Things started out in a promising way: Luke returned home to get ready for his New Year's Eve date with Noah to discover that his boyfriend had sent him flowers. Of course, he also walked in on Lucinda & Brian fighting over sex. Lucinda wanted to spend New Year's Eve in bed with her husband and he wanted to take her out to the party at Metro.
After Lucinda stormed out, Luke made it clear to Brian that since his Grandmother is obviously not happy, Brian's sexuality is an issue that he can't ignore. Brian told him once again to mind his own business.
The best part of the episode was Luke's arrival at Metro. He walked in the door, looking incredibly sexy, and his and Noah's eyes met across the room. Talk about hot! The chemistry between these two is off the charts. I swear you could actually feel the sexual tension radiating between them.
Their conversation was perfect, too:
Luke: Nice tie.
Noah: Thanks, my boyfriend gave it to me.
Luke: That's so I'd have the excuse to do this. (Luke straightens Noah's tie, in a manner reminiscent of the moments leading to their very first kiss nearly a year and a half ago)
Luke: (noticing lipstick on Noah's cheek) Who kissed you?
Noah: Maddie. Did you get my flowers?
Luke: Yeah, yeah, they were great. What was up with that letter, 'Don't open until 2009'?
Noah: Exactly what it says. You don't get to open that until tomorrow when you wake up next to me.
Luke: So tonight really is the night.
Noah: Finally.
Luke: Dance with me?
(Noah hesitates)
Luke: Oh, whats the matter, Noah, you afraid of sticking out in the crowd?
Noah: Not if it's with you.
Noah: Thanks, my boyfriend gave it to me.
Luke: That's so I'd have the excuse to do this. (Luke straightens Noah's tie, in a manner reminiscent of the moments leading to their very first kiss nearly a year and a half ago)
Luke: (noticing lipstick on Noah's cheek) Who kissed you?
Noah: Maddie. Did you get my flowers?
Luke: Yeah, yeah, they were great. What was up with that letter, 'Don't open until 2009'?
Noah: Exactly what it says. You don't get to open that until tomorrow when you wake up next to me.
Luke: So tonight really is the night.
Noah: Finally.
Luke: Dance with me?
(Noah hesitates)
Luke: Oh, whats the matter, Noah, you afraid of sticking out in the crowd?
Noah: Not if it's with you.
If only the whole night had continued in the same manner! But, rather ominously, Brian walked in the door just as Luke & Noah moved to the dance floor and quickly took up a position at the bar where he could drink and stare moodily at the guys dancing.
Jade arrived shortly after and interrupted Luke & Noah's dance so that she could patch things up with Luke. While they were talking, Maddie arrived in tears, having just overheard Casey in bed with another woman. Luke looked up just in time to see Noah leaving with his ex girlfriend without saying a word to him about where they were going or why.
After he finished talking with Jade, Luke went looking for his boyfriend. Since Noah had actually left the party completely and taken Maddie to a nearby diner, Luke had no luck finding him and, most frustratingly, immediately started knocking back drinks at the bar.
Brian, of course, observed all of this and followed Luke to Old Town when he left the party. Luke, who inexplicably got completely wasted after what looked like two glasses of champagne, told Brian to stop trying to take care of him after the older man offered to help get him home. Brian did help Luke to a bench, though, after he nearly fell over. That's when things took a real turn for the worse.
Brian: Luke, you are a mess. You need somebody to take care of you, even if it's not me.
Luke: (Bumping Brian's shoulder flirtatiously with his own): But you want it to be you, right? (Moving closer to Brian and whispering) Noah doesn't want me. But you do, right?
Luke: (Bumping Brian's shoulder flirtatiously with his own): But you want it to be you, right? (Moving closer to Brian and whispering) Noah doesn't want me. But you do, right?
And that's when Luke kissed Brian, rather forcefully, just in time for Noah to walk up and see them. Noah immediately, and logically, thought that Brian was kissing Luke against his will again and pulled him off his boyfriend before punching him in the face and getting Luke out of there.
Back at the house Noah was talking about how out of it Luke seemed and wondering if Brian had spiked his drink, and apologizing to Luke for not believing him the first time Brian kissed him. Luke, clearly feeling very guilty, had to confess what really happened.
Noah: When I saw him kissing you, I could have killed him.
Luke: Noah that's not how it actually happened.
Noah: What do you mean? I saw it, he was kissing you. Luke, he started it right? (Luke doesn't answer, but looks guilty) No. No no no. You wouldn't have done that.
Luke; Noah, I-
Noah: You wouldn't have done that to US! Why, Luke? Why?
Luke: Because I saw you leaving with Maddie-
Noah: I have got to get out of here.
Luke: Noah, I had a couple of drinks, I just-
Noah: DO NOT TOUCH ME!
Luke: Noah- (Noah leaves, slamming the door)
The worst part was that Noah yelling at Luke not to touch him coincided with the ringing of the bells at midnight. So, not only did they not have a New Year's kiss or make love for the first time, they started the year on that awful note!
After Noah left, Luke sat down at the table and opened the letter that Noah sent with the flowers.
Luke: Noah that's not how it actually happened.
Noah: What do you mean? I saw it, he was kissing you. Luke, he started it right? (Luke doesn't answer, but looks guilty) No. No no no. You wouldn't have done that.
