What I Watched Today

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

 

General Hospital

Franco creates a weird self-portrait. There’s a knock at the door, and Franco yanks it open, asking what is it? What it is, is Elizabeth. I guess he wasn’t expecting her.

Tracy rereads Edward’s letter. It says that he’s sure she’ll know where the painting should go. She says it’s coming home, and she knows exactly where to put it. Laura hears crying in the hallway again.

Nelle says that Michael should be happy to see her like this, but he doesn’t like to see anyone in pain. She says he’s too nice for his own good. She tells him that everything she’s known to be true in her life has turned out to be a lie. Not that it applies to this particular scene, but I keep thinking Sonny should at least have a clue that Nelle might have knocked him out and it never happened. It seems ridiculous that he’s just taking her word for it, and keeps wondering why he can’t remember anything.

Jax tells Carly that he always thought he was the more rational one, but Carly has never done anything this radical. He asks if they can bounce back from this, and if she can forgive him.

Dante tells Sonny the analysis on the pills should be back any minute. Ava overhears.

Elizabeth says she didn’t know Franco was working. She asks if he wants her to come back, but he asks her to come in. She thought he might want to know about Jake’s first appointment with Andre. She tells Franco that Andre made friends with Jake using action figures, and hopes he starts to open up. Franco tells her that she shouldn’t rush him. He tells her that Jake called him and asked him to come over to finish the timeline, but he followed the rules, and turned Jake away.

Tracy tells Laura about putting the painting over the fireplace in the den, and that Monica can be reminded of her every day at breakfast. Laura says that she heard the crying again. Tracy says it’s the wind. The head monk overhears, and says some of his students get homesick. He asks if Tracy will reconsider leaving the painting.

Nelle repeats what Jax told her, but he already knows. She says her father was never perfect, but knowing he needed her made her feel proud and closer to him. She felt like he loved her, but he told her that Carly cheated them both. She wanted revenge for the wrongdoing done to her family, but it was her own father who did it.

Jax tells Carly that he was desperate. He had no idea Frank would use his own daughter. He keeps saying that, but I’m not sure how that makes it any more okay. Carly says no matter what he did, she’s grateful. Josslyn is alive. Now Carly has to live with herself, knowing she benefited from Nelle’s pain. Jax says he’s lost so much, he doesn’t want to lose her.

Sonny tells Dante that a bottle of Morgan’s pills was unaccounted for. Maybe now they’ll find out what happened. Valerie brings the report to Dante, and sees Ava. Ava says she remembered she has an appointment, and Valerie asks what the hurry is. Dante tells Sonny that the lab did a full wipe down, and Sonny asks if there’s a match.

Elizabeth says Franco made the right decision. For now, this is how they have to do things. He says she’s the best mother on the planet.

Tracy tells the head monk that the painting is her last connection to her father, and nothing he says can make her part with it. He tells her that they could use the money, and she gives him a check. He thanks her for her generosity, although we don’t know how generous she is. I’m guessing not $20 million with of generous. On the side, Laura says it’s hardly Tracy’s last connection to her father; she has the beautiful letter he wrote, and she can treasure his words in her heart. Tracy says she’d prefer a tangible reminder, and I get confused, since the letter is tangible. Laura thinks that Edward would have wanted her to leave the painting. Tracy tells the head monk she knows that the painting is valuable, but to her, it’s priceless. He says he understands. Another monk stares at the painting.

Dante tells Sonny that there were no clear prints, and the bottle changed hands too many times for them to get any information. Valerie has Ava’s charm bracelet, but says she has to fill out a form to get anything back.

Franco tells Elizabeth that he wants to be there with her when the boys are growing up, but Jason concerns him. She says Andre will convince Jason otherwise. He told Sam and Jason that Jake senses tension in the household, and when things settle down, he’ll probably open up. She says Jake needs space for now, but she has no intention of cutting Franco out of her life.

Nelle tells Michael that Jax gave her father enough money to float them for years. He disappeared, and when he came back said that Carly had cheated him. She says that’s when she found this, and shows Michael a poker chip. She says when she found it, she thought he played the odds with what little they had, and came back with nothing. She didn’t want to believe he could be that stupid and selfish, so she convinced herself he was trying to make up for what Carly had cheated him out of. She never thought about it again, but kept the chip to remind her of what Carly had done. She says she literally gave up a part of herself, and only has the chip to show for it. She says this is why she’s been stuck in the past and couldn’t live her own life. She flings the poker chip away.

Carly says Jax is still processing everything, but Jax says he shouldn’t put it on her. She knows he’s worried about Josslyn. Jax says that Josslyn was upset about Lady Jane, and asks if they can put off telling her about Nelle. Carly tells him that they’ll figure out how and when to tell her, but right now she needs to grieve. Jax says he’s the reason his mother is dead. Geez.

Franco says he’s glad he didn’t slam the door in Elizabeth’s face. She says interrupting artists is never a good idea, but wants to take a peek at the work. He wants to drape her and include her in the piece. She says she’ll see what she can do, and starts to disrobe.

Dante tells Sonny that the perp seems too stupid to understand a plea deal, and his lawyer isn’t much better. Sonny asks if he can take the bottle with him; maybe it will give Carly closure. Dante says they have to hang on to it for the trial. He says he’ll do what he can to speed things along.

Nelle says her father made her believe he was the only one who cared about her, and everyone else was just out to get her. She says her attitude was to hurt them before they hurt her. Michael asks why she didn’t consider other options. She should have realized Carly wasn’t like that once she got to know her. Nelle says she thought Carly just felt guilty. She saw people the way her father did, and was taught to see the worst in people. She carried her hatred around, and doesn’t even know who she is without it. Nothing seems real except how she feels about Michael.

