What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Drew leads Carly into the MetroCourt, and she says, not that she’s complaining, but why did he bring her here? He says, all will be revealed, and pulls out a seat for her at the bar. He says he thought they deserved some time together to enjoy each other, and the MetroCourt is close to GH. If Michael or Willow need them, they can be there in a minute. He knows she used to be co-owner, so if being here hurts her… She says, being with him here or anywhere is just perfect, and they kiss.

Finn meets Gregory at the MetroCourt, and Gregory thanks Finn for making time for him. Finn says, of course (🍷). Gregory said he had news that couldn’t wait. Finn sees Tracy come in, and says, but it’s going to have to wait just another minute. He goes over to Tracy, and asks if Tracy Quartermaine came back to Port Charles and didn’t tell him. She says, she did, and hugs him. He says he’s happy to see her, and she says, likewise. She’s sorry she hasn’t been in touch, but she got caught up in family drama. He says, that sounds made up, but he’ll let it slide… this time. Gregory joins them, and Tracy asks if Finn would care to introduce them. He says, of course (🍷), and introduces Gregory and Tracy. They shake hands, Tracy calling Gregory Professor Chase, and Gregory asks her to call him Gregory. He asks if she’d like to join them, and she says, other under circumstances, she’d love to, but she’s meeting someone… and there he is now. Chase walks in.

At Kelly’s, Cody says, don’t worry, he was just leaving, but Sasha says, please don’t. She came here to find him. He asks, why? and she says she wants to know why he’s still keeping things from her.

Selina sits next to Gladys at The Savoy, and says, it’s so nice to see her. So this is about her little I.O.U.? A big guy sits down on the other side of Gladys.

Michael and Josslyn go into the hospital breakroom, and he says he’s guessing she talked to Dex. She says, last night. He asked her to meet him on the hospital roof. She thought he was being romantic, but he pulled her close and told her that he had to say goodbye… because of Michael.

At her Crimson office, Nina kisses Sonny, and he says, that was quite a welcome. Why did she call him here? Did something happen? She says she has to tell him something. She’s been thinking about Willow. Willow wants her to make peace with Carly, but it’s one thing Nina is never going to be able to give her.

Cody says he doesn’t feel like hearing any more false accusations, and asks Sasha to excuse him, but she says she heard he came to the Home & Heart studio while she was promoting The Deceptor. He tells her, what can he say? He’s a big fan of skincare. Can’t she tell by his baby soft face? She says, Maxie told her that he had a different reason for being there, and he says he doesn’t remember seeing Maxie at the studio, but Sasha says, Maxie knows what Lucy told her. He says, which was? and she says, that he was going to take off all his clothes for her.

Finn asks, since when did Chase and Tracy start socializing? and Tracy says, since she was apprised of Chase’s association with her granddaughter. She knows a lot about Chase, and Chase knows nothing about her, so she thought she’d rectify that with a little one-on-one experience. Shall we? She tells Finn that she’ll be in touch about a game of backgammon soon, and Finn tells Chase, good luck. Chase and Tracy go to a table, and Gregory says, she seems nice. Finn says, does she?

Carly raises her glass, and says, to Drew, for always knowing what she needs before she does. She thanks him for always making her feel better, and he says he feels exactly the same way. He thanks her for being in his life, and they clink glasses, saying, to us. He says, real world incoming, and Tracy says she’s surprised to see them both out and about. Drew says, the SEC hasn’t hauled them off to prison just yet, despite Ned’s best efforts, and Tracy says she’s sure justice will prevail, despite their best efforts. She walks away, and Chase asks if she’s always like that. Both Drew and Carly say, pretty much, and he says, good to know. Could they tell Willow that he says hi, and he’s sending good thoughts her way? Carly says, of course (🍷), and he leaves to join Tracy. Carly says, she has such a sunny disposition. Tracy spreads joy wherever she goes. Drew says, doesn’t she? and asks if she wants to get out of here, but she says, changing locations won’t help. As much as she’d like to, they can’t ignore the trouble they’re in, or what it means for them.

Josslyn says, Dex didn’t exactly tell her that they have to say goodbye because of Michael. Dex told her that he was leaving, and when she asked him why, he told her their deal was off. She literally couldn’t believe what she was hearing. He continued to explain, and then she got it. Michael changed his mind? Michael says he gets she’s upset… She says she’s furious. Michael hired Dex to work for Sonny to get evidence against him. Now that Dex risked his life to get Michael what he wants, he doesn’t want it anymore? Michael says he knows he put Dex in a tough spot… She says, an impossible spot. The understanding was, Dex was going to get that evidence, Michael was going to give that evidence to the FBI, then Sonny would go to prison. The job would be over, and Dex would have the rest of his life carefree of retaliation. But if Michael doesn’t give that evidence to the FBI, then Sonny doesn’t go to prison, does he? and Dex is trapped. Michael says, Dex understood there were significant risks that came with this job, and she says, not the risk that Michael would change his mind at the last minute. Now that Dex has worked in Sonny’s organization for over six months, now that Dex knows too much about Sonny for Sonny to ever let him quit, there’s no way out of it for him. Michael says, yes, there is. She just told him that Dex is leaving. She says, he’s not. He agreed to stay. He says, because of her? and she says, partly… Yes, he’s staying because of her. Michael asks how she could do that to Dex.

Sonny says he knows it’s an uphill battle for Nina, honoring what Willow wants. All she can do is try. Nina says she has tried. She’s gone to Carly – twice. She’s owned up to her actions and apologized. She even asked Carly to try and help her make almonds amends with Willow. He says, and Carly said no? but she says, a simple no isn’t good enough for Carly. When she ran into Carly at GH, Nina apologized for blaming Carly for getting in between her and Willow. Then Aunt Liesl and Drew arrived, and she wasn’t able to respond. Last night, she called and asked Nina to come over. Nina assumed it was to finish their conversation, and took it as a positive sign, but Carly just wanted her to beg a little bit more before Carly shot her down. Carly refuses to help her. She says the same thing all the time; she’s going to respect Willow’s decision, whether it’s for or against Nina. He asks if Carly said she was going to work against Nina, and Nina says, she might as well have. Nobody understands more than she does why Willow is upset with her. She makes mistakes all the time, and continues to make mistakes. One of them was suing Michael and Willow for visitation rights with Wiley. She could have handled it better, but as long as Carly supports Willow’s decision to keep Nina out of her life, Willow will never reconsider. He says he hates that she’s going through this, and she says she loves that he’s on her side. It means the world to her. Especially when it feels like no one else is.

