Applause,Applause Jon Lindstrom and Lynn Herring

As Port Charles Kevin reluctantly ended his relationship with Lucy after learning of her involvment in Serena's accident, Lynn Herring and Jon Lindstrom took full advantage of the groundwork they've laid for themselves as co-stars. They drew their character's history and rich material on hand.

It is often easy to write off Lucy as a comic relief. Herring's understanding that Lucy is much more than that is what made these scenes so effective. Though Herring let Lucy com off as slightly sympathetic, she made the characters immaturity the focus, allowing viewers understand why Kevin couldn't just let her off the hook this time. Her offer to do anything Kevin asked, followed quickly by her reluctance to honor his request that she let him leave the church alone, was a perfect example, and herring played it with the right combination of stubborness and vulnerbility. Viewers felt bad for Lucy and looked down at her at the same time.

Kevin and Lucy's arguement at the lighthouse was even rougher. Kevin's attempt to let Lucy know she'd gone beyond the point of no return created a griping impasse. Lucy refused to believe what she was told and Kevin refused to waver his insistance that she leave.

As Kevin expressed to Victor his fears that not having Lucy in his life whould cause him to lose his grip one reality once again, Lindstrom exposed a vulnerbility in Kevin that we haven't seen much lately. The actor made it clear that the grusome past and unstable past which haunt Kevin are still very much part of the character. He created a compelling dichotomy when Kevin remembered the good times he's spent with Lucy. By then, he's shown Kevin as both a man afraid for his sanity and someone who's lost the love of their life.

Breaking up is hard to do, and for Kevin and Lucy it was sheer torture. Thanks to the remarkable Herring and Lindstrom, torture for the characters meant a week of poignant drama for viewers.


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