Where's Clint?, part 43?

[ees43]

Someone is stalking Clint's daughters, and now there's a dead body and it looks like Jared might be involved. Viki and Charlie have finally shown up, but Clint has no real presence in this story - which is about his family, his children, taking place at his family company which he runs. One show had Clint meeting with security, and another show he got a quick scene calling the police for updates. I know Bo is police commissioner, but it's annoying that he's always there (and enabling John) where Clint should be. Not to mention, Bo assumes that Clint will back him up and let them analyze Jared's work computer. Can't we at least see Clint giving his permission? (On a side note, I wish Clint would stand up for how much Bo is taking their relationship for granted.)

And Clint can't even get airtime with the family he lives with. Even if Nora and Bo end up together, Clint is still Nora's husband right now. What was the point in marrying Clint and Nora if the marriage was going to be down-played, and the story was going to just be Matthew and his parents? Why make such a big deal over a wedding that the writers ignore anyway? This is not so much about Clint possibly losing his wife to his brother, it's about honoring his place in all this. The writers made him a part of it, so it's ridiculous that they don't use him.

The excuse the writers give is that Clint is there, somewhere, off-screen, probably at work or some meeting. It really takes me out of the story to know that this character is absent because the writers aren't using him as they should. He's already on the show, so what's the problem? Are they saving up his appearances for something else, and if so what? What are they waiting for anyway? I'd rather see him a few times a week than 4 shows in a row every 2-4 weeks. That's just poor time management by tptb. I've seen some comments from GL fans who are looking for a new soap to watch, thinking that Clint must not be a very important character to the show because he's hardly on - even though he's a legacy character with 30 years of history, a long-time connection to the show's icon (Viki), and the new head of one of the families (although all Buchanan things seem to go through Bo these past few months).

It's rather sad that the main chance to actually see Clint is every other day in the alternating show openers.

[cindy860]

In my opinion the omission of Clint from two storylines that he should be front and center in makes no sense. The Stalker Storyline should have Clint atleast in a supporting role. Natalie and Jessica are Clint's daughters and he should be part of this story, but for some strange reason RC is keeping him out of it. I mean the stalker story is all over the place. First the story was about Jessica and a man who may or may not be Nash. Then for some strange reason the focus of the story shifted from Jessica to Natalie. Now the Stalker storyline is all about Nat being caught between her ex-John and her hubby-Jared-although the focus of this storyline has changed Clint is still not a part of it.

The Bo/Nora and Clint tri has been put on hold to tell the Matthew boarding school story which will lead to Tea's daughter.But Nora is married to Clint yet we never see her with her husband. Nora is spending all of her time with Bo and is once again neglecting Clint. But RC refuses to show the conflict between Bo/Nora and Clint which in my opinion would be more interesting than the Matthew storyline. RC is obviously putting Bora together, but if he wants the audience to become interested in the Bora story then we need to see the tension and conflict between Bo/Nora/Clint, and leaving Clint out of this storyline is bad writing and makes no sense.

[KitKat]

I wholeheartedly agree with both of you!!!

But the good news is that maybe he's finally done with his busy BE stuff or whatever? It was SOOOOOOOOO good to see him today.

I hope he's now part of the stalker story since I have no hope for his marriage at least we can see him be father to his daughters in peril!

[ees43]

I was pleasantly surprised to see him today, and I liked that he showed up with his gun. Although, did he think he was going to take on... whoever... alone?

I would have liked to see him rap John upside the head with the rifle. John's too smug and entitled, talking to Clint like he's another suspect. Clint's there because it's his lodge, and his security company called him.

I hope this means Clint will be included more in the stalker story. This is getting ridiculous.

[ees43]

Well it continues to be ridiculous...

Casting news for the stalker story talks about Mitch finally appearing in November. Brody will be lured away from Jessica by his sister Nadine in Michigan. Rex will be lured away from Natalie by his aunt Corine, also in Michigan, where he apparently finally learns the identity of his father. Jessica will run into Jared at the lodge, who insists he didn't kill anyone but still looks incredibly guilty. And apparently, Charlie, Viki, and Roxy will become involved too. No Clint? He can't be there to try and protect his daughters? Especially from a dangerous man who has caused so much grief for his family? This is just as much his story as it is Viki's.

