The character of Rick is heavily involved on The Bold and the Beautiful these days.

As such, actor Kyle Lowder recently sat down to discuss life on the drama with Soap Opera Weekly. Here's an excerpt:

Weekly: Rick really thinks he has everyone where he wants them and is sitting pretty.
Kyle Lowder: Oh, yeah, he thinks he is. I know a lot of people are looking at this story and saying, "I can't stand Rick; he's so whiny, he's so bratty." It's too easy for people to see him being whiny and bratty and trying to manipulate to get what he wants. I want people to be reminded that, in Rick's head, this is [from] a lifetime of pain and suffering. I'm not saying it's justified; I'm saying that it goes deeper.

I want people to try and look deeper as to why Rick is doing this. It's not just a little brat trying to get what he wants. This is an adult who is really trying to ostracize Ridge from the family, from the company, from everything. He's not just trying to break up his mommy and a guy he hates. I am not defending him, but everything he is doing right now is to try and get Ridge ostracized.

Ever wanted to laugh along with Walt Willey?

Connecticut fans of All My Children will soon have the chance to do so.

The portrayer of Jack Montgomery will perform at Treehouse Comedy Club at The Hibernian Club in Stamford, CT on December 6.

Call (203) 268-5857 for ticket information.

Welcome back to The Soap Dispenser and our Wednesday, November 12 soap opera episode recaps. For a full guide, just click on your favorite daytime drama(s):

• As the World Turns
• The Young and the Restless
• All My Children
• Guiding Light
• One Life to Live
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• General Hospital
• Days of Our Lives

Thanks to all for visiting The Soap Dispenser for soap opera spoilers and news from The Bold and the Beautiful to General Hospital, Guiding Light and all the rest!

Dangers lurks around many corners of tomorrow's daytime dial...

All My Children:
Frankie wonders if he should tell Taylor that Brot is alive.

As the World Turns:
Luke heads down a dangerous path.

The Bold and the Beautiful:
Brooke digs herself deeper into a difficult situation.

Days of Our Lives:
John is determined to find the killer.

General Hospital:
Mike is the target of mob violence.

Guiding Light:
Ashlee asks something unique of Rafe.

One Life to Live:
The residents of Llanfair don't believe Todd's claims that he's a changed man.

The Young and the Restless:
Jill goes off on Amber.

Having stuffed the ballot box to win the Oakdale U election, Luke is falling back into some old patterns and destructive habits on As the World Turns.

And portrayer Van Hansis wouldn't have it any other way. He recently spoke to Soap Opera Weekly about the character's changes:

Are you having a good time with Luke's fall from grace?
Oh, yeah, it's been great to play, because you can only do so much with a character that is, for the most part, 100 percent good. You can only take it to certain places, because nobody's like that — everybody does bad things; everybody. So to have a good character — because I do think that Luke is essentially still a good character — doing bad things and making bad decisions, that's some of the most fun stuff to play as an actor.

Marcy Rylan isn't going anywhere.

According to the newest edition of Soap Opera Digest, the actress has re-signed with Guiding Light. The length of the contract has not been released yet.

Where will Nadia Bjorlin be in a year?

The Days of Our Lives beauty can't say for sure. But she shared her thoughts on the future with TV Guide Canada recently:

"I still believe there’s a future for me on prime time and film. The reason I returned was because Days kept calling me to come back to the show. I actually signed with Days of Our Lives the day before the strike was announced. Obviously, there were promises of great story.

Also, most actors knew Hollywood would be screwed up for a while due to the impending strike, so it seemed like a no-brainer to me to return. Honestly, I did miss Days of Our Lives, too. You know, Days has always felt like a home to me. So, it seemed like great timing. We’ll see — I have a year left on my contract."

Rumors are growing strong that David Lago - best known as Raul Guittierez on The Young and the Restless - will be joining the cast of General Hospital.

Sources have told Soap Central that Lago has been tapped for the coveted role of Dante. He's the oldest son of Sonny Corinthos from an affair he had with Olivia Falconeri.

Phew.

Amid speculation that dwindling ratings would cause Days of Our Lives to get canceled, the show has received a reprise: it recently signed a new 18-month deal with Sony Pictures TV.

The current deal was set to expire in March 2009, as fans panicked that the series would go the way of Passions. Now, however, those fears can be put on hold until at least September 2010.

Attention, fans of As the World Turns:

Davida Williams has been cast in the role of Jade. The actress is best known for her work on the series Lizzie McGuire. She played the part of Claire on that show.

For new As the World Turns followers: Jade has not been seen on the soap opera since 2007. The character had been Luke's confidante and received praise for saving Gwen from Cleo.

She was last portrayed by Elena Goode.