(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Today’s episode was a repeat from November 4, 2020. If this was Friends, it would be the one where Sonny paid a visit to Ryan, and Alex kidnapped Anna.
🎒 Consolation Prize…
What we know about Austin… so far. Okay, it’s not much.
We left the guests starving on the beach, as Natasha was rushing to get the food to the tender.
It’s five minutes past the time lunch should have been served, and Glenn urges Natasha to get going. The guests whine that they’re starving, and the struggle is real. The only struggle here is me having to listen to their whining. In Glenn’s interview, he says he’s frustrated with the crew. They have a charter and a half to go, and the crew seems to be falling apart. Daisy tells Alli that she’s been stuck picking up the pieces when something goes wrong. Natasha was asking her questions at five to three, when lunch was at three. The food arrives at the beach, and co-primary Jess says she’s ready to double fist it. They shove down some food, and co-primary Erica says the chef outdid herself. Guest Cindi suggests they talk about what each of them admires in the others, and in Dani’s interview, she says, it’s so awkward. It’s wrong and weird, and makes her feel sad. Jess tells Erica that she creates a presence when she walks into the room. I’m thinking a few things about that one, but I’ll let it go.
Daisy tells Alli to refresh the cabins, starting with the master. Sydney radios Gary that the guests are ready to go, and then they’ll start breaking everything down. Natasha cleans up from lunch, and Erica whines about walking on the rocks to the tender. Glenn asks if Daisy will greet the guests, as they stumble back onto the yacht half-drunk. Erica wants to talk to Daisy about the women’s empowerment dinner tonight, and Jess tells Daisy to seat them in the middle with their nemesis Bianca on the end. Glenn decides to do some sailing for an hour, and Jess does the splits on deck. On the beach, Gary picks up the crew and the supplies. JL lifts Natasha onto the tender, and Natasha asks Dani if that’s what it feels like. Colin makes noises at the goats on shore.
En route to Milna. Glenn puts up the sails up, and Natasha squeals as pots and pans go flying. Jess says she’s glued to the wall. Too bad she won’t stay there. In Natasha’s interview, she says she’s sick of cooking while sailing, and we flash back to the various times things have flown around the galley. She says, she’s just like, no. Bianca bitches about the others goofing around while she’s trying to work. She visits Glenn, who’s steering, and Cindi joins her. Cindi wonders who in their party is screaming downstairs. Jess picks this comment up with her bat radar ears, and says she thinks they’re just having fun. Daisy wonders why the crew dinner hasn’t been started yet, and Natasha says she can’t prepare it when they’re keeled over. Bianca complains to Sydney and Dani that Cindi asked why the other guests were yelling, and she wondered why Cindi has acted like a d-bag from the second she stepped on the boat, which startles me, since Cindi seems the most sane. Dani tells her, just have fun.
Glenn puts the sails down, and Natasha gets on with the business of making dinner. Gary groans that he didn’t have lunch, and dinner is late. In Colin’s interview, he says he doesn’t think Natasha is managing her time properly. If he has time to help and she needs it he will, since it’s a priority. Gary asks Alli if she’s taking a break, but she says she already had a break. In Sydney’s interview, she says there seems to be tension between Gary and Alli, and she laughs. Daisy writes out quotes from women to put at each place setting. In Dani’s interview, she says, women tend to put other women down, and she absolutely hates it. Ditto. Glenn calls Colin to anchor, and Natasha wonders WTF she’s going to do. They arrive at Milna, and Dani says, there’s a pink sky for the empowerment ladies. Daisy and Dani set the table, and Daisy says the quotes actually made her feel kind of warm inside. Ew.
Glenn asks Natasha what her plan is, and in Natasha’s interview, she says, she’s so f***ed. Gary says Glenn must be hungry, and Natasha says there’s no way she can cook when they’re tilting like that. In Glenn’s interview, he says, the galley is falling apart. There’s a hungry crew and hungry guests. It’s a nightmare. Erica discusses something about the table with another guest, and Bianca wanders over. Erica says Bianca doesn’t need to be there right now, and in Daisy’s interview, she wonders how they can talk about empowerment, and yet drive each other down. It’s hard to watch. Dinner is 100 minutes late for the crew, and 50 minutes late for the guests. Glenn wolfs down some pasta, and the guests are seated. A guest says, it’s women stuff on the cards, and Erica toasts to strong women. May we be them, know them, and raise them. Bianca says, it’s the first time she’s had bread in a year, and Erica says she should celebrate.
