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February 21, 2025 – GH Weekdays, Cyrus Meets His End, This Week’s Reality, Weekend Watching, Watching Soon, Last Release, Those Who Merit, Turning It Around, Pithy Quotes Of 8 & Christmas

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What I Watched Today

(The whole GH enchilada & entertainment minutiae on Fridays)

🛁 The Weekdays…

General Hospital

Sonny told Carly about the shared custody. She asked if he was going to tell her what was really going on. Kai texted Trina asking if she was free tonight. Laura was meeting with Drew about eminent domain and asked Curtis to sit in. Laura felt Drew was using the esplanade plan to retaliate against Jason through Sonny. Anna told Mac that while Jason was at the station, he couldn’t kill Cyrus. Elizabeth snuck into the interrogation room to see Jason and told him that she and Lucky found evidence against Cyrus.

Curtis gave a bunch of reasons Drew’s idea was a bad one, including a lawsuit from Sonny. Laura said Drew wanted to bring in Sidwell. Mac said with Cyrus gone, he couldn’t hurt anyone, but Anna said she’d rather bring Cyrus to justice. She felt they were getting closer. Elizabeth told Jason that they didn’t know Cyrus’s motives and she wasn’t sure the PCPD was up to the job. Cyrus consulted the Bible.  

Trina said it was Josslyn’s first Valentine’s Day without Dex, and she missed Spencer, but Josslyn told her to go with Kai. It was time for her to get back out there. Carly thought there was a reason behind Sonny’s reason for the compromise and he said he had to find where the threat was coming from and wanted to help Michael when he came home. She asked if Jason had mentioned Sasha. Sasha went to see Jason at the station. Martin told Willow that Elaine was out of commission, and he still needed dirt on Michael. Willow didn’t want to blame Michael or hurt him. Laura said Jordan would be at the meeting and Curtis said he’d seen her with Sidwell. When Jordan arrived, she said Sidwell could be legit, but they needed more information. She was going to get it. Drew showed up and said he could tell it was going to be a tough room. Elizabeth told Anna how she and Lucky collected evidence against Cyrus.

Carly said Drew accused Jason of fathering Sasha’s baby, but she didn’t know if it was true. Willow said maybe there was a way to make peace, when Nurse Mindy called her. Her car had been impounded. Laura said Drew gave her a lot to think about and he said there would be matching federal funding. He said if Sonny using piers for criminal activity was the priority rather than the esplanade, let it ride. Elizabeth told Anna about everything that happened at Turning Woods and GH with Cyrus, and said Anna had the authority to exhume the bodies. Sasha went to see Jason, and he said Anna was just trying to keep him away from Cyrus. She said she thought Willow suspected Michael was the father of her baby. Kai told Trina to meet him at The Savoy dressed to impress.

Willow told Mac that Tracy had her car towed after she’d put it in the street. She was starting to see how much she’d lost in becoming a part of Michael’s family and was done letting the Quartermaines run her life. Sasha told Jason about Elaine and said she didn’t want her child raised in the Quartermaine environment. Letting people draw their own conclusions wasn’t enough. She wanted Jason to come out and say the baby was his. Jordan said it could cost jobs, and the project could get tangled up for years, and Curtis said the city shouldn’t get entangled in Drew’s personal vendetta. Drew asked if the potential benefits were worth the risk. Elizabeth brought Anna a bag of stuff and said they’d gone through Cyrus’s trash in the dumpster. Anna saw an order of syringes from Paul Damascus, and Elizabeth said it was a biblical reference. It made sense for Cyrus to use it as an aka. Elizabeth thought digitalis had been in another box, but they couldn’t find an invoice. Meanwhile, Cyrus readied a syringe.

Carly said, if it was true, she needed to support Jason, but Sonny suggested they stay out of it. Anna said Elizabeth was good as an amateur detective, but they couldn’t link Cyrus to anything. Laura said it would be easier if she didn’t have to consider Sonny. Sonny said Jason would tell them if they needed to know, and Carly agreed to wait until Jason said something. Trina left to meet Kai and Josslyn brought out a box with a gun in it. Cyrus put the syringe in his pocket and called GH. He asked to talk to Elizabeth, but she was gone for the day. He said he was sure he’d run into her later. Drew brought roses to the hospital, but Willow wasn’t there. Willow saw Jason and Sasha talking, and Sasha said go with her on this and kissed him. Anna told Mac that they might have a new lead. He saw Sasha and Jason kissing and said, no, no, no!

Tuesday:

Valentine’s Day was happening at The Savoy and Curtis said they had a special surprise performer, when Trina walked in with Kai. On the phone, Spinelli told Maxie that he’d play cupid for Lucas since she was under the weather. He told Lucas that he was pinch hitting for Maxie, and she’d found him the perfect guy. Carly was cleaning up the cookie baking mess in Sonny’s old kitchen, saying, it’s the memories, not the mess. Jack came in bearing roses. Lulu was leaving Eckerd’s Valentine’s Day cupcakes for Rocco in the nook, when Dante came down. TempLucky went to Elizabeth’s, and she said Anna listened to her and was going to arrest Cyrus. She thought they should celebrate, and they discovered Aiden had made a cake. Mac had a migraine, and Anna was working on one. She told Jason that she had to release him, but wanted to convince him not to kill Cyrus the minute he left.

Portia said Trina seeing someone was a big deal, and Curtis said it was one they’d have to watch from afar. Trina asked if Kai had to pull strings to come, and he said, a few. Spinelli introduced Lucas and Gunther the model, and Brad saw them sit together. Carly’s faucet went nuts, spraying water everywhere. Dante told Lulu that Rocco was ice skating and crashing at a friend’s, but he’d barely touched the cupcakes Dante brought home years ago because they reminded him of Lulu. Aiden introduced Tobias to Elizabeth, and she asked if they wanted to join her and Lucky. Aiden said they were going to the Valentine’s Day skate and asked to talk to Elizabeth in private. Mac didn’t buy that Jason was the baby’s father, but then he saw Sasha kiss him. He thought Jason took advantage of her hurt over Cody, but Felicia said, the heart wants what the heart wants.

Anna asked for a BOLO on Cyrus and told Jason. She had enough evidence to connect him to multiple murders, including Sam’s, and hoped the judge would sign off on it right away. She could get justice, but only if Jason let her do her job. She asked him to stay away from Cyrus for her sake. Jack turned the water off and said luckily for Carly, her knight in sopping wet armor had arrived. Spinelli told Maxie that the chemistry between Lucas and Gunther was palpable, and Trina told Kai that she had a confession to make. The owner of The Savoy was her dad. Elizabeth told Aiden that she liked spending time with his dad and to go enjoy himself. Lulu said she didn’t know their son, but Dante said she did and told her to ask questions. She asked about Rocco’s first crush, if he was hard to wake up, how was he doing in school, and did he have friends. He knew about Rocco, and she didn’t. He said she’d catch up, but she said she’d neglected the child she had and was failing as a mother. he said that wasn’t true. Aiden left with Tobias, and Elizabeth said he’d offered to be their chaperone. Anna said she and Jason were friends and people noticed. If Cyrus disappeared, it would perpetuate the idea that there were people above the law who got away with it because of their friendship with her. Jason said he understood, but it didn’t matter when she was talking about the sick bastard who murdered Sam.

Kai complimented Curtis on the club and Curtis said they had to stick around for the surprise musical act. Anna asked Jason to trust her that they’d get justice. She’d taken chances on him, and she was asking him to take one on her and have faith. He wouldn’t regret it. Felicia said she and Mac had their ups and downs over the years. Mac had even left once, but he was her happily ever after. It wasn’t for them to decide who Sasha’s was. They’d make sure the only way Scorpios could. Lucky wondered if Aiden was worried that he and Elizabeth were getting too close, but she said Aiden just wanted to make sure she was treated well. She’d make it clear that she didn’t need protection from him. Dante said Lulu was a good mom. He shouldn’t have made it seem like she was choosing between Charlotte and Rocco. She said she didn’t know what Rocco needed, and Dante said, his mom. She’d made his pain and sadness disappear.

Lucas said the only reason he was on the date was because of Maxie, and Gunther said he understood Lucas wasn’t ready. Get his number from Maxie and tell him when he was. Gunther left and Brook and Chase showed up. Jack fixed Carly’s sink, which surprised her, and he said his father was a plumber. She said she’d envisioned him descending from a long line of super spies, but he told her that his dad always said, even if the world ends, you’re always going to need a plumber. She asked if anyone else knew. She liked knowing something about him that no one else did. He said, knowledge is power. Anna said the trust she and Jason had was unexpected, but real, and also obvious. No one would believe she hadn’t looked the other way, or worse they’d think she helped him cover it up.

Lucas asked if Brad wanted company. Spinelli told Brook that Gunther ditched Lucas, then saw Brad with Lucas. Chase left to check on Brook’s surprise. Curtis told Portia that he loved The Savoy, but Aurora presented a challenge, and he felt like he was growing there. N’neka said it was time, and Curtis introduced Chase. Dante promised to guard the cupcakes with his life, but thought he should take a couple off of Rocco’s hands. Lulu said, don’t you dare. Jack said he’d learned to expect the unexpected with Carly. Lucky said Elizabeth was as beautiful as the day he met her, and they kissed. Anna found out the warrant couldn’t be signed until the morning, and Jason said whatever happened to Cyrus, her office would respect her for the same reasons he did – her strength, courage, and willingness to put herself on the line. He knew she understood why he wanted to kill Cyrus, but didn’t think anyone else did. She said it was because they were alike, and he agreed. She asked him, as her friend, please don’t kill Cyrus, and he said she was a good friend, and he appreciated her friendship. She said that wasn’t an answer.

Chase told the audience that his singing career had been brief, but he’d met his wife through it and was grateful. He said the song was for her and sang one she’d written (Won’t You Stay with Me). As he sang, Lucky left Elizabeth’s, Jack and Carly had champagne, Felicia fed Mac Valentine cookies, and Lulu smushed a cupcake on Dante’s face, then helped wipe it off. Jason left the station. Elizabeth noticed that Lucky left the piece of cake he was taking home. There was a knock at the door, and she assumed it was him, but it was Cyrus.

Wednesday:

Cyrus told Elizabeth that he had an urgent matter that couldn’t wait and walked in. She’d been asking around about him and now had the opportunity to ask questions to his face. Emma asked Josslyn to be part of the benefit. Lulu was rude to a client on the phone in Helsinki and said he’d specifically asked for Brook or Maxie. It was Maxie and Spinelli’s first Valentine’s Day together and she didn’t want to ruin it. Brook said Lulu had no problem ruining it for her and Chase. Drew showed up at The Savoy with Willow, and Portia said, that’s a choice, but Curtis said it was beyond disrespect. It was a throwdown. Portia wondered how Willow couldn’t see through Drew (me too), but thought they should let it go. Willow wondered why Lucas was with Brad. Seeing Willow with Drew, Brad told Lucas that he was in no position to judge, but… and Lucas said it wasn’t their call. Cyrus asked what Elizabeth was trying to find out, and she said, fine. She’d start at the beginning. Why did he try to kill Lulu?

Donna called for Carly, interrupting a kiss with Jack. Emma wanted Josslyn to be an underwriter, but Josslyn said she had no time. She was going through a lot, but she’d be more than happy to donate. Emma argued with her, but Josslyn was unrelenting. Chase told Dante that he couldn’t give Brook the family she wanted to have. Curtis told N’neka that Drew was no longer welcome. Willow said she’d never forgive Brad (wow), and Curtis told Drew that he didn’t want him there. Cyrus said there was no sign of Lulu having an improvement. Just because someone could be kept alive didn’t mean they should be. Elizabeth said she’d watched families make that decision and it was awful, but in the end, it’s a gift. He said she understood, and she asked, what about the others? He said they were all God’s children, and she said, so from one family. He said he’d seen people trapped in their own hell and God gave him a mission to free imprisoned souls. He wept as he asked if Lulu wasn’t entitled to that, and she said, that’s why he turned off the ventilator, but he said, no, that was much later.

Brook said, the client threatened to cancel the shipment of the key ingredient in their cream. Lulu couldn’t talk to people that way. Lucas said he wasn’t sorry for Willow, but they all made mistakes. Curtis told Drew that Michael’s wife was more than welcome to stay, but he reserved the right to refuse service. They were playing the same game. Brad said, once the denial goes away, Willow will be miserable. One thing he’d learned was, lonely is lonely, whether deserved or not. Drew told Willow that he had a surprise for her, and they left. Donna asked why Jack was out so late and suggested he go to bed. She wondered why we have bad dreams, and Jack explained dreams to her. He said when we had bad dreams, something was bothering us. Cyrus told Elizabeth, in his first attempt to free Lulu, he used the wrong medication and drew unwanted attention. She said, that’s why Lulu’s liver failed. He freed Lulu, just not in the way he intended. She understood that, but why kill Sam? He said, Sam got in the way of him carrying out the Lord’s. Her donation would keep Lulu going, but not free her from her prison. Elizabeth asked if it was punishment, but he said it was a consequence of obstructing the Lord’s will. He also discovered that digitalis was the best way to free everyone else. She said it was fast, effective, and relatively painless. But what about Dex? He’d been young and healthy.

Cyrus said, Dex had been in the vicinity of Sam’s room and seen him, and Elizabeth said, it sounded less like God’s will and more like something the old Cyrus would do. He said Dex almost killed him on Sonny’s orders, but he had no malice in his heart. Cyrus flashed back to taking Dex’s hospital wristband when Dex was in the morgue. He said he had to remove Dex, and Elizabeth said, because of his mission. What would happen to the souls that needed to be freed? He said she understood, and she said he was able to help try to free Michael. He said he wanted to liberate Michael from his physical suffering, and she asked if there wasn’t another reason. He’d spoken about how his mother was suffering. He said, that’s what awakened him to his purpose. Martin had her living what barely qualified as a life. If he could set her free, he would. She said, it was a different type of healing, and he thanked her for understanding the importance of his mission.

Emma thanked Josslyn for her donation, but pressure her again for her presence. A worker came in to relieve Josslyn and she left. Gio told Emma that her approach needed work, and Emma said, friends speak the truth. He said she was a great salesperson, and he appreciated her passion. Chase told Dante that it wasn’t Brook, it was him, but Dante said there was more than one way to have a family. Chase said Brook deserved to be a mom and he’d do anything to be a dad.

Elizabeth said Cyrus’s purpose was not unlike hers, to help and heal, and he said nothing was going to jeopardize his mission. She should understand why he had to do this. He brought out the syringe and came toward her, when Lucky burst in. He told Cyrus, get away from her!

Lucas left and Brad sighed. Curtis told Portia about asking Drew to leave. There were no threats, but he wanted to make it clear whose club it was. He didn’t need Drew to ruin his evening. Drew showed Willow his new house and she said she loved it. Brook said it was part of Lulu’s job to answer the phone and be warm and courteous, especially to those who had a rare ingredient that was impossible to get. Lulu said she was at first, and Brook asked if she ever thought of anyone besides herself. Lulu said Brook got everything she wanted. She had the perfect life, job, and husband, and would have the perfect children. If she wasn’t getting what she wanted, it was her own fault. Dante walked in and asked, what’s going on?

Cyrus told Lucky not to get in the way, and Elizabeth broke free. Cyrus tried to stab Lucky with the syringe, and they struggled.

Dante told Brook where Chase was, and she left. He asked what Lulu said, and Lulu told him that she’d said Brook’s life was perfect. If she wasn’t getting what she wanted, it was her own fault. Dante suggested she back off, and Lulu said, all Brook did was complain about her perfect life. She woke up after four years in a coma to a life she didn’t recognize. By comparison, Brook’s life was heaven. Dante told her to cut Brook some slack. She found out she and Chase couldn’t have children. Emma thanked Gio for his patience, honesty, and commitment to the cause, and he said he enjoyed her company too. Portia asked if Brad had a nice Valentine’s Day and he said, better than expected. She said she was glad to hear it and would see him at work. She told Curtis that she wanted to put the bad stuff behind her and was focusing on what was right in front of her. Willow said she was sure Drew wanted to find a home for Scout, and he said, also for you and our kids, and asked her to move in with him.  While Carly put Donna back in bed, Jack’s phone rang. By the time Carly returned, Jack had his coat on. She asked if something was wrong and he said, unfortunately, something came up at work. They agreed to another time and kissed.

Lucky got the better of Cyrus, but Cyrus stabbed Lucky in the leg with the syringe. Elizabeth called 911 as she came down the stairs and saw the syringe sticking out of Lucky’s leg.

Thursday:

 Brook came home to find Chase, rose petals, and champagne. Dante told Lulu that there was a fertility issue with Chase.

Lucky slugged Cyrus and got a syringe in the leg for his trouble. Cyrus jumped up, tried to strangle lucky, and fled, while Elizabeth called 911. Jordan met with Laura, who wanted to make the esplanade happen, but still protect the city. Anna joined them and Laura said, in a potential battle between Sonny, Drew, and Sidwell, who was the biggest threat? (It’s like, Superman vs. the dinosaurs.) Drew asked Willow to move in with the kids. Jason went to Sam’s grave and said he needed to make a choice between what he wanted and what he thought she wanted. Josslyn snuck around Cyrus’s apartment and looked through his stuff.

Stella came to The Savoy to have a nightcap with Curtis, who had a special Valentine’s Day cocktail for her. Portia left and Stella asked if there was something else going on. He said there may be a favor only she could provide. Lucky was unconscious and Elizabeth did chest compression. Brook and Chase kissed, but she pulled away and said she couldn’t believe she was so lucky. He said, but he couldn’t give her a baby. Lulu felt terrible for Brook and Chase, and Dante said Brook had been nothing but supportive. He said being a father was one of the greatest joys of his life and Lulu said, the same for her with being a mother. Laura asked if Anna would bring Sonny down if she found evidence to do it, and Anna said, Drew was encouraging it. Jordan said that worried her because Drew wanted to align himself with Sidwell. Anna and Laura agreed and said he wanted the port to move his illegal merchandise. Jordan said Drew had a lot of influence, but she’d rather deal with the devil she knew than Sidwell. Willow thought the kids had been bounced around enough and Drew said he wanted all the kids to have stability. He tried his best to talk her into moving in.

Jason told Sam that he could kill Cyrus and get away with it, and he wanted to kill him. One thing held him back. He knew Sam wanted him to put their son before his need for vengeance. Josslyn continued to toss Cyrus’s place. Lulu said Brook knew things about Dante that she didn’t and it was hard, but he said, it shouldn’t be. Carly used their history to break them up, but Brook knew it was wrong and still felt terrible. It was a long time ago and time to let it go. They were friends and that was it. Brook said she meant their vows from the bottom of her heart, but Chase said she couldn’t have expected this. She said it was hard, but sometimes plans changed. It didn’t mean they still couldn’t be parents. Willow told Drew that nothing about their situation was perfect. For one, she was still married. Drew said Michael had filed for divorce and was out of the country, and Willow said he was fighting for his life. Drew said she was alone with the kids, and she said Wiley adored his father. She hadn’t told Wiley that they were splitting up, so moving in felt wrong. Jason promised to always put Danny first.

Josslyn almost left, but kept looking until she found an envelope with hospital wristbands in it, particularly Dex and Sam’s. Laura said they couldn’t have Port Charles in a territory battle and Jordan said Drew was different and not in a good way. Anna said Drew’s willingness to align himself with Sidwell was worrisome, and Laura asked if they could no longer trust him. Anna left to take a call about Cyrus, and Laura got a call from Elizabeth, who told her to get to the hospital right away. Lucky was in trouble.

Curtis said he understood Stella was friends with Congressman Douglas Henderson and she said they went way back. They agreed he was a good man and influential in Washington. Curtis said he needed Stella to introduce him, and he needed to develop a relationship before Drew destroyed everything he was building. Willow said she cared about Drew so much and he said he didn’t want to pressure her. They had the rest of their lives. He thought when she was ready, they should tell the kids about their relationship together, but she said she didn’t want to talk to them while Michael was recovering. Lulu said part of her was threatened by Brook. Not because of Dante, but she lost four years, and it was like Brook stepped into the important parts of her life. Dante suggested she felt like Brook took her place in all their lives and she said, maybe. She was starting to wonder if she had a place there at all. Chase said Brook was a natural at being a mom and she said, however they brought a child into their lives, it would be together, and it would be a part of both of them. Anna arrived at Elizabeth’s where an officer filled her in on what happened and said Cyrus fled the scene. They had an APB out on him and Lucky was in the hospital. Elizabeth told Isaiah that Lucky had been given digitalis and Laura showed up at the hospital. Josslyn said, Dex didn’t deserve this, and took photos. Cyrus walked in.

Lulu said she sounded selfish, but Dante said she wasn’t. She said it was hard to realize the family you wanted wasn’t going to happen and wanted to apologize, but he said Chase told him in confidence. Her phone rang and she told Dante that it was Lucky and ran out. Anna said they’d waited too long to arrest Cyrus and now Lucky could die. On his way in, Aiden overheard. Elizabeth told Laura about Cyrus attacking Lucky because she and Lucky suspected him of killing people, including Sam. He’d said it was a divine calling, saving them from their suffering, and he was the reason Lulu’s liver failed. Cyrus got an ax and said Josslyn shouldn’t have come. Josslyn said he’d killed Sam and Dex and wasn’t getting away with it. He said they’d gotten in the way of his mission, and she had too. He came after her and she shot him.

Cyrus said now Josslyn was the murderer and died (I think). Anna brought Aiden to the hospital and talked to Elizabeth. Chase said if they adopted it wouldn’t be fair to Brook, but she said she didn’t look at it that way. Families were created all different ways, and none was better than the other. He said he was robbing her of the experience. Curtis said Drew was gunning for him and wouldn’t hesitate to stop projects from going through at the federal level, even if they helped his constituents. He’d changed and become vindictive. Stella said he’d backstabbed Curtis and Curtis said Drew would bring the same dark energy to Washington. Would she help him?

Drew came home and Jason was there. Lulu and Dante arrived at the hospital, and Lulu went to see Lucky. Dante wanted in on finding Cyrus and Anna said okay. Josslyn moved the ax, then checked Cyrus’s pulse. She looked at Jason and Jack’s numbers, then made a call. She said, I need your help.

Stella said Drew was gunning for Curtis and she needed to let Doug know what a snake Drew was. There were few people she held in as high a regard. Curtis could count her in, but a word of advice. Drew didn’t like a mirror held up to him. She asked why he was coming after Curtis. Drew said he wasn’t in the mood for another battle, but Jason said he was here to make peace. Drew asked why the hell he would want to, and Jason said, for Sam. Chase said it was because of him that Brook wouldn’t experience a miracle growing inside her and she cried for him to stop. She’d had a baby. She’d been pregnant before. Isaiah came out and Laura asked if her son was alive. Anna found out Cyrus was heading southeast in his car. Josslyn paced the apartment when someone came in. It was Jack. 

🫔 Friday’s Enchilada:

Chase says, what does Brook mean, she had a baby? Is she talking about Bailey Lou, when she pretended to be pregnant? She says she wasn’t pretending. She got pregnant in high school and had a baby. She gave the baby up and never told anyone except her ma, not even the father. Chase asks if Ned knows, but she says, no. She knows it’s a lot to take in. He says, she got pregnant when she was a teenager and has been carrying the secret ever since.

Tracy wants to go over the menu for the library board dinner with Sasha and asks for some tea. Sasha asks if she wants her special blend, and Tracy says, yes. Sasha says, but first, she thought Tracy should know a P.I. has been snooping around. She’s pretty sure it’s to get dirt on Michael. Tracy asks, what makes her say that? and Sasha says she had an encounter with a woman named Elaine and her dog outside Bobbie’s and then in the park. Eventually, Elaine told Sasha herself that someone was looking into her. Tracy asks what Sasha told Elaine before she knew.

Drew says, Jason, of all people, walks into his house demanding peace, and Jason says he wants to respect Sam’s wishes that Danny and Scout stay together, but it’s never going to happen when they’re at each other’s throats. So he’s here about a truce for the kids. Drew says, now he wants to honor Sam’s wishes? He’s just asking because Jason clearly didn’t care when Jason ambushed him the night before the funeral and he’s trying to figure this out. What changed?

Isaiah tells Laura and Lulu that they were able to stabilize Lucky, but he’s in guarded condition. Aiden asks what that means, and Isaiah says he gave Aiden’s dad medication to counteract the digitalis. Since they don’t know how much digitalis is in Lucky’s system, it’s too soon for a definite prognosis. Aiden asks if that’s bad, but Elizabeth says, they can’t say yet. Aiden says, dad might not make it, and she hugs him.  

Portia tells Lucky, hang in there. He made it all the way home from Africa in one piece. Now he has to make it through this.

Anna tells Dante that they tracked Cyrus’s car to Route 41, and Dante wonders why he’s headed in that direction. There’s nothing out there. Does she think Lucky will be okay? She says she doesn’t know. She hopes so. She’s just grateful Elizabeth wasn’t hurt. Dante wonders, why go after Elizabeth, of all people? and Anna says, Cyrus found out that she and Lucky were asking questions at GH and Turning Woods. He didn’t want them to connect him to the murders. He says, did they? and she says, they found evidence that proves it, and he admitted to Elizabeth that he killed Dex and Sam, among others. She asks if Dante is all right, and he says, yeah, because they got him. Anna says, they did, and Cyrus knows that. If he doesn’t want to spend the rest of his life in prison, he’s going to disappear. Dante says, he can run, but there’s no way that bastard can hide.

Jack walks into the cabin and tells Josslyn to hand him the weapon. Josslyn gives the gun to him, and he checks it over. He checks Cyrus’s pulse, and Josslyn says she already did that. He’s dead. Jack says, yes, he is, and she says, Cyrus tried to attack her. He was going to kill her. Jack says he knows. He was outside when it happened. Did she call anyone else? She says, no, just him, and he says, good. They still have a small window in which to clean up. She asks if they shouldn’t call the police, and he says, they could. Or they could take care of it themselves.

