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Monday, July 9, 2007
Episode #10,607 Taped June 15th
It is nighttime on July 4th, and the some of the young crowd are back to Beach Blanket Bingo, while some of the adults gather in the Brady back yard to read a couple of the translated letters between Colleen & Santo. Getting the junk out of the way first, Jett, Danielle, Jeremy & Stephanie are on the beach, with Jerkemy being his usual obnoxious self. He & Steph go for a dip, leaving Jett to chat a bit with Danielle. He thanks her for the act she is putting on, claiming she deserves an Oscar. She proceeds to thank her mother, father AND her husband. Jett says he knows Mark must miss her, but she says he is cool. (O.K. here is my take, Danielle is pretending to be his fiancee’, and is either a relative or maybe his sister or just a good friend……..but she is married, and doing him a favor). Gidget & Moondoggie return, begin urging their friends to get married in Vegas, yada, yada. Danielle wants to go back to the hotel, Jett walks her to her car. (huh? Why not go back with her? Too weird). Steph & Jeremy exchange a few words, with him saying something about other girls, Stephanie asking if that includes her, he replies that it keeps her on her toes, and runs off for another dip. She is taken aback, Jett returns and finds her shedding a few tears.
At the Brady house, Chelsea & Nick are arguing about her telling Jett about his disloyal fiancee'. He tells her to keep out of it. None of her business. She goes on and on, he brings up the hairbrush, and all he did for her in re: it, but all she can talk about is Jett. He finally tells her it is not over as she thinks, Kate is blackmailing him with it.
Bo & Hope are cleaning up after the party (how pretty, all the shrubbery is covered in tiny white lights) and talking about the wonderful day with family. Along comes Doug & Julie with two translated letters from Dr. Mangione at the University (Bless that professor, who was still there on a Holiday, lol). Marlena & John arrive, and they are all set to begin reading the letters. Meanwhile, Roman delivers copies to Sami & Lucas at the safe house, but has to leave to “take care of business”. Sami knows that means Anna. LOL. Amazing that Roman was not in the least curious about them, and his family has been embroiled in a vendetta for all these years. Lucas is diving into the food Roman brought, evidently from the party, as he mentions deviled eggs, Grandma’s apple pie, and Caroline’s chicken. There is a lot of good-natured banter as Sami begins to read the letter. The scenes shift back and forth between the Brady back yard, and the safe house, as the letters are being read, and comments made by all. But……here is the beginning of the story. Colleen is writing to Signor DiMera, talking of the their short acquaintance, but wanting a favor. The scene dissolves to a church (in Galway, Ireland) and we see Colleen in a nun’s habit (played by Alison Sweeney) praying at the altar, as two blokes carry in an unconscious stranger. Seems he was at Finn’s Pub, an altercation broke out, Finn brought out his shilaleigh, and accidentally coshed this tall man. There is a big hankerchief around the man’s head and eyes. Colleen is all concern and care, tells the men to get some water, and then go for the doctor. She dabs at the head wound, and the man falls over into her lap, opens his eyes and sees Colleen, murmurming Madonna mia. Colleen assures him she is not the Virgin Mary, just a novice nun, tends to his head, putting on a “plaster”. He tells her his name is Santo, she says that means saint (!!!) and his family is in the import/export business, always looking for things to buy or sell. She tells him one of the nuns is from Italy, and has taught them all Italian, such a beautiful language. He says the Irish is beautiful language, too, and asks if she knows Gaelic. Sure. (Alison Sweeney/Sami is speaking with an Irish accent, and James Scott/EJ who is portraying Santo, is speaking with an Italian one. Both do a credible job. Think Maureen O”Hara and Rozanno Brazzi)
Both are clearly “taken” with each other. Colleen cannot imagine what is keeping the doctor. Father Mallory returns, gets introduced to Santo, gives Colleen a quiet hint about getting the stranger to perhaps make a donation to the church, and leaves. Santo tells her she must visit Italy, and says he will take her on the grand tour. Colleen asks if his wife will come with them. Santo asks how she knew he had a wife. She didn’t. The wife is back home with his son, Stefano. He shows her something (calls it eccola, or eccala) that his wife makes and he sells.
In the Brady back yard, the women are reading between the lines, seeing the immediate attraction. The men are sort of pooh poohing that idea, but all are aware that Colleen is not yet a nun, having not taken her final vows. Bo makes mention that in Irish Catholic families back then, having a child become a nun or a priest was considered a huge blessing. Sami is telling Lucas that not only did it looks like Santo may have taken Colleen from her family, but away from God, too. Lucas points out that if that was the case, then it would be the Bradys hating the DiMeras, instead of vice versa.
Back in the church, Santo is taking his leave, promising to stop at the infirmary before returning to the Pub, to have his head wound checked. He leaves, and Colleen finds his handkerchief. Father Mallory comes out, and she shows him the hankerchief, pure silk, and wants to go after Signor DiMera to return it. Father Mallory says if he wants it back, he will return. Later we see Colleen coming into the chapel, with a pad of paper, all set to write a letter to Signor, making sure he WILL return. (When the letter reading began, she says she is in the chapel, for privacy, and writing in Italian as Mary O’Callahan at the post office has proved to be quite a nosy person, lol). At the end of the letter, she asks if perhaps Santo’s wife could make a silk hankerchief for her da (father), who has never had anything fine or luxurious in his life, and she would like to gift her da with something like that.
This is the end of the first letter. The second one is Santo’s reply. Stay tuned.
