Will A.J.'s Plot Cost Skye Jax's Love?
GH's scheming Skye at last may have lured Jax into her bed. But how long he sleeps there may depend on his level of tolerance for the high jinks of the other man in her life: her half brother, A.J.!
"Jax is a man of honor. He could be totally ruthless, but like Sonny, he has a particular sort of code," explains headwriter Megan McTavish. "He's very chivalrous where women are concerned. Skye is on A.J.'s side -- although even she doesn't like it that he's using this little girl [Courtney]. "But that adds fireworks to Jax and Skye's relationship."
With his past romances casting him in the role of savior, Jax hardly knows how to progress in his relationship with strong willed Skye. By the same token, she finally has fallen in love with a man she can't lead around by his nose. "Skye is a challenge and she's not boring. Jax sees her coming," acknowledges McTavish. "She has finally met the man she can't baffle or fool. It's incredibly frustrating to her, and yet it is touching her heart in a way I dont think any man has her entire checkered career. Deep down she wants a man that she can't push around. "She's never respected her men," adds the scribe. "She has to respect Jax. He demands it. She wants that, and she tries to deny it."
It's that push-pull element of Skye's attraction to Jax that is driving her nuts. "She tries to deny that she's falling for Jax, because she knows that she can't manipulate him," observes McTavish. "Yet at the same time, she's so intoxicated by him. He's so 'the real thing.'"
Nonetheless, this is hardly the typical soap affair. Concurs McTavish, chuckling: "It's more Taming Of The Shrew than Love Story."
from: April 16, 2002's ABC SID
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Skye and Jax connect
There's a growing attraction between Skye and Jax but both fight it as they hold their emotions in check for the time being. As they both sit in Skye's hotel room, they connect as they talk about real love and what it is and what it means to them. As the hours grow later, Jax spends the night in Skye's room; however, he sleeps in a chair and leaves in the morning before anything happens between the two of them.
Later that day, Skye is up to her usual tricks with the Quartermaines. She accuses Edward and Melissa of hanky panky. This puts Alan in a difficult position and he's unsure of what to do about Skye, but decides that she must move out of the mansion. Skye takes her anger out on Monica and blames her for being kicked out of the house. Skye also tells Alan that she wants nothing more to do with him. Alan, in turn, accuses Skye of being the cause of Edward's heart attack. Skye blasts the Quatermaine's and tells Monica that Melissa is the cause of Edward's heart problem, not her. Alan asks Skye to leave, at which point she connects with Jax. Jax sees that Skye is upset and vulnerable....and he surprisingly reaches out to her. (SOU)
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Skye takes over ELQ and defeats Sonny in one fell swoop.
At the crucial board meeting, her demands that each Quartermaine choose between her and Sonny results in debate among her shocked family. The other shoe drops when she backs up her ultimatum with a totally unexpected announcement. She has Tracy's proxy. Skye successfully steers the vote in Jax's favor by making ELQ go public and Jax promises to make her CEO in return. So does this mean Jax is warming up to the icy redhead?
''Yes, but he is also keeping her on her toes'', says Ingo in SOW. ''He is kind of shut off to women. He is still thinking about Brenda, especially at this time of year. When a tragedy like that happens in your life, it just doesn't go away. I don't think he is too trustful of anybody, except maybe Alexis.
Before the week is out, Edward will warn Skye of that very thing.
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Could Skye Return to AMC?
Robin Christopher (Skye) is said to have signed a new five-year contract with ABC. It is believed that the actress' multi-year contract will allow her to hop from soap to soap. Skye started off on All My Children, headed to One Life to Live where she found her birthmother and has now set up shop on General Hospital with her biological father.
ABC declined to comment on the terms of Christopher's contract, explaining that it is not their policy to discuss a performer's contract.
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The Skye is Falling
To Rae's shock, Alan says he knew she was pregnant, but ''Alan was under his fathers thumb''. Stuart Damon explains. ''Edward sent him off to medical school and said you can't throw away your career. You leave her, I'll take care of it.'' Alan took the cowards way out. Now Alan wants to right the wrong, so he welcomes Skye into the family. ''Skye expected a fight, so she's thrown'' says Damon. "She's like, 'you must have something up your sleeve. The rest of the family is like--What are you crazy?' Monica of course is not thrilled." Nor are AJ or Ned. They think she is a money grubbing extortionist. Although Skye does find an ally in Lila, don't expect Skye and Monica to bond anytime soon. In fact, Monica makes a special birthday request. She wants Skye to take a DNA test, then for her and Rae to leave town.
