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March 12, 2021 – Chase Learns the Truth, Brook’s Coming Back, Holly On Reserve, About Terry, New Shahs, Jen Strikes Again, Kenya’s Queries, Ten Biggest, On OWN, the Fallen Mighty, a Birthday, Not Twelve Quotes & Creeping

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Sonny knocks on a back door and asks for Bob. He says he’s Mike, and Drummond said he had a seat at table for him. Bob tells him to come in, and introduces Tom and Dave. He asks how Sonny knows Drummond, and Sonny says Drummond handled some business for him. He tosses some money on the table, and says, this should be enough, right? Bob says, it’s a start. He hopes Sonny’s got more to lose. Sonny laughs.

Chase asks, what the hell is going on? and Finn tells Jackie, please don’t. She says she’s sorry, but she doesn’t want what happened to Anna and Peter to happen to them. One thing that doesn’t change is that she’s Chase’s mother, and she needs to make the call. Chase says, call about what? and she says he needs to know the truth… about everything. Finn says, now is not the time, and Gregory says the three of them need to discuss it first. Chase says, Hello? He’s right there. What truth does he need to know? Finn asks Chase to give them a chance to talk in private, but Chase asks Jackie, what truth are they keeping from him? Jackie says, she should have told him the truth when he was old enough to understand. Finn says, we. We should have told the truth. He hopes when the dust settles, Chase can forgive them.

While Michael is on the phone, Willow comes in. When he’s done, he asks if she’s okay. He and Wiley thought they’d see her at breakfast, and she says she had an early class. She’s sorry she ran out on him last night. He says he gets that she was upset, and she says she had time to think about it; it’s all she thought about. She knows Wiley loves her, and sees her as his mom. He was just repeating what Nina told him about Nelle. Michael says he knew it was a possibility, but was hoping Nina wouldn’t go there; that she’d realize Wiley is too young to understand. Willow says she was caught off-guard, and didn’t want Wiley to know how much she was hurt. He says she wasn’t at the gatehouse. Where did she go? She says she went to see Chase.

Jason comes into the Quartermaine mansion, and Danny runs to him, hugging him. He asks if Danny was hanging out with Rocco, and Danny says, they got hungry. He came down to get snacks. Jason says he’s a good man, and Danny asks when they’re going to hang out. He misses Jason.

On the phone, Nina says she’s sure Elizabeth will appreciate them planning Franco’s memorial service. It’s one less thing for Elizabeth to deal with. (I dunno if Elizabeth would feel that way about the memorial service. It’s kind of personal.) Nina tells them, if there’s anything she can do to help, let her know. Franco was important to her. They’ll talk later. Nina looks sad, and Valentin comes in. He asks if it’s a bad time, and she says she just found out about Franco’s death. He says he’s sorry, and he’s there in case she needs a shoulder to cry on. She thanks him, but says she’d prefer not to cry. She’s been doing that a lot lately. Give her some good news. How was Maxie and Peter’s wedding? Don’t skip any details. He says she doesn’t know; there was no wedding. She asks, what happened? and he says, Maxie learned who Peter truly is.

Anna is on the phone with Frisco, and says she knows. She’d never let Peter hurt Maxie… She knows, heartbreak is hard enough… She did only see what she wanted to, and she regrets that… She will… Frisco? She realizes Frisco has hung up, and she goes to Peter’s office. He’s at his desk, and she says she wasn’t sure if she’d find him there. He asks if she thought he would run and hide.

Anna asks if Peter can lower his guard so they can talk, and he says, that depends. She appointed herself judge, jury, and found him guilty of crimes he didn’t commit. Did she come to be executioner as well? She says she doesn’t want to kill him; she wants to give him a message… from his father.

Jason says he misses Danny too. He’s been working a lot. Is Danny making sure his sister is staying out of trouble? Danny says Scout is fine, but mom isn’t. Jason asks what he means, and Danny says, sometimes she cries in her room at night. She doesn’t think he hears, but he does. She’s crying about Jason. Please come home. Jason says he wishes he could, but Danny’s mom… It’s just not fair. They make plans as a family, and they’ve got to cancel them. Danny says he doesn’t mind, honest. Jason says he thinks Danny’s friends are going to get angry if he doesn’t bring the snacks, and Danny hugs him again. He says he loves Jason, and Jason says he loves him too.   

Willow says it hurt her to hear Wiley say she’s not his mommy, but it was very clear he didn’t know what he was saying. He says, but Nina did, and Willow says, the fact that Nina dumped her emotional baggage on that little boy… In that moment, she wanted to punch Nina, but she knew it would be a bad example for Wiley. Michael says, a very bad example, and Willow says, it’s more than just what Nina told Wiley, and what Wiley said to her about not being his real mom. Michael says, it made her think about the child she lost, and she says, you never stop grieving. One day, she’ll have to tell Wiley how he came into her life, but she hopes she can make him understand he’s not a replacement. Each of her boys holds a special place in her heart. She’ll have to find the right words to tell him. He says, it won’t be long. They’ll tell him together.

Chase asks Gregory to tell him what’s going on, and Gregory says he just found out. They intended on telling him. Chase says he’s going to lose it if Gregory doesn’t talk to him. Someone talk. Finn says, he and Jackie slept together.

Sonny says the guys are good. He didn’t know they’d give him a run for his money. Dave says he’s out, and Bob asks if Sonny wants out too, but Sonny says, not as long as he has a few dollars left. He’s in. He displays his cards.

Finn tells Chase, he’s sorry. He didn’t know how to say it. Chase says, Finn slept with his mother? How could he do that to their dad and Anna? Jackie says, it was years ago, before Chase was born. It was one time. Finn says, they slept together the night before Jackie and Gregory were married, and Jackie says, they didn’t intend to. Chase says, wow. Really. Finn says that’s why he disappeared for so long. He was angry at himself, and ashamed. Jackie says Finn wasn’t walking down the aisle to pledge his love to someone else, and Chase asks, why not break it off? She says she loved Gregory, and Finn says, it was his fault. Chase says Finn told him that he didn’t want a brother, and Finn says he didn’t know how to process it; he was afraid. Chase says, of what? and Gregory says, Jackie’s turn. Tell Chase the truth, all of it, or he will. Jackie says Chase was born a few months shy of their first wedding anniversary. She doesn’t believe it’s the case, but there’s a chance… Chase says, Finn could be his father.

Nina tells Valentin, Maxie must be a wreck. She should never have let Maxie excuse her from the wedding. She should have been there. He says she couldn’t have helped. She couldn’t have minimized Maxie’s suffering more than the rest of them. She says they were right to expose Peter’s lies. He says, Maxie had to know, didn’t she? Nina knows he feels guilty, but tells him, whatever Peter did as an adult, Valentin delivered Peter as a baby to Faison. She knows him, and knows he’ll never forgive himself. He says, never. If he’d left Peter as an innocent baby with his adoptive parents, Peter wouldn’t be the threat he is today.

Peter says Anna thinks she’s going to manipulate him by bringing up his father. Give it her best shot. She tells him that he said something in the hospital that she’ll never forget; the past is dead now, and all we have is the future. Faison said something similar to her when he returned to Port Charles. He urged her to let the past go, and plan a future with him, much as Peter is trying to do with Maxie. He says, like thousands of other people who are trying to start over. The sentiment isn’t unique. She says, Faison could no sooner let go of the past than Peter. He was chasing a fantasy that turned into a dangerous obsession. Don’t end up like his father. He has to let Maxie go.   

Bob has taken Dave’s place at the card game, and Sonny folds. Tom calls, and displays his cards. Sonny says, full house; not bad. Bob says he’s got nothing. They continue to play. Tom raises, Sonny folds, and Bob calls. Sonny says Tom is on fire, but Bob says he’s even hotter, and displays his cards. Tom says he’s out, and Bob asks what about Sonny? Is he feeling confident, or is he cashing in? Sonny says, call him crazy, but he’s feeling confident. Bob says, his kind of guy. They play some more, and Bob says Sonny is running low on chips. Sonny says, he was saving something for a rainy day, but maybe he’ll make enough for a filet mignon instead of a hamburger tonight. Bob says, you never know, and Sonny puts the rest in the pot. They keep playing, and Sonny has a lot of chips now. Bob pushes his chips forward, and says he’s all in. Sonny takes another card, and puts his chips in. He calls, and Bob says, four of a kind. He starts to reach for the chips, but Sonny guesses it’s his turn. He displays his cards, and says, a royal flush. You don’t see this too often. Tom and Dave leave, saying they’ll see him around. Bob asks what kind of a game Sonny is playing. The kind where he acts dumb, and makes Bob out to be a fool. Sonny says, it’s a game, Bob. Sometimes Lady Luck is with you; sometimes she’s in somebody else’s lap. Bob says he doesn’t think so, and stands up. He doesn’t think Lady Luck has anything to do with this at all.

Valentin tells Nina, he turned Peter over to Faison, which means all of Peter’s crimes can be directly linked to him. She says he can’t hold himself solely responsible. He did what he could. He befriended Peter as a little boy, and tried to ward off Faison’s influence. He says, it was too little too late. Peter was already on the path to ruin. Peter followed Faison’s example, working closely with Valentin’s mother, Helena Cassadine, planning the kidnapping of Jason, plotting Drew’s death… Nina says, Valentin loves Peter. When we love someone, we want to believe the best in them. He needs to focus on the good that came out of it. He stopped Maxie from marrying Peter. He protected her. He says he and Anna had hoped Peter would be brought to justice, and she says she thought he’d said it would be impossible to prove. There wasn’t enough evidence to convict Peter of any crimes. He says, it’s highly unlikely that Peter will be in custody any time soon, but the longer he’s free, the more danger Peter is in. He’s a target for anyone who wants revenge.

Jason walks into the living room, seeing Michael and Willow. He says, sorry, but Willow says, no problem. It’s Wiley’s nap time anyway. She gets up, and Jason says if she sees Danny in the kitchen, make sure he’s getting snacks for three, not thirty, and she says she’s on it. She thanks Michael, and leaves. Michael asks what’s on Jason’s mind, and Jason says he had to give Monica bad news, and asks Michael to keep an eye on her. Michael asks if it’s something he should know, and Jason says, of course (🍷) he’s denying it, but Peter admitted he’s responsible for Drew’s death. Michael asks if it was confirmed that Drew’s plane was sabotaged, and Jason says, yeah. Michael asks how Monica took it, and Jason says, she’s calm on the surface, but he knows she’s hurting. She was close to Drew, and worked to get Drew in the family. Michael asks, how about Maxie; is she safe? Jason says he doesn’t think Peter would hurt Maxie physically, but the emotional damage has been done.

Anna says she gets that Peter is angry at her, but he has to think of Maxie, and do what’s best for her. He says he does; every moment of every day. The difference is, he knows he’s not chasing a woman who lied and conned her way into his head like Anna did his father. Anna says she didn’t do that, and he says they all know the obsession Faison had with her, but she’s as much of a liar as he was. Who’s to say she wasn’t obsessed with him? She says, that’s not true, and he says she lied about his mother. She was very good at it too. Let’s say she’s right. Faison did everything in his power to coerce Anna to be with him. Maxie was with Peter by choice. She embraced him with an open heart, of her own free will. Anna says, then he needs to reciprocate that love, and do what’s best for Maxie and the baby. He says, confess? Turn himself in? He’d spend the rest of his life in prison. He’d lose Maxie. She says he already has, and he asks if she’s looked in the mirror. She’s so concerned with him ending up like Faison, when she and Faison are one in the same.

Jackie tells Chase, we don’t know for certain, and he says, we? Finn was in on this? He knew he could be Chase’s father? Jackie says she told Finn that Gregory was his father. Period. No room for doubt. Chase asks, when? and she says when Chase was year old, and Finn paid them a visit. He had his suspicions, but she put them to rest. Chase says she’s lying; they didn’t know for sure. She says she knows in her heart that Chase is her and Gregory’s child. Chase says, and Finn believed her? Finn is suspicious of everyone. There’s no way he can see Finn letting this go… but he didn’t. He may have waited a bunch of years, but the DNA test he didn’t want to talk about, the lab results were about him, weren’t they?

Elijah walks in the Tan-O, and Lenny thanks him for coming. Elijah says he brought the contracts. The quicker it’s done, the quicker they can move on. They’ve both been nothing but good to him, and as difficult as it seems, it will work out for them in the long run. Sonny comes in, looking a little disheveled, and Phyllis asks, what happened? but he says he’s fine. He asks if everything is okay, and she says, it will be. Lenny says they decided to sell the Tan-O, and Phyllis says, Elijah brought the contracts. Elijah says they just need signatures, and Sonny says he’s sure they won’t mind waiting. There’s something that needs to be settled.

Elijah says, wait? This is important. Sonny says, so is this. It’s about time he paid his tab. He puts a stack of cash on the table, and says he hasn’t paid them a dime. There’s extra for the incredible meals Phyllis made for him. Lenny asks, what’s this? and Phyllis says, they couldn’t possibly… Sonny says, possibly what? Let him pay his bill? Phyllis says they had no intention of charging him, and even they did, this is far more then food and the room is worth. Sonny says he’s also paying the next six months in advance. He puts down another stack of bills, and Phyllis says, it’s very generous. Sonny says he loves the Tan-O, and he loves his landlords. He wants to make arrangements for the future. Phyllis says, but… and Lenny says, but nothing. Sonny has himself a deal. He’s sorry to waste Elijah’s time, but the Tan-O’s not for sale after all. Elijah says if it’s what they want, he’s happy for them. He tells Sonny, now he has the place locked down for the next six months. Elijah is curious though. Where did he get the money?   

Anna tells Peter, she’s nothing like Faison, and he says, she lies, she manipulates, she tries to pressure people into being who she wants them to be. She made her high standards and expectations clear, but for the record, he doesn’t want to be perfect. She says, he wants to be loved, but he’s incapable of that until he faces the truth about himself. He says he has, and what he realized is being good Peter was exhausting. He should have known Alex was his mother all along because she knew him; she knew his soul. She says Alex gave him up; she rejected him. He says, she accepted him. They spoke the same language. For the first time, he could relax and be himself, instead of jumping through hoops of fire to impress Anna. Admit it. Anna knew he wasn’t her son, and deep down, she was relieved.

Jason tells Michael, he wanted to be the one to tell Monica about Drew, and he wanted to see Michael to find out if he had any questions about Franco. Michael asks, why would he have questions about Franco? and Jason says he thought Michael’s mom would have told him. Michael says she left a message asking him to call back, but he hasn’t. What’s going on? Jason says, Franco is dead. Somebody shot him. Michael said he’d come to accept Franco’s freedom, and that he’d changed, although he applauded Franco’s death a thousand times. Willow comes back, and asks, what’s wrong? Michael says, Franco Baldwin was killed, and Jason says he was the one who found Franco. Michael asks if Jason has any idea who’s responsible, but Jason says, not yet. Michael assumes the list of suspects is pretty long, and Jason says, the cops are looking into it. Hopefully, they find who’s responsible so Elizabeth and her sons can have closure. Michael asks, since when does Jason have faith in the cops? and Jason tells him, he said hopefully. If not, someone else will have to find the killer.

Valentin tells Nina that he didn’t mean to turn this into a vent session about Peter. He’s there as her friend and wants to support her. Franco meant something to her, didn’t he? and she says he did. As Valentin knows, Franco told her that he didn’t want a family, but she did. Neither one of them would budge, so he ended up marrying Elizabeth and inherited three sons. Valentin says, and that hurt her, but she says, whatever she felt then, it doesn’t matter now. Franco loved the boys, and they brought out a warmth and kindness in him that Franco didn’t know he had. Valentin says he’s sorry Nina didn’t get the family she wanted, but she has Charlotte and Wiley. She says she has Charlotte thanks to him. Wiley, she’s not so sure. He says she was so optimistic when they talked last; what happened? She says, Carly and Michael decided she shouldn’t be allowed to see Wiley.   

Michael asks if Wiley enjoyed his snack, and Willow says she thinks he’s enjoying hanging out with Rocco, Leo, and Danny. They’re so sweet, playing little kid games with him. Michael says, they’re good kids, all of them, and asks if Wiley said anything else about… She says, not being his mommy? No. They’ll still have to talk to him, but she doesn’t know when it will be the right time. He says, as long as it’s them and no one else. That’s why he thinks it’s best that Nina isn’t around Wiley for a while. She says, he changed his mind? and he says, maybe Nina didn’t deliberately mean to confuse Wiley, but she did, and Willow was hurt in the process. The animosity between Nina and his mom isn’t healthy for Wiley. Willow says they already opened the door for Nina to see Wiley, and he says, that was before she brought up Nelle to Wiley without running it by them. Willow is Wiley’s mom, not Nelle. She tells him, they can’t just make what Nina said go away, which is why they’ll talk to Wiley. Michael says, that’s why he thinks it’s best to create some distance between Nina and Wiley. He already told Nina that she can’t see him right now. Willow asks if they shouldn’t have made that decision together.

Valentin says Nina told Wiley that Willow’s not his real mommy? No wonder Michael and Carly are upset. Nina says, the thing is, she actually thinks Willow is a wonderful mom. She loves Wiley, but Wiley’s relationship to Nelle was going to come sooner or later. She was just acting responsibly; being honest. She didn’t mean to hurt Willow. He says, they’re talking about Miss Tate, Charlotte’s elementary school teacher. She’s sweet and pretty enough, but she does get a bit… Nina says, Willow did get angry, which got Michael angry, and Carly was furious. The second Willow and Michael left the room, Carly jumped down her throat. He says, Carly was probably still upset about what happened at Sonny’s funeral, and Nina says, it didn’t help. He says Nina came to him when she learned about Carly’s involvement in Nelle’s death, and asked him to help. Say the word. Whatever she wants to do, he’s in. She thanks him, and says she appreciates it, but she thinks she’s going to put the brakes on the scheming. There’s too little gain for too much pain. He says, if she changes her mind… She says, just say the word. He nods, she smiles, and he leaves.

Finn says, the DNA test was about Chase, but the last thing he wanted to do was hurt Chase. He thought he could do it without tearing Chase’s life apart. When he was shot, and told he might not make it, he was lying in the hospital bed thinking about Violet and Chase, and in that moment, he realized how important the truth is. Chase asks if Jackie knew about the test, and Jackie says she did. She asked Finn, begged him, not to pick up the results. Chase wonders why, since she just came barging in, insisting he know the truth. What changed? Gregory says he found out. He overheard her and Finn speaking, and they decided he should know. Since he knew… Chase says he had to know. He tells Gregory that he’s so sorry, and Gregory says Chase has nothing to apologize for. Now that it’s all out on the table, they don’t have to keep the secret of Chase’s paternity hidden any longer. Finn says they can go to GH right now and get the results, and Chase says, then what? Deal with the fallout? There’s no happy ending. Either Gregory is his biological father, and they blew up two relationships for absolutely no reason, or he and Gregory have to wrap their heads around a reality that he can’t begin to grasp. If Finn wants results, he can go. The door is right there. Get out. He doesn’t want them there. Go! Finn and Jackie leave, and Chase hugs Gregory and cries.

Sonny asks what it matters where he got the money, and Elijah tells him, he’s just saying. Here he is, a drifter, with no memory or profession they know of; not even a last name. How did he come up with that much cash? Sonny says he can’t remember, but what he does know is, Lenny and Phyllis don’t have to sell the place they love. Elijah says, it’s their decision, but if they want to put Mike’s money to another use, or even give it back to him, the offer still stands. Sonny says, the Tan-O isn’t just a place of business. It’s their home, their dream. They put themselves into it 100% and made it what it is – something lasting. He knows the world is changing, but things don’t change that bring you happiness and stability. He thinks that’s a good thing. Phyllis thanks him, and they hug. Sonny says, aw, come on.

Anna tells Peter, she wasn’t relieved when she found out Alex was his mother. She felt sad for him. She shouldn’t have lied, but she was trying to spare him. He says, aren’t they the noble ones, her and Valentin? Smiling at him while they stabbed him in the back. Anna says they didn’t mean to hurt him, and he says, but they did. Anna killed his mother before he had a chance to know her. Anna says she didn’t have a choice. It was Alex’s life or hers. Peter says, it should have been hers.

Willow says she and Michael had so many conversations about parenting as a team. It’s a pretty big decision to tell Nina she can’t see him. He says Willow left the house because she was upset, and she had a right to be. He realized Nina wasn’t in the right headspace to see Wiley, which is basically what he told Nina, but Willow is right; they should have talked it over. She says she gets that he did what he thought was best in the moment. Face it. He was Wiley’s sole legal parent, and he’s not used to checking with her. He says he wants to. She’s as much Wiley’s mother as he is Wiley’s father. He takes her hand and says, they’re in this together.

On the phone, Nina tells someone that she’d like to talk more about her grandson. How soon can they get there?

Chase asks Gregory if he was wrong to be high and mighty. He lied to the woman he loves so an innocent child could grow up in a loving family, but isn’t that what Jackie and Finn did? Gregory says he loves Chase’s mom, and knows she loved him once. She made him happy, especially when she brought Chase into their lives, but Jackie kept an essential part of herself hidden from him. He’s not ready to forgive her. Chase asks if that’s why Gregory stayed with him, and Gregory says he stayed because Chase might need him. Chase says, the DNA tests don’t matter. Gregory is always going to be his father, because he’s the one who took Chase for ice cream after he lost the Little League game. Gregory taught him how to play poker, and let him win. He loved Chase with every inch of his big heart. Gregory says he always will, but they can’t pretend today didn’t happen. Things will change, and they have to be prepared for those changes.

Michael opens the door to Valentin, and asks what he wants. Valentin says he has an offer for Michael that he thinks Michael will find appealing.

Elijah says, obviously the contracts aren’t needed, so he’ll be taking off. Lenny says he’s sorry Elijah came all this way for nothing, but Elijah says, not at all. He got to see them. Congratulations. He’s glad it worked out. Elijah leaves, and Lenny says, okay. Where did Sonny get the money? Sonny says, poker, and laughs. Phyllis said, he won  that much? and Sonny says, some things, you don’t forget. They all laugh.   

Outside, Elijah takes out his phone, and makes a call. He says he needs them to find everything they can on Mike. Follow him; do whatever it takes.

Peter says, to think of the time he wasted seeking Anna’s approval, when his actual mother would have accepted him for who he is. Anna says, that’s what she’s trying to tell him. He doesn’t have to give in to the worst of himself, and he says, there she goes again, dictating her standards of how he should live, of right and wrong. He doesn’t give a damn. He’s embraced his parents’ legacy. In their own way, they did what they wanted, when they wanted, and he intends to do the same. Right now, he really wants her to pay… Jason walks in.

On Monday, Chase tells Willow that he doesn’t know if he can face it, Valentin says he has the deal of a lifetime for Michael, Finn suggests they forget about the DNA test, and Jason tells Peter, try him and find out.

🎤 Homecoming…

Also be sure to check out Roger Howarth on the podcast down the page.

Exclusive: Amanda Setton On GH Return

⚡️ Coronarupted…

At least it’s still open for Holly’s return.

Emma Samms Wants To Return To GENERAL HOSPITAL!

👏🏽 Transgratulations…

I love Cassandra James, and hope she gets more storyline in the near future.

Terry on GENERAL HOSPITAL — Everything You Need To Know

💎 Teasing Sunset…

GG tells us about the upcoming season.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/11/golnesa-gharachedaghi-teases-upcoming-shahs-of-sunset-season/

👠 Designer AShahlt…

The whole sad designer story.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/05/jen-shahs-designer-accuses-rholsc-star-of-verbal-assault-amid-audio-leak/

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/08/jen-shahs-ex-designer-traumatized-after-working-for-rhoslc-star/

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/11/rhoslc-star-jen-shah-sends-cease-and-desist-over-leaked-audio/

👰🏾 Kenya Has Questions…

Girl, we all question our choices at one time or another.

https://people.com/tv/rhoa-kenya-moore-questions-why-she-ultimately-chose-to-marry-ex-marc-daly/

📺 Ones To Watch…

For your viewing/streaming pleasure.

https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-biggest-tv-shows-to-watch-in-2021/2900-3653/#1

⭐️ Another One…

If you haven’t met Delilah, maybe it’s time.

https://www.essence.com/articles/delilah/

⚖️ Not His Year…

As if the divorce and business scandal weren’t enough.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/10/tom-girardi-loses-law-license-amid-legal-struggles/

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/11/tom-girardi-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-amid-legal-battles/

🛸 Not Beamed Up Yet…

Captain Kirk celebrates his 90th.

https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/william-shatner-90th-birthday-star-trek-tour/

🗿 Quotes of the Week

A good friend will always stab you in the front. – Oscar Wilde

Drugs are like shoes. Everybody needs them, but they don’t always fit. – guy in Sense8 talking about his drug of choice

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. – Plato

Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’. – Viktor Frankl

I’m eating my cereal and I don’t want judgement. – Ronald (Brian Geraghty), Big Sky

Life is problems. Living is solving problems. – Raymond E. Feist

This is the wrong time for people to be minding their own business. – Ciara Miller, Summer House

You’re like a human barnacle. – Evelyn (Holland Taylor) to Alan (Jon Cryer), Two and a Half Men

A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t. – Jack Dempsey (Apparently, I’m a champion every morning.)

The only real happiness is the happiness you think everyone else is having. – Robyn (Anna Paquin), Flack

I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. – W. C. Fields

🤹 Here We Go Again…

This whole thing might be getting pandemically old, but at least we’ll all see a few bucks in our bank accounts soon. Even if it’s not a weekend for you, act like it is. Do something different, get out for some fresh air, mask up and see what’s going on in the world. Or at least stream something that’s not the norm for you. Expand your mind. Until we meet on the Deadside, stay safe, stay motivated, and stay not giving in to the worst of yourself.

Mar12

March 11, 2021 – Cameron Believes Franco Is Alive, Not Going Anywhere, Worst House In the Hamptons, Starting Out, Seeing Red, Coming Soon, High Class Hoarders & Girls

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Jackie goes to Anna’s place, and says she’s sorry for dropping by unannounced, but she needs to talk to Finn. Anna says, Finn’s not there. He didn’t come home last night, and she’s not sure he’s going to.

Chase tells Finn, good morning, and Finn says, is it? Chase says, is it good, or is it morning? which is already more talking than I can handle first thing. Finn asks, where’s Violet? and Chase says he figured with the day Finn had yesterday, he’d want to sleep in. He called the nanny to take Violet out to breakfast, and maybe the park afterward. He told her that Finn would be in touch. Finn’s phone dings, and he sees 12 missed calls from Jackie.

Phyllis tells Lenny, the bank won’t give them an extension, so they pay the mortgage. It’s as simple as that. Lenny says, it’s not simple at all. They have to replace the stock the vandals smashed. Otherwise, they’ll be serving the customers tap water, and how much can they charge for that? In the hallway, Sonny makes a call. He asks if it’s still on for today, back of the garage. He’ll be there.

Jason meets Carly by the hallowed bowl of moss, and she gives him some coffee. She asks if he slept much, and he says, not much. She says, her neither. She gets that Elizabeth has to blame someone because she’s grieving, but she shouldn’t have blamed him.

On the phone, Elizabeth thanks Nikolas, and tells him, just get home safely. She looks at a picture of her and Franco, then goes to the kitchen. Terry is there, and Elizabeth tells her that Nikolas will be on the next flight out, after he tells Ava. She and Franco were good friends. She asks where the boys are, and Terry says, Jake and Aiden are watching a movie upstairs. Elizabeth asks if they ate breakfast, and Terry says they did. Cameron, not so much. He left early, and didn’t say where he was going. She assumed to clear his head. She says, there are some eggs on the stove if Elizabeth wants, and Elizabeth says she didn’t have to do all this, but Terry says she wanted to. She takes Elizabeth’s hand and says she’s not alone.

At the hospital, Josslyn asks Trina what she thinks Cameron’s text was about, but Trina says she doesn’t know. Josslyn can’t believe it, and Trina says, they’ve all lost so much, and now Cameron loses Franco? Josslyn says she feels awful for him, when Cameron comes in. She goes to him, and hugs him, saying she’s so sorry. Trina says, her too, and asks how he’s doing, hugging him. He says he’s all over the place, and Josslyn says, sounds about right. He thanks them for meeting him, and Josslyn says, of course (🍷). Trina asks what it’s about, and he says he needs their help getting out the truth. Trina asks if he knows who killed his stepdad, and he says, it’s nothing like that. He spent all night going over everything in his head, and it hit him. Franco’s still alive.

Jackie says Finn’s not returning her calls, and Anna says, so she thought she’d try the sneak attack. Jackie says, it doesn’t really work if he’s not there, and Anna asks if there’s anything she can do to help. Jackie flashes back to Gregory telling Finn that they hadn’t planned on having a family. Chase was a happy surprise, and they joked that he was a souvenir from their honeymoon… Oh. Finn and Jackie were together the night before their wedding, and nine months later, Chase was born. Is Chase Finn’s son? Jackie tells Anna, it’s just a family matter, and Anna says if she hears from Finn, she’ll tell him to get in touch. Jackie thanks her, and asks if she’s okay. She knows what happened between Finn and Anna is none of her business… Anna says, it’s hardly private at this point, and Jackie says, Anna didn’t tell Finn that Peter was her nephew and not her son. Maybe if she explains, Finn will understand where she’s coming from. Anna says, there really isn’t an explanation. She was completely at fault.

Chase asks, what happened? and Finn asks if he wants to narrow that down. Chase says he means between Finn and Anna. Does he think it can be salvaged? They fold the blankets from the couch as they talk, and Finn says he doesn’t know. The lies cut pretty deep. He can’t help wondering if it’s not symptomatic of something greater. He thinks the question is, if Anna had been involved with Robert or Valentin, would she have kept the secret from them? Chase wonders if Finn asked her, and Finn says he wants to ask her a lot of things, but she walked out.

Carly says she doesn’t want to speak ill of the dead, but she can’t believe Franco involved Jason in that ridiculous plan of his; to have Jason kill him if he starts showing signs of psychotic behavior. It’s like Franco was planning for something to go wrong, and of course (🍷) it did. Now it’s all going to land on Jason. He says, it’s okay, but she says, no, it’s not okay. The police have been trying to make a case against him for forever. It’s no secret he hates Franco. He attacked the man in a hospital full of witnesses the day he came back to Port Charles. He’s going to be arrested, and he could be held over for trial. She knows it’s a long shot, but he could go to prison. He says, it’s a very long shot, but she says, people are railroaded every day. Hell, she was railroaded. She’s grieving for Sonny every day. She can’t lose Jason. She won’t.

Cameron tells Josslyn and Trina, he knows it sounds crazy, but when you think about it, it’s the only thing that makes sense. Josslyn says, walk them through it, and he says, Franco faked his death, just like Trina’s dad did. Trina says, yes, that happened with her dad, but it was to protect her from Cyrus. What makes him think that happened with Franco? He says he was so upset when he didn’t get to say goodbye to Franco, but that’s when he realized, Franco knew how hard it would be for them. Josslyn says, to say goodbye? and he says, yes, if he died from the tumor. There’s this long, drawn out process when he’d get sicker and sicker, and Franco would do anything to avoid that kind of pain for them. Trina says, so he faked his death, and Cameron says, and Jason probably helped him. Franco is probably laying low right now, until he’s cured, and it’s safe for him to come back home again. Josslyn says, okay. Say he’s right, and that’s what’s going on. How does he prove it? He takes off his backpack, and unzips it, saying, they do the same thing they did for Trina’s dad with his mom’s computer, and access Franco’s medical files. Trina says, after that security breach, she thinks security has gone way up. Her mom told her there’s a two part authentication process, plus a code on the back of their badges. He shows them Elizabeth’s ID, and tells them, Trina was saying?

