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November 11, 2024 – Michael Gets Another Surprise, Family Style Falls Flat On Deck, Happy Veterans Day, Animals Of War & Soldier

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)

General Hospital

Jason goes to Anna’s office, and she says, he had quite a night. The explosion created a mess. She doesn’t suppose he’ll help clean it up.

There’s a knock at the gatehouse door, and Willow opens it to Drew. She says, he can’t be here. Michael is upstairs. Creeper Drew says he knows that’s not true because he waited for Michael to leave, but she says, that doesn’t change anything. He shouldn’t be here. He says he has to be, for both their sakes.

Michael tells Sonny that he feels bad for Dante, and Sonny says, it’s a tough time, but he’ll get through it. Is there something else on Michael’s mind? Michael says, his marriage.

Felicia finds Sasha in a hospital examining room, and Sasha says she hurt her shoulder. Felicia asks if the injury happened at work, but Sasha says she was kidnapped and almost killed in an explosion. Felicia asks, what happened? and Sasha says, her mother happened.

Holly goes to Jack’s office, and he asks if the family reunion is over already, but she says, that’s none of his business. He says, noted, but here she is again. Why is that? She says she’s here to get what she’s owed.

Mac says he needs to talk to Robert. What kind of mess has Holly pulled him into? Robert says, before they go any further, is Mac here as a member of the family or an officer of the PCPD?

We see a car has crashed at the side of the road. Natalia is on the phone saying, there was a near collision. She’s not hurt, but she’s checking on the other driver. The car door opens, and it’s Kristina. Natalia asks if she’s okay.

Diane finds Alexis at their new office and says she’s so sorry. She hugs Alexis and sits down. Alexis points out that Diane isn’t saying anything about her being here, but she’s sure Diane has an opinion. Diane says, Alexis knows her well. She always has an opinion about everything, but she doesn’t need to volunteer one now. She doesn’t think Alexis wants or needs to hear her thoughts. Knowing Alexis like she does, she knows her new partner and best friend needs to lose herself in work. Have at it. Alexis thanks her, and Diane gives Alexis a sad smile.  

Natalia tells Kristina that she’s on the phone with 911, and she’ll get an ambulance, but Kristina says she’s fine. Natalia tells the dispatcher that they don’t need an ambulance. They’re good. Kristina says she’s just shaken up. It happened so fast. Natalia says, it’s okay. Accidents happen. Neither one of them was hurt. Kristina says she didn’t mean to swerve into Natalia’s lane, but she was distracted, and Natalia says, it’s nothing insurance can’t handle. Kristina says, if only insurance could fix her life the way they fix cars, and Natalia says she heard about Kristina’s sister. Kristina says, Sam was more than a sister. Sam was her best friend, and Kristina doesn’t know what she’s going to do without her.

Drew says he thinks this is hers, and hands Willow the earring. She asks where he found it, and he says, in the nursery. She thanks him, and he says he didn’t want her to have to make up a lie. She says, there are already too many of those, and he says he’s sorry. She blushes when she lies and gives herself away. That’s how he knew the real reason she was leaving the Institute was to put distance between them. She says she was right. They agreed they’d made a mistake. He says he’s just grateful they can be friends, and Willow says she’s glad she was there when he needed someone, but she wants him to keep his distance. He says, she’s blushing.

Anna says she doesn’t know the details about Sasha’s kidnapping, but knows that Sidwell was here to get his diamonds. She doesn’t know the extent of Jason’s involvement or how long he’s been partners with Holly. Did they plan it when they came back or did they cook up the scheme while they were in Africa? Jason says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and Anna asks how long he’s been lying to her.

Sonny asks, what’s going on? and Michael says, at the beginning, his and Willow’s relationship with good and easy. He thought it would stay that way, but now he’s worried he was wrong. Sonny says, marriage isn’t perfect, and Michael says he expected problems, but he thought they were a team and in this together. Somehow, they got off track. He thought they’d always be honest, but now he’s wondering if it was too much to ask for. Sony says, for Willow? and Michael says, yes, but for himself too. He’s afraid what he thought they had was just an illusion and it’s all going to fall apart. Sonny says, they’ll have problems, but they’ll get through them, and Michael says, it’s not that simple. Sonny’s phone rings, and it’s Natalia. She says she’s with Kristina and he needs to get here. Kristina is in trouble.

Jason says he’s not lying, and Anna says, he’s holding things back. He says he can’t help her here, but she says, he won’t. He could, but he’s choosing not to. They have an international criminal on the loose. She doesn’t need to explain how dangerous Sidwell is. He says he has no idea where Sidwell is, and starts to leave, but Anna says, they’re not finished. Not by a long shot.

Felicia says she understands why Sasha and Holly have a contentious relationship. She can see why it’s not easy to forgive Holly. Sasha says she doesn’t owe Holly anything, and Felicia says she’s known Holly a long time. She’s aware of the damage Holly has caused and the long list of people she’s hurt. She’s not excusing Holly, but the only reason they’ve been friends for so long is that she’s like family. Robert is family, which makes Sasha family too. It may take time for Sasha to think of them as family, but they’re all Scorpios, and the Scorpios always show up for each other. Sasha says, Maxie told her the same thing, and Felicia says, she’s a smart woman. What role did Holly play in Sasha’s kidnapping? Sasha says, it’s a long story, and Felicia says, with Holly, it usually is.

Mac says he’s here as Robert’s brother and a cop. He’s seen the aftermath of Holly’s disasters and wants to know how she’s responsible for Sasha’s kidnapping, but Robert says, no comment. Mac says, where Holly goes, trouble seems to follow, and Robert makes up excuses for her. Robert asks, who Mac is to judge? and Mac asks why Holly gets an endless supply of get-out-of-jail-free cards. Robert asks how Mac was able to forgive Felicia for all the times she left him.

Jack says he used a lot of money and resources to save Holly’s life and helped rescue her daughter. Some folks would say she owed him. She says she owes a vast amount of money to the syndicate from when she was freelancing for his bosses. Perhaps they should revisit who owes who. She has no way to pay her debt without the diamonds, will most certainly be killed, and the WSB is responsible.  

Kristina tells Natalia that she was visiting Adela’s grave. It made her feel closer to Adela somehow. When she was there, she realized that soon, she’d be visiting Sam. She lost her sister and her baby. Natalia says, it’s a lot of loss in a short time, and Kristina says, she was at the grave thinking how she’ll never see them again, ever. It started to hit her hard and she had to get out. She’s realizing that so much of the good in her life is now gone.

Kristina thanks Natalia for being great, and Natalia asks her to promise not to get behind the wheel like that again. Kristina asks Natalia to do her a favor and not tell her mom, but Natalia says, if it was Allie, she’d want to know. Kristina says, of course (🍷). Usually, she’d call her mother in a situation like this, but she’s got a lot going on. Natalia agrees and says she did call Kristina’s dad. As a mom, she’ll never not worry about Allison. It’s part of being a parent. Kristina says she’ll never know how that feels, and Natalia says she’s sorry. Kristina says, it’s all right, but suggests they talk about something else. How’s Allie? Has she called Natalia back? Natalia says, no, but she’ll keep trying. She’s seen clips online and the tour looks great. She’s happy for Allie living her dream even if she can’t be part of it. Kristina says, Allie was hurt, but she loves Natalia and will never stop loving her. Natalia says she regrets so much about how she treated Allie. Maybe that’s why she admires the close relationship Kristina and Alexis have. Kristina says, her mom loves her unconditionally, even though she doesn’t make it easy for Alexis.

Alexis thanks Diane for not asking well-intentioned, but absurd questions like, how are you? She has no idea how to go on living. She couldn’t save Sam. She watched Sam die and there was nothing she could do. It was out of her control. Diane says she can’t imagine how awful it was, and Alexis says, being helpless is unbearable to her. That’s why she became a lawyer. In the courtroom, she feels in control. She knows the law and how to use it. It makes sense, unlike her life, which is literally in shambles. She doesn’t know how to deal with it. Her daughter died and she can’t help the ones left behind. She doesn’t know how.  

Mac says, Felicia broke his heart a number of times. He thought she’d end up with Frisco. Robert says, she didn’t and they’re happy, and Mac says, it took a long time to get where they are. He never thought he’d forgive her. Robert says, but he did.

Felicia admits that it’s hard to see the good in Holly, and Sasha says, that’s because it doesn’t exist, but Felicia says, Holly is capable of great love, even though it feels like she’s not. There’s a lot to her that Sasha doesn’t know. Sasha says, Holly was never there when she needed her, and Felicia says she’s sorry. When Holly lost Robert, she changed. Her heart was broken. She found the love of her life and then he was gone. Maybe that’s why Holly gave Sasha to her grandmother. Sasha was a reminder of what she’d lost.

Willow says she doesn’t know whether to be angry or flattered. She knows he didn’t come just to give her the earring. He asks how she can be sure, and she says, he has a tell too. He doesn’t blink. He says he came to check on her. They haven’t really had a chance to talk. Willow says she thought they were on the same page, and he says, they made a mistake that can’t happen again. He just came because she’s a good friend and he wanted to make sure she was okay. She says she’s fine, but she doesn’t think it’s a good idea for them to be friends anymore. He says he doesn’t want to make it harder. He’ll do what she wants. She says she wants to want stop lying to Michael, but that’s the one thing she can’t do.

Kristina tells Natalia that Sam was the strong one. She was fearless. Natalia says, it sounds like Kristina is describing herself, but Kristina says, no. Natalia says, she’s been knocked down and had more grief and loss than most people could handle. But she’s out in the world fighting and not hiding. She has so much heart and she’s brave. Natalia saw that courage when Kristina stood up for Allie when Allie couldn’t stand up for herself. She just can’t see it. Kristina says, when Natalia talks, she can almost believe it, and Natalia says, here’s someone else who believes it. Sonny joins them and hugs Kristina. He asks if she’s okay, and she says, yeah.  

Alexis tells Diane, Danny and Scout are inconsolable. Dante is in a daze. He’s lost without Sam. They all are, and she can’t help them like Sam. Diane says, what happened isn’t her fault, but Alexis says she’s Sam’s mother. It’s her job to protect her children and she was unable to. She was there when it happened, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Diane says, Alexis puts everything she has into taking care of the people she loves. She has to take care of herself, or there won’t be anything left for the people who are depending on her help.

Mac tells Robert that he realized he had two choices. He could stay self-righteous and be lonely, and not take Felicia back. Or he could forgive her and live the rest of his life with Felicia by his side. Robert says, then Mac should understand the position he’s in and how he feels about Holly.

Felicia tells Sasha that she’s known Holly for decades. She admits Holly is complicated and flawed, but she has no doubt Holly loves Sasha very much. Sasha has a right to her anger, but she fears if Sasha holds onto it, it’s only stopping her from forming a relationship with her mother. Sasha says she doesn’t know as she wants one, and Felicia says, Sasha doesn’t want to look back and regret losing out on the opportunity. She was out of her girls’ lives for a long time. Sasha says, Maxie told her, and Felicia says, Maxie was gracious enough to forgive her, but Georgie never did. She can’t make amends and will always regret it. Please give her mother a second chance before it’s too late.

Holly tells Jack that she needs the diamonds to pay off the syndicate and have enough to provide for her daughter. Jack says he doesn’t think she’s being completely altruistic, and she asks if anyone is in their line of work. He says, point taken, and she says she wanted to retire. Now she just wants the WSB to pay her debt. She knows they’re capable of it. She owes them for saving her daughter and she’s in their debt. She hopes that next time they need someone with her talents, she’s still alive to help. Jack says, there is one thing she can do.

Anna says she thought they were friends, and Jason says, they are. Anna wonders if all his friendships are this evasive, and he asks what she wants. She says, honesty would be nice, but he says he doesn’t expect her to share everything she does at the PCPD. She says she can’t, and he asks, then why are her expectations of him different?

Willow says, Michael gave her a second chance after he found out about her and Drew’s kiss. If he found out… Drew says, he won’t. He came to check on her, nothing more. He hates that it’s tearing her apart and hates that he lost a friend. She says she’s sorry. She knows he’s having a hard time. How’s Scout? He says, she’s not sleeping and when she does, she wakes up calling for Sam. He’s doing what he can to be the father she can count on. Willow says she wishes she could help, and he says, she was there at the worst time when he had nobody else to turn to.

Robert tells Mac that he has a new daughter who he’s slowly getting to know, and Holly is still in town. Everything is right in his world. Mac asks how it’s going with Sasha, and Robert says, slow, but in the right direction. Mac says he’ll cut to the chase. Are Robert and Holly back together, and if so, where does that leave Diane?

Sasha calls the MetroCourt and asks for Holly, but she’s told that Holly checked out a few hours ago.

Jack tells Holly that he has a one-way pass to Lisbon. There’s a WSB plane headed there tonight. Be on it. He’ll let them know when to expect her. She says, until next time, and he says he hopes she remembers that she owes him, and she says, and the WSB always collects.

Anna says she’s probably sounding like John Cates, but Jason says, not at all. He’s sorry she’s in a tough spot and wishes he could help. She asks if this is how it’s going to be for them going forward, a friendship rife with secrets. He says he prefers to see it as a friendship with lines neither one of them can cross. She says his loyalty to Sonny comes above everything and everyone else. She would value his help in finding Valentin. He says, she has it, and she says, he’s free to go. For the record, she’s sorry if their friendship had to end. He leaves.

At the penthouse, Sonny asks Kristina to tell him what happened, and she says she was listening to a song in the car and realized it was a song from the playlist Sam made for her for when she got out of the hospital. It was all happy songs. Sam wanted to lift her spirits. That was Sam, thoughtful. When she realized what it was, she got emotional. She started crying and swerved into Natalia’s lane. She thought since they were both okay, they’d be able to handle it quietly. Can he not tell mom?

Jason goes to Jack’s office and asks if Jack knows where Sidwell is. Jack says, he’s no longer a threat to Port Charles, and Jason says, that’s not an answer. Jack says, it’s the only answer he’s going to get. There’s something else he wants to make clear. The WSB has no idea where Valentin is and they don’t want to know. Jason asks, why tell him? and Jack says he knows Anna holds Jason in high regard. Don’t help her find Valentin. It won’t end well if she does.

Holly walks into Anna’s office, and Anna asks if she’s here to confess to one of her many crimes. Holly says, she’s adorable. Never change. She needs Anna’s help.

Robert says, the last thing he wants is to hurt Diane. She’s amazing and easy to be with. Mac says, not like Holly, and Robert says, no. Learning they have a daughter makes it clearer. There’s the inevitable heat and he dances his way back to her. Mac says, if Holly lying to him for all these years hasn’t changed Robert’s mind, he can’t. What’s next? He doubts Holly will agree to settle down in Port Charles. Robert says he’s not sure, but before he thinks about that, he has to be honest with Diane. (Robert’s an idiot.)

Diane says, Alexis is one of the strongest people she’s ever known, and she will get through this. She wishes she could help. Alexis says, Diane being here with her helps. Here, there’s nothing about the part of her life with Sam. At home, Sam is everywhere. Here, she can throw herself into her work and pretend everything is normal. Here, she’s a lawyer working on a brief. Diane says she’s glad to give Alexis some peace, and they talk legal precedents. Diane brings one up that Alexis hadn’t thought of, and Diane says, that’s why her name is first on the letterhead. She brings a book over to Alexis, who takes her arm. Glancing across the desk, Alexis sees a folder that says, Samantha McCall’s Last Will and Testament.

Sonny tells Kristina that he won’t say anything. Alexis is going through enough, but he thinks Kristina should her. Kristina says her mom is going through a lot. She doesn’t want to worry her. He says, they should be together and not hiding from each other. If she leans on her mother, she’ll never regret it. Kristina says she’ll think about it. She had an unexpected talk with Natalia after the accident. Natalia was telling her how strong she thinks she is. It was nice to hear. Sonny says he tells her that all the time, but she says, he’s her dad. He tells her that he wouldn’t say it if he didn’t mean it. She wears her heart on her sleeve. She takes whatever challenge comes and she’s one of the bravest people he knows. He wants her to know that she doesn’t have to be strong all the time. She should allow herself to grieve and mourn the losses she’s had. She says she’s afraid if she starts, she won’t stop, and he says, it’s okay. She doesn’t have to be alone. He’ll be there whenever and wherever she needs. No questions asked. She thanks him and takes his hand. She says she loves him. She doesn’t know what she’d do without him. He says he loves her too and she’s never going to have to find out.

Creeper Drew touches Willow’s hair and says, that night in the nursery, he got a glimpse of a different life where they would have been together. He thinks they would have been happy. She puts her palm against his cheek and says, this is not that life. Outside, Michael looks through the window and turns away. He takes out his phone and calls Diane. She asks what she can do for him, and he says he’d like to set up a meeting. He wants to talk to a lawyer about his marriage.

The doctor says, Sasha is bruised, but she doesn’t think anything is broken. She wants to take an x-ray to be on the safe side and asks if there’s any chance Sasha could be pregnant. Sasha says, no, but flashes back to getting busy with Michael. She says she thinks she’ll skip the x-ray.

Tomorrow, Laura tells Lulu that they can’t let Sam’s gift be given in vain; Diane is about to make it a whole lot easier on Robert; and Danny asks to live with Jason.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Gary legit makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I just don’t see the attraction. In his interview, he says he looks at Danni in a little sister type of way, and a producer asks why he kissed her. He says, alcohol is a factor. He’d like to say he learns from his mistakes, but Gary’s Gary. He can’t help it. Ugh. In Danni’s interview, she says she’s lonely. She’s made moves from the moment they met and she’s retiring. Gary calls himself an idiot. He’s not wrong. Everyone stumbles out in the morning, and in her interview, Danni says she’s keeping quiet about this one. The deck is somewhat of a mess from the night before, and Emma says, the hot tub is green, and they used bubbles. Just what you want to see when you have a hangover, I’m sure. Keith tells her that Danni doesn’t think he’s making an effort, and in his interview, he says, working with someone you’re dating is a huge challenge, but he wants to enjoy being young. You should take risks and throw yourself into the unknown once in a while and see what happens. Cloyce opens his eyes, and tells Gary, this light is harsh, bro. Gary wonders how Danni looks fresh as a daisy, and Danni says, it’s what she does. Daisy tells the stews to be a team and help each other. In Daisy’s interview, she says she feels like she’s dealing with teenagers. The crew cleans up the boat, and Captain Glenn calls for the preference sheet meeting.

The captain says there are eight guests and the charter is short, Primary Andrew is CEO of a dental group, and they want to bask in the sun and go sailing. His wife Cecilia is also a dentist, and the rest of the guests are all dentists, with the exception of one realtor. Cloyce reads that there are no dietary restrictions, and Daisy says, they want a seafood bash dinner and a blue and white party. Cloyce says, everyone wants Caesar salad, and in his interview, he says, a hangover is so unfortunate, but they’re in Ibiza and they’re young, single men. As they say, YOLO. (Do they still say that?) The preference sheets aren’t too alarming. He thinks it will be as smooth and sexy as he wants it to be. Gary wants Emma to clean the side of the boat, but she insists she can’t reach it. In her interview, she says she’s clumsy and doesn’t trust herself to reach over the boat. She gets Keith to do it and Captain Glenn tells the crew that guest arrival is in 90 minutes.

The guests arrive, and in Davide’s interview, he says, his sister’s boyfriend is a dentist. He’d have these MILF dentists work on his teeth any day. He tells production not to use that. Like that’s going to happen. Champagne is served, Daisy gives the tour, and the Parsefal shoves off.  

Anchor is dropped at Cala Bassa, and Danni flirts with Gary. In Daisy’s interview, she wonders, what the f*** is going on?  Danni laughs about making Gary uncomfortable, and Gary tells Daisy that he and Danni had a sneaky kiss. Daisy says he needs to understand why his behavior is toxic to himself and the team. She thinks in the moment he doesn’t think. Once, maybe, but how many times has he done this? He’s looking for validation. Gary says, she’s crazy, and walks away. She calls him a d*ckhead, and in Gary’s interview, he says he’s embarrassed. Daisy says she’s being honest, and he says, she’s blowing it out of proportion. In his interview, he says, this backfired miserably. F***ing hell.

The sails go up, which always impresses the guests. Things start moving around, and Glenn says, Bob’s your uncle. Fanny’s your aunt. I only mention this because, WTF? Cloyce says his head hurts, and Glenn explains sailing to a guest, letting her take the wheel. Primary Andrew tells Daisy that guests Chris and Mary Catherine just got engaged and they’d like something special to celebrate. Daisy tells Cloyce, and in Cloyce’s interview, he says, when he doesn’t sleep, his mentality is at an all-time low. He goes to take a nap, and the sails come down. Gary wonders where Emma is all the time, and the water toys are set up. Danni tells Diana that she and Gary kissed. She’d do it again, but she won’t cry if it doesn’t happen. Diana says she thought Danni liked Keith, and in Diana’s interview, she says she’d like to be like Danni. Danni doesn’t care what people think and she wishes she was like that. Danni says she has sexual tension with everybody on the boat at this point.

Daisy tells the stews to set up the blue and white theme. The guests brush their teeth every five minutes. Daisy wonders what Cloyce is doing for the engagement, but he says he doesn’t know yet. Diana watches Danni flirt with Keith, and a guest approaches her with a stained dress. Diana takes it to the laundry to deal with it, but she’s not thrilled. She brings the dress back to the guest, and Danni grabs her, wanting Keith to take a photo of them. Diana poses with Danni, but expresses her displeasure at not getting help. Danni says she’s sorry. She’s the only one dealing with the décor, and she can’t run up and down. They argue about being busy.

Cloyce says he’s serving the seafood family style, but Daisy thinks it should be plated. It shows the presentation more. In Daisy’s interview, she says, an engagement dinner should 1000% be plated. She can give Cloyce her opinion, but if he doesn’t listen, it’s on him. Danni asks if she and Diana are going to fight the whole night, but Diana says she’s not fighting. Gary says, Daisy looks like she’s in a foul mood, and in Diana’s interview, she says, if Danni is going to be a bitch, she can be a bitch as well. The blue and white theme looks really pretty, with disco relic silver streamers flying from the railing. Andrew toasts to MC and Chris, when Cloyce comes up with what he calls a play on Caesar salad. Everyone is confused as to what he means, since there’s no play going on and it’s just a Caesar salad. The seafood is served, and guest Cecilia says, she loves family style, but would have preferred a plated meal. Daisy says she’ll say something to the chef.

Danni tells Daisy that she’s afraid to help Diana. She mentioned she’d kissed Gary and Diana lost her sh*t. Daisy tells her to be the big person, and in Danni’s interview, she asks why it’s just her that has to be the bigger person. Why can’t Daisy tell her other stew to grow up? Daisy thinks it’s petty, and Danni helps Diana with the cabins. Captain Glenn asks the guests, how was dinner? and gets a massive amount of cricket chirping before someone says, delicious. They claim to be jet lagged, but as soon as the captain is gone, Cecilia says she wishes she’d had a fine dining plated meal.

Cloyce is taking forever with the dessert, and Gary apologizes to Daisy. She says he doesn’t know how to communicate, and his behavior is self-destructive and destructive to others. You don’t treat people like that, especially people in your corner. They high-five, then hug, and Daisy says, it’s time he grew up a little bit. Cloyce is having difficulty getting the icing to come out of the pumping bag and it’s now 16 minutes since the table was cleared. MC wants to go to bed, and Cloyce giggles in the galley. In Daisy’s interview, she wonders why he’s taking so long. Instead of a nap, he needs to be better organized. He doesn’t give a f***, but she has to go with it. Cloyce says, it’s not his best work, and MC says she’s falling asleep.

Ironically, during the break, we get a Sonicare commercial.

I’m not sure what this dessert is besides a mess, and it’s now 28 minutes after clearing. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, it’s definitely not his best work. He didn’t get enough sleep and had too much to drink. He’s never doing that again until next time. Daisy tells him that the guests were a bit disappointed that the meal wasn’t plated. She’s just passing along the feedback. Keith goes over cleaning the deck with Emma, and Emma tells Danni that she feels the deckhands are off with her or maybe she’s being oversensitive. I think this is just not the job for her. She seems like she’s not even focusing on what anyone is telling her. Some of the guests linger at the table and two of them start arguing over complaining. Irony!

Doing the night clean-up, Emma takes her time, has a smoke, and messes with her phone. She says she lost track of time, and at 7:30 am, she’s cleaning the deck. Keith tries to give her instruction, but I think it’s just going past her. She asks if he wants help with the swim platform, but then just stands there as he grunts and groans and deals with it by himself. In Keith’s interview, he says, she offered to help and she’s standing there doing nothing. He’s like, thanks a lot, and in Emma’s interview, she says she’s over his passive/ aggressive bullsh*t. She’s tired of being made to feel like a small person. I’m like, WTF? and in his interview, Keith says, it’s cruel to just stand there and watch him struggle. I don’t mean this in a bad way, but maybe she’s on the spectrum. Something definitely is not right here.

Andrew starts his day with still water and champagne, as we all would like to. Danni bugs Gary, who says he was thinking about their kiss. She says she had fun, but he says he doesn’t want it to happen again. Sorry. She asks why he’s apologizing, since I don’t think she cares a whole lot. Keith tells Gary that he and Emma had a bit of a tiff. She was pissed because he tried to give her advice. Emma tells Daisy that she’s over Keith’s passive/aggressive behavior, and Daisy says, if she treats people with hostility she’s going to get hostility back. Emma says she’s irritated that it’s becoming a thing.  

Gary tells Keith that he’ll talk to Emma if he has a chance. They have to walk on eggshells and it’s a shame. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, for breakfast, he likes to make some kind of eggs, breakfast meat, and pastries. Usually, if he puts out those things, everyone is happy. In Daisy’s interview, she says, it’s screaming budget hotel, airport hotel, continental breakfast. Damn right. If I was paying superyacht prices, I’d better get some eggs-f***ing-benedict. Captain Glenn asks Daisy how it went last night, and she suggests they talk upstairs. She doesn’t think the guests were happy. Lunch was fine, but they were not happy last night. She could have gotten better from the local marina. It’s not superyacht quality and they were waiting. In the captain’s interview, he says, they’re not even halfway through the season, and Cloyce can’t be coasting. He should be putting out the best of his best. Daisy says she doesn’t think he knows time management and he’s lazy. Captain Glenn wonders if the three of them should sit down and talk, and Daisy says, she’s going to talk to him today.  

Last day of charter. The boat heads for Igy Marina, and Diana asks Keith what happened with Danni. He says, she likes to chat with people and wants to flirt all the time, but when they’re working, it’s not cool. They should go for it if there’s a connection, but he’s not sure if she’s just being fun and flirty. Diana says she takes it back. She doesn’t think it’s different with Keith. She thinks everyone is the same to Danni. She’s pretty sure Danni kissed Gary. Keith says, that’s annoying, and in his interview, he says, that’s not meeting halfway, and it seems deliberate. It’s a bit of a gut punch. On her way upstairs, Diana says, oops. Oops indeed.

In the crew mess, Daisy tells Cloyce that she’s not a chef, but she’s been in the industry a while. Things are often last minute, and she thinks the dinner wasn’t what the guests were expecting. It can affect the tip. He asks if she thinks they want something more elaborate, and she says, it should be the most beautiful plate. He’s worked on big boats. He says, some things are inherently rustic, and she says she understands that. She’s just giving him some advice from her experience. He says, everybody is different, and she says, it’s not her first rodeo. She’s trying to help him. In Cloyce’s interview, he says never in his history of charter experience has anyone questioned his capability in the galley. He doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone. In Daisy’s interview, she says, he’s not getting it, and she tells him that she thinks he needs better time management. He can take help from her eleven years’ experience, or maybe in his two years, he’s done better. He says, well, yeah.  

Next time, Keith confronts Gary about Danni; Gary tries to talk to Emma about her work ethic; and a boat is way to close, so Gary has to wake Captain Glenn.

Happy Veterans Day!

🥇 Furred and Feathered Veterans…

Animals are soldiers too. Ubah (RHODubai) will be glad to note there’s a pigeon among those bestowed with a Medal of Bravery.

https://animalsinwarandpeace.org/medal-of-bravery

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-67577629

https://www.uswardogs.org/medal-of-bravery

🙌 Thank You For Your Service…

Join me tomorrow for soap, taking a bite of the Big Apple, and what’s watchable (or not). Until then, stay safe, stay RSVP’ing for a Thanksgiving invite now, and stay taking care of yourself, or there won’t be anything left for those depending on you.

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November 4, 2024 – Rocco Thinks He’s Responsible For Sam’s Death, Former Real Housewife On Deck, Proof Of Pandas & Air

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)

General Hospital

Holly says, if Robert can’t forgive her, she understands. She’s not sure she can forgive herself. What now? He asks what she means, and she says, if he can’t get past her keeping their daughter from him, does that mean he’s cutting her out of his life?

At the apartment, Spinelli says he has the best father-in-law, and Maxie says, he got them out of trick-or-treating. They toast to Mac with some cider, when there’s a knock at the door. Maxie says, there’s no rest for the wicked, and puts on her witch hat. She opens the door and Jason is there.  

In the chapel, Rocco says he hopes Sam forgives him, but Laura says, there’s nothing to forgive. He says, it’s his fault Sam died, but Laura says, nothing he said or did led to Sam’s death. He says, when his mom and Sam were in surgery, he was thinking, if only one of them lived, he wanted it to be his mom, She says, that’s natural he would want it to be his mother, and he says, he put it out there in the universe for God or whoever else to hear. Now it happened.

Sonny asks, what can he do? and Dante says, tell him how to live without her.

Alexis gets up, clutching her throat, and Molly says, it’ll be okay. Alexis says, it’s not. She knows she’s supposed to comfort them. She’s sorry, but she doesn’t know how. She sobs, and I want them to stop stomping on my heart now.

Robert says, what if he said he never wanted to see Holly again and told her to stay out of his life? and she asks if that’s what he wants. He says, there were times he thought she was dead and those were the darkest times in his life, and she says she knows the feeling. He says he doesn’t want her to disappear, but after everything she kept from him, is it possible for them to rebuild trust?

At the Quartermaines, Scout is drawing something with crayons, when Drew comes in. He asks what she’s drawing, and she says, their family at the park mom takes them to. He says, it’s beautiful. She can talk to him about anything. He thought she might want to talk about mom. Are there any questions she might have or worries? He promises to be honest. She asks if mommy is really gone, and he says, yes. He’s never wished more that he could give her a different answer. She says she doesn’t want mommy to be gone, and he holds her and says he’s so sorry.

In the living room, Carly asks if Danny is separating the candy, and Danny says, his mom called it quality control and said she was making sure they were safe, but he thinks she just wanted some of the candy. Carly says, the dentist across the street used to give out toothbrushes, and he says, that’s just wrong. She says she thought so too. (Agreed.) He tells her that one pile is the candy Scout doesn’t like, and she asks if she can have one. He tells her, go for it, and she asks if he wants help. He says he’s okay, and she says, he’s a good brother. He says, mom told him that it was his job to look out for Scout, so that’s what he’s going to do.

Jason asks if the kids are home, but Maxie says, no. Bailey Lou is sleeping, and Mac took Georgie and James trick-or-treating. Is everything okay? Jason says, no, and Spinelli suggests they go to the office where there’s more privacy, but Jason says, they both need to hear this, and Maxie says, he’s freaking her out. Jason says, Sam had a heart attack, and Maxie says she needs to go to the hospital and see her. Jason says, she can’t, and she says, why not? He says, she didn’t make it. Sam died.

Dante says, Sam is the reason he’s alive, and Sonny says, Sam got him through some bad times. Dante says, the PTSD from his WSB assignment. His goal was to be normal, but he didn’t know how. Sam did and helped him put the pieces of his life back together. Sonny says he was scared for Dante. He tried to break though Dante’s wall, but had no luck. Sam had the magic touch. Dante says, she was a friend to him, and Sonny says, and him to her. Dante says, it took time, but somehow, they were each other’s second chance, and Sonny says he’s glad Sam pulled Dante through to the other side. Dante asks, who’s going to do that this time? and Sonny says, you.

Molly asks Alexis to tell them what happened, but Alexis says she doesn’t know. She was with Sam and Sam fell asleep and never woke up. She just wants Sam back. Kristina says, Alexis was with her, and Molly says, at least she wasn’t alone. Alexis says, it’s not supposed to happen. She’s not supposed to lose her children. It’s not supposed to happen, and it did. Molly and Kristina hug her.

Holly says, trust this much. She loves Robert and she’s sorry about being so cowardly about painful confrontation. He asks, who says it’s painful? and she says, the possibility of being rejected was terrifying to her. She couldn’t face it, so she avoided it. He asks how that’s working for her, and she says, not very well. She wasn’t truthful with him or herself, but there was never ill-intent. He says he believes her, and she says, somewhere she was thinking if he didn’t know about Sasha or the things she kept from him, maybe, just maybe, a window would open a crack, and they’d find their way back to being together. He says, she had to tell him about Sasha eventually and they’d be where they are now. She says, the ridiculous part is, deep down, she knew she couldn’t keep the truth forever from him or Sasha, and they’re both important.

Laura says, Rocco needs to believe her. That’s not the way the universe works. The way it happened is tragic, but it has nothing to do with him. He says, Sam was good to him, and she says, Sam loved him. He says, she never treated him like he wasn’t her son. He was one of the kids, the same as Danny and Scout. They had a handshake they used when no one was around. His dad didn’t even know about it. She says she thinks that’s special, and he says, Sam was special. How could he have thought what he did? She says, if Sam was here, what does he think she’d say? He says he doesn’t know, but she says she thinks he does. He says that he had no control over what happened, and she says, Sam wouldn’t blame him, so he shouldn’t blame himself.