Brook says she’s so sorry she never told Chase. It was a strange time. When she realized she was pregnant, she was terrified. She didn’t know what to do. She wasn’t ready to be a mom. Chase says, of course (🍷) not. She was just a kid. He can’t imagine how scared and alone she felt. She says, at least she had her mom, and he asks if Lois stepped up. Brook says, big time. She was incredible. She wasn’t thrilled Brook got pregnant in the first place, but once the shock wore off, Lois was in her corner 100%. He says he’s glad, but not surprised. Was it hard to decide? She says, terminating the pregnancy didn’t feel like an option at the time. She knew she’d be having the baby and the decision not to keep it came to her pretty quickly. There was just no way she could be a mom. He says he gets it, and she says, when it came down to it, she knew the rest of the family could never find out. She was already so overwhelmed, the last thing she needed were the judgements and opinions of the family. So she went on tour with her mom for five months, had the baby, and went back to her life. Her mom made all the arrangements. He says he assumes it was a closed adoption, and she says she never even saw the baby. She was afraid if she did, she couldn’t give it up. He says, so she doesn’t know if she had a boy or a girl? and she says, no. He says, it must have been insanely hard, especially at that age, and she says, he isn’t angry with her?

Isaiah says he wishes he could promise Aiden’s dad was going to be okay, but they just don’t know. He’s in ICU and being closely monitored. Elizabeth says, they’re doing everything they can, and Isaiah says, they know how strong Lucky is. Lulu says, the absolute strongest, and Aiden says he’s sorry for freaking out. Isaiah says he gets it. Lucky is the best friend he’s ever had. Laura asks if it’s possible for someone to sit with Lucky now, and Isaiah says, absolutely. Laura tells Elizabeth and Aiden to go first and tell Lucky that his mother and sister love him. Aiden and Elizabeth leave to go to Lucky’s room, and Lulu says, Lucky is going to be okay. Laura says she knows. He’ll survive Cyrus like Lulu just did. They hug.

Jason says, Scout and her siblings just lost their mom, and Drew says he’s aware. Jason says, they need to be together, so he and Drew need to work together. Drew says, Jason doesn’t play well with others, and Jason says, Drew doesn’t like how he lives. He doesn’t like how Drew lives. But it doesn’t matter. All that matters is that it’s okay for the kids because they’re family. Drew says, and Jason knows all about family.

Sasha says she told Elaine her approximate due date. That’s it. She’s not sure what Elaine was looking for, but she assumes Willow’s lawyer hired her. Tracy says, good guess, and Sasha says she just thought Tracy would like to know that somebody is being investigated. Tracy thanks her for the intel, and Sasha says she’s welcome… Tracy is holding something back. She can tell. Tracy says she’s been known for that, and Sasha tells her, say it. Tracy says she promised not to ask invasive questions, and Sasha asks if she has one. Tracy asks, if Jason is the father, are they planning on getting married? and Sasha says she gets it. Tracy wants to know what she’s looking to make off the Quartermaine name.

On the phone, Anna says, let her know if they turn up anything, and Dante says, it was smart of her to contact Pentenville. Cyrus was in there a long time. He must have made connections. Anna says she was thinking a former associate could tell them where Cyrus might go. The longer they’re without a lead, the less likely they are to track Cyrus. He asks if Elizabeth said why Cyrus killed the patients, and Anna says she thinks it was some kind of divine mission to release them from their suffering. From what he told Elizabeth, he’s been doing it since he got out of prison. Dante says, it doesn’t make sense. Dex and Sam were healthy. Why target them? She says, they got in his way.

In Lucky’s room, Elizabeth asks how he’s doing, and Portia says, he’s holding his own. Elizabeth says, that’s good news, and Portia says she’ll let them have time alone with him. Portia leaves and they go over to the bed. Elizabeth says she’s here. So is Aiden. He needs to hang on and come back to them. She’s going to say it again when he opens his eyes, but she thanks him for saving her life tonight. Aiden says, mom’s safe now and he has to wake up.

Jack says, they don’t have to call the police, and asks where Josslyn got the gun. She says, it’s Dex’s. Everybody knows how much she hates Cyrus and that she thinks he killed Dex. Now she killed him with Dex’s gun. Who will believe it was in self-defense? Jack says, coming in the cabin with a gun does imply intent, and she says, he knows what happened. He says he wasn’t in the room. Technically, people could say he didn’t see what happened. She says, he doesn’t believe her, and he says he does, but it won’t hold up in a court of law. He can take care of it, but once the WSB is involved, no one can know what happened, not even her mother. Can she do that? If not, they’ll call the police right now. She looks at Cyrus’s body and nods. She says she can do it. Stay quiet. Jack says, they’re leaving… and she says, but her fingerprints… He says, now. If anyone asks her, she was never at the cabin. Does she understand? She nods and they leave.

Drew says, ever since he found out he and Jason were twins, his whole life hinged on one moment. What if Susan Moore had brought him back to Port Charles instead of Jason? He would have grown up with Monica and Alan and would have lived the life of luxury as a Quartermaine. Instead, he got Betsy Frank, a group home, and he was on his own at 18. Jason says he had no control over that, and Drew says, they loved Jason, despite his never having appreciated it and hurting their parents, breaking their hearts over and over. He had no need of anything Quartermaine. Jason says, they’re done, but Drew says, it’s his house. He’ll tell Jason when they’re done. Jason wants to come back home? Now that Drew has made a place for himself and took the Quartermaine name. Now he wants to come back? That’s perfect. He and the Quartermaines can have each other. He’ll be over here with his daughter. Jason says, he’s okay with Scout losing Sam, Danny, and Rocco all at once? and Drew says, what Scout is going through breaks his heart, but as her father, he’ll do what’s best for her – always.

Jordan asks if Anna had any luck, and Anna says she had them run the name Paul Damascus and Cyrus never used it before, but when they were running the DEA list of Cyrus’s associates, a name jumped out – Gatlin. Jordan says, Cyrus has a connection to a Gatlin family based in Pautuck, and Anna says, a deep connection? Jordan says, decades, and Anna says, a doctor at GH was shot dead in 2023 who was from Pautuck. Dante says, the murder was never solved, and Jordan says, the doctor had several properties in Pautuck. Anna makes a call, and says she’ll need a list of properties southeast of Port Charles rented or owned by a Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt.

Josslyn walks into Jack’s office, and he asks if anybody saw her come in. She says, no, and he tells her to go to the bathroom and shower. Wash away all the evidence. Leave her clothes, jewelry, and phone, anything she brought to the cabin, in the bathroom. There’s a change of clothes for her in there. Can she handle that? She says, yeah, and when she leaves, Jack takes out the gun, wipes it, and puts it on his desk. Colette comes in and says she got his message. Jack says, Cyrus Renault is dead, and she asks, what the hell happened?

In the bathroom, Josslyn flashes back to Cyrus coming at her and her shooting him. She throws up.

Jack tells Colette that Josslyn had a gun he wasn’t aware of, but it’s fine. She only called him. She says, still, the clean-up might not be as easy as he thinks. Renault attacked Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Baldwin tonight. Lucky is in the hospital and there’s an APB out on Renault. Who knows how long it will take Anna to find the cabin?

Laura says, does Lulu remember her saying how Cyrus visited her? and Lulu says, it was too creepy to forget. Laura says, Cyrus told Elizabeth that he had plans to free her from her coma, and Lulu says, aka kill her. Laura says, something went wrong, and it only affected her liver, and Lulu says, Cyrus caused her liver failure? Laura says, yes. She’s very sorry. Lulu says, why? and Laura says, because Cyrus is her brother. Lulu says, it’s not exactly her fault, and Larua says she knows that, but in retrospect, she can see that strange fascination he had in her. Lulu says, no one could predict he would do this, and Laura says, he’s a very sick man, but if Lulu hadn’t woken up when she did… Oh my God. Laura hugs her, cries, and says, they would have lost her.

Aiden says, it’s been cool having Lucky home. It made him realize how much he missed him. Thanks for showing up and being on his side. And grandma and Aunt Lulu want him to know they love him. Elizabeth says, they all think he’s had enough beauty rest now. Come out of this. Aiden says, he has to wake up. He just has to. Suddenly, an alarm goes off.

Jason asks if Drew is really going to keep Scout from her brothers, and Drew says, Scout’s got him. And they’ll have Willow and her kids. It’s all the family they need and she’s going nowhere near the Quartermaines. Jason says, because Drew got his feelings hurt? but Drew says, because the Quartermaines are terrible people. He did all he could to fit in. He did everything he could to keep the family going. The second he does something for himself, they can’t turn their backs fast enough. Because he fell in love with the wrong woman. Compared to what they’ve done? To a murderer hitman, it’s always home. Jason says, Drew is making a huge mistake, but Drew says he doesn’t think so. The Quartermaine name, he’s got it. The Quartermaine money, it’s in the bank. He doesn’t need the people and headache that go along with it. We’re done. He opens the door and says, get out of my house. Jason walks out.

Sasha says she is not discussing her personal life, and Tracy says, good. Just listen. She didn’t get knocked up by some random guy at a bar, a one-night stand with a Quartermaine. Sasha says, allegedly, and Tracy says, allegedly a Quartermaine, but not just any Quartermaine, a family favorite. Sasha says, not hers, and Tracy says, absolutely not. She’s wanted nothing to do with him for years, but her mother adored him, as did Monica. He could do no wrong in their eyes. Sasha asks how many times she has to say it. She doesn’t want or expect anything from the family. Tracy says, what does the family expect from her? and she asks, what happened to her right to make decisions for her own baby? Tracy says, she does, but she can’t keep going ahead like the baby is exclusively hers. Not if it’s a Quartermaine.

Chase tells Brook that he’s not angry with her. Just the opposite. He hates that she had to keep the secret for so long. She says she hated keeping it from him, when she let herself think about it. She trained herself not to. He says, she compartmentalized, and she says she put it in a box and rarely took it out. He says, it makes sense. How is she supposed to move on? She says, the baby was with her for 9 months technically. She loved him or her so much. She wanted to give them the best life possible. He says, she has no idea where they went? and she says, no. She trusted her mom, who worked with the agency to find a good home. She’s so sorry for lying. He says, show him the lie. All she did was keep part of her past private. Just because they’re married, she doesn’t have to share every little thing. She says, it’s not little, and he says, maybe not, but she gets to choose who she shares it with and who she doesn’t want asking questions. He does want to know one thing.

Josslyn wipes the steam from the bathroom mirror. She flashes back to looking at dead Cyrus and leans on the sink.

Jack says, Anna’s not aware of the cabin, and Colette says, not yet, but it’s just a matter of time. He asks if they’re monitoring the PCPD radio, and she says, Renault was spotted on Route 41. The police know his direction and it’s not a densely populated area. He says, the cabin is one of the few options, and she asks if he honestly thinks Josslyn can keep quiet. She’s just a kid. She’ll want to tell someone. He says, let him worry about Josslyn. It’s her job to get a team to the cabin before Anna finds it. She says, a total clean-up? and he says, with one exception.

Isaiah runs into Lucky’s room and Elizabeth hustles Aiden out. Isaiah uses the defibrillator on Lucky.

Lulu tells Laura that Dr. Gannon said her body’s reaction to the liver transplant could be why she woke up after four years. If Cyrus hadn’t tried to kill her, she probably wouldn’t have woken up. Laura says she guesses Lulu is right, and Lulu says, if she hadn’t needed a liver transplant, Sam would be here. Laura says, they’ve been through this. She can’t let herself think like that. She’s not responsible for Sam’s death. That’s on Cyrus. She doesn’t care about his crazy savior story. He’s been killing people. If she needs to point a finger, put the blame where it belongs, on Cyrus. And the people he paid off or blackmailed to get out of prison. He never should have been let out.

Elizabeth and Aiden come out and Elizabeth says, Lucky’s heart stopped. He’s in defibrillation. Aiden says, his dad is dying.

They continue to use the paddles on Lucky, and Isaiah says, come on. Don’t do this to me. He begins chest compression.

Jack puts the gun in a bag, then in a bin. Josslyn comes back and he tells her to have a seat. She asks, what happens now? and he asks if she told anyone where she went. She says, no, and he asks if she told anyone the address. She says, no, she didn’t tell anyone. Why did Colette give her the address? He says, she set everything in motion when she asked to see the footage from Rice Plaza, and she says, when she was finding out who killed Dex? He says, it was strategic thinking on her part, and she says, it got her nowhere. The footage was gone. He says, no, it wasn’t, and shows her a still shot of Cyrus. He says, it shows her instincts were spot on, and she says she doesn’t understand. He knew the whole time and didn’t go to the police? He says he wanted to see what she’d do.

Brook says, ask anything, and Chase asks if she’s okay. She says, that’s his one question? and he says he can’t imagine going through something so huge. In high school, his biggest stressor was if he’d make varsity or not. She had to choose a future, not just for her, but her child. She’s amazing. He was already thinking she’s so strong and he didn’t know the half of it.

Isaiah says, Lucky never quit on him before. Don’t quit now.

Anna suggests Dante go see Lulu and find out how Lucky is doing. He says, she put him back on the case, and she says she told him that he could work on the case, not personally apprehend Cyrus. He asks if she thinks he’d go rogue and kill Cyrus. He’s thought about it and death is too easy an out. He’ll follow protocol. Anna’s phone rings and she asks, what’s the address?… Send units. She’ll be right there. Dante says, that’s off Route 41, and Anna says, let’s go now. Dante asks Jordan to keep them posted on Lucky, and she says, will do. Good luck.

Portia says, they got him back. Lucky is stable. Aiden says, he’s going to be okay? and Portia nods. Lulu says, his dad is strong and hugs him. Elizabeth hugs Aiden and Laura hugs Lulu.

Sasha says, privacy is starting to be impossible in this house, and Tracy says, starting? Too funny. Sasha can keep playing the who’s-the-daddy game all she wants, but she’s inclined to believe Cody. Sasha says, fine. Jason is the father. Happy? Tracy shrugs, when Jason walks in. Sasha says she is so done with this day and walks past him and out. Tracy says she guesses congratulations are in order.

Josslyn says, Jack knew Cyrus killed Dex and did nothing? but he says, on the contrary. He fed her clues and followed her. She asks if he’s playing some game because he’s into her mom, but he says, it’s got nothing to do with Carly. It’s clear Josslyn is special. She’s got all the qualities necessary to make a great agent – ingenuity, initiative, willing and able to do what’s necessary. She asks, necessary for what? and he says, for the WSB. He wants her to become one of them.

Brook says, truly, Chase isn’t upset? If he were, she would understand. He says, stop and think. Would she be? She says, so many of their past problems were because of her lying, and this is another one of those times, but he says he doesn’t consider this a lie. He’s curious. Why tell him now? She says, he was beating himself up about her not getting pregnant naturally. She couldn’t stand it. He says, once it had a bearing on their relationship, she told him. She can tell him anything. She says she kept it buried so long, and he thanks her for sharing such an intimate part of herself. She says she loves him and trusts him with her life, and he says, right back at her. They kiss.

Laura says she can’t thank them enough, and Portia says, Lucky is still being monitored closely, but the danger has passed as of now. Aiden thanks her for saving Lucky’s life, and she says she had a lot of help. Isaiah says, Lucky refused to give up, and Aiden says he wants to thank Isaiah too.

Isaiah goes into Lucky’s room and says, it’s not cool making him sweat like that. He guesses it wouldn’t be Lucky if he wasn’t a colossal pain in the ass. He thanks Lucky and says he doesn’t know what he would have done if he’d lost him.

Tracy says, Jason isn’t planning on moving out. This is Danny’s home, and he needs stability. Jason agrees he does, and he’ll do whatever it takes to give that to Danny. Tracy says she knows the living situation is not his first choice – or second or third – but she’s glad his priority is Danny. It shows his loyalty is to the family, because they are family. Despite the past, he’s one of them. Jason says, just not one she wants around. Drew is coming for him.

Josslyn says, Jack set her up to kill Cyrus so he could hold it over her head to join the WSB, but he says he didn’t know she had access to a gun. Did anyone else know? She says, no, and he asks why she brought it. She says, to protect herself – obviously – which does not make her a spy. He says, it does. She shields herself not by hiding, but by acting. What happened in the cabin? Tell him. Josslyn says she found the patients’ ID bracelets and saw how many Cyrus killed. There was one for Dex. Cyrus was going to attack her with a hatchet and she shot him in self-defense. He says, if Cyrus hadn’t attacked her, would she have not pulled the trigger, and Josslyn cries and says she doesn’t know. He says, good thing they didn’t call police then.

Anna’s team approaches the cabin. Anna nods and Dante kicks in the door.

Brook says, it was stupid not to tell him sooner, but Chase says, she told him when she was ready. He wonders if she’s judging herself for her decision, and she says, a decision that shouldn’t have happened in the first place. What if she gave up the baby and it didn’t give them a better life? He asks if she wants to try and find her child, but she says she doesn’t know. He asks if she ever tried, and she says, no. He asks if she thought about it, and she says, of course (🍷), but wouldn’t it be unfair to crash into the child’s life after letting them go? He says, having Brook in their life could only make It better. Trust him. It’s 100% her decision, but if she decides to try to find them, he’ll help in any way he can.

Tracy says, Drew is coming after all of them. She assumes he’s the one who convinced Willow to hire a P.I. to find something that she can use against Michael in the divorce. Jason says, Drew blames the whole family for turning against him, and she says, they’ve made Drew the enemy. She can’t believe she’s saying this, but she’s so glad he’s here. They need him. Welcome home. She pats his shoulder and leaves.

Aiden says, they’re all here. Laura and his mom are here. Lulu says, hey, big brother, and Aiden says, they love him and can’t wait for him to wake up. Lulu tells Lucky, hurry up. Patience is not her strong suit.

Jordan says she heard Isaiah saved another life. Congratulations. Isaiah says, it was a close one and he’s not responsible. It was difficult and he thought he’d lose Lucky. Jordan says she speaks for all Lucky’s loved ones. She’s grateful he fought so hard for his friend. Isaiah says, he’s grateful to Lucky. He’s too stubborn to die.

Inside the cabin, an officer tells Anna, the surrounding area is clear, and Anna says, expand the radios. She tells Dante, aside from everything being completely dust free, no one has inhabited this cabin lately. Dante says, there’s no sign of anything, and Anna tells the officer, get forensics here asap. He leaves, and Anna says, if Cyrus was in the cabin, he left something behind. They have to find what it is.

Josslyn says, what about the evidence in the cabin? and Jack says, it’s been taken care of. Josslyn says, even if she doesn’t accept the offer? and he says, even if. But he strongly urges her to consider it. She’d make one hell of an agent. As far as tonight goes, she needs a story. He hands her some cash and says, buy herself a new phone. Say she lost hers. Her car was driven here. Can she drive home? She says, yes, and he says, be in touch. She leaves, and Colette comes in. Colette says, she gets to walk out, just like that? and Jack says, yes. When she comes back, it’s better if she thinks it’s her idea.

On Monday, Anna needs someone at the station right now; Kai says Trina is the only reason he’s not losing his mind right now; Kristina tells Molly that she’s never going to believe in the system again; and Brook tells Lois that she told Chase everything.

🧼 All the Soap News Fit To Print…

I was kind of surprised they didn’t go the whodunit route, but it was still a great end. Loved him pouring his heart out to Elizabeth. We’ll miss you, Jeff Kober!

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/behind-the-scenes-of-cyrus-death-with-eden-mccoy

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/jeff-kober-says-goodbye-to-gh-with-the-best-death

Maybe Lucky will be waking up a different man.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/general-hospital-temporarily-recasts-lucky-with-guy-wilson

Finally, we meet Tobias.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/charlie-besso-cast-as-tobias-on-general-hospital

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/colin-cassidy-thought-he-blew-his-audition-for-aiden-on-gh

It does really sound like a goodbye.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/tajh-bellow-shares-a-special-message-for-his-gh-fans

Picking up the pieces.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/cameron-mathison-shows-off-his-new-house

She left behind a body of work to be proud of.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/gh-and-oltl-alum-alice-hirson-dead-at-95

Beyond the usual soap.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/jon-lindstrom-and-cady-mcclain-join-the-cast-of-beyond-the-gates

How they celebrated with their sweeties.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/gallery/general-hospital/see-how-the-stars-and-their-sweethearts-spent-valentines-day

💉 A Dose Of Reality…

Below Deck Down Under

While I didn’t watch this, I did read about Harry’s accident. Yikes!

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

The trip to see Sutton’s mom ended, and Sutton finally heard I love you from Reba. In Sutton’s interview, she said she hadn’t felt like this with her mother since her sophomore year in college on Mother’s weekend. Dorit was having a 4th of July barbecue, per tradition with her kids, but adding the women. In Dorit’s interview, she said it felt like there was definitely something missing because PK wasn’t there, and she wanted to have fun with her friends and kids. Good luck with that first one. Sutton got there first, and there were zero people to greet her, a huge party faux pas, no matter who you are. You don’t just leave people to wander around on their own. Kyle came next, Dorit still nowhere to be found, and they noticed a table of framed photos that they dubbed a shrine to PK. It was 40 minutes before Dorit made her appearance. Although she still couldn’t be bothered to greet Sutton. When she finally did, she snatched Sutton’s bag and insisted Sutton give it to her, literally not giving it back. In her interview, she said it was about Sutton interrupting her talking about Jagger – we flashed back, and Sutton had good reason – but giving her the bag would equal forgiveness. It was a hard no.

The spread was amazing, and things were good for like, five minutes, until Dorit made a jab at Sutton about drinking alcohol. What is wrong with that woman? Sutton said she was a bitch, which caused Dorit to spiral because Sutton had called her a bitch in her own home. Here’s a hint. If you don’t want to be called a bitch, don’t be one. In her interview, Sutton said Dorit had never apologized for insinuating she had a drinking problem, and we flashed back to Dorit’s various comments about it. Sutton decided she was going to jet, and in the bitch’s Dorit’s interview, she intimated that there must be something to it if Sutton was making such a big deal. No. She’s just sick of you calling her an alcoholic. In Kyle’s interview, she tried to compare her tirade and walking out of Boz’s spa day, even though it was not at all the same thing. Boz thought Sutton leaving was rude, and Garcelle told Boz to quit being Dorit’s spokesperson. Kyle was also irritated with Dorit agreeing with everything Boz said, but they ended up hugging it out. For now.

Where are they now?

Let’s talk about the husband.

Summer House

They toasted to how mature they were. Here’s where I would look at the camera if there was one. Ciara brought up West’s New York Times article at dinner, which is where sensitive, anger inducing topics are always broached. Lindsay broke the tension by needing to run to the bathroom. West kinda sorta apologized to Ciara, Paige avoided getting together with Craig, and it was the same old except for Lindsay being pregnant.

This picture is so weird. It’s like they were suddenly plopped in from different climates.

Southern Charm

Molly, Taylor, and Rodrigo did flamingo yoga, which is like goat yoga but with flamingoes. Biggest reveal? Craig watches a lot of 90 Day Fiancé. Me too! The biggest non-surprise? Sienna is so not interested in a relationship with Shep. I would say it was painful to watch, but seeing him get a taste of his own medicine was too delicious.

Southern Hospitality

It was back from Vegas and back to reality after Maddi and Joe’s fake wedding by Elvis impersonator. She seemed to be wearying of Joe’s attention. The best quote: I’m the bitch that runs the bitches who think they run the bitch.Michols Peña

Random Reality Items

Now there will be no let up about him proposing. Not from Dolores, but everyone else.

Do we really need another branch of the franchise? They’re always intriguing in the beginning. Then they degenerate into a screaming match.

In a surprise twist, Lady Gaga has time to watch TV.

👀 Last Weekend’s Watch…

Cassandra. Netflix. My favorite horror genres are in this order: Zombie apocalypse, any zombies, any apocalypse, technology is evil, large monsters like Godzilla and/or dinosaurs, and sharks. This imported miniseries from Germany falls under technology being evil, but with a twist. Cassandra is the face behind a smart house and she’s out of control. The surprise is, she has a backstory, that’s told parallel to the nightmare of the family who moves in.

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End. Amazon Prime. And in my favorite genre, reveled clearly in the title, this was one exciting zombie romp. A Spanish thriller based on a book, the story revolves around a man and his cat who are trying to make it to a safe place. The action and the special effects were impressive. It wasn’t 2 hours of my life I wanted back and it gave me the zombie fix I so desperately needed. No spoilers here:

Lots of spoilers here. Turn back if you do not want to be spoiled.

https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/i-watched-amazons-new-zombie-movie-holy-cow-i-have-things-to-say

👍One To Watch…

While the words love story aren’t usually in my viewing queue, these two make it look like it will be a fun time. This show also looks like an enriching learning experience about those who are different. One of the things reality TV should foster more.

🌁 Upcoming Watch…

It’s been decreed. The second season of The Last of Us will premiere on April 13th.

https://winteriscoming.net/the-last-of-us-season-2-release-date-revealed-and-we-called-it

🏆 Awards Corner…

BAFTA winners.

https://deadline.com/2025/02/bafta-film-awards-winners-list-conclave-emilia-perez-2025-1236291491/

Warming up for the Academy Awards on March 2nd.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/oscars-2025-red-carpet-events-parties-pictures-1236141330/

https://people.com/oprah-selena-gomez-and-ben-stiller-and-more-announced-as-2025-oscars-presenters-11682130

A new addition to the Daytime Emmys. Actually, it’s more of a pivot.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/daytime-emmys/the-daytime-emmy-awards-adds-a-new-category

It’s definitely her year. You’ll have to wait until June to see her Tony hosting skills though.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1413663/cynthia-erivo-set-to-host-2025-tony-awards

🐶 It’s Not How You Start…

Dog makes better than good.

https://people.com/abandoned-puppy-left-to-die-makes-finals-most-prestigious-dog-show-uk-crufts-11681282

🍯 Quotes Of the Week

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. – Laozi

I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. – Mozart

Freedom from desire leads to inner peace. – Lao Tzu

You’re only as young as the last time you changed your mind. – Timothy Leary

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. – Niccolò Machiavelli

If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions. – Catherine Cook

You know what they say, candy is dandy, but yay weed. – Victoria Flynn (Katy Mixon), Mike & Molly

🧊 Colder Than a Well-Digger’s…

Until next week, stay safe; stay dressing for the weather, not the runway; and stay remembering, friends speak the truth.