Daisy gripes to Alli about Natasha running late. She couldn’t cook pasta? I dunno. If the boat is at a 45 degree angle, how does the water stay in the pot? How does the pot even stay on the stove? In Daisy’s interview, she says she’s tried everything, but nothing is working. She’s worried they’re going to get a sh*t tip. Alli says, the guests are toasting to each other, and Erica says she loves that they’re celebrating each of them. Sydney asks if Colin wants to practice their song, and Erica tells Bianca, if she doesn’t want to attend the performance, fine. She tells Jess that she’s feeling negative energy, but fails to add that it’s coming from her. Dessert is served, and Sydney and Colin come out. Sydney tells the guests that she and Colin wrote a song that’s a little toast to them. The crew watches as well, and they guests cheer when it’s finished. In Daisy’s interview, she says, the charter was an effing sh*t show, but the guests appreciate the song. Thank God something is going right. JL says, it’s going to be a hit, and Daisy thanks them. The guests make a bunch of noise about someone farting at the table, and point fingers, everyone saying, it wasn’t me. Unfortunately, there is no dog to blame. Gary tells Dani that he’ll help with the dishes even though he effing hates doing dishes. He says they need to work their way around the break-up, and he’s hoping to score brownie points. Alli tells him, it doesn’t work that way, and in Gary’s interview, he says he’s heartbroken, but more regretful.
Daisy asks for Colin’s advice-slash-opinion, and tells him there seems to be no sense of urgency on Natasha’s part. Why is she making dinner so late? Colin asks if Daisy has a problem with what he’s doing to help, but she says, no. She thinks Natasha is off. Nothing was done because they were sailing. In Colin’s interview, he says if Daisy and Natasha have a feud, it could end in serious tension, and affect the crew. They have to get this sorted. Daisy says she’s over it at this stage, and Colin says, Gary told him that Glenn had a word with Natasha. He suggests he, Gary, and Daisy get together with Natasha before the next charter, and have a pep talk. Daisy says she wants to finish on a high, and thanks Colin. Dani asks who Sydney thought would be a couple when they started the season, and Sydney says, originally, she was going to go after JL. She knew someone would. In Dani’s interview, she says she’s worried that after the season ends, JL won’t be ready to be with her, and wonders where this is going to lead. She doesn’t know what to do. Gary whines about being heartbroken.
I swear, Jess’s lips got bigger than they were last week. Daisy wonders why the guests are up so early, and Glenn asks how Natasha is. She says, okay, and he asks if everything is all right. She nods, obviously not wanting to discuss it. Gary sits in the crew mess, watching Alli. He asks her to come to his cabin, since he doesn’t want to talk in front of Natasha. He tells Alli that he understands where she’s coming from, but it’s a sh*t feeling. He wants to cuddle and kiss her. Alli says, that doesn’t change what happened, and Gary says he feels sh*tty about it. He doesn’t know what will fix it, but Alli says there’s nothing he can do. He says she’s made up her mind, and she asks if he’s angry at her, but he says he’s angry at himself. In Gary’s interview, he says they came to this point because of his actions. Now he needs to respect Alli; keep his distance, and make it as painless as possibly can. He’s over this effing charter.
The guests sit down for breakfast, and Natasha makes mass quantities of pita bread. Daisy asks, who’s getting drunk tonight? Colin says, not him, and she says, liar. While en route to Marina Alv, the guests pack. In JL’s interview, he says he feels good about having a relationship, but thinks Dani is holding back because of his age. He hopes Dani brought her hiking boots to climb this mountain. It’s time to dock, and in Glenn’s interview, he says, the last docking is in the back of his mind, and we flash back to that. He says if they crash with guests on board, the embarrassment meter will go to a whole other level.
They manage dock successfully. Erica and Jess butt bump. The crew lines up to say goodbye, and Jess says she was blown away. Erica thanks Glenn for sailing them away from the storm, and putting up with their craziness. They’re grateful. She gives him the tip envelope, and in Daisy’s interview, she says she’s done with mean girls. She’s also ready for a drink.
Glenn radios for the crew to meet in the main saloon for the tip meeting. He tells them it was the penultimate charter of the season, and they have one to go. The guests left happy, but there were a few cracks in the process. He suggests the crew have a set meal time. Natasha says it’s difficult to cook while sailing, and Glenn tells her to factor it into her work flow. Even worse, the guests overheard some of the crew speaking about them. We flash back to Colin saying they seem like a pain in the ass, and Alli saying, with Cindi talking, it will be the fastest hour of her life. Glenn says, their voices carry, so be discreet. They’re getting lax, and it’s the end of the season, but the guests were happy. The tip is $18,450 or $2040 each. Glenn says he also organized a restaurant for them to go to. He wants them to come back refreshed, and nail the finale. They have champagne.