''For G-d's sake'' laughs Damon, ''Monica's brought up one illegitimate child already.
(SOW)
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Quartermaine Craziness
Rae is shocked when Alan admits that he knew Rae had been pregnant when they were together many years ago. Stuart Damon (Alan) says, "Alan was under his father's thumb. Edward sent him off to medical school and say, 'You can't throw away your career. You leave her. I'll take care of it.' Alan took the coward's way out."
But now, Alan wants to make things right again, and he welcomes Skye into the Quartermaine family. Damon continues, "Skye expected a fight, so she's thrown. She's like, 'You must have something up your sleeve.' The rest of the family is like, 'What, is he crazy?' Monica, of course, is not thrilled."
Nor are other members of the family -- like A.J. and Ned. Robin Christopher (Skye) says, "They think she's a money-grubbing extortionist." Skye finds a kindness in Lila, but Monica only has one special birthday request -- and that is having Skye take a DNA test and then for her and Rae to leave Port Charles.
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ALAN & MONICA WELCOME A NEW DAUGHTER
NOT!
Since Monica found out she couldn't conceive another child because of her impending menopause, it seems she and Alan would be delighted to have a new daughter in their life. But when the surprise addition turns out to be Skye Chandler, the devious schemer from All My Children's Pine Valley, no one is in the mood to celebrate.
Just as Alan and Monica are about to refresh their wedding nuptials, Skye roars through the door and declares that Alan is her father. Despite pleas from her mother Rae Cummings (One Life to Live) to let her break the news to her father, Skye proceeds to drop her bomb on the Quartermaine's after snooping around in Llanview and then following Rae to Port Charles to pick up the trail of her father.
Robin Christopher (Skye) clarifies the situation. "For Skye, the father connection is so important. She identified her whole life with being Adam Chandler's daughter. With that blown apart, she has to know who her father is to know who she is. She wants to (find her father) not for money or any kind of inheritance, but to know who her family is. Maybe she'll finally find a place where she feels like she fits in."
"Rae tries to pin Alan down (at General Hospital) but it's impossible," explains head writer Megan McTavish. "Alan's dealing with a medical crisis and the fact that he has to get home, because he has this family gathering planned to renew his wedding vows with Monica."
Stuart Damon (Alan) chimes in, "Everything is going on, so this guy is on edge. Then Rae shows up and wants to talk to him. Obviously, it's serious, so Alan is very concerned."
But due to a string of delays, Rae misses her chance to give Alan the news at the hospital and when she arrives at the entrance of the Q mansion, Monica is less than hospitable. "The last person Monica wants to see at her front door is Rae, " admits Leslie Charleson (Monica). Since Monica has had suspicions for a long time about Rae and Alan's relationship decades before, Rae is not given a warm welcome. "Rae forces her way in and insists on speaking with Alan-alone. The last thing Monica wants is to have Rae in her house to speak to her husband alone."
Rae loses her nerve when she comes face-to-face with Alan and delays her news but Skye beats her to the punch. Christopher explains, "At this point, Skye has nothing to lose. Her father is in the next room, and nothing is going to stop her from getting to him. Also, she always needs to have the upper hand. Skye goes in there with the bomb, and she wants to detonate it."
"You can't stop Skye when she's on a mission," McTavish concurs. "She is determined to create as much upheaval as possible."
Skye successfully completes her mission. "The Quartermaines are stunned-for about a minute and a half. Then all hell breaks loose," teases McTavish.
Damon reveals, "Alan is in a state of total confusion. What are you talking about? The first thing he thinks is that this woman is some nutcase, because the Quartermaines are used to being conned. And he doesn't know that there's any connection between this woman and Rae. Rae has said nothing to him."
The ceremony is ruined and Monica is as sure as Alan that Skye is playing a con game. Skye, however, couldn't be happier with the uproar she has caused. In fact, she sees it as cathartic, bringing her "a great sense of relief. She's finally getting to say, 'I'm here. I exist. I'm your daughter. Pay attention to me, damn it!' Also, by doing it in this fashion, with Rae right there, Skye's turning the screws into Rae," Christopher adds.
How the story will unfold remains to be seen. "We don't know if Alan knew about Skye or not," said McTavish. "And what's Edward's role in the whole thing? We'll find the answers about how Skye was sold and adopted. There's a secret player in this who will be revealed."
