ATWT Recaps Week of Aug. 8, 2005
Friday, August 12, 2005
“Would you trade a few good days for a lifetime of pain?” Paul asked Jennifer, stalling instead of just revealing the baby switch before ultimately deciding to keep mum. “As long as I’m around, Craig Montgomery will never hurt you,” he vowed, as Emily came home and there was an awkward moment in which Jen learned that they were the godparents of Rosanna’s baby.
Carly, looking spectacular in a white suit with flowers in her hair met Jack (not too shabby himself in a dove gray suit) was getting ready at the church, where she had a brief flashback to the Frankenstein carriage when Parker (Parker!) showed up. Then Jack arrived and again questioned her rush to christen the baby. She danced around some excuses, but he, she and we all know that it’s not just about making the baby part of their family, but keeping him away from Gwen, who was at Al’s getting more reassurances from Will, this time about whether Jack would keep his word. “Is there anybody in the entire world you trust?” he asked. “No. I mean, besides you,” she grinned. Sigh. Anyway, he reiterated that not only is Jack a great father and Hal’s best friend, but Will would trust him with his life. But when they arrived in Milltown to see the baby, Gwen freaked to learn that the baby was being christened (behind her back!) at that very moment. Indeed, with Paul and Emily finally in attendance (along with both J.J. and Parker!), the christening began, with Paul holding baby Rory Cabot. We got a flash of The Godfather when the reverend mentioned renouncing evil and the camera zoomed in on Paul — but just when we expected a montage of Paul’s enemies being creatively whacked, Gwen interrupted. Jack and Will grabbed onto the wild women to keep them from getting physical (Carly actually seemed to swipe her claws at her rival). As Paul and Emily ushered out J.J. and Parker (who were hilariously whining about having to miss the fireworks), Carly and Gwen traded insults, so The Best Teen Ever instantly leapt to Gwen’s defense, which she definitely appreciated. “You will take that baby over my dead body,” Carly hissed. “Any way I have to, lady,” Gwen spat right back. Meanwhile, Paul assured his new godson that even with this family he was better off than with his “real father.” Emily walked up as he was apologizing, and didn’t seem to buy his cover story.
Jen went to Al’s for coffee, while Iris (coming off an earlier confrontation with Jack, in which she warned him to keep Carly away again) showed up looking for something stronger. Al’s doesn’t have a liquor license, so Iris pulled out her flask and noticed Jen noticing her. “I’m sorry if you felt judged,” she said, but Iris can deal with that; it’s the memories she has trouble with. When Jen politely asked about what, Iris — solely for our benefit, we believe — started her “my beautiful boy” refrain. That’s all it took: suddenly, they were soulmates, as Jen confided in the other woman about how she believes her baby isn’t dead. They didn’t get a chance to compare notes about giving birth at home, because Jennifer went on and on about her connection to her son, which she feels strongly. The next time we saw her, she was outside of the church, looking a little desperate, and telling Paul that she had to come. Then she heard the baby’s cries. “That’s him. That’s my baby,” she gasped. Come on! Couldn’t she have said “That’s my beautiful boy”?
After Meg set Dusty’s mouth aflame with a far-too-spicy sauce and then burned the stuffed quail in the oven, he impressed her by whipping up some paella &mdsh; a possible first for the Snyder kitchen! After dinner, he brought her over to sit on his lap and called her an angel. Make-out time….
Also getting hot and heavy were Mike and Katie, who were hoping for a romantic night at the Lakeview. “You’re like home,” gushed Mike, looking like he was going to jump her right there in the hallway. “Get a room,” said a spying Maddie, who quickly rethought that suggestion, created a diversion, and crawled behind the front desk’s computer to make that option unavailable to Katie and Mike. They took the news in stride, and with some further Maddie meddling (which, to their credit, didn’t fool them), they went their separate ways, promising to be together soon.
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