Brynn was moving to a bigger place, since she’d gotten a puppy, and I could identify with her feeling that moving in the city was its own hell. But 16 boxes of thongs? Brynn does laundry less than I do. A lot of the episode revolved around things said about Jenna. Are these women jealous or something. Jenna is the least likely to say anything about anybody. Why are the playing telephone using her name? Rebecca Minkoff made an appearance, and I really like her. That makes two out of the whole cast. It’s not that I dislike them, but I can’t imagine being friends with any of them, even if I had the money to travel in the same circles. And I find Brynn especially annoying, right down to her tween hairbows. Although, TBH, I did go through a butterfly clip phase – and I don’t mean the clip style, I mean little butterflies – for a while when I was probably too old for it. Right now, I’m liking new Housewife Racquel, but the jury is still out. Jessel might not have been too keen on husband Pavit’s trip to Chinatown for his food influencing side gig, but where else are you going to get a decent dumpling? That’s another thing. Most of this group takes snobbery to a new level.
Warning: spoilers. I haven’t actually seen this yet. I was doing something else or watching something else, maybe both, and then ran out of time. So I spoiled it for myself, but I don’t care. If you haven’t seen it yet and you do care, don’t read this.
Join me tomorrow for baseball a dip into Salt Lake and who knows what else. Until then, stay safe, stay respecting those who don’t celebrate Halloween, and stay not being a restaurant snob. The best food is found in the most unlikely places.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Stella meets Tracy at the park, and Tracy says, in her book, on time is five minutes early. Punctuality is a principle she holds dear, and if Stella doesn’t agree, maybe they need to rethink their arrangement. Stella asks who Tracy thinks she’s talking to.
James goes to the stables and Sasha tells him to have fun with his Uncle Cody. Cody says, fun is his middle name.
Drew tells Ned that Valentin is wanted by the FBI. His assets have been seized and it’s not going to look good for ELQ. Ned agrees, and Drew says he wishes Ned had been in agreement when he teamed up with Valentin. They need a less controversial CEO. He can’t do it, so that leaves one person. Ned says, me, and Drew says, Michael.
Sidwell says, it would be easy to kill them all, but he wants to make it more interesting. He’ll give them a chance to keep breathing. Jason asks, what’s the game? and Sidwell says, three players. If Jason wins, he and Anna live. If Lucky’s name is accurate, he and Holly will live. If he wins, they all die. No matter what happens, he can’t lose. Holly says, this is insane. Kill them if he wants to, but not her.
Tracy asks Stella if she was harsh. Timeliness is important to her. Stella says, her too, but there was an accident on Bellmont… She’s not explaining herself. She doesn’t buy that Tracy is this angry because she was late. Tracy asks what she’s angry about then, and Stella says, you tell me. Tracy says her mood has nothing to do with Stella being late. Two staff members were insubordinate and ill-mannered, and she’s annoyed about it. The cook took it upon herself to throw an elaborate brunch for another family at their boathouse and the stable hand was involved. Stella says, that is rude. Some people have no work ethic anymore, throwing a party on the job. Tracy says, the cook wasn’t on the clock.It was her day off. Stella says, it’s a shame about the stable hand, but Tracy says, it was his day off too. Stella says she’s confused. What’s the problem? Tracy says, their blatant disregard for her. Sasha got huffy and defiant, and Cody chimed in on her behalf. Stella says, problems are like onions. You’ve got to pull back the layers to get to the root. She knows what this is really about, and bets Tracy does too.
James asks if Cody is happy to be part of their family, and Cody says, the happiest. James says he can’t believe Grandpa Mac is Cody’s dad, and Cody says he can’t believe it either. He learned to be okay with being alone and leaned into the cool parts, but having a family who he cares about and who cares about him is a lot cooler.
Maxie thanks Sasha for the brunch, and Sasha says, it was fun until Tracy. Maxie says, that was a lot of hot air over a quiche. She was checking for updates on Lulu. She’s getting worse and needs a transplant now. Sasha says she’s sorry. She knows they were close. Maxie says, Lulu is her best friend. Always has been and always will be.
Drew says, Michael is the obvious choice, and Ned tells him, says who? Who authorized him to choose? Drew says he’s a member of the family, and Ned says, he made that clear when he changed his name before his run for office. Drew says he makes no apologies, and Ned never apologized for making Valentin CEO. Ned asks if the initials SEC mean anything to Drew, and Drew says, they need to replace Valentin with Michael. Ned asks why he should support that, and Drew says, because he’s a team player. He’s supporting the family over his personal interests. Michael and Willow walk in, and Michael asks if they’re interrupting.
Holly says she doesn’t know what these people are doing and doesn’t care. She’s not involved. He’s the one who persuaded her to leave Monte Carlo, and now she’s going to be killed if someone doesn’t win a game. Sidwell says he enjoyed his time with her, but doesn’t trust her. She knew these people and didn’t tell him. She says she explained why, but he says he doesn’t like people who keep secrets. He tells the guards to get the women out and secure Lucky and Jason. He asks if they’re ready to play for their lives.
Tracy asks if it isn’t premature for Stella to presume she knows what Tracy means, and Stella says, they’re more alike than Tracy wants to admit. It all boils down to one thing. How Tracy feels about Cody.
James asks if Sasha is part of their family because she’s Cody’s girlfriend, and Cody says, some people have a hard time believing in themselves. Sasha believed in him when he couldn’t and talked him into it. James says he believes in Cody. How can he not believe in himself? Cody says, James wrote the book on cool, but James says he hates writing. Cody tells him, it’s just a saying. For the record, Sasha is part of his family. James says, then she’s part of his too, and they get ready to go for a ride.
Holly and Anna are put in a cell, and Anna looks around. Holly says, she won’t find anything, and Anna asks if she’s supposed to sit around waiting to die. The whole reason they came was to bring Lucky home to save Lulu, but that only happens if he lives. If he wins, that means Jason can’t win. She finds a paper clip and starts to work the lock. She says, that means she’s a dead woman. Why didn’t Holly help Lucky escape when she found him? Holly asks how she would know Lulu needed a transplant. She was two months into the most odious con, and two weeks was all she needed. She would have had millions of dollars, but instead, they show up, and now their lives are at risk. Anna says, Holly always survives. She needs to ask Holly a favor. When she gets out, go to Robert and asks him to tell their daughter how much she loves her. Holly says, Anna is such a bitch. Anna knows she can’t go to Robert and tell him that she left her to die. Anna says she doesn’t see what choice Holly has. Unless Holly has a magic Get Out of Jail Free card, she’s screwed.
Sidwell says he’ll do the honors, and shuffles the cards. A guard whispers something to him, and he says, something requires his attention. In case they think of doing anything stupid, there are guards outside. He leaves, and Lucky asks what Jason and Anna are doing here. Jason says, they’re here to take him home.
Drew says he was filling Ned in on his idea for Michael to take over as CEO, and Ned says, it was more like a mandate. Drew says, does Michael have time to join them? and Willow says, it’s fine. She’ll see him at the boathouse. Michael says, if they miss their reservation, he’ll make it up to her, and she says she knows. She leaves, and Michael says he takes it Ned’s not on board, and Drew says, Ned’s creating conflict where there is none. They need to get ELQ on solid ground and it’s easier if they’re on the same page. Ned says, it’s always two against one, and Drew says, Ned’s right. Ned says, that’s a first, and Drew says, no more two against one. He’s confident they’ll figure it out on their own. He leaves, and Michael says he doesn’t have an agenda. He just wants to do what’s best for the family. Ned says he believes Michael. It’s not Michael he doesn’t trust. It’s Drew.
Tracy asks if Stella is suggesting she’s harboring romantic feelings for Cody. If so, she’s ready too many trashy novels. Stella says she’s not saying that… Not that she would blame Tracy. They’ve been meeting for several months and it’s clear by how much she talks about Cody, that they’ve become close. He even took her out on the lake in that old rowboat. They confide in each other. She was one of the first people Cody told when he found out Mac was his real father. Tracy says she’s mentioned him more than she realized, and Stella says, he’s a good friend and now he’s reunited with his family and he’s with Sasha. Tracy is afraid of losing him. And why not? Look at where they are. She points to Gregory’s plaque on the bench, and Tracy says, it’s been a difficult year. She hasn’t spoken to Finn in months. Stella says, another good friend. Loss is hard. Tracy says, losing Gregory was harder. He was one of her closest confidents. And there’s Luke. She misses him most of all. Luke, Finn, and Gregory were all so compelling, especially Luke. They’re very different, but Cody reminds her of him. Maybe she just wants to see that, but she thinks they share a lot of the same qualities. Stella says, it’s safe to say he’s important to her, and Tracy says she couldn’t stand another relationship slipping away.
Lucky says he appreciates the effort, but Jason says he doesn’t understand. Lucky says, just get himself and Anna out. Sidwell talks a big game, but he’s not going to kill him or Holly. Jason says, there’s no time. Lulu had a medical crisis and needs a liver transplant. Lucky is her best shot at a donor and has to get home as soon as possible. Sidwell comes back and says, apologies. Now, where were we?
Stella says she’s sorry about Luke, Gregory, and Finn, and Tracy says, at least Finn is still alive. Stella says, but he’s not present in the way Tracy wishes he was. Grief isn’t linear. There are ups and downs, twists and turns. Tracy says, her own personal roller coaster. She wants to get off the ride now. Stella says, you think you’re making progress and you’re at peace, then out of nowhere, it hits like a ton of bricks. Tracy says, it sounds like she’s speaking from experience, and Stella says, a few weeks ago, she heard My Girl. She and Irene used to play it over and over, and dance and sing for hours. She was in her car and just lost it. She’s convinced, the deeper the love, the longer the journey. Tracy says, there’s no bond like siblings. She had a brother. He drove her crazy like nobody else. Why get involved with people when you’re just going to lose them? Stella says, everything Tracy feels is normal. Although maybe she should temper her reaction. Tracy says she guesses she owes Sasha an apology, and Stella says, that’s a good place to start. Tracy says she’s sorry for scolding Stella. It’s not going to happen again… if there is an again. Stella asks if Tracy doesn’t recognize a good friend sitting next to her. She’s not a compelling man, but she is a compelling woman if she does say so herself. Tracy says she has to agree.
Ned says he gets that Michael is in it for the family and sees he’s willing to put aside what he wants for the greater good. Michael says, but Ned doesn’t think Drew is, and Ned says he knows Drew isn’t. Michael says, no one has come through for the family more than Drew, and Ned says, they’re grateful, but Drew is a Quartermaine through and through. He wasn’t always like he is now, but maybe his struggles changed him. He knows Drew is out for himself and will take what he wants. Michael says he’s never seen anything to indicate that, but Ned says, keep his eyes open. Just because Michael’s intentions are pure doesn’t mean Drew’s are. He’ll never fully trust Drew, and if Michael is smart, he won’t either. He leaves.
Creeper Drew goes to the boathouse, and Willow asks what he’s doing here. He says he could tell she was upset and wanted to say he’s sorry. He didn’t mean to ruin her night with Michael. She says, it doesn’t matter. She’s continually asked him to stay away, but he doesn’t care. He says, of course (🍷) he does, and she says she has feelings for him that are jeopardizing her marriage, and it makes her feel like absolute crap. He says she doesn’t want her to feel that way, and she says, then stop running into her and checking on her. She needs him to leave her alone.
Sidwell says he’ll put down first, and lays his cards out. Lucky puts his down, but Jason folds. Sidwell tells the guards to take Jason and bring Holly back. Jason’s loss is English’s gain. She always lands on her feet. Give his condolences to Anna. It was pleasure playing cards with him. Lucky says he’s sorry, and Jason says, get home safe. The guards lead him out, and Sidwell says, for a savvy card player, Jason is naïve. Lucky’s not going anywhere.
Maxie sees Ned and says she has papers for Tracy and Brook. He asks if it’s Deception business, and she says, it is. She asks if he can keep an eye on James. One time, the lake; two times, a disappearing act. Ned says he’s got it, and Maxie says she won’t take long. Good luck. Ned asks, what’s new? and James asks if Ned kisses people on the lips. Ned laughs and says he does, but only one person, his wife Olivia. James says, kissing his mom makes Spinelli happy. Why would one kiss make Willow sad?
Cody tells Sasha that he and James talked about her and how grateful he is to have her in his life. James asked if she was part of his family. He hopes he wasn’t out of turn saying yes. She says, nothing would make her happier, and they kiss.
Holly says she’ll never forget the day Anna showed up, the woman from Robert’s past. Anna was awful. Her marriage to Robert was the sweetest time of her life. She thinks she knew in her heart something that special can’t last. Anna says she remembers how at peace and content Robert was with Holly. She guesses she felt bad about getting in the middle of that. She thinks Holly made Robert happy in a way she never did. Holly says, Robert will never be happy again if she lets Anna die here, but she can’t figure out how to prevent it. Anna says she doesn’t think Holly can, but Holly says she told Anna, no way is she going back to Robert and telling him that she left Anna here to die. The guards bring Jason in, and one of the guards punches him in the stomach just because. They take Holly, and Anna says, tell Robert to tell her, but Holly says, don’t give up. Jason says he’s sorry. He lost the game. Anna shrugs and says she knew he would.
Sidwell wonders what Jason’s hand was and Lucky looks at the cards. He says, a losing one, and Sidwell says, Lucky’s trend continues. Lucky says, they did what he wanted. They played his sick game and now two people are going to die. Sidwell says, that doesn’t mean the deal changed. If Lucky loses… Lucky asks if he’s not bored, but Sidwell says, not even a little bit. Lucky says he thinks it’s time they shake things up, put in something for him. They play a hand and if he wins, he goes free. Holly is brought back, and Sidwell tells the guard to take the other two to the courtyard. He welcomes Holly back, and she says she’s glad that unpleasantness is behind them. She’ll forgive him this once. Since they’re still playing, she’ll go to her room. Sidwell tells her to stay and tells Lucky that he’s right. It’s high time they reset the terms.
Cody knocks everything off the table, and he and Sasha start to get busy. Tracy clears her throat, and they see her standing in the doorway. (Why do they continually leave this door open?)
On the phone, Michael says he’s off the grid for the rest of the night. He has plans with his wife. Maxie walks in and says, he makes his family priority. She wonders how he’s not pulled in different directions. She’s having a hard time, and she only works for one company. He says, there’s nothing more important than Willow and the kids, and she says, Spinelli usually gets the short end of the stick, but he’s patient and kind about it. She hereby declares she’s making her relationship a priority. Michael suggests a standing date night. Twice a month minimum, one a week if they can swing it. She says, they’re both lucky they found their person.
Willow says, please just go, and Drew says he will, but he wants her to know that he understands. He’s going through the same thing. She says, he’s not married. He’s amazing and her heart races when she sees him. It puts what matters at risk and she wishes she could make it go away, but she’s having trouble. He can help. He helped her in Greenland. Help her now. Stay away from her. Please. He leaves.
James asks if sad and guilty are the same, and Ned says, sometimes. James asks what guilty means, and Ned says, it means you feel bad about something and wish you hadn’t done it. He’s confused. What does that have to do with Willow and a kiss? James says he heard Willow tell Aunt Nina that she felt guilty for kissing Drew. (Rut-roh. Congratulations, Ned. You’re the new CEO of ELQ!)
Jason says, Sidwell is going to kill them, and Anna says, he made that clear. He says, their only chance is to jump them, but she says, they’re armed. She has to get the cuffs off of him. She can’t go after them alone. He picks up the paper clip and she works at the cuffs, but she says, it’s not working. It’s not strong enough. It’s just bending. She can find a nail. She searches the bed, and says, if she can get it out… Frustrated, she lifts the bed and it bangs on the floor, and Jason says, just try again. She starts to cry and says she can’t do it. He tells her, stop, and she says, sorry. This is it, isn’t it? They’re going to die in here tonight. She hugs him, and it looks like they’re about to kiss, but they’re distracted by a door clanging. Jason listens for a moment, then kisses Anna. (I wrack my brain trying to remember if they’ve ever been involved.)
Sidwell says, Lucky isn’t just playing to keep himself alive. Holly lives as long as Lucky continues to win. Holly says she refuses, and Sidwell asks if she thinks she has a say. She smacks his face and says, he brought her to this hellhole just to be part of his sad game. He grabs her and says, does she think he didn’t know she was after his diamonds? Does she think he’d let her cheat him? She grabs his gun and tells him not to lay his hands on her. And don’t think of calling the guards. She asks if Lucky can get free, and he says he’s way ahead of her, already out of the cuffs and leg irons. He asks where Anna and Jason are, and she says, they’re in the same cell he was. Sidwell knocks the gun out of her hand.
Tomorrow, Cody says, Tracy should know if she does, he’s going too; Robert tells Diane, don’t be too sure on that; Brennan tells Carly that he’ll do as much as he can, the rest is up to them; and Sonny says he would have hoped Martin would make that happen.
🧼 At the Starting Gates…
This sounds pretty good. Doubtful I’ll watch it during its daytime slot, but I’m sure it will stream as well. Could this mean daytime is taking a turn for the soap? Premiering on CBS in early 2025.
Fancy Pants couldn’t figure out why it was two steps forward with Gina and Emily, and said there was a piece of the puzzle missing. Yeah, the piece that’s Heather’s ego. She and Terry got in a little spat, which was interesting. He was annoyed with her talking over him (ugh, same, I hate that), and told her not to admonish him on camera. They tried to hide from the camera when they had that conversation, but Andy sees all.
Johnny J. wouldn’t settle the suit with Shannon (try saying that three times real fast) because he wouldn’t sign an agreement not to say bad things about her. I’m still confused as to who asked for this in the first place, since I thought this whole thing started because she was talking smack about him. Alexis said he’d lost everything, and it was all coming out tomorrow. While we assumed she meant the videos, which he admitted keeping for blackmail purposes (!), it was just an article in the press about the lawsuit, which is par for the course. Shannon butt-dialed Tamra, who heard her wailing about it and saying she thought Alexis’s PR team was behind it.
Katie was having a couples’ dinner party so husband Matt could make friends. It was funny when Katie listed the names of the guests for Matt. I got the feeling they went right back out of his head the second she said them. Ryan had gone on a podcast and trashed Eddie, and Shane wondered if there was going to be a boxing match. I like Shane. He seems normal. In her interview, Katie said, just be kind around the wineglasses. Emily said, Fancy Pants wasn’t invited because she didn’t acknowledge Katie’s existence, but Terry had just undergone surgery to fix his snoring nose, so that could have actually been why. Gina was away, and Katie said she didn’t want Shannon feeling like a ninth wheel, although I’m pretty sure Shannon would still be offended at not getting an invite. Especially since she was whining about being all alone… except she had Archie… sniff… Hey, you can do worse than a dog. When Eddie asked if there were name tags at the table, Emily said he was by Ryan. I literally lol’d and even Eddie had to laugh. Yeah, if I was going to hang out with anybody IRL, it would be Emily and Shane.
Tamra kept downing martinis, and in her interview, Jenn said the last time Tamra got drunk like this, she (Jenn) had a napkin thrown in her face, and we flashed back to that. They discussed Alexis being looney toons and this led to Emily weeping over the whole dress thing again. It’s a shame Emily still feels like she’s overweight. She doesn’t seem to understand that the size number doesn’t matter. Even at my thinnest, my waist only gets so small. Tamra wanted to talk about the elephant in the room, or as Emily put it, the two big elephants. Because you should always discuss these things at a dinner party. At least in Housewifeland. This led to Tamra and Ryan arguing about his love of married women. Eddie kept trying to get her to shut up, while the other husbands looked at the sky, the grass, or their drinks. It didn’t take long for Tamra’s vocal register to hit screech level, and she ended up stumbling out of the party by herself, saying, I’m done.
The Amazon version sounds awesome. When it comes out on DVD, I want the Blu-ray with the pop-up Deadpool army. Yes, I bought the Game of Thrones makeup set with the pop-up throne. I’m that kinda girl.
I’m not surprised. There was really nothing like seeing this on the big screen. I would have walked on glass to get there. Not broken glass, but maybe that safety glass like they use for car windows.
I saw this on the news and got an adrenaline rush just from watching it. Thank God she was right there and moved fast. We don’t have coyotes here, but we didn’t used to have deer in the backyard either.
Join me tomorrow for soap and whatever nuggets of entertainment I can dig up. Until then, stay safe, stay organizing your environment for inner peace, and stay peeling back the layers until you get to the root of your problem.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Dante asks if Isaiah wants company, and Isaiah says, that depends on who he is. Dante introduces himself, and says, Lucky is his ex-brother-in-law. He was married to Lucky’s sister Lulu. Isaiah introduces himself, and says, Lucky is the best friend he’s ever had. He heard about Lulu’s condition. He’s sorry. Family wasn’t Lucky’s favorite topic, but it was clear he loved his sister. If he knew she needed him, he’d move heaven and earth to get home.
Going into Lulu’s room, Cyrus asks, how’s his favorite niece? He knows he’s not being fair and deserves to be called out for how long it took him to see her since she was moved to GH. He had good reason. He provides comfort to the needy and he’s been trying to help others. He knows it’s hard to believe, but he’s trying to be a better person. The jury’s still out.
Josslyn gets Jordan’s takeout order at Bobbie’s, and Jordan says, it’s not for her. She thought Isaiah could use a break from hospital food. Josslyn says, they appreciate the lead about Lucky and hope Lulu hangs on. Jordan says, where Lucky is and who he’s with, he’s not going to be easy to find or bring home, and Josslyn says, Jason and Anna are on their way to find him. Jordan says she doesn’t know Jason well, but she’d put her life in Anna’s hands any day of the week.
Sidwell and Holly are in a secret gambling establishment resembling something in Monte Carlo where everyone is dressed in formal attire. They have a champagne toast, and Sidwell says, only an extraordinary woman could put up with such primitive conditions. Holly says, he’s worth it, and he says, it won’t be much longer, and they’ll be off top Dubai. She says she’s enjoying this last-minute excursion, and he says, it’s difficult to find if you don’t know where to look. She says, he always knows where to look for everything, and she notices Jason and Anna sitting at a table across the room.
Anna orders champagne and Jason orders, beer, bottled. Anna says she thinks Brennan’s intel was spot on. They see Sidwell and Holly, and Anna says, that must be Sidwell’s girlfriend. Why is she not surprised? Jason says, Holly? and she says, yeah. When Isaiah said he called his girlfriend English, it didn’t occur to her that it was Holly, but it makes perfect sense for her to be involved with someone like Sidwell. Jason wonders if they caught a break, but Anna says, not necessarily. He asks if she doesn’t think Holly would want to help, and she says, Holly’s signature goal is to help herself.
Cyrus says he never intended to neglect Lulu, but he’s sure she’s had a lot of visitors. This is a nice change from the long-term care facility, but he wishes the reason for the transfer was more positive. He’s sorry he’s not able to be a donor, but that doesn’t mean he’s not here for her. Family never abandons family, no exceptions. (Ah, if only that were true IRL.)
Jordan tells Josslyn that she’s sorry. She knows what her family went through when she was waiting for a transplant. Josslyn says, they’re trying to hold on to hope, as long as Lucky is still out there, and Lulu is still breathing. Jodan says, hope is everything, and Josslyn says, organ donations are amazing. Jordan says, it’s the most generous donation and a debt to be honored and make good on. Josslyn says, it’s an incredible gift and makes you want to live life to the fullest to make the sacrifice worth it. Jordan says, Josslyn is doing a great job, and Josslyn says, her too. The food comes, and Josslyn says, Jordan’s money is no good. Isaiah’s meals are on the house for years and so are hers. Jordan thanks her and leaves with the to-go bag.