Sonny says, Dante is in a different place now, and Dante says, because of Sam. Sonny says, Sam got through to him, and now, they’re here for him. Him, Kristina, Michael, Brook Lynn. There’s a long list of people who would do anything in their power to support him. Dante says, it feels wrong, and Sonny says, it is. Sam should be with him and the children. Dante says, their beautiful little family, and Sonny says, they were right together and that’s a beautiful thing. Dante says, Sam was beautiful. Their life was beautiful. He knows he has to go on for the kids and he will. He has to start some kind of life without Sam, but he doesn’t want to live without her.

Alexis says she knows Molly and Kristina loved their sister and how much she loved them, and Molly says, they were fighting the last time the four of them were together. The last time they saw Sam, she stormed out because they were fighting. She did this gorgeous thing, and they made it about them. Alexis says, no one could have known what was going to happen, and Molly says she’ll regret it for the rest of her life. Kristina says, her too, but Alexis says, no regrets. They’re going to do what they can to hang onto each other because they’re all they’ve got, the three of them. They’re going to love each other forever and are never going to let go. She kisses them and hugs them.

Maxie says, it makes no sense. Lulu needed a transplant. Lulu’s was the life that was at risk. Spinelli says, the surgery was routine on Sam’s end, and Jason says he’s not sure why the heart attack happened. Maxie says she and Sam texted this morning. Since Sam missed Halloween, she got extra peanut butter cups to take to her. She said she was doing great. Jason says, they’re looking into it, and Spinelli asks if Jason saw her. Jason says, they let him… after… to say goodbye. Spinelli hugs Maxie.

Holly says she thought she’d see hatred in Robert’s eyes. She’s seen it before and couldn’t bare it. We flash back to Robert asking why she couldn’t get a simple divorce. She had to destroy the one thing he loved more than life. In the present, Holly says she didn’t want him to hate her, and he says, if memory serves, he forgave her before. That’s what he doesn’t get. She should have had faith in him and think he would do it again.

Carly asks, how was trick-or-treating? and Danny says, it was okay. Scout had fun. He couldn’t concentrate. He was too worried about mom. They went to the hospital to see her and show her Scout’s costume. Carly says, Sam would have loved it, and Danny says, she never got to see it. They got to the hospital and saw Grandma Alexis. She didn’t look so great. She looked scared. Dad saw and told them to leave. Go to Bobbie’s and wait for him. She says she’s sure it was hard waiting, and he says, it felt like hours. She says, he must have been scared, but he says he held it together for Scout. He doesn’t think they had any idea anything could happen to mom. He knew something was wrong, but never thought mom could die.

Scout asks Drew, what happens now? Who will make her lunch and take her to school? He says, they’ve got a lot got to figure out, but one thing he knows – something she needs to know – is that she’s not alone. She’s got a whole family that loves her. She says, the Quartermaines? and he says, they’re family to her. Danny, Rocco, and Dante. Grandma Alexis, Molly, Kristina… She says, Uncle Jason, and he says, she’s surrounded by people who want the best for her and would do anything to help her get through. She says she wants mom, and he says he knows she does. He’d do anything to bring her back. It’s going to be hard for everybody who loves her mom. She asks if he did, and he says, how could he not? She gave him the best gift in the whole world – her. He’ll always be there for her. She tells him, that’s what mommy said.

Spinelli says he can’t accept this reality. His fair Samantha lived a life of adventure, especially danger. Countless times he feared for her safety, but it was always unwarranted. Maxie says, until now, and Spinelli says he can no longer rely on Sam’s cool head or benefit from her sage advice. Maxie says, they were great partners, and he says, she was the best P.I. partner and a better friend. Jason says, she loved him, and Spinelli says, she was the first one to give him a chance and actually see him. Maxie says, that’s no small feat, and Jason says, Sam helped him see Spinelli’s potential. Because of her, he has Spinelli’s friendship. Maxie says, and hers, and Jason says, two more of the things he owes her.

Holly says, she’s the one she didn’t have faith in. Running cons is about creating illusion. He says, she’s excellent at it, and she says, reality is where she’s lacking. The day in and day out. He says, the grind, and she says she wasn’t cut out for making lunches and walking a child to the bus stop. He says, it’s not 1952, and she says, domesticity is not her strong suit. That’s why she left Sasha with her mother. She supported them financially of course (🍷). He wonders if it was money from her cons, and she says she never swindled a mark who couldn’t afford it or hadn’t done something more awful. He says, she’s the most ethical con woman in the business, and she says she wasn’t going to dump this in his lap. He asks if she thinks he wouldn’t help, but she says she knew he would help. She was just worried about the cost.

Danny says he’s glad Scout went trick-or-treating and got to have fun before they found out about mom, and Carly says, he gave her that gift even though he was afraid. He put on a brave face and gave Scout a happy memory. He says he doesn’t think they’ll have one again, but she says she knows they all will. He says he used to love Halloween, and she says, Captain America, three years running. He says, every year, mom would get him a new costume. It must have been annoying. She says, Sam told her that he knew what he liked and stuck with it. She admired him for that. He says he didn’t know that, and tells Carly, peanut butter cups were her favorite. He’d always get extra, so he’d have some for her. Carly hugs him and says she’d like to tell him that everything is going to be okay, but he won’t believe her. So instead, she’ll tell him that he has so many people in his corner that love him so much, and she’s one of them.

Drew says he knows it’s not the same. Scout can’t see or touch her mom, but her mom is always with her. Scout asks, how? and he says, because her mom loves her, and love never goes away. She says, even when someone dies? and he says, it’s strong enough to go beyond anything. She tells him, that’s what Uncle Jason said, and Drew says, he was right. So go on loving and remembering mom, knowing without a doubt, mom will never leave her. He promises. She says she’s glad he’s here, and he hugs her and says him too.

Laura says, everybody has negative thoughts and feelings, and Rocco says, even her? She laughs and says she thinks he’d be surprised. He says he bets she never wished something bad on someone, and she says, what we think and feel doesn’t make us responsible for what happens. What happened was tragic and heartbreaking and feels incredibly wrong. She promises there’s going be a medical reason why Sam died, and it won’t have anything to do with what’s going on in his head or his heart. It’s okay. He says he gets it, and she says, good. Because what Sam did today was beautiful. She gave Rocco’s mother the most precious gift ever. That’s how they’re going to remember her and how he will too.

Dante says he asked Sam to marry him when she woke up, and Sonny tells him that he’d ask what she said, but he already knows the answer. He didn’t know Dante proposed. Dante says he didn’t know what to do. He debated too long and decided to make it official. Sonny asks why he wouldn’t, and Dante says, because they already had it all. Happiness, they shared the kids. He loved her so much. They already had a family. Sonny says, a beautiful one, and Dante says he figured, why rock the boat? Sonny asks, what changed? and Dante says he wanted more. He wanted to make a beautiful human being his wife. He asked her and she said yes. It was all for nothing. It’s over. It was over before they even had a chance to begin. Sonny puts his hand on Dante’s shoulder.

Spinelli hugs Jason and cries, and Jason leaves. Maxie takes Spinelli’s hand, and they cry in each other’s arms.

Alexis says she has to go back to the hospital, and Kristina wonders when they’ll know more about what happened. Alexis says, that’s what she wants to find out, and Kristina says she’ll go with her. Molly says she will too, when her phone dings. She says, it’s the meal service confirming the start date, and Alexis says, it’s fine. The kids need food. Molly says she was so prepared, and cries. She says she was prepared for nothing because Sam is gone. They’re never going to see Sam again. How is that possible? Alexis hugs her and she cries.

Dante says he doesn’t know why he waited so long. Why didn’t he do it when they were taking a walk or doing the dishes? Sonny asks if it would have made a difference, and Dante says he doesn’t know. Maybe it would hurt less to look back on their wedding day and sharing a house with the kids. Sonny says, thinking about it is going to drive Dante crazy, and Dante says, he’s avoiding acknowledging that he’s scared, and Sonny says, what’s next? Dante asks how he moves on without Sam, and Sonny says, it’s hard and scary, but he’ll figure it out. Dante asks how he’s going to roll over and not see Sam in the morning. How is he not going to look across the room, laughing with her about something inappropriate the kids said. How is he not going to hear the sound of her key in the lock, knowing she’s home safe? Sonny says, it might take a long time, but he’ll make it. Because like Dante said, he’s got to go on for the children. And he will. Sonny promises when Dante goes on for the children’s sake, he’ll help him go on. Dante says, he’d better be right, and Sonny says, he’s right about everything. Dante’s got them and they’ve got him. He holds Dante while he cries.  

Laura and Rocco light a candle, and Rocco asks if they can say a prayer. Laura says, of course (🍷) and Rocco tells her that he’s not sure what to say. Will she help him? She takes his hand and says, God, we know Sam is with you now and know she looks over us from above with love. We give thanks for how her love brought us all together. We see Spinelli and Maxie with the kids after trick-or-treating, and hear Laura’s voice, as we remember what a wonderful mother she was – Jason and Danny hug – and as we hold close the gifts she’s given us –Drew hugs Scout – we’ll do our best to be good to ourselves and each other – Alexis hugs Molly and Kristina – and care for each other the way Sam cared for us. And we pray Sam will watch over us until we see her again one day. Amen. Dante hugs Rocco.

Holly asks if Robert doesn’t think it’s best for everyone that she goes, but he says he never thinks it’s best that she leaves. She says, it’s in those moments she has the most hope. When they say goodbye, there might be a chance she’ll still see him again. We flash back to Robert telling her that he’s never loved anyone more than he loves her, and in the present, she says, if this is their last goodbye. there’s something she needs to tell him. There’s never been a moment she’s loved anyone more than she loves him right now. They kiss.

Tomorrow, Molly tells TJ that she’s not sure how much more she can take; Ava tells Nina not to let a man ruin her relationship with her daughter; Diane tells Robert that she’s not kidding; and Sasha tells Willow that she’s got no one to blame but herself.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Emma says she’s not taking Danni and Diana’s sh*t anymore. She doesn’t have the mental capacity to deal with it. She needs a minute. In Emma’s interview, she says she’s just come off a hard charter. She felt like nothing she did was right and doesn’t know where she belongs in the group. They get into two taxis, and Keith brings along a bucket of chicken that he got from… somewhere. Gary asks if Keith is going to hook up with Danni, while in the other taxi, Danni says she’d never make the first move. Drunk Gary says, the chicken is so good.

When they get back to the boat, Daisy says she’s going to bed. Emma says she’s blowing things out of proportion, and Daisy says, Emma is too into her head. Davide floats around in the jacuzzi, while Gary can’t find his pajama pants, then falls into the closet. Danni tells Keith that she thinks they have good chemistry, and in her interview, she says, her ex is dating her best friend and they’re living together. Maybe she needs something super warm and fuzzy, some wholesome sh*t. But by the time Keith figures it out, she’ll be in an old age home. Everyone goes to bed, and a nakey Davide struggles to get into the top bunk above Captain Glenn, nearly falling on him. The captain asks if he’s all right, and Davide says, nearly.

7 hours to charter. Davide says, it’s not his fault. It’s who designed the bed. I literally lol. Daisy tells Diana and Danni, the quicker you get it done, the quicker you finish, which is kind of like, wherever you go, there you are. Emma complains, there’s glitter all over, and I don’t envy her. I have taken care of small children who enjoy crafts, and I grew to hate glitter.

Captain Glenn calls Daisy, Gary, and Cloyce for the preference sheet meeting, and tells them that they’re having an overnight. Tiffany and her husband Daniel are from Dallas, and Tiffany was a Real Housewife. In Cloyce’s interview, he says he met and cooked for an OC Housewife who divorced her husband and became a lesbian. Must be Braunwyn. The captin reads that the guests are hoping the trip surpasses all others they’ve taken. They have high standards. Daisy says, they want a professional photography session on the beach, and a Japanese style dinner. Captain Glenn tells Cloyce to pull out all the stops and that means no swimming this charter. In the galley, Daisy tells Cloyce that she thinks service went well last charter, apart from the cake debacle. He should show off his skills and keep bringing up the bar. They all just need to do better. They’re in this together. In Gary’s interview, he says, Emma’s work ethic isn’t there. He was slow to realize she has no motivation or drive. If she sees him working hard, maybe she’ll think she should be. He should probably talk to her, but he wants to see if she’ll take the initiative. Diana says, the guests look like they’ll be drunk. Go to hell. In Danni’s interview, she says, it will be a better tip for them if Diana is off service. She needs to be more approachable. Gary says, the boat looks good, Daisy says, nice, good job, and Captain Glenn says, everybody in the cockpit.  

The guests arrive, Captain Glenn welcomes them, and says, they’re going to get out soon. Tiffany says, tells Daisy that they’re orgy people (I think she’s joking), and Daisy says, great! They head out, and guest Jerry asks Daisy how far they’re sailing out. She says, about twenty miles, and Jerry asks about the weather. Daisy says she doesn’t know, and he seems annoyed that she works here and doesn’t know everything. She tells him that tequila is her job, and the sails go up. Danni says, please, Lord, can nothing break? and primary ex-Housewife Tiffany says she wants to go really sideways. Emma says she’s preventatively afraid of stuff falling, and we hear crashes. Danni slides across the floor on her back, which looks kinda fun. Captain Glenn says, they’re heeling starboard, and in his interview, he says, the wind shifted. They need to pull out the lazy sheet and switch to go on port tack. I have no idea what that means, but he asks Gary why it’s going so slow. In the captain’s interview, he says, timing is important. They can lose the wind. If the timing is wrong, it messes everything up. Emma says, nothing more is coming out, but there’s still a lot of slack, and Gary says, it’s f***ing ridiculous.

Emma tells Gary that the lazy sheet was working, then it wasn’t. He tells her to use her whole body weight, and in Emma’s interview, she says, this is the biggest boat she’s worked on. The other boats didn’t have lazy sheets or use hydraulic sails. Maybe she’s just a poor little weak girl and can’t do it. The boys are better and she’s just inept. What on earth? She’s going to have to turn in her pride/woman/girl card if she doesn’t knock it off. I never thought I’d say this, but just listen to Gary. Glenn says, the wind has slowed to 4 knots, and puts the sails down. The guests pout, anchor is dropped, and Daisy says she’s going to send Danni to help with the photos. Gary tells Captain Glenn that Emma is greener than he thought. She lacks urgency and drive. The captain says, maybe Gary has to help her a bit. Give her instruction and see how this charter goes. Photographer Andrei arrives, and Gary takes him to the beach in the tender. Afterward, he takes the guests, and Daisy tells Diana that she’s on cabins. Under her breath, Diana says, it’s so annoying. On the beach, Danni tells Keith, gorgeous boy, gorgeous view, and Andrei takes photos of the guests. Danni says, it’s romantic, but Keith says, no flirting in front of the guests. She says, he’s no fun, but he says he’s professional. In Keith’s interview, he says, Danni has no appreciation for work versus play, and in Danni’s interview, she says she feels like they’re dating in the Victorian era. Keith says, there’s a time and place, and in her interview, Danni says, Keith’s work belt is a chastity belt.

The guests are hungry, and in Cloyce’s interview, he says, it’s Japanese night. He’s not experienced as a Japanese chef, but his sophomore year in high school, he honed his craft. But that was a while ago. It’s either going to be incredibly chill or the worst thing he’s ever done. So far, IMO, it looks amazing. The guests head back, and Daisy tells Cloyce that they’re ready when he is. The guests are seated, and a Japanese food porn parade comes out. Honestly, if I had that kind of money, I’d go on one of these yachts just for the food. Like a really expensive floating restaurant. Jerry orders an espresso martini, and Daisy tells Cloyce that the guests are happy. He says, they’re about to be happier, and comes out with the sea bass entrée. Diana makes the martini for Jerry, but he says, it’s bad luck. It’s missing one bean. He likes having health and wealth, but needs happiness. Diana says she’s giving him decaf from now on, and in her interview, she says, the original recipe calls for three beans, but she’s seen them with one or two. It’s not going to make a difference to the cocktail. She tells Daisy that she’s hating them right now, but Daisy tells her to try not to let it get to her even if they’re an a-hole. Diana says she was joking. She doesn’t really care. Daisy says, the guests care, so put a big smile on. Danni makes Jerry another martini with 3 beans, and Jerry says, a three-bean classic. He toasts to wealth, heath, and happiness, and asks, who made the martini? Danni says she did, and he and Danni dance around, giving each other high-fives. In Diana’s interview, she says, it’s annoying to her ego. Go f*** yourself. The guests agree that they like Danni; she’s fun. The guests go to bed, and Emma starts on the night shift. In Emma’s interview, she says she loves interacting with the team and the guests. The night shift is 8 hours of no one, and it’s not nice when you’re already feeling sh*tty about yourself.

Last day of charter. Keith asks if Emma needs to focus on anything, but she says she’s done the whole boat. He sees one of the decks is wet, and Gary asks him if Emma didn’t do something. Keith says, the cockpit was piss wet, and in Gary’s interview, he says, it should be 100% dry before the guests get up. Emma’s not getting the whole boat. They dock and the guests pack. Tiffany says she’s sad to leave, and Gary asks Emma, what happened on the boat last night? She can rinse the aft when the guests are up. Emma says she’ll bear it in mind for next time. Captain Glenn tells the crew that it’s time for guest departure. Everyone says their goodbyes, and Tiffany says, they were blown away by the crew’s professionalism and level of service. Danni makes the best 3 bean martini. She hands Captain Glenn an envelope as a token of appreciation for all of them and their hard work. They hope to see them again in the future. Captain Glenn toots the horn, and everyone waves. I have to admit, the way the preview was edited, it didn’t make Tiffany and company look good, but aside from Jerry being a bit of a jerk, they were great guests.

The captain says, they’re on a roll. Another good one. Emma calls her sister Lauren, and in her interview, she says, Lauren is one of the best people she’s ever known. She’s great to get advice from. Lauren asks, what’s wrong? and Emma says she’s had a hard last few days. She messed up and she’s getting frustrated with herself. In Emma’s interview, she says, Lauren has always been very clever. She sniffles and says she was always compared with Lauren, so she would act up and make life hard for her family. Lauren says, there’s no point in minimizing how Emma feels. She needs to move forward. It’s six weeks. Emma says, it’s not nice to feel like you’re on the outside.  

It’s time for the tip meeting, and Captain Glenn says, another charter in the can. Well done. Gary kept the guests safe on the photography trip and the guests enjoyed it. Great work. The food was great, and Cloyce got lots of compliments. Excellent work. Cloyce says he thinks the communication improved and he likes the teamwork. Surprising the hell out of us all, the tip is $25K or 2391 euros each. Kudos again to these guests. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, money is cool, but it’s the forever memories that he’s here for… Just kidding. He’s never mad at 3K in his bank account… ever.

The crew leaves to go out, and Diana is hoping there are hot people there. At the restaurant, Daisy asks if Emma is okay, and Emma says, not really. They step away for a smoke, and Emma says she knows she’s over-sensitive and her anxiety gets the better of her. She feels like she’s becoming a hindrance and it’s stressing her out. Daisy says, her advice is, let it roll off of her. The more Emma lets it eat at her, the more friction she’ll create and ruin her experience. Emma says she panics, making it 100 times worse. In Emma’s interview, she says she feels like a giraffe just born – shaky. She tells Daisy that she needs to rest. She’s sweating so much. She asks if Daisy will get her stuff and explain that it just came on suddenly. In Daisy’s interview, she says, Emma is definitely struggling with the workload. She’s being hard on herself and a bit in her head. She’s feeling like a lonely island at the moment.

Daisy tells the others that she thinks it’s heat exhaustion, and Danni says she thinks it’s Davide’s fault because the air con isn’t working. Danni jokes about Keith being the love of her life and not responding to her, and Keith says, the guests come first. Emma goes back to the boat, where Captain Glenn is making himself a fancy drink. The crew moves on to a club, and Keith asks if he can buy Danni a drink and have a chat. The take their drinks to a booth, and she says, it feels like he’s only fun when he decides to be, while she’s constantly flirting. There’s no banter. Keith says, when they’re with the guests, he doesn’t think it’s okay. He wishes the circumstance were different but they’re here to do a job. In Danni’s interview, she suggests he grow some balls, and he says he doesn’t know the boat or the crew enough.

Danni says she’s not going to wait until Keith becomes more relaxed. She’s going to carry on with her life regardless. He says he doesn’t think it’s fair, and she asks if they’re done. He says, let’s go have fun. Davide puts a sparkler in his man bun, and I pray his hair catches fire. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the only two men allowed to have man buns are Roger Howarth and Sensei Guillermo Gomez. Daisy thanks the deck crew for their help. It’s next level and allows them to be with the guests. It’s refreshing to see. Danni chats with Gary. On the boat, Glenn watches a football game. Danni and Gary dance, and Danni says, it’s the best party ever. Keith tells Cloyce that Danni is giving him weird vibes, and Cloyce says he’s getting positive vibes from Daisy.

The crew heads back in the taxis, and Keith says, it was not a great night. Danni asks if Gary is going to make it to the hot tub, and he says, perhaps. Daisy tells Keith, don’t apologize for being sensitive, and Keith says he doesn’t know why he’s pissed off. In Daisy’s interview, she says she thinks Keith would make a great partner and it’s unfair, but nice guys finish last. Back at the boat, Daisy goes to bed, while the others head for the jacuzzi. Daisy asks how Emma is, and Emma says she’s better. At 3:45, only Danni and Gary remain, and in Danni’s interview, she says she’s been deprived of the attention that Gary is giving her. It’s the banter that she needs. They decide to jump off the boat into the water. They kiss, and in her interview, Danni says, whoops.  

Next time, Daisy tells Cloyce that the guests expect a bit more; Diana and Danni butt heads; Diana tells Keith that she thinks Danni and Gary kissed; and Keith says, it’s a bit of a gut punch.

🐼 Exhibit P…

I thought it was the weirdest belief ever when Craig said pandas weren’t real. Another way Paige is good for him.

https://people.com/paige-desorbo-dresses-cat-as-panda-after-boyfriend-craig-conover-claims-bears-arent-real-8736874

🩰 Like Dancing Dreams…

It’s been a long week, and it’s only Monday. Join me tomorrow for soap, NYC in the shade, and post-Halloween quarterbacking. Until then, stay safe, stay considering reservations for Thanksgiving, and stay remembering that what we think and feel doesn’t make us responsible for what happens. That’s not the way the universe works.

Oct29

October 28, 2024 – Heather Says Goodbye To Ace, 60th Birthday On Deck, Be Lured, Disturbing View, Treats Without Tricks & Dress

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)

General Hospital

Laura is surprised to see Heather, who says she’s a free woman. Isn’t that the most amazing news?

Anna goes to Jack’s office and says she needs to talk to him about Charlotte. He says, she’s not on the Bureau’s most wanted list, but Anna says, her father is, and her mother is undergoing major surgery. Charlotte needs to know what’s going on. Can he tell her where Charlotte and her father are?

Drew asks Nina, what’s so urgent? and she says, they have a major problem that might cost him the election.

Holly goes to Pozzulo’s and asks if Sonny has considered her offer. Do they have a deal? Sonny says, not yet, and she sees Jason in his office. She asks if she should come back, but he says, they’re all here about the same thing – Sidwell’s diamonds.

Cody asks if Holly is really Sasha’s mother. She told him that her mother was dead. She says she told everyone. She lied… about a lot of things. She doesn’t have time to list them, but this is one thing she’s not lying about. She wishes she was. Cody says, whatever it is, they can face it, but she says, they can’t because they can never be together.

Jack says, the Bureau has no information on Valentin’s whereabouts, and Anna says, he knows. He says, if he was her, he wouldn’t believe him either, and she says, don’t be a total ass. She knows Valentin worked for Pikeman, then the Bureau disappeared him so they wouldn’t be tied to it. He says, whether her unsubstantiated theory is true or not, Charlotte would be here if Valentin hadn’t been tipped off by Anna.

Nina says, the numbers indicate that blue collar voters feel Drew is out of touch, but Drew says he was raised in a group home. He’s a vet, a Navy SEAL. She says, they see him as the son of a successful doctor from a billionaire family and feel neglected. If the election was today, they wouldn’t vote for him. His opponent is starting a smear campaign about his rich playboy divorcee lifestyle, but he has something Chelsea Grimes doesn’t have – her. She knows what will save him from disaster.

Alexis sees Laura with Heather and tells Laura that Ric is responsible for Heather’s release. Heather says, she’s right. Ric took things in a new direction. Laura wonders how she wasn’t informed, and Elizabeth says, it happened so fast, but Laura says, the warden should have called the mayor’s office. Heather says she can’t believe her good fortune, and Elizabeth takes Steven aside. She asks if he’s sure about this, and he says, it’s best for everyone. Maybe they can even resolve things. Elizabeth says, he’s been down this road, and he says, but they won’t be in Port Charles. She asks if he’s taking Heather to Sedona, and he says, she needs to be far away from the people she’s hurt. Elizabeth asks when they’re leaving, and he says, in a few hours. They came to say goodbye.

Dante sees Steven and says, the day is full of surprises. When did he get back? Steven says, today, and Dante wonders what the hell Heather is doing here.

Heather says she won’t be a bother to anyone ever again. Her handsome son is taking her far away. Both Alexis and Laura ask, how far? and Heather says, Arizona. Laura asks, for how long? and Heather says she hopes this doesn’t upset Laura, but she’s leaving Port Charles for good.  

Holly says, Jason’s involvement doesn’t affect the split, and Sonny says, there’s no deal yet. He checked her story, and it turns out she wasn’t up front about everything. Now he has information that’s an absolute deal breaker. She says she was hoping this would end more profitably and asks for her diamond back. He says, of course (🍷). He doesn’t know if she’s heard, but her friend Sidwell is in Miami and he’s pretty sure Sidwell is on his way – he puts the diamond on his desk – to Port Charles. She says, on second thought, she’s too busy to look into other options. Why don’t they get down to business/

Cody asks if he did something wrong, and reaches for Sasha. She steps away, and says, he didn’t. He asks why she doesn’t want to be with him then, and she says, it’s not that. She can’t. They can’t… ever. He says she needs to explain, and she says she found out something she knew couldn’t be true, but she had to be sure… He says, she can tell him anything, and she says she found out his Uncle Robert is her father. He asks who told her, and she says her mother. He says, her mother also told him that she stole the Ice Princess, and Sasha says, she did. He says, she’s a con artist and therefore not a reliable source, and she says, that was her reaction too. She shows him the DNA test and says, it’s true. They’re first cousins.

Elizabeth asks if Steven is sure he can handle Heather, and he says he thinks Heather is sincere. He hopes she is. Dante asks if he thinks he can get her to leave, and Steven says, she knows it’s best. Elizabeth says she doesn’t know if it’s best for him, but he says he believes if they’re away from here, Heather can live a productive life. Besides, he’s not blameless. He did his time, and getting Heather out of Port Charles is a way of making amends.

Laura says she thinks it’s for the best for Heather and her victims, and Alexis says, sometimes in life, you need a fresh start and distance if you want to change your life or behavior. Heather agrees, and Laura says she wishes the very best for Heather, truly. She has to go, but Heather grabs her hand and says, before Laura goes, she needs to ask one favor.

Holly asks if Jason filled Sonny in on Sidwell, and Sonny says, he’s a dangerous man. Holly says she had Sidwell under control, but Jason says, if it wasn’t for the WSB, they’d be dead. Holly says, if it wasn’t for her, they wouldn’t have gotten to the airfield, but Sonny says, it doesn’t matter who did what. Sidwell is on his way, and they need to unload the diamonds before he tracks them and Holly. Holly asks, what are the new terms?

Cody says, Holly rigged the test, but Sasha says, it was done at a secure WSB lab. He says, she found a way, but Sasha says, stop. She hates it as much as he does, but it’s true. Robert is her father, which means they’re first cousins. He asks if her grandmother raising her was a lie, but Sasha says, no, she did. He says, where was Holly? and she says she doesn’t know. Anywhere she could find a rich mark to bleed dry. Holly told her that her father was dead. Even Holly believed it for a while. It’s a long story. Cody says, clearly, he was not dead, and Sasha says, Holly never told her or Robert. She broke news to him. Cody laughs and says he gives Holly credit. Better late than never. Sasha says, the only thing she gives Holly credit for is teaching her how to be a good conwoman. It brought her to Port Charles. He says, the job she did for Valentin, and she says, if she hadn’t agreed, she would have never met Brando or him. She thought she was on track to new life. She thought after all the loss, she was going to be happy. It turns out she was wrong.

Anna says, Valentin getting away is on her, but she thought it was the right thing for Charlotte, and Jack says, if she told him that she hadn’t been in bed with Valentin, he’d believe her about the girl she shot in the dark. Anna tears up and says she’ll never be free of the guilt. She didn’t want Charlotte to be without her father. Letting Valentin get away was her mistake. Tell her where they are. He says, her guess is as good as his, and she says, her mother could die. She’s the one who set this in motion and needs to be the one to bring Charlotte back. He says he wishes her the best of luck, and she says, okay. If he’s not going to help her, fine. She’ll keep going on her own. She’s betting there are things Jack doesn’t want her to know, but she’s going to find out. She’s going to find Charlotte and Valentin. What happened was on her, but what happens next is on him.

Drew asks, what’s the plan? and Nina takes his jacket off. She tells him to take off his shirt, and he says, really? Now? She says she picked out his suits and it worked out for what they needed. Now they need something casual. She hands him a flannel shirt and jeans, and he asks if their strategy is casual Friday. She says, they’re going to show people a different side of him. Less Drew Quartermaine and more Drew Cain. They’re going to go out, have a few beers, and meet the Everyman. He asks how a Park Avenue princess on his arm is going to help, but she says, no one is going to look at the Park Avenue princess. And if they do, she’ll point them in his direction. He asks where they’re going, and she says she knows just the place.

On the phone, Laura tells Doc that she has news. He asks if Lulu is okay, but she says she doesn’t have news about that yet. Heather was released. Heather waves to her from down the hall, and Laura says she’s standing right in front of her. The good news is, Heather is going to move to Arizona with her son, but she’s requested to visit Ace one more time. She has to stay at the hospital, so he’ll have be the one supervising. She has no problem telling Heather that it doesn’t work for them…. Okay, she’ll tell her. She goes over to Heather and says she and Doc agreed Heather can visit Ace. Heather hugs her.

Sonny says, Jason’s involvement isn’t the only new term. The WSB is going to keep an eye on Sidwell, then track him to the diamonds, then to her, then to them. 30% isn’t enough. 35% and he holds onto the diamonds. She has to make it worth his while. She asks if there are other terms, but he says, that’s it. She says, he’s taking advantage of a woman in need, and he just looks at her. She gives him the diamonds and says, trust is a two-way street. He tells her to remember that, and she says she’ll see them again, the sooner, the better. She leaves and Sonny tells Jason to keep the diamonds safe. He has to go to the hospital to see Dante and Sam. Jason says, they can’t hold onto them for too long, and Sonny says he gets that, but family comes first.

Cody asks if Sasha was ever going to tell him that her mom was alive, and she says she had no reason to. She never planned on seeing her again. It was right of her to come forward before they went too far. She guesses they should be thankful for the interruptions. They never… He says, became more than kissing cousins, and she says she was praying and hoping it wasn’t true, but she could see Robert believed it. He says, and the test confirmed it, and she says, it’s the only reason she’d ever break up with him. He says, that’s how he knows it’s true. Not because of the test, but because of him. He spent his whole life reaching for things he couldn’t have. Of course (🍷) when he finally finds the best thing in his life, it turns out he can never have it.

Sasha says she’s so sorry. She’s the reason he’s in pain. Cody says, her mother is the reason he’s in pain. Had Holly been honest with her, this wouldn’t have happened. She says, they can still be friends, but he says, he doesn’t want to be her friend… He didn’t mean that. She says she knows what he meant, and he says he’s just like her mom, but Sasha says, he’s one of the most wonderful men she’s ever met. He says, a lot of good it did him. He tried to turn his life around and for what? She tells him not to let that change. Don’t throw away the great people in his life. He says, just throw her away, and she says, they’ll get past it, as two people who love each other, even if it’s not the way they want to. She knows she’ll look back on their time together and cherish it. She hopes he does the same. He says he’s sorry, but he can’t turn off the feelings. He has no idea where his life is going to go. For the last few months, when he pictured the future, he saw her. He walks out.

Anna finds Jason at Pozzulo’s, and says she should have listened to him. She let her feelings for Valentin and her guilt about Charlotte compromise her. He says, they all make bad calls, and she says, if she’d let the Feds take Valentin, Charlotte would be here. She feels like she ruined Charlotte’s life. Jason says, Valentin will keep Charlotte safe, but Anna says, as a fugitive. She’s separated from her mother who’s gravely ill, and the support of the rest of her family. He says, what’s done is done. The only thing they can figure is how to find her and get her back. Anna asks if he’ll help her, and he says, any way he can.

Laura asks if Elizabeth called Steven, but Elizabeth says she went to pick Heather up and Steven was there ready to take her, thank God. Laura says she’s grateful it will be over soon.

Steven brings Heather to Laura’s apartment, and Doc answers the door. She says, if it isn’t her favorite good twin, and he tells her, hello. It’s good to see Steven. Ace is there playing with his toys, and she says, if it’s not her sweetest little grand angel. He’s so big. He probably doesn’t remember her, but she’s his grandma. She’s so happy to see him.

At the Brown Dog Bar, Cody asks the bartender if they’ve got any good tequila. (Is there any good tequila? I just don’t like tequila, and it’s always tequila.)

Sasha tries to call Cody and wonders where he is. She leaves a message for Mac to call her back as soon as possible. She’s worried about Cody.

At the bar, Cody says, uno mas, when Nina and Drew come in.

Dante and Sonny hug, and Sonny asks how he’s doing. Dante says, crawling out of his skin, and Sonny suggests they take a walk.

