What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & recaps from today’s real time TV watching)
General Hospital — Thursday
Michael asks Morgan how he’s doing. Morgan says how does it look, since he’s tied to a bed, and not in a good way. He feels abandoned, but Michael says Morgan is all his parents can think about.
Carly hears Sonny say he’s going to take Avery to visit Morgan over the monitor. I gotta say, Sonny is looking damn good. He looks like he just came back from a vacation in the Bahamas.
Nina is playing with Georgie’s baby toys. Maxie suggests they go back to the office if Nina can’t concentrate. Maxie says they can’t afford another screw up like with the green issue. Nina says the green issue was a massive success (Truth!) and I wonder what happened with the Real Woman issue.
Franco drops by and says he got a call form an adoption agency.
Elizabeth has good news and bad news for Jake. His bike can’t be fixed, but he can go home today. Elizabeth says they’ll get him a new bike.
Jason and Sam have fallen asleep on the couch together and they look awesome, both dressed in all black. They wake up and start kissing. I’m not in it for the romance, but I do like these two. They cuddle and make some cute talk.
Elizabeth promotes Shriners. Elizabeth says she has a sneaking suspicion there will be a welcome home party. Jake asks if Sam and Franco will be there. He says he likes drawing with Franco. Elizabeth suggests an after school art class. This reminds me of the college art classes I took at Cooper School of Art in Cleveland when I was in high school and how much fun it was.
Nina asks what the adoption people said. Franco says he’ll tell her when she explains why she called them after they’d already decided on waiting. Nina says he’d be an amazing parent. He says the adoption agency isn’t going to entrust the care and feeding of a child to two marginally rehabilitated people. Nina says she’ll talk to them herself and that Franco is hearing what he wants to. Franco says he’s going to the hospital. Nina tells him to send her love to Kiki and says she has to work. Franco says he’ll see her later at home.
Carly called Goodwill to come for the wheelchair, and is going to call the contractor to remove the ramps. Sonny thinks they should revamp everything for Avery. Carly says they don’t know what’s going to happen yet, but another child needs his attention. She wonders what they’re going to do about Morgan.
Michael tells Morgan that Kiki’s surgery was successful, but they still have to wait on a prognosis. Morgan argues about what happened on the roof. Michael tells him he tried to kill himself.
Commercial break. You can make donations for the hospital at Loveshriners.org.
Carly says Morgan was arrested and he stole Sonny’s gun. Sonny says Diane is working on it. Speaking of Diane, here she is. Diane says it’s great to see Sonny on his feet. She says she’s always liked Morgan, despite his wayward ways, although waywardness is nothing new for Sonny’s family members. Carly says she hopes Diane doesn’t say that to the judge. Diane says of course not, but if she can’t work her Miller Kung Fu magic on Paul, Morgan will spend time in prison.
Morgan denies trying to kill himself. Michael says he and Sonny stopped him, and what would have happened if they hadn’t shown up? Morgan says he would have gotten cold and gone back in. Michael says Morgan is not getting well and is just as sick as ever..
Nina talks about a horse who was her only friend growing up. She says she’s never had any female friends or any friends for that matter. Maxie says let’s talk. Nina asks if she knows about baby drama and Maxie says she’ll make coffee.
Franco gets a call from Jake asking if he’s coming to the welcome home party. He says he’s coming home today and Franco says he’ll be there. Jake wants to know if he has to ride a bike again. Franco says he doesn’t have to if he doesn’t want to. Jake says what if he doesn’t remember how and I can’t believe Franco doesn’t take the opportunity to tell him the old adage about never forgetting how to ride a bike. Franco says maybe his parents can give him some coaching.
Danny is up. Make-out interruptus. Jason is going to relieve Elizabeth at the hospital. As he leaves, Elizabeth is coming by in the hallway. She takes note that Jason just came out of Sam’s room — i.e. they spent the night together.
Nina tells Maxie about how Franco thinks no adoption agency will give them a baby. She says isn’t it the world of second chances and points out how blessed she is, saying maybe she’s run out of chances. Maxie says she hasn’t run out yet, so there’s hope for Nina. She’s sure Nina can find a baby, but that’s not her problem, it’s Franco. She says it doesn’t seem like Franco wants a baby.
Here comes Franco riding down the hall of Shriners on a bike. He falls and makes Jake laugh.
Elizabeth says she thought Jason’s room was down the hall. He says he tucked in Danny and ended up crashing there. Although why he feels the need to explain himself to this twit is beyond me. He asks if Jake is okay, and Elizabeth says he’s fine, and he’s going to be able to go home soon.
