After a complete lack of Fish & Kyle last week, today was a huge day for Kish on One Life to Live: their first onscreen kiss! It was a pretty passionate one, too.
The episode started with an awkward conversation between Fish & Layla, when she asked if her bracelet worked with her outfit. Fish was immediately on the defensive, wondering why she was asking him that, as if he should know anything about fashion. Layla explained that she was just looking for a compliment, not implying that he was gay.
As Cristian lingered in the background, overhearing everything, Layla apologized again for jumping to the wrong conclusion the other night and asked if Fish forgave her, noting that she liked him and hoped they were going somewhere with their relationship.
Oliver told her to stop beating herself up over it and gave her a kiss before leaving. After he was gone Cristian, always a bit slow on the uptake, finally put all the pieces together (he actually sat in a chair and stared into space while flashing back to his conversation with Kyle; you could practically see the little light bulb coming on over his head) and realized that Fish and Kyle had been lovers.
Meanwhile, over at the Buenos Dias, Kyle was having breakfast with his new BFF, Roxy. She noted that he was looking for a job in the paper and he explained that if he didn't find something soon, he'd have to drop out of med school. Roxy mentioned that the Llanview PD was looking for a few good men, and Kyle made a crack about Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Roxy asked if that was the problem with 'Officer Hunk', and Kyle explained that in addition to his job being an issue, Fish's parents are so conservative that he'd be dead to them if he ever came out.
Roxy told Kyle that if there's one thing she knows about life, it's that you've got to be yourself and let your freak flag fly. Anything else is like a bad wig: ugly, itchy, and fooling nobody. You have to love Roxy, and I do really enjoy seeing her and Kyle as friends. She somehow always seemed like a character who'd be friends with a lot of gay guys.
Kyle told Roxy that Oliver made his choice, and it wasn't him. Roxy offered a bit of good news for the cash strapped med student, telling him that she'd let him stay at the motel for free until he got a job and then he could pay rent like everyone else.
Kyle thanked her, saying that she was the only person who'd been decent to him. Roxy noted that she must not take blackmail too personally, which made me laugh.
Roxy got up for some reason (maybe to use the bathroom?) and passed Fish just as he was coming in the door. She stopped to advise him that he should give his friend another chance and told him that Kyle was crazy about him. Oliver did not looked pleased and marched straight over to Kyle and said he had to talk to him in private.
Out in the alley behind the restaurant, Fish demanded to know what Kyle had told Roxy.
Fish: What did you tell her, Kyle?
Kyle: Roxy's not going to say anything.
Fish: What, you told her that we...
Kyle: We what? You can't even say it, can you? We were lovers, okay? I loved you! I still do.
This was a pretty big moment in and of itself, since it was the first actual on air confirmation that the two of them had a relationship in college. Yes, Kyle had all but said so to Cristian and to Roxy, but having it stated explicitly is still an important step.
Fish asked if Kyle had read his letter and Kyle told him it was a joke: you can't just decide you're not gay anymore. Fish claimed that he never was gay and said that he & Kyle had just been a phase, a bad experiment.
Kyle asked if some shrink had told him that, and Fish said he didn't need anyone to help him figure it out. He knows who he is, and he's with Layla. Kyle said Layla was a nice girl and asked if she knew that she was Fish's beard.
Meanwhile, Cristian had arrived at the Buenos Dias looking for his mother. He wondered if she could be out back accepting a delivery and Roxy spilled the beans that alley was occupied by Kyle and Fish, who were having a private conversation.
In the alley, Fish ignored the comment about Layla and just said he was sorry if Kyle was disappointed. Kyle told Oliver that he'd thought he was braver and more honest than this, and Fish took the opportunity to throw Kyle's recent crimes back in his face yet again.
At that point, Oliver looked lost, like he was caught between two worlds and Kyle grabbed him for their very first onscreen kiss. It wasn't one sided, either. Fish was definitely kissing back:
I expected to see Cristian coming around the corner to catch them, but it didn't happen. Maybe tomorrow?
I loved this episode. There is real passion between these two, and I like that Kyle is so upfront about his feelings for Fish. Each new episode makes me like Kyle all the more, what with the torch he's been carrying all these years for Oliver. Brett Claywell has done a very good job of making a character that seemed very unsympathetic a short time ago into a person you want to root for.