September 6, 2024 – There For a Payday Not Romance, Last Dream, New Series, Fancy Move, For Lease, Heavy Edit, Mob Slam, WWDD Et Al, Be Quiet, Chinchilla Rock, Just Past 10 Quotes & Song

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Brook listens at the living room door and says, nothing. Olivia says, no rains in Spains falling down the plains or whatever? and Ned says, falling mainly on the plain. Olivia says she doesn’t care. This whole thing is ridiculous. Brook says she can’t believe granny would hire some elitist drill instructor to fix ma’s speech, and Olivia says she’s going to kick that fancy pants nutjob out on her butt. Ned says, Lois ultimately agreed to a lesson, and Olivia says, she was coerced. Tracy comes by and asks if they’ve been lurking here this whole time. She’s getting a speech lesson, not being debriefed after an alien abduction. Robin opens the door and says, they can hear them. Come in. They’re finished for today. Brook asks Lois, how’d it go?

Jordan asks a CSI guy what he thinks, and he says, she’s right. Something to do with that tattoo might identify their John Doe. She says, that’s great news. Can he forward the photos to her too? With Commissioner Devane’s permission of course (🍷). He says, will do, and leaves. She goes into Isaiah’s room, and Sidwell’s thug peeks out from around the corner.

Dante joins Jordan, and she tells him, the photographer was just here taking photos of the tattoo. Dante says he saw. Maybe that will get them something. Did she reach the WSB? She says she’s waiting to hear from Brennan. What’s he doing back here? Shouldn’t he be upstairs with Lulu? He says, if he sits around, he’s going to lose his mind. He knows she’d want him to keep her in the loop. She asks if that means he found something. Is he closer to identifying this man?

A guard brings Holly to where Lucky is, and Lucky says, Sidwell’s not here. Holly tells the guard that she’ll be fine with this one, and the guard leaves, closing the door. She asks if Lucky is all right. She heard he was stabbed. He says he’s fine. What is she doing here? She says, don’t worry. Jenz is out inspecting the mine. He won’t find them here together. He asks why she’s at this compound. Does she need help escaping? She says she’s perfectly safe, and he says, so she’s here with Sidwell? What the hell is she doing? She says she couldn’t resist. The heart wants what it wants.

Josslyn slams into her apartment, and two seconds later, Carly says, let her in. She bangs on the door and tells Josslyn to open it. Josslyn knows she’s not going to leave. Open this door now. She’s not going anywhere. Josslyn opens the door and asks if Carly spent the night with Sonny last night. Carly says, yes, and Josslyn tells her, then there’s nothing more to say. She starts to close the door, but Carly stops her. She says, don’t shut her out. She’s not going to let her.

Elizabeth takes Ric to her office and says, they’ll have some privacy in here. He tells her, there’s not much to say. When John Cates was shot and killed last night, they saw Alexis drop a gun off the bridge into the water off of Blackstone Canyon. She was obviously trying to destroy evidence. It’s pretty simple. They need to tell the police what they saw. She says, they don’t know what they saw because it was dark, and they were kind of far away. She’s not even sure it was a gun. Alexis said it was her phone. He says, she didn’t believe that then, and she doesn’t believe it now. She even said it was a gun. She says, because that was her first impression, but right now, she’s not so sure. He says he doesn’t believe it. He never thought he’d see the day when Elizabeth Webber refused to do the right thing.

Chase asks Dex how it feels to be part of Port Charles’s finest, and Dex says, pumped, proud, nervous. Chase says, he’s got this, and Dex says, during graduation, he thought about how good it felt to be a part of something bigger, something important. Just like it felt when he joined the service. Anna comes in and asks if it’s Dex’s first shift, and he says, yes, ma’am. He’ll leave them both to it. Anna says, why doesn’t he stick around? She might need him. Chase asks, what’s up? and she says, a development in the homicide of Agent Cates.

At the penthouse, Jason says, so Sonny is missing a gun, and Sonny asks if Jason took one of his 9 millimeters. Jason says, no. Who has the combination to the lockbox? Sonny says, no one that he knows of, and Jason asks, when was the last time it was opened? Sonny says, a couple of weeks ago. He was off his medication, and he was making sure the guns were safely locked. Jason asks why he opened it now, and Sonny says, because the door where he keeps the lockbox was ajar. That’s not a priority. This is. Sonny unwraps a gun in a bandana, and Jason says, he heard about Jagger. Sonny says, that bastard isn’t going to mess with his family again. This is the only thing tying him to the murder. Get rid of it.

Tracy says, would you repeat that please? and using standard American speech, Lois says, the lesson went very well. It was really quite enlightening. Robin says she’s never had such a diligent student, and tells Lois, it was a pleasure. Lois says, the pleasure was all mine, and Tracy says, amazing. Olivia says, put her back, and Robin says, I beg your pardon? Olivia tells her to wave her wand and do her little magic voodoo witchcraft and do whatever she does. This is not the Lois Cerullo that she loves. Change her back. Lois says she’s fine. Doesn’t she sound like everyone who’s on the news? She really didn’t think she could do it, but she must have a knack or something. Olivia tells Tracy, this time you‘ve gone too far.

Carly says she knows Josslyn is upset, and Josslyn says, upset doesn’t even begin to cover it. How can Carly be so stupid and clueless? What happened to her self-respect? Is she really that desperate? Carly says, knock it off. Josslyn gets to be angry and disappointed, but doesn’t get to disrespect her. Josslyn (who can’t buy a clue) says she has to respect Carly when Carly clearly doesn’t respect herself?  Maybe just go. Carly says she’s not going anywhere. She might remind Josslyn that she’s a grown woman and makes her own choices, like she’s allowed Josslyn to do. Josslyn says, right. Like Carly would have allowed her to go back and forth with an abusive, toxic man, and she’d just sit back and watch that happen. Carly says, she’s right, but they’d talk about it. Not yell, scream, and slam doors. Josslyn says she can see Carly yelling and slamming the door or ten. Carly says, maybe, but then she would hear Josslyn out. Is Josslyn going to let her do the same?

Elizabeth says, first of all, it’s Elizabeth Baldwin, not Webber, and Ric says, slip of the tongue. She says, no. Just a sign of how long it’s been since he actually lived in Port Charles. He thinks he knows her, but he doesn’t. He asks if she’s turned to a life of crime now, and she says she’s been through a lot. She made some questionable choices that she’s had to own. She’s also learned that everything is not black and white. She’s pretty sure Ric knows that too. He says he went into some areas of grey, and she says, maybe it’s just been too long for him to know her or Alexis. Maybe he’s making assumptions off of past grievances. Alexis would never kill anyone. That much she knows. So she can’t swear that Alexis was destroying evidence. He says, maybe she doesn’t know Alexis as well as she thinks she does or maybe he knows sides of Alexis that others don’t. She says, that’s exactly her point. He hasn’t seen sides of her or Alexis in over a decade. He says, they’ll agree to disagree, and she says, what about Molly? How’s Molly going to feel when her mother gets arrested based on something her father said? He says, Molly would want to know the truth, no matter what it was, and she says, agree to disagree. He says, bottom line, a federal agent is dead and he’s an officer of the court. And he’s obligated to report any pertinent information whatsoever in regard to any kind of murder… She laughs and says, give her a break.

Dante tells Jordan that he found a cellphone on the side of the road near the site of the hit and run. It was smashed up, but the fingerprints pulled match the John Doe. It leads him to believe it’s his phone. She asks if he thinks IT can access any of the phone’s data, but he says he doesn’t know. It was pretty smashed up, so he’s not holding out much hope. She says, it would be easier if this guy would just wake up and tell us who he is.

Lucky says, Holly expects him to believe she’s actually attracted to Sidwell, and she says, why not? She’s always had a thing for bad boys. As he well knows. He says his father never strip mined the resources of a war-torn country, and she says, true. Luke was never in the same league as the darling Mr. Sidwell. But his father was a scoundrel. One of a kind. Lucky was missed at the memorial Tracy held in Amsterdam. He says he was on his way, but help was needed in the Sudan… She says, he’s so like his father, and he says, and like him, he can smell a con a mile away. Dad always said she was the best con artist he ever knew. She says, such a flatterer, and he asks her to be straight with him. This is about a payday, not a romance. It must be a pretty big score, huh? She says, yes. So it would be a pity if he blew her cover before the goods were in her pocket.

Anna says she checked the firearms registry and there are 178 nine millimeters registered to Port Charles residents, and Chase says, that’s quite a list. and Dex says, that doesn’t include the unregistered ones, and Anna says, very good point, but one of those registered ones just so happens to belong to Sonny Corinthos. Chase asks if it’s enough for a search warrant, and Anna says she’s going to try and convince Judge Windsor that it is. Dex says, if she doesn’t mind him saying, the sooner she does that, the better. If Sonny hasn’t gotten rid of the gun already, it’s only a matter of time until he does.

Jason asks if it’s unregistered, and Sonny says, there’s no way to trace it back to him, but he wants it destroyed just in case. Jason puts the gun in the back of his waistband, and Sonny says, and these too, handing him the bullet casings. Jason says, consider it done, and puts them in his pocket. Any other problems he should be aware of? Is Sonny sure nobody saw him going to the boathouse? Sonny says, no one saw him going, but there was a witness. Michael. Right after he killed Jagger, Michael was there. He’s not going to say anything. Michael let Sonny get to the main house, then he found the body. Jason says, Michael covered for him. Okay, so what’s his alibi? Sonny says, Carly. She swore she was with him. Jason says, Carly, and Sonny says, yeah. Jason asks why they didn’t call him last night, and Sonny says, it was at the Quartermaines. They needed an alibi. She didn’t know why she needed it at the time. Jason says, he didn’t tell her about Cates? and Sonny says, there was a lot going on, but she gets it. Jason says, okay. So their immediate problem is the missing gun. Sonny says, fully registered, completely legit, waiting to implicate him if it’s in the wrong hands. They’ve go to find it and they’ve got to find it fast.

Elizabeth says, Ric’s feeble excuse and shocked expression doesn’t play with her, and he says, she hasn’t lost her directness. She says, the main reason for him doing his civic duty is to stick it to Alexis. And the only reason he needs her to back him is because his take on things is a little suspect, considering how toxic his relationship is with her. He says, she’s right. He doesn’t like Alexis. Maybe they even hate each other, but you know who else Alexis hated? John Cates. Elizabeth as a mother would do nearly anything to protect her child. She says, nearly. He’s accusing Alexis of murder. He says he’s merely suggesting they go to the police and tell them what they saw, and she says, they don’t know what they saw. He says, fine. Let’s say you’re right. Alexis didn’t kill Cates. What’s the harm in coming forward and putting it on the record? She says, maybe implicating an innocent woman in a crime she had nothing to do with? and he says, if she’s so positive Alexis is innocent, why doesn’t she put her money where her mouth is. Tell the truth and let that be that.

Carly asks what Josslyn was doing at Sonny’s this morning, and Josslyn says she’d just heard Carly and Sonny had sex in Tracy’s bed. And of course (🍷) she never believed that Carly… Anyway, Carly wasn’t answering her phone and Pilar said she didn’t come home last night. Carly says, so she’s done some checking around, and Josslyn says she went to Sonny’s to prove to herself that Carly wouldn’t be there. It was like a punch in the stomach when she saw Carly coming out of that apartment. After everything Sonny did to her and their family, and the horrible ways he treated Carly, how does she go back to him?

Jason says, let’s go over it again. It had to be somebody who has access to the penthouse. Who’s been in the penthouse lately? Sonny says, Dante, Lois, Brook Lynn… There was Natalia, Pilar with Avery, but they don’t know where the lockbox is, much less the combination. Jason says, what about Ava? and Sonny says, she might have seen him use the combination once when she was living with him. As a matter of fact, Diane told him that Ava recanted her statement that Kristina tried to kill her. Does Jason know anything about that? Jason says he’ll give Sonny the short version. He saved Ava’s life last night.

Lucky says, Isaiah’s returning with back-up, and he’d advise Holly not to be here when that happens. She thanks him and says, but she’s going to finish what she started. It’s just taking her a bit longer than she’d hoped to get the combination to Jenz’s safe. Lucky asks, what’s in it? and she says, nothing he needs to concern himself with. He says, doesn’t sound sketchy at all, and she says, her plans for tonight should give Jenz the incentive that he needs. He says, but the clock’s ticking. Isaiah has probably contacted the WSB by now.

Dante looks at his phone and says, nothing on the tattoo, and Jordan says, these are his clothes, right? She takes the bag of Isaiah’s things and says, what about the labels? Can they pin down where he got them? He says, look at this. Working together again, huh? Is she getting tired of sitting on the sidelines? She says, at first. Then she gets caught up in the projects. Right now, it just feels good to be able to help somebody. He says, with everything happening with Molly, TJ, Kristina, and now Lulu, he doesn’t feel like he’s doing a whole lot to help anybody. He feels especially helpless when he’s sitting with Lulu. She says, still no change? and he says, nope. It’s not looking good either. Laura is looking for Lucky. He’s the best chance they have at a donor match. She says, knowing Laura, she will move heaven and earth, and he says, but what she has to move is in Africa and she’s got to find Lucky fast or they’re not going to be able to save Lulu.

Olivia says, Robin broke her best friend, and Lois says she’s fine, but please continue. Olivia says, Lois lives in a house with this sanctimonious snob. She’s going to tell Monica to kick Tracy out on her bloomin’ arse. Tracy says she’ll triple Robin’s fee if she can fix that one too.

Holly asks, when was the last time Lucky was back in Port Charles and saw Laura and Aiden? and he says, it’s been a while. There’s no shortage of places that need the help. She says, and only he can solve their problems, and he asks if his mother sent her here to guilt trip him. She laughs, and says, no. She just figured it must be hard for him, being away from his family for so long. He says he’s sure they’re getting along just fine without him, when they hear footsteps. Holly says, someone’s coming.

Carly says, first of all, she’s not back with Sonny. Last night was a one-time thing and she’s annoyed with herself because she let it get as far as she did. But she and Sonny understand what it was and they’re able to move on because ultimately, they mutually respect and understand each other. Josslyn says, all Sonny has done is hurt Carly over and over again, and Carly says she knows that. She and Sonny have been through a lot. They’ve survived things she prays Josslyn never has to experience. They have children together. They’re a family. It’s an unbreakable bond. Josslyn says, so she’s getting back with him, but Carly says she’s not. She just told Josslyn. She’s not getting back together with Sonny. It was a one-time thing. And she’s trying to make Josslyn understand because she wants Josslyn to know that she knows what she’s doing. She’s not trying to justify her actions, and she certainly doesn’t need Josslyn’s approval here. (No, she doesn’t, and Josslyn needs to keep her opinion to herself.) Josslyn says, Carly knows who he is and what he does, and she was finally free of all of that. She doesn’t understand. Carly says she knows, and Josslyn says, he’s a dangerous man. Carly says she knows, and Josslyn says, with a dangerous lifestyle. He attacked Dex. He would have killed Dex if Jason hadn’t stopped it. And Jagger Cates was killed here last night at the boathouse. Carly says she’s aware, and Josslyn asks if she was there when it happened. Carly says, yes. She was with Sonny. Josslyn says, oh my God, and Carly says, whatever she’s thinking, stop. Josslyn asks, did she sleep with Sonny last night or did she give him an alibi for murder?

Jason says, so once they got Ava to the police station, she admitted that Cates forced her to sign a false statement against Kristina. Sonny says he warned her not to go with him, and Jason says, Boyle came clean too. She said that Cates blackmailed her and made a deal with her to kill Ava. Sonny says, slimy piece of work. Thank God Kristina is free of him. He tried to break her. He tried to end Sonny’s family. And he failed. I won. He thanks Jason for everything, and Jason nod and says he’ll get rid of the gun and casings. Then they’re done with Jagger. There’s a knock at the door, and Jason opens it. Anna is there with Dex and another officer, and Sonny asks what brings her by. She says, warrant to search the premises, and Sonny says, for what? She says, among other things, she needs to see Sonny’s weapons.

On the phone, Sidwell’s thug says, not yet… He’ll take care of Gannon. No problem… He just needs to wait until no one is in his room. (Well, yeah. You’d think that would be a given.)

Dante says, all right. They made the serial number of John Doe’s phone. That means if they can figure out where it was purchased, they can figure out where he comes from. Jordan says, or at least where he’s been.

Josslyn says, no. She doesn’t want to know. And she doesn’t know what’s worse. Carly falling for Sonny again, or her helping him get away with murder. Carly says, she has to know… but Josslyn says she doesn’t want to hear it. Because a week ago, Carly was telling her how horrible she felt facing prison because she made a terrible choice, and how that risky last-minute decision almost cost her kids, her job, her freedom. And if that evidence against her hadn’t miraculously disappeared… Carly says she knows, but Josslyn says, she doesn’t know. Because here she is again, a few weeks later, doing it again. So whatever this is, however she’s let Sonny back in her life, she’s back to risking everything for him.

Anna says, they’ll start with the main bedroom, then go to the office. She asks if Kristina or Avery are here, and Sonny asks if they can make sure not to mess up Avery’s room because she’s just a kid. Anna tells them, go easy on the kid’s room. She doubts Sonny would stash a smoking gun in her room. Sonny asks what smoking gun she’s talking about, and she says, the one used to kill Agent Cates. Sonny says, she’s wasting her time, and Anna asks why he doesn’t make it easier for everyone and produce his registered 9-millimeter gun. Just for laughs. He says, because he doesn’t want to make it easier, and Dex says he knows where Sonny keeps his lockbox. Sonny laughs, and Anna thanks Dex. Dex walks over to the credenza, and Sonny suggests Jason go. He doesn’t want to see this play out. They’ll keep in touch. Anna says, just a minute.

At the station, Ric introduces himself to Chase, and says, we were told you’re in charge of the John Cates murder investigation. Chase says, we? when Elizabeth joins Ric and says, hi. Chase asks what this is about, and Ric says, good. They know one another. He forgot what a small community Port Charles is. Chase asks if he has information regarding the Cates investigation, and Ric says, yes, but Elizabeth says, maybe. She’s not sure… Ric says he and Elizabeth were walking in Blackstone Canyon last night and they saw something suspicious. Elizabeth says, more like odd, and Ric says, semantics. Chase asks what they saw, and Ric says, when they got to the bridge, they noticed a woman at the railing, and she had a gun, and she dropped it into the water. Chase asks if they can describe the woman, and Ric looks at Elizabeth. She says, it was Alexis Davis.

Brook asks if Lois is really into this. Does she like the way she sounds? Lois says she’s still getting used to it. It’s fun. It’s like she’s pretending to be somebody else. Now she understands why Meryl Streep always picks the roles where she has to learn accents. Robin says, yes. Meryl Streep is a wonderful role model. Emulate her by all means. Brook says, they’re talking here, and tells Lois that she doesn’t want her to feel like this is something she has to do just because of some hateful comments on Home & Heart. Lois says, that’s not the only reason, and Brook says, there are a lot of idiots who hide behind the anonymity of social media and their presumed superiority. (Truth!) She loves Lois just the way she is, and so does everybody else. Lois thanks her and they hug. Tracy tells Robin that she’s stunned by Lois’s transformation after just one lesson. Does she have a magic wand or is she just that good? Robin says, the latter. Lois is an exceptional student. She has a virtuosic ear and an aptitude for linguistic convergence. She thanks Tracy for bringing Lois to her. Tracy says, what about the other one? Bensonhurst to the bone. Robin says, anyone can overcome their beginnings. Take Tracy for example. Tracy says, come again? and Robin says, she lived abroad for many years, did she not? In Amsterdam? Tracy says, amazing. She really knows her stuff. Robin says, Tracy’s upstate New York accent has almost been completely replaced by a mid-Atlantic or transatlantic one. She can still hear traces of… New Jersey. Hoboken perhaps. Tracy says, get out, and Robin says her work here is done. She tells Lois that they’ll be in touch, and flounces out.

Sidwell comes in and Holly says she was bored without him. He says, so she came here to amuse herself while he was away, and she says, he piqued her curiosity about this one’s poker skills, so she thought she’d test them out for herself. He says, and? and she says, lost every hand, which is worse than being bored, but now he’s back. She gets up and says she’s going to get ready for their special night. Is he coming? She might need some help with her zipper. He says he’ll be there soon. He and Lucky have yet to play a hand today. He has to win his rights to keep breathing.

As Chase records the statements, he says, so when they encountered Alexis Davis, she was out for a walk? Ric says, yes, at night, and Elizabeth says, so were they. Chase says, and she told them that she just dropped her phone, and Elizabeth tells him, she said her phone had been acting up. It wasn’t taking or receiving calls, and she got frustrated, so she just dropped it in the river. Ric says, as anyone would with a phone if they can’t make phone calls, and Chase says, but they believe it was a gun? Ric says, yes, most definitely, and Chase looks at Elizabeth. He asks if she’d like to speak somewhere privately, but she says, no. Last night, she got the impression that Alexis was holding a gun. But she’d like to go on record and say that she doesn’t believe for a second that Alexis had anything to do with the death of John Cates.

Carly sits next to Josslyn on the sofa and says she’s sorry to worry her. About what happened between her and Sonny, at the time, she wasn’t thinking about long term ramifications. She just truly thought she was doing what was best for her and Sonny. Josslyn says, no, she didn’t. She put Sonny ahead of herself, again, and ahead of everybody else. Carly says, what happened was consensual. Two consenting adults. Josslyn says, right, adults. Not two teens in the back of a movie theater. She knows Carly and knows what she’s doing. Carly says, and Josslyn knows there are people in her life that she won’t give up on. People she loves, and Sonny’s one of them. With that love comes loyalty. Josslyn says, nobody who truly loves Carly would ever ask her to sacrifice herself for them. Carly says she’s not sacrificing herself for Sonny, but Josslyn says, yes, she is. If she is his alibi and he did kill Jagger Cates, then she’s an accessory to murder. Murder. She can’t lose Carly. She’s scared. She just faced this. She can’t keep doing this with Carly. She can’t keep picturing living her life without her again. Carly says, she doesn’t have to do that. She’s going to be okay. She promises. She reaches to hug Josslyn, but Josslyn pulls away. She says, Carly can’t promise her that.

Anna says she assumes Jason’s presence here means he’s back working for Sonny, and he says he and Sonny are partners in Corinthos Coffee. That’s never changed. She says she enjoyed working with him. She can see that’s over now. He says he’s the same person he always was, and she says, he needs to stay out of her way from now on. She has a job to do. He says he was actually on his way out, and she says she would think as Sonny’s righthand man, he’d want to stay. Dex brings out the lockbox and puts it on the table. Anna thanks him and asks if Sonny wants to open this or give her the combination. He says he’ll open it, and she thanks him for his cooperation. He opens the box, and she says, he appears to be missing a gun.

Tracy says, that’s done. Good riddance. Lois says, good riddance, changing Tracy’s pronunciation. Riddance. Shall they decamp to the dining room? Brook says, excellent idea, and Olivia says, indubitably. They leave, and Ned and Tracy are left alone. Ned says, hoisted by her own petard springs to mind, and follows. (I love that phrase.)

Ric and Elizabeth sign their statements, and Chase says he appreciates them both for coming down. Elizabeth says she’s sure there’s a perfectly innocent explanation for Alexis’s actions, and Ric says, they’ve done their civic duty. Now whatever happens is up to the PCPD. They leave, and in the squad room, Ric says, that wasn’t too painful. She says, then why does she feel nauseous? and he says, sorry. He thinks he left his pen in the room. It’s expensive. She says she has to get back to the hospital, and he says he’ll catch up with her later. She leaves, and Chase comes out holding Ric’s pen. He says, looking for this? and Ric says, yes. Thank you. He takes the pen and says he just… never mind. Chase asks if there’s something he wants to add, and Ric says, it’s been bothering him. Alexis was so angry about Agent Cates trying to railroad Kristina. Chase says, and? and Ric says he knows Alexis would do anything to protect her daughters. Chase says, that’s right. He’s Molly’s father. Ric says he and Alexis go way back. That’s why this is so upsetting, considering that she’s killed before… He’s sorry. He thought Chase knew. It’s in her record. Chase asks if there’s anything else he’d like to add, and Ric says, no. It’s just such a shame, especially since she just put her life back together. She got her law license back. Chase says nothing, and Ric leaves. (Oh ho, so Ric is afraid of competition too. I’m wondering if Chase is already onto Ric really wanting to stick it to Alexis.)

Carly says her actions aren’t going to affect Josslyn. She’ll make sure of that. She promises. She needs Josslyn to trust her. Josslyn says, she’s making that very hard, and Carly says she knows. There’s one more thing. She would appreciate if Josslyn didn’t share this with Dex. The last thing they need is him getting the wrong idea and bringing Josslyn in for questioning. That would not be good for either one of them. Josslyn says she’s not going to tell Dex anything. She doesn’t want him involved. He just got on the force. Carly says, good. The bottom line is, it’s her personal choice. It’s not his business or anybody else’s. Josslyn says, the sleeping with Sonny part, and Carly says, yes. She loves Josslyn and she’s going to be okay. Josslyn says she loves Carly too. It’s Carly’s loyalty to Sonny that she doesn’t love. Carly says she knows, and Josslyn says she’s scared that one day Sonny is going to ask Carly for a favor and it’s going to cost her life. Carly says, that’s not going to happen, and Josslyn says, what if it already has happened? What if this is that favor?