Sydney asks Alli about Gary, and Alli says she hadn’t realized what happened, and they broke up. It’s not okay for any girl to be treated that way. In Sydney’s interview, she says she was wondering when Alli would find out. Alli says she had no other choice because of her conscience. On the way to the restaurant, the girls play F*** –Marry–Kill using past guests. They arrive at the restaurant in Split, and Gary tells Sydney that he heard from a third party that she has feelings for him. She tells him that she’d said she did, and we flash back to the half-dozen times she told him that she liked him. In Sydney’s interview, she says flirting with Gary is a little vindictive on her part. She’s noticed Alli looking, and picking up on the flirtation. Now Alli knows exactly how she felt a week ago. Then she prepares her acceptance speech for winning the Most Immature trophy. There was stiff competition, but she did it. In Colin’s interview, he says, Gary going back to Sydney is the worst idea ever. Alli is not going to take it lightly.Gary continues to be himself, and he’s a train wreck sometimes. Alli says she did her best, and guesses it’s not good enough. Dani announces that she and JL are moving to America, getting married, and having babies. Daisy leaves with Alli for a smoke, and JL joins them. At the table, Colin asks if Dani is going to break JL’s heart, but she says they’re just enjoying each other. Gary says, JL is falling in love. Daisy, Alli, and JL have a tequila shot, and Colin yells that the food is there. They’re being rude now.
They toast to the last charter. JL and Dani leave to talk, and JL tells Dani that he didn’t come there to find anything; it found him. He thinks they have something special, and he has feelings for her. In his mind, he’s ready to spend time with one person. She says the more she gets to know him, the more she likes him, but these are literally the best years of his life. She thinks he’ll regret it at some point. In his interview, JL says he gets where Dani’s heart is, but thinks it’s an excuse, and she needs to get over it. He tells her that he knows she’s ready to settle down and possibly have a family, and he thinks he’s ready, but he won’t know until he’s in it. If she wants to stay together, he’s open to it. Gary tells Colin that he’ll look like a creep, chasing a girl who doesn’t want him to. It would be d*ck of him. Like revisiting whatever with Sydney isn’t. He says Alli made him think he was an amazing person, but now she just wants to be friends. Colin tells him, if he likes Alli, don’t f*** Sydney, but Gary says he’s already decided. In Colin’s interview, he says, Gary is an effing idiot. Agreed.
Next time, Dani tells Alli that she doesn’t see how it will work with JL, another crew comes on charter, and Alli screams at Gary.
💻 Pandemic Boost…
I see Zoom has done a lot to increase people’s self-esteem.
Tomorrow brings the beginning of the final season of The Haves and The Have Nots <sob!>, and hopefully, a new GH. Until then, stay safe, stay persistent in your goals, and stay empowering each other; not just talking about it.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Britt plays pool at The Floating Rib. Jason says, nice shot, and she can’t believe he just paid her a compliment.
Alexis is working on her drinking, when Sam comes by. Sam knocks incessantly, and Alexis pulls herself together, and hides her glass and bottle. She asks to what she owes this pleasant surprise, and Sam says she told Alexis that she’d be checking up on her. Alexis says, a heads up would have been nice, and Sam asks, why? So she could have time to stash her bottles, or has she sobered up enough to realize she needs help?
Julian comes out of the elevator at the hospital, and sees Ava. He asks if she’s heard anything about Ryan’s condition, and she says, if there’s any justice in the world, he’s dead already. But life isn’t always fair. Julian says, is he alive? Is he awake? Is he talking? Is he giving Julian up to Sonny? What?
Sonny tends the fireplace in the living room. Taggert knocks at the door, and Sonny lets him in. Sonny says no one’s there, and Taggert asks if he can borrow a cup of sugar.
At The Rib, Peter asks Lulu how things went with her source, but she says he was more interested in hitting on her than spilling secrets about Cyrus. She says she and Jackie roughed out the first piece. It definitely looks like Cyrus is using GH to launder drug money, even without her ex-source to back it up. He takes a look, and says there’s no way he can publish this.
Finn answers the phone, thinking it’s Robert, but it’s Anna. She tells him that he’s in danger. If he’s at the house, she needs him to get out. Alex walks in with Maxie, and Anna asks if Finn can hear her. She asks him to talk to her. Alex (pretending to be Anna) asks Finn if they’re up for company. Maxie caught up with her, and offered to go over some wedding details.
