What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital – Thursday

Nathan tells Maxie that CJ is Claudette. Geez, that was quick. I figured there would be weeks of behind-the-back stuff.

Kristina and Aaron stay at the picnic grounds after the fireworks, making out.

Curtis tells Nina he’s struggling with her Crimson concept of objectifying men. Nina says that’s the point, so men see how it feels. She tells him Julian will be on the cover. She says she can’t think of anything sweeter than Julian naked on all fours on every newsstand in the country.

Paul tells Anna it’s after midnight on July 4th, which makes it the 5th, but I have no idea why this makes anything worse.

Alexis makes up something about feeling sick and Julian backs off.

Claudette says she wanted a fresh start and thats’ why she changed her name; it was just a happy coincidence that her job interview was with Maxie. Nathan doesn’t believe it and says she’s lying the way she always does. Claudette tells Nathan he needs to let go of his anger and claims the universe brought them all together. She says she needs closure and Maxie asks what she has in mind.

Kristina and Aaron bore me to tears talking about nothing. Kristina tells Aaron her father anonymously funds the fireworks. When he asks why, she tells Aaron that Sonny is a mob boss.

Julian says Alexis seems fine, not chilly or clammy the way people with nausea really are. Because he’s a medical professional.

At the MetroCourt, Curtis asks if Nina would reconsider him being on the cover. He says he wants to own it and wouldn’t trust Julian anyway. Nina says she has Julian where she needs him. She tells Curtis about Alexis being arrested instead of Julian. She says she’s Julian’s alibi and he’s very grateful, but if he gives her any trouble, she can be more precise about the time he was with her. Curtis tells her he used to be a cop and not to get on the bad side of the law for the likes of Julian. Nina thanks him for the warning.

Claudette says Nathan needs closure because of his anger. She adds that Maxie only got his version of the marriage. She thinks maybe their paths have crossed so he can see she’s changed. Claudette says that Maxie liked her when she met her, but Maxie says that’s before “CJ” had Claudette’s baggage. Claudette says that the universe has brought them together for closure and she tells Nathan she’s not the only villain. She says only one of them made a huge, irrevocable mistake.

Aaron says when he first met Sonny, all he knew was the coffee and the restaurant, but then he did some research. Kristina says he must know the allegations about Sonny, and Aaron says he’s only been convicted once. Kristina says a lot of the stories are true, but none have anything to do with her, because her father separates business and family. Aaron says he’s only interested in her. He gets the feeling she’s uneasy about something else though. She says sometimes she can’t believe this cute, funny, sexy guy is into her. He kisses her and asks if that answers her question. She asks him to take her back to his place.

Alexis says despite how she looks, she needs to sit down. Jordan can’t get ahold of any of the judges. Alexis says everything is pinballing in her head and it’s affecting her stomach. Julian tells her to calm down.

Aaron and Kristina go back to his room. He says he doesn’t want to be another thing she regrets and there’s no pressure. She asks if he feels like she’s pressuring him. They start making out. Song part as they move to the bed. Zzzzz…

Nathan says now Maxie has met the real Claudette. Claudette says she’s spent years improving herself while obviously he’s still immature. Maxie says they should all sleep on it and she’ll see Claudette at work tomorrow.

Nina works her laptop and Curtis says she obviously loves her job and she’s a woman who has it all. She tells him about hiring Claudette and he says he’d like to get back in the police force. Nina says she’ll give him a reference if need be.

Alexis prattles on about Kristina. Julian asks if she’d like some tea and she says great idea. Anna doesn’t know how long Alexis can stall. Jordan says she’s doing everything she can. Alexis speaks into the mic, saying she has to get out of there because she has a bad feeling. As she’s about to leave, Julian grabs her from behind. I gasp, and my husband asks what’s wrong. Nothing in my world, but can’t you see Alexis is being kidnapped by a lunatic?

Nina says Curtis is the answer to her problem and she doesn’t have to answer to Julian anymore. She says Curtis is good at talking to people and getting what he wants. He says maybe, but what he really needs is a job. Nina tells him he’s hired.

