Vdalem43 I remember watching the episode and my heart just sunk. Alan had been my favorite character since I was a kid. Definitely didn’t see it coming.
I thought there might be a crossover between Guilding Light and Young and the Restless. Could you imagine Alan Spaulding and Spaulding Enterprises vs Victor Newman and Newman Industries, Y&R would rule the soap opera world.
I am so glad that a friend told me about this channel. Been watching old shows. When Phillip said that Alan had given him happiness, it was like a bookend to an episode back in 1984, with Chris Bernau. His Alan was leaving town. This was after Phillip's true parentage had been revealed, so the relationship between Alan and Phillip was very strained..In the good bye scene, Alan told Phillip that all he had wanted to do was to bring happiness to Phillip. So, to hear Phillip say that in this scene 😪😪😪😪
In my own way I kind of felt bad for Alan. He really didn't have "anyone" and neither did Alex. Beth/Phillip Buzz/Lillian Billy/Vanessa got a second chance and deep down he knew he lost it multiple times no matter how many chances he got to get it right. Another fan said it would have been great if afterwards, Alan went on a Holiday and went to Saint Gabriel for a Holiday and to discover that the Interior Decorator was none other than Hope (Alan Michael's Mother). She got clean, went for counselling was an Active Member of AA and did a lot of healing.
Can you imagine how Surreal it must have been for Grant Aleksander to work with all Three Alans, Three Alexandras, and Two Beths. Then he comes back and a "New" Lizzie is on The Scene. Then Peter Simon (Ex-Ed Bauer) works with Rachel Miner, Rebecca Budig, and Nancy St. Alban (Michelle Bauer Santos) but he doesn't work with Bethany Joie Lenz.
@@kelvinblack9530 Ha! Ha! Very good! For me Michael O'Leary will always be Rick Bauer like Grant Aleksander would be Phillip Spaulding. In the UK Chris Gasycone has been playing Peter Barlow on Coronation Street on and off for 20 Years but before him there was another actor whose name I can't remember. Here's another fun fact, Young Peter Barlow was played by Linus Roache who would later do Law & Order (US). His Father William Roache is now the longest running UK Soap Actor in UK History who has been playing Ken Barlow since December 9th 1960.
I just watched this episode for the first time to satisfy my soul's rolodex of favorite memories and finishing my favorite daytime soap of all time, my top 3 favorite shows ever. However these scenes with Alan were beautiful as well as gut wrenching to see especially after this character who has been hated for DECADES, and mostly by his own family for all the manipulation, blackmail, pitting his kids against each other, trying to mold even the grandchildren in his own image. I too was upset when...I can't even say it. All after stepping it up with Philip and making the biggest sacrifice I've ever seen and he had no regrets and said any parent who love their children would do whatever they had to do save their child. He went from being an s.o.b's s.o.b. to being mutually loved, revered and respected. It was like he gave Phillip his bone marrow and in return received the light of love that just emanated from him at this party, appreciation of life, and a new heart and soul that unfortunately he had to leave behind, but it didn't seem cheap or contrived, but was representative of complete redemption mind, body, heart and spirit. It was like he accomplished what he was here on Earth to do. My human emotions and heart are deeply saddened and feel like it was too soon, but at least they did this scene with amazing care and Ron , Grant, and the director should've brought several Emmys home that year, because I'm damn sure this episode blew all the other shows out of the water making that kind of well done scene, with a limited budget, and pulled it off without it being revealed in a tabloid or soap opera digest as an exclusive shocker? That is talent and I am saddened and pissed usually when a character is killed after they turn good like they have nothing to offer, but I guess they thought since the show is ending let's put all we got into the last hurrah out of love and respect for the longest running soap in history that has an amazingly gifted group of talented to the soul's bone thespians who are pulling out some of their best work when I know I'd be tempted to be crying my eyes out and my @ss off between scenes because I'm already missing my family who I spent more time with than at home and trying not to think about not seeing any of them for a long time or never again. Wonderful professionalism and talent and I am raising my drink to them and tipping my hat as well. Well done my glorious and eternal Guiding Light. Thank you🙏 for being there when sometimes no one else was, still have dreams I'm watching new episodes of GL and Atwt never giving up the possibility of a new incarnation and big production budget that allows them to look amazing even after various crashes and soap explosions and fight scenes.