Alexis says she’s impressed with Laura’s handling of Heather, and Laura says she hopes she made the right choice. Alexis says, just because Heather was found not responsible for her crimes, doesn’t mean Laura owes her anything, but Laura says she can’t shake the feeling she got the ball rolling by asking Alexis to look into the case. Alexis says, all she did was order copes of the sentencing transcript. Scotty took it to the court, then bailed. The only one responsible for unleashing Heather is Ric.

Sonny asks, what’s the latest? and Dante says he’s hoping to hear about Sam’s surgery soon. He hopes Lulu survives. Sonny says, as long as she’s alive, there’s a chance she’ll wake up, but Dante says he feels like he gave false hope to his son. He made Rocco a promise and Rocco is going to be devastated if it doesn’t work out. Sonny says, there’s nothing wrong in having hope. He doesn’t doubt Dante is a great father. They hug.

Spinelli goes into Pozzulo’s and sees Anna. He says, greetings. He thinks he left his headlights on. Anna says, relax. He’s fine. He’s here because she needs his help. More specifically, she needs The Jackal.  

Anna says she believes the WSB, or at least Jack Brennan independently, are helping Valentin and Charlotte stay off the grid. She needs Spinelli’s help finding them. Does he think he can do that? Spinelli asks if it’s professional police business, but Jason says, it’s off the books. Anna says, the department can’t find out or the WSB, and Spinelli says, far be it for him to deny help to Maxie’s godmother. The Jackal is on board. Anna says, Jason trusts Spinelli with his life and she trusts Jason with hers.

Holly walks into the stables, and says she knows Sasha doesn’t want to see her. Sasha says she’s lived most of her life without Holly. All she does is cause pain. This is the last time they’re going to see each other. She will never forgive Holly for this. Holly is dead to her.

A man goes over to Drew and tells Drew that he’s a Navy SEAL too. Drew says he’s sure the man has stories and tells him to have a seat and tell them a few. The bartender tells Cody, that’s Drew Cain. He seems like a good enough guy. Cody flashes back to Sasha telling him that Nina told her in confidence that she’s in a situationship with Drew, but during the fireworks on the 4th of July, she walked into the solarium and saw Drew and Willow kiss. Cody downs his shot and walks over to Drew. He asks for a word, but Drew says, the man is telling a story. Cody thanks the man for his service, and says he’ll bring Drew right back. Drew thinks they should let the man finish, and Nina says she needs to talk to Cody. Let the two vets talk… Cody says he doesn’t want to talk to her. He needs to talk to Drew. Drew tells the man, it will just take a second. He’ll be back. He suggests he and Cody go to a more private spot, but Cody says he’s fine here. Drew says, he seems drunk, but Cody says, nope. Drew says, Cody looks like he could use fresh air, and Cody punches him in the face. He asks who Drew thinks he is, telling him what to do. He gets louder and says, smug bastard. Making out with your nephew’s wife while you’re banging her mom. (D’oh!)

Sonny tells Laura that he’s sorry. Lulu is tough. She’ll make it through. She thanks him and says she knows he loves her too. Alexis asks if there’s any word, but Laura says, not yet. She sees Elizabeth coming over to them and says, that might change soon. Elizabeth says, Sam is out, and the surgery went very well. She’s resting comfortably. Alexis and Dante hug.

Heather says, Ace is so handsome. She’s not surprised. His Uncle Steven is a looker. So was his is late Uncle Franco. And his mommy Esme was a great beauty. Ace continues to play, and she says, his mom had her faults, but she loved him more than anything. Now he’s her only remaining connection to his mom and she’s so grateful. She misses her so much. She wishes she could stay in Port Charles forever and watch him grow up, but it’s not possible. She has to say goodbye and leave him. It’s the hardest thing she’s ever done other than lose his mommy. Steven thanks Doc for giving Heather time with her grandson, and Doc says, it’s not selfless entirely. He doesn’t want Heather to feel like she has any unfinished business. Steven says he gets it and tells Heather that they’ve got to get to the airport. It’s time. Heather says, okay, and tells Ace that it’s time. Grandma has got to go. It’s hard to say goodbye. Can she have one last hug for road? She hugs him and says she loves him so much, and he looks like a dog who does not want to be hugged and might bolt at any second. She tells him that she’ll miss him, then whispers, but she’ll be back.  

Tomorrow, Nina says she thinks she gave Willow some really bad advice; Tracy tells Ned that they have all the ammunition and just have to figure out how best to use it; and Dante asks Sam to marry him.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Everyone on the boat is looking for Cloyce, and Gary tells Captain Glenn that Cloyce is with the guests. The captain says, he’s not here to have fun. Bring him back now. In Captain Glenn’s interview, he says, what the hell? The guests are going to want to eat right away and it’s not going to be ready. If you’re as young as Cloyce, you need to err on the side of professionalism and be the kind of person who shows extra maturity. Daisy says, it’s like herding cats, and Gary tells Cloyce that he has to come back to the boat. In Daisy’s interview, she says, it’s the primary’s birthday, and she feels like a mom trying to get her toddler out of the f***ing jungle gym. Davide picks up Cloyce in the tender, and Captain Glenn tells Daisy that he’s having dinner with the guests. Daisy says, they also have the mermaid. Cloyce comes back and it’s 20 minutes until lunch. The table looks beautiful, decorated with palm fronds and green napkins on each plate. In Emma’s interview, she says she’s embarrassed about Gary snapping at her. We flash back to that, and she says she finds failure embarrassing. She’s struggled with it in the past. Growing up with a sister and brother who know what they’re doing was her security. She’s crazy Aunt Emma on the boat, alone on the sea. She’s hoping it’s just a bad day and gets smoother.

Gary suggests the guests stay on the swim platform, and he’ll haul them back. Glenn asks if Cloyce had a good time. When the guests come back, they like to have them eat as quickly as possible because they have to eat dinner. Cloyce says he’ll get things extra prepped, and in Cloyce’s interview, he says, Captain Glenn is seeing a chef out of the galley for the first time in his career. The other captains he’s worked for were laid back and chill with Cali vibes. They didn’t care. Have fun. Sit back and relax. I’ve got you. Daisy tells Danni that she placed the glasses backward, and in Daisy’s interview, she says she’s pretty direct. She wants the stews to feel good, but she has no energy to be constantly telling them that they did a great job. But everybody needs to be managed differently. The only person who should be crying on the boat is her. The guests are back, and Daisy tells Cloyce that they’re starting to sit. They’re ready when he is. He’s still chopping, and Daisy serves the wine. Amy says she feels bad for guest Grace who had no breakfast, and Grace says she’s feeling good, but she’s ready to eat. Glenn wonders if the guests have started eating, and Gary says he doesn’t think so. In Cloyce’s interview, he says he’s infrequently wrong, but he underestimated his timing. Everything is his fault. Awesome. He loves that. Grace says she has snacks upstairs. Maybe in two days she’ll be really thin. Well, that’s highly doubtful on any cruise. Unless you suffer from ongoing seasickness the entire time.

Daisy says, for f***’s sake, and finally, Cloyce gets it together. Daisy runs up with the food, and Amy declares it an amazing lunch. Emma tells Daisy that she f***ed up again. There was miscommunication between her and Gary. Keith asks how Danni is feeling, and she says she’s zen as f***. Amy decides to take a nap, and Captain Glenn asks about lunch. A guest tells him, it was so delicious, and he points out a jagged rock in the distance. He says, it’s an island called Es Vedrà. There’s no one there, and it’s said to be haunted by mermaids. One of the guests wants to go at night, and Glenn says, they’re spooking him out.

Cloyce shows Daisy the nut honey cake he ordered and says he’s making whipped cream and berries to go with it. In Daisy’s interview, she says, the most important thing is the food. That’s what the tip is based on. And now he’s going to serve a sh*tty cake from a sh*tty bakery. Good luck. It’s her 60th birthday. Bake a cake. In Keith’s interview, he says, Danni is an incredibly charming person, but it’s surface level stuff. His relationships are based on chemistry, and he has a sensitive side. He hopes they can connect on a deeper level.

Gary picks up mermaid Carla. The table is gorgeous, decorated with shells and glass beads. Carla arrives and Emma puts face jewels on Daisy. Diana walks out with perfect placement, and in Emma’s interview, she says she feels like she’s surrounded by people who are great at what they do. She’s struggling like a f***ing idiot. Daisy says she always looks like sh*t in this sh*t. She’s too old to play dress up.

Don’t listen to her. You are never too old to play dress up.

Carla puts her tail on, and Daisy radios the crew to come to the swim platform. Davide carries the mermaid to the platform, and in his interview, he says he helps during downtime and he’s glad for the mermaid. Daisy brings the guests to the platform and guest Stephanie screams, a mermaid! She runs down and hugs Carla and says she’s beautiful. The mermaid hangs out, splashes around, then swims. Daisy says, Danni is doing the cabins, but Danni says she’s been in laundry most of the time and not done much service. She did turndowns last night. Daisy tells Diana to do the cabins, and Diana whines. Daisy says, Diana is the housekeeping queen, but Diana says she doesn’t care. In Diana’s interview, she says she’s tired of making beds and cleaning poop. In Danni’s interview, she says she’s not going down without a fight. She’s going down kicking and screaming.

Daisy says, it evens out by the end of the season, but Danni says she doesn’t give a sh*t. It’s time for dinner and the guests say goodbye to the mermaid. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, after the Floatopia situation and since the captain is dining with the guests, the stakes are higher for Amy’s 60th birthday tonight. It needs to be flawless and he’s ready to rock and roll. Captain Glenn tells the guests that he’d always thought mermaids were a myth. She must have heard they were here. Daisy brings out magical mermaid martinis, which I think are basically martinis colored blue, and one of the guests sticks glittery stuff on Captain Glenn’s forehead. Gary leaves to pick up the DJ, and the guests marvel at how young Glenn looks for 63. Diana curses her life while doing cabins, and Diana and Danni apologize to each other. Diana says, all they do is complain about their job while doing their job. Gary brings the DJ to the boat and in Cloyce’s interview, he says he ordered a cake because he hates making them. He figures Amy just wants to drink because she’s an older woman and nobody in their 60s is super stoked about blowing out candles. They just want to go party. And so do women in their 20s and 30s and… WTF with this guy? I liked him at first, but no, just no. He’s so full of himself and such a know-it-all. Cloyce decides to warm up the cake in the microwave and it falls apart. Ha… ha… ha. In Daisy’s interview, she says, Cloyce took a shortcut and was being lazy. He ordered a sh*tty cake and microwaved it. Now it looks like a pile of dog sh*t.

Daisy suggests they start doing the DJ thing, then serve cake and champagne. Cloyce smooshes the cake together and puts whipped cream flowers all over it. The guests go to the upper deck and Gary brings up champagne. Bubbles float all around and the crew sings Happy Birthday. The cake is served, and Amy goes to bed, saying, nothing good ever happens after twelve o’clock. Personally, I have not found that to be true. Daisy thinks the DJ was the perfect distraction for Cloyce’s poo cake disasterphy. DJ Elliot gets in the hot tub with several guests. Guest Amber flirts shamelessly with him, and the others leave. Elliot wisely gets the hell out of there and asks for a lift back to shore. Gary obliges. Daisy tells Emma, if Cloyce has time to swim, he can make a cake, and Emma says she doesn’t understand. Um… He thinks he’s better than everyone else? And while I’m on the subject, Cloyce has one of the most irritating laughs I’ve ever heard. Like a heh-heh-heh nervous laugh. I can’t.

Cala Tarida. Last day of charter. Breakfast is served and the boat heads for Igy Marina. Diana says she needs to look at the margarita recipe again, and in Daisy’s interview, she says, Diana’s lack of knowledge of a basic popular cocktail is scary. She suggests that Diana and Danni get practice by having the crew order cocktails when they’re off charter. She’ll be the cocktail queen. The guests pack, and the boat docks. Gary instructs Emma on tying the lines, and in his interview, he says, it’s the first thing you learn working on boats and she’s been working on boats for years. Does she not care? Does she not know? Is he a bad teacher?

Gary tells Emma to put her whole weight behind it, and she says she understands. In Emma’s interview, she says, another thing to add to her list of f*** ups.

It’s time for guest departure, and they’re sad to leave as we all would be. There are hugs and thanks, and Amy says she never imagined a 60th birthday with her daughters and all her girlfriends. It was a dream party. As they leave, Glenn toots the horn as per usual. Daisy asks to talk to him and says she thinks the chef is an issue. She likes him and wants him to succeed, but thinks they’re getting the bare minimum. The captain says, it’s not his place to be on the beach. He tells Daisy to try her hand at getting what they want. She says, okay, but if he hasn’t improved after the next charter, then Glenn comes in. Glenn agrees.

It’s time for the tip meeting, and Keith says, it’s his favorite part. Captain Glenn thanks the deck crew for the Floatopia, and says, Daisy did a great job keeping the guests happy. The Under the Sea party was fun. He tells Cloyce to be professional and make meals not play on the water toys. He’s never seen that from a chef before, and he could have made better use of his time. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, that was harsh, but it’s good to be humbled and have a little wakeup call. I have the feeling he doesn’t really mean that. The tip is $25K US dollars, or $2700 each. Daisy says, at 6:30, the stews are going to make the crew one cocktail each. The crew gets dressed, and Emma thinks people are getting loose tonight. Danni and Diana get through making one cocktail, when Diana decides she’s had enough. She goes upstairs and tells Gary that she needs to rest. She wonders why they need to work. Why don’t they do it tomorrow? It’s stupid. Danni wonders where Diana went, and tells Daisy that Diana abandoned her and left her to do it on her own. Daisy says something to Diana, and in Diana’s interview, she wonders why Danni told Daisy. Danni knew where she was. She tells Danni that she wasn’t in the mood.

Emma tells Daisy that Diana was upset because she had to make drinks, and Daisy says, the girls are so sensitive. Emma thinks it’s bullsh*t, and in Emma’s interview, she says she can’t be bothered to be honest. Daisy asks Diana is she’s okay. It’s just practice. Diana says, they’re off the clock, and in Daisy’s interview, she says, normally, she’d do anything for her girls, but this is a level of sensitivity she’s never seen. They’re getting too much into their heads. To be a yachtie you need to have thick skin because you’re working with bitches and serving a-holes.

The crew goes to a restaurant, while on the boat, Captain Glenn puzzles over number puzzles. Or maybe his financial statement. It’s not clear.  Cloyce suggests they hit the f***ing clubs, and in the taxi, Emma asks if Diana fancies Gary, but Diana comes quickly back with an emphatic, no. Emma says she’s the only unf***able girl on the boat, and in Danni’s interview, she says, Emma is being dramatic and drunk. She’s bringing the vibes down so hard.

They go to the VIP section of the club, and Danni and Diana tell Daisy that Emma is being aggressive. Daisy asks Emma what she said in the taxi. Diana and Danni came back petrified. She and Emma go to the bathroom to talk, and Daisy says she’s not calling Emma out. She’s just curious. Emma says she’s not getting involved anymore, and when she comes back out, Diana asks if she’s okay. Emma says she’s fine, but Diana says, she doesn’t seem like it. She didn’t realize that Diana and Danni were upset and are now petrified of her. She’s already over this f***ing game and she’s not giving her opinion when it ends up out of context. In Diana’s interview, she says, Emma started this sh*t. She’s got no patience. Emma says she’s not getting involved in either of their sh*t anymore.

Next time, Tiffany, from The Real Housewives of Dallas, and husband Daniel are guests; Daniel is a total a-hole; Captain Glenn says, Emma isn’t getting it; and Danni says, Gary is giving her the attention she needs.

🌄 Haunted Island…

Check out the island of Es Vedrà without leaving home.

https://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/magazine/2024/04/es-vedra-why-go-myths-and-where-see-it

👺 Prepare For Disturbia…

I’m not sure how disturbing they are, but some of them look ridiculous.

https://ew.com/the-view-halloween-costumes-most-disturbing-8732557

🎃 And You Get a Treat…

Cute animals enjoy a Halloween snack.

https://people.com/animals-across-disney-world-enjoy-carved-pumpkins-watch-8735388

💃🏼 Amok, Amok, Amok…

Join me tomorrow for soap, a little City, and what was, should be, or maybe not be watched. Until then, stay safe, stay not dipping into the Halloween candy early, and stay understanding that sometimes in life, you need a fresh start and distance if you want to change your life or behavior.

Oct22

October 21, 2024 – Lucky Makes Lulu’s Odds Better, One More Casualty, New Guy In Town, Disappearing Chef On Deck, Weekend Watch, Fatal Beauty, Back In the Day & Double

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)

General Hospital

Terry says, the transplant team found a potential complication, and Laura says, please tell her that they’re still planning on doing the surgery. Elizabeth and Lucky join them, and Laura tells them that there’s a been a complication. Terry suggests they go to her office since it’s more private.

Dante goes to the stables, and says he was going to come see Cody earlier, but then he got Cody’s message. Cody hands him a beer and asks if it’s about Lulu, but Dante says, it’s about Sam.

In the solarium, Sam says, she wanted to talk to Drew, but she’s expecting someone else. He asks, who? when Jason walks in.

Holly tells Robert that she has a sensitive matter to talk to him about. It could change things completely. She’s not sure how to put it in words, and he says, how about, Robert you have daughter? She asks who told him and he says, Sasha just left. She filled him in on the more colorful aspect of her history. They did a DNA test and it’s in the Bureau lab for verification. Does she want to tell him how all of this happened? (I suspect the usual way.)

In the nook, Maxie says, Sasha can tell her anything, and Sasha says, her mother told Maxie. Maxie says, Holly paid a visit to her and her mother, and Sasha says she can’t believe her mother dragged them into her ridiculous lie. Maxie says, what if she’s not lying?

Tracy sees Violet’s suitcase in the foyer and hears Violet in the living room with Brook and Chase. She goes in, and Brook says, they were having a snack before Violet and Chase head to the airport. Violet says, they were really waiting for Tracy. She doesn’t want to leave without saying goodbye.

Laura asks, what complication? and Terry says, Lulu has a condition called portal vein thrombosis. It makes the chances of success exponentially more difficult.

Isaiah tells Elizabeth that he just came from PT and he’s getting stronger. Lucas joins them and says, just the two people he’s looking for.

Chase says, the flight’s been delayed, and Tracy suggests they have a final tea party. She asks Brook and Chase to go tell Yuri to make arrangements, and they leave. Tracy says, Violet’s dad is thrilled with his new job and their new house sounds lovely. Violet says she’ll be glad to see her daddy and the new house, but sad to leave this one and them. She’ll miss them so much. Tracy touches Violet’s face.

Holly says she didn’t set out to deceive Robert. She thought he’d been killed in a boat explosion. Robert says, the explosion Faison set to eliminate him and Anna, and Holly says, the only thing that got her out of bed in the morning was their baby. She couldn’t risk one of his enemies finding out, so she went into hiding. She gave birth and nobody in Port Charles knew. Robert says, she told people Sasha’s father was dead, and she says, as far as she knew, it was the truth. She wanted to give Sasha the best shot at life, so she left Sasha with her mother and made a living so she could send money back. He says, by running cons, and she says, that’s what she does best.

Sasha says, there’s no way her mother is telling the truth that Robert is her father, and Maxie asks if she’s sure. Sasha says, her mother wants her to cut ties with her relationships in Port Charles, so she’s free to join her on her cons with nothing to hold her back. Maxie asks, why would she lie to accomplish that? and Sasha says, one lie and her life falls apart. Holly is selfish, self-absorbed, and her feelings are all that matters. Maxie says, no child should feel that way about their mother, but she doesn’t understand. Why lie about something like this?

Cody says, Lulu has a donor and it’s Sam? and Dante says, Sam’s amazing. It’s one of the reasons why he loves her so much. She’s fearless and does anything for the people she cares about, but he feels guilty spending every waking hour at the hospital with Lulu. Sam has her own things going on with her family, and he hasn’t been there for her. He knows she understands about him being AWOL, but he’s asking the woman he loves to make a huge sacrifice for… Cody says, the other woman he loves.

Jason asks if Sam is okay, and she says she’s fine, but Lulu’s liver is failing. Jason says he was hoping Lucky could be her donor, and Sam says, they all were. Good news though. A donor has been found – it’s me.

Laura says she thought Lulu had been cleared, and Terry says, she was, but the pre-surgery test discovered the portal vein thrombosis. It’s a blood clot in the vein that delivers blood to the liver. The surgeon doing the transplant will have to remove the clot. Laura says, one more step, and Terry says, the odds of success have dropped drastically. Lucky says, just when they have hope, it’s yanked away, and Laura says, if they cancel the surgery, Lulu has zero chance of survival. If they do the surgery, she has a slim chance of survival. She only sees one option. Lucky agrees and says, they have to try. Terry says she wants to make sure she’s being clear. At this point, they believe the surgery will be in vain and in all likelihood, not save Lulu.

Holly says she spent years grieving Robert, then found out he was alive. Robert says, she thought he was dead when she learned she was pregnant. He can’t fault her for that, but what about Ethan? She says, Ribert was devastated when she told him that Ethan was Luke’s, and he says, why not tell him that they had a daughter then? She says she was so close so many times. She couldn’t hurt him more. She loved him too much. He says, she loved him, but didn’t have enough faith in him to trust him with the truth.

Tracy says she’ll miss Violet too, and Violet says, it’s weird to be happy and sad at the same time. Tracy says, a lot of life is like that. Think about the fun they’ll have the next time they see each other.

Lucas says, there’s something about the malfunction that he doesn’t understand, and Isaiah says, he noticed it was too quiet, and he realized the ventilator had powered down, but there was no initial alarm. Elizabeth says she can confirm that. When the second alarm kicked in, she ran to Lulu’s room, and Isaiah was manually resuscitating Lulu. Lucas says, if Isaiah hadn’t gone to see that it wasn’t working, by the time Elizabeth heard the second alarm, it might have been too late.

Lucas asks if Terry is saying they won’t perform the surgery, and Terry says, the donor will have to be informed of the new complication. If they decide they’d still like to do it, they’ll proceed and move forward as scheduled. She wants everyone to have the facts. She’s also talked to the surgeons and none of them has performed surgery under these circumstances, so that’s another factor that decreases their odds. Lucky says, what if he can make the odds better?

Violet says, this is the best tea party ever, and Brook suggests it because they’re using granny’s fancy china. She wasn’t even allowed to touch it when she was young. Tracy says, Brook didn’t appreciate what Violet does. She was talking to Violet’s grandfather Gregory before he passed away, and he said, what a special young lady she is, and they agreed she only deserved special things. That gives her an idea. She calls Yuri in, and says, Violet is leaving them to live with her father in Seattle. Yuri says he’s going to miss Violet very much, and Violet thanks him for helping her and playing hide and seek. He says, her ability to fit in tight spaces is impressive, and Violet says, so is his ability to find her. They hug, and he says he’s going to miss her too. Tracy says, when they’re done, she’d like Yuri to pack up the tea set and send it to Violet’s new address. It will get more use there and Tracy’s mother would want it to be enjoyed. Violet thanks her and says she loves it so much. There’s only one problem. If she has all the teacups, how can they have a tea party on a video call? Tracy has to keep one for herself. Tracy says, Violet is absolutely right, and she loves it.

Lucas says, a dual malfunction, and Elizabeth says, it’s been bothering her. Lucky approaches them and says he needs to talk to Isaiah. Isaiah says, of course (🍷), and they step away. Elizabeth tells Lucas that it looked like Lucky got bad news, and they look at Lulu’s chart on the computer. Elizabeth says, oh, God.  

Dante tells Cody that he loves Lulu, but not in the way Cody means. She’s Rocco’s mother and he’ll always love her, but Sam is the woman he wants to be with. Cody asks if Dante is trying to convince him or himself. He doesn’t know Lulu, but he knows Dante and Rocco, so he has a good sense of who she was. She sounds incredible. Dante says, she’s amazing, but she’s his past. Sam is his here and now, his present and future. She’s the woman he’s in love with and one of the reasons is this amazing thing she’s doing for Lulu.

Sam says, the surgery is tomorrow, and she’ll be in the hospital for about a week. She’s hoping Scout and Danny can stay with Drew at the Quartermaines. Drew says, of course (🍷). Monica loves them and Tracy will be annoyed. Everybody wins. Sam says she knows Drew is dealing with the campaign, but she’s hoping he can spend as much time as possible with Scout. Drew says, happily, and Jason says, she has nothing to worry about. Sam tells Drew not to fall for those puppy dog eyes. They’re his kryptonite. And Jason, no bikes. Stay strong. Jason says he will, and Drew says him too. Jason says, they’ll do what she’s asking, and she thanks them.

In the stairwell, Lucky tells Isaiah that Dr. Randolph thinks Lulu’s odds are much smaller, and Isaiah agrees. Lucky says, her odds might improve if she has a surgeon who’s had experience with portal vein thrombosis. Does he know anyone? Isaiah says, a few, but there’s not enough time to reach out, have them come to Port Charles, and do the surgery. Lucky asks if Isaiah has ever done a transplant on someone with that condition.

Maxie says she’s heard stories about the adventures of Holly, Anna, and Luke, and Holly has a good side. Sasha says, all Maxie knows is what she knows from Holly, and Maxie says, Holly did save Anna, Jason, and Lucky from a dangerous situation in Africa, but Sasha says she’s sure there was something in it for her. Her mother never helps someone out of the goodness of her heart. Maxie wonders if she can’t be both a con artist and also sincere, but Sasha says, her mother lied to her for her entire life, saying her father was dead. She’s lying now. Maxie wonders why she would lie about something that can so easily be proven.  

Holly says, the longer it went on, the thicker the lie became. She knew he’d be angry because of how angry he was at Anna hiding Robin from him. She was too cowardly to tell him. He asks what she was afraid of, and she says, that he’d hate her. He says, she had to know the day would come. Secrets don’t last forever. Holly says, it could have, were it not for Cody. She and Sasha had their ups and downs, mostly downs, but she loves their daughter too much to sit back and watch her fall in love with her cousin. Even she has her limits. Robert says, had she not found out Cody and Sasha were dating, she wouldn’t have told him? and she says, had her hand not been forced, she probably would have kept the secret forever. And the way he’s looking at her is precisely why.

Robert says he hasn’t approved of a lot of things Holly has done, but he’s never known her to be heartless. She says, for what it’s worth (🍷), she’s so sorry, and he says, when the DNA results come back and Sasha finds out the truth… Holly says, Sasha is going to hate her more for losing the man she loves. Robert will be the only person she has to lean on. So look after their daughter. She leaves.

Maxie tells Sasha, family stuff can be complicated, especially with parents. We all make mistakes. She has. Sasha says, so has she. Starting with how she conned Nina into thinking she was her daughter. Maxie says she doesn’t want to make Sasha feel worse, but she wishes she’d heard that Holly was Sasha’s mom from Sasha. She kept a huge secret. Sasha says she’s sorry. She didn’t deliberately hide it from Maxie or anyone. She spent most of her life ignoring the fact she has a mom, and when you spend so much time hiding part of yourself, it’s hard to open up. Maxie says she gets that, and Sasha says, Cody, Brando, and of course (🍷) Liam all showed her that she could be a good person in spite of Holly. Holly made sure she didn’t have a normal childhood or stable parents and she’s not going to let Holly take Cody away from her.

Doc finds Laura in the chapel, and she says, today has been awful. He says, she’s had to be strong for Lulu, Lucky, and everyone. Now it’s her turn to talk, cry, scream, throw things… Whatever she needs, he’s here. Laura says, there will not be any of that. She believes Lulu is fighting to get back, so she’s going to be strong too. He asks if Sam is going to go through with it, but she says she doesn’t know yet. She guesses she’ll understand if Sam doesn’t want to go through with it, but everything in her is praying she will.

Isaiah says, don’t go there, but Lucky says, just answer the question. Isaiah says, yes, and Lucky asks if the patient survived. Isaiah says, they did, and Lucky says, then what’s the problem? Isaiah says he never told Lucky how he ended up in Africa. It was another surgery, a different one. There were complications and he’d promised the family it would be okay, but it wasn’t. He’ll never forget the devastated looks as he broke the news. It was the worst day of his life. That’s why he went to Africa, to do basic medicine. To help people who could be helped and not make promises that can’t be kept. He’s sorry. He can’t save Lucky’s sister. Lucky says he’s not asking Isaiah to save her, but just to give it a try.

Chase says, they’re all packed along with a long list of instructions from Tracy. Violet asks if they can stop somewhere first. She wants to visit her grandpa’s bench one last time. Chase says he thinks that’s a great idea, and Violet tells Chase that Gregory said he was always with her. She’s lucky. Chase is the best uncle ever. They hug, and he says he loves her. She says she loves him too, and Brook says, Chase told her that Violet wants to leave Bella with them. Violet says, it’s for her new baby cousin. She’s so lucky because she’ll have Brook and Chase as her mom and dad. Brook says, she? and Violet says she wants them to have a girl, since they’re good at taking care of her. Brook says, she’s got to visit when the baby comes, since Violet taught her how to be a mom. Violet asks if she can tell Brook a secret. She’s going to miss the scarecrow Brook the most. They hug.  

Drew says, it’s remarkable what Sam is doing for Lulu, and Sam says, her surgery is the easy part. Drew says, Lulu would have no chance without Sam, and Jason thanks her for doing it. Sam says she’s glad to be able to help and asks if Jason would mind spending some quality time with Danny at the Quartermaines. Jason says he absolutely will, and she says she has to say goodbye to the kids and find Dante. She thanks them and leaves.

Dante thanks Cody for keeping him honest. Sam is bringing the kids to the Quartermaine house, and he asks if Cody can take them on a trail ride and keep an eye on them. Cody says, of course (🍷). Everything will be okay. Dante says he knows, and leaves.  

Elizabeth says she loves what she does, but wishes she didn’t understand how Lulu got worse, and Lucas says him too. The numbers don’t lie. Elizabeth says, when it’s somebody you love, you literally trick yourself into believing they’ll defy the odds. Lucas says, if Lulu survives, she’ll still be in a coma. The transplant will let her avoid liver failure, but her quality of life won’t change. He thinks they need to be honest with Laura and Lucky. Elizabeth says she knows he means well, but does he want to be the one to tell them to give up on Lulu?  

Laura says, whatever Sam decides, she’ll be at Lulu’s side until the end, God forbid. So will Lucky. Doc says, Lulu is resilient, and Laura has done everything to give her a fighting chance. Getting Nikolas tested, flying across the world to find Lucky, and she never stopped looking for a donor. She says she’d do again tomorrow, and he says, she’s never given up hope that Lulu will survive. She says, don’t make her a hero. She’s just Lulu’s mom.

Lucky says he’s not asking Isaiah to make any promises. If he gives Lulu a fighting chance, he’ll take care of the rest. Isaiah says, it will take a miracle, and Lucky asks if Isaiah thinks it’s hopeless, just say it. If he’s just scared, please, they need him.

Brook tells Violet to call when she gets to the airport, on the plane before they take off, and when they land, so she knows Violet got there safely. Chase says, they’ll be fine. This is it. We’re all crying, and Brook tells Violet to be good for her Uncle Chase. She loves Violet all the way to the moon… Violet says, and back. They hug, and Tracy says, Violet is a very special young lady, and she’s blessed to have gotten to know her so well. They hug, and Violet says she knows this is Monica’s house because Alan gave it to her, but Tracy has made it feel like home. Tracy asks, who told her to say that? and Violet says, nobody. They hug, and Tracy says, Violet needs to get going. She loves her. Chase says, see them in a few days, and he and Violet go to the door. Violet looks back and Tracy waves. They leave, and Brook says, she’s going to miss Violet so much. Tracy says her too, and they hug. Outside, Chase says, ready? and Violet says, ready.

Holly looks at a diamond and puts it back in the bag. She makes a call and says, this is Holly Sutton. I believe we have some business to discuss, Mr. Corinthos.

Robert flashes back to when he and Holly were babies, and Holly says, they can get a divorce right away, but Robert says, the rules say, she has to stay in America for two years or until a child is born. Immigration is watching them.  

Maxie says she’s got get home, and Sasha says she’s sorry for venting. Maxie says she’s Sasha’s friend and Sasha can come to her about anything. Sasha says, there’s no chance that Holly is telling the truth about Robert being her father.

Elizabeth says, Lucas can act like a doctor and speak in medical terms or be there for Lucky as someone who loves Lulu and is holding on and hoping with them. Lucas says he has no idea what to do, but she says, the answer is obvious. He asks, what is it? and she says, a Spencer never gives up. He says, stubborn comes to mind, and she says, it’s not a bad trait right about now. He says, she’s right about everything. He’s not going to stop fighting. It’s what Lulu would want and what she’d do for him if the situations were reversed.

Doc says he wishes he could bear the weight for Laura, and she says, he’s done so much. He’s her rock and keeps her going. He says he always will, and she says she doesn’t want to be away too long. Isaiah and Lucky come into the chapel, and Lucky says he found a surgeon. One that can hopefully save Lulu.

Tomorrow, Curtis says, it’s time for Marshall to show the world what he can do; Nina says, Ava is interested in Ric; and Jordan hopes Isaiah has one more miracle left in him.

💐 More Collateral Writing Damage…

What a shame. Her scenes with Tracy were perfection and they’re losing the best child actor they’ve ever had.