Barb
Episode #10,607 Taped June 15th
It is nighttime on July 4th, and the some of the young crowd are back to Beach Blanket Bingo, while some of the adults gather in the Brady back yard to read a couple of the translated letters between Colleen & Santo. Getting the junk out of the way first, Jett, Danielle, Jeremy & Stephanie are on the beach, with Jerkemy being his usual obnoxious self. He & Steph go for a dip, leaving Jett to chat a bit with Danielle. He thanks her for the act she is putting on, claiming she deserves an Oscar. She proceeds to thank her mother, father AND her husband. Jett says he knows Mark must miss her, but she says he is cool. (O.K. here is my take, Danielle is pretending to be his fiancee’, and is either a relative or maybe his sister or just a good friend……..but she is married, and doing him a favor). Gidget & Moondoggie return, begin urging their friends to get married in Vegas, yada, yada. Danielle wants to go back to the hotel, Jett walks her to her car. (huh? Why not go back with her? Too weird). Steph & Jeremy exchange a few words, with him saying something about other girls, Stephanie asking if that includes her, he replies that it keeps her on her toes, and runs off for another dip. She is taken aback, Jett returns and finds her shedding a few tears.
At the Brady house, Chelsea & Nick are arguing about her telling Jett about his disloyal fiancee'. He tells her to keep out of it. None of her business. She goes on and on, he brings up the hairbrush, and all he did for her in re: it, but all she can talk about is Jett. He finally tells her it is not over as she thinks, Kate is blackmailing him with it.
Bo & Hope are cleaning up after the party (how pretty, all the shrubbery is covered in tiny white lights) and talking about the wonderful day with family. Along comes Doug & Julie with two translated letters from Dr. Mangione at the University (Bless that professor, who was still there on a Holiday, lol). Marlena & John arrive, and they are all set to begin reading the letters. Meanwhile, Roman delivers copies to Sami & Lucas at the safe house, but has to leave to “take care of business”. Sami knows that means Anna. LOL. Amazing that Roman was not in the least curious about them, and his family has been embroiled in a vendetta for all these years. Lucas is diving into the food Roman brought, evidently from the party, as he mentions deviled eggs, Grandma’s apple pie, and Caroline’s chicken. There is a lot of good-natured banter as Sami begins to read the letter. The scenes shift back and forth between the Brady back yard, and the safe house, as the letters are being read, and comments made by all. But……here is the beginning of the story. Colleen is writing to Signor DiMera, talking of the their short acquaintance, but wanting a favor. The scene dissolves to a church (in Galway, Ireland) and we see Colleen in a nun’s habit (played by Alison Sweeney) praying at the altar, as two blokes carry in an unconscious stranger. Seems he was at Finn’s Pub, an altercation broke out, Finn brought out his shilaleigh, and accidentally coshed this tall man. There is a big hankerchief around the man’s head and eyes. Colleen is all concern and care, tells the men to get some water, and then go for the doctor. She dabs at the head wound, and the man falls over into her lap, opens his eyes and sees Colleen, murmurming Madonna mia. Colleen assures him she is not the Virgin Mary, just a novice nun, tends to his head, putting on a “plaster”. He tells her his name is Santo, she says that means saint (!!!) and his family is in the import/export business, always looking for things to buy or sell. She tells him one of the nuns is from Italy, and has taught them all Italian, such a beautiful language. He says the Irish is beautiful language, too, and asks if she knows Gaelic. Sure. (Alison Sweeney/Sami is speaking with an Irish accent, and James Scott/EJ who is portraying Santo, is speaking with an Italian one. Both do a credible job. Think Maureen O”Hara and Rozanno Brazzi)
Both are clearly “taken” with each other. Colleen cannot imagine what is keeping the doctor. Father Mallory returns, gets introduced to Santo, gives Colleen a quiet hint about getting the stranger to perhaps make a donation to the church, and leaves. Santo tells her she must visit Italy, and says he will take her on the grand tour. Colleen asks if his wife will come with them. Santo asks how she knew he had a wife. She didn’t. The wife is back home with his son, Stefano. He shows her something (calls it eccola, or eccala) that his wife makes and he sells.
In the Brady back yard, the women are reading between the lines, seeing the immediate attraction. The men are sort of pooh poohing that idea, but all are aware that Colleen is not yet a nun, having not taken her final vows. Bo makes mention that in Irish Catholic families back then, having a child become a nun or a priest was considered a huge blessing. Sami is telling Lucas that not only did it looks like Santo may have taken Colleen from her family, but away from God, too. Lucas points out that if that was the case, then it would be the Bradys hating the DiMeras, instead of vice versa.
Back in the church, Santo is taking his leave, promising to stop at the infirmary before returning to the Pub, to have his head wound checked. He leaves, and Colleen finds his handkerchief. Father Mallory comes out, and she shows him the hankerchief, pure silk, and wants to go after Signor DiMera to return it. Father Mallory says if he wants it back, he will return. Later we see Colleen coming into the chapel, with a pad of paper, all set to write a letter to Signor, making sure he WILL return. (When the letter reading began, she says she is in the chapel, for privacy, and writing in Italian as Mary O’Callahan at the post office has proved to be quite a nosy person, lol). At the end of the letter, she asks if perhaps Santo’s wife could make a silk hankerchief for her da (father), who has never had anything fine or luxurious in his life, and she would like to gift her da with something like that.
This is the end of the first letter. The second one is Santo’s reply. Stay tuned.
Barb