Anna says, they understand Sonny has a registered 9-millimeter, and Sonny says, it should be right there. She says, he hasn’t reported it missing? and he says he didn’t know it was gone until right now. She says, that’s very interesting. Agent Cates was killed with a 9-millimeter last night. Sonny says, and now it’s missing. Should he call his lawyer? She says, it’s up to him really. Everyone knows he had reason to want Cates dead. He says, it’s a good thing he has an alibi, and she says she heard. Some kind of tryst with Carly. It’s really a coincidence that he’d reconnect with her just around the time of the murder even though she insisted the two of them were over. He says, she’s going to have to talk to Carly about that, and she asks if anyone other than his ex-wife saw him around the time Cates was killed, but he says he doesn’t think there was an audience. She says, that’s a shame, because unless he can produce this registered 9-millimeter of his and they can run tests on it, there’s no way to prove that it wasn’t involved in the homicide of Agent Cates.

Back at the station, Dante comes out with a folder, and Jordan says, anything? He says, IT traced the serial number of the damaged phone. It was purchased at the airport in Nairobi. She says, that’s where Laura and Doc went to look for Lucky, and he says, that’s correct. She says, this can’t be a coincidence, and he says he agrees. That’s why they have to figure out how their John Doe is connected to Lucky.  

Sidwell shuffles the cards and says, Holly is quite the woman, isn’t she? Lucky says, she is. A poker player, she ain’t. Sidwell says he’ll try and give Lucky a bit more of a challenge, and Lucky says, bring it. Sidwell says he knows Lucky has been biding his time, waiting for his friend to arrive with help. He hates to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s not going to happen.

Sidwell’s thug quietly goes into Isaiah’s room. He walks to the bed and takes a syringe out of his pocket.

On Monday, TJ tells Ric that if he lets his anger out at Kristina right now, he’s afraid of what he’s going to do; Curtis asks if Portia is sure she wants to put her life on hold for that woman; Jordan asks what someone is doing (probably Sidwell’s thug); and Anna tells Jason that he has to come with her.

💼 Gone But Hardly Forgotten…

Sounds like he had a tough last few days. I remember Ilene Kristen talking about what a pain out of sync filming is when I went to a soap workshop.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/adam-j-harrington-opens-up-about-his-last-days-at-gh

🎬 Living His Dream…

The best Nikolas of all the Nikolases has a new gig.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/ghs-adam-huss-to-begin-work-on-a-new-dream-series

🍊 Please Don’t Go…

I wouldn’t put it past Fancy Pants to have a house in both places just so she could do both shows. And I hate to admit it, but I’d be interested in seeing that.

💎 It’s Avi’s Fault…

If it’s by appointment, that means you can’t afford it.

🧂 Tuning Up…

She looks like she could be related to Beyoncé. Sign me up.

👠 Fuggedaboud Those Housewives…

No receipts, proof, timelines, or screenshots for Renee. Another confession, I loved Mob Wives.

⚰️ Dead and Company…

The latest on the Daryl Dixon front.

https://undeadwalking.com/posts/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-season-3-changes-location-and-adds-new-cast-members-01j6yeyfw9yf

This time, the focus is not on GH’s ex-Spencer.

https://undeadwalking.com/posts/walking-dead-s-dallas-roberts-jason-butler-harner-in-monsters-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story-01j6dn2xsgqt

The busiest man in Dead business.

https://undeadwalking.com/posts/colman-domingo-shares-first-look-photos-of-his-new-series-the-madness-01j6kbadbrrf

🛸 Yeah, There Will Be Spoilers…

I watched this last weekend, and it wasn’t what I expected, but that wasn’t a bad thing. I love films that take place in NYC because it’s familiar territory, and you also get to see a lot of the creatures this time around. Definitely one to watch.

https://screenrant.com/a-quiet-place-day-one-leave-new-york-time/

🐹 Bringing Joy To the People…

Who doesn’t love a chinchilla wearing a crown?

https://people.com/hilarious-chinchillas-rock-tiktok-exclusive-8700508

🏹 Quotes of the Week

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. David Ogden Stiers

Aggressive is protecting your rights, but hurting others. Assertive is protecting your rights and not hurting others.Dr. Phil McGraw

That’s the trouble with your whole MTV, microwave dinner generation. You want it all now. You think you deserve it just because you want it? It doesn’t work like that. You have to earn it, you have to take it, you have to make it yours. but before you do that, Guy, you need to decide what it is you really want. – Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey), Swimming with Sharks

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. – Joshua J. Marine

Hand me my bird. – Mina (Hannah Dargan), The Watchers

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. – Albert Einstein (The first guy to figure out Survivor.)

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest steppingstones to success. – Dale Carnegie

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

Live your vision and demand your success. – Steve Maraboli

Our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if the other person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We must practice this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable. – Thich Nhat Hanh

When life gives you lemons, just say, f*** the lemons, and bail. – Chuck (Paul Rudd), Forgetting Sarah Marshall

🍁 Waiting For Fall To Fall…

Have a glorious, or at least above average weekend. Then circle back on Monday for soap and what’s stewing on Deck. Until then, stay safe, stay using the strength of your feelings to change your situation, and stay not reading your mom the riot act if you don’t like her choice of a one-night stand.

April 12, 2024 – Jason Has a Generous Impulse, Outside the Soap, Cancelled Talk, Knots Again, Just Awful, VanderSituation, Details, BravoCon Man, Three Tails, Nonet Quotes & Wild

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

At the MetroCourt, Alexis says she’s missed Gregory, and The Invader isn’t the same without him. He says he misses it too. He truly enjoyed the work, but in the words of a famous American poet, you’ve got to know when to fold ‘em. His best days aren’t ahead of him. She says she hopes he doesn’t mind if she still calls him every day with her problems, especially if they’re ethically sticky. He says he’d be hurt if she didn’t. Anything in particular? She says, let’s just eat before I lose my appetite. The Invader gives me heartburn. He says he’s sorry to hear that, and they look at their menus. She says, there was something else she wanted to say to him. She’s so sorry, but she can’t be his extra one for the wedding. He says, why not? and she says, because there’s a slight chance she may be getting her law license back.

At the coffee warehouse, Diane says she takes it Jason got her message about some of his bank accounts being unfrozen. He says he did. Fast work. She says she’s Diane Miller, and he asks if he has enough money to buy back Carly’s half of the MetroCourt. (I swear, I thought that’s what he was going to say before he said it.)

Michael says he doesn’t know what his mom was doing with Agent Cates… and because she never learns, Nina says, it’s all too clear what they were doing. Carly was bringing up room service for two and Agent Cates was wearing nothing but a towel. Curtis says, Nina knows things aren’t always as they appear. He’s sure Carly wouldn’t cheat on Drew. Drew says, it wouldn’t be cheating. He and Carly broke up. Curtis says he’s sorry; he didn’t know. Michael says, his mother’s personal life is her business, not Nina’s, and Nina says she just thinks it’s a shame Carly would hook up with a guy who’s a federal agent after she and Drew broke up.

As she brushes him, Sasha asks not-Comet not to tell his buddies, but she thinks his coat is the shiniest. He must get a lot of vitamin A, D, and E. Cody comes in and says, you again. Any luck with the job search? She says, not really. She’s applied for everything; receptionist positions, corporate communications, positions in insurance and public affairs, most of them in New York and Connecticut. He says he’d hate to see her move, but at least she’s getting nibbles, right? and she says, but nothing that interests her. She’s tired of being considered because these jobs are public facing, and she fits the company’s image. He says, receptionist jobs are out. She’s way too qualified for that. But any company would be lucky to have her. She says, not if they only care about her looks. Been there, done that.

At the Home & Heart studio, Lucy tells Maxie that they need gels because the light is just not flattering… to the product. She asks a woman on the stage if they could please get some lighting gels, and Maxie says, they’d really appreciate it. The woman says she’d have to get the producer’s permission, and Haven says, that’s okay. Just do it. She asks if Maxie and Lucy are ready for another blockbuster segment, and Lucy says, absolutely. Maxie says, all set, and Haven says, no Sasha she hears. Maxie says, unfortunately not, and Haven says she doesn’t know this Blaze, but her granddaughters are very excited. She’s been ordered to get an autograph. So is she here yet? Maxie says, they’ve decided to streamline the duties of the Face, so Blaze will not be the spokesmodel today. Haven asks, then who is doing the selling today? and Lucy says, who else? Moi. (I’ll have what Morgan Fairchild is having. She’s 74 and looks amazing.)

On the phone, Brook says, it’s fully electric, not a hybrid?… Tracy walks in and Brook says, that is so awesome. Send her all the specs and financials. Send her everything. She’s so excited that they have the pickup in stock. She’ll be waiting. Tracy says, don’t tell her that she and Chase has eschewed the traditional limo ride to church for a 4×4.

Michael says, before they believe what Nina’s telling them, just consider the source, and Nina says she imagines Michael is used to this. Carly is not known for her discretion. Drew says, Carly has a right to privacy just like everybody else. He doubts any of them would like everybody to know what they do behind closed doors. Nina says, that’s the thing. Cates’s door wasn’t closed. They were perfectly visible from the hall. Maybe Carly just needed a good… night out. Curtis says, they don’t know what did or didn’t happen. What they do know is, Carly and Agent Cates are consenting adults, so whatever happened is none of their damn business. Drew says, Curtis is right. He’s done discussing it. Nina says, yeah. It must be painful knowing Carly got over their relationship so quickly.

Haven says, so Lucy is the spokesperson, and Lucy says, yes siree bob. Because who better than the founder? Maxie says, and nobody knows the product better than Lucy, and Lucy says, yes, indeed. She’s been in on every single step of developing their new face cream. Haven says she’s going to have to check with her producer about this, and leaves. Lucy says, that certainly could have gone a lot better, and sees Maxie looking at her tablet. She asks, what is with Maxie’s tepid attitude? She just stood there like she swallowed a fish. Why didn’t Maxie have her back more? Maxie says, maybe because she doesn’t agree with Lucy’s decision to do this. Why is she insisting on taking this all on herself? Lucy says, why is Maxie so against… Wait a minute. Maxie wants to get up there herself. She wants the spotlight. Is that correct? Maxie says, Lucy has to be kidding her. She wants Sasha in the spotlight. The public knows her, and they love her. Lucy says, okay, fine, but Maxie has to get over that because Sasha – she lowers her voice – quit. Maxie says, thanks to Lucy, and walks off.

Carly goes the MetroCourt bar and says she got Michael’s text. How did he know she was in the hotel? He says, Nina told him. He guesses she spent the night in Agent Cates’s room. She says, that woman. Nina called to tell him that? Is she going to put it on the cover of The Invader? He says he was in Drew’s office downstairs, and she showed up and filled them in, and Carly says, she told Drew? He says, and him and Curtis Ashford. They were in the middle of a meeting. She says, Nina once told Sonny that she was having an affair with Brick and she was wrong. Does that woman ever learn? Just to be clear, she stayed over with Agent Cates. She did not sleep with him. Michael says he knows, and she asks, how is Drew?

Diane says she doubts Jason has developed a sudden interest in the hospitality industry, so she can only assume… He says he’s going to give the MetroCourt back to Carly, and Diane says, that’s a very generous impulse, but it’s going to take some finessing. First of all, Nina has no incentive to sell. He says, give her one. She can name her price. Diane says, no she can’t. Absolutely not. She has far too much pride in her skills as a negotiator to hand anyone a blank check, much less that real estate heiress. She can make a little profit, but Diane isn’t going to let him overpay. He tells her, handle it however she thinks is best. Just make it happen. She says, his real obstacle is going to be Carly, and he asks, why? She says, because he’s not the first person to offer to help her reclaim the MetroCourt. Initially, Olivia offered to loan her the money. Then Nina, in a craven attempt to suck up to Sonny, offered to sell it back to her. Then Sonny and Michael. And Carly has said no to all of them. She wants to do it herself. He says, don’t worry about Carly. He’ll work it out with her.

Sasha says, Cody’s not trying to get rid of her, is he? and he says, never. But as great as it’s been, she can’t stay with him and the horses forever. She says she knows. She’s going to run out of savings at some point. Sooner than she’d hoped actually. But she loves being here with the horses. They don’t care how she looks. He says, the horses appreciate her for her, and she says, exactly. He says he gets what she’s saying about being underestimated, and she says, people underestimate him too, don’t they? He says, occasionally, but she’s on a whole other level. She has brains, business savvy, personality, not to mention a strong work ethic. She says she’s proud to say she helped develop Deception’s initial business plan, and he says he bets Lucy and Maxie are kicking themselves right now for letting her walk away. Sasha wonders if she should be kicking herself. Was she crazy to leave Deception? He asks, why? Is she thinking about going back?

Maxie says, if Lucy hadn’t undermined Sasha by telling her that she needed to be edgier, they wouldn’t be in this mess, and Lucy says, what mess? They’re not in a mess. There’s no mess. Deception is not in a mess and she’s perfectly capable of being a pitchwoman. Maxie says, not as capable as Sasha. Their customers admire her. Not just for her beauty, but for her courage and the challenges she faced. She justified their faith. She’s not just beautiful, she’s inspirational, and you can’t buy that kind of narrative. Lucy asks, what is Maxie all of a sudden, the voice of reason? It seems like right now Maxie is a little bit power hungry. Maxie says she has just as much of a right to an opinion as Lucy does. They’re equal partners. Lucy says, they are. Maxie is absolutely right. And as such, they should work together against their common enemy, Tracy Quartermaine. But it feels like Maxie’s friendship with Brook has clouded her judgement lately, and maybe Tracy could then bring down Deception. Maxie says, Tracy didn’t want to get rid of Sasha. She actually lobbied to keep her. Lucy says, until she didn’t. Because Sasha quit and she was not fired. Maxie says, all right. Fine. Maybe if Sasha had felt heard and included, she would have stuck around, but Lucy is only interested in her own opinion. Face it. Her love affair with herself is the real problem.

Brook says she and Chase are going to Florence on their honeymoon, and Tracy says, congratulations. Florence is beautiful. It’s one of her most favorite spots on earth. Brook says she can’t wait to stroll through the Tivoli Gardens hand in hand with Chase. It’s going to be so romantic. Tracy asks what this has to do with a truck, and Brook says, since Tracy is so generously paying for the wedding, Chase insisted on paying for the honeymoon. And Florence is a dream come true, but it is more expensive than a stateside destination, so he sold his truck so he could pay for the trip. Tracy says, wow. She has to hand it to him, that is a sweet gesture. Brook says, he loved that truck. That’s why she’s going to be surprising him with a truck as a wedding gift. And guess what? It is fully electric, top of the line. Tracy says, don’t do it, and Brook says, come again? Tracy says, disrespecting your husband is no way to start a marriage, but Brook says, she’s not disrespecting him. She loves him. But there’s no reason he has to choose between their honeymoon and a truck. They can afford both. Tracy says, Brook can afford both.

Curtis says, Nina is way out of line, and she says she’s sorry. She takes his hands and says, but maybe he doesn’t know Drew as well as he thinks. She tells Curtis that she loves him, and he says he loves her too. She leaves, and Curtis tells Drew, that was uncalled for, and Drew says, it’s been worse. Now where were they? Curtis says, in a minute. He wasn’t aware Drew and Carly had broken up. Drew didn’t tell him. Drew says, because Curtis had a few things to focus on, and Curtis says he remembers when Drew came to the gym and told him that things were rocky between him and Carly. He thought they’d work it out, but he guesses they didn’t. They seemed so happy. Drew says, that was before Jason came back.

Carly tells Michael that Agent Cates didn’t want to go to the hospital, so she brought him back here. She stayed with him so she could wake him up every couple of hours. Basically, she was on concussion watch. Michael asks where she found him, and she says, a couple blocks from the coffee warehouse. At first, she thought he was trailing Jason, but then she realized he must have been following Diane. He asks, why? and she says, because Jason’s too hard to follow. He says, it didn’t bother her that the guy she sat up with all night taking care of wants to bust Jason? but she says, it doesn’t bother her because he’s not going to find any evidence against Jason. There’s nothing in that warehouse but coffee. And Sonny is so furious with Jason right now, there’s no way he’s going to bring Jason back to the business. So basically, Sonny is doing Jason a favor.

Alexis says, so basically, instead of sitting and enjoying a wedding with Gregory and the happy couple, she’ll be pacing up and down a hotel room, preparing for her appearance in front of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. Gregory says, this is momentous. Although he has to admit he’s a little irked that she kept it from him until now. She says she really doesn’t think it could actually happen. It’s the longest of long shots. He says he doesn’t know. Her and Diane teaming up to argue her case. He’d take that bet. He raises his glass and says, to her then, but she says she doesn’t want to jinx anything. Sorry. She’s alternating between pretending this isn’t happening and having paralyzing anxiety because she really, really wants this so much.

Brook tells Tracy that she and Chase share everything. What’s hers is his and vice versa. Tracy says, sounds great. Very unrealistic. Brook says, don’t go there. They already had the prenup conversation, and that’s not happening. Tracy says she totally respects Brook’s misguided decision to forego the prenup. However, she’s learned from previous experience that having more personal wealth than your husband puts undue stress on the marriage. Brook says, no offense, but Chase is nothing like Tracy’s ex-husbands, and Tracy says, Brook means her ex-fortune hunters? She’s absolutely right. But – she pats the spot next to her on the sofa, and Brook sits down – she knows Chase’s father. And she’s assuming in addition to being a stand-up guy, Chase was taught to be the breadwinner in the family. Brook says, please. That is so old school. Tracy asks if Brook hasn’t noticed her husband-to-be is very traditional. It’s part of his charm. Brook says she almost blew it, didn’t she? but Tracy says, she did it out of love. Like he sold his truck out of love. But her going off and buying another one totally negates the sacrifice he made. She’d be devaluing his loving gesture. Brook says, wow. Tracy saw that. She didn’t. Tracy says she’s had many years to make mistakes and learn from them. But buck up, girlie. She’s got herself a thoughtful, generous, devoted husband-to-be. Brook says, the best. She’s just sad he has to give anything up for her.

Gregory asks if Alexis knows what happens when well-meaning people find out you have a terminal illness. You start getting suggestions; mindfulness, positive visualization, prayer, alternative medicines, healthy diets, yoga, acupuncture, you name it. She says, that’s got to be really overwhelming, and he says, yes, but you get used to it. He knows it comes from a good place. She asks if she’s done that, but he says, no, not at all. She asks, what’s his point? and he says, despite what other people may suggest, he thinks what it all comes down to is what you choose to believe. Alexis believes that she could still be a good lawyer. She says she does. She still has as much passion for it than she’s ever had and there’s nothing more satisfying than helping someone get the justice they deserve in court, no matter what the obstacle. He says he bets she was a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom. He hopes he gets a chance to see her back in action. She says she hopes he does too. He should know that most of these appeals are denied, which is why she’s so quiet about it. He says he has faith for both of them, and puts his hand on hers. She says she wishes everyone felt that way.

Madison hands Nina a stack of messages and tells her that the proofs from the shoot are on her desk. No one can locate Pedro; he still hasn’t delivered the dress for the cover. Nina asks her to call the agent and tell them if Pedro doesn’t deliver in 24 hours, he’s off the cover and her roster. She’s not doing this with him again. She looks through the messages and says, these can wait… Really? Olivia? Madison says, she keeps calling, and Nina says she can’t believe Olivia is still harping on the color refresh she gave the fourth-floor bathrooms. And forget about calling the agent. She wants that pleasure herself. Oh, and if Drew Cain calls, she’s not available.

Drew says, Curtis knows he loves Carly. He still loves Carly, but he’s moving on. He’s getting over it. He’s accepted the fact that she’ll always put Jason first and that is exactly why he had to end it. Curtis says, he ended things? Is he sure Carly is okay with that, after everything they’ve been through? Drew put his life on the line for her. Drew says, believe him. They both know it’s for the best. He did them both a favor. Curtis says, that sucks, and Drew says, it does, but he also knows it’s the right decision. The next time he’s in a relationship, he’s going for the brass ring. He wants what Curtis and Portia have. He wants it to be tested, survivable, solid… Curtis says, it’s true. That’s what they have. They’ve definitely been through the fire, and they’re still standing. Drew says he couldn’t be happier for Curtis.

Lucy tells Maxie that she’s just so passionate about her company. Right now, Deception is the most important thing in her life. Maxie says she knows Lucy loves Deception, but so does she, and Lucy says she knows. She has nothing but love and respect for Maxie. That’s why she lured Maxie away from Crimson to join Deception, but this friendship she has with Tracy’s granddaughter sets her teeth on edge. Because she can’t let that harpy ruin everything that she… they worked so hard to build. Maxie says, they built Deception together, and unless they get on the same page and start trusting each other again, Tracy’s not going to have to lift a finger to destroy Deception. They’re going to do it for her. Haven comes back and says, her producer agrees with her. Lucy is not a suitable replacement for Sasha, so their segment is cancelled.

Diane asks if Jason wants her to put him in touch with a real estate agent, and he asks, why? She says, to find him a place to live? but he says he has a place to live. She says, a rented room above Bobbie’s? and he says, yeah. He likes it there. She says, if he changes his mind, and if she can convince Nina to sell, he’ll have a whole hotel of rooms to choose from. He says he likes where he is, and she asks if he signed the papers her assistant dropped off last night. He says he didn’t get any papers, and she asks what he’s talking about. Her assistant was supposed to bring them to him last night. Carly walks in holding the envelope, and Diane says, this looks familiar, taking it from her. Carly says, Diane’s assistant came by Bobbie’s, and she said she would bring them over, but she got sidetracked. Diane puts them on Jason’s desk and tells him, start signing. He doesn’t need a notary. She’ll pick them up from him the next time she sees him… which she thinks will be soon. She’s off. She leaves and Carly asks if Jason is okay. Jason says he’s good and thanks her for bringing the papers by. She says, that was just an excuse. She wanted to see him. He asks if something happened, and she says she did something he’s not going to like.

Sasha says, if she was thinking about going back to Deception, and just hearing him say that made her stomach drop… He says he guesses that’s a clear answer, and she says she doesn’t want to do something she dreads. Besides, Deception has already moved on. They have a new Face, and booked a new segment on Home & Heart. Today, actually. He says, no regrets? and she says, not one. She may not know what she wants to do, but she knows what she doesn’t want to. He says, that’s progress. When she does figure out what she wants, let him know.

Alexis says, Molly is worried if her appeal is denied, she’ll start drinking again, and Gregory asks if she thinks that could happen. She says she’s an alcoholic. A lapse is always possible. Maybe that’s why she downplayed it so much, because she’s worried the disappointment might… He says, might destroy her? and she says, it’s destroyed her before, and Molly had a front row seat. The life she’s rebuilt doesn’t get her pulse racing, but it’s steady. And she worried if she gets her hopes up, it might be too big of a gamble, and she’s worked too hard for her sobriety. So is this a risk she can afford?

Tracy says, it may be old school, but no spouse or partner worth their salt is going to want to live on their other half’s money, and Brook says, Tracy has dealt with this her entire life, hasn’t she? Tracy says, the family money has given her a lot of advantages, but it’s also caused her a lot of pain. Brook says, those men are idiots. How could anyone look at Tracy and only see dollar signs? She’s an amazing woman, filled with wit and depth and beauty and surprising sensitivity. If those guys couldn’t see that, it’s their loss. Tracy says, yep, she’s a catch. So is Brook. Brook says, not that the Quartermaines are poster children for happy marriages. Look at Edward and Lila. Yeah, they were in love, but how many times did he cheat on her? Tracy says, too many, and Brook says, and Alan and Monica. Tracy says, both serial cheaters and they argued about it the whole time. Brook says, her father was a bigamist. He was married to her mother and Katherine Bell at the same time. Tracy asks, what’s her point? and Brook says, what if she and Chase follow the same pattern? What if their marriage is doomed already?

On the phone, Nina says, they are in charge of the kitchen. Is that correct?… She may have authorized the slightly cutting back of the service staff, but she did not intend for the room service orders to arrive cold. Outside her office, Madison tells Diane that Nina can’t be disturbed. If she likes, Madison can make her an appointment. Diane says she wouldn’t, and barges into Nina’s office, Madison following her. Nina says she expects the room service to maintain the same high standards as the rest of the hotel. She thanks them and Madison says she’s sorry. She told Diane… Nina says, that’s all right. She understands Miss Miller does not like to take no for an answer. Madison leaves, and Nina says, if Diane is here for the divorce papers, she’s wasted her time. Diane says she’s actually here to make an offer on the hotel. She has a client who is interested in purchasing Nina’s half of the MetroCourt, and willing to do it at 3% over market value. Nina asks, who’s the client? and Diane says, Jason Morgan.

Carly says, he was just lying there, and Jason says, and she got out of the car. That’s too big of a risk to take. She says she couldn’t just leave him there. Besides, the muggers took off after she blasted her horn. Anyway, she grabbed John and took him back to his room at the MetroCourt. She spent the night there, waking him up every two hours to make sure he was okay. Jason says, he was jumped a block away from here, and she says, yes, but they didn’t steal anything. They just beat him up. He asks what she’s thinking, and she says she’s thinking it wasn’t a mugging. Maybe it was Sonny.

Lucy says, Haven can’t just cancel their segment, but Haven says, this is live TV. She can’t go on air with an amateur. Lucy laughs and says she hosted the General Hospital Nurses Ball for years and years. And it was on a stage and on camera and she raised millions of dollars for GH. Haven says, congratulations, but she won’t be selling face cream on Home & Heart today. Maxie says, if Haven cancels their segment, what is she going to put in its place? And why would she turn her back on a sure thing? Haven says, they have lots of pre-taped segments. This isn’t the first time this has ever happened. And with Sasha, it was a sure thing. With Lucy, a whole other story. Maxie says, Deception is her highest earner. Haven said so herself. All of their segments have sold out. So will this one.

Gregory tells Alexis, risk is a funny thing. You don’t want to do it unnecessarily, but then again, you’ll never get anywhere if you don’t do it at all. Trust him when he tells her, the things you regret at the end of your life are not the things you tried to do and failed at. It’s the chances you didn’t take. Say she gets reinstated and she’s back doing the thing she loves. Let’s say she doesn’t. She’ll still know she gave it her best effort. And that’s its own reward. Her taking this chance is like skydiving was for him. She says, terrifying? but he says, life affirming.