Dante says he wanted to talk to someone who’d been with Lucky, and Isaiah says, he could still be there, but operations were winding down at the site. Dante asks how he and Lucky met, and Isaiah says, Lucky was doing security for humanitarian organizations, but most of them aren’t strip mining. Dante says, that attracts a certain person, and Isaiah says, a ruthless and powerful one. He was coerced into treating Jenz Sidwell. He wasn’t sick, but he’s vigilant and paranoid. He was given the option to take a position or be killed, so he took the position. Even though he didn’t ask, Lucky decided to rescue him, but when they escaped, he was the only one who got out. Dante says, they’ve sent help, and Isaiah says, if Lucky will wait for it. Dante says, it’s not his style, but if anyone can get out of that mess, it’s Lucky.
Cyrus says he knows he bears the responsibility for Lulu being here. He was in such a dark place and made terrible choices, but he never meant for this to happen. If that snake Julian hadn’t botched the job… Julian is the one responsible for Lulu being taken away from her loved ones. He’s so sorry. He knows the pain of being kept from your family, but what’s here is worse. She’s caught between two worlds, and it’s not fair or natural. He puts a daisy near her hand and says, people gave up on him, but he won’t give up on her. Somehow, he will help her. He leaves.
Ric and Elizabeth go to Bobbie’s, and he says he appreciates her allowing him to buy her coffee. She says she’s just glad they’re not at the PCPD, and he thanks her for helping him interpret the lab results. She says she doesn’t understand. The differences are staggering and problematic. She’ll send the sample out to different labs if Heather is willing to cooperate. He says, Heather will do anything to have a relationship with her grandson. He identifies with that sentiment. She says she knows, and he wonders if they’ll graduate from coffee. He understands it might take a while, but she says, the speed doesn’t matter. They’re not going anywhere.
Isaiah asks if Lucky and Lulu have always attracted this type of loyalty. Several people are traveling to Africa to find Lucky, and there’s a line outside Lulu’s door, including her ex. Dante says, they have a son Rocco, and Isaiah says, so he’s here for Rocco, but Dante says, and Lulu. Not that she knows he’s here. Isaiah says he’s heard stories about patients hearing loved ones while they’re in a coma and he’s had patients say they loved the music he played during surgeries. Miracles aren’t scientifically proven, but he believes in them. Dante asks what kind of surgery he did, and Isaiah says he’s a transplant surgeon. Dante asks if he’s any good, and Isaiah says he thought he was. Lucky is a great match for Lulu. Full siblings usually are. The one thing that might be a difficulty is the condition of his liver. Dante asks if he thinks it will be a problem, and Isaiah says, Lucky drank beer on occasion, but if there’s anything he knows, it’s that anything is possible.
Looking at Anna, Sidwell says he’s never seen her. And that’s not the kind of woman you’d forget. Holly says she’s sitting right here, and he says, she pales in comparison to Holly. She says, too little too late, and he asks if he can earn her forgiveness with the sparkling things she loves. She says, how sparkling? and he says, very. He wonders who Jason and Anna are, and says, perhaps they should invite them over. Holly says she thought this was a private celebration, but he says, there’s plenty of time for that. She says, fine. If he’s so keen on making friends, she’ll order another bottle and make new friends. He says he loves that she’s possessive. He doesn’t like to share things.
Jason says he thought Anna and Holly were friends, and she says, sometimes. It’s complicated. It’s possible Holly’s interests don’t align with theirs. He asks if she doesn’t think Holly would be interested in saving Lulu’s life, and Anna says, yeah, but in her bones, Holly is a con woman. The odds that she’s pulling a con now are extremely high. He says he wonders if she knows Lucky was being held at the compound, and she says she’d like to believe if Holly knew, she’d try to get the word out. She’s resourceful. He says, so are they. Should they hit the tables? Anna says, yes. It’s time she bumped into an old friend.
Holly tells Sidwell that a spot opened up at the tables, and Sidwell takes the seat. Anna says she guesses an old friend just screwed them.
Josslyn brings over a plate of fries, telling Elizabeth that she made too many. Ric says, he may be jealous, and Elizabeth says, of French fries? but he says, she accepted food from Josslyn, but not him. She says, his food comes with questions and hopes. He should know where she stands about a romantic relationship. He says he knows, he’s just not clear on why. She says she had a hard time moving on from losing Franco. Her relationship with Finn was rock solid, or so she thought. It ended badly, and she doesn’t want to do that again to herself or her kids. He asks, who says it will end badly? and she says, odds, history, life… He says, sorry about Finn. He can beat him up. Elizabeth says, he went to rehab and she’s sure he’s beating himself up enough. Ric says, he should be. He can say that because he’s been there.
Anna says she shouldn’t be disappointed or surprised. Holly will make things interesting. Jason says, they need a new strategy, and she says, they can’t come directly at Sidwell. They’ll have to find a different way to get Lucky’s location. He says, what about Sidwell’s phone? and she says, it should have the information to find Lucky. If they can get his phone, she can copy the chip with the device Brennan gave her. Sidwell’s phone rings, and they watch as he takes it out of his pocket, then puts it back when he’s finished. Anna says she has to grab his phone, but she needs Jason’s help to do it.
Gio goes into Bobbie’s and asks Josslyn if it’s okay for him to sit at the counter. Josslyn says, of course (🍷). Why wouldn’t it be? He says he didn’t know if she was still upset, and she says she’d be doing a lousy job if she didn’t serve anyone who’d pissed her off. He orders a BLT and says he’s really sorry. He shouldn’t have said that stuff about Uncle Sonny and her mom. Josslyn asks if he means them sleeping together. He doesn’t need to apologize. It wasn’t the best news to get, but she’s glad she got it. He says, they don’t even know if anything happened. Tracy was ranting about it, but she rants about everything. Josslyn says, this time, she was ranting about something real, and he says, are they…? She says she doesn’t know what they are, but they’re something.
Dante sees the flower on Lulu’s bed, picks it up, and leaves. He stops a nurse and says he found this in Lulu’s room. Does she know who left it? She says she just came on shift, and he says he doesn’t want random people visiting his ex-wife. She says she’ll alert security, and leaves. Rocco comes out of the elevator, and Dante asks, what’s going on? What is he doing here? Rocco says he needed to see his mom.
Cyrus goes to Isaiah’s room and says, he’s awake. He thought he heard the doctor say he was unconscious. Isaiah asks if he’s a surgeon, and Cyrus says he visits patients to provide spiritual comfort and pray with them if they want. He was just visiting Lulu. Isaiah says, Spencer?Her ex was just here. Cyrus asks if he can get Isaiah anything. He’ll be happy to pray with him if he likes. Isaiah says he’s not religious, and Cyrus says, understood. Isiah says he knows he prays when the Bills play, and Cyrus says, he must pray a great deal. Isaiah asks if he’s a Giants fan, but Cyrus says, Seahawks. Isaiah asks if he needs to remind Cyrus about the Seahawks/Patriots game, but Cyrus says, it’s still too fresh.
Dante asks how Rocco got here, and Rocco says he asked Matt’s mom to drop him off. Dante asks if Sam knows, and Rocco says he told her that Dante asked to meet him at the hospital. Dante says, that’s not true, and Rocco asks if he’s mad. Dante says he doesn’t like Rocco lying, but he can’t wander around with them not knowing where he is. Rocco says he had to come. He’s the only one who hasn’t seen her since she transferred to GH. It’s not fair. Dante says he’s sorry. Rocco can come anytime. Just let them know. Why did he feel he couldn’t tell the truth? Rocco says he thought Dante didn’t want him to see his mom and he’s been more worried than usual. Dante says he’s trying to be strong for Rocco, and Rocco says, Dante has been keeping everyone together. Dante says, Rocco has the right to know what’s going on with his mom, and Rocco asks if it’s bad. Dante says, since she was transferred, she’s gotten sicker. He wants Rocco to be prepared. Rocco asks if Dante will go in with him, and Dante says he will.
Gio asks if Carly said she and Sonny were together, and Josslyn tells him, she said they were involved… whatever that means. Gio says he heard their last split wasn’t friendly. She doesn’t have to tell him anything. She says, it’s not a secret. Sonny disappeared for months and when he came back, he said he was in love with another woman. She gets the impression Gio only hears good stories about Sonny or what he wants to believe. But no matter what they think, Sonny and her mom are like a rubber band. No matter how far they’re pulled apart, inevitably, something happens, and they snap back together. He says, it’s romantic, and she says, it would be if it wasn’t toxic. He says, her mom is smart and successful. He wouldn’t have pegged her as a victim. Josslyn says, she’s not, and he asks why she keeps going back. She says she doesn’t know. That’s what drives her crazy. He says, maybe she shouldn’t let it.
Cyrus tells Isaiah that Lulu is his niece. His sister is Lulu and Lucky’s mother. She’s formidable and wonderful, and she happens to be mayor. Isaiah says, formidable and wonderful sounds like the Deputy Mayor. She saved his life. Cyrus says, thank the Lord, and Jordan walks in. She says, he can thank Him somewhere else. Out. Now. Cyrus says, nice chatting with Isaiah, and leaves.
A seat opens up next to Sidwell, and Anna says, it’s time for Jason to put his poker face to good use. Nab the seat, and she’ll come over to wish him good luck. She’ll lift the phone, copy the chip, and put the phone back. He asks how long she needs, and she says, it’s going to take some time. He says, it’s a lot to pull off with the security cameras and bodyguards, but she tells him, just stay in the game or they’ll be done for. He can’t lose to quickly. Don’t worry. The WSB will pay his bet. He says he can pay his own. Shall we?
A woman takes the seat next to Sidwell, and Anna tells Jason, hang on. She goes over to a man near the bar and says she hopes his friend had better luck than the previous player. She lost everything. The man goes over to the table, whispers something to the woman, and she leaves. Jason sits down and tells the dealer, 50,000. He moves Sidwell’s champagne glass to the other side, and Sidwell says, that was his drink. Jason says he’s sorry, and signals for a server. He assumed the champagne was for the lady. His mistake. The server brings over a new glass, but Jason knocks it off the tray. Some of it spills on Sidwell’s jacket, and Jason says he’s sorry. The woman’s friend tells Anna, she wasn’t kidding. That chair is jinxed. Jason says he’s sure Sidwell doesn’t want to play wet, and Sidwell takes off his jacket. A guard helps to put it on the back of his chair, and Sidwell says, a little spill won’t stop him from clearing out Jason’s bank account. Deal. Jason looks at Anna.
Josslyn follows Gio outside and says, he had a point. She loves and respects her mom and will never understand why she runs back to Sonny. But it’s not her choice to make.
Ric asks if there’s any exception to a romantic relationship with them sometime down the road, and Elizabeth says, no. He says he accepts that and respects her wishes, and she says, if he’s just saying that to bide his time until the next time he asks, please don’t. She has shields up. He says, she doesn’t have to shield herself from him. Other than Molly, she’s the one person he cares about and would do anything for, even if it means leaving her alone.
Isaiah asks, what just happened? and Jordan says, stay away from him. He’s a dangerous man who’s done horrible things. He says, to her? and she says, and to the people she cares about. She used to be in the DEA and went undercover to infiltrate his drug organization. They nailed him and he went to prison. In return, he killed two agents and attempted to kill another one. Isaiah says, he said he was visiting his niece Lulu, and she asks if he told Isaiah that he was the one who ordered the explosion that put her in a coma. Isaiah says, he left that part out, and she says, there’s nothing she wanted more than to take him down. She thought she’d be the one, but she failed. Isaiah says, if you fail people, they die. He gets that equation. Is that food for him or is that delicious smell for torture? She says, for him. She’s not that heartless. He says, she shouldn’t have, and they laugh.
Rocco says, she still looks like mom, and Dante says, she still is his mom. He suggests Rocco say something, and Rocco asks what he should say. Dante tells him to say what he wants, and Rocco sits next to Lulu’s bad. He says, Jason went to Africa to find Uncle Lucky. She has to hold on until he gets back. He knows it’s hard and she’s probably tired, but she can have some of his strength. He’ll be strong for both of them.
At the bar, Holly quietly says she hasn’t told Sidwell that she and Anna know each other, and Anna says, that much is blatantly obvious. Anna goes over to Jason, wishes him luck, and lifts Sidwell’s phone. She leaves, and Holly watches. Jason looks at his cards.
Isaiah tells Jordan that she can have some fries as a reward. He’ll have to get used to her being Wonder Woman. She asks if he can find a way to pay her off, and he says, one French fry at a time.
Elizabeth says, Ric doesn’t have to completely leave her alone. She has the bandwidth for a friend. She doesn’t know about him, but she could use one. He says he’s honored to take the title. He’ll take what he can get with her. Can he have a French fry? She asks if he means a friend fry, and he says, that’s bad. They laugh. (Today’s theme: French fries.)
Dante suggests Rocco tell Lulu about school, and Rocco says he has a teacher who’s a real try-hard, but he thinks they’ll be okay once they loosen up. He’s got a new unit in science and Abby Samuelson is his partner. She checked him out the other day. Dante puts his hand on Rocco’s shoulder.
Sidwell puts more chips in the pot and looks at Jason. Jason puts in more, and Sidwell says, this club and its patrons frown upon those who don’t honor their bets. The penalty is quite severe on the rare occasion it happens. Jason looks over at the guard, who moves his jacket so that Jason sees his gun. Jason says, understood, and Sidwell says, a straight flush, laying down his cards.
In a darkened hallway, Anna loads her gun, and Holly says, excuse me. Anna seems to have her hands on a phone that doesn’t belong to her.
Tomorrow, Nina tells Drew that it’s time to turn over the reins of Aurora; Ned tells Michael that he can find him; and Sidwell says he doesn’t cheat, but Jason says he doesn’t lie.
🫂 Feeling Fraternal Again…
The second guy this year who came back with an ages old grudge against Sonny.
I don’t know as I’d call this a period piece. True, the 90s were before we became dependent on electronics, but I think of a period piece as more of a costume drama. I realize I’m being some kind of nitpicky. This looks excellent.
Yep. I ask myself the same question every time. Why am I watching this? It might not be as bad without Alexis in the mix, but hopefully I’ll feel it was worth it when Johnny J. dumps her. Fancy Pants Heather was co-presenter with Meredith Marks at the GLAAD Media Awards. No surprise, for Outstanding Reality Competition. In Alexis’s interview, she talked about being here to create a world that was loving, kind, and accepting. Here’s where I look at the camera like Jim from The Office. Does she ever hear herself and understand how hypocritical she is?
Vicki and Shannon rehearsed for the Dos Amigas at a comedy club. Brava to them for hanging onto their side gig despite Tamra leaving them high and dry. I get her reasons, but it is an income source. What we saw of the show was a Q&A with Shannon and Vicki, and a musical number where they were wearing little hats, like the Men On Films guys on In Living Color. Too bad I wasn’t watching that. Now that was a fun show.
Emily had enough of Alexis, saying in her interview that Alexis was annoying and looney, which is a perfect description. Jenn had an evening get together with the group – minus Shannon, who was with Vicki – at Ryan’s big ass house. Jenn has several cute dogs, one of which looks like a Pekingese mix, which would have been my comfort focus had I been at this gathering. It wasn’t long before Emily brought up her issues with Heather’s fashion event last week. Emily noticed that she was the only one asked to bring her own jeans and felt singled out. Even worse though, was that she and Alexis were given the same dress to wear. I dunno about the jeans, but I’d be pissed if I was the only one in a fashion show who wore the same thing as another model. It’s like seeing someone in the same dress as you at the prom.
Emily had legitimate gripes, and it wasn’t like she said Fancy Pants did it on purpose personally, but Fancy Pants immediately went on the defense. In Katie’s interview, she hit the nail on the head when she said, anytime Heather was viewed as less than perfect, she got defensive. Fancy Pants said she wasn’t the one who doled out the details, which was true, but IMO, she should still bear some responsibility for how Emily was treated by the staff. Or at the very least, just say she’s sorry and it shouldn’t have happened. I have to add, too, Emily was informed that a jacket she was given was oversized about 12 times. Fancy Pants whined that Emily was blaming her and it wasn’t the worst thing in the world.
Before Emily could even attempt to get her point across, Alexis jumped in and wailed that Emily was blaming her. Huh? Adding insult to injury, in Alexis’s interview, she as much as said she couldn’t help being thinner and prettier than Emily. In Katie’s interview, she said, maybe she should have gone to Shannon’s show instead. She added that instead of listening, apologizing, and moving on, Fancy Pants made it about herself. Fancy Pants had nothing on Alexis though, who went into full spiral mode, crying that she was already a broken bird. Another look at the camera. She screeched that Emily had dragged her into this when she’d clearly dragged herself in. In Tamra’s interview, she said, Heather didn’t single Emily out to fat shame her, proving she also wasn’t listening to what Emily said.
Fancy Pants refused to discuss the issue with Emily because apparently the feelings of a Snuffleupagus don’t count. Alexis would not stop ranting about how she was being blamed, and no matter how many times Emily told her to STFU, she wouldn’t. Gina said it was like there was a cloud over the group, but when hasn’t there been? The only difference is, this season, the cloud is named Alexis.
Those who can’t do watch other people doing it. Two of my favorite seasonal treats are Halloween Wars and Halloween Baking Championship. The creations are absolutely magnificent, and I actually get a little depressed when the season is over.
I started watching Kaos last weekend, and it’s a lot of fun. I love Jeff Goldblum as the narcissistic Zues, pouting because he’s not being worshipped enough. However, Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan) is my favorite character, the god of all things frivolous who wants a promotion to a more serious position. His adoption of a kitten who he brings with him everywhere didn’t hurt either.
Join me tomorrow for soap and a Friday foray into entertainment. Until then, stay safe: stay investing in wardrobe pieces like coats and boots, and not trendy items (get those at Old Navy); and stay considering being an organ donor. It’s the most generous donation.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Cody goes to the boathouse and says he got Sasha’s text. He’s here at her disposal. She asks if he’s ready for something fun and exciting, and he says, always. She says, surprise! and Mac, Felicia, James, and Georgie come out.
In the solarium, Tracy chastises Brook for being late to the meeting she called, and Brook says she was getting the kids ready for breakfast. Lucy says, a good boss would have served them breakfast or at least coffee, and Tracy says, Deception is under threat from Sonny Corinthos. An FBI agent was murdered on the property and obviously Sonny did it. Lois says, that’s conjecture, and Tracy says, Deception is vulnerable, and their friendly neighborhood kingpin could take them all down. Lois tells her to think rationally. Sonny hasn’t been charged and there’s no evidence linking him to the crime.
On the phone in his office, Michael asks someone to let him know when it’s fixed, when Josslyn walks in. She says, they need to save their mom from herself.
Carly tells Lulu that she hates feeling helpless, especially when she knows what needs to be done. Bring lucky home and get Lulu a transplant. The first part is difficult. Jason comes in, and she says, Lulu is running out of time.
Diane meets Sonny at the Pozzulo’s, and he asks if there’s a problem. She says, a big one. Alexis just framed herself for murder. A murder Diane is quite sure she didn’t commit.
Sasha says she’s prepared brunch and asks where Maxie and Bailey Lou are. Felicia says, Maxie is at a Deception meeting and Bailey Lou has the sniffles. James suggests they eat, and Sasha says, enjoy. Mac asks if she’s not joining them, but she says, it’s a family thing. Felicia says, she has to eat and they don’t want Cody to be lonely. Cody says, they can’t have that.
Maxie asks, who is she and what has she done with Lois? and Lucy asks if it hurts speaking like that. She thinks Lois is having a stroke and tells them to call 911. Lois says she’s okay. Tracy offered to pay for a dialect coach who gave her the tools to make her accent more palatable to buyers. Maxie says, she got rave reviews for her personal appearances and was a hit on Home & Heart. Natalia says, the ratings were through the roof, and Lucy says she feels they all should have been consulted. Maxie agrees, but Tracy says, it was Lois’s choice. They consult together all the time, and last time they ended up with a mobster investor who installed his moll and made them an accessory to murder. Lois says, Tracy is still upset that Sonny and Carly were doing boom-boom in her room-room, and Tracy says, don’t remind her.
Michael says, their mom is fine, and Josslyn asks if he thinks their mom and Sonny reuniting in Tracy’s bed sounds fine. She said it was a one-time thing, but they know her history, and he’s not concerned? He says he doesn’t think it’s their business, and she says, their mother being hurt, betrayed, and sent to prison isn’t their business? She tried to let go and let Carly make her choices, and it had serious consequences. No way did she suddenly forgive Sonny. She doesn’t buy that they’re back together, but she does buy that their mom gave Sonny an alibi, and it could blow up in her face.
In the hallway, Carly tells Jason, communication with Doc and Laura is nearly impossible. They were on their way to a camp they think lucky is working at. Jason says, maybe he’s still there, but she says, he’s not and they can’t get in touch with Doc and Laura. Isaiah gave them Lucky’s recent location where he’s being held captive, but they found out the camp was abandoned and moved. Jason asks, who’s telling her this? and she says, Jack Brennan. He heaves a sigh.
Diane says, as an officer of the court, she suggests she and Sonny choose their words carefully, and he asks what Alexis’s status is. She says, they sent her home, and Alexis thinks that’s the end of it. He says, Diane doesn’t? and she says, of course (🍷) not. He asks if Alexis has been charged, and she says, not yet. He asks why she’s acting like he sent Alexis to Pentenville, and she says, evidence. It’s circumstantial, but Alexis has no alibi, and according to her sources, Alexis publicly threatened Cates, and she’s yet to provide an explanation for where and why she procured a firearm that two onlookers saw her chuck off the bridge at Blackstone Canyon. He asks, who? and she tells him, Elizabeth and his brother Ric.
Maxie says, she didn’t come here to discuss Sonny and Carly’s sex life. Let’s get back to why Tracy called the meeting. Tracy says, Sonny is a person of interest in John Cates’s murder and probably killed him, and Lois says, for the millionth time, they don’t know that’s true. Tracy says, it’s natural, reasonable, and accurate to assume, and Deception doesn’t need that kind of publicity. Natalia says, he’s a silent investor, not the face of the company, but Tracy says, if it leads the authorities to their books, they’ll have to explain where the money came from. If Sonny didn’t pull the trigger, he could have hired a hitman. Maxie says, so far, these are just baseless accusations.Sonny might get media attention, but when doesn’t he? They got a wonderful CFO who’s worked wonders with their books. Natalia is a gift Sonny gave them, and she thinks they should all remember that.
Sonny says, leave it up to Ric to insert himself. He’ll pay Ric a visit. Diane says, no need. It’s a matter of record, corroborated by Elizabeth. Alexis told her that they saw her chuck something off the bridge. He asks if she’s representing Alexis, and she says, no, because she’s representing him. He has a solid alibi. Alexis has none. He asks if she’s been charged, and Diane says, no, but she’ll be charged soon, tried and convicted. What is he going to do about it?
Josslyn says she knows Michael is thinking she’s on another anti-Sonny crusade, but she cares about mom. She just got off the RICO charges and now she’s an accessory to murder. Michael says, Josslyn is dealing in hypotheticals, which is not a good idea. Cates was a garbage human. He was an out-of-control animal, a coward with an ax to grind. Whoever killed him did the world a favor. She asks if he’s excusing murder, and he says he’s excusing killing a man who tried to hurt their family. He had Kristina arrested for killing her unborn child because of an ancient grudge. That’s the kind of man Cates was, and he’s not shedding a tear over that bastard’s death.
