What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

 

General Hospital

Jordan tells Curtis about Buzz coming to Port Charles. She stops Curtis from leaving, saying that the only reason Buzz came back was because of his note, and she appreciates his faith in her. He says he’s trying to exonerate an innocent man, and guesses they’re done now. Jordan says, no, they’re not.

Andre confronts Hayden about the layoffs. He says he doesn’t envy her position, and tells her letting rumors swirl among the staff isn’t a good idea. He tells her that if she needs his help, to come and see him, unless he’s in line to be laid off. I liked Andre at first, but he’s been coming off as a baby lately.

Sam visits Alexis. Sam tells her that everything was good with the doctor’s appointment, but Alexis wonders what Sam’s not telling her. A bunch of mind readers, these Port Charlesians.

Julian sees Jason at the hospital. He says as much as he wants to find out who killed Morgan, he’s not willing to risk his family. He tells Julian that he’ll leave him and his sister alone.

Carly goes to Sonny’s place, but Dante tells her that he’s gone.

Ava asks Sonny what he’s doing out, and if the police won’t be alerted to his absence. He says the police won’t help her now, not after what she did to Morgan.

Curtis says he’s not going to stay while Jordan insults him. Jordan apologizes, and says what she told him wasn’t right. He asks which part, and she says he deserved none of it. She says on some level he’s right. She doesn’t want them working in the same place, because it complicates her life, and could ruin everything she and Andre have been building. She’s hoping they can put it behind them. He says she wants to get warm and fuzzy now, and she’s got to be kidding.

Sam tells Alexis about the stress test, and how Scout’s heartbeat should have increased, but the doctor thought she was probably sleeping. She asks if Alexis is ready for tonight. Alexis says no, but she has to be honest with her daughters. She gives Sam a gift for Danny. Kristina and Molly bust in with champagne to toast to Alexis getting her license back.

Dante tells Carly that he couldn’t get anything out of Max. He wonders how Sonny got out of an ankle monitor, and thinks they should ask Jason.

Julian tells Jason that Ava isn’t involved, and not to say anything to Sonny. If he gets the wrong idea, he’ll go after an innocent person. Julian has to jet, and Jason’s phone rings.

Ava doesn’t know what Sonny’s talking about. He says Morgan is dead because of her, and she flashes back to switching the pills. She says she never meant for it to get that far. Sonny says what did she expect from planting a bomb in a car? Ava is confused, and says that wasn’t what she was talking about. He asks what she meant then.

Jordan tells Curtis to let her explain. She says not long ago he stole evidence, but he amends that, saying he only took a few pictures. She says he more than made up for it, and before the kiss, she was enjoying working with him. She says it reminded her of back in the day, and she doesn’t have many friends in Port Charles. She tells Curtis that if he can respect the boundaries, she’d like to be friends.

Jason arrives at Sonny’s and finds out Sonny is gone. He wonders how Sonny got out, and Carly says it doesn’t matter; what matters is where he’s going. She asks if Jason found out who killed Morgan. Jason explains that things didn’t add up, and Carly asks if he told Sonny that. Jason says no, but maybe he figured it out. Dante tells them he came there to let Sonny know he was off the hook. Jason wants to find him before he makes things worse.

Ava tells Sonny that his imagination is running wild. She didn’t have anything to do with the bomb, and would never hurt Julian. Sonny says that she wanted the power, and wanted him to take the fall. She tells him after Kiki was shot, she got out of the business. He says something about a secret club, and that he heard Julian on tape talking about being afraid of his sister. He says his son is dead because of her, and he can’t stand for it.

Julian finds Olivia-J at the hospital surveying her new kingdom. He says she’s going to get what she wants, so why is she following him? She says she doesn’t trust him.

Kristina and Molly go on about Alexis getting her license back, and how it’s going to be the year of the rebound. Kristina hands Alexis a glass of champagne, but she says she didn’t go in front of the review board because she isn’t ready; she needs more time to recover. They ask from what, and she says a disease. Sam tells her just say it, and she tells them that she’s an alcoholic.

Curtis calls Jordan a cold piece of work. He says she mocks his feelings, and then denies there’s a connection between them. He says he’s not interested in being friends, and they’re done.

Alexis explains that she was drinking all the time and blacking out. She says a glass or two of wine every night turned into a bottle or two, until eventually she was putting vodka in her coffee. She tells them about going to the bar on Thanksgiving. Kristina wonders why she never saw it, and Alexis says because she didn’t want her to. She says she’s ashamed of herself. Kristina says she thought Alexis would miss her, but she was probably relieved when Kristina moved out. Alexis admits that she was. Molly says it’s because of Julian, but Alexis says that’s not true.

Olivia-J suggests to Julian that Jason might change his mind. She wanted him gone. Julian says she still has him where she wants him, so he can threaten his family to manipulate him. She says she didn’t force him to put a hit on Duke. That’s why she can’t forgive him – he killed the only man she’ll ever love.

Dante tells Jason that it’s his responsibly to find Sonny. Jason promises to bring him back. Dante asks Carly if he’s supposed to look the other way again. Carly says Sonny won’t listen to her or him, so let Jason go before they lose someone else they love.

Ava says if she’d been responsible for Morgan’s death, she could never live with herself. She misses him, and she knows that Sonny does too, but it’s not her fault. She tries to get her gun, feeling around on the table behind her, but Sonny beats her to it.

Andre goes to Jordan’s office. She wants to talk about taking a vacation. He says he feels like something is happening between her and Curtis that has nothing to do with police work. She says she needs to tell him what happened in Baltimore.

