ATWT Earl's Killer Revealed (1989)

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Thank you. I had no idea they brought Farley Granger back for flashbacks. I'd never seen that Jennifer Hobart. I read that she was played by Geraldine Court. Doug Marland was friends with her, I believe (he wrote for her on The Doctors and created a GL role for her as Amanda Spaulding's mother, Jennifer Richards). I cringed when Glenn kissed her doubts away. I wish they'd had a few more people vouching for Grant. Given his history, only Tom and Lisa there to sort of support him is odd.

[@Oakdalian]

I love the setup for James' attempted abduction of Paul in New York. I hadn't seen any other showing of Glen's involvement besides the helicopter ordeal shortly thereafter.

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Barbara did seem doubtful, and then we barely saw her again anyway. I meant more along the lines of Bob or Kim or Nancy. I wish we'd seen them.

[@kengeorgejones6855]

I forgot to say I liked the flashbacks. Sometimes when Marland did this spy stuff and foreign intrigue, I would cringe, but it works here. Poor Earl is just so broken down. My heart breaks for him. And Glenn is chilling, ruthless, everything. I wonder if viewers at the time were surprised he was the killer, or if they knew it would probably be him.

[@kengeorgejones6855]

I also never knew about this Hal temp. I guess he was on for at least 2 days. IMDB has Richard Council. He played another character on ATWT too. And IMDB says he was on Search for Tomorrow in the early 90s (I guess that was Earth-2 Search for Tomorrow). He's OK, I guess, but lacks that BH charisma. I also imagine BH's Hal looking at this guy's hair and saying, "I DON'T go to Supercuts."

[@kengeorgejones6855]

I remember reading an article where Michael Swan talked about weak men on soaps. This was years after this episode, but I wonder if he thought of this scene. His acting in the phone call scene w/Shannon is wonderful (I didn't know he had it in him), but seems overly weepy for Duncan. I did laugh when he told that maid I'd never seen before to double security. Since when did that ever stop people from being killed on that island. I didn't know Roy was still around. Or Jeri (she was eyeing Tom).

[@Oakdalian]

You're welcome. I guess you can chalk up Grant's predicament to his long absence. It's a late night in Oakdale also. Barbara knew how a man can turn on you, so no support from her makes sense.

[@Oakdalian]

What does one have to do with the other?

[@Pinkthing11]

I know this episode aired before March 16, 1989, because Paul is in New York on March 16, 1989 episode, so when did this exactly aired on, ASAP Please

[@Oakdalian]

I could have forgiven the scene a bit more if Michael Swan were shirtless. Just saying!

[@neworleansguy10]

Nothing, other than the fact that they were both Hals. I know BH killed himself much later. Just making conversation.......sorry if I offended.

[@neworleansguy10]

I know Benjamin Hendricksen killed himself, but this actor sucks.

[@Williamwestp24]

This was back in 1989 when they temporarily replaced Benjamin Hendricksen for Richard Council. Hendricksen killed himself in 2006.