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Nov18

November 17, 2020 – A Big Truth Is Revealed Twice, Lucas Elect, Two Good Ones, an Exit, a Dream, What’s Cooking, Country Wins, Your Choices, Something Strange & the Temp You Want

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Portia says she has an update for Britt. Britt asks if it’s about the guy who looks like a linebacker, and Portia says it is. They weren’t able to save his life. They did what they could, but couldn’t bring him back. He died a few minutes ago. He was a year older than Portia’s daughter, and now she has to face his family, and let them know his life is over. It’s all so pointless. Britt thanks her, and when Portia is gone, she bangs the desk with her hand. Jason watches.  

Ava and Nikolas are in the elevator, and Ava says they have to pick up Avery. She doesn’t want to give Carly any excuse to complain that she’s late. Nikolas says he’s been careful not to bring up Ryan, and Ava appreciates his tact. Ryan is an unpleasant subject, who’s fortunately out of her life forever. He says, it would seem so. It’s amazing how Ryan was attacked just before he was about to tell Sonny something important. She says she guesses they’ll never know what it was Ryan was going to say.

Julian says Cyrus said he has something for him; what? Cyrus says, a deal of sorts. He arranged for protection per Julian’s request. Now it’s time to settle accounts.

Cameron comes in to find a grim-looking Elizabeth and Franco, and asks, who died? and Elizabeth says, nobody died. Cameron says he knows. That’s why it’s a joke, but nobody is laughing. They look stressed. What’s going on? Franco says, nothing. Some stuff is going on, but it’s nothing that can’t wait until after the SATs. Cameron asks, what kind of stuff? He’s already distracted. If it’s a money problem… Elizabeth says, it’s not that, and Cameron says they’re kind of freaking him out. Somebody tell him what’s going on. Franco says he had bad news from the hospital. He has another brain tumor.

Trina and Josslyn are studying on the terrace, when Dev shows up. He says he’s good at cramming. He knew everything about Bridgeport in a week. Trina says they’re all set, and Josslyn says they’ve got it covered. He says he’s studying for the SATs too. The least he can do is help out. Josslyn asks if he means after the horrible things he said.

Carly tells Sonny, the clasp is loose on the necklace, and she told Avery that she’d get it fixed. Sonny says that’s nice of her, and asks if Ava has been there yet. Carly says, she’s late again, and Sonny says, good. They need to talk. He wants to talk to Michael, and she says, what about? He says he was at the hospital, and Sasha had a heart attack; they say she OD’d. Carly asks if Michael knows, and he says, Michael is with her now. She asks, what happened? Was it cocaine? He asks how she knows, and she says when they were at Nina’s the other night, she could tell Sasha was on something, and she thought it was coke. He says he’ll give her three guesses who Sasha got it from.

Michael looks at Sasha through the room window, and Willow tells him that Sasha is still in love with him. He says, it’s complicated. They were good friends, all of them. They cared about each other. That’s why it was so devastating when the friendship had to…  No one knew except Sasha, but he thinks it was more than a broken heart. The Deception launch was too much stress for her, and she had no one to talk to about it. Willow goes to get coffee.

Jason sees Britt sitting on a bench with her head down. He says, everything okay? and she says, yeah. He asks if it’s about the news Portia gave her, and she says, he heard that? Life is so unfair. He was a PCU freshman. At first, she assumed he was a party animal frat boy jock, until she met his girlfriend. It turns out he’s a poetry major, and he OD’d. He didn’t make it. She thought he would, and maybe it would be a wake-up call. He had his whole life ahead of him. It’s the one thing in Port Charles that changed. She doesn’t remember having drug related cases, and they’re up to several a day now. He asks what she’s seeing. Coke? Opioids? She says, both. He asks what caused Sasha to OD. He needs to know about the drugs in her system.

Portia looks at a chart. Taggert, disguised in surgical garb, including a mask, stands nearby, giving her the side-eye.  

Julian says he promised Cyrus loyalty, but Cyrus says if he wanted loyalty, he’d get a dog. Julian knows how this works. Loyalty is fleeting, but debt is forever. Julian says, it’s clear they’re not friends. What does Cyrus want? Cyrus says there’s no reason they can’t be civil given their new relationship. Julian says he’s not afraid of Cyrus, but Cyrus says he should be. Cyrus takes some papers out of his breast pocket, and says, Ryan may no longer be a threat, but the secrets he kept are.

Jason tells Britt, the theory is, it’s coke, but she’d have to ingest a lot of it to go into cardiac arrest. Britt says, it could be the fillers it’s cut with, and Jason says he needs to know what was in her system. Britt asks if his boss wants to cover his tracks. He says, people are dying from drugs. Doesn’t she care what’s happening? She tells him that he and Sonny should start caring about the city, and stop bringing illegal contraband across the border.  He says she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

Cameron says Franco’s tumor was removed, but Franco says he has another one. Elizabeth tells Cameron, they didn’t want to say anything until he had more information. Cameron says, so he’ll just have surgery, but Franco says, it’s inoperable. There are a lot of people who will see the irony in that. Cameron says he doesn’t care what other people think. He needs Franco to live.

Dev says he knows he said some stupid things, and crossed the line, but in all fairness, so did Trina. Josslyn says he crossed all kinds of lines, and now he wants to blame Trina? He was talking trash about Cameron, and Trina did nothing. Trina says he’s clearly not sorry, but Dev says he is, and apologizes to both of them.

Ava and Nikolas arrive at Sonny’s, and Sonny says, Avery is upstairs, getting her books ready. Ava says she’s sure Avery will bring more than she can possibly read. Nikolas’s phone rings, and he says, it’s Spencer. Sonny points the way to the study, and Nikolas leaves to take the call. Sonny tells Ava, she knows he’s not a fan of Nikolas or their relationship, but Avery seems to like him. Ava says, she does, and Nikolas likes Avery too – a lot. Nikolas has been supportive lately. It’s nice to see that side of him, especially with what happened with Ryan. Sonny says, it’s a lot to handle, and Ava says, any time Ryan pops up in her life, it’s draining. He says he understands, and also understands how it would be tempting to want to make sure Ryan can’t pop up any time soon.

Julian asks if that’s what he thinks it is, and Cyrus says, that depends. It could be the letter Nelle sent or a contract. He sees it as a contract. Julian wanted a certain outcome, and he delivered it. Julian’s life was in his hands then, just as it is now. Either Julian cooperates, or the letter ends up in Sonny’s possession. Any questions? Julian asks, what exactly does Cyrus need him to do?

Franco asks Cameron to sit and listen for one second. Franco says, Cameron’s mom, Cameron, and the boys mean everything to him. He’s the happiest he’s ever been, and wants to do everything he can to stick around. Cameron says Franco has to fight. He can’t just give up. Now he knows what Josslyn felt about Oscar. It’s always a brain tumor. Okay, that was kind of funny – a little nod to a soap staple. Oscar’s tumor was inoperable, but he did radiation and chemo. Elizabeth says they have to make an appointment with Terry, and Cameron says, okay. She and Franco have a lot to talk about, and he’s late. Elizabeth says they want to talk to him, but he says Trina and Josslyn are waiting, and he’s got to go, and he jets.

Chase sees Willow sitting on a bench, and says he hates being the bearer of bad news, but the cafeteria is still on the first floor. She says she needed a moment, and he asks if she wants to talk. She says, that’s kind of him, and she appreciates it, but doesn’t he think it would be awkward with everything that’s happened? He says, there is no unfinished business with them. She has every right to move on with her life. All he’s wanted is for her to be happy. She says she is, but despite what he did, she never wants him to suffer like Sasha is, and prays that he won’t.

Michael is still looking at Sasha, when Carly arrives. She says Sonny told her what happened. How’s he holding up? He says, they think Sasha OD’d on coke. Why would she do that to herself? How did she fall so far so fast? He cut her out of his life, and couldn’t have known what she was going through. He’s been cold to her, but despite everything, Willow seems to think Sasha is still in love with him.

Dev says he’s sorry for not being a good friend, and Josslyn says, that’s an understatement. Maybe there are a few words on their flash cards that are appropriate. Josslyn looks through them, and says, misogyny, egotistical, vindictive… Trina says, entitled; ohh, supercilious. Josslyn says, it means lordly, superior; someone who does and says whatever they want.   

Ava wonders if Sonny is trying to ask if she killed Ryan. He was there in the room with her. He says, not personally, but she could make arrangements. She says she was just as shocked as he was, although she didn’t shed a tear. Sonny says, it was all over her face. He can’t shake the feeling something is off about this.

Jason says Britt needs to use her knowledge of the past and the city when it comes to Sonny. She says she realizes he contributed to the Nurses Ball, but Jason says the wing Sonny funded was in memory of Stone Cates. He was living on the street when Sonny found him. Britt says she was involved with Patrick; she knows the story, chapter and verse. Jason says, then she knows Stone got AIDS because he slept with a girl who was a drug user. Stone was like a brother to Sonny. To this day, it kills him. She asks, then why is Sonny trafficking drugs? but Jason says, he’s trying to keep drugs out of Port Charles. She says, that’s quite a story, and Jason says, it’s the truth. She just said it before. She doesn’t remember drugs being a problem, and they haven’t been. Until now.   

Cyrus tells Julian, the Corinthos organization is working to block him. Sonny acts with impunity as long as Jason fulfills his wishes. He’s of the opinion that the truth would be more effective if Sonny was deprived of his right hand. Julian wonders if Cyrus is asking him to kill Jason, and Cyrus says, Jason needs to be taken off the gameboard. Julian asks how Cyrus suggests he go about doing that, but Cyrus says he’s not making any suggestions. Accidents happen though. Like the accident that almost took the life of Julian’s son, and his then-husband, who’s now in jail for keeping Wiley away from his father. Julian has so much to hide, it would be in his best interest to be helpful. All he’s asking is for Julian to make a delivery.

Taggert runs from the elevator into an office, and Epiphany follows. She asks what the hell he thinks he’s doing.

Chase tells Willow, it’s not her job to shield him and Sasha from pain. Not after the pain they put her and Michael through. She says, when she said Sasha was still in love with Michael, it wasn’t a theory. Sasha all but admitted it when they had a glass of wine together at Charlie’s. She could have told Michael then, but she didn’t. She told herself it wasn’t her place to get involved. Now she wonders if it was more than that. He asks if she was worried it might interfere with her relationship with Michael, and she says, maybe. Maybe some part of her didn’t want Sasha and Michael to get a happy ending if she and Chase couldn’t.

Michael tells Carly, the last time she was in the hospital, Sasha had Nina at her bedside. Now she has no one. He knows before Carly says it, he has a right to be angry, but if he’d handled things differently, would Sasha have spiraled out of control? She says he can’t keep doing this to himself, and he says he wants Sasha to pull through, and be better. They hug, and Carly says, she does too. She truly does.

Josslyn tells Dev, she never intended to give him mixed signals. Her feelings changed. She was being honest. Trina says, what Dev is mad about is that he didn’t get who he wanted when he wanted. Life is full of disappointments. That doesn’t justify talking trash, and saying hateful things. So don’t be surprised… Cameron joins them, and says, what’s going on? Lay off him.

Ava tells Sonny, Ryan killed more than one cellmate. He wasn’t Mr. Popularity at Pentenville, and he had no shortage of enemies on the outside. Sonny agrees, but it was the timing. Ryan was about to tell him something of great interest to his family. She says he fell for Ryan’s mind games, and he asks why Ryan would play games with him, especially out of the blue?  

Epiphany locks the door, and asks Taggert what he’s doing there. She didn’t risk her life helping to make everyone think he’s dead, and patch him up after he was shot, for him to do something stupid. He says, as grateful as he is, he didn’t ask her to do any of it. He doesn’t understand why she did it. She says, then they’re even. She doesn’t get why he’s there in a two-bit disguise, just asking to be caught. She grabs his ID, and asks what his name is, and what his specialty is. That’s what she thought. What is he doing in the hospital where his ex works? He says someone else knows he’s still alive. Supposedly they’re staying quiet, but it’s just a matter of time. He’s trailing Portia and Trina, to make sure they’re safe.

Julian says, delivery, huh? and Cyrus says, a package will arrive shortly. Hold onto it. Don’t open it. Julian will receive instructions on where Cyrus wants it dropped off. When and where depends on where Jason ends up going. It’s a shame there are so many historic local buildings in disrepair. Faulty wiring, gas leaks; it’s a wonder why one of them hasn’t… He makes an explosion sound.

Jason says Britt told him the number of ODs is increasing. Is it the same at Mercy? She says she was just on a call with the Chief of Staff, and it’s affecting them more than the rest of the country. If drugs are coming into the waterfront, how are they getting into the city? He says, they’re coming through GH.

Julian says, he’s delivering a bomb? and Cyrus says, he asked Julian to deliver a package, nothing more. Julian says, what if an innocent party wanders through, or an innocent person gets killed when it goes off? Cyrus says, due diligence will be done. Like Jason did when he blew up Cyrus’s warehouse. Julian says he doesn’t want blood on his hands; either theirs or his. Cyrus says it’s the only choice Julian has. Julian flashes back to telling Sonny that he saw Taggert, and he looked healthy for a dead guy. Julian says he can offer Cyrus something else.   

Ava tells Sonny, who’s to say what goes on in Ryan’s twisted mind? Sonny says Ryan reached out her and him. He doesn’t think it’s a coincidence Ryan was attacked, and doesn’t think it was a coincidence that Ryan was about to tell him something important, but was taken out before he could. She says if he wants to ask her something, just come out and ask. He says, if she lies to him, just know there are consequences. Nikolas returns, and tells Sonny, enough. Back off.

Trina tells Cameron, no disrespect, but he doesn’t know what’s going on. Josslyn says Dev did something they didn’t appreciate. Cameron asks if it’s really that bad they can’t be friends, and Josslyn supposes not, but they have a right to be pissed for a while. Trina says they need a minute, and Cameron says, that’s valid, but don’t take too long. You never know what could happen, and can’t take anything for granted. Trina asks if everything is okay, and he says, they’re seniors. They’ll be going their separate ways soon. Why waste time being mad? Josslyn thinks they should split up, and get together tomorrow when they’ve cooled down. She and Trina leave, and Dev thanks Cameron for having his back. Cameron says, for sure. He doesn’t know what that was, but at the end of the day, they’re friends. It can’t be that serious. Dev flashes back to creating a fake journal in Josslyn’s handwriting, and says, yeah, friends.    

Epiphany says she can’t fault Taggert for wanting to look after his family. Trina is a sweet girl, and Portia is an amazing doctor and a great person. They talk about him a lot, and think the world of him. He says, both of them? Portia too? Epiphany says, Portia married him, didn’t she? He says, and divorced him. It didn’t end well, but he wants to do everything he can to make sure they stay safe. Trina is his world, and he can’t have her exposed to mob violence. She says she hears that. Her son got caught up in that world about a decade ago. He didn’t make it out alive. Taggert says he’s sorry, and she says, that’s a wound that never heals. You try to make it the best world you can every day. That’s the main reason she agreed to help him. She doesn’t want Trina to end up like her Stan.

Portia comes out of the elevator, and Michael says he knows she’s not supposed to discuss Sasha with him. She says she can, since he’s still listed as next of kin. Michael says, Sasha has no family in Port Charles, or any family left at all really. He asks if she’ll be okay, and Portia says, she’s stabilized. She can confirm Sasha had a mild cardio infarction; a heart attack. The next few days will be critical to her recovery, and depending on how long she was using, she may experience withdrawal. He asks if he can see her, and Portia says he can, but let her sleep. He goes into Sasha’s room, Carly following him. He sits next to Sasha’s bed, and tells her that he’s there.

Willow says, Chase and Michael feel they could have done more, but it was up to her. Things might have been different had she spoken up, and told Michael how Sasha felt about him. Chase says Willow bears zero blame. Sasha made her own choice. Willow wonders if Sasha would have made the same choice if she’d known how Michael felt. Maybe they would have patched things up, or at least worked toward it, and she wouldn’t have started this downward spiral. He says, it might not have made a difference, but Willow says he can’t possibly know that. Chase says, he can.

Elizabeth tells Franco that Terry can squeeze them in for tests tonight. Franco says Terry is a good friend to her, and Elizabeth says, to both of them. He says, getting the tests sooner is probably better than later. He didn’t tell her because he didn’t want to see the look on her face, or the one on Cameron’s face. He has no idea how he’s going to face Jake and Aiden. She says she doesn’t know what the boys would do if they lost him. She doesn’t know what she would do if she lost him.

Jason tells Britt, Cyrus isn’t the philanthropist he claims to be. He’s been using the hospital to run drugs without raising suspicion. She asks, is he telling her that she wouldn’t know drugs were being smuggled in right under her nose, or does he think she’s secretly allied with a drug cartel? He says, is she? and she says he took a big chance telling her his theory. How does he know she won’t run to the man who hired her? Does he think she won’t turn him over to Cyrus? He says he guesses he’ll find out.

Cyrus says, whatever Julian has can’t be worth more than the assignment. Julian says, information has been kept from Cyrus, but Cyrus says he has people everywhere. There’s little that can be kept from him for long. Julian says, it’s about Taggert.

Epiphany tells Taggert, sorry. All this Cyrus stuff is pulling in demons from her past. He says, no need to apologize. She’s an amazing woman. If he wasn’t clear earlier, thanks for saving his life – twice. She says if he really wants to thank her, get his butt out of the hospital before he’s spotted. Better yet, get out of Port Charles altogether. The longer he’s there, the greater the odds he’ll be exposed.

Cyrus says, what about Taggert? and Julian says he finally got Cyrus’s attention. New deal. He’ll tell Cyrus what he knows, and Cyrus gives him the letter. Cyrus says he doesn’t like playing games. Tell him what he knows about Taggert. Julian says, Taggert is alive. He knows it for a fact.  

Sonny says Nikolas just walked in on a private conversation. Nikolas says, no disrespect, but Sonny has it all wrong. Ava had nothing do with the attack on Ryan. Sonny asks if Nikolas knows who did, and Nikolas says he ordered the hit on Ryan.

Michael says Sasha probably can’t hear him right now, but he wants her to know he regrets what he said in anger. He was in pain, and knows she was too. He had no idea she was struggling like this, and that she felt so alone. Carly flashes back to talking with Sasha in Nina’s bathroom, saying, if Michael knew what Sasha and Chase had done. What they’d sacrificed… and Sasha saying, he won’t. Michael finally has Wiley, and Wiley has him, and they both have Willow. They’re a family now, and she can’t take that away from them. Neither should Carly. Michael tells Sasha that he should have never turned his back on her. People were judging her and taking sides, and he should have stopped it. That’s on him, and he’s so sorry. Carly tells him, stop. He doesn’t know what happened or why.   

Chase says Sasha would have never gotten back with Michael, even if he forgave her. That was never the point. Willow says, what wasn’t the point? and Chase remembers Sasha tearfully telling him, before Wiley’s third birthday, or maybe sooner, Willow will be madly in love with Michael, and be the happiest woman on the face of the earth. Willow asks Chase to tell her what’s going on.

Carly wrestles with her conscience for a moment, and tells Michael, Sasha didn’t sleep with Chase.

Chase tells Willow, it was a set-up. It was a lie. He never cheated on her.

Tomorrow, Jason thinks Britt will do the right thing when the time comes, Willow asks Chase how they could do something so awful, and Cyrus tells Julian that he has no one to blame but himself.

🔧 Like Pulling Teeth…

Here’s a little more information on the new face of Lucas, but not much.

https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2020/11/matt-trudeau-general-hospital-lucas-jones

📺 A little FYI. The premiere of new show Big Sky gets a big thumbs up from me. It wasn’t as weird as I thought it was going to be from the commercials, but there’s still a lot of the unexpected. I did not see the ending of the first episode coming, and they totally surprised me, which is saying a lot. I don’t surprise easily. On the second season side, His Dark Materials looks to be off to a good start. But I still hate the monkey.

🙋🏻‍♀️ No More Harmony In Port Charles…

Inga Cadranel is moving on. I’m sorry to hear this. Her part might have been somewhat thankless, but she has great screen presence.

Inga Cadranel Explains Why She Isn’t Returning to GENERAL HOSPITAL

🛫 A Guy Can Dream…

GH’s one-time Nathan has a co-star in mind.

https://extratv.com/videos/ryan-paevey-reveals-his-dream-co-star/

🔪 Virtually Obrecht…

You too, can cook with Kathleen Gati.

General Hospital News: GH’s Kathleen Gati Introduces First Episode Of “In The Kitchen With Kathleen” Talks Cooking And General Hospital!

🏆 For the Win…

The CMA Awards winners list.

https://people.com/country/cma-awards-2020-complete-winners-list/

And the fashion.

Fashion hits and misses from the 2020 CMA Awards

🥇 The People Have Chosen…

The People’s Choice winners list.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1204775/peoples-choice-awards-2020-winners-the-complete-list

And the fashion. Seriously, it’s really the only reason to watch awards shows. A year from now, no one remembers who won, but they’ll remember a meat dress.

Fashion hits and misses from the 2020 People’s Choice Awards

🍗 And In Weird Product News…

I’m not sure why you’d want a fire log that smells like fried chicken, but apparently, the internet does have everything.

https://www.syracuse.com/living/2020/10/kfc-fried-chicken-scented-fire-log-yes-its-real-and-heres-where-to-get-one.html

🎁 Wrapping It Up…

Tomorrow, it’s double the Wives. I’m still not sure if Salt Lake will prove to be much different, but Mary is certainly interesting. It’s not every day you meet someone who married their step-grandfather, and who loves Valentino so much. Even though some restrictions have been amped up, continue to look forward to a better year ahead. But just to be on the safe side, never say, it can’t get worse, out loud. Also continue to stay safe, stay focused on what you can do, and stay not being supercilious.  

Nov14

November 13, 2020 – Phyllis Tells Nina Everything, New Nurse, Former Stripper, Julian Jumps Ship, Bay Chat, Madison’s Lift, Atlanta’s Halt, Not Too Discreet, Learn This, Reunion For a Prince, Nearly a Dozen Quotes & Fresh

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Unlike Susan Lucci, I did not break my streak, and missed the first 2.0567 minutes. Here are the takeaway points. After Sasha discovered the drugs Cyrus had slipped her at the MetroCourt, he asked if she’d lost her appetite. She wondered how he knew about her appetite. Woowoo. Ned told Monica that Valentin was using Brook, and Monica told Ned to quit treating Brook like a baby. Sonny read a bedtime story to Avery called The Enchanted Penny, and she showed him her lucky half-heart necklace. Michael kissed Willow, and admitted that he didn’t want to sign the annulment papers. At Pizzulo’s, Carly asked for Jason’s help with Sasha, and Sonny joined the conversation. And away we go.

Brook tells Chase, the threat is gone, and Nelle is dead – thank God. He needs to tell Willow the facts. He says he thought she was tight with Michael. Why is she trying to break Michael and Willow up? She says, there he goes again. She thought he said Willow and Michael were getting an annulment. They’re breaking themselves up. She loves Michael, she loves Willow, and loves Michael and Willow together. Willow is probably the only woman on earth who gets along with both the Corinthos and Quartermaine families, and the only one good enough for Michael. But she’s not suggesting Willow drop-kick Michael to the curb. She’s suggesting honesty. If Willow has to decide between two awesome men – Chase says Brook thinks he’s awesome? – then she needs real information. Like, one of the guys pretended he was having an affair, thought he was doing a good thing, but was still madly in love with her kind of information.  

Michael tells Willow, just because they have the paperwork, doesn’t mean they have to sign it right away. They don’t have to change anything right now. She says she wasn’t expecting to see it so soon, and she’s not ready to sign them either. Michael says, so they’re on the same page, and Willow says, pun intended. He says the paperwork will be there, and they can sign it when they’re ready. She tells him that she’s glad he said that; it was brave. He doesn’t know about that, but she says she does. Now it’s her turn. She thinks she’s still afraid he thinks he’s obligated to her, and she’s been tripping over herself, thinking she should set him free, but she doesn’t know what he wants. Michael says he’s been doing the same thing. She’s an amazing person, and deserves everything in life, including choosing who she’s with, instead of… She says, marriage choosing them? So what do they do now?

Carly tells Jason and Sonny, she had a strong suspicion in the beginning, and Sasha confirmed it. She never slept with Chase. They pretended, so Michael and Willow could present a united front. Jason says, so Michael could get custody. Carly says she went along with it, and looked the other way because Wiley was the priority, and Michael and Willow were great together, but Sasha can’t handle it. She’s spiraling out of control. She’s doing drugs and having dinner with Cyrus. She must be getting the drugs from him. Sasha’s life is falling apart, and Carly has to do something. Jason says, she doesn’t.

Cyrus tells Sasha, he doesn’t think either of them is inspired be the menu. Why doesn’t she come back to his place? He makes a killer coq au vin. Sasha flashes back to Chase saying, Nelle is emotionally damaged, and will emotionally damage Wiley. It will destroy Willow. Sasha tells him, it will destroy Michael too. Chase says, they’re the only ones in a position to stop it, and Sasha says she’s committed. She tells Cyrus, why not? He says, excellent, and they leave.

Nina says, so her baby survived, and Phyllis says, yes; she had a daughter, a beautiful perfect little girl. Nina says Phyllis told her she wasn’t there at the birth, and Phyllis says she wasn’t, but got to spend a fair amount of time with the baby afterward. She’ll explain everything. Nina says she knew it. She always knew her baby survived. Jax says, before they go any further, this has been a torturous process, and they’ve been told a lot of lies. He encourages transparency; they’re going to have everything vetted. Phyllis says they should, and Nina asks why Phyllis didn’t tell her when she woke from her coma years later. Phyllis says Nina was so disoriented in the beginning, she thought about it a lot, but felt she should wait until Nina was stronger. Then Nina left abruptly. If she’s being honest, she wondered if it was even her place to get involved. She was very relieved when Nina’s P.I. contacted her. All she ever wanted was the best for Nina. She’s been carrying the secret for so long, waiting to be asked. Nina says, the wait is over, and Phyllis says, ask her anything. Nina asks, what happened to her daughter?  

Phyllis tells Nina, she’s been waiting all this time; now she hardly knows where to start. As Nina knows, she was part of a private nursing staff Nina’s mother hired. They were paid to be discreet, and not ask questions. Her mother made it very clear that the baby’s father wasn’t to know. She told them the baby’s father had something to do with Nina being in a coma. Nina says her mother was trying to misdirect them. She’s the one who put Nina in a coma, not her husband. Phyllis says she’s so sorry. She thought she was doing the right thing, and couldn’t have been more wrong.

Carly says there has to be something they can do. Sonny could kidnap Sasha, like he did Kristina, and they could do an intervention; get Sasha help. Jason says he gets it. She feels bad because Sasha made a huge sacrifice, and now she’s suffering. Carly says, to the point that she’s hurting herself, but Jason says, there are two issues. One, Sasha chose to take drugs, and chose to see Cyrus. Carly can’t take charge of Sasha’s life to make herself feel better. Two, now Sasha is connected to Cyrus. If they get involved, it could go sideways, and that won’t be good for anyone.

Brando opens Cyrus’s apartment door, and Cyrus and Sasha go in. Sasha asks where the bathroom is, and Cyrus gives her the standard answer, down the hall, second door on the left. He tells Brando to take the rest of the night off, and Brando asks if Cyrus is sure this is the best idea. Cyrus says, excuse me? and Brando says, never mind. He gets paid to drive Cyrus’s car, not give Cyrus his opinion. Cyrus says if Brando has something on his mind, he’d like to hear it. Brando says, that girl is trouble he doesn’t need.

Monica says Brook is Ned’s child, but she’s also an adult. He says, that’s debatable, and she says, right there. He’s got to find some humility, and stop thinking he knows better than Brook what she needs. They both made mistakes; big mistakes. Ned says, agreed, and she says, either both of them won’t forgive he other or they both will, but stop thinking he’s running the show. Does he know who he reminds her of? He says, grandfather, and she says, and his self-righteous attitude toward Tracy. Look where it got him.

Brook tells Chase, Willow deserves to know his feelings haven’t changed. He says, what if she chooses Michael? and she says, then she chooses Michael, but Willow gets to decide. Willow has a better handle on her own life than Chase does. Chase asks if Brook’s resolved things with her dad, and she says, way to change the subject. He says he’ll talk to Willow, but he’s not the only person who owes someone a conversation. Go to her dad and settle things. She won’t feel good about leaving unless she does. They get in the elevator, and she says he was trying to trick her into going to the Quartermaines with him. He asks if it worked.   

Michael says he thinks he and Willow have something remarkable, and now’s their chance to find out for themselves. Willow says, with no outside force, and he says, no Nelle hanging over their heads; no court dates looming; and no time constraints. He looks at Willow, and says, what? but she says, nothing. He says they need to be honest, and he promises not to judge or laugh or anything. She says, the other night at the gym, he looked hot; ridiculously sexy. He laughs, and she says he promised he wouldn’t. He says he’s laughing because he felt the same way. Not about himself, but her. He’s surprised she didn’t notice. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.

Brook and Chase go to the Quartermaine mansion, and Chase explains to Monica that he’s off-duty. He’s there to see Willow. Brook says she came to see her dad, and Ned comes out. Monica suggests Brook and Ned go into the living room, and she’ll show Chase upstairs. Brook asks Chase to stay a minute, and Chase says, sure. Ned wonders if maybe Monica should join them too; a referee of sorts. Not that they need one. Brook and Monica agree, and Monica tells Ned, this may be his last chance. Don’t blow it. Brook thanks Chase for the moral support. She knows he didn’t come there to babysit her. He says he gets it. What’s another few minutes?

Apparently, a lot. Michael says, it feels weird considering… Willow says, they’re married? He says he doesn’t want to pressure her, but she says she doesn’t feel pressured. She feels very attracted to him, and she has for a long time. He says, him too. Attracted to her, not himself. She says, since they’re into each other, they should do something about that. He says he thought she’d never ask, and kisses her.

Jason tells Carly, one thing they don’t want is a war before they’re ready. Sonny says, especially since Cyrus is tied to the hospital, and Jason says, they could put a lot of people in harm’s way. They don’t want a fight just yet. Carly says she gets it, but they know her. She can’t sit and do nothing. Jason tells her, he never said do nothing.

Brando tells Cyrus, Sasha used to date Michael, and Cyrus says, used to. Brando says, still, she’s involved with Sonny, even if peripherally. It might piss Sonny off to find out Cyrus is hanging around her. Cyrus asks what Brando suggests, and Brando says he thinks Cyrus should ask himself, after everything he’s built, is she worth it? Cyrus appreciates the warning, but he can handle the girl. Sasha comes back, and asks if she missed the fun, and Cyrus says, Brando was just leaving, and the fun is about to begin. He closes the door in Brando’s face.

Nina understands Phyllis thought her life was in danger – Phyllis says, from the wrong person, but yes – but what happened to her daughter? Phyllis says there were no guarantees Nina would emerge from the coma, although it happens; she’s living proof. At the time, she didn’t know what was going to happen. Madeline was in no position to raise a child, and found a couple who desperately wanted a baby. One who could provide one with a stable, loving home. At least that’s what they told Madeline. Nina takes it that Phyllis doesn’t know where the baby went, but Phyllis says she not only knows where, she took Nina’s daughter there herself. Jax says, she personally delivered the baby to a new family? and Nina says, oh my God. Who were they?  