Ron Raines was the best actor to play Alan Spaulding and a great person to become the main villain of GL after Roger Thorpe. I sincerely miss this show.
i am glad Phillip and Beth got back together. Phillip came back to be the good guy was at one time. I know most of you love Reva and Josh but i don't. Reva made me sick. If GL had stuck to its core famiies(Bauers not Reva) they still may be on today..along with better writing. There was improvement in the last few months.Rick and Phillip BFFs.:>
I think that part of the reason why Beth got with alan was because she wanted to "Fix" with him what she couldn't "Fix" with Bradley. He was just as abusive but he manipulated her. Also, I think that Alan wanted to use Beth to make Brandon pay for what he did with Jennifer Richards/Jane Marie Stafford in terms of Amanda being His Half-Sister and not his Daughter.
They both worked with Bill Bell who was the former Protege of Irna Phillips who created Guiding Light. Also Christian LeBlanc was on As The World Turns back in the day around 1985 which as Guiding Light's Sister Show.
Yes, also look at The Bold & The Beautiful. Even after Eric found out that Massimo was Ridge's "Real" Father and not him, Thorne still took a backseat to him.
Granted, Alan always regarded Phillip (even though he's adopted) as his favorite son. But I don't necessarily think that he hated Alan-Michael. When Alan and Hope divorced, she took Alan-Michael in order to get him away from the Spaulding family value system. And Alan, resented his ex-wife and her family for years. And because Alan-Michael has Bauer blood in him, Alan, however unjustly, transferred that resentment onto Alan-Michael-as though he were somehow to blame.
@@malcolml309 Right On! They lived in Chicago like so many Springfield Residents. Rick did, The Santos had their Restaurant in Chicago, Ill, Rick lived there when he did his Community Service and Natalia & Rafe also lived there as well. I would have loved for there to be a Storyline where Matt Remembers seeing Natalia as The Round Girl when he met Ross Marler & Fletcher Reade at a Boxing Match. Or have it discovered that Natalia lived in an Apartment that The Santos had an "Interest" in.
This particular Beth (BC's Beth) didn't deserve the reward of being with Phillip. In fact, there was no point to that character after she managed to break up Phillip and Harley. My dear Alan!
i miss this show so much
Even after almost five years, I still cried after Alan died.
Vdalem43 I remember watching the episode and my heart just sunk. Alan had been my favorite character since I was a kid. Definitely didn’t see it coming.
I love and miss this show soooooooo much! Bring it back!
Procter & Gamble on the right
Alan Spaulding & Phillip Spaulding relationship come full circle
This show always had a big place in my heart
Me too. I grew up with this show. So many memories and I still miss it. And I’m not really a soap kind of girl.
@@jennifer60515 I know proctor and Gamble made a Huge mistake
i never got so emotional watching a soap opera as i did during this scene. it was heart wrenching and i knew it was the end for gl too. :(
you did well Alan....you did well...*tears*
it can still make me cry, even today I felt every thing the director wanted me to feel and more
I thought there might be a crossover between Guilding Light and Young and the Restless. Could you imagine Alan Spaulding and Spaulding Enterprises vs Victor Newman and Newman Industries, Y&R would rule the soap opera world.
I am so glad that a friend told me about this channel. Been watching old shows. When Phillip said that Alan had given him happiness, it was like a bookend to an episode back in 1984, with Chris Bernau. His Alan was leaving town. This was after Phillip's true parentage had been revealed, so the relationship between Alan and Phillip was very strained..In the good bye scene, Alan told Phillip that all he had wanted to do was to bring happiness to Phillip. So, to hear Phillip say that in this scene 😪😪😪😪
Killing off Alan was a shock.
Bring back As The World Turns and Guiding Light
Those shows would be the jewels of Paramount plus, would have the highest ratings of all their programming besides Y&R and B&B😊
Grant Aleksander, Jessica Leccia, & Crystal Chappell all should get Emmys this year. They all rocked!!