Exclusive: Jophielle Love (Violet) Says Good-Bye To General Hospital

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/jophielle-love-exits-general-hospital

🏥 That’s Jens, Not Jenz…

One of life’s little ironies.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/general-hospital-casts-jens-austin-astrup-as-kai

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Daisy tells Gary that he’s not in her corner. If he was, she’d always be there for his department, but he’s not. He says he never intended to fight, but she says, that’s not reality. She tells him that looking after her girls is her main priority, and in her interview, she says, this is what Gary does. He’s remorseful and has guilt, then gives a half-assed apology. She forgives him and they move on. It’s a vicious cycle and they never move forward. That’s why they pay for therapy. To break cycles. Daisy tells everyone that last season, they took turns paying, and it worked out well. Everyone is cool with that except Cloyce who says he’s not buying everybody five drinks. Daisy says, they made $1400 today, and that’s how they do things. In Gary’s interview, he says, the chef is the highest paid, and Cloyce continues to whine. He wants to invest his drinking money, not make everyone happy. Daisy toasts to a great summer.

They go back to the boat, where Captain Glenn snoozes through a video about Greece, and in Danni’s interview, she says, the vibe deteriorating rapidly. Where is the party? In Cloyce’s interview, he says, the situation sucks. The best way for him to wind down is to cook, so he goes to the galley. In his interview, he says, it reminds him of school. He got straight As and had a few friends, but a kid he never met said he was an a-hole. From what I’ve seen, they might not have been wrong. He says he has no problem speaking up for himself, but at the same time he’s sensitive and feels like an outsider. Danni talks about Anthony, and Gary goes hunting for oysters in the galley. He and Cloyce open a bottle of wine and finish it. They go outside for a smoke, and Keith joins them. In his interview, Cloyce says, he didn’t sign up to make friends, but there are some cool people he’s getting to know better. Oysters and wine, baby.

5 hours to charter. Captain Glenn calls for the preference sheet meeting and says, charter two is lovely ladies. Amy is a realtor from Texas, coming with her two daughters and some close friends for her 60th birthday. Cloyce reads that guest Stephanie is gluten free, and Daisy reads that they want a boho island dinner with paella. Gary says, they want a floating lounge oasis, and Daisy says, an under the sea night with surf and turf, along with a professional DJ afterward. The captain says, they’re going near Es Vedra, and mermaids on the island go out to the boats. Gary is impressed that Captain Glenn knows mermaids, and the captain says they can hire some. In his interview, the captain says, there are weird legends that mermaids lured seamen to their peril. Aliens were involved. A producer asks if he believes in that, and he says, it’s just an island to him but he thinks it’s cool. Daisy calls the provider about the mermaids, while the stews clean the cabins. Danni says she was scared Diane was going be a bitch, and Diana says she’s glad none of them are bitches. Daisy asks who’s done dinner service, and both Danni and Diana have. She asks who’d like to and Diana says she would. In Danni’s interview, she says, going downstairs to do cabins is literal punishment and incredibly annoying. In Diana’s interview, she says, Danni is like, oh poor me. Get over it. Chill. In Daisy’s interview, she says, they’ll always have to do cabins, and tells the girls, it doesn’t matter. They’re going to get it equally.

1 hour to charter. Gary teaches Emma and Keith how to drive the tender. In his interview, he says he’s the only person who can drive the tender, and unfortunately, the only person who can crash it. He thinks it’s important for everyone that they learn. Emma says, it’s starting to piss her off that she can’t do it properly, and in her interview, she says, it pisses her off when she can’t learn things right away. She’s had a lot of jobs and she’s just hoping she wins the lottery. That would be ideal.

The guests are picked up in the tender and met with champagne and cool towels. Captain Glenn says, they’re excited to celebrate Amy’s 60th and welcomes them. He says, they have great things planned. Daisy shows them around, the guests change, and the sails go up. Things slide and several liquor bottles fly out of the cupboard and smash on the stairs.  

Diana insists the cabinet was closed, while primary Amy almost slides off the boat in her chair, but Gary blocks her. In Daisy’s interview, she says her aim for the season was being super zen about sailing. Now here we are – it’s a complete sh*tshow. The guests can’t see. Amy wonders if there are whales here, and one of her daughters says, no. Just a bunch of alcoholics on the coast. In Cloyce’s interview, he says he wants to prove he’s all about being a team player and contribute to hopefully a big tip at the end. Danni flirts with Keith, and in Keith’s interview, he says, obviously, he’s into Danni, but she likes to fish and has no shame whatsoever. Shame hurts. Shame is real. Danni is nervous that the boho tablescape is going to be tacky, and Daisy says, the tackier the better. In Danni’s interview, she says she loves anything artsy. She took art in school and her dad was like, what the f*** are you going to do with art when you get older? She takes pride in her tables. She looks for bohemian sh*t on the boat.

Davide takes photos of the guests, and the tender begins to bang against the side of the boat. Gary says, the tender slipped away, and asks how Emma tied the line. Guest Lily says, they’re losing the boat, and Gary says, they don’t need it anymore. Ha-ha! In Gary’s interview, he says, they can’t leave the tender banging the boat. It makes noise, and worst of all, it looks like sh*t. He shows Emma how to tie the knot. Danni tells Daisy that she’s nervous about her name being on tacky. She’s passionate about this and Daisy told her to do something that she’d never do. She starts to cry, and in Daisy’s interview, she says she’s confused. What the f***? She tells Danni that she doesn’t have to stress.

Daisy says, it’s too early in the season to freak out, and Danni says, Daisy told her it was tacky and it’s frustrating when she’s passionate about it. Daisy tells Danni to pretend she didn’t say it. She meant over the top. In Daisy’s interview, she says she meant it was visually popping. She can tell Danni cares, plus she’s also hypersensitive. She’ll have to watch her words. She tells Danni not to overthink what she says. The guests come out for dinner, Amy and her daughters wearing flower crowns. They think the table is cute and beautiful. Diana asks Cloyce if everyone is getting the same, and he says, yes. She says, which is? and he says, with cheese? This reminds me of the time my husband stopped by the grocery store after work. He was still dressed for work and a woman asked, you work here? He thought she said, you were here? and he told her, yes, I was here, and they circled that drain for a while.

Lunch is served and it’s a glorious parade of seafood porn starring paella. Guest Teresa complains about her boobs getting bigger, which every female has said never. Cloyce says, so far, he’s doing pretty good, and Daisy tells Emma to have Cloyce plate the dessert. Emma says, it needs to be in the oven for 8 minutes, and tells Cloyce to put the pudding in the oven. Daisy checks on where the dessert is at, and there’s some confusion between her and Cloyce as to what the word clear means. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, deckhands should be removed from the scenario, and Daisy says she thinks they’re going to fight. In her interview, she asks where he thought the big plates came from. It also goes both ways. He has a radio. Ask her. Emma tells Daisy that she told him, and dessert is served. Amy says, it’s Southern comfort food and the best bread pudding she’s ever had. Daisy tells Captain Glenn what happened, and he tells her to let him know if there’s another incident. He doesn’t want to damage Cloyce’s confidence. Daisy talks to Gary and says, Cloyce shouldn’t throw her under the bus. She’s on his side. We flash back to Daisy telling Cloyce that a guest’s steak was too well done and Cloyce saying, that’s because it sat. In her interview, Daisy says, back the f*** off. F***ing own it. She doesn’t think she’ll be taking this sh*t. She tells Gary, everyone has to take responsibility for their own sh*t.

The guests go to bed, and Cloyce says, that’s it for him. In Danni’s interview, she says she keeps pursuing Keith. When they have a good moment, it’s exciting. He doesn’t spill all his secrets, so it’s hot. Gary says, it’s a great start to the season, and Cloyce says, there’s something about Daisy. In Gary’s interview, he says he never met anyone like Cloyce. He’s 22 and wears cufflinks. Daisy would walk all over him. He asks if Cloyce is playing hard to get, and Cloyce says he is hard to get. While breakfast begins, Gary tells Captain Glenn that he’s going to scout where to set up the Floatopia. He tells the deckhands to inflate everything inflatable and tie them all together. Davide tries to sit on one, but Emma says, it’s part of a game. He finds out he’s sitting on a cornhole target which somehow seems fitting.  Cloyce says he’d like to go to the Floatopia, and Daisy is like, what about lunch? He tells her that the salad is prepped and he’s putting chicken and salmon in the fridge for a light lunch. On deck, Amy thinks the red and yellow flag the Perceval flies is a pirate flag because of the colors. I don’t know about you, but I usually associate pirates with a black flag that has a skull and crossbones on it. They google it and find out it’s Spanish. In Gary’s interview, he says he doesn’t think Emma is taking this seriously enough, and fixes her inferior inflatables. Say that three times real fast.

Emma says she thought she was doing the right thing and doesn’t think Gary is being fair snapping at her. Cloyce says he’s stoked to offer assistance to the deck team and getting some Spanish sunshine is quite lovely. The guests are taken to whatever this floatie thing is🧐, and they lounge, snorkel, and use the wave runners. In Gary’s interview, he says, Cloyce is the chef, but he’s meant to be prepping. What is he making? French fries and chicken nuggets? In Diana’s interview, she says she’s trying to do her job, and Cloyce is trying to steal her job. His job is to be in the galley.

Wandering around the boat, Captain Glenn says he doesn’t see much prep in the galley. He looks for Cloyce, but can’t find him. Gary radios the boat for sun cream and the captain says he’ll meet Gary at the swim platform. He wonders where the chef is, and Gary says, he’s with them. Captain Glenn says, he’s got to come back in time to prep. Bring him back now. In the captain’s interview, he says, the chef is here for a purpose. He’s not a guest. He likes strong people around him who he can trust, and he’s starting to worry. What is he thinking? We see Cloyce wave running with the guests, and Captain Glenn tells Gary, get him back here now.  

Next time, Captain Glenn says, the island is haunted by mermaids; Daisy says, alarm bells are going off in her head; and Diana thinks Danni is stupid. She could very well be right.

👀 One Thing Watched…

I usually watch this first since I can’t wait and From isn’t on until Sunday. Mind officially blown from the plot twist.

https://ew.com/grotesquerie-episode-7-reveal-niecy-nash-betts-ryan-murphy-8729002

🧟 It’s a Murphy World…

It seems like everything he touches turns to horror gold, and this looks no different. Whoever started the idea of getting stories from graphic novels, comics, and video games was a genius too. There’s a wealth of unexplored material out there.

https://www.them.us/story/ryan-murphy-the-beauty-graphic-novel-jeremy-pope-anthony-ramos-ashton-kutcher-evan-peters

https://www.cbr.com/ryan-murphy-evan-peters-horror-the-beauty/

https://ew.com/ryan-murphy-the-beauty-culmination-of-nip-tuck-ahs-exclusive-8729903

🐩 Old Hollywood Royalty…

Not Halloween themed, but close enough. I love old timey photos of pets.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/pets/g32375671/old-hollywood-pets/

🫧 Let the Cauldron Bubble…

Join me tomorrow for soap and snark in the City. Until then, stay safe, stay waiting a day before reacting to a rude email or text, and stay keeping in mind that secrets don’t last forever.

Oct15

October 14, 2024 – Martin Presents New Evidence In Alexis’s Case, Gary Crashes the Tender Off Deck & Who You Gonna Call?

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)

General Hospital

Kristina says she created this situation, but Alexis says, Kristina’s father created this situation by letting things spiral with Cates. Her father got them into this and he’s the one who has to get them out.

Dante says, there’s something Sonny should know, but Anna says, this is not the time. Dante says he doesn’t think it can wait, when Martin comes in and says he’d like to know why he’s just getting this now. Does Anna want to explain why he didn’t get the new evidence in Alexis’s case?  

Molly drops some folders in the courthouse hallway, and Dex helps her pick them up. She says, he was great in there. It was his first time being a police witness, but he seemed like a pro. He says he’s glad over, and she says, one less thing to worry about. He says, she can add the new evidence in Alexis’s case, and she says, what new evidence?

In a room at the station, Elizabeth says she should have known he was the reason she’s here. What did he get her into this time? We see she’s talking to Ric.

Brad looks on his laptop and says, it’s no mistake. The test results were accessed by Dr. Robinson the day before Ric got them. Terry comes in and says she was wondering if found anything new in Heather’s test results.

Portia goes to Curtis’s office, and he says, this is a nice surprise… What’s wrong? She says she didn’t listen when he told her to leave Heather’s case alone.

Brad tells Terry that he found something interesting, but he wants to doublecheck before he hands it over. She says she’s glad he’s being so thorough. All eyes are on him. A lot of people have questioned her decision to hire him back and Portia is especially unhappy. He needs to be the perfect employee and get on everyone’s good side. He says he promises she won’t regret hiring him. He’ll work extra hard and has no doubt he can get Portia to come around. Terry leaves, and Brad laughs as he prints out the document.

Portia says she changed Heather’s test results, and Curtis asks, how? She says she snuck into the lab and looked at the numbers. The cobalt had decreased significantly, so she altered the results. She doesn’t know what she was thinking. She could only think that she had to do this for Trina. Curtis says, he wants to protect Trina too, but to do it like this? She says she wants to make sure Heather isn’t released. She’s a murderer who has caused them pain along with all the other people she terrorized and murdered. He says he doesn’t disagree, and she says, they’d never have a moment’s peace with Heather wandering around Port Charles plotting revenge for Esme’s death. He says, what’s done is done. What’s important is that nobody else knows. She says, the court ordered the hospital to turn over the tests. It’s just a matter of time before they find out what she’s done and her medical career might as well be over. (I am seriously disappointed in Curtis.)

Molly says she hasn’t heard anything about new evidence, and Dex says he assumed she’d been notified. She says she hasn’t. Spill. He says he probably shouldn’t say. He doesn’t want to jeopardize the case or his job. She says she understands. She’s sure she’ll find out soon enough. It’s nice to know there’s some good news coming their way for once. Short of Sonny confessing, she can’t imagine what it might be.

Ric says he’s as in the dark as Elizabeth is, and she says she was told it was urgent. He says he thinks it’s about Alexis, and Elizabeth wonders why the police want to talk to them again. He says, it will be fine. Just tell the truth. Chase comes in and sets the gun on the table. He asks them to take a look at the gun. Does it look like the one Alexis had in Blackstone Canyon? Elizabeth says, it looks like the gun Alexis was holding, but Ric says he doesn’t know. It was dark in the canyon. He can’t be sure. Chase asks him to take another look, and Ric says, of course (🍷).

Anna asks Sonny to go into the interrogation room and she’ll talk to Martin in private, but Martin says he’s not going anywhere when she’s sitting on evidence. Anna says, they’re still investigating, but she’s sure Reynolds wants to speak to Sonny, but Sonny says, his lawyer isn’t here yet and he’d like to hear the evidence. Martin asks if Anna wants to tell them or should he, and Anna says, the evidence in question is a gun deposited here by an unidentified subject. The time is suspect, and they can’t consider it a serious lead. Martin asks what caliber it is and who it’s registered to, and she says, it’s registered to Sonny Corinthos and is similar in appearance to the one Alexis was seen disposing of. Chase is questioning the witnesses to see if they think it’s similar to what they saw. Martin says, what about a ballistics test? and Anna says, they’re confident it’s not the gun that killed Agent Cates.

In the interrogation room, Anna says, this is by no means conclusive. They’re still investigating. Diane walks in and says, the gang’s all here. She didn’t know she was walking into a party here. Sonny says, they got some good news. Anna thinks they found the missing gun that will exonerate Alexis. Anna suggests they not get ahead of themselves, and Reynolds says, let’s get started. Sonny says he wants to make sure Alexis is not getting unfair treatment because him, and Martin says, the FBI’s treatment is beside the point. He assumes they’ll be dropping the charges. Reynolds says, they have plenty more evidence, but Martin says, they have nothing, and he knows it. He’s filing a motion for a hearing today and he’s sure the judge will grant it. He leaves.

Portia says, if they find out the tests were tampered with on the same day she was in the lab, where she rarely goes, they’ll have reason to investigate her. Curtis says, they have no reason to suspect the tests were tampered with. It could be a faulty test or a lab mistake. They’re the only two who know about it, and if they play it cool and they’re lucky, it will stay that way. She says, one other person knows, and he asks, who? She says, Ava, and he says, Ava is a loose cannon. Portia insists Ava won’t tell anyone because she loves Trina. She would not hurt Trina in that way. He says, it’s their only saving grace, and she says she’s happy he knows. The burden has been killing her. He says, they’re in this together. He’s always got her back. She says she loves him for that, and he says, she’s not going to lose her job or her license. She says, if she does, she does. Shell do anything to protect Trina. He says, that’s because she’s a great mom. Don’t worry. It will never come out. They hug, she thanks him, and she leaves.

Elizabeth says, it looks like the gun Alexis was holding, and it’s their civic duty to tell the truth, and Rick says, Elizabeth is right. It looks exactly like the gun. Chase says, good, and thanks them for their time. Their identification is going to help Alexis. He leaves, and Elizabeth asks Ric, what’s wrong with you? Ric says, he told the truth, but she says, not because he wanted to. His phone rings, and Elizabeth leaves. Curtis asks if Ric can come over to Aurora. He needs to see Ric as soon as possible. There’s an urgent family matter he needs to discuss.

Dex asks if Molly is doing better than the other night at the Brown Dog, when Molly’s phone dings. She says, oh my God. She can’t believe it. It’s about the good news he was talking about.

Alexis says, Kristina’s dad is not a victim. His recklessness was bound to catch up with him at some point, and today is that day. Kristina says, because of her, and Alexis says, stop blaming herself. The guard says they’ve got to go. Alexis has a hearing, and they need to get to Port Charles. Kristina says, he confessed, and Alexis says, remember what she said. Kristina is not responsible. She leaves with the guard.

At the courthouse, Michael asks how Kristina is doing, and she says she’s worried. The guard told Alexis that she has a hearing. She thinks their dad confessed to Cates’s murder to get her mom off the hook. They have to make sure they’re both in the clear. Michael suggests she sit quiet and let Sonny handle it. He knows what he’s doing. Kristina says she’s scared, when Sam joins them. She says, Molly texted her, but she didn’t say what was going on. Kristina says, they don’t know, and Sam says, they should go in. They go into the courtroom, and Kristina looks at Molly.  

Dante says, now that he and Sonny are alone, did he drop the gun off? Sonny says, it wasn’t him. He doesn’t know who it was, but he’s glad he found out before he confessed. Dante laughs and Sonny leaves.  

Michael sees Sonny and tells Kristina, he must not have confessed. Kristina wonders what this is about, when Alexis is brought in.

Elizabeth slams her locker shut, when Terry walks in and asks if everything is okay. It’s not like her to slam things around. Elizabeth says she’s so mad at something Ric did, and Terry asks if she wants to talk. Elizabeth says, no… Every time Ric has the opportunity to do the right thing, he does the opposite. She tells herself that he’s not going to disappoint her this time, and he always does. Terry says she has the feeling that’s not why Elizabeth is upset. If she had to venture a guess, she’d say this is more about Lucky.

Brad asks if he can speak with Portia, but she says, it’s not a good time. What does he want to talk about? He says he’s been gathering Heather’s test results and found something he thinks he should run by her. Is she sure she doesn’t have a minute?

Curtis says he wants to talk to Ric, father to father, and Ric says, it’s about Heather’s case. Curtis says, Heather’s case being reopened has hung over his family’s head and he knows Trina is terrified. He doesn’t like seeing his daughter terrified. Ric says he can understand where Curtis is coming from. He loves Molly more than anything and thinks she’s the best thing he’s ever done, but he’s also a lawyer. The great thing about law is that it protects people. Unfortunately, sometimes it protects people who do bad things. He thinks Heather is a completely different person now. Curtis says he went to Pentenville and met with her. He has to admit she’s changed, but that doesn’t mean she should be let out. Ric says he doesn’t think Curtis has anything to worry about with Heather, but Curtis says he thinks Ric is wrong. They’re at an impasse, and Ric needs to be real with the truth. What comes next? He deserves to know.

Anna says, Dante got interrupted before he could say what he wanted to. What was he going to say? Dante says, it was nothing, but Anna says, she got the feeling Dante was going to tell Sonny about the gun.

Alexis says she takes it Sonny didn’t confess, and Martin says, no one confessed. There’s new evidence. She asks, what kind of evidence? when the bailiff says, all rise, and Judge Otis comes in and says, court is now in session.

Martin says, the defense has new evidence that can impact their case. They thought the alleged murder weapon was gone forever until now. It’s been located and he has sworn affidavits obtained from the PCPD from the witnesses who saw Alexis dispose of the same gun. A sample of river water in the gun shows it to be the same as in the Blackstone River, and the serial number says it’s registered to Sonny Corinthos. A ballistics test has concluded the gun is not the weapon used to kill Agent John Cates. He’s submitted into evidence the photos of the affidavits. In light of these developments, he’s asking that all charges be dismissed immediately. Reynolds says, the prosecution has more than enough evidence to move to a trial and conviction.

Dante says he’s not saying that it didn’t cross his mind to lie, but he respects Anna too much. She knows how it is. Sonny’s son and a cop. Anna says, it’s hard to love someone with a moral compass not as defined as your own, but Dante has always remained neutral. What’s the difference now? He says, life is different. Lulu’s not doing well. He and Rocco sit by her bedside and pray for a miracle. He used to think how amazing it would be to tell Rocco the good news that Lulu is better and coming back. Now he thinks of how he’ll give Rocco the bad news that she didn’t make it, and in the same breath, tell him that he’ll never see his grandfather again, since he’ll be away for a long time. She says she’s sorry Lucky wasn’t a match. She thought he was going to be Lulu’s miracle. Dante says, they all did.  

Elizabeth says, everything about Lucky has been weighing on her, and Terry says, he’s been gone a long time. She’s got big feelings back. Elizabeth says, it has more to do with Lulu than anything. Lucky thought being Lulu’s donor would wash away his sins, but she’s worried now that he can’t be a hero, he thinks he’s lost his last shot at redemption. What scares her the most is that he’ll leave again.

Ric says, Curtis seems like a stand-up guy who loves his family, so he’s going to tell him the truth, as much as lawyer/client confidentiality allows. He had several individual labs test Heather’s cobalt levels. The results are consistent that there was a significant decrease, except those from GH. It’s concrete evidence that proves her behavior was due or heavily influenced by metallosis. He knows it’s not something Curtis wants to hear, but Heather is going to get her day in court.  

Portia brings Brad to her office and asks what she can do for him. Brad says he was pulling Heather’s test results like he was told to do and noticed something strange. Portia says she heard they discovered a faulty result, and Brad says he thought it was just a mistake at first, but the disparity in the numbers didn’t make sense. So he opened the accessibility and saw the weirdest thing. The original recording showed Heather’s cobalt levels at 1.8 before they were radically altered to 300. She says, it sounds like something for Heather’s legal team to deal with and nothing for them to worry about, and he says, then he noticed the same day, the tests were accessed by her. Should he worry about that?

Anna says she sees the toll this is taking on Dante. He’s doing the right thing by taking a leave of absence to be with his son and focus on Rocco. Dante says, Rocco’s a good kid. He wants to be able to tell him something good. Anna says, there were too many years she wasn’t here in Port Charles for Robin. Robin went through all this stuff, hard stuff, without her support. No matter what happens with Lulu, he and Rocco will be together and see each other through it. That’s what Rocco will remember and that’s what matters.

 Elizabeth says she’s an adult and can take it, and Terry says, she’s worried about other people. Elizabeth says, especially Aiden. One afternoon meant so much to him. He was open and vulnerable, and it was so good for him. Terry says she bets it was good for Lucky too, and Elizabeth says, Lucky is a smart man. He’s traveled the world and seen things they can only dream of. But sometimes she wonders if he never learned that time is the one thing he can never get back.

Brad says, it’s hard to believe a mistake just happened randomly, but Portia says, mistakes happen all the time. Why is he bringing it to her attention? He says he just wanted her to see how hard he’s working that he caught such a jarring discrepancy. He’d like Portia to have his back during his trial period. He wants to make sure if people ask about him, she has good things to say. He’s sure his due diligence will catch the attention of the higher ups, but if she thinks he should just forget about it, he’s willing to consider that too. So tell him. What will get him a more favorable review, diligence or discretion?

Martin says, it’s obvious the prosecution has no case and they’d be wasting the court’s time to go to trial. It’s also a complete miscarriage of justice. Reynolds says, the defendant had motive, opportunity, and her vehicle was seen at the scene of the crime which she wasn’t forthcoming about. Martin says, the defendant’s vehicle, not the defendant, and Reynolds says they believe the murder weapon is out there and they’ll find it. He asks the court to consider the scope of the evidence, not just the weapon that conveniently happened to show up. And he reminds the court that this woman has killed twice before. Martin says, irrelevant and prejudicial, and Judge Otis says he needs to evaluate the evidence. The court is in recess. Alexis tells Martin that she’s been to a lot of hearings and can’t tell how this one is going. That’s not a good sign.

Molly finds Kristina in the hallway and says, Kristina needs to go back in. She can end this. She can help mom. If she knows something, she needs to tell the judge.

Sonny tells Diane, it’s not going well. If they don’t drop the charges, he’s going step in and do the right thing.

Portia says she was skeptical when Brad came back after what he did last time, and Brad says, he screwed up. She says, but seeing the hard work he’d putting in, his determination is amazing. She’s impressed. He says he thought she might be, and she says she’s going to recommend he be put on full time when his trial per ends, if not sooner. He thanks her, and hands her the papers for her records. Don’t worry. He has a digital copy. He leaves, Portia closes the door, and tears up the papers, fuming.  

Curtis asks what will happen at Heather’s hearing, and Ric says, he’ll submit the new evidence and argue that the jury reached a verdict without all the facts. Based on how that goes, it could go one of three ways. Heather gets a new trial, which isn’t good for anyone. Curtis says, the victims will have to relive the trauma, and Ric says, or she gets a reduced sentence, which is what he planned. Nobody can argue she didn’t commit what she’s charged with, but the charges could be lowered, and she’ll get reduced time. Curtis says, and the third? and Ric says, it’s a long shot, but Heather could be offered a plea of manslaughter, and with time served, she could be granted immediate release.

Judge Otis comes back and says he’s reviewed the evidence and considered the argument on both sides. In light of the new development and insufficient evidence, the case is dismissed. Alexis is free to go. Court is dismissed. Alexis says she guesses she was wrong, and Martin says he never doubted it for a minute. Michael says he knew dad would come through, and he and Kristina hug. She says she’s so happy, and looks at Molly, but Molly looks away. Diane says she’s guessing Sonny is glad he didn’t confess, and he smiles. Kristina hugs Alexis, then Sam, then Molly, Kristina says, it’s amazing, and Sonny says, Alexis will be sleeping in her own bed tonight. Alexis says she knows what Sonny was going to do for her, and he says he does what he can for the people he loves. Kristina says, it’s finally over, and hugs Alexis again.

In the hallway, Michael tells Molly, hold up. Where is she going? Molly says she had to get out. She’s happy for mom and will celebrate with her later, but it never should have gone this far. It’s Kristina’s fault. Everybody thinks she’s forgiven and forgotten, but she can’t, and she won’t.

Anna says she’ll pray for Lulu and be thinking of Dante and Rocco. If there’s anything she can do, don’t hesitate to ask. Dante thanks her and says, his mom was great at getting the word out about a donor match. People are getting tested and they’re waiting for the results. She says she hopes it’s soon, and he says him too. She says she knows how much he still cares for Lulu, and he says he’d do anything for Lulu. He’d trade his life for hers.

Brad delivers the paperwork to Elizabeth, and she thanks him. She looks at the computer and says she doesn’t believe it. Terry asks if something is wrong, but she says, no. It’s very right. They found Lulu a match.

Tomorrow, Brook tells Tracy that they just put out a fire and now she wants to start another one; Drew says he needs Michael to make it work; and Elizabeth tells Laura that she has good news.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Cala Tarida, Ibiza. In Daisy’s interview, she says, dinner on night one and they’re in the sh*t. She did put Cloyce in a sticky situation, but he’s a chef on a superyacht and needs to adapt to last minute stuff. Daisy brings primary Scott a fresh steak, and Cloyce comes up to say, sorry about the mix up. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, when he cooks, a different element in his brain turns on. He’s used to things going well. He may look like an idiot, but he’s not stupid. I have the feeling that Cloyce’s confidence isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. This is like the third time he’s used the word idiot in reference to himself. Gary Leaves to pick up the dancing instructor, and Captain Glenn asks how Cloyce is doing. Cloyce says he’s disappointed with himself, and in Captain Glenn’s interview, he says, Cloyce is a young guy with serious talent. At that age, he was still partying. We see some pictures of him with… an afro? How old is he? He says, Cloyce may have a lot of growing to do, but you don’t want fall into the good enough trap. You want your chef to be great.

Gary picks up dance instructor Ellie, and in Danni’s interview, she says she wants male attention. She was a nobody, then she went to the gym and became a cheerleader. That’s probably where her confidence came from. She suggests we all go to the gym, which isn’t a bad idea for anyone, but not for those reasons. Ellie arrives, and Daisy says, the guests want the crew to be involved. They dress up in leather and lace, and Gary says, girls’ clothes are weird. It’s going to take him an hour to put his outfit on. The guests go upstairs for their lesson and Ellie starts with a sexy walk. In Davide’s interview, he says he never did sexy walking, but once at a crazy festival he married a guy. Then they got divorced. He’s straight, but they’re married on Facebook as well. Gary struggles to get out of his outfit, and I feel his pain. The guests go to bed, and Captain Glenn instructs Emma and Keith on anchor watch, while Gary takes Ellie back. Suddenly, the tender crashes into something.

Gary says he couldn’t see, and realizes he hit a rock. He asks if everyone is okay, and in his interview, he says he just crashed the tender. He’s driven hundreds of thousands of times and never crashed. He drops Ellie off and checks the boat. When they get back to the yacht, he tells Captain Glenn that he hit a rock, and the captain asks if anyone was injured. Gary says, no. He scraped it, but they were able to carry on. Captain Glenn asks if it’s leaking or sinking, and Gary says, there was bubbling by the fiberglass, but he put his hand inside and it seemed fine. The captain says, you don’t want to flood the engine, and in his interview, he says, the boat won’t sink, but the engine could get submerged. If that happens, this tender is through, and it cost around 180,000 euros. It’s always f***ing something. Gary heads for bed and says, if anyone sees the tender sitting lower, wake him up. He calls himself an idiot. I can’t disagree. The tender is still good in the morning, and Cloyce says he woke up thinking he slept through breakfast. That reminds me of the time I woke up thinking I was late for school, rushed around getting dressed, and it turned out to be Saturday.

Captain Glenn says he needs to video the damage, and in Gary’s interview, he says, if there’s a hole, that will be the end of the season for this tender. He doesn’t want to think about it. Danni tells Daisy about Gary crashing the boat, and Gary tells the captain that there’s hardly any damage. Captain Glenn looks at the video, and Gary says, it’s not through the hull piece; it’s just a massive scratch. In the captain’s interview, he says, luckily, it’s cosmetic and didn’t impact the engine. Gary knows better. The guests are going on an excursion, and in Daisy’s interview, she says, O Beach is the quintessential beach club and good for day drinking. In Keith’s interview, he says his last relationship was three and a half years and he’s finally ready to mingle. The guests trickle out and anchor is dropped at Calo des Moror. Breakfast food porn is served, and Daisy tells the guests that they’re headed for the beach club at 2 pm. She tells both stews to go along. Danni flirts with Keith and he wonders why she’s so aggressive.  

Club host Anthony greets the guests, and Scott declares, what happens in Ibiza stays in Ibiza. What an original thought! Diana says, there are so many hot people. She loves this job. Danni finds out that she and Anthony are both from South Africa, and they get to talking. On the boat, Emma asks what Keith thinks about the girls, and he says he likes all of them. Danni is fun. She’s a massive flirt, definitely attractive and adventurous, with an outgoing sense of humor. At the beach club, Anthony asks for Danni’s number.  

In Daisy’s interview, she says, Cloyce is confident and so not her type. It’s cracking her up. Cloyce says, what he has in average characteristics, he strives to make up for in other areas. Danni calls and asks if Gary can bring trunks for one of the guests, and Daisy wonders, who goes to the beach club without trunks? Captain Glenn says, she’s going to have to wake Gary up, and Gary says he was just about being deep. In Gary’s interview, he says, all Daisy does is boss him around like an errand boy. How long is this f***ing day?

The guests toast to Ibiza and do shots. Diana wonders how they’re going to get the guests back to the boat in one piece, but the guests say they don’t want to leave. Danni calls Daisy and tells her that the guests are keen on staying, and Daisy says she’ll swap them out with a deck member. She asks Gary to pick up the girls, but he says, they can wait until he picks up the guests. He was just there. The text says he was there an hour ago, and Daisy says she’ll remember that one, and she walks away. In her interview, she says she didn’t know the guests would want to be there all day. She has turn downs and no one has taken a break. She thinks it’s fair to swap them out. In Gary’s interview, he says, when Daisy tells him to jump, he asks, how high? but when he asks her to do something, it’s like World War III.  Daisy tells Gary, f*** you. She’ll do it herself. He’s just showing what a what a d*ck he is.

Gary tells Emma that Daisy needs to make her plans better, and Emma says, he and Daisy need to figure it out. They’re at each other’s throats again and they’re going to have another row. Daisy tells Cloyce that dinner is on the fly tonight, and in Cloyce’s interview, he says, tonight is a 90s theme. He wasn’t even alive in the 90s. The guests have requested Thai food, and he imagines there’s curry. He needs to make sure tonight goes well after last night. He’s not going to be the first person fired. Gary relents and tells Daisy that he’ll pick up the girls, and she texts Danni. Keith is the swap, and Danni introduces Anthony as her boyfriend. She tells Anthony that she’ll be back and he says he’ll see her later. She leaves, and at 7 pm, the guests are ready to go. Dinner gets changed to 8, and Daisy curses her life while she’s in the shower.