Maxie says if now is a bad time, feel free to kick her out. Anna asks if Finn is still there. What’s going on? Finn says, guess what, Peter? I found her. Maxie just walked in the door with your mother. Anna says, understood. Keep them there as long as he can; they’re on their way. She loves him. She tells Robert, Alex brought Maxie back to the house.
Peter tells Lulu, there’s no way Jackie said that story was ready. They have no proof to back up their allegations. Lulu says she didn’t have time to show it to Jackie. Jackie had to fly out to cover a breaking story, but they did discuss the possible corruption at GH. He says she doesn’t quote a single source. She had no one to go one record, no evidence, and no documentation. Is she trying to get them sued? She says she’s sorry. She lost her game when Dante came back. He asks if she needs to take personal time, but she says, no. Cyrus is a threat to Port Charles, and has to be stopped. He says he loves that she’s passionate about this. It’s what makes her a good journalist, but what makes her a great journalist is when she backs it up with proof, and actual facts that will hold up in court. She asks what they do. So they do nothing while Cyrus burns down Port Charles? He asks if he said that.
Sonny tells Taggert, Carly and Josslyn are out for the night, and the guard will let him know if anyone shows up. So they have a couple hours to kill. He pours two drinks. Taggert says he never thought he’d be living next door to Sonny, or that Sonny would be protecting him. Sonny says he’s protecting Taggert’s daughter, and Taggert says he appreciates that. He says he’s sorry about Sonny’s father, and Sonny thanks him. Taggert asks how Sonny acquired the property, and Sonny says he bought it so Jax wouldn’t move in. Taggert says, that makes sense, given their history, and Sonny says, it’s been standing empty since the last owner died. He sits, and Taggert asks if he knew them. Sonny says it was his ex-fiancé Connie. She was murdered. Taggert says he’s sorry, and asks if they got her killer. Sonny says, it’s a bit more complicated than that.
Ava tells Julian, Ryan is out of surgery, but still unconscious. He lost a lot of blood getting that knife in the back. Julian says, so if he dies, it’s not totally unexpected. She says she knows what he’s thinking; stop it. There’s a guard outside Ryan’s room, and no one gets in or out without being stopped. They go into an office, and she says she does have the possibility of good news though. She heard the nurses talking. Ryan’s brain was deprived of oxygen because of the blood loss. They don’t know the extent of the damage yet. Julian says, Ryan could be a vegetable, and Ava says, it’s possible. Julian asks where the chapel is; he wants to start praying. Ava suggests he pray they get their hands on the letter. He says, Ryan didn’t have it on him? and she says she saw the warden give the cops Ryan’s belongings, and there was no letter. He says, they more than got the job done, and she says, they? What has he done?
Jason says he’s surprised Britt has time to play pool. Monica worked long hours when she was Chief of Staff. Britt says she’s been at GH since dawn, and will be back in the trenches until 8. She’s taking a break from all the sniping and dirty looks. She’s sure he’s heard she’s not the most popular person there. He says he’s heard. She says, that’s why she plays pool. It’s fine if you play well with others, but it’s fine if you play alone. She prefers to go solo. He says he thinks she hasn’t found the right person to play pool with.
Sam says Molly and Kristina have noticed Alexis is suddenly unavailable. She isn’t picking up the phone or answering her texts. Sam hasn’t told them she’s relapsed. She was hoping to get Alexis to a meeting or detox. Alexis says, detox? Isn’t that a little premature? She’s not living in an alley yet. Sam says, not yet. Does Alexis realize Sam took the kids to the Quartermaines’ and Olivia was there? Alexis says she wanted to join them, but Sam was late. Sam says, Alexis was early. Olivia didn’t want to say anything, but she found a bottle of booze in Alexis’s purse. Alexis says, Olivia was rummaging around in her purse? What business is it of hers? Sam says, it’s Olivia’s business because Alexis is in her house with Leo and a bottle of booze hidden in her purse. Alexis asks if Olivia told Ned, and Sam says, if Alexis is really worried about Ned’s reaction, they really have a problem. Alexis says the only problem she has right now is Sam. When did she become such a nag? Sam takes the bottle and glass out of the cupboard, and asks if Alexis wants to explain this.
