What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Julian meets Olivia-J at the bar and tells her that his family is officially off limits. I actually don’t get why he doesn’t just turn her in. It would solve all of his problems, and possibly make him a hero.

At the hospital, Jason and Sam talk about Ava. Jason says he’s tempted to let it go, since she killed Connie, but Sam says the person who did it might still be wandering around. She suggests a birthing class distraction, but it’s been canceled.

Elizabeth cleans up after the meeting at her house. She texts Franco, saying she’s glad he’s on their side and good luck.

Franco walks in on Kiki and Dillon, and announces without art there is no life. He says he was ready to be a James Bond for the cause, but got fired instead.

Olivia-F thanks Ned for a wonderful Valentine’s Day. He says it doesn’t have to be over, and asks her to spend the night. She says she can’t. She doesn’t feel comfortable around his family. He wonders why she’s intimidated by a pack of lunatics, and she says she’s not intimidated, but feels like she doesn’t belong. Tracy comes in calling a family meeting, and tells Olivia to skedaddle.

Finn doesn’t want to diagnose Anna until he’s sure. Nina walks into Anna’s room as Valentin is telling her she’s safe with him. Nina walks back out. Anna wakes up, and asks what’s happening and why Valentin is there. He says she’s in the hospital, and he was worried. She says she’s fine, and he needs to leave.

Valentin sees Nina at the desk. She asks what was he doing in Anna’s room, holding her hand?

Commercial break with important information. Once Upon a Time begins again on Sunday, March 5^th.

Ned tells Tracy that he and Olivia-F have plans, but Tracy says something has come up that needs his attention immediately. He says Olivia is staying, but Tracy says no outsiders. Ned says if he wants her to stay, she’s staying. Tracy goes off to find the rest of the family. Ned tells Olivia that he not only considers her part of his family, he’s not ready for the night to end.

An orderly explains about the sickout to Sam, saying she didn’t hear it from him. Michael calls Jason, and tells him about the family meeting. He says he knows Jason hates getting dragged in, but he could use the back-up. Jason tells Sam about it, and she says he should go. Sam wants to get barbecue anyway. ♫ Baby back, baby back, baby back ribs. ♫

Kiki tells Dillon sorry about the interruption, but he says Franco hardly seemed to notice. Dillon gets a call from Tracy, summoning him to the meeting. He tells Kiki that there’s a Quartermaine emergency, and it seems that it’s life or death.

Julian tells Olivia-J that it’s only a matter of time before she gets the hospital. He wants to make sure when she’s finished with him, it’s for good.

Alexis’s doorbell rings. It’s a flower delivery.

Nina tells Valentin that she thought something happened to him, and finds him comforting Anna. He says he tried sending a follow up text. Nina says she was scared, and he suggests they go elsewhere. On the way into the elevator, he plucks a bloom out of someone else’s bouquet.

Finn tells Griff that he needs to talk to Anna about the next steps. Griff asks if he’s up to it. Finn asks if Griff wants someone else to do it, but Griff says he knows that Finn will give Anna the best possible care. They go into Anna’s room, and she asks when she can go. Finn says they want to keep her overnight, and she asks about the tests.

Julian says he’s done everything that Olivia-J wanted, and once the hospital deal is done, he wants them to be finished. Olivia agrees, but says he hasn’t held up his end of the deal.

Valentin and Nina go to the suite she booked, and he tells her how lovely everything is. She says it was lovely last night. Valentin asks if he can pour champagne, and Nina tells him only if it comes with an explanation. He tells her about dropping Charlotte off, and how he’d forgotten something at the house. When he came back, he found Anna breaking in, and then she collapsed. Nina says he could have called 911, but he’s a decent man to be so helpful to her. He says he doesn’t know why she won’t let go of the past, and Nina says Anna claims it’s the other way around.

Finn tells Anna about the blood clot. He says they were able to remove it, and Griff adds that they still have to find out what caused it. Finn questions her about the headaches, and says before he makes a prognosis, he’d like to do a bone marrow biopsy.

