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Date Posted: 03:35:40 05/30/08 Fri
Author: lucy
Subject: The new upcoming Soap Opera Digest 's Thumbs Up&Down, OLTL was given a Thumbs Up for John&Blair. Click here to read it. Its great that Kassie's Blair is finally getting recognized by the media as having appeal outside of Todd's orbit.

SOD June 10, 2008

Thumbs Up!
One Life to Live
New Couple Alert?

Digest recently praised OLTL for giving Blair some backbone and now that she's literally kicked Todd to the curb, the door to a Blair/John pairing(or at least a little stress-reducing-hanky-panky) appears to be wide open. Not only would it offer a new break from the cyclical Todd/Blair drama, but it would give fan fave John a much-needed boost in the romance department, given that he was only fake-involved with Talia.

In addition, portrayers Kassie DePaiva and Michael Easton have sizzling on-screen chemistry with just a few glances: Remember that coy look John shot Blair when he was holding Sam and remarked that he does not care for Sam's daddy, but the kid is lucky to have Blair for a mom? Too cute. OLTL should let these two hook up, then see what happens when Marty turns up alive.

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[> thanks lucy, loved the comments, with marty coning bak who knows, but still loved the comments. -- kathy, 03:53:56 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> no problem, kathy, i absolutely flove the possibility of kassie getting new material, and getting a break from the whole Todd&Blair lather, rinse, repeat cycle that has been going strong for 14 years now. Also, I do agree with SOD that Kassie&Michael have sizzling chemistry, but my only concern is that Blair will be on the losing side if Marty turns up alive knowing Marty is being painted as the great love of John's life. -- lucy, 04:57:11 05/30/08 Fri


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[> I give them a thumbs up! -- tonya, 04:47:53 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> I agree with you Tonya.i give them 2 thumbs up.Everyday when i called the comment Line now i tell them to have more scene with Blair and John.I liked them together because Blair does;nt have to take a back to John and John does not call Blair sluts,whores and mistreat her like Todd does,i think it is about time that Blair has someone in her life that loves her the way she deserve to be loved.i am so glad that Blair got custody Of Sam.She will be an excellent to Him.Way to Go Blair. -- shelia, 11:52:00 05/30/08 Fri


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[> Hell No!! John sucks the life out of every character. John is not bad enough for Blair -- Heather, 04:56:04 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> I do not think John sucks the life out of Blair, in fact, I think Blair is stronger with John because he lets her have full control whereas with Todd, she has to constantly fight with him because Todd wants Blair to take a back seat to him. Todd just wants her to be his obedient doormat who comes running when he calls, and I am just so sick and tired of it. I am glad that Blair has had enough with the crappy treatment from Todd. I do not know if I want John&Blair to get romantic right now with Marty and all, but I definitely want them to see their friendship more onscreen. -- lucy, 05:04:17 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> [> I agree Lucy. I think that Blair is a much stronger and independant thinker when she is with John. I'm not ready for a romance here until I can see that John can actually have a relationship with someone, a lergitimate one that is. But, they do click together and TnB is soooo out the window for me. -- San, 11:50:47 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> [> [> Re: I agree Lucy. I think that Blair is a much stronger and independant thinker when she is with John. I'm not ready for a romance here until I can see that John can actually have a relationship with someone, a lergitimate one that is. But, they do click together and TnB is soooo out the window for me. -- Monica.B, 09:04:44 06/10/08 Tue

I agree with San and Lucy.John is not boring because he donīt assult ppl or threaten teenage boys.John is a delicious grown up who have shades of grey,and Blair loves her men with shades of grey.I am loving JoB,Blair finally getīs a shot at love.And I love John also.He is funny with Blair,she donīt dragg him down,and John wonīt steal Blairs children or set her up or badmouth her and call it love.Me likey :)

Monica.B


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[> [> The John character bores me to tears. I see no chemistry with John and Blair, esp. not romantic. I wouldn't be surprised if Blair slept with him though. Isn't that what she usually does when she has a fight with Todd - bed the next available man? Talk about lather, rinse, repeat. -- Cathy, 10:20:16 05/30/08 Fri

How about Todd gets therapy, Blair stays faithful to her marriage, and they actually work TOGETHER to help Starr through the pregnancy? Now THAT would be something different!


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[> [> [> I have not seen Blair jump into bed with anyone. She is thinking about her children including Sam. I would love to see John and Blair's chemistry tested in a real way and see what happens. Blair may be the one telling Todd to leave but it is Todd who has detached himself emotionally from his family. Blair deserves to have a friend to lean on. -- tonya, 10:31:31 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> [> [> A friend, yes. A bed partner, no. Blair is still married to Todd (for now), Starr is pregnant, and Sam is in her custody. It would be nice if she didn't sleep with anyone just yet and we got something different in terms of how T&B handle their problems. -- Cathy, 10:38:38 05/30/08 Fri

I thought it was telling the other day when Blair said, "I give up" and Addie said, "maybe that's your problem."

Please. No more "sex as a salve" when it comes to Blair. She already used it as a salve from her fights with Todd with Patrick and Sam and Kevin and Spencer and Cristian. Can we try a new route?


