Needed a Spoonful of Sugar to Help that Episode Go Down - Today's Recap, 12/25/09
I'm sure you know, but my title is a nod to Mary Poppins, because ATWT TOTALLY played an instrumental version of "Feed the Birds" at the end of the episode. :-) And now I have Mary Poppins songs stuck in my head!
Okay, I'm gonna start with the things I liked:
HOLDEN. Holden, Holden, Holden. I LOVE YOU LIKE A FAT KID LOVES CAKE. Oh, Holden, my dear. You are still the best father ever. That scene with Luke when you were bringing in firewood and telling him to hang on as best he could with Noah? ♥ ♥ And I do believe that Holden said something akin to "You two love each other very much". Oh, God. Even though you haven't spent much time with them lately, you are still so tuned into them. Luke would be lost without you!! You're such a great man, I can hardly stand it. And you dressed up as Santa Claus for Ethan! Hehe.
And how much do I love the fact that all the Snyder kids were worried about one another so much they could barely concentrate on themselves? ♥ Snyder siblings RULE. And then when Faith practically attached herself to Noah. God. We all know how much Faith loves her some Noah! :-)
I loved Emma and Lucinda's scheming to bring Lily and Holden together, and I liked how Lily and Holden finally took their claws out of one another and were able to spend time together and TRULY enjoy themselves. No drama for Lilden today!
Unfortunately, all the drama today belonged to the BOYS!
Okay, good things happened with the boys. Like, when Luke helped Noah hang up his ornament on the tree (and it was in the shape of a slate, which is the little clappy-thingy that the 2nd assistant cameraperson uses to help sync the sound with the picture). Gah. And when Luke helped Noah open his present, full of the coffee that Noah loves, and the pair of Luke's socks that Noah always used to steal, and Noah's favorite cookies from Emma...that was all wonderful and sweet.
But then, everything else made me feel horrible. I have to admit, that if I were Luke, I would be crying myself to sleep tonight, after spending the day like that with Noah.
Perhaps it hit too close to home for me to think about objectively. I've been in the situation that Luke has been in - trying to be the ultimate support for someone who's going through something life-changing, and there's not much you can do about it, and all the while you can feel him pulling further and further away from you, and there's not much you can do to explain it. And when Noah tried to explain why he was here at the farm, that did not feel good. I guess it seemed to make Luke happy, but really...it didn't change anything. And then after Luke helped Noah open his present, it ended on Noah's "But don't people have five senses? I can't live the rest of my life like this" sour note. Boo. :-( Sad boys make me sad. Their interactions today really hurt my heart, and I have a feeling that it's going to get much worse before it gets better. Oh, boys. C'mon, Noah. T_T
On the other hand, props to ATWT for keeping it real. I mean, yeah, it was the Christmas episode and lots of things were wonderful and happy and Christmasy, but Luke and Noah remained true to their storyline. Not everything is perfect. And that's sometimes how life is, no matter what time of year it is.
And I did like Noah's interactions with the rest of Luke's family. I loved how he said that it was good to hear Natalie's voice, and then he asked for Faith. And how Emma said she had extra sweet potatoes for Noah. That was all wonderful and heart-warming. So when is Noah gonna realize how freaking lucky he is that he has this amazing family who loves him and practically bent over backwards to take care of him? Not to mention how lucky he is that he has a partner who still loves him unconditionally and wants to share his future with him. Noah may have lost his eyesight, but he's still got plenty of other blessings to count.
And when Lily and Holden were talking about how much Luke loves Noah, and then Lily asked Holden if he thought those kinds of feelings ever went away? Guh. I know it was supposed to be aimed at the two of them, but all I kept thinking about was the boys at that moment. And if I feel like I need some reassurance about how Noah feels for Luke, I can only imagine how Luke himself feels!!!
Anyway, I apologize for the ranting. As far as Nuke Christmases go, this one was the saddest one for me. It had lots of good things peppered in here and there, but it wasn't anything like that awesome bench kiss they had last year. :-( That being said, I can't wait for their new storyline to pick up in January!
Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope today is a wonderful day for all of you!
~G
Okay, I'm gonna start with the things I liked:
HOLDEN. Holden, Holden, Holden. I LOVE YOU LIKE A FAT KID LOVES CAKE. Oh, Holden, my dear. You are still the best father ever. That scene with Luke when you were bringing in firewood and telling him to hang on as best he could with Noah? ♥ ♥ And I do believe that Holden said something akin to "You two love each other very much". Oh, God. Even though you haven't spent much time with them lately, you are still so tuned into them. Luke would be lost without you!! You're such a great man, I can hardly stand it. And you dressed up as Santa Claus for Ethan! Hehe.
And how much do I love the fact that all the Snyder kids were worried about one another so much they could barely concentrate on themselves? ♥ Snyder siblings RULE. And then when Faith practically attached herself to Noah. God. We all know how much Faith loves her some Noah! :-)
I loved Emma and Lucinda's scheming to bring Lily and Holden together, and I liked how Lily and Holden finally took their claws out of one another and were able to spend time together and TRULY enjoy themselves. No drama for Lilden today!
Unfortunately, all the drama today belonged to the BOYS!
Okay, good things happened with the boys. Like, when Luke helped Noah hang up his ornament on the tree (and it was in the shape of a slate, which is the little clappy-thingy that the 2nd assistant cameraperson uses to help sync the sound with the picture). Gah. And when Luke helped Noah open his present, full of the coffee that Noah loves, and the pair of Luke's socks that Noah always used to steal, and Noah's favorite cookies from Emma...that was all wonderful and sweet.
But then, everything else made me feel horrible. I have to admit, that if I were Luke, I would be crying myself to sleep tonight, after spending the day like that with Noah.
Perhaps it hit too close to home for me to think about objectively. I've been in the situation that Luke has been in - trying to be the ultimate support for someone who's going through something life-changing, and there's not much you can do about it, and all the while you can feel him pulling further and further away from you, and there's not much you can do to explain it. And when Noah tried to explain why he was here at the farm, that did not feel good. I guess it seemed to make Luke happy, but really...it didn't change anything. And then after Luke helped Noah open his present, it ended on Noah's "But don't people have five senses? I can't live the rest of my life like this" sour note. Boo. :-( Sad boys make me sad. Their interactions today really hurt my heart, and I have a feeling that it's going to get much worse before it gets better. Oh, boys. C'mon, Noah. T_T
On the other hand, props to ATWT for keeping it real. I mean, yeah, it was the Christmas episode and lots of things were wonderful and happy and Christmasy, but Luke and Noah remained true to their storyline. Not everything is perfect. And that's sometimes how life is, no matter what time of year it is.
And I did like Noah's interactions with the rest of Luke's family. I loved how he said that it was good to hear Natalie's voice, and then he asked for Faith. And how Emma said she had extra sweet potatoes for Noah. That was all wonderful and heart-warming. So when is Noah gonna realize how freaking lucky he is that he has this amazing family who loves him and practically bent over backwards to take care of him? Not to mention how lucky he is that he has a partner who still loves him unconditionally and wants to share his future with him. Noah may have lost his eyesight, but he's still got plenty of other blessings to count.
And when Lily and Holden were talking about how much Luke loves Noah, and then Lily asked Holden if he thought those kinds of feelings ever went away? Guh. I know it was supposed to be aimed at the two of them, but all I kept thinking about was the boys at that moment. And if I feel like I need some reassurance about how Noah feels for Luke, I can only imagine how Luke himself feels!!!
Anyway, I apologize for the ranting. As far as Nuke Christmases go, this one was the saddest one for me. It had lots of good things peppered in here and there, but it wasn't anything like that awesome bench kiss they had last year. :-( That being said, I can't wait for their new storyline to pick up in January!
Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope today is a wonderful day for all of you!
~G