Michael and Willow bask in the afterglow. I don’t know why, but this makes me cringe. Michael says he thinks they’re compatible, and Willow says, really, really, really compatible, and I cringe some more. She says, more than she expected, and he says he’s glad. She says, her too. He’s got some moves. He says she’s got some surprises up her sleeve as well, and I might have to leave the room. He says it’s like he’s seeing her for the first time. He never allowed himself to look at her like this, or feel about her like this. He had blinders on. She calls him Mr. Compartmentalization, and he says, the family thing, the work thing, the illegal thing. It was a new box that he didn’t let take over, but he doesn’t want to compartmentalize her. She asks what he wants right now, and he says, now works right now. She says she was thinking she wants to do this, and they get busy again.

Brook tells Ned, sometimes when you lay down a track, you think it’s great, but when you play it back… Ned says, you wonder, what was I thinking? She says, that’s how she felt the last time she was there. Everything she said was wrong. He says he felt the same way, and she says, maybe if they could stop blaming each other. Ned says he never… and Monica says, Ned. He says, sorry. How can he make her see he’s not the enemy? She says she doesn’t think he is. Does he think she is? He says, God no. She’s his daughter, and he loves her. If he ever made her feel like he didn’t… She says she didn’t come there to rehash everything. She wanted him to know that she’s heading home to Bensonhurst. She called her mom, who has a room ready for her. She’s going to live with her mom until she figures out what’s next. He says, for what? and she says, me.

Phyllis says Nina’s daughter was a trooper on the bus. The ride was long; they traveled through the night. They made some stops on the way, and got off at a little town in north Florida. Calling it a town is a stretch; it was more like a rest stop off the highway. The couple met her in a black town car. Jax doesn’t suppose she got the license plate number, and she says, it all happened fast. For a split second, she considered getting back on the bus, but they were so nice. They melted when they saw Nina’s girl, the mother especially. Nina asks if she has a name, but Phyllis says, no name, no way to trace them. That was the deal. Nina says, so Phyllis just gave them the baby, and that was it? Phyllis says, the woman smiled at the baby with such adoration, it made her feel like it was okay. They got in the car, and drove off. She never saw them, or Nina’s daughter, again.

Jason says Carly can reach out to Sasha as a friend if she wants to help make a difference. Does she know how he knows? Carly says, because she’s the best friend to have in the world, and Jason says, sometimes the nuclear option is not the way to go. She says she hears him, and accepts it, for now. But if Sasha keeps going down this road any option is on the table. Jason says, fair enough, and she says she has to get Avery ready for Ava to pick up. Sonny says, her bedtime book is in her overnight bag, and asks Carly to kiss her for him. Carly leaves, and Sonny thanks Jason. Jason says, for what? and Sonny says, talking her down. Saying everything he said. Sonny couldn’t have said a word of it.

Sasha uses the remote to turn up Cyrus’s music system, and dances around. Cyrus asks if she’s all right, and she says, never better.  Whatever he gave her, she’s never had anything like it. Is it new? He asks if she approves, and she says, on a scale of one to five, she gives it a ten. She laughs, and Brando listens in. Cyrus tells her, take it easy. The coco van won’t be ready for another hour. She says, dinner can wait. He gave her something amazing, and she’s ready to return the favor. Cyrus asks why she’s there. To punish someone else or herself?

Ned tells Brook, it’s all his fault. He messed up everything. Not freeing her from that predator’s contract, forcing her to work at ELQ, massively overreacting when she sold her stock. Of course (🍷) she wants to leave. Why would she want to stay? Brook says, half was her choice, the other half, random things no one anticipated. Ned says, like Nelle slashing her throat, and she says, he didn’t cause that; Nelle did. Ned starts to talk, but Monica tells him, let Brook finish. Brook says she can’t be running around, desperately trying to hold on to what she had in motion. She tried, but it didn’t work. So this her being a grown-up, taking the time to regroup and figure out what she wants. She’d like him to support that.

Willow says she’s not like Michael. She can’t compartmentalize. It’s not a problem, but she lets her emotions spill onto everything. Michael says she wears her heart on her sleeve. Willow says, sometimes, like with their situation, she thinks more like him; everything in its proper place. He was a friend – an amazing one, but still a friend – then Wiley’s father. She was someone to help him fight Nelle, and then they were co-parents. She thought of him as someone she could be with, but wouldn’t let herself feel it. Now she has, and it was incredible. He says, it was, and she says, she’s trying to say she’s finally allowing herself to see him for who he is, and feel what she feels for him – which is all good things. They take each other’s hands.

Nina says, so this is how it ends. Her little girl riding away in a black car, never to be seen again. Jax says, it’s a place to start. Maybe the people still live there, or the neighbors know who they are. Nina says, knowing her mother, there’s zero connection to her. Phyllis said she tried to put her foot down, but Madeline told her to let it go. But they’re not without hope. Should Nina’s daughter want to come looking for her, Phyllis gave her a piece of Nina to take with her.

Sonny tells Jason, they’re two totally different circumstances, but the reality is, Karen Wexler was messed up on drugs that Sonny gave her. It makes him look back to a time he doesn’t want to see. He doesn’t want to be anything like Cyrus, but he gave Karen drugs. It’s something he has to live with for the rest of his life. Jason says Sonny didn’t sell her the drugs; he wasn’t a dealer. Sonny says, no, but he gave them to her to relax. What matters is that he exploited her. He’s not making excuses.

Sasha tells Cyrus, if she wanted a shrink, she’d pay for one. Who the hell is he to try and figure her out? He’s not exactly a poster child for empathy, and his spiritual act fools no one. He thinks they should call it a night, and says he’ll have Brando take her home. She gets manic, and says she doesn’t need his driver. She doesn’t need his pity. Does he know who she is? She’s Sasha Gilmore, the face of Deception. Nothing and no one is going to control her. She strides toward the door, but suddenly clutches her chest, and doubles over.  

Chase asks Monica where he can find Willow, and she says she thinks Willow is painting the playroom; she’ll point him in the right direction. She and Chase head upstairs, and Ned says he does support Brook. Brook says, but…? and he says hears her. He admires her soul searching, but he’s hoping instead of going back to her Bensonhurst, she’d do it there, in Port Charles. It’s been unbelievably full of turmoil and he messed things up, but he really loved having her there. He loves that they’ve been able to be in each other’s lives again. It would mean the world to him. Please move back. Stay here and figure things out.

Michael tells Willow, what a great new view. Besides the obvious, of course (🍷). She says, of course (🍷), and he says, no artificial limitations. They’re free to let things happen, and explore what that means to each other. It’s all about exploring. She says, so he’s into exploring, and takes his shirt off. Chase gives himself a pep-talk outside the door, and says, tell the truth. He walks in see Michael and Willow half-dressed.

Cyrus asks, what’s happening? and Brando listens at the door. He hears Cyrus say, for God’s sake, not here. He comes in with his gun drawn, and sees Sasha convulsing on the floor.   

Sonny tells Jason, he has three daughters and a step-daughter. If someone did to them what he did, he’d kill them. Jason says, the same with Scout, but the reality is, they can’t change what happened. What Sonny has done in the time since… Sonny says, no one is giving them medals for their career choices, but Jason says, when Sonny took over the territory, he didn’t allow drugs. Twenty-five years later, there still aren’t drugs coming through. He’s not saying it balances the scales – that’s for God to figure out – but ultimately, Sonny switched directions, and did a lot of good for a lot of people. Life is a series of choices, and in this case, he made the right one. Sonny says they all know his conscience will rest easier once he’s eliminated Cyrus.

Phyllis says she insisted Nina’s mother give Nina’s daughter something of hers to hold onto. She had the heart necklace split in half, and half went with the baby she gave away. Nina takes the necklace out from under her blouse, and Phyllis says, that’s it. Wherever she is, Nina’s daughter must have the other half of the heart. Nina says, they’re back where they started.

On the phone, Carly says she needs Michael to call her as soon as he can. Avery comes downstairs, and she asks if Avery is packed and ready for her sleepover. She tells Avery how pretty she looks, and sees the necklace. She asks Avery what it is, and Avery says it’s her good luck charm. Carly flashes back to talking to Nina, and Nina showing her the necklace, saying, her daughter has the other half. Carly says, oh my God. It’s Nelle.  

Super sleuth Carly does it again.

On Monday, Michael asks what Chase is doing there, Nina says the universe is telling her the story is closed, Brando says they have a situation, and Cyrus says he won’t have this tied to him.

👩🏾‍⚕️ Found In the Last Place Curtis Looked…

All about Phyllis.

Phyllis on GENERAL HOSPITAL — Everything You Need to Know

👙 Karen Who…?

Sonny gave her drugs to relax.

https://soap-operas.fandom.com/wiki/Karen_Wexler

🍻 Goodbye Charlie…

So does Cyrus get the pub now?

William deVry Says Goodbye to GENERAL HOSPITAL

🧼 The Bay Of Soap…

Even though it’s in its 6th season, I’ve never heard of this, but Jackie Zeman looks fabulous for 110.

Don’t Miss a Live Chat With the Stars of THE BAY

And for the Bay curious.

https://thebaytheseries.com/

🩱 Whatever Makes Her Happy…

Madison decided to get a post-baby tune-up.

https://people.com/style/madison-lecroy-shows-off-new-breasts-after-surgery/

🍑 Rut-Roh In the ATL…

Looks like RHOA has to take a step back.

https://pagesix.com/2020/11/11/rhoa-shuts-down-production-after-a-production-staffer-tested-positive-for-covid-19/

🏑 Like a Bad Penny…

Like the shark in Jaws, just when you think he’s moved on, he’s back. However, he doesn’t have the brains of a shark.

https://people.com/tv/southern-charm-kathryn-dennis-says-thomas-ravenel-hid-baby-news-from-her/

🎸 Learning Curve…

In today’s finding of a silver lining, musicians grounded from touring have turned to teaching virtual lessons.

https://www.billboard.com/index.php/articles/business/9466630/musicians-virtual-lessons-touring-artists-revenue

🏀 His World Got Flipped-Turned Upside Down…

The Fresh Prince reunion is on its way. Although it won’t be the same without Uncle Phil, there will be a tribute to James Avery.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fresh-prince-reunion-gets-hbo-max-premiere-date-trailer

🎺 Quotes of the Week

If you don’t believe me, then google it. – Cesar Faison (Anders Hove), General Hospital

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C. S. Lewis

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success. – James Cameron (This sounds like he might have been high.)

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. – Babe Ruth

Books may well be the only true magic. – Alice Hoffman

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. – Mother Teresa

I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate. – Julia Child

Leaders who win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise, not the ones who promise more than they can deliver. – Mark A. Clement

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has. – Henry Ward Beecher

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. – Albert Einstein

Limit your always and your nevers. – Amy Poehler (I try to not use those two words.)

🤾‍♂️ Here Comes Another One…

Whether it’s time for a couple of days off work, or two more days are coming while you wait this thing out, try something different on the weekend. Commune with nature, hug a tree, skip a rock, or stream something you haven’t seen. There’s a wealth of good stuff out there. See you on the Deadside, but don’t forget to stay safe, stay rolling with the punches, and stay away from artificial limitations.

Nov12

November 11, 2020 – Cyrus Says Sonny Broke the Truce, Braunwyn Apologizes To Gina, Salt Lake Premiere & Boogie

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Laura walks into the abandoned house, and Curtis asks what she’s doing there. She says, probably the same thing they are. Chasing down a lead on Cyrus. She says, Jordan is on a medical leave of absence, and she thought Jordan was receiving treatment. What is she doing sneaking around an empty house on the other side of the country?  

Sonny tells Jason, whoever wanted Julian to shut up is successful. For now. He wants to know what Julian knows about his family, and why he was on the docks. Jason says, Cyrus seems to be honoring the truce, and hasn’t brought any product through Port Charles. Sonny says, until Julian squeals that Taggert is alive, but Jason says, he won’t. Sonny hopes Julian is more scared of him than he is of Cyrus. Jason says, Franco asked to meet with him, and Sonny asks what that psycho wanted. Jason says Franco asked him to kill him.   

Scotty goes to Franco’s house, and asks, what’s going on in that head of his?

Gregory walks into Finn’s room, and says, hello Harry. Hamilton. (The only reason I even included that was because we never hear Chase and Finn’s first names. I forget they even have first names ) He says he can’t tell them how wonderful it is to see both of his boys together. Finn says he didn’t have to come all this way, and Gregory says, Jackie told him that Finn was shot in the chest. Forgive him if he was concerned. Finn says he’s going to make a full recovery, and Gregory says, that’s a great relief. He knows he could have called, but he wanted to see Finn with his own eyes. Finn says, mission accomplished. He can leave now. Gregory says, if that’s what Finn really wants.

Dante looks at a photo of Peter and family, and says, complete the mission. He sits in front of Peter’s computer, and brings up a page that says off-shore deposits.

Lulu tells Maxie, the only thing lingering between her and Dante is Rocco. Maxie asks if Lulu is sure she doesn’t want more, and Lulu says she’s with Dustin now and she’s happy. Maxie says, right, and Lulu says Maxie is doing that thing she does where she barely says anything, and it sounds more like Lulu is trying to convince herself. Maxie says, of what? That Dante doesn’t love her anymore, or that she doesn’t still love Dante?   

Peter tells Anna, the longer Alex had Maxie, the more dark impulses pounded in his head. If Anna hadn’t been there to rescue Maxie, he doesn’t know what he would have been capable of. Anna says it’s natural to be protective about the people they love, but Peter says he kept thinking about what Alex told him. The rules don’t apply to them – him and Alex. They’re extraordinary people, and should act as they see fit. They’re above consequences and accountability. Anna says that sounds like her sister, and Peter says he was ashamed to tell her how much sense it made to him at the time. Valentin watches them.

Valentin joins Anna and Peter, and says, Finn is going to be okay. That’s good news. Anna asks how Valentin is, and he says he’s had no effects from the drug. Anna says, on top of everything else, Alex drugged them, and Valentin says Alex is a multitasker. He asks how Anna’s head is, and she says, okay. It’s not the first time she’s been pistol-whipped. Peter says they talk like this happens every day. His phone rings, and he says, it’s the paper, stepping away to take the call. Valentin thanks Ann for saving his life, and she says, it seemed like the decent thing to do. He says, it’s just them now. Is she all right? She says she killed her sister, and Valentin says, she knows she had to. She says, knowing is one thing, living with it is something else. Peter returns, and says he’s needed back at work. He already let Maxie know. He thanks Anna for saving Maxie and the baby, and she says it’s the least she could do for her goddaughter and grandchild. Peter leaves, and Valentin says, her grandchild. He assumes she’s not telling Peter that Alex is his mother.

Lulu tells Maxie, Dante stepped in twice now. Chivalry is good – sometimes.

Dante puts in a flashdrive in Peter’s computer. He hears something, but continues copying the files.  

Gregory says, very well, he’ll be going, but Finn tells him to stay. Gregory supposes that’s what passes for enthusiasm. If it’s not too banal of a question, how is Finn feeling? Finn says, he could be worse, and Gregory asks if he needs anything, but Finn says he doesn’t. Finn hopes the traveling wasn’t too difficult, and Gregory says, he’s not an invalid. Finn says that’s not what he meant, and Gregory says, the Lyme disease is more manageable now, thanks to Finn. Finn says he’s glad Gregory is feeling better, and Gregory says he should probably leave. His presence can’t be doing much for Finn’s stress level. He knows it’s not doing much for his. Before he goes, he wants to say how grateful he is for this moment. Seeing Finn alive, and knowing that, for now at least, he’s going be fine. When Jackie told him that Finn was shot… Finn says Gregory didn’t have to worry, but Gregory says, of course (🍷) he did. He’s Finn’s father. Finn may not like that, but nothing changes the fact that Finn is his son. Ergo, Gregory will always worry about him.

Scotty says, Franco was in the hospital and didn’t call. Franco asks if he was supposed to call and say nothing is wrong; stay put? Scotty says, it would have been something, and Franco says he’s sorry Scotty worried. Scotty says, he’s Franco’s father. Of course (🍷) he’s worried. Franco says, there would have been nothing Scotty could have done if he wasn’t fine, and Scotty asks if Franco would have told him. Franco says, absolutely. In fact, there is something Scotty might be able to help him with.

Jordan turns away, but Laura says Jordan needs to give her an explanation as to why she’s there. Curtis asks if anyone knows Laura is there. If she was followed, that could be bad. Laura says she knows how to lose a tail, and Curtis asks if the fundraising trip to DC was real. Laura says, it was, until she realized it was the perfect cover for her to dig deep into Cyrus’s life. Curtis says he’s glad she’s not a P.I., since she would be stiff competition. He asks about her leads, and she says, she’s been scrutinizing Cyrus’s holdings in her spare time, like they’ve been. A private residence in a quiet suburb stood out. Curtis says, to them too. He found the address in the spring, and checked it out, but it was heavily guarded. Laura says, not now. Whoever was living there is gone, giving her ample time to come up with an explanation for Cyrus. She asks again about Jordan’s medical absence, and Jordan says, it was a cover. The only threat to her life right now is Cyrus.

Sonny says, Franco put a hit out on himself? He tells Jason to make sure to get the cash up front. Jason says Franco told him that his brain tumor is back, and Sonny says, the tumor Franco claimed turned him psycho. Jason says, he says it’s in the same place, and doesn’t want to hurt anyone, especially Elizabeth and the boys. He asked Jason to take him out if he starts acting like his old self. Sonny asks if Jason thinks Franco is playing games, and Jason says he’s having Spinelli look into Franco’s medical records to see if the tumor is back. Then they’ll figure out what to do next. The guard tells Sonny that he has a visitor, and Taggert walks in. He wants to know what Sonny is doing with Julian.

Franco gives Scotty some papers, and Scotty says, it’s a life insurance policy. He knows Franco is in financial trouble, but now he’s peddling death? Franco says he’s not trying to sell Scotty a policy. He took it out after he and Elizabeth got married, and he wants Scotty to look over the terms. Scotty says. it’s clear and straightforward. Elizabeth and he boys will be taken care of. Franco says he knows that insurance companies resist a big payout, and wonders if there’s anything in the fine print that says if he dies a certain way, it will somehow nullify the policy. Scotty calls Franco a big dummy, and asks if he thinks it will fix his financial problems if he commits suicide. 

Jordan tells Laura that Cyrus was the one who kidnapped TJ, and almost beat TJ to death. Laura asks why Jordan didn’t come to her, but Jordan says she didn’t want to get Laura involved. Sometimes deniability is the best weapon. Laura says Jordan doesn’t need to protect her, but Jordan says, it’s literally part of her job. Is Laura firing her? Laura says, not yet, but the day is young. Curtis says they were also protecting Port Charles. The city needs Laura as mayor, since she has the guts to stand up to Cyrus. Laura says she’s in it now, so she needs to understand how far they’ve gone. She needs them to tell her everything she needs to know.

Taggert says the Jerome family was before his time, but Julian is bad news. Jason says they can protect Taggert as long as he’s hiding, and Sonny says, that’s why he needs to hide. There’s a knock at the door, and the guard says Sonny has another visitor. Sonny asks who it is, and the guard says, Cyrus. Sonny tells Taggert to stay there, and goes out with Jason. He asks what Cyrus is doing there, and Cyrus says giving Sonny a chance to explain himself before he declares war.

Jordan tells Laura, she was compromised months before Cyrus got out of prison. She was forced to come forward with the evidence that helped him vacate. Laura asks if the evidence was fabricated in order for Cyrus to get out, or fabricated to put him in, and Jordan says Taggert, Mark, and Bob weren’t the only ones involved in fabricating evidence to put Cyrus away. She was in on it too. Laura says, so Jordan has been working for Cyrus all this time, and Jordan says, yeah. Curtis says, but they’ve also been working to put Cyrus away. The only way to keep Cyrus out of Port Charles for good is to put him behind bars, or in the ground. Laura asks what else they haven’t told her.   

Chase wonders if he just saw a smile, and Finn insists he wasn’t smiling. He was remembering something – ergo. He laughs, and tells Gregory, it’s such a you thing to say. Elizabeth apologizes for interrupting, but she has to check Finn’s vitals. Chase suggests they step for a second, and let her do that. Finn nods, and Chase says, they’ll be back. They leave, and Elizabeth says, family, huh? Finn asks if she still has that bullet. 

In the hallway, Gregory says he’s proud of Chase, staying by his brother. Chase says Finn would do the same for him, and asks if Gregory is ever going to tell Finn that he and Jackie are getting a divorce. Gregory says, no; it’s just a separation. No one is talking divorce. Chase isn’t sure Gregory is on the same page with Jackie, but Gregory says, he and Chase’s mother are going through a rough patch. They’re get through it as soon as Jackie is back from her latest breaking story.

Anna tells Valentin, Alex has already done enough damage. She’s going to protect Peter the way she should have. He says she didn’t even know she was Peter’s mother until she realized she had Alex’s memories. She says if he knows why Alex picked that one, and he says, to torment her, but Anna says, so she could save her son. He asks if this is a realization because she’s had a sudden wave of sentimentality, but she says Alex told her herself. Alex believed if Anna thought she had Peter and abandoned him, she’d seek him out, but she didn’t do that. In some ways she’s no better than Alex. He says they both know that’s not the case, and Anna says, what’s done is done. She can’t undo the past; no one can. But she can see to it that Peter has a better future, with Maxie at his side, raising their children and living his life. He’s a good man, and as far as the world is concerned, she’s Peter’s mother. Just the two of them and Finn will know the truth. Valentin tells her, absolutely do not tell Finn.   

Franco tells Scotty that he wouldn’t do that; certainly not to Elizabeth. Everyone knows insurance companies don’t pay out for a suicide. Scotty says, that’s logical, and Franco says, hypothetically, if he died and it wasn’t an accident… Scotty says, natural causes? but Franco says, a violent non-accident. Scotty asks if someone is threatening Franco, and Franco asks why Scotty is making a big deal out of it. Scotty says Franco talking about a violent death is going to raise flags, but Franco says he was just casually going over some of his papers. He didn’t call Scotty about it, but thought since he was there, he could take a look. It’s important. Is Scotty going to help him or not?

Jordan tells Laura, she hates that Cyrus got out of prison, but he would have killed TJ. She knew he wasn’t bluffing. Laura doesn’t think so either, and Curtis says, TJ isn’t the only life Cyrus is targeting. He’s leveled threats at Trina. Laura says, Taggert is dead, but Jordan says Taggert’s family is important to her, so it’s leverage. Laura asks if Portia knows what’s going on, and Jordan says she does. Curtis says, Portia helped them with the medical crisis. Jordan says, Portia figured it out and was threatening to expose her. She had to tell Portia, and Portia planned out her seeing a specialist. Laura believes Jordan is doing what’s right, but this is far beyond what the law sanctions. Jordan says, as a mother, she had to hope Laura understood, and Laura says she does understand.  

Cyrus asks how he can interpret Sonny’s action other than aggression. Sonny asks, what action? and Cyrus says, the hatchet job Lulu did on him in The Invader. She cited a source that was clearly someone in Sonny’s organization, saying he’s firing any staff connected to Sonny. Sonny is breaking the truce. Jason says, the staff firings are a matter of public record, and Sonny asks why Cyrus is upset? Is something going on at GH he doesn’t want public? Cyrus suggests they go into Sonny’s office, sit down, and discuss it like gentlemen.

Gregory goes back in Finn’s room, and Finn asks, where’s Chase? Gregory says Chase got a call from the station. He understands he has a granddaughter – Violet. Finn says he does, and Gregory asks, how is she? Finn smiles, and says she’s the greatest thing that ever happened to him. He can’t remember life without her, and wouldn’t want to. Gregory says, kids change everything, and Finn says, yeah.

Dante continues to copy Peter’s files. Apparently, Peter’s computer is even slower than mine. Peter walks in, and asks what Dante is doing there. Dante says, following orders, and puts his hand on his gun.

Peter asks, orders from who? and Dante says, from him. He’s head of security. Doesn’t Peter remembering offering him the job? He got a notice that there was an unauthorized user on Peter’s computer, trying to gain file access. Peter asks if that isn’t a matter for cyber security, but Dante says he thought he’d come in and make sure no one physically tampered with the computer. Peter asks if his files were touched, and Dante says, no. Peter says he has to make a last minute addition to the front page, and asks if it’s safe for him to use the computer. Dante says he’s all set, and Peter thanks him. Dante says he was just doing his job, and leaves. Peter sits down.

Sonny tells Cyrus, he’s on his way out. Say what he’s got to say now, or don’t say it at all. Cyrus says, Monica and Bobbie were fired for just cause. Jason says, because of a lawsuit that’s been dropped because Nelle is dead. Why not give them back their jobs? Cyrus says, it’s a matter of public record. If he hires them back, it’s a liability. As for Elizabeth and Epiphany, he’ll look into it, but the hospital… Sonny says, is a legitimate business. Cyrus says he’s glad they cleared that up. As for conceding, he hasn’t made up his mind. Sonny says he’ll make it up for him. There’s been no hostility on their end, but if Cyrus retaliates, he’ll take it as a hostile act. Cyrus says he wouldn’t dream of upsetting their delicate balance. He leaves, and Sonny says, that was interesting.

Laura says she can’t judge Jordan for protecting her child. To be honest, she would have done the same thing. Jordan thanks her, but Laura says, don’t thank her just yet. At some point, she’ll have to review all of this. As far as Jordan’s future with the PCPD, it depends on a lot of factors. Jordan has neutralized herself, so Cyrus can’t get to her to do any harm. While it was a good thing, putting Cyrus behind bars, as mayor she has to condemn creating false evidence. Personally, no one knows better than she does how you have to bend the rules sometimes to get justice. Laura asks if they found anything, but Curtis says, not as much as they’d hoped. There were signs that a patient was kept there; he found medical supplies and vials upstairs. Jordan says they weren’t not sure if it was someone kept of their free will or it was a prisoner. Laura says she assumes the latter, and Curtis says, they thought so too. Until he found something else.

Franco thanks Scotty for caring, and Scotty says, if anything happens to Franco… Don’t do anything stupid. He leaves, and Elizabeth comes out of the kitchen. She asks what’s up with Franco’s dad, and Franco says he felt left out. How was her day? She says all she could think about was this moment, when they could talk face to face. He says, about what? and she says, what’s going on with him?

Anna sees Gregory in the hallway, and he says he was hoping to see her. She says it’s wonderful to see him, and asks how it went. He says he and Finn managed to find common ground in Violet. Anna says she’s going in, and Gregory says, Finn just dozed off. She says she’s glad he’s there, and goes into Finn’s room. She sits by the bed, and he says, hi. She tells him, go back to sleep, but he says he’d probably dream about her. Why not stay awake, and actually see her? She says, good line, and he says he’s still got it. She agrees he does, and says she saw his father is there. So they had a nice chat? Finn says they talked about him meeting Violet someday, and Anna says she really wants Violet to have a sense of a larger family. He says, speaking of which, he saw she got the test results. Is Peter her son or Alex’s?

Anna tells Finn, the test revealed Faison carried the gene, so there’s no real way of finding out if Peter is her son or Alex’s with Faison. He asks what she told Peter, and she says, nothing. Faison is dead, and now Alex is dead, so there’s no real reason to burden Peter with uncertainty. She loves him like a son, and he deserves to live his life without being worried that with every decision, he’s taking after two psychopaths. He says he’s sorry she didn’t get a definitive answer, and she says it’s something she’ll have to learn live with.

Laura reads, I promise a plan is in play. It won’t be much longer. Hang in there, and remember I love you. Cyrus. She says she couldn’t find any personal connections to Cyrus, and Curtis tells her not to beat herself up about it. They hit the same wall, except for this. Jordan says, whoever was staying there, is Cyrus’s Achille’s heel. Laura says, but they don’t know who it is. The language is affectionate, but it could be his mother or another family member. Not necessarily romantic. Curtis says they were hoping it was a confidant. Someone who knows where the bodies are buried – literally and figuratively. Laura says, it’s worth a shot, and Jordan says Cyrus has been digging for information on a PCPD case that’s 40 years old, but it’s so heavily redacted, they can’t make anything out of it. She shows Laura the folder, and asks if it means anything to her.

Sonny says, it seems Cyrus still thinks Taggert is dead. Go home and stay there. Taggert says, that was too close, and Jason says he’ll get someone to drive Taggert. Taggert asks what Sonny is doing about Julian, and Sonny says, don’t worry. He’s watching Julian.

Lulu tells Maxie, she’ll always love Dante, but she loves Dustin. What she and Dante had together is over. Maxie asks if Lulu believes she can’t get it back, but Lulu asks, how? Dante turned his back on his family. Maxie says, it’s not that simple. Dante has PTSD, and was afraid he’d hurt someone, especially Lulu or the kids. Lulu says, it’s not that. It’s how he left. He cut them off completely cold. If he did it once, he could do it again.

Dante calls Dr. Kirk, and says he found it. What next?

Valentin goes to Peter’s office, and Peter says he knows they said they’d catch up soon, but he didn’t think Valentin meant immediately. Valentin says he’s just there to make sure everything is all right. Peter says Maxie and the baby are fine, so he’s fine. Valentin says, it must have been terrifying, and Peter says he felt a lot of things. What about Valentin? Valentin says it was quite an ordeal, but he made through thanks to Anna. Peter says his mother is something else, and Valentin says, she is indeed. Peter says she saved Valentin and Maxie, and his dearly departed aunt can’t hurt them again. Valentin agrees she can’t.

Anna tells Finn, despite their history and her feelings about Alex, it’s how it ended. She can’t settle on one emotion. It’s all right though. She has more important things to be concerned about. Finn says, she survived her sister. She can think about moving on now. Gregory pops in, and says he’s sorry to interrupt, and Anna says his timing is impeccable. Gregory says he wanted to let them know that he’d be staying at the MetroCourt. Finn says he’ll like it there. Jackie was staying there before she went running off after a story. Gregory says he’ll see them tomorrow. He leaves, and Anna says she’s glad Gregory decided to stay. Other than talking about Violet, how was it with his dad? He says, awful, and she laughs. He says, it was actually better than expected. What’s between them will always be there, and he doesn’t think it will ever go away.

Franco tells Elizabeth, when he collapsed, it wasn’t dehydration. His brain tumor is back.

Laura hands back the folder, saying, sorry. It doesn’t ring a bell. Curtis says, damn, and Jordan says, they knew it was a long shot. Laura says now that she knows they’re on the case, she’s going to head back. She’s been away too long. Jordan says, the city missed her, and Laura says, and she missed it. From now on, they’re working together. Curtis says they’ll keep her in the loop, and she’ll do the same. Laura says, absolutely, and Jordan says they’ll work until they uncover what Cyrus is hiding. Laura says she’ll see them at home, and leaves.

Outside, Laura leans against the wall for a moment. She takes out her phone, and makes a call. She says, it’s me. We’re in trouble.

Tomorrow, Franco tells Elizabeth, there are fates worse than death; Willow tells Michael, they can’t trust strangers with this task; and Cyrus tells Brando, they’ll have to rectify the situation.  

