Wow, did all that time really go by? We all were so absorbed in everything going on, especially me, that I neglected my job. Well, no longer. I promise to do my best.
Forgetting, after all these hours of clips until the 2000s, what he was REALLY LIKE at the beginning of his story, only takes this clip to make you recall. He's vile. He's nasty. He's scary. He's cruel. Yep. It's a wonder WE COULD ACTUALLY LOVE HIM.
Todd is so full of hate here, I am doubting my previous comments about him not really intending to follow through with his threats. Where Marty is concerned, after this scene, I am not so sure. He does always take too long to get around to hurting people with all that terrifying talking he does.
"Oh Suede, thank heavens." Ugh. Ruins my day! Powell does too, I just can't like him until he turns rotten. LOL.
Susan plays terrified so well. After all this time, her acting resonates so clearly in all of her scenes. When I saw her yesterday on OLTL, I cannot explain, I get this overwhelming joy at seeing her on screen! I always loved her work, her character did annoy me a lot, but I enjoyed her acting in her all her scenes, except those opposite Suede.
"He's not the monster everyone says he is!" She's going to have a hard time explaining this to ANYONE after today! Todd's pretty damn strong for a very sick and weak guy! Rebecca was a tad too gullible here.
I love this clip more because Marty stands up for herself against him a bit.
"Ooh cry me a river! I turned you into a frickin' saint!" LOL Todd's logic!
Ok Suede's screaming entrance has to be the funniest moment ever. Well, maybe not, because there is one to follow that cracks me up every time. It's when Suede's head hits the podium in slow motion and his teeth are bucked out a bit in the front. Sorry, but it's hilarious. Todd's a freak in this one, but knows almost instantly that he has made a mistake. It sort of snaps him into reality. He panics, of course, and Roger's expression reveals to us that he knows he has made a fatal mistake. Love his acting in this.
WHY would they BRING REBECCA with them to this???? Ridiculous. How would this have played out if he did surrender? He would have gone back to prison and time would have been added for his actions with Suede. Rebecca's so weird here, she runs in front of him so he won't get shot then starts screaming when he grabs her.....she may have wanted to think about that first.
LOVE Roger when he's panicked here, it's PETE all the way, the tone, the inflection, everything. He's at the edge and the last stop. His frantic ordering of the cops, is the best. "You give me the car or the girl dies." He can't name her, that would be too close to reality of what he's doing.
BEST LINE: "The smartest thing you've done all day! GO GET A DONUT!" OMG, it's so hard to stay hating this guy. Roger just makes you laugh, cry, and shake with fear at the same time. I guess that's why we're in this whole debacle right now with his return rumors. To be honest, as much as I love him and want him back, if we ONLY had these scenes to look at forever, it would not be the end of the world.
The police in these clips have no sense, no rhyme or reason, and don't bother much with the law. This whole stake out and no one goes inside the tabernacle for a long time; Rebecca is allowed to go with Hank and sits in the front seat next to him; Rebecca is allowed to be outside the vehicle so she can break loose and go to Todd; Powell, another felon, is allowed to be on the scene; Powell offers himself as a hostage and is not taken away. I can go on, but why bother. Uh, THEY LET HIM TAKE A POLICE CAR????? SHEESH. I guess it helps the drama unfold, but in the eyes of real lawmen, this would be a comedy for certain. Powell tells them off a bit and ... well....we're sunk! Todd's gone.
Rebecca SCREAMS A LOT. She's pretty good at it, too. Of course nothing matches her later screams when....ok I will be quiet and keep that one a secret unless you did not see it before.
Suede's death is sad because of Susan's work and reaction. Otherwise, sadly, no one cares. I am sorry, but it's probably the truth. Most folks could CARE LESS about Suede in these scenes, as they are hoping for more Nutcase Pete (a.k.a. Todd) on the run with our girl Rebecca.
Poor Marty.....when Suede dies, it's a terrible moment for her, and Susan carries it so perfectly. As usual. Between she and Roger, it's sometimes hard to decide who is holding a scene in the early days. However, I do think he later surpasses her completely in some of his best work in later parts of the story. The fact that they are coming SO LATE to help him.....ridiculous!!!!
I LOVE that Todd has Rebecca in the driver's seat. "Stop your whining, drive!" LOL! Imagine a captor letting the other person drive. "I'm sorry I'm not a good driver!" The banter between these two does get funny at times. I absolutely LOVE the turnaround Rebecca does, when she is giving him dirty looks because he has no clue what to do. "And then what?" Just catch her expression around 7:54. LOL. She stands up to him pretty well throughout when he has the chance. When he turns into "Pete," though, she crumbles and cowers. That is probably the intent.
His voice cracks, "I'm not going back there! I'd die before I'd go back there." Hmm. Sounds like prison was not all it was cracked up to be. I hope, if Roger returns, they do cover what jail did to him, if he undergoes therapy. There is more to this than meets the eye, and that is certain, especially for rapists in prison.
These 4 clips ought to make up for my lack of punctuality! Of course, expect another single clip later today!
FAIL: HANK: "Is this on the up and up?" Um, Hank, if it weren't, why ask? Later, REBECCA: "I want you to agree to two things." Hank has to agree to anything???? She's harboring a fugitive felon! Later again, to Rebecca, "Is he going to try and hurt us?" "He has a gun." LOL. the dialogue between cops and people on OLTL is hilarious. Ok, Marty's delay of running HERSELF to get an ambulance, could that have been a little part of Suede dying? And how about this, "Don't worry about Rebecca. If Todd uses his head, she'll be ok." UGH.
Sound off guys! This is a really high point in the story and coming up - THE CABIN! Please don't make me talk to myself here!
Todd was bluffing about shooting Rebecca and he knew it...and I think his voice has a different tone than normal. This isn't the cold, cruel, menacing Todd...it's a flustered and terrified one. The way I describe it--it's almost like an alter-ego had been in control of him throughout everything that happened before, and all of a sudden the innocent personality that was the "real him" was left to deal with the mess Evil-Todd left (because Evil-Todd was too much of a coward to deal with the fallout himself).
ReplyDeleteJust the way Todd looks as he's bending down to pick up the gun with the police surrounding him...looking around as if he's confused..."Where am I? Oh my God, what happened? What do I do?"
Of course, I don't think that's what literally happened. I think Suede's death just brought him back to earth. He had been in "outer space" in some sort of surreal kamikaze-hate since he had been sent to prison...but when the reality of literally throwing his life away to enact revenge finally hits him...it hits him HARD. His primal instinct takes over...he has nothing but the clothes on his back...and Rebecca (oh, and a gun, lol).
Yep, the Llanview Keystone Cops were in full force here...but then it's always fun to watch Todd run circles around these idiots. "Later guys"...hahahaha. One of my ALL-TIME favorite Todd moments. In modern times, people refer to things like this as "epic win" and "pwned." LOL.
the cops were SO STUPID.....:D
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wonder if they would have been so up-in-arms had Todd been the one who died in the fight. My guess is, no...Suede would've been given a Llanview Medal of Honor for his "heroism."
ReplyDeleteAnother good point!!! :D
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