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No, no, no, no , no. I had all night to think about it and nothing has changed.
Carla almost dies, can't eat, spends the day thinking about what matters most in life while walking abouth the castle, casually in bare feet.

Stella, spends two days crying and finally goes to the castle to talk to Carla.

Finally together to proclaim their love and dreams of a life together - Carla is back in those shoes, and they tap their heads together - Ta-dahhhhh! (Who needs passionate moments to say I want you?)

Meanwhile Gregor and Louise are thrashing about the floor, lip-locked and half-naked, as they should be.

Kendhal, I am now predicting a marriage proposal with the excitement of Eduard von Tepp.

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Meanwhile Gregor and Louise are thrashing about the floor, lip-locked and half-naked, as they should be.

Why don't they do (Regio from VL) the same szene with Carla & Stella ????

No, no, no, no , no. I had all night to think about it and nothing has changed.
Carla almost dies, can't eat, spends the day thinking about what matters most in life while walking abouth the castle, casually in bare feet.

Stella, spends two days crying and finally goes to the castle to talk to Carla.

Finally together to proclaim their love and dreams of a life together - Carla is back in those shoes, and they tap their heads together - Ta-dahhhhh! (Who needs passionate moments to say I want you?)

Meanwhile Gregor and Louise are thrashing about the floor, lip-locked and half-naked, as they should be.

Kendhal, I am now predicting a marriage proposal with the excitement of Eduard von Tepp.

I agree with u Atlantafan. Something is really missing. And I'm not even talking about the expected make-out scene. Too "prim & proper"?, too rational?, too bizness-like? Wat izit? Can't put my finger on it. Just so not like a couple in deep love.

And your comparison with Gregor-Louise? So right. Gregor having just recovered from a coma, still feeling dizzy & probably in pain, can thrash about the floor with Louise's full weight on top of him; but Carla who only suffered a minor concussion cud not even bring herself to hug & kiss the love of her life passionately. She cud only hang her arms around Stella & touch foreheads???

And your prediction on the marriage proposal is hilarious, but somehow I think u r right again. Lol.

Hey where is everbody for this question:

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Yeah I thought episode 3492 was a little disappointing only because I want to see Carla and Stella have a love connection. But we have to understand that they are both hurting. Carla almost died and is heart broken, Stella is completely devastated.
So the scene between the two is actually perfect. If you think about it, from life experience and you just went through a semi break up, almost died etc your emotions are raw. Carla is testing the waters with Stella hoping that she will see that she is being real and that Stella is her world now. Stella is stand offish because she's been hurt, but realizes Carla truly loves her. So the little embrace was perfect, it wasn't time for passion, plus as soon as they get close they hear foot steps coming down the hall which brings in little Sophia.

And that last part of the scene ties in perfect. Stella holding Sophia. Just like when Carla was unconscious, she sees Stella holding Sophia and calls to her...thats what brings her back.

Episode 3490 Thursday October 22nd 2009

Carla is deeply disappointed because she thinks that Stella connived with Ansgar and Francesca all the time. Even though Stella swears to have nothing to do with Ansgar's scheme it leads to a bitter quarrel and they break up. Being in a complete turmoil by the quarrel Carla slips on the castle bridge shortly afterwards and tumbles into the castle trench.

