AMC Recap: Friday, August 14, 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Angela Rosa (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “All My Children” Episode Recap – Thursday, August 20, 2009. IT HAPPENED TODAY… Zach doesn’t want to be the focus of the new book Kendall’s started to work on. After hearing Zach arguing with Ryan, Kendall accuses Zach of keeping her prisoner to get revenge for her having been unfaithful to him. Alone in the secret room, Kendall begins to suffer chest pains. Ryan tells Liza he suspects Zach is up to something. Frankie surprises Randi by not telling Jesse and Angie about the baby, deciding maybe they can keep him after all. Erica gets off to a rocky start in Africa. Scott accuses Annie of going after Adam’s money. On the Next All My Children… Randi tells Frankie everything about the night of North’s murder. Jesse warns Madison to keep her mouth shut. Kendall comes to…

Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Angela Rosa (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “General Hospital” Episode Recap – Thursday, August 20, 2009. IT HAPPENED TODAY… Nikolas doesn’t want anything to do with Rebecca. Monica assures Rebecca that she’s still a part of the family. Nikolas and Elizabeth both take responsibility for the kiss they shared and agree that Lucky can never find out about it. Dominic flirts with Lulu. Matt comes to Lulu’s aid after she accidentally glues her hand to her hair. Jax overhears Olivia and Kate’s argument and learns that Sonny is the father of Olivia’s son. Carly sees Olivia and Ronnie together. Dominic continues to gain Johnny’s trust. Dominic hauls off and decks Johnny when he makes a remark about sleeping with Olivia. On the Next General Hospital… Olivia pleads with Jax to keep her secret. Sonny makes a decision about his future with Claudia. Jason seeks…

Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:00 AM ET | By Angela Rosa (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “All My Children” VCR Alerts for the Week of August 24, 2009. ALL MY CHILDREN: VCR ALERTS Monday: Zach and Kendall have more visitors than they’d like. Annie works her wiles on Scott. David does his best to come between JR and Marissa. Tuesday: Kendall’s temper flares when she sees Liza kissing Zach. Annie is ruled competent to stand trial. Amanda reveals a little too much while tearing into David. Wednesday: Marissa confronts David over his manipulations. Liza confesses her true feelings to Zach. A desperate Madison blackmails Frankie for cash. Thursday: Frankie, Randi and baby Trevor are on a crash course with Amanda. Kendall wants Zach to prove his love. Marissa is confused by JR’s behavior. Friday: David demands the truth from Liza at gunpoint. JR is diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma. Randi tells Natalia the truth about North’s…

Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:00 AM ET | By Angela Rosa (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “General Hospital” VCR Alerts for the Week of August 24, 2009. GENERAL HOSPITAL: VCR ALERTS Monday: Jax figures out that Dominic is Dante. Jason catches Sam off guard. A rattled Elizabeth pushes Nikolas away. Tuesday: Jason and Sam make love. Nikolas wants revenge on Rebecca. Sonny explains to Claudia why he wants to try and make their marriage work. Wednesday: Sam and Jason act on their feelings again. Nikolas shows his dark side. Kristina confesses the truth about Claudia’s accident to Michael. Thursday: Johnny reaches his breaking point with Claudia. Jax pressures Spinelli to tell him where Michael and Kristina are. Robin doesn’t realize the walls have ears. Friday: Jason and Sam finally find Michael and Kristina. Dominic gets information against Sonny. Patrick warns Robin not to antagonize Andrea. “General Hospital” airs Weekdays on ABC. Weeknights on SOAPnet. Check…

Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:00 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “One Life to Live” VCR Alerts for the Week of August 24, 2009. ONE LIFE TO LIVE: VCR ALERTS Monday: Blair moves closer to learning the truth about Téa.  Marty has her own problems to deal with, in addition to Todd’s.  Stacy reverts back to her old ways.  Viki contemplates challenging Mayor Lowell in the November election.  Tuesday: Todd places his heart on his sleeve.  A delusional Blair believes she and Todd are destined to be together.  Schuyler falls prey to Stacy’s evil plan. Wednesday: John catches a break in the undercover investigation to bust up Llanview’s drug ring.  Stacy feels that her back is against the wall.  Cristian confesses his impressions of Fish to Lalya.  Thursday: Lalya and Fish have a heated confrontation.  Kim prevents Stacy from telling all.  John reassures Cole.  Friday: Todd takes Téa by surprise with…

