Performer of the Week: Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R)

It's kind of late for Performer of the Week, so I'll wrap this up kind of short.

Victor and Nikki flashbacks and re-thinking wedding decisions equals stellar performances from Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R) and she has earned the Soaps-Now performer of the Week award for the week of August 3, 2009. Melody was superb, would have been her final scenes, and was terrific. Who ever thought we'd feel this way about an exit, and even happier to know what wasn't it! Great job, Mrs. Scott! Also her on-screen partner doing these scenes, Eric Braeden (Victor) is an honorable mention for his scenes during Zapato's funeral.

This week's honorable mentions include: OLTL's Brett Claywell (Kyle) for his scenes for the Kish kiss last week, and co-star Kassie DePaiva (Blair), who was crazy drunk during the double-weddings. Representing AMC we have Jamie Luner ("Turbo" Liza) who was great during her scenes with Marian. I think I said this before in an observation that some people don't Liza 2.0, just because she's not Marcy Walker, but give the chick a break! Also from AMC is Alicia Minshew (Kendall) who is a testament to all soap stars that you can serve it up even in storyline heck. Repping that Y&R this week are Daniel Goddard and Christel Khalil (Cane and Lily) who broke my heart when Cane brought Lily a lint roller for her hair when she stars chemo! I also had a note to add Jess Walton (Jill) to this list, I don't remember, but if I wrote it down it must have been good. I almost forgot, Vail freakin' Bloom was on point. Well mostly, I was feeling up and down. In my mind was mostly, why didn't Nina act this way with Phillip. Even if it could have been better, that's the best performance Bloom has served up...ever, and that may push Bloom into Y&R's female hustlers league. I think for her scenes with Billy. DAYS honors this week belong to Lauren Koslow and Bryan Datillo (Kate and Lucas) for when Lucas goes off on Kate and she breaks down as the Chloe's poisoning mess is going on. Some days with this storyline I go up and down.

Sorry I couldn't give a more in-depth analysis, but the POW was late as it was, and also hard to decide. Keep a look out for this week's best!

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AMC Monday: Scott Goes Nudie, Part I

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Every since we got word that AMC's Adam Mayfield (Scott) would be getting this skinny dipping scene, I was wondering how it would go down, and that it would be with Brittany Allen's Marisa. However I was sort of stunned, not really because of this promo that it was with Annie (Melissa Claire Egan) ! However it was great, and I'm looking forward to the aftermath tomorrow. If only someone had uploaded the Scott-only clip today so I could cut the rest of that mess out. Well the end part of today wasn't so messy. David kisses Liza and we get some cougar action of Erica's.

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AMC Friday: Sad Farewells

Kendall gets a life sentence with a minimum of fifteen years before considered being given parole, as Liza still promises to get a lower sentence. Marian loses it, and shoots Marissa thinking it is Kendall, to avenge Stuart. Marian is at first different telling Adam she did what he couldn't but then is distraught.Kendall and Zach say goodbye, as Kendall says for fifteen years and Zach says it is still not over. David froze and couldn't operate on Marissa leaving Jake to do the job, which is a success. JR can't trick Annie. Opal learns the truth about Trevor, and tells the crowd she has a better plan. Liza is told Marion will be taken to the psychatric ward at the hospital. Liza has a moment with her in which Marion tells her she has to cook dinner for Stuart, and that she is so happy she is in town and they have to meet at the Yacht Club. She remembers Kendall's sentence a little bit, but Liza tells her not to worry. They take Marion off as Liza bawls.

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Performer of the Week: Stacy Haiduk (MJ/Patty, Y&R)

If you follow us on Twitter then you know that I was conflicted on deciding the award yesterday. At first, I was sold on the eventual winner, then I thought of a duo that delivered great performances in a saddening situation, and of another mini diva and hunk. But after delivering killer performances already that day, and that week in fact, remembering when she uttered the lines: "Kitty, Where did you put my pills!?", I knew that hands-down, Stacy Haiduk earned the Soaps-Now! Performer of the Week Award for the week of June 29, 2009! The dream sequence in which Patty recollected walking in on Jack (Peter Bergman) and Diane (then Donelley Rhodes), losing her baby, and shooting Jack three times was perfect, and the aftermath of it was great. Also not to mention the scene in which she was sorry for hurting Summer, but just had to get her mommy out of the picture!

Other key mentions include the duo of Michelle Stafford and Joshua Morrow (Nick and Phyllis, Y&R) who at one point thought could challenge Haiduk for this week's prize, but couldn't hold up. Also as usual, Tricia Cast (Nina, Y&R) for delivering her scenes in the Pihllip storyline on Y&R. I was also impressed with General Hospital's teen sensations Drew Garrett (Michael) and Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina), for scenes this week, especially the later. Oh, and don't forget Ms. J. Luner who I thought was not bad at all this week when she gets her baby, and her great scenes with Colby (Brianne Moncrief), and Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe, Y&R), who walked all over Clementine Ford (Mac) this week, who I am forcing myself to enjoy. Laura Wright (Carly, GH) didn't do too bad as a parental unit, and Shelley Hennig (Stephanie, DAYS) is proving she's fantastic pill-popper and can work the screen without bed time with Darin Brooks (ex-Max)! Finally, as you know I thought poor Brett Claywell's Kyle on OLTL was pushed and pulled all over the screen this week because of the whole mess with Roxy, and almost getting trounced by Natalie, then only to see his ex-lover (Shh, your not supposed to know that yet) apparently in another relationship, and he takes a shot to that! Claywell was about the best act this week other than the usual outstanders, Viki, Dorian, Todd, Tea, Starr, and it goes on.

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