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Stella can’t believe her ears when Carla says, ”It’s over.” She argues that she went along with it so that Carla could finally stop fighting with Ansgar (which has been engrossing Carla’s focus and attention all this time, even to a point of affecting her relationship with Stella, obviously). Moving to Shanghai would finally enable Stella and Carla to be happy at last. There was never any conspiracy at all as far as Stella’s concerned. But Carla questions Stella’s action whether it justifies her cahooting with Ansgar and Maria against her which Stella should’ve known better since those 2 are clearly Carla’s nemeses. Stella once again assures Carla that there was never any plot against her whatsoever, and she did not, for one minute, conspire with Ansgar and ”Francesca”. Besides, ”Francesca”, Stella defends, is not Carla’s enemy at all. But Carla’s clearly heard enough when she tells Stella to just stop with her justification as her mind is already made up. Stella goes over to Carla and attempts to reason with her again, assuring that she was planning to tell Carla all about it after they’re in Shanghai (Oooo, that doesn’t make it sound any better at all, Stella!). Carla smiles cynically at that remark as she points out to Stella sarcastically, ”Yeah, only after I’ve been duped into going to Shanghai under pure deception. Great!” Stella is taken aback as she stares at Carla, realizing at that moment that Carla doesn’t trust her at all. It’s no use continuing with her attempts to explain the truth as Carla’s already concluded that Stella has betrayed her.


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Stella is visibly disappointed and heartbroken. Fighting back tears, Stella sensibly suggests that it’d be a good idea for them to take some time off from each other. Carla is surprised to hear Stella’s suggestion but remains indignant as she truly believes that Stella has betrayed her. In an air of defiance, Carla agrees with her. Stella, shaken by Carla’s aloofness about the future of their relationship, affirms that it’s probably better for them to put some distance from each other for a while, then. Carla nods her head reaffirming her agreement with the break as Stella, still fighting back tears, turns away and goes back to her desk.


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The next morning, Carla is in the study trying to focus on her work but is clearly distraught as she keeps rubbing her forehead in frustration. Elisabeth enters and greets her in a perky tone. Carla quickly tries to act normal when Elisabeth asks about business. Carla is distracted as she mumbles something inaudible in frustration while trying to grab hold of a stack of paper on her desk. Alas, she drops them on the floor to her chagrin. As she squats down to pick them up, Elisabeth tries to help her but at this point, Elisabeth senses something wrong so asks Carla. Carla, in a foul mood as she re-organizes her paperwork tells Elisabeth that there’s nothing wrong. Elisabeth, unconvinced, asks if she and Stella had a fight, then.


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Carla hesitates at first but clearly she can no longer hold on to her frustration any longer so she reluctantly clarifies that it wasn’t much of a fight per se, more like a disaster, really. Elisabeth looks concerned now. Carla continues to reveal about her discovery of Stella conspiring with Ansgar to lure her to Shanghai in order to get rid of her. Elisabeth replies that it couldn’t be possible that Stella would ever do that. But Carla drops the ball, saying that she overheard Stella agreeing with Ansgar and ”Francesca” about the plan. ”What?!” Elisabeth exclaims.


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Carla knows exactly how Elisabeth feels when she further remarks that Stella kept telling her that she did it for the sake of their relationship. Still in utter disbelief, Elisabeth remarks that surely Carla must believe Stella but Carla, at this point, is so distressed that she angrily blurts out that it doesn’t matter anymore ‘coz Stella betrayed her and their relationship is now over.


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Stella is in her office. She picks up the framed picture of her and Carla from her desk and stares at it with deep sadness. Then, as if telling herself to snap out of it, she quickly puts the framed picture down and tries to get back to her paperwork. Just then, Maria walks in. Stella looks up and when she sees that it’s Maria, she gives a look of defiance as she knows exactly what Maria wants.


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So when Maria asks if Stella was able to talk to Carla about the whole misunderstanding, Stella quickly tells Maria that if she was wondering if it went well, it didn’t. Maria suggests that perhaps she could help. Stella rudely asks what in the world could she do. Maria clarifies that she could explain to Carla that it was all her plan and Stella had nothing to do with it at all. Stella facetiously thanks Maria but that she’s done enough already but Maria starts to object but Stella cuts her short and tells her not to get involved anymore and mind her own business when it comes to her relationship with Carla.


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Instead, Stella asks Maria for some time off away from the castle and Carla in order to think. Maria agrees that it’s probably a good idea for her to be away for a while. Stella says that in that case, she’ll hand over her tasks to Justus to handle. She then goes back to her paperwork, ignoring Maria altogether. Maria stands there clearly feeling very guilty about the whole incident that has caused the bitterness between Stella and Carla. She leaves quietly.


