A Trick-Turnin' Destiny and Her Child? Is THIS Matthew and Destiny's Storyline on The New One Life to Live?!
A little birdie sent me a casting breakdown that is reportedly being used for actors auditioning for the roles of Matthew Buchanan and Destiny Evans on the new One Life to Live. Judging from the brief scene, this won't be your Mama Evans' Llanview!
I won't publish the breakdown—because the last time I linked to one published by another soap opera-themed website—the casting site's owner got all in a snit, but I can and will paraphrase! Now take this with a healthy grain of salt, as it could simply be a breakdown used to audition actors, which doesn't end up making it on air.
Apparently sweet, little teen mom Destiny is now meeting men on a site called SugarDaddy.com, in order to support herself and Baby Drew. Matthew is portrayed in the sketch as a deadbeat, who turned his back on Des and their son. At one point, Des accuses him of only showing up when he has a "hard-on"! Shut yo mouth...
The breakdown is very edgy and timely, but I wonder if it's a bit out of character for Matt and Des? Would she really be desperate enough to turn tricks for old dudes? I know Senator Dorian Lord has some kind of food stamps program available in Llanview. Does Des really have to do something strange for a piece of change?
Wouldn't the Evans, Bo, Nora, Clint and/or Viki step in to help her — even if Matthew went back to his trifling ways? Maybe Des is too proud to beg?
OLTL's new co-head writer Thom Racina has had success with the hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold formula before. Remember Days of Our Lives' Kimberly Brady? That Irish-American lass was saved from a life of taking $50 dollars to make men holler by dashing, British spy Shane Donovan back in the 80's. Could Racina and writing partner Susie Bedsow Horgan find similar storyline potential with a hoish Destiny and her child? Sound off and speculate in the comments!
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3 June 2010
1 hour 54 min
Sorry I can't buy this story line. No way with her support group (extended family on both sides)... would this ever happen. Even if Matthew turned out to be a deadbeat dad, her grandparents, and Bo and Nora would help her...They already agreed to this before OLTL went off the air. Destiny is too smart, and has more self esteem to allow this to happen to her.
28 October 2008
4 hours 46 sec
@maxsmom. Congrats on your hard work and making a good life for you and your child.
I loved Eddie on the show as well. He isn't coming back not because PP didn't want him. It's because he would rather stay in LA and pursue work in primetime and in films. I understand why they would recast him. He is the next generation and is needed.
The show over the years has recast many roles....Viki, Dorian, Jessica, Blair, Clint. Sadly, that's how the business has always worked.
28 October 2008
4 hours 46 sec
@GHFan777.....As i mentioned earlier I think many of you are thinking of prostitutes as toothless whores hooked on crack. That's not how it works these days. Most of them making money for college, clothes, kicks, self esteem issues are from well to do families. Some cases it might be rebeling from the "perfect" life they had.
This is certainly more plausible of a story than multiple personalities and vampires.
4 May 2009
13 min 14 sec
I can't see Destiny tricking. Sean would kick her ass.
No Sale on that one OLTL 2.0.
Sorry.
28 October 2008
4 hours 46 sec
Frisco's Back!!
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24 August 2009
4 weeks 18 hours
This is certainly more plausible of a story than multiple personalities and vampires.
I understand that the housewife down the street who appears to be well adjusted and happy could be a "lady of the night." I understand that kids from well adjusted (or as well adjusted as a soap kid's life could be) can end up in the most messed up situations.
I guess I can buy this if Destiny took the kid and moved far from Llanview.
18 February 2009
23 min 13 sec
Just over a year ago, I went on a ridealong with police, and sorry nysam, they were all toothless whores on crack. Maybe it's different on internet services, but I was shocked that my city had so many toothless whores on crack. Don't fool yourself into believing they aren't around anymore.