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September 14, 2021 – Peter Sets the Tan-O Ablaze, Thoughts, Postponed, Gala, Video Wins, Must Watch & Boom

Posted on September 15, 2021 by theresakp

What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Harmony works with a patient at Spring Ridge, when Alexis walks in. She asks how Ryan is enjoying his afternoon excursion, and Harmony says Ryan is in his room resting. This is Greg. She says, she knows Ryan’s presence there concerns Alexis, but Alexis says it does more than concern her; it alarms her and fills her with dread. Every time she walks in there, she has to brace herself that he’ll be in there. Harmony says, and when Alexis sees him, is there ever any change? Ryan’s been reduced to an invalid; he’s no threat to anyone. Alexis tells her, so says every teenager in a horror film before the guy with the chainsaw shows up. Harmony says she’s not responsible for Ryan being there. She didn’t ask to be assigned to him. Her job is to care for him, so she’s going to do that to the best of her ability, but don’t mistake that for liking him or defending him, because she doesn’t. Alexis says, it would be easier to believe Harmony if she didn’t know how susceptible Harmony was to a certain kind of monster. This, coming from Alexis, of all people.

Dante swings a baseball bat, and Sam says, strike three. He says he didn’t know she was counting balls as strikes. She says he missed by a mile, and he says, he did, but he was distracted a little bit. She says she wonders why, and he laughs.

Chloe checks Drew’s wounds, and says he’s lucky. His ribs are only bruised, not broken. He says, the guards must be slacking. At least they spared his pretty face this time. It worked. She says she had to turn him in for stealing a pen, and he says, which gave them a reason to trust her. She says, he’s a Navy SEAL, right? Didn’t they teach him how to lock pick? Why didn’t he escape? He says, and leave her there? No way. She says he’s lost the pen, and he has multiple bruises. What do they do now? He says, get the hell out of there.

Josslyn sees Spencer at the MetroCourt, and says, hello, Spencer. Or should she call him Victor? He says she can’t possibly be mistaking him for his late, unlamented great-uncle, and she says, no. She was mistaking him for someone who had maybe grown up a little bit, and achieved some decency. Her bad. He’s taller, but he hasn’t grown at all inside. He’s still just as spiteful and dishonest as ever. He asks how she really feels, and she says she really feels like punching him in the face, but it would just give him another excuse to feel sorry for himself. He asks what she’s talking about, and she says, poor, poor, pitiful Spencer, with his trust fund, and his mansion, and his boarding school in Europe. He doesn’t get along with daddy, so that justifies him buying and using people, right? Getting Trina to keep his secret, and telling her that his name is Victor, and for what? It’s all just going to blow up in his face. Does he know why? Because the truth always comes out. Always.

Sonny looks around the bench for his phone, when Jax comes by. Sonny asks what he wants, and Jax says he’s just trying to spare the people who care about them as much pain as possible, and that includes Phyllis and Nina. Sonny says, there’s not going to be any pain once Jax leaves town, and Jax says, Nina hasn’t talked to him yet? Sonny says he lost his phone, came to look for it, and it’s not there, and Jax says, so he still doesn’t know the truth. Sonny says Jax makes that sound like a threat. He doesn’t give a damn about Jax’s truth. He just wants to find Nina, so they can get on with their lives. Jax says, it’s a little late for that. Always has been.

Nina tells Peter, just go. Leave them in peace. The longer he’s there, the greater the chance he’ll be discovered. Peter says he intends to leave, and soon, but she and Phyllis won’t be. In fact, the two of them won’t be setting foot outside the Tan-O again. Nina tells Phyllis, don’t worry. It’s going to be okay. She knows Peter. He’s just a big talker, but he’s really just a typical insecure bully. He’s going to crumble like a paper cup when Valentin alerts the police. He says, nice try, but even if Valentin did pick up on her feeble attempt to warn him, he’ll be long gone before law enforcement shows up. She and Phyllis, on the other hand, will succumb to a different fate.

Sam says, she thought Dante was the one who had thousands and thousands of hours of experience with baseball. He tells her, he thinks he said tens of thousands, and she says she thinks that time was wasted, because he has a serious flaw in his swing. He says, so she’s the expert now. He holds out the bat, and asks why she doesn’t show him how it’s done, but she says she’s not giving her tips out. Besides, her team is going to the championship, as she predicted. Where’s his team going? Nowhere. Cuz you guys got beat. He says, just like he thought – girl talk – and holds out the bat again. She takes it, and he pulls her to him. She says, not so tight, and stands behind him with her arms around him. She says, shoulders back… He choked up. He says, no, he didn’t, and she laughs, putting her head on his chest.

Drew asks, how many guards Chloe has seen, total? and she says she hasn’t kept count. Ten altogether? At different shifts. He says, any guess on nationality? and she says, they seem to be from all over. He says that could actually work for them, and she asks, how? He says, they’re mercenaries. That means they’re in it for the money. They’ll do their jobs, but they’re not going to risk their lives to stop an escape. A guard bangs on the door, and says, time’s up. Drew says they need to get the keys, and she says he took that beating; what’s a little more pain? and he says, what? She tells him to pretend to be dying, and pushes him on to the cot, pressing on his wounds. He yells out, and she tells him, louder. She calls to the guard, saying, she thinks Drew punctured a lung. They need to get him to a doctor. The guard comes in, and Drew writhes in pain on the cot. The guard says Drew can die for all he cares, but she says she’s pretty sure Russel cares, and whoever Russel works for. They think this man is valuable, and if he dies, who does the guard think they’ll blame? Drew takes note of where the keys hang on the guard’s belt.

Spencer asks how much Josslyn knows. Or should he say, think she knows? She says, Trina told her that he got back to Port Charles long before his family knew, and how the night he met Trina at her graduation party, he told her that his name was Victor. He says, so Trina told her, and she says, he spent a couple of days playing games; chatting her up, and mysteriously refusing to meet her friends or let her take his photo. But then Trina came up to her and Cam at the MetroCourt pool (🍷) and they introduced her to their old friend, Spencer Cassadine. She could have busted him right then and there – like she should have – but he let her keep his secret. He says things are complicated with his father, and she says, how convenient. He says, excuse me? and she says she doesn’t excuse him, and she doesn’t feel sorry for him either. It’s a shame he has a rotten relationship with his father, but other people have it much worse. They don’t have the luxury of a bottomless bank account, or a grandmother, who would drop everything to rush by their side. Which reminds her, how could he do that to Laura? How could he be in Port Charles for weeks and never try to see her? What was so important? He says it’s none of her business, and she says, when they were kids, that was his tell. When he said something was none of their business, that meant he was lying, hiding, or doing something he wasn’t supposed to. Is that still how he operates? Is that why he needed Trina to keep his secret? He says, Trina was just being a friend, and she says, no. He was taking advantage of Trina’s compassion to play mind games with daddy. He flirted with Trina to get her to cooperate, without ever once mentioning he had a serious girlfriend. This is still his fundamental problem. He has no idea what the word friendship actually means.

Harmony says she’s not asking Alexis to forgive or forget her involvement with Shiloh and Dawn of Day. Alexis says, considering what he almost did to her daughters, it will never be forgiven or forgotten. Harmony says, and she went to jail for that. She paid her debt to society, just like Alexis is trying to do. She starts to put some books away, and Alexis follows. Alexis says, that’s true. She’s not in a position to throw stones, while she sits there as an inmate. And she admits Harmony was helpful giving Nikolas those notes from Ryan’s correspondence. Harmony says she understands Alexis wants to help her nephew. Is everything all right with her nephew? Is that what’s bothering her? Alexis says, that, and other things, and Harmony says she knows better than to ask what those other things are, so she’ll get back to work. Alexis says, she has this friend who’s about to make a terrible mistake.

Jax tells Sonny, he’s just trying to minimize the damage, and keep Nina from being harmed. Remember that when he gets his memory back. He’s called Mike, but they both know that’s not his name. Sonny flashes back to kissing his watch goodbye, and says, Mike is the only name he remembers. The only name that means anything to him. He and Nina let go of the past. All he cares about is their future together. Jax says, the funny thing about the past is, you can run from it, you can even hide for a while, but eventually the past is going to catch up with you. And guess what? Today’s your day, Mike.

Nina says, Peter’s issue is with her, not Phyllis. Let her go. Phyllis takes Nina’s hand, and says she’s not leaving her. No way. Peter says, the loyalty between them is quite touching. Does she have any rope in the back? Phyllis asks what he’s going to do with rope, and he says, what does she think? Go get it. And some duct tape. Uh-oh. Duct tape is never a good sign. He tells her, hurry. Look hard, and look fast. If she’s not back in three… no, let’s make it two minutes, Nina’s blood will be all over her hands. Nina tells Phyllis, it’s okay, and Phyllis starts to leave, but Peter says, oh. Before she goes, leave all the cell phones on the floor. She takes one out of her sleeve, and puts it down. She starts to go again, and he says, all the cell phones. She takes another out of her pocket and puts it on the floor. He tells her that she’s on the clock, and she heads for the back. He tells her, remember, he has her gun from behind the bar, so don’t even think of being a hero again. I’m thinking, she could have a Howitzer in the back for all he knows. He squats down in front of Nina, and says, I thought she’d never leave.

Spencer says he’s sorry he doesn’t meet Josslyn’s lofty standards, and she says, right. Because it’s too much to ask him not to use people. He says he had a plan for how he was going to return to life in Port Charles. Meeting Trina wasn’t part of that plan. Meeting her was a total surprise. He thought he was going to lay low in town for a while, stay under the radar, until he figured out how he was going to deal with his father. She says, then he met Trina, and started lying his head off? and he says, besides calling himself Victor, when did he lie to Trina? She says, he told Trina that he’d meet her friends on 4^th of July, but he knew if he did that, she and Cam would recognize him. Of course (🍷) he didn’t show up. He says, oh, all that, and she says, yeah, all that. He left Trina twisting, talking about some guy she met who never showed up. He says, Trina wasn’t like anyone he’d met at boarding school. They hit it off almost instantly. She says, that’s the definition of using. He saw Trina liked him, and that’s how he got her to keep the secret. He asks if Trina said she liked him, and she says, really? That’s all he got from this conversation? Another prop for his gigantic ego? He asks if Trina said those specific words, that she’s into him, and she asks why he cares. He says because he likes her too. In perfect soap timing, Esme joins them, apologizing for being late. She sits down, and asks what she missed. Josslyn says, a lot.

Drew howls in pain some more, and Chloe tells the guard, whatever’s going on with him is way past her expertise. They have to get him to a doctor; he might not make it. He says he’ll go get help, but she says they have no time. She’s a nurse. She can recognize when someone’s dying. He knows how important Drew is. If Drew dies, they’ll kill him too. The guard goes over to Drew, who kicks him, jumps off the cot, and knocks him down with a roundhouse kick. Drew checks the guard, and says, he’s out. He gets the keys, and gives them to Chloe. She unlocks his cuffs, and they run out; Drew closing and locking the door behind them.

Dante takes some swings, and Sam tells him, much better. He says, thanks, coach, and she says there is one more thing she needs him to work on. He says, what’s that? and she says, his home run trot. He says she’s really the one who should be practicing that, since she has something to celebrate. She says she does? and he says, the end of her parole. She says, every time she thinks about it, it reminds her of why she’s on parole. Because she rid the world of Shiloh.

Alexis tells Harmony, she doesn’t need to get into the details, but suffice to say, she can relate to him. He’s been trying to do the right thing, but the road to hell is paved, etc., etc. Harmony asks if that’s how she ended up in prison, and Alexis says, that’s what she tells herself, but the truth is, her best intentions were fueled by alcohol. Harmony guesses she could say she’s addicted to men like Shiloh. It’s a very hard habit to admit, or break. Alexis says she knows. She’s been known to fall under the sway of an unworthy man or two… or ten. Harmony asks what advice she has for her well-meaning friend, and Alexis says, the same thing she failed to do – stay out of it.

Sonny says it sounds like Jax is the one who’s running away from something. Or does Jax expect him to believe he came all the way out there for Nina’s sake? Jax says he’ll admit, he’s made mistakes. He thought he was doing the right thing at the time, and drove away people he cares about. Sonny says he should learn from that, and Jax says Sonny sounds like Alexis. Sonny says, who? and Jax says, a friend. She says he’s too much of a fixer, that one person can’t save everyone. And if you try, sometimes you end up getting burned yourself. Sonny says Jax should take her advice and go home, and Jax says he would, but this isn’t just about Nina. Sonny says, then what is it about? and Jax says, you and me.

Peter says, Nina really thought she could just run away from home, forget all her troubles, all the damage she caused, and start a shiny new life with a man who wasn’t even hers to begin with. Think of it this way. Now she won’t have to face Carly, and explain why she kept Carly’s husband all to herself. He starts to laugh, and says, if she thinks about it, he’s freed her from a world of grief. And if she’s lucky, maybe there’s a little corner of hell where she and Nelle Benson can be reunited. Wouldn’t that be nice? She says, you sick, twisted, son of a bitch. You’re baby is so much better off without you in her life. He says he’s going to find his baby, but her… The phone alarm goes off, and he says, she’s running out of time. He guesses Phyllis didn’t turn out to be that good of a friend after all. He points his gun at Nina, and Phyllis runs out, saying, don’t shoot. He says she’s cutting it a bit close, and Phyllis says she forgot where the duct tape was. Peter tells Phyllis to tape Nina’s hands behind her back, and then tie her to the chair; then he’ll tie Phyllis. Nina asks how Peter is going to find his baby while he’s in prison. He should get out of there while he’s still free. She’s sure by now Valentin has alerted Anna, and he knows what that means. The WSB is on the way. He says he doesn’t think they’re going to like what they find when they get there.

Dante asks if Sam wants to hit something, and she says she’d love to. Any mention of Shiloh reminds her of his connection to Peter, and how they were conspiring to hand Drew over to Helena. He says, that’s ancient history, but she says, is it? What if Shiloh knew who Peter August used to arrange for Drew’s plane to go down? He says, even if he did, Shiloh’s dead, and she says, there is someone else. Someone who was very close to Shiloh who is still alive.

Harmony tells Alexis, while it’s her job to look after inmate’s health, she’s always thought it included emotional well-being. Alexis says she’s not dying for a drink, if that’s what Harmony is thinking, but Harmony says she thinks Alexis is lonely, and there’s no shame in that. An occasional visit from family and friends doesn’t always help. Sometimes it makes things worse. Like when her nephew came with his girlfriend. Alexis says, what about it? and Harmony says, as Alexis recalls, she had a bad feeling about Esme. Alexis says, and Harmony has such good instincts about people. Harmony says she deserved that, but she does know trouble when she sees it. Why was she so interested in Ryan? Alexis says she doesn’t know. Some people are fascinated by criminals. Harmony says, fascinated is one thing, but from what she observed, Esme seemed to be upsetting Ryan. How does Alexis explain that?

Esme says Josslyn should know, she and Spence have no secrets. Anything Josslyn can say to her boyfriend, Josslyn can say to her. Josslyn says, anything she has to tell Spencer, she’ll say to Spencer, and Spencer says, Trina told Josslyn that he was in town before he told anyone else, and used a fake name and everything. Esme says, everything? and Josslyn asks if there’s something else she should know. Spencer asks if it isn’t enough that he made Trina keep his secret? Does she think he’s proud of it? Esme says, poor Trina. She’s such a… What’s the word? Josslyn says, human being? and Esme says, that’s two words. An idealist. She’s always looking for the best in people. Spend a few years in boarding school, and you’ll never be an idealist again; you become too jaded. But Trina? She must be so disappointed in Spence. How can she help him make it better? Josslyn says, Esme can’t. If Spencer wants to make things right, start by telling his father the truth. Spencer says, or what? She’ll tell his father for him? He’s sorry he doesn’t have a perfect relationship with his dad like she does.

Jax says, he and Sonny have their own history, but Sonny says he doesn’t see how. Jax is part of Nina’s past. Sonny is her present and future. Jax says Nina isn’t the first woman they fought over. Hell, she’s not even the second. Sonny says, enough with the hints. If they fought over women in the past, that means Jax knows who he is. Jax knows his name. What’s his name? Does he have kids, does he have a family? Don’t even tell him, because everything that comes out of Jax’s mouth is a lie. Jax says he promised Nina that she could be the one to tell Sonny who he is, but he’ll tell Sonny this much, there are people who have risked their lives to hold on to what’s supposedly his. Sonny says, what’s his is there in Nixon Falls with Nina.

Nina says she doesn’t know why Peter is going to all this trouble. He could have chartered a plane and been on his way to Mexico by now. He says, and just wave goodbye to her and Phyllis on the way? Ignore the fact they’re witnesses? He’s a fanatic about tying up loose ends. Nina says he has no time. Mike will be back. He says, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike. Doesn’t she mean Sonny? Phyllis asks, who’s Sonny? and Peter says Nina didn’t tell her? He’s so sorry to disappoint her, but her friend Nina has known exactly who Mike really is all along. In fact, she knows his wife and his kids. She just chose to lie about it all this time.

Out in a hallway, Drew tells Chloe, when the guard doesn’t check in, they’ll know something’s wrong. They keep moving, and he says he’s pretty much only seen the inside of his cell; she’s had the run of the place. Where to now? She tells him, outside the door, there’s a courtyard where they park their cars, and he says, he’ll just hotwire one of them, but it will take them a minute. She says, that’s why they have the keys, holding up a car key. He asks how long she’s had it, and she says since he took the beating. He tries different keys on the guard’s ring, trying to open the door, when a guard asks where they think they’re going.

Dante says, Sam wants to go see Willow’s mom? and she says he has a lot of catching up to do. She goes by the name of Harmony, and Shiloh hardly ever made a move without her knowing about it. Dante says, so he had something on her? and Sam says she doesn’t think it’s something, but more like some sort of attraction. Sam thinks Harmony thought he was charismatic, and that’s all he needed. Harmony would basically do anything he asked, including drugging her and Kristina to initiate them into the Dawn of Day. Dante says Sam had every reason to kill that guy, although he wishes Shiloh was still there to question about Drew. She says, they have the next best thing. She holds out her hand, he takes it, and she pulls him along.

Alexis asks Harmony how anyone can upset a sociopath like Ryan. Esme came off entitled and spoiled, but maybe she’s just a harmless teenager. Harmony laughs, and says, there’s nothing harmless about that girl. The smile, the perfect manners, they’re all a cover, so she can slip the knife in your back, and make off with your wallet. Alexis thinks Harmony has been there too long, and Harmony says, Shiloh collected Esme’s type at Dawn of Day; beautiful as butterflies, but vicious as a nest of vipers. Harmony walks over to help Greg.

Esme says Josslyn has known Spence much longer than she has. She’s sure Josslyn realizes Spence’s feeling for his family is complicated. Josslyn says, that’s one word for it. Esme says, just so Josslyn knows, she told Spence that she thought it was wrong for him to mislead her and Cameron into thinking he’d just come to town, and she was very much against him asking Trina to keep his secret. Spencer says, good to know it’s unanimous. Everyone thinks he’s a jerk. Josslyn says, what a shock, and Esme says he knows she doesn’t think that. He just needs to work on his communication skills and his trust issues. Isn’t today Josslyn’s mom’s wedding day? Shouldn’t she be focused on that? Josslyn says she can multitask, and Josslyn says, so it’s more important for Josslyn to threaten Spence’s new understanding with his father?

Phyllis asks what Peter is saying. Does she know Mike’s real identity? Peter says, shame on Nina, lying to a nice woman like Phyllis, manipulating her. Phyllis let Nina into her home, opened her door to her, and sang her praises, and Nina deceived her all this time. Nina calls him a psychotic bastard, and he says, excuse me. He’s not the one who let Mike believe he was Mr. Nobody. She knew all along he was Sonny Corinthos, a married man, with a beautiful wife, and a whole bunch of grieving children back in Port Charles. Phyllis asks, is this true? like it matters right now, and Nina says, please. Phyllis has to believe her. The man called Sonny Corinthos is gone. He drowned in the Lantano River, and a much better man named Mike took his place. Peter says, that’s rich. He reinvents himself as Peter August, and he’s sick and twisted. Nina reinvents herself, and she’s the goddess of love. Nina says he’s right. They both made a lot of mistakes, but he has a chance to turn everything around. All he has to do is go; leave them alone. He says he thinks he speaks for Phyllis when he says they’ve heard enough of her lying mouth. It’s time to shut her up. He puts duct tape over Nina’s mouth, and Phyllis says she doesn’t want to die. He says he knows. Next time, chose better friends. Scratch that. They both know there won’t be a next time.

Chloe tells the guard, help her. She found this prisoner trying to escape, and she was trying to stop him. As she’s talking, she pretends like she’s scared and goes behind the guard. The guard says, it doesn’t look like it, and Drew asks if the guard is calling Chloe a liar, and punches him. Chloe stabs the guard in the neck with a syringe, and he drops. Drew says, don’t tell him she was planning that too, and she says, sometimes you have to improvise. Help her get him out of here. They pick the guard up, and drag him off.

Alexis says, that’s the second time Harmony mentioned her nephew’s girlfriend. If Esme is trouble, why does she care? Harmony says, because Alexis isn’t the only one who’s lonely. Harmony and her daughter are estranged, for good reason, but not only is she cut out of Willow’s life, she’s cut out of her grandson’s life, which is a long way of saying, she could use a friend too. Sam comes in, and Alexis tells Harmony that she’d like to pick up this conversation, but right now she has a visitor. She hugs Sam, saying, this is a surprise. Sam says she’s happy to see Alexis too, but she’s a collateral benefit. They’re here for another reason. Dante joins her, and says they’re here for a professional visit. They want to talk to Harmony about a case they’re working on.

Josslyn says, what happened between Spencer and his dad is his business. However, he needs to apologize to Trina, and he’s going to have to work for it. If he’s going to make Josslyn choose between him and Trina, she’s choosing Trina. It’s not even a hard call. He tells Josslyn that he tried to explain to Trina that it’s not about her; it’s about him and his father. Esme tells him, listen to Josslyn. She believes 100% that he wasn’t trying to treat Trina poorly, but he did. Be the guy she knows he is, and apologize. Acknowledge that he put Trina in an impossible situation, and it wasn’t fair of him. He says, him? He did this. All by himself. Josslyn asks if he’s saying there was someone in it with him, and looks at Esme.

Jax says Sonny claims he loves Nina, and Sonny says, they’re not just words. He loves Nina, and she loves him. Jax says, then trust her to tell him the truth. She’s probably back at the Tan-O. They can go there together… Sonny says he’s not going anywhere with Jax. Jax asks if he doesn’t trust Nina, and Sonny says, he trusts Nina; he doesn’t trust Jax. So Jax can go, he can stay, he can do whatever he wants, but stay the hell away from Nina. Sonny stomps off.

Peter brings out a can of kerosene, totally freaking Nina and Phyllis out. He says, they thought Mike would save the day. He guesses Mike is no more heroic than Sonny. He takes a sniff of the kerosene and warns them about the fumes, telling Nina, it’s certainly no Chanel No. 5. Not to worry. He starts to pour the kerosene on the bar, and says, this will all be over in a few minutes. Nina and Phyllis struggle and try to yell, but there’s no point. Peter pours the kerosene all over the place, and says, dead women tell no tales. He tried to work with Nina, but she had to run to her Aunt Liesl. He pours the kerosene over the boxes, and says, let’s look on the bright side. He, Maxie, and their daughter will live happily ever after. And they’re taking little James with them. He can grow up with a new dad. He knocks some boxes over in front of the door, and gets on the door side. He produces a box of matches that says, Tan-O on it, which he finds amusing. He lights one, and drops it. The flames leap up, and he leaves.

Drew hopes they can find the right car, and messes with the keys, trying to unlock the door again. An alarm goes off, and he says they must have found the guard he locked in his cell. He continues trying keys, and tells her to go take the car. He’ll hold off the guards as long as he can. She says she can’t abandon him, but he says he’ll be all right. He gets the door open, and tells her, go somewhere public, very public, where they have security cameras, like the U.S. Consulate or a luxury hotel or something. She protests, but he says, someone wants him alive for whatever reason. She’s wasting time. Go. She jets, and Drew slams and locks the door. Two guards confront him, and he rushes them, knowing it’s futile. They punch the crap out of him.

Alexis says, Sam and Dante are working on a case that involves Harmony? and Harmony says she doesn’t know what they suspect her of doing, but she’s doing her best to clean up her act. Willow has made it clear that she wants nothing to do with Harmony’s life, unless she truly changes, which is what she’s trying to do… Sam tells her, hold on. Wait. They’re not here to accuse her. They actually need her help.

Esme says, maybe she’s being too hard on Spencer. She should have made sure he told his friends that he had a serious girlfriend. She should have made sure her appearance at the party was excepted, and not a big surprise. That way, Trina would have known his situation; that he was definitely unavailable. And that way, she wouldn’t have gotten any unrealistic expectations. They’ll just have to admit they messed up, and will do better moving forward. Right, Spence? Josslyn, who’s been watching this with interest, says, okay. She’s got to go. She has to get ready for her mom’s wedding. She tells Esme, as always, a pleasure. She leaves, and Spencer thanks Esme for throwing him under the bus. As if he did all this by himself, like she wasn’t a part of him arriving in town early and in secret. As if she hasn’t been part of the stalking. She’s the one who set Ava’s car on fire, something they never even discussed. She says she’s sorry. She just didn’t think it was the right call to let Josslyn think they were in this together. Trust her. This is his chance to make things right with his father. She’s only thinking about him. Josslyn watches them while she’s waiting for the elevator.

Phyllis and Nina trapped, and struggle to get free, with walls of fire all around them. Sonny comes up the walk, and says, what the hell? He runs inside, and yells for Nina. Things start falling, and he looks through the flames

Tomorrow, Drew asks if that’s who the big boss is, Spinelli tells Jason that he wouldn’t have it any other way, Maxie tells Britt that the odds are in someone’s favor, and Carly says they have no idea what’s coming. Truer words.

💭 So, I’m wondering if Sonny will get knocked in the head saving Nina and Phyllis, and get his memory back. I’m also thinking, Esme isn’t really from Spencer’s school, and she has something on him. He does not seem interested. Also, Jax is like a head taller than Sonny. I never really noticed before. Maybe there haven’t been the two of them alone in many scenes.

🗽 About That Reunion…

Apparently, the RHONY Reunion has been iffy, but I missed the memo. However, it’s now on.

Eboni K. Williams Shares Her Hopes For The ‘RHONY’ Reunion & Whether She’d Return For A 2nd Season

Sonja Morgan Confirms ‘RHONY’ Will Have Reunion, Talks Filming Season 14

https://screenrant.com/rhony-cast-finally-coming-together-for-in-person-reunion/

👠 Meta Fashion…

What is this party even for anyway?

The beautiful:

https://people.com/style/the-met-gala-2021-red-carpet-looks-you-must-see/

The weird:

https://mashable.com/article/met-gala-2021-fashion-kardashian

And the after party:

https://people.com/style/met-gala-2021-afterparties/

https://www.eonline.com/photos/33233/2021-met-gala-after-party-photos

Bonus: The food:

Photo of Food Served at 2021 Met Gala Goes Viral, Thanks to Host Keke Palmer: ‘The Hell Is That?’

🛸 Moon Men 2021…

The VMA winners:

https://people.com/music/2021-mtv-vmas-complete-winners-list/

Megan Fox has nowhere to go but naked next year. The only important thing:

https://parade.com/1260711/paulettecohn/mtv-vma-fashion-2021-red-carpet-photos/

📺 Coming Up…

Some shows to look forward to this fall.

https://ew.com/tv/must-watch-fall-dramas-2021/

🍁 Taking My Leave…

Tune in tomorrow for soap and the latest in the Erika saga, otherwise known as RHOBH. Until then, stay safe, stay making movement part of your day, and stay knowing that sometimes you have to improvise.

Sep14

September 13, 2021 – Peter Shows Up At the Tan-O, Delaney’s Last Day On Deck, the Park, Rules To Come & Falls

Posted on September 14, 2021 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Josslyn walks out onto the terrace with Trina, and says she wanted her mother to have enough time to get ready, and didn’t want her to feel rushed. Trina guesses wherever Carly went, it’s important. Carly comes out, and Josslyn asks where she was. Carly apologizes, saying, she didn’t mean to worry Josslyn. She says hi to Trina, who says she tried to keep Josslyn calm. Josslyn says she thought Carly was a runaway bride, but Carly says, she can’t wait to marry Jason. The doorbell rings, and Carly says, it must be a family member; the guards didn’t call. Josslyn says she’ll get it, but Carly insists she has time. She leaves to get the door, and Josslyn asks if Trina saw that. For weeks, she’s been distracted, almost like she was having second thoughts. Now look at her. She’s so happy. Trina says, it’s a happy day. She would be enjoying it better if she hadn’t humiliated herself.

Carly opens the door to Ava, who says, she knows it’s Carly’s wedding day. She’s sorry for just showing up like this, but it’s important.

Nikolas sits with Spencer and Esme at the MetroCourt, and says he’s not up for eating much. He’s a bit under the weather, but was happy to get the invitation. Esme says they’re happy he accepted, and Spencer says he’s sorry Nikolas isn’t feeling well. Esme says she understands Nikolas is an excellent horseman. She adores horses. Nikolas asks if she rides, and she says not as much as she did when she was a kid. She lived here, there, and everywhere. It wasn’t easy to keep a horse, but she and Spence did a lot of riding at school. They were lucky the school had a stable. Nikolas says she’s welcome to use the stables whenever she wants, and she says, that’s very kind. He asks what they’ve been doing for fun, and Esme says, Spence has been showing her around Port Charles. Nikolas says, the insider’s tour; where have they gone so far? What have they done? Spencer says, all kinds of stuff. What’s with the third degree? Nikolas still doesn’t trust him? Esme says, he’s just trying to make conversation; showing some interest. Spencer says, sure. He’s interested now. Valentin comes by, and says, aren’t we the picture of familial harmony?

Maxie asks if Austin will go with her to Carly and Jason’s wedding, and he asks if that’s an actual question. She asks why it wouldn’t be, and he says she just got done telling him that he’s a painful reminder of her losing Louise. So he doesn’t understand why she’d want him to attend a wedding with him. She says she realized she was looking at this the wrong way. It’s painful not to have her daughter with her right now, but her daughter is in the world because of him. Maybe she should be associating him with good things instead. So if he can forgive what she said before, she’d like to start over. Brook listens from around the corner.

Jordan opens her eyes, and Curtis says her name. He kisses her hand, and says, welcome back, beautiful. They thought they lost her. He kisses her hand again, and Portia watches from the doorway for a moment, then leaves.

Portia asks the reception nurse to text Austin, and let him know his patient is awake. The nurse says she’s so glad Portia is okay, and TJ says, his mother is awake? She’s totally conscious? Portia says she didn’t do an exam, but she thinks so. TJ says, thank God, and Shawn hugs him.

Phyllis answers Sonny/Mike’s phone, and Nina asks if he’s there, but Phyllis says he accidentally left his phone behind. He’s on his way to the Tan-O. Is everything all right? She says, everything is fine, and hears the door. She tells Phyllis, Mike is here now. They’ll talk soon. She turns around, and sees Peter walk in. He asks, what’s the matter? It looks like she’s seen a ghost. She says she wasn’t expecting to see him. He’s supposed to be… He says, dead? He’s so sorry to disappoint her, but here he is, alive and well. She asks why she’d think otherwise. She’s just surprised to see him. He’s supposed to be in St. Lucia. He says, beautiful St. Lucia, where he was scheduled to meet his doom at the hands of her Aunt Liesl. Very clever, but not clever enough. He told her that he had eyes and ears everywhere. One of his contacts told him that Obrecht had travel plans to head to St. Lucia as well. His would-be assassin has been waylaid. Nina asks what he did to Obrecht; is she okay? He says her auntie is being handled. Now, how best to handle her?

Austin says he only wishes he could have done more to keep Maxie and Louise safe. She says if they’re going to start talking regrets, they’ll be there all night, and completely miss the wedding. That is, if he’ll go with her. His phone dings, and he says he’s got to go, and jets. Brook comes back, and asks Maxie how it went. She was really selling him there. Maxie tells her, he said he had to go, and bolted. Maybe he saw right through her, or thinks she’s a complete nutjob. Whatever it is, she’s done.

The nurse tells Jordan that she’s all set. Let her know if she needs anything else. She leaves, and Jordan tells Curtis, hi. He says, hi, yourself. It’s good to have her back. She asks where she went, and he says, that’s a little existential for him to answer, but she had everyone scared to death. She says, everyone? and he says, one person in particular. TJ comes in, and asks how she’s feeling. She says she feels okay. She asks Curtis if they caught the perp who killed Barstow, and he says, look at her, always on the job, even from a hospital bed. Why is he not surprised? Curtis got him, but had to make a choice; either detain him or go back for her. It really wasn’t a choice at all. Portia comes in, and asks how Jordan is doing. Jordan thanks her, and Portia says she wishes she could have gotten Jordan out faster. She wouldn’t have inhaled all those fumes. She tried… Jordan says, Portia kept her alert as long as she could by talking to her, and she’ll never forget it.

