Viki's Personalities - Part 2

[@clarencehenderson7634]

Two of the GREATEST actresses in television history!

[@BLTKellys]

Not just television, in all of entertainment.

[@angelmarie2281]

God, the music, the acting, the writing, the directing. This was OLTL in it's finest.

[@nataliestack9330]

Angel Young I agree just commented that the show was Amazing like a house on fire Malone and Griffith wrote the best stories loved the spring fling story and viki did a lot of people said it was dark with the gang rape and viki s molestation but life is dark sometimes and makes for good drama this was a golden time Roger Howarth was discovered and of course the brilliant acting of slezak and Strasser Malone was brilliant but he was fortunate to.have the best actors in any medium and the emmys won to Erika Roger susan haskell and Hilary b smith too many classic moments to name. my mom recorded oltl I was in school I remember my mom and I watching this and every moment of the rape of Marty. i watched this and coukd barely breath

[@gabelogan5877]

Angel Young They has another sexual assault storyline running during the same period that was equally riveting. Usually repeating yourself would be a death knell, but this childhood abuse and frat gang rape storyline was some of its most critically acclaim work.

[@Channel8E6]

I think about this story at least once a year.... 13 year old me used to be tuned into this every week

[@IndependentConversations]

The scenes that sealed the deal of Viki and Dorian's true and the legacy of OLTL. These two powerhouses. Strasser and Slezak (Dorian and Viki)

[@clarencehenderson7634]

Who else is still watching this landmark classic episode in 2018?

[@cornholio5318]

2109

[@dariusketchup4781]

Clarence Henderson meeeeee!😁😁😁 Wish this whole episode was on dvd.

[@bxlb1251]

2021

[@tajmulhall]

2021

[@JCCOTS]

2021

[@TonyorIzzyCommenting]

I was 12 when this went down and I remember being stunned when this was revealed. Even at that age, I knew then the gravity of what Michael Malone was setting into motion. It really took all we had known about that story and turned it up on its head. This story was insane, bonkers and just top notch from the writing to the acting. It was truly one of the best examples of an umbrella story whose effects were felt even til the OLTL's end.

[@greenlee7smythe]

I have to believe these two are the best of friends in real life! How else could they work so beautiful together?!

[@jivonleejackson1673]

Personally in all sincerity, this was excellent tv. 25 years I have enjoyed these scenes in awe of the writing, acting and production. This was good tv, at 2 pm. SENSATIONAL . Sleazak,, Strausser, & Malone told a glorious story. This is where it began.

[@rethablair6902]

This shit was fire back then👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@GenXorcist1976]

They've known about Niki since the show premiered in 1968. The others, in order of emergence, were Tommy, Jean, Princess, Tori, and Victor... all revealed starting in this ep. from January of 1995. I remember it VERY well.

[@scottyfilmbuff]

I remember this fabulous storyline like it was yesterday. It was Dorians trial for murder trial and this storyline that made me a devoted One Life to Live fan. i was in highschool and quite ill when this storyline was on so it's great to have another chance to see it. Robin Strasser and Erica Slezak are brilliant.

[@CDThe1]

I remember Robin Strasser saying that she didn't put her name in for the Supporting Actress Emmy. She said that Dorian would never play second fiddle to anyone, so she decided not to submit her name. She most certainly would have won in my opinion.

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

That was foolish on her part. The role Dorian played in this storyline WAS a supporting one and an amazingly strong one at that. She put her ego over truth.

[@IndependentConversations]

She should of done so for 94 97 98!

[@jacktheman2895]

Michael Malone was the last writer who had a feel for this show.

[@adminofsugas]

These two were the best in scenes love them

[@cidweinberg]

This is One Life To Live! I so miss this show, started watching & cutting school in 1982/6th grade. My mom watched AMC & OLTL both from the beginning. Erika Slezak & Vikki are my absolute favorite from the Soap Opera Art Form/Genre, then B&B’s Susan Flannery/Stephanie.

[@luerike]

Wow!!! What a rich dialogue between Dorian and viki!

[@ErickGainesSanders]

Is it just me, or can anyone else see all seven--every single one--of the personalities come out? One by one?