The Real Housewives of Orange Country

Emily called Gina, and told her Braunwyn admitted she’d been taking things out on Gina, and owed her an apology. Gina said Sean cleaning up Braunwyn’s messes made it harder to deal with. Gina had her own stuff going on, and someone picking on her was not okay. Emily said she thought it was nothing personal. Braunwyn said she hadn’t liked Emily away last year because Emily called her out on her drinking. She thought Braunwyn had a hard time having relationships with people who disagreed with her, but felt Braunwyn was heartfelt and sincere in wanting to apologize. Ugh. I just don’t like Gina. I think she’s a follower and a poser. I’m always open to changing my mind, but something about her rubs me the wrong way. Like a cat getting petted backward.

Braunwyn’s son Jacob asked for a pair of heels for Christmas. God bless him, or any man who wants to wear heels. Or any woman for that matter. My feet protest just thinking about them. Braunwyn said, since Jacob was a baby, he loved fashion. She asked if it was for the pageantry or identity, but he didn’t know. She told us, what he did know was that he had a family that loved him no matter who he is. Jacob modeled some beautiful gowns, and in Braunwyn’s interview, she said Jacob told her that he wanted to do drag because it’s like therapy. It unlocks another part of himself, and she thought it made him stronger and more aware of who he was. He’d felt suppressed, and drag helped him get out of it. Braunwyn said we all need people who honestly love us, and thought the support Jacob got helped. He inspired her by taking the honest and true route, and she wanted to follow him. Her son was a role model to her.

Gina went see her lawyer Mike, who thought she could get her driver’s license back in another three months. In her interview, she said she’d done community service and was required to go to AA meetings. We flashed back to the last reunion, and Andy saying that Matt had been arrested for domestic violence. Mike told Gina that the court wants to know how the victim feels, and asked if she was making a victim impact statement. She said she and Matt were co-parenting well, and it was still hard to stand up to him. In her interview, she said she still struggled with what happened, and has bad dreams. She knew making a statement would be good and healthy for her, but didn’t know if she could. Mike said she would come out the other end as a survivor instead of a victim.

Shannon’s daughter Sophie was leaving for Baylor college soon, and Shannon thought it would be good for Sophie to be out there and taking care of herself. Sophie said she was meeting with publishing companies about her book. Shannon was afraid her daughters would hate her as they got older, since her parents fighting had affected her. Daughter Stella had told her that one day be they’d be older and realize what she did. In Shannon’s interview, she said the saving grace was her girls seeing what a happy relationship looked like. In Sophie’s interview, she said it didn’t matter to her who Shannon dated, but she needed support both emotionally and financially. Sometimes she thought John couldn’t do both, but it wasn’t her business.

Braunwyn went dress shopping with Kelly for Kelly’s wedding dress, and her vow renewal dress. She told Kelly that she’d dreamt Kelly was pregnant, and in Kelly’s interview, she said, no, no, no. Braunwyn told the clerk that she was going to be renewing her vows, and wanted to have a moment. Kelly said it was her third wedding, and she didn’t. In her interview, Braunwyn said she and Sean had done a ten year vow renewal after they’d gone through a hard time. This one was important, since they were starting a new chapter, and there was nowhere she’d rather be. Braunwyn liked all the dresses, but Kelly, not so much. In Kelly’s interview, she said she felt embarrassed, being married three times. She thought the third time was the charm. She hoped so anyway. In Braunwyn’s interview, she said, as a mother, it freaks her out that people will hate Jacob without knowing him, but if you stand in your truth, you can’t go wrong.

In Elizabeth’s interview, she said her nieces and nephews fulfill her maternal instinct. She set up a million dollar trust for each of them, but they didn’t know it. She didn’t want them to murder her. She told us that her sister Anna started takin heroin at age 14. Their father died of alcoholism, and seeing Anna’s daughter going through what she went through hurt her heart. No amount of money would help her sister. She was where she wanted to be, and had every opportunity. Elizabeth was saving all her clothes, in the hopes they’d play dress up again one day.

Shannon and Gina went to Elizabeth’s house for lunch. Elizabeth and Shannon talked beach houses and Ferraris, and in her interview, Gina said this was the good Orange County stuff. Who has the cooler Ferrari? She felt a competition for richest bitch in Newport coming on. In Shannon’s interview, she said it wasn’t the kind of luncheon she’d throw, but gave Elizabeth an A for effort. Shannon tends to tip the scales toward dislike with me too. I’m hoping now that she’s not in Tamra’s clutches, she might stop acting like she’s so far above everyone else. Shannon said she’d texted Braunwyn, and Elizabeth thought they should rally. Gina thought they should let Braunwyn flounder. In Elizabeth’s interview, she says she thought Gina should be more sensitive. Gina said she declined Braunwyn’s renewal invite, but Shannon said all of the kids were invited. She couldn’t tell them they can’t go because of a girl fight. Gina said she was trying her best to act like things were okay, but Matt was coming for Sienna’s birthday party, and she wasn’t good at dealing with things. Shannon told them about Sophie writing a book on living with divorcing parents, and Elizabeth said Sophie wanted to break the cycle. In Gina’s interview, she said she hoped her daughter was strong, and thinks she’s strong. Shannon said one day Gina would look back, and thank God it happened, because it’s what got her where she is.

We started hearing about the corona virus, and Kelly told Elizabeth she thought it was like a super flu. Elizabeth took Kelly and Shannon along when she bought herself a midlife crisis car. In her interview, she said cars turned her on. She thought maybe she was substituting speed for other things in her life that she was missing. Elizabeth told Shannon and Kelly that they should be cautious with drinking around Braunwyn, but Kelly said she wasn’t a quitter. In Elizabeth’s interview, she said she was disappointed with Kelly’s behavior. Braunwyn reminded her of her sister, and needs to feel like she belongs. Kelly rode along on Elizabeth’s test drive, and looked like she might have a heart attack a few times. Back at the lot, Shannon got in tiny Ferrari – I guess for kids – and drove around. In her interview, she said she didn’t need a big vagina car.

Braunwyn picked up Gina for the meeting, and Gina said she appreciated it. No one told her about Braunwyn’s drinking problem, and Braunwyn said she wasn’t ready to talk about it. Sean kept her image protected, and she’d thought she had enough sober years under her belt to handle it. Having a baby was the easy way out, and she had been talking to Sean about having another one. Gina said Braunwyn was doing the thing she knew to sober up.  

Lizzy – remember her? – came by Emily’s house. In her interview, Emily said Lizzy had a bathing suit company, and asked her to help design a suit for her body type. Lizzy told Emily that everyone loves her suits, except Tamra. Emily said she gets messages thanking her for not trying to be something she’s not. She’s unapologetically not size zero, and a twelve-year-old had told her that she was an inspiration.

Braunwyn and Gina went for coffee after the meeting. Braunwyn thanked Gina for the most awkward playdate ever. In Gina’s interview, she said, on their way in, a guy asked if one of them wanted to lead the meeting, so she nominated Braunwyn. Braunwyn made a speech about her anger toward Gina, and apologized. It meant a lot to her, and she gave Braunwyn credit for doing it. Braunwyn had been there for her at her low point, but she hadn’t realized Braunwyn was drinking. Gina suggested they start over. In her interview, Braunwyn said if women could get past the outside stuff, most of them would find out they have more things in common than not. 

Gina told boyfriend Travis that she thought it was going to be weird, having dinner with Matt and Britt for Sienna’s birthday. Travis told her, only if she made it weird. In Gina’s interview, she said she felt she had to make the victim impact statement, because it had been the most significant event in her life. She wanted to make life happy for her kids, but hoped Matt would hear it, and it would effect change. She didn’t want to be the person responsible for him going to jail, but thought it was beneficial for her kids to see her standing up for herself. She wasn’t the person who was going to save him anymore.

Next time, a workout, Braunwyn’s mom Deb says Braunwyn isn’t as fun anymore, Braunwyn is finding out who her friends are, Kelly wines about no tequila at the vow renewal, and the vow renewal.  

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City – The Premiere

First of all, who’s who:

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/about

This is mostly my first impression. I’m not going to memorize anyone’s name tonight, and half of them look the same. The show seemed to focus more on glitz and glamor than anything else.

The narration – by who, I don’t know – said there was an elite social circle in Salt Lake City. Mormons don’t drink, don’t swear, and treat their bodies like temples. Fidelity is expected in marriage, and they watch for sin. You think you know who they are, but you’re wrong. Friendships define us, and choices can destroy us. In the opening credits, the women hold snowflakes.

First, we met Jen. She seemed like the self-described leader of the group. Her husband is a football coach for the University of Utah, and they met in college. She was a Mormon, and her husband a Muslim, but when she realized she was part of a religion that didn’t accept many of the people she cared about, such as Black people (her husband is Black, as are her children) – she converted. Her personal and business assistant Stuart knows everything about her, even when she gets her period. He knows more than her husband knows.

Tall and blonde Heather told us, Mormon doctrine says perfection is attainable. So she owns Beauty Lab and Laser where she’s made a mint. Her ancestors were Mormon pioneers, and he husband’s family inherited Howard Hughes’s wealth, as he was enamored of the Mormons. Things went south when she and her husband divorced, since that’s not an option in the Mormon church. She said a lot of the things she does, aren’t in alliance with Mormon women.

Meredith is Jewish, and from Chicago. She has a high-end store with a celebrity following. Lisa is also Jewish by heritage, but Mormon by choice. She and her husband own a couple of liquor brands, and are working on their own vodka. She also owns a luxury marketing company. She could give a flying that Mormons aren’t supposed to drink alcohol.

Whitney is a small blonde, and is married to Justin, who’s 18 years her senior. They had an office romance that they kept hidden, since they were both married to other people. They finally married when Whitney was five months pregnant, and she and Justin ended up excommunicated. Whitney’s father had been the bodyguard for Joseph Smith and Brigham Young (the Mormon founders), so a lot of people were resentful. She was happy some of her family and friends were coming around after ten years.

Last, but for sure not least, we met Mary when she got together with Whitney for lunch. Whitney told us that Mary had no filter. Mary claimed that she bought what made her happy, not because of the brand, yet she seemed compelled to name every brand she was wearing as an automatic response. Like when someone said, I love that dress, she replied, Valentino – runway. She’d married her step-grandfather when her grandmother passed away, as her grandmother had suggested in her will. In Lisa’s interview, she summed it up with saying, sh*t is weird. I’m guessing they feel this is biblical. I had an old lady neighbor who had married her sister’s husband when the sister died because that was what was expected in their religion. Now I’m wondering if she was Mormon. Mary was also a Pentecostal minister – another thing she inherited from her grandmother – but didn’t like being called pastor because the title sounded old lady. Like marrying her step-grandfather didn’t.

Mary had been friends with Jen until they’d met at a restaurant, and Mary said Jen smelled like a hospital. Mary explained that a hospital smell was a trigger for her, and reminded her of a dark time in her life. In Jen’s interview, she was clueless about this, but said she’d been in the hospital with an aunt who’d needed both legs amputated. I would have liked to know why, but she didn’t say.  

Jen went to Heather to get Botox in her armpits, and they planned a party for Meredith’s birthday. Jen admitted she was throwing it for herself too, and wanted a club vibe. Lisa and Meredith hung out together, and in her interview, Lisa said that she’d met Meredith on a friendship board blind date when she first moved to Utah. While Whitney was out with Mary, she got an invite from Jen to Meredith’s birthday party. Mary didn’t think she’d be invited because of the hospital smell thing, and Whitney was like, oops. At the end of the invite, it said not to tell anyone. You’d think the invitation would have led with that. By the end of the lunch, Mary also got an invite. In Jen’s interview, she said she hadn’t wanted to invite Mary, but Mary was on Meredith’s guest list. Heather said she went to college with Lisa, but Jen said Lisa apparently didn’t remember her, which irritated Heather to no end. She told Jen that she felt dismissed by Lisa, and Jen called Lisa a Mormon 2.0. Heather said she was Mormon bullsh*t. Meredith’s son told his father that he didn’t know who Prince was, and I hoped to God he was kidding, since it didn’t look like he lived on the moon. Meredith’s husband had to work in Chicago, where his business was located, but arranged for the entire bedroom to be covered in rose petals on her birthday. And I mean covered. It was like wall-to-wall, and I actually thought it was a little gross. In Meredith’s interview, she said she would rather her husband be there in person.

I have to give Jen credit, she was pushing around a Swiffer before the party. In her interview, she said her parties were a grand transformation, and she had a red carpet situation set up. Meredith said she knew the party was for her birthday, but the reality was, it wasn’t a party for her. In her interview, she said she’d never make a grand entrance at a party she was throwing for someone else. Jen even had Tongan dancers put on a performance to celebrate her own heritage. It was kind of weird. Jen confronted Mary, saying she’d been offended by Mary saying she smelled like a hospital when her aunt was having her legs amputated. She expected an apology, but Mary just said the smell took her to a dark place, and couldn’t see what the big deal was. Jen went into another room, closed the door, and went apesh*t.

This season, Heather will cut a bitch; if follow you follow the commandments, you will be wealthy and blessed; Mary leads a church service; being good Mormon isn’t easy; there’s darkness under the crust of perfection; Meredith’s husband thinks she’d hiding something, and leaves; and a fight at a spa.  

🏃🏽‍♀️ Moving On…

Jumping over the hump and heading toward what the world once called a weekend, and now calls, when will the bar open to full capacity again? Even at a quarter capacity, stay safe, stay thanking our veterans, and stay not throwing a party for yourself when it’s someone else’s birthday.

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November 10, 2020 – The Aftermath From Alex, Joe’s Reunion, Teresa Touché, New Faces In Utah, Mom To Be, Rock the Costume & Soldier

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

No surprise, I missed the part before the opening credits. Here’s what you need to know. Ned showed up at Alexis’s house, and asked if she’d been drunk the night they slept together. Jordan and Curtis went to an abandoned house that Curtis said had been surrounded by guards just a few weeks ago. Inside, it looked pretty empty, except for some covered furniture. They snooped around. Cyrus approached Lulu at the hospital, and she said she had no time for him. He said she needed to make time, since he was in a position to make her life very difficult. Dante listened in. Robert found Anna in the chapel, and she told him what happened with Alex, and instead of saying, hey, how are you feeling about all that? he asked if she’d found out who Peter’s mother was. Willow arrived at the hospital, and that’s where I came in.

Willow hugs Chase, saying, when she heard the news, she had to see him. She asks how Finn is, and Chase says he’s still in surgery. They have to remove the bullet, and drain the fluid around Finn’s heart. There was more of an explanation, but most of it went over his head. Willow says she’s sorry, and he says, it’s all so crazy. His mom was in town. All this time, he’s wanted Finn to reunite with her, and Finn finally changed his mind. She asks if it went well, and he says, it was awkward at first, but it got better. He could see what his family would look like, and feel Finn letting his guard down. They were talking about introducing Anna and Violet to his mom, and he thought they finally did it. They took the first step to being a family, and maybe they could invite his dad soon. She says she knows it’s been Chase’s goal for a long time, getting his brother and parents in the same room. She’s glad he got to have that one moment. He says, all night long, he kept thinking, what if wasn’t the first time he had his family together? What if it was the last time he ever sees his brother?  

Anna asks if Robert ever stops his relentless obsession with Peter. She just killed her sister. Alex was trying to kill her, but she still ended Alex’s life, and she has to deal with it. She was up all night, holding her breath, hoping Alex didn’t manage to kill Finn, not thinking about who Peter’s mother is. She’s just hoping Finn pulls through. Does he understand? She had enough. He says, she’s right. He’s sorry, for what it’s worth (🍷). She says, it’s not worth much right now, and he says, Finn has made it so far. She has no reason to believe he won’t pull through. Anna takes his hand, and says, the thought of losing Finn… She starts to cry.  

Maxie says she’s loved Peter hanging by her side, but she’s been checked and rechecked. She’s fine. The baby is fine. You know who’s not fine? His mom. He should be with her. Peter says Anna said she’d be better off if he was with Maxie, and Maxie says, typical Anna, putting other’s needs before her own. Anna was incredible rescuing her from Alex. She doesn’t know where she’d be if Anna hadn’t shown up.

Cyrus tells Lulu, her article implies that his motives run counter to what’s best for the hospital, and he has a secret agenda. It’s sheer speculation. She says he’s shutting out employees that have a relationship with the Corinthos family. She got it word for word from her confidential source. Cyrus says he knows she’s baiting him, and asks if she was hoping for an angry outburst. Is she trying to pick a fight with him? Dante appears, and tells Cyrus to back off.  

Willow says, poor Violet, and Chase says, Violet doesn’t know any of this. Willow says she totally understands him thinking about the worst case scenario, but he needs to focus on the good things. How Finn changed after Violet came into his life. He says, Finn is so serious about being a dad. Who talks to their kid like they’re in an office for a consultation? His brother, that’s who. It’s funny; Violet loves it. When Finn shows up for a tea party in a three-piece suit, Violet is in heaven. Willow says, of course (🍷) she is. That’s her dad. Chase says he sees the way Violet looks at Finn. She adores her dad so much. How would he… If it came to that, and he had to be the guy, how would he tell her? Willow says she doesn’t think the worst will happen, but if Finn doesn’t make it, she has no doubt he’ll step up for Violet, the same way he did for her. Grief is grief, no matter how old you are. When she found out her baby was gone, he helped her through it, and she knows he has it in him to do the same for Violet.   

Epiphany tells Anna, the surgery is over. They removed the bullet, and drained the fluid, with no further complications. Finn is still critical, but stable. Anna thanks her, and says she knows Epiphany is in administration now, and hopes she doesn’t get in trouble. Epiphany says, let Cyrus and Britt come after her. She’s not about to push papers around when her friend is fighting for his life – not in her hospital. She says Anna should be able to see Finn soon, and leaves. Robert says he knows he’s famous for putting his foot in his mouth, but there’s nothing wrong with his shoulder. It’s there for her to lean on. She hugs him.

Willow bets it would make Chase feel better to know how Violet is, and he agrees. Anna joins them, and tells Chase that Finn is out of surgery. He got through the worst. They hug, and Anna takes Willow’s hand with her free one.

Olivia arrives at the hospital, and sees Robert. She says, thank God he’s okay. She asks how Anna is, and he says Finn is out of surgery. It looks like he’s going to make a complete recovery. Anna can finally relax. He needs to work on his timing though. She asks, why? What happened? and he says, if Olivia had turned up sooner, she would have saved him from making a mess with Anna. Olivia says, what did he do?

Ned tells Alexis, he was so wrapped up in his own problems, he didn’t notice what was going on with her. He never put two and two together, and realized it was vodka in her glass. She tells him, stop. The last thing she needs is another well-intentioned gatekeeper. He says, tell him what to do. She’s his friend, and if she’s in trouble, he’s not going to walk away. She says she wishes he would. She doesn’t want help. He says she’s an alcoholic who’s drinking again. He’s worried about her. She asks if he’s worried about her drinking, or worried she’ll slip and tell Olivia that they had sex.

Jordan takes the cover off of a sofa, and Curtis says he found this, showing her an oxygen tank. It was upstairs. He found this too. He shows her some medicine vials, and he says, the bedroom was like a makeshift hospital. She says she’ll see if they can find traces of whatever drug was in the vials. He says, a formerly well-guarded house, with a designated hospital room. They need to find out who the patient was. She says, if that’s what they were. It’s possible they were drugged.

Lulu asks what Dante is doing there, and Cyrus says he heard Dante was back in town. Dante says, good news travels fast, and Cyrus says Lulu must be thrilled to have her husband back. Lulu says Dante is her ex-husband, and Cyrus says, his mistake. And it just so happens that Dante is Sonny’s son, which means Sonny and the mayor share grandchildren. Lulu asks what his point is, and he says, maybe it’s not his relationship with the Corinthos family she should be worried about. Maybe it’s the mayor’s relationship with them. He wonders how the average voter would feel, and if they’d reconsider their support if they knew how close the mayor was with Sonny. Food for thought. He walks off, and Dante asks if Lulu is okay. She asks if he’s kidding. She’s furious – with him. What did he think he was doing?   

Finn opens his eyes, and Anna says, there you are. She was waiting for him. Finn says, then they’re even. She takes his hand and kisses it. He sighs.

Anna tells Finn that Maxie is at the hospital, but it’s just a precaution. She’s fine and the baby is too. He says, what about Alex? and Anna says she caught up with Alex. She was headed for open water, and a rendezvous with someone. They exchanged fire, and she hit Alex. She followed Alex out to the deck, there was more gunfire, and she hit Alex again, but when she turned her back, Alex threw herself into the water. He says, so she’s dead? and Anna says, yes. Everyone is safe. He asks where Violet is, and she says, Violet is with Alexis. She didn’t tell Violet that he was hurt. She just thinks he’s working. She can’t wait to bring him home. She looks at his vitals, and he asks if he’s going to need another surgery. She says she doesn’t think so, and he struggles to sit up. He asks what she isn’t telling him.   

Maxie says, no one ever hung onto hope harder than Anna did last night. The worst is over. She tells Peter, she’s so lucky. It’s crazy to think Alex could have taken everything, and she has no idea why. Peter flashes back to talking to Alex posing as Anna in Charlie’s. He remembers Alex telling him, they may blend in, but they’re ambitious, and need greater than what the world is capable of offering. Normal and every day don’t apply to him. Trust her to help him become the man he was destined to be. Maxie says, earth to Peter. Other than Anna, is there any other connection between him and Alex? He says, other than being his aunt, they have nothing in common.

Chase asks Epiphany if his brother is really okay. Anna said he was, but she’s not a doctor. Epiphany says, neither is she, but Chase says she is a medical professional. She says his brother is going to be okay, but she bets he’d welcome a visit from Chase. He thanks her, and tells Willow, all he could think about was the things he and Finn would never get to do, and Willow says, sounds like he has a new plan. He says he and Finn or so different. Finn won’t want to go ice fishing with him, or do things like that. She says, you never know until you ask. He got a second chance. It’s probably best not to waste it. He says, it’s not often people get a second chance.

Lulu says, that’s the second time Dante has interfered with her job. He asks if he’s supposed to stand back and do nothing, and she says, yes. She doesn’t want him sweeping in, trying to protect her. He gave her everything she needed, but wouldn’t let her keep it. There’s nothing to protect her from that could possibly hurt more than what he did to her. She walks away.

Anna tells Finn, it’s just everything. When she saw him lying on the ground after Alex shot him, and when Alex left her to die with Valentin in the warehouse. She realized, not for the first time, that life is fleeting. She wants to spend hers with him. She’d like to be his wife, and have him be her husband. It’s just that Violet thinks a big fancy wedding with all the trimmings is the thing to do. She doesn’t think so. Why are they waiting? Why not dodge the hoopla, and get married? Isn’t that the lesson he wants to teach Violet? Love isn’t an expensive gown, or how you decorate the church, or a big cake. Although she does think they should have cake. Their love is what they have, and they don’t need over-the-top trimmings to make it special. She starts to cry, and says when she was walking around outside, waiting for him to get out of surgery last night, she had to face the real fact that she could lose him. Finn says he loves her, and she says she loves him too. He says, she just wants to marry as fast as humanly possible, and Anna says, in a heartbeat

Willow says, it’s probably best if Chase hears it from her. She and Michael are getting an annulment. He says he thought they were happy together, and she says, they are, but they got married to protect Wiley. Now Nelle is no longer a threat, so they agreed to annul the marriage. He asks if she’s still going to act as Wiley’s mother, and she says she’s filling out the paperwork to adopt Wiley. He wonders what that means for her and Michael moving forward. Anna comes by, and says, sorry to interrupt, but Chase’s brother would like to him. He thanks Willow for being there, and she says he’s more than welcome. Give Finn her best. Chase leaves, and Anna says, it’s nice of her to be there for Chase. She wasn’t good company last night. Willow says it’s understandable Anna would be scared, and she thought Chase could use a friend. Anna says, life sometimes has a way of taking the people we love out from under us, but that doesn’t mean we have to agree to let them go.

Robert tells Olivia, he ran into Anna in the chapel while Finn was in surgery. He asked about her sister, and she told him, then he got stuck. He fell back on one of his single-minded issues; one of his old acts. Olivia says she’s shocked, and Robert says he knows it’s hard to imagine. Anna let him have it. She says, he and Anna started sparring a long time ago, but he says, this time was different. Anna was really hurting, and he wasn’t paying attention. She says it sounds like he did Anna a favor, and he says, how so? She says, Anna has a lot to be angry about; her sister trying to kill her; Alex shooting her fiancé, and kidnapping Maxie. She has all this anger rolling around inside, and she knows he loves her, so he’s a safe place to vent. Anna knows he won’t run away. He doesn’t know if Anna sees that way, but Olivia says, it doesn’t matter. Robert gave her a gift, whether what happened was his intention or not. He’s a good friend. He says Olivia is too.  

Curtis looks around, and sees a paper sticking out of a baseboard. He pulls it out, looks at it, and crumples it. Jordan comes downstairs, and says, they’ve searched, and there’s not one piece of information to connect Cyrus to whoever lived there. Someone was thorough in covering their tracks. He says, they can’t give up. There’s got to be something. He looks in the fireplace (I’m shocked that wasn’t one of the first places he looked), and says he’s got something. A postcard. The name is burned off, but he can still read the message. Thinking of them every day. Hoping their health is improving, and that they’ll be better by the time he gets there. He promises a plan is in play, and it won’t be much longer before he’s there. Hang in there, and remember I love you. Cyrus. Jordan says, his Achille’s heel. She wonders who Cyrus sent the postcard to, if they’re alive, and if they can find them.

Lulu visits Maxie, and says she’s so happy the baby is okay. Dante waves from the doorway, but stays in the hallway. Peter approaches him, and says, once Lulu goes home, Maxie is going to take a nap. She’s been through one hell of an ordeal. Dante says he’s glad to see she’s doing well. He keeps walking, and Maxie calls to Peter, telling him that she’s having a craving. She’s thinking chips from the vending machine, and asks if he’d mind getting them. He leaves, and Maxie says, okay. Peter is in hover mode, so the clock is ticking. It’s time for Lulu to tell her what’s going on with her and Dante. Lulu says, forget Dante. She wants to talk baby shower. Maxie says she wants yellow. Now that’s been decided. Let’s talk Dante. Lulu says, there’s nothing to tell, and Maxie says, right. Okay, sure. Lulu says, Dante’s intentions are good, but he has a hero streak that’s been in overdrive mode since he came back. He’s been showing up, and getting in the way of her work. He’s interfered twice. Maxie says, outrageous, and Lulu says, she told him to cut it out. She doesn’t need him. Maxie says, what if he needs her?

Dante joins Olivia and Robert, and Olivia asks if Maxie and the baby are okay. Dante says they’re doing fine, and Olivia says, from the look on his face, she thought something was wrong. Dante says, it’s work stuff, and she says he didn’t tell her that Jordan had hired him back. He says he’s not actually with the PCPD. He’s working for The Invader, doing security. That’s where he’s headed. She says she’ll see him later, and they hug. Olivia tells Robert, it feels like a dream. Her son is back in Port Charles. He’s going to work, and living his life. He’s home, and he’s safe, all because Robert gave him back to her.

Ned says he’s not afraid of what Alexis might say to Olivia. He’s genuinely concerned about her drinking. Alexis says, let her make it perfectly clear. She has no intention of telling Olivia. If and when Ned decides to, it’s up to him. He says, it’s not like it’s going to happen again. They’re not having an affair. It was a one-time thing. Olivia never has to know. Alexis says he’ll probably tell her, but she’ll get over it. She loves Ned. Ned says he’s not going to hurt Olivia in order to clear his conscience, and Alexis says, take it from her, it’s soul crushing to find out the person you love has a secret. Make damn sure Olivia doesn’t find out from someone else.

Willow asks if Epiphany has a minute, and Epiphany says she doesn’t have any more information on Finn. Willow says, it’s not about that. The hospital cut back her teaching hours, and she misses the kids. She’s considering applying to the nurse’s program. She can still work with kids, and translate her experience with her former job. Epiphany says, the world needs good nurses, but Willow will have to go back and start from scratch. Willow says she didn’t think there was a shortcut. She’s at a crossroad. She loves teaching; it’s fulfilling. Epiphany says she can understand Willow’s attraction to the program, and if she wants to talk, Willow knows where to find her. She goes back to work, and Willow looks through the room window at Chase and Finn.

Finn sees Chase by his bed, and says he’s not as pretty as Anna. Chase says Anna was really worried last night. He kind of was too. He sits down, and asks what’s with Finn acting like a superhero. Leave that to the professionals. And just because he’s emotional doesn’t change the fact that Finn is a gigantic pain in the ass. Finn says, back at him, and Chase says, before they met, he wanted to know what Finn was like. He used to have idiotic fantasies about brother bonding. Finn says, then they met, and he let Chase down. Chase says he was extremely disappointed. He thought Finn was cold and arrogant. Finn says he’s heard that before, and Chase says, he was no fun. He didn’t like camping or football, none of the brother stuff he thought they’d do. Finn says he’s sorry he wasn’t the big brother Chase dreamed about, but Chase says, don’t be sorry. Once he let go of the brother he imagined, and started to know the brother he actually has, Finn exceeded expectations. He’s a phenomenal doctor, and any time Chase is down, there’s that annoying knock on the door. He’s seen Finn with Violet, and it makes him excited to be a dad one day. As far as brothers go, Finn’s not so bad. Finn says Chase is growing on him too.

Anna sees Peter, and he asks if she’s there to see Maxie, but she says she wants to see him. Can they talk? He says she sounds serious, and she says, kind of. It’s about Alex.   

Epiphany goes to Finn’s room, and he says he thought Epiphany had been moved to administration, and she says, they don’t see her, right? Chase says, no ma’am; they don’t. Finn thanks her, but she says, again, she’s not there, and he’s welcome. She wouldn’t be anywhere else, but she should probably get back to work. Chase says, one more thing. Does she know why ants never get sick? (*Answer below.) She says, really? She’s been up all night, don’t tell her a bad joke that was kicking around for decades before he was born. He says he thought his dad made it up, and she says, his brother doesn’t need to be laughing in his condition. No more jokes. She tells someone in the hall that she took Finn’s vitals; they can go in. Finn asks what they’re doing there. (*They have anty bodies.)

Dante goes to Peter’s office, and sneaks around. He looks through a folder on Peter’s desk.

Peter asks what Anna needs to tell him about Alex. She says she wanted to reassure him of the promise she made last night. Alex is no longer a threat to anyone. Not him, Maxie, or the baby; they’re all safe now. He says there’s something he has to admit. The longer Alex had Maxie, the more his dark impulses were pounding in his head. If Anna hadn’t rescued Maxie, he doesn’t know what he would have been capable of.

Jordan tells Curtis, she’ll see if they can ID who it is. They weren’t a prisoner. Someone has gone to ta lot of trouble to protect someone. The front doorknob jiggles, and they hide. When the door opens, Jordan and Curtis jump out, guns drawn. It’s Laura.  

Tomorrow, Franco asks if Scotty is going to help him or not, Valentin tells Anna that she can’t tell Finn, and Sonny asks Cyrus if something is going on with the hospital that he doesn’t want public.

🍡 The Kids Are All Right…

I’m glad his kids get to see him. For their sake.

https://pagesix.com/2020/11/06/joe-giudice-reunites-daughters-gia-and-milania-in-italy/

👠 One Page Six Deserves Another…

Although they’ll never be quite even.

https://pagesix.com/2020/11/09/teresa-giudice-is-very-happy-dating-businessman-louie-ruelas/

Hopefully, she gets a pre-nup if she makes another trip to the alter.