Morgan asks Michael if he’s a doctor now. Michael says he’s been through the same thing with Sonny, so he knows what he’s seeing. He reminds Morgan of when Sonny was going to shoot himself after Connie’s death. Morgan says he was just talking. Michael tells him he saw Kiki on the roof. Morgan says he’s never going off the meds again. Michael tells him he could be charged with attempted murder. (Of whom? Dixon? Kiki? Himself?)
Carly starts to freak, but Diane tells her she’ll do everything in her considerable power to get Morgan off. She says she’d been remiss if she didn’t present all scenarios. She says Paul might want to hang the blame on Morgan for Kiki getting shot and Dixon holding everyone hostage. She says they might want a scapegoat and nailing a Corinthos is a “big get.”
Jason asks if Sam and Danny want to join him at the hospital. She says she was thinking of going home because she doesn’t want to get in Elizabeth’s way. Jason says they’re grown-ups and everyone is going to have to get used to things. Sam says okay, they’ll come along.
Back at the hospital, Franco says he doesn’t want to break any rules, but the nurse says the only rule is to let kids be kids. Elizabeth returns.
Nina says any child would be lucky to call Franco “daddy,” but he’s just afraid. Maxie says all parents worry they’re not that great. Nina says she thinks they can rise to the challenge. At first she says she can talk Franco into it, but then gets bummed about the adoption issue. Maxie says there are other ways to get a baby.
Michael says the chances of Morgan skating are slim. Morgan says all he’s worried about is Kiki and when she wakes up, he wants to be able to apologize. Michael says he can’t do that in prison. Morgan thinks he has no responsibility. He’s just a kid who didn’t take his meds and is now back on track.
Diane says Carly and Sonny will have to take legal responsibility for Morgan. She says he needs medical treatment, not incarceration. She’s going to request probation and will point out that Paul is a heartless bureaucrat if he doesn’t agree. Of course everything is contingent on Morgan’s agreement. When Diane leaves, Carly says she can’t go along with it.
Morgan says he knows why Michael is worried and that he made a mess of things, but he’s not going to continue being the family embarrassment. He promises to make everyone proud. Diane comes in.
Carly says Diane’s plan isn’t going to work. She’ll be able to keep him out of prison, but the real problem is Morgan’s health. She says they’re not equipped to handle Morgan. He’s wanted to pry into Sonny’s business for years and they were unable to prevent him. Sonny says she’s really talking about him, and she says she’s talking about both of them. She says prison isn’t the only option. They can’t take care of Morgan, so they’ll have to give him to someone who can.
Maxie says Nina can hire a fancy lawyer and set up a private adoption. Nina says last time she hired a lawyer, she ended up in Shadybrook. Maxie says they’re not all like that. Nina says what if the mother changes her mind? Maxie says that could happen no matter what, and why don’t they just try for their own baby? Nina says Britt had told her she couldn’t have children. Maxie points out how Britt lied to everyone, and she wouldn’t trust anything Britt had to say. Maxie tells Nina to get a second opinion. Nina says maybe she and Franco have a family in them yet.
Elizabeth asks where the awesome bike came from and Jake tells her Franco brought it. Elizabeth tells Franco it wouldn’t have occurred to her to bring a bike into the hospital. The nurse takes Jake back to his room to get ready to go home. Elizabeth wonders how Franco knew Jake needed a bike and he tells her about the phone call. He says she seems grumpy for someone whose kid is going home. He wonders why Jason isn’t there and asks what could be more important. When he sees Jason and Sam standing behind him, he says that explains it.
The new issue of Crimson is locked and Maxie has to explain that they don’t want everything green again. She wonders where they got the idea that was a permanent thing.
Jason tells Franco to leave. Elizabeth says he has a friend there, why shoudn’t she? For the first time in forever, I agree with her. Jake and Danny go to the playroom. Elizabeth goes to get her stuff. Jason says it’s her call about the bike. She says Jake loves it, so they’re keeping it.
Diane explains the deal to Morgan. She says it’s eminently doable. She asks if he’s cool with everything and he says probation rather than jail time is definitely cool. When Diane leaves, Morgan tells Michael that he told him everything would be fine.
Sonny asks Carly if she wants a padded cell for Morgan. He says he doesn’t and refuses to have Morgan committed.
Tomorrow, Lulu says her marriage is over (haven’t we been there and done that?), Julian asks Ava about her involvement with the gun running, and Morgan tells Dr. Andre he’s ready to go home and celebrate his freedom.