Carly tells Jason that Cates stopped by Bobbie’s a couple of times, and she just assumed he was working her for information about Sonny, but he never asked her anything significant. But when she told Sonny, he was furious. The way he was toward Jason the other night after his arraignment. Jason says, she thinks Sonny had Cates beat up, and she says she definitely thinks it’s possible. Sonny hates him. And not because he’s an FBI agent, but because of the history they have. She knows the basics about what happened with Karen Wexler, but Sonny regrets it. And Jason knows, when Sonny regrets something, he’s volatile. And on top of that, John was Stone’s older brother and Sonny feels like John abandoned Stone. So she thinks it’s possible Sonny would be targeting Cates. Jason says, John Cates is an FBI agent (in case we didn’t know), and assaulting an FBI agent is a federal crime and Sonny knows that. She says, Sonny knows it. He doesn’t care.

Nina asks, since when has Jason Morgan been interested in the hotel business? and Diane says she’s just here to make the offer. Nina says she would imagine this is for Carly. Does he know whose bed Carly was in last night? He might change his mind. Diane says, interested or not interested? when there’s a knock at the door. Nina says, come in, and Madison says she’s so sorry to interrupt, but accounting needs Nina to sign off on the ad rates. Nina finds the folder and Madison leaves. Diane says she imagines it must be so difficult to run both Crimson and the MetroCourt, and Nina says she loves them both. Diane says she hadn’t realized Nina was interested in the mundane. Cranky guests, plumbing issues, all that tableware and linen to keep track of… Well, she’ll leave Nina to it. She starts to leave, and Nina says, 15% over market. Diane says, four.

Tracy says she doesn’t believe Brook’s marriage is doomed. Just be aware of it. What she thinks is reasonable, Chase may think is extravagant. Like public school versus private school. Brook says she hears Tracy, and Tracy says, as long as she understands that they have very different frames of reference about money, they’ll be okay… on that front. Chase really loves her. Brook says she loves him too. She’s sorry Tracy wasn’t treated with more respect. Tracy says, it’s true. She kissed a lot of frogs. She even exchanged vows with some of them. But in the end, she got her prince. Her marriage to Luke started with blackmail, but it ended with a true partnership. They were equals. Luke accepted her for her. He loved her and she did the same for him. Brook says, it sounds like she was very lucky. Tracy says, she was, and so is Brook. They hug.

Brook says she thinks she and Chase will make it, and Tracy says she certainly hopes so. And whatever happens, she’s always on Brook’s side. Brook says, back atcha, and Tracy says, now she has to get down to the stables because she’s riding again. Brook says, have fun, and Tracy thanks her. Brook says, good talk, and Tracy says, anytime.

Sasha says, very funny, and seeing all the pieces of hay in her hair, Cody asks, what happened to her? She says, Ranger, and he laughs and says, she got a whole bag of tricks. Not a mean bone in his body though. She says, he’s a sweetheart, except messy, and he asks if she’s sure she doesn’t want to reconsider Deception, as he picks the hay out of her hair. She says, can he imagine if Haven de Havilland saw her now?

Haven says she’s here today with Lucy Coe, founder of Deception. Welcome, Lucy. So tell us what fabulous product you have for us today. Lucy thanks Haven and says, in fact, she’s so happy to bring them their brand-new face cream for the woman on the go. It is super moisturizing and goes on like a dream. It’s lightweight and you put this on just one time, and you’re good for the whole day. Haven says, sounds like her kind of moisturizer. She’s so busy and definitely on the go. Lucy says, tell her about it. No one is busier than she is. Besides running Deception of course (🍷), she has a thriving real estate business, and she was also, for many years, on the advisory board of ELQ. On the side, Maxie starts looking miffed, and Lucy says, and her vote kind of contributed to major decisions… Just recently though, that’s changed, but that’s a long story. She can tell them all about it later, but she thinks the viewers probably recognize her the most for being the mistress of ceremonies at the General Hospital Nurses Ball for many years… well, actually until last year. She wasn’t, because… Maxie looks like she has a headache and a half.

Alexis tells Gregory, that parachute jump was euphoric. And she almost backed out. When she forced herself to do it, she realized, until then, she’d been living in fear, and she doesn’t want to do that anymore, so she has to try. He says he thinks they call that resilience, which is also life affirming. And as far as he’s concerned, whether she ever practices law again or not, she already won.

Drew thanks Curtis for coming by. He really wants to discuss this fitness/wellness idea further. Curtis says, definitely. He still can’t believe Nina came at Drew like that. Drew says, it’s all good. She knew what she was doing. Curtis says, maybe. He thinks she’s still hurting over Sonny. Go easy on her. Drew says he and Nina have reached an understanding. They’ve made accommodations with each other. (Is that what the kids are calling it now?)

Nina says, nine. Take it or leave it. Diane says she will take it back to Jason, and Nina says, this might be a little premature. She knows they’re talking about price, but she hasn’t made up her mind to sell, so she needs to think about it. Diane says, the offer won’t be on the table indefinitely, and Nina says, if Jason wants the hotel so badly, he can wait.

Jason asks if that’s why Carly took care of Cates, to make up for what she thinks Sonny did? She says, no. She was just trying to help. It wasn’t until after when she thought about it, and she realized it could have been Sonny. He says, there’s nothing she can do about it. So here’s the thing. Cates is either going to figure it out or he’s not. The best thing she can do is just stay out of this. She says, yeah… That could be a problem. He says, why? and she says she told him, Last night she spent the night in John’s room, in a chair. But this morning, she ordered room service, and when she opened the door to get the tray, John came out of the shower wearing nothing but a towel, and Nina was standing right there, and she saw him. She left a vapor trail straight to Michael and Drew. It’s only going to be a matter of time before Nina tells the entire world that she spent the night with John Cates, including Sonny.

On Monday (unless there’s another eclipse), Brook tells Maxie not to give up yet, she’s got one more Hail Mary; Tracy says, if there’s a problem with it, Cody is out on his hind end; Ava tells Nina that she’s sure it’s progress; and Jason tells Carly that he doesn’t think Sonny would see it that way.

🎭 Old Gig, New Gig…

I’ve never seen this show, but I remember seeing the title in the guide listings.

This looks promising.

💫 What Goes Around…

It would only be fitting, since the replaced a soap. Now can we say goodbye to The View?

👄 Knotty Girls…

And Donna Mills is another one. She’s 83. Is it her vitamins? Something in the water? What? She has no right to look that good. I’m just kidding though. Good on her and Morgan Fairchild.

💃🏿 Back With the Wind…

It might be a season worth watching with Phaedra and Kenya returning.

🏊‍♀️ Another Awful Summer…

Warning: sarcasm ahead. I just can’t understand how things fell apart when Lindsay was in love enough with Carl to make him a sandwich. If you follow this awful nonsense, you might remember many seasons ago when Lindsay’s boyfriend, whose name has been blessedly wiped from my mind, wanted her to make him a sandwich and she went out of her mind. I’m embarrassed to even know that. Then we have Kyle and Amanda who are married, but living on different planets. Run, Amanda, run! Paige and Craig seem to be the only sane ones right now, but we’ll see what happens the next time he brings up marriage.

If you must have more.

🪀 Rebounding From the Rebound…

Ugh. I hate guys like Schwartz. He thinks it’s friends with benefits, while she thinks it’s something more, but he doesn’t dare say anything because he doesn’t want to lose her. Usually, those types don’t say I love you, for which I give them credit, but not good old Schwartzy. He’ll say anything to keep things status quo, which makes him even worse. No surprise he bounced quickly to an actual girlfriend. No doubt he doesn’t like being alone with himself. The good news? He ditched the blond look.

🍸 Giving Them Reunion…

I’m not sure how Lala didn’t fare well. She had zip to be embarrassed about this season. I don’t think I could forgive Sandoval, but I understand why she is. I also understand why she’s getting annoyed with Ariana. Not that I blame Ariana for still being pissed off. I would be too. But to act all middle school and say, if you hang out with him, you’re dead to me, is ridiculous since they’re all in the unique situation of having to deal with each other for the show. What she really wants is for Sandoval to be off the show, but that doesn’t look likely. Instead, she should just rub his nose in the best revenge of living well, instead of snarking at him every chance she gets and acting like she’s a queen banishing a subject. It’s not a good look and could backfire on her eventually.

🎰 Speaking Of Reunions…

Viva Las Vegas. What’s the matter? NYC not good enough for him anymore? And 2024?

🍻 Two Dogs and a Cat Walk Into a Bar…

As Reggie said in Strays, poop for your freedom!

https://people.com/united-airlines-flight-forced-to-divert-after-dog-pooped-in-first-class-aisle-8629565

Get rid of the dude. Keep the dog.

https://people.com/woman-refuses-to-give-away-dog-even-though-boyfriend-allergic-8630181

Do you know this kitteh?

https://people.com/authorities-search-for-owner-of-lost-cat-in-strawberry-dress-8629238

🎺 Quotes of the Week

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. – Dalai Lama

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.Marie Curie

A little progress each day adds up to big results. – Satya Nani

Clichés are tropes because they’re true. – Wesley Fists (Austin Crute), Daybreak

Make the choice to embrace this day. Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the ghost of yesterday or the “To-Do” list of tomorrow! It’s inspiring to see all the wonderfully amazing things that can happen in a day in which you participate. – Steve Maraboli

People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right. – Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. – Lao Tzu

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.Gilbert K. Chesterton

I don’t care to eat a chicken foot. – Karen Everett, The Family Chantel

✈️ Absence Makes Someone Not Here…

Take a cuppla days off, then visit again on Monday really Tuesday for soap and not Jill on Deck. Until then, stay safe, stay not fixing it if it ain’t broke, and stay remembering that the things you regret at the end of your life are not the things you tried to do and failed at. It’s the chances you didn’t take.

October 26, 2022 – Cody Agrees To the DNA Test, Hallelujah the Reunion Is Over, Thoughts & Parade

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Nikolas asks if Victor is threatening him, and Victor says he is. At least, he’s honest. Nikolas says, for all Victor’s talk of putting family first… and Victor says he knows Helena indulged Nikolas growing up, calling him her treasured one, the Cassadine heir, but Nikolas says, indulged is hardly the word he’d use. He wouldn’t wish his childhood on anybody. Victor says, that’s exactly his point. Nikolas underappreciated the privileges bestowed on him. It’s time he expanded his horizons; looked at the bigger picture. A picture that doesn’t include Ava.

Ava says, son of a bitch! and Nina asks, what happened? Ava says, remember the confession she told Nina about? It’s gone. She shows Nina the paper that says, Missing Something??? and Nina says, that snake. The prince giveth and the prince taketh away. Ava says she’s not going to let that little weasel get away with it, and Nina asks what Ava is going to do to Nikolas this time.

Maxie meets Austin at the hospital, and he says, perfect timing. He needs a break; he needs some ice cream. Georgie is with her, and Austin says hello to her, giving Maxie a quick kiss. Maxie says she’s ready for some rocky road, and Austin says he’s ready for some classic chocolate cone; that’s him. Georgie says, chocolate’s boring (a sacrilege!), and Maxie says, first of all, they don’t flavor shame, and second, chocolate is an enduring classic. Austin says, it is, but maybe there’s something more exciting. He asks Georgie, what’s her favorite? and she says, dad knows. She asks Maxie if they can’t call him; she wants dad to come instead. Austin says he gets it. Her dad is super fun. Georgie makes a disgusted face, and Sam walks in. Georgie runs to hug her, and says, they’re getting ice cream. Sam can come too. She’ll have someone to talk to. Sam says she’d love to, but she actually has a meeting, and Georgie says, who with? My God, this child is intrusive. Sam says, her Aunt Britt, and Georgie says, boo, as Britt joins them.

Cody is lifting free weights at the gym when Dante comes in. Cody says he’s glad Dante made it. Spar a few sessions, and he can teach Dante a thing or two. Dante says, this from the guy who hides under the barroom table once the brawling starts. Dante is a trained professional. He’d mop the floor with Cody with these hands, but he doesn’t want to mess up Cody’s nose again. Cody says, they were twelve and it was a sucker punch, and Dante says, keep telling himself that. Cody asks if Dante is tuckered out from putting criminals away, but Dante says, just one innocent woman.

Lying in her cell, Anna hears someone come in, and says, Robert? Mac says, just his better looking brother, and she says she’ll take what she can get. She’s going stir crazy. She can’t just sit here while Victor gets away with murder.

Holly says, Felicia is a genius; this was a perfect suggestion. We see they’re at the nail salon getting pedicures, and Felicia says she’s surprised Holly agreed to come. She thought Holly was just humoring her. Holly says, she was, but now that they’re here, this is nice. Felicia says, Holly must be exhausted after everything she’s been through, and Holly says, it’s not every day you find yourself washed up at the Quartermaines, missing two years of your life. As for everything she’s been through, Holly wishes she knew. Felicia says she wishes Holly would stop lying to her.

Maxie tells Georgie not to boo her Aunt Britt, and Georgie apologizes. She says she just wanted to get ice cream. Britt can come too. Britt thanks her, but says she and Sam have something important to talk about. She’ll try not to keep Sam too long. Sam tells Georgie, enjoy her ice cream, and they leave. Georgie tells Austin, maybe he should stay, and help Aunt Sam and Aunt Britt with the important thing. Maxie says she’s being rude, and tells her to apologize, but Georgie says, never. Maxie says, no apology, no ice cream, and Georgie says, see? Austin ruins everything.

Dante asks what Cody was up to today, and Cody flashes back to scratching the mirror with the diamond necklace from Peter’s safe deposit box. He says he hung out with Britt a little, and Dante says, he tells Britt to do something, and she does the opposite – like Cody. Cody asks what Dante told Britt, and Dante says he told her not to jerk Cody around. Cody asks, why? and Dante says, because Cody’s his friend; Britt’s not. Cody says he knows Dante’s opinion of Britt, which is justified based on what Britt did to him and Lulu, but he doesn’t want any more help with Britt from Dante. Dante says he’ll stay out of it, and Cody says, but he appreciates Dante having his back. Cody’s phone trills, and he says, it’s just a reminder that he has to go to GH. Dante asks, what for? and Cody says, a DNA test. Mac Scorpio might be his dad.

Anna asks if Robert called Mac, but he says, Felicia called him. Can she believe it? Holly is alive. She says, it’s incredible. Dante didn’t have any details. He says he’s sorry; he doesn’t either. She says, she can’t imagine how Robert feels, and he says, why imagine when she can ask the man himself? The guard lets Robert in, and he asks if Anna’s heard the news. Holly’s come back to them.

Holly asks if Felicia thinks she’s lying, and Felicia says, there’s no way Holly is okay with this, like she’s pretending to be. Holly says, of course (🍷) she’s not okay with it, but she happens to be English, and this is what anguish and torment look like in a Brit. Felicia says, Holly washed up  on shore with no idea of what she’s done for the past two years. A pedicure isn’t going to fix it. They’re friends. Holly can tell her what she’s really feeling. She must feel confused, scared, angry, so many things. Holly says, all of the above, plus embarrassed. She’s always taken care of herself, and whatever happened, someone obviously got the better of her. Felicia says, she gets enough of the I’m invincible and responsible for the world malarky from Mac and Robert, and Holly says, not Anna? Felicia says, her too, and Holly says, what about Felicia? Felicia says she has her moments, but she and Mac are a team now, and what she’s learned from that is, she’s not alone. And neither is Holly.

Ava tells Nina, she’s not sure what happened. Nikolas seemed so sincere. Nina says, so Nikolas thought Ava would just keep that confession nice and neat in her purse, and not notice it was gone? That doesn’t make any sense. Ava says, Nina’s right. She doesn’t think Nikolas did this. Nina says, then who did? Ava checks her phone, and says, it’s still here. Nina says, Ava needs to slow down and tell her what’s going on, and Ava says she told Nikolas that a written confession wasn’t enough. It would much too deniable. He agreed to put it on video, so taking the written one doesn’t change anything; Nikolas knows that. Nina says, so that means someone else stole the note, and Ava says, someone who doesn’t know the video exists.

Victor tells Nikolas, they both know that Ava is responsible for Esme’s… absence. That makes her a liability and a distraction. Nikolas says he’s more distracted by his uncle threatening him, but Victor says, they’ll call it tough love. He’s saving Nikolas from himself. Nikolas says he doesn’t need saving, and Victor asks, did or did he not sleep with his son’s girlfriend? Hardly the actions of a man in control of his life. Nikolas says he made a mistake, but Esme won’t be coming between him and Ava any more. Victor says, assuming no part of Esme shows up, but Nikolas says he guarantees Esme won’t be found.

Cody says he figured, why not have the test? and Dante asks why the hell Cody didn’t say something. Cody says, it didn’t come up, and Dante says, he could have brought it up. Dante knows a thing or two about finding out you have father unexpectedly. Cody says, they don’t know for sure. That’s what the DNA test is for. This whole thing might be a mistake. Dante asks if Cody cares about which way it goes, and Cody says he’s supposed to be all positive and psyched. Everyone keeps telling him what a great guy Mac is. Dante says, he’s a stand-up guy; Cody could do worse. Cody says, like Leopold Taub? and Dante says, Cody would be Mac’s kid. Cody says, he’d also be Felicia’s stepson, and Maxie’s sort of brother, and uncle to her kids. Dante says, don’t forget about DA Robert Scorpio, and Cody says, can Dante picture that? Him with a DA as an uncle. Doesn’t it make more sense, him having Leopold as a father? An amoral bastard who teams up with Cesar Faison makes a lot more sense than the Chief of Detectives. Dante tells him not to sell himself short.

Britt talks to Monica on the phone about a patient, while Sam flashes back to asking Cody whey it was so important that he be set up with Britt. Britt apologizes, but Sam says, no problem. What is this about? Britt says she knows Sam has a colorful past. Was she ever a jewel thief?

Ava tells Nina, this is Victor’s handiwork. Part of his ridiculous crusade to tear her and Nikolas apart. She types a text, and Nina asks what she’s doing. Ava says, she’s asking Nikolas where that demon of an uncle is, but Nina says, it’s not a good idea. She blocks the door, and says, Victor is a very dangerous man. He kidnapped her Aunt Liesl; he threw Scotty out of a plane. Ava says, with a parachute, and Nina says, Maxie told her that Victor was meeting up with Lucy for some weird sunset cruise before she disappeared. Ava’s phone dings, and she says, Nikolas and his uncle are at the MetroCourt. Nina says, so Ava is going to stay far away from the MetroCourt, but Ava says she’s not going to do anything crazy. That’s Victor’s secret weapon. He uses his veneer of dignity and smarm to goad people into a frenzy. Well, not her, not today. She’s going to be an iceberg, and she’s going to sink him. Nina asks if she has to, and Ava says, Victor’s trying to destroy her marriage. Nina asks if Nikolas didn’t do that when he slept with Esme, but Ava says, she and Nikolas will never be done until she says they’re done.

Maxie tells Austin that she’s sorry. She thought inviting him would help. He says, it’s fine. Maybe this is a little too soon, but there are moments she looks like her dad. Maxie says, don’t take this personally, but since Spinelli and Ellie broke up, Georgie has it in her head that Maxie and her dad should be together. He says, Georgie’s never had that, and for what it’s worth (🍷), she and Spinelli are awesome co-parents. She says, as evidenced by their polite and thoughtful daughter. Georgie comes back, and plops on a bench with her phone, and Maxie says she wishes Spinelli was dating someone. He says, if nothing else, Georgie would have another target, but Maxie says, because she wants him to be happy; he’s such a great guy. He has a lot to offer, and if he’d stop being so stubborn, and use Society Set-Ups to get his own match… Austin says he thinks she’s putting a lot of faith in Society Set-Ups. It’s just a website with an algorithm matching people based on if they like pickleball, and prefer mayonnaise over ketchup. She says, no. It’s a lot more than that.

Holly thanks Felicia for her concern, and says she’s doing fine… as fine as anyone could do under the circumstances. It’s really scary to not know where she was a year ago or two, but she’s back among friends, and that’s given her strength. Enough about her. Felicia and Mac; tell her everything. Felicia says, Mac is the best. They’ve really been enjoying their grandchildren; Maxie has three now. And Mac is back at the PCPD. Holly says, Felicia still isn’t telling about her, and Felicia says, actually, she’s getting back into private investigating. Holly says, details, and Felicia says, she and Anna went to Austria to uncover the truth about Luke’s death. Holly says she can’t believe Luke is gone. Tell her about Victor Cassadine. Felicia says, he’s not going to forget about Holly. That was one hell of a slap. Holly says, trust her. She’s just getting started.

Mac hugs Robert, and says he’s so glad Holly is alive. Anna asks how she is. Is she all right? Robert says, physically she’s fine, but she’s got no memory of what’s happened for the last two years. Anna says, it’s awful not remembering part of your life, and Robert says, she’s not going to admit it of course (🍷). Anna asks if Jordan called him, but he says, somehow the ringer on his phone got turned off. Mac says, that’s very unprofessional, and Robert says he can’t imagine how he got so distracted. Anna says, he gets a pass. She knows what it means to him to have Holly back. He asks how he can help Anna, and she tells him, get her the hell out of here. He says, if only, and she says, the police have her gun, and Mac says, of course (🍷) it’s the same caliber and bullet casing from the gun that was fired recently. He can’t believe ADA Arden doesn’t see this for the frame-up job it is. Robert says, his hands tied are this one, and Anna says she knows. He has to recuse himself. Otherwise it will look like bias, or worse, like he’s interfering with a police investigation. He says, for now, they’ll have to wait for her arraignment, and she says, he needs to find Valentin for her. He’s supposed to be visiting his daughter in boarding school. Robert says, supposed to be? and she says, the visit was arranged by Valentin’s father. Mac asks if she thinks dear old dad set Valentin up to get him out of the way, and she says, he’s done a good job of setting her up. She can’t prove Victor is responsible for Luke’s death from behind bars, but if Victor believes Valentin is helping her, Valentin and Charlotte are in danger.

Sam asks if Britt is wearing a wire, and Britt says she’s not trying to entrap Sam; she wants to hire Sam. Sam says, to steal jewels? and Britt says she realizes how that sounded. Can they start over? She held on to the box of effects Peter left her. She finally forced herself to sort through it, and among the odds and ends was the key to a safe deposit box. This was in it. She shows Sam a photo of the necklace, and Sam says, if these diamonds are real, it’s worth millions. Britt says, they’re real enough to cut glass, and Sam wonders what the odds are it was acquired legally. Britt says, considering it’s Peter, probably not. They could have been stolen, maybe from her father, or they’re blood diamonds, or they’re from something she wants nothing to do with. Sam asks why Britt needs her, and Britt says she wants Sam to find out where they came from.

Dante punches the heavy bag, as Cody holds it, and says, Cody doesn’t deserve to have Leopold Taub as a father. Cody says he doesn’t know if Dante’s noticed, but he’s not the most upstanding citizen, and Dante says, so what? Cody’s a grown man. It doesn’t matter who his father is. Cody says, where he comes from, it matters. Dealing with a father who is dead and gone is easier than someone who’s going to judge him. Dante says, he thought Sonny was his father when he was flat on his back in a hospital bed after Sonny shot him when Sonny found out he was working undercover. Cody says, yet somehow they managed to bounce back from that? and Dante says, it took some time. He spent his life taking guys like Sonny down. But he was on an undercover job in Turkey… Cody asks if that isn’t a little out of Dante’s jurisdiction, and Dante says, he was working for the WSB at the time. He got pretty messed up over there, but Sonny would stop at nothing to get him and bring him home. So despite everything questionable about him, his father’s a good man. Cody says, he’s still a mobster, and Dante says, allegedly. Cody says he knows Dante and Sonny are close now, but does Dante think he can have that with Mac? Dante says, why not?

Robert says, Valentine can take care of himself, and Anna says she used her one call to call him, and it went straight to voicemail. Robert says, he’s traveling… and Anna says, give her his phone. She puts in Valentin’s number, and asks Robert to please just check on him. She gives him back the phone, and there’s no reception, so he goes upstairs. Anna walks to the other end of the cell, Mac following on the outside, and she says she needs to know, is Deputy Mayor Ashby involved in her case? he says he doesn’t think so; why? She says, Ashby is working for Victor, and he asks if she has any proof. She says, Lucy overheard a conversation between Victor and the Deputy Mayor, the night before she was allegedly shot.

Nina tells Ava, a huge part of dealing with Nikolas is dealing with his family. Ava is already on the fence about her marriage. Ava says, at least she’s made clear, if she chooses to end her marriage, it will be on her terms, not Victor’s, and Nina says, let’s just say Ava decides to stay with Nikolas. Has she considered what her life will be like with Uncle Victor looking over her shoulder, constantly, forever, because he’s not going anywhere? Ava says, Victor is obsessed with this vision of a united Cassadine family, and clearly she’s not in that image anymore. Nina says, she thought Victor liked Ava, and she says, he did, at first. Nina asks, what happened? and Ava says she doesn’t know. After Nikolas had sex with Esme, and she didn’t immediately forgive and forget, maybe Victor saw that she’s not easily controlled, and won’t fall in line with his agenda. Nina says, wouldn’t it be easier for Ava if she walked away? but Ava says, not yet. Not until she gets some answers. Nina steps aside, and Ava leaves.

Victor tells Nikolas, what’s done is done. It’s time to move forward, and working together, we Cassadines have a global reach. Nikolas says, their holdings are already global, but Victor says, he’s not just taking about business and money. This world is in chaos, and we Cassadines are in a position to bring order to that chaos. And order begins at home. Nikolas asks what that means, and Victor says, it means Nikolas needs supervision. Victor is going to be moving into Windymere.  

