Clip of the Day, April 10 and 11, 2011 (210, 211)

My goodness, how could Rebecca NOT KNOW before that attempted kiss that this was Todd?????

He's so hot and gorgeous in these scenes....just love him as Zorro, and I know a lot of fans do.

Marty goes off, but you cannot blame her, it's too close to home for her. The acting of the group she encounters, however . . . well I will save that for the fail! Milton is here also, and as you can see, his envy of Mr. Todd has been growing since way back....mwwuuuaaaahhh. LOL! Let's not rule him out.

OMG when he removes that mask, "I came back here to see you." HUBBA. *Thud* Roger has NO IDEA, clearly.

What I like about this encounter between Rebecca and Todd: She can barely even LOOK at him. LOL. She's just about swooning. He's gorgeous as all get-out. He wants to know if she's fine, if she misses him, no one could tell him but her. Sigh. His voice is melodic and controlled. He wants to know if she sold him out. His reaction to her saying no is awesome. He still has hope. He hugs her sideways like the old films! LOL! And then, he says "we're going to have the time of our lives." And, my fave part, when he grabs her at last and says he's not letting her go! She looks like she's going to fall over from swooning!

What I dislike about this encounter between Rebecca and Todd: She's never up front with him. Poor Todd, he does have issues with that, doesn't he? The way she reacts is over-the-top. He's crushed by her words. "Im not any part of your future." SLAM. She should have been honest about turning him in and everything else. However, she's lying to herself anyway, as we know.



The next clip...complete with crap 90s music, Marty is just not having a good time. Gosh, if Milton Bittlecomb does not look like TSJ, no one does.

Rebecca CALLS FOR HELP! OMG. Powell is going to be the hero...gag....sneaks up behind our boy. BUT I LOVE THEIR CONFRONTATION so I am ok with the loser doing this. A fight breaks out and....TODD GETS AWAY! YAY! AGAIN. THis is going to lead to that awesome confrontation between them in the cabin. Whoo hoo!

FAIL: Hank: These police are well trained. Oh please, give it a rest, they've not done anything right since day one.

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Clip of the Day, April 9, 2011 (209)

For those using the Jukebox, We're on track 2, by Chris Issac!



Weird because the dates now line up in a strange way with the clip number! COOOl.

And so is Zorro. He makes his entrance with Beth, and the rest is going to be history. I didn't REMEMBER the part of this where Marty dropped something and Todd picked it up and handed it to her. Stunning! And then Kevin, does not recognize him either.

Powell and Rebecca win the most romantic costume contest and Zorro is looking on. The more I watch, the more convinced I am that Milton Bittlecomb is now being played by TSJ. OOOh Zorro cuts in!!! HOW DOES REBECCA NOT KNOW THAT MOUTH? Uh....what a dimwit. Love when Zorro kisses her hand. So gorgeous. I also love that he won't talk to her....lol.

FAIL: I guess the simple fact that this mysterious, dark stranger who won't speak and has the same mouth as Roger shows up and no one notices. I'd guess that mouth in three seconds. Maybe less.

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Clip of the Day, April 8, 2011 (208)

Marty having some second thoughts about having come to the party. She's REALLY going to regret it in a bit because of MULTIPLE incidents.

Yet another Todd red herring. Nope, Todd's costume is much more clever than that. I love what Kim said about it; Todd picked that costume for himself and gave it a great deal of thought.

The crowd applauds Rape Rehab Poster Boy as if it had never happened...and then Jim finally makes himself useful. As cringe-worthy as all this business is, I find it telling that he's the only one who had the guts to call Powell on his BS. More on this in a minute.

Jessica and Joey piecing together what happened after she'd passed out. Todd never even really got credit for this, either, interestingly enough, even though they'd figured it out.

Powell and Jim "duking it out." It's OK, you can laugh. I think the writers had to know this was ridiculous, lol. Powell can apparently "freestyle" his poems, I guess. The "audience" seems to think it's a planned performance between Powell and Jim. I so wish more of Jim's lines of rebuttal would've rhymed, though I give him props for the first two, and he basically scored knockout blows the whole way through. Still, it has me thinking, "what if?"

Maybe...

They think you're a hero, they think you're redeemed
But Zorro is on his way, and things aren't what they seem

This party desperately needs Todd to add some "coolness" factor. Amazing how lame everyone else seems by comparison. Even though Roger wasn't really that much older than everyone else in real life (25), his character came across as someone in a completely different place in life...much wiser, more jaded, and more mature (not quite the right word here given his demons, but I can't really think of another way to put it). Makes sense, as his experiences will do that to you.

Look how angry Powell is...he wants to go hit Jim. And for what? Telling everyone the truth they so conveniently forget? Whatever happened to self-loathing Powell?

Too bad Zorro wasn't there to see Poet Boy exposed.

Beth runs into Zorro and mistakes him for Jason. Thankfully she doesn't recognize him...too drunk and clueless.

