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Snippets on Dimitri, Alex, and Edmund:
Is Alex in Danger? (SID
11/28/2000):
"This week, Marick family
ties are pushed to the limit when Edmund's mental breakdown leads Dimitri
to worry that Alex- his wife and Edmund's ex-lover- may be at risk!
Is Alex
cheating?
After Dimitri overhears a misleading conversation between his better
half and brother (whom Alex secretly has been consoling over his battles with
Alf), the count accuses his missus of carrying on an affair. Quick to correct
her husband's suspicion, Alex reveals that Edmund has been "seeing"
Alf, and is in need of help. Taken aback by his brother's crumbling psyche,
Dimitri takes Edmund in his arms for a compassionate hug.
Alas, the
truce is cut short when Dimtri, in a bid to assure Edmund that they'll do
whatever is necessary to quash his demons, makes the mistake of saying he will
take care of his sibling's children, should Edmund need time away.
This
suggestion agitates Edmund's paranoia. Wary that, in addition to his former lady
love, Dimitri is out to steal his kids, Edmund lashes out. Afterwards, he
appeals to Alex, asking how he ever can stop loving her.
Edmund goes
Postal? Later, Dimitri shares with Alex his concern that Edmund's
instability has made him a walking hazard of which to steer clear. Alex, though,
refuses to stay away from Edmund in his time of need.
Meanwhile,
Edmund himself continues to teeter on the edge. At the party Ryan has thrown on
the Chandler yacht, he goes toe-to-toe with Dimitri, who he learns has booked
him a room at Oakhaven Sanitarium!
Dimitri to
the Rescue? Has Alex backed the wrong horse? Has Edmund's thirst for revenge
really made his behavior that unpredictable? That question becomes more ominous
at week's end... but the answer may arrive too late to save Alex!"
AMC's Dimitri Tells Edmund to
Stay Away from Alex (SOW
11/21/2000):
"If things keep going the
way they are, AMC's Edmund won't have a ghost of a chance of holding onto
his sanity. He has to live next door to his former fiancee Alex and her
husband Dimitri (his brother), and he has to watch his children crawl all
over their precious uncle Dimi. It's enough to make a man... see things.
Yep- Edmund is
still being terrorized by the ghost of his rotten stepfather, Alf. And this
week, Alex's efforts to help her loopy former lover will cause Dimitri to
question her loyalty to him.
Because of
Edmund's demand that Alex keep quiet about his violent visions of Alf, Alex has
not been truthful with Dimitri about his brother's slow descent into madness.
After yet another argument this week, though, she convinces Edmund to tell
Dimitri about Alf. When Edmund does come clean, Dimitri is sympathetic- to a
point. But privately, he is very worried about is wife's safety, and he orders
her to stay away from his brother.
Meanwhile,
Alex also has problems with David when she becomes suspicious about his
'research' with the experimental drug, libidnizone. So if Alex disappears (hint:
don't miss Friday's episode), Edmund won't be the only suspect. Put David at the
top of the list. FYI: Finola Hughes, who plays Alex, began her maternity leave
Oct. 23."
Pine
Valley Secrets Revealed (SID 10/31/2000):
"Edmund, Alex &
Dimitri- Alf pushes Edmund to extremes which endanger Dimitri. No word yet
on how AMC will handle the imminent maternity leave of Finola Hughes
(Alex)."
Is Revenge on
Edmund's Mind (SOU 10/24/2000):
"Edmund's world is
falling apart before his very eyes. He's lost Alex to Dimitri and his mind
is beginning to play tricks on him. His worst nightmares seem to be coming
true. In his mind, he sees and hears Alf, the horrible man that he once
thought was his father. Alf tells him that he's a loser and that Dimitri
is taking everything from him once again. Alf's message for Edmund to
fight for what he wants in this world and not let Dimitri come out a
winner again, causes Edmund to take some drastic steps, which he might
later regret.
Though all his
troubles, there has been one person who has always been able to get through to
him: Brooke. Can she help him this time, before things get completely out of
control? Brooke herself is having major life problems and she's confiding in
Edmund about her hatred for Eliot/Josh. Will their feelings for each other once
again bring them together as a couple, instead of just friends?"