Alexis says Sam isn’t allowed to rummage in her cupboard, and Sam asks, why hide it? Alexis says because she doesn’t want another lecture. Sam says, please tell her what’s going on. The last time Alexis fell off the wagon, Julian took her to a meeting and it was one drink, because she loved herself and her family. Does she not care anymore? Alexis says she just wants to feel good. Can’t Sam just let her feel good? Sam says, sorry. Neil wouldn’t want this. Alexi says, who knows what Neil wanted? Sam says she knows Alexis thinks she didn’t know him, and Alexis says she didn’t. if her this is her only way to cope, can’t Sam just sit back and let her do that, and accept it? Sam says, so when her children are there sleeping, Alexis can nearly burn the house down again? She can’t accept that. Alexis says Sam is exaggerating; blowing one incident out of proportion. Sam says, it’s no exaggeration that Alexis is a risk to her children when she’s drinking. Alexis says, that’s a laugh. Sam sleeping with a hitman doesn’t make her look like mother of year.
Jason is an excellent shot, and Britt tells him, the object of the game is for them to take turns. She supposes she shouldn’t be surprised he’s a pool shark. What’s his secret? He takes another shot, and she says remind her not to get in his crosshairs. Or is she already, working with big bad Cyrus? Jason says, is she? and she says she’s not taking sides between Cyrus and Sonny. The only side she’s on is her own. Jason says, Cyrus did hire her. Mind telling him how that happened? Britt takes her shot, and she’s as good as Jason is.
Ava asks Julian, who are they, and what did he do? He says he needed someone who could gain access to Pentenville, and take care of their Ryan problem. She says, so it’s their problem now, and he says, so he made a bargain. She wonders why she has the feeling Julian got the worst of it, and he says, Ryan was going to tell Sonny that he knew about Michael’s son, and had Nelle’s letter as proof. He was desperate. Ava wonders when was the last time he wasn’t. He’s dug such a hole for himself, and every time she looks, it’s deeper. Every action he’s taken has made it worse. Now he’s made a bargain. What exactly did he offer to have Ryan killed, and what happens when they want to collect?
Lulu asks if Peter has a plan B for taking down Cyrus, and he says, the human interest angle. He hears there’s a record number of OD cases at the hospital. Who were they? They had jobs and families; who are they leaving behind? How is the GH staff coping; the police, the paramedics? They just did a telethon for frontline workers. Is the drug epidemic causing them to focus on that, rather than other concerns? Lulu says, less accusations, more comment on the human toll, and he tells her to get as many people on the record as possible. His phone dings, and he says he has another meeting. He thinks Lulu’s story will be inspiring. He leaves, and Lulu says, maybe, but will it put Cyrus back in prison?
Maxie thanks Finn for asking Peter to be a groomsman. He’s very touched. Alex says, they’ll be one big happy family, and Finn says he just remembered that he has to get groomsmen’s gifts. He could use some advice. Maxie says, luckily, he has an expert there, and Finn asks if Alex/Anna minds putting the kettle on, while Maxie fills him in on the appropriate gifts. Alex says, of course (🍷), and goes to the kitchen. Maxie says she’s thinking cufflinks, and he says she needs to go right now.
Robert wonders how many possible hostages there are, and asks Anna, what about Violet? She says Violet is at a sleepover, and Robert says he wants to call in a SWAT team, but Anna says, no. Alex won’t hesitate to kill Finn. She thinks Anna is dead, and doesn’t realize Finn is on to her. Robert asks how she wants to do this, and she says they should go in together. She thinks that’s the best chance they have.
Finn starts to push Maxie toward the door, and she asks what he’s doing. He tells her, just do what he says. Leave. She says he’s scaring her, and he says, that’s not Anna; it’s her sister. Alex walks in, gun drawn, and says, he’s much smarter than she gave him credit for. Really? I highly doubt an infectious disease specialist is stupid, and they’re probably good at solving puzzles.
Britt tells Jason, it’s a mystery. Cyrus offered her a job as Chief of Staff, and it was too good to turn down. Jason says, maybe. Or maybe something else happened that brought her back. She ask if he’s psychic, and he says he just pays attention. Lulu comes by, and asks if there’s room for one more. She has a score to settle with Britt.