Jason says, Carly needs to stay away from Jack Brennan, and they go back into Lulu’s room. She asks, why? and Jason says, he’s dangerous. She says she can handle Jack. He gave her what she wanted. Jason asks, what was the cost? and she says, nothing. He says, nothing is free in that world. There’s an agenda. Do not get involved with Jack Brennan.
The family raves about the food, and Georgie says she wishes they could live by the lake. James says, this is where Cody saved him, and Georgie says, he’s told then a million times. Cody says he’s glad he was in the right spot at the right time, and James asks if Sasha sleeps over Cody’s every night. Cody wonders why he asks, and James tells him that Violet said they took a nap, so they must have sleepovers. He wonders if his mom would let him sleep over like Aunt Sasha does.
Maxie says she’s joining her family for brunch, and leaves. Natalia says she’s out too, and Tracy says, tell Sonny to review the morals clause in his investment agreement. Natalia says she will, and leaves.
Josslyn tells Michael that she’s sorry. She didn’t know. Is Kristina okay? Michael says, she’s devastated. He doesn’t think he’s ever seen her this broken. But instead of getting the space to get herself back together, she’s been hustled in and out of the PCPD, and now her mom is being investigated as a person of interest in John Cates’s murder. Josslyn says, who would think Alexis killed somebody? and he says, she’s being questioned, so the worst thing Josslyn can do is run around shouting conspiracy theories. If they think Alexis is fair game, what does she think that makes their mom?
Sonny asks what Diane is asking him to do, and she says, nothing. She’s his attorney and his interests take precedence, but she knows the man he is, and he won’t sit idly by and the mother of one of his children railroaded for a crime she didn’t commit. He says, it’s an impossible situation, and wonders why Alexis didn’t dispose of the gun better or come to him. She says, it’s a shame Alexis didn’t know how to dispose of a gun properly. Alexis is her best friend. Sonny says he knows, and she says, and they both know how Alexis’s mind works. When it comes to her children, she’ll act on instinct. If forced to choose between herself and her children, she’ll choose her children. He says, it’s a complicated situation, but it was under control, and she says, only he would classify this as under control. He says, it was. Now what does he do? Diane says, Alexis was protecting her and Sonny’s child. How do they get her off the hook?
James promises he’ll be good and actually sleep, but Felicia says, that’s a question for his mom. Maxie arrives and says, then it’s a good thing she’s here… or is it? Felicia says, of course (🍷) it is, and Maxie thanks Sasha. James says he wants to sleep over with Cody like Sasha does, and Maxie says she was definitely not prepared for that. Cody says, they don’t have sleepovers, but James says, Sasha is Cody’s friend, right? Cody says, Sasha is his girlfriend. Or at least he’d like her to be.
Jason says, Brennan has a powerful agenda. He tried to abduct Carly. She says, it was a miscommunication, and he says, when she was dealing with the Five Families (alfredo sauce), what did it cost her? She says, almost everything, and he says, the WSB has no honor or loyalty. They’re out for themselves. She says she doesn’t care. The only thing that matters is finding Lucky and saving Lulu. He has to understand that. He says he does.
Lucy tells Tracy that the dialect coach is good. Has she considered taking lessons? Tracy says, get out, and Lucy says, gladly. She leaves, and Tracy says, now she can have the quiche she’s been smelling all morning. She leaves, and Lois says, she’s in a mood. She asks if Brook is okay, and Brook asks, why? Lois says, she seems off her game this morning, and Brook says she’s distracted. Lois asks if it’s the whole Sonny thing, and Brook says, it’s concerning, but she’s sure they’ll figure it out. She can’t get a conversation she and Chase had with Violet out of her head. Lois says, she misses her dad, and Brook says, it wasn’t about Finn. Violet wanted to know when she and Chase are going to start a family.
Diane says, if no one takes responsibility, Alexis could spend the rest of her life in prison, and Sonny says, whatever happens with the case, he wants to know everything. She says she can relay the information as a friend. She expects a call soon and hopes they’re able to help outside the confines of a jail cell. She leaves.
Josslyn tells Michael, whatever is going on has to remain a secret for their mom’s sake, but Josslyn doesn’t understand how she could lie. Michael says, they don’t know she is, and she says, their mom supported Sonny, and he cheated and broke her heart. How can she stick her neck out for him? How did Michael repair his relationship with Sonny? Michael says, it’s pretty simple. He realized hating his father and cutting himself off from him cost more than finding a way to forgive him.
James asks why Sasha wouldn’t want to be Cody’s girlfriend. He’s the best. Georgie says, you don’t ask that kind of question. It’s private. Sasha and Cody go into the boathouse, and Cody says he’s sorry for putting her on the spot in front of an audience. She says, his family, and he says, for better or worse. She says she doesn’t know about that, but she knows she thinks she’d like to be his girlfriend. He says, thinks? and she says she knows that she knows. He says, so they’re doing this? and she says she guesses so. They kiss, and outside, Tracy says, so this is where breakfast is.
Carly asks if Jason thinks she and Lulu have similar personalities, and he says he never thought about it. But he can safely say no one in the world is like her. She says, Dante called her out and said she and Lulu weren’t particularly close in the years before Lulu’s coma. It’s a shame. They were tight once. They got each other. She saw a lot of herself in Lulu. Jason says, she could be tough, and she says, you wouldn’t want to get on her bad side. She was funny and could make or take a joke. She was smart and it was easy with them until… He says, it wasn’t? and she says she misses that Lulu, the one who got her, and she got into trouble with. She misses her cousin and wants her back.
Cody comes out with Sasha, and Tracy says she wanted Hades saddled, but she can see he’s otherwise engaged. And here’s the quiche she’s been smelling, but then was met with a box of instant oatmeal in the kitchen. Sasha says, there’s more than enough, and Tracy thanks her for the offer of food made in her kitchen. She’s just curious. Who asked Sasha to cater a brunch for the Scorpio people? Sasha says she asked Olivia, but Tracy says, it’s not Olivia’s to offer. She doesn’t pay Sasha to feed people who’ve wandered onto the property. Sasha says, it’s her day off. She invited them and paid for the food. Cody asks, what’s the problem? and Tracy says, he’s overstepped his bounds. She starts berating him, and Mac says, that’s enough.
Lois asks if Brook and Chase have talked about having a family, and Brook says, of course (🍷). They both know they want children. That’s not the issue. Lois asks, what is? and Brook says, they have no timetable or plan. Lois says, when they’re ready, they’ll figure it out, but Brook says, what if they’re not on the same page? Lois says she doesn’t see that happening, and Brook says, they both have professional goals. What if they don’t reach them at the same time? Lois says, they’ve barely been married 6 months. They’re young and have plenty of time. Brook says, it keeps running on a loop in her head non-stop, and Lois says, her biological clock is ticking? Brook says, sometimes it’s deafening, and Lois says, other times? Brook says she gets scared. They already have so much going on with their jobs and taking care of Violet. And they’re not married that long. If they throw a baby in the mix, what if it’s too much?
Michael tells Josslyn that he tried to punish their father for over two years, but it didn’t make him feel better. It amplified the pain, and he almost lost Willow. She asks if he’s telling her to just let it go, and he says, she can’t control their mom any more than their mom can control her. Just trust she knows what she’s doing. Josslyn says, it’s hard, but he says, she can do it. He has faith.
On the phone, Sonny says, find out where Ric is staying and let him know if he leaves. Natalia comes in and he asks what brings her by. She says she was at a meeting for Deception and the dead FBI agent came up. He says, what a tragedy, and she says she’s not so sure about that, but the murder isn’t what she’s concerned about. It’s the repercussions of his investment. He says, how so? and she says, Tracy Quartermaine is under the perception that he’s involved in the shooting. He laughs and says, she’s not the most reliable source. She says, Tracy thinks he’s a person of interest and he says, a lot of people are of interest. Cates had a lot of enemies. She says, be that as it may, Tracy may be able to invoke the morality clause, and he says, that’s where she comes in to protect his investment. She says, they have to face reality and move forward accordingly, and he says his daughter lost her child and might be charged with manslaughter. How does he move forward from that?
Carly says she keeps wishing her mom was here, and Jason says, she was the ultimate family matriarch. She say she thought that was Lila, and he says, they both earned the title. So will she. She says, that’s why she feels it’s important. Bobbie kept them all together and now that she’s gone, it’s her job to step up and do anything possible to bring Lucky home. She’s okay with cozying up to Jack. He says, then he guesses he’s done talking. She doesn’t do anything she doesn’t want to. She says she’s about to now. She’s about to ask him to go to Africa and bring Lucky home.
Mac says, if that’s the way Tracy treats her staff, it’s surprising anyone works for her. She should be ashamed. She hasn’t learned that no one likes a bully. James tells her to take his quiche. He gets cranky when he’s hungry too. He thinks she’s hangry. Tracy thanks him, but tells them to enjoy their brunch with the family. She’ll go back to the house and see what she can scare up. She leaves, and Georgie says she can’t believe James called Tracy hangry. Felicia says, and lived to tell the tale. Mac and Cody go inside, and Cody thanks Mac for stepping in to defend Sasha. Mac says, it was no big deal, but Cody says, it was to him. Maxie says, Tracy shouldn’t use her authority like that, not with Cody or his girlfriend. Cody says, thank God she said yes. He’d be embarrassed if she hadn’t. Mac says he’s glad he was here to witness it, and Cody says, him too. He’s glad for all of this. He thanks Mac for welcoming him into the family, and Mac thanks Cody for his patience until he could, and they hug.
Carly says, Jason is going to hate this. Jack is getting her Lucky’s location and when he does, she’ll give it to him. He has to find Lucky and bring him home. He says he will, and she says, Lucky knows and trusts him, and he has mercenary skills. He tells her that he said he’d go, and she says, he’s not the one she’s trying to convince. He already spent time away from his sons. She and his sons can’t lose him again. He says he promises to do everything to bring Lucky home, and she says, you too. He says, me too, and her phone rings. She says, it’s Jack.
Josslyn says she thought she and Michael would be on the same page about Sonny, but he says, sometimes you’ve got to turn the page. She says, dad let him down, but he’s still loyal despite everything. Is it worth it to him? He says, his family is worth it, all of them, and dad is a part of it.
Natalia says she’s so sorry. She knows this is low on Sonny’s list, especially with everything going on. How is Kristina? He says, Natalia is doing her job and doing it well. He’s seen the numbers. She thanks him, but says, still more important, how is Kristina and how is he? He says he’s worried about his little girl. Just when she gets her feet on the ground, they’re taken out. Cates did everything he could to her, but it wasn’t about Kristina. He’s glad Cates is gone. She says she doesn’t blame him, and he says, Kristina’s mother may take the fall. She says, that’s crazy, and asks if he can keep it from happening. He says, Alexis will not go down for murder on his watch.
Lois says, it sounds like Brook and Chase holding off for now is the most comfortable, but Brook says, it’s not. Ever since Violet brought it up, it’s all she can think about. She’s wondering if they should start trying. How does Lois feel about becoming a nonna sooner rather than later?
Tomorrow, Tracy says, tell her it’s a lie; Alexis asks if Sonny is afraid that she’ll incriminate Kristina or him; and Carly tells Jack that Lulu’s life is on the line. There’s no time to waste.
⚖️ Justice For Johnny…
No surprise, he’s the one not actually charged with murder. Hopefully, the judge and/or jury takes this cowardice into consideration when the others are sentenced. Even better, I hope this second-string player testifies against them.
Tamra felt Alexis needed as much support as Shannon. If I’d been on the show, here’s where I would look at the camera like Jim in The Office. Alexis said she’d stayed in her room for 13 hours because she didn’t want to kick Shannon when she was down. Another look at the camera, and I ask, why did you bring up those videos then? One group, including Alexis, went to a cooking class, while another, including Shannon, went to be zen in the forest. For sure I’d take the latter rather than baking with Tamra and Alexis. Alexis claimed she wanted to find a way to coexist, yet that’s definitely not what her actions are saying. We flashed back to Johnny J. saying he’s never loved anyone as deeply as he loves Shannon, and in Shannon’s interview, she said she felt stupid. She shouldn’t. Both Johnny J. and his new lady love are a-holes.
Heather didn’t give a flying what was going on. She was solely focused on her Family Equality fashion event and only cared if the women were still walking in it. Katie felt Gina had set her up, but Gina insisted she’d done nothing. Yeah. She only pushed Katie to say something to Fancy Pants about the paparazzi thing, then backed away not so slowly.
Emily pressed Shannon and Alexis to talk. Shannon said she’d had two days from hell, and the trip put her over the edge. I still can’t believe I’m on Team Shannon for any reason, but this whole thing is, as Emily so aptly put it, dirty and salacious. Shannon told Alexis that she wasn’t interested in talking, and I’ve got to admire her honesty. She said it with no malice, just told her truth, and Beador walked out the door.
Random Dead item. This looks like your typical slasher film with a little historical storyline thrown in. I’ve found a lot of good and good/bad horror films on Tubi, and I’d definitely give this one a whirl. The trailer looks good, but it could go either way.
Stop in tomorrow and wind down with soap and a cornucopia of entertaining elements. Until then, stay safe, stay not rushing the season, and stay knowing that sometimes you’ve got to turn the page.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Brook listens at the living room door and says, nothing. Olivia says, no rains in Spains falling down the plains or whatever? and Ned says, falling mainly on the plain. Olivia says she doesn’t care. This whole thing is ridiculous. Brook says she can’t believe granny would hire some elitist drill instructor to fix ma’s speech, and Olivia says she’s going to kick that fancy pants nutjob out on her butt. Ned says, Lois ultimately agreed to a lesson, and Olivia says, she was coerced. Tracy comes by and asks if they’ve been lurking here this whole time. She’s getting a speech lesson, not being debriefed after an alien abduction. Robin opens the door and says, they can hear them. Come in. They’re finished for today. Brook asks Lois, how’d it go?
Jordan asks a CSI guy what he thinks, and he says, she’s right. Something to do with that tattoo might identify their John Doe. She says, that’s great news. Can he forward the photos to her too? With Commissioner Devane’s permission of course (🍷). He says, will do, and leaves. She goes into Isaiah’s room, and Sidwell’s thug peeks out from around the corner.
Dante joins Jordan, and she tells him, the photographer was just here taking photos of the tattoo. Dante says he saw. Maybe that will get them something. Did she reach the WSB? She says she’s waiting to hear from Brennan. What’s he doing back here? Shouldn’t he be upstairs with Lulu? He says, if he sits around, he’s going to lose his mind. He knows she’d want him to keep her in the loop. She asks if that means he found something. Is he closer to identifying this man?
A guard brings Holly to where Lucky is, and Lucky says, Sidwell’s not here. Holly tells the guard that she’ll be fine with this one, and the guard leaves, closing the door. She asks if Lucky is all right. She heard he was stabbed. He says he’s fine. What is she doing here? She says, don’t worry. Jenz is out inspecting the mine. He won’t find them here together. He asks why she’s at this compound. Does she need help escaping? She says she’s perfectly safe, and he says, so she’s here with Sidwell? What the hell is she doing? She says she couldn’t resist. The heart wants what it wants.
Josslyn slams into her apartment, and two seconds later, Carly says, let her in. She bangs on the door and tells Josslyn to open it. Josslyn knows she’s not going to leave. Open this door now. She’s not going anywhere. Josslyn opens the door and asks if Carly spent the night with Sonny last night. Carly says, yes, and Josslyn tells her, then there’s nothing more to say. She starts to close the door, but Carly stops her. She says, don’t shut her out. She’s not going to let her.
Elizabeth takes Ric to her office and says, they’ll have some privacy in here. He tells her, there’s not much to say. When John Cates was shot and killed last night, they saw Alexis drop a gun off the bridge into the water off of Blackstone Canyon. She was obviously trying to destroy evidence. It’s pretty simple. They need to tell the police what they saw. She says, they don’t know what they saw because it was dark, and they were kind of far away. She’s not even sure it was a gun. Alexis said it was her phone. He says, she didn’t believe that then, and she doesn’t believe it now. She even said it was a gun. She says, because that was her first impression, but right now, she’s not so sure. He says he doesn’t believe it. He never thought he’d see the day when Elizabeth Webber refused to do the right thing.
Chase asks Dex how it feels to be part of Port Charles’s finest, and Dex says, pumped, proud, nervous. Chase says, he’s got this, and Dex says, during graduation, he thought about how good it felt to be a part of something bigger, something important. Just like it felt when he joined the service. Anna comes in and asks if it’s Dex’s first shift, and he says, yes, ma’am. He’ll leave them both to it. Anna says, why doesn’t he stick around? She might need him. Chase asks, what’s up? and she says, a development in the homicide of Agent Cates.
At the penthouse, Jason says, so Sonny is missing a gun, and Sonny asks if Jason took one of his 9 millimeters. Jason says, no. Who has the combination to the lockbox? Sonny says, no one that he knows of, and Jason asks, when was the last time it was opened? Sonny says, a couple of weeks ago. He was off his medication, and he was making sure the guns were safely locked. Jason asks why he opened it now, and Sonny says, because the door where he keeps the lockbox was ajar. That’s not a priority. This is. Sonny unwraps a gun in a bandana, and Jason says, he heard about Jagger. Sonny says, that bastard isn’t going to mess with his family again. This is the only thing tying him to the murder. Get rid of it.
Tracy says, would you repeat that please? and using standard American speech, Lois says, the lesson went very well. It was really quite enlightening. Robin says she’s never had such a diligent student, and tells Lois, it was a pleasure. Lois says, the pleasure was all mine, and Tracy says, amazing. Olivia says, put her back, and Robin says, I beg your pardon? Olivia tells her to wave her wand and do her little magic voodoo witchcraft and do whatever she does. This is not the Lois Cerullo that she loves. Change her back. Lois says she’s fine. Doesn’t she sound like everyone who’s on the news? She really didn’t think she could do it, but she must have a knack or something. Olivia tells Tracy, this time you‘ve gone too far.
Carly says she knows Josslyn is upset, and Josslyn says, upset doesn’t even begin to cover it. How can Carly be so stupid and clueless? What happened to her self-respect? Is she really that desperate? Carly says, knock it off. Josslyn gets to be angry and disappointed, but doesn’t get to disrespect her. Josslyn (who can’t buy a clue) says she has to respect Carly when Carly clearly doesn’t respect herself? Maybe just go. Carly says she’s not going anywhere. She might remind Josslyn that she’s a grown woman and makes her own choices, like she’s allowed Josslyn to do. Josslyn says, right. Like Carly would have allowed her to go back and forth with an abusive, toxic man, and she’d just sit back and watch that happen. Carly says, she’s right, but they’d talk about it. Not yell, scream, and slam doors. Josslyn says she can see Carly yelling and slamming the door or ten. Carly says, maybe, but then she would hear Josslyn out. Is Josslyn going to let her do the same?
Elizabeth says, first of all, it’s Elizabeth Baldwin, not Webber, and Ric says, slip of the tongue. She says, no. Just a sign of how long it’s been since he actually lived in Port Charles. He thinks he knows her, but he doesn’t. He asks if she’s turned to a life of crime now, and she says she’s been through a lot. She made some questionable choices that she’s had to own. She’s also learned that everything is not black and white. She’s pretty sure Ric knows that too. He says he went into some areas of grey, and she says, maybe it’s just been too long for him to know her or Alexis. Maybe he’s making assumptions off of past grievances. Alexis would never kill anyone. That much she knows. So she can’t swear that Alexis was destroying evidence. He says, maybe she doesn’t know Alexis as well as she thinks she does or maybe he knows sides of Alexis that others don’t. She says, that’s exactly her point. He hasn’t seen sides of her or Alexis in over a decade. He says, they’ll agree to disagree, and she says, what about Molly?How’s Molly going to feel when her mother gets arrested based on something her father said? He says, Molly would want to know the truth, no matter what it was, and she says, agree to disagree. He says, bottom line, a federal agent is dead and he’s an officer of the court. And he’s obligated to report any pertinent information whatsoever in regard to any kind of murder… She laughs and says, give her a break.
Dante tells Jordan that he found a cellphone on the side of the road near the site of the hit and run. It was smashed up, but the fingerprints pulled match the John Doe. It leads him to believe it’s his phone. She asks if he thinks IT can access any of the phone’s data, but he says he doesn’t know. It was pretty smashed up, so he’s not holding out much hope. She says, it would be easier if this guy would just wake up and tell us who he is.
Lucky says, Holly expects him to believe she’s actually attracted to Sidwell, and she says, why not? She’s always had a thing for bad boys. As he well knows. He says his father never strip mined the resources of a war-torn country, and she says, true. Luke was never in the same league as the darling Mr. Sidwell. But his father was a scoundrel. One of a kind. Lucky was missed at the memorial Tracy held in Amsterdam. He says he was on his way, but help was needed in the Sudan… She says, he’s so like his father, and he says, and like him, he can smell a con a mile away. Dad always said she was the best con artist he ever knew. She says, such a flatterer, and he asks her to be straight with him. This is about a payday, not a romance. It must be a pretty big score, huh? She says, yes. So it would be a pity if he blew her cover before the goods were in her pocket.
Anna says she checked the firearms registry and there are 178 nine millimeters registered to Port Charles residents, and Chase says, that’s quite a list. and Dex says, that doesn’t include the unregistered ones, and Anna says, very good point, but one of those registered ones just so happens to belong to Sonny Corinthos. Chase asks if it’s enough for a search warrant, and Anna says she’s going to try and convince Judge Windsor that it is. Dex says, if she doesn’t mind him saying, the sooner she does that, the better. If Sonny hasn’t gotten rid of the gun already, it’s only a matter of time until he does.
Jason asks if it’s unregistered, and Sonny says, there’s no way to trace it back to him, but he wants it destroyed just in case. Jason puts the gun in the back of his waistband, and Sonny says, and these too, handing him the bullet casings. Jason says, consider it done, and puts them in his pocket. Any other problems he should be aware of? Is Sonny sure nobody saw him going to the boathouse? Sonny says, no one saw him going, but there was a witness. Michael. Right after he killed Jagger, Michael was there. He’s not going to say anything. Michael let Sonny get to the main house, then he found the body. Jason says, Michael covered for him. Okay, so what’s his alibi? Sonny says, Carly. She swore she was with him. Jason says, Carly, and Sonny says, yeah. Jason asks why they didn’t call him last night, and Sonny says, it was at the Quartermaines. They needed an alibi. She didn’t know why she needed it at the time. Jason says, he didn’t tell her about Cates? and Sonny says, there was a lot going on, but she gets it. Jason says, okay. So their immediate problem is the missing gun. Sonny says, fully registered, completely legit, waiting to implicate him if it’s in the wrong hands. They’ve go to find it and they’ve got to find it fast.
Elizabeth says, Ric’s feeble excuse and shocked expression doesn’t play with her, and he says, she hasn’t lost her directness. She says, the main reason for him doing his civic duty is to stick it to Alexis. And the only reason he needs her to back him is because his take on things is a little suspect, considering how toxic his relationship is with her. He says, she’s right. He doesn’t like Alexis. Maybe they even hate each other, but you know who else Alexis hated? John Cates. Elizabeth as a mother would do nearly anything to protect her child. She says, nearly. He’s accusing Alexis of murder. He says he’s merely suggesting they go to the police and tell them what they saw, and she says, they don’t know what they saw. He says, fine. Let’s say you’re right. Alexis didn’t kill Cates. What’s the harm in coming forward and putting it on the record? She says, maybe implicating an innocent woman in a crime she had nothing to do with? and he says, if she’s so positive Alexis is innocent, why doesn’t she put her money where her mouth is. Tell the truth and let that be that.