Will Edmund
Kill Dimitri? (SID 10/31/2000):
"This week, a ghost from
Edmund's past threatens to make a phantom of Dimitri. Will Alex realize
what's going on before it's too late for both of the men she loves?
I'm Baaack! It's
understandable that Edmund has a bone to pick with Dimitri. After all, Edmund
was forced to watch idly as Alex, with whom he had fallen in love, returned to
the arms of his half brother, her resurrected husband.
Lately, though,
Edmund is having an increasingly difficult time controlling his rage. This week,
the situation grows more dire, as the abusive man whom he once called 'father'-
Wildwind caretaker Alf Gresham- returns to whip his 'son' into a violent fury!
Heading for a
Wedding- Hearing the voice of the deceased Alf, Edmund relives the verbal abuse
he experienced as a child. Noticing that Edmund is beginning to act a little
weird, Dimitri and Alex nonetheless proceed with plans to renew their wedding
vows at Vadzel, the Maricks' Budapest estate. Dimitri is caught off guard,
though, when Edmund makes an announcement of his own: He's selling
Wildwind!
Will Alex and
Dimitri leave town? A heated arguement ensues, as Dimitri refuses to let Edmund
relinquish their home. Distraught to see the tension between the brothers, Alex
suggests to her husband an alternate plan that would take them away from Pine
Valley forever!
Murder, he
planned- Alas, the Maricks had better act quickly, as Edmund begins to entertain
Alf's suggestions that he should 'get rid of Dimitri!' With such prompting,
Edmund starts contemplating ways to kill his brother. Next week, loved ones
begin to worry further about Edmund's state of mind... but is their concern too
late?"
AMC's Edmund
Wants to Kill Dimitri (SOW 10/24/2000):
"It's bad enough that
AMC's Edmund has to spend his waking hours being in close proximity to the
deliriously being happy and very-much-reunited Dimitri and Alex, but he's
also being haunted by visions of Alf, his long-deceased stepfather who is
encouraging his son to confront Dimitri.
This week, Edmund begins to listen to his father, and to act out in a most
violent and irrational way. 'It's probably a culmination of his life events, but
the Alex thing triggers it, because there's been so much loss,' executive
producer Jean Dadario Burke explains. 'It all goes back to his beginnings, his
roots. It makes him think: What have I done? Why is this happening to me? Why am
I loving and losing so much? That's when his father appears to him.'
Edmund may not be just struggling with himself- he's also going to be doing some
more battling with Dimitri as well as the memories of his troubled past."
Two
Princes Kneel Before AMC's Alex (SOW 8/22/2000)
"Royal complications
surround the fair Alex this week on AMC, as princely brothers Edmund and
Dimitri each plan to her his queen.
Edmund, the
consummate party planner- think Crystal Ball- orchestrates the definitive
marriage proposal to Alex. It's part fairy tale, part dream- and
completely romantic. Though she's a little taken aback, what with her
soon-to-be family in the background dressed as the cast of A Midsummer
Night's Dream, she agrees to live happily ever after with him.
What the newly engaged couple doesn't know is that not only is Dimitri
alive but he's on the mend and ready to reveal himself to his wife and
brother.
Dimitri
stops himself when he learns that Alex and Edmund are engaged. He once
again chooses the noble road, and suffers in silence from the sidelines.
In fact, after heading to the church, he decides to get out of Edmund and
Alex's life for good. But the best laid plans...
Edmund and
Alex revel in thoughts of their future until Alex finds disturbing
evidence at Wildwind. Then she has a bizarre sighting at the Pine Valley
airport. It may be a matter of minutes before Dimitri's existence is no
longer a secret.
Finola
Hughes (Alex) can't wait. 'I love him (Michael Nader),' she effuses. 'I've
been watching him, and I just think he's so tender and vulnerable and just
wonderful. I'm very much looking forward to working with him soon. That's
going to be interesting. I've had a lot of thoughts about when I (Alex)
first see him, too. It's an interesting spin.'"