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In the dining room, Carla and Elisabeth take their seats alongside Ansgar who wastes no time in his usual jabbing session with Carla. But Carla is clearly miles away and distracted to pay any attention to Ansgar’s remarks or anyone else in the room for that matter.


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Maria sees Carla coming toward the main atrium where she’s standing. But Carla ignores her as she makes her way toward the stairs. Maria calls after her to stop so she could talk. Carla tells her to give it up but Maria insists on having Carla hear her out as she explains that Stella has nothing to do with all that happened. Carla tells her ”mother” to just mind her own business but Maria insists on making her point when she grabs Carla’s hand and pleads for Carla to understand that everything was done for her own good, that she planned for Carla to head up the bank in Shanghai so there’s no more bickering and fighting between her and Ansgar.


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Carla flicks off her hand from Maria’s hold angrily and accuses Maria that nothing matters anymore since she’s not on her way out, and that’s always been Maria’s plan all along, anyway, and storms upstairs leaving Maria at a total loss. (Oh, what has she done? Maria must be wondering)


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Carla makes her way down the stairs when she’s met by the staff (can’t remember his name!), who proceeds to inform her about the moss that’s covered the castle moat which could be dangerous since the water surrounding it is pretty deep. But before he even finishes his sentence, Carla cuts him off and instructs him to inform Stella instead to handle it. Just then, she sees Stella walking toward the atrium dragging a luggage behind her. Stella sees Carla and in a forced smile and demeanor, pretending that everything’s fine and dandy, bids farewell to Carla. Carla is clearly surprised but doesn’t want to show her concern. Instead, equally in a forced demeanor, asks if Stella’s going on a trip or something. Stella clarifies that she’s taking some time off which should work out fine with Carla. Carla is visibly stunned but indignantly hides her real emotions when she agrees that it’d be a good idea and wishes her well. Stella thanks Carla and makes her way out but not before David interrupts her with the thing about the moss. Stella quickly tells him to inform the gardener instead as she walks out the door briskly, without turning back, leaving Carla just standing there staring behind her.


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Carla walks toward the castle moat area as she ponders everything that has happened. She is deeply distraught but fights against it. As she paces back and forth, she becomes more and more distressed and upset, not quite knowing what to do. She recaps the conversation she had with Stella when she expressed her suspicion about Ansgar and Shanghai and the fact that Stella didn’t say anything to her then.


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Remembering that conversation clearly makes Carla all the more upset as she continues to walk back and forth repeatedly, trying to make sense of it. But she just can’t as she becomes frustrated with her own distress as she remembers what she overheard outside Stella’s office when Maria mentioned that Stella would make sure that Carla takes the job in Shanghai and they both leave to make their life together in Shanghai. That memory, as Carla ponders on, makes her break into tears of sadness, distress, and confusion.


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And as she remembers what she said to Stella, in such harshness when she accused Stella of colluding with Ansgar which ultimately brought her to calling their relationship quits, just like that, she finally breaks down into uncontrollable sobs as she’s clearly sorry about the whole mess.


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Meanwhile, she doesn’t notice that she’s been pacing along the mossy edges by the castle moat that David had earlier warned of the danger. So as she raises her head to the sky as if to ask for divine intervention to get her out of this mess which has resulted in her loss of Stella, sobbing helplessly, all of a sudden, she loses her footing and lets out a scream as she falls into the water!


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Presumably moments have passed as Carla floats in the water, unconscious. Just then, Ansgar walks out with his rifle over his shoulder as he presumably is on his way to a hunting session or something. As he turns toward the pond, he sees a figure floating on the water. As he adjusts his sight, he realizes that it’s Carla. Shocked, he is motionless. Then he looks around but only stares at the figure in the water, not making any move.