Elizabeth digs around the couch cushions, and Terry asks what she’s looking for. Elizabeth says, her ID; she can’t find it anywhere. Terry says Elizabeth just lost her husband. She’s not thinking of going into work, is she? Elizabeth says, no, but she still has to go to the hospital; Franco is there. He was there last night, and it just seems wrong that he was alone. Terry tells Elizabeth, what was at the hospital, that’s not Franco. His heart and soul, and everything they shared, is still with her. Wherever Franco is, he’s not alone. What Elizabeth needs to do is take care of herself and her family, and let some of them take care of her. She offers to check on the kids, and Elizabeth thanks her. The doorbell rings, and Elizabeth opens the door to Sam.

Sam asks if she can she come in, and Elizabeth says, it depends. Is she there to dance on Franco’s grave? Sam says, whatever she felt about Franco, she knows the pain Elizabeth is in now. Elizabeth was there for her a few months ago when she was hurting, and she wanted to return the favor. Please. She hands Elizabeth a cup of to-go coffee.   

Carly says she doesn’t understand why Jason went along with Franco’s plan to begin with. It’s a trap. Franco does something bad or dangerous, and Jason kills him? It’s all Jason’s fault, and he goes to prison. He says she’s right. He didn’t know what to do. He hasn’t known what to do about Franco from the day he got back. Jake loved the guy, and when Franco’s tumor was removed, he wasn’t held responsible for the things he did. Jason wasn’t in a position to hold him responsible because Elizabeth has full custody of Jake. Carly says, it’s something he agreed to a million years ago because he didn’t know Elizabeth would turn around and marry Franco, and he says, but she did. Franco was the man she wanted; the man she wanted in the life of her kids. And Jake was happy. All he could do was make the respect Elizabeth’s choice, and try not to get in the way.

Sonny asks Lenny how it’s coming along, and Lenny says, they either pay the mortgage, and they’ll have nothing to serve their customers, or they stock the Tan-O, and the bank forecloses. Phyllis says she can cover one mortgage payment by parting with her china; they never use it anyway. Lenny says, but it’s not just one payment; the margins have been thin for years. With so many businesses are shutting down, he’s not sure there will be any customers left to serve, but Phyllis says he’s just scared. She has to believe the customers will come back when they reopen. Lenny says, and if they don’t? A man walks in, and Sonny says they’re still closed, but he says he’s not a customer. 

Anna tells Jackie that she hopes it’s not inappropriate, talking to her about this, but Jackie thinks they passed inappropriate eons ago. Besides, in her line of work, the best insights can come from the most unlikely people. Anna says, in her line of work too. The fact is, she’s been woefully blind where Peter is concerned, about who he really was. Did she know the truth? Not for certain, but enough people she trusted told her. Her instincts kept taking her in that direction, but she refused to see it because she didn’t want to believe Peter was guilty. She didn’t want to think the man Maxie was in love with was just this illusion. She should have faced the truth head on, tried to work through the problem, and try to solve it, but she didn’t. She enabled Peter. She kept trying to find excuses to explain the holes in his story, and his bizarre behavior. So the all fallout is really hers. Jackie says, all the fallout? and Anna says, a large portion was her responsibility. Of course (🍷) Finn is really furious, and he has every right to be. She lied to him, and not just about who Peter was, that he wasn’t her son, but the extent of the crimes Peter committed. Because she knew all that, she had this feeling that… the wedding wasn’t going to happen. She should have warned Finn, prepared him, but she didn’t. Just when Finn was trying to figure everything out, she had to leave to deal with Peter. Her life is kind of falling apart, and she doesn’t have anyone else to blame but herself.

There’s a knock at Chase’s door. It’s Gregory, and Chase says, look who stopped by. Finn asks what Gregory is doing there, and Gregory says he wanted to see how Finn was holding up. He took a gamble that Finn’s brother knew where he was. Chase tells them that he has to shower before work; make themselves at home. He leaves the room, and Finn says something tells him that he wasn’t the one Gregory was looking for, and Gregory says, he wasn’t. He just needed to see his boy. Finn says Gregory’s not planning on telling Chase that Finn might be his father, is he?

Phyllis says, look who it is, and hugs the man. She asks how he’s doing, and he says, fine; and them? She says they’re hanging in there. Lenny introduces the man to Mike/Sonny as their old friend Elijah. Elijah says, nice to meet you, and Phyllis says they missed Elijah at the last town council meeting. Elijah says work has been keeping him busy, and Phyllis says she bets. They heard the strip mall he’s building is doing pretty good. Lenny says he doesn’t know why Elijah chose to build in a ghost town, and Phyllis says, it was a great area way back when, until it started getting dangerous. Elijah says, word on the street has it that it’s not looking great here either. Phyllis says, they’ve seen better days, but it’s hardly a ghost town. Elijah says, crime goes up, the population drops, and businesses shut down; it’s a vicious cycle. He asks if they have enough in the bank to weather the storm. Maybe he can do something to help.

Gregory tells Finn, he’ll always be Chase’s father, no matter what some DNA test says, but to answer Finn’s question, he sees the point Finn and Jackie were making last night. There’s no reason to tell Chase unless they know for sure, and even then, they’ll decide what’s best. Finn is glad they see things the same way, and Gregory laughs. He says, all these years, he blamed himself for how strained their relationship has been. He thought Finn was overreacting to his getting remarried, but he carried the guilt for decades, guilt that he chose his own happiness over Finn’s. He was a fool not to see it was the other way around. Finn was the one who carried the guilt and shame, but he was forcing Gregory to carry it will him. Finn says, it was never his intention. He didn’t want to hurt Gregory more than he already had. He left because he didn’t want to take away Gregory’s happiness. Gregory says, but he did. Finn took away his oldest son by keeping this secret. For a parent, there’s nothing worse.

Jackie tells Anna, for what it’s worth (🍷), she’s sorry. Regret is a horrible burden to bear. Anna says, if she could do it over… Jackie says, but they can’t. Anna says, no, they can’t. She guesses they just have to learn from their mistakes. Jackie asks, how’s that going? and Anna says she thinks the biggest takeaway for her, is that you can’t have real love, real communication, and family if all these secrets are buried underneath. It’s not possible, no matter how much you want it. Secrets are like toxic waste underground, waiting to bubble to the surface at an inopportune moment. Which is exactly what happened tonight at the wedding. Jackie tells her, good luck, Anna says, her too, and Jackie leaves.

Chase comes back, and his phone rings. He says, wait… What? Do they need him to come in early?… Okay. Thanks for letting him know. Finn asks if everything is okay, and Chase says, Franco Baldwin was murdered last night.   

Cameron tries to access the files, and Josslyn tells Trina, it’s not Jason, but as of now, he’s the only suspect. Of course (🍷) Cameron would rather believe Jason was helping Franco. Trina says, Jason helped save their lives, and they’ll always be grateful for that, but Cameron has created an alternate universe where Franco is still alive. Josslyn says, that’s why they have to help him, and Trina asks if they shouldn’t level with him. Josslyn asks if it would have worked with Trina when they were trying to find out the truth about her dad, and Trina says, no. Josslyn says, then they need to do what Cameron needs them to do, so he can figure it out for himself. Cameron says, dammit. He’s tried the passwords a hundred times; his mother must have changed it. How can he get answers now? Josslyn says she thinks she might know one way, and picks up Elizabeth’s ID.

Terry comes down, and says, all good upstairs. Elizabeth thanks Terry, who says she’s scheduled to work, but if Elizabeth wants her to stay… Elizabeth says she’s fine, and Terry says she’ll call later. She leaves, and Elizabeth thanks Sam for the coffee. Sam says she figured Elizabeth could use it, and Elizabeth says she figured right. Sam says she knows the feeling. Like Elizabeth said to her, she might not be the first call if she needs someone to talk to, but she’s happy to be the second. If she hears anything from her sources at the PCPD about who did it, Elizabeth will be the first to know. Elizabeth says, Sam has no idea, does she? Sam says, about what? and Elizabeth says she knows who killed Franco. It was Jason.

Jason tells Carly that he didn’t kill Franco, but he was there, and because he didn’t kill Franco, he can’t control the situation. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time, with zero means to protect himself. Carly says they just have to hope once this first wave of grief passes, Elizabeth realizes he had nothing to do with it. He was too smart to let this happen. He says all they can do is let the cops investigate. The evidence will be there or not, but what matters is, he didn’t do it. She says, that means somebody else did, and he says, that’s what they need to focus on. There are a lot of people who didn’t like Franco, but there’s one person who had actual motive to kill him. She asks if he knows who did this, and he says he thinks it was Peter.

Terry comes out of the elevator, and goes to the reception desk. Cameron, Josslyn, and Trina run into the elevator, thinking they’re being stealthy, but Terry sees them.  

Sam tells Elizabeth, that can’t be right, but Elizabeth says, it is. Didn’t Sam hear about the deal they made? Sam says she remembers, but Jason wouldn’t. Elizabeth says she watched Jason stand over Franco’s body as he bled to death. Sam says, there has to be an explanation, and Elizabeth says, Jason hates Franco, and he killed him. Sam says, what if Franco… Elizabeth says, did something to deserve it? Was that what Sam was going to say? Sam says she’s going to go, and Elizabeth thinks that’s a good idea. Sam says, for what it’s worth (🍷), she knows the pain Elizabeth and her family are going through, and would never wish it on anyone. She says she’s so sorry, and leaves.

Carly says, the voices Franco was hearing… and Jason says, one voice. She says, so Franco wasn’t losing his mind; it was a memory? He says, yes. From Drew, when he was in Afghanistan and was kidnapped. It proves Peter was there, and in on it the whole time. Then Franco told Peter about hearing his voice… She says, soPeter knew Drew’s memories were resurfacing in Franco, and he says, Peter knew it was a possibility, and knew he could be implicated for his original crimes. It sounds like a motive to him. What does she think? She says, Peter has claimed all along that Helena and Faison coerced him into the kidnapping, and he was a victim, not the perpetrator. If Drew’s memories prove otherwise, it will blow Peter’s life apart. He thinks Peter killed Franco to keep it from happening; to shut him up for good.

Lenny asks, what kind of arrangement? and Elijah says, one that could provide them with financial backing for the time being. Phyllis says, in what way? and Sonny says, don’t fall for it. He knows a sweet talker when he sees one. Elijah knew they were in trouble; it’s why he came there in the first place. Elijah says, Mike what? and Sonny says, just Mike. Elijah says he appreciates just Mike looking out for Lenny and Phyllis. He owes them a lot. He rented a room from Phyllis after he finished grad school and was buried in debt. But he’s right. Not about the sweet talking, but coming here with an agenda. He’d like to go into business with them. Lenny says they’re listening, and Elijah says, when the spike in vandalism stops, the town will be hungry for local businesses again, but not all of them will survive long enough to get over the hump. His company can provide the cash flow the Tan-O needs. Lenny asks what Elijah wants in return, and Elijah says, to be blunt, he wants to buy the place from them.

Finn says, Franco’s dead? and Chase says, he was murdered in his art studio last night. He was shot to death. Finn asks, by who? but Chase doesn’t have any details; they just wanted to give him a heads up. He tells Gregory, the victim was married to Violet’s aunt, and Gregory says he’s so sorry. Finn says he’s going to go see Elizabeth and find out if she needs anything, and Chase asks Finn to send his condolences. Finn says he’ll call the nanny on his way over, and tell her that he’s picking up Violet. Chase says Finn forgot his phone, and picks it up. He looks at it, and says, DNA test results. What’s that about?  

Finn asks if Chase doesn’t need a warrant to search a phone, and Chase says he just picked up the phone, and it was on the front screen. Why did Finn order a DNA test? Finn says he can’t talk about it; it’s for work. Chase says Finn is an infectious disease specialist, but Finn says he orders lab tests all the time. Chase says, but it wasn’t on the physician’s portal. It came in on an app patients use. He’s asking again why Finn ordered a DNA test, and why didn’t Finn say that Chase’s mom called him a dozen times? Does it have something to do with what Finn and Gregory were talking about? Finn insists it’s about work, when Jackie comes in, and says, stop. They can’t keep doing this.   

Carly tells Jason, this is huge, and he says, it could be. They need proof, but nothing is going to get resolved before he meets with the five families. She says, about Cyrus? and he says they have to make sure everybody is on the same page. He needs to make sure everybody knows Carly and the family are off limits, but if he’s facing legal trouble… She asks what he’s going to do, and he says he’ll find some way to be there. Somebody has to show up from Sonny’s organization, and he’s the only option.

A technician in the autopsy room hears a yell, and Trina runs in. She tells him, come quick. Her friend fell, and she thinks she hurt herself. He runs out with Trina, and Cameron sneaks in. He looks on a chart to see which locker Franco’s body is in.  

Elizabeth’s phone rings. Terry tells her that she just saw Cameron and his friends sneaking around the hospital. She thinks Elizabeth should get down there.

Cameron looks at the nameplate, and reaches for the handle. He opens the locker, and slides out the body. He lifts the sheet, and sees Franco. He cries, and stumbles back, sliding to the floor. Okay. I’d actually thought the same thing. That it might be a Taggert situation, maybe something to set up Peter. There goes that theory.

Phyllis says they’re not ready to sell, and Elijah says he hears that. The Tan-O is nothing without them at the helm. They could think of him as a silent partner. The place would be theirs to run, and when they’re ready to retire, leave it to him. Lenny asks what Elijah would get out of the deal, and Elijah says, he’s a businessman. He sees the opportunity to turn a modest profit there, one day; only when they’re ready. He also thinks of it as a way to repay their kindness. The Tan-O was supposed to be their retirement nest egg, but it’s become a financial drain. He can help. Lenny says, they’ll talk it over, but that’s all he can promise. Elijah says, fair enough. Nice meeting you, just Mike. He leaves, and Sonny says he’s sorry, but he doesn’t like Elijah. Lenny says, he can be a little much; he has an intense personality, but he’s a good egg. Phyllis says, they’re not going to sell him the bar, are they? and Lenny says, it’s not like they have kids to leave the place to. It would solve a lot of problems. Sonny says, there’s somewhere he needs to be. Don’t decide anything until he gets back.  

Jason is messing with his phone, when Sam comes in. She says she went to his house, but he wasn’t there, so she figured he’d be there. Carly says she’s going to check on Donna, using the kid excuse to leave. Jason asks if Danny is okay, and Sam says, Danny is fine. She just needs to hear it from him. The truth. Did he kill Franco? He says, no. He found Franco shot at the art studio. She says, okay, good. She wouldn’t want anything to come between Danny and Jake. She’s sorry he’s being blamed for this, but he says he’ll be okay. She says, do her a favor and be careful, and leaves.

Cameron sits on the floor, and Elizabeth calls to him. He quickly covers Franco’s face, and Elizabeth walks in. She asks what he’s doing down there, and he says he thought that Franco was protecting them, and he was… somewhere. But he’s gone. He cries, and she holds him. He says he misses Franco so much. Terry comes in with Josslyn and Trina.   

Anna looks at a picture of her and Finn.

Jackie shuts the door, and Chase asks, what the hell is going on here? Finn says, please don’t, and Jackie says she’s sorry, but she doesn’t want what happened between Anna and Peter to happen to them. The one thing that will never change is that she’s Chase’s mother, so she’s going to make the call on this. Chase says, the call about what? and Jackie says Chase needs to know the truth – about everything. Finn gives her a soap stare.

Tomorrow, Willow needs to find the right words to tell him, Anna doesn’t want someone ending up like their father, Jason says the damage has already been done, and Sonny says he’s in.

📰 Read All About It…

Roger is making a temporary exit, but it’s unclear whether Franco is.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/roger-howarth-temporary-exit-from-general-hospital

🏖 On the God-awful Summer House, Kyle was the winner of the Big Baby award this week. Not only did he act like one when a couple of the girls asked him to turn his music down, calling them senior citizens, Hannah perfectly summed it up in saying he was being passive/aggressive and a d*ck, after he talked about her instead of to her. Lindsay just wanted to celebrate the last minutes of her MF’ing birthday, which she did by having shots with the girls. Luke sent Ciara her favorite flowers, hydrangeas, but she insisted she and Luke were strictly platonic. She didn’t want to give Luke mixed signals, since he tends to run with that sh*t. Amanda and Hannah apologized to each other, but when it was suggested Kyle apologize, he said he didn’t even know what he did, and was going to lose his sh*t. Sh*t, along with literally, were the words of the night. Lindsay was pissed about Stephen leaving without saying anything, since she had abandonment issues due to her mother jetting on the family when she was young. She wasn’t the only one with parental problems, since when Amanda confused Ciara saying she missed her cat with saying she missed her dad, it caused Ciara to cry. She explained that her father remarried when she was 14, and because she and her sister didn’t like his fiancé, they were disinvited to the wedding. Hard to make a judgement on that, since she didn’t go into detail as to how much animosity there was. Stephen called Lindsay repeatedly, and when she asked for his thoughts on the relationship, he sent her a power point presentation, complete with a pie chart. Lindsay said that’s how Stephen thought – in pie charts, bullet points, and stick figures – and she was all for it. He also sent a bouquet of sunflowers, along with a request for a new beginning. Lindsay said she just wanted to be happy, but didn’t know if that meant being with Stephen. After calling them senior citizens, Kyle whined that the Gen Z girls did no work around the house. Lindsay claimed they were the more mature ones, subsequently falling drunkenly down the stairs. Amanda said she was emotionally drained by the Kyle/Hannah drama, and thought they were both wrong, but to take Kyle down meant taking her down too. Still, karma got Kyle back by whacking him in the nuts via a toss from some kind of yard game. This was actually the highlight of the show, along with Carl returning with a beard. On his face. He’s not gay as far as I know. Verdict: still horrible in the Hamptons.

Next time, Amanda tells Kyle that she’s ready to get off the Pill (which frightens me), Hannah’s new squeeze Des arrives, and Luke walks out. Almost.  

🧼 Soap Starts…

The road to stardom begins with a first step.

https://ew.com/gallery/celebrities-soap-operas/

👠 Ahead Of the Carpet…

How Grammy fashion will work this year.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1247182/all-the-details-on-e-s-2021-grammys-red-carpet-coverage

📺 They’re Comin’ Up…

Some shows to look forward to.

https://www.essence.com/articles/most-anticipated-tv-shows-spring-2021/

💰 Just For Fun…

The rich, they’re just like us.

https://nypost.com/article/hoarder-houses-apartments-nyc/

🚤 Cruising Into the Weekend…

Another Friday is here, or the day you used to look forward to in more normal times. Regardless of your sense of normalcy, stay safe, stay hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, and stay not falling for sweet talkers with an agenda.

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March 10, 2021 – Peter Begs Maxie To Come With Him, Evan Gets Another Birthday, Changing Character, Franco Brush-Up, Joe Says No, In Addition, Home Carpet, Who’s Playing & Cherry

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Why is it always on the days I have more time, I don’t? I missed the beginning, but the main points were… Scotty couldn’t get ahold of Elizabeth, and went to her house. Cameron said he hadn’t heard from her, which was unusual. Josslyn came by because she’d been worried about Cameron not being in school. Scotty gave them privacy, and Cameron told Josslyn that everything was falling apart. He explained about Franco moving out, and said he thought Franco was giving up. Josslyn suggested that Cameron call Franco. Elizabeth accused Jason of killing Franco, and Jordan said she wanted Elizabeth and Jason to come to the station. Jason said he wanted his lawyer. Laura met Carly in Sonny’s kitchen, aka the home of the moss bowl, and said that the Board wasn’t submitting Cyrus’s drug to the FDA. Carly said Sonny would have been overjoyed, and Laura said she missed Sonny. Laura was worried about Cyrus, since his plans had been halted and his mother was missing. Carly thought Sonny would tell them, pray for peace and prepare for war. At the Tan-O, Lenny tried to negotiate with his mortgage holder, since he needed money to get his bar back in order after the break-in. He also no longer had a room for rent. Sonny offered to give up his room, but Phyllis said she had a plan, and a Mr. Drummond showed up to look at Phyllis’s wedding china. Maxie insisted on allowing Peter into her room, and told him the baby was fine. He asked how she was, and she said she’d been scared, but was doing well. She told him that the police were looking for him, and said she’d always defended him. He said he still wanted them to get married, and prove everyone wrong. He wanted her to run away with him tonight. When I finally sat down…

Cameron tells Josslyn, at least Franco will know he’s thinking of him.

Jordan says she needs Elizabeth’s help. Elizabeth is a nurse. What would she say to a woman who just lost her husband to a terrible crime? Elizabeth says she’d let her grieve, and Jordan says, and then? Elizabeth says she’d tell her that she should let her husband go so the police can do their job, and Jordan asks her to tell herself the same thing. Elizabeth kisses Franco’s forehead, and tells him that she loves him. Jordan leads her away, and Franco’s phone rings.

Cameron leaves a message telling Franco, don’t get a big head, but he misses him. The police take photos of the crime scene, and Cameron says he just wanted to tell Franco. He has some things to say he should have said before. He knows Franco is going through a lot of things, but call back anyway. Unless his mom has done the right thing, and kidnapped him to bring him back home.

Carly tells Laura, she’s confident Jason is prepared for any move Cyrus might make, and Laura says she thinks Cyrus is going to move quickly. Jason can’t be everywhere all the time, and doesn’t read minds. Carly says, she’d be surprised, when Laura’s phone dings. Laura looks at it, frowning, and Carly asks if something is wrong. Laura says she’s sorry, but she has to go. Carly asks if it’s about Cyrus, and Laura says she’ll hear soon enough. Franco was shot and killed tonight.

Scotty’s phone rings, and Mac says he needs Scotty to come to the station. Scotty says, no can do. He’s with his grandkids. Call the public defender’s office. Mac says he needs Scotty there now, and Scotty says he’s on his way. Scotty tells Cameron that he’s got to go. Take care of the house, and don’t get into trouble. Cameron asks where he’s going, and Scotty says, a lawyer’s work is never done. He’ll catch Cameron later.

Maxie tells Peter, leave Port Charles and their family? He says they’re all the family they need; her, him, James and Lu. She asks, what about Georgie? And he says he’d gladly bring her, but doubts Spinelli would allow it. He knows she’ll miss Georgie, but they’ve lived on opposite sides of the country. They’ll find a way for Maxie to see her. Outside in the hallway, Anna tells Valentin, Maxie doesn’t see the obvious, and Peter isn’t letting this go. Peter tells Maxie, the past can’t touch them. He made sure of that. It doesn’t matter. Peter remembers picking up Franco’s phone, and listening to his own confession. He deletes it, like the police wouldn’t be able to track it down regardless. He wipes the phone of prints, and puts it in Franco’s pocket. I say, what a pr*ck, and Peter says, goodbye Franco. He wishes he could say it was nice knowing him. He leaves, making sure he doesn’t touch the doorknob. Maxie asks him, what does he mean, the past can’t touch them?

Anna sighs, and says they should have never let Peter go in, but Valentin says it’s what Maxie wanted. She says, Maxie doesn’t need physical protection, but Peter is going to spin his alternate reality, and paint himself as a victim. Valentin says, sooner or later, it will catch up with Peter, but Anna says Valentin heard him. He doesn’t care about a standard, or earning her love and respect. Valentin says, Peter was trying to make her feel guilty for the terrible things he did. Don’t let him do that. He played her like he did Maxie. Anna says, the difference is, she’s a trained agent. She should know better. He says they were both blinded by guilt. He doesn’t know what that says about them, but it doesn’t absolve Peter.

In the interrogation room, Mac asks if Jason has anything to say off the record, before he starts to record. Jason says nothing, and Mac says, a man is dead, and it’s their responsibility to find out who killed him. It will make it easier on everyone, especially Elizabeth, if he tells Mac what happened. Diane walks in, and says Mac must certainly just be preparing to interrogate her client. A seasoned law professional like himself wouldn’t interview her client without her there. He says he assumed her client called her, and she says her client firmly believes he’ll be exonerated. Mac says, right. Elizabeth lost her husband, and she and Jason share a son together. Diane says, if there are no pertinent questions, they’re leaving, and Mac says, if Jason has any sense of responsibility to his boy, his brothers, or his mother, he’ll tell Mac what happened.

Jordan leads Elizabeth into the station, and says she knows Elizabeth is in shock. The last thing she wants to do is put Elizabeth through more hell, but she needs to know what Elizabeth saw in the studio. Elizabeth says, Jason killed Franco in cold blood, and Jordan asks if Elizabeth saw Jason pull the trigger. Elizabeth shakes her head, and Jordan asks, if she didn’t see it, why is she so sure he did it? Elizabeth says, because Franco asked him to.

Jordan brings Elizabeth coffee, and Elizabeth says, Franco was afraid the recurrence of the tumor would bring back his violent tendencies, and he’d turn back man used to be. She told him that could never happen. He was a good man. Jordan says, Franco wanted a failsafe in case he got too dangerous and couldn’t control himself? Why would he turn to Jason? Elizabeth says, because Jason wouldn’t hesitate to kill him. Jordan asks what Jason said, and Elizabeth says Jason’s actions speak for selves, don’t they?

Diane says they have no interest in joining Mac’s fishing expedition, and Mac says, Jason called in the homicide. Did he just happen to drop by because he and Franco are good pals, and found Franco bleeding out? Diane says Jason isn’t under oath, and not obligated to answer. Jason says, he did not kill Franco.

Laura tells Carly that Franco was shot, and says she needs to talk to Jordan. She leaves, and Josslyn comes in. Carly asks if she was able to see Cameron, and Josslyn says she was going to give Cameron a hard time for skipping school, but he’s worried about Franco. Cameron guessed Franco was having a nightmare, and when he woke Franco up, Franco grabbed him. It was blown out of proportion, and now Franco is checking himself into Shadybrook. Cameron is taking it hard. She told him to call Franco. Carly asks if he did, and Josslyn says, he left a voicemail. Hopefully, Franco called back or went home so they can work it out. Carly says it’s great that she and Cameron are so close. Josslyn is going have to be there for him. Josslyn asks, what’s going on? and Carly says, Franco was shot tonight. He’s dead.

Phyllis thanks Mr. Drummond for coming. She knows it’s late. He says, not a problem, and she hands him a plate, saying, it’s one of twelve, and there are matching soup bowls and salad plates. How much? Lenny takes the plate out of Drummond’s hand, and says he’s not letting Phyllis pawn her china. She says it will bring in the extra money they need, and Sonny says he knows what’s going on. Drummond is going to give her a lowball offer, and she’ll accept because she’s desperate. He’ll use the plates and the rest of the china to put in his front window, because he knows it will bring in customers. When Phyllis tries to buy back her china, he’ll raise the price, and make her pay double. It’s good business, right?    

Laura asks Jordan, so it’s true? and Jordan says she’s afraid so. Laura hugs Elizabeth, and says she’s so sorry. How did it happen? Jordan says that’s what they’re trying to find out, and Elizabeth says she needs to go home and tell the boys. Jordan says she still has questions, and Laura asks if they can wait until tomorrow. Jordan says, of course (🍷), and tells an officer to drive Mrs. Baldwin home. Elizabeth says, Mrs. Franco Baldwin, and leaves. Laura asks if Jordan knows who killed Franco.

Mac says if Jason didn’t do it, does he know who did? Diane says Mac is assuming Jason witnessed it, and Mac says he’s assuming her client wants to help them find the killer, so he can clear his name as a suspect. Mac has the motive and the opportunity. How soon before he finds the means?

Laura says, Jason? She tells Jordan that she knows Jason didn’t like Franco, but why go after him now? Jason has enough on his plate with Sonny dead. It doesn’t make sense. Scotty comes in, and asks, what’s going on? He saw Elizabeth getting into a squad car, and Mac told him to come down there. What happened? Laura asks Jordan to give them a moment, and Jordan says, of course (🍷). Scotty says it looks like Laura’s got bad news; don’t sugarcoat it. She says she’s so sorry to tell him this. Franco was shot tonight. Scotty says, that damn Invader, that smut sheet. He knew some crackpot would come after Franco. They need to get to the ER. She says, there’s no need for the ER. He… nobody could do anything. Franco died at the site.

Cameron hears someone come in, and says, where were you? He was calling. He turns to see Franco, who smiles.  

Cameron says, Franco got his message? and Franco says he did, and he left something for Cameron. There’s something he wants to tell Cameron. Try to remember this. Don’t ever forget that he can change the world. Cameron changed him. Cameron asks, how? and Franco says he never thought he would have children; he didn’t want them, the responsibility. He was afraid he would screw up a sweet innocent little human life, but Cameron, his brothers, and his mom helped Franco change his mind, and made him believe he could be a better person. For a while, he thinks he was. Cameron says, not for a while. He is. He’s a great guy. Franco says, thanks. Cameron is a great kid, and he loves him. Don’t forget that either. Cameron hugs Franco, and Franco says, later. He walks to the door, and Cameron asks where Franco is going, but Franco leaves without saying anything else. Cameron says, wait, and wakes up on the couch. The door opens, and it’s Elizabeth. He asks where Franco is. Didn’t she see him? Elizabeth says, it’s just them, and Cameron says Franco was there. They had a talk, and Franco left, but he was there. He asks Elizabeth, what’s wrong? and Elizabeth sits next to him. She says she’s so sorry. Something terrible happened.

Jordan tells Mac that he should be at GH with Maxie. She’ll talk to Jason, but Maxie needs him. Mac thanks her, and Jordan goes into the interrogation room. Diane says her client already stated he didn’t kill Franco, and has nothing to add. Jordan says she’s not there to ask him questions, but wants him to listen to her. She spoke to Elizabeth, and Elizabeth told her that Franco asked Jason to kill him if he manifested any violent impulses or rampages. Did he agree, and decide not to wait? Did he decide to go for preemptive action, and kill Franco tonight?

Scotty tells Laura, Karen, Logan, now Franco. Why isn’t there a law? There should be a law that says a kid can’t die before their parents. Franco’s tumor came back, and he was fighting for his life. Then he was murdered; snubbed out like some cigarette.

Anna tells Valentin, there’s no real evidence against Peter. While they figure out Plan B, Peter is there, convincing Maxie that he’s innocent. Valentin says, most people have put up with Peter, but now he’s been exposed as a fraud, but she says, the trouble is, she has the feeling Maxie wants to be persuaded by Peter, especially given the secrets they’ve kept from her. Valentin says, he thinks Anna is right, and they need to steel themselves for Maxie going back to Peter.  