Spoilers for the week of 10/26 don't really hint at Clint either.

Spoilers for the week of 11/2 say Kim sets her sights on a married Buchanan man, which does imply Clint. Bo is still in London with Nora the week of 11/2 as she answers his declaration of love. (How nice of RC to make Bora as unappealing as possible but keep writing them as fated to be together so we "have to sympathize" with them.) So going after Bo was a just a red herring? (It didn't make any sense that Kim would initially back off Clint because he's married to the D.A., but Bo the police commissioner was a great prospect.) Does Kim somehow make it possible for Nora to divorce Clint? Will it be Clint's fault so that neither Nora nor Bo have to accept responsibility for their own actions and deceit to Clint? Is this the only thing we have to look forward to for Clint? He can't get a role in the Mitch story because he has to be chased by an idiot girl, possibly to help Nora and Bo? Why would anyone think Clint would give her the time of day? The really stupid thing is that Bo is the player (like Asa) - Clint never was.

Oh, and instead of Dallas showing up at the Buchanan compound in London and possibly catching Bo and Nora, and thereby giving Clint someone on his side (sort of), the familiar face is Neville, the London butler and Nigel's look-alike. Am I supposed to laugh? It seems like RC is going overboard trying to be amusing, while including everyone else but Clint. I think he's only been on twice in October so far, and one had the obligatory reminder that he's still married to Nora, but fate has just conspired to keep him away from her and Bo.

[~bl~]

Then you really aren't going to like the cover of this week's SOW...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d67/Nora...cover_sowlg.jpg

I'm perplexed by all of this, and the whole no Clint spoilers is annoying. Will we only see him again in November? I don't know what to think about the Kim stuff, but if it means that JvD is on my screen, at least that will be a welcome change.

[KitKat]

That Cover makes me want to barf. We need a barf icon Emily.

Wow poor Nora the tough, loyal, smart DA who just has to marry Bo's brother to get him to notice her. And poor Bo he just has to sniff after his brother's wife because he's such a stand up guy and loyal brother.

I cannot stand either of them. The sooner Clint is away from them the better.

I don't get how Kim is going after Clint. I'm at the idea of that being Clint's story. Really? That stinks!

But NOTHING will absolve Bora for me so whatever. I don't care who Clint gets involved with as long as he stops being MIA to further the poor widdle Bora story.

Man I miss Clint. And I haven't gotten the impression Clint isn't going to be part of the stalker story. I mean the other spoilers are saying he stays home because of the girls and doesn't go to London. Other Sweeps previews were titled Clint, Jessica, Natalie,Brody, Jared. This one just adds Viki/Charlie and omits him much like that one did.

I'm torked.

But as long as we get some story it's better than the dreck we've been saying. I agree with bl. Whatever gets him on I'll watch it and be happier than I am now. I hope!

[cindy860]

RC has got to be one of the worst writers in soap history. His storylines lack focus, continuity,sometimes even a point of view. Ron has also almost destroyed the history of OLTL. What Ron is doing now with Clint makes no sense. It almost seems alike Ron is deliberately omitting Clint from 2 storylines that he should be front and center in. The Stalker Storyline and Matthew's storyline would both improve if Clint played a bigger part in them.There is so much that can be done with Clint in these stories. JVD is a great actor tiic need to give him a chance to shine like he did on GL.

I knew that Bora was going to end up having an adulterous affair. The foreshadowing has been going on for months. Every character has propped the great love story of Bo/Nora. No one seems to care about Clint's feelings at all. If Kim sets her sights on Clint-I am still confused as to which Buke Kim goes after-RC will probably have a lonely and negected Clint sleep with Kim just to justify Bo/Nora's emotional affair. Nora/Clint will divorce and it will all be because of Clint's infidelity with Kim. Bora will not have to own up to what they did to Clint. Clint will be thrown under a bus so Bo/Nora can be together guilt free.

