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| Two Scoops: Commentary on OLTL and Kish; From www.soapcentral.com | |
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| jsg03jd | Aug 10 2009, 03:32 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/scoop.php?section=twoscoops&year=2009&date=090810 Just Kish Okay, so this is the real motherlode. Last stop, everybody off, time for hot guys kissing. Maybe I'm applying my own cultural conditioning after years of watching uncomfortable straight actors try to play gay, but I was stunned by how much Brett Claywell sold his passionate kiss with Scott Evans this week; we could see every inch of Kyle's desperate longing, proving that a real actor, straight or gay, can always subsume themselves (Claywell is straight) for the sake of character integrity. Like Bo and Nora's old-embers-stirred-to-flame clinch the previous week, Kyle and Fish's big Hollywood kiss started out clumsy, then turned furtive, tender, and very serious. It's great stuff, and we still only have pieces of the backstory, but I know that's yet to come. What's remarkable about Kyle's character for a "soap gay guy" is that he's so normal and unpretentious; there was never any big, overblown scene where he stood up and said, "YES, ROXY - I, KYLE LEWIS, HAVE KNOWN THE TOUCH OF A MAN, FOR I AM GAY! MOTHER MARY, FORGIVE ME! I AM ADAM, AND I LOVE STEVE!!" Kyle's a working adult, he just is gay, no press conference; we caught the casual inference and the offhand remarks just like you would any GLBT person in real life, where there is not a setpiece or a signpost to announce one's orientation. And his character still retains that gritty edge to it, that seamy past; no other gay character on American daytime, except perhaps Olivia Spencer on GL, is allowed that touch of danger (excepting Adam on Y&R, who doesn't seem to be gay). When he seethes at us in the opening sequence, you know he might be up to no good. Or he should be. Cris knows the truth, which mean Layla can't be far behind; if, with Oliver's secret out, this storyline turns into a standard come here-go away courtship for the boys, I'll be annoyed. Kyle should screw with Oliver and vice versa the same way straight couples/vixens/etc on soaps duel to sublimate their passions. "Kish" is too genuine to do the same old vanilla story beats we've seen with sanitized gay couples too many times. Already, we have two adult gay men, not dewy male ingenues, in pro-active roles on the canvas, busting stereotypes; Fish is a cop, Kyle a criminal. Their kiss was raw and rough, not virginal. The show hasn't pussyfooted around, and I appreciate it; it's pure, uncut Kish, baby, and I can't get enough. |
| Nats | Aug 10 2009, 05:20 AM Post #2 |
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Fantastic read, very insightful. Thanks for posting it here. |
| appleridge | Aug 10 2009, 06:40 AM Post #3 |
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Dan Kroll Is One Awesome Guy |
| dkp | Aug 10 2009, 08:43 AM Post #4 |
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Very nice and interesting read. Thanks for passing it along. |
| jamaicabyrd24 | Aug 10 2009, 08:57 AM Post #5 |
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i love dan! every sense i came across his board 5 years ago i havent been able to leave. that was a great read and i'm so glad kish is so popular. it really is going to put oltl scott,david,tika and brett on the map. now all we need is somebody against the gays to blast this s/l and we will be in the headlines! |
| loveinabeerbottle | Aug 10 2009, 09:29 AM Post #6 |
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Great read thanks for tha link I'm adding to my fav's ! |
| pepe1958 | Aug 10 2009, 09:37 AM Post #7 |
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The whole article is pretty much on-target, though I suspect I'm enjoying the Téa/Todd/Blair triangle a bit more because I wasn't watching when Téa was on back in the late 90s (and I adore Florencia Lozano). And I LOVE that he referenced the fabulously crazy Annie Dutton (Cynthia Watros) storyline (late 90s) from Guiding Light: until Kish came along, that was my ALL-TIME FAVORITE soap opera story. |
| Kels | Aug 10 2009, 10:50 AM Post #8 |
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wow that is a great commentary on them. I agree with it so much of it. |
| Matilda | Aug 10 2009, 10:53 AM Post #9 |
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This is amazing, I'm so happy: Kish love is all around us :grin: |
| SomaGuy | Aug 10 2009, 04:14 PM Post #10 |
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That was a really well thought out article. And yay for the Kish love and appreciation. But I don't think it was written by Dan Kroll. It looked like it was written by "Michael". Whoever that is. I really enjoyed it anyway. I left Michael a thank you note for his well written article. Edited by SomaGuy, Aug 10 2009, 04:16 PM.
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