Peter tells Maxie, they’ll be free of the past, and no one can keep them apart. She asks what he means, and he says he took care of things, like he always will for her and their daughter. He asks her to take his hand. Show him that she trusts him, and still believes in him. He knows they can begin again together, starting tonight. She takes his hand, and he says he knew she’d choose him. He needs to get her out of the hospital, and no one can stop them. The pain and anguish of the last few hours will be behind them forever. He promises. She says she only wishes he could feel the pain and anguish she suffered when she thought she was losing the baby. He says he panicked for them, and hopes their little girl is okay. Maxie removes her hand from his, and says she’s going to make sure their daughter stays that way. She’s sorry. She loved him, but the man she loved never existed.

Diane says, if Jordan is going to interrogate her client… Scotty busts in and says he knew it. Jason was the SOB who killed his son. Now he’s coming for Jason. Laura says, no!

An officer holds Scotty back, and Scotty says, let him go. Jason is the criminal. Jason killed his son. Why does he get to live. The officer drags Scotty out, and Laura asks Jason to please tell her that he had nothing to do with Franco’s death. Diane tells him, don’t answer, and Jason says Laura knows him. Laura nods, and leaves. Scotty yells that they should stick a needle in Jason’s arm. Diane tells Jordan, they understand Scotty is a grieving father, and won’t be pressing charges for assault at this time. If Jordan has no further questions, they’re going to leave. Jordan says, it’s Jason’s last chance. If he has something to say, say it now, while she can still help him.

Josslyn tells Carly that Cameron couldn’t stand Franco at first. Then they had a truce, and Franco saved Cameron’s life. After that, Cameron was all in. He thought Franco was the best. He loved Franco so much, and now he’s just gone… just like Sonny. She remembers how mad she was at Carly for going back to Sonny. Now she just misses him, all the time. She’s just so tired of missing people she loves. Carly says, her too, and hugs Josslyn.

Lenny takes the plate out of Drummond’s hand, and says Phyllis’s wedding china isn’t going to be pawned today. Phyllis says, Lenny and his pride. They’ll be living in a cardboard box.. He tells her not to back down. They’ll find another way; he promises. He tells Drummond, goodnight, and Drummond says Lenny could join his weekly card game, and take the last penny he’s got, but Lenny says, not a chance. Sonny fingers his rings, and asks Drummond, how much for these?

Maxie says, the kindness Peter showed her; the sweetness, the devotion, and promises that he’d changed. He says he had, but she says, it was all an act. She cries, and says, what makes it worse, is that he almost got away with it. He had her at the altar. Even when Valentin told her the truth, she refused to see it. Not anymore. She’s not going away with him. Not now, not ever.

Mac asks how Maxie is, and Anna says, she’s in there with Peter. He asks why they didn’t stop Peter, and she says, they tried. Mac barges in, and tells Peter to get the hell away from Maxie. He has questions for Peter, and Peter says Mac can talk to his lawyer. He’s not going with Mac. Mac says, then get out already. He’s seen one family torn apart. He’ll be damned if he lets Peter hurt his. Maxie says, what family? and Mac says, Franco was shot and killed tonight. Anna asks if they have a suspect, and looks at Peter.

Elizabeth takes Cameron’s hand, and says, Franco’s dead, but Cameron says, no, he’s not; he was just here. Franco came there and told Cameron how much he loved him. He told Cameron how brave he was, braver than him. That’s not true, but he was here. He said when he came home, they’d laugh about it. Elizabeth says, it’s not the tumor that killed Franco; he was shot. Cameron cries, and she says she knows. Cameron says, he was shot? and she says, the police are trying to figure it out. Cameron says, the Invader article said he was dangerous, and somebody shot him. Who shot him? She says, whoever it was, the truth will come out, and they’ll face it together. They’re a family. He says he should have been there, and cries harder, which makes me want to cry. Elizabeth says, it wasn’t Cameron’s fault.

Drummond asks how a drifter like Sonny got pieces like those, and Sonny says, he forgot. How much? Drummond says, two-fifty, and Sonny tells him, write a ticket and give him cash. It’s enough to pay for a seat in his card game, right? Drummond smiles.

Josslyn wonders if they’ll ever know what happened, but Carly doesn’t know. She still feels married to Sonny, and thinks she always will. Josslyn asks how she handles the grief, and Carly says, sometimes she doesn’t. Sometimes she wants to scream, cry, and crawl into a ball, and sometimes she does. Then she thinks. the best way to honor Sonny is to keep going. Take care of the things he cared about, and the people he loved; live life to the fullest. Josslyn says she learned that with Oscar, but living life to the fullest without the person you love can be hard sometimes. Carly says, it can be. It helps having the kids around, and makes it a little more bearable.

Diane tells Mac, this interview has reached the point of diminished return. In the absence of witnesses and evidence, is Jason free to go? Mac says, for now, but don’t leave town.

Laura tells Scotty, try to calm down, and he says he’ll go quietly. He sees Jason walking out, and asks why Jason’s not stuffed in a cage. He’s coming for Jason, and hell is coming with him.

Elizabeth asks Cameron if Jake and Aiden are asleep, and Cameron nods. She guesses she’ll tell them in the morning, and Cameron takes her hand and says, they’ll tell them together. She hugs him.

Mac says, Franco is dead. They’re in the beginning stages of the investigation, and Jason is a person of interest. He asks why Valentin and Anna are still there, and Valentin says, for Maxie’s sake. Peter says, only for Maxie’s sake, he’s going, but he’s not going to give up. The past is dead, and what they have is the future. He leaves, and Anna looks at Maxie.    

Tomorrow, Sam wants to return a favor, Anna tells Jackie that she has no one to blame but herself, Sonny asks if the game is still on, and Carly says she can’t lose Jason; she won’t.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey

Still at Lake George, Delores explained that she and David don’t sit and talk, so she has to walk away and defrost. Since they didn’t live together, they could do that. Marge called Joe #3, who told her the guys had gone out last night, but Evan didn’t join them. Marge asked if they’d talked about the situation, but Joe said no, which was clearly a lie, since we flashed back to them talking about the situation. Marge said they’d called Jackie, and she felt bad about it. Teresa called pool guy Tony, and said the girls had been checking out his Instagram. We saw his picture, and he’s pretty ripped. He said Adriana called him a mommy stealer. Marge joined the rest, and told them about the men going out. Teresa said she was thinking about Jackie, and was more madder [sic] now. In Jennifer’s interview, she said Teresa cools off, then thinks about it again, and remembers why she’s mad. She knows they’re done talking about it, but something else pops into her head. Marge suggested they enjoy the lake. What a concept.

In Jennifer’s interview, she said she and Melissa were getting along, and she didn’t want to ruin it. She would 100% want to know if there was a rumor about her or Bill, but she had to do this the right way. The women hung out on lounge chairs by the shore, and Delores said she didn’t feel the need to do something active. Melissa got on a swan float, Jennifer and Teresa did some kayaking, and Lexi used a paddle board. Teresa insisted Tony was her friend, and not for her. In Delores’s interview, she said there was nothing wrong with these guys, but Teresa had to get out of this small pond. Teresa said, when it was right, it would happen. In her interview, she said she was looking for attentive, sweet, and someone who could be lovey-dovey. She suggested if David didn’t make a move, that Delores kick him to the curb. Jennifer asked Melissa to stay behind while the others went back to the house to get ready for lunch.

Jennifer told Melissa, there was something on her mind that she didn’t want to bring up in front of the whole group. She asked Melissa if she knew Michelle, and Melissa said she’d interviewed them about Grow with Gorga, but she didn’t really know her. Jennifer said, at Jackie’s party, Michelle had mentioned their husbands were supposed to split a speaking fee 50/50, but Joe never paid, and it was in the tens of thousands. Melissa said, WTF? a few times, and asked what Jennifer was talking about. Jennifer told her not to shoot the messenger. She was just letting Melissa know what was going around. Melissa asked if Teresa knew, but Jennifer said Teresa never mentioned it if she did. She thought it was f***ed up that Michelle was talking smack about Teresa’s brother when she was friends with Teresa. They went back to the house, and Teresa asked what they were talking about. Melissa told her that Michelle was talking sh*t about Joe #2, saying Joe owed her husband money, but she never said anything to them. Teresa said she didn’t know anything about her brother’s business dealings, and who knew what went on? In Melissa’s interview, she told us, if someone had said that about Teresa, and they didn’t defend her, holy sh*t. Teresa said she and Michelle were meeting on Wednesday, so she’d see. Marge said it was unprofessional, and a good way to f*** up a business.

Melissa called Joe #2, and told him what Jennifer had said. Teresa said that Joe #1 never told her anything, and she went to jail. Joe #2 said he and Jon didn’t have a deal; a friend had hooked them up. Joe got a bill, and paid it. Months later, Jon asked how much Joe had made; it was out of left field. He thought Jon saw his success, and wondered how much he could get from it. Melissa said Teresa always brought the kooks around, but Teresa said Michelle had been nice to her. Melissa wondered if talking sh*t about her brother was being nice. In Melissa’s interview, she said when it came to Teresa defending her brother, there had always been a double-standard. Joe #1 talked sh*t in the press about Joe #2, and Teresa didn’t defend him. Teresa told Melissa that she would handle it, but Michelle was a great effing real estate broker.

Chef Kevin came to set up dinner outside. Meanwhile, Jackie’s brother Eric paid a visit, and in her interview, Jackie talked about how Eric had been stuck on a cruise ship for a month when he got covid. He was the only member of their family who’d gotten it, and she was already protective of him because of his learning disabilities. He told her that he was scared when he had the virus, but he was okay now, and Jackie told him a friend had been mean to her, and spread a rumor about the family. He said he hated that, but suggested she brush it off, and think of something that made her happy. In her interview, Jackie said her brother taught her to be a kind person, but she didn’t know if she could be as big, and let it go.

Kevin and his crew set up picnic tables, and candles in the grass, which seemed dangerous to me. The entrée was surf ‘n’ turf, and the women watched the sunset. Melissa asked if Teresa was on any dating websites, but Teresa said it would be in every tabloid if she did. Marge talked about her book deal, and said she was excited. The book was a bit of a memoir, but more about the pitfalls of business. She’d worked in the garment center in the 80s. She was 22, living in the city (NYC to you novices of East Coast lingo), and it was her first job. Her boss was good-looking, 20 years older, and wanted to sleep with her. So she did. She said it was a weird dynamic, and a different time. In Jennifer’s interview, she told us  that she’d never say something like that out loud, much less publish it. Marge said she wanted women to learn from it. Teresa brought up Jackie again, and in her interview, Jennifer said Teresa expected Jackie to move on, but the irony is, Teresa can’t stop talking about it. She’s beating it with a dead horse [sic]. Can any of these women form a proper sentence?

When they got back from Lake George, Marge met Jackie for lunch. She said everyone missed Jackie, but Jackie thought it was for the best. Teresa had spread something that could tear a family apart. Marge said she’d want to know, but in Jackie’s interview, she said if Teresa had been truly concerned, she could have pulled her aside. Instead, she told everyone except for her. Marge said she thought Teresa said unfiltered things without thinking of the repercussions, but Jackie asked if Marge was that gullible. She wasn’t having this conversation, because she knew Teresa was smarter than that. She wondered how Marge could forgive Teresa for encouraging Danielle’s assault on her, but Marge said forgiveness was for herself. Jackie asked if Marge forgave Danielle, and Marge said she was over it. Jackie said Evan wasn’t over it, and she wanted a party re-do. She didn’t want him to remember his birthday as sh*t.  

Michelle came with a photographer to take pictures of Teresa’s house, and told Teresa that it needed to be like a hotel room. They got one shot to make a first impression. As they went through the house, we flashed back to different scenes there over the years. Teresa said it was really happening, and she wanted to talk to Michelle alone. She told Michelle that she was getting cold feet, and Michelle asked if she was getting emotional. Teresa said she had anxiety, and asked Michelle why she hadn’t talked to Joe #2 about the payment issue. Michelle said it was between her husband and Joe, and didn’t affect anything, but Teresa said she wasn’t listing her house until it was cleared up. Then she’d feel more comfortable. Michelle agreed that her husband and Joe should talk (no doubt realizing she’d said the wrong thing), and she appreciated it. I’m willing to bet she was seething. I have to doff my cap to Teresa too, for having her brother’s back to that extent.   

Everyone got ready for Jackie’s party. Except for Teresa, who wasn’t invited. Frank said he was like a gay guy to Delores, and she called him her gay husband. Well, he kinda is. Bill called Jennifer, and said he had bad news. He’d been called in for an emergency surgery, and had to go to the hospital. He wasn’t going to make Jackie’s party. She said she was afraid Jackie was going to be a raging bull, ready to attack. Jackie told Evan that she wanted him to have a re-do, and he said the rumor thing was ridiculous. She said we were born with one name, and to have someone smear it was awful. Marge told Joe #3 that she was afraid if anyone defended Teresa, Jackie would go ballistic, and Joe #2 told Melissa that he was afraid there was going to be Teresa bashing. Jackie told Evan, the bottom line was that it was a re-do of his birthday, but also for him to feel supported. She said you had to know that some people in your circle valued you enough to have your back, and Evan said being supportive was the base of friendship.

They all met at an outdoor restaurant, where a game of cornhole was set up. Jackie told Evan that she was sorry about the first time around, and he said, sh*t happens. She said, tonight it was important to put this sh*t to rest. Jackie told Melissa and Joe #2, the Gia thing was an analogy (because we could not avoid that word for even one week), and it wasn’t her intention to really say something about Gia. Just in case they’re idiots. In Melissa’s interview, she said this was a different Jackie than the one a few days ago. She knew Jackie was so hurt, yet she was trying to do the right thing. Jackie said she’d never felt that low in her adult life. I’d say she’s blessed then. In her interview, Jackie said Evan loved the guys’ group, but had a career in finance. Evan explained that every rumor, even if it was bullsh*t, caused scrutiny. Joe #2 said he thought Teresa was just looking out for Jackie, and Evan said that was one of the dumbest things he’d ever heard in his life, making Joe laugh. In Joe’s interview, he said he told their father that he’d protect his sister. He looked like an idiot, but that’s his sister, and he had to back her up. They agreed a birthday party hadn’t been the place to bring it up.

Melissa said she was just putting it out there, but no one believed the rumor about Evan. Evan said, even if something is completely baseless, you couldn’t fully erase it. The guys played cornhole, and Jennifer told Jackie, there were clearly some things she couldn’t say to Teresa. Joe #2 asked Evan how Jackie felt when she heard the rumor, and Evan said she didn’t believe it for a second. Joe said if it had been Melissa, it would have been a different story, and Evan said, guilty until proven innocent. Jennifer told Jackie that she didn’t think Teresa was malicious, and had definitely been drinking. In Jackie’s interview, she said Jennifer couldn’t stop licking Teresa’s a-hole for a minute. Joe #2 said it was offensive to be called a cheater, and they had Evan’s back; they were his boys for life. Joe #3 said he’d be Evan’s alibi any time. In Frank’s interview, he said he didn’t care if the rumor was true or false, he just wanted Evan and Jackie to be happy. Joe #2 said they were sorry Evan hadn’t joined them the other night, and Joe #3 said they were hoping he’d bring the girls.

Jackie gave a toast, and said her first attempt at a party for Evan was destroyed, and she didn’t want it to be what they remembered. She loved him. In Jennifer’s interview, she said they were all tired of hearing about the rumor, but she’d rather Jackie be toasting about it than crying in a puddle.

Next time, Joe confronts Michelle’s husband, Melissa confronts Michelle, and Jennifer falls over drunk at a party.

📌 Sticking Around…

Apparently, Roger isn’t going anywhere, even if Franco is.

General Hospital’s Franco May Be Gone, But Roger Howarth *Isn’t*: ‘I’m Excited,’ He Says

📘 A Franco Primer…

It’s a never-ending source of amusement to me that James Franco was the original Franco.

What Happened to Franco on GENERAL HOSPITAL

🚫 Deny, Deny, Deny…

Joe #2 says his hands are clean.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/10/melissa-and-joe-gorga-deny-owing-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars/

Marge weighs in. As she must.

Margaret Josephs Slams Michelle Pais For Saying Joe Gorga Didn’t Pay Her Husband

🎞 Cutting Room Floor…

Some Royal interview leftovers.

https://extratv.com/2021/03/08/what-you-didn-t-see-from-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-s-televised-interview-with-oprah/

👗 Red Carpet At Home…

Because you can never have enough fashion.

https://pagesix.com/2021/02/28/golden-globes-red-carpet-2021-photos-of-celebrities-at-home/

https://pagesix.com/2021/02/28/golden-globes-2021s-best-dressed-celebrities-at-home/

🎶 Grammy Playlist…

A list of who will be entertaining the entertainers.

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-performers-taylor-swift-bad-bunny-cardi-b-bts-billie-eilish-dua-lipa-megan-thee-stallion-post-malone-harry-styles

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/2021-grammy-performers-host

🏄🏽‍♀️ Sliding Into Thursday Like…

Another hump day has come and gone, the call of Mike, Mike echoing in the distant past. Tomorrow brings another episode of that horrible Hamptons house, and the eternal question of, can’t Bravo do better? And as you ponder that, stay safe, stay original, and stay giving a toast rather than crying in a puddle.

Mar10

March 9, 2021 – Peter Wants To See Maxie, Turning Into Todd & Sun

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Walking into the hospital, Britt asks what Valentin is going to do, and he says, wait for Peter to show up. She says, assuming Jason hasn’t found him.

Maxie says, Anna is telling her the man she loves is a lie. The life they’ve built together is a lie. Anna tells her, what she’s saying is, Peter is a damaged man. He’s done, and will continue to do horrible things. Maxie says, and Anna didn’t think to tell her this information before he wedding? Anna says, as soon as she found out what Peter was responsible for, that he’d sabotaged Drew’s plane… Maxie says she knows what Anna thinks Peter has done, and Anna says, Drew wasn’t the only person on that plane. Peter sacrificed other lives just to get rid of one man, and it didn’t mean anything to him. Does she understand that? The second Anna realized it, she couldn’t allow Peter to marry Maxie. Maxie says, but Anna didn’t say anything to her, and Anna says she knows she didn’t, but she made other arrangements. If Dante hadn’t found Peter, he’d be halfway around the world. Nobody would have known where he was, and he wouldn’t have been able to hurt anyone. And he certainly wouldn’t have been at the wedding.

Jason paces in an alleyway, and his phone rings. He says, Spinelli. How’s Maxie? At the hospital, Spinelli says he hasn’t been able to see her yet, but he heard she’s not in labor, and should be going home soon. While he waits, he’s trying to track Franco, per Jason’s request, but he has to admit, he’s not functioning at optimum levels. Jason says, if Spinelli can help him find Franco, fine, but if not, he’ll figure something else out. Spinelli says, in truth, he’s grateful for a distraction from his worries. Jason says he thought Spinelli said she was in good health, and Spinelli says, physically, but emotionally, her heart’s been shattered. An alarm sounds on his computer, and Spinelli says he’s got it. He’s been able to track Franco on his computer to 22 Talmidge Street. Jason says, his art studio? and Spinelli says, if Franco has reverted to his homicidal ways, perhaps Jason needs back-up or assistance? Jason thanks him, but tells him, stay with Maxie. She needs him.

Robert sits next to Spinelli, and asks if he’s all right. Spinelli says he’s experiencing less schadenfreude than one might expect. Robert just looks at him, and Spinelli says, as they feared, the worst has come to pass. Robert says, au contraire, my boy. She never married Peter. She’s here; she’s safe. That is the best case scenario right now.  Spinelli says, it’s a more analytical way of looking at the situation, and Robert asks if Spinelli remembers the time he told him, when all hell breaks loose, Maxie is going to need him to help put it all back together. It’s high noon. He hopes Spinelli is up to the task.

Scotty arrives at Elizabeth and Franco’s house, and Cameron lets him in. He says he got Cameron’s message. What’s urgent? What’s happening? What’s going on here? Cameron says, it’s Franco. His mom and the doctors are doing all they can, but Franco is starting to lose steam. Scotty says, he’s noticed, but he’s a bit flummoxed as to how to help Franco. Does Cameron have some kind of a plan? Cameron says he does. He needs Scotty to help him to force Franco not to quit on them.

Sam goes to the hospital reception desk, and Elizabeth asks if she knows about Maxie. Sam wonders how Maxie is, and Elizabeth says, wasn’t this her wedding day? What happened? Sam says, where to begin? It was a total trainwreck. Or was, before Liesl Obrecht showed up and objected. She was released from prison and completely exonerated. She had the paperwork to prove it. Obrecht isn’t the one responsible for Drew’s death – Peter was. He was the one responsible for Drew’s plane going down, and he was the one who hired an assassin to go after Andre and Franco. Elizabeth says, the one Peter killed? and Sam says, assuring his silence. Elizabeth says, oh my God, and Sam asks if she’s okay. Elizabeth says, it’s just a lot to process. How’s Maxie? She must be devastated. Sam says, she thinks at first, Maxie wasn’t having any of it, but she’s sure it’s starting to sink in by now. Maxie loves Peter, and to be confronted with all of this pain from him… They both know how brutal that can be. Elizabeth asks if Jason knows, and Sam says she hasn’t been able to reach him. Has Franco found him? Elizabeth says, Franco was looking for Jason? When?

Peter tells Franco, whatever anyone might think about him, he loves Maxie and their child with all his heart. Franco says, so prove it. Run. Peter says, what? and Franco says, just leave. Get out of Port Charles. Give Maxie and those kids a chance at the life that they deserve. Peter says he’s not giving up on Maxie and their child. He’s not turning his back on them; there’s no need. There’s no case against him, no evidence. He made sure of that. Peter points the gun at Franco, and Franco throws something. While Peter is distracted, Franco rushes him, but Peter shoots Franco.  Franco staggers back, revealing a bullet wound in his chest. He falls to his knees, and then to the floor.

Robert and Jordan walk into her office, and he says, with all due respect, he needs to be with his niece. She’s got a former fiancé out there running wild, and he doesn’t need Peter upsetting Maxie any more than he already has. Jordan says she needs to know. If Robert believed Peter framed Obrecht, why has he been walking free this whole time?

Maxie says, oh my God. Anna had Peter kidnapped. That’s why Anna was pushing her to postpone the wedding, because she knew he wasn’t coming. Anna says, standing Maxie up was the only scenario where she wouldn’t search for him, and Maxie asks how Anna planned on convincing her that Peter hadn’t just gone missing? She doesn’t even want to know. The worst part of the whole thing is that Anna comforted her while she was deceiving her. Anna says she didn’t want Maxie to feel alone, and Maxie thanks her for her support. Anna asks if Maxie understands that Peter is a dangerous psychopath. He’s every bit as dangerous as his father, and had to be kept away from Maxie and the baby by any means necessary. Maxie asks, who Anna is. Does she even know Anna? She trusted Anna, and relied on her. And Anna was willing to protect her from Peter, the man Anna encouraged her to love, by any means necessary? Britt comes in, and asks Anna to excuse them. Anna says she’ll come back in a while, but Maxie says, don’t bother. She doesn’t need any more excuses for how Anna played God with her life. Anna looks back, and Britt closes the door.

Elizabeth asks when Sam saw Franco, and Sam says, a couple of hours ago. He was looking for Peter, then when he found out about the wedding, he suddenly became agitated. He wanted to talk to Jason, and asked if she knew where he was, but she didn’t. Franco said if she found Jason, tell Jason that he was still him. Sam asks Elizabeth to please tell her what’s going on, but Elizabeth says, not now. She needs to find Franco and figure this out. If Sam finds Jason, tell him not to touch Franco. Alexis comes by, and Sam asks what she’s doing at the hospital. Alexis says she’s trying to go to a meeting. Isn’t Sam supposed to be at a double wedding?

Peter asks Franco how it feels. Franco tries to get up, and reaches for Peter, but Peter steps away. He watches as Franco bleeds out. Peter is the worst.

Robert tells Jordan that he never believed Obrecht went after Franco, and Jordan asks why Robert kept it a secret. Robert says he had no proof; just bits and pieces of evidence. Obrecht is a Teflon criminal, and covers her tracks well. Jordan says, still, they could have investigated, but Robert says, not officially; no cause. So he had to pursue Obrecht by other means. Jordan says, he went to Anna? and he says, and his brother. She says, his brother Mac, as in her Chief of Detectives? Why didn’t Mac say something? Robert says, they both told him to take a hike. Then, Peter confesses to Valentin. She says, it won’t hold up in court. In the absence of smoking gun, what was his plan? Was he going to wait for Peter to slip up? Robert says, Peter’s not infallible. He will slip up. And when he does, Robert will be waiting.

Spinelli says, how dare Valentin show his sinister visage there? and Valentin asks what Spinelli is accusing him of. Spinelli says Valentin knows full well, and Valentin says, humor him. Spinelli says Valentin provided cover for Peter while Peter wormed his way into Maxie’s life, knowing full well the extent of Peter’s villainy. Valentin says he’s sympathetic to Spinelli’s attachment to Maxie. He knows they have a child together. Make no mistake, he owes a lot of people in Port Charles explanations, but Spinelli isn’t one of them. Alexis says, how about her? and Sam suggests she and Spinelli leave. Spinelli asks if Alexis is sure, and Alexis says she doesn’t want any witnesses right now. Sam drags Spinelli off, and Valentin tells Alexis, he didn’t know. She says, what is it he didn’t know, and he says, he was unaware of Peter’s involvement in Drew’s plane going down. He had reason to suspect Peter’s redemption lacked weight and depth, but he didn’t know what Peter was up to. She says she doesn’t really need him to tell her the truth right now; she was fond of Drew. He swears he didn’t know, and she says she’s choosing to believe him because she’s actually grown to like him and trust him. Trust isn’t easy for her, so she needs Valentin’s word to mean something, and he says, with her, it always does. He asks if she’s all right. He didn’t see her at the wedding. She says she’s trying hard to stay sober. That’s why she didn’t go; it’s not easy to do at a wedding. He says, wise choice, and she says, what about him? He was close to Peter, and now it turns out, Peter is pathologically lethal. Valentin thinks it’s safe to say that’s not the case anymore.   

Spinelli says, it’s a good thing Sam came when she did. He regrets losing his composure, but when he saw Valentin… She says he doesn’t have to explain; she gets it. He says he knew she would, and she tells him, but she says this with love. He can’t fly off handle. Maxie needs them to be calm and grounded. He says she’s 100% correct. He vented his anxiety on a most deserving target, he shall remain steadfastly serene. She says they’ll use each other to keep each other balanced, and he says, sounds like a plan. She asks if he’s seen Maxie yet, and he says, no, and he hasn’t figured out what he’s going to say when he does.

Britt says Maxie’s blood pressure is coming down, and there’s no sign of distress, and Maxie says, that’s it? The baby is okay? Britt says she still needs to try and avoid stress, and Maxie says, given her current situation, no promises. Britt says she told Maxie try. She has every reason to believe the baby is fine. When Maxie said earlier that Britt was a bad person… Maxie says she’d hoped Britt forgot about that. She was angry, and lashed out. She was being judgy and bitchy. Britt says, no; she was being honest. It seems Maxie could use more of that in her life. The reason she’s feeling angry and stressed… Maxie says she doesn’t think they have the time for that list, and Britt says, they all boil down to the same thing. Maxie was lied to by people she loves and trusts. And she’s been lying to herself. Maxie says, when has she ever lied to herself? Not ever, but in this specific situation? Britt says she heard Anna before – Maxie says, talk about a liar – and Maxie needs to be honest with herself. Whose lies are more dangerous? Anna’s or Peter?

Jason sees the studio door open a crack, and calls out to Franco. There’s no answer, and he goes in, gun drawn. He sees Franco on the floor, and turns him over. He checks Franco’s pulse, and makes a soap face.

Cameron tells Scotty that Franco doesn’t trust himself. He’s checking into Shadybrook in the morning. Scotty asks, why check into Shadybrook? and Cameron says, it was a misunderstanding; it was nothing. Scotty tells Cameron, when someone says nothing, it’s usually something, but Cameron says, it’s not important. They tried to guilt Franco into staying one more night, but he’s still gone. Scotty says, they tried to manipulate Franco? and Cameron says, but it didn’t work. Scotty says, when he gets back, he’ll give Cameron a few lessons. Cameron says, in manipulation? but Scotty says, they call it, persuasion. Does Cameron think Franco stopped fighting? Cameron says, every time they talk, Franco acts like it’s the last day he’s going to see them. He hates it. Scotty says, you and me both, and Cameron says he and his brothers made a list things that they only want to do with Franco. Scotty says, something for Franco to look forward to, and Cameron says Franco never wants to let them down. This way, they’ll get him to promise to live.

Elizabeth gets to the studio, and sees Jason with Franco. Jason steps aside, and she checks Franco out. I don’t suppose this looks too good for Jason.

Anna sees Mac sitting on the steps, and tells him that she saw Maxie. He asks how it went, and Anna says Maxie was angrier than she’s ever seen her. Mac says he knows the feeling, and Anna says, she’s so sorry. She’s given him plenty of reasons to be furious with her. He says he’s not angry at her, and she says, he’s not? He says, not anymore. He’s angry at himself. He’s the Chief of Detectives, the former Commissioner. He’s been a cop for most of his life. How did he miss that his daughter was involved with a criminal? She says, Peter is good at hiding his true nature, even to himself most of the time. Mac wanted Maxie to be happy, and Maxie loved Peter. Mac wanted to see the best in Peter. He says, that’s just it. He didn’t see the best. No father wants to see the best in his daughter’s boyfriend; they see the worst. Peter won him over. He delivered James. He made Maxie happy again. When Nathan died, Mac never thought he would see that. Maxie suffered so much when Nathan died, and Peter brought her back to life. Anna says, that’s true, he did, and Mac says, Peter was going to be the next big chapter in Maxie’s life, and she wanted her father’s support. He loves being a good dad, and wasn’t about to let her down. She says, our children come to us with their dreams, and we want them to be happy, but their happiness is our Achille’s heel. He says, it sure is, and Anna cries. He says she’s being very understanding about this, and she says how could she think there was anything wrong with him wanting Maxie and Peter to be happy, when she wanted it just as badly? She wanted it too. He puts his arm around her.

Elizabeth tells Franco, she’s there. He’s going to be okay. She needs him to listen; it’s really important. She needs him to open his eyes, and look at her. She knows he’s there, and she’s not letting him go anywhere. Come on, open your eyes. In the hallway, Jason tells 911, there’s been a shooting, and they need paramedics. 22 Talmadge Street. A male in his 40s, shot in the chest, and he’s bleeding. It’s Franco Baldwin. Elizabeth tells Franco that she knows he can do it. Please. Open your eyes. Franco’s eyes open.  

Robert tells Jordan, he’d love to stand around, and be nostalgic, but he has another family issue. Robin was close to Peter. Because she thinks he’s her brother. She doesn’t know he’s a psychotic. Robert has to make a call. Mac comes in, and Robert asks how Maxie and the baby are. Mac says, they’re both okay, but Maxie needs to avoid stress, which seems impossible at the moment. So he’s going to stick around, so he can be with Maxie at a moment’s notice. Jordan says, based on what Robert’s been telling her, they need to locate Peter. She gets a call from the station, and says, okay, she’s on her way. She says, Jason just called in a shooting, and Robert says, called it in. How quaint. Mac says he’ll check, but Jordan says, no. She’ll handle it; he needs to be there in case Peter shows up. She tells him to give Maxie her best, and leaves. Mac asks what Robert is thinking, and Robert says, if they get very lucky, Jason may solve their Peter problem for them.