(*OMG! What a mess! It doesn’t seem like Carla’s getting any break at all, does she? First, her brother and mother chucked her out of the Holding, then she finds out that Stella’s in on it with them, and in the midst of her feeling of betrayal, she foregoes her relationship with Stella and watches the love of her life leave without any resolution and now she trips and falls into the water?!! Worse, her brother looks like he’s gonna leave her to die?! Oh, brother! Carla truly is the unluckiest person ever!*)

Episode 3491 Friday October 23rd 2009

Carla has a near death experience, but Ansgar rescues her. When she awakes in the next morning, Carla realizes that life can be really short and makes her peace with "Francesca" because she wants to stop the struggle for power. All the more she's surprised when she comes to know that Ansgar rescued her, so Carla wants to make her peace with him too.

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Ansgar still stands there watching Carla from afar, contemplating whether to save her. He initially decides to just walk away but only for a split second before he grumbles under his breath as he drops his rifle and box of ammunition and runs toward the pond at top speed while calling after Carla.


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When he reaches Carla’s side, he keeps calling Carla but she’s clearly unconscious. Ansgar picks her up and drags himself with Carla in his arms toward dry land. There, he tries to wake Carla up but she’s totally unresponsive now. Fear and panic now, Ansgar quickly proceeds to giving Carla CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation).


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As he’s busy with the CPR, Carla, while still unconscious, has an ”out-of-body“ or “near-death” experience when she opens her eyes to find that she’s no longer outside the castle but indoors, all dressed in white. She stares around her looking confused. She begins to look around to try to gauge her surroundings. Then she slowly realizes that she’s back in the castle, in one of the living rooms.


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As Carla turns toward the door of the room she’s standing in, she spots Stella standing by the door looking at her. She is carrying Sophia in her arms and both of them are also dressed in white. Carla immediately calls out to Stella but it doesn’t seem like Stella or Sophia hears her. Stella Then, she watches helplessly as Stella and Sophia seem to be vanishing from her sight. Just then, Carla returns to the present time as she wakes up, coughing out water. Ansgar heaves a big sigh of relief that his sister has finally returned to the living!


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Back in the castle, the main entrance door opens suddenly with a bang startling Elisabeth and Maria who have been in conversation by the staircase. They immediately catch sight of Ansgar with Carla in his arms unconscious and wet as Ansgar yells for them to call the paramedics immediately. He quickly carries Carla into the living room, with Maria and Elisabeth behind him, both seriously concerned about what just happened.

Carla is all bundled up on the sofa, tossing and turning but still not responsive as the paramedic finishes with his treatment. Maria asks the paramedic if she’s going to be alright. The paramedic reassures everyone that Carla’s lucky ‘coz she only suffers a minor concussion. Other than that, she’ll come around soon. He then proceeds to give Carla an injection.


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Back in Stella’s flat, Stella is very upset as she tells Luise that all Carla cares about is her constant fight with Ansgar about the Holding and doesn’t care about their relationship at all. Luise defends Carla’s actions as she explains that the reason why Carla is so engrossed with the Holding is out of her daughterly duty to her father whom she feels deeply responsible for ensuring his legacy. Stella begrudgingly agrees and understands but then she feels that it shouldn’t be at the expense of their relationship as she throws the sofa pillow away in annoyance and covers her face helplessly as she begins to cry.


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Luise quickly goes over by Stella’s side and tries to comfort her. Luise reassures Stella that Carla loves her. It’s just all angry talk and Carla will come around and changes her mind. Stella looks up, still deeply distressed, as she concludes that Carla has indeed made her decision – in favor of the Holding and against her. (Gosh, Stella clearly sounds defeated when she says that!)


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After the paramedic leaves, both Elisabeth and Maria are still deeply concerned as they crouch beside Carla feeling very helpless indeed. Carla is still non-responsive. Her eyes flicker as she slips in and out of consciousness. But then the split second that she slips back into consciousness, she calls out to Stella repeatedly. Immediately Maria tells Elisabeth that Stella’s taken some days off but she’ll give her a call right away.