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[> [> [> [> [> So far I see not indication that Blair is looking for a "bed partner", Cathy! She is dealing with her family right now so don't get too concerned yet. I sit on the opposite side of the fence from you but there is still a lot of story to play out here before anyone is hitting the sheets! -- San, 11:57:10 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> [> [> [> [> I agree, San, right now, I see absolutely nothing that gives the impression that Blair is on the prowl. This is the first time ever that T&B have broken up where Blair is clearly being written as the one to root for, and its about time. Ron Carlivati has Blair talking about her past, and that has not been in years. Finally, there is a head writer who is a Blair fan, but I can not wait to see what Ron writes for Blair. -- lucy, 12:11:58 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> [> [> [> [> I see no indication (yet) that Blair is looking for a bed partner either, San. But it is part of the "pattern" and when SOD writes a "thumbs up" for John/Blair romance before Blair is even divorced from Todd, I am led to believe that Blair's next male partner cannot be far off. I hope I'm wrong because I will be disgusted otherwise. -- Cathy, 16:22:48 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> I can't see two women fighting over McBain, he's icky. You have to know that Jolie/Jovan was merely an excuse to hit the FF'd button or go take a pee. HATED all involved. I didn't get it, didn't want to get it. Sorry.... I guess though they have to come up with something to do with Marty/John besides having them try to out whine each other. Whatever... lets just hope they don't do the burning cheerleader thing again, don't think I could take it. -- OTWB, 15:30:09 06/01/08 Sun


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Blair is too busy with Starr, Jack, Sam, and Addie to have time to even want the headache of a man. Yes, John has become one of her best friends who she can confide in him, but Blair is still in love with Todd and John is still in love with Marty so for the foreseenable future, I only see Blair&John being best friends, and that's it. Neither one is in the right place now to start a new romance. -- lucy, 05:59:16 06/02/08 Mon


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: I can't see two women fighting over McBain, he's icky. You have to know that Jolie/Jovan was merely an excuse to hit the FF'd button or go take a pee. HATED all involved. I didn't get it, didn't want to get it. Sorry.... I guess though they have to come up with something to do with Marty/John besides having them try to out whine each other. Whatever... lets just hope they don't do the burning cheerleader thing again, don't think I could take it. -- Cerise, 12:29:40 06/10/08 Tue

I just have a hard time with a Blair/John/Marty Triangle. We watched the same thing happen with Blair/Patrick/Marty in the 90s. It's been done.

Love or hate Todd ... if Blair is going to move on, she deserves someone that will give her their full and undivided attention.

And while this may tick people off, if it's not Roger Howarth playing Todd, it's just not Todd to me ... and it's hard for me to even cheer on Blair and Todd anymore.

All that being said ... I hated the Marty/John pairing. I hated that they killed off Patrick. Patrick and Marty and Blair and Todd were my favorite couples for years. To have Marty come back a widow really hurt my opinion of the writing. I remember buying books with Thorsten Kaye reading poetry. Marty and Patrick were SUCH the perfect couple. I know Thorsten is in the middle of a big story on AMC, but bringing him back would make so many Marty/Patrick fans happy!

Blair doesn't need to get tangled up with another man that has feelings for someone else. She needs to be with someone that sees her for the beautiful and wonderful woman that she is. I'm sick of seeing her play second fiddle to Marty, Tea, Skye, Evangeline, etc.

She deserves better!


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[> [> [> I understand that you are a diehard T&Ber, Cathy, but I do not see this as the same lather, rinse, repeat cycle. Blair is very strong right now, and determined to put the kids first. This time I do not see Blair putting a red dress, and drowning her sorrows in booze. Blair is not having a pity party for herself. This time Todd did not go after her, he went after the children which makes it very different. -- lucy, 10:43:47 05/30/08 Fri


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[> [> [> [> lucy, when I hear Todd call Blair a slut, threaten to destroy her, etc, I see it as the beginning of lather rinse repeat. I can already tell you what will happen next mainly cause I've seen it a million times before -- Cathy, 11:15:44 05/30/08 Fri

Todd will try to kidnap Jack and Sam. That's a given. Blair will have to call police, get more restraining orders, etc. Blair in turn will turn to a man for "comfort" (aka sex) be it John or someone else. Todd will find out Blair slept with said man and go ballistic. Todd will print libelous statements about Blair in The Sun.

It's all so predictable. I just wish that RC would take the Todd/Blair portion of this story in a direction that we haven't seen before. I understand why Blair kicked Todd out. She has to protect the children, there is no question about that. But I'd like to see a different path for them. How about Todd gets therapy or Blair commits him to St. Ann's and forces him to get help? How about Blair doesn't fall into bed with the next man who is nice to her? How about both stay faithful to each other and work together to help Starr through the pregnancy? But I doubt we'll see any of that.


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[> [> [> [> I'm trying real hard to forgive Blair for saying that BS about Cole and Starr being in love... ugh, blech, but otherwise I'm liking Blair in this story. -- OTWB, 14:06:00 06/01/08 Sun

I've always felt that one of the reasons that Todd has loved Blair thru so much is that in spite of everything, she's strong enough to protect those kids, even from him. In spite of Todd's obvious lack of remorse over what he's done to Starr, I have to believe that he loves his kids. Protecting them from the craziness, even his own, is what Blair does best. I think Todd is BSC right now, I hope he gets help and it just doesn't turn into SOS; as in, he does some half ass apology, she takes him back and then he goes off on another idiot tangent, while she sucks it up. Who needs that? Not THIS T&B'er, sick o'that.

If he calls her a whore or a slut again, I hope she tells him to go to hell. I don't see anyone on the horizon for Blair to have an affair with. In all actuality, she really isn't one to do that. She only sleeps with other men when she's NOT married to Todd, anyway.


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[> [> [> [> [> I just thought it was funny that Todd declared that Blair was a slut who was not fit to raise a stuffed animal knowing all the testimony that was said in the courtroom against Todd who would just smirk like it was all one big joke. He is so bat shit crazy. Its impossible to take anything he says seriously. Blair's offer to take care of Sam had everything to do with Blair's upbringing in foster care, and I hope Ron Carlivati continues to explore Blair's upbringing. -- lucy, 05:53:23 06/02/08 Mon


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