Trina asks Josslyn to please tell her Spencer and his father aren’t invited to the wedding. Josslyn says, not unless Maxie went rogue and invited them without telling anyone, and Trina says, it’s a definitely possibility. Josslyn says, even if she did, and Spencer’s there, who cares? Is Trina worried about what Spencer thinks of her? Trina says, Esme called her out in front of him, and now he thinks she’s crushing on him. Josslyn says, and is she?

Carly invites Ava in, and asks, what’s going on? Ava says she’s moving away from Port Charles, and can’t take Avery with her. It’s killing her, but she needs to leave her little girl there with Carly.

Valentin says, look at young Spencer, all grown up. Spencer gets up, and says, no thanks to him, and Valentin says, easy. They don’t have dwell on and exaggerate ancient history, especially when they all have things they regret that woudn’t stand up to scrutiny. Nikolas says, it happened when Spencer was a child; what’s Valentin’s excuse? Valentin says they’re going to give this charming young woman the wrong impression. She’ll have to forgive this family; it’s ancient history really. Spencer says, really? Address his girlfriend again, and Valentin will be history. Esme looks like she’s enjoying this, and Valentin wonders why Spencer is so defensive. It makes him think Spencer is hiding something. Nikolas says he’ll give Valentin this; he’s good at mind games. Who does that remind him of? Oh, Helena. Like mother, like son. Valentin says, the father/son thing they’ve rediscovered is really touching, and Spencer puts his arm around Nikolas, saying, at least he knows who his father is. Anna joins them, and says, okay, that’s quite enough.

Trina tells Josslyn, she is into Spencer, or was. She’s not sure how she feels about him these days. One minute, they’re starting to connect, the next minute, comes his secret confidential girlfriend. Josslyn says she’s sorry, but Trina says, don’t be. Josslyn tried to warn her that Spencer was too good to be true. Josslyn says she was hoping she was wrong, that he got some perspective while he was away and grew up a little bit. Trina had it rough this summer. First, with that guy named Victor, then Spencer, who completely led her on, and lied by omission. She could throttle him for his insensitivity. Trina says Josslyn will have to throttle her too. Because Spencer lied about something else, and she helped him do it.

Anna asks where this is coming from, and Spencer says, Valentin is the reason his father stayed away so long, and pretended he was dead; to protect him, and recoup their rightful fortune. Valentin says, sorry, he didn’t realize Nikolas was protecting anyone. He thought Nikolas was hiding. Nikolas says, bastard, and Anna says, all of this is old news. None of them are the same people they were. Nikolas says, none of what Valentin has done will be forgotten. Despite his efforts, he’ll die without the Cassadine fortune. As for his attempt to hold on to the name, he’ll only ever be Helena’s cast-off no-name son. Anna tells Valentin, let’s go, and they leave. Esme says, nothing like mutual enemy to bring a family together. Who’s the bossy Brit?

Portia says, with the gas escaping, and Jordan collapsing, she was practically babbling She doesn’t even know what she said in that basement; it’s all a blur. Austin comes in, and Jordan tells Portia, she said they needed to hold on, that their children needed them. Austin says he’s happy to see she’s awake. He sees that bump on her head didn’t affect her memory, and TJ says, because she’s a champ. TJ asks how her throat is, and she says, scratchy. Portia says she’ll let Austin update Jordan, and leaves. Austin asks what TJ thinks, and TJ says, aside from some throat irritation, the patient doesn’t seem to have any of the more serious respiratory or cognitive symptoms normally associated with carbon monoxide poisoning. Austin agrees, and tells Jordan that they have to discuss her latest test results. TJ asks what her bloodwork indicates, and Jordan says, Dr. Ashford. She recognizes that he’s an excellent physician, but he’s not her physician. She’ll fill him in afterward. TJ leaves with Curtis.

Outside, Curtis tells Portia that she’s been great. He never got a chance to say thank you. She says she hasn’t had a chance to say thank you either. If he hadn’t shown up when he did, they woudn’t have made it out of the basement.

Molly runs in and hugs TJ. He asks how she knew, and she says, Shawn called her. TJ thanks Shawn, who says he knew TJ would want Molly there, and she’d want to be there. Molly asks how Jordan is doing, and TJ says, she’s awake and alert. That’s all good, but they don’t know about the long term yet.

Peter says, they had a deal. All Nina needed to do was find a lead for him to track down his daughter. He would have left her nephew in Port Charles, and left her alone to live out her cozy little lie of a life. How is Sonny doing? He looks at all the boxes, and asks if she and Sonny are doing a construction project. She says, leave Sonny out of it. She’ll help him find his daughter. Just tell her what he needs. He says they’re agreement became null and void when he was set up to be ambushed. She says she panicked; she’s sorry. She wasn’t sure she could get the information he demanded. She was afraid. He says what she was, was over-confident. She was so convinced her demented aunt would succeed in her mission, she didn’t bother considering the alternative. He’s sorry. Obrecht failed, and now there have to be consequences.

Trina tells Josslyn, here goes. Spencer is Victor. Josslyn say she’s sorry. She doesn’t think she heard right. Trina says, it was Spencer she met the night of her graduation party at the Savoy, but he told her that his name was Victor. That’s why he didn’t want any pictures taken with him, or be with Josslyn and Cameron on the 4^th of July. He didn’t want to blow his cover. Josslyn says she’s not remotely shocked that Spencer would lie – he was a huge liar when they were kids – but what was the point? What did it get him? Trina says he begged her not to tell anyone that he was in town earlier than he claimed. He said it was because of his relationship with his father… to avoid drama. Joslyn says, please. Spencer craves drama. That’s why he threw that over-the-top party. And of course (🍷) his father had to do him one better by pretending to stab him. Those two deserve each other. Trina says, they probably do, but that’s not the point. She shouldn’t have covered for Spencer, and definitely shouldn’t have lied to Josslyn. A violation of the sisters before misters rule.

Carly asks if Ava is really going to let the stalker drive her out of town, and Ava says, her divorce from Nikolas is almost final. When it is, she’s gone. Hopefully, not forever. Carly says, if she’s taking this step, Ava must feel like she has no choice. Ava says she doesn’t. The stalker has become more dangerous. The night of Spencer’s party, her car was set on fire, and the stalker left Kiki’s GH badge there for her to find.

Spencer says, never mind Anna. They really showed Valentin. He and Nikolas high-five, but Nikolas is feeling pain. Esme says, he’s hurt, and Nikolas says he had a run-in with Ava’s bodyguards, and may have met with a fist or two. Spencer says, Ava had him beaten? but Nikolas says, it’s fine. It’s complicated, and he doesn’t want to get into it. Now if they’ll excuse him, since he doubts the bar serves ibuprofen or aspirin, he’s getting a gin and tonic. He goes to the bar, and Spencer wonders what kind of a sick game Ava is playing now. Esme says, it takes gamers to recognize game. If he wants to repair his relationship, he has to meet Nikolas halfway, and control his temper. Unless he wants an enemy like Valentin.

Anna asks why Valentin went over there, and he says he doesn’t know. She asks if he’s okay, and he says, Spencer is just posturing for his girlfriend. She says, that Helena remark was below the belt, and he says he was probably asking for it. How is her day going so far? She says, TJ texted her on her way over there. Apparently, Jordan was exposed to a gas leak or something, and she’s at GH right now; he’s going to keep her updated. Valentin says he’s so sorry. What is she doing there? Go be with her friend. She says he’s her friend too.

TJ asks Austin how his mom is, and Austin says, first things first. She’s given her permission to discuss her medical condition with them. Austin says a bunch of medical stuff, the gist of which is, Jordan’s numbers fell below benchmark for kidney disease. Curtis asks if he can say it in English, and TJ says, his mom is in renal failure.

Brook tells Maxie, that guy is so going to the wedding, and Maxie says she’s really not comfortable manipulating the good Samaritan who delivered her baby. Brook says, back up. That good Samaritan is the same guy who’s trying to get a piece of the ELQ pie, which her great-grandfather clearly didn’t want him to have. Maxie says Brook has a one-track mind. Is it really that terrible to leave Valentin in charge of ELQ, because from what she sees, he’s an effective CEO. He also thinks the sun rises and sets in his daughter Bailey. He’s going to be completely heartbroken when he finds out she’s not his. And now she’s letting Austin think she’s interested. Is ELQ really worth all this emotional devastation?

Peter has Nina backed up against the bar, and says, let’s try this again, shall we? Unlock her phone, and hand it over. She can thank Valentin’s obsession with her for the fact she’s still breathing. He snatches the phone from her, and says, no more games. She’s going to find out if Valentin knows where his daughter is. She says, Valentin is good, but he’s not infallible. She can’t make him know something he doesn’t. He says he’d try real hard, and looks at the phone, saying, there he is. Just so they’re clear, she’s on speaker, as of now. Valentin’s phone rings.

Valentin says, Nina, what a nice surprise, and she says she’s sorry to bother him, but she just can’t get Maxie off her mind, and how much she must miss Louise. He says, it’s awful, and she asks if he has any information about the baby or who might have taken her. He says, no. He and Anna have been investigating, but they’ve hit nothing but dead ends. She says she promises not to get Maxie’s hopes up. She just wants some reassurance. There must be some new information. He says they have nothing, and asks if she’s all right. She says she is. It’s just a little more rustic there than she’d like. He must love staying at the MetroCourt. He gets room service any time he likes. And so it goes. She tells him, goodbye, and Valentin looks at the phone, puzzled. Peter says, room service? What was she getting at? She says she had to make it sound natural. She couldn’t just ask about Louise and hang up. Phyllis comes in, and asks what brings Peter back to their neck of the woods?

Maxie tells Brook, so far, the plan is working. Brook is keeping Bailey/Louise safe from her maniac father, and taken good care of her. She owes Brook more than she can ever repay her, but her gratitude doesn’t make it a blank check.

Austin says Jordan’s situation is serious, but totally treatable. TJ asks if he’s talking about medication and diet, or something more aggressive. Austin says, all of the above. They want to attack it from all sides. He recommended a specialty clinic in Albany, and Jordan agreed to go. He’s making arrangements for transport. He leaves, and Molly hugs TJ.

On the phone, Jordan thanks Mac. She says, it means a lot. She can rest easier, knowing he’s got this. Portia comes in, and says Jordan is a thorough professional, but it’s time to put her health first. Jordan says she wanted to update Mac before her leave absence. It could be weeks. Portia says Jordan made the right choice. Austin’s treatment plan is sound. She’ll be back on the job in no time. Jordan says, thanks in part to Portia. She kept them both going in that basement. She was out of it, and fighting to stay conscious, but she could hear Portia talking to her.

Josslyn says, Spencer put Trina in an impossible situation. Trina says, looking back, she wishes she’d told Ava who Victor was, and what he really thought of her.

Ava tells Carly, maybe the stalker left Kiki’s badge to torment her. Maybe it was some kind of warning. Regardless, she can’t let Avery become collateral damage. Carly says she’ll take care of Avery until Ava comes back, and Ava thanks her, adding, that is the plan.

Anna says, that was Nina? and Valentin says, it was odd. She didn’t sound like herself. Her tone sounded forced. Anna says, she was asking about Maxie’s daughter; it’s not the happiest of subjects. Maybe she was over-compensating or something. He says, maybe, and she says he has he has very good instincts. What are they telling him? He says that he’d better call her back and make sure.

Nina tells Phyllis that Peter was giving her an update about the meeting he took in New York with the editor. Phyllis says, how exciting. Was it successful? Peter says, that remains to be seen. Nina’s phone rings, but he ignores the call, and puts it in his pocket. Phyllis says she’s sure he’s just being modest. He strikes her as a real go-getter. Nina says, they were just hashing out the plot points for the book Peter is pitching. It’s confidential, so if Phyllis woudn’t mind leaving… Phyllis says she can take a hint. She only came back to drop off Mike’s phone. They were supposed to go over the invoices for the construction supplies, but since Mike’s not there, she’ll grab it and look at it at home. She had no idea all this was being delivered. She takes out the gun from under the bar, asking if she can get them a cold one, but Peter says, no thanks. He has to keep his wits about him. Phyllis stands up, drawing the gun, but Peter grabs Nina, and has his own gun drawn. He says, see what he means?

Portia says she was just rambling in that basement, and Jordan says, when she talked about Trina’s father? Portia flashes back to being in the basement, and saying she needs to tell Trina the truth about her father. Jordan says she understands. She went through a similar situation with TJ. Portia says, she did? and Jordan says, sure. It was a careful and nuanced conversation when she explained about her life undercover; all the mistakes she made. TJ was angry at first, but Portia shouldn’t worry. Trina accepts that Taggert is only human, and if there are still past mistakes that need to be discussed, she’s sure Trina will understand… Did she get that all wrong? Portia says, no. That’s exactly right. TJ and Molly come in, and Portia says she should call Trina right now, and leaves. TJ asks how Jordan is feeling, and she says she’s fine. She asks if Molly will do her a favor, and Molly says, yes. She’ll look after TJ. Jordan says Molly read her mind, and Shawn comes in. He asks if it’s a private party, or can anyone join? Jordan says she’s sorry. She won’t be able to help him with his investigation, but he says, that’s the furthest thing from his mind. She needs to concentrate on getting better. She says, that’s definitely the plan.

Brook asks Maxie, who writes checks anymore? And what does that even mean? Maxie says, it means she’s not obligated to do Brook any inappropriate favors. Brook says she understands. The Quartermaine ways die hard; a little backstabbing there, a little manipulation there, nothing too serious. At least that’s what they tell themselves before things go sideways. She’s trying to do better. Maxie says, it’s hard to change old patterns of behavior, but she appreciates Brook trying.

Nikolas comes back, and Esme says they haven’t ordered yet, and excuses herself. Spencer tells Nikolas, it’s considered rude to go to the bathroom in the middle of a meal in France. I bet it’s ruder to go at the table. Nikolas says, they’re in Port Charles, but speaking of places Spencer used to live, what’s it going to take for him to come back to Windymere? Spencer says he’s not sure. What would that look like? Nikolas says, they’d have to figure it out. He’d like to try. Would Spencer like to take a chance? Spencer says he’s open to discussing it, especially since Doc keeps offering him muesli in the morning. Nikolas laughs, but it hurts. He says he’s going to go home to take an ice bath. Say goodbye to Esme. Today was fun. He hopes they do it again soon. Dinner is on him.

Curtis tells Jordan, so Albany, and she says she hears it’s a great city, especially for kidney issues. He sits on the bed, and says she’s not to worry about a thing. Whatever she needs, he’s got her. She says she won’t hang up on him if she gets the occasional phone call with one of his crazy stories. He tears up, and says she better not. He might have a few she hasn’t heard yet. A nurse comes in, and says, the medical transport team will be there shortly. Is now a good time to get her prepped? Jordan says, let’s do this. She and Curtis both have tears in their eyes.

Trina tells Josslyn, she can’t believe she let some guy make her question her own thought process. She admits maybe she shouldn’t have confronted Esme on a hunch, but… Josslyn says, no buts. Don’t second guess herself. If she thinks something’s off, it’s off. Trina thanks Josslyn for having her back, and Josslyn says, always. Sisters before misters. They hug, and Portia calls Trina. Trina says she’ll be right there, and tells Josslyn that Jordan and her mom were in some accident, and they’re at GH. Josslyn tells her, go, and she says she’ll try to be on time for the wedding, but Josslyn says, don’t worry.

Carly says she’s sorry Ava has to go through this alone, and Ava says, all she has left to do is tell Avery that she’ll be without her mother again. Carly says they can tell Avery that Ava is going on a trip, that is, if she wants Carly there. Ava says she does. When the times comes, she thinks it would be good if they told her together.

Peter tells Phyllis, drop the gun, and she says, drop his and she’ll consider it. He says she has guts, and she says she’s also a crack shot. Lenny took her to the firing range often. She tells Peter to let Nina breathe, and he lets up the pressure on Nina’s neck. Nina says, Mike is coming back for his phone. Let them go, and he can live to see his daughter. He says, his life isn’t the one she needs to be worried about. Not only did she betray him, it’s clear from her phone call to Valentin that’s she’s of no use to him, and she knows how he deals with his liabilities. Phyllis says she doesn’t care what his is about, but she does care about her friend. She won’t have Peter threatening Nina in the bar she and her husband built. He has to the count of ten to release her. He says she’s a smart woman, and a straight shooter in every sense of the word. He’s sure she knows he can squeeze off a shot before she takes him down. Nina yells for her to shoot him, but Phyllis says she can’t risk Nina’s life. She puts the gun on the bar, and he throws Nina to the floor. He says, too bad Phyllis came in when she did. He actually kind of likes her. He picks up Phyllis’s gun, and Nina coughs.

Maxie says, now that that’s settled, she needs to go to the Garden Court at Metro, and do a walk through. She’ll be too busy to care that she’s dateless. Austin clearly isn’t into her, and she probably has a polite text to look forward to, declining her invitation. Austin approaches, and says, in response to her earlier question, he’d love to be her plus one, if the offer still stands. He’ll call her after his shift, and they’ll sort out the details, since he much prefers a call to texting. He leaves, and Brook says, she’s not sayin’… Just sayin’.

Molly tells Jordan not to worry. She’ll even water Jordan’s plants. Jordan tells TJ that she’s going to be all right. Just know that. She’ll be in touch. The bed is wheeled past Curtis, who says, see you soon, Ash. She says, see you soon, and is wheeled out.

Josslyn finds Spencer at the MetroCourt, and says, hello, Spencer. Or should she call him Victor?

Ava thanks Carly for loving Avery, and taking care of her, but Carly says Ava doesn’t have to thank her. She would die for Avery. Ava says, that’s the only way she can leave Avery. As she’s about to go, and tells Carly, congratulations to her and Jason. She means that sincerely. She says, a new chance at happiness should never be taken for granted, and leaves.

Anna says, Nina didn’t pick up? and Valentin says, strange. Nina made a pointed remark that he lives at the MetroCourt. She knows he’s living at the Quartermaines’ now. Anna asks if maybe Nina forgot, but he says he doubts it. Before she signed off, she said, so it goes. That’s their song. He sang it for her at the Nurses Ball. He thinks it was a signal that Nina is in trouble, the kind where he needs to check on Nina. Anna says, let’s go. How soon can they get to Nixon Falls?

Phyllis and Nina sit side by side, and Nina tells Peter, just go; leave them in peace. The longer he’s there, the greater his chances of being discovered. He says he intends to leave, but they won’t be outside the Tan-O again. Phyllis takes Nina’s hand.

Tomorrow, Harmony knows trouble when she sees it, Alexis says it will never be forgiven or forgotten, Drew tells Chloe that it’s time to get out of there, and Sonny says, it sounds like a threat.

Below Deck Mediterranean

Katie tells ~~Deloni~~ Delaney that her attitude is good, and since she’s never been a stew, things aren’t going to be perfect, but the crew isn’t happy about the cabin arrangement. It’s causing her more stress than good. She feels terrible saying it, but when this trip is finished, they’ll say goodbye. Delaney, who still doesn’t seem to grasp the problem, says she’s done well, and Katie says, it’s not that. Delaney thinks they should consult with Captain Sandy, but Katie says she spoke with the captain this morning, and the decision was left up to her. Delaney doesn’t think the other stews will be happy, but Katie feels it’s better for the boat as a whole. Delaney says, Katie is the queen, and in charge of the department. She says it in a joking way, but I don’t think she’s joking. She says she did a good job, and Katie agrees. She suggests Delaney stay the night and come out with them. She can spend the night in a guest cabin. In Katie’s interview, she says she f***ed up. She made a mistake, but she’d been complaining that they needed more hands, and would have been an idiot not giving it a go. Delaney said she was a stew, and she wasn’t. She has to take some responsibility for what it came down to. Katie hugs Mathew, and says she feels bad. He says he would have fired Lexi. Me too. In Delaney’s interview, she says she doesn’t think it’s fair or what’s best for the yacht, but it’s not in her control. Katie tells Lexi that Delaney is leaving. She has a good attitude, and it’s not personal. She’s going stay the night, and come out with them. She deserves a night out.

Malia tells Lloyd to pull the tender around, and explains what to do. The guests look at the film from guest Danielle’s mayoral speech. Delaney says, it’s her last night, and Lexi says she’ll miss her. She was a big help. Delaney says the only reason she’s going is because of the cabins. Leaving out the fact that she lied like a rug on her resumé. In Lexi’s interview, she says she feels bad for Delaney. Katie made a big deal about being stressed out. She tells Delaney that she’s sad to see her go. Mathew makes breakfast, and the boat heads to the dock. Katie tells Captain Sandy that she thinks Delaney understands. She has a great attitude. They’re going to celebrate tonight, and put her in the guest cabin, and Mathew can go back to his cabin. One of the guests says they think this is the prettiest coastline, and the captain asks, who’d like to drive the boat through the canal? In Malia’s interview, she says, Delaney wants to be on deck, so she wants to give her that. Malia tells David and Mzi to take the bow, and tells Delaney to be on the stern. Katie tells Courtney about Delaney leaving, and in Delaney’s interview, she says she’s excited to be outside. Malia explains how to throw the lines, and in her interview, she says she’s giving Delaney the stern, so she can be there just in case, and it gives Mzi the opportunity to be on the bow for the first time. I’m wondering if Delaney lied about being on deck as well, since she can’t seem to throw the line to save her life. Malia says, they’re being blown to port because they haven’t secured the lines. It’s a massive boat, and not safe to keep walking it over. Delaney finally gets the line on shore with her 50^th try.

I’m not sure why, but we see the engine room. In Malia’s interview, she says Delaney surprised her. She was having a lot of trouble throwing the line, considering all the experience she said she had. No one lies like a green deckhand, and she doesn’t believe it until she sees them throw a line. Chief Officer Marten tells Captain Sandy that the steering column alarm went off. He thinks they might have caught a line. Malia says it was the worst docking ever, and in her interview, she says, when you hear that alarm, it could mean a line is caught in the rudder, and could do major damage. It could end their season. Malia explains to Delaney how a line should be thrown, and the guests’ luggage is brought out. The crew gets in their whites, and out on the dock. Guest Andrea says, although they were crazy ladies, all with different preferences, it was perfect every day. She thanks them for an amazing trip, and gives the captain the tip envelope. When the guests are gone, Captain Sandy tells the crew to get out of their whites, and into their reds, and meet for the tip meeting. Delaney thanks the captain for the experience, and says it was nice to meet her. The captain says Delaney has a great attitude, and is a team player. She appreciates that.

At the tip meeting, Captain Sandy tells Delaney that her attitude was beyond, and she’d be an asset to any boat. She stepped into a tight crew, which isn’t easy, but she did it with grace. Mathew says she gets to have fun now. The tips is $17,000, or $1300 each. In Mzi’s interview, he says, it would be great if Delaney wasn’t here. The captain says, the owner has given them the day off tomorrow. They’re going to have access to the water toys, then go to Krka Falls. She hopes Delaney will join them. In Mathew’s interview, he says he needs hand massages and rest. Courtney tries teaching the captain to twerk. In his interview, Mzi says Courtney is growing on him. When he has feelings for a girl, he likes to have flowers sent. He wants to ask her out old school. Captain Sandy tells Malia that they might have caught a ground line. That’s why she doesn’t like to walk the boat. They need to take a look. In Malia’s interview, she says, it’s a 900 ton vessel, and when it’s not secured, every second counts. One little thing can cause a chain reaction. Thank God Delaney was on the stern. If there had been a mistake on the bow, they could be f***ed for the rest of the season.

Malia scuba dives under the boat, and checks the rudder. Captain Sandy tells David to keep an eye on her. In Malia’s interview, she says she gets to dive in some awesome places. Underwater, it’s quiet; no one talks. Nothing was caught, but it’s always good to check. She tells the captain, there are no groundlines; it’s clear. The captain thanks her, and everybody gets ready to go out. At the restaurant, they take some pictures, and Courtney toasts to being fabulous. Mzi wonders how Lexi is going to behave, but Courtney says she doesn’t care. She and Katie support one another, and having just the two of them would make it easier than having four of them. Lexi badmouths everyone to Delaney, and Courtney says Katie did an amazing job. Katie runs around to the other side of the table to hug her. Malia wants David to make a speech, and David says, Katie is incredible. The first night, the chef had a sore knee… Lexi says, he left the effing boat; he quit the first night. David ignores this, and tells them, Mathew said he was injured. Lexi says, bullsh*t, and in his interview, Mathew says, her talking sh*t about him during David’s speech is bullsh*t. He tells her that David has the floor. Like this girl would care.

They toast to Mathew, and in Lexi’s interview, she says she sees what’s going on. Everyone is worshiping Mathew, and it’s so fake and apparent. Malia tells Delaney, sorry for calling her out on the dropped line, but don’t be afraid to be green. She saw some titles on Delaney’s resumé, and knows that on smaller boats they will call someone a Chief Officer when they’re not really. Delaney insists she was honest, but Malia says she put down that she was a stew when she’d had no experience. Delaney says she’s only been on super yachts for two years. In Malia’s interview, she says she doesn’t think Delaney took her advice. It’s like, yeah, thanks for the advice, and here’s fifty reasons why she did what she did. Good luck with the temp job. Mzi gets up, and Courtney says, Coco needs a dance. He twerks on her, then gives her a lap dance. Sort of, since he’s pretty drunk. She says she doesn’t know what’s happening. Her drink is everywhere. Lexi wants to get out of there. They leave, and go back to the boat.

Lloyd shows Malia how to dance, and Lexi says she’s hungry. She thinks she has a tape worm. She roots around in the galley for something to eat, while the others do shots. They get in the hot tub and dance. Lexi says, ooh, there’s chili, and pulls it out of the refrigerator. Courtney does her own mayoral campaign speech. Lexi spits the chili out, and says she wonders if chef knows what salt is. Here’s a hint, Lexi. I know nothing about cooking, but you don’t salt it until after you cook it. David dances with Delaney, and in his interview, he says, the guest cabin is looking good right now. David tries to jump out of the hot tub, and lands on his face. Ouch.

Katie asks if David is okay, and he says, no. He won’t be doing that again. He gets back in the hot tub, and Mathew asks if it was his knee. David goes downstairs, and Katie calls best friend Sophie. She says she’s sorry she couldn’t be there, then calls her mother, saying, Sophie is about to give birth, and she can’t be there. She gets all weepy, and her mother says, everyone makes choices. In Katie’s interview, she says she has a love/hate relationship with yachting. She loves it, which is why she’s been there so long, but her best friend is giving birth and she’s sacrificing being there with her. It’s bullsh*t on the boat. There’s so much more to life that this sh*t. Her mom says Katie’s been drinking. Just go to sleep. Katie says she misses everything, and is starting to question if it’s really worth it.

In the crew mess, Mathew laughs about Lexi radioing for Deloni, and Delaney responding with her correct name. He says Lexi is clueless. He’s heard her talking to herself, and it’s scary. Lexi says Mathew is scary in person, which is a really odd response, but no surprise. She says he is an amazing chef, and Mzi says, he’s an amazing human. What’s with the attitude? Mathew says, they don’t like each other, and Lexi says Mzi is flying in like Captain Save-a-Ho, which makes no sense whatsoever. Delaney announces that she has a cheetah onesie, and puts it on. She dances around, then lies on the floor, raising her legs, and balancing Lexi on her feet. Lloyd comes in, and wonders, WTF is going on? Courtney comes out in a matching cheetah onesie, so either Delaney had two of them, or this is some wildly odd coincidence. Courtney crawls around on the floor. None of this is my idea of a good time.

Mzi wants to send roses to Courtney, and asks Mathew for the provisioner’s number. Mathew points out that David is smashed, as David tries to lift Delaney on his feet, and fails miserably. Lloyd says, Malia isn’t game; might as well try for the fourth stew. Delaney lifts David, but he falls, and she says, goodnight. It’s 3 am, and she’s going to bed. Mzi orders the roses.

In David’s interview, he says he woke up sore. What would he say to drunk him? Don’t jump off sh*t. Malia says they’re going to be doing water sports, then changing and going to the waterfall. Delaney tries to wake up Lexi, but Lexi won’t budge. In her interview, Lexi says she was up at 6 am the previous day. She’d rather sleep than be cold and do water sports. The rest of the crew leaves, and they go out in a smaller boat to swim and use the water toys. In Katie’s interview, she says she needed this. It’s cleansing her soul… if she still has one at this point. David says Malia looks majestic on the hoverboard, and she promptly falls off. Lloyd asks Courtney about her feelings for Mzi, and she says they have a good friendship thing. In Lloyd’s interview, he says, there are roses coming, and the recipient doesn’t want them. He’s in a predicament about how to approach Mzi. He tells Courtney that he thinks Mzi has a few extra feelings, and asks if she could like him. She says, never say never; he’s an ace guy. Lloyd says, he’s a legend, when Mzi joins them. Courtney says, here he is; the man, the myth, and the legend. In Mzi’s interview, he says he’s nervous, anxious, excited, everything. Alcohol helps the situation. I think, probably not really.

Lexi says, sixteen days left, and Delaney says, she has one day left. Everyone gets changed, and Lloyd tells Mzi that he thinks no on the roses. They take a taxi to another boat, and Malia opens champagne. In her interview, she says she’s been to this waterfall before, in her first season. We flash back to that, and she says she won’t be the sous chef this time. The go to Krka National Park, where a guide takes them over a bridge to see amazing falls and rainbows. They take pictures, then walk over to the restaurant. Lexi tells the table, sixteen more days until she leaves. Delaney says she’d like to stay, but Mathew says she can’t unless Lexi leaves. He’s never disliked someone more. Courtney tells him to shut up, and Lexi says he doesn’t matter in her world. Malia asks if Lexi would like to change seats, but she’s not going anywhere. Mathew says she’s the worst person he’s ever met, and she says she doesn’t give a f***. He’s nobody. He’s a lowlife.

David comes over with a plate, trying to get Lexi to eat something, and she snaps at him not to put that in her face. Courtney asks how old they are. Sixteen? Enjoy the day. David brings Mathew to the other side of the table, and Mathew continues mumbling about Lexi. Courtney says, this is unnecessary; stop. Mathew says, no one likes Lexi. She has Miami guys who are so rich. Lexi says, that’s why Mathew is jealous. No one wants to join his sex orgy. In Katie’s interview, she says she’s not sorting this out. They’re not at work, and have to learn not to speak this way. Just walk away. Are you five? Courtney says, no one cares about Mathew’s thoughts, and Lexi tells him, STFU. There are cats everywhere, and Malia points out how cool they are. In her interview, she says she decided to hang out with the cats, since these people suck. They leave, walking up 10 million stairs. Mzi lies down at the top, and has to be half-carried to the taxi. In Delaney’s interview, she says she thinks she picked being friends with the wrong person. Lexi, David, and Mzi sleep in one of the taxis.

Delaney says, it’s her last night, and she wants to make it big. They arrive at another restaurant, and Delaney tries to wake Lexi up. Lexi asks what time it is, and Delaney says, time to party. Lexi says she’ll be there shortly; give her five minutes. In Malia’s interview, she says, maybe Lexi will sleep through the whole dinner, and they won’t have a huge fight. Mzi tells Courtney that he’s in a foul mood. Lexi sleeps for two hours, then wonders where she is. She toddles out and into the restaurant, and says, no one woke her up. A waiter comes out, carrying a bouquet, and asks who Courtney is. In Mzi’s interview, he just shakes his head. He tells Courtney, they’re from Maverick. In Courtney’s interview, she says, it’s so nice, but with everyone there, it’s so awkward. She thanks him, and says she loves him so much, which is probably a poor choice of words. Mathew says he wants to be cuddled while he sleeps. Delaney says a hug lowers your blood sugar and blood pressure. Mzi tries to get up, and falls on the ground getting out of his chair. Malia says, Mzi has left the group chat. Delaney starts yawning, and Mathew says he’ll pay for anyone but Lexi. In Katie’s interview, she says, it’s disgusting behavior, and Lexi says she Mathew. He says, no one there likes her, and Delaney says they were just talking about kindness. Lloyd is shaking, and Malia asks, what happened? He says his mental health took a battering. Sometimes he has to take a few moments to reset. Lexi calls Mathew a word we no longer use that starts with an R, and Mathew tells Lexi that his mom is a special ed teacher. She says his parents should have aborted him, and if they weren’t on camera, she’d smack his ass. The real bitch is out now.