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Back in Stella’s flat, Stella apologizes to Luise for crying so much. Luise quickly brushes Stella off reminding her just how much she herself had cried when she wasn’t together with Gregor. Stella smiles, a little relieved and feeling comforted that someone understands what she’s going through. Then her cell phone rings. She goes to pick up her cell phone but when she realizes from the phone display that the caller is someone from the castle, she hesitates. Luise asks if she’s going to pick up, Stella sighs and says she can’t.


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In the evening, Carla is resting in her own bedroom, still out of it. She gets a visit from Ansgar, of all people! He stands by the door, looking at Carla who is tossing and turning but still unconscious. At that moment, there’s a flicker of sympathy in his eyes but then he’s interrupted by the maid who was going to leave a jug of water and glass by Carla’s bedside. Ansgar quickly motions her to give him the tray instead. He walks over by Carla’s side and leaves the tray on the bedside table. He lingers on and finally sits down beside Carla who’s still tossing and turning restlessly. He looks at Carla quietly, concern written all over his face and eyes. All of a sudden, it’s as if the hatred between them never happened and they both return to being just siblings. Ansgar then reaches into his pocket and pulls out his handkerchief. Just then, Maria tiptoes into the room but stops as she sees Ansgar, who’s totally oblivious to Maria’s presence, dabbing his handkerchief on Carla’s forehead to wipe off the sweat. Maria smiles to herself, feeling relieved that at last, Ansgar has retreated back to being a big brother to Carla as he takes care of her. She then leaves so Ansgar could spend some time with his sister alone.


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Carla looks like she’s waking up so Ansgar immediately stops what he’s doing and backs away from Carla. As Ansgar closes the bedroom door behind him, Carla opens her eyes. She stares blankly for a moment before slipping back into unconsciousness.


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Ansgar is taking a break with a drink in his quarters when he gets a visit from Maria, much to his chagrin. (He must think that Maria is going to nag at him again about Carla!) But Maria’s visit is to apologize to Ansgar for making presumptuous accusation and blaming him for Carla’s accident. Ansgar facetiously questions her sudden change in her perception of him in terms of his relationship with Carla. Ignoring his sarcasm, Maria continues to explain that she knows that regardless, Ansgar still sees Carla as his sibling and blood is always thicker than water, no matter what. Ansgar seems uncomfortable that he’s shown his deep-down hidden caring side and frustratingly tells Maria to leave him alone. Before Maria leaves, she advises Ansgar not to deny that he’s actually a good person (enjoy it, bro!) Ansgar just gives out a mumbling “Ehhh…whatever” response. (Awwwww! Ansgar! You’re not a monster after all! You do care about your Carla, your family! Awwww….)


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The next morning, Maria is sitting next to Carla by her bed. Just then, Carla wakes up and sees Maria but before she could say anything, Maria reassures her that everything is fine and goes on to say that she was unconscious yesterday. Carla asks what she’s doing by her bed. Maria tells her that she wants to make sure that she’s ok as she’s been worried sick. She then tells Carla that she’s had a nasty accident and nearly drowned. She then asks if Carla remembers anything. In that instant, Carla remembers the castle moat. Maria starts to cry when she tells Carla that she wishes she could turn back the clock and wipe out everything that has happened between them but assures Carla that she only meant well. Carla looks at Maria telling her that she knows. She then mentions that everything about the Holding, Shanghai, doesn’t mean anything to her anymore. Maria is delighted and relieved to hear that. Carla continues to express her regret that it had to take her fall into the moat to realize that. She then tells Maria that she doesn’t remember everything about her accident. All she remembers is falling into the water. After that, everything just blacked out. Maria then concludes that Carla doesn’t know who saved her then. Carla shakes her head.


