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Scene 1 Anna: Hello, rock and roll! Inside voice. Robin: Yeah, yeah, this -- this is very cool. It's very cool. Anna: It is. Oh, I tell you, a concert stage is a thing of beauty. Robin: Mm-hmm. Anna: There's nothing I like better than front-row seats -- unless it's a backstage pass. I know. I'm, like, a groupie. What can I say? Robin: No, you are a magician. I mean, you turned Noah into an exact replica of Eli Love. I mean, Noah gets to sing on this stage -- Anna: Mm-hmm. Robin: And Lifebeat -- I mean, they raise a ton of money for aids charities. It's all good. Anna: I can't take all the credit, you know. Noah worked really hard. Robin: Mm-hmm. Anna: Hey, Patrick, what do you think? Patrick: It's amazing. Anna: Right? You wait till you see your dad's moves up here. Patrick: Yeah. Robin: Uh-oh. Anna: Yeah, all right. They're cool, they're cool. I swear, I swear. Patrick: Uh-huh. Anna: Hi. Noah: Hey. Anna: Hey. Patrick: So? I hear you're ready for your big debut. Noah: Actually, um, change of plans. Uh -- I won't be going on tonight. Scene 2 |
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Anna: Here you go. Noah: Thank you. Anna: You're welcome. Noah: I'm sorry about all your hard work. I mean, I'll make a sizeable, personal donation to Lifebeat and -- Anna: Why don't we just table Lifebeat for now and just try to figure out why your son laid into you. Noah: Huh. I'm used to that. He -- my son is nothing if not unforgiving. I don't really take it to heart anymore. Anna: Since when? Noah: Oh, you heard. I -- his mother, my wife, died on the operating table. Anna: Yeah, that's horrible. I'm sorry. Noah: Well, I'll tell you about sorry. My response was to become a pathetic drunk. Anna: Grief does that to you sometimes. You know, my circumstances are completely different, but I have to say, the results are the same. I failed my daughter miserably. Horribly. Now, I essentially left her to her own devices for -- for the most pivotal, and I know painful years of her life. The difference is that I refused to accept that distance and all the disappointment. And I decided that I was going to try to be the best mom that i could right now, in the present. And thank god, robin was gracious enough to accept me back into her life. And now, I am able to have a relationship with my adult daughter that I wasn't able to be in her childhood. So, you know, I'm not -- I'm not judging you or anything, Noah, but I really -- I feel that -- that my approach is a little happier than yours. Scene 4 Noah: Do you really think if I get up here and do this, that my son will suddenly respect me? Anna: Oh, I don't know. It's worth a try. Look, I'm not going to say you're exactly like eli, because that would be an insult to both your careers. But you are definitely good enough to pass. You know, when the lights are dimmed, and the band is rocking out, all those fans are out there screaming, you're going to be golden. Noah: Just the thought of -- of performing to people that are going to be out there makes me want to dive headfirst into a bottle of vodka. I don't know if I can even put one foot in front of the other and make it onto the stage. Anna: Could you if Patrick's life were in the balance? Noah: Yeah. I'd have to, wouldn't I? Anna: What about his love? I don't know. If you do this, you might just turn things around for the two of you. |
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Scene 5 Robin: I don't know where they are. Patrick: I guess we're too late. Noah: We're too late for what? Robin: Noah? How are you feeling? Noah: Oh, tea does wonders for a singer's voice. Patrick: So, you're going on? Noah: I'll give it one hell of a shot, yeah. Patrick: You know, uh, I was wrong to unload on you like that earlier. This concert isn't about our personal drama. Noah: No, it's not. Can I ask you something? Patrick: Yeah. Noah: Did you really become a surgeon because of me? Patrick: You kidding? Of course. Noah: How did I miss that? Patrick: Because you don't pay attention. You know, growing up, I -- you know, when you wouldn't show up to my games or my graduation or whatever you promised you'd be at, I used to tell all the other kids that you were busy saving lives. And as much as I wanted you there, it was like having my own personal superhero. Noah: I'm proud of you, Patrick. I -- I wish I had done so much more. Patrick: You're here now. That's all I ever wanted. Scene 6 |
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According to US Anna and Robin are on the stage prior to the showing {groupie-ing it out quite well } when Noah cautiously approaches and informs them he won't be going on stage that night.
