Post by jag11 on Nov 4, 2009 9:00:10 GMT -5
October 12, 2009 CBS Soaps In Depth
The writers at Y&R deserve major props for turning Melody Thomas Scott's recent absence into one of the most subtle mysteries in recent daytime history. For weeks, viewers were the only ones to realize that Nikki had gone missing, let alone that Ashley might have plowed into her on that rainy, confession-filled night. Everyone else assumed that the beauty had pulled a Garbo by declaring "I want to be alone" and skipping town for a while, as she and Victor tend to do whenever the mood strikes them. And it made sense that Katherine, Nikki's best gal pal, would be the first person to suspect that something more ominous than a trip to a spa might be unfolding. All told, it made for a compelling, fascinating and completely believable story-within-a-story that managed to keep Nikki front-and-center without her ever appearing on-screen!
Vanishing Act
The writers at Y&R deserve major props for turning Melody Thomas Scott's recent absence into one of the most subtle mysteries in recent daytime history. For weeks, viewers were the only ones to realize that Nikki had gone missing, let alone that Ashley might have plowed into her on that rainy, confession-filled night. Everyone else assumed that the beauty had pulled a Garbo by declaring "I want to be alone" and skipping town for a while, as she and Victor tend to do whenever the mood strikes them. And it made sense that Katherine, Nikki's best gal pal, would be the first person to suspect that something more ominous than a trip to a spa might be unfolding. All told, it made for a compelling, fascinating and completely believable story-within-a-story that managed to keep Nikki front-and-center without her ever appearing on-screen!