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Welcome to the “One Life in a Week” blog for August 23 – 27:

Hello soap friends! I’m filling in for Amy this week while she’s on vacation. Although impossibly big shoes to fill, I’m sharing my thoughts on the exciting and explosive week that went down in Llanview.

Here Come The Brides…Or Not!
The double wedding of Dorian and Blair was the driving story this week. I loved how this event brought together so many of the characters. Obviously, the biggest wedding story of all was Dorian getting stood up again at the altar. Poor gal! I really did feel bad for her! I have to give kudos to Robin Strasser (Dorian) for nailing her scenes this week. She showed a tremendous range of emotions. One minute she was trashing her room, the next minute sobbing on the floor and then finally, making sarcastic remarks to Viki. I also loved the scenes between Dorian and Viki this week! Dorian needed a friend, and even as Dorian briefly blamed Viki for the wedding disaster, Viki remained patient, gave Dorian a great pep-talk, and helped Dorian pull herself together. It will be interesting to see if Viki further investigates her hunch that something about David’s disappearance is amiss…

Worst Wedding Present Ever!
I knew there would be trouble when David said, “It would take someone killing me to keep me from the altar.” Well, he’s not dead, but close to it! Clint sure does hold onto grudges, doesn’t he? Throwing David into a Moroccan prison for twenty years might just be one of the worst wedding gifts ever. Clint remarked that he is his father’s son, but I think David was right when he said that even Asa wouldn’t come up with something so terrible! What do you think will happen to David? Vote in my What Will Happen To David Poll to give me your thoughts.

Building A Mystery.
The other duo in the double wedding, Blair and Eli, left in a flash for Tahiti. I was a bit surprised that Blair would agree to just drop everything to go off and marry Eli. Eli so easily plays her to abandon all of her reservations! Why wouldn’t she want her own children to be present, even if it is a small wedding? I’m still not entirely sure what Eli is up to. He mentioned Ross and how easy it is to snap. Perhaps he is trying to take Dani away from Tea for him. I’m also not sure how much Greg really knows. Is Eli blackmailing Greg? What does he have on him that would make him do something so terrible to Tea? Will Todd and Dani reach Tea in time? All questions I can’t wait to have answered!

Hormones Can Make You Crazy!
Jessica and Natalie both visited the doctor at the same time this week. Quite a first day for the new doc! Jessica seems to be handling the stress of not knowing the father much better than Natalie. The doctor wisely advised her to focus on her unborn child’s health, and Jessica seems to be doing that. Natalie was edgy, emotional and downright catty this week, as she snapped at the doctor’s staff and Brody. Seeing Marty really pushed her over the edge. I didn’t like how she blamed Marty's holding on to her letter for John as the reason she slept with Brody and now has two possible fathers to her baby. Natalie needs to quit blaming everyone else for her predicament and focus on her baby’s health. What’s done is done, and all parties involved will have to make the best with what happens. Natalie did comment that it would be too cruel for John to lose two babies. I’m not sure if that is foreshadowing, but I do know if she and Brody had been honest about their shacking up from the beginning, the situation would have been far less messy.

Teen Scene.
I was a bit bored with the teens this week. They all seem to be using one another for attention. James and Langston both used one another to get Starr and Ford’s attention. Cole and Starr tried to put on a show for James’s benefit, but both were still drawn to Hannah and James…blah, blah, blah. I am excited about Markko’s return! I’m curious to see how his return will play out with this crowd.

This And That.
I was really impressed that Todd was able to abduct Shaun. Shaun’s a strong guy, as evidenced by busting out of the ropes and duct tape! It was also nice to see Marty, who has been absent lately. How heart-wrenching for her to hear who was responsible for her baby’s death and then learn that John and Natalie were expecting a baby. I thought she took the high road and handled it very well. Speaking of John, am I the only one who thought he and Kelly had great chemistry? I loved when they got the arrest warrant for Eli and John winked at her and said, “We got him.”

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Thank you for reading my thoughts on the show this week! Our favorite Llanview lady writer, Amy, will be back next week!

- Allyson Wells