Wow are they setting us up for the rest of Todd's life!
Clip opens with my favorite type of young Todd - indignant, innocent and inconsolable. Love it. He's just going OFF like a spouting hot water pipe and just can't stop himself. His loss of control is always fun and engaging. He only stops when PETER yells and says BE QUIET. Todd seems to stop dead in his tracks.
Marty: "My friends!" Yep, exactly what TPTB had in mind! Marty has been redeemed and made friends in Llanview, and now the sky is the limit. Behind her is seething Todd, still bandaged. The Rosens are hugging, Powell's mom is encouraging, and Peter and Todd sit in silence as his father counts down the minutes before he's taken away on his watch. So telling! OLTL used to be fantastic at telling stories in deep levels with minor details. Again, Powell just comes out looking so perfect in this, it really irked me, no matter how much we needed to have that part of the story for the whole Rebecca Rivalry thing. Whoo hoo. Cannot wait for that!
The only thing Peter says to Todd is "try and do your best....(pause)....for once" and walks AWAY leaving Todd alone. Now, I had a strange reaction to Todd watching Zach's father hug him. I cried. I've never cried in this clip ever until now. It just hit me, right then. This is so sad....and Todd just cannot handle the difference between the way he is sent off and the way the others are. He turns this hurt into hate immediately. It's not until later in his life that he can actually show/accept/feel a range of emotions. Love this whole thing, including that dreary, creeping music. Roger's amazing already, and he has not yet begun to fight!
FAIL: Almost nothing until that last few seconds when we have to watch Suede in a tweed jacket, talking to Marty in that annoying drawl. Ugh.
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