Alexis says obviously Valentin must be in shock, not to mention disappointed. He says he is, and she asks how that’s working for him. He says he doesn’t know, and thanks her, saying, no one has asked him that. She says she wants to know what she’s up against next time they play misery poker. He says he’ll give her a run for her money, and she asks if he suspects or he’s certain that Peter did these things. Valentin says, he did them. That’s why he and Anna hoped Peter would be detained before the wedding. She says, detained as in… He says, detained, and she says she’s not throwing stones. She detained her own daughter when she was involved in a cult. She’s not judging; she understands. He says they weren’t exactly his best laid plans. If they had been, Peter would be properly ensconced in an undisclosed location. She asks where Peter is now, and Valentin says, exactly where he thought Peter would be. Valentin is looks at Peter.

Valentin says, Peter shouldn’t be here, and Peter says he should; Maxie is there. Valentin says, Jason knows everything, and Peter asks if he should be scared. Valentin says, terrified, and Peter asks what Valentin is hoping he’ll do. Turn himself in? Because Valentin and Anna accused him of something with no proof? Valentin says, at least he’ll be safe, but Peter doesn’t see why he should run, considering Valentin is the one afraid of Jason. Valentin says he’s afraid for Peter, but Peter says, don’t be. All his life, his greatest fear was that he’d turn out like his father. His father had nothing on him. Valentin says Peter has a long way to go before he’s his father, and Peter says, he’d better get started. Valentin tells him, stop it. He knows Peter feels like this is the path to his destiny, but if he stops now, he’s still in control of his life. Peter says, that’s exactly why he’s there; he’s in control of his life. He’s there to see Maxie, and there’s nothing Valentin can do to stop him.

Anna comes back to Maxie’s room, but Maxie says, no. Britt told her to avoid stress, and that includes Anna. So, bye. Anna says she won’t be long. She just doesn’t want to leave things unresolved between them. Maxie says, what amazes her in all this is, Obrecht was more honest than Anna. Anna says she hardly thinks Obrecht’s intentions were noble, and Maxie says, and Anna’s were? How can she judge Obrecht? She trusted Anna. She believed in her, and went to her for advice. She confided in her. She’s her godmother. Maxie starts to cry, and says, and Anna could still do this to her. It’s like she said, she doesn’t really know Anna. And she doesn’t want to. Anna says, come on, but Maxie says, no. She said they were going to finish things. They’re done.   

Cameron asks if Scotty’s got everything, and Scotty says, a road trip cross country with Cameron. A trip to all the museums in Paris with Jake. An advanced pastry class with Aiden, also in Paris, but not on the same trip. And a riverboat cruise with Elizabeth. Is that it? Cameron says, except for him, and Scotty says, what about him? Cameron says he has to put his thing on the list. What does he want to do with Franco that’s just the two of them? Scotty says he’d like to do what they used to. They liked to watch screwball comedies from the 40s, and laugh it up; just an average Sunday. Cameron says, just one, but Scotty says, there are a lot of movies to watch. It’s a lot of Sundays, and he’d like to do it with Franco and his grandkids.

Elizabeth says, hey, there he is. She talks about looking into his beautiful eyes, and makes him laugh, which is probably a bad idea. She holds a towel against his wound, trying to keep him from bleeding, but he starts to breathe heavily. She says, it will be okay. They have the time. They have a lifetime. He says, tell the boys he loves them. He loves her. She says, no, stay with her. He starts to fade, and she yells, pressing harder against his wound. Jason stands in the doorway, and she tells Franco, help is coming. Stay with her. Wake up. Stay with her.

Mac says, of all the things for Robert to be right about, why did it have to be Peter? Robert says, sorry, and Mac says, so is he. Sorry he didn’t listen to Robert, and team up to run Peter out of town before he got a smile out of Maxie, let alone got her pregnant. Robert says, they’re law enforcement. They’re not allowed to run people out of town. Mac says, next, Robert will be saying it’s a matter of principle. What he is, is a guy with his head in the sand, incapable of seeing what’s right in front of him. Robert says, Maxie is Mac’s daughter, and she’s in love with this guy. She wants Mac to see Peter the way she sees him, because he’s a great dad, and that’s what Mac brought to her. Mac says, nice guy Scorpio. Robert says, he wouldn’t go that far, but Mac says, he would. He’s level-headed, and always there to stop a fight instead of starting one. He doesn’t want to be that guy. He wants to be the kind of man who could rip Peter’s head off.

Sam and Spinelli go to Maxie’s room, and Sam asks if she wants company. Maxie says, more than anything. It’s good to see them. How could they both show up after what Peter was accused of doing to Jason and Drew? Sam says they don’t blame her. It was all Peter, not her. Spinelli says, they’re on her side, no matter what. He’s sorry they were late. Maxie says she almost cut him out of her life because of Peter, and he says, out of her life is one place he’ll never be. She says, even when she’s being impossible? and he says, as the clown fish is to the anemone’s stings, he’s used to it. Maxie says she feels like she betrayed them, but Sam says they don’t blame her for loving Peter. He only showed Maxie the parts he thought were worthy of her.

Anna looks into Maxie’s room window. She sees Peter coming, and says she can’t let him go in. He says he doesn’t see how she can stop him. She says he hasn’t actually been accused of a crime, and Peter says, not a single one. She says she doesn’t think he wants to risk an assault charge, and Valentin appears, saying, and certainly not two. Peter says he could easily accuse them both of assault, and Anna asks who he thinks they’d believe. Valentin says Peter’s not getting in there, and Peter calls to Maxie, saying he’s there. Don’t worry. He’ll take care of everything.

Maxie says, she knew he’d get there sooner or later, and Sam says she doesn’t have to see Peter. Spinelli says they’ll keep Peter away by any means necessary, but Maxie says, no, she’ll be fine. She just needs a minute to herself. Sam asks if she’s sure. They love her. Spinelli says, always have, always will, and Maxie says she loves them too.

Peter says he told Anna and Valentin, he wants to see Maxie. Spinelli and Sam come out, and Spinelli says, Maxie doesn’t want to see him. Peter says, sure she does. They love each other, and they’re going to be a family. Sam says she hopes Peter’s daughter has the same relationship with him, as her daughter has with her father. Alexis joins them, and asks if everything is okay, and Sam says they were just leaving. Spinelli says, at least she didn’t marry you, Henrik. Peter says, aren’t they fun? Now if they’ll excuse him, he’s going to see his fiancé. Valentin says, it’s not happening, and Anna says if Peter truly cares for Maxie, he’d do the right thing; turn himself in. He says she’d like that, wouldn’t she? Lock up Faison and Alex’s boy forever? It must be such a relief for her, knowing their evil spawn isn’t hers. Anna says she bent over backward, trying to justify Peter’s actions and give him the benefit of the doubt. He says, if anyone bent over backward, it was him. Trying to be the good son, pleading for her acceptance, always worried that he was going to disappoint her. It turns out, in the end, she was the disappointment. Now he’s free. Free of needing her approval. Free of needing her permission. Get out of his way. Maxie is waiting. Anna says, no.  

The paramedics begin to take Franco out, when Jordan shows up. She asks Jason, what happened? and he says Franco is dead. Jordan tells them not to take Franco yet. The paramedics step out, and Elizabeth is alone with Franco. She tells him don’t do this to her. She doesn’t want to let go of him. She can’t after everything they’ve been through. They loved each other when the world said they shouldn’t. He saved her and the boys more times than she can count. They fought like hell to get him back, especially Cameron. He can’t leave Cameron. He can’t leave the boys, any of them. She needs him, and can’t do this without him. She puts her head on his chest, and says she doesn’t want to be without him.

Robert says, Mac is angry, and he’s not going to want to hear this. He’s glad Mac never went after Peter. Mac asks if Robert thinks he couldn’t handle Peter, but Robert says, no. Peter is a killer, and they have enough of those in the world. People need good guys. Guys like Mac, who convey strength and common decency. Mac says, decency’s not enough. What he wants for his daughter is justice.

Scotty says, Sundays. He’ll draw this up, and make a contract. They’ll present it to Franco, and get him to sign it. Something to look forward to. It’s a good idea. Cameron asks if he thinks Franco will like it, and Scotty says, is he kidding? But he’ll rub Cameron’s head for good luck.

Jordan tells Elizabeth that she’s so sorry. Can Elizabeth tell her what happened? Elizabeth looks at Jason, and says, he did this. He killed Franco. Told you.

Peter yells to Maxie, don’t let lies come between them. He loves her. Maxie says, all right. Send him in. Anna says, Maxie… and Peter says, excuse me. He goes into Maxie’s room, and Anna and Valentin watch through the window.  

Tomorrow, Jordan asks why Elizabeth is sure Jason killed Franco, Peter tells Maxie that he’s made sure the past can’t touch them, Sonny thinks he knows what’s going on, Mac asks Jason what happened, and Laura tells Carly to pray for peace, but prepare for war.

😮 What the…?

Seriously, WTF? Why would they do this?

https://soapdirt.com/is-franco-leaving-general-hospital-but-a-twist-keeps-roger-howarth-around/

⚡️ There Is Nothing Wrong With Your Television Set…

Due to a long meeting (okay, we were playing with Zoom backgrounds a little), it’s late and I’m too pooped to pop. I actually don’t know what that’s supposed to mean, but it sounds accurate. So until we meet tomorrow for the nightmare of New Jersey Wives, stay safe, stay collected, and stay not letting your friends marry dangerous psychopaths, by any means necessary.

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March 8, 2021 – Valentin Has a Request For Jason, an Impressive First Charter & Raining

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Peter comes to, tied to a chair, his wrists bound behind it. A bright light hits his face. Franco says, look who’s awake. This is great. Now they can get started.

Chase gives Willow some tissues, and asks if she’d like a glass of wine. He also has a plate of appetizers he scored from the reception. He’s my kind of man. She tells him, she’s feeling much better, thanks to him. It just hurt so much when Wiley said she wasn’t his mommy. She says she knows she’s overreacting, but he says he gets it. She is Wiley’s mother. Wiley knows it and feels it. He just doesn’t understand why Nina said what she did. She thanks him for saying that, and he tells her, he said it because it’s true. She tells him, he said it because he’s a good man. She should go. They’ve all had a tough day. Has he talked to Finn? He says, no, but he hopes Finn is okay.

Jackie tells Finn, it reminds her of the connection they used to have before he didn’t show up for her wedding. He says, there’s no way he could have set foot in that church after what happened the night before. Gregory has been listening in, and says, what was that exactly? Please continue. What happened the night before their wedding?

At Pizzulo’s, Jason says he needs Spinelli’s help in tracking Franco down. Spinelli says, Franco, why? and Jason asks if he’s ready for this. Franco says he hears Peter’s voice in his head, and he thinks it’s an old memory of Drew’s.

Britt paces Maxie’s room, looking at her tablet. Maxie says, it was Braxton Hicks, right? She asks Britt to please stop staring at the tablet, and tell her that her baby is okay.

In the reception area, Mac is on the phone, and tells Felicia that Britt is in with Maxie now. They’re still waiting for some tests. Valentin intercepts Anna coming out of the elevator, and asks if she’s all right. She says she is, and says, Peter isn’t in with Maxie, is he? Valentin says, no. He’s surprised Peter hasn’t shown up yet. She says, he hasn’t? What does Valentin think he’s up to?

Peter struggles, the light still in his face. He yells that he has to get to his family, and Franco says, family is important. Peter tells Franco to untie him right now, and Franco says he doesn’t think Peter fully grasps the gravity of the situation. Does he even read his own publication? Remembering the article isn’t important. He doesn’t hold Peter responsible for knowing it verbatim. He has a copy right there. He skims it, saying, how many victims of Franco Baldwin… Here’s a good one. The tumor made him do it… Here it is. The regrowth of the tumor, in the same section of his brain, could possibly cause a resurgence – he puts on a dramatic voice – of his murderous impulses. He thinks it’s a bit much, but as it is written, so shall it be.

Jackie and Finn stammer that Finn came there looking for Violet, and Jackie says, they got to talking. Gregory says, since when has Finn been able to stand being in the same room as Jackie? And now, confiding in her, and seeking solace? What was that reference to the night before their wedding? Jackie suggests they not do this out there, and tells Gregory, come inside; they’ll talk. They go into her room, and Gregory says, well? What is Finn doing in the room of the woman he walked out on Gregory for years ago, because he fell in love with her after Finn’s mother’s death? Finn says, that wasn’t the only reason he walked away, and Jackie says Finn walked out because of her, but not for the reasons Gregory assumes. Finn asks if Gregory remembers before he introduced him to Jackie, how he’d talk about her. He’d met this girl who was passionate about her work, and challenged him in ways he never thought possible. When he wanted Gregory to meet her, he was asking for Gregory’s approval. He didn’t expect him to ask her out, let alone marry her so soon after his mom died. Gregory says, Finn was interested in Jackie? Finn never told him that. Are they together? Jackie says, no. They were never together. They were attracted to each other, but didn’t act on it. He was the subject of her article, and she couldn’t allow herself to get emotionally involved. Then she met Gregory, and they fell in love, so she kept Finn at a distance. Finn says he didn’t want to interfere; he saw how happy they were together. Jackie says she was truly in love with Gregory. She wouldn’t have married him otherwise. Gregory says, loving declarations noted. What happened to that distance the night before their wedding? Finn says he and Jackie were together, and Gregory says, together can be interpreted a lot of ways. Finn says, they slept together before the wedding.

Britt tells Maxie, the tests ruled out preeclampsia and gestational diabetes; the baby is fine. Once Maxie is fully hydrated, she’s free to go home, but she has to avoid stress. Maxie says that doesn’t seem likely, since her fiancé was just accused of murder. Britt says, it’s more than an accusation. Peter’s done some terrible things. Maxie says, if she recalls, so has Britt.

Anna thanks Valentin for meeting her, and he says he would never leave her to face the fallout alone. She says, and the loose ends? and he says, he went to Peter’s hotel room, and picked up the forged letter. There’s no more evidence to link them to the failed kidnapping. Now he’s going to meet with Jason. She says, Jason can keep a cool head, when he wants to, and Valentin says he certainly hopes so. He leaves, and Anna goes over to Mac. She asks if he was talking to Felicia. How’s Maxie? He says, she’s holding her own. Britt is in with her now. She says, when Britt comes out, she’d like to see Maxie, but he says she’ll do no such thing.

Spinelli tells Jason, it’s most intriguing. Franco hearing Drew’s memories from before he moved to Port Charles. It further confirms the connection between Drew and Peter from long ago. Jason agrees, and says, Sam called and said Franco was looking for him, but Franco isn’t answering his phone, and Jason doesn’t like it. So he needs Spinelli to find Franco. Spinelli says, Franco could provide the proof they need to take Peter down once and for all.

Peter tells Franco to let him go. Maxie needs him. Franco says, the article is right. His tumor is back, and that makes him a dangerous man. He has nothing left to lose. Peter says he has Elizabeth and the boys, but Franco says, that’s done; it’s over. He’s just not the man Elizabeth thought he was. Not anymore. Those boys are sweet. He did what he could, but they’ll come to realize, a man’s legacy is just his work. He picks up a gun, and thanks Peter for bringing it. It’s so pretty. He really appreciates it. He points the gun at Peter, who shrinks back, and Franco says, thanks, but no thanks. He prefers to use his own tools. He brings out a tray, and says, hello, old friends (like he’s Sweeney Todd). It seems like it’s been forever; it’s so nice to see you. To tell Peter the truth, he’s just so happy to be working again. He picks up a blade (probably used in sculpting), and says he’s going to call this one, the confessional.

Gregory says, when Jackie disappeared the day before their wedding, he never asked why. Was she with Finn? She says, yes. She needed to resolve things with him before she could commit to Gregory. Gregory says, by sleeping with him? Hours before they were getting married? Finn says, it’s his fault. He’s the one who should be apologizing and begging Gregory’s forgiveness. They didn’t mean for this to happen, but it did. He wasn’t going to let his feelings get in between the two of them, so he walked away. Gregory says, why? Because Finn was doing him some great damn favor? Finn says, because he was ashamed, and that shame wouldn’t allow him to face Gregory. Gregory gets in Finn’s face, and shouts, then he’s a coward. All this time Gregory blamed himself for driving Finn away. When all this time, it was Finn who acted unforgivably, and Gregory has carried the guilt all these years. Finn says, they both carried the guilt. He hated himself every day for what he’d done. The guilt ate him up inside. Finally, it became too much, and he came to Gregory to tell him what he’d done. Gregory says, right. A year later, Finn showed up out of the blue, and left again, this time for decades. Why?

Willow takes a sip of wine, and tells Chase, very nice. Violet comes out, and asks, where’s daddy? Chase asks if she remembers she was going to spend the night with him. He brings her into the living room, and says, Willow’s here. Violet says, hi, and asks Chase if daddy is sad the wedding didn’t happen. Chase says, probably, but it’s okay to be sad sometimes. Is she sad? Violet nods, and Willow asks if she wants to sit with them for a bit. Violet nods again, and Chase puts her on the couch between them. She asks if Anna and daddy are going to be married tomorrow, and Chase says he’s sorry, but probably not. Violet crosses her arms, and pouts.

Britt tells Maxie, there’s no denying her horrible deeds. The whole world knows about them. But Maxie needs to open her eyes to who Peter is. He’s been lying to her this whole time. He straight-up threatened Britt, and told her to stay out of his way. Maxie says, what? When? Britt says, after he used her to hack into Franco’s medical records. Maxie says, that was weeks ago. Why didn’t Britt tell her? Britt asks if Maxie would have believed her if she had, and Maxie says, exactly. Why would she believe Britt now?

Mac brushes past Anna, and she says she doesn’t blame him for being angry. She hates the way everything played out, and he knows she loves Maxie. She’d never want to see Maxie hurt. He asks how she can say that. She’s been protecting Peter at Maxie’s expense. Watching Peter grow closer to Maxie, closer to Mac’s grandchildren. She says she knows. She has no excuses, except that she believed him, but when she found out he was responsible for Drew’s death, she tried to do something. She couldn’t let him marry Maxie. He says, she and Finn were at the podium, standing right next to Maxie and Peter. The ceremony had already begun when Obrecht barged in and shut it down. He never thought he’d say this, but thank God for Liesl Obrecht. Anna says, when Peter showed up, and Maxie wanted to go on with the wedding, she couldn’t figure a way out. She didn’t know, but she guesses Obrecht did. She owes Obrecht an apology. He says, an apology to Obrecht might be enough punishment, but the person Anna needs to apologize to is right in there. He points to Maxie’s room.

Valentin walks into Pizzulo’s and says, hello, gentlemen. He asks Spinelli what he’s doing there. Didn’t he get a phone call? Spinelli says, no, why? and Valentin says, Maxie and Peter’s wedding was interrupted. Spinelli asks if it was before or after they’d taken their vows, and Valentin says, Maxie and Peter aren’t married. Spinelli almost hugs Valentin, and says, what caused this most welcome event to transpire? Valentin says, Obrecht crashed the wedding. She showed everyone a video. It was Alex Marick telling them that she was, in fact, Peter’s mother. Maxie began experiencing pains, and they rushed her to General Hospital. Spinelli says, she’s in labor? and Valentin says, last he heard, they were running tests. Spinelli thanks Valentin for telling him, and grabs his stuff. He tells Jason, sorry, Stone Cold. He may not be able to help him. Jason tells him, just go to Maxie, and Spinelli flies out the door. Valentin asks if Jason minds him staying. He has something to say that’s best said without an audience. Jason asks what Valentin wants, and Valentin says he wants to offer Jason something – closure.   

Peter says Franco is bluffing, and Franco says, we’ll see. He lays out his tools on a table, and says, the voice in his head is Drew’s voice. It’s a memory of Peter dropping Drew off in Afghanistan, and handing him over to Helena. And that, he thinks, is a memory that Peter would kill somebody in order to keep it from surfacing. Peter says, Helena and his father forced him to do it. He had no choice. Franco cracks Peter across the face, and says, sorry, but don’t do it again. No more of this self-victimizing thing. Drew is in his head, and he knows everything. Franco flashes back as Drew, and sees Peter standing over him, saying, poor, miserable SOB, because he has no choice; he was never given one. But Helena assured him that Drew is in good hands. He tells someone, the plan worked perfectly; he delivered. Proof enough. Proof of partnership. Franco says, Drew was Peter’s in with the Cassadines. Admit it. Drew wasn’t just a miserable SOB; he was a war hero. How could Peter do something like that? Peter says, it never happened. The tumor is messing with Franco’s brain. Franco says it’s Peter’s last chance. Admit it. Come on. It will feel so good. He understands Peter, which is good, because Peter is going to become harder to understand when Franco cuts out his tongue.  

Finn says he saw Gregory with his new family, and knew he could never be a part of it. Gregory asks, why? Did Finn think he was being replaced with Chase? He’d never do that. He and Jackie didn’t plan on having a family, and Chase was a happy surprise. They even joked that Chase was just a souvenir of their honeymoon… Realization hits Gregory, and he says, oh. Jackie and Finn were together the night before the wedding, and nine months later, Chase was born. He asks Jackie if Chase is Finn’s son.

Mac asks Britt how Maxie is, and if she’s gotten the test results. Felicia is going crazy. Britt says Maxie gave her permission to share the results with him, and Anna says, yes, of course (🍷), and leaves. Britt tells Mac, the baby is fine, but Maxie’s blood pressure remains elevated. Maxie needs to monitor it, and stay as calm as possible until the baby is born. 

Maxie tells the baby, hang in, sweetie. We’ll be just fine. There’s a knock at the door, and Maxie says, come in. It’s Ann, still in her wedding dress. 

Valentin tells Jason, he may have left something out in regard to Maxie and Peter’s wedding. He told Maxie, and everyone within earshot, that Peter confessed his involvement in several serious crimes. Jason says, Peter confessed to Valentin? and Valentin says, Peter arranged for the hit man who attacked Andre and Franco, and is responsible for downing Drew’s plane. He says, Jason doesn’t seem surprised, and Jason says, it’s not news to him. Valentin says Anna said Jason suspected Peter, and Peter confessed to him. Now it’s public knowledge. Jason thanks Valentin for the information, and Valentin says, if Jason is going to retaliate, please don’t.   

Franco grabs Peter’s ear and pulls, and Peter says, okay; he’ll talk. He was there in Afghanistan. Peter tries getting out of the rope binding his wrists. Franco tells him to say what he did, and Peter says he hired Archer to abduct Drew, and orchestrated Drew’s transfer to Helena. Franco says, and when Drew was on his way to Afghanistan, Peter was worried about what he’d find. Peter hesitates, and Franco pulls his ear again. Peter says he sabotaged Drew’s plane, and Franco says, yes; this is great. And when Peter was worried about Drew’s memories resurfacing when Franco was going through the memory procedure, what did he do? Peter says he hired an assassin to attack Franco and Andre, and Franco says, then Peter murdered that guy, and framed Obrecht for all of his crimes, right? Peter says, right, and Franco asks if it doesn’t feel good. He has something to ask Peter. After Peter did all those things, tell him why he still deserves to live.   

Violet yawns, and Willow says she’s tired. She suggests Violet lie back down, and Chase asks why she doesn’t want to sleep. She says she wants to go back home; she’s sorry. Chase says she doesn’t have to be sorry. Sometimes they need dads to make them feel better. Violet lies down with her head in Willow’s lap.

Finn tells Gregory that he doesn’t know if Chase is his son, and Gregory says, they never found out? They never ran a test? Jackie says, it didn’t matter, but Gregory says, it matters to him and Chase; they have a right to know. He wants a paternity test, and Jackie says, Finn ordered one. The results came back today. Gregory says, the patient Finn was going to see… He was getting the results. Another lie. Finn has become so adept. He listened to Gregory say how much he seeing his sons together meant to him. All the while, he was getting a paternity test. Finn says he didn’t want to lie, and Gregory says he’s had practice. Chase’s entire life actually. If Finn knows the results, tell him. Finn says he doesn’t. He ran into Jackie at the hospital, and she thought it was better not to know. Jackie says she was thinking of Chase. Why blow up his life? Gregory says, lying to Chase about who his father is might be fine for them, but he’s not going to be a party to it. Jackie says, what if it’s not a lie? There’s a good chance Gregory is Chase’s father. Biologically, as well as emotionally. Gregory says, or he could be Chase’s grandfather. Either way, Chase needs to know. Finn gets a text from Chase, telling him that Violet woke up and she’s asking for him. Gregory says he should go. A father should be there for his child. They can get the results in the morning. Finn leaves, and Gregory wonders how much more he’s got to take. He’s accepted that he and Jackie are over. Now he might lose Chase too.  

Anna tells Maxie that she wondered if she could come in and explain things. She’s glad Maxie and the baby are fine. She must have been very scared. Maxie says, don’t, and Anna says, don’t what? Maxie says, don’t come in and pretend to be the Anna she knows and loves, when it’s clear, she doesn’t know Anna at all.

On the phone, Mac says he’ll keep Felicia posted. Spinelli runs in, and says he came as soon as he heard of Maxie’s distress. Mac says, Maxie and the baby are fine. It turned out to be Braxton Hicks, but Maxie’s blood pressure is high. She needs to avoid stress. Spinelli says he can think of no greater stressor than Peter. Has he tried to see Maxie? Mac says, not yet, which doesn’t track, but he has guys on the lookout for him.   

Peter tells Franco, don’t kill him, please. Franco says he’s not going to kill him. This is nuts. Murder’s wrong. He puts down the tool, and says he did, however, record Peter’s confession. He’s handing it over to the police, and they’ll put Peter in prison where he belongs. Peter says it was all an act, and Franco says, don’t act surprised. They all have their schtick. Peter has been going around town with his reformed sinner routine, and in the meantime, he’s a guy who killed a bunch of people. Don’t get him wrong. He thought about it. Hiding in the stairwell, hitting Peter with the tire iron, he thought, just go ahead and finish the job. He didn’t do it because he thought about Elizabeth and her boys, and doesn’t want to do anything to disappoint them. Peter says Franco assaulted him and tied him up. The only thing the so-called confession will prove is that he did it under duress. Franco says they’re a long way from a courtroom. The important thing to consider is, what is Maxie going to think when she hears Peter’s confession? Which she will soon. He’s calling the cops. Peter gets his hands free, and lunges for the gun.

Jackie says Gregory must hate her, but he says he doesn’t. He’s loved her since the day they met. He couldn’t believe his luck; a woman like her wanted to marry him. He wondered if he’d be enough. He was afraid she’d wake up and realize she tethered herself to a boring history professor. She tells him, stop it. She was the lucky one. She knew she’d found a good man. He says she slept with his son the night before the wedding. Clearly she was having second thoughts. She says she doesn’t know. She guesses she did have doubts, but not about him, about herself. That’s why she wanted alone time. Finn showed up, and she didn’t know things would wind up the way they did. She wanted to resolve things between them. Gregory says, so she did. They just don’t know if Chase is the result of that resolution.

Finn goes to Chase’s place, and asks where Violet is. Chase says, she’s in the bedroom with Willow. She finally got Violet to lie down. He asks how Finn is, and he says he’s been better. He’s sorry he wasn’t there for Violet. Chase says, Violet is fine. Don’t be so hard on himself. Willow comes out, and says Violet finally went back to sleep. Finn says he’s glad Willow is there, and thanks her. He goes to check on Violet, and Chase says he’s glad Willow is there too. She says, her too, even though she wound up staying longer than she planned. She should go. She needs to check on her own little one. She thanks him for talking her down, and he says, anytime. She puts her hand on his, and says, goodnight. He closes the door, and Finn says, Violet is out cold. Chase says, good, and Finn says he was looking at her, sleeping peacefully, and he started to wonder what to do next. Where does he take her? They don’t have a home anymore.

Valentin tells Jason, he’s requesting that Jason allow the WSB to handle Peter. Jason says he doesn’t trust the WSB, and Valentin says that makes two of them. Peter will pay for his crimes, but he hopes Peter doesn’t have to die. He’ll be in prison for life. If Jason won’t do it for him, do it for Anna. They had an agreement that Jason would stay out of the way, out of respect for her. Jason says, Anna can’t see Peter clearly, and Valentin says, she does now. Jason says, anything else? when Britt walks in. She says, yeah. Don’t be stupid.   

Anna tells Maxie that she’s sorry, but Maxie knows Anna loves her, right? She’d never want to hurt Maxie, especially not after what she’s been through. Maxie asks, then why lie and tell Peter that he was her son, when she knew he wasn’t? Anna says she didn’t know until last Halloween when Alex returned. To be honest though, if Peter had known Alex was his mother, he might have lost faith in himself. Maxie asks if that’s how Anna is justifying lying. She thought her love and Maxie’s could save Peter? Anna says, yeah. She hoped and prayed it would, but what Peter did to Drew, Andre, and Franco was so cold and calculated, she realized that he’ll do whatever it takes to protect himself and get what he wants. She was wrong in thinking they could change him. Maxie says, that’s it then? Anna has completely lost faith in Peter?

Peter and Franco struggle over the gun. Peter kicks Franco, who falls back. Peter aims the gun at Franco, and says, don’t move. Franco says, cool. Peter’s got him. Relax, and put the gun down. Here’s an idea. Why doesn’t Peter put the gun away, and they’ll walk out and go back to their lives? Peter says he wishes he could, but Franco had to escalate things at the worst possible time in Peter’s life. His daughter is about to be born. Maxie loves him more than he ever dreamed possible. He has to be the man she deserves. Franco says, that’s right, he does. But is he ever going to be the man Maxie deserves if he shoots Franco in cold blood? Peter’s hand shakes.

Gregory tells Jackie, sleeping with Finn, it’s devastating, no question, but how does she explain the lifetime of lies that came after? She asks if he’s going to see Chase, and he asks, what’s the matter? Is she afraid Chase is going to look at her differently if it all comes out? She says she only cares about sparing Chase unnecessary pain. Gregory can be mad at her, but don’t involve Chase. His world will be turned upside down. Gregory says he knows the feeling, and leaves. She sits with her head in her hands.

Finn says, it’s been a helluva day, and Chase suggests he stay with Violet. He’ll crash on the couch. Finn says he can’t do that to Chase, but Chase won’t take no for an answer. Finn says he appreciates it, and Chase tells him, now go to bed, young man. Tomorrow will be a better day. Finn says he hopes so, and tells Chase, goodnight.   

Finn goes into the bedroom, and sees Violet sleeping. He gets in next to her, brushes back her hair, and lies down. She snuggles against him.

Britt says she realizes Jason’s first impulse with a problem is to shoot it, but there are other options. Jason says he hasn’t shot her, and she says, maybe it’s because he still needs her. He says, maybe, and she says, don’t go after her brother. Her mother has the WSB is involved, and Peter is under investigation. Valentin says, his point exactly, and Britt says, let this play out. If Peter shows up at the hospital, Mac will handle it. Hospital security has already been notified, and will be on the lookout. Valentin says, Anna is at the hospital with Maxie. She’s devastated about her ability not to see Peter for who he truly is. It put Maxie at risk, and the only thing that will make her feel worse is knowing if Peter disappears, Jason is to blame.