Curtis sees Hayden at the bar. They agree they’re both having bad days. He asks if it’s Finn, and does he need to talk to him, but she says they’re fine. It’s the hospital budget that’s the problem. He tells her that someone made a clumsy attempt to put him in the friend zone.

Alexis tells Molly that no one would like to blame Julian more than her, but what good would it do? Sam says Alexis has a history with him and it’s complicated. Alexis says the mess she made of her life was because of her choices, and it’s all on her. She was trying to distance herself from her problems and her family. She didn’t want to hear about their problems because she had so many of her own. Molly asks how she realized she was an alcoholic. Alexis tells her that Julian caught her drunk a few times, and said the right thing at the right moment. He helped her detox and go to AA. Molly is worried about them getting back together, but Alexis says that won’t happen, and she needs to be honest with them. She says she’s sorry, and hopes they can forgive her. Sam says she’s had more time to process it, and forgives her, but Kristina looks pretty pissed.

Dante tells Carly that he should go before it costs him his badge. She says she knows he’s really worried about his father, but every time he’s interfered with Sonny, it’s turned out badly. She says they have opposite views of the world, and the best thing to do is leave it alone. He says Sonny looks at the law as an inconvenience. Carly says he has good reason for revenge.

Sonny points the gun at Ava. She says what about Avery? and Sonny says he’s going to tell her that Ava killed her brother. She says she had nothing to do with it. Sonny tells her that he was going to kill her after Connie, but let her live because of Avery. She says it won’t be justice, but murder. He tells her that what you do, you pay for. Jason arrives, and tells him to put the gun down.

Hayden asks Curtis who the friend zone woman is. He says someone he’s known a long time. She asks if the woman knows how he feels, and he says she’d better. They made out and it was hot, but she’s dating someone boring and uncomplicated. Hayden says some people like boring and uncomplicated, but Curtis thinks the woman is lying to herself.

Andre asks Jordan what happened in Baltimore. Jordan says she and Curtis kissed. He says he guesses it was significant. She says she realized how much she loves Andre, and explained to Curtis that she’s with him. Andre says he doesn’t think she is.

Sonny tells Jason that Brick showed him the tape. He saw the photo, and Julian said he’s in fear of his sister. Jason says it doesn’t add up or make sense. He tells Sonny that he’s been cleared, and Dante is at his house, but he’s here. What’s Dante supposed to do? Carly talked him into not reporting it, but if he kills Ava, he’ll go to prison and lose everything.

Carly tells Dante that she told Sonny revenge won’t bring Morgan back, but she wants the person who killed him to pay. She says if she were in Sonny’s position, she might do the same thing.

Alexis tells the girls that she tried to control everything, but couldn’t control anything. Kristina is angry, and Molly says it wasn’t personal. Kristina says it is with her. Alexis judged her about Parker, so it is personal. She reminds Molly about Alexis catching her and TJ at the hotel. She calls Alexis self-righteous, and says she’s not going to forgive her. Molly says she does, and asks Alexis to promise not to let Julian back in her life.

Sam approaches Kristina and asks her to go to lunch. Kristina thinks she wants to talk her out of being mad. Alexis says she’ll do what she can to make it up to her, but Kristina storms out. Sam tells Alexis that she’ll come around. Alexis thanks Sam for being there for her. Sam tells her to call her sponsor, and she’ll be there if she needs her. Alexis is left alone with the bottle.

Curtis tells Hayden that the woman slapped him, and then wanted to be friends. Hayden says it sounds like genuine passion, and maybe it’s the real thing. He says there are plenty of smart, attractive women out there, and he’s getting his flirt on. Hayden is skeptical.

Andre says Jordan is running full speed trying to stay present with him. He doesn’t want to be the other guy, and won’t pretend to be blind to what’s going on. He says they need to break up.

Sam, Kristina and Molly get together at the bar. They talk about baby names, and Molly says they’ll need to know the sex. Sam is evasive, and says Scout is going to be a great soccer player. They feel her belly.

Olivia-J visits Alexis, and Alexis tells her about Kristina’s reaction. Olivia asks about the new baby, and Alexis tells her about the test results.

Dante asks if Carly is all right with Sonny killing someone. She says no, but she understands. She doesn’t think he’ll risk it, because he knows she won’t stay with him if he does.

Sonny wants justice for his son. Jason says they don’t know if Ava is guilty. He knows Sonny is angry, but he needs for him to think. He’s in the clear, Carly’s waiting for him, and if he pulls the trigger, he’ll lose her. He asks if Sonny wants to be alone for the rest of his life. He tells Sonny to hand him the the gun go home to his wife.

Tomorrow, Sam walks in on Olivia-J and Alexis, Tracy says everyone on the list needs to go, and Jason tries to get Sonny to give him the gun.

🍳  MasterChef Junior is back and impressing me already. My friends all know that my husband didn’t marry me for my cooking in the kitchen. I’m not a bad cook, and can be creative when I put my mind to it, but after years of living alone and working nine to whenever they let me out of office prison, I’m an impatient cook. I just want to eat it now, and the microwave is my best friend. If I cooked 24/7 every day for my entire life, I couldn’t hold a candle to these kids. I love how Gordon Ramsay, in kinder, gentler mode, deals with them. It can’t be easy to tell a nine-year-old to hand over their apron, but there are surprisingly few tears on this show. The praise isn’t held back either. Tonight, he told one little girl that she could easily work the line in his restaurant. I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t even let me take out the garbage. Starting off, they’ve pared it down to twenty contestants, and I can’t wait to see what these kids cook up!