There was no preview. They just jumped right to WWHL.

🌊 To the Falls…

Krka National Park. It really is stunning.

http://www.np-krka.hr/en/

🍸 Rules Coming…

The new season of Vanderpump Rules begins September 28^th. I had a hard time with the volume on the trailer, so good luck with that. It looks like Lala is enjoying motherhood, and Scheana is still crying.

https://people.com/tv/vanderpump-rules-season-9-premiere-date-teaser-trailer/

‘Vanderpump Rules’ Season 9: Everything We Know

🪁 And So I Go…

For whatever reason, there’s no RHONY tomorrow. Maybe they’re still editing the Reunion. So until we reconvene for some soap, stay safe, stay receptive to new ideas, and stay not violating any sisters before misters rules.

Sep11

September 10, 2021 – Nina Tells Jax That He Won, Comparison, Shah Much Trouble, the Ultimate, Kandi’s New Gig, Throwing Back, New Puppy, OctoQuotesy & Double W.K.

Posted on September 11, 2021 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Austin tells Maxie, it’s totally okay. She told him not to bother her, and he won’t anymore. She says, it’s no bother. She was wondering if he’d like to attend the wedding of the century. By that, of course (🍷) she means the wedding between Carly Corinthos and Jason Morgan. Actually, she’s planning most of it, and it is coming out really nice if she does say so herself. He says, weddings just aren’t his thing, and she asks if he’s sure. He could be her plus one. Curtis comes in carrying Jordan, and says they need some help. Austin springs into action and calls for a gurney. Curtis puts Jordan on it, and Austin asks, what happened? Curtis tells him that Jordan got locked in a basement with a gas leak. Austin asks if Jordan can hear him, but there’s no response. He tells the nurse to take her to the ER, and follows. Maxie asks if Portia is okay, and Portia sits down. She coughs a little, and asks Brook to go to the desk an tell the attendant she was exposed to a gas leak. Brook says she’s on it, and Maxie asks if there’s anyone she can call, but Portia says, no. She doesn’t want her daughter to worry. Maxie says, speaking as someone’s daughter, she’d want to know what’s going on.

Gladys joins Brando and Sasha at a table in the MetroCourt, and apologizes for being late. She walked straight into the paint cans he had in the hall. She has a bruise on her leg that’s going to be there for days,. That’s going to look great for Carly and Jason’s wedding. Brando says they were going to discuss that with her, but Gladys ignores him, asking him to put the box with the changing table in his room. Every time she walks in her room, it’s in the way. He says, the baby takes top priority. He’s trying to get the nursery ready. She asks if that’s why he invited her to lunch; to find out when she’s getting her own apartment, and he says, Sasha’s about to have the baby, and he needs her room. Gladys says she already told him, the baby can share his room. It’ll be too young to appreciate some fancy nursery. Besides, she doesn’t want Brando to be by his lonesome in the apartment. He says he’s not going to be lonely when Sasha decides to move in with him.

Nina says, Carly and Jason are getting married tonight? and Jax says, they want to present a united front to their business associates. She asks if he doesn’t see. If they get married, everything’s going to be okay. Because there’s not going to be a hole for Sonny to fill. There will be no life waiting for him. If Carly and Jason get married, then Sonny can stay dead. She and Mike can have a future. All he has to do is walk away. Please. She’s begging him.

Phyllis finds Sonny, and says it looks like they had the same idea. He needs peace and quiet as much as she does. He asks if she’s seen Nina, and she says, no, why? Is everything all right? What happened? He laughs, and says, for one thing, he told Nina that he loves her. Phyllis smiles and says, ooh, and they both laugh.

Ms. Woo and Mr. Novak meet Mr. Buscema at the docks. Novak asks what they’re doing there, and Buscema says, the plan is set, unless something’s changed. Woo says, they agreed. The best time to hit the warehouse is tonight, while Ms. Corinthos and Mr. Morgan are distracted by the wedding. Buscema says, the plans haven’t changed, but he has a message from Cyrus Renault.

Carly and Jason kiss, but it’s one of those soap kisses where he’s really kissing her upper lip. She says she wouldn’t mind doing that again. Maybe not, but I don’t want to see it again.

Portia lies on an examining table, wearing an oxygen mask. She takes it off, and asks, how’s Jordan? Deanna says, mask back on, please, and Portia says, in a minute. Deanna says, doctors always make the worst patients, and Portia says, while she was in that basement with Jordan, she performed chest compression, and monitored her breathing all the way to the hospital. It would really help her to know Jordan’s condition. Deanna tells her to put the mask back on, and she’ll check. Deal? Portia says, okay.

Maxie thanks Brook for the coffee, but doesn’t think it’s going to calm her down. Brook says, it’s not about calming her down. It’s about being alert while they wait. Maxie says, they’re not family. The hospital isn’t going to give them any information on Jordan’s or Portia’s conditions. Brook says, she’s concerned about them, but they’re waiting for Austin. Maxie was just about to invite him to Jason and Carly’s wedding.

Austin comes out from Jordan’s cubicle, and Curtis asks how she is. Austin says, they’re treating her with pure oxygen to get the levels in her blood back up. Curtis asks how long it will take, but Austin tells him, it’s hard to say. It varies from patient to patient. They’re waiting to get her bloodwork back to find out how much carbon dioxide is still in her system. Curtis says he’d like to see her, and Austin says he’s sure Curtis would, but he can’t allow that. He’s sorry. From his understanding, Curtis and Jordan are divorced, and it’s family only. Curtis says Austin understood wrong. They’re not divorced; he’s still her husband. Austin says, mazel tov. Go ahead.

Curtis goes in to see Jordan, and tells her, the doctor says she’s doing great. He sits down, and takes her hand. He says her heartbeat is steady. He just needs her to wake up. He kisses her hand, looks up, and says, please.

Phyllis hugs Sonny, and says, that’s wonderful news. How did Nina respond? Did she say she loves him back? Sonny says, she did, and Phyllis says, just as she predicted. He says, she predicted this? and she says, not to him and Nina. She wanted them to figure it out for themselves, but now that they have, why isn’t he with her? He says, because her friend Jax is back. He’s talking a lot, and it’s not good. She says, that man never takes no for an answer. She can’t tell him how many times she and Nina have told him to back off. He says, so has he, but now Nina wants him to back off to talk to Jax in private. She asks if they’re at the Tan-O, and he nods. She starts to walk away, and he says, no one wants to go back to the Tan-O more than he does, but Nina told him that she wants to talk to Jax alone, so he’s going to respect her wishes – for now.

Jax asks if Nina hears herself. Sonny can stay dead? He’s not dead. He was just here. Jax was talking to him. Please don’t tell him that Sonny is some made up person named Mike. Nina says, Mike’s not made up, and he’s nothing like Sonny. Jax says he was pretty quick to threaten him. He told Jax to leave before he got shot again. That sounds like the old Sonny he’s always known. She says, he didn’t mean anything. Mike is just protective of the people he loves. Jax says, stop calling him Mike, and she says, Mike is free from the mob. Mike is free from the violence that’s followed Sonny his whole life. And Mike isn’t grieving a son who was killed. He isn’t focused on revenge, power, and greed. Mike can be the good man inside that he always has been. Jax says Mike gave Nina what he could – honesty – and she’s paying back his honesty with lies.

Jason tells Carly, if they get married, it’s going to be real; she doesn’t have to worry. She says, and they can stay best friends, figure out how to be husband and wife, fall in love and all that stuff. That’s scary. He says he knows, and she says she’s looking forward to it. He says, him too, and she asks if this is happening. He says, does she need to hear it? and she says she does. He says, Carly, will you marry me? and she says, with all her heart, and they hug.

Maxie tells Brook, while they’re waiting, tell her about Louise… She means, Bailey. Starting from when she woke up this morning. Was she smiling, hungry, fussy? She wants to know everything.

TJ goes in to see Portia, and asks if she’s okay. What happened? She says she’ll be fine, but his mom was with her, and she’s been injured.

Curtis asks Jordan to open her eyes. She’s nothing if not a survivor. She’s beat the odds so many times, he needs her to beat them again. He needs her to wake up, smile at him, and tell him, she’s got this. Austin says Jordan’s blood results are back, and asks to talk to him outside. Curtis goes out with him, and says Austin’s doctor face tells him the news isn’t good. Austin says, the normal level of carbon dioxide in an adult who doesn’t smoke is less than 2%. Curtis says, and Jordan’s? and Austin says, her level is 58%. Curtis says, that doesn’t sound good, and Austin says, they’re going to do everything they can. They’re going to get her levels down quickly, and if that doesn’t work, they’ll put her in a hyperbaric chamber, because if they don’t do that, they could lose her. Curtis says, she can’t die.

Nina tells Jax, Mike is happy here. Mike has found peace with himself in a way Sonny never has. He asks if she remembers how happy she was when she found out Sasha was her daughter. She was so happy to have her child in her life; they were the perfect mother/daughter match. But did her happiness justify Valentin’s actions? She was torn apart when she found out the truth, but she wasn’t interested in Valentin’s good intentions. She only cared that he manipulated her and lied to her; told her what she could and couldn’t know about her own life. Is that what she wants for Sonny? She says, of course (🍷) not. She can’t bear to see the pain in his eyes. He says, but she will. That’s inevitable. She starts to cry, and he says, eventually, Sonny is going to find out the truth about who he really is. She says she can’t lose Mike; she won’t. He says she won’t lose Mike, because he doesn’t exist. He never has.

Gladys says, Brando and Sasha hardly know each other. Why would they want to move in together? Sasha says, what better way to get to know each other? and Brando says, they’re having a baby. It makes sense to keep the family together. Gladys says she’s family, and he’s not thinking twice about kicking her out, and Sasha says, maybe Gladys’s new friend Vincent Novak can help her find a place. Gladys says, maybe he will. Vincent at least knows how to treat a lady right. Brando asks if she didn’t learn anything with her involvement with Cyrus, and Gladys says, her involvement with Mr. Renault was a business transaction. Vincent doesn’t want anything from her except the pleasure of her company, and she’s not discussing this with him anymore. Know what else she’s not discussing? Moving out. It’s not like he’s even there most of the time. Sasha says, Brando’s been busy with his side gigs, and Gladys says, side gigs? Why does he need extra work? The garage is doing just fine, isn’t it? He says he needs to save up some money for the baby, so he needs extra cash, and Sasha says, Brando has some amazing hidden talents. Her son is quite the entertainer. Gladys asks what that’s supposed to mean, and Brando says he’s a stripper. Gladys chokes on her drink.

Novak says, Mr. Renault wants to remain in control, calling the shots, even from prison. Woo says, at least they know he’s contained. They don’t have to worry about the threat his operation once posed to their own. Novak says, once they get rid of Jason and Carly, Port Charles will finally be open to them. They can split it three ways, and operate as they see fit. Buscema says they only have one chance to bring down the Corinthos organization, and Novak says, tonight, when the heads of the Five Families ~~rigatoni with vodka sauce~~ are at the wedding, they’ll make their move.

Sonny looks at his phone, and Phyllis says, any word from Nina? He says he’s afraid not. If he doesn’t hear from her soon, he’s going over to the Tan-O, and make sure she’s okay. Phyllis says, good. That Mr. Jax is way too pushy for her taste. He says Nina said she could handle him, and she says she’s sure Nina can, but only to a point. He’ll try to wear Nina down, and draw on their history together. She knows Nina has conflicting feelings where he’s concerned, and she’s worried Mr. Jax could undermine her belief and the life she’s made for herself. She asks how long he’s going to wait, and he looks at his empty wrist. She asks where his watch is, and he flashes back to throwing it in the water. He says he decided to let it go, let the past go, and concentrate on the future with Nina.

Carly says she needs to text Josslyn, and tell her she’s sorry for taking off, but Jason says he already texted that he found Carly. Carly says Josslyn called him when she realized Carly wasn’t home? but Jason says, actually, he stopped by to pick up his suit. She says, his suit was at the house; their house. She knows he’s been staying there for months, but staying there is very different from living there. He says, there’s a big difference, and she says, this is creepy. It’s just hitting her. They’re getting married. She was so caught up in the politics, and the Five Families ~~caprese salad mix~~, and wondering if she could go through with it, but this is happening. It’s real. Today’s their wedding day.

Austin tells Curtis, in this moment, it’s his duty as a physician to inform him of the worst case scenario. He has every right to know what kind of jeopardy Jordan is in, but he doesn’t believe there’s any medical value in guesswork or trying to predict an outcome. He does believe there’s incredible medical significance in someone who cares about the patient – like him – hoping for the best. So let’s just do that. TJ comes running up, and asks, how’s his mom? Austin says he and Curtis were just discussing her condition. His mom has severe carbon monoxide poisoning. TJ says, she’s only got one kidney. Is she in danger of renal failure? Austin says, it’s a possibility her renal function has been compromised, but they’re monitoring it. Curtis tells TJ to go see his mom, and TJ goes in to see Jordan. Austin says he’s going for a consult with a nephrologist. He’ll be paged if there are any changes.

Brook tells Maxie, Bailey/Louise goes right to sleep. Then wakes up about an hour later, fussing. She and Valentin find it hard not to go in. Maxie says, they just let her cry? but Brook says, absolutely not, but if she wakes up, and she’s not crying, just making noises for attention, they try to wait it out and see if she’ll fall asleep on her own. Maxie says, no. She’s too young for self-soothing. When James was that age, she let him fall asleep in her arms. Brook tells her, experts say, it’s really important to get a child into a routine, and Maxie says, she knows routines are important. She has two other children. Brook asks if Maxie is implying she’s a bad mom.

Gladys coughs for a while, and says, a stripper? Sasha says, he’s really good. Everyone at Carly’s bachelorette party was thrilled. He was very entertaining. Gladys says, he stripped for Carly? and Sasha says, she was very appreciative. Gladys says, of course (🍷). Of course (🍷) she’s the type to hire a stripper. She has no class at all. Brando says, actually, Olivia Quartermaine hired him, and Gladys says, that’s beside the point. He could do anything; why this? He says, he’s at the garage all day. He needs night and weekend gigs, and there aren’t many of those that pay well. Stripping does. Gladys says, what about Miss Face of Deception? Can’t she cough up the cash?

Sonny tells Phyllis that he’s tired of thinking about a past he can’t remember, and she says, that’s quite a gesture. He says, what is a watch compared to the woman he loves, and who loves him? She says, his watch was from his past, and he wants to show Nina that he’s ready to move forward with her. He says he’s got everything he needs right there with Nina, and Phyllis puts her arm around him, saying, she’s so glad her two favorite people found each other. Sonny says, come hell or high water, he’s not letting Nina go.

Nina says Jax doesn’t understand. Mike brought her back to life. When she lost her daughter and lost him, she was so upset and heartbroken, and Mike changed all that. The love they share is real. Jax says, then it should survive the truth. If Nina really thinks Sonny will chose her over his old life, at least give him the information he needs to make that choice. She says, but it won’t be a choice. The instant people know Sonny is alive, Mike will be trapped in that world again. Jax says, because that is his world. Sonny chose it over and over. He made himself kingpin. He was ruthless and ambitious, and he got exactly what he wanted. He’s not going to stand by and let Carly marry Jason, so she can manage his territory, when he’s alive and can manage it himself. She says, of course (🍷). This isn’t about Sonny, and this certainly isn’t about her. It’s about Carly.

Carly tells Jason, just to be clear, she’s still committed to the business aspect, and putting on a show for the Five Families ~~panettone~~, but like he said, the wedding is about them. Jason says, it will be, and she says, they should celebrate. He says, trust him. Maxie will make sure they celebrate. She says, not Maxie’s celebration; their celebration. Right here at Jake’s, where it all began. He says, Jake’s is gone, and she says, it’s where they first met; where they had their first dance. She knows there’s no pool table or bar. He says, and there’s no music; he doesn’t hear any music either. She says she can hear music. He can just follow her lead. He says they’re going to dance at the reception, but she says, that’s a show for everybody else. This is just for them. She puts her arms around him, and sways back and forth. This is really stupid. She says she thinks he likes dancing, and he says he does not like to dance, but he can’t say no to her. She leans in for another kiss, but his phone rings. It’s Tony, and he asks, what is it?… What’s wrong with her?… Okay. Thanks. He tells Carly that one of their people saw Jordan being brought into General Hospital. It looks like she was attacked. She asks if he thinks Cyrus was involved, but he doesn’t know. He suggests they go find out.

Nina says she’s such an idiot. She should have known this is all about Carly for Jax. He says, that’s not true. He knows she’s scared because she knows her happiness with Sonny can’t last. Even if he kept Sonny’s identity a secret, eventually, he’s going to remember. She says he doesn’t know that; no one does. He says he understands if she wants to ignore Carly’s feelings, but she can’t ignore Sonny’s kids. His kids are in Port Charles grieving their father. Donna and Avery are small children, and deserve their dad in their lives. She says, doesn’t he think she knows that? and he says, remember what it felt like to have Wiley back in her life? That’s Sonny’s grandson. Doesn’t he have the right to know Sonny, and doesn’t Sonny – not Mike, Sonny – have the right to know Wiley?

Brando says, Sasha’s finances are none of Gladys’s business, and Sasha says, they intend to co-parent, and split the cost down the middle. Gladys says, and Sasha thinks that’s fair? Her son is taking his pants off, when she makes more than enough dough to keep her grandson in designer onesies. Brando says, no one asked for her opinion. It’s their baby, and they’re going to make decisions on what’s important to them. Mr. Novak comes by the table, and says, Gladys. What a pleasant surprise. She’s looking lovely, as always. She says, that’s so sweet. Just wait until he sees what she’s wearing to Carly and Jason’s wedding. Novak says, just remember, it’s bad form to overshadow the bride.

TJ tells Jordan, here they are again. Like when she was waiting on a kidney transplant. She pulled through then, and she’ll pull through now, right? Who else is going to make sure he puts his head on right? And he’s not above playing the guilt card, because she knows how much he loves her, and how destroyed he’d be if she left. So she can’t stay there. Just… stay.

Maxie says, she could not stand by if her infant was upset, but Brook says, she’s not just sitting there, filing her nails. She just thinks it’s better to let the baby fall asleep on her own if she can. Maxie asks if it’s easier for Brook to ignore Bailey because she’s not Bailey’s own mother, but Brook says, she doesn’t ignore Bailey. And as long as Peter is still out there, and is a threat to Maxie and her baby, she is Bailey Lois’s mother. And she’ll parent Bailey the best way she can.

Carly and Jason walk into the hospital, and Carly sees Portia. She tells Portia, they heard Jordan was brought to the ER. What happened? Portia says she was with Jordan. They were trapped in a basement with a gas leak. If Curtis hadn’t found them, they would have died. Jason asks if they know who’s behind it.

Curtis asks Austin what the nephrologist thought, and Austin says, if Jordan’s kidney function doesn’t improve, they’ll put her on dialysis. Curtis goes in to see Jordan, and TJ gets up. Curtis says he doesn’t have to go, but TJ says, he’ll be right back. Curtis goes over to Jordan, and asks if she’s really going to keep all the people who love her worried.

TJ calls Shawn, and says he’s in the ER. His mom’s there. They brought her in because she had carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s bad for anyone, but having one kidney makes it worse… Thanks. He hangs up.

Curtis says, even though he and Jordan couldn’t be together anymore, he never stopped loving her. He couldn’t if tried.

Sonny laughs, and asks Phyllis, what? She says, nothing. She just loves seeing him so happy. He says he has to give Nina the credit, and Phyllis says she’ll be sure to thank Nina. Not to meddle, but doesn’t he think it’s time he made sure Nina is okay? He says, Jax should be getting home by now. He’ll see Phyllis later. He leaves, but his phone is still on the bench.

Nina tells Jax, congratulations; you won. She can’t think of anything that would justify keeping Sonny away from his kids, and denying Avery and Donna and Wiley the chance to know him. So Mike is going to find out the truth, that he has a whole other world she was keeping from him. He has people who love him, who are waiting for him. Their life there in Nixon Falls, their time together, was just an illusion. Jax says he’s sorry; he really is. If she thinks he did this to hurt her, she couldn’t be more wrong. She says, do her a favor. Let her tell him in private. If he has any feelings left for her, give her this. He nods, and says, here’s her chance. We hear the door.

Portia tells Carly and Jason, there was a body in the basement. They believe it to be a man named Roger Barstow. She and Curtis went there to speak with him, and Jordan was there on a different case. Carly asks if it has anything to do with Cyrus, and Portia says she thought Cyrus was in prison. Jason says, that doesn’t mean he’s powerless, and Portia says, this Barstow was an employee of a medical clinic by the name of Creighton-Clark. Carly and Jason look at each other.

Brook says, it was Maxie’s decision to give Brook her daughter, and let Brook pretend she’s hers and Valentin’s. But she should know, Brook loves Bailey, and will always do what’s best for her. Maxie says she knows Brook is doing the best she can, but Brook’s not her mother; Maxie is. She should be making decisions about Bailey’s care. Brook asks if Maxie thinks it’s time she claimed Bailey as her own.

Shawn arrives at the hospital, and TJ thanks him for coming. Shawn thanks TJ for calling him. Does he know what happened? TJ says, not really. Someone told him that his mother and Portia were being treated there because they were in some accident. Shawn says, Portia’s here? and TJ says, Portia told him that she and Curtis were going to question some guy. Then his mom showed up, and he doesn’t know how it happened, but his mom took a blow to the head; she’s got a concussion. Of course (🍷) they’re monitoring that, but the real problem is carbon monoxide poisoning. Does Shawn think it’s connected to the work he was doing with TJ’s mom? Shawn says, it has to be. TJ’s mom was going to question a man named Roger Barstow who had a possible connection to Naomie Dreyfuss. He has no idea how Curtis and Portia got involved. TJ says, it’s a good thing they did. He thinks they saved his mom’s life.

Curtis tells Jordan not to break his heart again, or TJ’s. She still has so many great things to do in this world. He knows how she hates leaving Anything unfinished. So fight as hard as he knows she can.

Nina and Jax leave the Tan-O, and Nina says, please. Let her be the one to tell him. Jax says, okay. She gets to tell Sonny about his past on her own terms, but he’s not leaving Nixon Falls until he knows she told him. She says she’s not going back on her word, she just needs to do it in her own way. He says, yes, but she needs to do it right now. She says, give her some space, please, and she’ll do it, and he leaves.

Maxie tells Brook, she’s not sure it’s safe yet. Maybe they should… Austin approaches, and Brook says she just remembered, she needs to check in with Yuri. She doesn’t want him searching the hospital for her. Maxie asks how Jordan is, but Austin says, that’s confidential. She says, right; family only. Maybe they could go back to the question she was asking before they got interrupted. Will he go to Jason and Carly’s wedding with her? Brook listens from around the corner, and he says, is that an actual question? Maxie says, why wouldn’t it be? and he says she made it clear that seeing him was a painful reminder of her losing Louise. He doesn’t understand why she’d want to attend a wedding with him.

Gladys tells Mr. Novak, this is her son Brando, and his… Sasha Gilmore. He says it’s a pleasure to meet them, and Glady’s invites him to join them. Brando says, unfortunately, he and Sasha can’t stay, and Sasha says, they have an appointment. Novak says, of course (🍷). Another time. Brando quietly tells Gladys, be careful, and he and Sasha leave. Novak wonders if Gladys’s son has a problem with him, and she says, Brando has a short fuse these days. He’s been working hard to support his baby-to-be. He deserves better. Novak says, circumstances can always change, and she asks, how so? He says, stick with me, doll, and good things will come to you and your family.

Portia asks if Jason and Carly think she and Trina are still in danger from Cyrus. Jason says he doubts it, but if he hears something, he’ll let her know. Portia thanks him, says she’s going to check on Jordan, and leaves. Carly says, how random that they’re investigating a guy with ties to Creighton-Clark. Drew was there at one time. He says he heard, and she wonders what that investigation is about. He says they have their own things to focus on right now, when her phone dings. She says, it’s Josslyn, letting them know that they’re now officially late. He says, then they should get going, and she says, see him at the altar. She leaves, and Jason’s phone rings. He says, yeah… He’s listening.

TJ tells Shawn that he let his supervisor know there was a family emergency, so another doctor is taking over rounds for him. Shawn says his mom is tough; she can get through this. TJ says, that’s what he tells himself, but still… Shawn hugs him, and Portia watches. She goes in to Jordan’s cubicle, but stops when she sees Curtis is there.

Curtis cries, saying, Jordan’s family needs her. He needs her. The way he sees it, she has no choice; she’s got to come back to them. She moves a finger, then opens her eyes. He kisses her hand. Portia watches them.

Nina comes back into the Tan-O, and looks at the picture of her and Mike/Sonny on her phone. She makes a call, and Phyllis says, Nina? Nina asks if Mike is there, and Phyllis says, no. He accidently left his phone, but he’s on his way to the Tan-O. Is everything all right? Nina says, everything is fine. She hears the door open, and says, never mind. He’s here now. They’ll talk soon. She turns around, but it’s Peter.

I’d actually forgotten all about him. I guess St. Lucia didn’t pan out too well…

On Monday, Trina tells Josslyn that Spencer lied about something else, Maxie asks Brook if ELQ is worth all the devastation, and Peter wonders how best to handle Nina.

👠 Anything You Can Do…

I honestly don’t know whose troubles are worse, and I dislike both of them equally.

https://pagesix.com/2021/09/03/jen-shah-compares-her-and-erika-jaynes-legal-problems/

👮🏽‍♂️ Here’s Shah More…

One Wife’s opinion.

https://pagesix.com/2021/09/10/whitney-rose-calls-jen-shah-fakest-in-rhoslc-cast/

The arrest.

https://pagesix.com/2021/09/08/jen-shah-arrested-in-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city-clip/

🍲 Recipe For Disaster…

Someone at Bravo said, I have an idea…

https://ew.com/tv/real-housewives-ultimate-girls-trip-cast-photo-peacock/

And the Biggest Drama Queen goes to…

https://www.eonline.com/news/1301748/melissa-gorga-reveals-which-real-housewife-caused-the-most-drama-on-ultimate-girls-trip

🎭 Broadway Kandi…

Kandi brings her talent as a producer to the stage.

https://pagesix.com/2021/09/09/kandi-burruss-making-her-broadway-debut-as-a-producer/

Kandi Burruss Joins ‘Thoughts Of A Colored Man’ Broadway Producing Team

💥 Blasts From the Past…

Some fun 90s throwback pics of reality stars.

https://www.essence.com/articles/90s-reality-tv-throwbacks/

🐕 No More Agonized Sighs…

Griff has a new best friend. Who doesn’t love a puppy?

Matt Cohen’s New Puppy Is the Cutest!

🐙 Quotes of the Week

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. – Les Brown

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. – John Muir

A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her. – Maya Angelou

If you fall, make it part of the dance. – LuAnn de Lesseps

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself. – Harvey Fierstein

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. – Ruth Gordon

Mind is a flexible mirror, adjust it, to see a better world. – Amit Ray

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. – Albert Einstein

🔌 Unplugging…

Whether a respite from work or just two more days coming up, do something that brings you, if not joy, at least a modicum of curiosity and novelty. See you when the Dead are walking. Until then, stay safe, stay appreciating the small things, and stay remembering that it’s bad form to overshadow the bride.

Sep10

September 9, 2021 – Jax Confronts Nina, Listing Quickie, Quite a Dame, Neff House, Wedding Photo, New Move, Only Friend, Dancing Cast & Wedding

Posted on September 10, 2021 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Portia sits at the bottom of the basement steps with Jordan’s head in her lap. She says Jordan isn’t the only one with secrets. She has one too. Trina doesn’t know the truth about her father; who he really is. Portia knows she waited way too long to tell her. She says she’s not going to leave Trina, and lies Jordan gently on the floor. She runs up the steps.

At the hospital, Maxie asks Brook why they’re still waiting; her appointment is over. What’s the point of sticking around? Brook points at Austin, and says, that, right there. Maxie is going to follow him. Go. Maxie asks why she’s following him, and what does she do if he sees her. Brook says, say something nice, something to cover. Maxie asks if Brook is trying to set her up with Austin.

Jason finds Carly at the renovation site, and asks if she’s thinking about Jake’s. She says, Jake’s, that time in their lives… Sorry she took off. He says Spinelli tracked her phone and he found out where she was hiding. She says she wasn’t hiding, just nostalgic. She’s not sure if that even describes this feeling. He asks, what’s going on? and she says, it started the other night at the pool (🍷). They were dancing, and it was like she was right back there, at Jake’s, dancing with him, feeling everything she used to feel, and it scared her.

Sonny asks who Jax thinks he is, coming there and talking about the truth. He lied to Nina. He betrayed Nina. This is the truth; their truth. It’s all they need to know. Jax says what Nina is doing is wrong, and Sonny asks what he thinks Nina is doing. Jax says, doesn’t he get it by now? He’s not Mike, and Nina knows it.

Maxie says when Brook offered to come with her to her postpartum appointment, she thought, wow, she’s being a good friend, but as usual, she has an ulterior motive. Brook says, of course (🍷) she does; she’s a Quartermaine. And this was a doctor’s appointment, not a night out on the town. Maxie says she gets Brook’s point, and Brook says now that they know Maxie has a clean bill of health, Maxie has to go spend some time with Austin. Maxie says, no, she doesn’t, and Brook says she doesn’t understand what the problem is. Maxie says, yes, she does, and Brook says, Austin delivered Maxie’s baby in the woods, and was in the woods with them the night Maxie gave Brook her daughter to protect her from Peter. Maxie says, which is exactly what they don’t want him to remember, so quit pushing her in his direction. Brook says he might be a good distraction for Maxie; lift her spirits a little bit. Maxie says her spirits are fine, but Brook says they’re not. And spending time with a guy who thinks she’s charming might be the perfect little pick-me-up.

Portia bangs on the basement door, and screams for help. She begs Jordan to keep breathing. Someone will hear. They’re not going to die down there. She yells, somebody! Please!

Maxie says, first of all, she’s so not ready for another man in her life, and if she was, it so wouldn’t be Austin. She’s had to listen to Brook go on and on and on about Austin’s claims on ELQ. How he could possibly back Valentin, and prevent her father from becoming CEO again… Ooh, that’s it, isn’t it? Brook said she had an ace in the hole when it came to Austin. She was talking about Maxie, wasn’t she? Oh my God. Ned comes by, and asks how long Brook has been there. Maxie says, too long, and Ned asks if Brook has seen Leo. He needs to find him.

Jax says, Sonny doesn’t want to know his real name? and Sonny says, he told Jax; this is his life now, and he doesn’t want anything to interfere with that. Jax says, so he doesn’t care that he has a whole family out there who loves and misses him? Sonny says he thought about it, and he could have been digging a little deeper, but he hasn’t. Jax asks why he didn’t, and Sonny says, that family Jax mentioned, who love and miss him so much, where are they? Why haven’t they come looking for him? Jax says he doesn’t know, and asks Nina why she thinks Sonny’s family hasn’t come looking for him. Sonny says Jax has no business butting into their business. Jax lied to Nina. He chose his ex-wife over her, and has no right to come there and accuse her of anything. Jax says, Sonny has no idea? and Sonny says, he might not know who he was, but he knows who he is now. And he knows Nina, and she’s been nothing but good to him. She’s his life. Nina asks Jax to just leave them alone. Please. Can he just do this one last thing for her? Jax says he’s sorry, he can’t, and Nina tells Sonny that she needs to talk to Jax alone.

Jason says, ever since he and Carly started talking about the wedding, even before they actually decided, it’s like she’s been in this fight with herself. Carly says, because she has been. She knows why they should get married. She knows it’s the best way to keep the family safe. It’s great from a business standpoint, but is it what Sonny would have wanted? Jason says, Sonny’s gone. He misses Sonny every day, but this is about them. They’re the ones getting married. If that’s still what they want. She asks if he’s backing out, but he says, no. He’s just saying they do have the option to call it off. She says, what about the Five Families ~~baked baccala~~? and he says, there will be a huge fallout. It won’t be good, but he’ll deal with it. The business is important, but who they are to each other is more important.

Sonny says he doesn’t think it’s a good idea to leave Nina alone with Jax, but she says, she’s fine. He asks if she’s sure, because when he came in there, she seemed pretty upset. Maybe Jax is the one who should go, before he gets shot again. Jax says he’s still the same person he was before, and Sonny asks why he says that like it’s a good thing. Nina tells Sonny, stop. This isn’t him. This isn’t the man she’s come to know and love. He says, now she’s going to use the L-word to soften him up. She asks if it’s working, and he says, maybe a little bit. She says she’ll straighten it out. She’ll get Jax to understand how much they mean to each other. He says he’ll be in the back, but she says, he can’t be there. Let her work it out. Trust her. Sonny says he trusts her with his life, but he doesn’t know what Jax is capable of. Nina looks at Jax, and says, Jax wants what’s best for her, right? and Sonny asks if she means Jax wants what he thinks is best for her. Nina says that’s her point. She’s going to help him understand that they get to choose what’s best for them, and she can’t do that if she’s worried he’s going to bust in there any second and rescue her. Sonny says he knows she’s perfectly capable of rescuing herself, since she rescued him. He walks up to Jax, and says, if he does anything to Nina, Jax is going to have to answer to him. Jax says he had a feeling Sonny was going to say that, and Sonny says, trust that feeling. He leaves, and Jax asks how long Nina has been keeping Sonny from his family.

