What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Hayden practices firing people by talking to a CPR dummy with a staff photo stuck to its head. Tracy doesn’t think it should be too hard.

Epiphany gets the nurses together at the bar. Amy 2.0 asks if the doctors are going to be cut too, and mentions Finn. Elizabeth calls Felix, saying they need his voice of reason. I find it difficult to believe that these are all the nurses they have for a big hospital. There’s only about seven of them. Are they recruiting from other hospitals for the Nurses Ball?

Andre tells Jordan that he won’t be blind to what’s in front of him, and it’s not healthy for either of them. They need to break up. Jordan won’t accept that. She thinks they just need to put things in perspective. Andre says he sees things clearly now, and he doesn’t want it.

Olivia-J talks to Alexis about her stress level, and warns her not to turn to alcohol. Alexis says she’ll call if she gets in trouble. Sam walks in, and Alexis introduces them. Olivia says they were just talking about her.

Carly tells Dante that Sonny knows she’ll leave him if there’s more violence.

Jason tells Sonny that he’s in the clear, and Carly is waiting at home, but if he pulls the trigger, it’s all going away. Sonny says that Ava took his son from him, but Ava says she had nothing to do with it. Sonny brings up the recording, but Jason says he’s not sure that was Ava. Doesn’t Ava know there’s another sister? What is wrong with these people that they don’t know how many immediate family members they have?

Finn overhears Amy II, and asks why he’s a topic of conversation. Amy tries to backtrack by saying she said dorsal fin and they were talking about sharks. Bobbie tells him he walked in on a nurse’s committee meeting, and he’s been voted hottest doctor, causing him to extract himself from the conversation and pick up his take-out order. Epiphany moves to muzzle Amy. Elizabeth says they need to present a united front; Bobbie adds, and not panic. They go over the staff members who might have their backs.

Tracy tells Hayden that everyone on the list has to go, but Hayden says they should rethink things. Tracy thinks her romance with Finn has made her soft. Hayden suggests that Tracy do it herself. Tracy says that the hospital saved her life, but it won’t be saving anyone if it goes under.

Jordan can’t believe that Andre is going nuts over one kiss. She says she thought that they loved each other. He says they already spent a month apart because of Curtis, and what does he have to show for it? He tells her that he wants all or nothing. He thanks her for her honesty, and says she should do herself the same favor and admit he’s not the one.

Carly suggests to Dante that they call Jason, and says they have to be patient. Dante says he can’t wait any longer. Carly begs him not to call. His phone rings. It’s the station.

Ava wants to know what recording Sonny is talking about. Jason says there was no clear picture, they never heard the voice of who Julian was talking to, and too many things don’t fit. If Sonny kills the wrong person, he’ll tear his family apart. Sonny says they’re already torn apart, and Jason says they’re just healing. He’s sorry he couldn’t save Morgan, but the other kids need their father. He tells Sonny to hand over the gun and go home.

Olivia-J tells Sam that Alexis is always talking about her. Sam asks how they know each other, and Alexis says through a mutual friend. Sam says she forgot the book for Danny, and Olivia suggests she stay and chat with them. She says she knows they’ll get along famously. That would be enough to make me run in the other direction.

Sonny tells Jason that maybe things don’t add up for him, but Ava confessed. She begs to differ, and he asks why she said things went too far. She tells him that she never wanted Morgan to get hurt. Sonny says, but he did, and cocks the gun.

Andre says it’s not that he can’t forgive Jordan, but what’s the point? He’ll always be stuck wondering what’s in her head and heart, and if she’s thinking about Curtis or him. She asks if they can’t work through it. Her phone rings. She says something about the Jerome gallery and tells them to give it to Dante. When she turns around, Andre is gone, but her apartment key is on the desk.

Carly tells Dante that whatever is going to happen already did, so they should just wait for the fallout. His phone rings.  He says he’s on his way, but can’t tell Carly what it’s about.

Olivia-J asks Sam about Danny. Sam asks Olivia if she has a family of her own. Olivia says forces conspired to tear them apart. We flash back to Anna saying she’s going to kill Olivia, and wants her to feel the pain she’s caused others. Wow. We were all a lot younger then. The two of them look like children. Sam says she understands, and Olivia says Sam got a happy ending. Alexis says Olivia can too.

