What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Because I don’t want to break my streak, I miss the beginning. Two important points are, Brook telling Lulu to relax because she doesn’t want Dustin’s body, just his mind, and Felix telling Sonny that Mike won’t walk because he’s afraid of falling.
Jax asks if Charlotte knows he has a daughter, and Charlotte says, Josslyn. He says when she was a little girl, Josslyn would visit him in Australia. Charlotte says she’s always wanted to go there, and he says she should. He asks if she likes surfing, and she says she loves it. Her papa has taken her to San Tropez. Jax says, fancy. Charlotte asks if she can go over to the counter and sit with Maddie, and Nina says, sure, and Jax says, that went well, and she tells him, give Charlotte time to come around. She says she’s having a difficult time replacing Maxie. She still has no creative director. He says he can lend her some support staff from Aurora to help look for prospective candidates, and she says, that’s sweet of him, but she thinks she’ll be okay. She just hired an administrative assistant. He hopes they’re good, and she says, that’s open for debate. It’s Nelle.
Sonny urges Mike to try and get out of bed. The nurse said, the sooner he gets out, the sooner he can go back to Turning Woods. He wants to get out of the hospital, right? Sonny gets no response, and says he wants to get Mike up. They can walk around and come back. Mike says Sonny is trying to scam money from him in a card game, but Sonny says that’s not what he’s doing. Mike calls him a punk from Flatbush, and tells him to scram. Get out.
Carly comes in to the kitchen to find Brando making crafts with Avery. She asks, what’s going on? and Brando says they’ve been busy. He was dropping off paperwork for Sonny to sign off on; insurance documents for the new shop. Avery shows Carly her new necklace, and Brando says the nanny was busy, and Avery wanted to show him how it’s done. Carly thanks him, and he says it’s his pleasure. She’s quite the little artist. Avery wants to go upstairs, and Carly tells her not to wake Donna. She says she’ll be as quiet as a mouse. She leaves, and Carly says, Brando is good with her.
Trina asks what Portia heard that’s going to be in the media, and Portia says she’s not going to lie. The news is not good. Jordan says, during the investigation into her father’s death, it was discovered that Taggert tampered with evidence that sent a criminal to prison.
Alexis yells at Julian to stop. Julian says Neil was supposed to help her, not help her fall off the wagon. Neil pushes him off, and Julian says Neil used Alexis’s deepest darkest secrets to worm his way into her life. Alexis says he’s off base, and Julian says, that hack is off base. Britt tells him to calm down, and Julian says she calls herself a doctor, but she’s just a twisted predator, which is a totally bizarre choice of words. He says, Neil manipulated Alexis into a relationship. Alexis says she doesn’t need his misguided chivalry, but he says someone needs to protect her. She says she doesn’t need protecting; not from Neil. He says, what about last night? and she says she thought she could trust him, and she sees where it got her. Julian says she’s been lying to him, and he has proof. I’m thinking Julian is the one who turned Neil in.
Brook tells Dustin and Lulu, she’s relaunching her music career, and working on new material. Lulu asks what about her binding contract with the awful producer? and Brook says she found a way to extract herself from it. Lulu says, translation; Brook’s father rescued her. Brook says he didn’t, and Lulu shouldn’t underestimate her. Lulu asks how she pulled it off, and Brook says she’s a Quartermaine. Master negotiation is in her DNA.
On the phone, Valentin says, it’s a major acquisition. How are things going on their end? Let him know when the deal is closed.
Jax tells Nina, don’t tell him she hired an ex-con who almost killed Josslyn’s brother, and almost killed Sonny’s family? Nina says Nelle has a different interpretation, but she hired Nelle for her own reasons. When the custody hearing happens, she can supply dirt. He tells her to be careful not to leave herself open to be Nelle’s next target.