Teresa Giudice Introduces Her New Man! Meet Luis ‘Louie’ Ruelas

🩺 Mormons Do It Too…

I love when someone says they’ve had no work done, when they so obviously have. The neck is often a dead giveaway.

https://pagesix.com/2020/11/06/rhoslc-star-jen-shah-on-the-plastic-surgery-scene-in-utah/

🍼 Dream Come True…

I’m honestly glad for Scheana, although I can’t help thinking, now she’ll have a captive audience.

https://people.com/parents/scheana-shay-pregnant-expecting-first-child-after-miscarriage-exclusive/

🎃 Memories…

You didn’t think I’d let go that easy, did you?

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9476372/celebrity-2020-halloween-costumes-roundup

And you can vote for your favorite.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/9476663/best-halloween-costume-2020-poll/

 🛌🏽 I See Sleep In My Future…

But maybe not until the next life. While we’re still in this one, stay safe, stay on top of your to-do list, and stay leaving being a superhero to the professionals.

Nov7

November 6, 2020 – Finn Is Smarter Than Alex Thought, Meet Alex, a Return, an Exit, a Reunion, an Excuse, Chill Already, Rose Gold Bride, Fantastic Farewell, What’s On, Kanye’s Tally, a Dozen ‘N’ One Quotes & Kinky Autumn

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Britt plays pool at The Floating Rib. Jason says, nice shot, and she can’t believe he just paid her a compliment.

Alexis is working on her drinking, when Sam comes by. Sam knocks incessantly, and Alexis pulls herself together, and hides her glass and bottle. She asks to what she owes this pleasant surprise, and Sam says she told Alexis that she’d be checking up on her. Alexis says, a heads up would have been nice, and Sam asks, why? So she could have time to stash her bottles, or has she sobered up enough to realize she needs help?

Julian comes out of the elevator at the hospital, and sees Ava. He asks if she’s heard anything about Ryan’s condition, and she says, if there’s any justice in the world, he’s dead already. But life isn’t always fair. Julian says, is he alive? Is he awake? Is he talking? Is he giving Julian up to Sonny? What?

Sonny tends the fireplace in the living room. Taggert knocks at the door, and Sonny lets him in. Sonny says no one’s there, and Taggert asks if he can borrow a cup of sugar.

At The Rib, Peter asks Lulu how things went with her source, but she says he was more interested in hitting on her than spilling secrets about Cyrus. She says she and Jackie roughed out the first piece. It definitely looks like Cyrus is using GH to launder drug money, even without her ex-source to back it up. He takes a look, and says there’s no way he can publish this.

Finn answers the phone, thinking it’s Robert, but it’s Anna. She tells him that he’s in danger. If he’s at the house, she needs him to get out. Alex walks in with Maxie, and Anna asks if Finn can hear her. She asks him to talk to her. Alex (pretending to be Anna) asks Finn if they’re up for company. Maxie caught up with her, and offered to go over some wedding details.

Maxie says if now is a bad time, feel free to kick her out. Anna asks if Finn is still there. What’s going on? Finn says, guess what, Peter? I found her. Maxie just walked in the door with your mother. Anna says, understood. Keep them there as long as he can; they’re on their way. She loves him. She tells Robert, Alex brought Maxie back to the house.

Peter tells Lulu, there’s no way Jackie said that story was ready. They have no proof to back up their allegations. Lulu says she didn’t have time to show it to Jackie. Jackie had to fly out to cover a breaking story, but they did discuss the possible corruption at GH. He says she doesn’t quote a single source. She had no one to go one record, no evidence, and no documentation. Is she trying to get them sued? She says she’s sorry. She lost her game when Dante came back. He asks if she needs to take personal time, but she says, no. Cyrus is a threat to Port Charles, and has to be stopped. He says he loves that she’s passionate about this. It’s what makes her a good journalist, but what makes her a great journalist is when she backs it up with proof, and actual facts that will hold up in court. She asks what they do. So they do nothing while Cyrus burns down Port Charles? He asks if he said that.

Sonny tells Taggert, Carly and Josslyn are out for the night, and the guard will let him know if anyone shows up. So they have a couple hours to kill. He pours two drinks. Taggert says he never thought he’d be living next door to Sonny, or that Sonny would be protecting him. Sonny says he’s protecting Taggert’s daughter, and Taggert says he appreciates that. He says he’s sorry about Sonny’s father, and Sonny thanks him. Taggert asks how Sonny acquired the property, and Sonny says he bought it so Jax wouldn’t move in. Taggert says, that makes sense, given their history, and Sonny says, it’s been standing empty since the last owner died. He sits, and Taggert asks if he knew them. Sonny says it was his ex-fiancé Connie. She was murdered. Taggert says he’s sorry, and asks if they got her killer. Sonny says, it’s a bit more complicated than that.

Ava tells Julian, Ryan is out of surgery, but still unconscious. He lost a lot of blood getting that knife in the back. Julian says, so if he dies, it’s not totally unexpected. She says she knows what he’s thinking; stop it. There’s a guard outside Ryan’s room, and no one gets in or out without being stopped. They go into an office, and she says she does have the possibility of good news though. She heard the nurses talking. Ryan’s brain was deprived of oxygen because of the blood loss. They don’t know the extent of the damage yet. Julian says, Ryan could be a vegetable, and Ava says, it’s possible. Julian asks where the chapel is; he wants to start praying. Ava suggests he pray they get their hands on the letter. He says, Ryan didn’t have it on him? and she says she saw the warden give the cops Ryan’s belongings, and there was no letter. He says, they more than got the job done, and she says, they? What has he done?

Jason says he’s surprised Britt has time to play pool. Monica worked long hours when she was Chief of Staff. Britt says she’s been at GH since dawn, and will be back in the trenches until 8. She’s taking a break from all the sniping and dirty looks. She’s sure he’s heard she’s not the most popular person there. He says he’s heard. She says, that’s why she plays pool. It’s fine if you play well with others, but it’s fine if you play alone. She prefers to go solo. He says he thinks she hasn’t found the right person to play pool with.

Sam says Molly and Kristina have noticed Alexis is suddenly unavailable. She isn’t picking up the phone or answering her texts. Sam hasn’t told them she’s relapsed. She was hoping to get Alexis to a meeting or detox. Alexis says, detox? Isn’t that a little premature? She’s not living in an alley yet. Sam says, not yet. Does Alexis realize Sam took the kids to the Quartermaines’ and Olivia was there? Alexis says she wanted to join them, but Sam was late. Sam says, Alexis was early. Olivia didn’t want to say anything, but she found a bottle of booze in Alexis’s purse. Alexis says, Olivia was rummaging around in her purse? What business is it of hers? Sam says, it’s Olivia’s business because Alexis is in her house with Leo and a bottle of booze hidden in her purse. Alexis asks if Olivia told Ned, and Sam says, if Alexis is really worried about Ned’s reaction, they really have a problem. Alexis says the only problem she has right now is Sam. When did she become such a nag? Sam takes the bottle and glass out of the cupboard, and asks if Alexis wants to explain this.

Alexis says Sam isn’t allowed to rummage in her cupboard, and Sam asks, why hide it? Alexis says because she doesn’t want another lecture. Sam says, please tell her what’s going on. The last time Alexis fell off the wagon, Julian took her to a meeting and it was one drink, because she loved herself and her family. Does she not care anymore? Alexis says she just wants to feel good. Can’t Sam just let her feel good? Sam says, sorry. Neil wouldn’t want this. Alexi says, who knows what Neil wanted? Sam says she knows Alexis thinks she didn’t know him, and Alexis says she didn’t. if her this is her only way to cope, can’t Sam just sit back and let her do that, and accept it? Sam says, so when her children are there sleeping, Alexis can nearly burn the house down again? She can’t accept that. Alexis says Sam is exaggerating; blowing one incident out of proportion. Sam says, it’s no exaggeration that Alexis is a risk to her children when she’s drinking. Alexis says, that’s a laugh. Sam sleeping with a hitman doesn’t make her look like mother of year.

Jason is an excellent shot, and Britt tells him, the object of the game is for them to take turns. She supposes she shouldn’t be surprised he’s a pool shark. What’s his secret? He takes another shot, and she says remind her not to get in his crosshairs. Or is she already, working with big bad Cyrus? Jason says, is she? and she says she’s not taking sides between Cyrus and Sonny. The only side she’s on is her own. Jason says, Cyrus did hire her. Mind telling him how that happened? Britt takes her shot, and she’s as good as Jason is.

Ava asks Julian, who are they, and what did he do? He says he needed someone who could gain access to Pentenville, and take care of their Ryan problem. She says, so it’s their problem now, and he says, so he made a bargain. She wonders why she has the feeling Julian got the worst of it, and he says, Ryan was going to tell Sonny that he knew about Michael’s son, and had Nelle’s letter as proof. He was desperate. Ava wonders when was the last time he wasn’t. He’s dug such a hole for himself, and every time she looks, it’s deeper. Every action he’s taken has made it worse. Now he’s made a bargain. What exactly did he offer to have Ryan killed, and what happens when they want to collect?  

Lulu asks if Peter has a plan B for taking down Cyrus, and he says, the human interest angle. He hears there’s a record number of OD cases at the hospital. Who were they? They had jobs and families; who are they leaving behind? How is the GH staff coping; the police, the paramedics? They just did a telethon for frontline workers. Is the drug epidemic causing them to focus on that, rather than other concerns? Lulu says, less accusations, more comment on the human toll, and he tells her to get as many people on the record as possible. His phone dings, and he says he has another meeting. He thinks Lulu’s story will be inspiring. He leaves, and Lulu says, maybe, but will it put Cyrus back in prison?

Maxie thanks Finn for asking Peter to be a groomsman. He’s very touched. Alex says, they’ll be one big happy family, and Finn says he just remembered that he has to get groomsmen’s gifts. He could use some advice. Maxie says, luckily, he has an expert there, and Finn asks if Alex/Anna minds putting the kettle on, while Maxie fills him in on the appropriate gifts. Alex says, of course (🍷), and goes to the kitchen. Maxie says she’s thinking cufflinks, and he says she needs to go right now.

Robert wonders how many possible hostages there are, and asks Anna, what about Violet? She says Violet is at a sleepover, and Robert says he wants to call in a SWAT team, but Anna says, no. Alex won’t hesitate to kill Finn. She thinks Anna is dead, and doesn’t realize Finn is on to her. Robert asks how she wants to do this, and she says they should go in together. She thinks that’s the best chance they have.

Finn starts to push Maxie toward the door, and she asks what he’s doing. He tells her, just do what he says. Leave. She says he’s scaring her, and he says, that’s not Anna; it’s her sister. Alex walks in, gun drawn, and says, he’s much smarter than she gave him credit for. Really? I highly doubt an infectious disease specialist is stupid, and they’re probably good at solving puzzles.

Britt tells Jason, it’s a mystery. Cyrus offered her a job as Chief of Staff, and it was too good to turn down. Jason says, maybe. Or maybe something else happened that brought her back. She ask if he’s psychic, and he says he just pays attention. Lulu comes by, and asks if there’s room for one more. She has a score to settle with Britt.   

Sam asks why Alexis brings up Jason whenever Alexis wants to hurt her. Alexis says Sam isn’t the only one who gets to throw stones. How many times has Jason put the kids in danger? And what about Sonny with Kristina and Michael? She won’t even ask about Morgan. That’s obvious. Sam says, that’s cruel, but Alexis says, it’s a statement of fact. They’ve hurt people and worse, and when the enemy retaliates, they threaten their loved ones. Sam tells Alexis, listen to herself deflecting. This has nothing to do with Sonny or Jason. Alexis chose to pick up a drink and hurt her family, which includes Scout and Danny. Alexis says she’d never hurt her grandchildren, and Sam says, really? She wouldn’t visit them drunk, or drive them to the park after downing a bottle of vodka? Alexis says Sam knows that would never happen, but Sam says, actually, she doesn’t. If Alexis doesn’t agree right now to get help, she’ll never allow Alexis around her kids again.

Julian tells Ava, stopping Ryan was worth it, but she says she doubts he’ll feel that way when the favor is called in. She doesn’t know who the devil is, but Julian sold his soul to him. He says, better than Sonny having him killed. Now the letter has disappeared, and he can finally stop looking over his shoulder. She says she knows that look. Ryan’s not his only problem. He asks if she remembers the guy on the pier. He stopped Julian from shooting Nelle. She says Julian told her his gun went off, and he accidentally hit the guy. Julian says, he recovered, and he’s not only alive and well, he knows Ava’s intern. Ava says, Trina? and Julian says, he left this at the bar. He shows her the phone with the picture of Trina and Taggert, and says, that’s the guy who jumped him. She says, oh my God.

Sonny says it feels like Connie’s murder happened yesterday, and Taggert says he doesn’t know how Sonny can forgive the woman who murdered his fiancé. Sonny says he hasn’t forgiven her, but they have an understanding. He has no choice. She’s Avery’s mother, and he’d do anything for the sake of his daughter and kids. Taggert says, on that, they agree. Sonny says, Ava’s life was dismantled by Ryan Chamberlain. He’s not excusing what she did to Connie, but it balances the scales a little, and gave him insight into why she does what she does. Taggert still thinks Ava should go to prison, and Sonny says, that’s easy for him to say. It’s not his family at stake. Taggert says he’s right about that, as much as it kills him to say Sonny is right. Sonny says he’ll have to tell Carly that Taggert is alive and living next door, but Taggert says, the list of people who know is already too long. Epiphany and Jordan, and now the bartender on Halloween. Sonny looks at him.

Alex says this happened faster than she planned, and Finn asks if she thinks anyone is going to believe she’s Anna. Maxie doesn’t understand why Alex is doing this, and Finn says, because she’s a narcissist with a borderline personality. Alex says don’t make her angry, and Finn says, let Maxie go. She has nothing to do with this. Alex says, Maxie is carrying Peter’s baby. Finn is expendable. Maxie asks what Alex wants with her baby, and Alex says she’ll explain when they’re on the open water. They’re going on a trip. Maxie says she’s not going anywhere, and strongly advises Alex to run as far and as fast as she can. Once Robert catches up to her… Finn tries to grab the gun from Alex, and they struggle. Maxie yells, no!

Alexis asks if Sam is really saying she can’t see her grandchildren, and Sam says she has no choice if Alexis keeps drinking. Alexis says, she’d never hurt her grandchildren; she loves them. Sam knows she loves them, and they love her too. That’s what’s making this so hard. If Alexis decides the glass she’s holding is more important than her grandchildren, Sam can’t help her. Alexis says, so Sam is telling her, if she doesn’t go to a meeting or detox, and satisfy Sam’s demands for her life, she’s not going to let her see her grandchildren. Sam says, yes. She’d do anything to protect her children. Alexis says, except leave Jason.

Britt tells Lulu, long time. She’s surprised they haven’t run into each other. Lulu says, that was no accident, and Britt says, have at it. She’s bracing herself for another lecture on what a terrible person she is. Lulu says, Britt being Chief of Staff at GH, no wonder the hospital is such a mess. Britt tells Jason, see why she prefers to play alone? It’s time for her to get back to work, and make the hospital more of a mess. She leaves, and Lulu says, Britch is the perfect name. She thinks she’ll do an exposé on Britt. Jason says she’d be making a mistake.

Sonny says Taggert didn’t tell him that he was spotted, and Taggert says he didn’t have a chance before Jason hustled him there. Sonny asks, what happened? and Taggert says, Trina and her friends were hanging out, and the mask for his costume allowed him to follow them. The bartender suspected something, and when they left, he and he bartender got into it. The bartender ripped off his mask, and Taggert recognized him as the guy at the pier; the one he stopped from shooting that girl. Sonny asks if he’s sure it was the same guy, and Taggert says, no question. Sonny asks where he works, and Taggert says, Charlie’s. He acted like he ran the place.

Julian asks if Ava knows the man in the picture, and she asks if he’s sure this is the man. He says he didn’t get a good look, but when he saw him, it all came together and clicked. Who is he? Trina’s uncle or something? Ava says, or something. Julian is an idiot. That’s Trina’s father. Julian says she told him that Trina’s father had been killed in a shootout with Cyrus, and she says she’d thought so. So did Trina. Julian says Taggert doesn’t look six feet under to him.

Robert and Anna go into Anna’s house. Anna sees Finn on the floor, and runs to him. She sees he’s been shot, and she tells him, talk to her.

Alex has Maxie tied up on a boat (The Haunted Star?). She says, isn’t technology marvelous? It would have been tedious to try and hold a gun on her and steer at the same time, but she let autopilot handle it. Maxie says she has two other children, and they’re going to wonder what happened to her if she doesn’t get home soon. They’re sweet and innocent, and Alex is going to ruin their lives if she hurts her. Alex says she’d never hurt Maxie. She’d never put that precious cargo in jeopardy. Maxie asks why she’s doing this, and Alex tells her, relax. The helicopter will meet them soon. Maxie asks how long Alex is planning on keeping her hostage, but Alex says Maxie’s not her hostage; Maxie is her guest. Maxie laughs, and says, okay. She’s never had a hostess hold a gun on her before. Alex loves her sense of humor. They’re going to have so much fun together. Just one big happy family.

Robert talks to the paramedics, telling them Finn has been shot, while Anna tells Finn, stay with her. Don’t try to talk. He says, Alex took Maxie, and she asks, where? He says, the harbor, and Anna looks at Robert. 

Alex comes back, and says, good. Maxie is still there. It won’t be long before their scheduled rendezvous. Maxie asks who they’re meeting, and Alex says, friends of hers. Maxie says, none of this makes any sense. Peter is Alex’s nephew, and she’s never wanted anything to do with him. What sparked the sudden family togetherness? Alex says, she and Maxie have more in common than Maxie realizes. Peter has a lot of secrets. In fact, Alex is willing to let Maxie in on a secret of her own.

Robert puts out an APB on Alex, and tells them to consider her armed and dangerous. She’s got a pregnant hostage, one Maxie Jones. He wants them around the waterfront, since she’ll try to escape by boat. Anna tells Finn that she loves him very much, and to stay with them. She jets, and the paramedics tell Robert that they’re ready. He asks where Anna is, and a paramedic tells him, she left. He says, damn that woman.

Sonny says, Taggert thinks the guy runs Charlie’s? and Taggert says, it looked that way. Does Sonny know him? Sonny says, Avery’s mother? It’s her lowlife brother. He shows Taggert an article in The Invader, and asks if that’s the girl he saw that night. Taggert says, yeah, that’s her, and Sonny wonders what Julian has gotten himself into.

Lulu says she knows Jason was gone most of the time Britt was in Port Charles. He didn’t experience her lies and manipulations first hand. She’s not a good person. Jason says, the point is she works for Cyrus at GH. Cyrus has already fired people close to him and Sonny. Lulu isn’t doing herself any favors by attacking Britt. Britt doesn’t care what anyone thinks, but what Lulu thinks will draw attention to Cyrus. Lulu says, good, but Jason says, it’s not good. Cyrus has only fired and reassigned people at the hospital. They don’t know how far he might go. Lulu asks if Jason thinks Cyrus would come after her, and he says he thinks she should take a step back and let things unwind. Jason’s phone rings. It’s Sonny, who says he just received an interesting piece of information. He needs Jason to do something. Jason listens, and says he’s on it, and Lulu says it sounds like he has to go. Jason says, seriously, just be careful, and leaves.

Lulu sits, and says, so Peter wants a different angle. How about this one? She starts to type on her tablet.   

Ava says, so Taggert survived the shooting, and somehow faked his death. Poor Trina. She’s been grieving her father for no reason. How could Taggert let her go on like that? Julian guesses that’s why he was hanging out in Charlie’s, to be close to her, but Ava says, if he’s in Port Charles, he can’t keep lurking around. Sooner or later, someone else is going to see him. Did he recognize Julian? Julian says, Taggert said he wasn’t the guy at the pier, but he thought Taggert was lying. She says that means Taggert can connect Julian to being with Nelle the night of Wiley’s kidnapping. Julian says if Taggert wants to be dead, he doubts Taggert will report him, since he’ll have to reveal himself. Ava says, unless… Unless he finds a way to tell Sonny, Sonny puts the pieces together, and figures out Julian kidnapped Wiley. Julian says he was trying to kill Nelle; not help her. Taggert knows that. She says, but why would he want to kill Nelle? That’s what Sonny will want to know. (Not to mention, Julian was admitted to being roped into marrying her later.) Ava says, Ryan could recover, and tell Sonny about Julian’s part in the baby switch. Julian can’t stay there. She wants him to run. Disappear while he still has the chance to live.

Sonny says Taggert’s got to go; he has guests coming. Taggert says it wasn’t his intent to be spotted. He just wanted to see his daughter. Sonny gets it, and says, in the long run, it’s probably better this way. Now the pieces of the puzzle are coming together.

Julian tells Ava, the whole point of eliminating Ryan was so he didn’t have to leave his life behind. She says, we can’t always get what we want, and Julian says, then find a way for him to stay. She can start by checking on Ryan. She says she doesn’t take orders from him. She’s tempted to turn him over to Sonny herself. She walks down the hall, and Jason comes out of the elevator. He tells Julian, Sonny wants to see him, but Julian says he’s busy. Jason says, let’s go, and steers him to the elevator. Ava sees them go into the elevator together, and says, oh, God. Sonny knows.  

Lulu types, an unnamed source on the hospital staff claims changes occurred due to a rivalry between the Chairman of the Board, Cyrus Renault, and local businessman, Sonny Corinthos. Mr. Renault says he’s a philanthropist, but how does he explain demoting and firing long time hospital staff who are connected to Mr. Corinthos? I’d say Peter is going to want to print that even less than the article she showed him.

Sam says, for the thousandth time, this has nothing to do with Jason, and Alexis says Sam is in denial. For the record, the ultimatum usually comes after the intervention. Sam forgot the circle of chairs, the deadly serious loved ones, the counselor, and the long tragic stories they read, telling her what a horrible person she is, and how she ruined everyone’s lives. Does Sam want her to schedule a do-over? Does next week work? Sam says, clearly, Alexis has made her decision, and she’s going to have to deal with the consequences. She’s having lunch with Kristina and Molly tomorrow, and she’s going to tell them Alexis is drinking again. She’s sorry. She tried to help. Alexis needs it, and she just wishes Alexis was able to take it from her. She leaves, and Alexis goes back to her drink.

Finn is brought into the hospital, and a Britt says he needs to be stabilized. The paramedics take Finn away, and Peter asks Robert where Maxie is. He got Robert’s message; was she hurt? Robert says, Anna has gone after Maxie and Alex; that’s all he knows. Peter asks if Finn was shot, and Robert says they found him bleeding out in his living room. That reminds him, someone is going to have to tell Finn’s brother.

Maxie says she’s not interested in Alex’s secrets, and Alex says, not even when they concern Peter? Maxie says, especially when they concern Peter. It’s all lies. Alex says, denial will only get you so far. She learned that the hard way; so has her sister. The boat rocks violently, and Alex falls, dropping the gun.  

Peter goes in to see Finn. He asks if Finn can hear him. Was Maxie hurt? Anna is trying to find her. Finn says, Anna wants to much to be his mother.

Maxie asks, what was that? and Alex says, something hit them. Anna comes in, and she and Alex face each other, guns drawn.

On Monday, Chase says tell him that his brother is going to live, Robert asks Valentin where he thinks he’s going, Anna and Alex have a shootout, and Peter calls for help.

😈 Anna’s Evil Twin…

Everything you need to know about Peter’s real mother.

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2053671919337/annas-twin-alex-on-general-hospital-everything-you-need-to-know

💉 Back In a Big Way…

And you thought she was just lounging around the Hague.

Kathleen Gati (Obrecht) On Her GH Comeback

🙋🏼‍♀️ Bye-Bye Lulu…

I can’t say I’m going to miss her, although I do like Dustin. And will Dante stick around? Will he ever complete the mission?

Emme Rylan Addresses GH Rumors

🌲 Head Back To Pine Valley…

Get your All My Children Reunion fix here.

Watch the ALL MY CHILDREN Reunion

🍸 Nice Try…

I’ve never heard this excuse for drinking before. Not to mention, there’s this thing called a non-alcoholic beverage.

https://people.com/tv/rhonj-margaret-josephs-housewives-drink-because-dont-eat-on-camera/

While we’re on the subject. Leah bares her soul.

https://people.com/tv/rhony-leah-mcsweeney-breaks-down-about-past-struggle-with-alcohol-guilt/

🤐 Just When It Can’t Get Stupider…

Please, people. Stop being offended so easily, and beyond the expiration date.

https://pagesix.com/2020/11/05/andy-cohen-slammed-for-forgiving-claire-mccaskill/

👰🏾 A Burlap Sack Would Have Worked…

Cynthia looks good in anything in any color. Although it is a gorgeous dress.

https://pagesix.com/2020/11/05/why-cynthia-bailey-chose-a-rose-gold-wedding-dress/

🧙🏽‍♂️ Goodbye Grindelwald…

2020 was no one’s year. Some of us more than others.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54846285

🖥 Viewing Possibilities…

What’s playing on the small screen.

https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-best-shows-and-movies-to-watch-this-week-the-undoing-the-mandalorian-season-2/

🗳 Just In Case Your Wondered…

Or maybe you voted for him. Why not? I almost wrote in Andrew W.K. or my dog Ralph. Almost. I didn’t though.

https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/heres-how-close-we-came-to-having-president-kanye-in-the-white-house

📯 Quotes of the Week

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. – Helen Keller

I’ll tell you what leadership is, he said. It’s persuasion and conciliation and education and patience. It’s long, slow, tough work. That’s the only kind of leadership I know. – Jim Mattis

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. – Oscar Wilde

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. – Albert Einstein (And always remember, there is no room for mediocrity in karaoke. At least according to one kid I met there. I almost choked on my drink when he said that.)

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi

You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you. – Katherine Johnson

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. – John Powell

Sometimes you make the right decision, and sometimes you have to make the decision right. – Dr. Phil

Art is not what you see but what you make others see. – Edgar Degas

If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you. – Jim Mattis

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker

Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby. – George Herbert

To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone. – Reba McEntire

🏋🏽‍♀️ Carrying On…

We made it through to another weekend, that thing we used to look forward to because we could go out with friends. No matter. Some of us are back at work, others never stopped working, and some are just limping along, but it’s only up from here, right? Right? See you when the Dead walk, and no matter how you roll the weekend, stay safe, stay expecting better times, and stay being smarter than everyone else thinks. Especially an evil twin.

Nov5

November 4, 2020 – Alex Wants Anna’s Life, Rain On Shannon’s Amazing Day, a Blessing, a Friend, Yet More Costumes, Gaga’s Message, Ice Story, What’s On & Icy

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Chase is in the shower when the phone rings. He answers and says, great. Leave a hard copy on his desk, and send Detective Spencer an email. He’ll be at the station in a couple of hours. He has an important meeting first.

Portia tells Jordan, she can’t believe she didn’t see it before. Jordan isn’t the best cop like Taggert said; she’s a dirty cop. Why else would she stop a legal protest? Jordan says she told Portia why, but Portia says she’s protecting Cyrus because she works for him.   

Cyrus admits he’s intrigued, considering Julian rebuffed his offer several times. Julian asks if he’s not interested anymore, and Cyrus says he’s skeptical of Julian’s change of heart, but thinks Julian finally realized he needs him.

Ava goes to Pentenville to see Ryan, but the guard tells her, not today. She says she’s been cleared to visit, and it’s vital she speak with him.

Ryan tells Sonny, the information he has will have an impact on Sonny’s family. Sonny says, let him give a word of advice. Actually, he’s going to state a fact. When it comes to games, he doesn’t play them.

Peter runs into the examining room where Maxie is. He asks if he missed the appointment, and she says, office hours were ending; she couldn’t stall any longer. He says he can’t believe he didn’t get there in time, but Maxie says she has souvenirs. He asks if she has the sonogram pictures, and she says, of course (🍷). She also knows he loves to listen to the baby’s heartbeat. She plays it for him on her phone.

At Charlie’s, Jackie tells Finn, Chase is on his way. Finn is surprised Chase wasn’t camped out in front, and Jackie says, he was looking forward to it. Finn wonders what’s keeping Anna.  

In her basement, Anna yells for help, and says she’s downstairs. Valentin ask if that’s her, and she says she’s in the basement. He says he’s coming, but Alex sneaks up on him, and plunges a syringe in his neck. He grimaces, and she says, it looks like it stings. It seems he was expecting her. Valentin falls, and Alex says, that would be the drop kick. Anna yells, what has Alex done? but Alex says, he’s not dead. Valentin says, Anna, and Alex says, poor Valentin. He never gets to play hero to the woman of his dreams. Soon, he’ll be too doped up to think clearly, so while he’s still lucid, where is her son?

Jordan says Portia has no idea what she’s talking about, and Portia say she knows what she sees and hears. Jordan has defended Cyrus at every turn. She claims she’s helping the people of Port Charles, but the only one she’s helping is Cyrus. Jordan says she’s protecting the city and the hospital, and Portia says, it was her press conference that brought Cyrus to the Board’s attention. She practically rolled out the red carpet for him to make the place unrecognizable. Jordan says the hospital saved her life, and employs her son, and Portia says, that’s what makes it more of a mystery. With the Commissioner’s stamp of approval, Cyrus can do what he wants to who wants, and not have to pay for it. Jordan says, if he doesn’t, people are going to get hurt.

Jackie says Finn was never good at waiting, and he says she was never good at keeping track of time. Jackie asks if he’s implying she kept him waiting, and he asks if she’s denying it, but she says, no. Chase arrives, and he and Jackie hug. Finn says he wants a full report about his girl; how was trick-or-treating? Chase says he got the cutest picture of Violet, and Jackie asks to see it. He shows her, and she says, wow; she’s adorable. Chase says when and if they meet, she’ll see Violet’s personality matches her face. Jackie says she’d love to meet Violet, whenever Finn is comfortable with it. Finn says he’s sure Violet would love it.

Julian says, the deal has to happen immediately, or there is no deal. Cyrus says Julian is in no position for setting terms. Julian asks if Cyrus wants his services or not. Cyrus says Julian is established in Port Charles, supposedly reformed, and related to a lot of people. Julian says he can go places Cyrus can’t, and Cyrus says, not Sonny’s compound, but Julian is welcome in other arenas. Julian says, so they’re good? and Cyrus says Julian hasn’t told him what’s requested on his end. Julian says, required, and Cyrus says, they’ll see. Julian says Ryan has information that he wants sent out of Pentenville, and needs to be stopped. Cyrus asks, what information? Julian can’t expect Cyrus to act on his behalf without proper details. Julian says, it’s about Sonny Corinthos, and Cyrus says, now things just got interesting.

Ava tells the guard, it’s a misunderstanding. She’d hate for this snafu to get him into trouble with the warden. Let her see Ryan, and they can forget this happened. The guard says, Ryan already has a visitor; last minute.

Ryan says Sonny seems underwhelmed. It’s a disappointment. He can assure Sonny, it’s not a game. He’s deadly serious. Sonny says Ryan is going to shut up now, but Ryan says the person could hurt Sonny’s family and get away with it. Sonny doesn’t want that, does he?