Curtis goes back into the house, and calls for Jordan. Portia starts yelling again, and he opens the basement door. He sees Jordan at the bottom of the stairs, and runs down. Portia says Jordan has a head wound; he’s going to have to carry her. Be careful; there’s a gas leak. He asks if Portia is going to be okay, and she says she’s going outside. Just hurry.

Maxie tells Ned to breathe. It’s going to be okay. They’ll find him. Ned says, it’s a big hospital; he could be anywhere. Brook says she just spoke to hospital security, and they’re all over finding Leo. Ned thanks her, and says he turned his back for ten, fifteen seconds, to talk to the pediatrician, and when he turned around, Leo was gone. Maxie says, kids do that. She thinks Georgie can teleport. Brook says, with Spinelli as a dad, she’s not surprised, and Maxie says, Leo is going to be fine. Ned says he hopes she’s right. He’s going to call Olivia.

Austin walks into an examining room to find Leo playing with his fidget spinner. Leo says he likes this, and Austin says he thought Leo might. He was so brave when he was there to get his tetanus shot. How’s his finger? Leo says, good, and Austin says Leo isn’t scheduled to visit him today. Does his mom know he’s there? Leo shakes his head, and Austin says, what about his stepdad? Leo says, nope.

Nina says she came to Nixon Falls because she wanted to see her friend Phyllis, and Jax says he knows. She says, please don’t interrupt her. He wants to know what happened, right? She’s trying hard to tell him. He says, go ahead, and she says she was really hurt and heartbroken when she found out what he and Carly did to her, that they hid the identity of her daughter. She’s really sorry she made a scene at Sonny’s funeral, and she’s really sorry she confused Wiley. He says, speaking of Wiley… and she says he doesn’t have to tell her that Wiley is Sonny’s grandchild; she already knows that. He says, but somehow she’s justified keeping him from Sonny. She says she came to Nixon Falls to be with Phyllis because Phyllis cares for her. Phyllis doesn’t judge her. She saw Phyllis, and was on her way out of town, and ran into Sonny. She couldn’t believe it, just like Jax right now. She couldn’t believe it, and then after talking to Sonny, she realized he’d lost his memory, and the only clue to his identity was his watch that he still wears. It said, To Mike, Never enough time, Love, A. Now he calls himself Mike. Jax says, his watch, and his father’s name. When she realized Sonny was alive, why didn’t she tell Carly?

Carly tells Jason not to put himself in an impossible situation just to make things easier for her. He says, why wouldn’t he? Look at where they’re standing. It’s Jake’s, where it all began. She was the first friend he made on his own, who knew nothing about who he was before the accident. She always talks about what he does for her. Why don’t they talk about what she does for him? She accepted him, and believed in him. She fought for him. She says she sure did that, and he says he doesn’t know who he’d be if he hadn’t met her. He’s just lucky he did. He trusts her; he trusts her instincts. If she thinks they shouldn’t get married, then they shouldn’t do it.

Curtis brings Jordan outside, and lies her down on the porch, saying, come back. Portia checks Jordan’s pulse.

A security guy tells Ned that they haven’t been able to locate Leo yet, but they’re actively looking. Ned wonders if they should bring in the police, when Austin comes in with Leo. He says he thinks they might be looking for something, and Leo runs to Ned and hugs him. Ned says, they’ve been looking all over for him, and Austin found him. Austin says, actually, Leo found him. Leo was waiting for him in the examining room where he got his tetanus shot because he wanted to tell Austin how much he liked his fidget spinner. Ned asks why Leo didn’t tell him that he was going over there, and Leo says, because he wanted to see Dr. Austin.

Nina tells Jax, she did call Carly, the second she found out what was happening to Sonny. She tried to tell Carly, but before she could get one word in, Carly lit into her. She said if Nina sued for any rights to see Wiley, she’d dredge up every horrible thing Nina had ever done in her life. She was relentless, and kept pounding the hammer on Nina’s coffin over and over, until Nina couldn’t take it anymore. She starts to cry, and says she knew it was wrong. She knew she should have told Carly, but in that moment, she couldn’t bring herself to even care. He says, let him get this straight; she kept quiet out of revenge? She says, no… yes… no… Maybe in the moment she did. he says, what about other moments, like when he came to visit her, or when she went back to Port Charles when he arranged for her to visit Wiley? How could she just stand there, holding Wiley, when she knew she was keeping Sonny from his entire family? They were still grieving him. How could she do that for all those months?

Carly says it doesn’t feel wrong to marry Jason. She knows he’ll treat her with respect. She knows he’ll be great with the kids, and would never lie to her. It’s not a question of him being a good husband; he’ll be a great husband. The problem is Jake’s. She fell in love with him back then, and realized that she could fall in love with him all over again.

Sonny sits on a bench near the water, and flashes back to Jax saying he has a whole family who love and miss him. He says, the family Jax mentioned, where are they? Why haven’t they come looking for him? Jax says, doesn’t he get it? He’s not Mike and Nina knows it. Sonny looks at his watch.

Nina tells Jax that she tried to come clean with Carly. She thought about coming clean when she went to Port Charles. He asks why she didn’t, and she says, because when she was visiting Wiley, Carly showed up again. Then all of a sudden, her visitation is over. It’s Wiley’s bedtime, and it’s enough with playing with Grandma Nina. She thought, back in Nixon Falls, there’s this a lovely man waiting for her. He says, Sonny, but she says, Mike. He says, they’re the same person, but she says, they’re not. Sonny is a ruthless mob boss. Mike is a simple guy who wants what he has there, a simple life with his friends Phyllis and Lenny. He says, and her? She says, and her, and he asks if she’s told Sonny that she knows who he is; that the answers he seeks are right in front of him? Here’s where Jax is wrong though; Sonny isn’t seeking them. She says, no, and he asks, why not? She says she thought about it a lot of times, but knew if she told him, he’d look up who he was, he would discover all the crimes Sonny committed. Even though Sonny was okay with it, Mike wouldn’t be able to live with it. It would change him. Jax says, or he’d want to return to his old life whether he remembered it or not. But she didn’t want that because she’s in love with Mike. She says she is, and from what she’s heard, Sonny is not a good guy. He says he agrees with her there, and she says, Mike is a good man. He’s devoted and kind, and she got something from Mike she’s never gotten from any man – honesty. He asks how much honesty she’s given Mike in return, and she asks if he has any idea what a difficult decision this has been for her every single day. So the question is this. Who is better for this world; Sonny, who kills people, or sweet, kind Mike? He says it’s not her decision to make because there is no Mike. There is only Sonny, and he’s married to Carly. She says, Sonny found himself there, who he truly is. He’s Mike and he’s happy… and she’s happy. Does Jax want to take that from her again?

Brook asks how long Leo was with Austin before he decided to tell someone, and Austin says, 58 seconds. She says her stepbrother goes missing, and just happens to show up with him? and he says he knows this one; she’s implying something. She says, kind of convenient when he’s trying to ingratiate himself with her family. Leo goes missing, and when they’re just about to call the cops, he shows up and he’s the hero? Ned says, Austin treated Leo for the cut on his finger a few weeks ago. Leo liked him, so it makes sense that Leo would seek him out. He just wishes Leo would have asked him first. Austin imagines he did, and Brook says, it’s just Leo being Leo. Austin agrees, and asks if he can talk to Ned for a second. Ned asks Brook to keep an eye on Houdini, and Austin says he has something he thinks Leo will get a kick out of, and shows him a gyro wheel. Leo seems fascinated.

Portia tells Curtis, Jordan’s breathing is getting better, but she isn’t regaining consciousness. She breathed in more of what was in that basement than Portia did. He says, she’s only got one kidney; that has to make it worse. Portia says, the gas puts her in danger of renal failure, and the remaining kidney could be compromised. Let’s get her to a hospital right now. They pick Jordan up, and carry her to the car.

Ned and Austin go into an examining room, and Ned says, if this is about ELQ… but Austin says, this is way more important than ELQ. Ned may recall he asked Olivia to bring Leo back to see him. Ned says he does, but Olivia thought Leo was okay, so he took Leo to his own pediatrician for the all-clear. Leo’s finger seems to have healed nicely. Austin says, it looks great, but he didn’t need to see Leo about the cut. Ned asks, then why did he want the follow-up?

Carly says she was so surprised when she fell in love with Jason. She was so busy chasing after Tony, and lying to AJ, and one day it dawned on her that he was the one she wanted, and she was so, so in love with him. Of course (🍷) she had to get him to fall in love with her, which wasn’t easy since he had his guard up, but little by little, she found a way. They were so close, then she met Sonny, and everything changed. Jason left Port Charles, and she and Sonny fell in love. When he came back, the feelings she felt, she couldn’t let herself feel them, so she locked them away, and woudn’t let herself think about them to the point where she believed they were gone. Now she’s starting to feel them again. She’s not in love with him yet, but she’s on the way, and just can’t go there alone.

Sonny looks his watch, and takes it off. He remembers Nina saying, this watch is the evidence of a life he used to have. He has to learn who he was before he came to Nixon Falls. Until he does, she can’t give him all of her.

Jax says, all he wanted was for Nina to be happy, and she says, then can he leave, and forget what he saw there? He says he wishes he could. He honestly means that. Everyone at home is grieving Sonny, and his absence has put everyone in Port Charles in danger, including Josslyn. She asks what he means, and he says, she asked him a while ago who the world would be better off with, Sonny or Mike. It pains him to say this, but Port Charles needs Sonny. She says she thought everyone would be safer with Sonny gone, and he says she has no idea what she’s done. The lives that have changed. The things she set in motion.

Austin says he’s observed some behavior from Leo that he thinks warrants attention. Ned asks, what behavior? and Austin says, there’s no cause for concern. He just wants to observe the kid a little bit more. Ned asks, why? Does he think there’s something wrong with Leo? Austin says he doesn’t think anything’s wrong with anyone. He just thinks Leo might benefit from seeing a specialist. Ned says, in what? and Austin says, every human being is different, and every child is different. He’s seen a lot of kids and what he’s trying to articulate is that he thinks Leo would enjoy learning a more effective way of communicating. At least discuss it with Olivia. Ned says, actually, he has. He’s mentioned Leo’s quietness concerns him sometimes, but Olivia won’t hear it. Austin says Ned needs to try again because some kids really benefit from treatment. Ned says, for introversion? and Austin says, if he’s shy, he’s shy, but it could be a range of other things; none of them is bad. This is great. What human being doesn’t deserve the right to learn the skills to connect to the world a little bit better? Ned says he’ll talk to Olivia about it, and Austin says, tell her to reach out to him if she has any questions, and the same goes for Ned. Ned starts to go, and Austin says, this has nothing do with anything other than Leo, and Ned leaves.

Brook says Austin is so into Maxie, and Maxie tells her, so she keeps saying. Brook says, he may be an interloper, but Maxie may see him in a different light. Maxie says, stop pretending this has anything to do with her; it obviously doesn’t. Brook would do anything to protect the family business. Exhibit A: faking a pregnancy to save ELQ from Valentin. But hey, she gets it. That’s what the Quartermaines do. But her pregnancy faking days are over, and she’s not a Quartermaine. She doesn’t want to get mixed up in whatever plan Brook has going on next. Brook says, just invite him to Carly and Jason’s wedding. Just spend a little time with him; put her toe in the water. What harm could it do? Ned comes back, and thanks them for looking after Leo, and Maxie says, of course (🍷), like anyone was even looking in Leo’s direction. He could have disappeared again ten minutes ago. Brook asks if Austin tried to weasel his way into the family business, or what? and Ned says, something like that. Brook tells Maxie, all the cards are out on the table. Could she just spend some time with Austin, and see where it goes? Could Maxie do that for her?

Sonny looks at his watch, and remembers Nina saying, there are a million reasons why they shouldn’t be together. With all those reasons, and the fear that what they have will collapse when he finds out who he is, she’s still here. And if that’s not love, she doesn’t know what is. He asks what she’s saying, and she takes his hand and tells him that she’s saying she loves him too.

Jax tells Nina, when Sonny disappeared, his business became vulnerable, and by extension, so did Carly and her family, including Josslyn. Nina says she doesn’t know the ins and the outs of mob business, but she assumed Jason could handle things, and Carly would benefit from it. He asks if she’s read about Cyrus Renault, and says, things escalated from there. Jason was either behind bars or on the run, so Carly felt that she needed to take over the family business. And Carly’s only way to maintain power, or keep this illusion of peace, is to marry Jason. Nina says he told her they were engaged, but she thought it was just for show. She didn’t expect them to actually get married. He says, well, it’s happening. And it’s a little tricky, because the bride-to-be is married to a man who’s alive and well, and being hidden there by Nina.

Carly says she and Jason can stop, take a step back, tell everyone they’ve reconsidered and they’re not getting married. It will be awkward for a while, but they’ll be fine. She cherishes his friendship, and can’t live without it. The butterflies she’s feeling will eventually go away, but if they get married, she’ll keep falling and won’t stop. When he doesn’t return the feelings, she’ll be angry, resentful, and hurt. She can’t have that between them. He asks why she assumes she’ll be falling alone. <gag>

Maxie tells Brook, it’s very disconcerting, and Brook says, what? Maxie says, Brook, and her plan. Brook says, what plan? She’s simply encouraging Maxie to spend time with a guy who’s clearly interested. Maxie says, that right there is exactly what she’s talking about. Brook is pretending there’s no plan, when obviously, there is a plan. On one hand, Brook is a total lifesaver. She’s great with the baby. She’s keeping the baby safe, and she’s loving and protective. Brook says, her pleasure, and Maxie says, and just when she thinks she can relax, that everything is under total control, Brook starts plotting and scheming, all over these stupid ELQ shares. Brook says, first of all, they are not stupid ELQ shares. They’re very valuable, and they’re her great-grandfather’s legacy. And second of all, who is Maxie to talk to anyone about scheming, Miss Schemer McSchemerson? She could give a master class. Maxie says she’s scheming to save her baby, but Brook sys, it’s still a scheme. That’s okay. They’re not mutually exclusive. Maxie tells her, says the woman with a blatant ulterior motive, and Brook asks if it isn’t possible for her to protect Bailey/Louise while at the same time safeguarding her family’s company. Maxie says, and by <air quotes> safeguard <end air quotes> she means cutting Austin out, and Brook says, maybe. Maybe not. Maybe Austin is a really nice guy, with a legitimate claim. What would help her out is someone she could trust – like Maxie – spending time with him. Maxie says, okay. Fine. She’ll do it. Brook thanks her, and Maxie says, but if it happens to jog Austin’s memory about what happened in the woods the night Louise was born, she’s going to blame Brook. Brook says she takes full responsibility… whatever that means. Austin comes by, and Brook calls his name. He says, no thank you, and keeps walking. Brook follows him, saying, they didn’t offer him anything. He says what she has to offer him is unfounded accusations, but he’s full up. Try again tomorrow. She says, definitely. In the meantime, Maxie has something she wants to say to him. Maxie says, well… um… and Austin says, it’s okay. She said she didn’t want him to bother her again, and he won’t. She says, it’s not a bother. She wondered if he’d like to attend the wedding of the century. And by that, she means the wedding of Carly Corinthos and Jason Morgan. She planned most of it, and it came out really nice if she does say so herself. He says, weddings aren’t his thing, and she says he could be her plus one. Curtis comes in carrying Jordan, and says they need some help here. Jordan coughs.

Sonny remembers saying, he may not know who he was, but he knows who he is now. And he knows Nina, and she’s been nothing but good to him. She’s his life. He puts the watch to his lips, gets up, and tosses it into the water. I so want this to work, and I so know it won’t. I’m not into the romance stuff, but this makes me want to cry.

Nina tells Jax, as far as Carly knows, she’s a widow. And she’s not too far off. The man she married is gone. Mike doesn’t even know her, and he doesn’t fit in her glamorous life any more than she fits in his. Jax says, there’s no justifying this. There’s no rationalizing this. So much damage has been done because of her lies. If she continues to keep this secret about Sonny, things are only going to get worse. She asks what he expects her to do. Sonny doesn’t know who he is. He says, because she hasn’t told him. She has to come clean. She has to make this right, and tell Sonny who is right now. Because the wedding is tonight.

Jason says he did fall in love with Carly when Michael was a baby. Then she was with Sonny, so he would only let himself see her as a friend. A friend who he loved, and a friend he’d die for. That’s how he justified putting her first, because he wasn’t in love with her, and it wasn’t about having her. But now the feelings are coming back. It’s like she said. They can stop it now, and it will be awkward for a little while, but it will pass, because they’ve definitely been through worse. Or they can get married for real; spend the rest of their lives together. She says, can he make that promise? and he says, yes, he can. She asks if he’s not just saying that because he thinks he should, and he takes her hands. He tells her, he’s saying it because it’s true, and they kiss. Bleh.

Tomorrow, Brook asks if Maxie is saying she’s a bad mom, TJ tells Jordan that she can’t stay there, Curtis says Austin’s face tells him the news isn’t good, and Sonny tells Phyllis that he’ll respect her wishes for now.

🥜 In a Nutshell…

On Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, David and/or James said Fredrik would never get another listing from them, since he bragged about a sale when the client had asked for it to be on the DL. Derek told Fredrik that the LA guys were just threatened by him, since he was encroaching on their territory. But it was a legit complaint, since we saw a clip of the client sounding pretty pissed. JoshF teamed up with Nikki Haskell to broker a deal on one of the most beautiful homes I’ve seen on here. It had been owned by Peter Bogdanovich and Diane Keaton (not at the same time), and ~~George Washington~~ Orson Welles had also slept there. Designed by Wallace Neff, it was 8200 square feet, with 7 bedrooms and 9 baths, and Spanish tiles to die for in the kitchen. The asking price was $17.4 million, and the deal was done at $16.455 million. A bargain! In the meantime, JoshA was busy with a house in Bel Air, near the Playboy mansion and the late Aaron Spelling’s place. On the flipside, Tracy had a buyer who backed out because, at 6’5”, he felt he was too tall for the house.

Next time, a client wants Fredrik to team up with one of the Joshes, JoshF lies to a client, and Tracy’s client says she can’t go through it again.

💃🏻 Go, Go, Girl…

I knew I’d heard Nikki Haskell’s name before. And she was also a stockbroker before she became a real estate broker. She’s had a busy life.

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/18/nikki-haskell-turns-80-with-studio-54-themed-bash/

🏯 Amazing Place…

The Wallace Neff house from tonight’s MDLLA episode.

https://www.dirt.com/moguls/fashion/serge-azria-house-bel-air-1203324012/

👰🏼 Don’t Look…

Tradition says it’s bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her dress before the wedding, but it looks like Carly and Jason didn’t listen. We all know that marriage is doomed anyway. Maybe. You never know.

https://ew.com/tv/general-hospital-carly-and-jason-wedding-photo/

🎥 Congrats To Chloe…

The late Nelle seems to be doing quite well with her next chapter.

GH Alum Chloe Lanier Shares Exciting News With Fans!

👄 Of Course She Is…

Does it surprise anyone that LisaR would be like a suckerfish on Erika?

https://pagesix.com/2021/09/08/lisa-rinna-is-erika-jaynes-only-friend-left/

Including his link because he did do that apology tour.

Lisa Rinna Is Erika Jayne’s ‘Only Friend Left’ As Remaining RHOBH Cast Turn Their Backs Amid Legal Troubles

👠 Latest Dance…

It’s not exactly my thing – I’d rather be dancing than watch dancing – but both Martin Kove and Mel C? I might actually watch this season.

https://parade.com/1240447/mikebloom/dancing-with-the-stars-cast-season-30/

The hosts.

https://abc.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast

🐄 Cows Officially Home…

If you listen real hard, the sound of the weekend, which is hopefully becoming a clearer concept these days. Unless you don’t want it to be. Then feel free to march to a different calendar. See you tomorrow for soap, tea, and a few wise words. Until then, stay safe, stay counting your blessings, and stay not being a Miss Schemer McSchemerson. It always ends up weaving a tangled web.

Sep9

September 8, 2021 – Trina Confronts Esme, So RHONY Happened, the Nightmare Dinner Continues & What Remains

Posted on September 9, 2021 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Curtis asks if the Finger Lakes aren’t a little out of Jordan’s jurisdiction, and she says she thought he gave up P.I. work to open the club. He tells her, you know what they say, you can take the man out of the P.I. business, but you can’t take the P.I. out of the man, obviously realizing how silly it sounds. He says he and Portia got Roger Barstow to meet them. She says she called the local police department before she came, and told them she was looking to interview Roger Barstow. He says, cards on the table. Roger Barstow might have files connected to Drew Cain. Jordan says, he might also be connected to Naomie Dreyfuss’s murder.

Nikolas tears up the restraining order, and tells Ava, that’s what he thinks of it. She says she hopes he realizes this could land him in jail, and he says, that document is worthless; it’s practically a joke. She says, it’s been about eight months and one stalker since she’s been in the mood for jokes. Tearing up that order doesn’t make it any less valid, and he’s violating it right now. All she has to do is call the cops, and he’ll be arrested. He says she never mentioned a restraining order. Why is she doing this? She says, to protect them from the stalker, since he won’t.

Trina tells Spencer, she didn’t say anything to him. She was talking to Esme. He says it sounds like Trina was accusing her, and Trina says he sounds defensive. She wonders why. It’s a simple question. Has Esme seen Kiki’s hospital I.D. badge before?

Jason asks, when was the last time Josslyn saw her mom? and she says, fifteen, twenty minutes maybe. They were supposed to be getting ready for the wedding, and now she’s nowhere to be found. He says they have to figure out where she might have gone. Wow. That Jason is a real genius.

Sonny and Nina kiss, and Nina says, so what now? He says he thinks this occasion calls for a trip to Philadelphia, and she laughs, saying, why? He says they’ll find a great restaurant, and afterwards, they can listen to some great music, and they’ll just do it up. She says, it sounds great, and he says he has some things to get organized around there, and he’ll pick her up in a couple of hours. She says she can’t wait, and he leans in for a kiss, but she sidesteps him and says she’ll see him later. She walks out, smiling, until she sees Jax. He says she doesn’t look happy to see him, and she says she was just in the middle of something, and he’s not exactly local. Why did he just show up like this? I say, I hate you, Jax, and he says he doesn’t want to hold her up from her business, but his issue’s pressing. She says, whatever issue he has, if it isn’t about Crimson, they’re no longer together, so it doesn’t involve her. He says he disagrees, because his business is her, and what she’s been up to in Nixon Falls.

Jordan wonders how Drew’s disappearance is connected to Naomie’s murder, and Curtis says, everyone thinks Peter August has something to do with Drew’s plane going down, but what does Peter have to do with Naomie? Or Hayden Barnes for that matter? Jordan asks if Portia is helping Curtis with the investigation, and Portia says, apparently, Mr. Barstow has medical records from the clinic where he used to work. Curtis says, Creighton-Clark, and Portia says, he’ll be more likely to share them with a doctor. She thought it would be a fun, little adventure to ride along on an investigation, but now that she’s in the middle of nowhere, she’s not so sure. Jordan says, if they find the right information, they could unmask a murderer. Maybe they can help families find the answers to questions about missing loved ones. Portia says, when she puts it that way, it’s easier to get on board, but it looks like they’re not getting any answers today. It doesn’t look like anyone is home. Jordan says, the door’s locked and it’s dark, and Portia says, maybe Mr. Barstow got spooked and took off. Jordan says, maybe he’s there and lying low, and Curtis asks, what are the odds that Jordan’s lead on Naomie would lead her to the same Creighton-Clark medical records keeper that he thinks can shed a light on Drew’s plane crash? I wonder why a medical records keeper would be keeping records at their home, but okay. He wonders if the cases could be connected, and Jordan says, Drew’s relationship with Creighton-Clark is obvious. It’s where he was held until Robin revived him and helped him escape. Curtis asks, what’s the link to Naomie? and Jordan says, Roger Barstow and Naomie came to the U.S. together; they booked their seats together. She doesn’t know why, but she was hoping Mr. Barstow could explain. I’m wondering why Curtis wouldn’t know Nina was also has a connection to Creighton-Clark.

Nikolas asks if Ava doubts he’s done everything humanly possible to protect her, and she says, all he did was terrorize Spencer and his friends, and drive his son from his home. He says, he made a mistake. He thought… She says, he thought his own son would use her worst nightmare against her, and pretend to be Ryan Chamberlain. Then he went to war over it. He says, yes, he did, but only to keep their relationship intact. She says, at the expense of his relationship with his only child. Doesn’t he realize she may not be able to live with that on her conscience? That she’s already lived through the worst outcome of taking one’s child for granted? That she wouldn’t be able to bear watching him make the same mistake? He can justify his behavior was all good intentions, but it’s not going to get him his son back, and it’s done nothing to appease the actual stalker. And he’s not helping by showing up at Kiki’s grave and here in her gallery, uninvited, unimpeded by the guard he hired. He says, Paul will keep her safe from the stalker, and she asks who’s going to keep her safe from him? Every time he forces himself into her life, he puts her in danger. Worse, he puts Avery in danger. That’s unacceptable. He says, which is why she’s leaving Port Charles. Why add a restraining order on top of it? What’s the point? Two thugs come out, and stand on either side of Ava.

Esme says she doesn’t understand. Trina wants to know if she’s seen someone’s badge from a local hospital she’s never been to before? How random is that? Trina says, not someone’s badge; the badge that belonged to Ava’s daughter, Kiki. Or as Esme referred to her, Loren. Esme asks if that isn’t her name. Kiki, Loren; what’s the difference? Trina says, no one refers to Kiki by her given name, but it was on her hospital I.D. badge… the one they found near Ava’s burning car, courtesy of the stalker. Spencer says, when Kiki was murdered, her full name was all over the news; Loren Kathryn Jerome. Esme says she’s sure Spence mentioned it to her at some point. They talk about his father and the family he married into all the time. Trina says, because she’s so interested? and Esme says, of course (🍷). Everything about Spence is interesting to her. Doesn’t Trina take an interest in her boyfriend’s family? Spencer says, come on. Esme has been in town all of five minutes. Does Trina really expect Esme to know all the ins and outs of everyone who’s connected to him? How would she know if his stepmother’s dead daughter went by Loren or Kiki? And what would it matter if she did?

Jax suggests he and Nina have this conversation inside. He never got to see the inside of the famous Tan-O the last time he was there – he touches his shoulder – for obvious reasons. Besides, it’s getting pretty hot out. He strides past her into the Tan-O, and she follows, but Sonny is nowhere to be seen. He says, the place is getting renovated, and she says, they’re redoing the ceiling and doing some painting. He says, it’s quite a contrast to her Deception offices, and she says she has no idea why he thinks her life is any of his business. Her life is of no concern to him. He asks why she’s so nervous, and she says, he shows up there, ignoring her wishes. She made it perfectly clear she did not want him there. They do not have a future together. He says he knows that they don’t have a romantic future together because there’s someone new in her life, right? Mike?

On the phone on the patio, Josslyn leaves a message for Carly, saying, she’s sure Carly had something important to do, but she took off without telling anyone, and they really need to start doing wedding prep. Call her back. Please. Jason comes back, and says he checked, and her mom left in her own car about twenty minutes ago. She said she had something to take care of before the wedding. Josslyn says, like what? Maxie’s handling the details, her mom’s dress is already at the church, and the makeup artist is meeting them there. Her mom said she wanted to do her own hair, and if she changed her mind and went to the salon, why wouldn’t she text? And why isn’t she answering her phone? Jason says he doesn’t know; let’s find out. He goes inside, and Josslyn follows. He calls Spinelli, and tells him, drop everything right now. He needs Spinelli to do something for him.

Nina asks what Jax knows about Mike, but he says, nothing really. He actually went to Ava to try and get some information, but she was very protective of Nina. She did tell him that Nina was happy, and he wanted to make sure she wasn’t hurting herself. She says Mike is the best thing that’s ever happened to her. When she found out Jax and Carly hid the identity of her daughter from her, her whole world derailed. Mike is the one who put it back together. When she needed understanding, Mike provided it for her. When she needed space, Mike gave it to her. And now Jax has the audacity to come in there, unannounced, and cast doubt on a relationship with a man he’s never met? Where is this coming from? He says, a jar of marinara sauce, and she asks what he’s talking about. He says, it sounds unbelievable, and that it can’t possibly be true. Then again, this Mike sounds too good to be true. So he’ll make her a deal. He’ll leave town and stop bugging her, and in return, he just wants an introduction. He wants to meet Mike.

Nikolas asks, where’s Paul? and Ava says she paid him off and sent him on his way this morning. Nikolas says, he would have called, but she says, maybe he was too busy cashing his bonus. In any case, meet Bubba and Floyd. They’re former UFOs. Floyd says, UFC, and she says, former UFCs. They were expelled for being too violent. Floyd asks if this man is bothering her.

Trina says, never mind. Forget she said anything. She gets up, and Spencer says, but she did say something, and it’s not like they can pretend they didn’t hear her. Trina says, right. Because she knows how committed he is to honesty and transparency. He says she marched in there, all fired up, and insinuated something pretty awful about Esme. That she might be Ava’s stalker? He thinks they deserve an explanation. Trina says it’s no secret how protective she is of Ava. Ava’s been good to her, and she’s going through a really horrible time right now. She’s giving up her daughter, her husband, and walking away from her entire life. For Esme to show up at the gallery to <air quotes> wish her well <end air quotes>, was incredibly self-centered, and in a word, tacky. To the point where she’s beginning to wonder if Esme’s curiosity in Ava is beyond a normal interest in her boyfriend’s family. Esme says, beyond the normal to what exactly?

Portia wonders if it isn’t strange that Barstow agreed to meet them and isn’t there. Curtis says, it could be innocent. Maybe he got called away for a normal reason. Or perhaps it was a decoy, and he lured them there as a stall while he got out of town. Jordan comes out the front door, and Curtis says he knows she didn’t just unlawful enter. Jordan says, of course (🍷) not. She had probable cause. The window pane on the kitchen door was broken from the outside. Glass was scattered all over the floor, so she had signs of a potential crime scene. Curtis says, and? and she says, see for yourself. They all go inside, and the whole place has been tossed. Jordan says she didn’t see any signs that anyone is still around. She needs to call this in, but she still doesn’t have any service. Portia asks if it might be better closer to the road, and volunteers to try. Curtis asks if she’s sure, and she says she’ll be by the road; she’ll be fine. Portia leaves, and Jordan tells Curtis that she needs to secure the scene for the local PD. He says, there were some buildings out back – a garage, a shed – he’ll go check those out. She says, just as a reminder, he’s not a cop. So don’t trespass or contaminate the crime scene. He says, copy that, and she says, one more thing. Be careful. He tells her to do the same, and goes out back. She looks around, and looks up the stairs. She notices a door underneath the staircase, and opens it. She gets her gun ready, and goes down.

Esme asks what kind of interest Trina thanks she has with her boss, and what does her daughter’s name have to do with whether she’s seen some hospital I.D. badge? Trina asks why it bothers Esme that she’s looking out for Ava, and Spencer says, it was a simple mistake. Let’s leave it at that. Esme asks if they can do that. Really? His, quote unquote, friend practically accused her of being his stepmother’s stalker. What’s going on here isn’t about her, and it certainly isn’t about Ava or her daughter. It’s about you, Spence. So let’s talk about that elephant in the room. Trina gives Esme that look. You know the one.

Ava tells her thugs, this is her husband. He is very willfully violating the restraining order she has against him. Ava’s phone rings (very loudly, and then it’s like they realized, and it goes down two notches), and she says, it’s a collector in Geneva. She has to take this. She doesn’t want him violating the restraining order again. Make sure he gets the message. She leaves the room, and Nikolas says, don’t worry; he’ll leave. Bubba grabs him, and says, not yet. He tells Floyd, you know what to do. Floyd pulls his fist back, and Bubba says, wait. Not the face. Floyd starts punching Nikolas in the stomach.

Curtis walks on a path through the woods, and tries his phone. He says, damn. Still no service. He hopes Portia’s having better luck, and keeps walking, cutting through the trees.

