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Blair may hate Marty and Tea, but Kassie DePaiva is thrilled to see Susan Haskell and Florencia Lozano return to OLTL. KDP says "I have women of my age range that I can go nose to nose with. And I haven't had that in so long. Nobody hates Tea more than Blair, and nobody's hated Marty more than Blair, but now it's just good. They're strong, powerful actresses who are just great. They're splashing color all over the canvas of One Life."


A Closer Look: Tea

Todd is in trouble, and this week an ex comes to town to offer legal assistance.

SOW: What brings Tea back to town?

FL: What always brings women back to town (laughs)? Ostensibly it is that she has been doing international law, and she sweeps back into town to visit-at least that's what she says. She finds out that Todd is in trouble and that he is not going to be hiring representation. She visits him in jail and feels it's her duty as a lawyer to represent him; everyone deserves a defense. She is also there for a mysterious other reason.

SOW: Does she still have feelings for Todd?

FL: She is telling herself that she is over him, and she may well be. There is something very deep in her history, in her childhood, that makes her equate love with pain. When those feelings get triggered, she mistakes hardship for desire. She has always cared about Todd, but she has been pulled back into a certain cycle that she hasn't been able to break free of-although she thought she was free.

SOW: Todd turns down her offer of legal help.

FL: That just makes her want him more. I don't think she is consciously thinking, "We're going to get back together," or anything like that. I'm not sure she consciously wants that, but she is drawn to protect him, and the more he pushes her away, the more she feels she is the only one who can help him and save him, and she feels responsible.

SOW: At least the Vegas will be super-nice to her, right?

FL: In terms of the Vegas, that's Tea's family, her clan. So it's sort of her safety and the place that she goes. There is a draw to being with those people. Antonio, who is like an older brother to Tea, is a reflection of Tea, and a lot of the time Tea goes to him with her half-baked ideas in order to get some sort of reality check. It's like a little sister going, "Well, I'm going to do this anyway," when she knows that she needs a family system around her to keep her grounded.

SOW: How is it for you being back at OLTL?

FL: In Llanview, Pa., all the people are wonderful. They are really wonderful. Great sense of humor, great actresses, great actors, great hair and make up people. It feels a lot like no time has passed, and I'm just coming right back into the flow of things. It feels like we do a lot more now in one day than when I was here last. Soaps are demanding. There is something about being challenged on that level that makes me feel like I am getting stronger. I am grateful for that.