Sam asks why Alexis brings up Jason whenever Alexis wants to hurt her. Alexis says Sam isn’t the only one who gets to throw stones. How many times has Jason put the kids in danger?And what about Sonny with Kristina and Michael? She won’t even ask about Morgan. That’s obvious. Sam says, that’s cruel, but Alexis says, it’s a statement of fact. They’ve hurt people and worse, and when the enemy retaliates, they threaten their loved ones. Sam tells Alexis, listen to herself deflecting. This has nothing to do with Sonny or Jason. Alexis chose to pick up a drink and hurt her family, which includes Scout and Danny. Alexis says she’d never hurt her grandchildren, and Sam says, really? She wouldn’t visit them drunk, or drive them to the park after downing a bottle of vodka? Alexis says Sam knows that would never happen, but Sam says, actually, she doesn’t. If Alexis doesn’t agree right now to get help, she’ll never allow Alexis around her kids again.
Julian tells Ava, stopping Ryan was worth it, but she says she doubts he’ll feel that way when the favor is called in. She doesn’t know who the devil is, but Julian sold his soul to him. He says, better than Sonny having him killed. Now the letter has disappeared, and he can finally stop looking over his shoulder. She says she knows that look. Ryan’s not his only problem. He asks if she remembers the guy on the pier. He stopped Julian from shooting Nelle. She says Julian told her his gun went off, and he accidentally hit the guy. Julian says, he recovered, and he’s not only alive and well, he knows Ava’s intern. Ava says, Trina? and Julian says, he left this at the bar. He shows her the phone with the picture of Trina and Taggert, and says, that’s the guy who jumped him. She says, oh my God.
Sonny says it feels like Connie’s murder happened yesterday, and Taggert says he doesn’t know how Sonny can forgive the woman who murdered his fiancé. Sonny says he hasn’t forgiven her, but they have an understanding. He has no choice. She’s Avery’s mother, and he’d do anything for the sake of his daughter and kids. Taggert says, on that, they agree. Sonny says, Ava’s life was dismantled by Ryan Chamberlain. He’s not excusing what she did to Connie, but it balances the scales a little, and gave him insight into why she does what she does. Taggert still thinks Ava should go to prison, and Sonny says, that’s easy for him to say. It’s not his family at stake. Taggert says he’s right about that, as much as it kills him to say Sonny is right. Sonny says he’ll have to tell Carly that Taggert is alive and living next door, but Taggert says, the list of people who know is already too long.Epiphany and Jordan, and now the bartender on Halloween. Sonny looks at him.
Alex says this happened faster than she planned, and Finn asks if she thinks anyone is going to believe she’s Anna. Maxie doesn’t understand why Alex is doing this, and Finn says, because she’s a narcissist with a borderline personality. Alex says don’t make her angry, and Finn says, let Maxie go. She has nothing to do with this. Alex says, Maxie is carrying Peter’s baby. Finn is expendable. Maxie asks what Alex wants with her baby, and Alex says she’ll explain when they’re on the open water. They’re going on a trip. Maxie says she’s not going anywhere, and strongly advises Alex to run as far and as fast as she can. Once Robert catches up to her… Finn tries to grab the gun from Alex, and they struggle. Maxie yells, no!
Alexis asks if Sam is really saying she can’t see her grandchildren, and Sam says she has no choice if Alexis keeps drinking. Alexis says, she’d never hurt her grandchildren; she loves them. Sam knows she loves them, and they love her too. That’s what’s making this so hard. If Alexis decides the glass she’s holding is more important than her grandchildren, Sam can’t help her. Alexis says, so Sam is telling her, if she doesn’t go to a meeting or detox, and satisfy Sam’s demands for her life, she’s not going to let her see her grandchildren. Sam says, yes. She’d do anything to protect her children. Alexis says, except leave Jason.
Britt tells Lulu, long time. She’s surprised they haven’t run into each other. Lulu says, that was no accident, and Britt says, have at it. She’s bracing herself for another lecture on what a terrible person she is. Lulu says, Britt being Chief of Staff at GH, no wonder the hospital is such a mess. Britt tells Jason, see why she prefers to play alone? It’s time for her to get back to work, and make the hospital more of a mess. She leaves, and Lulu says, Britch is the perfect name. She thinks she’ll do an exposé on Britt. Jason says she’d be making a mistake.
Sonny says Taggert didn’t tell him that he was spotted, and Taggert says he didn’t have a chance before Jason hustled him there. Sonny asks, what happened? and Taggert says, Trina and her friends were hanging out, and the mask for his costume allowed him to follow them. The bartender suspected something, and when they left, he and he bartender got into it. The bartender ripped off his mask, and Taggert recognized him as the guy at the pier; the one he stopped from shooting that girl. Sonny asks if he’s sure it was the same guy, and Taggert says, no question. Sonny asks where he works, and Taggert says, Charlie’s. He acted like he ran the place.