He did an operation in order to save Phillip's life.
man, I cried again! I love Alan! Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
Its 2020 And I’m Still Crying😭😭😭
Alan was the best. Funny and mean all at the same time.
In my own way I kind of felt bad for Alan. He really didn't have "anyone" and neither did Alex. Beth/Phillip Buzz/Lillian Billy/Vanessa got a second chance and deep down he knew he lost it multiple times no matter how many chances he got to get it right. Another fan said it would have been great if afterwards, Alan went on a Holiday and went to Saint Gabriel for a Holiday and to discover that the Interior Decorator was none other than Hope (Alan Michael's Mother). She got clean, went for counselling was an Active Member of AA and did a lot of healing.
I wish the original Alan- Chris Bernau could have been there and his old buddy Roger- M Zaslow. The very best ever on the show.
He was already dead
The best scene ever
I was not expecting that!!! Damn! Just when Alan turns his life around the writers kill him off!!!!
2024 and I still miss this show more than any of the others. I dropped my cable a month later .
14 years later and this scene hits me harder everytime 😭
Can you imagine how Surreal it must have been for Grant Aleksander to work with all Three Alans, Three Alexandras, and Two Beths. Then he comes back and a "New" Lizzie is on The Scene. Then Peter Simon (Ex-Ed Bauer) works with Rachel Miner, Rebecca Budig, and Nancy St. Alban (Michelle Bauer Santos) but he doesn't work with Bethany Joie Lenz.
laminage he also worked with two Justin's three grown Alan-Michael's and two Ricks
@@kelvinblack9530 Ha! Ha! Very good! For me Michael O'Leary will always be Rick Bauer like Grant Aleksander would be Phillip Spaulding. In the UK Chris Gasycone has been playing Peter Barlow on Coronation Street on and off for 20 Years but before him there was another actor whose name I can't remember. Here's another fun fact, Young Peter Barlow was played by Linus Roache who would later do Law & Order (US). His Father William Roache is now the longest running UK Soap Actor in UK History who has been playing Ken Barlow since December 9th 1960.
I just watched this episode for the first time to satisfy my soul's rolodex of favorite memories and finishing my favorite daytime soap of all time, my top 3 favorite shows ever. However these scenes with Alan were beautiful as well as gut wrenching to see especially after this character who has been hated for DECADES, and mostly by his own family for all the manipulation, blackmail, pitting his kids against each other, trying to mold even the grandchildren in his own image. I too was upset when...I can't even say it. All after stepping it up with Philip and making the biggest sacrifice I've ever seen and he had no regrets and said any parent who love their children would do whatever they had to do save their child. He went from being an s.o.b's s.o.b. to being mutually loved, revered and respected. It was like he gave Phillip his bone marrow and in return received the light of love that just emanated from him at this party, appreciation of life, and a new heart and soul that unfortunately he had to leave behind, but it didn't seem cheap or contrived, but was representative of complete redemption mind, body, heart and spirit. It was like he accomplished what he was here on Earth to do. My human emotions and heart are deeply saddened and feel like it was too soon, but at least they did this scene with amazing care and Ron , Grant, and the director should've brought several Emmys home that year, because I'm damn sure this episode blew all the other shows out of the water making that kind of well done scene, with a limited budget, and pulled it off without it being revealed in a tabloid or soap opera digest as an exclusive shocker? That is talent and I am saddened and pissed usually when a character is killed after they turn good like they have nothing to offer, but I guess they thought since the show is ending let's put all we got into the last hurrah out of love and respect for the longest running soap in history that has an amazingly gifted group of talented to the soul's bone thespians who are pulling out some of their best work when I know I'd be tempted to be crying my eyes out and my @ss off between scenes because I'm already missing my family who I spent more time with than at home and trying not to think about not seeing any of them for a long time or never again. Wonderful professionalism and talent and I am raising my drink to them and tipping my hat as well. Well done my glorious and eternal Guiding Light. Thank you🙏 for being there when sometimes no one else was, still have dreams I'm watching new episodes of GL and Atwt never giving up the possibility of a new incarnation and big production budget that allows them to look amazing even after various crashes and soap explosions and fight scenes.
