GUIDING LIGHT was on fire today. Kim Zimmer knocked it out of the park as Reva dealt with Edmund. But the true shining star was Crystal Chappell. Seeing Olivia pour her heart out by Gus's grave got the tears started, but by the time she blurted out to Natalia that she was in love with her the waterworks were going full blast.
This is exactly what I want from a soap - to be drawn into the storylines and then feel like I can't wait for the next episode.
Chappell was nominated for Daytime Emmys the past four years and lost after winning in 2002. It's time she is recognized again.
UPDATE:
Soap Opera Weeekly's Mala Bhattacharjee agrees.
I'm starting to feel like a broken record about GL being completely awesome lately, but, seriously, it's true. I am not spoiling anything since most of the country gets the show at 3 p.m., but the last five minutes of the episode are an absolute MUST-SEE for Otalia fans, and for fans of good soap in general. Afterwards, I got up, walked down the hall and told my colleague Joe, "Oh, my heart." Complete with a theatrical hand on my chest.
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