[KitKat]

Nothing will make Bora sympathetic for me. (Emily I forgot about this one it works for my reaction to their story)

They are acting like fools. They have done THE most destructive thing to someone whom they both CLAIM to love. I don't believe either of them even have any ability to be decent or do the right thing. They are so busy feeling sorry for themselves for wasting all these years they've now decided to waste Clint's trust and love for them both.

Bo is beyond the worst brother ever. And Nora? Don't care if I see her at all if this plays out as an adulterous affair. They both knew well what they were doing and chose to do it anyhow.

ITA that RC is the worst writer! As far as the history of the show goes. He doesn't have a clue as to who these people really are.

[ees43]

"ITA" is just too short for me. And even though I'm preaching to the choir:

While the SOW cover is annoying, what annoys me most is the total disregard of Clint (and seemingly Jerry as an actor) across the board - tptb, other characters, the soap press, and most viewers. Nora being married to Clint is just there to prevent Bo and Nora from jumping each other the minute Bo finally confesses to her. It's maddening that many find Clint irrelevant these days because RC has ignored him for so long. He's a 30 year legacy character, the Buchanan FAMILY PATRIARCH - it's a crime to have him available but not use him. This isn't like him being across the pond in London. This doesn't make Clint irrelevant, it makes RC stupid for not using him as he should.

The double standard for Bora is also highly annoying. It's not okay for them to treat Matthew this badly, but it's okay with Clint? No one forced Nora to marry Clint, but it's okay that she neglects him and takes him for granted while she moons over his brother? Clint has done nothing to justify their behavior. Bora do not get passes for suddenly being passive-aggressive and "conflicted" around Clint. Telling, not showing, is bad writing, especially if the characters act the opposite of what they say.

Both HBS and RSW keep saying this story is about 3 people who love each other but are struggling with this complicated situation, and there are no bad guys. Who do they think they're kidding? I see only 2 totally self-absorbed people, with the 3rd person totally ignored. There isn't any real love from Bo or Nora towards Clint. They use him as an excuse, while Clint waits alone, off-screen, for his wife to return to him. My main worry is that Clint won't be allowed to rage and react to how he's been used by his wife and brother. People talk about how Bora severely damaged their relationship with Matthew, but I think they should have to grovel for a long time to Clint too. I also hope they don't rub salt in the wound by having Clint forgiving and understanding, so Bora don't have to feel remorse.

If Bora was such a great pairing and meant to be, reuniting should be easier than this, less contrived, and not at the expense of their close loved ones (like Clint and Matthew). This new attraction is based on their child being paralyzed and now hating them. How romantic. I'm supposed to sympathize with them for being desperate, rude, selfish, self-righteous and hypocritical? This is the worst possible way to reunite them. Soap couples deal with infidelity all the time and most eventually reunite within a few years. The fact that Bora didn't, that Bo never looked back and treated her like crap for a lot of that time, just makes them a joke to me now. And all of HBS and RSW's hype, like claiming this upcoming kiss is so hot, just feels like they're trying too hard. They're suddenly on the same page after 10 years? The new SOD has a Bora interview, with them completely pushing Bora now. They don't want Bo to sleep with his brother's wife (gee, how nice ), but it's okay to string Clint along like this? I'm half-interested to know if they feel bad for the position that Clint - and Jerry - have been put in. I just don't think they can recapture the magic after a history like that, and this reunion just taints them further, IMO. RC has made Bora very unlikeable and is totally glossing over all their issues, but we're supposed to be excited because it's BO & NORA!!!!!

I know logic doesn't work on soaps these days, but it really is confusing why RC is ignoring Clint this. He should be more involved in Matthew's story AND in the stalker story. But when he's on, he's either a glorified prop or someone's patsy. Nothing he's tried this year has gone right for him. Even finding the doctor to fix Matthew backfired on him. That's been the hardest thing - watching Clint try to help his family, only to get chastised for interfering and told to butt out. As a reward for losing his wife to his brother, he gets the degrading story of a 20-something stripper pursuing him for his money. Like he would ever give her the time of day or even be interested in her games. Clint may be acquiring some of his father's business practices, but he was never a player with women like Asa was. It's even worse because tptb are obviously pushing Kim and don't give a flip about Clint, and I've already seen posters who love the idea of giving Kim something else to do besides prop Stacy.