[@ShaySlim]

Nope I started deducing years back when I studied up on this story and Viki's DID history!

[@ClassicLoverA]

One Word: AMAZING! This is what OLTL used to be.

[@CrooklynKnight]

They both deserve Oscars for this. I miss Viki and Dorian so much.

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

You mean Emmys.

[@CrooklynKnight]

Rhaegar Targaryen Nah I meant Oscars. Lol. This is a movie calibur performance.

[@crisvanfan]

Maybe it’s just me but when the truth finally was real about what Victor had done to his own daughter and the Dorian knew it almost seemed like she had been protecting her.. all the battles they had over the years and Dorian possess this knowledge it could’ve knocked her out with one shot and she never used it until this moment

[@lfctech5093]

As many despicable things as Dorian did to Viki, she tried to tread the razors edge, getting Viki's attention without bringing out her alters. In her own way, Dorian was very protective of Viki. I'm convinced that a storyline of them being sisters in a past life would have been interesting. They might have had serious unfinished business in the past life, so they were put back together in this life to work it out once and for all.

[@markburguron3035]

Everyone hated Dorian. Deep down she cared about Vicki. she hid this awful truth for many years to protect her, even almost going to the chair! Dorian was honest , in your face. Two of the greatest actresses that ever was on daytime! Brilliant performances in this storyline!

[@mspotternut]

Amazing story!! It's great to watch it again

[@Kimmiesmidge]

Of course these are amazing scenes....and Bo is so young! My goodness. Robin looks the SAME today, she's hardly aged.

[@bxlb1251]

I love this!!!

[@rickdesjardins7107]

Now that all my children is coming back to prime time as Pine Valley please bring back oltl as Landview In prime time!

[@LRM77]

You can see the complete trust between Slezak and Strasser in these scenes. Wherever one goes, the other will follow. And they go deep. Brilliant.

[@gabelogan5877]

LaToya Morgan it helped that some of these scenes were rehearsed instead of being read off cue cards.

[@progressive59]

Maybe the show wouldn't have gotten cancelled if it was still the powerhouse it was here. The stories were epic back then. If only it didn't have to go so dreadfully downhill. I miss the glory days of this show. Robin Strasser and Erika Slezak are dynamite together. There was nothing else like it on soaps.

[@stefansnellgrove]

progressive59 it was the highest rating soap of the 3 on abc at the time the network cancelled it and it was higher than or tied with Days. It’s last day or close to it got over 2 million watchers. I was so sad I cried one of the days in the final week. I was born watching Days and watched Passions since it aired when I had just turned 4 till NBC cancelled it. Watched OLTL from 2007/2008 till it’s 2012 cancellation. Tina I saw as Rebecca on Passions and Gigi was Mimi on Days so I already had two familiar faces. I’ve watched GH since September 2011.

[@phatgirl1359]

Alexis and crystal

[@gabelogan5877]

@@stefansnellgrove OLTL was setting record ratings in the lead up to its final episode. The show and AMC weren't cancelled due to ratings or quality. The shows weren't bringing in the money they were in the 1980/90s and the network wanted to replace them with low cost lifestyles shows.

[@gabelogan5877]

@@stefansnellgrove actually it I think OLTL's last day of ratings was closer to 3.5 million.

[@heula1]

This was such a great showcase for Erika Slezak's talent. I know she's said in interviews that she was happened with how they wrote Victor into a very dark corner, but I think it makes total sense.

[@1972JKH]

Stone cold best reveal ever!! And fun story

[@GenXorcist1976]

6:46... I think we're seeing a little Princess here.

[@ErickGainesSanders]

Yes we are. The innocent child who suffered so much at the hands of a pedophile.

[@steveifko255]

Pure passion.

[@cornholio5318]

This acting is riveting

[@nattyps3160]

I'm in awe of these 2 powerhouses. They destroyed in these scenes. Dorian begging her to let her run & viki can keep her delusions about Victor going.

[@requiemoftruth]

I wish soaps were like this still. Relying on acting instead of.... well... how do soaps exist?

