Dumb Plans 'R Us

One Life to Live was all about the dumb plans last week.  From the monumental and complex, to the mind-bogglingly brainless.

Todd's multi-layered plan of delusion is, of course, rather awful.  With its elements of baby-napping, imprisonment of a rape victim, and strange concept of Happily Ever After.  But the more people that become involved in it - the Doctor, Janet, Tess - the more it seems destined to fail.  Not to mention that given Todd faked the death of one his children before, any idea he has that Blair's going to take the death of her grandchild at face value in these circumstances is clear proof of his level of delusion.  So the only question for me here is exactly what's going to happen to him when all this comes undone?  Which can be left for another day.

That dumb plan, however, provided no amusement.  Gigi and Marcie's plan to sneak Gigi into see Rex was far, far more laugh-worthy.  Generally in a good way.  And mainly because of Roxie and Charlie pointing out how silly it was.

Charlie: “Wait, the idea is that no one is supposed to recognise you?”
Roxie: “Because it still looks an awful lot like you.”

Gigi: “You hate it.”
Charlie:  “No…It just seems that your plan kind of…”
Roxie: “Sucks. I don’t think you could get into a first aid kit dressed like that.”
It’s rarely that Roxie takes the words right out of my mouth, but in this case she totally did.

Roxie: “Ever feel like the universe has it in for you?”
Charlie: “On a daily basis, yeah.”
Okay, so that last one had nothing to do with the plan, but it was Charlie's almost under the breath delivery of that last line that was so great.

Then there was Tina's "plan" to blow the safe with dynamite in order to rescue the Crown Jewels of Mendorra which was so utterly dumb that it doesn't even deserve the title "plan".  When Tess of the locking people in the basement is calling you Wyle E. Coyote and perhaps being generous in the description, there's definitely a problem.  Of course, Tess then started dumb plan #346; aka take the dynamite and maybe blow up the basement under her mother's house.  Dumb.

Also in the dumb plan stakes: Adriana keeping Rex in Dorian's living room.  But at least that was short term.

So, if OLTL to give up on both the false imprisonment and the dumb plans, that would be great.  Unless the dumb plans are actually funny, of course.

Comments

[becky_jean]

Llanview is teeming with dumb plans. I have noticed lately that there is something almost enjoyable in watching Todd and Jess threatening each other. It's nice to have the "bad" guys annoying each other, instead of just the good guys.

I have come to love every Roxy & Charlie scene. They play so well off each other.

[tink]

Considering that GH Night Shift is over, GH is a pile of suck and Y&L is a snooze; OLTL is still the best soap on TV.

[V]

LOL - yes, so many dumb plans. I loved the title.

I'm loving Charlie and Roxy scenes also. That was the best dialogue.

I'm also liking the dialogue between crazy Tess and crazy Todd. There are some good zingers going on there. (I'm still trying to figure out why everyone says Tess is cunning and smart.) Oh, and isn't Bree the cutest baby? Me and my daughter cannot stop oohing and ahhing when she is on screen. She seems to love Trevor St. John (Todd).

I hope after all delusional Todd has pulled there is a big pay off of him getting his comeuppance, or I'm going to be depressed.