Carly asks what Josslyn was doing at Sonny’s this morning, and Josslyn says she’d just heard Carly and Sonny had sex in Tracy’s bed. And of course (🍷) she never believed that Carly… Anyway, Carly wasn’t answering her phone and Pilar said she didn’t come home last night. Carly says, so she’s done some checking around, and Josslyn says she went to Sonny’s to prove to herself that Carly wouldn’t be there. It was like a punch in the stomach when she saw Carly coming out of that apartment. After everything Sonny did to her and their family, and the horrible ways he treated Carly, how does she go back to him?
Jason says, let’s go over it again. It had to be somebody who has access to the penthouse. Who’s been in the penthouse lately? Sonny says, Dante, Lois, Brook Lynn… There was Natalia, Pilar with Avery, but they don’t know where the lockbox is, much less the combination. Jason says, what about Ava? and Sonny says, she might have seen him use the combination once when she was living with him. As a matter of fact, Diane told him that Ava recanted her statement that Kristina tried to kill her. Does Jason know anything about that? Jason says he’ll give Sonny the short version. He saved Ava’s life last night.
Lucky says, Isaiah’s returning with back-up, and he’d advise Holly not to be here when that happens. She thanks him and says, but she’s going to finish what she started. It’s just taking her a bit longer than she’d hoped to get the combination to Jenz’s safe. Lucky asks, what’s in it? and she says, nothing he needs to concern himself with. He says, doesn’t sound sketchy at all, and she says, her plans for tonight should give Jenz the incentive that he needs. He says, but the clock’s ticking. Isaiah has probably contacted the WSB by now.
Dante looks at his phone and says, nothing on the tattoo, and Jordan says, these are his clothes, right? She takes the bag of Isaiah’s things and says, what about the labels? Can they pin down where he got them? He says, look at this. Working together again, huh? Is she getting tired of sitting on the sidelines? She says, at first. Then she gets caught up in the projects. Right now, it just feels good to be able to help somebody. He says, with everything happening with Molly, TJ, Kristina, and now Lulu, he doesn’t feel like he’s doing a whole lot to help anybody. He feels especially helpless when he’s sitting with Lulu. She says, still no change? and he says, nope. It’s not looking good either. Laura is looking for Lucky. He’s the best chance they have at a donor match. She says, knowing Laura, she will move heaven and earth, and he says, but what she has to move is in Africa and she’s got to find Lucky fast or they’re not going to be able to save Lulu.
Olivia says, Robin broke her best friend, and Lois says she’s fine, but please continue. Olivia says, Lois lives in a house with this sanctimonious snob. She’s going to tell Monica to kick Tracy out on her bloomin’ arse. Tracy says she’ll triple Robin’s fee if she can fix that one too.
Holly asks, when was the last time Lucky was back in Port Charles and saw Laura and Aiden? and he says, it’s been a while. There’s no shortage of places that need the help. She says, and only he can solve their problems, and he asks if his mother sent her here to guilt trip him. She laughs, and says, no. She just figured it must be hard for him, being away from his family for so long. He says he’s sure they’re getting along just fine without him, when they hear footsteps. Holly says, someone’s coming.
Carly says, first of all, she’s not back with Sonny. Last night was a one-time thing and she’s annoyed with herself because she let it get as far as she did. But she and Sonny understand what it was and they’re able to move on because ultimately, they mutually respect and understand each other. Josslyn says, all Sonny has done is hurt Carly over and over again, and Carly says she knows that. She and Sonny have been through a lot. They’ve survived things she prays Josslyn never has to experience. They have children together. They’re a family. It’s an unbreakable bond. Josslyn says, so she’s getting back with him, but Carly says she’s not. She just told Josslyn. She’s not getting back together with Sonny. It was a one-time thing. And she’s trying to make Josslyn understand because she wants Josslyn to know that she knows what she’s doing. She’s not trying to justify her actions, and she certainly doesn’t need Josslyn’s approval here. (No, she doesn’t, and Josslyn needs to keep her opinion to herself.) Josslyn says, Carly knows who he is and what he does, and she was finally free of all of that. She doesn’t understand. Carly says she knows, and Josslyn says, he’s a dangerous man. Carly says she knows, and Josslyn says, with a dangerous lifestyle. He attacked Dex. He would have killed Dex if Jason hadn’t stopped it.And Jagger Cates was killed here last night at the boathouse. Carly says she’s aware, and Josslyn asks if she was there when it happened. Carly says, yes. She was with Sonny. Josslyn says, oh my God, and Carly says, whatever she’s thinking, stop. Josslyn asks, did she sleep with Sonny last night or did she give him an alibi for murder?
Jason says, so once they got Ava to the police station, she admitted that Cates forced her to sign a false statement against Kristina. Sonny says he warned her not to go with him, and Jason says, Boyle came clean too. She said that Cates blackmailed her and made a deal with her to kill Ava. Sonny says, slimy piece of work. Thank God Kristina is free of him. He tried to break her. He tried to end Sonny’s family. And he failed. I won. He thanks Jason for everything, and Jason nod and says he’ll get rid of the gun and casings. Then they’re done with Jagger. There’s a knock at the door, and Jason opens it. Anna is there with Dex and another officer, and Sonny asks what brings her by. She says, warrant to search the premises, and Sonny says, for what? She says, among other things, she needs to see Sonny’s weapons.
On the phone, Sidwell’s thug says, not yet… He’ll take care of Gannon. No problem… He just needs to wait until no one is in his room. (Well, yeah. You’d think that would be a given.)
Dante says, all right. They made the serial number of John Doe’s phone. That means if they can figure out where it was purchased, they can figure out where he comes from. Jordan says, or at least where he’s been.
Josslyn says, no. She doesn’t want to know. And she doesn’t know what’s worse. Carly falling for Sonny again, or her helping him get away with murder. Carly says, she has to know… but Josslyn says she doesn’t want to hear it. Because a week ago, Carly was telling her how horrible she felt facing prison because she made a terrible choice, and how that risky last-minute decision almost cost her kids, her job, her freedom. And if that evidence against her hadn’t miraculously disappeared… Carly says she knows, but Josslyn says, she doesn’t know. Because here she is again, a few weeks later, doing it again. So whatever this is, however she’s let Sonny back in her life, she’s back to risking everything for him.
Anna says, they’ll start with the main bedroom, then go to the office. She asks if Kristina or Avery are here, and Sonny asks if they can make sure not to mess up Avery’s room because she’s just a kid. Anna tells them, go easy on the kid’s room. She doubts Sonny would stash a smoking gun in her room. Sonny asks what smoking gun she’s talking about, and she says, the one used to kill Agent Cates. Sonny says, she’s wasting her time, and Anna asks why he doesn’t make it easier for everyone and produce his registered 9-millimeter gun. Just for laughs. He says, because he doesn’t want to make it easier, and Dex says he knows where Sonny keeps his lockbox. Sonny laughs, and Anna thanks Dex. Dex walks over to the credenza, and Sonny suggests Jason go. He doesn’t want to see this play out. They’ll keep in touch. Anna says, just a minute.
At the station, Ric introduces himself to Chase, and says, we were told you’re in charge of the John Cates murder investigation. Chase says, we? when Elizabeth joins Ric and says, hi. Chase asks what this is about, and Ric says, good. They know one another. He forgot what a small community Port Charles is. Chase asks if he has information regarding the Cates investigation, and Ric says, yes, but Elizabeth says, maybe. She’s not sure… Ric says he and Elizabeth were walking in Blackstone Canyon last night and they saw something suspicious. Elizabeth says, more like odd, and Ric says, semantics. Chase asks what they saw, and Ric says, when they got to the bridge, they noticed a woman at the railing, and she had a gun, and she dropped it into the water. Chase asks if they can describe the woman, and Ric looks at Elizabeth. She says, it was Alexis Davis.
Brook asks if Lois is really into this. Does she like the way she sounds? Lois says she’s still getting used to it. It’s fun. It’s like she’s pretending to be somebody else. Now she understands why Meryl Streep always picks the roles where she has to learn accents. Robin says, yes. Meryl Streep is a wonderful role model. Emulate her by all means. Brook says, they’re talking here, and tells Lois that she doesn’t want her to feel like this is something she has to do just because of some hateful comments on Home & Heart. Lois says, that’s not the only reason, and Brook says, there are a lot of idiots who hide behind the anonymity of social mediaand their presumed superiority. (Truth!) She loves Lois just the way she is, and so does everybody else. Lois thanks her and they hug. Tracy tells Robin that she’s stunned by Lois’s transformation after just one lesson. Does she have a magic wand or is she just that good? Robin says, the latter. Lois is an exceptional student. She has a virtuosic ear and an aptitude for linguistic convergence. She thanks Tracy for bringing Lois to her. Tracy says, what about the other one? Bensonhurst to the bone. Robin says, anyone can overcome their beginnings. Take Tracy for example. Tracy says, come again? and Robin says, she lived abroad for many years, did she not? In Amsterdam? Tracy says, amazing. She really knows her stuff. Robin says, Tracy’s upstate New York accent has almost been completely replaced by a mid-Atlantic or transatlantic one. She can still hear traces of… New Jersey. Hoboken perhaps. Tracy says, get out, and Robin says her work here is done. She tells Lois that they’ll be in touch, and flounces out.
Sidwell comes in and Holly says she was bored without him. He says, so she came here to amuse herself while he was away, and she says, he piqued her curiosity about this one’s poker skills, so she thought she’d test them out for herself. He says, and? and she says, lost every hand, which is worse than being bored, but now he’s back. She gets up and says she’s going to get ready for their special night. Is he coming? She might need some help with her zipper. He says he’ll be there soon. He and Lucky have yet to play a hand today. He has to win his rights to keep breathing.
As Chase records the statements, he says, so when they encountered Alexis Davis, she was out for a walk? Ric says, yes, at night, and Elizabeth says, so were they. Chase says, and she told them that she just dropped her phone, and Elizabeth tells him, she said her phone had been acting up. It wasn’t taking or receiving calls, and she got frustrated, so she just dropped it in the river. Ric says, as anyone would with a phone if they can’t make phone calls, and Chase says, but they believe it was a gun? Ric says, yes, most definitely, and Chase looks at Elizabeth. He asks if she’d like to speak somewhere privately, but she says, no. Last night, she got the impression that Alexis was holding a gun. But she’d like to go on record and say that she doesn’t believe for a second that Alexis had anything to do with the death of John Cates.
Carly sits next to Josslyn on the sofa and says she’s sorry to worry her. About what happened between her and Sonny, at the time, she wasn’t thinking about long term ramifications. She just truly thought she was doing what was best for her and Sonny. Josslyn says, no, she didn’t. She put Sonny ahead of herself, again, and ahead of everybody else. Carly says, what happened was consensual. Two consenting adults. Josslyn says, right, adults. Not two teens in the back of a movie theater. She knows Carly and knows what she’s doing. Carly says, and Josslyn knows there are people in her life that she won’t give up on. People she loves, and Sonny’s one of them. With that love comes loyalty. Josslyn says, nobody who truly loves Carly would ever ask her to sacrifice herself for them. Carly says she’s not sacrificing herself for Sonny, but Josslyn says, yes, she is. If she is his alibi and he did kill Jagger Cates, then she’s an accessory to murder. Murder. She can’t lose Carly. She’s scared. She just faced this. She can’t keep doing this with Carly. She can’t keep picturing living her life without her again. Carly says, she doesn’t have to do that. She’s going to be okay. She promises. She reaches to hug Josslyn, but Josslyn pulls away. She says, Carly can’t promise her that.
Anna says she assumes Jason’s presence here means he’s back working for Sonny, and he says he and Sonny are partners in Corinthos Coffee. That’s never changed. She says she enjoyed working with him. She can see that’s over now. He says he’s the same person he always was, and she says, he needs to stay out of her way from now on. She has a job to do. He says he was actually on his way out, and she says she would think as Sonny’s righthand man, he’d want to stay. Dex brings out the lockbox and puts it on the table. Anna thanks him and asks if Sonny wants to open this or give her the combination. He says he’ll open it, and she thanks him for his cooperation. He opens the box, and she says, he appears to be missing a gun.
Tracy says, that’s done. Good riddance. Lois says, good riddance, changing Tracy’s pronunciation. Riddance. Shall they decamp to the dining room? Brook says, excellent idea, and Olivia says, indubitably. They leave, and Ned and Tracy are left alone. Ned says, hoisted by her own petard springs to mind, and follows. (I love that phrase.)
Ric and Elizabeth sign their statements, and Chase says he appreciates them both for coming down. Elizabeth says she’s sure there’s a perfectly innocent explanation for Alexis’s actions, and Ric says, they’ve done their civic duty. Now whatever happens is up to the PCPD. They leave, and in the squad room, Ric says, that wasn’t too painful. She says, then why does she feel nauseous? and he says, sorry. He thinks he left his pen in the room. It’s expensive. She says she has to get back to the hospital, and he says he’ll catch up with her later. She leaves, and Chase comes out holding Ric’s pen. He says, looking for this? and Ric says, yes. Thank you. He takes the pen and says he just… never mind. Chase asks if there’s something he wants to add, and Ric says, it’s been bothering him. Alexis was so angry about Agent Cates trying to railroad Kristina. Chase says, and? and Ric says he knows Alexis would do anything to protect her daughters. Chase says, that’s right. He’s Molly’s father. Ric says he and Alexis go way back. That’s why this is so upsetting, considering that she’s killed before… He’s sorry. He thought Chase knew. It’s in her record. Chase asks if there’s anything else he’d like to add, and Ric says, no. It’s just such a shame, especially since she just put her life back together. She got her law license back. Chase says nothing, and Ric leaves. (Oh ho, so Ric is afraid of competition too. I’m wondering if Chase is already onto Ric really wanting to stick it to Alexis.)
Carly says her actions aren’t going to affect Josslyn. She’ll make sure of that. She promises. She needs Josslyn to trust her. Josslyn says, she’s making that very hard, and Carly says she knows. There’s one more thing. She would appreciate if Josslyn didn’t share this with Dex. The last thing they need is him getting the wrong idea and bringing Josslyn in for questioning. That would not be good for either one of them. Josslyn says she’s not going to tell Dex anything. She doesn’t want him involved. He just got on the force. Carly says, good. The bottom line is, it’s her personal choice. It’s not his business or anybody else’s. Josslyn says, the sleeping with Sonny part, and Carly says, yes. She loves Josslyn and she’s going to be okay. Josslyn says she loves Carly too. It’s Carly’s loyalty to Sonny that she doesn’t love. Carly says she knows, and Josslyn says she’s scared that one day Sonny is going to ask Carly for a favor and it’s going to cost her life. Carly says, that’s not going to happen, and Josslyn says, what if it already has happened? What if this is that favor?
Anna says, they understand Sonny has a registered 9-millimeter, and Sonny says, it should be right there. She says, he hasn’t reported it missing? and he says he didn’t know it was gone until right now. She says, that’s very interesting. Agent Cates was killed with a 9-millimeter last night. Sonny says, and now it’s missing. Should he call his lawyer? She says, it’s up to him really. Everyone knows he had reason to want Cates dead. He says, it’s a good thing he has an alibi, and she says she heard. Some kind of tryst with Carly. It’s really a coincidence that he’d reconnect with her just around the time of the murder even though she insisted the two of them were over. He says, she’s going to have to talk to Carly about that, and she asks if anyone other than his ex-wife saw him around the time Cates was killed, but he says he doesn’t think there was an audience. She says, that’s a shame, because unless he can produce this registered 9-millimeter of his and they can run tests on it, there’s no way to prove that it wasn’t involved in the homicide of Agent Cates.
Back at the station, Dante comes out with a folder, and Jordan says, anything? He says, IT traced the serial number of the damaged phone. It was purchased at the airport in Nairobi. She says, that’s where Laura and Doc went to look for Lucky, and he says, that’s correct. She says, this can’t be a coincidence, and he says he agrees. That’s why they have to figure out how their John Doe is connected to Lucky.
Sidwell shuffles the cards and says, Holly is quite the woman, isn’t she? Lucky says, she is. A poker player, she ain’t. Sidwell says he’ll try and give Lucky a bit more of a challenge, and Lucky says, bring it. Sidwell says he knows Lucky has been biding his time, waiting for his friend to arrive with help. He hates to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s not going to happen.
Sidwell’s thug quietly goes into Isaiah’s room. He walks to the bed and takes a syringe out of his pocket.
On Monday, TJ tells Ric that if he lets his anger out at Kristina right now, he’s afraid of what he’s going to do; Curtis asks if Portia is sure she wants to put her life on hold for that woman; Jordan asks what someone is doing (probably Sidwell’s thug); and Anna tells Jason that he has to come with her.
💼 Gone But Hardly Forgotten…
Sounds like he had a tough last few days. I remember Ilene Kristen talking about what a pain out of sync filming is when I went to a soap workshop.
I wouldn’t put it past Fancy Pants to have a house in both places just so she could do both shows. And I hate to admit it, but I’d be interested in seeing that.
I watched this last weekend, and it wasn’t what I expected, but that wasn’t a bad thing. I love films that take place in NYC because it’s familiar territory, and you also get to see a lot of the creatures this time around. Definitely one to watch.
Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. – David Ogden Stiers
Aggressive is protecting your rights, but hurting others. Assertive is protecting your rights and not hurting others. – Dr. Phil McGraw
That’s the trouble with your whole MTV, microwave dinner generation. You want it all now. You think you deserve it just because you want it? It doesn’t work like that. You have to earn it, you have to take it, you have to make it yours. but before you do that, Guy, you need to decide what it is you really want. – Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey), Swimming with Sharks
Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. – Joshua J. Marine
Hand me my bird. – Mina (Hannah Dargan), The Watchers
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. – Albert Einstein (The first guy to figure out Survivor.)
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest steppingstones to success. – Dale Carnegie
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
Live your vision and demand your success. – Steve Maraboli
Our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if the other person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We must practice this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable. – Thich Nhat Hanh
When life gives you lemons, just say, f*** the lemons, and bail. – Chuck (Paul Rudd), Forgetting Sarah Marshall
🍁 Waiting For Fall To Fall…
Have a glorious, or at least above average weekend. Then circle back on Monday for soap and what’s stewing on Deck. Until then, stay safe, stay using the strength of your feelings to change your situation, and stay not reading your mom the riot act if you don’t like her choice of a one-night stand.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Chase asks why they have to get dressed up, and Brook says, because Monica asked them to. She missed Drew’s event and wants to have a dinner. Violet comes downstairs and asks if she can dress up too. Brook says, absolutely. She can do something special with Violet’s hair. Violet says, it’s fine, and Brook asks how she’s doing. Violet says, it’s better in the daytime. She didn’t mean to bother them. It won’t happen again.
From a podium outside, Drew says, no one embodied being a representative more than Larry McConkey. He’s been fighting for equality, fairness, and economic stability and growth for all the people of this country. He’s honored and humbled that a man of such integrity has asked him to follow in his footsteps. McConkey has been his mentor and friend, and it will be an honor to carry on his legacy. He thanks Laura and Jordan for their endorsements, and his family for their support, especially Willow Corinthos, who is his biggest cheerleader. He thanks Michael, who’s part of his family and his business partner and had the good sense to marry Willow. He looks forward to stepping into McConkey’s shoes and becoming their Representative in every sense of the word. Michael wonders where McConkey is, and Willow says, he’s supposed to be here.
On the phone, Portia asks the lab to get back to her when they get Heather’s results. Curtis asks why she’s checking on Heather.
On the phone in the nook, Dante tells Rocco that they can go see his mom if he wants, but his mom would want him to have a good time while he’s there. Olivia asks, how’s Rocco? and Dante says, good, all things considered. She says she thinks baseball camp was a good idea. It’s a good distraction. How about him? How is he doing? He says he just wants to protect Rocco. Nikolas can’t do the transplant, and no one knows where Lucky is. Olivia says, Laura and Doc will track him down. He says he wishes he could go, but he doesn’t want to leave Rocco, and she says she thinks Lulu will be okay. He says he wishes he’d stayed with Lulu while he had the chance. (Where is all this coming from?)
At the penthouse, Donna tells Sonny that he can’t see the surprise she and Avery have been working on. He tells her to let him know when they’re ready, and she says she misses him. She’s glad mommy brought her and Avery over. He says he misses her too, and she runs off. He thanks Carly for bringing them.
At the station, Kristina says she can’t talk to John without her lawyer present and doesn’t know why she’s here again. She’s already been charged. He says he’s adding an additional charge. She’s being charged with manslaughter in the death of Irene Davis Ashford.
Carly asks how Sonny is feeling, and he says he’s pretty solid. She senses there’s a but, and he says, his meds are straight and now he can see what everyone else was seeing, the paranoia. He accused her of keeping Donna from him. She says she wasn’t trying to punish him. She was protecting Donna. He says, and him. He wouldn’t be able to forgive himself if he frightened or hurt one of his kids. She says, neither would she.
Brook says, Violet is never a bother, and Chase says, never ever. Brook asks why she said that, and Violet says she loves visiting here, but never thought she would stay this long. Does Chase know when her dad is going to be back? He says he’s sorry. He doesn’t know, but her dad loves her more than anything and he’s working to get better. Violet wonders what’s taking so long, and Brook says, he’s sick and his disease can’t be cured with medication. Chase says, it takes a lot of effort and willpower. In the meantime, they’re lucky she’s living with them. Brook says she especially loves game night, and Violet says, even when she loses? Brook says, even then.
Michael addresses Drew as their next congressman and tells Drew that he can’t stay. He has to take Monica to the doctor for a routine checkup. He congratulates Drew and leaves. Drew and Willow look at each other.
Olivia says, Dante didn’t leave because he wanted, and he says he was going undercover, but he didn’t know he’d be gone 9 months, get captured, and be rescued. Then he left again. She asks what he was afraid would happen, and he says, that he would hurt Lulu. She says, he didn’t abandon his wife and son. He was protecting them. He says he never would have gotten PTSD had he not gone undercover, and she says, maybe it wasn’t his justice to get, but he did what was right and necessary. He might have gotten in over his head, but it happens to the best of them. He fought to get back to the people who love him, twice. As desperately as she wanted him back, she understood that he had to be away for treatment. He chose to come home healthy and whole. He says, by then it was too late. Lulu moved on and rightly so. He always talked about how important family was, and he left her alone. He’s worried that he won’t be able to tell her how much he regrets it.
Kristina says, Ava killed her baby when Ava pushed her out the window, but John tells her, Ava says different. Alexis runs into the station and asks where her daughter is, and Dex tells her, in the interrogation room. She goes in, and Kristina says, Cates is saying that she killed her baby. Alexis tells her, not another word, and tells John, Kristina did not kill her baby. Kristina knows that, she knows that, and more important, he knows that. He needs to better explain why he’s torturing her daughter. John says, they have new evidence and he’s charging Kristina with manslaughter. She says, cut the crap. This has nothing to do with Kristina and everything to do with Sonny.
Willow thanks Drew for what he said, and he says, it’s true. He made the decision after she encouraged him. She made him realize how much he wanted it. She says she thought McConkey would be here, and he says, so did he. Willow asks if McConkey didn’t contact him, and he says, no, and he didn’t leave a message. That’s not like him. He usually shows up when he says he will. He hopes nothing is wrong.
