the door and restates
his marriage vows (using his real name!), adding "I will never lie to
you (knowingly), I will never violate your trust, I will spend the rest of
my days proving my love in a dazzling variety of ways to make your head
spin."  Lois: "just keep talking, OK?" (as if he could say any more.)  He
suggests three possibilities: she could stay in the bathroom and sleep in
the tub, he could leave, or they could take advantage of the situation.
She comes out.  Later, Ned is fantasizing a scene of "Back in the Saddle
Again" (is it my imagination, or are soaps getting more daring?) which
is hilarious.

2.  Lily and Miguel.  Lily wants to go back to see Juan, to let him and
the Santiagos know they are there for him.  She has a bad dream.  Yawn.

3.  Brenda and Sonny.  I like Brenda's outfit today.  Much nicer than
the stuff she normally wears, but I digress.  She is still jealous..
why can you feel comfortable discussing this with Lily?  Sonny says
"I obviously feel free NOT to discuss my feelings with Lily."  But he
makes the effort and tells Brenda stuff.  Brenda also talks about her
Dad.  Then Sonny goes into repressing his feelings mode (I see him and
Bobbie sharing their breakdowns, at this rate!) and says he doesn't need
to think about Mike, he has Brenda.

It's either Spring, or Sweeps.
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Jan Yarnot, net.granny, RABbabe   | Apples and oranges are a different
jyarnot@netcom.com                | kettle of fish.
Proud owner: Animaniacs jacket!   |                       --r.a.b, 1990
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