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Back in Stella’s flat, Stella is still moping by herself on the sofa, obviously not been sleeping, as her cell phone rings again. She looks at it but doesn’t pick up. As her phone continues to ring, Luise comes out of her room. When the ring stops, Luise looks at Stella and asks if the call was from Carla.


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Stella pretends to be nonchalant when she tells Luise she has no idea who it was. (Yeah, right!) Luise goes to Stella and giving her a friendly and sympathetic hug, she volunteers to make coffee for them. Then, her phone rings again! Stella looks at it and nearly picks it up but stops herself and leaves it ringing.


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Over on the other line, it is indeed Carla. As she waits for Stella’s voicemail, she walks over to the edge of the castle moat and squats down, staring into the water. She then leaves a message asking Stella to call her back as she has something to tell her. She hangs up but still looking into the water, obviously lost in her own deep thoughts, so much so that she jumps in fright when she hears Ansgar from behind her asking her be careful in case she falls into the water again, only this time, he won’t jump in to save her anymore. Carla smiles at Ansgar’s friendly dig and then slowly thanks him for saving her life. She continues saying that she didn’t expect that out of him, which makes Ansgar give out his usual, ”Huh, figures!” facial expression. But he turns to Carla and says, “You expect me to just leave you in there?” Carla replies that she wouldn’t be at all surprised if Ansgar had done that. She then admits that if it had been Ansgar in the water, she honestly wouldn’t know what she’d have done if she saw him drifting in the water. Ansgar is shocked and speechless when he hears Carla’s confession.


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Carla continues to say that their constant fighting and bickering is just crazy. Ansgar argues that he’s not the only participant to the madness. Carla admits that she hasn’t fared any better, either. Then out of her frustration of all the crazy things that have happened between them, she asks Ansgar whether the Holding is worth all the aggro at all. When Ansgar doesn’t respond, Carla brings up the times where both of them used to be able to work together without trying to kill each other at the same time. She wonders why they couldn’t just go back to what it was before especially when at the end of the day, they’re both siblings, not arch enemies. Ansgar still doesn’t answer or respond. Carla then slowly expresses her wish to bury the hatchet and to make peace with her brother. She extends her hand and offers it to Ansgar as a sign of a truce between the 2 of them. Ansgar looks at Carla’s hand in surprise as Carla waits for his hand in return. Ansgar hesitates and looks away as he ponders his decision…

(**Oh c’mon, Ansgar! You’ve already shown your angelic side, that you really do care about your family, deep down, no matter how hard you try to deny it! So, why not a truce?!**)

Hmmm....the reconciliation between Carla and Stella was a bit arcane, wasn't it? I mean....it was to a point where I honestly thought (and still do!) that they must've misplaced a scene or something. OK, if you have a big fight with your significant other to a point where one of you leaves, leaving the other one feeling angry, sad, guilty, distraught. Then you turn up and find out that your other half has had an accident. Do you just reconcile with her by handing her a bowl of soup, and everything else is fine and dandy?

The fight between Carla and Stella is so serious because it signifies a turning point - specifically for Carla. Now, Stella returns to the castle wanting to talk to Carla. So, where IS that scene?? There should be a scene before the soup-drinking one. A scene where Stella sees Carla, all worried, but the uncomfortable feeling between the 2 would be poignant because despite that, both want to reconcile with each other. So, there should be some kind of serious conversation. So, I don't understand the soup-drinking scene. Without another scene prior to that, it trivializes the significance of the fight and Carla's epiphany.

All in all, I was disappointed with the writing of the reconciliation scene. What a shame! *sigh*

I completely agree with you it is a shame !!!

It's indeed a real shame. The fight was the climax, and the reconciliation?.... ANTI-CLIMAX! Lazy writing on the part of the writers. Or bad editing if there was indeed a scene in between. Shame.

Hmmmm yes I must agree there......what a let down. Do the scriptwriters read our comments I would like to know? I would rather watch the old episodes of Carla and Hanna as they have the believabilty factor.