Julian asks if Ava knows the man in the picture, and she asks if he’s sure this is the man. He says he didn’t get a good look, but when he saw him, it all came together and clicked. Who is he? Trina’s uncle or something? Ava says, or something. Julian is an idiot. That’s Trina’s father. Julian says she told him that Trina’s father had been killed in a shootout with Cyrus, and she says she’d thought so. So did Trina. Julian says Taggert doesn’t look six feet under to him.
Robert and Anna go into Anna’s house. Anna sees Finn on the floor, and runs to him. She sees he’s been shot, and she tells him, talk to her.
Alex has Maxie tied up on a boat (The Haunted Star?). She says, isn’t technology marvelous? It would have been tedious to try and hold a gun on her and steer at the same time, but she let autopilot handle it. Maxie says she has two other children, and they’re going to wonder what happened to her if she doesn’t get home soon. They’re sweet and innocent, and Alex is going to ruin their lives if she hurts her. Alex says she’d never hurt Maxie. She’d never put that precious cargo in jeopardy. Maxie asks why she’s doing this, and Alex tells her, relax. The helicopter will meet them soon. Maxie asks how long Alex is planning on keeping her hostage, but Alex says Maxie’s not her hostage; Maxie is her guest. Maxie laughs, and says, okay. She’s never had a hostess hold a gun on her before. Alex loves her sense of humor. They’re going to have so much fun together. Just one big happy family.
Robert talks to the paramedics, telling them Finn has been shot, while Anna tells Finn, stay with her. Don’t try to talk. He says, Alex took Maxie, and she asks, where? He says, the harbor, and Anna looks at Robert.
Alex comes back, and says, good. Maxie is still there. It won’t be long before their scheduled rendezvous. Maxie asks who they’re meeting, and Alex says, friends of hers. Maxie says, none of this makes any sense. Peter is Alex’s nephew, and she’s never wanted anything to do with him. What sparked the sudden family togetherness? Alex says, she and Maxie have more in common than Maxie realizes. Peter has a lot of secrets. In fact, Alex is willing to let Maxie in on a secret of her own.
Robert puts out an APB on Alex, and tells them to consider her armed and dangerous. She’s got a pregnant hostage, one Maxie Jones. He wants them around the waterfront, since she’ll try to escape by boat. Anna tells Finn that she loves him very much, and to stay with them. She jets, and the paramedics tell Robert that they’re ready. He asks where Anna is, and a paramedic tells him, she left. He says, damn that woman.
Sonny says, Taggert thinks the guy runs Charlie’s? and Taggert says, it looked that way. Does Sonny know him? Sonny says, Avery’s mother? It’s her lowlife brother. He shows Taggert an article in The Invader, and asks if that’s the girl he saw that night. Taggert says, yeah, that’s her, and Sonny wonders what Julian has gotten himself into.
Lulu says she knows Jason was gone most of the time Britt was in Port Charles. He didn’t experience her lies and manipulations first hand. She’s not a good person. Jason says, the point is she works for Cyrus at GH. Cyrus has already fired people close to him and Sonny. Lulu isn’t doing herself any favors by attacking Britt. Britt doesn’t care what anyone thinks, but what Lulu thinks will draw attention to Cyrus. Lulu says, good, but Jason says, it’s not good. Cyrus has only fired and reassigned people at the hospital. They don’t know how far he might go. Lulu asks if Jason thinks Cyrus would come after her, and he says he thinks she should take a step back and let things unwind. Jason’s phone rings. It’s Sonny, who says he just received an interesting piece of information. He needs Jason to do something. Jason listens, and says he’s on it, and Lulu says it sounds like he has to go. Jason says, seriously, just be careful, and leaves.
Lulu sits, and says, soPeter wants a different angle. How about this one? She starts to type on her tablet.
Ava says, so Taggert survived the shooting, and somehow faked his death. Poor Trina. She’s been grieving her father for no reason. How could Taggert let her go on like that? Julian guesses that’s why he was hanging out in Charlie’s, to be close to her, but Ava says, if he’s in Port Charles, he can’t keep lurking around. Sooner or later, someone else is going to see him. Did he recognize Julian? Julian says, Taggert said he wasn’t the guy at the pier, but he thought Taggert was lying. She says that means Taggert can connect Julian to being with Nelle the night of Wiley’s kidnapping. Julian says if Taggert wants to be dead, he doubts Taggert will report him, since he’ll have to reveal himself. Ava says, unless… Unless he finds a way to tell Sonny, Sonny puts the pieces together, and figures out Julian kidnapped Wiley. Julian says he was trying to kill Nelle; not help her. Taggert knows that. She says, but why would he want to kill Nelle? That’s what Sonny will want to know. (Not to mention, Julian was admitted to being roped into marrying her later.) Ava says, Ryan could recover, and tell Sonny about Julian’s part in the baby switch. Julian can’t stay there. She wants him to run. Disappear while he still has the chance to live.
