I just read a SOD piece with Erika Slezak- winner of coolest broad ever in daytime, in my contest that had one judge and no other contestants. Anyway, she said about her onscreen brother, "Can I tell you how much I love that man", and then waxes poetic about him for a good paragraph. As a devout follower of any directive Slezak gives me, that makes me love him, too. Even though I'm often on the fence with the Dude, if Slezak tells me to love him, I love him. But I have to admit that it's her unmitigated affection onscreen that makes them work and I can't wait for a Todd and Viki scene. It's Must See TV!! Or Must See Hulu, or whatever.
I swear to God, there's nothing better than some good Todd and Viki. Actually, it's any Todd and Viki as they're never bad. I could watch these two all day. Give me a nonstop Todd and Viki channel and I'm glued to my set....or computer...or whatever. Sure, I love Viki with everyone. Todd, not as much as GH has proven. I love him with the OLTL gang but I couldn't stomach him with anyone on GH as he seemed like the Energizer Bunny, bouncing off the walls, and they seemed confused. But Viki makes him slow down, as does Blair, and Nora matches him every time. I love that!!
But I digress. Viki is wonderful even when she's in the background. But with Todd, man, the chick just beams. I've been sure of her adoration for years but I love to see it in print. The broad's in love. She's got it bad. And I, for one, couldn't be happier for her. She's a Howarth Hag, in your face, out of the closet, and she's feeling the love for her boy!
You go, Erika, make it work for you!! Let the world feel your lovin' heart and if it's wrong, I don't want to be right.
I can see it now. It's a late afternoon in the Prospect Park studio. Erika has just finished her scene with whoever and is ready to leave. We all know, she ain't working the late nights. She's out and home for dinner. At any rate, she's getting her coat on and there's a knock on her door. It's Howarth. He's desperate. He needs her. He wants her. He can't live without her. He's sobbing in her embrace as he whines about Valentini trying to force him back to that cesspool. He won't go, he says, he has to stay with his girl. He won't be forced to deal with that Wright woman anymore. It's Erika or nothing.
Okay, I have to stop laughing as I can't type as my body is shaking.
I know this is bullshit but going on and on about their love affair amuses the crap out of me. I often make up scenarios about them making out in the parking lot and then go on and on about it. I find it too funny for words. I know they're not having an affair but making their affection physical is so silly, it's entertaining. And, who knows, it could be true. I don't know these people. Just sayin'....
But, here's something I do know. I love these two acting together as it's obvious they do, as well. There's a real affection that comes across and a feeling that it's real. It probably is but I buy them as Todd and Viki. I buy that she loves this lunatic, in spite of everything. And the smiles they give one another makes me feel good. You see, I want a Viki. I want a sister who's strong and kind and wonderful and won't turn her back on me for her own selfish purposes. Who wouldn't want that?
I have no interest in having a Todd as it's fun to watch but a nightmare to live. Trust me. But I could take a few minutes of Viki in my life. And seeing her be there for this headcase only makes her more lovable. She brings out the best in Howarth. I don't care what anyone says. I've seen him good, I've seen him bad, and I've seen him horrible. And then there's him with Slezak. It's a whole other level. It's true. That's the only word for it and I'm giving her all the credit. She's his fucking muse. Watch this:
Now that's some good stuff. I don't dig seeing him try to cry but with Slezak around, it's okay. She's the best!!
So, I'm pysched. I'm excited about a lot of things but seeing these crazy kids fall all over one another again is worth the wait. I expect a full fledged breakdown when Viki relents and admits she missed him while he was in exile. That should be worth it. And you know that she ain't letting him out of her sight again.
I half expect him to move into her dressing room so they can have milk and cookies while she strokes his hair and tells him everything will be okay. Okay, I have to stop doing this now........
Hey, that's my story. I'm sticking to it. And I don't care if it's wrong when it feels so right.
Yet another pithy and witty blog, Addison. Well done. On another note, Soapnet has been engaging in a GH marathon weekend. Not a good idea. Because not only does it remind us of how good it once was, it reminds us that Carly, no matter who is playing her, is a sociopath. I forgot how heinous and revolting it was for Carly to seduce grief stricken, shell shocked Tony just to get even with her mother who put her up for adoption. And watching it again as a middle aged person, brought the realization of how horrific Carly's actions really were. After all, she adopted by perfectly lovely people. Later she spikes recovering AJ's grape juice with vodka, dumps his slumbering body in a garbage bin, doses his body with more vodka and then calls his family to tell them where they can find him. All this, so AJ forgets he slept with her so she can pass of her the paternity of her baby to either Tony or Jason. But fans were supposed to love her for her crazy antics-- this was Carly's answer to I Love Lucy.
ReplyDeleteBut back to your positive theme--I almost expect Viki to break out singing,"How much is that puppy in the window?" upon seeing Todd. And silent Roger says so much with an expression, does he not? With Carly, he is that fox wondering how he is going to chew himself out of that trap and with Viki? Why he's just giddy with excitement with her query about how much he costs.
SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE SLEPT WITH TONY!!!
DeleteI couldn't help myself. I hated her from day one. However, I did like SJB and thought she did a great job at making me hate her. I think that was the point. You're right. They've tried to rehab her to some extent but I also find the actress so unlikable and cold that I can't even start. She ruined that show for me. I left, never went back, and never missed it. I only watched for the OLTL people and hated having to do that. Thank God that's over.
You put up clips of Todd and Viki and you don't put up the graveyard scenes between Todd and Viki when he returns from Ireland.. I love those scenes and they are so powerful.. Counting the moments till OlTL returns.
ReplyDeleteActually I can hardly ever get the ones I really like. It's super annoying. I put in the URL and it comes up with nothing. That's a good one but I was looking for another one but couldn't get it. The one where he warns her about Alison Perkins.
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