Maxie says maybe Claudette is right, that fate brought them all together so they could work things out before the wedding. Claudette says if Maxie has any questions, she’s an open book. Nathan tells her to do everyone a favor and leave. When she’s alone, Claudette smirks to herself.

Aaron gets out of the bed as Kristina sleeps. Okay, I guess he’s up to some kind of no good. Never mind, he just got a glass of water.

The only thing they can hear in the truck is the tea kettle. Julian finds the wire. What a ^)!@#^)@$%! this guy is. He keeps his hand over Alexis’s mouth. Jordan calls for a couple of units to get to the house and of course the truck won’t start. Julian says she’s betrayed him for the last time and Alexis kicks him in the cojones. He’s only stopped for a second though.

Claudette takes something that looks like a jewelry roll from her suitcase and looks satisfied. Nathan tells Maxie he doesn’t believe this is a coincidence. Maxie says she doesn’t either. She says she used to be a woman like Claudette and tells him about her affair with Lucky. She says it would never happen again, but she became competitive and even pretended to be pregnant. Maxie says Claudette is threatening them, so she had to back off. She says if she’d thrown fuel on the fire, Claudette would have gone to the police. She wonders if Claudette found her lover. Maxie tells Nathan not to give Claudette power and act first.

Aaron tells Kristina she called him Parker in her sleep. She says it must have been a dream. Aaron thinks Parker is over Kristina, but not the other way around. She says she was asleep and didn’t know what she was saying. He says he likes Kristina a lot, but senses there’s more to the story.

The police bust into Alexis’s house, but she and Julian are nowhere to be seen. Paul finds the wire on the floor. Julian takes Alexis to the docks. No surprise, since it’s where all bad things happen. He says one loud noise and he’ll end it immediately the way he did with Carrrlos. Julian starts whining, saying he realized she was wearing a wire and he made a call in the kitchen. His people found the surveillance van and disabled it, so no one can follow. Well, I don’t think it takes Sherlock Holmes to figure out where they would be headed. Alexis tells him not to make it worse. He says he would have saved her from prison and what did she do in return? He says all he ever did was try to change and give her his heart. She says if he ever loved her, don’t do this. He says she betrayed him, so now she’s going to die by the same knife her mother was killed with. Then he goes on about how he told her to get rid of the dagger in the first place. Oh, that’s right, blame the victim. Julian says Alexis is going to die because she couldn’t love him enough. I didn’t think I could hate Julian more than I did, but I do. And I’m not even that crazy about Alexis.

Curtis tells Nina her offer is generous. Nina says taking care of her employees ensures their loyalty. She tells him to come to her office first thing in the morning, and all will be revealed.

Aaron says no judgement, he just wants to know what’s going on. Kristina says all her relationships have been messy, including the one with Parker. She says he deserves to know the truth.

Nathan asks Maxie what the plan is. Maxie says obviously Claudette has a plan in motion. She says usually something like this happens because the ex-wife wants the guy back, but since she doesn’t, what does she want?

Claudette opens another suitcase. On top is the wedding photo of her and Nathan. She hugs it to her chest.

Jordan puts out an APB. Anna finds the evidence bag. She says Julian is going to use the dagger on Alexis. I gotta say, it is pretty cold.

Alexis says when they find her dead, they’re going to arrest Julian. He says they won’t find the body. She begs him not to do this to their daughter. He says he won’t tell Sam anything, but Alexis set the wheels in motion. If she’d just believed in him, they’d all be free. He says he has no choice. She asks if he wants to kill his own child.

Tomorrow, Carly finds out about Jocelyn’s transplant, Molly wants to know where Alexis is, and Aaron asks Kristina if the thing with Parker is over.

General Hospital – Friday

Spencer is down for the count after winning the hot dog eating contest. He suggests everyone leave him and save themselves. He talks dramatically about dying. Laura points out to Doc that Spencer talks very casually for someone who just lost his father.