Jordan tells Trina, it’s a lot to process, and Trina says Jordan is lying. Her father would never frame anyone. If he put someone in prison, the evidence was real. Curtis says, it was a major drug trafficker, Cyrus Renault. Cameron says, the guy who kidnapped them? and Curtis says, the same guy. Jordan says she was working undercover on a team with Taggert. He devoted his life to justice, and when he knew a horrible crime was going to be committed, he made the choice to make sure Cyrus was guilty. Trina doesn’t believe her, and Jordan says, sorry, but it’s the truth. Trina asks Portia to tell Jordan; he would never do that. He was a good cop. Portia knows it’s a lot to absorb. She didn’t want to believe it either. Trina says, then don’t. Cameron tells Trina, Jordan is the Police Commissioner. Trina says, so what? and he says, so why would she be saying this if it was a lie?
Carly says, when it comes to Brando, she wonders when another shoe is going to drop. He says if she doesn’t believe him, look it up in the public records. She asks, what the extra help babysitting Avery? He says Sonny gave him the garage, and it’s already doing a decent business. She says Brando uprooted his life for them, and he’s okay with that? He says, obviously not at first. He definitely resented it, but they pressured him to stay, and things are different now. There are great opportunities in Port Charles; not just with the shop, but with family too.
Sonny tells Mike, he’s not trying to get him to play cards, and he doesn’t know the crew in Flatbush; he’s not in that scene. But if Mike doesn’t get out of bed, he’ll put himself at risk. Mike asks, of what? and Sonny says, for starters, pneumonia. Mike asks if that’s supposed to scare him, and Sonny says, he could get pneumonia and die. He has to keep up his strength. Does he want to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life? Mike says, no, of course (🍷) not, and Sonny says, then get out bed and walk a little. If he doesn’t, he’ll need to learn to walk again. It happened to Sonny. He got shot, and had to learn all over again. Mike doesn’t want to go through that at his age. Mike says, enough about his age, and Sonny says, come on. He’s got to listen. Mike says he doesn’t want to do this anymore.
Neil suggests Julian take it down a notch, and Alexis asks where the hostility is coming from. Not long ago, Julian was working with Neil to help her. Now he’s humiliated her, and threw Neil against a wall for no apparent reason. A small crowd gathers near the door, and Julian says, is she kidding? She forgot to tell him one important detail. Alexis says, don’t, and Julian says, the real reason she was a mess last night is because she and Neil slept together.
Alexis tells Julian, what she did or didn’t do is none of his damn business. Britt suggests they take it somewhere private, where everyone isn’t watching. Felix has shown up, and tells them, duke it out elsewhere. They can’t be disturbing the patients.
Brook tells Lulu, she made Linc an offer he couldn’t refuse. Her career is now her own, and she’s only going to work with people she respects and trusts. No more washed up failures stuck in neutral. Lulu says, and Dustin is the first person she thought of? Brook says Dustin used to write gorgeous lyrics. She asks if he remembers his love poems, and Lulu tells her, put a sock in it. Dustin says Brook told him his poetry was sophomoric, and she says, he’s still writing, isn’t he? Write everything down. A bad idea can lead to a good song. She took his advice. Lulu says Brook should have volumes of terrible lyrics, and Brook says she doesn’t expect Lulu to understand. All she’s interested in is hairspray, lip gloss, and cupcake recipes for the PTA bake sale.
Jax says Nina’s weakness is that she’s overconfident, and that assumption can make her fall. She says she learned her lesson, and he says, what if Nelle realizes Nina is setting her up? She says, don’t worry. Nelle will never see her coming. He says, remind him to never get on her bad side, but she says, her bad side can be good sometimes. Valentin comes in, and Charlotte runs to him.
Neil, Alexis, and Julian go into an empty examining room. Alexis asks how Julian could do that, and Julian says, what? Tell the truth? She says he accused Neil in front of everyone. Why? He says he did it for her, and she says, in what universe would that benefit her? He says she regretted what happened, then protected Neil. Neil used what he learned about her to lure her into having sex with him. She doesn’t know what he’s talking about, and says he sounds insane. Julian says he knows the truth, and Britt saw them in New York. They were all over each other in the corridor. She says, so Britt ran and tattled to him, but he says, no. He mentioned Alexis had an issue with her therapist, and Britt remembered where she’d seen Neil before – with his tongue down Alexis’s throat. Alexis doesn’t know how to make this clearer, but it’s none of his business what she does or who she does it with. Neil suggests they keep the volume down. They can resolve this in an adult way; there’s no need do get physical. Julian says, Neil made it physical; then made Alexis drink. Alexis tells Julian to go straight to hell where he belongs.