Jordan shines the flashlight down the stairs, her gun drawn. She gets to the bottom, and sees someone on a couch. She says, sir. She needs him to answer her. Is he hurt? She moves to the other side of the couch, and sees him lying down, eyes closed. She checks his pulse, and takes out his wallet. She looks inside at his driver’s license, and says, Roger Barstow. Dammit. She heads for the stairs, when a man comes out behind her.

Nina says Jax can’t see Mike, and he says, why not? She says, for one thing, he’s not here. Jax says he’ll wait, and she says, that’s not a good idea. He says he’ll make her a deal. He’ll leave her alone for good. He just wants to make sure he’s leaving her in the hands of someone who won’t hurt her. Because she’s a woman and can’t make her own decisions. Ugh. She says, Mike’s not going to hurt her. Besides, he forfeited the right to care about her a long time ago. He says, there she goes again with the nervousness. What is she afraid of? He knows her extreme overreaction has nothing to do with his presence. She’s in trouble; he can tell. He says he came there because he still cares about her; she can talk to him. He can help her. Sonny comes out, and asks if there’s a problem. Jax looks at Nina, and shakes his head. Rut-roh.

Ava’s thugs punch Nikolas, and Bubba asks if he’s had enough. Nikolas says, no, and they start punching him again. Ava runs in, saying, stop it. What are they doing? Bubba says she told them to make sure Nikolas got the message, and she says, she meant intimidate him. Scare him a little bit; not actually hit him. Bubba says, their bad, and Ava helps Nikolas up, then goes back out.

Esme says she’d hoped she and Trina could keep things between them, but she guesses that was naïve of her. She was nervous about coming to Spencer’s hometown, afraid she wouldn’t make a single friend. Imagine how happy she was to meet Trina. She’s smart, down-to-earth, and loves art as much as Esme does. The girls at boarding school were so fake and superficial, and here was Trina, just the opposite, authentic and evolved. She totally fell for it. She had no idea Trina was setting her up, but here she is, spinning wild conspiracy theories about her, and why? The only explanation is that Trina wants Spencer for herself. There, she finally said it.

Jason asks if Bobbie has seen Carly, but Josslyn says she hasn’t. It makes no sense. Why would she take off? He asks if Carly got any calls that rattled her, and Josslyn says, she seemed distracted, but in an oh-my-God-I’m-getting-married way; not a worried about a crisis way. He asks if anyone stopped by to see Carly, and Josslyn says, just his mom. He asks if Josslyn knows what they talked about, but she says she was on the terrace with Trina. She wasn’t part of the conversation, but they looked like they were getting along fine, even though everyone knows they don’t get along because of AJ. He asks what she knows about AJ, and she says, besides him being Michael’s biological father? Not a lot. She knows he had a lot of problems, and when he and her mother married, it was a total disaster, which was partly her fault. He asks if Carly told her about it, and she says, a long time ago. Carly said, everyone acted badly, except Jason. He stood by Carly, and if she didn’t love him before that, she definitely loved him after. Spinelli calls, and Jason asks if he tracked Carly’s phone… Okay, he’s got it. He’ll take it from there. Josslyn asks if Spinelli found Carly, and he says he knows where her mother is, and knows why she’s there.

Jax stares at Sonny, and says, you’re alive. Sonny says Jax survived the dance at the firehouse, not him. He’s happy Jax bounced back from the bullet he took, but he’s going to be in a world of hurt if he doesn’t stay away from Nina. Nina says Jax wanted to meet Mike; here he is. Jax says, Mike, and Sonny asks if Jax has a problem with his name. Jax says, the whole situation is problematic, and Sonny suggests he fix it by removing himself from the Tan-O. Jax says, that won’t fix anything, and Sonny says Nina doesn’t want around him. Nina says if Jax leaves, everyone will be better off, but Jax says he knows a few dozen people who wouldn’t agree. She says, it’s not his business. Please just leave. Jax says she knows he can’t do this. Not after finding her there, living some twisted fantasy. Sonny says, the only fantasy is the one in Jax’s head. He’s not dragging Nina back to her old life. She’s happy right here. Jax says, and Sonny is happy there with her because he can’t remember a damn thing, can he?

At Barstow’s house, the guy comes out of the basement as Curtis is coming in, and asks what Curtis is doing in his house. Curtis says, please. He knows what the owner looks like, and it ain’t him. The guy runs, and Curtis chases him.

Portia looks down in the basement, and calls to Curtis. She asks if anyone is down there, and calls again for both Curtis and Jordan. She goes down the stairs in the dark, using a flashlight. She sees Jordan on the floor, and goes to her. She helps Jordan sit up, and says she couldn’t get a signal, so she came back, but everyone was gone. The door was open, so she came in to see what was going on. Jordan tries to stand up, and Portia tells her, take it easy. She has a head injury. She thinks Jordan has a concussion. Did she trip on something? Jordan says she was hit. She thinks the same person who did this, did that, and points to Barstow. Portia asks if he’s dead, and Jordan says, that’s Reginald Barstow. He won’t be giving them any information. Portia says, this is no longer fun. They need to get out now. She helps Jordan get up, and go up the stairs, but the door is locked. She says, dammit. They hear something, and see a rigged gas pipe that’s causing gas to leak into the room.

Running through the woods, the guy trips. He starts to get up, and Curtis pushes him back down with his foot. Curtis asks why he’s running, and the guy says, because Curtis is chasing him. Curtis says he was inside a house that doesn’t belong to him. The guy says he doesn’t have to answer to Curtis, and Curtis grabs him by the collar, and lifts him up so they’re eye to eye. He says, the cops are on their way. He’s going to have to talk to somebody about something. He can start with the owner of the house; where is he? The guy says he’s with Curtis’s lady-friend, and that’s not a good thing for her.

Jordan bangs on the door, and yells for Curtis to get them out. Portia ties something to the pipe to keep the gas at a minimum, and says, the more Jordan yells, the more gas she’ll breathe in. Jordan says her phone still doesn’t have a signal. How is Curtis going to know they’re down there? Portia says they have to get out of there, and if they can’t, they have to find a way to get the gas out. She doesn’t see any windows, but maybe there’s a storm door. Jordan yells for Curtis some more, and Portia says, there’s got to be a way out. She sees some boxes, and says, a tool. She pulls a box down, and says, maybe there’s a tool they can use to open the door, or turn off the gas. She starts digging in a box, and hears Jordan tumble down the stairs. Portia runs to her, but she lies at the bottom out cold. Portia checks Jordan’s pulse, and tries to wake her.

Spencer tells Esme, stop; that’s enough. Esme says, enough what? Truth? Trina knows exactly what she’s talking about. They talked about Trina’s crush on him the other day. Beyond being rich and sophisticated, he’s also really handsome. Esme knows it, and so does Trina. She can’t blame Trina for being attracted to him, but when they talked the other day, she proposed another option. Instead of them being catty rivals, she suggested they be friends. She thought they had an understanding, but clearly she was wrong. Trina decided to go the cliché route, and turn Spencer against her. She honestly thought they were friends. It’s so incredibly disappointing. Trina says she’s sure Esme will get over it. She knows she will. She walks off, and Spencer follows her, saying, stop. Trina turns around, and tells him that he is rich and sophisticated, but let’s make one thing perfectly clear; he’s not handsome. She walks out, and Esme stands next to Spencer.

Ava comes back with a bag of frozen peas, and tells her thugs to make themselves scarce. She tells Nikolas to take his shirt off, but he’s in pain, so she unbuttons it for him. He says, Bubba and Floyd might not understand how to send a message, but they get ten out of ten for a job well done. She tells him to stop talking, and puts the bag of peas on his stomach. He tells her a warning would be good next time, and she says she’s warning him. Anyplace else hurt? He points to his lips, and she says she knows that ploy; she’s seen that movie. He says, it’s a damn good movie, and she kisses him. We see the ripped restraining order on the floor.

Jax says, Mike, Mike, Mike. A man with no memory. Sonny says, way to keep up, buddy; that’s old news. Nina says, when Mike pulled himself out of the river last winter, he’d lost his memory. He didn’t know who he was. He just had a watch with an engraving, never enough time. Sonny says, and his name. Jax says, and no one recognized him, huh? So he asked people to call him Mike? Nina says, that’s right. In this town, the people love Mike. They gave him a place to stay, and a job. He’s happy here. He has a good life. Sonny says, it got better when Nina showed up to meet her old friend Phyllis, and Jax asks, what makes him assume his new life is better than his old one? Sonny says, how would he know? Why would he want to know if his life’s great now? As far as he’s concerned, nothing can improve on what he has with Nina. Jax says, what he has? and Sonny says, they love each other. Jax is dumbfounded

Josslyn opens the door, and Trina is on the porch, looking pained. Josslyn asks, what happened? and tells her to come in. Trina says she’s sorry to just show up. She knows Josslyn has to get ready for the wedding. Josslyn says, no. She’s fine; Trina is obviously not. What happened? Trina says she needs to vent, when Josslyn’s phone dings. Josslyn tells Trina, hold on, and she sees a text from Jason; Found your mom. Everything okay. She texts back, thanking him and asking if she should push back the makeup artist. She tells Trina, now that that’s settled, what’s going on? Trina says she was right about Esme. She’s as bad as Josslyn said. No, worse. And Trina played right into her hands.

Esme looks at the menu, and whines, there isn’t a single vegan option. It’s 2021; how’s that possible? I have to admit, I’m also surprised the MetroCourt doesn’t have a vegan option. It’s pretty upscale. Spencer says he’s working on a text to Trina, and Esme asks why he wants to text her. He says he wants to check in. He feels bad. She says he feels bad about defending his girlfriend from a bunch of wild accusations? and he says, but they weren’t so wild. Esme torched Ava’s car, and planted the duplicate of Kiki’s hospital badge. Then she slipped and called her Loren. Trina didn’t imagine all that, and for them to pretend she’s just making this up, it feels like they’re gaslighting her. Esme says it doesn’t feel good to her either, but what are their options? They can tell Trina part of the truth, and she can take the fall for Ava’s problems. Or they can tell Trina the whole truth; that he concocted a plan to break up his father’s marriage. Maybe Trina will understand, or she’ll blow everything up, and take everything public, which seems likely, since she’s so loyal to Ava. Who knows? Maybe the truth will bring father and son even closer together. Even Ava. Whatever he wants, she’ll be behind him. All she wants is for him to be happy. She puts her arms around him from behind, and says, so, Spence, what makes you happy?

Ava tells Nikolas, she’s so sorry; she can’t. She calls Bubba and Floyd, and tells them to see to it Nikolas gets home. Nikolas says, don’t, and she says, check the mail when he gets there. They’ve passed the six-week minimum. Their divorce should be final any day, if it’s not already.

Curtis shoves the guy around a little, and asks what he knows about Jordan. The guy says he knows she’ll be dead soon unless Curtis helps her. He’s wasting time the lady doesn’t have. Curtis punches him out, and runs back to the house.

Portia tells Jordan that it’s her. Wake up. No, this is not the end. Not like this. Jordan says, Curtis, and Portia says, Curtis is going to find them. They’re not going to die. Their children need them. They have far to much life to live. TJ needs Jordan, and Trina needs her. She refuses to let her daughter live the rest of her life without her. She needs to tell Trina how much she loves her. She gets weepy, and says she needs to tell Trina the truth. The truth about her father. I freak out a little, because as soon as she said the truth the first time, I thought, Curtis is her father. I’ve just probably watched this so long, I think a sentence ahead of them.

Jason goes to a building that’s being renovated. The sign says it’s the site of a new branch of ELQ. He says, I figured you’d come back here.

Jax says, Mike/Sonny loves Nina? and Sonny asks why it’s so hard to believe. Jax says he’s just trying to put the pieces together. There’s nothing about Mike that even remotely fits the person he’s known Nina to be. Sonny says Jax used to be involved with Nina a long time ago. That’s over, and he needs to accept that, and let her go. Jax says he’s right about one thing. There’s no going back for Nina and him, but what Mike and Nina have is not love, because it’s built on lies. It’s time they both faced the truth.

And Jax is just the guy to give it to them. I know this was never going to come to a good end, but I hate that Jax is being mean about it when he’s been such a jerk.

Tomorrow, Curtis comes back to find Jordan, Nina asks someone to do one last thing for her, Maxie asks if Brook is setting her up, and Sonny says he doesn’t know who he was, but knows who he is now.

The Real Housewives of New York City – So… That Happened

Instead of taglines, we saw the women with their dogs. Marley silently judged Sonja. This was basically scenes we haven’t seen. What they used to insult our intelligence with calling, Lost Footage.

Leah wanted to have a pity party at Martin’s gym but he wouldn’t allow it. She and Sarah got in the ring. Sarah asked if they were annoying Martin, but he said they were annoying the people watching the show, which about summed it up. It was Sonja versus Ramona at a joint birthday party, where a game similar to Red Rover was played. The game host asked a question, and the women ran to whoever’s side they thought answered it best. For example, who was the best wingwoman and who picked the most fights. The winner in the latter category was Ramona, although in LuAnn’s interview, she said, Ramona didn’t pick fights, she just said mean sh*t. In Ramona’s interview, she said, maybe fights picked her. When it came to who was most likely to steal your date, the women agreed it was neither one; it was LuAnn. In Eboni’s interview, she said she’d seen LuAnn in action. Don’t leave your man around LuAnn, child. He ain’t gonna be there when you get back. The winner of the game was Sonja, with 28 against Ramona’s 27, and she was given a vase of roses. Woohoo.

Next, they played What Happens Next, which consisted of showing a scene, and we were supposed to guess the ending. The scenes were new, so some of it was fun, like seeing LuAnn fake everyone out with a fake tramp stamp in Salem, and Ramona picking her gum off the floor and putting it back in her mouth during a spitting contest at the gym. Why they were having this contest, who knows?

Sonja picked out interns, explaining in her interview that she had interns because she had so much wisdom to share. Although we didn’t see her impart much wisdom. One intern held an umbrella over her while she watered plants in the rain. Several helped to give Marley a butt bath, and got a lesson in removing dingleberries. And who knew Sonja smelled like mothballs? Sonja discussed the merits of mothballs, and hint: do not let your cat eat them; the cat will die. She said at least her sweaters were good. We also found out that Sonja was prone to eat expired whatever. She had vitamins from 2006 with mold on them, and was taking them. She told us that being a Sonja Morgan intern would get you to the next step. Whatever that is. Sonja is sort of like a homeless person who has money and a home.

Leah said if the women had anything in common, it was that they were a lot, and could be overwhelming for anyone in their orbit. We saw Sonja going off the rails about Ramona’s Instagram, and Eboni’s friend Natalie trying not to get involved. In Eboni’s interview, Natalie said she was good, except when they were overwhelming and loud, and the dog gets on the table. Eboni said Natalie was a bit bougie.

We revisited Salem, and saw the women getting their picture taken dressed up like traditional (i.e. Halloween) witches, Leah setting a place card on fire at dinner, and Leah giving a twerking lesson at the same dinner. To add to our amusement, there was a voiceover as though it was a travelogue, saying things like: Are you looking for a place to have a wicked stupid argument? Choose Salem. After which, an argument over how to spell faux ensued. There was also a discussion on Thorogood Marshall versus Judge Judy, who Eboni thought was a boss bitch.

In Eboni’s interview, she said being friends with the women was like being in a sitcom. She never knew what they’d say or do. The last segment was done old TV show style, the first one titled, Eboni and Ivories. It focused on inappropriate dinner discussions, such as Sonja’s vagina and backdoor sex. The second one was called Really, Ramona? and done in black and white. It began with Ramona insisting she had more class than the others, and comparing herself to Audrey Hepburn, who no doubt spun in her grave. We saw a family dinner with Mario and Avery, where Mario toasted to the trifecta.

Since the season is over, there was no preview, but I assume the Reunion will be next.

At the tail end, we saw a picture of LuAnn with her pup, and it said – In memory of Aston, 2006-2021.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Still at that nightmare of a dinner, Erika asked if Sutton wanted to get sued. Kyle told Erika that when she said things like that, she gave credence to what Sutton was saying. In Erika’s interview, she said it wasn’t about her. It was about being careful what up said about people who weren’t there. Dorit said they didn’t ask to be in this situation, but they were. Erika ignored what everyone was saying, and said Sutton should be quiet. Dorit said it sounded like Erika was threatening Sutton, and Erika said Sutton had taken it to another level. She called Erika a liar, and was talking about someone’s health who she didn’t know. In Dorit’s interview, she said it sounded like Erika was saying if they had doubts or questions, they were in danger of being sued. Erika said she was about to lose her sh*t on all of them. Kathy told her to calm down, and LisaR told her to take a breath. I felt sorry for poor butler Patrick who had to watch this mess. Erika said if Sutton ever called her a liar again, she was coming for her. Trust her. After that, even the crickets were quiet. In Sutton’s interview, she wondered what Erika was saying. Was she going to wake up to a horse’s head in her bed? In Kathy’s interview, she said she’d entertained a lot, and couldn’t remember anything going off rails like this. On the bright side, it would mean more leftovers for her. Erika said, it wasn’t a threat, it was a promise, which is just about the most cliché thing you can say. Sutton got up, and said she wouldn’t be threated. She wasn’t used to people like that. She was out. Kathy deposited cutest-pup-ever Muffy with Erika, making everything good again. Erika said, if you have the balls to say it, have the balls to take the pushback. In Garcelle’s interview, she said it was the nastiest thing she’d ever seen. She, Kyle, and Kathy went outside to talk to Sutton, and inside, Crystal said she would have reacted the same way Erika did. I’m sure, except she’s hardly as intimidating. Kyle told Sutton that you can’t get sued for saying you didn’t think someone was being honest, and Garcelle said Kyle had been no help, urging Sutton to continue. Kyle said she was just helping Sutton get it out. At this point, Sutton left, as most of us would after Elsa’s evil twin threatened to turn us into ice sculptures. Garcelle went back in, and said Erika had freaked Sutton out, but Erika said no one was guilting her. She was being called a thief and a liar every day, and she wasn’t accepting this on top everything else. In Kyle’s interview, she said she’d seen Erika lose her temper, and we flashed back to Erika having glacial tirades at Eileen and Teddi. Kyle said it bothered her to see Sutton being intimidated and backing down, instead of telling the truth about how she was feeling. She thought Erika’s bark was worse than her bite. I wondered what the hell Kyle wanted. Sutton told Erika what she thought, and got a finger in her face for it. Should she belabor the point? I also wouldn’t be too sure about that bark thing. LisaR toasted to Kathy for having them. Forget a toast. I thought Kathy deserved a medal. Patrick too.

LisaR visited Garcelle, and they talked about LisaR and Harry doing a drive-by to drop off some of Harry’s sauce. LisaR asked Garcelle to fill her in about the dinner, since drunk Rinna had been in full swing. Garcelle said Erika lost her sh*t, and explained what happened. All LisaR remembered was Sutton and Erika having words, and ringing a bell. Garcelle said she was going to be having a Haitian dinner, and the two of them would have to figure it out. It wasn’t going to be easy. She’d texted Sutton, asking if she was okay, and Sutton said she was not okay. Garcelle said she could understand feeling like an outsider, and LisaR said she was on Garcelle’s side, but Garcelle didn’t feel the same. LisaR had taken Erika’s side when Garcelle mentioned Tom calling her, and hadn’t spoken up for her when Dorit was on her case at the launch party. LisaR said it wasn’t her place to say anything, and Garcelle spoke for us all when she said it was never LisaR’s place to say anything, but she always said something anyway. Because that wasn’t funny enough, in LisaR’s interview, she said her loyalty was to the truth; the truth as she saw it. Bitch, please. Because she had to make it even. LisaR said Garcelle had only thanked her in the moment for her birthday lunch, and not for a month of Sundays afterward. Garcelle also hadn’t sent a text after they’d dropped off Harry’s sauce. Garcelle said she thanked them when they were there, and LisaR said her point was that they could both do better. I felt the same way I do when someone is a drunken a-hole at a party, and then says, well, we were all drunk. Nope. Just you. Bitch, please.

Sutton brought Kyle to a private auction preview at Bonhams. They’d also brought out some amazing jewelry that wasn’t for auction, but could be had at a price, and Kyle bought a Cartier ring on the spot. Having been dazzled by the jewelry, I didn’t take note of the price, but I’m sure it was close to ten grand. Let’s all say it together – must be nice. In Sutton’s interview, she said she finds items for her store at auction, and I thought, oh, like me with eBay. Except my price point is way lower. Way, way lower. I actually thought some of the minimum bids were reasonable on the antiques. Kyle asked how Sutton was feeling, and Sutton said she hadn’t slept well. The hardest part had been Kyle repeating, be honest. She was. She couldn’t listen to someone saying they were going to sue her, and then be all sunshine. Kyle said that’s exactly what Sutton did, and I wondered if we’d witnessed the same dinner. Kyle said when she and Sutton had talked at Sutton’s house, she’d been much firmer. At the dinner, Erika said she didn’t want to talk, and Sutton was okay with that. Sutton said Kyle was starting to piss her off. She talked too much sometimes, like Dorit. Sutton walked away, as is her M.O. to avoid conflict, but I didn’t blame her. Kyle is such an idiot, it’s like she totally discounted Erika’s reaction. Because Kyle wouldn’t leave her alone, Sutton told Kyle, she’d said enough. She gave Erika the truth, and Erika didn’t like it. She’d done nothing wrong. In her interview, Sutton said, for a long time, her ex told her what to do. Now, she wanted people to talk to her like an equal, a friend, and don’t tell her what to do. She’s the boss now. She told Kyle that she’d been honest. She told Erika that she’d called her a liar, didn’t believe some things, and had a problem with the timeline. She said more than anyone said, because they were all scared of Erika. In her interview, she said they all wanted to know the answers, but wouldn’t step up and ask Erika directly; they wanted her to do it. Been there myself. Kyle said Sutton was the one who seemed afraid of Erika, and Sutton said Kyle would feel that way too with Erika’s finger in her face. Kyle said it bothered her to see Sutton back down, but it also bothered her to see Erika being so aggressive. She told Sutton that she and Erika had to figure out how to move on, but she didn’t want the anger directed at her. Here’s a suggestion: keep your nose out of it then.

Dorit and PK had couples time, and they toasted to her new line. Dorit said she wanted to have a launch party, just the girls and their husbands, which led to PK asking about Erika, who all roads lead to now. He thought her posts on social media were inappropriate given her situation. She made it look like she didn’t care. Dorit said the accusations were alleged, but he said there was no doubt something was up with the money. The only thing that was alleged was that Tom unhinged, and suddenly couldn’t remember anything. In Dorit’s interview, she marveled that you could be married to someone for twenty-two years, and find out they were someone else. PK said Erika needed to send the right message, and it wasn’t with her legs open in stockings. He’d never seen a worse response to anything. Dorit said Erika had to promote her lingerie brand to make money, but PK said she should change her branding. When circumstances change, you have to change. In her interview, Dorit agreed that Erika Jayne wasn’t a good look for Erika Girardi right now. Pk pointed out how he’d had to change some things around, and his issues were only corporate. Erika’s involved victims who were denied a life-changing amount of money.

Garcelle had the women over for a Haitian meal, saying she was opening her world and her culture to them. She wanted them to get to know her better, and vice versa. She brought in a chef because, even though she loved cooking, Haitian food took time. FYI, Erika still had a couple of glam squad people hanging around. In LisaR’s interview, she said she didn’t grow up in a fish family. She didn’t like fish, but she was going to try her best. That’s better than my husband, who will only eat canned tuna and fish sticks. Garcelle asked the bartender for a martini, and said, go light, because the night was young, but she wasn’t. Tucking that one away for reference. Sutton joined them, and in her interview, LisaR said it was so awkward, but everyone was on their best behavior, since Garcelle had invited them to her new home.

The first course was pumpkin soup, and Garcelle explained that only the upper class ate pumpkin in Haiti; it took longer to grow, so was considered a specialty. Dorit said her mother was Moroccan, and there was a lot of flavor in their food, while American food was bland. A lot of countries have more flavor in their food. African food just about knocked my socks off. In her interview, LisaR said the food wasn’t what she was used to, but because it was Garcelle’s heritage, she was making an effort. Codfish cakes were next, and LisaR announced that she did it; she ate fish. Conch followed, and Kyle asked what it was. Garcelle described it as a snail, causing Kyle’s face to explode because she tried too hard not to make a face. In Garcelle’s interview, she said you never knew what you’d see in a Haitian kitchen. When she brought her first American friend over, there was a dead goat head in the kitchen, and the friend was out the door. They had crème brûlée for dessert, but not because it was traditional Haitian food. Erika messed with her phone, and in her interview, she said she was there for Garcelle, but scrolling the New York Times was more interesting.

After dinner, the women talked clothes, and someone brought up some yellow pants Kyle had worn. Erika didn’t remember them, and even though it wasn’t her place to say, LisaR told her that it was when they had their double-secret meeting Erika wasn’t invited to. Luckily, Erika, Dorit, and LisaR chose that time to leave. Back at the house, Garcelle said it was the first time Sutton had seen Erika, and Sutton told Garcelle, she had nothing more to say. She was good. Garcelle wondered if Sutton didn’t want an apology, but Sutton said she didn’t care. Kyle thought Erika deserved an apology because she is just plain out of her mind. Sutton said Kyle had pushed a conversation she hadn’t wanted to have at the dinner table with everyone involved, but Kyle said she’d just wanted Sutton to be honest. If someone had questioned her integrity, she’d want to know. How about questioning her sanity? Garcelle said the conversation was triggering her. Kyle claimed she wanted something said to her face, and not hung onto for six months, yet she blindsided Garcelle on Watch What Happens Live about not paying for an auction bid. We flashed back to that, and Garcelle said she would have preferred Kyle just calling and telling her. It wasn’t okay. Kyle said she’d thought they were okay, and in her interview, she said Garcelle was switching lanes again. No. She was just pointing out Kyle does the same things she accuses others of. Sutton said she was sick of being in the hot seat, and Kyle wondered what could be done about moving forward. They couldn’t just not talk to each other. Crystal said she didn’t think there was any moving forward, and we saw a clip where Erika told Crystal that she would never apologize. Ever. Crystal said there was no resolution. They were acting cordial, and that’s what a lot of people did. I imagine that is something she knows about, traveling in the Hollywood circles. In Kyle’s interview, she said she thought it was rude how they were icing each other out. It made everyone around them uncomfortable. Crystal said, no one had to hang out together and be phony, but Kyle said if it was an intimate dinner with just them, she’d want to fix it, even if it was just with a bandaid. In Crystal’s interview, she said no one needed to push people when it would just cause more pain. Kyle said, it is what it is, even though we all know she doesn’t mean that for a second. She told Garcelle it had been a beautiful night regardless.

Next time, Garcelle gets a match, PK wonders if Tom is still the one in control, Mauricio says there are lies all over the place, and Garcelle tells Dorit to shut up.

🥤 That’s Quite Enough…

Meet you here tomorrow for soap and whatever else comes along. In the meantime, stay safe, stay firm in your convictions, and stay not going into dark basements when you don’t know what’s down there. And maybe even if you do.

Sep8

September 7, 2021 – The Bride Goes Missing, Watching Rules, New Victor On New Victor, What a Tease, C-List Split, Lost Too Soon & Last

Posted on September 8, 2021 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Portia comes into The Savoy, and tells Curtis that she was glad to get his text. He says he’s sorry, and she asks, why? He says because he asked her to come down there, now he’s all caught up with this. She says, no big deal. Is there a problem with the club? He says, it’s not the club; he’s on a case. She says she thought he left all that P.I. stuff behind him, and he says, he did, but this one’s personal. Did he ever tell her about his good friend Drew Cain? She says, he was Oscar’s dad, right? Sam’s ex? He says, he disappeared in a plane crash a few years ago. Sam has reason to believe he’s still alive. So going with that theory could set them up for some really good news, or something really disappointing. Sam comes in.

Josslyn comes into the living room with Trina, and says, good morning, bride-to-be, and Carly says she only slept a little. Josslyn says her too; she’s so excited. Trina wanted to say hi before Carly’s big day. Trina says, happy wedding, and Carly thanks her. Trina says she knows Carly and Jason are going to be really happy together, and Carly says, that’s the plan.

Jason sits in the interrogation room at the station, when Dante comes in. He says, sorry. Jason wasn’t the one who wanted to fight, but he’s the one they got ahold of. Previous charges were dropped two months ago, but the DA wants to go over the entire incident report. It’s bureaucratic BS. Jason tell him, don’t worry about it. He doesn’t want special treatment. Dante says he’s not giving any to Jason. Here they are again. On opposite sides, when there’s so much that connects them. It’s too bad Jason doesn’t just ditch the career criminal thing. They could break bread one of these days.

On the terrace, Trina tells Josslyn that her dad was asking all kinds of questions about the sauce. It must have been a big hit. Josslyn says, yeah… and Trina asks if it went bad or something, but Josslyn says, no. The sauce was delicious. She knows it’s going to sound insane, but that sauce tasted exactly like Sonny’s.

Nina gets to the Tan-O, but before she goes inside, she flashes back to Sonny telling her that he’s in love with her. She goes inside, and says, oh my God. What happened? There’s lumber and boxes everywhere, and Sonny says, Lenny left them a surprise.

Jordan and Shawn go through papers, and Jordan says, none of these names are ringing any bells. She’s sorry, but they might have to brace themselves for the possibility that the manifest from Naomie’s flight is another dead end. He says, there has to be something in there to lead them to Hayden’s shooter, because whoever it was, wanted her dead so badly, when he started asking questions six years later, they offed her mother. To go through that much trouble, this person has something major to hide, and he wants to find out what it is.

Nikolas and Spencer sit at a table by the pool (🍷), and Spencer takes a selfie. He says, Esme wanted them to have a fun day, and Nikolas says he is. Spencer says he looks like he’d like to be literally anywhere else. Nikolas says he’s sorry. The six weeks are up, and as soon as Ava gets Scotty back to work, their divorce is going to be finalized. Forgive him if he’s not in a festive mood, but he’d understand if Spencer is.

On he phone at the gallery, Ava says she knows the paperwork is ready, but she’s just not ready to go through with it yet… Does it sound like she cares what they think? She hangs up, and someone startles her.

Sam says Curtis told her that he has an update on a lead, and he says he talked to the nurse who took care of Nina at Creighton-Clark. She gave him the contact information of a guy she worked with in the records department. Apparently, he dealt with both patients and the record company. Sam says, that’s amazing, and Curtis says, there’s just one catch.

On the phone, Dante says, there is no charge… He would, but the system’s down. He can’t have access and needs authorization, so can they put it through?… There’s nothing to resolve. He’s not going to prison. It was a drunk and disorderly, so make it happen. He hangs up, and says he hopes this doesn’t ruin Jason’s wedding day. Jason says, it is what it is. As for him, he just has to put a suit on. Dante sits down, and asks if Carly is going to make Jason wear a tie, but Jason doesn’t know. He guesses he’ll find out when he opens the garment bag. He says, it must be strange to Dante; him marrying Carly after all the years she was married to Sonny. Dante says, not really. He thinks Sonny would approve. It was always the three of them, since Dante was working undercover. They were a unit – Jason, Sonny, and Carly. He remembers being amazed at how devoted Jason and Carly were to Sonny. Jason says, it’s because of everything Sonny did for them. He was a great friend, a great mentor, just a stand-up guy. Dante says, he didn’t see it that way. When he first got there, all he could think was about sending Sonny to prison. So he put that case together against him, but… Even then, there were days he didn’t want to do it. He shot at Sonny many times, even though Sonny was his father. Jason says, Dante didn’t think of him that way yet, and Dante says, no. Finally, all these years later, he’s glad he didn’t put Sonny away.

Carly flashes back to Jason saying they’ll be each other’s safety net; that he needs her to stand by him, no matter what. She says, always, and he says, they’ll figure the rest out later. The doorbell rings, and Carly opens the door to Monica, who says she knows it’s a busy day, but she wonders if Carly has the time to talk.

Sonny tells Nina that Lenny always complained about the ceiling. She says, he mentioned there was a bad leak a couple of years ago; the plywood is rotten and beams have to come down. Sonny says, Lenny assigned him to it. Lenny was going to take down the wallpaper and paint the whole place. He ordered the supplies before he got his diagnosis, and the lumberyard order came this morning. The rest is coming later. She asks if it can be returned, but he says, a lot of it is custom, but Lenny wanted it, so he feels like he owes Lenny to give it to him. She says, in the meantime, there’s not a lot of room for customers, but he says he doesn’t think that’s going to be a problem for Phyllis. She says, Phyllis isn’t in a rush to open it without Lenny. It’s just another argument for renovation. If the Tan-O opens with a different look, there won’t be so many memories attached. I’m thinking, maybe he should ask Phyllis about it first, but he says, now Nina knows what he’s planning to do for the next two or three months. If she wants, she can pitch in. She runs a magazine and has great taste as a designer consultant. That is, if he didn’t scare her off.