Spinelli asks Mac if there’s any sign of Peter, and Mac says, none anywhere. Spinelli says, fear not. Should Peter choose to make an appearance, he won’t get anywhere near Maxie.

Maxie says she and Anna were Peter’s last hope, and Anna is saying she’s given up on him? Anna asks if Maxie still cares about Peter, and Maxie says, of course (🍷) she does. They have a life together. They’re a family; her, Peter, Georgie, James, and they have a baby on the way. Anna says, that’s what scares her so much. Despite Maxie’s love, Peter is succumbing to his worst impulses. Maxie asks if Anna is saying the man she loves is a lie. That the life they’ve built is a lie. Anna tells Maxie, she’s saying Peter is a damaged man, who’s done and will continue to do unforgiveable things.

Peter tells Franco, whatever anyone thinks about him, he loves Maxie and their child with all his heart. Franco says, then he needs to do the right thing, and just run away. Leave Port Charles. Get out, and let Maxie and the kids have the life they deserve. Peter says he’s not leaving Maxie and their child. There’s no need. There’s no case against him. No evidence. He’s made sure of it. He raises the gun, but Franco throws something at him. While Peter is momentarily distracted, Franco pushes him back. We hear a shot.

Tomorrow, Sam asks if Franco found Peter, Robert hopes Spinelli is up to the chance, and Maxie wonders if she even knew Anna.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

This is the part where I think I’ll never be able to keep their names straight because they all look alike. Except for Captain Glenn and the tall guy.

When we last left, Jean-Luc had lost guests Alex and Greg, who went out on paddle boards.

Livka, Croatia. Jean-Luc calls to Greg and Alex, but hears nothing. He says he’ll swing around the island to see if he can spot them. He gets in the tender, and Primary Nikki tells husband Rusty that the common denominator in everything that goes wrong is Greg, in case we all hadn’t already guessed that. Jean-Luc sees them on shore, and they tell him that they need a ride. In his interview, Jean-Luc says, thank God he found them. He was thinking the worst, and he’d be gone. Losing two guests is a resumé killer. He radios back that the guests are all safe; they were just hiking. He takes them to their boards, and they tell him that they’ll paddle back. Daisy tells Alli to get ready for the 80s party. In Natasha’s interview, she says she’s doing a gourmet play on fast food, and she’s confident she’ll pull it off. The stews decorate the table, using records as placemats, and sprinkling cassette tapes in the center.

The guests get ready for the party, and in Dani’s interview, she says, Gary flirts with everyone, but it’s kind of fun. Food is out for the crew in the crew mess, and Gary says, a hamburger on a hotdog roll is unorthodox, but Natasha tells him, beggars can’t be choosers. Just thank God he’s got food. Glenn sees Dani in her 80s outfit, and says he dresses like that every night, but only in his cabin. After seeing the guests, in Dani’s interview, she says she loves their commitment. Nothing like a rock star going through a midlife crisis. Hashtag: can’t relate. The guests have drinks and crunk.

They sit down for dinner, and Daisy and Alli serve, while Dani does the turndowns. Alli runs between serving and helping Dani. In Daisy’s interview, she says Alli’s timing is her weak spot, and it makes her nervous. Hopefully, Alli has half a brain. It’s all a junior stew needs, along with three hours sleep. In Sydney’s interview, she says she and Gary are buds. Gary seems like more of a sailor than a yachtie. Sailors are more loose and easy-going. Rusty suggests he and Nikki get naked, and tells the others that they’re going to his trailer, adding, they all burn out sooner or later. The cabins are still being cleaned, and in Dani’s interview, she says, Alli is great, but she needs to work on her sense of urgency.

Colin wonders who Gary is going to sleep with, and Gary tells Colin, if he doesn’t come back to his cabin, Glenn will ask where he was. In Colin’s interview, he says he has a girlfriend on his boat in Panama, so he’s making good decisions, but Gary is keeping his options open. He loves it. Gary goes over deck tasks with Jean-Luc, who looks pretty tired. Alli says she doesn’t like wine, and Dani says she doesn’t trust Alli. Jean-Luc radios Sydney, and in his interview, he says he doesn’t like to feel stupid, but he doesn’t know where anything is. Looking around takes up a lot of time. He pokes his head into Gary and Glenn’s cabin, and asks where the chair covers might be. In Gary’s interview, he says, don’t wake him up; just effing look for them.

Sydney hears, and gets up. In her interview, she says she’d never wake the boss unless there was an emergency with the anchor. Gary says, effing hell, and tells Sydney that he thinks Jean-Luc doesn’t like being on night shift by himself, and needs company. She says she’s not that company. Dani tells Jean-Luc that the covers might be in the laundry. Gary tells Jean-Luc to cover the hot tub, and he and Sydney look for the chair covers, finding them in the laundry room. Gary says, he got out of bed for this? He and Sydney bring the covers to Jean-Luc, and Gary tells him, they were in the bilge. Jean-Luc says, sorry, and everyone goes back to bed, while he covers everything.   

Jean-Luc bangs his head on a doorway, which was inevitable. Natasha tells Colin that the guests like her food. She’s not a bitch, but she’s hard core. She got married at 18, and then divorced. Her ex was an alcoholic, and abusive. They got divorced after four years. In her interview, she says, when the marriage ended, she was in a broken place. Going to culinary school and becoming a chef changed her thinking. She knows what she wants in life. She tells Colin that she’s protective of herself, and he says he knows her better now. She says she’s like an onion.

Daisy tells Dani that she’s asking Alli to do breakfast service. Alli isn’t thrilled with her table décor, but Daisy tells her, the more crap you put out, the more people go, wow! Natasha says she’s making a Mediterranean breakfast. Glenn asks Rusty if he slept well, and Rusty says, like a rock. Rusty asks, what’s the plan? and Glenn figures they’ll head back at around 11 or 12. Daisy and Alli serve breakfast. Rusty asks for more bread, and Daisy tells Natasha. Natasha says she made 25 pieces, and has 3 left. In Daisy’s interview, she wonders why Natasha is lying. Her job is to help make Natasha look good. She asks if Natasha is saying the guests have had four each, and Natasha says, yes. Daisy says, that didn’t happen, but Natasha insists it did. In her interview, Daisy says, seriously? They’re arguing about pieces of bread? She tells Alli about Natasha lying about the bread, and in her interview, says, Natasha didn’t make enough? Okay. It’s her job to solve it, but to lie and be defensive? She doesn’t want confrontation over pita bread.

Gary tells Sydney, if she gets bored, call him. Sydney asks the guests if they want to do water sports, but Rusty says they want to skinny dip. Half of them get naked, and jump in. Daisy tells Alli to make a spicy bloody Mary for Alex, and in Alli’s interview, she says she doesn’t drink cocktails. How the hell is she supposed to know how to make them? I dunno. Maybe learn if you’re going to be a stew on a yacht? In Dani’s interview, she says she’s been called a bogan, which is a native Aussie who’s rough around the edges, and uses a lot of slang. There’s not a lot of refinement going on. She starts to go upstairs to leave the drink on the table, and drops it. In her interview, she says she will not be defeated by one spilled drink. In Glenn’s interview, he says, sailing is meaningful to these guests. They want to honor Nikki’s dad, who was an avid sailor, and he wants to finish with a bang. He tells the crew to tie everything down. The anchor is in the pocket, and the main is raised. Glenn asks if Natasha wants to take the wheel. Things crash in the galley. Rusty kisses Nikki, and says he loves her. Daisy thinks it’s a great way to finish the trip.

Glenn asks Sydney if she’s happy, and she says she is. In Sydney’s interview, she says she’s always steered the traditional way, by hand. Everything on this boat has a button. She tells us, every boat has a personality, and she knows her boat is going to know she’s been with another boat. Gary explains docking to Jean-Luc, who says he can throw the lines to the dock just fine. He tosses the first one, and it falls in the water. Ditto on the second try. The third time is the charm. Rusty says he lost his liver and his dignity on the trip. Natasha comes out, and the guests applaud, Rusty saying, her sh*t tastes like heaven. They all laugh at his phraseology.

Rusty tells Glenn that they had an incredible time. He hands Glenn a captain’s hat, and a fat envelope. Nikki says they’re family now. When they were sailing just now, she felt her dad there when the wind kicked in. She would have given everything for a moment like that, being close to him, and they made it happen. It meant everything. She blows them kisses, and Glenn says they were glad to be a part of it. The stews strip the beds. Gary measures Jean-Luc’s bed to make sure Jean-Luc is telling the truth. (Please. The dude is 6’9”.) Glenn radios the crew for a charter debrief, more commonly known as the tip meeting.

He tells them that he was impressed with them; they got through the first charter. He was also impressed with Natasha’s vegan menu.  Natasha says, and the crew? and they applaud. Glenn says they worked hard. The tip is $22,500, or $2500 each. Very decent. In her interview, Dani says, that’s why she does this job. Glenn wishes the crew could go out on the town, but they can’t, so he’s giving them the run of the boat. He’s having food catered, and tells them, don’t go crazy, but have fun. Gary asks if Jean-Luc wants his bunk, since it’s longer, and in Jean-Luc’s interview, he says, no. He’s not sleeping with the captain. In Gary’s interview, he says, Jean-Luc isn’t doing his night duty, he’s missing lines, and not getting sleep; something has to change, What’s wrong with this guy?

The girls get dressed up, and in Gary’s interview, he says he’s excited to blow off some steam. They toast to themselves, and Gary speaks Spanish to Sydney, saying he picked it up while living in Spain. She says they can gossip in Spanish now. Natasha asks if Alli eats any meat, and Dani jokingly says, she eats some. Alli says, 99%, and Natasha asks how she likes it. Colin tells Gary, choose carefully. He doesn’t want to make the wrong decision at the start. In Gary’s interview, he says there’s a lot of temptation, and a good chance he’s going to get himself in trouble.    

Gary asks if they’re getting in the hot tub, and are clothes optional? The girls change into their swimsuits, and Dani bitches that she has cellulite. In her interview, Daisy says, Dani is like her in a way. She’s always struggled with her weight. She knows what it’s like to be driven by insecurities, but all she can do right now is try to make Dani laugh. Daisy tells Dani, you probably become comfortable in your skin at 65. She’s hoping. They all get into the hot tub, and in Daisy’s interview, she says, thank God the first charter is over. We have drinks and the jacuzzi. In Dani’s interview, she says, the first party is, yachting goes wild. Gary says, Jean-Luc is in another dimension, and in Colin’s interview, he says, JL is white girl wasted. Jean-Luc tells Colin that he can’t sleep with Glenn, and Dani tells Sydney, if she had her glasses on, Sydney would be prettier. They laugh, then kiss. In Sydney’s interview, she says she flirts when she’s drunk. A drunk Sydney likes a body next to her. You only live once, so… Gary wants to kiss Alli, and in Alli’s interview, she says she’s undecided on Gary. He needs a fun girl in his life. She says she thinks the absinthe sent her over the edge, and Natasha says she hasn’t had sex in five years. In Natasha’s interview, she says, this generation of men doesn’t have the intelligence she’s attracted to. She lives in the extraordinary, and doesn’t want normal. Unless someone can add to her life, she’ll remain single. In Colin’s interview, he says, a drunk Gary is a horny MF’er. He thinks it’s the worst idea possible for Gary to hook up with Sydney. They work together on deck. It’s not good. He laughs, and says he’s looking forward to it.   

Sydney says, Gary is a good person, right? He says he thinks so. His mom says he is. In Natasha’s interview, she says, WTF? They work together, and live together. Be careful what you do with the people around you. Are they stupid? Sydney and Gary go under a blanket, and she says she’d never make a move on the first mate. He says she pulled him aside, and acted like she wanted to kiss him. Colin asks if everyone wants to gossip, then says he’s just kidding.

Natasha says, Jean-Luc is a baby; he can’t even drink. Jean-Luc throws up in cabin bathroom, and says he drank a whole bottle. He gets back in his too short bunk, and Colin asks if he had a good chundler, explaining that it means throwing up. Jean-Luc says, very productive. In Gary’s interview, he says he doesn’t mind bunking with the captain, but not right now. He tells Sydney that they’re the only two awake. Jean-Luc mumbles some unintelligible stuff, and says, MF’ing Jack Daniels. I’m gonna kick his ass. Then he says something about a rat’s ass. Gary and Sydney get back under the blanket, but then move on to a guest cabin. She says she’s probably the most attractive girl on board (you read that right – she says), and he says he thinks they should both get naked. She closes the door, and we hear him say, this isn’t going to be seasonal fling… It’s going to be a one-night stand. In his cabin, Jean-Luc mumbles something, and Colin laughs. Jean-Luc laughs with him.

Next time, Daisy says someone used a guest cabin, Sydney and Gary aren’t talking, a guest does a podcast, and someone gets sick.  

🌅 Sunrise, Sunset…

The days are getting longer, but my sleep time got shorter. It’s been a day, and there’s time for tea tomorrow. But for now, stay safe, stay as stress-free as possible, and stay not screwing the crew. It only leads to trouble.

Mar8

March 7, 2021 – How Daryl Met Dog, How It Ends, Enter Mays, Josh Takes a Ride, Chaos Filmed, JimmyVision, Jen’s Called Out, Ex-Royal Bombshells & Bad

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What I Watched Today

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

The Walking Dead

Dog! Daryl messes with his bike, and gets on. Carol comes by and picks up a map from the ground, and puts it in Daryl’s backpack. The engine isn’t turning over, and she asks if she ever told him about the pedal sewing machine her grandma had. She’d help when her grandma got tired. She said Carol had an especially strong right foot. He says, she followed him out there… She tells him, no one is following anyone, and he says, she wants to come, right? She says she wants to hunt what’s left to hunt, and he needs a spotter. The bike starts, and she gets on. He tells her that he didn’t say she could come, but he takes off, Dog running behind them as they bicker in fun.

They go through the woods. Carol gives Dog a snack, and Daryl says, five miles due south at the east gate. He tells her, stay close, and remember this spot in case she gets lost. She says she’s not going anywhere. Dog spies something, and they follow him to a dead deer. Carol says, the other deer are probably all gone by now. She suggests they find another spot, and Daryl says he’s thinking the river. She says, let’s do it, and they walk.

Carol stops, telling Daryl that she has a foot cramp. He hopes it’s not her very special strong right foot, and she says she’s fine; give her a minute. He thinks they should have gone the other way, but Carol says they should fish before noon. It’s worth a shot. He gives her a stick, and says, be his guest. He tells dog, watch this disaster, and Carol immediately gets a fish. He says, no way, and she shows him. He says, beginner’s luck. She guts and scales the fish, as he watches, and she tells him, say it. He doesn’t think she’s doing it right. He tells her, try closer to the bone, and she says she’s fileted fish before. Why doesn’t he do it himself? He says, it’s fine, but they should go. It’s going to be dark soon. They need to find a place to stay. Carol asks if he thinks their luck has run out, and he asks what she means. She says, Hilltop was hard for everyone to take, but at least they were there to fight for it. But losing Alexandria… He says, they didn’t, and she says, not yet. It feels different, like everything good in the world is not on their side anymore. He says, they’ll build and start over, and she says, until it happens again. They had a good long run; longer than most. He knows this world. The dead will catch up to them eventually. He says, if they let it. He’s not going to let it. He tells her, let’s go, when Dog takes off. Carol wonders if it’s another animal. He calls to Dog, and they follow.

They move faster, and Dog runs into a clearing, where there’s a cabin with a sun porch. Carol asks if Daryl is coming, and she and Dog go inside to investigate. Daryl sees a woman on the porch, petting Dog, but it’s just in his mind. He goes inside, and Carol is there with Dog. He looks around, and Dog acts all busy. Daryl looks out the window.

Five years ago. Daryl sits by the river. Dog as a puppy runs up to him, and he picks Dog up, kissing him, and wondering where he came from. Dog runs off, and Daryl follows. He finds a makeshift shelter, and takes out a map, putting it on the wall. He circles something, and keeps walking. He sees Carol across the river, and asks, what’s going on? She says, nothing, and he asks if she’s sure. She says, it doesn’t matter. Things are just different. He asks, how? and she says, it’s harder to talk; harder to trade. Maggie left. She took Herschel, and went with Georgie. She’s on her own journey now, like him. He says she knows she’s got to do this, right? She says she knows, and he asks how the kids are. She says she doesn’t know. It’s been two years. How long does he plan on staying there? He says he doesn’t know. As long as it takes. She asks if anything has turned up, and he says there’s a spot up the river that he’s going to check out. She says she does understand. If not for Henry and Ezekiel, and things going on back at the Kingdom… Daryl says he gets it. She should go. There’s a storm coming. Carol tosses him a backpack, and he thanks her. She tells him, be careful, and he says he will.

Daryl sees a lone zombie, and looks near it through binoculars, seeing an overturned canoe near the river. He stabs the zombie in the head, and rights the canoe, seeing a body underneath it. It starts to move, and he smashes its head with his foot. That’s one way to get your aggression out.

Daryl sits in the shelter as it storms around him. He realizes his map is getting soaked and damaged. He grabs it, yelling at the sky. Some of the shelter topples, and he walks out into the storm.

One year later. Daryl sees a knife or something sticking out of a tree. Dog is bigger now, and runs to the cabin, Daryl running after him. He follows Dog into the cabin, and kills a zombie. A woman comes out of another room with a shogun, and asks who the hell he is. Daryl puts his hands up, and she says she asked him a question. He says he’s leaving, and she says, no, you’re not.

Dog digs at the floor, and Carol asks if he found something. She pulls up the floorboards, and Dog gets excited. He pulls out a cuttle bone, and runs off with it. Carol asks if she lived here, and Daryl says, it was a long time ago. He goes outside, where Dog is chewing his bone on the porch. He says he already told Carol everything, but she says, no, he didn’t. He asks what else she wants to know, and she says, whatever he wants to tell her.

It’s night, and the woman pulls the downed zombie outside using the rug. Daryl sits by a fire, his wrists bound. He asks if she’s going to kill him, and she says, should she? He doesn’t say anything, and she says, that’s what she thought. Something tells her that he wants to die. Not today. He says she doesn’t know him, and she says, he’s right; she doesn’t. So she’ll ask him again, who the hell is he? What’s he doing out there on her land? He says his name Daryl. He didn’t come looking for trouble. Her dog found him. He was just trying to help. She says he’s tied up in her cabin with a 12-gauge pointed at his head. What kind of help does he think she needs? She lowers the gun, and takes out a pocket knife. She cuts him loose, and he says, she’s letting him go? She tells him, get out, before she changes her mind. He puts on his backpack, and heads for the door. He asks if she’s going to tell him her name, but she says, no.  

Six months later. Daryl is using a tree stump as a desk, when Dog runs up to him. They walk together, and the woman sees him heading toward the cabin. She thanks him for bringing Dog back. She says Dog likes Daryl, and Daryl says, he’s just a dog; he don’t know any better. If she won’t tell him her name, what about his? She says, Dog, and he says, just Dog? She asks if he’s got something better, and he says, no. At least he won’t forget what he is. She says, it’s not for everyone; living out in the wild and chasing the dead. He says, it catches up with all of them after a while, but she says, only if you let it. He says he’s going, and she tells him, be careful, and goes inside.

Eight months later. Daryl walks down the river in the water. In the forest, he gathers wood, and a bunch of zombies come out. He shoots one with his crossbow, and stabs another in the head. He hears a gunshot, and the woman motions for him to come. He follows her, and they hide behind a tree, as the zombies toddle past. They’re in pretty close proximity, and Daryl almost smiles. When the zombies are gone, he tells her that she needs to stay away from his camp, and keeps walking. She says, name’s Leah, as she walk in the other direction.

Three months later. Daryl heads for the cabin, and tosses a fish inside, but it’s quiet, and he leaves. While he warms his hands over a fire in the woods, a fish is flung at his head. Leah says she can catch her own damn fish, and he asks why she’s always throwing something at him. He was trying to be nice. She says she doesn’t need him to be nice. She doesn’t him to be need anything. She wants to be left the hell alone. He says he won’t bother her again, and she says, then she won’t come around again. He says, good, and she says, great; bye. He turns around, and says, she’s still there. He says he thought she was gone, and she says she is. He tells her that he gets it; being out there by herself. She asks if he’s been out there a long time too, and he says, he lost track a long time ago. She looks at his hands and asks if it’s frost nip. He says, no big deal; he’s had it before. She says, it’s not a big deal until you lose a couple fingers or a hand. Come on.

Daryl sleeps on the floor of the cabin, and wakes to Leah picking up pieces of glass from a frame. She says, it’s his birthday today, and he sees her looking at a picture of herself with a little boy. She says she didn’t have a family growing up. She knew she had to find her own way, her own family. She found it in her squad. They fought side by side for years, and when the world went to hell, they swore they’d stay together, fight together. They gave her hope, and she tried to give it to her son… Matthew was her son. She didn’t give birth to him, but he was hers. He was born of her sister; that’s what Leah called her anyway. Leah lost her when he was born. It doesn’t matter; he’s gone. She fiddles with her bracelet, and covers the floor hiding spot, smoothing the carpet over it. She walks past Daryl, brushing tears away, and looks out the window. She says she held Matthew tight, Dog’s mama next to her; she was pregnant. The dead came from all sides; there was so much screaming… so much blood. She cries, and says she was separated from her family, and she ran; it felt like she ran forever. She ended up there. Her boy was bit. She said goodbye to him the same day Dog was born, and hasn’t seen another soul since. She turns to him, and says, not until he came along. Who did he lose? He says, his brother, and she asks, how? He says, it was an accident. They never found the body. She asks if Daryl thinks he’s still out there, but he says he doesn’t know. He’s not stopping until he finds out. She says, always the hero, huh?

At the river, Leah shows Daryl the fish she caught. He says, lucky shot, and she gets another. He walks away, and Dog follows.

Daryl and Leah look at the moon, and she says, it’s beautiful, huh? They lie together next to the fire, and she motions him closer.

Ten months later. Daryl and Leah eat in silence, and he says if she’s not going to talk to him. She gets up, and he says, it’s only going to be for a few days. She wonders where he belongs. Out there on the river, looking for his dead brother, day after day after day? Or does he belong to the family he left because it became too hard to face what happened? Or does he belong there with her? He says he doesn’t know, and she says he does. She tells him that he has to choose, and leaves.

Carol approaches Daryl, as he’s looking at his map. She says she’s happy to see him too, and he says he’s just busy. He asks, what’s up? and she says she was going to ask the same thing. Does that mean he’s coming back? He says, no, and she gives him a sweater. He says, tell him why she really came, and she asks if she can’t bring a friend a gift. She came because she wanted to tell him that it will be a while before she comes back. He says, okay, and she says, things are tough at the Kingdom, and Ezekiel needs her there. He wonders if she’s asking permission, and she says, no. He says she doesn’t need to ask him to move on with her life, and she says, it’s just… He says she wants him to move on with his? She says she wants him to find some peace. She doesn’t want to lose him because he can’t figure out when to stop. He says she ain’t gonna lose him. He’s just got stuff to do.

Daryl walks through the woods. And walks. And walks. He runs.

Daryl calls for Leah. He sees the broken, now empty, frame, and looks around the cabin, but Leah isn’t there. Dog runs up to him. He packs up some cans, and writes a note. I belong with you. Find me. He puts it under the floor, and leaves with Dog.

On the porch, Daryl tells Carol that he should have been there. He could have helped her. She asks if he thinks Leah is alive, but he says he doesn’t know. She says, it’s possible Leah just left, and he says, what? She says, it’s not an accusation. He says he walked away, and she says he didn’t. He thinks that every time he loses something, it’s because of him. He says he made mistakes, and she says, they all do. Losing Leah isn’t on him. Neither is Rick, or Connie. He says, no. Connie on her, because she never knows when to stop. Carol says she’s sorry for Connie, but not sorry for going after the horde, or making Alpha pay for killing Henry, because she was right. He says, and that’s all that matters; you being right. She says, it’s not just about Leah, or Connie, or anyone else. Why doesn’t he say what he wants, that she shouldn’t have gone. He says she wanted to help, but she says she wanted to run, so she ran. What the skins did to Alexandria, she just couldn’t deal with the guilt. He says, that’s not his problem, and she says, his only problem is that he thinks he can save everyone. She doesn’t need a savior. She doesn’t need a martyr. She needs a friend. He says, friends don’t have the damn same conversation over and over again, and she asks if that’s what’s happening. He says, that’s what’s been happening. He’s sick of it. She says he should have let her get back on the boat, and he says he should have stopped her from running. She’s a runner. Run. He knows where he’s supposed to be, and won’t stop her this time. She says she was right. Our luck has run out, you and me. She tells him, no one is around except them, and it’s going be dark soon.

Next time, Gabriel wonders if think things are ever going to go back to the way they were (as we all do), Gabriel and Aaron explore, Gabriel meets a stranger, and Aaron puts a gun to his own head.   

⚰️ Sometime In the Future…

Sadly, Walking Dead will come to an end with season 11, but at least it will be stretched out due to the pandemic. There’s always an upside.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-showrunner-angela-kang-how-story-ends-season-11-final-season-summer/

🌱 Dead Newbie…

Speculation on new character Mays.

https://undeadwalking.com/2021/03/03/walking-dead-fan-theory-robert-patricks-mays-__________/

🏍 New Ride…

Josh Brolin was Norman’s guest rider on the first episode of the new season. It doesn’t ride any better than that.

https://www.amc.com/shows/ride-with-norman-reedus/episodes/season-5-the-north-island-of-new-zealand-with-josh-brolin–54234

💭 Note To Self: STFU…

I’ve never read this YA series, but it sounds like you literally wouldn’t be able to hear yourself think.

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/chaos-walking-movie-review-tom-holland-daisy-ridley/

🦸🏼‍♂️ Jimmy’s Vision…

Jimmy Fallon parodies the world of Wanda.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/late-night-lately-a-very-special-wandavision-episode

👠 AShahlted…

Well, if you can’t pop off at your designer, who can you pop off at?

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/05/jen-shahs-designer-accuses-rholsc-star-of-verbal-assault-amid-audio-leak/

👑 In Case You Weren’t Watching…

All the bombshells that were fit to drop during the ex-Royals’ Interview.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/07/uk/oprah-harry-meghan-interview-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/meghan-markle-suicidal-thoughts-oprah-interview-48203318

https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/prince-harry-meghan-markle-oprah-interview-revelations-48201552

🚘 Another Weekend In the Rearview…

The Dead have come and gone, signaling the start of another workweek, or another stretch of seven days, depending on how pandemically affected you are. But regardless of the calendar you keep, stay safe, stay bouncing back from whatever life throws at you, and stay not having the same damn conversation over and over again with your friends.

Mar6

March 5, 2021 – Wedding Blow-Up Aftermath, Rewarded, Wes Responds, Maurice Directs, Goodbye Gil, VanderStalled, Back In the Loft, Then and Now, Award Dates, Less Than Ten Quotes & For Free

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General Hospital

I missed the beginning (on a Friday yet <sigh>), but this is how it went. Backtracking, Willow told Carly that she was surprised; Wiley had said she wasn’t his mommy. She started crying, and Michael wondered where Wiley had gotten that idea, then he looked at Nina. Chase came back with Violet, who wondered why there had been no wedding. Chase said Finn would explain tomorrow, and Gregory dropped by. Maxie thought the baby was coming, and Britt suggested they go to the hospital. Mac told Robert to keep Peter there. Peter struggled, yelling for Maxie, and Anna told him to leave Maxie alone. Then…

Peter yells for Maxie, and Britt says, Maxie is in enough pain. Peter is the last thing she needs. Anna tells him, the best thing to do for Maxie is, stay out of the way. Britt and Mac take Maxie out, Mac yelling for Peter to keep away from the hospital.

Finn asks how much Chase told Jackie, and she says she knows Anna never told Finn that Peter was her son, and her sister Alex is his mother. He says, life is funny sometimes; all the parallels you find. She says, when Chase was filling her in, she couldn’t help bite her tongue at the irony, since she’d made a similar decision. He says, there’s one big difference. She never did a test, and doesn’t know if Chase is his son. She says they’re not talking about that now; this is about him and Anna. He says, it’s not just that Anna lied; she confided in someone else. Jackie asks, who? and he says, a guy named Valentin Cassadine.

Violet asks if her grandpa knows what happened tonight, and Gregory says, it’s complicated, as adults like to say. The good news is, she didn’t miss anything. The wedding never happened. She asks, why not? Daddy loves Anna. He says, sometimes grown-ups make a big mess, and things don’t turn out the way they think they will. They can have the best intentions, and still do the wrong thing. She says she doesn’t think she wants to grow up, and I say, I’m with you, little sis.   

On Franco’s phone, Drew says he’s gotten to know Franco a little bit. Through Elizabeth’s eyes, and Cameron’s eyes. They really need him. They deserve him, and he wants Franco to understand that one thing, and appreciate it.  

Nina says when she realized she had a grandchild, she read all these books on how to address sensitive issues with small children, like if they’re adopted or a surrogate was used. They all said the same thing; to be honest, so it doesn’t become a secret and traumatize them later when they find out the truth. Michael asks if it never occurred to her that Wiley might be confused, and she says she didn’t mean to take anything away from Willow, or get Wiley mixed up. She was just being honest.

Peter tells Robert to let him go. Maxie is having a health emergency, and it’s their baby. He’s going to GH, and disprove Anna’s lies. Anna says, they’re not lies. Maxie is gone, and she’s the only one who will listen to him. He says, there’s no proof, and Sam says he killed Drew, but Peter repeats, there’s no proof. Robert says, not yet, and Peter asks if Robert is going to arrest him. Robert says, the time is coming. He hopes sooner rather than later.

Britt says she spoke with Maxie’s OB/GYN, and Dr. Navarro agrees that it was stress. Maxie says, ya think? and Britt says she’s going to run tests to be on the safe side. Mac says he has to tell Felicia something. She might decide to come back from Texas. Britt says, even though Nathan is gone, she’ll forever consider Maxie as her sister-in-law, and promises to take care of her. She suggests Mac wait for the results before Felicia books a flight.

Drew tells Franco, it only works if he does one thing. He needs to fight, to keep fighting like he has, and have a long life. Fight for Elizabeth and the boys, like Franco fought for himself.

Chase marvels at Gregory’s talent in telling a pirate story that’s entertaining, but gets Violet to fall asleep. Gregory says he doesn’t think about it; it just comes out. There was a lot going on today, and not in a good way. Chase says he remembers when Gregory used to tell him a story. Gregory would put his arm around Chase, and his mom would slip in beside him. Those were good times. Gregory says, it seems like he and Jackie were at their best when they were raising him. He and Chase’s mom are proud of the man he’s become. All they want is for him to be happy. Is he happy? Chase says, that depends on Willow.

Willow says he wants to put Wiley down for the night; it’s way past his bedtime. Michael tells Wiley, lights out for him, and tells Nina, they’ll talk later. He and Willow leave, and Carly closes the door. She says they need to talk, and Nina says, of course (🍷). She’s sorry Willow got her feelings hurt, but she’s not sorry for explaining how she and Wiley are related. Carly asks if she thinks it’s really a good idea to make a two and a half year old doubt the only mother he’s ever known? What the hell was she thinking?

