Days Of Our Lives has had its ups and downs telling the relationship of perpetually moist-eyed Will and saint-among-us Sonny. There's the good (the wedding shocker), the bad (Will and Gabi's one night stand) ... and the GACK. But Friday's episode hit a new high, as their inevitable reconciliation was postponed due to the delicious machinations of Sonny's friend Brian, who knows an opportunity when he sees one, and pounced on the vulnerable barista.
We start with a classic soap situation, as Will walks up at just the right time to witness Brian and Sonny snogging, and not just any snogging. Snort Snogging! Will hides as they leave, but Brian sees him, knows he witnessed the kiss, but doesn't say a word. Bastard.
Brian brings Sonny back to his lair, and starts Seduction 101, using flattery, soft porn jazz, and liquor to break through Sonny's defenses.
Brian tries to take things a step farther, but Sonny stops him. Obviously, Sonny is still in love with Will, but even so ... it takes a very special guy with willpower of steel to turn down the gorgeous Brian. Or it takes an idiot.
Later, Sonny opens up to his dad about his struggles, and it all seems to trace back to Will. Meanwhile, Will is about to get a visitor.
Finally, Sonny's dad tries to explain that maybe there's more to Will's lie than Sonny knows, and Brian ... well, in one instant, Brian has joined the Soap Opera Conniver Hall Of Fame.
In the short history of gay soap couples, there have been interlopers who have tied to interfere, most notably with Nick on One Life To Live and Reid on As The World Turns. But Nick was a troubled soul who elicited sympathy, and Reid was a force of nature, an island unto himself who redefined what a gay soap character could be. Brian, on the other hand, is a manipulator who's trying to get into Sonny's pants. Believe it or not, that's a welcome development. It means that these gay characters are on equal footing with the straight characters. Sadly, it appears that Brian's usefulness is going to short-lived, because this could have been a classic soap triangle, and Brian could have been a classic soap bitch. But let's enjoy it while it lasts.