Maxie tells Austin that Zelda isn’t the brains behind Society Set-Ups; Spinelli is. As he knows, Spinelli is a genius when it comes to computers and coding and all that. He developed an algorithm that matches people together, but it’s a secret. He says, secret algorithm that matches people together; got it. She says, but remember, it’s a secret. If people knew it was a front, and it was really Spinelli’s algorithm that’s matching people together, it could hurt the business, so please don’t tell anyone. He asks who he’s going to tell. He’s a little confused. Why is it a secret? Doesn’t every dating site use an algorithm to match people together? She says, Spinelli’s matching system considers the whole person, and he asks what that means. She says, she remembers it has something to do with data points or points of data, or something like that. Georgie says she wants to go home, and Maxie says, okay. Georgie knows what she needs to do before they leave. Georgie sighs, and tells Austin that she’s sorry. He thanks her for saying that, but it’s fine. He understands. He knows how important it is for her to do stuff alone with her dad, and her mom. Maybe she could think things of some things that are special that she can do with her mom and him. Georgie says, like what? and he says he’d have to think about it. Maybe she can think about it too. She says, maybe, and he says, that would be great.

Nikolas says, Victor can’t move to Windymere, and Victor asks, why not? It’s more than large enough for the both of them, especially with Ava no longer living there. Nikolas says, Windymere is undergoing a major renovation. There will be a lot of noise and no privacy. Victor says, Nikolas is exaggerating; it can’t take that long. But Nikolas says, he’s having masonry done. He had to shut off the north tower because it’s unsafe. Victor shrugs it off, and says, he’s arranged for his things to be sent over. He’s moving in tonight.

Anna asks if Robert had any luck, but Robert says, straight to voicemail. Mac says, maybe Valentin didn’t recognize the number, but Anna says, it’s a Port Charles area code, and Robert says he left a message. With any luck, Valentin will get back to them soon. Holly walks in, and says, this is insulting. She’s literally returned from the dead, and no one is talking about her. Mac hugs her, and Anna asks how she is. Holly takes her hands through the bar, and says, better than Anna at the moment. How did it happen this time? Anna says she got careless, and recruited an asset she shouldn’t have, and Holly says, Lucy? Anna says, good news travels fast, and Holly says, she forgot. Felicia is waiting for Mac. She said to remind him about an appointment. Mac says he can postpone it, but Anna says, he can’t do anything for her right now. Robert asks if it’s Cody Bell. If it is, go; it’s important. Anna says, if his brother says he should go, he should go, and Mac leaves.

Sam asks if Britt is sure she wants to know how this necklace wound up with Peter. Because right now she has plausible deniability. She can break the necklace up, and sell the pieces individually. Britt says she doesn’t want Peter’s blood money, or her father’s, or whoever’s. She’ll figure it out on her own. She’s sorry she wasted Sam’s time. Sam says she’ll take the case. Potentially stolen jewels, possibly involving Cesar Faison, how could she pass it up? They shake hands.

Ava finds Nikolas and asks, where’s Victor? He tells her not to do anything rash. She’s clearly upset. He’s just calling it as he sees it, and what he sees, Victor is going to see. So can they go somewhere more private… She says she’s not going anywhere. Not until she talks to his uncle.  

Anna asks Robert, besides what was in her car, have the police found any other conveniently placed pieces of evidence against her? He says, the PCPD found an open box of bullets in her residence, and she says, don’t tell her. The same brand and caliber as the one found on the docks. Holly says, just lying out in the open? Who does that, besides people trying to frame other people? Anna asks if they’re done analyzing the drone footage, and tells Holly, the footage shows her supposedly shooting Lucy at close range. Robert says, not yet. The coat they found in Anna’s car matched what the shooter is wearing. Anna says, it’s worse than that, and he says, God forbid it should be easy. She says, the trench boat is hers; she recognized it when she saw it in her car. Victor’s people must have stolen it when they broke into her house, and took her gun and ammunition. Holly says, who’s to say it’s the same one as in the video? and Robert says, forensics. It’s covered in gunpower residue. Holly says, that’s not good, and Anna says, Victor is really bending over backwards to make sure she gets sent away for murder.

Nina leaves a voicemail for Valentin, saying, she got a message from Charlotte saying he’s visiting, and she’s very jealous. She wants to hear all about it… Things are a little weird here. Lucy is missing, and his father may be involved. She needs him to give her a call when he gets a chance.

Dante tells Cody to keep him posted, when Sam walks in. She asks if Dante is ready to go, and Cody leaves. She wonders if it’s something she said, but Dante says, not today. They kiss, and she says, he put an extra little something in that kiss. What’s  going on? He says, just a crazy day, and she says she bets her day was crazier. He says, let’s hear it, and she says, Britt hired her as a P.I. He says, he arrested Anna Devane for murder, and she says, you win.

Holly says, if Anna was investigating Victor for the WSB, they should be able to intervene, but Anna says she was working alone. The cable car operator claimed responsibility for the crash, so the WSB decided the matter of Luke’s death is closed. But she’s certain Victor is behind it. Holly asks, why would Victor go to so much trouble to kill Luke after all this time? and Anna says, he wants what remains of the Ice Princess diamond. Holly says, how many people have been killed for that stupid, bloody diamon? Luke told her that Helena Cassadine put a curse on it. She doesn’t believe in curses, but… Robert says, there’s one thing they can all agree on; the Cassadines are toxic.

Ava asks if Nikolas has any idea what Victor did, and Nikolas says, Victor stole his written confession. He’s using it as leverage to make Nikolas move forward with the divorce. She says, he doesn’t know about the video, right? and Nikolas says, definitely not. She says. good. She can’t wait to see his face when he realizes his little power play has fallen flat, but Nikolas says, she can’t tell Victor about the video. If Victor knows she has a copy of his confession, she’ll become a target. Please, let him keep her safe. She asks what he thinks Victor would do to her, and he says, maybe the same thing he did to Lucy. Go before Victor comes back. They need him to believe his plan’s working, and that they’re getting a divorce. They shouldn’t even be seen talking like this. She starts to walk out, and sees Victor come in. She says, too late.

Dante tells Sam, the evidence against Anna is pretty bad, and she says, bad as in a terrible coincidence, or bad as in expert frame-up? He says, Cassadine level frame-up. He’s worried about her actually. Sam says, if he wants to scrap their plans and go home… but he says, that’s the last thing he wants to do. There’s nothing he can do for Anna or Lucy tonight. If they just go home… She says, he’s just going to think about it, and he says, exactly. He says, he’s thinking about going out with her. No case, no job. Nothing’s more important to him than them. They kiss.

Victor tells Nikolas that he’s reconsidered. He thinks he’ll postpone his arrival. Ava asks where he’s going; hell maybe? He laughs, and says he’s moving into Windymere with his nephew. She says, they’ll be practically inseparable. Nikolas is going to love that. Nikolas tells Ava, they’re done here. His lawyer will be in touch. He and Victor walk to the elevator, and Victor says he takes it Nikolas told Ava that he’s going through with the divorce. Nikolas says, yes, and Victor says, he knew Nikolas would see it his way. Nikolas says, Helena thought she could control him once too. Victor might recall it didn’t end well for her.

Georgie sees Mac and Felicia, and runs to them, hugging them. Maxie says, they were just visiting Austin, and Georgie says, her mom was visiting him; she’s just here. Maxie asks what they’re doing here, when Cody walks in. He says, here he is, and here they are. They’re all here for the test. Maxie says, he’s going through with the DNA test? and he says, too late to turn back now, but Maxie promises he won’t regret it. Georgie asks who he is, and Cody introduces himself. She says, she’s Georgianna Spinelli, second of her name, deprived of ice cream. Does he like chocolate ice cream? Cody says, chocolate’s boring, and Georgie tells Maxie, see? Mac says, the lab’s on 10; they should get going. Georgie says she wants to come, and Mac says, come on. Cody says he’ll be there in a second, and walks over to Britt at the reception desk. She asks if he’s here for the test, and he says, the moment of truth. She hopes he gets what he wants. He looks at the others, and says, if only he knew what that was.

Anna says, present circumstances aside, it’s really good to see Holly, and Holly says, present circumstances aside, likewise. Anna says, Robert was devastated when he heard Holly died, but Holly says, she’s sure he was… Anna says, no; he was devastated. Robert comes down, and says, bad news. Anna asks if there’s any other kind, and he says, her arraignment, it’s been pushed to tomorrow. Anna says, of course (🍷) it has, and he promises he’s going to get her out. She says she knows he will. Then they’ll go after Victor. Holly says, oh yes, Count her in.

Tomorrow, Josslyn can’t imagine her life without Cameron; Felicia asks if Sam knows anything troubling about Cody; and Sonny tells someone, it’s going to be the last stunt they pull in this town.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Andy tells us, the group has a diverse set of needs. Some want a good date, and some just want good D. He asks Sutton about Sanjit, and she says, he’s still around, but they’re just friends, no benefits. He asks about Erika’s sex life, and she says she had some last night. From the reaction, you’d have thought she solved a third world food shortage problem. He asks if she has regular friends with benefits, and she says, you need a team of people, in case some are on the bench or can’t play. Alrighty then. Andy says, this season, some thought Erika was letting loose, while others thought she was losing control. We flash back to Erika being lit, and Andy asks how the montage landed. Erika says, when she saw the season, she thought, who is that? She wanted to forget the past year, and numb the pain. Andy says, Garcelle was vocal about Erika’s drinking, and asks when Garcelle became concerned. Garcelle says, after the incident with Jax. She hadn’t realized how bad it was until she watched the episode. She asks Erika, why him? Why not a grown-up? but Erika says, he wasn’t singled out. It was her being drunk and stupid, and was coming from an irresponsible place. Andy brings up Kyle and Dorit laughing about it, and says, it was unsettling to watch. We flash back to that, and Kyle says, she wasn’t there when it happened, and when she saw it, she was mortified. Garcelle says, even without seeing it, she doesn’t get what’s funny. Kyle says, she and Mauricio both felt terrible. Being a mom comes first to her. Garcelle says, yeah, but it was her kid as opposed to Kyle’s, and Dorit says, she asked Erika WTF she was doing. Garcelle says, Erika was wrong, and Erika says, she admitted that. Andy asks if Garcelle felt complete after Erika’s apology, and Garcelle says she accepted it, which isn’t the same thing. Andy says, Erika recently cleared a significant lawsuit, and Erika reads the verdict, that she had no knowledge of wrongdoing of Tom and his firm, nor did she have any participation in said wrongdoing. She says, Sutton was the first to text her congratulations (probably because she’s the only one who reads the papers), and she appreciated it. Sutton says she meant it, and Erika says she knows or Sutton wouldn’t have done it. Andy reads how much Tom’s firm has to pay out, and asks if Erika still can say there were no victims. She says, not of hers. She doesn’t share in that responsibility. Andy says, her response triggered some of the women here, and we flash back to Erika saying, she doesn’t give a f*** about anyone else but herself. Erika says, she’s in a sticky legal fight that’s layered, Andy gently explains that when she says she doesn’t care about anyone but herself, it doesn’t express empathy. Erika says, what people think is on them. It’s like when you take a breath from your own oxygen mask first. She’s helping herself, so in the future, she can help others. If I had coffee in my mouth, I would have done a spit-take. Show of hands as to who believes her?… That’s what I thought. Dorit says, that was better than what Erika said to begin with, and Erika says she felt cornered, and was disappointed in her behavior through the season. She’s in therapy for it, and doing the best she can. Andy says, Erika told her therapist she was at risk of becoming hateful and mean, and Erika says, meaner and more hateful. She didn’t have to watch to know how bad her behavior was. Andy asks if Erika is her own worst enemy, and Kyle says, absolutely. Erika says, they’ve been friends for a long time, and she needed Kyle to be more neutral. Kyle says she tried, but then she couldn’t at that moment, the way Erika was speaking. Erika says, there was only so much she could take, and Kyle says, she was out of control. Erika says, she wasn’t out of control; she was angry. Um… if GH has taught us anything, it’s that two things can be true.

Andy says, when Erika watched the show, did she see that the women were trying to help her? and Kyle says, they took heat for defending Erika. She tells people that Erika is her friend, and they have to let things ride out, but when she hears Erika speak the way she does, she can’t. Dorit asks what Erika is afraid of in showing empathy, but Erika says she has shown empathy. Andy says, it’s not landing, and Erika says, what’s not landing is ruthlessly being persecuted. She’s been berated for two years. Maybe the Dalai Lama can handle it, but not her. Andy says, a lot of viewers asked why she’d want to keep the earrings, and she says she doesn’t have them. We flash back to Erika saying, until she’s told not to, she’s going to wear them. He asks if she isn’t trying to get them back, and she says, we’re on appeal for legal reasons. Andy says, that means she’s trying to get them back, and she repeats, we’re on appeal for legal reasons. Andy tells her, they’re saying the same thing, and Erika says, they’re not, but they are, and I’m bored to death with these earrings. Andy reads a tweet from a viewer who says, they would fight for the earrings. Erika worked at being married to Tom, and deserves her baubles. Andy asks how many of the women would keep them, but there are no takers, and Dorit says, she wouldn’t want anything to do with them. He asks when Erika last spoke to Tom, and she says, last week. He asks what they’re conversations are like, and she says, it’s mostly, how are you doing? Somebody asked why she still spoke to him, and she told them, humanity. If she’s not the Dalai Lama now, she will be by the end of the show. Andy says, Ruth Madoff lost everything because of her husband, and asks if Erika ever thinks about her, but that’s a no. He asks if she misses her old life, and she says, no one ever heard her whine about it. Really? Did we watch the same show? She says she has a job and she’s working it out. She’s going to be fine. Things come and go, but she’s fighting for herself. Andy says, we’ll leave it there, and Erika asks for a tissue. Boo-hoo. Backstage, Kathy is getting dressed in pink, calling it Barbie chic. She says, Paris started it long ago. She had a Barbie birthday party for Paris every year until she was 35. She comes out, and sits next to Kyle. LisaR makes a resting fish face.  

Andy says, Kathy didn’t wear her hotel slippers, but she says, they’re in the dressing room. He asks if she really schlonked [sic] through the airport in slippers, and she says, her feet hurt. We flash back to that, and Kathy’s lack of DM skills are discussed, since apparently she was putting private messages in the comment section on Instagram. Andy says, after Kathy’s avalanche meltdown, LisaR and Erika refused to let it go, regardless of how it damaged their relationship with Kyle or Kyle’s relationship Kathy. We see clips and flashbacks, and I still think LisaR knew Kathy was agitated, and did it on purpose – MY FRIEND KENDALL’S TEQUILA. Kathy asks if LisaR wants to swear on her life on a Bible, and we see more flashbacks; from LisaR saying, if she keeps it in, she’ll get cancer, to Kathy and Kyle hugging. Andy says, lots to digest and discuss. They’ll start with the tequila. A viewer says, the women promote everybody’s everything. Why can’t Kathy promote her tequila? Kathy says she didn’t think the cameras were always focused on her every time she mentioned her tequila, and we flash back to Kathy peddling her brand. Kathy says she had it in her head at Kemo Sabe (which she mispronounces even after being corrected) that there was going to be a tequila tasting of her brand. Andy asks if it pissed her off that LisaR ordered  another tequila, but Kathy says, she should never get things in her head, because then she gets disappointed. She thought it was a thing for her. LisaR says she loves Kathy’s tequila, and it wasn’t her intention to hurt Kathy’s feelings, but Kathy again says she was disappointed since she was expecting something else. Kyle cries, and says, it was her fault, like everything always is. It’s not fair that Kathy got mad at her. Kathy says she apologized. She’s just trying to let Kyle know where her head was at. Andy asks if Kathy was mad at LisaR for ordering the 818 , but Kathy says, she didn’t think it was on purpose. Andy says, moving on to the final night when they went clubbing. What happened to send Kathy over the edge? Kathy says, she went to the DJ, but he had his head down and earphones on, and didn’t see her, so she got frustrated. She saw a manager, and asked if she gave him money, could they put on some songs for her and her friends to dance to? He said, no, they were way too busy; not tonight. She told him that she wasn’t a member, but in the 30 years she’s been coming there, they took requests, like they do in the south of France, London, and Paris. She thought that might have annoyed him, because he asked where she was from, and when she told him, L.A., he said, go back to L.A. So she told Kyle what happened and that she wanted to go. Andy asks if Kyle wanted to stay, and Kyle says, the reason was how Kathy speaks to her. She said, you, leave now. Kathy says she’s not proud of it, and Andy asks what Erika saw. Erika heaves a big sigh, and says she saw Kathy was upset, and asked, what’s wrong? Kathy told her, the bleeping DJ was a bleeping bleep, and walked off. I get the feeling there was a c-word in there, and Kathy says, she admits what she does, but won’t be painted as a monster. Anyone who knows her, knows she doesn’t talk like that. Erika says, anyone who knows her, knows she doesn’t lie. Kathy says she has more credibility than Erika, and a sterling reputation. Andy says, there was an HR investigation, and nothing came out of it. Kathy says, nothing came out in the press, but Erika was walking around with a $250K Cartier ring, a crocodile bag, and a fur coat that aren’t hers. Erika asks how Kathy knows that, and Kathy says, everybody knows, and Erika shows no remorse. Erika laughs, saying, Kathy is trying to save herself. She bought the coat in Aspen years ago, and the Gucci purse is old. (No word on that ring though.) Kyle says she never heard Kathy talk like that, and Andy says, LisaR took Kathy out of the club, and LisaR says, Kathy was making a scene. Her meltdown started in the sprinter. She was screaming, yelling, venting, and saying things LisaR has never heard in her life. Kathy says she recalls venting. She thought she and LisaR had known each other a long time, and they weren’t being filmed, and she could talk. Does LisaR remember telling her halfway through that she gets it, and Kathy was preaching to the choir? LisaR goes, um… She doesn’t, but Kathy said she was going to take down NBC, Bravo, the show, and have Kyle fired. In case you didn’t notice, LisaR sure danced away from what Kathy claims she said. Kathy says, that’s not true, and Andy lists all the things LisaR claims Kathy said. Dorit is a useless, stupid idiot; Crystal and Sutton are POS and should be fired; and she can’t believe she has to be around these peons. Kathy says, LisaR needs to take a lie detector test, and LisaR says, Kathy told her that she was going to destroy Kyle and her family if it’s the last things she does. Andy asks if Kathy remembers saying any of that, but Kathy says, no, she doesn’t.

Lisa fakes concern, saying, it’s so heartbreaking, and Kathy says she knows LisaR is having problems. LisaR asks, what kind of problems? and Kathy says she doesn’t know, but she’d like to talk about the text. We see the silence is golden exchange, and Kathy says, they’re not on her phone. LisaR asks if Kathy is saying she made it up, and produces her phone. She shows it to Andy, professing, she doesn’t want to go here, which is possibly the biggest crock ever. Kathy asks why LisaR says she locked herself in the bedroom, and LisaR says, Kathy was having a psychotic break. She asks how Kathy thinks she felt, hearing Kathy wanted to destroy her sister? Kathy insists she never said that, although she said other things. She said she feels dismissed, and felt like Kyle hated her. And she didn’t stomp on her glasses; she needs them. They’re in her dressing room if LisaR wants to look. Kyle says, the issue got outside of the group, and made their lives more difficult. We flash back to the whole press leak discussion, and Andy says, there was an accusation that it was from Erika. Erika says, she and Nicky had the same representation for years. Another question sidestepped. She says, she wanted to discuss it here, but Garcelle says, nothing stays within the group, especially on social media, which LisaR is doing most of. LisaR says she got a call from TMZ asking, what happened at the club? They already knew something went down. Kathy says, she wanted to make Kyle happy, and apologize on camera. We flash back to that, and Kathy says, then Kyle told her that she had to apologize to LisaR. Kathy says she was willing to talk to LisaR on the phone, but LisaR wanted it on camera. Her contract is coming up, and she needed the drama. Like  how she drove LVP off the show, and what she did to Kathy’s sister. We flash back to the glass smash, and Kathy says, LisaR has had problems with everyone… Camille… the list goes on. LisaR said she’d been bullied when she’s the biggest bully in Hollywood. Everyone knows she’s mean and doesn’t tell the truth. LisaR gives her go-to, wow. This is so sad. She says, it’s between Kathy and Kyle, and they need to work it out, and Kathy says, she wishes LisaR had said that to her that night. She and Kyle love each other; they’re sisters. LisaR says, Kathy was screaming like a banshee, but Kathy tells her, she never said anyone was useless, and LisaR is grasping at straws. Garcelle says, it’s between them. Why didn’t LisaR leave it alone? LisaR says she was attacked. Kathy abused her by screaming and yelling. Andy says, LisaR has screamed and yelled at people, and LisaR says, so? once again proving she’s the one who’s unhinged, or at the very least, hypocritical. Andy says, if Kyle wants to move on, and not know specifics, when is LisaR going to let it go? LisaR says, she lets it go right here and now. Now it’s on them. She absolves herself from now on. She wishes them the best. Did you feel my eye roll? I have no doubt this will be brought up again by her, because nothing is ever let go for good. Andy says, people were questioning why LisaR was so dogmatically getting in the middle, and LisaR says she was traumatized. Andy finds this difficult to believe after everything she’s seen on the show, and LisaR says, it was in the dark. Kathy says, the lights were bright, and since it’s the first time we heard that one, yeah, probably. LisaR says, it was worse than Kim. She saw the devil, and Kathy is a f***ing monster. Kyle says, please, and Andy asks if Kyle is upset at LisaR for bringing it on the show. Kyle composes herself, and says she feels like she’s put in the middle. Her sister is her sister, and her feelings are hurt. She always gets the blame for family things when she didn’t do anything. Then when it came out in public, it made things worse and set them back. The only one who gets hurt is her. She’s upset at being put in this position. Dorit says, at the end of the day, they’re family and they’ll work it out. Maybe it will make them stronger. Kyle says, it spills into the kids, and their kids, and Andy says, Paris was liking questionable tweets. Kathy says, Paris is protective over her mother, and Kyle says she wants to be in a better place, but Kathy says she doesn’t want to talk about it now. Andy says, Farrah is getting married, and asks if Kathy’s family will be there. Kathy says she’s sure they will, and Kyle asks why Kathy is upset that she got upset. Kathy says, Kyle is acting like a martyr, and it’s not fair to her. Kyle says she’s sorry she’s emotional, and Dorit – desperate to fix things, or maybe desperate to get this over with so she can have a drink – says, Kathy wants Kyle to accept some responsibility. Kyle tells Dorit, don’t interject, and asks, what’s bothering Kathy. Kathy says, she doesn’t lie, and Kyle knows that. Kyle tells her, she said she’d never heard Kathy says those words. Kathy says, she’s shocked at LisaR, and LisaR says she’s shocked too. Kyle says, the taunting stuff on Instagram doesn’t help things, and only hurts her. Kathy says, they’re sisters, and she loves Kyle, and they hug. LisaR literally rolls her eyes, and I want to smack her stupid face. Andy thanks Kathy for joining them. He knows it wasn’t fun, but appreciates it.

Kyle says, once again, everything is her fault, and Kathy leaves, saying, this is a nightmare, as she goes to the dressing room. It’s really hard to tell if Kyle is overreacting or not, and she tells Sutton that she can’t sit here and do a fake toast. LisaR makes rumblings of starting sh*t again, and Dorit says, it won’t go anywhere good. What does she have to gain? That’s a good question, Dorit. The only thing she’s gained this season is unpopularity. Kyle asks if she can leave, and Andy asks (producer?) Doug what he wants to do, then says, they’ll do this quick.

He says, final thoughts. Kyle is clearly still upset, but he feels they’ll figure it out, and Kyle says she hopes so. He says, LisaR losing her mom was the toughest moment; what was it like sharing the experience? LisaR says, grieving is private; you don’t think about it being public. It’s a mindblower. My well of sympathy having dried up for her, I feel less than nothing about her grief. Andy says, Erika got some tough love, and asks how she’s feeling. She says, things are good. She’s made legal progress, and that’s all she can ask for right now. He says, Dorit had a difficult year, and asks if there’s a silver lining. She says, when she sees her kids, she’s reminded of how lucky she is, and Andy says, Crystal’s friendships were tested, but she found her voice. Crystal says, her friendships are stronger, and she’s learned lessons about herself, and the type of friend she wants to be. He says, Sutton’s name was on the tip of everyone’s tongue, and asks if her friendships are in a better place. Sutton says she doesn’t know where she stands with some of the ladies (she’s being gracious), but she thinks it will all work out. She wants to work on forgiveness, and moving on in a positive way. Andy asks if Garcelle has her eye set on a new goal, and Garcelle says she wants to have more fun. Drinks come out – Belvedere vodka with three lemons, carcass out, in a short glass. Andy says, they’ve earned their drinks, and Kyle asks if she has to. Andy says, no, and everyone clinks except Kyle who puts in a fist bump. She hugs Andy and leaves.

Five minutes later. Not being able to leave it alone for a hot minute, Dorit knocks on Kyle’s dressing room door. She says she wants to talk to Kyle like a sister, and would like to speak with Kathy in the same way. Kyle won’t get a resolution and warm feelings today, but Kyle and Kathy will handle it, and she’ll help. Outside, Kathy gets in a golf cart, and it speeds away. Still on stage, LisaR says, just f***ing unbelievable. Dorit tells Kyle, if Kathy makes her pay for the sins of others, that’s on her. What good is crying going to do? Dorit hugs her, and says, it’s been a long day; she needs rest. We see a picture of Kathy and Kyle looking sisterly, and the text says, the next time they saw each other was at BravoCon. Kyle hopes they’ll get back to a good place again – eventually.

And with that, this season is blessedly, finally over.

💭 After watching this, Kathy may or may not be capable of saying the things LisaR claims, but however she and Kyle handle their family dynamic is their business. I don’t believe for a second that LisaR was traumatized – not after the antics she’s pulled. Instead of being a real friend, and keeping her nose out of family business like Kyle begged her to, LisaR acted like a complete a-hole, including on social media. If anyone is a monster, it’s her. Erika looked like a saint in comparison. I only wish I could have stuck out my foot and tripped LisaR on her way back to the dressing rooms.