Josslyn asks Trina, what’s up with her? Something is obviously wrong. Trina says, it’s nothing. She guesses she’s feeling guilty. Josslyn says, about what? and Trina says, not liking Spencer’s girlfriend. Josslyn says, don’t.

Ava says Esme scared her half to death, and Esme apologizes. She says she’s been told she has a knack for sneaking up on people. She swears it’s not intentional. She introduces herself, and Ava says she’s Spencer’s friend. Esme says Spencer is her boyfriend. Spencer’s told her so much about Ava; it’s nice to meet her face to face. Ava says, it’s her pleasure, and asks what she can do for Esme. Esme says she’s thinking of purchasing a piece. Her parents strongly advised her to invest in artwork as she got older. Ava says she sounds like she was born into money, and Esme says, yes and no. Her parents couldn’t have children of their own, so she and her siblings were adopted. Ava says, adopted and rich; lucky her. Esme says she’s quite fortunate, and Ava says, it sounds like she had a happy home. Esme says, she supposes everyone was happy enough. Her parents were cool with each other. There was love there, but nothing like Ava and Spencer’s father.

Trina tells Josslyn, Esme’s been nothing but nice to her. She doesn’t know why she doesn’t like Esme. Maybe it’s because she’s into Spencer. Josslyn says, Trina doesn’t like Esme because there’s nothing to like, and Trina asks Josslyn to tell her how she really feels. Josslyn says, she’s a bitch with a capital B. Trina’s seen the way she treats Spencer, like he’s her property. She’s clearly threatened by Trina. Trina asks if she thinks so, and Josslyn says, it’s so obvious. So don’t trick herself into looking for something that isn’t there. Sweet innocent Esme doesn’t exist.

Esme says, Spencer told her all about Ava and his dad, and she has to admit it’s romantic. Nikolas doesn’t want to let Ava go, and it would have to be something uber extreme to get him to stay away. Ava says she just wasn’t sure how far she wanted to take it… Unfortunately, all of her pieces are spoken for. Esme says, too bad. Let her know if anything changes. Ava says she certainly will, and Esme says, safe travels. Ava thanks her, and Esme leaves. Ava makes a call, and says, that thing they talked about? She’s convinced. Do it.

Nikolas says, before he disappeared, he doesn’t think Spencer is aware of how far he’d fallen. He crossed some serious lines, and did some unforgivable things. Spencer says, like what? and Nikolas says he doesn’t want to go into details, but he was a bad person. Ava motivated him to change his ways. Spencer can think what he wants about her, but Ava is the reason he’s more the man and father Spencer remembers, and not the man he became during those dark times.

TJ comes into Jordan’s office, and she says, what a surprise. He says, even though he’s about to cancel their dinner? and she says, never mind; get out. They hug, and Shawn comes over. TJ asks, what’s going on? and Shawn says he’s helping Jordan with an investigation. TJ asks if that isn’t a little out of his wheelhouse, but Shawn says, it could lead to finding out who shot Hayden Barnes. TJ says he thought Shawn decided to move on with his life, and Shawn says, he did, but some things need closure, and this is one of those things. His guilt became a shield that prevented a real investigation, and from him being a father. TJ says Shawn taught him to drive. He taught TJ to shave and put on a tie, and TJ asked Shawn about his first girlfriend. He’s not saying Shawn shouldn’t pursue this – he thinks Shawn should – but don’t forget he was TJ’s father in all the right ways, even before they knew it.

Dante tells Jason, that’s a helluva thing for a cop to say, huh? He believes in the law, but didn’t apply it in that instance. Jason says he thinks it’s Dante’s call. Who was he hurting? He’s the one who got shot. If Dante didn’t want to turn Sonny in, or wanted to cover for Sonny because Sonny was his friend, that’s his decision. Dante says he doesn’t regret protecting Sonny, and Jason says, that’s good, because all of their lives would have taken a completely different path if he hadn’t. Dante says he doesn’t think he’s had a chance to wrap his mind around the fact that Sonny is gone.

Monica says she realized she’d never given Jason and Carly her blessing. Not that Carly needs or wants it. Carly says Monica doesn’t have to pretend to like her. She gets it; Monica is AJ’s mom. She doesn’t expect Monica to see the issues they had from her side. Monica says, that’s just the thing. With the truth coming out about Austin, it occurred to her that the Quartermaines can be very cruel to each other, and causes a lot of pain; the cheating, the backstabbing, the blackmailing. But they manage to get past it because they’re family. Whether she likes it or not, that’s what Carly is about to become.

Sonny says he knows he put Nina on the spot when he told her that he loved her. She says, there he goes again, and he says, sorry; he can’t help it. She says she was wrestling with all this last night, and he says he didn’t mean to make her wrestle. She says she knows he didn’t, and he says he just had to tell her how he felt. He doesn’t want her to feel pressure to feel the same, but she says, how could she not feel the same way? Geez. I feel the same way. Sonny looks hot all scruffy.

Shawn says they’re low on coffee, and leaves to get refills. TJ looks at Jordan, and she says, what? He says, come on. Since when does she add civilians to police investigations? She says she enlists outside investigators all the time, and he says, which Shawn is not. She asks, what’s his point? and he says she’s bending a lot of rules, and he knows in a large part that’s because of him. He thanks her, and she says, she does love him little bit, so… He says they’ve been talking a lot about Shawn’s role in his life, but he doesn’t want her to forget how important she is to him; what a spectacular mom she is. She’s his hero. She says, she is? Does he have any idea how proud she is of him? He’s her son, the doctor. He’s the smartest, most compassionate, loyal, and loving person she knows. There is very little credit to be had here. He is who he is because he’s an extraordinary person. To whatever extent she was able to guide, love, and support him, it’s the best thing she’s ever done. He’s the best thing she’s ever done. They hug, and she says she loves him so much. He says he loves her too.

Sam asks Curtis, what’s the problem? Is this guy far away or something? Curtis says, somewhere near the Finger Lakes (upstate NY), and Portia says, that’s lucky. Curtis says, they’re asking for access corporate and patient files. This guy was hesitant about releasing them unless they meet in person. Sam says, great. Finger Lakes, here we come. Portia asks if these are medical files he’s talking about, and Curtis says, some of them. She says, then he’s going to need to fill out a HIPPA form, unless he has a doctor with him. Sam says, how convenient. They have a great doctor right here.

Dante tells Jason, he was barely home when Sonny disappeared, and he was so messed up before he went away. Not that there was anything wrong between him and Sonny, but all the good stuff had dwindled before they had a chance to rebuild it. Go to a Yankees game, have a meal, be with Rocco together… Jason says, all the things that make them see what they have in common, and Dante says he never knew Sonny the way most kids know their dad, but he grew to admire Sonny, and look up to him more like a father/friend. Jason says, they called each other brothers, but it was also father and son. (Ha-ha! I typed don by accident.) Aside from Carly, Sonny was the first person to treat him with respect. Dante says, after his accident? and Jason says, yeah. Sonny taught him so much. Not a lot of people approve of it, but he was always grateful, and it was always his choice. Sonny didn’t force a gun in his hand, but Sonny made sure he knew how to pick one up. Dante guesses his line work isn’t what Sonny would have chosen for him, and Jason says, did Sonny wish Dante wasn’t a cop? Yeah. Dante was his son. He didn’t want to be in opposition of Dante. He didn’t want Dante to lie or look the other way; it’s not a comfortable place to be. Dante says, it’s not, and Jason says, Sonny admired Dante; his courage, honor, and commitment to his job. Most of all, he respected Dante, and that means a lot. Dante says, that’s how he knows Sonny would be okay with Jason marrying Carly. He respected Jason more than anyone. Dante’s phone rings, and he says, here we are. Jason is finally free to go. They shake hands, and Dante says, good luck. Jason thanks him and leaves.

Carly hesitates to remind Monica, but it’s not the first time she’s marrying into the Quartermaines. Monica says, they remember, and Carly says, they weren’t exactly welcoming. Monica says she thinks she was girding herself for the pain she knew Carly’s marriage to AJ would cause. Not just because of AJ’s troubles, or the fact they were so good at exploiting each other’s weaknesses. Carly says, they were experts, and Monica says, it was crystal clear to everyone back then, including AJ – maybe especially AJ – that her heart belonged to Jason. And Jason, for all he loved Robin, it was clear their bond was unbreakable.

Nina tells Sonny was the last thing she was expecting when she walked in; to find him. She saw him as a sign that she… He taught her that we don’t have to be stuck in the circumstances of our lives. If we just let go of the baggage of the past, we find out who we are inside. He taught her that. This place has really become her home, and he’s an enormous part of that. There are a million reasons why they shouldn’t be together. All those reasons, and the fear that what they have will collapse when he finds out who he is; with all of that, she still can’t stay away from him. There’s a lot of risk and vulnerability when you open your heart to someone, and she’s willing to do that with him. If that’s not love, she doesn’t know what is. He asks what she’s saying, and she takes his hand. She tells him, what she’s saying is, she loves him too.

Trina tells Josslyn, Esme said something she can’t get out of her head. She called Kiki Loren. No one ever called Kiki that. Not the staff at GH, not her mom, no one. How did she know that was Kiki’s name? Josslyn says, maybe she read it in the article about Ava’s car being lit on fire, but Trina says, the article referred to her as Kiki. Josslyn says, maybe some other legal document? She looks at her phone, and says, it doesn’t seem to be bothering Spencer. He’s busy taking selfies at the MetroCourt pool (🍷). Trina says, of course (🍷) he is. Enough about Esme. Josslyn needs to get ready for her mom’s wedding. See her there? Josslyn says she can’t wait. They hug, and Trina leaves.

Spencer asks if Nikolas thinks absolution is possible without atonement, and Nikolas guesses not. Spencer says he thinks they better talk about something… Esme interrupts, saying, she’s sorry she’s late. Nikolas looks fabulous. Nikolas thanks her, and asks if they need anything from the bar, but they’re both good. He leaves, and Esme says she knows that look. Spencer is second guessing breaking up Ava and his father, isn’t he?

A woman sees Nikolas, and says she knows him. She’s seen his face in The Invader. He’s Nikolas Cassadine. Nikolas confirms he is, and she asks him to hold a paper. He takes it from her, and she thanks him, saying, he’s just been served.

Shawn comes back, and TJ says he has to run. He needs to get to the hospital, but a raincheck on dinner. Jordan says, absolutely. Shawn says he’s not sure how Jordan takes her coffee, so he brought a little of everything, which is impossible since he only has two cups with him. TJ says he has to run, but good luck. Shawn thanks him, and TJ leaves. Jordan says, she did one thing right, that’s for sure. Her phone rings, and she answers. She writes something down, and says, great intel; thanks. Shawn says, good news? and she says, the passenger next to Hayden’s mother wasn’t a stranger. They booked their seats together. Shawn says, so they’re close enough to travel together, but he’s nowhere to be found after Naomie dies. She says she’s got his address, and Shawn asks if she feels like a road trip.

Sam tells Curtis, Portia coming with them might be their best shot. He’s more inclined to trust them if they have a doctor with them. If it’s okay with Portia. Portia says she doesn’t want them to break the law. If she can help, she’s in. Curtis asks if she’s sure, and she says, yeah. Sam says, let’s go, but Curtis says, hold on. He was thinking Sam should stay. Sam asks, why? and he says he knows it’s important to her, but think about it. A bunch of people showing up could scare him away. If it’s just him and Portia, he can hide under the radar as the doctor’s boyfriend, and he’ll never know Curtis is a P.I. Sam says, it makes sense, and he says he’ll keep her posted. She thanks him, and tells him, good luck. Portia asks if Curtis wants to drive, or should she, and he says, he’ll drive. She says, of course (🍷).

Sonny asks if this is really happening, and Nina says, it is. Him without a past, and her, trying desperately to forget hers. He says, they shouldn’t fit, but somehow they do, and she says, she was broken, and he put her back together. It’s a huge gamble, and she doesn’t know how they’ll last, but she wants, she needs to see this through. Sonny tells her to say it again; she knows what part he wants to hear again. She says she loves him. She doesn’t know what to do with that. They kiss.

Carly says Monica is right. Her heart belonged to Jason fully and completely, and she screwed it up big time. She could have lost him forever, but instead they landed in this beautiful place. He’s the best friend she’s ever had. Monica tells her that she’s sure Jason would say the same about her, and Carly says she appreciates Monica coming to see her. Monica says she’s really glad, because it could have totally gone the other way. They’re never going to be best friends, but for Jason and Michael’s sake, Monica would like to try and be civil in-laws. Carly says she’d really like that, and Monica says, then she’ll see Carly at the wedding. Carly says, of course (🍷), and Monica says, it’s interesting, all Carly went through to secure Jason’s love back then, and she finally gets it now. Monica leaves, and Carly ponders this.

Jordan tells Shawn, sorry, but she’s going solo. He says didn’t they agree to work together, and she says, to the extent that they could, but he’s not a cop and he’s not a P.I. He has no legal standing. On top of that, he and Sam were the last people to see Naomie Dreyfuss. And they both discovered her body. If she includes him to go interview a person of interest… He says, it starts to feel like a cover up, and she says, at the very least. Or it could taint the investigation, or even be grounds to have potential evidence or testimony thrown out. He says he definitely doesn’t want that, and Jordan says, if it leads to anything, he’ll be the first to know. She promises. He says, so she’s going alone, and she tells him that she already said that. He says, now? and she says, no time like the present. He tells her, be careful, and she says she’s got this. It’s not her first investigation. She’s a professional. He says, be careful anyway, and she says she will, and heads out.

Spencer tells Esme, his dad was on some guilt trip that went way over his head, but he realized they’ll never be able to have a true, honest relationship with this secret between them. She asks if he could have a relationship with Nikolas if he stays with Ava. He has to pick his poison. There’s no way he can live with his father if his father is still with Ava. If she had to guess, she’d say he’d probably get used to keeping a secret from him. And if he’s having a tough time, he’s got her. She’s always looking out for him. She said that earlier when she went to see Ava. Trina comes in, and says, what about Ava?

Nikolas asks what the hell the woman is talking about. She starts to walk away, and he looks at the paper, and says, wait. This is a restraining order. His wife got the court to say he has to stay 100 feet away from her, and he’s just hearing about it now? She must have filed the paperwork days ago. The woman says, the state of New York allows for the filer to choose the method of delivery and notification. Have a nice day. He says, you’ve got to be kidding me.

Sam finds Dante at the station, and asks if he has any leads. Curtis is following up Drew’s case, but he doesn’t want her there. She can’t go with him because he doesn’t want her to scare the guy off. Dante says she is pretty scary, and she says she thought maybe the two of them could figure out another path to go down. She really thinks there’s a connection between Drew’s flight and Leethy Unlimited. He asks if she wants to wait and see what Curtis comes back with, but she says she can’t just do nothing. He says, in general or today?

Josslyn walks into the living room looking at her phone. She says she just heard from Olivia. She’s running late because of Leo. She looks up, and there’s no Carly. She says, mom?

Trina asks Esme, why bother Ava when she’s trying to pack up her life? and Esme says she wasn’t trying to bother Ava. She was just wishing her well before she left. Overprotective, aren’t we? Spencer says, Trina and Ava got close when Trina worked for Ava. She’s Trina’s mentor. Esme says she’s sure Trina is like a daughter to Ava, especially after Kiki passed away. Trina asks if she means Loren. That’s what she called Kiki the other day. Esme says, her given name, and Trina says, and the name on her hospital ID badge. The one they found near Ava’s car where it was burnt to a crisp.

Ava puts her keys in her bag, when Nikolas comes into the gallery. She says he cannot be there, and he says, because of this? He holds up the paper, and says, a restraining order? Why? Because she’s worried he won’t stay away, or she knows she can’t?

Standing on a porch, Jordan checks the address on her phone. She tries the door, but it’s locked. She goes to a window, and tries that, but it doesn’t budge. Curtis says, Jordan, startling her. She turns around, and Curtis is there with Portia. He asks what she’s doing there, and she says, working on a case. He says, so are they.

Sam asks, what’s special about today? and Dante says, really? She says, oh. He means Carly and Jason’s wedding. He says, yeah, that, and she says, would she like to escape the buzz? Yes. Would she like to focus on something else? Also yes. He says, you know what? He thinks he’s got a solution for that.

Jason walks in, and tells Josslyn, don’t worry. He’s just there to pick up his suit. He’s not going to mess with tradition, and try to see her mom. She says, that’s not going to be a problem. Her mom is gone.

Sonny and Nina are still kissing, and she says, so what now? He says he’s thinking this occasion calls for going to Philadelphia. She laughs, and says, why? He says he thinks they should find a restaurant, listen to some music afterwards, and just do it up. She says, okay. She loves that idea. He says, he has to get some stuff organized and sorted out, but he’ll be at her place in a couple of hours. She says she can’t wait, and he leans in for a kiss, but she pulls back. She says she’ll see him later. She leaves, and walks out, smiling. Until she sees Jax.

Tomorrow, Esme suggests she and Trina talk about the big fat elephant, Ava asks who’s going to keep her safe from Nikolas, Jax says his business is Nina and what she’s been up to, and Sonny asks if someone has a problem with his name.

👠 The Two Toms did a Vanderpump Rules watch party, watching themselves in drag, while in drag. Host Tom S. was a fail, since he was sporting a mustache, but Schwartz looked quite cute. The VPR episode also including LVP first discussing the partnership for TomTom with Ken. And the best thing of all? Giggy! Oh, how he’s missed.

🕶 The Dish About Victor…

New Victor tells us what it’s like.

https://www.soapcentral.com/general-hospital/news/2021/0907-charles-shaughnessy-opens-up-about-playing-general-hospitals-victor-cassadine-i-consider-myself-incredibly-fortunate.php

🩲 Taking It Off…

In case you were wondering about Brando’s side job.

The Secrets Behind Brando’s Sexy Striptease on GENERAL HOSPITAL!

👎🏻 Next…

Well, he was old and had kids.

https://people.com/tv/scott-disick-and-amelia-hamlin-break-up-sources/

Sobbing into her smile.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1301452/lisa-rinna-just-weighed-in-on-daughter-amelia-hamlins-breakup-with-scott-disick

🌠 A Legend Lost…

A sad farewell to Michael K. Williams. He was amazing in Lovecraft Country.

https://www.essence.com/celebrity/actor-michael-k-williams-dead-at-54/

https://www.essence.com/articles/5-roles-we-will-forever-remember-michael-k-williams-for/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/07/entertainment/michael-k-williams-tributes-trnd/index.html

🛴 Home, James…

Since I had a meeting tonight for MupoEntertainment.com, it will be bi-coastal Wives tomorrow, with RHONY and RHOBH. Until then, stay safe, stay expressing your emotions in a healthy way, and stay letting go of past baggage to find out who you are inside. But don’t hide in Nixon Falls to do it.

Sep7

September 6, 2021 – One Too Many Stews On Deck, Bad Watch, Celebrating Labor, Happy New Year & Moving

Posted on September 7, 2021 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

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General Hospital was a rerun today, so…

Below Deck Mediterranean

When we last left, the weather was getting wicked. Outside, Malia radioed, red on deck.

Mathew looks out the window, and says, it’s getting crazy. One of the guests wants out of there, and Captain Sandy says, it’s effing unbelievable. It’s right on top of them. Malia says she’s getting a little nervous, but the captain promises it’s going to pass them. They drop anchor, and David says, it’s proper carnage. Katie tells Lexi – who’d been repeatedly trying to use the radio – obviously, they don’t use the radio while anchoring. As per the captain’s promise, the storm passes, although it continues to rain. Malia says, holy sh*t. Delaney broods in her cabin – or whoever’s cabin she’s using – and Katie tells Lexi that she’s stressed. Lexi says Katie has every right to be, because she plays both sides of the fence when she’s not playing at being an entitled bitch. In Katie’s interview, she says it doesn’t make sense to move six people, but how does she deny the help she’s been asking for? It makes her look like a hypocrite. She feels terrible that it’s her department that keeps causing sh*t for the rest of the crew. It’s a lose-lose situation. No matter what she decides, she’ll let someone down. Courtney passes out glasses of champagne, which the guests gulp down. Katie tells Mathew about speaking to Delaney, and how Delaney said it wasn’t fair that Katie wanted her to leave. It was causing more sh*t than it was worth. Mathew says Katie brought it on by her good will, and in her interview, Katie says, causing others pain is her biggest trigger, since she feels it deeply when someone causes her pain. She tells the captain that Delaney wants to stay, and she ended up looking like a bitch. Captain Sandy says Katie is just being honest. If everything is fine without Delaney, let her go. She promises Delaney will be fine. She tells Katie to go get some rest, but Katie says she has to serve lunch.

Delaney tells Lexi that Katie was trying to intimidate her into quitting, which is beyond a slight exaggeration, since Katie was obviously the uncomfortable one and Delaney rolled right over her. In Delaney’s interview, she says her mom was adopted, and taught her, the more, the merrier. She was under the impression that everyone felt the same way, because apparently, she’s not too bright. She says if she needs to prove she’s an asset, she’ll do it. David and Mzi look at Delaney’s Instagram, and Mzi likes a post by accident. Lexi says Katie is complaining, yet doesn’t want help, and Mathew gets lunch ready. In his interview, he says, it’s taco night. For every meal, he’s been picking the cuisine, and working backwards. It’s been a perfect season so far, and he wants to keep it that way. Courtney suggests getting the boys in firemen’s outfits, and Malia says they could set off the fire alarm and the guys can come out.

Mathew says, today is going solid. He didn’t even have to put out a fire with his hand. Katie serves lunch, and Malia meets with the deckhands. She tells them it sucks that the guests can’t do water sports, but they need to make today fun. She asks if they’ll put on fireman outfits, dance, and play beer pong with the guests. At the lunch table, one guest says it’s the best meal so far, and another tells her that she says that about every meal. The fire alarm goes off, and the guests start to get up, but Mzi and David come in with shots for everyone. The stews cheer them on as they dance. In David’s interview, he says, he thinks it’s been well established that he’s not Magic Mike. Mzi puts his coat on a guest. and gives them a lap dance. They all go on deck and play beer pong, and in Malia’s interview, she says, when the weather is sh*t, they all have to turn into entertainers, but she’s not actually pimping out her deck crew. Take a cold shower. Next stop, the hot tub.

Mathew tells Katie that Delaney is messing up the system, and she says, STFU. Courtney tells Matthew that it will be okay, and in her interview, she says she’s proud of herself. She’s been bartending, while Lexi hasn’t been out of the laundry. She feels like she can handle anything. Delaney tells Lexi that she had five years of etiquette training, and she was a debutante. In Delaney’s interview, she says, people’s perception is that it’s just about being wealthy, but a lot goes into it. I’ve known women who were debs, and yeah, that’s true, but it’s not like saving-the-world work. Dinner is served, and in Mathew’s interview, he says, instant Italian night; pizzas and pasta. Although these aren’t like the pizzas or pasta you get from your local place. Guest Kristol gripes that she doesn’t like family style, and mumbles about not getting the separate entrée she requested. With the amount this group is drinking, I don’t even know how they can tell if the food is good. Courtney asks if everyone is good, and no one complains. Why this bitchy woman is now keeping quiet, I don’t know. Maybe she needs some carbs. Or gluten. Or something. Courtney takes a group photo per the guests’ request.

Katie tells Lexi, about some minor things, like a guest having no bath matt. Lexi says she’ll pass that on to Delaney, who she’s still calling Deloni, because she’s too entitled to bother learning anyone’s name, and Delaney is too intimidated to correct her. Mathew badgers Katie about Delaney, wondering why she’s staying if she doesn’t effing know the work. He’s working 18 hours, when she gets breaks. What is she doing there? He’s pissing me off, since this is hard enough on Katie. In her interview, Katie thinks Lexi and Delaney are merging into one. In Mathew’s interview, he says there’s a girl in his cabin, and he’s stuck in the musty chief officer’s cabin. Thanks to Lexi not pulling her weight, the fourth stew is taking up his cabin.

Delaney irons, and Captain Sandy tells Malia to take advantage of the beautiful weather. Katie tells Mathew that she can’t just let Delaney go, and in her interview, she says, he doesn’t realize how hard this is. She’s not a bitchy person or chief stew. He means well… Maybe he doesn’t, but right now, he needs to stop. He tells Katie to go be an a-hole. The slide is put out, and Lloyd thinks it’s an engineering masterpiece. In Lloyd’s interview, he says he braced it up to make it sturdier, and change the angle. Katie tells Malia, they have a beach barbecue today, with a while party later. Lexi sits on the floor somewhere, hiding from work. In Malia’s interview, she says, a beach picnic is difficult to pull off in the Mediterranean. The beaches are rocky, and logistically, it can be a nightmare. The deck crew is a full-on machine. She and David set up on the beach. In Katie’s interview, she says she’s preoccupied with Delaney, and just wants to do her job. Captain Sandy tells Malia that the slide is great, and Malia gives all the credit to Lloyd. The guests ride the jet skis, but one of the wave runners isn’t working right.

Malia checks out the jet ski, while the picnic food is wrapped. In her interview, Malia wonders if the jet ski’s plug was checked, and thinks it must have been, since that’s a basic task. Captain Sandy asks Malia, who forgot the plug? but Malia says the jet ski might have sucked up a plastic bag; she saw one floating around. In Captain Sandy’s interview, she says she loves that Malia has her crews’ back, but in no way is Malia going to dictate what’s told to her. On the beach, Lexi and Katie set up, and Lexi criticizes the table settings. In her interview, she says she thinks Katie is distracted by Delaney, and is forgetting basic competency. No comment. The guests arrive, and in Katie’s interview, she says, this is her job to a T; faking a smile, and acting like she’s good when she’s not. Back at the boat, Malia asks if David checked the jet skis, and he says he did. She rephrases the question, asking if he checked them before they put them in the water, and he says, no, after. She tells him that the jet ski wasn’t put in properly, and to always check. They find tons of water in the jet ski, and in her interview, Malia says, there’s no way the bung (the plug) was in. She tells David to make sure to check the plugs; it could have sunk the jet ski. The guests finish lunch, and the temperature drops, so they want to go back. Malia tells the captain that she thought the jet skis had been looked at, but they weren’t. In her interview, Captain Sandy says, if water is getting in, there has to be a hole. Even though Malia doesn’t see it as a lie – she’s just covering for her team – it does her no justice. Now, a seed of doubt has been planted in her mind. Decorations arrive for the party.

The white dresses aren’t exactly what Katie expected, and in her interview, she says, when she thinks of a white party, she thinks glamorous, glitzy, and fun. Provisions must have decided to go Amish. Courtney says, it’s definitely not a vibe. Everyone takes the scissors to their dresses. Lexi cuts Delaney’s dress too short. No surprise, but it backfires on her, since Delaney has fabulous long legs. In Mathew’s interview, he says, there are only so many different foods. He’s lucky it’s not a two week cruise. He’d run out of food. The guys wear white pants and their white uniform dress shirts. It starts to rain again, and covers have to be put on everything. The guests rave about Mathew’s food, except for Kristol, who gives him a 4 of 10 on a Yelp scale, saying, she has high standards. Another guest points out the million different foods they requested, from chicken fingers to Michelin star, so at least someone has a clue. Lloyd helps in the galley.

In Lexi’s interview, she says, she tells Delaney to do something, and she does it. She loves that about Delaney. One of the guests gives Mathew’s meal and 11.5 out of 10, but Kristol doesn’t like the cucumber touching anything else. Mathew thanks Lloyd, and says he would been stressed. Katie tells Mathew that the guests are happy. Guest Danielle says she’s starting a church; they don’t have to pay taxes. Lexi has a snack, while Delaney works. Katie tells Courtney that her stomach is upset, but she did it to herself. Delaney is going to want to stay. In her interview, Katie says she’s throwing up her hands. Lexi daydreams while Delaney works. Mathew says he doesn’t want this girl to be there. If one person can cook for twenty, three people can do the interior. In his interview, he says he loves Katie. She’s his favorite person he’s worked with, but her weakness is that she’s too kind and considerate. She needs to be a boss and make a decision. He wants his room back. He asks if he has to quit again, pissing me off more.

The guests go to the hot tub, and Danielle requests a fireman outfit. By the tub, Courtney asks if Mzi is staying for the show. I have no idea what’s in this woman Danielle’s head, but she dances around in the outfit, playing with a hose, ditches the coat, then slides down into the tub, not very gracefully. I guess this is supposed to be funny? Courtney films, while Danielle announces to the citizens of Florida that she’s running for mayor. (Of Florida???) Her slogan is, helping all the people with all the things. She says she’s also a minister. In Courtney’s interview, she says she doesn’t know what a mayor is, but if she was American she probably would. Apparently American Danielle doesn’t, so maybe not.

Katie goes to the bridge to talk to Captain Sandy, and tells her that people aren’t happy with Delaney being there, and they’re voicing it to her. The captain says, it’s up to Katie. If she’s fine, and doesn’t need the help, thank Delaney for the help with this charter, and let her go. Katie says she feels bad, but Captain Sandy says, don’t. It’s a fill-in; not a permanent position. In the captain’s interview, she says she needs to allow Katie to learn from her decisions. You won’t always be popular, but you need to make the one that’s right for the boat. She tells Katie to go have a conversation with Delaney.

Delaney irons, while Lexi folds the same towel twenty times, and tells the story of her drunken night. Mathew says Delaney shouldn’t have been brought there. In Katie’s interview, she says she’s not stupid, but at the same time, she doesn’t want Mathew to lose his sh*t and quit. It falls on her back, and if it blows up in her face, it’s on her. She calls the laundry, saying she wants to see Delaney. She and Delaney sit down. Mathew says he wants his cabin back.

But we’ll have to wait until next time to see if he gets it.

Next time, a day off, waterfalls, Mzi gives Courtney a lap dance and flowers, both Mzi and David take spills, and Lexi gets stupid bitchy drunk again. I didn’t see Delaney…

🏖 The two Toms had a Summer House watch party, along with random people they called their kiki crew. So it was like a bunch of awful people watching the worst show. One of them had a dog. It was the best part. Of any of their watch parties.

🛠 Happy Labor Day…

The holiday of the unofficial end of summer.

https://www.bhg.com/holidays/traditions/what-is-labor-day/

🍎 Happy Passover…

May your New Year be sweet, healthy, and happy.

https://people.com/pets/mandy-patinkin-singing-jewish-blessings-for-dog-becky-video/

✋🏼 The Sign Says Closed…

Signing off early because it’s still Labor Day in California. Soap you tomorrow, and whether you labor or not, stay safe, stay dignified, and stay making the decision that’s right for you, even if you won’t be popular.

Sep6

September 5, 2021 – The Reapers Attack, Small Talk, No Notches For Eugene, New Villains, Rosita’s Dream, New World, Fear Again & Don’t

Posted on September 6, 2021 by theresakp

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The Walking Dead

Everyone runs. Cole’s throat is slashed, Duncan is stabbed, and both Negan and Gabriel are hit with something. Elijah gets dragged away from the others by a rope, and Maggie is suddenly alone. She feels movement behind her, and flings a sickle she’s found at a Reaper, but it misses him, and sticks in a tree. I’m already thinking, if these people can’t get it together in ten years to gather roots, nuts, and berries, and grow tomatoes, they’re doomed.

Carol comes back to Alexandria with Kelly, and Magna asks if Kelly wants to do a shift together. Kelly says/signs, something came up, and Magna asks if she wants to talk, but Kelly says, there’s nothing to talk about. Aaron and some others raise a new wall made out of metal pieces, and Carol tells Aaron that they’re getting the horses back. He says they’ve been down this road before, and they’re about to fail. Carol says, if they don’t get the horses, they can’t carry more than a sack of grain. She gets a few supplies, and leaves.

Judith, RJ, Gracie, and RJ play cards, and talk about their parents. In other words, this part is boring.

Maggie walks through a desolate area, and comes to a mall. She walks past a bunch of scattered cars in what used to be the mall parking lot. I love an abandoned mall. She tries a door, and a knife comes flying through the air, sticking in the wall near her. She runs, and tries another door. This one opens, and she closes it behind her. She goes down stairs, and sees some empty bottles, where apparently someone has had a drinking party. She sets a couple of them on the push-bar of the exit door to alert her to intruders. She walks through the mall, and to another set of stairs. We hear zombie noises. She shines her flashlight around, and walks up. A zombie comes out of nowhere, scaring us both, and she sends it bouncing down the stairs. She flicks on a lighter, and we see a Reaper behind her. She sends him flying too. She hears footsteps, and jets.

Gabriel sits in the woods, saying, the Lord is my refuge and my strength. He he pulls an ice pick out of his leg, and sees someone limping away and a mask on the ground. He limps in their direction.