Sonny has news for Carly about the transplant donor. Sonny gives Carly some documents and tells her that someone named Ramona left after Jocelyn’s transplant, changed her name to Teresa and moved. He thinks she can shed some light on things. Carly says some things should be left in the dark. Sonny says they can move ahead or get rid of the evidence. Carly is torn between walking away and finding out information that could be helpful to Jocelyn.

Kristina tells Aaron that she doesn’t have the greatest track record when it comes to picking people she can trust. Kristina says Parker was her professor, not her ex, and she was the one who wanted more. Aaron asks if that’s why she took a break from school and she says partly. He says everyone has their whatever. Really, he said it that way. And the phraseology actually works. Kristina’s phone rings. It’s Molly telling her to get home now.

Anna brings Paul the empty evidence bag. She’s certain Julian is going to use the dagger on Alexis and tells Jordan to be careful approaching him.

Julian whines that Alexis gave him no choice. I hate when he starts that whining stuff. She asks if he wants to kill his own child. She tells Julian he needs to think and goes on about the baby and what a good father he is, even if he’s batsh*t crazy. He says he knows she’s not pregnant and there was never any baby. She says he saw her take the pregnancy test, but he accuses her of somehow faking it. He says she made him the best man he could be and then destroyed him. He says that man is gone and in a moment, she’s going to be gone too.

Jordan explains about the wire to Molly and Kristina. Both of the girls blame the PCPD for what happened. Jordan swears they’ll find Alexis and bring her back safe. Good luck with that since Julian has like a million hour head start.

Alexis tells Julian that she’s going to make him look her in the eye when he kills her and then he’ll have to look at his daughters. Sonny appears out of nowhere and tells him not to move. I never thought I’d say this, but I love Sonny at this moment. Usually, the best I can say is he’s not annoying me.

Carly talks to Teresa. Teresa says she understands that Carly wants answers, but she doesn’t have them. She says she’s done a lot of transplants, so how is she supposed to remember? Carly says it’s the last one she did. Teresa says she doesn’t know anything about illegal organs. Carly says she’s not a cop and it’s not being recorded, but she’s a mother with resources who will stop at nothing.

Laura tells Doc that part of her wants to leave it alone and not interfere with the grieving process, but another part knows something else is going on. I guess they haven’t tried eavesdropping or checking Spencer’s phone that he seems to have glued to him.

Nicholas says Helena won’t let Jason and Sam take him back to Port Charles. Sam says Helena is dead, but Nicholas says she’s still there and they were foolish to come back after she cursed them.

Laura goes through various scenarios that have happened with Spencer that don’t make sense. Doc says it doesn’t sit well with him either. Laura thinks there’s something more going on.

Nicholas and the gang wait out the storm. Ava tries to extract herself from the whole thing. Nicholas tells her not to waste her breath. He tells Jason and Sam that they should just SKYPE with Jordan after the storm and let him go.

Molly walks into all the cops at her house and wants to know where her mom is.

Sonny tells Julian to drop the knife. Julian says by the time Sonny shoots, he’ll have cut Alexis’s throat. There’s a struggle and Julian drops the dagger. Alexis, who is down on all fours, sees it.

Teresa tells Carly she got word when an organ transaction was to take place. She knew when and where, but not the particulars of who. She said she’d always dealt with the same guy, but a woman came for Carly’s daughter’s transplant.

Spencer leaves Nicholas a message. Doc walks in and tells him he’ll be free to go soon and asks to talk man to man. He says he’s worried about Laura and that she’s bottling up her feelings about Nicholas. He says Spencer might be the only one who can help her. He says it might help her to talk to Nicholas’s voicemail too, and asks if Spencer will share his phone.

It goes dark at the castle and Nicholas disappears.

Molly and Kristina talk about Alexis and what a scumbag Julian is. Kristina says they should have staged an intervention instead of going to the wedding. Molly is nearly hysterical, thinking Julian will kill Alexis.

Struggle, struggle, struggle, and bon mots between Sonny and Julian. Alexis stabs Julian in the back…literally.