General Hospital — Friday
Sonny doesn’t want to discuss it, but Carly says they can’t avoid talking about Morgan any longer. She says the only way to save his life is put him in a medical facility and if Sonny can’t see that, he’s in the worst kind of denial.
Dante brings BLTs from Kelly’s to Nathan. The cure-all for everything. Dante says he hasn’t heard from Lulu. He thought they were going to discuss things, but he got the final divorce papers. He assumes she got hers too, and wonders why she hasn’t called.
Ava asks Kiki why she won’t come back. I have a few reasons. She goes on and on about how it’s her fault and she’s going to bring Kiki the moon if she wakes up.
Andre tells Morgan that the surgery was successful, but Kiki hasn’t regained consciousness. Morgan says he’s feeling good and ready to move on. He sounds manic to me. He says Diane will get him out by dinnertime and he can concentrate on Kiki. Andre says he has to deal with his own illness first before helping anyone else.
Sonny says he knows what Morgan is going through. Carly says Sonny has been able to accept treatment, but Morgan isn’t there yet, and isn’t it better to help him now? Sonny says he was never committed and Carly says he isn’t Morgan. Clearly what works for Sonny doesn’t work for Morgan.
Commercial break. Although Sonny has never been one of my favorites, I have deep admiration for Maurice Benard. Check out this article about his bi-polar disorder and how he handled it:
Dante says he thought things might change, but was disappointed that Lulu wanted to stay at Windemere. Nathan tells him if she moves back in too soon it could undermine their progress. Dante says he thought they were making progress, but now he wonders if Lulu is having second thoughts.
Lulu is just getting her mail from Maxie. Maxie says Dante saving Lulu’s life must mean something. Lulu says it does. She said the water was freezing, and then she started to sink and wasn’t cold anymore. She saw all the happy times flash before her and everything she could lose. Maxie asks why she didn’t go home with Dante then. Lulu says she wanted to say yes, but is afraid of history repeating itself. Maxie reminds her about how she didn’t want to marry Dante because of his line of work and asks how she got past that. Lulu says she closed her eyes and took a leap of faith.
Andre tells Morgan that he has a long way to go and isn’t quite himself just yet. He needs to give the medication time to adjust. Andre says the drugs are a means for him to get control of his life, rather than the illness taking control of him. Morgan says he hates the drugs.
Ava runs to Julian, who’s just shown up at the hospital. He says Kiki will come back to them. He tells her maybe he and Alexis can take care of Avery. She says she’s already entrusted Sonny with Avery’s care.
Carly says that Sonny is claustrophobic because his father was abusive, but Morgan grew up differently. Everything was sunshine and roses for him in comparison, so he needs to be treated differently. Sonny refuses to to listen.
Andre asks why Morgan stopped taking the meds. Morgan goes over the ED story. Andre says he should have called, and Andre would have helped. Morgan starts rambling again about Kiki.
Ava says she can’t look after Avery while she’s concentrating on Kiki. She loathes Sonny, but she knows he does love Avery. She says Kiki would be the first person to tell her to leave Avery with Sonny. Julian says it sounds like she’s bargaining with God and trying to rack up points. Ava says he’d do the same thing if it was one of his children. Julian says that’s true. He tells her Dixon was obviously looking for her at the church, and asks what her involvement with the syndicate is.
Carly asks what Sonny is going to do when Morgan leaves home one day and can’t watch him every minute. Sonny gets a call from Diane. She wants to meet them in Morgan’s room.
Nathan tells Dante he doesn’t even know if Lulu got the papers, and he should suck it up and call her. Dante says he’s right, but wants to know why Nathan is trying to get rid of him. Nathan admits he’s been lying to Maxie.
Maxie says Dante and Lulu have been through hell together. She can either hang on to her anger or trust Dante again. She says that Lulu almost died and she needs to open her eyes and heart. Lulu asks what if he does it again. Maxie tells her “what if” will drive you crazy and to take a leap of faith and go home. Lulu goes through the mail and sees the finalized divorce decree. She says her marriage is over.
Andre says he’ll speak to Kiki’s doctor and see if a visit can be arranged, since it might be good for both of them. Probably the only time a visit from Morgan is good is if you’re unconscious. Carly and Sonny show up. Morgan tells them he’s just peachy-keen now. Diane comes in and says Paul wants to shift the blame for Kiki’s shooting and refuses to drop the charges. They have two options — Morgan can be committed to a facility and Paul will consider probation or they can go to trial and Morgan can plead not guilty. Morgan says he wants to go to court.