Felix gives Anna a prescription for her migraine. He asks if she wants to talk to anyone. She says no, then changes it to yes.

Finn sees Tracy, who asks him to install a backbone in Hayden.

Bobbie says they have to look at things from the hospital’s perspective, and the financial picture is grim. Epiphany says it can’t run without them, and they should go on strike.

Hayden continues to practice on the dummy with Bobbie’s picture on it. Finn comes into the office bearing food. She says it will give her the energy she needs to fire a third of the nurses. So that’s like two of them?

Elizabeth doesn’t think going on strike is the way to go. Epiphany says it’s time they beat them to the punch. She takes a vote. Everyone is in favor except Elizabeth.

Anna sees Andre, and says she thought he’d left for the day. He wonders why she’s there so late, and she explains that she was picking up a prescription. She tells him that ever since the confrontation with Valentin, she’s been doing research. She refuses to believe a man turns into a criminal over a rebuffed kiss. Andre says maybe it was a bigger deal to Valentin. Anna thinks it’s her, and that she may have committed other slights or wrongs. He asks if she remembers anything else. She says her memories are pretty clear now, and nothing says that Valentin was more than a friend. She’s had a lot of enemies, but he wasn’t one of them.

Olivia-J asks when Sam is due, and Sam tells her in a couple of weeks. Olivia doesn’t want to pry, but wonders if Sam is happy with her OB. She claims to be asking for a friend.

Sonny tells Ava that she can die with a clear conscience or just die. She swears on Avery’s life that she didn’t do it. Jason tells him Dante is on his way, and he can either make his family pay for his mistake, or do the right thing and let them figure out what’s really going on.

Jordan arrives at Sonny’s place and wants to see him. D’oh!

Dante shows up at the gallery, telling them that the silent alarm was triggered. He asks where his father is, and what’s going on.

Carly tells Jordan to come back tomorrow, but Jordan says she has news. Carly says Sonny has a hangover, and he’s sleeping it off. Jordan tells her to give him an aspirin, and he’ll feel better once he hears what she has to say. Sonny pops out of nowhere, and asks if he needs to call his lawyer. Jordan says the charges have been dropped.

Dante asks who wants to go first. Ava says she will, and tells Dante what happened, and that Sonny would have killed her if Jason hadn’t shown up. Jason says he has no idea what she’s talking about – it’s just been the two of them the whole time. Dante sees the gun, but wonders why Sonny would violate his bail. Ava says he’s insane, violent, and delusional. Dante asks why Jason is there, and he says he has evidence that she’s involved in Morgan’s death.

Olivia-J makes up a story about a friend who needs an OB, and Sam tells her who the doctor is. Olivia says she’ll pass the referral along, but it’s getting late and she has to go. She tells Alexis to call if she needs anything, and says it’s nice to put a face with Sam’s name. When she’s gone, Alexis says Sam doesn’t like her at all.

Finn tells Hayden that cutting nurses can’t be the way to do it. Hayden says if there was another way, she’d pick that. Finn says they’ll be angry at first, but they won’t hold her personally responsible. She says they will. He says she’s not alone, but she says Finn can’t be there with her. He says he will be in spirit. He says he’s given a lot of bad news to a lot of people, and maybe can walk her through this.

Felix joins the meeting. He thinks they should meet with Hayden, and work for a solution that doesn’t involve layoffs, but they can make concessions. Bobbie says it’s a great idea. Felix thinks Elizabeth should do the talking, since her sister is in charge.

Finn takes the place of the dummy and Hayden practices some more. She talks about the layoffs possibly being temporary, but Finn says it won’t do the nurses any good waiting around for something that might not happen. He says the cleaner she does it, the better it will be for them. She says she’s supposed to start tonight, and he says it’s better for them to hear it from someone who cares. She hopes Elizabeth understands. Elizabeth overhears.

Andre thinks Anna’s problem is better suited to a detective than psychiatrist. He asks if she has any leads, and she tells him about the other trainee. She says she doesn’t think they’ll be forthcoming though. Andre says he’d love to help, but can’t right now. She tells him that she didn’t mean to impose. He says he’s honored she’s asking, but he’s going through something personal and isn’t on his game. She asks what’s wrong, but he doesn’t want to talk about it. He tells her good luck and be careful.

