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What an episode!

We finally get Thalia's back story, and she's a HESSER! How great is it when a show's history is mined to create current storylines? And when the veteran characters are played by the original actors?

Speaking of, it's hard to believe that Andrea Evans and Christopher Cousins never worked together; their chemistry is off the charts. The foot rub was sublime.

And the juxtaposition of the Starr/Michael and Cole/Todd scenes was damned good writing and editing.

But the best of all was the Lindsay/Bo wedding that never happened. It was deja vu, but with all the history between the characters, it wasn't a rerun. Nora's hyperventalating was a great nod to her character without being over-the-top, and the scene with Lindsay on the floor in t.ears with Nora standing over her was shocking. Nora is the heroine, and Lindsay is the bad girl, but Nora has made herself completely unsympathetic. She's lost Bo, alientated Matthew, and seriously pissed off Clint. She may have won this round, but it's a completely hollow victory. And it's a terrific turn for this character, because Nora will have to grow beyond her myopic persecution of Lindsay - her obsession for years - before she will ever be able to find any happiness in Llanview.

One Life to Live is now the best daytime soap. No other show is playing its veterans, mixing romance with drama and humor, and putting together multigenerational stories that affect characters across the canvas. Ron Carlivati knows what both the viewers and the actors want, and he's writing stories that throw red meat to both. And Frank Valentini deserves a medal, as well as an Emmy, for givng Carlivati the actors and the production values to tell the stories right.

It's so obvious the writers love coming up with scenes for David; his interactions with Viki were priceless today. From offering to sex her up to threatening Charlie, he was golden. Almost makes up for the fact Tuc Watkins is such a nasty ol' bitch in real life.

The show is must-see every day. Hard to believe today's episode was for a Wednesday. Todd confronting Starr? Total Friday cliffhanger material happening midweek. In Trevor St. John's hands, Todd is hateful and oh so unlikable. If Valentini can't get Roger Howarth back, they should just kill the character. They're certainly giving every character on the canvass motive, and even Viki has turned her back. But it makes for good drama, with Starr hitting Todd with the observation he's more interested in exacting revenge on Cole than he is concerned about his own daughter's health and safety. Good for Kristen Alderson, being able to go toe-to-toe with St. John and hold her own.

And tomorrow's confrontation with the McBains? That ought to be fun. Marcie looks like a contorted li'l piggy when she gets angry, and that's always a joy to watch. BTW, great recast on Michael; I hadn't really paid much attention to him, but Chris Stack bears more than a striking resemblance to Michael Easton, and he he plays well against Marcie and Starr.

(I've always had a bit of a thing for Easton, ever since he played Tanner on DOOL. Recently ran into him at Bed, Bath and Beyond and was thanking my gay stars, until he walked over to a cart being pushed by a rather lovely woman. No big surprise, but who wouldn't want to hear that voice saying his/her name in the throes of passion?)

Charlie's starting to put the pieces together; Dorian better look out. How's Viki going to take the news that Dorian drugged and drunked up an alcoholic so he wouldn't ruin her plans for BE? As David would say, that'll probably be good for another two personalities.

I have to say I've never been a fan of Farah Fath. She always seems to be shouting. But it is a little more in character with Gigi than it was with Mimi on DOOL.