Cody and Sasha sit down, and Cody says, guilty as charged. He did threaten to streak on that telecast. He heard she was being trolled on social media. They were suggesting Sasha was going to have another breakdown. He couldn’t stand for that, so he booked it down to the studio. When he got there, the producer and the production assistant were playing the sounds of babies crying in Sasha’s earpiece. So he threatened to strip. Then he saw that she didn’t need his help; she was handling it herself. He also did have some words with their host, Haven, too. Sasha asks what he said, and he tells her, let’s just say it’s safe for her to go back on that channel. They won’t mess with her again. She says she can’t believe he did all this for her. Last time she saw him, she told him that she couldn’t trust him. He says, no one’s ever trusted him. That’s why he’s alive.

Gladys says she’s ready to take care of her debt, and Selina asks if Gladys has the money she owes her. Gladys says she has something even better – information, and Selina says, regarding? Gladys says, Sonny’s biggest bruiser was handing cash to one of Sonny’s other guys, and Selina says, Gladys saw one of Sonny’s employees receive payment, but Gladys says, it was more than a week’s pay; it was a big, thick envelope. Selina says, how Sonny pays his employees is none of her concern, but Gladys says, there was something special about this. Something had to have happened for Sonny to be spreading the wealth around like that. Selina says, that may be useful, and Gladys says, useful enough to cover her debt? Selina says she’ll knock five grand off, but she’s afraid Gladys still owes her 80K. Gladys says she doesn’t have that kind of money, and Selina says, this is upsetting. Very upsetting.

Finn asks what news Gregory has for him, and Gregory says he’s got plane tickets for all of them to go to Disneyworld. It’ll be the perfect family vacation; Finn, him, Chase, and Violet. Violet’s never been and she talks about it constantly. She wants to visit Cinderella’s castle, fly on Dumbo, and needs to have a conversation with all the Disney princesses. Finn says, of course (🍷) she does, and Gregory says, tell her it’s for her birthday. It’ll be the trip of a lifetime.

Chase thanks Tracy for the invitation, but he’s curious. What did she want to talk to him about? He’s a detective, and he’s stumped. She says, he’s not much of a detective, is he? Let her spell it out for him.

Carly reminds Drew that Diane said they’d be pitted against each other. She was talking to her mom last night… He says, and she told Carly to take the day off. Carly says, no, but it doesn’t matter. She’d never do that. He says, there’s going to be a lot of pressure on both of them. Tracy suggested something similar to him. She says, that’s because Tracy’s a compulsive schemer, and expects everyone to react the way she would, and he says, maybe Carly should reconsider. Maybe she should testify against him.

Michael says, the only way Dex can stay in Port Charles is if he continues to work for Sonny, and Josslyn says, that’s because Sonny’s not going to prison where he belongs, and that’s because of Michael. Michael says he hired Dex on the understanding that Dex would get close to Sonny, gather evidence against Sonny, and turn the evidence over to him. Michael says, and he would handle it from there. Dex was supposed to already be out of it at that point, and still could be. He gave Dex a lot of money, and from what he understands, so did Sonny. All Dex has to do is get on a bus and a ferry to Canada, and buy himself a new identity. He doesn’t even have to do that because Sonny wasn’t arrested; he’s not going to be looking for an informant. He could take off without Sonny doing much to find him. Josslyn says, this is pointless. She already told Michael that Dex isn’t going anywhere. He says, because Josslyn wants him to stay, despite the risks. Despite the fact that if Sonny finds out, he could have Dex killed, and that’s going to be on him. She says, exactly. He just doesn’t want to have Dex on his conscience. It’s easier to throw money at him, and have him go away. Michael doesn’t even see Dex as a real person. Michael doesn’t give a damn what Dex wants, or how he feels. He says, but she does, and she says, yeah.

Sonny takes Nina’s hand, and says he’s on Nina’s side. He knows how much she wants to have a daughter and have the chance to be a mother, especially when she thought that chance was stolen from her. He wants her to and Willow to move forward. She asks if they shouldn’t do it together, as a family, and he says, actually, Michael came to him. He wants peace. She says, that’s great, and he says, but that peace comes on one condition.

Sasha says she didn’t see Cody there; why didn’t he say hello? He says, she handled it like a pro. She recovered on her own, and didn’t need him stepping in. She asks if he was ever going to tell her, and he says, probably not. She asks, why not? and he says, honestly, he didn’t know how she’d react. They didn’t exactly leave things on the friendliest of terms last time. She says she’s sorry. She judge him too quickly. He says, she was defending her mother-ion-law, which he could almost respect if Gladys hadn’t framed him for stealing that bracelet.

Finn says, Violet will love it, and asks when Gregory was thinking. Gregory says, next week, but Finn says he doesn’t think there’s any way they could get time off with such short notice. Gregory asks, why not? and Finn says, for one thing, Violet is in school, but Gregory says, it’s the end of the school year. Finn says he can’t request time off with such short notice, and Chase just got his badge back. Gregory asks if they both don’t have family leave coming. He already bought the tickets; business class for all of them. Finn asks why it has to be now.

Chase says he doesn’t know what Brook told Tracy… Tracy says, Brook didn’t have to tell her anything; it was all over her face. She moved heaven and earth for Chase, and he repaid her by breaking her heart. He says, it’s more complicated than that, and she says, what it is, is him looking down from his high horse and judging Brook, when he should be thanking his lucky stars she ever gave him the time of day. So quit stalling. Either forgive her and skip off into the sunset, or cut her loose. Personally, she thinks Brook would be much better off if Chase took his charms, and found someone who meets his lofty moral standards, and left Brook to find somebody who’s actually worthy of the air she breathes.