Portia tells Curtis that Heather is at the hospital and she has a new lawyer. It’s someone they both know. Curtis says, it can’t be Alexis or Diane, so who? and she says, Molly’s father, Ric Lansing. Scotty gave him the case. Curtis says, maybe it’s a non-starter. They know Scotty wouldn’t turn down a big payday. She says she did some research, and Ric is an excellent lawyer, and he asks if she thinks he’s encouraging Heather to move forward with this frivolous lawsuit. She says she does, when Drew comes by. He thanks them for their support in being here, and Curtis says, it was a great speech, but Drew says he’s never been more nervous. He thanks Curtis for taking on the extra work. Curtis says, it’s a challenge, but he loves it, and Drew says, it shows. He’s amazed at what Curtis has accomplished, but not surprised. He knew Curtis was the right man.
Alexis tells John, it’s absurd. In what universe is this a federal crime? He says, Kristina was charged with the attempted murder of a federal witness, and it can be attached to the original charges. Alexis says, Kristina almost died when Ava pushed her out a window, and he says, Ava was defending herself from Kristina’s attack. Kristina says, that’s not what happened… and Alexis stops her. She says, John is out of his jurisdiction and out of his mind. He’s also threatening the well-being of her client with this abuse. He says, if she’s so concerned, they both know a way she can make this go away, and Alexis says she has to take care of something. She’ll be back. She tells Kristina, say nothing, and tells John, don’t dare ask Kristina anything else without her being present, and she leaves.
Alexis asks tells the desk sergeant that she’s making an official request that Dex stay with her daughter. And under no circumstances is Cates to be alone with her.
Carly asks if Sonny has spoken to or seen Dante, and Sonny says he knew Lulu was being transferred to GH, but doesn’t know what’s wrong. Does she know anything? Carly says, Lulu needs a liver transplant, and he says, Nikolas was a match when Lulu was a baby. That, and being Spencer’s father are the only two good things he’s done in his life. Carly says, Laura went to see him. He’d love to do it, but he’s no longer a viable donor. She’s not a match either. Sonny says he’ll get tested and asks if anyone has reached out to Lucky. She says, Laura is tracking him down. She’s surprised Dante hasn’t reached out to Sonny, but he says, they haven’t talked since he was off his meds. Carly says, Dante can’t hold that against him, and he says, Dante was focused on Lulu, and he was focused on Kristina, so they didn’t touch base. Carly says, it’s clearly bothering him, and he says, he hasn’t exactly been great to his kids, and he wants to do whatever he can to fix it. She says, speaking of his kids, Ava called Avery and said she couldn’t see her for a while. Does he know what that’s about? He says, Jagger took Ava into protective custody, and she says, from what? He says, him, and she says, that’s ridiculous. Ava knows if she even gets a papercut, the PCPD will show up at his door. He says, Jagger has always had a vendetta, an agenda, and Jagger’s agenda is to take him down.
Chase asks if Violet wants to join the other kids, and Violet asks if Avery and Donna are coming over. Brook says, that’s the plan. Violet is part of a family now. Violet asks when the family is getting bigger. When are Brook and Chase having a baby?
Olivia asks if Dante regrets his life with Sam, but he says he loves Sam and he loves the life they’ve built. She asks, then what’s the problem? and he says, Lulu can’t build a life. She was in love with Dustin, and he was a good guy. He made her happy. Olivia says, it’s not doing Lulu any good for him to feel guilty, and he says he knows that, but if she doesn’t make it… She says, they’re not counting Lulu out again, and he says, she beat the odds before. She will again.
Portia asks if Curtis wants to get going, and he asks if she’s in hurry. She says, there’s nothing that can’t wait, and he says he thinks Aurora can do without him for a bit. She says, neither one of them need to be at work. Does he know what that means? He says, they’re both forgetting something important or another Seal of the Apocalypse was broken, and she says she doesn’t care if she gets fired or the world ends. She just cares about them in the moment. He says, amen to that, and they kiss.
Willow asks Drew, what’s wrong? and he says he just got off the phone with Hazel McConkey. She told him that Larry… died this morning. He’s gone. She says she’s so sorry, and he says, him too. She asks if Hazel said what happened, and he wonders if they can talk somewhere else. She says, of course (🍷).
Sonny looks at a piece of construction paper that says, we love you daddy, in glitter. There’s a knock at the door and he opens it to Alexis. He says, she sounded upset on the phone, and she says she needs to know how he is mentally, emotionally, and physically. How are his meds? He says he’s doing okay, and she says, good. She’s about to say something that’s going to make him really, really angry. She just got back from the PCPD. Cates has dragged their daughter in once again. He asks what that son of a bitch wants with Kristina, and she says, he wants to charge Kristina with manslaughter in the baby’s death. He says, that makes no sense, but she says, he’s saying she tried to kill Ava and the baby’s death was a result. He asks, how’s Kristina? and she says, one harsh word away from losing it. She’s glad he’s thinking clearly and rationally. He needs to see reason and do something he’s not going to like. Cates is willing to destroy Kristina unless he gets to Sonny. Sonny has to stop that from happening and give Cates what he wants.
Carly finds Olivia in the nook and says she didn’t expect to see Dante. He says, Maxie and Felicia are with Lulu. Does she think he’d leave Lulu alone? Carly says, no. She heard Laura went to East Africa to find Lucky. Olivia says, she’s hoping Lucky can be a donor. She needs to check in with Sasha about dinner. Is Carly staying? Carly says, Monica insisted. She’s sure it’s to spite Tracy. Olivia leaves, and Carly says she just left Sonny. She told him about the liver transplant and he’s going to get tested also. Elizabeth told her that they think Lulu’s liver failure was the result of her medication. Dante asks if she thinks he should have realized something was wrong, and she says, no. He says, despite what everyone thinks, he didn’t abandon Lulu.
Drew and Willow go to his office, and he tells Willow, Hazel said, just this morning, Larry was excited about coming. But on their way to the airport, he collapsed. He was rushed to the hospital and the doctors did everything they could, but he passed away. She was with him at the end. It’s amazing that she took the time to call. Willow says, she knew how much he and Larry hit it off. Obviously, their relationship meant a lot to him. Drew says he hopes so. Larry was relieved he was picking up the mantle. She asks, what happens now? and he says, Hazel will make a statement and there will probably be a special election. He might have to head to DC. He wants to finish what Larry started. He just wishes Larry was around to see it.
Portia says, Curtis can’t fool her. He loves what he’s doing. He says, it’s a challenge to build a division from the ground up. He sees the way Drew runs Aurora and can already see how improvements can be made. Portia says she’s glad to see him so happy, and he says, that makes one of us. Unless she’s just having a rough day. She says, all the days at the hospital are tough, but then there are Heather days. It makes her crazy that Laura doesn’t care what Heather’s done. Besides that, she loves her job. She just wishes they were able to spend more time with each other. He says, they’ll make time. They always do. She says, it will be less and less the closer it gets to election day. Drew said he’s doing a great job, and if her opinion matters, she thinks he’s doing terrific. He says, it does. It’s the only one that matters.
Sonny says, Alexis wants him to turn himself in and confess, and she says, if that’s what it takes for Cates to back off Kristina. Sonny says he can’t do anything from prison, but she says, Kristina is losing it. She can’t handle it. Her spirit is broken. He says, Kristina is stronger than she knows, and Alexis says, if her sister wasn’t blaming her for the baby’s death and she wasn’t being charged for it. He says, no jury is going to take it seriously, but she says, it’s not the jury she’s worried about. If the charges aren’t dismissed, the hearing will cause Kristina irreparable damage, and she won’t recover. If Sonny can’t save her, they’re going to lose her.
Kristina tells Dex that she knows she’s not supposed to talk anyone, but she didn’t kill her baby. She needs someone to believe her. John comes in with an officer and tells Dex to get out. Dex says he’s under orders to stay, and John asks, whose orders? Dex says, the desk sergeant, and John says he understands Dex is a cadet, so maybe he doesn’t know an FBI agent outranks a desk sergeant, and he’s asking Dex to leave. Reluctantly, Dex leaves, and John sits down. He says he knows it might not seem this way, but he’s sorry she has to go through this. She says, then let her go home, but he says he’s not the one keeping her here. Her father is. Sonny destroys people and her loyalty led to her baby’s death. Her baby is gone because of Sonny. What made her think protecting Sonny was more important than protecting her child? Sonny is the reason her child died. She says, Ava attacked her, but he says, Ava claims Kristina came at her. He’s sorry for her pain. She says, he’s the one causing it, but he says, Sonny is, and she says, leave her alone. Please. She starts to sob, and he says, if she knows anything about Sonny’s crimes, his illegal business dealings, and the violence he’s entailed, it might help mitigate the charges. He’s offering her a chance to help herself. She says, he’s got it backwards. He’s trying to accuse her of killing her baby so he can bring charges against her father, but the only criminal she sees is him.
Chase says, great question, and Brook says, it sure is. Violet asks, what’s the answer? When are they having a baby? Chase says, they just got married, and Brook says, it’s been so busy. Violet asks if they don’t want a baby, and Chase looks at Brook. She says, yes, they do.
Dante says, Carly is sounding like Tracy. She laid into him for abandoning Lulu. Carly tells him she didn’t say that, and he says, she was thinking it. She says she wasn’t. It’s normal to lash out… He tells her, don’t do that. Don’t pretend like she gives a damn. She says, of course (🍷) she does, and he says, don’t act concerned that he’s hurt Lulu when she paid Brook to try and break them up.
John says, be careful how she talks to a federal agent, but Kristina says, all she sees is a bully with a badge, and Jagger, a punk with a grudge. He’s obsessed with taking down her father. He can’t make a case, so he’s using Sonny’s dead grandchild as a prop to beat her up. A stellar example of law enforcement. He suggests she exercise her right to remain silent (ha-ha – he’s probably sorry he started this), but she says, whatever he thought he was going to accomplish here is not working. You will not use me against my father, you son of a bitch. (Woot! You go, Sonny’s daughter.)
Sonny tells Alexis that they can’t give in. Jagger is using Kristina as leverage against him. She says she understands that, but needs him to understand that by the time this game of chicken is over, Kristina won’t recover. He says he has faith that she and Diane will get Kristina out of this, but she says, it needs to happen now. Unless he’s willing to sacrifice Kristina. He says he’s not willing to sacrifice anything, and Alexis says, Kristina needs to be saved and she’s asking him to save her.
Kristina says, Ava was the one who threatened her, and John says, she really is her father’s daughter. Alexis walks into the station and asks Dex why he’s here and not in there. He says he was ordered to leave, and she goes in. Kristina asks if John is feeling like a big man now that he’s handcuffed her. Her lawyer is here. Get her arraigned. She can’t wait to get in front of a judge. He says he advises her to calm down, and she says she’s going to swear on a stack of Bibles that he used her daughter’s death to coerce her into testifying against her father. What do you say, Jagger? Cates’s phone rings, and Alexis tells him, better get that. He leaves, and Alexis asks the officer why he’s still here. He wisely makes himself scarce, and Alexis says, Kristina seems to be in a better mood. Kristina says she is and there’s no way in hell she’s going to let Jagger break her down.
Curtis says, McConkey died. It’s all over the news. Portia says, that’s terrible. That must be why Drew left so quickly. Curtis tries to call Drew, but gets voicemail. Portia says, he probably needs time to himself. It makes her wonder. With McConkey passing so quickly, what is Drew going to do about Aurora? Curtis says he thinks the timetable was just sped up. Drew didn’t appoint an interim CEO. She asks if it isn’t obvious. Drew is going to have him run Aurora.
Drew says, the last time he saw McConkey, he was saying he was going to take a vacation with his wife and grandkids. They were going on a fishing trip. He hated fishing, but his wife loved it. They were going to rent a boat. She was going to take some of the grandkids on the boat, and he was staying behind with some of them to eat and listen to baseball. Willow says, it sounds like a wonderful time, and he says, McConkey was a great grandfather. (The writers should have chosen a different adjective.) He’s sorry. He doesn’t want to hold her up from dinner. She says, he’s going too, right? but he says he’s not up for it. He’s going to stay here. She says she’ll tell Michael not to expect them. She wants to make sure he’s okay, and he says he is, but she says she’s not leaving until she believes it. Anyone could see how hard this is hitting him. (Oh brother.)
Carly can’t believe Dante is throwing this in her face. It was years ago. He says, it doesn’t matter. She still did it. She says she did, and it didn’t work, thank God. He and Lulu stayed together. She realized how wrong she was and moved on. She thought they all had. He says, it takes a special person to take a sledgehammer to other people’s lives and walk away. Brook comes near the door, but hears them and doesn’t go in. Dante asks if Carly has any idea what she did to Brook.
Alexis asks, what happened? and Kristina says, Cates was trying to use her baby’s death to make her betray her father. She’s not going to let that bastard hurt anyone else.
On the phone, Sonny tells John that he’s going to give him what he wants. He’ll confess to all the crimes, but first, John has to drop the charges. John says he’ll be at the penthouse in a half hour to formally arrest Sonny, but Sonny says his sons are at the Quartermaines. He needs to say his goodbyes, then he’ll go to the station. John says he’ll save Sonny a trip. He’ll meet Sonny at the Quartermaines and arrest him there.
I have the funny feeling that’s not what’s going to happen.
Tomorrow, Lois asks if Sonny is sneaking out without seeing her; Boyle tells Ava that her life is in Agent Cates’s hands; and Lucky tells Sidwell (I think) that it wouldn’t have been his first choice.
🍊 An Orange Walks Into The Quiet Woman…
Tonight, the women played a game of Traitor, and Teddi was the host – the one who chooses who the traitor is. She began with, welcome Housewives, and Vicki, which obviously did not go over well with Vicki. Surprisingly, Fancy Pants Heather wasn’t pleased either. At one point in the game, they had to reach in a box and take out a paper, which would show whether they lived or were murdered by the traitor. For whatever reason, the box also contained live crickets. You would have thought it was a homicidal Bengal tiger the way this bunch reacted, starting with Gina, who came short of jumping onto her chair. Emily feared not, letting a handful of them jump around her palm, stating she was from Ohio. Me too, originally, and I kind of get what she means, since I liked to give roly-poly bugs rides in my Matchbox cars. I also worked in one NYC office where a teeny tiny mouse dared show his/her face and it was like a bomb went off – women screeching and dashing everywhere. I was more than happy to try and get it into a cup to let it loose outside (if I didn’t give it a name, put a ribbon on it, and make it a pet), but that poor thing was in Chicago after the first scream. But I digress. Tamra ate a cricket, which should be a surprise to no one, since she probably bites the heads off of bats and chickens on a regular basis. I guessed the traitor early on from her speech patterns. Even though her voice was distorted, there was no hiding the cadence.
While we’re on the subject, I dunno. It’s not like Tamra invented digging into someone’s past and the last thing I’ve ever felt is empowered to judge because Tamra is a nasty piece of work. Besides, they would have gotten there sooner or later.
I loved Ryan on Million Dollar Listing. I love living vicariously through him and I’m not jealous one bit. He works hard for his money. I haven’t seen this yet, but I’m sure there will be a binge in my future.
Join me tomorrow for a big bar of soap and a variety of entertainment. Until then, stay safe, stay avoiding assumptions, and stay never letting a bully with a badge or a punk with a grudge break you down.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Kristina asks what Molly said, and Molly says, Kristina heard her. She had a choice. Protect her baby or Kristina’s father, and she chose Sonny. The truth is right here. Her sweet, innocent baby is buried right here because of Kristina.
Chase calls Brook from the station, and she says she only has a minute. He says, that’s fine. He just wanted to see how her mom’s segment is going. Caller Myrna says she thought Lois was supposed to entice viewers, not send them diving for the mute button. Lois’s accent is so distracting, she can’t focus on the products. Brook says she’s got to go, and Haven asks if Myrna perhaps had a bad experience with someone from the lovely borough of Brooklyn, or is she just having a bad day period? Dante walks in, and Maxie asks what he’s doing here. He says he’s looking for her. It’s Lulu. She’s been moved to General Hospital.
Elizabeth briefly takes Lulu’s hand, then sees Laura coming into the room. Laura asks, how’s Lulu?
We see a crude prison cell. A prisoner with leg irons is shoved into it.
Maxie asks what Dante means, and Dante says, the doctors are worried about Lulu, but she says she doesn’t know what that means. What did the doctors say exactly? He says he’s getting this information from Laura, but he guesses she’s had a setback, so the doctors want her moved to GH so they can handle her medical needs better. Maxie says she doesn’t like the way that sounds. It seems like there’s something wrong. He says he wishes he had more information, but he doesn’t. He just thought she’d like to know as soon as possible. She says, he was right, thanks him, and goes back to work.
Lois says she understands her accent takes a little getting used to, and Myrna says, a little? Haven says she was raised that it’s bad manners to critique the way someone speaks, and anyone with even a basic modicum of knowledge about etiquette would know it’s very rude to offer unsolicited advice on someone’s physical attributes. She’s sure Myrna has a lot of things to do today, and thanks her for calling. Lois says, the good news is, that Deception’s new Deceiver serum plumps and rejuvenates your skin no matter what your accent. Brook and Tracy watch, and Brook smiles. Haven says, exactly. And here at Home & Heart, we encourage everyone to use their voice and use Deception’s skin care products. Their skin will thank them.
Elizabeth suggests she and Laura talk outside, and they go to the waiting area. Laura asks if there’s been a change, and Elizabeth says, Lulu is stable, but her liver function is still declining. Laura says she doesn’t understand this. She has been on the same protocol for years. Why the sudden change? Elizabeth says, they don’t know why this is happening. They’ve already run additional tests. She knows it’s hard, but they just have to wait for them to come through. In the meantime, she’s doing everything she can to keep Lulu comfortable. Laura thanks her for doing that, and Elizabeth says, it was smart to bring her here. No offense to the long-term facility, but she can get better, more comprehensive testing and treatment here at GH. She’s in good hands. Laura says, especially hers, and Elizabeth says, Port Charles is Lulu’s home. Now she’s surrounded by people who love her. Laura starts to cry, and Elizabeth says, doctors and nurses included. They’re going to get her through this. Laura thanks her.
Molly says, Kristina is looking for absolution, for people to tell her this isn’t her fault. She wants to blame Ava, but this is on her. Nobody dragged her to Ava’s hotel room. She went there on her own and she picked a fight. (I can’t imagine talking like this to my sister, no matter what happened.) Kristina says she went there to protect her family, and Molly says, couldn’t she have waited, waited the few weeks her baby needed to be born? TJ tries to get her to stop, but Molly continues to yell. Molly says she knew she shouldn’t have trusted Kristina. She’s so selfish and self-absorbed. Alexis says, please stop it. Not now, please. Molly says, and there it is. Right on time. Mom swoops in to protect Kristina. You could basically set your watch by it. Alexis says, that’s not what it is, but Molly says, of course (🍷) it is. Because it’s impossible to imagine a world where Kristina has to take responsibility for her own actions without Alexis running in to defend her. Is that why she was so eager to get her law license back? So she could help Kristina steal thier baby? Alexis cries and covers her face with her hands.
Sam says, they know Molly is devastated, but this isn’t helping. Molly says she doesn’t care, and Ric says, let him and TJ take her home. Molly asks if they think she’s just making this up. That she’s just imagining mom was going to help Kristina steal her baby. Alexis says, that’s not what happened, and Molly takes a paper out of her bag. She says she found this in Alexis’s briefcase this morning, an affidavit written by Kristina saying she planned to file for custody of her baby. Alexis says, that’s not what happened, and Molly says, all those times she defended Kristina to TJ. She told him that he was wrong about her. It turns out she was wrong. Kristina was never going to give her the baby, and Alexis was just holding on to this for her, waiting to file it. Was she going to file this before her baby was born, or was she going to rip the baby from her hands and hand her to Kristina right in front of her? Alexis repeats, that’s not what happened, and Molly asks when she was planning to file this document. She did it for Kristina because Kristina was never going to give her the baby. Kristina says, no, she wasn’t.
Laura takes Elizabeth’s hand and says she’s never given up hope that Lulu would wake up. She knows that, right? Elizabeth says, of course (🍷), and Laura says she knows what people are thinking. She can see it in their eyes whenever Lulu is brought up. They know she’s been in a coma for three and a half years and they think that it’s hopeless. Elizabeth says, no one thinks that, but Laura says, yes, they do. They absolutely do. They think she should let Lulu go. That she’s being unfair, going through procedure after procedure, but they don’t know her daughter the way she does. And she knows Lulu is a fighter and she is in there and she’s trying to come back. They need to give her every opportunity to do that.
Dante comes into the station, and Chase asks, how was the funeral? (What a question. How does he think it was at a funeral?) Dante says, it was terrible. Kristina’s a mess. She’s completely devastated. Chase says he’s sorry. He knows how hard it is to see a sibling in that much pain. Dante says, you want to say or do something to help them, but there’s just nothing. He sits down, and Chase says, don’t take this the wrong way, but why did he come in today? He should be with his family. Dante says he got some unexpected news at the funeral and wanted to bury himself in some work and process it properly. He didn’t really want to talk to his family about it at the funeral. They’re dealing with enough as it is. Chase says he’s here. If Dante wants to talk about it, he’s happy to listen. Dante says, it’s Lulu. They moved her to GH. She’s taken a turn for the worse.
Going over to Elizabeth at the hospital, Maxie says Dante told her that Lulu had been transferred here. How’s she doing? Elizabeth says, they don’t know yet. The doctor is running labs and doing an MRI, hoping to get a clearer picture of what she’s dealing with. Maxie says, so she’s hanging in there? and Elizabeth says, she’s stable… for now. Maxie asks if the doctors are with her right now or Laura or anybody? She wants to see her, but she doesn’t want to get in the way. Elizabeth says, the doctor is finished, and Laura went to call the rest of the family. Maxie asks if it’s okay for her to see Lulu, and Elizabeth says, absolutely. They encourage friends and family to visit and talk to coma patients. Some people who come out of a coma actually remember what was said to them while they were under, and she suspects that’s exactly what Lulu needs. Her room is right over there. Maxie thanks her, and Elizabeth says, take all the time she needs. Maxie goes into Lulu’s room.
Back home, Curtis says, that was a lot harder than he thought it would be, and Marshall says, there’s always some sadness at a funeral, but there’s something about a funeral for a baby. Stella asks how Jordan is holding up, and Jordan says she’s okay. It’s difficult seeing TJ suffer this much. She just wants to wrap her arms around him and make it better. Stella thinks they could all use a pick-me-up. There’s plenty of food here. She’ll go heat some up. Marshall asks if she needs help, and she says, absolutely. They go to the kitchen, and Portia asks if any of them happen to know anything about Molly’s father. There certainly didn’t seem to be any love lost between him and Molly’s family. You could practically feel the chill in the air. Jordan says, Ric Lansing certainly won’t win any popularity contests in Port Charles. He operates in what she can call a grey area. But this isn’t the time or place to discuss his would-be transgressions, so let’s just say he’s not very well liked in this town. But Ric and Molly have a decent relationship. He does try to stay far from Port Charles for a reason. He’s estranged from his brother Sonny, and he and Alexis can’t be in the same room without butting heads. Ric’s made his fair share of enemies in Port Charles, so she’s sure he prefers to stay as far away as possible most of the time. Portia says she had no idea, but that explains a lot, and Curtis says, they all know how complicated family relationships can be. But no matter what he’s done, Ric is Molly’s father, and she clearly loves him. He’s really glad Ric showed up when Molly needed him, and it’s very important they do the same for TJ.