Scott Evans, meanwhile, continues to amaze me with how he's playing Fish's struggle to deny who he is and what he really wants. You can practically feel his tension whenever he's around Kyle radiating off the screen, as if just one touch would send him bursting out of his skin, and he's got to cover it up with disgust over Kyle's crimes or anger that he won't disappear from his life.
I especially loved the way he played today's scenes in the alley, in particular the moment where he said he'd lose everything if he was gay. It really broke my heart. Poor Oliver!
I can't wait to see more from these two!
Kyle: Roxy's not going to say anything.
Fish: What, you told her that we...
Kyle: We what? You can't even say it, can you? We were lovers, okay? I loved you! I still do.
This was a pretty big moment in and of itself, since it was the first actual on air confirmation that the two of them had a relationship in college. Yes, Kyle had all but said so to Cristian and to Roxy, but having it stated explicitly is still an important step.
Fish asked if Kyle had read his letter and Kyle told him it was a joke: you can't just decide you're not gay anymore. Fish claimed that he never was gay and said that he & Kyle had just been a phase, a bad experiment.
Kyle asked if some shrink had told him that, and Fish said he didn't need anyone to help him figure it out. He knows who he is, and he's with Layla. Kyle said Layla was a nice girl and asked if she knew that she was Fish's beard.
Meanwhile, Cristian had arrived at the Buenos Dias looking for his mother. He wondered if she could be out back accepting a delivery and Roxy spilled the beans that alley was occupied by Kyle and Fish, who were having a private conversation.
In the alley, Fish ignored the comment about Layla and just said he was sorry if Kyle was disappointed. Kyle told Oliver that he'd thought he was braver and more honest than this, and Fish took the opportunity to throw Kyle's recent crimes back in his face yet again.
Kyle: Yeah, I took some dumb chances, okay? But I never lied about who I am.
Fish: I'm a cop!
Kyle: A gay cop!
Fish: No!
Kyle: In a place that makes that kind of tough, I get that.
Fish: No, I'm not gay, I have a girlfriend!
Kyle: Why are you doing this to yourself?
Fish (voice breaking): Because I would lose everything!
Kyle: Or you'd get yourself back, Oliver. Your life, not anybody else's.
Fish (sounding like he's trying to convince himself instead of Kyle): No, I like where I am.
Kyle: Do you? Lying to your parents? Lying to that girl?
Fish: I'm going to ask you one more time to leave me alone and if you don't-
Kyle: What? What, are you going to hit me? It wasn't a bad experiment, Oliver. It meant something! We meant something! I know you. I know you remember.
Fish: I'm a cop!
Kyle: A gay cop!
Fish: No!
Kyle: In a place that makes that kind of tough, I get that.
Fish: No, I'm not gay, I have a girlfriend!
Kyle: Why are you doing this to yourself?
Fish (voice breaking): Because I would lose everything!
Kyle: Or you'd get yourself back, Oliver. Your life, not anybody else's.
Fish (sounding like he's trying to convince himself instead of Kyle): No, I like where I am.
Kyle: Do you? Lying to your parents? Lying to that girl?
Fish: I'm going to ask you one more time to leave me alone and if you don't-
Kyle: What? What, are you going to hit me? It wasn't a bad experiment, Oliver. It meant something! We meant something! I know you. I know you remember.
At that point, Oliver looked lost, like he was caught between two worlds and Kyle grabbed him for their very first onscreen kiss. It wasn't one sided, either. Fish was definitely kissing back:
I expected to see Cristian coming around the corner to catch them, but it didn't happen. Maybe tomorrow?
I loved this episode. There is real passion between these two, and I like that Kyle is so upfront about his feelings for Fish. Each new episode makes me like Kyle all the more, what with the torch he's been carrying all these years for Oliver. Brett Claywell has done a very good job of making a character that seemed very unsympathetic a short time ago into a person you want to root for.
Scott Evans, meanwhile, continues to amaze me with how he's playing Fish's struggle to deny who he is and what he really wants. You can practically feel his tension whenever he's around Kyle radiating off the screen, as if just one touch would send him bursting out of his skin, and he's got to cover it up with disgust over Kyle's crimes or anger that he won't disappear from his life.
I especially loved the way he played today's scenes in the alley, in particular the moment where he said he'd lose everything if he was gay. It really broke my heart. Poor Oliver!
I can't wait to see more from these two!
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