Carly can’t believe Drew would suggest she throw him under the bus. She can’t believe he’d think she would do something like that. He says he knows that’s not her style, but this is a bad situation, and they have to consider all of the options. He can’t see her go to prison. She says she can’t see him go to prison. She’s not going to save herself at his expense. He says, him going against her is a non-starter as well, and she says, great. Then they’re on the same page. He says he’ll always protect her. Always. She says, there might not be a way out of this. Diane said the SEC has a really good case against them. He says he did tell her about a potential merger at ELQ, and she did buy stock, but she says she was just trying to help him get his family’s business back from Valentin. He says, they know that, but the SEC doesn’t care, and she says, Josslyn is old enough to handle anything thrown at her, and Michael has a family of his own, but she can’t stand the thought of being away from Donna and Avery. It’s bad enough they were away from their dad all those months. How does she tell them that she has to go away? He says, they’re going to find a way out of this; they’re going to beat this. She says, what about him? He was away from his family for two years. How do they beat this without turning on each other? He says, the only way to do that is to go after the person who ratted them out. Um… that’s not going to help them stay out of prison.

Sonny tells Nina that Michael is still angry, but Willow pushed Michael to talk with him. She says, Willow’s quite the peacemaker, but peace is never simple. What was Michael’s condition? He says, Willow gets to decide whether she has a relationship with Nina, and what that looks like. Michael isn’t going to pressure her one way or the other. He’s going to let her decide. Nina says, so he’s doing the same thing Carly is doing; reinforcing Willow’s animosity toward her with his silence. Sonny says he wants Nina to have a relationship with Willow. He told Michael that he can’t control what Nina does – he was clear on that – but he’s not going to pressure Willow either. Nina says, Sonny has to stay neutral so he doesn’t lose his son again, and he says, she understands, doesn’t she? She asks, what makes him think he can trust Michael?

Michael says, Josslyn has feelings for Dex, and it’s pretty obvious Dex has feelings for her too. How could he not? Before he met Josslyn, he had no one; no family, no home, no significant ties. He was literally a hired gun, and that’s what Michael wanted. He wanted someone who was willing to risk their life for money. Now he’s risking his life for Josslyn. She’s the only one who can stop this. She’s the only one who can send Dex away. She says she won’t, and he says, she knows Dex would be better off, but she says she doesn’t know what would happen if Dex left here. Neither does Michael. What she does know is that she’s not going to lie to Dex. She’s not going to tell him that she wants him to go when she doesn’t. He can make his own decisions. The only way to save this is for Michael to do what he was supposed to do in the first place, and turn Sonny in.

Gregory tells Finn, memories are all they have, and he wants to make as many as possible while he still can. Finn asks what that means, and Gregory says, Violet’s growing up so fast. There’s still so much to teach her, and experiences he wants to have with her. He wants to make sure to do all that before he wakes up and realizes it’s too late. Finn looks over at Chase and Tracy, and Gregory says, yes, he’s being impulsive… He asks Finn, what’s the matter? and Finn says, it looks like Chase is about to meet his maker. His phone rings, and he says, it’s the hospital. He needs to take this. He steps away, and Gregory watches Chase and Tracy.

Chase says, with all due respect… and Tracy asks what he knows about respect. He says, if she’d allow him a moment… She says, he’s had all the time in the world to figure out how to worship the ground Brook walks on. Now he wants more time? No. Sorry. Time’s up. Gregory walks over, and asks if there’s a problem here.

Michael says he can’t use that evidence against Sonny, and Josslyn asks, why not? He says he told Willow that he wouldn’t, and she asks why he involved Willow in this. He says, she doesn’t want to lie to Dex; he doesn’t want to lie to Willow. After their wedding, when Willow said she wanted him to co-exist with Sonny, he showed her the Pikeman evidence, and told her about his plan to turn Sonny in. She says she gets that Willow wants everyone to get along, but Willow can’t see the damage that Sonny’s done; the lives he’s wrecked, and the danger everyone surrounding him is in. Did Michael tell her about Morgan? Michael says he talked to her about Morgan, Josslyn, and his siblings. He told her how much he loves them all. She made him realize that if he turned Sonny in, he’d be blowing his family apart, and the ones who’d be suffering the most would be Avery and Donna because Sonny is their father and they love him. If he sent Sonny to prison, how are they supposed to choose? Do they keep loving Sonny or do they keep loving him? And which big sister would they count on, Josslyn or Kristina, when they can’t stand to be in the same room together? She says she gets it. It’s one big emotional complicated mess. But there had to have been a better solution than hanging Dex out to dry.

 Sonny asks if Nina thinks Michael’s lying, and she says, it’s worth entertaining the idea that he might be stringing Sonny along. He came to Sonny because Willow pushed him. Michael would do anything for Willow, and now he gets to determine Sonny’s placement in the family contingent on Sonny agreeing to his agenda, which means staying silent while Willow keeps Nina out of her life. She’s not saying he should refuse Michael’s terms. She’s just asking him to consider Michael might not hold up his end of the deal. He says, things have been difficult with him and Michael for a while, but when Michael came to him, he believed Michael was sincere and he’s going to do what he says. She tells him, she knows he’ll do anything to reconnect with his family, but he has to understand that excludes her.

Drew says, Ned got them into this mess, and Ned is going to get them out, but Carly asks how he’s going to do that. Even if he takes back his accusations, it’s still in the SEC’s hands. Drew says, he’s been at the helm of ELQ for decades. He’s built contacts and influence. She says, Michael ran ELQ for the past ten years; what kind of influence does Ned have? Drew says, Ned has had time to build government contacts. He has a lot of favors owed to him, so if he knows what strings to pull, he can probably get the SEC off their backs. She asks why Ned would do that, and he says, they’ve just got to find the right leverage to use against him to get them out of this. The question is, what do they use?

