One Life to Live Two Scoops Commentary (2006)
One Life to Live opinion columns from 2006
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Love a storyline? Want to throw the remote at the screen during others? Our Two Scoops columnists feel the same way. Each week, they provide their own commentary on the action in the Two Scoops column.
Every week, our Two Scoops columnists share their thoughts and opinions in the Two Scoops commentary columns. Those columns are archived to allow fans a chance to make sure that they've read every opinion for every week. This archive features columns written about One Life to Live in the calendar year.
To access columns from other years or to review columns for other soaps, please see the Related Information links at the bottom of this page to access a specific year. Or to view a listing of all years for which columns are available, simply click here.
January 2, 2006
Generally speaking, the show has improved since 2004. There were good and bad parts of almost every storyline.
January 9, 2006
There are certain actors and actresses who are mainstays, venerable performers who epitomize the professionalism and the hard work that goes in to producing a year's worth of episodes.
January 16, 2006
In what was mostly a slow week in Llanview, some interesting developments emerged in the Jess/Tess/Nash/Antonio storyline.
January 23, 2006
Llanview was a pretty dull place to live this week. It's almost as if drama took a vacation from the normal activities and left very little instructions of what needed to be done.
January 30, 2006
Most of the action this past week pertained to Todd's verdict at the Margaret murder trial.
February 6, 2006
Blair's crime is putting way too much trust in Spencer and not having an ounce of faith in Todd, the father of her children.
February 13, 2006
This is a time of the year when the stories are supposed to be must-see and the pacing is meant to be breathtaking.
February 20, 2006
With another dull week of storyline inertia, the only excitement this past week in Llanview revolved around Todd's transfer from Statesville Prison to death row.
February 27, 2006
Llanview was a pretty dull place to live this week. It's almost as if drama took a vacation from the normal activities and left very little instructions of what needed to be done.
March 6, 2006
In what should have been a most memorable February Sweeps period across the board for ABC, it seems that One Life to Live was the only ABC drama to drop the ball.
March 13, 2006
Ever since the prison break, Evangeline has maintained a very close relationship with Cristian. He was there by her side to help take the sting away from losing Todd's murder case.
March 20, 2006
Our columnist was unable to provide a new column for this week. Please enjoy this encore column from March 21st, 2005.
March 27, 2006
Viki and Clint forced themselves to watch the tape that proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that their only daughter was molested and taken advantage of by a stranger.
April 3, 2006
Many viewers may argue that the writing this past year has been less-than-stellar, but few can disagree that the talent on this show makes even the weakest storyline enthralling!
April 10, 2006
When viewers were first introduced to Tess, she was an obnoxious, rebellious, and promiscuous young woman who partied with reckless abandon and bore many similarities to Niki Smith.
April 17, 2006
Marcie is looking for a maternal figure, and Lindsay is probably using Marcie a bit as an extension of Jen.
April 24, 2006
Our columnist was unable to provide a new column this week. Instead, please enjoy a look back at what was happening one year ago this week.
May 1, 2006
If Blair becomes any less likeable, she will become the female version of Spencer Truman. Maybe that's why she's romantically involved with him!
May 8, 2006
Spencer has been around for well over a year, and we still have yet to know with specific detail what his vendetta is against the Buchanans.
May 15, 2006
The tornado that ripped through Llanview this past week was taken as seriously as a piece of toilet paper stuck to someone's shoe at a formal event.
May 22, 2006
Our columnist was not able to provide a new column this week. In its place is a special flashback column from 2004.
May 29, 2006
Trevor St. John deserves major kudos for the way that he has infused a deep sympathy for Todd.
June 5, 2006
Only in Llanview is someone executed only to be miraculously brought back to life in the eleventh hour!
June 12, 2006
Brennan's paternity was resolved this past week. It's refreshing to get news about a child's paternity that is conclusive; too often characters tamper with the results to prolong story.