Molly says, Kristina was never going to honor their agreement. She was planning on keeping Molly’s baby. Kristina says, she was a part of me. I nurtured her. Molly says, Kristina killed her, and Kristina says she never would have put her intentionally in harm. Never. She was her mother for eight months and nothing Molly can say or do will ever erase that. Molly says, mothers look out for their children and protect them. They keep them safe at all costs. Kristina has zero maternal instinct. She’s selfish. She’s impulsive. She makes the same mistakes over and over. She’s a total trainwreck. Sam tries to get her to dial it down, but Molly says, Kristina got up in that church and presented herself as this grieving mother, all the while pretending she’s not to blame for her baby’s death. Kristina says she loved her. She loved her more than anything in this whole world. Molly says, love? Kristina doesn’t know the meaning of that word. Look at this grave. Her daughter is buried here. Kristina did not protect her. She did not keep her safe. She put her at risk, and she died. Say it. Admit that she killed Molly’s baby. Kristina falls to her knees and sobs.
Chase says, that’s not what he was expecting Dante to say. Lulu never occurred to him. Dante says, him either. It was a total shock. He got used to the status quo, as terrible as that sounds. He just wasn’t expecting this. Chase asks if Rocco knows, and Dante says, yeah. He told Rocco. Chase asks how he took it, and Dante says, how does he think? He’s a kid. They’re talking about his mom. Rocco had hope that she’s going to wake up soon and he’s telling Rocco that she’s getting worse. She might not make it. This is tough. Chase says, Rocco has Dante, he has Sam, and a huge family around him to lift him back up. Hopefully, that’s enough. Dante says he hopes Chase is right, and Chase says he feels for Rocco, but it’s got to be affecting Dante. How is he doing, knowing that Lulu could be slipping away?
Haven thanks the viewers for tuning in today to see what the amazing Deceiver serum can do. The results are indisputable. But don’t take her word for it. Try it for themselves. She promises they won’t be disappointed. Lois says, we can’t wait to hear how it changes your lives, and Tracy and Brook smile. Lois says, until then, stay beautiful, and Haven thanks her for coming. It’s great to see her. And now she’s proud to take this moment to introduce their newest addition to the Home & Heart family. Please meet their new program host, Pearl. Pearl thanks Haven and says, today, she has an incredible line of vegan handbags by Kay Carol. Whether it’s work or travel, fashion or function, we’ve got something that’s going to fit your life. Stay tuned for this exclusive deal. The director says, they’re clear. Let’s move to Stage 14. Nice going. Brook says, wow. These handbags are beautiful. Especially this one. She picks up a bag and says she just needs to have it. As soon as she’s done here, she’ll come see Pearl on Stage 14. Pearl says, don’t wait too long. These handbags are going to sell out fast. Haven tells Lois, that was great. She was fantastic. Not everybody is cut out for this kind of thing, but she’s a natural. Brook says, and a hit. These numbers are amazing. They just keep going up. Lois says, really? And Brook says, absolutely. (WOTD) This was Deception’s best segment yet. She sold the most units of Home & Heart’s entire quarter. Haven says she knows what she’s talking about. Lois is a natural. She knows greatness when she sees it. Lois says, wow. Who knew? Brook says she did, and Tracy says she’s got to hand it to Lois. She really pulled it off. She did a terrific job.
Kristina continues to weep and says, Molly’s wrong. She does know what love is. She loved her. She did. She loved her. She knows what love is. She loved her. She did… She did. TJ bends down and says something I can’t hear, and Molly flashes back to Kristina asking Molly to let her help. Let her carry that baby for her and TJ. Molly flashes back to Molly saying that she was disappointed and bitter to know Kristina could carry a child and she couldn’t, then asking Kristina to be their surrogate. She remembers telling Alexis that the bond between her and Kristina is stronger than all the legal protections in the world, and them being excited when Kristina finds out she’s pregnant. She remembers TJ saying, Kristina is more than a surrogate. She’s biologically and emotionally invested. Molly tells him that she’s still choosing to be hopeful. She flashes back to telling TJ that Kristina wants their baby to be her baby and thanks to the interview, the whole world thinks it is. She remembers trying to get Kristina to terminate her parental rights, and Kristina saying she wonders if she and Allie couldn’t provide a more stable home for this baby right now. She flashes back to TJ telling her about the accident, visiting Kristina afterward, and Kristina telling her that their precious little girl is gone. Ric says, they have to get her home, but Molly says she’s not leaving without TJ. TJ goes over to her and says, let’s get out of here. They walk out hand in hand. Kristina continues to sob and says, she did. She loved her. Sam glares at Ric, and Alexis holds Kristina.
Maxie paints Lulu’s nails and says she’s sorry she missed their visit last week. Lulu knows she considers it their standing date, but James was missing, and they were looking for him. Don’t worry. He turned up. A little worse for the wear, but boy, does she have a crazy story to tell Lulu when she wakes up about who he went to see. You know why she loves painting Lulu’s nails? She believes just because you’re stuck in a bed doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to be pampered. And painting Lulu’s nails reminds her of their Crimson days. When they’d get so excited about any free samples they’d receive. Well, it was thrilling for her, and she loved Lulu so much for going along and pretending. Maxie misses her and knows it’s probably driving her crazy to be stuck in this bed being forced to listen to her ramble, so please wake up and tell her to be quiet. She promises she won’t even get offended. Does Lulu know how she knows she’s going to pull through this? There are so many people who still need her. Her mom, Charlotte and Rocco… her. And even though Lulu is stuck in this bed with perfect nails right now, none of them have given up on her. She promises.
The prisoner is pushed into a chair, and we see he has a sack over his head.
Outside the house, Molly tells TJ, this should have been their first step toward healing, and she turned it into something ugly. She’s sorry. She hopes he can forgive her. He says, there’s nothing to forgive. Irene was their daughter. They loved her so much from the moment they knew she was coming. As much as they like to think they can control their emotions, they’re bound to get away from them in certain situations. She says, that’s exactly how she felt. They were just spilling out of her. He says he completely understands. They never got the opportunity to meet Irene, but they’ll always be her parents. In all this messy, horrific, complicated grief, they’ll figure it out together. They hug.
Dante says he doesn’t know how he feels about Lulu. Does he even have a right to feel? Chase says, he’s entitled to have any feelings he has, but he should be honest with himself about that. Dante says he can tell Chase one thing for certain. He loves Sam. He loves the life they’ve created, the family they’ve built. She’s like a miracle for him. Chase says he knows how great Dante and Sam are together, and how much they adore each other, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have complicated feelings for Lulu. She was Dante’s wife. They have a kid together. Dante says, they were already divorced when she got hurt. They were over. She was starting a new life with someone else, and she was happy. But every time he takes Rocco in there to see her in that bed, does he love her? Does he care for her? Does he want her to wake up? Of course (🍷), all those things. But he knows Lulu put him behind her. She’s not lying in that bed dreaming about him.
Maxie says she’ll tell Lulu a secret. She thinks Dante still needs her too. He tracked her down today, at work, just to let her know Lulu had been moved here. After Lulu got hurt, she never told Dante that Lulu was planning on telling him that she still loved him. She did think about it, but it didn’t seem fair. She thought Lulu would want for him to move on, be happy, and he is happy. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t need her too. So if that counts for anything, please fight her way back for him too, okay?
Stella says, almost ready, and Marshall asks if he can help her with anything else. She says, no. Everything’s taken care of, but thank you. He says he appreciated what she said at the church. He likes to think that both of their Irenes are up there in heaven, watching over them and taking care of each other. She says she always thought it was Irene who brought him back to them after they lost him for so long. And with both Irenes together, she’s sure they’ll be raining down blessings on them. He says he certainly hopes so.
TJ tells Jordan that Kristina was never going to give up their baby. She had an affidavit all prepared, saying she was the mother and wanted to retain custody. And the kicker is that Alexis was helping her.
Marshall says, TJ needs the blessing the most. He lost a child. That’s the kind of pain nobody can bear and he can’t shoulder that pain alone. He’s going to need them.
Brook asks Lois, what’s wrong? but Lois says, nothing. She’s fine. Brook says, she did a fantastic job. Everybody loves her, so why does she look like somebody just told her that she can only wear pale pink nail polish for the rest of her life? Lois takes Brook’s hands and says she needs Brook to be honest with her. Is her accent unbearable?
Portia tells Curtis that she’s sorry she can’t stay longer for TJ and Molly, but she’s needed at the hospital. He says, that’s okay. He’s sure they understand, and they’ll feel her love and support. Go save lives and they’ll take it from here. She says she loves him so much and he says he loves her too. She says she’ll see him tonight, and she’s about to leave, when there’s a knock at the door. She opens it to Ric, and says, they haven’t officially met. She introduces herself, and he does the same. He says, it’s nice to meet her, and she says her too. She has to leave for the hospital, but she’s so sorry for his loss. He thanks her and says he was very much looking forward to meeting his first grandchild. She tells him, please make himself at home, and leaves. Curtis introduces himself, and they shake hands. Curtis says he’s really glad Ric is here to support Molly, and Ric says him too. Molly comes out and he hugs her. He asks how she’s feeling, and she says she and her dad are just going to step outside. Curtis says, let him know if they need anything, and they go out to the patio. Curtis tells TJ that he knows it’s been hard on him in a million different ways. Is he hanging in there? TJ says he doesn’t have a choice. He just keeps reminding himself that it’s not always going to hurt this much. Time heals all wounds, even the ones that seem like they’ll be raw forever. Curtis says, that’s what he and TJ’s mother are here to remind him of as well, and Jordan says, that goes for everyone else too. They’re all here to lift him and Molly up and get them through this as fast as they can. TJ says he knows. They’ve all been amazing and he’s incredibly grateful for his family right now. Curtis says, good. Because he’s stuck with them. TJ says he’s going to see if Aunt Stella and granddad need anything, and leaves. Curtis asks how Jordan is doing. It must be tough watching her son go through all this. She says her pain can wait. TJ is her primary concern right now. He just filled her in on what took place at Irene’s gravesite after they left the church. He asks what she means, and she says, Kristina and Alexis were planning on stealing her son’s child.
Molly thanks Ric for coming. She knows he doesn’t love being in Port Charles, but it means so much to have him here. He says, of course (🍷) he came. He’s always going to be there for her when she needs him. How is she doing? Honestly. She says she’s completely drained. She feels like she just fought a war. Alone. He says, if it’s any comfort, she won, but she says she doesn’t think there’s any victors today. Her relationship with Kristina is in pieces and it looks like mom is taking Kristina’s side. She’s honestly sick to her stomach about everything. He says he’s proud of her. She stood up for herself and she stood up for her child. (Is that what we’re calling it?) Not everybody would have that kind of strength, especially when you’re being pressured to kind of go along and play nice. She’s a complete marvel. (Ugh.)
Brook asks if Lois is crazy. They talk the way they talk. Lois says, but they don’t talk the same. Their accents and their speech patterns are different. Brook says, maybe a little bit, but who cares? She can’t believe Lois is worried about this. Numbers don’t lie and she was a huge hit. Haven says, yes, she was. She agrees. The people on social media can’t get enough of her, and neither can she. Lois says, that’s very nice of her to say. She knows it was dicey at first, and thanks Haven so much for helping push her through that rocky start. Haven says, once they got her over that hump, they were off to the races. And they won. She can’t wait to book Lois’s next appearance. They need to make this a regular thing. Tracy joins them and says, all right. They don’t need to inflate Lois’s ego more than it already is. They’ll be in touch to book their next segment on Home & Heart. Until then, shall they decamp for home? Brook says, absolutely. Lead the way. As they walk, Brook asks if Haven can believe these numbers. Lois tries to say, decamp for home, the way Tracy did, but then says, forget it, and follows them.
Jordan says, Alexis had a custody affidavit all drawn up and ready to file. Molly found it in Alexis’s briefcase. Curtis says, wow. He had no idea. She says, this is so infuriating. They all knew that Kristina had rights as the baby’s biological mother. TJ’s been worried about that for months. But this baby was conceived because TJ and Molly so desperately wanted to be parents. Kristina never would have even thought of having a baby if it wasn’t for them. So for Kristina to go back on her word and betray her sister and TJ by deciding to keep the baby, it’s unforgivable. And for Alexis to help Kristina, knowing what it would do to Molly and TJ… That baby was his biological child. Curtis says, and what should have been the happiest moments of Molly and TJ’s lives would have quickly devolved into a custody battle. She says she promises him, if that precious little baby had survived, Kristina and Alexis would have been in for the fight of their lives if they thought they could take that grandchild away from her. (Oh, so now it’s her baby.)
Alexis asks how Kristina’s stitches feel. Does she need another pain pill? Kristina says, who cares about her stitches? Her baby is dead, and her sister is blaming her. Alexis says, her sister is in pain too, and she’s lashing out. And as cliché as it sounds, sometimes the people we love the most are the most capable of hurting us. Kristina says, none of that excuses Molly’s behavior, and Alexis says she thinks this is an opportune time to remind Kristina that she’s named after Alexis’s sister Kristina, who she loved very much. They didn’t always get along, but she loved her fiercely and was devastated at her death. And she misses her and would give just about anything to be able to talk to her again. Kristina and Molly are still here and they’re at odds, and she gets how critical this is, but they’re going to have to find a way to repair their relationship. Kristina says, Molly is blaming her for her baby’s death. She will never forgive her.
Molly says, funny thing is, she knows how this is all going to end. Mom and Sam will plead Kristina’s case to her. They’ll say, she’s emotional and fragile right now, and they’ll say, you’re sisters. You’re Davis girls. That should always come first. They’ll probably encourage her to suck it up, be the bigger person, apologize to Kristina, say all the right things to make her feel better. And who knows? Maybe they’ll catch her at a weak moment, and she’ll even do it. Ric says, but she doesn’t want to, and she says, no. She will never forgive Kristina. Every time she visits her daughter’s grave or walks past the room that should have been her nursery, she’ll know it’s Kristina’s fault her baby is dead.
Maxie says she knows it’s a Spencer tradition to pull off a win at the eleventh hour, because Lulu used to love doing that. Then Lulu would give her this smug smile that drove her crazy. But she admired it. She admired Lulu. Anyway, they’re approaching the eleventh hour, so Lulu needs to pull out that win. Come back to them. For Rocco and Charlotte – Dante opens the door – for her, for Dante.
Elizabeth tells Laura that when she was first getting to know Lucky, he told her how Lulu had aplastic anemia when she was a toddler. And he told her how strong Laura was for her and that she never gave up on her. She needs that strength now and Elizabeth knows Laura is going to give it to her. Laura thanks her for saying that. Boy, does she miss Lucky. She wishes to God she knew where he was so she could bring him home.
The prisoner is shoved into the wall, and the guard turns him around. He takes the sack off the prisoner’s head and – big surprise, not – it’s Lucky.
On Monday, Chase tells Brook that he’s afraid it’s not good news; Carly wonders what Jack Brennan wants with Jason; and Laura asks Portia, how the doctors could miss this?
In vino veritas and all that, but it’s not that she just speaks her truth. She screeches, rants and raves, gets two inches from people’s faces, and flails around while she’s doing it.
Muhammad Ali: I’m defeating America’s so-called threats and enemies. And the flag is going dun-dun-dun-dun. I’m standing so proud. And I’d have whooped the world for America. I took my gold medal, thought I’d invented something. I said, Man, I know I’m going to get my people freedom. I’m the champion of the whole world. Olympic champion. I know I can eat downtown now. And I went downtown that day, had my big gold medal on, and went in a restaurant. And at that time, things weren’t integrated. Black folks couldn’t eat downtown. And I went downtown, I sat down, and I said, A cup of coffee, a hotdog. The lady said, We don’t serve Negroes. I was so mad, I said, I don’t eat them either, just give me a cup of coffee and a hamburger.
🏌️♂️ Quotes of the Week
Today stretches ahead of you waiting to be shaped. You are the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. What today will be like is up to you. – Steve Maraboli
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. – Mahatma Gandhi
I think the only answer is to live life to the fullest while you can and collect memories like fools collect money. Because in the end, that’s all you have – happy memories. – Sarah Strohmeyer
Immature love says, I love you because I need you. Mature love says, I need you because I love you. – Erich Fromm
We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing and inclusion. – Max de Pree
If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas. – Steve Maraboli
Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion. – Red Haircrow
Sometimes we have to be the change we didn’t see coming. – Jacqueline Grace Lopez
Walmart dumped Paula Deen, but continued to sell AR-15 assault rifles after Sandy Hook—interesting ethical credo. – Piers Morgan
It’s not easy having a good time. Even smiling makes my face ache. – Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), The Rocky Horror Picture Show
🍈 One In a Melon…
Come back on Monday for soap and a mess on the Med. Until then, stay safe, stay putting things back where you found them, and stay never offering unsolicited advice on someone’s physical attributes.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Molly knocks on Kristina’s door, and Kristina says she still didn’t sign the papers Molly left there. Molly tells her to trash them. Even better, she’ll tear them up herself.
Scotty says, Laura is a compelling witness, but Ava wonders about that, considering the negative press Laura’s gotten lately. Scotty says, Laura was her mother-in-law, and she’s lucky Laura is going to bat for her at all, since she and Nikolas are divorced. It’s weighty, but they need more. Sonny will call Carly, who will lie about what he had for breakfast with conviction. Ava says she’s not worried. Carly won’t be as convincing after she’s convicted of RICO charges. (She’s clearly out of the loop.)
Carly and Michael show up at the pool, where Wiley’s birthday party is still going on. Donna runs to Carly and hugs her.
Dante finds Anna in the interrogation room and says, the arraignment is happening as they speak. Michael and Sonny are there. She says, at least Sonny hasn’t been brought in in handcuffs. They’re ahead of the game. Dante says, it was a close call. Sonny took a swing at Cates, but it didn’t connect, and Molly saw the whole thing. She asks if charges were filed, but he says, not as of yet. She says, that’s a relief, and he says he followed up on Brennan at the hospital. Same deal as Pentenville. There was no record of him. Anna says, he’s at the WSB station in DC. He’s been reinstated, but she doesn’t think he ever lost his status in the first place. John walks in and says he and Anna need to talk in private, and Anna tells Dante that they’ll pick this up later. John tells Dante, a word of advice. Put a leash on his father or his father is going to find himself locked up. Dante leaves.
In his office on the phone, Sonny tells Brick that he needs a location on Jagger… Let him know when he does. Sonny opens a drawer and reaches for a locked box, but there’s a knock at the door. Jason comes in, and Sonny says he has nothing to say to him. Jason says, that’s fine. This time he’ll do all the talking.
Molly asks how Kristina is feeling, and Kristina says, the baby is fine, but Molly says, how is Kristina feeling? Kristina says, her feet and back hurt and she’s sleeping sitting up, but other than that, she’s great. It’s totally worth it. Molly says she doesn’t want Kristina too stressed, but Kristina says, Molly could have fooled her. Molly says she never should have come by with that document, and Kristina wonders if Molly really expected her to sign it. Molly says she got scared when she heard the interview. She was blindsided that Kristina and Blaze looked like the happy expectant couple, and Kristina didn’t say otherwise. Kristina says she explained that, and Molly says she and TJ are the expectant couple. They’re preparing the nursey and she’s working hard so she can get maternity leave. TJ is taking a leave of absence so they can watch the baby Kristina claims is hers. Kristina says she didn’t do that and would never… Molly admits she leapt to conclusions. It’s not a court of law, and she shouldn’t do that with her sister. She shouldn’t assume the worst and sincerely apologizes. Can Kristina forgive her?
Carly says she’s happy to see Donna, and Donna asks where she was. She missed most of the party. Wiley runs over and hugs Carly, and Carly says she’s sorry she’s late. She was trying to explain to Donna that she had a problem, but it’s solved now, and everything is fine. She’s glad to be here. The kids bring her over to the cake, and Carly asks Josslyn to watch the kids for a moment. Josslyn takes the kids, and Willow says, so? Michael says, the charges were dropped, and Maxie asks how that happened. Michael says, lack of evidence. It disappeared. Maxie says, amazing, and Carly says, isn’t it though?
John says, Anna erased something from the database of the most secure system in the world. The prosecution agreed to the defense motion to dismiss the case and Carly skated. Three years of time and effort handling Jason is down the drain. Anna says she thinks he’s conflating the two situations. Pikeman might not have had a resolution to his liking, but the FBI has enough evidence to shut the company down. The case against Carly had nothing to do with Pikeman. John says, Carly dared him to charge her, and he had enough evidence to convict her. How miraculously convenient that it’s gone, and Anna doesn’t seem surprised or bothered. She made a deal with Jason, didn’t she? He let her boyfriend Valentin get away in return for the disappeared evidence against Carly.
Jason explains what happened after he went to Greece and tells Sonny that he wasn’t offered a phone call or representation. Cates started playing the recording that incriminated Carly and said they had her dead to rights. He made it clear that Jason had to work for him, or Carly would go to prison. Sonny says, so they sat on the evidence for over a year, and Jason says, maybe they were waiting for an opportune moment. Sonny wonders if Jason was asked to give him up, and Jason says, he was, but he refused. That’s when Cates brought up Pikeman. The FBI wanted proof of their illegal arms sales and who was in charge. In exchange for that, they wouldn’t charge Carly. Sonny asks if it’s his fault now, but Jason says he’s just explaining his decision. Sonny asks why Jason didn’t come to him when they asked him to spy on Pikeman. He knows all about Jagger. He’s Jagger’s number one target. He always has been. Jason says, Sonny is right, but Cates didn’t make it obvious until now, and Sonny says, Jason didn’t trust him and went behind his back. Jagger played him, and now he’s got to protect himself. He’s got nobody else to protect him.
Michael tells Willow that he still can’t believe it, and she says, the evidence disappeared? He says he doesn’t know how or who, but he’s grateful. They watch the kids, and he says his mom is the heart of the family. She says, too bad Sonny can’t see this. It’s the perfect opportunity to set aside their differences. He says he tries not to take it personally, but he thinks there are other things going on, and she says, like what? He says, Sonny attacked Dex, and yesterday he had to stop Sonny from punching Cates outside the courtroom. He barely managed to grab Sonny’s arm. Donna is lucky both of her parents are free today.
Anna says, John gives her too much credit. He thinks she disappeared the evidence, but she doesn’t have access to that database and wouldn’t even attempt a breach of that magnitude. He says, the WSB are the only ones with that kind of tech, but she says she’s not WSB. She’s the Police Commissioner of Port Charles. She’s watched him trash her jurisdiction and harass the citizens. Maybe if he was more focused, he could have better handled the evidence. He says, whoever did it tried to frame him by using his credentials, and Anna says, he’s going to have to answer to his superiors for that. He asks, what happened to her? He wants to know. Why did she turn from her promise to protect and serve? She says, that’s what she’s doing, and he says, by literally climbing into bed with the enemy? Valentin escaped and Sonny is going free because of her. Well done. She’s protecting and serving… them. He stomps out. (He’s been doing a lot of that lately.)
Kristina says she rewatched the interview and saw how Molly interpreted her response as coy and suggesting it was her and Blaze having a baby. But just to be clear, that’s not what she meant. Molly says she understands that now. Emotions were raw. Kristina says she just wants it to work out and for the baby to be healthy and grow up safe, happy, and loved. Molly says, she wants that too, but she also wants them as sisters to be okay, and Kristina says she wants that too. The whole reason she agreed to this is because she loves Molly so much. She hates that it’s coming between them. Molly says, it doesn’t have to, when there’s a knock at the door. A guy asks if Kristina is Kristina Corinthos-Davis, and she says she is. He hands her an envelope and says, you’ve been served.
Scotty’s phone rings, and he tells Ava, it was a notification that Kristina has been served. Ava says, Kristina has always been so entitled like her high and mighty mother. She’s going to come crashing down to earth when she has to admit what a brutal lunatic her father is. Scotty says he’s going to enjoy it. It’s the least Sonny deserves after everything he’s done. She says, Kristina might not realize it now, but this is the kindest thing she can do for her little sister, and he says, she’ll fight on the stand. She’s very loyal to her father. Ava says she’s not worried. The odds are when Sonny sees his beloved Kristina take the stand, he’ll have a meltdown.