Sonny says, Ryan made a point to reach out to his family, which means they’re in his radar. That can’t happen. It was easier to just have a conversation with him, than going through the effort of getting rid of him. Don’t think it won’t happen if Ryan contacts him again. Ryan says, okay; threat taken. But what Sonny needs to understand is that what he has is extremely important, and he has physical proof. They hear Ava saying she’s allowed to be there. The guard asks her to keep her voice down, but she says she won’t. Ryan says, on cue. Ava is dying to get in here. Hear how desperate she sounds? Why does Sonny think that is? Ava says, let her in or she’ll report him to the warden. Sonny opens the door, and asks what she’s doing there.

Cyrus asks if Julian knew from the jump, but Julian says, not from the jump, but early on. Cyrus says, denying Sonny his grandson is a bold move. Julian says Cyrus could enjoy it a little less, but Cyrus doesn’t think so. What else? That can’t be the end of the tangled web. Julian says, Brad was losing his mind with guilt, and he thought Brad was going to blow it. So he rigged Brad’s car to crash. It went great, but Lucas was in the car, and his son got hurt. Cyrus says, Julian is responsible for his son almost dying? and Julian says, Nelle knew, and got him to marry her. She also for him to help her kidnap Wiley. In his defense, he changed his mind, and tried to stop her at the end. Cyrus says, truly heroic. So Nelle wrote it all out, and sent it to Ryan, and now Ryan is threatening to tell Sonny. Julian says he thinks Ryan is about to make good on his threat, and he needs Cyrus to keep that from happening.

Portia asks what Jordan means by people could get hurt? and Jordan says Portia has to trust her. Portia says she doesn’t think so. She thinks she’ll call the mayor, or better yet the Feds, and tell them the Commissioner is on a drug trafficker’s payroll. Jordan follows Portia into her office, and says she can’t do this. Portia says Jordan let the man go free who kidnapped her daughter. Cyrus is guilty as sin, and she knows it. Jordan says Portia is right, but tell her how far she’d go if her child’s life was on the line.

Maxie tells Peter, the baby is strong, and Peter has been there in all the ways that count. She says she knows he loves them, but Peter says he doesn’t want his child to feel like he did; small and unimportant. She says, that’s not going to happen, and he asks how she knows. She says, by the way he’s reacting. The baby feels more loved already than Peter did his whole childhood. He says he thinks the baby is going to change his life, and she says she hopes he doesn’t enjoy sleeping or eating, or going to the bathroom by himself. Those days are over. He says he’ll finally be the man he always wanted to be.

Valentin says, screw him for not snapping Alex’s neck when he had the chance. She says Peter is still her son, and she plans to protect him. She got him away from his father’s reach, but Valentin couldn’t let it be. He says she has nowhere to hide, so she’s taking over Anna’s life, like a parasite. It won’t work. People will see through it; people like him. She says, conveniently, he’ll be leaving this mortal coil with Anna. Anna’s phone rings, and I wonder why Anna isn’t up the stairs ten minutes ago. It’s Finn, who asks where she is. He asks if she forgot they were meeting Jackie and Chase. She says she was on the way out, when Valentin dropped by. Carry on without her. He says, okay, but he’s worried about her. Did she get the test results back? Does she know who Peter’s mother is? She says, not yet, and he suggests he come home, but she says she feels bad enough. She doesn’t want to ruin the reunion. He says, okay, and tells her that he loves her. She says she’ll see him later, and she loves him too.   

Finn goes back to the table, and Chase asks if everything is okay. Finn says, Anna won’t be joining them, and Chase says, bummer. He wants Jackie to get to know Anna better. He knows they’d like each other. Finn says, Anna got tied up.

Valentin says, as soon as Anna suggested it, he knew Alex was Peter’s mother. Only she would sleep with Faison, have his child, and walk away. Alex says she put him in a good place, but he says that doesn’t excuse what she did, shouldering her sister with guilt. She’s downright lethal. She says, he’s about find out, when finally, Anna comes up from the basement with her gun drawn.  

Alex holds a knife to Valentin’s throat, and Anna tells Alex to let him go. Valentin says he always knew it wouldn’t end well, and Alex tells him that he has no self-respect. Anna says, that’s enough, and Alex says, for once they agree. Drop the gun.

Portia tells Jordan, it was TJ. Cyrus was using her son against her. Jordan says Portia was on call when TJ was left for dead at the hospital. Cyrus had him abducted, and tortured him. She was sent pictures of her son, bloody and bettered, knowing there wasn’t a damn thing she could do about it. Portia says, that’s when she came out with the evidence that released Cyrus from prison. Now she knows why all these months Jordan has been doing Cyrus’s bidding. Jordan was afraid Cyrus would target TJ again. Jordan says she knows he will. Whenever she’s pushed back, Cyrus evoked TJ’s name as a reminder of what’s at stake. She’s hated every minute of this, but she’d do it again in a heartbeat. Portia says she would have done the exact same thing.

Cyrus asks Julian if he wants to drink to their new arrangement, and Julian says as soon as he’s sure Cyrus is handling his end. Cyrus says, that’s fair. He’ll be in touch, but when he calls, Julian needs to answer.

Ava tells Sonny, she knew she hadn’t convinced him, and he tells her, calm down. She says, not until she gets him out of there. He needs to stop talking to that monster; no good will come of it. He has to trust her. Ryan will mess with his mind to the point where Sonny thinks he’s in control, but he’s not. Ryan is always the one pulling the strings. It’s the most terrifying feeling in the world; to not trust yourself or the world around you. Not being able to trust anything. She doesn’t want Ryan to do that to Sonny, and asks him to please leave with her. Sonny says he gets that this is real. Ryan hurt Ava, and she’s doing backflips to get him not to go in. That makes him want to talk to Ryan even more. He goes back in, with Ava behind him, and asks what Ryan’s got to say. Ryan slumps over, a knife in his back. I go, oooh! The guard comes in, and asks, what happened? Sonny says he came in to talk to Ryan, and he has a knife in his back. Ava asks if he’s dead, but Sonny can’t tell.

Portia tells Jordan, she was completely off base. She’s sorry. Jordan says, Portia is right. She is under Cyrus’s thumb. Portia says, but not for the reason she thought. It was all about Taggert. He was on Cyrus’s radar because he framed Cyrus. Jordan says, he didn’t act alone. For Portia to truly understand what’s at stake, she needs to know everything. She only told Portia part of the truth. There was a conspiracy to frame Cyrus, but what she left out is that she was in it too. They all were. They were undercover for nearly two years, watching Cyrus commit crime after crime to build his empire. It was too much; Cyrus was too careful. So they made a decision that the pain had to stop, and fabricated evidence, planning to put Cyrus away for good. But his reach was too long, even in prison. When he found out their identities, he came after Bob and Mark, and killed them. Portia says, and he used Trina to lure Taggert to the warehouse. Jordan says, Cyrus doesn’t bluff. She had no doubt he’d kill her son to get what he wanted, and Portia says, so Jordan had him exonerated. Jordan says, she was the lucky one. Instead of killing her, Cyrus thought it would be more useful to have her in his pocket. Portia says, so Jordan threw Taggert under the bus. It was either that, or lose her son.

Peter tells Maxie that he’s taking the pictures to show Anna how much the baby is growing. She says, how a grown man can be reduced to a pile of mush is so sweet, and he says he doesn’t know how to explain it. He has a feeling of redemption, like the baby is his do-over. Isn’t that what it’s supposed to be when you bring life into the world? Not for him and Anna, but for Anna and Robin, and Valentin and Charlotte. This is his chance. Maxie says, she used to tell herself that; less with Georgie, but with James for sure. She thought having him would make her the perfect person she’d dreamed of being. The perfect friend, the perfect employee, the perfect wife and mother. She had it all. He says, he’s sensing a but, and she says she hates to break it to him, but that’s not how it works. It changes you in monumental ways, but Peter will still be him, and she’s happy about that. He says he loves her, and she says, now she feels a but coming. He says he loves her, but he respectfully disagrees. This baby is his new lease on life. Just watch. She asks if he plans on changing all the diapers, and heat baby bottles in his sleep. She’ll help every once in a while.

Valentin tells Anna, take the shot, and Alex says, such a gentleman; sacrificing all over the place. He says, take the damn shot, but Anna lowers the gun. Alex tells her, now drop the gun, and Anna puts it down. Alex says, now the cuffs, and Anna puts the handcuffs on herself. Alex says, good girl, and picks up the gun, holding it on Anna, who says, for now. Alex says she thinks it’s time for a second location, and hits Anna with the gun, knocking her out. She says, everybody okay?  

Portia tells Jordan, she understands Trina is hurt and angry, but she’s not missing like TJ was. She wishes she could take Trina’s pain, but Trina is here, alive and thriving. It’s all she can ask for. Jordan appreciates Portia’s understanding, and Portia says she’s a mother like Jordan, and like Jordan, she would move heaven and earth for her child. She’s sorry Jordan had to shoulder this alone. Jordan says she has Curtis, but Portia says, it’s an awful way to exist. Jordan says, it doesn’t mean she’s surrendered. She’s working against Cyrus, but has to find a way to bring him down without her son getting hurt. Everywhere she turns, he’s boxing her in tighter. Portia says, let her help, but Jordan says she’d be an accessory. Portia says she’s already made herself an accessory. Jordan needs back-up. Portia was married to law enforcement a long time, and Jordan doesn’t understand what she’s capable of. What they’re capable of if they work together.

On the phone, Julian tells Ava to call when she gets this. He has a plan in place.

Jackie doesn’t know what’s more delicious; the cookies or Violet. Chase says when he babysits, Violet always wants warm milk and cookies before bed. They reminisce about when Chase was little, and his father gave him piggyback rides upstairs. Chase says, they were epic, and Jackie says she never understood the benefit of him bouncing around before bed. Chase says he loves watching Violet and Finn horsing around; it reminds him of his dad. Finn says, see? He’s fun. Chase says, only with Violet. Finn’s phone dings, and he quickly looks at it. Chase asks if he’s worried about Anna. Finn asks if it’s that obvious, and Chase says he’s an easy read. Get out. Go see his fiancé. Finn says they’ll do this again sometime, and Jackie says, sounds good. He tells them, goodnight, and leaves. Chase says, that went well, doesn’t she think? and she says, better than expected. Her phone dings, and she says, son of a bitch. Chase asks if it’s breaking story, and she asks how he knew. He says, his eighth birthday, the state playoffs, the pre-party before the prom. Although he’s grateful she didn’t show up for that. She says she’s the worst mother, but he says she’s a great mother, and a great reporter. How soon does she leave? She says, tonight.

Anna comes to, and she’s tied back-to-back with Valentin. She asks where they are, and Alex says, the soon to be site of a terrible accident. Anna says, Alex thinks she wants to kill her, but she doesn’t. Their lives are intertwined; they’re too connected. Alex agrees, but adds that she’s not one who likes sharing. She wants a wonderful life. Anna say she’s not going to get it by pretending to be her, and Alex says, enough. She’s disabled the safety mechanism on a pressure cooker. In an hour, it will reach maximum pressure and explode. By that time, the whole place will be full of gas. If they haven’t been asphyxiated, they’ll be incinerated. If any remains are found, people will think it’s her. She takes Anna’s wedding ring, and Anna calls her a total bitch. Alex puts it on, and says, it’s not her style, but it will have to do. Anna says, it won’t take Finn long to realize. Then what? Alex says, poor Finn, headed for heartbreak. She should have killed him too, but then it would have been too obvious. Anna’s phone dings, and she says, it’s a text from Peter. Maxie’s latest sonogram. The baby looks like her. She says she’ll meet them at the hospital, and Anna says, don’t you dare. Alex says, why? It’s kind of ironic. Her new life is beginning, and Anna’s is just about to end. She’s really sorry it had to be like this. She leaves, and Anna tells Valentin, wake up.

On the phone, Jackie says, if they want her on the story, she wants the best. Meet her on arrival. She’s not flying halfway around the world to stand in a line. She’ll call when she’s on the plane. She hangs up, and Chase asks how many producers she’s driven to a nervous breakdown. She says, zero. She doesn’t mean to be impossible, but if they want her to do the story, they want the best. He suggests she finesse something in the Bay area so they can have an honest to God family reunion. She says, about that. There’s something she needs to tell him. She knows it’s been his dream to get the family together, including Finn, and he says, for as long as he can remember. She says she wishes it had happened sooner, and he says she’s scaring him. What’s wrong? She says she and his father are getting divorced.

Sonny and Ava arrive at the hospital. Ava says, Ryan is a liar. Whatever he said, Sonny can’t believe him. Sonny says Ryan told him that he had something important to say, and wound up with a knife in his back. Does she think it’s a coincidence? He walks away, and Ava digs in her bag for her phone. She calls Julian, and tells him that he’s not going to believe what just happened. She tried to circumvent Sonny, but he was already in with Ryan when she got there. Julian says, dammit, but she says, hold on. Before Ryan could say anything, he got a knife in his back. He keeled over right in front of them, like some kind of miracle. Julian asks if he’s dead, but she doesn’t know. He says, not quite a miracle… yet.

At the hospital, Cyrus asks Jordan, what’s going on? She looks tired. She says she’s fine, and he asks why he’s there. He’s not a fan of being summoned. She says he should rethink the way he’s managing the staff. The protest is picking up steam. He tells her to handle it, but she says, it’s still free a country. He doesn’t control everything. She suddenly drops to the floor, and Cyrus calls for help. Portia runs to Jordan, asking if Jordan can hear her, and checking Jordan’s pulse. Cyrus looks genuinely concerned.

Peter tells Maxie, Anna is on her way. Alex comes out of the elevator, and sees Maxie and Peter. She tells Peter to hand over the sono pictures, and Peter says, that’s her grandchild. She pretends to fawn over the pictures, and says she can’t wait to meet him or her, and spend the rest of her life spoiling them rotten. Peter suggests she have some boundaries, but she says she’s the baby’s grandma. No promises. Maxie says, it’s her prerogative, and Alex stares at Peter.

Finn gets home, and calls to Anna, but sees the house is empty.

The pressure cooker ticks away. Valentin wakes up, and he and Anna both start coughing. Valentin says he’ll give her sister this much, she’s thorough. Anna says, they’re not going die. Not today. Not like this.

Tomorrow, Epiphany toasts to new beginnings, Robert asks what Valentin has to do with it, and Anna tells Valentin not to quit on her.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Gina got in Braunwyn’s face at Shannon’s party, calling her a sloppy chihuahua – whatever that means – and accusing her of being wasted all the time. As usual, Gina was five beats behind, and Braunwyn said, I’ve been sober for thirty days, bitch, and walked out, tossing her glass of pretend drink in the pool. Sean stayed behind and stood up for her, which offended Gina, who continued to act like an a-hole. Everyone acted like Braunwyn throwing the glass in the pool was the worst thing anyone could possibly do. In Emily’s interview, she says she was glad she wasn’t the one crying and throwing things. It was someone else’s turn now, and she passed the torch. We flashed back to her altercation with Kelly at somebody’s party. I forget whose. Sean hunted Braunwyn down, and said she needed to pull Gina aside and talk. Braunwyn told Sean that none of them could handle the truth, and he suggested a one-on-one conversation. Gina complained that she didn’t like a man schooling her, which annoyed me. These women want to be equals, but God forbid a man argues with them. Then, all of a sudden, men shouldn’t get involved, even if they dragged him into it. In Gina’s interview, she said she was disgusted when a man’s response was to get in her face, which annoyed me further. Gina had certainly gotten in Braunwyn’s face, finger wagging, but Sean didn’t even raise his voice. And I thought it was kind of cool that he defended his wife. Sean thought Braunwyn needed support. Everyone ate some weird noodles from plastic cups, and Elizabeth told Gina that she was a better woman than this. Sean asked Gina to have a conversation outside with Braunwyn, and Gina finally deigned to grace Braunwyn with her presence. They apologized to each other, and discussed the text from Sean to Gina, which got dicey. Gina thought it was inappropriate, and Braunwyn asked why Gina hadn’t brought it up to her, rather than Emily. Gina said Emily was her best friend, so too bad. In her interview, Gina said she felt compassion for Braunwyn, but she was still pissed.

Braunwyn asked to talk to Kelly in private, and told Kelly that she’d hit bottom. She was 30 days sober, but wanted a drink so effing bad it hurt. Kelly joked around, saying in her interview that she thought laughter was the best medicine. They talked about Sean being an enabler, and Kelly told Braunwyn to shake it off. Taylor Swift played in my head. Sean told Elizabeth that he was there when Shannon called Gina’s place sad. In Shannon’s interview, she said all Braunwyn did was rain down on what was supposed to be an amazing day. Get TF out. On the way home, Braunwyn told Sean she thought she’d be stronger. She shared too much with 17 year old daughter Rowan when she got home, telling her all about the party. She said she’d been raging, and had never raged in her life. Rowan was like, oh really? and we flashed back to Braunwyn getting pretty angry about a hypothetical situation in front of the kids. Back at the party, Shannon toasted to good friends, and continued blessings for everyone.

Getting on the treadmill, Braunwyn told Sean that she was mortified by her behavior. She wondered when she’d stop feeling effing crazy, and Sean sagely said, time. Shannon gave everyone a tour of the house, and in Gina’s interview, she said Shannon’s house was neither sad nor small. She was glad to have friends with big bougie houses, so she could reap the benefits. I know the feeling. I keep hoping one of my neighbors will put in a pool. The gym room housed a ginormous painting of a photo of Shannon, and in Elizabeth’s interview, she said she was no therapist, but guessed self-love was good. If someone gave that to her, she’d say thanks, and put it in the garage. Braunwyn and Sean headed for an open AA meeting, while at the party, Kelly got intrusive about Shannon’s dad’s sex life. In her interview, she said Rick was 60, and she wanted to make sure all the parts would be moving when he got to that age. John’s daughter fished the glass out of the pool with a net, and you would have thought she was the second coming.  

In her interview, Kelly explained that Rick was trying to get transferred to the L.A. division of FOX News. they were addicted to each other, and she was excited to move in together. Gina talked to mom Susan about mediation with Matt. She said Matt had been prickly about her seeing someone, but he had a girlfriend now, and had eased up. Matt didn’t seem like much of a catch to her, with domestic violence charges under his belt, but new girlfriend Britt was kind to the kids, and got Matt off her back. She also lived in Gina’s community, and could pick up the kids in a pinch. Kelly and Elizabeth went shopping, and Elizabeth said her divorce trial was coming up. Kelly asked if it was worth it, and Elizabeth said she wasn’t allowed to mention numbers, but it was worth it. In Kelly’s interview, she said she spent $150,000 on her divorce settlement. She would settle it, take the money, and run. In Emily’s interview, she announced that pigs were flying, and hell had officially frozen over. Shannon put her on a group text. She knew Emily’s name and phone number. Emily thought she should have gotten a badge or a trophy.

Gina told Elizabeth that her dad was an alcoholic; sober 9 years now. Elizabeth asked for explanation of what happened at party, and in her interview, said addiction and alcoholism run rampant in her family. If Braunwyn was willing to have an honest conversation, she’d be supportive. Later, while visiting Emily, Gina said she’d gotten a text from Braunwyn. She’d said she wasn’t proud of how she acted, and asked Gina to go to an AA meeting with her, and out for coffee afterward. In Gina’s interview, she said she knew something was off. Braunwyn was detoxing. She realized that Braunwyn doing everything sober must be challenging. Emily thought Shannon wasn’t making a dig about Gina’s place, but Braunwyn equated small with sad, and believed she was. Kelly thought it was rude of Braunwyn to throw Shannon under the bus, but believed Shannon did say Gina’s house was sad. Elizabeth said Braunwyn didn’t know about being poor, but she had survived, so she understood. In her interview, she said growing up, they lived in trailers and abandoned hotels, and they would get expired food from Walmart’s garbage. She understood the struggles.

In Braunwyn’s interview, she said she and Sean decided to renew their vows every 10 years. She was drunk at their 10 year renewal, and wanted to do it again sober, and make it a new start. She called Shannon, and there was a big silence after she said it was her. She told Shannon that she still really wanted Shannon, John, and the kids to be at the ceremony, but if Shannon didn’t want to come, she’d understand. Shannon cared more about Braunwyn putting words in her mouth than the vow renewal, and Braunwyn insisted she’d heard Shannon say it. If Dr. Phil had been there, he would have asked them if they wanted to be happy or wanted to be right. Braunwyn said if they were going to move forward, they had to find a middle ground. Shannon said she’d been trying to help Braunwyn, and Braunwyn said she had to own her truth. Shannon asked if Braunwyn was going to continue her crusade, which sounded stupid, and made me think of Braunwyn dressed as a knight on a horse. Braunwyn said there was no crusade; she was focused on potty training a baby and staying sober. Shannon said she called on of the servers lemonade boy, and it was John’s son. Braunwyn said she didn’t know that, but hadn’t said it in a disparaging way; his shirt had lemons on it. Shannon said she didn’t want to be the a-hole who’s not supportive. By the time the call was over, there was nothing resolved, and Braunwyn told Sean that she thought Shannon really believed she hadn’t said what she did. In Braunwyn’s interview, she said Shannon would go to her deathbed to protect her image. She was Stepford Shannon. Funny, Kelly called her that last week. Braunwyn told Sean, the fact that people believed it, said more about them than her.

Emily dropped by Kelly’s, and Kelly said it was a revolving door there. She was getting used to suburbia again. When she lived on the beach, no one came over. She took a sip of Emily’s drink by mistake, and swore she didn’t have corona virus. In Kelly’s interview, she said she didn’t understand people freaking out over it. The swine flu, the Spanish flu; things like that happen from time to time. Emily thought Braunwyn was using her alcohol problem as a weapon to make Gina feel guilty, and Braunwyn called while they were talking about her. Kelly told her that they were discussing how freaky deaky she is off the sauce. They invited Braunwyn to join them.

Sean biked Braunwyn over to Kelly’s, and they gave her a mezuzah. I have one of those that was in my old apartment. You hang it by the door to bless your home – see below for a full description. In Kelly’s interview she said she could make matzo ball soup and potato latkes. Braunwyn told Emily and Kelly that she had thrown a tantrum at the party, and Emily said Gina didn’t want to go to Palm Springs for the vow renewal. She didn’t think Braunwyn wanted her there. We saw a clip of Gina telling Emily that at the party, and Emily saying Gina and Braunwyn needed to get to the point where they were cordial. Braunwyn said all she could do was be honest.

Shannon told John that her integrity meant everything to her, and Braunwyn had a selective memory. In Shannon’s interview, she said that Braunwyn appeared to have an agenda (huh?), and she was trying to figure out what it was. She thought Braunwyn should focus on her sobriety rather than continually telling people Shannon did something she didn’t. She told John that she doesn’t move on from people saying she’s a liar.

Next time, Braunwyn shops for her vow renewal dress, Gina meets with Braunwyn, and Gina gets weepy about Matt coming to Sienna’s birthday party.

🏡 Get Your Mezuz-on…

All about the mezuzah.

Why Jews Hang a Mezuzah on the Doorpost

💎It’s Official…

Kathy Hilton will be a friend of on the next season of RHOBH.

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/1583241/rhobh-kyle-richards-sister-kathy-hilton-cast-season-11-bravo/

🎃 Because I Still Can’t Let Go…

Halloween was kind of a bust this year, but we can still look at pictures of the rich and costumed.

https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/celebrity-halloween-costumes-2020

This is actually kind of eerie. My personal favorite: Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka as the Olsen twins.

https://www.eonline.com/photos/25889/celebrities-who-dressed-up-as-other-celebrities-for-halloween

🥩 Meat Repeat…

I hope it’s fresh meat. A sentence I never thought I’d say.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1203772/lady-gaga-brings-back-her-infamous-meat-dress-for-must-see-voting-message

🧊 Resilient As Hell…

You have to admit, he writes a catchy chorus.

https://www.theringer.com/music/2020/10/6/21494291/vanilla-ice-to-the-extreme-ice-ice-baby-history-30th-anniversary

🍂 What November Brings…

What’s happening on screens this month.

Upcoming Movies in November 2020: Streaming, VOD, and Theaters

🚶🏽‍♀️ I’m Walkin’…

Once again, we’ve all made it past the hump, or that day that used to be in the middle of the week for those whose days have officially all blurred together. It’s back to Charlotte for some Charm tomorrow, or later today if you want to play semantics. Until that moment, stay safe, stay charitable, and stay aware of what’s behind you when rescuing someone from a basement situation.

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November 3, 2020 – Valentin To the Rescue, Will Lulu Go-Go, Halloween Spill-Over, Sad Day In Beverly Hills & Bad

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

I missed the beginning, but here are your takeaway points. Cyrus saw Portia at the hospital, and asked how Trina was. Portia told him not to talk about Trina, since she was none of his business, and he said Taggert was his business, and whined about being a victim. TJ ran into Jordan, and told her he needed her help with some police business. Peter met with Valentin at Charlie’s, and said he’d gotten a call from the mother from hell. Valentin assumed he meant Obrecht, but Peter said he was talking about Helena. Sonny called Ava to come over and get something Avery had made for her. When Ava got there, she asked if there wasn’t another reason Sonny called, and Sonny said he had questions about Ryan. Alex had Anna tied up in the basement, and claimed Peter as hers. You’re officially up to speed.

Portia tells Cyrus, don’t talk to her about Taggert. Franco gets off the elevator with Elizabeth, and says, it looks like Uncle Cyrus is on another PR run. He’s going to make himself scarce. Elizabeth says she thought Franco and Cyrus were buddies, but Franco says he doesn’t think so, since Cyrus saw him keel over at The Rib. Portia says, as far as she’s concerned, she’s not responsible for her ex-husband’s actions. Cyrus says he doesn’t hold her responsible for Taggert’s lies, harmful as they were. His goal is for her to be happy at GH. She says she’d be happy to have as little interaction with him as possible. He says he’s fairly new to being Chairman of the Board, and thinks it’s important to get to know his staff, as they get to know him. He was hoping they could at least be cordial. She says she’s all about cordial, but she doesn’t allow intimidation. If that’s what he wants to do, just fire her now for insubordination.

TJ tells Jordan, Cyrus fired Monica, and replaced her with Britt. He fired Bobbie, and put Epiphany on administrative duty, then cut the hours of the dedicated staff, like Elizabeth. Morale is at an all-time low, and he they don’t trust Cyrus. Jordan says, he’s still Chairman, and TJ says, exactly. The public needs to know what’s happening. He’s studying to be a doctor, and wants to put the patients first, but Cyrus isn’t doing that, so he’s fighting the right way. He went to the PCPD to get a permit, and was turned down for no good reason. He hates asking for special favors, but she’s the Commissioner, and it’s important. She says she’s the one who denied his application.

Alex calls Anna resourceful. Anna realized Peter had a genetic marker she didn’t have, or Faison. So he must have gotten it from moi. Anna says Alex might want to consult a specialist, and Alex says she’ll take it under advisement, after she gets reacquainted with her son. It was an inconvenience, Anna blundering around after her because she lied about the memories given to Anna. Anna says, what a shock; Alex lied to her. Alex says she realized Faison was obsessed with Anna, and thought she could get secrets if she became Anna. It was just her luck she got preggers. She did what she could to provide for her son. Now it’s time to take her place as his mother, and a doting grandmother. Anna says, not even Alex can pull it off. Alex never wanted to be a mother, and most certainly not a grandmother. Why is she really there?

Valentin tells Peter, he didn’t hear Helena; she’s dead. Peter says he knows her voice. She threatened to expose him for abducting Drew. Valentin says, someone is trying to get Peter to reveal something using the voice of a dead woman who conveniently knows his secrets. Peter asks, who? and Valentin says, Spinelli. He slipped up the other night, telling Valentin that he didn’t want Peter to marry Maxie. Peter says, Spinelli wouldn’t break Maxie’s heart, but Valentin thinks he would, if it would spare her greater heartbreak down the road. Spinelli is a computer expert, and could use a program to modulate his own voice into Helena’s. It’s a trap; don’t admit anything. Peter says, Spinelli is going to regret that.

Julian sends Ava a text, saying, tell him what’s happening. Why isn’t she answering any of his messages?

Ava asks Sonny what Ryan had to say, and he says, not much. She says Ryan is an inmate in maximum security. It wasn’t a random call. He wanted something. Sonny says Ryan wanted him to come and visit. He said it would be worth Sonny’s while. He wanted to let her know, and asks if she has any idea why Ryan would reach out to him. She says, Ryan is sick, twisted, and probably bored. The only thing that brings him any happiness is watching people squirm. Sonny asks, why talk to him? and Ava says, maybe because he’s Avery’s father, and trying to make him squirm will make her squirm even more. Ryan is still fixated on her. He called her, and she tried to ignore it or pretend it didn’t happen, but he got to her. She went to see him, and she regrets engaging with him. It’s just another game. Tell her that he’s not going to see that man.

Franco knocks on Doc’s office door, then walks in. Doc says he needs to leave. He barged in without an appointment. Franco says, he knocked, and Doc says, he knocked, then barged in. Franco says, it’s an emergency, and Doc says, then Franco had better tell him about it. Franco says the brain tumor that warped his personality and made him kill people is back.  

TJ asks why Jordan denied him the permit. He followed the rules. She says she’s aware that he doesn’t like Cyrus’s management style, and passionate about his beliefs. He’s going to come up against superiors who don’t see things the way he does, and a public protest won’t change anything.

Sonny says, Ryan is reaching out to him, and he needs to know why. She says, Ryan is literally a psychopath. He’s just baiting Sonny, and Sonny has no reason to get pulled into Ryan’s warped mind game. He says, Ryan messing with her is bad for Avery. He needs to see Ryan face-to-face to find out his end game. Ava tells him, don’t. Nothing good can come of it. She believes it’s a trap. He asks if she’s sure she doesn’t know why Ryan wants to see him.  

At Charlie’s, Julian paces.

Valentin says Peter always does this. Don’t lash out at Spinelli. Jason is like a brother to him, and if Peter acts on Spinelli, Jason will kill him and get away with it. Peter will never know his child because he’ll be dead. Next time Helena calls, don’t answer the phone. He’s building a good life with Maxie and the baby. Let Spinelli choke on it. Peter asks if Valentin thinks he can be a good man, and Valentin says he knows Peter can. Peter says people think he’s hardwired after his father, but Anna cancels that out. His mother is his saving grace. Valentin says, she’s great. Good luck to him. Valentin flies out the door like he can’t leave fast enough.

Anna says Alex is such a liar. She didn’t come reconnect. This isn’t about Peter. What trouble is she in? Alex says she is in a bit of hot water; quite a lot actually. People are coming at her from all sides, and she has no place to hide. Her only choice is to become Anna. It’s going to be a challenge, especially with her grumpy, but quite handsome fiancé, and doting on Peter and the baby. But it’s preferable to Steinmaur or worse. The only problem is, there can’t be two of them.