June 19, 2006
Roughly two years have passed since viewers were first introduced to Tari Signor's crazy psycho Margaret Cochran.
June 26, 2006
Cris and Evangeline, for now, have a special relationship. They are still in that courting phase, and Evangeline has gone from a good friendship with Cris to something more.
July 3, 2006
Duke died, David lied, and Todd died...and was resurrected! Will the madness ever end?
July 10, 2006
Rex and Adriana had so much potential, but the spark they had fizzled in record time. Rex is trying to protect her, and she is clearly unappreciative of his effort.
July 17, 2006
Why hasn't Todd caught on to what Blair is doing by now? Blair's behavior is always like this when she's trying to catch a golden spider.
July 24, 2006
People have said that soap characters become your friends or guests because they are in your home five times a week. Sometimes it feels like these guests overstay their welcome.
July 31, 2006
Spencer loves Blair who loves Todd who's falling for Evangeline who thinks she's falling for Cris.
August 7, 2006
Clint and Dorian are two characters who would never become embroiled in a romance, so it's hard to accept that these two characters suddenly have a romantic attraction to one another.
August 14, 2006
The only thing more fun than watching Tuc Watkins play David is watching Tuc Watkins play David acting like a wannabe actor trying to not overact.
August 21, 2006
Don't you just hate it when you've devoted two or more hours to a movie or spent days and days reading a book and you reach the end of it and think about all of the holes in the story?
August 28, 2006
Nora finally started talking more like the brilliant attorney she is and less like someone you wanna stick a straw in and suck the dialogue out of.
September 4, 2006
Llanview is desperately in need of a makeover. It's time to reevaluate what can be done to make One Life to Live a show that evokes excitement, unpredictability, and passion.
September 11, 2006
It was a special treat to see Marcie and Michael this past week. They stick out in Llanview because they're not tragically ill, schemin' and cheatin', or boozin' and losin'.
September 18, 2006
The message boards were abuzz last week with news that ABC President Brian Frons gave an interview indicating that viewers needed to be trained to accept changes to the ABC soaps.
September 25, 2006
Layla displayed some boxing knowledge this past week. It'd be really cool to have her as Cris's manager after he ditches Vince.
October 2, 2006
John may have seemingly lost his pulse this past week, but the show actually had a sign of one!
October 9, 2006
The Powers That Be did a great job on John McBain's funeral this past week. At the same time, it was awesome to see Asa back, and still as ornery as ever!
October 16, 2006
There used to be a time when the supercouple reigned. Today, any couple that stays happy is considered boring, so there is always some impediment in place to keep them apart.
October 23, 2006
Enough of Viki the Sanctimonious and her disapproval of Clint's Dorian Thang! He's a grownup and she's quite the sexy vamp.
October 30, 2006
Many of One Life to Live's hottest fall stories are with us, and while they might be providing some conflict and drama for the characters in Llanview, the same can't be said for viewers.
November 6, 2006
Llanview has some of the classiest women in daytime television. There is a richness of depth and complexity in the characters and their relationships that is a joy to watch.
November 13, 2006
Will she or won't she? That was the question on everyone's mind all week long as the planned wedding between Jessica and Antonio forged ahead.
November 20, 2006
How twisted is it that a rape victim has a son who grows up and almost rapes her rapist's daughter?
November 27, 2006
There really is a sane reason why Port Charles's most memorable super couple is being referenced in this week's Two Scoops column.
December 4, 2006
Michael Easton can say more with one eyebrow than half the cast can say with ten pages of dialogue.
December 11, 2006
Dena Higley has finally found an umbrella story that encompasses most of Llanview.
December 18, 2006
If Todd and Blair don't help Starr learn healthy boundaries now, she'll end up on the receiving end of some not-real-great stuff come college time in a few years.
December 25, 2006
From jail breaks and stalkers to death by lethal injection and multiple personalities, there has definitely been enough drama to keep viewers interested throughout 2006.
