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"Forbidden Love" video clip update: Bon Voyage

Olli is leaving on an extended vacation to Ibiza. Apparently he doesn't care who he hurts. Find out why I'm so enraged after the break!

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"Forbidden Love" video clip update: Judy! Judy! Judy!

Our patron saints of patience, Olli and Christian, have their hands full with a deep-dish serving of Judith nuttiness.

See it after the break!

"Forbidden Love" video clip update: They love the nightlife

Christian and Olli get down with their bad selves, and ogle a half-naked man.

See it all after the break!

"Forbidden Love" video clip update: Ollian are back ... for revenge!

Ok, actually there's no revenge in this clip, it's just more of Christian and Olli in supporting roles ... but it does have some of my all time favorite "Ollian" moments.

See them after the break!

"Forbidden Love" video clip update: Purple Nurple

In this clip from Forbidden Love, our guys Christian and Olli are back to playing supporting roles ... but with one of their own sashaying down the road to Smutville, they may be called upon for some tough love sooner than later.

"Forbidden Love" video clip update: You can ring my bell

After what seemed like eons in that hospital, Olli finally comes home in this clip from Forbidden Love.

And hey, hey, the gang's all here! There's Gregor and Judith, Lydia and Charlie, cousin Olivia, oh, and little Constantin! Last time we saw him he was knee high to a grasshopper. Now he's a strapping young lad bouncing a ball.

They give Olli a welcome home gift ... a cowbell, which may seem like an odd gift, but the way they present it is actually very "moo"-ving. (I'm sorry.) They say "hang it next to your bed, and if you ring it, we'll come". Oh, dear.

Olli asks Constantin if he'll wear a "cute nurse's outfit", and he says "of course I will" and turns a bright shade of red. Now that's something I'd pay to see.

After the party, Olli and Christian are snuggling on the couch, when their friends get the hint, and make their exits one by one ... except for Olivia. In a hilarious scene, the boys try to "persuade" her to leave by talking about the two of them taking a bath together, and Christian whispers in Olivia's ear "In ten minutes time, we'll be good to go".

Well, that does the trick, because she jumps up and says "I get it!". Olli thanks her for helping out with the Axel situation (which I think is what she was waiting for), and they talk briefly about her modeling career (she doesn't mention the fact that she was pressured into posing for some nudie pics, but I'm sure it'll come back to haunt her).

The rest we'll leave to you, but it involves Olli back at work ... and a very hot electrician.

I loved this clip. It shows just how important Olli and Christian are to their friends and family, and I loved that Constantin didn't go off the deep end when Olli teased him (but Connie really needs to ease up on the popped collars). And once again, there are the little moments with the guys, like when Olli opens his gift and automatically gives the box to Christian to take care of, and their little squeezes and hugs.

But no bath scene? Not cool, show!

You can see the clip after the break, and thanks to Nanna and the Gays of Daytime for the translations.

"Forbidden Love" video clip update: Hair today

After way too long, we finally get some Olli and Christian action, in this brief clip.

Olli is feeling better, and it's clear that the Acme quick hair grow pills worked ... with that bandage around his head, he looks like he's auditioning for an 80's hair band. Best of all, we get a glimpse of Olli's HUGE BASKET!

Okay, it's actually a fruit basket that he and Christian are sharing when Gregor comes in dragging his big bag of Gregor B.S. with him. He nervously announces that he and Rebecca are now officially together. Sort of. Almost. For the most part.

Everybody's working for the weekend!

The majority of the rest of the clip is Christian playing shrink to Gregor and his various hang-ups (though we do get a glimpse of Olli in his cute striped boxers). We also get a glimpse of the sexy Swede, as well as a brief scene with Constantin and Lydia, who wonders when Olli is being discharged.

I've been wondering the same thing. As fantasy-supplying as it's been to see Olli flat on his back, I think it's time he and Christian got back in the swing of things. I've heard that there are new writers, so it'll be interesting to see where they go with the Ollian story from here.

You can see the clip after the break, and thanks to Nanna and the Gays of Daytime for the translations.

"Forbidden Love" video clip update: This time, it's personal!

This clip from Forbidden Love picks up with Olli unconscious, having collapsed at work. Christian and Charlie rush him to the hospital, but the prognosis is not good.

The doctor (is it just me, or is there just one doctor who treats everyone?) tells them that Olli has suffered a brain aneurysm, possibly as a result of Axel's assault. They need to operate immediately, and there's a thirty percent chance that Olli won't make it.

Soon, Gregor and Olivia have joined them in the waiting room (which looks about the size of a medium sized closet), and they spend hours agonizing over whether Olli will pull through. Meanwhile, Lydia and Constantin are waiting back at the apartment, and have to break the bad news to Judith and David. Judith immediately hightails it out of there, but manages to give Constantin a bizarrely smug look before she closes the door. What was that about?

Charley and Gregor are in the waiting room when the doctor comes to give them the good news. Olli has pulled through, and is in recovery. It looks like he's out of the woods, at least for now. Charley wants to tell Christian, but he's nowhere to be found. Gregor tells her that Christian went outside to get some air, but he's been gone for a long time, which doesn't bode well...

We'll leave the ending to you, but it involves Christian, Axel ... and sweet revenge.

Once again, the great thing about this show and these characters is how they rally around each other when one of their own is in trouble. All pettiness and bickering is put aside as they circle the wagons and provide support and understanding.

I just hope Christian won't be needing that support from jail.

You can see the clip after the break, and thanks to Nanna and the Gays of Daytime for the translations.

"Forbidden Love" video clip update: Double Vision

Yesterday, I said about Olli and Christian, "I think it's time for them to be back on the front burner". Careful what you wish for!

This clip from Forbidden Love has Olli dealing with vision problems and unexplained headaches. (Oh ... my ... God. I've seen this before. A popular character has unexplained headaches but tries to hide it from everyone. I swear, if he leaves the show, then comes back played by Emma Samms, I'm never watching again!)

Actually, I'm sure it has something to do with his assault at the hands of Axel, who shows up in this clip furious that he's losing sponsors because of the newspaper article. He threatens the guys, etc., but Christian is more interested in Axel's pal Kai, who he believes might be sympathetic towards their plight.

As Christian meets with Kai, who looks a little like Gregor at 20/20 (20 yards away at 20 miles an hour), Olli is having more trouble focusing his eyes (and the camerawork and effects make it look like we're taking a heavy trip through Olli in Acidland).

Unfortunately, Kai says he's too scared to defy Axel, but Christian has bigger fish to fry when he realizes that Olli is having problems. He orders him to rest, but Olli doesn't listen, which leads to a dramatic cliffhanger finale.

I'm glad that the guys are back in top dramatic form, and I'm interested to see where they're going to go with this. BTW, there's been a lot of discussion online about Thore Schoelermann's behavior in this clip. People don't think he showed enough emotion, and they're puzzled by the scene in the bathroom where he seems to turn his head when Jo Weil tries to kiss him. Personally, I don't see it, but we'd like to hear your thoughts about it.

You can see the clip after the break, and thanks again to Nanna and Gays of Daytime for the translations.


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