On the phone, Mac tells Felicia that Britt is acting as Maxie’s OB/GYN, and thinks it’s stress. She’s running tests, and they should get the results tonight.  

Maxie takes a sip of something, and says, wow, that’s sweet. It’s kind of like drinking straight sugar. Britt says, it’s glucola, and she needs to finish it. Then they’ll test her blood sugar to rule out gestational diabetes. Maxie finishes, and Britt says, her blood pressure is high, which is understandable due to the drama. Fortunately, it’s not so high that it’s a symptom of preeclampsia. She’s still running other tests to be sure, and she’s going to do an ultrasound to make sure the baby is okay. She asks how Maxie is doing; she seems calmer. Maxie says she was so sure it was labor, and Britt says she expects it was Braxton Hicks. It’s not uncommon in the third trimester, usually due to dehydration, which is why Maxie is on an IV. It doesn’t meant the baby will be born prematurely. Maxie says, James was. She was so scared for him, and Peter was right there. He helped her through it.

Robert says, one thing for certain, Maxie and the kid are better off without Peter. Peter says, it’s his child, and a baby needs their father. Robert says, like Peter needed Faison, and Peter says, Valentin put him in Faison’s arms. Valentin betrayed him then like he did now, but Anna also betrayed him. She knew it was a lie, and broke his heart. She says he broke hers when he burned the evidence. He says, there is no evidence. He did nothing wrong. She says she saw it with her own eyes, and he says he doesn’t need her to be his fake mommy. Maxie has faith in him. He’s going to GH, and there’s nothing they can do to stop him. Anan tells him not to go near Maxie, but he says he’ll take his chances, and leaves. Anna sits down.

On the video, Drew says he made his choice, but if he disappears, he has no choice. Cherish the family that loves him. Franco hears, no choice… no choice… and remembers Peter leaning over him (as Drew). Peter says he had no choice because he was never give one, but Helena assured him that Drew would be in good hands. Franco says, my God. It was Peter. It’s been Peter all along. Peter killed Drew. 

Anna tells Robert that she doesn’t want hear about how he sounded the alarm. She insisted Peter was a changed man, but she was woefully wrong. Robert says she left out the part where Alex was Peter’s mother, and she says she’s sorry for how she acted. He says he’s going to be gracious, not his strong point. He doesn’t need an apology; Finn, on the other hand, should probably have a big one. Anna says she doesn’t think an apology is going to be enough, and Robert holds her.

Jackie says, Peter is a murderer? and Finn says, yeah. He had his doubts, but Anna always convinced him otherwise. She asks how long Anna has known, and he says she told him that she found out just before the wedding, but the fact is, she lied to him and confided in Valentin. She says, Valentin is an ex-WSB spy. Maybe Anna felt more comfortable because she worked with him. He says, maybe. He doesn’t know, but it’s not a WSB secret; it’s personal, intimate. Was Peter her son or nephew? That’s what Anna was dealing with. She says, okay, Anna lied. It happens. People forgive each other. From what she’s seen, they’re the real deal, and there’s a lot of love and respect. Can’t they get past this? Finn says he doesn’t know. They’d just started talking, and Anna got called away. Jackie takes his hand.

Dante asks if Sam is going to let Jason know what happened, and she says she’s sure he’ll find out soon enough. Too many people witnessed what happened. He asks if she wants Peter to pay for what he did, but she doesn’t know what she wants. She doesn’t think it’s a good idea for Jason to make Peter pay; nothing good could come from it for Jason or Peter. Dante asks if she thinks they’ll find evidence connecting Peter to the crime, but she doesn’t know. She says, he was a cop; tell her. He says, Peter covers his tracks well, but just because there’s no evidence no, doesn’t mean there won’t be at some point. Franco comes running in, and asks if Peter is there. Dante says, he was there, but he’s gone. Franco asks if he left the wedding, but Sam says, there was no wedding. Dante says, Peter’s crimes have finally come to light.

Peter storms into his room, and takes a gun out of the safe.  

Nina tells Carly, Wiley’s family history is complicated. In retrospect she should have discussed it with Michael and Willow, and they should have explained it together. When Wiley looked at her, and asked how they were connected, she was thinking, Nelle. No matter what Nelle did, they can’t pretend she didn’t exist, or didn’t give birth to the miracle of a grandson they both share. Carly says she doubts they’ll be sharing him in the near future.

On their way downstairs, Willow tells Michael, Wiley was so fussy. She wonders if what Nina told him got him confused, and he was acting out. Michael says, Wiley is still young. It’s hard to know what’s going on in his head, but it’s important they reenforce that Willow is definitely his mother. He’s sorry it hit her so hard. She thanks him, and says she’ll be okay. She gets her coat, says she needs to get some air, and get her emotions in check, and leaves.  

Britt tells Maxie, everything is fine with her daughter. She doesn’t expect any problems. Maxie asks if Britt knew about the accusations against Peter, when there’s a knock at the door. It’s Mac, who says he’s sorry, but he couldn’t wait any longer. How’s his girl? Maxie says she’s fine, and asks him to come in. He asks about the contractions, and Maxie says, Britt thinks it was Braxton Hicks. She’s sorry she made such a fuss. Mac asks if everything is really fine, and Britt says, Maxie’s blood pressure is coming down, but they’re waiting for the official test results. Mac says, so he’ll wait a little longer, and tells Britt, on behalf of the Scorpio-Jones-Devane clan, he thanks her for being there. Maxie asks him to tell Robert that she’s okay, and tell her mother things look good; they’re just waiting on the test results. Mac says he’s sorry about Peter. She knows how protective he is. Maxie says she knows. It’s not just that. A lot has been happening, she felt pain, but now it’s gone. She’s fine. He says, it’s a lot of information to take in all at once. How is she feeling about Peter?

Peter puts a clip in the gun.

Anna asks Robert if it’s an update from Mac, and he says, they’re waiting for test results, but the pain stopped. It looks like Maxie and the baby are fine. She says, thank God. She couldn’t live with herself if something had gone wrong because of tonight. If she’d just had solid proof, she would have taken Maxie aside and explained privately, but he says, even if she had proof, Maxie didn’t give a rat’s ass what anyone said tonight. He couldn’t get a clear idea of what Maxie was thinking prior to the baby trouble. Anna says neither could she. It’s concerning how confident Peter was that Maxie would side with him.

Franco says, so Peter had Drew killed, and Sam says, he practically confessed. Franco asks if he sent the assassin after him and Andre, and Dante says, he was denying it. Franco asks where Peter is now, and Dante says, Maxie went to the hospital; she thought she might be having the baby. He’s pretty sure that’s where Peter was headed. Sam asks why Franco is there, and Franco says, the voice in his head is Drew.

Anna smells her bouquet, and says she hopes Maxie accepts the truth. Otherwise, all this was for nothing. She did her best with what she had on Peter, and hopes Maxie sees him for what he really is. Robert says, face it. Maxie is having Peter’s baby. She thinks she loves him, and believes he is who he claims to be. Anna says she told Maxie that she’d be safe with Peter. She thought Maxie would be safe, but she wasn’t. She told Maxie that Peter was a good man. She sits, and says, it’s just a mask, a part Peter plays. There’s nothing good about Peter, and she doesn’t want to hear that Robert knew it. Robert takes her hands, and says, enough. She could have done better, but it is what it is. Stop beating herself up, and think of a positive solution. 

Jackie says, Finn had no clue about any of it from Anna? and he says, no. He’s embarrassed to say, he thought he’d be getting married tonight. Anna knew it was never going to happen. It fell apart quickly after that. She says, when they met, he was a stickler for honesty, no matter how much the truth hurt. That’s why she didn’t question Chase’s paternity. He says, if it had turned out he was Chase’s father, they would have divulged they’d been together that night, and she says, the night that almost made her back out of marrying Gregory. He says he understands now how difficult it must have been. He thought today that he and Anna would start the first day of the rest of their lives. Instead, he found out he doesn’t know what he wants out of life. Worst of all, he has to explain it to Violet. It’s going to break his heart. He starts to leave, but she tells him, don’t go.    

Gregory says, it sounds like progress for Chase and Willow, unless he’s missing part of the story. Chase says he took Willow out for a Valentine’s Day dinner. It was great, almost like it used to be, but she went home to Michael and Wiley. Gregory says, like he told Chase before, children tend to draw parents together. Inevitably, he has to accept that. Chase says Willow developed feelings for Michael, and he thinks that’s what keeping her from investing in the relationship. Gregory says he thought Willow and Michael had a marriage in name only, and Chase says, it started off that way. Gregory tells him, like he said to Violet earlier, being an adult can be messy. There’s a knock at the door, and it’s Willow. Chase asks if everything is okay, and Gregory tells her that he was just on his way out. He and Chase will talk soon. He leaves, and Chase says, tell him what’s going on. She says she’s probably overreacting, but – she starts to cry – Wiley said she wasn’t his mother. Chase wonders why Wiley said that, and Willow tells him that she was excited to let Nina be a part of Wiley’s life. It seemed right, since Wiley is her grandson, but when they were alone, Nina told him about Nelle. When Wiley said she wasn’t his mom, she couldn’t handle it. Maybe because… Chase says, because of the baby she lost? and she says, yeah. He holds her, and she says, it all comes back to that. He says he’s so sorry.

Michael goes back to the living room, and asks if everything is okay. Nina tells him that she’s really sorry. She should have discussed it with him and Willow first before she said anything. She didn’t mean to undermine Willow’s relationship with Wiley. She’d never do that. He says, not on purpose, but what happened hurt Willow’s confidence as Wiley’s mother. Nina says she’ll never do it again, and Carly asks how she can say that, when she just told Carly that they couldn’t erase Nelle from Wiley’s life? Michael says they all have the best intentions, but the timing of this bonding experiment isn’t working out. For Wiley’s sake, he thinks they should take a big step back.

Dante asks what Franco means about Drew being in his head, and Franco asks where Jason is. Dante says he thought Franco was looking for Peter, but Franco says Jason needs to know. If they see Jason before he does, tell Jason that he’s still him. He leaves, and Dante asks, what the hell was that about? Sam says, nothing good, that’s for sure.

Maxie says she doesn’t want to talk about Peter, but not with Mac. She knows how he feels about Peter, but she’d like to talk to Britt. She asks Mac to give them a minute; call her mom and let her know she’s fine. He says he’ll be outside, and leaves. Maxie says she wants to know what Britt knew, and when she knew it. Britt says she knew her mother was in town. They had a couple of secret meetings. She knew her mother had been exonerated, and according to her, Peter framed her for her crimes, but she had no proof. Maxie says, wow. She thought the pact they made with Nina at Nathan’s grave meant something. Britt says, it did, she promises. Maxie asks why Britt didn’t warn her, and Britt says she told Maxie to marry someone else. She’s not sure she believed her mother. Her mother has definitely lied in the past, but then – she sits down – Peter tricked her into logging in to the GH server. When he published Franco’s medical records, she realized there might be merit in her mother’s accusations. And if Anna and Valentin were backing her mother up, she knew it was true. Maxie says, it was their word against Peter’s, and they have no proof. Britt wonders if Maxie is actually saying she thinks Peter is innocent.

Peter runs down a back stairwell. He hears his phone ring, and stops. Someone wearing gloves comes out behind him, and raises a crowbar. We see Peter on the floor.

Anna tells Robert, she’d like to see Finn, and he asks if she’s going to see if she can salvage the relationship. She says she should do that, but first she needs to see someone else more pressing. He says, Maxie? and she says, yeah. She needs to face her goddaughter, then face Finn.

Finn tells Jackie that he’s going to get Violet, but she says, Violet is probably asleep. They can talk in the morning, after there’s time to process everything. He says he’s pretty well processed it. The only thing that will make him feel better is to see his little girl. She says when she did the story on medical students, she trusted in his ability to sort out what was going on. She wants to make sure he hasn’t forgotten. It was a reason she was so attracted to him back then, among others. He thanks her for saying that. Gregory listens from around the corner, and turns away looking pissed off.

Willow says she knew Chase would understand. It’s not just what Wiley said, but how it connected back to the child she lost. Chase says he remembers when he told her that Wiley wasn’t her biological son, and Nelle had switched the babies. Her baby had died, and his heart broke for her. It’s one of the reasons he did what he did with Sasha. He wanted to help heal her heart. Willow hugs him, and he says he’ll never hurt her again. Never.  

Nina says, please, don’t let one mistake ruin a beautiful thing, but Michael says, sorry. Wiley is the first priority, and he’s already had so much upheaval. He doesn’t want Wiley confused or overwhelmed. Nina suggests he and Willow set guidelines, and she’ll follow them, but he thinks it’s best she not see Wiley for a while. Nina says, no, but he says, it’s not going to be forever. They’ll just take a pause until they can figure out the right way to handle it. She says, why not reconsider, and she’ll only visit when he and Willow are around? He says, right now, he has a confused son, and a hurt mother to consider. Nina picks up her stuff, and says she was just being honest. She leaves, and Carly says she’s sorry it came to this. He says he can’t see Willow hurt like that again.

Maxie tells Britt, to be honest, her mom and Valentin aren’t the most credible of witnesses. She doesn’t know if Peter is guilty or not, but she knows he’d never hurt her. Britt asks if Maxie is thinking of moving forward with Peter, when a nurse comes in, and says the test results came back. 

Sam leaves a message for Jason, saying she’s sorry she missed him. She’s calling because all hell broke loose at the wedding, especially regarding Peter. Franco showed up, acting strange again. He was looking for Jason. She doesn’t know what’s going on, but please, just be careful.   

Peter lies unconscious. Franco stands over him.

On Monday, Violet asks Chase if her daddy and Anna are getting married, Gregory asks Jackie what happened the night before the wedding, and Spinelli thinks they might have the proof to take Peter down.

👰🏼 Double Payoff…

The weddings that didn’t happen.

It’s Been a Long Time Coming, But the General Hospital Double Wedding Payoff Was Worth the Wait

🎭 He’s Just Misunderstood…

The real Peter. The Peter behind the mask.

GH’s Wes Ramsey Responds To Peter Criticism

📹 Sonny’s New Direction…

Check out his directing debut.

Watch GH Star Maurice Benard’s Directorial Debut

☄️ Farewell To the Best Bad Guy…

Ray Gardner was the baddest of them all, and Gil Rogers was so good at playing him.

Soap-Hopper Who Played One of Daytime’s Vilest Baddies Dead at 87: He Was a ‘Shameless Flirt and a Fierce Protector’

🍸 A Hold On the Rules…

LVP and the two Toms seem to be stuck in limbo.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/04/vanderpump-rules-filming-is-still-on-hold/

🗽 Welcome Home…

Seven no-longer strangers are back in their loft, where they will be real together for six days. I saw the first episode, and it was excellent. I loved the parallels between then and now, and almost cried when Kevin spoke to Julie’s teenage daughter, and realized Julie had still been a teenager when he first met her. It looks like someone will storm out, so some things never change.

https://tv.avclub.com/the-real-world-homecoming-new-york-is-exactly-the-sort-1846390531

Sadly, the man with the grind tested positive, and couldn’t live in the loft.

https://tv.avclub.com/eric-nies-lived-separately-from-rest-of-real-world-reun-1846402126

👑 The Second Coming…

Garcelle Beauvais! Shari Headley! John Amos!

https://www.essence.com/entertainment/the-cast-of-coming-2-america-then-and-now/

🏆 All the Awards…

The schedule to end them all.

https://ew.com/awards/2021-awards-season-calendar-dates/

👩🏽‍🏫 Quotes of the Week

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent. – Barbara Bush (Or your pets!)

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. – Anatole France

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. – Henry Ford

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. – Leonardo da Vinci

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela

When deeds speak, words are nothing. – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do. – Barbara Ward

In spite of our rather boastful talk about progress, and our pride in the gadgets of civilization, there is, I think, a growing suspicion – indeed, perhaps an uneasy certainty – that we have been sometimes a little too ingenious for our own good. – Rachel Carson

⛷ Sliding Into the Weekend Like…

See you when it’s time for the Dead to walk. And whether you call the next two days a weekend or not, stay safe, stay sharp, and stay knowing it’s true if Anna and Valentin back it up.

Mar5

March 4, 2021 – Anna Tells Maxie and Finn the Truth, Summer House Is Still Awful, an Engagement, Covered In Clay, Jen Tells All, Wanda’s Grief, New Horror Story & Key’s Day

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Chase asks Jackie if Violet is okay, and Jackie says, she fell asleep watching a movie. He thanks her for getting Violet out of there, and she says she could tell things were about to go south. What ended up happening? He says, apparently, Anna knew Peter wasn’t her son, and didn’t tell Finn. He’s sure it was hard for her, so he’s trying not to judge, but how can you plan on marrying somebody, and keep something so major from them?

Finn is looking out the window, when there’s a knock at the door. It’s Anna, who asks if she can come in. He steps aside, and she says she’s sure he has a lot of questions. He says, just one. What else is she lying about?

Maxie tells Peter, she’s getting nervous. Why hasn’t he answered her? He says because he can’t believe she still wants to marry him, and she says, of course (🍷) she does. Her love for him hasn’t changed just because his mother has. He asks if she’s sure; he doesn’t want her pity. She says, the one she pities is Obrecht. She was so determined to wreck their lives, she made enemies out of everyone. What Peter does have is her love, her respect, and her heart. She hopes she still has his. He says she does, and he will marry her. Obrecht tells Valentin, Peter isn’t who Maxie thinks he is. The pretense of morality and kindness is all a lie. He’s a manipulator who can’t be trusted. He mustn’t be allowed to go home to her grandson. She owes it to Nathan to keep James safe. She walks over to Dante, and takes out her pen. Britt asks what she’s doing, and Obrecht says, what must be done; Maxie and James must be protected. Valentin practically shouts, sorry, Maxie. He can’t allow this wedding to continue. Not until she knows who Peter truly is. Maxie makes an exasperated noise, and asks Peter what Valentin is talking about. Peter says he doesn’t know, and asks Valentin, what the hell is he talking about? Valentin says, this has gone on long enough. It’s time the truth was brought to light.

At the MetroCourt bar, Carly asks Jax if everything is all right. He says, yes… Nina’s not returning his calls. He thought he’d run into her downstairs, but she skipped out on Maxie’s wedding. Carly says, that’s one sacred ceremony she can’t desecrate, and he makes a face. She says she thinks she might know where Nina is, or rather who she’s with. He asks, who? and she says, Wiley.

Michael opens the door to Nina, and asks her to come in. She thanks him for inviting her over, and he says he’s glad she could make it on such short notice. She says, is he kidding? She would have jumped off an airplane mid-flight to be there. She’s grateful, and thanks him for giving her a chance to get to know her grandson and be in his life. It means the world to her.

On the phone, Franco leaves a message for Obrecht, saying, he checked himself into the MetroCourt, just for the night, until he can check himself into Shadybrook tomorrow. If she feels like breaking into a hotel, give him a call back. There’s a knock at the door, and Franco opens it to Elizabeth and Cameron. He asks what they’re doing there, and Elizabeth says he didn’t bring much stuff with him, so they brought a few things to make it feel like home. Franco says he would have managed, but Cameron says, it was his idea. He got upset, and stormed off. He didn’t have a chance to say goodbye.

Valentin says Maxie needs to listen to him, and Peter says she doesn’t. She says, everyone needs to just stop. It doesn’t matter to her who Peter’s mother is. It doesn’t change her love for him. Valentin says it doesn’t change the way he feels either. He’s not condemning Peter because Alex is his mother. Peter condemned Peter through the actions he’s taken, and the choices he’s made. Peter is a liar. His redemption is a lie. You can’t have redemption if you lack the capacity to acknowledge who you really are. Peter clearly doesn’t have the courage to do that, so he’ll do it for him. Everyone waits…

Jax says, it was generous of Michael to allow Nina to have a relationship with Wiley, and Carly asks if he’s surprised. He says, of course (🍷) not. He’s sure Nina appreciates it. Carly says, she’s sure too, and he asks if she thinks Michael is wrong. She says she thinks Wiley should get to know his grandmother, but she’s still furious at Nina. Her behavior was out of line at Sonny’s grave, and she’d tell Nina to her face, but that’s between her and Nina, not Wiley. But she’s worried about Nina spending too much time with Wiley right now, not once things have settled down, and Nina has faced her new reality. It’s been one shock piled on another. Even before Nina found out Nelle was her daughter, she made excuses for Nelle, painting her as not as guilty as she was. Jax says, trying to redeem Nelle’s memory, and she says, if Nina allows that to bleed onto Wiley, what is that going to do to that little boy?

Willow sees Nina, and says, that was fast. Nina tells her, the name Wiley put some pep in her step. Can she see him? Willow says he’s playing with blocks, and brings Nina into the living room. She says, look who’s here to visit him, and Michael asks if he remembers Nina, his grandmother. Wiley nods, and I’m telling you, that kid is going places.

Franco tells Cameron, enough with the goodbye stuff, and Elizabeth says, it’s a temporary arrangement until the issue with the tumor is resolved. Cameron says, and if they aren’t? and Franco says, those are the only two options, but Terry says while the tumor isn’t shrinking, it’s not growing either. That’s good news. Elizabeth says, very good. It gives them time to figure things out. Franco takes a phone out of the suitcase, and says, what’s this?

Jackie tells Chase, she knows he’s protective of his brother, and he should be, but try not to be too hard on him. Relationships are more complicated than anyone outside of them knows. Chase says he’s figuring that out. He’s sorry for not realizing how strained things were between her and Gregory. He had such an amazing childhood, and so many fun memories. That’s all he knew. She says, it’s all he should know. As a kid, of course, you want your parents to be perfect, and want your world to be secure, and that’s what your parents want for you too. But the truth is, we’re all making it up as we go along, and none of us is perfect. We’re doing the best we can, and sometimes it’s enough, but sometimes it’s not.  

Finn says, Anna knew since she got the lab results that Peter wasn’t her son? and she says, yeah. He says, and the plan was to never tell him? She says, there was no plan. When we found out the truth, we realized everything had to be contained. Finn says, we? and she says, her and Valentin. He says, so she trusted that little weasel more than she trusted him.

Peter says he doesn’t know why Valentin is doing this, but Valentin says, yeah, he does. Maxie asks if someone can get Valentin out of there, and Mac starts to move, but Robert stops him, and says he thinks Maxie should listen to Valentin. Peter says he thought Valentin cared about him all these years, and Valentin says he does. Peter is the man he is today because of the actions Valentin took. Don’t think that’s ever been lost on him. That’s why he promised to protect Peter from Jason, but he’s not going to allow Peter to hurt anyone else, definitely not Maxie.

Franco looks at the phone, and asks what phone it is; it’s three models ago. Cameron says Franco might want what’s on it. Franco said he was suffering some side effects of what Shiloh did. When he thought he was Drew, and they were about to do the procedure to bring him back, he asked for a phone to record something on. Elizabeth says, Drew left a video, the one Franco has put off watching for over a year. Cameron says he thought it might help Franco understand the voices he’s hearing, and Franco says, cool, thanks. Cameron says, he’s not going to listen? and Franco says he’d do anything to get Drew out of his head, and looks in the suitcase, wondering what else is in there.

Carly tells Jax, she’s worried Nina is going to tell Wiley her version of who Nelle was, and they know that version is a lie. He says, yes, but it’s not like they can have an open conversation about Nelle. She says, no kid that age should know their mother was insane and a killer, but he shouldn’t believe in a fantasy that’s only going to be shattered. What if when he gets old enough, he does research, and finds out on his own who Nelle was? Jax says, he’ll be devastated, and she says, that’s why she thinks, while he’s still young, they shouldn’t tell him much at all. When he asks, they’ll say Nelle was troubled and had problems; keep it vague. When he’s mature enough to understand, they can tell him that Nelle had a terrible and abusive childhood, and grew up to do terrible, abusive things. Jax says, and Carly doesn’t think Nina is in a place to understand and abide by that? and she says she knows Nina isn’t. But it’s Willow and Michael’s decision, and she has to honor that. She’s scared that their best intentions will turn out awful for Wiley.

Anna tells Finn, she knows how it looks. When everything happened with Jordan and Curtis, she was afraid they were headed down the same road. He says, it’s not the same. He knew what he was getting into when he fell in love with her. He knew certain parts of her life existed in the shadows, but he didn’t think she’d keep secrets from him, and confide in someone else. She says she’s sorry, but he says he doesn’t want an apology; he wants an explanation.

Maxie tells Valentin, this isn’t news to her. She’s aware Peter was coerced by Helena and Faison into kidnapping Drew. Valentin says, but Peter wasn’t an unwitting pawn. He was trying to double-cross his father with Helena’s help. Peter asks why Valentin is lying, and Valentin says, Helena wanted it done, and Peter orchestrated the whole thing, but it was a long time ago. The point is, Peter knew what he did was wrong, and in working to cover it up, he did something much worse in the process. Maxie says, like what? and Peter says, she knows Valentin is a liar. She says she needs to know what Valentin is accusing Peter of. What is this horrible act that was so much worse than anything else? Valentin says, Peter brought down Drew’s plane, and she asks if he’s saying Peter is responsible for murdering Drew. Valentin says, yes.

Sam heads toward Peter, but Robert holds her back. She says, you son of a bitch. She knew it. He killed Scout’s father. Maxie says, it can’t be true, and Obrecht says it’s why she was released. Peter framed her for his crimes. Robert says he suspected as much, and Maxie says, because Robert hates Peter. Peter says, this is absurd, and suggests he and Maxie get out of there, but Mac says he’s not taking Maxie anywhere. Valentin says, first, Drew’s plane went down, and looks at Sam and asks, then what happened? Sam says she was kidnapped by Shiloh, and Valentin says, Shiloh knew Peter was responsible for Drew’s kidnapping. That’s why Peter arranged Shiloh’s escape, and was on the pier with a bag of money. He wasn’t buying an apartment; he was paying Shiloh off. Covering up one crime by committing a worse one in the process.

Franco asks Cameron if he’s going to be buying sunscreen and visors to visit him in California, and Cameron says, no one wears visors. Franco says he loves a visor. Lots of people like them. Cameron isn’t answering his question. Cameron tells Franco, remember when he said he wanted less Drew inside his head? and Franco says, oh, he gets it. Cameron doesn’t want to be pestered about college. Cameron says he catches on fast; good for him. Franco says he’s super smart; everyone says so. Elizabeth’s phone dings, and she says, it’s the hospital. She has to go in. Cameron says he’ll hang out for a few minutes, and meet her back at home, but Franco says, it’s not safe for Cameron to stay there.

Jax says he knows Carly is in a different headspace where Nina is concerned, but he feels terrible. They made a huge mistake in not telling Nina that Nelle was her daughter, and a bigger mistake forgetting Wiley was her grandson. She says, not on purpose, and he says, that doesn’t make right. They don’t get to decide if Nina gets to have a relationship with Wiley. She says she agrees 100%, and he says, it’s actually a blessing… Hear him out. Nina gets to have  a relationship with her grandson without Nelle around. Even though she might not realize it, it’s the best thing for Wiley. Carly says, amen to that, and he says he knows he doesn’t get a say, but Carly is right. He doesn’t think Nina is capable of seeing Nelle for who she was. Nina sees her as a victim. Carly says, that’s the picture Nina will paint, Nelle the way she wanted her to be, and Jax says, that’s okay now, but it would be sad if it was a pattern that got laid down. Without realizing it, Nina could inflict pain and grief on her grandson. I guess these two still haven’t learned not to make decisions for other people.    

Wiley smashes whatever he was building with his monster truck, and Michael tells Nina, Wiley is in a phase where all the building part is just a means is total destruction. Nina says Nathan was like that. He’d have her spend hours constructing a huge tower, just to have him take it out like Godzilla. Michael looks at his phone, and says, stuff is going down at Aurora. He’ll be back. Willow asks Wiley if mommy can help him build.   

Jackie tells Chase that she and Gregory were happy for a long time. She doesn’t want him thinking he grew up in a lie. For three decades she had the most wonderful family, including an amazing son. He says, go on, and she says she could, for hours. He still brings her that joy. She wouldn’t give up the years with him or his father for anything. There were times when she and his dad were on their own tracks; when tracking a story was too tempting not to go after. Maybe she shouldn’t have. Looking back, there are a thousand things she wishes she’d done differently, but it’s just… Chase says, life, and she says, yeah. Life.

Anan tells Finn that Valentin came to her, and told her that Peter was way more culpable in Jason and Drew’s kidnapping than he’d admitted, and he’d gone to great lengths to cover it up. Meaning, that he’d had Drew’s plane sabotaged, and arranged for the assassin to kill Andre and Franco. Finn asks when she found this out, and she says, a couple of days ago. She realized she could no longer be in denial about Peter’s guilt, and pretend his redemption was anything other than a show. They decided Peter couldn’t marry Maxie… Finn says, so they had Peter abducted on his wedding day. She says, yeah, but she did this with Valentin not because she trusts him more than Finn, but because he understands the complexities of her relationship with Peter. Finn says, and he doesn’t? and she says, Valentin had the same relationship with him. She didn’t want Finn anywhere near this. He’s such a good man, she just didn’t want him to be part of the whole tragic, sordid mess. He thanks her for making the decision for him, and she says she knows he’s angry. She doesn’t blame him, but she can assure him that she didn’t know any of this. She didn’t want to accept how bad Peter really was. She starts to cry, and says, it’s not an excuse. It’s the truth. He says, because of her, he allowed his daughter to be around a murderer, and she says she would never let Violet be in any danger. He says, because of her, the wedding Violet thought she was going to be a part of, was never actually going to happen, because she was too busy playing spy games with Valentin. She says, it happened so fast, there was no time to tell him. He asks if he was really that much of an afterthought.

Willow asks if Wiley thinks he can build the tallest skyscraper ever. Show mommy. Nina says, maybe he’ll grow up to be an architect, and Willow says, may be. It’s kind of wild for her and Nina to be part of the same family, playing games together. Nina says, they’ve come a long way, and Willow says, they’re both in a better place. She certainly is. Nothing can make up for losing a child, but it meant so much for Michael to say he wanted her to stay in Wiley’s life. Nina says, not just stay, but legally adopt. After all that heartache, she’s still Wiley’s mom. The doorbell rings, and Willow opens the door to Carly, who trots in. She says she was texting with Michael, and he said Nina was coming by. How’s it going? Willow says, great. She thinks it will be good for both Nina and Wiley. In the living room, Nina tells Wiley that she’s his grandma, like Grandma Carly, but she’s not his mommy’s mommy. That’s not how they’re related. Wiley laughs, probably because he has no clue what anyone is saying, but it’s fun to build and smash stuff.