Alexis asks Sam what her problem is with Olivia-J. Sam says she doesn’t have one, but Alexis says she does, and so does Julian. Sam says it’s nothing that Olivia did or didn’t do, but she seems like too much. Alexis makes some excuse for that, and says she’s been nothing but helpful.

Ava asks if she’s in the Twilight Zone, and says she had nothing to do with the bomb. Jason gives Dante the recording. He says Julian made it clear that his sister planted the bomb.

Jordan tells Carly and Sonny that a witness came forward, and explains about Buzz. She says she can’t get into specifics, but to let them handle it. She says as they build a case, she’ll give them the facts. Sonny asks about the monitor and how you get it off. Ha-ha! She tells him that it’s been deactivated and to come by the station to get it removed. Carly thanks Jordan. Jordan says it’s not the only reason she’s there. She wanted to tell them she’s sorry she can’t take away the misery, but hopes they can go forward in peace. Carly doesn’t know if possible, but thanks her. Jordan says she’s going to make sure whoever murdered Morgan pays. After she leaves, Carly asks Sonny wth?

The nurses ask Elizabeth how it went, and she says it didn’t. She asks where Amy Part Two is, and finds out she’s working the late shift.

Hayden says here goes nothing, and asks Amy to come to the conference room.

Elizabeth overheard Hayden practicing her speech, and says the board won’t negotiate. She says she’s in. Epiphany says tomorrow, they’re on strike.

Ava says Dante should arrest Sonny, and that she’s going to the mayor. Dante says they’ll sort it out at the station, and takes her out.

Sam tells Alexis that she can talk to her, but Alexis says that’s the idea of a sponsor, so you don’t have to unload on your family.

Carly asks if Sonny knows what he put her through, and she knows Brick must have helped him. Sonny asks if she wants to know what happened. She says she had to do backflips to get Dante not to arrest him, and asks why he left. She asks if he found out who killed Morgan, and he says he’s not sure. Carly says he seemed sure a while ago. He says he’s not in jail because she covered for him, and it means a lot to him. She says, more than revenge? Sonny tells her that he didn’t take revenge, because he wanted to come home and he loves her; isn’t that enough? She says it shouldn’t be, but he asks again if it is. She hugs him

Sam gets a call and says they’ll talk later. She tells Alexis that Dante has brought Ava in, and there’s evidence that she killed Morgan.

At the hospital, Olivia asks Finn for directions to obstetrics. Anna almost sees her.

On Monday. Lulu tries to apologize to Valentin, Jordan tells Julian that evidence was found to clear Sonny, and Carly threatens to kill Ava herself.

😈  Grimm and the Wesen still elude me. Now I remember it’s back on Fridays, but I forget that they changed the time from 9 to 8 pm. Thank God for On Demand.

♿  I’ve been catching Married to Medicine on the flipside. I’m actually embarrassed to say I watch this show because it’s one of those train wreck things. While I’m at it, I might as well admit I watched the Anna Nicole Smith show too. While this isn’t quite that bad, I guess I’d expected more. I don’t know why, but I’d assumed since they all have grown-up careers that they’d act like grown-ups. Nope. Didn’t happen. Dr. Jackie keeps trying to be the voice of reason, but that’s not happening either. This week was the season finale. The reunion looks scary.

💀 Don’t forget, The Walking Dead is back on Sunday, February 12 at 9 pm.

Quotes of the Week

Some of you like pickles. I get that. But you are not decent people, at least not if you think it’s OK for a restaurant to force pickles upon those of us whose stomachs turn at the mere sight or—worstly—smell of those squishy, acidic intruders. — Brian Hickey, The Philly Voice (My note: This does not reflect my personal view on pickles.)

I always think there’s something rather foreign about high spirits at breakfast. — Carson, Downton Abbey

It was the first time anyone had seen anything on TV other than TV, and I thought, wow, this is technology. — guy being interviewed on The Eighties, CNN docuseries

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer. — Abraham Lincoln (My note: Or just beer.)