In Diana’s interview, she says she’s been on housekeeping for the past five years. She’s trying to get into service. If you could choose cleaning poop or serving people, which you choose? Does she really have to ask? The guests get back to the boat, and dinner is switched to 8:30. Daisy tells Cloyce, don’t kill her, and in his interview, he says, dinner continues to be pushed back. It’s risking overcooking the proteins and the rice is going to get gummy. It needs to be perfectly cooked, and as a perfectionist, it sketches him out a bit. Is everything fine? Keith tells Danni that she’s punching, meaning, Anthony is above her playing field, and she says, that’s just mean. You’re a f***ing nasty budgie smuggling boofhead. Wow. I’m filing that one away for future reference.

Keith says he’s sorry. He didn’t mean to upset Danni, and Danni says she thinks that about herself every day, and so do a lot of girls. In Diana’s interview, she says she thinks Keith is jealous. Cloyce says, they’re getting into overcooked rice territory, and guest Hakim asks for six shots of Japanese whiskey. Can I have one too? Contessa’s phone rings, and she tells them that she’s on location until the end of July. One of the guests says, the world is our playground, and some of the most glorious food porn I’ve ever seen is served. Hakim asks Cloyce to take a shot with them, but Cloyce says he has to get the captain’s approval. He tells Captain Glenn that he’ll do less than a shot, and the captain says, that’s fine. Cloyce performs a rap song he wrote as he serves the shots, and he’s not bad. In Daisy’s interview, she says she loves it. She didn’t think Cloyce was a hidden Eminem. One of the guests says, the chef is dope as f***, and in Cloyce’s interview, he says, cooking is not the whole Cloyce package. He considers himself a Renaissance man – poetry, archery, dancing, magic. He shuffles some cards in the air, and they fall. He says, and even when the magic doesn’t work out, he’s still got an ace up his sleeve. Big surprise, he pulls an ace out of his sleeve, and says, delicioso. That’s Spanish for, it doesn’t suck. The guests go to bed before midnight, but considering how much they’ve had to drink, it’s a marvel that they didn’t fall asleep at the dinner table.

Keith admits he dealt a low blow to Danni, and in Danni’s interview, she says, if that’s an attempt at flirting, he needs to take a page out of her book. Emma asks if Daisy spoke to Gary, and Daisy says, the way he spoke to her earlier is the way he’s spoken to her since the first charter they worked together. That’s because he’s five and when he likes a girl, he pulls her pigtails. In Daisy’s interview, she says she’s not putting up with Gary’s bullsh*t anymore. She’s not being a weak person people take advantage of. It’s time for her to protect herself.

In the morning, Cloyce does jumping jacks in the galley. Anchor is home, and they sail to Igy Marina where they drop port anchor. The guests declare breakfast, yummy, and Captain Glenn tells the crew to line up on the dock for guest departure. There are hugs and so awesomes, and Contessa says, it’s definitely the top anniversary trip they’ve taken. Scott says, Tamron Hall for sure. As they leave, Captain Glenn blows the horn per usual. Emma says she can’t wait for their first night out, and Gary asks Daisy if they’re going to have a good night. She says she’s tired, and the captain calls for the tip meeting.

Captain Glenn says, charter one is done. The guests had a great time. The first dinner was one hiccup, but dinner two was much better. The guests were definitely a handful, but the interior did an amazing job. He understands what happened with the tender was an accident, but remember that safety is their number one priority. The tip is a measly $15K, or 1435 euros each. In Diana’s interview, she says she’s not happy. She’s not going to lie. She wants more. They clink champagne glasses, and Daisy says, this is the last time they’ll be friends. Enjoy it. They’ll be f***ing or fighting. Captain Glenn says, or both, and Anthony texts Danni. Danni tells Diana that there are plenty of fish in the sea around here, and they get dressed to go out. In Cloyce’s interview, he says he likes to feel elegant, upscale, and put together, in a position to make big money moves. He wants to look sexy, but with some mystery. It makes the women intrigued. Captain Glenn tells them to have fun, and they head for old town.

On the boat, Captain Glenn learns how say, where is the nearest ice cream shop? and, how do I get to the club? Daisy toasts to a good season and the guys gather together. Gary asks who Cloyce has eyes for and Cloyce says he doesn’t have eyes. He thinks Daisy would be a good wife. She’s organized and runs a tight ship. He likes when a lady tells him how it’s going to be. In Gary’s interview, he thinks Daisy would eat Cloyce alive. I wouldn’t though. Too bad he’s tad young for me. Danni brings up what Keith said, and Daisy asks Gary to go for a smoke. She tells him to get his head in the game. She’s warning him, don’t f*** up. She’s not babysitting him. She’s always had his back and he’s thrown her under the bus. She’ll throw him so far under if he’s not in her corner. In Gary’s interview, he says he’s surprised at her hatred toward him. All he has is love for her and she’s making it harder. He still has feelings for her. She says she’s letting him know. He’s either in her corner or not, but she’s not sitting back this time. She’s f***ing done.

Next time, there’s water on the boat; the tender slips away; and the chef disappears to go have a good time.

🎃 Frost On the Punkin…

Join me tomorrow for soap, NYC talk, and the weekend’s watch. Until then, stay safe; stay testing for skin allergies before using face paint with a costume (or even if you’re thinking of wearing it on the daily – no judgement); and stay learning early that time is the one thing you can never get back.

Oct8

October 7, 2024 – Lucky Gets Bad News, Table Turning, No Sense, First Sail Of the Season, The Crew, Pop Culture Pets (!) & Scary

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)

General Hospital

Lucky sees Aiden at the hospital, and Aiden says, hi.

Diane goes to Robert’s office, and he says he wants to run something by her before other people do. Holly is back in town.

On the phone, Holly says, it’s their favorite supplier. Do they have any updates on the ice? As exquisite as these are, she’s in a hurry to part with them. There’s a knock at the door, and she tells them to call the second they hear. It’s Jack with a bottle of wine. He tells her that it’s an excellent vintage.

Tracy asks if Violet is writing her weekly letter to Finn, and Violet says she is. Tracy says she thought Violet liked writing to him, and Violet says, something bad happened at school and she doesn’t know if she should tell him. Some kid called him a drunk and she punched them.

Principal Ford thanks Brook and Chase for coming, and Brook says, Violet is their number one priority. Chase says, she’s never hit anyone before, and Brook says, they told her that it wasn’t an excuse, but the other student provoked her. Ford says, it’s an ongoing issue with the student that they hope to nip in the bud, but hitting is never the answer. Brook says, they told Violet that, and Chase says, she understands. Ford says he thinks they might have to dig deeper, but that’s a great start.

Lucas goes into Bobbie’s, and Willow walks in with Wiley. She says, he’s back. It’s good to see him. He says, her too, and Wiley asks who he is.

Tracy tells Violet that she’s sorry. That kid was extremely rude. Violet probably knows what she’s going to say next. Violet says she probably shouldn’t punch anyone, but she was upset. Tracy says, being upset is acceptable, but getting violent is not. Violet tells her, that’s what Uncle Chase and Brook said, and Tracy says, they’re smart people. Violet wonders if she can ask Tracy a question. When her dad was on the floor sleeping and couldn’t wake up, is that what being a drunk is? Tracy says, her dad has an illness called alcoholism. Some people are fine with alcohol. They can drink it and it’s not a problem, but for her dad, it is. He’s getting help at a special hospital. Violet says, if he knows it’s a problem, why doesn’t he stop? and Tracy says, for some people, it’s not that simple. They have to teach themselves that they can’t have it. Violet says, it’s taking a long time to learn, but she’s glad her dad isn’t home. She wants the lesson to stick. Tracy says her too.

Brook says, Violet is super resilient. She’s still getting excellent grades, and she’s involved in everything at home. Ford says, she’s withdrawn in school, and Brook says, she has a massive support system. Ford says, don’t panic. A big change can cause a shift in behavior. They want to help Violet thrive. Chase asks if she’s not doing that.

Holly says she’d never invite a stranger in, and Jack introduces himself. She lets him in and asks if he’ll do the honors. He says, no trouble, and opens the bottle. She says, as flattered as she is, she can’t imagine what the WSB would want from her, and he says, her expertise. She says, the subject? and he says, Jenz Sidwell and his diamond mine operation in East Africa.

Willow introduces Lucas as Wiley’s great uncle, and says, he’s Grandma Carly’s brother. Wiley introduces himself and they shake hands.

Lucky says he’s sorry he didn’t keep in touch, and Aiden says, Lucky was busy. Lucky says, that’s no excuse, when Elizabeth joins them. She says she was hoping they’d find each other, but she doesn’t think this is the right place for a reunion. Why don’t they go to the breakroom?

Jack asks how Holly and Sidwell met, and she says, they share a taste for the finer things in life. They clink glasses, and she says, they’d find themselves in the same hotels, restaurants, and casinos. Jenz finally introduced himself and the rest is history. He asks what she can tells him about Sidwell’s operation, but she says, their relationship was personal, not business. Jenz kept his business dealings close to the vest. If she’d known what he was up to… He doesn’t believe her. Jack says, she has a reputation for infiltrating difficult to get to places to find difficult to get to people. She did it many times for the WSB. She says, this not that. She only became aware of who Sidwell truly was when Anna and Jason arrived. Then she only focused on helping Lucky get home. He must have ordered the drone strike. He says he can neither confirm nor deny, and she says, they could have all been killed. He says, yet here she is, alive and well. She reminds him of a former agent he’s had the pleasure of knowing. Robert Scorpio.

Robert tells Diane that Holly is back. He wanted her to know because he doesn’t want anything between them. He apologizes for the way he acted last time. She says, any other reason? and he says, she’s his present and future. Holly is his past. She says she feels the same way, and he says he’s sorry about the kiss. It created doubts and he doesn’t want her to have any doubts. She says, as long as his lips only touch hers, she’ll have no doubts, and he suggests they practice. She says, great idea, and they kiss.

Tracy says, Violet’s father loves her very much. He’s determined, and working hard to get well. As for the boy she hit, he shouldn’t talk to her like that. It was wrong, but she gave him what he wanted. Violet says, Garth wanted her to punch him? but Tracy says, he wanted to upset her and hitting him showed him that she was upset. You don’t want to give people like that the satisfaction. Violet asks what she does if it happens again, and Tracy says, take a deep breath, get herself together, and say, je n’ai pas de temps pour toi. Pshh! Violet asks what that means, and Tracy says, I have no time for you. Pshh! in French. Violet says, je n’ai pas de temps pour toi, and Tracy says, perfect. She tells Violet that she has to make a phone call, and in the hallway, she calls Diane.

Wiley tells Lucas that they’re going on a boat ride, when Maxie and Michael walk in. Maxie says, rude. She didn’t know Lucas was home. They hug and Wiley tells Michael that Lucas is his great uncle. Michael says, Lucas is his uncle, but still great. He and Lucas hug, and Michael says, welcome home. Lucas says he hears they’re going on a boat ride, and Willow says, Wiley loves everything about boats. Michael says, he’s the best first mate around, and Wiley asks if Lucas wants to come, but Lucas says he has to run. He forgot this thing he has to do. He’ll see them all later. He leaves, and Maxie says she forgot an appointment that she has too. She hopes they have the best day. She jets, and Willow asks Wiley to go get some cookies. He goes to the counter, and Michael says, that was… She says, Lucas put on a brave face, but that had to be hard.

Gio tells Violet that Tracy is on the phone and she’s not happy. Violet says she thinks it’s about her. She punched a kid who said mean things about her dad. Gio says, his family would cheer her on, but she says, that’s not the way to handle it. You just say, je n’ai pas de temps pour toi – pshh! and walk away.

Elizabeth puts some sodas and snacks on the table, and Lucky thanks her. She leaves, and Lucky says he owes Aiden a huge apology.

There’s a knock at Holly’s door, and she opens it to Felicia. Felicia says, it’s true. Holly is here. They hug, and Felicia says she heard what happened from Anna. What did Holly get herself into? Jack says, that’s what he’d like to know.

Gio tells Violet that she must miss her dad a whole lot. He misses his mom every day. Lois peeks in, but stays outside the door. Violet says she’s sorry. Does it get better? Gio says, it gets easier. The good news is, she’ll see her dad again. In the meantime, she has an incredible family with lots of love to give. He had the Cerullos. She says, it’s not the same, and he says, nothing can ever compare to the love of a parent. In the hallway, Tracy asks if Lois is eavesdropping, and Lois says, no. Tracy says, lurking? and Lois says she’s giving them privacy to talk. Tracy says, her accent is showing, and Lois says, feel free to report her to Miss Finch. She tells Tracy that Brook got a text from the principal, and Tracy says she handled it. Lois asks what she did.

Chase says, Violet was having a harder time than they thought, and Brook wonders if they made a mistake moving her to the Quartermaines. She asks what Ford thinks about a therapist, and he says, therapy is never a bad idea. Violet is still a wonderful, creative, and curious child. She’s experiencing a rough patch, but together, they can get her through it. Chase thanks him, and he says he has every confidence they’ll turn this around. Brook says, they’ll keep him in the loop, and Ford says he’ll do the same. Ford opens the door, and Diane is there. She says she’s here on behalf of her client Violet Finn.

Lucas goes to Bobbie’s grave and says, it seems strange and wrong. He misses her and hopes she’s at peace. He could use some. If she has any extra, send it his way. Maxie shows up, and he says, stalker. She says, runaway, and he asks how she knew where to find him. She says, her Spidey sense, and they hug.

Michael says, Lucas could have made it hard for him to get custody, but he didn’t, and he’s thankful. He knew what it cost Lucas and Lucas made it easy when he didn’t have to. Willow asks if he knows who else didn’t have to. He didn’t have to share Wiley with her when they realized Wiley wasn’t hers and her baby was gone. That could have been the end of her being a mom. She owes it all to him.

Lucky tells Aiden that it’s his fault they haven’t talked. It’s not that he didn’t want to. He was just in places where… It’s no excuse. He should have figured out a way. Aiden says he’s glad Lucky is here now, and Lucky says, it’s important that Aiden knows it’s not because he didn’t want to hear from him, and Aiden admits that he did think that was why Lucky stopped answering him. Lucky says he’s sorry. He had a lot going on. He wanted to talk to Aiden, but they can talk now. Aiden says, there’s something he wants Lucky to know. He doesn’t know how to say it, so he’ll just say it. He didn’t want to write it in an email or say it in a video call. He’s… gay.

Felicia asks what Jack is doing here, and Jack says, WSB business. Felicia says she thinks he’s a jerk, and Jack says, on that charming note, he thanks Holly for her time. He gives her his card and asks her to contact him if she remembers anything she left out. He leaves, and Felicia says she doesn’t like him. Holly says she picked up on that, and Felicia asks if Holly is all right. Holly asks if she doesn’t look all right, and Felicia says, she looks stunning. What happened? How long is she in town? Why isn’t she staying with them? Holly says she saw Mac and he wasn’t exactly thrilled to see her, but Felicia says she is. She missed Holly. Holly says she missed all of them, and they hug. Felicia says, including Robert?

Aiden tells Lucky, say anything, and Lucky says, Aiden told him that he didn’t know how to say it, and he feels the same. Give him a second… Here goes. He’s Aiden’s father and he loves Aiden without exception. If he made Aiden question that because he was gone, he’s sorry. Aiden says he knows Lucky loves him, and Lucky asks, how? It’s hard to explain how much love you have for your kid. It comes from deep inside from the second they’re born. Nothing will ever change the way he feels about Aiden. Aiden thanks him and says he feels like he can breathe. Lucky says, it’ll be okay, and they hug.

Maxie says, Wiley has been Michael’s son for over a year, and Lucas says, that’s why he left. He had to condition himself not to feel like Wiley’s dad. Maxie asks if it worked, and Lucas says, Wiley is Michael’s son. There’s no grey area. Wiley is so big, outgoing, and… Maxie says, adorable, and Lucas says, what struck him the most was how happy and secure Wiley is with two loving parents. What more could he want for Wiley? He knew Michael would give Wiley a wonderful life and he was right.

At the table, Wiley wears headphones, and Willow asks if Michael has ever considered telling Wiley the truth. Michael says he has. He’s just not sure how to explain it. She says, maybe they can figure it out together when he’s ready, and he says he’s ready. Willow takes Wiley’s headphones off and says, there’s something they want to talk to him about. Wiley asks if he’s in trouble, but Michael asks why he thinks that. Wiley says, whenever he is, they start with that, and Michael says he’s not in trouble. Willow says they want to share something about someone, and Michael says, Uncle Lucas.

Brook says, obviously, her grandmother sent Diane, and Diane says, Violet has an impeccable record. to reduce her to single incident is absurd and the appropriate legal action will be taken. Brook says, stop, and tells Ford that she’s sorry. Does he mind giving them a private moment? Ford says, of course (🍷), and they go into the hallway. Brook asks what Diane is doing, and Diane says, Tracy contacted her about the issue, and the best way to be on the offensive is to put the school on the defensive. Make it their problem. Chase says, the school has been great and they’re handling it together, and Diane says, Tracy called her, and she came. She fights hard for the people she cares about. Chase says, luckily, the school cares too and they’re handling it. Diane says, if anything changes… and Brook says, they know who to call.

Brook and Chase go back in the office, and Brook tells Ford that she’s sorry. It won’t happen again. Ford says he’s pleased with their progress. A lot of parents just blame the school and it’s difficult to find common ground. Brook says, they want the best for Violet, and Ford says he thinks Violet will be just fine.

Holly says she hasn’t seen Robert, but she wants to, and Felicia asks, what’s stopping her? Holly says, Mac told her that it’s not fair how she keeps popping up in Robert’s life, and if she couldn’t stay in his life, she had no right. Felicia says she can’t avoid Robert altogether, and Holly says, the last time was so final. Robert said he couldn’t see a future for them. What if he meant it? Felicia says, there’s an ocean of history between them. Don’t make that choice for him. They need to find a way forward together. Holly says, that’s the opposite of what Mac said, and Felicia says she’ll deal with Mac. Holly needs to deal with the other Scorpio brother.

Terry asks how Elizabeth’s day is going, and Elizabeth says she’s totally freaking out. Aiden and Lucky are in the breakroom talking. They have a lot to catch up on. Terry says, like Aiden being gay, and Elizabeth says, he told her? Terry asks if she’s surprised. (Seriously.) Spaces don’t come safer. Does Elizabeth think Aiden will tell Lucky? Elizabeth says, no, but she hopes so. Aiden is so unsure of his relationship with his dad, and she wants Aiden to know how loving, patient, and funny Lucky is. And she wants Lucky to know how incredible Aiden is. Terry says she has to trust they’ll be okay. They got this. Elizabeth’s phone rings, and she says, it’s the lab. Terry asks if it’s Lucky’s test results.

Lucky asks Aiden to fill him on how his life is going, and Aiden says he has a baking business. He does pretty well, and the money is paying his way to Paris where he’s going to study pastry baking. Lucky says, Aiden reminds him of his dad. Wherever they went, he always found a way to make a living. They ran a diner in British Columbia – the Triple L. His dad did the cooking and baking. Aiden says, he’s a legend in Port Charles.

Lucas says, Maxie seems like she’s in a good place, and she says, what about him? He says he’s going to rock the role of uncle. What’s new in her life? She says she’s back with Spinelli, for good and for real, and he says, everything old is new. She seems happy. She says, very, and he says, that’s all he wanted for her. She says, that’s all she wants for him too.

Brook tells Violet that Ford isn’t mad at her. He believes in her. Chase says, but they don’t hit no matter how awful the person is. Gio says, some people do, but Brook says, he’s not helping. Violet has to apologize, and she’s suspended for the rest of the week. They’ll get through this together. All for one, and one for all. They hug.  

Holly stands outside Robert’s office and fixes her hair. She walks in and says, hello, and he says, it’s about time she showed up. She says, he’s been waiting for her? and he says, all his life.

Michael says, there was a time Wiley wasn’t with mommy and daddy. He was with Uncle Lucas. Willow says, Uncle Lucas was someone who did what mommy and daddy do. He fed Wiley and took care of him and played with him. They had a special relationship until the time came for Wiley to go home with them. Michael says, Uncle Lucas is very special to their family, and Wiley asks if they can go to the boat now. (Typical kid. When you think they’re going to react, they shrug it off.) Michael says, sure, and Wiley says, race him. He takes off and Michael follows.

Maxie says, after several relationships that didn’t work out, she thought her heart was closed, but she looked up and Spinelli was there. She’s glad she woke up and opened her eyes to see what was right in front of her. Are his eyes closed? He says, do not set him up or push him toward a relationship. He doesn’t want to deal with that, and he means it. She says, what if the perfect guy falls out of the sky? and he says, the perfect guy doesn’t exist. And if he does, he’ll find him himself. Maxie says, even though Lucas can be a brat, she’s glad he’s home. She missed him. He says, back at her, brat included, and she asks what perfection entails. Rock hard abs had better be on the list. He says, in the top 10, and she says, more like the top 3. He tells her, don’t ever change.  

Elizabeth asks how it’s going, and Lucky says, he and Aiden had a good talk. Aiden says he’s ten minutes late and has to get to Julia’s to play Carjack. He leaves, and Elizabeth asks if Lucky is sticking around. Lucky says, for a little. He won’t leave without letting them know… What is it? It’s bad, isn’t it? She says she’s sorry, but he’s not a viable donor for Lulu.

I’m guessing it’s Lucas.

Tomorrow, Dante tells Rocco that he’s not going to let it happen; Felicia tells Mac that if Robert and Holly want to be together, there’s nothing they can do; and Lucky kicks a bunch of people out of Bobbie’s.

👸🏾 Instead Of Flipping…

Or she could have said, je n’ai pas de temps pour toi – pshh!

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/how-ghs-tabyana-ali-turned-the-tables-on-her-online-attackers

🤷🏻‍♀️ Not To Us Either…

They better have some dynamite storyline to replace her.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/kelly-monaco-says-her-gh-exit-doesnt-make-any-sense

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Here’s the guy whose last name should have been Yawn. Don’t get me wrong. Captain Glenn is a lovely man, but he’s not all that interesting.

This season, we’re sailing to Ibiza, which captain Glenn says is the party capital of the world. Daisy is back as chief stew and ugh, Gary is back as first mate. In his interview, Chef Cloyce says he’s only 22, but that doesn’t mean he’s an idiot. We’ll see. The deckhands are Keith and Emma, and Davide is the engineer. Stews Diana and Danni round out the crew, and it looks like there will be drinking and tears. In Gary’s interview, he says he wants to work on his leadership skills and keep his emotions under control. Again, we’ll see. We flashed back to how Gary made Daisy’s life a misery last season when she wanted a relationship with the only actual catch on the boat, Colin, who has obviously moved on from Daisy and the franchise.

We flash back to the mess that was the Parseval last season, but Captain Glenn says, they gave it a complete engine overhaul. He tells the crew that he has high expectations. Good luck with that. Daisy says, they’re a team and she doesn’t expect hostility. She thinks it’s important that she and Gary communicate. Good vibes, good season. Maybe it would help if Gary would quit rolling his eyes. I already hate him.

In Daisy’s interview, she says, when she gave ranking, it was a complete disaster, so she’s switched to just keeping the interior as a team. Already, Daisy saying team could be a drinking game. The primaries are Dr. Contessa and Dr. Scott (Dr. Scott!), who are celebrating their anniversary with friends, who are also celebrating theirs. They want a surf and turf dinner, a leather and lace party, and the women want a local dance instructor to teach them sexy moves. Cloyce reads that one of the guests is allergic to shellfish, and says he hopes they live. This goes over like a lead balloon, but I literally lol. Glenn says, they have high profile guests, since his bar is low, and he wants high standards. He wants to give them the experience of a lifetime. Fun fact: Danni worked on a Russian boat that was seized and she thought it was pretty cool to meet the FBI.

Daisy wasn’t having it with Gary and tells him that after she and Colin broke up, she needed a friend, and he ignored her. She says she never held anything against him, but he left her on her own to figure things out. He claims he didn’t want to start more drama, and in his interview, he says he needed to step away, but feels sick to his stomach about being a sh*tty friend. They hug and now I’m sick to my stomach. In Daisy’s interview, she says, Gary isn’t aware that apologizing means doing things different in the future, and she knows he’ll just hurt her again. Um… How about finding a new friend? This guy cannot be friends with a woman.

Cloyce puts on a blindfold to cut an onion. Has he never heard of the matchstick technique? In Cloyce’s interview, he says he started entering cooking competitions when he was ten or eleven and could see over the stove, then began culinary classes in high school. Hey, I can make a very nice capellini and a great egg sandwich.

I find out the pronunciation is I-bith-a, and we get a tour of the revamped Parseval. Dinner orders are taken and one of the guests wants their steak well done. I wonder what’s wrong with them. Daisy makes the mistake of asking guest Mona Lisa (yep, that’s her name) what she’d like as her turf, since she doesn’t eat beef or pork. This starts a chain reaction of everyone wanting something different, when Cloyce had asked specifically for no substitutions. Like that would happen on a superyacht. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, it’s only the most important meal, since it’s the first one. Thanks, Daisy. It’s not like it was her fault. He told her to ask Mona Lisa and the others just jumped in. And if I was paying in the neighborhood of $80K to go sailing, you’d better believe the chef is going to make what I want to eat. At least he doesn’t get visibly pissed off at her.

Captain Glenn raises the sails, which always impresses the guests. Again, at this price point, I should get a sail to take home. As usual, things go flying. We see a dolphin! In Gary’s interview, he says he realizes Emma doesn’t have as much experience as he thought, but he wants to be a captain one day, and that means training people under any circumstances, so he’s down for it.  in Keith’s interview, he says Danni is attractive, but in a work environment, you can banter, but there are lines you can’t cross. Ha-ha-ha! Another good luck with that.

It’s leather and lace night, and the décor is black and silver, with a whip decorating the table. There’s already confusion in the galley, and Cloyce wonders if something was counted wrong. The guest who wants a medium steak gets a well done and I blame the guest who wanted it well done in the first place. In Cloyce’s interview, he says, Daisy took specific orders, when they had a conversation about that. In Daisy’s interview, she says, this is bullsh*t. She takes the guests orders, he cooks it, puts it on a plate, and sends it out. Cloyce guesses he’s just an idiot, and in Glenn’s interview, he says he’s worried.

This season, Daisy and Gary are at odds; there’s a lot of drinking; and there’s a crash. Hopefully not after the drinking.

🛟 Meet the Cast…

The newbies and the old timers sailing this season.

https://www.eonline.com/photos/37281/below-deck-sailing-yacht-season-5-cast-photos

🦛 Make Your Own Kind Of Hippo…

Since they don’t really give much in the way of instructions, I think this is supposed to be a joke, but if you want to give it a shot, go for it. The ideas are pretty amusing.

https://people.com/pop-culture-pet-halloween-costumes-moo-deng-8724551

🧘‍♀️ Hushed October Morning Mild…

Join me tomorrow for soap and Housewives in the City. Until then, stay safe, stay embracing new challenges as the leaves change, and stay never giving the satisfaction to those who want to upset you. Just say, je n’ai pas de temps pour toi. Pshh!

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August 28, 2023 – Curtis Makes a Decision, Returning, The Real Ned, NYC Minute, Denial Ain’t a River, Making Merit, Magic Moment & Wine

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Elizabeth sees Finn on the roof and says, she thought she told him that this was her spot. He says, she’ll have to thumb wrestle him for it, and she sits next to him. She says, he’s been up here a lot lately. He must have something on his mind. He says he found out something yesterday and came up here to try and process it. He still can’t wrap his head around it, and doesn’t think he ever will.

Kristina goes to Alexis’s office, and Alexis asks, what brings her here? Kristina says she wanted to thank Alexis for talking to Diane. She agreed to be on the board of the Corinthos-Davis House. Alexis says she told Kristina that Diane would be a real asset, and Kristina says, she is. She’s so excited to have a lawyer of Diane’s caliber on board. But that’s not the only reason she’s here. She owes Alexis an explanation. Alexis says, for what? and Kristina says, the reason she ignored Alexis at the pool earlier.

Trina walks into Kelly’s courtyard, and Josslyn says, welcome to Kelly’s. May I take your order? Trina says, so professional, and Josslyn says, it may not be as glamorous as the art gallery, but she’s happy to help her mom. Trina says, at least Josslyn found a way to be there for her. She doesn’t know what to do for her mom. Josslyn sits down and asks if that means things still aren’t any better between Trina’s mom and Curtis. Trina says she thinks they’ve gotten worse. Curtis is still in rehab and her mom keeps trying to visit him, but he keeps pushing her away. Josslyn takes Trina’s hand and says she’s sorry, and Trina says she doesn’t know what to do. There’s got to be a way to bring them back together.

Marshall walks into Portia’s office and she thanks him for coming. He asks, what’s going on? and she says she heard from the rehab facility. He says, don’t tell him that Curtis had a setback, but she says, no, he’s fine. He’s actually getting released tomorrow. He asks if that isn’t good news, and she says, it should be, but Curtis hasn’t gotten in touch with her. She only spoke to the rehab director. And it looks like Curtis hasn’t reached out to Marshall either, so she doesn’t know what that means. Does that mean Curtis isn’t coming home?

Curtis is exercising with the medicine ball when Stella comes in. She asks what he’s doing, and he says, isn’t it obvious? She says, that he’s working out, but where’s his physical therapist? Curtis says he doesn’t need him, and Stella asks, why is that? He says, Brent taught him everything he needed to know, so now he’s just getting stronger every day. She asks if Brent knows he’s in here on his own, and he says he doesn’t know. He doesn’t care, but he’s ready to get out of here. He’s ready to go home. She says, oh no he isn’t.

Carly thanks Diane for coming to Kelly’s, and Diane says she’s at Carly’s beck and call. She asks how it’s going, and Carly says, good. She never thought she’d enjoy this place like the MetroCourt, but she does. She didn’t realize she had this emotional connection to Kelly’s. It makes her feel closer to her family, to her Aunt Ruby, to her mom… She can’t explain it. Diane says, some things never need explaining, and Carly says, the people are so down to earth. No one’s complaining there’s no beluga on the menu. Diane says, there’s no beluga on the menu? Goodbye. She laughs and says, it’s nice to see Carly and the customers happy. Carly says she’d be even happier if Drew wasn’t in prison. Diane is going to have to get him out.

Robert meets Anna at a poolside table and asks, what’s the occasion? She says she needs a favor. No questions asked.

At another table, Martin sees Lucy walk in and says, there’s his little buttercup. It is so good to see… She throws a drink in his face, and he asks what that was for. She says, not only has he been getting fifty thousand – fifty thousand – dollars every single month from that third ex-wife of his, he kept it a secret. Why did he keep it a secret? He says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and she says, that’s good. She knows him now, and she knows when he lies, his little ears turn red. Right now, they’re bright crimson. He says, it could be sunburn, and she says, he’s going to go with that? Spill it. He says he admits it. It’s true. Why does she care? She wonders how he can ask her that. Now she knows why he doesn’t want to marry her. He doesn’t want to give up all that beautiful money. He says, she’s one hell of a confusing creature. She didn’t want to marry him. And I quote, I am through with the institution of marriage, unquote. She says, he actually believed her? He’s an idiot. She was going for the reverse psychology thing. If she says no, then he insists they get married, and carries her off like An Officer and a Gentleman. He says he never saw that movie. He never much cared for Richard Gere actually. Who cares? That’s in the past. He loves her. She says, clearly, all that money from his ex-wife’s alimony is more important to him than love.

Anna says she has to find out if Valentin is still on Pikeman’s payroll. Robert has to use whatever connection he’s got with the Feds and any contacts from the WSB to get her some information. He says, it sounds like she’s convinced that Valentin’s being paid by them. Why doesn’t she simply tell him everything that’s been going on?

Kristina says she stopped by Alexis’s office earlier, and Esme told her that Alexis was meeting someone over by the pool. Alexis says, not the most discreet assistant. Did Esme tell Kristina what she was eating for dinner? Kristina says, when she saw Alexis there with Molly and another young woman she didn’t recognize, who she’s assuming was the surrogate – Alexis says, she was – she wanted to talk to Alexis, but thought it would be better if she stayed out of the way after her last interruption. She practically barged in on Molly and TJ when they were meeting with the surrogacy consultant, and if looks could kill… Let’s just say she made a quick exit. That, on top of the fact Molly didn’t invite her to the sushi party, and she just wanted to steer clear. Alexis says, that was probably a wise decision, and Kristina says she sort of stormed out after Alexis waved at her, so she wanted Alexis to know she wasn’t trying to avoid her. Alexis says she kind of figured something else was going on, and Kristina says, whatever is going on with her and Molly, she doesn’t want it to come between her and Alexis, because their relationship is in such a good place now and she wants it to stay that way. Alexis says she does too. Whatever’s going on between Kristina and Molly won’t affect them. Kristina thanks her.

Finn says he saw Elizabeth talking with his dad, so he’s guessing his dad told her. She says, yes, he did, and Finn says his father’s dying. It’s the first time he’s been able to say that out loud. She says she’s so sorry, and Finn says he’s sorry for his father. Not only is he dying, it’s one of the worst ways. ALS is brutal. He knows it’s coming, but he still can’t believe it’s happening to his father.

Stella says she’s sorry. She didn’t mean to sound harsh, but Curtis needs to think about this. Going home is going to be a huge adjustment. He says, Portia already made the house wheelchair accessible (that was fast), but Stella says she’s not talking about handrails and ramps. He needs to talk to his physical therapist about being discharged to make sure he’s prepared for his new reality. He says he doesn’t need a therapist to tell him how he’s feeling. He’ll get the same standard answer they give to everyone, empty words. He doesn’t need that. They don’t know who he is. She says, but she does. So talk to her.

