I've been fast-forwarding through As the World Turns for the past week. The teen set is on location in Branson (Noah's hometown) for a benefit concert and a showdown between Gwen and her buck-toothed doppelganger, Cleo. I'm watching the Luke and Noah stuff and trying to ignore Cleo, a character I find somehow offensive -- and not just aesthetically -- even if I'm not clear exactly which social group Cleo is insulting. Is there a lobbying group for the severely inbred? The Branson shoot is kind of funny, though, just because it appears to have been paid for entirely by promotional considerations: a lot of establishing shots of restaurants and theme parks, plus dialogue that's bluntly favorable about the food and sightseeing opportunities.
So far, a lot of mixed messages from Noah. First, he and Maddie shared mochaccinos (gay) and blondies (gay). Then his father (Daniel Hugh Kelly) told him he can't study film (straight) in Chicago (gay), because he has to serve in the military (gay). Next, he took Maddie to a water park (straight) and slept with her (straight). Then he dropped his towel in front of Luke (gay). Later, he acted weird when Luke came out to him (gay). How does that math come out?
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