Anna says, Alex is such a bully. They look alike, but they’re nothing alike. People won’t believe it. Valentin will see right through her like he did before, as will Robert. Alex says, know who won’t suspect? Peter. Anna never even gave him an idea that she might be his mother. She called him, and hung up. Anna says, it’s not news you want to leave on a voicemail. The doorbell rings, and Alex asks if Anna is expecting anybody. Anna says, yes. The Army, Navy, and Marines are coming for afternoon tea. She yells for help, and Alex duct tapes her mouth, The doorbell gets insistent, and Alex says they sound eager to see her. Don’t go anywhere; she’ll be right back. She goes upstairs, and someone is alternating knocking and ringing the bell. She opens the door to Valentin, who says, hell’s bells. Where has she been? He’s been calling, and she hasn’t returned any of his texts. Alex pretending to be Anna says, sorry to worry him. Does he have news? He says his associate tracked Alex from Berlin to Paris, where she fell off the grid. They don’t know where she is. She could be in Port Charles any minute, and trying to contact Peter. She says she appreciates the warning; he’s a good friend. He says, apparently, Alex is in trouble. She’s being pursued from all sides, and she’s desperate. Desperate people do desperate things. She says she’ll consider this a full alert, and he asks if she’s all right. She says she’s fine, and he says he knows she hasn’t spoken to Peter. He still doesn’t know Alex is his mother. She says, it’s not voicemail news, and Valentin says, they’ve already talked about it. He suggests they tell Peter together – right now. I’m not sure how Alex thinks she could fool anybody, since even I can tell the difference, and the actress is literally the same person. Alex always gets saccharine sweet, and that might be the opposite of her personality, but it’s not Anna.

Peter looks out Charlie’s window, and Spinelli walks in. He says he got Peter’s text. He said they needed to talk about Maxie. Is something amiss? Is it about the baby? She seemed perfectly healthy last night. Peter says he knew if he mentioned Maxie, it would get Spinelli there. Spinelli says, Peter deceived him, but Peter says, not completely. In a way, it has to do with Maxie. He loves Maxie, and he loves the baby she’s carrying, and he’ll do everything he can so that nothing affects his future with them. Spinelli says he was reluctant at first, but sees now that Peter wants what’s best for Maxie. He asks if Peter enjoyed Maxie’s birthday celebration last night, and Peter says, it would have a perfect night had he not received a call from the presumably dead Helena. 

Cyrus tells Portia, he has no intention of letting her go. She’s a valuable asset to GH, and that’s how he intends to treat her. She says if he truly means what he’s saying, never ever mention her daughter or ex-husband ex again. She walks to the elevator. Cyrus laughs to himself, and Elizabeth watches as he gets in elevator with Portia.

Jordan says she respects TJ’s position, but compromise is the smart thing to do. He has to trust it’s for the greater good. He says, whose good? Cyrus’s? She says, whether he likes it or not, Monica and Bobbie were fired for a valid reason. If he pushes back, he can’t be naïve enough to think Cyrus and the Board will buckle under the pressure of a protest. He says she can’t be so cynical to believe a protest can’t create change. She’s told him to stand up, and let his voice be heard. What happened? Cyrus and Portia get out of the elevator nearby, and Jordan says, TJ believes he can subvert the so-called rules and change them, but he asks what harm a peaceful protest can be? Cyrus is subverting GH, and going to undermine everything the hospital stood for. He’s getting the chance to do what she preached to him growing up. Why is she preventing that? Portia says she’d like to know too, and Jordan says, it’s a private conversation. Cyrus says it sounds like a public indictment of him.

Ava tells Sonny, she has no idea why Ryan called, but she does know what he wanted. To get under Sonny’s skin, and play mind games. That’s what he did to her. He’ll find Sonny’s Achilles heel and squeeze it. Don’t play into his hands. The best way to handle it is, not to pay any attention to him. Sonny says he’ll think about it; no promises. Ava says she certainly hopes he makes the right decision. If he doesn’t, it’s his problem, not hers. She says she should be going, and Sonny reminds her to take the picture Avery drew.

Doc asks if Franco has discussed treatment options, but Franco says he stopped listening when he heard his tumor was back and it was inoperable. Doc asks if he’s sure Terry said inoperable, and Franco says, Terry is conscientious to a fault. She wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true. Doc says, that doesn’t rule out non-surgical treatment. Franco just received a life threatening diagnosis. He needs time to assess it, and regain control. Take a look at what can be affective. Franco says he’s not freaking out because he could die. He can’t get his mind around not having the magical life he’s carved out, but that’s not why he’s freaking out. He’s worried the symptoms might return; one in particular – a shift in personality.

Cyrus says, TJ doesn’t agree with his policies, so he organized a protest against the Board, mainly him, even if his mother made sure it’s not approved. He’s fully aware of TJ’s feelings. As he told TJ before, he admires TJ’s passion; it reminds him of TJ’s mother’s passion. As TJ might remember, she was the one who freed him. She realized he’d been framed wrongly and imprisoned; that’s true injustice. This is a misunderstanding. TJ isn’t in management; that’s not his field of expertise. His primary purpose is to save lives. Cyrus’s is to be on the Board. Leave him to deal with the business. He’s happy that TJ’s mother agrees that there’s no need to protest. He thanks Jordan, and walks away. Portia says, Jordan is protecting Cyrus now?  

Ava arrives at Charlie’s, and Julian says, what the hell? Why hasn’t she answered his calls? She says she was with Sonny. Ryan reached out, and wants Sonny to visit. He said he’d make it worth Sonny’s while. She tried to convince Sonny that it was just more mind games, but she’s not sure it worked. He says, what she should have done is divorce Nikolas for real. Now Julian is a dead man. She says she thinks he’s out of options. He may need to take Nikolas up on his offer, and disappear.

Spinelli says, whoever called, it wasn’t Helena; she’s dead. Peter says, it was her voice. She threatened him, saying if he didn’t agree to meet with her, there would be consequences. Spinelli says no wonder he was distracted last night, and Peter says, a telephone call from a dead woman could definitely be distracting. Spinelli says, it makes no sense, and Peter says like Spinelli’s’ sudden about-face makes no sense. He put two and two together, and it was nothing more than a scheme cooked up by Spinelli.

Alex as Anna tells Valentin, it’s so kind of him to offer to help break the news, but it’s something she should do herself. He says, do it now. Alex could be in Port Charles any minute. With all of Anna’s good intentions, she did a helluva job setting Alex up. Alex will paint herself as the injured party, so she can control the narrative, and turn Peter against them both. She’s manipulated Anna her entire adult life, not just with the memory swap. Besides compounding Anna’s guilt at being a double-agent, she made Anna think she was Peter’s mother. If she doesn’t tell Peter, he will. She tells him, she’ll always try to do the best for her son. He says, what? and she says, do what’s best for Peter. He tells her, she said best for her son.

Anna struggles to get free from the tie on her hands.

Doc says, as he understands, a personality shift is a potential side effect in some patients with Franco’s condition, but there’s no certainly it will happen. Franco says, it was a barren, boring existence. No imagination, no joy in life, nothing could fill him or make him happy, except the adrenalin rush at getting away with something. When the tumor was removed, that went away. He’s not a perfect dude, but he can be a friend, and he can be a father; he is a husband. He feels love, and it’s a privilege to watch the evolution of the boys. All of that will go away again. No operation; no magic reset button. Doc asks if he has any reason to believe he’s experiencing side effects. Has he had a shift in sight or smell? Any periods of time lost? Franco says, it’s hard to say. He’s an artist. When he’s working, like when he painted Ava’s portrait, he’d work for 20 minutes, and find 3 hours had gone by. Doc says he has the same experience painting (and me, in the garden), but it’s not the same as finding yourself in Rice Plaza with no idea how you got there. Has he had any instances like that? Franco doesn’t know. He’s not a reliable narrator for his own life. Doc says he’ll support Franco, but thinks Franco should tell the ones who love him. Franco said, or tell the ones who hate him.

Jordan says it’s none of Portia’s business what she does as a mother or Police Commissioner, and TJ asks, why is she siding with Cyrus? Jordan says she’s siding with him. When he graduates medical school, who’ll want to hire a troublemaker who questions management? TJ says he’ll worry about his own future. It’s his Constitutional right to protest. Portia says, what about her? Is Jordan going to deny her rights too? Jordan say she doesn’t think it’s a good idea, and Portia say she didn’t think investigating Brando was a good idea either. She was there when Jordan told Chase to drop it. And there’s no new information on Taggert’s murder. Another case that led straight to Cyrus. Jordan had said she would make sure Taggert’s killer didn’t walk free. It doesn’t seem like she feels the same way now.

Alex says, of course (🍷) Valentin is right, but she’s been treating Peter like her son for over a year. It’s not an easy habit to break. She loves him like a son. She can’t drop her feelings. Valentin says he understands. It must be difficult. He tells he his throat is suddenly scratchy, and asks for some water. She says, where are her manners? She should have offered it to him straight away. (See? Anna would never talk like that to Valentin.) Alex goes into the kitchen, and he looks around. He looks up the stairs, and seems like he might go up them. Anna breaks free, and pulls the tape off her mouth. She yells for help, and Valentin hears. She yells that she’s downstairs.

Spinelli says Peter can’t believe he can replicate Helena’s distinctive tone, and Peter says Spinelli’s computer expertise is legendary. He could have done a deep fake. Spinelli says he was with Peter when he got the call. He’s not a magician. He can’t be in two places at once. Peter asks, who said Spinelli did it alone? Spinelli asks if Peter has speculated on his accomplice, and Peter says he doesn’t want to make this more complicated than it needs to be. He thinks Spinelli dreamed this up, now he needs to back the hell off. Spinelli says this is all speculation, and Peter says he chose to accept Spinelli’s olive branch for Maxie’s sake. He’s giving Spinelli a last chance. Stay out of his life. Spinelli asks if that’s a threat, and Peter says, it certainly is. He can crush Spinelli, and if Spinelli pushes him, he will.

Ava says, it’s not like Julian hasn’t disappeared before. He was in the witness protection program. He says, in a strange town with a fake name, away from everything that mattered to him. She asks if Julian wants her to fight his battles; run around circumventing Ryan, and trying to cover up Julian’s bad choices. He says all he wanted her to do was neutralize Ryan by divorcing Nikolas, and she says, even if it meant she lost everything. He says, everything except him. He’ll call Nikolas and take his offer of a new life, so she can live hers.

Sonny picks up the visitor phone at Pentenville. Ryan says, it’s common knowledge he doesn’t visit just any inmate. He’s speechless. It’s an honor and a privilege. Sonny asks what he wants.

Ava says, of course (🍷) she doesn’t want Julian to disappear. She loves him. There’s no one who knows her better, and aside from Avery, he’s her only family. She tells him, don’t call Nikolas just yet. She’ll try to get to Ryan before Sonny does, and stop him from giving Julian up. He asks, how? and she says she’ll figure it out on the way over.

Ryan says he thinks Sonny misinterpreted him. He doesn’t want anything from Sonny. On the contrary. He has something he thinks Sonny wants. Sonny says he’s listening, and Ryan says he recently came into some information that’s going to rock Sonny’s world.

Cyrus walks into Charlie’s, and Julian says, hello. Cyrus asks, to what does he owe the pleasure of the surprisingly warm welcome? Julian says Cyrus is exactly the person he wants to see. Cyrus asks, why? and Julian says he’s ready to make a deal with him.

Jordan says she doesn’t like it any more than Portia, and Portia says, then why stop her son from protesting? Jordan says she’s protecting him, and in a way, protecting Portia. Why antagonize their boss, and make life harder? Please. Let it go. Portia says, wow. She’d love to know what’s going on between Jordan and Cyrus.   

Peter says it’s no secret that he’s been no angel in the past; quite the opposite. But he has a new life with Maxie and the baby, and to protect that life, he can revert to his old self like that. If Spinelli ever tries anything like this again, he will. Do they understand each other? Spinelli nods, and Peter says, good.

Valentin hears Anna say she’s in the basement. He tells her that he’s coming, but before he can open the door, Alex comes up behind him with a syringe.

Tomorrow, Maxie tells Peter, that’s not how it works; Finn wonders what’s keeping Anna; Jackie says there’s something she needs to tell Chase; Sonny tells Ryan, he doesn’t play games; and Cyrus says, now that’s something interesting.

👍 I Vote Going…

She couldn’t get more vague, but I think if she was staying, she’d have said so.

Emme Rylan Speaks Out on Her GENERAL HOSPITAL Exit

🎃 The Party Is Never Over…

Halloween may have passed, but you can still look at pictures.

Preview GENERAL HOSPITAL’s 2020 Halloween Episode

💎 Whoa…

News of the day. Erika from RHOBH is getting a divorce. While truthfully, it’s none of my business, I’m disappointed.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/housewives-erika-girardi-divorce-tom-girardi

https://people.com/tv/rhobh-star-erika-girardi-files-for-divorce-tom-girardi/

But I’m not surprised Brandi inserted herself.

https://theblast.com/146940/rhobh-brandi-glanville-cashes-in-on-erika-jayne-divorce

💺 Leaving On Not-a-Jet Plane…

As the dust from Halloween settles, I still have to clean up the glitter from my floors. I hope you voted, and hope, whoever wins, everyone behaves themselves. It hasn’t been a good look lately. In the post-election haze, stay safe, stay fair, and stay away from your workplace when discussing plans to protest your boss.

Oct31

October 30, 2020 – A Stormy Halloween In Port Charles, a RHONY First, Northern Steal, Turning Points, For Your Halloween Viewing, Entertaining Costumes, Watching Them Watch, a Pumpkin Full Of Quotes & Nightmare

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Jason meets Sonny at the gym, and Sonny says Sasha’s been meeting with Cyrus, and Carly seems to think she’s using drugs. If she is, he broke the damn truce.

Julian tussles with Darth Vader at an otherwise empty Charlie’s. Darth’s mask comes off, and it’s Taggert. Julian says, You. I know you.

Ryan comes into the visiting room. They pick up the phones. He says he’s surprised to see her on this stormy Halloween night. Is this a trick, or a treat? She says, a treat, and he asks if she did what he said. She says she did. She divorced Nikolas.

Elizabeth tells Nikolas, when he and Ava were playing Franco and her, they were playing him and Ava. She was the one blackmailing him.

Franco asks Terry if Elizabeth asked her to check on him, but she says Elizabeth doesn’t know she’s there. He asks what’s going on, and if she’s seeing a bunch of kids today. She says as much as she’d love to hang out, she’s there in a professional capacity.

Peter asks who it is on the phone, and a female voice asks if he doesn’t recognize her. It’s his old friend, Helena Cassadine. He’s stunned, and tells Maxie and Spinelli, work emergency. He jets to the hallway, and says she’s dead. She says, is she? Then she’s certain chosen the perfect night to deal with some unfinished business. And they have much unsettled between them.

Valentin asks if Anna has an answer, and she says, Faison doesn’t have the genetic marker for rheumatoid arthritis. Which means she’s not Peter’s mother. Alex is.

Valentin tells Anna to sit; it’s a lot to process. She asks how he felt when he found out his whole life was lie. When he found out Mikkos wasn’t his father, and Helena was his mother. He says, like the bottom dropped out of the world, and she says she kind of feels like that. He tells her, take a minute. There’s no more shame; no more guilt. She didn’t sleep with Faison. She didn’t have pregnancy, or give Peter up for adoption. She says, it still feels real, and he says, it isn’t. She says she blamed herself for sleep with Faison and giving away his child. She put herself through hell, and for what? It’s nothing but lies.

Peter asks who is she really, and why is she doing this? Helena says, they both know she’s eluded death before. Why should now be any different? He says because she contacted him. What about Nikolas? Or Spencer? Or her son Valentin? She says she needs him, not them. He asks, why? and she says she needs someone to help her stay dead until she’s ready to reveal herself. Nikolas and Valentin can’t be trusted, but she has leverage over Peter. She can expose his role in abducting Drew in Afghanistan. He says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and she says she has documentation to spark his memory. He asks what she wants, and she says, a meeting. Call when he’s ready to talk. If she doesn’t hear from him, there will be consequences. Maxie and Spinelli join him, and Maxie asks if he’s okay. Spinelli says he looks like he’s seen a ghost.

Jason tells Sonny, a lot more patients have been admitted to the hospital for ODs. Sonny says it’s not uncommon in the country overall, but Jason says it’s uncommon in Port Charles. He wonders if the opiates Neil OD’d on came from Cyrus. If Cyrus is bringing drugs into Port Charles, he found the ultimate way and the ultimate route. Sonny says, the hospital.

Julian says he knows Taggert from the pier. He was there when Julian was trying to stop Nelle from taking Wiley. Taggert says he doesn’t know what Julian is talking about. He’s not that guy. Julian apologizes, and says let him make it up. What’s his poison? On the house. Taggert takes off, and Julian runs after him.

Ryan says Nikolas was never her Prince Charming, and she says he thinks he is? He says he knows he is. She can’t expect him to take her word; he needs proof. She takes out the fake papers, and holds them up against the glass, saying, signed, seal, and delivered. She flashes back to telling Nikolas that they’ll have to do something about the divorce papers, and he says, it doesn’t matter. She didn’t think he’d risk everything, did she? Ava tells Ryan, it’s what he asked for; her divorce papers. Signed by both her and Nikolas, sealed by the state of New York, and delivered to him. She’s officially single, without a title, and the Cassadine fortune, all for him. He says it wasn’t for him. She did it to save her brother’s life. She says, if he thinks so. Now it’s his turn. Give her Nelle’s letter.

Nikolas asks Elizabeth if she’s covering for Franco. Was Franco having him followed? She says she led him on with Franco’s knowledge and support, and he asks, why? She says, the night of the Nurses Ball, she overheard Ava telling Nina that she was trying to push them together, because if Nikolas cheated, the post-nup would kick in. Everything started to make sense. She’d felt like she and Franco were drifting apart, but they were being pulled apart him by him. He admits he pushed Ava toward Franco, and she says he played a game with her marriage and her happiness, when he swore he wanted their friendship back. He says he’s sorry, but she says he can’t apologize for using her. He says he didn’t use her; the feelings were genuine. She says she loves Franco, but for some reason, he can’t accept that. When Scotty suggested they blackmail him and Ava, she was all in. She thought they would be taught a lesson, and she could take back her life and marriage. 

Franco says, propensity doesn’t sound great, and asks Terry where Portia is. Terry says Portia asked her to review his CT scan, and he says, start with the good news. She says she confirmed Portia’s finding that there’s a malignant growth in his frontal lobe, and he says his brain tumor is back.

Jason asks if Sonny wants him to get Brando out of Cyrus’s organization before it blows up, but Sonny says, nothing has blown up yet, especially not the hospital. Jason says he knows the drugs are run through legitimate pharmacy companies, but Sonny says if they get on that, the Feds will come in, and they don’t need the attention. Jason says the hospital makes Cyrus look legitimate, and he knows they won’t put innocent people in harm’s way. Sonny says, they need to take their time getting Cyrus’s drug operation out of Port Charles. The lights go out.

Valentin tells Anna not to pick up the glass with her hands, and asks if she has a dustpan. She says, in the kitchen, when the lights go out. She says, oh no, but he says, it’s all right; they can pick up it up later when the lights come back on. He asks if she needs to check on Violet, but she says Violet is out trick-or-treating with Chase, and then has a sleepover. He asks if she has a flashlight, and she says she’s not going break, but he says she’s not unbreakable. She’s been through a shock, and needs to feel it. She says, it’s not just that Peter isn’t her son. Alex is probably laughing at her. He says she’s laughing at him too. She knows he gave Peter to Faison, thinking he was Anna’s son, and knew the shame he felt. He wanted to be connected to the boy, and she knew the resentment he felt toward the only woman he cared about. She knew there was nothing he could do, and she was laughing at both of them. Anna says, maybe they didn’t deserve that kind of pain, but they’re better equipped to deal with it than Peter. She’s terrified what it’s going to do to Peter, and that he’ll lose faith in himself and his life. Valentin says, Peter is a big boy. They need to find Alex, and eliminate the threat. Anna says, Alex knows Maxie is carrying her grandchild, and they need to be prepared.

Peter tells Maxie that he wanted to go live with a story, and time was of the essence. Now the server is down. Maxie asks if Spinelli can fix it, but Peter says, IT is on it. She says she thought he might leave her stranded on her birthday. The storm probably canceled Georgie’s plans for trick-or-treating, and she was hoping for pictures. Spinelli says, Georgie does make a beautiful Elsa. Maxie says she’s going to check on Georgie, even though Georgie is with her mom. Spinelli says he hopes she only gets the happiness she deserves, and Maxie says she will.   

Franco says, so his tumor is back, and Terry tells him, it seems to have reoccurred in the same area. She’s sorry. He says he doesn’t have any symptoms, and he’s nothing like the person he was last time. She asks if he’s had any vivid dreams or nightmares. Besides fainting, has anything unusual or unexpected happened? He flashes back to his nightmare about Ava, and thinks about when Ava’s painting was defaced. He says, none; just fainting. She says, the symptoms are likely to increase as the tumor progresses, and the preliminary findings show that the tumor is inoperable.    

Nikolas tells Elizabeth, he paid Scotty by check, but it was never cashed. Did she change her mind about blackmailing him? She says she realized she went too far, and Nikolas says, she can try as hard as she can, but she can’t beat him. And he’s very grateful for that.

Ryan asks, what letter? and she says he promised to give her Nelle’s letter when she divorced Nikolas. He says Nelle wrote him so many letters. One describing her beautiful new house, and a very sad one where she said how much she loved her son, and was going to be devastated if she didn’t get custody. And one telling him that Julian knew about Brad replacing Willow’s poor deceased newborn with Sonny’s grandson. She says he knows that’s the one she means. He tells the guard, be a pal and get Mrs. Cass… Sorry. Get Miss Jerome the letter he gave him earlier. Ava says he has the guards doing him favors, and he says, considering he doesn’t know when he’ll see the outside world again, it helps to pay certain people to do certain things. The guard gives Ava an envelope that’s been opened, and Ryan asks if it’s what she wanted. She says he knows it is, and I wonder why she isn’t checking to make sure it is. She tells him, take a good long look. it’s the last one he’s ever going to get. She hangs up the phone, and takes out the letter. It says, do you think I’m stupid? Ryan says, oops. What did I just say? I can’t believe Ava is that stupid.

Franco wonders why the tumor can’t be removed, and Terry says her preliminary assessment is that they can’t remove it, but it’s just the first step in a complex process. They need to take more tests; a biopsy, and a PET scan. They have to get all the viable information before discussing options. Franco says, if they do all that, and still can’t operate, what happens to him?

Nikolas tells Elizabeth, he was hell bent on winning back the Cassadine fortune. He didn’t care what he did or who he did it to. That’s how he got in this mess in the first place. She said both of them were blackmailed. Does that mean there are compromising pictures of Franco and Ava?

Ryan asks if Ava really thought she could fool him with fake divorce papers and no wedding ring. His cellmate was a forger, and taught him all the tricks of the trade. Ava insists it’s not a forgery, but he says she can’t convince him it’s real, or that she’s divorced that cloying puppy dog. He starts yelling that the women he’s loved are all alike. She thinks she can use him because he loves her. The guard grabs him, and he yells that she’s a liar and traitor. She’ll pay. He screams her name as the guard drags him out.

Julian sees Taggert’s mask on the floor, and picks it up, saying, who the hell are you, buddy? He sees the phone, and looks at the picture of Taggert and Trina.

Sonny tells Jason to get a flashlight, and Jason says he’ll check on the generator. Jason leaves, and someone comes up behind Sonny. Without turning around, Sonny asks, who are you? He turns around, drawing his gun, and sees it’s Taggert.

Valentin tells Anna, he left a message with an associate who’s an excellent tracker. No more delays or second thoughts. They need to find Alex. Anna asks if they’re going back to their original plan to lure Alex to Port Charles, but Valentin says, that’s not enough. They need to neutralize her. She asks if it’s strategy or revenge because Alex hurt him, and he says he doesn’t think that’s relevant. Alex was prepared to kill her, and still wants her dead. She thinks he should go now, but he says, when he’s gone, nothing changes. It’s a question of who lives; her or Alex. He’s playing the game too, and chooses her.   

Maxie tells Peter, the storm is moving. Georgie and James will still get in some trick-or-treating. Can they get in some more birthday celebration, or does he need to check the server? He says his phone is off. He has it on silent. He’s all hers. She says, sooner or later, the storm will clear up, and he says, it certainly will. We see an incoming call to Peter from Anna.

Spinelli sneaks down an office corridor, and goes into a room. Sam is sitting at a computer, and startles him. He apologizes for keeping her in suspense; he wanted to check on his daughter’s Halloween plans. She says, did it work? and he says, like a charm. She smiles.

Anna gets Peter’s voicemail, and says, damn you, Alex.

Peter asks what Maxie is thinking, and she says, not only does Peter make a handsome groom, he’s going to make an equally handsome groomsman at Anna’s wedding. He says she’ll be an equally beautiful bridesmaid, and a stunning bride. She says, that has a nice ring. She meant what she said about the wedding and the baby. They have a lot to forward to next year.

Sam thanks Spinelli, saying, it’s brilliant. Once they got real usable audio, they were able to generate a duplicate voice, and all the rest fell into place. Peter thinks Helena is alive and well. Spinelli says, it’s reasonable to assume Helena was aware of Drew’s abduction in Afghanistan, and most likely recruited Peter to facilitate the order in the first place. Sam says, anyone who’s found out about it, ends up dead. Peter’s tied off a lot of loose ends. Spinelli says, if he thinks Helena is a threat, he’ll want to tie her off permanently. Then they can show Maxie who her fiancé really is.

Sonny tells Taggert, nice of him to dress up, and Taggert says, happy Halloween. Sonny asks if he isn’t too old for trick-or-treating. Jason comes back, and Sonny tells him, check the building security; make sure no one is lurking around. He asks Taggert why he came back, and Taggert says he heard what’s been going on. How many have to die before they do something about Cyrus? Sonny says he can’t abracadabra and make Cyrus disappear. Even if he could, they don’t know Cyrus is responsible for Neil’s OD. Taggert says, the body count keeps rising, and he’s not watching while his daughter gets caught in the crossfire again next time.

Julian looks at the phone and asks himself, what’s the connection? Is there a connection? Ava comes in, and he says, that doesn’t look like a happy face. She says she doesn’t have happy news. She needs a double vodka straight. He asks, what happened with Ryan? and she says, Ryan saw right through the phony papers. He’s not happy. She chugs the vodka.

Nikolas says he and Elizabeth have been friends for so long, he can read every expression. What happened with Franco and Ava? She says, they kissed, and he says, spontaneous combustion? She says he manipulated them like she did him. The plan worked. Both he and Ava broke the contract, so neither one of them can use it against the other. He’ll have to find another way to end his marriage… if that’s what he’s going to do. He has to go, and she says, don’t tell her that he’s sorry; show her.    

Terry tells Franco, the side effects will increase as the tumor grows. His sense of taste and smell; he might lose time, or have a personality shift. He asks if there’s a time limit, but she says, not until they run all the tests. She knows it’s a lot to take in. She’ll give him some time to talk to Elizabeth. He asks her not to tell Elizabeth about it; not yet. She says Elizabeth is his wife, and it’s going to impact her life. She has the right to know. He says Terry thinks he doesn’t know that? He needs her to promise him that she won’t say anything to Elizabeth about this.

Terry asks how he can’t tell Elizabeth? They’re potentially talking life and death. He says, please. He just needs a little time. She says the doctors and nurses will do everything in their power to help him, but he has to meet them halfway. Let his family go through it with him. He says he doesn’t want it at all. Cameron is looking at college; Aiden is his little sous chef; and he helped Jake with his costume. Jake wants to be Jack Sparrow; that’s where his head is at. They have beautiful, loving hearts, and he doesn’t want them to worry or be sad. He’s asking her to not tell Elizabeth for a little while. There are things he needs to work out first. Elizabeth comes in, and says, sorry it took her so long. She asks what Terry is doing there.

Ava slides her glass down the bar for a refill. Julian asks how Ryan saw through her deception, and she says, he claimed his cell mate was a forger. She thinks he was expecting a double-cross, and he’s furious. He was making threats that he’s going to tell Sonny. Nikolas walks in, and she says, as usual, Julian is complaining about unreliable liquor distributors. Nikolas says, as usual, she’s lying to him. She says she went to Pentenville, and brought the phony papers to convince Ryan that they were divorced. He asks if it worked, and she says, what does he think? It doesn’t matter. Ryan can’t hurt her; not physically anyway. But he can do damage to her family. Nikolas says, Julian, and she says she doesn’t suppose Nikolas will take pity on her and divorce her for real.

Sonny says the point of Taggert playing dead was to protect Trina; Cyrus would have no leverage. If someone sees him, Trina will be in more danger than ever. He needs to stay gone. Sonny promised he’d protect her. Taggert says, he doesn’t doubt that, but if there’s a full-scale war, Sonny might not be able to keep his promise. Sonny asks if that means Taggert is staying, and Taggert says he’s just giving Sonny a heads up that he’s going to protect his daughter. Sonny says, it has to be on his terms. He’s going to stash Taggert where he and his people can keep an eye on him.

Valentin calls Anna, and says, Alex used Berlin as a starting point. She was there, and must have left a trail. Anna says, that was weeks ago; she could be anywhere now. He says he’s afraid so, and she thanks him for the update. She says she’ll be in touch. The lights come back on, and when Anna turns around, Alex is there in the black witch costume. She says, happy Halloween, sister, and knocks Anna out.

Franco tells Elizabeth that Terry stopped by to make sure he’s all right. Elizabeth thanks Terry, and Franco says, the technical diagnosis was that he’s dehydrated and exhausted. She hopes Terry read him the riot act, and Terry says, Elizabeth knows her; always looking out for Biz. Elizabeth says they have to get going. Violet is spending the night, and they’re going to have a full house. Franco says if a bunch of kids are going to be there, that means he can eat all the candy.

Nikolas tells Ava, sorry. He sees she’s taken off her ring, and she says, it was just for Ryan. She’s not ready to divorce him. He says, sorry it didn’t work, but he’ll find another way to get Ryan off her brother’s back; he promises. Julian approaches their table, and says, isn’t this the cutest? Maybe they could take their eyes off each other, and make an actual plan. Nikolas says, as soon as Julian tells him what Nelle said. He gets silence, and says he didn’t think so. He says he has calls to return, and steps away from the table. Julian tells Ava, there’s nothing to stop Ryan from showing the letter to Sonny, and Ava says, as soon as he does, he’ll have no power over her. Julian says, Ava betrayed Ryan, and he’s going to want to punish her. Sonny is the perfect revenge.

Sonny excuses himself to take a call privately. He answers, and it’s a collect call from Ryan in Pentenville.   

Taggert wonders if Sonny is going to put him in a safe house, but Jason says, safe houses can be compromised, especially if someone is staying there a while. Taggert asks where he’s going, and Jason says, Sonny bought Kate Howard’s old place. It’s adjacent to Sonny’s house, so Sonny can keep him there without alerting the rest of the family. Taggert says he’ll be Sonny’s neighbor. 2020 has been a helluva ride. He ain’t kiddin’ there.

Maxie tells Peter, she can’t wait to see pictures. She knows she’s biased, but Georgie and James are the most adorable kids on the planet. Peter says, and soon to be joined by another most adorable kid on the planet. Maxie says she’ll be right back. She gets up, and says she knows Peter is worried about work, but whatever problems he’s having, he’ll find a way around them. She leaves.

Sam tells Spinelli that Peter never confirmed his involvement when he spoke to Helena. Spinelli says, Peter is too cagey for a direct admission. That will come when he reacts to Helena’s call. Sam says, speak of the devil, and hooks the computer into a phone. Peter is calling.

Sam and Spinelli listen in as Peter tells faux Helena, if she is who she says she is, they need to meet. Tomorrow night. Sam and Spinelli fist bump.