😱 Don’t Look In the Basement…

Join me tomorrow for soap and definite smack talk about that creepy House, and I don’t mean where the Addams Family live. Until then, stay safe, stay standing for something, and not falling for anything, and stay never flavor shaming anyone.

June 5, 2022 – Madison Brings the Skinny On PADRE, Guesswork, Season 8 Knowledge, About PADRE, Madison Talk & Wild

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Fear the Walking Dead

Someone breaths heavily, wheezes, then coughs. Over an intercom, a voice says, you made it, but you don’t sound like you’re doing so hot. We can help, but first you have to decide if you want to be a part of this; if you’re willing to do what needs be done to get what you want. There’s a bright red light.

Morgan wakes up, and we hear a zombie. We see he’s in a tent, suspended between two trees, a good twenty feet up. A zombie beneath reaches up, looking like my dogs do when they hope something will fall while I make dinner. Morgan gets on the radio, and asks if anybody can hear him, but just gets static. He asks, is anybody out there? Anybody? Mo cries, and he picks her up. He says, she’s hungry and they’re going shopping. They’ll take mama with them. He puts on the  tape of Grace singing, and puts headphones on Mo, who I have to say, is very cute. Mo sleeps, as Morgan carries her in a duffel bag on the beach. He looks down to see a hood moving in the sand. He removes the hood, and sees a zombie head stuck in the sand, a crab sticking to it.

Morgan goes to a town, and looks in a car, finding a can of formula, but it’s empty. He looks through the lockers in a pediatrician’s office, and them walks to some wrought iron gates that say Sanderson across the top. He opens them, and walks to a house. He goes inside the very creaky front door, and looks around. Mo talks to herself, and Morgan hears a woman saying, I’m here. Where are you? Morgan brandishes his weapon, and pushes open a door, seeing a woman holding a knife. She asks what he’s doing here, and he raises his hands, saying, he’s just looking for food. She says she doesn’t have any, and Morgan sees a bunch of pregnancy tests lined up on the vanity. He says, okay, and puts down his weapon. He ask how far along she is. This is his daughter Mo. He’s Morgan. She lowers the knife, and says her name is Ava. He says he thinks they can help each other, but she says she can help him with this advice. Take that girl as far away as he can. He says, not until he finds her mother and the rest of his family. It looks like she’s looking for hers too. Ava suggests he reconsider, saying, this is no place for kids.

Back in his tent, Morgan tries to radio Grace, asking if she’s out there. He says he can’t keep doing this without her. He did what she asked, and got Mo someplace safe, but Mo needs her. He needs her. He’s scared, so he needs his family. A man asks if somebody is up there. He could use some help down here. Morgan unzips the tent, and a man wearing a hood says, good evening. Everything goes black.

Morgan wakes up on the beach, and sees a bunch of guys in hoods digging a hole. He starts to get up, and head hood says, don’t be a hero. Morgan says he doesn’t know what they want, but whatever it is, they can work it out. Just give him his little girl back. Head hood says, she doesn’t belong to Morgan, like all the other kids he took. Morgan says he didn’t take any kids, and the guy says, where are they? Morgan says, give him back his daughter, and they’ll never see them again. The guy tells Morgan, get in that hole, and tells the others, bury him. Morgan asks why they’re doing this, and he says, so every other sh*thead sees what happens when they steal our kids. Cover him. He’s getting what he deserves. He puts a hood over Morgan’s head, and Morgan hears gunfire. He gets the hood off, and sees they’re all dead, and someone is holding Mo. He says, whoever you are, thank you for saving my life. A woman says she’s not here to save him, and he says, they thought he was her. His baby is everything to him. He can’t let them take her. We see it’s Madison, and she says, the baby is better off with her. He’ll get over it; she did. He starts to jump out of the hole, and she shoots near him. She takes a hit of oxygen from a tank, and he says, please, stop, but she says, she’ll kill him if he follows her. He starts to get out, and she shoots near him again, then trots off with Mo.

Madison runs past hooded heads on the beach. She gets on the radio, telling Oriole that she’s approaching the drop. She goes to a dock and inside the boathouse. There’s no boat, and she radios Oriole, saying, you’re late. A man says, they’re getting them processed, and she asks how long it’s going to take. He says, as long as it takes, and she puts Mo down, giving her something to eat. On the radio, she hears Ava saying, Jim, can you hear me? We need you. This baby needs you. Madison tells Oriole that she has the lead on a new egg. She’s going to leave this one in the birdhouse, and check it out. She tells Mo that she knows Mo misses her daddy, but she’s better off without him, and she leaves.

She passes the heads again, and hears, Jim, I need… She gets on, and says, hello? Ava says, who is this? and Madison says, someone who wants to help. She heard Ava’s message; where is she? Ava asks how she knows Madison’s not the one stealing kids, and Madison says she’s a mother herself, and knows how hard it is. Ava says she just wants this baby to be okay, and Madison says, Ava just has to tell Madison where she is. While she’s talking, zombies surround Madison. She takes out her battleax, and kills them all. She takes some oxygen, and sees the tank is low. As she walks, she asks if Ava is still there. Tell Madison where she is. Ava says, if Madison really wants to help… and Madison says she knows it’s hard to know who to trust. Morgan comes up behind her, and turns off the radio. He tells her, hand over the gun, and she gives it to him. She says, he’s making a mistake, and he says, not as big as the one she made taking his daughter. Drop her weapon, and turn around. She does, and he asks, where is she? Madison says, somewhere he’ll never find her. He says, wrong answer, and she asks where her oxygen tanks are. He says, someplace she’ll never find them, and she says, she’s the least of his problems. The people she’s with can kill him in ways he can’t imagine. He says, they should probably get moving if she wants to breathe, and she says, if they find out he’s interfered with the egg, he’ll be sorry. Parents think they give kids what they need, but if he saw where she’s from, he’d see why she’s taking kids. She can’t breathe, and he gives her some oxygen.

In what looks like an interrogation room, a voice over the intercom asks if Madison has considered their offer. She says she’ll do what they ask, but they have to hold up their end of the deal. They voice says, we will, and she asks how she knows. The voice says, the only reason she’s still breathing is because of them. What’s her name? She says, Madison, and the voice says, not anymore. They’ll tell her who she’s going to be from now on.

At the dock, Madison says, they’re too late, and Morgan asks what she means. She says, they’ve already rescued Mo. Her people came sooner than she expected. He looks at the log, and sees a notebook that says, PADRE on it. He asks if she’s with PADRE, and she asks what he knows about it. He says, let’s move, and they leave the dock. He asks which way they went, and she says, his baby is better off without him, but he says, she doesn’t get to decide what’s best for his family. She says she already did. A zombie straggles up, and she takes out her weapon. She says she used to be like him, and Morgan stabs the zombie with his own pokey tool. Madison whacks at Morgan, and they struggle. He sees Alicia and Nick tattooed on her wrists, and backs off, saying, oh, dear God. She’s Madison Clark. She asks how he knows her name.

Morgan says, Madison? and she asks how he knows her name. He says her kids told him, but she says he’s full of sh*t. She says, her kids are alive, and he says, he’ll tell her what he knows in exchange for his daughter. She says, there’s only one way to rescue his daughter; bring someone else’s kid to take her place. He says, there’s no other way without taking a child away from their family? and she says, no. She coughs, and he says, what if the kid isn’t born yet? The woman Madison was talking to on the radio is pregnant, and not doing so good. He knows where she is. She asks if he’s sure he’s ready to go down that road, and he says, he will if it gets his daughter back. She says she’ll take him to PADRE to look for Mo, and get her back. He asks if PADRE will look after the baby and mother; he’s not taking a child from their mother otherwise. She says, yeah, and he hands her back her weapon. She breathes into the oxygen mask.

They walk, and Morgan asks if Madison got smoke in her lungs when she escaped the stadium. Is that why she needs the oxygen? She says, something like that, and he says, the way he heard it, there’s no way anyone got out of the stadium alive. She says she’s full of surprise. What else did her kids tell him? He says, quite a bit, but she’s not what he imagined, stealing kids. She says, rescuing kids, and he asks if that’s her or PADRE talking. She asks what he knows about PADRE, and he says, he knows they’ve been putting out a radio message, nobody can find them, and Alicia had been looking for them, but he’s not going to tell her any more until he gets his kid back. She asks if Morgan thinks he’s doing the right thing when she’s in the right place. PADRE can give her the life people like him can’t. He asks what she means by people like him, and she says, parents. He couldn’t even feed her. It looks like he’s barely scraping by. He says, Mo is his daughter, and her mother is coming back. They survived the bombs in Galveston. She asks if Nick and Alicia were there, but he says he’s not telling her anything more. Their family have gotten through worse. She says, family isn’t the answer; it’s the problem. It’s what PADRE has figured out. What they’re building is different. He says, Madison put her life on the line for family; what the hell happened to her? They come to the gates, and she asks if this is the place. He says, what now? and she says, they go in, and tell her the truth; they’ll go a place where the baby will be taken care of. He asks, what happens to the mother after the baby is born? but she says, he doesn’t need to know. He says he does, but she insists, he doesn’t. He asks how she can do this to people, and she says, you get used to it, breathing in more oxygen.

In the interrogation room, Madison says she did what they asked. Now it’s their turn. The voice over the intercom tells her, More. One time isn’t enough. They’re going to need her to keep doing it. She looks at the tattoos on her wrists.

Morgan and Madison walk into Ava’s house, and Morgan asks if Ava is there. Ava comes out on the upstairs balcony, and asks what he’s doing here. He says he found somebody he thinks can help her, Madison says, they spoke on the walkie, and Morgan told her where Ava was. Ava says, she wants Jim, and Madison asks if Jim is the baby’s father. Ava says, this house belonged to her family. She was born here, and thought it was safe. Madison says she can help Ava and her baby, and Ava asks, how? Madison says, she can take them to a safe place with good people. It’s the kind of place a kid dreams about growing up in. Ava says, it sounds too good to be true, but Madison says, it’s for real, and it’s their best shot at their kids’ future. Morgan’s kid is in there. Morgan says he didn’t think it was possible for a place like this to exist, but it does. Ava asks, what’s it called? and he says, PADRE. She says she’ll get her things, and when she’s gone, Morgan asks Madison what’s going to happen to happen to the mother? Madison asks if he doesn’t think it’s a little late to be asking, but he says she didn’t answer him before. She says, he knows or he would have pressed. They split them up; that’s how PADRE works. They gave it their best shot, but they were looking at it the wrong way. The way they see each other, and what they do for each other. PADRE has rewritten the book on all of it, what it looks like; no attachments or connections. He says he’s not doing this. He’s seen a mother lose her baby before, and doesn’t want to see it again. She says, then he’ll never see his daughter again. Ava comes back, and asks if everything is all right. Madison says, it is for her, and Morgan says, him too. They should get her to PADRE. Madison looks outside, and sees a bunch of hooded figures headed their way. She says, they found her, and asks if there’s a back way. Ava asks why they’re after her, and Madison says, they’re pissed off about her saving some kids. Ava says, follow her, and they head out the back way.

They run across a field, and Madison asks Morgan for some oxygen. Ava says, the beach is this way, and trips over a zombie that’s stuck under a bush. Madison smashes it’s had in, and Morgan asks if Ava is okay; did she get bit? She says she just got cut from the vines, and Madison says they have to keep moving. If that group catches up with them, they’ll be killed. Morgan says, if something happens to Ava’s baby, it’s on her, and Madison wonders where they should go. Morgan suggests a conveniently located crypt nearby, although it wouldn’t be my first choice, given that there are zombies everywhere. They go inside, and close the door, pulling a cement bench in front of it. Morgan says, it’ll be okay, and Madison takes out a heart rate monitor to check on the baby. Ava says, the baby is fine, and asks, who’s after Madison? Madison uses the monitor, and Morgan says, what is it? Madison says, she can’t get a heartbeat, and Morgan asks if PADRE doesn’t have doctors, handing her the radio. She says, she can’t hear it, but he tells her, keep looking. She says, Ava isn’t pregnant; she never was. Morgan says he doesn’t understand, and Madison says, Ava was tricking them to get Madison to take her to PADRE. Morgan asks if it’s true. Is Ava not pregnant? Madison says, it doesn’t matter. Tie her up, and leave her food and water; she’ll just slow them down. Ava says, Madison doesn’t remember? Madison took her daughter a year ago. She told Ava that it was for the best. Madison really doesn’t remember. She was five. Her name was Odessa, and she cried when they pulled her from Ava on the beach. What Madison told her wasn’t true. Madison says, Morgan knew what was going on, and they still have to get out. Ava tells Madison to take her there, but Madison says, Ava’s plan could never work. The doctors at PADRE would have checked her as soon as she got in the door, and kept checking the entire time she was there. Ava says she needs to see her daughter, and Morgan says, since Ava isn’t pregnant, how is he getting Mo back? Madison says, even with a trade, there was no guarantee. Ava is stunned that she was to be used as a trade, and Morgan shoves Madison up against the wall. He tells Madison to find a way for him to get to his kid or she’ll never know where children are. His eyes look crazy, and he says he wants his kid. If she wants to know about hers… Madison says, she doesn’t want to find them. If she never sees them again, that’s okay. She got over it before. She wasn’t lying when she said that before. Morgan tells her, she was just saying that; they had a deal. She says, so she could get what she wanted, and Morgan says, why else would she be doing all of this? Madison takes a breath of oxygen

In the interrogation room, the intercom voice tells Madison that she needs to rescue more children.  

Ava says, Madison has kids? and Madison says, they’re all doing what they’re doing for their own reasons. Ava picks up Madison’s weapon, and hits the oxygen canister, so that the oxygen sprays everywhere, and busts open one of the graves. Another dicey move in a zombie apocalypse. She pulls out a shotgun, and says, her granddaddy wanted to be buried with his favorite hunting gun, so he could be prepared in care he didn’t end up at the Pearly Gates. She doesn’t think they will either. (Was he going to shoot Satan?) Zombies start to bang at the door, and Morgan says he knows Ava is angry, but they’ve got to go if they’re going to get out alive. Ava says, she has another way. Madison might not want to see her kids, but she doesn’t want them to die. Ava gets on the radio, and asks if they’re the ones looking for the collector. A man’s voice asks who she is, and she says, someone like them; a woman who got her child stolen, like them. She found a way to motivate the collector. Madison says she can’t help Ava, but Ava says she thinks Madison will find a way. She points the gun at Morgan, and says, tell Madison where she can find her kids, or she’ll shoot him, and his daughter will never see him again. Tell her where they are. Morgan says, it’s not going to work, and Ava says, why? He says, because they’re already dead. He’s sorry, but Madison’s kids are gone. Madison shoves him against the wall, saying, he told her they were alive, but he says he wouldn’t lie. She says he never did know about her kids, and he says, Nick was shot; Victor, Alicia, and Luci were all there. They buried  him themselves. She says, and Alicia, and he says, she got bit not long ago. She took her own arm off, but not before infection set in. She fought it off for months; longer than anybody ever has. Madison leans on him, and says, no. He says, the last time he and Alicia talked, she was close to the end, and Madison cries, saying, no. Morgan says he’s sorry.

Zombies are starting to get the door open, and Morgan says, there’s 30 of them out there, and more on the way. The man on the radio asks if Ava is there, and Morgan tells Madison, he’s still waiting on their deal. She says she can’t give what she promised, and he tells Ava that those people tried to kill him already, and they’re going to kill all of them. Ava says they can get out, and the man on the radio asks why she isn’t answering. Morgan turns the radio off, and asks how long before they’re found. Ava says, it’s a big property; it could be hours. Morgan says, they’ll have to fight their way through the zombies, and get out before the posse finds them. Ava doesn’t want to bring Madison, and Morgan says, he’s sorry about what they did, but they’re going to need Madison. He tells Madison that they’re going to need her. He’s sorry he didn’t tell her the truth from the beginning. He did what he thought he had to. She asks what they were doing when they died, and Morgan says, Nick was going through a bad patch when they met; Alicia too. They thought Madison was gone, but they’d been making steps to build something better when it happened. Madison asks how Alicia got bit, and Morgan says, the bombs they were talking about; she was trying to stop them from going off. She survived the explosion, and escaped the fallout. She fought the infection for as long as she could. Madison says, he didn’t see her die? and he says, he had to leave with Mo. Alicia could still be out there. She says, no one survives a bite, but he says, Alicia is different. Maybe she found a way. Madison says, even if she did, she doesn’t want to find her, and he asks, why?  

The voice over the intercom says, we think it’s time. She’s rescued more children than any other collector, so now they’ll help her find hers. She pulls her sleeves over her tattoos, and folds her hands on the table. She says, no; she doesn’t want to find them. She tells Morgan, she was willing to die in the stadium so her kids could see what she was building was worth fighting for. PADRE played her from the start. They made her do things she didn’t want to, so when she could finally get her kids back, she’d say no. Morgan asks why she’s still taking kids, and she says, because she knew what they’d do if she walked away. They’d find Nick and Alicia, and make them do what she wouldn’t. Now she doesn’t have to worry about that anymore. She wishes she knew that before she took Morgan’s daughter. They hear gunfire outside, and Morgan says, the posse is going to kill them both. He tells Ava that Madison saved him once before, but Ava wants to give her up. Morgan says, they need to get their kids back, but Ava says she doesn’t think this group will see it that way. From outside the door, the head hood says, if they’re hiding Madison, they’ll have a problem, and Madison says, let them in. Don’t do this for her. Morgan says he has to get his daughter back, and Madison says, she can’t undo things. Morgan says, they just need to find a way, but Madison says, there’s only one way to show them that he’s not with her. Morgan calls to them to wait. He’s going to open the door and hand her over to them. Morgan tells Madison, sorry, but she says, it’s the only way he’ll live to see his daughter one day. He and Ava move the bench away, and open the door. The head guy says, hands where he can see them. He removes his hood, and asks if Madison remembers him. She took his boy last winter. He puts a hood on Madison’s head, and tells the others, start digging. High tide is in less than two hours.

Outside, Morgan looks pretty bummed, and Ava says, Morgan made the right call. Morgan asks what they did with Madison, and the head hood says, left her to watch the tide; it’s worse when they see it coming. Morgan asks what Madison told them, and he says, not much, but she didn’t need to. He shows Morgan the PADRE notebook, and says, now they know when Madison was being picked up. He gives Morgan a hood, and says, they’re going to surprise her friends at the beach and bury them all. Someone will talk. He asks if Morgan has a problem with that, and Morgan says, it won’t get their kids back, and it will get everybody killed. Ava tells them to let Morgan go, and the head hood says, that’s not how any of this works. She says, the PADRE people took their kids; why are they fighting each other? Let him go. The head hood says, Morgan knows what happens if he gets in their way, and Morgan says, he knows and he won’t. He tells Ava, don’t go with them; she doesn’t have to. She says she has to get to her kid. She has to do something. She shows him a stuffed toy, and says, Odessa lost it the day before Madison took her. Ava promised to find it and give it back to her. She’s not breaking her promise. He says he knows, and she goes with them.

Madison’s head pokes out of the sand, and she coughs. Zombies begin coming out of the water, and she flashes back to the intercom. We see a toy dropped into a bin, and hear a baby crying. Madison drops toys and other baby stuff into a bin, and holds a stuffed tiger, hesitating before finally dropping it in with the others. She closes her eyes as the zombies come closer. One falls, and crawls toward her. She remembers the bin again, and the zombie’s face is chopped off by Morgan. He slices and dices the other two, and says, Madison doesn’t deserve to go out like this. She says she can’t help him, and he says, when he met her kids, he was in a place not too different from her; wanting to get away from everything and everybody. Meeting Alicia and Nick, and seeing what she gave them was a big part in turning him around. In a way, he owes her. The people who did this are wrong, and they have to fight for what they believe. No one is gone until they’re gone. Alicia told him Madison used to say that. Madison says, everything she’s done, she is gone, but Morgan says, hang on; he’s got her tanks. He runs off, and more zombies come out water. She says, they’re all… She realizes they’re wearing hoods, and says, she told them not to go to the dock.  She calls to Morgan, who begins to stab them until he sees the one with the stuffed toy hanging from its belt. He takes the hood off, and it’s Ava. He says, no, no, no, and Madison calls his name. He says he never should have done this, and because he’s so distracted, he falls backward, Ava on top of him. Madison gets an arm out of the sand, and manages to grab her battleax, chopping off the surrounding zombies at the knees. Morgan tells Ava that he’s sorry, and Madison bashes her head in. She grabs the oxygen mask, and inhales. She asks Morgan, what the hell was that? and he says, Ava is dead because of something he did. She won’t see her daughter because of him. Madison says, she’s dead because of PADRE, and Morgan says, Madison was just ready to give up; what changed? She says, she’s gone, but he’s not. She’ll help him get to his daughter, and they’ll show PADRE that they’re wrong. He says, then what? and she says she doesn’t know. She wasn’t lying when she said the only way to get to PADRE is to take another child. He says, there’s got to be another way there, but she says, there isn’t. He looks at the tape player, and says, there is. It just means they can’t fail.

They go to the dock, and the guard asks who Morgan is. Madison says, he’s a collector with something to offer. The guard says he doesn’t see anything, and Morgan says he has information. There are rafts with people on them. The guard asks, what kind of people? and Madison says, the ones they might want. Morgan says, there’s a pregnant woman on one of them. He can tell them more, but the guard’s got to let him go with them. The guard says, get in.

On the boat, Morgan asks Madison, where the hell are they going? Where’s PADRE? She says she’s been meaning to tell him – she doesn’t know. They’re blindfolded, and we see the boat speeding away toward an ocean liner.  

This was the finale, so no preview.

🔎 Since We Have Nothing Better To Do…

Speculation on when the next season will land.

🏃🏽 Rushing the Season…

The body’s not even cold yet.

https://screenrant.com/fear-walking-dead-season-8-news-updates-details/

🐣 Where Children Are Eggs…

The way Madison described it, it sounded like Christmasland in NOS4A2.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/fear-the-walking-dead-where-is-padre-explained-madison-clark-season-7-episode-16-gone/

🕶 Who Gonna Check Victor…?

Madison’s Why.

Her best moments. At least according to TVInsider.

https://www.tvinsider.com/1047056/fear-the-walking-dead-madison-clark-best-moments/

🏂 Sliding Into Monday Like…

Come on by tomorrow for some soap and peek at what’s on Deck. Until then, stay safe, stay looking for the good in the challenge, and stay knowing, no one is gone until they’re gone.

June 25, 2021 – Repeating the Vote, Daytime Wins, What’s News, Goodbyes, May Be the Last, Already Sniping, Curses, New Love, Traci’s Test, She Tried, Reality Pay, Going Down, In the Shade, Quotes Twelvefold & Wild

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

There was no new GH anywhere today. Those who had it, got a rerun from when Josslyn and Trina went back in time, and saw their foremothers as Suffragettes. That was a great episode, and I would have watching it again, but it was not on in my area. So I watched People’s Court, which I only see, like, once a year anymore.

Speaking of which, People’s Court won a Daytime Emmy, and as a preempt consolation prize, so did GH, Sonny, and Mike. Read on for the scoop.

🏆 And the Winner Is…

Who got the award.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/daytime-emmy-awards-2021-winners-list-1234972638/

Who wore what.

Who shouldn’t have worn that.

🧼 In Other Soap News…

Maxie is recovering nicely.

A peek at the AMC reunion.

🥀 Those We’ve Lost…

Three more soap greats left us recently, along with Andy Cohen’s old buddy, sadly discovered after he’d been missing for a month.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lisa-banes-dies-age-65-hit-and-run-accident/

https://people.com/tv/john-gabriel-dead/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/robert-hogan-actor-who-appeared-everything-laverne-shirley-wire-dies-n1269288

https://nypost.com/2021/06/21/andy-cohens-friend-found-dead-four-weeks-after-going-missing/

🍑 Nothing We Haven’t Heard Before…

But if it is her last season, will Peter be her replacement? He’s always desperately wanted to be a Housewife.

https://okmagazine.com/p/cynthia-bailey-talks-about-future-on-real-housewives-of-atlanta-says-this-could-be-my-last-season/

💸 Place Your Bets…

I wonder how long the divorce is going to drag out, and just how nasty it will get.

https://people.com/tv/erika-girardi-accused-of-refusing-to-turn-over-bank-records-using-glam-lifestyle-to-hide-assets/

https://people.com/tv/erika-girardi-claims-bankruptcy-case-lawyer-made-false-statements-about-her-on-social-media/

🤬 No Surprise…

If she had a swear jar, she’d be an effing millionaire.

https://pagesix.com/2021/06/22/brandi-glanville-crowned-most-foul-mouthed-reality-star-on-twitter/

👩‍❤️‍👩 She’s Movin’ On…

Braunwyn has a new main squeezette.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9718519/Braunwyn-Windham-Burke-works-sweat-new-girlfriend-Fernanda-Rocha-Palm-Springs.html

👠 Possible Addition…

Or is this just a test?

https://radaronline.com/p/tiki-barber-wife-traci-lynn-johnson-bravo-real-housewives-of-new-jersey-rhonj/

🗽 Operative Word: Attempted…

I don’t know exactly what Heather was doing, but she was definitely trying too hard.

https://pagesix.com/2021/06/09/heather-thomson-attempted-to-fit-in-on-rhony-via-eboni-k-williams/

💵 A Housewife’s Worth…

Who gets the most filthy lucre in the franchise.

The Highest Paid Bravo Real Housewife is Revealed! Plus Find Out Teresa Giudice’s Salary and How Much the Cast Gets for Their Reunion Dresses

📉 Nose Dive…

I can’t say I’m surprised. It’s very obvious that LisaR wants screen time, and is the mean girl ring leader, even though Kyle – who bores the pants off me – thinks she’s queen. Now we have Crystal, who’s chosen to sit at their lunch table, stirring the pot.