Maggie goes through a space housing a lot of mannequins, which are always good for a scare. Something falls, and she jumps a mile, but keeps walking. Someone comes out from behind a counter, and it’s Alden, but in a hot second, a Reaper pops out and takes him down. The Reaper goes after Maggie with a sickle, and she keeps him at bay while she reaches for an empty bottle nearby. She punches him, getting him off of her, breaks the bottle, and gouges him in the side of the head with it. Negan comes up behind him, and finishes him off. Before dying, the Reaper sets off a grenade, and Negan and Maggie duck for cover. When the smoke clears, Maggie sees Alden sitting on the floor, and goes to ten to him. He has a stomach wound, and she asks if he can walk, He says he won’t know until they try. Negan says she’s not seriously thinking about keeping going. What exactly is the plan? She says, the plan didn’t change; they need that food. They’ll go to the supply drop, and radio the others from there. He says he knows theatrics, and these people just showed them how insane they are. They can’t be on any road the Reapers are using. It’s a sh*t plan. She asks him for a better one that doesn’t starve them, and he says he’s on her side. She says, then help her with Alden. They help Alden up, get on either side of them, and help him outside.

Rosita picks mushrooms or something by a creek, when Carol comes along, and Rosita says she didn’t want stay in the house. Kelly and Magna join them, and they surround a lone horse, each of them swinging a rope. They don’t try very hard, and it trots off. Rosita asks if Carol is okay, and Carol says she’ll be better when this is done. Rosita says she’s having dreams that Abe is trying to tell her something; somewhere they’re supposed to be. But just as she’s about to hear it, he gets shot in the head. She thinks it’s a message for them. Carol asks what he’s trying to say, but Rosita doesn’t know.

Outside the mall, Alden says they’d better get moving, and Maggie and Negan get on either side of him. They hear a woman scream, and head in that direction. Negan says, really? We’re going toward the screaming? Cool. They see Agatha stabbing zombies like a machine, and to prove his worth, Alden stabs one that they pass, but practically falls over. Duncan sits on the ground, and Agatha shakes her head, leaving Maggie with him. Maggie says she’s so sorry, and he asks, why? They were lucky. She says, for a little while, and he asks her to make sure Agatha gets home. Promise. He closes his eyes, and Maggie takes out a knife. She kisses his bald head, and stabs him.

Carol and her group go through the woods, when they see several dead, half-eaten horses by the river. Kelly says, no, and Magna hugs her. Carol says they’ll keep looking for the rest. Stay close to the water. Rosita says, it’s getting late, but Carol keeps walking. Rosita catches up with her, and says they don’t have to right now. They can do it tomorrow. Carol says they needed the horses yesterday. Now. Magna hugs her, and Carol says, let’s go home.

Kelly says they’ll try again next time, and Rosita says, maybe not. They run forward to a field, as a bunch of horses come running through. Kelly says, dope, and Rosita says, there’s a dairy farm. They have a paddock, and they can pen the horses in. The horses run in, and they try to round them up, but they’re about as good at that as they are growing food. Kelly tells them to drop their lassos, and Carol asks, why? Kelly says, just do it, and they put the lassos down. Kelly says, they’re not running. She thinks they’re home. Carol makes a sound like she’s calling a cat, and one of the horses comes to her. They all pet it.

Gabriel recites the 23^rd psalm – the Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He finds the unmasked Reaper leaning against a log, and the Reaper says Gabriel moved slower than he thought Gabriel would. He asks if Gabriel is scared, but Gabriel says he’s not. The Reaper says he’s been blessed, and Gabriel says he has a funny definition of blessed. He asks Gabriel to pray for him, and Gabriel says the Reaper tried to kill his friends. The Reaper says, they tried to kill him. Pray for him; even his enemies deserve that much. He thought Gabriel was a man of God. Gabriel says, God isn’t here anymore, and kills the Reaper. (Or as Cheech Marin said in Machete, God has mercy; I do not.)

In the woods, Maggie looks out with binoculars, seeing a load of zombies. Negan says, there are twice many as before. He believes they should rethink the plan. She says, if he wants to go, go, and he says he can help. Her friends trusted him. She was gone a long time. Things change; people change. She says he’s got them fooled, but not her. Stop pretending to be one of them. He walks away, and Alden asks if Maggie is okay. She says she can handle Negan, but he says he’s not talking about Negan. He asks if Hilltop is the place she told Hershel about, and she says, not much surprises her anymore. He says, they’ll build it better than it was. They’ll get it done. At least by the time Adam is old enough to remember. They’ll start when they get back. Maggie says, the good news is, Hershel lives in Alexandria. Small win. Negan finds a decrepit, charred zombie tied to a tree, with a sign that says JUDAS above him. The zombies surround them, and Maggie says, come on. They move faster, killing a few along the way, but Alden falls. Maggie grabs him back up, but the zombies are closer now. Agatha, Negan, and Maggie start slicing and dicing. Even Alden gets in a few licks before he falls again. Agatha gets bit, and Maggie comes flying toward her to pull her away, but the zombies are crowding in. Negan grabs Maggie, and drags her off, as the zombies bring Agatha down. Bye, Agatha.

Carol and her group bring the horses back to Alexandria, and Rosita says she’s out. They tie the horses up, and Carol keeps walking with hers. Magna catches up with her, and asks if they can talk. Carol says, sure, and Magna says, she knows what Carol is doing, and wants her to stop. She’s giving Kelly false hope. Carol says she doesn’t understand, but Magna thinks she does. She believes Connie is alive because she can’t accept what it means if she’s lost. Carol says, Connie is family, and Magna says she wants her family to heal. Kelly looks up to Carol. She’s sorry for whatever Carol is going through, but she’s asking, begging Carol; whatever she’s telling Kelly, stop. She’s just making it harder. Carol walks away, and brings the horse to a stable where it lies down. She pets it, then cuts its throat – which, thankfully, we don’t see, but I say, WTF? She puts the blood in a huge dish, and Alden comes in. Alden and I both say, WTF?

The boring group of children is brought a plate of horsemeat. Judith is like, eww, and Hershel tells her, smaller bites are better. She asks if he’s eaten it before, and he says, when he and his mother were on the road, they just ate what they found. It’s better than spiders. Just chew it fast; it’s not that bad. Rosita brings the baby to see the horses, and sees Carol washing up. I’m annoyed. The kids could have waited a hot minute while they rode to get something.

Magna and Kelly sit looking at the windmill. Carol comes by, and asks if Kelly is ready. Kelly goes with her.

Negan, Maggie, and Alden walk down the road. Negan eats something, and says, goddam sh*t, spitting it out. He asks if they’d like a taste of crap cardboard, and I figure it must be low carb. Negan suggests they go through the woods, but Maggie says the road is faster. Alden says, the woods are safer, and Maggie tells him, they need a break. They go into an old church, and Maggie says, they’ll rest for a while. She tells Negan that she knows what he’s thinking, and the answer is no. She tells Alden that they’re fine, and he says, maybe for now. If these guys are anything like she says, things are going to get worse, and he’s dead weight. They all know. He walked away from Negan because he trusts her to do the right thing. No matter how hard. No matter how much it costs her. She looks at him, and he says, supplies are the only thing that matters. Alexandria needs them to do this. They’re waiting for them. Hershel… Judith… Adam… Maggie says, Adam needs a father, but Alden says, if her plan fails, everything they’ve worked for, what they want for the future, dies with it. Then what happens to Adam? She gets up, and Negan says, the sun is going down. She has to make a decision. Maggie says, it’s easy for him, isn’t it? Being reckless with someone else’s life. He doesn’t get to decide who lives or who dies anymore. It’s his fault. He destroyed everything they built. Negan says she still has to decide, and she looks at Alden. She starts going through her bag, and gives him a canteen. She goes over to Negan, and holds out her hand. He gives her his knife, and she gives it to Alden. Negan moves a pew near the door, and Maggie says Alden better be there when they come back. He says they better come back. They leave, and he pushes the pew against the door, then sits on it.

A lone zombie walks toward Maggie and Negan as they walk through the woods. Negan cracks it in the head with a crowbar. He stands there, the crowbar dripping blood. Maggie walks past him, and he follows.

Next time, Daryl meets a Reaper in the woods, and once again I’m afraid for Dog.

⚰️ Later, on Talking Dead, Lauren Cohan (Maggie) said that the dripping crowbar was evocative of Lucille dripping blood after Negan killed Glenn and Abraham, but I wouldn’t have even thought of it if she hadn’t said that. In other trivia, the kids were eating beef jerky. Yeah, well, I would hope it wasn’t real horse.

🚇 In Case You Weren’t Sure…

Josh McDermitt confirms Eugene’s status.

https://ew.com/tv/walking-dead-eugene-virgin-josh-mcdermitt-archeron/

🔪 Fear Them…

Explaining the Reapers.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-are-reapers-comics-final-season-11-villains-reapers-pope-explained/

🙇🏻‍♂️ That’s One Theory…

I don’t know if I’d follow this trail of breadcrumbs, but like Maggie, not much surprises me anymore.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-rosita-abraham-dream-explained-season-11-father-gabriel-death-comics/

🌎 Beyond Dead…

October 3^rd begins the second, and final, season of The World Beyond. Too bad. I kind of liked it. It will probably end up on another platform, since they’re all trying to entice viewers with extensions of their network shows for a price.

https://showsnob.com/2021/09/03/the-walking-dead-world-beyond-season-2-trailer/

Crossing over.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-world-beyond-season-2-jadis-return-rick-grimes-movie-ties-crossover/

👹 Radioactive…

Fear the Walking Dead returns October 17^th.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/fear-the-walking-dead-season-7-teaser-trailer-punishing-new-world/

🛠 Labor This…

Whether you labor or not, celebrate anyway. Tomorrow’s GH is a rerun, so see you on Deck. Until then, stay safe, stay looking out for one another, and stay knowing that things change; people change.

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September 3, 2021 – Two Pre-Wedding Parties, Victor Who, Pioneer Return, Who’s On, Holiday Film, Debbi’s Drama, Livestream Soap, Just a Cold, Refresh, NYC News, More Erika, Sad Goodbye, Mauricio Talks, GoT Alums, Exactly Eleven Quotes & Real Job

Posted on September 4, 2021 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

At The Savoy, Curtis tells Nika that he just got confirmation the party is on their way. She says she can’t believe three guys booked the club for the whole night. He says, believe it, and tells her to make sure the drinks are filled and everyone is having a good time. Sam comes in, and tells Curtis that she has news about Drew’s plane crash. He suggests they go someplace else, and she says they don’t have to go anywhere; it won’t take long. He says he might not have to, but she might want to.

Dante sits at the MetroCourt bar, when Olivia comes in. He says he didn’t think she was working tonight, and she says she’s not. She’s on her way to Carly’s bachelorette party. She’s helping set it up, and has a surprise that’s going to blow Carly’s mind. So, is he seeing Sam tonight?

On the phone, Brando tells his boss that he’ll do what he’s paid for. Doesn’t he always?

Sasha sees Willow arriving at the party by the pool (🍷), and says she wasn’t sure Willow was going to be there between nursing school, Wiley, and everything else she’s got going on. Willow says, when Olivia invited her, she decided she was going to treat herself to a break. She doesn’t know if anyone told Sasha, but there’s definitely good news; Chase can walk again. Sasha says, fantastic, and Willow says she’s so happy for him. Sasha asks if something else is going on, and Willow says, Chase learned she and Michael were together before they could tell him themselves. Sasha says she’s so sorry, and Willow says she put off telling Chase, and only ended up hurting him worse. Sasha says, it was an impossible situation; she did the best she could. If Chase doesn’t realize that now, she’s sure he will eventually in time. Please tell her that she and Michael are happy. Willow says, very happy. What about Sasha and the baby? Sasha says, the baby is fine, and Willow says, and the mommy? Sasha says she’d feel better if she knew for certain Brando isn’t working for the mob again. Josslyn and Bobbie come by, and Josslyn says, Carly is on her way. Bobbie tells them to get ready, and Carly walks in. They yell, surprise!

Curtis tries to steer Sam away, and she asks, what is this? Why is she suddenly not welcome there? He says he’ll explain it later, but right now he has to get her out of there. Spinelli comes in with Michael, saying, a proper sendoff is in order, and a proper sendoff he shall have, and Michael says, it’s what his dad would have wanted. Spinelli sees Sam, and says, greetings and salutations, fair Samantha. Forgive him for asking, but what is she doing there? She asks if she’s not supposed to be there, when Jason walks in. Curtis says, this is why he wanted her out of there, and Michael tells Jason, one drink, a couple of toasts, and they’re gone. Spinelli says, maybe two drinks… Okay, one drink is acceptable. The point is to celebrate Jason’s nuptials. Jason looks trapped.

Phyllis sees the outside table, and tells Mike/Sonny, it looks lovely; like an outside café. They could be in Paris instead of Nixon Falls. He says it was his idea. His first official date with Nina. She asks how it went, and he says, it was great… until they ran into a roadblock. He doesn’t think there’s any way around it.

Ava asks what Jax could possibly have to say to her about Nina, and he says, it’s about his visit to her in Nixon Falls. She says she heard the highlights. He played the hero, and two robbers got shot in the process. He says he stopped one of the robbers, and Nina’s new boyfriend stopped the other. She says, the mysterious new boyfriend. The one who replaced him. Jax asks what Ava knows about him.

Spinelli says, libations are certainly in order. Can they head to the bar? Sam asks if she can speak to the man of the hour, and Jason tells Spinelli to order him a beer. Michael urges Spinelli toward the bar, and Sam tells Jason, tomorrow’s the big day. He says, it is, and she says she’s sure the wedding will be everything he and Carly want. He says, Maxie is working on it, and she says she’s sure Maxie is. She wishes them all the best. He thanks her, and says he wishes the same for her. He goes to the bar, and Curtis asks if Sam is okay. She says she will be. She’s had a lot of time to digest that Carly and Jason are getting married. Carly has always been really important to Jason, so was Sonny. Most of the time, Jason chose Carly first. Now he doesn’t have to choose anymore.

At the bar, Spinelli says, it never occurred to him that fair Samantha might be there, and Jason says, it’s fine. Michael says, it’s still pretty awkward. Jason didn’t want a bachelor party in the first place. Jason says, actually, he was wrong. He and Carly are getting married tomorrow; it deserves to be celebrated. They clink glasses.

Carly says, oh my God. How did she not know they were planning this? Josslyn says they fooled Carly Corinthos, and Carly says, Olivia told her that the pool (🍷) was reserved for a Sweet 16 birthday party. Bobbie says they didn’t want her to know what they were up to, and they wanted to tell her they love her. Josslyn adds, and how happy they are she’s marrying Jason, and Carly says, so there’s no imaginary Sweet 16 party she has to take care of? Josslyn says, all she needs to do is relax and enjoy herself, and Carly says, with her favorite people there, how could she not? Carly says, it’s so lovely, and Josslyn says, and exciting. It’s the day before her wedding day. Carly says she’s starting to feel like a real bride, and Bobbie asks why she’d say that. Of course (🍷) she’s a real bride.

Sonny tells Phyllis that Nina said she doesn’t want to get closer to him until he finds out who he is. She said when he finds out who he is, he’s not going to want to see her anymore. (That’s not exactly what she said, but okay.) What does he do with that? She says, his feelings for Nina are real. That has to count for something. Nina comes in, and asks Phyllis how she is. Then she says, that’s a really dumb question. Forget she said that. Phyllis says, she’ll always be grieving for Lenny, but she knows he wouldn’t want her life to stop. He’d want her to live it to the fullest; to find joy where she can. And since he’s not there to ask Nina, she’ll ask for him. Why can’t the two of them simply live in the moment?

Jax asks Ava to please tell him everything she knows about Nina’s new boyfriend in Nixon Falls, and she says, jealousy doesn’t become him. And she’s certainly not going to confide in the man who conspired to keep from Nina the death of her daughter; a daughter she didn’t even know she had, and is now dead. He says she can’t even imagine how sorry he is for his actions, but believe it or not, he’s trying to help Nina now. She tells him, just go. They’re done here. He flashes back to Josslyn telling him that the sauce is exactly like Sonny’s, and Trina picked it up in a bar in Nixon Falls. He says he’s not leaving until Ava gives him some answers.

Dante asks how many times he has to tell Olivia, his personal life is just that – personal. She says he is seeing Sam, and she thinks that’s great. He says he’s glad she thinks it’s great. They’re meeting there to investigate something. She says, right, and he says, stop. She says she’ll leave him to it. She has to make sure everything is right for Carly’s party, especially the entertainment. It’s going to be such a surprise. She leaves, and Brando comes out of the elevator, carrying a duffel bag. He asks Dante how it’s going, and Dante says, no complaints. He congratulates Brando on becoming a father, and Brando asks if he’s got any tips. Dante says, don’t mess it up. Brando laughs, and Dante says just do the best he can; trust his instincts. Brando says he met Rocco a few times while Sonny was still with them. He seems like a great kid. Dante says, he is a great kid. He’s excited to have a cousin on the way. Sonny would have loved to be there to see Brando become a father. Sasha approaches them, and asks what Brando is doing there. Dante says he’ll see them, and jets. Brando says he’s there on a job, and she says, one of those side gigs he mentioned? He says, one of them, and she asks if he’s going to tell her which one. He says he’s making sure the baby has whatever he or she needs, and then some once it’s born. She says just promise her whatever he’s doing is not mob related, and he says, trust him. He thought she was supposed to be at Carly’s bachelorette party, and she says she was taking a break to powder her nose, which is probably a poor choice of words for her. He says, Carly’s party is there? and she says, out by the pool (🍷). Call her later after his mysterious side gig. She leaves, and Dante comes back. Brando tells Dante that he has a problem.

Sam says she found out some information on Drew’s plane crash that she thinks Curtis will find interesting, and he says, information is only as good as the source. She says she and Dante were able to get ahold of the WSB files on Drew’s plane crash, and it was a charter flight, not a private rental. And there was another passenger on board, but the name wasn’t listed. It was paid for by a company called Leethy Unlimited. He wonders why the name sounds familiar, and she says, because it was the parent company for a clinic in Scarsdale called Creighton-Clark. He says he knows that name from somewhere, and she says, it burned down before he came to Port Charles, but Drew was held captive there, and Nina was a patient, along with a lot of other people. He says he knows where he heard the name from; when he was searching for Nina’s daughter. She asks if he knows anybody who worked there, and he says he just might.

Spinelli says he’s so glad to be out socializing. It’s a welcome break from heartache. Ellie is adamant that their parting be permanent. He asks Michael to please tell him that he’s luckier in the romance department, and Michael says he hates to break it to Spinelli, but he is luckier. He and Willow are together, and they couldn’t be happier. Spinelli says he’ll drink to that.

Olivia tells Willow, talk to her. There’s obviously a huge change in her relationship with Michael. Brook implied that there were some developments, but she wouldn’t go into any details, so she came to the source. What’s going on? Willow says it’s very complicated, and she definitely could have handled things better. She suggests they talk in the next day or two; after Carly’s party. Olivia says, just so she’s clear, Willow and Michael are a couple? Willow says they are, and Olivia says, Chase is a great guy, but between the two of them, she always thought Willow and Michael belonged together. Willow says, they agree. It just took them a while to figure it out. Olivia says Willow looks happy, and she’s happy for her, and they hug.

Carly tells Bobbie that she can’t wait to marry Jason. It’s just been a whirlwind trying to get everything ready. Bobbie asks if that’s all it is, and Josslyn says her mom’s been really busy. Yes, Maxie’s planning the wedding, but there’s still a million details to sort out and decisions to make. She’s helping Josslyn get set up at PCU, there’s dissention with her dad… Bobbie asks if Carly and Jax are at odds, and Carly says, really? They’re supposed to be having fun. Why did Josslyn bring that up? Josslyn says, sorry. She should have kept her mouth shut. Her mom and dad fight all the time, and they always work it out.

Jax tells Ava that he still cares about Nina. Knowing he hurt her is bad enough. He doesn’t want to see her get hurt again. Ava asks what he wants to know, and he asks, when was the last time she spoke to Nina? She says she doesn’t hear from Nina all that often. Just a text here and there, about how happy she is. He says, with her new boyfriend? and she says, Nina doesn’t really say very much. Last time she and Nina had a heart-to-heart, Nina was pretty evasive about him.

Phyllis says, right before Lenny’s diagnosis, he’d decided to live in the moment. He was going to take her dancing. She was on her way to buy a new dress when Dr. Ford showed up, and their lives changed. Sonny says he’s going to do everything he can to honor Lenny’s memory. Phyllis says she knows he will, and she hopes Nina tries to do that too. She leaves, and Sonny asks where Nina was. He was trying to reach her. She says she’s sorry she ran out on him, and he says they’re supposed to be living in the present. She says, he is, but she’s still struggling. When she saw his watch last night, a piece of his past, it made her stop and think for once. He asks if she came to any conclusions. Does he have to find out who he is in order for her to move forward with him?

Carly, who is now wearing a tiara, tells Olivia that she’s sneaky, and Olivia tells her, what can she say? She was motivated. What’s the point of renovating the pool (🍷) if they’re not going to use it? She wanted to wish Carly happiness; no one deserves it more than her. Carly says, that’s sweet, but Olivia says she’s not sweet. Neither is Carly. They tell it like it is. It was the first thing she liked about Carly. Carly says, since they’re telling it like it is, she thought Olivia would think it’s too soon after Sonny. Olivia says, if it were anybody else, she would think they were acting out of grief, or afraid to be alone. She would have been wrestling with herself; should she say something or keep her big mouth shut? But Carly has known Jason forever, and knows what she’s getting. She’s getting a Quartermaine for an in-law – Olivia hands her a drink – so good luck with that. Carly says they’re Olivia’s in-laws too. They’ll be allies. They clink glasses, and Olivia says, always.

Willow asks if Sasha is okay, and Sasha says she ran into Brando in the restaurant. He’s on the job, but woudn’t tell her what it is. Willow asks if she thinks he’s with the mob again, when Carly interrupts, saying, he’s not. Brando made it very clear that he is done. Sasha says, there was a part of Brando that liked the excitement working undercover for Sonny. What if he’s revisiting that part of his life? Getting in deep again, under the guise of wanting to support her and the baby.

Dante says, Brando is kidding, and Brando says he wishes he were. Dante laughs, and Brando asks if he has any advice. Dante says he’s got to bite the bullet. Do what he was hired to do. Make that money. Pay for that baby. Brando asks if Dante can just arrest him, and Dante says, not unless he breaks the law.

Curtis tells Nika that he has some business to take care of, and asks if she’ll be okay by herself. She says, it’s all good, and he leaves. At their table, Michael says he knows Jason and his mom never expected to get to this place, but now that they’re here, he knows they’ll be good for each other. Spinelli says, perhaps it’s fate, destiny, and if it is, how wonderful that it’s Carly. Michael says, incoming, and Joey Novak walks in with several other guys. He says, here it is. Here’s the groom, and a bachelor party that’s crying out for some action.

Sasha says she told Brando that if he wanted to be in her life, and the baby’s, he couldn’t work for Carly and Jason anymore, and Carly says, he’s not. Sasha says she heard Carly and Brando at his garage the other night. He was promising to let her business associates know that he was open for business, and Carly thanked him for helping her. Carly says, Brando offered to listen, that’s all. He’s not going to put himself in danger. Sasha says, what if the danger shows up anyway? What if Brando just can’t say no? Carly says Brando is crazy about Sasha and the baby. She has to trust him. How can they have a family if she doesn’t? Olivia announces, the entertainment is here, and says, Owen, cut the lights. The lights dim, music plays, and Brando comes out in a tux, and dances around. Everyone is shocked, and he makes lovey-dovey shark eyes at Sasha.

Sam tells Dante, she let Curtis in on the information they got about Drew’s plane crash. She figured he’d want to know since he and Drew were such good friends. She mentioned Creighton-Clark to him, and he said it seemed familiar. Then he remembered he knew someone who worked there who might be able to give them more information about the clinic. He says, that’s great, and she says he hasn’t been listening to a word she said. He says he heard everything, but she says, no, he hasn’t. He apologizes, and says he was distracted. She says, about what? and he says, about what’s going on at the MetroCourt pool (🍷) right now, at Carly’s bachelorette party.

What’s going on is, Brando is still dancing, with the girls all egging him on. He comes closer, takes off his tie, and pulls Olivia out on the dancefloor. She dances around for a hot minute, and he goes back to his solo act, taking off his jacket. He comes back to the group, and Carly tries to cover Josslyn’s eyes, but Josslyn is like, no way. Brando rips his shirt off, and Josslyn says, nice abs. He’s actually a pretty good dancer. He dances with Olivia for a second, and goes to Sasha, dancing with her, all romantic. Brando rips off his pants, and he’s in tighty blackies. Everyone comes out to dance, except Sasha, and Brando motions for her to come.

Nika tells Joey and his pals, it’s a private party. They’ll have to come back another night. Joey says, oh come on. There’s plenty of room for them. They promise not to disturb the private party. Jason gets up, and tells Nika, he’ll take care of this. Joey says, like Jason took care of him? Strongarming his uncle into getting him out of the country. He walks to the bar, and says, a round of top-shelf whiskey for the room. He wants to toast the groom, since he won’t be at his wedding tomorrow. He’ll be in Siberia. One of his cronies says, isn’t he going to Poland? Joey says, to the groom, and to his gorgeous bride Carly, who is as hot as they come. Michael gets up, and says, that’s enough, and Joey says, Spinelli agrees with him, right? Carly Corinthos is quite the babe. I’m literally lol’ing, because these guys always sound like they’re from the 1940s. Spinelli (who also sounds like that) says, stop this vulgarity at once, and Jason puts his hand on Spinelli’s shoulder. He says, they were just on their way out, and Spinelli says, they were? Jason puts some money on the bar, and says, Joey and his friends are going to drink on him. He tells Michael and Spinelli, let’s go, and they head for the door. Joey says, hey Morgan. How does it feel to be hitting your dead boss’s wife? Is it good? Like you won a stuffed toy at the fair? Spinelli comes flying at Joey, says, you creep, and punches him.

At the pool (🍷), Brando comes back out, fully dressed, and the women all applaud. Brando says, honestly, he had no idea he was reporting to Carly. His boss just told him it was a party at the MetroCourt pool (🍷). Olivia says she’s the one who called the agency to hire the stripper. She had no idea it was him. Willow asks how badly he wanted to die when he saw all of them, and he says he was hoping the ground would swallow him up. Bobbie says, they’re glad it didn’t because he was really good. Sasha says she’s sure he needs a drink, and Josslyn hands him one, saying he deserves it. Sasha takes his hand and leads him away. Carly remembers when she and Jason almost kissed. Bobbie says, hey, is she okay? and Carly says, why wouldn’t she be? Who knew Brando was so gifted, right? Bobbie says she’s not urging any scandalous behavior where Carly’s daughter is present, but she thought Carly might relax, cut loose a little, considering she is marrying her best friend. Carly says, that’s true; she is. Bobbie asks, so what’s the problem?

Nina says, Mike/Sonny will never know how much she wants him in her life, but it doesn’t seem right that he can’t remember who he was before. He has flashes of that other woman, and he knows she means something to him. He says he doesn’t even know if that woman is real, and she says, he won’t know until he finds out who he really is. He says, he’s Mike. He’s the guy who cares about her. He gets that she doesn’t want his past life to come crashing down on her. She doesn’t want to be hurt again. That’s why she came to Nixon Falls, to let go of her past. She says, so he understands, and he says, yeah, and he’s going to do everything he can to prove to her that he does. He doesn’t know how he’s going to do it, but he will. Because he’s in love with her.

Ava tells Jax, Nina probably wants to keep the new part of her life separate from the old one. Does it really surprise him that Nina would want to make a fresh start with Mike? He says, Mike? Does he have a last name? She says she’s sure he does, but she doesn’t know what it is. He says, and she didn’t ask? Ava says, Nina has made an art of skillfully avoiding her questions about him. Now here’s Jax, interrogating her about a man neither of them has ever met. Does he want to tell her what this is really about?

Curtis calls Phyllis, saying, he’s not sure if she remembers him. She says, of course (🍷) she does. He’s the private investigator who tracked her down, and put her back in touch with Nina Reeves. How can she help him? He says, he’s not a private investigator anymore, but he’s looking into something for a friend. It involves the facility where she worked, when she was Nina’s nurse. She says, Creighton-Clark? and he says, that’s the one. Is she still in touch with anybody she worked with there? She says she wasn’t there long. Besides, she was a private nurse so she didn’t really know any of the staff. He says, maybe she can think on it and give him a call, and she says, wait. There is someone. He friended her on social media a while back.

Sam says, Olivia hired a stripper from an agency that happens to be Brando? That’s priceless. Dante says, he’s making some money for his baby, and she says she’s not laughing at him. She thinks he should be proud. She thinks there’s something really charming about a guy who will do whatever it takes to provide for his child. Dante would, woudn’t he? He says he’s thankful he has a job where he can keep his clothes on, she says, that is too bad. His phone dings, and he says, dammit. He has to go. Work. He hopes to see her again soon. She says he can count on it, and he leaves.

Jax tells Ava, he’s worried about Nina. That’s all. He knows Ava tried to steer her in the right direction when it came to Carly. Ava says she did try, but apparently Nina didn’t take her advice when it came to making nice with Carly. Apparently, she did the opposite. Jax asks what she means, and she says, something happened a long time ago. She was mad, and she told Carly that as a grandparent in the state of New York, Nina has the right to sue for visitation with Wiley. Shortly after that, Nina called Carly, and Carly was all fired up and went for the jugular. He says, that’s what Nina told her? and she says, words to that effect. Everyone knows that Nina was wrong to tell Wiley about Nelle. Nina knows it. She regrets what she did, but Carly is Carly. She rarely gives anybody a second chance. He says, believe him, he knows.

Sonny says he guesses he threw Nina a curveball. He’s sorry. It’s how he feels. He really couldn’t go another minute without telling her. She tells him, she doesn’t know what to say, and he tells her, she doesn’t have to say anything.

Brando asks if Sasha sees now why he was being mysterious about his new job. He didn’t think she’d be a fan of him dancing. It’s just one of his side gigs. She asks, what are the others? Centerfold modeling? Escort service? He says, ha-ha. Try cleaning the deep fryer at Kelly’s, and after-hours custodial work at a bunch of offices downtown. He’s sorry if he embarrassed her tonight. She says she bets the money is good, and he says, it’s real good, but if she doesn’t like it, he’ll quit right now. What they have is a helluva lot more important than this performance tonight.

Willow says she hates herself for enjoying Brando’s performance so much, and Josslyn says, you and me both. Olivia says, in her day, it was empowering for women to go to a strip joint. The women could enjoy strip teases as much as the men. Willow says she can only imagine the men back then. The hair… Olivia says, the fake tan, the screaming women… Josslyn says it sounds like Olivia did a lot of clubbing, but Olivia says, bite her tongue. She was a good, Catholic girl. The only thing she knew about strip joints, and what went on inside of them, was what she read. They all laugh.

Bobbie says, when she thinks back on Carly and Jason when Michael was a baby, it was just the two of them. She used to get so frustrated with Carly at times, she wanted to tear her hair out. Jason was always good for her; he always believed the best in her. And to be fair, no matter how much the rest of them doubted her, she justified that faith. Now after all these years, they’re getting married. Tomorrow they’re going to slip into their new life as husband and wife. That’s the sweetest kind of love there is. Carly thanks her, and they hug.

Brando says he’ll call his boss right now, and tell him it’s his last gig as a stripper, but Sasha says, don’t you dare. Compared to working for Cyrus Renault, this is the safest job in the world. He says so she’s okay with women stuffing bills in his costume? She says, they can stuff as many bills as they want, as long as he always comes home to her.

Curtis asks who Phyllis’s friend was, and what he did at the clinic. She says, he worked in the records department. Would he be able to help Curtis? Curtis says, he just might. Text him the contact information, and tell him to expect Curtis’s call. She says, of course (🍷), and he says, if her friend can help, this could be a very big deal.

Michael gives Spinelli some ice in a cloth, and says, he did most of the heavy lifting… or should he say, heavy punching? Jason says, party’s over, let’s go, and heads for the door a second time. Nika is coming in, and he says, if what he left on the bar isn’t enough to cover everything, let him know. He’s sorry this happened on her watch. She says, she’s sorry, but once the fight started, she had to follow the rules. Spinelli says, what rules? and Dante walks in with some officers. A disheveled Joey gets up, and says he was raising a toast to Jason, and this little dweeb went off on him. Michael says Joey deliberately baited Spinelli, and Spinelli says he denigrated the bride-to-be. Joey says he did nothing of the kind. He was complimenting… Dante tells them, shut up, or he’ll take them all down to the station. Spinelli says, actually, they have a wedding to attend, and Dante says, maybe they’ll think more clearly in the morning.