Portia tells Marshall that she made sure the whole house can accommodate a wheelchair, but for all she knows, Curtis made other plans. Maybe he decided to move into an assisted living facility? Marshall says he can’t see Curtis doing that, and just because he hasn’t called, doesn’t mean he’s not coming home. She says, but she would have heard from him by now. She just wants to know what’s going on with him. Why won’t he reach out to her? Marshall says, she has to let Curtis do this in his own time. She has to let Curtis figure it out for himself. He’s sure Curtis is going to let her in.

Carly says, Diane has to do something, and Diane says, Carly knows she’d do almost anything to get Drew out of Pentenville. But because there was no trial, she basically doesn’t have a leg to stand on. She can’t argue for an appeal. She can’t argue that there was a procedural flaw. She can’t argue for a reduced sentence. The moment Drew took the plea deal and pled guilty, his sentence was at the absolute discretion of the judge. Carly says, so let’s find another judge.

Kristina asks, so how was the surrogate? and Alexis says, obviously, it’s a little hard to get to know a stranger in an hour, but from what Alexis could tell, she liked her. Alexis thinks she’ll be a good choice for both of them. Kristina says, that’s great. She’s so happy for Molly, and she knows Molly is going to make an amazing mother. Hopefully by then, their relationship will be back on track. Alexis says, they love each other and that’s not going to change. Kristina just needs to be a little patient. This whole infertility thing has been really overwhelming for her, but now that they have a surrogate, she’ll maybe get past her struggles. There’s a knock at the door, and Gregory comes in. He says, sorry. Not a good time? Kristina says, stay. She was just leaving. She tells Alexis, goodbye. Thank you, love you. Alexis says she loves Kristina too, and Kristina leaves. Alexis asks if Gregory wants to work on that AI piece, and he says, yes, but he’s not sure how many working days he has left.

Curtis thanks Stella for her advice and says he appreciates it. He knows what she’s trying to do, but it’s like this place is a safety net. Every time he falls, there’s somebody there to catch him, and he knows that’s not how life is. He has to get back out there and do things on his own, and can’t expect anybody to hold his hand. She says she’s not talking about that and he knows it. Of course (🍷) he’s going to get out of rehab. She just needs to know he’s ready. He says he just can’t sit here any longer. What is he supposed to do? Feel sorry for himself that he can’t walk? says, maybe that’s exactly what he needs to do. He has a right to feel sorry for himself. He has a right to be mad. This should have never happened, so he can’t just push those feelings aside. He’s got to let them out. Open the window and scream if he has to. Because if he doesn’t, it’s going to eat away at him bit by bit until it explodes or… He starts to talk, but she says she’s not done yet. It’s going to take everything he’s got to face this head-on. God has placed an obstacle in his path, and Curtis needs to show Him that he’s up for the challenge.

Robert says, they know Valentin lied about being at ELQ the night of the fire. Does Anna think he had anything to do with burning down her house? She says, Robert promised her that he wouldn’t ask any questions, and Robert says he lied. The difference between his lies and Valentin’s lies are, Valentin’s lies tend to get you killed. She says, he’s complicated, but he doesn’t do anything without a reason. She doesn’t know why he said he was at ELQ when he wasn’t. She also doesn’t know what else he’s lied about. He says, but she suspects something, and she says, what if his connection to Pikeman goes deeper? He admitted to working for them years ago as a logistics contractor. He says it ended with that, but she doesn’t buy it. What if he’s still in bed with Pikeman?

Martin says, to be fair, neither he nor Lucy has been particularly successful when it comes to marriage. She starts to interrupt, but he says, hang on for a second. Something doesn’t make sense. How on earth did she find out he’s the one getting the alimony?

Diane tells Carly, that’s not the way the law works. It’s not like you’ve gone to a doctor; you don’t like what he says. You go to General Hospital for a second opinion. This is the justice system. You can’t hand pick a judge. Carly says, but the sentence given to Drew was over-the-top and wrong. Besides, Drew agreed to six months in Spring Ridge, not three years in Pentenville. It’s cruel and unusual. Diane says she wholeheartedly agrees, and Carly says, besides, there’s nothing in Drew’s past to justify the sentence. It’s like the judge had some kind of vendetta against Drew. They have to do something. Come on. Diane says, that’s an interesting point though. She might be able to argue bias. She can go back into the judge’s past cases and see if there’s any kind of history of prejudicial behavior. Carly says, so she’ll take the case? and Diane says, that depends on who’s hiring her, Carly or Drew?

Trina says, part of this is her fault, and Josslyn asks, how is it her fault? Trina says, when she found out Curtis was her father, she lashed out at her mom. Her mom found out Curtis kissed Jordan, and was upset about how he was treating her, so she went off on Curtis. Josslyn says she still doesn’t understand how that’s on Trina, and Trina says, if she hadn’t put her mom in a vulnerable state, maybe she wouldn’t have been as angry about the kiss. He said that it meant nothing, but Trina didn’t let it go. And that’s on her. Josslyn says, it’s not. They’re responsible for their actions, not Trina. They’re adults and they’ve got to figure this out for themselves.

Curtis tells Stella, if God wanted to put an obstacle in his path, He didn’t have to take away his ability to walk. Talk about timing; right when everything was looking up. Not only did he reconnect with his father and made peace with him, he found out he has a daughter, an amazing daughter. He struggled with the fact Portia kept it a secret from him, but they were working past that. Stella says, he still has those things. He still has all those good things in his life – family. The accident didn’t take them away. Curtis says, that’s just it. It wasn’t an accident. The shooter intended to pull that trigger. It doesn’t matter if he was the intended target. He was hit and here he is, and she expects him to believe that’s God’s plan? She says, maybe this experience can enrich his life in ways he never expected. It can show how strong and resilient he is. He says he doesn’t feel strong. He can’t even walk. He can barely do anything. So much of who he is, is tied to how physical he was. Curtis, hitting the bag, rough and tumble, running in the park, but he can’t do any of that anymore. She asks if he’s saying a disabled person should just give up. We have nothing to fear but fear itself. Does he know who said that? FDR. He didn’t give up. He ran this country from a wheelchair. That’s a real hero, not like the ones in the comic books Curtis used to love. Curtis has a superpower. He just doesn’t know what it is yet, but it’s in there. And until he finds out, they’re all here standing right beside him.

Marshall says he can understand where Curtis is coming from, and Portia asks what he means. He says, years ago when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, he made a tough choice. It probably wasn’t the right one, but he chose to leave his family to protect them. Portia asks if he thinks Curtis is pushing her away for the same reason, and he tells her that he can’t say for sure, but what he does know is that his son loves her. What Curtis doesn’t know is what their relationship is going to be like. He’s not just talking emotionally; he’s talking physically. She says, so Curtis is avoiding her, and Marshall says, yeah, he’s avoiding her. He’s avoiding the questions he doesn’t have the answers to yet. It’s not because Curtis doesn’t love her. It’s because he does love her.

Gregory tells Alexis that he let Finn know about his diagnosis. It’s still surreal saying he has ALS. You’d think it would have sunk in by now, but every time he says it, it hits him all over again. She asks how Finn took it, and he says, Finn usually plays everything close to the vest, but he was obviously devastated. And he only added to that by telling him that Alexis already knew. She says she and Finn ran into each other a little bit ago, and they talked about it. He asks if Finn was upset that she knew, but she says she thinks he’s more concerned about Gregory, not who was told first. He says, so hopefully it won’t damage their friendship, and she says, no, it will not. She and Finn are fine and they’re both worried about him. He thanks her again for keeping his confidence, and apologizes for putting her in that position. It wasn’t fair. He hopes she can forgive him.

Elizabeth says she knows what Finn’s dad is facing is horrible, but hopefully he can hang onto those moments of joy he has right now. Finn said he talked about going on a trip? Finn says, he wanted to take Violet to Disneyworld, but that was before his symptoms started getting worse. He thinks his father is afraid of losing his mobility, and doesn’t want Violet to see that. She says, that’s inevitable, but kids are super resilient. One day at a time. That’s what they say in AA, right? He tells her, that’s what they say, but it’s still hard to see what lies ahead. She says she knows, but his dad is still independent and still has his freedom, and Finn has to take advantage of that while he can. Don’t miss out on what’s right in front of him.

Martin wonders how Lucy got a look at the particulars of his financials, especially that alimony. That is confidential, and he’s not the kind of man who leaves documents lying around. So how on earth did she get her hands on that information? She says, well… perhaps… she went to Pine Valley and she snooped. He says, that girls trip she took with Felicia. She said they were in Llanview. Lucy says she lied. They met this guy there named Jackson Montgomery; he’s a lawyer. Martin says, oh Lord. He knows who Jackson Montgomery is. She says, they also had a look at his files. Perhaps without his permission. He says, so she was willing to break the law to get a look at his private something-something? She could have been arrested. How could she have done something like that? She says, how could she have done something like that? How could he keep this alimony thing a secret from her all this time? He says, that’s in his past. It has nothing to do with the two of them. Nothing is more important than his relationship with her. She says, okay. Give up the money. Tell his third ex-wife that he just doesn’t want that alimony anymore. No alimony ever. He says, it’s fifty thousand dollars… Is that really what she wants? She says she doesn’t know. She doesn’t think she’s free to make demands on him to give up fifty thousand dollars, especially when she’s going to be bankrupt soon.

Robert says he’ll take care of Valentin, but why doesn’t Anna just confront him directly? She says she can’t do that, and he says, because she doesn’t trust him. He often wondered what she really saw in that dude. She asks him to stop. She didn’t ask him for this. She really just wants him to find out the truth, because she doesn’t know what it is anymore. Valentin walks in and says, nobody told him they were having company, but Robert gets up and says, they don’t. He’s leaving. He goes, and Valentin asks, what’s wrong with Robert? She says, he’s a bit worried about Robin.

Diane asks if Drew knows that Carly is trying to relitigate his sentence, and Carly says, yes. He knows she wants him out of there. She was just with him earlier at Pentenville. Diane asks how he’s holding up, and Carly says, he’s Drew. He’s strong mentally and physically, so he’s not going to complain. He can survive, but that’s not the point. He shouldn’t have to. Diane says, in a standard case – and this is far from a standard case – the appeals process can take years, and it can be torturous. It’s a vicious cycle of hope and disappointment. So instead of putting Drew through all of that, the wisest course of action might be to let him finish out his sentence.

Stella asks what life at home looks like for Curtis now. Is he going to continue to do everything on his own and shut out his wife? She knows it’s hard for Portia to see him this way. Every time she comes to see him, she feels Curtis is pushing her away. Is that how it’s going to be when he gets home? He shakes his head, and says, they’d been making progress. He was on his way to talk to her at the pool when he was shot. He never got his chance. She says, but now he has a chance, and he says, once he found out he was paralyzed, he said some horrible things to Portia. He didn’t want her pity, so he was deliberately hurtful. He thought it would drive her away. She says, but it didn’t. That woman loves him unconditionally. She knows Portia was hurt, but she understood why he lashed out. We’re always toughest on the ones we love. This might be a long road, but let them ride it along with him. They love him. So let them in.

Alexis says, there is nothing to forgive, but Gregory says, it was wrong. Especially knowing she and Finn were friends. She says, what about Chase? How did he take it? Gregory looks away, and she says, ooh. He hasn’t told Chase yet. He says he will. He just keeps putting it off. Chase has been so sensitive. It practically killed him to tell Chase that he and Chase’s mother were getting divorced. He can’t imagine how he’s going to take this news. He just wants a few more days with him not knowing, so their time together isn’t about his illness. She says she understands, and he says he knows it’s been difficult, but he thanks her for respecting his wishes and staying silent about his diagnosis. It gave him more time with his family; time to be a father and grandfather, not a man with a debilitating disease. She says, again, it’s not her place to share this information and he’ll tell Chase when he’s ready.

Finn says, Elizabeth is right. He needs to focus on the present and enjoy this time with his dad. He just wishes he hadn’t wasted so damn much of it. For years he wanted nothing to do with his family; he turned his back on his father. His father never gave up on him. Elizabeth says, now it’s his turn, because Finn won’t give up on him, and Finn says he’s going to be there for his father every step of the way. She says, now’s the time to be completely honest with him. Put everything on the table. Tell Gregory how he feels guilty for shutting him out and that he wants to make up for it. Tell Gregory that he loves him.

Trina goes to Portia’s office and says she thought Portia could use some company. Portia says she sure does. It’s been such an emotional night. She hugs Trina, and Trina says she’s been having a lot of those lately. Talk to her. Portia says she’s really been dumping on Trina a lot lately, so… Trina says she wants to help Portia. What’s going on? Portia says, Marshall was here earlier and they had a pretty heavy discussion about Curtis. Trina asks if something is wrong with Curtis, but Portia says, no, he’s fine. But she heard from the rehab facility, and he’s being released tomorrow. Trina says, that’s great. She was just telling Joss that once they’re under the same roof again, she knows things will get better. Portia says, but she’s not quite sure Curtis is going to be coming back home.

Stella says, Curtis is a very proud man. She knows it’s difficult for him to be so vulnerable, but they’re not looking at him with pity, especially Portia. He needs to open his heart and let Portia in. If he can do that, maybe he’s ready to go home. He says he’s been shutting down emotionally because it’s easier than admitting how difficult this is. Sure, the physical part’s demanding, but it’s the only way he can work through this. But he knows he has to put his life back together, and it’s just going to look a little different from this angle. She asks if that means he’s ready to take on the challenge of his new reality.

Anna asks what Valentin’s been up to, and he says he was with Charlotte. They were supposed to have lunch by the pool, but she had a pizza placed she wanted him to see, so they may have ordered a large sausage and mushroom, and finished half a dozen zeppole for dessert. So he doesn’t think he’s going to be terribly hungry for dinner, but he will join her. She says, okay. He can make it up to her by ordering another glass of wine. She’s just going to go to the ladies room. She’ll be right back.

Lucy tells Martin, Deception stock is tanking, and how dare they claim she stole the whole idea of The Deceptor? She didn’t, and he knows that. She came up with the idea when they were together in bed. Remember? He was her inspiration. He says, intellectual property theft is very difficult to prove, and she says, but what if they actually prove it? They’re out of business and she’s broke. He sees Valentin walking to the door, and asks Lucy to excuse him for a second. She says, what’s more important than her? and he says, hold that thought, and dashes after Valentin.

In the hallway, Valentin asks if Martin heard back, and Martin says, yes. And it’s not good news.

Carly says, Diane thinks Drew should stay in Pentenville for three years, and Diane says, stop it. She doesn’t think Drew should stay in Pentenville. Of course (🍷) not. She’s just saying, at this point, it might be wise to let him finish out his sentence. Carly says, it’s not, and she wouldn’t ask Diane to pursue this if Drew wasn’t on board. Diane says, really? and Carly says, okay, she would, but he is. So come on. Please? Diane is the best lawyer she knows. There has to be something she can do. Diane says, there’s just not a lot to work with here. This is a federal case and it’s very tricky to get federal cases reassigned to a different judge. Carly says, can’t she pull some strings?… What about Robert? She knows things are awkward between him and Diane, but maybe he has some federal connections… Diane says, yes, things are awkward between the two of them, when Carly says, here he is. Diane says, what? and Carly says, well, hello, DA Scorpio. Robert says, good evening, ladies. He didn’t know Diane frequented this establishment. Diane says, there’s boatloads he doesn’t know about her. She starts to leave, and he says he thought he’d drop by to tell her that he got a new set of wheels. She stops and turns around.

Finn says he’s glad his dad confided in Elizabeth, and she says, he did it for Finn. He wanted Finn to be able to share the burden. Finn says, just between the two of them, there’s no one else he’d  rather share it with, and she tells him that Gregory also said he hadn’t told Chase yet. He says, it’s going to be hard, but he’ll be there to help his father. He’s really grateful to have her here in his corner. He can’t imagine doing this on his own. She says, he doesn’t have to. She’s here for him, every step of the way. They hug.

Gregory tells Alexis, what if he’s never ready to let Chase know? He keeps waiting for the right time, but Chase has been so happy lately with Brook and getting his badge back; this will crush him. She says she doesn’t think he’s giving Chase enough credit. He was raised by a helluva dad. She wants him to stop her if she’s said this before, but she’s here for him. He says, stop, and she says she’s really lucky to have him in her life. He says, stop, and she says, he’s a great writer. He says, go on, and she says, and he’s a helluva pal. He says, the feeling’s mutual, boss, and she hugs him.

Diane asks, under what circumstances would Robert buy a new car when he told her he was perfectly comfortable with the old one? He said he wasn’t good with change. Robert tells her that he thought about what she said, and she was right. He thought he’d open himself up to new possibilities. She says, out with the old, in with the new, is that it? She’s not sure it’s quite that simple, but enjoy those wheels. He asks if she’d like to come for a spin, and she says she’ll have to check her spin schedule, but she’s sure she can squeeze him in. He says he’s sure her friend Chris… What’s his name? She says, Chris is her name, and Diane is sure she wouldn’t mind. She heads for the door, and Carly says, on that other thing… Diane says, got it, and leaves.

Valentin says, the clock is ticking. He needs Martin to get this done. Martin says, it’s not that simple, but Valentin says, it is simple. He can’t take the next step until Martin gets it done. Will he get it done? Valentin walks out and goes to the table. Anna is there, and she asks, what’s with him and Martin? It seemed a little tense. Is everything okay? He says, yeah. They talked some business, nothing interesting. At least now Martin can take this off as a business expense. He’s here for her. How was her day? She says, kind of like him and Martin. Nothing interesting.

Martin asks what he can get Lucy. Is she hungry? Does she want something to eat? She does love their burgers. She says, nope. She’s not hungry. She doesn’t have an appetite. Too nervous. The hearing is tomorrow, and her entire future is riding on that hearing. This really could be the end of Deception, and the end of her.

Trina asks if Curtis said he’s not coming home, and Portia says, no, but she hasn’t heard from him. She’s worried maybe he has second thoughts about coming back. Trina says she’s sure Curtis just has a lot on his mind, being discharged. She knows he’ll come home. So she better get back to the house and make sure everything is ready. Portia says she doesn’t want Trina to get her hopes up. If Curtis does come back home, things are going to be different. It’s going to be an adjustment for all of them. Portia’s phone rings, and it’s Curtis. He asks how she is, and she says she’s okay. How is he? He says, better than he’s been in the last few weeks. He’s coming home. She says, he has no idea how happy that makes her, and he says, it’s not going to be easy, but they can make it work… together.

Tomorrow, Dr. Montague says he’s going to give Sasha something to take all her pain away; Marshall tells Curtis, there’s trouble at the club; Cyrus says he now has Sonny’s protection too; and Carly tells Michael that she’s going to come up with a way to get Drew out of Pentenville.

↪️ Circling Back…

I totally forgot she’d made an appearance before.

Kassie DePavia Returns to GENERAL HOSPITAL!

🎤 Time For a Chat…

This is a good interview show. August 31st, 3 pm.

Chat Live With Soap Star Wally Kurth!

🗽 Their City Never Sleeps…

This week’s RHONY recap.

RHONY Recap: Erin Confronts Brynn Over Divorce Comment to Abe and Tells Sai She’s Bad-Mannered for Leaving Party, Plus Jenna’s Real Name is Judith

🛟 Sinking Ship…

This guy seems like a total creeper. And I’m wondering what production meant by, they dealt with it. Did they pat her on the head and send her back to work?

Below Deck Sailing Yacht’s Gary King Denies Sexual Assault Allegation, Claims Makeup Artist is “Lying” in Deleted Instagram Comments, See His Posts

🌳 New To Me…

Apparently, this show has been on Netflix for a while, but it only recently caught my eye. I love an apocalyptic drama. While slow moving at times, I was in it for the long haul and found the payoff gratifying.

https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-netflix-original-3/

🐕 But Is He Single…?

Only the hardest of hearts could have abandoned this little nugget. And only the best dude in the world made him an immediate BFF.

https://nypost.com/video/magical-moment-abandoned-chihuahua-finds-a-new-owner/

👟 Talk To the Foot…

Come set a spell tomorrow for soap and tea without sympathy. Until then, stay safe, stay never counting your chickens before they’re hatched, and stay not complaining if there’s no beluga on the menu.

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August 25, 2023 – Cody Asks Sam For Help, Newbie, Atlanta Receipts, Called Out, No Shock, Leaky Deck, VanderLock, Tasty Move, New Horror, Dead News, Second Last, Stray Training, Apple Pups, 9 Crisp Quotes & Out

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Willow comes into the hospital, and Elizabeth asks if she’s had a setback, but Willow says, just the opposite. She wants to get back to work. Does Elizabeth have room for one more nurse?

Finn sets up the backgammon board, and Tracy says she hopes he’s been practicing. He’s going to need it. He asks if she’s kidding. He has an eight-year-old daughter, and there’s not a day that goes by that there isn’t new disease at the hospital to challenge him. Does she really think he has time to practice backgammon? She looks at him, and he says, okay. The minute he knew she was back in town, he started practicing his ass off. She says, good choice – she takes a paper out of her pocket – because according to her calculations, Tracy-47, Finn-29. He says, 47-29? She kept that all this time? She asks what he thinks and he says, of course (🍷) she kept it; she’s winning. She says she loves to win, and shakes the dice.

Cody says he’s desperate here. Sasha’s in trouble, and Sam could be his only chance. She says, to get himself locked up in Ferncliff? and he says, to help Sasha. She says she thinks it’s a terrible plan, but he says, it’s the only plan he’s got. Please. She says she won’t help him, much less be the one who commits him.

On his phone at the Crimson office, Sonny asks what Brick’s got for him. Has the fake information Betty stole from his computer been downloaded?… He gets that, but he’s impatient. It’s just that he wants some answers. He may have to figure this out. Nina comes out of the elevator, and Sonny says, he’ll see Brick later. Nina comes in and asks, what’s wrong? Sonny says, nothing. A beautiful woman is in front of him. What could be wrong with that? She says, nothing’s wrong with that, and they hug. Absolutely nothing.

At the pool, Molly thanks Alexis for coming, and Alexis says, of course (🍷) she would be here. She knows how much this means to Molly and TJ. Molly says she really wants Alexis to like her, and Alexis says she thinks it’s more important that Molly and TJ like her. Molly says, they really do, when Andrea comes in. Molly introduces her to Alexis, and they sit at a table. Kristina appears in the doorway and sees them.

On the phone, Brook says, so it’s all true?… She can’t say she’s completely surprised. She could kill her with her bare hands… No, no. Not them. A certain member of her family.

Tracy asks, how’s Finn’s father? and Finn says, he’s… fine. She says, fine? Really? She was supposed to have dinner a few days ago at the MetroCourt with her sister-in-law who had to cancel. There, she ran into Finn’s father, who coerced her into having dinner with him. Finn asks, how bad was the dinner? and she says, actually, the food was much improved now that Carly Spencer is no longer running the show. He says he meant, how was his dad’s company? and she says, he’s charming, but he couldn’t hide the fact that his hand was cramping. What’s wrong with him? Finn says he’ll have to ask her not to pursue that line of questioning, and she asks, why? He says he’d prefer not to lie to her, and she says, fine. He shakes the dice, and asks how Ned is doing. She says, he’s still singing on streetcorners and hanging out with her favorite person, Sonny Corinthos. And how is Detective Chase? He says, Chase is convinced Tracy is forcing Brook to give up her music career to work at Deception, and she says she needs to ask him not to pursue that line of questioning. He asks, why? and she says she’d prefer not to lie to him. He laughs.

Willow tells Elizabeth that she’s feeling stronger every day. She’s got her energy back and she’s really starting to feel like her old self again. Elizabeth says, that’s such great news, and Willow says she loves her time with Michael and the kids, but what she really wants is to get back to nursing. Taking care of people who need help, like she did when she was getting her transplant. This hospital is full of excellent nurses who took such amazing care of her and really supported her when she needed it. She’s not sure what she would have done without them. Elizabeth says, they do have excellent nurses here, but Willow wasn’t just any patient; she’s one of them. Willow says she wants to pay it forward and give that type of care to other patients who need it. Elizabeth says, that’s why they do this, and she’s all for Willow coming back to GH because she’s an amazing nurse, and she can’t wait to have Willow back on rotation, as soon as her doctors approve her return. It would be a bad way to repay all those nurses by coming back too soon and pushing herself too hard, compromising her immune system. Willow says, of course (🍷). She agrees. That’s why she’s here, to talk to Dr. Randolph and see when she’ll be approved. Elizabeth says, great. This place needs people like Willow, and she can’t wait to get that documentation that says Willow is ready to work.

Sonny says he doesn’t want to keep Nina from her work. Maybe she should see if something urgent came up. Nina says she’s just fine in his arms. Besides, there’s nothing that can’t wait. He asks if she’s sure about that, and she says she would have gotten a text or an email from one of her assistants. He says, maybe its one of those old fashioned phone things. Why doesn’t she just check it out? She asks why he’s acting so weird, and he says he doesn’t want her to miss something important. She goes to her desk and finds a jewelry box, and asks, what’s this? He says he doesn’t know; maybe she should open it. She opens it, and says, oh! revealing a stunning diamond pendant necklace. She says she loves it; it’s beautiful. He says, it’s going to be even more beautiful when he puts it on her, and she asks if it’s an apology for being so secretive with her. He says, yes and no, and she asks, which is it? He says, why doesn’t she turn around and he’ll put it on her. She says, it’s gorgeous (it gets my vote), and he says, it’s absolutely amazing, putting the necklace on her. He hooks the clasp, and she asks how it looks. He says, she looks beautiful and that just compliments it, and she says, he always has a way of making her feel special. What happened to him to put him so at ease? He says he’s just happy, but she says when she saw him in his office the other night talking to Ava, they both seemed pretty tense.

Sam says, even if she wanted to – which she doesn’t – she couldn’t have Cody committed because she’s not related to him. Therefore, there’s no legal standing to do it. He says, easy fix, and she says she can’t wait to hear this. He says he gives her power of attorney. She becomes his medical executor. She says, so he appoints her one day, and she has him committed the next. That’s not going to look suspicious at all, is it? He says, it’s good enough to get him into Ferncliff, and if people start asking questions afterward, who cares? She says she cares. This is a bad idea. He says, no, it’s not. It could work. She says, this is a pointless discussion because she’s not going to do it, and he says, why? She says, because she’s not going to do anything that’s going to make Sasha worse.

Andrea says, the view from up here is amazing, and Alexis says, you can see most of Port Charles from up here. Kristina says, TJ likes to come here and go swimming to blow off steam, and afterward they grab something to eat. Alexis notices Kristina, who ducks out. Molly and Andrea discuss the food there, and their favorite dishes. Alexis looks over and sees Kristina is gone.

Tracy says she wins, and Finn says he has the feeling that’s her favorite phrase. She says, it’s definitely one of her favorites. Isn’t he even going to try to beat her? He says, just wait til next game, and she says she appreciates his enthusiasm, adding something to the paper. She says, the running score is now 48 to 29, and he tells her that she doesn’t have to say it so loud. He’s surprised she doesn’t have her own Quartermaine score tab stationery with a little family crest on it. He can see it now; one for Brook, two for Tracy, Ned zero. She says, that’s a clever idea, and he says, you’re welcome. She asks what they’re going to talk about now that he’s removed his father from the topic of conversation and she’s removed her granddaughter? She knows he doesn’t want to waste any more time talking about stationery. He says he discovered a fascinating new bacteria… but she says, no. Infectious diseases is off the table. He says he has a topic, and she says, Monica’s cheap china or business cards? He says, what about Luke?

Gregory comes into the hospital, and Elizabeth asks if he’s here to see Finn, but he says, actually, he was hoping to have a word with her. She says, sure. Is everything okay? He tells her, let’s just say, it’s extremely important.

Sam tells Cody, they’ve been over this. Sasha has suffered a psychotic break. Right now she needs medical attention because she’s dangerous and delusional. He says, no, she isn’t, and Sam asks what he’s talking about. He has a scar on his side where Sasha stabbed him. He says he’s telling her that Sasha is being drugged, and somehow, Gladys is responsible for it. How is he the only one who sees it? She says, he may think that, but Sasha also has a history of mental illness, and he says he knows all about her history, but one minute she’s fine, and the next minute, she’s hallucinating. How does that happen? He’s telling her, something isn’t right. She says, okay. Say he does get in to see Sasha and he pushes her further into her delusion. He says he wouldn’t, but she says, he doesn’t know that. Or maybe even the worst-case scenario. Maybe she thinks he’s Cyrus Renault again and attacks him a second time, and he’s not so lucky and winds up in the hospital, or worse. He says he’s thought through all that. He’ll be on his guard this time, and he can defend himself from Sasha. She says she’s not worried about him, and he says, gee, thanks. She says she’s worried about Sasha and him traumatizing her more. Is he willing to take that risk?

Sonny says he understands why Nina feels excluded, and she says, good, because she did. First, Dex and Gabe wouldn’t let her in the penthouse. Then when she went to his office, she found him talking with Ava, and she seemed to be in the know about what was going on. He says, because he and Ava share Avery, and she says, but then he tells her that it’s for her safety that she doesn’t know. Who wouldn’t feel left out? He says, because some things in his business are better left unsaid. They’ve gone over this a thousand times and he doesn’t want to put her in danger. She says, he’s willing to put Ava’s life in danger? and he takes her hand. He says he came here to apologize for making her feel like an outsider. He doesn’t let her in on things because it puts her at risk. She knows everything else. She says she feels like Frank or Gabe when his office door is shut in her face, and he says he doesn’t ever want her to feel like an employee. She says she knew from day one what she was getting into when she fell in love with him, and she accepts all of him; this charming, amazing man in front of her, and the ruthless businessman. She loves all of him. He says he doesn’t ever want her to forget how much he loves her. That’s all that matters. She says, just let her in. Maybe she can help him. She can handle it. He says, some things are best not knowing.

Kristina goes to the reception desk and asks if Dr. Randolph is in. Walking by, Willow says, Dr. Randolph had an emergency that pulled her away, and Kristina hugs her. She says, Willow looks great. It’s nice to see her out. Willow says, it’s great to be out. She’s feeling a lot better. Kristina says she’s sorry she didn’t come see Willow. She didn’t know when Willow was accepting visitors again. Willow says, it’s okay. After she left the hospital, she had to restrict her visitors to a small group, since her immune system might be compromised, but now she’s almost fully recovered, so they can see each other any time. Kristina says, that’s amazing news, and Willow says she couldn’t be more grateful for what Liesl did for her. She’s actually here to see Dr. Randolph too. She’s hoping to get the all-clear to go back to work. What about Kristina? Is she okay? Kristina says, not really. Actually, it’s probably best she doesn’t see Dr. Randolph today.

Elizabeth tells Gregory, she’s officially on break, so she’s all his. What’s going on? Are Finn and Violet okay? He says, they’re fine, and they sit down. He needs her to accept his apology. She says, for what? and he says he’s been keeping something from her, from everyone close to him. But the time has come for him to be up front and transparent. He waited too long. He never should have agreed to watch Violet the other night. She asks, what happened? and he says he fell, and Violet came in and saw him on the floor. She says she’s sure it was scary for Violet, but she’s going to be okay. What about him? Is he hurt? Does he want to see a doctor? He says, no. The fall was nothing serious, but Violet was worried and so was he. He told Finn and now he’s telling her. He has ALS.

Tracy tells Finn that she keeps forgetting Luke is gone. The fact that he’s not around to drive her crazy is something she finds impossible to wrap her head around. Finn says, she really misses him, doesn’t she? and she says, yeah. He has her at loose ends, so she concentrates on her good friend – she nods to him – and focuses on a business project she’s involved in. He asks if she wants to talk about it, or is it one of those subjects they shouldn’t pursue a line of questioning? She says she prefers not to lie to him, and he laughs. Brook storms in and says, how could she? Tracy says, they’re in the middle of a game, and Brook swipes the board onto the floor. She says, now they’re not.

Nina and Sonny sit at a table, fully set for dinner in her office, and she says, one of the perks of having her office in the MetroCourt is that she can have them send dinner down when they’re feeling hungry and romantic. He says, speaking of romantic, they haven’t even talked about the details for the wedding, and she says, they’ve been a little preoccupied. Him with whatever he’s doing and Michael, and her with  the MetroCourt and the magazine and Willow. He asks if they can focus on themselves. They haven’t even set a date when she wants to marry him. She says she’s glad he asked because she wants a winter wedding, and she wants their table centerpieces to be filled with anemones and orchids and roses, and she was thinking about wearing an off-white gown. He says, she thought about this? and she says, a little. He says, a lot, and she says, if they have a winter wedding, she saw these amazing emerald and gold invitations; they’re gorgeous. And he would look dashing in a burgundy tux, and she could picture them in Crimson’s January issue. He says he’s not very comfortable with being splashed across her magazine, but he does like a winter wedding because they have time to plan and she can have what she wants. She says, there’s another reason she wants to wait for winter. She wants to make sure Willow is fully recovered. If they have a wedding before Willow is completely cleared, she thinks it would be disrespectful to her. He says, Nina wants her to come around so she can be part of the wedding.

Kristina says she doesn’t know if Willow heard, but she’s starting an LGBTQIA+ youth center here in Port Charles. Willow says, Michael told her. She thinks it’s an amazing idea. Kristina says she asked Dr. Randolph if she would be on the board of directors, and Willows says, she would be excellent. What did she say? Kristina says, she seemed interested, but she didn’t commit yet, so she’s here hopefully to convince her to get on board. (No pun intended?) Willow says, she will, and Kristina says she’s glad she ran into Willow first. She’s realizing she’s not quite in the right head space to talk to Dr. Randolph today, and the worst thing she could possibly do is throw herself into business to distract herself and potential risk messing things up for the foundation. Willow says, distract herself from what? and Kristina says, from feeling left out of her sister’s life.

