There was a bit of Nuke action yesterday on As the World Turns. It started when Damian showed up at the Snyder place with a tree and the idea that they should plant it in Holden's memory. Luke thought it was a great idea and went to find Noah so that he could take part in the ceremony.
Noah and Luke met up in the park again (maybe someone should check and see if Java is still in business?) and Noah was eager to attend the tree planting, having missed Holden's actual funeral.
Luke and Noah spotted Mason nearing them on his bike and called out to him, which for some reason caused him to drive into the wooden fence alongside the trail and flip over it, which was just as awkwardly performed as it sounds.
Mason hurt his shoulder in the fall from his bike, so Luke and Noah discussed whether Noah should get Mason to the hospital or attend the tree planting. Noah finally hit upon the brilliant idea of taking Mason to the hospital and then leaving him there to go plant the tree. Ah, compromise.
Once at the hospital, Noah helped Mason take his shirt off (which wasn't nearly as gratuitous as I'd been hoping for, sadly) and made a little speech about all that Mason has done for him so far before making his exit. Mason seemed more than a little down about Noah's departure.
Let's take a minute to reflect on yet another wasted opportunity. This should have been a scene where Noah really noticed how attractive Mason is and where we, the viewers, got to see this as well. This scene should have really turned up the heat between these two for the first time. In a similar scene in a straight love triangle, I have no doubt that this would have been the case.
In fact, contrast it with a recent scene on One Life to Live, where the new straight triangle of Markko, Langston, and Ford kicked off with Langston observing an incredibly hot outdoor shower scene with new guy Ford. We viewers got the same treat and it was not only hot, it kicked off some real interest in a potential triangle.
This, though, with Mason and Noah, was just pathetic. Where was the heat? Noah is in a relationship, he's not dead. He barely reacted to seeing Mason shirtless and, since we the audience barely got to see anything, the scene kick started absolutely nothing.
Luke, meanwhile, had a talk with his sister Faith, who wanted to skip the tree planting because it was Damian's idea. Luke convinced her to attend for his sake by playing the 'you're the only one of my siblings old enough to really feel the same way I do about losing Dad and we need to help each other' card.
Noah showed up in time of the ceremony, which was about as exciting as you'd expect it to be, especially since it was inter cut with scenes of the very much alive Holden.
Noah rushed back to the hospital afterward to see how Mason was doing. It turned out that he'd just sprained his shoulder, but he told Noah that there were a few things that he wouldn't be able to do for himself while he healed. Noah readily agreed to help him with whatever he couldn't take care of himself (why does this sound like the beginning of a porn scene?) and Mason promised not to take advantage of Noah.
This earned him a funny look from Mr. Mayer, so he quickly amended it to a promise not to take advantage of Noah's kindness. He was also pleased that Noah had waited around, rather than going to be with Luke, but Noah corrected him on this just as Luke showed up himself. Mason couldn't have looked less pleased to see Luke if he'd tried.
The guys offered him a lift home, but Mason told them he'd called a cab. Noah reminded him to call 'us' if he needed anything and Mason watched the two walk away, looking as if his kitten had just been run over.
You know, I thought I would be more excited about the first all male love triangle on daytime, but so far, I'm having a hard time mustering up much interest. I like Forbes March, but I find that I just don't care very much about Mason at this point.
I've sat through a lot of terribly written stories because I'm a fan of Van Hansis and because of the incredible potential I saw in Luke's story at the beginning. It just gets harder and harder to make myself tune in to see that potential squandered week after week, though, especially when another soap is telling a gay story that is actually well written.
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