Sonny says, Jagger is obsessed with him and will keep coming at him unless he puts Jagger down, but Jason says, Cates was damaged in court. He overreached and there are going to be repercussions from the FBI. They can watch him go down in flames. Sonny says, it’s his problem and he’ll deal with it. He doesn’t want Jason involved. End of conversation. Dante comes in and says, sorry to interrupt, but maybe it’s good he did. Jason says he was just leaving. He tells Sonny that last night, Cates offered to let Carly go if he testified against Sonny, but he refused… again, and he leaves.
Michael tells Willow that his dad’s attitude toward him has been more volatile lately. His mom thinks Sonny is off his meds, but Sonny insists he’s not. Maybe this is how he is now. He’s sorry. He doesn’t want to get her down. They should go back to the celebration. What did he miss? She says, Wiley was hanging with the kids and having a great time. She’s so blessed that she gets to watch him grow up. Thanks to Michael. Michael says, they’re lucky because they have her in their lives.
Josslyn tells Carly that Donna is having a blast, and Carly says, Donna adores Josslyn. Josslyn says, the feeling is mutual, and Carly says she’s glad they have each other. When she thought she might go to prison, she was making a mental list of things to tell her about Donna in case she wasn’t here. Josslyn says, she doesn’t have to worry about that now, and Carly says she couldn’t bring herself to tell Donna that she was trying to one-up a rogue FBI agent. Josslyn says, she’s too young to understand, and Carly says she’s sorry she put Josslyn through this.
Molly says, whatever that is, she has nothing to do with it, and Kristina takes papers out of the envelope. She says, it’s a subpoena for family court. She’s being summoned to appear at Avery’s custody hearing. Molly asks if it’s for Sonny, but Kristina says, no, Ava. Molly looks at the papers, and Kristina says she can’t testify against her father. Molly says, she has no choice, and Kristina asks what she says. Molly says, tell the truth. Diane will mitigate the damage in her cross examination. Kristina says, Diane can’t spin this. Ava knows she saw her father beat up Dex and knows Kristina can’t stand her. Molly says, Diane will rehearse with her. Keep her answers as brief as possible. Kristina says she can’t be the reason dad loses custody of Avery.
John goes to Ava’s hotel room, and she says, John doesn’t look happy. He says he’s not. Carly walked. The charges were dropped. The audio file mysteriously disappeared from the FBI database. She asks if they don’t have a backup, and he says, of course (🍷), but a copy is inadmissible. They have to prove it’s not faked or tampered with. The chain of custody is essential. Now he has no leverage against Jason and he’s no closer to putting Sonny behind bars where he belongs.
Dante asks what he walked in on, and Sonny says, Jason was explaining how Jagger was forcing him to infiltrate Pikeman, but that’s not what this is about. He’s the target for Jagger. He always has been. Jagger wants to take him down, and everybody says he’s paranoid. Dante says he believes Sonny. Cates crossed the line. The problem is, Sonny can’t cross the line with him. He’s got to stand down.
Ava says, maybe John overreached. Counting on Jason and Carly to give up Sonny was never going to be a reality. They’ll be loyal to the bitter end. John says, no. He had them. He knew they would flip to save each other. Whoever erased the file screwed him. She says, he’ll find another angle to get Sonny, and he says he’s sorry. He knows she’s worried about her case too. He thought if Sonny was locked up, she wouldn’t have to go through with the custody case. She says, there’s still a way for her to get what she wants.
Molly says, short of a medical emergency, Kristina will have to testify or be held in contempt. Kristina says, what if she doesn’t answer the questions? and Molly says, she’ll get a contempt citation, and perjuring herself is an actual crime. Kristina says, only if they can prove it, and wonders who else was subpoenaed. Molly says, maybe Dex, and he’s a cop now, and Kristina says, there has to be some way out. How can she avoid testifying? Molly says, she doesn’t. She’s sorry. No matter how much Kristina hates getting on the stand, she has to swear to tell the truth about what she saw her father do.
Maxie says, Carly must have been going out of her mind worrying about the kids, and Spinelli says, the evidence was like a dagger over Jason and now he’s finally free. Maxie says, good news all around, and Spinelli says, and a reminder of what can be lost in an instant. She says, he’s usually an optimist, but he says, seeing how this played out made him assess certain priorities and recommit to them. That’s her and the kids, their family.
Carly says, if the evidence hadn’t disappeared, she’d have been sent to prison just because she lost her temper, but Josslyn says, it’s okay. Carly says she literally taunted an FBI agent into arresting her. How stupid. Josslyn says she loves how Carly didn’t let John walk on her, but Carly says she had more to lose than gain. She wants to learn from her mistake. There’s a time to stand up and a time to stand down. She should have thought more about Josslyn and Donna. Josslyn says, Carly might have been impulsive and reckless, but she loves her and she’s happy Carly is free.
Jason goes to see and Anna, and says, she heard. She says, it’s a good day. The charges against Carly were dropped and the FBI no longer has leverage over him, and it happened in one fell swoop. Jason says he was wondering who to thank. He has it on good authority that even the best hacker couldn’t delete the file. Anna says she wanted to talk to him about that. She owes him. Valentin wouldn’t have gotten away if he hadn’t cooperated. She has a debt to repay. He asks if that’s what happened, but she says she had nothing to do with the audio file disappearing. He says, who did?
Maxie says she knows she and the kids are a priority. Spinelli shows her that every day. But that doesn’t mean she wants him to stop doing what he does, as long as he’s careful. He says he took every precaution, and she says, he hacked the FBI. She realizes how loud she’s talking and lowers her voice, saying, he’s amazing. He says he wants to assure her that before he does anything else impressive, he’ll talk to her first and they’ll weigh the risk. He won’t do it if she doesn’t like it. She says, deal, and Carly says she’s sorry to interrupt, but can she ask Spinelli for a minute? Maxie says she has to check in with the office and leaves. Carly sits down and thanks Spinelli, but he says he didn’t do anything to delete the file.
Anna tells Jason that she found Jack at the WSB in DB. It’s as if the last few months never happened. Jason asks why he did that, and she says, he didn’t confirm it, but her theory is that the WSB wanted to get out from Pikeman. Jack set himself up to get arrested and the WSB laid a trail of breadcrumbs to control the pace, giving them time to sever ties. Jason says, leaving Brennan and the WSB to walk free. What about Valentin? Does she think he was in on this? She says, probably. She doesn’t know to what extent. She thinks they bankrolled his disappearance and hopes he and Charlotte are somewhere safe with new IDs. He says, it makes sense, and she says, except for one thing. Why did Jack help Carly?
Ava tells John that Kristina was just served with a subpoena to testify against her father. She can try to avoid Scotty’s questions, but she’s going to have to testify that she was a witness to her father’s attack on Dex. John says, that’s good news, and Ava says she predicts a spectacular meltdown in front of everyone. Everyone can see with their own eyes that Sonny isn’t a suitable parent for Avery. He says, assuming Sonny doesn’t have a meltdown before that. He provoked Sonny, and Sonny nearly assaulted him. He’s a ticking time bomb and it’s just a matter of time before he goes off.
Sonny asks why he should sit back and let Jagger come after him. That son of a bitch needs to be taught a lesson. Dante says, if he goes after Cates, he’ll give Cates what he wants. He’s smarter than that, so do the smart thing and step back. Sonny asks if he thinks Jagger will go away. He’s got a lot to prove. Dante says, his case was thrown out. Let his bosses deal with him. Maybe they’ll put him out to pasture, but not yet. If Sonny doesn’t back off, he could open himself up to federal charges. Sonny says he’s heard this before. The law comes first. Dante’s a cop first and his son second. Why should he listen to what Dante is saying? Dante says, Sonny can only push everybody so far, even him.
Jason asks if Anna thinks Brennan intervened, and she says she does. A while back, he talked about how he enjoyed Carly visiting him. She thinks he meant it. And when she was in Washington, he commented that he wasn’t in the business of ruining good people’s lives. It’s a huge risk to break into the FBI database, which begs the question, why would Jack go to the trouble of saving Carly?
Carly says, Spinelli didn’t get rid of the evidence? and he says, not for lack of trying. He was able to gain access to the account, but couldn’t delete or corrupt the file. She says, if not him, then who? and he says, maybe someone on the inside, but she says, the only person who knows about the file is John, and he didn’t do it. Spinelli says, someone invested in her freedom. She must have a guardian angel.
Molly suggests Kristina sit down and take deep breaths. She’ll make tea and coach Kristina. They’ll prep together. Kristina asks if Molly wants to or does she feel obligated, but Molly says, of course (🍷) she wants to help Kristina. Aside from the incident at the wedding, is there any other reason Ava would want her to testify? Is there something she knows about Sonny that she’s sitting on? Kristina says, the only reason Ava called her was to get her to talk about the wedding, and Molly says she’ll make some calls. She’ll find out what else has been filed. Kristina says, what if she never has to take the stand? What if Ava changes her mind? Molly says, that would be unusual. It can happen, but it’s not going to.Ava has no reason to withdraw the subpoena. Kristina says she supposes not, and Molly goes to the kitchen. Kristina says, unless she gives Ava a reason.
Ava says she thought of something. That little ruckus between John and Sonny. Would John be willing to testify? John says, it would be his pleasure. Don’t forget Michael was there too. Ava says, Kristina and Michael both witnessed their father’s out of control behavior, and he says he just wants one person to rat on that bastard. Ava says she’ll do her best with a little help from her friend, he says, anytime, and they kiss. (Blech.)
Dante asks if Sonny is doing this again. If he’s not with Sonny, he’s against him. He’s not Jagger Cates. He’s trying to help. If Sonny wants to go after Cates, he’ll fall into his trap. Sonny’s phone rings, and Sonny says, sorry. He’s got to get this. It’s private. Dante says he doesn’t want to hear it anyway, and leaves. Sonny asks Brick, where’s Jagger?… With Ava, in the suite. Good. Take a lot of pictures.
Tomorrow, Blaze doesn’t know where she and Natalia go from here; Lois asks if Brook is willing to take on Sonny; and Sonny tells Kristina not to worry. She’s not going to have to testify.
Tracy was still trying to unload the house in the path of an apartment building and a flight pattern. JoshF was given a week to sell a house he thought was overpriced, the seller insisting Josh wasn’t showing it to the right clientele. Although when his assistant found a dead rat in a pool considered a selling feature and he refused to remove it, I thought, maybe it is him. JoshA checked out a property with developer Max that he thought could be listed at $120 to $150 million after being rebuilt – in its own stratosphere. We learned from JoshA, the only thing worse than not finding a property for a client is finding them a property and not being able to put a deal together.
Next time, JoshA finds JoshF a house that he says is just like JoshF- annoying and over the top.
Join me tomorrow for soap and talk of oranges. Until then, stay safe, stay never diving into the shallow end, and stay knowing that there’s a time to stand up and a time to stand down.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Perez Hilton prepares for his show, and says he’ll be introducing, quote/unquote canceled pop star Blaze and her girlfriend Kristina Corinthos-Davis. They’re speaking out for the first time since Blaze’s mother made contentious remarks on a secret recording. Brook asks how Blaze and Kristina are feeling, and Kristina says, nervous. Brook says, that’s good; it keeps the energy up. She’ll be here silently on the sidelines to support them. Keep it positive. No apologizing and no shame. Blaze says, her palms are sweating. She’s been in front of an audience countless times. This should be nothing. Brook says, it’s different from being on stage. She’s showing herself to the world so they can meet the true, authentic Blaze.
Willow meets Nina in the MetroCourt lobby and says she’s sorry she’s late. She thanks Nina for meeting her, and Nina says, when she hears, PSA emergency, she hops to it. What’s up? Willow says she’s recording another announcement, and Nina helped so much last time. Nina asks if the copy is funky, and Willow says, nothing rolls off the tongue. It’s stilted and awkward. She revised it herself and would like Nina to take a look at it and tell her what she thinks.
John says, Anna sounds absurd and she’s far out of her league. She says she tried to establish a professional relationship with him, but he has so much contempt for pretty much everything, it was impossible. He asks what he has contempt for, and she says, her, procedure, ethical contact… He says he sounds like a crappy agent (if the shoe fits and all that), and she says, he has no reason to coerce Jason. Thanks to Jason, he has the evidence about Pikeman dealing in illegal arms. It’s more than enough to freeze Pikeman’s assets and shut them down. This ends now. He says, she seems very familiar with the evidence Jason turned in. Why?
Carly says, Jason told her that he was free, and he says he thought he was. She says, he followed the directive, but he says, according to John, it’s not enough. She says, if it isn’t enough now, it never will be. The only way to take John’s power away is her turning herself in.
Brook says she spoke to Perez. He’s super knowledgeable and professional, kind and no nonsense. She goes to talk to the producer, and Blaze asks if Kristina has butterflies. Kristina says she’s been carrying a sumo wrestler for some time, but yeah. It’s their opportunity to show the world who they are. They’re going to fall in love with Blaze as much as she has. Blaze says, what if she says the wrong thing? but Kristina says, there is no wrong thing. Perez introduces himself to them, and says he’s looking forward to them speaking. If you’re ready, let’s get set up.
Willow asks if she got the message across, and Nina says, Willow did better than the original, but she has a few tweaks to suggest. The word whom is grammatically correct, but people hear it and think it’s elitist. Maybe stick to who. She did hit the point, because technically, you don’t need close genetic ties, and this is exactly where Nina would put it… Ava walks in on the phone, and Natalia walks in behind her. Natalia walks to the elevator, and Ava turns away. Natalia looks at her and shakes her head. The elevator opens and Natalia gets in. Ava wanders over to Willow and Nina and says, it’s wonderful seeing them together. Is there room for one more? (She’s got to be kidding.)
Carly says, Diane told her that she has a 30% chance of being exonerated, and John has a better than 100% chance of keeping Jason under his thumb. Jason says, she’ll be convicted of criminal conspiracy and RICO violations. She’ll be sent to prison for decades. She says, Diane got Sonny exonerated and it’s her life. She’s a big girl. (Saying this literally makes her sound like she’s three. All that’s missing is her stamping her foot.) She went to the meeting and it’s on her. He says he’s going to Lompoc, but it’s not like Pentenville; it’s contained. Carly says, Drew was almost killed in prison. If he thinks she’s going to stand by and watch that happen, he’s out of his mind.
Anna says she’s known Jason a long time and he’s an honorable man. More honorable than John. John says, this is new. The Police Commissioner defending a known criminal. Anna says, it has no bearing on her ability to do her job, and he laughs. He says, they’ll have to agree to disagree. Has she been working with Jason the entire time? She says she owes him no information, and he says, her innocent, law abiding act is laughable when she’s been a double agent, a disgrace to their profession. She says, that’s rich coming from him. He coerced Jason to work for him and kept Jason away from his family for more than two years, for no other reason than he could. He says he knows about her entanglement with Valentin and how it ended with her shooting his daughter. There’s a lot of history there. Was it her? Is she the reason he got away?
Nina tells Ava that they’re in the middle of something, so she’ll have to excuse them. Ava says, of course (🍷), but continues to stand near them. She tells them that she just wanted to say, it’s truly inspiring that they’ve set their differences aside. It’s been a long time coming. Willow says, they’re in a good place, and Ava says, that’s wonderful. Nina wonders if Ava is confused. Which part of they’re in the middle of something is misfiring in her brain? Ava says, the mother/daughter bond is important. She’s keenly aware of how painful it is since she’s being kept away from Avery. Nina wonders if there’s something she wants to ask, and Ava says, is it that obvious? Nina says, yes, and Ava says she was wondering if they’d be willing to sit with Scotty and talk about Sonny’s behavior. It’s disruptive to his children and the women who mistakenly place their trust in him. Nina says she’ll call it what it is. Ava wants them to testify against Sonny on her behalf. Ava says, yeah, and Nina asks if she’s insane.
Kristina thanks Perez for having them, and he thanks them for doing this. Kristina and Blaze tell them that they’re huge fans, and Kristina says, it’s the perfect platform to show what an incredible person Blaze is. He says, it’s brave and important, and he’s happy to be a part of it.
Cary says she can’t stand the thought of him going to prison, and Jason says, then don’t think about it. Think about her youngest daughter who relies on her. She says, don’t do that to her. He already spent so much time away from his children. He says, they’re almost adults, and Danny has Sam. In an ideal world, they’d have both parents, but they’re used to life without him. It’s different for Donna. Does she want to give Donna to Sonny? She says, no, and he says, then let’s keep it from happening. She says, what if the roles were reversed and she was the leverage. Would he stand by and watch? He says he thinks if he had a daughter who depended solely on him, he’d have to, and she says she can’t keep being the weapon used against him. She can’t and she won’t.
John says, Jason stalled in giving him the phone so Anna could make sure her boyfriend had a head start, and Anna says, Valentin isn’t her boyfriend. He says, so she doesn’t care that he vanished without a trace, and she says she doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He says, Jason gave her time. She tipped Valentin off and botched his operation. She says, he’s trying to shift the blame, and opens the door. He says, she thinks her ties to the WSB make her immune, but he’s got news for her and Jack Brennan. He’s not intimidated; however, Jason will pay for it.
Natalia puts on the TV, and Perez thanks Blaze and Kristina for sitting down with him. He says, Blaze is known as a wildly popular singer/songwriter, and also the Face of Deception. Is it safe to say she’s used to being written about? She says, yes, but not like the recent headlines, and Perez says, if the audience hasn’t been following the story, Blaze’s career took a hit when there was a viral post of an unauthorized recording. He asks Blaze to tell them about it, and Blaze says, it was her mother talking about gay people in a disparaging way, especially the relationship between her and Kristina. Kristina says, Blaze is correct, and Perez says, Kristina has been openly gay for some time, and the driving force behind a new LGBTQ non-profit. After hearing the recording, did they distance themselves? Kristina says, unfortunately, yes, and he asks, what exactly did they take issue with? She says, from their perspective, she couldn’t be an effective advocate while in a closeted relationship. She feels they may have misjudged or misinterpreted the situation, and she’s hoping to change their minds.
Willow says, Michael doesn’t want to take a legal stand against his father, and she wants no part of it. Ava thanks her anyway, and Willow thanks Nina for her help and leaves. Ava thinks perhaps her reaction was hasty, and Nina says, Ava has a short memory if she thinks Nina would lift a pinky finger to help her. Ava says, so they had an argument, and Nina says, Ava pretended to be her friend and played her while she was cozying up to Nina’s husband.
Anna says she doesn’t know how John lives with himself, and closes the door again. John says he’s gotten pretty good at it, and she says, Jason’s family thought he was dead. His mother, his children, and friends mourned him. She mourned him. Because John promised he’d be free if Jason did what he asked, mission completed. He says, not quite, and she says, he asked for the head of Pikeman, and Jason gave that to him. And this is how he repays Jason, sending him to Lompoc. Where is the justice? He says, Jason should have gone to prison 15 times over, but she says, that’s not for him to decide. He says he gave Jason an out. Turn in Sonny. Putting Sonny behind bars until he died would be consolation. She says, he’s a bully and a coward. Sending Jason to Lompoc won’t help his vendetta against Sonny. And how is he better than Sonny? Now he’s using the law for his own ends and twisting it into a pretzel to take revenge on Sonny. She’s all for taking Sonny down, but not at someone else’s expense, and she’ll do everything in her power to stop him.
Carly says she gets a choice. It’s her life and her decision, and she’s turning herself in. Jason says, it’s not just her life. He needs her to think. She says, all she’s been doing is thinking about him prison, and he says, from the day Michael was born… even before... From the day she showed up at his door, her family has been his family. So this is a decision they make together, and she needs to keep Michael, Josslyn, and Donna in mind. Can they agree? She says, they can, and he says, if one of them has to leave, it’s obvious who it should be. His kids will be fine without him. They’ve done it before, and they’ll do it again. He doesn’t want to, but he doesn’t need to be here. She does. None of this works without her. She launches herself at him, hugging him and crying. She says she just got him back, and he says, they’re on the same page. He has to go, and she has to stay. That means not turning herself in to Agent Cates. She says, okay, but he says he needs to hear the words, and she says she won’t turn herself in to Agent Cates.
Ava says she would never pursue Nina’s husband intentionally, and Nina asks if it was an accident that Ava threw herself into Sonny’s arms. Ava says, like Nina, she fell victim to Sonny’s charms, and became subject to his ever-changing moods. Nina asks if she’s supposed to feel sorry for Ava, and Ava says she’s explaining that she’s like Nina. She’s been cast out and she’s at risk of losing her remaining child. She thought they could find common ground in that. They were once close. Nina says, once is the operative word. Whose fault is that? Ava says, hers. She’s taking responsibility, but given their history, isn’t there a little room for compassion, and possibly someday forgiveness as well? Nina says, no, because of their history. She can’t believe Ava’s audacity in approaching her to ask for a favor. As far as Sonny is concerned, Ava hurt his beloved Kristina. She should thankful if the worst Sonny does is take sole custody of Avery.
Blaze says she was at a meeting with her mother at Deception when she heard the recording, and Perez asks how she felt in that moment hearing her mother. She says, upset, sad, mostly furious, and he asks if her mom’s feelings caught her by surprise. She says, not really. She knows it’s not easy on her mom. She was raised to be less tolerant of social issues. What upset her was the recording itself. He says, that it existed? and she says she had no idea it had been recorded. Kristina says, they didn’t understand how their privacy could be violated, and Perez asks how Blaze’s relationship with her mother is now. Blaze says, it’s complicated, but she always knew where she stood. Her mom is her ex-business manager and sacrificed a lot for her career. Perez asks if that changed things between them, and Blaze says, it’s a little raw right now, but Natalia is still her mom. She thinks… She hopes they can repair their relationship. It takes time. Kristina says, luckily, they have that in spades.
Anna says, every agent has cut corners, and John is no exception. She has the know-how and the connections to dig deep into his missteps, every falsified detail and self-serving report. She can destroy his career. He says, she’s threatening him all in the name of Jason, but she says, it has nothing to do with Jason. What John is doing is criminal, and the worst part is that he’s trashing people’s lives in his pursuit of Sonny. He’s wrong and corrupt and she’s done letting it happen. By the time she’s finished with him, he’ll be the one in Lompoc.
Carly asks what she does now, and Jason says, go home, live her life, be a great mom. She says, what about him? and he says, she knows where he’s going. He reaches for her, but she steps away. She says she can’t say goodbye again, and he says, then don’t. He thanks her for not making it harder than it needs to be. He’s gonna be okay. She says, he better be. She doesn’t know what she’s going to do without him, and he says, stay calm. Think things through. When she wants to do something crazy and jump in, before she does… She says, take a deep breath, count to 10, and he says, she remembers. She says, she always remembers.
Ava says, her part was blown wildly out of proportion, and Nina asks if she didn’t record Natalia and turn it over to The Invader. She knows Ava did because her Editor-in-Chief says so. Ava asks if she’s met Blaze’s mother, and Nina says, no, but she’s a big fan of Natalia’s daughter. Ava says she’s spent more time with Natalia than she’d care to. She and Sonny are joined at the hip. Dinners out, pool dates, she’s been at the penthouse. Nina says, Sonny is free to spend time with whoever he wants. She’s not interested in Ava’s feeble attempt to try and make her jealous. It’s laughable. Is that the best she’s got in trying to get Nina to join her unholy alliance? She walks out and Ava follows. Ava says, it’s a deposition, and Nina says she doesn’t want to get near Ava’s custody suit. Ava says, real talk? and Nina says, that would be nice. Ava says, despite their differences, does Nina doubt her capabilities as a mother? and Nina says, Ava’s love for her daughter is her one redeeming quality, but her love is limited to conflating with her own well-being. Ava asks if Nina thinks Sonny is a better parent, and Nina says she told Sonny that she wants no part of this, but yeah, 100%. Ava says she thinks they’ve changed, haven’t they? and Nina says, they have. For her, life is better. Maybe not so much for Ava. She walks away.