Carly says Jax’s mother was sick. He says she was getting better until he told her about Nelle. He saw Carly getting close to her, and confessed to his mother. She forgave him, but she was devastated and blamed herself. She questioned what she did wrong as a mother with his brother, Jerry. He was her consolation, but he wasn’t the man she raised him to be either. He says he’s just as responsible for his mother’s death. Confession time for me too. I’ve been calling Jax “Jax” for so long, I’d forgotten his first name. When he mentioned Jerry, I looked it up. It’s Jasper. I don’t think anyone has ever called him that.

Michael says Nelle hurt his entire family, and he doesn’t get how she could do that. She says their friendship was real, and brings up their time in the cabin. He remembers her saying that she didn’t deserve to be happy. She reminds him of telling her that she could choose a new path. It was the first time she had hope. She says if only they’d met before she decided to go down that road. Michael says it’s too late; she did what she did, and there’s no way to take it back. She says maybe there is.

Elizabeth comes out in a blanket, and there’s a song part. Franco starts to include her in the painting, but I don’t think much in the way of artwork is going to happen. He tells her how beautiful she is, and she reveals her shoulders. He starts to paint. She looks at the finished product – the both of them, side-by-side, but Franco is upside down and Elizabeth is more colorful. She takes the blanket off.

Laura tells Tracy let’s just get the painting and go, but when they go back in the room, they only see an empty easel.

Nelle tells Michael what if she could make it go away? Michael tells her it’s already done. She asks him to wait. She thinks there’s something she can do to fix things. If any part of what they had is real, he’ll wait for her.

Sonny remembers Carly going through Morgan’s journal, saying that he’s taking the pills and not understanding why they’re not working. He remembers them talking about the missing bottle.

Carly tells Jax that he’s still grieving, and it’s messing with his head. He says he shouldn’t have burdened Lady Jane, and she took a turn for the worse after he told her. Then she was gone. He says he had no intention of saying anything, but realized he was hurting people he cared about, and had to tell the truth. He needs to make things right with Nelle as well. Carly tells him that Nelle is vindictive, and hopes she doesn’t turn it around. He says he’ll face the consequences.

Dante wants to ask Ava a few questions.

Tracy thinks the monks stole the painting. She says they’re going to the consulate. The head monk says that won’t be necessary. Some of his brethren forgot the 7^th commandment. The monk who had been staring at the painting, who doesn’t speak English, blurts out something about there being dire consequences – in English. The head monk says they’ve already settled the matter, and it’s been an honor to meet J.L.’s daughter. He meant a lot to them.

Elizabeth has to relieve the babysitter. Franco says he’ll spring for overtime, but Elizabeth says she’s a teenager with a test tomorrow. She tells him that just because he can’t come over to her place, doesn’t mean she can’t come over to his place. She’s thinking they should work on another painting. Which in this case is a euphemism for getting busy.

Ava says she already gave a statement, but Dante says something doesn’t add up. Why was she meeting Lucy? Ava says they were talking business about the Nurses Ball. He thinks it’s a big coincidence that they found this the same night, and shows her the evidence bag.

Carly says that Jax didn’t set out to hurt anyone. Jax says people do terrible things for good reasons, but it doesn’t excuse their actions. She says he’s human, and Josslyn is alive because of him. His mother couldn’t hate him for that, and neither does she. They kiss.

Sonny is about to call Carly when the house phone rings. He tells Max that it’s fine. Nelle comes to the door. Sonny says he doesn’t want to see her, and doesn’t want her near his family. She says there’s something he needs to hear that will change everything. No, it won’t. Because what Carly is angry about is Sonny keeping it from her for so long, not whether or not he slept with Nelle.

Laura calls for a taxi. Tracy wants to get the painting back to US soil asap. Laura can’t get the crying out of her head, and how the monk said there would be dire consequences. Tracy says let’s just get out of here. A young girl watches from around the corner in the hallway.

Jake knocks on Franco’s door.

Ava says she doesn’t know what it is or why it was found. Dante says it’s Morgan’s lithium, and she says she doesn’t know. He says they were lovers, and asks if she can’t offer some insight. She says they hadn’t been together for almost a year. She says he was at The Floating Rib the night of his death, and maybe he left them there. She has no other explanation. She knows how painful it is, but can’t give any answers. She tells him to check with Mac and Felicia, or their cleaning service.

Nelle reminds Sonny of the night they spent together. He says it was the worst mistake of his life, but he doesn’t remember any details. She says there’s a reason for that.

Jax says sorry. Carly says don’t be. They kiss some more.

On Monday, Jake asks why Franco doesn’t want to be friends any more, Carly doesn’t want to stop, and Sonny tells Nelle she came to the wrong place for absolution.

Quotes of the Week

While his wasn’t my type of humor, yet one more legend has been lost. I say, ye, Don Rickles, comic pioneer.

You can’t study comedy; it’s within you. It’s a personality. My humor is an attitude.

When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can’t please everyone. But when you’re different, you can last.

Who picks your clothes – Stevie Wonder?

Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.

Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.

Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed.

I have no idea what I’m going to say when I stand up to give a toast. But I do know that anything I say I find funny.

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.

🎰 And also, a nod to Jasper Jax, who dropped this pearl of wisdom today:

People do terrible things for good reasons, but it doesn’t excuse their actions.

🌜 Something to soothe your soul as you wait for summer…

Outside Lands, 2013, official poster, Peter Max