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “One Life to Live” Episode Recap – Wednesday, August 19, 2009. IT HAPPENED TODAY… “The Real Buchanans of Llantano County” Elijah rakes Matthew over the coals during his cross-examination, calling into question Matthew’s ability to make mature decisions. Téa, however, does her best to salvage the situation during her redirect. Elijah continues to torture Téa with the fact he could expose her secret at any time. Jared and Natalie show Clint the DVD they received containing footage of Nash’s death and later share the information with Brody. Jessica goes to see Delphina, who suggests they have a séance to try and contact Nash. David and his crew arrive at Asa’s mansion with the intention of filming their reality show there. David pushes Clint to the point where Clint’s ready to run him out of the mansion with a…

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Angela Rosa (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “All My Children” Episode Recap – Wednesday, August 19, 2009. IT HAPPENED TODAY… David tries to apologize to Liza for the harsh things he said to her earlier. Tad keeps a close eye on David as he grows more and more convinced that David stole Trevor. Tad tells Liza everything that’s going on, including the fact that David and Amanda aren’t baby Stuart’s birth parents. Tad asks Liza to try and cozy up to David to try and find out if he does indeed have Trevor. Amanda grows more convinced of David’s guilt. Randi convinces Natalia to let her keep the baby, at least for the time being. Natalia’s privately concerned over Randi’s mental state. Frankie returns home to find Randi with the baby. Jesse confesses everything to Angie and Frankie. Angie tries to understand why Jesse…

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Angela Rosa (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “General Hospital” Episode Recap – Wednesday, August 19, 2009. IT HAPPENED TODAY… Sam and Jason remain hidden from Jerry. Jason becomes delirious as he spikes a fever and thinks he and Sam are back in Hawaii together. Sam declares her love to Jason but he’s too out of it to comprehend. Nikolas and Elizabeth pull back from their kiss before Lucky catches them. Elizabeth remains on edge after returning home with Lucky. Alexis admits to Sonny that she’s taking the blame for Kristina. Molly tells Nikolas what’s going on with Alexis and asks for his help. Spinelli manages to trace Michael and Kristina’s email to Cancun but decides not to reveal their location to their parents after hearing Jax and Sonny argue about who should go after them. Andrea confronts Robin, who holds back from coming out…

It’s been called the unofficial start of fall and the last major summer holiday. Labor Day was created to honor the working men and women across the United States. It’s also a chance for ABC Daytime to take the opportunity to catch viewers up on some of the key moments from the recent past that helped define current storylines.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:04 PM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — The latest “One Life to Live” casting information. Just when viewers had thought they had seen the last of Matthew Buchanan’s bully Justin, Jack Rovello is set to reprise the role he originated back in January. However this time, instead of being in Matthew’s orbit, Justin gets mixed up with some of Llanview’s more shifty characters. With the teen last airing in June, and with Rovello’s name being absent from the closing credits in recent weeks, “OLTL” fans began to assume that the character had simply ran his course and would fade into the background. But on Monday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 1st, Justin pops up again in Llanview. After a lapse in judgement, his actions quickly land him in hot water, and could spell danger for someone else in town. To make matters worse, yet another…

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “One Life to Live” Episode Recap – Tuesday, August 18, 2009. IT HAPPENED TODAY… “To Walk, Perchance to Dream” Matthew delivers emotional, heartfelt testimony in the courtroom while being questioned by Téa. Elijah prepares to cross-examine Matthew. Todd accuses Blair of being jealous of Téa. Blair voices her belief that she can have Todd anytime she wants him and kisses him to try to prove her point. Blair slaps Todd when he doesn’t respond to her kiss. Todd insists to Blair he’s a changed man who wants to make things work with Téa. Blair tempts Todd with the file she has on Téa and later orders Rex to step up his efforts to uncover whatever it is she’s hiding. Stacy fails to seduce Kyle, who tells her he’s gay. Fish is bothered when he sees another man taking…

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Angela Rosa (SoapOperaNetwork.com) — “All My Children” Episode Recap – Tuesday, August 18, 2009. IT HAPPENED TODAY… Jesse stands up to Madison’s threats, countering with a few of his own. Angie confronts Jesse with her suspicions about North’s death and realizes the awful truth. Angie demands that Jesse be honest with her. Madison taunts Frankie with her claims that Randi was having an affair with North and ended up killing him. Frankie knows something’s up when he arrives in the middle of Angie and Jesse’s heated confrontation. Frankie is frantic to find a missing Randi. Natalia tracks Randi down at the Pine Cone and is shocked to find her with baby Trevor. Randi begs Natalia not to make her turn Trevor over to the authorities, claiming she believes she was meant to find him. Zach feigns an angry outburst when Liza…