Luke; Noah, I-
Noah: You wouldn't have done that to US! Why, Luke? Why?
Luke: Because I saw you leaving with Maddie-
Noah: I have got to get out of here.
Luke: Noah, I had a couple of drinks, I just-
Noah: DO NOT TOUCH ME!
Luke: Noah- (Noah leaves, slamming the door)
The worst part was that Noah yelling at Luke not to touch him coincided with the ringing of the bells at midnight. So, not only did they not have a New Year's kiss or make love for the first time, they started the year on that awful note!
After Noah left, Luke sat down at the table and opened the letter that Noah sent with the flowers.
Dear Luke,
If you followed my directions and didn't read this last night then it's the first day of 2009. We spent our first night together and I'm lying in bed with you, watching you read this. Knowing me, I'm betting I didn't say everything you needed to hear last night. You've always been better with words than me, but I want to thank you Luke, for being my love, for being my future. Happy New Year.
Wow, talk about pouring salt in the wound! I can't speak for all fans, of course, but for me hearing that note and imaging how it should have been read, with Luke in bed with Noah, made this turn of events even more awful. That was the point, of course, and it was clear that Luke felt exactly the same. The look Van Hansis had on his face in this scene completely said it all: Luke knows he just ruined everything and that he has no one to blame but himself. He truly broke my heart with that look.
This was good drama and that's what soaps are about. Luke is still clearly driven towards self destruction and his issues with alcohol haven't magically gone away. Seeing him eventually deal with this and get help should make for an excellent story for Van to play.
Luke being jealous of Maddie is also one of the more believable scenarios that the guys have dealt with in their relationship, especially given that he & Noah haven't been together physically and Luke knows quite well that Noah did have sex with Maddie. It also makes perfect sense that a drunk Luke would feel rejected and lonely and try and throw himself at someone he knows finds him attractive.
There's no denying that couples whom the audience want together are regularly driven apart in daytime. It is a staple of the medium, and the payoff of the eventual reunion can usually make it all worthwhile, provided that the story is written well.
But my issue here is that with other couples, there would already have been a payoff long before this. Yes, it's good drama, but it's drama whose main purpose is to keep Luke & Noah as daytime's longest suffering gay virgins.
There are only so many times that the show can break up and reunite these two without them finally making love, and I think we're already one or two break ups past that point.
Still, I'd be lying if I said that I wasn' t interested in what was going to happen next from here, not only between the boys but also with Brian. Plus, it's the first gay love triangle in daytime, sort of. I mean, Luke would need to have feelings for both Brian & Noah for it to truly qualify, but then who knows what the future holds?
Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann were both amazing in today's episode. Luke's continuing flirtation with self destruction and Noah's pain and anger were all perfectly played. The two of them really make this story worth watching, no matter how frustrating it can be
Call me naive, but I really think fans will eventually have a real payoff with Nuke. They're still far more sexual than any other gay male characters have ever been allowed to be on daytime and that alone makes them groundbreaking. We just need to get them to the next level already!
If you followed my directions and didn't read this last night then it's the first day of 2009. We spent our first night together and I'm lying in bed with you, watching you read this. Knowing me, I'm betting I didn't say everything you needed to hear last night. You've always been better with words than me, but I want to thank you Luke, for being my love, for being my future. Happy New Year.
Wow, talk about pouring salt in the wound! I can't speak for all fans, of course, but for me hearing that note and imaging how it should have been read, with Luke in bed with Noah, made this turn of events even more awful. That was the point, of course, and it was clear that Luke felt exactly the same. The look Van Hansis had on his face in this scene completely said it all: Luke knows he just ruined everything and that he has no one to blame but himself. He truly broke my heart with that look.
This was good drama and that's what soaps are about. Luke is still clearly driven towards self destruction and his issues with alcohol haven't magically gone away. Seeing him eventually deal with this and get help should make for an excellent story for Van to play.
Luke being jealous of Maddie is also one of the more believable scenarios that the guys have dealt with in their relationship, especially given that he & Noah haven't been together physically and Luke knows quite well that Noah did have sex with Maddie. It also makes perfect sense that a drunk Luke would feel rejected and lonely and try and throw himself at someone he knows finds him attractive.
There's no denying that couples whom the audience want together are regularly driven apart in daytime. It is a staple of the medium, and the payoff of the eventual reunion can usually make it all worthwhile, provided that the story is written well.
But my issue here is that with other couples, there would already have been a payoff long before this. Yes, it's good drama, but it's drama whose main purpose is to keep Luke & Noah as daytime's longest suffering gay virgins.
There are only so many times that the show can break up and reunite these two without them finally making love, and I think we're already one or two break ups past that point.
Still, I'd be lying if I said that I wasn' t interested in what was going to happen next from here, not only between the boys but also with Brian. Plus, it's the first gay love triangle in daytime, sort of. I mean, Luke would need to have feelings for both Brian & Noah for it to truly qualify, but then who knows what the future holds?
Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann were both amazing in today's episode. Luke's continuing flirtation with self destruction and Noah's pain and anger were all perfectly played. The two of them really make this story worth watching, no matter how frustrating it can be
Call me naive, but I really think fans will eventually have a real payoff with Nuke. They're still far more sexual than any other gay male characters have ever been allowed to be on daytime and that alone makes them groundbreaking. We just need to get them to the next level already!
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