Alex answers the door to the trick-or-treaters, and says, don’t you look to die for? She passes out candy, while Anna lies unconscious in the basement.

On Monday, Carly tells Josslyn, today is her first election; a mock election involving woman’s suffrage is held; and Trina tells Josslyn, they’re making choices and making their voices heard.

🗽 Rookie Season…

What it’s like to be new girl on the RHONY block.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/27/eboni-k-williams-on-being-the-first-black-rhony-cast-member/

❄️Corbett Exposure…

I loved this show.

https://pagesix.com/2020/10/27/john-corbett-stole-a-20k-moose-head-from-the-set-of-northern-exposure/

⚰️ Definitive Dead…

The episodes that shook us.

https://tv.avclub.com/10-episodes-that-show-how-the-walking-dead-turned-into-1845335889

📽 More Brains Movies…

I listed a few of my favorites yesterday, but also adding Cabin In the Woods today. It’s a relentless masterpiece. I’d read the book before I saw the film, and remember thinking, there’s no way they could get the grand finale on film, much less make it look believable. Yet, they did.

https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/best-halloween-movies

👑 Let the Dressing Up Begin…

Celebrities, they’re just like us. With several million more dollars.

https://guestofaguest.com/new-york/halloween/the-best-celebrity-halloween-costumes-for-some-last-minute-inspiration

https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/best-celebrity-halloween-costumes-2020-photos-of-their-outfits/

And the Consistently Outstanding Award goes to…

https://www.purewow.com/news/heidi-klum-halloween-costume

It’s a tie.

https://www.purewow.com/news/neil-patrick-harris-halloween-costume

👠 Watching Them Watch…

They might be in drag, but Trixie and Katya are never a drag. And they have a lot to say about some horror film classics.

🦇 Halloween Quotes of the Week

It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared. – Vincent Price

Darkness falls across the land, The Midnight Hour is close at hand. – Rodney Lynn Temperton

Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see. – Edgar Allan Poe (And I’d always thought it was an old Navy saying.)

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for out wits to grow sharper. – Eden Phillpots

Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue. – Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison), Sleepy Hollow

I’ve seen enough horror movies to know that any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly. – Elizabeth (Nancy McLoughlin), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. – Stephen King

A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality. – Lucy Van Pelt, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves. – Elvis Duran

If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. – Douglas Coupland

Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night. – Steve Almond

I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color. – Wednesday Addams (Christina Ricci), The Addams Family

Where there is no imagination there is no horror. – Arthur Conan Doyle

The moon has awoken with the sleep of the sun, the light has been broken; the spell has begun. – Midgard Morningstar

When the witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ’tis near Halloween. – Unknown

Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween’s upon us now. – Richelle E. Goodrich

Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us. – Tim Burton

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. – L. M. Montgomery

When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween. – Unknown

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story. – Mason Cooley

On Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be. – Ava Dellaria

There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch. – Robert Brault

The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween. – Paula Guran

🎃 It’s Here, Charlie Brown…

It might not be the same this year, but don’t let the pandemic bring down your Halloween spirit. Play by the rules, but by all means, do some playing this weekend. Zoom your Halloween, TikTok a Halloween dance, enjoy the wide array of horror films available, carve a pumpkin or make a pie with it, eat all the candy if you have no trick-or-treaters, but be smart about passing out candy if you do.  Stay safe, stay responsible, and stay conjuring up the kid in you, and being creative on this most creative of holidays. Most of all, have a Happy Halloween!

Oct30

October 29, 2020 – Darth Vader Is Unmasked, a Return From the Dead, Back To Charm, a Tease, Craig Speaks, Bad Guest, New Atlanta, Runway Baby, Sanderson Sequel, Flicks For the ‘Ween & Moon

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Ava visits Franco in the hospital. She asks what he’s got in his hand, and he shows her a can of spray paint. She says, the other hand, and he shows her a bloody knife. Franco wakes up, and he really is in the hospital.   

On the phone, Carly leaves a message for Sasha. She says the Do Not Disturb sign is still on Sasha’s door, and housekeeping can’t get in to clean her room. If Sasha doesn’t call back, she’s coming up and using her passkey. Cyrus comes in, and says he needs a table for two.

At one of the lounge tables, Sonny says it’s good Spinelli came to see him. What’s troubling him? Spinelli says he knows Sonny has more important matters to attend to than his personal issues, but he’s in desperate need of Sonny’s astute advice. Sonny says he’ll do the best he can, and Spinelli asks, how do you stand back and do nothing when someone you love is about to ruin their life?

At Anna’s, Anna, Peter, Finn, and Maxie toast. Maxie says she shouldn’t gloat, but she has so much to celebrate. An incredible career, James is healthy, Georgie is back in Port Charles, she has a baby on the way, and a loving, handsome fiancé on her arm. What more can she ask for?

Portia tells someone on the phone that she has correspondence needing immediate delivery. Ava comes into the hospital, and Portia asks if everything is okay. Ava says she doesn’t know. She’s looking for Franco. She heard he was admitted.  

Elizabeth stops by Franco’s room with Cameron. She asks if Franco is okay, and he says he thinks he had too much Jell-O; it gave him nightmares. He asks if Cameron shouldn’t be somewhere else, but Cameron says, it’s just a lame party. Franco says, dude, I’m fine, and Cameron says, dude, you fainted. Franco insists he’s fine; it’s a total overreaction. Elizabeth says now that Cameron has seen Franco for himself, he can go to the party. Franco tells Cameron to save some TP. Windymere is long overdue for a good trick.

Nikolas walks into Charlie’s, and Julian says, if it isn’t the Prince of Darkness himself. Nikolas says Julian has no time for wisecracks. Whatever scheme he’s dragging Ava into, drop it. Julian says he doesn’t know what Nikolas is talking about, and Nikolas says Julian is obviously in trouble. Lucky for Julian, he’s going to save his sorry ass.

Portia tells Ava that Elizabeth and Cameron are in with Franco right now. Anything else she can help with? Ava says, actually, she wanted to thank Portia for allowing Trina to continue working at the gallery. She trusts Trina is keeping up her grades. She’s been stressing the importance, and she’s all about the GPA. Portia says she did want to talk to Ava about something that’s come to her attention. Trina is trying to rehabilitate her father’s reputation, and she heard the whole thing was Ava’s idea. Ava says, she was just trying to… and Portia says she’s wanted Trina to have a goal; something to focus her concentration on, instead of feeding her sorrow and anger. She wishes she’d thought of it herself, but she’s glad Ava did, and thanks her.

Trina, dressed as Princess Leia, meets Josslyn, dressed as a cheerleader, outside of Charlie’s. She says it’s no surprise Cameron is late, and Josslyn says she’ll text him to hurry up. They go inside, and Trina says they have important business to discuss about her dad. They sit, and someone in a Darth Vader mask watches them through the window.   

Elizabeth makes an excuse to leave, and Franco asks Cameron, what’s going on? Cameron says, it’s just a stupid party. Franco tells him, don’t blame the party because he’s interested in two girls, and can’t settle on one. Cameron says he and Trina figured it out, and they’re staying in the friendzone. He’s good with it. Franco says, and Josslyn? and Cameron says, the same. It’s senior year, and he doesn’t want any obligations. Franco says he should never say that about someone he cares about. Cameron says Josslyn isn’t interested, and Franco asks if she said so. Cameron says not in so many words, and Franco asks how he knows then. Cameron says, trust him; he knows. Franco says if Cameron wants to talk, they can do it any time. Now go have fun. Good talk. Cameron says, good talk, and leaves. Elizabeth comes back, and wonders how Franco got Cameron to go to the party, and Franco says they have an understanding.  

Julian tells Nikolas, he’s fine, thanks, and Nikolas says, Ryan called Ava out of the blue, and she drops everything to visit him. Why? Julian says he doesn’t know what Ava is thinking, and Nikolas says, when she came back, she was jumpy and anxious. She seemed desperate, and said lives depend on it. He was wondering whose lives matter to her, and boiled it down to Julian. What did he do this time, and who wants to kill him because of it?

Spinelli asks Sonny to pardon his presumption, but Sonny doesn’t seem like he’d stand idly by while someone he loves risks their future because of an unenlightened decision. Should he step in? Sonny says, don’t get involved in somebody’s personal life. It could backfire in his face, and in Sonny’s experience, it usually does. Spinelli says Sonny isn’t the first to caution him. The superspy from down under went so far as to tell him to play the role of supportive friend. He doesn’t think he can convincingly pull it off. Sonny says, stop trying so hard. Don’t pretend. Give honest support. Spinelli says he has no choice, and Sonny says, just because Spinelli can’t do something, doesn’t mean someone can’t do something in his place.

Carly says she’ll have a waitress seat Cyrus, but he says he doesn’t mind seating himself. He asks how her mother is, when Sasha comes out of the elevator. He says, there’s his dining companion now. They can seat themselves, but he’d appreciate her sending over a server; he’d like a drink. Sasha says hi to Carly, who’s obviously displeased, and they sit.

Spinelli is on the phone, but sees Cyrus and Sasha. He says he’ll text when he gets there, and literally runs into Valentin. Valentin says he’d like to talk about a collaboration. Word is on the street that Spinelli is spectacular at hacking. Spinelli says he wouldn’t consider working for Valentin any more than he’d support Maxie getting married… in polka dots. Valentin thinks they should get to know one another. Peter is Anna’s son, and he guesses that makes that makes Spinelli family if he marries Maxie. Spinelli says he has somewhere to be, and jets.

Maxie opens a gift from Anna, and squeals over a new bag, while Finn talks to Peter on the side. Finn says if Peter has a request, name it. Anna tells Maxie that she’s proud of her, as a creative trailblazer, a mother, and wife-to-be. She thinks it’s Maxie’s time right now. Maxie says Anna is going to make her cry, and Anna knows she’s hormonal. She hopes she can balance work and parenthood as good as Anna does, and Anna says she thinks Maxie will do better. Finn tells Peter, it may require a cummerbund. He’ll keep the party nonsense to a minimum. It means the world to Anna, but he doesn’t want Peter to feel pressured. Peter says he’s honored to be part of the family. Maxie tells Peter, they have to go if they want to make their reservation. They thank Anna, and leave.  

Julian tells Nikolas to keep his nose out of Ava’s business, but Nikolas says, Ava’s business is his business. Julian seems on the defensive. One reason could be his late wife Nelle. Nelle and Ryan had some dealings with each other in prison. Julian says, Ryan stabbed her, and Nikolas says he was wondering how Nelle survived. Julian says, maybe she got lucky, and Nikolas says, what if it was planned? He’s willing to bet Ryan and Nelle got to know each other pretty well. Well enough that she left some leverage against Julian, and the possibility of it being shared with someone makes Julian nervous. How’s he doing?  

Ava goes to Franco’s room, and asks how he’s doing. He asks how she knew he was there, and she says she stopped at the art therapy room. She ran into Epiphany, who told her that he’d been admitted. She’s worried… He says he’s stopping her now. Whatever she wants, he won’t say yes until she comes clean. What has she done? She asks if he’s delirious, but he says he’s in a hospital bad, it’s given him time to have a clear focus. Ava says she tried to push Nikolas and Elizabeth together, so she could divorce Nikolas and keep the money. He says, and…? and she says, it was a lousy thing to do, and she’s sorry. She hopes he can forgive her. Now it’s his turn. He says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Whatever he did was in response to what they did. She says she knew it. Not only did he and Elizabeth get Scotty to blackmail her, but they blackmailed Nikolas as well.

Josslyn starts to text Cameron again, when Darth Vader walks in. Trina looks outside, and says, the guys are here. She asks if it’s going to be weird, and Josslyn asks why it would be. Trina says she only has one thing on her mind, and Dev and Cameron join them; Dev dressed as a vampire, and Cameron, a sailor (he looks like the one on the Cracker Jack box). Dev says he didn’t know they were having a planning session before the party, and Josslyn suggests they skip the party, and use the time to help Trina with her dad. Unless someone has other plans. Cameron asks why she’s looking at him, and she says she knows he might be too busy for a big commitment.  

Portia asks Elizabeth how Franco is, and she says, hungry and grumbling about the food. She thinks he’s back to normal. Portia says, maybe a visit from a friend will lift his mood. Ava came by.  

Ava tells Franco, admit it, but he insists he doesn’t know what she’s talking about. She says she saw them after Scotty handed over the money. He had a check from Nikolas as well. What did Nikolas and Elizabeth do? If Nikolas cheated, and Franco has proof, she needs to see it. Franco says, so she can get her greedy paws on the Cassadine millions, and she says, also to save a life. He asks her to leave, and she says, this is real. If he ever gave a damn about her, give her proof that Nikolas cheated.

Nikolas tells Julian, this doesn’t have to end badly. Julian can disappear. Nikolas has the money for him to go somewhere else and start a new life. Julian asks why Nikolas thinks he would run, and Nikolas says because his life is in Ryan’s hands, and Ryan isn’t known for his kindness and mercy. Julian says he’ll do things his way. When his sister comes to Nikolas for a divorce, give it to her.

Anna looks at two different witch costumes, one white and one black. Finn says he has bad news. There’s an emergency at the hospital, and he has to go in. She says, he’s not trick-or-treating with Violet? but he says Violet understands, and still wants to go to the sleepover at Elizabeth’s. She says, he’s leaving her on solo candy duty? and he says, she has the special skill set for it, and can handle it. She asks which costume he likes, and he asks if this is a test. She says she wants his opinion, and he says he likes what she likes. She says, normally, she’d let that slide, but she can’t decide. He says she’ll look just as beautiful in either, and she says, good job covering. She’s got a lot on her mind, waiting for the test results. He says, you wouldn’t know it, and she says, her training. He says, the WSB? and she says, no; the British. Stiff upper lip. Keep smiling and they won’t know you’re dying inside. He tells her, no matter what the tests say, Peter is still family. She says she knows. She’s not getting ahead of herself, just waiting for the results. She’ll try not to climb the walls or eat too much candy. He says he has to go, but for what it’s worth (🍷), he thinks he likes the light one.  

At the MetroCourt, Peter says he loves how Maxie is so open about enjoying her birthday. She says, of course (🍷) she loves her birthday. She loves the presents and attention, but also how much she has to be thankful for. They’re about to kiss, and suddenly, Spinelli is between them.  

Carly watches Cyrus and Sasha from the bar. Cyrus asks if Sasha is ready for another drink, but she says, to be honest, she’s not sure what she’s doing there. He says she’s having dinner with a new friend, and she asks if that’s what they are; friends. He says he’d like them to be, but supposes if he never makes it beyond concerned bystander, he’ll be fine. She says she doesn’t mean to be rude. She appreciated his kindness last night. She was in a bad place. He asks if he can be blunt. She doesn’t seem to be much improved. Would it help if she confided in someone? She says, someone like him? He says he is right there.

Sonny comes in, and tells Carly, sorry he’s late. He was talking to Spinelli. He asks, what’s wrong? and she says, that. He looks at Cyrus and Sasha, and Carly shakes her head

Ava tells Franco, give her proof that Elizabeth was with Nikolas, and she can get a divorce. He says, and save someone’s life. Whose life? She says she wants to tell him, but she can’t; it’s too dangerous. He says, just stop. He’s over being her pawn. She sits next to the bed, and says, he’s angry; she gets it. He has every reason to be. Franco says he does. She tried to drive a wedge between him and the woman he loves more than air. She says she won’t leave Nikolas without getting the money, and he says, she and Nikolas are both addicted to the game they’re playing. They deserve one another.

The doorbell rings, and Anna comes out as a witch in white. It’s Valentin, who says, trick-or-treat. She asks, what’s up? and he comes in. He says he thinks Peter has a Damien Spinelli problem, and Anna says, Spinelli is never going to accept that Maxie is getting married to Peter. He needs to get over it, like Robert. Valentin says, where Spinelli goes, Jason tends to follow. 

Maxie tells Spinelli, she and Peter are one a date; it’s her birthday dinner. Spinelli says he couldn’t help overhearing, and wanted to wish her many happy returns. He asks if she got his gift, and she says, The Beginner’s Guide to Dungeons & Dragons; so thoughtful. Spinelli says, the nature of the game lends itself to her imagination, and he begins to babble about it, saying how it can be a family effort. She says she has no idea what he’s talking about. Georgie is too young to play. Spinelli says, she won’t always be, and he thinks it could be great family fun.

Nikolas goes to the hospital, and tells Elizabeth, they need to talk. She asks, what’s wrong? and he says, everything with him and Ava. She says she can’t do this, but he says if he doesn’t get some honest advice from someone he respects, he’s going to lose his wife.   

Sonny wonders what Cyrus is doing with Sasha, and Carly says, his guess is as good as hers. She’s been trying to get in touch with Sasha. Sonny asks if she thinks Cyrus has something on her, and Carly says she doesn’t know, but she’s worried. Sasha was at Nina’s apartment last night, and didn’t look good. She hates to say it, but she thinks Sasha is using drugs.

Sasha says Cyrus doesn’t seem like the listening type, and he says, that’s fair. If he makes a mess of it, there’s nothing stopping her from walking away. He promises not to hold it against her, but admits he’d be disappointed. She seems like a friend worth having. She says, he had to help her to her room last night, and just now, he basically said she was a mess. Why would he want to be her friend? He says he enjoys spending time with her. She has a generous heart, given all the things she told him last night before they parted ways. Besides, he has a knack for reading people, and he’s confident their friendship could be mutually beneficial.

Carly tells Sonny, she spent 15 minutes trying to clean Sasha up; fix her hair and makeup. She tried to get Sasha to talk… Sonny says, and…? She says, the way Sasha was acting… and Sonny says, and now she’s having drinks with a drug trafficker.  

Cameron and Josslyn go back to the table, and Trina asks, what’s going on? Cameron tells her, he said he’d be there for her and he will. Trina asks, who wants hot chocolate? and Josslyn says she’ll get it; her treat. Cameron says she’ll probably need help, and follows her. Dev wonders what that’s about, while Darth Vader continues to watch them.  

Cameron asks what Josslyn means, he’s too busy for commitments? She asks if that isn’t what he said, but he says he’s not too busy to help a friend. If that’s what she thinks he implied, she’s misinterpreting it. Dev asks Trina if she thinks they’re okay. Cameron seems tense. She says, everyone is tense. They should just go to the party. They have time to figure it out. Halloween is just one night, and a party awaits.

Portia gets Franco’s chart from a nurse, and looks at a scan.

Nikolas tells Elizabeth, he thinks he screwed things up with Ava. It’s a convoluted and dysfunctional mess. Elizabeth is the only person he trusts to help him figure it out. She says, sorry, but he can’t trust her either.

Ava runs into Julian outside of Charlie’s, and says she came to get a drink. Where is he going? He says, to get some air, and clear his head. Nikolas was there. She asks what Nikolas wanted, and he says Nikolas suspects what Ava is up to with Ryan. He doesn’t know exactly, but he’s close. He wants to send Julian packing on his dime, and give him a shiny new life. She wonders why Nikolas would do that, and Julian says, because of her. If he’s alive, she’s happy, and if she’s happy, Nikolas is happy. Julian thought Ava had hooked Nikolas just to take advantage of him. She says she doesn’t know what to think or believe about Nikolas anymore, but she still has the fake divorce papers; she can use them on Ryan. He asks if she thinks Ryan will go for the papers being real, and she says, they were done by an expert forger. She wouldn’t have known they were fake if Nikolas hadn’t told her. She can convince Ryan for long enough to get the letter back. She’ll be back later, when she really needs a drink. 

Maxie tells Spinelli that she’s happy he suggested a family game. Olive branch accepted. She’ll make time to teach Georgie, but they need to start with something simple, like charades. She says she needs to powder her nose, and leaves. Peter says Spinelli’s about face isn’t lost on him either. He appreciates Spinelli making an effort, but hopes it’s on the level.

Valentin tells Anna, he offered Spinelli work, and Anna says, and Spinelli turned him down. He says, it was the way Spinelli turned him down. He said he’d no sooner work with him than approve of Maxie marrying Peter. Anna says, of course (🍷) Spinelli feels that way, but that doesn’t mean Jason is involved. He says she knows Jason better than he does. Tell him. If Jason thought Peter was a threat… Anna says, Peter’s not a threat. He was exonerated. Obrecht framed him and Jason knows that. They have an arrangement. She told Jason to back off, and he has. She doesn’t think they need to worry about Jason. The doorbell rings, and it’s a registered envelope. Anna signs for it, and comes back in,. Valentin says he hopes she doesn’t mind. He took the liberty of opening a bottle… He looks at her, and says, good Lord. Is she all right? She says, it’s the test results. If Faison had the marker, then it’s over. She’ll never know for certain if Peter is Alex’s son or hers.

Trina wants to take a picture with Darth Vader, her Star Wars long lost family connection. If he doesn’t mind. Darth poses with her, and Cameron takes the photo. Dev is worried they’re going to be late, and Trina tells him, chill. They start to leave, and she turns around to tell Darth, may the force be with you. She’s forgotten her phone on the bar, and it rings. Darth picks it up. He sees a call coming in from Portia, and looks at a picture of Taggert and Trina.   

Franco toddles out to the reception desk, and asks Portia if she’s seen his wife. She says she’ll track Elizabeth down; go back to his room, please. She goes back to the phone, and says, sorry, Terry. The schedule says she’s on call. Is she in the building? She asks if Terry can meet her. She’s in need of an oncology consult.

Nikolas asks why he can’t trust Elizabeth. She’s the only person he can talk to. She says she has no idea what they did with this whole stupid post-nup thing, but when Nikolas and Ava were playing her and Franco, they were playing him and Ava.

At Pentenville, the guard tells Ava that Ryan will be there shortly. Have a seat. She sits on her side of the glass.

Julian grabs Darth Vader, who says he just found the phone. Julian wonders if he’s interested in the phone or the girl it belongs to. He’ll make sure she gets it. He tells Darth to beat it before he calls the cops. Darth says he hasn’t done anything, and Julian says, let’s keep it that way. Get out. They struggle, and the mask comes off. Its Taggert.

Sonny asks Carly if Michael knows about Sasha’s possible habit. She doesn’t think so, and feels she should tell him. She knows Sasha has made mistakes, but she’s a good person. Sonny asks, why get involved? They know what Cyrus really is, and what he wants is to get information.

Sasha tells Cyrus, she’s sorry, but she has to take off. She has an early day tomorrow. He says, it’s okay. Clearly, she has trepidation about him. He imagines she’s heard gossip about him from Michael’s parents. He’ll settle up. She has his number. If she need  someone to talk to, or anything, call him day or night. He always has her well-being in mind. She says, he’s very generous, and goes to the elevator. A man comes out, and hands her a purple envelope, saying, she dropped this. She says she didn’t, but he says, sure she did, and puts it in her hands. He jets, and she looks inside. There’s a baggie of coke in it. The elevator doors close.

Anna tells Valentin, Doc asked about her history with Faison, and she told him how reckless she’d been. He says, maybe she wasn’t, and Faison was with Alex the whole time. She says Valentin is desperate to exonerate her, and he says, she was a double agent. She has blood on her hands, as they all do. He thinks she’s wasted years feeling guilty about something she didn’t do. He doesn’t need proof, but he thinks she does.

Spinelli says that Peter is skeptical of his good intentions is understandable. He assures Peter, he’s doing his best to support Maxie with the utmost sincerity. His perfect wish for her is to have a happy, stable life. Peter says he’s going to do everything in his power to fulfill that wish. Forgive him for doubting. Since he has a new life, a life he never dreamed possible, it’s hard to shake the notion that something, or someone, is waiting to take it away. Maxie comes back, and says, maybe Jenga. Giant Jenga. Peter’s phone rings, and a female voice says, hello, Peter.

Anna takes the results out of the envelope, and says, she has an answer.  

Peter asks, who is this? She says, he doesn’t recognize the voice of his old friend Helena Cassadine? 

Tomorrow, Anna says, it’s nothing but lies; Franco wonders what’s happening to him; Ava tells Ryan what he wanted is delivered; and Jason suggests Cyrus has found an alternate route.

🧟‍♀️ She’s Alive…

I told you she’s not dead. Helena will never die. Neither will Faison. He’ll figure out some way to come back without a brain. Or it was his eviler twin who died.

If General Hospital’s Helena Cassadine Is Really Alive, These Five Characters Should Be Shaking In Their Boots

Southern Charm

It’s a new season, and Cameron (as well as Naomie and Chelsea) has left the show, so no more narration. We started off with different scenes showing various things that happened when the pandemic started. Then…

Six months earlier. Shep’s pup Craig is a little dog now, and the cutest thing. Michael gave Patricia some dog apparel to go through, and she chose a tutu for her new Pomeranian pup Peaches. Human Craig told us he’d been living in a professionally decorated house, and felt like an adult, but a pipe blew, and asbestos went everywhere. Now he’s living with Austen until the house is cleaned up. His pillow company is doing well, and he’s making over 1000 pillows a month. Not him personally, but a manufacturer. I actually love his pillows, although I doubt he would have gotten very far with them without the advantage of being on the show. Austen marveled that a plant Madison had given him was still alive. I identified since I’m terrible with houseplants.

Austen explained that he and Madison had decided to take a break, which IMO means broken up, but they came back together after six months or so. They checked out Instagram, and heard Thomas in the background of one of Kathryn’s posts. Kensie and Saint are getting big, and Kathryn told us, custody has been settled at 50/50 after three years. She said she and Thomas were getting along, and she’s hoping it sticks. Thomas, who made a briefer than brief appearance, looked fat. No judgement, just an observation. In her interview, Kathryn admitted she was staying at his house (see yesterday’s post links – she’s having her townhouse renovated), but they’re not back together. I didn’t think she was that much of an idiot. We flashed back to Kathryn wondering how she was going to explain it to the kids if Thomas went to jail. In her interview, she said her grandmother passed away after a battle, a reprieve, and a final battle with breast cancer, and she thought her grandmother had a lot of guilt in not preparing her for the world – i.e. Thomas. Kathryn wished she could have given her closure.

Madison said she was glad to have a son, since a mini version of her would be a nightmare. Hudson is quite the little man, and she also co-parents with her ex. She said having a child had pushed her to be successful. I wondered, why is she dating Austen then? and apparently, I wasn’t alone in that thought. In her interview, Madison said everyone asked if she’s out of her effing mind, but they just can’t stop. I guess she can’t quit him.

Patricia told Michael that Shep was coming over, and she wondered if they had enough liquor in the house. She tolf Shep that she had a new watchdog, Peaches, and Michael brought out a tiny white cloud of a pup. He told Patricia that he was having a life-is-good party, and wanted it to be nice, but funky; no fox trots. He was considering a Dumb and Dumber theme, and Patricia thought that would be appropriate. He said he was inviting everyone, and Patricia would get to meet new girlfriend Taylor. Patricia asked if he was inviting Madison, and he said, of course. Shep said it didn’t give him joy to have strife in his life, and Patricia said it was a modest start. In Shep’s interview, he said you could fight the elephant in the room, or dance with it. He was going to dance with it. We flashed back to Shep being combative last season, and he admitted he can take things too far. He wanted to slow the process of becoming an angry old man, since he was showing the signs, and started seeing a therapist.

Shep settled on a Dumb and Dumber Formal, and Craig suggested he invite Cameron. In Shep’s interview, he said Cameron hadn’t been hanging around with any of them, since last year left a bad taste in her mouth. He didn’t blame her. Craig and Kathryn met for lunch, and Kathryn ordered a bourbon and Coca Cola. In Kathryn’s interview, she said she went to rehab for weed, and that’s it. She’s at the point now, if she wants a drink, she’ll order one, and it’s nobody’s business. They talked about Shep’s upcoming party, and Kathryn asked about Taylor since they hadn’t met. Craig said he’d cut Shep off for months; Shep was being an a-hole. Kathryn said he’d be a d*ck to her, then act like nothing happened. Craig said, between Taylor and a therapist, Shep was a better person. But not wonderful, since he’s still Shep. In his interview, Craig said Shep is happy when he’s with Taylor, and not a lonely, miserable POS. He said he’d been trying to get Cameron to come out, but she gets mom guilt. Kathryn said she heard Jason was having an affair, but Craig said that was absurd and not true. He said he loved gossiping, but this was out of line.

Taylor and Shep gave dog Craig a bath. Shep explained that he and Taylor had met in a bar. She lied, saying she was a marine biologist and her specialty was shark sex. He grilled her since he knew about shark sex. He didn’t elaborate, and I don’t think I really want to know anyway. They saw each other a little bit here and there, then it became more, and now she’s at his house five nights a week. He says he’d been so single-minded, and single, for so long, it was hard to change. but she was making it easy. She’s blond and cute, and looks like most of the other girls he’s dated. Shep definitely has a type.

While they got ready for the party, Austen asked if Madison was nervous, but she said Shep should be the one who’s nervous. In Madison’s interview, she said if she could forgive a threesome video, she could forgive someone calling her white trash.

Craig met with new cast member Leva, who’s one of Cameron’s best friends. He told Leva about what Kathryn said, but Leva said, no way would Jason have an affair; it was a miserable Kathryn move. WTF? She told Craig, back in the day, Cameron wasn’t so nice to Kathryn – we flashed back to that – and it was Kathryn’s way of getting back at Cameron. She thought there also might be some jealousy, or maybe Kathryn felt alive in the middle of drama. I’d thought it was all good at the end of the last reunion, but who knows what happened between then and now.

I wasn’t sure how Dumb and Dumber was supposed to factor in, but I guess it was the attire. Austen wore a powder blue top hat, and Shep had a matching ruffled tuxedo shirt. Madison wore black and white striped pants with orange suspenders, which I thought was closer to Beetlejuice, but I don’t really know Dumb and Dumber that well. I saw it, but it was like, a million years ago. Shep also invited a guy named Peter, who apparently slept with Madison at some point. Somehow this ended up in the conversation, and Peter’s girlfriend Liz wasn’t too pleased.  In Shep’s interview, the producer asked if he’d invited them to screw with Madison, but he said he didn’t even know they’d slept together until it came out at the party. Shep admitted to having planned things like that in the past, and we flashed back to when he invited Austen’s threesome girls to a party Austen and Madison were at. He told the producer, it hadn’t crossed his mind that it would be a problem. In Madison’s interview, she said when she saw Peter and Liz, she knew Shep hadn’t changed, and that bitch was trying to set her up. Entertaining a one-night stand she’d had when she was single, was on him. Whitney escorted Patricia, who she said she’d thought Shep had been kidding about Dumb and Dumber. We met new cast member John, who has two sons in San Diego, and just moved back to Charleston. He’s a nice looking dude; a little shaggy, but I like it.

Patricia wondered where the food was, and in her interview, said you can’t have a party and serve liquor without serving something to eat. It was a typical Shep party; not her kind of party. I wondered where the seats were too, since I saw zero pieces of furniture other than the bar and a couple of tables. In Patricia’s interview, she said Madison acted like a grown-up, and Austen was a child. She thought Madison needed someone successful and ambitious. Not a frat boy. John made the rounds, and we saw a clip of him playing guitar and singing. His attractiveness rating went up a few points since he’s pretty good.

