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Three characters dominate my thoughts after wrapping up  this week's episodes of One Life to Live.  One is a degenerate psychopath.  One is an idiotic teenage boy. And the final one is a complete and utter moron.

A Degenerate Psychopath

Let's start with Todd.  I was appalled by the scene of him picking Marty up in his arms to carry her downstairs.  This is a woman he once raped, who has lost all of her memories.  Correct that, she is not merely the woman he raped, he led and encouraged others in gang-raping her.  He is supposed to have felt tortured by this all these years? Hogwash.  He would never lay a hand on her if that were the case.  I actually felt queasy watching him pick her up.  And then he filled her head with lies by saying how John is responsible for breaking up his marriage to Blair and him losing his kids.  Oh, and then he lied again and told her that she doesn't have any children.  Although who can really blame him for that, because after all, what was the alternative?  He would have had to tell her that her son was dead, or was in prison for raping his daughter, in order to explain why he hadn't brought her son to see her.  What a sacrifice.  That Todd, it must be so tough always putting others ahead of himself.

An Idiotic Teenage Boy

Poor Cole.***  Yes, he's in pain from losing both of his parents and thinks he has no one in the world (although that belief is wrong since the degenerate psychopath discussed above is hiding his mother, but I digress).  He thinks it will be so wonderful to have a mini-version of himself and Starr to take care of.   The kid obviously had no idea what it will be like to take care of a baby.  Much less alone if he and Starr are not together.  He thinks he is going to take care of this kid and hold a job?  He's 17 for crying out loud!  I think Starr's choice of Michael and Marcie is ridiculous, and while there is some obvious self-interest in not sacrificing her future, she really is thinking of what is best for the baby.    I can't believe Cole is going to tell Todd next week that Starr is pregnant in hopes of keeping her from giving the baby away.  Does he not remember that Todd almost killed him twice and caused Starr to fall down a flight of stairs.  All sympathy I ever had for Cole is now gone with this stunt he is about to pull.

A Complete and Utter Moron

Poor Bo.***  I don't even know what to say. I mean, seriously, the man is such a moron.  I've written about him before and don't know that I can add anything substantive here, but I couldn't write about this week's episodes without mentioning his stupidity.  And of course, Nora will be blamed by everyone for ruining Bo's happiness.  Hello! He was about to marry a woman who killed someone and faked a nervous breakdown to get out of it.  What in the world is Nora supposed to do?  She is the district attorney. Oh, and Lindsay was about to be her son's step-mother.  I was rather surprised at Clint's reaction when Nora told him.  I would have thought he would have taken on the burden of telling Bo privately before the ceremony.  But everyone seems to give Lindsey the benefit of the doubt no matter what.  Poor Bo, poor, poor Bo.***

***Please note that when I say "Poor Cole" and "Poor Bo", it is the equivalent of us Texans saying "Bless Your Heart" to someone, which basically mean "You poor thing, you are such an idiot".

I just finished watching Wednesday's episode of OLTL with the fantastic food fight between Bo, Nora, Lindsay and Clint.  Absolutely hysterical!  Did anyone else notice the woman in the background at The Palace and the reactions on her face?  Her hand went to her mouth when Nora threw her wine at Bo and then when Lindsay threw her wine at Nora, her hands went flying over her head--hysterical!  And then after Bo threw his food at Clint, Sarah's statement of shock to Cristian--"My Uncle Bo just threw food at my grandpa!"  And Cristian's response--"I think we'd better get the check."  This was one of the most entertaining scenes I've watched in a long time. 

I love Clint and Nora together.  I loved the scenes a week or two ago when Nora was filling Clint in on Lindsay and that Bo and RJ were competing over who gets to be her guardian.  Nora--"Nothing like a murder rap to make a girl popular."  Clint--"Such a strange little town."  It is rather ludicrous--I mean, RJ is one thing.  It's not like he's this upstanding citizen who is being duped by Lindsay.  But Bo?  I mean, come on.  He's the police commissioner.  He's such a jackass.  I wouldn't be sad for a minute to see him leave town these days.  The fact that he didn't go to Texas for the reading of his own father's will was a bit ridiculous. 

But in any event, the whole situation made for some great entertainment this week!