Alexis asks what led Andrea to wanting to become a surrogate, and Andrea tells her, like she said, she’s married. She and Ben have a young son, Randy; he’s just a baby. Her husband is a plumber and she used to work as an executive assistant. Alexis says, so she’s no longer working, and Andrea says she really wanted to stay home with her son and not look for another job, and she and her husband decided being a surrogate would allow her to do that. Randy’s young enough that he won’t remember her being pregnant. Someday they’ll explain to him of course (🍷), when he’s old enough to understand. Alexis says, it’s good to come clean about things like that, and Andrea says, at this point, he’s so young, he won’t anticipate a sibling when he sees her pregnant. So it won’t mean anything to him. Alexis asks, what will it mean to her?

Cody tells Sam that he can’t think of anything more traumatic than Sasha being trapped in Ferncliff. Please, just hear him out. She sits down, and he says, so Sasha had a breakdown after her baby and husband died within a year. Then she started using drugs; that’s when she cracked. That’s when she smashed in the windshield. Sam asks if he’s trying to prove her point, and he says he gets it, but then Sasha got help. She made a full recovery and was doing so great, she was even able to go back on TV selling Deception’s beauty products. And just when she’s ready to dump Gladys as her guardian and start taking control of her own affairs, she cracks again, even worse than before, leaving greedy Gladys in control of her money. Come on. Doesn’t Sam find that way too convenient?

Finn points to the game on the floor and says he was going to win. It doesn’t matter; Tracy and Brook should talk. He’ll show himself out. Tracy says she apologizes for the rudeness of her granddaughter. She was clearly raised by her mother. He says he’ll call Tracy later and leaves. Brook asks why she did it. Why? Tracy says, do what? and Brook says, go after Deception and in the process hurt her friends. Tracy says, please. She’s told Brook time and again, there are no friends in business. Does Brook think her great grandfather could have built ELQ into what it is today by making friends? Besides, they got what was coming to them. Brook asks how she can say that, and Tracy says, Lucy Coe stole the designs for The Deceptor. Brook says, from who? Tracy? Tracy says, no, and Brook asks, then who? Tracy says, from the company she’s working with, and Brook says, so there it is. Tracy just revealed the whole plot. Tracy used her. Tracy says, Brook used her to get Chase back his job, and Brook says, and Tracy used that to blackmail her into hurting her friends so she could help some random company. For what? Some revenge on Lucy Coe? Some bizarre vendetta? What’s happened to her? My guess: Tracy is working with Martin’s ex-wife number three, whose idea he inadvertently passed to Lucy.

Cody tells Sam, Sasha isn’t in Ferncliff because she’s a danger to him or herself. She’s in Ferncliff because she’s a threat to Gladys controlling her money. Sam asks if he really believes Gladys had Sasha drugged and sent to Ferncliff so she could remain in control of Sasha’s assets, and he says he’s played cards with Gladys. She’s an addict, like anyone who’s addicted to booze or coke. She says, that’s a big accusation to make, and he says, yeah, and Gladys has an even bigger debt to pay. Addicts are liars. He has no idea what lies Gladys has told herself to justify what she’s doing to Sasha. Frankly, he doesn’t care. All he cares about here is the victim. So is Sam going to let Sasha just rot in Ferncliff, or is she going to help him get in there and help her?

Sonny tells Nina, Willow’s on the road to making a full recovery, so they have to believe that. Nina says she does. She saw Willow earlier at Kelly’s and she looked a lot better. She just doesn’t want to tempt fate. He says, she’s going through a lot; she’s been through a lot. She’s a fighter. Nina says, she is a fighter, but it’s hard not to worry about her, and he says, they’re always going to worry about their kids. Nothing’s going to change that. But Nina’s been doing a lot of praying, and her prayers seem to be answered. Nina says, Sonny knows her a little too well, and he tells her not to forget that. He knows how important it is to have Willow at their wedding. Nina says, they’ve made a lot of progress. They’ve had some really good conversations, and Willow has made it clear she wants more of a relationship with her. He says, that’s great, and she says, it’s just going to be a long, hard road to rebuild that trust, but she wants Willow at the wedding, and they both know she won’t attend as long as Michael’s not there. (I dunno about that.) How does he feel about that? He says, if Michael wants to show up, nothing would make him happier. If you’d asked him six months ago if there was a chance Michael would come to their wedding – they laugh – he would say, no way. But you‘ve got to have hope, and he and Michael are doing a lot better. She says, that’s great, because she knows how important that is to him. He says, they’ve got to be thankful for everything they’ve got, and things seem to be looking up for them.

Willow says, Kristina can talk to her. What happened? Kristina says she knows she can trust Willow with this, and the secret is going to be out in nine months anyway. Molly and TJ have been having some infertility issues; Molly specifically has been. Willow says, poor Molly, and Kristina says, she’s been taking it really hard, and ever since they found out, she – they – have been talking about ways to have a baby of their own. So Kristina stepped up and committed the unpardonable sin of offering to be their surrogate. Willow says, wow. That is quite an offer. She’s taking it that it didn’t go over well. Kristina says, but it should have. You’d think Molly would see it as the selfless and loving gift she intended it to be. Instead, she’s insulted and completely shut Kristina out.

Andrea says she’s sure Alexis knows, there’s no greater joy than being a mom, and she was blessed with an easy and healthy pregnancy. If she can somehow pass that joy on to Molly and TJ by being their surrogate and giving them the gift of being parents, she’s also providing for her family and she’s willing to do it. Molly says, she and TJ can’t thank Molly enough. And they’ll both be there for Andrea every step of the way. Andrea says, luckily, she does know what to anticipate with the pregnancy, and going into it, knowing she’s carrying Molly and TJ’s baby and not her own, will make it possible for her to do this. That’s why she signed the contract. Alexis says she knows something about contracts, having been a lawyer for most of her life. She also knows what they can’t do. They really can’t capture the emotional part of what it means to have a child. So she thanks Andrea. It’s an incredible gift Andrea is giving to her child.

Elizabeth says she’s so sorry this is happening to him, and Gregory thanks her. It’s been a struggle to wrap his mind around it. (There’s a lot of that going around.) He put off facing it for as long as he could, which is why he hid his diagnosis from Finn and Chase for so long. He still hasn’t found the strength to tell Chase. Now that Finn knows, on the one hand, he’s relieved; on the other hand, he knows his son. She says, he’ll do everything he can for Gregory, and he says, that’s what he’s afraid of. Finn will act as both his doctor and his son, and he’ll forget to feel. But he’ll need to be in touch with those feelings, and for that he’ll need Elizabeth. Gregory dreads what’s ahead for him, but knowing Finn has her beside him, supporting him, he can dread it a little less.

Tracy says, what’s happened to her? What’s happened to Brook? Chase has softened her beyond recognition. Brook says, thank you, but Tracy says, that wasn’t a compliment. Brook says, Luke’s death has hardened Tracy more than she could have possibly imagined. She’s not only destroyed a company, she’s destroyed dreams. Does she understand that? Tracy says, please, and Brook says, if there’s any merit to this suit, it could bankrupt Deception. Tracy says, well, then Lucy Coe hasn’t kept very good books if her company’s that financially fragile, and Brook says, she’s unbelievable. This could leave Deception vulnerable to a hostile takeover. Or it could crumble before it ever has a chance to get back up on its feet. Tracy says, that’s the plan.

Elizabeth says she’ll do everything she can to support Finn, and Gregory. And she’ll be there for Chase and Violet. Gregory tells her that he had no doubt she’d say that, and thanks her. She asks, who else knows? and he says, at this point, it’s her, Finn, and Alexis Davis. He knows he’s being a coward, but he’s dreading telling Chase. She says, he’s anything but a coward. Facing this alone for months takes way more strength than he’s willing to admit. He’ll find the right moment to tell Chase. He says, Chase is the baby of the family, but boy, the optimist; the one who believes no matter how bad things get, it’s going to be okay in the end. He doesn’t know how to tell Chase that he’s sick, getting sicker, and one day, he’ll be helpless. There are days when he doesn’t believe it himself, but then his hands cramp up, or he struggles to stand up, or he falls down like he did with Violet, and it hits him. He’s going to die. This is real. She says, yeah, it’s real. There are still good days ahead, and she’s going to help him enjoy them. He thanks her and they hug, and Finn sees them.

Brook says, what plan? What is Tracy really after? She hasn’t been interested in ELQ in years, and that’s money to run a small country. What’s really going on here? Who sets out to ruin people’s lives? Oh wait. She’s sorry. Of course (🍷). A Quartermaine. Well look how well that’s turned out for this family. No wonder her dad woke up thinking he was someone else. Who’d want to be Tracy’s kid? Brook stomps out, and Tracy ponders this.

Andrea thanks Molly and Alexis for the lovely meal and even lovelier company. She’s so glad she’s in the position to help Molly and TJ. Molly says, they’re the fortunate ones to have found Andrea, and Andrea tells Alexis, it’s been a pleasure. Alexis says, it was a pleasure for her as well. It was a wonderful night. Andrea leaves, and Molly asks what Alexis thinks, and please, be honest. This is too important for anything else. Alexis says she likes Andrea. She thinks Andrea has a good head on her shoulders, and a good understanding of what it’s like to be a surrogate. Molly says she’s so relieved to hear Alexis say that, and Alexis says she thinks Molly and TJ are going to make fantastic parents. Molly thanks her, and they hug.

Kristina tells Willow, if she’s honest, it feels like Molly is punishing her because she can have a baby and Molly can’t. She knows that sounds harsh. Willow says, Kristina has a right to her feelings. She won’t pretend to know the answers, but one thing she’s learned is that babies are great bridge builders. Once the child is there and you’re interacting with this small miracle and the immediacy of them, it makes the old wounds seem less painful. So don’t assume she and Molly will feel this way forever. It’s very possible once the baby gets here, Kristina will just be aunty and Molly will be mom, and neither one of them will feel the need to be so territorial. It’ll all get easier. Kristina says she really hopes Willow is right, and she hopes the same for Kristina and Nina. She knows there’s negative history there and she gets it, but she’s been spending some time with Nina and she’s really a good person. Kristina’s dad loves her a lot. Maybe it’s like Willow just said, the immediacy will make the old wounds seem less painful. She hopes things get easier for Willow too, and Nina. Willow says she likes the sound of that.

Nina says, she and Sonny need to have these romantic dinners more often, and he says he knows. He’ll see what he can do. They kiss and his phone rings. He says he’s got to get this, and she says, go. He steps away and asks, what’s the update?

Cody says, what if it was Sam in Ferncliff? Or one of her sisters? Alone and afraid, being held against your will, being told by the doctors and staff that you’re crazy. Wouldn’t she want someone to check on her and make sure she’s safe? Wouldn’t she want someone to do something for her if she wasn’t? Wouldn’t she want someone to save her if they could? Or would she prefer everyone just stands on the sideline, does nothing, and hopes for the best? Because when that doesn’t work out, her and everyone she loves are going to regret it for the rest of their lives. Sam says, okay. She’ll do it. She’ll have him committed.

On Monday, Marshall asks if Portia has any good news; Lucy calls Martin an idiot; Trina tells Josslyn, there’s got to be a way to bring them back together; and Stella tells Curtis that he’s not giving up.

⚖️ New Lawyer In Town…

Too bad Nora wasn’t available. Then we’d have both Pine Valley and Llanview representing.

Carly Hughes Cast on GENERAL HOSPITAL!

🍑 Peach Of a Reunion…

I’ve been watching this off and on, but I still can’t get the image out of my head of Shereé and Marlo screeching at each other in gibberish back in (I think) season 4. No one seems to have matured much since then either.

VIDEO: See RHOA Season 15 Reunion Trailer! Kenya Serves Marlo a Subpoena, Drew’s “Incriminating” Texts With Ty Are Exposed as Ralph & Drew Face Off, and Kandi Accuses Drew of “Gaslighting”

🍊 Clap This…

Tamra can make justifications and excuses all she wants, but that episode was disgusting, and she hasn’t changed for the better in all these years.

RHOC’s Tamra Judge Claps Back After Bethenny Calls Out “Naked Wasted” Drama With Gretchen and Accuses Her of Going After Son Ryan, Plus Claims Narrative Aired is “Completely False”

🛟 His Ship Is Sinking…

Never liked him. Never will.

Former ‘Below Deck’ Production Member Accuses Gary King of Sexual Misconduct

https://people.com/below-deck-sailing-yacht-gary-king-accused-alleged-sexual-misconduct-7852575

⛴ The Latest In Decks…

Not sure how I’m going to feel about Captain Lee’s replacement.

Everything That’s Leaked About Below Deck Season 11

🍸 Because Can’t Let It Go…

Why doesn’t he just leave already? No matter what she says, this can’t be comfortable for her.

https://ew.com/tv/vanderpump-rules-ariana-madix-sleeps-with-door-locked-tom-sandoval/

At least she has something to balance it out.

Ariana Madix Opens up About ‘Calming’ Relationship With Daniel Wai

🍜 Tastes Change…

It’s a wonder she didn’t end up in the hospital from exhaustion.

Padma Lakshmi Reveals Why She Left Top Chef

👹 Delicacies Of Horror…

Some of what to expect in AHS season 12.

https://ew.com/tv/everything-we-know-about-american-horror-story-12-delicate/

AHS trivia. Maybe they should do an AHS: Barbie.

https://ew.com/tv/margot-robbie-almost-starred-in-american-horror-story-asylum/

⚰️ Dead Review…

Apparently, it doesn’t take much to impress him. Just because you’re not repeating the same lines over and over doesn’t make it art. TBD.

https://winteriscoming.net/2023/08/24/norman-reedus-teases-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-making-art/

For the life of me, I can’t remember this guy.

https://undeadwalking.com/2023/08/24/fear-walking-dead-watch-return-troy-otto/

Teasing Rick and Michonne. Mostly Michonne.

https://undeadwalking.com/2023/08/22/walking-dead-ones-live-teaser-cast-release/

Maggie’s plans in the City.

https://undeadwalking.com/2023/07/26/walking-dead-city-season-2-maggies-plan-negan/

🏞 Mapping the Last…

They’re ready to roll. Now if the strike would just end.

https://ew.com/awards/the-last-of-us-season-2-mapped-out-craig-mazin/

🐶 No Dogs Under 17 Allowed…

I think this says it all: For years, I have been saying, Somebody needs to make an R-rated talking dog movie, the animal trainer says.

https://people.com/strays-dog-casting-training-exclusive-7692967

🦮 Pets in 3D…

I love it! Kudos to Apple. 🍎

https://people.com/dogs-with-prostheses-star-apple-iphone-campaign-the-invincibles-7724735

🐝 Quotes of the Week

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. – Neale Donald Walsch

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. – Booker T. Washington (Well, if I ever reach my goals, it will be one helluva yardstick.)

New beginnings are disguised as painful endings. – Lao Tzu

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. – Calvin Coolidge

Nobody can make you a doormat unless you lay down on the floor. – Judge Star Jones, Divorce Court

Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us. – Susan L. Taylor

Today stretches ahead of you waiting to be shaped. You are the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. What today will be like is up to you. – Steve Maraboli

The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest. – Deepika Padukone

Don’t spend major time on minor things. – Jim Rohn

🍒 Outside the Club…

While you’re enjoying what’s left of the summer, stop by on Monday really Tuesday for soap and random cups of tea. Until then, stay safe, stay tempering your ambition with courtesy, and stay being thankful for everything you’ve got.

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July 24, 2023 – Carly Has a Back-Up Plan, Not Out, Wives In the City, VanderSnakes, Post Deck, Dogs (!) & Wasting

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Elizabeth gives a nurse some instructions, and the nurse says, thanks, boss. Finn says, boss has kind of a nice ring to it, and she says, if you’re a Springsteen fan. He says, that’s him; born to run. Is she clocking out for the night? She says she is, and he says, good. Remember when they were talking about being more direct with one another? In the spirit of being more direct… He’s going to stop talking and just ask this. Would she like to have dinner with him tonight?

At Windymere, Ava’s phone rings, but she says she can’t talk right now. She’s about to meet the nanny Mason has forced on her. Austin says, everything is going to be just fine. Have a martini. She says, done, looking at her nearly empty glass. This nanny is just here to spy on Sonny. Avery won’t be in any danger, right? He says, no. The only way Avery’s in danger is if they don’t do what Mason says. If they play along, everything will be okay. He should go though. Call him later with the details. His phone buzzes, and he sees a text from Mason: We’ve got trouble. Your office. Now! Dex watches him from down the hall, then follows.

Outside the gatehouse, Michael and Wiley have a play sword fight with… I don’t know what that is, but it lights up and looks like a thin, wobbly pool noodle. Willow comes to the door, and Wiley asks if they can stay out longer. Michael says, sure, but he needs to talk to Wiley’s mom for a second. He asks if Willow has heard from Nina, but she says, not a word. This isn’t like her. Wouldn’t Nina reach out and let her know if she couldn’t come? She hopes nothing’s wrong. Michael says he wasn’t looking forward to Nina seeing the kids, but went along with it for support. They kept Wiley out of camp for two days, so it would be safe for her to visit in the bubble. They went out of their way, and she doesn’t even show up. Willow is sure there must be a reasonable explanation; something came up at the last minute. He asks, what’s more important than Nina seeing her child and grandchild?

At the hospital, Sonny tells Nina not to worry about it. He has a lot of contacts at Ferncliff, and he’ll have someone look out for Sasha while they sort this out. She says she’s so worried about Sasha, but thanks him so much for helping. He’s always there for her and the people she cares about, and she appreciates that. She hugs him, and says, she’s supposed to be at the gatehouse. She’s supposed to visit with Willow and the kids, and Willow is going to think she doesn’t care. He tells her that she needs to relax. They’ll understand when she tells them what’s going on with Sasha. She says, all right. Willow will understand and not hold it against her, but she knows someone else who might. He says, like who? and I wonder if he has short term memory loss.

Carly goes inside Kelly’s, talks to a woman, then flips the sign to Closed.

Cyrus is putting books away in the prison library, when Drew walks in. He says, they got interrupted at the visiting center, but he wasn’t done with Cyrus, and Cyrus says, clearly Drew has anger toward him for some reason. The Good Book has taught him peace and patience, so it’s better not to let things escalate. Drew says, they wouldn’t escalate if Cyrus would answer the question. Is he responsible for Curtis getting shot or not?

Elizabeth wonders if Finn is asking her out on a date, and he says, yes, he is. She says, well, this is awkward, and he asks if it’s awkward because she’s turning him down, or is it awkward because she can’t say no. She says, it’s awkward because she was planning on asking him out tonight, and he beat her to it. In fact, she already made reservations… and they both say, at the Port Charles Grill. He says he did too. One of them is going to have to change their reservation. She says she’ll cancel. She doesn’t think his reputation can take the hit as well as hers. He says, she’s right; he’s a mess. A mess that’s looking forward to seeing her tonight.

Yuri comes out of the elevator, and Terry hugs him, saying, what a great surprise. For me too. It’s been so long, I forgot they’d gone out. She says she thought he was still helping Mayor Collins and Valentin in Russia, and he says, he had a very difficult journey to make sure they had safe passage north. He had local people he knows to help them travel as far as they can, but it’s still a dangerous trip. She says, he’s incredible to risk his safety for them. It’s just another reason she’s crazy about him. He says, crazy? and she says, it means she really likes him and she’s glad he’s back. She can’t stop thinking about him. He says he thinks about her all the time, which is why he’s here. There’s something important he needs to discuss with her.

Cyrus shows Drew a book, and says, Thoreau wrote this work in a place like this. Unlike Drew, he made good use of his incarceration. He didn’t antagonize others. Drew says, answer the question, and Cyrus asks, what is this incident he’s referring to? Drew says, there was a shooting at the MetroCourt pool. His friend Curtis Ashford was hit. Cyrus remembers him, right? Cyrus says, Curtis was of little interest to him until Jordan and Taggert dragged him into their affairs. So why would he care what happens to him? Drew says, maybe he doesn’t, but Curtis wasn’t the only one there; Sonny Corinthos was also there. They both know Cyrus would love nothing more than to take him out.

Carly walks around an empty Kelly’s, when Josslyn knocks at the door. Carly asks what she’s doing here, and Josslyn says she wanted to talk to Carly. She came in late last night, left early this morning, and Josslyn had to track her down on the family app. Carly asks if everything is okay, and Josslyn says she got a call from a classmate’s mother. She asked Josslyn to put in a good word for her, and let Carly know she was interested. Carly says, interested in what? and Josslyn says, their house. Apparently, Carly is selling it.

Sonny says, if Nina thinks Carly and Michael will hold it against her, she’s got that wrong. They would understand she’s late visiting Willow because of the Sasha situation. They’re not going to blame her. She says, he’s right. She’s so sorry. She thinks because she’s worried about Sasha, her frustration is misplaced. If she blames Carly and Michael, it takes away a little bit of that fear, and she’s sorry. He says, they’re all thinking about Sasha, especially her, since Nina thought Sasha was her daughter. She needs to go to Willow, tell her about Sasha. He has to meet with Ava tonight, so he’ll give her an update. She kisses him, and says, he always knows what to say to her to make her feel better. Wish her luck – she crosses her fingers – and she’ll check in later. She leaves, and he takes out his phone.

Austin says, this better be good, and goes into his office. Mason is there with Gordon.

Butler Giles tells Ava that her appointment, Miss Rutherford, has arrived, and a woman walks in. Ava says she’s so happy to meet her, and Betty says she’s so happy Ava chose her resume. She’s never met anyone who has their own butler. Ava says she tried managing things on her own, but things were falling through the cracks. Betty says she bets; this place is huge. Ava takes out Betty’s resume, and thanks Giles, telling him, that will be all. He leaves, and Ava says she sees Betty majored in Early Child Development. Betty says, let’s stop, shall we? That relic Ava calls a butler is gone, so drop the formality. Her resume could say she studied under Mother Teresa, and it still wouldn’t matter. They both know this job is hers, and there’s nothing Ava can do about it.

Terry asks if everything is okay, and Yuri says, da, but while he was away, he realized it’s been one year since they started seeing each other. She says she can’t believe it’s been a year since the Quartermaine picnic, and he says, and the Sicilian Thunderbolt🌩. She says she’s never been happier than this past year, and it’s because of him. He says he feels much the same, which is why he feels the time is right to give her something. He reaches into his jacket pocket, and hands her a small box. She takes out a key on a lightning bolt keychain, and he says, it’s the key to his apartment. He’d like her to come and go as she pleases, even if she has a late hospital shift. She sees Finn and Elizabeth, and Yuri says he knows it’s a big step… She says she hates to cut him off, but there’s something important she has to take care of first. Please don’t go. She runs off.

Elizabeth says, there are a few things she has to take care of first, then she has to change. Keep in mind, she’s getting ready in the locker room, and he says he’s sure she’ll look amazing. See her at 8? She says, okay, and by the way, she’s buying; no argument. He says, that’s ridiculous, but she’s gone. Terry says she takes it that’s a good sign for both of them, but Finn says his lips are sealed. She says, fair enough, but if he has a moment, she’d like to speak with him. It’s been weeks, and he hasn’t followed up. He says, about…? and she says, her offer? About becoming Co-Chief.

Yuri’s phone rings, and sees it’s a call from Valentin.

Cyrus says he has no idea what Drew is talking about. His only interest now is in knowing God and doing His work. Drew says, Cyrus doesn’t expect him to believe that, does he? and Cyrus says, Drew shouldn’t, given his reputation and past misdeeds. Drew has to take his word for it, but that would require Drew having faith in him. He and Curtis risked their lives bringing his nephew home after he fell into Victor’s clutches. So he would never bring harm upon Drew or Mr. Ashford. Quite the contrary; he’s forever in Drew’s debt. Book (remember him?) and a cohort walk in.

Josslyn asks why Carly wouldn’t tell her that she put the house on the market, and Carly says, she told Josslyn they had to downsize. She assumed Josslyn knew that meant selling the house. Josslyn says she didn’t know that. Carly never made that official. Carly says she just wanted to have an open house to see what kind of offers she’d get. Selling the house is the last thing she wants to do. She watched her kids grow up there. It’s special to her. Josslyn says, please let her help. She doesn’t care about dipping into her trust fund. Carly says she can’t accept any financial help from Drew, Sonny, or Michael because of legal implications. There’s no way in hell she’s dragging Josslyn into it. And besides, she has a back-up plan. Josslyn says, and what would that be? and Carly says, she’s looking at it.

There’s a knock at the gatehouse door, and Michael opens it, telling Nina that she’s late. Amelia is asleep and Wiley is about to go to bed. Willow says, it’s late, and Nina says she’s so sorry. She sees Wiley, who hugs her, and says he hasn’t seen her in a long time. Nina says she knows. She heard he was a very brave boy when mommy was sick. He nods, and Michael asks if he can talk to Grandma Nina for a second. They go over to the sofa, and Michael says, they don’t need Nina bringing up the fact that Wiley’s mommy was sick. He has to live with every single day. Also, she’s supposed to be here to visit Willow. She can’t have the decency to show up on time? Nina says she understands they’re upset, but can she explain why she was late? She was at the hospital. Willow asks if everything is okay, but Nina says, no. It’s Sasha, and she’s far from okay.

Sonny asks what Dex found out, and Dex says, he did exactly as Sonny told him. He kept eyes on Dr. Gatlin-Holt since yesterday at the Grill. Nothing really to report. Then he seemed a little agitated after he got a text message, and he bolted and went to his office. Sonny says he wants Dex to stay with him; see what he can find out. Dex leaves.

Ava tosses the resume on the table, and says, it didn’t take Betty long to drop the Fräulein Maria act. She wasn’t sure how this was going to play out. Was she an unwitting accomplice or an eager associate to Mason? Betty says she’ll spell it out for Ava. When her kid’s father arrives, Ava is going to gush over how impressed she is by Betty, and she’s perfect for the job. Ava asks, what makes her think Sonny Corinthos is going to be fooled by her? He’s come across a lot of con artists in his day. Betty says, in case she wasn’t clear, selling her to Corinthos is Ava’s job, not hers. And Ava’s pitch better be convincing, because there will be consequences if she fails. Ava says, Mason’s made it very clear he has her life in his hands. She’s very well aware of the consequences. Betty says, but it’s not just Ava’s life. How long has it been since she called her mother?

Ava says, this isn’t the first time her mother’s been mentioned, and Betty suggests she give Delia a ring, and ask for herself. She hands Ava her phone, and says she bets the sunsets are gorgeous from up here. Betty goes out on the terrace, and Ava makes the call.

Dex skulks around Austin’s office, and Elizabeth asks if there’s something she can help him with.

Mason says, it seems Gordon here wants to extract some additional funds from them, and Austin says, that’s what he hears. Mason tells Gordon, that was never part of the plan, and he knows it, and Gordon says, plans change. They never told him that he’d be in Sonny Corinthos’s crosshairs. That wasn’t part of the deal. He guesses Austin’s cousin didn’t tell him. Corinthos seems awfully protective of Austin here. Makes him think he’s going to need some more coin to stay quiet. A hundred grand should do it. Show him the money before he tells Corinthos what they’ve been doing behind his back.

Ava asks what took Delia so long to pick up… She’s sorry. She knows it’s been a long time since she’s called. Things have been pretty hectic, but she misses Delia, and just wanted to say hi and make sure she’s okay… She has a date, does she?… Wait. What does she mean, he’s the dangerous type?

Michael says he doesn’t believe this. He thought Sasha was doing so much better. Nina says she did too. Maybe it was just wishful thinking. Michael says he’ll make some calls and see what he can find out. he leaves, and Nina says she feels like all she’s been doing since she walked in is apologizing. She didn’t mean to upset Willow, but thought she deserved to know what’s going on. Willow says she appreciates it, and it’s better to hear it from Nina than see it on the news. Nina looks at Wiley, and says, he seems so happy and carefree. Nice reminder to them as adults to look at the positive things when things are really challenging. Willow says she knows. She was so afraid her illness was going to affect Wiley’s spirit, and she looks at that sweet smile on his face… Kids are so resilient. Nina says, if anyone asked her, she’d say he gets it from Willow. If she ever comes on too strong, Willow will let her know, right? And she’ll do better. Willow says, she’s already been better. Willow’s noticed Nina’s been trying harder, especially when it comes to Carly, and she appreciates that.

Carly tells Josslyn to sit down, and they do. She says, Josslyn knows grandma went to Amsterdam to get Luke’s affairs in order, right? and Josslyn says, that’s why the hours in Kelly’s were cut back this summer. She’s not following. Carly says she was debating on whether to sell the house or not, when Diane found a loophole that could help her get back on her feet financially. The State of New York and the federal government recognizes that a parent can give their child a property or a business. Josslyn asks if she’s saying she owns Kelly’s now, and Carly says she sure does. She’s been entrusted with their family institution.

Book asks, who’s the librarian? He was telling his friend about Pet Sematary. Why doesn’t Cyrus go fetch that book for them? Cyrus starts to go, but Drew says, he doesn’t have to do that. They may not realize, but these shelves are cataloged. They could probably find it themselves. Book says he guesses Drew is right. It must have taken a long time to organize these shelves. He starts pulling books off the shelves and onto the floor, but when he reaches for the cart, Drew grabs him. Book asks if they have a problem here, and Drew says, yeah. They do.

Book says he knows who Drew is. He’s that pencil pushing CEO. How did he get tossed in with them? Drew says he’s also an ex-Navy SEAL. Is Book sure he wants to test him? Cyrus says he thinks this is the book they were looking for, and Drew lets Book go. Book takes the book 9ha-ha!), and says, they’re done here. He tells Cyrus, thanks, old times, and leaves with his buddy.

Yuri says he can barely hear Valentin. Did they make it to the north safely?… He can’t understand; bad connection. Are he and Mayor Collins safe?… The connection is lost.

Finn says, Terry was serious about that? and she says, absolutely. The Board’s been hounding her for weeks to name a deputy, and she can’t think of anyone she trusts more to be her number two than him. He asks if Portia didn’t turn her down, and she says, okay, so he’s her second choice, but she still thinks he’d be a great fit for the position. He says he doesn’t think he’s the right guy for the job. He just hates all that administrative stuff. She says, but he’s a department head, which already involves all that administrative stuff, but he says, it’s not the same thing. She says she gets it. Oncology was always her passion. She didn’t think she’d like giving up the day to day contact with patients, but she knew she could do more good as Chief of Staff, and she knows he can too. He says he doesn’t know, but she says, look at it as the ultimate in holistic treatment. He wouldn’t just be diagnosing patients; he’d be diagnosing the entire hospital. And helping match the right healer with the right patient. There’s no denying his hands won’t get as dirty, but he’ll play a role in saving every single life under this roof. He doesn’t have to answer now. Just promise her that he’ll think about it. He says he promises, she thanks him and leaves.

Michael calls Sonny, and says, Nina’s here. She told them about Sasha. How bad is it? Sonny says he wishes he had some good news, but he doesn’t. Sasha assaulted somebody at the MetroCourt pool. They arrested her, and they took her to Ferncliff. Michael says, for the criminally insane? That was the only option? They couldn’t have held her at GH? There’s got to be something they can do. Sonny says he’s on it. He talked to her doctors, and he’s a big donor at Ferncliff and Shadybrook, so she’s going to be looked after. Michael says, thanks, dad, and Sonny says he’ll get back to him.

Mason says, Sonny’s suspicious of their operation, and Austin didn’t think it was wise to tell him that? Austin says, calm down. Gordon is exaggerating about what happened at the restaurant, and Sonny is only interested in him because of his relationship with Ava. They share a child together. So now that he and Ava are somewhat involved, Sonny is just paying extra attention to him. Gordon says he doesn’t care about some scene out of Fraternity Row. He just wants his money now. Is he going to get it or not? Mason says his associate will meet Gordon at the main entrance. Don’t worry. He’ll get everything he’s owed. But let him be clear. After this, Gordon doesn’t set foot in this state again. Is he clear?

Dex tells Elizabeth that he’s here to see a sick friend and must have gotten turned around. She says, you need an appointment to access the physicians offices, but he didn’t really seem like he just got turned around. It kind of seemed like he was – Gordon leaves and the sliding doors are so loud, I have no idea what she says, but I think it was, Dex seemed like he was listening. She introduces herself as Nurse Baldwin, but says he probably knows her better as Cameron Webber’s mother. She knows exactly what happened between him, Josslyn, and her son. She also knows he works for Sonny, and Sonny has taken him under his wing. Nothing good will come of that. So whatever he’s up to, there’s no place for it on her watch. Understood, or does she need to call security? He says, no, all good here, and leaves.

Ava says, Delia just met this man, and he’s taking her away to a cabin in Pautuk?… She barely knows him. Is she sure that’s a good idea?… Please don’t rush off the phone… Delia has hung up, and Ava goes out to the terrace. She sees Betty leaning against the wall, looking out over the parapet.

As Ava approaches, Betty says she could get used to living in a place like this. It’s a thousand times bigger than her place. She looks at Ava, and says, that’s close enough. She hopes Ava wasn’t getting any ideas. She’d hate for Ava’s mother to have to pay for the results of Ava’s hot temper. She goes inside, and Ava screams.

On the phone, Dex tells Sonny that he couldn’t get into Austin’s office, but there’s another player he’s meeting with. He matched the description of the guy Sonny said was harassing Austin at the restaurant. He’s going to tail him and see where it leads. He goes out the door.

Willow tells Nina that she doesn’t want to get ahead of themselves, but Nina has made a real effort to respect her boundaries. Nina’s clearly done as she asked and let go of her vendetta against Carly before anyone got hurt. Nina flashes back to telling Martin that she wants him to expose Drew and Carly for engaging in insider trading. She tells Willow, believe her. She wishes she would have handled things differently. Willow says she gets it, and she knows how important it is for Nina to be a part of her family, and she sees how Nina dropped everything to be there for Sasha when Sasha needed her. They sit, and Willow says, it’s been a while since she saw that side of Nina. She’s not saying they can start with a clean slate, but maybe there’s a way just to see if they can fit into each other’s lives now, rather than just accepting they don’t.