Sasha says she’s sorry Gladys accused Cody of stealing the bracelet at the Nurses Ball. Before that, they were becoming friends. He says, they bonded over biscotti, and she says she’s not one to turn down good friends, and after what he did at Home & Heart, she’d say he qualifies. He says, it doesn’t take much to get him streaking, and she says, good to know. She’s sorry things got so complicated between them, and would like to go back to being friends. He says, that would be great, but he doesn’t see how it’s possible.

Gladys tells Selina that she can get the money, but she can’t take it all out of her daughter-in-law’s account in one transaction. It will raise red flags. She has to pay Selina in installments. Selina says she’s leaving for Singapore to visit her mother, and Gladys says, how sweet. Gladys hopes she’s okay, and Selina says, she’d hoped to get this matter resolved before she leaves. Gladys says, this was the best she could do, and Selina says, sometimes all we can ask for is our best. Do that, and she’ll give Gladys until she gets back to gather the funds. Gladys breathes a sigh of relief and thanks Selina, who says, she’d be a bad businesswoman if she didn’t charge Gladys interest. 20% a week seems fair, considering the time and attention she’s paid to this matter. Well, she’s no more a perpetrator of usury than the credit card companies. Gladys says, that will take her even longer to get the money out of Sasha’s account, and Selina says she’s confident Gladys will manage. Gladys says, Selina doesn’t understand. She thinks Sasha is planning on terminating the guardianship. Selina says, that’s not her concern. She doesn’t care how Gladys gets the money. She expects to be paid in full when she returns. Selina gets up, and her guy follows her out.

Tracy asks why her conversation would have anything to do with Gregory, and he says, because he’s the father of the young man she’s reading the riot act to. Chase says he’s got this, and Tracy says, his son has been treating her granddaughter like dirt, and she won’t take it any longer. He says, Quartermaine… Brook must be her granddaughter, and Tracy says, congratulations. His genius grant is on its way. He says, with all due respect, she seems to be missing some facts, and she says, the fact is, if her granddaughter weren’t so blinded by… all that, she would stop moping and realize Chase should be down on his knees begging her to take him back. Gregory says, she doesn’t know the first thing about his son so let him educate her. His son is kind and generous. He puts others ahead of himself – always. He’s dedicated his life to public service, and Gregory is proud of the way he is. Chase says, this isn’t necessary, but Gregory says, no, it is. Chase can make mistakes like all humans do, but he learns from them, and strives to do better. Tracy says, as far as she’s concerned, he hasn’t learned a thing. And of all his so-called virtues, he lacks the capacity for forgiveness. Gregory says, she’s entitled to her opinion. Fortunately, he’s taught his sons not to value the opinions of snobs. Chase looks like he wants the earth to swallow him up.

Carly says, she and Drew can go the direct route. They can find something incriminating, and use it against Ned. She’s sure there’s something out there; she just doesn’t know how recent it is. And she doesn’t want to hurt Olivia. She’d like to avoid doing that. He agrees, and she says, okay, the indirect route. Someone who’s done something dirty who Ned would want to protect. She can think of two people. Brook; she’s always in some kind of trouble… He says he really doesn’t want to blackmail Brook, and she says, her neither; she likes Brook. That leaves Tracy.

Nina says she’s truly so happy for Sonny. His estrangement from Michael has been eating him up inside. Michael is his son, and means the world to him. He says, she’s not angry, and she says, if anyone knows the position he’s in, it’s her. She’d never begrudge him the opportunity of healing things with his family. He asks why she’s so good to him, and she says, she loves him. All she wants is for him to be happy, and part of her is so glad he has this chance. He says, and what about the other part? and she says she feels like her chance at having her own family is slipping away.

Michael tells Josslyn that he feels sorry for Dex, but he’s a grown man. Nobody forced him to take this job. She says, but he offered Dex conditions that made it seem acceptable, and then changed them, and he says, Dex could leave and live a better life, but he’s throwing it all away because of Josslyn. She says she doesn’t regret what happened between her and Dex. And whether Michael likes it or not, what happens to Dex affects her too. He says he lost count of how many times he told Dex to stay away from her, but she says, he doesn’t have any control over Dex’s personal life, or hers. He asks what she wants him to say. I’m sorry? He’s more sorry than she can ever know. She says, sorry doesn’t change anything. When he bailed on this deal, when he let Sonny go, he not only upended Dex’s life, he upended hers too. He tells her, she says this now, but she’s still in college. She has her whole future ahead of her. She’s going to be a doctor. What kind of relationship does she think she can have with Dex long term?

Cody says he doesn’t think Sasha would be here talking about their friendship if she thought he stole the bracelet. Does she still believe he was responsible? She says, stealing a bracelet doesn’t make sense from a man who stepped up for her on Home & Heart. Maybe he was set up, but not by Gladys. He says he gets why she believes in Gladys after everything Gladys has done for her, but her mother-in-law framed him. She starts to protest, and he says, at least she believes he isn’t a thief. He thanks her, but someday he hopes she knows he was telling the truth to her. He gets up and walks out.

Outside The Savoy, Gladys messes with her phone, and says, one money transfer down. Her phone rings, and she asks Sasha, what’s up? Sasha says she has something important to tell Gladys. She set up a meeting with her doctor to discuss getting the guardianship lifted. Gladys looks sick.

Selina’s dude says he’s surprised she showed Gladys so much grace, but she says, grace has nothing to do with it. By the time they return from Singapore, Gladys will either have the money or not. And if she doesn’t, perhaps she’ll be forced to do something drastic, like run away. And perhaps her Cousin Sonny will have to do Selina a favor in order to clear Gladys’s debt.

Carly says she has no love for Tracy, and Drew says, she’s done horrible things and never had to pay. She says, framing Alexis for drunk driving comes to mind, but he thinks there are more things than that. Luke died over a year ago. Why is she coming back to Port Charles now? What has she been up to? Carly says, no good, knowing Tracy, and he says, exactly. So they find something on Tracy, take it to Ned, and ask him, would he rather they pay, or save his mom? She says she thinks they might not want to know the answer to that question, but he says, they’ve got to find out. They’ve got nothing else to lose. She says, except their freedom. She puts her arms around him, and says, okay. Let’s get Tracy.