Where is the love, where is the passion? Bring it back!

Episode 3492 Monday October 26th 2009

Carla is deeply disapointed that Ansgar doesn't want to reconcile with her. Nevertheless she sticks to her decision to stop the struggle for power because by this struggle she lost the most important person in her life - Stella. Suddenly Stella shows up at the castle because she's longing for Carla. They both decide to make a new beginning together.

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Carla’s offering hand is still extended to Ansgar as she waits for his response. But instead of putting everything aside as Carla has suggested, Ansgar is visibly bitter about Carla’s wish to make peace with him now as he rejects her hand. Surprised at Ansgar’s coldness, Carla drops her hand and looks at him trying to search for an answer to his refusal. To Ansgar, he believes that had he not rescued her, she wouldn’t have taken this reconciliatory step toward him, not after all the vicious resentment and nastiness they both had incurred on each other recently. He tells Carla not to get used to his one-time ”goodness” toward her just because he saved her. Carla asks if his desire to be in total control of the Holding is worth having at the expense of making peace with each other and reconcile their differences. Ansgar smirks bitterly as he turns to face Carla and almost snarling, he corrects Carla when he tells her that not only does he want the Holding but the entire family all to himself and will never share them with her. He then leaves while Carla watches after him, grinning bitterly to herself.


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Carla enters the main atrium, obviously having walked back from the castle moat, barefooted. She looks tired and sad. Elisabeth sees her and asks how she is. Carla mutters a ”so-so” response before telling Elisabeth about her conversation with Ansgar and that she tried to make peace with him. She is notably disappointed that Ansgar refused her offer of truce. Elisabeth literally rolls her eyes as she tells Carla she’s not at all surprised. But Carla is totally affected by Ansgar’s bitter remarks. She continues on saying that she’s absolutely tired of fighting with Ansgar to regain control of the Holding. Elisabeth asks if it’s an option but Carla is doubtful but knows that it’s definitely not how their father had envisioned everything to be. Then Carla reveals something that surprises Elisabeth when she hears it – Carla admits that she really thought she was going to die when she fell into the water. Her near-death incident has changed her outlook of life completely as she only realizes now, with much regret, all the things that she had neglected and possibly lost.


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Out in the castle grounds, Stella walks toward the castle as she passes the castle moat. She looks very tentative as if she’s contemplating whether it’s a good idea to return to the castle. She stares at the castle walls for a brief moment before looking away. Just then, she notices a pair of gloves lying on the grass close by. She goes to pick them up. Then grasping the gloves tightly in her hands, she walks toward the castle nervously.


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Just as Stella enters the main atrium, she overhears Maria giving instructions to David to bring a bowl of soup to Carla. Stella walks tentatively toward Maria when the staff greets her. Maria instantly turns toward Stella overjoyed and relieved to see her but before she could continue, Stella apologizes for turning up at the castle during her time off but that she really has to talk to Carla. But Maria interrupts as she tells Stella that she’s been trying to get a hold of her on the phone. When Stella doesn’t respond in an urgent manner, Maria asks if she knows anything about what happened. Stella shrugs when she expresses her ignorance about anything. Maria then proceeds to tell her that Carla has had a terrible fall. Immediately Stella utters ”No..” in disbelief as she takes a step back in shock. She ask why and what happened in a panicked tone. But immediately Maria clasps Stella’s hands together with hers as she reassures her that Carla is now feeling much, much better. Stella is visibly concerned yet relieved to hear that Carla’s ok.