Carly says, Ruby, Luke, Josslyn’s’ grandmother, and now her. Bobbie sold her this place for one dollar. She’s going to pay Bobbie back the real price eventually, and she knows business has been slow, but she’s going to fix the rooms upstairs… Josslyn says, she’s not going to live upstairs, is she? but Carly says, God no. She’s not there yet. She does want to rent it to PCU students or interns at GH. This place used to be the heart of Port Charles. She’s going to restore it to its original glory. No. She’s going to make it bigger and better. She knows it’s not going to be the MetroCourt… Josslyn says, listen. That all sounds amazing, but she could get the MetroCourt back. Carly just has to let her or dad help her. Carly says she’s benefitted by the financial safety net provided by Josslyn’s father and Sonny for a very long time. But she’s always been able to stand on her own two feet, and she’s not going to stop now. She knows this isn’t as big as the MetroCourt, but having raised Josslyn, she knows firsthand, small things can turn into something big.

Cyrus thanks Drew, but Drew says, this doesn’t make them friends. He doesn’t like bullies, and that’s the only reason he stood up for Cyrus. Cyrus says, before he found God, one word that would have described him was a bully, and Drew says he still thinks Cyrus is, which is the reason he wonders why Cyrus gave in to that guy. He thought Cyrus was tougher than that. Cyrus says, the Good Book tells us to turn the other cheek, but Drew says he thinks it’s more than that. Because Cyrus was scared. If these guys are targeting him, he has to tell the warden. Cyrus says he can handle himself, and Drew says, if Cyrus is worried about them retaliating for reporting them, he’s already got a target on his back and nothing to lose. He can just tell the warden himself. Cyrus says, the warden is the last person who would help him. Especially if it means crossing them. Drew asks, what’s that supposed to mean?

Finn goes into the Grill, and tells the host that he has a reservation for two at 8 under the name Finn. The host says he has Finn right here. Just give him a moment. He steps away, and Elizabeth walks in, wearing a slinky black dress with a slit up the side. They smile at each other.

Terry says she’s glad Yuri hasn’t left yet, and Yuri says he knows she wanted him to wait, but she doesn’t like his gift. She ran off. He’s sorry it upset her. It was meant to make her happy. She says she is happy. She was just surprised, that’s all. She’s been flying solo for so long, it threw her for a second. She takes his hands, and says, giving her his key means so much. She actually has something to give to him. She takes a key attached to a paper clip out of her pocket, and says, it’s the spare key she keeps in her desk. It’s in better hands with him. Obviously, she didn’t have time to get a meaningful keychain, but it’ll do. He takes it and thanks her. She kisses him, and asks if he’s okay. He seems distracted. She didn’t mean to worry him when she ran off earlier. He says, it’s not her. He got a phone call from Valentin. He could barely hear Valentin, then the line went dead. When he tried to call back, he couldn’t get through. She says, it was an international call; it was probably just a bad connection. He says he hopes so, but he has the feeling that Valentin and Mayor Collins are in trouble.

Cyrus says he may have spoken out of turn. Drew needs to keep his head down and don’t ask questions about Book and his associates. Drew asks, why? Are they going to come after him? Cyrus says, it’s not just them. There are other factors at play here, and he would hate to see Drew become a victim. Drew says, listening to him talk, he would almost believe Cyrus is a changed man, but he knows better. Cyrus laughs and says, faith can change people. If Drew comes to their service, he’ll see. Drew says he’ll pass, and Cyrus says, then may he offer Drew a word of advice? Drew needs some kind of family to survive behind these walls. If Drew won’t join his flock, then he strongly suggests Drew find another.

Josslyn says, Carly inspires her. She’s very proud of how Carly is handling all this. Josslyn just worries about her. Carly says she gets how this can be a little scary, and it’ll be tough if they have to sell the house, but it’s just a bump in the road. She already told Josslyn; she’s going to get everything back that she lost. And not just for herself, but for Josslyn, for Donna, and for Avery. This is just the first step of an amazing journey.

Nina says, Willow has no idea how long she’s waited to hear her say that, and Willow says, no promises, just baby steps? Nina says, yeah, baby steps, when Wiley comes downstairs, and tells Nina, look what he brought. Nina takes a toy soldier from him, and says, hey, I’m soldier guy… Michael comes in, and eager to rain on this parade, he says, it’s time for this little cowboy to get to bed. Nina says she guesses this is her cue, and thanks Willow for this. This is very special. She tells Wiley, think fast, and tosses the toy to him. She says, nice catch, and gets her bag. Wiley asks if she’ll come visit again soon, and Nina looks at Willow, who says, we’ll see. Ugh. The eternal parental euphemism for either no or I don’t know. Nina tells Wiley, until then, goodnight, like we’re in a Shakespeare play, and leaves. Outside, she takes a breath and sort of smiles.

Betty asks if Ava feels better now that she got that out of her system, and Ava says she wants to know who this man is who’s trying to seduce her mother. Betty says, relax, lady. He’s just a friend who’s keeping an eye on Delia for them. That’s all. Ava takes the drink out of Betty’s hand and says, call him off. She’s not going to play ball with her or Mason as long as her mother’s involved. Is Betty listening to her at all? Betty smacks Ava across the face, and says she thinks Ava is forgetting who calls the shots here. Sonny walks in and says he’s sorry. Is he interrupting? Yeah. Betty’s kind of stupid, since anyone could walk in.

Austin thanks Mason for handling this. Sonny’s got eyes on him now, so the last thing they need is Gordon bringing extra attention to them. Hopefully the guy will just take the money and run. Mason says, if Austin has learned anything from him, he makes his own luck. He sticks a lollipop in his mouth.

Dex walks outside near a dumpster and sees something. He says, hey, are you okay? He takes out his gun, and walks to the other side of the dumpster, where he sees Gordon, either unconscious or dead. I’m guessing the latter.

Tomorrow, Curtis tells Portia that he thinks he might be on to something; Brook asks Chase to break the rules with her, just this once; Betty says, the one Ava loves dearly will pay the price; and Sonny yells, why is he just hearing about this now?

⌨️ Work Arounds…

How the soaps are getting through the strike. While I’m totally on board with the writers, people still have to eat, and God knows we can’t lose another soap.

GENERAL HOSPITAL Begins Airing Episodes From Temporary Writers

🗽 Give Us Your Rich and Backstabbing…

RHONY recap.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/real-housewives-of-new-york-recap-the-new-cast-makes-its-first-hamptons-pilgrimage

What other people think.

Real Housewives Panel Give Their Honest RHONY Reboot Opinions

IMO opinion, the most, and maybe only, likeable cast member. So far.

‘RHONY’ Recap: Jenna Lyons Shares Why Girlfriend Will Not Be Seen on Show, and Recalls Being Outed by Press

🍸 VanderSprinkles…

Never liked him. And I’d never want to live with a dude who spent more time looking in the mirror than me.

All the Pre-Scandoval Warning Signs That Tom Sandoval Was a Snake

Another snake slithers back to the nest.

Rachel ‘Raquel’ Leviss’ Return To Vanderpump Rules Was A Big Mistake, Here’s Why

⛵️ After the Sailing’s Over…

More Reunion chatter.

The Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 4 Reunion’s Biggest Bombshell Moments

Leaky boat.

Everything That’s Leaked About Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 5

⚰️ Final Week In the City…

Dead City recap. This was also the finale. I feel cheated.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-dead-city-recap-season-1-episode-6-doma-smo-season-finale/

🐕 If You Love Puppie Like I Love Puppies…

As always, it’s up for debate, but they’re all cute.

The 5 Cutest Dog Breeds in the World (2023)
Top 9 Prettiest and Cutest Dog Breeds

🌮 Not Taco Tuesday…

Slide into my blog tomorrow for soap and throwing some tea in the air to see what sticks. Until then, stay safe, stay not commenting  on other people’s physical characteristics unless you’re being complimentary, and stay looking at the positive things when things are really challenging.

Jul22

July 21, 2023 – Sonny Sizes Up Austin, New Nanny, Will He, Transformed, Dueling Deckhands, New Chef, Dead Stuff, She’s Here, Robfusal, Sea Dog, Just Five Quotes & Her World

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Sonny says, to protecting our own, and clinks glasses with Nina and Ava. He asks Austin, what’s wrong? Does he have a problem with the toast?

As the doctor pokes at Curtis’s legs, TJ asks what he feels, but Curtis says he doesn’t feel a thing. He can’t feel anything. None of them seem surprised that he can’t feel his legs. Will somebody tell him what the hell is going on? He shouts, what’s going on?!

Diane walks into the hospital on the phone, and says she’s literally walking in the door… Don’t worry. She’ll find Sasha and take care of everything. Leaning on the counter, Robert says, everything? That’s a tall order, even for Killer Miller.

Sasha is wheeled out of the elevator, and Gladys says, she’s going to get better. She knows it doesn’t look like it, but she promises to do everything she can to get Sasha all the help she needs. Dr. Montague comes out and says he knows how upsetting this must be for Gladys, but he’s here now. He asks if Sasha remembers him. He’s Dr. Montague, and he’s here to help her. She says, help her? and he says, she’s not herself right now, but he promises she will be soon. He’ll make sure of that. He asks the officer to take Sasha to the exam room, and the officer leaves with Sasha. Gladys says, he never told her that Sasha would get this bad, but Montague says, her daughter-in-law is much worse off than she led him to believe. Gladys asks what he gave her. She hurt somebody. It’s lucky she didn’t kill him. And she’s in so much pain now. She never meant for Sasha to suffer… He says, shut up. They both know what she meant to happen. She did her part; now he’ll do his. He goes into the exam room, and closes the door. Gladys looks at Sasha through the window, and Montague closes the blinds.

Carly visits Drew in Pentenville, and says she knows she promised she wouldn’t visit so soon, but he says he’s glad she did. She says she knows he wanted to feel more settled, but she had to see him. She misses him so much. He says he misses her, and she says, here she is. He says, she looks so beautiful, even in a place like this, and she says, she talked to Sam. Scout’s determined to visit him ASAP. He says, she knows how Scout is when she sets her mind to something; you can’t change it. The last time he was locked in a cell, he etched her name in the wall, and that’s what kept him alive, but now he has so much more to live for. She says, this place is better than Crete, right? and he flashes back to Cyrus giving him a Bible with a screwdriver in it. Carly asks, what’s wrong?

At the pool, Dex tells Josslyn, other people were at the pool when the shooting happened. Anna Devane for one, and the police are even certain Curtis wasn’t the target. She says she’s certain. Curtis was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The bullet was meant for Sonny. It could have been Dex. He says, no, but she says, he already got shot working for Sonny. What’s to say it won’t happen again? He says, because now he has more to live for. He’s never loved anyone as much as he loves her. He’s not going to give that up. They kiss.

TJ says, Curtis has every right to be concerned, and Portia says, TJ is right, but he doesn’t want to put too much stress on himself right now. That’s going to make it… Curtis says, stop. He can’t feel his legs. He needs them to stop talking to him like family. They’re doctors and he’s a patient. Why can’t he feel his legs? Dr. Barnsdall says he understands why Curtis is so concerned, but he’s just come through very extensive spinal surgery. Curtis is lucky to be alive. The bullet fragments he removed were lodged very close to Curtis’s spine. He was under very heavy sedation during the procedure. Every patient’s body reacts differently when that wears off. Curtis says, so the anesthesia is why he can’t feel his legs? and the doctor says, that’s one of the possibilities. Curtis says, cut it to him straight. What are the other possibilities? Dr. Barnsdall says he still needs to look at some of the other tests and scans they took after the surgery, and then he’ll better be able to answer some of Curtis’s questions. He’ll leave Curtis with his family now. The doctor leaves with the nurse, and TJ asks if Curtis heard what Dr. Barnsdall said. Very few people would have even survived that surgery. Portia says, if Aunt Stella were here, she thinks Stella would call it a miracle, and Curtis says, a miracle.

Diane tells Robert that she’s here to see her client Sasha Gilmore. Yes, she knows Sasha was recently represented by Martin Grey, but he asked her to take over when he was called away. He asks if Martin is going to be back, and she says, he is, but Maxie felt Sasha needed… He says, a killer shark, but she says, compassion and complete dedication. She will take care of everything. She knows why he’s here, and no, he won’t interrogate her client in her current state.

Gladys tells the guard that her daughter-in-law is not a criminal. He saw how gentle she was. She just needs a little psychological help, that’s all. He looks straight ahead like a guard at Buckingham Palace, and she says, oh God, and walks away.

Sasha says she knows he’s Dr. Montague, and he says, very good. Does she know why she’s here? She says, for more of those pills he gave her? but he says, no. Those pills would have helped her, but he warned her not to take too many. She says she only took three pills a day like he told her, and as he prepares a syringe, she notices blood on her clothes. He says, soon, all of her questions will be answered, and she sees the syringe. She asks, what’s that? No. He gives her the shot.

Austin says he really respects Sonny. Sonny is a powerful man and puts such a high value on family. Sonny says, nothing more important than family, and Austin says, absolutely. Let him try to put Sonny’s mind at ease. He hasn’t spent a lot of time with Avery, but the little time he’s spent with her, she’s lovely. He thinks she looks at him and sees him as not just her mom’s friend, but maybe her friend as well. Sonny says, Avery sees the good in everybody, and Austin says, that’s wonderful. He wonders if she got that from Ava, or is it a trait she inherited from Sonny? Sonny says he always gives people another chance, and Austin says, just the one? What happens when people disappoint him? Sonny asks, what happens when Austin loses a patient? and Austin says he thinks he can speak for every doctor in the world when he says, it’s hard to lose a patient. Sonny says, you’ve just got to move forward. It’s sad, but some people are beyond helping. You’ve just got to move on.

Portia says, please talk to them, and Curtis says he understands what the doctor was saying. He’s lucky to be alive, and he’s grateful for everything everyone at the hospital has done for him. But he wants to walk out of the hospital on his own, and that’s not going to happen. TJ tells him, that’s not what Dr. Barnsdall said, and Curtis says, yet. Portia says, no one can walk right after spinal surgery, and TJ says, Portia’s right. People going through the same kind of surgery, it can take weeks before they can walk. Curtis asks, how long before they can feel their legs again? when TJ gets paged, and Curtis tells him to go. He knows TJ has a job to do. TJ says he’ll be back as soon as he can, and leaves. Portia takes Curtis’s hand, and says, it’s going to be okay, and he says, yes, it will. As soon as he gets his life back. All of it.

Robert says he takes no pleasure in Sasha’s current predicament, but Cody Bell’s the real victim here, and Diane says, come on. They both know there was no intent. Sasha never meant to hurt the guy. He says, she stabbed him with a paring knife, and Diane says, it’s well-documented that Sasha hasn’t been herself since losing her baby and her husband. And might she point out, Heather Webber killed Sasha’s husband and came perilously close to killing yours truly, so she would think he’d have more… He says he’s not there to persecute her client, and she says, good. Why is he here? He says, after Maxie spoke to her, she called her Uncle Robert. She says, so Maxie asked him to look out for Sasha to make sure she was treated fairly, and he says, who’d have thunk it? Her and him on the same team. They get into the elevator together, and bump shoulders.

Sasha scrubs at the blood, and says she can’t get this off, but Montague says, don’t worry about that. He sets up a recorder, and says, they’ll take care of that later. Now tell him what she remembers. She says, there was a pool, and he says, what happened at the pool? She says, Gladys was there… and he grabbed her by the wrist. She flashes back to seeing Cyrus grab Gladys, and tells Montague, she saw him. He tried to ruin her life. He gave her drugs. Montague asks who she thinks she saw at the pool, and she says she knows she saw him. He grabbed Gladys and she knew she had to stop him. She had to stop Cyrus Renault.

Carly says she doesn’t understand. Cyrus is a murderer. She assumed Drew would be separated from people like him. Where did Drew run into him? Drew says, Cyrus found him. Cyrus wants to make him a fisher of men. She says, Cyrus Renault? and he says, what good is a messiah complex without disciples he’s recruiting? She asks if he told Cyrus to go to hell. Better yet, he has to tell the guards. They don’t know what kind of sick game Cyrus is playing, but Drew has to stay away from him. Drew doesn’t want to get on his bad side. He says she doesn’t have to worry about him, but she says, he just told her some maniac has him in their sights, and he doesn’t want her worrying about him? He says he’s got this; he can take care of himself. Cyrus knows not to make a move on him. She says she knows all the training he’s had, but he doesn’t know how many men Cyrus has under his control. He can’t fight everyone. He says, it’s okay, but she says, it’s not okay. He says, it’s taken care of, and she says, how, and by whom? He says, her ex-husband.

Ava says, Sonny is incorrigible, and tells Austin that his bark is far worse than his bite. Sonny says, the doctor knows he was joking, right? and they all laugh. Austin’s phone rings, and he asks them to excuse him. Sonny asks if there’s a problem, but Austin says, occupational hazard. He’ll be right back. He leaves, and Ava says, all right. Nina says, don’t get her wrong. Austin is awkward, but very nice and there’s some kind of chemistry there, but as a couple, she doesn’t really see it. I’m glad she said it, since I’ve been thinking it.

Outside on the phone, Austin tells someone, you could say that. It was super awkward. A lunatic walks into a restaurant and he’s with Sonny Corinthos. Not great. He guesses the question is, what’s Mason going to do about it?

TJ asks if Dr. Barnsdall reviewed all of Curtis’s latest test results, and the doctor says he did, and the final scans they took after Curtis’s surgery. TJ says, will his uncle ever be able to walk again?

Carly says, Sonny has people watching Drew’s back, and Drew says, she doesn’t sound completely surprised. She says, vintage Sonny, and Drew says, to protect him? She says, Sonny knows he’s a good guy, and deep down he knows Drew is good for her. She and Sonny will always be family, and at the end of the day, nothing’s more important to Sonny than family. He asks if this is Sonny’s way of welcoming him into the family, and she laughs, saying, she wouldn’t go that far. She just wants him to come home. Nothing’s more important. He says he’s working on it. So what else is going on? She says, Willow came home, and he says, that’s great. She says, the only reason Willow is okay is because he rescued Liesl. The only reason Willow’s okay is because of him. He says he’s just happy she’s home where she belongs. Are they planning a big party at the house for her already?… What’s going on? Carly says, nothing, but he says he knows her. He loves her. Tell him what it is.

Portia says, what Curtis needs right now is rest, and she’ll be right back. He doesn’t let go of her hand, and says, what he needs is her here. He also needs to tell her something before the doctor gets back. She says, they’ll have plenty of time to talk later, but he says, she’s wrong. Time is the one thing we’re never sure we have. When he came to find her at the pool, he’d just had a conversation with Sam, and she said something he didn’t think was important at the time. And now, he can’t forget it. Portia asks what she said, and he tells her, she said, you never have enough time with the people you love, and she’s right. He realized how much time he was wasting and came to find her. He’s not sorry he went to the pool looking for her, but he’s sorry he didn’t get to say what he wanted to say.

Robert and Diane come out of the elevator, and Gladys says, her daughter-in-law is in no condition to be hounded by lawyers right now. Diane says, Gladys might be Sasha’s guardian, but she’s not Sasha’s gatekeeper. She’s assuming Sasha is in the exam room. Gladys says, she’s getting the treatment she needs from her shrink, and Robert says, he’ll handle this. He goes over to the guard, and Gladys says she’s sure Diane means well, but Sasha is in pretty bad shape. If Diane makes her more upset, she swears she’ll… Diane asks, what will she do? Word to the wise; never, ever threaten her. Robert tells Diane, ten minutes max, and Diane asks Gladys to excuse her.

Sasha says, he was going to hurt Gladys like he hurt her, and she couldn’t let that happen. So she saw the knife, and… Diane walks in, and says, Sasha, stop right there. Not one more word. And you – she looks at Montague – turn off that recording device right now. He grabs it and shuts it off.

Ava says, she and Austin have only had a few dates. Of course (🍷) Nina doesn’t see them as a couple. Nina says, on the plus side, he’s nothing like Nikolas, and Ava says, that’s for sure. He is very… Nina says, alive, and Ava says, what? Nina says, don’t get her wrong. Ava and Nikolas had some connection and chemistry, but Nikolas always seemed like he was brooding. He was always serious all the time to her. At least Austin is mysteriously… expressive. Ava says, he’s definitely more alive, and Sonny says, he’s very attentive to his patients, because earlier, that guy Gordon was hostile. Austin could have blown him off, but he took the time to deal with the problem. Nina asks, what happened when Sonny went out after him? and Sonny says he’s pretty sure that Austin’s patient understands the situation. Austin comes back, and Ava says, Sonny was just complementing his bedside manner. Sonny’s phone rings, and he tells Gladys that he’s in the middle of something. Gladys says, it’s Sasha. She’s been arrested. Sonny asks, what the hell for? and Gladys says, she’s getting a psyche evaluation at GH right now. Sonny says he’ll be right there, and Nina asks, what’s going on? He says, Sasha’s in trouble. He has to go to GH. Nina says she’s going with him, and tells Ava and Austin that she’s so sorry. Ava says, no, go, and Sonny and Nina leave. Ava says, disaster averted, for now, and eats her martini olives off the stirrer.

Josslyn puts suntan lotion (I think… I hope) on Dex, when his phone rings. She says, don’t answer it, but he says, she knows he has to. Sonny says he knows it’s Dex’s day off. Something came up. Dex asks what he needs and Sonny says, surveillance. Port Charles Grill. Austin Gatlin-Holt.

Portia says she loves the sentiment, she really does, but is Curtis saying if he hadn’t spoken to Sam, he wouldn’t… He says, it’s done. They’re here. And what he wants her to know right now is, whatever happens, his feelings for her won’t change. And once he’s back on his feet… She says, and he will be, but she needs him to listen to his doctors… and his wife. She just wants him to relax and let his body heal as long as possible. He says he’s feeling stronger by the minute, and she says, good. That’s what she likes to hear. She has to check on a patient really quickly, but she promises she’ll be right back. She leaves, and cries in the hallway. Curtis pinches his leg, and sighs.

Dr. Barnsdall shows TJ his tablet, and says, they were successful in removing the bullet and every fragment. TJ says, Dr. Barnsdall always does good work, but was it enough?

Carly says, there’s nothing for Drew to worry about, but he says, something is going on. Is it the financial penalty from the SEC? She says she can handle it. She doesn’t want him to even think about it. He says he doesn’t want her thinking about it. That was a huge fine. He doesn’t want this weighing her down along with everything else. It’s really simple. He can sell Aurora. She says, no, he can’t. Diane made it crystal clear that she can’t accept anything from him, Michael, or Sonny. She could be hit with an even bigger fine, or worse. He says, Diane knows what she’s talking about. Did she come up with a Plan B? Carly says, she did, and Diane told her it’s going to take a while, but it doesn’t matter because she has resources. He says, tell him she’s not selling the house, and she says, the house is too big for them. He says, it’s not just the house, it’s the moss bowl’s🎍 her home, and she says, the home she had with Sonny. She has a lot of great memories of the kids growing up there, but those memories aren’t going away because she sells the house. She wants to focus on the future, and getting him out of here and sharing that future with him. No piece of real estate is going to change that. Life is too fragile to wait around. You think you have everything under control, and think the people you love are safe, then just like that… He says, what happened?

Dex puts his shirt on, and Josslyn asks if he really has to go. It’s his day off. What could be so important? He says, it’s no big deal. Nothing dangerous. Just a little surveillance. He kisses her, and she says, if it’s not important, why can’t they go back to his place right now? and he says, it’s not that he doesn’t want that. He made a choice when he decided to work for Sonny. She says she thought she was the choice he made, and he says, the best ever; the most important ever. But now he needs to go to work, and she – he takes a book out of their beach bag – needs to finish that mystery. The minute this job is done, he promises… She kisses him, and he says he promises. I gotta say it. I think she’s too immature for him.

Austin says he can’t tell. Did Sonny think he was okay, or does Sonny hate him? Ava shrugs and says she doesn’t know, but when he decides, believe her, Austin will know. He asks how she thinks it went, but she says she doesn’t know. Sonny plays things so close to the vest, but when it comes to Avery, he’s not going to take any chances. Austin says, Sonny has nothing to worry about with him and Avery. He loves kids. Ava says, that’s good, because Sonny said something he really meant; family is everything. He lives by that. Austin asks if he’s like that with all her lovers.

Gladys thanks Sonny for coming, and Sonny asks Robert, where’s Sasha? Robert says, she’s in there, indicating the exam room. Diane’s with her.

Montague says, how dare Diane barge in here and interrupt while he’s evaluating a patient. Get out! Diane says she’s not going anywhere. She’s Diane Miller, and she’s Sasha’s attorney. And that trumps his title any day of the week, and don’t turn that recorder on again. She gently asks if Sasha remembers her, and Sasha says, Diane. Diane says she’s Sasha’s attorney. She helped Sasha once before, and she’s going to help her again. Sasha tells her, Dr. Montague said… but Diane says, no. She doesn’t need to pay any attention to Dr. Montague. Just look right at her and she doesn’t say one more word. Montague says, unfortunately, Diane is a little too late. Sasha already told him more than enough.

Nina tells Gladys, this doesn’t make any sense. Why would Sasha stab Cody Bell? Gladys says, it was obvious she wasn’t herself. She would never hurt anyone. Something made her do it. Sonny says, like what? What made her do it?

Alone in the office, TJ yells, dammit! and pounds the desk with his fist. Portia walks in and says, no. He walks over to her, and she tells him, please don’t say it. She cries as he hugs her.

Gladys says she’s not a shrink. How would she know what’s wrong with Sasha? First there was the shoplifting, now she stabs Cody? Nina’s own journalist was there; she saw the whole thing. Nina says she talked to Alyse. She said it came out of nowhere. It doesn’t make any sense. When she was on Home & Heart, and someone did that horrible mind game on her, she handled it. Sonny says he saw her a few weeks ago and told her that she was ready to be on her own; to end Gladys’s guardianship. What changed?

Montague and Diane step away from Sasha, and he says, the police brought Miss Gilmore in for a psyche evaluation. As her lawyer, he’s sure Diane knows what that entails, what his responsibilities are. He’s sorry, but at this point, his hands are tied.

Robert tells Gladys, Sonny, and Nina that he just got off a call from Judge Palmer… Diane joins them and says, please, let her tell them. Sasha needs help. She’s being sent to Ferncliff Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Oh yeah, Ferncliff. We haven’t seen that place for a while.

Ava says she needs to make something very clear, she and Austin aren’t a couple, and they’re definitely not lovers. He says, what happened at Windymere… She says, means nothing. They’re nothing. She had a little moment of weakness. She’s regretted it ever since. He says he’s only regretted they haven’t done it again, and she says, he has an inflated opinion – he rubs her leg under the table – of his sexual prowess. And she assumes as a doctor – she picks up her knife – he has a need for that hand creeping up her thigh. He says, she wouldn’t, and she just looks at him. He removes his hand, and says, she didn’t answer his question. Sonny is a jealous guy? She says, Sonny doesn’t care who she sleeps with, as long as it doesn’t negatively impact Avery. He says, good to know. He assumes she sang his praises when he was away from the table, and she says, what praises might those be? His gymnastics in bed. He says, thank you, and she says, his willingness to help bury dead husbands? She told Sonny as little as possible about him; only what she thought he’d actually believe. He says, then how come he didn’t buy it?

Drew asks, what happened? and Carly says, Curtis was shot. Drew says, is he… She says, no. He’s in the hospital. He asks, how bad was it? and she says, it was touch and go. She heard this morning he’s out of surgery, he’s in recovery, but she doesn’t know his condition. Drew says, who shot him? and she says, they don’t know. It was at the MetroCourt pool. He asks if anyone else was hurt, and she says, no, luckily. He says he doesn’t get it. Who would want to kill Curtis? She says, the PCPD isn’t sure he was the target.

Curtis unsuccessfully tries to move his legs. In the hallway, Portia wipes the tears from her cheeks and puts on a smile. She goes into his room, and says, told him that she wouldn’t be long. He says he’s glad she’s back. Could she make sure they schedule a therapy session for him as soon as possible? She says, it’s way too soon for something like that, but he says, it’s never too soon. He’s not going to sit here in this bed and wait for another miracle. He knows it’s going to take hard work, but he’s here for it. Because no matter what it takes, he’s going to walk and stand up on his own two legs. Who knows? Someday, he might take her in his arms and they can dance the night away again. What does she think about that? She says she absolutely loves it. There’s something she wants to tell him. He asks, what’s wrong? and she says, Dr. Barnsdall got the latest tests and scans back and he consulted with three other surgeons, and none of them think he’ll be able to walk again.

Carly says she’s sorry. As soon as she gets any information about Curtis, she’ll get it to Drew. He thanks her, and says, she told him Portia was with Curtis. Does she know who else was out there? She says, his attorney Zeke, Jordan Ashford… Dante, Anna, and Sonny. He says, Curtis is such a good man. They’d better find out who did this. A guard says, time’s up, and Carly says she’ll come back as soon as she can. Seeing him makes everything better. He says he loves her, and she says she loves him, and leaves after taking a last look.

Portia says, doctors have been wrong before, and this isn’t a death sentence. They almost lost him for good, and Dr. Barnsdall said there’s no reason he can’t live an absolutely… Curtis says, stop. Just stop. She says, but they all love him. No matter what. He says he needs some time, and she says, of course (🍷). Of course (🍷) he does. He says, alone, and she says she understands. She leaves, and stands in the hallway crying, when TJ sees her. In his room, Curtis looks lonely.

Josslyn reads her book, when her phone rings. She says, hello?… This is Josslyn Jax. Who’s this?… Excuse me?… What are you talking about?

Ava says, Sonny rarely makes snap judgements, but when he does, look out, and Austin says, so she doesn’t think Sonny’s judged him yet. She says, probably not, but she thinks she managed to convince him that he has nothing to worry about with Austin spending time around Avery. Austin says, he’s not the only one who can read people. And he gets the distinct feeling Sonny is on to them. Dex listens from the bar.

Cyrus sits on a couch reading, and looks up to see Drew.

Sasha is wheeled out, and Nina says, it’s horrible. Diane promises Nina that she’ll fight this tooth and nail. Gladys says, she’s going to a good place, right? and Montague says, that’s exactly where her daughter-in-law should be. She’ll get all the help she needs. Isn’t that what they all want? He gets in the elevator, and Sonny asks the guard for a moment. He asks if Sasha can hear him. He knows she’s in there. Listen to him. She’s not alone. Does she understand? She’s not alone. She thanks him, and the guard wheels her into the elevator.

On Monday, Carly tells Josslyn that she’s been entrusted with their family institution; Austin tells someone that everything will be okay; and Sonny tells Dex, stay with him. See what he can find out.

🧸 Bye Pilar…

The nanny Mason wants.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/ella-lentini-cast-as-betty-rutherford-on-general-hospital

⚖️ Come On Back, Jack…

I feel ripped off. I was hoping he was going to be a regular.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/will-jackson-montgomery-return-to-gh-walt-willey-speaks-out

👩🏻‍⚕️ Spreading Her Wings…

Now if they’d just give her a love life. Chad was great, but it’s been a minute… or two… or three…

GH’s Cassandra James Opens Up About Her “Transformational Year”

⚓️ Two Stooges On Deck…

He needs to mansplain.

‘I Am Not a Cheater’: Colin MacRae Clarifies Below Deck Sailing Yacht Reunion Bombshells

He’s got work to do, he’s just not sure what.

Gary King Admits He Has ‘A Lot of Work to Do’ After Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 4

🥗 She’s the Top…

No one can replace Padma, but the show must go on.

Bravo Announces Padma Lakshmi’s ‘Top Chef’ Replacement

⚰️ Let’s Talk About Dead…

Wow. Daryl hasn’t even had his first season yet.

https://www.avclub.com/amc-is-already-tossing-new-seasons-at-its-latest-walkin-1850665927

And coming up behind Daryl.

https://people.com/the-walking-dead-rick-michonne-spinoff-title-teaser-andrew-lincoln-danai-gurira-7564287

City recap.

https://www.cbr.com/the-walking-dead-dead-city-season1-episode5-recap-spoilers/

🩰 Time To Shine…

Barbie in review.

https://www.avclub.com/barbie-movie-review-margot-robbie-greta-gerwig-1850646537

I love this song!

https://slate.com/culture/2023/07/barbie-girl-song-movie-aqua-nicki-minaj-ice-spice.html

When and where you can see it.

https://www.barbie-themovie.com/

📸 Meanie Meanie Jellybeanie…

I included this only because I thought it was odd and kind of funny.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/abby-lee-miller-slams-rob-lowe-for-refusing-to-take-a-picture-with-her-at-elton-johns-oscar-party-he-was-mean/ar-AA1e5DmS

🐶 The Old Man and The Sea, and The Dog…

I’ll bet he was glad for the company, and it’s a good pet parent who recognizes their dog would be happier in another home.

https://people.com/dog-lost-at-sea-with-sailor-adopted-by-crew-member-rescued-them-7563071

💫 Quotes of the Week

Today is a new day. Hiding from your history only shackles you to it. We can’t undo a single thing we have ever done, but we can make decisions today that propel us to the life we want and towards the healing we need. – Steve Maraboli

It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. – Dale Carnegie

To be nobody but yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. – e.e. cummings

You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents. – Henry Ward Beecher

I’m fast, cheap, but average. – Director Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu), One Cut of the Dead

🩱 Life In Plastic…

Meet me here on Monday really Tuesday for soap, and who knows what, since I can’t watch one more Deck. Until then, stay safe, stay making your own kind of music, and stay keeping in mind, time is the one thing we’re never sure we have.