Cameron tries to argue, but Elizabeth says she can’t get into it now; she has to get to work. Cameron says, go. He’ll be fine for a few minutes. Franco says his mom is right. He woke from a nightmare, and attacked Cameron. Cameron says, that’s such an exaggeration, and Franco says his head’s not right. Cameron says he can’t believe this. Fine. Is Elizabeth coming with him, or is it okay for her to be there alone with Franco? Elizabeth says she’ll be there in a minute; she’ll meet him in the lobby. Franco tells Cameron, wait, and thanks him for bringing the stuff. He’ll see Cameron in a little bit. Cameron leaves, and Franco tells Elizabeth that she shouldn’t be there. If he’s a potential threat to Cameron, he’s a potential threat to her.  

Robert says he knows it’s painful, but it makes sense, and Maxie says, except for one thing. Anna knew all this? Valentin says, she did, and Maxie says, Anna would never do that to her. Anna loves her, and she knows Anna would never let that happen. If what Valentin is saying is true, Anna would have told her.

Anna tells Finn that she was wrong; she knows that. She just couldn’t see her way out, which makes her no different than Peter. She was selling him on a lie that she was sharing her life with him, and she wasn’t. She thought she was protecting him, but she was really just protecting herself, trying to avoid this moment. He phone rings, and Finn says, don’t answer. She says, it’s Robert. It’s going to be about Peter and Maxie. She asks Robert, what is it? and he tells her, get down here right now. All the information she and Valentin have been hiding is going to hit the fan. He doesn’t know how Peter is going to react if he’s pushed in a corner. She says she understands, and Finn asks if she needs to go. Anna says she wants to work this out, and he says, she has other properties. She says she’s so sorry; she really is. Finn says, so is he, and she leaves.

Jackie tells Chase, everything will be okay. He’s seen her and Gregory. It’s not like they can’t be in the same room; just the opposite. He says, it’s weirdly cordial, and she says they have too much mutual respect for it not to be. He says, it’s getting late. Does she think he should take Violet? She says, probably. She’d love for Violet to stay there, but she’s still practically a stranger. Violet will be more comfortable with him. He says he’ll get her, and she says she loves him. He says he loves her too.

Maxie tells Peter, she’s right, isn’t she? Everything Valentin is saying is a lie. Peter says, of course (🍷) it is. Valentin is the man who lied to Nina for years, and literally trades in secrets. He doesn’t know what game Valentin is playing – Valentin says, no game – but all that matters is he loves her. She has no reason to believe Valentin. Anna appears, and says Maxie has every reason to believe her though.

Willow brings Carly into the living room, and says, how lucky is Wiley? Two grandmothers in one night. Carly asks Wiley for a hug, and says, it’s so good to see him. Is he having fun with Nina? He says, yeah, and Willow suggests Wiley get in his PJs. Then he can come down and play afterward. She takes Wiley upstairs, and Nina asks if Carly is checking up on her. Carly says, no… Actually… Well… she wants to acknowledge that she may have been too blunt. Nina says, that doesn’t sound like an apology, and Carly says, it wasn’t. They both have good reason not to trust each other, but she assumes they both want what’s best for Wiley. Nina says, yes, and Carly suggests they just leave at that.

Franco says it’s not just that he’s being honest with Elizabeth, but he’s being honest with himself. There’s a realistic possibility that these violent outbursts – she says, just one – are going to get worse. She says he sounds like Jason, and he says, Jason’s not wrong. She says, yes he is when it comes to Franco. Jason doesn’t know him like she does; he doesn’t know them. She tells him that she’s scared, and he asks her to come over to him. She sits next to him on the bed, and he holds her. She says she wants to make things perfectly clear; she’ll never give up on him. It doesn’t matter how dark things get, or how dismal things are, she’ll always be his champion. Not just because of what he does for her, but because she loves him. Nothing will ever change that. Nothing. He says, okay. Good enough. He hands Elizabeth her phone, and she says she’ll call him later. She leaves, and he looks at the phone Cameron brought. 

Anna tells Maxie, everything Valentin said is true. Obrecht says, let her guess. Anna has known Peter was guilty the whole time, and allowed her to rot… Anna says, get this woman out of her face or she’ll lose her mind, and Obrecht says Anna’s mind isn’t the only thing she’s about to lose. Valentin drags Obrecht out, still talking, and Anna tells Maxie that she’s sorry. Maxie says, no, because if it was true Peter did those horrible things and Anna knew, Anna would have told her. Anna says she didn’t know until recently. She had her doubts, but she thought she was being paranoid. She thought Peter had changed, but he hadn’t. Maxie asks, when did she have doubts? For how long? Anna says, really too long. She’s sorry. Everyone looks like they’re either pissed off or going to cry. Or both.

Nina picks up her coat, and Michael asks if she’s heading out. Nina says, it’s getting crowd… late. She thanks him for inviting her. Willow comes back with Wiley, and Nina says, perfect timing. She picks Wiley up, and says it was wonderful spending time with him. Willow says, just ten more minutes, and then straight up to bed, and Nina thanks them for thinking of her. Carly asks if Willow is okay, and Willow tells her, Wiley just said she’s not his real mommy. Carly looks at Nina. Okay, my suspension of disbelief is lacking here. Wiley is cute and smart, but there’s no way he got that from what Nina said. I don’t even think he could form that kind of sentence yet.

There’s a knock at Jackie’s door, and she asks if Violet forget something, but it’s Finn.

Franco sits on the floor, and leans against the bed. He looks at the phone, and presses play. He appears on the screen, and says, hi, Franco; it’s Andy. He needs to tell Franco a few things.  

At the MetroCourt bar, Valentin thanks Obrecht for interrupting the wedding. If she hadn’t, he would have had to. She says she’s shocked that he abandoned Peter at the end, but he says he didn’t have a choice.  Anna was willing to go through with it, but if Maxie had married Peter, she would have never been able to live with herself. She says, his devotion to the scarecrow is annoying at best, but this time, it worked to her advantage. And Maxie’s. At least now, she’ll finally be free of Peter. He says, let’s hope so.   

Anna tells Maxie, she knew last year Peter was closely associated with the company who sent the assassin, the man who made the attempt on Andre and Franco’s lives. Peter says he stopped the attack, and she says, amazing that he happened to be there at just that moment. He says, it was luck, and she tells him, just stop. He knew the assassin was there, because he hired the assassin to be there. She tells Maxie that she chose to cover up the connection because she didn’t believe it, for the same reason Maxie doesn’t believe it. She can’t bear the fact that Peter is guilty, but he is. He confessed everything to Valentin. Valentin told her, and she confronted Peter. Peter says they’re both lying. They’re in this together. Anna says, no. She confronted Peter, and gave him every opportunity to tell the truth, but he didn’t; he lied. It made her realize that he will always lie. She doesn’t think it’s his fault, but the man Maxie loves just never existed. Peter says, enough of this. He tells Maxie, let’s get out of here; he’ll explain everything. Mac says, the hell he will, calls Peter a son of a bitch, and punches him in the face.

Maxie sits down, breathing heavily, and Britt and Sam rush over to her. Maxie says, the baby, and Britt says, just breathe. Maxie glares at Peter.  

Tomorrow, Carly asks Nina if she thinks it’s a good idea, Jackie asks Finn if he can get past it, Peter asks if he’s being arrested, and Dante asks Sam if she’s going to tell Jason what happened.

🏖 Since I had the time, I actually paid attention to Summer House. Carl found out his brother had died from an overdose. I have to admit, although I don’t like these people (with the exception of Hannah, who I think is just young), Carl is the most mature of the bunch, and actually seems to be working on himself as a person. Of course, no good deed goes unpunished, so all this has gotten him so far is being the designated watcher, since no one is driving anywhere. These are the last people I’d want to go through a tragedy with. Or a victory. Or anything for that matter. Amanda and Hannah compared notes on who attacked who first, and it was all, no, you. Hannah was the clear winner, since Amanda had thrown a glass at her. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but a wine glass could take an eye out. The guys scattered, while the girls all listened in. This was really nice too, considering Carl was trying to keep it together. Kyle tried to turn everyone against Hannah, saying she was out of control, but again, insulting someone vs throwing an object at them that’s not a pillow? The majority couldn’t give a flying, as long as they weren’t in the line of fire. No surprise, Carl couldn’t get out of there fast enough.

As I’m typing this, I realize nothing really ever happens on this show. And this season, they’re even working from home, but still nothing. Ciara still seems pretty sane, but give her time. She tried to explain to Luke that, relationship or not, he should have treated Hannah with more respect. Ergo, she wasn’t interested in more than friendship with him. For Lindsay’s birthday, Stephen got food from the restaurant where he’d asked her to be his girlfriend. He set up a fish and chips dinner outside, and I thought that was pretty romantic, but she told him that she had higher expectations than just going through the motions. I guess she wanted to be wined and dined in the middle of quarantine? They argued, and Stephen split in an Uber. I don’t know if I was missing something, but it seemed like Lindsay just wanted to start sh*t, and then was shocked when Stephen left. Hannah thought she should order some sage for the house, and Kyle said it was the worst day of all time.

Next time, Lindsay says there’s no coming back from it; Hannah says Kyle thinks he’s boss of the house, but he isn’t; and Kyle gets whacked in the balls with a croquet ball.

💍 Officially Moved On…

It no longer matters what zone she’s in with Luke.

https://extratv.com/2021/03/03/summer-house-star-hannah-berner-engaged-to-des-bishop/

⚱️ Countess Of Clay…

Why? Who knows?

https://pagesix.com/2021/02/22/luann-de-lesseps-strips-down-on-vacation-covers-herself-in-clay/

👠 Shah-mazing…

Jen talks about changes, feelings, and a new season to come.

https://www.distractify.com/p/jen-shah-rhoslc-season-2

🦸🏼‍♂️ Profound Marvel…

As WandaVision comes to a close, Vision becomes more poetic.

https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/wandavision-grief-love-persevering-line-director-matt-shakman/

🧿 A Different Spin On the Story…

American Horror Story will be changing it up this season. And this has to be the shortest teaser in the history of the world.

‘American Horror Stories’ Reveals It’s Own Horrors in Short Teaser

✌🏽 Peace Out…

See you for soaps and tea tomorrow, but until then, stay safe, stay reliable, and stay not serving fish and chips to someone with high expectations.

Mar4

March 3, 2021 – Peter Learns the Truth, Teresa Can’t Be Convinced, Jennifer’s Dad, Marge On Kids, Lee’s Upcoming Projects, More Globes, the Spot & Start

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Of all days, I was running late, but this is what I missed. Carly and Michael talked about missing Sonny, and Michael said he told Wiley about Sonny all the time. Carly said Nina was in denial, and wanted to turn Nelle into a wronged innocent, but Michael said they’d been through worse. Nina met Ava at the Bistro, and Ava wondered why Nina wasn’t at the wedding. Nina said Maxie had disinvited her. She told Ava that Maxie believed she was still upset about Nelle, but Nina also thought Maxie didn’t want to be reminded of Nathan. Ava was clueless about Nelle, and Nina explained Nelle was her daughter. Ava was glad Nina learned the truth, even if it hadn’t been a happy ending. Nina said she knew Jax would always choose Carly over her, and told Ava about what happened on the cliff, and how she’d heard Carly and Jax talking about it, and confronted them at Sonny’s funeral. Curtis came back from taking a call, and wondered what was going on, and Sam told him about Obrecht crashing the wedding. Maxie accused Obrecht of kidnapping Peter, and said Obrecht was a fugitive, but Obrecht said she had nothing to do with it, and she’d been released. She showed Robert her paperwork, and he said it was legit. She said she’d been exonerated of her crimes, and they could call the WSB to verify it. Robert called, and confirmed it was true. And then…

Michael tells Carly that he feels badly about the scene Nina created at Sonny’s grave, but he wishes it had been enough for her, and she didn’t feel the need to follow up with the FBI and the police. Carly says, fortunately, they didn’t believe a word Nina had to say, and Michael says, it’s over from a legal standpoint, but won’t be good for Wiley if Nina keeps blaming Carly for Nelle’s death. She says that’s the exact reason she went to Nina’s office; she wanted to straighten things out. He says, that’s a nice way of putting it, but be honest. She went to Nina’s office to lay down the law, didn’t she?

Robert says, the WSB exonerated Obrecht, and she was given a full release. Jordan says she thought the evidence was air-tight, and Maxie asks why Obrecht is trying to ruin her special day. Obrecht says, new evidence has come to light that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that she never committed any of those crimes. Curtis says, if Obrecht wasn’t responsible, who was? 

Obrecht says she’s not privy to the workings of the WSB, but believes they have a suspect under investigation. From the evidence they’ve gotten so far, it was suggested she be exonerated. She’s a free woman. Lucy says she’s creating a huge nuisance, and asks Obrecht to find the nearest exit, and let her join these couples in wedded bliss. Obrecht says, no one is getting married, but Maxie says she’s marrying Peter. Obrecht says if she does, it will be her final mistake, but it’s no surprise, given the pack of lies she’s been told by the people she trusts most. Anna says Obrecht wasn’t invited; just get out. Maxie tells Obrecht, what she said, and looks at Peter.

Nina asks Ava if she should be sorry for caring about her daughter, and being upset because her life was cut short. She was angry because Carly might have helped, but chose not to. She complained to Jordan, who notified the FBI because Nelle’s body was found across state lines. They questioned Carly, and even though she lied to the police for months, she was cleared of any wrongdoing. Ava says, there were no witnesses or evidence, so it’s pretty standard, and Nina says, Carly thinks she was acting irrationally, and being vindictive because she wants justice. She told Nina that if she continues to spiral, she’ll lose everything, including Wiley. She said Nina would have no one else to blame but herself. Ava says, oh boy. She hates to say it, but in this particular instance, Carly might be right.

Carly tells Michael, she made it clear there can’t be another scene like the one at Sonny’s grave. Then she highly suggested Nina work things out with Jax, and not dwell on the past. Michael says that’s why he and Willow brought Wiley to see Nina, so he can get to know his grandma. She says she gets that, but she was completely blindsided when she found them in Nina’s office. Michael says, not that he can’t guess, but how does it make her feel?   

Obrecht says she’s not going anywhere. She objects to this marriage; Maxie’s, not Anna’s. If Anna and Finn want to inflict their misery on each other, feel free, but they’ll have to take their vows another time. Chase says if she doesn’t leave, he’s going to arrest her for trespassing, and Obrecht says if they won’t listen to her, maybe they’ll listen to Anna’s twin Alex. Anna says, she’s dead and can’t hurt anyone anymore, but Obrecht says, Alex left a gift for Anna, and especially for Peter. She plays the video. Alex says, hello, Peter. If he’s seeing this, she’s probably dead, which is so unfortunate, but she didn’t want the truth to die with her.

Carly tells Michael, of course (🍷) she thinks Wiley should have a relationship with Nina – at some point. She doesn’t think it needs to be right this minute, especially if Nina is holding on to her fantasy about Nelle, and imposes it on Wiley. He says, Wiley doesn’t remember Nelle, and Carly says, that’s why she thinks it’s healthier for everyone to take a step back. Nina should go to grief counseling, and can see Wiley when she’s ready. It will be better for both of them.

Nina says, Ava is siding with Carly? Has the world ended? Ava says, it’s still spinning, and asks Nina to put herself in Carly’s position for just a second. She was at her husband’s grave, facing life without him, when Nina showed up confrontationally, crashing the party, so to speak. Nina says, in retrospect, she could have handled it better, but at the time, she was grieving. Ava says, of course (🍷) she was, but to make it worse, she went to the cops, and she had to know how angry that would make Carly. Nina says she didn’t care. She turned her back on Nelle when she was alive. The least she could do is defend Nelle in death. Ava says, hindsight is not always 20/20, and can obscure what really happened. Nina says she went on the stand, and testified against her own daughter, but Ava says, she told the truth. Nina says, if not for her ruining Nelle’s chance of custody, she wouldn’t have run with Wiley, fell, and gotten killed. Ava says, everyone knows that she’s no fan of Carly’s, but Carly was grieving the loss of her husband, and when Carly feels attacked, she fights back. Trust her, Carly will not back down.

Curtis tells Sam, this shouldn’t be happening here, and suggests they put a stop to it. They leave, and on screen, Alex says her sister is quite lethal when she’s threatened, and she’s afraid of the truth. Anna takes the remote, but Obrecht says she’s already texted Alex’s speech to everyone. Anna can’t stop the truth. Anna says, not in front of everybody, but Obrecht says, who’s fault is that? Anna didn’t tell them, so it’s her duty to protect Nathan’s widow and her grandson. Alex says she left this with her ex-husband Dimitri, and he agreed to send it if she didn’t return. She has something important to tell Peter; something that will change his life. Something Anna knows, and most likely neglected to tell him. She’s the one who slept with Faison, not Anna, and in the night they spent together, they created new life – him. Anna is not his mother. She is. Peter starts to cry, and Alex says if he doesn’t believe her, ask Anna. She’ll tell him. Everyone gives each other soap looks.    

Sam tells Curtis, it looks like they weren’t soon enough, and Peter asks Anna if it’s true. Maxie says, no. Alex was crazy, and hated Anna. She tells Anna to let Peter know it’s a lie, but Anna says she can’t; it’s true. Alex was Peter’s mother. Peter asks, why lie? Why did Alex give him to her? Valentin says, Alex gave the memory to Anna because she couldn’t live with what she’d done, and Peter says, he knew too? Valentin says, yes, he did, and Maxie says, this is what Obrecht meant at the cemetery when she said Peter wasn’t the man he thinks he is. Finn says, Anna knew all along from when Faison’s DNA was tested, and Anna says she’s sorry. He says, tell Peter, not him, and she says she can explain. Finn walks out, and she follows. Chase intercepts her, and says, let him talk to Finn. He tells Finn, wait up, but when he catches up to Finn, Finn shakes him off.   

Obrecht tells Britt, she couldn’t allow Maxie to marry a man who was lying to her, but first, Anna’s halo needed to be removed. Britt says Obrecht stopped the wedding, but Obrecht says, actually, her mission is not yet complete.

Jordan says she wishes she had the authority to arrest Obrecht, and Chase says, it proves that lies, even for the right reason, always end up hurting someone. Jordan says she knows all about that, and Willow says, there’s always forgiveness. She tells Chase that she thinks it’s safe to say the wedding is over. Does he want to leave? He says he’s going to stick around and check on his brother, and she says he’s a good guy. He tells her he’s trying. He says he’ll call her, and she leaves.

Michael asks if Carly doesn’t think the more people who love Wiley, the better. That’s what he had as a kid, and it’s not so bad. She says, Nina will bring up Nelle every chance she gets, and spin it, saying Nelle was a sweet, sensitive person who got a raw deal, instead of telling him the truth. His mother was a psychopath who gave him away at the side of the road. He says, Wiley is going to find out, and they can’t lie about who his birth parents are. She says she’s not suggesting they do. When Wiley is old enough to understand, they’ll tell him the truth. His biological mom died before he knew her. When he’s mature enough, they’ll explain she had severe problems. Wiley will process things on his own timetable, not Nina’s.

Nina tells Ava, she’s Wiley’s family, and she’s going to be a presence in his life. Ava says she gets that. She’s just telling Nina that if she chooses to declare war, Carly will use every weapon in her arsenal to keep Nina away. Doesn’t she see a way of giving peace a shot?

Obrecht says Robert promised to look after Maxie, and keep her safe from Peter. He broke his promise. He says, so she decided to turn up, and blow up the wedding. She says she wouldn’t have if Peter had been proven guilty. She had no choice but to bring him to justice herself. He says he doesn’t see any justice, just broken hearts, and she says, if he thinks that’s bad, just wait. More is coming.

Maxie tells Peter, it makes sense. All the things Alex said to them, she wasn’t speaking as his aunt, but as his mother. Mac says, none of this is Maxie’s fault, and she says, what about Anna? She’s just as bad. She knew the truth, and she lied.

Anna approaches Peter, who asks why she lied to him. She says, because he needed to believe she was his mother, and he says she had no right to make that decision for him. She says, no, but she thought she was protecting him. He wanted a second chance after the horrific life with his father; a chance at love, a chance with Maxie. He asks how long she knew, and she says she always suspected, but didn’t know until last autumn. He says she kept the secret all this time, and Anna tells him to understand this doesn’t have to destroy his life. He’s in control. He says, not anymore. He’s never going be the man Maxie wanted.

Ava says Nina needs to be careful how she approaches Carly. Apologize for the confrontation at the grave, even if she doesn’t mean it. Nina says she did apologize to Willow and Michael, and Ava says, that’s a great start. Nina says they brought Wiley to her office, and it put her in a gracious mood. It was lovely. She got to play with Wiley, and hold him, and they suggested she babysit. Ava says, great. So Michael is open to letting Wiley be in her life. Nina says she thought it was great too, until Carly arrived, and threated to blow it to pieces.    

Michael says, Nina is Wiley’s family, and he’s not going to deprive Wiley of his grandmother, the same way he wouldn’t deprive Wiley of Carly. Carly says he can’t trust Nina not to go off the deep end, but he says, raising children is all about trust. You trust they’ll be healthy and happy, do well in school, eat their vegetables, and play well with others. And you trust that love will make it better. He’s saying this as Wiley’s father, and Willow, as Wiley’s mother, agrees with him. It will make everything easier on Wiley, especially if Carly is on board. Willow comes in, and says, sorry to interrupt. Michael wonders why she’s back so soon, and she says, neither wedding happened. Peter disappeared, and Dante found him locked in the utility closet. Carly says, she’s kidding, and Willow says she wishes she was. Peter was fine, and the wedding started. It was underway, when Obrecht arrived. Michael says he thought she was in prison, but Willow says, she was exonerated, and had real paperwork to prove it. It went back and forth for a while, and Maxie asked Obrecht to leave, when Obrecht played a recording from Alex. Apparently, she’s really Peter’s mother. Carly says, it came out at the wedding? and Willow says she felt terrible for Anna, especially when Finn walked out. Carly says, Finn left Anna (looking a little too greedy for gossip IMO), and Willow says she guesses all of the revelations were too much, and he took off. Chase is worried about him.

Jordan says she’d have given anything to haul Obrecht away, and Curtis says, when Obrecht objects to a wedding, she goes all out. Lucy wonders if the apple would fall that far from the tree, and Peter could be like his mother. Jordan says she never trusted him; he seemed to have a secret agenda, and he published the article on Franco’s medical records. Curtis says, it had him questioning Peter’s motive, and Jordan says she put it aside because Peter made Maxie happy, and helped her get over Nathan’s death. Curtis says, it could still happen, no matter who Peter’s mother is, and Lucy says, she thinks it matters to Peter more than anyone else. Curtis says, except Finn. He had no idea Anna was keeping that big of a secret. At least he found out before they got married. He leaves, and Lucy asks, what was that? Not that it’s any of her business, but Curtis seemed to be talking about him and Jordan. Jordan says she lied, and Curtis walked out on their marriage. Lucy says she’s so sorry. Is there any chance it can be fixed?

Obrecht says, Maxie must realize the man she thought she was marrying doesn’t exist, and Sam tells her, back off. Robert says, given time and distance away from Peter, Maxie can get the whole story, but Mac says, that’s Maxie’s decision alone.

Valentin tells Anna, it’s safe to say it didn’t go the way they’d hoped, but Maxie didn’t marry Peter. Anna supposes that’s a consolation, and he says they did their best to save things, but she says, they were a little too late. He says, Peter’s horrific childhood notwithstanding, he committed his own crimes. He lied to her and Maxie. She asks what he’s going to do, and he says, what he told Peter. He’s going to do everything to minimize the pain inflicted on those they love. She says, it’s a bit too late for that, and he says, trust him. She says she’ll have to. She’s got to find Finn.

On the phone, Finn says he appreciates Jackie taking Violet. She needs to be far away from the situation. Let her rest; it’s been a long day. When she wakes up, tell her that he loves her, and give her a glass of milk. She likes that when she wakes up. The wedding didn’t happen, but he’ll tell her about it later. Chase knocks at the door, and says he’s not going away. Open the door. Finn tells Jackie that he has to go; they’ll talk later. He opens the door, and Chase says he knows Finn doesn’t want to talk. Finn says he’s got that right, but Chase says Finn shouldn’t be alone. Finn says he should be. What part of he knows what’s best for himself does Chase not understand? Chase says if Finn changes his mind, he knows where Chase is. You can be really stubborn, but I love you, brother.   

Maxie tells Peter, it’s not the wedding they expected, right? He doesn’t reply, and she asks what being Alex’s son really means. He’s still him, the man she loves. He’s going to make a great husband and father. She puts his hand on her belly, and asks if he feels that. It’s their little girl kicking in agreement. She’s asking her daddy to marry her mommy. She wants to be a happy family, and neither one of them can say no to their sweet Lu. She hasn’t said the words officially, but she loves him for better or worse. He’s her heart, and she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. Will he do her the honor marrying her? Valentin closes his eyes.

Willow tells Michael, she decided she needed a dose of Wiley to take the edge off, and Carly says she’s sorry the wedding turned out like that. Michael says, Wiley is upstairs playing with his new truck. It will probably end up at the gatehouse, which Wiley thinks is a big playroom. Carly asks how Willow’s new digs are working out, and Willow says, the gatehouse gets more adorable every day. Michael is on a non-stop renovation kick. Wiley gets to come and go between two homes, and she still gets to have her own life. Carly should come by. She’ll be Willow’s first guest… Second; Chase picked her up there. Carly says she’d love to, but she can’t tonight; she has to go. She tells Michael that she’ll be in touch, and leaves. Michael says, before Willow sees Wiley, would she mind hanging out for a second? She says, sure. What does he have in mind?

Nina tells Ava, Carly couldn’t stand to see Wiley happy and laughing and having a good time. She couldn’t get Michael and Willow out of the office fast enough. When they were gone, Carly kept saying over and over that Wiley was her grandson, and threatened to keep him away from Nina if she didn’t play her cards right. Ava says, then play them right. Make peace for Wiley’s sake. The good news is, Michael is willing to let her in Wiley’s life. Nina’s phone rings, and she says, it’s Michael. Michael says he hopes he’s not interrupting, but he was wondering if she’d like to come over and see Wiley if she has the time. Nina says she’d love to; she’ll be right there. She thanks him, and Ava says, good news? Nina says, great news. Michael invited her over to spend time with Wiley. Ava says, fantastic, and Nina says, Michael understands the importance of family. She’s Wiley’s family, and the only part of his mother that he has. Ava says, birth mother. Willow is Wiley’s mom now. Nina promises to remember that, and act accordingly. She’s going to take Ava’s advice. Ava says, which part? and Nina says she’s going to apologize to Carly.

Jordan tells Lucy that she offered solutions to repair their marriage, but Curtis doesn’t trust her anymore. What happened at the wedding reminded him of why their marriage imploded. Lucy says she’s had more broken relationships than broken nails, so she’s probably not the right person to give advice, but can Jordan say she’s sorry? Can she think about what she did to make Curtis leave, in the hope of trying to make him come back? Lucy thinks they both deserve to be very happy. She squeezes Jordan’s hands, and leaves. Jordan and Curtis look at each other, but Curtis turns away.

Finn looks out window. There’s a knock at the door, and he ignores it for a moment, then opens it. Anna is there.

Robert says, don’t tell him that Maxie is proposing to Peter, and she doesn’t know that she just dodged a bullet. Mac tells Robert to get over himself. He could list the skeletons in Robert’s closet. Peter is just as shocked. Robert says, Peter’s newfound mama is the least of his problems. Personally, Robert thinks they should wait, but Mac says, the priority is Maxie’s happiness. Robert says, maybe Peter will pass up the proposition. Sam tells Britt that she thinks it’s the wrong decision, and Britt says, everyone knows Peter is wrong for Maxie, except Maxie.

Maxie says she’s getting nervous. Why isn’t Peter answering her? He says he doesn’t believe she still wants to marry him, but she says her love hasn’t changed because his mother has. He says he doesn’t want her pity, and she says, who she pities, is Obrecht. She decided to wreck their lives, and made enemies out of everyone. He has her love and respect, and hopes she still has his. He says, she does, and he will marry her. They hug, and Obrecht says, Peter is not who Maxie thinks he is. He shows the pretense of morality and kindness, but he’s lying and manipulating Maxie. He can’t be trusted, and he must not be allowed near her grandson. She owes it to Nathan to keep James safe. She clicks her pen, and Britt asks what she’s doing. Obrecht says, what must be done; James and Maxie must be protected.

Valentin says he can’t allow this to continue until Maxie learns who Peter truly is.   

Tomorrow, Carly thinks she knows where someone is, Robert thinks Maxie should listen, Jackie wishes she’d done a lot of things differently, Valentin says it’s time the truth came to light, and Finn asks Anna what else she’s lying about.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey

The women were still at Lake George, where the day’s agenda was to go on a boat ride. Marge called Joe #3, and said every time they went away, there was drama. She felt sad because Jackie wasn’t there, and Teresa was hyper-focusing on the analogy, even though everyone was trying to talk to her. Joe said Teresa didn’t understand anyone else’s point, so why bother? Melissa wanted to continue the good vibe, but Marge thought it was weird without Jackie. Teresa insisted she’d already apologized, and we flashed back to her saying, sorry, BUT where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Great apology, T. She thought Jackie must have skeletons in her closet due to her anger level, and Melissa asked for a show of hands as to who thought they were beating a dead horse. In her interview, she said she felt sorry for Jackie, but they couldn’t spend the whole trip trying to convince Teresa she was wrong when she wasn’t hearing it. Teresa asked if everyone wanted a shot before they left, and Marge said, it’s 11 am; why not?

On the way there, Marge said the guys were getting together, and the last time they did, Joe #2 was Gorga-ed. Delores said, don’t compete with a Gorga, and Jennifer said, Bill enjoyed being Gorga-fied. Teresa spoke to her realtor about selling the house, and in her interview said it was hard. She and Joe had built it together, and raised their daughters there, but she was ready to move on. Melissa said Antonia just turned 15, and had a boyfriend; they’d been together since 8th grade, and he was so sweet. Melania told her that he didn’t pressure Antonia to have sex, and everyone had sex. Teresa said she was so not ready for that, and it led them to talking about how old they were their first time. Melissa said she’d rather die than talk birds and bees to her kids, but thought it was becoming necessary. She said she didn’t miss her kids that much, since they hadn’t left her side since February because of quarantine. Joe #2 wasn’t keen on her going to Lake George with the girls, and she worried he was going out.

The women got on a tiki boat with Captain Greg, who informed them it was a boozy boat. Delores thought Teresa should get Joe #2 back for making her lie about him being in a strip club a million years ago, and suggested Teresa say Melissa was talking to another guy. Teresa texted Joe, saying, the owner of the restaurant where they had dinner asked Melissa for her number, and he and Melissa had been texting all day. She added, don’t tell Melissa that she told him, and to delete the text after reading it. In her interview, Jennifer said she didn’t think a practical joke about cheating was a good idea after what they’d just gone through. Case in point, Jackie wasn’t there. Teresa called Joe, telling him the guy was cute, and she was interested, but he kept going up to Melissa. Joe started talking in Italian, and in Melissa’s interview, she said that meant Joe fully believed it. She was surprised he had no faith in her. Teresa told him that Melissa and the guy had taken a walk, and in Marge’s interview, she said Teresa might be the best pathological liar she knows, but she was a genius. Teresa told Joe that she didn’t always have her eye on them, and he said, mama mia, you never know. That’s when she told him he’d ben punked, and he said they’re morons. In his interview, Joe #2 said they got him, but he wouldn’t have listened if it had been anyone else. Marge said Teresa might get the Academy Award, and everyone dozed on the way back.