RHOBH Season 11 Debuts to Low Ratings, Find Out How Many Viewers Tuned in After Episode Two Hits New Lows

No amount of accountability coaching will save them either.

🕶 Take Off Your Sunnies…

Andy and LVP are throwing shade, but not at each other.

https://pagesix.com/2021/06/16/andy-cohen-shades-danielle-staub-and-dana-wilkey-over-erika-jayne-doc/

Lisa Vanderpump Shades Kyle Richards’ Nose Job as RHOBH Alum Says Kyle’s “Always” Trying to Make Her “Look Bad”

📣 Quotes of the Week

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. – Orison Swett Marden (Or smack them out of the way.)

The commonality of who we are is not what we believe, but how we love. – Jackie Griffin

The courage to admit when you’re wrong doesn’t show weakness. It shows your strength. Your integrity speaks volumes about you as a person. – Blaque Diamond

You have the need and the right to spend part of your life caring for your soul. It is not easy…To be a soulful person means to go against all the pervasive, prove-yourself values of our culture and instead treasure what is unique and internal and valuable in yourself and your own personal evolution.Jean Shinoda Bolen (Getting off social media once in a while won’t hurt either.)

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. – Phyllis Diller

We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them. – William Arthur Ward

I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.Mark Twain

When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye.Cathy Guisewite

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. – Marilyn Monroe (I was going to say, she’s a genius, but I’m not sure if I should…)

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. – Arthur Koestler

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. – Albert Einstein

If you’re going to die in your sleep and get all growly and sh*t, you got to let a brother know. – Braithwaite (Bechir Sylvain), Black Summer

🤸🏽‍♀️ Got No Strings To Tie Me Down…

It’s here, that thing more people are calling the weekend again. Except some of them want to call it that from home now. There’s no Dead on tap, so see you next week with I don’t even know what. And whatever your weekend vantage point, stay safe, stay grounded, and stay walking boldly through your obstacles, or giving them a good swift kick out of the way.

January 22, 2021 – Jax Gives Carly More Time, Erika Moves, LuAnn Denies, New Marvel In Town, Waiting on Quiet, Sookie Speaks, the Dead Are Coming, Two Quints Of Quotes & Perfect

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Josslyn finds Carly crying in the living room, and hugs her.

Phyllis is surprised to find Sonny/Mike up. She says the thought he’d be asleep by now. Sonny is enthusiastically wiping the tables, and says he’s been working. It feels great. She says the tables haven’t gleamed like that since they bought them, and tells him, take it easy. He’s still recovering from a head injury. He says, that made him forget everything except how to use a gun. She says, he’s getting his energy back, but go slow. He says, doctor’s orders? and she says, stricter than that – nurse’s orders. He says he’ll just finish what he started.

Nina sees Curtis at Kelly’s, and asks if he’s waiting for his beautiful wife.

Alexis tells Olivia, she has to apologize and make amends. Olivia says, apologize for what exactly, and Alexis says she knows what. Olivia says she wants to hear Alexis say it. Now be specific. Alexis says, for sleeping with Ned, but Olivia says, that’s a load of bull, isn’t it? What the two of them did, sleeping had nothing to do with it. I love Olivia at this moment. I’m the same way. I want the person to say what they’re apologizing for, so we’re both clear on that. I also think sleeping has nothing to do with it.

Tracy tells Ned, it’s late. Why don’t they talk about it in the morning? He says, that might not be possible. That insane plot of hers to frame Alexis for drunk driving just might get her arrested. She says, and he can be grateful he can’t get arrested, for criminally poor judgment; he cheated on his wife. Don’t dare try to blame her for trying to protect him, and save yet another failed relationship.

Scotty comes by Franco’s house, and Franco asks if he wants coffee. Aiden also made some killer brownies. Scotty says had a beautiful martini going in front of the fireplace before Franco summoned him. Now does he have the remote? Scotty wants to finish watching the Burt Lancaster/Tony Curtis movie he was watching. Franco says, it’s a little bit more important. He needs Scotty to represent him. Scotty asks what Franco did now.

Elizabeth comes into the gym to find Jason punching the heavy bag. She says she called the warehouse, and they said she could find him there. He tells her that he could have come to the house, but she says she’d rather have this conversation alone. He asks if something is wrong; is it Jake? She says, it’s him. He agreed to kill Franco. Franco gave him the green light, and it was like his dream come true.

Lenny says he found this on his desk, showing Sonny some papers. What is it? Sonny says, it’s suggestions Lenny can try. They have three scotches, two vodkas, and one brand of tequila. Their customers want a choice. Lenny says their patrons like whiskey and beer. Their idea of being exotic is getting bourbon twice a year. Sonny says Lenny could give them the brand on the list, and he’ll be surprised at what he sells. Sonny can start working on it tomorrow morning. He can think up some specialty drinks. What do they think? Phyllis says he seems to know his way around a bar, and Sonny says he checked out the stock, and it just came to him. He knew how to improve it. Since they’ve done so much for him, he owes them. He says, he’ll be back, and heads upstairs. Phyllis asks Lenny what he thinks, and Lenny says he thinks he did the guy a favor by taking him in, and now the guy thinks he can take over the whole damn bar. He crumples the list.

Carly says she thought Josslyn was sleeping, and Josslyn says, so Carly could cry without anyone seeing her? She gets it. After Oscar died, Carly would see her struggling, and come up to her. She would give Josslyn a hug, or stroke her hair, just to show Josslyn that she loved her and was there for her. That meant more than anything. Carly says Josslyn is incredible, and asks Josslyn to come sit with her. She asks why Josslyn is up. What’s on her mind? Josslyn says, a million things; Sonny, Oscar’s death. It’s been hard enough to handle. She was on her way to get some water, and stopped by Avery’s room to check on her out of habit. Seeing Avery’s bed empty hit her so hard. It’s so hateful that Ava took her. She’s sad for Avery, but she’s sad for them too.

Jax joins Nina, and she asks if he doesn’t mind an impromptu double-date. He says he doesn’t, but he doesn’t want to intrude on Curtis and Jordan. They might have other plans. Curtis says he’s solo tonight, but he’ll do his charming best. They sit, and Curtis asks if there’s a special reason for their happiness. Did Nina find her daughter, or has she gotten some new information? Nina says Phyllis Caulfield came to Port Charles, and they saw each other. She’s sorry she didn’t tell him. Phyllis saw her baby girl, and confirmed Madeline arranged for an adoption. Phyllis transported her daughter to her new adoptive family. Curtis asks, where? and she says, a small town in north Florida. Phyllis handed her child to what seemed to be loving parents. Curtis says, now they have a place to start. He’ll do a deep dive into towns in north Florida. Nina says she appreciates Curtis caring, but it’s over. She decided to give up the search for her baby girl.   

Alexis tells Olivia, she needs to apologize, but hearing the sordid details won’t help. Olivia says, so they were sordid, and Alexis says, it was a mistake. She and Ned were drunk, and it was wrong on every level. They regretted it almost as soon as it happened. Olivia says, almost. That’s a very interesting measure of time. All the time before it happened that they had to reassess what was going on. The buckles unbuckling, the buttons tugged at, zippers going down, flesh exposed. Never in that time did they think to themselves, what the hell are we doing here? And after that regrettable mistake, Alexis spent the next few months looking her in the eye, pretending to be her friend.

Tracy says for the first time in Ned’s life, he actually has a relationship that’s working, and he puts it all at risk. If he can’t see that she acted out of love… He says, come on. They both know it’s not about him and his past mistake. It’s about her, and her own empty life.

Franco asks why Scotty always makes those assumptions. He didn’t do anything. Scotty says Franco’s done something, or he’d still be in his swanky penthouse. Franco says he wants to be prepared in case big, bad Franco shows up, and tries to run the show. He’s counting on Scotty representing him after he’s dead.   

Elizabeth tells Jason, Franco’s not a rabid dog that needs to be put down, and don’t act like he hasn’t wanted to. Jason says, Franco came to him, and she says, why not tell her? He says, it wasn’t his place, but she says he didn’t want to have the conversation they’re having now. Franco knew Jason wouldn’t say no, and find a valid reason to kill him once he had. What’s it going to be? What’s his criteria to kill her husband?

Phyllis tells Lenny, Mike wants to repay them, even though they owe him for his help with the attempted robbery. Lenny says, Mike knew his way around a gun, but Phyllis says they don’t know why. He could have been in law enforcement, or an enthusiast. Lenny says, and he knows about liquor. Sonny comes back, and says they need to rethink their stock. Get a bigger selection, or maybe come up with a signature cocktail. He wants to put this place on the map.

Carly tells Josslyn, Ava promised not to keep Avery away from her sisters, and Josslyn says, Ava told her the same thing when she stopped by a couple of hours ago, but she didn’t believe her. Carly asks what Ava wanted.  

Curtis says, after all Nina went through, now she’s dropping the search? Nina says her daughter is now an adult, and the searching was consuming her. She was trying to undo something from the past that was out of her control. It was holding her back from living in the now. He says he’s glad she’s happy. He never wants to be the one to bring her back to a painful place, but is she sure she wants to let it go? She says she has to think about her daughter. What if she doesn’t know she’s adopted? She can’t uproot her daughter’s life from a loving family, so she decided to let her daughter look for her, if that’s her decision. She can’t impose herself on her daughter’s life. She’s had a change of perspective, and she’s closing the chapter on the things she’s lost, and letting herself enjoy the things she’s found. She looks at Jax.

Franco says he wants Scotty to let the court know his wishes before he’s dead, and Scotty says, like a will? Franco says, kind of, but not exactly. Scotty says he doesn’t know what Franco is talking about. He must have something in his mind. Franco says he’s getting worse. He keeps hearing Peter’s voice, and now it has something to do with Drew.

Elizabeth asks what line Franco has to cross to make Jason pull the trigger. What if he screams at the coach at Jake’s basketball game? What if he paints a violent scene? What if he picks up toy a monkey and shows it to Aiden? Will that be enough? Jason says, if Franco becomes a threat, he’ll know. The better question is, will she know?   

Ned asks why Tracy is even there. She showed up on Thanksgiving, out of the blue. Why? She didn’t rush back there when Brook was in the hospital with a slashed throat. Tracy says she was in another country, and he says, now she’s in this one – away from Luke, who he imagines is galivanting who knows where. Luke won’t let her control his life, so she’s come back to control his. She says he needs help, but he says, not hers. She says she couldn’t let him destroy the only good thing he has left in his life, and it almost worked. He says, her failed attempt to frame Alexis was nearly perfect, but Olivia was too good a person to let an injustice go without speaking up. Tracy says, now Olivia has to deal with his injustice. She couldn’t fix that. What is he going to do about it?  

Olivia wonders if everyone knew, and no one had the decency to look her in the face, and tell her what happened. Alexis came into her home. She came into Olivia’s place of business, and got in her face; why? Alexis says she’s so ashamed of what she did, and Olivia says, shame? Was it shame when Alexis told her that she should be concerned about her own marriage? It felt like a warning. She told Olivia that Ned was helping her deal with her grief over Neil. It’s classic. How was Ned helping her? With special one-on-one time? In all of this, the one thing Olivia has never detected is a shred of regret, until now, when Alexis got caught.

Franco tells Scotty, if someone were to kill him, he wants the authorities to know they were doing the right thing. Scotty wonders if Franco means in self-defense, but Franco says, hopefully, before he hurts someone. Scotty says, someone is trying to kill him? Did he hire someone to kill him? Franco says, he may or may not have, and Scotty says, who? Jason? Maybe there are a lot of people who want to kill him – Scotty doesn’t know – but the only person he knows who would agree to it is Jason.

Jason asks how Elizabeth knows the tumor hasn’t already affected Franco, and she says, Franco asked Jason to kill him before he hurts someone. He’s a changed man. The old Franco wouldn’t have done that. He says, the old tumor came back, and will affect Franco in the same way, but Elizabeth says, it won’t. He asks how she knows, and she says she doesn’t need protection from her husband. He’s a good man, and his family loves him. Cameron, Aiden, and yes, Jake. Jason’s son loves Franco. How can he think of taking Franco from them?   

Josslyn tells Carly, Ava claimed she wanted to do something for Avery, and Carly says, Avery is Ava’s all-purpose excuse. Carly feels sorry that Avery lost her father, and now she’s alone without her family on that godforsaken island. Her heart breaks for Avery. Josslyn says, hers too, and Ava was definitely taking advantage. She said Avery was asking about her good luck charm, a necklace in the shape of a half-heart. She asked Josslyn to look for it. Carly asks if she found it, and Josslyn says, yeah, in Carly’s jewelry box. The only reason she gave it to Ava was for Avery, but she made Ava work for it. Carly asks, how? and Josslyn says she called Ava out for what she did to Morgan. She said she’d never forget, and Ava looked like she’d swallowed a porcupine. She hates being reminded of who she really is. She got out so fast, she left a paper trail. Should she have not given Ava the necklace? Carly says, no. It was for Avery, and she did the right thing.   

Jax tells Curtis that Nina has made peace with her decision, and Nina confirms she has. Jax’s phone rings, and he steps away. It’s Carly, and he asks if everything is okay. She says she’s at home, and needs to see him. He asks if it’s Josslyn, and she says, no, but it’s urgent. She’ll tell him when he gets there. He says he’s on his way. Nina says, Carly? and Jax says, yeah. She asks if it’s Josslyn, and he says, Josslyn is all right, but Carly needs to see him; sorry. Nina says she’ll take a car home, but Curtis says he’ll take her. Jax says he’ll call later. He leaves, and Curtis asks if this happens all the time; Carly calls and Jax drops everything. She says, it’s a recurring theme in their relationship, and Curtis says, too bad.

Phyllis asks if Sonny is wiping down the bottles, and he says he wants the barback to shine. Lenny says, it’s nice of him, and Sonny says he likes to keep busy. Lenny says he sees, and asks if Sonny isn’t tired. Sonny says he feels so good, he doesn’t even care that he doesn’t know who he is. What matters is, he’s a new man. Phyllis and Lenny look at each other.

Sonny manically cleans, and Lenny tells him, wrap it up; they’re going to bed. Sonny says he can lock up, but Lenny says, it doesn’t work that way. He has to put the money in the safe, and get it squared away. Sonny says he can do that, and Lenny says, not a chance. Sonny says he’s not a bad guy, but Lenny says, he doesn’t know that, and neither does Sonny. On the side, Lenny tells Phyllis, he said from the start, they’ve got to get rid of this guy.

Carly thanks Jax for coming, and tells him that Ava was there while she was gone. She convinced Josslyn to give her the necklace. Jax asks if Josslyn is involved now, but Carly says Josslyn doesn’t know what’s going on. They have to figure out how to get it back. Jax thinks that’s going too far, but Carly says, if Nina traces the necklace back to Nelle, she’ll figure out Nelle was her daughter, and she’s going to look for someone blame. She was the last one to see Nelle alive. Jax says Carly wasn’t to blame, but Carly says, who knows what Nina will believe? She’ll put the blame on both of them for keeping the truth from her.

Nina tells Curtis, she was concerned at first; Valentin and Ava warned her that Jax would put Carly first. They got into her head a little bit, but it’s not Carly he’s putting first; it’s Josslyn, and that’s the way it should be. He says, didn’t Jax just say Josslyn was all right? but Nina says, Carly just lost her husband. She and Jax are more than co-parents; they’re friends. Jax is Carly’s confident, and if she needs to lean on him at this critical time, Nina is fine with it. Jax loves her, and Carly can’t – she wouldn’t – get in the way.

Alexis says she doesn’t blame Olivia for being furious. She deserves every ounce of it, and she’s sorry she damaged their friendship. There’s nothing else to say, so she’ll just go. Olivia says, it came out because she was trying to help expose the lie. She threw her mother-in-law under the bus, but the joke is really on her. Ned comes in, and Alexis can’t get out of the room fast enough. Olivia refuses to look at Ned.

Alexis sees Tracy trying to go upstairs, and says, oh no you don’t. You’re not going anywhere.

Scotty tells Franco, he’s calling the police to pick up Jason for conspiracy to murder. Franco takes the phone, saying, it was his idea. Jason doesn’t deserve jail for ridding the public of a menace. Scotty says Franco’s not a menace, and Franco says, when he’s gone, Jake will need a father. Jason is a good father, but he can’t be if he’s in prison. Can’t Scotty draft some official document to exonerate him?

Elizabeth tells Jason, Franco relates to the boys, each one in a different way. Does it make him jealous that Franco stepped up to be a constant father figure? The occasional visits and sleepovers don’t stand up to nightly dinners, the homework help, and family rituals that she and Franco provide for Jake every single day. Jason says she’s talking about the life she had with Franco before the tumor, and that life doesn’t exist anymore. Geez, he meets with Britt twice, and now he thinks he’s a doctor. Jason has always bordered on a-hole for me. Along with his bestie Carly. Okay, I’ll say it. I can’t stand either one of them.

Alexis says, by her own admission, Tracy set her up. She drove Alexis’s car off the road, made sure she was asleep. put her in the driver’s seat, and called the police. Tracy says Alexis was blacked out, and Alexis says she was drunk, but not so drunk she doesn’t remember her conversation with Olivia. Olivia said something to upset her, and she said something about Olivia’s marriage. Then Tracy came up with this brilliant scheme to keep her from talking, when she wasn’t going to talk anyway, but Tracy didn’t care. She just wanted to minimize her risk, and had Alexis arrested to protect her son’s marriage, and save it.  Tracy says she did it to save Alexis.

Ned says he should have told Olivia about him and Alexis, but he didn’t know how to. Olivia still won’t look at him, and he says he never intended for it to happen, obviously. She says, they’ve been over this again and again. He ran to Alexis because she was off with Robert, and he couldn’t reach her. The funny thing is, Robert was the one who convinced her to call him, and she did. She wanted to be honest. Brook deleted the messages because she was mad, but he still assumed the worst of her. He projected on her something he would do, and went off and had revenge sex. He says, no, but she says, yes, and mommy came in to fix it, because that’s what Quartermaines do. She doesn’t know if she can stomach being part of this family anymore, let alone subject her child to them.

Elizabeth tells Jason, Franco is still himself; he’s not dangerous. And it’s possible the tumor won’t affect Franco in the same way, and there might be treatment. He hopes she’s right, and she says, does he? It’s not the first time she’s had to tell him to back off her husband. She knows how he really feels about Franco, and right now, the only person her family needs protection from is him. So she’s warning him, don’t even think about hurting Franco. If any harm comes to him, Jason is going to be sorry.  

Scotty takes his phone back from Franco, and says, enough with this crazy idea. He wants no part of it. Franco says, he’ll find another lawyer, and Scotty says be his guest; it won’t be binding. Franco says, plenty of people will do it, but he wants Scotty to do it. Please. He needs someone to support him right now. Scotty says, okay. If Franco dies by Jason’s hands, he’ll do what’s in the best interest of not just him and Jason, but everyone. Franco says, okay, everyone, and Scotty says, do him a favor; don’t die. Franco says he’s not planning on it anytime soon, and Scotty says, good. Goodbye, presumably going back to his martini and movie.

Nina says she thinks it’s time she had Curtis and Jordan over for dinner, and he says, sounds great. She says he doesn’t seem too sure. She knows Jordan has had her hands full with Cyrus. Let her know if there’s anything she can do to help him. He says, just keep being his friend, and make the most of this moment. This is the magic time, when they’re happy and getting to know more about each other. He’s got a good feeling. He tells her not to worry about Jax being dishonest like did you-know-who. Nina says, maybe she’s the one not being honest with Jax.

Jax asks what Carly proposes. Sneaking into Windymere, and stealing the necklace off a sleeping Avery? Carly tells him to lower his voice; Josslyn could hear and come downstairs. He says he doesn’t want Josslyn anywhere near this, and Carly says, Nikolas was hiding out at Jax’s house, and owes him. He can get Nikolas to do it. Jax says he’s not conning Nikolas, but Carly says, if Nina learns about this, it could damage their relationship. He asks if she doesn’t think he knows that. She’s the one who made him realize he loves Nina. He told Nina, and she loves him too. It’s the real thing. Carly says, even more reason not to break her heart, and he says, it would devastate Nina if she found out Nelle was her daughter, but the truth is going to come out; it’s inevitable. He should be the one to tell her. If she hears it from someone else, she’ll wind up thinking he’s as bad as Valentin. Carly asks him to give her more time. She’s afraid it will blow back on them in ways they can’t imagine. He says he’s the one who convinced her to stay quiet, and he owns that. She says she’ll find the necklace, and save his relationship with Nina. Trust her.  

Sonny stacks the chairs, and Lenny tells Phyllis, it seems like he’s on drugs. She says, he has no money. There’s no way he’s on drugs. Lenny says, something is wrong, and she says she’s had patients like Mike. She doesn’t know his mental history, but she thinks it’s a psychological disorder. He says, this gets better and better. Now he’s mentally ill. She says, lots of people deal with mental illness, and Lenny tells Sonny, if he doesn’t calm the heck down and go to bed, he’s going to be out. Sonny says he wanted to sweep the floor, and Lenny says, the floor can wait. It’s upstairs or outside in the cold. His choice.

Alexis tells Tracy, she’s heard a lot of spinning in her life, but this takes the cake. Tracy’s audacity in framing her for her own benefit… Tracy says she thought Alexis would choose rehab over prison. Either way, she’d hit bottom and quit drinking. If she keeps going the way she is, she’s going to implode, and take some innocent with her. Think what she wants, but Tracy tried to help her. Tracy goes upstairs.  

Ned asks Olivia not to give up on the family. Can’t they talk through it? Olivia says, not now, and he says, okay. Now is not the time, but maybe she’ll feel up to it tomorrow, or in a few days. At any rate, he’ll go, and she can stay there. She’s not sure she wants to be there now, but he says, stay tonight. Let Leo sleep. Tell him that I love him. He loves her too, and when she’s ready, if she’s ever ready, he’ll be waiting. Olivia continues to look anywhere but at Ned, and when he leaves, she sits on the couch, and sobs.

Nina tells Curtis, what she’s keeping from Jax isn’t that big. Jax thinks she’s fine with giving up the search, and she is intellectually, but emotionally, it’s hard to let go. She can’t help it. Curtis asks what she’s saying, and she fingers the necklace.

Jax says he’ll hold off on telling Nina, and give Carly one more shot at getting the necklace back. How is she going to do it? She says, the less he knows, the better, and he says, right. Then all he’ll say is, good luck and he hopes she gets it back,

Sonny tells Lenny, it’s cool. He doesn’t have to be upset. If he feels that strongly, Sonny will stop working, but don’t touch the chairs; he’ll finish in the morning. If he hasn’t told them, he just wants to say he’s grateful. He appreciates what they’ve done for him. He’s not making their lives harder; he’s going to make their lives easier. He tells Phyllis, thank you, my friend, and goes upstairs.

Jason turns out the lights in the gym. He looks really cranky as he loads his gun.

Elizabeth comes home, and Franco asks, what happened? She says she couldn’t get Jason to back off, and he says he’s glad Jason is a man of his word. She says, she’s a woman of her word. She warned Jason, and now she’s warning him. If Jason comes for him, he has to go through her first.

On Monday, Maxie has an idea, Valentin tells Jax that it makes him an accomplice, Michael asks if Willow needs more time, and Carly says someone has no idea how glad she is to see them.

🎻 Times Is Tough…

Downsizing is everywhere.

https://nypost.com/2021/01/21/erika-jayne-reportedly-moves-into-1-5m-home-amid-tom-girardi-divorce/

🙄 Deny, Deny, Deny…

She’s had enough practice.

https://pagesix.com/2021/01/21/luann-de-lesseps-denies-jeopardizing-rhony-production-by-partying-maskless/

🦸🏼‍♂️ A Vision Of TV Past…

I have to confess, I’ve seen nary a film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Maybe it’s a commitment issue. But WandaVision looked fun and weird. You don’t have to be up-to-date on your Marvel history, but it doesn’t hurt. I enjoyed it regardless. And I want to get my money’s worth out of Disney Plus by watching something other than an endless loop of Hamilton.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-wandavision-episodes-1-2-recap-episode-3-friday-disney-plus/

https://extratv.com/videos/paul-bettany-teases-huge-reveal-and-battle-royale-in-wandavision/

Watch Screech lookalike Brandan Davis tickle your nerd fancy about hidden meanings.

https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/kevin-smith-wandavision-episode-3-top-ten-mcu-scenes/

🤫 A Quiet Delay…

Covid strikes again.

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/quiet-place-part-ii-delayed-to-september-2021/

🩸 Blood Transfusion…

Anna Paquin talks True Blood’s reboot.

https://extratv.com/2021/01/18/anna-paquin-reacts-to-true-blood-reboot-news-plus-she-talks-marriage-in-quarantine-and-flack/

⚰️ It’s Almost Here…

February 28th, to be exact.

🛒 Quotes of the Week

Compassion is the ultimate and most meaningful embodiment of emotional maturity. It is through compassion that a person achieves the highest peak and deepest reach in his or her search for self-fulfillment. – Arthur Jersild

It is, of course, quite true that God will not love you any the less, or have less use for you, if you happen to have been born with a very second-rate brain. He has room for people with very little sense, but He wants everyone to use what sense they have. – C. S. Lewis, from Mere Christianity  (He sounds like Anthony Hopkins in my head.)

It is not as much about who you used to be, as it is about who you choose to be. – Sanhita Baruah

The moment you doubt you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it. – J. M. Barrie

If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking. – George Patton

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.Lou Holtz

There is no stronger bond between man and dog than that formed during war. – Pen Farthing, 2014 CNN Hero of the Year

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.e.e. cummings

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

It’s like living in a household of Howie Mandells. – Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), The Golden Girls

⌨️ Step Away From the Keyboard…

I, for one, have had enough of this week. Pfft! Be gone! At least it looks promising that we’ll be able to roam the streets again by the summer. Whether this week was tough for you too, or you breezed through it, stay safe, stay warm, and stay rethinking any brilliant schemes you might have to save someone.