Sonny says Taggert’s got to go; he has guests coming. Taggert says it wasn’t his intent to be spotted. He just wanted to see his daughter. Sonny gets it, and says, in the long run, it’s probably better this way. Now the pieces of the puzzle are coming together.
Julian tells Ava, the whole point of eliminating Ryan was so he didn’t have to leave his life behind. She says, we can’t always get what we want, and Julian says, then find a way for him to stay. She can start by checking on Ryan. She says she doesn’t take orders from him. She’s tempted to turn him over to Sonny herself. She walks down the hall, and Jason comes out of the elevator. He tells Julian, Sonny wants to see him, but Julian says he’s busy. Jason says, let’s go, and steers him to the elevator. Ava sees them go into the elevator together, and says, oh, God. Sonny knows.
Lulu types, an unnamed source on the hospital staff claims changes occurred due to a rivalry between the Chairman of the Board, Cyrus Renault, and local businessman, Sonny Corinthos. Mr. Renault says he’s a philanthropist, but how does he explain demoting and firing long time hospital staff who are connected to Mr. Corinthos? I’d say Peter is going to want to print that even less than the article she showed him.
Sam says, for the thousandth time, this has nothing to do with Jason, and Alexis says Sam is in denial. For the record, the ultimatum usually comes after the intervention. Sam forgot the circle of chairs, the deadly serious loved ones, the counselor, and the long tragic stories they read, telling her what a horrible person she is, and how she ruined everyone’s lives. Does Sam want her to schedule a do-over? Does next week work? Sam says, clearly, Alexis has made her decision, and she’s going to have to deal with the consequences. She’s having lunch with Kristina and Molly tomorrow, and she’s going to tell them Alexis is drinking again. She’s sorry. She tried to help. Alexis needs it, and she just wishes Alexis was able to take it from her. She leaves, and Alexis goes back to her drink.
Finn is brought into the hospital, and a Britt says he needs to be stabilized. The paramedics take Finn away, and Peter asks Robert where Maxie is. He got Robert’s message; was she hurt? Robert says, Anna has gone after Maxie and Alex; that’s all he knows. Peter asks if Finn was shot, and Robert says they found him bleeding out in his living room. That reminds him, someone is going to have to tell Finn’s brother.
Maxie says she’s not interested in Alex’s secrets, and Alex says, not even when they concern Peter? Maxie says, especially when they concern Peter. It’s all lies. Alex says, denial will only get you so far. She learned that the hard way; so has her sister. The boat rocks violently, and Alex falls, dropping the gun.
Peter goes in to see Finn. He asks if Finn can hear him. Was Maxie hurt? Anna is trying to find her. Finn says, Anna wants to much to be his mother.
Maxie asks, what was that? and Alex says, something hit them. Anna comes in, and she and Alex face each other, guns drawn.
On Monday, Chase says tell him that his brother is going to live, Robert asks Valentin where he thinks he’s going, Anna and Alex have a shootout, and Peter calls for help.
😈 Anna’s Evil Twin…
Everything you need to know about Peter’s real mother.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. – Helen Keller
I’ll tell you what leadership is, he said. It’s persuasion and conciliation and education and patience. It’s long, slow, tough work. That’s the only kind of leadership I know. – Jim Mattis
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. – Oscar Wilde
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. – Albert Einstein (And always remember, there is no room for mediocrity in karaoke. At least according to one kid I met there. I almost choked on my drink when he said that.)
Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi
You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you. – Katherine Johnson
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. – John Powell
Sometimes you make the right decision, and sometimes you have to make the decision right. – Dr. Phil
Art is not what you see but what you make others see. – Edgar Degas
If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you. – Jim Mattis
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby. – George Herbert
To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone. – Reba McEntire
🏋🏽♀️ Carrying On…
We made it through to another weekend, that thing we used to look forward to because we could go out with friends. No matter. Some of us are back at work, others never stopped working, and some are just limping along, but it’s only up from here, right? Right? See you when the Dead walk, and no matter how you roll the weekend, stay safe, stay expecting better times, and stay being smarter than everyone else thinks. Especially an evil twin.
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