Carly tells Bobbie, there was a time when all she wanted to do was marry Jason. She lied, she schemed, she left a trail of wreckage. Now years after she let that fantasy go, it’s happening. Bobbie says she and Jason have something magical, and Jason would do anything for her. Carly says, and she doesn’t know why that is; she never has (that makes two of us). She just knows that Jason has always been there for her. Even when he thinks she’s wrong, he’s there. Bobbie says he loves her as she deserves to be loved, and Carly says she’s a lucky woman. She’s a lucky bride.

Sonny takes Nina’s hand and says she doesn’t have to pretend she has feelings for him if she doesn’t have them. Maybe she will one day, maybe she won’t, but it feels good for him to tell her how he feels. So he’s going to leave her with that, okay? She says, okay, and he goes in the back.

Ava tells Jax, Carly and Nina must have been able to smooth things over, since Nina is seeing Wiley again, but she gets the sense it’s a fragile peace. Which is another argument for Nina to stay in Nixon Falls. She’s much less likely to cross paths with Carly there. He says, it certainly seems that way, and thanks Ava for taking the time to talk to him. He appreciates it. He starts to leave, and she asks what he’s going to do. He says, what can he do? Except make sure Nina is happy and safe.

Outside on the phone, Jax tells someone, get the jet ready. He’s going to Nixon Falls, Pennsylvania. Where I’m sure they have an airport.

On Tuesday (there’s a rerun on Labor Day – see below), Shawn tells Jordan that there has to be something to lead them to Hayden’s shooter, Nina asks Sonny what happened, and Ava is surprised.

💣 Baddie Backstory…

Who is Victor anyway?

What Happened to Victor Cassadine on GENERAL HOSPITAL

🏕 PC Pioneer, Second Class…

Wyatt to the rescue… again.

Patrick Gibbons Returns to GENERAL HOSPITAL!

🎢 Holiday Break…

Which soaps aren’t airing on Labor Day.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/abc/soap-opera-soaps-holiday-schedule

📽 Changing Lanes…

Curtis joins two GH alums for the holidays.

Three GENERAL HOSPITAL Fan Faves to Star in a New Holiday Film!

📺 A Long Way From Pine Valley…

An AMC alum joins a new series. It looks pretty good too.

‘Our Kind Of People’: Debbi Morgan Joins Fox Drama Series As Recurring

💻 DOOL Stream…

Livestreaming September 8^th, it will only be available to Xfinity Rewards members, but the series Beyond Salem will be on Peacock starting September 6^th.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: BEYOND SALEM Livestream Event!

🤧 She Swears It’s Just a Cold…

I can’t say I’ve ever heard of an unknown cold though. What does that even mean?

https://pagesix.com/2021/09/01/vicki-gunvalson-denies-report-she-has-covid-19/

🧪 New Faced…

Wow. It took like a whole eight hours off her age.

https://extratv.com/2021/08/31/rhoc-alum-jo-de-la-rosa-shares-face-refresh-after-plastic-surgery-journey/

🗽 New York Minute…

The rumors of her coming back are greatly exaggerated.

https://okmagazine.com/p/bethenny-frankel-reveals-hasnt-spoken-bravo-since-quitting-rhony-not-returning/

But there might be room.

https://okmagazine.com/p/real-housewives-of-new-york-luann-de-lesseps-ramona-singer-sonja-morgan-reportedly-demoted-friend-of/

💎 Continuing Saga…

Apparently, there’s no paperwork on Tom’s crash.

Did Tom Girardi’s Car Accident Actually Happen? Erika Jayne’s Story is Questioned as It’s Revealed Pasadena Police Have No Evidence of Crash

What a shock. LisaR couldn’t keep something to herself.

Did Lisa Rinna Tip Off Erika Jayne About RHOBH Cast’s Meeting? Sutton Stracke Claims She Knew About Their Secret Chat Before Kyle’s Dinner

The tracks of Kathy’s tears.

https://www.inquisitr.com/6495331/kathy-hilton-reveals-she-was-crying-over-erika-jayne-at-rhobh-di

🎩 A Gentleman For Sure…

I haven’t been a NeNe fan in a while, but I’ve always liked Gregg.

https://people.com/tv/nene-leakes-husband-gregg-dead-from-colon-cancer-at-66/

🗣 Real Talk…

Mauricio gives the lowdown on all things real.

👑 Off the Throne…

A new gig for Grey Worm, and a reunion for the Khal and his Khaleesi.

https://ew.com/tv/game-of-thrones-star-jacob-anderson-to-play-louis-in-interview-with-the-vampire-amc-series/

https://ew.com/tv/game-of-thrones-reunion-jason-momoa-emilia-clarke-drunk-photo/

🏌🏽‍♀️ Quotes of the Week

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. – Socrates

Our urge to speak is often rooted in an inflated view of our own opinions. – Tripp Prince

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. – Beverly Sills

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

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. – Linda Grayson

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. – Seneca

This is housekeeping, not Project Runway. – a hotel staff member on The Bachelorette, when asked to fix a bridal gown

Don’t worry about being worried. You’re heading out on an adventure and you can always change your mind along the way and try something else. – Tracy Kidder

Education must not simply teach work – it must teach Life. – W.E.B. Du Bois

It’s a general moral principle that the more power you have over someone, the greater your duty is to use that power benevolently. Well, who is the one person in the world you have the greatest power over? It’s your future self. You hold that life in your hands, and what it will be depends on how you care for it. – Rick Hanson

Can the world be your oyster if you’re allergic to shellfish? – Hyundai commercial

🌞 And Have a Pleasant Tomorrow…

Hope you didn’t get drenched by Ida or her remnants. We remained unscathed this time, but it only takes once for the word hurricane to cause anxiety, and wondering where you’re going to put stuff. But it looks to be a beauty of a long weekend, or the next three days, if weekend is no longer in your vocabulary. See you at Dead time, but until then, stay safe, stay saucy, and stay never denigrating the bride-to-be. Especially if she’s marrying the mobster best friend of her late mobster husband. No good can come of it.

Sep3

September 2, 2021 – Obrecht Gets a Big Surprise, Villainous Comeback, Don’t Bother, New Normal in L.A. & Wake Me

Posted on September 3, 2021 by theresakp

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Ava comes into the hospital and asks if Epiphany can give her some information on a patient that was brought in last night, a certain attorney. Epiphany says she’s not Scotty’s family, but Ava says she is a very important client. Epiphany says she can only give the information to his family, and Ava stomps of. PC Pioneer Wyatt approaches the desk, and Epiphany asks if she can help him, but he says he thinks he can be of help to one of their patients.

Ava hears Anna talking to Britt about Scotty’s condition. Britt says, he’s still disoriented, but despite parachuting out of a plane unconscious, he has no broken bones or serious injuries. Jordan asks if she can see him, and Anna says, the sooner they talk to him, the sooner they can unravel this story about him literally crashing into Finn’s campsite. Britt says, at least he’s safe and sound, which is more than she can say about her mother.

Obrecht wakes up wearing silk pajamas in a beautiful bed. She says, where am I? and calls for Scotty.

Ava sneaks into Scotty’s room, and he wakes up saying, my schnitzel, my Liesl. Ava asks if it’s really true he dropped from the sky, but he says he doesn’t know. He’s in a hospital bed, isn’t he? He looks around and says he guesses so. She says she’s so glad he’s okay. She hopes he knows that. He takes her hand, and says he didn’t know she still cared about him. She says of course (🍷) she does; of course (🍷) she cares. It’s been six weeks since he filed for her divorce. She needs to know if it’s gone through.

A waitress brings a check to Spencer at the MetroCourt, and he tells her to put it on his account. She says her manager said he’s no longer on the account. He says, thanks, dad, and Esme says lunch is on her. He says he guesses it’s true what his grandmother said. His independence is dependent on his father’s money. Esme thinks it’s high time he and his dad got past their differences, but he says, not when his dad accused him of being Ava’s stalker. She wonders where he’d get such an outrageous idea, and Spencer says Nikolas stabbed him. She says, with a fake knife. He says he didn’t know it was fake when he saw it. How can he ever forgive Nikolas? She says she doesn’t know. Ask his dad. He turns around to see Nikolas behind him.

Trina walks into the gallery, answering her phone. It’s Jax, calling from the Spring Ridge visiting area. He says, it’s Josslyn’s dad. Does she have a minute? She asks if Josslyn is okay, and Jax says she’s fine. In fact, she cooked him a lovely dinner last night. She says she knows, she helped Josslyn get ready. He says the marinara sauce was the highlight, and she says, didn’t he love it? She told Josslyn it would be epic. He says he thought for sure Josslyn picked it up from a specialty gourmet store, but then she told him that Trina was given the jar when they came to Nixon Falls to pick him up. She says, pretty spectacular, right? He says, it was pretty memorable. In fact, he’s dying to meet the person who made it.

Epiphany is on the beginning credits! I don’t always see them, so she might have been there before, but I’m excited.

Trina says she never met the person who made the sauce. All she knows is, the lady who runs the roadhouse in Nixon Falls… She forgot the name. He says, the Tan-O? and she says, that’s it. She said the bartender made it. He says, she didn’t happen to mention his name, did she? She says, no, why? and he says he guesses Josslyn’s never told her about his work. He’s a venture capitalist, and he’s always looking for new investments. This sauce was so good, he’s thinking of pursuing it. She says, Nina Reeves is friends with the nice lady who owned the bar. She’s sure Nina will know the name of the bartender. He says she’s right. If anyone knows, it’s Nina. He flashes back to thinking he saw Sonny in a cowboy hat when he was on the stretcher, and thanks Trina, saying, she’s been a great help. Alexis comes out and says, clearly Jax didn’t come to cheer her up. What’s wrong?

Spencer asks if this was Esme’s idea, and Nikolas says, don’t blame Esme. He appreciates her reaching out and asking him to join them. She says she always thought Spencer didn’t want anything to do with him, but now that she’s seen the two of them together in person, she can see they care about each other. Spencer says, some people just have a funny way of showing it. You know, with fake knives. Esme says, come on. She knows him, and he gives as good as he gets. Nikolas sits down, and says he doesn’t blame Spencer for wanting nothing to do with him, but he needs to hear this. Everything he’s done, even staying away all those years… Spencer says, Nikolas means letting him think he died, and Nikolas says, everything he’s done, he’s done out of love.

Jordan tells Britt, local law enforcement did a thorough search of the camp area where Scotty parachuted down. There’s no indication that her mom, or anyone else, parachuted with him. Britt asks why Anna is so interested in her mother’s whereabouts. She thought they hated each other. Anna says, they’ve come to a bit of a truce, but Obrecht being missing makes her think somebody else is involved… like Peter maybe. Britt says, then where is she? Where’s the plane? God knows, her mother is resourceful, but she’s not Houdini. She can’t just vanish into thin air.

Obrecht turns on the lamp, and gets out of bed. She says, what is this place? She looks around a gorgeous room, filled with antiques, and asks what she’s doing there. She remembers being on the plane with Scotty, and putting on the oxygen mask, and says, my God. She has to find Scotty. She runs to the door, but it’s locked. She yells, open this door! They can’t do this to her. She’s Liesl Obrecht, dammit! She pounds on the door, and yells for someone to open it.

Ava tells Scotty, she’s not trying to be insensitive; she knows he’s having a stressful time of it. But from what she hears, skydiving can be very exhilarating. He says, the bum’s rush out the door? He doesn’t think so. She says, the point is, he survived. Her stalker is still out there, waiting to strike at her or her loved ones. He told her that her divorce would take six weeks to go through. Isn’t there anybody he could call to nudge it along? Jordan and Anna walk in, and Jordan asks what Ava is doing there. Ava says she’s visiting her very good friend, and her attorney; their lives may depend on it. Anna says she’s not sure badgering Scotty is going to be conducive to his recovery, and Jordan steers Ava out. Ava says she’s counting on him; don’t let her down. He gives her a thumbs up, and Anna tells him, just relax.

Epiphany tells Britt there’s someone else asking about Scotty. This is Wyatt Hoover. Wyatt says, PC Pioneer, second class. He’s a volunteer ranger and was on duty last night when Scotty landed in the campground. He guesses he could say Scotty crashed. Britt says, crashed would be more accurate. What can she do for him? He says he was cleaning up the debris from the fall, and found this. He shows her the locket, and says he thought it might belong to Mr. Baldwin. She asks to look at it, and opens it, seeing the pictures of her and Nathan. Wyatt says, it’s her, and she says, the locket belongs to my mother.

Alexis asks Jax, what’s going on? and he says he made two pretty big decisions this year, and thought he was 100% correct, but they both kind of blew up in his face. She says, but that’s old news. It’s not like him to rehash the past. He says, it’s not about the past. He has another big decision to make, and he’s on the brink of doing something he thinks is right, but what if he’s wrong again?

Ava walks into the gallery and sees Trina working. She says, it never gets old, and Trina says, what never gets old? Ava says, the love of art, and Trina says she hopes not, considering she wants a career in it. Ava says she was just thinking about the young high school kid who showed up there, wanting to be an intern. She arrived with such a natural love of art, and the desire to learn all she could. Trina says she still can’t believe her internship turned into a job. Ava’s been such a mentor to her. Wait. That doesn’t even sound right. She hopes Ava knows that when Trina thinks about her, yes, she’s a boss and mentor, but she also considers Ava a friend. Ava says, oh, Trina, her eyes tearing up, and Trina asks if she said something wrong. Ava says she’s so honored to be Trina’s friend. Trina’s been more than that to her. She’s been another daughter to her. Not that she wants to step on Trina’s mother’s toes or would want Trina to take Kiki’s place. She doesn’t use the word often or lightly, but she cherishes Trina. That’s why she knows it’s going to be so difficult to say goodbye.

Spencer says, Nikolas loved him so much, he wanted Spencer to believe he was dead, even though he was the only parent Spencer had, since his mom passed away before he even knew her. Is that the kind of self-serving garbage Nikolas expects him to believe? Esme says his dad’s there; let him explain his point-of-view. Nikolas says, he knows sometimes his methods are wrong… okay, they’re often wrong, but Spencer has to remember, Valentin shot Nikolas with every intention of killing him. Knowing how the Cassadine family operates, he couldn’t take that chance of Spencer being targeted next. So he laid low while he planned his return and his revenge. Esme wonders why Spencer left out so many details. She finds this fascinating stuff. Spencer says, because Valentin hasn’t been a threat for years, and quite frankly, he’s not even a Cassadine. Or is Nikolas insinuating Ava’s stalker isn’t the only threat out there?

Obrecht digs through drawers, and says, there has to be a knife. Or a bobby pin. Anything to pick that lock. A man dressed like a butler, complete with white gloves, comes in with a cart carrying a meal service. She says, it’s about time. She demands to know what is going on. He says, good evening, fraulein doctor, and she asks, what’s this? He says, dinner, lifting the food cover. Compliments of her host. She says, how kind, and grabs the knife. She tells hm, open that door, or she’ll cut him like a mackerel. A man comes in behind her, and wrests the knife out of her hand. The butler says, that’s a very fine glass of wine. Her host has thought of everything.

Britt brings Wyatt to Scotty’s room, and says he has a visitor. Scotty says, a PC Pioneer. He used to be one himself, and still buys Christmas trees from them. Wyatt thanks Scotty on behalf of the PC Pioneers. They’re grateful for his support. He says he understands from Finn, Wyatt was there and helped out when he hit the ground. Wyatt says he was able to help get Scotty out of the parachute; he has his honor badge in knots. Scotty thanks him for coming and checking on him, and Wyatt says he did want to check on Scotty, but also return something he found when he was cleaning the crash site. Britt shows him the locket, and says, it belonged to her mother. Does he recognize it? He says, when everything went haywire on the plane, Obrecht gave it to him, and he stuck it in his pocket. Britt says she was hoping her mother made it out after all, and dropped it during her own parachute jump. Wyatt says if he’d observed any other parachutes, he’d have notified the authorities, but it was only Mr. Baldwin. Britt thanks him, and says she’s sure her mother will be grateful to have it back.

Jordan tells Anna that she confirmed a plane left Port Charles yesterday. A charter carrying Obrecht and Scotty; the destination St. Lucia in the Caribbean. Anna says she knew Obrecht was going to a medical conference there, but a private plane and Scotty? She understands taking advantage of the off-season low rates, but why not fly commercial? Jordan says, another question that needs answering, although Britt touched on the biggest mystery; what happened to the plane? Anna asks what the FAA said, and Jordan says, only that the plane feel off the radar shortly after take-off. There’s no May Day call, no report of a transponder signal, no evidence of a crash. The plane could be anywhere between there and St. Lucia. Anna says, or it could mean something else altogether.

Jax tells Alexis, his first mistake was helping Nina get visitation to Wiley. He says this like Nina asked him to do it. Alexis asks what he did, and he says he was on his way to the Quartermaine gatehouse to talk to Michael. Michael is his stepson, and they have a pretty good relationship – they had a pretty good relationship. He accidentally saw Michael and Willow together. She says, together together, and he says, yes. She says, isn’t Willow married to Chase? and he says, it’s a moot point anyway, since she’s annulling the marriage, but at the time, he used it as leverage to secure Nina’s visitation to Wiley. She says, he blackmailed Michael? and he says he didn’t see it that way. He used it as leverage, and doesn’t know whether they can get their friendship back. She asks what his other mistake was, and he says, when he found out Carly was taking over Sonny’s family business, of course (🍷) Josslyn was his first priority for safety. She says, an understandable goal. What did he do? He says he secretly recorded Carly in a conversation, and tried to get her to incriminate herself. She laughs, and he says, go ahead, please; let him have it. She says she’s in no position to judge. So he told her about how his first and second mistakes blew up in his face, and now he’s going to make another move that’s going to blow up in his face. What’s going on? He says he doesn’t have any details yet, and he’s still trying to connect the dots, but a friend he cares deeply about is making a huge mistake that could affect many other lives.

Trina says, Ava is leaving Port Charles? and Ava says, it breaks her heart, but she has no other choice. Trina says, her mother taught her there are always more than one choice, but Ava says, it’s the only good choice. Keeping Avery safe is her number one priority. Trina says she understands that, but didn’t she get a divorce? Isn’t that enough to satisfy whoever’s been stalking her? Ava says, no, it doesn’t seem to be. The only way to keep Avery safe is to stay away from Nikolas, and the only way is to leave Port Charles, which means she has to sell Charlie’s and give up everything that ties her here. Except the gallery. She’s not selling the gallery. She’s hired a manger, and made it clear that Trina has a job there for as long as she wants one. Trina says, she doesn’t think Ava is listening. It’s not about the job; it’s about their friendship. She starts to cry, and says she needs Ava. Ava hugs her.

Nikolas tells Spencer, he has no reason to believe another Cassadine is plotting something, but given their family’s history, it’s always wise to look both ways before crossing the street. Esme tells Spencer, he’s trying. Can’t Spencer give him that? Spencer says, what he sees is someone who wants it both ways. The freedom to do what he wants, and the ability to justify it afterwards. Nikolas asks if he’s the only one. Be honest. Hasn’t Spencer ever done the same thing; believed the ends justified the means? Spencer says he thought they were talking about Nikolas and his mistakes. Nikolas says they are. He’s not going to lose his son. He’s already lost Ava. Spencer says, there it is. See how it always comes back to Ava? Nikolas wants her so bad, he can have her. He just won’t have Spencer. Spencer gets up, and says he got along without Nikolas for years; he’ll do it again. He walks away, and Nikolas starts to get up, but Esme says, let her. She tells Spencer, wait, and Spencer says, don’t defend him. She says she doesn’t have to. He’s making Nikolas’s case for him.

Scotty tells Britt, nothing will make him feel better except seeing her mother, and Britt says he really cares about her; it’s not just a random hook-up. He says, not at all. When they were together, grieving over Franco, things changed. When they were up in the jet, and there was all this turbulence, they thought it was curtains. But they were together, and ready for the worst if it happened. She says, but it didn’t. Somehow, he survived, and they have to believe her mother did too. He says, he really needs Obrecht, and Britt takes his hand, saying, Obrecht needs him too. Even more incredible, Britt realizes she needs her mother too.

Anna and Jordan come back, and Anna asks if Scotty thinks he can tell them the truth about what really happened on the plane. Britt asks why they’re assuming Scotty’s keeping something from them, and Jordan says, certain things aren’t adding up. Scotty says, don’t blame him. The last thing he remembers is putting the oxygen mask on, and when he came to, he’d dropped into Finn and Elizabeth’s campsite. Literally. Anna asks, why spend all that money on a private plane? and he says he was targeted by one of those low-budget jet companies. He thinks he was scammed. Anna says, too good to be true, and he nods. She asks why he was headed to St. Lucia, and he says, that’s where Obrecht’s medical conference was.

As the butler leaves, Obrecht says, do they think she doesn’t know who’s behind this? She looks forward to giving him the justice he deserves. She tries to get out the door, but the other guy blocks her, and slides out himself, slamming it shut. She says, Peter August. She’s not swallowing his food, which has obviously been poisoned. If he’s going to kill her, he’s going to have to find the courage to do it with his own two hands. She turns around, and sees a man there. She says, it can’t be… Victor Cassadine (see below). He says, hello Liesl. As Mark Twain once said, the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

Alexis asks Jax what he’s going to do, and who is he going to do it to? He tells her again, he doesn’t have all the details yet, and he’s not willing to name names. She says, not to worry. She already knows why he came there to talk to her. He says, really? Because he doesn’t even know yet. He gets up, and she follows him. She says, he’s gun-shy. In the past year, he’s followed his gut two times, and it’s blown up in his face. He just wants to hear his theory out loud. He wants to voice the question, should he cross the line again? He says, if his gut feeling is right, someone else has crossed the line, and he’d be pulling them back. But if he takes that step, he’ll set things in motion, and they might not stop until… She says, someone gets hurt? Are they talking physically or emotionally? He tells her, considering who the people who are involved, he’d say both. She says, he came to her for advice. Let her think for a second… No. Walk away. That’s it. He says, and leave the person he cares about all alone? She says, how does he know they’re all alone? Maybe they’ve put their trust somebody else. He says, that is a distinct possibility, and she says, let someone else do the heavy lifting. From one fixer to another, butt out. You don’t have to save everybody. From the looks of things, if he tries, he’s going to get really burned.

Ava asks Trina, this is about Spencer, isn’t it? What’s going on? She thought the two of them were clicking. Trina says she thought so too. Until the night of the party, when Esme showed up. Ava says, who’s Esme? and Trina says, Spencer’s girlfriend from boarding school. Ava says, she’s so sorry, and Trina says, they’re a lot alike; worldly and sophisticated. Ava says, so is Trina. She works at an art gallery. Trina says, it doesn’t matter. Spencer was a wreck the night of his party, then Esme shows up, and he pulls it together. Or maybe he was covering. What his dad did was so messed up. Ava says, she tried to warn Nikolas. She hopes they can mend fences when she’s gone. Trina says, what about Avery? and Ava says, she’s doing this for Avery. She can’t let anything happen to Avery, and she’s frightened, especially now that the stalker threw Kiki in her face. Don’t give up on Spencer. Trina says she thought he liked her, and Ava says she’s sure he does. How could he not? Yeah, it was poor form to flirt with her, and not tell her that he had a girlfriend. Trina asks how he could do this to her, and Ava says, he’s a teenage boy. Teenage boys are not known for their maturity or discretion. Ava thanks Spencer needs a friend like Trina. She thinks he needs Trina more than he knows.

Esme says Spencer is guilty of the same double standard he accuses his father of. He’s declaring his freedom, but still expecting him to pay for everything. He says, the price of being Nikolas Cassadine’s son is too high, and she says she wasn’t aware he was fielding other offers. Ava’s out of the house, and maybe out of his father’s life for good. Wasn’t that the goal? Her advice? Figure it out with his dad, or get used to the guest room at his grandmother’s, knowing Doc will be keeping his expert eyes on him. He asks if those are really his only options, and she says, go get a job and rent a room somewhere, and where does she fit in? Their original plan had her living in an estate on a private island. Not that she doesn’t care about him regardless, but be honest. They’re both high maintenance, and Windymere is their best option.

Obrecht tells Victor, this makes no sense. He’s supposed to be dead. He burned to a crisp in the fire at Creighton-Clark. He says, not to mention, she shot him. She says she was thinking about her son. He says he still can’t believe she thought killing him, and letting Faison live was the lesser of the two evils. She says, it was at the time, and he asks how that worked out for her. He’s truly sorry for her loss. The good, like Nathan, always die young, while the rest of them survive, whatever it takes. She says she doesn’t care how he escaped. She cares that Scotty is still breathing. What has Victor done with him? Victor says, Scotty took a leap of faith, so to speak, and she says, he didn’t. He tells her, don’t worry. Yes, he was thrown from the plane, but also yes, he was wearing a parachute. Does she really think he’d be so cruel to someone she cares about? She says, in a heartbeat. That’s if he actually had a heart. He says he has a pulse, and pulls her to him. It’s beating for her. Can’t she hear it? I love this already.

Scotty says Obrecht was going to a conference on Huntington’s and other inherited diseases. He was just tagging along; a little scuba diving, some island time. Anna asks, who else was on the plane? and he says, there were two pilots and a flight attendant. Jordan says, and shortly after takeoff they hit some turbulence? He says, Obrecht thought there was something wrong with the pilot, so she headed for the cockpit, but he said, no. He lead her back to her seat, and buckled her up. The oxygen masks dropped down, and they started gulping up oxygen. The next thing he remembers, he was on the ground. They were about 3000 miles away from the Devil’s Triangle. Britt asks Anna if she thinks the plane could have been hijacked, and Anna says, it’s possible, but by whom? Scotty flashes back to Obrecht saying she has to survive this. She has to help Nina. Anna says, what is it? Does he know who could have done this? Epiphany brings in Scotty’s blood test results, and Britt looks at them, frowning. Jordan says, what is it?

Alexis asks what Jax thinks, and he says he thinks his last two interventions were a complete disaster. So third time’s the charm? She says, she woudn’t be incarcerated if she didn’t try to take the law into her own hands, and I laugh. But she was drunk, so she can blame it on the booze. If Jax does something, and it blows up in his face, he’ll have no one to blame but himself. He’ll never be able to live with himself. He says, if he does nothing, will he be able to live with himself? In either scenario, a lot of people are going to be affected. A guard walks over, and Alexis tells Jax, visiting time is over. He thanks her for listening, and her advice. He’ll see her later. He starts to leave, and she says she thinks he made his decision before he came there. Good luck. He says, thanks.

Trina tells Ava, thanks for the talk, but she’s got to get back to work. Ava says, no. She wants Trina to take the rest of the day off. Find Spencer. Stake your claim. Trina says, he’s not her property, and Ava says, he’s not what’s-her-name’s either. She may have a history with Spencer, but so does Trina. Trina flashes back to telling Spencer that she doesn’t know what to believe, and him saying he’s sorry. If she tells Ava, Cam, and Joss that he pretended to be Victor, he’ll understand. She says, but he doesn’t want her to. Ava asks, what’s wrong? and Trina says, nothing. Just promise she won’t leave before saying goodbye. Ava says, she won’t. Now go find Spencer.

Spencer comes back to the table with Esme, and tells Nikolas, it pains him to say it, but Nikolas is right. He’s the last person who should throw stones. Esme says, in case Nikolas is rusty at Spencerspeak, that’s his way of saying he wants to put things back together. Spencer says, not how it was though. Better. Nikolas says, he wants that too. He’s grateful Esme was able to bring them back together, and Esme says, if Spencer is happy, she’s happy. Nikolas says, he hopes this marks a new day in Cassadine history, where all of the family ghosts are left where they belong – in the past.

Obrecht asks what Victor wants of her, and he says, the same thing he’s always wanted; her companionship. She says, he always had an agenda within another agenda, and he says, isn’t it enough that he saw her getting close to another man? She says, he had her under surveillance? and he says, she rises from the ashes, again and again, but when she turned to Mr. Baldwin, that attachment seemed distressingly real. She says, it is real. If he hurts one hair… He says, let him go. He managed to heal himself from the physical wounds she inflicted, but he doesn’t think he could bear the emotional scars of losing her to another man. She says, deal with it, and he says, never. As soon as she accepts that, the better off she’ll be.

Scotty asks what his bloodwork says, and Britt says, there are indications of trace amounts of trichloromethane in his bloodstream. He asks if she can say that in English, and she says, chloroform. Jordan says, he told them the last thing he remembers is putting the oxygen mask on, and Anna says, what if he wasn’t breathing oxygen? What if he was being drugged to pass out, so they could strap a parachute on him without him knowing who was responsible? Britt says, who’s they and what do they want? and Scotty asks, why they would want Obrecht? Britt says she knows her mom has no shortage of enemies, but why go to all that trouble? Anna’s phone dings, and she says, it’s a message from the WSB. Scotty asks if they found Obrecht; is she okay? Anna says, they seem to be dealing with a master magician. Not only as an airplane and a person disappeared by sleight of hand, there’s something else. Britt asks, who else is missing? and Anna says, not who. It’s what. She asks Scotty what the name of the convention was that Obrecht was attending, and he says, some convention for inherited diseases. Jordan names the hotel, and asks if that’s correct, and Scotty asks, what’s the point of this? How is it helping them find Obrecht? Anna says, the convention never happened, and Jordan says, and the organization hosting it, doesn’t exist

Victor tells Obrecht, try to enjoy her accommodations, and she tries to watch what code he puts into the keypad to unlock the door. He says he thinks she’ll find he’s anticipated her every need, and leaves. She yells, a gilded cage is still a cage! She’ll find a way to escape to be with Scotty.

Trina comes out of the elevator, and sees Spencer, Esme, and Nikolas. She says she was not expecting to see this, and Nikolas says, it seems Esme has a future in negotiating treaties. Thanks to her, he and Spencer have taken the first steps toward reconciliation. He goes over to the hostess, and puts Spencer back on his account. He waves goodbye, and Trina sits down. Spencer says she looks upset, and she says she just left the gallery. Ava said the stalker won. She’s leaving town. Esme says, that is sad, but it’s understandable she’s doing it to protect her daughter. She doesn’t want to see the same thing happen to Avery that happened to Loren. Trina says, who’s Loren? Does she mean Kiki? Oops.

Ava turns out the lights at the gallery. As she’s leaving, Jax comes in. She asks what brings him there, and he says he needs to talk about Nina.

Tomorrow, Jax says he’s not leaving until he gets answers, Sam asks Curtis why she’s not welcome at the Savoy, and Sonny asks Nina if she came to any conclusions.

💘 He Loves Liesl…

There’s a new Victor in town. In an interesting side note, Thaao Penghlis, who played Victor off and on from 1981 to 2015, will be interviewed on the new season of Mupo & Friends. You’ll be able to catch it in September on YouTube or at MupoEntertainment.com. I do the copywriting (i.e. I write the questions), and I’d asked him about playing Victor. Apparently, they’d wanted him, but he had a soapy conflict. I wonder if he spilled any beans? I’ll post the link when it’s going to air, but you can also set a reminder on YouTube.

General Hospital’s Victor Cassadine Is Alive and Well… and Being Played By Charles Shaughnessy?

General Hospital Spoilers: Victor Cassadine Returns from the Dead – Charles Shaughnessy Playing Recast Role

🍹 Craig was on the two Toms’ Southern Charm watch party remotely. That was the best thing about it. Seriously, none of their random guests would make it on People’s Couch. Those people were actually funny.

💰 I half-watched Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, and covid affected L.A. a little differently than NYC. It was both a buyer’s and seller’s market, although people were still looking for a bargain. Fredrik showed his clients a house that David and James – who now have different looks, but I still can’t keep it straight who’s who – were selling. They came to a deal, but the seller wanted it kept on the DL so he could speak to his wife first. No surprise, Fredrik opened his big mouth. During a party at Fredrik’s house, David and/or James confronted Fredrik. Tracy walked away, not wanting to be part of it, and I didn’t blame her. JoshA said he’d had his own beef with Fredrik, and it was water under the bridge, but you had to know who you were getting into bed with. Fredrik whined that he was sorry, but it wasn’t like he’d put it on Instagram. It was unclear whether this had or would affect the deal. JoshF was also obsessed with Tracy’s dog, Jake, as we all would be. He’s adorable. Jake, not JoshF, who’s annoying AF.

This season, fabulous houses you will never be able to afford, and Fredrik meets Dolph Lundgren, who says, you lie, you die.

🔁 Leaving To Come Back…

On tap for tomorrow, tea time, wise words, and a whole lotta soap. Until then stay safe, stay forbearing, and stay maybe not trusting your gut so much if it’s consistently wrong.