Molly says her dad used to be the DA and has connections and maybe he can find out what’s going on. Aaron knocks on the door. He asks Kristina why there’s a cop on her doorstep, and she says her mom’s psycho husband took her hostage. She says she knows he didn’t sign up for this level of crazy, but he says he wants to help.

Julian is still breathing and Sonny tells Alexis to pull herself together. She asks how he knew they were there. Stupid question. Where else would they be? The MetroCourt? He says he talked to Anna and figured it out. Anna, Jordan and the rest (♫ Here on Gilligan’s Isle! ♫) show up. Sonny tells them what happened, but changing it, saying that he stabbed Julian.

Teresa tells Carly that organs for children are hard to come by, and since it wasn’t her contact, she wanted nothing to do with it. She says the woman nearly scared the soul out of her and describes Helena. The woman told Teresa to see to it Jocelyn got the kidney. She’d be well compensated, but she was never to talk about it. Carly shows her a picture of Helena ans asks if that’s the woman.

Nicholas goes to the wine cellar. Jason goes hunting for him.

Spencer says Laura doesn’t need his phone, but Doc says it’s something he can share with her. Spencer suggests Doc leave them alone. Laura comes in and says Spencer is free to go. Doc realizes Spencer has two cell phones.

Jason checks the wine cellar. Nicholas is lying on the floor.

Julian is wheeled into the hospital. Paul asks what happened and Anna says Sonny happened. Ha-ha! At the docks, Alexis wants to go home, but Jordan says she needs a statement. Sonny asks if it can wait, and Jordan tells her to come in tomorrow. Sonny tells Alexis he’ll take her home and she thanks him.

Teresa says that’s her. She says the money just showed up in her account when she’d never even given the number to Helena. She tells Carly that she freaked out so badly, she took Helena’s money and left town. Carly tells her Helena is dead. Hmm…

Jason brings Nicholas back from the cellar. Ava thinks Jason did something to him, but Jason says he found him that way. Nicholas says his head aches and he’s dizzy. Ava tells him it serves him right for abandoning her and he says he was going to find her later. On the side, he tells her he has no clue what happened, but he did pocket the cell phone.

Spencer claims it was his first phone from Nicholas and it’s a comfort. He says he thought it might have special powers to contact Nicholas. Laura says there are a lot of outgoing calls to the same number and there are just as many from the same number coming back. Methinks the jig is up.

Molly runs in, telling Kristina and Aaron what happened according to her father. Kristina suggests they all have a scotch and Alexis will know psychically and return home. Alexis walks in and says they don’t need to do that. Kristina thanks Aaron for all his support and he leaves. Alexis tells them she’s fine and Julian won’t be a problem anymore

Julian is stabilized. He opens his eyes and wonders what he did to Alexis. Please don’t tell me it will turn out that he has a brain tumor or DID or a split personality.

Sonny calls Carly, who tells him about the information Teresa gave her. She thinks it’s a dead end now, since Helena is gone, and I give her a D- in creative thinking. In the hallway, Teresa makes a call, telling the person it’s Ramona calling. She tells them about her conversation with Carly.

Nicholas tells Ava he’s getting out of there and getting Spencer.

Laura asks who Spencer has been talking to, and he pleads the fifth. She asks what happens if she presses redial on his phone.

Sam asks Jason if he thinks Helena is involved.

Carly tells Sonny that Jax got his own way in spite of himself. I don’t remember back that far and have no idea what she’s talking about. Ramona/Teresa says Carly wont learn the truth unless whoever she’s talking to wants her to know.

Jason says Helena is dead, but he doesn’t think they’re alone on the island. Nope. We see they’re not.

On Monday, Finn tells Hayden to stay away, Spencer says Laura can’t handle the truth, and someone else is on Cassadine Island. I think Helena is alive and will never die. There’s a bar she and Faison hang out in on their off time.

Quotes of the Week

I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. — Emma Stone

The Yuppies are heterosexual gays. — Kurt Anderson, journalist

Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it. — Edmund Burke

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. — Khalil Gibran