Tracy says, snob? That’s all Gregory’s got? He says he could come up with other names, but being a gentleman… She laughs, and asks if that’s what they’re calling it these days, when Finn approaches the table. He asks if he could speak with Tracy a second, and she says, excuse me, gentlemen. They step into the hallway, and Finn asks Tracy, what’s going on in here? She says, she and his father are having a difference of opinion about his brother, and he says he thought this was a friendly meeting. She says, he knows she holds him in the highest regard, but his brother… Let’s just say, she may be the only person in Port Charles who isn’t a member of his fan club. Finn says, understood. He knows Brook and Chase have their problems, but isn’t that for them to figure out? She says, he may be content to sit on the sidelines, but that’s not how she operates when a member of her family is slighted. If Brook doesn’t see who Chase is really soon, she promises she’ll open Brook’s eyes for her.

Chase says he had things under control; Gregory didn’t have to butt in like that. Gregory says he’s sorry he overstepped, but Chase says, it’s fine. He appreciates Gregory defending him, although he’s not used to smoke coming out Gregory’s ears. Gregory says, when Chase was growing up, he always stood up for him, and Chase says, but his style was always diplomatic. What’s gotten into him? Gregory says, the woman was out for blood. It doesn’t matter how old Chase is. If someone’s attacking Chase, he’s going to protect him… as long as he’s able. He hugs Chase, who looks startled.

Josslyn tells Michael, Dex thought the job was going to end. He was going to get out, and they’d have a chance to answer all those questions about their future. But she’s stuck, thanks to him. He says, right or wrong, this is where they are. She hates what Sonny does, so she’s kidding herself if she thinks she can make things work with Dex. Isn’t the kinder thing to just let him go? She says she’s not letting him go. She’ll find a way out, for both of them. She grabs her jacket, and leaves.

Sonny says, Nina’s not losing her family, but she says she needs to be really, really careful about how she pursues a relationship with Willow; if she pursues one at all. She doesn’t want to drive another wedge between him and his son. Meanwhile, he’s going to get closer to his family, all of whom have made it very clear there’s no place for her. Birthday parties, wedding anniversaries, milestone celebrations; she won’t be invited. It already happened with Michael and Willow’s wedding. He was invited; she wasn’t. He says, she’s not going to be out in the cold, because she’s always going to be in his life, and she thanks him for saying that, but they both know it’s going to be a fraught subject for them. Remember the strain on their relationship when she said she wanted to stay away from his business? It’s going to be the same thing. He says he’s not going to let it, and she says, it’s out of his control. He can’t do anything about it. Family comes first. She’s going to just have to learn to live being on the outside, but he says, she’s not going to be on the outside. He’s going to prove that to her for the rest of his life if he has to. She says, that’s easy for him to say now, and he says, now and forever. She says, forever, and he says, forever, if she’ll marry him.

Tomorrow, Brook asks why someone couldn’t just stay out of it like they promised; Trina tells Spencer, it would be better for everyone if he would just get along with someone; Carly tells Olivia that her husband is a different story; and Sonny asks if Nina wants to rethink her answer.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Igy Marina, Sardinia. Chase says, it’s nice not to be the boss, and Daisy says, Colin can go f*** himself. She sits next to Gary, and says, it’s been so hard with the non-stop complaining, then Colin turns around and makes a clown out of her in front of everyone. In Daisy’s interview, she says she’s never been angry at Colin, but he knew what he was doing. He wants to be the voice of reason, and it’s none of his f***ing business. STFU and know his place. Glenn radios the crew, reminding them that the tender is dropping them off at the restaurant, and they get dressed. In Gary’s interview, he says he didn’t expect hook up with Mads. She’s the cutest girl on the boat, and Daisy and Alex were all over each other anyway. They get in the tender, and take selfies. Gary toasts to Glenn, and when they get to shore, they go through a garden to the restaurant. The server tells them that the dishes are about the Sardinian experience, and Chase points out, they’re so fancy. He tells the stews to take notes, and he and Mads laugh together. In her interview, Daisy says, the last thing she needs is Mads and Chase making sh*t jokes about her f***ing job. In Colin’s interview, he says he doesn’t want to fight with Daisy. She’s a good friend, and it’s a waste of her energy being mad, but he’s not going feel sorry for giving his opinion. Back on the boat, Glenn is engrossed in a book. No doubt about the mating habits of some crustacean. Ileisha asks if Gary is jealous about Mads talking with Chase, and Lucy goes out to have a smoke with the guys. In Alex’s interview, he says he wants to hook up with Mads, but it seems pretty messy at this point. Even though he enjoys flirting, Gary is his boss, so he thinks it’s a bad idea. They take a taxi back, and Lucy says, Gary is pissing her off; he’s f***ing annoying. They play F***/Marry/Kill, and Daisy says she’s going to kill Colin because she’s super f***ing mad at him. By the time they get back and head for the hot tub, Glenn is snoozing away. In Chase’s interview, he says, they want to get drunk and argue, but it’s time to bring out Twister. He’s trying to be friends with everyone. Let’s have fun and celebrate! From the looks of things, playing Twister is probably a bad idea on a wet deck when you’re drunk. Gary tells Mads that he’s not here to play games, when Alex comes back, and Gary says, point proven. Enough said. Mads says she doesn’t understand, but Gary says she knows what she’s doing. She tells him that she’s just going with the flow, and he asks if she’s interested in him. She says, yeah, puzzling the hell out of me, and he kisses her. In her interview, she says, she wishes Alex would make a move, but he hasn’t and she’s horny. They make out, and I’m grossed out.  

A commercial wonders if it’s the end of an era for Summer House, and I say, yes, please.