Grant Aleksander was absolutely brilliant in that scene.
OMG I can't believe that Alan's dead he did a great job making everyone's life a living hell.
Thank you again Yodalover. What a great twist with just a few days left. It reminds me of a plot from Six Feet Under.
Hopefully, Phillip won't try to over analyze things- like he always does.
Can't believe there are only three days left. I plan to DVR the final episodes.
How could you watch that scene and not cry
What a horrible way to end today's episode,... he can't be dead.
Yodaluver - Alan may be SF's hero of the day. But you're mine! Thanks so much. :)
I can picture all the actors and producer thinking "This is a scene. Stop crying." Lol
i felt bad for phillip in this scene finding his dad alan died
Ron Raines was the best actor to play Alan Spaulding and a great person to become the main villain of GL after Roger Thorpe. I sincerely miss this show.
Incredible that Raines never won a Emmy for portraying Alan.
@@rockyracoon3233 he deserved quite a few for the amazing job he did on that show.
i am glad Phillip and Beth got back together. Phillip came back to be the good guy was at one time. I know most of you love Reva and Josh but i don't. Reva made me sick. If GL had stuck to its core famiies(Bauers not Reva) they still may be on today..along with better writing. There was improvement in the last few months.Rick and Phillip BFFs.:>
I would have liked to see an online reboot of Guiding Light. Like the one they did for All My Children and One Life To Live for ABC Soaps.
I think that part of the reason why Beth got with alan was because she wanted to "Fix" with him what she couldn't "Fix" with Bradley. He was just as abusive but he manipulated her. Also, I think that Alan wanted to use Beth to make Brandon pay for what he did with Jennifer Richards/Jane Marie Stafford in terms of Amanda being His Half-Sister and not his Daughter.
I want to know what Jeanna Cooper was doing on there and the guy that plays Michael Baldwin from the Y&R???? I am dying to know!
They both worked with Bill Bell who was the former Protege of Irna Phillips who created Guiding Light. Also Christian LeBlanc was on As The World Turns back in the day around 1985 which as Guiding Light's Sister Show.
Now Phillip is An orphan
Josh and reva ,a beautiful couple with insane chemistry together.
4:38 one of the saddest scenes ever
HERE I AM WATCHING THIS AGAIN. TEARS FOR PHILLIP AND ALAN.
Does anyone know of the music when Alan dies at the lake?
Life Will Be A Emotional Ticking Time Bomb When Alan Died
Was this the final episode?
Tobey Starburst No there were a few more episodes before the actual finale.
Still 😭😭😭
Alan Spaulding Was Dead And City Of Springfield Will Be A Emotional Ticking Time Bomb
Pouvez-vous me donner le titre de la série en français svp. Merci
Alan care for his adopted son than his own son!
Yes, also look at The Bold & The Beautiful. Even after Eric found out that Massimo was Ridge's "Real" Father and not him, Thorne still took a backseat to him.
Pam E I miss this show
Granted, Alan always regarded Phillip (even though he's adopted) as his favorite son. But I don't necessarily think that he hated Alan-Michael.
When Alan and Hope divorced, she took Alan-Michael in order to get him away from the Spaulding family value system. And Alan, resented his ex-wife and her family for years. And because Alan-Michael has Bauer blood in him, Alan, however unjustly, transferred that resentment onto Alan-Michael-as though he were somehow to blame.
@@malcolml309 Right On! They lived in Chicago like so many Springfield Residents. Rick did, The Santos had their Restaurant in Chicago, Ill, Rick lived there when he did his Community Service and Natalia & Rafe also lived there as well. I would have loved for there to be a Storyline where Matt Remembers seeing Natalia as The Round Girl when he met Ross Marler & Fletcher Reade at a Boxing Match. Or have it discovered that Natalia lived in an Apartment that The Santos had an "Interest" in.
This particular Beth (BC's Beth) didn't deserve the reward of being with Phillip. In fact, there was no point to that character after she managed to break up Phillip and Harley.
My dear Alan!
Yes bc Beth deserved to be with phillip always harley didnt.
It was meant to Phillip and Beth
This episode and the one previous should have been the last. The next 3 episodes are Lame garbage.