Franco wonders what he interrupted, and Kiki says oh, he did notice. He says it was hard to ignore. She asks him what happened at the hospital, and he says there’s no room in the budget for art therapy. He tells her that Elizabeth doesn’t like being away from her patients, but she feels like she should make a stand, and he can’t tell her that he got fired.

Everyone arrives at the Quartermaine mansion for the meeting. Tracy says they have to wait for Michael. In the hallway, Michael tells Jason about Ava being arrested, and how his mom said he isn’t convinced. Jason says he’s not, but can’t say for sure. Tracy comes out and rounds up the stragglers. Ned asks why they’re having a meeting. Tracy says GH is in danger of being sold for condos, and if something isn’t done quickly, it will close. She tells them that ELQ is going to buy the hospital.

The flowers are a replica of Alexis’s wedding bouquet from Julian. Alexis reads the card and flashes back to the wedding. The doorbell rings. Busy today. It’s Julian. He says sorry to come unannounced, but he needed to see her; he has something for her. She says she got the flowers, and he asks if she remembers carrying them. She says they’re lovely, but wonders why he sent them, since she’s not going to forget what he’s done. He says he doesn’t expect her to. She asks why he’s there, and he says she’ll get an explanation about everything.

Kiki tells Franco that Elizabeth will understand. Franco says their relationship is at a new level. He gets the text from Elizabeth, and wonders how he’s going to tell her that he’s unemployed and failed her. Kiki says love is about taking the good with the bad, and he has to trust Elizabeth.

Sam drops off Jake’s science project at Elizabeth’s house. She tells Elizabeth about the canceled class. She says she was hoping for a refresher course, but the employees have the right to fight. She wonders if she should make an alternative plan as to where she’s giving birth.

Tracy says they’re buying the hospital and going to run it. Ned asks Michael how he feels. Michael says the deal is doable, and if it’s the only way to move forward, he’s in. Dillon asks if the board members are going to be cool, and Tracy says they have enough investments to stay liquid. Jason says they’ll want a profit though, and they might end up having to turn low-income patients away. Michael says that in the long run, the hospital could end up the same position again. Olivia-F says they overlooked something; if ELQ can’t buy it, they should buy it themselves.

Finn tells Anna that the surgery is minimally invasive, and it will help him to see what they’re dealing with better. Griff says he’ll stay with her, and Anna agrees. Finn goes to schedule it, and grips the desk.

Valentin apologizes to Nina, saying he couldn’t have predicted the turn the evening took. Nina says he was being a good Samaritan. He says he didn’t tell her why he went back to the house. He shows her the ring, and says they’ve done everything backward in their relationship. He asks if she’ll do him the honor, and she says she will. He puts the ring on her finger, and they kiss.

Julian gives Alexis a key to a safe deposit box, and tells her his will is in there. She asks why he’s getting his affairs in order.

Elizabeth tells Sam that the sickout is preemptive, and hopefully, everything will be settled before she goes into labor. Franco comes to the door, and Sam gets ready to leave. After she’s gone, Elizabeth asks how the spying went. Franco says he has something to tell her that’s not good.

Olivia-F says not only are the Quartermaines skabillionaires, when the chips are down, they do what’s right. Michael says he could divert some cash from Morgan’s fund, and everyone comes up with what they could contribute. Tracy wonders what Edward would say, and Jason says he’d tell them it’s a worthy cause. His vote is yes, and he has to go. Ned asks Tracy, what now? and she says crunching numbers.

Finn sees some medication in cups for patients. He steals one. No meds for you, Mrs. Intraction.

Griff tells Anna that he was sure Valentin did something to her. She says he caught her breaking into his house. She wanted to plant a bug to find out more about him and if he has a grudge against her.

Valentin tells Nina that he loves her. He didn’t expect it, or her, to come into his life and change everything. She knows she should say it back, but she’s afraid. Every time she’s said it, it’s the start of losing someone. He says she won’t lose him; he’s not a fool. They get busy.