There are hangovers in the morning, and Mads doesn’t remember much. Colin asks how Gary’s night was, and he says he hooked up with Mads. Daisy asks Mads if hooking up with Gary was a bad thing, btu she says she doesn’t know. She’s pretty sure she’s still drunk. Daisy asks the stews to refresh the cabins, and Gary tells Colin that Daisy is pissed at him. Colin says he’s on the firing line for what he said at the meeting. Daisy tells Mads that what Colin said was clearly directed her, and in Gary’s interview, he says, anyone dumb enough to piss off Daisy has a target on their back. Just agree with her. Colin says, Daisy is very defensive, and Lucy asks if Mads is okay, but Mads says she hates herself for hooking up with Gary. Daisy asks if Gary slept with her, but Gary says, no. Lucy asks if Mads fancies Gary, but she says she doesn’t know. It’s not that deep. Daisy wonders why Gary didn’t say anything and in his interview, Gary says, Daisy doesn’t need to know about his kissing life. Every time he tries to hook up with a girl, Daisy tries to c*ck block him. We flash back to that, and he says, Daisy doesn’t want him, but doesn’t want anyone else to have him. It’s weird. Glenn calls Ileisha, Daisy, and Gary for the preference sheet meeting.

Glenn says, they have return guest. Primary Jim was their best charter. Daisy says, they just want to have a good time, and reads that Jim wants to let his alter ego, Big Jim, out for nighttime debauchery. Ileisha reads that they have no dietary restrictions, which I’m sure is happiness for her. Gary says, they want the equipment out for water sports, and Daisy says, a traditional Sardinian dinner, yoga in the morning, a seafood palooza, and talent show number two. Gary says he’s not stripping again, and Daisy says, he’ll have to come up with another talent. Glenn says, it should be a good charter. Colin asks Daisy to meet him on the flybridge, and he tells her, obviously, she’s upset, and he ended up in the firing line because she felt attacked by what he said. Daisy says, he shut her down. After he acted like he knows all about her, she’s allowed an opinion. He insists he wasn’t being critical. He just put in his perspective on normal stuff. She says, after Glenn complained, then he chirped in, she felt overwhelmed, and he says he didn’t want to make her feel worse. He’s sorry. In his interview, he says, Daisy and Gary get in fights, and then make up. He doesn’t want issues. He tells her that he always wants them to be good, and they hug it out. Alex asks how Mads’s night was. He’s happy for their true love. Mads says, he’s f***ing ridiculous, and he says he’s just jealous… He’s kidding. Ileisha preps food, and everyone goes to bed.

In the morning, provisions come in, and Daisy checks the cabins. She’s happy. The guests arrive, and Glenn tells them, welcome to Italy. Jim says he can’t tell Glenn how great it is to be back here, and Glenn says, since they know the boat, they’ll skip the tour, and get out quick. Jim says, time to sail, and Glenn tells Colin that he’s going to fire it up. Horseradish beef filet sliders come out, and I sigh, remembering the leftover chicken and steamed vegetables I had for dinner. Jim says he loves him some horseradish. Me too, Jim. Me too. Smoke comes from the engine, Colin says, f***ing hell, and runs downstairs. Jim tells Glenn that they’ve been bopping up and down the Amalfi coast, and saw a lot of cool sh*t. More smoke starts coming out, and Jim asks if there’s anything Glenn wants to tell him about. The fire alarm goes off.

Portisco, Sardinia. Glenn tells Gary to check the alarm that’s going off in the bridge. He’s getting blown into shallow water, and has to get out. Colin radios that something’s not right; they need to anchor. Glenn moves to a better spot, and Jim says, 30 minutes in, and the engine is smoking. Looking at the engine, Colin says, everything seems normal, and they anchor. Glenn tells Colin that he’s shutting it down, and Daisy tells the guests that it’s welcome smoke. In her interview, she says she can’t believe they have engine problems again. Now the pressure and focus is on the interior. Colin says, oil is dripping from the turbo. Either something is seriously broken inside the engine or the turbo is broken. He’s not sure. It’s on the scale of a possible catastrophe, and he’s stuck with the stress. Glenn tells the deckhands to get out the paddleboats, and Jim says, boat stands for break out another thousand. In Ileisha’s interview, she says she’s bouncing back with a family style dinner, so there can’t be timing issues, and Glenn can’t be on her back. In Colin’s interview, he says, the shaft in the turbo snapped, which explains where the oil is coming from. The turbo’s job is to compress the air in the engine, so they’re stuck at anchor until the problem is fixed. They’re dealing with this after the cooler issue, and there’s a shortage of Caterpillar parts. He’s fearing the worst, that they can’t get a turbo, and the season is over. Glenn sends texts to all the parts places, and receives replies: they’re out of them, they’re not in stock, not at the moment, and a two week minimum wait. He sighs.

Ileisha prepares the traditional Sardinian dinner, and Glenn gets a text that there’s a turbo in Amsterdam. In Glenn’s interview, he says, sometimes you get lucky. Thank God it’s one of those times. Chase tells Daisy that he thinks he can BS leading a yoga class for 30 minutes. The guests are seated for dinner, and Jim says, being stranded was not a terrible day. The food is served, and Jim thinks he won’t fit in his shirt by tomorrow. The food is deemed incredible and amazing, and Daisy tells Ileisha that the guests are very happy. In his interview, Glenn says, Daisy and Ileisha are making an effort not to make the same mistakes, and he’s noticing a big improvement. At the end of the meal, Jim says, the dinner was spectacular, and they go to bed. Wow. These people are super easy. In Alex’s interview, he says he’s used to working on smaller boats, and not used to cleaning things over and over, just for it to get dirty before the sun comes up. Work on a superyacht is counterproductive. The night shift sucks.

