As the World Turns

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It's been another good week in the wonderful world of soaps, and there have been some really good performances. Who do you think did an outstanding job this week? I think As the World Turns' Terri Colombino and General Hospital's Laura Wright did amazing work this week. Suggest your Performers of the Week,  Honorable and Dishonorable Mentions in the comments. We'll read some of your choices on next week's Performer of the Week podcast!

Could soaps be losing yet another of the genre's talented, young actresses? According to TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco, in the latest Suds Report,  As the World Turns' Meredith Hagner may be on her way out.

Word from Brooklyn is that Meredith Hagner may be leaving World Turns because there is a lot of interest in the actress from other mediums. If Hagner leaves, expect Liberty to die of cancer, shares one source. “It’ll be Emmy-worthy,” says an insider. Yes, because the Snyders haven’t had enough Emmy-worthy deaths to deal with.

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On today's CBS and Days of our Lives episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jillian, Mike and Melodie discuss the latest As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless news and storylines for the week of October 26, including:

As the World Turns is making a comeback in quality. Brad's death rocked Oakdale as the cast delivered outstanding performances. Luke and Noah's relationship is going nowhere. Can it be rebuilt? One minute Lily is in love with Holden and the next she's in love with Damian. Is this a hot mess or is ATWT just taking a page from B&B's Ridge and Brooke?

Katie is running Forrester Creations, but how long will it be before she screws things up? Is Ridge hiding behind Brooke's skirts? Can the Forrester family get Forrester Creations back from Bill Spencer? Donna and Pam do the Catwalk show. Will Sarah Brown bring the heat to The Bold and the Beautiful?

Louise Sorel returns to Days of our Lives as Vivian Alamain. What will happen to Carly? Will Bo coming to her defense save her? Rafe returns to Salem. Will he get Sami's baby back for her and what will Sami do to Nicole when she finds out her child is alive? Luke admits likeing a character this past week he doesn't usually care for.

Billy rips into Victor with Restless style on The Young and the Restless. Victor makes his farewell tour of Genoa City amid a bunch of great flashbacks. Victor and Nikki reunite before leaving which has Jillian and Melodie in a very happy place. What is Ryder's secret and how will it impact Kevin?

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 Next week is Tom Pelphrey's debut on As the World Turns. Watch the promo after the jump. READ MORE

Daytime Confidential's Melodie discusses Soap Done Good on ABC's One Life to Live. (Daytime Confidential)

First look: "Venice" images and sneak previews at Michael Fairman Soaps. (Michael Fairman Soaps)

Guza may not acknowledge baby Emma's birthday, but he does listen and writes what the audience wants...in his own twisted way. (Scrubs Hub)

It's November in Port Charles, and we all know what that means: kidnapping, murder and liberal use of the word "whore". Oh, GH Sweeps. How we hate you. (Serial Drama)

The soaps goddess reaches out to General Hospital's Claudia Zacchara Corinthos. (Soap Opera Examiner) READ MORE

We Love Soaps' Damon Jacobs has posted Part One of a chat with one of the best writers to ever work in daytime television, Claire Labine. The award-winning scribe, who created Ryan's Hope and gave us BJ and Maxie's heart transplant drama and Robin's HIV diagnosis on General Hospital, explained to Jacobs the difference between coming in to helm an already established soap and creating your own. READ MORE

Go behind the scenes with Michael Park as he discusses his alter ego's journey with Carly. READ MORE

Carly (Maura West) comes home and guess what she discovers? Where does Carly go from here? Watch the As the World Turns promo after the jump. READ MORE