Martin Guest and Brian Wheatley: Two of a Kind?

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Martin Guest and Brian Wheatley: Two of a Kind?
Tweet Topic Started: Dec 17 2008, 12:46 AM (377 Views)
Lunatacker	Dec 17 2008, 12:46 AM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 6 Group: Members Member #467 Joined: December 9, 2008	Do you recall Martin Guest, Lucinda's off-screen first husband? He's the one who was revealed to have committed suicide after being blackmailed about the illegal adoption of Lily, who was later given the last name of Lucinda's off-screen second husband, James Evan Walsh. While we'll never know this for sure, my understanding is that head writer Douglas Marland's original plan was to reveal Martin Guest committed suicide after being blackmailed by someone for acquiring a male lover. That this story was going to be told during the mid-1980's would not have surprised me, given it was head writer Douglas Marland's brainchild. But given the collective emotions of the time, and given Lucinda being who she is, I can definitely see it as a shock. The Powers That Be (TPTB) is rumored to have said "no" to the story in similar fashion to the way they told Douglas Marland to "wrap up" the infamous Kim / Bob / Susan triangle (as reported in Soap Opera Digest) because it was upsetting many long-time viewers. Had Marland been allowed to tell the Kim / Bob / Susan story in his own time, his own way, I wonder what fate would've had in store for the trio. I watched the 12/16/08 episode of As the World Turns. (Could this parahraph be considered spoilerish? I don't think so, but I'll add the disclaimer just in case.) I know people who feel the same way Brian does about labels. While it's possible Brian is making excuses for continuing a lie, it's also possible he means every word of what he's said. I do not believe sexual orientation is a choice. Some people do, but the purpose of this post isn't to debate it. Love, however, I feel is a choice. Last week, I received a phone call at work from a buddy who'd been struggling with some issues. I was wrapped up in what I was doing, but being conscious of his needs, I made the choice to set aside my work for a few minutes and hear him out. The conversation was what we both needed, and I felt our bond was stronger afterwards. I made a choice. Some of us are attracted to people within particular age ranges. Some of us have a racial preference when it comes to love. Some of us look for partners with specific hair color, eye color, height, or weight. Some of us find people of a certain gender attractive but for any number of reasons we choose not to act on that attraction. Some of us say, "I am attracted to specific personality characteristics and will not exclude someone from my love simply because of gender." Are those choices, too? The world isn't black-and-white but instead seems to be a range of colors found on a color swatch. (Were you ever assigned the task of painting varying shades of gray in a bunch of squares in your elementary, junior high, or high school art class?) Sometimes--most times--I shake my head at the way Brian's story is being told. I "assume" the writers most likely did not place as much thought into this story as I'd like to believe I put in this thread. But I'm interested in seeing how it plays out, not because of the characters involved (though that helps) but because of the potential for where this story is coming from. Luke's coming out story was the best I've seen in the industry. Many of his thoughts and feelings reflected my own. The writers, in my opinion, took chances with Lily and Holden. They displayed a range of realistic emotions, as opposed to being written as perfect caricatures afraid of being blemished for fear of being unredeemable. The writers took chances and, in my opinion, the chances paid off. Even Kevin was written well, in my opinion, as his reactions to Luke along the way made me question the motivation for his closeness and rejection. Kevin also reminds me of a former friend who played into his own curiosities and later painted me as the villain. Then along came Noah, whose shame and self-hatred manifested differently than Luke's (remember Maddie Coleman?). If the writers continue to write from such an honest place, I will remain interested in learning what Brian's real story is. I mean, it's possible the man is a con artist simply planning to rob Luke and Lucinda blind. It's not as though Lucinda hasn't been targeted before (i.e. Connor Jamison--later revealed to be Connor Jamison Walsh--with her plans to take Walsh Enterprises away from Lucinda and Samantha Markham with her phony father Elliott and her scheme to steal Lucinda's priceless paintings and replace them with fakes Samantha herself painted). And however this story plays out, Lucinda will be humiliated either way. She's told Lily she doesn't trust Brian's love for her--or at least she doesn't want to. She wanted to protect herself. Will she retreat further into herself after this? Will enemies like Criag make light of her misfortune and twist the knife? Does Brian work for Craig? (Where'd that one come from?) Okay, I should probably stop here before I write a dissertation. I will continue to watch (from a glance) to see how it all unfolds and to read reviews showcasing whether *Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda) cranks out Emmy-worthy performance*. And between episodes of the fictional drama in Oakdale, I shall tend to the drama of my real life. ~Mark


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