Zorro gets a glimpse of Poet Boy with Zorro's woman. Zorro doesn't play cheesy word games, Poet Boy. You're finished!

Milton Bittlecomb sighting! He apologizes for Jim. Aw, poor Powell, being reminded that he raped someone. Funny...Todd would be reminded time and again of what HE did after he was pardoned all the way to Victor Lord's tomb, and nobody seemed to think HE was owed an apology (nor was he).


Fail: The rhyme-off was both a success and a failure. It was intentional-unintentional comedy, if that makes sense. LOL. And for crying out loud, is JIM really the only one besides Todd with any common sense in that town?

Sound Off! We're approaching one of my...5, I guess...favorite Todd scenes of all-time.

Clip of the Day, April 7, 2011 (207)

What, with all the commotion regarding The Man's return, we lost track of the clips!!!! WOW!



My God, OLTL knew how to tell a story. Let's pray that they catch on to this again! Even the Rebecca and Powell stuff was better than some of today's stuff. Especially when he goes CUCKOO.

Todd brings Jess home safe. "I'd stay and help but this is one dance I can't afford to miss."

His whole Cinderella complex is pretty awesome. I love him being on the lam and coming out to surprise everyone! He's done it a few times along the way and seems to be about to do it again!!!

"Save the last dance for me, Rebecca." It's ZORRO! OMG. He's so darn HOT. I wonder if he ever realizes what him in this costumes did to women everywhere? Of course, in this clip we just get the boots. Love the build up we get!

FAIL: I'd say Joey's costume, hands down, that might not even be a costume, we're never sure.

SOUND OFF!!!

Clip of the Day, March 27, 28 and 29 (200, 201, 202)

Well, sorry about the lapse! SOMEONE (me) didn't get this up early enough so...the clips of the day are out of order. Gotta see what I can do about this. Let's get this show on the road.



Ms. Newland. She brings out a lot of our boy! Todd in his desperation steals from her, and we all knows how that ends. Of course, we have to suspend disbelief, because what elderly woman would allow a stranger into her apartment in NYC? Not too smart, but it makes for a great story turn. I love all of this; Todd reading about himself in the paper, Todd eating one of the rolls early, Todd making up his alter-ego, Ted Lampley! I really like this whole part of the story. Amazing stuff. His tone when reading the article - so....Toddian.  This reminds me of when he's a nun in later years and makes up those crazy names!

Seems the major thing here is that Mrs. Newland gives Todd a new outlook by suggesting that Rebecca did not turn him in and has not betrayed him.

During the conversation about his stealing, he tells her "I don't trust anyone." This is a HUGE RECURRING THEME that carries throughout his life.



UGH, I have to get myself through the fake laugh and Powell's fake nose....before we see some Todd.

"Ted" decides to tell Mrs. Newland everything.....kind of. Finally, Mrs. Newland convinces him to go back and confront Rebecca! Now you know we were all cheering this on!!! Todd gives her a sob story about being a victim; he almost makes himself sound like Powell in the tale. Another sign that he can't face up to who he is and what he's done fully, yet. He talks as if it's Powell talking. If you listen to that AGAIN and imagine that he's initially talking as one of his alters, it's so uncanny. He really gives her a huge lie, so that she will pity him. "Oh, Ted." Poor Mrs. Newland doesn't even know what she's listening to.

THEN, he begins to give her SOME HALF TRUTHS.....about Powell taking everything that was his - and all he had was Rebecca's love, and that's what he felt he lost. "I just want the woman he stole from me, the woman I love." Todd's in FULL FORCE MANIPULATION. He's still acting as the "innocent one" and is smirking along her offer of the car. "I really - it's not my fault!" I don't know....interestingly enough, he reminds me AGAIN of 2000s Todd, the slight stutter in his words and the half-black comments. It's actually humorous if you watch with an open mind here, and realize that ALL ALONG, he threw in black comedic aspects to this dark character.

"You're too good to me!" He says he can't take her money, and does. I believe he does learn a little about trust and about kindness from this woman. Sure, he totally manipulated her, but inside, he learns something, even if small. At the very end of his talk with her, he finally "sees" this; that she has been kinder to him than his own flesh and blood has been, and it does have an effect on him.

UGH for the Powell and Rebecca stuff...and onto Todd with a flat tire. Already. Something ALWAYS seems to go wrong for this guy. And WHAM a cop!



The sticky-sweet Powell and Rebecca stuff has to go. Todd gets by the cop somehow, and with a slightly stuttery innocent act (we've seen that before) and goes on his way. Todd's going to ditch the gray convertible and move on!!!

And here we are back to the stalker act. He's back! And he's watching and listening to Powell, Rebecca and co. talk about the Spring Festival! Oh joy, Zorro on the way!

Ending sentence: "Too bad he's not at the bottom of the river, where he belongs."

FAIL: Obvious, almost not worth saying anymore, but without Powell, we'd never have the Zorro fight scenes we're getting!!

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