2^nd day of charter. Glenn says, the turbo is on its way, and Chase finds the deck less than clean. In Chase’s interview, he says, it’s not his first time picking up the slack for Alex. We flash back to that, and he says, Gary would say it looks terrible and he’d look like the a-hole. He’s not taking the fall. Chase leads yoga, with Lucy assisting, and in Lucy’s interview, she says, the guests just want to do a bit of stretching; not take a master class. It’s cringing her out. Chase speaks with Gary about Alex, and Glenn points out something that should have gotten rinsed at night. Gary says he’ll have a chat with Alex, and breakfast is served. The turbo arrives, and the guests applaud. Colin replaces the part. Daisy has a flag of Big Jim nakey with something covering his junk, but there’s no way I’m looking close enough to see what it is. I can’t unsee enough already. She hangs it in the crew mess. In his interview, Colin says, the turbo is now installed, and it’s time to test it. He’ll let the engine heat up and burn off the loose oil. If there’s no more smoke, he’ll know he fixed the problem and they can set sailing. Glenn watches, and the alarm goes off, but he says, it seems the level dropped off. Colin says, everything is amazing with the engine; no oil or exhaust. Glenn says, he’ll get the sails up, and Daisy says, they’re going to sail hard. In his interview, Glenn says, it’s crazy. They’ve had two massive unrelated engine failures in a short time. Fingers crossed their bad luck is out of the way. I think they need a bigger better boat. He says he’s going to  give Jim and the gang a monumental sail, and the sails go up while pirate movie music plays. Things go flying, and Daisy wonders why they need to heel so hard. Jim’s flag flies from the mast, and Glenn tells him, it’s their new courtesy flag. Jim says, how can he not love that?

Next time, Talent show #2; Gary talks to Alex; Alex wonders why Chase is attacking him behind his back: Chase insults Lucy at dinner; and Daisy kisses Colin.

Summer House

Oh God. I hate these people more than Gary.

Several minutes are taken up with reminding us how awful the season was.

Lindsay and Carl come back to the house, and Kyle is the only one around. He says he’s glad they came back, and Carl says he appreciates that Kyle is supportive; it means a lot. Kyle says he’s doing his best to get Carl to see the other side, but Carl says he couldn’t handle being seen as the bad guy. He needed space. Kyle says, it’s snowballed, and became a bigger deal than it was, and Lindsay says, Carl’s mental health is the most important thing. He wanted to get away, and they got away. In Carl’s interview, he says, all summer there was constant questioning about how he was acting and making decisions. He’s learning to navigate the transitions in his life as best he can. He loves some of the people in the house, and wants to have a good time. Kyle says he hopes Carl plans on talking to Danielle, and Lindsay says she is, but she’s not sure about Carl. Kyle says, one last hurrah. Upstairs, Kory puts on a henna tattoo, and Danielle wishes Robert was here. Lindsay tells Sam that they were having a mental health day, and in Danielle’s interview, she says she wants them to finish the summer off hopeful. At the end of the day, she wants to figure this out. In Lindsay’s interview, she says, Carl is a people pleaser, and if he can’t please everyone, it affects his self-esteem. You can’t run when the going gets tough. That’s not how life works. This is curious, coming from someone who has run quite a few times. She says, they decided to have a day where they supported each other, then they were going back. The party is a safari theme, and the housemates dress in costume. Ciara is a tsakarem from Avatar, and Kyle has a blow-up tiger around his waist, so it looks like he’s riding it. This is actually cooler than it sounds, even though I hate to put the words cool and Kyle in the same sentence. Kory and Sam have matching costumes and look like a couple from the caveman days. Mya is poison ivy, but looks more like the character from Batman comics. I always played her when I was a kid and we acted them out. Stop laughing. Carl wants to end the summer on a good note. In Mya’s interview, she says, after the weird DM she got, she asked Oliver about it, but he glossed over it. He’s here for their last weekend, and she wants to enjoy her friends. They’ll discuss it in private when it’s time. In Sam’s interview, she says she feels like she and Kory are the same page, and connecting on a real level. Maybe they can go the distance. If someone had asked her about that when they met… She didn’t see it coming. It was not on her Bingo card. Craig talks to Amanda about her engagement period, and says he wants to move closer to his and Paige’s engagement.  Amanda thinks they need to spend longer periods of time together. They’ll either date until they’re married or break up and figure it out. If not, they’ll be in the same weird place their whole relationship. Mya asks Oliver to please stop mingling with women.

The antics get stupider as drinking goes on. Hey camera guy! I see you! In Gabby’s interview, she says, after getting a fresh perspective of herself from the housemates, she’s trying to change how she comes off. This means giving people a chance she might not have before. Ciara’s ear keeps falling off, and she says she can’t meet guys like this. Paige – in a flurry of pink feathers as a flamingo – and Craig sit in lawn chairs, and Paige says, it feels like they’re 80 and watching their kids have a house party. Craig says, give us your keys, and tells her that before the conversation they had on Kyle’s birthday, he thought their engagement would happen within six months. But he heard the message loud and clear. He knows more stuff has to happen first. She says, he put on a lot of pressure because they’ve been dating a year, but he says he wants kids in the next five years. She says, same, and he says, then you get married, so you have to get engaged. She tells him that she gets he wants to start the process, but it seems like he gets scared if she doesn’t want to do it immediately and runs away. He says he thinks it’s too good to be true, and she says, if she couldn’t be with him, she would know. The last time she had this conversation with someone, she broke out in hives. She knows in her gut it’s right, and they should be making the next step as a unit. She suggests that if she needs to be in NYC, he be with her, and vice versa if he needs to be in Charleston. He wonders if he should move in, and she says she’d love that. He says, as long as they’re taking steps to get closer, and eventually get engaged. She tells him, don’t propose in front of any of these fools. When she knows what kind of ring she wants, he’ll know. He gets teary, and says he’s not going to find someone he likes as much as her.