Lulu says it’s official. She and Dante are divorced. She takes off her rings, saying they don’t mean anything anymore. She’s going to put them away and forget about them. Maxie tells her to tear up the divorce papers instead and have Dante put the rings back on her finger. Lulu says easy for Maxie, since Nathan doesn’t lie to her. Maxie tells her about Nathan lying regarding Claudette. She knows Claudette isn’t a dog, and wonders if she’s still in Nathan’s life. Lulu tells her to take her own advice. Maxie tells Lulu to take her advice. Lulu says, you first.
Ava tells Julian she got involved against her will. She didn’t know what was in the shipments and by the time she did, it was too late. She says when Dixon showed up, she was as blindsided as everyone else. Julian asks what happens now, and she tells him she has full immunity and about the undercover business.
Morgan says he’ll say he was protecting himself. Diane says it’s not that easy. Morgan says they’ll see that he’s getting better and basically starts rambling again. Sonny tells him to stop already.
Dante tells Nathan everyone has a past, so why lie? He says don’t let the same thing happen that happened with him and Lulu . Nathan says if he comes clean with Maxie, Dante has to do the same with Lulu and tell her he doesn’t want the divorce.
Julian tells Ava that Raj and Dixon work with very dangerous people, and could come after her. She wonders how a clean guy like him knows so much about them.
Morgan continues to babble about getting better. Sonny says he will, but it won’t happen at home and he needs professional help. Morgan says Sonny wants to ditch him, but Sonny says they’re not capable of helping. Andre says he doesn’t fully comprehend the gravity of the situation. Diane says they have an excellent case for committing him and she’s sorry, but she won’t defend him. She says they all love him and in good conscience, she can’t argue for his release. Morgan starts to cry and beg.
Morgan keeps apologizing, saying he’s made a mistake and give him another chance. Andre says he’s made arrangements for a good facility already. Morgan starts alternately screaming at everyone and pleading with them. He fires Diane. She says she and Max will keep him in their hearts. Morgan goes crazy, accusing everyone of everything. Carly reminds him that she did a stint in a hospital and came back better than ever and he will too. Andre says everyone should leave now. Sonny and Carly say they love him. Carly says he’ll see that one day. Andre apologizes and Morgan asks to see Kiki before he goes in the “looney bin.“
Julian says he became aware of Dixon and company before Ava ever entered the picture. Julian wonders how Kiki got involved and Ava tells him because of Morgan. Andre comes by and asks Ava for permission for Morgan to see Kiki. Julian is like, hell no, and Morgan says he’s going to a mental hospital and wants to see her first. Julian says every time he sees her, Kiki gets hurt. Ava says Julian is right, but Kiki loves him and maybe he can reach her. She agrees to a visit.
Morgan sits by Kiki’s bed and tells her he never meant for this to happen and he’s sorry.
Maxie comes in with a prescription for Nathan. Nathan says he wants to explain something. Maxie tells him he has the right to remain silent and have a past. She says she trusts and loves him and knows he loves her and that’s all that matters.
Dante sits staring at the papers and takes his ring off. He says it wasn’t supposed to go this way. He starts to call Lulu when there’s a knock at the door. Guess who? And it’s not Valerie. Where is she anyway?
Morgan holds Kiki’s hand and tells her he’s sorry. He says she has a big life ahead with a better boyfriend than him. He says he won’t be there when she wakes up, but he’s not the one she needs. He says somewhere down the line, when they’re both healed, they can see each other again. He says he loves her, always has and always will. He leaves with Andre.
And Kiki opens her eyes, saying “Morgan.”
Sonny and Carly have a drink. Pour me one too. Carly says it’s the hardest thing Sonny’s done. He says it is for Carly too. She says Morgan doesn’t realize how hard it was not to bring him home. Sonny says that he could see the manic building and how nothing was registering. He says it scared him to see how far from reality Morgan was. Carly says he’ll get better. Sonny says it ‘s hard to believe that after what just went on. Carly says Morgan wants to be like Sonny, both despite and because of the danger, and now there will be some distance, and one day he’ll forgive them.
Sonny says what about them and asks if Carly is going to leave him.
On Monday. Lulu talks with Dante, Nicholas wonders why Hayden is suddenly so tight with Tracy, and Tracy gets the MRI results.
People’s Couch Quotes of the Week
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I know they don’t do anything. They just sit around all day, but getting this dressed up for dinner with family is exhausting. Emerson, referring to Downton Abbey.
If this doesn’t get a happy ending, the superfans will burn PBS to the ground. Blake, referring to Downton Abbey.
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