{First off, he walks up and gives Anna a smooch as if that is no big deal, wow! Sweet! But then he looks like a man walking to his death when he approaches the stage… not perform? Is he
crazy?} |
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Well, it was the week we've been anticipating…getting to see how GH pulled off the `Eli performance' with Rick's new song "Who Killed Rock and Roll." (CD due out in `early' `08. With Ricktime, I'm guessing end of summer, early fall! LOL) :D But lo and behold, it wouldn't be drama in the land of soaps without something happening to mix up the plans. Noah gets a case of cold feet. (cue up the music for Rick's song…"C-c-c-c-c-cold feeeeet." ;)) The Life Beat stage looks pretty cool, Anna's Eli tank-top is hip, the docs have taken the day off to watch Noah perform, and everyone is geared up to go. But then in walks Noah looking sexy as ever…wearing blue jeans, a gray & black shirt and a scarf. (a scarf?!) Or maybe I should say, "he creeps in." He strolls over to Anna and they share a quick kiss. He tells them he isn't going through with the show. Patrick is furious that Noah is backing out---"quitting." He rashes Noah out (and in a lot of ways, I can see why. Noah committed to do it and now he's trying to quit when the heat is on.) Anna assures Patrick it's just a case of `stage fright.' Noah tells them he's not doing it and that he's sorry he agreed to it. Patrick snaps off, "You're sorry?!" X-( In anger he points out how Life Beat put out a lot for this benefit concert and that now Noah is quitting & disappointing a lot of people tonight. Anna tries to calm Patrick down, "No. He's not going to let everyone down." Patrick comes back with, "Oh he's not? Anna, welcome to my world." Noah gets defensive with him. The guys go through the whole `You-let-me-down-after-my-mom-died' argument once again. The emotions flare over the old wounds. Patrick tells Noah he did exactly what he expected he'd do. He tells him he's a coward and that he used to have experience in admitting his failures. Patrick and Robin leave, and the next thing we see…Patrick has decided to work for the day after all. Robin follows him to GH & tries to convince him that his dad is not all wrong. She talks it over with Patrick and he begins to understand that maybe he should treat his dad differently. When I first watched this…I thought, "Here we go again!" :-s But by the end of this episode, I was quite happy to see there was a reason behind yet another father/son screaming match. Today's show left me feeling quite content. For some time now I've been wanting to see some resolve and positive development between Noah and his son. GH definitely gave me what I wanted to see. I only pray that it lasts. :) |
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I really think the intervention from the women had a lot to do with making the two come together and work out their feelings. I loved Anna's chat with Noah about being the best parent you can be now….and not to worry about the mistakes of the past. It was interesting to realize that Anna and Noah do have this in common, the `bad parenting' issues from when their kids were younger, and all the healing that had/has to happen for them now…as parents and children. I loved Noah's solemn, thoughtful expression as Anna was talking to him. :x He was taking her advice to heart. If nothing else…Anna served a huge purpose in saying the right things to Noah, to make his walls come down a bit. I dig that black shirt on Rick!!! Take it with you on tour Rick! Noah asks Anna, "Do you really think if I get up here and do this, it'll make my son suddenly respect me?" Then a LOL moment when Noah fusses about how nervous he is about getting up in front of all those people. Right Rick…we hear
ya! LOL! :)) (ok, I know it's supposed to be Noah, but he's looking and acting sooo much like Rick Springfield, it's hard to find the difference lately.) So stuff like that tends to make me chuckle out loud. Later the 4 are together again and Noah is drinking tea to help his "singer's voice." Patrick makes the first step and tells his dad he shouldn't have went off on him that way. I absolutely LOVED the touching lines when Patrick basically tells Noah that he thought his dad was his hero, even though Noah couldn't show for a lot of his childhood events. He'd tell the kids at school that his dad was `off saving lives.' I thought this was a great scene. I could see some steps in the right direction for these two. B-) THEN…of all things, we have a dumb, soap opera-ish scene where we hear Anna yelling & something falling. The scene goes to Noah lying hurt on the side (or back?) of the stage with a MIC STAND across him. Apparently it fell on him and damaged his vocal chords?!?! Really? OKIE DOKIE! 8-| As ridiculous as that was, (and TOO staged, if that makes sense!) I must say…I'm glad they did come up with a reason for Noah NOT to be the one singing. I mean, it really is quite unrealistic for a doctor to become an excellent singer (as Rick is…or should I say "Eli?") in only 2 weeks. So an accident of some sort needed to happen. But why not laryngitis? Or a cold??? Anything at all…but oh my God…the mic stand? How heavy IS a mic stand?! #-o Or what about Robert coming into town and stumbling onto Noah and Anna in a kiss. He discovers that Noah is with `his woman,' and attempts to choke Noah backstage at Life Beat. Hahaha! :D That would have worked. Despite this strange & rather unrealistic ending, I felt it was a really great episode that made some relationship strides for the Dr. Drakes! (it's probably in my top 10 favorite Noah days thus far, since his return.) Things seem to be pointing in the right direction for them now. Good, let's please let them exist together in peace & find a new story. :-P - Kelley Pearson |
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