Sonny says he’s not going to force Mike to walk if he doesn’t want to. When the nurse comes in, maybe she can get him to do it. He likes Elizabeth, right? Mike nods, and Sonny tells him, get some rest. Mike asks if Sonny would tell him a story. He used to do that; tell him a story when he was afraid of the dark. Sonny says, all right, and sits down. He says, once upon a time, there was a little boy who lived in Brooklyn with his mom and dad. He liked to hang out on the porch in the neighborhood, and watch the kids go by on their bikes. He didn’t want to join them. He didn’t want to ride a bike. Mike asks, why not? and Sonny says, he was afraid he’d fall off.
Carly says she can’t imagine Brando had a yen to make a macaroni necklace. Brando says, a pasta necklace. The nanny was busy with Donna, and Avery was begging to make a necklace, so why not? He figured the nanny had her hands full, he didn’t have to be anywhere, and Avery wouldn’t stop asking. Carly says, she’s relentless. She’d love to say Avery got it from her father. Avery digs in when she wants something, and won’t give up. She learned it from watching Carly. Brando says, Avery is a lucky little girl.
Cameron says he gets how much Trina hates this; he hates it for her. But it’s better to find out now before it becomes viral. Curtis says Taggert did a bad thing, but for a good reason. Trina says, he did his job, and now they’re going to trash his reputation, when he’s not there to defend himself. Portia says they’re telling her now to protect her. The story is going to get out. Trina asks, why? She doesn’t believe it, but even if she did, Cyrus is a drug trafficker and a kidnapper. He belongs in prison; leave him there. Portia says what her father did was wrong. You can’t create evidence. Trina says her father knew that, so why would he do it? Jordan says she’s sorry, but that’s exactly what he did.
Charlotte asks if Valentin knows Jax. He says he does, and asks how Jax is. Not to be rude, but can he have a quick word outside with Nina? Jax says he’ll look after Charlotte. He suggests he and Charlotte go smell what’s coming out of the oven; it might be cranberry scones. Charlotte tells her papa to have a nice chat with Nina. Valentin and Nina go outside, and he asks if they’re capable of having a nice chat. He notices she got a haircut, and says he loves it. She asks why they’re out there, and he asks if she and Jax are serious. She says they’re seeing each other and having fun. He says, good, and she says, it is. No lies or secrets, and no fraud. He hopes she enjoys it while it lasts.
Dustin says Brook isn’t doing herself any favors by insulting Lulu, but Brook says she was kidding. Where’s their sense humor? Lulu says it’s intact when something is funny. Brook asks if Dustin has given up writing, and he says he just writes for himself. She says, how selfish. She knows there’s a good song somewhere in there. She’s just asking for one song, and she wouldn’t ask if she didn’t need the help. If it’s a success, he’ll enjoy the royalties. She can see the movie now. Two dreamers in New York City, who took different paths, then came together to fulfill their dream. Lulu says, it sounds like the cover of a bad romance novel, and adds, Dustin isn’t interested. Dustin says he has to think about it, and Brook asks him not to take too long. She leaves, and Lulu says she shouldn’t have answered for him. He says he’s not doing it, and she asks, why not? He says he has a happy life, and doesn’t want to shake it up, but she says she thinks he should do it. Write Brook a song.
Brando says, so Avery isn’t Carly’s daughter? Carly says Avery has lived with them since she was born; her mom Ava isn’t reliable. He knows how that works, and she asks if life wasn’t great growing up with Gladys. He says it wasn’t an easy life, but he wasn’t an easy kid. He would take off, and go on hikes, or build forts in abandoned buildings, or go to the library to read. Gladys had no idea where he was. She thought he was shoplifting or busting windows, but he just wanted to be alone.