Amanda tells Kyle that she thinks Danielle sees her friendship with Lindsay as repairable deep down, but he says, no. There’s dancing and the limbo, and Craig keeps asking people if they want to see the ring, freaking them out. There’s a toast with a couple of the girls, Danielle, and Lindsay in the kitchen, and Danielle says, there’s nothing she wants more than Lindsay’s happiness. She’s wanted to celebrate for a long time. Lindsay says, she had the opportunity on Saturday, and Danielle says, she only found out 30 minutes before. Lindsay says, Carl didn’t want to ruin the surprise, and Danielle says she thought they were best friends. Lindsay says she did too, and Danielle asks if Lindsay didn’t think it would hurt. Lindsay asks why Danielle is making it about her, and Danielle says she thought their friendship meant something. Lindsay says she thought it did too, but everything Danielle said hurt her. Danielle says she said she thought Lindsay was moving too fast, and she was cut out of a monumental part of Lindsay’s life, and Lindsay says, correct. Which is kind of creepy. Danielle asks if Lindsay doesn’t think she wants her to be happy, and Lindsay says, yes. Danielle says, she’s f***ing crazy, and Amanda and Ciara, who’ve been listening in, go around to the front so they can hear better, feigning concern that Lindsay and Danielle might start swinging at each other. Danielle says she’s been with Lindsay through every break-up. She wants Lindsay to be happy. Lindsay isn’t seeing it from her perspective, and she’s so wrong. She would have put everything aside and been there with fireworks. Lindsay says, she’s proven otherwise, but Danielle says she would have done everything. She tells Lindsay, don’t look at her with that f***ing smug face (she’s not wrong), and Lindsay asks why Danielle is yelling at her. Danielle says, Lindsay doesn’t get how much she cares for her, and Lindsay says, because of how Danielle treated her. Danielle says she’s had Lindsay’s back for years, and Lindsay is coming at her with literally no emotion. She doesn’t give a sh*t about Danielle or their friendship. She sees exactly who Lindsay is; she sees it clear as day. It’s the final nail in the coffin; they’re done. Lindsay says, it’s been done, and Danielle says, she’s a f***ing monster. Lindsay isn’t ruining her last weekend. Lindsay says, Danielle already did that for her husband, and Danielle asks if they’re already married. Lindsay says, when they are, Danielle won’t be invited, and Danielle says she’ll happily not attend. Danielle walks out, and collapses into the waiting arms of the girls who have been listening in. Amanda says, they’re all here for her, and Danielle cries as they gather around her.

The girls tell Danielle that they heard unintentionally, and Mya tells her, this is what friendship looks like. Outside, Lindsay tells Carl that they toasted, and pretended to have a civil conversation. She was clean, calm, and cool, and Danielle hated that she was chill. Danielle said she had a smug face (she did), and said Lindsay didn’t care. She stopped caring when Danielle treated her the way she has; she abandoned the friendship. Carl says, Danielle has her own issues. Inside, Danielle says, let them have each other. She’ll always root for them on the sidelines. She cries, and Amanda tells her to cash in all the hugs she needs. Sitting on the steps outside, Craig tells Kyle that he’s chilling. There’s no safe place inside; it’s a war zone. He thought they’d take swings at each other. Kyle says, Lindsay’s a good fighter when she’s sober. She can be wrong, and end up being right. Craig says, it didn’t end well, and they fist bump, Craig telling Kyle, good luck. Lindsay tells Carl, it was the same thing over again, and she got yelled at again. Kyle and his tiger join them, and he says, Craig told him there was warfare. Lindsay says, Danielle was screaming at her, and Kyle says, that’s not productive. She says, it never is, and tells him to talk to Carl. She leaves, and Carl says he doesn’t know where to go from here. There’s care and love and history, and he thinks Danielle is struggling internally. It saddens him, since he thought that was one friendship that would derail. In need of battery power, Kyle’s tiger deflates, and he says he’s walking away with a limp tiger. Paige tells Craig that Danielle is mourning the loss of a friendship, and Lindsay is laughing and joking. The tiger is back in action after getting new batteries, and Danielle goes inside by herself and cries in the bathroom.  

Ciara says she’s appalled by the conversation, and Paige says, Danielle is coming to the realization they all had years ago, and it’s traumatizing. Mya leaves the circle, and Ciara wonders if she’s okay. She thinks Mya and Oliver are fighting; it feels weird. It’s going to be hard when they decide to end it, but it kind of is what it is. Outside, there’s angst at the grill over too much flame, and Kyle and Amanda say mushy stuff to each other. There’s a soda fight in the kitchen, and Gabby slips. Paige says, it’s a goddam hazard here. People start dumping each other into the pool and/or jumping in themselves. Mya asks Oliver to come into the bathroom, and tells him to cover his mic. They don’t do a very good job of this, since we pretty much hear everything. She tells him that he shouldn’t be here, and to go. He says he’s here for her, but she says she knows what he’s doing. Give it a break. He’s talking to girls behind the bar. He mumbles again that he’s here for her, and she tells him, pull his sh*t together. He says he hears her, and she asks why he’s cheating on her. He says they can figure it out. The bottom line is, he’s here for her. She cries, and tells him to go, and he leaves. Oliver was never a major player, but I kind of liked hm. Scratch that now. He’s awful too.

Craig tells Kyle that he and Paige had a serious convo about what happens next. Mya lies on her bed in a towel, and outside, the party rages on. Amanda pours tequila into Lindsay’s mouth from the bottle. The extra people finally leave, and Danielle tells a couple of her friends that she wants to go home. One of them says, Danielle expected it to go a certain way and it didn’t. They tuck her in, turn out the lights, and leave. Kyle suggests he and Kory streak though the quad, and in Kyle’s interview, he says, this summer was one for the books; it was very different. He’s known Lindsay and Carl for going on ten years. Mya says, this is bullsh*t, and Sam says, it’s a sh*tty way to end the summer. In his interview, Kyle says, it bums him that they all can’t be on the same page. He’d always thought, no matter what happened, they can figure this out. Now doesn’t know. Everyone holds hands and jumps in the pool.

Next time – the Reunion – Andy says, emotions are raw; Danielle says, Lindsay felt like a stranger; Kyle says, Lindsay is the coldest, most emotionless person he’s ever seen; Andy is starting to think Lindsay and Danielle shouldn’t be friends; Mya says, Oliver cheated with 11 women; Gabby felt written off by Ciara; and Kyle accuses Lindsay of perpetuating a cheating rumor.

🏖 Enough Is Enough Is Enough…

Join me tomorrow for soap and the wedding hair of the century. Until then, stay safe, stay picking up after your pets, and stay making as many memories as possible while you can.