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In the living room, Carla finishes her bowl of soup while Stella sits by the stool watching her. When she’s done, Carla hands the bowl to Stella. But when she sees that Stella’s about to leave with the tray, she quickly stops Stella and asks her if she’s leaving already. Stella places the tray back and reminds Carla that she has to leave at one point, one way or another. Carla hesitates for a moment and swallowing her pride, she asks Stella if she could stay forever. Stella is not sure. Carla looks at Stella earnestly and with the look utter vulnerability, she reveals that the accident has made her think some things through and realizes that the way she’s been living is not tenable anymore. She grabs Stella’s hands as she pours out her innermost desire to live happily with Stella and Sophia. Stella interrupts when she asks about the Holding but before she could continue on, Carla assures her to forget about the Holding. She admits that Stella’s been right all this while, that she’s been stubborn and blind about the whole sad affair and no company in the world could justify her behaviour toward it.


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Carla then asks Stella if they could give it a try again and start over. Stella gives Carla a questioning look when she asks if Carla’s serious about it. Carla smiles mischievously at Stella when she playfully suggests Stella to give her a chance so she could prove it to her. Stella grins knowingly at Carla as they pull each other close. But just when they are about to kiss, they hear someone coming into the room. It turns out to be David bringing Sophia who’s crying.


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David apologizes for interrupting Carla and Stella telling them that Sophia wants her mum. Stella gets up and in a swoop, carry Sophia, who’s still crying, in her arms. Carla waves at Sophia and immediately she stops crying. At that moment, when Carla sees Stella with Sophia in her arms, she smiles appreciatively as she now understands that what she saw during her “out-of-body” experience, which mirrors what she sees now (with Stella standing in front of her, holding Sophia in her arms and glancing at her), was enlightening her to the fact that the most important thing in her life is being together with Stella and Sophia.

I didn't even get the connection to Stella holding Sophia in the last scene to Carla's dream until you pointed it out. Duh....LOL
Thank you for the recaps, they help to fill in missing pieces.

I didn't have a HUGE problem with the reconciliation scene. It was somewhat anti-climatic, but Carla said what needed to be said. She was wrong and she gets it now. She has finally figured out what's most important in her life. As for Stella, understanding and forgiveness are two essential character traits that she seems to have in spades. Carla needs a woman like that.
It would have been nice to see a kiss, but its not as if they never kissed before (cough, cough) and we do have some good stuff coming soon I believe, so......

Well, even if there wasn't any scene prior to the reconciliation one, I'd be ok if they'd have those 2 acknowledge their mini-breakup. But jumping right into the soup-drinking scene without any reference to what actually happened between them is just a little irresponsible. You see, if the writers have always been slacking off and trivializing the Starla relationship, then I'd accept the so-called reconciliation scene they concocted. But because, generally, the writers have been quite realistic and true to the characters and their personas, it's just a bit surprising to me that they went all out to create a fantastic serious-fight-leading-to-breakup scene, but instead of balancing that out with an equally poignant reconciliatoin scene, they chose to trivialize it. So, I don't know what happened.... it's just a bit weird to me... like all of a sudden, the writers lost all interest in reconciling Starla properly 'coz they're in too much of a hurry to finish them off of the show or something! It's just a shame 'coz you could see that the 2 actors were more than prepared to act out the lines that should've been included when they reconciled! I mean, Stella's need to talk to Carla when she arrived in the castle - what happened, then? Even if Carla's accident managed to overshadow Stella's need to talk (obviously about the fight and their relationship), Carla would, based on her personality, bring up their mini-breakup.... But absent of any acknowledgement just made the scene a bit contrived - like the fight that broke them up didn't really matter at all. That both Carla and Stella went through hell for nothing...

Alternatively, if there wasn't going to be any prior scene to that at all, then the least they could've done was to remove the soup-drinking moment 'coz that in itself minimized the impact of Carla and Stella meeting up again.... Instead of Stella being presumably the one to take the soup to Carla, have her enter the room as Carla's finishing her soup. Then, there would be time for both of them to re-adjust and clear the air with their need to reconcile because at the end of the day, they're in love with each other and want to be together again...

Gosh, I'm over-analyzing it already, so I'll just stop...!

Let's see how they continue to wind down Carla's final scenes in the next few days.