Back at the house, Melissa made Marge show them her new boobs, and in Marge’s interview, she said, Melissa loves assess and t*ts, so she just goes with it. Melissa must have been a man in a previous life. They decided to order in, as they guzzled rosé, and Marge went upstairs to put on sweats.

Melissa called Joe #2, and said since he’d been speaking Italian, he must have believed Teresa. He said he didn’t want the kids to know their mother was a dirty tramp, and asked the status on Jackie. Melissa said Jackie had sent a text just saying she missed them, but she knew Jackie was upset. She suggested Joe invite Evan to the guys night, and he said he already had, but Evan claimed to be busy. Jennifer told Delores that she’d talked to Teresa’s realtor friend Michelle at the party, and she’d said Joe #2 owed her husband money. In Jennifer’s interview, she said it wasn’t the first time she’d heard that Joe owed someone money. He’d also said he did a kitchen renovation, and the person who really did it, called him out on it. If he was willing to lie about a kitchen renovation, what else was he willing to lie about? She told Delores, Michelle’s husband did motivational speaking for Joe, and was never paid. Delores said, a lot of bombs were being dropped at the party. Jennifer wondered if she should go to Melissa. They’d just made up, and she didn’t want Melissa to flip on her like Teresa did on Jackie. Delores suggested she not ruin tonight. If it was Frank, she’d want to know, but Jennifer needed to watch how she said it.   

Frank, Bill, and Joe #3 met at Joe #2’s house. Joe #2 provided an incredible spread, including Tito’s and sushi. They played deuces wild, and Joe #3 cleaned up. Joe #2 told the guys that he’d been faking his night. His sister called, and said the owner of the restaurant where they had dinner was hitting on Melissa, and Melissa had been calling him all day. He told them that he was about to cry. The bottom line was… he got punked. In his interview, Joe said he had a stable marriage, but the cheating word is serious, and you have to be careful. Frank wondered if the girls were having as good a time, but Joe #3 said they were going to be arguing about Teresa and Jackie. Frank said he was three tequilas in, and wanted to make sure he understood about the rumor. Joe #3 said he’d heard rumors Evan had a girlfriend, and Joe #2 said maybe there was something to it. In Frank’s interview, he said the only person who knew if it was false, was Evan, but they went out all the time, and Evan never looked at women or flirted. They agreed Evan was a stand-up guy, and toasted to him. I always find myself smiling and laughing when the guys get together, and they always work out their differences. Maybe they should have their own show. Or their own channel. You could just have them on in the background, and it would feel like you’re at a party.

Tons of food came, and Melissa and Marge sat on Melissa’s balcony. Melissa said she missed Jackie, and Marge  said she felt bad. She called Jackie, and said they missed her. Jackie said she missed them too, but she had to do what was right for her family. Evan was disgusted. He worked in finance, and it hurt his reputation. Teresa needed to clear his name. Jackie wanted Teresa to call Evan, and say it was total bullsh*t. In Melissa’s interview, she said it wasn’t a small request. The lot of them couldn’t even convince Teresa that it was wrong to spread the rumor. Melissa suggested Jackie start the ball rolling by apologizing for the bad analogy, but Jackie said she had nothing in the world to be sorry about. Teresa had been hurtful, and it was totally in her court. Marge told Melissa that Jackie wouldn’t have been as upset unless Evan was.  

At dinner, Marge said she’d called Jackie, and Jackie wasn’t crying, but she was heated. Evan was upset about his reputation. Teresa said if he wasn’t doing anything, why would he be upset? and Melissa said he was in a different type of business. Teresa said Jackie had no backbone, and was effing weak. She must have an inkling that Evan was cheating, because someone acting like this was out of control. I wondered if it was me, or did Teresa just not make sense. Marge said her friends would hit the roof if they were in Jackie’s position, and Teresa said, when confronted with Joe #1 cheating rumors, she was secure in marriage, so she stayed calm. I realized the question I should have asked was, were we watching the same show? but in her interview, Marge confirmed this by saying, FYI, Teresa’s husband was cheating, and she was not calm about it. We flashed back to that, and Teresa said she was tired of all this. She was about to blow her casket. Everyone was like, um… and she said she was never going to tell Jackie anything again. Although it was atrocious timing – New Jersey, the atrocious timing state – Melissa said Jackie would like Teresa to call her husband. She could say she heard a rumor, but whoever said it was probably a liar. In Teresa’s interview, she said she wasn’t sure if Jackie was trying to imply she’d made it up, but it was something she’d heard. If Jackie didn’t like it, too effing bad. She told the women, Jackie needed to apologize to her daughter. Melissa said she was sure Jackie would do that, and Teresa started whining really loud like she does, saying, oh my God, she’s like a broken record. Melissa said Teresa was 100% wrong for saying it at the party, and Teresa – who can never be told she’s wrong – said she was leaving, They were all a-holes, and could go f*** themselves. I laughed at Jennifer’s face. She really shouldn’t be surprised by now.

Marge said they weren’t attacking Teresa, just showing her another point-of-view, and Melissa said they’d all tried talking to her, but she wasn’t having it. Marge said, while Jackie didn’t bring this on herself, she made the situation worse. The women descended on Teresa in her room, and  Marge suggested she and Lexi go upstairs, since there was mass hysteria going on. Delores’s said, enough already, and Melissa told Teresa that they were just trying to bring two people back together, but only had one there. In her interview, Melissa said Jackie had to find a way to move on, or they wouldn’t be able to be together again.

The women put on their matching sweatshirts, and sat around a fire outside, making smores. They heard something in the woods, and Delores and Teresa took off for he house as a prank. The others freaked, and ran after them.

Next time, Marge talks about sleeping with her boss, Jennifer tells Melissa what Michelle said, and Jackie says if no one has her back, there’s no point in being there.

👨‍👧 The Good Daughter…

Jennifer talks about her dad living with her.

https://pagesix.com/2021/02/24/why-rhonj-star-jennifer-aydins-dad-still-lives-with-her/

🪁 Marge Lets Fly…

Marge tells it all on the topic of children.

Margaret Josephs Opens Up About the One Topic That’s Off Limits on the RHONJ

🎥 The Dish On Daniels…

What do The Wonder Years and Billie Holiday have in common?

https://extratv.com/videos/lee-daniels-dishes-on-the-wonder-years-reboot-plus-his-billie-holiday-biopic/

🏆 Global Intoxication…

Behold the drunkest celebrities.

https://pagesix.com/article/drunkest-celebrities-at-golden-globes-through-the-years/

Commentary from the designated driver.

https://pagesix.com/2021/02/28/sober-chrissy-teigen-mocks-her-golden-globes-meme-face/

And just in case you missed it, everything you needed to know about this year’s Golden Globes, and then some.

https://pagesix.com/tag/golden-globes-2021/page/3/

🍽 If You Were Wondering…

I think I’d keep mine in the kitchen.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1241449/where-the-heck-do-stars-really-keep-their-awards

💫 Sleeping the Dream…

Another day, another fight with my computer and my email. The technical struggle is real. Whatever your struggle, stay safe, stay knowing good times will come, and stay hanging out with the guys and playing deuces wild, instead of going to Lake George where there will be drama.

Mar3

March 2, 2021 – A Last Minute Save & Suite City

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Lucy approaches Valentin in the ballroom, and says, what is this she sees? The unflappable Valentin looking slightly flappable. He says being Peter’s best man is more stressful than he thought it would be. It’s Peter’s big day, and he can’t have anything go wrong. Finn wonders where the hell Peter is, and Chase says he’s sure Peter will be there soon. Finn says he never should have agreed to this double wedding thing. He thought it’s what Anna wanted. Chase says, and Anna didn’t? and Finn says, the whole thing got twisted around, and he sort of stammeringly agreed. Chase says, Finn stammer? Nooo. Finn says Chase is a great comfort to him in a time like this, and Chase says he’s sure Peter will be there soon. Willow runs in and says she hit traffic on the way. She was afraid she’d be late. Finn laughs, and tells her not to worry. The whole damn wedding is late.

Sam sees Britt in the garden, and says she wouldn’t happen to know where Peter is, would she? as she keeps walking. Britt says, there’s a saying. Maybe Sam has heard of it. I am not my brother’s keeper. She looks to see Sam is already gone, and says, someone is no fun at all.

Robert brings Jackie a drink, and she says, wow. Another drink before the ceremony. He says, an open bar is an effective remedy for an anxious audience, and she asks him if he got that from a fortune cookie. He says, no, your mum, and she says he’s a good mood for attending a wedding he adamantly opposes. She asks if he isn’t going to object, and he says it didn’t work the first hundred times; why bother? She says, what’s with the grin then, and he says, it’s the company. She laughs, and says, right. And it has nothing to do with the wedding being short a groom. He looks around, and says he hadn’t noticed. They clink glasses.

Maxie comes in with Anna, and tells Jordan and Sam, sorry to keep everybody waiting. She just needed to get some fresh air and do a little soul searching. Found it. Her breath and her soul. Anyway, she’s here. Let’s roll. Sam says they both look beautiful, and Maxie says, let’s hope Peter thinks so. Jordan steers Anna a few yards away, and says, there may be a problem. Anna asks, how serious? and Jordan says, at the moment, they’re missing a groom. Maxie hears, and says, oh no. Did Finn get called to the hospital? That’s the problem with being a specialist. No one can cover for you, even when you’re getting married. Jordan says, no, Finn’s inside, and Sam says, it’s Peter. Nobody knows where he is. Maxie says, there has to be some sort of explanation for that. This is their wedding day. He has to be somewhere.

In a basement, a door slams shut. We see Peter, bound and gagged, on the floor of a small room. He’s out cold.

Lucy says hi to Dante, and he says he heard she’s officiating. She says she is, but she wishes she’d seen him sooner to tell him she’s sorry to hear about Lulu. He thanks her and says it’s been pretty rough on all of them, especially Rocco and Charlotte, but they’re holding onto hope. She says, of course (🍷) they are. She knows he has to be strong, especially for the kids, but what about him? How is he? He says he was just thinking about Lulu on their wedding day. She was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen in his life… but that was a long time ago. He’s there for Anna and Finn, and Peter and Maxie. She says, they are taking their sweet time, aren’t they? She’s going to  leave him to his beautiful reverie. She thinks it’s good to think about those who aren’t there right now during happy times. It’s good for the soul.

Willow adjusts Chase’s tie, and says he’s an exceptionally handsome best man. He says he wishes he was better at his best man duties, and she asks if he has the rings. He says, yes, and she asks if he threw Finn a bachelor party. He says, God no, and she says, and if Finn asks him for help…? He says, Finn won’t, and she says, the moment he senses Finn needs help, and he knows what Finn needs? He says, Finn won’t want help, and she says, then how he could possibly be a better best man? He says, that’s the problem. He doesn’t know how to help Finn, and keep him from going crazier before the wedding starts.    

Gregory tells Finn that he wishes he had some words of advice to offer, and Finn asks if he doesn’t have a quote or two. Gregory says, it could be worse? and Finn says, Shakespeare or Nietzsche? Gregory says, Anna could be the one who didn’t show. Finn says, it’s still early, don’t jinx it, and Gregory says, that would never happen. The woman Finn loves is here for him, not mingling with her ex from before she knew him. He looks over at Jackie and Robert, and Finn says, Robert only dated Jackie; Anna married him. Gregory says, now she’s marrying Finn, which is the salient point. Finn says, that’s true. They’ve gone through a lot to get there, and now they’ve got this. They look at the photo montage; Anna as a child, Finn with Violet, and the three of them together.  

Mac says Robert is in a good mood, and Robert says he’s the second person to say that. It’s got to be true. Robert asks if Mac is worried the groom won’t show up, and Mac says, if he doesn’t, Maxie will be devastated. Robert says, it would be the best thing in the world. She’s better off without him. Mac asks how Robert can come to Maxie’s wedding and take pleasure in her misery, but Robert says, it’s not pleasure; it’s relief. Maxie is better off without Peter. Mac says, if Robert doesn’t watch it, people will start to feel that way about him. Mac leaves, and Britt walks over. She says, Robert is quite a stand-up guy, isn’t he? He asks if she wrangled an invitation, or if she’s crashing. She says Maxie told her that he promised to respect her choice to marry Peter. Is it just like he promised Britt’s mother that he’d help her, instead of letting her rot in Steinmaur for crimes she didn’t commit. He says he didn’t break his promise; it’s taking longer than expected to work things out. He says the one thing Britt’s mother and he have in common… She says, they both hate Peter? and he says, the two things they have in common. They both hate Peter, and they both love Maxie. It’s probably a good thing Obrecht isn’t there to see Peter break Maxie’s heart. He walks away, and Britt drains her drink.   

Sam tells Maxie, she’s so sorry, but they can’t find Peter. Jordan says they left phone messages, and messages on his cell, but there’s no sign of him. Maxie says she knows how important the wedding is to him. He wouldn’t leave her waiting, unless… She asks if there’s a big news story, like an earthquake or an uprising, but Anna says she knows what the wedding means to Peter, and doesn’t think he’d take off without a call or a text. He just hasn’t had a chance to reach out to her, but he will. He loves Maxie, and would never leave her hanging. Maxie says, yet here she is, twisting in the wind, with Anna and Finn and all of their guests. Anna suggests they put a pin in the wedding for now, and focus on finding Peter, but Maxie says, no, no, no. She does not want to postpone her  wedding, but Finn joins them, and asks, who said anything about postponing?

Finn tells Anna that she looks beautiful, and Maxie asks what he’s doing. He says she looks pretty too, but she says he’s not supposed to see Anna in her dress before the ceremony. Now everything will fall apart. Finn says, now everything is going to fall apart? and Anna says, it’s fine. He looks lovely too. He says, this old thing? and asks, why the postponing talk? She says they’re having trouble tracking down Peter, and he says, that’s the word on the street, or in the ballroom, as it were. Maxie asks if everyone knows, and he says, they’re starting to catch on to the plot. She wonders who’s gloating, besides Robert, and he says, just Robert. Anna says if Peter doesn’t arrive soon, they’ll have to postpone, and Maxie says she doesn’t know what’s keeping Peter, but she’s sure there’s a reasonable explanation. She tells Anna and Finn that nothing is stopping them from getting married; she means it. Anna says, then it won’t be a double wedding, but Maxie says, it will. They’ll just take turns. She’ll wait until Peter gets there, then they can have their ceremony. In the meantime, Anna and Finn can have their ceremony and get married now. Finn tells Anna, she heard the lady, but Anna says she can’t leave Maxie there in her wedding dress. Maxie says, Sam will be there, and goes over to Sam. Anna says, they can’t just go on with their day like nothing happened, and Finn says he thinks that boat has sailed, but she says, they agreed to a double wedding. He says he thinks bamboozled is the word she’s looking for, and she says, it’s not just about Maxie. Finn says he’s sorry for being selfish. Peter is her son, and he’s sure she’s worried about him. She says, yes. There has to be a reasonable explanation why he’s not there. He got stuck in the elevator, stuck in traffic, his phone died… She’ll feel better when she can see for herself, and he says, okay. She says he knows she wants to marry him more than anything, and he says, so let’s do that. They’ll do their wedding their way. Maxie can have all the bells and whistles. They can grab Violet, and get married in the elevator on the way to the car for all he cares. He never needed any of this. All he needs is her.

Jordan asks Valentin if there’s any word from Peter, but he says, no. How’s Maxie? She says, about to have a baby, and she’s missing her groom. It’s not a pretty picture. He says he’ll see what he can do.

Anna tells Finn, she’d nothing like more than to run off, get married, and go to a tropical island for a few months. He says, let’s do that, and Anna says he understands why she can’t, right? He says, Peter is her son, and Maxie is her goddaughter. She loves them very much, and can’t leave in case there’s trouble. She says, yeah. It’s inconvenient, she knows; sorry. He says, it’s okay. He knows they’re part of the package, but she can’t blame a guy for taking a shot. The idea of running away sounded romantic. She says, so romantic. Does he know how much she adores him? He says he thinks so, but he wouldn’t mind if he was underestimating. She says he doesn’t see himself as a hero, but he’s rescued her more times than she can count. In big, adventurous ways, and small gestures. She loves his smile, even though he tries to hide it, and she loves how they fight about who gets to protect whom. When they were in Berkeley, and chatting on the phone even though they were down the hall from each other, he reminded her that every moment in their lives leads us to this one. They’ve made mistakes, but it led to this; being with him. It helps her not to regret anything because it led her to this moment, and the next, and the next. She never wants it to change. He says, okay. They’ll tie the knot at a time and place to be determined in the near future, and they’ll never deal with this again. She says, let’s just get past this thing with Peter, then she can spend the rest of her life loving him. He says, okay, and they hug.  

Valentin puts on gloves and goes to Peter’s room. He remembers Anna saying she doesn’t want Jason involved. She wants Peter to face justice, not be killed in cold blood. Valentin says, then don’t they have to wait? Gather evidence, so the WSB has to prosecute him themselves. She says, at Maxie’s expense? She can’t live with that. He says, so what do they do? In the present, Valentin rights the furniture in Peter’s room. He continues flashing back to Anna saying, Peter cannot marry Maxie. He tells Anna, so they’ll get him out of town, but she says, if he’s missing, Maxie will go looking for him. He says, with whom? Spinelli can’t stand him. She says, Sam is a good P.I., but he says, she’s another one who believes Maxie is better off without Peter. Who does that leave? Anna says, it leaves her. Maxie has to think Peter left of his own volition. Is Valentin going to do it tonight? He says, no; that’s too soon. Maxie has to think he left her at the altar. Anna says, she’ll be too heartbroken to follow him. He says, she’ll be with Maxie, and he’ll be with Peter, and they’ll just go on as planned. Once Peter is left alone, his people will grab him. She says, Valentin needs to go to the ballroom and take his place as Peter’s best man. He says, some best man. Maxie is going to be devastated; can Anna handle that? She says she doesn’t know, but she’s going to have to. While thinking about all this, Valentin packs Peter’s clothing. He remembers Anna saying that he’ll need to go to Peter’s room, and clear it out. Make it look like he left on his own. He says he’ll leave a letter, and make it sound like Peter wrote it. Anna says, tell her the truth. Say Peter loves her, but he knows too many secrets that will put her in danger. That’s why he’s leaving, and that’s why she can’t look for him. Valentin leaves the note, and flashes back to him telling Anna that he has a property. She asks if it’s under the radar, and he says, of course (🍷). He’ll keep Peter there until they can gather enough evidence to formally charge him. Once the wheels are in motion, they can’t stop. No deciding Peter needs another chance. Anna says, Peter needs to be brought to justice, and until that happens, they have to make sure no one else gets hurt. They’ve made too many mistakes, spent too many years trying to make amends, and they allowed him to exploit that. People died because of that. Peter is dangerous and they have to protect people from him. Valentin leaves Peter’s room with the suitcase.

Dante sees Sam and asks how Maxie is. She says, holding it together. She’s more afraid that something happened to Peter than of Peter not showing up at the altar. He says Peter doesn’t strike him as a runner; he has too much to prove. She says she was thinking the same thing. Letting people think he’s the bad guy they thought he was all along doesn’t make… Maxie comes by, and Dante says she looks beautiful. She thanks him and says, brides are supposed to; brides with grooms look even better. He says, sorry, and she says, is he? Or is he relieved? Sam says Dante is her friend, and Maxie says her friend told her the only reason she loves Peter is because he’s Nathan’s half-brother. Sam asks Dante if he said that, and Dante says he loves Maxie. She’s Lulu’s best friend, and what kind of a friend would he be if he wasn’t honest? Maxie says, a friend who trusts her to know her own heart, and he points out that he’s there in a monkey suit, witnessing her getting married to Peter. She says Lulu would want him to be there, and he’s not the type of person who would blow off the wedding, and tell Lulu that he showed up when he didn’t. He says he’s also not the type of person who would wish her every blessing and happiness in the world if he didn’t mean it, and he does. Sam says they’re there because they love Maxie, and Maxie tears up. She fans her eyes, and says, now look what they made her do. She walks off, and Dante asks if Sam thinks Maxie bought it, and Sam says, it was totally sincere, especially the part where he wished Maxie every happiness in the world, and didn’t even mention Peter. Does he really think Maxie only loves Peter because of Nathan? He says he thinks that’s part of it, and Sam says she wishes Peter was more like Nathan. If he tells Maxie that she said that, she swears she’ll kill him. He says she doesn’t trust Peter either? and she says, of course (🍷) not, but who is she to say anything? She followed her heart, and look what happened. He says, grooms don’t just vanish into thin air. He’s going to take a look around.

Mac tells Maxie that Laura called and sends her love. She’s sorry can’t be there. Maxie says she knows Laura needs to be with Lulu, and Mac says Laura told him to thank her for the beautiful bouquet. Maxie says, Lulu is her best friend. Of course (🍷) she should have the matron of honor bouquet.

Jackie asks how Finn is doing, and he says he’s pissed off. He asks Robert to please tell him that he had nothing to do with this. Robert swears he didn’t lift a finger to make this happen, and Jackie asks why he would think Robert had anything to do with this, and what is this exactly? Finn says, it’s no secret that Robert didn’t want Maxie to marry Peter. He’s not sure how Robert feels about Anna marrying him, ergo – Jackie says he sounds just like his father – ergo, two birds are killed with one stone. Peter can’t marry Maxie, and Anna will be so worried, she won’t be able to marry him. Robert says he wishes he’d thought of all that, and Jackie says, even though he didn’t? He admits he did, but he didn’t act on it. Do they know why? Jackie says because he didn’t want to do this to Anna? and he says, he didn’t want Maxie thinking Peter is a martyr.

On the phone in the MetroCourt basement, Dante says, just hold the phone up to her. He tells Lulu, it’s Dante. He wants to tell her that he misses her a lot. The kids miss her like crazy. He thinks who misses her the most today is Maxie. It’s her wedding day, and he knows Lulu would give anything to be there. He hears banging against the door from inside one of the rooms, and says he wants to tell Lulu that he loves her and misses her. He continues to hear the banging, and says he’ll call again soon. He tries the door, but it’s locked, and he asks if someone is in there. He hears Peter’s muffled voice calling for help, and he says, hold on. He’ll get them out of there. He gets a crowbar, and pries the door open with it. He sees Peter on the floor, and says, what the hell?    

Dante releases Peter, and asks if he’s okay. Peter says he thinks so, and Dante asks, who did this to him? Peter says he doesn’t know; they blindsided him. He gets up, and says he has to get to Maxie, and they leave.

Mac tells Maxie, he thinks Anna is right; it’s time call off the wedding. They can’t keep these people there all day. They’ll make an announcement that the wedding is postponed, not canceled. Peter would never do that to her. She says, damn right, he wouldn’t, and Mac says they have to get her home. The worrying isn’t good for her or the baby. She asks how it’s going to be better if she’s at home. She’s just going to worry there like she’s worrying here. She has no idea where Peter is, but she knows he wouldn’t abandon her. He’d never do that. Marrying her, and having the baby and a family means everything to him. She’s worried something is wrong.

Jackie tells Robert, she’s just trying to keep score. Does he or does he not approve of Anna and Finn getting married? He says he wants nothing but the best for Anna and Finn. Now can they get on with it? Finn says, fair enough, but if he’s lying, Robert is splitting the bar tab with him. And don’t act like he’s broken up about Peter being a no show. Robert says he’ll be the first to hoist a few if Peter doesn’t show up, but he had nothing to do with it.

Valentin joins Anna, and she asks how it went, and he says, exactly as… Good Lord, she’s stunning. She should marry someone today. She says, Valentin…  and he says, in a few minutes, he’ll talk Mac into having management let him into Peter’s room where he’ll find the letter, and the rest will play out as planned. In a couple of weeks, he’ll leave town on business, and check on Peter. She asks what he’ll tell Peter, and he says that he promised to take care of those Peter loves. And that’s what he’s doing.  

Willow tells Chase that Violet is waiting for her cue, and ready to go. They practiced gathering rose petals until her wrist hurt. Chase hates to break it to her, but he doesn’t think Violet is going to get the chance today. He thinks Finn is about to announce a postponement. Finn says he’s sorry to interrupt, and wants to thank everyone for being there. Mac says, as Maxie would too, of course (🍷), and Finn says, given the circumstances, and out of respect for Maxie and Peter, he and Anna have decided to postpone the wedding. Mac adds, it’s not the day they’d hoped for, but… Peter and Dante run in, and Maxie runs up to Peter. She asks where he was; what happened? He says he was about to come down, when someone jumped him, and put a bag over his head. Dante says he found Peter locked in a utility closet. Mac asks if they said anything, and Jordan says she’s on it; take care of his daughter. Anna asks if Peter is hurt, and he says he doesn’t think so. Valentin asks if Peter has any idea who did this, or what they wanted, but Peter says, none. Maxie says she was so scared, and Peter says he hopes she didn’t think… She says, that he’d leave her on their wedding day? Not for a second. She knew something had to have happened to him, but she knew he’d make it. He says he did, and he’ll never let this happen again. He’ll never let anyone keep him from her.

Jordan asks Chase if there were any signs any signs of the kidnappers, but he says, none. He checked with security, and looked at the footage, but whoever took Peter knew their way around the cameras. They’re long gone. She says, in the meantime, she has police searching the hotel. They had Peter stored in a closet; they were coming back for him later. He says, unless their main objective was to keep Peter from the wedding, but what would anyone have to gain? Jordan says she doesn’t know, but they’re not ruling anything out yet.

Mac tells Peter that he wasn’t crazy about him being with Maxie at first, and Peter says, Mac, and a lot of other people. Mac says he’s come to respect that Peter is the man Maxie loves. Peter says he hopes it’s more than that. He hopes Mac considers him worthy of marrying his daughter. Mac says it’s clear Peter loves Maxie, but he needs assurances. He needs to know Peter can keep Maxie safe. Peter says he’d never hurt Maxie, and Mac says, what about the people who came after Peter? They’re not going to be happy that Peter got away. What if next time they get to him through Maxie? Peter swears no harm will come to Maxie, but Mac says Peter can’t guarantee that. Peter says he can guarantee he’ll always do everything in his power to keep Maxie safe.   

Maxie thanks Dante for saving Peter, and Dante says, if he’d known it was Peter in the closet, he would have kept… She says, stop it. She tells Anna that Dante is being difficult. Dante was always a good guy. Stop pretending he’s not. He says if she wants him to be the good guy, he’ll be the good guy, and she says, so much better. He asks if Anna is going to thank him too, and she says she didn’t? He says they just kind of talked about it, and she says, thank you for saving Peter. She asks if he saw anything that would help them identify the kidnappers, and he says, whoever did it was long gone. Peter says, if Dante remembers something, they can talk about it later. Right now, he doesn’t care who they were or what they wanted. All that matters is that he’s marrying the woman he loves. Anna says, Maxie is exhausted, and Peter’s been through an ordeal. Valentin says he wants a doctor to have a look at Peter, but Peter says, that’s not necessary. He’s fine. If they don’t believe him, he’ll have his wife bring him to the hospital after the ceremony. He says Valentin and Anna of all people, know how long he’s waited for this day. The two of  them helped him to be the man he is today. He’s asking them to please, help him do this thing today. Join him and Maxie today. They’ve waited long enough. He tells Maxie, if she’s up for it, he’d still like to be married today as planned. He understands it’s not what she thought it would be, but what matters most are the promises they’ll make when they exchange vows. He doesn’t want to waste another minute not committed to her – forever. She says she doesn’t want to wait either. When he was missing, even though it was just an hour, it seemed like forever. Any doubts she had weren’t about him, but in her. They vanished when she realized all over again how much she loves him, and how safe she feels with him, and respected. He gives her space to herself, even though sometimes she needs galaxies, but when she looks in his eyes, she knows how much he loves her, and she can’t imagine spending the rest of her life without him. So, yes. She’ll marry him today. Right now. He thanks her, and Maxie says, Anna and Finn are getting married too. Anna starts to protest, but Maxie says she needs Peter and Finn at the podium right now. She, Anna, and Lucy will get their makeup touched up; the bridesmaids too. They’ll go exactly as planned from this moment on. Just a little bit later. Finn tells Anna, this isn’t what they wanted, and she says he can say that again. He says, this isn’t what they wanted, but it’s what they’ve got. They’re not just going to make the best of it; they’re going to make it perfect. So what does she say? They say goodbye to this nightmare of a day, and get on with the dream? She asks if he’s sure, and he says he’s never been so sure of anything in his life. Lucy says, okay then. What are they waiting for? They’ve heard from the brides, and the grooms, so places everyone. This wedding is going to happen.

Britt sits next to Dante, and says, once a hero, always a hero. He asks if she’s stolen any babies lately. Or was that just a one-off?

Jackie says she wants to know more about the not very long rivalry between Robert and Finn. Robert says, that was a long time ago. She says, the Cassadines trying to freeze the world was a long time ago; this seems more recent. He tells her, let it suffice to say that it took a while for him to wrap his head around Anna and Finn’s relationship. But it’s all behind them now. She says, all right.

Chase asks if Finn is ready, and Finn says, 100%. Peter tells Valentin that he meant what he said. If not for Valentin, he never would have made it to this day, this new life with Maxie. Valentin says he’d do anything for Peter. Peter knows that. Sam walks down the aisle, and then Mac walks down with Maxie while the Bridal March plays. Mac kisses Maxie’s cheek, and Peter takes her hand. They wait, and Violet comes out. Finn smiles, and Violet looks serious about her task of throwing petals on either side of the pathway. At the end, she runs to Finn, hugging him, and he picks her up. She and Chase fist bump, Jordan walks down, followed by Anna, who waves to Violet. Violet waves back. Anna looks at Valentin, and she, Finn, and Violet have a three-way hug. Finn puts Violet down, and shows her where to go.  

Lucy asks everyone, please be seated. On behalf of Maxie and Peter, and Finn and Anna, she thanks them for being there, and sharing this amazing moment with them. A wedding is just a one day event, but marriage is a journey of days that fills a lifetime. Boy, today has been quite a day; confusing, complicated, trying, and a tad bit anxiety producing. But through all the obstacles and interruptions, these two couples have risen above it all with their love and commitment. They’ve shown us tenderness and strength, and we’ve watched their determination to grow together as they faced adversity. They’ve proven to be a sanctuary for each other, and that they can be for each other, which is far greater than the vows they might speak. She says, without further ado, let her join Maxie and Peter, and Finn and Anna in the bond of holy… Obrecht walks in and asks if they haven’t forgotten something. They must ask does anyone present there object. Violet says, uh-oh.

Tomorrow, Carly tells Michael that everyone needs to take a step back, Ava’s glad someone knows the truth Obrecht says new evidence has come to light, Maxie says it’s a lie, and Finn says they should call everything off.

🧁 Short ‘N’ Sweet…

I had a 2½, almost 3, hour Zoom meeting tonight, and it’s so late now, it’s early. So until we meet again in Port Charles and New Jersey, stay safe, stay warm (or cool, depending on your weather), and stay being a hero, especially if you’ve always been one.