One Life to Live's Original Jessica Returns

[Brian Damage]

What the Tuck? There's already a hitch in those fantastic One Life to Live 40th anniversary plans I revealed earlier this week. Fan fave Jessica Tuck, who was supposed to be seen in a Heaven sequence as her late, great character Megan, had to bow out of the gig yesterday due to a scheduling conflict. (Souces say the conflict is High School Musical 3, but I have no confirmation of that).

This is not just a big disappointment for us Tuck-anistas, it's a big headache for the show because her appearance was no mere cameo. OLTL head writer Ron Carlivati had wanted Megan to serve as a celestial guide for her mama Viki (Erika Slezak), who will visit the Great Beyond after dying in a car crash — a major two-day plot twist (airing July 21-22) that riffs on one of the soap's most famous stories from the 1980s.

The scenes shoot this coming Monday. The clock is ticking. What to do? Carlivati, who is quite the brain-stormer, quickly picked a different dead Megan to be Viki's guide — that would be Megan's namesake (and Viki's granddaughter), baby Megan, who died by miscarriage in 1999 when her mom, Jessica, was the victim of a hit-and-run.

Back then, Jessica was played by another fan sensation, the much-missed Erin Torpey — and that's who's gonna come back to the show and play baby Megan in Heaven! Granted, it's a little weird, but it's certainly a creative way to solve a casting crisis! — Michael Logan

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-en...Oltl/800041493

[catlover79]

For a second I thought you meant the original Jessica BUCHANAN (Erin Torpey).

[PlayOn]

Originally Posted by catlover79

For a second I thought you meant the original Jessica BUCHANAN (Erin Torpey).

i did, too. Bree and Erin are both good Jessica's, tho.
so let me get this right. Viki is going to die in a car accident?

[80sTrivia]

I like the fact that OLTL is bringing back so many fan favorites to the canvas!

[catlover79]

Originally Posted by 80sTrivia

I like the fact that OLTL is bringing back so many fan favorites to the canvas!

I agree! Unlike GH, which celebrated 45 years in April... That's a whole other post/rant!

[JT]

Originally Posted by BruceWillisFan

i did, too. Bree and Erin are both good Jessica's, tho.
so let me get this right. Viki is going to die in a car accident?

Viki's going to have a "near-death experience" and she's going to take a trip up to Heaven, where she'll visit with a few of her deceased friends. I had meant to post about all of the 40th anniversary festivities, but I didn't think OLTL had much of a following, but it seems like it'd be a good idea to do it after all!

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Originally Posted by JT

Viki's going to have a "near-death experience" and she's going to take a trip up to Heaven, where she'll visit with a few of her deceased friends. I had meant to post about all of the 40th anniversary festivities, but I didn't think OLTL had much of a following, but it seems like it'd be a good idea to do it after all!

thanks, JT.