Sonny tells Mike, the boy had four or five friends down the street, and one friend, Lenny, outgrew his bike, so he gave his bike to the little boy. The bike was a hand-me-down, and rusty, but it worked. The boy was afraid to ride it, because another friend had fallen and broken his collarbone and had stitches above his eye. So he didn’t want to ride. Mike asks if the boy ever learned, and Sonny says, eventually. His dad taught him. His dad said just take five minutes to learn to ride. Mike asks, what happened? and Sonny says for five minutes, the boy tried. Then his dad upped it to ten, then twenty-five. The boy got the hang of it, but he was still scared. His dad said, just go two car lengths, and he would be by the boy’s side. Then the boy went three, four, five car lengths, and soon the kid was flying. His dad said he’d buy the boy a brand new bike with chrome handlebars. He never did, but what he gave the boy was a lot more than any bike could give him.
Jordan tells Trina, it seems unfair, but it doesn’t matter. They have a code they have to follow, and she had to notify the Justice Department. Trina says Taggert was Jordan’s partner. How could she betray him? Jordan says she admired Taggert, and hated telling Trina. She’s sorry, but it’s out of her hands.
Julian says he wondered why Alexis drank after all those years of sobriety. Then Britt told him about seeing her with Neil, and it hit him; it was Neil. Alexis says, so Julian thought it was his place to accuse Neil of exploiting her when he just did the same thing? She trusted him, and he broadcast her private business for the entire hospital to hear. He says, Neil had to be exposed for what he did to her, and she says, all the time they’ve spent together, and he has no clue who she is. She tells him, get out. Julian says, hear him out, but she repeats, get out. Julian leaves, and Neil closes door. He asks Alexis, why did she drink? Was it really because of him?
Nina asks why Valentin assumes she and Jax aren’t going to last, and he says he gets it. Jax is tall, blond, personable; relationship material. She asks why this is Valentin’s business. Is this what he needed to talk about? He says he’s sorry. Without reservation or agenda, he’s sorry for what he did to her, and hopes she can understand and accept his apology. Jax seems to see the world in black and white, while they both see it in shades of grey. He hopes when Nina goes to a grey area, Jax doesn’t judge, reject, or leave her, but if he does, she knows where he’ll be – in his grey area, waiting for a shot to win her back. Mostly, he’s sorry. He asks her to tell Charlotte that he’ll call later. He brushes something from her hair, and says, nice haircut. (Not sure why the focus on that. Did he send her to his hairdresser?) She goes back inside, and says, oh my God! She runs to Jax, who’s on the floor. He says he’s fine, but he should watch where he’s going.
Jordan tells Trina, her father manufactured evidence that sent Cyrus to prison, and there was payback in the warehouse. Trina says, it’s not enough that he’s dead? She has to destroy his reputation? Portia says that doesn’t mean Taggert gets to dodge his responsibility. Trina says, it’s too late to take back his hero’s funeral, but should she return the flag from his casket? Portia says they’ll talk at home, but Trina says, no. She’s not going anywhere with Portia.
Britt asks Julian, what the hell was he thinking? He just attacked a doctor in a hospital. Julian says Neil had it coming, and Britt asks why he felt compelled to give Neil the business. He and Alexis have been separated for years. It’s not his place to interfere with her life. He’s still in love with her, isn’t he? He says, it’s totally over, but what’s not over is what he did to Alexis. It reflects on how she connected with Neil. If any man hurts Alexis, he’ll kill them. That’s why he interfered. Britt doesn’t think it was his place, but he says he was justified. She says, like hell he was.
Alexis tells Neil, she and Sam had a fight. Sam said horrible things; things that gutted her. The bartender slipped her a drink, and she drank it. She just had one. She knows it’s one too many; that’s why she called for help. Neil asks why she called Julian, and she says, he was the only one who answered. Neil asks why she didn’t call him, and she says they’re not supposed to be talking given their situation. He says, what had happened between them had to play a role in why she drank.
