Torture

YES, torture! But it doesn't feel like it. It's actually quite wonderful...

Have you seen how close Tad has been to Dixie? And he didn't even know it! True angst! But since it's been nearly four years since any T&D action, I'm okay with it. It may seem like angst on the outside, but it's really not. It's just something extra special to an already exciting storyline.

It's only natural for the powers that be to torture us Tad and Dixie fans; it's been done for years. Whenever there's a reunion on the horizon, it's as prolonged as possible. We watch the show day after day, knowing they will eventually reunite. But we have to wait and wait...and wait - sometimes weeks, sometimes months. We live in angst while seeing them so close to getting back together or seeing each other again. This time will be no different, but this time it's the biggest reunion of them all.

Dixie, the love of Tad's life, is alive, and he doesn't know it. He's never truly gotten over her; he still misses her; he still loves her. She's back and has been so close to Tad that he could touch her. And he was so close to finding her in the explosion rubble. She even called out to him but ended up finding her own way out. For some reason she's not ready for anyone to know she's alive. Oh my God!! This story is total frustration!

But how can we see it as torture when we haven't had any T&D for years? It IS torture and angst, BUT we're fine with it. We embrace it. We're happy about it because we have a reason to watch the show again. Anticipation has been brought back into our lives. Bottom line...it's all good.

Thank you, AMC, for bringing back Dixie. And thank you, Cady McClain, for coming back. We'll stick with the story and wait as long as it takes for Tad and Dixie to reunite, but please make it a story to remember. Make it something we'll love for years to come so that we'll think of it with joy.