Franco tells Elizabeth that the whole budget for the art department was cut . Elizabeth says that she knows how invaluable art therapy can be, and how much he enjoyed it. She says they’ll fight for his job too, and hopefully find another way to make ends meet. Whatever happens they’ll make it work

Alexis says first Julian sends a replica of her wedding bouquet, and now he’s getting his affairs together. She wants an explanation.

Olivia-F says she has assets too, and Tracy adds that she’s not afraid to use them. Ned thinks they have enough, and Tracy says they’re on their way to owning GH.

Sam meets Jason, who’s looking at the picture of Julian at the Chinese food pawn remedy shop. He wonders if it’s not Ava, then who? When he goes to wash up, Sam uses Spyder Finder to look up Olivia-J, who is sitting at the next table. You mean to tell me there’s no photo?

Elizabeth tells Franco that if something affects one of them, it affects both of them. Franco likes it. They kiss. He says one good thing about being out of work is spending more time together.

Ned calls Olivia-F a genius. He says Valentine’s Day didn’t end as romantically as he’d hoped, but she says it was perfect.

Dillon calls Kiki saying he’s significantly less wealthy than when she last saw him, and hopes she enjoys dates of donuts and coffee.

Monica is happy that GH is off the auction block. Ned says that when Tracy said Olivia-F wasn’t family, he realized that she is.

Jason gets back to the table. Sam tells him that she was looking into rescheduling the birthing class. Olivia-J slips out after standing at the doorway and staring at them for like, ten minutes.

Julian says that Alexis has to trust that he can’t tell her. She asks if he’s going to be arrested. He says no, this is because he loves her. He’s given the bank instructions as to when she can access the box. He tells her that if something happens to him or she doesn’t hear from him, to read the letter. He leaves her looking perplexedly at the key.

Nina and Valentin bask in the after glow, and Nina admires her ring. She says they missed the step where she dazzled him with her lingerie, but she did get a suite with tub for two. He says that sounds wonderful, and she leaves him to run the bath water. Valentin calls the hospital and checks on Anna’s condition.

Griff tells Anna it will be fine, and tells her to get some rest. Outside, he calls Robin and leaves a message for her to call back immediately. It’s about her mom.

Anna tells herself it’s fine, and probably just a vitamin deficiency.

Finn is feeling a lot better. Griff thanks him. Griff says his bedside manner needs work, but he was great with Anna. Feeling a little too much better, Finn says he’s a great doctor. Griff says Anna means a lot to him, and Finn says he’ll do everything he can to get her well. Griff says they were right not to tell her that she might have cancer.

On Monday. Sonny talks to Jason about Nelle, Robin returns, and Ned wants to ask Olivia-F to marry him.

💉 Lots of shade and sparkles on the Married to Medicine reunion. Absolutely nothing new was said, although next week, the husbands join in, which might make things interesting. Toya had a train on her dress to rival a bride, and Heavenly’s lowlights were truly heavenly. Mariah (who has such beautiful eyes, I wish she had played them up more) and Heavenly wore the same earrings and shoes, causing Mariah to return barefoot and earringless after one of the breaks. This created one of the most intriguing moments in any reunion ever. At one point, Mariah called Heavenly the “messiest bitch on the stage,” and she was suddenly wearing her earrings again. What up wit dat? Methinks some sloppy editing. I’m also now wondering in what context the messy bitch comment was actually made, since it had obviously happened prior to that moment. The predominant feeling I had through the entire show was the urge to swipe the smirk off of Lisa Nicole’s face.

Quotes of the Week

Put that in your pipe and smoke it. – The Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith), Downton Abbey – I know she didn’t invent that quote, but it sounded pretty darn funny coming from her.

I love a stray thought. – Scott Pelley, anchor, CBS News, and he ought to know, since he’s had a few.

The real role models are the guy who goes and puts his life on the line for his country, the police officer who jumps in front of a bullet, and the EMT who treats the wounded on the scene, people who put others before themselves. Those are the true celebrities. – Benghazi survivor and former Army Ranger, Kris Paronto