Brando tells Carly, when he was ten, Mike came to town. He’d take Brando to the track, and he’d watch the workouts. He couldn’t care less about the races, but he wanted to be around the horses. Mike did that for him. Mike said he was the same as a kid, and had wanted a horse of his own. Carly says she’s going visit Mike. Why doesn’t Brando come with her?
Mike looks like he’s half-snoozing, and Sonny says he never needed a bike. Mike gave him something way better – a lesson. Mike taught him that falling down is okay; it’s part of the process. The catch is, you’ve got to get up and move forward, and if you can’t, you rely on someone who can. Sonny tears up, and so do I. He says, that’s what he’s doing. He’s going to return the favor, and he’s going to catch Mike. Sonny and I wipe our eyes, and Mike asks if he was out long. Sonny says, not too long. Does Mike want get up and take a walk? Just for about five minutes. Mike nods, and says, okay.
Dustin says, Lulu thinks he should write Brook a song? and she says, why not? He wanted to be a writer. He disconnected from that part of himself, and if Brook is offering to help him connect again, go for it. Take a chance. He says, it’s not just any collaboration. It’s Brook, and he doesn’t want Lulu to be upset or jealous. She says she’d only be upset or jealous if she thought Brook was a threat. Brook is annoying, but harmless, and she thinks it’s a big opportunity for him. Doesn’t he? He says he does, and she says, one thing, Dusty. Watch your back.
Brook literally runs into Valentin near the elevators. He says they were both so busy thinking about where they were headed, they missed what was right in front of them. She says, that’s not a bad lyric.
Nina asks if Jax is okay, and he says he’s fine. His pride is hurt. She asks, what happened? She leaves for a couple of minutes, and finds him on the floor. He says he was getting a scone, and he tripped. She says, on what? but he says, it doesn’t matter. It was an accident. He glances at Charlotte.
Trina tells Jordan, congratulations on ruining her father’s reputation after he was murdered. Good job, Commissioner. She tells Portia, leave her alone, and storms out. Cameron says he’ll make sure she’s okay. Portia says she wishes she hadn’t had to do that, and Jordan says, so does she. Cameron says he gets why Trina feels the way she does. Taggert was her dad. He leaves to go after Trina.
Julian tells Britt that he feels blindsided. Britt tells him he’s delusional, and just made it worse. He says he just brought the truth out, and Britt says, the truth is overrated. And that side thing that have going on? It’s no fun anymore. They’re over.
Neil tells Alexis, he’s so sorry. She says she’s not, because she doesn’t think what they did was wrong. She thought it was amazing. She doesn’t care what the board or her ex have to say. Neil says Julian saying he slept with her, everyone hearing it, and Britt seeing them, is going to spell trouble for them.
Sonny helps Mike as he walks, saying, he’s got him. He won’t let Mike fall. Mike laughs, and says they’re good. He asks what Sonny’s name is. He wants to tell Sonny’s boss he’s a keeper. Sonny say he’s just happy Mike is on his feet. Carly and Brando come in, and Carly says, look at Mike being up. Good job. Mike looks at Brando, and says, it can’t be. He’s dead.
Tomorrow, Jordan says Molly’s actions have consequences; Cyrus says if he threatens them, they’ll know it; and Mike needs Sonny to do something.
🩺 General Hospital Cancelled…
April Fool! Happy Anniversary to GH with a trip down Port Charles Lane.
https://www.soapsindepth.com/gallery/abc/gh-general-hospital-cast-through-years-photos-108305
🌠 Not the Virus…
Saying goodbye to another soap vet.
https://people.com/tv/john-callahan-died-stroke/
📺 E Keeps You Busy…
Some shows to catch up on.
🧸 Until Tomorrow…
When too many cooks will be making amazing food. I promise the world will still be here. Unless we get hit by an asteroid or something. In the meantime, a bedtime story. If you prefer the unbleeped version, you can find it at the site, but you know, I try to keep it PG-13. Most of the time.
What I Watched - TV With Theresa 