[@goldy75]

This is soap opera at its finest!

[@kathyflorcruz552]

6:22. Hit home. In the worst way. DAMMIT.

[@phatgirl1359]

Y'all one life aren't you!

[@phatgirl1359]

Enjoying

[@ifalls56649]

Everything starts to change at 4:38

[@AlbieGray]

Erika Slezak and Robin Strasser are and always will be the heart and soul of One Life to Live, and their characters will be a part of Soap history for a long time to come.

[@miggy25]

Erika and Robin were brilliant in this s/l....Erika really deserved the Emmy for this, which she won....This is the REAL One Life

[@GenXorcist1976]

ONE LIFE should have ended with one final Slezak/Strasser scene. Don't get me wrong, for what is was (they were still believing they'd continue on the internet at the time...), it was a good ending very true to OLTL form... but I think had they known Prospect Park was gonna bail on them, Dorian should have returned for one last hurrah to close out the show with Viki.

[@luerike]

Bring Erika the actress to YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS to make a root as a family. She's a wonderful actress! Hey, YR is still GREAT!

[@ManTexDal]

just about every women had tried to murder Victor Lord, Dorian, one of Victoria Lord's alters, Iren the only woman who didn't get accused was MEREDITH

[@QonOUTview]

Hey Bo, David Vickers is your son. Hey Viki, Your father is alive.

[@ericlbrown2002]

I remember then; I really thought Dorian killed him!

[@entertainme3000]

@yaywhewclips242 Wrong! Mitch came back in 2002 and Victor the next year!

[@SolidRockTelevision]

@AdArmand You NEED to be a writer on the shows for ABC. Because the WAY in which you described it; NO ONE could have summed it up better! *I couldn't have even said it better myself...real talk*

[@JGirl007]

niki killed him with the pillow

[@greenlee7smythe]

Vince R it was Tori.

[@yaywhewclips242]

yea bmf, but then Victor AND Irene Manning came back from the dead!!

[@starrfisher]

when did they discover vikis alters?

[@godnlenora]

dorian was the most least characters that i loved to hate the most on the show.

[@nataliestack9330]

I've been trying to piece all the you tube footage of Dorian arrest trial sentencing bc i heard so much about it but originally I was in school and missed a lot of it. I know David forged the diary entry about Irene killing Victor, how did he fool the experts that analyze handwriting ? also I know Dorian and David worked together to keep Todd from learning he was the Lord heir but did she know in the beginning it was fake when she was on death row? also people said Dorian finally admitted she killed Victor how is that explained since the awful storyline that vic was still alive somewhere . what a debacle and it advanced nothing when viki asked him.how he could do what he did he went into cardiac arrest

[@nichtsleezy]

RIVETING!!!!

[@luerike]

It was "Tori" who killed victor!!!!

[@m.e.d.7997]

Did she kill her father?

[@crisvanfan]

@@m.e.d.7997 no Because as it turns out he wasn't actually dead

[@AlbieGray]

I don't disagree with you on that one. Victoria Lord Davidson will ALWAYS be the first lady of Llanview. She is one of a kind and is irreplaceable. :)

[@yaywhewclips242]

But Dorian didn't kill Victor. One of Viki's alters killed him! Of course both Victor and MItch were supposedly dead and came back in 1999.

[@entertainme3000]

@HawkgirlAndHerMase I know what party you're talking about

[@heddalee]

Okay, help me out. I know it's confusing because the storyline changed over the years but why did Dorian want to leave town so badly? So she could escape the supposed murder charges - she seemed to have good reason to believe they wouldn't stick? Or because of Vickers' scam? And why (are we now supposed to believe) that Dorian kept silent about Viki's abuse for so long? Couldn't she recognize that that abuse was what 'caused' Niki Smith?

[@elijahjones981]

STOOOOOOOOP IT STOOOOOOOOOOOOOP IT jk i love oltl

[@nataliestack9330]

Another question sorry , did he molest Meredith? how did he molest viki and not her sister too? how could viki love him I kniw she split but wouldn't she have a feeling in her stomach that he molested her for years? how disgusting