Perez says, Kristina was disavowed by the center she founded, and Blaze heard from fans both sides of the issue. Does she feel like she can’t win? Kristina asks if Blaze minds if she takes this one, and Blaze says, please. Kristina says she doesn’t think they’re the real victims. They were both out to their family and friends, and it was only a matter of time before Blaze came out in public to fans. She asks Blaze if that’s fair, and Blaze says, they’re definitely proud of who they are together. Perez asks, why keep it a secret? and Kristina says, they were patiently waiting for reality to be a more palatable pill for Blaze’s mother to swallow. In her room, Natalia tells herself, be a big girl. You deserve what’s coming. Kristina says, Natalia loves her daughter so much, and has come to treat her with decency and respect. Perez says, even if love isn’t always love in her eyes? and Kristina says, her views were hurtful, but at the end of the day, they’re just that – her views. Views and opinions she’s entitled to. Perez asks if that’s what Kristina means by saying they’re not the real victims, and Kristina says, yes. Natalia is the real victim. Natalia looks shocked, and Kristina says, to be clear, the only person who should be ashamed is the one who made the recording. Perez says, she’s very generous, and Kristina says she thinks they’re all human. She’s made her share of mistakes, and the important thing is that we own them, apologize for them, and ultimately learn from them. If he can do it, so can anyone. Perez says, so what she’s saying is, there’s hope for all of them, and Blaze says, what’s more powerful than that?
John says, Anna’s empty threats are music to his ears, but she says, he’ll find out soon enough that they’re not empty. He says, she confirmed what he’s suspected. She has no interest in Sonny being convicted. She’s just as dirty as he is. Maybe she’s the one going to prison. Thanks for the chat. It was a real eye opener. She says, it certainly was, and John leaves. Anna picks up the desk phone and says she’s going to be out the rest of the day. She has something she needs to take care of.
Jason walks into the bus station carrying a duffel bag. He sighs and sits down, taking out his phone. He calls Danny, who asks if he got rid of the FBI guy, and Jason says, they can’t go to the islands. Danny says, not today or…? and Jason says, at least not for a long time. Danny asks, why? What’s going on?
Perez asks if they have any plans to share, and Blaze says, they’re focusing on putting this bump behind them. He says, speaking of bumps, he couldn’t help noticing… and tells Kristina, congratulations. Kristina thanks him, and he says he takes it that’s all they’re getting. She says, that’s a part of their lives they’re keeping private for now, and he says, understood. He thanks them and wishes them both the best of everything. After the lights come up, he says he thinks it went well and they all hug. He thanks them for coming and says he appreciates their time. He leaves, and Brook says, they were incredible. They knocked it out of the park. Blaze says, it’s cause for celebration, Kristina suggests Bobbie’s milkshakes, and they leave together.
John knocks at Ava’s door and says he’s sorry about earlier. It was a rude and inopportune interruption, but nothing he can’t handle. If events go the way he thinks, he’ll have what he needs to bring Sonny to justice.
Carly tells the front desk clerk Chris to send two bellhops to John Cates’s suite. Chris asks if John is checking out, and she says, he sure is. Have them pack his luggage, bring it downstairs, and reprogram the door for the next guest. He leaves, and she says, this is what we call taking out the trash.
Danny says he’s freaking out. Just tell him. Jason says he has another assignment out of town, and Danny asks if that’s what the FBI guy wanted to talk to him about. Does Jason work for him? Jason says, it’s hard to explain. He has to go away. Danny asks, where? but Jason says he can’t tell Danny. Danny says, this is crazy. They could take the speedboat and go to Canada. They can’t drag Jason away from another country, can they? Jason says, sorry, and Danny says, he’s got to fix this. Jason says, Danny is a great son and he’s proud of him. He loves Danny and needs him to know that. Danny says, Jason is talking like it’s the last time they’re going to see each other. Jason’s bus is announced as leaving in 15 minutes, and Jason tells Danny, be good, okay? Goodbye. He hangs up, and Danny throws his phone across the room. Jason sits, the wheels spinning in his head.
I’m thinking if we heard the announcement, so did Danny.
Tomorrow, Michael tells someone that he needs a favor; Molly tells TJ that Kristina has gone too far; Diane tells Sonny that she wishes she had better news; And Carly tells John, here she is. Come and get her.
📋 Wednesdays, Check, Pink, Check…
He looked really good, and it was nice to see him be kinder and gentler than the Adrian DeWitt he used to be.
JoshF bought his childhood dream home sight unseen, and the interior was actually ripped apart. You always hear about a house having good bones and I think this is one of those houses, but all there was were bones. While it looks like he’ll ditch it, if I had his money, I would totally refurbish it. We learned from Tracy that an ADU (additional dwelling unit) increases property value and disclosure is the most important. She mentioned this when viewing a house with an amazing ADL that was like small house, but also underneath a flight path. It hadn’t been disclosed and the owner was an influencer whose content creation required no extra sounds. I totally get this, since we had a major plumbing problem after buying our house that I’m pretty sure the owner knew about – long, sad lawsuit story, but we ended up splitting the cost. I’m not sure why these owners didn’t sue, especially after paying millions. Nick Dubrow (son of Heather and Terry) is now working for JoshA, which sounds like a good gig. After having an open house – which Josh says, should be an experience – he gave each of his employees a grand out of his nearly $600k commission. Tracy also worked to get the Joshes back together. I love this show (as well as the New York version) because, although there’s competition, you feel the love.
I’d posted about the original show on FB, and when it came up in my memories, the post had been revamped to show Wayward Pines is on Hulu now. If you haven’t seen it, now’s the time. The books by Blake Crouch are great too.
Make a return trip tomorrow for soap and some OC shade. Until then, stay safe, stay keeping your shoes on in public places, and stay owning your mistakes, apologizing for them, and ultimately learning from them.
(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)
General Hospital
Jason and Carly go to the footbridge, Jason carrying a six-pack (beer, not his abs), and Carly says she loves this place. He cracks open two beers and hands her one, and she says, now that everything is done, she feels like all of him is here with her. From now on, they’re not holding back and not keeping anything from one another. Jason says, until or unless something more important is in play. He doesn’t like lying, especially to her.
Tracy shows up at the stables and tells Cody that she saw the light on. He asks if she needs him to kill a bug or something… He’s assuming a big, giant, scary bug. She says, there’s no bug, but it’s good to know he’s available should one appear. She was wondering if he’d mind company. He says, if she doesn’t mind his company, but fair warning. Comet is asleep if she’d rather hang out with him. She says, wouldn’t anybody? and he says he’s getting used to it. She says she couldn’t sleep, and he says he was going to grab a beer. Does she want one? She says, beer me, and he says, coming right up.
Dex brings Chase some dinner at the station, and Chase asks what he’s doing today. Dex says, non-lethal weapons drills and taser practice, and Chase says, he’d be surprised how many people taser themselves. Dex is also about to go on a five second ride that consists of people hitting him with bats. It will be the longest five seconds of his life, and like his entire body is having the worst Charley horse ever. The good news is, he’ll fall down, but won’t lose consciousness. And don’t forget the rule of three: don’t go hungry, don’t get wet, and get home safe.
Brook arrives at the penthouse and sees Natalia is there. She says she thought it would just be her and Sonny, and Sonny says he knows she has issues with Natalia. Brook says she has nothing to say about Natalia, but a lot to say about Blaze’s career. She’s assuming the reason she’s here is to make a plan to salvage it. Blaze’s career might be over because of Natalia’s idiotic words, so spare her Natalia’s childhood woes and let’s get to work.
Kristina knocks at Nina’s office door and asks if she can bug Nina for a minute. Nina says, of course (🍷). What’s up? Blaze walks in and stands next to Kristina.
Cody asks if he heard Tracy right. Beer me? She says she heard it on a commercial and it sounded apt. He laughs and she says, experts say if you drink alone there’s a problem, and she doesn’t want to contribute to anybody’s problem. He says, since when? and she says, if somebody she cares about has a problem, she wants to fix it. If somebody she doesn’t like has a problem, she doesn’t just want to contribute to it, she wants to be the sole cause. He says, makes sense, and they clink bottles.
Chase says he owes Dante everything, and Dex asks, what’s different here from where Chase worked before? Chase says, personalities. You need to study the community and get a feel for it. But that wasn’t his biggest challenge. Dex asks, what was? and Chase says, not being able to talk about his beloved Red Sox. There are nothing but Yankees fans here. Dex says he’s a Dodgers guy, and Chase suggests he keep it to himself. That’s something you don’t come back from. He knows Dex having Sonny on his resumé isn’t easy. He has to earn respect and it may take time. There’s nothing but admiration for Dante. His integrity was never questioned. Dex wonders if it’s better to be Sonny’s son than work for him, but Chase says, it doesn’t matter. Dex is here now and needs to prove himself every day. Dex says, that’s the plan, and Chase says he just heard himself. He sounds exactly like his dad.
Carly tells Jason that since they’re putting it out there, ever since she found out about the FBI recording and that she could be arrested, it’s been weighing on her. Jason says, that’s why he didn’t tell her, and she says she hates it, but she gets it. Now that the terms of the deal have been met, they’re off the hook. The weight has been lifted and she feels freer. He says, that’s how it should be, and she says, he’s free too. What’s going on? What is she missing? He says he just spent almost three years being pressured. Now the pressure is gone, but he’s just not sure he remembers how to be free or just live his life. She says, here’s to remembering, and they clink bottles.
Brook says, her first thought was to sue the record label for breach of contract, but Scotty says, they’ll just invoke the morals clause. Sonny says, there’s nothing immoral about Kristina and Blaze loving each other, but Brook says, they’ll just change language, and it won’t end well. If they’re provoked, they’ll say Blaze breached by having a negative impact on their reputation. Sonny says, that’s why they came up with a plan, but it all depends on Brook. Brook says she’s listening, and Natalia says, they want Blaze to be able to put out her own music on her own indie label. Sonny is going to finance it. Sonny says, on one condition. That Brook run the label. Natalia says, Brook is already fighting on Blaze’s behalf. So are they going into business? Brook says, yeah… no.
Nina says she’s glad Kristina and Blaze are here. She wants to apologize for the deplorable role The Invader played in their misery. Nothing like that should ever happen to anyone. She picks up her desk phone and says she wants someone down in her office now… She doesn’t care. Just get here. She tells Blaze and Kristina that she had no idea her new Editor-in-Chief transcribed and posted the recording. The only thing he cares about is clicks, no matter what was said or who got hurt. Kristina says she knows that’s not true about Nina, and Nina says, she can’t deny her part in it. There are no words to describe how terrible she feels, but she’s going to make it right.
Cody asks, what’s going on up at the house that got Tracy awake? and she says, the incessant humming of the air conditioning. She can feel it in her molars. Is she wrong for thinking a fan is more civilized? He says he thinks the horses would agree. Air conditioning would drive them buts, but they’ll stand in front of a fan all day. She says, not to mention the thousands of children running in and out who leave the door open. They’re cooling the outdoors. He asks, which parent is she channeling? (I’m dying laughing because I used to hear that as a kid too) and she says, her father. Her mother was too nice. If he yelled that they were cooling the outdoors, she’d think if there was one bug made more comfortable, they should do it. He says, she sounds special, and Tracy says, she was. Much to the chagrin of most people, including herself, she takes after her father. He asks how her father slept, and she says, upside down with his arms crossed across his chest in a rafter. They had their differences, but she loved him. Maybe her not sleeping well will just be how it is. He says, maybe she needs to wear herself out. She can take a ride anytime or he could put her to work. She says, thanks, but her insomnia isn’t so bad that she’s willing to start shoveling. It used to be, when her head hit the pillow, she was out. Or she would ruminate about how to get even with the people who wronged her, and within minutes, dreamland. Cody says, those were the days.
Chase says he wanted to play pro ball and was on a traveling team, but they shut him out. They’d all played together before, and he’s surprised they didn’t try to sabotage him. His dad was sympathetic, but wouldn’t let him quit. His dad said they couldn’t take something away from him that he wanted. He needed to practice hard and out hustle them, and they’d have to accept him. Once they did, then they would like him. He can hear his dad saying, you can do this. I know you can. Dex says, he sounds like a great dad. He did an amazing job at Chase’s wedding. Dex was choked up, and he could tell how much Chase’s dad loved him and Brook. Chase says, he had principles and lived them. What did Dex’s dad think about him becoming a cop?
Brook asks what kind of involvement she’d have, and Sonny says, she’ll have all the financing she needs creatively. Natalia says, within reason, but Brook says she’s not sure if they have the same definition of that. All the print and media management will be hers alone. Natalia will have no press presence or influence and will do no interviews unless she authorizes it. She’ll say where Blaze performs and how she’s presented. Natalia says she wants to talk to Blaze, and Brook says, that makes one of you. Natalia can agree or the label will never get off the ground, and when she leaves, her offer goes away.
Blaze says she appreciates Nina’s apology, but it was Ava that caused the problems. Nina says, Ava edited the conversation with the intent to cause as much harm as possible. All her reasons are self-serving and unbelievable to anyone who isn’t a sociopathic narcissist. Kristina says she’s happy Ava is away from her dad, and Nina says her too. Her hateful, spiteful editor decided to give a boost to the paper and himself and comes in second to Ava in awfulness. Adrian comes in, and she says, here’s the second runner-up now. She introduces Blaze and Kristina and says she thought he’d want to face the women whose careers and reputations he treated with such callousness. She also thinks it’s a good time to apologize and suggests he start at grovel and when he hits rock bottom, keep going.
Cody asks if Tracy thinks she can’t sleep because no one has wronged her and she can’t plot, but she says she doesn’t plot. She makes lists. He asks if plots aren’t lists gone to the dark side, and she says she never thought of it that way. She likes itemizing things that have to get done, won’t get done, are already done and need a follow-up. (Same.) It’s soothing. She makes lists of her lists. He says, it sounds stressful, but she says, a list is a gift you give yourself.Anyone can eat an elephant if it’s made into bite sized pieces. He says, she paints a disgusting picture, but maybe she’s right. He wouldn’t be able to eat an elephant if it was broken down to atoms. He wouldn’t see the elephant to begin with, even if it was charging at him. He ignores any disaster coming at him. He used to brag that he was a guy who doesn’t worry. Tracy asks when he realized that wasn’t something to brag about, and he says, recently. He pretends things aren’t happening and before he knows it, the gas fire has turned into an inferno. The elephant gets mad and rampages, and the countryside is wiped out.
Adrian says he’s truly sorry. He had no idea how big it would be. Kristina asks if they didn’t deserve their feelings and just living their lives, and he says, some – not him – believe that keeping their relationship under wraps was hypocritical. Kristina asks if they can’t live their lives in private, and he says, of course (🍷) they can. He didn’t think this would happen. She asks what he thought would happen. He yelled fire and now he’s shocked that people got trampled. Does he even believe his own apology? Nina says she thought he liked the hard-hitting questions. She’s curious about his answer too. Adrian says he hasn’t been in his position long and wanted to prove he could deliver a big scoop. He didn’t think past that, and he should have. He’s truly sorry. Kristina says she doesn’t forgive him, and Adrian says he doesn’t blame her. He’s under orders from Nina and his conscience to turn this around and they have his unqualified support. Nina says, he’s gone now. Go. He leaves, and she says she’s sorry. They came for a reason, and she put her own agenda ahead of it. What can she do for them? Blaze says, Nina actually brought it up. The reason they’re here… Kristina says, they’re planning a response and would love her help.
Natalia says she can’t be cut out completely. She’s the reason Blaze got this far. Brook says, she’s the reason Blaze has to start over, and Natalia says she made one mistake. Brook says, it was a hell of a mistake. She’s sorry. She’s not trying to punish Natalia. She was a good manager, but the maternal authority is over. No more guilt trips or coercion. The only one who didn’t see her sabotage was her.
Carly says, now that Jason is done, Cates can go back to Virginia or whatever circle of hell he’s from, and Jason gets to do what he wants. What is it? Jason says he hasn’t thought that far ahead, and Carly says she knows a great hotel where the co-owner will give him free towels all day. He says, she wants him to lounge around the pool all day? and she says, nothing would make her happier, but he says he’s not good at lounging. His boys are his priority. Jake is leaving. He got accepted to an art academy in Barcelona. Carly says, Jake is leaving just as Jason is free to spend time with him, and Jason says, he’ll miss Jake, but he’s happy for him. She says, he can visit Jake, but until then, they can go hiking and camping, and he and Danny can spend tons of time together. She wants him to promise her something. Wherever he goes and whatever he does, don’t disappear again.
Tracy asks what part of the gas fire Cody is avoiding, or is it already an inferno? Cody says, it’s not out of control, but the countryside will never be the same. She asks, what happened? and he says, remember how he told her that he found his father, but didn’t know how his father would take it? Now he knows and it’s out in the open. Tracy asks who the proud papa is, and he says, Mac Scorpio. She says, wow, and he says he wouldn’t call Mac proud. She says, he didn’t take it well? and he says he’s glad he told Mac on Independence Day since it looks like he’s going to be independent forever.
Kristina says, Nina is the most media savvy person they know, and they’d like her to coach them and give them advice. Blaze says, they need to get it right, and Kristina says, they have so much riding on it, but Brook thinks it will make a big difference. Blaze says, one mistake, and the revival of her career is gone.
Brook says, Natalia made the calls. Now let her and Blaze forge a new path that lets Blaze be seen and heard. Sonny says he trusts her, and Natalia says, Linc Brown taught her one hell of a lesson. She made a promise never to let a third-party control Blaze’s career again. It didn’t matter how great the were. The business is cutthroat and there’s only one person you can trust – yourself.
Jason tells Carly that when he first came back, it wasn’t like he was coming home. He was a military contractor in town to do a job under orders. She says, now he gets to be himself and pick up the life he had, but he says he made that mistake before. Not again. When he was gone before and came back, he couldn’t see it at the time. He couldn’t go back to his old life any more than he could go back in time. He got back together with Sam, and it wasn’t fair to her, Scout, and Danny. All he did was put them through a breakup. Sam had changed and so had he.
Chase tells Dex that his dad was an academic. He liked the law as a concept, but had zero interest in enforcing it. Dex asks how he felt about Chase becoming a cop, and Chase says, he was all for it and told Chase that he’d be a good cop. Dex says, he was right, and Chase says, his dad encouraged him to figure out what he wanted, and he was supportive and comforting, not smothering. Now that he doesn’t have his dad… Sorry. Dex says, he has nothing to be sorry for, and Chase says he knew he’d be sad, but not like this. Dex says, Chase’s father hasn’t been gone that long. Grieving takes time. Give himself some. Chase says, he had nothing but respect for his dad, and Dex says he wishes he felt that way about anyone in his family. Chase asks why he doesn’t.
Tracy says she’s sorry it didn’t go as Cody had hoped. What happens now that he ignored the gas fire and the inferno swept through the countryside and is smoldering? He says, normally, he’d pull up stakes, move on, and not look back, but he promised Maxie and Sasha that he wouldn’t. They’ve been good to him. So has she. She says, she’s not just his friend. She’s his employer and she’s going to share one of her famous lists with him. No severance, no health insurance, and no recommendation if he dares leave without giving her a 30-day notice.
Nina says she’d be happy to help, and Kristina says, Blaze has done interviews before, but not like this. They were micromanaged by her mother. Nina suggests they take some deep breaths. All they have to do is be themselves. They’re wonderful, and need to show the public, like they did Adrian, that they’re human beings. Blaze says, it’s not that simple, and Nina says, nothing is, especially family. They’re imperfect and difficult. This is a chance to show everyone that they’re doing the best they can, just like everyone else.
Natalia says she trusted her own instincts and created a media disaster. She doesn’t completely trust Brook, but she and Sonny have done more to earn her respect than anyone else in this town. It’s time she trusted her daughter, so if Allison agrees to the terms, they have a deal.
Carly says, Sam’s been hard on Jason, but he says he doesn’t blame her. He’s disappeared twice. They have a son together, and nothing has worked out the way Sam expected. That’s why it was so easy with Britt; she had no expectations. Carly says she was so jealous of Britt. She knew Jason was falling in love with her and didn’t want him to love anyone but her. (Ugh. The part of Carly that I hate.) He says, it was different, but she says she still didn’t like it. Then Britt died saving Josslyn’s life. He says he heard that, and she says, now when she thinks of Britt Westbourne, she’s forever grateful.
Dex tells Chase that he wasn’t close with his family. If his father had a dream for him, he had no intention of fulfilling it. Not having a close family, he had no one to look up to or emulate, and no one to rebel against. He wanted to get away and create a life opposite of what he had growing up. He went into the military, and it felt right, like he was finally doing what he was supposed to. Chase asks if he’s sorry he left the army, and Dex says, not anymore. Since joining the force, it feels right again. It feels like home. Chase says, he’s going to be a good cop, and they leave together.
Nina tells Blaze and Kristina, you can be a superstar, but no one has the right to treat you like an object. She won’t let them be a casualty of that kind of thinking. Their media training starts tomorrow… She sees their faces, and says, or she can offer them tea and coffee from room service, and they can start now.
Tracy says, it never occurred to her to run, although she should have numerous times at the altar. Cody tells her that she should try it sometime. It’s freeing. She says, it’s avoiding, and he should break the habit. He doesn’t look like he’s excited about being free. Every time something calamitous happens in her life, she comes home, and as soon as she gets here, she starts complaining. It just makes her feel that family is more comfortable. He says, maybe he’ll give it a shot, and she asks if his answer is yes. He says he’ll definitely try it her way… if he ever has a family and home to come back to. She asks, what makes him think he doesn’t? and he says, on paper he has one, but Mac doesn’t want anything to do with him. Tracy looks toward the door and says, oh no. Cody says, what are you doing here?
Sonny says, it’s going to be great. While they deal with the music, he’ll make sure Ava gets what’s coming to her. Brook, Sonny, and Natalia clink glasses, but Brook looks worried.
Carly says, if Jason isn’t going back to his old life, what does his new life look like? and he says he doesn’t know. She says he could run security for her hotel, but he says he doesn’t need a job. He has the coffee business. She says, Sonny owns other half and turned his back on Jason. Jason says, because he doesn’t know what happened. Now he can tell Sonny. She asks, what if he won’t listen? and he says, there’s got to be a way to get through to Sonny. He’s in more trouble than he knows.
Tomorrow, James tells Maxie that something weird is going on; Sasha tells Cody not to overreact; and Jason tells Carly that he has to get Sonny to let him back in.
🌻 Opening Up…
She’s a trail blazer and definitely deserves to have her birthday wishes come true.
Gina put on her realtor hat and vouched for Jen so Jen could rent a place, but oops, bad idea. Jen skated on the rent and got evicted. Worse still, Jen couldn’t see why this was an issue for Gina. WTF? over and over.
So I guess this means it’s really over? I feel badly for the kids, but this is what can happen if you get married when you’re a kid. I don’t think it had anything to do with the show. I’m not sure he even knew they were on one.
Start your weekend tomorrow with some soap, both useless and useful knowledge, and a song. Until then, stay safe, stay coloring inside and outside the lines, and stay having principles and living them.
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