Kathryn told Craig that Cameron had texted her regarding what she’d said about Jason. Craig admitted he’d told Cameron that Kathryn said rumor had it, Jason was having an affair, even though he’d promised not to say anything. Kathryn said she was glad he was being honest, although I can’t imagine she didn’t want to thump him in the head. In her interview, Kathryn told us that Cameron said, give her a break, and be a good human. Kathryn said she was, but she doesn’t give a flying what Cameron thinks. Cameron had hurt her to the core, and Cameron’s an a-hole.

This season, Madison breaks up with Austen; Leva wants to see change in this town; Thomas gets a girl pregnant, and ♫ she’s havin’ his baby ♫; Leva confronts Kathryn about her white privilege; Madison and Kathryn argue; covid hits; and the monkey emoji is addressed.

😉 What a Tease…

Craig talks about what’s ahead this season.

https://tvdeets.com/craig-conover-teases-southern-charm-season-7

📡 Breaking Craig…

Saying, I don’t know what happened, but something happened, is hardly opening up.

‘Southern Charm’: Craig Conover Finally Breaks His Silence After Naomie Olindo, Chelsea Meissner Quit

👰🏻 Don’t Be Their Guest…

I’m sure there are worse guests than Shep.

Jax Taylor & Brittany Cartwright Explain Why Shep Rose Was “The Worst Wedding Guest Ever”

🍑 The Peach Is Back…

RHOA is back for another round.

https://tvdeets.com/real-housewives-of-atlanta-season-13-trailer-drew-sidora-latoya-ali

👶 Project Baby…

My first thought was, but how will this affect the next Project Runway? Will it be a special pregnancy edition?

https://people.com/parents/karlie-kloss-pregnant-expecting-first-child-josh-kushner/

🧹 They’re Ba-a-ack…

The Sanderson sisters return.

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2091416031119/bette-midler-confirms-original-hocus-pocus-cast-will-return-for-sequel

🎃 Classically Halloween…

I wouldn’t call all of them classic, but here’s Purewow’s list of very decent horror films. Since I love the genre, some of my personal favorites are Reeker (an unfortunate title for a good movie), Ravenous, Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse: Death Proof/Planet Terror (each is good on their own as well), The (original) Howling, American Werewolf in London, and 13 Ghosts (the remake with Tony Shalhoub). My all-time favorite film to watch on Halloween is The Midnight Hour, but it’s a little difficult to get your hands on. It was a TV movie from the 70s, starring LeVar Burton and Shari Belafonte, and I had to buy a bootleg DVD since I had zero luck finding it. It’s not exactly scary, although it has a couple of moments, but it epitomizes Halloween for me.

https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/classic-scary-movies

👻 Counting the Hours…

The trick-or-treating seems to be an iffy proposition at this moment, but regardless, the dogs and I will be dressing up, and eating our traditional Halloween meal of Taco Bell’s Nachos BellGrande. Whether you’re counting down or not, stay safe, stay inventive, and stay not getting involved in someone’s personal life. Have someone else do it for you.

Oct29

October 28, 2020 – Dante Gives Michael a Brotherly Lecture, Shannon Has a Party, Elizabeth Rechristened, Charm’s Here, News Of the South, Not All In, a Picture Show To Remember & Big Bad

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

At the vending machine, Franco apologizes to Epiphany, saying, he didn’t realize she was waiting. He had a hard time making a decision. She looks at the machine, and says, did he just take the last chocolate bar? He says, did he? and she says she’s just spent the last solid eight hours in pencil pushing hell. The only thing that made it bearable was knowing there was a chocolate bar waiting, and he seized the last one. He asks if she wants half, and she says she wants satisfaction. She wants justice. She wants her old job back. Cyrus appears, and says that’s not all she’ll get with that attitude.

Chase finds Brook at The Floating Rib, and he says he’s been looking for her. She congratulates him, adding, he found her. She’s alone; no Valentin. She’ll be out of his hair soon, and he can go back to his awesome life. He says, clearly, she’s never looked in his underwear drawer. She asks why she would do that, and he says she’d see there aren’t any G-strings.  

Michael punches the heavy bag, and thinks about Willow. Dante asks what he’s angry about, but Michael says he’s just letting off steam. Dante says he thought Michael was going to town on the bag because he couldn’t stand the thought of losing Willow.

Elizabeth runs into Willow at the hospital, and says, it’s been a while. Willow says she was given time off for the custody hearing, and Elizabeth tells her, congratulations. She asks if Willow is back at work, but Willow says, actually, she was notified that they don’t need a full-time teacher, so she’s looking at her next step. She shows Elizabeth a booklet, and Elizabeth says she’s applying for the nurse’s training program. Willow says she’s fortunate to have the option. It’s one way her life has never been better. Mostly. Things are going so well, she and Michael are getting an annulment.

Carly is hugging Jax, when Nina and Sasha walk in. Carly tells Nina, just the person she needed to see. Nina says she’s surprised to see Carly, and tells Jax that she’s sorry she had to abandon him, but glad to see he has company. He asks how it went with Curtis, and she says Curtis has a new lead, and she’s a step closer to finding her child. Jax says, congratulations, and Carly says she didn’t know the search was back on. Nina says she didn’t broadcast it. Sasha says Nina has company, and it’s been a helluva day. She’s going to take off. Nina says she’s not, since she’s not feeling well.   

Ava sees a romantic table set, and smells a rose. There’s a storm going on, and Nikolas is on the terrace. She joins him, and he says he sees she got his message. She says, it’s lovely, and stormy. Tell her why he lured her out there. We see Ava has a knife behind her back, and Nikolas says he didn’t lure her out. He invited her. She says he’s not the first person to invite her out there. She’s sure he remembers what happened; he witnessed it firsthand. He says, he did. Then he saved her life. She says, then hours later, they were married. It was a whirlwind. He says, that’s one word, and she says, any regrets? He says, hundreds. Her? She says, the same, and he asks what she’s holding behind her back. She says, insurance, and he asks if she thinks he’d go through all this trouble to toss her back in the harbor. She says she thinks it would be a permanent solution to their situation, but he says, believe it or not, he doesn’t want her dead. She says he just wants the family fortune all to himself, and he says, it is his family’s fortune. She says, not to mention Elizabeth.

Brook says Chase wouldn’t know what to do with a G-string if he had a fistful of singles. He says he’s trying to charm her after being a jerk, but she says she gets enough of that from her father. Just because she’s staying with Chase, doesn’t give him the right to weigh in on her life. He says he knows that, and if she’d stop talking, she could hear him. He’s saying he’s sorry.

Nina tells Sasha where the shower is, and says there’s a fluffy robe with her name on it. Take all the time she needs. Sasha says, it sounds great, but… Nina insists, and Sasha goes to the bathroom. Jax asks, what’s wrong with Sasha? and Carly says, she doesn’t look good. Nina says it’s not her place to say, but trust her. She wouldn’t have brought Sasha back if she didn’t think it was absolutely necessary.

Willow tells Elizabeth, she and Michael got married to protect Wiley from Nelle. Nelle isn’t a threat now, so staying married isn’t necessary. Elizabeth asks if Willow will still be a part of Wiley’s life, and Willow says, absolutely. Elizabeth says, if that’s what Willow feels is best, she’s happy for her. It’s no one’s business but theirs. Although sometimes people who have to craziest reasons for getting married, and the marriages you think will crash and burn, are the ones that last.

Michael tells Dante, he’s not losing Willow. They’re going to stay together until the annulment is finalized, and afterwards, they’re going to be co-parents. Dante says it sounds like they have it sorted out, and Michael says they made the decision together. Dante has one question. Did Michael say what he said to Willow because it’s what he wanted, or was it what he thought she wanted to hear?

Cyrus says he’s sorry it took so long to make Franco’s acquaintance, and introduces himself. Franco says he knows who Cyrus is; he saw his picture in the company newsletter. Epiphany adds, and on the news. Franco says Cyrus is a busy fella, and Epiphany says, he is. Firing half the staff and alienating the rest. Cyrus is sorry to hear about the low morale, and promises to bring it up to Britt. Franco says, everyone just wants to be heard, and Cyrus says he has a few minutes if Franco wants to meet with him, but Franco says tonight, some of them go to The Floating Rib. It’s karaoke night. Cyrus says, it sounds fun; he won’t keep Franco from it, but the door is open. He starts to walk away, but Franco says, hold on. How’s his singing voice? Want to be Simon to his Garfunkel?

Nikolas asks where Ava is getting the idea about him and Elizabeth, and she asks if she’s wrong. There must be at least a little something to it. He flashes back to kissing Elizabeth, and he says, in this case something is nothing. She says she knew it, and he says, fine. What he and Elizabeth have goes beyond friendship. In his darkest moments, he’s reached out to her, but it’s because they share a history; not because he wants to be with her. Ava says, that’s the most eloquent rationalization she’s ever heard. He says, look him in the eye, and tell him that she’s never sought out something she’s not getting from their marriage. She thinks back to kissing Franco, and he says he thought so. She tells him, she didn’t say anything, and he says she’s not as good a poker player as she thinks. She says he begged her, trapping her into what she thought was a fairytale romance. He says she asked him to talk about things, and he told her about his feelings. She says, so? What are words? Hot air without the action to back them up. To prove he wants her… He says he has to divorce her. Done.

Cyrus thanks Franco for the kind invitation, but he doesn’t want to infringe on the staff’s private event. Franco says it’s not like they close the place; everyone is welcome. Cyrus says, in that case, he has work to finish up. Perhaps he’ll see them later. He leaves, and Epiphany looks at Franco. He says, what? and she says he’d better run. Run.

Chase tells Brook, sorry for coming on too strong, but she says she’s actually impressed. He almost turned her around. He says, it’s working for him then, and she ask what’s the rest. As long as he’s not going to tell her that he’s kicking her out on the street.

Jax asks if Sasha needs a doctor, but Nina tells him not to push it. It was all she could do to get Sasha there. Carly says she’ll talk to Sasha, and Nina tries to stop her, but she keeps going. Nina tells Jax, even when Carly means well, she’s impossible. He says, she did bring wine, and Nina says, red wine. He says, Carly wanted to apologize for the scene she caused in the cemetery, and Nina says, when she accidentally pushed over Nelle’s gravestone? The only thing Carly is sorry about is Nina caught her

Sasha goes into the bathroom, and takes out her baggie of coke. Carly knocks on the door, and Sasha says she just needs a minute. Carly says, let her in, but Sasha keeps trying to get a hit of coke together using her Amex card. Her hands shake.

Dante says Michael doesn’t want an annulment? and Michael says, if it was up to him, they’d find a way to stay together, and make the marriage real. Make a life together, for Wiley’s sake, but also for themselves. Dante asks if Michael said this to her, and Michael says, of course (🍷) not. Dante says Michael wants to set Willow free from her obligation. He’s an idiot.

Willow tells Elizabeth, after Chase, she can’t think of starting something new. Michael has so much to give that’s going to waste in their so-called marriage. Elizabeth says she’s known Michael a long time. He’s a decent guy. Willow says, for the past few months, she’s been lucky to see that every day; how he is with Wiley and his family. Michael is honorable and kind, and sees the best in people. He should be able to share that with someone. Elizabeth says, it sounds like he already is.

Brook asks Chase to just give her more time, and he says he will. Eventually, she’ll have to find another place though. Brook says, don’t tell her to go back to her father, and Chase tells her not to worry. He was recently reminded that bringing families together by force of will isn’t in his skill set. She thanks him, and says she’ll definitely find a new situation. Not tonight though. She has other plans. He asks what they are, so he can disapprove of them, and I laugh. She shows him a flyer that says, Karaoke Night.   

Dante tells Michael, don’t make life altering decisions based on what you think another person wants. It’s stupid, or at least a disappointment and a regret. It’s not fair to Willow either. Michael asks what he should do, and Dante says, be honest. Tell her how he feels, and let her decide. Don’t think the only decent thing is to separate. Michael says Willow deserves someone to be in love with, and they’re not in love. Dante asks how he knows, and Willow walks in. She asks if she’s interrupting.   

Carly tells Sasha, open up; she’s worried. Sasha pops out, and says, all hers, but Carly says, nice try, and turns Sasha around. She tells Sasha to look in the mirror. Does she really want to go out looking like that? What’s a nice girl like her doing with a face like that? Sasha says she’s not that nice, and Carly says, really? Is she coming down with a cold? Sasha says she’s fine, but Carly says she doesn’t look fine.

Jax tells Nina, he knows how it looks, but he and Carly talked. She had no intention of knocking over Nelle’s headstone. She says he doesn’t have to lobby for Carly anymore. It’s nice that Carly came over with wine – red wine – and she apologized. They never have to speak about Nelle again. Jax is sorry it came to this. It will be a while before Carly stops looking over her shoulder. Nina doesn’t doubt it, and says it’s great Carly has him in her corner. Carly is Josslyn’s mother, and other people might not understand their relationship, but she does. He asks, what other people?

Back at the table, Ava asks what Nikolas is doing. He says, divorcing her. It’s what she said she needs for him to prove he’s not playing her. He lifts a dish cover, and underneath is a rolled up document. He says, voila! takes it off the plate, and tells her, the pages are flagged where she needs to sign. He’s following the conditions of the post-nup to the letter, and relinquishing 90% of the estate to her. Ava asks, what’s the catch? and he says, no catch. She says, of course (🍷) there is. She wonders if it’s some kind of trap, and he says, there is a price. She says, here it comes, and he says she can have everything she asked for – money, property, material things – but she can’t have him.

At The Floating Rib, Franco tells Epiphany that he did a good thing. She says, inviting the devil himself to their safe space? He says, even the devil gets lonely, and Elizabeth suggests he buy them round. She steers Epiphany to a table, and asks, what’s going on with her? Epiphany says, nothing; certainly nothing she wants to bring up at karaoke. Elizabeth asks how much they’ve been through, and how many times they’ve had each other’s backs, and Epiphany says, more times than she can count. Elizabeth says, then tell her, and Epiphany starts cry. She says she and Milo are breaking up, and I make a sad face.

Jax asks Nina what she means by other people. Did someone say something? She says, it’s not important. She wishes they were the only people in the relationship, but Carly will always be a part of his life. When co-parents get along… people talk. He says, all it is, is talk. They’re just two people trying to do the best for their daughter.   

Sasha thanks Carly for her concern, but it doesn’t matter if she’s fine. Carly says she’s wrong, and doesn’t think Michael would agree. Sasha says she went out of her way to make sure her life is none of Michael’s business. Carly says she did it to protect Wiley from Nelle. If Michael knew what she did, the sacrifices she made, and that she was still hurting, he’d have something say. Sasha says, he won’t. Michael finally has Wiley, and Wiley has Michael, and they both have Willow. They’re a family now, and she can’t take that away from them. Even if she could, she wouldn’t, and neither should Carly. She walks out, leaving Carly with her mouth hanging open.

Michael tells Willow that he was in the middle of a brotherly lecture. Dante says he hopes Michael sees the benefit in his wisdom, and takes his advice. Willow says, if it came from Dante, it must be worthwhile, and Dante tells Michael, his wife is a wise woman. Willow says her class is about to start. She took a Ride Share there, and was hoping to go home with him. He says he’s still got to work out, so he can wait. She says she’ll see him later, and leaves. Dante says he rests his case.

Chase says, Brook is going to sing? He thought the doctors said she couldn’t. She says, they told her it was unlikely, not impossible. He says, so she’s going to get up there and see what happens? She says, it can’t hurt to try.

Franco stands at the bar, and Cyrus comes in. He tells Franco, this round is on him.

Elizabeth tells Epiphany that she’s sorry. What happened with Milo? Epiphany says, Milo has been away, traveling and opening gyms for the franchise across the country. They haven’t seen each other in months. Meanwhile, she’s become a paper pusher. Elizabeth says, Milo adores her. She can’t imagine they can’t make it work. Epiphany tells her, he said he’d come back, and Elizabeth says, great, but Epiphany says she told him no. It’s not the same anymore. As much as she hates to admit it, they’ve grown apart. Elizabeth asks how she can help, and Epiphany says, first, she doesn’t want a fuss made. Elizabeth says Epiphany can’t keep it inside; she has to let it out. Brook takes the stage, and Epiphany says, not another word about it. I note that Brook doesn’t have much of a scar. She tries to sing, but struggles. She says, wrong key, puts the mic down, and runs out. Chase goes after her. This is driving me nuts, since I’ve sung most of my life, and Brook is supposed to be a professional. I doubt she would have just gotten up there without even attempting to practice first, or even warm up, and she sure gave up easy. Instead of saying, wrong key, she should have said, too soon. It’s not like everyone doesn’t know what happened. This is frustrating the hell out of me.

Ava asks what Nikolas is trying to pull, and he asks if she thinks he wants to sign the papers. Of course (🍷) he doesn’t. He had them drawn up to force her hand; get her to move forward with the marriage or end it. She says, it’s an elaborate ultimatum, and he says, it’s a gamble that their night in the cabin wasn’t a one-off. Tell him she feels the same way. He thought instead of signing the papers, they’d burn them together. Ava says, there are certain considerations. There are people who will be affected if they end the marriage. He says he took a leap and owned up to his feelings. Do the same, or he’ll have to admit he’s a jackass. She says, of course (🍷) she has feelings, but it complicates things. He says it’s simple, they’ll stay married, but she says certain people may be made to pay if they remain married. Let her think things through; she needs a minute. She walks away, her back to him, and he says, once and for all, decide now. She doesn’t realize how close he is to her, and when she turns around, she stabs him accidentally, her knife going into his abdomen. I gasp out loud. I was not expecting that.

Sasha comes back out, and Nina asks if she found everything okay. The guest room is down the hall. Sasha says she’s not staying, but Nina says she should. They can have breakfast tomorrow. Sasha says it’s kind of Nina to bring her there, despite everything. She just needed a moment to catch her breath. Don’t give her another thought. She jets, and Carly comes out. In the hallway, Sasha makes a call. She says she needs a refill. She’ll be there in 15.   

Michael does crunches in the ring, and Willow walks back in. He asks if her class was canceled, but she says she blew it off. Curiosity got the best of her. She wanted to hear Dante’s advice in person. Michael says, Dante left, but she says he can tell her. He says, Dante thinks they should stay together. Those weren’t his exact words, but it was the overall idea. She says the closer they get to the annulment, the more fans they have. He says he was thinking the same thing. He says he’ll get cleaned up, and she says, her too – even though she didn’t have a class. She says she’ll meet him back there, and gives a lingering look to his back before she walks out.

Chase finds Brook outside and asks her to come back. They can sing a duet. She’ll sound like an angel in comparison. Highly doubtful, since I still remember him singing Feel It Still for the Nurses Ball, and he rocked. He says maybe she jumped in too soon. Now that she has that out of the way, he knows she has another performance in her. She says, that wasn’t a performance; it was her swan song. It sounded like nails on a chalkboard.

Franco brings Cyrus over to the table, and says, look who made it. Epiphany tells Elizabeth, she’s back in hell again, and Cyrus asks if anyone has seen the songbook. Elizabeth hands it to him, and Franco jokes that he’s probably a fan of Miley Cyrus. What does he want? Gilbert and Sullivan? Sammy Hagar? Cyrus says, the 70s, and Franco tells him, pull up a chair. Epiphany says, not today, Satan, and gets up to sing. Franco says, she’s having a bad day. Epiphany sings. I give up trying to find out the titles, but it’s something about waiting, and debating if her love will come back to her.

As Epiphany sings, we see Michael in the shower, pondering. He turns around, and Willow is there in a towel. She lets the towel fall, and I’m not sure I’m on board with this. He drops his towel, and they move closer. Okay, now I’m guessing this isn’t real because they keep switching to them being alone.

Ava takes out the knife, and tells Nikolas, he’s bleeding. He says, yeah; he’s been stabbed. She drops the knife, and takes off his shirt. Is this some kind of weird foreplay? They kiss…

Afterwards (we assume), Nikolas says, well…? and Ava says they’re going to have to do something about these, and picks up the divorce papers. He says, it doesn’t matter; they’re not real. He wasn’t going to risk anything. She’s too proud to admit she’s crazy about him. Now he’s sure. She calls him an arrogant SOB, and he asks, is it arrogant if he’s right? She takes the papers, and opens the door. He asks where she’s going, and she says, to find the cyanide. She leaves, and he smiles. He says, she likes me. She really likes me.

Chase tells Brook, it’s going to be okay. She says, it will be something, but it will never be okay. If she can’t do the one thing that gives her purpose, what purpose does she have?

Everyone applauds for Epiphany. Cyrus says he can’t imagine how anyone can follow her, and Franco says, if anyone could, it’s the Chairman with Sinatra. Cyrus says he could be persuaded. His phone dings, and he says, however, he’ll have to take a raincheck. Epiphany says, convenient, and he promises to revisit. I’m very disappointed.

Carly says she tried talking to Sasha, but Sasha wouldn’t hear her. Nina says, maybe Sasha heard, but didn’t agree. Carly says, Sasha needs help, but Nina says she can’t keep Sasha against her will. She did the best she could, at least for tonight. Carly says she can do better, like it’s a competition, and leaves.    

Willow meets Michael, and they leave the gym together.

In an alleyway on the phone, Sasha asks, where the hell are you? Don’t leave me hanging. The dealer hangs up, and she throws her phone, saying, dammit. Cyrus comes along, and says, there are cheaper ways to channel her frustration. What’s the trouble, and how can he help? 

Elizabeth says she’ll be right back, and Franco tells Epiphany that she sounded great. Epiphany thanks him, and says she’s decided he can have the chocolate bar. He says, good, because he already ate it. He’ll get her next time. She says he can get another round, and she’ll call it even. He gets up, and she says she hopes he knows how good he has it with Elizabeth. He says, doorknob. She tells him, say that again? and he keels over.

Tomorrow, it’s Halloween in Port Charles, Valentin thinks Peter has a Spinelli problem, Ava hopes Nikolas can forgive her, Nikolas says he’ll save Julian’s sorry ass, Cyrus tells Sasha that they can have a mutually beneficial friendship, and Carly tells Sonny that she thinks Sasha is a drugs.

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Shannon talked to John about her concern that Emily was dismissive with her. John told her she didn’t have to be best friends with Emily; just be okay. Elizabeth and Kelly met Gina at Farmhouse for dinner. Elizabeth said there was a gag order over her divorce details, but she was going to have a great party afterward, where she’d spill everything. Gina didn’t understand how Elizabeth was not having sex with Jimmy, and in her interview, Kelly thought that he had to be getting something done. Elizabeth said she liked Shannon, and Gina said Shannon had kicked her under the bus, saying her house was sad and depressing. In her interview, Gina said don’t bring her 9 lemons in an f-ing bowl, then say sh*t about her. She felt Shannon wasn’t authentic. Kelly said Emily had tried with Shannon too, but it wasn’t easy. They talked about how much better 2020 was going to be than 2019, and I laaaaughed.

Braunwyn said she was a basket case, either being so happy or so miserable that she wanted to jump out of her skin. In her interview, she said the only thing that might be bigger than her problem with alcohol was her love for her kids. She told Sean that she hadn’t been as present as she should have been, and realized she wasn’t a good mom. She didn’t know how she let it get so bad so fast. It was the one thing she wanted to be good at, and she wasn’t. He told her it was going to be okay. Lots of okay stuff today, both on GH and this.

Kelly took possession of her new house, which looked huge, especially with nothing in it. She told us it was 4500 square feet, with a pool and spa, but it’s suburbia. She met with her interior designer, and in her interview, she said the moms there were buttoned up, prim and proper, and cooking with aprons on. It was a Beaver Cleaver neighborhood. She said Shannon was a Stepford Wife, and she was scared she was going to turn into that. Rick had lived in NYC forever, and was ready to settle down, but she was mostly doing it for Jolie, who wanted to be in a family community. She wanted Jolie to have the best childhood possible, and see what a good relationship was like. She said it goes by fast. Truth!

Braunwyn picked up Shannon to go see Dr. Moon, and told Shannon about going to her first AA meeting. Braunwyn admitted that she’d told Emily about Shannon saying Gina’s house was sad. In Shannon’s interview, she insisted she hadn’t said that, and told Braunwyn that she had to set the record straight. Shannon said her fear was that Dr. Moon was getting older. She wondered what she was going to do when he retired. Braunwyn told Dr. Moon that her life had become unmanageable (part of the first step in the twelve), and she’d been drinking and hiding it. His solution was to stick a needle in the middle of her ear, which he said was for addiction. In her interview, Braunwyn said she was more grateful for Shannon’s support. Shannon made the usual loud noises when Dr. Moon needled her in the back of the neck for a sacroiliac problem. (I’ll have you know, I spelled that right on the first try.) In her interview, Shannon said she was trying to help Braunwyn, who was making her look bad and putting words in her mouth. It was the ultimate betrayal. I dunno about that. I could probably think of worse things.

Emily said she’d never had relationship or friendship with Shannon, and was going to her housewarming party. On a side note, we found out Shannon’s kids aren’t allowed to swear until they’re 18. Shannon gave her house a once-over, which I totally understood. I should have done that when I discovered a pair of underwear thrown on a chair after a party, and I don’t mean by a guest who had too good of a time. They were my underwear. I was mortified. In her interview, Braunwyn said she hadn’t figured out how to navigate her bedroom yet, but she was going to a party. She wanted a drink badly, but couldn’t say anything, or she’d be that weird alcoholic girl. I dunno about that either, but her friends would definitely not want to drink in front of her. At least if they’re decent people. Oh yeah. I forgot, we’re talking Housewives here. Someone would probably yell at her, and then put her under a microscope, while they guzzled pinot in front of her the whole time.  

When Gina saw Shannon’s house, she said she could see why Shannon would say hers was sad. Her home could fit inside Shannon’s home. It was like a Polly Pocket home. Gina jumped on Shannon the second she got there, but Shannon insisted Braunwyn was the only one talking smack about Gina’s house. Moving whichever way the wind is blowing, Gina said she didn’t trust Braunwyn. In Shannon’s interview, she said she was grateful Gina believed her, but she was angry that Braunwyn put words in her mouth. Yeah, yeah, the ultimate betrayal. Shannon told Gina that she was a renter, but Gina was an owner, and there was nothing sad about Gina’s life right now.

In her interview, Emily said part of her would like to imagine Shannon wanted her at the party, but she knows Shannon doesn’t. Shannon’s dad Gene arrived with his young girlfriend, and when Kelly was introduced, she called him big d*ck daddy from Cincinnati. In Shannon’s interview, she said she’d never call someone’s father that, but I say, it depends on the father. FYI, not this guy. Shannon didn’t waste time taking Braunwyn aside, and told Braunwyn that she was hearing wrong. She hadn’t called Gina’s place sad. That wasn’t even in her vocabulary. Braunwyn stuck by her memory, saying she’d been totally sober, while Shannon had a couple of drinks, but Shannon insisted she was wrong. Braunwyn said either Shannon was lying or she didn’t remember, and Shannon said Braunwyn crossed the line. Shannon ended the conversation by saying how dare Braunwyn do this at her party, and I had to laugh when Braunwyn said she wasn’t the one who brought it up. Another truth! Shannon made a beeline for Emily, telling her that she never said Gina’s house was sad. In Braunwyn’s interview, she said every time she’s tried to be nice to Gina, it’s gotten thrown back in her face. We flashed back to all the times Gina has shut Braunwyn down, and it looks to me that Gina just plain doesn’t like Braunwyn. And I don’t think anything is going to change her mind. Braunwyn told Sean she didn’t know where to go from here.

Shannon made it sound like Braunwyn had accused her of being drunk, and in her interview, said Braunwyn was now using her sobriety as a weapon. Like always, they played telephone, and by the time Gina repeated what Shannon had said, Braunwyn claimed Shannon was so wasted. Gina brought up the text from Sean, and Emily thought it wasn’t unreasonable that she found it creepy, in context of his and Braunwyn’s lifestyle. A love shack! A sex apartment! Threesomes! In Elizabeth’s interview, she said she’d never seen women act like this, and Braunwyn was just as big of a nut. Shannon, who’d told Braunwyn earlier that she’d never do two against one, attacked Sean and Braunwyn with Emily, Gina, and Kelly in attendance. Emily thought Braunwyn was pretentious, and Shannon told Sean, maybe they should start being authentic. Gina said Braunwyn looks down on her because she doesn’t have as much money as they do. We flashed back to some instances where Braunwyn said something Gina didn’t like, and I see it as Gina being the one who feels defensive about not having money. Gina got in Braunwyn’s face, screeching that Braunwyn was a sloppy chihuahua, and wasted all the time. She told Braunwyn to go get wasted again, which is really nice, and Braunwyn said she was 30 days sober today, bitch. Braunwyn ran off, telling Gina, f*** you!

Next time, the party continues, Braunwyn never wants see them again, Kelly thinks Braunwyn is better when she drinks, Braunwyn insists Shannon isn’t telling the truth, and Shannon says she doesn’t move on when people call her a liar. Great. We’ll be on this for the rest of the season.

👀 Elizabeth and Gina were guests tonight on Watch What Happens Live. I really like Elizabeth. She kind of reminds me of Garcelle on RHOBH. She stays above the fray, and laughs a lot. She said she was surprised she’d been chosen to become a Real Housewife, especially with the pandemic going on. Her divorce had been finalized, and we found out she and Jimmy finally had sex. Or as she put it, she’d been officially rechristened. I tried to ignore Gina, since she’s on a par with Teddi for me. She’s a follower, and an a-hole. Both the guests and audience were remote, and it was actually kind of fun. The Countess made a guest appearance, and sang Viva la Diva, while the audience danced in their Zoom boxes. Under normal circumstances, you rarely see the audience, so it had a different vibe. The sound people also made LuAnn sound a lot better than she really does, unless she’s been taking lessons. I want those people for karaoke. If I ever see karaoke again. I miss singing… and bourbon… sniff…

🍹 Don’t forget – The new season of Southern Charm begins tomorrow – i.e. Thursday.

👩🏽‍🏫 Brush Up On Your Charm…

New cast member and first woman of color on the show. She looks a lot like Lily Ghalichi from Shahs of Sunset.

‘Southern Charm’ Newbie Leva Gets Real About Talking to Kathryn About Race

Might Shep finally be settling down? Omg, he’s 40. He should probably pick a lane now.

Shep Rose: There’s No Reason to ‘Weasel’ Out of Taylor Ann Green Relationship

Kathryn co-parents up close and personal.

Kathryn Dennis Lived In Thomas Ravenel’s Guest House Earlier This Year; Thomas Allegedly Appears In Southern Charm Season 7 Premiere

One of the few really decent people in reality TV.

https://extratv.com/2020/10/15/reality-stars-eliza-limehouse-and-mark-struthers-mcbride-jr-expecting-first-child-weeks-after-their-wedding/

🍋 The Stirrer Gets Stirred…

I wouldn’t last two seconds in this program. I’d be All Out.

https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2020/09/10030895/all-in-by-teddi-mellencamp-diet-business-scam-twitter

👠 Because It’s That Time Of Year…

And because I was the first one to throw something. True story.

https://nypost.com/2020/09/25/how-rocky-horror-went-from-tiny-musical-to-filthy-phenom/

⏰ The Clock Is Ticking…

It’s almost Halloween, and also almost time to change the clocks. Don’t forget to fall behind an hour this weekend. Yay! I’ll finally get some sleep. No I won’t. And also don’t forget to stay safe, stay truthful, and stay not being the one who takes the last chocolate bar from the vending machine. Especially if Epiphany is behind you.